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  • From Malini Shetty on Premature Transfer of Strict and Smart MCC Commissioner Hephsiba RK- We Have Lost a Gem

    Good officers will never finish their full term in Mangaluru, when you have corrupt staff under them who try all means to get them out quickly as posible. Next time you MCC office for your work to be done, plz make sure you carry some extra cash-you may need it to bribe the clerk to get your job done.
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    2015/06/19 at 6:14 am

  • From Lawrence Pinto on Mangaluru: Milagres Institution Mourns Loss of John Monteiro who died in a Hit and Run Accident

    It is shocking to know that our beloved John Monteiro is no more. We were very close during the period of working in Milagres. He was a person with humble heart. Simple and cordial in his dealings and activities. Today, we lost a very down to earth friend. I understand, a great loss to Milagres Institutions. But, he will be remembered for ever. He will remain in every heart those who know him. Our deepest heartfelt sympathy and condolences to his family, friends and relatives.
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    2015/06/19 at 3:23 am

  • From Roshan Mascarenhas on Premature Transfer of Strict and Smart MCC Commissioner Hephsiba RK- We Have Lost a Gem

    Yes, truly by premature transfer of this strict, smart, educated and transparent MCC Commissioner HR Korlapati we the citizens who had full faith in her that she will bring a tremendous change in MCC administration have lost a gem. Kudos to alphy dsouza for an elaborate interview which says it all-thank you-our commissioner really deserves such warm tribute.
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    2015/06/19 at 2:47 am

  • From s n bangs on Mangaluru: Airport Taximen's Harassment to Woman - CCTV Nails Culprits, Arrests Likely

    But who teach Olga people who cancel at last minute at thier whim. Even after confirmation they cancelled the booking when reached station, leaving me high and dry.
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    2015/06/18 at 10:37 pm

  • From CP Belliappa on What is Kodagu’s Future in the Years Ahead? - Asks Air Marshal K C Cariappa

    Air Marshal Cariappa has clearly explained the scary scenario awaiting Madikeri in particular and Kodagu in general. It is unfathomable how the authorities concerned could be this callous and short-sighted. Kodagu is an attractive tourist destination purely because of its unpolluted environment. All the unregulated, unnecessary and avoidable development in the name of progress is harming this very attraction. The Minister-in-charge and the elected representatives need to take note of the disaster waiting to happen if urgent corrective steps are not taken.
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    2015/06/18 at 10:02 pm

  • From Original R.Pai on Bengaluru: Foot firmly in mouth, minister says yoga is for rich and lazy

    Anjaneya doesn’t look very intelligent. And, his posts prove it. No surprise that Anjaneya was liked by MangaL) on this forum!! smiles…
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    2015/06/18 at 6:36 pm

  • From Original R.Pai on Mangaluru: Saudi Riyals worth Rs 3.5 lakh Seized from Dubai-bound Passenger at Airport

    Jafar Sadique…..smiles…
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    2015/06/18 at 6:15 pm

    • From Praveen on Mangaluru: Saudi Riyals worth Rs 3.5 lakh Seized from Dubai-bound Passenger at Airport

      Alleged Offenders: Lalitha Kumara Modi, Sushu-mathaji Swaraja, Vasundara Raje, Bansuri Swaraja, Kaushala Swaraja, Dushyantha Raje…… On Record Defenders: Rajanathappa Singha, Aroona JetLee (beloved bro of Bruce Lee), The WHOLE Chaddi Balaga from Mohana Bhagawatha to the lowliest peon wielding a lathi and sporting jhomblass chaddis, Sambitha Pathra, Naleena Kohli, …… et al. Keeping Mum Supporters: Origi Rampu (fervent supporter of 56 inch Chaddi Pradhana Sevaka & all Chaddis), Dronu Sugama (beloved bro of Sonu Nigama), Mangu Manoos, Kisnoo, long disappeared KS Bahttu
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      2015/06/19 at 2:59 pm

  • From Alexander Menezes/Karkala on Mangaluru: Airport Taximen's Harassment to Woman - CCTV Nails Culprits, Arrests Likely

    I have been reading this news for the last few days in various media forums. Those who said, this incident did not happen and the Taxi union Person Mr. D’cunha who gave statements to the media that this was false allegation etc etc. I am glad with the persistent efforts from the Media and the victim herself it has now been known that the Authorities are taking some action on this incident. The action should be very swift and effective so that these goons will never attempt this kind of behavior with any passengers again. Please dear friends, do not ever use the Airport taxis and this is how we can teach these goons a lesson for their life. United, we can teach these goons a lesson and teach them to behave well with Airport users. Just book the OLA /Uber Cabs direct online and you will end up saving a lot of money and comfort.
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    2015/06/18 at 1:14 pm

  • From John Vas/DUBAI on Mangaluru: Airport Taximen's Harassment to Woman - CCTV Nails Culprits, Arrests Likely

    One should STOP these kind of TAXI MAFIA from Mangalore airport, railway to WELCOME more and more TOURIST VISITS from outiide. Even Bangalore has better transport facilities and good rates. These kind of negative news will kill Mangalore business as well.
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    2015/06/18 at 12:22 pm

  • From drona on Bengaluru: Foot firmly in mouth, minister says yoga is for rich and lazy

    Anjaneya is an ignorant man. Siddu will do well to get rid of him and appoint some sensible person instead.
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    2015/06/18 at 12:06 pm

  • From mangalore on Hephsiba Rani A Failure as Commissioner of MCC - Shashidhar Hegde

    The Corrupt MANGALORE CITY CORPORATION….Its a money laundering firm,ask a common man and he/she will tell.Papers are withheld for days and when they are fed with money the process goes a bit faster…She was non-corrupt and din’t dance to the whims of the political leaders….hence she was thrown out by the government to a remote palce. Now these people call a press meet to accuse her…shame on everyone….She was a efficient worker. I dont trust these liars…
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    2015/06/18 at 10:56 am

  • From Vinayak on Mangaluru: Airport Taximen's Harassment to Woman - CCTV Nails Culprits, Arrests Likely

    If the arrests are done and justice is given to the lady, then I must say mlore airport authority have done a good job. No taxi driver has the right to be monopoly at the airport.
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    2015/06/18 at 9:52 am

  • From joe Gonsalves on Mangaluru: KMC Attavar Premises Flooded, Corporators Shirk Responsibility

    It is usual for low lying areas get flooded during heavy showers. However KMC is a Health Centre and therefore it is expedient that The Corporation of Mangalore takes preventive measures to ensure that in future this important Hospital does not go through this ordeal
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    2015/06/18 at 8:55 am

  • From Max and Jessie Rasquinha on Saudi Arabia: DTM Shameer Ahmed Kudroli Elected President of First Advanced Toastmasters Club of Jubal Al Awal TMC Al Jubail

    It is always nice to read the highlights of Saudi Arabia, specially as far as the philanthropic advancement thru the world of Toastmasters. So many new leaders are born in Saudi Arabia as a result of being able to operate the Toastmasters movement in the interest of enhancing the leadership styles that we all deserve so badly in the fast changing world. Toastmasters movement also encourages leadership without any kind of religious or political bias. Toastmasters allows us to respect each and every religion thru which we share our values with each other and make this world a better place to live. Saudi Arabia is therefore a place of opportunity to share so many of our God given talents and abilities and enjoy life by being able to respect one another. So much progress has been witnessed in the Kingdom as a result of exercising our leadership skills. Toastmasters therefore have a great role to play in the future, and let us therefore make the very best from what we have been blessed yesterday and today, and tomorrow will therefore be a better day from all that we have learned and enjoyed as leaders.
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    2015/06/18 at 8:05 am

  • From Original R.Pai on Hephsiba Rani A Failure as Commissioner of MCC - Shashidhar Hegde

    All the ‘nunganna’ characters are bold enough to come forward and justify their actions in getting an IAS officer transferred for the mistake of enforcing rules in Mangaluru. Great job !! A quick walk or drive through Mangaluru streets tells us enough about the competency levels of these folks. It also tells us enough about mangaloreans who keep voting for these characters. There is no surprise that our CM has sided with these ‘nunganna’ characters and got the IAS officer removed. Great job everyone!! Next time you see main streets flooded with rain water or trash piled up in every corner, please do not bother complaining. Mangaloreans deserve what they have!!
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    2015/06/18 at 3:33 am

  • From Original R.Pai on Police break glass, rescue drunk woman driver

    There is nothing wrong with adult women drinking or smoking. It’s an individual right. However, we should have zero tolerance towards those who break the laws, drive under influence and put others life in danger. The fact that this lady could walk away after paying Rs.2000 shows how weak our laws are in dealing with these illegal acts. We should learn from Doddanna when it comes to these things – there is no way one could have walked free following such an incident here at US.
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    2015/06/17 at 9:47 pm

  • From Original R.Pai on Mangaluru: 1.5-metre-long Dolphin found on Hosabettu Shore

    Hope it survives…
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    2015/06/17 at 9:38 pm

  • From Roshan Mascarenhas on Hephsiba Rani A Failure as Commissioner of MCC - Shashidhar Hegde

    ROLL CALL AT THE CONGRESS MEETING: MAHABALA MARLA–PRESENT; SASHIDHAR HEGDE-PRESENT;LANCELOT PINTO-PRESENT; ASHOK DK-PRESENT; JANARDHAN POOJARY-ABSENT HOW COME JANNANA WHO HAD SUPPORTED HEPHSIBA IN THE BEGINNING IS NOT TO BE SEEN TODAY.
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    2015/06/17 at 8:40 pm

  • From Max and Jessie Rasquinha on Mangalore Toastmasters Amidst Multiple Awards During District Conference

    Mangalore is on the rise in Cochin during the last Convention. Congratulations. Mangalore has all the required talents to be on the forefront of philanthropy and we wish them all best of success in all their future undertakings. All our philanthropic values blended with our Educational values can make our society ever more vibrant in the years to come. More members, more clubs, more frequent meetings thru weekly gatherings, if possible will enable the members to earn the best for their time, talent and money. There are many leaders in our Community in Mangalore can make their living in the future by being professional speakers on variety of subjects that are good for them and good for the audience. You have all our support and our best wishes.
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    2015/06/17 at 8:06 pm

  • From Veena on Hephsiba Rani A Failure as Commissioner of MCC - Shashidhar Hegde

    The leaders political/religious many time think that the citizens of Mangalore are not wise which is not true. Hepsiba Rani should have given some more time to set things right. Was she corrupt? Was she not responsible in duty? Any change is painful. AS citizens noted her actions, though things delayed she wanted to set right from the root.
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    2015/06/17 at 7:48 pm

  • From Original R.Pai on Udupi: MP Shobha Karandlaje launches ‘Maha Sampark Abhiyan’ in District

    Enrollment drive? yea, right!! I’ve never seen this lady do anything productive. She and her cronies are always engaged in these ‘popular but not productive’ tasks and posing for photographs with their silly costumes for publicity!! I don’t remember seeing her taking the same interest in ‘swatchcha bhaaratha’ campaign. The same thing goes with our MP. Our Pradhaana Sevaka needs to keep an eye on these characters and remind them of their duties. For every Modi-ji, there seems to be thousands of Shobhas in BJP. It’s a sad reality.
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    2015/06/17 at 6:39 pm

    • From B. N. Pai. on Udupi: MP Shobha Karandlaje launches ‘Maha Sampark Abhiyan’ in District

      Dear Origina Duplicate says, “Our pradhana sevak” needs to keep an eye on these characters” – referring to the like of Shobha Karandlaje, etc. Sir, don’t you know that the “land mafia – mining mafia kingpin”, Yeddy, is specially made the Natoinal BJP Vice – President by Modi to do this job?
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      2015/06/18 at 12:32 pm

  • From jerardin dsouza on Mangaluru: Care and Love Your Elders, Don't Abuse Them! Vishwas Trust observes WEAAD

    It was a sad situation , when Ms.Lidwin Lobo, Vishwas Trust, narrated the inhuman schemes that Children implement on their Elders. This is a Result of the Nuclear Family and we going away from our Grand parents or Joint families. Prof.LN Bhat stated that ‘Charity begins at Home’ in the sense, we should be good to our Parents and Grand parents.”Adopt an Elder” was Prof.D’costa’s suggestion.Dr,Olinda Pereira is doing exemplary Awareness Service for Elders. There was a good presence of Media people. ,with support from the Media, more awareness and Govt.Support can be sought. Dear Alfie, as always, has presented the Cause with an insight of his own. We should discuss these issues and reduce the Suffering of our Elders. Regards to our Elders–Jerardin D’souza–Founder–M.A.A.–Mangalore Alzheimer’s Association
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    2015/06/17 at 3:30 pm

  • From Max and Jessie Rasquinha on Mangaluru: Care and Love Your Elders, Don't Abuse Them! Vishwas Trust observes WEAAD

    We are glad that Vishwas Trust is fully aware of the abuse of the elderly. We are pleased to note that Dr. Olinda Pereira is looking into the matter with the help of many others in the community. It is pathetic to hear so many sad stories of family abuse. So long as the society is aware of the abuse, many volunteers may have to shoulder the responsibility to intervene and see what are some of the protective measures available within the Community. Each matter relating to the family affairs is delicate and therefore intervention is also not so easily possible. But somebody has to come forward and act as a whistle blower so that the volunteer group may step in and see what best can be done. We all are at the mercy of God so that no one goes thru the agony of ill-treatment or abuse within the family. Thank you for sharing the delicate situations that take place in many families that we would not know so easily other than articles such as these.
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    2015/06/17 at 10:18 am

  • From Govindraj Prabhu on Mangaluru: White Doves Reunites Mohammed from Hubli with his Family

    Unbelievable good work. We are all touched. White Doves, thank you. Sincerely, Govindraj
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    2015/06/17 at 3:30 am

  • From A. S. Mathew on Mangaluru: Former Sandalwood Star Br T K George Celebrates Silver Jubilee Preaching the Gospel

    Gospel or the good news of JESUS CHRIST is the only panacea for our spiritual problems. When we accept that calling of JESUS CHRIST to come to our heart, it will give us peace, joy and content in life, and cost nothing; but only an open confession and surrender of our life. GOD bless you brother T. K. George to reach out thousands of people in India and around the world.
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    2015/06/17 at 1:19 am

  • From Nelson Castelino on Mangaluru: White Doves Reunites Mohammed from Hubli with his Family

    Wonderful work!!! God bless White Doves!!! Keep up your good work…
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    2015/06/16 at 7:11 pm

  • From Max and Jessie Rasquinha on Udupi: Children Earn in lakhs, Parents Homeless - HRPF demands Amendments to Senior Citizens Protection Act 2007

    Gatherings such as these are very useful and valuable to the community that we live so that a larger group of the community and society gets involved with the realities of life that prevail in today’s world due to affluence and quick fortunes in life. Our Indian Society, whether we are Hindus or Moslems or Christians is an unique society that values family unity. Our family values of the Orient are unique and rare that unites people of all ages and share all that we have, The only misfortune that has taken place in India over the years is the appreciation of property values where owners have realized the tremendous growth they have amassed as a result of owning and/or possessing a property. People develop new ideas of becoming rich too soon without any effort at the cost of neglecting family values and family history. This is where our Society needs EDUCATION. This is where the parents have to be very careful while dividing their properties or their wealth with their siblings. Greed and jealousy comes in the picture and people get corrupted with the thoughts of amassing everything that the family has. The more families gather together and voice their concern is to our advantage. Let not the property take our mind and heart, but let there be a spirit of compromising thought enter the mind of each individual in order to sit together and share their ideas for an united consensus so that family unity gets equal attention and justice. Qudha Afeiz.
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    2015/06/16 at 4:44 pm

  • From avani on Mangaluru : Allowing Motorists to Make U or Right Turn on Highway near KPT is Dangerous

    Good point. But to deaf ears of authorities. U turn can be allowed at the round about but not on the highway divider ends. There should be sign board barring U turns at such strategic places. Even at places where there is no round about and U turn needs to be taken at divider ends, there should be extra lane close to the divider as writer said. Also there should be signal lights at such places. But can we imagine our authorities planning these things well and implementing. Who cares? Chalta hai….
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    2015/06/16 at 4:37 pm

  • From Sudesh on Police break glass, rescue drunk woman driver

    Great now woman have started drinking and driving that of high class society india is really progressing wre are the media rape gone now female drunken scene trp will grow
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    2015/06/16 at 4:31 pm

  • From Roshan Mascarenhas on With Transfer of a Strict Commissioner, Will MCC Once Again Become 'M-angaluru C-orrupt C-entre'?

    May God bless the author for a befitting article on MCC Commissioner and Corruption at MCC. Our country will never grow with corrupt officials managing the show. Best of luck to Hephsiba R Korlapati in her new designation at Vijayapura- I only hope her colleagues there would respect her and love her.
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    2015/06/16 at 1:02 pm

  • From Rahul Shetty on Mangaluru: KMC Attavar Premises Flooded, Corporators Shirk Responsibility

    OUr elected representetives, whenever we call them to solve problem, they just ignore. They are not ready to listen to our plea. In this context media played an vital role in solving the problem. We have to appreciate the efforts of mangalorean.com.
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    2015/06/16 at 12:59 pm

  • From Mangal on With Transfer of a Strict Commissioner, Will MCC Once Again Become 'M-angaluru C-orrupt C-entre'?

    An elected body of representatives in a corporation serves a purpose not much different to that of a board in an organisation. The board in an organisation represents the shareholders, and oversees the major actions of the management. Board’s authority comes from the shareholders. Board’s actions should ultimately benefit the shareholders. Where a board exists, the shareholders cannot directly take the management to task. In a similar manner, the elected representatives in a corporation are expected to serve the interests of the electorate. Electorate has no power to take bureucrats to task. Bureaucrats report to the elected representatives. Imagine what would happen if the board members in an organisation acted a ‘party’! They could do things contrary to the interests of the shareholders. Same way, the elected representatives would be helpful to the electorate if such representatives always discussed the issues with the electorate, and not with other elected reps. Just like a board, every decision of the corporators is put to vote. If there is a majority of votes, the decision then carries and becomes binding on all. On the other hand, in a party system, the electorate is completely ignored. And the corporators have every opportunity to become a bunch of rogues.
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    2015/06/16 at 7:39 am

  • From joe Gonsalves on Puttur: 2 of a Family from Bengaluru on Way to Funeral Die in Serial Mishap

    Accidents and serial accidents are heard of almost every day. Mangalore and for that matter Dakshina Kanada used to be peaceful places devoid of motor accidents. In recent years with the increase in the number of vehicles it is no more a pleasure to drive in the crowded road and streets. However careful one may be there is always the the other unforeseen factor of reckless driving by some which are the main causes for the increase in the number of accidents.
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    2015/06/16 at 6:06 am

  • From drona on With Transfer of a Strict Commissioner, Will MCC Once Again Become 'M-angaluru C-orrupt C-entre'?

