Mangaluru : A joint survey by the Forest Department and the Mangaluru City Corporation has identified 14 different spots in the city for planting saplings this monsoon. According to P. Sridhar, Range Forest Officer, Mangaluru, 3,000 saplings would be planted in the jurisdiction of the corporation this rainy season. Preference would be given for planting […]
Mangaluru : Members of the Opposition BJP in the Mangaluru City Corporation council boycotted the monthly meeting by staging a dharna at the entrance of the council hall on Monday. They shouted slogans against Mayor Harinath till the end of the meeting. When the meeting began, Roopa D. Bangera, Leader of the Opposition, raised the […]
Mangaluru : People reeling under heat wave and acute water crisis heaved a sigh of relief as thundershowers accompanied with gusty winds lashed the city on Thursday evening. Bringing the mercury level down, the summer rain caught many returning home from work unawares. Though the spell of rain lasted about 45 minutes, it brought cheers […]
Mangaluru : Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim on Wednesday directed the Mangaluru City Corporation to ensure that all major construction activities in the city be stopped till May 31. The decision has been taken to save water being used for construction activities. At a meeting to review the water crisis in the city, he said that […]
Mangaluru : The District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim has asked Mangaluru City Corporation to draw the entire quantity of water being supplied by Lakhya dam to the KIOCL Limited here, so that it can be provided to the people in the city for drinking. The arrangement will be till this month end. In […]
Mangaluru : The Disha Hydel Power Project Dam at Koliyada Katta in Kadaba ‘hobli’ of Puttur taluk was released on Monday night with the expectation that it might reach Thumbe Dam from where drinking water is supplied to the city. Water was released after a team of officials of the Mangaluru City Corporation led by […]
Mangaluru : The production of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. and Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd. and industries under the special economic zone is likely to be hit as they will get water once in two days from April 20. At a meeting here on Monday to review the availability of water, Minister in-charge of […]
Mangaluru :The various drinking water projects planned in Dakshina Kannada district had not yet been started, though the problem of drinking water shortage was very serious, in the city and wards in south Mangaluru are facing shortage of drinking water, said Opposition leader in the state legislative council K S Eshwarappa. The BJP leaders including […]
Mangaluru : A mobile malaria detection unit of the State government providing free services at the doorsteps of people was launched on a pilot basis here on Saturday. People can get tested and treated at this vehicle launched by the Department of Health and Family Welfare. People can also call 9448556872 and give the address […]
Mangaluru : Reminding the Mangaluru City Corporation office on its obligation to form ward committees, activists of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) staged a protest outside its office on Saturday. They shouted slogans against the civic body for failing to constitute the committees. They questioned the intention of the corporation and councillors who were hesitating […]
