Bengaluru: The fishermen in Karwar want the government to stop unauthorized diving at Netrani Island. Located 18 km off Murdeshwar Coast, Netrani Island has rare coral reefs and shoals of coral- ...

Research institute recommends area around island be made fish refugia The ICAR’s Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Mangaluru Research Centre, has recommended that the coral reef ...

Netrani Island, also known as Pigeon Island, is a small island located in the Arabian Sea, close to Mangalore in Karnataka. Located in Bhatkal Taluk, this island is just 19km away from the famous ...

Two-day event will have undersea action, talk by experts and movie screenings A two-day scuba adventure festival is all set to be held at the Netrani island of Uttar Kannada district on January 6 and ...

The island will be a national marine park, according to a proposal. KARWAR: Netrani Island, a coral reef, 18 km off Murdeshwar in the Arabian Sea, will be a national marine park, according to a ...

Netrani (also known as Pigeon Island) locally known as Netragudo, is a tiny island located in the Arabian Sea off the Bhaktal coast. It is situated approximately 10 nautical miles (19 km) from the ...

Fire broke out in Netrani island (pigeon island) near Bhatkal on Thursday night. The Indian Navy uses the bio-diverse area for bombing practise. A team of 15 revenue officials visited the island. The ...

KARWAR: The war exercises being carried out by the Navy at Netrani island, located 18 km off Murdeshwar coast, has irked the environmentalists. The island is a heritage site, as declared by the State ...

Noted Kannada actor and producer Dhananjaya, popularly known as Daali Dhananjaya, recently enjoyed scuba diving adventure in Netrani Island. He was accompanied by friends from Mysuru for the ...

In my mind, scuba diving had always associated with Goa, the Andamans and Lakshadweep, or an exotic overseas location with pristine waters, certainly not Netrani, a small island tucked into ...