Udupi: With the demand for the fulfilment of various of its demands, the All-India Bank Officers Confederation (AIBOC) has called for a nationwide bank strike on Dec 21st, informed Shashidhar Shetty, Syndicate Bank Officials National President. The Confederation is demanding for a better pay and calling off the proposed merger of Bank of Baroda, Vijaya […]

Mangaluru: Environment activist Shashidhar Shetty has submitted a petition to the Governor seeking his permission to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Ministers D K Shivakumar, B Ramanath Rai and U T Khader for allegedly misusing their power for personal gain and also for using the taxpayers’ money. “During the launch of development programmes in Bantwal on […]

Mangaluru: The unabated discharge of untreated domestic and industrial sewage has not only severely polluted the Phalguni (Gurupura) and the Netravathi, which surround Mangaluru, but also affected groundwater quality in the city, allege environmentalists and social activists. Low levels of oxygen in Phalguni river had resulted in the death of several fish last summer, and […]

Mangaluru: Mayor Kavita Sanil on Monday said that Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) will not resort to water rationing this summer as water has been impounded up to 6 metres at the Thumbe Vented Dam across the Netravathi, the main source of water to Mangaluru. Ms. Sanil told reporters after a site visit at Thumbe near […]

Mangaluru: Despite tall claims by the district administration about reigning in deviations in sand extraction from rivers in Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ), use of outboard engine-fitted large boats and earthmovers for extracting and loading sand continues to be rampant. While use of machinery goes against guidelines of Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change […]

Mangaluru: Forest department will conduct a public hearing on Thursday over its proposal to fell 666 trees in the city outskirts for construction of a new DC office complex at Alake village in Padil. The proposed DC office complex is coming up on a six acre plot. While a petition against felling trees is pending […]

Udupi : Police have arrested Basamma Ramanna (35) hailing from Bagalkot, who was working as a maid in the residence of Shashidhar Shetty, a businessman at Alivekodi  in Tenka Ermal, on the charges of stealing jewellery worth Rs 3.5 lakh from the house. The theft is learnt to have taken place on the night of […]