It’s been a thumping win for the Congress in the elections to the Udupi City Municipal Council.
The Congress has won 17 seats in the elections to the Ullal TMC held on March 7. The BJP has won in seven wards, Independents and JD(S) in two each and SDPI in one ward.
The much awaited results of the Mangalore City Corporation results are out and the Congress has gained an absolute majority by winning 35 out of the total 60 wards.
Counting of votes of the Mangalore City Corporation election began amid unprecedented security arrangements at the Rosario High School here on March 11 at 8 am.
It yet another case of train robbery, valuables including gold and cash was stolen from the vanity bag of a Puttur origin woman who was travelling in the Mangalore bound West Coast Express on March 9, Saturday night.
Wilfy Rebimbus Day was observed on the theme ‘Celebrating Womanhood through the songs of Wilfy Rebimbus’ to commemorate the third death anniversary of the renowned singer who was popularly known as Konkani Kogull.
Over 1500 enthusiasts took part in the Syndicate Bank Udupi Half Marathon organized by the Udupi District Athletic Association here on March 10, Sunday.
Tibetan students and youth residing in and around Mangalore took out a peaceful solidarity rally in the city on March 10, Sunday under the aegis of the Tibetan Youth Congress
The festival of Mahashivaratri is being celebrated with religious fervor today. Various temples dedicated to Lord Shiva in Mangalore and other parts of the district, are decked up for the great event.
A decomposed body of an unidentified person was found on the second floor of a half constructed building close by Kankanady market on March 9, Saturday evening.
For the first time in the history of Kannada film industry, a differently abled man will play the lead role in a movie named ‘Mooka Manasu’ which will be produced by the Federation of Physically Handicapped Association.
Two youngsters who had planned to have their day by snatching the chain of a woman, landed in the hospital that too after a good thrashing by the public, at Rangapade in Neermarga on March 9, Saturday morning.
A two-day exhibition of flowers and fruits organised by the DK Zilla Panchayat, Horticulture Department, and the Siri Horticultural Association, opened at Kadri Park on March 9, Saturday.
Eminent writer and Kendra Sahitya Academy winner Boluvar Mohammad Kunhi has regretted that the society was still plagued by caste ailments.
A total of six persons sustained injuries, one of them seriously when a group of Bhajrangdal men allegedly attacked a prayer house at Moodubelle on the night of March 8, Friday.