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Mangalore can boast itself as one amongst others having the largest area of roads concretized in the state. The main reason for concretizing the roads is the harsh weather conditions. Inspite of having good roads, the driving conditions have deteriorated owing to dismal driving sense. Mangalore being an educational hub has wide spectra of migrants who come for studies, business, tourism and

You spot your special someone for the first time, and the world comes to a standstill, and your favourite romantic track begins to play in the background, next thing - he sees you, and the sky is illuminated by fireworks. This one’s for the ultra quixotic populace. For the rest of us, we keep spotting them; sometimes we take note, sometimes they do. Finally, somebody realizes it’s worth the try

“He who humbles himself will be exalted and he who exalts himself will be crushed”. Truly another year has come and many of us are preparing ourselves to celebrate the festival of Easter. Easter is an important festival for Christians the world over. It symbolizes the triumph of Christ on the cross over death and defeat. He lived a life of humility with true spirit of humanness. Our preparation

Let me tell you a story… There was a very big company called GMR Energy Limited (GMREL), a subsidiary of GMR Infrastructure Company; a naptha-based barge mounted power project. It came to Mangalore in 2001. The company got the permission to set up the plant in Tannirbavi, Panamboor with an intention to fulfil the electricity needs of Mangaloreans. The fishermen and the environmentalists opposed

Although there is much hue and cry to save tigers at the national level, people of Mangalore are not too concerned about losing tigers as such - the Human tigers. Thanks to the traditional Huli (Pili) Vesha. Pili (Tulu word for tiger) Vesha is performed by different groups here in yenkalna Kudla. One among them is the Jeppu Friends Tiger Camp. They very recently performed at the Mangaladevi Jathre

Hunger has no religion. Be it a Hindu, a Muslim or a Christian – hunger is being experienced by every human being. Hunger or thirst is the occasion inviting immediate attention of all concerned. Society is duty bound to quickly attend to the need of hungry man. It looks very simple to feed the hungry person at a time. But when a society as a whole realizes its importance, no one will be seen

The State Government has decided to introduce more government buses in the twin districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada. With Mangalore-Manipal Volvo and other government buses plying on Mangalorean routes, are Private oprtations in the region feeling the heat already? Safiya Naeem checks the scene. The State Government’s proposal of launching Karnataka State Road Corporation (KSRTC) buses in and

We are at a point in history where the world is reaching molecular & micro-molecular levels. 2009 may have seen many ups & downs in various aspects of human life. But for science, a major catastrophe has been solved. The answer has arrived, as to how the chromosome could copied during cell division in a complete manner and how they are protected against degradation. Elizabeth Blackburn and Jack

“God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers” -Jewish Proverb This is a very popular saying but instead of mother I would like to replace the word with women. When a girl child is born into this earth she has to play either the role of a mother, daughter, sister or a wife. No matter what the role, she undergoes lot of problems either physically or mentally. When she’s a daughter, she

The daily, Kannada Prabha carried an article titled ‘Purda hai Purda’ in its magazine section on 28th February 2010. It was an article originally authored by Tasleema Nasreen and translated to Kannada by Sindhu. The article was full of provocative element and derogatory remarks against many Muslim beliefs, practices and their noble personalities. Naturally it lead to wide spread protests in the