People of Karinje ward in Moodbidri sent back a team of revenue officials which went there to conduct a survey for a solid waste dumping yard on Friday.

The people led by K. Krishnaraj Hegde, who represents the ward in Moodbidri municipality, opposed the move by the officials and sent them back.
Police protection

Mr. Hegde told The Hindu over the phone that the officials with police protection arrived in Karinje at 6.45 a.m. to conduct a survey and level the ground.

The people opposing the dumping yard did not allow the team to dig trenches and level the land.

The team was led by the Moodbidri tahsildar and the chief officer of the municipality.

After heated arguments, the team left Karinje in the evening, he said.

He said that the people had been urging the municipality to show them any model dumping yard which was not harmful to environment.
Meeting

As the people demanded that the officials clear their doubts, a meeting had been convened on Sunday, he said.

Mr. Hegde said that the municipality had planned to set up the yard on four acres of land.

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:ohno:I feel it is always better to look for Barron land which is away from villages for dumping. In fact one such place, Beedingudde at Udupi has become hell.

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Mangalore, Jul 11: For his age, Tulu writer and folklore scholar Palthady Ramakrishna Achar, president of the Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy, is remarkably active.

In spite of his slight indisposition the other day, Saturday, July 9, Achar spoke at length on many matters concerning the Academy and also its activities, from his home in Puttur.

The Academy was set up in 1994, largely through the good offices of Marpady Veerappa Moily, who was the chief minister of Karnataka then. Prof B A Viveka Rai served as the first president, while Achar was the registrar. Then followed the tenures of A Balakrishna Shetty Polali, Dr Vamana Nandavara and Seetaram Kulal, heading the organization. Achar's tenure is scheduled to end within a year.

The Academy has had its office in the Mangalore City Corporation office in Lal Bagh. The Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy too has its office at next door. During mayor Divakar's time, when the proposal for building the Ranga Mandira near the Kadri park was in full steam, the original plan was to accommodate the two academies there. Since nothing has happened since then, the Tulu Academy revived its ambitious plan to have its own premises.

A 50-cents plot next to Infosys Mangala and the Ganapati temple, between Urwa Stores and Kottara Chowki, had been earmarked for the Tulu Academy building. It was Achar who sought the help of tahsildar and other officials in sorting out matters relating to ownership, identification of exact boundary lines, RTC and the like. If it were to be left on its own, it could perhaps have been encroached upon by now.

A plan had been submitted by erstwhile president Kulal for a bulding at a cost of Rs 2.46 crore. Now, given the pressure of traffic and paucity of parking place on the sides of the road, it has been revised to allow vehicle parking on the ground floor of the premises, with office and auditorium on other floors above.

The new budgeted outlay is Rs 4.8 crore, out of which, Rs 2 crore have just been approved, but yet to be received. He recalled with gratitude the role played by the deputy secretary in the Kannada and culture department, minister Shobha Karandlaje, MLC Bharati Shetty and a few others in facilitating the matter.

Achar is very keen on completing the project solely with the help of government funding, not depending on private organizations or philanthopists to pick up the tab.

During his tenure, Achar had four programmes on the agenda. The Tulu Sammelana held in Ujire in 2009 with the active support of Dharmadhikari Dr Veerendra Heggade of Dharmasthala was his dream come true. Secondly, the introduction of Tulu in the schools syllabus is also coming into effect.

But he says with a tinge of bitterness that many parents had not been taking interest in encouraging their children to take Tulu as a subject. Even on the subject of distributing textbooks, one or two officials of the department of public instruction had been uncooperative, he said.

The third is to take the project of Tulu Bhavana as forward as possible during his tenure. And the last but not the least is the inclusion of Tulu in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, which perhaps requires a concerted effort and political will on the part of elected representatives, community leaders and others.

It's time everyone acted together and achieve the goals.
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Mangalore Jul 11 (2:00 P.m): The state department of forests, in association with the Mangalore City Corporation and public education board held the Green Mangalore Drive on the Nehru Maidan grounds here on Monday, July 11.

Minister in charge of the district Krishna J Palemar inaugurated the drive by planting a sapling on the maidan. Deputy speaker of assembly Yogish Bhat, ZP president Shailaja R Bhat, deputy commissioner Dr Channappa Gowda and deputy mayor Geeta Nayak too planted a sapling each on the occasion.
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Later, a stage programme was held in the town hall. Students from Roshni Nilaya performed a street play. Palemar inaugurated the programme by lighting the traditional lamp.

MCC commissioner Dr Vijaya Prakash welcomed the gathering. O Palayya, assistant officer of forest department, in his introductory speech, revealed that the forest department had a plan of planting 4 lakh saplings in the state this year. Farmers who are interested in planting new saplings can apply to the forest department and if the farmers continuously take care of the plants for 3 years they will get Rs 145 per each tree.

Palemar in his inaugural speech said that the present generation was aware of the importance of trees. "By planting trees, we can reduce noise pollution. It helps to produce oxygen and store carbon. It cleans the air and gives shade and cools," he said.

Further he said, "We must give importance to cleanliness. Dakshina Kannada is known for its greenery. If we give attention and take care of cleanliness, we will stand number one in the world. Planting trees in the city helps temper the heat of summer on the torrid pavements and it gives beauty to the streets."

He also said that the government would give more importance in creating parks in the city and one special park would be built and the work was in progress. He also said that 4 lakh Kandla trees would be planted in the state because Kandla trees were fewer here.

Prizes were distributed to the students. City police commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh and deputy director of public instruction Moses Jayashekar were also present on the occasion.
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MANGALORE, JULY 11:
The Karnataka Government will issue preliminary notification for the acquisition of land for the extension of runway at the Mangalore airport. This was informed at the review meeting of Karnataka Development Programme at Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat here on Monday.

Mr Krishna Palemar, Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, who presided over the meeting, wanted to know the progress with regard to infrastructure development work at Mangalore airport.

Replying to this, Mr Prabhulinga Kavalakatti, Asst Commissioner of Mangalore, said the process of land survey for runway expansion is on, and the preliminary notification for acquisition will be issued in a week. Around 156 acres will be required for runway expansion.

Mr Palemar said Rs 15 crore has been set aside in the State Budget for Mangalore airport work.
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MANGALORE: Alarm bells begun tolling when waterlevel dipped in one of the three borewells sunk eight years ago to meet the water needs of Kedimaru Krishna Bhat's 20 acre farm at Idkidu village, in Bantwal taluk. Conventionally farmers have the pipe extended or the borewell sunk further in order to draw more water comfortably. However, in total disregard to the convention, Krishna Bhat had a huge 'recharge pit' of 40 ft wide and 10 ft depth dug at a higher elevation in his farm. His faith in rain water harvesting (RWH) concept to charge groundwater aquifers was 'reinforced' when he discovered water in borewell turned muddy in colour within a week of monsoon. The borewell crisis is not the making of Bhat alone, in fact the entire village was caught offguard when waterlevels dipped.Way back in 2001, under the guidance of water conservation activist Shree Padre, Idkidu experimented with hundreds of community and household rain harvesting systems and reaped a huge success. There was no looking back for Idkidu when its RWH systems started attracting a steady stream of visitors.Reality todayToday Idkidu is in a predicament very familiar to the stage which it was before venturing into capturing rain water. The agrarian community, constituting nearly threefourth of 8,000 strong population in Idkidu and Kula villages spread over an area of 3,434.64 acres, are worried no end."I was shocked when told about the crisis in first ever waterliterate village,'' Padre reveals. Exactly a decade later, village elders initiated a random survey of 1,700 houses in June, to get to the bottom of water problems. The findings of survey (see box) narrowed down to erratic usage of water as the main culprit. The survey revealed that 288 households were actively practising RWH. "But positive gains from RWH practices were neutralised by excess usage of water and sinking more borewells to meet water needs of expanding farms,'' informs Soorya Milk Society President Dr Krishna Bhat Konkody.Second inningsSharing the findings with Padre and Geologist from Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) Narayan Shenoy, strategies were redrawn to tackle the crisis at a workshop convened in Idkidu in June. "In our second innings, we will educate erratic users to minimise dependency on borewells,'' Dr Bhat said.What Shree Padre admires about the first and second RWH innings is in the anticipation of a problem as against the general trend of reacting when a crisis explodes. "It is this virtue which makes Idkidu village forever a model village,'' he emphasises.

Best Model for Sustainable Farming

Kedimaru Krishna Bhat’s 20 acre farm in Idkidu village is perhaps the best model for ‘sustainable farming.’�
Krishna Bhat is adopting over a dozen environment-friendly RWH systems which ensure reduced erosion and storm-water runoff. Controlling storm-water run off with rainwater harvesting systems also ensures quality of watersheds.� He has built a huge recharge pit of 20 feet depth in order to promote percolation of water.
Outer periphery of roads within his farm is slightly elevated to prevent storm-water run off and soil erosion. He has applied the same principle while planting 900 rubber saplings on a reclining slope.� The trenches dug on one side of the pits has bunds at regular intervals to help water gradually seep into ground.
His father Late Narasimha Bhat, without relying on borewell, used to draw water from natural springs. These springs are still in Krishna Bhat’s farm which is an eloquent proof of the environmental-friendly practices. Bhat also has built a pond to ensure rainwater charges groundwater aquifers through a borewell.
“The borewell is now over 15 years old and water level at 165 ft has remained constant since 15 years,” Krishna Bhat informs and adds that besides growing grass to retain water he allows his two cows to graze within his farm. Not only Bhat has benefited from RWH systems, his neighbours like Seetharam Bhat also have been benefited.
The most heartwarming aspect is that his two sons Shivaprasanna and Prashant have followed in their father’s footsteps to take up sustainable agriculture as a livelihood.
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Massive afforestation plans for coastal dists

The Forest Department is contemplating to grow four lakh mangrove seedlings in nurseries and plant them in the district, said District-in-Charge Minister and Minister for Environment Krishna J Palemar.

He was speaking after inaugurating Vana Mahotsava programme jointly organised by the Mangalore City Corporation, Department of Public Instructions and Karnataka Forest Department Mangalore Division at Town Hall on Monday. Informing about various plans and programmes to preserve environment in Dakshina Kannada he said under Karavali Kavacha Yojane 13,000 saplings will be planted in the coastal belt to ensure afforestation. He suggested the MCC to bring in a system where the waste water collected from the residential buildings is recycled and reused.

“The MCC while issuing licence to the construction of the houses must ensure that no trees are chopped. The MCC’s initiative of compulsory implementation of rain water harvesting in the newly built houses has been quite successful,” he said.

The Minister announced special awards for the media for best environmental reporting. The award will be conferred in three categories namely the local, regional and national newspapers. The awards will be given next year, he said.

Lavancha plantation

In his presidential address Deputy Speaker MLA Yogish Bhat informed that as many as 90,000 lavancha saplings have been planted in the sea erosion prone places so far.
“If the plantation proves helpful in curbing the sea erosion, additional one lakh saplings will be planted throughout the coast,” he said.

Meanwhile, he insisted the Forest Department to keep tab of the number of saplings planted by the Department which are alive. An auditing system is must for the Forest Department to keep tab of the death of the plants, he said.

Deputy Commissioner Dr N S Chennappa Gowda informed that the plastic will be completely banned in Thannirbavi and Panambur beach from today (July 12).

The guests planted saplings at Nehru Maidan prior to the formal programme.
Special prizes were distributed to the school children who won various environment related competitions conducted by the Department of Public Instructions. Saniha K and Pramod N V from Ramakrishna High School Puttur and Abhishek Rathan Kumar from Canara High School, Mangalore were awarded with ‘Young Scientist Award’ for the year 2010-11.

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Bangalore, Jul 11 (PTI) Golf lovers from India and across the world will get an opportunity to experience the challenging conditions to tee-off at the proposed esturian golf-course-cum resort near Mangalore. Located 5 km on the outskirts at Thannir Bhavi, Bengre Village near Mangalore, the country's first ever esturian golf course is being created as a public private partnership project by Karnataka Tourism along with Karnataka Small Industries Development Corporation (KSIDC) at an estimated cost of Rs 108 crore, Karnataka Tourism sources said. The project has been awarded to Opus Group, Bangalore � which had made the bid jointly with Lasgna Golf Country Club, Singapore. They will construct, maintain and operate the golf course-cum-resort for 30 years. Gali Janardhan Reddy, Minister of Infrastructure and Tourism said, "The esturian golf course at Thannir Bhavi is one of the iconic tourism infrastructure projects that we have planned for Karnataka along with "Bannerghatta Night Safari & Hampi by Night. The construction is expected to commence as soon as the developers get the CRZ clearances from central government, and project is targeted to be functional within two years. The 18 hole golf course will be spread across 135 acres and have Paspalum Grass recommended for use in golf courses near the sea shore. Towards this, the Golf course will also have a resort spread over 10 acres with over 150 cottages, multi-cuisine restaurants. Last mile connectivity from International airport at Malpe International airport located just 25 km away and from the picturesque Konkan Railway 5 km away, will be taken up additionally.
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MANGALORE: The forest department has plans to launch a novel initiative, maguvigondu mara, shalegondu vana (a tree for a child and a forest for a school), aimed at making schools eco-friendly and to inspire children to be more responsible towards the environment.

Deputy conservator of forest O Palaiah said the department has already identified 40 schools in the district to introduce the programme on a pilot basis. Through the maguvigondu mara project, all students in the school will be given saplings, which they should plant on their premises. Students can choose the plant of their choice by filling the application forms, which will be supplied by the department through schools, he said addressing a Vanamahotsava programme organized by the department in association with the Mangalore City Corporation and the department of public instructions here on Monday.

The department has plans of developing forests in select schools through shalegondu vana programme. Teachers and students will plant saplings in schools, which have sufficient land, he said adding that a total of 12,000 saplings have already been kept ready for the purpose.

While 20 lakh saplings will be planted across the district in 2011-12 under the vanamahotsava programme, the department will also take initiatives to grow four lakh mangrove saplings in nurseries, which will be later planted on 40 hectares of land at various places in the district. A tree park resembling Cubbon Park of Bangalore, will be developed near Pilikula Nisargadhama, Palaiah said.
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MANGALORE, JULY 11:
Preliminary notification for the acquisition of land for runway expansion at Mangalore airport will be issued in a week, according to an official of the Karnataka Government.

This was informed at the review meeting of Karnataka Development Programme at Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat here on Monday.

Mr Krishna Palemar, Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, who presided over the meeting, wanted to know the progress with regard to infrastructure development work at Mangalore airport.

Replying to this, Mr Prabhulinga Kavalakatti, Assistant Commissioner of Mangalore, said that the survey is on for identifying land for expansion of runway at Mangalore airport.

Stating that around 156 acres of land will have to be acquired for runway expansion work, he said preliminary notification for acquisition will be issued in a week.

To a query by Mr Yogish Bhat, Mangalore MLA, on the amount required for acquisition, Mr Kavalakatti said that around Rs 36 crore is required for the acquisition of land in the region. Another Rs 20 crore is required for rehabilitation of families to be affected by the expansion work.

(Currently, Mangalore has the status of a Customs aerodrome, with permission to operate flights to international destinations in West Asia. The current length of the runway is 8,037 ft. The extension of runway length by 1,000 ft will enable the airport to handle bigger aircraft. This will also help in getting international status for Mangalore airport.)

The meeting was also informed that the Karnataka Budget for 2011-12 has earmarked Rs 15 crore for the development of Mangalore airport.

Participating in the meeting, Mr M.R. Vasudeva, Airport Director, Airports Authority of India, Mangalore, said that there is a need to acquire a private building near the new terminal building of the airport. For this, Mr Kavalakatti said that the proposal to acquire this building has been pending with the Infrastructure Development Department.

Mr Abhayachandra Jain, Moodbidri MLA, said that road connectivity to the airport from Mangalore city is good. But, the connectivity from Moodbidri to the airport needs to be improved, he said. This will help people coming to airport from Chikmagalur and Udupi.

Mr Palemar wanted to know the progress in starting Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus service to Mangalore airport from the city. To this, Mr N.S. Channappa Gowda, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, informed the meeting that the bus service to the airport from the city will start from August 15.
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Tannirbavi, Someshwar beaches to get new look soon

With M/s Yojaka India Private Limited and M/s Jyothi Advertisers winning the technical and financial bids to develop Tannirbavi beach and Someshwar beach respectively, both the beaches are likely to get a facelift very soon.

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Beach to flaunt new look: A partial view of Tannirbavi and Someshwar beaches which are going to get a new look soon. DH photoA meeting of the offcials concerned chaired by Deputy Speaker N Yogish Bhat and participated among others by Deputy Commissioner Dr N S Chennappa Gowda, who is also the Tourism Development Committee chairperson, at DC’s office here on Tuesday, discussed in detail the pros and cons of the projects. Suggesting the MCC to set aside a sum of Rs 2 crore, Yogish Bhat said that the fund should be utilised for better road connectivity and solid waste management. In the meeting, both M/s Yojaka India Private Limited represented by Karthik and M/s Jyothi Advertisers represented by Isaac Vas and Yathish Baikampady made a detailed presentations about their projects.

Tourist and Heritage spots

While Tannirbavi beach would be developed into a tourist destination, plans are on the anvil to develop Someshwar beach into a heritage tourism destination.

Speaking to Deccan Herald, Deputy Commissioner Dr N S Chennappa Gowda said that the MoU between the district administration and project developers is likely to be signed within two to three days and the work on the same is expected to start soon. However, life guard and beach cleanliness works would begin soon, he added.

The Tannirbavi beach development would cover an area of 4 kms while Someshwar beach development would cover a distance of 2 kms.
MCC Commissioner Dr K N VIjayprakash, Engineer Maninarayan, CRZ Regional Director Ammannavar, Mahesh Kumar, Tourism Department Assistant Director Prakash, NMPT Executive Engineer Harinath and Fisheries Department Deputy Director Suresh Kumar among others were present.

Plastic ban on beaches from July 15
Deputy Commissioner has a passed an order to ban the use of plastic in Thannirbhavi and Panambur beach from July 15.

Accordinglly, the use of plastic covers, plastic glasses and plates by the tourists have also been banned. The traders have been asked not to keep a stock of plastic covers. As plastics mar the beauty of the beach, it has been decided to ban its use. The police have been asked to keep a watch on the use of plastics and give a report to the Deputy Commissioner’s office every month.

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KIOCL to invest Rs 452 cr on coke oven battery plant

BS Reporter / Chennai/ Bangalore July 13, 2011, 0:36 IST

The KIOCL Ltd, the public sector exporter of iron ore and pellets, is planning to set up a 300,000 tonnes per annum coke oven plant through a non-recovery route with 25 Mw captive power plant at a cost of Rs 452 crore in Mangalore.

“The board of directors has approved the proposal to set up the new plant at our blast furnace unit in Mangalore. The project is intended mainly for supply of low ash metallurgical coke for the existing blast furnace and the surplus coke would be sold in the market,” K Ranganath, chairman and managing director, KIOCL said.

The project also envisages generation of 25 Mw electricity by utilising the sensible heat of hot flue gases from the ovens. The part power generated would be consumed in blast furnace and the balance in the adjacent pellet plant. Surplus power, as available, if any, will be wheeled to the grid depending upon the comparative advantages, he said in his address to the annual general meeting, here today.
The cost of the project will be funded with a debt : equity ratio of 1:2. KIOCL has already initiated the action for getting the necessary clearances from the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) and KSPCB for the project. Parallely, action is being taken for the appointment of a consultant for providing engineering services for the project.

He said the KIOCL board has also agreed in principle to the formation of a joint venture between KIOCL and RINL towards setting up a ductile iron spun pipe (DISP) plant and oxygen plant among others under forward and backward integration in blast furnace unit.

“A detailed project report for setting up of DISP plant of 100,000 tonnes per annum capacity to produce pipes of sizes ranging from 100 mm dia to 1,000 mm dia. at our blast furnace unit has been prepared by Mecon Ltd and the same will be placed before the KIOCL Board in the forthcoming meeting for approval and implementation,” Ranganath said.

As per the DPR and the market study report, there is good market potential for this value-added products. KIOCL has to implement the same on a fast track basis in order to reap the benefits. Statutory approvals are in place for the project.

To facilitate the movement of inward goods for the plants without any problems, the company is proposing to set up bulk material handling and permanent railway siding system at Mangalore for a capital investment of Rs 303 crore. Land required for the said projects has already been acquired and registered in the name of KIOCL Ltd.

The company has already obtained necessary clearances from the MoEF and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board for the project. However, the board’s approval is awaited for the project, he said.

For year-ended March 31, 2011, KIOCL has reported a net profit of Rs 76.2 crore, showing a year-on-year growth of 143 per cent on a turnover of Rs 1,803.46 crore, a year-on-year growth of 81.67 per cent.

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Is capita mall & forum at pandeshwar same ...........even mohisham excel mall & mischief excel mall same......?

What about the MANGALORE SPECIAL ECNOMIC ZONE[MSEZ] phase 2?

Is capita mall & forum at pandeshwar same ...........even mohisham excel mall & mischief excel mall same......?


Ahmed,

Yes Ahmed both malls are same. The signboard banner outside the forum mall pandeshwar shown as capita mall.

Mangalore, Jul 13: Deputy Commissioner (DC) and district magistrate Dr N S Channappa Gowda has issued an order banning the use of plastic at Panambur and Tannirbavi beaches.

The DC in his order stated that people who visit the beaches throw plastic materials like polythene bags, cups, tumblers etc which not only cause pollution but also spoil the beauty of the beaches. Plastics pose a threat to health as well as to environment and thus will be banned, he stated.

The ban will come into effect from Friday July 15.

DC Dr Chennappa also advised the city police commissioner, regional environment officer and assistant director of district tourism department to strictly implement the ban.\
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Railways have decided to attach additional coaches on a permanent basis to 10 express trains operating to the State from various destinations.

Accordingly, 16343/16344 Thiruvananthapuram Central-Palakkad Town Amritha Express will be provided an additional sleeper coach from Thiruvananthapuram Central from July 22 and from Palakkad from July 23.

One additional coach each will be attached to the 16347/16348 Thiruvananthapuram Central-Mangalore Express from here from July 15 and from Mangalore from July 18, and the 12620/12619 Mangalore-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express from Mangalore from July 16 and from Lokmanya Tilak from July 17.
The 16603/16604 Mangalore Central-Thiruvananthapuram Central Maveli Express will get one additional sleeper coach from Mangalore from July 18 and from Thiruvananthapuram Central from the next day.

The 16629/16630 Thiruvananthapuram-Mangalore Malabar Express will be provided one additional coach from Thiruvananthapuram from July 21 and from Mangalore from July 20. The 16627/16628 Chennai-Mangalore Express will get one more coach from Chennai from July 21 and from Mangalore from July 18, the 12601/12602 Chennai-Mangalore Express from Chennai from July 19 and from Mangalore from July 20.

Two additional sleeper coaches will be attached to the 16315/16316 Bangalore-Kochuveli Tri-weekly Express from Kochuveli from July 16 and from Bangalore from July 17.
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Railways have decided to attach additional coaches on a permanent basis to 10 express trains operating to the State from various destinations.

Accordingly, 16343/16344 Thiruvananthapuram Central-Palakkad Town Amritha Express will be provided an additional sleeper coach from Thiruvananthapuram Central from July 22 and from Palakkad from July 23.

One additional coach each will be attached to the 16347/16348 Thiruvananthapuram Central-Mangalore Express from here from July 15 and from Mangalore from July 18, and the 12620/12619 Mangalore-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express from Mangalore from July 16 and from Lokmanya Tilak from July 17.
The 16603/16604 Mangalore Central-Thiruvananthapuram Central Maveli Express will get one additional sleeper coach from Mangalore from July 18 and from Thiruvananthapuram Central from the next day.

