Adieu Ramadan! Eid al-Fitr in coastal Karnataka on Sunday

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June 24, 2017

Mangaluru/ Udupi/ Bhatkal, Jun 24: Muslims in coastal belt of Karnataka will be celebrating Eid al-Fitr on Sunday, June 25, as the crescent moon of Shawwal was sighted in the region on Saturday evening.

eidmubarak Local leaders of Muslim community confirmed the sighting and urged the Muslims to celebrate the festival according to the principles and teachings of Islam and pray for the peace and communal harmony in the region.

“After receiving reliable reports of moon sighting from Bhatkal, Dakshina Kannada Khazi Thwaqa Ahmed Musliyar declared that Sunday will be the Eid day for Muslims in the region”, said one of his aides.

Udupi Khazi Ibrahim Musliyar Beklar and two Bhatkal Khazis Maulana Iqbal Mulla Nadvi and Maulana Khwaja Akrami Madani too have declared the end of Ramadan and beginning of Shawwal.

Mangaluru Khazi will lead prayers and deliver Qutba at 8:00 am at Eidgah Masjid in Light House Hill. In Noor Masjid and Thaqwa Masjid Eid Namaz will be held at 8:30 am followed by the sermon.

Also Read: Ullal Muslims plunge into confusion as local Khazi snubs Bhatkal moon

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Congress women's wing protests against price of onion, LPG cylinders

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January 11,2020

Shivamogga, Jan 11: Members of Karnataka Congress women's wing staged a protest in Shivamogga on Friday against the rise in onion prices and domestic LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) cylinders.

As a mark of protest, the demonstrators wore garlands made of onions, drew rangoli on the road and cooked food with firewood. The protestors also carried posters comparing the price of cylinders in Congress and BJP-led government in the Centre.

The price of non-subsidised LPG was hiked by Rs 19 per cylinder from January 1, 2020.

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Charter flight brings home around 180 Bhatkal residents from UAE

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June 13,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 13: Around people from Bhatkal, who were stranded in United Arab Emirates due to months of covid lockdown, finally reached their hometown today. A charter flight carrying these passengers took from the Ras Al Khaimah International Airport at 11:20 PM (UAE time) yesterday and landed at Mangaluru International Airport at 4.20 am today.

After completing all the formalities, they were taken to Bhatkal in five buses arranged by Bhatkali Jamaatul Muslimeen, Mangaluru. Two hotels and a college hostel have been booked for the institutional quarantine of the returnees.

The passengers were received at the airport by Majlis E Islah wa Tanzeem executive members, Bhatkali Jamaat Ul Muslimeen executive members, and Bhatkal Muslim Youth Federation executive members.

Ateequr Rahman Muniri, vice president of Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem and owner of UAE based Nuha General Trading LLC, had taken the initiative of sending stranded citizens of Bhatkal and surrounding regions to back home from UAE.

“After we came to know about the problems of the NRIs stranded in UAE plans were made to charter flights to send them home. I received huge support from the Bhatkal community leaders and youth here in Dubai, who gave their complete cooperation and helped with their efforts in successfully chartering the first flight," Muniri said.

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