Mangaluru: A joint action committee has been formed to oppose the proposed toll gates at Panakaje and Valalu and the existing toll gate at Brahmarakootlu in Bantwal taluk. As part of the protest, the committee will hold a padayatra in April against all three toll gates.A recent protest was held against the Brahmarakootlu toll gate…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) administrator and DC, Darshan HV, announced that MCC will prepare a detailed project report (DPR) to develop a 22-km coastal road along Mangaluru’s shores. He made this announcement while presenting the MCC’s 2026-27 budget Thursday. This coastal road project is part of a govt initiative to improve seashore connectivity from…
Udupi: Minister for Women and Child Development and Udupi district minister Laxmi Hebbalkar Thursday said the Congress was confident of winning the Davanagere South and Bagalkot constituencies in the upcoming byelections.Speaking to reporters near the Yuva Meridian helipad at Koteshwar in Kundapur, she said that voters generally support the ruling party in byelections. The govt’s…
Mangaluru: Sullia police intercepted a pickup vehicle in the early hours of Tuesday near Aletti Cross and rescued three cattle being transported without permits.According to the police, while on rounds duty near Aletti Cross in Sullia, SI Santosh BP and his team noticed a suspicious vehicle. The vehicle was intercepted near Mittadka Rotary School in…
Udupi: DC Swaroopa TK Wednesday directed officials to ensure that industrial units are completed within the stipulated timeframe, warning that delays would result in cancellation of allotments and their reassignment to new entrepreneurs.She was chairing meetings of the district-level single window committee, industrial grievance (Spandana), district export promotion committee, PM Employment Generation Programme, and the…
Mangaluru: The demand to introduce Beary as a third optional language in Karnataka schools is gaining momentum, with the Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy expressing confidence that approvals could come within months.Academy president Umar UH told TOI that a delegation met education minister Madhu Bangarappa at Vidhana Soudha Wednesday and submitted a memorandum seeking the inclusion…
Mangaluru: President of Confederation of SCs & STs Organisations, Lolaksha, has demanded action against Justice HN Nagamohan Das, who headed the one-man enquiry commission on internal reservations, alleging a violation of the provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.On Thursday, Lolaksha told reporters that he had submitted a complaint…
Mangaluru: To ease access for farmer members and address congestion-related operational hurdles, Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative Limited (CAMPCO) Ltd will lay the foundation stone for its new Vittal branch premises near Sri Panchalingeshwara Temple in Vittal, Bantwal, Friday.The Vittal branch has been serving members for several decades from its existing premises…
Udupi: “Public and private partnership is important to strengthen blood transfusion services in our country. Such collaborations will help improve quality, safety and accessibility of blood services for patients,” said Sharath Rao, pro-vice chancellor, Manipal Academy of Higher Education.Dr Rao was speaking at a one-day workshop on ‘Strengthening Public–Private Collaboration in Blood Transfusion Services’ organised…
Mangaluru: With Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) functioning without an elected council, Dakshina Kannada DC Darshan HV, also the MCC administrator, Thursday presented the 2026-27 budget with an outlay of Rs 937.6 crore and a projected surplus of Rs 156.1 crore.The budget size has been reduced by Rs 32.7 crore from Rs 970.4 crore in 2025-26….
