IndiGo commences daily direct flight between Mangaluru and Navi Mumbai

[ad_1] Captain Prabhu Vaippan (right) with crew members of the inaugural IndiGo flight from Mangaluru to Navi Mumbai on December 25. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT IndiGo launched a daily direct flight between Mangaluru International Airport (MgIA) and Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) on December 25, marking the commencement of commercial connectivity to India’s newest […]

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Four more coaches to be added to Mangaluru-Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express

[ad_1] With this addition, the service will run with 20 coaches, which include 18 Chair Car and two Executive Class. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Four more Chair Car coaches will be added to the Mangaluru Central-Thiruvananthapuram Central-Mangaluru Central Vande Bharat Express, with effect from September 9 owing to high passenger demand. With this addition, […]

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58% Karnataka candidates crack NEET UG 2025, Mangaluru student emerges state topper

[ad_1] The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday announced NEET UG 2025 results, wherein Karnataka registered a qualification rate of 58 per cent, a 5 per cent drop from last year. A total of 83,582 candidates out of 1.42 lakh who appeared from the state qualified this year, compared to 88,887 candidates out of 1.5 […]

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Indian Navy vessel with 18 crew members rescued from fire-struck ship arrives in Mangaluru

[ad_1] A fire was reported on board a Singapore-flagged container ship off the coast of Kerala on June 9, 2025. Indian Navy diverted INS Surat (foreground) to provide immediate assistance. Indian Navy vessel INS Surat, carrying 18 crew members rescued from the fire-struck Singapore-flagged container ship MV Wan Hai 503, arrived at New Mangalore Port […]

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Jane DSouza’s Mangaluru-Catholic recipes have distinct Portuguese roots

[ad_1] Author and cook Jane DSouza. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K. The 477th recipe in Jane DSouza’s Cook Book contains a rather innovative formula — Maggi Brinoodlepot, which consists of regular instant noodles zhuzhed up with ingredients that sound a bit like those that go into an eggplant potato gratin. “It is my own […]

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MCC starts biometric attendance for pourakarmikas

[ad_1] The Mangaluru City Corporation on Monday started biometric recording of attendance for 294 pourakarmikas engaged in house-to-house collection of waste and cleaning of roads. MCC Zonal Commissioner Shabarinath Rai said pourakarmikas have to report at the respective ward offices between 7 a.m. and 7.15 a.m. They have to stand in front of the biometric […]

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Campus bird count records highest 114 species of birds in Mangalore University

[ad_1] Birders in the campus of Mangalore University during the Campus Bird Count 2023.  | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Crested Goshawk bird found at Mangalore University during the Campus Bird Count 2023.  | Photo Credit: Mahim B. of Mangalore University Crested Serpent Eagle found in the campus of Mangalore University during the Campus Bird Count […]

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Kemmannu hanging bridge to be restored with assistance from Udupi Cochin Shipyard Ltd.

[ad_1] The hanging bridge across Swarna river that was recently closed for public movement because of its unsafe conditions will be restored at an estimated cost of Rs. 35 lakh with CSR funds from Udupi Cochin Shipyard Ltd., in Kemmannu village, Udupi. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Kemmannu hanging bridge across Swarna river connecting […]

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Micro connection with culture helps to tell related stories in a better way: Rishab Shetty

[ad_1] Film director Ashwini Iyer Mishra, actor and director Rishab Shetty, veteran actor Prakash Belawadi and actress Malavika at a session on Cinema and Culture-When Local is Universal during Mangaluru Lit Fest at TMA Pai convention center, in Mangaluru on Friday. | Photo Credit: H.S. MANJUNATH Expressing the need for stories from different parts of […]

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Tourism Trends 2022 | A year of revival lit by the fire of revenge tourism 

[ad_1] Tourists at Thottikallu Falls (TK Falls), also known as Swarna Mukhi, off the Kanakapura road in the Bangalore Urban district. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar After taking severe blows for the better part of two years due to the pandemic, the tourism sector made a strong comeback in the State in 2022, as […]

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