TV journalists from the district, under the aegis of the TV Journalists’ Association, Dakshina Kannada staged a protest in the city on March 12, Wednesday to condemn the arrest of two journalists of TV9 Kannada news channel.
Bus services towards Kinnigoli were affected for some time following a clash between a bus owner and a driver at Kinnigoli on March 12, Wednesday morning.
The District Congress Committee will be holding Padayatras across the district in the wake of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
A total of 34,185 students in Dakshina Kannada district and 15,680 students in Udupi district are appearing for the II PUC examinations which begin from March 12, Wednesday. The examinations will be held up to March 27.
Five persons were injured, one of them critically when a private bus rolled into a roadside gorge after its tyre burst at Darimakki near Byndoor on March 11, Tuesday. The bus was on way to Balamballi from Kundapur.
Two persons who were arrested in connection with chain snatching cases, have been sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment apart from a penalty of Rs 5000.
Senior BJP leader and former deputy chief minister KS Eshwarappa has demanded the resignation of DK district in-charge minister B Ramanatha Rai as the recent clashes at Kalladka took place right in his presence
“The recent clashes at Kalladka during a Congress Samarasya Samavesh is a clear-cut pre-planned attack. Or else how could one see so many soda bottles and stones hurled no sooner a speaker made some comments?,” questioned Vijaykumar Shetty, ...
B Ramanatha Rai, DK District in-charge Minister and State Minister for Forest and Ecology has said that the fear of defeat in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections has driven the BJP and Sangh Parivar to resort to acts like the recent disturbances reported in Kalladka.
Over 55 students of the Pre and Post Matric girls hostel at Belthangady have been hospitalised after they fill ill due to food poisoning. If 35 girls were admitted to hospital on March 9. Sunday,
Meenakshi Bangera and Vasanthi Bhandary were elected unopposed as the President and Vice President of Mulki Town Panchayat. The elections for the two posts were held at the TP office on March 10, Monday. Both belong to the BJP.
Police have apprehended one of the two accused in the case of alleged rape on a teenager after sedating her. The incident was reported from Kadaba near Puttur.
Though Kalladka is under strict police vigil following the recent clashes, two petty shops at Soorikumeru in Vittal police station limits have been destroyed in an act of miscreants on March 9, Sunday night.
Ivan D’Souza, KPCC Secretary has alleged that the recent clashes at Kalladka were pre-planned by the BJP and its affiliate organisations with an attempt to gain undue political advantage.
Customs officials at the Mangalore International Airport have seized four gold pieces, totally weighing 1000.130 grams, valued at Rs.30,60,398/- today, March 10, 2014