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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.

Physical instructor arrested for alleged sexual abuse
Physical instructor arrested for alleged sexual abuse

The students of Polipu Government High School and Pre-University College at Kaup went on a strike on Dec 2 Friday demanding justice for a girl student allegedly sexually abused by the school’s physical training instructor, who also recorded the act on his mobile phone and used it to threaten her.

Bishop welcomes government’s move to withdraw cases
Bishop welcomes government’s move to withdraw cases

Dr. Aloysius Paul D’Souza, the bishop of Mangalore Diocese, has welcomed the state government’s move to withdraw all the cases registered against Christian

Punish religious, political leaders supporting Made Snana - KKSV
Punish religious, political leaders supporting Made Snana - KKSV

The Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike (KKSV) urged the state government to penalize religious and political leaders who justify rituals such as Made Snana and

Bunder police arrest 4 persons in connection with cheating case
Bunder police arrest 4 persons in connection with cheating case

The Bunder police arrested 4 persons, who allegedly cheated a lady of Rs. 2 lakh by promising to procure a visa for her, on Dec 2 Friday.

Workshop on evidence-based medicine held at FMMC
Workshop on evidence-based medicine held at FMMC

A workshop titled Evidence-based Medicine organized jointly by the South Asian Cochrane Centre and Fr. Muller Medical College (FMMC) was inaugurated on the premises of FMMC on Dec 2 Friday.