Coastal Districts

Udupi, Feb 2: An alleged affair between a boy and girl belonging to different communities led to a clash between the boy and the relatives of the girl on the premises of St Mary Church at Shirva in Udupi on Wednesday evening. The incident took place when Chetan (21), a resident of Katapady had attended the annual festival of the Church along with his Muslim girlfriend from his village and a few

Mangaluru, Apr 30: Once upon a time, the Dargah or shrine of Sayyid Mohammed Shareeful Madani located at Ullal in Mangaluru taluk was famous for “beautiful stories of miracles and wonders.” Unfortunately, now it has turned into the epicentre of clashes between so called Sunni' groups in the region. With the growing number of devotees thronging the shrine every year and the ever-increasing revenue

Mangaluru: Armed with only their master's degrees and a vision to impart higher education to underprivileged students by starting their own tutoring school, two Muslim girls from Puttur taluk overcame social and cultural barriers by taking the long route towards reaching their goal. The achievers: Fouziya BS and Sameera KA Fouziya BS from Athoor near Uppinangady and Sameera KA from Kadaba in

Mangaluru, May 17: A 24-year-old girl who went missing from her house in Karkala taluk of Udupi district was finally found with her new husband belonging to another community.

Mangalore, May 28: The Forum Fiza Mall, Mangalore – a joint venture of the Prestige Group, Fiza Group and Capita Malls Asia Limited, threw open its doors to the public with a pre-launch event at the shopping mall located in Pandeshwar on Wednesday.

Washington, Jan 12: A Texas hunting club on Saturday auctioned off a permit to kill a black rhinoceros in Namibia, raising $350,000 (Dh1.29 million) towards conservation efforts for the animal, but not without controversy. The Dallas Safari Club, which said all money would be given to Namibia for “anti-poaching patrols, habitat protection, research and other measures crucial for protecting

Mangalore, Nov 16: Around 250 candidates seeking jobs in Mangalore, Udupi and Madikeri met their recruiting companies on Saturday, in a job fair held at District Employment exchange office, Lalbagh, Mangalore. Job seekers arrived at the job fair and started their hunt for the companies related to their stream. More than five organisations like Winman software, ICICI bank, frontline automobiles

Mangaluru, Dec 13: A final year MBBS student of Yenepoya Medical College was found dead in his flat at Kadri in the city on Tuesday. It is believed that he had died five days ago as the body was in highly a decomposed state. The student identified as Mohammed Hamdan Rashid (29) hailing from Hazratganj, Lucknow, reportedly paid his college fees on Friday and came back to his Kasturi Mansion

Mangalore, August 23: One of the long pending dreams of citizens of Mangalore was finally met on Thursday with Karnataka State Road Corporation formally launching seven city services. While three schedules will be from KSRTC central bus station at Bejai to Mudipu, two are from Mangalore central railway station to Mangalore airport, Kenjar, and two others from KSRTC central bus station to Surathkal

Mangalore September 4, An Electrician lost his right hand when a city bus ran over him in the process of overtaking another bus in Vamanjoor on Friday.