Eid-ul-Azha celebrated with great joy across Udupi; religious leaders stress on need for harmony
Udupi: Devotees celebrated the festival of Eid-ul-Azha (Bakrid) with enthusiasm, offering prayers in various mosques across Udupi district on Saturday.
Muslims dressed in new clothes gathered at mosques and eidgahs in Udupi, Kapu, Brahmavar, Kundapur, Byndoor, Hebri and Karkala taluks, where special prayers were held for the festival. The devotees wished each other after namaz.
In some mosques women were also given special facilities to participate in the prayers on Saturday.
The Eid namaz was led by Moulana Abdurrashid Nadwi at the Jamia Masjid, and Mounala Inayatulla Rizvi at the Anjuman Masjid in Udupi. At the Brahmagiri Hashimi Masjid, it was led by Maulana Ubaidur Rahman Nadwi, while the namaz was led by Khateeb Hafiz Muhammad Ashraf Sakhafi at the Mooluru Juma Masjid, the central mosque of the Udupi District Samyukta Jamaat.
At the Jumma Masjid in Kundapur, the Eid namaz was held on Saturday morning, led by Moulana Karar Hussain.
The religious leaders, who addressed the devotees, laid stress on the need to maintain peace and harmony in society.
Imam Maulana Ubaidur Rahman Nadwi of Brahmagiri Hashimi Masjid asked the people not to post derogatory matter about persons belonging to other communities and religions on social media.
Speaking about drug addiction, he expressed pain about many youngsters spoiling their lives by consuming narcotics. He also asked parents to advise their children against attraction and addiction to drugs.
Tight police security was provided across Udupi district to ensure there were no untoward incidents during the festival.
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Kalaburagi: 24-year-old constable falls on road as his bike goes out of control, dies on spot
Afzalpur: A 24-year-old police constable Dhareppa died as the motorbike he was riding went out of control and toppled on the road while traveling near Gobbur B village on Saturday morning.
Dhareppa, learned to be a resident of Shirawala village, was reportedly traveling back home to the village from Kalaburagi when the accident occurred and the bike fell on the road.
The police constable, who was grievously injured in the accident, is said to have died on the spot.
Aland Deputy Superintendent of Police Thammaraya Patil, Circle Inspector Lakhan Masaguppi and Devalagangapura Sub-inspector Sangeetha Shinde visited the accident spot and inspected it.
A case has been registered and investigation is underway.
