Mangaluru: For the first time, the district administration has decided to undertake dredging operation at the Thumbay vented dam to remove large quantity of silt that has accumulated beneath. Through this step, the administration plans to solve the problem arising in storing more water in the dam. The Union Environment Ministry had recently permitted the […]

Mangaluru: A human chain was formed with the participation of college students, MCC staff and officials as well as representatives of NGOs near the MCC office at Lalbagh here on April 6, Friday with the objective of creating voter awareness. The event was organised by the DK District SVEEP Committee. The participants took the pledge […]

Mangaluru: With about one month remaining to complete her one-year term, Mayor Kavita Sanil on Wednesday blamed the Revenue officials and water supply engineers for the civic body lagging behind in revenue collection. Upset over hearing that default water consumers owed about 26 crore to the civic body the Mayor, who lost her cool in […]

Mangaluru: The council of Mangaluru City Corporation, at a special meeting convened by mayor Kavita Sanil on Wednesday, approved the agenda pertaining to development works under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded projects. The Congress-ruled council blamed the opposition BJP, which opposed the approval of the agenda, that […]

Mangaluru: In a move that could signal a summer free from water shortage, Mayor Kavitha Sanil on Tuesday announced that Mangaluru City Corporation is all set to store water at 6 metres at its main reservoir at Thumbe starting January 11. The capacity of the new vented dam is seven metre storage and the civic […]