It has come to light of late that the Kaiga authorities have opted for
threatening tactics to evict some poor families which have been displaced due to the
project. This despite the fact that no compensation has been provided even after 20 years
after acquisition of land.
The Karnataka State Human Rights Commission Chairman Justice
SR Nayak has served notices to the Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner and the
Mangalore Police Commissioner in connection with the case wherein several children
who were lodged in a hostel at Indiranagar, were taken into the custody of the CWC
during a raid by the CWC led by its chairperson Asha Nayak.
The controversy revolving over organizing the historic Kajoor Urus,
has taken a new twist with the Puttur Assistant Commissioner Harish Kumar on April
29, Friday informing that the historic Urus stands cancelled after the Kajoor Jamaat
Committee withdrew from its decision of holding the Urus.
The illegal sand mining activities near the Farangipete petrol bunk which
had ceased following the raid by the tahsildar some time back, has once again begun
much to the dismay of the locals.
It has been reliably learnt that the deadly Endosulfan pesticide was
widely used not only in Dakshina Kannada, but also in Kundapur and Bhatkal.
An activist of the Puttur Consumer Forum had secured vital information under the
RTI with regard to the usage of Endosulfan by the Karnataka Cashew Development
Corporation?s, Kundapur division between 1990 and 2010.
In an unusual incident, a woman who was traveling in a city bus dared
to slap a conductor for misconduct. The incident took place at Kulai in the outskirts of the
city on April 29, Friday.
A well on the middle of a road ? Unimaginable isn?t it ?But our authorities
have chosen to dig a well right on the middle of an approach road to a Janatha colony
at Ukkuda Darbe in Vittal Kasaba village. This is one classic example as to how the
government funds sanctioned for public works are blatantly misused.
The weekly shandy of Venoor in Belthangady taluk, was quite
popular years ago. The Santhe, as it is known in local dialect which is held very
Tuesday, used to be a very busy day for Venoor.But the situation is not the same now,
thanks to the apathy of the Venoor Gram panchayat, say many.
The decision of the Mangalore University to confer honorary doctorate to retired DGP
Ajaykumar Singh, will in the days to come set a bad trend. It also is an indicator of
possibilities of the University administrators luring police officials with doctorates to
evade action against him.
Opposition councilors of the Moodbidri TMC took chief officer
Shivalinga Kondadakuli to task over the issue of irregularities in purchase of petrol and
diesel for the TMC vehicles.