Mangaluru: The environmentalists of the Dakshin Kannada district invited Khader and the officials of Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Ltd (KNNL) for an open debate on the Yettinahole project. The invitation for a debate from the environmentalists comes a day after Kannada District In-charge Minister U T Khader justified Yettinahole Project. Speaking on the issue Environmentalist and […]

Mangaluru : St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru holds a week long programme ‘SEVA SAPTHAH’ to celebrate the 450th Birth Anniversary of its Patron, St Aloysius Gonzaga from 20th to 25th August 2018 in the College. This programme is to commemorate the life and selfless service of St Aloysius Gonzaga. The theme of the first day […]

Mangaluru: Greens, led by Sahyadri Sanchaya and the National Environment Care Federation (NECF), have decided to start a campaign to oppose the stand of political parties with regards to environmental issues, pertaining to coastal districts and the Western Ghats. To oppose illegal sand mining, the felling of trees, construction activities on Western Ghats, encroachment of […]

Mangaluru : Activists of Sahyadri Sanchaya, have expressed fear that the proposed highway tunnel project at Shiradi Ghat in the Western Ghats could damage the environment and ecology. Dinesh Holla, convener of the sanchaya, said that the government has already taken up the Yettinahole diversion project in the ghats damaging the ecology and environment. It […]

Mangaluru : Nearly two per cent of voters among those who voted in the zilla panchayat election in Dakshina Kannada on February 20 have exercised the None of The Above (NOTA) option. 7,34,575 votes cast in 36 zilla panchayat constituencies, 14,243 voters (1.93 per cent) have pressed the NOTA button. The highest NOTA votes of […]

Mangaluru : Sahyadri Sanchaya, a green activists, Mangaluru, has said that Union Law Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda’s criticism of the protest by the people of Dakshina Kannada against the Yettinahole diversion project is an insult to the people of Tulu Nadu. Mr. Gowda had criticised the protest and green activists against the project at Puttur […]

Mangaluru : Sahayadri Sanchaya and other activists have decided to continue their protest against the Yettinahole Water Diversion Project because of Unhappy with the reply of Health Minister U.T. Khader, three legislators and Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP, here on Saturday, Sahyadri Sanchaya, an organisation of green activists, had asked 10 questions to the eight MLAs, […]

Mangaluru : “Yettinahole Uttara Needi” campaign in protest against the Yettinahole diversion project or Nethravati diversion project in Dakshina Kannada begun from Thursday, September 3. Sahyadri Sanchaya, a group of environmental activists, launched the campaign by staging a street play in front of the Deputy Commissioner at 4 p.m. The activists, would distribute handouts having […]