Bakrid celebrated in Udupi with fervor
Udupi, Aug.22: Muslim brethren offered special namaz on the auspicious day of Eid Ul Azha (Bakrid) on Wednesday August 22.
Special namaz was offered at Udupi Jamia mosque under the guidance of Moulana Rashid Ahmed Nadwi and in Udupi Anjuman mosque under Moulana Inayathllah Razwi. The religious leaders gave the message of Bakrid.
Hundreds of Muslims congregated at Muloor Juma mosque and offered namaz headed by Qatib Alhaj B. Abdurrahman Madani. Qatib Muhammed Rafiq Madani headed proceedings at Barkoor Malik Dinar Juma mosque.
At Kundapur Jamia mosque Imam Mufti Samivurrahman and at Karala Jamia mosque Moulana Zaheer Ahmed Al Qasi headed the special namaz and recited the Qutba.
Namaz was offered at various mosques in Malpe Adi Udupi Naikere Katapady Kaupu Padubidre Shirva Navunda Gangolli Shiroor.
Muslim brethren greeted each other on this occasion. Donation was collected in various mosques for flood victims of Kerala and Kodagu.
Tight police security was provided for all mosques in the district.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
