21 Oct 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: A press conference was organized here on the visit of Sorab MLA Madhu Bangarappa in which he was given a warm welcome. Speaking at the function, Madhu criticized Congress for their slow pace of development work and RSS for playing politics

21 Oct 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: National level Atya-Patya competition which was being held since past two days at Guru Sudheendra College concluded today. In the boys section, Karnataka team emerged victorious, while Pondicherry won the girls section. Pondicherry, Mahara

21 Oct 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Unknown miscreants here threw animal bones at Naga Banna tree near Old Bus Stand, Bhatkal. Angry on this, BJP leaders here have demanded immediate arrest of culprits behind this culpable act. On this occasion, BJP leaders Govinda Naik, Din

20 Oct 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Situation in Bhatkal became tense yesterday night when few youths were abused and thrashed at Asarikeri area while they were watching a video in a non-Muslim's shop. The situation was brought under control because of prompt action from the

19 October 2013 / Jailani Shabandari / Bhatkallys News Kuwait: Members of Bhatkal Muslim Association Kuwait held a grand Eid gathering that began at 10 am on the day of Eid-ul-Adha at a farm house in a desert area called Kubd, 30 kms from Kuwait. They had made reservation for 2 days and one night

19 Oct 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Late yesterday night, a speeding Honda City car rammed into Kamakshi petrol station located at NH-66 Bhatkal after it lost control. Out of 4 persons travelling in the car, one person, identified as Abdullaah s/o Mohsin Ruknuddin, suffered

18 Oct 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: National Level Atya Patya competition jointly organized by the Karnataka State Atya Patya Association and Bhatkal Atya Patya Association will commence today evening 4:30pm at Sudheendra College in Bhatkal. This announcement was made by the

  Anjuman Degree College & PG Centre has achieved 100% result in the II semester University Exam of Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application (PGDCA) division. This information was conveyed in a press release sent by General Secretary Anjuman Hami-e-Muslimeen Abdur Raheem Jukaku.

Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar gives Yasin's father clean chit PANAJI: Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday gave a clean chit to Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Siddibapa's father, who is a member of a mosque-related trust in Goa, claiming there were no "adverse comments" ag

16 Oct 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Eid-ul-Adha was celebrated across Bhatkal with traditional fervour and gaiety on Wednesday. Thousands of Muslims thronged the eidgah to offer prayers led by Cheif Qazi Khaleefah Jamat-ul-Muslimeen Moulana Khaja Moinuddeen Akrami Madani.

Mumbai/New Delhi (Agencies): Eid al-Adha, the festival of sacrifice, was celebrated across India Wednesday with gaiety and religious fervour by tens of thousands of Muslims. The festival also commemorates the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismail, also a prophet, as a test of fa

14 Oct 2013 / Bhatkal Bureau / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: In an announcement sent by General Secretary Eidgah Committee Abdul Azeem Ambari, Eid-ul-Adha prayer will be held in Eidgah at 7:45 am under the leadership of Chief Kazi Khaleefah Jamat-ul-Muslimeen Moulana Khaja Moinuddeen Akrami Madani. Ei

 13 Oct 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: A peace meeting was held Saturday evening at the police station in view of incoming Eid-ul-Adha. Speaking at the occasion, Bhatkal CPI Belli Ayappa appealed to the leaders of both the community to maintain peace and harmony and to kee

GOPALPUR/SRIKAKULAM: Severe cyclonic storm Phailin, which forced the evacuation of over eight lakh people, left a trail of destruction in coastal areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh and disrupted communication lines before weakening considerably on Sunday. Though seven deaths have been reporte

Rain and wind lashed India's east coast on Saturday, forcing about 450,000 people to flee to shelters as one of the country's largest cyclones closed in, threatening to cut a swathe of devastation through farmland and fishing hamlets. Filling most of the Bay of Bengal, Cyclone Phailin was abo

11 Oct 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: In the biyearly analysis meeting held at Taluka Panchayat hall, Bhatkal MLA Mankal Vaidya laid allegations of graft on police officials and blasted them for their conduct. Alleging bias on their part, he threatened to take legal action

Odisha Friday launched a massive drive to evacuate coastal villages as the severe cyclonic storm Phailin is advancing from the Bay of Bengal and is expected to make landfall Saturday evening. The state government has planned to evacuate about a half million people along the coast. "We have so

New Delhi: The weather office may be underestimating the severity of a cyclone which is hurtling towards the east coast, a meteorologist warned on Friday, adding that it could be worse than Hurricane Katrina which devastated parts of the United States in 2005. Cyclone Phailin is forecast to h