His 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…
Udupi: 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…
By 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…
State 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…
Udupi: 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…
Udupi: 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…
Ambika 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…
Mysuru athletes in the junior boys and girls (U-20, U-18, U-16, U-14) excelled in the Karnataka State Junior Athletic Meet held at Udupi recently. The Mysuru athletes totally won 11 golds, 11 silver and seven bronze medals and finished with a tally of 29 medals. V. Ambika won the gold in girl’s U-20 shot-put. Rahul…
Udupi: A girl student, who had failed in Kannada language despite passing in all the subjects with first class marks in the recently announced II PUC results, has committed suicide. The deceased student is Prajna Shetty (18), a resident of Brahmavar Nalkur village in Udupi district. After the results were announced on Monday, Prajna’s relatives…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC In a recent Bunts Convention at Mysuru, I was intrigued by a photograph of many women wearing a typical Udupi flower, ‘sooji mallige,’ a unique flower with a distinct fragrance. Even the way this flower is worn by women is special. Quite expensive but available in Mysuru too,…
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