Mangaluru: Members of the Malpe Fishermen’s Deep Sea Trawl Boat Association on Wednesday staged a dharna in front of the office of the Department of Fisheries, seeking a ban on fishing done using lights by purse seine boats off the Malpe coast. . Kishore Suvarna, president of the association, said the State and Union governments […]
Udupi: Though the shelter for the urban homeless was inaugurated with much fanfare here six months ago by the Udupi City Municipal Council (CMC), it has not yet started functioning. The shelter was constructed at a cost of ₹37.32 lakh under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) scheme, on 11 cents […]
Mangaluru: The Malpe Fishermen’s Deep Sea Trawl Boat Association has criticised the lack of implementation of the rule banning purse seine boats from fishing using lights off the Malpe coast. This, it alleged, was being done deliberately under instructions from the Minister of Fisheries, Youth Empowerment and Sports Pramod Madhwaraj. Addressing presspersons here on Tuesday, […]
Malpe: Udupi District-in-Charge Minister Pramod Madhwaraj inaugurated eco-tourism and travel activities at St Mary’s Island on Thursday. Addressing the gathering, Madhwaraj said St.Mary’s Island is a beautiful island. The columnar rock formation found here is unique and is similat to the ones found in African Islands. The island was neglected for a very long time […]
Mangaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will visit Belthangady to attend a marriage on Sunday. He will come by a flight from Bengaluru to Mangaluru International Airport at 5.15 p.m. and will proceed to Belthangady. Mr. Siddaramaiah will return to Bengaluru by another flight at 9.20 p.m. In Udupi, Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister for Fisheries, Youth Empowerment and […]
Udupi: District minister Pramod Madhwaraj skipped the Tipu Jayanti programme organized at the deputy commissioner’s officer, though he attended other programmes in his itinerary. The minister attended a workshop at Pambur at 9.30am and a preliminary meeting on the implementation of Anila Bhagya project at the DC’s office at 11.30am. However he skipped Tipu Jayanti […]
Udupi: Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister of State for Fisheries, Youth Empowerment and Sports, said on Wednesday that the State government will promote water adventure sports activities at the Malpe-Padukere beach to give a fillip to tourism in the district. He was addressing the gathering after unfurling the national flag at the Mahatma Gandhi Bayalu Ranga Mandira […]
Udupi: Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister for Fisheries, Youth Empowerment and Sports, laid the foundation stone for the construction of a Sea Walkway Point at the tourist jetty on the Malpe beach here on Wednesday. The sea walkway point will be 500 m long and 8.5 m wide. It will be completed by the end of this […]
Udupi: Taking exception to Dr Ravindra Shanbhag’s decision not to accept Rajyotsava award, district minister Pramod Madhwaraj said that rejecting the award given by the state government reflects one’s attitude. “Around 3,500 to 4,000 people apply for awards. When there are so many eligible candidates, it is not right to reject it. Although Shanbhag had […]
Udupi: Kannada Rajyotsava was celebrated at the Mahatma Gandhi Stadium at Beedinagudde here on Wednesday. District minister Pramod Madhwaraj unfurled the national flag and explained the youth about the importance of Kannada language and culture. “We are not seriously thinking or making efforts to support Kannada schools due to an illusion that English education is […]
