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Harekala Hajabba's saga now textbook lesson in Kerala too

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September 28, 2016

Mangaluru, Sep 28: Harekala Hajabba, the unlettered saint of letters', who has created history by establishing a school at a remote village in Dakshina Kannada district, has entered into the textbook of Kerala state this academic year.

HajabbaIronically, the selfless achiever, who already has found a place in the texts of three universities in Karnataka, is not aware of the fact that his life story is being taught to the high school students in the bordering state.

A short biography of this orange vendor-cum-educationist titled Akshara Santa Harekala Hajabba' (Harekala Hajabba, the saint of letters), is one of the lessons in the Kannada text book part -1 prescribed for Class 8 students by Kerala education board.

The lesson is an extract from budding Kannada writer Ismat Pajeer's Kannada work 'Aparoopada Samaaja Sevaka Harekala Hajabba' (Harekala Hajabba, a rare social worker).

The 60-year-old man's unusual saga of struggle and success has already been included in the Kannada textbook for the students of the Davanagere, Kuvempu and Mangalore universities.

Hajabba hails from a small village called Harekala near Konaje. Despite being an illiterate, who survived by selling oranges on the roads in Mangaluru, Hajabba dreamt of spreading education among children in his village and surroundings.

He put his heart, soul and income into Neopadpu ZP Higher Primary School' (now, Composite High School). Whatever the school is today is solely because of Hajabba's efforts. After living a simple life of an orange vendor for years, his service was first recognised by a Mangaluru-based Kannada journalist who published an article on Hajabba.

From then on, there has been no looking back for Hajabba. He bagged several state and national level awards too. None of these has changed humble Hajabba. As expected, all the cash rewards have been utilised by Hajabba for his school.

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shaji
 - 
Thursday, 29 Sep 2016

Hats off to the noble and public service of great Hajabba. State and Central govt should recognise services of this live saint. Well done Hajabba. May God bless u

Sonali Sahil
 - 
Wednesday, 28 Sep 2016

After conquering three universities in karnataka this silent saint entered Kerala. That's a marvelous journey of life.

Shahul
 - 
Wednesday, 28 Sep 2016

Hats off.
Great personality. Inspiration to others to follow how to do social work.

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August 7,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 7: Dr Mohammed Yusuf, chairperson of the Karnataka State Board of Auqaf, passed away at a private hospital in the city today following a brief illness. He was 74.

Dr Yusuf was an industrialist and was known for his philanthropic activities. 

A veterinarian, Dr Yusuf had quit the government job and set up business in Bengaluru and Dubai decades ago and has earned considerable success.

He was re-elected as Board of Auqaf chief in January this year. He had held the post more than once in the past. 

He will be buried at the graveyard near Masjid-e-Muzammil which was built by himself at Govindapura, source said.

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April 4,2020

Hubli, April 3: Twelve people including 5 women as well as 50 unidentified people have been booked for allegedly pelting stones at police personnel in Mantur area of Hubli on Friday.

The police were allegedly attacked for stopping people from offering Friday prayers at a mosque, during the ongoing lockdown put in place in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

"12 people including five women and 50 unidentified people have been booked for stone-pelting at police personnel in Mantur area of Hubli today. The women have been taken into custody while police are searching for the others," said Hubli-Dharwad Police Commissioner R Dilip.

The Police Commissioner further said, "Some prominent people of the community had also urged the devotees to go to their homes but they got agitated."

"Four policemen have sustained minor injuries in the incident," he said adding that "legal action will be taken against the culprits." 

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June 11,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 11: A love triangle took a violent turn when a final-year engineering student was assaulted by both her current and former lovers. She's now battling for her life in the ICU, police said. 

For the 22-year-old woman, who lives in Sidedahalli, it was a case of fast-changing relationships. She broke up with a fellow student Babith, 21, a few months ago after having dated him for four years. Four months ago, she started seeing another collegemate named Rahul, 22, and everything seemed fine. 

On June 7, she went to Rahul's house, ostensibly for his birthday party, after informing her parents. Babith got wind of it and barged into Rahul's house. The trio got into an argument, and Rahul abused and assaulted her. 

The woman decided to leave him, and went with Babith to his house in Chikkabanavara, North Bengaluru. But things didn't end there. Babith picked an argument with her. Things became so bad that he attacked her with a helmet. 

He then panicked and called her parents, asking them to take her home. When her parents arrived, they found only Babith, his mother and sister in the house. Babith's family directed them to a bedroom where she was lying motionless, with her face being badly wounded. 

When her parents demanded to know what had happened, nobody responded. They took her to a hospital where her condition remains serious. A while later, Babith came to the hospital and gave her parents the key of her scooter. He told them what had happened and allegedly warned them against filing a police complaint. 

Her mother, however, filed a complaint with the jurisdictional Soladevanahalli police. According to her, Babith had fought with her daughter at their house for not taking his phone calls six months ago. 

Shashikumar N, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North), said both the men had been arrested and that further investigations are underway. 

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