The 16629/16630 Thiruvananthapuram-Mangalore Malabar Express will be provided one additional coach from Thiruvananthapuram from July 21 and from Mangalore from July 20. The 16627/16628 Chennai-Mangalore Express will get one more coach from Chennai from July 21 and from Mangalore from July 18, the 12601/12602 Chennai-Mangalore Express from Chennai from July 19 and from Mangalore from July 20.

Two additional sleeper coaches will be attached to the 16315/16316 Bangalore-Kochuveli Tri-weekly Express from Kochuveli from July 16 and from Bangalore from July 17.
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Is capita mall & forum at pandeshwar same ...........even mohisham excel mall & mischief excel mall same......?

Welcome/Swagatam to Mangalore thread Ahmed.
Forum is now managed by Capita malls

MANGALORE: Surgeons in the city will be able to see and discover the benefits of the first computer-assisted knee-replacement surgery which will be done at AJ Hospital and Research Centre here on Thursday.

The Computer Navigation surgery will be performed by renowned Orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Christoph Saager from Switzerland.

Dr Saager will answer queries regarding the new surgical technique, how different it is from the conventional surgeries etc., after the operation.

Experts will also give more insight about the misconceptions of joint replacement surgery, symptoms and care required to prevent permanent damage and benefits of joint replacement surgery, specifically computer-navigated knee replacement surgery.

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Robot in Bengaluru and now computer in Mangaluru for Surgery.

MANGALORE: With the pre-survey work pertaining to land acquisition to extend the runway at Mangalore airport expected to be complete in the next two or three days, a clear picture on the extent of land that needs to be acquired would emerge after that. The Airports Authority of India ( AAI) has indicated the areas adjoining the airport at Kenjar that it needs to extend the runway and this has been tentatively identified to extend to around 150 acres.

Once the survey is complete, the revenue department will issue a preliminary notification indicating the extent of land that needs to be acquired, said Prabhuling Kavalikatti, assistant commissioner, Mangalore sub-division. This process (of issuing preliminary notification) will be taken up within a week, Prabhuling Kavalikatti informed the quarterly review meeting of 20-point Karnataka Development Programme held here on Monday.

The official pointed that the administration would require around Rs 36 crore to acquire the land and an additional Rs 20 crore to rehabilitate the people whose land would be acquired. There are around 50 families in the area proposed for acquisition, he said, adding even a school there needs to be relocated. The rehabilitation would include constructing new houses for the land losers and providing them with basic civic amenities in the new colony.

The state government has set aside Rs 15 crore in the 2011-12 budget for extending the runway, he said adding that the issue of acquiring Dakkan Park building close to the new integrated terminal building at Kenjar is presently with the department of infrastructure. There is no clarity regarding who would bear the cost of acquisition, he said adding there is unanimity of view that acquiring the building is vital from security point of view.

M R Vasudeva, director, Mangalore Airport said providing better connectivity to the airport would certainly help boost the customer satisfaction index which was at 85% as against the target of 95%. This, he said is as per a survey conducted by Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation, which deals with 34 parameters, and 17 of them pertain to issues outside the airport and rest within. We need support of authorities to deal with these external parameters, he said.

On the issue of airport licensing, Vasudeva said there are certain issues pertaining to trees that are nearly 25 feet tall on private land next to runway 24 of the airport. "We have urged the district administration to acquire this land at Adyapady as cutting these trees that are fruit bearing would leave the owners with nothing," he said, adding that the land owners too favoured acquisition. The survey work for this land acquisition too is on, Vasudeva said.

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Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilisers will manufacture urea, basic organic chemicals and other specialty fertilisers in Panabur village of Mangalore district with an investment of Rs 483 Crore, he said.

DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/176234/karnataka-govt-gives-nod-28.html)

CREDAI chief says the move will block development
Prabhu hopes for a solution that will ‘satisfy all parties
Industry representatives in Mangalore, who received the news of de-notification of lands to be acquired for the Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ), said that they were hopeful of a satisfactory resolution to the issue.

A representative of the real estate industry in Mangalore saw it as blocking the way to development in Mangalore.

Plan of action

The Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), a partner in the MSEZ Limited, will take up the issue with the Government of Karnataka as it is confident that the issue can be “comprehensively addressed to satisfy all stakeholders”. It will publicise its plan of action regarding the denotification on Thursday evening, said its president G.G. Mohandas Prabhu.

On Wednesday evening, Mr. Prabhu said that the denotification order meant “the efforts of all these years will go waste”. With 2,000 acres cut away, not many units can come up…it will be a small SEZ.”

‘An issue'

G. Giridhar Prabhu, former president of KCCI said that the denotification was not a problem but an issue that could be resolved.

“Denotification may be good news for those fighting for their land but not for many who were happy that they had land for denotification for the second phase,” he said.

Denotification is a result of public pressure and various aspects of land acquisition and, per se, does not affect project quality.

He said that farmers' rehabilitation was not a problem but an economic issue that required settlement. “If a farmer has 3 acres of a farm within the SEZ area, give him 6 acres of farmland 10 km away.”

The multi-purpose MSEZ (over 1,000 hectares), which could be a “potent economic engine” could generate jobs for over 25,000 people, absorbing the youth of the district and preventing their migration. “That much employment is lost,” he said.

Why stop development?

K.C. Naik, president, Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India (CREDAI)-Mangalore, said that the step taken by the Government is incorrect and not good for Mangalore. “Why stop infrastructure development in Mangalore? People around are not interested in the development of Mangalore ,” he said.
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Biggest Setback for Mangalore Industrial sector in the history, This will demotivate the investor, Its all favoritism politics, Palemar was more worried of losing the vote in next election than the future o Mangalore, We cant expect more from illegal sand bsiness NETA,
The same had happened for Ramanath Rai he lost the next election after he introduced KSRTC buses in the BC road route b kicking those Taxi walas, Bt he was back in the next election.
I want MLAs like Ygish Bhatt to raise their voice, He is one real people's neta. He should push for KSRTC city buses and other projects in the city

Mangalore, Jul 14: Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister, Krishna J Palemar, informed that five new police stations will be set up in the district soon. He said that apart from two traffic police stations in Suratkal and Ullal, three police stations will start functioning in Kaikamba, Jeppu and Mangalore South.

Speaking to reporters at the public health centre in Suratkal on Wednesday July 14, Palemar informed that a new building for the city-based commissionerate will come up at a cost of Rs 3.5 crore. “Sanction has been received for providing ten Tavera vehicles, seven Sumo vehicles, seven Bolero, five cars, 40 motor bikes and a staff strength of 450, to the commissionerate. Out of this, 200 personnel have been posted, and the balance 250 will be appointed soon. Panambur police station is also set to get a new building shortly,” he added.

He said that closed circuit cameras are being fitted in high density population regions of the district apart from major bus stops. He revealed that the city corporation has set aside five crore rupees for implementing this plan within the city limits, and that police department will also be setting up closed circuit cameras in Puttur, Sullia, Beltangady, and Moodbidri, duly expressing the hope that this will help the police department to bring down the crime rate.
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MANGALORE: Post June 25 hike in diesel prices, KSRTC hiked fares of various bus services by 6.95% on an average. While this move left commuters seeing red, this was not the case for passengers who use the Red Volvo city service operated by Mangalore division of KSRTC to two destinations, Manipal and Kasargod. Their blushes were spared as fares for Volvo services remained unchanged.

KSRTC head office in Bangalore rather than looking strictly at the bottomline of this popular service, deemed it prudent to focus on increasing occupancy by maintaining status quo on the existing fare. While a trip from Mangalore to Manipal on this Volvo city service is priced at Rs 65, it is Rs 60 each to Udupi and Kasargod respectively. As per Volvo city service chart rates, the fare to the two destinations should be around Rs 95 to Rs 100.

Last time KSRTC raised fare of city Volvo services was in June 2010 when it went up by Rs 5. Incidentally, this is the only increase in fare that this service has seen since it was launched simultaneously by district in-charge ministers of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts V S Acharya at Manipal, and J Krishna Palemar at SBI main branch terminus here on March 27, 2010. City Volvo service fare to Manipal from Mangalore was Rs 60 on its introduction.

A senior KSRTC official told TOI that the corporation could have looked at managing the bottomline either by increasing fare, which would have hit occupancy, or by maintaining status quo on fare and increase occupancy. "We chose to do the latter. The whole idea was to make the city service more attractive to people. Its main patrons are doctors and professionals who commute to and from Manipal daily," the official noted.

Observing that commuters prefer the Volvo city service for the pleasant travelling experience it provides, Yashwanth, in-charge divisional controller of Mangalore division said the low floor buses, which feature syncromesh gear and electronic control systems offer a smooth riding experience. While the operation of this service is on a break-even basis, not revising the fare is more to do with generating goodwill with commuters and to increase market share.

Canara Bus Operators Association (CBOA) that offers competition to KSRTC city Volvo on Udupi-Manipal sector however indicated that fares on its Canara Combine Transport, which offers concessions to daily commuters could go up if RTA approves its request for hike in fare. K Rajavarma Ballal, president, CBOA said revised fares on CCT buses would be pegged at 50% of fare approved by the RTA. Fare hike even for CCT is inevitable, he said
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Please note the following.

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The website of southern railways does not even use the word that mangalore belongs to karnataka.It only states that it covers "covering the states of Tamilnadu, Kerala, Pondicherry,and a small portion of Andhra Pradesh"well this is the treatment given by the railway ministry to karnataka and its needs.No doubt that we mangaloreans are neglected always and its high time that mangalore came under south western railway zone.

All mangaloreans should protest the lackadisical attitude of southern railways towards karnataka

Quoting the words from the website.

Southern Railway, in its present form, came into existence on 14th April 1951 through the merger of the three state railways namely Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway, and the Mysore state railway. Southern Railway’s present network extends over a large area of India’s Southern Peninsula, covering the states of Tamilnadu, Kerala, Pondicherry,and a small portion of Andhra Pradesh. Serving these naturally plentiful and culturally rich southern states, the SR extends from Mangalore on the west coast and Kanniyakumari in the south to Renigunta in the North West and Gudur in the North East.

CREDAI chief says the move will block development
Prabhu hopes for a solution that will ‘satisfy all parties

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Biggest Setback for Mangalore Industrial sector in the history, This will demotivate the investor, Its all favoritism politics, Palemar was more worried of losing the vote in next election than the future o Mangalore, We cant expect more from illegal sand bsiness NETA,
The same had happened for Ramanath Rai he lost the next election after he introduced KSRTC buses in the BC road route b kicking those Taxi walas, Bt he was back in the next election.
I want MLAs like Ygish Bhatt to raise their voice, He is one real people's neta. He should push for KSRTC city buses and other projects in the city

I agree with you that it will send wrong messages.So much effort,time and money has gone intio this. They have even started building the colony.All this wiped off with a stroke of the pen. If the original plan was for a 4000 acre SEZ then stick with it .Even I though I am not not for acquiring fertile lands in this case so much preparation has begun . Otherwise people like KCCI would have prepared only for a 2000 acre SEZ and spent less money on planning etc. The first phase is not going to generate much employment as it is mainly petro based. It is the second phase that is going to generate employment.

ajay ramchandran.thanx.iwas a reader of skyscraper since 2 years.

is capita/forum mall or citycentre is largest one?when will plama mall & mangalore central mall constrution will be finished.i heard that wall mart & total has a planning to open its outlet at mangalore

The first volvo (vayu vajra) service to airport started in the morning at around 7.15am frm ksrtc bustand. it had around 7 people on its return trip frm the airport . another trip was at around 11.45 .in which i travelled, there wer hardly any people when it departed ksrtc bustand as the timings wer not fixed and the public wer unaware of the timings. the bus fare frm ksrtc to bejai is fixed at rs 100. it has stops in btwn just like a citybus. in the morning trip the bus crew had to face a little problem frm taxi operators at the airport reg passengers. but the ksrtc staff said that will be settled as ksrtc will appoint its own staff in the airport.
at present one bus is operating , more buses to join the fleet based on the public response.

The first volvo (vayu vajra) service to airport started in the morning at around 7.15am frm ksrtc bustand. it had around 7 people on its return trip frm the airport . another trip was at around 11.45 .in which i travelled, there wer hardly any people when it departed ksrtc bustand as the timings wer not fixed and the public wer unaware of the timings. the bus fare frm ksrtc to bejai is fixed at rs 100. it has stops in btwn just like a citybus. in the morning trip the bus crew had to face a little problem frm taxi operators at the airport reg passengers. but the ksrtc staff said that will be settled as ksrtc will appoint its own staff in the airport.
at present one bus is operating , more buses to join the fleet based on the public response.

I guess it will take time for people to get to know about the existence of such service

I agree with you that it will send wrong messages.So much effort,time and money has gone intio this. They have even started building the colony.All this wiped off with a stroke of the pen. If the original plan was for a 4000 acre SEZ then stick with it .Even I though I am not not for acquiring fertile lands in this case so much preparation has begun . Otherwise people like KCCI would have prepared only for a 2000 acre SEZ and spent less money on planning etc. The first phase is not going to generate much employment as it is mainly petro based. It is the second phase that is going to generate employment.

You believe me or dont, I ll assure you that these so called farmers will sell this same land in coming years for in private, I wish if these farmers are so willing to preserve their land then govt should notify these lands are no development zone.
I dont remember exactly, couple of years back, farmers had protested for acquisition of land for Reliance Industry project, later there was some election and farmers won and their land is declared as green zone. Is there anybody who remember this and elaborate on it..

I am one of those who want to see Mangalore Developing in every sector, And i know Forests, trees, fertile land will be destroyed at the cost of development.
There should be systematic way to limit the expanding of urban area in Mangalore
1. All industries and Production based industries should be run parallel within 10-12km of NH66, and NH 75 upto BC Road, Beyond BC road development should be restricted for small sized residential space.
2 South Mangalore(Ullal & Konaje) upto earn marked for Educational institutions and IT,
3. Main land of Mangalore( between river Nethravathi & Gurupur) should be the CBD
4. Moodbidri Should be continued in the same way how it is going, Dont let industries there.
Places beyond Bajpe, polali, Mudipu should be restricted from concretisation.

is capita/forum mall or citycentre is largest one?when will plama mall & mangalore central mall constrution will be finished.i heard that wall mart & total has a planning to open its outlet at mangalore

Mangalore*

The mall is located on Pandeshwar Road. It is one of the fastest developing cities in India. The immediate catchment comprises of residential developments and Bank headquarters. Major Information Technology and outsourcing companies like Infosys, Mphasis and First
American Corporation have established their presence in Mangalore.


Target Market
Families and youths of Mangalore. Large student population in and around Mangalore city

Level Specifications
Level Super Built-up Area (sf)
Lower Ground Level 129,878
Ground Level 141,022
Level 1 144,226
Level 2 & 3 71,867
Total 486,993


Trade Mix
Ground Level Hypermarket, F&B
L1 Fashion, Lifestyle, F&B
L2 Home, Digital, Entertainment & F&B
L3 Cinema & F&B


Retail Concept
A one-stop mall for shopping, cinema, entertainment and food

Expected Opening Date
Fourth Quarter 2012

City centre is bigger. The hotel component has been removed in the Mall.Originally it was supposed to be 625000sq feet.Plama will be the second largest in South India.Lulu in Kochi will be the largest.

I am one of those who want to see Mangalore Developing in every sector, And i know Forests, trees, fertile land will be destroyed at the cost of development.
There should be systematic way to limit the expanding of urban area in Mangalore
1. All industries and Production based industries should be run parallel within 10-12km of NH66, and NH 75 upto BC Road, Beyond BC road development should be restricted for small sized residential space.
2 South Mangalore(Ullal & Konaje) upto earn marked for Educational institutions and IT,
3. Main land of Mangalore( between river Nethravathi & Gurupur) should be the CBD
4. Moodbidri Should be continued in the same way how it is going, Dont let industries there.
Places beyond Bajpe, polali, Mudipu should be restricted from concretisation.

KCCI is one of the most active/hardworking bodies we have. The govt is wrong to ignore them completely.There should be a compromise and in the multipurpose sez we could think of agriculutural SEZ AS WELL!That way we can keep everyone happy.The rehab package that KCCI has proposed is one of the best in nthe country.

Naina J A

Aportion of red, tile-roofed court building was demolished to give way for ‘concrete structure’ to house all the courts functioning in Mangalore under one roof five years ago.

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However, the court complex is still under construction and the work is moving in a snail’s pace.

It was former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy who laid foundation for the court complex on March 18, 2006. It was decided to retain the main hall of the red building as it would be identified as heritage building. Instead of demolishing the main hall, the government had decided to renovate other buildings.

The court complex when completed will have eight floors. The estimated project cost was Rs 13 crore in 2005. However, now the project cost has been increased to Rs 21.5 crore.

The work on the first phase of the court complex building commenced on May 25, 2006.

The government had released Rs 1.05 crore for the purpose. The second phase commenced on July 4, 2007 and the government had released Rs 2 crore. However, over the years the government had failed to release funds on time and the work got delayed.

In fact, the work on the court complex was stopped for a year and now with the government releasing the funds, the work on the court complex has been commenced once again by the contractor. All the Law Ministers who visited Mangalore, made it a point to visit the court complex to inspect the ongoing work. However, they failed in getting released the required fund for the complex, said an advocate on condition of anonimity.

In fact, on August 9, 2008, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa had inspected the ongoing work on Court Complex and had said that there was no dearth of funds for development work in the State. The court complex would be ready within a year. But the CM’s ‘promise’ had remained only a promise without any action.

At present, the court premises in Light House Hill houses as many as 13 courts including District and Sessions Court, additional courts, five Muncif courts, second and third JMFC court and Family Court.

After the demolition of the court building, 13 courts including Principal Civil Court, Additional Civil Court and JMFC court, were shifted to Mangalore City Corporation building.

30 court halls

The court complex will come up in 14,761.80 square feet area and will have 30 court halls. The first floor in 1817.79 square feet will have six court halls and one main hall. The second floor which will come up in 1817.79 square feet area will house document room, property room, officers room. The third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors will have 21 court halls.

At present the work on ground floor, first floor, car parking areas, lift room and store room has been completed.

Mangalore Bar Association President S P Chengappa said “the work on the court complex is very slow. When the government releases crores of funds to other infrastructure facilities, why it is neglecting court building in Mangalore? If the funds were released on time, the work would have been completed. We have been pressuring the government to complete the work at the earliest.”

“With the courts functioning at various places, we advocates find it difficult to reach. We have to run from one place to another to attend the proceedings of the case,”he added.

History of court

Mangalore had a court since 1862 when it was Canara district of Madras Presidency. The district court at Honnavar was bifurcated into North Canara and South Canara, the former being added to Bombay Presidency and the latter retained in Madras Presidency. The Bar Association of Mangalore came into existence only in 1880. The Court Library which is known as Best Law Library was also started during the same period. The library was named after James William Best, who held court in Mangalore between 1875 and 1885.

The records of 1927 states that Bar Association had 62 members. Though the the number of membership grew since its inception, in the last 60 years the Bar Association has lost some of its jurisdiction. Subordinate courts started functioning in Udupi, Kundapur, Karkala, Puttur, Belthangady, Sullia and Bantwal in the district.

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CREDAI chief says the move will block development
Prabhu hopes for a solution that will ‘satisfy all parties

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Biggest Setback for Mangalore Industrial sector in the history, This will demotivate the investor, Its all favoritism politics, Palemar was more worried of losing the vote in next election than the future o Mangalore, We cant expect more from illegal sand bsiness NETA,
The same had happened for Ramanath Rai he lost the next election after he introduced KSRTC buses in the BC road route b kicking those Taxi walas, Bt he was back in the next election.
I want MLAs like Ygish Bhatt to raise their voice, He is one real people's neta. He should push for KSRTC city buses and other projects in the city



When huge projects are announced lot of planning has to go along with it. MSEZ is one of the largest if not the largest in India with a total investment of more than 50,000 crores in both phases and employment opprtunities to more than 125000 directly and indirectly. So the planning is important with respect to infrastructure as well and involves housing. The real estate industry has to plan in advance and that is the reasion they announced lots of projects ,barring a few major projects like Raheja,Godrej,SKS,Brigade the remaining are smaller projects in places like Mulki ,Bajpe,Surathkal,Padubuidri,Kinnigoli etc which the common man can afford as they were expecting immigrant population but the current hosuing requirements are not enough to deal with the influx.When projects of this magnitude are announced one has to be very careful . Scrapping projects at a drop of a hat will send wrong messages to the industry and will affect everyone.I think KCCi should discuss the issue and work out a compromise.

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Namma beautiful airport lashed with heavy rains
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Beautiful monsoon
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^^ Amazing pics AVi....:cheers:

avi please post pics of inland windsors raheja godrej and sks
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

Beautiful monsoon
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Avi,

Each picture is a master piece. The above one is the best.

Thanks a lot.

Discussion on golf course, ropeway in Cabinet

The cabinet is likely to give its nod for the much awaited two projects for Mangalore - the International Golf Course in Tannirbavi and Ropeway Bridge from Sulthan Batteri to Bengre.

The cabinet note is already prepared and the meeting will discuss the proposal on Thursday, informed Deputy Speaker and MLA N Yogish Bhat.

Speaking at the inauguration of Sanskritika Kalotsava-2011- a cultural fest for the school and college students organised by the Mangalore Airport Diamond Jubilee Celebration Committee to mark the diamond jubilee of Mangalore Airport at Town Hall on Monday, he said the bidding procedure for the two dream projects of Mangalore will be taken up soon after receiving the Cabinet approval.

The golf course will come up in 100 acre in Tannirbavi at an estimated cost of Rs 100 crore. The work will be taken in Public-Private Partnership model. He said the team of experts from NITK has revised the Ropeway Bridge plan and certain changes have been made. According to the new plan, the height of the ropeway will be 25 feet, and width will be 10 feet.

The project estimation has been revised from Rs six crore to Rs 12 crore, he informed.

Earlier inaugurating the programme, District-in-Charge Minister Krishna J Palemar said the State government has reserved Rs 15 crore for the development of Mangalore Airport, in the budget for the year 2011-12. As Rs 175 crore is required for the extension of the run way in 154 acres of acquired land, the State government would sanction 25 percent of the required amount and the Airport Authorities should demand the Central government for rest of the amount, he added.

Various cultural competitions were held for the students from 1st to 5th Standard on the first day of Kalotsava.

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Thanks Avi...It lifted up the thread!

Thanks all

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Avi,

Very nice snaps, pandeshwar looks like bangalore road. Nice to see newly designed street light. Hope they will construct the pavement soon.

MANGALORE: The state government has cleared the much awaited tourism projects including a golf course at Tannirbavi and a ropeway connecting Sultan Battery with Tannirbavi.

The government will award contract for the construction of the golf course on public-private partnership (PPP) mode soon. Speaking at the inaugural of Sanskrathika Kalotsava-2011, a cultural fest for school and college students organised as part of the diamond jubilee celebrations of Mangalore Airport at Town Hall here on Monday, deputy speaker N Yogish Bhat said cabinet notes have already been prepared for both the projects. Contracts will be awarded for golf course project on a build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis for a prescribed period after a final discussion in the cabinet on Thursday, he said adding that the project will be taken up at an estimated cost of Rs 100 crore in 100 acres land at Tannirbavi.

Talking about the proposal of constructing a hanging footbridge between Sultan Battery and Tannirbavi, Yogish said, it will be the largest and widest one in India considering its various features.
Earlier, the government had sanctioned Rs 6 crore for the construction of a single lane cable suspension hanging bridge of five feet wide for pedestrians across Phalguni river to connect Sultan Battery and Tannirbavi. As per the new proposal of Rs 12 crore, width of the bridge will be 10 feet and the total length of bridge will be around 500 metres with 250 metres of unsupported span. Pre-galvanised, pre-tensioned and non-corrosive cable of 120 mm diameter will be used for the construction of bridge, he said adding that as per new plan prepared by the experts of NITK, the height of the ropeway will be 25 feet.