    The Cong I sheep did not like Hepsheeb[a]. Kurilgalu saar kurigalu.Poojary joker can focus on widows performing Pooja. Nalin Kumar can gloat with his record of ‘best MP’ from Karnataka. Why did the BJP corporators did not make any big noise? WERE THEY ALSO INVOLVED HAND IN GLOVE WITH THE CORRUPT CONG I? Yes. HAND IN GLOVE. Sorry for the capital usage. I am sure Mr B N Pai does not mind it as it is too common for him to use the capitals. After all his party was in the capital for long. In fact too long. Cong I needs to be uprooted and thrown out.
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    2015/06/16 at 2:36 am

  • From Sudesh on Bengaluru police file FIR against Latha Rajinikanth

    Wife of superstar does superstar things great she should be honoured by the people
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    2015/06/15 at 11:17 pm

  • From joe Gonsalves on Mangaluru : 400 Inmates of St Anthony Charity Institutes Celebrate their Patron Saint's Feast in Gusto

    St. Antony of Padua is termed a miracle saint. Indeed he is a saint loved, admired and honored by all sections of the society and especially by The Mangaorean catholic community. His feast is celebrated on a grand scale in Mangalore From the time I have known Saint Antony’s devotions – I recall that the services in his honor take place on Tuesdays at 6.00 p.m. at Milagris Church. Originally there used to be only one Novena Service in the evenings at 6.00 p.m which is now extended to also a morning service which takes place at 8.15 a.m. These are efficiently managed by a very good team of priests under the leadership of Father Onil D’Souza ably supported by Father Francis D’Souza and Father Peter Gonsalves. Saint Antony’s Ashram houses more than four hundred residents who are cared for by Father Onil, Father Francis and Father Peter. Hope people of Goodwill support these father and the good cause they stand for
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    2015/06/15 at 8:51 pm

  • From Original R.Pai on Mangaluru: KMC Attavar Premises Flooded, Corporators Shirk Responsibility

    “yudhdha kaale shastraabhyaasa…” So, our Mayor and MCC react AFTER the city gets flooded and citizens demand action with a clear ‘proof’!!! Wonderful!! Truly third-world style!!!
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    2015/06/15 at 8:29 pm

  • From Pushpa on Mangaluru: Ramakrishna Mission's 20th Swacch Mangaluru for Swacch Bharath Targets Mangaladevi Ward

    Good job by Ramakrishna Mission. They must have an awareness campaign and teach people to keep their surroundings always clean. Then we need not have to do this clean up.
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    2015/06/15 at 8:05 pm

  • From Henry James on With Transfer of a Strict Commissioner, Will MCC Once Again Become 'M-angaluru C-orrupt C-entre'?

    ~Mangal If all candidates are independent how will the consensus be formed on any policy objective? There won’t be a common ground so the system will be stuck in a gridlock. If no 2 people agree on one matter how is the corporation/government going to work? Everyone will blame the other and the common man will be the loser – for this reason even coalition government is not a good idea. Whether we like it or not, there has to be a majority government if at all we want the country to progress. In that sense parties do play a role, as killjoy parties will be held accountable at the following elections if they start playing tantrums – just see how people taught BJP a lesson in the last state elections. There is no other better form of governance which can remotely have a semblance of fairness when there are only finite resources. In the short term though there can be such problems which we have to learn to live with.
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    2015/06/15 at 7:27 pm

  • From Marie on With Transfer of a Strict Commissioner, Will MCC Once Again Become 'M-angaluru C-orrupt C-entre'?

    Dear Alfie, Your articles are brilliant & worth reading. All of us should try our best to make a difference by educating and inculcating good values in our lives. Thank you and I congratulate you & your team for promoting awareness to fight against corruption..
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    2015/06/15 at 12:31 pm

  • From vaibhav on Udupi: MLA Pramod Madhwaraj's Rolls-Royce Ghost worth Rs 5.8 crore arrives

    IS there any proof that it is his own money!!
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    2015/06/15 at 11:43 am

    • From Manohar on Udupi: MLA Pramod Madhwaraj's Rolls-Royce Ghost worth Rs 5.8 crore arrives

      @vaibhav yes there is proof for every single ruppees which he as earned unlike other MLA’s who buy imported cars in others name that too it’s purchased from there black money unlike pramod who is born silver spoon, his father was a successful businessman and his mother was in politics and he too is successfully businessman before joining politics. He now handles is father’s company Raj Fish Oil which was started somewhere in late 1960’s. So there is proof for everything whatever he does. He is considered to be a clean image person in malpe and udupi 🙂
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      2015/08/08 at 1:46 pm

  • From Prasad Kumar on With Transfer of a Strict Commissioner, Will MCC Once Again Become 'M-angaluru C-orrupt C-entre'?

    Its a shame that the corporators whom we elected should act in such a way in trying to get rid of a very efficient, dedicated, strict and transparent commissioner, that MCC had seen in a long time. Shame on these greedy councillors. Citizens of Mangaluru will surely miss this commissioner who was trying to bring a change in the MCC and also for the growth of the city. Wish Hephsiba Rani Korlapati all success in her new post in Vijayapura- I only wish the people there respect her and keep her till her term is over. May God bless this young ex-commissioner of ours.
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    2015/06/15 at 11:27 am

  • From Ankitha on With Transfer of a Strict Commissioner, Will MCC Once Again Become 'M-angaluru C-orrupt C-entre'?

    We have seen how corporators of mangalore city corporation manipulate fund for helping their community /vote bank . Take the glaring example of Sanyasigudda in Court ward. A sum of over 1 crore has been spent to concretise a private road haphazardly with out proper planning for underground drainage/ water line connection and another 25 Lakhs is being spent for drainage works despite an high court order clearly stating that the land is a private land and the MCC is permitted to maintain the road without affecting the rights of the owners. Clearly the corporator has some of his community members residing there as well as a powerful ex-MUDA chairman . Further the work was awarded to another party worker itself for majority of the works… Is it necessary to spend so much on private roads when the Main Arya Samj road is itself paved with interlocks and does not have a proper drainage system???
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    2015/06/15 at 11:21 am

  • From Richard D'souza on Hyderabad student shot dead by unidentified men in US

    Legal Drugs and Poverty lead to robberies and killings in the USA generally, and shootouts and killings occur almost every day in some town or suburb in the USA. Guns are a fundamental right to own to defend themselves, that sadly is the number one killing machine in the USA, be it in the hands of a student in a school shoot out or in the hands of a buzzed citizen, and a lot of controversy exists on this subject. One must be extra careful not to loiter on the streets in USA, as the streets are often walked only by the poor who do not own a car or a tourist or new students in the USA.
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    2015/06/15 at 11:08 am

  • From Cyril Monteiro on With Transfer of a Strict Commissioner, Will MCC Once Again Become 'M-angaluru C-orrupt C-entre'?

    The caption of this article says it all–Corruption will creep in now. Corrupt officials will never allow a good and honest officer to finish her term. Great article by the author.
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    2015/06/15 at 8:57 am

  • From joe Gonsalves on Mangaluru: Learn Yoga-Stay Healthy! 7-Day Free Health Yoga Camp Launched

    An excellent way of life to keep healthy – particularly as you advance in age. This is an ancient system practiced and taught by YOGA GURUS for centuries. This is a way of life to keep healthy. I am glad that this fitness is now being widely sponsored in Mangalore. I had the privilege of going through a course in Yoga some years ago with the blessings of Padma Bhushan Dr. B.M. Hegde when I took up the course at Bharatya Vidya Bhavan of which I am an executive committee member
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    2015/06/15 at 8:06 am

  • From Mangal on With Transfer of a Strict Commissioner, Will MCC Once Again Become 'M-angaluru C-orrupt C-entre'?

    In my belief, while democracy has many flaws, the party-based representation is the beginning of all evil. The party candidates have the numbers to play all sorts of games to make the life of citizens a hell. A governing body – particularly at the corporation level – can function effectively if the corporators are all independent, and have no party affiliation. I do believe the Mangalurians must elect independent candidates in greater numbers, and dump all the party candidates.
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    2015/06/15 at 5:27 am

  • From Ramesh Kunder on With Transfer of a Strict Commissioner, Will MCC Once Again Become 'M-angaluru C-orrupt C-entre'?

    She Came, She Saw, She Conquered the hearts of the Mangalore Citizens….Too sad that cruel and wicked people made her to go away from here. Shame on our MCC Councillors who couldn’t handle a transperant officer. Wishing best of luck to Korlapati on her new job assignment.
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    2015/06/15 at 3:05 am

  • From drona on With Transfer of a Strict Commissioner, Will MCC Once Again Become 'M-angaluru C-orrupt C-entre'?

    Chalte chalte, mere yeh geet yaad rakhna. Kabhi Hepshiba naa kehenaa. kabhi hepshiba naa kehenaa.
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    2015/06/15 at 2:08 am

  • From drona on Udupi: MLA Pramod Madhwaraj's Rolls-Royce Ghost worth Rs 5.8 crore arrives

    I hope Udupi municipality will construct better roads with the help of the state government so that the car can be used properly. Dharmasthala Hegde had a Rolls Royce in the late sixties. That was no big deal as the media was hopelessly inadequate those days.If some movie star has a big car, if Sachin Tendulkar has a big car, why not Pamma? Pamma is no less than a star.He has money and he wants to enjoy it now. Let him enjoy.
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    2015/06/15 at 2:05 am

  • From Original R.Pai on Mangaluru: Ramakrishna Mission's 20th Swacch Mangaluru for Swacch Bharath Targets Mangaladevi Ward

    Once again, great job by Ramakrishna folks. This is a nice reminder to Sri Mangalaadevi temple management and its devotees. They should have kept their own surrounding clean. Unfortunately, the sense of cleanliness and orderliness is totally missing in our society.
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    2015/06/15 at 12:45 am

  • From Veena on With Transfer of a Strict Commissioner, Will MCC Once Again Become 'M-angaluru C-orrupt C-entre'?

    This is what discourages young generations to take up civil services. They say they dont like to be kicked as footballs!!! Who is responsible for this ??? How and where do we start. The ones we believe and elect change their colour after winning the election. Best wishes to Madam Hephsiba Rani Korlapati
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    2015/06/14 at 10:36 pm

  • From Melroy C.F.Fernandes on With Transfer of a Strict Commissioner, Will MCC Once Again Become 'M-angaluru C-orrupt C-entre'?

    Shame on the big-bulllies who bulldozed this officer out. We are proud of you Ms. Korlapatti. You stuck to your guns and refused to be bullied by the shameless hypocrites! They may have transferred you but they could not beat you!
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    2015/06/14 at 8:31 pm

  • From Thomas D Mello on With Transfer of a Strict Commissioner, Will MCC Once Again Become 'M-angaluru C-orrupt C-entre'?

    It is a very unfortunate story. We talk of corruption bbbbut we elect the corrupt people. Don’t blame the corporators. It is WE who elected them. Let us blame ourself.
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    2015/06/14 at 8:15 pm

  • From balakrishna on Dubai: 'Manikanta Mahime and Rathi Kalyana' marks 12th Annual Day of Yakshamitraru

    Super Manikanta ( Harhara) by Aditya Dinesh Shetty, s/o Dinesh Shetty, GRAND enrty for Yakshagana at Dubai with YAKSHAMITRARU GOD BLESS YOU SWAMIYE SHARANAM AYYAPPA YAKSHAGANAM GELGE
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    2015/06/14 at 6:10 pm

  • From Vinayak on Mangaluru: Milagres Institution Mourns Loss of John Monteiro who died in a Hit and Run Accident

    Very much remember this gentle heart guy. Always very friendly and also nutured the young kids at the KG classes. Have seen him during my schooling right from Kg upto completion of 10th std. His behaviour was very quiet and always used to be a nice person towards all the students. Sad, he is no more in this world. May the departed soul rest in peace.
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    2015/06/14 at 1:17 pm

  • From Krishna on Was Poojary Sleeping When Hephsiba was Transferred? Monappa Bhandary

    Was Poojary sleeping….. ? Does it matter weather Poojary was sleeping or awake. Who will listen to Poojary ? Poojary says he will meet Soniamma as though she is his ‘Padosi’ Will Poojary ever get an appointment to see Sonia. Off course he can see her on TV screen
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    2015/06/14 at 8:36 am

  • From Joe D'Souza on Was Poojary Sleeping When Hephsiba was Transferred? Monappa Bhandary

    Dumb People wanted to make Mangalore as smart City. City does not have a honest official to make decisions as Honest Commissioner got transferred. Poojary only talks but does nothing. People believe these no good Elected politicians. Almost every Corporator is Questionable? Cannot trust any one of them along with Ministers. Wake up Mangalore. Monappa Bhandary is correct regarding Poojary comments.
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    2015/06/14 at 7:38 am

  • From Original R.Pai on Bhatkal: Youth from Bhatkal stopped at Bengaluru Airport

    “Back in Bhatkal, people have expressed anger over…” – report So, people of Bhatkala are angered over this seemingly minor incident where a guy missed his flight due to delayed security checks and some questioning by immigration dept. I am curious to know if the same Bhatkala had expressed anger when proud son of Bhatkala (Yaasin Bhatkala) was caught ? As you all remember, he was seriously planning to launch attacks on Indians and soldiers with the help of rats from Pakstaana. In fact, he had visited Pakistaan and got trained over there. Can someone tell me if Bhatkala erupted in anger and outrage protesting against Yaseen and his actions? Sharia Shaikh, Pincode Pai, Joker Praveena….any comments?
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    2015/06/13 at 10:18 pm

    • From B. N. Pai on Bhatkal: Youth from Bhatkal stopped at Bengaluru Airport

      The Bhatkali Navayaths were really our brethrine, belonging to the same common stock, Konkani, and really were peace loving. But, the RSS and the Jana Sangh alienated them on the ruse of “murder of Dr. Chittaranjan”, a RSS activist. It divided the Hindus and the Navayats as per the calculation of RSS and we still are suffering its repercussions! RSS gained grounds and Hindus lost peace and tranquillity. Thanks to RSS!
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      2015/06/15 at 4:36 pm

  • From Original R.Pai on Panaji: Goa's Catholic legislators to raise Yoga Day issue with CM

    What we are witnessing here reinforced by posts of Manga(L), Roy and Sharia Shaikh is the fundamental difference between tolerant and intolerant ideologies. There is a direct link between yoga controversy and a doctrine of ‘true god-vs-false god’. This is the doctrine of intolerance and opposition to any outside influence and culture. Yoga, in the eyes of these guys, is a symbol of something that they don’t believe in. Yoga represents false gods to these intolerant minds. There is absolutely no reason other than religious dogma to reject yoga especially when it is taught in a non-religious fashion. I would be the first one to oppose any attempt to mix hinduism with yoga! You don’t see a buddhist, Jain or sikh opposing yoga. The opposition is coming from the same groups who have played this trick many times for different reasons over centuries. The doctrine based hatred and intolerance are being re-packaged as ‘individual choices’ in order to conceal the true ugly mindset. This is not different from opposition to teaching evolution in classrooms! Where are the true secular and progressives? Oh never mind – they are afraid to speak out as it happened during cartoon controversy!! smiles…
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    2015/06/13 at 9:54 pm

    • From B. N. Pai. on Panaji: Goa's Catholic legislators to raise Yoga Day issue with CM

      Original RSS should know that our law defines in an inclusive classification that “the term hindu includes a Buddhist, a Sikh or a jain”. It does not make the same applicable to other religions, why? The answer to your question lies in the law. Ask Modi to change the law and then repeat your question!
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      2015/06/15 at 4:44 pm

  • From Original R.Pai on Panaji: Goa's Catholic legislators to raise Yoga Day issue with CM

    Sharia Shaikh, Why do you and your folks always demand ‘special treatment’ and special rights when you are not the majority? Let’s get this right – your opposition to yoga is entirely based on your religious beliefs. So, you don’t like yoga, you don’t want to sing Vande mataram. You don’t respect local tradition or culture. You won’t even acknowledge that Paakistaana is our enemy nation simply because of your religious affiliation. So, do you even respect India? Who are you loyal to? Don’t be under the impression that your ‘taqiyya’ tricks are going to work here!!
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    2015/06/13 at 9:50 pm

    • From B. N. Pai. on Panaji: Goa's Catholic legislators to raise Yoga Day issue with CM

      Original RSS asks, “Why do you and your folk always demand “special treatment” and “special rights”, when you are not the majority?” This is what was written in Golwalkar’s Book, “A bunch of thoughts”. He said the non-Hindus must accept Hinduism or quit. Original too repeats the same. RSS does not know a thing about democracy and it is dictatorial to the hilt. He asks, how in a democracy the minorities could demand anything! He does not know that the underlying principle of democracy is concord and co-existence of the different. If democracy is uniformity and homogeneity, why any elections and why any government? In such an eventuality, there is absolutely no scope or any rationale for democracy. RSS lacks common sense and it does not appreciate basic humanity, with its plurality. They are an autocratic lot, just following the “leader” meekly and humbly! They are under the illusion that they are the enlightened. Fact remains that they are the most dangerous “robotic humanoid”!
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      2015/06/15 at 5:12 pm

  • From Original R.Pai on Mangaluru: We will Build one Ram Mandir in India and another in Pakistan -Sadhvi Balika Saraswati

    Dear AS mathew, How is your peaceful negotiation going on in the holy land of Jerusalem? Your idea of mutual negotiation with Muslim is working great, right? smiles…
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    2015/06/13 at 9:48 pm

  • From Original R.Pai on Puttur: On Way to Mysuru, Minister Khader Dines Like a Commoner in Roadside Restaurant!

    Don’t get me wrong – I like Mr.Khader as he is very passionate about his job. In fact, I wish we had more leaders like him who show high level of energy and involvement. However, there is nothing great about this incident. If it shows anything, it reflects how sadly our society and media have lowered the standards on elected representatives!! This reminds me of those symbolic acts done by politicians like Prince Raul and Kummy (JDS) who visit poor families and share a meal while photos are being clicked with a single purpose of publicity.
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    2015/06/13 at 9:47 pm

    • From B. N. Pai. on Puttur: On Way to Mysuru, Minister Khader Dines Like a Commoner in Roadside Restaurant!

