Bhatkal news

Enrol yourself in voters' list before March 16

Mar 6, 2014 | Bhatkallys News Chief Election Officer Anil Kumar Jha on Wednesday set March 16 as the deadline for voters in Karnataka to register their names for exercising their franchise in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. "With the elections scheduled for April 17 in the State, we require

Who will get Congress ticket from Kanara Lok Sabha constituency?

KARWAR: The Kanara Lok Sabha constituency is represented by Anant Kumar Hegde of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He defeated Margaret Alva of the Congress by a margin of 22,769 votes in the 2009 election. The results of the 2013 Assembly elections were an image booster for the Congress. Of the eight As

Uttara Kannada SP R Dilip held a pressmeet at IB, Bhatkal.

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Photo News: Uttara Kannada SP R Dilip visits Bhatkal, meets Muslim Leaders in IB.

BMJ Muscat elects new office-bearers

MUSCAT (Bhatkallys Bureau): The following new office-bearers for BMJ Muscat have been elected for the term 2014-2016: Mohtesham Hasan Shabber (president); Pilloor Mohammed Meeran (vice-pres first); Jukaku Mohammed Farooque (vice-pres second); Ruknuddin Mohammed Bapu Murthuda (general secretary); Mu

NGO to move SC for disposal of 1,500 tonnes of endosulfan

A petition will be filed in the Supreme Court soon for safe disposal of about 1,500 tonnes of the dangerous agrichemical, endosulfan, still lying across the country, according to Dr Ravindranath Shanbhag, president of Udupi-based Human Rights Protection Foundation. The Karnataka Cashew Developmen

Ullal qazi Abdul Rahman passes away

MANGALORE: Qazi of Ullal Tajul Ulema Assayyid Abdul Rahman Al-Bukhari, 94, passed away following a prolonged illness at his hometown in Payyanur, Kerala, on Saturday. The Qazi, popularly known as 'Ullal Thangal', was born in 1920, was a learned scholar who spearheaded Sunni religious activities in c

Deadline for ration card renewal likely to be extended

The State government is most likely to extend the February 15 deadline for renewing ration cards, both APL and BPL, issued prior to December 2010. Of the total 1.26 crore ration cards in the State, about 64 lakh are estimated to be old ones (those issued before December 2010). Of these, only abou

Aadhaar side of domestic LPG

Despite a Supreme Court interim order that Aadhaar enrolment is voluntary and not necessary to avail essential subsidies, LPG consumers in the State are apprehensive that without an Aadhaar-gas-bank account linkage, they might be out of the subsidy loop. Fifty-five year-old Shanthamma had worn th

Anjuman Girls College students secure top ranks in university exams

26th January 2014 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Six students of Anjuman Women's Degree College Bhatkal have achieved top university ranks in recent final examinations conducted in May 2013. The top ranks are in all the three streams of B.A., B.Sc. and B.Com. taught in the college. An

PU students to get free laptops in Karnataka

Governor HR Bhardwaj addressing the joint session of the assembly at Vidhan Soudha in Bengaluru on Wednesday.  PTI Photo. The Karnataka government on Wednesday announced that it would provide free laptops and electronic notepads to pre-university (PU) students across the State.  The announceme

Deccan Herald features article on cuisine of Navayaths

BHATKAL: One of Karnataka’s leading English Daily has carried a detailed article on the food of Navayaths written by community’s prominent journalist, Mr. Aftab Kola who is currently based in Muscat. The article says that the traditional dishes are being forgotten. It says, “In a world where fast fo

Deccan Herald features Darul Quran of Alimiya Academy

Bhatkallys News BHATKAL: One of Karnataka's leading English Daily Deccan Herald has featured Darul Quran (House of Quran - a museum)) housed in Moulana Abul Hasan Ali Nadvi Academy, Bhatkal.  Written by community's prominent journalist Aftab Husain Kola, the article  has been  allotted good space w

Islamia Anglo Urdu School organises literary competition

1 Jan 2014 | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Anjuman Islamia Anglo Urdu High School recently organised a literary competition in Usman Hassan Hall. Students of the school wholeheartedly participated and showed their public speaking talent in Urdu, English and Kannada languages. Prizes were awarded to t

Idara Adab-e-Islami Hind Karnataka to hold literary conference and mushaira

25 Dec 2013 | Press Release | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Idara Adab-e-Islami Hind's Karnataka chapter will organize a one-day literary conference and grand mushaira in Bhatkal on 5th January 2014 at Shams English Medium School Bhatkal from 10 am. In this conference, famous poet from Hyderabad M

Excise officials seize illicit liquor at Shiroor, arrest two

Kundapur: Kundapur excise officials on Tuesday December 24 seized several bottles of liquor that were being illegally transported from Goa to Mangalore by bus. Based on credible information, the excise officials seized the liquor at Shiroor check post early morning. The bus was also seized. Pr

Unknown assailants shoot BJP leader R.N. Naik in Ankola

Ankola :There was shock in Ankola on December 21, Saturday when a local BJP leader and mining businessman R.N.Naik was shot  dead by  four men near the Ankola bus stand. One of the assailants was killed by the gun man of the BJP leader. The incident took place as Naik came out of his office and s

Best Academy celebrates Carnival 2013

21 Dec 2013 | Rizwan Gangavaly | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Best Academy (popularly known as Bhatkal Academy) revelled its freshly conceived Fest Carnival, 2013 on 20th December, 2013 at Bagh-e-Rahmat, Tengingundi, Bhatkal. It consisted both game activities and a grand quiz competition named Quizom