Konaje: Apple Mart Hypermarket inaugurated their new store near Kanachur Hospital in Deralakatte on Thursday.

The new store was inaugurated by Natekal Businessman P. M. Kunhi Bava.

Mangaluru University’s Registrar Dr. Kishore Kumar C. K., who was among the Chief Guests at the event inaugurated the Apple Mobile Mart Division and said that the opening of Apple Mart's new modern store in the developing area had greatly benefited the people of the area and wished for the new store to run successfully in the future.

Chief Guest K. Aboobacker of Natekal Wood Industries inaugurated the Reems counter and wished success for the outlet. The Vegetable and Fruits counter was inaugurated by John Victor Mendonca from Konaje’s Mangala Traders. Chairman of Apple Mart and A. K. Group of companies, M Ahmed was present. Shareholders of Apple Mart and dignitaries were also present during the occasion.

One Year Offer

The new store offers coupons for a new offer of 'One Year Free Shopping'. The lucky draw will be held on the 15th of August. Up to 10 winners will be selected, who will be provided an opportunity to do free shopping on the fixed amount of commodities once a month for one year.

Affordable Pricing

The new store has high-quality and multi-brand glassware, consumables, stationery, toy and sports goods, imported and Indian chocolate, cold drinks, groceries, organic pulses, and other items available at affordable prices.

The counter with the city's prestigious Dry Fruits distributor Reems has a variety of dry fruits of excellent quality available, while multiple brands of mobile phones are also available in the newly inaugurated Apple Mobile Mart section along with mobile accessories all under the same roof.

Apple Mart's stores which are already operating in the Attavar, Kadri, Padavinangady, and Valencia in Mangaluru has now started their operations in their new store near Natekal.

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Doha, Jan 15 (AP): Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, mediators announced Wednesday, pausing a devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip and raising the possibility of winding down the the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies.

The deal, coming after weeks of painstaking negotiations in the Qatari capital, promises the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas in phases, the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israel and would allow hundreds of thousands of people displaced in Gaza to return to what remains of their homes. It also would flood badly needed humanitarian aid into a devastated territory.

Officials from Qatar and Hamas confirmed that a deal had been reached, while Israel hasn't yet commented.

The agreement still needs to be approved by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Cabinet, but is expected to go into effect in the coming days.

The deal is expected to deliver an initial six-week halt to fighting that is to be accompanied by the opening of negotiations on ending the war altogether.

Over six weeks, 33 of the nearly 100 hostages are to be reunited with their loved ones after months in in captivity with no contact with the outside world, though it's unclear if all are alive.

It remained unclear exactly when and how many displaced Palestinians would be able to return to what remains of their homes and whether the agreement would lead to a complete end to the war and the full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza — key Hamas demands for releasing the remaining captives.

Many longer-term questions about postwar Gaza remain, including who will rule the territory or oversee the daunting task of reconstruction.

Still, the announcement offered the first sign of hope in months that Israel and Hamas may be winding down the most deadly and destructive war they've ever fought, a conflict that has destabilised the broader Middle East and sparked worldwide protests.

Hamas triggered the war with its October 7, 2023, cross-border attack, which killed some 1,200 Israelis and took 250 others hostage. Israel responded with a fierce offensive that has killed over 46,000 Palestinians, according to local health officials, displaced an estimated 90 per cent of Gaza's population and sparked a humanitarian crisis.

More than 100 hostages were freed from Gaza in a week-long truce in November 2023.