Mangaluru: Minister for Mines and Geology and Dharwad district-in-charge Vinay Kulkarni has taken exception to lack of opportunities to local youths and land losers particularly in industries for which farmers of the district have given land. Inaugurating a programme organised as part of the Road Show for Vendor Development and Investors Summit 2017 here on […]

Mangaluru : Vathika Pai has been unanimously elected as president of Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) for 2017-18. Vathika(28) is the 53rd and youngest president of the chamber and was elected at the 77th annual general meeting of the trade body on September 28. She will be assisted by Isaac Vas, honorary treasurer, […]

Mangaluru : Dr M Subramanyam, commissioner for Central Excise and Customs, on Wednesday appealed to stakeholders to make use of various windows available, to sort out the issues related to the newly implemented Goods and Services Tax (GST). Addressing the gathering during an awareness programme on GST organised by Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) […]

Mangaluru: “130 organisations which failed to provide ESI to its employees under labours state insurance scheme has been issued notice,” said ESI Mangaluru region Acting Director Shivaramakrishnan. He was speaking in a programme organised by KCCI on the topic of ‘Latest developments in ESI’, on Thursday at KCCI office. “To provide social security to the […]

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: “Handing over the container terminal at berth No 8 in the Port to private part under Private Public Partnership Model (PPP Model) is not a justified move by the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT). Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) opposes for the proposal of NMPT,” said KCCI President Jeevan Saldanha. Addressing the […]

Mangaluru: “Publics opinion will be collected to develop the tourism sector in the district and after that new projects will be planned based on the opinions collected,” said Deputy Commissioner Dr K G Jagadeesh. He was speaking to the gathering in an interactive session held by Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) at its […]

Mangaluru: “There is need of joining citizens with the police department to curb the traffic offenses and problems to make the city as a safe city. And the police department cannot take the responsibility of all the traffic issues, because there are many reasons behind various issues,” said Mangaluru police Commissioner Chandra Sekhar. He was […]

Mangaluru : With Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu, who is attempting to rev up the system, in Mangaluru to attend his first official programme after assuming the office, expectations are high among people from coastal Karnataka that their long-standing woes would get settled. Mr. Prabhu will be attending the valedictory of Platinum Jubilee celebrations of […]

Mangaluru : The power consumers of Mescom have urged the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) to reject the appeal filed by Mangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd (Mescom) for a hike in the power tariff. At a public hearing on Monday, representatives from Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), farmers, Ice Plant and Cold Storage […]