Mangaluru: The district administration had not violated any protocol during the inaugural of Indira Canteen at B C Road on Sunday December 9, clarified the deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district Sasikanth Senthil. Earlier, BJP MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and Bantwal MLA Rajesh Naik had asked the officials to take action against the perpetrators of […]

Mangaluru: Amid public demands of the closure of the toll gates at Brahmarakootlu on national highway 75 and Suratkal on national highway 66, BJP MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, on Monday said that the closure process can be initiated after the state government submits a proposal to the central office of NHAI. Chairing a meeting held […]

Mangaluru: DK DC Sasikanth Senthil has informed that the formal inauguration of Kadaba and Moodabidri taluks have been postponed on account of the death of actor-turned-politician Ambareesh. Addressing media Senthil said that all government programmes have been cancelled due to mourning. Revenue Minister RV Deshpande was to officially inaugurate the two taluks today.

Mangaluru: Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil has ordered closure of all liquor shops in the district on November 25, Sunday from 6 am till midnight as a precautionary measure in the backdrop of the Ayodhya Janagraha convention to be held at the Nehru Maidan on that day. The organiser Vishwa Hindu Parishad has already said that […]

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 […]

Mangaluru: Ending months of ordeal for truck operators, the Dakshina Kannada administration on Wednesday announced that all kinds of vehicles, including trucks, can ply via Shiradi Ghat — the crucial link on National Highway 75 connecting Bengaluru and the coast. The district in-charge Minister, in a release, said he had held discussions with deputy commissioners […]

Mangaluru: For the first time, the district administration has decided to undertake dredging operation at the Thumbay vented dam to remove large quantity of silt that has accumulated beneath. Through this step, the administration plans to solve the problem arising in storing more water in the dam. The Union Environment Ministry had recently permitted the […]

Mangaluru: Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil has said that there is a plan to develop Mangaluru as a Water Friendly City through the Smart City Project. Addressing Corporators of the city at the MCC Meeting Hall on October 29, Monday, the Deputy Commissioner explained that there was a proposal to implement 65 projects in eight wards […]

Mangaluru: Though a bathymetry survey, by a private agency, and satellite remote sensing as well as GIS by NITK-Surathkal has identified 22 sand bars in rivers under the Coastal Regulation Zone, the administration is likely to allow sand extraction only in 12 bars as allowed by the Karnataka State Coastal Zone Management Authority (KSCZMA). Deputy […]

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil on Monday informed that the old Kuloor bridge on National Highway 66 will soon be closed for traffic. The NHAI which had recently undertaken a survey of bridges under its network, in its report, deemed that the 65-year-old bridge across the Phalguni (Gurupura), connecting Panambur to Mangaluru is […]