Dakshina Kannada / Udupi

Mangaluru, Aug 3: As part of precautionary measures in the region during Bhoomi Pujan in Ayodhya, prohibitory orders under Section 144 will be imposed under the limits of Mangaluru City Police Commissionerate. The Section 144 will be in force from 8 p.m. on Tuesday (August 4) to 6 a.m. on Thursday (August 6) Sources said that the city police commissioner Vikash Kumar Vikash has taken this step

Mangaluru, Aug 2: Former Minister and Mangaluru City MLA U T Khader has gone into self-quarantine after former MLC Ivan D’Souza tested positive for coronavirus. Mr D’Souza had met Mr Khader and many other Congress leaders a day before receiving his throat swab test results. Mr Khader announced on twitter: “Have gone into self-quarantine with immediate effect after receiving the news about #Covid

Mangaluru/Udupi, Aug 2: The twin coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi witnessed sporadic movement of vehicles and relatively less commercial activities today in spite of the withdrawal of ‘Sunday lockdown’ by the state government. After the central government announced guidelines under Unlock 3.0, the Karnataka government has removed the complete lockdown concept on Sundays and done

Mangaluru/Udupi, Aug 1: Karnataka’s twin costal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi have recorded 10 more deaths related to covid-19. With four more deaths, Dakshina Kannada’s covid-19 death toll mounted to 159. Udupi’s covid-19 death toll mounted to 35 with 6 new deaths. Meanwhile, DK recorded 139 new covid positive cases. Among them 91 are from Mangaluru, 19 from Bantwal, 14 from Beltangady

Mangaluru, Aug 1: Former member of Karnataka Legislative Council Ivan D’Souza has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Congress leader took to social media to break the news. “I and my wife Dr Kavitha have been tested positive covid-19 positive. There are no symptoms. We had voluntarily given our throat swabs for testing,” he said in a Facebook post. He also requested his friends and

Mangaluru, Aug 1: A teenage boy, who was critically injured in a road accident at Manchi village in Bantwal taluk, breathed his last at a private hospital in the city today. The victim has been identified as Mohammad Unais (17), a resident of Bolanthoor village. The mishap occurred yesterday (July 31) at around 6 p.m. when Unais was riding a motorbike. In his bid to overtake a speeding lorry near

Udupi, Aug 1: A girl child died five persons suffered injuries in a car accident today on National Highway-66 near Ambalpady in Udupi. According to sources, two couples and children were travelling in the car from Mangaluru to Shikaripura when the tragedy took place. The speeding car rammed into the road divider and flipped over after the driver lost control over it near Ambalpady. Among the

Udupi, Aug 1: A young rider lost his life after a head-on collision between a scooter and a car on K G Road in Udupi last evening. The deceased has been identified as Praveen Ganiga (24), a resident of Kodavoor in Malpe. According to police Praveen was riding his scooter on the wrong side of the road. The car was plying from Brahmavar to Udupi. The people on board car suffered minor injuries in

Mangaluru, Jul 31: Muslims across coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada today observed Eid al Adha following the safety guidelines issued by the government amidst covid-19 pandemic. While coastal Karnataka is celebrating the festival of sacrifice today, it will be observed in other parts of Karnataka and country tomorrow. Congregational Eid prayers were held in many

Mangaluru, July 31: Coronavirus related deaths in Dakshina Kannada continued to surge, with the district administration recording five more fatalities in a day, thus taking the tally to 155. The district has recorded multiple deaths every day from July 1 to 31. A majority of the deaths are due to comorbid conditions. Among the five deaths reported today, a 47-year-old man from Mangaluru, was