Moodbidri : Residents of Niddodi in Kallamundkur Gram Panchayat limits which is in Mangalore taluk and will join the newly framed Moodbidri taluk,  is in the grips of fear after media reports said the government proposed a 4000 mega watts ultra mega thermal power project in the vilalge. If the UPCL thermal plant at Ellur […]

Moodbidri: Alva’s  Virasat, a national level cultural festival organised by Alva’s Education Foundation, was inaugurated by D Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala at Shobhavana, Mijar on January 10, Thursday. Prior to the function a colourful  procession was taken out displaying the grandiose of Indian culture and tradition. Speaking after inaugurating the mega event, Dr Heggade […]

Moodbidri : Nearly 13 persons including students suffered injuries when the school excursion bus in which they were travelling overturned near Maroor Guddalangady on January 8, Tuesday. The bus was carrying students and teachers from a school in Mandya, They had visited Kateel on Monday and had stayed there overnight and were on way to […]

Youth inclining towards JD(S) : Kumaraswamy Moodbidri :  More and more youngsters who are disillusioned with the BJP and the Congress are now favouring the JD(S), said HD Kumaraswamy, State JD(S) President. He was speaking to reporters after celebrating his birthday in a simple manner at the JD(S) office at Moodbidri on December 15, Saturday. […]

Moodbidri : A twenty four year old man named Sharan (24) drowned in the Kadalakere of Ontikatte while he was swimming  along with a few relatives, on November 30, Friday. The mishap took place when Sharan, son of Narayana Acharya of Padumarnadu village had been to the lake along with his cousins Sudhir, Ramesh, Santosh […]

Moodbidri :  Two pedestrians sustained serious injuries when they were knocked down by a bus  which first rammed against an electric pole and a wall near the Moodbidri bus stop on November 20, Tuesday. The bus was proceeding towards Moodbidri from Kinnigoli when the mishap took place. The injured are Satish  of Kervashe and Satish […]

Moodbidri : A dance ballet “Nandagokula” presented by artistes from Nritya Niketana Sangha, Kodavur in Udupi, enthralled the audience on the final day of the three day long cultural extravaganza Alva’s Nudisiri which concluded on November 18, Sunday. The ballet was staged at the Ratnakaravarni Vedike . Artistes from Kalaniketana  of Belthangady presented a Bharatanatyam […]

Moodbidri : The variety of cultural programmes organised on day one of Alva’s Nudisiri, the national literary and cultural festival that was inaugurated at Moodbidri on November 16, Friday, left the audience spell bound by its sheer splendor and vibrancy. The cultural programmes were held simultaneously on five stages. Sri Gopalkrishna Yakshagana Bombeyata Sangha of […]

Moodbidri : The much awaited literary and cultural extravaganza ‘Alva’s Nudisiri” got off to a colourful start with a spectacular procession after Dr M Mohan Alva, Chairman of Alva’s Education and Cultural Foundation offered prayers to the statue of Natya Ganapathi installed at the entrance of Vidyagiri campus. Jnanpeeth Award winning litterateur UR Ananthamurthi was […]

Moodbidri : Three children sustained injuries when a truck loaded with limestone rolled over their house near Iruvail on October 16, Tuesday. The injured are Aschitha (7), Manya (3) and Yathvi who is one year old, all of them daughters of Shekar Bhandary.  The accident occurred after the truck driver lost control over his vehicle […]