Over 600 students of Sneha Tutorial College, a private educational institution in Udupi, imparting training to students writing exams privately, on Thursday took out a protest march against the state government’s order increasing the PU examination fees by over three times and submitted

ITI students of Udupi district under the banner of Udupi ITI Students’ Forum took out a protest march to the office of the Deputy Commissioner to oppose the re-examination ordered by the government. Speaking on the occasion President of the Forum Jeevan said that

In a move to strengthen the Coastal Security Police, government through the Home Guards recruited 123 candidates especially from the coastal belt, at a selection parade held at Police Training Grounds, at Chandu Maidan Udupi. Though the Home Guards, through a selection parade

Industrialist and Congress leader Pramod Madhwaraj inaugurated an exhibition of paintings by the students of Drishya School of Arts, at Gallery Dristi, here on Sunday. Pramod called upon the budding artists not to be satisfied with their performance and keep on improving their talent.

Home Minister Dr VS Acharya unveiled the six feet tall Gandhi statue made of fiber glass, installed at Malpe beach on Sunday. Artist Purushothama Adwe

“There can be no partiality in railway as it unites entire India” said KH Muniyappa, Minister of state for Railways. He was addressing the gathering after flagging off the extended service of Mumbai CST-Karwar Tri-weekly Superfast Express to Mangalore Junction (Kankanady) Railway Station here

Minister for Municipal Administration Balachandra Jarakiholi said that under the Rs 600 Crore Nagarotthana Yojana, announced by the Chief Minister, every civic body on an average would get a grant of Rs 6-7 crores this year. He was speaking after inaugurating two day state level convention of heads

Two days after the oil spill from MSC Chitra was been unplugged, danger of fresh leakage still looms. What has sent alarm bells ringing is that 45 bottles of fumigants have been washed ashore Navakhar and Bodni beach. These bottles have ’POISON’ written on them along with a danger

‘Kesarugadde Grameenaa Kreedotsava’, a rural sports event, was held at Pragathi Nagar, Suratkal, on Sunday, August 8. JC Sridhar Shetty, President, JCI Surathkal, inaugurated the event. Speaking on the occasion Krishna J Palemar, District in-charge Minister, said that farmers are the

A 26 year old worker died after he was caught between the door of a faulty lift and the wall at Cochin Bakery Building in Kankanady, here on Sunday evening

Artists of Sand Heart Manipal, on Sunday, sculpted a sand sculpture at Kaup Light House beach in Udupi district to create awareness against diseases like Dengue, Malaria and Chikungunya.

In past three months stolen properties worth Rs 32.32 lakhs were confiscated by the district police of which, properties worth Rs 24.14 lakhs have been returned to the rightful owners following court procedures, informed Dr A Subhramanyeshwara Rao, SP, Dakshina Kannada district.

The growth and development of any university can be ensured only by the combined growth of administration, teaching and publication bodies, opined Dr Amrutha Someshwara, noted writer, after releasing the university-level Kannada text books and lecture series for the present degree courses.

A lifeguard’s job in Panambur Beach will have a more professional touch to it. Joining hands with the project authorities are Rashtriya Life Saving Society (India) and Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA). The RLSS will impart professional life-saving skills to lifeguards

A Dubai-based developer has started renting out a cluster of buildings in what could be the first legal shared accommodation for bachelors.

A Samiti formed by the likely victims of proposed broadening of NH 17 along the Padubidri town held a press conference at Hotel Navarang, Padubidri, here on Wednesday August 4 afternoon. The Samiti alleged that entire Padubidri town will likely to be razed, since shops, restaurants, banks and public

Sea erosion on the Mattu Padukare coast has taken a toll on a concrete road on Wednesday evening. Over 100 meters of road built by the fisheries department has been cut off after the sea erosion prompted the concrete road to cave in. Though the fisheries department poured in huge stones to the sea

St. Agnes Centre for Post Graduate Studies and Research was inaugurated by Sr M Linette A C, Provincial Superior, Karnataka Province, at Mercara Hill Road, Bendore, Mangalore on Tuesday, 3rd August. Prior to the inauguration Rev Fr Dennis Moras, Vicar General, offered prayers and blessed

The taxis were granted by the state department of tourism and district administration. Speaking on the occasion, Dr V S Acharya said that the state administration has introduced this scheme for the benefit of unemployed youth since there are ample opportunities for tourism in the district.

The department of Civil Engineering, MIT, Manipal University has added one more course to its masters programme, a two-year postgraduate Environmental Engineering. It was inaugurated by the University’s Vice Chancellor, Dr K Ramnarayan, at the AC Seminar Hall, MIT here on Monday.

The new terminal of Mangalore Airport became operational on Monday, August 2. The new terminal building that was inaugurated on May 15, was abuzz with people on Monday. Scenes of flights taking off and landing that were associated with the old terminal building at Bajpe, were today witnessed

Home Minister Dr V S Acharya said that importance should be given to promote Tulu language and its affluent cultural tradition. The language ought to be included as study material to preserve it from getting extinct.