Omar Salcedo Penalber (himself an convert) who converted more than two hundred Fillipinos in the UAE during his lecture in the UAE is currently visiting Oman MUSCAT: Omar Salcedo Penalber, the internationally renowned orator from the Philippines, will begin his series of lectures on Islam at the le

Bhatkal - 07 Sep 2011: Union Government's Department of Community Development and Planning is launching several free courses like Basic Computer Education, AutoCad, AutoMechanic, Tourist Guide, Electrician, Cutting & Tailoring etc in the coming moths. These courses are open for all people including

Bhatkal - 07 Sep 2011: An unidentified dead body of a man aged around 60 years, was found on a Mumbai bound Matsyagandha train here on Monday September 5. The identity of the man or where he was from could not be established. However, from his appearance, he seemed to be a beggar. According to the s

Bhatkal - 07 Sep 2011: In a gruesome incident, an unknown assailant attacked a Forest guard and chopped off his private organ here in Nouj forest area which comes under Heble gram panchayath limits. The victim was brought to Bhatkal Govt Hospital and later shifted to private hospital in Mangalore fo

Bhatkal - 07 Sep 2011: Dubai's famous clock trader, Ahmed Siddiqui Group recently donated a precious Omega Clock to Bhatkal Jama Masjid which has been installed just outside the main entrance gate. It may be interesting to note that, many Bhatkali youths are employed at various positions in Ahmed Si

New Delhi - 07 Sep 2011: A strong tremor lasting several seconds shook Delhi on Wednesday night.An earthquake measuring 6.6 on theRichterscale shook Delhi and its outskirts at 11.30 pm on Wednesday night, the Met department said.People in many areas as well as in the neighbouring town of Faridabad i

Moscow - 07 Sep 2011 (Reuters): A passenger plane carrying a Russian ice hockey team to a season-opening match crashed after takeoff from a provincial airport on Wednesday, leaving 43 people feared dead.The crash of the Yak-42 aircraft, whose passengers included players and coaches of a team that in

MUSCAT - The Bhatkal Muslim Jamat Muscat-organised Eid Milan 2011 proved to be a resounding success as excellent arrangements were appreciated by the crowd. Samiulla Barmavar regaled the crowd in two rounds of renditions. The Eid Milan 2011 began with dinner served at the expansive lawns of Indian S

Lucknow - 07 Sep 2011: Religious minorities today joined hands to protest against the central government's decision to conduct combined entrance tests for admissions to MBBS course in all medical colleges including minority institutions. The minority representatives also announced to meet the Pr

New Delhi - 07 Sep 2011 (PTI): Government on Wednesday introduced in the Lok Sabha a bill that provides for just and fair compensation and makes it compulsory for consent of 80% people of any area where land is to be acquired for developmental purposes. The much-awaited Land Acquisition, Rehabili

Southampton - 07 Sep 2011 (AFP): Captain Alastair Cook led from the front as England took a 1-0 lead in the one-day series with a seven wicket win over India at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday. After Saturday's no result in Durham, Cook made 80 not out as England overhauled India's total of 187-8 made in t

New Delhi - 07 Sep 2011: Twelve people were killed and at least 62 others injured in a powerful blast outside Delhi high courtgate number 5 on Wednesday morning.The blast took place at around 10.15 am. Home secretary RK Singh told reporters the explosives were placed in a briefcase at the high court

New Delhi - 07 Sep 2011: FormerSamajwadi Partygeneral secretaryAmar Singhwas on Tuesdayarrestedfor his alleged involvement in thecash-for-vote scam.He, along with two other accused - Faggan Singh Kulaste, Mahavir Singh Bhagora - have been sent to judicial custody till September 19.The 55-year-old Si

Bhatkal - 06 Sep 2011: Indian Society of Technical Education (ISTE) chapter of Anjuman Engineering College, Bhatkal has recently organized a talk on the topic 'How to Improve the Communication Skills'. Mr Ghajanan Bhat, Resource person, Karnataka Government delivered the talk. Dr R. Noor Ahmed, Prin

Nairobi - 06 Sep 2011 (AFP): Three-quarters of a million people are facing death by starvation in Somalia, the UN said on Monday as it reported that famine had spread to a sixth southern region of the beleaguered Horn of Africa state."Tens of thousands of people have already died, over half of whom

London - 06 Sep 2011 (ANI): Chemists at Tufts have developed the world's smallest electric motor made from a single molecule, a development that may potentially create a new class of devices with applications ranging from medicine to engineering. In the new study, the Tufts team reports an elect

Bhatkal, September 5,2011 (Bhatkallys News): A colorful hamd-o-naat recitation programme was hosted at the Naunihaal school to commemorate the Eid-Ul-Fitr celebrations this year.The inaugural program began with a Qir'at by Fahad Malpa translated by Sahil Kola. A rendition of naat by students Reha an

New Delhi - 05 Sep 2011 (AFP): Uttar Pradesh chief minister and head of theBahujan Samaj Party(BSP)Mayawat isent her private jet to pick up a pair of sandals, according to leakedUS diplomatic cables.US embassy cables from 2007 to 2009 released by theWikiLeakswebsite in recent days describe Mayawati,