Mangaluru : Amid protests by fisherwomen, Minister for Urban Development Vinay Kumar Sorake on Monday inaugurated the new fish market at Jeppu. The market, which provides space for selling dry fish, sea fish and fresh water fish, has been built at a cost of Rs. 92.5 lakh provided by the National Fisheries Development Board and […]

Mangaluru : The Mangaluru City Corporation has formed 11 Multi-Purpose Workers’ (MPW) teams, each consisting of six to eight members, to check malaria in the City. The corporation is also set to launch a new mobile application (app), within a month, for further monitoring of the disease. Speaking to media persons during the launch of […]

Mangaluru : Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim has ordered for a joint survey by NGOs and Mangalore City Corporation officials to check the condition of the night shelters meant for destitutes. During a meeting chaired by the deputy commissioner here on Saturday, representatives from NGOs alleged misappropriation in the name of night shelters. Social Welfare […]

Mangalore : The Community Development Oriented Activities initiated by the Rotaract Club is Exemplary which is worth to be emulated by other voluntary service organizations.Opined MCC Dy Mayor Shri Purushotham Chitrapur. He was speaking as a chief guest at the Installation ceremony of the new office bearers of the Rotaract Club of Mangalore City held […]

Mangaluru : The delay in the renovation of the town hall rocked the monthly meeting of the Mangaluru City Corporation on Monday with the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party stalling the proceedings for about half an hour. As soon as the meeting began, the BJP members rushed to the well and squatted there urging the ruling […]

Mangaluru : MLA J R Lobo has expressed concern that development works should not harm the beauty of the city and outskirts of the Mangalore City Corporation should not be neglected in the process. Addressing a preparatory meeting to discuss on various projects at the Mangala auditorium of MCC on Tuesday, he said that roads […]

Mangaluru : MLC Ivan D’Souza has suggested Mayor Jacinta Vijay Alfred to consider alleged tax money transfer cheats through Mangalore One centres seriously and file criminal case against the culprits. A special team should be formed to investigate the whole issue, he said. Speaking at Mangalore City Corporation council meeting at Mangala Auditorium here on […]

Mangaluru : Street vendors staged a protest in front of the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) on Thursday opposing the civic body’s eviction drive against them. Addressing a gathering, Sunil Kumar Bajal, honorary president, Street Vendors’ Association, affiliated to Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), said that the corporation should first notify hawking zones in the […]

Mangaluru : Jacintha Vijaya Alfred (45) and Purushothama Chitrapura (44) were elected as the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Mangaluru in an election conducted on Thursday. Both would be in office till March 11, 2016. The election was presided over by S.S. Pattanashetty, Regional Commissioner, Mysuru. Ms. Jacintha, who contested from Congress, defeated Roopa D. […]

Mangaluru : Rotary Club has agreed to donate physiotherapy equipment worth Rs. 25 lakh to the Government Wenlock Hospital here, according to Rajeshwari Devi, District Surgeon and Superintendent of the hospital. Stating this at the meeting of the Arogya Raksha Samithi of the hospital here on Tuesday she said that the building of the physiotherapy […]