Talapady, a border area of Karnataka and Kerala, is one of the places that has been badly affected by the indiscriminate sand smuggling activities.
“ We do not want your assurances and promises but want a permanent solution to our problem,” this is the appeal made by the hundreds of people across the coastal line who are affected by the aggravating problem of sea erosion.
At a time when agriculture is a far less attractive profession for the present
day youngsters who are heading towards the towns in search of greener pastures,
forgetting the greenery back in their villages, the Uttara Kannada Deputy Commissioner
made a worthwhile and novel effort to create an awareness among the rural youngsters to
come back to their roots-farming.
The Union Government has given its green signal to the proposal to
widen the NH 13 on the Mangalore-Shimoga stretch covering 213 kms.
It has been decided to widen the highway by three meters to five meters while 1.5 meter
space would be earmarked for parking on either side.
Karavali Ale Group Chief BV Seetaram has lodged a complaint with
the Lokayukta against Dakshina Kannada District in-charge Minister Krishna Palemar,
accusing him of sand smuggling and illegal stocking of sand.
Villagers of Beluvai fed up with the inaction of the authorities in
repairing a kutcha road in the village, resorted to a novel protest recently by planting
plantain trees and paddy seeds on the water logged road.
As the Kerala MPs are mounting pressure on the authorities to have
a new railway division at Tiruvananthapuram, the various organizations of coastal
Karnataka have decided to urge the state MPs to prevail upon the government to merge
Mangalore with the Mysore railway division.
The recent case of the public raiding the ashram of the Kajikatte
Swami near Paivalike alleging immoral activities by the seer, has now taken a new twist.
The so called Durgananda Swami of the ashram who had escaped during the attack held
on the night of July 21, has appeared in a hospital at Kumble and has lodged a police
complaint. Even the young woman who was in the ashram with the swami has been
admitted to the hospital.
Generally, it is the farmers who put up thorny fencing to protect their
agricultural fields from trespassing of animals. But in a queer case, the National Highway
Department has erected a similar fencing to the Kootelu mini bridge that is known as an
accident zone.
It has been learnt that over 170 children who were supposed to get
admitted to classes from 1 to five in various schools of the district under the ‘Marali
Shalege Baa’ programme, have not yet come to schools even a month after the
programme was held.