MLC urges Home Ministry to strengthen police force in DK

February 17, 2015

Mangaluru, Feb 17: Urging Home Minister K J George to strengthen police force in Dakshina Kannada which is a communally-sensitive district, MLC Ivan D'Souza said that the minister had promised to look into the proposal in this regard.

Addressing a press conference here on Monday, the MLC said that the district faced shortage of police personnel with only 497 civil police and 174 DAR police personnel for a population of over 10 lakh. Hence the necessity of strengthening the police force in Dakshina Kannada.

The home minister said that the state government would shortly deploy five PSI and 150 police constables to Karnataka State Industrial Security Force in Mangaluru, he said.

He said that the state government had approved the upgradation of Dharmasthala police outpost and an outpost at Siddakatte into a proper police station, along with establishing new police outpost at Ishwaramangala in Puttur rural division, Bantwal sub division and Bantwal traffic police station.

He also said that the state government had submitted a proposal to the centre on June 3, 2014 regarding setting up Rapid Action Force (RAF) of CRPF on the outskirts of Mangaluru city.

Evening polytechnic college in Mangaluru

Mr D'Souza urged the state government to start an evening polytechnic college at Karnataka Polytechnic College in Mangaluru. "If an evening polytechnic college commences, it will benefit poor students hailing from rural areas. I have submitted a proposal to the Higher Education Minister R V Deshpande and asked to start ITI courses in mechanical, electrical and telecommunication areas in the evening college to cater to the needs of the industries, from the next academic year," he said adding that there was enough infrastructure at KPT College in Mangaluru to start an evening college while additional staff was required.

The MLC said that he has urged the government to provide mid-day meals to ITI students in Karnataka.

On second vented dam at Thumbay to supply water to Mangaluru city, he said that the work was likely to be completed by October 2015.

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Heading to Karavali Utsava? Check traffic changes and parking rules in Mangaluru

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December 20,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 20: The Mangaluru City Police have issued a detailed traffic advisory ahead of the inaugural ceremony of Karavali Utsava, which will be held at the Karavali Utsava Ground on Saturday.

The festival will be inaugurated at 6:00 pm by Dakshina Kannada District Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. Cultural and public programmes will be held at the venue every evening and will continue until January 2.

According to City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy, parking of vehicles is strictly prohibited on both sides of the road from Lalbagh to Karavali Utsava Ground. Visitors are requested to park their vehicles only at designated parking areas.

To help the public, traffic signboards and parking guidance flex boards have been installed along the routes leading to the venue. The police have urged commuters and visitors to follow these instructions to ensure smooth traffic movement.

Designated Parking Locations

•   Urwa Market Ground – Cars
•   Gandhinagar Government School (near Press Club) – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Ladyhill Church parking area – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Canara School Ground, Mannagudda – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Thimmappa Hotel premises – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Scout and Guide Bhavana premises (behind Karavali Utsava Grounds) – Two-wheelers
•   Urwa Market Road – Two-wheelers
•   Hat Hill Road – Two-wheelers

The police have appealed to the public to cooperate by following traffic rules and parking guidelines to avoid inconvenience during the festival.

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