Abu Dhabi - The Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) will phase out the use of plastic bags in its facilities, a company official said Wednesday.According to Chief Executive Officer Ali Rashid Al-Jarwan, a multi-faceted strategy to replace all non-biodegradable plastic bags by the end of 2

BEIJING: Indian school students will soon begin learning Chinese in large numbers as it will soon be introduced in the CBSE curriculum, Human Resources Minister, Kapil Sibal said Wednesday after discussing with China's Education Minister Yuan Guiren the modalities of training Indian teachers for the

Bangalore - Reserving 25 percent of seats for children of poor families in private schools would be mandatory and its violation would be punishable, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said Monday."We will not budge an inch from this mandatory provision in the Right to Free and Compulsor

Hyderabad, August 30: The Prof. G. Ram Reddy Centre for Distance Education, Osmania University, has invited applications for admission to Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A) and Post Graduate Diploma in Bioinformatics from candidates without entrance test across the country.In a press note,

Hyderabad - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched the RBI Young Scholars Award Scheme to create awareness among young scholars about the Indian banking sector and RBI. Under the Scheme, the RBI will select 125 scholars through a countrywide competitive examination and award a scholarship.Sele

New Delhi - Sheela Bhatt meets Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha chief Mohan Bhagwat at a media interaction in New Delhi. She says that while he was rigid on his stand on the Ayodhya issue, he impressed with his simplicity and clarity of thought."Hindu society in India wants to see a Ram temple in Ayodhy

MUSCAT - Like last year this time too the Eid Milan 2010 organised by the Bhatkal Muslim Jamat, Muscat was different from eid milans held elsewhere in the GCC.The impressive eid Milan featured interesting and humorous skits which have been the hallmark of Muscat eid Milan for the last the last two y

Chennai - Bhatkal community in Chennai has decided to organize Eid Get-together on 26th September at 10:30 am at MEASI MAT Higher Secondary School located at 53, Angappa Naicken Street Chennai. According to the press release issued by the secretary of the association, there will be several events in

Bhatkal - In a fatal road accident on N.H. 17 near Venkatapur, a labourer was killed when he came under rear wheels of a lorry. The deceased has been identified as Narayana Masti Gonda (50) of Tengingundi. According to the sources, while walking beside the road, he accidentally slipped and came unde

New York: Rafael Nadal won his first US Open title to complete a career Grand Slam, beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 on Monday in a match filled with fantastic shot making by both men and interrupted by a thunderstorm a day after it was postponed by rain.It's Nadal's third consecutive major

A ban will come into force early next year if latest law passed by French parliament is not overturned by senior judgesParis: The French parliament passed a law on Tuesday prohibiting wearing a full-face veil in public, meaning a ban will come into force early next year if it is not overturned by se

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has stopped issuing visas to Pakistanis holding handwritten passports, a senior official told Gulf News on Tuesday.The decision will affect Pakistanis who plan to travel to the UAE and Pakistani expatriates already in the country who plan to apply for a new visa after cancelling t

BANGALORE - Islamic scholar and former Imam of Kachchi Mamon Masjid at Mangalore Bunder area Moulavi Hafiz Abdussami Nadvi died at his residence in Bangalore on Monday after a prolonged illness.He was 65. He was bedridden for over a decade after suffering a paralytic stroke. His condition deteriorat

Kuwait - Karnataka Muslim Welfare Association (KMWA ) Kuwait, a subsidiary of IMA-Kuwait, organized an educational and amusing Eid Al-Fitr (Festival of Fast-breaking) Get-Together function at Kuwait Indian Community School auditorium on Sunday evening 12th Sept. 2010 in Salmiya, Kuwait. This enterta

Riyadh - Bhatkal community in Riyadh hosted grand Eid-Milan Party at Riyadh's best five star hotels, Riyadh Palace with an extravagant dinner followed by colourful entertainment program wherein childrens showcased their skills. The fist session of the program was begun at around 9:30 pm with the Qir

Kuwait - Bhatkal community in Kuwait hosted Eid Milan to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Saturday at around 2:00 pm after a plush dinner at Hotel City Mughlai located at Jahra road here in Kuwait. The program was started with the Qir'at of Hafiz Ifran Akrami followed by Mr. Mohiddin Jeelani Ikkery sing

DAMMAM - BMJ Eastern Province conferred Lifetime Achievement Award to Janab Syed Abubaker Syed Hassaina (popularly known as Western Syed Abubaker Bhao) for his selfless service to the Bhatkali community spanning a period of over 25 years.Abubaker Bhao aged over 60 years landed on the soil of Saudi A

Dammam - Stand-up comedian, Rehman Khan well known for his performance in 'Laughter Challenge 3', 'Punjabi Chakde', 'Comedy Champion', 'Dekh India Dekh', 'Raju Haazir Ho', 'Chinchpokli to China', 'Bade Miya Chota Miya' amongst other, captivated the 800 strong audience in the BMJ Eastern Province Eid