Mangaluru : MRPL, under its Corporate Environment Responsibility expenditure, will be supporting the cause of Conservation of Biodiversity at Mangaluru. MRPL and Dr. Shivarama Karantha Pilikula Nisargadhama Mangaluru signed MOU on 22.12.2020 for providing Adoption of Wild Animals in Pilikula Biological Park” for a period of 12 months. Mr. Elango. M- ED ( Refinery) and […]

Mangaluru : After having not conducted kambala at Pilikula since 5 years, the Dakshina Kannada district administration is now showing signs of restarting the event and has decided to organize it in the month of January / February. This is the only kambala event which is being conducted on behalf og the government. The urge […]

Mangaluru: Pilikula’s popular Regional Science Centre, is all set to open an ’Innovation Hub’ on its premises to encourage young minds to go deep into the scientific process and innovation. A press release states that the innovation hub is one of the many activities being promoted by the Union and State governments to encourage student […]

Mangaluru: The state budget presented by chief minister Siddaramaiah has given hope that the country’s first 3D planetarium, the Swami Vivekananda 3D Planetarium at Dr Shivaram Karanth Biological Park, Pilikula, is all set for inauguration soon. On Friday, the chief minister said while announcing the budget: “It was decided to establish five planetariums, and out […]

Mangaluru: Kavoor Police arrested a man for allegedly recording the attack on girls on January 2 at Pilikula. The accused has been identified as Vishad (34) from Pachanady. On January 2, Hindu activist attacked students outside Manasa, Pilikula. The video of the attack went viral on the social sites. Vishad had also posted the pictures […]

Mangaluru: Pilikula Biological Park here is on alert in view of reports on bird flu in Bengaluru. Chicken feed to animals in the park has been banned since three days as a precaution, according to H. Jayaprakash Bhandary, director of the park. Visitors to the zoo now have to dip their feet in a disinfectant […]

Mangaluru: Vishwa Tuluvere Ayano Koota and Dr Shivaram Karanth Pilikula Nisargadhama will organise ‘Tulunadochaya 2017’ at Pilikula on December 23 and 24. Briefing reporters here on Tuesday, Tulunadochaya president David Frank Fernandes said that seminars, exhibitions, folk expo, Coastalwood cinema parba, demonstration on traditional occupation, food festival, and others will be held. Vishwa Tuluvere Ayano […]

Mangaluru: Green cover at Dr Shivarama Karantha Pilikula Nisargadhama at Moodushedde near here will increase by a further 30-acres during the next one-year. All this thanks to step taken by Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd under its Green Belt Project under the theme – A step towards a greener planet. The state’s only refinery in […]

Mangaluru: The first phase greenery project sponsored by Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) at Dr Shivarama Karantha Pilikula Nisargadhama here will be inaugurated on October 8 at 11.30 a.m. As part of it more than 2,000 plants have been planted on 20 acre land. It included Western Ghats species and medicinal plants, according to […]

Moodbidri: The list of Kambalas for the year 2107-18 was released in a meeting here in Moodbidri on Sunday. Dakshina Kannada District Kambala Samiti released schedule for Kambala events and also decided to hold the event according to the norms, rules and regulations setup the government and concerned authorities. According to the time table released, […]