Bhatkal news

With number of COVID-19 cases going up, Uttara Kannada DC declares medical emergency in Bhatkal

Bhatkal: 27 March,2020 (Bhatkallys News Service) With the number of cases of Corona Virus in Bhatkal Taluk slowly climbing up, Uttara Kannada District Administration on Friday declared medical health emergency in Bhatkal Taluk. The order was issued by Uttara Kannada Deputy Commissioner Dr. Harish Ku

Stricter lockdown to be imposed in Bhatkal on Friday, no person will be allowed to come out on street whatsoever: Bhatkal AC

Bhatkal 26 March 2020: The growing number of Corona Virus cases in Bhatkal Taluka has led the district Administration to impose strict lock down across the Taluka after the fourth case of Corona Virus was reported on Thursday evening. According to latest order issued by the Assistant Commissioner

Two more Bhatkal men tests positive for COVID-19 after arriving from Dubai

Bhatkal: Two people who arrived from Dubai to Mangaluru International Airport on March 21, have tested positive for Corona Virus. Swabs of a 40-year old man who arrived from Dubai with symptoms were sent for testing which have now reported to have been tested positive. Another 65-year old man

Bhatkal man tests positive for Corona Virus in Mangaluru

 Mangaluru: In the first positive case of Corona Virus reported in Dakshina Kannada one person who arrived on SpiceJet flight from Dubai to Mangaluru International Airport has tested positive for the virus. In a press conference held on Sunday evening, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, Sindhu

Police action against those spreading rumors about Corona Virus: Bhatkal DSP warns WhatsApp group admins

Bhatkal Assistant Commissioner S. Bharat and DSP KC Goutham on Saturday warned people of the Taluk  and admins of local WhatsApp groups against spreading rumors in the wake of Corona Virus spread on social media platform adding that strict action will be initiated against those found guilt

Passengers who arrived from Dubai are healthy and safe: Bhatkal AC clarifies amidst panic created by viral message

Bhatkal: A WhatsApp message stating that 13 people from Bhatkal who arrived from Dubai on March 5 at the Kochi International Airport were suspected Corona Virus patient, created panic among the people in the town. The authorities however have clarified that none of the passengers who arriv

Excise officials raid house in Bhatkal, seize 14 liters of illegal liquor

Bhatkal 11 March 2020: The excise officials raided a house at Mundalli of Bhatkal and seized about 14 liters of illegal liquor which was stored for selling it illegally, the raid was carried here on Tuesday. The accused Lachayya Naik is on run and officials are looking to get hold of him. Exci

Bhatkal: 105 units of blood collected in blood donation camp by Anjuman Institute of Management and Computer Application

Bhatkal: Anjuman Institute of Management and Computer Application (AIMCA) in association with ABM Trust and Taluka Hospital, Bhatkal on Monday Organised blood donation camp here at college campus in the presence of a team of 15 nurses and two doctors who supervised the collection of blood units.

Bhatkal: 17-year old PUC student falls into river, dies

Bhatkal: In a tragic incident reported from Bhatkal, a 17-year old Pre-University College student drowned in river reportedly when he slipped into the waters here in Mughlihonda locality. The deceased student has been identified as Ruwez (17), a PUC first year student of Anand Ashram Conv

Rabita Society writes to IRB officials urging them to remove speed breakers at Shiroor Tollgate to ease Ambulances' journey

Bhatkal 3 March 2020: The Rabita Society has written to the IRB officials urging them to remove the speed breakers at the Shiroor Toll Gate adding that it was causing inconveniences to Ambulances plying patients to Udupi and Dakshina Kannada Districts. The letter written by Rabita Society on beha

Over Rs 56 lakh gold seized by customs unit

Bhatkal/Byndoor: Acting on credible information, Udupi district police intercepted five persons – four at Kundapur and one at Byndoor for alleged gold smuggling and informed the Customs Preventive Unit at Mangaluru. The unit seized 1.35 kg of crude gold worth Rs 56.99 lakh from the possession of

Ex Anjuman President Abdul Rahim Jukaku gets National Award for Excellence in Education by AMP

Abdul Rahim Jukaku, Ex-President of Anjuman Hami-e-Muslimeen Bhatkal, has been awarded National Award for Excellence in Education – 2019 by the Association of Muslim Professionals at the AMP’s national convention in Bengaluru on Sunday 23 February. Jukaku served as the president of Anju

Bhatkal: Doctors remove multiple tumors from 40-year old woman's Uterus

Bhatkal: A team of Gynecologists in Bhatkal successfully operated on a local woman who had developed multiple fibroids (tumors) in her Uterus and successfully removed the tumors from the body. The woman is a 40-year old local resident who had approached the doctors complaining of excessive bleedi

Anjuman Noor Montessori students take trip to Bhatkal Town Police Station as a part of their educational trip

Bhatkal : As a part of Educational trip, young kids of Anjuman Noor Montessori, were on Tuesday taken to Bhatkal Town Police Station, for a tour where they were introduced to several police officers who interacted with the students. Police personnel welcomed the young kids to the Town Police Stat

BIFA wins District level football tournament organised by UKDFA

Bhatkal Inter-Football Association (BIFA) emerged as the winners of District-level Football tournament organised by Uttara Kannada District Football Association in Sirsi and Byndoor. Playing in Byndoor division, BIFA defeated RU FC team of Shiroor in final to emerge as the champions. The tourname

Shirali: Locals urge officials to take down illegal alcohol shops in village

Bhatkal 18 February 2020: The locals here at Shirali on Monday submitted a memorandum to Assistant Commissioner and Excise Department urging them to take action on illegal sale of alcohol as the sale of liquor in the locality had been on all time high over the last few months. The locals in the m

Free medical checkup camp with free medicine in Bhatkal on February 23

Bhatkal 17 February 2020: Bhatkal Taluka Working Journalist Association along with Uttara Kannada Working Journalist Association, Taluka Hospital, Bhatkal, Adarsha Hospital Udupi, Ranjan Indane Agency Salagadde Sports club and Kattaveera Yuvashakti Sangha will jointly organise a free health Checkup

Fares of Bhatkal - Mangaluru KSRTC Volvo services hiked

Bhatkal: The Karnataka State Road Transport Service (KSRTC) has hiked the price of tickets for its Volvo shuttle services between Bhatkal – Mangaluru to compensate with the toll gates fares after the Shiroor toll gate began operating. The fares have been hiked to Rs. 261 from Rs. 250 for a journe