Mangaluru: Empathizing with flood survivors Muslims observe Eid Al Adha as rain gives a break

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August 12, 2019

Mangaluru, Aug 12: After pounding the district hard for almost a week, rain gave a respite to the coastal city of Mangaluru and surrounding areas today providing much relief to the people, especially the Muslims who observed Eid Al Adha, the festival of sacrifice with piety and religious fervor.

Locally known as Bakrid, the second major festival of Islamic calendar is celebrated to commemorate the sacrifices of Prophet Ibraheem or Abraham (pbuh). This global festival also marks the completion of Hajj, the last of the five pillars of Islam.

Glorifying the greatness of Allah, thousands of Muslims in and around Mangaluru, like other parts of the nation thronged the mosques and Eidgahs early in the day and offered Eid prayers. Hundreds of women and children too participated in prayers in some of the mosques.

However, celebrations were overshadowed by the sufferings of the people in flood-hit areas of Karnataka and nearby Kerala.

Most of the mosques contributed to the flood relief fund while offering special prayers for the flood victims and survivors who are languishing in relief camps.

In several villages across coastal belt of Karnataka, Muslims took out peaceful procession from their jurisdictional mosques to Eidgahs ahead of the prayers.

Donning new clothes, they visited houses of their relatives, where they were treated with special sweet dishes. Platters of a variety of delicious cuisines were prepared in Muslim households. Children dressed in festival attire added colour to the celebrations.

People wished Eid Mubarak and hugged each other as a large number of shutterbugs tried to capture the poignant scenes of the festival prayers and greetings. People of all age-groups were seen taking selfies with friends after exchanging greetings.

Clerics in their Eid sermons exhorted the believers to follow the ideals of Prophet Ibraheem (pbuh), who had sacrificed everting in life for the sake of God. They also urged the believers to generously contribute to the flood relief fund and help the needy.

Mangaluru Khazi Twaka Ahmed Musliyar, in his Eid sermon at Eidgah Masjid in the heart of the city, urged the Muslims to remain steadfast in adhering to their religion and reach out to the less fortunate people and flood survivors.

“A Muslim will celebrate Eid-ul-Adha with the fear of life after death and consequent readiness to sacrifice anything for the almighty. This festival upholds the human dignity. One cannot misuse this day for any frivolous activity”, he said.

In Mangaluru city alone around over two dozen mosques were open for Eid prayers. Thakqwa Masjid at Pumpwell, Noor Masjid at Hampankatta, Kudroli Juma Masjid, Juma Masjid adjacent to Sayyid Madani Dargah, Salsabeel Masjid in Ullal and Huda Masjid in Thokkottu among other mosques attracted large number of worshippers.

Meanwhile, police beefed up security in the areas where mosques are located, particularly in the city and communally sensitive places. Police constables were also seen keeping vigil in some of the mosques.

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A.Rahman
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Monday, 12 Aug 2019

May Almighty  Allah's  Blessing's Always Be With All Our Mangalorean And Our Tulunaad.

 

Eid Mubarak To One And All

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January 3,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 3: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday clarified that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured him to consider all the demands made by his government.

"Prime Minister spoke to me personally and assured me of all help and suggested that I visit New Delhi and meet the concerned Ministers and apprise them about the state's problems and pending projects. He also directed me to prepare a detail report on this matter," Yediyurappa said in a statement.

He claimed that a section of media has misinterpreted his speech which was plain and honest towards the development of the state.

"A section of media has attached motive to my speech which was plain and honest in its content. Being in federal set up, there is nothing wrong with placing the facts before the Prime Minister and making submissions," the Chief Minister said.

"As a Chief Minister, I placed our state's problems and need for more funds for developmental activities. I pleaded before the Prime Minister for more funds to the relief work, the scientific and remunerative price for the farm produces, and special fund of Rs 50,000 crore for speeding up of on-going irrigation work. As it was farmers' meet, I felt it worthy and timely to plead the Prime Minister for more funds for all the developmental activities in the state," he said.

Asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a great visionary and his concern for the poor and farmers is unquestionable, he said: "When the whole world is appreciating his statesmanship and visionary zeal, it is in very bad taste for the media to attribute motives to my speech and relate it to the Prime Minister."

Yediyurappa requested media to show support to his government in the interest of the development of the state.

"I humbly request the electronic and print media not to misinterpret but support the government in the interest of the development of the state and interests of the people. I hope the media will respond to my request," he said.

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January 16,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 16: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad is holding rallies and meetings and distributing booklets across the country in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, said ABVP National Secretary Harsha Narayan here on Thursday.

Speaking to media persons, he said that the CAA, which provides citizenship to Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains and Christians persecuted in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, was among the things that the ABVP was fighting for.

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March 24,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 24: Eight new positive coronavirus cases were confirmed in Karnataka on Tuesday, taking the tally to 41 in the state, the health department said.

"Till date 41 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state which includes one death and 3 discharged," the department said.

According the department bulletin, 37 positive patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and their condition is stable.

Of the 41 confirmed cases, six are transit passengers hailing from Kerala who have landed in airports and being treated in Karnataka.

Among the eight passengers confirmed on Tuesday also three men and a woman are from Kasaragod in Kerala with a history of travel to Dubai and Saudi Arabia respectively.

All the four had landed in Mangaluru, where they are being treated.

The others are: two men, aged 40 and 65, from Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka with travel history to Dubai;

a 56-year-old woman, a resident of Chikkaballapura district, who is a family member and co-passenger of person who tested postive with travel history to Mecca, and a 56-year-old woman, resident of Bengaluru, a contact of another person who has tested positive for the virus,

Among the 41 cases, 24 has been reported from Bengaluru, five from Dakshina Kannada, three each from Kalaburgai and Chikkaballapura, two each from Mysuru and Uttara Kannada, and one each from Kodagu and Dharwad.

All the three discharged patients are from Bengaluru, while one death was reported in Kalaburagi earlier this month, which was the country's first COVID-19 related death.

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