President Pranab Mukherjee arrived at home at Rashtrapati Bhavan around noon today, shortly after he took oath of office as India’s 13th President.
UKCA President M. S. Gururaj told reporters that the UKCA will conduct the second UKCA Cup All India Open Fide Rated Chess Tournament at Subrahmanya Sabha on Jail Road in Mangalore from Aug 15 – 19.
Konkani Kutam, based in Bahrain, will confer its 11th Konkani Kutam Award on Vally Vogga of Mysore at St. Sebastian Platinum Jubilee Hall in Bendore on July 28, Saturday, at 6:30 p.m.
A folk music and light music concert was arranged as part of Akashvani Regional Folk and Light Music Festival organized by All India Radio, Mangalore on the evening of Monday at Ravindra Kalabhavan, University College.
The city police on July 24, Tuesday arrested four men for smoking ganja in a public place.
The arrested are Tejas, Suresh, Prasad, and Gautam of Shaktinagar. The group comprised a fifth man, who fled from the scene when he saw the police approaching.
Dr. K. N. Vijayprakash, the CEO of ZP, said that water is going to be a serious problem in Mangalore owing to lack of rains and depleting ground water level. He urged the engineering division to pay more attention to solving water problems and get technical inputs from IIT and NITK.
Speaking at a press meet held at CAMPCO on July 24, Tuesday, CAMPCO President Konkodi Padmanabha said that CAMPCO condemns the government’s move of banning gutka and pan masala...
The DK District Ex Servicemen’s Association has arranged a ceremony in commemoration of the 13th anniversary of India’s victory over Pakistan in Kargil.
Sharada Educational Institutions in Kodialbail has organized DK and Udupi district level cultural competitions for primary, secondary, and higher secondary students on July 26 – 30.
The Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) cracked down on street vendors near Central Market and State Bank on July 24, Tuesday for using plastic carry bags less than 40 microns.
Addressing reporters at a press conference held at the railway quarters, Deputy Chief Commercial Manager N. N. Talan said that the Konkan Railway’s Roll On Roll Off (RORO) Scheme, which was launched on Jan 26, 1999, has made it possible to carry loaded trucks directly on railway wagons.
Dr. Shanthie Mariet D’Souza, a Mangalorean research fellow at Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), National University of Singapore, released a new book “Afghanistan in Transition: Beyond 2014?”
A 26-year-old woman has accused her estranged husband of filing a false case against her and threatening to kill her.
S. A. Prabhakar Sharma, CEO of Udupi Zilla Panchayat (ZP), on Monday directed the District Industries Centre (DIC) to conduct a survey on the problems of industries in Udupi. He directed the DIC to collaborate with banks in the district, particularly Syndicate Bank. The ZP CEO was addressing a meeting of the district-level review committee for banking in Udupi.
A gang of thieves broke into Shree Ramalinga Chowdeshwari Temple in Emmekere early in the morning of July 24, Tuesday and stole several gold and silver ornaments.