Bhatkal news

Bhatkal Tahsildar hands over Rs. 1 lakh cheque to the families of missing fishermen

Bhatkal 26 January 2019: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) Bhatkal Tahsildar VN Bhadkar on Friday handed over cheques of Rs. 1 lakh each to the families of two fishermen from Bhatkal who went missing in December along with their boat and fellow fishermen during deep sea fishing from Malpe. Bhadkar visited

70th Republic day celebrated with fervor in Bhatkal

Bhatkal 26 January 2019: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) Government departments, Educational institutions and social organisations of Bhatkal celebrated the Indian Republic day with great fervor and patriotism, on January 26, 2019 to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's constitution coming into force

Cycle rally in Bhatkal by Rotary club to promote healthy lifestyle

Bhatkal 25 January 2019: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) Bhatkal Rotary Club will organise a cycle rally in Bhatkal on January 27, to promote healthy lifestyles among general public and to raise awareness against vehicular pollution and sedentary lifestyle. The rally which will be organised in associati

Bhatkal: Zilla Aranya Hakku Horrata Samiti announces "Karwar chalo movement" for granting of rights on encroached forest lands

Bhatkal 25 January 2019:(Bhatkallys News Bureau) Condemning the harassment of forest officials and other government authorities in rejecting numerous applications on granting rights to people on encroached land, the 'Zilla Aranya Hakku Horrata Samiti' on Thursday organised a meeting in a private hot

Biggest 'Jaatra' fair of coastal Karnataka 'Sodigadde Jaatra' begins in Bhatkal

Bhatkal 24 January 2019: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) Sodigadde Jaatra, one of the biggest Jaatra (Fair) of coastal district, began its 9-day celebration here on Wednesday, January 23. Bhatkal Tahsildar VN Bhadkar inaugurated the Jaatra event by offering a special Pooja. Thousands of other devotees a

Orrisa man working with IRB in Bhatkal, commits suicide

Murdeshwar 24 January 2019: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) An IRB constructions’ daily wage laborer, who attempted suicide citing personal reasons on January, 17,  by drinking rat poison, breathed his last on Wednesday here at Wenlock hospital of Mangaluru. The deceased Sameer Roy (27) hails from Oriss

Bhatkal: Cops raid two different gambling spots on Tuesday; four arrested

Bhatkal 23 January 2019: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) On Tuesday, Bhatkal town police raided two gambling spots in in its jurisdiction and arrested four people while also seizing Rs. 2,500/- cash during raids. Working on a tip-off, PSI Appaji S Gondali, raided a street vendor near Eidgah ground and a

"Shirali will get 45 meters wide NH as demanded by the locals" Union Minister Anant Kumar Hegde assures Shirali Gram Panchayath

Bhatkal 22 January 2019: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) Union Minister and Uttara Kannada MP, Anant Kumar Hegde on Monday visited Shirali and attended the meeting of Shirali Gram Panchayath and addressed the issue of National Highway widening with the Panchayath members and the locals. During the meeti

Murdeshwar temple celebrates 'Maharathotsava Jaatre'; MLA Sunil Naik, former MLA Mankal Vaidya attend the religious event

Bhatkal 21 January 2019: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) Thousands of devotees from various parts of the state took part in the annual celebration of Maharathotsava of Murdeshwar temple here on Sunday. On Sunday morning thousands of Devotees queued up near the Murdeshwar temple and offered prayers to lo

RSA Manki agrees to include BMYF teams in its Cricket tournament after Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem's intervention

Bhatkal 20 January 2019: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) Razzak Sports Association Manki (RSA) on Saturday announced that it will include all the BMYF teams of Bhatkal in its annual cricket tournament which will begin on 21 January, Monday at Kochapu cricket ground in Manki. The decision comes after a l

Kundapur woman cooks 'Bhatkal Khichadi' at Bengaluru Food Festival; wins the competition

Bhatkal/Bengaluru 19 January 2019: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) A woman from Kundapur Taluka of Udupi district, about 70 kms from Bhatkal, participated in the Bengaluru Food Festival and bagged first place in the event, the event was organised by Vijaya Karnataka and Double Horse Food Company in a joint

AIMPLB Babri Action Committee's co-convener, WPI National President Qasim Rasool Ilyas visits Bhatkal; addresses public

Bhatkal 19 January 2019: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) Babri Masjid Action Committee co-convener and Welfare Party of India (WPI), National President Qasim Rasool Ilyas, on Saturday visited Bhatkal and addressed a public gathering here at Nawayath colony in the evening. Along with Qasim, WPI state vic

Tourist bus parked on shores at Murdeshwar beach starts sinking; crane plunges into action to pull it out

Murdeshwar 18 January 2019: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) Alert locals on Murdeshwar beach stopped a tourist vehicle from being washed away into the waters which was parked on the shores here on Thursday. According to the reports, a  mini bus that was parked on the shores after carrying tourists from

Thousands of people join protest against NH widening in Shirali

Shirali 18 January 2019:(Bhatkallys News Bureau) Thousands of people joined the mass protest in Shirali on Thursday, against the widening of National Highway, as it was limited to 30 meters width and called for authorities to widen it to 45 meters as planned earlier. The protesters blocked National

"Want to see players from Bhatkal playing for Indian cricket team in couple of years" hopes Bhatkal Dy.SP Valentine D'Souza

Bhatkal 17 January 2019: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) "Bhatkal has a pool of players who have the potential to play at the highest level of cricket, and can represent the country in the Indian jersey, they are needed to be guided properly. I request the management of BMYF and other sports clubs like ANF

Released from Iran's captivity, Bhatkal fishermen return home; accorded welcome by Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem

Bhatkal fisher who were kept confined by the Iran authorities for six-months for trespassing into their borders while fishing from a Dubai based boat, returned home to Bhatkal on January 16, Wednesday, after their release earlier this month. In Bhatkal, members of Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem including

Bhatkal woman completes PhD in a comparative study of operational practice of public and private banks in Karnataka

Bhatkal 16 January 2019: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) In a moment of pride for the people of Bhatkal, Shantashri Rameshwar Haridas, a woman hailing from Chitrapur of Bhatkal Taluka has been completed PhD from Akkamahadevi Women’s University, Bijapur, on the operational practice of public and private sec

Unidentified body found at Murdeshwar beach

Bhatkal 16 January 2019: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) An unidentified male body on Tuesday was found floating on the shores of Murdeshwar beach on Tuesday. The police believes the age of the deceased person to be between 30-35 years. As the body was found with only the inners as the only cloth on