Mangaluru : Premananda Shetty, the corporator of Mangladevi ward. was elected as the mayor and Sumangala Rao of the Kunjatbail ward as deputy mayor of of Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) second term of BJP ruling. They defeated the Congress candidates, Anil Kumar and Jacintha Vijay Alfred, by 46-14 votes. Election officer Prakash, additional deputy commissioner […]

Mangaluru : Former city mayor K. Krishnappa Mendon (75) passed away early morning on Friday, December 04, 2020. He was the founder of Prema Auto Distributors, a wholesale distribution agency for automobile spare parts situated at Attavar in the city. K. Krishnappa Mendon served as the 9th Mayor of Mangaluru City Corporation from 25-01-1993 to […]

Mangaluru : Most of the developmental works at Carstreet have been completed under the Smart City project at a cost of Rs 17 crore. “Two-wheeler traffic will be allowed from tomorrow,” said Mangaluru South MLA Vedavyas Kamath. Mangaluru South MLA inspected the developmental works underway at Carstreet in the city under the Smart City Project, on […]

Mangaluru : After police, doctores tested positive in city, a corporator was tested positive for the coronavirus infection on Wednesday, July 8. It is reported that the corporator herself said that she was tested positive for the infection. It is gathered that she had recently attended a meeting at the health office. A person who […]

Mangaluru : Corporator and State Mahila Congress General Secretary Prathibha Kulai has filed a defamation complaint in the Second JMFC Court in Mangaluru against BJP leaders for allegedly misusing her name and photograph in the ‘Chargesheet’ book released by the BJP in Bengaluru recently. In the complaint submitted on Friday, Kulai has named Union Minister […]

Mangalore : In connection with the verbal abuse and molestation of corporator Prathiba Kulai, the District and Sessions Court on April 17, Thursday granted anticipatory bail to four people. The accused released on bail are identified as Manoj, Sachin, Lokesh and Dayanand. It is learnt that Corporator Prathiba Kulai had filed a complaint in Surathkal […]

Mangalore : A house belonging  to Maria Cutinha at Bajjodi in Mangalore suffered extensive damage after the concrete retention wall constructed by a neighbor collapsed on June 10, Monday. The house had been recently renovated and the extended portion has been damaged. The dining room, bedroom and kitchen have completely collapsed. The owner of the […]

Bangalore : The Lokayukta police has trapped another corporator. This one for receiving a bribe of Rs 15,000. Having trapped two corporators previously, both of whom have received bail from the High Court, the Lokayukta police on Tuesday laid a successful trap for Congress corporator from Sudhamanagar, Kumari Avvayi. Based on a complaint from Channegowda […]

Bangalore :A Lokayuta police raid on four premises of a woman corporator unearthed assets worth over Rs 14 crore. Gowramma Govindaraju, corporator of Azadnagar (ward No 141), was found to have immovable properties worth Rs 13 crore and movable assets amounting to over Rs 1.5 crore. Even her driver had over six acres of land […]

Mangalore:  Residents of Shanthinagar near Nandigudde in Mangalore staged a protest on October 5, Friday condemning the apathy of the authorities towards the terrible condition of roads in the area which are poorly maintained. Residents also complained that the open drains led to seepage of drainage water and contamination of well waters. Residents further said […]