Extension of runway

District in-charge minister J Krishna Palemar promised that the government will bear 25% of the cost for the extension of runway in Mangalore airport from the existing 8,000 feet to 9,000 feet. It may require around Rs 175 crore to extend the runway. The government has already reserved Rs 15 crore in the budget for the purpose and Rs seven crore was released for the development of roads to airport, he added.

TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Golf-course-ropeway-get-government-nod/articleshow/9291001.cms)

Book on Tulu script released (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Book-on-Tulu-script-released/articleshow/9251496.cms)

Mini Vidhan Soudha yet to see light of the day
Naina J A, Mangalore, July 4, DHNS: (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/173734/mini-vidhan-soudha-yet-see.html)

The old taluk office in Mangalore was demolished to make way for the Mini Vidhan Soudha. However, a full-fledged Soudha, which can accommodate all the departments of taluk office, is yet to come up in the taluk office premises even after four years. The work on Mini Vidhan Soudha is proceeding at snail pace.

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It was on August 27, 2007, the then Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and Deputy Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa laid the foundation stone for the Mini Vidhan Soudha amidst drizzles. Both, the Chief Minister and the Deputy CM had assured Mangaloreans to complete the Mini Vidhan Soudha work at the earliest.

Unfortunately, even after three years eleven months, Mini Vidhan Soudha is yet to take a final shape. The Mini Vidhan Soudha will come up in 3,712 sq feet area. The basement of the building will have parking facility, strong room, and election section, record room and store room.

Ground floor will have taluk office, sub registrar’s office, meeting hall, court hall, records and computer room. First floor of the mini Vidhan Soudha will include Assistant Director of Land Records and other offices. When the state government released Rs 200 lakh in 2007, it was decided to construct the basement and the first floor with the available fund. The Mini Vidhan Soudha includes 1,012 square feet basement, 900 square feet ground floor, 900 square feet first floor, 900 square feet second floor.

When Deccan Herald contacted PWD Superintending Engineer B S Balakrishna, he said initially the government had sanctioned Rs 200 lakh to construct the cellar and the ground floor of the Mini Vidhan Soudha. The work has been completed at a cost of Rs 269 lakh. In the second phase, the government has released Rs 150 lakh. The tender for the work has been invited and the work will commence soon. In the third phase, a proposal of Rs 400 lakh has been submitted to the government for approval, he added.

“If the funds are released, then work on the second and third phase can be completed simultaneously,” said sources.

In fact, it was H D Kumaraswamy and Yeddyurappa who had named the building as Mini Vidhan Soudha while laying foundation for the same. The blue print was prepared accordingly. However, it looks like Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has forgotten the promise that Mini Vidhan Soudha will be built within a year. At present, the Mangalore taluk office is functioning at the old building in DC office premises, which is causing lot of lot inconvenience to the citizens who approach taluk office to get their work done.



So both Court Complex (post #8536 page #427 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=81560028&postcount=8536)) and Taluk office complex works are delayed.

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Some just cannot bear the thought of seperation from their bikes.

Some Mangalore motorcycle aficionados have multiple bikes. Some of them use the bikes and some others ride them to keep them in running condition. Some collect motorcycles as they cannot bear to see them disintegrate. For other owners, the separation from their favourite toy is unbearable.

Calrock Fernandes of Bajpe, who has five bikes, said that passion drives bike enthusiasts to collect bikes. He said: “You don't feel like letting people to allow them (the motorcycles) to rot away.” He has collected five motorcycles, including a Royal Enfield Bullet from 1970, a Jawa from 1969, and a Classic from 1985. The oldest motorcycle he has is an old race bike called “Matchless”.

Manufactured in 1948, it is of British make. He said that he found it difficult to source parts for the motorcycle and started it on Sundays to keep it alive. But he valued the motorcycle and had retained it because, he said: “The one I have is rare and very few like it have survived. Other bikes are of 350cc but the one I have is 500 cc."

Shawn Fernandes has five bikes of which one is a Yezdi and one is an LML Vespa scooter, which he uses. What makes him collect bikes? Motorcycle owners get accustomed to a particular vehicle and then they do not want to sell it. “They get attached to you,” he said. In the beginning, the vehicle has a mind of its own and the rider is not comfortable using them. Later, the rider gets used to the vehicle so much that he does not want to part with the bike, he said. Arun Shiri has five bikes, including a Roadking, Suvega, two Lambrettas and an Enfield. He said: “I just clean the bikes and keep them.”

Sudheer has eight bikes, four of which are running and the rest are in “different stages of restoration”. He said that “it is a kind of attachment” to the motorcycles. He said he now bought the models which he admired in his teenage years but could not buy then. He said they are bikes with which he grew up but never rode them then. “There were very few then, until the Japanese bikes arrived,” he said.

The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/article2269167.ece)

MANGALORE: The Karnataka Government has sanctioned Rs 15 crore for extension of runway here, District in charge Minister Krishna J Palemar said today.

Talking to newspersons on the sidelines of a cultural programme here, he said 154 acres of land had been acquired for the purpose.

He said an additional Rs 100 crore would be spent on overall upgradation work of the airport with the Centre and State sharing the expenditure in the ratio of 75:25.

He said an amount of Rs seven crore ha already been sanctioned for the overall development of roads linking to airport. Tender process was on and the works would be completed within six months to one year, he added.

Dakshintimes (http://www.dakshintimes.com/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/news/11072930911/rs-15-cr-sanctioned-extension-runway-krishna-palem.html)

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Want to have an adrenaline rush? Don’t waste your money on the expensive roller coaster rides, as a free ride on one of the roads of Mangalore will give you all the thrill you need.

The Mangalore road conditions are now every motorist’s nightmare. With huge potholes and ditches at every other step, one has to suffer from the aches and pains the bumpy ride gives.

Speaking to City Herald, a two-wheeler rider Jyothi complains that she risks her life with every ride. “With these road conditions, I am not sure if I will reach home safe. When rain water fills the pot holes, my scooter wheel gets struck. Some times it is just like wading in a river. The loose gravel and sand on the road is the worst fear as it is very easy to skid,” she says.

The road conditions which has been a constant prick in the public eye, is now making every Mangalorean raise eyebrows. The roads connecting Mallikatte, Balmatta, Bunts Hostel, Nanthoor Junction, Kodial Guthu, Kankanady, Valencia, Jeppu along with many other cross roads are in a pathetic condition. The heavy rains have caused huge pits in the asphalted street making it impossible for a motorist to judge its depth when the pit is filled in water.

One of the sources from City Traffic Police reveals to City Herald that though majority of the road accidents are reported as driver’s negligence, more than 30 per cent are caused due to the deplorable road conditions. The department has filed several petitions to Mangalore City Corporation with regard to the motorists’ safety. However, the repairs that are undertaken are temporary and not satisfactory, he says.

“The road conditions are a total chaos. Though concretisation has been undertaken in several places, there is no pre planning and the gutters and drainages have not been formed. Water gets accumulated on the roads hence causing severe damage to the asphalt or concrete. With unplanned concretization, the telephone lines and pipelines have been buried under the concrete and whenever the repairs are undertaken, the concrete is dug up,” complains Karnataka State Bus Federation President K Rajavarma Ballal.

He further adds that it takes at least Rs 30,000 to repair every bus. The clutch, gear, crown pinion, suspension parts are affected the most and it is a pricy affair to replace these parts, he adds.

Federation of Karnataka Auto-rickshaw Drivers Union (FKARDU) District General Secretary L T Suvarna complains that the rickshaws get easily damaged with the road conditions. With the hike in prices, it is very difficult to spend money on repairs and maintenance. Only 10 per cent of the roads are good, the rest 90 per cent are worse, he says.

“We earn our bread and butter by driving. These road conditions also affect our health. We have complained several times to the authorities but they pay no need. We have no other option and we will be conducting a massive protest,” he says.

Taxi driver Dinesh, complains that the fuel efficiency has reduced due to the road conditions.

“The government has hiked the fuel prices and earning a livelihood has become a costly affair,” he says.

Deccan Herald (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/176584/its-roller-coaster-ride-city.html)

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However, there is one such place in Mangalore itself, where two rivers (Nethravathi and Gurpur) meet the mighty Arabian sea.

Though the colour of water usually looks blue (of course water is colourless) in river or sea (light green in some regions), here the colour of water is dark brown, especially at this point (estury - Bengre) where the river water enters the sea. Swimming in the region is 100 per cent dangerous as there is strong under current in the region.

Though one can get a panoramic view from Bengre — Mangalore city on one side, Ullal railway bridge on the other side and remains of breakwater and the mighty Arabian sea on yet other side, the beach is dirty most of the time. In fact, the peculiar problem being faced by the residents of Bengre is filth. All the waste including a large amount of plastic, coconut shells and wooden pieces that flow out of Mangalore joins River Nethravathi or River Gurupur. Though the rivers join the sea, all the waste and filth is accumulated on the shores of Bengre making it a ‘default dumpyard.’

Interestingly, besides a large number of cattle and dogs, one can also find a good number of peacocks and peahens. According to localites, there are quite a few snakes and porcupines too in the thick bushes in the region.According to a localite, a large area in Bengre has been swallowed by the sea over the years. The advancement of sea stopped after huge boulders were dumped to prevent sea erosion when Janardhan Poojary was the Union minister two decades ago.

100 year old settlers

When the Britishers decided to set up a Goods Shed in Mangalore more than 100 years ago, the residents were evacuated and most of them settled in Bengre — which is surrounded by water in t hree sides.

Unlike any other ward in Mangalore City Corporation, Bengre — the last ward in Mangalore City Corporation, has only two areas, namely Thota Bengre and Kasaba Bengre. In Kasaba Bengre, there are over 1,000 families and all belong to Muslim community. On the other hand, there are nearly 900 families in Thota Bengre and almost all are Hindus except a microscopic minority, that include a few Christian families and one family belonging to Scheduled Caste in the entire Bengre.

Tourism potential

A large number of tourists visit Panambur beach.

At the same time, a good number of people visit Tannirbavi (near Port guest house as well as near the Den Den ship which sank). But very few or nobody visits the end point, either due to the distance or perhaps due to filth. But there is ample space in Bengre to develop tourism.

“A little interest by the persons concerned may convert the serene and picturesque Bengre into a tourist hotspot,” opines a resident.

How to reach

If you are going by vehicle, take left after Kuloor bridge and drive for 10 kms untill the road ends (about 6 - 7 kms from Tannirbavi beach). Just 300 metres before the road ends, park your vehicle and walk towards your right.

If you prefer to go by boat, take a boat (Rs 4 for one-way) at Old Port to Thota Bengre and walk to the estury.

The Hindu (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/176578/where-rivers-meet-mighty-arabian.html)

Mangalore, Jul 21: Scary House, a house of ‘devils’ will be opened in city centre mall, here from Friday July 22.

It is an old haunted house that opens the door to the world of dead and alien creatures which come alive from behind the creaking doors and moving walls and so on. As soon as you enter, the front door opens and you will be transported into a realm of terror… a dark twisting maze through the rooms which are populated with creatures from your worst nightmares.
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Your only goal will be to elude the predators who stalk you through the darkness….to be a survivor but not a victim.

Demon Jungle

Forest of Super Naturals, a thick creepy Jungle leads you to a thrilling unbelievable experiences has been opened in Mangalore city centre mall. It is a haunted walk through attractions which features living haunts and specters appearing at every corner.

With the dark forces expanding the domain into the dense forest, you will encounter the treasure seeking, tomb raiding explorers made their camp on sacred burial grounds enraging demons below, who are now seeking vengeance on all those who enter.

You will need all the willpower to escape and find the exit which is a great challenge. This terrifying experience is magnificent in an Indian jungle especially for youth.

About the Company

While one would hear only screams when someone is scared, there is one who would hear it in a different way. Perhaps he is the one who loves nightmares and makes business out of it. More screams means more business for T Srinivas, managing director of CCM Pvt Ltd who has set up the scary houses and other concepts across the country.

Crazy Concepts & Mazes Pvt Ltd is featured and conceptualized with various new concepts and haunted walkthroughs where one can experience fun with fear and make their frightening dreams into real.

The first Scary House in India was launched in the year 2004 at Prasads Multiplex (IMAX) in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

For the last eight years they have been scaring people pan India with portable and magnificent Haunted Houses and other concepts which has gained popularity among the people of all the age groups. With its appreciation it has been reached metro cities as well in every corner of the country.

The company is based out of innovations and creations where you can find us in the minimum area of 1500-2000sft for each concept to scare hell out of you.

Frequent changes, new thrills, up gradation of scary factors very frequently is our only secret of success in pulling the crowds repeatedly. Since, the company is very optimistic about the future to have a very strong base, it will be looking towards accelerated growth. The focus remains ‘Customer and Customer Delight’
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whats the status of the hospital

Exterior works are going on.

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The hospital has Intensive Care Unit, Ayurvedic treatment, Pancha Karma Yoga treatment, Physiotherapy, 24 hour Advanced Clinical Laboratory. Initially patient will be treated with critical care and subsequently patient will undergo Ayurvedic treatment. Treatments are offered for non-etiological knee pain, ALS positive back pain, long duration head ache, joint pain, back pain, diabetes, hypo tension, woman and child diseases.
-- Udayavani

Whether surgery could be done by Ayurvedic Surgeon in future? I remember reading somewhere that SDM hospital has a programme for this.

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Are these buses same like the one plying between mlore manipal or do they have racks to place luggage like in Bangalore airport service

yes these are the same like the buses plying on the manipal route, once the route gets familiarised and more buses start plying then they may go for the bangalore type

SEXY SHOTS AVINASH,PLZ VISIT MYSORE and click some shots :-)

Avinash your photography is awesome..every pic here is mindblowing:applause:
Mangalore is very beautiful...:cheers:

Namma beautiful airport lashed with heavy rains
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Wow what a beautiful airport,it looks more beautiful during rain,again nice click by avinash:)

SEXY SHOTS AVINASH,PLZ VISIT MYSORE and click some shots :-)

Thanks akash & suj , maybe when i visit mysore i'll try taking snaps

Mangalore, Jul 22: This city has survived on private initiatives, education, health, transport and what not. Now the Mangalore City Corporation is toying with the idea of privatization of drinking water, which has been seen as a step too radical and cry too far!

There is nothing on the record books of the Mangalore City Corporation that indicates it will go for privitisation of water distribution, It was once discussed in the monthly general meeting council in May at the height of summer. None of the corporators know the full details of the privitisation of water distribution, but yet majority of them have said yes to the proposition.
The city has only one domestic water distribution facility that is at Thumbe about 19 kilometers from the city. It is an augmented water facility which was designed for the population in 1982 but eversince that nobody has taken the trouble to upgrade it to a new facility keeping in view the need of the future. But in 2001 when Shashidhar Hegde became the Mayor of the city he started rolling the ball of upgrading the facility into a full fledged augmented water distribution facility for the city.

Much water has flown in the Nethravati since then but the second dam has become a non starter despite the state government promising Rs. 40 crores for the proposed dam in 2005. But since then the inflation has multiplied by at least three times taking the total cost of the project to Rs. 120 crores which is too hefty a sum to raise from Mangalore says an official of the Corporation.

The Mangalore City Corporation is now preparing grounds to hand over the public water distribution network to the private enterprises from Mumbai to provide 24X7 water supply to every house hold in Mangalore with an expansion vision document ‘perspective 2026’. Two companies from Mumbai Crysal solutions and Shah Consultancy Company have come up with a plan to streamline the water distribution in the city which is marked as a future engine of growth in Karnataka after Bangalore.
The project report made available exclusively for Mangalorean.com states that the complete management of the water distribution at a cost of Rs. 143 crores, which includes laying of supply pipes in the areas that do not have filtered water, metering the new lines and some old lines that have not been metered, all these works will be taken up by the company that takes up the onus of providing water.

The financial module that has been worked out by the Mangalore City Corporation has worked out for this ambitious project included mutual sharing of the cost of construction. But the most suited to the Mangalore city corporation and the participating companies was the model that demands investment of Rs. 96 crores by the Central government. Rs.2.5 crores from Mangalore City Corporation and Rs. 113 crores from the participating companies, which has been more or less agreed upon by the civic leaders without taking a referendum on the issue as every citizen of the city was a stake holder in the project.

The privitisation of water supply system will definitely jack up the water tariff in the city, those who have been paying Rs. 100-150 per month may have to shell down Rs. 250-300. But the companies will ensure that the tap in every street corner, every house will not go dry even for a minute.
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Mangalore, July 21: Country Club India Ltd, one of the fastest growing entertainment and leisure conglomerates in India, is proud to announce the opening of its property in Mangalore, said Y. Varun Reddy, the COO of Country Club India Ltd.

Nisha Kothari, the ravishing actress, launched Country Club Mangalore on the occasion and became its first member by swiping her membership card.
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Speaking after launch, Mr. Reddy said that the club sprawls over 2 acres of land and has a built up area of 32,000 sq ft. It offers the best luxury and recreational facilities to patrons. “Mangalore is growing very rapidly and has a large cosmopolitan crowd. We at Country Club offer Mangaloreans a great opportunity to unwind. This is also an ideal place for complete family enjoyment. The club, which focuses on children, will definitely make a difference in their lives,” he stated.

Country Club is equipped with facilities such as a kid friendly play zone, a multi cuisine restaurant, sports lounge, ‘Tassha’ health club and spa, and 25 luxurious suits. Besides, there are facilities for outdoor and indoor sports such as air hockey, table tennis, squash court, and others, a swimming pool, a gym, and several banquet halls to host a wide range of programmes.

Country Club has been number one in providing wholesome entertainment to the entire family. From celebrity studded New Year events and celebrations of all major Indian festivals to dance competitions, country club has provided world class experiences to its members.

Mr. Reddy also informed that this is the thirteenth property of Country Club in Karnataka. He said, “So far, we have received excellent response at all these properties. We hope our patrons in Mangalore too will join the exclusive list of members. Karnataka has been one of our premier investment destinations. We intend to open more properties in Karnataka.”

The members from other cities can also enjoy the club facilities based on their membership level.

MANGALORE: District-in-Charge Minister Krishna Palemar said that Women’s ITI college will be set up at an estimated cost of Rs 2.9 crore. The work on the building is under progress.


Speaking after inaugurating girls hostel at KPT in Mangalore, he said the hostel was built to facilitate the girls from the rural areas. Another hostel will be built at the cost of Rs one crore. All the schools in the district will be provided with basic facilities in the next five years. The vacant post of teachers in schools and colleges will be filled at the earliest, he added.

The inaugurated hostel will be provided with basic facilities within two months. He said Dakshina Kannada is forerunner in education sector. The government schools and colleges are competing with the private sector by providing quality education. The State government has been giving emphasis to the education and girls hostels will be set up in rural areas. A girls hostel will be set up in Mangalore by the department of backward class and minority.

“We are searching for building to house the hostel. We are not able to get rented house/building with the government rate. Admission will be provided to 100 students,” he added.

MUDA President Dr Madhava Bhandary said students have a greater role in preserving the values and Indian culture.

Assembly Deputy Speaker N Yogish Bhat, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, MLA U T Khader and others were present. The contractor Mahabala Suvarna was felicitated on the occasion. KPT Principal Major Vijaykumar also spoke on the occasion. The hostel which was constructed at the cost of Rs 60 lakh is built in 800 square feet area. The hostel has 14 rooms with ground floor having kitchen and warden’s room. As many as 80 students can be accomodted in the hostel.
DAKSHIN TIMES (http://www.dakshintimes.com/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/news/11072930933/women-s-iti-college-soon-krishna-palemar-mangalore.html)

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-- Hosadigantha

Q: Whether the roads will be tar roads only or they will be concretized? Whether tender for footpath works is already issued? What about tenders for construction of busshelters? Why there is no new parks planned in core Mangaluru area like Bendorewell old KSRTC depot? Aren't there enough shopping complexes already within the core city?

Manjanady: Urumane to Mangaladevi concrete road is inaugurated.

Q: Whether this road has footpath?

Mangalore Airport currently has all facilities of an international airport, said M.R. Vasudeva, Director, Mangalore Airport, speaking at an event to mark the diamond jubilee of the airport here on Friday.

He said that today's facilities at the airport would last for 10 years and if there were plans to introduce larger aircraft, then the runway at the airport had to be extended. Otherwise, the airport was “well-equipped” and there was no compromise on safety, he said.

On the new cargo terminal, he said a team from the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had visited Mangalore and its final decision was expected “any time now”.

The team had sought details of space of the cargo terminal, and the route from the old terminal to the new and the information had been provided, he said.

“Medical tourism would not have developed in Mangalore without the airport,” he said. It had changed real estate prices and would connect the city if the MSEZ started. The airport activity could increase trade and commerce, Mr. Vasudeva said.

Indian Overseas Bank Chairman and Managing Director M. Narendra said the government and the private sector had to work together in public-private initiatives for economic development. Much more improvement and employment opportunities had to be provided in the city, he said.

Mr. Narendra said 21 new branches of the bank would be opened in the Mangalore region.

Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP, Mangalore, said that Volvo buses to the airport from the city had started at his initiation.

He said that while he did not oppose the MSEZ, he opposed its effects. “We need a SAZ (Special Agricultural Zone), not SEZ,” he said.

Says final decision is expected from the DGCA anytime on the cargo terminal.

The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/article2287738.ece)

If one wants to have an overview on History, Biology, Physics, Chemistry or any other subject, then simply walk into 'Agneseum,' the multi-disciplinary museum of St Agnes College.

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Started in 2009, this museum has different show cases, each managed by the different departments of the College. However, the unique display is a clear indication of the hard work put by the staff and students in introducing their respective discipline.

Speaking to City Herald, St Agnes College Principal Dr Sr Marie Prem D’Souza AC reveals that St Agnes won the College with Potential for Excellence (CPE) award in 2006 and received Rs 1 crore.

The museum was constructed in this fund and approximately Rs 20 lakhs was spent in its making, she says.

The museum has a unique display of the old stamps, coins, pottery, cane handicrafts, old indoor games and various other ancient artifacts collected by the History department.

The Zoology department has displayed different animal specimens such as tiger shark, snakes, spiders, worms and various others stored in formalin solutions. A cheetah skin and different sea shells are the other main attractions in the show case.

The Botany department has managed to capture the rich flora in its mini herbarium. Important plant species have been displayed along with important details such as its name and botanical name.

The Physics department has displayed various apparatus used in experiments and the Psychology department has given an introduction to different psychological tests and also displayed the experiment paraphernalia.

The process of pasteurisation, models of different viruses and bacteria are all displayed by the Microbiology department. The Chemistry department has a display of different ores, minerals along with different chemical solutions, acids and apparatus used for experiments.

Agneseum also has a display case for the creative work crafted by students. Speaking to City Herald, Agneseum In-Charge Sr Viola AC points out to a showcase which has a collection of different crowns created by students. “The students of history had an extensive study on the ancient history of Europe. These crowns used by leaders and people during the medieval era in Europe have been created as part of their assignment,” she says.

Agneseum also has a media room of the College with Hi-tech Home theatre system. This room can accommodate as many as 80 students and teachers bring students to the room at class hours to watch educative documentaries pertaining to the subject, says Sr Viola.
Another room in Agneseum has a display of important pictures unveiling the rich college history and also the important awards won by the College.

Glowing roof

The most attractive feature of Agneseum is the roof of the room which is built in a planetarium concept. Once the lights are off, the roof glows with radium light, to display a beautiful starry night sky.

“Agneseum is constructed for the integral development of the students. The main intention is to expose students to the different disciplines the college provides, hence making them look beyond the box,” says Sr Marie Prem D’Souza.

“I love visiting Agneseum because of its collections and especially because of its roof. We can get to know an overview of different disciplines in a nutshell,” says BCA student Ona Pinto.

