Three kg of ganja worth Rs 50,000 was seized from two drug peddlers who were caught by the CCB police near the Roopavani Theatre in close proximity to the Central Market are in the city on February 9, Sunday. The raid followed a tip off.
Well-known junior magicians, the Mali sisters Apoorva Mali and Anjana Mali of Mangala Magic World Kadri, in Mangalore were conferred the Gaana Yogi Panchakshari Gavai Kala Vikasa Bala Puraskar 2014 Awards for their outstanding contributions to the field of magic at a very young age.
Operations at public-sector banks are likely to be affected as employee unions have decided to go on a two-day nationwide strike from Monday to press for wage revision.
In a symbolic gesture, Sundar, the watchman of Souza Arcade inaugurated the new office premises of the Dakshina Kannada district unit of Aam Aadmi Party at Hampankatta in the city on Sunday.
Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel’s plans to visit the tension-hit Ullal on February 9, Sunday were foiled when the police prevented him from entering Ullal.
Several traders of the Central Market tried to forcibly evacuate hundreds of street vendors, who have illegally occupied the pavements and the roads alongside the market on Sunday
A person hailing from Kuntikan in Mangalore was found dead in a well near his house at Barebail near Kuntikan on February 9, Sunday
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) organised the 11th annual Shri Shri Krishan Balarama Ratha Yatra in city on Feb 8 Saturday.
An elderly woman who was all alone in her house at Kulai was brutally hacked to death by unidentified assailants on February 8, Saturday night. The incident is learnt to have taken place at around 9 pm.
DK District in-charge Minister and State Minister for Forest and Ecology B Ramantha Rai has said that the police department has been instructed to initiate stern action against trouble mongers in Ullal or in any other part of the district.
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily inaugurated the country’s first Transport Hub of HPCL Mangalore LPG Import Facility (MLIF) at Bala in the outskirts of the city on February 8, Saturday
A house belonging to a woman at Mangaladevi was partially damaged in a fire which broke out on February 8, Saturday. The loss has been estimated at Rs 2 lakh.
Dr B Rameshananda Somayaji, Administrative Officer of the Somayaji Hospital has clarified that medical negligence was not responsible for the death of Chanchalakshi, wife of Naveen, a resident of BC Road
Karnataka High Court Judge Justice Bhaktavatsala inaugurated the new District Court Complex at a glittering ceremony in the presence of a host of dignitaries on February 8, Saturday.
Issuing a stern warning to riot-mongers, home minister K J George said that zero tolerance would be shown towards those who attempt to disturb the peace in society.