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Recently I had been to St Aloysius Management Institute, and as I made my entry through the tall gates, I was dazzled in a state of semi-shock. For a moment, I thought I was at some theme park kind-of museum art gallery. But coming to terms viewing a college I had never seen before, took awhile. It was a structure not easily matched. There was something different, yet some resemblance was cited

Global warming is the talk of the world, not just the town. The Copenhagen Summit, seminars, lectures, articles… Every person today is aware of this term. Frequently changing climate conditions, melting of the glaciers, volcano eruptions are all a part of it. We have all experienced it in one way or the other. It has rained in summer, the weather is unbearably hot and humid, and there is shortage

Moulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari, a prominent Islamic Scholar who is acclaimed for his great works in Urdu Islamic literature, also leads Jamat-e –Islami Hind, as its All India President. Besides being an Islamic scholar, Moulana Jalaluddin, a septuagenarian leader has thorough comprehension of national and international issues that differentiates him from traditional Moulavis. He is bestowed with

Sleep is defined as a state of unconsciousness from which a person can be aroused. In this state, the brain is relatively more responsive to internal stimuli than external stimuli. Sleep should be distinguished from coma. Coma is an unconscious state from which a person cannot be aroused. Sleep is essential for the normal, healthy functioning of the human body. It is a complicated physiological

After Gopal B Hosur, took charge as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Western Range, Mangalore police have had many a success stories to proudly speak of. The busting of Chota Shakeel gang, discovery of Prasad Attavar’s underworld links and his arrest, and many more events just made the Mangalorean Police fraternity add feather after feather in its cap. Hosur has earlier worked as the Joint

Thwaka Ahmad Musliyar took charge over as the qazi of Mangalore almost a month ago. Born in Chembarike in Kasargod district on August 10, 1947, he pursued his religious studies at the Arabic College in Deoband in Uttar Pradesh as well at Al Azhar University in Egypt. He also has the experience of having served as Imam and Mudarris of Mosque of Sultan in Oman. Thwaka Ahmad Musliyar is the nephew of

A family of 7 members living at Baajar, 10 KMs away from Uppinangady, is a picture of patience inexplicable. The story of this family is heart rending. 10 years ago, they lost their beloved mother. Their 50 year old father who was suffering from a continuous illness expired too. The seven siblings now are leading a life of utmost difficulty. Out of these seven, six are girls of which, no one has

Brand Ambassadors have been a significant part of the advertising strategy, the corporate world has been using in the recent past. A tactic, that aims at attracting consumers in large scale capitalizing on the fan following factor that celebs carry about with them. Unfortunately, a fair portion of the consumer population falls prey to this non-sense time and again. A personality may have his / her

The process of census in the State has begun already. Although all Censuses are important, this one carries that extra bit of significance as the data collected through the census would be used by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). If anyone fails to get into this databank, he/she would be left out of UIDAI, regarded as a key aspect in determining the citizenship for every

When luminaries from the Beary community had gathered on the second day of the World Beary convention organised by the Beary Cultural Forum, Dubai, a prominent non Beary personality stole the limelight all the way. It was none other than Shaik Abubakkar Ahmad or the more familiar A P Usthad. The reason for his presence over there and the kind of respect and admiration he received is rather simple