Mangaluru : A poor family in the city get electricity connection as a birthday gift from Mangaluru city south MLA D Vedavyas Kamath and BJP state president and MP Nalin Kumar Kateel on Monday. The family of Geetha was living in a small house in Maroli that did not have electricity connection for the past 40 years. […]

Manjeshwara : The mother and daughter electrocuted after contact with the live electricity wire that had fallen on the ground at Varkady Bolanthakodi Friday, August 21. The deceased are identified as Vijaya (35) and Ashraya (6). It is said, Ashraya stepped on the electricity wire that was fallen on the ground. As he was writhing in shock, mother Vijaya […]

Mangaluru: Karanataka state Department of Industries and Commerce is planning to constitute Baikampady Industrial City Authority to develop Baikampady industrial area further in Mangaluru. In addition to Baikampady, the department is also planing to make up other 7 industrial areas as industrial city authorities to develop infrastructure facilities in the areas further. The major objective […]

Kasargod: In a theft case which took place at Kundamkuzhy, thieves decamped with half kgs of gold and four kgs of silver from a jewellery shop, which was owned by gold merchants association’s district Secretary K Ashok, on Tuesday. On Tuesday morning the theft was reported. Thieves had entered the shop by breaking the shutter […]

Mangaluru: CPIM activists staged protest against MESCOM office for collecting excess amount as deposit and hike in the electricity price, on Friday. Addressing the gathering CPIM leader Sunil Kumar Bajal said that if the MESCOm doesn’t stops to collect excess amount as deposit then all the MESCOM offices will be picketed. “We are ready to […]

Mangaluru : All the 3,800 BPL households that do not have electricity connections will get electricity supply under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyothi Yojana (DDUGJY), along with infrastructure development in the area to strengthen the existing lines and other works. A project proposal of Rs 405.66 crore has been submitted to the Ministry of […]

Bhubaneswar: Lauding steps taken by Odisha government to deal with cyclone Phailin and the subsequent floods, the Inter Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) yesterday said it would do the best it can to help the state. “We will do the best we can , We will submit the report very soon,” IMCT leader Rashmi Goel, joint […]

Mumbai :  Maharashtra power generation company Mahagenco has shut operations at its 2,340 MW super thermal project in Chandrapur district due to incessant rains, which has resulted in a flood-like situation in the region.“Incessant rains have resulted in a flood-like situation in this district. As a precautionary measure, we have shut down all the units […]

Padubidri :  An electricity cable was cut off when a bus collided against an electricity pole in an overtaking bid  between two buses on the NH 66 in front of the Padubidri GP office on Friday morning. Fortunately no one was  hurt in the mishap. The mishap resulted in disruption of traffic for some time. […]

Udupi : CM D. V. Sadananda Gowda, speaking opn the power shortage in the state said that the government will conduct a study into the impacts of the environment after the second unit of UPCL unit He also said that the government will provide conditional approval and insert a clause to the company stating that […]