Ullal: Rashtrakavi Govinda Pai Memorial Award, presented by Manipal Academy of Higher Education and Mrs. T.Vimala V. Pai, has been conferred on Writer, folk scholar, Yakshagana artist, Prof Amrith Someshwara on Saturday.

Mangaluru: The Karnataka Dalita Sangharsh Samiti (DSS) will support the Congress and other secular parties in the coming Lok Sabha elections, its state chief convenor Mavalli Shankar said Saturday.

Mangaluru: On February 21, senior IPS officer Sandeep Patil, assumed charge as new Commissioner of Mangaluru Police.

One month after he took over  , Sandeep Patil has already carved a reputation for himself of being a no-nonsense cop.  He has led a surprise raid at the district jail premises, continued the crackdown on drugs peddlers, has taken measures to curb traffic menace in the city and has more importantly reprimanded the anti-social elements and rowdy-sheeters in the wake of LS election.

Mangaluru: Four colleges in the region have proposed before the Mangaluru University to teach Tulu as the second language in its undergraduate programmes from the academic year 2019-2020.

Udupi: RTI Activist Abraham TJ on Saturday added that he will campaign against the JD(S) Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha Constituency Candidate Pramod Madhwaraj, who he alleged had availed loan of Rs. 193 crores but has showed his wealth to be only one crore on papers.

New Delhi: Dakshina Kannada Distrcit youth Congress President Mithun Rai will contest the Lok Sabha Election from the constituency on Congress ticket, sources reported.

Honnavar: In a major bust of illegal liquor ahead of Lok Sabha Election, Uttara Kannada Excise officials on Friday raided a house in Bairuli village of Honnavar Taluka in the district and seized over 115 litres of illegal liquor.

New Delhi: In the latest development for the ticket distribution in Dakshina Kannada constituency two names have emerged in the Congress camp who are most likely to get the ticket to contest against BJP’s Nalin Kumar Kateel.