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Mangalore: The coastal district of Dakshina Kannada has eight Assembly constituencies in it. Barring Moodabidri constituency, which has JD(S) influence only due to the charisma of former minister Amarnath Shetty, in rest of the constituencies, the Congress and the BJP are directly in fray. During the last elections, the Congress and the BJP won over four constituencies each. This election, the

The Sangh Parivar was waiting for this opportunity. A slew of objections have been raised from this very same fascist force ever since Union Minister Rehman Khan proposed the idea of setting up the Tipu Sultan University in Srirangapatna. The BJP and the Sangh Parivar did not have a face to go to people seeking votes this election. The dust of mining scam and land scams had settled on its face

Mangalore: ‘Development’ and ecology have a history of locking horns and Mangalore has not been indifferent in that regard. The Forest Department and Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) officials may pose together for a photo op on ‘Vanamahotsava’ or ‘Greenathon’ occasions but there is no denying that the two government bodies have had issues in the past and continue to have so. “In the last four

A few weeks ago I visited Panambur Beach and to my bewilderment and surprise, as a Manglorean I just could not relate to the beach anymore. Everything about it had changed drastically today. The last time I visited Panambur Beach (around 5 years back) nothing much had changed. For better or for worse it was like I had seen it from the time I was a little child with a few changes here and there

With competition comes the necessity to have an ‘edge’ over others. Green Valley National School and PU College, Shiroor, has in a short span climbed its way up to becoming one of the best schools in the state with not just top class infrastructure but high quality education too. The school is an ICSE school, a model which in itself is a determining factor in students having that extra ‘egde’. The

Mangalore: One man’s meat is other man’s poison. Rightly so, plastic, which is one of the major pollutants already standing like an ogress in front of the civic bodies was banned in the city. However, this move has put thousands of people in trouble as for these sections plastic had been the source of livelihood. In Mangalore the entrepreneurs had poured in lakhs of rupees as capital to start

In this age of graphics and technology, the human eye is not deprived of visual masterpieces. Play of designs, shapes and colours with technology has got as easy as it can get. But there are a few who continue to hold on to the traditional style of creating pieces of art the manual way. Ahmed Miqdaad of Goltamajal, Kalladka, is one such young man, who not has not just been keeping it alive, but

With the number of theft cases on the rise, Mangalore does not seem to be safe place anymore. Robbery, theft and chain-snatching have become common occurrences to the extent that the port city may resemble tinsel town Mumbai in terms of criminal instances in future. The district has become a breeding ground for thieves who break into houses and make away with valuables, or chain-snatchers in bikes

Coastal Karnataka witnessed an eventful year in 2012. While the region could not get enough basking over some great achievements, it also had to bow in shame due to some incidents. A mixture of good, bad and ugly, here is the retro of the year 2012. National Youth Festival 2012 took off with a colourful start as Mangalore was host to the 17th National Youth Festival of the country organized by the

They say nobody gets a complete world. However, the wisest thing to do instead of complaining about the incomplete world is to try and knit a complete world with hard-work and efforts. Dr. Mehjabeen Matarkar, pursuing her MD at Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, is one such person who has been making attempts for a beautiful world of her own, fighting her disadvantage. While Polio is a