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Babri demolition case may bring out skeletons in BJP’s secret

Just when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was hoping for success across the board from panchayats to parliament, the revival of the case against some of its leaders in the Babri Masjid demolition case of 1992 has raised the possibility of revealing the party’s communal face which it has recently be

Fuel tanker catches fire in highway crash; taxi driver killed

[embed]https://youtu.be/si29i4UodY0[/embed] SG/SPA|April 21,2017 MAKKAH — Quick intervention by the Civil Defense averted a major tragedy when a car crashed into a fuel tanker carrying 33 tons of petroleum, sparking a fire on Jeddah-Makkah Expressway early Friday morning. At least two other cars

A two days workshop on robotic held at Anjuman

Bhatkallys News Service | April 21,2017 Bhatkal - A two-day workshop on Robotics was organized at Anjuman Institute of Technology and Management, Bhatkal on 18th and 19th April 2017. The workshop was organized by the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering in association with Entrep

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind is conducting an all-India Muslim Personal Law Awareness Campaign from 23 April - 07 May.

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind is conducting an all-India Muslim Personal Law Awareness Campaign from 23 April - 07 May. Jamaat-e-Islami Hind appeals to all to participate in this campaign to remove misconceptions about Islam and Sharia laws and evils from the Muslim society. Maulana Syed Arshad Madni,

Passenger train derails in Karnataka, none hurt

Press Trust of India | Hyderabad | Apr 21 2017 Three coaches and the engine of Aurangabad–Hyderabad passenger train derailed in Karnataka in the early hours today, an official of the South Central Railway (SCR) said. No one was injured in the mishap, he said. The train derailed between Kalagapur an

Police officer killed, two wounded in Paris shooting | Reuters

PARIS A French policeman was shot dead and two others were wounded in a shooting in central Paris on Thursday night before the gunman himself was killed by officers, police and the Interior Ministry said.The Islamic State group claimed the shooting, days before French presidential elections, via its

Kumta: Al Ehsan welfare trust organize Hijama camp for women

Bhatkallys News Service/ Special Correspondent Kumta 20 April 2017: Al Ehsan welfare trust Kumta organized an first of its kind Hijama camp for women at Madrasa-e-Muhammadia hall Kumta on Tuesday. The camp started at 7.30 am in the morning under the supervision of Dr. Afreen Shaikh, a well kno

Nawaz Sharif narrowly survives Panamagate jolt

Islamabad | Press Trust of India |Apr 20 2017 Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today narrowly survived being disqualified after a 3-2 split decision by a Supreme Court bench which ordered to set up a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) within a week to probe the allegations of money laundering again

14-year-old Muslim girl's hijab ripped off, called 'terrorist' in US

Police are calling the case an assault. Wed, 19 Apr 2017 |  PTI Washington: A 14-year-old Muslim girl's headscarf was ripped off by an unidentified man yelling "terrorist" in the United States (US) state of Georgia.  The victim was walking with a group in the parking lot of Perimeter

Quran education compulsory for Muslim school kids, Pak passes bill

PTI | Apr 20, 2017 Islamabad: Pakistan’s National Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill endorsing compulsory Quran education for all Muslim students studying in government schools from class 1 to 12, a move apparently aimed at weaning away children from religious seminaries. The ‘Compulsory

Eight-month-old-baby weighing 17 kg baffles doctors

Amritsar, Punjab: Chahat Kumar from Amritsar is just eight months old but already weighs 17 kg. She started gaining excess weight when she was barely four months old. As per doctors, the average weight of a baby girl in this age-group is usually 6-9 kg. For her age, the baby not only weighs doubl

Dubai announces new rule on traffic offences

Eligible drivers will be able to benefit immediately from the orders.  Dubai, April 20,2017 (KT):Bringing smiles to motorists in the emirate, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has exempted drivers, who

Narendra Modi govt bans use of red beacon lights on VVIP vehicles across India from 1 May

New Delhi, April 19,2017 (FP): The Narendra Modi Cabinet has taken a decision to stop the use of red beacon lights atop official VVIP vehicles. The decision will come into effect from 1 May, according to media reports. "Red beacon to be removed from cars of Prime Minister and all ministers," Transpo

Babri Masjid Demolition: Advani, other BJP leaders will be tried for criminal conspiracy, orders SC

New Delhi, April 19: The Supreme Court on Wednesday revived the conspiracy charge in Babri Masjid demolition case against senior BJP leaders L.K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh, Union Minister Uma Bharti, among others. Restoring the conspiracy charge, a bench of Justic

Unpaid workers fear deportation

Saudi Gazette | April 19,2017 |By Fatima Muhammad JEDDAH — A group of unpaid workers fears deportation without getting their salaries and end of service benefits which ranges between SR50,000 and SR100,000. They fear that if they remain illegal in the Kingdom they will be arrested and sent back t

The ‘Heart of Islam’ beckons tourists from all over the world

SG| April 19,2017|Hassan Cheruppa THE Saudi ‘Vision 2030’ is based on three pillars, of which the first one is the Kingdom’s status as the heart of the Arab and Islamic world. While unveiling the Vision, Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, empha

Bhatkal: District Medical Officer visits Taluka Hospital

Bhatkallys News Service/ Rizwan Gangavali Bhatkal 19 April 2017: District Medical Officer (DMO) Dr. Ashok Kumar, today visited Taluka Govt Hospital Bhatkal after a series of complaints pertaining to irresponsible administration and unaccounted leaves of Duty Doctors were reported recently. On

Communal tension in Birbhum, West Bengal after killing of a Muslim boy

Tension prevailed in the Birbhum district of West Bengal after a Muslim boy named Azhar Sheikh was killed on Monday night following a dispute. On Monday, 25-year-old Azhar Sheikh was returning to his village, Amdole, where the incident occurred, on his bike, when he accidently hit the gate of Panda