Mangaluru

TIARA ’26, the techno-cultural fest of St Joseph Engineering College, was inaugurated in Mangaluru with technology, talent and cultural events.

Yenepoya Medical College Hospital held a heart health awareness programme featuring a student skit, expert sessions and practical CPR training.

St Aloysius University has launched a five-day FDP to help educators build AI skills and strengthen digital competency for responsible technology use.

Mangaluru’s fifth annual Pili Ajane tiger dance event will be held on October 21, with cultural programmes and Huli Kunitha performances.

Dakshina Kannada autorickshaw fares will rise to Rs 40 for the first 1.5 km and Rs 23 per additional kilometre from November 1.

St Aloysius hosted Civicus – Yuva Sansad 1.0 with 71 delegates debating education policy, digital rights, social media regulation and democracy.

Mandd Sobhann and Sumell celebrated International Music Day with ‘Vivid Ninad’ at Kalaangann and honoured veteran music teacher Charles Dmello.

Heavy vehicle movement has damaged the Aswatthapura-Kondebettu road, with residents seeking repairs and stricter regulation of tippers.

Puttur women’s college students raise demands on canteen, buses, roads and education as MLA Ashok Rai assures support.

A 59-year-old farmer died after suffering chest pain and collapsing while travelling by bus from Nidpalli to Puttur.

Fire and Rescue Services searched the Kumaradhara River after a missing man’s motorcycle and mobile phone were found on the bridge.

Lightning severely damages a house in Ajjibettu village of Bantwal taluk as heavy rain and thunderstorms lash Dakshina Kannada.

U T Khader warned PGs, hostels and hotels against compromising food quality for profit and said complaints will trigger mandatory inspections.

Mangalore University recorded 71 butterfly species in its first campus-wide survey, including Western Ghats species and a first record of Indigo Flash.

Yenepoya hosted RESCARE’26 in Mangaluru, bringing 344 delegates together for workshops and discussions on respiratory and critical care

Yenepoya hosted a three-day quality laboratory standards programme focused on accreditation, quality management and patient safety.

Rain and thunderstorms are expected across Dakshina Kannada and Udupi until October 11 as a cyclonic circulation affects coastal Karnataka.

Railway forums from Udupi, Kundapur and Uttara Kannada oppose diverting trains through Mangaluru, citing possible two- to three-hour delays.

A 27-year-old man from Shishila died during treatment after a car travelling to Mantralaya collided with another vehicle near Banakal.

A new Android keyboard lets users type in Tulu script, use it on WhatsApp and create stickers, boosting the language’s digital presence.