BJP intensifies campaign for Advani Rath Yatra

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October 29, 2011

Mangalore, October 29: The Janachethana Yathra of former Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani will reach Mangalore on October 31 and the public meeting will be held at Central Maidan at 11 am.

Addressing a press meet here on Friday, Dakshina Kannada district BJP unit President Padmanabha Kottari said the yathra aims at cleansing the political system with clean and transparent administration.

The BJP workers from every booth level will take part in the public meeting. About 50,000 workers are expected to be part of the meeting. Various committees have been constituted to look into the preparations for the yathra in the district, he added.

Kottari said the district BJP will also hold Janachethana padayathra from Belthangady to Mangalore covering 60 km as part of the Janachethana Yathra. The padayathra will commence after offering pooja at Kuthyaru Sri Somanatheshwara Temple on October 30 at 6.30 am. Senior advocate Nemiraj Shetty, District-in-Charge Minister Krishna Palemar, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel will take part in the flagging off of the padayathra. More than 1,000 party workers are expected to take part in the yathra.

There will be public awareness meeting at Guruvayanakere, Madanthyar, Poonjalkatte, B C Road and Farangipete. The Padayathra will reach Mangalore at 10 pm. The padayathra aims at urging the government to probe into the scams of the UPA government and to bring back black money stashed abroad. It also aims at instilling values in politics.”

Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Jagadish Shettar, Higher Education Minister Dr V S Acharya, Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje, BJP State President K S Eshwarappa will take part in the meeting.

The BJP spokesperson Monappa Bhandary said rathyathra in Mangalore Assembly constituency will be held on Saturday and Sunday as part of Janachetharana Yathra. The BJP workers will take out padayathra from Ladyhill, Mangaladevi and Jyothi Circle to the venue on October 31. From Mangalore, Advani will travel to Udupi and then later to Murdeshwar, Karwar and Goa.

As part of Advani's yathra, the BJP Yuva Morcha will carry out two-wheeler rally from Mangala Stadium to the Central Maidan on October 31 at 9 am. The rally will pass through Lalbagh-PVS Circle-Navbharath Circle-K S Rao Road before reaching the Central Maidan.

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Mangaluru Tees Off Big: Golf Excellence Academy to Open at Pilikula

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February 1,2026

The coastal city of Mangaluru is gearing up for a major sporting milestone with the launch of a Golf Excellence Academy at the Pilikula Golf Club (PGC), scheduled to open on May 31. The initiative aims to position Mangaluru firmly on India’s national golfing map.

Speaking to reporters on Saturday during PGC’s first-ever floodlit Pro-Am tournament, club captain Manoj Kumar Shetty said the project is being funded by UAE-based philanthropist Michael D’Souza and is currently in the design phase. Experts from leading golf academies across the country are expected to visit Mangaluru to help shape the training programme and infrastructure.

The academy will train 20 young golfers at a time, with a long-term vision of producing national-level players from the region. Until now, PGC relied on an in-house coach, but the recent renovation of the course and the introduction of floodlights have opened new possibilities for expanding the sport.

Shetty said discussions are underway with two reputed coaching academies, whose heads are expected to visit PGC shortly. “A dormitory for trainers is already under construction. We are inviting academies to assess the facilities and suggest changes so we can build a truly world-class Golf Excellence Academy,” he said.

Professional golfer Aryan Roopa Anand noted that the floodlit course would be a game-changer for young players. “Students can now practise after school hours, even up to 8 or 9 pm, without compromising on academics,” he said.

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