The move of the Dakshina Kannada district administration to recommend Mangalore Junction as the railway station in the city to be developed to world-class standards has not gone down well with rail enthusiasts even as Southern Railway is unaware of any such move. Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim,

Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, yesterday inaugurated the Mohammad Bin Rashid Quran Printing Centre, The centre will be the first of its kind to provide copies of the Quran in all typescript, writing sty

Photo Courtesy: TOI MUMBAI: The ration card — the government issued booklet for availing of subsidized food under the public distribution service — is set to lose its privileged status as a valid document for opening bank accounts. Aadhaar is now set to become the single universal document for op

GENEVA: Palestinian civilians in densely-populated Gaza have no place to hide from Israel’s military offensive and children are paying the heaviest price, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Israel pounded targets across the Gaza Strip, saying no cease-fire was near as US and UN diplomats pursued

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: A rocket fired from Gaza on Tuesday led airlines to halt flights to Israel, as the UN chief urged an end to a conflict that has killed more than 630 Palestinians. As the violence entered its third week, the United States and Egypt discussed cease-fire proposals

July 21, 2014 | Press Release| Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: "Dr. SIddique Mohammed Usman passed away on the night of 19th July 2014 at Chennai. He is the son of Late Jb. MM Siddique, the respected Leader of the Community and one of the Founders of Anjuman Hami-E-Muslimeen Bhatkal, Dr. Usman was also

India's Mars Orbiter spacecraft that left the Earth last November is nearing the Red planet with all its payloads in good condition, ISRO said Tuesday. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India's Mars Orbiter or Mangalyaan has travelled over 540 million km on its journ

The National Recruitment Committee has fixed the monthly salary of Indian maids at SR1,200, said sources. The new labor contract stipulates that maids must be given free time for at least eight hours daily and a paid vacation of 15 days annually or 30 days after two years of service. Maids must

MANGALORE: In a bid to clear the air over the process of identifying endosulfan victims, district health officer Dr HS Shivakumar said on Monday that the process is still on. A team of medical experts are present at District Wenlock Hospital every Monday and Tuesday to check people who are suspected

ADGP Law and Order (State Police Headquarters) M N Reddi took charge as the new City police chief soon after the government issued the order of his appointment. Auradkar has been posted as ADGP KSRP. The government also shifted Additional Commissioner (Law and Order) Kamal Pant, second-in-command

GAZA CITY: The death toll in Gaza rose to 572 on Monday. And the Israeli army said another seven soldiers had been killed in fighting in Gaza, raising the overall Israeli death toll to 27, all but two of them soldiers. Gaza emergency services spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra said airstrikes and shelling

What if you can type on any surface to get rid of the pain of mobile phone typing? With the AirType project, this is a near possibility. A Texas-based hardware and machine learning startup, AirType is developing a “keyboardless keyboard” accessory that allows you to type on any surface for your p

Is your goal this year to get that promotion? Good for you! A promotion doesn’t just magically happen because you want it to or because you feel like you spent enough time in your current position. Promotions take place because of demonstrated ability to perform at the next level. If you reall

July 21, 2014 | Rizwan Gangavaly | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: In a bid to bolster bonds between the two communities and to avoid any toward situation on the occasion of Marihabba and Eid-ul-Fitr, the police department of Bhatkal held a peace meet at IB office today morning which saw participation o

July 21, 2014 | Rizwan Gangavaly | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Defying rain, people from all faiths and beliefs from Bhatkal and nearby places are seen thronging Ramadan Bazar and busy shopping for their festivals. The traffic police is patrolling near Moulana Azad Road Cross and Marikette to avoid

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has asserted that the government will enact stringent laws to punish rapists and those involved in sexual harassment of women to prevent such terrible incidents from occurring in the State. Reacting to the public outcry over the rape of a six-year-old girl in a Bangalo

NEW DELHI: With the Election Commission announcing bypolls for 18 assembly seats in four states including Bihar, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab, the stage is set for the first major electoral battle after the Lok Sabha polls. Polling will take place on these 18 seats on August 21. Ten seats

Public sector workers in UAE will have a five-day holiday on Eid Al Fitr from July 27 to July 31, the office of the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources announced on Sunday. Based on the directives of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Hussain Ebrahim Al Hamm