Briefs

Kasaragod, May 23: Another bid to open a new Beverages Corporation (Bevco) outlet near Mangad in Uduma panchayat limits on Monday met with chaotic scenes fuelled by stiff public resistance against opening the outlet. Tense situation prevailed near the Koolikunnu locality after a large group of residents, including women and children, joined hands to vehemently oppose the moves to relocate the

Kasaragod, May 20: A multi-axle truck laden with smuggled sand was seized near Badiadukka here. The smugglers had tried to hoodwink the police by placing empty cartons of consumer durables like fridge on the sides of the carrier. On a tip-off, a police team headed by Vidyanagar Circle Inspector Babu Peringeth waylaid the truck at Nekraje around 4 a.m. and seized the truck.Its driver, identified as

Bengaluru, May 19: In a major development in the political scenario in the state, Mohammed Haris Nalapad has emerged victorious in the youth congress elections held in the city. Mohammed secured the highest number of votes among all the candidates contesting for the post of the General Secretary of youth congress in Bangalore city. Mohammed Haris Nalapad is the Executive Director of the Nalapad

Kasaragod, May 16: Unidentified persons set on fire the Indian Union Muslim League's Kalikadavu panchayat committee office gutting valuable documents and furniture late Sunday night. The incident was noticed early on Monday. There was extensive damage to the building, located in the southern tip of the district, Neeleswaram Circle Inspector E. Unnikrishnan said. The police have launched a probe

Udupi: Mohammed Anas, a student of Mahesh PU College in Udupi, scored 96% in PU science exams. He is the son of Mohammed Ansar and Naveeda, residing in Mallar Kaup, Udupi dist. He is an alumnus of International Indian Embassy school Dammam, Saudi Arabia (IISD). He has scored 100/100 in mathematics and computer science and 96/100 in physics and chemistry. College principal and teaching staff have

Kasargod, May 9: The district, reeling under gruelling summer days, received long-awaited summer showers providing much needed respite to sultry conditions. The unexpected showers, that began at a moderate pace around 11 p.m. on Sunday, gradually gained momentum. The rain was accompanied by strong lightning and winds and lasted for over an hour. Noticeably, Kanhangad and nearby localities received

Kasargod, May 8: A group of unidentified persons set fire to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Uduma panchayat committee office, K.T. Jayakrishnan Memorial building, at Pariyaram here in the early hours of Sunday. Furniture and office files were destroyed in the fire. BJP leaders have accused the CPI(M) of perpetrating the crime.

Kanhangad, May 7: A man was killed and three others, including a 10-year-old boy and two women, were injured as the car they were travelling in collided with a fish-laden truck at Aingoth in Kanhangad south on Saturday. The accident occurred around 11.30 a.m. as the car proceeding from the temple town of Kollur to Irikkur in Kannur is said to have collided with the truck in its bid to overtake

Kasaragod, May 6: The district registered a pass percentage of 94.77 in the SSLC examinations. Of the 19,811 students who appeared for the examinations, 18,774 passed, with 812 getting A+ grade in all subjects. Forty-nine schools registered 100% pass. While 9,907 students from the Kasaragod educational sub-district became eligible for higher education, 8,867 from Kanhangad cleared the exam. As

Kasaragod, May 5: A police team headed by Kumbla Circle Inspector V.V. Manoj on Wednesday arrested six persons for the murder of Abdul Salam, 27, at Peral, near Kumbla. The arrested were Mangamudi Siddik, the prime accused, and his accomplices Umer Farooq, 29, a resident of Badriya Nagar, Sahir, 32, of Pervad locality, Niyas, 31, of Peral, Latheef, 36, of Pervad Kotta and Hareesh, 29, a resident