| Created: Saturday, December 10th, 2011 under Current Issues | Views: 787 Sometimes people decide to do things against the irrational even when they don’t intend to! When my friend of half a century Shevagoor Mohan Kamath, who is a leading businessman and a well known cricketer in hi ... read more |
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| Created: Saturday, December 03rd, 2011 under Current Issues | Views: 934 This is the true story of Nageshwari who was troubled from the past several years by her upper caste neighbors for being a dalit and coming up in life.read more |
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| Created: Thursday, October 13th, 2011 under Social Service | Views: 1296 For those who may wonder at this title I have to remind them that I am not the inventor of the term. The term was coined by Justice Santosh Hegde, the ex Lokayukta of Karnataka. He had name this area as that be ... read more |
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| Created: Thursday, August 04th, 2011 under Social Service | Views: 1335 Two days back a friend of mine who had read about our registration of the Aid without religion trust had come to meet me with a contribution, hesitant whether we would accept it. Because, in our trust deed it h ... read more |
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| Created: Saturday, July 30th, 2011 under Social Service | Views: 1353 Many times we rationalist have wanted to help people who are less privileged than us but have found short comings in that most of such charitable activity is carried out by religious institutions and those prom ... read more |
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| Created: Saturday, July 02nd, 2011 under Public Service | Views: 1447 After giving 81 umbrellas to the students of the Gandhi Nagar higher Primary school to 'induce the rain gods' to give rain which succeeded as it has been raining cats and dogs in Mangalore, we decided to conduc ... read more |
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| Created: Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 under Social Service | Views: 1502 Since there has been no rain in Dakshina Kannada for the past several days Baba Narendra Dev, decided to go on a severe fast unto ... read more |
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| Created: Sunday, December 05th, 2010 under Healthcare / Fitness | Views: 3559 What is Meditation?There are various explanations that try to define meditation. In essence it is a technique used to 'still' the mind. All the techniques agree on th ... read more |
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| Created: Sunday, December 05th, 2010 under Healthcare / Fitness | Views: 3822 The Art of Breathing - PRANAYAMAWe are all aware that life and breathing are synonymous. Yoga aims to make you aware of this fact in a conscious way. Mostly we te ... read more |
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| Created: Sunday, December 05th, 2010 under Healthcare / Fitness | Views: 3401 HOW DOES YOGASANA WORK? Asanas or yoga postures work mainly on the endocrine and nervous systems. Since both the systems are inter-relat ...read more |
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| Created: Sunday, December 05th, 2010 under Healthcare / Fitness | Views: 3747 YOGA - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS1. When is the best time to practice yoga?Yo ... read more |
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| Created: Sunday, December 13th, 2009 under Culture | Views: 10364 One of the greatest contributions of India to the world is Holy Gita which is considered to be one of the first revelations from God. The spiritual philosophy and management lessons in this holy book were broug ... read more |
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| Created: Friday, October 16th, 2009 under Tradition | Views: 11363 Once the inhabitants of Vrindavan headed by Nanda Maharaj were about to perform a sacrifice for the demigod Lord Indra, the controller of rains to please him for sending rains. When Lord Krishna saw the arrange ... read more |
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| Created: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 under Economy | Views: 7480 IntroductionThe major reason for the failure of US government in containing the spread of Subprime crisis was the absence of a regulatory authority, which could have ... read more |
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| Created: Friday, June 12th, 2009 under Healthcare / Fitness | Views: 7106 Vitiligo which is commonly known as Leucoderma is a skin disease in which the skin becomes white coloured. It is condition where the skin loses its natural colour thus resulting in the whitening of the skin. Vi ... read more |
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| Created: Friday, May 08th, 2009 under Healthcare / Fitness | Views: 6787 Thalassemia (American English) (or Thalassaemia in British English), also knows as 'Cooleys Anemia', is an inherited disease of the Red Blood Cells, classified as hemoglobinopathy. The genetic defect results in ... read more |
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| Created: Wednesday, May 06th, 2009 under Healthcare / Fitness | Views: 6806 Bronchial Asthma is a frightening disease for the patient even when one is not acutely ill. Because the diagnosis of asthma causes an uncomfortable feeling in the patients mind. There have been many occa ... read more |
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| Created: Monday, May 04th, 2009 under Healthcare / Fitness | Views: 6978 New study shows prevalence has doubled in last 5 years Recent death of a school girl in Delhi should serve as a wake up call read more |
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| Created: Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 under Languages | Views: 12232 Vishwa Konkani Kendra is an ambitious project of the Konkani Bhas Ani Sanskriti Pratistan (Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation), Mangalore. A registered non profit cultural organisation, it was esta ... read more |
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| Created: Saturday, January 10th, 2009 under Nature / Environment | Views: 10822
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| Created: Tuesday, January 06th, 2009 under Nature / Environment | Views: 9678
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| Created: Monday, October 20th, 2008 under Nature / Environment | Views: 12582 Sita falls (Koodlu Theertha) is the falls in Karnataka, adjacent to the Agumbe ranges. The whole plan of going to this place started with Rajesh and Co. He told me ... read more |
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| Created: Friday, December 26th, 2008 under Culture | Views: 9650
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| Created: Friday, December 26th, 2008 under Nature / Environment | Views: 6736
