Trains cancelled / rescheduled due to derailment - Konkan Rail

Mangalore, 25, 2014:  Derailment of a freight train at Karanjadi on Konkan Railway route on August 24 has caused the following trains running in Palakkad division to be regulated, according to a release from the Railway authorities.

Ernakulam Junction – Madgaon weekly express (No 10216), scheduled to leave Ernakulam at 1.55 pm on August 25 has been cancelled due to the cancellation of its pairing train by Konkan Railway. Pune –Ernakulam Express (22150), scheduled to leave Pune at 6.45 pm on August 24 has been rescheduled to leave at 9.35 pm on the same day.

Lokmanya Tilak – Mangalore Central Matsyagandha Express (12619), scheduled to leave Lokmanya Tilak at 3.20 pm on August 24 will leave at 12.40 am on August 25.

Lokmanya Tilak – Thiruvananthapuram Central Netravathi Express (16345), which left Lokmanya Tilak on August 24 has been diverted via Panvel, Karjat, Pune, Meeraj, Londa and Madgaon.

Hapa – Tirunelveli Express (19578), which left Hapa on August 23 has been diverted via Panvel, Karjat, Pune, Meeraj, Londa and Madgaon.

Girl files 'ragging' complaint against two Mangalore varsity boys

Mangalore, Aug 26 (DHNS): In a case of ragging, a girl student of Mangalore University has complained against two boys of forcefully showing her porn material in the computer science laboratory on the university campus.

The girl, it is learnt, submitted a complaint to the chairperson of the department, in which she has accused the two senior boys in final year MCA, of forcing her to watch pornography.

Following the incident that took place on August 12, the girl called the toll-free number of the Human Resource Development department and orally gave a complaint. The department soon contacted the university to enquire into the issue.

Meanwhile, she submitted a written complaint to the department chairperson, in which she demanded action against the offenders. The girl has left the college midway, citing the “university offered low-quality education” and she has already got a seat in a better private university. She is said to have mentioned in the complaint of having undergone “sort of ragging” by male students.

Sources said the complaint, filed by the girl, has been forwarded to university’s anti-ragging committee, which is inquiring into the issue.

Mangalore University Registrar B S Yedapadithaya said he was awaiting the committee’s enquiry report, which he is likely to receive in two days.

Though the girl is said to have filed a complaint in Konaje police station, the police refused to divulge information.

Pope Francis top 10 tips for happiness

Pope Francis issues top 10 tips for happiness – including don’t try to convert other people

Speaking in a very frank interview published in the Argentine weekly "Viva", the Pope drew on his personal experiences to come up with his own lifestyle guide with a humble, anti-consumerist twist.

The highlights include a call to families to "turn off the TV when they sit down to eat because, even though television is useful for keeping up with the news, having it on during mealtime doesn't let you communicate with each other", according to a Catholic News Service translation of the interview.

And Francis said people will also be much happier when they stop trying too hard to bring others round to their way of thinking - including on religion. He said the church grows "by attraction, not proselytising", and added that the best way to get through to anyone was with "dialogue, starting with his or her own identity".

The number one piece of advice actually came in the form of a slightly cliched Italian expression, roughly translated as: "Move forward and let others do the same". The equivalent in English would be "live and let live".

Pope Francis's secrets to happiness

1. "Live and let live." Everyone should be guided by this principle, he said, which has a similar expression in Rome with the saying, "Move forward and let others do the same."

2. "Be giving of yourself to others." People need to be open and generous toward others, he said, because "if you withdraw into yourself, you run the risk of becoming egocentric. And stagnant water becomes putrid."

3. "Proceed calmly" in life. The pope, who used to teach high school literature, used an image from an Argentine novel by Ricardo Guiraldes, in which the protagonist — gaucho Don Segundo Sombra — looks back on how he lived his life.

4. A healthy sense of leisure. The Pope said "consumerism has brought us anxiety", and told parents to set aside time to play with their children and turn of the TV when they sit down to eat.

5. Sundays should be holidays. Workers should have Sundays off because "Sunday is for family," he said.

6. Find innovative ways to create dignified jobs for young people. "We need to be creative with young people. If they have no opportunities they will get into drugs" and be more vulnerable to suicide, he said.

7. Respect and take care of nature. Environmental degradation "is one of the biggest challenges we have," he said. "I think a question that we're not asking ourselves is: 'Isn't humanity committing suicide with this indiscriminate and tyrannical use of nature?'"

8. Stop being negative. "Needing to talk badly about others indicates low self-esteem. That means, 'I feel so low that instead of picking myself up I have to cut others down,'" the Pope said. "Letting go of negative things quickly is healthy."

9. Don't proselytise; respect others' beliefs. "We can inspire others through witness so that one grows together in communicating. But the worst thing of all is religious proselytism, which paralyses: 'I am talking with you in order to persuade you,' No. Each person dialogues, starting with his and her own identity. The church grows by attraction, not proselytising," the Pope said.

10. Work for peace. "We are living in a time of many wars," he said, and "the call for peace must be shouted. Peace sometimes gives the impression of being quiet, but it is never quiet, peace is always proactive" and dynamic.

Its a prescription that is easy to follow, when the objective is human happines

Sikka logs into Infosys as new CEO

Bangalore: Vishal Sikka Friday took over as chief executive of Indian IT bellwether Infosys, two days after the iconic company's investors unanimously approved his appointment to the top job and as a whole-time director on its board at an extraordinary general meeting here.

"I am really looking forward to serving as the CEO of Infosys, one of the most iconic companies we know. To lead Infosys is nothing less than a privilege and an opportunity of a lifetime," the 47-year-old Sikka said in an e-mail to his over 1.6-lakh employees the world over.

Noting that the transition from the $8.3-billion global software major being led by its illustrious co-founders to a non-founder chief executive would sweep across every company in the industry, Sikka said it was a great opportunity to lead the company as software reshaped the world around.

"The task before us is to lay out the way forward. We must get better at everything that we do without disrupting the foundation that has got us where we are. We must then quickly augment this by going after software opportunities with clients - to create next-generation, intelligent solutions," the former SAP executive board member asserted.

Outlining his agenda for steering the bellwether from troubled times, including its less than industry growth rate, Sikka said the company would work with the start-up community and reinforce its focus on intellectual property (IP), products and platforms to drive new scale and new economics.

"Our founders built a company like none other in the world and we are going to stay true to their values and vision. We are going to continue to foster their great ideas and ideals, be obsessive about our performance so we can delight our clients and be really proud of what we do together," Sikka observed.

Stressing on improving every employee's ability to learn and identify opportunities of the future to build a sustainable business, Sikka said the most efficient way to march ahead was to collectively chart out the best course and move as a one cohesive unit, learning and teaching one another.

"I will personally drive this agenda. With the generous support I have from the board, the executive team and you, this journey is going to be awesome for us all,a Sikka added.

Youth dies, 2 others critical in road mishap in Navoor

A youth lost his life while two others sustained injuries in a collision between two cars at Polodi in Navoor village on August 1, Friday.

The deceased is Zameer (20), son of Hasanabba of Akkarangadi  near Panemangalore. The injured have been identified as Mohammad Haneef of Adyar and Rizwan of Narikombu.

The mishap occurred when a car heading from  B.C. Road to Belthangady, suddenly went out  of control of the driver and hit a tree. Later, it came to an abrupt half after hitting the rear end of the car of Eric Deepak Nazarath of Belthangady. Eric was proceeding towards Mangalore from Belthangady.

The condition of the two injured is said to be critical. Bantwal Rural police are investigating the case.