Kadri Park to get facelift soon: horticulture minister

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January 24, 2012

Mangalore, January 24: Kadri Park in the city will get the much needed facelift at an estimated cost of Rs 5 crore, according to minister for horticulture S A Ravindranath.

"A proposal to this effect is pending with thefinance department for approval," Ravindranath said in Mangalore on Monday, adding that every effort would be made to release this year's installment out of proposed expenditure within the end of the current financial year and develop Kadri Park on lines of Lalbagh in Bangalore.

Ravindranath, who visited the park told reporters that taking note of distinct change in land use patterns across districts with several agricultural districts taking up horticultural crops in Karnataka, his department had sought budgetary support to develop horticulture in the state, "I have requested the government to provide an outlay of Rs 2,000 crores for the overall makeover of the department," he said adding the outlay in 2011-12 budget was Rs 756 crore.

"Dakshina Kannada is among the main agricultural districts to have embraced horticulture in the last decade, along with Bijapur, Bidar, Chitradurga and Raichur. Other districts are also on the verge of following suit. The department should be equipped to modernize its operations which will result in scientific cultivation and increased yield and returns to growers. It is up to CM to consider our request for enhanced budgetary support," he added.

Earlier, a delegation from Campco met Ravindranath and urged him to devise ways and means to control the yellow disease afflicting arecanut plantations in Sullia taluk in DK and Shringeri, Koppa and N R Pura taluks in Chikmagalur. Campco president Konkodi Padmanabha also sought 50% subsidy for the arecanut peeling machine developed by the multi-state cooperative society and a grrant of Rs 50 lakh for the Adike Yantra Mela 2012 scheduled for November.

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From malls to highways, Kannada signboards to be enforced in Dakshina Kannada

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February 4,2026

Mangaluru: Urban local bodies and gram panchayats should make the use of Kannada on signboards mandatory while issuing trade licences to commercial establishments, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Darshan HV said. He also called for regular inspections to ensure compliance.

Presiding over the District Kannada Awareness Committee meeting at the deputy commissioner’s office, Darshan said the city corporation would be directed to ensure that shops operating in malls prominently display their names in Kannada. “All commercial establishments, including shops, companies, offices and hotels, must mandatorily display their names in Kannada on signboards,” he said.

The deputy commissioner added that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would be instructed to include Kannada on signboards along national highways. Banks, he said, would be directed through committee meetings to provide application forms in Kannada.

“Even if English-medium schools and colleges impart education in English, their signboards must display the institution’s name in Kannada. Steps will also be taken to ensure that private buses display place names in Kannada,” Darshan said.

During the meeting, committee members raised concerns over the closure of Kannada-medium schools in rural areas due to a shortage of teachers and stressed the need for immediate corrective measures. They also pointed out that several industries employ workers from other states while overlooking local candidates.

Members further demanded that nationalised banks provide deposit and withdrawal slips in Kannada. It was brought to the deputy commissioner’s notice that the presence of staff without knowledge of Kannada in rural branches of nationalised banks is causing hardship to local customers.

Meanwhile, MP Srinath, president of the District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, urged the district administration to allot land for the construction of a district Kannada Bhavana in Mangaluru.

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