Imprints-2012 leaves scientific imprints on minds

February 1, 2012

Mangalore, February 1: 'Imprints-2012', a two days national level science festival was inaugurated organised the Science faculty of St Aloysius College was inaugurated on the College premises on Wednesday.

The theme for Imprints-2012 is 'science fiction—the innovative reality'.

Orthopaedic surgeon and Nitte University Vice-Chancellor Dr M Shantharam Shetty will inaugurated the fest and St Aloysius institutions Rector Rev Fr Joseph Rodrigues preside over the programme.

The two-day fest consists of eleven events like 'Ice breaker' (the meltdown), biological science event—the survivor, computer science event—'techyyz showdown,' physical science event—'the matrix,' debate—'war of words,' quiz—'the knowledge bowl,' treasure hunt— 'pirates of the Arabian,' awareness—'Scifantassy,' Imprints personality—'Star wars,' newsletter— 'Wall-E,' science model exhibition— 'transformers.'

The highlight of the festival was science exhibition. There were more than 70 exhibits in the exhibition, which is open for all the school kids.

Student coordinator of the College, Tejaswi Bhandary said that most of the development in science today is because of the very fact that long time back someone imagined it to be possible, and scientists put this imagination into action. Science fiction can also be taken as the wakeup call, warning us about future, preparing us for what is ahead.

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Heading to Karavali Utsava? Check traffic changes and parking rules in Mangaluru

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December 20,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 20: The Mangaluru City Police have issued a detailed traffic advisory ahead of the inaugural ceremony of Karavali Utsava, which will be held at the Karavali Utsava Ground on Saturday.

The festival will be inaugurated at 6:00 pm by Dakshina Kannada District Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. Cultural and public programmes will be held at the venue every evening and will continue until January 2.

According to City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy, parking of vehicles is strictly prohibited on both sides of the road from Lalbagh to Karavali Utsava Ground. Visitors are requested to park their vehicles only at designated parking areas.

To help the public, traffic signboards and parking guidance flex boards have been installed along the routes leading to the venue. The police have urged commuters and visitors to follow these instructions to ensure smooth traffic movement.

Designated Parking Locations

•   Urwa Market Ground – Cars
•   Gandhinagar Government School (near Press Club) – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Ladyhill Church parking area – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Canara School Ground, Mannagudda – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Thimmappa Hotel premises – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Scout and Guide Bhavana premises (behind Karavali Utsava Grounds) – Two-wheelers
•   Urwa Market Road – Two-wheelers
•   Hat Hill Road – Two-wheelers

The police have appealed to the public to cooperate by following traffic rules and parking guidelines to avoid inconvenience during the festival.

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