SRINAGAR: An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on Monday hit Kashmir valley, prompting people to rush out of buildings fearing repeat of the 2005 tremor which devastated several border areas of the valley. The tremor with its epicentre in the Hindu Kush mountain range in Afghanistan occurred around 3.20pm

Bhatkal - 21 Marh 2011: A slow bike competition organized by BAS Motors in association with Bhatkal Rotary Club saw huge turnout. Around 60 motorists participated in the competition which was held at Police Grounds. Prior to this competition a bike rally in support of Indian Cricket team for the the

Bhatkal - 20 March 2011: Bhatkal Education Trust celebrated its platinum jubilee here at New English School yesterday. On this occasion Karnataka Higher Education Minister Dr V.S. Acharya, Karnataka Seconday Education Minister Mr Vishveswar Hegde Kageri and Bangalore Century Builder's Mr P. Sadanand

TRIPOLI: Western forces hit targets along the Libyan coast on Saturday, using strikes from air and sea to force Muammar Gaddafi's troops to cease fire and end attacks on civilians. Libyan state television said 48 people had been killed and 150 wounded in the allied air strikes. It also said there

Bhatkal - 20 March 2011: According to the press release issued by Bhatkal Tahsildar, people are requested to verify their census details by visiting the village accountant's office and request for correction if they find any data is missing or wrongly entered. Bhatkallys News Service

Bhatkal - 19 March 2010: BAS Motors and Rotary Club Bhatkal are jointly hosting a Slow Bike competition tomorrow (20th March) here at Police Grounds, Bhatkal. Providing the details of this competition at a press conference held here at Sreenivasa Hotel, Mr S M Khan, President Rotary Club, Bhatkal sa

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

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

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

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, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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