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From Udupi to Karwar: The Coastal Karnataka Road That Moves Like a Temple and a Ferry

The road begins before you leaveYou have not started driving yet and already the air has changed. Udupi does this, it pulls the salt in before you reach the sea. The Krishna Matha sits at the town's centre the way a full stop sits at the end of a sentence:…

Times Life · Sep 18

India Mangrove Forests Beyond the Sundarbans: Gujarat, Odisha and Karnataka Coastal Ecosystems Worth Visiting

Gujarat: The Largest Mangrove Cover Outside the SundarbansGujarat holds roughly 1,140 square kilometres of mangrove forests along its coastline, the second-largest mangrove cover in India after West Bengal. The Gulf of Kutch, in particular, carries stands of Avicennia marina so dense that the canopy closes overhead at mid-tide. The Marine…

Times Life · Aug 31

Navy commissions INS Malvan warship to bolster coastal anti-submarine capabilities

The Indian Navy commissioned the anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW-SWC) Malvan at Karwar on Wednesday. The second indigenous Mahe-class warship is designed to strengthen India's coastal anti-submarine capabilities and comes amid rising Chinese and Pakistani submarine activity in the Indian Ocean Region.

The Economic Times · Jul 22

Man cuts off finger accidentally, trying to draw blood as offering to Goddess to ‘make Narendra Modi PM again’

Arun Vernekar, a young man from Sonarwada in Karwar in Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka accidentally cut off his finger, when trying to collect blood to offer to Goddess Kali, praying to her to make Narendra Modi the Prime Minister for a third consecutive third time

The Hindu · Apr 7, 2024

HESCOM online services won’t be available for three days

HESCOM has announced online services unavailable from Nov 24-26 due to emergency technical maintenance. R-APDRP is being implemented to integrate portals of five ESCOMs & provide online payment system. Affected towns: Athani, Bagalkot, Bailhongal, Belagavi, Bhatkal, Chikkodi, Dandeli, Gadag, Gokak, Guledgudda, Haveri, Hubballi-Dharwad, Ilkal, Indi, Jamkhandi, Karwar, Kumta, Laxmeshwar, Mahalingpur,…

The Hindu · Nov 21, 2023

Commuters rue lack of daily train service in evenings between Mangaluru and Karwar

With no daily train service from Mangaluru towards Karwar/ Madgaon between 3.30 p.m. and 9.30 p.m., patrons have urged the Railway Ministry to provide at least one service leaving Mangaluru at around 5 p.m. towards Karwar to benefit regular travellers.

The Hindu · Nov 2, 2023

Over 2,000 people take part enthusiastically in Karwar Run

Karwar Run: Over 2K people from different walks of life participated in 1st edition organised by Karwar Naval Base to commemorate Indian Navy's rich history. Event included 50-km Cyclothon, 10-km run & 5-km Run for Fun. It provided opportunity for civilians to interact with naval community. Event to boost local…

The Hindu · Oct 16, 2023

Traffic diversion announced in view of convention in Belagavi today

Belagavi Police to divert traffic on Tues. for all-India shepherds convention. Vehicles from Nippani, Athani, Chikkodi, Sankeshwar, Yamakanamardi, Kakati, Gokak, Kanabargi, Bagalkot, Ramdurg, Yaragatti, Vengurla, Sawantwadi, Sulga, Khanapur, Karwar, Haliyal to park at designated spots. KSRTC buses to join NH48. CM Siddaramaiah to be felicitated & address delegates. Memo to…

The Hindu · Oct 2, 2023

Chikkamagaluru police arrest KAS officer on charges of granting govt land illegally

KAS officer J. Umesh arrested in Bengaluru on charges of issuing khata of govt land to private persons. Tarikere sub-division AC K.J. Kantharaj filed complaint against Umesh and two other revenue officials. Umesh posted as land acquisition officer at Seabird Naval Base in Karwar. Two other accused Nanjundaiah, retired shirastedar…

The Hindu · Aug 25, 2023

Baby girl electrocuted in Karwar taluk

In a tragic incident, an eight months old baby girl was electrocuted after she bit on a live mobile charger wire in Uttara Kannada on Wednesday.

The Hindu · Aug 2, 2023