      Dear RSS Paimaam, you said you are reminded of “Prince Rahul”! Are you reminded of another fellow? When somebody goes to New York, Peking, Malborne, Thailand, Vietnam, Paris, London, etc with a commode on one hand and a sweeper in the other, and asks “investors to make investments in India, which is the right place to make investments in the present global scenario”, has such a man the discretion to know how to enthuse the investors to chose India as their destination? He does not have the basic common sense to know the difference between seeking votes in India by misleading the voters and seeking investments by the global corporates on foreign shores! we are really the most unfortunate!
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      2015/06/15 at 5:26 pm

  • From A.V.Subramanya on Dubai: 'Manikanta Mahime and Rathi Kalyana' marks 12th Annual Day of Yakshamitraru

    I liked the child artiste who did the Manikant very much. First time I am seeing such a talented child artiste on the stage. Can you tell me more about the child? May God bless him.
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    2015/06/13 at 9:31 pm

  • From jerardin dsouza on Mangaluru: Saplings Galore!1600 Saplings Offered Free during 'Green Mangaluru Campaign' by KACES

    A Very “Different” Yet Very Useful and Needed Program. I felt Thrilled to See the Gathering..HUGE…No Seats to sit. Plants..FREE for Everyone. Greenery All Around. Commendable Effort to Save Mother EARTH. A Very Informative Session by Mr.Dinesh Nayak, MSEZ, ‘The Pride od India’ Flower in the Ghats, Bio Diesel Plants..with PP presentation..Hats Off Sir. Of Course Our Dear Manohar Prasad was Very Apt in saying ”Appe Midi” Mango Pickle.Tree Branches were Cut, hence its on the Verge of Extinction.Also Saalu Maradha Thimmakka , he reminded us.A GREAT Purposeful Function…With Long Lasting Effect..Everyone will Plant these Plants and Support LIFE. Dear ALFIE,and Mangalorean.com, deserves Applause for the Beautiful Pictorial Coverage and ALFIE, Always enriches his Articles with very useful information , not just reporting the Event. I am a Fan of sorts, of this US returned, Journalist cum Social Crusader……HATS OFF to Everyone Connected. Rev.Hani Cabral, Rev. Sandeep Theophil, Mr.Jagdish Rao, Mr.Ramesh Rao and I had the Honor of Meeting Bishop Furtado, rtd. who had Plans for an ALZHEIMER’S MEET….VANA Mahotsava..ki JAI…..Jerardin D’souza–Founder–M. A. A.–Mangalore Alzheimer’s Association.
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    2015/06/13 at 7:13 pm

  • From joe Gonsalves on Puttur: Repeated Calls to Girlfriend Trap Man on the Run with Rs 5.5 Lakh

    Kudos to The Police Department. Good job. Hope eventually the whole truth will emerge and the money returned to the the right person
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    2015/06/13 at 4:55 pm

  • From Sudhakar Thumbay on Dubai: 'Manikanta Mahime and Rathi Kalyana' marks 12th Annual Day of Yakshamitraru

    Dear Vivek …. I observed all media … But ur photograph creative ….Superb… Keep it up .. God bless u ..
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    2015/06/13 at 3:24 pm

  • From RAM on Puttur: On Way to Mysuru, Minister Khader Dines Like a Commoner in Roadside Restaurant!

    ha.ha.. what is the big deal if minister eat a simple food or high end food ! end of the day he is human ! when hungry happens dosent matter whether high end or road side end , people need food , this is wot he shown when he feel hungry ! so he should think being a minister and servent of public to provide at least a food to all sort of people across our state and see that every one eats lunch and dinner with out any difficulties . udupi MLA – should note kadars work / behaviour rather than looking luxury car passion as a public servent and make marketing for him self … lokayutha should investigate his fish meal factory / his current private buisines whether he pays income tax to the government as per his production / sales figure and also seriousely investigate his wealth as per his MLA status ! how can one can create a diffrent life style with in 5-7 yeras time ? there is something wrong
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    2015/06/13 at 12:08 pm

  • From joe Gonsalves on Udupi: Let us not mess up Yoga with Religion – Minister R V Deshpande

    Indeed YOGA IS AN EXERCISE which can keep mind and body healthy. This form of exercise has a long history which goes back to six thousand years when ancient yogis taught this form of FITNESS EXERCISES to people. Indeed this vital exercise cannot and should not be mixed up with any religion. I am a christian but I firmly believe in yoga and thanks Padma Bhushan Dr. B.M. Hegde I have gone through a YOGA program attending Yoga classes for several months at Bharatya Vidya Bhavan and I faithfully exercise for thirty-five minutes every day starting at 4.30 a.m. Again I have no hesitation in stating that at my ripe old age of ninety-four I can boast of good health
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    2015/06/13 at 11:35 am

  • From joe Gonsalves on Puttur: On Way to Mysuru, Minister Khader Dines Like a Commoner in Roadside Restaurant!

    What a good and generous act on the part of Sri Khader to dine at a roadside restaurant. His act like a commoner – I am sure will be appreciated by all people. In other words it clearly indicated that Sri Khader has not ceased to be a common man after being elevated to the position of a minister.
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    2015/06/13 at 8:59 am

  • From Mangal on Mangaluru: Efforts by Some Councillors to Transfer MCC Commissioner Hephsiba Rani Pay off

    Democracy has many flaws. One of them is that, the elected persons are supposed to be in control. And the bureaucrats are supposed to be reporting to the elected persons. Apart from many other issues cropping out of this arrangement, one sad issue is that the elected reps are more focused on their politicking and planning to win the next round than worrying about the welfare of the people who elected them. The politicking and planning to win the next round requires bucket-loads of money, which can come from the contractors. So, the elected reps need to build special relationship with the various contractors and suppliers of services. To add to this drama, we have many bureaucrats too, who run business empires as they know the ins and outs of financial deals, from the big guys to the average aam aadmi. So, there is very little scope for survival of the honest elected rep and the honest bureaucrat. It is a miracle that such individuals actually exist in a democratic setup. I do believe that Ms Korlapati is an honest bureaucrat. Hopefully experience in her job does not take her in a different ethical direction.
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    2015/06/13 at 8:07 am

  • From stevan Furtado on Mangaluru: St Anthony's Charity Institutes Gearing up for the Big Annual Feast on 13 June

    For the favors received, I am very much grateful to St Anthony-the Wonder Worker. Ask and you shall receive- have faith and trust in st anthony. Liked the article along with discriptive photos a lot-thanks mangalorean.com
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    2015/06/13 at 8:03 am

  • From Fr Onil on Mangaluru: St Anthony's Charity Institutes Gearing up for the Big Annual Feast on 13 June

    Greetings from Fr Onil. Thanks alfie, for the nice article published. Beautiful photos. Of course the write up covers a lot about our institutes and the devotion of St Anthony in Mangaluru. On behalf of our inmates and my priests colleagues I thank you so much. May St Anthony the Wonder worker and our dear Patron Saint intercede for you, and bless you and your family-and also every member of magalorean.com team, you all are doing a good job for the community. Happy Feast of St anthony and may God bless you all. Fr Onil-Director,St Anthony Charity institutes
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    2015/06/13 at 6:54 am

  • From Severine Mascarenhas on Mangaluru: St Anthony's Charity Institutes Gearing up for the Big Annual Feast on 13 June

    Excellent article with nice photos-May st Anthony bless the author and the members of mangalorean.com for their good work in journalism.
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    2015/06/13 at 6:35 am

  • From Original R.Pai on Udupi: Let us not mess up Yoga with Religion – Minister R V Deshpande

    I agree with minister. Yoga keeps you healthy while education makes you smarter and intelligent. Unfortunately, there are certain groups who reject both health and wisdom based on the religious affiliation. This explains why ‘vote banks’ are not known for smart decisions and keep voting for the same Kaangress party, known for moral bankruptcy!! LOL
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    2015/06/13 at 4:39 am

  • From F M Lobo, Bejai, Mlore on Mangaluru: Efforts by Some Councillors to Transfer MCC Commissioner Hephsiba Rani Pay off

    It is unfortunate that honesty,Integrity, Discipline, Justice has no place in this country. There is rampant corruption and red-tapism in all government departments including MCC. It is high time that people get united and voice their feelings and sentiments on this unjust transfer which will hit the interests of the common man.
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    2015/06/12 at 9:55 pm

  • From Original R.Pai on Mangaluru: Efforts by Some Councillors to Transfer MCC Commissioner Hephsiba Rani Pay off

    Great job by Mayor and other councilors! Your single-minded dedication to keep corruption in full-force and deliver us ‘third world’ level infrastructure and services are truly appreciated. After all, why fight corruption and make Mangalore a better city ? It may offend other cities swimming in corruption!! Again, good job!!
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    2015/06/12 at 8:48 pm

  • From sHaiKh mohD rizwan on Panaji: Goa's Catholic legislators to raise Yoga Day issue with CM

    Dear readers, Non-Hindu may opt for their own mode of exercise or religious prayers.-Mr.Hari Prasad India is going to have Yoga Day on 21st June. Not only it is being organised by the Government itself but is being organised on a day when “Surya Devata” (Sun god) will be visible for the maximum time in the year. And of course the initiative came from Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has been travelling around the world as Hindu Prime Minister of India, distributing Gita and visiting temples. It is always good if a person is practically religious, and those who campaign against the very name of religion are no friends of morality in life. Secularism in Indian context is not the denial of religion but respect to all religions. But a secular state like India needs to either equally respect all the religions or must avoid making show of its special respect for any particular religion. But Modi Government has chosen to do exactly the same. It does not stop reminding the people that despite its avowed proclamation of all communities being equal, in its eyes Hindus (and their practices) are more equal than others. There is no denying that Yoga may be a good form of exercise like most of the rituals of most of the religions are. But Yoga is not simply a physical exercise; it is also a spiritual one and spiritual exercises involve some kind of devotion to some “supreme” entity. It would have been great if the initiative had been taken by the Hindu religious organisations rather than the government and Hindus had participated in big numbers. Hindus doing yoga can certainly be expected on average to be more morally and physically healthy than Hindus not doing it. But the truth is that Islamic practices like Namaz, Fasting, and Circumcision, Qur’anic injunctions of breastfeeding for 2 years, Islamic bans on gambling, alcohol, promiscuity, homosexuality and abortions, all have huge beneficial effect on health, with almost each one of them substantially increasing not only the life expectancy but also the standard of health.Can we then have a Namaz Day for country, an anti-Drinking, anti-gambling, anti-obscenity, anti-gay, anti-abortion and a circumcision day for the whole country? What will be the reaction of BJP if such days are celebrated in a Muslim majority state of the country like Kashmir? They can certainly agree to some of them which are not directly recognised with the name of Islam. The 5 compulsory salat(Namaz) ; “It can be seen that 48 units in 5 prayers a day will involve 96 Sajdahs, 48 rukus, 48 qayam (standing) and 74 sitting positions and 34 salams (turning neck right and left). It also involves 18 movements on the elbow joint (Takbeer), this number being much greater in Shafai and Shia schools, 248 movements (flexion and extension) of hip joints and at least 96 movements of the knees. These are approximate numbers. With these kinds of figure, the net impact on the physical, mental and spiritual health of the individuals has to be tremendous. But it must be clarified that the basic aim of the prayers is not body building; Prayers are meant for proximity with God, but God has been kind enough to design a scheme of prayers that also cause huge physical and mental benefits.” Muslims have absolutely no objection to Yoga Day. Their only argument is that they should not be persuaded to join it, and they would have appreciated more if instead of the Government, the Hindu organisations had organised it. We wish all our Hindu brothers a Happy Yoga Day and will be more than happy if we find them engaged in Yoga exercises as a routine rather than simply being a part of a one day show. At the same time we Muslims of India request RSS to organise more ‘Yoga’ in Shakas instead of ‘Lati,Trishul and bombs’ training ,so the calm minds can devote their attention more towards nation building which was absent during British Raj. Jai hind
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    2015/06/12 at 6:50 pm

  • From sHaiKh mohD rizwan on Bhatkal: Youth from Bhatkal stopped at Bengaluru Airport

    Dear readers, It seems Saffrnoization has taken to the next level after injecting them into school curriculums. The Passport was issued after only proper background check of the candidate by the police officials. Passport control officer bound to do his duty by checking the documents are genuine rather details seeking about the terrorist in jail. It is important to remind this officer about his duty that ‘Bhatkal’ is sovereign part of Republic of India and every residence is not terrorist because Ahmad Zarar Siddi Bappa alias Yasin Bhatkal delibrately targeted maligin the image of the place and community. Thanks to Late Dr.Acharaya who was handpicked because of RSS backgroung as a Home minister in debut BJP government of Karnataka for adding Bhatkal to Siddi Bappa and presenting to mass media to unknown terror organisation of ‘Indian mujaheed’. Jai hind
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    2015/06/12 at 6:31 pm

  • From sHaiKh mohD rizwan on Udupi: MLA Pramod Madhwaraj's Rolls-Royce Ghost worth Rs 5.8 crore arrives

    Dear readers, Reddy, who once owed debtors several crores of rupees in the late 1990s, a decade later admitted that he and his wife alone have assets worth over Rs 150 crore, thanks to his illegal mining business.A number of luxury cars line the Reddy homes, ranging from Bentleys and Mercs to the latest SUVs and Range Rovers. Reddy brothers even would heli-hop between Bellary and Bangalore even for lunch or dinner. He presented a golden sword worth Rs 40 lakh to national BJP president Nitin Gadkari. The mining baron told the court that the chopper – a Bell 407 – was bought at a cost of nearly Rs 12 crore on a bank loan, after depositing a down payment of Rs 2 crore. He added that he had been paying an equated monthly installment (EMI) of Rs 10.31 lakh since 2006, and a monthly rent of Rs 75,000 to the airport authorities in Bangalore for the hangar facility alone. Reddy’s enviable collection of luxury cars boasts of a Rolls Royce Phantom worth nearly Rs 5 crore (with a Bellary town registration number KA-34-C-01), apart from Maserati, Volkswagen, BMW, Continental GT Coupea, Range Rover sports car, Mercedes-Benz limousine, Toyota Land Cruiser, an Audi and Mitsubishi Pajeros, as well as a dozen Indian cars. He also owns an imported Volvo bus, again named Rukmini, worth Rs 5 crore, especially designed for his political road shows. Jailed Gali Janardhan Reddy’s fears over his seized chopper and collection of luxury cars http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2099478/Jailed-Gali-Janardhan-Reddys-fears-seized-chopper-collection-luxury-cars.html They had given gold worth crores to the Tirupati temple, thinking God would save them from the illegal mining accusations. In other hand BJP which spent close to Rs 5 billion in last election for 2014 general election his main sponsoers include Ambani and Adani whose income steadily increasing since Modi became PM enjoying more luxury. Having always had a penchant for European cars, Mukesh Ambani owns 168. He favours the Mercedes, the Bentley and the Maybach, his most expensive car to date.But this 27-storey home has a lot more than heart. It consists of a ballroom, three helipads and a swimming pool. Considered to be the world’s most expensive home, it cost Mukesh Ambani $1 billion. Too bad ‘bad vaastu’ is preventing him and his family from moving in. home bus ambani – YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1DF9SoKa8Q His Dutch made vanity van cost approximately 25 crores fully fire proof , bullet proof and bomb proof. Now it has proven that politics is big business in India rather than serving nation regardless of parties which represent common people. Jai hind
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    2015/06/12 at 6:05 pm

  • From sHaiKh mohD rizwan on Sullia: Brave Soldier from Mandekolu Played a Key Role in Myanmar Strike against Ultras

    Dear readers, While our Original Pai of RSS media karsevak busy auditing Kasargod gold smuggling but deliberately ignorant to drug peddling by his coalition partner SAD and Union Cabinet Minister of Food Processing in the Government Harsimrat Kaur Badal brothers 6,000 crores drug haul. While thanking our American Pai trolls let him enlighten the contribution of minorities, which his RSS Guru want to treat them as second class citizen in their own nation. 16, the highest number of Muslims qualify for the National Defence Academy this year http://muslimmirror.com/eng/16-the-highest-number-of-muslims-qualify-for-the-national-defence-academy-this-year/ Last year out of 570 only seven Muslim candidates were declared qualified , making a total 1.23% while this year sixteen out of 453 candidates have qualified which makes 3.53%. A total jump of more than 100% in terms of successful number of Muslim candidates in NDA . Can our American Original show one RSS foot soldier from the erstwhile Hindu Mahasabhah participated in India freedom struggle behind Father of nation and sacrificed his life for the nation.Some ‘Ajeerna’ tablet after reading the link. Jai hind
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    2015/06/12 at 5:20 pm

  • From Hari Prasad on Panaji: Goa's Catholic legislators to raise Yoga Day issue with CM

    In Sanskrit Yoga means “to unite” ie to unite with the invisible God. Only God can teach us how to unite with him. Those who believe in God know that both God and Satan can influence our thoughts. Therefore all meditations should precede with a prayer to God so that the onus is put on God. Yoga comes from Upanishads. Surfing through the net will give voluminous information. It is in Upanishad the Yoga prayer is given to unite us with the invisible creator. It is called the Hindu prayer “Lead me from untruth to truth ,darkness to light and death to immortality ” This prayer must be made compulsory for all the Hindu students in schools .United Nations must make this Yoga prayer compulsory for all the practitioners of Yoga all over the world. It is time we reduced our dependence on the middlemen. As for the yoga exercises, the Yoga teachers must take all responsibilities for any injuries. All the salaries of yoga teacher must be borne by the government. Furthermore Yoga exercises should not be made compulsory for the Hindus till all claims regarding the benefits to the internal organs such as liver, kidney, pancreas etc are verified scientifically by AIIMS. Non-Hindus may opt for their own mode of exercise or religious prayers
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    2015/06/12 at 4:59 pm

  • From sHaiKh mohD rizwan on Sullia: Brave Soldier from Mandekolu Played a Key Role in Myanmar Strike against Ultras

    Dear readers, While only smiling DV Sadananda Gowda belongs to the same village of Mandekolu village, his contribution to the village nor the state big zero.At least this brave soldier has made his village proud.BJP has already realised it early and sacked him from the union cabinet. PM Modi should consider 7 sister states of North East which has immense tourism potential.The government should review the deal with ULFA terror organisation signed by former PM vajpayee retaining weapons in exchange for autonomous .The 56 inch saheb whose government slashed the mountain strike corps cut to half has been attributed to “severe fund shortage” should wisely utilize the armed forces in the western region; instead of giving Z plus to Video Sangeet som,Ramdev and Bhagwa who enjoy millions of foot soldiers from RSS expertise in Lati,Trishul and bombs. Jai hind
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    2015/06/12 at 4:32 pm

  • From Henry James on Sullia: Brave Soldier from Mandekolu Played a Key Role in Myanmar Strike against Ultras

    There should be a law (if there isn’t one already) to protect the identity of such soldiers involved in sensitive operations as some of our own nutcase enemy-sympathisers may target them one day.
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    2015/06/12 at 12:57 pm

  • From SDS on Udupi: Dowry Harassment! Dr Apeksha Files complaint against Capt Abhishek

    So he first files for divorce, and then she decides that she wants to file a complaint using 498A. Why do I not believe her story entirely?
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    2015/06/12 at 12:07 pm

  • From Original R.Pai on Sullia: Brave Soldier from Mandekolu Played a Key Role in Myanmar Strike against Ultras

    This is amazing!! Around 30 people from Mandekolu area serving in Indian army. Compare this to hub of gold smugglers – Kasaragodu!! How many people from the kasaragodu community are serving in Indian army ? Does Sharia shaikh or Pincode pai have an answer????
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    2015/06/12 at 9:16 am

    • From B. N. Pai. on Sullia: Brave Soldier from Mandekolu Played a Key Role in Myanmar Strike against Ultras

      ORIGINAL RSS DID NOT KNOW THAT SO MANY PEOPLE FROM MANDEKOLU WERE IN THE INDIAN ARMY. HOWEVER, HE HAS ASKED ME HOW MANY PEOPLE FROM KASARAGODU COMMUNITY ARE SERVING IN THE ARMY. FROM KASARAGODU COMMUNITY, THERE ARE FIVE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX MUSLIMS AND TWENTY THREE CHRISTIANS AND TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY TWO NON-GSB HINDUS ARE THERE. ONLY NOT A SINGLE GSB COMMUNITY PERSON OF KASARAGOD IS SERVING IN THE ARMY. IF SERVING IN THE ARMY IS YOUR TOUCH STONE OF PATRIOTISM, I AM REALLY SORRY! PAIMAAM, DO YOU WANT ANY MORE INFORMATION?
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      2015/06/15 at 6:01 pm

  • From Aslam, Student Milagres PU on Mangaluru: Hit and Run Accident-Milagres College Staff John Monteiro Dies in Hospital

    John Uncle was a very friendly man- He used to greet me whenever I came to college. Really a sad news that he faced death very tragically. Me and my friends will terribly miss him, for he was there when we needed him. May God grant him eternal peace.
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    2015/06/12 at 8:25 am

  • From Sumathi Shetty on Mangaluru: Hit and Run Accident-Milagres College Staff John Monteiro Dies in Hospital

    Indeed a tragic death for this man, who never knew that death was coming. Hitting someone and fleeing away is not a good sign-the biker should turn himself in to the police before he takes the curse on him from the bereaved family and their relatives and friends. May John Monteiro’s soul rest in peace
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    2015/06/12 at 8:22 am

