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St. Theresa Church Kemmannu-Vespers Celebrations

St. Theresa Church, Kemmannu celebrated the Vespers eve on Tuesday 7th January. The Cheryl, the image of the saint was blessed at the Kemmannu Bridge and brought to the church in a colorful disciplined procession; Fr. Reginald Pinto, Director of ‘Sampada’ delivered a brief message in Kannada about Patron Saint St. Theresa. The procession passed through the Kemmannu Street. Shopkeepers and residen

Confraternity Sunday celebration at St. Theresa Church, Kemmannu.

Prelude to the annual parish feast to be celebrated on 7th and 8th of this month, Confraternity Sunday celebrations were held at the Church. The High mass was celebrated at the Church with Fr. Henry Mascarenhas, Parish Priest of Pamboor church being the main celebrant. Parish Priest Fr. Victor D’ Souza, Resident Priest Fr. Herald Pereira and guest Priest Fr. Wensly Rodrigues joined him on the Al

Funfilled Christmas Games and Brotherhood Procession at Kemmannu Church.

It was a memorable Christmas Celebration for Kemmannu Parishioners as after celebrating the day with family and friends at home, all joined at church compound for fun games and later to a brotherhood procession and share the joy with non Christian brothers. Different age level games were organized for different age groups. Children and adults enthusiastically took part and enjoyed the evening. G

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION AT KEMMANNU CHURCH

Christmas, the festival of birth of Jesus was celebrated with traditional enthusiasm and gaiety at Kemmannu on Wednesday night. The evening began with Carol singing by the church choir group. Parish Priest Fr. Victor D’ Souza led the high mass at 7 pm in the evening. Mr. Charles Pereira was the Mudrom of the feast. After the mass, a Housie game was arranged at the church compound which was spo

The historic Thonse Padumane (Kemmannu) Kambala held.

The historic Thonse Padumane Kambalotsava held on Sunday, 24th November, 2019. Thonse Padumene Kambala has a history of over a hundred years. It is said that initially 100 to 200 pairs of buffalos used to take part in the early 19th century. But as time passed, due to various reasons, the number of pairs decreased but still more than 30 pairs of buffalos took part in this years event.

The Historical Thonse - Kemmannu Kambala will be held on November 24.

Thonse Padumane Kambla (wet land buffalo race) is scheduled to be held on Sunday, November 24, 2019 from 1 to 6 pm. This is one of the famous kambla’s of the Kolke summer paddy season in Udupi District. The Thonse Padumane kambla attracts participants from all

Multi cuisine Restaurant “Hottetumba Fish Court” inaugurated at Udupi

Food Connoisseurs of Udupi and surroundings have a better option to satisfy their taste buds as the multi cuisine Veg and Non Veg Restaurant ”Hottetumba Fish Court” was inaugurated on Friday, November 01 at Udupi. This a Unit of Hottetumba group managed by Jason D’ Lima of Kemmannu. The Restaurant is ideally located at Court back road, behind Pai International Electronics and has ample parking sp

Udupi: Traffic congestion and dangers to pedestrians at Santhekatte Junction.

Traffic problems are nothing new, but these days, Santhekatte, Kallianpura has been witnessing a surge in traffic chaos with an exponential rise in the number of vehicles on roads. Santhekatte is a place of prominence on national highway 66. Over a period, this place has developed into a Centre of trade, education, high-rise buildings and other activities. All kinds and classes of people visit th

Colourful Funfilled Children’s day celebrated at Kemmannu church.

As part of Monti fest celebration, Catholic Sabha, YCS and ICYM jointly organized a Fancy dress and Dance competition at the church hall on Thursday 8 September. The event began at 3.00 pm with the inauguration by lighting the lamp by Parish Priest Fr. Victor D Souza, Vice President Mr. Charles Lewis along Presidents of associations involved and the 3 judges of the event. Children from L KG to P

Monti Feast celebration at Kemmannu Church.

