With the 355-km underground drainage (UGD) network in the city expected to be completed by this month end, the focus will now shift to connecting individual dwellings and commercial units to this network.The Mangalore City Corporation (MCC), which will be the custodian of this network, is now left with the task of formulating a policy to support interconnection to the network.Laid under the ADB-assisted...

Source : Times Of India | 18 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Mangalore

Doubling of milk subsidy has producers queuing up

Chief minister Siddaramaiah's announcement of doubling the government subsidy given to milk producers in the state from Rs 2 to Rs 4 has had a salutary effect with the Dakshina Kannada Cooperative Milk Producers Union Limited (DKMUL).This can be gauged from the fact that the collection of milk by DKMUL in Dakshina Kannada district has increased by about 5,000 litres per day after the announcement.The...

Source : Times Of India | 18 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Mangalore

Soon, Nandini to offer barfi, jamoon

Soon, barfi, jamoon and flavoured milk will be added to Nandini brand products.Dakshina Kannada Cooperative Milk Producers Union Limited (DKMUL) plans to introduce value added products like cashew barfi, ready-to-eat jamoon and milk with banana and pineapple flavour in the days to come.Union president Raviraj Hegde told reporters that DKMUL has plans to add 30 milk societies, 17 milk collection centres...

Source : Times Of India | 18 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Mangalore

Siddaramaiah's cabinet brings political windfall for Dakshina Kannad, Udupi

undivided erstwhile Dakshina Kannada district has reaped a political windfall by bagging four ministerial berths in the Siddaramaiah government.While three are ministers of Cabinet rank, the fourth is a minister of the state in the form of K Abhayachandra Jain, fourth-time MLA from Mulki, Moodbidri. B Ramanath Rai, sixth-term MLA from Bantwal and UT Khader, third-term MLA from Mangalore, have expectedly...

Source : Times Of India | 18 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Mangalore

Konkani Academy to honour Paul Moras, Shankar Bhat

Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy has chosen researcher in Konkani Paul Moras from Mangalore, bhavageethe expert Krishna Bhavani Shankar Bhat from Honnavar and folk artistes Argodu K Govindaraya Shenoy from Kundapur for its honorary awards for 2012.While Paul has been selected for his service to language and literature, Bhat, known by his pen name Krishna Sharma, has been recognized for his contribution...

Source : Times Of India | 18 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Mangalore

Srirangapatna in Mandya district records highest rainfall in Karnataka

Srirangapatna in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district recorded maximum rainfall of 17.5mm in Karnataka in last 24-hours up to 8.30am on Saturday. Sindhanur hobli in Sindhanur taluk of Raichur district recorded maximum temperature of 40.7°C on May 17 at 3pm. Pandavapura hobli in Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district recorded lowest minimum temperature of 20.1°C on May 17 at 8.30pm, KSNDMC, Bangalore...

Source : Times Of India | 1 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Mangalore

Dakshina Kannada district does better than state in school drop out rate

Despite the state and central governments introducing several schemes to ensure the quality of education in state-run schools, the dropout rate in Karnataka has not come down.According to a survey conducted by SSA last year about 60% of students in government schools drop out by the time they reach SSLC. However, there is a reason to smile as the annual dropout rate in undivided Dakshina Kannada district...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Mangalore

Puttur girl wins gold at International Environment Olympiad

Rashmiparvathi K ,17, has made her remote village Nekkila near Bannur in Puttur taluk, 60 km from the city, proud.for her science project in the International Sustainable World Energy Engineering Environment Project Olympiad (I-SWEEP) 2013 held in Houston, Texas, USA from May 8 to 12.Her project titled, 'Salt from coconut palm petiole & its anti-microbial activity' was among the four projects selected...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Mangalore

Don't reverse BJP govt's decision banning cow slaughter: VHP, Bajrang Dal

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal have asked the state government not to reverse the BJP government's decision banning cowTalking to the reporters here on Friday, B Manjunath Mandya, Karnataka South Zone convener of Bajrang Dal, urged chief minister Siddaramaiah to implement The Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Preservation (Amendment) Bill, 2012 and to take measures to shut...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Mangalore

St Theresa secures 100% results in ICSE.

City-based St Theresa's School has secured 100% results in class X examination of Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), the results of which were announced on Saturday. This is the only ICSE School in Dakshina Kannada district to secure a perfect centum.Ruth P Maben is the topper in the school. She has secured 94.33% by scoring 566 out of 600 marks. As many as 74 students have appeared...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Mangalore