There are many who enter the portals of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), but very few turn out to be role models. One such story is of Manjunath who hails from a poor daily wage labourer’s family from Yenekal village of Subramanya in Dakshina Kannada district.  Manjunath making it to IIT

Mangalore, Jun 8: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials on Saturday June 8 intercepted and nabbed a passenger at Mangalore International Airport for smuggling gold from Dubai. The arrested is identified as Sanaulla (48), resident of Bhatkal. The DRI officials seized 12 gold cha

A day-long passport fair was held here Saturday to speed up processing of applications by the regional passport office. "A record 855 applications were processed and 1,290 applicants were given appointments for issuing passports at the two centres (seva kendras) in the central and eastern sub

NEW DELHI: Believe it or not, researchers at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras have developed a unique method where one can construct a two-bedroom house of 800 square feet for a cost of just Rs 10 lakh. The researchers from the civil engineering department have been working on the proje

An online service to issue and renew iqamas (residence permits) has been launched, SPA reported yesterday. It is available on the portal of the General Directorate of Passports for Electronic Services and the site is called Abshir. Interior Minister Prince Muhammad bin Naif inaugurated the se

06th June 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: In a memorandum to AC, Chautani residents had already objected to construction of gas warehouse in their locality. Expressing their anger over it now, they said that there are schools and residences in the nearby vicinity and if the war

5th June 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Majlis Islah-va-Tanzeem submitted a memorandum today at AC's office requesting to resolve various issues faced by public in Bhatkal. Amongst them, one of the main requirements was to resolve the drainage pump issue of Gousia Street owing

6th June 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: A meeting was held today at the AC's court between the Assistant Commissioner, Lucky Factory owner and angry residents of Gulmi to discuss the issue of water contamination caused by waste products of the factory. The angry residents e

6th June 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Last year's top serving police officers who solved cases of theft, dacoity and other crimes were presented with awards by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sudheer Reddy at a function organized in Samodaya Bhuvan Hall. Apart fr

6th June 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: To control crime and over-speeding of vehicles, 6 CCTV cameras have been installed in Bhatkal by the police department. Out of them, five have been installed in the vicinity of the police station and a moving camera has been installed in

India's monsoon rains recorded higher than average levels in the first week of the four-month rainy season, weather office sources told Reuters today, reflecting a timely onset and progress so far over southern states. The monsoon rains are crucial for farm output and economic growth as about

5th June 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Permission has been granted for 13 new English medium schools in Karwar district from this academic year, i.e. 2013 - 14. These have been allocated in Kumta, Karwar and Bhatkal. Under this, three schools will be set up in Bhatkal, eight

5th June 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Residents of Mutahalli gram panchayat today submitted a memorandum to the Assistant commissioner (AC) on contamination of well water in their locality with waste water from a near-by noodles factory. They have claimed in the memorandum t

National President of the Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO), Ashfaq Ahmed Shareef met the Union Minister of State, Human Resource Development (HRD), Mr. Shashi Tharoor and discussed SIO’s national activities in the field of education, students and campus activism. During the meet,

5th June 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: In Subhash Nagar area located on Jaali Road Bhatkal, a 22-year old woman named Aashka, committed suicide on being fed up with her partner by jumping into well. According to sources, Yaseen Khan, an auto-driver by profession, married A

Muaz Shabandri (Reporting from Ethiopia) / 3 June 2013 Each year, more and more children are facing the risk of dropping out of school in Ethiopia. Faced with poverty and hunger, there is little hope for children growing up in villages away from capital city Addis Ababa. [caption id="attac

Dubai - Taking an English test over the phone would soon become possible as the British Council has launched a new test for evaluating English language skills of employees working in the UAE. The Aptis test will help companies find out the weak areas in language skills of employees. Organisati

Saudi authorities yesterday rejected requests by embassies, public and private sectors to extend the grace period to legalize the status of workers violating labor regulations. According to a source, a request was submitted last week to extend the grace period, but the Saudi government has rejected