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At last widening work and asphalting of Kemmannu main road is completed. The widening work which started a year ago faced many hurdles including vacating and trimming of shops and rebuilding the same. Mrs. Veronica Cornelio ably supervised and got the job done with the help of a small team of volunteers. Incidentally the job was completed exactly one year after it was started i.e., 6th of February

Foundation Stone laid for Nayaab Residency, Udupi.

Foundation stone was laid for the prestigious project of Nayaab Developers promoted by B.M. Zaffer and Family, Dubai, U.A.E. After the prayers former Minister Mr. Pramod Madhwaraj along with the dignitaries lit the lamp and symbolically inaugurated the programe of Foundation laying. In his message Pramod lauded the efforts of Mr. B. M. Zaffer , who is also the Director of Thonse Health Centre t

Miraculous wooden statue of St Peter the Apostle

Few of our elderly Barkurians may be aware of the practice to venerate a small but very attractive statue of St Peter the Apostle, our patron, on 29th June every year, in our Church at Barkur. In 60’s till early 80’s this practice was on, which I witnessed and the decorated image was placed in the sanc

Rare photograph of Late B. V. Gopalakrishna Rao - Presidential Award Winner from Thonse/Kemmannu.

Late B.V. GopalkrishnaRao,Head Master of Hindu Higher Primary School, Kemmannu, received this prestigious presidential award in 1962 from the then President of India Dr .Radhakrishnan. This photo relates to the felicitation given to him in the school premises by the school management.

Monthi (Nativity)Fest 2017 Celebration pictures.

The Nativity of Our Lady or the birthday of our beloved Mother Mary, also called as "Monthi Fest" by Mangalorean Catholic community is also celebrated as a harvest festival. Pictures from - Kemmannu, Pangla, Meera Road, Udyavara, Kolalgiri, Mount Rosary, Ajekar, Katpady, Pamboor, Kunthalnagar, Moodubelle, Milagres Cathedral, Bijodi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kalmady, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Jebil Ali, Kuwait...

Swarna our little lady - By Aaron Ambrose Dâ€™Souza

Ah Swarna our little river. She looks like sheâ€™s going through her rebellious phase. She might have lost some weight recently due to the sand mining but she seems to be on a forced junk food diet of plastics. This girl has seen better days like really better days. Well compared to places like the Ganges and the beaches of Mumbai we are comparatively a lot better. But we used to drink the water dir

Your grandparents saw it? Well you canâ€™t - By Aaron Ambrose Dâ€™Souza.

Think Iâ€™m kidding wellâ€¦ think again. Ask the oldest people (older people know what Iâ€™m talking about) you know about what used to live in your backyard Iâ€™m pretty sure you donâ€™t see them anymore. Especially in places like Kemmanu since according to the WWF there has been a 58% decrease in the biological diversity from 1970 to 2012 and freshwater environments are the ones hit hardest. Well if you s

Nature Block: How plants save the world on a daily basis By Aaron Ambrose Dâ€™Souza

Iâ€™m pretty sure everyone knows how important plants are with the first thing that comes to mind being photosynthesis the process due to which we are still breathing literally perhaps eventually weâ€™ll have machines to replace that but right now plants are the oxygen tanks of the earth. Well thatâ€™s not the only thing we get from photosynthesis though it is how plants get their sustenance which event

Nature Block: Flora and Fauna of Kemmannu (Thonse) by Aaron Ambrose Dâ€™Souza

How much do you know about your home and by home I mean the endless green surrounding that building made up of bricks? Kemmannu is not just home to us humans but to plenty of flora and fauna and weâ€™re sure you donâ€™t know half of them. But whatâ€™s the use of knowing all this you ask. Well other than learning about sheer awesomeness of nature, you can learn what plants are edible, how can they be use

Nature Block: Flora and Fauna of Kemmannu (Thonse) by Aaron Ambrose Dâ€™Souza

Obituary: Theresa Pais (Tejju teacher) age 78, Hampankatte/ Kemmannu.

Theresa Pais (78) Tejju Teacher, who passed away on Monday evening, will be remembered as a loving teacher and Mother like figure for a long time to come. Born in Mangalore, she had a troubled childhood as she used to remember but studied enough to be a teacher in St. Philomina Higher Primary School Kemmannu for more than 40 years. She was a teacher, Mother, Guide and Guard for her students and h

Milagres College, Kallianpur celebrates Golden Jubilee

Udupi : With the intention and mission of educational needs of the youth from rural background, 83 years old late Monsignor Very Rev Denis J. Dâ€™Souza had a dream that the boys and girls who work in the paddy field should be able to come to the college straight from the field. It was the divine power

Monthi (Nativity)Fest 2015 Celebration pictures.

Impact after Kemmannu.com story -

Inputs from Mrs. Veronica Cornelio on what has happened post the story appearing on Kemmannu.com After reading the comments for road in Padukudru on Kemmannu.com, conversation was with Mr. Gururaj Bhat, Panchayath Member from Padukudru and he has happily agreed to let the road pass through his pro

Monthi (Nativity)Fest 2015 Celebration pictures.

The Nativity of Our Lady or the birthday of our beloved Mother Mary, also called as "Monthi Fest" by Mangalorean Catholic community is also celebrated as a harvest festival. Pictures from Kemmannu, Kuntalnagar, Taccode, Mira Road, Bajpe, Surathkal, Barkur, Perampalli, Pangala, Milagres Cathedral, Abudhabi, Qatar, Bangalore, Kolalgiri, London, Oman, Kuwait ....

â€˜Kemmannu Fiesta- 2015 celebrated byâ€˜KEMMANNU FLOWERS-U.A.E.

â€˜Kemmannu Flowers UAEâ€™ a fast growing group of kemmanites, celebrated a full day programme â€˜Kemmannu Fiesta-2015â€™ with full swing, on the occasion of their Ninth anniversary, at Al Manzal ball room of London Suites Hotel AL Wasal Club, Dubai, U.A.E. The programme began at around 1.00 pm with a Prayer song by members, Clarice Dâ€™Souza, Rony Dâ€™Souza, Melwyn Fernandes and Ida Fernandes followed b

Inaugurated and blessings of New Mount Rosary Church - Pictorial report

Thousands of devotees witnessed the grand inauguration and blessing of the newly built Mount Rosary Church Santhekatte Kallianpur was solemnly inaugurated on Tuesday January 6.Mount Rosary Church which has a long history of 178 years is one of the oldest churches in undivided Mangalore diocese and now becomes one of the biggest church with several innovative changes.

Milagres Cathedral celebrates Annual Parochial Feast with devotion & fervour

Udupi : Annual Parochial Feast of Milagres Cathedral held with devotion and fervor at Kallianpur on Wednesday, 21st January, 2015. The Feast High Solemn mass under the main celebrant His Lordship Most Rev Dr. Gerald Isaac Lobo along with guest priests, parishioner priests and deanery feast except

Monthi (Nativity)Fest 2014 Celebration pictures.

Thonse Sarvajanika Ganesha Idol immersed.

The Five days Ganesh Festivities in Kemmannu ended with the immersion of Ganesh idol in the Arabian Sea. The immersion procession began at the Bhadrakali Temple premises where the idol was installed. The colorful procession joined by devotees and residents included tablos and dancers including the popular Tiger Dance. The pick of the lot was a fishing boat constructed by Mr. Arun Fernandes and hi