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Well it’s that time of the year when people are eagerly waiting for the New Year 2011. It’s the time when everyone’s shopping for new clothes, attending parties, hanging out, meeting friends and relatives, or even for that matter attending weddings and functions. And now it’s here, the most awaited day, the New Year 2011. Everyone’s busy preparing for the new day and New Year, with lot of

There has been a lot of talk about Hindu Samajotsavas being held across the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi with the Taluk and Zilla Panchayat elections round the corner. Many described it as an attempt by the Sangh Parivar to create a polarization factor in the region, thereby creating a Hindu vote bank for the BJP, which has been humiliated to the core by constant issues of its

"Twinkle twinkle little star...how i wonder what you are""yankee doodle went to town..riding on a pony.."Mellifluously moves the song…mesmerizing the kiddies all over the globe…Yeah, nursery rhymes are adored all over the world by kids as well as elders.Nursery rhymes are simple verses often accompanied by a simple tune used for the entertainment and education of small children. Beyond our

The month of December is the month of great celebration as Christmas falls on 25th of December. Christmas, the birthday of Jesus Christ is the celebration of simplicity and sacrifice. The word “Christmas” means ‘mass of Christ’. The cause of this great celebration is because Jesus came as a child to save the restless world of his time. The humility and sincerity of Jesus Christ is the reason for

A rare personality who has seen the bullet life as an army man and who is now actively involved in the state politics, Capt Ganesh Karnik, MLC, Deputy Chairman, NRI Forum, Govenment of Karnataka, speaks in depth about his experiences as a soldier, his vision as a politician, and the current political scenario with Edmond Fernandes: 1. What made you join Politics? Considering the fact that you were

It wasn’t too long ago when Union Home Minister P Chidambaram spoke of ‘Saffron Terror’ attracting stark criticism from the opposition BJP and the Sangh Parivar. It was Digvijay Singh then, another Congressman, who spoke of his conversation with ATS Chief Hemant Karkare hours before his death in the 26/11 shoot-out and the slain officer’s fears that Hindu organisations were threatening him. And

India is currently the number 1 in the ICC Test team rankings with 129 rating points and number 2 in ODI rankings with 8 points less than the topper Australia (129. Hope the proteas won’t make a change in it!). But what is India's position in the second best job after playing, the umpiring? There is not a single Indian in the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires which includes the best 12 in the business

She burst into the limelight with her gold medal winning performance at the Commonwealth Games and bettered it with two golds at the Guangzhou Asian Games held recently. Ashwini Chidananda Akkunje Shetty, who is now being perceived as an icon and has become a household name in Udupi, Dakshina Kannada districts, was also awarded this year’s Rajyotsava Award. The girl from Kundapur claims India can

The two-phased polling for the Zilla Panchayat and Taluk Panchayat election on December 26 and 31 has once again put the political parties in Karnataka on the overdrive. The elections assume significance in the wake of a series of land-grabbing scams that have engulfed the BJP government, which almost cost the chief minister BS Yeddyurappa his chair. But, what these elections have also done is to

India is growing, developing and fast becoming a modern nation. But the new millennium has promised great changes even within a country that has forever been enveloped in a blanket of rich culture and heritage. A population, though minor has started leading a very liberal lifestyle in a society where the sacred union of man and woman in marriage is essential for their acceptance. It is nothing but