Mangaluru: The Election Commission officials will begin handing over voter slips on the doorsteps of voters either on May 3 or May 4 in Dakshina Kannada, according to Sasikanth Senthil S., Deputy Commissioner and Election Officer. Addressing presspersons here on Tuesday, he said that voters would have to sign on a register after receiving the […]

Mangaluru: In relation to the upcoming Legislative Assembly elections, the first phase of checking the voting machine and VVPAT has been successfully completed. In the second phase, a mock election will be conducted in the presence of political party representatives, informed Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil. He was speaking at a meeting conducted at […]

Mangaluru: After casting the vote on the electronic voting machine, a voter has to look at the VVPAT (Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail) displaying the printout containing the serial number, party symbol and the photo of the candidate he/ she has chosen. This printout is displayed in the VVPAT for a period of seven seconds […]

Mangaluru: DK DC S. Sasikanth Senthil on April 2, Monday said there was no need to obtain permission from Returning Officers (RO) to conduct private functions on private premises. DC sasikanth Clarifying the legal position in the light of enforcement of the model code of conduct during a coordination meeting of Returning Officers and police […]

Mangaluru: Government Lady Goschen Hospital in the city has begun offering outpatient services from the new block. After taking permission from Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil S., who is also the Election Officer, the hospital authorities have now moved the outpatient department from the old block to the ground floor in the new block. The scanning […]

Mangaluru: Disha Udyoga Parva, a job fest will be conducted at Mangaluru University campus, in Konaje on February 17, The Dakshina Kannada district administration, Centre for Entrepreneurship Opportunities and Learning and Alva’s Education Foundation will jointly organise a placement drive. Addressing the media, DC S Sasikanth Senthil said that the job fair will cater to […]

Mangaluru: Deputy commissioner S Sasikanth Senthil said on Monday the district administration will take corrective measures with regard to pollution of Gurupur river based on the reports from Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) and Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI). He told reporters that the district administration has written to KSPCB and CMFRI to […]

Mangaluru: Missing two deadlines, the five-storey new block of Government Lady Goschen Hospital here is yet to be opened for women. If the government officials stick to the latest deadline it will start functioning from this March. Following a review of Health Department works here in December 2016, Health Minister Ramesh Kumar told reporters that […]

Mangaluru: P Vilas Kumar, a Kalaburagi based advocate sent cheques for Rs 50000 each to Abdul Majid and Shekar Kulal who were first on scene when Deepak Rao, a Hindu activist and Adbul Basheer, a hotelier was murder and killed in retaliation, respectively. In his letter addressed to deputy commissioner Sasikanth Senthil S, Vilas clearly […]

Mangaluru: The annual flower, fruits and vegetable show will be held at Kadri Park here from January 26 to January 29. Informing the same to reporters here on Wednesday, ZP CEO Dr M R Ravi said that the show, to be jointly organised by the horticulture department, DK ZP and Siri, will be inaugurated by […]