Mangaluru: The three-storey Deputy Commissioner’s office complex being built in Padil will be ready by December next year, Urban Development and Housing Minister U.T. Khader said here on Friday. It is coming up on the 5.89-acre land of the Karnataka State Forest Industries Corporation transferred to the Revenue Department in 2014. Apart from the office […]

Mangaluru: To end the the time being taken to get approval of site plans from the Mangaluru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), the State government will shortly bring in an online system to get the approval. Talking to reporters here on Saturday, Urban Development and Housing Minister U.T. Khader said that with the new software, people […]

Mangaluru: The district administration has come forward to construct a house near Surathkal for the ‘Koraga’ families who were living in a shanty near the flyover at Bikarnakatte. Until then, as a temporary facility, a rented house has been allotted to them at Bunder area and the family is expected to shift to their temporary […]

Mangaluru: Mayor Bhaskar K. on Tuesday appealed to U.T. Khader, Minister for Urban Development and Housing, to sanction ₹12 crore to build the retaining wall, which slipped to the Netravathi at the Thumbe pumping station because of heavy rain last month. In a memorandum submitted to the Minister, the Mayor said that if the retaining […]

Mangaluru: Minister U T Khader inaugurated Indira Canteen at Pumpwell Circle here on Tuesday, July 17. Addressing the gathering U T Khader said, “This is the 5th Indira Canteen in the city. We are happy to inaugrate this canteen here which will help the weaker section of the people. Food will be provided at an […]

Mangaluru: Minister, U T Khader, said that the roads which suffered damages due to heavy rains in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada would be repaired from July 23. Addressing a meeting at circuit house here, he said that he has instructed the concerned persons to look into the filling of pothole in the roads. He said […]

Udupi: The government would be giving importance to the construction of multi-storeyed buildings to provide housing for poor people in urban areas of the State, Minister for Urban Development and Housing U.T. Khadar said here on Saturday. He told presspersons that as per a survey nearly 40% of people in the State were now residing […]

Mangaluru: With concreting work complete and ancillary works expected to be over in about a week for Package 2 of Shiradi Ghat reconstruction, the crucial link connecting the coast with the hinterlands will be opened to traffic on Sunday. The stretch will be inaugurated by Public Works Minister H.D. Revanna and Housing and Urban Development […]

Mangaluru: Reviving the proposal for setting up a desalination plant in the city, Urban Development Minister U.T. Khader has asked the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWS&DB) to prepare a feasibility report on it. The board has been asked to consult major industries in the city such as MRPL, MCF Ltd. and MSEZ […]

Mangaluru : A team comprising experts and elected representatives will be formed to study the feasibility of the Mangaluru River Front Project or the erstwhile Mangala Corniche Project proposal said, Minister for Urban Development and Housing U.T. Khader here on Monday. The project had been mooted about a decade ago when N. Yogish Bhat was […]