Mangaluru: Deputy commissioner Darshan HV has directed community-based organisations to cooperate in issuing identity cards to sexual minorities in the district. He also directed the concerned departments to take necessary steps to allot housing sites to them. He was speaking while chairing the selection and coordination committee meeting of various schemes of the Women’s Development…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru city police have arrested seven key accused in the murder of rowdy sheeter Arif Hussain, with investigators pointing to a wider conspiracy behind the crime.Police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH said on Thursday that on March 27, six accused — Rifat, Juttu Ashfaq, Khaleel, Shakir, Irfan and Rizwan — followed Arif’s bike, rammed…
Udupi: As many as 17 suo motu cases have been registered against officials across various departments, following surprise inspections by Karnataka Upa Lokayukta Justice B Veerappa. During his visit on Feb 26 and 27, Justice Veerappa conducted grievance redressal meetings and simultaneously inspected several govt offices and departments. Cases were registered after several instances of…
Mangaluru: A trawl boat owner from Mangaluru is working on mud crab cultivation using a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS). Bharath Kumar D, who launched the unit ‘Crab Shack’ on a pilot basis in Kulai, has set up a vertical farming system using nearly 200 stackable crates. The RAS method, equipped with automated filtration, allows for…
Udupi: A senior citizen was rescued from a well in a dramatic operation last weekend, with a delayed gas cylinder delivery playing a crucial role in tracing him. The survivor is Shrinivasa, 62.According to sources, the man lived alone, and had recovered from health issues two months ago. When he attempted to fix a problem…
Mangaluru: Mandd Sobhann, Konkani cultural organisation, has announced the first World Konkani Music Mega Convention as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, to be held from Nov 3 to 15. The muhurtham and logo launch will take place on April 10 at Kalaangann in Shaktinagar.Addressing reporters on Wednesday, Mandd Sobhann president Louis J Pinto said…
Mangaluru: The Community Health Centre at Vittal in Bantwal taluk, under the Puttur assembly constituency, has entered into a tie-up with Yenepoya Medical College, Mangaluru, to provide improved healthcare services. An order regarding this has been issued by the department of health and family welfare, said Puttur MLA Ashok Kumar Rai.The MLA said the tie-up…
Mangaluru: Despite the bifurcation of Mangalore University to create Kodagu University, an administrative deadlock continues over the status of dozens of permanent faculty members posted at Field Marshal KM Cariappa College and the PG Centre in Chikka Aluvara.Officially, Mangalore University has been fully bifurcated, and Kodagu University has been operating independently since the academic year…
Mangaluru: Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker UT Khader, who is also the MLA of Mangaluru Assembly Constituency, directed officials to take precautions to ensure there are no issues in the supply of drinking water to the public.Khader held a meeting with officials at the DC’s office regarding the drinking water situation in his constituency, on TuesdayHe…
Mangaluru: Even as dumping of construction and demolition (C&D) waste in vacant places and by the side of rivers in the city continues rampantly, Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) mulls reserving land at Pachanady to manage C&D waste scientifically.To prevent violations, the MCC has held several meetings and decided to manage C&D waste at Pachanady dump…
