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Kasaragod, Jul 29: In a novel mode of protest, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists here symbolically erected sea walls at the Thrikkannad beach, near Bekal here, on Thursday seeking lasting solution to the woes of fishers. The protest comes in the light of damage or disappearance of several sea walls because of unscientific construction. Many of them are either buried under the sand or

Bengaluru, Jul 28: Bharath Rajdhan, Chief Instructor at the Rajdhan's Way of Traditional Martial Arts, Mangaluru has been appointed Vice President of the Samyuktha Karnataka Kreeda Mathu Karate Association, Bengaluru. He is also the Chief Instructor at the Okinawan Shorin Ryu Karate Do International Association of Middle East and South Asia, a statement issued by Dathatreya Reddy, President of the

Kasaragod, Jul 28: A State government employee died and his close friend sustained critical injuries after the duo fell from second storey of a private lodge here late on Wednesday. T.K. Giridhar, 40, a native of Paatyam in Kannur and working with the Education Department office here, sustained head injuries as he fell from over a height of 7 metres. He died while being shifted to a Mangaluru

Bengaluru, Jul 22: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday directed the suspension of Bengaluru South tahsildar S M Shivakumar and ordered issue of show-cause notice to Bengaluru regional commissioner M V Jayanthi for obstructing the construction of the state government’s flagship programme Indira Canteen at one of the locations in the city. Siddaramaiah was reviewing the Indira Canteen project that

Udupi, Jul 18: A person died after accidentally falling into a stream and died at Billady village near Kota in Udupi district on Monday. According to the police, Narsimha Nayak (65) was walking down to home at Manikal in Billady, when he accidentally slipped and fell into a stream and died. A case of unnatural death had been registered and investigation is on, the police said.

Kanhangad, Jul 11: The police here have arrested seven youths, including two juveniles, for attacking a group of college students who were waiting at a bus shelter at Padannakd locality recently. A police team, led by Hosdurg Circle Inspector C.K. Sunil Kumar, arrested Thoufiq, Ahammed Nishan, Shamsad, C.H. Sabir, Abdul Sabith, all in their early 20s, along with two juveniles, in connection with

Mangaluru, Jul 10: Thieves gained entry into Sri Mookambike Temple at Guthakadu Shanthinagara in Kinnigoli and decamped with gold and silver ornaments. The thieves broke open the door and took away a golden thali and silver items worth Rs 1.75 lakh. A case has been registered in this regard.

Kasaragod, Jul 6: Notwithstanding the pre-monsoon cleanliness drives and awareness campaigns, over 11 lakh people have sought treatment for viral fever at the outpatient wing of hospitals this year in the district. Of the 10,193 people who sought treatment for various diseases at hospitals in the district on Tuesday, 848 were diagnosed with viral fever. This year, 52,236 people were hospitalised

Kasaragod, Jul 4: Unidentified persons burgled a house at Kumbla on Sunday night, and decamped with over 15 sovereign gold ornaments, two cell phones, and a wrist watch, the police have said. The family of Abdulla Kunhi, a resident of Kattathadkka, had kept the keys of the house by the window before going out. The family was at the betrothal function of their son when burglers broke into the house

Bengaluru, Jul 1: The department of Posts in co-ordination with the Unique Identification Authority of India has introduced Aadhaar updating service through post offices. The service is available at Bengaluru GPO, RT Nagar, HPO, HAL 2nd Stage, Jayanagar, Basavanagudi, Jalahalli, Rajajinagar and Channapatna. The facility will be extended to all major sub post offices from July 7. The citizens can