A small group of Jim Reeves fans in Mangalore never thought it would be a runaway hit of a great magnitude. What was initially planned as a private function grew to unimaginable levels drawing music-lovers from all parts of Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu and Udupi.
The incessant rains throughout the week have caused a lot of trouble to the people and cattle living nearer the rivers and low lying areas in various places of the Udupi District. This reporter had gone to different flood affected regions and captured some unique pictures.
Air India express IX383/384 CCJ/IXE/DXB/CCJ dated Wednesday August 4, Thursday August 5 and Friday August 6 and Air India express IX389/390 CCJ/IXE/KWI/IXE/CCJ of Sunday August 1, Tuesday August 3 and Thursday August 5 stand cancelled.
The mortal remains of late Louis D’Sa (83), popularly know as ‘Louis Master’ who had passed away on Tuesday, 27 July 2010 was laid to rest on Friday, 30 July 2010 in the presence of his family members, relatives and a large number of parishioners who had great admiration for him.
As per instructions from the deputy commissioner (DC) P Hemaltha the operations to evacuate the residents of the area to a safer destination has begun, but has been facing hurdles due to unwilling dwellers.
medium sized python had entered the chicken shelter (korida Goodu) of Raju Shetty at Golidadi near Thirlapalke in the night of 29 July 2010. The presence of the python was discovered in the morning of 30 July. According to a report the python had devoured two hens from the shelter..
The biggest flood in recent memory has practically cut off vehicular traffic between Moodubelle and Padubelle. According to those who live by the river side, this is the largest flood since around fifteen years. The incessant rains throught this week, especially on 29 July 2010 and the night
Udupi taluk witnessed heavy loss owing to incessant rain that lashed the district on Thursday. Two classrooms of Government Junior College in Badagrama village collapsed resulting in the loss of Rs 75,000. A house in Shivalli village was partially damaged
A second Foot Over Bridge , new booking office and improvement in circulating area were sanctioned for Mangalore Central Station, in the 142nd meeting of Divisional Railway Users’ Consultative Committee of Palakkad Division(DRUCC), held at Railway Divisional Office on Wednesday, July 28.
The incessant rains and strong wind caused the collapse of ‘Bhagyada’ tree on the temporary structure where 25 sixth standard students, 13 boys and 12 girls were preparing for their Social Studies examination in the Government High School at Manipura at around 12.15 pm on Thursday, 29 July 2010.
Recently a symposium on the awareness and control of dengue and malaria was jointly conducted by the News Department, Udupi, District Health Department and Shri Narayanaguru English Medium School in the school hall.
The district Nagarika Samiti staged a protest in order to highlight the non-functioning of mortuary at district government hospital for the past two years. The activists of Nagarika Samiti in a protest carried a person from taluk panchayat office in a procession, up to the morgue of the district
The train services on Konkan Railway Route continue to remain affected as a result of continuous rainfall and resultant landslide/soil slippage between Nivsar and Adavali sections. A Konkan Railway release stated that as a precautionary safety measure, Konkan Railway has been compelled to terminate
A programme of the inauguration of the Students’ Council for the year 2010-11 and distribution of scholarship to the needy students instituted by Vinod and Chandrashekhar Foundation, Kaup was held in the Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty College, Shirva on Wednesday, 28 July 2010 at 10.45 am.
Battery operated buggy transport system was launched in Car Street of Udupi on Tuesday to ease the pilgrimage of old and the disabled visiting Srikrishna Temple. Udupi district administration, with the sponsorship from Lanco Foundation, had provided a buggy for the benefit devotees