TIMES NEWS NETWORK Nelson CV arrested by the Puttur Town police from Thrissur, Kerala, who had been evading the law for years, despite 41 outstanding arrest warrants issued against him Mangaluru: Puttur Town police have successfully arrested a 38-year-old man from Thrissur, Kerala, who had been evading the law for years, despite 41 outstanding arrest…
Mangaluru: Police have registered two separate cases following a complaint by a woman who alleged that she was followed by a former college mate and his friends while on her way to work. The accused youths, however, denied the allegations, and filed a counter-complaint, accusing members of an organisation of attempting to falsely implicate them….
Participants at a massive district-wide cleanup under the Swachhata Shanivara campaign in Dakshina Kannada Mangaluru: A district-wide Swachhata Shanivara drive Saturday saw officials, elected representatives, volunteers and residents clean public spaces across Dakshina Kannada.Teams cleared roadside garbage, cut overgrown vegetation and removed plastic waste from water bodies, besides administering the cleanliness pledge and carrying out…
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…
Mangaluru: The ICAR–Directorate of Cashew Research (ICAR-DCR), Puttur, Karnataka, has been conferred the ‘Innovation and Technology Advancement Award’ by the Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) during the first edition of the Agro-Food Processing Awards 2026, held in Bengaluru on Tuesday. The award recognises the directorate’s outstanding contributions towards developing innovative technologies that have…
Ganesh Kera, a businessman from Polya in Puttur, with Purandara, the savior of his pet dog Chinnu Mangaluru: “The love we have for our pets is truly priceless,” Ganesh Kera, a businessman from Polya in Puttur, said while handing over a cheque of Rs 50,000 to the saviour of his pet dog, Chinnu.The four-year-old Chinnu…
Echoes of Keys: Pulikkottil Kaku Ittianam, 91, with her typewriter, revisits the rhythm of a career spent shaping official words one keystroke at a time in Mangaluru Mangaluru: On some mornings, even now, Pulikkottil Kaku Ittianam says she can almost hear it — the steady clatter of keys, the sharp bell at the edge of…
Pic for representation only Mangaluru: A report by a Karnataka govt-appointed committee on declaring Tulu a second official language is awaiting action, pending a cabinet reshuffle.Speaking to TOI, Dr Taranath Gatti Kapikad, president of the Karnataka Tulu Academy, said discussions on the report submitted in March can take place only after the new minister assumes…
Billava Brigade submit a memorandum to MLA Ashok Kumar Rai, demanding the installation of freedom fighter Manjayya Baidya’s statue in Uppinangady Mangaluru: The Billava Brigade, established in Puttur to promote the development of the Billava community across sectors, will officially begin its activities. As its first major initiative, the brigade plans to install a statue…
Panaji: The cybercrime cell of Goa police has arrested a 33-year-old Bengaluru-based businessman for allegedly cheating a 45-year-old housewife from Margao of over Rs 33 lakh by luring her with promises of high returns through a fake share trading investment scheme.The cybercrime police station registered an FIR based on a complaint filed by the victim,…
