Bhatkal news

Gold worth Rs.2.15 crore seized at Goa airport

June 12, 2015 | Sources | Bhatkallys News Vasco: Customs officials at Dabolim international airport in Goa seized gold worth Rs.2.15 crore on Thursday. The seizure was made from Sajid Ahmed, a resident of Bhatkal, who had arrived on a Dubai-Goa Qatar Airways flight on Thursday morning. A cu

Did the meat vendor in reality supply dog's meat or was it a planned conspiracy?

Special Editorial | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Since past few days a rumour has been doing rounds in WhatsApp and a couple of Kannada news papers that a Muslim meat vendor residing in Ghulmi area of Bhatkal has supplied dog meat in desgise of goat meat in restaurants run by Non-Muslims. This rumour

Student stopped at Bengaluru Airport for having Bhatkal roots

June 11, 2015 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal - In a reproachful act, officers at Bengaluru Airport stopped a youth from boarding a Dubai-bound Air Arabia flight just on the grounds that he was a native of Bhatkal. Arsalan Kazi, a student of Jamia Islamia Bhatkal, had reached Bangalo

1 killed, two injured in car-auto collision on NH-66

June 11, 2015 | Rizwan Gangavaly | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: 1 teenager has been killed and 2 persons have been injured when a Maruti Omni car rammed into auto-rickshaw near Shifa Cross on Bhatkal National Highway NH-66 Thursday night, a source informed. As per sources, the driver of the car, i

Town municipality evicts unauthorized stalls on Bhatkal National Highway

June 09, 2015 | Rizwan Gangavaly | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Town municipality evicted unauthorized fruit stalls on Bhatkal National Highway in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. As per municipality sources, the stalls were causing inconvenience to pedestrians and commuters because of which the mun

Shams School holds school-level elections

June 09, 2015 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Shams English Medium School Bhatkal held their school-level elections on Tuesday morning that saw whole-hearted participation of students in huge numbers who voted to elect their preferred candidates. To ensure fair conduct of elections,

Power outage in several areas of Bhatkal on Wednesday

June 09, 2015 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: There will be a power outage in several areas of Bhatkal tomorrow i.e. Wednesday 9th June 2015 between 9:30 am to 5 pm, informed HESCOM's Assistant Executive Engineer Mr. Manjunath in a press release. In order to avoid problems during ra

Students' rally marks World Environment Day

June 06, 2015 | Rizwan Gangavaly | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: In a bid to create awareness on protection and safeguarding of the environment on the occasion of World Environment Day, Bhatkal Education Trust organized a students' rally comprising school students from New English School and Vidyanjal

Konkan Railway organizes free diagnostic camp for eye deseases

June 06, 2015 | Rizwan Gangavaly | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: The Medical Department of Konkan Railway Karwar in collaboration with Kasturba Hospital organized on Saturday a free diagnostic camp for detection of eye-related diseases. The camp commenced at 10 am and concluded at 3 pm in which pat

Rashtriya Hindu Andolan appeals for construction of Ram temple

June 06, 2015 | Rizwan Gangavaly | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Demanding early construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, activists of Rashtriya Hindu Andolan Bhatkal submitted on Saturday a written appeal to the Assistant Commissioner of Bhatkal. Terming this issue as prestige for Hindus, they said

Anjuman girls felicitated at Karwar for academic excellence

June 05, 2015 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Karwar: It was another proud moment for Anjuman as two of its students of Anjuman PU College for Women were felicitated for securing top ranks at district levels in PU examinations held this year at a felicitation function held at Karwar on 1st June

Rotary Club to organize free kidney screening camp on June 7

June 04, 2015 | Rizwan Gangavaly | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Rotary Club of Bhatkal is going to organize a free kidney screening camp in association with KMC Hospital on 07th June, 2015. The camp will be held at Silver Jubilee Dialysis Center in the state-run Hospital from 10:00 pm to 01:00 pm.

Murudeshwar boy secures 9th rank in CET

June 02, 2015 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Puneeth V. Bhat, who hails from Murudeshwar of Bhatkal taluka, has secured a place in the first 10 ranks in Common Entrance Test (CET) exam held last month. Puneeth, a student of Satyasai Lokaseva PU College Alike, ranked ninth in the me

Non-subsidised LPG rate hiked by Rs 10.50

New Delhi: Jet fuel price was hiked by a steep 7.5 per cent on Monday and rates of non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG) by Rs 10.50 per cylinder in step with global firming of rates. Price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF), or jet fuel, in Delhi was raised by Rs 3,744.08 per kilolitre (kl), or 7.54 per

61-day fishing ban in Coastal Karnataka from June 1

Karwar: The Karnataka government has decided to impose 61-day ban on fishing from June 1 to July 31 as suggested by the Centre, an official release said here. Mechanised boats and traditional boats fitted with inboard or outboard engines of 10 hp and above are banned from carrying out fishing act

Gram panchayat elections in Bhatkal record 69.29% polling

May 29, 2015 | Rizwan Gangavaly | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: The first phase of gram panchayat elections held of Friday May 29 concluded peacefully with Bhatkal recording an overall voter turnout of 69.29%. In the elections held today, 257 candidates were in fray for 16 gram panchayats in the taluk

Rains lash Bhatkal, give respite from scorching heat

May 29, 2015 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Rain showers in the town and the surrounding areas provided much-needed cheer and respite from the heat among the people on Friday. While the day began with a light drizzle in the morning with overcast skies, rains lashed the town at arou

Motorcyclist killed on the spot after speeding state-run bus hits him

May 27, 2015 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: A motorcyclist, identified as Abdul Sattar Shaikh (64), a resident of Jaali Road in Bhatkal, was killed on the spot when his scooter was hit by a speeding state-run bus on Murudeshwar National Highway Wednesday morning, a source informed.