2,177km network to link all Gulf countries, providing alternative to air or sea travel Abu Dhabi: The 2,177-km-long GCC rail network, which will link all six Gulf states by rail for the first time, providing an alternative to air or sea travel for both goods and passengers in the region, will be

26 Oct 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: In a move towards promoting the three talukas of Karwar, viz. Bhatkal, Kumta and Honnavar, District Urban Development had offered to promote gram panchayats in these talukas to patan panchayat. However, residents of Jaali panchayat area ha

28 Oct 2013 / Correspondent / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: On the occasion of its 50 years of functioning, Urban Bank will celebrate Golden Jubilee on 31st October 2013 by organizing a function at Kamlavati Shanbhag Sabhagraha near New English School, Bunder Road. Speaking to the reporters in a pr

27 Oct 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Today afternoon, Bhatkal's famous social worker Nisar Ruknuddin, commonly known as Top Nisar was attacked and his office too was vandalised by some unknown miscreants, after which he was sent to Kundapur for necessary treatment. After gett

27 Oct 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: In a yet another disturbing incident, unknown miscreants attacked Bhatkal's famous social worker Nisar Ruknuddin today at around 4 pm and also vandalised his office located in TMC building (Bhatkal Town Municipality) near Old Bus Stand. As

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="475"] A Saudi woman drives a vehicle in Riyadh on Saturday in this image made from a video provided by theOct26thDriving campaign.[/caption] Riyadh: A Saudi woman said she got behind the wheel Saturday and drove to the grocery store without being stopped or

27 Oct 2013 / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: A fisherman who went for fishing at Hertar sea in Heble yesterday evening got drowned in the sea after being trapped in the fishnet. The deceased has been identified as Shankar Nagappa Moger (48), a resident of Hertar. As per inputs, he went for fishing i

26 Oct 2013 | Bhatkallys News Dubai: BMJD Career Guidance Committee conducted here a half-day workshop today on advanced features of Microsoft Excel that began at 8:30 am and went on till 1:30 pm. The workshop trainer, Muntazar Ahmed, explained to the audience various advanced features of Microso

26 Oct 2013 | Bhatkallys Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Jamatul Muslimeen Murudeshwar organized a grand Eid function today evening here in Murudeshwar Government School ground in which members of various parties and organizations, members of panchayat, and NRIs of Murudeshwar adorned th

26 Oct 2013 / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: In the list of Bhatkalis who have earned pilot degree, one more name, that of Mohammed Aadil s/o Mohammed Salih Koda Khalifa has been included who has achieved the pilot degree from Asian Academy of Aeornautics in Maldives. With this, he is probably the four

Indian expatriates have topped the charts worldwide for being the top remitters for the developing world, said the latest World Bank (WB) report. According to the WB data released for 2013, amounts transferred by the migrant workers of India and the Philippines to their families and friends w

Incessant rain and floods have claimed 51 lives in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal with hundreds of villages submerged in nearly 30 districts and road and rail links disrupted in the region. Three persons were also killed in heavy rain in south Bengal with normal life thrown out of gea

The officers of Customs at Mangalore International Airport have seized gold weighing 2.50 kg valued about Rs 80.50 lakh, concealed in the check-in baggage of a passenger.  According to a press release, the seized gold is of 24 karat purity. The arrested is Basheer Pally Ebrahim, a resident of

Hyderabad: A cyclonic storm that turned into a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal has caused incessant rains in several parts of Andhra Pradesh. At least 18 people have died due to the rains over the last four days. Not just coastal and Rayalaseema, but Telangana is also experiencing heav

23 October / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys news Bhatkal: Free cirumcision (khatna) camp organized by Majlis Islah-va-Tanzeem concluded today with Bhatkal's famous doctor, Dr Haneef Shabab performing circumcisions of around 30 children. Apart from that, children who came for the camp were give

22 Oct 2013 | Aftab Kola | Bhatkallys News MUSCAT: As usual the Muscat Eid Milan 2013 demonstrated that when kids are given a chance to display their talents, nothing can beat them... fantastic skits and songs presentation by Bhatkal kids, innovative Bhatkalnama quiz, academic excellence awards a

22 Oct 2013 / Aftab Kola / Bhatkallys News MUSCAT: The Bhatkal Muslim Jamat Muscat, in a bid to encourage students to further excel in academics, honoured three Bhatkali students for obtaining 80 per cent and above marks. Mohammed Refaq Qamar Merchant (for Xth), Siham Naite Zubair (for 12th ) and

21 Oct 2013 / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Majlis Islah-va-Tanzeem Bhatkal is organizing a free circumcision (khatna) camp on 22nd and 23rd October 2013 at Tanzeem office, Siddique Street, Bhatkal. The camp will be open from morning 10 am till evening 5 pm. Those who would like to benefit from this c