January 21, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Since the Karnataka Government made helmet wearing mandatory for both riders and pillion riders, bikers in Bhatkal were increasingly seen sporting helmets while riding. In a bid to appreciate the bikers who have started implementing t

Jan 20, 2016 | Rizwan Gangavaly | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal:  The two-day ijtema (religious convention) organized by Tableeg Jamaat at a ground adjoining Ice Factory in Bhatkal concluded Tuesday. The convention began on Monday and witnessed participation from thousands of Muslims from nearby loc

ABU DHABI // An arrest warrant has been issued for two men who appeared in a video dancing while dressed in UAE military uniform. In the short video, that was broadcast on social media, the men wear military fatigues and dance suggestively and in a manner unworthy of the uniform, said Abu Dhabi P

China has signaled its support for Yemen's government, which is fighting an Iran-allied militia, on the first day of a visit to Saudi Arabia by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who will also be heading to Tehran later in the week. A Saudi-led coalition began a military campaign last year against the

The world's oldest man has died at the age of 112 in the Japanese city of Nagoya, local officials say. Yasutaro Koide, who was born on 13 March 1903, was officially named the oldest man by Guinness World Records in August this year. At the time he was quoted as saying his secret to long life w

Breaking her silence on the suicide of a young research scholar at Hyderabad University last Sunday, HRD Minister Smriti Irani said Wednesday that the incident was being misrepresented with “malicious intent” as a “caste battle”. “I am compelled to come out today because there has been a maliciou

Jaipur: The craze for a selfie turned fatal for a 23-year-old tourist to the Mehrangarh Fort in Rajasthan's Jodhpur city on Tuesday, police said. The man named Nikhil was trying to click a selfie on Tuesday evening when he fell down from the ramparts of the fort in Jodhpur, over 350 km from Jaipur.

  January 20, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Two people died and two more were injured critically in separate road-related accidents on Tuesday evening, sources informed. A elderly woman, identified as Lukma (68) of Chikbalapur died after she was struck by a lorry on T

Remember, once you get your work visa and Emirates ID card renewed, submit copies to your bank and telecom companies. Non-submission can result in freezing of your bank account and disconnection of your phone. “Your Emirates ID is expiring, please submit the renewed Emirates ID at the base bra

Protests against the death of 26-year-old Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula intensified at the University of Hyderabad here on Tuesday. While the four other Dalit students who were expelled from the hostel continued their struggle for the 16th day by sleeping outside, many students joined in t

January 19, 2016 | Rizwan Gangavaly | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Use of helmets for motorcyclists in Bhatkal has been made mandatory from Monday as the deadline set by authorities has come to an end. Bhatkal police has started initiating action against those who fail to comply with the helmet rule.

TEL AVIV, Israel: The US ambassador to Israel says Washington is “concerned and perplexed” over Israel’s strategy of building West Bank settlements. Daniel Shapiro says that Israel’s stated support for the establishment of a Palestinian state becomes increasingly difficult with its expansion of s

The UAE’s Ministry of Labour has recently made several changes to the country’s Labour Law with the aim of making the employee-employer relationship more transparent, as well as mutually beneficial. The new labour decrees were implemented at the beginning of the year on the directives of Labour M

Jan 19, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Dubai: The funeral prayer of Saifullaah Shabandari, who passed away yesterday in a Dubai hospital after lying critically ill for several days, was performed today afternoon after Zuhr prayers at Al Quoz Masjid in Dubai and was buried in a graveyard c

Soon after Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani backed the Centre’s decision on the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Jamaat-e-Ulema Hind (JUH) on Sunday described the move as “a result of communal bent of mind of the present ruling dispensation.” “Th

Until he was 18 years old Megharaj Mantri was just a farmer in his village, Gule in Koppal district. He worked for a daily salary of only Rs 10 to Rs 15. He neither knew how to read nor write. But now, seven years down the line, Megharaj speaks perfect sentences in English and works as an adminis

January 18, 2016 | Rizwan Gangavaly | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Bhatkal Muslim Youth Federation (BMYF) held its 24th Annual General Meeting Sunday evening that began with recitation of verses from the Holy Qur'an by Mohammed Anas. The federation's Vice-President Irshad Naite welcomed the guests

January 18, 2016 | Rizwan Gangavaly | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Annual day of Anjuman Pre-University College was celebrated on Sunday in the college campus. Addressing the audience as the chief guest, Retired IGP (Bengaluru), Mohammed Feroz Basha said, “The aim of acquiring education should not