Udupi :  Hephsiba Rani Korlapati, Managing Director, Special Purpose Vehicle, Hubballi-Dharwad, has been transferred as Deputy Commissioner of Udupi district in the place of Priyanka Mary Francis who has been transferred to the post of Director, Department of Tourism, Bengaluru. Ms. Francis served as Chief Executive Officer of Udupi Zilla Panchayat from November 17, 2015. […]

Udupi : Priyanka Mary Francis, Deputy Commissioner, on Monday directed officers to take all precautionary measures with regard to Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) in Udupi district. She was chairing a meeting of District Watchdog Committee on Health Issues at the District Offices Complex here. Ms. Francis said that no cases of KFD had been reported […]

Mangaluru: A deep sea fishing boat with eight fishermen on board has been missing since it ventured into fishing expedition 12 days ago causing panic among the families of the fishermen. Several fishing boats from Malpe have resorted to a frantic search for the missing boat named `Suvarna Tribhuja’ but of no avail. Coast Guard […]

Udupi: Sand mining has commenced at five sand blocks located at Uppoor, Havanje, and Mooduthonse villages in the district, coming under the coastal regulatory zone, on Tuesday December 18th. Of the 33 applicants provided by the license, only 12 of them have started the extraction after paying uo the required fees, informed District deputy commissioner, […]

Udupi: Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis said on Tuesday that the district administration had set a deadline of December 17 to those who had applied for permits to remove excess sand in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) areas to collect their permits and start removing the excess sand immediately. Ms. Francis said told reporters here […]

Udupi: The deputy commissioner of Udupi district Priyanka Mary Francis has asked all the GP’s and Women and children development department to give report in connection to the problems regarding women and children expressed during the GP meetings and the action taken in response to the registered complaints. She was speaking at the meeting which […]

Udupi: DK DC Sasikanth Senthil and Udupi DC Priyanka Mary Francis took up a spot inspection of the land identified for the construction of port at Hejamady. The centre has released Rs 138.60 crore for the project. After inspecting the site and holding discussions with fishermen leaders and officials of the Fisheries Department, DC Priyanka […]

Udupi : A Rapid Response Team to provide medical aid has been formed to cater to the health needs of people during heavy rainfall and natural disasters in Udupi district. Chairing a meeting of the District-level Surveillance Committee at the District Offices Complex here Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis said on Tuesday, the Rapid Response […]

Udupi: The Marvanthe Beach is one of most beautiful stretches in Udupi district. It is at Marvanthe through which the National Highway 66 passes giving an enticing view for travellers of the Arabian Sea on the one side and the eye-catching Souparnika on the other. In fact, most tourists stop here to catch a view […]

Udupi: Priyanka Mary Francis, Deputy Commissioner, said on Friday that there were 221 critical polling booths in Udupi district. Addressing presspersons here, Ms. Francis said that the first round randomisation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) had been done in front of the representatives of the political parties on […]