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Strange things are happening in the Karnataka Lokayukta. An institution which has given some credit to the state when its records on the political front hit the rock bottom is now being systematically undermined. It has been kept headless and police officials of questionable integrity have been posted to its key positions. To make matters worse, a media interview given by a police officer who

Mangalore, December 9: Even as office-bearers and scores of volunteers of the Beary Sahitya Academy are gearing up for the two-day Beary Sammelana, scheduled to begin on Saturday, the man who has been given the honour of inaugurating the conference remains focused on the “job at hand”. The 55-year-old Harekala Hajabba wears the title of ‘Sammelana inaugurator’ with impeccable ease. But the man who

“Communication Minister”, Kapil Sibal cannot be faulted if he feels that he and his class of ministers alone are entitled to freedom of speech and expression. Look at how wonderfully they use this fundamental right by yelling, swearing, sometime even hurling objects at one another. When some ordinary citizen shows the guts to question their behavior, these honorable MPs take refuge under the

Approximately 20 years ago, Bearys had started realizing the importance of an independent Beary Sahitya Academy. The Academy, which came into existence in 2008, is the result of 16 years of continuous struggle by the Beary community. The community had applied relentless pressure on the state government to constitute an Academy. The Fourth Beary Sahitya Sammelana held in Chickmagalur in 2007 acted

A 60-year-old woman is allegedly kept in solitary confinement in Mangalore by her husband at the behest of his lover, finds Lubna Sheila This is an incident which should make the people of Dakshina Kannada, the cradle of education, banking and healthcare, hang their heads in shame. This is the sordid story of a greedy man who confined his wife to a dark room in order to usurp her assets and lead a

The history of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) dates back to 1981, when homosexual men with symptoms of a disease that now are considered typical of AIDS were first described in Los Angeles and New York. Ever since, the world has suffered with this dreaded disease. Lives have been lost, destiny’s changed and the catastrophe long lived. However

The medical world continues to think and rethink when it comes to diabetes, and the number only continues to increase and worry everyone at large. World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign of the diabetes mellitus world and is held on November 14 of each year. It was introduced in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization in response to the

A police constable had to lay his life, thanks to the inexperience of the Anti-naxal police force (ANF) appointed to hunt down the Naxals, lack of adequate preparation and the palpable miscalculation. In fact the attempts by the police to hoist a Naxal encounter theory has backfired with the evidences clearly suggesting that Mahadeva S Mane had been killed in the friendly fire. It was the night of

As the month of Dhul Hijjah arrives over 3.5 million Muslims from different corners of the earth converge on the holy city of Makkah to perform the fifth pillar of their faith. In 1998, I too was fortunate to be one among them while I undertook a journey that I had dreamt from my childhood, It was a life time journey, the journey that was literally the most wondrous experience of my life. I had

Hajj is an extraordinary human gathering. It symbolizes sacrifice of human spirit and denotes the purpose of human existance. It was ordained on Prophet Abraham (A.S. ) He is revered as a father figure by three great civilizations nay three major faiths! People generally think of religious faith as something mysterious; its goals still more mysterious. Prophet Abraham demonstrates that faith