Ujire : Deputy Chief Minister and in-charge of Public Works Department Govind M. Karjol promised on Sunday that the government will take steps to widen the road from Periyashanthi on National Highway 75 to Dharmasthala. Speaking to the Pattadhikari of Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala D. Veerendra Heggade after inaugurating a 2 km long newly laid four-lane […]

Mangaluru : Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari D. Veerendra Heggade on Wednesday announced ₹25 lakh contribution from the kshetra for the construction of Ram Temple at Ayodhya with the promise of continued support for the initiative. He made the announcement at the “Nidhi Samarpana” programme at the temple town organised by Sri Ram Janmabhoom Tirth Kshetra Trust under […]

Dharmasthala : Chief minister B S Yediyurappa visited Dharmasthala  on Sunday, December 8 for seeking blessings from lord Manjunatha swamy for best result in bypoll and well being of the state. D Harshendra Kumar, brother of Dharmadhikari Dr Veerendra Heggade, and local MLA Harish Poonja welcomed the chief minister at the helipad. Later he met Dr Veerendra […]

Dharmasthala : The six-day Lakshadeepotsava, Sarva Dharma Sammelan and Sahitya Sammelan will kick start from Friday. An exhibition with about 300 stalls will be opened in the town in the evening on Friday. It will remain open till 9 p.m. on Wednesday next. There will be cultural activities from 7 p.m. and utsavs after 9 […]

Dharmasthala :  Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa visited to Dharmasthala Manjunath temple and offered a special pooja for severe flooding halt and prayed for peace and comfort in the state. Hegde’s brother D. Harshendrakumar welcomed the Chief Minister at Hegdey’s residence and held a talk with Veerendra Hegde. After the darshana he had lunch in the Sannidhi guest house. Local MLA […]

Bajpe : Chief Minister B S Yediyurppa arrived at Mangaluru International Airport and will be reviewing the damage caused by rains and floods in Bantwal and Belthangady taluks on Monday, August 12. The CM is also scheduled to visit Sri Manjunatha temple at Dharmasthala at 1.30 p.m. He will hold a meeting with MLAs, MP […]

Mangaluru : As many as eight persons, including a child, were injured when two cars collided on the Dharmasthala-Subrahmanya state highway at Kaikamba on Wednesday afternoon. According to sources in the police department, while one of the cars was coming from Subrahmanya, another car was heading towards Dharmasthala. The injured were rushed to a hospital […]

Bengaluru : Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy chaired a meeting in Bengaluru on Friday to discuss the water crisis in Dakshina Kannada and, in particular, in Dharmasthala. Following the acute water crisis in Dharmasthala, Dr R Selvamani, Zilla Panchayat chief executive officer, had visited the place recently, on the directions of the chief minister. According […]

Dharmasthala: The historical Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr Veerendra Heggade has requested devotees and tourists to postpone their plans to visit the religious centre. “All over India, water is becoming scare day by day in the scorching heat of summer. Even in our Dakshina Kannada district, people are struggling for water. Due to rationing, people […]

Ujire : Two persons were killed and two others injured when a huge tree fell on a car near Dharmasthala on Saturday evening. The Belthangady police have given the names of the deceased as Vignesh, 21, of Ninnekallu, and Kshitij Jain, 24, of Madantyar. The police said that Vignesh and Jain were travelling from Dharmasthala […]