The ONGC has sacked the DGM of MRPL Lexmi Kumaran holding her responsible for the frequent closure of the units due to the serial fire mishaps. ‘Karavali Ale’ has brought out several exclusive reports on more than ten fire mishaps that had taken place in the last couple of months.
The crew members who had recently been rescued from M V Asian Forest which sunk in the sea near Someshwara find themselves stranded as they could neither return to their native country nor continue to stay here.
It is reported that the teachers of nearly 206 government high schools in Dakshina Kannada district have still not received their pay packages since the past two months.
The Udupi Congress has alleged that the Home Minister VS Acharya who is now ever keen to set up an airport in Udupi, heeding to the pressure from the Manipal Pais, was however backtracking on the earlier promise of his government to press KSRTC buses into service on the Udupi-Mangalore route.
Members of the DYFI and the Janavadi Mahila Sanghatane staged a protest in front of the Wenlock Hospital in the city on Friday to protest against the government moves to privatize the hospital.
The Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed the MESCOM to pay a compensation of Rs 4000 to a consumer for creating unnecessary problems to him leading to destruction of his crops. This information was provided by the Koila gram panchayat member Faluluddin at a press meet in the town.
The need to provide autonomy to the police department in order to free it from political influence as well as interference has remained a mere ‘sacred wish’ with however no effort made in this direction by any government.
While the stay against the movement of heavy vehicles on the NH 17 has been withdrawn, the district administration has given permission to such vehicles to move twice in a week up to September 30.
The SHRC has issued orders to the Director of Mines and Geology, to take appropriate steps towards preventing destruction of the forest and death of cattle in some places of Kundapur taluk due to red stone quarrying.
Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Urban Development Suresh Kumar has said that a special implementation cell will be set up under the stewardship of senior police officers in all the districts in the state along the lines of Larger Bangalore City Corporation to prevent illegal construction of buildings in the Corporation limits.