  • From Mangal on Mangaluru: Police Constable Praveen Remanded to Judicial Custody in 17-year-old Student's Suicide Case

    Some girls (possibly most) can’t deal with rejections in their love life. Also, if some of them go to take an extreme step upon being rejected, I don’t think it is entirely the fault of the man. Many men go through rejections as well. That is life. Just like being rejected with an employment application. One hardly ever hears of a girl being arrested because she rejected a guy.
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    2015/06/12 at 5:54 am

  • From joe Gonsalves on Mangaluru: Hit and Run Accident-Milagres College Staff John Monteiro Dies in Hospital

    Atrocious on the part of the motor cycle driver to run over Sri Monteiro and then make an attempt to escape. However it will not be long before the Police nab the culprit and book him. I join several others in offering condolences to all the members of the bereaved family specially Mrs. Monteiro. It is expedient that suitable compensation is paid to the family.
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    2015/06/12 at 5:44 am

  • From joe Gonsalves on Udupi: Dowry Harassment! Dr Apeksha Files complaint against Capt Abhishek

    Hope the actual facts will be revealed under the excellent control and management by The Udupi Police. If the statements are correct… how can refined educated people do this?
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    2015/06/12 at 5:37 am

  • From Mangal on Panaji: Goa's Catholic legislators to raise Yoga Day issue with CM

    The Catholic legislators have a point. I don’t think they oppose Yoga in any way. Yoga, as a physical exercise routine and also with its association with mediation, will do immense good to the practitioners. I don’t think the Catholic legislators in Goa oppose this at all. What they are opposing is the globetrotter Government’s insistence that the school kids and the teachers are dragged out of their homes on a Sunday, merely because it pleases certain organisations that support the globetrotter on religious grounds and.or ill-placed emotional attachment to Yoga. It is important to see Yoga as a form of physical exercise routine. And not yet another way to impose a particular religion on others. But it is even more important to allow students and teachers to exercise their choice whether they want to practise Yoga, or martial arts or anything for that matter. India was built on the basis of personal freedom. But the globetrotter and his associate organisations are hellbent on giving a twist to personal freedom. I do not support that.
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    2015/06/12 at 5:35 am

  • From Roy on Panaji: Goa's Catholic legislators to raise Yoga Day issue with CM

    BJP again proves it has no respect for the civil and constitutional rights of non-hindus.
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    2015/06/12 at 2:25 am

  • From Krishna on Udupi: MLA Pramod Madhwaraj's Rolls-Royce Ghost worth Rs 5.8 crore arrives

    Congratulations Mr Madhvaraj. it is your hard earned money. You deserve to enjoy it. But custom duty was too much. Your car insurance will be around Rs 5 lak per year. They may charge another Rs 5 lak per year for the service charges.
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    2015/06/12 at 1:58 am

  • From raj shetty on Udupi: MLA Pramod Madhwaraj's Rolls-Royce Ghost worth Rs 5.8 crore arrives

    Good choice , but not for a MLA status who represent people , how abt other congress leader including soniya/ rahul will fell about whether said MLA’s passion towards simple life or luxury life ! people please watch for the next election
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    2015/06/12 at 1:17 am

  • From drona on Mika arrested for assaulting doctor

    Boycott this singer. That should teach him a lesson.
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    2015/06/12 at 1:07 am

  • From Priyanka on Mangaluru: Police Constable Praveen Remanded to Judicial Custody in 17-year-old Student's Suicide Case

    Such cops should be paraded in the public. After this incident we feel insecure.
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    2015/06/11 at 11:53 pm

  • From A. S. Mathew on Mika arrested for assaulting doctor

    Singer needs to understand the sweetness of the slapping, slap him in an open ground. Then send him to a mental hospital for anger control therapy. I have seen some arrogant movie stars pushing the fans who were trying to touch or shake hand with them, but the slapping event is quite new.
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    2015/06/11 at 7:17 pm

  • From Original R.Pai on Panaji: Goa's Catholic legislators to raise Yoga Day issue with CM

    These legislators are an embarrassment to our nation. We should see yoga as part of physical education. I would be the first one to oppose any attempt to use yoga to promote any religion. Teaching yoga postures to kids is a great way to make them healthier and prepare them for life. What this incident demonstrate is a perpetual self-hating culture cultivated in our country over generations based on pure dogma and insecure religious feelings!! I truly wish we were more secular in real sense!!
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    2015/06/11 at 6:37 pm

  • From Ashok on Panaji: Goa's Catholic legislators to raise Yoga Day issue with CM

    When catholic legislators joined BJp and got elected and in Govt they have to obey and participate in Yoga.
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    2015/06/11 at 6:33 pm

  • From Mango Man on Panaji: Goa's Catholic legislators to raise Yoga Day issue with CM

    Its very funny- UN has decided 21 June as Yoga day… but our sickularists have objections to it! Yoga is to keep ourselves fit and united , not for silly fight against it!
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    2015/06/11 at 1:57 pm

    • From Praveen on Panaji: Goa's Catholic legislators to raise Yoga Day issue with CM

      Its very funny – UN has decided 21 June as Yoga Day.. – Mangu Man (Zimbabwe missing) Lol… Mangu… who cares about the UN? Where was the UN when the USA decided to unilaterally wage war on Iraq and Afghanistan? Who is paying for it now? Our Origi Rampu’s 30 – 35% taxes go towards funding the ‘no boots on soil’ in the Levant. Instead, they send our beloved Dronu Sugam’s. 😛
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      2015/06/12 at 1:47 am

  • From Sumathi Shetty on Cancer Kills! Wilma D'Souza-a Lovable Mother of 5 Lost her Life with Cancer at Age 53

    A very emotional article- a perfect tribute to a friend whom the author had association with and also with her husband and children. My grandfather has been suffering from cancer for the last three years- his health is detiorating day by day–I feel sad looking at his present health condition. God is the only strength for him at this time of his life. To the grieving family of Wilma, I say stay strong, trust in God–Wilma is with God praying for you all.
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    2015/06/11 at 9:05 am

  • From Original R.Pai on Shivamogga: Man dies as group attacks him after communal clash

    PFI —-> ‘Peaceful’ Front of India!! How come our secular folks on this forum don’t utter a word when an innocent Hindu man is ambushed and killed ? I guess all the outrage is limited in only one direction. This is precisely why India needs RSS. Who else will stand up to these aggressive forces in the absence of RSS ?
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    2015/06/11 at 8:48 am

    • From Praveen on Shivamogga: Man dies as group attacks him after communal clash

      ……when an innocent Hindu man…… – Rampa We didn’t HEAR ONE word from you when black men are shot left right and centre and the slim and trim ‘folis’ in USA are gunning after the blacks and/or using excessive force without adequate reason. Instead, you focus on India – a country you were ashamed to be in (as per Sriman Podi’ji – did he say it in Canada or Bangladesh 😉 ) and hence did ‘padhrad’ from! Your Pradhana Sevaka had said that people who did ‘Padhrad and Padhimooji” to ‘Phoreen’ are falling over over backwards to come back. Rampu…. come back please. Kaar Aggel Bharatha Swacch Mathr Baandh kashti Gatt! Jai Rampa Ki Btw, rampa, where is our KS Bhat? Vanished like our Madam RitaBai?
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      2015/06/11 at 5:34 pm

      • From Original R.Pai on Shivamogga: Man dies as group attacks him after communal clash

        ‘..shot left, right and center’ says Joker Praveena Pinto!! Dear Anganawaadi student, Remember – Your visa got rejected and your world view doesn’t go beyond goat farms in Saudi. So, you need to stop commenting on doddanna’s cops and its complicated society!! You better focus on what you know best – Beedi business!! smiles…
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        2015/06/11 at 8:51 pm

        • From Praveen on Shivamogga: Man dies as group attacks him after communal clash

          Your visa got rejected… goat farms in Saudi…So you need to stop commenting on Boddanna’s cops…. – RampaNNA Pyarelallu Rampu, From almost 3 years now you have been harping about my “rejected visa”. And no matter how much you search and fiddle in the bottomless pits of your Jhomblass chaddis you have been unable to come up with even a SHRED of proof. Why? Simply because I NEVER applied (unlike your Pradhana Sevaka and his visa got rejected. But then, poor simple minded you. You will never learn! So happy searching. You must be LIVING proof of our Pradhana Sevaka’s comment – “Earlier you felt ashamed of being born Indian…”. so you did ‘padhrad’ to some land that was unsurped from the natives, and are happily bleating and chirping about all topics under the Sun – like ONLY RampaNNA can. Good going ya Rampu. More bleats and chirps please. 🙂
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          2015/06/12 at 11:45 am

          • From Original R.Pai on Shivamogga: Man dies as group attacks him after communal clash

            Joker Praveena Pinto, Don’t get all defensive when I point out the obvious things!! smiles…What proof are you talking about? Do you produce proof on this forum ? This is precisely why you are the joke and joker!! Anyway, your views on goat farm and beedi business are welcome here. 🙂
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            2015/06/12 at 9:58 pm

    • From Praveen on Shivamogga: Man dies as group attacks him after communal clash

      PyareLallu Rampanna, The Centre was very quick to lock up Jitender Singh Tomar of the AAP for forged degree(s)/Domicile Certificate etc.. So, why is our Pyare 56 inch ‘ThigaleMan’ Globetrotter so reluctant to take some action against HIS OWN party’s Cabinet Minister who filed a false affidavit with her educational qualifications? She smashed Pumpkin P.. oops… Pie on her face by claiming that she had a DEGREE from Yale after attending some silly 1 week freebie orientation course or some crap of that sort! Oh… she happens to be the HRD minister who recently relocated her toilet because it didn’t comply with ‘Vastu’. Oh no! This is not some Ripley’s Believe it or Not. Just google it Rampa.
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      2015/06/11 at 5:25 pm

    • From Praveen on Shivamogga: Man dies as group attacks him after communal clash

      This is precisely why India needs RSS. Who else will stand up to these aggressive forces in the absence of RSS. – Original Rampa. Who else? Arre Rampa! It can ONLY be you – aka Phoreen Chaddi Pai. Who else BUT the anointed one who knows all (you) – be it in a 3rd world country where the Police are all “dollu Hotte’d” whereas the Police in a so-called world country are making news by beating the Blacks purplish green! Nice Joke ya Rampu.
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      2015/06/11 at 5:13 pm

  • From Drona on Mangaluru: Aid Without Religion Trust Distributes Books to School Children

    Prof Nayak has done wonderful service to the community over the years. He needs to get the recognition from the state government for this selfless act. I trust some one will nominate him for an award during Rajyosthava. He richly deserves it.
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    2015/06/11 at 6:29 am

  • From Ramesh Rao on Cancer Kills! Wilma D'Souza-a Lovable Mother of 5 Lost her Life with Cancer at Age 53

    My dad died after a prolonged illness called CANCER. Yes cancer is a deadly disease- it makes the caretakers worry more and depressed than the person who is affevcted with it. This story is very heart-warming and very true how a person can go through the suffering having bedridden with cancer. thanks for sharing this article through mangalorean.com- brought tears in my eyes. To the bereaved Dsouza family my heartfelt condolences.
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    2015/06/11 at 6:28 am

  • From Ryan D'Souza on Cancer Kills! Wilma D'Souza-a Lovable Mother of 5 Lost her Life with Cancer at Age 53

    Dear Readers, This Article took me on a flashback beginning from the days When Edwin was courting Wilma to their life together as husband and wife to when the kids came on the scene through their days of strugle to stability to celebrate her elder sons wedding to her fight with the the dreaded C !!!! Wilma was always Special and stood tall and unique with her Kindness , Simplicity, warmth and caring personality !!! A Role Model Mother who kept the family together at All times and the Crowd at her funeral was witness to her Popularity in her Vaddo/Family & Friends. I was most moved when I visited Mangalore in 2013 to shoot my Video ” Anjea Sarkhen Chedunn “.She Looked after my Entire Crew of Eight boys for a whole week and Invited All of us for a grand Noven Jovan on the last day of the Shoot and Even chipped in with Sponsorship when she knew I was running low on funds to complete the Shoot. I cherish memories of Wilma spending time with my Mother ( Late Agnes D’Souza) who was extremely fond of her and always went out of her way to make our holidays in Mangalore Special !!! “Kain bhovnthath re thumi ?? Ghara yeyath re zovunk….still rings in my ears whenever I think of her. You are deeply missed and I will be Ever Grateful to you WILMA Delora D’Souza….Peace and Luv Till we Meet Again !! Thank you Alfie and Manglorean.com for a Touching Tribute to a deserving Lady…. R y a n
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    2015/06/11 at 2:09 am

  • From Original R.Pai on Panaji: Bantwal man held for travelling on fake passport

    Dear ‘Black flag’ Pandita, It’s wrong whoever does it. I have the intellectual honesty to admit all the wrong things while you are interested only in one side. This is why you can’t be trusted.
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    2015/06/10 at 9:50 pm

    • From B. N. Pai. on Panaji: Bantwal man held for travelling on fake passport

      Original Paimaam of USA, the ace self certification expert, adds one more certificate for himself! Now, he claims that he has the “Intellectual Honesty”. A man, who wants to help RSS to divide Hindus and Muslims on the beef issue, with the ulterior motive to fortify their Hindu Vote Bank, and who has no honesty to admit the fact that even Modi’s ‘altar ego’, Swami Vivekananda, too has declared that beef eating is the normal ” Rig Vedic Arya Sanatan Parampara”. “intellectual Honesty” is a shame, if what Paimaam claims is a fact.
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      2015/06/11 at 7:47 am

  • From Henry James on I'll be off Twitter: Salman warns troublemakers

    It’s a shame such silly news has to appear on the front page. Cricket, religion and bollywood are the greatest of evils holding India back. These have successfully indoctrinated Indians from focussing on things that really matter.
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    2015/06/10 at 7:58 pm

    • From Original R.Pai on I'll be off Twitter: Salman warns troublemakers

      For once, I fully agree with Henry James (Bond)!!! Cricket, religion and Bollywood – all three are highly overrated. Especially, cricket and Bollywood are beyond pathetic!! For the amount of resources and time we spend on these things, we have failed to produce true, world class results. Bollywood (and equally pathetic regional) movies are laughable with immature, cheesy acting and silly songs.
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      2015/06/11 at 1:37 am

  • From sHaiKh moHD rizwan on Panaji: Bantwal man held for travelling on fake passport

    Original Pai-smiles.. Dear Atheist Pai mam, What about the famous ‘Sas bi kabhi bahu thi’ model cum HRD minister holding office from university of Haravard? Can you ask ‘Pradhan Sevak’ with 56 inch inflated chest, why does he need fake degree holders to run ‘Good governance’? Jai hind
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    2015/06/10 at 7:12 pm

  • From HIDAYA KSA on Wilma Delora D’Souza (53 Yrs) Valencia/Jeppu Bappal

    A person that departs from this earth never truly leaves, for they are still alive in our hearts and minds, through us, they live on. Please accept my/our condolences,he/she will not be forgotten. May her soul rest in peace….!
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    2015/06/10 at 6:33 pm

  • From neil on New Jersey: Mangalorean Catholic Association - EC, USA Holds Annual Picnic 2015

    Really sad, Thousands of Miles away from India, Mangaloreans divided by religion. Why do you need an association based on Religion. Catholic association? Hindu Sabha? Muslim Community? Why why why. Cant we have just a Mangalorean association…. Time to unite
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    2015/06/10 at 3:23 pm

  • From Ramchandra Shetty on Mangaluru: Prateeksha Pai (18) Injured in Pavanje Mishap Dies in Hospital

    Drona, Rita Madam’s PC is out of order for her to resume commenting.
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    2015/06/10 at 12:25 pm

  • From Susan Carvalho on Cancer Kills! Wilma D'Souza-a Lovable Mother of 5 Lost her Life with Cancer at Age 53

    A life well lived in the company of her husband and kids–May Wilma’s soul rest in peace. An excellent tribute column paying rich respect to a departed friend. Sympathies to the bereaved family members.
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    2015/06/10 at 8:48 am

  • From Mary Pinto on Cancer Kills! Wilma D'Souza-a Lovable Mother of 5 Lost her Life with Cancer at Age 53

    Avery touchy and emotional tribute article by the author-brought tears to my eyes, for the fact, that I too had lost my dad and mom who died of cancer. I know the pain and agony people with cancer have to suffer – I have seen it right in front of my eyes. May God bless alphy and mangalorean.com team who are doing a excellent job in publishing informative and fruitful reports. May Wilma D’Souza’s soul rest in peace- and may God give strength to the bereaved family.
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    2015/06/10 at 8:25 am

  • From Drona on Mangaluru: Prateeksha Pai (18) Injured in Pavanje Mishap Dies in Hospital

    Driving in DK/Udupi is very dangerous. So many trucks and buses drive so rash all the time. There seems to be no value for life. So sad. Just a question. Where is Rita Madam from Germany?
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    2015/06/10 at 3:29 am

  • From A. S. Mathew on Mangaluru: We will Build one Ram Mandir in India and another in Pakistan -Sadhvi Balika Saraswati

    If the Temple can be built without causing any further bloodshed, that is fine. It must be done with mutual negotiation with the Muslims. It is terribly sad that through religious bitterness and hatred, India has witnessed greater tragedies in the past. If the BJP party had no solid intention to build the Ram Mandir, using the Ram Mandir promise at the election rallies to pocket more votes from the electorate was a very sub-standard political character.
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    2015/06/10 at 3:07 am

  • From naresh on Bengaluru: Latest Victim of ATM Card Trickery is None Other Than State Police Chief Himself!

    wow, seriously this guy is the top cop? please, he needs to get on a tread mill or something, if he want to chase criminals. But on a serious note, he is unfit to hold that office if he does not understand how the new crimes are done these days.
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    2015/06/10 at 1:16 am

  • From KEVIN NEIL D'SOUZA on Cancer Kills! Wilma D'Souza-a Lovable Mother of 5 Lost her Life with Cancer at Age 53

    Hey Alphie, Thanks a lot bro for the article and to say our loving mom is always in our heart instead we got all the support from you and all our relatives specially Uncle Paul D’souza Fly & Aunty Lidwin Fly, Uncle Glary & Fly, Uncle Jemma Mama & Fly, Aunty Babla & Fly, Aunty Elsie, Sullu & Fly, Suma Sanu & Sharon, Iris(Grandma) Aunty Sushma Rohan & Roshan, Aunty Norma & fly, Uncle Harry, Vijitha & Vikram, Flavy & Ryan, Eric Martis & Veera Martis & special thanks to Viola Martis & James Lobo all who supported us during this bad time…… Once upon a time an angel held my hand, She wiped away my tears and helped me understand. Our time on earth is brief, there’s lessons to be learned, Each precious day God gives us another page is turned. Every chapter full of memories, times of joy and tears, Triumphs and defeats, through every passing year. She loved us unconditionally, always by our side, When no one else would listen, in her we could confide. With gentle words of wisdom she led us on our way, Down the paths of righteousness if ever we did stray. She saw the light in everyone and gave with no regrets, Always from her heart let’s not forget. Angels come in many forms, for me it is my mom, With love I cannot say in words there’ll never be another. Every day I turn the page in my heart will ever remain, Everything she taught me as I stroll down memory lane. Thank you God for giving me the most priceless of all treasures, Help my Lord to keep alive her memory here with us forever. I pray that I can some day be everything she hoped I would, That’s she smiling down from heaven knowing she did good. As we gather here today there’s no ending to her story as, Another chapter has begun full of grace and glory. God’s called her to his heavenly home, part of his great plan, Although it may be hard, we all must understand. Faith is what is hoped for, things we cannot see, Heaven is promised to all of us if only we believe. Thanks Alfie And Team Mangalorean for the lovely Article on Behalf of my Dad Edward Niran/Sonia, Kevin Collin Edna Emma
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    2015/06/10 at 12:51 am

