State Home Minister KJ George has said that he was contemplating setting up of an all women police station in Udupi and hold deliberations in this regard with officials concerned.
Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha Member Oscar Fernandes, who is ‘Oscaranna’ to his close circles, is now a Union Minister for the second time. He has already created a record by being a Member of Parliament for over three decades in his political career spanning over four decades.
A police constable who was driving a PCR vehicle of the Mulki police station sustained critical injuries when the vehicle collided head on with a truck near MCF at Panambur on June 18, Tuesday morning.
In a major rain related tragedy, four members of a family lost their lives and seven others injured when a compound wall came crashing down on their house at Thottilagundi in Bajpe on June 18, Tuesday morning. It is said the compound wall was raised by a neighbouring commercial complex situated at a higher level.
A surprise raid on the district jail by a police team led by Mysore Division DIG( Prisons) Vishwanathaiah on June 17, Monday evening, led to the detection of ganja, mobile phones and playing cards inside the jail premises.
MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has said that the BJP will launch a movement against the anti-people policies pursued by the Congress government in the state.
Heavy rains that have been lashing the city since the past few days uprooted a huge mango tree which was standing tall and high near the Land Links Township at Derebail Konchady in Mangalore, on June 17, Monday.
Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha Member Oscar Fernandes has taken oath as a Union Minister and has been given the Roads and Highways portfolio. Oscar is one among the eight new faces inducted into the Union Cabinet led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Mangalore South MLA JR Lobo inaugurated three new sewage wet-well units at Kodialbail, Kodikal and Dumbel in Mangalore on June 17, Monday.
Urban Development Minister and Udupi District Minister In-charge, Vinay Kumar Sorake has said that he would visit every district of the state before June 30 to know the problems and necessities of the people as far as his department was concerned, and work accordingly.
Urban Development Minister Vinaykumar Sorake has directed the Health Department officials to visit the Central Market in Mangalore daily and inspect the conditions prevailing at the market
“The proposed Netravathi River Diversion Project has been approved by the previous BJP government and I cannot comment anything on it,” said B Ramanatha Rai, Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment as well as District In-charge Minister.
State Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Kimmane Ratnaker has said that the government would give top most priority towards improving the standard of education in schools in rural areas.
The Udupi District Billawa Yuva Vedike was inaugurated by Sri Vikhyatananda Swamiji of Sri Gurukripa Sevashrama, Hosmar on June 16, Sunday at the Bannanje Sri Narayana Guru Sabha Bhavan.
SP Abhishek Goyal has informed that all police stations in the district will be mandatorily holding grievance redressal every third Sunday.