Mangaluru: The labour department in Dakshina Kannada cancelled 1,537 fake identity cards issued to non-construction workers through the Karnataka Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board. The Mangaluru division of the labour department issued directions to return invalid construction workers’ ID cards or face legal action. Various financial benefits are being provided to beneficiaries registered […]

Karkala :  A complaint has been registered in the Lokayukta office against Karkala MLA V Sunil Kumar on the allegations of irregularities over the distribution of food kits worth Rs 44.95 lakh. Complainant Municipal councillor Shubhada Rao in his complaint said, MLA V Sunil Kumar has submitted fake beneficiaries list, the names of those who are deceased also submitted. […]

Mangaluru : The lockdown in Mangaluru will continue even on Sunday, March 29 said, District in-charge minister Kota Srinivas Poojary on Saturday, March 28. Addressing media, he said, Around 400 businessmen in the district will be invited to discuss the food supply at home. Social distancing is a must now and hence the lockdown has […]

Mangaluru : Construction workers who converted their two-day dharna into an indefinite fast on Thursday under the banner of the Dakshina Kannada unit of the Karnataka State Building and other Construction Workers Federation ended their stir after Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim responded to their demands. A release from said that the Deputy Commissioner held a […]

Mangaluru : The District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) and Childline on Wednesday rescued three girls and a boy from an unit in Arya Samaj Road that prepares cakes. The personnel raided the unit following a tip-off about children working in the unit. Shivanand from the DCPU said they found two 17-year-old girls and a 16-year-old […]

Udupi : The labour department officials raided a gold jewellery maker’s shop and rescued two boys on Tuesday March 24. As per public complaints, the team raided a gold jewellery maker’s shop near Shet building and rescued two boys. The boys originally from West Bengal and they occupied as helpers in jewellery making. The boys […]

Mangalore For the ninth time in less than three years, labour rights activist Sudatta Jain Shirtady began an “indefinite” hunger strike on Wednesday demanding the handing over of the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) hospital in the city to the Union government. The demand, he said, was a long-pending one and each of his previous eight […]

Mangalore : The members of Domestic Workers’ Rights Union staged a protest rally for the various demands In-front of DCO gates to mark International Domestic Workers’ Day here on Monday June 16. Speaking at protest rally M Baby said, we need one day leave in a week. We work for seven days a week in […]

Mangalore : Mr. Sabheesh Kumar, Proprietor and Beju, Manager of the “ Garuda Security and Personnel Services”, have managed to run away to Kerala with funds of the agency collected from a large number of high sounding institutions such as KMC and Ocean Pearl Hotel, without paying the salaries of their staff members during the […]

Bantwal : A 8 year-old child labour rescued from government servants house at Ajjibettu, near BC Road here on Saturday August 31. Officials of the child helpline, Education department, Labour department with the help of police took the operation at house of Kadri police constable Eru Nayak and a village accountant Jyothi Bai of Bantwal […]