Coastal Districts

Mangaluru, Aug 26: Yakshagana presenter and a researcher of Kannada prosody Dr N Shimanturu Narayana Shetty died on Wednessdat here at a private hospital on Wednesday. He was 86. He is survived by wife, two sons and three daughters. Shetty had composed four works related to Yakshagana prosody--Yakshagana Chandobudhi, Kannadada Anarghya Ratnagalu, V-Chitra Tripadi and Desi Chandhobandhagala

Mangaluru, Aug 26: Senior Congress leader and former minister B Ramanath Rai on Wednesday alleged that the new sand policy that aims at entrusting sand extraction to Karnataka State Mineral Corporation and Hutti Gold Mines will result in injustice to traditional sand extractors in the CRZ area in Dakshina Kannada.

Mangaluru, Aug 26: M K M Mustafa, president of Mangaluru Central Market Merchants Association, passed away today after a brief illness. He was 59.

Mangaluru, Aug 25: The Adani Group has reportedly roped in Flughafen München GmbH, which operates Germany’s Munich Airport, to operate and maintain three airports in Mangaluru, Ahmedabad and Lucknow.

Mangaluru, Aug 25: With the Karnataka government lifting travel restrictions for people from outside the state, Dakshina Kannada (DK) district administration has opened all its borders for passengers from Kerala.

Mangaluru, Aug 25: The state government today appointed IAS officer Akshy Sridhar as the new commissioner of Mangaluru City Corporation with immediate effect.

Udupi, Aug 24: A 48-year-old man died after he was hit by train in Kapu in Udupi district on Monday.

Udupi, Aug 24: Family members of a patient who died due to COVID-19 staged a protest at a hospital in Kundapura, Udupi after they allegedly received the wrong body.

Udupi, Aug 24: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has ordered the release of Rs 6 lakh compensation each for the families of four fishermen who died in a boat accident, at Koderi, Kirimanjeshwara in Udupi’s Byndoor taluk.

Mangaluru, Aug 24: Benedict Miranda, Konkani theatre activist and playwright popularly known as Benna Ruzai, passed away on Monday. He was 74.