This Karnataka women’s group keeps alive the art of making traditional ‘goodudeepas’
Bamboo straws, rope, glue, colour, crepe paper, and a little bit of patience — here’s what goes into making the traditional Deepavali lanterns.
Human Interest
Mangaluru activist stages silent protest over dilapitated national highway
When the activist was joined by more people, the NHAI filled the potholes on the highway.
Humanity first: In Kodagu, a Hindu and Muslim donate over 1.5 acres to flood victims
While Haji gave the land for the new houses, Lokesh pledged his for an accessible road that can be built towards the plot.
How a Chikkamagaluru group helped rescue efforts using WhatsApp voice messages
A local group, ‘NammHudugru’ (Our Boys), coordinated the rescue and relief efforts in Mudigere taluk using WhatsApp voice notes for quick communication.
This 94-year-old has been waiting for years to meet the President for tea
An annual high tea is organised by Rashtrapati Bhavan to commemorate the Quit India movement, but Shyama Rao did not receive a much-awaited invite this year.
Mangaluru dog lovers, a new cafe welcomes humans and their four-legged friends alike
K9 Resto Café also has a grooming centre, massage parlour and a day-care facility for animals.
Mangaluru teacher helps bring menstrual health awareness, sanitary pads to rural areas
They have distributed close to 6,000 pads since the group’s inception.
How a Mangaluru professor is using geo-tagging, QR codes to help save trees from the axe
Dr Smitha Hegde, an expert in the study of ferns, has documented more than one thousand trees with her students so far.
Why did 11 villages in Karnataka’s Belagavi boycott the Lok Sabha polls?
The villagers refrained from voting to register their protest against the Forest Department for hindering development works in their villages.
Shame on you for not voting: Tourists who skipped polls garlanded in Chikkamagaluru
As part of the ‘Vote Maadi, Pravasa Maadi’ drive, visitors who didn’t vote were greeted with shawls and garlands made of government documents.
Animal activist in Mangaluru uses reflective collars to save stray dogs from accidents
Tauseef Ahmed had tagged about 400 dogs with reflective collars to prevent collisions with drivers of fast-moving vehicles.
Techie turned agriculturist Yathish Shetty’s online-portal for farmers
Close 50 locals farmers have listed their produce on the portal and its ‘organic-stalls’ have already been featured at IT campuses, local parks and trade-fairs.
This septuagenarian ‘Green-Revolutionary’ leads way with sustainable model farming
At 73-years of age, Mahalinga Naik breaks into a smile, when residents of Amai village
Mangaluru doctors are raising awareness on cancer through a ‘Yakshagana’ play
On February 3, the eve of World Cancer Day, these doctors will come together for ‘Arbudasura Garvabhanga’, or ‘taming the cancer demon’.
Endless ordeal of Abdul Basheer | ‘No land’s man’ now languishes in Mangaluru rehab
While some suspect Abdul Basheer to be a Pakistani, others give him a benefit of doubt that he maybe a Saudi National.
Close To Month Since ‘Missing’, Families Of 7 Fishermen Pin Hope For Their Survival
Both fishermen associations and family members of crew of ‘Suvarna Tribhuja’ have been running from pillar to post to seek help to trace them but in vain.
Meet real-life Pakshirajan- Dr. Vishwanath Hegga
The 39-year-old veterinarian surgeon lives with his parents, wife, two children, seven dogs and a collection of 500 birds!
The story of Mangaluru’s iconic ‘Omelette Bhandary’, who will shut shop after 51 years
Bhandary, who has not shut his shop save one time when he went to Haridwar, now wants to call it quits after 51 years, and travel the country with his wife
Global market ‘all open’ for greeting cards from this differently-abled unit in Mangaluru
For over five-decades now, the differently-abled trainees at the rehabilitation unit of Fr. Muller Medical
A K’taka photographer was hired for a wedding. Little did he know it was Isha Ambani’s
In 15 days, Vivek and his team captured over 1.2 lakh photographs, ranging from housewarming, wedding ceremonies, to an array of entertainment.
Final chapter: Struggling 36-year-old private library in Mangaluru to close after Dec 31
The Standard Library, home to more than 17,000 books, is slated to close due to dwindling readership and soaring maintenance costs.