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Minister flags off KSTDC Mangaluru special package tour

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April 17, 2016

Mangaluru, Apr 17: R V Deshpande, Minister for Tourism, Large and Medium Scale Industries, flagged off the Mangaluru Special Package Tour, initiated by the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation, at Dr Shivaram Karanth Pilikula Nisargadhama on Sunday.

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Speaking on the occasion, the minister said that the state government has taken several measures to provide basic amenities and to ensure protection of visitors to various tourists spots in the state. The Department of Home Guards has deployed 125 trained security personnel at 319 tourist destinations. Another 250 people will be trained and the selection process is going on. Another new programme has been introduced by the government, with private companies adopting and developing tourist spots, as corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, Deshpande added.

Development of beaches

The minister said that Rs 13 crore will be sanctioned soon to provide necessary equipment – including roads and drain facilities – at the beaches at Talapady, Surathkal, Ullal, Someshwar and Tannirbavi in the district.

He, meanwhile, said that relaxation to the Coastal Security Zone regulations has been sought by the state government from the Central Government Ministry of Environment, and added that the ministry has been requested to decrease the limit for carrying out beach development activities, from 250 metres to 90-100 metres, on selected beaches.

Minister R V Deshpande expressed a need for the district administration to improve the marketing strategy for the Pilikula Nisargadhama. The district administration also has to establish perfect coordination among various departments involved in the development of the Nisargadhama, he said.

The Tourism Department has plans to organise open street programmes in Mangaluru, said the minister, explaining further that on a particular day, zero traffic will be observed on MG?Road and cultural activities will be held.

K Abhayachandra Jain, Minister for Youth Empowerment, Sports and Fisheries, said that the government has allocated Rs six crore for surfing and other adventure sports. Also, a fund of Rs 15 crore is reserved in the budget to install an aquarium at Pilikula.

S A?Prabhakar Sharma, executive director of the Nisargadhama said that the Tourism Department had sanctioned Rs five crore for development works at Pilikula and Rs four crore had been used for the works. A project plan for second phase development work has been submitted to the Department of Tourism, he added.

MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, MLA B A?Mohiuddin Bava, MLC Ivan D'Souza, Jungle Lodges President Asagodu Jayasimha, KSTDC Chairman S A?Hussain and Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim were present among others.

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Gopal Shetty M
 - 
Monday, 18 Apr 2016

The Mangaluru Darshana tour should also include a visit to the Govt. Museum at Bijai

Gopal Shetty M
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Monday, 18 Apr 2016

The Mangaluru Darsjhana tour should also include a visit to the Govt. Museum at Bijai.

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June 4,2020

Jun 4: Belur Mutt, the global headquarters of Ramakrishna Mutt and Ramakrishna Mission, has decided to throw open its gates to the devotees from June 15 after putting in place all safety measures required to contain the spread of COVID-19.

The gates of the sprawling premises of the mutt set up by Swami Vivekananada at Belur near here was closed since the lockdown was announced in March by the Centre. The Mutt has devotees from across the globe.

The secretary of Belur Mutt Ramakrishna Mutt and Ramakrishna Mission, Swami Suvirananda said in a statement that as the easing down of lockdown measures announced by the Centre and the state did not indicate the threat caused by COVID-19 pandemic is over, the authorities thought it prudent to put in place all the measures required before opening the gates of the Mutt and all RKM centres in the country for the scores of devotees.

The statement was issued on June 1, the day religious places of worship were thrown open by the West Bengal government.

"We had to think about both aspects - the issue of public health and also the wish of our devotees for having a darshan of the shrines of Swami Vivekananda, Sri Sarada Maa and Ramamrishna Paramahansa. But we believe spirituality and sceintific temparament must go hand in hand," he told reporters on Thursday.

"Therefore it is imperative for us to consult experts and put in place adequate arrangement and infrastructure" before opening the (Belur Mutt) gates," he said.

The senior monk said the timing of the opening and closure of the shrine and all other details conforming the health protocol and guidelines will be announced before opening date.

The Mutt complex had become totally out of bound for visitors from March 24 when the lockdown was clamped. There was restricted entry to it since May 16.

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February 13,2020

New Delhi, Feb 13: Ashoka Buildcon on Thursday said it has emerged as the lower bidder for a highway project worth Rs 1,035.5 crore in Karnataka.

The project entails four laning of a section of NH-206 in the state.

Ashoka Buildcon had submitted its bid to National Highways Authority of India for the project to be built on hybrid annuity mode under Bharatmala Pariyojana, it said in a BSE filing.

"The company emerged as the lowest bidder at the financial bid opening meeting held on February 13," Ashoka Buildcon said.

The quoted bid project cost for the project is Rs 1,035.50 crore, it added.

The company's stock was trading at Rs 103.05, down 2.78 per cent, on the BSE.

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April 3,2020

Udupi/Mangaluru, Apr 3: As many as 11 liquor addicts in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts have committed suicide, due to non-availability of liquor.

It is said that the District administration, in association with Psychiatrists, have taken the initiative to provide counselling services, along with telemedicine, to the addicts.

Deputy Commissioner G Jagadeesh said on Thursday that arrangements will be made to provide treatments and personal counselling for the liquor addicts.

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