Monti feast, Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary, the festival of new harvest was celebrated on Friday in Kemmannu, with traditional gaiety and fervor. Early morning 7.30 hundreds of faithful gathered at the church ground. Blessing prayers were held near the church Grotto. Parish Priest Fr. Victor D’ Souza blessed the fresh crop of rice corn with a brief introduction. ’Moriyeek Hogolsiyaa’ hymn was

30th Thonse Sarvajanika Ganeshsova idol installed.

30th year celebrations of Thonse Sarvajanika Ganeshsova began here today with the installation of Ganesha idol at the Bhadrakali Mahamarikamba Temple Gudiyam. The idol was carried from Hampankatte to the Temple premises in a colorful procession participated by the devotees. Three days of special prayers and other cultural activities will end on Wednesday day, September 04 with the immersion of t

Negative Contribution of Kallianpur for swatch Udupi by Dr Gerald Pinto

Kallianpur is a hub of educational institutions and lot of NGOs and organizations and conduct swatch Bharat and environmental awareness programmes through the year. People are educated and economically better off compare to other places. Kallianpur Panchayat as well as Udupi district has won National awards for cleanliness. But what is the current situation? Kallianpur –Santhekatte road drain

Sri Sri Sri Swasti Sri Bharathivarsha Charukirti Bhattraka Swamiji graces ‘Chandikayaga’ at Bhadrakali Temple, Gudiyam.

On the second day of ongoing religious rituals and festivities at Sri Bhadrakali Maha Marikamba Temple at Gudiyam, Kemmannu, Sri Sri Sri Swasti Sri Bharathivarsha Charukirti Bhattraka Swamiji of Jain Mutt, Moodubidri joined and blessed the ‘Chandikayaga’. The Swamiji was welcomed at the Temple gate by Mr. Jayakrishna Shetty, President of the celebration committee and other dignitaries.

Silver ‘Prabhavali’ presented to Deity of Sri Bhadrakali Maha Marikamba Temple, Gudiyam, Kemmannu.

Silver ‘Prabhavali’ was presented to Deity of Sri Bhadrakali Maha Marikamba Temple of Gudiyam, Kemmannu. The Prabavali is donated by Mr. Ramanath V.Shetty, Nephew of Thone Padumane Mr. Jayakrishna Shetty of “Jayakrishna Parisara Premi Samiti”. The Prabhavali was taken from Hampankatte to Gudiyam Temple in a colorful procession accompanied by Drum beaters, Ladies of the Self Help Groups and other

Widening Kemmannu Main Road - Pruning at Swagath and Mahabala Shetty’s Buiilding...

As the saying goes “well begun is half done”, at last a beginning has been made as far has widening Kemmannu road is concerned. The much awaited project was inaugurated by Minister Mr. Pramod Madhwaraj a few months ago but delayed a bit due to acquisition of land and convincing the building owners to dismantle the portion of their building. Presently many of the building owners have agreed to par

Ground work for widening Kemmannu Main Road begins.

Spectacular Thonse/Kemmannu Kambala held.

Thonse Padumane Kambla (wet land buffalo race) was held on Sunday, November 19, 2017. This is one of the famous kambla’s of the Kolke summer paddy season in Udupi District. Around 30 Pairs of buffalos took part this year. The teams have shown their best performance in today’s kambla the organisers have appreciated their efforts for participation while they have escorted their buffaloes from dista

Kemmannite Sunny Dsouza of Milagres wins Gold at State and enters National Level

Sunny Antony DSouza of Milagres PU College Kallianpur has won Long jump gold in Karnataka State level at the State level Sports meet at S.M.S. grounds on Saturday, 11-12th November, 2017, organized by PU Education Department Bengaluru, PU Education Department Udupi district and SMS PU College, Brahamvar and selected for the national level. He is from Kemmannu parish son of Joaquim and Metilda Dsou

Swarna our little lady - By Aaron Ambrose Dâ€™Souza

Ah Swarna our little river. She looks like sheâ€™s going through her rebellious phase. She might have lost some weight recently due to the sand mining but she seems to be on a forced junk food diet of plastics. This girl has seen better days like really better days. Well compared to places like the Ganges and the beaches of Mumbai we are comparatively a lot better. But we used to drink the water