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They say everything has a first time and every ‘first time’ is unforgettable. For Ms. Avamma of Ullal and her team, their first stint with radio has been more than memorable and how! These Beary women are on cloud 9 after their debut performance in a programme on HIV Aids for Community Radio SARANG 107.8FM of St Aloysius College, Mangalore, which won a National Award recently. The programme won

*The majority of the world's 1.3 billion absolute poor are women. *On an average, women receive between 30 and 40 per cent less pay than men earn for the same work. *The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimates that perhaps as many as 5,000 women and girls a year are killed by members of their own families, in the name of honor killing. *Around 343,000 women die all around the globe during

The media has named the latest episode in the serial of scandals unfolding on Karnataka’s political stage as ‘porngate.’ This is the incident in which two ministers of the BJP Government were caught on television cameras while watching porn video clips on their mobile phones in the Legislative Assembly. The clips were allegedly sent to them by another minister. All the three ministers have since

It is easy to give up hope and sit brooding over a calamity that has befallen one. But the truly alive are those who stand up against all odds and bravely face the trials and turmoil that life inevitably throws at them. Bangalore-based Husna F. Rahaman and her sister, Sanober Fathima, are living examples of truly brave women. They took upon themselves the daunting task of helping special children

In Karnataka Congress is in a difficult situation for over seven years now. It has faced defeats in successive elections after the drubbing in the Assembly polls of 2004. The party suffered a humiliating setback in 2008 Assembly election and the bypolls forced on the voters of a few Assembly constituencies next year, thanks to ‘Operation Lotus’ However, those who follow Karnataka politics closely

Marriages are made in heaven, but, in reality those are just alliances. Marriages are made in society, in front of hundreds and thousands with traditions, personal choice and the desire to make the event memorable in the heart of the guests. This is the day you become the centre of attraction among the audience and thus every effort needs to be taken make it remarkable. On account of the beginning

“There would not have been a controversy over Babri Masjid had there been no partition,” says Twaqa Ahmad Musliyar, the Qazi of Mangalore, to drive home his point that the present communal tensions prevailing in the country have their roots in the history. A religious leader who waxes eloquent about the pluralistic culture of the country, Musliyar believes that reviving the tradition of tolerance

They spend the precious 20s of their lives to study normal, subnormal and paranormal activities in the humankind experiencing anguish, depression and resurgence. But beyond a Padmashree or Padmabhushan, why are they not showered with gifts of cash and endorsements like cricketers? Have your ever done the dew? Did you jump beyond the limits? I am speaking about the mindless and insane advertisement

There is a very unclear thought among people, especially the Government with regard to development. If development only means building new dams, constructing malls, providing electricity and increasing exports even at the expense of exhausting our natural resources, our country’s forest cover and bio-diversity is not surprisingly reducing in number and people increasingly becoming agitated. And I

Rabbi-ul-Awwal, the third month of the Islamic calendar is a very important month because Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was born in this month in 571 AD. Muhammed during his adolescence and adulthood was called ‘Al-Ameen and As-Sadiq’ meaning ‘Truthful’ and ‘Trustworthy’ respectively. He was called so because not a soul knew of him to lie or cheat another fellow human being. At the age of