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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

The temple town of Udupi is almost a household name and etched in the minds of people all over India. But the founder pontiff of the Udupi mutt, Shri Adi Madhvacharya, his life and his household has its own story to tell. About 20 kilometers from NH17 ,taking a right from Katpadi when you go from Mangalore lies the humble abode of Madhvacharya, called Pajaka Kshethra. This home is not only the

With the recent hype on Baba Ramdev’s fast against corruption and black money winning the people’s attention, Swami Nigamanand’s recent death came as a huge surprise. When Baba Ramdev started his fast against corruption and black money, many political leaders rushed to his aid and endless measures were adopted to persuade Baba to end his campaign. Moreover, immediate steps were taken to ensure

With the first ever Beary language movie - ‘Byari’, Director Suveeran, has employed his own techniques to butter popcorn with the landmark movie, which opened simultaneously in Prabhat and Big Cinema in Mangalore. In Suveeran’s own words: “Althaf Hussain, who is producing the film under the banner of Thanneer Films, needs real appreciation for venturing into Beary film-dom,” even though he took up

Come June and almost every other house gets ready for an additional ‘kharcha’… Time to set aside some money to buy new books, new umbrellas, new shoes, and uniforms! But its also that time of the year when parents have another headache to deal with – donations for educational institutions. Although branded by law as illegal, many educational institutions in the district have been engaging in

“India isn’t simply emerging. India has emerged”, said Barack Obama in his memorable address at the joint session of the Indian Parliament a few months ago. On the night of April 2, 2011 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, it couldn’t have sounded truer. Finally, a dream came true. Finally, a nation bruised with corruption, scams, and various other tribulations, rejoiced. Finally, India won the World

Autocracy, Unemployment, Poverty, Human rights violation, suppression: whatever the reason may be, the people’s revolution which started in Tunisia, spread across the Arab world, travelled through a different way, which the world never witnessed before. Fidel Castro took years (exactly 5 years 5 months and 5 days!) to liberate Cuba from the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. But the self

When we travel, go shopping or visit places, there is always something which is with us constantly and in close proximity. If you are wondering what is the something I am pointing at, let me not keep you waiting. I am referring to the numerous plastic bags we carry around all the time. According to history, plastic bags were introduced as grocery bags around 1970’s. The usage of plastics begun for