Rafique Khan and Nagesh A. Bappanadu presented a unique jugalbhandi, during which the audience was treated to the melodious sounds of the sitar and the nagaswara at Ravindra Kalabhavan on Monday.
Two shops, located at a commercial complex in Kaup, were completely destroyed in a fire on Jan 9 Monday between the hours of 7:45 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., causing a financial loss of Rs. 3 – 4 lakhs to the owners.
The Popular Front of India (PFI), DK unit, organized a protest in front of the DC’s office on Jan 9 Monday demanding that legal action should be taken against the members of Shri Rama Sene who stand accused of hoisting the Pakistani flag on a government building in Bijapur.
Dr. Parameshwar, the president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), said that around half the Rs. 66,000 crore allotted by the central government for state programs when B. S. Yeddyurappa, the former chief minister of Karnataka, was in power have not been utilized.
Krishna J. Palemar, the district-in-charge minister of DK, inaugurated the Adventure Festival on the banks of the River Nethravathi in Jeppinamogaru in Mangalore on Jan 8 Sunday.
The annual diocesan Eucharistic procession, along with a mass, was held on Jan 8 Sunday. The mass was celebrated by Dr. Aloysius Paul D’Souza, the bishop of Mangalore Diocese,
Four boys died of drowning in a tributary of River Nethravathi on Jan 8 Sunday. The deceased are Afir (11), the son of Jameela and Kabir of Sanjay Nagar; Javed Hassan (12) and Jamseed (7), sons of Rasheeda and Haroon Rashid; and Sayed Nasir (12), the son of Taseen and Syed.
Gopal Kharvi, the ace swimmer, swam in handcuffs from St. Mary’s Island to Malpe Beach on Jan 8 Sunday in order to get a world record.
The second edition of Maruthi Suzuki Auto Cross 2012, a national event organized by Mangalore Motor Sports Association, was organized on Bharat High School Grounds
Krishna J. Palemar, the district-in-charge minister, inaugurated the sports meet for media representatives on St. Aloysius College Centenary Ground near Jyothi Circle on Jan 8, Sunday.
Team Mangalore, a group of avid kite fliers based in Mangalore, have been invited to participate in the Dubai International Kite Festival
Raga Sudha Rasa 2012, a 3-day music festival, organized by Bharathiya Vidhya Bhavan of Mangalore and Mani Krishnaswami Academy
According to Walter Maben, the president of the Karnataka Missions Network (KMN), the reason for the continuous attacks on Christian institutions and places of worship for the past four years is police inefficiency.
Rev. Fr. Casimir John Mathaias, a senior priest in the Mangalore Diocese, died on Jan 7 Saturday at 11:45 a.m. at a private hospital in Mangalore, at the age of 94.
The Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy organized an interactive session for writers, scholars, academicians and registrars of the academy.