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Secular Nationalism is questioned once again. “Miscreants throw stones at St Theresa Statue at St Theresa’s School in Mangalore" - This was a news story on the 24th October, 2011 edition of The Hindu. Will there ever be a way out? Repeated attacks only signify that the people running both the State Government and the Central just don’t care enough. Every attack is attributed to “miscreants”. The

Research is a booming field in today’s India. A nation home to a billion beats and also the world’s largest democracy is beginning to spread its wings into the territory of research. India faces issues that are Glocal, to be precise, both those set of issues which reflect the masses and the classes. But a question that stares back is whether; the research being done is of any use or is it just for

Karnataka Lokaykta Justice Shivaraj Patil has resigned barely two months after assuming office as he was caught in a controversy over purchasing sites in violation of norms. Every Lokayuta has a past and every corrupt person that the Lokayukta catches has a future. If the past of those who become the Lokayukta bothers us more than the future of the corrupt there is nothing surprising in it. When

Mangalore, October 5: In a unique gesture of harmony and goodwill, the Shri Kshethra Gokarnanatheshwara, where the internationally renowned Navaratri festival is under way, played host to the release of Dasara special edition of the Coastal Mirror. The architect of the Gokarnanethaswhara temple, B. Janardhana Poojary released the magazine at a glittering function at the Santoshi Kala Bhavana on

Mangalore, October 2: Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs and Civil Aviation Vayalar Ravi on Sunday reassured 'Coastaldigst.com' to seriously consider the long-pending demand of starting a direct flight service from Mangalore airport to major cities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A delegation of the city based news portal led by its Editor-in-Chief Mohammed Ashraf met Mr Ravi, who was on a

It seems that the series of honours bestowed on Adaminte Makan Abu isn’t yet to stop. This small film which told a story of sacrifice, love, pure devotion and all that we describe as humanitarian values will be the official entry at the Oscars. The Film Federation of India chose this film among a group of biggies and the decision gives out the feeling that our jury has still not lost their sense

Dr MS Kamath is the Head of the Department of Ayurveda, at KMC Manipal. He is also the Country Director of AMDA-INDIA (Association of Medical Doctors of Asia). Besides being the recipient of the Best Citizens Of India Award by International Publishing House, April 2010, he is also member and nodal officer, executive ( steering) committee, RUDRA, and member- IASTAM (International Association for

If the hospitals in our country are running out of business, I am sure they would look forward to more ministers and actors getting arrested. While the hospitals would rejoice over the prospect of receiving more patients, it may not be the same for the hospital staff. The growing ill health of arrested celebrities will surely add to their woe. It has been observed since quite some time that ill

Migrant life today is characterized by the permanent back and forth movement between two countries, societies and cultures through their regular ''multi-stranded'' activities. Migrants, through their everyday practices and ways of being, and their constant identity negotiations, create a transnational social space which encompasses their societies of exit and entry into a single continuum. These

“Let us celebrate with joy, the birth of the Virgin Mary, of whom was born the son of Justice… Her birth constitutes the hope and the light of salvation for the whole world. Her image is light for the whole Christian people” (From the Liturgy) As these texts so clearly indicate, an atmosphere of joy and light pervades the Birth of the Virgin Mary. Historical details about the feast: The origin of