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People prefer to travel, drivers feel thrilled to drive, conductors feel delighted to do their job and the KSRTC excited to manage it... What is it? ‘Volvo’ solves this riddle! The air-conditioned, low-floor, Volvo buses introduced by the Mangalore Division of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation has succeeded in attracting a large number of daily commuters of all categories including

Shekamaley, a small place near Kumbra, located 10 KMs away from Puttur, on the way to Sullia, is very much an educational hub with institutions such as Markazul Huda Women’s Collage and Karnataka Islamic Academy (KIA) Boys School existing in the vicinity. The menace of dowry has been troubling the Muslim society for quite some time now. In spite of numerous articles, talks, sermons, and

Today Religion has become like the Sun, wherein your progress revolves around your faith. History is witness to numerous bloody religious wars. But, if you look closely, Religion was just a catalyst used in order to gain ulterior political wealth. We need to realize the façade behind this, to be able to oppose the hate politics in our society we dwell in. Let us realize one thing, the underlining

Another enthralling IPL match had just gotten over. Watching cricket with a zealous crowd - one which applauds and roars enthusiastically when there’s a six, and yells with disheartenment when the umpire declares an out that works against the team they’re all cheering for, with bottles of cold drinks and bowls of popcorn and trays of snacks, arranged gauchely in chairs around the TV screen – is a

The voice against dowry has become mere a cliché nowadays, as countless articles are written, speeches are delivered and fatwas are issued condemning this menace by the ulemas and scholars of Muslim community. But in fact our struggle against this anti-Islamic tradition is confined to mere articles, speeches and fatwas. Unfortunately any serious step is not taken by us to eradicate this menace

Meet the man who has a technology that is environmental friendly as Arron Menezes finds out: Two friends in a car travelling to a hill station… the petrol tank is in the reserve mode. They cross the petrol bunk and reach the hill station. One friend asks the other ‘Kya dalte ho gaadi mein??? (what do you put as fuel?) The days are not far when we would be witnessing such advertisements in local

After a period of rejoicing over the birth of Christ, His followers observe a time of penance and fasting. This period, which begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Good Friday, is known as Lent. Fasting and other forms of renunciation or self-sacrifice are recommended as so many ways of following the example of Jesus, Who fasted for forty days in the desert, before He began His preaching. Jesus

It was a dark Thursday night; the clouds were clearly laid below the horizon. The darkness & silence was perfect for a night crawler to enjoy the quite. The guy was in great confusion, he couldn’t realize life was so large and fantastic that melancholy was in the fray, here to stay- yahoo, just like you!! I am sure you might be wondering what meaningless nonsense is typed out, that’s just to

A passenger sits in an auto rickshaw at 6 pm. After moving a little further, he stops at a medical shop, gets medicine, and sits in the rickshaw again. He then goes to the laundry, comes back and then again, a little further, stops at a bakery and reaches home at 7. For 15 minutes of travel, the passenger takes 1 hour. Another passenger sits in a rickshaw and says some apartment name. When it

Come Friday, and most mosques in the region undergo rigorous cleaning. The day is an important one for Muslims as they offer the prescribed Juma prayers and listen to the mandatory Khutba (sermon). Almost every Friday noon, one can find mosques being flocked by people for the purpose. In Mangalore, the prominent places where Juma prayers are offered include the renowned Eidgah mosque at Light