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Cyclone Tauktae: 121 villages affected in Karnataka, eight dead

11:59 pm May 17, 2021

Bengaluru: Eight people have lost their lives so far in the cyclone Tauktae-hit coastal and surrounding Malnad districts of Karnataka, officials said on Monday. According to a situation report by Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority officials, till this evening, 121 villages in seven districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan and Belagavi have been affected by the cyclone. Among the 121 villages affected, a maximum of 48 […]

Cave belonging to megalithic era found in Udupi

2:34 pm April 2, 2021

Mangaluru: A cave found during the renovation work of Sri Anantha Padmanabha temple at Paniyadi in Udupi district recently belongs to the megalithic period, according to T Murugeshi, associate professor of ancient history and archaeology at MSRS College in Shirva. In a statement, Murugeshi said he visited the renovation site on Thursday and found it was a […]

COVID-19: Karnataka logs 4,225 new cases,26 deaths

9:20 pm March 31, 2021

Bengaluru: Registering a sharp spike in daily infections, Karnataka on Wednesday reported 4,225 new cases of COVID-19 and 26 more fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 9,97,004 and the death toll to 12,567, the Health department said. The day also saw 1,492 patients getting discharged after recovery. The state had recorded 2,975 new […]

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School teacher makes bid to enter record book

11:25 pm December 18, 2020

Mangaluru: A school teacher, who has won medals in national-level swimming competitions, has made an attempt to enter record books by swimming in a Padmasana Yoga posture with his legs chained. Nagaraj Kharvi, teaching in Kalmanja government higher primary school at Kundapur in Udupi district of Karnataka, attempted the feat on Friday. He reached his […]

Renowned Sanskrit scholar Govindacharya no more

4:11 pm December 13, 2020

Mangaluru: Renowned Sanskrit scholar Vidyavachaspati Bannanje Govindacharya died at his residence at Ambalpady in Udupi on Sunday due to age related illness, family sources said. He was 85. A propagator of ‘Madhwa’ ideology and a great orator, Govindacharya had been conferred the Padma Shree in 2009. He was well-versed in Veda Bhashya, Upanishad Bhashya, Mahabharata, […]

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