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| Created: Friday, December 26th, 2008 under Nature / Environment | Views: 7886
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| Created: Sunday, December 28th, 2008 under Nature / Environment | Views: 8234
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| Created: Saturday, December 13th, 2008 under Healthcare / Fitness | Views: 6602 The Malaria Control programe in Mangalore City has been on for more than a decade now. But the results are not as expected. The program which was aimed at educating and creating an awareness amongst the public ... read more |
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| Created: Monday, December 08th, 2008 under Social Service | Views: 5670 They are called mans best friend. Domesticated and petted by large number of people, dogs are found in large numbers in Mangalore city. Most dogs we see on the streets are stray dogs and have no owners. T ... read more |
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| Created: Thursday, December 04th, 2008 under Social Service | Views: 5485 The central market of Mangalore is a murky mess at most times. But a peep into what was previously the fish markets makes you wonder how businessmen are going about their work. A smelly dirty premises infested ... read more |
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| Created: Thursday, December 04th, 2008 under Home / Gardening | Views: 5408 Thinking about selling your home? This checklist helps you to get the most for your home. 1. Decide to SellWhether you are relocating to another town or state, or nee ... read more |
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| Created: Sunday, November 30th, 2008 under Education / Learning | Views: 6329 Every child’s life has a phase which is most important to his growth and development. This phase starts from when the child is one year old till he is five or six. It is considered as the most cute age and for ... read more |
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| Created: Monday, November 24th, 2008 under Culture | Views: 10385 In an age of Formual 1 racing, cyber games and twenty twenty, Mangalore is all set to showcase to the world its local sport, the Kadri Kambla. A unique race blending the might and speed of both man and beast. L ... read more |
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| Created: Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 under Public Service | Views: 7107
Every morning when you
wake up there are certain activities which happen quite naturally. Your milk
and Newspaper are delivered to your doorstep. Also making its presence fel ...read more |
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| Created: Thursday, November 20th, 2008 under Culture | Views: 9250 Modern life has become monotonous and stressfull. To fight out stress we cultivate hobbies and enjoy life. A visit to the Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) and all you will see are people walking about from one ... read more |
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| Created: Thursday, November 20th, 2008 under Lifestyle | Views: 9774 Sometime we are our own worse enemy due to an internal victimisation programming because of people who feel sorry for us because of our pain. This is a way for the unenligh ... read more |
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| Created: Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 under Public Service | Views: 5109 A visit to the Mangaladevi temple on Fridays and Tuesdays
and you can see why there is so much of a crowd. Few meters away from the
temple lies an open space which was meant to be a bus s ...read more |
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| Created: Friday, November 14th, 2008 under Healthcare / Fitness | Views: 6953 The Karnataka Chapter of Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (KRSSDI) in association with Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore held their IV Annual Confe ... read more |
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| Created: Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 under Current Issues | Views: 5116 The recent decision by Karnataka’s transport minister has created quite a turmoil in the otherwise smooth running of the private bus owner’s association of South Kanara. Private Buses which form the life ... read more |
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| Created: Monday, November 10th, 2008 under Public Service | Views: 5651 Hard earned money must be invested in the right manner. Most people invest their money in buying property or land. But along with buying comes a whole lot of formalities which you cannot afford to ignore. The m ... read more |
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| Created: Thursday, November 06th, 2008 under Public Service | Views: 6586 Every Diwali brings in abundance of joy happiness and light into every one of our lives. We embellish our homes with diyas and candles to light up our surroundings. Then , without a care we burn fireworks and w ... read more |
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| Created: Monday, November 03rd, 2008 under Healthcare / Fitness | Views: 10868 On the surface it seems as though India's largest public health drive, the pulse polio immunization drive has paid off. But consider this, in 2008 there are still 1400 children worldwide suffering from the poli ... read more |
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| Created: Thursday, October 30th, 2008 under Healthcare / Fitness | Views: 10629
Growth of a city is identified by the overall
infrastructural upliftment. Forming the life line of any city are its roads. In
the name of development Mangalore has many parts of the c ...read more |
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| Created: Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 under Tours & Travels | Views: 10883 An average train journey on Indian trains would be comfortable, but
fail to get a reservation and you would be in for some adventure of a
different sort. Nudging at a passenger next to you. Using your most ...read more |
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| Created: Thursday, October 09th, 2008 under Tradition | Views: 9359 The most illustrous and sparkling dasara procession of Gokarnanatheshwara Temple, Kudroli marked a grand finale on 10th October 2008. This event itself is called as "Mangalore Dasara" and is witnessed by thousa ... read more |
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| Created: Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 under Business | Views: 5447 It is a city that you will fall in lov ... read more |
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| Created: Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 under Home / Gardening | Views: 5664 House Buying & Selling GuidelinesThinking about buying a New Home? This compiled checklist is to help you become a savvy buyer ... read more |
