Mangaluru : PWD minister H D Revanna visited Charmadi Ghat Hill slide area on Tuesday and directed the officials to take necessary steps to speed-up the road works, where form he visited Shanthivana to meet former CM Siddaramaiah. Local MLA Harish poonja present during the Revanna visit. Speaking the reporters Revanna said the second phase of Charmadi Ghat development work […]

Mangaluru: A 13ft long king cobra, which was trapped to the roadside fence at Savanalu village in Belthangady taluk was rescued by a snake expert on Monday. Villagers noticed the king cobra struggling to free itself after trapped to the fence by the side of Savanalu – Ayilahadime road. Villagers immediately contacted snake expert Joy […]

Belthangady: This country will be devastated by Modi, media have lost their respect along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Press and television media has been sold to PM Modi, I will not respected media any more, former MLAVasanth Bangera said, during Charmadi Ghat hill slide on June 14th. Former MLA Vasanth Bangera has reportedly called […]

Beltangady: The Charmadi Ghat road reopened for vehicular movement from Friday. The road has been limited for public transport vehicles and light vehicles. Heavy vehicles will have no permission for movement. Deputy commissioner said that only light vehicles are permitted to use from Thursday evening, while public transport from Friday morning. Debris was cleared out […]

Mangaluru: Heavy rains led to landslides at nine places at the Charmadi Ghat stretch here on Monday. The landslides at nine places and the fallen trees following rains in the region on Monday June 11 have caused inconvenience to the commuters leading to heavy traffic jams in the Ghat. Meanwhile, a team, led by social […]

Mangaluru: Residents of Banjarumale (a tribal hamlet) at Neriya gram panchayat in Belthangady taluk are planning to boycott the upcoming Assembly election as they have been denied basic facilities even after 70 years of Independence. Over 30 families belonging to Malekudiya community reside in Banjarumale. They have to travel 20 km to reach the main […]

Mangaluru : DK District Working Journalists’ Association paid tributes to Journalist Humaid Hussain in a condolence meeting at Press Club on April 9, Saturday. Haimad Hussein (29) who breathed his last due to a cardiac arrest whiel trekking to Charmadi Ghat on April 8. Hussain hails from Raichur and from past one year he was […]

Belthangady : Fire along the Charmadi Ghat has been raging from the past three days and is said to have destroyed about 60,000 acres of forest area. Officials state that the fire was still to be brought under control and was a tiresome process as strong winds have been blowing in the region. The fire […]

Mangaluru : Dakshina Kannada District In-Charge Minister B. Ramanath Rai on Sunday castigated Public Works Department (PWD) for what he termed, ‘irresponsible’ attitude in upgrading the Charmadi Ghat, the major alternative route between the coast and hinterlands. The Ghat is being extensively used in the wake of closure of Shiradi Ghat, the main thoroughfare on […]

Mangaluru : After a day of Shiradi Ghat closure, the Friday evening heavy traffic of the vehicle was halted on the Charmadi Ghat – one of the key alternative routes for traffic between Mangaluru and Bengaluru. The traffic came to a halt in the evening, particularly after many heavy vehicles came from Kadur side. Police […]