BANGALORE: Four-year-old Akshata's death after falling into a borewell in Nagthana taluk of Bijapur district on June 17 pushed the state government to come out with stringent guidelines for drilling borewells and their closure. However, more than a month later, 3,400 borewells still lie open across

"The government is of the opinion that in the Civil Services Preliminary examination, Paper II, the marks of the question section on 'English language comprehension skills' should not be included for gradation or merit," Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Personnel said in a brief statement in th

Amazon.com has it is giving away 29 paid Android apps worth over $100, for free as part of the Free App of the Day Programme. The promotion will begin on Thursday (1PM IST) and run till Saturday, 2 August (up to 12 PM IST) on the Amazon Appstore.Amazon Appstore is available for Android as well as Am

Around 70 Ethiopians escaped from a detention center in Riyadh. “We have arrested 25 of them and the security authorities are in hot pursuit of the remaining detainees,” said Capt. Abdullah Al-Harbi, general director of prisons. According to police, the detention centers are heavily monitored

Gaza City: A Gaza ceasefire crumbled only hours after it began on Friday, with at least 40 Palestinians killed by Israeli shelling and Israel accusing Hamas of violating the U.S.- and U.N.-brokered truce by firing rockets and mortars. The 72-hour break announced by U.S. Secretary of State John

Malin, Maharashtra: Rescuers have dug out 29 more bodies since last night from the mud and debris following a massive landslide at a village near Pune in Maharashtra that has claimed 73 lives so far. Around 80 are still feared trapped but hopes of finding survivors appear bleak with incessant rai

Mohammed Ala'lia, 10, was admitted to Al Shifa hospital with burn injuries and a fractured arm Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza City:  Pressure to arrive at a ceasefire has been prompted by the very large number of children wounded or killed in the Gaza violence, more than at any time in the past. The vul

Petrol prices have been reduced by Rs. 1.09, while diesel prices have been hiked by 50 paise. The new rates are effective midnight. "During the past fortnight, petrol prices have shown a downward trend while the INR-USD exchange rate has slightly depreciated. The combined impact of the two factor

Kolkata: The recent outbreaks of encephalitis, or severe inflammation of the brain, have killed around 550 people in India this year and the toll is likely to rise, officials have said. The states of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Bihar, Assam and West Bengal are the worst hit. “This is a seasona

GAZA CITY: Israel on Tuesday unleashed its heaviest bombardment in a 3-week-old war against Hamas, striking symbols of the group’s control in Gaza and firing tank shells that Palestinian officials said shut down the strip’s only power plant. The station’s shutdown further disrupted the supply of

The Eastern Province police arrested 5,950 illegal expats in cities across the region during Ramadan. Col. Ziad Al-Ruqaiti, Eastern Province media spokesman, said policemen referred violators to deportation centers affiliated with the province’s prisons. Al-Ruqaiti said that multiple security ra

SAHARANPUR/NEW DELHI: BJP has accused the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh of promoting communal tension to reap political benefits after three people were killed in clashes in Saharanpur. 20 people have been arrested in connection with the violence between two commu

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has issued a directive to donate SR100 million to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Health Minister Adel Fakeih said this directive was issued to face the shortage of medicine and medical supplies to treat the injured during the Israeli attacks on th

July 26, 2014 | Press Release | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Anjuman Women Degree College has added one more laurel to it's regular record of achievements. In the recent exam of BA 6th Semester final exam held in May/June 2014 all the 40 students who passed have obtained Distinction or First Class. (

RAMALLAH, West Bank/CAIRO: Israeli soldiers shot and killed three Palestinian protesters and wounded about 100 on Thursday in confrontations with several thousand people demonstrating in the occupied West Bank against a 17-day-old Israeli offensive in Gaza, Palestinian medical officials said. The

The wreckage of Air Algerie flight 5017 from Burkina Faso to Algeria has been discovered in Tilemsi, Mali, with 116 people on board. The French media is quoting Zoheir Houaoui of Air Algerie saying the plane was carrying 50 French passengers, six Algerians, one Malian, one Belgian, two from Lux

July 23, 2014 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: Expressing anger on the nonfunctional 108 ambulance service in Bhatkal, a memorandum was submitted by BJP representatives here in Bhatkal to the Assistant Commissioner demanding immediate restoration of its service. 108 ambulance service

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