Bhatkal - 19 July 2011: An inter-community meet was held in Bhatkal on Sunday here at the Lalita Kala Mantap (New English High School). Speaking on the occasion Syed Khalilur Rahman called upon the people to promote communal harmony. He said that, 'for any work for the development of Bhatkal or for

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Even before the real perpetrators of the recent attack on Mumbai are brought into light, even before the investigation and investigators have come out with evidences against the outfits behind the attack, some sections of the media, civil society, and politicians have given their verdict; 'Islamic T

New Delhi - 18 July 2011 (PTI):US secretary of state Hillary Clinton arrives on Monday to attend the second round of Indo-US strategic dialogue on Tuesday during which a host of key bilateral, regional and international issues including situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan and security cooperati

Bhatkal - 18 July 2011: Heavy rain from the past few days created floodings in low lying areas due to this hundreds of acres of paddy fields have been inundated. The taluk administration has alerted villagers on the bank of River Venkatapur, which is flowing above danger mark, to move to safer place

Karwar - 18 July 2011: Heavy rain has lashed the coastal areas for over 48 hours. Uttara Kannada bore the brunt, and there was widespread destruction in the district. Three houses collapsed in Ankola taluk, an entire village in the outskirts of Karwar was flooded and 10 houses were partially damaged

Bhopal - 17 July 2001: Vice President of India Mr. Mohammed Hamid Ansari has stressed the urgent need to regulate media while expressing deep concern and anguish over "paid news" phenomena which has raised its ugly head. Any discussion on the issue of regulation of media should not avoid "paid ne

New Delhi - 17 July 2011: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Friday said involvement of Hindu outfits could not be ruled out in Wednesday's blasts in Mumbai. Asked if he suspected the involvement of Hindu outfits in the latest Mumbai blasts, Singh told The Indian Express: "Nothing can be

BANGALORE: The High Court on Thursday ordered a CBI probe into the murder of Naushad Kasim, a Mangalore based human rights advocate and lawyer of underworld don Chota Shakeel's aide Rashid Malbari.Hearing a petition seeking a CBI probe into the murder and the allged involvement of four police offic

Bangalore - 17 July 2011 (IANS): Karnataka's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has landed in a row over its support to teaching of Hindu holy book 'Bhagvad Gita' in schools.The controversy took a new turn after Primary and Secondary Education Minister Vishwanath Hegde Kageri said July 14 that

Mangalore - 17 July 2011: The KSRTC Mangalore division after successfully introducing Volvo B7R airconditioned services on Mangalore-Manipal and Mangalore -Kasargod routes, it has announced that it will run the same services between Mangalore-Bajpe airport.This announcement comes a shot in the arm o

Mumbai - 17 July 2011 (PTI): A man questioned in connection with Wednesday's serial blasts died while undergoing treatment in a civic-run hospital in Mumbai, police said.Faiz Usmani, brother of 2008 Ahmedabad blast accusedAfzal Usmani, died at 1:30 AM while he was undergoing treatment for hemiparesi

New Delhi - 16 July 2011: Maulana Mahmood Madani, Rajya Sabha MP and General Secretary of Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind, while strongly condemning the Mumbai serial blasts and demanding the government to bring the culprits to justice, warned against harassment of innocent Muslims in various parts of the c

Bhatkal - 16 July 2011: An ATS team from Mumbai is in Bhatkal, the coastal town of Uttara Kannada district, to look for clues to the July 13 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai. Police said the team visited some places in the town on information that some suspects there have a role in the blasts. However,

Mumbai - 16 July 2011: To protest the cowardly bomb attacks, 72 ulemas will march from Minara Masjid to Opera House on Saturday. The protest of the 72 ulemas will recall the memory of the Muslims' first battle against terrorism in Karbala.A meeting to discuss the issue was conducted on Thursday nigh

Mumbai - 16 July 2011: Like after every blast, this time too the police are not sparing former members of the banned outfit Simi (Students Islamic Movement of India). Some are ruing the day they decided to join the organization.Take Kamal Khan, for example. The 46-year-old production engineer said:

Jeddah - 16 July 2011: At 12:27 p.m. on Saturday, the sun will be directly above the Ka'ba during its return from the Tropic of Cancer to the Equator. The sun will cast no shadows in the Grand Mosque. Eng. Majed Abu Zahra, Head of Jeddah Astronomy Society, said, "This phenomenon can help us determin

Bhatkal - 16 July 2011: Annual 'Rabita Education Award' ceremony was held here at Anjuman High School Grounds, Bhatkal wherein the toppers from various Schools and Colleges of Bhatkal along with Bhatkalli students studying in Schools outside Bhatkal including Gulf coutnries were honoured. The specia