Deccan Herald (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/178400/science-nutshell-st-agnes-way.html)

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which building is this???

thats a commercial complex near rao & rao circle statebank

Mangalore, Jul 23: The 21st showroom of Malaika Household Appliances and also the Malaika Multi-State Cooperative Credit Society, a household name in Mumbai, India’s commercial capital, were inaugurated at Pio Mall, Bejai, here on Saturday July 23.

Deputy mayor Geetha Nayak inaugurated the showroom. Eric Briganza, president of Haier Appliances India Private Limited, who was the chief guest on the occasion, lit the lamp and parish priest of St Xavier Church, Bejai Fr Victor Machado blessed the showroom. KPCC secretary and advocate Ivan D'Souza inaugurated the multi-state Co-operative Credit Society by opening the treasury symbolically and Fr Peter Cyprian D'Souza, Superior of St Anne’s Friary, Mangalore, blessed the treasury.

Daijiworld.com (http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=109368)

Mangalore, July 23: The IT, BT, and S&T department of the Government of Karnataka State Electronics Corporation Limited (KEONICS) has launched KEONICS Cyber Lab at Ramabhavan Complex, Navabharath Circle, Kodialbail, today.


Speaking at a press conference held at the newly inaugurated office of KEONICS Cyber Lab, M. N. Vidyashankar IAS, the principal secretary of the IT, BT, and S&T department, said that, according to a Symantec survey, India has the highest number of outgoing junk and spam mail. Karnataka, the IT hub of India, has registered the largest number of cyber crimes. Owing to phishing, money laundering, defacement of websites, cyber stalking, identity theft, and others, the Internet has become very dangerous, he said.

Mangaloretoday (http://www.mangaloretoday.com/mt/index.php?action=mn&type=3581)

Cyber lab launched in M’lore
Mangalore, July 23, DHNS:

Hackers and cyber criminals, beware! Your nefarious activities are soon going to land you behind bars with Karnataka’s first Cyber Lab ‘KEONICS’ launched in Mangalore on Saturday.

“There is an organised underworld targeting netizens today. When terrorists are using emails to carry on their nefarious activities on one hand, identity theft and cyber crimes are high on another, said State Minister for Higher Education Dr V S Acharya after the launch of KEONICS Cyber Lab at Kodialbail.

He also stressed that people should cross check the information they get on internet and added that KEONICS will enable in law enforcement, legal security and will train the future generation to tackle with phishing and other crimes.

KEONICS in Mangalore is the first cyber lab to be launched in the State and is an initiative incubated and ideated by Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Limited with the support of Department of IT, BT and S and T, Karnataka Government.

Speaking after inaugurating KEONICS, District-In-Charge Minister Krishna J Palemar said that with the increase of crime in e-world, the institution will play a major role in good e-governance and curbing crime. The e-world should not be limited to cities but also should reach the people from the rural areas, he said.

“During 1850s the information used to double once in 30 years, however, now with increased technology, information is being doubled once in six weeks,” said Department of IT, BT and S and T Principal Secretary M N Vidyashankar.

In 2010, as many as 66 cases related to cyber crime were reported. This year till date, 22 cases are reported of which 4 are pending and will be solved soon, he said. He also informed that most of the cyber crimes take place in the month of December as most of the IT companies remain closed for Christmas. In India, about 40 per cent of the total business is dependent on banking and financial services. Hence, it is very important to be alert, he said.

“Keonics Cyber Lab will be at the forefront of the State’s preparedness in tackling cyber crime proactively rather than retrospectively through training, investigative support and R and D support to various law enforcing agencies,” said Vidhyashankar and added that Cyber Lab’s primary focus is on Law Enforcement Cell, Judiciary Department, Government Department, Banking Sector, Academia and Netizens.

Presiding over the progaramme, MLA U T Khader spoke on the difficulties he faced when his facebook account was hacked and expressed his happiness that one can now feel secure with KEONICS.

Training programmes

KEONICS cyber lab will organise different types of certification courses. A full fledged course will be of 1 week, a crash course will be of 3- day duration and a workshop may take a maximum of two days. Mandamus Info consultants, a leading company in cyber fraud will be associated with KEONICS for achieving objectives.

DHNS (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/178624/cyber-lab-launched-mlore.html)

After a disaster last week, the 3 hungry men were in no mood for any sort of risks this week! Therefore following a tip off we decided to visit the home of Ms.Madhavi Sheth! According to sources she makes the best Homemade Gujarat food in Mangalore! So nonetheless we had to put it to the test.

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So we popped in at her house on Saturday evening with our ever hungry stomachs! She welcomed us with her lovely smile! As we sat down Ms. Madhavi explained to us that she was in Mangalore since last 15years! The spotless facial complexion and the moon-like shine on her face proved that she was a hardcore vegetarian Gujarati and she couldn’t live without her local Gujju food! She further went on saying that till date she never found a place serving decent Gujarati food, despite the large Gujarati population in Mangalore. So she felt the need of starting something that would help society and other Gujarati food lovers as well! That gave birth to her kitchen where she cooks authentic Gujarati food!

Madhavi has an extensive Gujarati and North Indian food menu, which she prepares at her residence herself! Everything from Dhoklas to theplas and Khandvi’s, even snack items like cheese sev, The Gujarati Samosa and sweet Items like Ghugra etc!

Listening to this our mouths had already started watering. So we put Madhavi’s cooking to the test! She warned us that once we tasted it we would never stop coming back to her! We asked her to give us her best shot!

The game began with one of the best Dhokla’s we’ve ever eaten! It was made just perfectly! Served along with the authentic green chutney! She had stolen not only our stomachs but our hearts too!

Unexpectedly the second dish came along, the authentic Gujarati Methi Garlic Thepla’s served with Khamand (sweet pickle)!The 3 hungry Men where just enjoying the Thepla Competition, where Madhavi would look at us and go on our size and say just one more Thepla , they were so soft and spiced to perfection, we just couldn’t get enough of this dish! And found that each one of us had more than 5 Thepla’s each

Last but not the least was another authentic Gujarat Dish “Ghugra” was served to us, these are miniature semi circle sweets made from suji and filled with cashewnuts and raisins! The Ghugras were the awesome finish we were looking for!

Madhavi takes all kinds of bulk orders for all occasion and even personal orders. She claims that she has never said NO to anyone who has ordered from her till date! And we believe her! But she only asks for the orders to be made 24 hours in advance!

The 3 hungry men strongly advice everyone to try out Mrs. Madhavi’s Gujarati food! Its pure awesomeness!! U will never stop going back to her for these Gujarati delights.

Here are the 3 hungry men’s ratings!

Food: 9/10
Service: 7.5/10
Value for money: 7/10
Location: 8/10
OVERALL RATING: 8/10

To know more about placing orders and detailed information about the menu, Please contact Madhavi on 9481017561

Mangalorean.Com (http://www.mangalorean.com/browsearticles.php?arttype=Eating&articleid=1831)

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-- Udayavani

ಪುತ್ತೂರು ಕಬಕ ಪುತ್ತೂರು ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣವನ್ನು ಸುಸಜ್ಜಿತವಾಗಿ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಪಡಿಸಲು 2 ಕೋಟಿ ರೂ. ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾವನೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಲಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಈ ಪೈಕಿ 40 ಲಕ್ಷ ರೂ. ವೆಚ್ಚದ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗಳು ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ನಡೆದಿವೆ. ಪುತ್ತೂರು ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣವನ್ನು ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರಕಾರದ ಆದರ್ಶ ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ ಯೋಜನೆಗೆ ಸೇರ್ಪಡೆಗೊಳಿಸಲು ಹೊಸ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾವನೆಯೊಂದನ್ನು ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು ಎಂದು ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಂಸದ ನಳಿನ್* ಕುಮಾರ್* ಕಟೀಲು ಹೇಳಿದರು.

ಅವರು ನೈಋತ್ಯ ರೈಲ್ವೇಯ ಮೈಸೂರು ವಿಭಾಗದ ಎಂಜಿನಿಯರ್* ಸಿ.ಎಂ. ರಂಗನಾಥ್* ಮತ್ತು ಇತರ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳ ಜತೆ ಕಬಕ ಪುತ್ತೂರು ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆ ನಡೆಸಿದರು. ಕಬಕ ಪುತ್ತೂರು ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದ ಹಾಲಿ ಪ್ಲಾಟ್*ಫಾರಂನ್ನು ಇನ್ನೂ 270 ಮೀಟರ್* ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಎರಡನೇ ಪ್ಲಾಟ್*ಫಾರಂನ್ನು ಎತ್ತರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಅಲ್ಲದೆ ಕೋಚ್*ಗಳ ನಂಬರ್* ಹಾಕುವ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನು ಛಾವಣಿಗೆ ಅಳವಡಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಛಾವಣಿಯನ್ನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ದುರಸ್ತಿ ಪಡಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು ಎಂದು ಸಂಸದರು ಹೇಳಿದರು.

ಪುತ್ತೂರು ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದ ಸಂಪರ್ಕ ರಸ್ತೆಯನ್ನು ಪುರಸಭೆಗೆ ಹಸ್ತಾಂತರಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಪುರಸಭೆ ಮತ್ತು ರೈಲ್ವೇ ಇಲಾಖೆಯ ಸಹಭಾಗಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಪಡಿಸಲು ಯೋಜನೆ ರೂಪಿಸಲು ಸಂಸದರು ರೈಲ್ವೇ ಎಂಜಿನಿಯರ್*ಗೆ ಸೂಚನೆ ನೀಡಿದರು.

ಪ್ರತಿ 3 ತಿಂಗಳಿಗೊಮ್ಮೆ ತಾನು ಪಾಲಾ^ಟ್*, ಕೊಂಕಣ್* ಮತ್ತು ಮೈಸೂರ್* ರೈಲ್ವೇ ವಿಭಾಗದ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳ ಸಭೆ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಪ್ರಗತಿ ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದರು.

ಅಡ್ಯಾರ್*ನಲ್ಲಿ ರೈಲ್ವೇ ಅಂಡರ್* ಪಾಸ್*, ಬಂಟ್ವಾಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೇಲು ಸೇತುವೆ, ನೇರಳಕಟ್ಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಕ ದಾಟು ಮೇಲು ಸೇತುವೆ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣಕ್ಕೆ ಚಾಲನೆ ದೊರೆಯಲಿದೆ. ನೇರಳಕಟ್ಟೆ ಮತ್ತು ಎಡಮಂಗಲದಲ್ಲಿ ರೈಲು ನಿಲುಗಡೆಗೆ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗುವುದು ಎಂದು ಸಂಸದರು ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು.

ಕಬಕ ಪುತ್ತೂರು ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುರಕ್ಷಾ ಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಲು ಇಲಾಖಾ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸೂಚಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು ಎಂದು ಸಂಸದರು ಈ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳಿದರು. ಸಂಸದರು ಸೋಮವಾರ ದ.ಕ. ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯ ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣಗಳಿಗೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳ ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆ ನಡೆಸಿದರು.

ಸಂಸದರ ಭೇಟಿಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಪುತ್ತೂರು ಶಾಸಕಿ ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾ ಪ್ರಸಾದ್*, ಪುರಸಭಾ ಸ್ಥಾಯೀ ಸಮಿತಿ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಜೀವಂದರ ಜೈನ್*, ಪುತ್ತೂರು ವಿಧಾನ ಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಗೋಪಾಲಕೃಷ್ಣ ಹೇರಳೆ, ಕ್ಯಾಂಪ್ಕೋ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಚನಿಲ ತಿಮ್ಮಪ್ಪ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ, ರೈಲ್ವೇ ಬಳಕೆದಾರರ ಸಂಘಟನೆಗಳ ಡಿ.ಕೆ. ಭಟ್*, ಸುದರ್ಶನ್* ಗೌಡ ಮೊದಲಾದವರು ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು.

Udayavani (http://www.udayavani.com/news/84473L15-%E0%B2%B7--%E0%B2%A4-%E0%B2%A4-%E0%B2%B0--%E0%B2%B0-%E0%B2%B2--%E0%B2%A8-%E0%B2%B2-%E0%B2%A6-%E0%B2%A3-%E0%B2%85%E0%B2%AD-%E0%B2%B5-%E0%B2%A6-%E0%B2%A7-%E0%B2%97--2-%E0%B2%95--%E0%B2%B0---%E0%B2%AA-%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%B8-%E0%B2%A4-%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%A8-.html)

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Hotel Lakshmi Nivas's famed 'KTea'.

For many a travellers passing through or even near Kalladka on National Highway 48, a small roadside hotel at Kalladka junction is a great attraction for its most obvious specialty: food, and more importantly, its way of serving tea and coffee.

Many of hotel Lakshmi Nivas' patrons introduce others to its simple charm: a small hotel furnished with wooden tables and benches and the tempting aroma of much loved food.
Attractive

Probably the most attractive offering is the way the hotel has been serving tea and coffee: The regular transparent glass to show the decoction – be it tea or coffee – swirling atop the milk. The glass, in typical local fashion, would be sitting inside a small stainless steel bowl with a spoon placed beside it to stir the beverage.

According to old-timers, Kalladka Tea or KTea as it is known, is famous for the way the hotel has been making tea and coffee for more than 30 years. An employee of the hotel took this correspondent to the tea-master in a dark and cramped kitchen.

The tea-master showed how he had been making the tea for more than 20 years now. With the finesse of long practice, he quickly arranged five glasses vertically in front of him. He then poured milk into an aluminium tumbler, into which he had already put sugar. Quickly, he filled three-quarters of each glass with milk.
Cup of joy

After preparing the decoction in a separate container, he picked up a spoon and poured the brown liquid carefully onto the spoon, from which it slowly overflowed and settled on the milk. Swirling, but not mixing in the glass as it made its way to the customer eagerly waiting for his cup of joy.

The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/article2292123.ece)

http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=109629

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the bulb is not fixed yet i guess

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This kind of street lights i have seen in Hyderabad
What happened to those crafty street light, Are they not going to use it

the bulb is not fixed yet i guess


Just two days back they have fixed all the street bulbs and looks fantastic at night it seems.

Cognizant to buy CoreLogic India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Cognizant-to-buy-CoreLogic-India/articleshow/9379114.cms)

So one more top ten Indian IT company will be having office in Mangaluru.

CoreLogic (http://www.corelogic.in/Mangalore_facility.html) is located in Manasa Towers, MG Road.

(RTTNews) - Punj Lloyd Ltd. said its group had bagged an order for Rs.330 crore from Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oil Industry Development Board, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, for process facilities and utilities at an upcoming crude oil storage cavern in Mangalore, Karnataka.

The scope of work includes engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of systems for crude oil receipt, pumping out, metering, recirculation, heating, waste water treatment, utilities production, flaring and operation buildings.

The Mangalore crude oil storage will comprise two separate but Identical underground caverns, each approximately 900 metres long, having a total capacity of 1.5 MMT (Million Metric Tonnes) of crude oil. The project, located near Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd., is scheduled to be completed within a period of 29 months. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas plans to store 5.33 million tonnes of imported crude oil in these crude reserves based on a 15 day crude oil requirement of all the refineries in the country. The crude oil reserve near Mangalore will cater to the requirements of refineries of Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Ltd., Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.

With this contract, the order backlog for the Group on a consolidated basis rose to Rs.25,739 crore. This is the total value of pending orders as on March 31 this year and new orders received after that day.

Company Director P.K. Gupta said, "Punj Lloyd has turnkey in-house expertise of working on storage facility projects. We have been constructed over 300 tanks globally, with over eight million cubic metres of storage capacity. We are proud to be a part of this strategic initiative of the Government of India to build reserves of crude oil at important locations, which will feed a cluster of refineries."

RTT News (http://www.rttnews.com/Content/IndianNews.aspx?Id=1675178&SM=1)

MRPL net rises to Rs 173 cr (http://www.mydigitalfc.com/companies/mrpl-net-rises-rs-173-cr-964)

Mangalore, 27 July 2011: Dakshina Kannada continues to be the second densely populated district in the State after Bangalore Urban district.

Density of population means the number of people living per square kilometre area.According to the provisional census report of 2011 released by the State Directorate of Census Operations, Dakshina Kannada has maintained the second rank in density of population in the State in 2011 and 2001 census.Bangalore Rural district stands third and Udupi district 12th rank.

The report said that density of population was one of the important indices of population concentration. Density of population in Dakshina Kannada increased from 416 persons per sq. km. in 2001 to 457 persons per sq. km. in 2011.

In Bangalore Urban district, it increased from 2,985 persons in 2001 to 4,378 persons in 2011 and in Bangalore Rural district the density increased from 380 persons in 2001 to 441 persons in 2011.

In Udupi district, it increased from 287 persons in 2001 to 304 persons in 2001, the report said.

Kodagu was the least populated district in the State with the density of 135 persons per sq. km. Kodagu which was ranked at the 29th place in 2001 census slipped to the last position after a decade.

Reasons

G.V. Joshi, an economist and a member of Karnataka State Planning Board, said that infrastructure development, growth in higher education, availability of quality of education, growth in small and medium scale enterprises, and flourishing construction industry in Dakshina Kannada district have contributed to the high density of population.

He said that boom in the establishment of professional higher education institutes in the district in the past decade attracted many students from Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Mr. Joshi said that although agriculture sector did not witness much growth in the last decade, flourishing small and medium scale enterprises have compensated that shortfall.

He said the boom in the construction industry resulted in the concentration of labourers from North Karnataka in the district and improvements in railway, road, and airport networks have added to further concentration of people.

Meanwhile, growth in density of population would not help Mangalore City Corporation to get funds under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for developing infrastructure facilities.

This is because the total population under the jurisdiction of the corporation did not reach 10 lakh as required to get funds.

A senior official in the civic body said that according to the provisional estimate the population of the city stood at 6.5 lakh in 2011 census.

The former Mayor M. Shankar said that even if greater Mangalore was formed by incorporating Mulky, Ullal, and Bajpe towns, the city corporation would not meet the eligibility criteria to get funds under the mission as the total population could reach up to nine lakh.

Bellevision (http://www.bellevision.com/index.php?action=topnews&type=2444)

Microchips embedded, king cobras get identity in Karnataka (http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_microchips-embedded-king-cobras-get-identity-in-karnataka_1569569)

Bellevision (http://www.bellevision.com/index.php?action=topnews&type=2444)

Microchips embedded, king cobras get identity in Karnataka (http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_microchips-embedded-king-cobras-get-identity-in-karnataka_1569569)

This is for Gentem to read, He was the guy who wa arguing that density doesnt count in development, Density shows the development in that area, DK is much smaller in size compare to Mysore, But the population is evenly distributed outside Mangalore City Corporation limts

Bharati Shipyard Ltd is currently building five ships at its manufacturing facility in Gurupur, said Pavithran A, Additional General Manager (Production and Engineering), Bharati Shipyard Ltd.

Speaking on “Ship-building in India – challenges and opportunities” hosted by The Institution of Engineers, Mangalore Local centre and the Institution of Valuers, Mangalore branch, in the city on Tuesday, he said that the ships under construction at the 90 acre-yard in Gurupur include two ships (of 78 m height and 1,800 tonnes) for Germany, two (of 105 m height and 2,900 tonnes) for Norway and one for Brazil. Together, the ships cost Rs.1,200 crore and they have to be delivered by 2011-12. A medium-sized ship destined for Europe for use in oil rigs costs Rs.300 to Rs.400crore, he said.

“The Government has to be friendlier to the ship-building industry,” said Mr. Pavithran. The industry has to get clearances from various departments. Customs bonding and movement of goods between the bonded and non bonded areas is also fraught with procedures, he added.
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^^ Height of 105 meters means if a bridge is to come up near Bunder across Gurupura should have this height minus the height below water?

Height of Sultan Battery Suspension bridge is 25 feet. But, whether it is counted from river bed level or shore level is not clear. So, no more sea based industries near old GMR site except may be for boat manufacturing.

DK last in undergoing surgery to control birth rate (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/DK-last-in-undergoing-surgery-to-control-birth-rate/articleshow/9387920.cms)

MANGALORE: The Dakshina Kannada district carries the tag as being a literate district, but when it comes to family planning, the district stands in the last row. This is exemplified by the small number of people opting for surgery to control birth rate.

Despite creating awareness through advertisements and offering gifts, the department of health and family welfare could not raise the number of people opting for family planning measures. Interestingly, Dakshina Kannada district has been ranked 30 in the state with regard to the number of people opting birth control measures. Dharwad district stands first in the list with a large number of people undergoing surgeries including sterilization for men, laparoscopy and tubectomy for women.

While the district has a population of 20,80,627, the total number of people who have undergone surgical procedures for family planning at various government and private hospitals in 2010-11 is only 6,537. The government had fixed a target of 15,947 surgeries for the district based on the population and birth rate, but the department could achieve only 40.99% of the target. What is more surprising is that out of 6,537 people, 6,502 are women and only 35 men had undergone non-scalpel vasectomy (NSV), a painless procedure.

Reproduction and child health officer M Rukmini said despite government offering a gift of Rs 1,100 for all men who undergo NSV without considering their income, the number could not be raised in the district. Women of BPL and APL families are given only Rs 600 and Rs 250 respectively, but still the number of women who undergo surgery is more in the district. While women are more co-operative, men neither attend family planning camps nor go to hospitals to undergo sterilization operation, she said.

Educated couples also have not come forward even when all facilities to conduct sterilization, laparoscopy and tubectomy are available at Government Wenlock Hospital in Mangalore, Government Hospital in Puttur and in most of the private hospitals in the district, she added.


'Awareness on population control needed' (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Awareness-on-population-control-needed/articleshow/9387822.cms)

MANGALORE: Dakshina Kannada zilla panchayat, district administration, district health and family welfare and Government Wenlock Hospital organized World Population Day at the Regional Advanced Paediatric Care Centre here on Tuesday.

Delivering the inaugural address, deputy commissioner N S Channappa Gowda said awareness should be created among people in villages to control the population growth. While the state has 17% of the nation's population, it has been ranked eight in the nation. Though a diminishing trend in population was seen in Dakshina Kannada in the census 2011, the district stands in the second place after Bangalore in terms density of population, he said.

Mangalore MLA U T Khader, district health and family welfare officer O R Srirangappa and reproduction and child health officer M Rukmini were guests.


Mangalore: Central Laboratory at Father Muller Hospital Inaugurated (http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=109875)

Dakshina Kannada Union of Working Journalists celebrates ‘Vanamahotsav'
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FOR POSTERITY: City Corporation Commissioner K.N. Vijay Prakash turning the sod after planting a sapling at Kadri Park on Wednesday when Dakshina Kannada Working Journalists' Union celebrated 'Vanamhotsava'
A “Vanamahotsava” was organised by the Dakshina Kannada District Working Journalists Union at Kadri Park here on Wednesday.

K.N. Vijay Prakash, Commissioner of Mangalore City Corporation, inaugurated the event by planting a sapling of “kakke” (“Cassia fistula”). He said that road-widening work had required cutting of a number of trees in the city and therefore planting more saplings was helpful.

The corporation would be planting more than 20,000 saplings across the city this year that would help in making the city greener, Mr. Prakash said while appreciating the initiative taken by the journalists to plant the saplings.

Harish Rai, President of the union, said the decision to plant the saplings had been taken last year.

Clifford Lobo, Range Forest Officer, Mangalore, said the department would plant 22,000 saplings this year in and around the city and 200 to 300 saplings would be planted in Kadri Park.

He said that 16,000 saplings were being planted near beaches in and around the city, by next month, to counter sea erosion. The saplings planted were of ornamental trees, fruit-bearing and shade-giving trees. Specifically, the saplings were of peltophorum, “badam”, “oora-honne”, “gulmohar” (“delonix regia”), “Basavanapaada” (bauhinia, with leaves shaped like that of an ox's hoof), hibiscus (“daasavaala”) and “lavancha” grass, which prevent sea-erosion.

Suitable

Pradeep D'Souza, Assistant Director, Department of Horticulture, said that shade-giving trees were more suitable for planting in Kadri Park as the soil heated up fast.

