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Jali Panchayath president leads the way as members take up 'Clean Bhatkal Clean India' campaign

[divider]Bhatkallys News Service/Rizwan Gangavali Bhatkal 15 January 2017: Jali Panchayath with its young members is on roll with its campaign ‘Clean Bhatkal, Clean India’ with an aim to clean their locality with the help of their youngsters. The campaign was started on Sunday wherein they cle

Congress sweep APMC elections with a win on all six blocks

KARWAR: Ruling Congress party has gained upper hand in the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) elections in Uttara Kannada district by capturing six out of the six APMCs. Congress party workers celebrated the grand win at Shamsuddin circle Bhatkal with  fireworks

Jali Panchayath get new Ration card, Adhar card centre

Bhatkallys News Service/ Rizwan Gangavali Bhatkal 15 Jan 2017: To ease the hurdles faced by the public of Bhatkal Azad Nagar, Jali road, Nawayath colony, and Madina colony, in obtaining Ration and Adhar card, MLA Mankal Vaidya today inaugurated a new shop near Rural police station here, Where pub

To back startups, govt to set up instrumentation incubators in 5 cities

To back startups, govt to set up instrumentation incubators in 5 cities Vijesh Kamath, Jan 14, 2017, Bengaluru, DHNS Robotics, gaming, aerospace, 3-D printing among priority areas The Information Technology department will soon set up ‘instrumentation incubators’ to encourage startups in the em

Currency supply still below 50% of pre-note ban days

New Delhi, Jan 15, 2017, (DHNS) Almost 10 weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetisation of high-value banknotes on November 8, there are no signs of a recovery on the cash-availability front. The dramatic downward trend of the currency liquidity situation, triggered by the

Laptops for SC/ST students from next academic year

BENGALURU: Over 35,000 SC/ST students of higher education courses will get free laptops from the next academic year under the ‘Laptop Bhagya’ scheme for which the Higher Education Department is spending Rs 112 crore. The department decided to provide free laptops to SC/ST students in government e

Suicide bomber kills 8 in Damascus

Beirut: A suicide bomber killed at least eight people in a high-security district of Damascus on Thursday, a monitor said. “Eight people died when a suicide bomber targeted Kafr Sousa” in the southwest of the capital, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. “At least four of them were so

Act prohibiting violence against medical professionals only on paper, say doctors

The attack on doctors at the ICU of Chigateri district hospital in Davangere on Wednesday has yet again highlighted the vulnerability of medical professionals despite the laws meant to protect them. Although the State government has put in place the Karnataka Prohibition of Violence against Medic

US Secretary of State says ‘Islam is great’, opposes blanket ban on Muslims

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s Secretary of State pick Rex Tillerson has said he does not support blanket travel ban against Muslims even as he asserted that the US must win the war against Islamic terrorists not just on the battlefield, but in the war of ideas. “I think what’s important is that we a

New UGD scheme for Bhatkal town will cost Rs. 232.07 crore; approval awaited

Bhatkallys News | January 12,2016 BHATKAL -- Pressure has been mounted on the state government for approval of the new Underground Drainage (UGD) scheme  for Bhatkal town costing Rs. 232.07 crore. Talking to bhatkallys.com over the phone, Mankal Vaidya, Bhatkal MLA, said, "efforts are on

Latecomers won’t be allowed to write SSLC exam

BENGALURU: Candidates appearing for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examinations in March/April 2017 should  reach the examination centre by 9.30 am. If not, they will not be allowed to write the examination, according to a communication issued by the Karnataka Secondary Education Ex

Production warrant issued against Yasin Bhatkal in 2011 Mumbai blasts case

Mumbai :   A special MCOCA court in Mumbai issued a production warrant against Indian Mujahideen (IM) alleged co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and six others in connection with the 2011 triple blasts case. "The court issued a production warrant against Yasin, who is presently lodged in Cherlapally cen

The Beginning Of the End, Warns Manmohan Singh On 'Disastrous' Notes Ban

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned today that "the worst is yet to come." NEW DELHI, 11 Jan 2016: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, expressing concern that growth would plunge after the notes ban, warned today that "the worst is yet to come." Addressing the Congress' "Jan

Dubai roads get new speed limits: Debunking the myth

KT | Jan 11, 2017 Dubai -- Some dubai roads now have some 'friendly' radars that flash a warning when the driver is about to exceed the grace window of 20 km/hr. Rumours have been doing the rounds in Dubai that speed limits on key roads have been revised, and the 20 km/hr window of radar flash has

Sagar: 22 year old killed, other three seriously injured in a road mishap

Bhatkallys News Service Sagar 11 January 2017: A single-vehicle crash on early morning of Wednesday here has claimed the life of one youngster and has fatally injured three. Shamvil 22, was killed when the Mahindra Scorpio car in which he was a passenger left the road, and overturned. Shamvil

Four members of a family die from drowning at Belthangady

Bhatkallys News Service Belthangady 11 January 2017: Four members of a family died from drowning in a river near a Belthangady when they were visiting the place on Wednesday. The man named Abdur Rahim (30), his wife Rubina (25), his son Abdul Subhan (15) and Yasmeen (23) were on their way back

I reject discrimination against Muslim Americans, says Obama

Chicago: US President Barack Obama strongly criticised discrimination against Muslim Americans, implicitly rebutting many of President-elect Trump’s campaign promises in his final speech as President on Tuesday. In a decisive statement, Obama said he rejects discrimination against Muslim American

Kabul: Twin bombings in Afghanistan’s capital kill 38, wound dozens

Two large bombings near government offices in Afghanistan’s capital on Tuesday killed at least 38 people, including civilians and military personnel, in the deadliest attack by Taliban insurgents in the capital in months. Public Health Ministry official Mohibullah Zeer said another 72 people were wo