BHATKAL - Around 8 to 10 feet long Python was seen slithering near a house in Firdous Nagar, Jamia Abad road yesterday evening. The house owner Mr. Ibu Ali with the help of neighbours caught the snake and locked in in the room. Later with the help of bhatkallys.com representative, Python was handed

BHATKAL - Youths of Moosa Nagar with the support of Aysha Masjid Committee elders, hosted an Iftar Get-Together here at Aysha Masjid located near Ameenuddin road, nawayath colony. On this occasion apart from colony people, TMC President Mr. Inayatullah Shabandri and other important personalities ha

BHATKAL - Grand welcome program was held at around 12:30 pm for 98 member Common Wealth Game's Queen Baton Relay team at Bhatkal border when they arrived here from neighbouring Udupi district. The people with great interest greeted the relay team the moment it entered the UK district border. On thi

KUWAIT - According to BMA Kuwait office sources, the Eid Get-Together will be held on next day of Eid at Hotel City Mughlai located at Jahra road in Kuwait. On this occasion, there will be an entertainment and cultural programs apart from tasty dinner.Secreatary Jamat has requested all the members t

Karachi: Pakistani authorities were Monday racing to protect two southern towns and their 360,000 residents from surging floods, as the nation struggles to cope with its worst natural disaster in living memory.A month-and-a-half after monsoons caused devastating floods throughout the country, submer

OF late we are witnessing the wiping of Bhatkal's traditional siens (streets). One by one, the centuries-old magnificent houses of the Navayaths are being pulled down to accommodate matchbox structures. With this invaluable pieces of art and a leisurely lifestyle redolent of the past are also being

There is every reason to believe that by virtue of its strategic location Bhatkal has for centuries been an apple of discord. It seems as though many rulers - foreigners not barring - vied with one another to gain control over this town by hook or crook. Paradoxical though it may seem, very little i

RIYADH - More than 3.5 million pilgrims and visitors in Makkah and Madinah will bid farewell to the month of Ramadan Tuesday night which is considered the 29th night of the fasting month It is customary that on this night, the Imams of the Two Holy Mosques complete reciting the Quran. Each night

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Monday jumped by 338 points to close at a 31-month high on heavy buying in metal, refinery and IT stocks backed by a firming global trend.The 30-share index settled 338.62 points higher at 18,560.05 points, a level never seen after February 2008.Trading

Bihar will go to polls in six phases spread over a month from October 21, the Election Commission announced on Monday.The first phase on October 21 will have polling for 47 seats while the second phase will be held on October 24 in 45 seats.The third phase will be on October 28 for 48 seats, fourth

NEW DELHI - India's prime minister said on Monday he wanted to lower the average age of his cabinet, a remark that could signal a greater role for young and reformist ministers in a team dominated by a socialist old guard. Prime Minister Manmohan's Singh's comments came ahead of a possible cabinet r

NEW DELHI - The state-run Oman Oil Company will invest around $3 billion to help revive some of India's closed fertilizer plants. A decision in this regard was taken yon Sunday in Muscat during the sixth Indo-Oman Joint Commission deliberations. A few plants of India's Fertilizer Corporation of Indi

Daira Dinpanah, Pakistan: Abdul Rahman and his family live under a tree next to a pile of rubble on a newly created island where his house used to be. In the month since his home was destroyed in the raging flood waters that inundated Pakistan, he has gotten no aid of any kind from the government or

Abu Dhabi: Eid Al Fitr holiday for the private sector will fall on Shawwal 1 and Shawwal 2, according to a circular issued by the Minister of Labour, Saqr Gobash.The official two-day holiday is to be accounted for as a paid holiday for all those working in private sector companies and institutions.

BHATKAL - Two people including a nine year boy died when a crude bomb went off at a house in Sodigadde coming under Belke gram panchayath limits here in Bhatkal. The deceased have been identified as Karthik Ramesh Naik (09) and his father, Ramesh Mastappa Naik (39). The bombs went off accidentally w

The Eid Al Fitr holiday for federal ministries and departments will start from Wednesday, Ramadan 29Dubai: The Eid Al Fitr holiday for federal ministries and departments will start on Wednesday, Ramadan 29 (September 8) and end on Shawwal 3, according to a circular issued by Humaid Obaid Al Qutami,

Dammam - Bhatkalies shared a sad moment when they gathered in large numbers at Masjid-e- Rayyan located near Jawazat in Dammam. The mortal remains of late Sameer Siddibapa was brought from

NEW DELHI - Italian-born Sonia Gandhi was elected Friday for a record fourth term as president of India's ruling Congress party, cementing her role as the country's political power broker.Gandhi, widow of assassinated former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and seen as India's most powerful politician, w