Udupi : Total four couples tied the knot during the government-sponsored ‘Sapthapadi’ (mass marriage) at Sri Mookambika Temple in Kollur on Wednesday. The bridegrooms received Rs 5,000 each in cash and the brides received Rs 10,000 each, along with the Mangalasutra. Kollur temple administration offered sarees to the brides, dhotis to the bridegrooms and a picture of […]

Udupi : Police have arrested a married person in connection to the death of Rakshitha Nayak, a college student from in Hiriyadka. The accused who had gone missing after the young woman whom he had admitted to the Gandhi Hospital on Sunday, had breathed her last. The arrested person is Prashanth Kunder from Jadkal near Kollur. It may […]

Udupi : Kollur wildlife department officials arrested three accused for catching tortoises and Indian black turtles from Kali river at Aloor village on Tuesday morning. The arrested are Seena Koraga,38, a resident of Kollur Sauparnika Ghat, Chandra Koraga,38, a resident of Kollur Kalyanigudde and a minor boy who was with them. They are related and […]

Udupi: Udupi district is on high alert over the Nipah virus scare since lakhs of devotees, a huge majority of them from Kerala, visit the Mookambika temple in Kollur. KMC Manipal has installed cautionary messages on their premises and has asked patients who have recently visited the health care facility in Calicut and neighbouring areas […]

Kundapur: The four day ‘Ayur Chandika Mahayaga’, the fifth largest known sacred fire ritual (‘Yaga’) will be performed at Kollur in Kundapur at a cost of Rs 10 crore from December 25 to 29. 1,350 special priests (‘Rithvijas’) will perform the ritual. Muscat-based entrepreneurs Periya Swamy and Shanti Periya Swamy, from Tamil Nadu origin, are […]

Mangaluru: With an increase in the number of devotees visiting the piligrim centre of Kollur in Udupi district, where the exponent of Advaita philosophy, Adi Shankaracharya, established the Sri Mookambika Temple, steps are being taken to provide a modern underground drainage (UGD) system and drinking water supply to the village. The construction of the drinking […]

Kollur: Fonder of Art of Living Shree Ravi Shankar Guruji visited Kollur Shree Mookambika Temple and spent half an hour by meditating at Shree Shankaracharya seat, on Tuesday. After offering prayers to the goddess Mokaambika, he went towards Shankaracharya seat start meditating, which inspired all the devotees to do the meditation. Later Guruji said that […]

Kundapur: In a case of rape and sexual harassment to a lady at Kundapur, it is learnt that the lady had presented a cooked up story in front of her family and police. The police have found that Rajesh, a car driver didn’t attempt to rape her. A lady from Kollur of age 20 years […]

Udupi : District In-charge Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake said the chief minister has plans to set up a separate authority for the development of major temples of Karnataka including Kollur Mookambika and Kukke Subrahmanya. Speaking during the ground breaking for the multicrore rupees project of underground drainage system and drinking water purifying project at Kollur […]

Kundapur : Super start and star icon Rajinikanth visited Goddess Mookambika Temple in Kollur along with his film team on August 25, Monday morning. Rajinikanth offered special puja to the goddess during this surprise visit. It is learnt that, Rajini has camped at Thirthahalli in Shimoga district for the shooting of his upcoming movie ‘Linga’. […]