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Weekly Sante Market postponed to Tuesday

Bhatkal - 19 March 2011: The weekly Sante Market which is being held every Sunday is postponed to Tuesday in the view of Holy festival. According to the press release issued by Additional DC, this decision was taken keeping in view the peaceful celebration of Holy festival. The ADC has also requeste

Biggest, brightest full moon of the year to be seen tonight

NEW DELHI: An exceptional celestial treat is in store for sky gazers as 'supermoon', the biggest and brightest full moon of the year which will be closest to Earth in 18 years, will be seen in the night sky on Saturday. "The 'supermoon' will be closest to the Earth in 18 years today and will app

Japan asks for US help in nuclear crisis, considers burying N-plant

TOKYO,Mar 18, 2011: Japan reached out Friday to the United States for help in stabilizing its overheated, radiation-leaking nuclear complex, while the UN atomic energy chief called the disaster a race against the clock that demands global cooperation.Japanese engineers conceded that burying the crip

King Abdullah sets up anti-graft body; minimum wage for govt staff

RIYADH, Published: Mar 18, 2011: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah announced the setting up of a national anti-graft body, while providing relief to government employees with a slew of orders.In his national address on Friday he issued 18 Royal Decrees that included the setting up of a

Libya declares ceasefire but fighting goes on

LIBYA, 18 Mar 2011:Gaddafi's government says it will end military operations in line with UN resolution but reports of attacks continue.Libya's government has announced an immediate ceasefire against pro-democracy protesters, hours after the United Nations Security Council authorised a no-fly zone o

Yemen declares 'state of emergency'

Sanaa, 18 Mar 2011 :Ali Abdullah Saleh, the Yemeni president, has declared a nationwide state of emergency, after a violent crackdown on anti-government protests killed at least 30 people, and left scores more wounded, in the capital Sanaa.Saleh said on Friday that the decision to impose the state o

Applications invited for Graduate Studies Scholarship at KAU

Jeddah: King Abdulaziz University (KAU) announces the Graduate Studies Scholarship Admission for applicants from outside Saudi Arabia for the academic year 2011/2012. This program will cover Master and Ph.D degrees in various Engineering and Science streams for non-Saudis. Interested candidates are

PUC II exam begins

Bhatkal - 18 March 2011: The PUC II examination across Karnataka begun yesterday at 933 examination centers. According to the sources this year total 6.20 lakh students are writing their PUC II exams including 3.33 lakh boys and 285,023 girls. The examination timing is from 9:00 am to 12:15 pm and 2

Saudi King to address nation, issue decrees

Riyadh, 18 March 2011 (Reuters) : AM Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah will address the nation on Friday to issue a number of decrees, the Royal Court said in a statement released by the state news agency.The speech by the King Abdullah would be the first since returning to the Kingdom nearly a month a

Nothing to fear when moon gets closer to earth, say scientists

CHENNAI: A full moon comes once a month. But March 19 is the day of the fullest moon -- when the moon will make its closest approach to the earth in almost 20 years. Amidst fears that the tidal periodicity of the moon caused the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, scientists assure that it would be

Memorandum submitted against load shedding

Bhatkal - 17 March 2011: Atikaram Horata Samiti yesterday submitted a memorandum to Assistant Commissioner against load shedding here in Bhatkal. Speaking on this occasion Atikaram Horata Samiti President, Mr Rama Moger said, 'since from the past two months regular load shedding is severely affectin

Meet Koisha Meera, Bhatkal's Celebrated Swimmer

Bhatkal - 16 March 2011: Bhatkallys.com representative, Mr Rizwan Gangavali recently had a meeting with Bhatkal's celebrated swimmer, Mr Mohammed Meera S/o. Mohammed Gouse Shingeri (alias Koisha Meera) at his residence and tried to collect some of the facts and stories about his life. We are present

Kannada Sahitya Sammelan held in Bhatkal

Bhatkal - 16 March 2011: Kannada Sahitya Parishad yesterday organized Bhatkal taluk Kannada Sahitya Sammelan here at New English School. The program was presided over by Mr P. R. Naik. Speaking on this occasion Mr P. R. Naik said, 'People should aware of persons who use religion to create divide bet

Workers briefly evacuate stricken nuclear plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan, March 16,2011 - Workers at a quake-damaged atomic power plant briefly suspended operations and evacuated Wednesday after a surge in radiation made it too dangerous to remain there, dealing a setback to Japan's frantic efforts to stem a nuclear crisis.Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio E

State of emergency declared in Bahrain

MANAMA, BAHRAIN, March 15, 2011 (AP): Bahrain state TV says a three-month state of emergency has been declared to try to quell political unrest threatening the monarchy.The statement from Bahrain's king says that the nation's armed forces chief is authorised to take all measures to stamp out protest

Applications invited from minority students

Belgaum: As per Govt of India notification (C)2/1/(1)2010-im, a coaching arrangements have been made for various technical and professional courses including CET, IIT-JEE, KAS etc for students belonging to minority communities including Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Parsi and Budhist. So the eligible stu

Masjid Imam Shafi holds Jalsa on Seerat-un-Nabi

Bhatkal - 14 March 2011: Masjid Imam Shafi conducted Jalsa on Seerat-un-Nabi here at Azad Nagar, Bhatkal. The entire program was split into two sessions. In the first session, children from Shabeena Maktak show-cased their amazing talents in Qirat, Speech and Poems and enthralled the audience. Later

Dead body found in Bhatkal Railway staion toilet

Bhatkal - 14 March 2011: A dead body was found here in Bhatkal railway staion toilet yesterday. Top Emergency Helping Association President Mr Nisar along with police visited the spot and after checking the pocket and mobile phone identified the dead body as Sainath Shirodkar of Goa. According to th