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Thokottu
Thokottu is a commercial junction to the south of Mangalore, Mangalore city on National Highway 66 (India), National Highway 66 (previously known as NH 17) and the gateway to Mangalore, Mangalore city from the South (Kerala). It is one of the major and busiest junctions of Mangalore, Mangalore city wherein one road (Medical Corridor Road) goes towards east to Deralakatte and Konaje, educational hubs with several premium educational institutions and few information technology companies, the other road towards west goes to Ullal. This junction connects Mangalore, Mangalore city, second major city of Karnataka with Talapady, D.K., Talapady and Kerala. A flyover is constructed in the junction to reduce the congestion for the travellers travelling between Mangalore, Mangalore city and Kerala. The creation of educational institutions in Deralakatte and Konaje has led to the construction of many commercial complexes in the area. Transport Thokkottu also has a railway station and it is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Thokottu is a commercial junction to the south of Mangalore city on National Highway 66 (previously known as NH 17) and the gateway to Mangalore city from the South (Kerala). It is one of the major and busiest junctions of Mangalore city wherein one road (Medical Corridor Road) goes towards east to Deralakatte and Konaje, educational hubs with several premium educational institutions and few information technology companies, the other road towards west goes to Ullal. This junction connects Mangalore city, second major city of Karnataka with Talapady and Kerala. A flyover is constructed in the junction to reduce the congestion for the travellers travelling between Mangalore city and Kerala. The creation of educational institutions in Deralakatte and Konaje has led to the construction of many commercial complexes in the area. Transport Thokkottu also has a railway station and it is the first stop after the train leaves Mangalore towards south direction. The Mangalore City C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ullal
Ullal or ''Uḷḷāla'' is a City in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state in India. Ullal City Municipal Council along with the Mangaluru City Corporation forms the continuous Mangaluru urban agglomeration area which is currently the fourth biggest in Karnataka after Bengaluru, Mysore and Hubli-Dharwad. There is also a plan to merge Ullal City Municipality & some gram panchayats along with Mangaluru City Corporation to form the Greater Mangalore region. Ullal is one of the oldest towns in India. In the 15th century it came under the rule of the Portuguese. Still the remains of its glorious history can be seen in the beaches and other parts of Ullal. It is very famous for historic locations like Sri Cheerumba Bagavathi Temple, Someshwara Temple, Someshwar Beach, Summer Sands Beach Resort, Queen Abbakka Chowta's Fort at Ranipura, K Pandyarajah Ballal Institutes and college of nursing, St. Sebastian Church Permannur, Fish Meal & Oil Plant, and Queen Abbakka's Jain t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deralakatte
Deralakatte (University town) - is a major educational, healthcare, commercial and residential locality in the south-eastern part of Mangalore City in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state. It is away from the Karnataka-Kerala state border. It is popularly known as the University Town owing to its student population and universities. The stretch from Thokottu junction to Konaje is known as the Medical corridor road due to the presence of many premium educational institutions and healthcare facilities. It is close to Mangalore University, Konaje, Mudipu Infosys, Soorya Infratech Park, Thokottu and Ullal. Ullal beach, Someshwar Beach, Pilikula Nisargadhama are some of the nearest tourist destinations. This locality houses the NITTE University, Yenepoya University, Father Muller Charitable Institutions, Fathers Mullers Homeopathic Medical college Hospital and Kanachur Groups of Institutions and Hospital. It is a largest University locality in Mangalore after Manipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konaje
Konaje is a locality in Mangalore generally known as the educational hub. Konaje is governed by Dakshina Kannada zilla Panchayath. It is home to the vast campus of the Mangalore University which is also known as Mangalagangothri. The university is located on hill top. Deralakatte which houses two medical colleges is on way from Thokottu to Konaje. Software Major Infosys Technologies has a software development center in Konaje. There are many city buses (Route no. 51) from Mangalore City Bus Stand (State Bank) to Konaje. Alternatively, shuttle buses are available with good frequency. It is about 40 minute drive from Hampankatta. Konaje can be reached by taking turn at Thokottu on National Highway 66 from Mangalore towards Talapady Talapady is a village near Mangaluru city in Ullal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state in India. Talapady borders the states of Karnataka and Kerala. National Highway 66 (earlier numbered as NH-17) passes through Talapady wh ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ullal City Municipal
