Udupi : K. Raghupati Bhat, MLA, said on Wednesday that Mahatma Gandhi had given importance to cleanliness and hence, it was necessary to follow his message and make Udupi, a clean and plastic-free city. He was speaking after offering floral tributes to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Bhujanga Park, Ajjarkad, during a function organised […]

Mangaluru: The Swachh Bharat campaign, launched by Prime Minister Modi in the year 2014 has turned into a mass movement and several individuals, including celebrities in their own capacity, have undertaken awareness campaigns to educate others about health, hygiene and sanitation practices. The campaign has inspired many from Dakshina Kannada too and we have seen […]

Mangaluru : Well-known saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath has come forward to get two toilets built for a 98-year-old government primary school at Bengre here. The Prime Minister has, through a letter on September 9 to the artiste, invited him to lend support to the “Swachhata Hi Seva” movement under the Swachh Bharat Mission. The letter said: […]

Udupi: To deal with increase in garbage collection, the Udupi City Municipal Council (CMC) has started constructing a second inertisation yard to process it at the Solid Waste Management Plant at Alevoor village, near here. The city generates about 68 tonnes of garbage daily. The garbage collected from different parts of the city is taken to […]

Mysuru: Vice Chancellor of Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune, Surendra Pal, on Monday, said, the country must set national goals like ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ for the all-round sustainable development. He was speaking during the inaugural ceremony of the third international Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) festival, organised by Global Stem States, and International Alliance […]

Udupi: Udupi declared as Open Defecation Free city here on Wednesday. Meenakshi Bannanje, president of the Udupi City Municipal Council (CMC), said that Udupi is the first CMC in the State among the municipal bodies having a population between one and five lakh in the State to be declared as Open Defecation Free city. A […]

Mangaluru : Wenlock District Hospital won the second place in the Kayakalp Award under the Swachh Bharat Mission launched by the Prime Minister. The award was received by Wenlock Hospital Superintendent Dr Rajeshwari Devi H R from Union Minister for Health at New Delhi on Wednesday. To recognise the efforts of ensuring good quality public […]