  • From Kevin on Cancer Kills! Wilma D'Souza-a Lovable Mother of 5 Lost her Life with Cancer at Age 53

    Hey Alphie, Thanks a lot bro for the article and to say our loving mom is always in our heart instead we got all the support from you and all our relatives specially Uncle Paul D’souza Fly & Aunty Lidwin Fly, Uncle Glary & Fly, Uncle Jemma Mama & Fly, Aunty Babla & Fly, Aunty Elsie, Sullu & Fly, Suma Sanu & Sharon, Iris(Grandma) Aunty Sushma Rohan & Roshan, Aunty Norma & fly, Uncle Harry, Vijitha & Vikram, Flavy & Ryan, Eric Martis & Veera Martis & special thanks to Viola Martis & James Lobo all who supported us during this bad time…… Once upon a time an angel held my hand, She wiped away my tears and helped me understand. Our time on earth is brief, there’s lessons to be learned, Each precious day God gives us another page is turned. Every chapter full of memories, times of joy and tears, Triumphs and defeats, through every passing year. She loved us unconditionally, always by our side, When no one else would listen, in her we could confide. With gentle words of wisdom she led us on our way, Down the paths of righteousness if ever we did stray. She saw the light in everyone and gave with no regrets, Always from her heart let’s not forget. Angels come in many forms, for me it is my mom, With love I cannot say in words there’ll never be another. Every day I turn the page in my heart will ever remain, Everything she taught me as I stroll down memory lane. Thank you God for giving me the most priceless of all treasures, Help my Lord to keep alive her memory here with us forever. I pray that I can some day be everything she hoped I would, That’s she smiling down from heaven knowing she did good. As we gather here today there’s no ending to her story as, Another chapter has begun full of grace and glory. God’s called her to his heavenly home, part of his great plan, Although it may be hard, we all must understand. Faith is what is hoped for, things we cannot see, Heaven is promised to all of us if only we believe. Thanks Alfie And Team Mangalorean for the lovely Article on Behalf of my Dad Edward Niran/Sonia, Kevin Collin Edna Emma
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    2015/06/10 at 12:45 am

  • From EDNA KAREN DSOUZA on Cancer Kills! Wilma D'Souza-a Lovable Mother of 5 Lost her Life with Cancer at Age 53

    MY BIG THANKS TO UNCLE ALFIE AND HIS TEAM FOR SUCH WONDERFUL ARTICLE GIVEN ON MUM .YES , SHE WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL AND EVERLOVING DAUGHTER IN LAW, SUPPORTIVE WIFE AND A VERY CARING AND A WONDERFUL MOTHER TOO. BUT, WE WILL NEVER MISS HER COZ SHE IS ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS AND AMONGST US. HER BLESSINGS WILL SURELY BE WITH US ALWAYS AND WE WILL SURELY TRY OUR BEST TO FOLLOW HER FOOTSTEPS.THANK U ONCE AGAIN MAY ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO OUR MUM AND MAY PERPECTUAL LIGHT SHINE ALWAYS .
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    2015/06/09 at 11:03 pm

  • From niran dsouza on Cancer Kills! Wilma D'Souza-a Lovable Mother of 5 Lost her Life with Cancer at Age 53

    On behalf of D’souza family i would like to thank Alfie D’souza and Mangalorean.com for a very thoughtful tribute article on our beloved mom. May god bless team Mangalorean.
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    2015/06/09 at 9:56 pm

  • From Original R.Pai on Mangaluru: Miscreants Pelt Stones at Kumpala Mosque

    As expected, our ‘black flag’ pandita has blamed it on Pradhaana Sevaka. Only a few days ago, there was a similar incident and the target was a Raama bhajana mandira. Our expert had no issues or concerns over the incident !! smiles..
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    2015/06/09 at 8:47 pm

    • From B. N. Pai. on Mangaluru: Miscreants Pelt Stones at Kumpala Mosque

      ORIGINAL R PAI LAMENTS THAT “BLACK FLAG PANDITA” HAD NO ISSUES WHEN RAMA BHAJANA MANDIRA WAS TARGETED AND WONDERS WHY PANDITA WAS NOT CONCERNED. RSS PAIMAAM, WHEN YOU ARE THERE THERE IS NO SCOPE FOR ANY BODY ELSE TO BE CONCERNED. YOU JUMP THE GUN TO WIN LAURELS FOR THE RSS!
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      2015/06/10 at 10:41 pm

      • From Original R.Pai on Mangaluru: Miscreants Pelt Stones at Kumpala Mosque

        Dear BN Paimaam, Why is it taking so long for you to answer my simple question on ‘cartoons’ of pravaaadi ? Well, it is just a rhetoric question – I already know the answer and reason behind your embarrassing silence….
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        2015/06/11 at 6:44 pm

  • From Original R.Pai on Bengaluru: Latest Victim of ATM Card Trickery is None Other Than State Police Chief Himself!

    This guy is a topcop ? WOW! Who gives pin number over the phone? There are two good things coming out of this story: – The bad guys were caught immediately because police head himself was cheated. If it was some ordinary raama-dhooma, it wouldn’t have happened for Rs.10,000!! – Shows the competency levels of our top officers who are supposed to keep us safe. This guy clearly has no idea on how to handle private, confidential things.
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    2015/06/09 at 8:39 pm

  • From sas on Bengaluru: Latest Victim of ATM Card Trickery is None Other Than State Police Chief Himself!

    Surprise surprise! It happened to Head of the law enforcement division after he gave his pin number over phone to a stranger pretending himself as an employee of the bank. With all his experience and dealings with similar cases, it is rather stupid for anybody, let alone the Head of the police department, to provide pin number over phone even if asked by the bank employees. He deserved to lose the money withdrawn but did not by virtue of his position and the resources he has.
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    2015/06/09 at 6:52 pm

  • From Mango Man on Panaji: Bantwal man held for travelling on fake passport

    He had some peaceful agenda it seems.
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    2015/06/09 at 4:35 pm

  • From Peter Menezes on Bengaluru: Latest Victim of ATM Card Trickery is None Other Than State Police Chief Himself!

    Wavv hats of to Police dept. when their man got effected quick action and arrest so on. When the same happens to normal public may not be so quick isnt it.
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    2015/06/09 at 11:20 am

  • From joe Gonsalves on Mangaluru: MLC Ivan D'Souza Inaugurates 'INLAND Espana' at Bejai

    Here is another feather in the cap of Siraj Ahmed. Siraj has always been known for his quality of work and has put up any number of buildings in and around Mangalore. He is well known for his sincerity of heart and mind. He was the one who put up the tallest building in Bondel a few moths ago. Starting as a simple but honest and determined builder over thirty years ago he has come a long way and is today is A PERSON OF NAME AND FAME not only in Mangalore but all over Karnataka and perhaps India. Siraj is blessed with great qualities of heart and mind and is now fully supported by his two sons. There is an old saying that BEHIND EVERY SUCCESSFUL MAN there is a WOMAN. Here we have Naina the loving and faithful wife and life’s companian for Siraj who has stood by him through think and thin.
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    2015/06/09 at 7:03 am

  • From joe Gonsalves on Mangaluru: He Came, He Saw, He Conquered Hearts of Milagreans! Fond Farewell to Fr FX Gomes

    Here is Father Francis Gomes – a person of GREAT QUALITIES OF HEART AND MIND. During his stint of many years in Puttur, he indeed rendered wonderful service to The Community. The best gift one can another is THE GIFT OF EDUCATION and this is exactly what Father Francis has done in his life and career. He is remembered with love and admiration in Puttur and I am told that he had a tearful send-off from that area. During his three years stint in Mangalore he gained the love, admiration and respect from all those who came in contact with him. The large number of people who accompanied him to Mulky on his re-location is a an indication of their admiration and regard for this educationalist. He has left behind great and loving memories behind. May God help him in his future assignment.
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    2015/06/09 at 6:46 am

  • From joe Gonsalves on Mangaluru: Locals Thrash Auto Driver for 'Birthday Suit' Display

    Either this man is a pervert or he is mentally ill. Sometimes people tend to take law in their own hands. Instead of beating him – he should have been handed over to the Police who in turn would have dealt with the situation suitably
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    2015/06/09 at 6:21 am

  • From nicholas on What is Kodagu’s Future in the Years Ahead? - Asks Air Marshal K C Cariappa

    I don’t understand why five star facility is needed to attract tourists. In western countries people / government try to preserve natural beauty which they have very less but in India we have so much natural beauty people/government try to ruin it. I had been to madikere when harengi dam was under construction, I loved it but last year I visited, its all gone, If this happens in couple of years madikere will be concrete town losing all beauty.
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    2015/06/09 at 2:35 am

  • From Joy Manglur on Mangaluru: 'Bishop and Diocese should Sleuth into Church Funds Scam by Fr V Pinto'- Parish Council VP Patrao

    Its very sad to read such things in media. I request the Bishop to form a commitee comprising of preist, financial experts and parish council representatives of Cordel parish to sought out the issue as early as possible. The truth should be revealed and the person who have committed the mistake have to be punished.
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    2015/06/08 at 11:49 pm

  • From sHaiKh moHD rizwan on On A Mission! Ramakrishna Mission Undertook their 19th 'Swachh Mangaluru' Cleanliness Drive

    Dear Mr.Prashanth nayak, My comments are not meant to disrespect the good of the organisation. These days ‘Swatch Bharath’ which is stolen from Father of nation Gandhi just to rebrand for phoshops. As a Indian first we must have respect to our mother country. You can’t sell ‘Beatle leaf’ ask the user to carry spit bin together.The lack of awareness is missing from the very young age and school education. We Indians have very good civic sense when in foreign nation than in our own motherland. No matter how many sundays of calendar year is spent on cleaning,unless we don’t educate the filth overflowing again before it is cleaned.The infrastructure and waste management is one of core area need immediate attention.It won’t take much time once ‘Garden city’ of Metropolis with row of flower blossoming tree and lakes to be renamed as ‘Garbage city’. When Gandhi has no bar for cleaning his own toilets,just stealing his ‘Goggles’ just make India ‘Swatch’.The mission needs to spread awareness from the pan chewers to open toilets under the blue skies. This why cleaning ‘Gangs’ is utter failure of PM Modi’s mission, when we dispose dead bodies citing religious angle and drink the same water as holy were industries let affluent. Jai hind
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    2015/06/08 at 11:27 pm

  • From sHaiKh moHD rizwan on Mangaluru: Miscreants Pelt Stones at Kumpala Mosque

    Dear readers, Ab ki bar Modi sarkar, Kaval hoga ache din ki behchan. Let’s Almighty have mercy to those stone pelters. Jai hind
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    2015/06/08 at 11:05 pm

  • From Hesus on Mangaluru: 'Bishop and Diocese should Sleuth into Church Funds Scam by Fr V Pinto'- Parish Council VP Patrao

    The best thing to do is to write to the Pope. He kicked out a German Bishop for spending a lot of money on his new house. may be some Mangalorean priests deserve to be kicked out. Jesus lived among fisherman, I am not sure why we have to add more places of worship.
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    2015/06/08 at 10:08 pm

  • From Original R.Pai on Panaji: Bantwal man held for travelling on fake passport

    Thouseef…!!! smiles..
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    2015/06/08 at 9:25 pm

  • From Bindu on What is Kodagu’s Future in the Years Ahead? - Asks Air Marshal K C Cariappa

    The picture painted by Air Marshal Cariappa of the future of Madikeri and Kodagu in general is frightening. But all one has to do is look around Madikeri town and its surroundings to see that its just a matter of time before the Air Marshals fears come to pass . JCBs cutting through once picturesque hillocks for constructions and layouts are a common sight. This degradation will continue as long as the authorities in charge have only a myopic view and no long term plan for the well being of Kodagu and the environment . For those of us who love Kodagu , its indeed a sad sight.
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    2015/06/08 at 9:05 pm

  • From Janet suares on Congratulations on Your Birthday Roydon

    Dear Royden, Wishing you a very happy birthday. God bless you. From : Uncle roney, Janet, cowan, ruth and orpha
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    2015/06/08 at 4:06 pm

  • From Janet suares on Congratulations on your Birthday!!

    Dear Selwyn, Wishing you a very happy birthday dear. God bless you. From uncle roney, Janet, cowan, ruth and orpha
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    2015/06/08 at 4:05 pm

  • From Rakesh Sharma on What is Kodagu’s Future in the Years Ahead? - Asks Air Marshal K C Cariappa

    The Air Marshal has raised many valid points and asked an equal number of questions. Sadly, most of his questions can be answered at one go. We are in this mess because our regulatory bodies celebrate their appointments, not because it gives them a chance to protect the public and ensure their greater good but, instead, they view their appointment as an opportunity to subvert and run aground all efforts at sustainability and eco-conservation for pecuniary benefits – to themselves. The Ministers in charge of these portfolios (Environment, Tourism, Transport, Town Planning etc.) at State levels at least, do not know better or, if they do; do not care, for they are all a part of this ill gotten ‘food chain’. I am afraid that most of Air Marshal Cariappa’s fears will come true in the very near future just as he has pointed out. I am also sure that when things reach such a pass that action just HAS to be taken, to repair our broken system, the late intervention will be cosmetic and inadequate. We elect our Ministers while the civil servants are paid out of the exchequer financed by us tax payers. We expect this team to protect our short and long term interests; to be pro-active, to look ahead, anticipate and block the greed of insensitive builders and developers. Instead, we see this team running helter skelter to set right situations that should never have occurred in the first place. They seem to be very good at closing the barn door after the horses have bolted. If that is all this team is capable of, we would be doing as well by electing scythes and paying stable hands out of the exchequer instead!
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    2015/06/08 at 3:09 pm

  • From balanna on On A Mission! Ramakrishna Mission Undertook their 19th 'Swachh Mangaluru' Cleanliness Drive

    You are doing a great job indeed. But why so much propaganda.
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    2015/06/08 at 3:01 pm

  • From sheetal on What is Kodagu’s Future in the Years Ahead? - Asks Air Marshal K C Cariappa

    this write up definitely highlights the need of the day. but how does one go about this preservation of our beautiful homeland. the authorities involved in creating this mess, just dont care.
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    2015/06/08 at 12:30 pm

  • From Marie on On A Mission! Ramakrishna Mission Undertook their 19th 'Swachh Mangaluru' Cleanliness Drive

    I agree with A. S. Mathew- Commendable and Creating Social Awareness to help us keep Mangalore/India clean on Daily basis. Congratulations to RamaKrishna Mission.
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    2015/06/08 at 11:34 am

    • From A. S. Mathew on On A Mission! Ramakrishna Mission Undertook their 19th 'Swachh Mangaluru' Cleanliness Drive

      Thank you very much Marie for your kind response. If I were there while the Ramakrishna mission people were cleaning the roads, I would have been with them holding a broom or some other tool to clean with them. If we all will get together and work together in such socially uplifting events, there will be more closeness in between the believers of various religions. We must be participants of any noble venture undertaken by any group of people. Do we help when we see an accident? Religion or political issue will not be an issue there!
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      2015/06/10 at 3:20 am

  • From Prakash Naik, Muscat on This Thing Called Cancer

    A big thank you to all those who have appreciated my daughter’s article and conveyed their best wishes. Definitely your encouragement will go a long way in shaping up her career in media & communication. She will continue writing many more such articles in the future too. Thank you Mangalorean.com for uploading it on your website.
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    2015/06/08 at 10:46 am

  • From angelina on Mangaluru: 'Bishop and Diocese should Sleuth into Church Funds Scam by Fr V Pinto'- Parish Council VP Patrao

    Hats off to Mr. Praveen patrao, michael D souza and others who spared their precious time to sort out the things after they came to know the mis use of funds.
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    2015/06/08 at 10:27 am

  • From Original R.Pai on On A Mission! Ramakrishna Mission Undertook their 19th 'Swachh Mangaluru' Cleanliness Drive

    Every step, every effort to keep India clean matters. I wish more and more student, religious and political organizations took part in this campaign to keep our towns and cities clean. @ Sharia Shaikh – This ‘seva’ is far far better than smuggling gold via international vimaana nildaana. Can you please point me to some peaceful folks engaged in a similar ‘swatchcha Bhaaratha’ campaign?
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    2015/06/08 at 9:07 am

  • From sas on Kundapur: MESCOM AEE Accused of Making False Promise of Marriage and Raping Girl, Arrested

    The girl is having sexual affairs with a man believing him that he would marry her. It was consensual. Now that the man refuses to marry her for any reason whatsoever and he is charged with rape for refusing to marry her. What kind of law is this and how can a Indian culture tolerate pre-marital sex and support the girl and does the same Indian law apply to men who are cheated and deceived by girls?
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    2015/06/08 at 2:00 am

  • From A. S. Mathew on On A Mission! Ramakrishna Mission Undertook their 19th 'Swachh Mangaluru' Cleanliness Drive

    Something commendable and creating a social blessing for everybody in the society.
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    2015/06/08 at 12:09 am

  • From sHaiKh moHD rizwan on On A Mission! Ramakrishna Mission Undertook their 19th 'Swachh Mangaluru' Cleanliness Drive

    Dear readers, Is this ‘Seva’ is limited to one day in calendar year for a photoshoot? Can we this mission seen again cleaning filthy toilets and overflowing drainage? Jai hind
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    2015/06/07 at 11:56 pm

  • From Dr Gerald Pinto on Mangaluru: 'Bishop and Diocese should Sleuth into Church Funds Scam by Fr V Pinto'- Parish Council VP Patrao

    Lokayuktha should probe the source of income of all the clergy, that is the only solution. Dr Gerald Pinto
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    2015/06/07 at 10:13 pm

  • From DONY LOBO on Let's Support Honest Govt Officers-One Among Them is MCC Commissioner HR Korlapati

    Dear Mr.D’Souza, Without hesitation I am with you in appreciation of this great Municipal Commissioner and look forward more and more Mangaloreans stand behind her in her major initiative to root out corruption. Gone are the days when men like late L.C.Pais, late Mr.& Mrs. S.L.Lobo, Octavia Albuqurqe and not to forget my own late Father late Vokil Kaithan Lobo used to grace the chairs of the Mangalorean Municipal Council / Corporation. Yes there are a few men and women still at the helm holding up the dignity of the Civic Body…….and courtesy Hepsibha Rani Korlapaty……May God protect her and her family and wish her all success in her endeavours !!!
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    2015/06/07 at 4:55 pm

  • From Max and Jessie Rasquinha on Mangaluru: MLC Ivan D'Souza Inaugurates 'INLAND Espana' at Bejai

