Udupi : The three-day Matsya Mela (Fish Fest) organised by the Department of Fisheries, began at the Malpe beach here on Friday. For the foodies, there were three stalls providing mouth-watering sea food. The delicacies on offer included fish and chips, fish biryani, golden fried prawn with hot garlic sauce, crispy fried prawn, fish kebab, […]

Mangaluru: Fishermen offered prayers to the sea (“samudra puje”) and Lord Vadabhandeshwara, seeking a good fishing season, at Malpe beach here on Thursday. It was drizzling as they offered prayers, first at the Vadabhandeshwara (Balarama) Temple at Malpe and to the sea god at Malpe beach. Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister of State for Fisheries, Youth Empowerment […]

Udupi : Deputy Commissioner Dr Vishal R said that the district administration will give priority to safety of visitors to Malpe beach while trying to exploit the tourism potentials of the district. After handing over certificates to 100 students trained in rescue operation by the Rashtriya Life Saving Society, India, Dr Vishal said that there […]

Manipal : Deputy Commissioner Dr Vishal R said visitors at Malpe beach would be facilitated with one hour Wi-Fi free of cost from January 15. Speaking at a meeting of the Malpe Development Committee convened here on Tuesday, he said the Tourism Department has approached the BSNL to offer the facility and paid it Rs […]

Malpe : Four country boats and a small boat on Malpe Beach at Padukere near a transformer that sparked of a fire due to short circuit, burnt all those boats costing a lost estimated to be Rs. 40 Lakhs. This is not first time boats have caught fire in Malpe. This 5 boats were the […]

Malpe (Udupi): The Malpe beach four mails from Udupi city is a tourist attraction for tour and college boys who never seen the Arabian Sea and when they see it they go mad with excitement to take a bath in the waves rolling on the beach. Such was the case of a bus-load of PUC […]

Udupi : It was indeed a tragic holiday for the family of Prasanna Gowda from Doddaballapur in Bangalore which had arrived in Malpe on a summer vacation. A Boat riding at Malpe beach turned tragic when the boat capsized while they were alighting on May 20, Sunday Though all the 16 on the boat were […]

Udupi : Prakash Kharvi, a differently abled and highly talented swimmer has made an entry into the Limca Book of Records. Kharvi hailing  from Kodi Kanyana had performed a rare swimming feat in February 2011 when he swam from St Mary’s Island to Malpe Beach for  seven hours with his hands tied behind his back […]

Malpe : All roads led to Malpe on November 14 evening, Wednesday-There was a reason- The Deepavali Festival organised by  Malpe Friends. Nearly one lakh people had gathered to celebrate the occasion which was marked by a variety of cultural programmes. Dr G Shanker  of G Shanker Family Trust inaugurated the programme. MLA Raghupathi Bhat […]

Udupi: A fishermen identified as Mahalinga Kunder (46) of Badanidiyoor village met a watery grave while fishing in the St Mary’s Island at Malpe. It is learnt, he had gone for fishing along with three others namely Shanker, Ashok and Murali and fell into the river while drawing the net. It is learnt, his head […]