Mangaluru: While Minister in-charge of the district B. Ramanath Rai said on Monday that the district administration has issued sand extraction licences to 26 persons in the Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) areas, the civil contractors said that the delay in issuing licences has led to sand becoming dearer for the middle and lower middle class […]

Mangaluru : Deputy Commissioner Dr K G Jagadeesha said that the district administration is considering the proposal to set up a special agriculture zone (SAZ) on the model of special economic zone (SEZ) in Dakshina Kannada. He was speaking at a meeting of farmer leaders at his office on Wednesday. The farmers said that locally […]

Mangaluru : The Dakshina Kannada Road Transport Authority (RTA) has resolved to increase the number of seats reserved for senior citizens in buses from two to four. The decision was taken at a RTA meeting chaired by deputy commissioner K G Jagadeesha on Thursday. A resolution in this regard was adopted at the RTA meet […]

Mangaluru : Deputy Commissioner Dr K G Jagadeesha has directed the officials to respond immediately to water woes. Chairing a meeting to convened discuss on water problem in the district, he said that there is no shortage of grants for taking up water projects. The funds to take up water related projects have been released […]

Deputy Commissioner Dr K G Jagadeesha said citizens should accord priority to discipline and cleanliness in both personal and social lives to be a part of development. He was speaking at Thruthiya Sopana of Bharat Scouts and Guides Karnataka district unit at Town Hall in the city on Sunday. The DC said the reason why […]

Mangaluru: Autorickshaw operators in the city on Wednesday urged the district administration to revert stagewise fare for every km to the earlier Rs 14. A section of autorickshaw drivers and owners who attended the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) meeting at the DC’s office, told Deputy Commissioner and chairman of the authority Dr K G Jagadeesha, to reverse the […]

Mangaluru: MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and Deputy Commissioner Dr K G Jagadeesha directed the officials from Department of Public Instruction not to procure chickpea from Karnataka Food Corporation under Akshara Dasoha scheme as the chickpea is of poor quality. They were speaking at a meeting on the implementation of Akshara Dasoha scheme in Mangaluru on […]

Mangaluru: Ideas and suggestions poured in at an interactive meeting organised by the district administration and the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) here on Wednesday on promotion of sustainable tourism in Dakshina Kannada. The participants nonprofits and citizens demanded improvement in basic facilities, cleanliness and integrated development of beaches and tourist spots, besides […]

Mangaluru : The RTA authorities are contemplating over restricting the movement of old buses that are passenger-unfriendly, said Deputy Commissioner Dr K G Jagadeesha. Speaking after receiving the public complaints as a preparatory to the RTA meeting here on Wednesday, he hinted at restricting plying of old buses and directed the private bus operators to […]