KNM to host conference on ‘Religion: Tolerance, Co-existence and Peace’

Sabika Lobo & Aysha Tanisha
November 18, 2017

Mangaluru, Nov 18: As a prelude to the 4-day convention of Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen (KNM) to be held under the theme ‘Religion: Tolerance, Co-existence, and Peace’, South Karnataka Salafi Movement (SKSM) will be organising a publicity convention on November 20 at Nehru Maidan in Mangaluru.

Announcing this at a press conference in the city on Saturday, Abdul Rahman, office bearer of the reception committee of the convention, said that the programme would commence at 4:30pm. N Abdul Razzak, president of SKSM Central Committee will preside over.

KNM state president T P Abdullah Koya Madani, Vice President Dr Hussain Madavoor,  Reception Committee president V K Zakaria, preachers Dr Abdul Majeed Swalahi, Maulavi Ali Shakir Sullami and Abdur Shakkur Sullami will be participating.

Mangaluru City South MLA J R Lobo, ex-MLA N Yogish Bhat and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Traffic), Mangaluru City Hanumantharaya will be among the guests, he said.

“Our organisation has over the century, tried to eradicate superstitions and blind believes that have sprouted in the Muslim society due to ignorance. We have been tirelessly working for the development of our society and promoting amity among followers of various religions,” he said.

He said that over five lakh people are expected to take part in Kerala state level convention scheduled to be held from November 28 to 31 at Kooriyad in Malappuram district. Around 2,000 people from Dakshina Kannada district also are expected to partake.  Several prominent religious scholars and philosophers from around the worldwill deliver speeches in the conference, he added.

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June 10,2020

Bengaluru, June 10: The Department of Primary and Secondary Education of Government of Karnataka today ordered a ban on online classes for children from KG to class 5.

The decision was taken following a report based on the report submitted by director NIMHANS, recommending online classes only above the age of 6 years and also following the complaints from several parents about online classes conducted by private schools even for kindergarten kids.

Briefing the media soon after the meeting with department officials, S Suresh Kumar, primary and secondary education minister said, "We have taken two major decisions today. The online classes for LKG, UKG and primary classes should be stopped immediately."

Even collecting fees in the name of online classes should be stopped, said the minister. "We have already issued a circular about it insisting that schools not collect fees in the name of online classes and also requesting schools not to increase fees for the 2020-21 academic year considering financial constraints of several people due to the COVID-19 pandemic," said the minister.

The department, however, also discussed how to engage children during this period as there was no clarity over the reopening of schools for the 2020-21 academic year. "We have constituted a committee to prepare guidelines on how to engage students and increase their knowledge. The committee is headed by Prof. MK Sridhar," he said.

Before taking this decision, the department had three rounds of discussions with various experts, including Prof. MK Sridhar, Prof. VP Niranjanaradhya, Dr John Vijay Sagar and other departments, including the home and health departments.

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July 7,2020

Tumakuru, Jul 7: Coronavirus is spreading at the community level in Karnataka, said minister, JC Madhuswamy on Monday.

"Medical condition of eight infected with coronavirus admitted in Tumkur COVID Hospital is critical. There is no guarantee of their lives as per the information. We somewhere feel we are worried that coronavirus is spreading at the community level," Madhuswamy, Tumakuru district-in-charge minister, told reporters here.

"We have reached a point where it is difficult for the district authorities to restrain it, even though we are trying to restrain it. Somewhere the situation is going out of hand," he said.

The minister confirmed that the cumulative toll in the district due to COVID-19 rises to 9.

Earlier, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, Deputy CM Ashwath Narayan, Medical Education Minister Dr Sudhakar have denied of community transmission of coronavirus in Karnataka.

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, there are 23,474 coronavirus cases in Karnataka including 13,255 and 372 deaths.

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July 29,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 29: State officials will conduct Common Entrance Test (CET) exam as per the instructions given by the state high court, said Karnataka deputy chief minister CN Ashwathnarayan on Tuesday.

"Officials have informed that they are all set to conduct exams on July 30 and 31. We will put this matter in front of the high court. As per the instructions of the high court, we will move forward," said Ashwathnarayan.

This comes after Karnataka High court asked the state government to reconsider the decision of conducting the CET exam.

"...I had called an emergency meeting with district collectors, officials of education, transport, health, police department. And, I took information about the preparedness for conducting the CET exam," he added.

Karnataka CET Exam is a state-level entrance exam organised for providing admissions in Engineering, Pharmacy, B Pharma and other courses offered by colleges and institutions located in the state.

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