Mumbai, April 24, 2013 (IANS): Airline major Jet Airways said Wednesday it would seek shareholders' approval through an extraordinary general meeting for issuing the company's equity at Rs.10 per share to the Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways. "The board of directors has approved, subject to compli

New Delhi : A new virus has been found to be "spreading widely" in the Indian cyberspace which cleverly steals bank account details and passwords of the user once it is clicked. Country's cyber security sleuths have alerted Internet users in the country about the new and suspected variant of malw

NEW DELHI: Tremors were felt in north India, including the national capital and adjoining satellite townships, on Wednesday afternoon, the second such occurrence in nine days. The quake, measuring 5.7 on the Richter Scale at 2:51pm, was epicentred in southern Afghanistan, the MeT Department sai

Bhatkal : Department  of MBA – AITM (Anjuman Institute of Technology and Management) Bhatkal celebrated the Earth Day on April 22, 2013. This event was organized by MBA 1st year students and hosted by Mr. Waqas Barmawar. Function began with recitation of verses from Holy Quran by Mr. Sabit and HOD (

BHATKAL: Abdulla Kola was elected as president of the newly formed office-bearers of Sultani Masjid Majlise Muntazima, one of the prominent jamats of Bhatkal. Other office-bearers include: Mumtaz Husain Musba (vice-president); Mohammed Husaina Iqbal (general secretary); Abdul Azeem Azeem Mohtesham M

  NEW DELHI: Explosive opener Chris Gayle slammed the fastest century in cricket history, reaching the triple figure in just 30 balls during the Royal Challengers Bangalore-Pune Warriors IPL clash on Tuesday. Though, the milestone came in an IPL clash, and not in any international tie,

[caption id="attachment_31896" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Expatriate workers are seen on lunch break in Riyadh's Batha district in this file photo.[/caption] RIYADH: The National Society for Human Rights has called for scrapping the sponsorship (kafeel) system in the Kingdom and limiting th

22nd April 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: SIO's Summer Camp that started ten days back at Dawat Center concluded today. A closing ceremony was organized today morning at Dawat Center which began with Quran recitation by Syed Ahmed Karikal. Thereafter, Syed Umar Aseem S J present

[caption id="attachment_31892" align="alignleft" width="330"] Shaikh Majid opens School Transport Conference[/caption] Muaz Shabandri / 22 April 2013 Commuting between Dubai and Sharjah may soon include the option of travelling on a water bus as Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) is lo

BANGALORE: The Election Commission of India has said that all voters should produce their Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) for establishing their identity before casting their votes. Voters who do not have EPIC and whose names are in the electoral rolls can produce any one of the following pho

21st April 13 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal:  In all, 10 candidates are in the race for elections in the Bhatkal-Honnavar Assembly constituency. Yesterday being the last day to take back nominations, 4 out of 14 candidates have taken back their nominations. They include Era Naik, P

21st April 13 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Today morning at around 6 am, a pig attacked an elderly man in Marukere area causing him serious injuries. He has been identified as Gangadhar Achari (50). According to sources, he had gone to water trees in his Beetel tree farm when a p

Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka has eased the process of knowing polling stations. It can now be known with just one SMS. To know your Polling Station address and other details you need to send an SMS with the Electoral Photo ID Card Number (Voter Id Number) to 9243355223 in the following fo

19th April 2013 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Bhatkal Chena Patna Hanumanth Temple's 'Rath' (Ter) was pulled in a huge gathering of Hindu brethren in a traditional fervour and peaceful manner. There were special arrangements for Pooja-Paat (worship) and in the evening it was pulle

19th April 13 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Nawayat Mehfil's office was inaugurated yesterday evening at Chowk Bazar. Program initiated with Quran recitation by Qari Iqbal Saheb. Thereafter, Abdul Qadir Budiye Saheb presented Hamd. Mustafa Tabish Saheb presented the welcome speech

19th April 13 / Rizwan Gangavaly / Bhatkallys News Bhatkal/Mumbai: A woman who left for Umrah from Bhatkal passed away today morning while on her journey in train, near Mumbai. She has been identified as Hafiza (60), a resident of Kargadde, near Masjid Muaz bin Jabal. She was wife of late Iqbal K