    Congratulations to Inland Buildings of Mangalore for joining the team of many other Builders and creating an additional feather on the bonnet of Architecture in Mungalooru. The buildings are increasing and the design and quality of architecture is also changing for better thereby creating additional charm for the City of Mangalore. As Shriman Ivan D'[Souza indicated, it is nice for Inland Builders to be transformed into Inland International. Adaption towards the Building codes in the International world is slightly different from that prevailing in India. For instance, the United States has different codes and different restrictions attached to any kind of architecture that is introduced on any land that anyone wishes to develop into a Housing or a Business or even a Recreational concept. Development of broad roads with suitable provision for power lines, water lines, gas lines, telephone lines, and even fire hydrants for fire hazards is all a MUST before any permit issued for any other development. Each and every development is attached with a TAX. Even when the construction of any development is commenced, the City demands that under no circumstances the daily life of the City is disturbed in any form, including the normal passage for human beings to pass without any hindrance or safety hazard. Anykind from the construction debris has to be removed without fail. Non-compliance of any of the above Rules are heavily fined and therefore any or all construction of any kind or size have to abide by the Rules. Any deviation of City Codes due to any under-hand dealings will face serious consequences including imprisonment. It is a fascinating experience to witness the code of ethics that go along with building of any dwellings in the United States. Above all the above factors, even the ENVIRONMENTAL requirements are strictly maintained so that there is no pollution of any kind due to any kind of violation. All these factors are very important for any consideration when it comes to construction. That is why and how the Towns, Cities and the Mega Cities are designed and implemented. All these requirements are so very useful for a short term and long term life of a Community as a whole. Once the project of any construction is completed then comes the collection of garbage and disposal. The State, the City and the Community are all part of the “Maintenance and Order” for people to live and live happily with systems and order. God bless the Inland Builderrs in all their future endeavors.
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    2015/06/06 at 11:00 pm

  • From rakesh dsouza on Mangaluru: 'Bishop and Diocese should Sleuth into Church Funds Scam by Fr V Pinto'- Parish Council VP Patrao

    it is astonished to read even after a large scam at cordel kulshekar church. parishners are keeping quiet . people must wake up and get alert.
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    2015/06/06 at 9:30 pm

  • From Rolphie Mascarenhas on Mangaluru: 'Bishop and Diocese should Sleuth into Church Funds Scam by Fr V Pinto'- Parish Council VP Patrao

    It is a very sad and disturbing issue. A stitch in time would have saved lot of embarrassment to the faithful and the clergy. It is a lesson to all of us. When the parish priest chooses to ignore the provisions of the constitution of the parish council, the faithful choose to remain silent and the authorities choose to close their eyes, the inevitable has to happen. Eternal vigilance alone will keep the machinery on its right track. Transparency should be the sine qua non of the Catholic church, priest being the model of Christ. I wish that the issue is handled by the diocesan authorities as per the Canon law. Accountability of public funds is the basic tenet of Christianity. Let the bishop demonstrate that he tolerates no injustice by conducting an impartial inquiry and take appropriate action to redress grievances of the parishioners. Let this episode serve as an eye opener to both the faithful and the clergy.
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    2015/06/06 at 8:45 pm

  • From Mangal on Mangaluru: Tulunada Rakshana Vedike Stages Protest to Ban Maggi Noodles

    I wish all success to the Vedike with their protests, burning of flags and posters, and any other activity that will make them healthier and happier. But I think they are terribly mixed up with the story with the noodles. They have equated “a harmful chemical content” to “monosodium glutamate” which again is equated to “lead”. May be the Vedike folks have found out something new to science. All the best with their research. Just a side note. The Chinese, Koreans and the Japanese have been consuming huge quantities of MSG (I think the Japanese started it with the brand of Aji-no-moto) for a hundred years. And they are among the world’s healthiest people. What the Vedike folks may not be aware is that MSG occurs very naturally, and plenty of it is found in tomatoes, potatoes and many other vegetables. Talking of which I might also add that miniscule quantities of lead is found in many foods, especially fish. None of which has been sent to the laboratories. Imagine what the laboratories will find if the dried fish from our own Kudla is sent to the laboratories! I think I will happily eat the branded noodles (although in actual fact I have not eaten them at all) any time, but will think a 100 times before consuming Kudla’s dry fish.
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    2015/06/06 at 5:34 pm

  • From drona on Mysuru: Being Hale and Hearty at 102, Win in GP Election a Dream-come-true for Gautamamma!

    Hope she has long fruitful innings as a GP member.
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    2015/06/06 at 2:30 pm

  • From Francis on Mangaluru: Allegations by Some Cordel Parishioners are Baseless - Fr Valerian

    It’s quite evident that there have been irregularities on finance management. Though I am not from that area, I have kept close watch of the construction activities that were taken by the priest including a failed attempt to demolish and re-build the church building during his tenure. Majority of the clergy have been highly successful in divide and rule and thus have been successful in swindling people’s money for personal gains. Sadly there are some good priests who abide by their religious oath. I still believe we the people are to be blamed. As long as we are not united and give ourselves to be divided and ruled we will be robbed. At this parish I hope people will come together to get the ex-parish priest to pay up for the deficit. It’s time that we realize we can help the poor and needy directly without having to give money through a religious institution and any work related to construction or maintenance activity can be undertaken by the people. Let’s open our eyes and be practical..!
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    2015/06/06 at 11:44 am

  • From Rudolf Rodrigues on Mangaluru: 'Bishop and Diocese should Sleuth into Church Funds Scam by Fr V Pinto'- Parish Council VP Patrao

    What one can gather from the detailed report is that there has been large scale diversion/siphoning of of church funds collected in the name of development from the faithful!! Unlike earlier times when people used to say, whenever such instances took place like God will give justice, nowadays the scenario has changed and the faithful are fed up of such incidents taking on a regular basis albeit on a smaller scale!! His highness the Bishop should demand for a thorough probe in the interest of the sanctity of the church and the blind trust reposed by the faithful in the admininistration of the church and get the true picture in front of the laity!! If such type of nefarious instances continue happening more and more of the hardcore faithful will lose trust in the church as has already happened in most advanced countries!! The question is how far can the stark truth be suppressed by inducing the fear of God, forgiveness because one is a priest etc., it is going to balloon to a big issue in the times to come as the faithful do not get satisfactory answers for their queries as they have the full right to ask for the same as the church belongs to each one of its parishioners!! Hope better sense will prevail and the entire truth is brought in front of the faithful!! Jai Hind!!
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    2015/06/06 at 9:22 am

  • From Priyanka on Mangaluru: 'Bishop and Diocese should Sleuth into Church Funds Scam by Fr V Pinto'- Parish Council VP Patrao

    Bishop should take lead and solve such issues before its too late. Why the Bishop is allowing the Catholic faithful to go to the media with their pleas.
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    2015/06/06 at 9:14 am

  • From George DSouza on Mangaluru: 'Bishop and Diocese should Sleuth into Church Funds Scam by Fr V Pinto'- Parish Council VP Patrao

    I have just one question to everybody here including Praveen Patrao and the Bishop. I presume the Accounts of the Church are being Audited by Chartered Accountants. How come the CA’s didn’t raise any objection or red flag the payment by non account payee cheques, non deduction of tax, payment to relatives and the like ?
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    2015/06/06 at 7:01 am

  • From Leema Pasanha on Mangaluru: 'Bishop and Diocese should Sleuth into Church Funds Scam by Fr V Pinto'- Parish Council VP Patrao

    This is internal issue. So solve it within the church authorities.
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    2015/06/06 at 1:25 am

  • From Original R.Pai on Mangaluru: Stay Dry! Get a Trendy and Colorful Umbrella and protect yourself from Rain

    Good reminder!! Every rainy season is followed by a season of cold and flu. Stay dry and stay healthy.
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    2015/06/05 at 10:20 pm

  • From Original R.Pai on Mangaluru: Monsoon Arrives with a Big Bang, Heavy Rains with Thunder and Lightning Lash District

    ‘huyyo huyyo maLeraaya…’ Reminds me of my primary school days in a small town. The force of rain would make us close all windows and cause temporary darkness inside the classroom. The loudness of heavy rain landing on poor ‘mangalore tiles’ would often force our ‘class teacher’ return to her seat and stop all the boring lessons !! I remember instances when schools had to declare a day off due to heavy rains. @ Joe – I like your passion, my friend. I wish many more had zero tolerance towards corruption the way you do!! @ Max and Jessi – A small correction. Rain is an act of nature, not God. The weather forecast is getting better every year and they can forecast the events to a greater accuracy with the help of faster computers and algorithms. Most of the chaos you see in our cities are due to a incompetent leaders, officials and our depressing tolerance towards corruption!!
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    2015/06/05 at 10:12 pm

  • From Original R.Pai on Udupi: Gram Panchayat Polls – BJP Candidates Register Highest Number of Seats Across District

    They are all same. Nothing changes at ground level. Wherever you go, one can see a complete lack of focus on planned development and management of our resources. I hope these elected leaders understand the grand vision of Sri Modiji and work towards a stronger, prosperous nation by applying honesty, hard work and planning. However, if past is any indication, these guys will continue to engage in silly political bickering and corruption. I wish we had thousands of Modijis.
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    2015/06/05 at 9:37 pm

  • From essell on Thou Shalt Not Steal! 'Parish Priest Scammed Over Rs 1 Crore of Church Funds' say Faithful

    In the modern world some govlis have become bolpe. the effect is of paishe paishe paishe which should be separated from religion. Jesus well said mujem ghar tumi choraanchem bhunyaar kelam.
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    2015/06/05 at 7:12 pm

  • From Max and Jessie Rasquinha on Mangaluru: Monsoon Arrives with a Big Bang, Heavy Rains with Thunder and Lightning Lash District

    Rain is an act of God. Rain is a blessing for every country, particularly populated countries such as India where water is a precious commodity. Due to lack of proper drainage or proper conservation methods of saving the precious water from rain, there will always be disruption for the road traffic due to accumulation of water. Just last week Houston and Dallas, Texas were flooded with ten feet of water by blocking major highways and skyways and disrupting the movements for several days. Thousands of homes in low levels were drifted away. Thousands of vehicles that got caught with heavy water tide on the broad highways were virtually under water after floating in the water like toys. When torrential rains hit the City unexpectedly, weather forecasts become redundant and you are at the mercy of God so that your home is saved and your family is safe. In times of weather crisis or any other major calamity that takes place beyond human control, it is advisable to remain calm and peaceful and render a hand of help to all those that are at the helm of their responsibilities in the Cities or Counties or even Punchayats. All said and done, we need rain for our daily survival. We need our water wells to remain safe, and so also our water pipes and water tanks. We need to save ourselves from the insects or mosquitos that sprout as a result of the stagnant water by timely spraying insecticides. Meanwhile let it rain, let it rain, so that our rice fields become wet and that our farmers will be able to toil and bring us the gift of the season that will last us for our year long needs. Let our rivers get filled with enough rain water, and so also our water wells and lakes. Let us find more ways to conserve the rain water so that the water can be used in proportion from season to season. Let our City fathers bring some more water experts so that they can think of some timely measures and save the people from any major disaster. God bless.
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    2015/06/05 at 6:45 pm

  • From Max and Jessie Rasquinha on Mangaluru: Raknno Prakashan books released and editorial responsibility handed over

    RAKNO has been a household name that brought the news, particularly relating to the Diocese of Mangalore much before any other Konkany Newspaper surfaced in Mangalore. After Rakno, I remember, came “Pionnari”, “Mithr”, “Umalho” and many other weekly publications. Rakno has enlightened us with the Parish News as well as the general news of Mangalore much before we had the benefit of the All India Radio or any other News medias. Rakno was also privileged to have some good Editors who were priests that lived at the Bishops House and covered a wide media that helped the Christians as to what was going on in the Diocese and elsewhere. To the best of our recollection, the Konkany media has played an excellent role in the community of Mangalore. We do not recollect any kind of negative messages that came out of Rakno. The subscription was also quite low and my father could afford to subscribe for the Rakno that brought essential news from the Parishj as well as from the Diocese with essential announcements that kept us informed of all the essential ‘tid-bits”. Thank you, Rakno, for your dedication towards our Community, and also the link of events that you thoughtfully conveyed to the Christian people of Mangalore. You were the best guide of the Community and you reflected the name “Rakno” very well by connecting the Mangalore Diocese with the people.
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    2015/06/05 at 6:26 pm

  • From Kevin on Wilma Delora D’Souza (53 Yrs) Valencia/Jeppu Bappal

    Dear all thanks for the sympathy wishes and for supporting during this hard time we have not lost our mom she is always here with us and in our hearts .. We love you mom ……..
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    2015/06/05 at 4:00 pm

  • From Anand Dsilva on Thou Shalt Not Steal! 'Parish Priest Scammed Over Rs 1 Crore of Church Funds' say Faithful

    Kulshekar parish has a notorious history of confrontation with their priests from long time whoever has been the vicar there. I am not a fan of priests but doubt the above could be a perception. Why it was Rs 1 crore not Rs 90 lakhs or not Rs 1.25 crores. When a priest assumes role of a vicar in a new parish there are lot of expectations and changes that need to be made. He has to take the lead and then parishioners comment. The priest is so old so why would he swindle this much money at his age when he has no family of his own. The priest is not directly responsible in handling finance and I am sure there are book keepers to do the job. Has he confirmed that Rs 1 crore has been swindled? Normally people know about the income but do they know the expenditures too? Bigger the church more the expenses on day to day maintenance. If one carefully observes the collection box (tithing) on Sunday most people still put coins or small denomination notes. This money meets only the candle, electricity and other expenses of running the church.
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    2015/06/05 at 3:08 pm

  • From stanley R.D'Costa on Mangaluru: Locals Thrash Auto Driver for 'Birthday Suit' Display

    Well done Violet. I think he should be treated by an psychologist for his psychic problem.
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    2015/06/05 at 11:40 am

  • From Joel on Thou Shalt Not Steal! 'Parish Priest Scammed Over Rs 1 Crore of Church Funds' say Faithful

    They are Govli and we are big Bokre……. and these Govli’s have their Kole (fox) to loot this Bokre….
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    2015/06/05 at 9:31 am

  • From drona on Bengaluru: K'taka Governor spends 2.4 crore on renovation, chartered flights

    Vaju Bhai motor chali pam pam pam.
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    2015/06/05 at 6:17 am

  • From shaiKh moHd rizwan on Bengaluru: K'taka Governor spends 2.4 crore on renovation, chartered flights

    Dear readers, This is an classic example of ‘Suit boot ki sarkar’. A policy paralysis government luxury,gifts are part of BJP Dharbar surpassing even ‘Queen of England’ and Mughal empire.As evidence to meaningless expenditure; ‘Amazing atmosphere at the reception hosted by Indian High Commissioner in Colombo. PM is interacting with guests.’ -PMO India’s Twitter Modi govt’s travel bills at Rs 317 crore, at par with UPA’s average spend http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Modi-govts-travel-bills-at-Rs-317-crore-at-par-with-UPAs-average-spend/articleshow/46648612.cms The Narendra Modi government in its inaugural year has incurred a travel bill of Rs 317 crore, according to the revised budgetary estimates. This is about Rs 59 crore more than the Rs 258 crore the UPA-II cabinet had spent in its last year in office (2013-14), but in keeping with UPA’s average spend on the head through its five year-term. This travel bill includes expenditure on travel by cabinet ministers, ministers of state and ex-PMs and maintenance of aircraft used by VVIPs: the ones used by Prime Minister, President and Vice President. At Rs 14 crore, the salary and allowances bills of the 65-member Modi’s council of ministers have been almost the same as that of the 75-member UPA cabinet. The expenditure of the PMO, though, has gone up to Rs 40 crore in 2014-15, compared to Rs 31 crore of UPA’s last year in office. Information sought on Modi’s foreign travel expenses ‘too vague and wide’ to be revealed, RTI reply from PMO says http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Information-sought-on-Modis-foreign-travel-expenses-too-vague-and-wide-to-be-revealed-RTI-reply-from-PMO-says/articleshow/46561753.cms Of the 220 days in office last year (from May 26, 2014 to December 31, 2014), Modi was abroad for 24 days. This means he was in a foreign country ONCE IN NINE DAYS since he became the Prime Minister. Though the PMO now stonewalled queries related to the money spent on Modi’s foreign tours, in 2013 it disclosed the amount spent on the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s air travels expenses — Rs 642 crore in nine years. The amount was revealed under the mandatory proactive disclosure clause of the RTI Act. The globe trotting PM Modi’s one year travel expenditure is already touched Rs 380 crores half of MM Singh’s spending in 9 years.The government has ordered a cut of nearly 20% in its 2014-15 healthcare budget due to fiscal strains, putting at risk key disease control initiatives in a country whose public spending on health is already among the lowest in the world.India spends about 1% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on public health, compared to 3% in China and 8.3% in the US. The United Nations estimates about one third of the world’s 1.2 billion poorest people live in India. A PM Modi’s ‘Aache Din’ already taking toll with hike of 14% in service tax and railways. When world famous economist ruled India,He sold petrol for Rs.67 when crude oil sold for $147. World famous photoshoper is ruling India now and He is selling petrol for Rs.70(Ahmedabad) when crude oil price is $65. Jai hind
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    2015/06/04 at 11:41 pm

  • From Joe D'Souza on Mangaluru: Monsoon Arrives with a Big Bang, Heavy Rains with Thunder and Lightning Lash District

    Throw this Corporator out of MCC. If He or She is not helpful for Citizens needs, why We need these useless. If this Corporator is asking the Public to call the Commissioner, then why We need Him at Tax payer’s neck. Useless people become Elected to choke the City through corruption. Now these people hate the Commissioner because they cannot rob the Public.
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    2015/06/04 at 11:38 pm

  • From Ramchadra Shetty on Mangaluru: Locals Thrash Auto Driver for 'Birthday Suit' Display

    This is a pure case of mental illness. Instead of admitting this man to a hospital they thrashed him. Those who thrashed him must be illitrate people.
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    2015/06/04 at 11:24 pm

  • From Anand Dsilva on Mangaluru: Locals Thrash Auto Driver for 'Birthday Suit' Display

    Agree with Original Pai. Thrashing a mentally ill person is display of instant herogiri for some. However it doesn’t address the real issue. He clearly needs psychological counselling.
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    2015/06/04 at 11:09 pm

  • From Ramachandra Shetty on Thou Shalt Not Steal! 'Parish Priest Scammed Over Rs 1 Crore of Church Funds' say Faithful

    Religion has become a lucrative business irrespective of which religion one belongs to and priests are action like CEO’s.
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    2015/06/04 at 11:07 pm

  • From KM on Mangaluru: Locals Thrash Auto Driver for 'Birthday Suit' Display

    May be suffering from mental issue. Hope they treat him and not beat him.
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    2015/06/04 at 9:54 pm

  • From Original R.Pai on Mangaluru: Locals Thrash Auto Driver for 'Birthday Suit' Display

    Clearly this guy has some mental issue and he is in need of medical help. I really hope that Police and his family try to help this man recover from this unfortunate situation. Thrashing and violence may intimidate him, but it won’t address his mental issue. Believe it or not, this guy with all of his dysfunctional behavior is less dangerous than real predators out there who target innocent girls.
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    2015/06/04 at 9:36 pm

  • From sas on Bengaluru: K'taka Governor spends 2.4 crore on renovation, chartered flights

    If Modi can do justice to his word, he should start working on abolishing these ceremonial posts. It is an irony that India still has not changed from its antiquated policies like continuing with Governors whose contribution and value to the States is practically nothing related to the expenses incurred on these…. These ceremonial posts are nothing but welfare benefits to party’s loyalists at the expense of tax payers.
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    2015/06/04 at 8:48 pm

  • From Aarti R. Kanchan on This Thing Called Cancer

    Good job Shivani ! Its time to change our lifestyle – diet, exercise, etc. Thanks for this informative article. Best wishes for more and more articles to come. Keep writing !
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    2015/06/04 at 7:48 pm

