Telangana govt honours actor Chiranjeevi with NTR National Film Award
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Hyderabad (PTI): In a star-studded ceremony, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy presented the prestigious NTR National Film Award to actor Chiranjeevi.
At the event on Thursday, where the state government's 'Telangana Gaddar Film Awards 2025' (TGFA) were presented, veteran actor Kamal Haasan received the Paidi Jairaj Film Award for Indian film personality.
The awards to Chiranjeevi and Haasan were part of the special awards announced by the government.
Veteran actress Jayasudha was the recipient of the Akkineni Nageswara Rao Film Award (female).
The B N Reddy Film Award for a Telugu film director announced for veteran director Singeetham Srinivasa Rao was received by Kamal Haasan as Rao could not attend the event.
In the category of 'individual awards for artists and technicians', Akkineni Naga Chaitanya (Thandel) and Rashmika Mandanna (The Girl Friend) received the best leading actor and best leading actress awards respectively.
Speaking on the occasion, Chiranjeevi lauded CM Revanth Reddy for his efforts to promote Hyderabad as a hub of international cinema and urged the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh government to revive the practice of presenting film awards as Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is close to the film industry.
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Eid al-Fitr celebrated with great joy, devotion in Dakshina Kannada
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Mangaluru: Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, was celebrated by Muslims in Dakshina Kannada on Friday with great joy and fervor.
They gathered in large numbers and offered Namaz with devotion in mosques, where Eid Khutba and spiritual discourse were organized, after which, they shared wishes with hand shakes and hugs.
Later, they visited the graves of deceased family members and prayed for the departed souls.
The Muslims, from children to elderly citizens, dressed themselves in new clothes, applied 'attar' and had special food and sweets prepared for Eid.
They also visited their relatives', friends' and neighbors' houses and wished them for the festival.
At the Eidgah Juma Masjid on Lighthouse Hill in Mangaluru, DK District Qazi Alhaj Twaka Ahmed Musliyar recited the Khutba.
The Eid Namaz was held under the leadership of Khatib Syed Shamsuddin Basit Ba Alavi Tanl Al Ansari of Zeenat Bakhsh Kendra Juma Masjid, Bandar.
President of the Zeenat Bakhsh Kendra Juma Masjid and Eidgah Juma Masjid, Alhaj Yenepoya Abdullah Kunhi, Vice President K Ashraf, Treasurer SM Rashid Haji and others participated.
Assembly Speaker UT Khader, MLC Ivan D'Souza, City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy and other officials paid a cordial visit and wished them on the occasion.
Eid Namaz and Khutba were offered at the Ullal Kendra Juma Masjid under the leadership of Khatib Hafil Abdul Majeed Falili Hikami Sakhafi, with Ullal Dargah President BJ Hanif Haji and others participating in the celebration. 
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