Mangaluru : Volunteers of Ramakrishna Mission’s Swacchata Abhiyan cleaned Dhakke and Bunder areas as part of the abhiyan’s 37th Shramadan here on Sunday. Heaps of garbage from Dhakke’s main entrance, from the Goods Shed Junction and from Bunder Junction were removed. Four roads and drains in the areas were cleaned. Unauthorised banners and posters were […]

Malpe: It has been requested that the tourists going to St Mary’s island through tourist boats must adhere to certain guidelines and that they should also cooperate with the appointed staff on the island. This decision was taken at a meeting conducted with the boat owners in the presence of the DC on Nov 13th. […]

Mangaluru: Every year in the district, the highest number of malaria cases are admitted in Mangaluru itself. This time, of the 1,519 cases identified until the month of June, 1,389 of the cases are from the city itself. Despite the awareness of the health department, malaria cases in the city are increasing by the day […]

Mangaluru: A major fire broke out at a scrap shop in Bunder here this morning. Fire tenders immediately rushed to the spot and the attempts were made to douse the flames. No causalities or injuries have been reported so far. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. More details are awaited.

Mangaluru: Ramakrishna Mission’s Swachhata Abhiyan’s 19th week’s drive was organized in Bunder area on Sunday. Uday Nayak, ACP and Suresh Kumar, PI, Mangaluru North PS flagged off the drive in the presence of Swami Jitakamananda, president, Ramakrishna Mission, Mangaluru. Uday Nayak said, “Cleanliness is important. Every citizen has to take up responsibility of keeping his […]

Mangaluru: This coastal city is well on its way to having an exclusive customs museum. Mooted on the lines of the headquarters of Alfandega—as the customs administration was known in Goa during Portuguese rule till 1961, and converted into India’s first museum for customs and central excise, the office of superintendent of customs at Old […]

Mangaluru: While a complaint was filed against reported manual scavenging in Bunder, Mayor Kavitha Sanil denied it and said that it was case of some workers repairing a damaged manhole. In a complaint to the Mangaluru South Police on Friday, district joint secretary of Democratic Youth Federation of India Nitin Kuthar said that he saw […]

Mangaluru : In protest against State government’s decision to transfer diesel subsidy to the bank accounts of fishermen, Trawler Boat Union and other fishermen organisations will stage a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office and submit a memorandum to the DC on August 5. The associations will also not begin fishing activities till […]

Mangalore : A loaded track fell into the water at old port in Bunder area in Mangalore on March 4, Tuesday afternoon. The truck bearing the name ‘Lady of Fathima’ parked at old port and it was loaded with rice bags, vegetables and other groceries to be distributed to shops in Bantwal and Panemangalore. The […]

Mangalore: There was no casualty (or death), only minor injuries for seven(7) members in a family on Tuesday(Aug 2) morning, when a huge tree uprooted in winds and rains, fell on their house, extensively damaging their home in the bargain. This happened in Bajilkeri near Bunder in city, when a Mango tree overturned in the […]