Mangaluru : Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil S. on Friday asked people to spend two hours on Sundays, starting from July 28, in clearing mosquito breeding sites in and around their houses. “Our focus is on destroying larva of dengue-virus carrying Aedes aegypti mosquito that breeds in fresh water,” Mr. Senthil said and pointed out that […]

Mangaluru : Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal activists condemned the attack  on Kumara Banninthaya  of Samputa Narasimha Math employee in Subramanya. VHP urged the Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner to conduct a probe with regard. An employee of the Math named Kumara Banninthaya tried to help them with the ritual. Two people namely Guruprasad […]

Mangaluru : Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil S said that the district administration is focusing on the riverfront areas by developing corridors from Bengre to Kuloor bridge and from Bunder-Tile factory-Nethravathi bridge for promoting tourism. The deputy commissioner, during an interaction on tourism potential in Dakshina Kannada district, organised by Dakshina Kannada Working Journalists’ Association, district administration, […]

Mangaluru : A student has complained to the district administration that she was denied re-admission to second-year PU to a college in the city after she refused to attend classes without the hijab (headscarf). However, the college principal said the student was told several times that wearing the hijab in college wasn’t permitted. In a […]

Udupi: Priyanka Mary Franics, Deputy Commissioner, said on Tuesday that the administration had taken several steps to make Udupi, an environment-friendly district. She was speaking after flagging off a tableau on creating awareness on environment created by the Department of Forests to mark the World Environment Day celebrations here. Ms. Francis said that the administration […]

Udupi : To ensure peace in the backdrop of the forthcoming Assembly elections, Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis and Police Superintendent Lakshman Nimbargi visited Maoist affected areas in the district. Authorities visited the areas of Amasebailu, Jaddinagadde, Mandi Murukai, Hallihole, Jadkal and Mudur Udayanagara to verify the probable disturbances. Nimbargi assured tight security in the […]

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner has approved the final route map for fourlaning of NH 169 from Kulshekar-Moodbidri-Karkala. Based on the geographic condition of the region, NHAI has commenced its work on the road design. The 45-km stretch was pending for the past four years. Owing to pressure to change the alignment and restrict the […]

Mangaluru: Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis said that coordination among different departments while discharging administrative duties is essential for the hassle-free administration. Speaking at the Police Martyrs’ Day programme organised at Chandu Maidan on Saturday, she said that escaping responsibilities by the departments will not yield better governance. There is a need to change the […]

Mangaluru : Minister for Food and Civil Supplies U T Khader said that he has ordered a probe into the failure of the firm working on the off-shore reef to inform the district administration on the incident of the barge. The minister, who is also the legislator from Ullal, has directed the Port Department and […]

Udupi : The government employees in Udupi district, including the Udupi Deputy Commissiner, under the banner Karnataka State Government Employees’ Association, staged a protest in front of the deputy commissioner’s office. The protest was to condemning the attack on Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis and Assistant Commissioner Shilpa Nag by sand mining mafia on post […]