15-10-2026
Work on the four-laning of the National Highway passing through Bhatkal has gathered pace in recent weeks, raising hopes that the project could be completed by the end of October, except for stretches where disputes remain unresolved.
Prasad Netralaya, a specialised eye care institution based in Udupi, opened a new unit at Nayak Health Centre on Sagar Road in Bhatkal on Wednesday evening. The unit was inaugurated by Sri Sri Sri Vishwaprasanna Tirtha Swamiji of the Pejawar Math, Udupi.
Bhatkal, a coastal town in Karnataka’s Uttara Kannada district known for its heavy monsoon rainfall, is facing an unusually dry monsoon this year, with a sharp decline in water inflow into the Kadavinakatte dam raising concerns over drinking water supplies, agriculture and livestock.
19-10-2026
Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address sugarcane farmers’ demands urgently to end the ongoing agitation in North Karnataka and facilitate the start of the crushing season.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Monday said the drought situation across large parts of the state remained “extremely serious”, with severe losses in food production and worsening shortages of fodder and drinking water.
Aimed at making headquarters residency mandatory for its officials, the Karnataka government has introduced a geofencing-based night-time attendance system through the ‘Kartavya’ mobile application to ensure prompt public service.
19-10-2026
The West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services Department has issued notices to three prominent Durga Puja committees in south Kolkata over alleged deficiencies in fire safety arrangements, following the Chorbagan pandal stampede that claimed 19 lives, officials said on Monday.
The Maharashtra Congress has alleged that its former MLA Rahul Bondre was pressured to join the ruling BJP and was being targeted with police notices concerning his educational institution after deciding against switching sides.
18-10-2026
The Thumbay College of Veterinary Medicine and Gulf Medical University today brought together scientists, veterinarians and industry leaders at Thumbay Medicity for Advances in Camel Science, a multidisciplinary international seminar on camel health, reproduction, surgery and rehabilitation.
An Indian national was killed while at least 10 others were among the more than 300 people injured in an attack at Saudi Arabia’s international airport in Riyadh, the Indian Embassy said on Sunday.
Medical graduates in the UAE and across the region now have a direct route into specialist training in the European Union. Thumbay Group and George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș (UMFST), one of Romania’s leading public medical universities,
18-10-2026
Hundreds gathered at Mahatma Gandhi’s statue at Parliament Square in London on Saturday for a protest organised by the Opposition Congress and UK-based Indian students’ groups against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
At least 10 people, including six of a family, were killed and several injured in a fire at a seaside resort in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district on Saturday, according to officials and local media reports.
The Indian-origin US Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal on Wednesday voiced concern over reports of the removal of 13 crore voter names from the draft electoral rolls in India.
18-10-2026
India and the West Indies fittingly shared a closely-fought T20 series 2-2 after the rain-marred fifth and final match was called off 7.4 overs into the hosts’ innings here on Saturday.
Keemo Paul's 5 for 41 followed Shai Hope's first-innings 102 not out as a clinical West Indies beat India by 24 runs in the fourth T20I to level the five-match series 2-2 here on Wednesday.
