Mangaluru

Relentless rainfall over the past several days has led to extensive flooding and severe property damage across Mangaluru, with the worst impact reported from the Kannur area.

In a significant administrative shake-up, the Karnataka government has issued transfer orders for sixteen IAS officers as of June 17, reshaping several top-level posts across the state.

Conservation of olive ridley turtles along the Mangaluru shoreline has seen encouraging progress this nesting season, with the forest department reporting a hatching success rate of 74%.

Air India Express has cancelled three flights scheduled for June 17, including two Dubai to Mangalore services and one outbound Mangalore to Dubai flight, citing “operational reasons.”

In a heartbreaking incident late Tuesday night, two young men lost their lives in a devastating road accident at Jeppinamogaru.

FMCI in Mangaluru inaugurates three new facilities, boosting patient care and academic excellence, led by Director Fr Richard Aloysius Coelho.

CFAL students in Mangaluru have achieved a 95% NEET 2025 success rate in their first attempt, far exceeding the national average of 54%.

Dakshina Kannada MP Captain Brijesh Chowta unveiled YuvVikas, a visionary youth engagement programme aimed at nurturing skill development, entrepreneurship.

The Dakshina Kannada unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has announced a public protest on June 23 at the Clock Tower, calling for concrete action to counter.

Continuous heavy rainfall has caused widespread destruction across Bantwal taluk, triggering landslides, compound wall collapses, and severe damage to homes and roads.

A 28-year-old man who was reported missing a few days ago was tragically found dead in a roadside drain on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Sagar, son of Janardhana Poojary.

In a tragic road mishap on National Highway 75 at Lavathadka near Nelyadi, one person lost his life and more than 18 others were injured.

Sub Lieutenant Anannya Rao, a 2024 graduate in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, has been commissioned into the Indian Navy.

Government schools across Dakshina Kannada and Udupi are breathing new life into a cherished local tradition — ‘uppad pachir’ or ‘uppad pachil’, the preservation of raw jackfruit in brine.

Continuous and intense rainfall battered Byndoor and Kundapur taluks in Udupi district over the past 24 hours, causing widespread waterlogging, damage to property, and displacement of residents.

The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), based in Hyderabad, has sounded an alert for high sea waves along the coastal districts of Uttara Kannada, Udupi, and DK.

As tensions escalate in West Asia, Kannadigas residing in conflict-hit zones of Israel and Iran say they are safe for now but living under constant anxiety.

A heartbreaking incident unfolded in Mangaluru as a 10-month-old baby boy, Anish Kumar, tragically lost his life after reportedly ingesting a used beedi discarded inside the house.

Although rainfall intensity has dipped slightly in coastal Karnataka, flooding and destruction continue to plague Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts.

Torrential rains on June 16 wreaked havoc across several areas of Mangaluru taluk, damaging infrastructure, inundating homes, and forcing families to evacuate due to severe waterlogging.