Briefs

Mangalore, Jun 19: A 21-year-old law student has been reported to be missing from his hostel in Kottara, here, since Saturday. In a complaint filed before the Urwa police on Tuesday, B.V. Shravan Bharadwaj’s father B.A. Vasant Kumar, a resident of Shimoga, said his son’s mobile phone was switched off when he called him on Tuesday. When he checked the hostel he was told that Shravan had left for

Bangalore, Jun 14: The State government on Friday transferred three IAS officers and an IPS officer with immediate effect. The names of the officers and their new postings are as follows: Ritvik Ranjanam Pandey, Commissioner of Survey Settlement and Land Records, Bangalore. He will also hold additional charge of Director, Atalji Janasnehi Kendra, Bangalore; D Randeep, Deputy Commissioner, Bijapur

Ullal, Jul 14: The Lokayukta police on Friday arrested the chief officer of Ullal Town Municipal Council Chetan S. Kolavi for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 50,000 from a contractor.Lokayukta police said Mr. Kolavi had reportedly demanded Rs. 1.6 lakh from contractor Guruprasad to release a cheque for Rs. 17.5 lakh. The cheque was related to the drainage work done in the TMC limits. Following

Kannur, May 27: As part of the second anniversary of the Palakkunnu Patashala, a monodrama titled ‘Malala Aksharangalude Malakha' (Malala, an angel of letters) was staged at Palakkunnu near Karivellur on May 25. The monodrama was based on the story of Yousafzai Malala,a young brave girl from Swat district in the northwestern region of Pakistan who went on to become the symbol of resistance to the

Mangalore, May 24: A 27-year-old employee of Infosys in Mudipu died due to injuries sustained after he reportedly fell from the motorcycle he was driving on Friday morning. According to Konaje police, Nitin Kumar, a resident of Farangipet, was driving towards Infosys campus in Mudipu. He reportedly lost control of his vehicle while trying to avoid a dog that crossed the road near Lions Club’s

Chikmagalur, May 3: L.K. Ramesh, member of Chikmagalur City Municipal Council, died in an accident in Chikmagalur on Thursday. Mr. Ramesh (52) was on his two-wheeler near Hanumanthappa Circle when his vehicle was hit by a tipper truck. He died on the spot as the tipper ran over his head. The BJP corporator, representing ward 28, is survived by his wife and two daughters. A large number of people

Mangalore, May 2: The annual ice cream eating competition of the JCI will be held in Kadri Park on May 4. The competition will be held separately for children aged between 5 and 12 years and for the public. Spot registration will be till 3.30 p.m. and competition will start at 4 p.m.

Kasargod, Mar 26: The Excise Department sleuths seized 11,584 sachets of pan masala products and arrested two persons travelling in a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus at the border check-post of Manjeswaram on Tuesday.Stepping up search operations in view of the upcoming elections, a team of Excise officials led by Circle Inspector Sunil Kumara Pillai seized bags containing multiple

Mangalore, Mar 22: On the occasion of International Forest Day, students from the Department of Mass Communication, St. Aloysius College staged a thought provoking street play on the issue of Netravathi River diversion, which held at St. Aloysius College campus at 3.30pm, gathered the attention of massive youth across the city. The educated Mangalorean youngsters were on full swing as they acted

Mangalore, Mar 14: The Students of Journalism of St. Aloysius College, Mangalore took up the initiative of cleaning the Tannir Bavi beach strip on the 12th of March. The serenity of the beach was polluted by the disturbing sight of trash found at the shore. Trash collected included large amounts of plastic waste, cigarette packets, beer bottles, footwear and food items. At the end of the clean-up