Illegal tobacco shops fined in Bhatkal
Bhatkal, 29 June 2017 (Bhatkallys News) – In a series of raids carried out by officials from the local health department, Bhatkal Tashildar issued fines to shopkeepers selling cigarette and tobacco products illegally. Speaking with local media representatives, Dr Chandrashekar, a health de
#NotInMyName: Huge crowds gather across country to protest lynching
New Delhi, June 28,2017 (DC): Another social media spurred uprising has marked the horizon with a Facebook campaign ‘Not in my name’ against lynching incidents gathering massive support online. The protests have started across the world, voicing out dissent against the numerous lynching i
Opposition's presidential candidate Meira Kumar files nomination
NEW DELHI: , JUNE 28, 2017 (TheHindu): Congress president Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were present on the occasion. The Opposition parties' presidential candidate Meira Kumar filed her nomination in New Delhi on Wednesday at the Secretary General's office in Parli
It’s official: Aadhaar-PAN linking is a must from July 1
JUNE 28, 2017 | PTI There are over 25 crore PAN cardholders in the country while Aadhaar has been issued to 111 crore people. The Union government has made it mandatory to link the Aadhaar number with the permanent account number (PAN) of an individual with effect from July 1, 2017. Amending
Mob thrashes man suspected of slaughtering cow in Jharkhand
GIRIDIH (JHARKHAND) , JUNE 28, 2017 (PTI): Over a 100-strong mob attacked a Muslim man on the suspicion that he had slaughtered a cow after allegedly finding the carcass of a bovine near his house in Giridih district, the police said. The group raided the house of the man at Barie
Over 3 million witness closing recitation of the Holy Qur’an at Grand Mosques
RIYADH, June 24,2017: More than 3 million worshipers witnessed the final recitation of the Holy Qur’an on the last night of Ramadan at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. In Makkah, Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, imam of the Grand Mosque, led more than 2 million worshippe
Indian mob stab Muslim man to death over beef
AFP | June 24, 2017 | They were making anti-Muslim comments, and insisting one of the packets they were carrying contained beef. Indian police Saturday said one person has been arrested after a mob stabbed a Muslim teenager to death on suspicion of carrying beef, an offence in many parts of t
Five arrested after Saudi foils attack on Makkah Grand Mosque
MAKKAH, June 24,2017:Six foreign pilgrims were hurt on Friday in Saudi Arabia when a suicide bomber targeting the holiest site of Makkah blew himself up, the Interior Ministry said. The incident happened around the Grand Mosque, where hundreds of thousands of worshippers gathered for early aftern
Peace meet in Bhatkal ahead of Eid celebrations
Bhatkallys News Service | Rizwan Gangavali | June 19,2017 Bhatkal - A peace meet was held at IB office to maintain law and order in Bhatkal during the upcoming Eid celebrations. People from different communities attended the peace meet hosted by Bhatkal Police and assured their support
Bhatkal Ramadan bazaar delights shoppers
Bhatkallys News Service | Rizwan Gangavali | June 19,2017 Bhatkal - Shoppers from all walks of life are taking turns to visit the much celebrated Bhatkal Ramadan Bazaar . Bringing together people of all faiths, the market on Bhatkal's main road turns to a shopper's paradise every evening.&nbs
With 149 new passport centres, govt aims one PSK every 50 km across India: Swaraj
New Delhi, June 18,2017: Now, you may not have to travel too far for getting your passport as the government has come up with a plan to open passport centres within a radius of 50 km. External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday announced the launch of 149 new Post Office Passport Seva Ken
Dead whale found off Fujairah coast
The municipality is working on disposing off the carcass in a safe way Fujairah, June 17,2017: A 20-metre long whale weighing 30 tonnes was found dead three miles off the coast of Fujairah. A top official at the Fujairah Municipality said they were notified about the whale by the
2,200 surveillance cameras for crowd control at Haram
MAKKAH, June 13,2017 — The Command and Control Center at the Public Security has installed as many as 2,200 surveillance cameras around the Grand Mosque and the Haram Central Area to monitor the movement of pilgrims and worshippers during the holy month of Ramadan. Col. Tareq Bin Ahmad Al-Ghoban,
No electricity, water connection in Dubai without Ejari
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has announced that effective July 1, 2017, attesting Ejari tenancy contract will be mandatory for getting electricity and water services. Customers will be able to activate electricity and water services as soon as they attest the contr
Iran urges ‘dialogue’ between Qatar and Gulf neighbours
Tehran: Iran’s foreign ministry today urged Qatar and neighbouring Gulf Arab countries that have severed diplomatic ties with the gas-rich peninsula to engage in dialogue. “The solution to differences between states in the region, including the current problem between Qatar and its three neighbou
Two dead, three cops injured in possible terror attack in Australia
Melbourne: A possible terror incident on Monday left two men dead and three Australian police officers and a woman hostage injured in an apartment building here. Police stormed the building and shot the gunman dead after discovering the body of another man in the foyer in the serviced apartment i
GSLV-Mark III - ISRO's most powerful rocket successfully launched
Sriharikota, JUNE 05, 2017 :The indigenous GSLV-Mark III makes a bid to breach a heavy-lift rocket club that can put four-tonne satellites into space. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday successfully launched its heaviest and most powerful yet -- the GSLV-Mark III, which
Emirates, Etihad, Air Arabia, flydubai suspend flights to Qatar
Most airlines will suspend their flights from tomorrow, June 6 UAE based airlines -- Emirates, Etihad, flydubai and Air Arabia -- announced this morning that they shall be suspending all flights to Qatar from June 6, 2017. The airline's move to suspend flights operating to Doha has come close t
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