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High import duty on gold makes smugglers more creative

Gold smugglers have found ingenious ways to smuggle the precious yellow metal into the country through the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), hoodwinking the Customs. LED flood lights, adaptors of electric hair trimmers, UPS devices, microwave ovens and transformers, and electronic devices are

Tamil expatriates donate blood for Haj pilgrims

Jeddah: Indian expatriates from the state of Tamil Nadu launched a blood donation campaign for Haj pilgrims recently. Jamal Gafoor of the Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath (TNTJ), Jeddah region, said that over 250 expatriates showed up at the King Fahd Hospital in the city recently to donate blood meant t

Mursi charged with passing state secrets to Qatar

CAIRO: Egypt charged ousted president Mohamed Mursi and several other people on Saturday with endangering national security by leaking state secrets and sensitive documents to Qatar, dealing a further blow to his outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. Relations between Qatar and Egypt have been icy since Jul

شمالی کنڑا ضلع پنچایت اسٹانڈنگ کمیٹیوں کی تشکیل؛ بھٹکل کے عبدالرحیم سماجی انصاف کمیٹی کے صدر منتخب ( مزید خبریں )

بھٹکلیس نیوز/06ستمبر،14 کاروار/(نامہ نگار)شمالی کنڑا ضلع پنچایت کی تیسری میعاد کے لئے پانچ اسٹانڈنگ کمیٹیان بنائی گئی ہیں اور ان کمیٹیوں کے صدور اور اراکین کو منتخب کرکے احکامات جاری کئے گئے ہیں ، سماجی انصاف اسٹانڈنگ کمیٹی  کے صدر عبدالرحیم شیخ بھٹکل ،اور رتنگا بسوراج لمبانی ،ہیرابائی شانتا باندیک

India, Australia sign civil nuclear deal

NEW DELHI: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he will sign a long-awaited uranium nuclear deal with his Indian counterpart Friday, expressing hope for a “bright and golden” relationship between the two countries. Abbott said he wanted first-rank relations between India and Australia on the

One in 10 girls sexually abused worldwide, says UN report

United Nations: About one in 10 girls around the world experiences serious sexual violence, the UN children’s agency has said in a major report detailing the “staggering extent” of sexual, physical and emotional abuse faced by young people. The Unicef report found that 120 million girls and fem

National e-library in the offing

New Delhi: Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani Friday said the government would soon launch an online library to make study materials available to all. "The prime minister has highlighted that modern day medium of growth is connectivity and the use of information and communication te

کرناٹک میں فصلوں کی تباہی ، متاثرین کی امداد کے لئے10کروڑ جاری

بھٹکلیس نیوز/05 ستمبر،14 گلبرگہ /خشک سالی اور جاریہ ہفتہ ہوئی موسلادھار بارش سے گلبرگہ ضلع میں تباہ ہوئیں فصلوں کے متاثرین کی امداد کے لئے ریاستی حکومت نے10کروڑ روپئے جاری کئے ہیں ۔ یہ بات ڈپٹی کمشنر گلبرگہ ڈاکٹر این وی پرساد نے بتائی۔ وہ آج یہاں اخباری نمائندوں سے گفتگو کر رہے تھے ، اُنہوں نے مزید

India tops in suicide numbers, says WHO

India is the suicide hotspot of the world, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) report, which said that around 2.58 lakh people took their own lives, the highest for any country across the globe. The WHO figures, however, do not match with the official records. The WHO’s figure is hig

Blackout Casts Shadow over PM Modi's Economic Recovery

NEW DELHI:  Narendra Modi took decisive action as chief minister of Gujarat to secure round-the-clock supplies of electricity. Now, as Prime Minister of India, he is under attack for failing to avert a national power crisis. More than half of India's thermal power stations have less than a week's

Heavy monsoon rains kill more than 30 in Pakistan

Lahore, Pakistan: More than 35 people have been killed as a result of heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan, officials said on Thursday, as authorities warned more intense rainfall and flash floods could be imminent. Most of the deaths were caused by roof collapses in buildings in Punjab, Pakistan’s

Gaza reconstruction to cost $7.8bn

RAMALLAH: Rebuilding Gaza will cost $7.8 billion, the Palestinian Authority said on Thursday, in the most comprehensive assessment yet of damage from a seven-week war with Israel during which whole neighborhoods and vital infrastructure were flattened. The cost of rebuilding 17,000 Gazan homes ra

Dubai population ‘unbalanced’, stats show

Dubai: Just like previous years, Dubai’s population has consistently grown by five per cent over the past year. However, what might come as a surprise to many people is that a little over three-quarters of Dubai’s population is male. Statistics collected by the Dubai Statistic Centre s

One in three UAE drivers is distracted on the road

Dubai: One in three motorists in the UAE admit to being distracted while driving, a survey released on Tuesday revealed. Thirty-four per cent of 1,007 drivers surveyed in June said their concentration levels dip while driving due to various distractions on the road and inside vehicles, accordin

BSNL unveils 'smart phone' for common man

Bangalore: State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) Friday unveiled a low-cost version of its smart phone, with e-governance applications for common man. Branded as "Bharat phone", the mobile device has a three-inch large screen display with provision for dual SIM card and has been priced at Rs.

Many kids may miss Modi’s live telecast today

Many students here will miss the live telecast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech on Teachers' Day. While most government schools lack the facilities for it, many private schools may not do it because of the timing. The speech is scheduled from 3pm to 4.45pm, but classes at many private sch

Teachers' Day: Most teachers get a pittance for pay

NEW DELHI: Teacher's Day was never so big, ever since it was designated as such, back in 1962. That's because of the planned address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to thousands of school children. But, what about the teachers who will gather their flock for the big day? Nearly 43% of school teac

Arrest warrant out for Karthik Gowda

A Bangalore court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant against Karthik Gowda, son of Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda, for his failure to appear before the investigating officer in a rape and cheating case filed against him by Maitreya Gowda, an actor, in R T Nagar police station.  Additional