Mangalore: Deputy Commissioner N Prakash has said that the election code of conduct is in force in DK district for the ensuing assembly elections and that the code will be effective till May 11. Speaking to reporters, he said the last date for filing nominations will be on April 17. The nominations will be scrutinized […]

Mangalore : The St Joseph Engineering College at Vamanjoor celebrated its tenth annual day on March 19, Tuesday. Presiding over the function, Fr Aloysius Paul D’ Souza, Bishop of Mangalore, hailed the contributions of the college to the educational field and urged the students to pursue their goals in life with dedication. It is only […]

Mangalore : Deputy Commissioner N Prakash inaugurated the street sweeping machine on March 16, Saturday atthe premises of MCC office. The  machine is suitable for sweeping concrete roads and other flat surfaced roads. It is a self-propelled vacuum sweeping machine with two side brushes. The front  brush has a central vacuum.  The machine also has […]

Mangalore: World Consumer Day celebrations were held at the Ravindra Kalabhavan of University College here on March 15, Friday. The programme held under the aegis of the district administration, Department of Food and Civil Supplies,  District Federation of Consumers Organizations,   Grahaka Sangha mattu Yojana Vedike and University College, was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner N Prakash. […]

Mangalore : The Institutions Day and Graduation Day of  Fr Muller Charitable Institutions were celebrated on March 13, Wednesday at Fr Muller College premises. Dr HS Ballal, Pro-Chancellor of Manipal University, who was the chief guest, said though nearly 65 per cent of the population fo the country was below the age of 35. He […]

Mangalore: The second PUC examinations began in DK with 32,267 students from 170 colleges appearing in 49 centres on March 13, Wednesday. On the first day of examination, students appeared for History and computer science exams. PU Education Board has formed 10 teams to check malpractices during examination. Apart from it, Deputy Commissioner N Prakash […]

Mangalore : District Election Observor AK Monnappa convened a meeting of senior officials of the district administration as well as the police department to oversee arrangements for the  local administrative body elections. In his address, Monnappa directed the police intelligence wing to be more alert. He also said there need to be better understanding between […]

Mangalore : Deputy Commissioner N Prakash who is also the District Election Officer has said that the poll code of conduct will have to be strictly adhered to by the political parties and their candidates. Speaking to reporters here on March 1, Friday, the DC said  the administration was all set to ensure a free […]

Mangalore : With a new Mangalore City Corporation council at least a fortnight away, it was the turn of the deputy commissioner N Prakash, who is also administrator of the civic body, to see firsthand how the city’s governance is being carried out. The deputy commissioner visited various wards in the core areas of the […]

Mangalore : In the wake of election and Hyderabad bomb blasts, State Home Department Principal Secretary V Umesh convened a meeting of the officers of coastal districts and asked all the departments to work with co-ordination towards the protection of areas that come under the coastal belt. Addressing a meeting at the Deputy Commissioner’s office […]