A motor bike rider died on the spot when a tanker rammed his bike at Arla near Konalu village in the taluk on Friday.

Mangaluru: The 'Indian Jewelry Festival', which was held in Mangaluru for the first time, has been inaugurated today at the TMA Pai International Convention Center.

Two bike riders died when their motorbikes fell into the river from the Kulur bridge after losing their control on the bike on Thursday 8.30 pm.

The direction of the Dakshina Kannada District Bus Owners Association to the bus owners, drivers and conductors to allow the people, who participate in Janagrah convention organized by the VHP and Bajrang Dal at Nehru Stadium on November 25 in support of Ram Mandir construction at Ayodhya, to travel freely has received widespread criticism.

Mangaluru: The 79th All India Inter-University Athletics Championship will be held at the Swaraj Maidan of Moodbidri in collaboration with Alva's College from November 24 to 28, said Mohan Alva, Chairman, Alva's
Education Foundation.

Students led by Students Federation of India (SFI) staged a dharna in front of the deputy commissioner’s office here on Wednesday, urging the authorities to begin the academic activities for the second year para-medical students of the Wenlock Hospital besides appointing permanent lecturers.

Writer Chandrashekar Patil, popularly known as Champa, Senior poet Subraya Chokkadi and Senior theatre artiste Suresh Anagalli were given Dr Sarojini Mahishi award, Dr Shivaram Karanth Award and Kannada Bharati Ranga Award respectively instituted by the Delhi Karnataka Sangha, said sangha president Vasanth Shetty Bellare.

The MRPL which has faced public resentment against flying ash for the last five-six years, has again releasing the flying ash for the last two-three days causing anger among nearby residents. As a result, it has caused air pollution in Jokatte and Kana near Surathkal.