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

Dubai, 05 September 2010 (Bhatkallys News): Uniforge Bhatkal registered easy win over AMI Cricket team in the 9th Dulsco Ramadan Cricket Tournament being played here at Zabeel Park Cricket Ground, Dubai. The Bhatkal team will now join Pacers Ramadi in the next round.

Bhatkal- State Bank of India (SBI) Bhatkal branch is providing change facility to its customers keeping in view the holy month of Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr.

Dublin, Sep 4,2010 (AFP): Angry protesters threw objects at Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair as he arrived at the first public signing session to promote his memoirs on Saturday in the Irish capital Dublin. Around 200 noisy protesters had gathered for the event and witnesses said objects w

It is perhaps the next most wanted food item after dates during 'Iftar'. An eatable, without which many feel their iftar is 'incomplete'. The 'Samosa', sold in the canteen and the streets, in grocery stores and also made at homes, which is liked, savoured and relished by anyone and everyone, is a

New Delhi - The Election Commission today issued a notice to Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa for allegedly announcing sops for a particular community ahead of the bypolls for two assembly seats. Taking cognizance of media reports, the Commission sent a notice to Yeddyurappa for "violation"

Mired in a spot-fixing scam, the Pakistani trio of Salman Butt, Mohammed Amir and Mohammed Asif have told the investigators that they took money from alleged bookie Mazhar Majeed but denied any wrongdoing. The suspended trio, being grilled by Scotland Yard, claimed the money they took from Majeed w

GWANGJU, South Korea - G20 delegates agreed on Saturday global economic recovery would endure although the speed of expansion may slow, a South Korean official said. Kim Jae-chun, deputy governor of South Korea's central bank who co-chaired the meeting of G20 finance and central bank deputies, also

LONDON Sep 4,2010 (IANS)- Apple faces a heavy blow to its iPad after Samsung unveiled its own device, rumoured to have half its price. The Samsung Galaxy Tab(let) is smaller than the iPad, but it matches the Apple device in most other functions. Initial details hint at some aspects of the Samsung

Riyadh - BMJ Riyadh hosted a Group Iftar Party on Thursday 2nd September in honour of Jamia Islamia delegation on their arrival in Riyadh. The delegation included Moulana Maqbool Kobatte Nadvi, vice-principal and Moulana Ansar Khateeb Madani. On this occasion a brief interaction session was held whe

DUBAI - A major disaster was averted by the pilots of a UPS 747-400 that crashed near the Emirates Road late on Friday evening when they avoided residential areas after their aircraft developed engine trouble.Two minutes after the plane took off from the Dubai International Airport for Cologne in G

JUBAIL - In a horrific road accident that sent shockwaves to Bhatkally community in the eastern province, Sameer Siddi Bapa (23) son of Aslam Siddi Bapa was charred to death and and his colleague Mr. Nisar Ahmed from Mangalore seriously injured after a Corolla car in which they were travelling crash

There was time when all the people of Bhatkal - young and old alike - looked forward to local school and college annual days with great expectations. Dramas formed the brightest band of the spectrum of the variety entertainments. That was the time when the idiot boxes had not made forays into every

Creeping urbanisation and development may lead to the total wiping of Bhatkal's traditional siens (streets) in the next 25 years. Urbanisation is slowly gnawing at this priceless architectural heritage of Navayath. One by one, the centuries-old magnificent houses of the Navayaths are being pulled d