Mangaluru: Fatty liver disease, once considered rare in children, is now emerging as a common cause of chronic liver disease in children, say doctors.Speaking on the sidelines of World Liver Day, Dr Swathi Rao, consultant paediatric intensivist, KMC Hospital, said that over the past decade, cases of fatty liver disease among children in Mangaluru have…
Mangaluru: The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA), which has been renamed as Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB–G RAM G) scheme, has not yet received approval for new projects to be taken up in Dakshina Kannada. Therefore, the projects approved last year under the MGNREGA have been allowed…
Mangaluru: Bajrang Dal has successfully organised various campaigns across the country for the protection of Sanatan Hindu Dharma. It has been at the forefront of all struggles related to the construction of the temple of Lord Ram in Ayodhya, said Bajrang Dal’s national coordinator, Kishan Prajapat.Speaking at the inauguration of the two-day Regional Coordinators Conference…
Mangaluru: The road leading from KPT to Mangaluru airport will soon be concretised as work is set to begin on a 500-metre stretch near Maravoor bridge.The stretch that falls under Ward 14, Marakada ward, will become four-lane. It was the only remaining or pending portion on the route to the airport from KPT Junction without…
Mangaluru: The central govt has approved a total of Rs 64 crore for various highway development projects on National Highway 73, including the maintenance of the road from BC Road to Punjalakatte and upgrading the BC Road Junction to Ganadapadpu Highway to a four-lane road, said Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta.He said that the…
Mangaluru: With Akshaya Tritiya set to be celebrated this time on April 19 and 20, jewellers are reworking collections with sleeker, lighter designs to match what they describe as ‘shrinkflated’ demand, where consumers buy smaller quantities of jewellery due to price rise.Gold demand has slumped by 40%-50% compared to last year, industry representatives said, with…
Mangaluru: Health and family welfare minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Saturday clarified that disciplinary action within the Congress has no connection with the Davanagere South assembly bypoll.Speaking to reporters, Rao dismissed speculation linking internal party decisions to electoral considerations. “No one can predict election results. I am not an astrologer to say who will win….
Mangaluru: The Silicon Beach Program (SBP) on Saturday launched BaseCamp, an initiative aimed at enabling companies, founders and professionals to set up nano global capability centres (GCCs) and satellite offices in coastal Karnataka.Introduced as part of SBP’s broader vision to position the region as the Silicon Beach of India, BaseCamp is designed to help global…
Mangaluru: Minister for health and family welfare Dinesh Gundu Rao directed the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), Belthangady tahsildar, taluk panchayat and gram panchayat officials to take immediate action against an institute that allegedly polluted the historic Guruvayanakere lake.At a tri-monthly KDP meeting held at Dakshina Kannada zilla panchayat hall on Saturday, the minister…
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District minister Dinesh Gundu Rao directed officials to serve notices to all those who were allotted sites under the Ashraya Yojana at a layout in Jodusthana under Dharmasthala gram panchayat of Belthangady taluk. The minister also asked officials to conduct a survey to assess encroachment of govt land.Chairing a tri-monthly KDP meeting…
