Mangaluru: As per the instructions of the Central government, Mangaluru’s PCIT office to be merged with the Goa office. The office covers the Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts. It is said that Taxpayers of the coastal region seek this office for tax revisions and other tax-related work Dakshina Kannada district is one of the […]

Bengaluru : Slamming the Central government over the enactment of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act MLA UT Khader said that the amendment bill is unconstitutional. “The new citizenship amendment bill is unconstitutional. The citizenship cannot be given on cast and creed basis. Because of these things we are fighting against it,” MLA UT Khader was quoted […]

Mangaluru : Former Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner Sasikanth Senthil on Sunday, January 5 said that the Central government is enforcing laws that are against the constitution. Addressing a programme organized by Ullal Muslim Union, opposing the implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Population Register (NPR), and National Register of Citizens (NRC), Senthil said, “Even […]

Mangaluru: The Congress will hold a State-wide protest if the Centre notifies ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs) in the Western Ghats as per the recommendation of the Kasturirangan committee disregarding the State’s opposition, said the former Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology B. Ramanath Rai here on Thursday. Talking to reporters, Mr. Rai said that a […]

Mangaluru: Modi-led central government and Siddaramaiah-led state government, there is a vast difference. The state government in the last five years has delivered its election promises, while the central government led by Modi has failed to do so.” said AICC general secretary B K Hariprasad. B K Hariprasad said, “In the year 2013, Congress wrested […]

Udupi: Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje said that ‘Sakhi’, the one-stop centre at Udupi is the first-of-its-kind in Karnataka. It will be inaugurated by Union Minister for Women and Child Welfare, Maneka Gandhi on March 5. Speaking to reporters here on Friday, the MP said that ‘Sakhi’ acts as a support system for women in distress. […]

Bengaluru: Union Minister of Urban Development M Venkaiah Naidu held a review meeting on Namma Metro on Sunday and instructed the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) to prioritise the 18-km-long Phase 2A which will connect the Central Silk Board junction with KR Puram via the Outer Ring Road. He also laid stress on providing […]

Mangaluru: The central government’s mass drive against measles and rubella (MR) launched on Tuesday, witnessed an overwhelming response in Dakshina Kannada district. On the inaugural day on Tuesday, 55,383 students (81%) were administered the vaccine as against the target of 68,500 school students in different age groups up to 15 years, said RCHO Dr Ashok. As […]

Bengaluru: The Union government on Sunday launched the first phase of the all India Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccine immunisation campaign from Bengaluru for the four states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Goa and the Union Territory of Puducherry. The campaign is a part of the Central government’s mission to eliminate measles and control […]

Bengaluru: The state government is mulling over introducing buses with toilets for Karnataka State Reserved Police (KSRP) force in view of difficulties faced by women constables when deployed to restore law and order, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Speaking after flagging off as many as 102 KSRP vehicles on Friday at Vidhana Soudha, he said that […]