Coastal Districts

Mangaluru, Mar 4: With a score of 53.95, Karnataka’s coastal city of Mangaluru was placed in 20th position in ‘Less Than Million category’ of Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020.

Puttur, Mar 4: Two labourers lost their lives when a mound of mud fell on them while they were working in a chicken waste pit in Dakshina Kannada district today morning.

Mangaluru, Mar 3: Residents of Talapady area as well as many bus passengers staged a protest in front of the Talapady Toll Gate on Wednesday to oppose the act of the Talapady route buses in refraining from going upto Talapady bus stand but instead turning right near the toll gate to avoid paying toll.

Udupi, Mar 3: Udupi Deputy Commissioner G Jagadeesha has said that all Covid guidelines relating to wearing masks, using sanitisers and maintaining social distancing have to be strictly adhered to in the wake of a spike in Covid cases in the district.

Mangaluru, Mar 3: Six workers were injured in a blast in the boiler of a plywood factory at Manjeshwar on Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday.

Mangaluru, Mar 2: Customs officials at the Mangaluru International Airport have arrested one person on the charges of unauthorised possession of foreign currency.

Mangaluru, Mar 2: Custom officials seized gold weighing 350 grams and valued at Rs 16.52 lakhs from a passenger at the Mangaluru International Airport on Tuesday.

Mangaluru, Mar 2: The DK District Congress staged a jatha from Clock Tower upto the Deputy Commissioner’s office on Tuesday to protest against the rising prices of petrol, diesel, cooking gas and other household commodities.

Mangaluru, Mar 2: Senior BJP leader Premanand Shetty was today elected as the 22nd mayor of this coastal city. Shetty, whip in the council of Mangaluru City Corporation, is a five time five-time corporator from Mangaladevi ward. Sumangala Rao, a councillor from Kunjathbail ward, was elected as ther deputy mayor.

Udupi, Mar 2: NRI businessman B R Shetty on Monday blamed vested interests for his sudden fall from grace.