Udupi: Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister of State for Fisheries, Youth Services and Sports, said on Wednesday that all efforts will be made to save kambala. In a press release issued here, Mr. Madhwaraj said that kambala was a popular folk sport of the coastal districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada. It was also a tradition and […]

Mangaluru: The range comprises Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada, Udupi and Chikkamagaluru district police units. Speaking to reporters after taking charge, Harishekaran said that he believes in team spirit and will work in coordination of all his officers. “I need a few days to study the demograpy and topography of the range before making any concrete […]

Mangaluru: Activists of the Karnataka Rajya Raita Sangha (KRRS) staged a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office here on Tuesday opposing the ban on drilling borewells in the State for irrigation. In a memorandum submitted to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, president of Dakshina Kannada unit of KRRS Ravikiran Punacha said that the water table […]

Mangaluru: An all-party delegation will be taken to the Union Petroleum Ministry demanding allocation of subsidised kerosene for fishermen using country boats, said Minister for Food and Civil Supplies U.T. Khader. Talking to reporters here on Thursday, Mr. Khader said that presently the State government had been giving fishermen a part of kerosene allocated by […]

Mangaluru: Earlier morning on Friday, the bundh called by trade unions started with negative notions in the city. Strike has affected the normal life of people as busses and other transport carriages didn’t seen anywhere in the city. In some places like Kutthar, Surathkal and Urwa miscreants have burnt the tyres, it is reported. An […]

Bengaluru: A delegation led by MP Oscar Fernandes met CM Siddaramaiah and discussed about the problems that are being faced by the people of coastal region, on Saturday at CM’s home office ‘Krishna’. Ministers Ramanath Rai, U T Khader, Pramod Madhwaraj and others were also the part of delegation. After the meeting Oscar Fernandes said […]

Mangaluru: “Central government has directed to form civil protection unit at Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada. As per the directions the units will be formed in next six months,” said Home Guard’s ADGP N Shivakumar. He was speaking after visiting the Home Guard’s office at Maryhill. “At present civil protection unit is functioning at […]

Mangaluru : Coastal Karnataka, which is endowed with many west-flowing rivers, has been facing an acute water crisis since April this year, with almost all rivers having dried up and groundwater level depleted considerably. The region used to get normal pre-monsoon showers of up to 60 mm between January and April, but this year it […]

Udupi : The Udupi district BJP Other Backward Class Morcha will organise a protest rally in front of deputy commissioner’s office on Wednesday demanding intervention of the district in-charge minister to set right the problems pertaining to sand mining activities in the district. Speaking to mediapersons here on Sunday, MLA Kota Srinivas Poojary said people […]

Mangaluru :  The Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kasaragod District Kambala  organisers and thousands of farmers and villagers from Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kasaragod districts, along with 187 pairs of buffaloes, staged a protest here on Saturday opposing the Supreme Court order on banning Kambala (buffalo race), a popular folk sport of the coastal districts. As the […]