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Dubai increases parking charges in select zones

Parking fees in Dubai have been revised, according to a resolution issued by Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai and the Chairman of Dubai Executive Council. The resolution outlines a new tariff for select controlled public parking areas. The resolution aim

Know The Law: Your boss can decide when you go on annual leave

Employees in the UAE are legally entitled to a number of holidays per year, known as statutory leave entitlement or annual leave. Here are six important things that employees need to know when it comes to this legal entitlement in the UAE. #1 How many days of annual leave do I get? Yo

Accomplishment we take immense pride in: PM Modi congratulates ISRO on launch of sixth navigation satellite IRNSS-1F

Sriharikota, 10 Mar,2016: ISRO's sixth navigation satellite IRNSS-1F was successfully launched on Thursday onboard PSLV C32 from the spaceport. In a textbook mission, Indian Space Research Organisation's workhorse PSLV-C32 lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here, about 100 km from Che

UPL cricket tournament kicked off at Kumta

March 10, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Kumta: UttarKannada Premiere League leather ball cricket tournament was kicked off Wednesday evening with a grand opening ceremony. The tournament is organized by Uttar Kannada Sports Association affiliated to Karnataka State Cricket Association

Arrested Congress, BJP workers released on bail

March 10, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: BJP and Congress workers who were arrested by Bhatkal Police after they clashed against each other inside the police station on Wednesday were released on the same evening after Bhatkal JMFC court's judge in his residence pronounced their

Congress, BJP workers clash in Bhatkal police station

March 9, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Tension prevailed for sometime today near Bhatkal Town Police station after police arrested some workers of BJP and Congress parties in Bhatkal after they clashed inside the police station. According to sources, Bhatkal Block Congress He

Heavy rain in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain... unstable weather until Thursday

LATEST: In its 10am report, the UAE’s Met office has stated neighbouring areas around Jebel Ali and Al Maktoum Airport are experiencing heavy rainfall and thunderstorms. Motorists in Jebel Ali are also reporting low visibility driving conditions, with Samer Chami tweeting: “Visibility is near “0”

Photos:Bhatkal tense today as political workers from BJP and Congress involved in scuffle, sources say

Dad sells 18-day-old baby to buy iPhone

A Chinese man reportedly sold his 18-day old baby girl so he could buy himself an iPhone. He found a buyer on a social media site, who paid £2,500 (approx. Dh13,000) for his baby, according to media reports. The man allegedly intended to buy an iPhone and a motorbike, ‘Times of India’ reported

Abu Dhabi gets drenched

While various parts of the nation witnessed grey skies and heavy rain for the second day in a row, the Capital experienced thunderstorms on Tuesday. The wet weather, which came abruptly after a sunny weekend, was due to an extension of low pressure coming from southwestern UAE. In the Capital, scat

Abu Dhabi schools to be closed on Wednesday

Schools in the emirate of Abu Dhabi will be closed on Wednesday, March 9, due to bad weather conditions, the Abu Dhabi Education Council said late on Tuesday night in a tweet. School will be suspended for students, teaching staff and management of both public and private schools, the tweet said.

After outcry, Govt rolls back PF tax proposal

After facing an all-out attack, the government on Tuesday rolled back a controversial Budget proposal to tax the employees’ provident fund (EPF) at the time of withdrawal. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley made a suo motu statement announcing the decision in the Lok Sabha within a week after tabling

School leaving certificate valid proof of age: SC

Matriculation or the school leaving certificate is a valid proof of age, but it does not mean a Higher Secondary School leaving document could not be used for the purpose, the Supreme Court has held. Higher Secondary School leaving certificate is also proof of age, the SC has ruled, expanding the

Konkani Sahitya Academy honours 8 persons from district

March 08, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: The Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy conferred its annual Honorary Awards, Book Awards, Yuva Puraskar and Special Recognition Awards for the year 2015 on 12 persons on Sunday at Nagayakshe Sabha Bhavan in Bhatkal. Addressing the audien

Now, Congress Bhatkal Block condemns Anant Kumar's hate-speech

March 7, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: In a bid to condemn the derogatory statement made by Uttar Kannada's MP Anant Kumar Dattatreya Hegde on Islam and Muslims, Bhatkal Block Congress today held a press conference in which Vitthal Naik (President, Bhatkal Block Congress) said t

Delhi On Alert As Security Agencies Suspect Terrorists Have Sneaked In

NEW DELHI:  A high alert was sounded in and around Delhi after security agencies voiced suspicion that the 10 terrorists, who may have entered India via Gujarat, have sneaked into the Capital. Sources said the terrorists, who are planning a big strike, entered Delhi and could strike at malls and ma

BJP regime similar to Hitler's fascist model: Yechury

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury today said the present regime at the Centre would resemble 'Hitler's fascism model' if a parallel is drawn with history, even as he accused BJP and RSS of manufacturing the debate on nationalism to serve their agenda of 'Hindu' rashtra. "An aggressive nati

5 killed, 3 critically injured in fiery crash in Yellapur

March 06, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Yellapur: In a tragic crash, five persons including three women were killed and three persons were critically injured in a fatal crash that took place between a bus and a Maruti Omni car at Yellapur National Highway, around 125 km from Bhatkal, in