Mangaluru : People were seen queuing up in front of milk booths to collect milk on Saturday morning after te weekend curfew announced by the Dakshina Kannada district administration. People were seen jostling with one another, with no regard to the social distancing norms, at the milk booth at Urwastore in Mangaluru. Similarly, a large number of […]

Mangaluru : Dakshina Kannada Horticultural Producers Cooperative Marketing and Processing Society launched its first outlet selling organic vegetables and groceries at Karangalpady here on Wednesday. According to Joe Pradeep D’Souza, managing director of Dakshina Kannada HOPCOMS, the outlet named Amrutha sourced produce from farmer members of the Dakshina Kannada, Chikkamagaluru and Udupi Districts Regional Cooperative […]

Mangaluru : The price of tomatoes has shot up considerably in the past few weeks as high temperatures in April coupled with heavy rains have damaged two consecutive crops leading to a shortage. On Friday, the price per kilo was around Rs. 80. Added to the failure of crops is the reduction in supply from […]

Mangalore : Newly renovated HOPCOMS mart (Horticultural Producers’ Co-operative Marketing and Processing Society Ltd) inaugurated at Karangalpady market on July 6, Saturday. Speaking after inaugurating the HOPCOMS, MLA J R Lobo said that after establishing the shops and markets, it maintenance is very important. He also said that this is one of the oldest markets […]

Mangalore:  A fruits and vegetables shop renovated by Hopcoms (which connects farmer to consumer directly to remove middlemen) was opened near SBI in Pandeshwar today. The Mayor Rajni Dugganna lighted the lamp to inaugurate this departmental stores where buyers pick the materials they want. The mayor told the public that here was a shop that […]