Mangaluru: Senior KAS Officer Dr Vijay Prakash has been appointed as personal assistant of Minister for fisheries and sports Pramod Madhwaraj. Dr Vijay Prakash earlier served as Mangaluru City Corporation commissioner, ZP CEO. Developmental works gained speed during his tenure. He worked hard to increase the number of beneficiaries of rural development schemes. He never […]
Mangalore: All officials of DK Zilla Panchayat should bend their backs to strive for the progress of this illustrious coastal district, advised K.T.Shailaja Bhat, while speaking in the ‘review’ monthly meeting for programmers on hand here, on Monday, Sept.12. She asked the officials to select the plan beneficiaries, and provide all the facilities arranged by […]
Mangalore: The local city corporation (MCC) authorities have decided to install an image (a statue) of Dr.B.R Ambedkar in the Town Hall area. Bharat Ratna Ambedkar had got the Constitution of India Bill passed in Lok Sabha in 1950’s. Demands came from several quarters to install his statue near Town Hall. It will be a […]
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: Mangalore City Corporation has been declared as the second best such public of elected representatives for wards, next only to Mysore. Mayor Rajani Dugganna and City Commissioner Dr. Vijay Prakash received the award from Urban Development minister Suresh Kumar in the presence of Krishna Palemar, DK in charge on Tuesday. Award included Rs.3lakhs. Udupi […]
Mangalore: It looks as if only yesterday, but really about 80 years ago on 23-10-1931 the present nationalized Vijaya Bank (of the Bunts) was founded at the Jyothi (talkies) circle in a seven-storeyed building, by Attavara Balkrishna Shetty (Health Minister in Madras Presidency rule) and Mulky Sunderarama Shetty (who took the HO to Bangalore cantonment […]
