Mysuru: Dakshina Kannada (DK) won the overall team championship title with a total of 402 points (30 Gold, 20 Silver and 23 Bronze Medals) on the concluding day of the 4-day Karnataka State Inter District Junior and U-23 Athletic Meet – 2024, organised by Mysore District Athletic Association (MDAA), at the Chamundi Vihar Stadium here…
City Police ups the ante to rein in anti-social elements
July 31, 2022Volatile situation in Dakshina Kannada puts Police teams on high-alert mode 24/7 vigilance at all entry points; vehicles screened; lodges under scanner Mysore/Mysuru: Following a volatile situation in the communally sensitive Dakshina Kannada district where three back-to-back murders have taken place in a span of 10 days, security has been beefed up in Mysuru city…
Murder of BJP Yuva Morcha leader: Bommai Government’s Janotsava rally cancelled
July 28, 2022Bengaluru: Following the brutal murder of BJP Yuva Morcha leader and Hindu activist Praveen Nettaru at Bellare in Dakshina Kannada district late night on Tuesday and the subsequent anger of the party workers and public outrage, the State Government cancelled the ‘Janotsava’ rally to mark the first anniversary of Basavaraj Bommai Government, that was scheduled…
Praveen Nettaru murder: Two arrested, says SP
July 28, 2022Bellare, Dakshina Kannada: Two persons have been arrested in connection with the murder of BJP Yuva Morcha worker Praveen Nettaru in Sullia’s Bellare, Rishikesh Bhagawan Sonawane, SP of Dakshina Kannada District said. While one accused is from Savanur, the other is from Bellare. “Special teams have been formed to investigate the murder of the BJP…
Hijacked car traced in DK
July 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The car, which two miscreants had hired at Mysuru and later had hijacked it near Kestur in Mandya after stabbing the driver and dragging him out, has been traced at Belthangady in Dakshina Kannada (DK) district. Details: Two persons, posing as customers, had hired a Toyota Etios car (KA-09-C-2358) to Tumakuru on the night…
Suspected property feud: City photographer murdered in Puttur
November 25, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A 58-year-old photographer from city has been murdered at Puttur in Dakshina Kannada and the Police have suspected property issue behind the murder. The murder came to light yesterday and Dakshina Kannada Police have arrested four accused in this connection. The deceased photographer is Jagadish, a native of Mangaluru, who was residing at Subramanyanagar…
Padma Shri Harekala Hajabba reveals his Mysuru connection
November 22, 2021I was a dishwasher at a hotel in Mysuru and I got the idea of selling oranges at Devaraja Market. Mysore/Mysuru: Padma Shri awardee Harekala Hajabba from Dakshina Kannada, whose humility can put anyone to shame, has revealed his connection with Mysuru and said that it was at Devaraja Market he got an idea of…
Norovirus cases in Wayanad: Mysuru alert
November 17, 2021Virus mainly comes from stale food and contaminated water Mysuru: Health officers in Mysuru, Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada are on alert after at least 13 confirmed cases of Norovirus have been recorded in Kerala’s Wayanad district. The disease was first reported in some students of a veterinary college in Pookode two weeks ago. Norovirus is…
Minister Poojary wants medical team to take care of Covid patients in home isolation
May 7, 2021Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary has instructed officials to form medical teams to take care of Covid patients in home isolation as over 85.70 percent of patients in the district are in home isolation. Presiding over a meeting of experts here on Thursday in the backdrop of the rising Covid cases…
Vaccination drive: Kodagu highest, Dakshina Kannada clocks lowest percentage
January 17, 2021Tepid response in Mysuru district on inaugural day Mysuru/Bengaluru: While the hilly district of Kodagu registered the highest vaccination percentage of 84 per cent, Dakshina Kannada has clocked the lowest percentage of 34 per cent on the first day of nationwide vaccine drive launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. As against 21,658 persons…
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