[caption id="attachment_38060" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah.[/caption] JEDDAH: King Abdullah, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, has extended by four months the amnesty period for undocumented expatriates in the Kingdom to correct their stat

1st July 2013 / Rizwan Ganguly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: In his yet another altruistic service, Misbah-ul-haque caught a 9-foot long python at 3 am in the night from a fisherman's house in Shirali's Alve Kodi area. After catching the snake, he handed it over to the forest department. It is wo

1st July 2013 / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: President of All India Muslim Personal Law Board and rector of Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ulama Maulana Syed Mohammad Rabey Hasani Nadwi will visit Bhatkal on Tuesday on the invitation of Jamia Islamia Bhatkal. In his brief visit, honourable Maulana will deliver

1st July 2013 / Rizwan Ganguly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Rotary Club Bhatkal celebrated Silver Jubilee in a function organized yesterday evening. On this occasion, new members were selected for the year 2013-2014. Their names along with their positions are given below: President: Ishwar Naik

1st July 2013 / Rizwan Ganguly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Bhatkal Working Journalist Association felicitated the renowned personality Irappa Bhagawat on the occasion of Journalist Day in Murdeshwar Yakshadaamha. On this occasion, I R Bhat, Lions' President Manjunath Devadiga, Shambhu Hegde, P R N

Etisalat on Monday started free unlimited local and national calls facility for its subscribers in the UAE. Etisalat eLife and home landline subscribers will enjoy free national calls across the UAE to landline telephones in addition to the free local calls that they already enjoy. All customers wi

Dubai /Jul 1, 2013/WAM [caption id="attachment_38013" align="alignleft" width="475"] Image Credit: WAMThe 12-lane Al Ittihad Bridge will be built at a cost of Dh1.1 billion and will be linked directly with the Rashid Hospital Tunnels. It will facilitate a smooth flow of traffic on Ittihad Road ac

Companies will face punishment if found to be sponsoring ex-workers Dubai: A one-year ban will be imposed on anyone who obtains a labour card with a company they are not really working for, said a senior Ministry of Labour official. According to Humaid Bin Deemas Al Suwaidi, Assistant Undersecreta

More than 570 villages of Uttar Pradesh have been hit by floods following incessant downpour in most parts of the state since Sunday, officials said Monday. Most districts in the flood-hit areas have received 25 to 30 mm rainfall in the last one day and the rivers are in spate in these areas,

The Indian rocket that at midnight will deliver the country's first navigation satellite is being readied for its mission with its second stage getting fuelled at Sriharikota, a senior official at Indian space agency said. "The countdown is progressing well and the filling of the liquid fuel

30th June 2013 / Press Release / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal/Dubai: Since past many years, Bhatkal Muslim Jamat Dubai (BMJD) has been awarding scholarships to deserving students to continue with their studies. This year too BMJD will award scholarships in the form of academic tuition fees for deservi

NEW DELHI (TNN): India's starchy foreign office is getting ready to enter the 'app' world. From mid-July, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) will launch a smartphone app for all its citizen-centric services like passports, haj and visa/consular services. The app, which will be available o

30th June 2013 / Rizwan Ganguly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Three persons were injured after an internal clash broke out between family members in Byndoor kheda near Sarpan Katta. The injured have been identified as Mahadev Irappa Naik (60), Mahadeva Venktappa Naik (35) and his wife Lakshmi Mahade

30th June 2013 / Rizwan Ganguly / Bhatkallys News Two persons sustained severe injuries when their bikes collided near Gorte Cross on NH-66. This incident took place at around 7:00 pm today. The injured have been identified as Nagraj Ganpati Moger and Zafar Ali Kharoori, a resident of Moosa Nagar

30th June 2013 / Rizwan Ganguly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Officials of the forest department planted some trees in front of Eidgah on Bunder Road. On this occasion, AC of forest department F R G Bhat, Municipal Cheif Anupama, Abdul Rehman Khan Saheb, Mohammed Meeran Siddiqua Saheb, Govinda Na

Motorists in Dubai passing through toll gates more than six times in a day will now have to pay more, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has said. From July 15, the maximum daily cap of Dh24 on Salik will be removed as motorists will be charged every time they cross a toll gate. Previously

Brazil have won the Confederations Cup after thrashing World and European champions Spain 3-0 in a one-sided final at a raucous Maracana Stadium. Fred scored twice and Neymar once for the rampant hosts while the stunned Spaniards endured a miserable night, missing a penalty and finishing with 10