Nearly a year after they launched a stiff and protracted stir demanding protection from invading tidal waves, an unexpectedly strong bout of sea incursion, triggered probably under the influence of a full moon, caught the people of the coastal panchayat of Edavanakkad unawares on Friday afternoon (June 13). Water gushed into many households, especially in … Read more
The concrete road leading to Moodu Maravanthe had got damaged at the junction with the main road in Maravanthe village, Byndoor taluk, Udupi district. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT When the damaged portion at the junction of two main roads leading to Maravanthe village remained unattended for months, a few youth of teamed up to … Read more
All too often, when people hear of a woman who has been repeatedly beaten by her partner, someone asks, “Why does she stay with them?” The answer is extremely complicated, but some answers can be found by understanding a condition known as battered woman syndrome, which is considered a type of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). … Read more