In the Mangaluru City Corporation’s 22nd Mayoral selection, Premanand Shetty from the Mangaladevi ward was chosen as the new Mayor and Sumangala Rao from the Kunjathbail ward was chosen as the Deputy Mayor on Tuesday. 

Mangaluru: Foreign currencies equivalent to Rs 5.52 lakh were seized from a passenger at the international airport here on Monday, said Customs officials.

Udupi: Claiming that the financial position of B R Shetty empire is robust, B. R. Shetty, the NRI industrialist of Udupi has rebutted all reports that his company is going under severe loss and facing bankruptcy.

 Jukaku Abdurraheem (82), a renowned figure in the social, religious and educational circles of Bhatkal  and the former President of the prestigious  organization Anjuman Hami-e-Muslimeen passed away in Los Angeles, California, around 8 am IST on Monday. He is the son of ex-Minister D. Jukaku Shamsuddeen.  

Mangaluru: The Indian Design School had organised a heritage tour for their students at the Hasta Shilpa Heritage Village Museum in Manipal on 25^th February 2021 as part of their academic workshop for understanding the vernacular architecture and traditional interiors of South Canara. This is the first time any interior design college from Dakshina Kannada or Udupi district has conducted a heritage tour for their students.

Press Release: St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC), Mangaluru, has been awarded the prestigious A+ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) for five years. With a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.39 on a 4-point scale, SJEC has joined the elite list of colleges to be accredited with an A+ grade by NAAC in its very first cycle.

Mangaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday alleged the BJP did not want the Congress government-led by V Narayanasamy in Puducherry to continue when assembly elections were round the corner.

Mangaluru: With the Karnataka government reinstating stricter control of transit passengers from Kerala in view of increasing Covid-19 positive cases, people here bound to Mangaluru and other parts of Dakshina Kannada for various purposes including medical needs and studies are in a fix again.