  • From A. S. Mathew on Bengaluru: K'taka Governor spends 2.4 crore on renovation, chartered flights

    When the Indian Government will abolish this totally………Governor post, simply to pamper the veteran politicians of each party in power in New Delhi with royal parade and privilege through burning the pockets of the tax payers? This Governor walked out of the hall while the national anthem was singing. But spending Rs. 2.4 crore for renovation and Rs. 10 lakh for charter flight etc…….. the old British royalty parade in India would be regretting while watching the current Indian royalty parade of the politicians. When the lists of the travel, attachment to the Raj Bhavan and the number of relatives came to visit the Governor of Kerala in the previous administration was a staggering amount. Well, the political show is going on as usual.
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    2015/06/04 at 5:55 pm

  • From Original R.Pai on Mangaluru: Allegations by Some Cordel Parishioners are Baseless - Fr Valerian

    Kudos to this portal for reporting both sides of the story without any fear or bias. All religious groups exploit the ‘faithful’ to consolidate wealth and power.
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    2015/06/04 at 5:54 pm

  • From Original R.Pai on Bengaluru: K'taka Governor spends 2.4 crore on renovation, chartered flights

    Like almost all Governors, this guy is also an — character who is more interested in exploiting all the perks and free stuff. Remember, ‘cow expert’ Bharadhaaja and his shenanigans ? Absolutely shameless…..
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    2015/06/04 at 5:50 pm

  • From Joel on Mangaluru: Allegations by Some Cordel Parishioners are Baseless - Fr Valerian

    100 chuve khakar billi haj ko nikli..
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    2015/06/04 at 12:07 pm

  • From joe Gonsalves on Bantwal: A Gesture with a Vision - Mishap Victim's Eyes Donated by Parents

    What a noble gesture on the part of Sunitha and Nityananda Poojary to donate the eyes of there only son Dhanush who lost his life due to an accident The name of the parents and the young man will go down history as some one see through the eyes of DHANUSH. Kudos to the bold and noble parents of GOODWILL.
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    2015/06/04 at 11:36 am

  • From A. S. Mathew on World No Tobacco Day 2015 -Take a Pledge to Stop Tobacco Abuse

    In my younger days, I have watched some chain-smokers, they had to keep emitting the smoke from their mouth and through the nose like a coal factory. When I saw them dying earlier in life, I was confused, why those healthy rich people were dying too early in life? One rich Doctor and a well known studio owner died early in life without any apparent reason; the doctor due to heart attack and the studio owner due to cancer which was quite rare in those days. Two of the mass killers of humanity are smoking and liquor consumption. How many millions are dying, spending long duration in the hospital and wasting money for mere smoking? There must be a massive campaign to stop the deadly stylist epidemic of smoking. Since the author had to meet many people affected with the smoke-related diseases, the article was explicit and comprehensive.
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    2015/06/04 at 7:56 am

  • From A. S. Mathew on The Politics Of Hate

    Very interesting article. God has given us an abundant supply of creativity; but the saddest thing is the misuse of the creativity for undermining and destroying the society. Through injecting fear and lies about the other group, the virus of hatred is sown, and that will grow up every day; more feedback from evil spirited people will make small seed into a big deadly plant which can destroy and kill many. When we learn about some of the most ruthless autocrats of history, how they began to grow in bitterness-hatred and the fun of bloodshed of the innocent people. On the other hand, when we study the life story of some of the greatest humanitarians, they took a different path of loving the humanity and God used them to wipe the tears of the millions, besides their life story will motivate and inspire the posterity to be honorable humanitarians.
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    2015/06/04 at 7:40 am

  • From shaiKh moHd rizwan on This Thing Called Cancer

    Dear readers, In Eastern democracies like India, the public image of a political party often matters more than its actual performance. The party image revolves around three pivots. The first is: How clean is the government? Then how strong is it in protecting national interest on the security front? The third and unfortunately the least important is: How has the government performed in core areas of governance and economy? By all accounts, the Modi government would get a high score if one were to compare its performance in core areas and the economy with the first year of previous governments. But this too has come under attack now with a parliamentary committee headed by the BJP MP from Ahmednagar in Maharashtra, Dilip Kumar Gandhi, clearly marching to the tune of the tobacco lobby in the country, which is responsible for 9,00,000 deaths every year due to tobacco-related diseases, mainly cancer. The committee was to decide by April 1 whether the size of the pictorial warning on the cigarette packet should be increased to over 80 per cent from the current 30 per cent. The tobacco lobby had been politically active trying to derail the proposal as studies have found that the advertising and pictorial campaign against intake of tobacco has great psychological impact on smokers and tobacco chewers, thus dissuading them to leave tobacco and affecting the sale of tobacco products. Gandhi virtually gave in to the pro-tobacco lobby at great cost to the BJP government’s clean image at the centre by deferring the decision. Gandhi said, “There is no Indian survey report to prove that tobacco consumption leads to cancer. All studies are done abroad… We have to study the Indian context, as four crore people in states like Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh are dependent on bidi-making through tendupatta”. Have your say. You can comment here.Gandhi’s sweeping statement that left the BJP leaders red-faced triggered speculation. The most virulent among them was whether the honest Dr Harshvardhan was deprived of the health ministry portfolio because of the pressure of the tobacco lobby and whether the present health minister JP Nadda was also allegedly batting for the gutka czars whose lifestyle marked by expensive cars and Bollywood style mansions has often been the envy of many in the corporate world. Nadda, of course, reiterated his government’s resolve to increase deterrents against tobacco consumption. This demonstrated by the government of “propagating and promoting tobacco lobby” in India to common man’s peril and wondered whether former Health Minister Harsh Vardhan was removed from the ministry last year due to his anti-tobacco stand.Who is responsible for putting a beedi baron whose annual turnover is over Rs 200 crore on a parliamentary panel that was to decide the fate of millions of Indians? Will the person be held accountable? Why didn’t the panel speak to any doctors, health experts? Why didn’t the Health Ministry not give any formal evidence to the committee? Will the Prime Minister, who tweeted so passionately on World No Tobacco Day give a personal commitment that India won’t go back on 85 percent warnings? Won’t a revised 60-65 percent notification be a victory for the tobacco lobby? “Modi government is actively pursuing the policy of propagating and promoting tobaco lobby in India to the peril of the common citizen. A “penny to make dollar to sell” of tobacco lobby is already addicted to the different genders regardless of age.The opening budget of PM Modi government has unexpectedly ordered a near 20% cut in India’s healthcare budget for the current financial year, owing to financial constrains. Over 60bn rupees ($947m, £609m, €775m) has been slashed from the Health Ministry’s budget allocation of around $5bn for the financial year ending 31 March, 2015, an unnamed ministry official told Reuters. The move could jeopardise crucial disease control initiatives in a nation whose public spending on health is already among the lowest in the world. The UN has estimated that about a third of the world’s 1.2 billion poorest people live in India, Asia’s third largest economy. To rub salt to the injury PM Modi’s ‘Sab ka sath,sab ka vikas’ gifted common man by increasing Cancer drug price from Rs 8,000 to Rs 1.08 lakh. Cancer drug price goes up from Rs 8,000 to Rs 1.08 lakh http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-cancer-drug-price-goes-up-from-rs-8000-to-rs-108-lakh-2022667 A policy paralysis governance driven by super brain economist like Jaitly,Junior Sinha,Arun shourie,should explain the nation, how does this government will shoulder budget of staggering 90,000 crores per annum to run ‘BULLET TRAIN’ which slashed health budget citing financial constraint to one of lowest in the world? Jai hind
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    2015/06/04 at 1:27 am

  • From Melwyn Mascarenhas on Thou Shalt Not Steal! 'Parish Priest Scammed Over Rs 1 Crore of Church Funds' say Faithful

    At last a website was bold enough to publicize this scam committed a parish priest – thank you for an elaborate and informative article – now the question is that whether we need to trust our PP after this incident. I am not going to contribute during the Sunday mass. Absolutely its shameful this occurred in a Catholic church.
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    2015/06/04 at 12:21 am

  • From Melwyn Mascarenhas on Thou Shalt Not Steal! 'Parish Priest Scammed Over Rs 1 Crore of Church Funds' say Faithful

    Enough is enough- this priest has been playing with parishioners money for years- its about time that the diocese sleuth into his behavior and take necessary action. Thanks for a excellent report- indeed a eye opener.
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    2015/06/03 at 11:59 pm

  • From essell on Thou Shalt Not Steal! 'Parish Priest Scammed Over Rs 1 Crore of Church Funds' say Faithful

    This article should be read as an alert after mass during announcements. Kindly translate in konkani so that people will be enlightened.
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    2015/06/03 at 10:51 pm

  • From Veena on Thou Shalt Not Steal! 'Parish Priest Scammed Over Rs 1 Crore of Church Funds' say Faithful

    When there is no need the parish priests go ahead with various constructions in the churches. Where the hall rent goes? The people pour money when the priest announces from the altar. Priests use the trick of curse whoever stands for justice. In these types of scams who has to curse whom? It is high time that people take over financial matters and priests handle only spiritual responsibilities. Kumsar kumgar, resper, baptizm santuksanv. Otherwise bigger scams will follow. There are examples of priests asking the donors to write the cheques to their personal name. People should demand receipt for their donation.
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    2015/06/03 at 10:41 pm

  • From Ashwin on Thou Shalt Not Steal! 'Parish Priest Scammed Over Rs 1 Crore of Church Funds' say Faithful

    Hi i have nothing go do with the person nor do i know him but I dont belive nor enjoy reading such news. This is the reason we catholics dont grow up society, because we aint united. We find pleasure in bringing someone down. All of the people talk as if they are pure and sainthood. Guys dont fear man but fear god every tear is a curse.
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    2015/06/03 at 10:16 pm

  • From John on Thou Shalt Not Steal! 'Parish Priest Scammed Over Rs 1 Crore of Church Funds' say Faithful

    Its very simple. Every parish has a group for the parish priest and a group against the priest. If the story maker wants to interview the group against the parish priest, he can bring out many stories of the kind.
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    2015/06/03 at 8:58 pm

  • From Ranganath on This Thing Called Cancer

    Very well written, A real eye opening and it is very useful for anyone Wish all the best.
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    2015/06/03 at 8:33 pm

  • From James Fernandes on Thou Shalt Not Steal! 'Parish Priest Scammed Over Rs 1 Crore of Church Funds' say Faithful

    1 Timothy 5:18 (ERV) | In Context | Whole Chapter 18 As the Scriptures say, “When a work animal is being used to separate grain, don’t keep it from eating the grain.” And the Scriptures also say, “A worker should be given his pay.” If the basic needs were met no one needs to use such measures. do you know what they are paid? When did they get a raise. What’s wrong if they accept for tips? I have seen a senior priests old age home. No one to talk to. Even the statues in the room do not seem to react.
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    2015/06/03 at 7:28 pm

  • From Mango Man on Thou Shalt Not Steal! 'Parish Priest Scammed Over Rs 1 Crore of Church Funds' say Faithful

    ELLARA MANEYA DO’SE TOOTHU!! EMBEZZLING OF FUNDS IS WHAT WE HEAR EVERY WHERE PARTICULARLY IN THE NAME OF GOD IRRESPECTIVE OF RELIGION.
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    2015/06/03 at 5:41 pm

  • From Max and Jessie Rasquinha on Saverapura - A new parish in Mangaluru Diocese

    What a pleasure to learn that the 116th Parish is now born under Mangalore Diocese and that the new Parish is named as Saverapura near Katpadi. A small monument has now been created in a remote area for the benefit of a few dozens of Catholic families where the presence of God will continue to shower His blessings upon the people in a place where St. Francis Xavier will bring his special blessings upon the priests that will continue to bring renewed faith and peace amongst people. The priests responsible in conducting the religious services in remote areas have a tremendous task to shoulder because of so many scarcities and difficulties. The priests act like the “uncrowned Governors” of the Punchayat Raj by joining hands with handful of parishnors and asking God’s merciful hands to be placed upon the simple village where the faithful will show to the World that God’s presence is everywhere. We have had the privilege of visiting the Alangar Church a few years ago just to listen to the wonderful choir that they perform on every Sunday morning. The CD that they sent us is still being played in our simple household and the wonderful voices and the lyrics are very much enjoyed by all of us. We would like ton visit SAVERAPURA some time whenever convenient. We are great believers in visiting new Churches because they say that God has greater listening power in a New Church, and the favors are granted by God much quicker than the older churches. That;s why whenever we travel abroad, all over the world, we always make it a point to visit a new Church and place our humble cravings before God for swifter blessings.
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    2015/06/03 at 5:28 pm

  • From Max and Jessie Rasquinha on Mangaluru: He Came, He Saw, He Conquered Hearts of Milagreans! Fond Farewell to Fr FX Gomes

    Thanks, Alfie, for your detailed article on Fr. Felix Gomes who is retiring from Milagres High School after a successful assignment. Intellectuals and Administrators involved in the Educational field find it very painful to leave the school environment where they nurture hundreds of students and groom them to be successful in their career assignments. Teaching is a most delicate assignment where an individual gives the very best to the Institution, and once they create a strong bond with not only the students but also the faculty members it is very painful to say ‘good bye’. Educational values instilled by the individuals towards an Institution find it very difficult to move to another location. All said and done, Fr. Felix Gomes will be missed at Milagres School. He will be an asset in the new Institute that he has been selected to move, and many other hundreds of students will be benefitted by his teachings and his wise leadership. Life is a transition that takes us from one end to another thru a journey that has so many ups and downs. Parting with an Institution that one gives the very best has lot to suffer, but ultimately the new place gets the benefit, and the life goes on. I havd spent three years at Milagres from the year 1949 to 1951, and I distinctly remember when one Fr. Pinto, the powerful and disciplined Headmaster stepped down from his position and his place was taken over by one Fr. Rasquinha. Meetings and partings are all part of the emotional journey one has to go thru. Thank you, Fr. Felix, and wish you best of luck in all your future undertakings.
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    2015/06/03 at 5:00 pm

  • From Mango Man on Udupi: PM Modi is Business Promoter of Adani and Reliance Group – Amrith Shenoy

    Amrith Shenoy must have taken a glass of ….. early morning before vomiting it in front of huge crowd of Conngies supporters of exactly ONE DOZEN!!!
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    2015/06/03 at 4:16 pm

  • From Apartments in Himachal on Mangaluru: Three bed room apartment fully furnished

    Now-a-days people wants to stay in housing apartments as they provides all the maintenance facilities and all other day-to-day services nearby. Those who eagerly wants to stay at hilly places can get 1-2-3 BHK apartments in Kullu – Manali, Himachal as per their need and space requirements.
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    2015/06/03 at 3:40 pm

  • From Rohan D on Thou Shalt Not Steal! 'Parish Priest Scammed Over Rs 1 Crore of Church Funds' say Faithful

    Its quite unfortunate that the clergy is galvanized by peoples sentiments and not to mention inaction of our Mangalorean Bishop Today there is no accountability of funds received from believers. There is no check on personal expenses of clergy, foreign trips etc No control of commercial activities like ‘renting church hall’ (not to mention exhorbitant charges) Attitudes of clergy these days are like zamindars. They like to be served. If I’m not wrong the role of this priests in police atrocities in Kulshekar church is also questionable.
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    2015/06/03 at 2:49 pm

  • From rajesh pinto/bendoor on Thou Shalt Not Steal! 'Parish Priest Scammed Over Rs 1 Crore of Church Funds' say Faithful

    thanks Alfie,for your article,which is true without raising any doubts on preists,who are now acting like CEO of companys and not gods servant.
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    2015/06/03 at 2:48 pm

  • From Nikhil on This Thing Called Cancer

    Thought provoking article Shivani. I am sure this will create awareness amongst the young and old in having a happy living by curtailing avoidable health abuses. Keep writing.
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    2015/06/03 at 2:02 pm

  • From Avinash Pinto on Thou Shalt Not Steal! 'Parish Priest Scammed Over Rs 1 Crore of Church Funds' say Faithful

    Excellent reporting Mangalorean.com- a non-bias website which caters to the readers about the true facts and stories happening here and around the world. Great job-keep up the good work.
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    2015/06/03 at 1:51 pm

  • From George on Thou Shalt Not Steal! 'Parish Priest Scammed Over Rs 1 Crore of Church Funds' say Faithful

    An eye opener. Good Orator yes, good administrator yes, works speaks yes, but as to the swindling of funds, need to come out with the thorough investigations wherever he has been in power.
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    2015/06/03 at 1:50 pm

  • From Alexander Menezes/Karkala on Saverapura - A new parish in Mangaluru Diocese

    I am glad to hear about the new church of Saverapura dedicated to St.Fracis Xavier. I have known the Redemtorist priest Fr. Eugene Dsilva for the last 17 years and these priests are doing an excellent job. The current priest Fr. Rakesh Matias is from Karkala and is a brother of our Famous konkani activist Vittori Karkala. God bless Fr. Rakesh’s parents for offering Fr. Rakesh to the service of our Lord. I wish Fr. Rakesh and parishioners of new Saverapura church all the very best and Our lord’s choicest blessings on them so that under their able leadership, may the new church come up and flourish to the new heights.
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    2015/06/03 at 1:33 pm

  • From Alexander Menezes/Karkala on Thou Shalt Not Steal! 'Parish Priest Scammed Over Rs 1 Crore of Church Funds' say Faithful

    Fr. Valerian Pinto is one of the most charismatic and fearless priests our Mangalore diocese has at the moment. I have known him since my childhood when he was the parish priest of Nakre Church as I had constant interaction with him due to our church youth activities. He is an able administrator and considered to be a strong orator. His works speaks of his ability and especially the way he handled the Church affairs during the infamous attrocities against Christians during the previous BJP Government in Karnataka. It is bit hard to believe that he has swindled the Church funds for his personal use. I only hope the truth comes out soon and our trust in our Clergy’s restored.
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    2015/06/03 at 1:08 pm

  • From Avinash on Thou Shalt Not Steal! 'Parish Priest Scammed Over Rs 1 Crore of Church Funds' say Faithful

    Good article. Eye opener. In democtratic county like ours, look at some of the poiticians who swindle in crores…so all will follow the leader.
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    2015/06/03 at 1:05 pm

  • From Shirley Monteiro on Wilma Delora D’Souza (53 Yrs) Valencia/Jeppu Bappal

    Heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved family members. God takes away good people to be in his Heavenly garden- May her soul rest in peace.
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    2015/06/03 at 11:48 am

  • From Divakar Shetty on Udupi: PM Modi is Business Promoter of Adani and Reliance Group – Amrith Shenoy

    Former PM Manomohan singh a visionary and his bold decision on the multiple scams led the country to vanish congress People still blinded by scams of Congress.
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    2015/06/03 at 11:48 am

  • From RAVIRAJ on Udupi: Fr V Mendonca and Fr Reginald take Charge as Directors for SC and CW

    Congratulations Fr Vally & Fr Reginald.
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    2015/06/03 at 10:27 am

  • From Prashant M on Saverapura - A new parish in Mangaluru Diocese

    Interesting! Many may not be aware that over fifty years ago, the Kallugundi church near Sampaje on the DK-Kodagu boundary, which is also dedicated to St Francis Xavier, had the name ‘Saverapura’ given to the place by the-then parish priest, the late Fr Leo Cutinha. It has not somehow been used by his successors. Fr Cutinha also had the credit of giving the school run by the church which is dedicated to ‘Little Flower’ St Theresa a name with an ethnic touch – ‘Kiriya Pushpa’ in Kannada. Just thought of giving the man his due.
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    2015/06/03 at 9:01 am

