Mangaluru

Due to an LPG shortage, the Karunya meal project at Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru has switched to firewood cooking while continuing to serve around 400 people daily.

Digital self-operated luggage lockers have been launched at Mangaluru Central Railway Station, offering secure storage with tariffs starting at ₹40 for six hours.

A Sullia court ordered a traffic rule violator to pay a ₹3,000 fine and perform 15 days of community service by spreading awareness at major junctions.

A controversy in Mangaluru has erupted after allegations that a Christian man performed a sacred Nema ritual dance traditionally reserved for specific communities.

Coffee exports from Mangaluru to Gulf countries face delays as the West Asia crisis disrupts shipping routes and pushes freight costs up sharply.

Untreated sewage, water stagnation, and oxygen depletion likely caused fish deaths near Raikatte Bridge in Mangaluru, according to KSPCB inspection findings.

A decade-old contractor payment dispute linked to Lady Goschen Hospital construction in Mangaluru was settled in Lok Adalat for ₹1.83 crore.

Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao inaugurates Indira Canteen in Bajpe, providing affordable and hygienic meals to residents under the government’s subsidised food scheme.

Commercial LPG shortage in coastal Karnataka forces hotels to scale down operations while wedding halls and industries struggle to manage fuel supplies.

Food outlets will limit snack preparation from March 15 due to LPG shortages affecting cooking operations in restaurants and small eateries.

Fish and jasmine exports from Mangaluru have nearly stopped due to the West Asia conflict, causing crores of rupees in losses for coastal traders.

Yenepoya Medical College Hospital celebrates International Women’s Day with a programme promoting empowerment, equality and women’s leadership.

Dakshina Kannada Congress president Harish Kumar questioned PM Modi’s silence on issues linked to the Epstein case and criticised the Centre’s foreign policy.

A court sentenced three residents of Aryapu village in Puttur to three years in jail for misusing a government housing scheme with forged documents.

A Puttur court fined a vehicle owner ₹20,000 for allowing a minor to ride a two-wheeler involved in an accident in Kasaba village.

Dakshina Kannada DC Darshan H V assured that there is no shortage of domestic LPG in the district and urged residents not to panic book cylinders.

Three people died and one was seriously injured after a car collided with a KSRTC bus near Shiradi Ghat in Uppinangady police station limits.

Air India Express has revised flight schedules for Mangaluru–Sharjah and Delhi routes from March 16 to 28 due to current geopolitical developments.

Father Muller Medical College unveils advanced bleeding disorder diagnostic panel during HAEM INSIGHT 3.0 CME programme in Mangaluru.

Young singer Sancia Ruth Tauro from Abu Dhabi impressed worshippers at St. Paul’s Church, Musaffah, with her beautiful rendition of a Konkani psalm.