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Mangaluru, Dec 15: Center for Health and Development (CHD-India) partnered with the Public Health Foundation of Bangladesh to advance conversations in health. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed recently at Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dr Edmond Fernandes, CEO, Center for Health and Development signed the MoU in Dhaka with Dr Sharmeen Yasmeen, CEO, Public Health Foundation of Bangladesh. Members of

Mangaluru, Dec 15: œEducation has now been commercialized. Earlier, children were sent to schools and madrasas to gain knowledge. Today, materialism is being given more importance than education,  lamented former Karnataka education minister B A Moideen. He was speaking at the launch of 'Shikshana-Tarabeti Kale' a Kannada book on art of educational training published by city based Shanthi

Udupi, Dec 15: Three men fell to their deaths in separate but similar tragedies in different parts of Udupi district on Sunday. A 32-year-old person died after he slipped into a well at Senapura in Gangolli on Sunday. Police said, Nagesh Naik fell into the well, while he was dropping the pump-set deep inside the well. A case has been registered in Gangolli police station. In the second incident, a

Bengaluru: Dec 15: The Union Cabinet will take a decision on the feasibility of enacting a law to curb conversions after collecting the opinion of religious leaders, legal luminaries, experts and other stakeholders, said Union Minister for Law D?V?Sadananda Gowda. With regards to the œconversion by inducement  of Muslims in Agra, which has rocked the on-going session of the Parliament, Gowda said

Bengaluru: Dec 15: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah?cancelled his visit to Dakshina Kannada at the last minute on?Sunday after apparently receiving reports that several organisations in the coastal district were planning to hold protests opposing the implementation of the Netravathi river diversion project. Siddaramaiah was scheduled to inaugurate a new library computer centre at Sathya Sai Vihar in

Jeddah, Dec 15:The Kingdom has intensified its campaign against foreigners working illegally in the country, with thousands of violators nabbed across the Kingdom in over a month. From agriculture businesses to jewelry shops, law enforcement agencies are conducting inspections and apprehending workers in a wide range of trades. Expats working for more than one sponsor are the majority of those

Mangaluru, Dec 14: Thousands of Tulu lovers enthusiastically participated in various events of Vishwa Tuluvere Parba-2014 on Sunday, the third and final day of the global Tulu fest. More than the academic sessions, people seemed to be interested in the other attractions of the festival, including exhibitions, demonstrations, traditional sports and the boating. The premises of Sahyadri College of

Mumbai, Dec 14: Senior VHP leader Praveen Togadia today criticised Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for his statement that religious conversions were not right and should be stopped. "(SP chief) Mulayam Singh says that conversion is not right and it (should) stop. Do you really think conversion is wrong? If yes then why did you not work towards bringing a law against conversion in

Panaji, Dec 14: A 22-year-old German woman was allegedly molested at Canacona taluka here following which a local autorickshaw driver has been arrested, police said today. The accused, Chetan Namshikar, was arrested on Friday after the woman complained against him. The offence allegedly took place on December 6, when the woman was returning after attending a party on beachside in Canacona taluka

Mangalore, Dec 14: Decrying clashes between religious communities, Veerabhadra Chennamalla Swamiji, pontiff and chairperson of Nidumamidi Mahasamstha Mutt said that people should develop the attitude of one country and one society. The society should step out of its religious framework and build a united nation, he said. Interacting with media persons in the city on Sunday, he said that the entire