The Latest Breaking News from Puttur

Four persons died in a car-bus collision near Samudayam village, Tirupati. Ramesh Naidu, Pushpa, Bhanuprakash and Vanajakshamma, from Parameswaramangalam, Puttur, were returning from a function in Chennai. One woman, Sivamma, was rescued and taken to Tirupati for treatment.

The first competitive ‘kambala’ (slush track buffalo race) to be held at the Palace Grounds in Bengaluru from November 25, 2023 will have the longest ‘kare’ (slush track) measuring 155 metre against the normal 145 metre-long tack, according to Ashok Kumar Rai, Puttur MLA and president of Bengaluru Kambala Committee.

The service, Puttur-Bengaluru via Kukke Subrahmanya and Gundya had crossed Subrahmanya and was moving towards Gundya when the incident occurred at around 11 p.m. near Anila Manibanda.

Even as the BJP’s many experiments including that of fielding V. Somanna in Varuna and Chamarajanagar miserably failed, the party offered Puttur, the Hindutva stronghold in Dakshina Kannada, on a platter to the Congress.

BJP was leading in Mangaluru City North and South, Moodbidri, Belthangady, Bantwal and Sullia in Dakshina Kannada, Byndoor, Kundapura, Udupi, Kaup and Karkala in Udupi district. Congress was leading in Mangaluru (Ullal) and Puttur, both in Dakshina Kannada.

Former minister and stalwart B. Ramanath Rai of the Congress is trailing in Bantwal by about 7,000 votes against incumbent Rajesh Naik of the BJP. While Mr. Rai polled 36,047 votes, Mr. Naik polled 43,802 votes at the end of the 8th round.

BJP activists call for bandh in Sullia, Kadaba and Puttur taluks of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka

Nagari and Puttur municipalities submit resolutions to administration in support of their demand

The police have arrested six persons and seized ₹17.5 lakh worth of gold ornaments and silver articles in two separate incidents at Puttur and Chittoor on Wednesday.The Puttur sub-division police nabb