Monti feast, the festival of new harvest was celebrated on Sunday in Thottam, with traditional gaiety and fervor. Early morning, hundreds of faithful gathered at ground where Fr. Fedrick D’souza Parish Priest blessed the fresh crop of rice corn with a brief introduction. ’Sakkad sangtha Melya’ hym

Malpe, Thottam ‘Sarvajanika Ganeshosava’ Idol Installed on August 29 was immersed on September 1 at the Arabian Sea after 4 days of public prayers and adoration at the Temple Premises. Two vehicles carried sets of sound boxes that added the extreme thump of excitement and joy.

Varamahalakshmi pooja celebrated on 08.08.2014 at Eloor Mogaveera Bhavana, Billava Samaja, Shri Hanuman Vitthobha Bhajana mandir, Sri Ram Bhajana mandir, Shiva Panchakshari Bhajana mandir, Jnaanajyothi Bhajana mandir, Malpe.Varamahalakshmi Vratam is performed by married woman for the well-being of a

The wall of the 125 year old Thonse Khandige Higher Primary school has collapsed this afternoon due to heavy rain and the school children were miraculously escaped because of their alert teachers. When the teachers saw the cracks in the building this morning they have alerted the panchayat members

The Hindu crematorium which is located beside the road which connects Kemmannu and Gujjarabettu has been renovated completely by the donation of the famous industrialist of Bangalore Mr. Vishwanath Sanil. The Kemmannu panchayat has introduced a Betterment committee for the maintenance of the same.

Shobha Karandlaje, Former state Energy minister after receiving a rousing welcome during her maiden visit to the district has launched her election Campaign for Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha Constituency from Hejamady on the 14th March, 2014. Today she was seen campaigning and attending public meeti

Annual nemotsava of Sri Panchadumavati Garodi, Thonse held from 07-03-2014 to 10-03-2014. In the celebration of Nemotsava , various ritual programs like Shri Baidarkala darshana, Shri Panchadhumavati Daivada Kola, Maha annasantharpana etc were performed during the three days of the utsav.

Udupi/Malpe, Feb 16, 2014: The beach utsav, organised by The Udupi City Municipal Council (CMC) concluded on today 16th Feb, 2014 evening at Malpe beach. The two day Beach Utsav was inaugurated by MP Jayprakash Hegde along with local MLA Sri Pramod Madwaraj yesterday 15th Feb, 2014. The utsav was th

Kemmannu, Feb 9, 2014: R.S.S. Udupi organized a flag presentation ceremony in Kadike/Kemmannu on the 9th of Feb, 2014 at 5 PM. Balakrishna Amin, a senior member of the RSS was the president of the kadike Pratap branch flag presentation ceremony. Shri. D. Narayan Shenai, respected nagara sangha chaal

As every year, the “Kenda(Fire) Jaathra Mahotsava” which began on 26/01/2014 concluded on 29/01/2014 in Shri Durgaparameshvari temple, Kodi Bengre, Udupi. People from Kodi Bengre and neighboring villages participated in the fest with great enthusiasm.

Alcoholic De-addiction Camps conducted by Dr. A.V. Baliga Memorial hospital, Udupi and Navajeevana Counseling Centre, Doddannagudde, Udupi which was inaugurated on 01/01/2014 got concluded successfully on 10/01/2014

Picture Story Sports, Kalmadi in association with Mahila Mandali (R.) Kalmadi organized ladies 60 yards cricket tournament with men super six cricket at Udayakala Ground, Kalmadi. The tournament was stared on 03/01/2014 and concluded on 05/01/2014.

