Mangaluru: Mangaluru artist Dinesh Holla’s design has been selected for the 20th edition of Dieppe International kite festival. Holla is a Kite designer from here and is representing India on the world famous Dieppe Kite Festival in France. The festival will be held between 8th to 16th September 2018. Teams from 48 nations will be […]

Mangaluru: Environmentalist Saalumarada Thimmakka has pinned her hopes on the coalition government in the State that she might get her own house this time. Speaking to presspersons at St. Aloysius College after inaugurating Vrukshanjali, an awareness programme on conserving and promoting greenery, here on Tuesday, she said that now she lived in a rented house […]

Mangaluru : Prof G P Shivram inaugurated the ‘Whether media needs curbs?’, at Sandesha here on Tuesday. In his speach Shivram said that, media has become an industry and stressed the need for self-regulation. Unless the conscience of media persons is clear, the purpose of having a regulatory body for media will not be of […]

Mangaluru : Sahyadri Sanchaya samithi, who staged a protest to save the Western Ghats here on Tuesday, urged the government to constitute an authority for the conservation of rivers, particularly the Netravati, in the State. Sahyadri Sanchaya, a registered body, organised the protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office. Speaking on the occasion Dinesh […]

Mangaluru: ‘Team Mangaluru’ has shown its art talent in Dieppe’s International kite fest. TeamMangaluru’s members Dinesh Holla and Satish Rao have presented a kite named ‘Adivasi’ which depicts the Indian tribe’s culture. A 36 feet height kite was designed by Dinesh Holla and along with that he has also held a public show of his […]

Mangaluru: Dinesh Holla, convenor of the Sahyadri Samrakshana Sanchaya, who is protesting against the implementation of the Yettinahole project, as well as members of various organisations who joined him, waved a black flag and footwear to Veerappa Moily on Saturday, The protesters submitted a memorandum and requested support for their agitation, but Moily stood firm […]

Mangaluru : “Yettinahole Uttara Needi” campaign in protest against the Yettinahole diversion project or Nethravati diversion project in Dakshina Kannada begun from Thursday, September 3. Sahyadri Sanchaya, a group of environmental activists, launched the campaign by staging a street play in front of the Deputy Commissioner at 4 p.m. The activists, would distribute handouts having […]

Mangaluru : The State government has quietly started the work on the Yettinahole project in the Western Ghats, before the completion of the land acquisition process for the proposed project, said Sahyadri Samrakshana Sanchaya Convener Dinesh Holla. The project was envisaged by the government to provided drinking water to parched districts like Kolar, Chikkaballapur and […]

Mangaluru : Sahyadri Samrakshana Sanchaya, which has been spearheading an agitation against the diversion of water from the Nethravati, has opposed the inauguration of the World Tulu Parba (festival) by the former Union Minister M. Veerappa Moily. Dinesh Holla said that Mr. Moily was the main architect of the Yettinahole Porject which would destroy the […]

Mangalore: The Sahyadri Samrakshana Sanchaya and other Friendly associations organised ‘Bella Baajel’ (Jaggery and Water) an awareness programme on environment to mark the World Environment Day at Hampanakatta circle in Mangalore here on Thursday, June 5. Kuttar Thimmakka was inaugurated the programme with traditional song by Aati Kalenja with a traditional dance. Dinesh Holla, environmentalist […]