Mangaluru : Planning, Statistics and Science and Technology Minister M R Seetharam said Swami Vivekananda 3D Planetarium at Dr Shivaram Karanth Biological Park in Pilikula to complete its construction work this year end. The department of science and technology is keen on developing Pilikula Nisargadhama on the lines of Sentosa Island, Singapore. he said The […]

Mangaluru : Swami Vivekananda 3D planetarium at Dr Shivaram Karanth Biological Park in Pilikula in Mangaluru gets ready by October-end, it will be the first-of-its-kind in the entire country. Speaking the media persons here on Monday, MLA J R Lobo said the planetarium is being developed at a cost of Rs 35.69 crore. It will […]

Mangaluru: Two days jackfruit expo will be jointly organised by Agriculture Science Centre, Horticulture, Agriculture Department and Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayath on July 16th and 17th at Pilikula Nisarga Dhama. Addressing the press personnel Jayaprakash Bhandary, Executive Director of Pilikula Nisargadhama on Tuesday at DC office, Mangaluru said that there will be an exhibition as […]

Mangaluru : Five to six tonnes of mango are expected to arrive at Dr. Shivarama Karantha Pilikula Nisargadhama for ‘Vasanthotsava’, a two-day sale-cum-exhibition of fruits, mainly mango and jackfruit, which will begin at Pilikula on Saturday. Addressing reporters on Friday, Yogesh H.R., Deputy Director, Department of Horticulture, said mango farmers from Kolar, Ramanagaram and Channapatna […]

Mangaluru : Minister of State for Fisheries K. Abhayachandra Jain on Sunday said that he would seek Rs. 15 crore in the State Budget to set up a full-fledged aquarium at Pilikula Biological Park. “I will raise the issue during the pre-budget discussion,” he said. Speaking at the valedictory of ‘Rashtreeya Matsya Mela 2016’ here, […]

Mangaluru: A free health checkup camp and distribution of health cards was inaugurated by Dr Rajaneesh Sorake, Karnataka Ayurvedic Medical college trustee on Wednesday, December 16. AYUSH Habba – 2015 will be held on December 19 and 20 at Dr Shivarama Karanth Pilikula Nisargadhama. The event will be organized under the joint aegis of Ayush […]

Mangaluru : The Ayush Foundation in association with the district administration and District Ayush department will be conducting a two-day Ayush Habba in Shivarama Karanth Pilikula Nisargadhama from December 19. Apart from providing free check-up of the four systems of medicine, there will be information about medicines that help one to develop immunity from diseases. […]

Mangaluru : Children in the age group of two to five years in Dakshina Kannada district will get an opportunity to collect unlimited puffed rice, groundnuts, banana, chocolates and biscuits of their choice at the ‘Makkala Habba,’ to be held at Shivarama Karanth Pilikula Nisargadhama, on November 14 and 15. Chairing a meeting here on […]

Mangaluru : District-Incharge Minister B Ramanath Rai Inaugurated the Matsyalaya at Dr Shivaram Karanth Biological Park in Pilikula on Sunday, September 13. The centre is the first of its kind, being focused on the conservation of endangered wild fish species. Inaugurating the Matsyalaya Ramanath Rai said, “In the days to come, programmes will be chalked […]

Mangaluru : The ‘guthu mane’ (traditional manor house) at the Dr. Shivaram Karanth Pilikula Nisargadhama will have a Yakshagana ‘chowki’ (green room) and a 3-D room for providing a live experience of the performing arts of the coastal belt . They have been planned in the first phase of the Rs. 5-crore Janapada Loka Project. […]