Mr. Lobo said the department had planted 1,000 saplings of “tabebuia avellanadae” (which have pink blooms and take three years to grow) in Radio Park, Nehru Maidan-RTO Road, and on both sides of the Kulur-NITK road, and had planted 1,000 saplings of the Singapore cherry trees throughout the city. Plans were on to source 2,000 to 3,000 ficus plants from Bangalore for planting on highways in the next two or three years, he said.
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Mangalore City Corporation Commissioner K.N. Vijay Prakash said a fine of Rs. 1,000 will be imposed on people who are found using plastic products on the Panambur and Thannirbhavi beaches. Deputy Commissioner N.S. Chennappa Gowda has declared the two beaches as plastic- and garbage-free zones from July 15. In a release, Mr. Vijayprakash said personnel have been posted at the entrance to the two beaches to seize plastic bags and other articles being carried.
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Culprit can be caught using zoom-in to note down the number plate
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By installing closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, the Mangalore City Comissionerate plans to kill three birds with a single shot.

Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh told The Hindu that the CCTV infrastructure would immediately aid traffic management and help to check crime within a specified range, but the police planned to use the mechanism to check violations of traffic laws in the city.

Mr. Singh said the city had been divided into two zones primarily: commercial areas and entry points into the city especially from Kerala and Udupi.

According to the survey carried out in the planning stage, ideally, Mangalore City Commissionerate limits should have at least 100 cameras with 360 degree vision and zoom-in capability. This would cost the police department around Rs. 6 crore as one camera costs between Rs. 60,000 and Rs. 80,000. Although he declined to disclose the exact number decided upon, Mr. Singh said some cameras had been installed in commercial areas of the city and the trial was on.

As far as possible and considering the geography and infrastructure of the city, each camera would be positioned to “see” from the point where the adjacent camera's vision “ends”. Each camera had clear vision of about 200 metres. Cameras would transmit data to the control room through wireless transmitters,Mr. Singh said.

The infrastructure consists of cameras, towers for transmitters, the server which will store one month's data, and one monitor for six cameras. When the full-fledged unit is set up, eight police personnel would be required to monitor it round the clock. An officer of the rank of sub-inspector would be deputed to head the team.

Although the system would be immediately used to detect traffic jams and aid traffic management during festive occasions and rallies, eventually the city police would integrate the system with the Regional Transport Office to penalise traffic law violators.

Mr. Singh said offences could be monitored in real-time and traffic police could be alerted about the offence over the wireless.

Even if the culprit could not be apprehended immediately, the traffic police could zoom-in to note down the registration number and obtain vehicle owner's address from the RTO and take action accordingly.

Mr. Singh said the police would write to public sector units and IT companies to set up CCTV cameras (at their own expense) at entry points into their premises in such a way that those cameras could monitor public areas.
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Hai, to all the forumers.I was reading manglore threads from 2 years.all are doing great work.
I love Mangalore.

Hai, to all the forumers.I was reading manglore threads from 2 years.all are doing great work.
I love Mangalore.

Welcome to SSC Akhilesh,
Visit other threads also Mangalore Forum (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=3122)

SURE .i like everything about my city.cityscapes thread is my favourit

Mangalore, July 21: Country Club India Ltd, one of the fastest growing entertainment and leisure conglomerates in India, is proud to announce the opening of its property in Mangalore, said Y. Varun Reddy, the COO of Country Club India Ltd.

Nisha Kothari, the ravishing actress, launched Country Club Mangalore on the occasion and became its first member by swiping her membership card.
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Speaking after launch, Mr. Reddy said that the club sprawls over 2 acres of land and has a built up area of 32,000 sq ft. It offers the best luxury and recreational facilities to patrons. “Mangalore is growing very rapidly and has a large cosmopolitan crowd. We at Country Club offer Mangaloreans a great opportunity to unwind. This is also an ideal place for complete family enjoyment. The club, which focuses on children, will definitely make a difference in their lives,” he stated.

Country Club is equipped with facilities such as a kid friendly play zone, a multi cuisine restaurant, sports lounge, ‘Tassha’ health club and spa, and 25 luxurious suits. Besides, there are facilities for outdoor and indoor sports such as air hockey, table tennis, squash court, and others, a swimming pool, a gym, and several banquet halls to host a wide range of programmes.

Country Club has been number one in providing wholesome entertainment to the entire family. From celebrity studded New Year events and celebrations of all major Indian festivals to dance competitions, country club has provided world class experiences to its members.

Mr. Reddy also informed that this is the thirteenth property of Country Club in Karnataka. He said, “So far, we have received excellent response at all these properties. We hope our patrons in Mangalore too will join the exclusive list of members. Karnataka has been one of our premier investment destinations. We intend to open more properties in Karnataka.”

The members from other cities can also enjoy the club facilities based on their membership level.

"Country Club Mangalore is located near the backwaters formed by converging Netravati and Gurpur rivers."

Any idea, where is this exactly located?

This is located at jeppinamogaru, when u proceed 2 ullal frm pumpwell u get an rly overbridge near fisheries college take a left turn to go to the property its nowere near the river bank as river netravathi is atleast 1km frm this property

The big drawback of mangalore is,its population,mangalore is far behind in population criteria when compared to other fast developing tier 2 cities,sumtinh should be done soon to overcome this,the only solution as of now is to add more areas into city corporation limits,more n more it companies should establish their base in mangalore,that will increase the population count to a good extent.

IS MSEZ PHASE 2 cancelled permanently?if yes that is big draw back to mangalore .
Bcos it could have increased mangalores population for some extent.

i dont think adding mulki ,kinnigoli, bajpe, ullal, kaikamba areas will make it to cross the required limit.i.e ten lac

MANGALORE: It is a clean up of different kind. Fourteen fishmeal and oil manufacturing units located at Kotepura, Ullal, exhibiting a 'green sense' to keep pace with growing production levels, have gone in for common effluent treatment plant (CETP) as dictated by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) norms.

These units functioning under Fishmeal and Oil Manufacturers Association have invested Rs 2.5 crore to set up the CETP. "While there has been no baseline study carried out by KSPCB to ascertain the environmental impact due to effluent discharge by these units, the CETP is expected to have a green impact," says N Lakshman, regional officer of KSPCB. The unit which will be inaugurated on July 30, Lakshman told TOI will have a salutary effect on keeping the bio-chemical oxygen demand (BOD) levels at the effluent discharge point, well below the prescribed norms.

Hitherto, the units used to discharge the effluent, untreated in to the Arabian Sea leading to protests and complaints from local fishermen. The BOD level in untreated effluents is around 20,000-25,000 milligram/litre. KSPCB norms mandate that BOD level should not exceed 30 mg/litre. With the new CETP, the BOD level at optimum levels of functioning of the plant would be less than 30 mg/litre, and could even reach 5-6 mg/litre, Lakshman said.

The average discharge from these units is around 400 kilolitre per day and the CETP has capacity to handle 600 KLD discharge each day. "This association has set up the CETP based on design approved by the board," Lakshman said, adding additional capacity augmentation has been done keeping in mind possibility of future expansion plans of such units in the area.

The outlet point of the CETP is 500 metres out in to the sea, Lakshman adds.
Bacteria present in the effluent uses up the dissolved oxygen. This could create a situation where the oxygen levels in the area where the effluent mixes with the sea dips, creating problems for aquatic life in the region.

However, the actual effects of such effluent discharge can not be stated in certain terms due to the absence of a baseline study, he said, opining that the overall environmental impact from limited effluent discharge would be minimal.

M Shawkath Showry, association president, said, "Increase in production due to increased international demand for the products and KSPCB norms necessitated setting up of CETP. We have gone in for a permanent set up."
He said even machinery used in the units is state-of-the-art and eco-friendly. Interestingly, three fishmeal and oil manufacturing units in Dakshina Kannada at Mukka have set up individual treatment plants.

TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Clean-up-for-oil-manufacturing-units/articleshow/9420768.cms)

MCC meet over in 60 mins (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/MCC-meet-over-in-60-mins/articleshow/9420762.cms)

Udayavani | Jul 30, 2011

ಮಂಗಳೂರು: ಮಂಗಳೂರು ಮಹಾನಗರಪಾಲಿಕೆ 2010-11ನೇ ಸಾಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಶೇ. 98ರಷ್ಟು ಆಸ್ತಿ ತೆರಿಗೆಯನ್ನು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಿ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಸ ದಾಖಲೆ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಪಾಲಿಕೆಯ ನಿರ್ಗಮನ ಆಯುಕ್ತ ಡಾ| ಕೆ.ಎನ್*. ವಿಜಯಪ್ರಕಾಶ್* ಶನಿವಾರ ವಿವರಿಸಿದರು.

2007-08ನೇ ಸಾಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಲಿಕೆಯ ಆಸ್ತಿ ತೆರಿಗೆ 9.65 ಕೋ.ರೂ.ಗಳಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ, ಸ್ವಯಂಘೋಷಿತ ಆಸ್ತಿ ತೆರಿಗೆ ಪದ್ಧತಿ ಜಾರಿಯಾದ ಬಳಿಕ ತೆರಿಗೆ ಸಂಗ್ರಹ ಅತ್ಯಧಿಕ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಏರಿಕೆಯಾಗಿದ್ದು , 2010-11 ಸಾಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ 38.85 ಕೋ.ರೂ. (ಶೇ. 98) ಸಂದಾಯವಾಗಿದೆ. ಶೇ. 98ರಷ್ಟು ತೆರಿಗೆಯನ್ನು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಿದ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮತ್ತೂಂದಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಅವರು ಸುದ್ದಿಗಾರರಿಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು.

ಕಳೆದ ಎರಡು ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಕಾಲ ಪಾಲಿಕೆಯ ಆಯುಕ್ತರಾಗಿ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದ ಸೇವೆ ಪೂರ್ಣ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ತೃಪ್ತಿ ನೀಡದಿದ್ದರೂ ಕೆಲವೊಂದು ಅಭಿವೃದ್ದಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳು ಖುಷಿ ನೀಡಿವೆ. ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಿದ ತೃಪ್ತಿಯೂ ಇದೆ ಎಂದು ಅವರು ವಿವರಿಸಿದರು.

ಪಾಲಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಗರ ಮಿತ್ರ, ಆಶಾ ಚಾವಡಿಯಂತಹ ಹೊಸ ಸಹಾಯ ಕೇಂದ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಆರಂಭಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂಲಸೌಕರ್ಯಗಳ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಯ ಜತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ದೂರುಗಳನ್ನು ಬಗೆಹರಿಸಲು ಸೂಕ್ತ ಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ಜರಗಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದು, ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಜನರ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳನ್ನು ಬಗೆಹರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದರು.

ಸ್ತ್ರೀ ಶಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷೆ'

ಇದೇ ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿಗೆ ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಉದ್ದಿಮೆ ಪರವಾನಿಗೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಒಳಚರಂಡಿ ಸಂಪರ್ಕ ಕುರಿತ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸ್ತ್ರೀಶಕ್ತಿ ಘಟಕಗಳ ಸದಸ್ಯರಿಂದ ನಡೆಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದರು.

ಉರ್ವ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ಬಯೋಗ್ಯಾಸ್* ಘಟಕ ಅಂತಿಮ ಹಂತದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದು, ಅಲ್ಲಿ 2 ಟನ್* ತ್ಯಾಜ್ಯವನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿ ಗ್ಯಾಸ್* ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಇದರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹಲವು ಕಡೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ತ್ಯಾಜ್ಯ ಬಳಸಿ ಎರೆಹುಳ ಗೊಬ್ಬರ ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸುವ ಕಾರ್ಯ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಇ- ವೇಸ್ಟ್* ಕುರಿತಂತೆ ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ 7 ಕೇಂದ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ತೆರೆಯಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ವರ್ಷ 22,000 ಸಸಿಗಳನ್ನು ನೆಡುವ ಯೋಜನೆ ರೂಪಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಅವರು ಪಾಲಿಕೆಯ ಪರಿಸರಸ್ನೇಹಿ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಗಳನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿದರು.

ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿನ ರುದ್ರಭೂಮಿಗಳನ್ನು ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಪಡಿಸಲು ವಿಶೇಷ ಗಮನ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ನಂದಿಗುಡ್ಡ (45 ಲಕ್ಷ ರೂ.) ಶಕ್ತಿನಗರ (35 ಲಕ್ಷ ರೂ.), ಸುರತ್ಕಲ್* (20 ಲಕ್ಷ ರೂ.) ರುದ್ರಭೂಮಿಗಳನ್ನು ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಮಾಡಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಕುಳೂರು ರುದ್ರಭೂಮಿ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗೊಂಡಿದೆ ಎಂದರು.

ಮಹಿಳಾ ಪಾರ್ಕ್

ಇದೇ ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿಗೆ ಜಾಹೀರಾತು ಹಾಗೂ ಆಟದ ಮೈದಾನಗಳಿಗೆ ಹೊಸ ನೀತಿಯೊಂದನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸಲಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಸದ್ಯದಲ್ಲೇ ಪರಿಷತ್*ನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಂಡನೆಯಾಗಲಿದೆ. ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿವಿಧ ಪಾರ್ಕ್*ಗಳ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಒತ್ತು ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ ಮಲ್ಯ ಪುತ್ಥಳಿ ಇರುವ ಉದ್ಯಾವನವನ ಹಾಗೂ ಹುತಾತ್ಮರ ಉದ್ಯಾನವನವನ್ನು ಸುಂದರವಾಗಿ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಪಡಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಗಾಂಧಿನಗರ ಉದ್ಯಾನವನದಲ್ಲಿ ಭಿನ್ನ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯದ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗಾಗಿ ವಿಶೇಷ ಸವಲತ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ಕಲ್ಪಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಅದೇ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹ್ಯಾಟ್*ಹಿಲ್*ನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರಿಗಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕ ಉದ್ಯಾನವನವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಇದು ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲೇ ಪ್ರಥಮ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದರು.

ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ರೈಲು ಮಾರ್ಗಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಎರಡು ರೈಲ್ವೇ ಮೇಲು ಸೇತುವೆ, ಒಂದು ಕೆಳ ಸೇತುವೆಯನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲು ಪಾಲಿಕೆ ಹಣಕಾಸು ನೆರವು ಒದಗಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ಇನ್ನೂ ಹಲವಾರು ರೈಲ್ವೇಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಕಾರ್ಯದಲ್ಲೂ ಸಹಭಾಗಿತ್ವ ಹೊಂದುತ್ತಿದೆ ಎಂದು ನುಡಿದರು.

ನಗರಪಾಲಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇದೇ ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿಗೆ ಪೊಲೀಸ್* ವಿಭಾಗ ರಚಿಸಲು ಯೋಜಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ಕುರಿತ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾವನೆ ಸರಕಾರದ ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆಯಲ್ಲಿದೆ ಎಂದರು.

ಮಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರಪಾಲಿಕೆ ಶುಚ್ಚಿತ್ವ ಹಾಗೂ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಹಲವು ಪುರಸ್ಕಾರಗಳಿಗೆ ಪಾತ್ರವಾಗಿದೆ. ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ರಸ್ತೆ ಕಾಂಕ್ರೀಕರಣ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗಳು ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿವೆ ಎಂದು ನಗರಾಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಸಚಿವರು ಕೂಡಾ ಪ್ರಶಂಸೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ನಗರದ ರಥಬೀದಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಪಾಂಡೇಶ್ವರದ ರಸ್ತೆಗಳನ್ನು ಟಿಡಿಆರ್* ಬಳಸಿ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ವಿಸ್ತರಣೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಟಿಡಿಆರ್* ಬಳಸಿ ರಸ್ತೆಗೆ ಭೂಮಿ ಪಡೆದಿರುವುದು ಮಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತ್ರ. 12 ಎಕರೆಯಷ್ಟು ಭೂಮಿಯನ್ನು ರಸ್ತೆಗಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಿ ಪರಿಹಾರವಾಗಿ ಟಿಡಿಆರ್* ನೀಡಿ ಪಾಲಿಕೆಗೆ 60 ಕೋ.ರೂ. ಉಳಿತಾಯ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ವಿವರಿಸಿದರು.

ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿನ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆಗಳ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗೆ ಯೋಜನೆ ರೂಪಿಸಲಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಅನುದಾನದ ಕೊರತೆಯಿಂದ ಕೆಲಸ ವಿಳಂಬಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿದೆ ಎಂದರು.

ಬೀದಿ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸ್ಥಳ

ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೀದಿ ಬದಿ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರ ಮಾಡುವವರಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕ ಜಾಗವನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ನಗರದ ಟೌನ್*ಹಾಲ್* ಬಳಿಯ ಟೆಂಪೋ ಸ್ಟಾÂಂಡ್*ನ*ಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಅವಕಾಶ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಡಲು ತೀರ್ಮಾನಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ.ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರಸ್ಥರು ಕೂಡಾ ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆ ಸೂಚಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಕೆಲವೊಂದು ವಿಚಾರಗಳನ್ನು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿದ ಬಳಿಕ ಮೇಯರ್* ಅವರು ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅಂತಿಮ ನಿರ್ಧಾರ ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎಂದು ಆಯುಕ್ತರು ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು.

ಸೋಮವಾರ ಜಿ.ಪಂ.ಗೆ

ಡಾ| ಕೆ.ಎನ್*. ವಿಜಯಪ್ರಕಾಶ್* ಅವರು ಸೋಮವಾರ ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕನ್ನಡ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಪಂಚಾಯತ್* ಮುಖ್ಯ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಾಹಣಾಧಿಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ಅಧಿಕಾರ ವಹಿಸಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಸದ್ಯ ಪಾಲಿಕೆಗೂ ಅವರೇ ಪ್ರಭಾರ ಆಯುಕ್ತರಾಗಿ ಮುಂದುವರಿಯುವ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆಗಳೇ ಜಾಸ್ತಿ. ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ತಿಳಿಯಾಗುವ ತನಕ ಪಾಲಿಕೆಗೆ ಹೊಸ ಆಯುಕ್ತ ನಿಯುಕ್ತಿ ಕಷ್ಟ ಸಾಧ್ಯ.

ಉದಯವಾಣಿ (http://www.udayavani.com/news/85625L15-ತ-ರ-ಗ--ಸ-ಗ-ರಹ--ಮ-ಗಳ-ರ--ಮನಪ--ನ---1.html)

What will men do when women visit 'Women Park'?

The ZP has plans to supply drinking water to villages in five taluks in the district through the scheme. ZP president K T Shailaja said the minister has promised the delegation that the government would release funds in phased manner for the scheme, which is to be implemented at an estimated cost of Rs 443 crore.

The delegation also made a request to release Rs 200 crore to asphalt all interior roads in the district. Shailaja said out of 7,914.49 km of interior roads in the district, 154.95 km are unasphalted (water bound macadam) and 5,306.97 km are mud roads.

TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Approve-multi-village-water-scheme-ZP/articleshow/9420672.cms)

Bus Passengers Clash, Police Intervention Brings Situation under Control (http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=109814)

Most probably most of the people using personal vehicles like cars may read this news and laugh off. But, who is responsible for these types of skirmishes among lower and middle class people? Who is responsible for not having adequate number of connecting bus from regions like these to the heart of Mangaluru like State Bank? Isn't this the problem created due to ban on more buses to State Bank so that the owners of personal vehicles can have comfortable travel to Hampankatte? The middle class of Akasha Bhavana and Ananda Nagara are both victimized by the owners of pollutant personal cars and the officials who have stopped issuing more permits to buses are their real enemies. The lower/middle class should stop fighting with each other and start thinking how can they get more buses and make a comfortable journey to State Bank.

This is just one case. There are more such example where lower and middle class are victimized by upper class.

Mangalore, July 30: Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) has collected Rs 38.85 crore of property tax after the effective implementation of Self Assessment Scheme in the year 2010-11, said Dr K N Vijayaprakash, the outgoing Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner.

Speaking at a press conference called to thank the media persons for their cooperation during his stint as Commissioner at the office of Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environment Management Project (KUDCEMP), Mallikatta here on Saturday, he said earlier in the year 2009-10 it was only Rs 9.65 crore. He is expected to take charge as the Chief Executive Officer of DK Zilla Panchayat on Monday.

Mr Vijayaprakash listed out several schemes initiated during his tenure. The integrated service centre Mangalore One has come up at three places in the city, he said.

MCC also opened ‘Nagara Mithra’ to facilitate the public regarding the information and ‘Asha Chavadi’ to help the senior citizens and physically challenged people, he said.

He said MCC in collaboration with Self Help Groups (SHG) and ‘Sthree Shakthi’ will extend the coverage of underground drainage (UGD) network to the entire city.

He said, Gandhi Park which is located at Mannagudda has been developed with all necessary equipments for physically challenged children and a Park at Hat Hill will be reserved exclusively for women.

Alternate place for street vendors
Commissioner said MCC has planned alternate places, beside the Town Hall and Tempo Stand adjacent to it for street vendors who have been targeted by the civic tigers. However, the Mayor is yet to announce this, he said.

Graveyard development
He said MCC is developing Hindu graveyard at Nandigudde, Shakthinagar and Surathkal at the costs of Rs 45 lakh, Rs 35 lakh and Rs 20 lakh respectively
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Common effluent treatment plant inaugurated near Ullal

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The newly installed common effluent treatment plant, at Kotepura, Ullal, ws opened on Saturday.

Karnataka Pollution Control Board Chairman A.S. Sadashivaiah has said that the way solid waste is disposed of in Mangalore has to improve significantly.

He was speaking after inaugurating the common effluent treatment plant set up by the Fishmeal and Oil Manufacturers' Association at Kotepura near Ullal on Saturday.

He said the present system of solid waste management was inadequate and there should be a scientific way of disposal of garbage from the city. The present system of landfill had not gone well as people near the site of disposal (Vamanjoor) had raised objections, he said.

Mr. Sadashivaiah said the waste should be converted into wealth and used for producing energy. This had been done in Salem and Pune, he pointed out.

“We should have such systems in urban areas such as Bangalore, Mangalore, Mysore, Belgaum and Hubli,” he said. He said in Germany electricity was being produced from used tyres. “With about 800 to 1,000 vehicles being added to Bangalore's traffic, we should see this as an opportunity,” he stated.

Mr. Sadashivaiah said the Kotepura common effluent treatment plant was only the second such unit in the State

The absence of common treatment plant had been a matter of concern in Kotepura area because it had become a nuisance for people who had to bear with the stench.

The association members pooled in Rs. 2.5 crore to set up the plant. The Kotepura plant will treat 6 lakh litres of effluent a day and this is designed to treat 30,000 litres per hour.

U.T. Khader, MLA , and president of the association M. Shawkath Showry were present.

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^^Excellent stuff, with this Mangalore can establish itself as a trend setter for other cities of our state in SWM.

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Inland Builders (http://www.inlandbuilders.net/inland_sovereign.php)

Mangalore, Aug 1: Deputy commissioner Dr N S Channappa Gowda has informed that use of plastic bags in disposing of solid waste from 173 apartment complexes in the city.

