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Ahmed Noori no more

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September 2, 2012

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Bangalore, September 2: Abu Raihan Ahmed Noori, one of the pioneers of Islamic literature in Kannada, passed away at a private hospital here on Sunday night.

92-year-old Noori, had been bedridden for many years because of old-age related illness. Family sources said that he had been taken to a hospital a few days ago in a serious condition.

Born and brought up in a prominent Beary family in the coastal city of Mangalore, Noori spent later part of his life in Bangalore.


He is survived by three daughters, two sons and scores of relatives, friends, well-wishers and fans.

He was a prominent Muslim writer and journalist in Dakshina Kananda. He was also part of a six member team of scholars who, for the first time, translated the meaning of the Quran to Kannada language in 1978, working on this project for about seven years.

He has written books in local Beary bashe and Kannada language. His book, Maikala, a documentary about the culture, Beary community of Mangalore in Kannada language, has been cataloged by the largest library in the world, the Library of Congress at Washington, D.C., USA.

He has also translated more than 20 books from various languages into Kannada. He edited several periodicals such as "Sandesha", "Kitaab" and "The Message".

He contributed extensively to 'Sanmarga', a Mangalore based Kannada weekly magazine.

He was also one of the founding members of the Beary's Welfare Association in 1988. In 2010, the Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy awarded him an honorary award for the year 2009 for his literary achievements.


He was well-versed in many languages like Urdu, Farsi, Arabic, Hindi, Malayalam, Tulu and Tamil.

Over the past 50 years, he had become a household name in the Beary community due to his popular songs and music composition.

Some of his popular songs are 'Kelanda Makkale kelanda,' 'Ethare Tholo Varakro Masth,' 'Alam padachadum neenem, adre chameychedum neeneme.' In January 2011, a CD of Beary Bashe songs written by him was released in Bangalore.

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May 30,2020

Udupi, May 30: Following the announcement of re-opening of places of worship from June 8, Ibrahim Musliyar Bekal, the Qadhi of Udupi has called upon the Centre and State governments to issue uniform guidelines for Muslims to be followed while going to mosques for congregational prayers.

In a media statement, he said that even though the government is relaxing the lockdown in a phased manner things will not be like before as people have to follow the precautionary measures to control the spread of the coronavirus. 

He said that the union and state governments after holding discussions with the authorities of Central Waqf Council and the State Waqf Boards and Islamic scholars, should form a uniform guidelines for all mosques.

He also suggested a few guidelines such as offering congregational prayers soon after adaan, closing the mosque soon after prayers, maintaining physical distance and avoiding the use of toilet in mosques. 

He also suggested the sick, elderly people and children to prefer to offer prayers in homes instead of mosques until situation becomes normal. 

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January 31,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 31: Four people, including a minor and a teen-aged boy, have been arrested on charges of spreading false messages on social media with in Bantwal taluk of Dakshnina Kannada District.

Police said on Friday that the arrested have been identified as Siddik (27), K Mohammed (19), Hanif (25) and a 16-year-old boy.

They are accused of spreading false news on social media using different mobile numbers in Bantwal Taluk for disturbing communal harmony, police said adding a case had been registered at the Vitla police station in this connection.

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August 7,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 7: Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, the state's health department issued fresh guidelines for the disposal of bodies of COVID patients.

"Although an increased risk of COVID infection from a dead body to health workers or family members who follow standard precautions while handling the body is unlikely, the lack of scientific data requires the utmost care to avoid the inadvertent spread of COVID-19 during these times," the statement from the health department's press release read, emphasising on the dignity of the dead and the religious and cultural tradition.

The 23-page press release elaborated on guidelines regarding testing, handling of dead bodies and other specificities in relation to the management of COVID-19 bodies.

"Testing should not be insisted in every case of death, but only when they have a recorded history of influenza-like symptoms. The body should be handed over to the family members/ relatives in a dignified manner immediately after swab collection and hospitals should provide handouts with a list of dos and don'ts in English and Kannada laying down relevant information," the statement said.

It added, "At the mortuary, health care workers, mortuary staff and the family of the deceased body shall not come in direct contact with the dead body and must wear full personal protective equipment (PPE). If the family or relative are for any reason unable to cremate or bury the body, the local health authority shall arrange for the dignified last rites as per the religious traditions of the family."

Regarding autopsies (post mortem) on COVID-19 bodies, the state department said that they should be avoided, except in necessary circumstances.

The statement also gave detailed guidelines regarding the appropriate recording of COVID-19 deaths in line with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines.

Additionally, the health department made a statement about the admission procedure for COVID positive patients referred by other district administrations saying, "It is now mandatory for all the referrals from the BBMP admission and discharge of COVID positive patients to be done through the online COVID Hospital Bed Management System (CHBMS)."

The state's count of coronavirus cases was 1,51,449 in the past 24 hours.

So far, a total of 2,804 people have died due to COVID-19 in the state, while the average recovery rate in Karnataka is 49.3 per cent.

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