Bengaluru : People of Karnataka are very happy at the nomination of Dr. Veerendra Heggade for Rajya Sabha. His vast experience would benefit the country, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said. Speaking to media persons Bommai said, Mr. Heggade has been serving the people for over four decades not only as the Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today described the Budget as “futuristic” with an aim on fulfilling the “dreams” of every section, including the poor, the farmers and the under-privileged while focussing on job creation, transparency, urban rejuvenation and rural development. He said the Budget is a key link between the work done by his […]
Belthangady: Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) will organise its 37th state level Krushi Mela (Agriculture Fest) from January 25 to 27, next year at Bailhongal in the state. The fest will show case various agriculture tools, equipment used by the farmers, agri products, food and other products made by the self help groups […]
Udupi: Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister HK Patil said that 7 districts, 26 taluks and 1000 villages would be declared open defecation free on October 2. He opined that Udupi district had achieved 100% open defecation free and the same would be declared on October 2. He announced that so far 25 […]
Mangaluru : The Health Department has tested 3.5 lakh water samples of which nearly 40,000 have been found not fit for consumption, Health and Family Welfare Minister U.T. Khader has said. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a health check-up camp for construction workers here on Sunday, Mr. Khader said that samples of water […]
Mangaluru : Senior Congress leader B. Janardhana Poojary on Saturday said Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj H.K. Patil should resign from the post for his reported statement that “there is no drought; only excess summer,” if the latter has any moral responsibility. The statement, Mr. Poojary claimed, would severely affect the Congress and […]
Udupi : Power Corporation Ltd has granted an aid of Rs 13 crore for the development of Mudarangadi, Yellur and Thenka Yermal villages under the CSR programme and the implementation has already begun as per information by Kishore Alva, Executive Director of UPCL. On Thursday, the management at UPL distributed 20 automated garbage bins worth […]
Kundapur : A body of a 61-year-old woman was found in strange conditions at Sugodi near Bidkalkatte at Yadadi Matyadi on October 21, Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Seeta Kulalthi, wife of Annayya Kulal, a resident Nalthooru Jaddinamane. Seetha was a member of a self-help group under Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project. […]
Belthangady: The government will formulate a programme for alcohol de-addiction on the lines of the de-addiction model developed by Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Programme. Apart from helping the alcohol addicted people to come out of the addiction, the government will also contemplate on introducing a programme to help addiction-free people to build a new […]
Mangalore : The department of Rural Development and Government of India has adjudged Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat with “Best ZP” award. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan conferred the award to DK ZP President Asha Thimmappa Gowda, Vice President Sathish Kumpala and Standing Committee on Agriculture and Industry President Balakrishna Banajalu in a ceremony at New […]