  • From Friends of Collin and Kevin-Jeppu on Wilma Delora D’Souza (53 Yrs) Valencia/Jeppu Bappal

    Sad to hear the sudden demise of your mother. May God comfort you and give you strength during this terrible loss. May her soul rest in peace.
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    2015/06/03 at 8:38 am

  • From Fernandes and Fly-Jeppu on Wilma Delora D’Souza (53 Yrs) Valencia/Jeppu Bappal

    Heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. May her soul rest in peace.
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    2015/06/03 at 8:35 am

  • From B. Dinesh on AIADMK dubs Karnataka's decision to appeal as shameful

    The judges were either bought or threatened…or both. What is the point in appealing? We are a corrupt society from the top to the bottom. Sadly this includes the police, the judicial system, the military to the common man!
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    2015/06/03 at 8:04 am

  • From Original R.Pai on Mangaluru: 3-year Rigorous Jail for Man for Printing and Circulating Counterfeit Currency

    This guy (Jaison Peter D’Souza) is probably a small fish. The republic of Kaasaragodu is the hub of these anti-national activities sponsored by our green-flag neighbor. Unfortunately, the notorious ‘vote bank’ politics and lack of courage from media have allowed these anti-national elements to operate freely without any fear.
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    2015/06/03 at 6:43 am

  • From Original R.Pai on Mangaluru: Miscreants Pelt Stones, Damage stained window glass of Rama Bhajana Mandir

    Let’s sit back and see if the same haters who cried a lot during recent ‘church attacks’ have anything to say about this incident!! smiles… I doubt if this news even makes it to local Prajaavani at state level!! After all, it’s important to apply different standards to different groups. Then you wonder why Modiji went onto become Pradhaana Sevaka destroying the ‘vote bank’ politics of Congress party!! smiles..
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    2015/06/03 at 6:38 am

  • From Friends of Collin-Jeppu on Wilma Delora D’Souza (53 Yrs) Valencia/Jeppu Bappal

    Sad to hear the sudden demise of your mother. May God give you the strength during the terrible loss of your dear Mother.May her soul rest in peace
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    2015/06/02 at 10:39 pm

  • From Roopa Rego on Bengaluru: Judge J M D'Cunha Appointed Registrar General of State High Court

    Congratulations Michael.
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    2015/06/02 at 6:03 pm

  • From Elias on Udupi: Fr V Mendonca and Fr Reginald take Charge as Directors for SC and CW

    Congratulations Fr Regie and Fr Valerian mendonca on the occation of taking new assignments.
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    2015/06/02 at 8:49 am

  • From Original R.Pai on Vadodara: Shocking! Driven by Greed for Gadgets, 13-year-old Girl Takes to Sex Trade

    Sharia Panditha’s comments are in poor taste even by his low standards. It also reflects how he views women in general. Tribal influences are very clear!! Almost every bad news is blamed on Pradhaana Sevaka. However, he can’t seem to answer my simple questions on cartoons or his true loyalty to India. I know why – This is called ‘taqiyya’ technique. Smiles…
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    2015/06/02 at 4:12 am

  • From Original R.Pai on Mangalorean Kaushik Boloor to represent India in MMA World Championship at Las Vegas

    Proud of you, Kaushik!! As a great fan of MMA, I am thrilled to see our own Mangaluru-boy making it to International level. All the best !!
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    2015/06/01 at 11:08 pm

  • From Anand Dsilva on Mangaluru: Don't Walk-In, Drive-In! Lady Driver losing Control lands her Car at Bank's Front Door

    One more new addition to the fun club of ladies driving funny club that we get to watch on social media.
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    2015/06/01 at 9:31 pm

  • From James Fernandes on Udupi: Fr V Mendonca and Fr Reginald take Charge as Directors for SC and CW

    Multi tasking Vally Padreab aamhya Barkurcho Parish Priest. Thuji Vaal chorondi, Hitaal bhorovdi and mosth saango amka vantun khavk deendi.
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    2015/06/01 at 7:07 pm

  • From Naseem Banu on Mangaluru: Dr Sheikh Mohammed Salman (40) of Kaprigudda Dies in Muscat

    We have lost a wonderful human being indeed. May Allah give strength to his family to bear his loss.
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    2015/06/01 at 2:22 pm

  • From Seema, Pearl, Uncle & Aunt-Kulshekar on Mangaluru: Dr Sheikh Mohammed Salman (40) of Kaprigudda Dies in Muscat

    Dear Uncle, Baby, Irfan, Munni and all the members of the family, Hearty Condolences. May his soul rest in peace. May Allah give you strength and energy to bear the sudden loss of Dr. Salman.
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    2015/06/01 at 8:30 am

  • From joe Gonsalves on Karwar: All Vehicles Entering Goa Liable to User Fee at Boundary from June 1

    Hope this will pave the way for The Karnataka Government to levy similar taxes in respect of all vehicles (registered in Goa) entering Karnataka Border.
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    2015/06/01 at 7:32 am

  • From Original R.Pai on Mangaluru: Reliance Company Damages Water Pipe near St Teresa School - Lobo orders to Suspend License

    Agree with most of what Mr.Joe said above. However, I am quite honestly disappointed with Mr.Lobo. I remember all the hype around Mr.Lobo when he won the election a few years ago. However, sadly, he has failed deliver on promises. Agreed – We don’t expect Mangalore to turn into Singapore. How about simple things like cleaner city, better garbage collection and tough stand on lazy corporators ? Or, Is it too much to ask for ? I was really truly disappointed by what I saw in city only 2 months ago!!
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    2015/06/01 at 2:28 am

    • From Lawrence on Mangaluru: Reliance Company Damages Water Pipe near St Teresa School - Lobo orders to Suspend License

      Oh Mr. Pai, MLA Lobo alone cannot make Mangalore a cleaner city. We need to keep cows, dogs and other animals off the street. Defecating in public must be made a punishable offence. Modi should provide places to plug-in for those who cannot control their bowel movement. Cleaner city starts from you, me and then MLAs with self discipline. The Chaddiwalas should keep cows away from city and collect “Gomoothra” for curing the cancer. Export all the stray dogs to Philippines. Then again, you may not like this because of your ardent love for “Mookapranis” If we do not do anything positive to keep the city clean, apart from blaming the MLA Lobo, we will remain as Mookapranis too. Come on and give your 10 points program to keep the city clean.
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      2015/06/02 at 6:56 am

      • From Original R.Pai on Mangaluru: Reliance Company Damages Water Pipe near St Teresa School - Lobo orders to Suspend License

        Lawrence, See how quickly you are willing to blame Modi and everyone except the MLA who got elected after a big hype? Is it because of your religious affiliation? This is the difference between you and me. Go back and read my comments – I supported Mr.Lobo when he ran for election because I thought that the BJP MLA (Mr.Bhat) and state BJP govt had utterly failed. I was hoping that Mr.Lobo with his clean image would deliver. So far, it has been a disappointment. You asked for 10 points programs – Here is the first point – Let’s stop supporting political parties purely based on our religion. Show some intellectual honesty and think outside of your religious box!! Is it too much for you?
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        2015/06/03 at 6:07 am

    • From Praveen on Mangaluru: Reliance Company Damages Water Pipe near St Teresa School - Lobo orders to Suspend License

      I was truly disappointed by what I saw in city only 2 months ago. – Rampu THIS is exactly what happens when you visit Bharat Mata once in a decade – and that too WHEN your employer allows you to. Come more often ya Rampa.
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      2015/06/01 at 11:20 pm

    • From Praveen on Mangaluru: Reliance Company Damages Water Pipe near St Teresa School - Lobo orders to Suspend License

      I’m quite honestly disappointed with Mr. Lobo. I remember the hype….- Phoreen Rampu Pai Arre Joker PaimamaNNA, Monogram Modi has said that Indians are falling over backwards to come back to India because it is ACCHE DIN (AD) (as compared to BC – BEFORE CHAIWALLAH (AD and BC are quotes taken from Times of INDIA). So come to India. Work your magic. Stop cribbing from your Apple farm on top of Mt. Miami. (;)
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      2015/06/01 at 11:06 pm

  • From Original R.Pai on Bengaluru: In fight over plot, man sets church on fire

    I am really surprised that our ‘secular’ media couldn’t ‘invent’ any RSS/BJP connection to this incident !! This is probably because these Krishnapa-yellapa individuals are affiliated with congress or JD(S). I wonder how many of those highly publicized ‘church attack’ cases were related to local/domestic disputes involving church management and local individuals!!
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    2015/06/01 at 1:49 am

    • From B. N. Pai. on Bengaluru: In fight over plot, man sets church on fire

      Original Pai refers to “Bengaluru in fight over plot, man sets church on fire” and says, “Secular media could not invent any RSS – BJP connection”. Paimaam, your observation proves that only when RSS -BJP combine indulges in such anti minority tirade, the media holds them responsible and not otherwise. Thank you for having proved the media right and consequent admission by you that RSS is guilty as reported by it from time to time!
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      2015/06/01 at 7:34 pm

  • From Original R.Pai on Kundapur: Don't need your Money says caller to Haladi Srinivas Shetty on Third Day

    No wonder Joker Praveena Pinto is stuck in Anganawaadi even at this age!! Look at his response even after I pointed out the inconsistencies in US media coverage of Pradhaana Sevaka!! LOL LOL I am really glad that his ‘beedi business’ only involves buying and smoking a few beedies everyday!!
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    2015/06/01 at 1:40 am

    • From Praveen on Kundapur: Don't need your Money says caller to Haladi Srinivas Shetty on Third Day

      Look at his response even after I pointed out inconsistencies in US media coverage of Pradhaana Sevaka. – Rampum Pum Hahahahaha! Rampa What a Joke! But then, if a BORN joker does not joke, do you expect Before Chaiwallah (BC) and ACCHE DIN (AD) have become JOKES of the MILLENNIUM out here in India. Chalo! Ghar Vaapsi kar. Baad me dekh lenge. 🙂 Kya bolta hai tum, Rampu?
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      2015/06/01 at 11:34 pm

  • From A. S. Mathew on Why on Earth did we agree that Religious Conversions are Wrong?

    Prohibiting religious conversion is a solid violation of the fundamental human freedom charted by the U.N. in 1945. If the 300 million Dalits are converting to other religions, they will be getting more opportunity to get educated and to be free from the religious slavery. This religious slavery has an underlying economic vested interest; thus to keep the lowest sector of the society as voiceless slaves for ever. The anti-conversion proponents will not dare to question a well to do or educated person in his or her choice to change religion.
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    2015/06/01 at 1:33 am

  • From KADAR MOHIUDDIN (PACHA) on Mangaluru: Dr Sheikh Mohammed Salman (40) of Kaprigudda Dies in Muscat

    Inna lillahi wa inna Ilahi rajoun. Allah wa talaa mere bhanjey (Nephew) Dr.SALMAN BIN M IMMAMUDDIN KO JANNAT FIRDOUS NASEEB KAREY, AUR OUN KE WAALID, BIWI BACHCHO, BHAI, BAHENO AUR AUR SABHI RISHTEY DARO KO SABR AUR AZEEM AJAR AATA KAREY. AAMEEN WA SUMMA AAMEEN. KADAR MOHIUDDIN(PACHA) AND FAMILY. BAHRAIN
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    2015/05/31 at 1:58 pm

  • From Sagar on Bengaluru: Catholic Priests 'Misusing' Foreign Funds and 'Misguiding' in the name of protecting Kannada

    Nice Article
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    2015/05/31 at 9:23 am

  • From Joe D'Souza on Mangaluru: Reliance Company Damages Water Pipe near St Teresa School - Lobo orders to Suspend License

    All Citizens of Mangalore as well as Karnataka even, please note that any problem regarding Public will not be solved without rubbing hands of Public Servants. Telling Corporators is like riding on the Donkey,whether it will reach the destination or it will come back to where it started. Sometime back while digging for Cable laying near Kadri Pumpwell, near Mangalorean.Com writer Mr. Alfie’s house,(opp. Inland Monarch)diggers hit the Water Line. They simply wrapped it with cloth and left. I have confronted them regarding this but they did not care. I have informed Don’t Care Lady Engineer, Executive Engineer who is retired recently,Mayor Rajni’s office, and Water Dept. Engineer. Duplicated the calls again and again without result. Finally the ground started saturating,and flowing under the house of Mr. C.Nazareth and exited from Kadri Road to Kambla Road,Near Soans Workshop. Even the local Corporator did not care even after MCC informed Him. Just imagine the Volume of Treated Drinking Water was washed down the ground. Corporators and other elected officials are for Ribbon Cutting,Hand Rubbing and Photo on Banners Publicity(may be a free apartment and or a new Santo car.). Who cares attitude of MCC officials is cause of Concern. Only Hope is Mr JR Lobo and Present City Commissioner with their tough stand.
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    2015/05/31 at 3:00 am

  • From Muds on Mangaluru: Dr Sheikh Mohammed Salman (40) of Kaprigudda Dies in Muscat

    Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rajioon
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    2015/05/30 at 11:20 pm

  • From Janet suares on Congratulations on your Birthday Ronak

    Dear Ronak, Wishing you a very happy birthday. God bless you. Wishing good luck for your future.
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    2015/05/30 at 11:05 pm

  • From sas on Vadodara: Shocking! Driven by Greed for Gadgets, 13-year-old Girl Takes to Sex Trade

    Rizwan’s comments don’t deserve any merit. Rizwan may be one of the few fortunate ones who may be able to control his own family, but I doubt whether he has control over his extended family members. The events like this happen everywhere, in India, developed or developing countries, rich or the poor. When we cannot control our own family members, how can we expect Modi or any other superman, even with a chest measuring 100″, could control the vast number of people in a democratic and poor country like India, with divergent interests, values and ethics.
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    2015/05/30 at 8:12 pm

  • From Roshan Patrao on Mangaluru: Reliance Company Damages Water Pipe near St Teresa School - Lobo orders to Suspend License

    What Reliance is sheer negligence, but does Mr. J. R. Lobo have the authority to suspend their licence or is it just a publicity gimmick?
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    2015/05/30 at 3:42 pm

  • From Divakar Shetty on Bantwal: Youth from Parlia Dies in Road Mishap in Oman

    RIP Its very tragic & sad to lose a dear one at these young age
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    2015/05/30 at 2:25 pm

  • From Jennifer Saldanha on Karkala: Land Owners Damage School Property, PTA demands Action

    Dear Lawrence Uncle, Its really very sad to hear all this and also to see the name of our ancestral home and property being spoiled like this. Selfless good deeds that you have done for the development of our village and the welfare of the people around will not go to waste uncle. We all are with you. Here’s wishing you all luck in this fight against evil. May god shower you with his choicest blessings. Good times or Bad times your big big Saldanha Family is always with you. May the evil fail as always. Jesus is with us. God Bless Baptist Saldanha & Fly
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    2015/05/30 at 12:24 am

  • From Jennifer Saldanha on Karkala: Land Owners Damage School Property, PTA demands Action

    Dear Lawrence Uncle, It’s very sad to hear all this and also seeing the name of our ancestral home and property being spoiled like this. Selfless good deeds that you have done for the development of our village and the welfare of the people around will not go to waste uncle. We are all with you. Here’s wishing you all luck in this fight against evil. May god shower you with his choicest blessings. Good times or bad times your big big Saldanha family is always with you. May the evil fail as always. Jesus is with us. God bless Baptist and fly
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    2015/05/30 at 12:09 am

  • From Radhika on My Girls, My Sunshine - I Feel Proud to be Their Mother

    Lovely. You have the flair. You should continue to write.
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    2015/05/29 at 8:01 pm

  • From Austin on Let's Support Honest Govt Officers-One Among Them is MCC Commissioner HR Korlapati

    Sir, great initiative, It is now or never. We mangaloreans must rise to the challenge. As a first step, I suggest that we all people submit a memorandum to the CM, DC, home minister, Mayor corporators and all the concerned to retain her at her current post and never to transfer her. Let us details in the memorandum, the work done by her and the corporators plan to transfer her to their benefit. We should also warn the concerned that if any efforts are done to transfer her, people will not keep quite. Let us see is it the people power or the corporators power, will prevail
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    2015/05/29 at 7:14 pm

  • From Ramesh Rao on Mangaluru: Amidst Glamour and Dazzling Lights City's Landmark 'Maurishka Palace' all set to Open with a Bang

    Wow- simply dazzling! Great report and photos by Alfie—“Maurishka Palace indeed a Landmark of Mangaluru. Great projects by Shrinath Hebbar and Land Trades.
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    2015/05/29 at 6:11 pm

  • From Begar Kitta on The Pathetic Academic Culture of Mangaluru

    Dear Dr. Maya, I would like to add a little to your write-up by way of a positive response. In India we do not have a regulated and self-regulating public sphere as in the West. Just take the education field you have written about: In South Canara you have several private education empires: the Catholic empire, the Dharmasthala empire, the Poojary empire, the GSB empire, the Brahmin empire and the Bunts empire. Each of these empires is only interestd in 100% result and money-minting. Given this, what would you expect? As for students, in South Canara as elsewhere in India, not many would know the difference between a Kuvempu University correspondence course which assuredly gives you 79-80% and doing the same course in a good univesity under qualified professors (who may not give away first classes).
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    2015/05/29 at 5:24 pm

  • From James Fernandes on Informative Talk on corporal punishment in primary education

    Well said lecture, to put into practice; Oh, you pundiths, nuns, teachers!! Not only corporal punishment but/and also the following points to consider. Children Learn What They Live By Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.D. If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn. If children live with hostility, they learn to fight. If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive. If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves. If children live with ridicule, they learn to feel shy. If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel envy. If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty. If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence. If children live with tolerance, they learn patience. If children live with praise, they learn appreciation. If children live with acceptance, they learn to love. If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves. If children live with recognition, they learn it is good to have a goal. If children live with sharing, they learn generosity. If children live with honesty, they learn truthfulness. If children live with fairness, they learn justice. If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect. If children live with security, they learn to have faith in themselves and in those about them. If children live with friendliness, they learn the world is a nice place in which to live. Hurt child hurts. Thanks folks
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    2015/05/29 at 5:12 pm

  • From GODFREY DSOUZA on Mangaluru: Ooh Aah Ouch! Delay in Road Patch Work Leaves Bejai Ward No. 31 Residents Fuming

    THANKS MR. AJAY. BEING A RESIDENT OF ANEGUNDI AND YOUR CONCERN FOR THE BEJAI WARD NO. 31. I HOPE THIS ARTICLE WILL HELP A LOT TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS SOON BY THE CONCERN AUTHORITIES.
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    2015/05/29 at 10:42 am

  • From Original R.Pai on Bengaluru: Two more senior cops involved in racket, says Kumaraswamy

    Why is Kummy still in politics ?
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    2015/05/29 at 7:50 am

  • From Original R.Pai on Kundapur: Don't need your Money says caller to Haladi Srinivas Shetty on Third Day

    As usual, our joker Praveena Pinto goes onto cite US media that he despised in the past when it didn’t fit his narrative!! LOL!! The US media (TIME magazine) also did a cover page story on Pradhaana Sevaka. The same media rejected Modiji in the past supporting visa ban. Doddanna’s foreign policy and media tactics are not a puzzle to any intelligent readers on this forum. However, Praveena, a known political illiterate, doesn’t understand these simple truths – He is best for his ‘beedi business’ and anganawaadi level jokes!! lol
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