JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday a six-month amnesty for the hundreds of illegal foreigners overstaying their visas, saying they would be allowed to leave the Kingdom without punishment.The Interior Ministry said the amnesty would cover those who arrived in the Kingdom on Haj, Umrah, visit or

NEW DELHI: India scrambled against the clock to save the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday after a ceiling collapsed in the weightlifting arena and the chairman of England's athletics team said the entire squad's participation was "on a knife-edge."Sir Andrew Foster, the chairman of Commonwealth Games

Abu Dhabi - Fees for transfer of sponsorship should be met by the new sponsor, not the worker, as per provisions of the labour law, the Ministry of Labour (MoL) has affirmed.Jasim Mohammed Jamil, acting Director of Work Relations at the ministry, said on Tuesday: "Many workers fall victim to their i

Saudi Arabia's long-awaited Haramain Railway looks set to open by early 2013, according to the terms of the network's power contract, which has just been awarded.Arab News reported that the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) had won the $488m deal to supply the electricity required by the rail link, an

Bhatkal, Sept- 22, 2010 - District Sessions and 2nd Fast Track Court Karwar has aquitted all the seven accused who have been arrested by the Bhatkal Police in 2006 murder case. It may be recalled that, in the year 2006, Jatka idols disappeared from disputed site located near Bunder road, Magdoom col

Bhatkal - Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem hosted an Eid Milan Party on 19 September here at Tanzeem Hall in which religious leaders from all communities and police officers including District SP and Bhatkal AC were specially invited. The program was presided over by Tanzeem President Badrul Hassan Muallim

Bhatkal - To maintain law and order in the town in the view of Ayodhya verdict, Bhatkal Police department yesterday held a peace meet here at circuit house. The meet was attended by representatives of all organizations. Speaking on the occasion Bhatkal MLA Mr. JD Naik said, whatever judgment is comi

DUBAI: Uniforge Bhatkal CC stunned Yogi Group by four wickets to move into the semi-finals of the 9thDulsco Ramadan Cricket tournament being played at Zabeel Park, Dubai. Two half-centuries by Mukhtar and Krishna Kumar who also claimed two wickets, saw Bhatkal surprise in-form Yogi Group in the firs

BHATKAL - The Dua ceremony for laying the foundation stone of Anjuman Engineering college building took place on 21st September at 11 AM. D H Shabbar, Vice-President-I presided over the function. Abdul Rahim Jukaku, General Secretary, Khashimji Ansar, Secretary Professional Colleges, Principal, staf

Read more: Twitter hit by mouseover bug - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/social-media/Twitter-hit-by-mouseover-bug/articleshow/6601312.cms#ixzz10B2v7IJ8WASHINGTON: Computer security firm Sophos warned that a security flaw was causing havoc on Twitter .Graham Cluley of Sop

WASHINGTON: India is listed as the third most powerful country in the world after the US and China and the fourth most powerful bloc after the US, China and the European Union in a new official US report.The new global power line-up for 2010 also predicted that New Delhi's clout in the world will fu

Handsets major Nokia on Monday launched its first dual SIM set - Nokia C1.The set, available in three colours, will cost Rs. 1,999, the company's Director (Sales) Vipul Sabharwal told reporters here.The company would launch five or six models of dual SIM in the next six to nine months, he said. The

A young Bangalorean will be rubbing shoulders with world leaders on a global forum soon. Viren Pradeep (11), a student of Akshara Montessori House of Children in Yelahanka, has been chosen by the U.S.-based World Leadership Forum to participate this year. So far, around 45 children from India have b

Ahead of a Cabinet reshuffle and expansion of the 32-month-old BJP government on Tuesday, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa sacked three Ministers, including Gulihatti D. Shekar, who had threatened to commit suicide if dismissed.The Ministers who have been dropped are Shivana Gouda Naik (Adu

NEW DELHI - A footbridge being built for the Commonwealth Games in India collapsed on Tuesday, injuring 23 people and highlighting the raft of problems that have so far blighted the event, meant to showcase the emerging global power.Preparations for next month's Commonwealth Games, intended to be th

Bhatkal - Alleged misbehaviour by the KSRTC bus staff with 2 students of Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) sparked tension here in Bhatkal yesterday. According to the sources, 2 days back the students in Shirali were waiting for the Honnavar bus which didn't turned up on time. As a result of this

Bhatkal - Local residents of Azadnagar and ANFA volunteers under the leadership of Moulana Ansar Madani held a protest march from Azadnagar to Jali panchayath office and submitted a memorandum to the panchayath president Mrs Reshma and vice-president Mr. Abdul Salam Medical. The protesters put-forth

Bhatkal - Usmania Football Club emerged victorious in the final of BIFA junior (under-14) football tournament being played here at YMSA grounds. In the final encounter Usmania defeated Labbaik by 1-0. The 3 days tournament started on 16th September in which 9 teams from Bhatkal were participated. It