Dakshina Kannada
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One state, many languages: Exploring many worlds of Karnataka
Ruth Dsouza Prabhu •Karnataka has a wealth of languages that have not had their time under the spotlight. Several people are working to ensure this changes
Watch: IndiGo pilot makes flight announcement in Tulu on board; netizens laud officer for promoting local language
Trendingdesk •On a flight departing to Mangaluru from Mumbai on 24 December, First Officer Pradeep Padmashali welcomed his passengers on board in Tulu. The language is spoken primarily in the region of Dakshina Kannada
COVID-19: Karnataka district official says border restrictions with Kerala to continue
•Dakshina Kannada district Deputy Commissioner said restrictions at border with Kerala will continue as there has been no change in the COVID-19 situation in Kerala
Bengaluru violence: 'We are everybody's punching bag,' says SDPI leader as Karnataka govt mulls banning party
Naheed Ataulla •The SDPI in its attempt to match the RSS, Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad has allegedly drifted from promoting positive politics committed to empower the Muslims, Dalits and deprived communities
Coronavirus Outbreak: Wenlock hospital in Karnataka's Mangaluru to be turned into dedicated facility to treat COVID-19
•Dakshina Kannada district-in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary said the 250-bed super speciality wing at Wenlock would be converted to a dedicated hospital to treat coronavirus patients in view of the prevailing situation
Five women, 2 children among 13 killed in car accident in Karnataka’s Tumakuru; five critically injured
•Thirteen people, including five women and two children, were killed and five critically injured in a road accident in Karnataka early on Friday, police said.
CAA protests: Mobile internet services suspended in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district for 48 hours after violent clashes kill 2 in state
•The Karnataka government has suspended mobile Internet services in Dakshina Kannada district on Thursday night for the next 48 hours after two persons were killed in police firing during violent protests in Mangaluru
Section 144 imposed in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district after anti-CAA protests; Left, Muslim organisations call for a shutdown
•Following the raging protests over the amended Citizenship law, the Karnataka police have issued Section 144 in the Dakshina Kannada district on Thursday
In a Dakshina Kannada village, a lesser-known god brings blessings, chases away evil
Kaveer Rai •Come May, a resident of the Peral village of Dakshina Kannada dresses up and becomes a medium for the god, Rajan Daiva Ullakulu. The villagers re-enact the story of how this deity protected them during an ongoing dispute with the neighboring region, seek blessings and solutions and play a game with coconuts
Adivasis and the Indian State: Karnataka's Koraga tribe battles centuries-old discriminatory practice; official inaction adds to woes
Greeshma Kuthar •'We ask for land, we get kotta pikas (waste land), if we ask for food, they give us a plate' — a member of the Koraga community described their interaction with authorities in this manner.
