Mangaluru : Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat CEO K. Anandh on Monday directed banks in the district to sanction loans to beneficiaries of various government schemes without delay. Chairing a bankers’ review meeting here, Dr. Anandh said there were many complaints of abnormal delay in sanctioning loans to the beneficiaries of government schemes. Despite departments concerned […]

Mangaluru : Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat observed the World Environment Day in a unique way by taking up an exercise to clear garbage dumped beside five state and national highways in Mangaluru and Bantwal taluks on Monday. The exercise was aimed at creating awareness among the residents about proper disposal of waste. Zilla Panchayat chief […]

Mangaluru : Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao has warned that action will be initiated against government officials for misusing the government funds. In the public grievances meeting at Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat hall here on Friday, he said that withdrawing funds by submitting a few photos of works undertaken and using it for personal benefit […]

Mangalore : The department of Rural Development and Government of India has adjudged Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat with “Best ZP” award. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan  conferred the award to DK ZP President Asha Thimmappa Gowda, Vice President Sathish Kumpala and Standing Committee on Agriculture and Industry President Balakrishna Banajalu in a ceremony at New […]

Mangalore : Asha Thimmappa Gowda, president of the Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, said here on Monday that the government should conduct a scientific study on the ingredients of the new brands of chemical solutions available for fighting ‘kole roga’ (fruit rot disease) of arecanut. Addressing farmers and officials at a function organised by the Department […]

Mangalore : Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat in its council meeting on Monday decided to urge the government not to drop 20 multi-village water supply projects proposed by the panchayat in various taluks of the district. The panchayat’s decision followed after a senior official hinted in the meeting that the government was unlikely to approve the […]

Mangalore: K Koragappa Naik and Rithesh Shetty were elected unopposed as the President and Vice President respectively of the Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat on October 3, Wednesday.  M V Jayanthi, Mysore Regional Commissioner and Returning Officer, conducted the proceedings. No other candidates from the opposition party had filed their nomination leading to their election unopposed. […]