Observers say that after the 2002 Gujarat riots, Riyaz started getting close to a few radical youths of Bhatkal following the Salafi way, a puritanical form of Islam. Most Muslims in Bhatkal follow ...

Bhatkal: The Hubli Electricity Supply Company Limited (Hescom) earns approximately Rs 10 crore per month from Bhatkal, the ...

Uttara Kannada is susceptible to communal tensions between Muslims and Hindus. There has been a rise in Islamist groups here. Bhatkal in particular, is an area with a large Muslim population.