Coastal Plus

Citizenship Amendment Bill, while passed in both houses of Parliament has elicited diverse and negative responses all over India. On one hand we see massive protests in North East leading to death of four people. On the other there is a sever discomfort among those upholding Indian Constitution and among the Muslim community all over the country. This Bill in its present form gives the rights of...

Mudigere, Dec 14: Farmers in remote areas of Banakal hobli in the malnad district of Chikkamagaluru, who have already incurred huge losses during recent floods, have now been tasked with protecting their crops from elephants. After the end of monsoon, wild elephants have started straying into the villages in some areas of malnad. Many herds have been entering fields and plantations for past few...

New Delhi, Dec 12: Eight-year-old Licypriya Kangujam, known as Indian 'Greta' for her passion towards the fight against climate change has urged global leaders to take immediate action to save the planet and the future of young children like her. Speaking at the COP25 climate conference in Madrid, Spain, the young activist from Manipur who has already spoken in 21 countries on climate change, gave...

In the world of advancements and achievements we are here to assert with a claim that encompasses all that is within the vicinity of those startling developments. We are introducing an apostle of God, the savior of mankind… Muhammad (peace be upon him) to you to think. He belongs to every human, more than what these advancements are meant for societies and individuals. The utilitarian aspects of...

We often get involved in the discussion of right and wrong, right in terms of the values with which a society should be adorned with, wrong in terms of the evils that a society should be void of. This particular aspect of discussion seems common, it can be argued as and when required both for an individual and a group. For a plural society like India, this aspect demands seriousness. Priorities...

Mangaluru, Nov 3: The students and faculty members of Milagres College here have taken up the initiative to construct a terrace garden to produce vegetables and promote greenery in the area. The college garden has planted nearly 500 trees and produces a variety of vegetables including ladies' finger, pumpkin, tomato, cucumber, gourd and more, which are sold to the people. Speaking to ANI, Father...

Shivamogga, Oct 26: Due to the impact of Cyclone Kyarr, Karnataka has been receiving continuous rainfall for the past few days, which has affected the business of potters in the state. Potters who pots and clay idols for the festival of Diwali are faced with the task of drying their wares due to the incessant rains. One potter, Umesh a resident of Kumbaragundi of Shivamogga city whose specialities...

Bengaluru, Oct 2: After the central government imposed a ban on single-use plastic, banana leaf vendors in the south hope for good business in the coming days. "The government has taken good action against single-use plastic. Plastic harm nature. By using the banana leaf, there will be less non-biodegradable waste. We are expecting some growth in our business after the ban on single-use plastic,"...

Shivamogga, Oct 2: A 25-year-old man from Shivamogga has found a unique way to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi by carving out micro size Gandhi statues out of chalk pencils. Varun Kumar Achar who developed an interest in Micro art has carved statues of other leading personalities such as Subhash Chandra Bose, Veer Savarkar, Abdul Kalam and Swami Vivekananda among others. Speaking to ANI, Varun said...

Coimbatore, Sept 14: The indomitable spirit of an over 80-year-old woman in Tamil Nadu who has been selling idlis for just Re 1, for more than two decades now, has touched the hearts of many in the country ever since her story became viral on social media. The octogenarian, Kamalathal says the mere happiness she derives in serving food at such price, earning just enough for a livelihood and...