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Karkala (TMC) WINNING CANDIDATES 11-03-2013
ULB Ward Elected Candidate Elected Party Votes Secured 2nd Leading Candidate 2nd Leading Party Votes Secured Margin WARD – 01 ASHPAK AHAMED I.N.C 325 SUNITHA A SHETTY B.J.P 210 115 WARD – 02 MOHAMMAD SHARIF I.N.C 440 SHUBHAKARA K B.J.P 226 214 WARD – 03 SITARAMA I.N.C 368 SANTOSHA POOJARY B.J.P 144 224 WARD – 04 SHRIDHARA B.J.P 313 SUNITHA A SHETTY I.N.C 259 54 … Continue reading
Cockfight – Korikatta
A cockfight is a blood sport between two roosters, held in a ring called a cockpit. Cockfighting is now illegal KoriKatta (Tulu) or Korida Katta ( Koli Anka in kannada) is one of the traditional event rural community in Mangalore. Its a fight between Two cocks, they let their cock fight against each other, these cocks are armed with lazor sharp steel blades tied to … Continue reading
Kambala – Buffaloes Race
Kambla very name sends shivers of excitement up my spine! The race of Man with Buffaloes in muddy water, running at breakneck speed, it was an absolutely breathtaking and exhilarating experience. This event of Kambla dates back more than 100 years ago and is usually held during the months of December and January in various parts in and around Mangalore. Village people wait anxiously for … Continue reading
SRI VENKATRAMANA TEMPLE, KARKALA
The temple is dedicated to Lord Sree Venkataramana. Built in 1450 AD, legend has it that a family of Gowda Saraswat Brahmins (namely Soire Prabhu and Soma Sharma) brought Lord Venkataramana’s idols along with them while migrating from Goa which they installed in Karkala. Successive generations of that family settled in Karkala itself. They continued the worship of the Lord and constructed a temple for … Continue reading
St. Victors Church Nellikar
In 1933, the Italian Missionary Fr.Angelo Gaviraghi sj founded this mission and in 1935 this mission station was dedicated to St Victor on the Silver Jubilee of the priesthood of Bishop Victor R. Fernandes. The church building was completed in 1939 and inaugurated on April 16, 1940. Fr.John M.Menezes was the first missionary parish priest. Rev. Fr.Antony Lasrado renovated the church building. In 1936 Fr … Continue reading
The Immaculate Heart Church NAKRE
CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY is situated at a distance of 60 kms from Mangalore and 7 kms from Karkal and is surrounded by Karkal, Attur, Karkal-Town, Kanajar and Hirgan parishes. Nakre was once a part of Karkal-Attur. On the site donated by Remedia and Isabella Lobo, the parish preist of Attur constructed the church. Fr Andrew Rodrigues, the assistant parish priest of … Continue reading
St.Roque’s Church NEENRUDE
CHURCH OF ST ROQUE is situated at a distance of 35 kms to the north of Mangalore and 6 kms from Niddodi, and is surrounded by Ferar, Niddodi, Sampige and Kateel parishes. Bishop Victor Fernandes established this as an independent chaplaincy and named it Neerude and Fr James Sequeira, acting parish priest of Ferar, put up a building to serve as a chapel, which was … Continue reading
St.John Bosco Church BOLEKAD
St John Bosco Church Contact: Fr Regenald Pinto Bolekad Post Via Mundkur Karkala-576121. Phone: 08258-797259
Our Lady Of Fathima Church Mundkur
CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA Fatimapura, Mundkur is situated at a distance of about 40 kms from Mangalore on the Kinnigoly-Belman Road and about 8 kms to the south of Belman, and is surrounded by Kelmbet, Kirem, Belman and Mukamar parishes. Originally Mundkur was a part of Kirem. As it is 7 kms away from Mundkur, the local people wanted to have a separate … Continue reading
