LOCAL BODY POLLS / Security measures to be beefed up
146 hyper sensitive booths in DK Speaking to presspersons here on Sunday, ADGP (Law and Order) Shankar Bidari said Dakshina Kannada district has 567 polling booths of which 146 have been declared as hyper sensitive booth, 235 as sensitive booths and 186 as general booth.
'Atrocities on children have increased in recent years' A discussion on 'Corporal punishment and education' was held at Prajna Counselling Centre on Wednesday to discuss the circular from state government on prohibiting corporal punishment in schools.
DREAM-COME-TRUE FINAL IN WORLD TWENTY 20
Cricket frenzy gripps M'lore As India take over Pakistan in the finals of the first World Twenty 20 in Johannesburg on Monday, it is a dream come true for the cricket lovers all over the world. The whole nation is booming with expectation and so is Mangalore.
'Coalition govt's future is in the hands of mine owners' Speaking after inaugurating Congress election office in Mangalore, Administrative Reforms Commission Chairman M Veerappa Moily said the mine owners decision will be final on the transfer of power.
The State government has proposed a ban on the use of cellphones by schoolchildren saying that it would affect their mental and physical growth. Is the government justified? Deccan Herald had invited readers to send their responses.
Most readers opine that the ban is a wise move since the use of cell phones has affected the health and academic performances of students. Others argue that these gadgets are quintessential to this globalised world.