Residents of apartments have been instructed to hand over their solid waste to the city corporation vehicles direct instead of disposing them of in plastic trash bags.
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ತುಳುಭವನ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣಕ್ಕೆ 2 ಕೋಟಿ ರೂ. ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ: ಡಾ| ಪಾಲ್ತಾಡಿ (http://www.udayavani.com/news/85852L15-ತ-ಳ-ಭವನ-ನ-ರ-ಮ-ಣಕ-ಕ--2-ಕ-ಟ--ರ---ಬ-ಡ-ಗಡ---ಡ---ಪ-ಲ-ತ-ಡ-.html)

ಕಡಬ: ಮಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ತುಳುಭವನ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣಕ್ಕೆ ಸರಕಾರದಿಂದ 2 ಕೋಟಿ ರೂ. ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಗೊಂಡಿದ್ದು, ಶೀಘ್ರದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಟೆಂಡರ್* ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ ನಡೆದು ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ಆರಂಭಗೊಳ್ಳಲಿದೆ ಎಂದು ತುಳು ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಅಕಾಡೆಮಿಯ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಡಾ| ಪಾಲ್ತಾಡಿ ರಾಮಕೃಷ್ಣ ಆಚಾರ್* ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ರಾಮಕುಂಜದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುದ್ದಿಗಾರರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದ ಅವರು, ಮಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಉರ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಕಾಡೆಮಿಯ ಹೆಸರಿಗೆ ಸರಕಾರ ನೀಡಿದ 50 ಸೆಂಟ್ಸ್* ಜಮೀನು ಇದ್ದು ಅಲ್ಲಿ ತುಳುಭವನ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣಗೊಳ್ಳಲಿದೆ ಎಂದರು.

ಮಂಗಳೂರು ವಿ.ವಿ.ಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸದ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ತುಳು ವಿಭಾಗ ಆರಂಭಗೊಳ್ಳಲಿದ್ದು, ತುಳು ಡಿಪ್ಲೊಮಾ ಕೋರ್ಸ್*ಗಳನ್ನು ಕೂಡ ಆರಂಭಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು. ಅ. 7,8ರಂದು ಸವಣೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ತುಳು ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನ ನಡೆಸಲು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಶಾಲೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ತುಳು ಕಲಿಕೆಗೆ ಸರಕಾರ ಅನುಮತಿ ನೀಡಿದ್ದು, 6ರಿಂದ 10ನೇ ತರಗತಿ ವರೆಗೆ ತುಳು ಕಲಿಕೆಗೆ ಅವಕಾಶ ಇದೆ. ಪೋಷಕರು ಈ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹ ನೀಡಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ಅವರು ಮನವಿ ಮಾಡಿದರು.

ತುಳು ಭಾಷೆಯನ್ನು ಸಂವಿಧಾನದ 8ನೇ ಪರಿಚ್ಛೇದಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರಿಸಬೇಕೆನ್ನುವ ವಿಚಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಗಳು ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿವೆ ಎಂದು ಅವರು ಈ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ನುಡಿದರು.


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Murudeshwar Temple 3D View in Google earth.

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Nice find Sanju.....:cheers:

i dont think adding mulki ,kinnigoli, bajpe, ullal, kaikamba areas will make it to cross the required limit.i.e ten lac

I think it will definitely make population count increase.But the thing is these areas should have been added into corporation limits lot before,and i am sure if these areas cum under mangalore corporation,these areas will be developed well,someone should think at the earliest to make a decision on this.
Akhilesh the areas you have mentioned if added into corporation,mangalore will grow huge,thats what i am eagerly waiting for:)

MANGALORE, AUG. 1:
Mangalore airport will be connected with more domestic destinations such as Hyderabad, Chennai in the days to come, according to Mr M.R. Vasudeva, Director, Airports Authority of India (AAI), Mangalore.

Speaking on the sidelines of a function to launch the mechanised housekeeping service at the new integrated terminal building of Mangalore airport on Monday, he said that SpiceJet has shown interest in operating daily flights to Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai during the winter schedule.

The winter schedule will begin from October 25.

The airline has shown interest to operate two flights to Bangalore and one each to Hyderabad and Chennai, he said.

Added to this, Jet Airways will increase its service to Bangalore from the existing two flights a day to three flights.

Kingfisher Airlines has shown interest in operating a flight to Mumbai, he said.

With these services, the number of flight movements from Mangalore to other domestic destinations will reach 38 a day. Mangalore airport operates 50 flight movements a week to international destinations in West Asian countries.

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These are the signs of developing city, These are the field where i tell Mangalore is much ahead of Mysore, Are you reading this Gentem, Its for you..!!!

Udayavani | Aug 01, 2011

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ಪಡುಬಿದ್ರಿ: ಸುರತ್ಕಲ್*ನಿಂದ ಕುಂದಾಪುರ ವರೆಗಿನ ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ ಚತುಃಷ್ಪಥ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಗ್ಗಂಟಾಗಿರುವ ಪಡುಬಿದ್ರಿಯಲ್ಲಿನ ತೀರ್ಮಾನಗಳಿಗೆ ಮೂಲ್ಕಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬೈಪಾಸೋ, ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ ವಿಸ್ತರಣೆಯೋ ಎಂಬ ತೀರ್ಮಾನವನ್ನು ಕಾದು ನೋಡುವ ತಂತ್ರ ಅನುಸರಿಸಲು ಉಡುಪಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಡಳಿತ ತೀರ್ಮಾನಿಸಿದೆ.

ಪಡುಬಿದ್ರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿಯ ವಿಸ್ತರಣೆ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗೆ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ ಪಡುಬಿದ್ರಿಯ ಯಾವುದೇ ಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ ಮಧ್ಯರೇಖೆ ಗುರುತಿಸಿಲ್ಲ. ಅಂತೆಯೇ ಆಸುಪಾಸಿನ ಜಮೀನು ಭೂಸ್ವಾಧೀನಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಯಾವುದೇ ವಿವರಗಳನ್ನು ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಡಳಿತಕ್ಕೆ ನೀಡಿಲ್ಲ. ಅದು ತನ್ನ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ಮುಂದುವರಿಸಲು ಅನುವಾಗುವಂತೆ ಸಹಕರಿಸಲು ಪತ್ರವೊಂದನ್ನು ಉಡುಪಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಡಳಿತಕ್ಕೆ ಬರೆದಿದ್ದು, ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ವಾರದೊಳಗಾಗಿ ಈ ಕುರಿತ ತೀರ್ಮಾನ ಹೊರಬೀಳಲಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಕುಂದಾಪುರದ ಸಹಾಯಕ ಕಮಿಷನರ್* ಸದಾಶಿವ ಪ್ರಭು ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಪಡುಬಿದ್ರಿಯ ಬಣಗಳು, ಅವುಗಳ ವಾದ

ಪಡುಬಿದ್ರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಎರಡು ಬಣಗಳು ಪಡುಬಿದ್ರಿ ಬಂದ್* ಮತ್ತು ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ ರೋಕೋಗಳಂತಹ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಬೈಪಾಸ್* ಪರ ಮತ್ತು ಬೈಪಾಸ್* ವಿರೋಧಿಸಿ ನಡೆಸಿವೆ. ಒಂದು ಗುಂಪು ಶತಮಾನದ ಇತಿಹಾಸವಿರುವ ಪಡುಬಿದ್ರಿ ಪೇಟೆ ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕು ಎನ್ನುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಗುಂಪು ಶತಮಾನಗಳಿಂದಲೂ ಆರಾಧಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಬಂದಿರುವ ನಾಗಬನ, ದೈವಸ್ಥಾನ ಪರಂಪರೆ, ಮನೆಗಳು, ಕೃಷಿಭೂಮಿಯನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಿದೆ.

ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ ವಿಸ್ತರಣೆಯಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಡುಬಿದ್ರಿ ಪೇಟೆಯೇ ನಾಶವಾಗಲಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ ಸಂಭಾವ್ಯ ಸಂತ್ರಸ್ತರ ಸಮಿತಿ ಹೇಳಿದೆ. ಬೈಪಾಸ್* ಯೋಜನೆ ಕಾರ್ಯಗತವಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಡುಬಿದ್ರಿ ಮತ್ತಷ್ಟು ಬೆಳೆಯಲಿದೆ ಎಂಬುದು ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಡಳಿತದ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ. ಆದರೆ ಈ ವಾದವನ್ನು ಬೈಪಾಸ್* ವಿರೋಧಿಗಳು ಒಪ್ಪುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಸರಕಾರ 1967ರ ಆಸುಪಾಸಲ್ಲೇ ಅಧಿಸೂಚನೆ ಹೊರಡಿಸಿರುವ 45 ಮೀಟರ್* ಭೂಭಾಗದ ಗುರುತಿಸುವಿಕೆ ಮೊದಲಾಗಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಜನಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಗಳು ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಉಸ್ತುವಾರಿ ಸಚಿವರ ಸಹಿತ ಉಡುಪಿ ಸಂಸದ (ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳೂ ಆಗಿರಬಹುದು !)ರ ನಡುವೆಯೇ ಇರುವ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಬೇಧ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿದೆ.
ಉಚ್ಚಿಲ ಪರಿಸರದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಹುತೇಕ ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ.
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ಮೂಲ್ಕಿ ಬೈಪಾಸ್* ತೆರೆಮರೆಗೆ

ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ ಚತುಃಷ್ಪಥ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ಮುಂದುವರಿಯದಿರುವ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ನಗರ ಪಂಚಾಯತ್* ಮೂಲ್ಕಿ. ಇದರ ಕುರಿತಾದ ಹೋರಾಟ ಅಲ್ಲಿನ ಜನಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಗಳ ಬೆಂಬಲದೊಂದಿಗೆ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಾ ಬಂದಿದೆ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಬೈಪಾಸ್* ವಿರೋಧಿಸಿ ಪ್ರಬಲ ಹೋರಾಟ ನಡೆದಿದ್ದು, ಬಪ್ಪನಾಡು ದೇವಳದ ರಥಬೀದಿ ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಸೀಮೆಯ ಮಂದಿ ಪಣ ತೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಮೂಲ್ಕಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬೈಪಾಸ್* ರಚನೆಗೆ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಡಳಿತ ಹೊರಡಿಸಿರುವ ಅಧಿಸೂಚನೆ ಅವಧಿ ಮುಗಿದಿದೆ. ಅಂತಿಮ ಅಧಿಸೂಚನೆ ಪ್ರಕಟವಾಗದೆ ಈ ತೀರ್ಮಾನ ಆಗಲೇ ತೆರೆಮರೆ ಸೇರಿದೆ.

ಮೂಲ್ಕಿಯಲ್ಲೂ ಈಗಿನ ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿಯನ್ನೇ ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸುವುದಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಷ್ಟು ಕಟ್ಟಡ, ಎಷ್ಟು ಮೀಟರ್* ಬಲಿಯಾಗುತ್ತವೆ ಎನ್ನುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ ಸರ್ವೇ ನಡೆಸಬೇಕಿದ್ದು, ಅದಿನ್ನೂ ನಡೆದಿಲ್ಲ. ಅದು ನಡೆದ ಬಳಿಕವಷ್ಟೇ ಮೂಲ್ಕಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ ಚತುಃಷ್ಪಥ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗಾಗಿ ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ 45 ಮೀಟರ್* ವಿಸ್ತರಣೆಯೋ 60 ಮೀಟರ್* ವಿಸ್ತರಣೆಯೋ ಅಥವಾ ಬೈಪಾಸೋ ಎನ್ನುವ ಕುರಿತು ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಡಳಿತದ ಅಂತಿಮ ನಿರ್ಣಯ ಹೊರಬೀಳಲಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಮಂಗಳೂರು ಸಹಾಯಕ ಕಮಿಷನರ್* ಪ್ರಭುಲಿಂಗ ಕವಳಿಕಟ್ಟಿ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ವಿಳಂಬದ ಸೂಚನೆ

ಇವೆಲ್ಲವುಗಳಿಂದ ಉಡುಪಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಡಳಿತ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಹೇಳಿರುವ ಒಂದು ವಾರಗಳ ಕಾಲಮಿತಿ ತೀರ್ಮಾನ ಮತ್ತೂಂದಷ್ಟು ಕಾಲ ಮುಂದುವರಿಯುವ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ಸೂಚನೆ ಲಭಿಸಿದೆ. ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ಅವಳಿ ಪಟ್ಟಣಗಳಂತಿರುವ ಮೂಲ್ಕಿ, ಪಡುಬಿದ್ರಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ ಚತುಃಷ್ಪಥ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಯ ಅಂತಿಮ ರೂಪರೇಖೆಗಾಗಿ ಜನತೆ ಮತ್ತಷ್ಟು ಕಾಲ ಕಾಯಬೇಕಾದುದು ಅನಿವಾರ್ಯ.

45 ಮೀಟರ್*, 60 ಮೀಟರ್*ಗಳ ವಾದ

ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ ವಿಸ್ತರಣೆ, ಚತುಃಷ್ಪಥ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗಾಗಿ 60 ಮೀಟರ್* ಭೂಸ್ವಾಧೀನವೇ ಆಗಬೇಕೆನ್ನುವುದು ಉಡುಪಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಡಳಿತದ ವಾದ. 1967ರ ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಯ ಬಳಿಕ ಚತುಃಷ್ಪಥ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗಾಗಿ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ 44 ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಕಾಲ ಕಾಯಬೇಕಾಗಿ ಬಂದಿದೆ. ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ಚತುಃಷ್ಪಥ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಯ ಬಳಿಕ ಮುಂದಿನ ಹತ್ತು ವರ್ಷಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮತ್ತೆ ಭೂಸ್ವಾಧೀನ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಗೆ ತೊಡಗುವ ಬದಲು ಈಗಲೇ ತಯಾರಿ ನಡೆಸುವುದು ಸೂಕ್ತ ಎನ್ನುವ ಅಂಶವನ್ನು ಕುಂದಾಪುರದ ಸಹಾಯಕ ಕಮಿಷನರ್* ಹೇಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಹಾಗಾಗಿ 45 ಮೀಟರ್*ಗೆ ಬದಲಾಗಿ 60 ಮೀಟರ್* ಭೂಸ್ವಾಧೀನಕ್ಕೆ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಡಳಿತ ಮುಂದಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಡುಬಿದ್ರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಮೂಲ್ಕಿಯ ಭಾಗಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮತ್ತಷ್ಟು ಮಂದಿ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯದ ಮೆಟ್ಟಿಲೇರುವುದು ನಿಶ್ಚಯವಾಗಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಇದರಿಂದ ವ್ಯರ್ಥ ಕಾಲಹರಣವೇ ಹೊರತು ಮುಂದೊಂದು ದಿನ ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರದ ಪರವಾಗಿ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣದ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳ ಆಧಾರದ ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೀರ್ಪು ಹೊರಬರುವುದಂತೂ ಸಹಜ ಎನ್ನುವುದೂ ಈಗಿನ ಕೆಲ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳ ತೀರ್ಪುಗಳಿಂದ ನಾವು ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳಬಹುದು.

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I had been to Mangalore and Udupi on a flying visit driving my car all the way from Mumbai recently. The road is really bad after Ankola and it is more pathetic in Udupi district. I feel the bridges will not last long and disasters are waiting to happen.:ohno:

ಮಂಗಳೂರು: ನಗರ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲಿ 4 ಸೆಟಲೈಟ್* ಬಸ್* ನಿಲ್ದಾಣಗಳ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ ಕೋರಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಉಸ್ತುವಾರಿ ಸಚಿವರಿಗೆ ಮನವಿ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ ಸಾರಿಗೆ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ ಅವರು ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೋಮವಾರ ಜರಗಿದ ಕೆಎಸ್*ಆರ್*ಟಿಸಿ 50ನೇ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾಪನಾ ದಿನಾಚರಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರು ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅತಿಥಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದರು.

ನಗರದ ರಸ್ತೆಗಳ ಅಗಲ ವಿಸ್ತಾರ ಅವಕಾಶಗಳು ಸೀಮಿತವಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ವರ್ಷಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಪ್ರದೇಶ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಈ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಫ್ಲೈ ಓವರ್*ಗಳ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ ಕೂಡ ಅಗತ್ಯವಾಗಿದೆ. ಕಾಂಟ್ರಾಕ್ಟ್ ಕ್ಯಾರೇಜ್* ಬಸ್*ಗಳ ನಿಯಮ ಬಾಹಿರ ಓಡಾಟ ಕುರಿತು ಪೊಲೀಸ್* ಇಲಾಖೆ ಜೊತೆ ಸಮಾಲೋಚನೆ ನಡೆಸಲಾಗುವುದು ಎಂದರು.

2010- 11ನೇ ಸಾಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಿವೃತ್ತರಾದ ಇಲಾಖೆ ಸಿಬಂದಿಯನ್ನು ಸಮ್ಮಾನಿಸಲಾಯಿತು.

ಮಂಗಳೂರು ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಎಂ. ಆರ್*. ವಾಸುದೇವ, ಉಪ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಾಧಿಕಾರಿ ಎಚ್*. ದಿವಾಕರ್* ಅವರು ಅತಿಥಿಗಳಾಗಿದ್ದರು.

ಕೆಎಸ್*ಆರ್*ಟಿಸಿ ಮಂಗಳೂರು ಪ್ರಭಾರ ವಿಭಾಗೀಯ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣಾಧಿಕಾರಿ ಯಶವಂತ ಕುಮಾರ್*, ಕಾರ್ಖಾನೆಗಳ ಹಿರಿಯ ಉಪ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ನಂಜಪ್ಪ, ವಿಭಾಗೀಯ ಸಂಚಾಲನಾ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ ದೀಪಕ್* ಅವರು ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು.

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Nehru Maidan, in Mangalore on Sunday.

Mangalore City Corporation has adopted a policy with guidelines on managing public grounds in its jurisdiction.

The policy has been adopted following a direction from the Karnataka High Court in 2009. While hearing a writ petition, the High Court had directed the corporation to frame guidelines on granting permission to use any public ground.

When the draft policy was tabled on January 31, 2011 meeting of the council, it was referred to the Standing Committee for Taxation, Finance and Appeals for scrutiny and revision. The revised policy was approved by the council on June 30, 2011 meeting. The council ratified the approval in its meeting on July 22 . With this, the policy was in place now, Sudhir Shetty Kannur, whip in the council, told The Hindu.

The policy has listed out 12 guidelines.

According to it, public grounds could be booked only two months in advance. In case, there were many bookings for a given day, priority should be given to the first applicant. The policy has laid a rider here for choosing the first applicant. According to it, if any organisation was conducting its programmes on a particular ground continuously for three years, priority should be given to it while booking the particular ground. For other applicants, the corporation should give acknowledgements either rejecting their applications or suggesting them other dates.

It said the corporation could either have a prescribed format of an application for bookings, clearly specifying the date and time when a particular ground was needed.

If not, it should ensure that application filed by applicants on their own clearly specified them. If applications lacked them, the officials should reject them on the spot and issue acknowledgements to them. Such applicants should not be held over. It said that engineering wing should arrange for drinking water and toilet facilities in identified ground and maintain the ground. Health section should maintain toilets. Revenue section would look into bookings, their allocation, and collecting rent.

The policy said that engineering wing should fence the ground owned by it and display boards to make people know that they were corporation property. It should appoint a security person for each ground and he or she should have the entry key. The policy stated that the revenue section should maintain the land records by obtaining the records from departments concerned. Its boundaries should be marked in cooperation with the Town Planning officer and the executive engineer.

It said that during elections the ground could be rented out by imposing restrictions to ensure that the codes of conduct of elections were not violated.

The policy said no organisations could construct its permanent office, sheds or any other structures on public grounds. Permission for using grounds should be given temporarily.

It said in case it was needed to conduct government programmes on a ground which was booked, the civic body reserved the rights to cancel the booking without assigning any reason. The policy said the Commissioner of the civic body was the final authority on permitting or rejecting the permissions for using any public ground.

The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/article2312852.ece)

Two parks, which are ready, have not yet been opened in the city for different reasons. The parks are exclusively for women, and children with disabilities.

During an interaction with journalists here on Saturday, outgoing Commissioner of Mangalore City Corporation K.N. Vijay Prakash said the opening of the park for women at Hathills near Lady Hill had been delayed owing to “unavoidable reasons”.

He said the 1.5 acre park was ready for use, but would be further developed at a cost of Rs. 25 lakh from the second grant of Rs. 100 crore, which was likely to be made to the MCC. The other park, meant for children with disabilities in Gandhinagar area, is ready except that due to the monsoon, the installation of the specialised play equipment for children has been delayed.

:ohno: Hope the purpose of the Parks will be met soon. :cheers:

The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/article2310749.ece)

projects soon to be launched -marushka palace- 302 apartments-kadri expected to be around 22 flrs
amazon project-lighthouse hill rd is also in design stage expected to be 21 floors

Nice to see mangalore breaking the 15 floor norm and getting into 20+ floor league

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Just a promise as people are unstatisfied with bus connectivity? We have so many promises. Whenever people ask for walking space in central market area the authorities promise that once new market buildings comes up footpath space will not be used for parking. They are not interested in providing any temporary relief. Whether it is walking space on KS Rao Road, Central Market or anywhere else. Or arranging for more buses to Hampankatte or State Bank. Or removing advertisements or other hindrances on wherever name sake footpath exists. For Central Market they say once new market complex comes up everything will be fine. For Hampankatta Junction of KS Rao road they say they have plan for building new parking complex and people have to hope that proper footpath will come up once it is done. For advertisements they say we require a policy. Only thing they did hastely without any policy is to ruin lives of footpath vendors. Why cann't they make temporary arrangement for walking space to ensure safety of pedestrians? Why cann't they widthdraw discriminatory unjust order of District Magistrate against buses and give immediate relief to bus users?

These are the new bus shelters built on Town hall- AB Shetty circle road
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This is the place at Hampankatta circle where the 3lane road is suddenly reduced not even 2 lane, formin the major bottleneck, I dont know what is stopping the officials from demolishing these buildings
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This is the Jothi circle bus shelter, inaugurated with lot of fanfare as Hitech bus shelter with toilets and resting places
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With the present rate of development, there is no doubt that the coastal city of Mangalore will wear an entire new look in near future.
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These stoneslabs on Kodialbail road were opened some time ago. The work is half-complete. DH Photos/Chandrahas Kotekar But the sad part is that the basic infrastructure of the city is still crippling. While the newly laid concrete roads have been cut open in several parts of the City, footpaths are missing in several main roads of the City and the worst hit are the pedestrians among others.

In fact, huge potholes on almost every road in the city make the pedestrian think twice before they start walking on the road as rainwater-filled potholes are a nightmare to pedestrians.

Violation of rules

If the MCC and PWD have been the reason for the ‘missing’ footpaths, a number of shop owners have ‘swallowed’ the pedestrian paths. As a result, a number of roads in City either do not have footpaths or they have a very narrow footpaths just for namesake.

Though the MCC rule states that the ground floor of the complexes and high-rise buildings must be reserved for parking space, there are more number of violators than those who have been following the rules.

On the other hand, there are a couple of roads without footpaths! They include the recently laid K S Rao Road, Railway station road, some stretches of Hampankatta road and Kankandy- Jeppu roads among others. The worst hit on these stretches are school children, who risk their life to reach their destination.

The poor drainage system is adding to the already existing chaos in City.
It is said that the drainages in Mangalore need to be bigger when compared to other regions as Mangalore receives much more amout of rainfall than any other region.

Commissioner buys time

Speaking to City Herald, Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Dr K N Vijayaprakash agreed that footpath problems do exist in the city.

“There is a need to widen the roads and improve the drainage system for better footpaths.” Explaining the challenges being faced while undertaking development works, he said the City is growing fast and there are around 3.20 lakh vehicles.

This sudden growth of traffic and nature of this landscape is quite challenging, he said and added that it may take some more time before the system is in place.
Till then, pedestrians will have to bear the brunt.

Deccan Herald (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/179974/footpaths-missing-mlore.html)

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Aug 3, 2011: New Mangalore Port has achieved a record in handling 2 lakh tonnes LPG in a month during July 2011 which is the highest qty of LPG handled in a month so for by surpassing the earlier record of 1.86 tonnes handled during March 2011. NMPT being the topper in handling LPG in the country has so far handled 7.13 lakh tonnes of LPG during the current year 2011-12(upto July 2011) as against 5.77 lakh tonnes handled during the corresponding period of last year with a growth rate of 23.4%.

