Udupi: Renowned Sanskrit scholar and Padma Shree awardee Vidyavachaspati Dr. Bannanje Govindacharya died at his residence at Ambalpady in Udupi yesterday at the age of 85 due to age-related illness. His second son Vijaya Bhushan Acharya had pre-deceased him 12 days ago. He leaves behind four daughters, one son and a host of relatives and…
Upset city businessman commits suicide in Udupi district
October 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Upset over non-repayment of loan by debtors, a businessman from Mysuru has committed suicide by jumping into Souparnika River in Udupi district on Thursday. According to Police, the deceased has been identified as Madhu (40), a resident of Vani Vilasa Mohalla, who was running a petrol bunk in Nagamangala town in Mandya district on…
Puttige Seer recovers from COVID-19
August 2, 2020Udupi: Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji, seer of Puttige Math, who was hospitalised for COVID-19 treatment last week has been discharged after recovery. He was admitted to hospital on July 21 after returning from a tour of Bengaluru. He was admitted to Manipal Hospital. Swamiji has also started to be involved in the daily poojas and…
Udupi man kills self fearing he had contracted Coronavirus
March 26, 2020His suicide note asks family to get tested Udupi: A 56-year-old man in Udupi allegedly committed suicide yesterday fearing that he had contracted the deadly COVID-19. Found hanging near a tree outside his house, the man had left behind a suicide note to his family which stated that he had contracted Coronavirus, and thus his…
World’s tallest 35 ft statue of Swami Vivekananda unveiled
February 2, 2020Udupi: The world’s tallest (35 ft) statue of Swami Vivekananda was unveiled in the premises of the newly-built Yoga hospital ‘Sarvah Kshema Hospital and Research Foundation’ which was inaugurated at Yoga Bana in Moodugilyar near Kota last evening. Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala inaugurated the Sarvah Kshema Hospital and Research Foundation…
Pejawar Seer’s blessings for Small Family Norms
January 5, 2020By K. Vijaya Kumar, Former Jt. Director of Information & Publicity This happened during the second tenure of Paryaya of late Pejawar Swamiji in Udupi in 1968-70. A little interesting background to the occasion. I was serving as District Publicity Officer of South Canara since mid-1964. That was the time when Indira Gandhi as Prime…
Pejawar Swamiji passes away
December 29, 2019State Government declares three-day mourning; body airlifted to Bengaluru Seer will be laid to rest at Poornaprajna Vidyapeetha in Bengaluru as per his wishes Udupi / Bengaluru: Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji, the revered and outspoken Seer of Udupi’s Pejawar Mutt, passed away this morning. He was 88. The Seer was admitted to the Kasturba Hospital…
A powerhouse of service and spirituality, Modi pays tribute
December 29, 2019Udupi: Tributes and condolences poured in from all corners of Karnataka and other parts of the country after news of the death of 88-year-old Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter condoled the Seer’s death and called him a powerhouse of service and spirituality, said, “I consider myself blessed to have got many…
Seer was known for his plain-spoken remarks
December 29, 2019Udupi: Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji embraced appreciation and criticism showered on him and had said difference of opinion sparked debate on various issues. As Paryaya Swamiji, he has divided opinion for his plain-spoken remarks. The first flashpoint in his final term as the Paryaya Swamiji occurred in the fall out of the ‘Chalo Udupi’ protest…
South Zone Junior Athletic Championships: Mysuru athletes fare well
September 15, 2019Ambika wins Shot-Put Gold with new meet record Mysuru athletes fared well representing Karnataka in the South Zone Junior Athletic Championships 2019 at Udupi yesterday. Mysuru girl V. Ambika won the gold in the Girls U-20 Shot-Put event with a new meet record of 13.63m at Udupi on Sunday morning. B. Manush of Mysuru, representing…
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