Coastal Plus

The second year after the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and his handful of companions migrated from Makkah to Madinah, fasting in the month of Ramadan was made obligatory to them. “O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may be righteous (Quran- 2:183),” the Prophet (pbuh) announced the divine revelation before the people. Today, more than...

Mangalore: Even after a year since the state assembly elections were held and the new government came to power in Karnataka, there has been no sign of decrease in the instances of moral policing by communal groups in the coastal district of Dakshina Kannada. Although very few such incidents are reported in news portals and other media, it is not that these groups have softened their stance against...

Mangalore: With the biggest sporting carnival of the planet starting in Brazil on Thursday and football fever sweeping the world, people in Mangalore also have started singingwe are one ole ola'. Thanks to the 2014 FIFA world cup, the game is rapidly increasing its fan base in this South Indian port city. People are eagerly waiting to see their favorite teams clash and like the rest of the world...

Mangalore, May 22: Four years ago, exactly on this day the flight Air India Express IX-812 crashed at Mangalore International Airport after having overshot the runway. As many as 158 people including the flight crew were killed when the Boeing 737 crashed into a ravine on the periphery of the airport on May 22, 2010. However, the condolences and promises made by the Union and state government in...

'Secular' 'Socialist' republic, reads the preamble of our Constitution, in its description of India, the nation. But these attributes of the country seem to have stayed confined on paper alone. 65 years post the declaration of India as a democratic, republic state, the country has already witnessed hundreds of instances of communal violence. Most of us blame the political powers for creating...

The fake encounter of a Muslim youth from Mangalore by the notorious Anti-Naxal Force personnel in Sringeri taluk of Chikmagalur district and subsequent developments have triggered suspicions of a joint operation by Sangh Parivar and ANF with the sole intention of disturbing peace in the society. It seems that the heavily armed ANF deliberately misused their weapons in a bid to accomplish the...

Mysore: The Mysore-Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency is likely to witness a straight fight between the Congress and the BJP. Even though Congress candidate and sitting MP A H Vishwanath is a popular leader in the region, he is facing tough contest from a political greenhorn and BJP candidate Pratap Simha thanks to the involvement of JD(S). The constituency is known as a Congress bastion. Of the 15...

Even after striking a pre-poll deal with Social Democratic Party of India with an apparent intention of bagging a portion of Muslim vote-bank, the Janata Dal (Secular) appears to have reached a tacit understanding with the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Lok Sabha elections. Sources close to JD(S) leaders H D Deve Gowda and H D Kumaraswamy say that the father son duo is ready for any extreme step to...

Bangalore, Apr 2: Call it "son stroke" or a generational shift in Karnataka politics; it is all evident in the Lok Sabha elections in the state. A few old guards are paving the way for their sons to take over. The sons are steering talks, chalking out campaign strategies and setting sights on millions of young voters. Prashant Deshpande and S S Mallikarjun, sons of Higher Education Minister R V...

Few days back, I began my day on a low note. All the expectations seemed to be shattered. All the plans ruined. I looked back, trying to replay all the scenes of life and fantasized bringing in changes in the plot of life. Life being a child was worry less. I admit, we did worry when our home work was incomplete and the scary looking Math teacher entered the class with the freshly plucked cane for...