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| Created: Tuesday, October 07th, 2008 under Healthcare / Fitness | Views: 7116 The thyroid gland is a small endocrine organ situated in the neck. It produces hormones, which have a profound impact on the body as a whole. The hormones produced are three in number: tri-iodo thyronine ... read more |
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| Created: Tuesday, October 07th, 2008 under Healthcare / Fitness | Views: 10803 Summer is a great time to plan a vacation and special outdoor activities. Before you begin planning how you and the family will spend the sunny days ahead, here is some information that will help you safeguard ... read more |
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| Created: Tuesday, October 07th, 2008 under Education / Learning | Views: 10331 Unlike in the good old joint families, the absence of elderly presence in the modern nuclear families leaves the working mother with no option but to leave the child in day care centres. Here comes the role of ... read more |
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| Created: Monday, October 06th, 2008 under Science & Technology | Views: 8353 The Internet is here to stay. Java is still the "write once, run anywhere platform" which scores over other languages in more ways than one. Originally called Oak and developed by Sun Microsystems, this object ... read more |
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| Created: Tuesday, October 07th, 2008 under Healthcare / Fitness | Views: 9820 Prevention of any disease or disaster is best achieved if we know the cause or the factors likely to herald the disaster. Prevention of diseases like small pox, polio, typhoid and tuberculosis has been possible ... read more |
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| Created: Monday, October 06th, 2008 under Healthcare / Fitness | Views: 7564 Mosquitoes, apart from spoiling a pleasant evening or causing a sleepless night, also transmit diseases like malaria, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, filariasis and other viral infections. Interestingly, t ... read more |
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| Created: Monday, October 06th, 2008 under Education / Learning | Views: 7063 One of the significant trends of recent times is the emergence of the global village. There is a tremendous growth in tourism in recent times at the global level, thanks to various factors such as the impact of ... read more |
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| Created: Thursday, September 25th, 2008 under Tradition | Views: 8841 Paryaya, a popular festival in south Karnataka and Udupi in particular, has a history dating back to the 13th Century. The word "Paryaya" in Sanskrit means change or tran ... read more |
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| Created: Thursday, September 25th, 2008 under Art & Crafts | Views: 7007 The art of pottery goes back in time and is evidence of man's first attempt at craftsmanship.
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| Created: Thursday, September 25th, 2008 under Culture | Views: 8766 As the Prophet said, the holy month of Ramzan is a special period in the Islamic calendar, he called it "Allah's own month", when "roza" or fasting is obligatory for young and old. Days of fasting and abstinenc ... read more |
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| Created: Monday, August 25th, 2008 under Home / Gardening | Views: 5870 Back in the history, the rural living conditions and natural habitation mandated our forefathers to utilize mud, water and baking procedures to protect their families against wind, rain and summer heat. They ba ... read more |
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| Created: Monday, August 25th, 2008 under Culture | Views: 8936 Kambala, translated as "Buffalo Race" is a favorite folk sport of South Canara and is a combination of fun, technique, stamina and control. History has it that paddy growers began celebrating annual harvest wit ... read more |
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| Created: Friday, August 22nd, 2008 under Lifestyle | Views: 8205 Service apartments earlier a western concept of residential-style apartments, with its services and security is fast emerging and attracting a lot of people especially the corporates. In todays environme ... read more |
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| Created: Monday, August 25th, 2008 under Art & Crafts | Views: 7140 Yakshagana is essentially a stage art form, which entertains and educates the rural folk in masses. It is a many-splendoured performing art and is a combination of colour, glitter, vibrancy, music, sahitya and ... read more |
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| Created: Friday, August 22nd, 2008 under Nature / Environment | Views: 6329 It is known fact that many habitations around us do not have adequate water supplies. The wells are drying faster than ever and the count of abandoned borewells growing each year. The situation is quite dangero ... read more |
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| Created: Friday, August 22nd, 2008 under Lifestyle | Views: 8059 The law requires that a proper receipt should be given for every purchase. It is a common sight amongst us including Urban and so called "educated buyers" plainly accepting goods without any reciepts or seem to ... read more |
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| Created: Friday, August 22nd, 2008 under Education / Learning | Views: 6600 As more and more youngsters today are inclined towards early earning opportunities such as Call centres & BPO's, it is also true that the odd working hours, stress and other factors has its toll. However on ... read more |
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| Created: Saturday, August 16th, 2008 under Languages | Views: 9633 Tulu is a Dravidian language of India with fewer than two million speakers, known as Tuluvas. Most Tuluvas live in the districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in the west of the state of Karnataka. It is also s ... read more |
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| Created: Saturday, August 16th, 2008 under Education / Learning | Views: 8863 Eligibility : a) Studies in India: Graduation / Post-graduation including technical / professional courses with employment potential conducted by colleges / Univers ... read more |
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| Created: Saturday, August 16th, 2008 under Education / Learning | Views: 6969 Accredited at the 4 Star level by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) University Campus, Mangalagangotri, is located on a picturesque hillock, spread over 350 acres ... read more |
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