Mangaluru : The ward reservation announced by the state government has ended, as many as 69 objections have been filed opposing the ward reservation list announced by the urban development department. Majority of the sitting corporators will not be able to contest from their respective wards if the new reservation list is finalized. As per […]

Mangalore : Amidst opposition over levying solid waste management (SWM) cess on general public to generate revenue for implementing the three package SWM project in the city, District-in-Charge Minister B Ramanath Rai put the ball to the MCC Administrator’s court, directing him to take a call on the matter after consulting with local MLAs. The […]

Mangalore : The Holy Hill at Simon Lane, Nagori celebrated its 16th annual day  with a prayer meet atop the Hill on September 24. Rev. Fr Boniface Pinto, delivered the homily and gave the blessings. Fr Deepak Fernandes, Carmelite Priest. Peter Rodrigues,  Corporators Asha D’Silva, Keshav Maroli, Praveen Alva  and former corporator James D’Souza were […]

Mangalore : Mangalore South MLA JR Lobo has said that  there is a plan to ensure 24×7 water supply to every household in Mangalore by the next two and a half years by taking up a project to mitigate the existing drinking water problem in the city in some places.  Speaking to reporters here on […]

Mangalore :  MLA JR Lobo along with Corporators and Congress leaders visited several places in the city where people have been affected due to the recent heavy rains. Lobo met the family of Vasanthi Nayak, a widow at Kadevu Shivanagara whose house was partially damaged. He assured the family with two kids of government assistamce. […]

Mangalore : To be an elected representative does not mean that  one rises  to a high status or position., It shoulders one with great responsibility, said Mangalore South MLA JR Lobo. He was responding to a felicitation conferred on him and eight corporators on behalf of the St Sebastian Church, Bendore at the Church Auditorium […]

Mangalore  : Newly elected Congress Corporators were honoured on behalf of the Mangalore City Block Congress on March 24, Sunday. K Ashraf, former mayor and  city block Congress President, who spoke on the occasion, congratulated the newly elected corporators and said the party workers need to put up a united show for victory in assembly […]

Bangalore: All Bangalore city Corporators are likely to get new lap-top computers, to bring them soon under electronically controlled administration circles, for which preparations are in full swing. According to Taxes and Finance standing Committee (SC) chairman of BBMP, it has been decided to buy lap-top machines for all the Corporators overlooking their party affiliations, […]

Mangalore: The widened, renovated, and a new look Car Street in front of Sri Venkataramana Temple in the heart of the port city was today dedicated to the people just two days ahead of annual ‘Teru Jatra’ (car festival) of six days starting from Feb. 6., by Mangalore South MLA and state Legislature deputy Speaker, […]

Mangalore: A protest rally, led by D.K. Ashok Kumar, an opposition corporators in MCC, was held in front of Mangalore City Corporation office to-day morning with several Congress corporators in attendance. They shouted slogans against the Mayor and demanded full-scale redressal of citizens’ grievances. In a press note released on the occasion, the senior corporators […]