Mangaore : Dakshina Kannada police are questioning a person identified as Santosh Rao hailing from Karkala in connection with the rape and murder of a 17-year-old college student in Dharmasthala on Tuesday night. Superintendent of police Abhishek Goyal said, “The person is mentally unsound. He was under treatment in Shimoga. We are questioning him in […]
Dharmasthala: The 14th annual Bhajans training camp organized by the Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Bhajana Training Committee in Dharmasthala, concluded on October 7, Sunday. Speaking at the valedictory function, Kota Srinivas Poojari, state ministry for Mujrai and Ports, said the government has plans to conduct religious camps during summer holidays in A and B Category temples to […]
Mangalore : The 96th annual session of Kannada Sahitya Parishat (KSP) will be held at Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala near here on Sunday. Pundalika Halambi, president of the parishat will chair the session in which all office-bearers of the parishat from across Karnataka as well as presidents of taluk units of the parishat from the respective […]
Belthangady: Two pilgrims have met a watery grave in Netravathi River at Dharmasthala. The mishap took place when Purushottam(28) from Bangalore had entered the water to have a holy dip only to be washed away by the currents. So far his body has not been traced. In another case, Narendra Babu (19) from Pulaganahalli in […]
Belthangady: Jackfruits were the talk of the town in Dharmasthala on Sunday. The jackfruit aroma pervaded all over-thanks to the second state level jackfruit festival organized at the Amrithavarshini Auditorium here. Jackfruit growers from various parts of the state had arrived in Dharmasthala with different varieties of jackfruit. Not just that, there were also different […]
Dharmasthala: The Kanyakumari Yuvathi Mandala of Dharmasthala had arranged a summer camp for children in the town recently under the guidance of Smt. Hemavathi V Heggade, Supriya Harshendra Kumar and Shradha Amith. Baby Maanya inaugurated the camp by lighting the traditional lamp. The song ‘Chukubuku Chukubuku Raile’ enlivened the students and encouraged them to enjoy […]
Dharmasthala: One person had to swim to safety, while five of his Andhra(Chittoor District) Lakhimpur Colleagues had a watery grave on Tuesday evening, and went to Horanadu Kshetra(holy place), and also visited Dharmasthala, waiting for them. The mishap occurred when the 5 young men entered waters on way home. The police identified them as Thiagaraja(30), […]
Dharmasthala: A book written on matrimonial ceremonies, “Vivaha Samskara” written by B. Raviraja” Ballal of Bangwadi Palace. With a foreword “Shubha Nudi” from mother Hemavathi V. Heggade as a compliment, and published by Manmath Kumar Nellikaru, was released by Bhattaraka Charukeerthi Swamiji of Jain Math, Moodabidri, today (Dec 7) during the marriage of Suraj (son […]
Belthangadi: A state-level (34th) exhibition was held in Dharmasthala on Sunday (Nov 20), as part of annual Laksha Deepotsava on the first day, with as many as 173 stalls in show, inaugurated by DK-DC, Dr. N.S. Chinnappa Gowda. He prayed for all citizens to be worthy citizens of India, and seek Lord’s guidance all through […]