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Udupi: BJP - MLA, Raghupathi Bhat caught in sex scandal: Opts out of election arena
Udupi: BJP - MLA, Raghupathi Bhat caught in sex scandal: Opts out of election arena

Sitting MLA of Udupi Raghupathi Bhat has opted out of the poll arena, in the wake of the circulation of a sex CD which showed him in a sex act with an unidentified woman.

Tollgate constrn: Suratkal observes bandh, protest rally held
Tollgate constrn: Suratkal observes bandh, protest rally held

A huge rally and a symbolic NH Block agitation was organised by the  Suratkal Nagarika Samithi and Anti Tollgate Action Committee  on March 27, Wednesday

Tempting children the wrong way!
Tempting children the wrong way!

To woo children by selling chocolates in attractive packs like a tiny plastic ball, bat, radio etc etc, is purely a business tactic. But of late, several shops in the town are seen selling peppermints in blister packs similar to the ones which are used for tablets.

 

Uppinangady woman  seeks police help to find missing husband
Uppinangady woman seeks police help to find missing husband

A young woman hailing from  Uppinangady has lodged a complaint with the Uppinangady police station  as well as the Karnataka State Women’s commission seeking help to trace her husband who, she says was missing since March 3 last year.

Aspiring judges get a few tips at inaugural of coaching classes
Aspiring judges get a few tips at inaugural of coaching classes

The legal profession is one of the few professions which is free from interference from external forces to a great extent, compared to other professions, said Ashok G  Nijagannavar, Principal District and Sessions Judge of Dakshina Kannada.

Kasargod: Woman drug peddler nabbed; 5 kg ganja seized
Kasargod: Woman drug peddler nabbed; 5 kg ganja seized

Kasargod police who have detected another case of drug peddling, have this time arrested a woman who was in possession of ganja weighing as much as six kg, near the railway station.

Screening of Kannada film ‘Koormavatara’  at Sharada Vidyalaya on Mar 30
Screening of Kannada film ‘Koormavatara’ at Sharada Vidyalaya on Mar 30

Karavali Bellimandala Film Society, Mangalore, will screen Girish Kasaravalli directed Kannada film ‘Koormavatara’ at Sharada Vidyalaya on March 30, Saturday.

Cong, BJP on look-out for strong contenders against Halady
Cong, BJP on look-out for strong contenders against Halady

The Congress and the BJP are on the look-out for strong candidates who can give a good fight to three time  MLA Halady Srinivas Shetty who has announced that he would be contesting the assembly elections this time as an independent.

 

Mangalore : Konkani Theatre Day observed, achievers feted
Mangalore : Konkani Theatre Day observed, achievers feted

Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy observed  Konkani Theatre Day at the Academy office on March 27, Wednesday.

Once a police informer, now a thief !
Once a police informer, now a thief !

Here is an interesting piece of news. One of the two notorious thieves who were arrested by the Kadri police on March 26, Tuesday,  was some time back in the news.

 

Speeding Maruti Omni fatally knocks down pedestrian, another critical
Speeding Maruti Omni fatally knocks down pedestrian, another critical

A senior citizen was killed while a woman sustained critical injuries in a road mishap near the Sacred Heart School, Kulshekhar on March 27, Wednesday morning.

Harsh Gupta to be appointed DC of Dakshina Kannada?
Harsh Gupta to be appointed DC of Dakshina Kannada?

Reliable sources have revealed that  Harsh Gupta, Labour Commissioner of Bangalore, was likely to be posted as the Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district, replacing N Prakash.

Brake failure : Tempo rams into bus shelter at Kulshekhar
Brake failure : Tempo rams into bus shelter at Kulshekhar

The driver of a tempo escaped with minor injuries when the  vehicle  suffered  a brake failure  near Kulshekhar in the outskirts of the city on March 27, Wednesday morning and rammed against a nearby bus shelter.

Sadananda Gowda took money from me, says Renukacharya; It’s all rubbish, says DVS
Sadananda Gowda took money from me, says Renukacharya; It’s all rubbish, says DVS

Excise Minister M P Renukacharya on Tuesday alleged that he had handed over huge sums of money to senior BJP leader D V Sadananda Gowda when he was the Chief Minister.

Mangalore: Union HRD Minister opens Cancer institute, Super speciality block at KSHEMA
Mangalore: Union HRD Minister opens Cancer institute, Super speciality block at KSHEMA

Union HRD Minister Dr. M M Pallam Raju stressed the need for fastening capacity building and thereby producing skilled human resource in every professional area