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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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January 18,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 18: The Dakshina Kannada District Karavali Utsava Samiti has chosen senior Journalist and Assistant Editor on Udayavani Daily Manohar Prasad for the Karavali Gaurava Prashasti 2019-20.

The award will be presented to Manohar Prasad in recognition of his contribution in the field of Journalism.

He will be given the award during the valedictory of the Karavali Utsav at Panambur beach on January 19.

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Agencies
February 11,2020

Dubai, Feb 11: An Indian national has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus in the UAE, bringing the total number of confirmed infection cases to eight, the country's health ministry has said.

The death toll in China's coronavirus outbreak has gone up to 1,016 while the confirmed cases of infection have soared to 42,638, Chinese health officials said on Tuesday.

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) said on Monday that the Indian national was infected after he interacted with a recently diagnosed person.

"The Ministry of Health and Prevention announced today the eighth confirmed case of new coronavirus in the UAE, which is an Indian national who had interacted with a recently diagnosed person," it said in a tweet.

On Sunday, the ministry said that the two new patients, a Chinese national and a Filipino, had been diagnosed with the disease and were receiving medical care as per the highest health standards available in the country.

It said that all health facilities will continue to report any new cases suspected to have coronavirus.

Last week, a family of four who arrived from Wuhan for a holiday in Dubai were diagnosed with coronavirus. A fifth patient, who also arrived from the Chinese city, was confirmed to have been infected with 
the virus, but is reportedly in a stable condition.

China and countries around the world are scrambling to contain the spread of coronavirus which fiirst surfaced in Wuhan city in the Central Hubei province of China. Apart from China, two deaths have occurred in Hong Kong and the Philippines.

Besides Germany, Britain and Italy, other European nations with cases of the virus include France, Russia, Belgium, Sweden, Finland and Spain.

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News Network
February 7,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 7: A preliminary charge-sheet has been filed in three cases in the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) betting and match-fixing case.

In Cubbon Park case, chargesheet against six accused which includes two team owners-- Ali and Arvind Reddy, one KSCA management committee member Shinde, two players Gautum and Kazi and one bookie Maavi are charge-sheeted.

Apart from this, charge-sheet filed in Bharatinagar PS case against six accused while in JP Nagar case four accused-- Bafna, Sayyam, Jatin and Harish-- have been charge-sheeted.

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