Mangaluru: About 40 acres of marshy land owned by Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL), which has remained disused at Thokur village near Jokatte, will sport a biodiversity park in about five years. MRPL recently entered into a memorandum of understanding with Dr. K. Shivaram Karanth Pilikula Nisargadhama to develop the park. MRPL would pay […]

Mangaluru: Moodbidri MLA Umanath Kotian inaugrated the annual Matsyotsava, or fish festival, at the Dr. K. Shivaram Karanth Pilikula Nisargadhama on Sunday. The event, which was jointly organized by the Pilikula Nisargadhama and Fisheries Department, attracted scores of people who relished fish delicacies and took home fresh fish too. The MLA spoke during the event […]

Mangaluru : A four-day Pilikula Habba with different activities at Pilikula will begins from December 24. Karnataka Tulu, Konkani, Beary Kodava, Arebhashe Sanskrthi and Sahitya Academies and Kalkura Foundation have joined hands in organising this festival at the Dr. Shivaram Karant Pilikula Nisargadhama till December 27. According to S.A. Prabhakara Sharma, executive director of the […]

Mangaluru : A total of 43,000 children and 7,000 teachers – 22,000 children from Dakshina Kannada and 9,000 from other districts – participated in the Habba, organised by the district administration and the Dr Shivarama Karanth Pilikula Nisargadhama. The fest also attracted 5,000 public. The children were handed ice candy and mask soon after registration. […]

Mangaluru : The Fish Carnival, organised by the Pilikula Nisargadhama in association with Fisheries College and Karnataka Fisheries Development Corporation, provided an opportunity for anglers which received overwhelming response in Moodushedde on Sunday. The attempt of the management to attract more visitors to the Nisargadhama through the event proved to be a hit. DC A […]