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Bhatkal Police bids adieu to Chandrappa Lamani

Bhatkal - Bhatkal Police paid its last respect to Chandrappa Lamani, a constable who died in an accident while chasing a vehicle today. His dead body arrived in Bhatkal at 6:00 pm from Kundapur where the post-mortem was carried out. In a brief ceremony held at Police Grounds, large number of people

Pressure mounts on AIMPLB for reconciliation

NEW DELHI: Notwithstanding the dismay and disquiet among Muslims over the Allahabad high court verdict on Babri Masjid, a group of some Muslim organization and a small section of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) are reportedly engaged in the reconciliation move.Though the little known Al

Karnataka Crisis: Yeddyurappa to prove majority on Oct 11

Bangalore - Embattled Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, whose government plunged into a major crisis after 19 MLAs withdrew their support, today said he will prove his majority in the Assembly on October 11, a day ahead of the deadline set by Governor H R Bhardwaj. "I have requested the gove

Jamatul Muslimeen's Tableegh unit to conduct Hajj training camp on 8th October

Bhatkal - Jamatul Muslimeen Bhatkal's Tableegh unit is conducting a Hajj training camp on Friday, 8th October here at Jamia Masjid, Bhatkal after Asr prayers. Several prominent ulemas will interact with the audience on this occasion and give important instructions regarding Hajj. Administrator of th

Policeman killed another injured while chasing a vehicle

Bhatkal - One policeman killed another injured when a mini-lorry carrying animals hit their bike here at Sultan street, Bhatkal in the early hours today. Locals rushed both the injured cops to Bhatkal Govt Hospital. After getting initial treatment over there, seriously injured cop was taken to Manip

Laxman, Ishant pull off a spectacular one-wicket victory for India

Mohali: In one of the most dramatic comebacks in India's cricket Test history, VVS Laxman and Ishant Sharma pulled off a spectacular one-wicket victory over Australia in the first Test at the Mohali Cricket Stadium.Laxman, suffering from a back spasm, literally carried India on his injured back with

Russian scientists win 2010 physics Nobel

Two Russian-born scientists shared the 2010 Nobel Prize for physics for showing how carbon just one atom thick behaved, a breakthrough with implications for areas from quantum physics to consumer electronics.Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, both with the University of Manchester, conducted exper

Times Square bomber sentenced to life in prison

A Pakistani-born US citizen who tried to set off a car bomb in New York's busy Times Square has been sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison.Faisal Shahzad, 31, pleaded guilty in June to a failed May 1 bombing in Midtown Manhattan. He admitted to investigators he received bomb-making training from th

A verdict that legitimises the Masjid demolition

The absence of any condemnation of the vandalism of the demolition of the Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992 is a conspicuous aspect of the Ayodhya verdict of the Allahabad High Court.The Supreme Court in its judgment of 1994 said of the demolition: "Within a short time, the entire structure was demol

Oman's Indian Community Eid Milan a resounding hit

Muscat - A good turn out marked the annual Indian Community Eid Milan 2010 held recently at Indian School, Al Ghubra. The superbly organised eid Milan was organised by Embassy of India, Eid Milan Committee and the Indian Social Club. It was an honour for Bhatkal community that Aftab Kola was the co-

Nobel for father of test tube baby

Oct. 4: British test tube baby pioneer, Prof. Robert G. Edwards, was on Monday awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. His pioneering work led to the birth of the world's first test-tube baby Louise Brown in Britain in 1978. Eighty-five-year-old Professor Edwards, pensioner fellow at Chur

Foundation stone laid for new English School in Murdeshwar

Murdeshwar - Murdeshwar Muslim Education Society's former President Mr. Chadkhan Siddi Mohammed and his son Chadkhan Khwaja Sahab have laid the foundation stone of a school named 'The New English School' at a brief ceremony held here at National High School Grounds, Murdeshwar. The Muslim Education

Two persons injured after stabbing incident

Bhatkal - Two persons injured including one seriously when they were attacked by two other persons yesterday night around 9:00 pm here at Hanuman Nagar, Bhatkal. The injured have been identified as Habeebullah Kodi (26) and Mohammed Sadique Kodsali. According to the sources, Habeebullah has given mo

New Metro line in Delhi a hit

New Delhi: After months of uncertainty and controversies, Delhi has finally decided to put behind all cynicism for the Commonwealth Games. As the Delhi Metro corridor between Sarita Vihar and Central Secretariat - the main link to the Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium - opened for the public on Sunday,

30-day test run for Makkah metro

JEDDAH: The newly established Mashair Railway which links the holy sites of Mina ,Arafat and Muzdalifa with Makkahwill have a 30-day test run before opening to transport domestic and GCC pilgrims during the upcoming Haj season. Municipal and Rural Affairs Minister Prince Mansour bin Miteb will inspe

Games ceremony leaves spectators spellbound

NEW DELHI - Sarita Joshi says she will never forget Sunday's 2010 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony for the rest of her life. The colour, the sights, the sounds, all Indian to the core, were an overwhelming experience for the Delhi homemaker.'It was such a brilliant show... I have no words to expr

High Court verdict or Panchayat pronouncement?

The reliance of the Allahabad high court on the "faith and belief of Hindus"-that Lord Rama was born in the "area covered under the central dome of the disputed structure"-in trifurcating the Ayodhya title suit, has come in for sharp criticism across the English media. *** The Hindu's deputy edito

The verdict on Ayodhya: a historian's perspective

The Hindu ROMILA THAPAR: We cannot change the past to justify the politics of the present. Photo: S S Kumar It has annulled respect for history and seeks to replace it with religious faith. The verdict is a political judgment and reflects a decision which could as well have been taken by the stat