MANGALORE: Majlis-e-Islah-o-Tanzeem, an NGO which represents majority of the Muslims in Bhatkal assembly constituency, has decided to support the candidate from JD(S), Inayutullah Shahbandri - for obvious reasons. With their population numbering in excess of 51,000 in this assembly constituency o

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the city to campaign for the BJP was opposed by a group of Dalit and secular organisations on Sunday. The agitators, who said that Mr. Modi was responsible for the 2002 anti-Muslim pogrom in Gujarat, gathered under heavy police presence at Ananda Rao

  MUMBAI: On the occasion of Maharashtra Day, Mumbaikars were treated to a successful trial run of the state's first Metro railway Wednesday. Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan flagged off the 3-km long trial run of the Mumbai Metro between Versova and Azad Nagar in north Mumbai's Andheri

    MANDYA/HASSAN/BELGAUM: AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took the BJP government in Karnataka head-on over corruption, saying it was silent about its chief minister having gone to jail on corruption charges. "The BJP people talk about corruption. Yesterday in Parli

1st May 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Janata Dal (Secular)'s candidate, Inayatullaah Shabandari, who has stood the assembly elections with the support of Majlis Islaah-va-Tanzeem campaigned today at various areas in Bhatkal. He campaigned today evening at Maghdoom Colony, Don

[caption id="attachment_32687" align="aligncenter" width="475"] Shaikh Khalifa is greeted by David Cameron at 10 Downing Street in central London yesterday. The President held talks with the British Prime Minister on the second day of his two-day state visit to the United Kingdom.[/caption] Londo

[caption id="attachment_32678" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Motorists are stranded along a highway in Al-Baha after rainwater flowing down from wadis made the road impassable. (SPA)[/caption] Riyadh: Torrential rains and flash floods in different provinces have left 16 dead and three missing.

1st May 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: In order to raise awareness and to create interest in public to utilize their voting power for the elections scheduled to happen on May 05, 2013, Election Commission organized a rally in Bhatkal. In this, workers from Government Offices a

1st May 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Govinda Naik, the BJP's candidate for Bhatkal-Honnavar Assembly constituency, campaigned today evening at Bhatkal, Shirali and Murudeshwar. His campaign began from Hanumanth temple in Bhatkal and then went on to Flower Market and Main

[caption id="attachment_32596" align="aligncenter" width="600"] JDS candidate Inayatullah Shabandri campaigning at Bhatkal[/caption] "Congress candidate J.D. Naik, who won the 2008 elections, however, may take advantage of the anti-incumbency factor. He faces a tough fight from Inayathulla Shaban

Anti-incumbency may hurt BJP while groupism haunts Congress in U-Kannada district While anti-incumbency haunts the ruling BJP, dissidence and groupism are posing problems for the Congress in Uttara Kannada district. It looks like the JD(S) is in a better position than the BJP and Congress and may

30th April 13 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: A special meeting was held today evening at Majlis Islah-o-Tanzeem Bhatkal between secretaries of all Masjids, Panchayat members, Municipal Councilors, and other special invitees. In this meeting, members of Majlis Islah-o-Tanzeem gave a

30th April 13 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: JD Naik, the candidate of Congress for Bhatkal-Honnavar Assembly Constituency, was campaigning today evening at Mankuli and Hanumanth temple locality. On this occasion, a large number of Congress members were present with him.

30th April 13 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Funeral prayer of Umar Amash Mohatisham (21), who died in an accident today morning after being hit by a tanker on Mukka National Highway in Suratkal was performed at around 10:45 pm at Jamia Masjid in downtown and was buried in the down

30th April 13 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal - In a road accident that occurred today afternoon at NH66 Suratkal, a youth from Bhatkal has been killed and another is seriously injured. The deceased has been identified as Umar Amash Mohatisham (21) son of Mohammed Mueen Mohatisham an

NEW DELHI: The Chinese soldiers, who have intruded as much as 19 km deep into eastern Ladakh, have pitched one more tent near the face-off site in Depsang Valley, taking to five the number of such structures erected after the incursion on April 15 and denting government's assessment that the sta