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Balmatta
Balmatta is one of the major commercial localities of Mangalore CBD region in Karnataka state of India. Balmatta Pre-University college, situated in this locality was built in 1912. It is one of the busiest localities and surrounded by Hampankatta, Kankanadi and Kadri, which are major localities of Mangalore. Balmatta is where the queen of England lives Major Restaurants Some of the hotels and restaurants at Balmatta include * Froth on Top * Kobe Sizzlers * Diesel Cafe * Big Bollywood Adda * Liquid Lounge * Kudla Restaurant * Pallkhi * Maharaja * Juice Junction * Cafe Coffee Day * Sizzler Ranch Balmatta * Zagor's Kitchen Image:Froth On Top Restaurant at Balmatta in Mangalore.jpg, Froth On Top restaurant Image:Kobe Sizzlers Restaurant at Balmatta Collector's Gate in Mangalore.jpg, Kobe Sizzlers restaurant Image:Diesel Cafe restaurant at Balmatta in Mangalore - 2.jpg, Diesel Cafe restaurant Image:Big Bollywood Adda restaurant at Balmatta in Mangalore.jpg, Big Bollywood Adda rest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kankanadi
Kankanadi or Kankanady is one of the major upscale commercial and residential localities of Mangalore city. It houses many highrise buildings and transforming into a highrise hub of Mangalore CBD region along with its major counterparts like Bejai, Kadri, Attavar & Falnir. It is one of the busiest localities of Mangalore. Overview * The Pumpwell Flyover on the NH-66, is the starting point of NH-75, the national highway connecting Mangalore and Bangalore. * The Father Muller's Hospital located in Kankanadi is one of the famous hospitals in coastal Karnataka. * The head office of leading private sector bank Karnataka Bank is now located near Pumpwell Flyover, Kankanady on NH-66. * Kankanadi is also the starting point for some of the city buses in Mangalore and shuttle buses near the Karavali Circle. * There is a separate flower market and vegetable market at Kankanadi, popularly known as Kankanadi market. * Kankanady by itself spans a very large area and buses from Mangalad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tagore Park
Tagore Park is a recreation park situated in Mangalore in the state of Karnataka in India. It contains a lighthouse, with a height of 33 feet built in the year 1900. The lighthouse carries an acetylene light. It is located adjacent to Light house hill (LHH) road, one of the busiest roads in the city. Notable places nearby * St Aloysius College, Mangalore * Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore *Vijaya Bank Founders Branch, Mangalore * City Centre Mall, Mangalore *Goldfinch Hotel, Mangalore *Jyothi Theatre, Mangalore Gallery Image:Light House in Tagore Park - Mangalore.jpg, Lighthouse inside Tagore Park in Mangalore Image:Rabindranath Tagore sculpture at Tagore Park - Mangalore.jpg, Rabindranath Tagore sculpture at Tagore Park in Mangalore Image:Tagore Park in Mangalore - 2.jpg, Building behind the Tagore Park in Mangalore See also * Balmatta * Mahatma Gandhi Road (Mangalore) * K S Rao Road * NITK Beach * Panambur Beach * Tannirbhavi Beach * Ullal beach * Someshwar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampankatta
Hampankatta (pronounced as 'Hampanakatte' in Tulu and Kannada) is the centre of Mangalore City, Karnataka. Hampankatta also called as Happananakatte/Hampankatte/Hampananakatte/Hampanakatte. Most of the public utilities are located here and the locality boasts the most buzzing commercial activity in the city. Hampanakkatte was named by the British in 1920. Its original name was 'Appanakatte'. It was named after a person called ''Appanna Poojary'' who constructed a 'well' in the region around 1900, hence it was named Appannakatte. He used to feed his bullock cart etc. in those days and used to take rest. Mangalore Central Rail connectivity in Mangalore was established in 1907. Mangalore was also the starting point of India's longest rail route. The city has two railway stations, Mangalore Central (at Hampankatta) and Mangalore Junction (at Kankanadi). A metre gauge railway track, built through the Western Ghats, connects Mangalore with Hassan. The broad gauge track connecting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bejai
