Mangalore: Maharshi Valmiki Day was observed at the Netravathi Auditorium of the Zilla Panchayat on October 29, Monday. Presiding over the function, Deputy Speaker Yogish Bhat said the Petitions Committee of the House has formulated a Rs 500 crore package for the development of people of tribal areas in DK, Udupi and Chikmagalur districts. He […]

Kadaba :  A Day care centre for the physically disabled people living in the vicinity of Alankar of Puttur, was inaugurated at Koila by former CM DV Sadananda Gowda. The centre is located at the sericulture department building at Koila and is opened under the joint aegis of the Zilla Panchayat, District Administration. Speaking on […]

Udupi: The Kudremukh reserve forest issue was discussed at the general body meeting of the Zilla Panchayat held at Rajathadri on August 28, Tuesday. Addressing the members, MLA Gopal Bhandary said that Kudremukh reserve forest proposal has been withdrawn. The BJP leaders like Uday Kotian and Mamata Adhikari urged the concerned authorities to investigate the […]

Mangalore : Zilla Panchayat in association with district administration and the SC/ST Welfare Department celebrated the 97th birth anniversary of former chief minister late D. Devaraj Urs at Nethravathi Hall on August 20, Monday. ZP president K. T. Shailaja Bhat inaugurated the event and paid a floral tribute to the portrait of late D. Devaraj […]

Belthangady:  Zilla Panchayat Executive Engineer Satyanarayana has informed that approval has been granted for 12 projects at a cost of Rs 75 lakhs under the Integrated Tribal Development Programme. He said the budget estimates of the project are also ready. The officer gave this information at the progress review meet held at the ZP mini […]

Mangalore: The disease like Brucellosis is very dangerous which csan affect calves in the district, hence awareness must be creatd on it, said Zilla Panchayat president K T Shailaja Bhat. Speaking after inaugurating the technical session of National Control Programme on Brucellosis (NCPB) ON Aug 3, Friday, she said that most of the people in […]

Mangalore: Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Dr KN Vijayaprakash has called upon officials to give top priority to redress water related problems at the earliest, considering the less rainfall which the district received this year so far when compared to the corresponding period of last year. Zilla Panchayat Executive Engineer Satyanarayana  said as many as […]

Mangalore : Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has taken the alleged fund embezzlement in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme (MGNREGS) quite seriously as was evident with him directing all taluk panchayat executive officers in the district  to get the misappropriated funds reimbursed within a month. Kateel who presided over the District Vigilance […]

Udupi: The Udupi Zilla Panchayat meeting held here on Friday unanimously resolved to urge the government for a hike in their honorarium to Rs 5000. It was interesting to see the members who raised unnecessary debate and arguments over other issues even if it meant some burning problems, pass a unanimous resolution when it came […]

Mangalore: Development of villages is possible only  when villagers take active part in gram sabha proceedings, said KT Shailaja Bhat, Zilla Panchayat President. She was  speaking  at the inaugural function of a week long awareness drive on the importance of gram sabhas at the ZP  office auditorium in Mangalore on June 21, Thursday. The  programme […]