Mangaluru: Agricultural fields that otherwise would have been left uncultivated are being worked on thanks to mechanisation, said Ganesh, a farmer at Maravanthe village in Udupi district pointing to a paddy harvester in his field. As the harvester cuts paddy shoots, separating the grains and disposing of the grass systematically, Mr. Ganesh, who owns about […]

Kundapura: As against the tall claims made by the National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre of having built an average of 28 km new National Highways per day in 2017-18, work to upgrade the 189-km National Highway 66 between Kundapur and Goa border, started in 2014, has made very little progress. While work on […]

Udupi: Those who were worried about the constant threat of National Highway 66 passing between the Arabian Sea and the Souparnika at Maravanthe getting eroded by massive waves, have got a reason to relax as the highway as well as the spectacular beauty is likely to remain intact. The Asian Development Bank-funded Maravanthe Shoreline Protection […]

Kundapur: The collision of two cars at Maravanthe led to the death of one person while nine others are said to be critically injured. The driver of one of the cars was identified as the deceased. It is said that a Maruti Suzuki Swift was on its way to Goa while an Alto was going […]

Gangolli: On Thursday night (Dec.12) at Maravanthe where the national highway passes through Trasi to Sirur and the Arabian sea and Seetha river are on hither size of the NH 66, a Qualis van driven by a Priest, Uday Kumar, with his friend Dr. Krishna Kumar seated by side dashed face to face with a […]

Maravanthe: The entire Karnataka West coast of 300 Kms is a natural delight to behold, but still there are some areas like Ullal, Tanner Bavi, Murdeshwar, Maravanthe and Karwar that beat other spots in Karavali region for sheer natural scenery having sea, beaches, rivers, hillocks and winding roads around. Near Kundapura and Trasi Town, Maravanthe […]