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43 killed in attack on bus carrying Ismailis in Karachi

KARACHI: At least 43 people were killed and 13 others wounded on Wednesday when armed men opened fire inside a bus carrying members of the Ismaili community near Safoora Chowk in Karachi. Sindh Police Inspector General Ghulam Haider Jamali said that 60 people were on board the bus when six gunmen

SSLC results: Bhatkal Taluka records 94.09%, girls outshine boys

May 13, 2015 | Rizwan Gangavaly | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Karnataka Board 10th X class exam results 2015 were announced on Tuesday at 3 PM. The pass percentage in Uttar Karnataka district is 92.87% while in Bhatkal taluka it is 94.09% percent, marginally higher than the district. A total of

$9 computer killing it on Kickstarter

SAN FRANCISCO — Who wants a $9 computer? A lot of people. While Apple may produce wildly sleek laptops and desktops for those with thousands of dollars to spend, people with considerably smaller budgets may be intrigued by CHIP, a Raspberry Pi-based motherboard that can be connected to peripheral

SCTA: Huge potential for tourism jobs

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has the potential to create a huge number of jobs for Saudis, the president of the body, Prince Sultan bin Salman, said Monday. “This view is based on a number of studies and also the great attraction the sector has for Saudi citizens,” said P

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits off Japanese island of Honshu

TOKYO: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit off the main Japanese island of Honshu, the US Geological Survey said on Tuesday. USGS originally reported the earthquake as 6.9 magnitude. The quake was centered 74 miles (119 km) southeast of Morioka, Japan, at a depth of 24 miles (39 km), it said. Th

Tipu Sultan-era cannon unearthed in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: A cannon dating to the Tipu Sultan-era has been unearthed in Bengaluru at a construction site. As per reports, a building was being constructed near the Bangalore Medical College in the Kalasipalyam area of the city when the artillery equipment was found. Experts who have examined t

ایرانی جوہری معاہدہ: سعودی عرب کے خدشات برقرار

بھٹکلیس نیوز / 13 مئ، 15 ریاض / (ایجنسی) وہائٹ ہاوس کا کہنا ہے کہ امریکی صدر باراک اوباما اور سعودی عرب کے بادشاہ سلمان بن عبدالعزیر نے ایران کے عالمی طاقتوں سے ہونے والے جوہری معاہدے کے حوالے سے بات چیت کی ہے۔ وہائٹ ہاوس کے مطابق سعودی عرب کے بادشاہ اور امریکی صدر کے درمیان ٹیلی فون پر ہونے وال

Bengal: Crude bomb explodes in local train, at least 15 hurt

At least 15 people were injured in West Bengal after a crude bomb exploded in a local train on the Sealdah-Krishnanagar line early on Tuesday morning. The blast, which left three passengers critically injured, exposed the glaring lapses in the passenger security system in local trains. The explos

Dropped from railway waiting list? Well IRCTC will now let you book last-minute flight tickets

For once, it might be a good thing to be dropped from an Indian Railway waiting list at the last moment. IRCTC has launched a new scheme that lets customers who have been dropped from a waiting list avail a last minute flight ticket at a “competitive” fare. This is how the scheme works, as per IR

48 Killed, Over 1000 Injured as Earthquakes Hit Nepal; 17 Also Killed in India

New Delhi: Four earthquakes shook devastated Nepal in quick succession on Tuesday afternoon, the first a massive 7.3 on the Richter scale. 48 people have died in Nepal and nearly a 1000 are injured. In India, where tremors were felt were felt across Northern and Eastern India, 17 people have died

UAE offers online visa facility to GCC residents

Online application and online payment of visa fees have been introduced for expatriates staying in the GCC on residence visas in order to spare them from the hassle of waiting in queues. Dubai - GCC expatriates on residence visas will no longer have to wait in queue to pay for UAE entry permits u

Around 6,000 Rohingya, Bangladeshi migrants stranded at sea

JAKARTA: Hundreds of migrants abandoned at sea by smugglers in Southeast Asia have reached land and relative safety in the past two days. But an estimated 6,000 Bangladeshis and Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar remain trapped in crowded, wooden boats, migrant officials and activists said. With food and

Individuals can apply for maid visas

The Ministry of Labor announced Monday that individual sponsors can now apply directly to their local labor offices for housemaid visas. Previously only private recruitment offices were allowed to apply for visas through agencies in countries abroad. Agency to agency recruitment would still be allo

Karnataka Board 10th X class exam results 2015 announced

May 12, 2015 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Karnataka Board 10th X class exam results 2015 have been announced today at 3 PM. The pass percentage is 82.82 percent. KSEEB 10th Result 2015 has been published on the official website i.e.kseeb.kar.nic.in as well as karresults.nic.in.

Nepal, India struck by another powerful earthquake

A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 on richter scale epicentred in Nepal shook West Bengal, Delhi and several parts of north India today, less than three weeks after the region was struck by a devastating temblor. "The quake measured 7.1 on richter scale with epicentre somewhere in Nepal," an IMD

JIH Bhatkal holds awareness programme on beneficial govt schemes

May 11, 2015 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: The Central Government and the State Government have released many schemes for the poor and helpless sick people but we do not take advantage of them as we do not have the right information, because of which, money released for these schemes

ساگر روڈ پر کتوں نے کی ہرن کو گھیر کر مارنے کی کوشش ؛ جنگلاتی محکمہ نے بچائی جان

بھٹکلیس نیوز / 11 مئ، 15 بھٹکل / (نامہ نگار)سا گر روڈ پر واقع جنگلاتی علاقے میں ایک ہرن کو اکیلا پاکر کچھ کتوں نے اسے گھیر کرحملہ کرنے کی کوشش کی لیکن موقع پر جنگلاتی محکمہ کے افسران کے پہنچ کر اس کو اپنی حفاظت میں لے لیا۔ جسے اب فاریسٹ دفتر میں رکھا گیا ہے۔اور اس کا علاج کیا جارہا ہے۔ فاریسٹ افسرا

علاقائی سازش ناکام بنانے کے لیے جنگ شروع کی:شاہ سلمان

بھٹکلیس نیوز / 11 مئ، 15 الریاض (العربیہ)سعودی عرب کے فرمانروا شاہ سلمان بن عبدالعزیز نے کہا ہے کہ یمن میں ایک فرقہ پرست گروہ کے خلاف فضائی جنگ اس کی خطے کی سلامتی کو نقصان پہنچانے کے لیے سازش کو ناکام بنانے کی غرض سے شروع کی گئی تھی۔ انھوں نے یہ بات مکہ مکرمہ میں علماء کے ایک اجتماع سے خطاب میں ک