24-09-2026
First-year B.Sc student of Siddhartha Degree College in Bhatkal, has secured first place in the degree and postgraduate category in the Uttara Kannada district-level essay competition
Police have registered seven cases as part of action against O-C Matka activities and the illegal sale of liquor in Bhatkal taluk. Bhatkal Sub-Division ASP Ranu Gupta IPS said strict action against illegal activities would continue.
Karnataka Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker and Bhatkal MLA Mankal Vaidya has urged the government to protect the interests of people in Uttara Kannada district while considering the recommendations of the Kasturirangan report, saying the district’s people have already made major sacrifices for various development projects.
24-09-2026
Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday sought a fresh SIR of electoral rolls and called for the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar amid a row over reported differences within the poll panel over decision-making process.
BJP MLA B Suresh Gowda's daughter, who slapped a woman police sub-inspector at a temple in Mandya, on Tuesday publicly apologised to her in a video, expressing regret over the issue.
The Karnataka Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution rejecting the K Kasturirangan report on the conservation of the Western Ghats in its present form.
24-09-2026
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the operation of the Allahabad High Court order directing Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate Medha Roopam to pay compensation of Rs 5 lakh from her salary for the detention of student Akriti Chaudhary under the NSA in connection with the Noida workers' protest in April.
When Gyanesh Kumar took charge as India's 26th chief election commissioner (CEC) in February 2025, his work on the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution and setting up the Ram temple trust featured prominently in accounts of his career.
Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday demanded the arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and fresh assembly elections in the state with the pre-SIR voter list, alleging that the BJP and the poll panel had "looted" the polls held earlier this year.
24-09-2026
Gulf Medical University welcomed new students at its 2026 White Coat Ceremony today at Thumbay Grounds, taking the university past a milestone that few institutions anywhere can claim. With this intake, GMU now has students from 115 nationalities since its founding.
Most veterinary students around the world graduate know how to diagnose and treat animals. Very few graduates know how to rehabilitate them. At Gulf Medical University, that gap is closing.
13-09-2026
Indonesian rescuers said about 140 passengers and crew were missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea on Sunday.
The death toll from flash floods in central Nepal rose to 734 on Sunday, with more bodies being recovered even as nearly 2,500 people are still missing following the disaster.
The death toll in the massive flash floods in Nepal rose to 162, leaving many, including security personnel and foreign tourists, missing in one of the country’s worst disasters in recent years, police said on Thursday.
14-09-2026
Shafali Verma and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana struck forceful fifties, while the bowlers under Sree Charani produced an equally intense effort as India crushed Sri Lanka by 72 runs to clinch a record-extending eighth women’s Asia Cup title here on Sunday.
The Bhatkal Muslim Youth Federation (BMYF) organised the second season of its badminton tournament at the Abu Faisal Badminton Academy in Bhatkal, with the two-day event concluding successfully
Spain were crowned FIFA World Cup 2026 champions after edging defending champions Argentina 1-0 after extra time, bringing an end to Lionel Messi's title defence and completing an impressive unbeaten campaign in which La Roja conceded just one goal in eight matches.
