New Delhi - 23 Sep 2011: The promotion of Urdu got a major boost on Tuesday when the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) put online one million pages of writings by Ghalib, Maulana Azad, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Krishna Chander, Kaifi Azmi and Bekal Utsahi, besides hundreds of others. Th

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Abu Dhabi, 23, Septmber, 2011 ( Bhatkallys News) : The camaraderie of Eid Celebrations was in full spirit on Thursday evening as a cross-section of the Bhatkalli community celebrated its annual Eid Milan in Abu Dhabi. Hosted at the Abu Dhabi Country club, over 300 guests from the capital city came t

Makkah - 23 Sep 2011: How many of us are guilty of going to the Prophet's Mosque in Madina but not stopping at Uhud Mountain where our beloved Prophet lost four teeth and scarred his face during the Battle of Uhud? How many of us have visited and learnt about the significance of Cave Hira in Makkah,

United Nations - 23 Sep 2011 (AFP): TheUnited Statesled a mass walkout of theUN General Assemblyon Thursday when Iran's PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejadlaunched an outspoken attack on Western nations.A US diplomat who was in the assembly hall to monitor the speech left halfway through, while the 27Europ

New Delhi - 22 Sep 2011 (PTI):Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, one of India's greatest cricket captains ever and whose flair and acumen inspired a generation of cricketers, passed away on Thursday after battling a lung infection for the last few months. The 70-year-old cricketer, one of India's early supers

Bhatkal - 22 Sep 2011: Uttara Kannada DC, Mr B N Krishnaiah on Wednesday, 21st September chaired a meeting here at Bhatkal Tahsildar office and discussed the issue of NH-17's proposed expansion plans. He listened the arguments of community leaders and representatives of several groups. He will be su

A 20-year-old Nasa satellite the size of a bus is heading for Earth and expected to hit on Friday. Nasa and the US Department of Defense are tracking the 35ft spacecraft, the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, or (UARS), as it heads towards the planet at five miles per second. Exper

Mumbai - 22 Sep 2011: The 30-share BSE benchmarksensexnosedived by over 700 points during mid-session on day on panic selling across sectors, on grim economic warning by the US Fed over theAmerican economyamid worries about global slowdown.At 15.41 hrs, Sensex was down 704 points to be at 16361.15 a

Bhatkal - 22 Sep 2011: A Free Eye Check-up Camp was held here at Bhatkal Govt Hospital on Wednesday, 21 Setember. The event was sponsored by V R Deshpande Charitable Trust Haliyal in association with Bhatkal Rotary Club, Lions CLub Kumta & Parshurama Sports Club, Bhatkal. Several famous Eye Speciali

New Delhi - 22 Sep 2011: The Supreme Court on Thursday gave it's verdict in the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple case and said the vault B of the temple will not be opened till an integrated and multi-layered security cover is provided. The apex court also said they are satisfied with the State Govern

New Delhi - 22 Sep 2011: Finance ministerPranab Mukherjeerefused to comment on a letter sent by his ministry to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the 2G spectrum scam, saying he cannot make any remark on the matter since it is "subjudice"."The matter is subjudice. I cannot make any comment on it. The

Bhatkal - 22 Sep 2011: Khaleefa Jamia Masjid is conducting a Hajj training camp on Friday, 23rd September after Asr prayers at 4:30 pm. On this occasion, several prominent ulemas will interact with the audience and provide important instructions and guidelines regarding Hajj. There will be a separat

Tokyo - 21 Sep 2011 (AFP): A powerful typhoon smashed into disaster-ravaged Japan on Wednesday, having already killed at least four people, less than a month after a vicious storm left 100 dead.Typhoon Roke, whose maximum speed was recorded at 216 kilometres (130 miles) per hour, made landfall near

Gantok - 21 Sep 2011 (PTI): The loss from Sunday's devastating earthquake in Sikkim is estimated to be around Rs one lakh crore, Chief MinisterPawan Kumar Chamlingsaid on Wednesday, while urging the Centre to grant a special package"I think loss and damage will be not less than Rs one lakh crore. We

Bellary - 21 Sep 2011 (PTI): The CBI, probing illegal mining and irregularities in allotment of mining leases to Obulapuram Mining Company, has found that the arrested mining baron G Janardhana Reddy and his associates had allegedly booked 200 lockers in a private bank here. Out of the 350 lockers

Bhatkal - 21 Sep 2011: (Anjuman Press Release) Applications are invited for 2 Year full time MBA Program (4 Semester 2011-13 Batch) at A.I.T.M - Anjumanabad, Bhatkal. Apart from regular V.T.UCurriculumwe have also proposed many Extra Curricular & Co-Curricularactivities in current years like Student

Bhatkal - 21 Sep 2011: Bhatkal Academy hosted a grand Eid Get-together here at Mango Farm House in Bhatkal. The programme was began at sharp 4:30 pm after sumptuous dinner with the recitation of verses from the holy Quraan by Yahya Hallare. Abduzar Abuhussaina and Nadeem Qausain rendered Naat and Na