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Congress to create awareness on anti communal violence bill
Congress to create awareness on anti communal violence bill

DK District Congress Committee will organise taluk-level awareness programmes to emphasise the necessity of passing the Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence Bill in the nation

Man found brutally murdered at Urva
Man found brutally murdered at Urva

A middle aged man, who was later identified as Mohammed, was found murdered near Mari Gudi temple at Urva, Mangalore on December 5, Monday morning.

Paladka parish prepares for 100th anniversary celebrations
Paladka parish prepares for 100th anniversary celebrations

Since St. Ignatius Loyola Church of Paladka will celebrate its 100th anniversary in Nov 2013, the members of the parish, under the leadership of Fr. Gilbert D’Souza, the parish priest, participated in the preparatory celebrations held on the church grounds on Dec 4, Sunday in the presence of Andrew D’Souza,

Annual Kadri Kambla held on Sunday
Annual Kadri Kambla held on Sunday

The Kambla rider, all sweaty due to the prickly heat and covered with the marshy mud tightened his grip on the buffaloes. Focused on his track, he waited for the race to be flagged off.

Saw mill destroyed in fire
Saw mill destroyed in fire

A saw mill beside the Brahmavar – Hebri road was destroyed in a fire early in the morning of December 4 Sunday.

Kadri Kambala commences with traditional rituals
Kadri Kambala commences with traditional rituals

The annual Kadri Kambala event commenced with the traditional ritual of honoring a pair of buffaloes on the morning of Dec 4 Sunday.

Dr. Mohan Alva flags off 5th annual Rxlife Cycle Rally
Dr. Mohan Alva flags off 5th annual Rxlife Cycle Rally

The fifth Rxlife Cycle Rally, an annual cycling event organized to convey messages of healthy lifestyle, was flagged off by Dr. M. Mohan Alva

Raga Taranga organizes Bala Prathibothsava 2011
Raga Taranga organizes Bala Prathibothsava 2011

The cultural forum Raga Taranga organized Bala Prathibothsava 2011 at Town Hall  on Saturday, during which prizes were distributed among the winners of the district-level competitions organized by the forum.

YCS of Kulshekar organizes dance competition
YCS of Kulshekar organizes dance competition

The Young Christian Students’ Movement (YCS), Kulshekar unit, organized a dance competition as part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Kulshekar Church

Voices raised against Made Snana ritual
Voices raised against Made Snana ritual

K. L. Ashok, the secretary of the Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike said that people are still following superstitious rituals such as Made Snana in spite of 5000 years of rich history.

Oscar Fernandes and dance guru Dharmesh visit Bhagini Samaj
Oscar Fernandes and dance guru Dharmesh visit Bhagini Samaj

Oscar Fernandes, the Rajya Sabha MP, visited Bhagini Samaj, a home for poor and orphaned children in Mangalore, yesterday in the company of Dharmesh Sir

Franklin Monteiro lauds BJP’s pro-Christian stance
Franklin Monteiro lauds BJP’s pro-Christian stance

Franklin Monteiro of the BJP Minority Morcha, said that he welcomes the government’s decision to withdraw the 23 cases against Christian youth filed during the church attacks of 2008.

Made Snana will increase chances of getting AIDS and skin ailments - Poojary
Made Snana will increase chances of getting AIDS and skin ailments - Poojary

Senior Congress leader Janardhan Poojary stated that Made Snana will increase people’s chances of getting AIDS along with other skin ailments.

World Disability Day observed in Mangalore
World Disability Day observed in Mangalore

World Disability Day was jointly observed at Town Hall by the DK district administration, DK Zilla Panchayat (ZP), Handicapped and Senior Citizens Welfare Department, DK District Handicap Federation (DKDHF), Women and Children Welfare Department, District Legal Service Authority, Public Education Department, and Sarva Shikshana Abhiyan.

Farmer killed by a land tiller
Farmer killed by a land tiller

John Paul D’Souza, a 47-year-old farmer, was killed when he slipped and fell under a land tiller while tilling his field at Kottarikudru in Harekala on Friday.