Government releases Rs 10.5 crore for the project
The ambitious Malavoor multi-village drinking water project which was visualised 8 years ago will finally take off either in December or January, with the government releasing a sum of Rs 10.5 crore.

The project is aimed at supplying drinking water to 11 villages under seven Gram Panchayats namely Bala, Malavoor, Moodushedde, Bajpe, Ekkar, Perm

Sardine oil, cashew apples, jackfruit are good source of bio-ethanol

In spite of lifting an average of 5 lakh litres of water everyday to meet the requirement of about 4,000 people, the rainwater harvest tank in the Yenepoya University premises at Deralakatte provides water for about 7 months in a year.

Jaishankar Jayaramiah

KIOCL (formerly Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd), the lone government-owned pellet exporter operating under the steel ministry, has chalked out multiple programmes to expand its presence in various business sectors.

District-in-Charge Minister Krishna J Palemar has said that land acquisition for II Phase of Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) will not be allowed at any cost in Dakshina Kannada district which has large area of cultivable and fertile land in several regions.

Addressing reporters after welcoming the Queen

Akshatha M, Mangalore, September 2, DHNS::

In spite of all the measures taken up by the Mangalore City Corporation to keep the spread of malaria under control, the number of malaria affected cases in the city has been increasing day by day at a high rate this year.

The statement of Malaria positive cases reported from private hospitals, nursing homes, laboratories, District Health Laboratory

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today said 20 squads are on the job to check illegal mining of iron ore and exports and rejected Opposition criticism that there is no let-up in the unlawful activity.

"13 joint squads have been activated. They are keeping a 24-hour vigil and discharging their duties," he told reporters here after a review meeting on the issue.

In a rare move, the residents near Pacchanady dumping yard staged a protest against illegal dumping of chemical wastes in the yard on Sunday.

When the local residents learnt that a truck is about to dump chemical waste, they blocked the road.

The protesters alleged that the security guard at the dumping yard allows trucks which dump the chemical waste without permission.

Bycatch throws a serious threat to the marine diversity and the sustainability of marine fisheries, said CMFRI, Kochi Principal Scientist Dr E V Radhakrishnan.

Delivering a key-note address at a workshop on

In a bid to clean Mangalore city, the District-in-Charge Minister J Krishna Palemar has announced a prize money of Rs 1,000 to those who bring to his notice, on those trucks which dump wastes in open areas in the city.