13th cruise vessel calls at New Mangalore Port

March 8, 2012

Mangalore, March 8: Cruise vessel M V Seaboourn Legend with 190 cruise passengers and 173 crew members called at New Mangalore Port on Thursday.

This is the 13th cruise vessel calling at the Port during the current financial year 2011-12.

The vessel came to NMPT as its first port of call from Indonesia and sailing out to Goa later in the evening and from there to Mumbai Port.

Majority of the passengers were from USA & UK. 134 passengers have opted for ground tour arranged by M/s Lia Travels, Mangalore, the local tour operators.

The passengers have visited places like cashew processing unit at Bykampady, 1000 Pillar Jain temple, Moodabidri, Soans Farm, monolithic statue of gomateshwara, at Karkala, Gokarnanatha temple, Kadri temple, St. Aloysius chapel, etc.

M/s J.M. Baxi & Co. are the agents of the vessel. Another 14 passengers have disembarked at the port and opted to go by air to Delhi and Agra and will be boarding the same vessel at Mumbai. Being the First Port of Call, arrangements were made for immigration by the local officers duly authorised by the Bangalore Immigration Authority.

Dr. P. Tamilvanan has stated that this cruise liner is in her repeated 3rd call to NMPT during the current financial year. 4 more vessels are scheduled to call during the last week of the current month. A giant cruise vessel M.V. BRILLIANCE OF SEA with 3000 passengers and 1200 crew is also expected to call at the Port on 1st April 2012 which will be the largest cruise vessel ever calling at the Port. This giant vessel having a length of 298 metres is again expected to call at NMPT on April 12, 2012.

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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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