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Heath Streak, Former Captain of Zimbabwe cricket team feels the new rule introduced by the ICC of teams operating with new balls from both ends in ODIs is a positive one. Mr. Streak, who is in the city to play a charity T20 match, told Coastaldigest.com at the sidelines of a programme in Mangalore on Saturday that the novel idea is helping the game look more exciting. “It’s a good move. In good

Mangalore, April 27: The move of banning burqa in classrooms by St Aloysius College, Mangalore, has reignited the debate of students’ right to exercise religious freedom. A lecturer of the College told Coastaldigest.com that the ban applies to classrooms and examination halls and not the campus in general. However, the Principal (who is out of station), the Acting Principal, the Rector and

They say marriages are made in heaven. I totally agree with this statement looking at the condition of today’s lovers. Everybody wants love, but it comes with lot of riders. I’m talking about love which the youth share, or a man and a woman who have taken the decision to tie the knot. Does love really have precautions? Does the love which a mother and child or a husband and wife share come with a

When the two assailants, with the help of two accomplices, walked out of the Karnataka Beary Academy office at Attavar after inflicting multiple stab injuries on its new president Rahim Uchil in broad daylight, everybody thought it was just a matter of time before the assailants were brought to justice. But even a month into the gruesome incident, the police appear to be still groping in the dark

‘Water water everywhere, not a drop to drink’ cried Coleridge’s ancient mariner. The coastal city of Mangalore too is up against a ‘water crisis’ this summer. The worrying part though is that the alarm bells have sounded even before the onset of peak months of April and May. On March 25, MLA YogishBhat at a press meet delivered a shocker by stating that water level at Thumbe dam, the only source

Irfan A. Engineer is the Director of Institute for Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution; Centre for Study of Society and Secularism, Mumbai. Son of Asghar Ali Engineer, internationally known reformist-writer and activist, Mr. Irfan Engineer was a practicing advocate at the Bombay High Court. He is also the Associate Editor of Indian Journal of Secularism. Q: We talk about minorities being

Am I going to hell because I am lazy? Laziness is one of the seven deadly sins according to the Catholic Church. You can be condemned to hell if you are sluggish irrespective of your religion. Finding comfort in delaying our work is something that is loved by lazy people. Slay the dragon of sloth by following these simple tips. Tip: 1 Wear Red, Raise your spirits In spite of being a warm

Many would say Gulzar Banu has been catapulted to the prestigious position of Mayor by a stroke of luck. But the 46-year-old claims she had dreamt of becoming the first citizen of Mangalore much before the phenomenal blunder by the ruling BJP gave her the post on a platter. “I had this strong feeling within me days before the election that I will be Mayor this time. In the end my gut feeling came

Prakash and Sohali are living in Bangalore andare in relationship for last two years. They want to convert this relationship into marriage, but are still not sure about their compatibility. When asked how a couple can be sure of compatibility unless they get married, Prakash says: “I want to live with Sohali for atleast one more year to check our compatibility.” Sohaliadds quickly: “It’s better to

Adelaide Oval, Australia, 2003. India trailing by a good 471 runs catching up with the Australian first innings score of 556. As a result of a mix up and a run out, the fourth wicket goes down in the form of Sourav Ganguly. Geoffery Boycott screams on commentary “That was so STYUUPID of Dravid” to have sent him back halfway through from the crease. They said he will regret sending back his own