Mangaluru
India
Recent News
Sep. 6, 2024, 12:08 PM ET (The Hindu)
Research reveals worsening air quality in Bengaluru, Mangaluru and Mysuru
Sep. 5, 2024, 12:08 PM ET (The Hindu)
Three-day international karate championship in Mangaluru from September 6
Sep. 4, 2024, 12:08 PM ET (The Hindu)
State-of-the-art drone put to operation by Mangaluru police
Sep. 1, 2024, 2:45 AM ET (The Hindu)
Netravathi Khar Land protection project work comes to a halt over allegations of CRZ norm violation
Aug. 22, 2024, 9:18 AM ET (The Hindu)
663 street vendors will be allotted stalls in new vending zones, says Mangaluru Mayor
Mangaluru, city, southwestern Karnataka state, southwestern India. It is a port on the Arabian Sea coast that lies on the backwaters formed by the Netravati and Gurpur rivers. Mangaluru has long been a roadstead along the Malabar Coast. It became engaged in trade with the Persian Gulf region in the 14th century, and it was occupied by the Portuguese in the mid-16th century. Under the Mysore (Mysuru) sultans (1763) it became a strategic shipbuilding base, which was ceded to the British in 1799 after numerous sieges. The contemporary city, heavily dotted with coconut plantations, has a deceptively rural appearance. It ...(100 of 327 words)