Bantwal : The foundation stone for the B.C. Road beautification project was laid by DK District in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary on Monday October 21. Revenue Minister R Ashok, MP Nalin Kumar, MLAs Vedavyas Kamath, Bharath Shetty, Sanjeeva Matandoor, SP Laxmi Prasad and a host of dignitaries were present on the occasion. B.C. Road beautification […]

Mangaluru : The proposal to construct a bus stand for private buses at Pumpwell has taken a leap forward with a semi-government body completing the feasibility study of the project for the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC). H.N. Gopalakrishna, Commissioner, MCC told The Hindu that Infrastructure Development Corporation (Karnataka) Ltd. (iDeCK), which undertook the study, would […]

Mangalore  : It has been learnt that due to hurdles in acquiring large scale land for the setting up of the proposed Ultra Mega Thermal power plant at Niddodi in Moodbidri, the Karnataka government may  think in terms of splitting the plant and set up units in three to four locations. If sources are to […]

Mangalore : The Bearys Welfare Forum of Abu Dhabi which has already constructed toilets for 33 houses under its  Shouchalaya Project now plans to construct another 50 toilets for poor and needy families in DK and Udupi district. Mohammad Ali Uchil, President of the Forum said applications have been invited from needy families.  A delegation […]

Mangalore : A special project is ready to develop the Pilikula Nisargadhama at Vamanjoor in the outskirts of Mangalore as a centre of major tourist attraction on the lines of such sanctuaries in Singapore and Malaysia. Pilikula is located in a 370 acre area and has a wildlife sanctuary in 150 acre land, a botanical […]

Madikeri: The Karnataka legislature speaker, K.G. Bopaiah, a Kodagu MLA, is hauled up in a criminal case relating to a local lake development. The opposition had attacked him earlier that he was working against Constitutional demands. A group of four, including Bopaiah, and ZP CEO Krishnappa, are under attack by a criminal complaint filed by […]

Mangalore: After 6 years, when the project began, the 37.50 km port road project connecting Surathkal to B.C.Road(Bantwal) is likely to be completed by Dec.2011. The revised cost due to delays had shot up to Rs.340 crores from earlier estimate of Rs.197 crores sanctioned for his ambitious project. This information was given by Jithin Prasada […]