Bhatkal news
Muslim-Hindu get-together held
Bhatkal - 19 July 2011: An inter-community meet was held in Bhatkal on Sunday here at the Lalita Kala Mantap (New English High School). Speaking on the occasion Syed Khalilur Rahman called upon the people to promote communal harmony. He said that, 'for any work for the development of Bhatkal or for
Photos : Bhatkal Rain 18-07-2011
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Heavy rain creates havoc in Bhatkal; Holiday declared in Schools and Colleges
Bhatkal - 18 July 2011: Heavy rain from the past few days created floodings in low lying areas due to this hundreds of acres of paddy fields have been inundated. The taluk administration has alerted villagers on the bank of River Venkatapur, which is flowing above danger mark, to move to safer place
Torrential rain triggers floods, land slips and protest in Uttara Kannada
Karwar - 18 July 2011: Heavy rain has lashed the coastal areas for over 48 hours. Uttara Kannada bore the brunt, and there was widespread destruction in the district. Three houses collapsed in Ankola taluk, an entire village in the outskirts of Karwar was flooded and 10 houses were partially damaged
Mangalore: KSRTC introduces Volvo to airport
Mangalore - 17 July 2011: The KSRTC Mangalore division after successfully introducing Volvo B7R airconditioned services on Mangalore-Manipal and Mangalore -Kasargod routes, it has announced that it will run the same services between Mangalore-Bajpe airport.This announcement comes a shot in the arm o
Mumbai blasts: ATS team in Bhatkal
Bhatkal - 16 July 2011: An ATS team from Mumbai is in Bhatkal, the coastal town of Uttara Kannada district, to look for clues to the July 13 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai. Police said the team visited some places in the town on information that some suspects there have a role in the blasts. However,
Annual Rabita Education Award program held in Bhatkal
Bhatkal - 16 July 2011: Annual 'Rabita Education Award' ceremony was held here at Anjuman High School Grounds, Bhatkal wherein the toppers from various Schools and Colleges of Bhatkal along with Bhatkalli students studying in Schools outside Bhatkal including Gulf coutnries were honoured. The specia
CBI Probe Ordered into Advocate Naushad Kashimji Murder Case
Bangalore - 15 July 2011 (PTI): The Karnataka High Court today ordered a CBI probe into the murder of Mangalore-based human rights advocate Naushad Kashimji. Justice Mohan Shantangowder ordered the probe after hearing a petition seeking a CBI probe into the murder and the alleged involvement of four
Silverware worth over Rs 1 Crore looted from a house in Murudeshwar
Murudeshwar - 14 July 2011: A theft of idols and silverware worth over Rs 1 crore have been reported from 'Amma', residence of Mumbai-based entrepreneur Sadananda Shetty here in Murdeshwar.The burglary was reportedly took place on Tuesday night. Shetty is a resident of Mumbai, running his firm, Capr
BMJD to organize 'Istiqbal-e-Ramadan' program
Dubai - 14 July 2011: According to the press release issued by the BMJD Secretary, a program on Istiqbal-e-Ramadan will be organized on Thursday night at 9:45 pm at Jamat office in Deira. On this occasion, Moulana Ayub Barmawar and Moulana Mohammed Zakariya Barmawar will interact with the audience.
Preparations for Rabita Education Award in full swing
Bhatkal - 13 July 2011: Maulana Mehmood Asad Madani, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and Dr Manzoor Alam, Chairman, Institute of Objective Studies, New Delhi, will grace the Rabita Education Award 2011 which is slated for July 15 at 4:45 pm at Islamia Anglo Urdu High School, Bhatkal. Syed Mustafa
KPTCL approves 110 KV transmission line for Bhatkal
Bhatkal - 13 July 2011: Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) has approved 110/11 KV transmission lines for HESCOM in Bhatkal. The decision was taken after conducting a survey and assessing the power consumption needs and public demand. This was announced by the KPTCL Engineer, Mr
Al-Kowsar Girls College to celebrate Annual Day on 14t July
Bhatkal - 13 July 2011: Al-Kowasar Girls College is celebrating its 'Annual Day' on 14t July 2011 at Shams English Medium High School located at Basti Road Bhatkal. According to the press release issued by the college administration, Dandeli DySP Ms Sara Fathima and Khadija Zubair Kazia would be the
BIFA Yellow wins 'BIFA Monsoon Football' Tournament
Bhatkal - 12 July 2011: BIFA Yellow defeated BIFA Nexus by 3 goals in the final of 'BIFA Monsoon Football' tournament which was being played here at Nawayath Colony YMSA grounds and clinched the trophy and a cash award of Rs 2000/-. The five day tournament was kicked off on 7th July wherein 24 teams
3 elected for Anjuman from Muscat
Muscat - 11 July 2011: Aftab Husain Kola, S.M. Syed Shakeel and Sada Saleem, representative Muscat, have been elected through ballot for Anjuman's new executive body. Muscat had been allotted three seats for Anjuman which was filled at the last meeting held on July 9th 2011. Bhatkallys News Bureau /
Mangalore - Mumbai CST train now runs daily; No stop at Bhatkal
Bhatkal - 11 July 2011: The tri-weekly Mumbai CST - Mangalore Express Train (No.12133/12134) which was recently converted into daily train with effect from 02 July 2011 is not stopping at Bhatkal despite large number of passengers traveling daily to Mumbai from here. The train has only 12 stops as c
'Reporters should write true stories without any discrimination' - Ramanath
Bhatkal - 11 July 2011: 'News reporters are very important part of society, they should discharge their duties with extreme care and write only true stories without any discrimination' these were the word of Mr Ramanath, Principal Shri Pradyananda Ashram P U College, Shirali. He was addressing the N
Rare shrimp found in Murdeshwar
Bhatkal - 08 July 2011: A rare shrimp was found in fishing net here in Bhatkal taluk's Murdeshwar Sea. This shrimp whose body texture and form was entirely different from the normal ones is called 'Har Chetli' in local language. It was weighing around 2 Kg and was 1 feet long. It may be noted that,