Mangaluru: “The new district Congress office which has been constructed at Kadri will be inaugurated by AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh on November 19,” said district in-charge Minister Ramanath Rai. Speaking to the reporters at district Congress office on Tuesday he said that to commemorate the pro people works of Indira Gandhi, the new office […]

Mangaluru: Illegal tapping of water from two main pipelines supplying water to the city from Thumbe vented dam continues unabated with Mangaluru City Corporation officials detecting seven such connections and disconnecting them five days ago. Sources in the corporation told The Hindu that five illegal connections were found and disconnected at Arkula. As many as […]

Mangaluru: Reservation for the next mayor election at Mangaluru City Corporation has been announced. Mayor post is reserved to common women and the deputy mayor post has been reserved to scheduled caste. Term of present Mayor Harinath will ending on March 11, 2017, before four months of mayor election the reservation has been announced. As […]

Mangaluru: Mangaluru South MLA J R Lobo flagged off the ‘Clean City-Green City Walkathon 2016’ in city, organised by Mangaluru City Corporation along with the students and staff of the Beary Institute of Technology Mangaluru and Indian Green Building Council students’ chapter, on Sunday. Procession of nearly 1200 students reached Mangalal Stadium from Nehru Maidan […]

Mangaluru: The much touted ‘Jana Sanjivini’ outlets generic drug stores of the State government have begun functioning in the city. While one store is located next to the casualty block at Government Wenlock Hospital, the other is at the entrance to Government Lady Goschen Hospital. While generic drugs are being sold at a discount of […]

Mangaluru: Issues related to choked roads were raised at a meeting of the Mangaluru City Corporation council on Tuesday with Mayor Harinath announcing that he would convene a meeting to address them within a fortnight. Member from court ward A.C. Vinayraj, who raised the subject, said that it was a serious issue and the corporation […]

Mangaluru: SC/ST welfare committee staged protest against the acquisition of land which was reserved for depressed class people, on Monday in front Mangaluru City Corporation. Addressing the protestors Dalit leader Balakrishna said that, acquired land was reserved for Dalits. From past several years proposal for Ambedkar Bhavan and training centre has been given to the […]

Mangaluru: Mangaluru City Corporation celebrated 70th Independence Day on Moday, at MCC office premises. The flag was hoisted by the Mayor Harinath. Later he delivered a Independence Day message to the gathering. Deputy-Mayor Sumitra Kariya, MCC Commissioner Muhammad Nazeer, former mayor Shashidhar Hegde and others were present.

Mangaluru: Stipend of the states Mayor, Deputy-Mayor and members of council will be hiked, said Chief Whip of Government in Legislative Council Ivan D’Souza. He was speaking after receiving felicitation from Mangaluru City Corporation, on Friday. “Finance ministry has already approved the proposal. The government will be announcing it soon,” he said. “Many council members […]

Mangaluru : The Mangaluru City Corporation council on Wednesday resolved to entrust its works to the Nirmithi Kendra for speedier execution amid protests by the former Mayor Mahabala Marla, during whose tenure a decision was taken to keep out the kendra, and members of the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party. The kendra was barred from taking […]