Bhatkallys News Service/ Rizwan Gangavali Bhatkal 19 January 2017: Anjuman PU College Bhatkal today celebrated annual gathering at its Anjumanabad campus, renowned writer and poet, Nisar Ahmed was the chief guest for the event. In his address Nisar Ahmed, quoted former president of India Sarve

NEW DELHI: At least 25 people including 18 school children were killed and 50 injured as a school bus was hit by a truck on Thursday in Etah district. The bus was ferrying students to Aliganj's JS Public School in Etah. Thirty six among the 50 injured are stated to be critical, sources said. Accor

Bhatkallys News Service/ Special Correspondent Kumta 17 January 2017: In an event organized at Madrasa Muhammadia Kumta, a new youth welfare organization was formed namely 'Al-Ittihad Youth Committee' with an motive to expand the social service among the Muslims of the town. The organization w

The three suspected ISI agents, arrested by Bihar Police, were on Wednesday questioned by sleuths of RAW, NIA and Railway Police in connection with the November 20 Indore-Patna Express mishap in Kanpur that claimed 150 lives and other train accidents. The trio had provided some “positive lead” about

NEW DELHI: After two IPS officers, it was the turn of a senior IAS officer to get sacked on grounds of non-performance, in a rare action taken by the government in 'public interest'. K Narasimha, a 1991 batch IAS officer of Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre, was

ISLAMABAD: A jailed Pakistani doctor believed to have helped the CIA hunt down al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden will be neither released nor handed to the United States, Pakistan's law minister has told legislators, media reported on Wednesday. Dr. Shakil Afridi, hailed as a hero by US officials,

The 29-year-old transgender US Army private, born Bradley Manning, will be freed on 17 May. She had been scheduled to be released in 2045. House Speaker Paul Ryan said the move set a "dangerous precedent". But at his final news conference, Mr Obama said: "Justice has been served." Chelsea M

The number of dead has risen to at least 76 people in the accidental Nigerian air force strike on a camp for displaced people, according to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRC). ICRC said on Wednesday that six Nigeria Red Cross members were among the dead and 13 more were

A corporal at the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs allegedly sought and accepted Dh30,000 worth of bribes from 9 persons in return for unlawfully issuing them exit passes. The Court of First Instance was told the 35-year-old Emirati officer, who works at the Follow-up and I

The State Security Department of the Federal Supreme Court has sentenced three men, two Emiratis and an Arab male, to jail terms ranging from one year to five years on charges of terrorism. It sentenced a UAE national, identified by his initials as A.H.M., to five years in jail and also fined him

The visa renewal process has already been linked to medical insurance and activated from January 1, a senior official told Khaleej Times on Wednesday, while asking Dubai visa holders to get insured as soon as possible. Dr Haidar Al Yousuf, Director of Health Funding at the Dubai Health Authority

In a proud new development, Bengaluru has been crowned the most dynamic city in the world. At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting being held in Davos, Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) has published its list of world's most dynamic cities - the main ranking factors being rapid adoption of technology and

One could be facetious and say that since no one killed the blackbucks, the poor antelopes must have somehow procured a gun (one with an expired licence) and shot themselves. Or we may say, as some cracked, the blackbuck should've been more careful. But futile jokes and outrage are a poor substitute

The Mangaluru city police’s patrolling got a boost recently with the addition of 25 new vehicles. With this, there will be 37 patrolling vehicles and each of the 15 police stations will have a minimum of two such vehicles. The new vehicles have been given by the State government to improve the

After a series of alleged attacks on women at the start of the new year, another incident has come to light. This time, a 21-year-old woman was allegedly drugged by a group of men at a popular pub on Brigade Road on Friday night. They then took her in a car towards their house in Kammanahalli Road a

Houston-area media are quoting former President George H.W. Bush’s chief of staff as saying that Mr. Bush has been hospitalised in Houston. The Houston Chronicle and KHOU-TV reported on Wednesday that Mr. Bush’s chief of staff Jean Becker says the 41st President was recently admitted to Houston M

Sridharan Sriram brings to the table loads of commitment and valuable knowledge of the sub-continental conditions. Given the rapport he shares with Australia coach Darren Lehmann and the respect he has of the cricketers from Down Under, it is not really surprising that the 40-year-old former Indi

Australia’s tour to India next month can’t be worse than the side’s 2013 campaign when he and four other players were suspended for a Test, former all-rounder Shane Watson said on Tuesday. India dealt a 4-0 whitewash to the Aussies in 2013, a tour remembered for Watson, James Pattinson, Mitchell