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Freelancing could become as big as outsourcing industry

New Delhi - Never mind the lacklustre job market in India. Don't worry about the anti-outsourcing outcry in the US. And don't let slowdown and layoffs in the West weigh you down.For the hungry, talented and skilled Indians looking for work and income, there is a new job market that has opened up, th

Authorities forbid Communist Party cadres, civil officials and students from marking Ramadan

Chinese authorities in the northwestern province of Xinjiang have banned Muslim officials and students from fasting during the month of Ramadan, prompting an exiled rights group to warn of new violence. Guidance posted on numerous government websites called on Communist Party leaders to restrict Mus

Dubai Holy Quran Award begins

Dubai - 29 July 2012: The Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA) 16th session started on Friday night at the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Deira, with participation of eight contestants from the UK, Bangladesh, Jordan, Sri Lanka, Mali, Denmark, Uganda, and Tanzania. Of the 88 memoris

Electricity restored almost fully in all regions: Power Grid

New Delhi - 01 Aug 2012 (IANS): A day after the biggestblackoutin the country, affecting half of India's population, the main distribution company on Wednesday said nearly 100 percent of the demand had been restored in all five regions of the country. According to the Power System Operation Corp, a

Northern grid fails again, Delhi Metro comes to a standstill

New Delhi - 31 July 2012 (PTI):Delhi Metrocame to a standstill on Tuesday afternoon following the collapse of the Northern Power Grid for the second time in two days, inconveniencing thousands of commuters.Metro operations came to a standstill at around 1.10pm after the northern grid failed again, o

Parents try to smuggle baby into UAE in hand luggage

Sharjah: Customs officials at Sharjah International Airport have arrested an Egyptian man and his wife after they attempted to smuggle their infant son into the UAE in their luggage. The attempt was discovered on Saturday morning after the man, in his 30s, and his wife arrived at the airport from Eg

Northern grid failure disrupts services of 300 trains

New Delhi - 30 July 2012 (PTI): Services of about 300 trains, including premier ones like Rajdhani, Shatbadi and Duronto, were severely affected due to collapse of the Northern grid in the early hours on Monday, causing inconvenience to passengers.Rajdhani trains coming from Bhubaneswar, Howrah, Sea

Chennai-bound Tamil Nadu express catches fire: 42 passengers charred to death

Nellore - 30 july 2012: Forty-two people have been killed and 25 have been injured after a sleepercoach(S11) of the Delhi-ChennaiTamil Nadu Expresscaught fire near Nellore in Andhra Pradesh at around 4.45am.Railways has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the families of dead, Rs 1 lakh for ma

Guest lecture on Career Guidance and Personality Development

Bhatkal - A Guest lecture on Career Guidance and Personality Development was organized on 19thJuly 2012 here at Anjuman Institute of Management and Computer Applications Bhatkal. Mr.Muaz Shabandri was the resource person working for Khaleej Times, Dubai, UAE. He enlightened and guided the students i

Mangalore: Activists Barge into Party at Resort, Thrash Girls

Mangalore, Jul 28: In an incident that brought back memories of the infamous 2009pub attack, activists allegedly belonging to Hindu Janajagrana Vedike on Saturday July 28 raided a resort in Padil, and thrashed and slapped girls who were allegedly partying. The group barged into Morning Mist Home Sta

Anna Hazare begins fast, says countrymen will not let me die

New Delhi - 29 July 2012 (PTI): Ignoring an appeal from his close aides,Anna Hazareon Sunday joined three of his team members in theirindefinite fasthere after his four-day ultimatum to the government to concede to his demands on Lokpal Bill found no response.Hazare, who had been sitting on a dharna

Supersonic missile BrahMos test fired from Odisha

Bhubaneswar - 29 July 2012 (PTI): India today test fired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile as part of a user trial by the Army from a test range atChandipuroffOdishacoast.The missile, which has a flight range of up to 290 km, is capable of carrying a conventional warhead of 300 kg."The cruise missil

Entrance test for the UPSC/ KPSC Examination for Minority candidates

Entrance test for the Pre-Examination training for Minority Candidates for UPSC/KPSC Examinations 2012-13Entrance test for the Pre-Examination training for Minority Candidates for UPSC/KPSC Examinations 2012-13 Entrance Test Date : Sunday, 5th August 2012 Timings : 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m Click here

New Bhatkal SSLC topper emerges after re-evaluation

Bhatkal - 28 July 2012: Afrah Shamool d/o Syed Muzaffar, a student of Naunihaal School emerged new Bhatkal taluka topper with 96.64% marks after re-evaluation of her answer scripts. Earlier when the SSLC results were declared, Sujanya Hegde was the topper with 96% marks and Afrah stood second. But s

Dazzling opening ceremony launches 30th Olympic Games

London - 28 July 2012 (PTI): London presented a vibrant picture of Great Britain's rich heritage and culture as a colourfulopening ceremonymarked the inauguration of the30th Olympic Gamesat the spunky Olympic stadium on Friday night.Queen Elizabeth IIdeclared the Games open amidst thunderous cheers

جناب وانیا سراج اللہ امرا پاؤلے

بھٹکلیس نیوز / 26 جولائ، 12 بھٹکل / (بھٹکل بیورو) بھٹکل کے ایچ بی کالونی بتر رہاتلے انی ویلفئیر اسپتلات خدمات انجام دیتلے جناب وانیا سراج صاحب آز اپلی عمرے چی تقریباً 77/بہارو پلؤن ربا جواب دیؤن واٹیت ، ہینچی جنازہ ناواز انشاء اللہ آز دومپرا ناؤزے مگ خال جامع مذگتی ادا کرون وتلی بلون امید اشے ۔ ال

Samiullah Barmavar's 'Neet Waat' well acknowledged

Bhatkal - 25 July 2012: Celebrated Naiti poet, Samiullah Barmavar's 'Neet Waat', a collection of his Naiti poems,has been well acknowledged. The 200-page anthology contains almost all his poems withthemes ranging fromIslam and Bhatkal to heritage and culture to societal ills. The Rs.150 priced bookl

UN designates Western Ghats as world heritage site

United Nations - (PTI):India's 1600-km long Western Ghats mountain chain, which has forests older than the Himalaya mountains, has been added to list of world heritage sites by the United Nations.The Western Ghats mountain chain is recognised as one of the world's eight "hottest hotspots" of biologi