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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Five crushed to death after truck ploughs into tent in Kerala
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): At least five people, including two children, were killed and as many persons injured when a truck ploughed into the roadside tent where they were sleeping in this central Kerala district early on Tuesday, police said.
The victims, nomads living in tents set up along the highway, were struck by the truck on a national highway in Nattika, under the Valapad police station limits, at 4.30 am, they said.
The injured have been admitted to Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital, with the condition of two individuals reported as serious, police said.
Among the deceased are two children, aged one-and-a-half and four years. Two women were also killed.
The driver and cleaner of the vehicle have been taken into custody, police added.
