Mangalore witnesses student power as thousands take to streets for Anna

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August 17, 2011

Mangalore, August 17: In a rare show of 'unity' and 'youth power' thousands of students from various colleges in Mangalore and suburbs on Wednesday boycotted the classes and poured into the demonstration centre of the city filling the vast space between the Office of Deputy Commissioner, Office of City Police Commissioner and City Bus Terminus, and raising slogans in support of anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare.

Students boycotted classes in response to calls given by various students organisations including All College Students' Association of Mangalore University (ACSAMU), Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and Students Federation of India (SFI).

“We are here to demand a corruption-free system, as we are frustrated of scandals,” said one among the 10,000 protesters, who were visibly disturbed by the attitude of Union Government.

The unprecedented turnout was a clear message from the student community that they are not ready to tolerate corruption anymore.

Two stages were set up by the agitating students in the morning; while ACSAMU leaders addressed the gathering in front of DC office, ABVP leaders delivered lectures in front of the Commissioner's office.

The traffic flow on the main roads of the city began to be affected from 10:00 am in the morning as ASCAMU and ABVP members took out a march from Jyoti Circle expressing their anger against Union Government and Delhi Police for Hazare's arrest.

Two separate memorandums addressed to the President of India were handed over to the Deputy Commissioner at his office separately by the two organisations.

The memorandum demanded a strong anti-corruption bill as proposed by Team Anna and restoration of democratic right to protest, which had been denied to Hazare and several of his associates.

A senior police officer of the Commissionerate said the spontaneous marches have been largely peaceful but led to the traffic disruption in the city.

Mangalore University Bundh

The students of Mangalore University located at Mangalagangothri on the outskirts of the city too joined the nationwide demonstration in support of Anna Hazare's anti-corruption campaign by boycotting classes.

Over a 1,000 students gathered outside the University campus in the morning chanting pro-Hazare slogans.

“We had an experience of 'University bandh' as no students were ready to attend the classes,” said Safia Naeem, a lecturer at Department of Mass Communication and Journalism.

The pro-Hazare protests are expected to continue in the city as different organisations have planned separate demonstrations.

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Karnataka Board of Auqaf asks mosques to conclude Juma prayers in 15 minutes

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March 19,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 19: As a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Karnataka State Board of Auqaf has issued an advisory to mosques, dargahs and other religious institutions, requesting them to conclude the Friday congregation in 15 minutes for the next three weeks.

"Respected head of masjids and imams (prayer leader) are requested to conclude the entire Juma congregation (including Juma khutbah, salah and dua) in 15 minutes for the next three weeks and avoid using the public mic for the khutbah and salah," read a statement from the Karnataka State Board of Auqaf.

It has advised to ensure cleanliness and good hygiene inside mosques and keep the carpets, prayer mats, floor mats etc clean.

Further, it stated that those coming for daily prayers should be instructed to perform wudhu (ablution) at their homes and avoid using prayer caps placed in masjids.

"Please remove the public towels and prayer caps from the masjids. Sunnah and nafil prayers should observed at home," the advisory read.

The advisory came as the number of coronavirus patients spiralled across the country. The governments are taking all precautionary measures to contain the spread of the virus that has claimed more than 7,500 lives across the globe since its outbreak in China in December last year.

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Doesn't this reflect upon our stupidity. They have lost the whole point of virus spread. Let's pray as per our so called Muslim religious leaders IQ level that the virus does not spread among the hundreds in that 15 minutes.This is exactly why we are losing it.

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U Haroon bin Aboobakar Mukri passes away

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January 11,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 11: U Haroon bin Aboobakar Mukri, a businessman from Uppinangady passed away at a private hospital in the city today. He was 74.

He was undergoing treatment for multiple ailments including age-related diseases. He breathed his last at 12:40 a.m. on Saturday.

Son of Late Aboobakar Mukri, who was an Islamic activist and leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind in Uppinangady, Haroon was known for his generosity, kind-heartedness and simplicity.

An alumnus of St Aloysius College, Mangaluru, he was also a passionate traveller and life enthusiast, who always loved to meet people and spread positive vibes.

He is survived by his wife, four sons, a daughter and a large number of relatives, friends and well-wishers.

The funeral prayers were held at Masjid al-Huda, Uppinangady on Saturday afternoon. He was buried on premises of the same mosque.

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Mangaluru: Massive protest against CAA, NPR, NRC held at Kudroli

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February 25,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 25: The coastal city of Mangaluru today witnessed yet another major agitation against infamous CAA, NPR and NRC with large number of people gathering at Kudroli’s Tipu Sultan Garden to register their protest against union government’s racist policies.

Addressing the gathering activist B R Bhaskar Prasad said, he knows the RSS inside out as he was associated with it for a prolonged period.

He said the ultimate aim of RSS is to establish a casteist society in India with the micro-minority community of Brahmins having complete control over all other major communities.

Lambasting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for constantly harassing people of India through back to back contentious legislations, he said that the duo poised to destroy the country.