We often get involved in the discussion of right and wrong, right in terms of the values with which a society should be adorned with, wrong in terms of the evils that a society should be void of. This particular aspect of discussion seems common, it can be argued as and when required both for an individual and a group. For a plural society like India, this aspect demands seriousness. Priorities...
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Mangaluru, Nov 3: The students and faculty members of Milagres College here have taken up the initiative to construct a terrace garden to produce vegetables and promote greenery in the area. The college garden has planted nearly 500 trees and produces a variety of vegetables including ladies' finger, pumpkin, tomato, cucumber, gourd and more, which are sold to the people. Speaking to ANI, Father...
Shivamogga, Oct 26: Due to the impact of Cyclone Kyarr, Karnataka has been receiving continuous rainfall for the past few days, which has affected the business of potters in the state. Potters who pots and clay idols for the festival of Diwali are faced with the task of drying their wares due to the incessant rains. One potter, Umesh a resident of Kumbaragundi of Shivamogga city whose specialities...
Bengaluru, Oct 2: After the central government imposed a ban on single-use plastic, banana leaf vendors in the south hope for good business in the coming days. "The government has taken good action against single-use plastic. Plastic harm nature. By using the banana leaf, there will be less non-biodegradable waste. We are expecting some growth in our business after the ban on single-use plastic,"...
Shivamogga, Oct 2: A 25-year-old man from Shivamogga has found a unique way to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi by carving out micro size Gandhi statues out of chalk pencils. Varun Kumar Achar who developed an interest in Micro art has carved statues of other leading personalities such as Subhash Chandra Bose, Veer Savarkar, Abdul Kalam and Swami Vivekananda among others. Speaking to ANI, Varun said...
Coimbatore, Sept 14: The indomitable spirit of an over 80-year-old woman in Tamil Nadu who has been selling idlis for just Re 1, for more than two decades now, has touched the hearts of many in the country ever since her story became viral on social media. The octogenarian, Kamalathal says the mere happiness she derives in serving food at such price, earning just enough for a livelihood and...
Mangaluru, Sept 5: What started as a passion now is an integral part of Clemencia D’couto’s life. Ms. D’couto has been instrumental in framing the early foundational years of more than 3000 children in the Mangalore region. She has been teaching Pre-Kindergarten, LKG and UKG classes for more than 5 decades. Ms. Clemencia has worked for many institutions in Mangalore and currently teaches at Early...
Change, fascinate us. It is one of the most common things desired no matter at what age group we are? Change… one of the common phenomenon we come across with, for every one of us changes inspire, they have an alluring attraction, at times appear quite synonymous to our nature. Let us revisit different spheres and ideas of change. Changes are Inevitable The most inevitable thing on earth is...
Newsroom, Aug 24: In spite being one of the most prominent leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Arun Jaitley was hesitant face elections and always preferred backdoor entry into Indian parliament. He decided to contest polls for the first time in 2014 general elections when Modi wave had swept India. However, he lost to Congress candidate Amarinder Singh in Punjab’s Amritsar Lob Sabha...
He wanted to be an investment banker and had little interest in his family's coffee business. But a chat with the owners of German coffee chain, Tchibo, got V G Siddhartha to set up the Indian rival of Starbucks before debt and tax woes allegedly led him to end his life. Siddhartha, the founder of India's biggest coffee chain, Cafe Coffee Day, was confirmed dead on Wednesday, days after he went...