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Misbah captures one more Cobra

29th June 2013 / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Misbah-ul-haq, the man famous for catching deadly venomous snakes like Cobra today caught a 5 ft long Indian Forest Cobra at Bengre near Mavin Katte thereby bringing a lot of relief to the locality. According to sources, in a locality of Bengre where f

Municipality starts seizing unattended cattle in Bhatkal

29th June 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Officials of Bhatkal Town Municipality today caught unattended cattle and took them in their custody. Since past few days public has been facing trouble due to unattended cattle obstructing the vehicles plying on NH-66. After this actio

Anjuman students raise relief fund for Uttarkhand victims

29th June 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News The flash floods and landslides in Uttarakhand have devastated entire towns and villages, destroyed roads, bridges and communication links. The number of dead is uncertain, and it may be months before the full magnitude of the tragedy becomes cl

Jali Panchayat to hold Gram Sabha meet on 2nd July

28th June 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Jali Gram Panchayat will hold the first Gram Sabha meet at 10:30 am on Tuesday, 2nd July 2013 at Venkateshwar Namdhari Sabha Bhavan (opposite Jali Gram Panchayat). In this session, officials from various departments will present detaile

Hirur Government School students shine in NMMS Test

28th June 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Two students from Government Higher Primary School, Mamta Masti Gonda and Shipla Tamiya Naik, have passed the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Test 2012-13 with flying colors and have been selected in NMMS scheme. From the 11 studen

Bhagirati Naik earns PHD degree in Political Science

28th June 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Bhagirati Naik, a resident of Acharkeri, Bhatkal has earned PHD (Doctor of Philosophy) from Karnataka University. According to sources, she completed her thesis on Political Science under the guidance of his mentor M G Khan. The top

Islamiyat 2013 results declared

28th June 2013 / Press Release / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Results for Islamiyat exam conducted by Maulana Abul Hasan Ali Nadvi Academy Bhatkal in January 2013 have been declared. It may be noted that more than 73,000 students from353 centres participated in the exam in which non-Muslims also part

Capacity of mataf to reach 105,000 in 2015

[caption id="attachment_37677" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Mataf expansion work in the Grand Mosque in full swing. (SPA)[/caption] MAKKAH/ARAB NEWS/Friday 28 June 2013 The ongoing expansion of the mataf (the circumambulation area around the Kaaba) will double the hourly capacity of the ar

Fresh hope for illegals

JEDDAH: The Labor Ministry has proposed an extension of the amnesty deadline, evoking a sense of optimism among expatriates as well as local businesses that it will be extended to at least for three more months so that more workers could correct their status. “The ministry has sent a cable to highe

Zayed Grand Mosque among world’s top 25 tourist attractions

The Shaikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi city has been ranked among the world’s top 25 landmark attractions by the world’s largest travel community. The ranking, which sees the Abu Dhabi landmark lined up alongside the Taj Mahal in India, Petra in Jordan and Machu Picchu in Peru, comes

JIH members busy in relief work for flood victims in Uttarakhand

New Delhi, June 25: Members of UP (West) & Uttarakhand zone of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind are holding relief camp at Haridwar railway station for victims of devastating flood in Uttarakhand. Local administration and Indian Railways have cooperated with the team of Jamaat to set up the relief camp

High tides leave Jaali residents terrified

26th June 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: A violent storm was observed in the waves of Jaali ocean today. These waves were not only violent, but the water climbed very steeply because of which residents living near the sea-shore were terrified. These waves reminded them of the

Three accidents at different places in Bhatkal

26th June 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Three accidents took place today at different places in Bhatkal. First accident took place near Moghli Honda on NH-66 in which a car lost the balance and hit an electric pole. According to sources, this car was heading towards Mangalore

Unattended cattle causes trouble to vehicles plying on NH-66

25th June 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Since the past few days, public has been complaining of unattended cattle plying on NH-66 thereby causing traffic congestions but after an accident on NH-66 today evening in front of the Telephone Exchange, public has become angry on ca

Saudi Arabia changes weekend to Friday-Saturday

Dubai (DC): Saudi Arabia has shifted the official weekend to Friday and Saturday to adjust the kingdom's economy with other regional markets to achieve economic gains for the kingdom. The official working week from Sunday to Thursday was announced by Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud

Mavin Kurve Panchayat holds Gram Sabha meet

25th June 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: A Gram Sabha meeting was held today at Panchayat's Sabha Bhavan Hall for people residing under limits of Mavin Kurve Gram Panchayat. On this occasion, residents of Mavin Kurve panchayat area demanded repairing of roads, solution to prob

New syllabus lengthy and advanced, say teachers

The new textbooks for some primary and high school classes under the State syllabus have generated mixed reactions. Many teachers say the new curriculum is lengthy and advanced but some others think it refreshing and much needed to test students’ preparedness. The Karnataka Textbook Societ

IAF rescue chopper crashes, all 20 on board feared killed

In A tragic accident that underlines the risks pilots are taking to evacuate those stranded after the Uttarakhand flash floods, all 20 people on board an IAF helicopter ferrying rescue personnel from the temple town of Kedarnath were feared killed when the aircraft crashed Tuesday. The Mi-17