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Malegaon 2006 case: NIA names four right wing terror suspects

The NIA Wednesday filed a chargesheet against four people — Lokesh Sharma, Dhan Singh, Rajender Chaudhary and Manohar Narwariya — suspected to be members of a right wing extremist group in the 2006 Malegaon bomb blasts case.According to the chargesheet, which runs into six volumes and over 3

More than 20 injured as tempo overturns near Sarpankatta

29th May 2013 / Rizwan Gangavali / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal- More than 20 persons have been injured when a tempo  in which they were travelling, overturned near Sarpankatta on NH-66 today afternoon. Eight persons including two children have been severely injured and have been sent to Kundapur and

Bhatkal girl ranks second in UAE

Dubai - Aysha Siddiqua, a girl from Bhatkal residing in Dubai, has made the Bhatkalli community proud by ranking second overall in the UAE for the Grade 12 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams. She missed out on the top rank by one mark as she scored 95.6 per cent in the arts stream - o

Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen wins a case after 6 years of trial

28th May 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal- After six years of trial in the Civil Court of Bhatkal, decision of a case related to an automobile shop in Jamaat Complex was conferred in favour of Jamaatul Muslimeen. As per the details, this auto-mobile shop located in Jamaat Comp

West Bengal’s iconic Howrah bridge to get fibre glass casings

[caption id="attachment_35377" align="alignleft" width="475"] Howrah Bridge in Kolkata[/caption] To protect bridge pillars from Gutka sputum Kolkata: In spite of a ban, gutka and pan masala have become a major threat to the iconic Howrah Bridge in West Bengal. According to Kolkata Port Trust (K

Newborn baby rescued from sewer pipe in China

[caption id="attachment_35374" align="alignleft" width="475"] Rescue workers breaking away bits of a pipe to remove a newborn baby boy stuck inside in the city of Jinhua, in the eastern province of Zhejiang.[/caption] Chinese firefighters free baby as police treat case as attempted murder Newb

No electricity in Bhatkal tomorrow for the whole day

28th May 2013 / Press Release / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal- In a press release sent by the Assistant Engineer of HESCOM, there will be no electricity in Bhatkal and nearby areas from 9:30 am to 5 pm due to service of circuit breaker and transformers in Kumta. HESCOM department has requested coope

Collision between bus and car in Manki; 5 injured

27th May 2013 / Rizwan Gangavali / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal - In a collision between a KSRTC bus and a car on National Highway Manki today morning five persons travelling on the car have been injured out of which two are in very critical condition. According to sources, the car was trying to ov

Lightning injures two persons, kills one animal in Gorde region of Bhatkal

26th May 2013 / Rizwan Gangavali / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal - A cow has been killed and two persons have been injured due to lightning strike at Gorde region in Bhatkal. Injured persons have been identified as Subhaya Rama Naik (40) and his wife Nagratna Subhaya Naik (30). According to sources,

Mumbai Indians outplay CSK to win maiden IPL title

KOLKATA: Bowlers barged tellingly into what was to be a battle between two good batting sides as Mumbai Indians won the world's richest T20 league for the first time on Sunday. Playing their second final, Rohit Sharma & Co. tamed Chennai Super Kings, the team that had denied them three years

Sponsors charge expats fees illegally

JEDDAH: Sunday 26 May 2013 The Ministry of Labor has advised expatriates not to pay their sponsors any fee for rectifying their status in the country. This comes amid reports that unscrupulous sponsors are illegally charging expatriates between SR 3,000 and SR 15,000 for transferring their s

Nitaqat ‘in best interest of Indian expatriates’

In a bid to allay India’s concerns over Nitaqat, Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal said yesterday that procedures are being taken “in the best interest of Indian workers.” He said the Kingdom’s campaign against illegal expatriates should not be misconstrued as a move against expatriate wor

Janta Cooperative Bank felicitates Mankal Vaidya

25th May 2013 / Rizwan Gangavali / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal- Janta Cooperative Bank felicitated the newly elected MLA and the Bank's President Mankal Vaidya today evening in the Bank's conference hall. On this occasion, the newly elected MLA thanked everyone and said that he has got five years

Mankal Vaidya meets Tanzeem President

25th May 2013 / Rizwan Gangavali / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal- Mankal Vaidya, the newly elected MLA met the Tanzeem President Muzammil Kazia today afternoon at the latter's residence . On this occasion, Muzammil Kazia presented the issues faced by the residents of Bhatkal specifically the problem of

Manki Fisheries Union felicitates Mankal Vaidya

24th May 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly/ Bhatkallys News Manki Fisheries Union felicitated Mankal Vaidya, the newly elected MLA from the Bhatkal Assembly constituency. On this occasion, Mankal Vaidya pledged to solve all issues faced by the union like that of kerosene, etc but said he will need coope

Collision between car and bike near Tengangundi cross; 1 injured

25th May 13 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal - One person has been severely injured in a collision between a car and a bike in front of Tengangundi cross in Bhatkal. This incident took place today morning at around 9:30 am. The injured has been identified as Manjunath Jetya Shetty, em

Over 1 lakh Indians face arrest in Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH: As Saudi Arabia implements its controversial naturalisation law or Nitaqat, which seeks to replace foreigners in companies with its own people, India is in the midst of a gigantic effort to bring back over 75,000 people in the next few months. After having failed to regularise their work

27,000 Indians apply for exit papers to leave Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: India will issue at least 27,000 more emergency certificates to enable its citizens to leave Saudi Arabia for home after a new labour policy came into force in the Gulf Kingdom. The Indian embassy here has released a second list of verification and delivery process of emergency certif