News from Gujjerbettu/Kemmannu

Sri Ayyappa Baktavrunda, Kodi Bengre and Sri Ayyappa Bhaktavrunda, Gudyam, Kemmannu celebrated annual Ayyappa Mahapooja on 01/01/2014. The Mahapooja was lead by Sri Velayudhan Guruswamy and Sri Suresh Guruswamy in Kodibengre and by Sri Shekhar Guruswamy in Kemmannu respecti

Thonse Naalku Patna Mogaveera Mahajana Sangha(Reg.) hosted a Scholarship distribution and honoring ceremony of the year 2013-14 at Shri Bobbarya Sannidhi, Gujjarbettu, Kemmannu.Ceremony began with prayer and continued with honoring of chief guest of the ceremony, MLA of Udupi district Mr. Pramod Ma

A busy place Malpe, with full of activates bearing a deserted look as the strike by the traditional fishermen’s associations enters day 7 today. Large number of fishing boats are anchored in the Malpe jetty and some of the fishermen’s are busy repairing their nets as their associations has decided

Due to the large scale deforestation all over, the animals which live in dense forest have no other way to feed themselves and to venture into the human surroundings in search of food and shelter. These days we come across every now and then about finding such wild animals in the nearby vill

The Traditional fisherman’s association today called upon the authorities to ban the Bull Trawl Fishing during the association meeting on the 17th October at 11 at Eloor Moghaveera auditorium, Malpe. The unscientific way of fishing techniques adopted by these Bull Trawl Fishermen is matter of conce

Udupi MLA Sri Pramod Madwaraj today distributed the BPL rations cards to 342 eligible beneficiaries of Kodavoor village in an programme organised at the Mogaveera Auditorium, Malpe. Addressing the gathering MLA pointed out that due to the mistakes of the previous government, many families were depr

The foundation stone laying ceremony for the new kitchen and launching ceremony of the state government ‘Ksheera Bhaghya’ programme was held at the government Thonse Kandige H.P School Gunjabettu Kemmannu here on Friday August 30.

Malpe, August 16, 2013: Varamahalakshmi pooja celebrated at Shri Lakshmi Narayana Bhajana mandir Gujjarbettu and Shri Hanuman Vitthobha Bhajana mandir Malpe. Varamahalakshmi Vratam is performed by married woman for the well being of all the family members, especially husband, to get progeny etc. It

Udupi/Thottam, August 15, 2013: The dead body of Vittal (48), who drowned yesterday morning near Thottam beach when he had gone to kairampuni fishing was found this afternoon at around 12-45pm. The search teams were searching for the body since yesterday morning but in vain. People of some fishing

Students all over the Karnataka protesting for the amendment of the carry over system but the government has not taken any action yet. Santhosh Kumar, son of Sunder Jathanna and Prathiba Jathanna from Sagri, a student of Dr. T.M.A. Pai polytechnic Manipal who had 5 backlogs and due to the present

All college students association affiliated to Polytechnic staged a day long hunger strike to demand the amendment of present carry over system in front of DC office today on the 2nd August, 2013 from 8 AM till 5 PM. More than 300 students from various Polytechnic Colleges from the district particip

All College Students Association (ASCA) conducted a protest march demanding the resignation of higher education minister R.V. Deshpandey as he is not pulsating to the student’s problem of carry over system despite the number of requests. More than 5000 students of coastal Karnataka are losing their

The erosion has been so severe that this year a fisheries road in Tenka Yermal which was paver-finished last year eroded in five places on Wednesday during the high tide. Six houses near Ameen Moolastana are facing danger as sea water has reached the walls of these houses crossing the boulders, which have been placed as a last resort against erosion.

The problem of the sea erosion intensified near Hanuman Vithobha bhajana mandir, Malpe. High tidal waves are hitting the shore since last Sunday and many trees and the cement benches from the shore have been consumed by the waves for a quiet long distance.

Polytechnic students from various colleges of Udupi district gathered in front of Udupi MLA office and filed an appeal to MLA Mr. Pramod Madvaraj to look over the problems which students are facing due to the present carry over system and convince the government to change the rule for student

All college students association conducted a protest in front of the DC Office Manipal to convince the government about the problems which students are facing due to the present carry over system all over the state. Association leaders demanding amendment of the present

A car on the way to Udupi from Manipal hit a Honda Activa scooter near Syndicate circle which was turned suddenly towards Manipal from a shop on the left side of the road