Udupi, Apr 23: Sheikh Abdul Gafoor, a philanthropist and social worker from Basrur in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district, passed away in Saudi Arabia yesterday. He was 54.
He was the founder and general secretary of Khidmah Foundation. He was also funder of Basrur Muslim Welfare Association.
He is survived by his wife, a son, two sons and large number of relatives, friends and well-wishers.
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Belagavi, Jun 25: Union Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi on Wednesday said that coronavirus was created to "scare us" and to create tensions on the border, in an apparent reference to China.
He said that everyone should learn to live with the virus and follow all norms needed to combat the disease.
"We all know who created the coronavirus. It was created to scare us and to create tensions on the border, we know who did it. We have to learn to live with the coronavirus. We do not need to be scared of it. We must maintain social distancing and follow all the sanitation norms," Angadi told reporters here.
Karnataka on Wednesday reported 397 new COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total count in the state to 10,118.
According to the state health department, the state's death toll has reached 164 after 14 fatalities were reported. As many as 6,151 people have been discharged so far.
Bengaluru, Mar 31: Bengaluru Central Crime Branch on Tuesday seized as many as 1,000 fake N95 masks amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
However, the police are yet to make arrests in the case.
Investigation in the case is underway and more details in this regard are awaited.
Recently, Noida Sub-Divisional Magistrate with a team from the Health department busted a fake sanitiser and mask factory.
Notably, the Central government recently had brought masks and hand sanitisers under the Essential Commodities Act up to June 30 as the novel coronavirus pandemic led to shortages and black marketing of these items.
Any person found guilty under the Act may be punished with imprisonment up to seven years or fine or both and can be detained for a maximum of six months.
Newsroom, Jun 16: A 35-year-old Kannada lecturer died in a motorbike accident at Tumkuru in Karnataka.
The deceased is K N Swamy, who was a guest lecturer in Department of Kannada at Central University of Kerala located at Periya in Kasaragod district.
The accident occurred on Sunday afternoon when he was riding his motorbike.
Swamy was also a writer and poet in Kannada.
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inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiwoon....
may allah keep him jannah...
Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajioun...may Allah give sabr to his family. He is survived by one daughter and one son. We lost one of the best colleague and friend.
May Allah bless him Jannath al Firdous. Ameen...
Quote : "He is survived by his wife, a son, two sons and large number of relatives"
Un quote ; What is a son and two sons?
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