Mysore/Mysuru: The 812-km run Unique World Record title holder Dr. Boby Chemmanur of Chemmanur Jewellers has donated one helicopter free of cost to the Government to transport COVID-19 patients from Kerala to Karnataka. A communication sent to Kerala Chief Minister says that ‘Boby Heli Taxi’ will ferry patients from Kasargod in Kerala to Mangaluru in…
Bomb scare at Mangaluru Airport
January 20, 2020Mangaluru: Tension gripped Mangaluru International Airport this morning after a suspicious bag was found lying near the entrance of the Airport. The bag, which was lying unattended to near the entrance of the Airport, was removed from the spot by the airport security personnel. Bomb squad undertook detailed check of the bag. A bomb with…
Three of Mandya family killed in accident near Mangaluru
December 21, 2019Mandya: Three members of a Doctor’s family from Mandya were killed on the spot, while two other members sustained serious injuries when a truck carrying iron pipes, fell on the car in which they were travelling near Parvarakotta coming under Shiradi Ghat on Bengaluru-Mangaluru National Highway last evening. The deceased have been identified as Narayan…
Pejawar Seer hospitalised in Manipal with breathing difficulty
December 20, 2019Mangaluru: Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji of Pejawar Mutt was admitted to the Kasturba Hospital in Manipal early this morning after he complained of difficulty in breathing and he is currently serious and is connected to a ventilator. In a press release issued today, the Medical Superintendent of Kasturba Hospital said that the 88-year-old Seer was brought…
Mobile internet services suspended in Mangaluru for 48 hours
December 20, 2019Mangaluru: In the wake of violence during protests and Police firing in Mangaluru, the Karnataka Home Department has imposed a suspension on mobile internet services by all mobile providers in Mangaluru City Commissionerate and Dakshina Kannada district for 48 hours. This comes after internet services were suspended in parts of New Delhi on Thursday. Internet…
Kerala TV journalists detained in Mangaluru, Police cite no accreditation
December 20, 2019Mangaluru: Over 15 journalists were detained by the Mangaluru Police this morning while they were covering the post-mortem of two people who died in Police firing at the Wenlock hospital. The City Commissioner’s Office claimed that they were being questioned because they were not carrying ‘accreditation cards’ issued by any authority. A majority of the…
Shocked by husband’s death, woman jumps into river along with children and pets
September 29, 2019Mysuru: Unable to bear the death of her husband, a woman from city along with her two children jumped into the Nethravathi River in Mangaluru. Though the woman was rescued by local fishermen, she breathed her last in a hospital. Search is on for the two children. The woman has been identified as 57-year-old Kavitha…
Body found: Search for V.G. Siddhartha, Founder of Cafe Coffee Day, ends; deemed suicide
July 31, 2019Mangaluru: The body of V.G. Siddhartha, Founder of India’s largest coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day, was found this morning near Nethravathi River in Mangaluru. Siddhartha, who is the son-in-law of former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader S.M. Krishna, had been missing since Monday evening. The body was found on the banks of Nethravathi, close…
Siddhartha’s death raises many questions
July 31, 2019Mysuru: Now that coffee tycoon V.G. Siddhartha’s body has been found, the question of why he took his own life is haunting not only his family but even the public. This has led to many theories and questions. He kept on apologising V.G. Siddhartha’s driver (Basavaraj Patil) told the Police that while travelling towards Mangaluru,…
STILL MISSING: Search on for Cafe Coffee Day Founder V.G. Siddhartha
July 30, 2019Mangaluru: V.G. Siddhartha, son-in-law of former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna and founder of India’s largest coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) is reportedly missing since last evening. According to sources, Siddhartha, who had left Bengaluru yesterday had told his driver Basavaraj Patil that they would be travelling towards Sakaleshpur, but in the midway Siddhartha decided…
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