Mangaluru: Deputy Commissioner HV Darshan has directed departments responsible for the protection of lakes in the district to carry out continuous patrolling.Presiding over the district-level Lake Development Committee meeting on Wednesday, the DC said that the district has various types of lakes located in both urban and rural areas. These lakes fall under the jurisdiction…
Mangaluru: MLC Kishore Kumar Puttur met forest minister Eshwar Khandre at Suvarna Soudha, Belagavi, and urged for the immediate establishment of an Elephant Task Force (ETF) in the district to prevent elephant attacks and protect the lives and livelihoods of farmers.He held detailed discussions on the increasing human-elephant conflict in Sullia, Kadaba and Belthangady taluks…
Mangaluru: Ahead of New Year celebrations, Mangaluru City police have issued a comprehensive set of guidelines to ensure public safety and maintain law and order within city limits. Hotels, restaurants, clubs, resorts, and other establishments planning to host New Year events must obtain prior permission from the office of the respective assistant commissioner of police….
Mangaluru: Mangaluru East police arrested two interstate offenders involved in vehicle theft and chain-snatching cases, recovering gold jewellery and a motorcycle worth Rs 1.7 lakh. The accused are Faisal alias Thota Faisal of Ullal and Nithin Kumar of Vinayaka Nagar, Mysuru.City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH stated that based on a complaint registered at…
Mangaluru: Shri Ambamaheshwari Seva Trust has submitted a proposal to the DC, with copies marked to the MP, MLAs, Mangaluru City Corporation, Mangaluru Smart City Ltd, the traffic dept, and the railway dept, seeking measures to ease traffic congestion near railway gates.Trust president Seetharam A said the proposal recommends installing display boards on approach roads…
Mangaluru: In a move to strengthen traffic enforcement and monitoring, three junctions on national highways under the Mangaluru City police limits will soon be equipped with advanced AI-based automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras.City Police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH said that the agency for implementing the project has been shortlisted. A letter will be…
Mangaluru: In a significant move towards community empowerment, Michael D’ Souza, a prominent NRI entrepreneur and philanthropist, launched the Vision 2030 initiative, targeting sustainable development in the twin dioceses of Karwar and Gulbarga.The initiative, which focuses on providing sustainable shelter and education, was inaugurated at a ceremony on Tuesday. The event witnessed the signing of…
Mangaluru: Additional deputy commissioner Raju K has directed banks not to delay the sanctioning of loans to beneficiaries under various govt direct lending schemes. He was presiding over the district vigilance and monitoring committee meeting, along with the review meeting on the progress of the Nomadic Development Corporation and SCP/TSP programmes, held at the deputy…
Mangaluru: Religious leaders have stressed the need to launch an awareness campaign to eliminate open dumping of waste. They stated that this issue has arisen due to a lack of awareness and knowledge, and they aim to spread the message of cleanliness.At a sanitation consultative meeting with religious leaders on the theme ‘Garbage-free villages, disease-free…
Udupi: Labour minister Santosh S Lad assured that appropriate measures will be taken to appoint doctors at the ESI dispensary in Kundapur taluk. Replying to a question raised by Kundapur MLA Kiran Kumar Kodgi during the ongoing legislative assembly winter session at Suvarna Soudha, the minister said the issue will be addressed.The MLA pointed out…
