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Major fire at Puttingal Devi temple leaves over 100 dead

Thousands of people had gathered at the temple precincts to witness the fireworks display which were on since midnight when the fire broke out. The mishap occurred as sparks fell on the storeroom 'Kambapura' and exploded with a deafening noise at around 3.30 AM, police said. The sound of the e

Expats welcome Saudi Arabia's 'permanent residency' plan

Expatriates residing in Saudi Arabia have lauded Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence's plans to offer a US Green Card-like system, which would offer permanent residency to the nearly 10 million expats in the Kingdom, Saudi Gazette reported. "The Gr

Dubai introduces new system for visit and residence visas

The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA) introduced the ‘UAE vision’ new system, which allows public to apply for all kind of visa and residency related transactions only via typing service centres approved by the residency department. Major General Mohammed Ah

BMJD Aam Jalsa in Dubai

Dubai – More than hundred members of BMJ Dubai attended the community’s annual general meeting on Friday evening at Twin Towers Dubai. The event started with a recitation of Holy Quran by Moulvi Abdul Haq. Yasir Kashimji welcomed attendees and hosted the day’s proceedings as he thanked community

Rabita to hold free eye check-up camp on 10 April

April 08, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Rabita Society Bhatal is going to organize, a one of its kind, free eye retina check-up camp on 10th April 2016 from 10 am to 2 pm at its office located at Nawayat Colony in Bhatkal. According to the press release issued to media, the c

Convocation Day held at AITM

April 08, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: The Convocation of Anjuman Institute of Technology and Management (AITM) was held on Thursday at college with lot of fan and fervour. More than 150 students were awarded the degrees on successful completion of their academic programmes. Th

Photos: Graduation Day held at A.I.T.M,Bhatkal

Dh5,000 fine and 3-month jail for driving without licence in UAE

The Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police spares no effort to take action against objectionable behaviors, such as allowing young people under 18 to drive in Al Ain city and to reduce the disturbing noise caused by illegally modified vehicles to increase their speed and amplify their s

ISIS- Bhatkal resident let off after found clean

A joint investigation conducted by the National Investigation Agency and the Intelligence Bureau has found no evidence against Abdul Rauf Musa who was detained in Pune for alleged links with the ISIS. After detaining him on the basis of a look out circular, it was said that he was being probed fo

Honnavar Doing Its Bit to Nurture Olive Ridley Sea Turtles

Hubbali: She is a different kind of mother. Each year, she lays eggs but never returns to see her newborns. This is the story of Olive Ridley sea turtles. The creatures have come a long way in evolution. Olive Ridleys lived even when dinosaurs roamed the earth. These evolution ambassadors are tod

Suspected ISIS recruit on way to Syria held at Pune airport

A suspected ISIS recruit was detained at the Pune airport on Tuesday as he was leaving the country and flying to Dubai for onward journey to Syria. He was detained at 11 am on Tuesday morning. IB and NIA are jointly interrogating him. Officials have identified the youth as Ismail Abdul Raoof, a r

2-day national level fest kicked off at AITM

April 6, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: A two-day national-level fest titled 'Nebulus-16′ organized by AITM (Anjuman Institute of Technology and Management) was kicked off Tuesday morning at the college premises. Students from across India including Kerala, Goa, TamilNadu, and ot

UAE invents radar that catches 'noisy' motorists, issues fines

The UAE police has invented a new radar which detects noise pollution by vehicles, takes their photos and fines the violating drivers. This system, the first of its kind in the world, was invented by Captain Ahmed Abdullah Al Muhairi, Head of Traffic Safety Section at the Traffic Engineering and

Unrest on NIT Srinagar campus; outstation students protest, lathicharged

With the situation being tense, CRPF was tonight deployed at campus and Jammu and Kashmir government assured full security to the students from other states studying here. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh also called up Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and discussed with her the s

Welfare Party Bhatkal demands reversal of power tariff hike

April 05, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: In a bid to demand reversal of power tariff hike that came into affect a week ago in the state, activists of Welfare Party of India (Bhatkal unit) today submitted a memorandum addressed to the Chief Minister of Karnataka at the Assistant C

Photos: 'Nebulus-16' a two-day national-level fest begins at Anjuman, Bhatkal

Mumbai cinema turned into mosque

MUMBAI: Cinema buffs of a certain vintage still wax eloquent about Mumbai's erstwhile Alexandra Cinema's hammy film title translations. On its marquee, Alfred Hitchcock's '39 Steps' was dubbed 'Ek Kum Chaalis Lambe', 'Double Impact' became 'Ram Aur Shyam' and 'Bruce Lee - The Legend' morphed into th

AIMCA students secure top ranks in university exams

04th April 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: In a moment of pride for Anjuman and residents of Bhatkal, three students of AIMCA (Anjuman Institute of Management and Computer Application) have achieved top university ranks in final examinations conducted for the academic year 2014-20