The Ullal City Municipal is the municipal corporation responsible for looking after the city administration of the city of Ullal in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. The Ullal location was formed as Nagara Panchayat in 1996. This was upgraded to Town Municipal Council in 2006. In 2014, this was again upgraded to City Municipal Council. Ullal is a region/neighborhood in the southern part of Mangalore city with a population more than 53,000 as per the 2011 census. The incumbent president of the corporation is Chithrakala Chandrakanth and the vice president Ayub Manchila. Ullal was upgraded from Town Municipal to City Municipal in the year 2014. Ullal City Municipal along with Mangalore City Corporation forms a continuous urban area and comes under Mangalore Urban Agglomeration. Ullal City Municipal belongs to Mangalore(''erstwhile Ullal'') — Vidhan Sabha constituency of Karnataka Legislative assembly and Dakshina Kannada (Lok Sabha constituency) of the Lok Sabha (lower house of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Highway 66 (India)
National Highway 66, commonly referred to as NH 66 (erstwhile NH-17 and a part of NH-47), is a mostly 4 lane 1640 km (1020 miles) long busy National Highway (India), National Highway that runs roughly north–south along the western coast of India, parallel to the western ghats, Western Ghats. It connects Panvel, a city east of Mumbai (Bombay) to Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari) via Mangalore, passing through the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The highway is undergoing a major overhaul in Karnataka, where the state government has accepted the NHAI's request of international standard, 60-metre-wide national highway with grade separators. The complete stretch from the Goa border (near Karwar) to the Kerala border (near Talapady) is being widened to four lanes, with space to accommodate future expansion to six lanes. There were protests from the people, who will lose lands, for a narrower stretch. But the Karnataka government has not heeded to the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakshina Kannada
Dakshina Kannada district is located in the states and territories of India, state of Karnataka in India, with its headquarters in the coastal city of Mangaluru. The district covers an area nestled in between the Western Ghats to its east and the Arabian Sea to its west. Dakshina Kannada receives abundant rainfall during the Indian monsoon. It is bordered by Udupi district (formerly a part of this district) to the north, Chikmagalur district to the northeast, Hassan district to the east, Kodagu to the southeast and Kasaragod district of Kerala to the south. According to the 2011 census of India, Dakshina Kannada district had a population of 2,089,649. It is the only district in Karnataka state to have all modes of transport like road, rail, water and air due to the presence of a major hub, Mangaluru. This financial district is also known as the Cradle of Indian banking. Geography File:Sullia. Karnataka (3).jpg, Hilly region – Sullia Town File:Tannirubhavi beach 02.JPG, Coasta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festival
A festival is an event celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, Melā, mela, or Muslim holidays, eid. A festival constitutes typical cases of glocalization, as well as the high culture-low culture interrelationship. Next to religion and folklore, a significant origin is agriculture, agricultural. Food is such a vital resource that many festivals are associated with harvest time. Religious commemoration and thanksgiving for good harvests are blended in events that take place in autumn, such as Halloween in the northern hemisphere and Easter in the southern. Festivals often serve to fulfill specific communal purposes, especially in regard to commemoration or thanking to the gods, goddesses or saints: they are called patronal festivals. They may also provide entertainment, which was particularly important to local communities before the adven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulu Nadu
Tulu Nadu, or Tulunad, is a region and Proposed states and union territories of India, proposed state on the southwestern coast of India. The Tulu people, known as 'Tuluva' (pl. 'Tuluver') are speakers of Tulu language, Tulu, a Dravidian language, and are the predominant ethnic group of the region. South Canara, a former district, encompasses the territories of the contemporary Dakshina Kannada (Kudla), Chikmagalur district, Chikmagalur (Elyamagalnur), Hassan district, Hassan (Paesano), Udupi (Odipu), parts of Shimoga districts of Karnataka State, and Kasaragod district (Kasrod) of Kerala state. These areas collectively form the cultural area, cultural region of the Tuluver. Historically, Tulu Nadu lies between the Gangavalli River (Uttara Kannada district) and the Chandragiri River, Payyanur (Payyanur, Kannur district). Currently, Tulu Nadu consists of the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka state and Kasaragod district of Kerala state. The region is not an offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
