World Tourism Day celebrated in city

September 27, 2011

Mangalore, September 27: Special programmes were organised in the city to mark the World Tourism Day on Tuesday.

IGP (Western Range) Alok Mohan and Airport Director M R Vasudeva and office-bearers of Mangalore Association of Travel Agents (MATA) welcomed the air passengers who landed at Mangalore Airport by presenting them roses.

Later in the evening a similar programme was organised by the District Administration, Tourism Department in association with Panambur Beach Tourism Development Project and Mangalore Association of Travel Agents (MATA) at City Centre Mall, K S Rao Road here.

Inaugurating the programme, N Yogish Bhat, Deputy Speaker of State Legislative Assembly said that the state government is committed to develop the tourism destinations in coastal Karnataka. Many projects which would help the district to become major tourists' hub would be completed within couple of years, he promised.

Mangalore MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, Mangalore MLA U T Khader, Panambur Beach Tourism Development Project CEO Yathish Baikampady were present.

As part of the programme treasure hunt and other cultural activities were organised.

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DK in-charge minister presents CM’s MSP plea to Prime Minister in Mangaluru

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November 28,2025

Mangaluru, Nov 28: Karnataka Health Minister and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday handed over Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the severe distress faced by farmers due to crashing crop prices.

PM Modi arrived at the Mangaluru International Airport en route to Udupi, where Gundu Rao welcomed him and submitted the letter. The chief minister’s message stressed that farmers are suffering heavy losses because maize and green gram are being bought far below the Minimum Support Price (MSP). The state urged the Centre to immediately begin procurement at MSP.

According to the letter, Karnataka has a bumper harvest this year—over 54.74 lakh metric tons of maize and 1.98 lakh metric tons of green gram—yet farmers are unable to secure fair prices. Against the MSP of ₹2,400/MT for maize and ₹8,768/MT for green gram, market rates have plunged to ₹1,600–₹1,800 and ₹5,400 respectively.

The chief minister has requested the Centre to:

• Direct NAFED, FCI and NCCF to start MSP procurement immediately.
• Ensure ethanol units purchase maize directly from farmers or FPOs.
• Increase Karnataka’s ethanol allocation, citing high production capacity.
• Stop maize imports, which have depressed domestic prices.
• Relax quality norms for green gram, allowing up to 10% discoloration due to rains.

The letter stresses that MSP is crucial for farmer dignity and income stability and calls for swift central intervention to prevent a deepening crisis.

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