In the land of Tulu tribes - i

Mangaluru:
1. A huge infrastructure development like road widening, flyovers etc... are going on. The roads are a mess. Where there are no construction work, roads are anyway in a mess.

2. The latest gadget is a mosquito killing racket.

3. Godmen (swami) menace is still strong.

4. An underworld don is starting his own state specific political party.

5. huDugi bhAratIya saMskRtiyannu pAlisabEku(the girl should follow the Indian culture) came a message from the prospective groom. The girl's family was totally at loss. Then they figured it out. Message was sent, nAvu pabbige hOguvavaralla (We are not the types who visit pub).

Kasaragodu:
1. I came to know that virgin coconut oil is extracted from coconut milk directly.Generally, coconut is dried and then oil is extracted. It is becoming popular in Kerala, I was told. Supposedly good for cholesterol.

2. A Hindu boy was under a physical threat from other Hindu boys for befriending Muslim boys. Worried boy's parents took him out of the college.

February 2009.