Bhatkal - Popular Front of India (PFI) as a part of their nation-wide campaign to bring awareness about education, organized 'School Chalo' program here in Ghousia Mohalla of Shirur. Speaking on this occasion, Chief guest of this function and President, All India Imam Council, Janab Moulana Muazzam

Bangalore/Mangalore/Hubli - 04 June 2012 (DHNS):Many districts of Coastal and North Karnataka received heavy rain with thunder storms on Monday, setting a much-awaited stage for the arrival of monsoon in the State. The State Meteorological Department has said the monsoon will enter Karnataka in the

MLC Pasha Patel often jokes that if the number of Muslim prison inmates in Maharashtra keep increasing at the current pace, every jail will soon have an Eidgah. Patel's black humour may be a bit exaggerated, but it cannot be denied that the number of Muslims in jail is highly disproportionate to th

Abuja - 03 June 2012 (PTI): At least 153 people on board a passenger plane are feared to have died when a plane carrying them crashed into a building in a residential area of Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos on Sunday.The aircraft belonging toDana aircaught fire immediately sending billows of thic

A passenger plane crashed into a building in the Nigerian city of Lagos Sunday, authorities reported. Rescue workers and volunteers were on their way to the area amid media reports of at least 150 dead. Broadcaster Channels TV put the death toll at 147, with deaths both among passengers and on the

NEW DELHI: In an attempt to rein in fly-by-night operators who have set up shops in India, the Universities Grants Commission (UGC) has made its approval mandatory for all collaborations between foreign and Indian educational institutions. The new regulations approved by the UGC on Saturday give ex

MUMBAI:FacebookCEOMark Zuckerberghas not marked his relationship status as "married". His wifePriscilla Chanhas. He has no picture of them as newly-weds on his page, she does. It's fine for the couple after the billionaire-founder of the world's most popular social networking site tied the knot abou

Beijing - 03 June 2012 (PTI): It was no time to "make waves" in the disputed South China Seaand dance behind a "Pied Piper", China's official news agency warned today, after US said it would shift the bulk of its naval fleet to thePacific Oceanby 2020."It is advisable for some to refrain from muddyi

New Delhi - 03 June 2012 (PTI): Ahead of their joint fast against the UPA government on the issue of corruption,Anna Hazareand yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Sunday visited the memorial ofMahatma Gandhiat Rajghat. Baba Ramdev reached the samadhi along with a number of his supporters after taking out a mar

Bhatkal - 02 June 2012: Two persons injured when a truck knocked down scooter near Tenginagundi cross, Bhatkal. The injured have been identified as Deepak Shetty (33) from Shirali and his wife Roopa (27). The accident took place at around 11:00 am when a lorry hit the bike and runaway but the vehicl

Dubai - This year's edition of Rabita Award will be held in Bhatkal in the third week of December. Accordingto reliable sources, the much-anticipated Rabita Award function, usually held in the month of July, has been slated for December due to Ramadan falling during July-August. The exact date would

AP In this video image taken from Egyptian State Television, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is seen in the defendant's cage as a judge reads the verdict against him, in Cairo on Saturday. AP In this video image taken from Egyptian State Television, former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak i

After the sharp criticism over the steepest hike, petrol price was on Saturday cut by Rs 2.02 rpt 2.02 per litre, a partial rollback of the Rs 7.54 a litre increase effected more than a week ago. The reduction, a result of fall in international oil prices, will mean that petrol in Delhi will cost Rs

Bhatkal - 01 June 2012: Masjid Ahmed Sayeed Hurlisal became the new Juma Masjid as the first Juma namaz was offered here today. Around 500 people offered the prayer which was led by Iman and Khateeb of Masjid Ahmed Sayeed, Moulana Jafer Faqi Nadvi. It may be noted that, two weeks back Masjid Syedina

Research In Motion's appointment of bankers to advise on drastic options, including an outright sale of the BlackBerry maker Research In Motion's appointment of bankers to advise on drastic options, including an outright sale of the BlackBerry maker, may only hasten moves by major customers to offer

Google has fired a new salvo in a censorship battle with Beijing by adding a feature that suggests alternatives for search terms that might result in blocked results. Google's announcement Thursday did not mention of Beijing's extensive Internet controls. But it comes after filters were tightened s

Stung by the controversies and scandals this season, the IPL authorities will put in place strict guidelines for franchise owners to ensure that the glamorous event's brand image is not dented in future. Although this year's IPL drew massive crowds, it was rocked by a spate of controversies involvi

MANGALORE: Boarding a wrong bus or train may not be uncommon occurrence, but an aircraft? In a first, a Bahrain passenger, bound to Dhaka to attend his child's funeral last week, landed at the Bajpe airport here. Mohammed Alam Mamtazuddin, who was supposed to board the Gulf Air to Dhaka, landed at t