Mangaluru:  The water shortage problem which was plaguing the city since more than a month has been resolved and water is being supplied continuously. Since there is enough inflow of water, the water level at the dam is being maintained at 5 meters. Once sluice gate has been opened and additional water is being let […]

Mangaluru : It was the sand mafia which was most favoured by delaying “Fixing of wooden planks to store water in Thumbay vented dam by 2 months. This lead to serious water scarcity in the city and put people to hardship,” according to former state minister Krishna J Palemar who addressed a pres meet at […]

Bantwal : Two mechanised boats and two tippers have been seized from an unauthorised sand mining place near the Thumbay dam in Bantwal taluk. It is learnt two persons namely Arif from Mysore and Manoj Shetty from Karkala had cheated the locals by stating that they had secured permission for mining. It was alleged that […]