Mangaluru: As a prelude to the Organics and Millets International Trade Fair in Bengaluru, a district level exhibition and sale of organic products and millets will be held at Kadri Park in Mangaluru on December 23 and 24. Addressing reporters at Zilla Panchayat, ZP CEO Dr M R Ravi said that the event will be […]

Udupi:The Udupi Zilla Panchayat on Tuesday directed the engineers of the Varahi Irrigation Project to release water to the canals as soon as possible so that farmers could benefit from it. Raising the issue at the monthly Karnataka Development Programme (KDP) meeting held at the Zilla Panchayat Hall here, Babu Shetty, chairman, Zilla Panchayat Standing […]

Mangaluru: Vested interests have been attempting to distort the history for political gains. Unfortunately, some modern historians too have joined them without verifying the facts, said district minister B Ramanath Rai. Speaking after inaugurating the Tipu Jayanti celebrations here at the zilla panchayat premises, Rai said: “A section of political leaders and their supporters started […]

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil has informed that the state government sponsored Tipu Jayanti will be celebrated at a single venue and no celebrations will be conducted in any other parts of the district. The jayanti will be celebrated at 10 AM in Netravati Hall of Zilla Panchayat in Mangaluru on November 10. […]

Udupi: The issue of celebrating Tipu Jayanti figured prominently in the general body meeting of the Udupi Zilla Panchayat here on Tuesday with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members and the Opposition Congress taking contradictory stand on the issue. Raising the issue, Sumeet Shetty (BJP), member, said that the Zilla Panchayat should pass a […]

Mangaluru : Banks posting officials who do not know Kannada to rural branches hampering implementation of government programmes echoed in the general body meeting of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat for the second consecutive time with the council deciding to call a meeting of top bank officials to address the issue. After members complained about it, […]

Mangaluru : The district has been sanctioned Rs 33.39 crore and Rs 2.42 crore for works approved under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyana (SSA) and the Rastriya Madhyamika Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) respectively. The implementation committee meeting towards the submission of the expenditure report for the year 2016-17 and estimation for the year 2017-18 was held at […]

Mangaluru : President of the Zilla Panchayat Dinakar Babu has said that proper utilisation of human resource and promotion of sustainable development were essential to tackle the problems posed by an increasing population. He was speaking after inaugurating the district-level World Population Day function organised by the Department of Health and Family Welfare and other […]

Mangaluru : Problems of the Railways, public works and other departments are resulting in procrastination in public works, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel said. He was chairing the Railways’ meeting at Zilla Panchayat Auditorium in the city on Thursday. The MP, expressing disappointment over the inordinate delay of Bajal Railway Under Bridge widening, directed the officials […]

Mangaluru : The delay in the implementation of ‘Shuddha Neeru,’ which was touted as a panacea for the drinking water crisis in rural areas, irked the zilla panchayat members here at zilla panchayat meeting on Tuesday. The project entailed installation of Reverse Osmosis (RO) machines to ensure that people were provided pure drinking water. However, […]