Gold has been a trusted store of value for centuries. In today's financial landscape, it remains a reliable asset, especially when you need access to quick funds. One of the most accessible ways to use gold for credit is through a Gold Loan. But before you can borrow against your jewellery or gold coins, it’s crucial to understand how gold valuation works. It involves determining its purity in carats and calculating how much loan you can borrow.

Mangaluru, Oct 15: The construction sector in Dakshina Kannada is reeling from a severe crisis as new government regulations and slow licensing for laterite quarrying have caused a massive surge in material costs. The price of laterite stone has nearly doubled, pushing the total construction cost of a budget home up by a staggering 33%, and making it significantly harder for the common man to afford a house.

Mangaluru: In a heartbreaking incident overseas, a young man from the Dakshina Kannada district, pursuing higher education in Mauritius, lost his life after an accidental fall at a waterfall earlier this week.

Mangaluru: A 59-year-old woman from the city lost ₹79.2 lakh after falling victim to a sophisticated online scam orchestrated by a man claiming to be from the United Kingdom. The conman lured her with promises of delivering foreign currency and even sent an associate to her home with a box supposedly filled with US dollars.

Sharm El Sheikh, Oct 14: US President Donald Trump on Monday heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir, expressing optimism that India and Pakistan “will live very nicely together.”

Mangaluru, Oct 14: A 53-year-old NRI from Kerala, employed in Saudi Arabia, was allegedly cheated of ₹44.8 lakh by a group who lured him to Mangaluru under the pretext of arranging a marriage alliance.

Mangaluru, Oct 14: A domestic passenger arriving from Mumbai was detained at the Mangaluru International Airport on Monday evening after Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel discovered around 500 grams of hydroponic ganja in his luggage.

Udupi, Oct 14: In a tragic incident, Sudeep Bhandary, son of late former Karkala MLA H. Gopal Bhandary, reportedly died by suicide near Barkur in Brahmavara taluk, Udupi district last night.

Islamabad/Kabul: Over 200 Taliban fighters and affiliated militants were killed in intense overnight clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, the Pakistani Army said on Sunday, as tensions soared between the two neighbours amid mutual accusations of cross-border aggression.

The al-Mayadeen television news channel reported that the civilians were targeted in a series of air raids that struck an area between Msayleh and an-Najjariyah towns in the Sidon district of South Lebanon governorate early on Saturday.