Puttur?s Gandhikatte in danger

The Gandhikatte near the Puttur bus stand is in a sorry state and is all likely

to collapse at any time. The roots of the huge peepul tree standing on the middle of this

katte, which have spread all over the platform, are learnt to have been responsible for the

cracks which the katte has developed. Karavali Ale, the sister publication of The Canara

Times had some time back published a report regarding the dangerous situation following

which the authorities

Udupi facing fears of artificial floods

With monsoons round the corner, Udupi district is once again facing the fears

of artificial floods even this time. The main reason being that several ongoing projects

including the National Highway widening projects, are still far from complete.

Palemar has failed, Acharya ?Just Pass? !

The results of a recent test conducted by the BJP leadership on the efficiency of

Yeddyurappa?s cabinet colleagues, though is not yet out, (It will never be out as it is a

ritual of throwing dust at public eyes as at no such earlier occasion that any minister has

been dropped after such an appraisal), a Kannada daily has tested the efficiency of the

ministers, on the occasion of the government completing three years in office and has

even published the result.

JD(S) leader complains to Lokayukta on KFDC irregularities

MG Hegde, State Secretary of Janata Dal(S) has lodged a complaint

with the Lokayukta demanding a probe into the irregularities said to have taken place in

the Karnataka Fisheries Development Corporation.Hegde in his petition has named VK

Shetty, Managing Director of the Corporation and two senior officials as the respondents.

This bridge is crying for attention

A bridge at a placed called Chelyadka in Bettampady village of Puttur is in a

sorry state, thanks to the apathy of the authorities. The bridge provides a vital link from

Chelyadka to Panaje and even to Kasargod and is extensively used by several vehicles

including buses proceeding towards Kasargod.

Suspicious death of engg student : Murder case registered

A court in Kundapur has rejected the CoD report with regard to the case of

the suspicious death of Srishaila Chikkeriya, a student of SDM Engineering College of

Dharwad on May 4, 2005 by falling from the second floor of the Shashidhar lodge at

Kundapur, an has directed the police to register a case of murder. The CoD report had

concluded this as a case of unnatural death.

Villagers demand shifting of ISPRL pipeline at Padur

A meeting of villagers affected by the ISRPL project, held at the Baala

Community Hall on May 29, Sunday, has urged the authorities to shift the proposed

laying of ISPRL crude oil pipeline from Tokur to Padur in Udupi and conduct a resurvey.

Labourers hesitant to take up ISPRL work

It has been reliably learnt that labourers engaged in the ISPRL related

works at Permude are hesitant to report to duty ever since the recent blast at the work site

that killed three persons and injured seven.

Sujatha death case: Kuvempu varsity registrar too an accused

The case of the suspicious death and alleged suicide of Mangalore

University lecturer Sujatha is all likely to land several bigwigs in trouble. If a professor

in Mysore University and former professor of Mangalore University Rasheed Ahmed is

already behind bars, several more are likely to face action.

Use of explosives for underground drainage works resented

The use of explosives for undertaking underground drainage works at

Jakribettu in B Kasba village of the taluk has been strongly resented by the locals. The

villagers also staged a protest against the use of explosives.