Sullia: The Project Officer (CDPO), Rashmi, officials stopped a child marriage in Kandadka, Sullia on July 15. A minor girl from Mysuru was scheduled to be married to a 26-year-old man named Pratap, resident of the Tamil colony in the Taluk on July 15. Upon receiving information, the officials reached the spot and stopped the wedding. […]

Mangaluru: The reluctance of pregnant and lactating women to have food in anganwadis, women in hilly areas finding it difficult to reach anganwadis, and they not opting for the white boiled rice are among the reasons for the poor response to Matru Poorna scheme in Dakshina Kannada. The scheme was launched across the State on […]

Mangaluru: Mulki-Moodbidri MLA K Abhayachandra Jain has stressed the importance of creating awareness among pregnant and puerperal women about the Mathru Poorna scheme of the state government. Chairing the Mangaluru taluk panchayat meeting on Friday, he said the scheme is an ambitious programme of the state government and aims at the elimination of malnutrition among the […]

Mangaluru: Shree Rama Sene (SRS) have warned the St Thomas School authorities to hold protest in front of every church in the district if the case filed over SRS is not withdrawn. This is said by the SRS State President Mahesh Koppa over the raid on St Thomas School, on Friday at Mangaluru Press Club. […]

Udupi :   A driver of a government vehicle has won much praise for his heroic efforts in rescuing two children from drowning. The driver named Guruprasad Shetty saw two children drowning  at Ambadi near Katapady  where he had been to drop some government officials including  Sadananda Nayak, CDPO for inspection of Anganavadis. He immediately jumped […]

Mangalore: The Child Development Programme Officer (CDPO) of Mangalore Rural cracked a child trafficking case and rescued a one-month-old girl child at Kinnigoli near Mangalore on Monday. On a tip-off, the CDPO raided a house at Kinnigoli where a family was fostering the baby for the last 23 days. The rescued baby has been shifted […]

Mangalore: A meeting to discuss the rehabilitation of Endosulfan victims was held at the DC office on October 9 under the presidentship of Deputy Commissioner Dr Channappa Gowda. Following the meeting, District Health Officer Dr OR Srirangappa said a survey already conducted by the district administration has identified 77 villages in Belthangady, Puttur Sullia and […]