Mangaluru: DC Sasikanth Senthil has directed officials to clear the encroachment on Wenlock Hospital land at Attavar and said that the encroached land should be reclaimed immediately. Dc was speaking at Arogya Raksha Samithi meeting of the Wenlock Hospital and said that a compound wall should be constructed around the Wenlock Hospital land. According to […]

Mangaluru: Shiradi Ghat may open earlier than expected as the second phase of the concretisation of Shiradi Ghat was completed 10 months before schedule on June 29th. Mangaluru-based Ocean Constructions India Pvt Ltd’s deadline for the concretiztion of the 12.38-km stretch (Kemphole to Addahole) was set to April 9th 2019. But, they have finished the […]

Mangaluru: PWD minister H D Revanna said the department has decided to release Rs 25,000 per km for the repair of PWD roads, which are damaged due to rains. “We have discussed various issues with officials of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. Our priority is to make all roads free from potholes and construct drainages […]

Mangaluru: Revenue Minister R.V. Deshpande said here on Thursday that the State government has released ₹22 crore to districts across the State as calamity relief. In this, ₹3 crore each has been given to Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, respectively. Talking to reporters after a meeting to review the rain and flood damage, and relief work […]

Mangaluru: Encroachments on stormwater drains is the prime reason for the flooding that marooned the city last week, revealed an interim report submitted by an expert committee set up by the district deputy commissioner, on the recent flood situation. Giving out details about the same, deputy commissioner Sasikanth Senthil told the media that the report […]

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil has clarified that no Nipah case has been reported from the district.He was speaking to reporters on May 24th. In the backdrop of rumours on social media that there have been two Nipah cases in the district, A student from Calicut had undergone the test just out of […]

Mangaluru: Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada Sasikanth Senthil has asked tahsildars to set up control rooms in taluk headquarters for the effective delivery of relief measures. At a meeting here on Monday to discuss the preparations for approaching monsoons in the district, Senthil said that sea erosion, flooding, epidemics and landslips were the primary problems […]

Mangaluru : The district administration has directed officials to take necessary measures to deal with the problems arising during monsoon. Chairing a meeting on Monday on the precautionary measures to be taken ahead of monsoon, deputy commissioner S Sasikanth Senthil directed all the urban local bodies to take up work on cleaning major and minor […]

Mangaluru: Addressing media DK District Commissioner and district election officer Sasikanth Senthil S. informed that transport services will be provided for free to make sure people can travel to cast their vote. He said that 160 buses would run on routes which usually have low frequency of buses. These special buses will have a sticker […]

Mangaluru: Voter slips and Electoral Photo Identification Cards will be distributed to voters at the polling booths on Monday, said Deputy Commissioner and District Electoral Officer Sasikanth Senthil S. here on Sunday. Talking to reporters, Mr. Senthil said that the booth level officers (BLOs) started issuing voter slips and EPICs on Saturday. Of the 50,000 […]