Mangaluru : “Why the students of upper class don’t have reservation. We also want to become Deputy Commissioner like you…” this was one of the queries asked by a student from a gram panchayat of the district during an interaction programme organised by the district administration, Karnataka Balavikasa Academy, Women and Child Welfare Department and […]

Mangalore : Kolathurpadavu villagers saw peculiar writings on stones at proposed land of ultra mega thermal power plant of 4000 mw capacity in Niddodi village of Kallamundkur Gram Panchayat limits here on July 8, Tuesday. The local women first noticed on July 8 evening and immediately informed to the Matrubhoomi Samrakshana Samiti members.Samiti president Alphonse […]

Mangalore : A software is being developed to monitor the malaria cases reported in the district, said Zilla Panchayat CEO Tulasi Maddineni here on July 8, Tuesday. Speaking at a meeting on ‘malaria control’ at District Administration office, she said that as per the plan, when a patient is tested positive for malaria in a […]

Mangalore : A 3-day Bio-diversity camp, to protect various species of animals and birds in their natural surrounding was organised at Golf Finch Hotel today Nov.28. Chief Conservator of Forests, Karnataka Forest Department and Assistant Principal, Dr K S Sugara inaugurated the camp and spoke on the occasion. He stated that 70 percent of the […]

Kundapur : Forest staff and officials who had arrived at Kanyana village in Hattiangady to plant around 1000 saplings as as part of afforestation programme had to return disappointed after they were turned away by  villagers as well as revenue and gram panchayat officials. The dispute arose pertaining to the 11.30 acre land in Kanyana  […]

Kasargod : A Kerala-Karnataka border security meeting was held at Delampady recently  to discuss the menace of Naxals, smuggling and the ways to curtail them. Officials of the Departments of Police, Forest, Excise and Intelligence participated in the meeting. Police officials of Adoor, Vellarikuntu, Chimeni, Bedadka, Chittarikal and Gram Panchayat officials attended the meeting.It was […]

Bantwal : AK Naveenakumari, Senior Civil Judge has urged the people not to misuse laws but try to reap the benefits for which laws are  framed. She was speaking after inaugurating a legal information camp organised by Taluk Legal Services Authority, Bantwal Bar Association, Gram Panchayat of Allipade and Department of Women and Child Development. […]

Udupi: Villagers of Kanchinabailu in Hirebettu Gram Panchayat limits have demanded that the ready mix plant of Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd, be closed down,  on the grounds that it caused environmental pollution. A huge protest meeting was also organised in the village on June 21, Thursday under the leadership  of  local leaders Shivaprasad Hegde and […]

Mangalore: The Gurupur gram Panchayat (GGP) is organising a two-day ‘Grama Habba on February 25 and 26 at Vaidyanatheshwar Temple premises, n the theme of Grama Swaraja (rural self-rule). This subject has been discussed under Mahatma Gandhi every now and then as to what the free India in future should be, as it is a […]

Udupi : The members of Udyavara gram panchayat under the leadership of their president staged protest in front of their own office against the panchayat development officer (PDO) on January 7, Saturday. During the protest, members demanded the suspension of PDO Panchakshari Hiremath for his conceited behaviour. They said that the officer have permitted the […]