Bejai is one of the major localities in Mangalore city, Karnataka, India. The series of Bharath malls, Bharath mall & Bharath mall 2 (under construction), are located here. It is one of the upscale & the busiest residential cum commercial localities of Mangalore. Bejai - Kadri belt is also regarded as the Manhattan of Mangalore with many high-rise buildings. Gallery Image:Bejai 1.jpg, Bejai - KPT Jn road Image:Al Helen apartments at Bejai Main Road in Mangalore.jpg, Al Helen apartments at Bejai Main Road Image:Ventura apartments at Bejai Main Road in Mangalore.jpg, Ventura apartments at Bejai Main Road Image:A Busy Bejai junction at night.jpg, A busy Bejai junction at night Image:A view of Bharath Mall at night.jpg, A view of Bharath Mall at night Image:Bejai - KPT Jn Road at night.jpg, Bejai - KPT Jn Road at night Image:Pio Mall at Bejai in Mangalore.jpg, Pio Mall at Bejai in Mangalore Notable centres * KSRTC Main Bus Station, Mangalore * Mangalore Electricity Supply Compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangalore
Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Kerala border, 297 km south of Goa. Mangalore is the state's only city to have all four modes of transport—air, road, rail and sea. The population of the urban agglomeration was 619,664 national census of India. It is known for being one of the locations of the Indian strategic petroleum reserves. The city developed as a port in the Arabian Sea during ancient times, and has since become a major port of India that handles 75 percent of India's coffee and cashew exports. It is also the country's seventh largest container port. Mangalore has been ruled by several major powers, including the Kadambas, Alupas, Vijayanagar Empire, Keladi Nayaks, and the Portuguese. The city was a source of contention between the British a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasihithlu Beach
Sasihithlu beach also known as Daibittil beach is located in Sasihithlu village, which is situated north of Mangalore city, in the state of Karnataka, in India. Sasihithlu Beach is situated approximately 6 km to the west of NH 66, and surrounded by the backwaters of the Pavanje and Shambhavi rivers. The two rivers meet at the beach. It is close to Mukka, one of the fastest developing localities of Mangalore. This beach hosted the Indian Open of Surfing in 2016 and 2017. Educational Institutions nearby *National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore *Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mukka, Mangalore *Srinivas Institute of Dental Sciences, Mukka, Mangalore *Srinivas University College of Engineering & Technology (SUCET), Mukka, Mangalore Hospitals nearby *Srinivas Hospital, Mukka, Mangalore *Padmavathi Hospital, Surathkal, Mangalore *Venus Hospital, Surathkal, Mangalore *Atharva Hospital, Surathkal, Mangalore Accessibility Sasih ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srimanthi Bhai Memorial Government Museum
Srimanthi Bhai Memorial Government Museum Mangalore, Karnataka, Collection of archaeological and geological artefacts, a unit oDirectorate of Archaeology & Museums Karnatakawas founded on 4 May 1960 by Sri B.D Jatti, the chief minister of Karnataka Government. The museum is located in Mangalore, the coastal land of Karnataka. History The major portions of the collections were made by Col. V.R. Mirajkar. He was a medical officer at Lahore during the Second World War in the British Indian Army. The museum was his living house, designed and constructed in nearly the same blueprint as the building structures of Milan, Italy, in the year 1935, and it looks like a ship. Later, the house was donated to the government of Karnataka in 1955, along with all the collection of antiques and contemporary masterpieces acquired during his trips within and outside India. Thereafter, it was transformed into a museum and named in honour and memory of his mother, Srimanthi Bhai. It houses antiquit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadri Park
Kadri Park is a park located in Kadri Gudde (meaning "hill" in Tulu). It is the largest park in Mangalore. This park contains a musical fountain and has hosted the Karavali Utsav. The park is famous for flower shows in Mangalore. Accessibility Kadri Park is well connected by public transport. There are several city buses from the main bus stop in statebank and from other regions of the city. It is close to KPT Junction (one of the busiest junctions of Mangalore), Circuit House, Planet SKS (the tallest pure residential building of Karnataka) & All India Radio Mangalore. Distance from other major destinations: *Bejai Museum, Mangalore - 1 km *Pumpwell, Mangalore - 4 km * City Centre Mall, Mangalore - 4 km *Forum Fiza Mall, Mangalore - 5 km *New Mangalore Port, Mangalore- 7 km *Pilikula Nisargadhama, Mangalore - 10 km *Panambur Beach, Mangalore - 11 km * Tannirbhavi Beach, Mangalore- 11 km *National Institute of Technology Karnataka, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilikula Nisargadhama
