Column

A police constable had to lay his life, thanks to the inexperience of the Anti-naxal police force (ANF) appointed to hunt down the Naxals, lack of adequate preparation and the palpable miscalculation. In fact the attempts by the police to hoist a Naxal encounter theory has backfired with the evidences clearly suggesting that Mahadeva S Mane had been killed in the friendly fire. It was the night of

As the month of Dhul Hijjah arrives over 3.5 million Muslims from different corners of the earth converge on the holy city of Makkah to perform the fifth pillar of their faith. In 1998, I too was fortunate to be one among them while I undertook a journey that I had dreamt from my childhood, It was a life time journey, the journey that was literally the most wondrous experience of my life. I had

Hajj is an extraordinary human gathering. It symbolizes sacrifice of human spirit and denotes the purpose of human existance. It was ordained on Prophet Abraham (A.S. ) He is revered as a father figure by three great civilizations nay three major faiths! People generally think of religious faith as something mysterious; its goals still more mysterious. Prophet Abraham demonstrates that faith

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