NMPT

A release from port stated that the port is also witnessing upward growth in container traffic by handling 17,262 TEUs during the current year (upto July 2011) as against 14,676 TEUs handled during the corresponding period of previous year with a growth rate of 17%.

The Port has handled 23 heavy consignments for MRPL expansion works. The maximum weight of one consignment was 777 Metric tonnes and maximum length 66 mtrs. The giant project cargo imported from South Korea has been brought in a special vessel M.V. SVENJA on 1-8-2011 and after discharge of all the consignments, the vessel sailed out on 3-8-2011.

Dr. P. Tamilvanan, Chairman, NMPT while acknowledging the sincere efforts and co-operation extended by all the Port labour, employees, officers, Trade Union Leaders and the Users for bringing laurels to the Port has requested all the Importers/Exporters to fully utilize the facilities available at the Port for handling any type of cargo.

Mangaloretoday (http://www.mangaloretoday.com/mt/index.php?action=mn&type=3657)

Deccan Herald (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/179974/footpaths-missing-mlore.html)

“There is a need to widen the roads and improve the drainage system for better footpaths.” Explaining the challenges being faced while undertaking development works, he said the City is growing fast and there are around 3.20 lakh vehicles.

This sudden growth of traffic and nature of this landscape is quite challenging, he said and added that it may take some more time before the system is in place.

Till then, pedestrians will have tobear the brunt.



Trivial excuses. Where there is a will there is a way. They can always provide temporary reliefs to pedestrians by erecting barricades on sides of roads.

Their priority still seems to be for pollutant single occupancy personal vehicles. Instead of bearing the burnt pedestrians of low/middle class should unite and see that space for footpath and more buses are created by banning or reducing movemments of pollutant personal vehicles.

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same artical in English, looks like they have not done the Risk analysis\Impact analysis prior to doing this activity. Is there no norm need to be followed byc compnay like warning letter or information need to be shared by company during commission of these kind of activity.

Mangalore: Trawl Boat Sinks as Ship Launched into Sea


Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)

Mangalore, Aug 4: In an incident connected with the launching of a new boat at Tannirbavi here on Wednesday August 3, a trawl boat that was anchored at Kudroli sank, and another small boat suffered extensive damages. The accident occurred when the company was conducting the operation of pushing a newly built ship into the sea with the help of hydraulic jacks.



The ship in question was proposed to be allowed to float in water before conducting further works on it. Although the company was successful in pushing the ship into sea, because of huge ripples caused due to the weight of the ship, a number of boats that were moored together because of fishing holiday, collided with each other. The ripple effect was also felt at river banks at Kudroli, Bokkapatna etc. Huge amount of debris and waste from the sea got deposited at various places on the river bank because of the impact of the operation.

It is also learnt that some fishermen were frightened about the prospect of tsunami hitting the coast, after witnessing the huge waves which suddenly rose from the sea. The jetty suffered some damages, and a small boat got split into two, some fishermen said.

The loss due to the accident is estimated at about Rs 15 lac. The boat was owned by Parvati V Bangera, Kudroli. It is gathered that a large quantity of diesel had been stored in the boat in preparation for the fishing season which is slated to begin in a few days. The fishermen said that the accident could have been averted if the fishing company officials had issued advance warning of their intention to push the ship into the sea. The boat owner proposes to approach the district administration if the fishing company, which has been intimated of the incident, fails to pay compensation for the loss suffered. The fishermen also propose to hold a protest if the situation so demands, it is gathered.

projects soon to be launched -marushka palace- 302 apartments-kadri expected to be around 22 flrs
amazon project-lighthouse hill rd is also in design stage expected to be 21 floors

Avinash can you shed more light on these projects,we can start new threads for the same.Mangalore needs more 20+ floor buildings.I am just waiting for the day when Mangalore starts seeing top class offices spaces just like Bangalore

Avinash can you shed more light on these projects,we can start new threads for the same.Mangalore needs more 20+ floor buildings.I am just waiting for the day when Mangalore starts seeing top class offices spaces just like Bangalore

Exactly same thoughts here. A downtown area (CBD) with multiple high-rise office buildings with good public transport is mark of any world class City.

Avinash can you shed more light on these projects,we can start new threads for the same.Mangalore needs more 20+ floor buildings.I am just waiting for the day when Mangalore starts seeing top class offices spaces just like Bangalore

we would love to see ub city format in mangalore but lets see in the near future. reg marushka palace and amazon projects are planned for 22-21 flrs but we hav to wait and watch as these projects are in license approval stage. another fact is amazon is designed by hafeez contractor and raheja waterfront are designed by singapore based architects

we would love to see ub city format in mangalore but lets see in the near future. reg marushka palace and amazon projects are planned for 22-21 flrs but we hav to wait and watch as these projects are in license approval stage. another fact is amazon is designed by hafeez contractor and raheja waterfront are designed by singapore based architects

UB city format would be a kickass thing for mangalore.Vijay mallya could have housed his MCF office in a top class building in mangalore.Top banks like corporation,Vijaya,Syndicate,Canara banks have taken birth here in mangalore.They should think of housing their offices in top class buildings :)

Exactly same thoughts here. A downtown area (CBD) with multiple high-rise office buildings with good public transport is mark of any world class City.

To be Frank with you, I am still not clear which is the true downtown of Bangalore?

Mumbai has Nariman Point and Delhi has Cannaught place..what is it for Bangalore?

To be Frank with you, I am still not clear which is the true downtown of Bangalore?

Mumbai has Nariman Point and Delhi has Cannaught place..what is it for Bangalore?

MG road can be called as downtown of Bangalore, Since Bangalore has lot IT-ITES company Electronic City and Whitefield can be a kind of it. But MG Road because of presence of good number corporate offices, good hotels and good shopping place too

we would love to see ub city format in mangalore but lets see in the near future. reg marushka palace and amazon projects are planned for 22-21 flrs but we hav to wait and watch as these projects are in license approval stage. another fact is amazon is designed by hafeez contractor and raheja waterfront are designed by singapore based architects

We have to wait for the Corniche Road project to get started then areas along with that some where near Sultan battery and upwards to north or place near Muger(Ullal bridge) can be downtown for Mangalore

MANGALORE: Police unit heads in Dakshina Kannada need not grope in the dark to know where their deployment vehicles are.

Thanks to the modernization of police force scheme, city police chief and Dakshina Kannada superintendent of police will know where these vehicles are located at the click of a button and redeploy them to nearest action spot. These vehicles will now be fitted with automatic vehicle locator system (AVLS ) based on GPS platform.

While vehicles of Dakshina Kannada district policing unit will get AVLS within the next 15 days, city police unit vehicles would have to wait for a month to get this modern equipment.

"The value of this equipment is time-tested and served us well during the recent elections in Kerala, where we knew the exact location of our vehicles deployed there," noted Ashit Mohan Prasad, additional DGP (communication, logistic and modernization).

In the city on a day-long official visit, where he reviewed the progress achieved under police modernization scheme in city police and DK policing units, Prasad told TOI on Wednesday that hitherto senior police officials randomly directed police vehicles to the scene. Now, they can deploy the nearest police vehicle and this would ensure faster police presence in case of law and order situations or any other emergencies, he pointed.

Nodal officer in the state for police modernization scheme, Prasad said, "Karnataka state police has taken a conscious decision to equip all their deployment vehicles, especially those of the KSRP and district armed reserve with AVLS. The end aim of the modernization thrust is to ensure that every police constable in all policing units has communication equipment with them, and police response time to situations is reduced drastically."
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MANGALORE: Jet Airways will introduce an additional flight to Bangalore from Mangalore in winter schedule starting from October 25, taking its total domestic operations from this city to five.

Jet Airways, at present, operates two flights each to Bangalore and Mumbai every day. The proposed flight to Bangalore will depart Mangalore at 11.20 am and will complement the other two flights to the state capital that depart at 8.45 am and 8.15 pm respectively.

Interacting with reporters after the launch of mechanised environment support services contracted by AAI to city based m/s Durga Facility Management Services Pvt Ltd on Monday, airport director M R Vasudeva said, "Kingfisher will shortly reintroduce its flight to Mumbai using an Airbus A321 aircraft. This would take the total domestic operations each day to 38 movements (19 flights) and 50 weekly movements of international flights."

Clarifying that there is no new proposal for additional international flights from Mangalore, Vasudeva said, "The airport is also gearing up to scale higher on customer satisfaction index (CSI) for airports in India. The mechanized cleaning contracted to Durga Facility at the cost of Rs 1.23 crore for three years will ensure that the airport meets one aspect of the CSI - that the airports ensure cleanliness and hygiene.

Observing that the airport is first contact point for an international and a domestic passenger, Vasudeva said, the image presented by the airport gives one an indication about how clean the state is.

The contractor has pressed in to service advanced mechanised cleaning equipment worth Rs 30 lakh such as hydraulic jack, auto scrubber that would ensure that the floor, metal frames and glass and all areas spread over 18,200 sqft are spotless.

B S Shetty of Durga Facility said his firm is also entrusted the responsibility of housekeeping of KSRTC main bus station as well as couple of railway stations in Mumbai. "The airport cleaning is moving from environmental support system to mechanised environmental support services from August 2," he pointed. Interestingly, the airport is getting into mechanised cleaning on August 2, exactly a year after it was officially commissioned.
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RAK Airways, the fourth national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has evinced interest in operating daily flights to and from Ras Al Khaimah to Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, and Mangalore from the end of the year to cater to the needs of non-resident Keralites working in the northern emirate.
More details at
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The Union Bank of India has planned to open its Regional Office (RO) in the city, in the fourth quarter of the current fiscal, said M.V. Nair, Chairman and Managing Director, Union Bank of India. He was speaking after inaugurating the Mallikatta branch in the city on Wednesday. It will be the bank's third RO in Karnataka, in addition to the two in Bangalore and Belgaum. The new RO in Mangalore will focus on coastal Karnataka districts. It will cover 10 districts with 27 branches and a business of Rs.700 crore. In these districts, 13 branches will be added during the year, he said.

The bank has been set up to implement a “cashless campus” banking facility in three educational institutions in Karnataka including one college in Mangalore (St. Aloysius). Students or their parents can make payment directly to the University or college through the bank's payment gateway using a credit or debit card. Students can also use mobile banking service to make all payments inside the campus including canteen payments. The two other colleges in Karnataka where the initiative is being implemented is PES Institute of Technology (PESIT) and T. John College in Bangalore. The initiative was first tried successfully by the bank in a college in Madhya Pradesh, he said. The new branch is the bank's 134th branch in Karnataka and 3,044th in India.

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Banking sector will remain as the backbone of Mangalore economy

New Mangalore Port tops LPG handling (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-logistics/article2320020.ece)

Avinash can you shed more light on these projects,we can start new threads for the same.Mangalore needs more 20+ floor buildings.I am just waiting for the day when Mangalore starts seeing top class offices spaces just like Bangalore

The arguments against highrises are

Earthquakes.

Whether the building can resist earthquakes? This could be addressed by proper design & construction.
Whether the weights due to conglomeration of highrises result in earthquakes? For this some kind of analysis may be needed while giving the permission for building itself. If pressure on earth plates becomes too heavy then permission need not be granted. Probably Engineer Akash could throw more lights as he is specializing in structural engineering.

Fire safety.

Whether Mangaluru has fire ladders of requisite heights?
Whether rescue heilcopters are available in Mangaluru? (Can coast guard helicopers be used for this?)
Whether NOC from fire department mandatory?

Extra Power Requirements for lifts/elevators, pumping water, etc.
Extra efforts needed for maintenance works like painting, repair, etc.


Inspite of all these odds midrises are more preferable than independent houses as they consume less space. Highrises are fine if the safety is ensured.

Now, Mangaluru has builders Inland, Abhiman, SKS, Mohtisham, SKS, JV, Janatha Constructions who will be crossing 20 floors mark. Also Manipal builders of Royal Embassy. Bearys, Godrej are outside builders having projects of more then 20 floors in Mangaluru.

There are many other builders who have crossed 15 floors mark like Presidency, Mahabaleshwar, Land Links.

It was almost 35 years back Mangaluru crossed 10 floors milestone with PVS building. And it is taking 35 years to reach 20 floors milestone. Within another 5 years Mangaluru may also cross 30 floors milestone. And 40 floors milestone in another 15 years. Most probably Mangaluru may have a 50 floors building somewhere around year 2050. By 2015 Mangaluru may have fully completed 60 highrises (12+ floors) and 100 highrises by year 2020. And another 20 highrises in Udupi region. By that time even cities like Puttur, Karkala and Kundapura may join highrises club. I think an apartment cum shopping complex of about 8 floors is already under construction in Ujjire of Belthangady Taluk.

Highrise offices and hotels possible if IT and Tourism industries pick up pace.

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Director of the Mangalore Airport M.R. Vasudeva said here on Friday that the airport officials were hopeful that the Customs Department would permit the airport to handle cargo.

Speaking on “Mangalore Airport, past, present and future” at St. Aloysius College, he said that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) was ready for taking the custodianship of cargo.

The airport had planned to start cargo operations from its old terminal building at Bajpe.

AUTOMATIC TOWER

He said that the AAI had planned to set up an automatic aerodrome tower system at the airport to reduce stress on air traffic controllers managing air traffic services.

The airport provided air traffic services to flights operating in 256 nautical miles radius of the airport.

The director said that this year's Haj flight services at the airport would begin in October.

He said that the State Government was expected to take up work on developing the exit road of the airport at an estimated cost of Rs. 7 crore after this monsoon.

DEMAND

Mr. Vasudeva said that unless there was demand from passengers to operate flights to other destinations other than West Asia, airlines would not come forward to operate flights to those destinations.

The director said that the airport was safe for operating flights.

There were many hill top airports in the world.

St. Aloysius College Alumni Association organised the talk.
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Anisha Sheth


A land survey of the city – the first since 1965 – which would have detected fraudulent transactions and provided urban property owners with a valid document of their holdings has come to a standstill in the city.

Mangalore is one of the five cities in which the Urban Property Ownership Record project is being implemented on a pilot basis through public-private partnership.

Speaking to The Hindu , Deputy Director for Land Records B.K. Kusumadhara said that although the survey was supposed to be completed within a year of its commencement in December 2009, the firm which had won the contract had “shut shop” two months ago.

Deputy Commissioner N.S. Channappa Gowda said that this left the city survey in limbo. The Department of Survey and Settlement of Land Records may cancel the contract and begin the process afresh, he said.

Significance

Explaining the significance of the Property Registration Cards which would be issued to each urban property once the survey was completed and records verified, Mr. Kusumadhara said that the card would be a “conclusive record” of ownership of urban property, equivalent to a Record of Rights, Tenancy and Crops document for agricultural land.

Presently, he said, “a property is yours only as long as someone comes along and disputes it”. However, the Property Registration Cards will be issued to the owner of each property “after due inquiry into disputes” and would be the “ultimate document” of ownership for urban property.

Once the PR cards were issued, there would be a dramatic reduction in land disputes, he said.

Land recovery

He said that it would also help to recover land fraudulently claimed by land mafias and real estate firms. Data gathered from the present survey would be cross-checked with the records of the 1965 survey. Fragmentation of land only began after the land reforms were introduced. Until then, the records were “sacred” as the changes in land ownership resulted only when land was acquired for a particular purpose.

According to data given by Mr. Kusumadhara, there are an estimated 2.75 lakh properties in 32 villages in 121 sq.km. area within MCC limits.

The Department of Land Records found that the measurements taken by the Bangalore-based firm Navayuga Spatial Technologies Limited in the Katipalla area did not tally with the records of the Land Records Department.

Despite being directed to rectify the inconsistency, the firm completely stopped work on June 6, 2010. Instead of resuming work in Katipalla, it started work in the Attavar area in February 2011, and stopped it March. In June, it closed operations.

• Project being implemented on a pilot basis
• Survey Department may begin the process afresh

The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article2330002.ece)

Raghava M.

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People risk their lives to board buses opposite University College and Wenlock Hospital in Hampankatta in Mangalore. — Photo: R. Eswarraj

A traffic restriction barring stopping of buses near University College in Hampankatta has left commuters in trouble.

Sixty-year-old Manjunath Bhat was waiting at the University College junction in the rain to catch a bus to Kunjatbail on Tuesday. He was carrying a bagful of vegetables. “I cannot run like you to catch the bus across the road,” he told this reporter while keeping an eye on the buses that were approaching the junction.

“We need a stop here. But see this is the problem,” Mr. Bhat said and limped across the road to catch the bus. He gets into the bus just as it starts moving.

Mr. Bhat was among the many commuters in the city who have been facing problems because of the cancellation of the bus stop at the University College junction.

People coming to Central Market, Wenlock Hospital, University College and government offices had been alighting from buses or boarding them from this place.

According to police, this bus stop has been cancelled as it slowed down movement of traffic between the narrow stretch of road between the University College Junction and the Hampankatta Circle. The police said allowing buses to stop will lead to piling of vehicles till Lady Goschen Hospital. It would take more than 10 minutes to cross the Hampankatta Circle.

Stopping of the buses also blocks traffic coming from the Central Market, the police said. Since July the police have not been allowing buses to stop near Lady Goschen Hospital. Any bus found violating the rule will be booked for violation of “No parking” restriction, the police said.

“However, we do not object when passengers get into the bus that has stopped when the signal at the Hampankatta Circle has turned red,” a police officer said. While some knew about the cancellation of the bus stop, there were commuters like Vincy D'Souza, who was new to the city and was unaware of it. Ms. D'Souza was trying to catch a bus to Surathkal.

Ravi K., who was waiting for a bus to Konchady, said that for several years University College junction had been a request bus stop.

“Now buses stop when there are no policemen,” he said. Mr. Ravi said, “I can run and catch the bus. The problem will be for elders and women. How can you expect them to walk all the way to Vishwabhavan or the Light House bus stop to catch buses?,” he asked.

Deputy Commissioner (Crime and Traffic) D. Dharmaiah said he would look into the problems of commuters.

The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article2330003.ece)

The stretch from Old Clock Tower junction till Old Krishna Bhavan junction should be liberated from parking of pollutant personal vehicles and should be used as a busstop for the benefit of thousands of commuters who live a environmentally friendly life by walking and using mass transportation system. All problems are arising because lower and middle classes are not united and have not elected right kind of representatives with concern for the poor and the environment.

ಹಳೇ ಗಡಿಯಾರ ಗೋಪುರದಿಂದ ಹಳೇ ಕೃಷ್ಣಭವನದವರೆಗಿನ ರಸ್ತೆಯ ಮಗ್ಗುಲನ್ನು ಮಲಿನ ವಾಹನಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತಗೊಳಿಸಿ ಬಸ್ಸುನಿಲ್ದಾಣವಾಗಿ ಪರಿವರ್ತಿಸಬೇಕು. ಇದರಿಂದ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ವಾಹನಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸುತ್ತ ಪರಿಸರ ಪ್ರೇಮಿಯಾಗಿ ಬಾಳುವ ಬಡ ಮತ್ತು ಮಧ್ಯಮ ವರ್ಗಗಳಿಗೆ ಅನುಕೂಲವಾಗುವುದು. ಬಡ ಮತ್ತು ಮಧ್ಯಮ ವರ್ಗಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮನ್ವಯತೆಯ ಕೊರತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಬಡವರ ಮತ್ತು ಪರಿಸರದ ಬಗೆ ಕಾಳಜಿಯಿರುವ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಗಳನ್ನು ಈವರೆಗೆ ಇವರು ಚುನಾಯಿಸದಿರುವುದರಿಂದ ಈ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳು ಉದ್ಭವವಾಗಿವೆ.

Is MCC Council avoiding setting up of ward committees? (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/article2330418.ece)
Six houses demolished at Kasba Bengre (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/article2333218.ece)

Few future Banner potential locations,Avinash if there are any other spots from where skyline can be identified then please try out those :)

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Click as many shots as possible so that we will have lot of pics to choose from so that we can stitch them to make a banner if you camera does not have panorama option.

Click pics when there is no haze and sunshine is bright :cheers:


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Few future Banner potential locations,Avinash if there are any other spots from where skyline can be identified then please try out those :)

http://i51.tinypic.com/32zt0gm.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/j81c34.jpg

Click as many shots as possible so that we will have lot of pics to choose from so that we can stitch them to make a banner if you camera does not have panorama option.

Click pics when there is no haze and sunshine is bright :cheers:


Copyrights avinash/avi mangalore

If somebody can go near a place called Chembugudde. it comes on the road connecting Thokkotu-Mangalore University, Even from there you will ave good view, Hope the sky is clear when one visits there

Mangalore, Aug. 5:
The Palakkad division of Southern Railway will open two more Jansadharan Ticket Booking Sewak (JTBS) ticket counters near the Mangalore Central Railway station, according to Mr S.K. Raina, Divisional Railway Manager, Palakkad Division, Southern Railway.

In an informal chat with presspersons on the sidelines of a function to inaugurate Vivek Express — a mobile exhibition train on Swami Vivekananda — here on Friday, he said that JTBS was a success in Mangalore as a lot of people are buying ticket at that counter.

Considering this, two more JTBS counters — one near the main entry to the station and the second at the second entry to the station — will be set up in three months. These counters will bring down the pressure on the counters at the railway station, he said.

JTBS is operated by a private agency. The operator will charge Re 1 per ticket.

“For a passenger, it is easy as he can go and buy the ticket before boarding. The Railways gives the network connection to the operator,” he said.

This system helps in booking unreserved tickets at the counter.

Mr Raina said that his division has sent a proposal to the Railway Board for setting up another platform in Mangalore Central Railway station. “Hope it will get sanctioned in the Railway Budget of 2012-13,” he said.

On the doubling of railway line across the Nethravathi in Mangalore, he said girders have been launched for the bridge. “We have not been able to connect them because of the heavy rain in the region,” he said, and hoped that the process of connecting it will be completed by December.

On the Vivek Express exhibition train, he said that the train has covered eight States touching more than 79 stations. Around six lakh people have visited this train, he added.
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If somebody can go near a place called Chembugudde. it comes on the road connecting Thokkotu-Mangalore University, Even from there you will ave good view, Hope the sky is clear when one visits there

North and eastern view

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Can you mark the location in that panoramic view??I think you are talking about KPT?

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North and eastern view

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Can you mark the location in that panoramic view??I think you are talking about KPT?

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No Akash its not KPT, its beyond MCC limits, Its in south Mangalore one has to cross Netravathi bridge

No Akash its not KPT, its beyond MCC limits, Its in south Mangalore one has to cross Netravathi bridge

But do you get views of the city from there?

No Akash its not KPT, its beyond MCC limits, Its in south Mangalore one has to cross Netravathi bridge


Mania,

I think, Akash was referring to the picture. It looked like the Picture of AJ hospital and KPT surroundings.

But do you get views of the city from there?

Ya you get the view of buildings at Kulshekar(plama builders apartmentbehind plama mall u/c site) and all building of falnir road, hampankatta and few of kadri.

MANGALORE: It was a fun-filled learning experience for 12 young ambassadors aged between 18 and 23 years, who arrived in the city from Germany, France, Austria and Belgium.
While some were delighted after seeing the beauty of St Aloysius Chapel, Kudroli temple, 1,000-pillar temple of Moodbidri, Gomateshwara statue of Karkala, others relished the spicy and mouthwatering delicacies cocktailed with beer.

Children of 41ers Club from European countries made their best to learn the culture, tradition, traffic management, agriculture, industries and to relish the spicy curries of Tulunadu during the three-day young ambassadors programme (YAP) organized by 41ers Club of Mangalore.

