Briefs

Kasaragod, Jan 6: Communist Party of India (CPI) nominee won the by-election in ward No. 11 (Majbayal) of the Meenja grama panchayat wresting the seat from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Shantarama Shetty won by 133 votes where BJP nominee Yashoda Alva had won the seat by seven votes in the 2015 polls. UDF nominee Hassan Kunhi of the IUML relegated to the third spot, garnered a mere 17 votes

Kasaragod, Jan 5: The police have banned demonstrations and public meetings by political and social organisations for three days in the district with effect from Wednesday. The regulations, under provisions of the Kerala Police Act 78 and 79, have been enforced as per the orders of Superintendent of Police Thomson Jose in view of widespread violence reported during the day-long BJP district hartal

Kasaragod, Jan 5: Yashmitha, a class XI student of Sri Annapoorneswari Higher Secondary School at Agalpadi, near Badiadukka here, brought laurels for the nation by winning the Asian Junior Throwball Championship held in Kuala Lumpur recently. The 16-year-old Yashmitha, hailing from the backward Marathi community, was accorded warm reception as she arrived at the railway station here and was

New Delhi, Dec 30: The district court has acquitted the MIM leaders who were allegedly involved in openly abusing the District Collector. The case was struck down as there was no evidence. According to Nizamuddin, lawyer of the MIM leaders, his clients were acquitted as the government pleader had failed to produce evidence. MIM Lok Sabha member Asaduddin Owaisi and others had staged a dharna on

Mangaluru, Dec 22: ‘Dabak Daba Aisaa’ tulu movie produced and directed by Prakash Pandeshwar, under the banner of Jayakirana Films is to be screened in Krishna Theatre, Kasaragod from December 23 onwards. The Movie ‘Dabak Daba Aisaa’ has already been released in Mangaluru , surroundings and has been successfull in attracting large number of Tulu language and movie lovers towards the theatre

Kasargod, Dec 15: As many as 10 people were injured when a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus hit a roadside tree at Chattamchal near here on Wednesday. The accident occurred around 5 p.m. when the driver of the Kannur bound bus lost control of the vehicle in the rain. The bus hit a tree on the roadside between Chattamchal and Poinachi. The injured, including a woman, were

Mangaluru, Dec 12: Mangaluru city police on Friday arrested three peple in connection with an attempt to murder case reported in Mangaluru South police station limits. City police chief M Chandra Sekhar named the accused as Ahmad Shinan, 22, residing near Nadupalli Mosque, Sheikh Shahbaz, 22, from Kudroli, and Anish Ashraf, 19, also from Kudroli. The trio had made a futile bid to kill Mohammad

Kasargod, Dec 7: As part of addressing the menace of street dogs, as many as 632 stray dogs have been sterilised by the Animal Birth Control (ABC) centre here. The mission had sterilised 178 dogs in November alone. The break-up is — Kasaragod municipality - 126, Madhur grama panchayat - 97, Mogral-Puthur - 53, Kumbla - 151, Chemnad - 30, Chengala - 48, and Badiadukka - 127. District panchayat

Udupi, Dec 5: A new book titled “Soliloquies – II” authored by Mathew C. Ninan, Principal of Little Rock Indian School, was released by Roy Philip, Managing Trustee of Priority One India, at Brahmavar in Udupi district, recently. This is a sequel to the author’s first book, “Soliloquies of a Principal”, published earlier, stated a press release issued here on Sunday.

Mangaluru: Scholarships worth Rs 4.25 lakh distributed among 35 deserving and meritorious students by Social/Educational Welfare Association (SEWA), a wing of South Kanara Muslim Welfare Association (SKMWA), Muscat, at a recently held programme at Jamiyyatul Falah hall in Mangaluru. Speaking as chief guest P C Hashir, correspondentof Badria Educational Institution and chairman of PC Group of