Udupi: State Minister for Education Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri is extremely pleased with the performance of students in the SSLC exams of this year. Speaking to reporters in the temple town on May 22, Tuesday, he made it a point to congratulate the students, parents, and teachers for better results this time. The pass percentage this [...]

Mangalore: “Sakkare” team was at the University College campus in Mangalore on May 22, Tuesday to shoot some sequences for the latest film by Mangalorean Abhayasimha who is the director of this film which is being produced by Shailaja from Bangalore. “Sakkare” as the name denotes has a very sweet storyline. Several sequences of the [...]

Udupi: With the temple town of Udupi in the grips of acute water scarcity, the local MLA Raghupathi Bhat chose to turn to God to pray for early rains. He offered Bondabhisheka (tender coconut abhisheka) and special prayers at the Sri Anantheshwara Temple in the town to seek the blessings of the Rain God. Special [...]

Mangalore : Medical education minister S A Ramdas pays a surprise visit to Wenlock Hospital on May 22, Tuesday. Mr. Ramdas came to the hospital around 10.30 a.m. and went to various wards and went to the chamber of the District Medical Officer P. Saroja to check the attendance register. After seeing the attendance register [...]

Mangalore:  Shedde Friends of Moodushedde bagged the Sri Bhoothanatheshwara Trophy and walked home with a cash reward of Rs 3 lakhs, by defeating New Star Soorinje by 17 runs at the finals of the Halli Cricket II organized by Sri Bhoothanatheshwara Temple at Badaga Edapadavu, Mijar near Mangalore. The finals were played on May 20, [...]

Mangalore: A motorcycle rally organized by the State BJP Yuva Morcha as part of the Youth Awareness Convention (Yuva Jagrithi Samavesha) in Mangalore, was flagged off on May 21, Monday by State BJP Chief KS Eshwarappa. ‘ Yuva Disha,’ an exhibition aimed at kindling the spirit of nationalism and patriotism among the youth, organized at [...]

Mangalore : Vittal Malekudiya, a post-graduate student of Mangalore University, is certainly a relieved lot after he was permitted by the Mangalore University to appear for his semester exams on May 21, Monday. Though a fast track court of Puttur, had on Saturday permitted Vittal to appear for the exams, the court had also sought [...]

Mangalore : In a surprising move, a team of MCC officials raided as many as 18 Pani Puri stalls at several places in the city including Kottara, Urvastores and Ladyhill on May 21, Monday. Raids also took place in Suratkal. The raiding team was led by MCC health inspector Bharath. It is believed that the [...]

  Mangalore:  Hundreds of students from various parts of the district appeared for the first day of the Common Entrance Test for admission to professional courses held in 16 centres in the district. Deputy Commissioner Chennappa Gowda himself is the chief superintendent of the vigilance teams formed to monitor the CET centres. All out efforts [...]

Mangalore : National Women’s Front (NWF) vice president A. S. Zainaba, said even though the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961 is being in implemented, the dowry deaths and female feticide are increasing. She was speaking at a women’s convention held in Town Hall on May 21, Monday. She also said that most of the time [...]