Mangaluru celebrates a meaningful Kannada Rajyotsava

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November 1, 2014

Mangaluru, Nov 1: The ardent “Kannada premis” of this historic port city breathed a sigh of relief when Dakshina Kannada district in charge minister B Ramanath Rai Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim officially announced the Kannadaization of its English name “Mangalore.”

“From today onwards let us call this city “Mangaluru” in English too instead of Mangalore,” said Mr Rai said in his presidential address during the Kannada Rajyotsava celebration organized by district administration at Nehru Maidan, in the city on Saturday morning.

The minister said that chief minister Siddaramaiah led Karnataka government was committed fulfill its promises and to develop all the districts of the state including Dakshina Kannada.

Shedding light on the upcoming projects in the district, Mr Rai said that the construction of Mini Vidhana Saudha at Mangaluru and Putturu will be soon accomplished and similar structure would come up at Balthangady and Bantwal in the days to come. District offices complex at Padil will also be ready in near future and a state-of-the-art Ranga Mandira (cultural theatre) would soon come up at Bondel at a cost of Rs 24 crore, he said.

On the occasion a colorful procession was taken out from Ambedkar Circle to Nehru Maidan highlighting the cultural heritage of Karnataka. The cultural programmes by students of various schools attracted the people. Karnataka fire services department staged a demo to exhibit the capability of its Bronto Skylift Aerial Ladder Platform costing.

On the same occasion, special incentive was disbursed to schools that registered 100 percent results in the last SSLC examination in last academic year in the district.

Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim, Mangaluru Mayor Mahabala Marla, MLC, Ivan D'Souza, MLA, Moidin Bava, Mangaluru City Police Commissioner R Hitendra, DK superintendent of police Sharanappa, zilla panchayat chief executive officer Tulasi Maddineni were present among others.

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March 16,2024

Mangaluru: In the wake of complaints regarding middlemen menace, sleuths of Lokayukta on Friday, March 15, conducted a raid at the Mangaluru Urban Development Authority. 

The Lokayukta team found unaccounted money and several files, which were not disposed of for a long period.

Lokayukta SP CA Simon said that the Lokayukta has received complaints that middlemen have been interfering in the MUDA office, and files pertaining to the public are not being cleared on time.

A raid that commenced in the evening on March 13, lasted for 18 hours. During the raid, Lokayukta officials found cash in a bag in MUDA office, and also with officials and others. MUDA officials could not inform the source of money found in their office, the SP said.

Further, he said that many people gathered at the MUDA office during the Lokayukta raid, and have raised complaints about the harassment at the urban development authority. “We have gathered evidence for MUDA officials carrying out file disposal processes through brokers on phone calls. The investigation on the MUDA network will be continued,” he said.

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March 19,2024

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Bengaluru, Mar 19: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that the Congress will split in three months after the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and its impact will be visible on the Siddaramaiah-led state government.

"Due to internal squabbles, the state government will not last long," the BJP leader said.

Talking to reporters on Monday, he said the sitting MP from the Gadag-Haveri constituency, Shivakumar Udasi, has done a lot of development work and implemented the Central government's schemes effectively.

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi will surely become the PM for the third time. The overall response has been good in the Gadag-Haveri Lok Sabha constituency," the former Karnataka chief minister said.

Asked if he was contesting the election in a half-hearted manner in the Gadag-Haveri seat, Bommai said "such a question does not arise when the party's high command gives instructions".

He said he would respect his opponent and not take anyone lightly. 

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March 28,2024

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Mangaluru, Mar 28: A fish meal factory in the Baikampady Industrial area in Mangaluru was gutted in a fire incident on Thursday, officials said.

The factory is owned by the company 'Shihar Enterprises', they said.

According to the locals, the fire was first noticed at 4.45 am today, which was immediately reported to the fire department.

The fire engines reached the spot and tried to douse the fire, but it had already spread to other parts of the factory. After almost four hours of fire-fighting operation, the blaze was completely doused, officials.

The reason for the blaze is still being probed, the fire department officials said, adding that they suspect an electric short circuit could have triggered it.

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