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The festive days of Ramadan are back! I remember my first Ramadan. As a seven-year-old, I didn`t know the significance of the month. As naïve as I was, during the school hours I would only think of the delicious food my mum would prepare back home and dream about eating it. That would make me happy. But as I grew older, I got more and more excited about fasting and my fetish for the food melted

The adage ‘history repeats’ has been proved right once again. There are striking similarities between the recent political developments in the State and the happenings of the 80s. Back then it was Ramakrishna Hegde, today it is B.S. Yeddyurappa. It was Janata Party two decades ago. Now it is Bharatiya Janata Party. Ramakrishna Hegde led the first non-Congress government in the state. It was also

The spirit of religious fervor and obedience to the Almighty is again in the air as more than one fifth of the world’s population is gearing up to welcome the holy month of Ramadan. It is the month of love and brotherhood, the month of repentance and forgiveness, the month of charity and generosity and the month of introspection and self control. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar

Students are generally in a dilemma when one has to decide what course to take up after pre-university or under graduation as it will lead to a career in the same field. Very few of them are absolutely certain of what they want to do. Almost every student gets puzzled and confused as to what should be his/her next step. They weigh their options; check the feasibility and their convenience. However

Terrorism destroys. It destroys human lives, property, flora and fauna. These are the tangible things, but what about the intangible things that are destroyed? Terrorism destabilises a society in several ways. But according to me, the worst fate is to lose one's credibility of being innocent and still be punished for a crime not committed. On the fateful Wednesday in Mumbai, many passers-by who

Is gulf an ideal place for the expatriates in terms of job security? Difficult question to answer indeed. Since my childhood I have been interacting with NRIs from the Gulf jobs and possible unforeseen terminations at any time. Some of them have now become grandfathers, still working in the Gulf and living with their children and grandchildren. They still see Gulf as a safe haven for themselves

“You’re back again, eh? You people remember us once in a year, come here, peep in our houses and disappear. It’s then just us and our suffering!” exclaims Asha of Mohaveerapatna, Ullal, mistaking team Coastal Mirror to be politicians. She is later told the visitors are journalists but pat comes her reply – “Ultimately, nothing has changed as far as our lives are concerned. Life’s still the same

The churning in the Kannada media world, which began with the exit of Vishweshwar Bhat from Vijaya Karnataka about six months ago, seems to be still continuing. Mr Bhat, who rose to fame in just over a decade, has now stepped into the TV arena. In addition to his role as the editor in chief of Kannada Prabha, he has now been given the top job at the Suvarna News 24×7. Vishweshwar Bhat A Dharwad

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa’s ability to survive all sorts of crises has baffled many. History suggests that chief ministers in the past had not survived challenges which were of much smaller in magnitude than the odds that Yediyurappa has been fighting. What then makes Yediyurappa come out unscathed every time? The general impression seems to be that it is nothing but his good luck

About 92.5% of the word trade is still conducted through sea. If there are no sea farers half of the world will starve and freeze, but seafarers are considered as terrorists in many countries and are treated very badly and are not given due respect. The seafarers of Mangalore face lot of difficulties on board. The primary and most important problem faced by the sea farer is piracy, the