Mangaluru: Balipu Run Club, in collaboration with St. Aloysius (Deemed to be University), will organise Mangaluru’s first Supercar 5K Community Run on Sunday, October 11, 2026. The event aims to promote fitness among youngsters through modern and engaging activities.

The unique event will combine a 5-kilometre community run with a supercar display, music and entertainment. It will also feature a moving DJ experience, a first for Mangaluru, hosted by Balipu Run Club at Fiza by Nexus Mall.

The run will begin and end at St. Aloysius College. The route will pass through Jyothi Circle, Clock Tower, RTO, State Bank and Bavuta Gudda before returning to St. Aloysius College.

Balipu Run Club was established on July 12, 2026, by co-founders Jeethesh A. and Sohan Raj. The club focuses on encouraging young people to embrace fitness and an active lifestyle through innovative community initiatives.

The run is being organised with a social purpose under the theme ‘Run for a Cause’. It will highlight six major causes: emergency response, cancer awareness, women’s health, addiction awareness, cybersecurity and heritage conservation.

Through this initiative, the organisers aim to bring people together for fitness while creating awareness about important social issues.

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Participants are expected to assemble at St. Aloysius College, Light House Hill Road, Mangaluru, from 6:15 a.m. onwards on October 11.

The event promises to offer a distinctive experience by combining fitness, supercars, music and social awareness in one community celebration.

Mangaluru: With dedication, patience and a passion for her art, a young girl from Mangaluru has achieved a remarkable feat. Shivani Prasad has entered the Indian Book of Records by rolling 2,000 mehendi cones in 19 hours and 29 minutes.

Shivani has been passionate about rolling mehendi cones since childhood. With 13 years of experience, she decided to turn her hobby into a record-breaking achievement. Instead of choosing the usual path of creating mehendi designs, she took up the unique challenge of preparing 2,000 mehendi cones.

The task was to be completed within 24 hours. However, Shivani successfully finished it in just 19 hours and 29 minutes, achieving her target ahead of schedule. She also revealed that she took on the challenge without any special practice or prior preparation.

Speaking to the media, Shivani said that rolling mehendi cones was a natural interest that she had developed over the years. She added that she was happy to complete the challenge within the given time and earn a place in the Indian Book of Records.

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Shivani’s achievement shows that consistent effort, dedication and love for one’s work can lead to remarkable success. Her journey is an inspiration to those who dream of turning their passion into an achievement.

Mangaluru: The 31st Alvas Virasat and the 17th Alvas Nudisiri are all set to be held together at Moodbidri from January 6 to 10. The five-day event will showcase Karnataka’s art, culture, literature and traditional heritage.

Speaking to reporters, Alvas Education Foundation President Dr. M. Mohan Alva said the events have been planned with several special programmes and new attractions this year.

The main theme of Alvas Nudisiri will be “Kannada Mind: Dreams of the Future”, with a special focus on the younger generation. Dr. Narahalli Balasubrahmanya will preside over the Nudisiri conference, while senior journalist Vishweshwar Bhat will inaugurate the event.

The five major programmes will be inaugurated on the morning of January 6. Following the inauguration, the Alvas Virasat Awards will be presented to two achievers who have made significant contributions to the classical and folk arts.

Cultural programmes will be held every evening from 6 pm to 10 pm, offering performances from various artistic traditions.

A Green Dialogue will also be held on January 6 and 7. Other activities include a clean village competition, an environmental awareness reels competition, student programmes and various public awareness initiatives.

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The organisers said agriculture, science, food, book and art fairs will be among the major attractions of the Alvas Nudisiri and Virasat celebrations.

Virasat Secretary Venugopal Shetty and Executive Committee Member Prasad Shetty were present at the press conference.