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Los Angeles: Mangaloreans in California Celebrate Monthi Fest

Mangaloraen Catholic families in Los Angeles celebrated Monthi Fest with religious fervor and gaiety, at the residence of Mr. Cyril Monis at Riverside, CA on Saturday 30th August 2014. The service began at 5.30 pm with a prayer by Fr. Cyprian Carlo. Carol Monis introduced the event and Romeo Sequie

Konkani Natak Sabha holds Dance competition

The 14th Inter Parish Dance competition was organized for the parishioners of Mangalore Diocese by the Konkani Natak SabhaÂ® Mangalore in the Don Bosco Hall here on Sunday, August 31. The Competition was held in three categories i.e. below 10 years, 10 to 15 years and above 15 years in Ladies duet,

Foundation Stone laid for new community hall at Vamanjoor Church.

â€œVAMANJOOR CHURCH COMMUNITY HALL IS THE NEED OF THE SOCIETYâ€ said Mr. Nalin Kumar Kateel, M.P., Dakshina Kannada, while laying the Foundation stone for the new community hall at Vamanjoor, on Sunday, August 31, 2014. Rev. Fr. Valerian Pinto, Parish Priest, Cordel Church, invoked Godâ€™s choicest bl

The atmosphere at Milagres Cathedral on 2nd day novena of Infant Mary resouding

Udupi : The atmosphere at Milagres Cathedral of the Udupi Diocese at Kallianpur near here on Sunday that second day of the Nine days novena was resounding with the popular and traditional hymn â€œSakkad Sangatha Mellyan ani laggi Saryanâ€. The novena days are the preparation of the feast of â€˜Monthi

Bunts Bahrain with Al-Hilal Hospital organizes Health Checkup Camp

Bunts Bahrain climbs another milestone in its creating better tomorrow initiative by joining hands with Al-Hilal Hospital for organizing a Health Checkup camp. Al-Hilal Hospital Company BSC, known for its quality healthcare service at affordable price initiatives, once again delivered on its support towards people of Bahrain by providing special checkup for Diabetes

CH. Vidyasagar Rao sworn in as new Governor of Maharashtra

Former Union Minister of State for Home Shri Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao took oath as the new Governor of Maharashtra at a brief swearing-in ceremony held at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai.Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court Justice Mohit Shah administered the oath of office to Ch. Vidyasagar Rao. Chief Secretary Swadheen Kshatriya read out the warrant of appointment

India, Japan sign MoU to develop Varanasi into Kyoto-like â€˜smart cityâ€™

Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Osaka on Saturday and, within hours, oversaw the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to turn Varanasi into a â€˜smart cityâ€™ with help from Kyoto. The pact is in line with Modiâ€™s vision of building 100 â€˜smart citiesâ€™ across I

Udupi: Novena for Monti Fest Begins across the disrict.

The nine day Novena in preparation for the feast of the nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary (Monti Fest) began on Saturday, August 30 in all parishes of the diocese. The feast of Nativity of Mother day is preceded by nine days of devotion involving offering of flowers to infant Mary by the children.

The District celebrated the Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chaturthi, with much pomp and grandeur. This time the citizens are more conscious of their environment, most of them are doing so in eco-friendly ways. According to Ramesh Kidiyoor an artist from Kunjibettu â€œthe beautiful color for these

Our Lady of Nativity Nine days novena begins at Kenha, Mudarangady

Kenha, Mudarangady : The first day of the novena in preparation for the festival of harvest that coincides with the birthday of Mother Mary began on Saturday, 30th August 2014 at St. Francis Xavier Church, Mudarangady. At 6:45 a.m. on that day, holy mass was offered by Rev. Louis DSa, parish prie

Udupi: Eco-friendly Ganesh Idol by Manipal Sand Art Team.

While most idols are made of artificial colours, plaster of paris or other stuff, here in Udupi is eco-friendly. The idol is entirely made of natural substances. Seives, arecanut peels, jute ropes, giant leaves and other materials have been creatively used to sculpt the idol. The tusks are made of p

First day of Monti Feast Noveena at the Mount Rosary, Kallianpur.

The nine-day novena in preparation for the festival of Nativity of Mother Mary began at the Churches in the district today, August 30. Children of the parishes are excited as this week belongs to them. Every day for the next nine days early morning street shall witness children carrying flowers in

Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations across India

The chants of `Ganpati Bappa Morya` can be heard in the lanes and by lanes of Maharashtra on the auspicious days leading up to the festival of ’Ganesh Chaturthi’. The 10-day long festival is celebrated with much grandeur and in lively spirits across Mumbai and other cities of the state. Several dev

Tiny Tots Fancy Dress Competition held at Milagres Kindergarten School, Kallianpur

Udupi : â€œTiny totsâ€ Fancy dress Competitions of the Milagres Kindergarten School, Kallianpur near here held on Thursday, 28th August, 2014 at Milagres English Medium School Hall. Surely some never forget their first teacher of the school in their life ever while some also not might forget their f

Digital English Language Lab inaugurated in St. Philomena

Puttur : Internal Quality Assessment Cell, Department of Computer Science and Department of English of St. Philomena College jointly inaugurated the Digital English Language Lab at the IT Block, St. Philomena College Puttur on 27th August, 2014. After the Inaugural Ceremony by Rev. Dr. Antony Pr

Gowda’s son, starlet summoned for recording statements

"We had summoned both, the Kannada starlet and union minister’s son Karthik Gowda, for recording their statements in the case last evening," City Police Commissioner M N Reddi told PTI here. "We are, for the second day, continuing to record statements of the actress," he added.The case triggered a

Mumbai’s Richest Ganpati Insured For Over Rs. 50 Crore a Day

GSB Seva Mandal, the richest mandal in the city, has got an insurance of Rs. 259 crore. Considering that the King’s Circle mandal keeps its Ganapati idol for five days, that works out to Rs. 51.7 crore a day, which is probably needed since the amount of gold on the idol itself is worth Rs. 22 crore.

Konkani Chair in Mangalore University - Memorandum to CM

Moves are afoot to establish a chair in Konkani at Mangalore University. The Konkani Sahitya Academy has taken up the issue of sectioning the funds with chief minister Siddaramaiah. In response to the memorandum, the chief minister has promised take up the necessary action. The Academy leaders also

Readers Club of Milagres College organizes talk on Creative Writings

Udupi : Readersâ€™ Club, Department of English, organized talk on creative writings at Audio Vishual Hall of Milagres College Kallianpur near here on Tuesday, 26th August, 2014. Dr. Nery Cornelio presided the occasion. Renita Dâ€™Silva, International well known writer originally Indian and residing

Grama Panchayat of Kallianpur Grama Panchayat Mooduthonse held

Udupi : Kallianpur Grama Panchayat of the Udupi district, Mooduthonse area 2014/15 first stage grama sabha held on Wednesday, 27th August, 2014 at Milagres Tri-centenary Hall Kallianpur. During the grama sabha present were Shri . Sathish President of Kallianpur Grama Panchayat, Very Rev Fr. Stany