Mangalore: Ajekaru Kalabalaga – sponsored  current year “Yaksha – Raksha” annual award has been bagged by seasoned artiste Siddakatte Chennappa Shetty who has played several roles in Thenku – thittu melas like Dharmastala, Kateelu, Bappanadu, Kadri and a dozen Yakshagana teams, besides learning dancing styles under Badagu (North) Thittu (school) of Folk Arts in Udupi. [...]

In film world A is for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who at 37, is stunning to look at, and has come to the South to complete 2 versions (Hindi and Tamil) of a Maniratnam film (Ravan) successfully, and to join Rajnikant (the superstar of Tamil) as his heroine in ‘Robot’, a big budget picture to be [...]

Mangalore: Born on 25-11-1948, as eldest son of  Ratnavarma and Ratnamma of the Dharmasthala Heggade family, Dr. Veerendra succeeded his father as Dharmadhikari at 20 after B.Com graduation studies on 24-10-1968. In the next 4 decades, he achieved a remarkable progress as a leader of men in his religious service to mankind. He has installed [...]

Mangalore : Eddie Netto, renowned Konkani writer bags the Konkani Kutam – Bahrain Award 2010 at a award ceremony held at St. Sebastian’s Church auditorium, Bendore on Aug 13, Friday. Fr. Richard Coelho, Administrator of Fr. Muller Medical College Hospital presided over the programme and honored Mr. Netto with a shawl, fruits, and a cheque [...]

(Analysis by P. Ramesh Rao) Mumbai : Indian cricket captain M.S. Dhoni is in danger of rocking two boats. Even since Sachin Tendulkar started making money, other Indian cricketers are running round trees of  fortune. Sachin pays income tax in crores of rupees, and now Dhoni is on the same path. Having their legs in [...]

Sunil Shetty Sunil Shetty was born on 11th August 1961 in Mulki close to Mangalore, India. He’s known to many as Anna. He is married to Manna Shetty and they have two children Atiya and Aahan. Sunil, apart from his acting credentials, holds a black belt in Full Contact Kick Boxing. He is also an [...]