Planning to elope and marry in a temple? Now it's impossible in Mangaluru!

[email protected] (Ashoora Hameed | CD Network)
July 21, 2016

Mangaluru, Jul 21: Love birds in Mangaluru city and other parts of Dakshina Kannada now cannot get marry in any temple in their district if their parents are not ready to accept their wedding!

marriageYes, the district administration of Dakshina Kannada has now made it mandatory for all temples to get the get a requisition letter from the parents of the prospective bride and groom before conducting a wedding.

The district administration took this step following complaints of girls being forced to get marry all of a sudden in temple if their parents show red signal for love affair.

Additional Deputy Commissioner Kumar revealed that recently an incident was reported at a temple where the parents of the bride claimed that the she was forced into marriage by the groom and his family.

He said that in order to prevent such incidents, the administration has made it mandatory for all temples under the endowment department to collect a requisition letter from the parents of the both bride and groom.

Besides, the parties are also expected to submit age proof certificates. This will help curbing child marriages, he added.

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Althaf
 - 
Thursday, 21 Jul 2016

Better solution is to revert to islam and get marry in the mosque or wedding hall

Sameer
 - 
Thursday, 21 Jul 2016

Very good move.. Many parkatteys took muslim girls and married in temple.. Now this is the good step from Administration.. There will be a halt for everythng.

Coral Saimon
 - 
Thursday, 21 Jul 2016

No freedom in Mangalore

Prakash
 - 
Thursday, 21 Jul 2016

very sad. If we can get permission from our family what s the need of getting married in a temple?

Harish Ramachandra
 - 
Thursday, 21 Jul 2016

very good move by the DC. this system should be implemented all over karnataka,

Shaad
 - 
Thursday, 21 Jul 2016

First send notice to infamous Arya Samaja. It helps and provide money to Hindu men who marry Muslim girl.

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Mangaluru, Apr 18: The residents of Thokkottu welcomed a COVID-19 patient who was cured and discharged from hospital with a standing ovation. 

The man remained in quarantine after returning from Tablighi Jammat religious gathering at Nizamuddin in Delhi. He was tested positive for COVID-19 on April 4 and was shifted to Wenlock Hospital for treatment.

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He has thanked the doctors, nurses and paramedical staff of Wenlock Hospital who took care of him in the hospital. 

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