Dakshina Kannada is a district in the state of Karnataka in India. Sheltered by the Western Ghats on the east and surrounded by the Arabian Sea on the west, Dakshina Kannada receives abundant rainfall during the monsoon. It is bordered by Udupi District to the north, Chikmagalur district to the northeast, Hassan District to the east, Kodagu to the southeast and Kasaragod District in Kerala to the south. The district has three agro-climatic divisions:
- Coastal region consisting of Mangalore, Ullal and Mulki taluks
- Intermediate area consisting of Moodabidri Bantwal,
- Malnad region consisting of Belthangady, Puttur, Kadaba and Sullia taluks.
Tulu Nadu or Tulunad, is a region in India where the Tulu language is predominantly spoken. The Indic people known as Tuluva are natives of the region. The erstwhile district of South Canara is the core of the Tulu speaking region. The Old South Canara district is currently divided into Dakshina Kannada and Udupi of Karnataka and Kasaragod district of Kerala. This region is not an official administrative entity but there has been a movement in the region demanding statehood for Tulu Nadu within the framework of the Republic of India. Mangalore, Udupi and Kasaragod are its important cities.
The Tulu people or Tuluva people are an ethnic group native to Southern India. They are native speakers of the Tulu language and the region they traditionally inhabit is known as Tulu Nadu. This region comprises the districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in Karnataka and the Kasaragod district of Kerala The Census report of 2011 reported a population of 1,846,427 native Tulu speakers living in India.
The town of Virajpet also spelled as Virajapete is the second town of the district of Kodagu, in Karnataka. It is the main town of the Virajpet taluka, south of the district, in the Kerala-Karnataka border. The name is an abbreviation of Virarajendrapete after the former ruler of Kodagu, Virarajendra.
Panambur is one of the localities in Mangalore famous as a tourist spot and also a major industrial area. Panambur is also the site of Karnataka's only major port New Mangalore Port. Other major industries, namely Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers and KIOCL, are also located here. It is located in Mangalore at Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state, India, north of the Gurupura River's confluence with Arabian Sea. Panambur along with Baikampady & Jokatte are the industrial regions in Mangalore & also one of the major industrial areas of Karnataka. The name Panambur is derived from Panam which means "money" and Ur which means "place" or "village" in Tulu language.
Mangalore International Airport, is an international airport serving the coastal city of Mangalore, India. It is one of the only two international airports in Karnataka, the other being Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore. Mangalore International Airport is the second busiest airport in Karnataka. In addition to domestic destinations, flights depart daily for major cities in the Middle East. The airport, then the Bajpe Aerodrome, was opened on 25 December 1951 when then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru arrived on a DC-3 Dakota aircraft.
Mangalore University (MU) is a public university in Konaje, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India. MU has jurisdiction over the districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kodagu. The university imparts higher education in field of arts, commerce, science, law and management. In the eighties and early nineties, prestigious engineering colleges such as the Manipal Institute of Technology and the National Institute of Technology Surathkal were affiliated to Mangalore University. These colleges have since been granted deemed university status by the Government of India and therefore are no longer affiliated to Mangalore University. The university still has several good colleges in the area affiliated to it.
Venur Dhananjay Kumar Alva was a former Union and Cabinet minister of India and a former Member of Parliament from Mangalore. He was cabinet minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism in 1996, Union Minister of State for Finance from 1999–2000 and Union Minister of State for Textiles from 2000–2003. He was also one of the first few BJP MPs to be elected from south India, at a time when the Congress party's reach was at its peak.
Industrial and commercial activities dominate Mangalore's economy. It is the only city in Karnataka to have all modes of transport — Air, Road, Rail and Sea. The fastest growing non metro in South India is Mangalore. Mangalore is the 2nd largest business centre in Karnataka. Around 75% of India's coffee, timber and cashew nuts exports are handled by the New Mangalore Port. Mangalore is one among the only 5 cities in the country to have both a Major Port and an International Airport. Mangalore has some of the tallest buildings in South India, with many more under construction. Mangalore Airport is among the 2 International Airports in Karnataka, along with Kempegowda International Airport.
Mangalore's location in the Indian state of Karnataka makes it accessible by all forms of transport: road, rail, air and sea. It is the largest city in the Coastal Karnataka region, and is the only Karnataka city to have an International Airport and a Major Seaport.
The 2008 attacks on Christians in southern Karnataka refer to the wave of attacks directed against Christian churches and prayer halls in the Indian city of Mangalore and the surrounding area of southern Karnataka in September and October 2008 by Hindu organizations, Bajrang Dal and the Sri Ram Sena. The attacks were widely perceived by Christians in southern Karnataka to be punishment from right-wing Hindu nationalist organisations because they had been outspoken about Christian persecution in Orissa, after the assassination of Hindu monk Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati allegedly by local Christian community and also because the New Life Fellowship Trust (NLFT), a non-denominational Christian Church, was alleged by Bajrang Dal to be responsible for forced conversions of Hindus to Christianity.
Addur is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Mangalore taluk of Dakshina Kannada district.
Aletty is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.
Badagaulipady is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Mangalore taluk of Dakshina Kannada district.
Tenkayedapadavu is a panchayat village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. Administratively, it is under Mangalore taluk of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. It is located at a distance of 26 km from Mangalore city. There are two villages in the gram panchayat, Tenkayedapadavu and Badagayedapadavu.
Bailur is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Bhatkal taluk of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.
Mangalore taluk is a taluk (subdistrict) in the Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka on the western coast of India. Mangalore is the administrative headquarters of the taluk. It is made up of Mangalore City Corporation, Ullal City Municipality that govern the Mangalore Urban Agglomeration, Other than these there are forty-nine panchayat villages in Mangalore taluk. It covers an area of 834 square kilometres (322 sq mi). Mangalore, Ullal and Moodabidri are the top 3 highly populated towns.
The Karnataka Fire and Emergency Services department is a department of the Government of Karnataka that is the foremost disaster management body in Karnataka, India.