Sabrina Geil, whose father has a cattle farm in Germany, said that she was stunned to see the large number of labourers in farms, paddy fields and in cashew processing units in this region. "We have more than 1,000 cattle in our farm in Germany, which is being looked after by only two or three persons as everything is mechanized there. I like the tradition of this region which gives more job opportunities to villagers," she said.

Hansen Alexandra, another student from Germany, too, was excited to see more labourers than machines. "It is very unusual to see people work without any machines in Germany," she said.

Alexandra's brother Hansen Simon, a business administration student, said: "we get to see only end-products, but here we could see how food is being processed manually."

Other members in the team Hochkolfer Hans George, David Reinisch (Austria), Gauthier Michel, Govenaux Thibault (France), Maebe Maxim, Louis Gogiers (Belgium), Resch Stefanie, Ann Christin Nickel and Frank Martin (Germany) said they liked the spicy food and rich tradition of the region. The chaotic traffic and lack of civic sense they said was an eye sore.

"In Austria, traffic is organized. I found the traffic management system here unorganized and very dangerous. Awareness should be created to keep Mangalore city clean," said Resch Stefanie.

Suresh J Mathias, chairman of 41ers club of Mangalore said it was for the first time the Mangalore 41ers are involved with YAP programme. Children of 41ers club of Mangalore will hold a reciprocal visit to one of the European countries in the years to come, he added. The 12-member team, which arrived in Mangalore on August 2, left for Kochi on Thursday.

TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/Chaotic-traffic-manpower-leaves-Europeans-bemused/articleshow/9504995.cms)

Though I support mass transportation over personal vehicles I am not strictly Gandhian to oppose all mechanized works. I don't have any problem with mechanization using renewable energy. what I think is work has to be gauranteed to every one; this can be accomplished by reducing working hours to create more employment opportunities to more people.

If somebody can go near a place called Chembugudde. it comes on the road connecting Thokkotu-Mangalore University, Even from there you will ave good view, Hope the sky is clear when one visits there


I too know Chembugudde. There was a big stone like structure opposite staircase to chembugudde. One of my wish was to climb the rock and sit there and view Mangaluru. But, I think now the rock is demolished.

From Chemgudde whole Mangala Corniche view is available From Nethravathi to Gurupura river and beyond.

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Mangalore shows growth in purchasing power (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mangalore-shows-growth-in-purchasing-power/articleshow/9527872.cms)

MANGALORE: The purchasing index prepared by Business Intelligent Unit (BIU), Mangalore, indicates that the city has shown growth in its purchasing power, currently at a relative index between 0.65-0.80.

Indian Institute of Job Training (IIJT) divisional head Shajan Samuel said there is a potential for around 50,000 financial planners in the market as per the study.

It is necessary that awareness should be created among people in Mangalore on different careers in financial planning, he said, addressing a seminar on career in financial planning organized by Team Lease Services and IIJT here on Saturday.

Financial Planning Standards Board of India (FPSB) vice-chairman and chief executive officer Ranjeet S Mudholkar said with the growing income levels, Indians need qualified money managers to take care of their finances.

Certified financial planner Neeti Trivedi spoke on the value of being a certified financial planner. Air vice marshal K R Karnik (Retd) was the guest.

Rs2cr has been deposited by Southern Railway with NHAI, work will be started at earliest.
Toll gate proposed by IRCON at Mukka has been opposed by the local residents
Udyavani (http://www.udayavani.com/news/full.aspx?story_id=87732&languageid=15&edition=KAN&catid=882)

IRCON should build service road such that only Mukka residents will have access to it, building tollgate beyond that is inconvinence for other people towards Mangaolore.

Deccan Herald (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/179974/footpaths-missing-mlore.html)

I have just spent 8 days in Chennai...one of the most pedestrian unfriendly cities in India. Absolutely scandalous. No pavements for pedestrians ,people walking on the roads/,foot paths occupied by vehicles (2 plus 4 wheelers) and more than 60% of deaths from accidents are pedestrians!Hope Mangalore does not become another Chennai.

^^Welcome Ajay, nice to know you are in India.Are you planning to visit Mangalore? Second 100 cr grant will be utilized to take up footpath works once monsoon abates.

^^Welcome Ajay, nice to know you are in India.Are you planning to visit Mangalore? Second 100 cr grant will be utilized to take up footpath works once monsoon abates.

No visit to Mangalore this time. will be back next week. Glad to know all the developments.

Any news about Cinepolis?

I have just spent 8 days in Chennai...one of the most pedestrian unfriendly cities in India. Absolutely scandalous. No pavements for pedestrians ,people walking on the roads/,foot paths occupied by vehicles (2 plus 4 wheelers) and more than 60% of deaths from accidents are pedestrians!Hope Mangalore does not become another Chennai.


Surprisingly, Chennai City Corporation is awarded as the best in the Country. I am sure Footpath is not the parameter considered. :lol:

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MANGALORE August 9, 2011: With the monsoons being more vigorous on the Konkan and Goa sector the Mangalore Mumbai trains on Konkan line are going to be running slow till such time when the terrain is safer for full speed.

According to the provisional time table on the Konkan Railway the Mangalore Central –Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Dadar) Express 12620 will run at least 2 hours late everyday due to the bad patches in Thokur-Surathkal and Navisar-Rathnagiri sectors these are the sectors which give the Konkan Railway Corporation headache every monsoons.

It is not only the 12620 express that is running late, the Mangalore Junction Mumbai Chatrapathi Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) was running late. Consequently all other trains passing through Mangalore towards Mumbai, Ahemdabad, Baroda, Chandigarh, Delhi and Jammu Tawi were running late at least by 90 minutes to 120 minutes each way.

But due to the very long distances of some trains, they do pick up time by running non stop and faster in safer terrains. In a recent chat with the press persons in Mangalore railway station Divisional Railway Manager Southern Railway Palakkad division S.K.Raina had indicated that the slow running of the trains on Konkan railway line had affected the speed of trains on Southern railway line too. The incoming trains to Mangalore from Kerala and Tamil Nadu were also consequently running slow when they enter Mangalore. Perhaps when the doubling work on Ullal- Mangalore sector was completed things would be better for the Southern Railway trains, but Konkan Railway trains was fully under the mercy of the monsoons.

The reason for this all round delay was attributed to the terrain of the Konkan Railway line, especially the two sectors Thokur-Surathkal and Navisar Rathnagiri. Most of the times during the monsoons there will be either mudslides on the tracks or water clogging on the tracks. The tracks were running through a terrain that was prone for water-logging in the monsoons. When the line was built, the brutal power of technology and concrete structures were used but even they could not help the line in any way against the forces of nature.

The engineers who worked on the line in 1993 told Mangalorean.com that “a panel of geo-morphological engineers had indicated that such problems will crop up and recommended that water channeling, and widening of the carriage way should be taken up, but due to time and resources constraints that additional expenses were not taken up by the Konkan Railway Corporation Limited - result is there for the travelers to endure”.

According to the recommendations the carriage way should have been not less than 18 meters with buffer vacant areas on either side of the track and each carriage way should have independent storm water drains that will take storm water away from the tracks.

Mangalorean (http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=256683)

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The land acquisition process started in Mangaluru & Bantwala Taluk for Kochi-Mangaluru-Bengaluru Gas Pipeline. Kochi-Mangaluru project will be executed in the first stage.
-- Udayavani

No idea when will Mangalurians get LPG via pipeline!

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-- Hosadigantha

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The land acquisition process started in Mangaluru & Bantwala Taluk for Kochi-Mangaluru-Bengaluru Gas Pipeline. Kochi-Mangaluru project will be executed in the first stage.
-- Udayavani

No idea when will Mangalurians get LPG via pipeline!

Hopefully or definitely in 3 years time...that is giving time for delay!

Heard that Audi has started 2S facility in Mangalore near Merc dealership.

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Putturna Muthu. Hope Mangalore gets priority in development. Sorry Akash I am being a bit selfish here.

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The land acquisition process started in Mangaluru & Bantwala Taluk for Kochi-Mangaluru-Bengaluru Gas Pipeline. Kochi-Mangaluru project will be executed in the first stage.
-- Udayavani

No idea when will Mangalurians get LPG via pipeline!

BPCL is plannin an LPG line from Mangalore to bangalore, Are these two projects of GAIL an BPCL are different

MANGALORE: Though price correction has taken place in case of real estate properties in metros by 10-15%, there's no such luck for buyers as far as Mangalore is concerned. In fact, every cent of land being sold from the past 18 years has shown an increasing trend by the year.

With availability of land in prime locations becoming scarce, the real estate industry is struggling for decent strip of land for development. The fact is the city has large tracts of undeveloped land, but the hitch is those who have land are either quoting prices which are unrealistic or not willing to sell land at any cost.

Mangalore Chapter of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India (CREDAI) secretary PMA Razak told TOI that there are many properties available in the city either owned by Bunts or Christians, who are not willing to sell. Most of the land owners children have settled abroad and the money from this sale are not of much consequence. Hence they remain unsold,'' he notes. On the other hand, those who are willing to sell quote 50% higher than the prevailing market prices. People quote prices without any qualms. Finally, we have to take a call on whether buying that land makes business sense,'' Razak notes.

This has led to many real estate developers preferring joint development with land owners. Rohan Montiero, MD, Property Infra Tech India Pvt Ltd, says joint development is based on revenue sharing model starting from 60:40 to 80:20 in favour of the builder, depending upon various factors. Through joint development, the owner can realize the value of the land through the number of apartments he / she gets. It's a win-win situation for both,'' adds Razak.

As far as prices moving south or correcting themselves, Montiero says not in the near future. I have been in this business since 1995 and never seen prices coming down. All I have seen is an upward trend,'' adds Montiero, who is currently developing nine projects, three of them as joint development ventures.

In prime locations in the city, like MG Road, Kankanady, Bendore, prices for a cent of land ranges from Rs 12-20 lakh. The final price can be in the mid-range depending upon a developers negotiating skills and his relation with the person,'' observes Montiero.
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BPCL is plannin an LPG line from Mangalore to bangalore, Are these two projects of GAIL an BPCL are different

Yes they are different :)


Putturna Muthu. Hope Mangalore gets priority in development. Sorry Akash I am being a bit selfish here.

No probs Ajay ji :) ,Mangalore or Mysore or Hubli ultimately development is happening and that needs to be appreciated.:cheers:

I got these photos from one of the Facebook profile..
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A villa at Kaprigudda, near Attavar
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-- Hosadigantha

Development of Puttur in terms of Bus stand, Railway station, Police station, Roads, Administrative office and many others i do agree and its a really a good new.
BUT WHY A SEPARATE DISTRICT, WHAT THEY WILL GAIN..? First DK is a small district, it has been already bifurcated to create Udipi, Now why PUTTUR..?:bash::bash::bash:
I do not want to see this district dividing further..

Ship Launching at BHARATI SHIPYARD,MANGALORE

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Amazing one :cheers:

Bharati Shipyard,Mangalore

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Mangalore yard is one of the green field projects of Bharati Shipyard. It has already started its operations to a build shipyard in Thannerbavi village, close to the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) on the banks of Gurupura river. This would be the first shipyard in Dakshina Kannada of Karnataka state to start building ships. The yard is located at Kudroli West, about 7.5 kilometers south of New Mangalore Port. The onshore shipyard facilities will be developed in an existing 28.3 acres of land belonging to the Mangalore Port in CRZ area wherein the most modern infrastructural facilities for ship building are being created. The layout has been effectively designed by Korean Experts & the yard has commenced production with a Platform Supply vessel of 2900 DWT for MAN Ferrostal AG Germany & in future it has been aimed at building of vessels up to 1,00,000 DWT within a span of 10 years.

http://www.bharatishipyard.com/mangalore.html

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mangalore mania those snaps wer taken by me except for the first one , earlier i never use to put my trademark on those snaps, further these snaps are already posted on earlier thread , this includes also the volvo snap on mangalore transport thread

Avinash get us some more pics :) Always love to see Mangalore city pics through ur lens

yea sure Akash

MANGALORE: Splintered and spread round the world in different castes, creeds, regions, dialects, scripts and other varieties. This in short sums up the global Konkani-speaking community. City-based Konkani cultural organization Mandd Sobhann, which has taken the onus of bringing this rich diversity in the language on to a single platform through Global Konkani Organization aka Jagotik Konknni Songhotton (JKS) will host the first global assembly here on August 20.

It has taken Mandd Sobhann three years efforts to make the JKS a reality. Mooted for the first time when director Shyam Benegal dedicated Kalaangann, the cultural stage of the organization in 2008, its office bearers under the stewardship of Eric Ozario, the gurkaar (chief) has worked quietly behind the scenes to get the Konkani organizations on to a single platform. The result is 94 organizations as on date have consented to join JKS and more organizations are on the way.

Objective of JKS, Eric told reporters here on Thursday is to represent Konkani people and issues at a global level. The organizations will enrich and preserve the language in all its beauty and variety, ensure transmission of Konkani heritage to future generations. Setting up of JKS, Eric clarified is not an affiliation, merger or amalgamation. The organizations/associations/institution that joins Jagotik Konknni Songhotton, will continue to function independently as before.

JKS is guided by basic principles of respecting every variety, seeking unity in diversity and promoting a common identity. Noting that number of organizations/associations and institutions joining JKS would cross 100, he said, delegates from these units will attend the general assembly that will discuss and pass the constitution, prepare plan of action and budget and elect executive committee. The executive committee will decide the venue of future global assemblies.

World Konkani Day will be celebrated same evening at St Aloysius College. Ashok Pai, eminent psychiatrist will formally launch JKS on this occasion. Hamsalekha, eminent film music director and lyricist will be chief guest at the World Konkani Day celebration. In the cultural programme that follows, famous troupes will present folk dances, contemporary dances, brass band and a skit. In India, the Konkani-speaking community are present in Goa, Karnataka, Gujarat and Kerala.

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MANGALORE: The coastal regional development coordination committee of Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI), which held its first meeting at Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) here on Thursday, has plumped for ensuring last mile connectivity in the coastal districts. Infrastructure including roads, rail and development of manufacturing, services and trade too, is on the top of committees priority.

J R Bangera, president, FKCCI, interacting with reporters after meeting here on Thursday said better road connectivity will give fillip to industry and tourism in the region. The poor upkeep of the Bangalore-Mangalore NH-75 and the need to convert it into a four-lane express highway as well as the need to develop the road connecting Mysore and the city via B C Road on similar lines will be taken up with the authorities concerned for early redressal of the issue.

A coastal business development summit will be held in the city either in November or December this year, he said, adding that preparation work for it would commence shortly. FKCCI will associate itself actively in organizing the event, he said, adding that the district could also play a pivotal role in projecting itself as a hub for food processing industry at agriculture and food processing investors meet scheduled to be held in Bangalore in December.

POWER TARIFF HIKE
Bangera said FKCCI has already filed its objections to tariff filings by Escoms who have sought a hike of 88 paise before the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission. "We have consistently opposed hike in power tariffs at a time when Escoms have failed miserably to provide its consumers, especially industries, quality power," he said. FKCCI has also taken up the cause before the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity at its own cost in the past, he said.

SIR M V AWARD
FKCCI has chosen D Veerendra Heggade, dharmadhikari, Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala for the prestigious Sir M V Award conferred by it annually for the past 10 years. FKCCI has chosen Dr Heggade for his role in ensuring rural development through RUDSET Institute and also for promoting the concept of micro-finance through self-help groups. The award will be presented at the Engineers Day function to be held in Bangalore on September 15.
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K.T.Shailaja Bhat President (second left) Dhanalakshmi V.Janardhan (center) Vice President Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat at a monthly review meeting of Karnatka Development programme in Mangalore on Thursday

Chief Executive Officer of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat K.N. Vijay Prakash said here on Thursday that the panchayat had been preparing a vision document for the integrated development of the district for the next 10 years.

At the monthly meeting of Karnataka Development Programme Review Committee, he said the document would address tourism promotion.

Mr. Prakash said that since Dakshina Kannada was the home district of Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda, official machinery should work hard to develop it as a model district.

The Chief Executive Officer said that he had received complaints that officials of Dr. Ambedkar Development Corporation in the district were not working efficiently. An official of the corporation told the meeting that it had not received the action plan of development works for 2011-12. It would fix the target for selecting beneficiaries under self employment scheme and water supply scheme under Ganga Kalyana Scheme after receiving the action plan.

When the official concerned said the corporation had been facing dearth of staff in taluks, Mr. Prakash suggested that it should coordinate with other departments such as the Department of Social Welfare.

He cautioned that that if the corporation officials failed to show progress within a month, he would recommend disciplinary action against them.

Chairperson of the Standing Committee for Education and Health Ishwar Kateel said that some schools did not help students from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to get caste certificates from tahsildars.

In fact, schools should arrange for getting caste certificates, he said.

The Chief Executive Officer said that some schools had not changed their land records in the name of schools. The Deputy Director of Public Instruction Moses Jayashekar said he would look into both the issues.

He asked the Horticulture Department officials to conduct an evaluation of the schemes implemented by them in the district. President of the panchayat K.T. Shailaja Bhat presided over the meeting.
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Which Road is this?

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Thats MG road, the photo was taken while widening the road at PVS circle

MANGALORE, AUG. 11:
The Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) has urged the trade and industry in the State to make use of New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) for the shipment of goods.

Speaking on the sidelines of the Coastal Region Development Coordination Committee meeting of FKCCI in Mangalore on Thursday, Mr J.R. Bangera, President of FKCCI, said: “We have to make sure that most of the shipment of goods should be made from New Mangalore Port, and not through Chennai and Kochi ports. The only major port of Karnataka is located in Mangalore.”

He said Mangalore's strategic advantages include high literacy rate, enterprising nature of people, good communication network, well-connected roads to other parts of the country, and a good railway network linking the city with important trade centres. Mangalore airport is situated 19 km from the city, he said.

When asked about the lack of a maritime board in the State, in spite of the State Government making announcements regarding this, he said FKCCI will give serious consideration to it. This matter will be taken up with the State Government, he said.

It may be recalled that the State Government has been proposing the establishment of a Karnataka Maritime Board in its last three budgets. But the proposal has not yet materialised.

ROAD

Stressing the need for strengthening other modes of transport such as road and railways, he said the National Highway No. 66 should be broadened to facilitate the free movement of goods.

A permanent solution should be found for the problems faced on National Highway No. 75 on the Western Ghats, as it becomes un-motorable during monsoon.

Pressure should be put on the Union Railway Ministry to complete the direct railway line between Shravanabelagola in Hassan and Bangalore. This will reduce the travel time between Mangalore and Bangalore by three hours, providing better connectivity to the State Capital, he added.
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Thats MG road, the photo was taken while widening the road at PVS circle

Thanks has this road been widened or still works are going on?

Thanks has this road been widened or still works are going on?

That was not road widening i guess, It might be developing of PVS circle for free movement of vehicles, I dont know the exact picture of progress of work, I have not been to Mangalore in last 3 months.

That was not road widening i guess, It might be developing of PVS circle for free movement of vehicles, I dont know the exact picture of progress of work, I have not been to Mangalore in last 3 months.


I had been to Mangalore about a couple of weeks back. I think the pic is old one. There is no such activity taking place around PVS circle.

Which Road is this?

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The author of this pic is an french man..This is what he says about Mangalore

- Et à Mangalore ils ont fait fort.. Une ville nouvelle pratiquement. Quel sacré boulot et dans quelles conditions. Beau document

Translation

And at Mangalore they have done a lot.. a new town practically. What a job and under what conditions. Nice document

Thanks to Mahesh Nanjunda SSC I poster for the translation

Efforts will be made towards rationalisation of taxes for industry in the State
Small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector should be encouraged. Dependence on the services sector and outsourcing of manufacture has led to overshooting of income and downgrading of rating of the U.S., J.R. Bangera, president, Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI), has said.

He was speaking at the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Thursday.

Infrastructure

On what steps were being taken to improve infrastructure in industrial areas for SMEs in Mangalore, he said discussions on the Infrastructure Development Fund would be held with the Secretary, Commerce and Industry and the Director of Industry and the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB).

The fund had been set up by the State Government to provide financial assistance to State agencies that would take up infrastructure projects on public-private partnership (PPP) model.

Industrial waste

Mr. Bangera said: “We will interact with the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to deal with industrial waste.”

The FKCCI had a vision of connectivity in the district, especially in the last mile, at the taluk, district and panchayat levels and there was no fund problem.

“There is plenty of money from the Centre and the State Government,” he said.

On a question on the plot allotment policy to entrepreneurs, he said there should be a “rational” allotment policy.

Flyovers

About Baikampady overpass and the flyovers that were yet to be completed, Mr. Bangera said people must continue to be vocal about such issues.

He said efforts would be made towards rationalisation of taxes for industry in the State.

A Coastal Business Development Summit would be held in Mangalore in November or December this year. Issues that the meet would focus on were widening of NH 66 to facilitate free movement of goods and to reduce accidents.

Solution

A permanent solution should be found for NH 8 which passed through the Western Ghats as it was impossible to travel on it during the monsoon, he said.

Shipment of goods should be made from the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) and not from Chennai and Kochi ports.

The Railways should complete work on a direct rail line between Shravanabelagola and Bangalore.

This would reduce travel time by three hours and provide better connectivity to Bangalore.

New industrial estates should be set up in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts to provide employment to the local youth, Mr. Bangera added.
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Plama Crest, Suratkal Mangalore
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Plama Castle, Bajpe Mangalore
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Plama Gardenia, Falnir Mangalore
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Now Bajpe is also catching the apartment culture after Derlakatta and Suratkal, now next to catch this will be Ullal, Bantwal and Vamanjoor

kinnigoli already hav 2 five floor completed apts and 1seven floor and 4 five floor(i think)u/c apts even though it is far from city.

Now Bajpe is also catching the apartment culture after Derlakatta and Suratkal, now next to catch this will be Ullal, Bantwal and Vamanjoor

as u said along with Bajpe, kinnigoli are getting new apts , even permude is getting apts and in future maybe even kateel, so u get one stretch frm bajpe 2 kinnigoli with developments

Mangalore Airport

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wasam photos

Mangalore North has been mapped by Google earth,latest 11/2010.City core has city not been mapped.

Facsinating mangalore

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sks planeet site can be seen below

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Landlinks township
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Skyline blueberry-1 apts-blueberry hills
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Skyline blueberry apts-2
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inland windsor apts
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Inland windsors apts
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SVR VOLVO
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Mind blowing pics,as usual......Plz visit Bangalore,Mysore once and click for us some great pics :banana:

Independence day celebrations at Citi center mall
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Bharath mall
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Bhrath mall
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Abhiman hills apts u/c-lighthousehill rd
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Avinash awesome stuff from you....next time get us road pics :)

Mangalore New Airport terminal - 2010

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Mangalore exploding from 2006 to 2010 --Just 4 years

Suzlon SEZ,UPCL-thermal power plant

2006

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2010

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Mangalore North - MSEZ, OMPL,ISRPL,MRPL,BASF--Biakampady Industrial area -Mangalore Intl airport


2006

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2010

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Just 4 years and construction has boomed in this coastal city of karnataka.Give it some more time.

BTW the city core has not been mapped yet---Dozens of flyovers are built in just 4 years,skyscrapers are towering,construction cranes are all over the town... :banana2:

Few more years and changes will be visible thoroughly

can anyone pleeeassse tell me what is that bends at the end of runway near new turminus in airport pic

can anyone pleeeassse tell me what is that bends at the end of runway near new turminus in airport pic

Concrete roads

^^ Pics by Avi.

Avi,

Nice Photography. Keep it up. Dil mange more,,,,,

can anyone pleeeassse tell me what is that bends at the end of runway near new turminus in airport pic

also known as agumbe ghat of kudla :lol:

^^ Pics by Avi.

Avi,

Nice Photography. Keep it up. Dil mange more,,,,,

Thanks Ananda.

Great work Avi, Thanking you and waiting for more, Keep Clicking Keep Posting:)