Mangaluru : The first visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Dakshina Kannada district commenced by offering prayers to Shri Manjunatha Swamy Temple at Dharmasthala on Sunday. This is Modi’s first visit after becoming Prime Minister to Dharmasthala. The PM arrived in Air India One, his official and special Air India aircraft, to Mangaluru International […]
Mangaluru: Temple-town Dharmasthala is getting ready to receive Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is visiting the town on Sunday even as police and security personnel have made elaborate arrangements for the smooth conduct of the event. Over 2,500 police personnel, in addition to Special Protection Group (SPG) personnel, are deployed for security arrangements for the […]
Mangaluru: Making little changes to earlier announcement on restrictions to public to visit Dharmasthala temple, a fresh press release stated that devotees will be allowed to visit the temple till 9 pm on October 28, and after 2 pm on October 29. However, the entry to the temple for public will be restricted between 9 […]
Mangaluru: In all, 25 teams of the Anti Naxal Force (ANF) began combing operations in the Western Ghats areas close to Dharmasthala on Wednesday as a precautionary security measure in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the temple town on Sunday. According to Sudheer Kumar Reddy C.H., Superintendent of Police, Dakshina Kannada, the […]
Mangaluru: The 50th Pattabhisheka Anniversary Celebration of Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade, of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala, will be held at Dharmasthala today. On this occasion, special poojas will be held at the temple and basadi. Dr.D Veerendra Heggade will be felicitated by Forest minister B Ramanath Rai at 4:30 pm today. Heggade was anointed as the […]
Mangaluru : Congress man Harikrishna Bantwal has invited DK District in-charge minister Ramanath Rai swear by Lord Manjunatha and Annappa Swamy at Dharmasthala Manjunatha Swamy temple if not use verbally abusing senior Congress leader B Janardhan Poojary. Speaking at Press Club Mangalore on Tuesday, Harikrishna said, Rai used foul language against Janardhan Poojary and now […]
Dharmasthala : 102 couples entered in to wedlock at the 46th annual free mass marriage organised by Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala during the auspicious goudhuli lagna on Thursday at Dharmasthala. Actor couple Yash and Radhika Pandit wished the newly weds on this occasion. In all, 12,029 couples have found their life partner through this event in […]
Beltangady : The special CBI court in Bengaluru has been granted bail Santhosh Rao, on Thursday April 13. Santhosh Rao, a resident of Bajagoli, Karkala, is the accused in the rape and murder of Sowjanya case in 2012. He was arrested, two days before of Sowjanya’s dead body which found at Dharmasthala forest area. Santosh Rao, a contract […]
Mangaluru: Kannada Sahitya Parishat president Manu Baligar urged writers to display sensitivity while penning their thoughts as they are socially bound and owe allegiance to society. He asked them to have no distinction between their lives and their writings as only then can there be relevance in their art form. After inaugurating the 84th literary […]