Coastal Districts

Udupi, Oct 5: Who will fish out the dead body if a covid-19 positive person who ended life by jumping into a well? When the government officials and relatives of the deceased were hesitant to take any step, it was Good Samaritan Asif who travelled from Mangaluru to Karkala and fished out the body.

Mangaluru, Oct 5: Vishwa Hindu Parishad has urged the police top brass in Dakshina Kannada district to set up a special task force (STF) to curb illegal cow transportation, slaughter and cattle theft.

Mangaluru, Oct 5: Three people have been arrested by the Mangaluru city police after busting a prostitution racket.

Puttur, Oct 4: Veteran freedom fighter Bolladi Ibrahim Haji passed away on Sunday at his house at Olamogru village in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada. He was 99 and was survived by four sons and two daughters. Ibrahim Haji reportedly accompanied Mahatma Gandhi in 1934 when the father of the nation arrived in Puttur as a part of his freedom struggle. Ibrahim joined Mahatma Gandhi and accompanied

Udupi, Oct 4: A 46-year-old man who had slipped into depression after testing positive for covid-19 has ended his life by jumping into a well in Karkala. The deceased has been identified as Prasanna Acharya, a resident of Market Road, near Radhika Talkies in Karkala. A photographer by profession, he was residing alone at home. He was suffering from fever for past few days and had given his throat

Bengaluru, Oct 4: Taking strong exception to the media reports in the Mangaluru drugs case involving TV anchor Anushree, former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday demanded a thorough inquiry into 'media leaks'. He was irked over media reports suggesting that Anushree was constantly in touch with a former CM and his son prior to deposing before the Central Crime Bureau of Mangaluru. The CBI is probing the drugs case allegedly involving popular choreographer Kishore Aman Shetty and Anushree.

Mangaluru, Oct 4: Veteran cardiologist Dr. Anand Veeranna Shetty (85) passed away at his residence late this evening. He was a resident of ‘The Pacific’ at Kadri Kambla Cross Road in the city. He is survived by his wife Chandra, two daughters and a son. All his children are doctors.

Karwar, Oct 3: A Seabird naval base officer was killed in a freak motorglider mishap at Rabindranath Tagore beach here yesterday.

Mangaluru, Oct 2: In a pioneering initiative Hasiru Dala and APD Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ullal City Municipal Council (Nagara Sabha) for setting up the district’s first Dry Waste Collection Centre (DWCC) in Ullal town. The MoU was signed by Rayappa, Commissioner of Ullal Nagara Sabha on Tuesday, 29th of September 2020. As per the terms of the MoU, Mohammed Nawazuddin, a waste sorter, is the identified as the ‘Operator’ and Hasiru Dala / APD Foundation are identified as the ‘Facilitators’ of the project.

Mangaluru, Oct 1: Sleuths from Konaje police station chased a Bolero vehicle which was involved in cattle trafficking and seized nine cows from being transported to slaughter house last night.