Mangaluru: Bharat Agri Development Farmers Producer Company Ltd., a farmer producer organisation (FPO) based in Vittal, has received a licence to produce Cashew Special, a foliar nutrient formulation developed by scientists of the ICAR-Directorate of Cashew Research (ICAR-DCR), Puttur.The licence was issued under Karnataka govt’s PM RKVY-RAFTAAR project — ‘Development of Model Cashew Villages for…

Udupi: Manipal police arrested two accused in West Bengal who had been absconding for nearly a year in connection with an immoral trafficking case registered at Manipal police station. The accused have been identified as Esther Saha alias Kajal,40, and her husband Sanjay Saha,49, both residents of Kalidham Colony, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal.The…

Mangaluru: Vittal police arrested a man for allegedly attempting to run over an acquaintance with a Bolero vehicle at Mani junction in Bantwal on Nov 9. The accused, identified as Jagadish Jain, was subsequently produced before a court, which remanded him in judicial custody.According to the complaint filed by Vikesh K,32, a resident of Mani…

Mangaluru: Acting on the directions of health minister UT Khader, a team led by Dakshina Kannada district designated food safety officer Dr Praveen Kumar CH on Monday conducted surprise inspections at the canteen and hostel mess kitchen of a medical college and hospital at Mukka, to assess the quality and safety of food served to…

Binu Varghese, chief airport officer, Mangaluru International Airport, perform rituals related to groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of integrated terminal on Wednesday Mangaluru: Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) Wednesday broke ground for a major expansion of its integrated terminal, aimed at increasing annual passenger handling capacity from 2.5 million to 5.2 million over the next three…

Dakshina Kannada district Congress president Padmaraj Poojary ​addresses the media in Mangaluru on Wednesday Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee president Padmaraj Poojary alleged that the BJP was attempting to mislead people over recent hikes in milk prices and public transport fares in the state.Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Poojary said the Congress would…

Australia’s Team Che Amig performing at First World Konkani Music Mega Convention in Mangaluru organised by Mandd Sobhann Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy chairman Joachim Stany Alvares Heavenly Harmonies team at First World Konkani Music Mega Convention in Mangaluru organised by Mandd Sobhann Australia’s Team Che Amig performing at First World Konkani Music Mega Convention in…

Mangaluru: A 46-year-old woman died after allegedly being run over by a car driven in reverse by a relative in Sullia on Wednesday. The deceased is Kamarunnisa.According to a complaint filed by her son Kamaluddin,28, a resident of Sullia Kasaba, his mother Kamarunnisa was being dropped home from her workplace by their relative Maharoof in…

Udupi: Four persons were arrested for allegedly smuggling liquor from Goa to Mangaluru without a valid permit during a police operation near the Hejamady toll plaza on National Highway-66 in Udupi district on Wednesday.Acting on a tip-off received by Kaup circle inspector Ajmath Ali, Padubidri police intercepted a vehicle transporting the liquor and another vehicle…

Mangaluru: A motorcyclist was seriously injured after being thrown off a 40 ft-high flyover onto the service road below when another two-wheeler rammed his bike at BC Road in Bantwal taluk on Tuesday.According to Bantwal traffic police, Diya Kothari was riding a motorcycle towards Mangaluru on the Bengaluru-Mangaluru National Highway around noon when she allegedly…