Mangaluru: With the monsoon setting in and dengue cases reported in several places, Puttur MLA Ashok Kumar Rai has directed the health department to remain vigilant.Free blood testing facilities have been arranged at all primary health centres (PHC) across Puttur assembly constituency, Rai said.Health workers and ASHA staff have been directed to go door-to-door to…
Gold ornaments weighing approximately 60g had been stolen Mangaluru: In a theft reported at Kanyadi in Belthangady taluk, gold ornaments worth Rs 7.9 lakh were stolen from the house. The complainant had locked her house while leaving for work on Saturday. Upon returning home in the evening, she noticed that gold ornaments weighing approximately 60g…
Mangaluru: What began as an adventure to one of Dakshina Kannada’s most scenic trekking destinations ended in a dramatic rescue operation on Thursday, after a tourist suffered a leg fracture and was left stranded atop Gadaikallu.Venkatesh, fire station officer, Belthangady taluk, said that Mohammed Sharif,30, who had trekked to the hill along with three companions,…
Thousands of dead fish found near the Bargula check dam area, close to the famous Shishileshwara Temple in Belthangady taluk Mangaluru: An incident has come to light where miscreants attempted to illegally catch fish using copper sulfate near the Bargula check dam area, close to the famous Shishileshwara Temple, resulting in the death of thousands…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru South police have arrested an absconding accused and rowdy-sheeter who had been evading court proceedings for the past two years.The arrested accused is Mohammed Ashraf alias Ajju alias Nizam alias Addu alias Sameer, resident of Mavinakatte in Ajilamogru village of Belthangady taluk in Dakshina Kannada.Police said the accused is listed as a ‘B’…
Mangaluru: CCB sleuths arrested two youths accused of assaulting a police constable during night beat duty in Urwa, and fleeing to Kerala after the incident. The accused are Sachin KR,24, from Kokkada, Belthangady taluk, and Chandan,24, from Puttur taluk, Dakshina Kannada.At 2.10 am on May 24, two youths arrived on a red electric scooter near…
Mangaluru: A final-year engineering student drowned in Nethravati river Tuesday evening while spending time with friends near Kallagundi in Kalmanja village of Belthangady taluk. The victim is Shripoorna, 22.Sources said eight students from an engineering college in Ujire were swimming in the river and reportedly taking pictures. Shripoorna, a native of Gokak, is suspected to…
A file photo of tiger census camers Mangaluru: Two camera traps installed for tiger census operations in Naravi Reserve Forest area of Belthangady were reportedly stolen.According to a complaint filed by Ravindra K, 46, deputy range forest officer and enumerator with wildlife division, Belthangady, the theft came to light during a routine inspection. The camera…
