MANGALURU: Dakshina Kannada District Administration warned Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) to be alert and monitor strictly all construction sites in the city to control the rising number of malaria cases.  Citing the failure on part of the city corporation in reducing the mosquito source and cont

BENGALURU: City in-charge minister KJ George on Wednesday told reporters he is not a receptionist to respond to every telephone call from mediapersons. The minister, who of late has earned a reputation of being unavailable to the media, claimed: "I have a lot of work to do and if I keep attending to

MANGALURU: New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) has given fillip to industrialization in Karnataka by means of offering most comparative rates as compared to other major ports. The port has given all facilities to encourage coastal movement of traffic and now is the first Indian port to start the Ro-Ro s

UDUPI: Malpe beach in this temple town on Sunday became the first beach in the country to provide Wi-Fi facility to visitors 24x7. Courtesy technical expertise provided by BSNL, visitors can access free Wi-Fi. The only rider is that a person can avail this facility for 30 minutes per number at 4G sp

In the wake of the arrest of six suspected terrorists with ISIS links in the state, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara today said that more than 300 places have been identified as "sensitive". "Police department in Bengaluru and in the entire state have identified more than 300 places as sens

BENGALURU: Come February 1, BMTC monthly passes will all be priced uniformly at Rs 1050. BMTC has proposed uniform pass rate and do away with two types of it, one worth Rs 850 and the other 1300. This can be used for all classes/types of bus services. The monthly pass holder will require to get an i

MANGALURU: Dakshina Kannada district administration has decided to leave no stones unturned to check the illegal transportation of sand to other states through the district. Very soon, all check posts will be under CCTV surveillance to monitor the movement of trucks and other heavy vehicles that

MANGALURU: Though the helmet rule, which mandates that all riders and their pillions have to compulsorily wear the protective headgear, kicked in across Karnataka on Wednesday, Mangaluru riders will have 12 day breather. The rule will be enforced from February 1, says Mangaluru city Traffic Polic

Pulling up BBMP on Tuesday, the high court suggested the govern ment take a call on dissolving the civic agency and appoint an administrator to run its affairs instead. A division bench headed by acting Chief Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee made this suggestion while wondering how was it that the

Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation’s seat booking on the web has hit a new high with number of seats booked per day crossing 25,000. The revenue from the web booking is now around 20 per cent of the total traffic revenue. As many as 2,000 seats are being booked per day through mobile appl

The state government has imposed an eight per cent luxury tax on each bed in an ICU. Last week, the department of commercial taxes sent a directive to all hospitals across the city stating: "The accommodation provided in an ICU charging more than Rs 1,000 per day per room attracts luxury tax at the

Udupi: Passenger amenities play a vital role in customer satisfaction. Konkan Railway that is a step ahead in ensuring comfort of passengers travelling over its route therefore has decided to dedicate a new escalator at Udupi Railway station at a cost of Rs 1.30 crore for convenience of its passenge

MANGALURU: Rooman Technologies, training partner of the Union Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, is all set to popularize Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) in Mangaluru. Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel will join hands with Rooman Technologies to hold a mega job

MANGALURU: Auto rickshaw ride in this coastal city is all set to pinch your pockets from this Makara Sankranti day. Regional Transport Authority, Dakshina Kannada district taking note of plea by auto rickshaw drivers to upwardly revise the fare on November 17 last, has done so with immediate effect

BENGALURU: The bypolls to three assembly constituencies in Karnataka on February 13 will have political parties on their toes, with Hebbal in Bengaluru being the hotly contested one. The Election Commission on Tuesday announced bypoll dates to Hebbal, Bidar and Deodurg (in Raichur district). Pollin

BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court has directed both the state as well as the union government to take steps to fill up within four months the vacant posts of judicial as well as administrative members in the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal (KAT) .  This was after the court was told that by Dece

BENGALURU: Dense fog delayed departure and arrival of over 65 flights to and from the Kempegowda International Airport on Saturday morning. Over 1,000 flyers had no option but to wait as heavy fog between 6 and 7am dipped visibility to 100 metres, putting air traffic controllers in a tight spot. Ove

Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy said on Friday that wearing helmets will be mandatory for pillion riders across the State from January 12 onwards.  Speaking to mediapersons here, Reddy said that the new rule will come into effect from Tuesday. “People of all age groups must wear helmets,” h