Handsets major Nokia on Monday launched its first dual SIM set - Nokia C1.The set, available in three colours, will cost Rs. 1,999, the company's Director (Sales) Vipul Sabharwal told reporters here.The company would launch five or six models of dual SIM in the next six to nine months, he said. The

A young Bangalorean will be rubbing shoulders with world leaders on a global forum soon. Viren Pradeep (11), a student of Akshara Montessori House of Children in Yelahanka, has been chosen by the U.S.-based World Leadership Forum to participate this year. So far, around 45 children from India have b

Ahead of a Cabinet reshuffle and expansion of the 32-month-old BJP government on Tuesday, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa sacked three Ministers, including Gulihatti D. Shekar, who had threatened to commit suicide if dismissed.The Ministers who have been dropped are Shivana Gouda Naik (Adu

NEW DELHI - A footbridge being built for the Commonwealth Games in India collapsed on Tuesday, injuring 23 people and highlighting the raft of problems that have so far blighted the event, meant to showcase the emerging global power.Preparations for next month's Commonwealth Games, intended to be th

Bhatkal - Alleged misbehaviour by the KSRTC bus staff with 2 students of Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) sparked tension here in Bhatkal yesterday. According to the sources, 2 days back the students in Shirali were waiting for the Honnavar bus which didn't turned up on time. As a result of this

Bhatkal - Local residents of Azadnagar and ANFA volunteers under the leadership of Moulana Ansar Madani held a protest march from Azadnagar to Jali panchayath office and submitted a memorandum to the panchayath president Mrs Reshma and vice-president Mr. Abdul Salam Medical. The protesters put-forth

Bhatkal - Usmania Football Club emerged victorious in the final of BIFA junior (under-14) football tournament being played here at YMSA grounds. In the final encounter Usmania defeated Labbaik by 1-0. The 3 days tournament started on 16th September in which 9 teams from Bhatkal were participated. It

New Delhi - Two gunmen on a motorcycle opened random fire at one of the entrances to the Jama Masjid here Sunday, leaving two Taiwanese tourists wounded and sparking panic, police and shrine officials said. The attackers fired at least 10 rounds from an automatic weapon at a group of tourists alight

Bhatkal - Young Muslim Service Association (YMSA) organized an Eid get-together on 17 September here at Mango Farm House located near NH 17, Heggal. The program was started after an extravagant dinner at around 10:00 pm with the recitation of verses from holy Quran followed by Naat and welcome speec

New Delhi: Four months after country's worst aviation disaster in a decade that killed 158 people onboard, the families of the victims of Air India Express 812 find themselves in the midst of a battle for compensation.Crash victims allege Air India and the Reliance-led insurance consortium are putti

ALKHOBAR - The Indian government has honored International Indian School-Dammam Principal Dr. E.K. Mohammed Shaffe by conferring a national award on him.Shaffe received the award from Indian President Pratibha Patil in New Delhi last week. The annual award, which is given away every year, is meant t

Muscat - More than 150 Bhatkalis settled in Oman had a good time at a picnic organised on the third day of eid. The get-together held at a farm house near Musannah, some 105 kms from Ruwi, proved to be a good outing for the families. The crowd gathered at the farm house at 10am bringing their own tr

Mangalore, Sep 17 (DHNS): State Minister for Haj, Wakf and Minority Development Dr Mumtaz Ali Khan said that a direct Haj flight will be introduced from Mangalore for the convenience of pilgrims, who start their journey from Mangalore Haj Centre, this year.Addressing a press conference here on Thurs

DUBAI: Abdul Jaleel's half-century steered Uniforge Bhatkal past Carfare XI Dubai by five wickets in the 9th Dulsco Ramadan Cricket Tournament played at Zabeel Park cricket Grounds Dubai.Bhatkal will take on Winners of Jashanmahal/Yogi in the quarterfinals on Sunday, September 20.The 20-over tournam

Bangalore - The two-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministry in Karnataka will soon see a major overhaul to improve its image and functioning. Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and senior party leaders begin discussions on Saturday to decide who to include and who to drop.''A meeting of party lea

NEW DELHI - The all-party delegation, visiting Jammu and Kashmir on Monday to assess the ground situation in the State which has been in the grip of violence since June, will be led by Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram.Almost all parties have nominated their parliamentary party leaders or senior le

Islamabad - A powerful earthquake measuring 6.3 on Richter scale rocked many parts of Pakistan early on Friday, meteorological officials said.The tremor jolted Islamabad, central Punjab province, north-western Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, the tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, Pakistan-occupied Kash

Lucknow - The Special Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday rejected a plea for deferment of the verdict in the Babri Masjid title suit and imposed a heavy fine on applicant Ramesh Chandra Tripathi. The judgment on the 60-year-old title suit will be pronounced at 3.30 p.m. on September 24. The