Pilikula Nisargadhama (or Nisarga Dhama) is a multi-purpose tourist attraction, at Vamanjoor, eastern part of Mangalore city in Karnataka, managed by the District Administration of Dakshina Kannada. It is a major tourist attraction of Mangalore. It attracts large number of tourists due to the availability of multiple facilities. Etymology In the Tulu language, "pili" means tiger and "kula" means lake. The name Tiger Lake is because tigers used to come to this lake to drink. The state of Karnataka also has a nature preserve called Kaveri Nisargadhama, near Kushalnagar. Facilities The Pilikula Nisarga Dhama Society has developed this area to offer scenic beauty and peace. Pilikula has a huge lake encircled by gardens. Swans and ducks swim in the lake and sometimes occupy the gardens. Boating facilities are available in the lake. Couples prefer pedal boats; larger parties use motor boats that carry 10 to 15 people. Botanical Garden and Arboretum Image:Pilikula-Lake-Garden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Someshwar Beach
Someshwar Beach ( Tulu/Kannada :''Someshwara'') is a beach located in Ullal in the city of Mangalore, India. The name 'Someshwara beach' is derived from the name of Lord Somanatha, whose temple is located on the sea shore dating back centuries. The beach is more preferred for walking or sunbathing, as the hidden rocks and currents along this stretch of coast make this beach unsuitable for swimming. The sea claims a number of lives every year as unwary swimmers are dragged by the current. Close to this beach there is a hill called 'Ottinene Hill'. On reaching the top of this hill there are views of Netravati River merging and disappearing in Arabian Sea. There is lush vegetation and number of medicinal plants that are naturally grown on this hill. Rudra Paadhe Someshwara beach is known for large rocks on the beach called ''Rudra Shile'' or ''Rudra Paadhe, Rudra is Lord Shiva and "Shile"'' or ''"Paadhe"'' means rock in ''Tulu language Tulu () in Kannada script, ml, à´ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ullal Beach
Ullal Beach is situated on the southwestern seaboard of the Indian sub-continent, adjacent to Ullal town, 10 km south of the city of Mangalore, Karnataka, India. Attractions are its picturesque stretch of Coconut trees, fishermen's lane, the ruined fort of Abbakka Devi and 16th century Jain temples. A resort is also situated nearby. The ''Dargah of Sayed Mohammed Shereful Madani'', who is said to have come to Ullal from Madina 400 years ago, is a famous dargah located nearby. Accessibility Ullal Beach is well connected by public transport. Ullal Bus Station can be reached from Thokkottu on the National Highway 66, provides convenient access to the beach. There are many city buses from statebank, Kankanady, Deralakatte and other parts of Mangalore city. The beach is very close to Ullal bus station and accessible by walk. Distance from other major destinations: *Pumpwell, Mangalore - 10 km *Mudipu Infosys, Mangalore - 14 km *New Mangalore Port, Mangalore- 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tannirbhavi Beach
Tannirbhavi beach is a beach in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in coastal Karnataka. Along with the beach, Sultan Battery, Tannirbavi Tree Park & the proposed Marine museum are also the tourist attractions. It can be reached either by land near Kuloor Bridge or by ferry via Gurupura river from Sultan Battery. Tannirbhavi (also spelled as Tannirbavi) is one of the popular beaches in Mangalore city, and comes second in popularity next to Panambur beach. Tannirbhavi beach has some basic facilities like lifeguards, proper toilets, a parking lot, a couple of small eateries and concrete benches. On the other side of the land strip of the beach there is a barge-mounted 220 MW power plant set up by the GMR Group. It is located at a distance of 12 km from Mangalore. Tannirbhavi Tree Park Tannirbhavi Tree Park is set up in an area of 15 hectares near Tannirbhavi Beach. It is an initiate by Karnataka Forest Department. The Tree Park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
