Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated with religious fervor in Dakshina Kannada
Mangaluru: Muslim community in the coastal part of Karnataka celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Wednesday with devotion and gaiety.
Namaz and religious preaching led by Dakshina Kannada Qazi Thwaqa Ahmed Musliyar was held at Eidgah Masjid in Light House, Mangaluru.
Speaking on the occasion he said, people of the community have observed fasting for 30 days during the month of Ramzan and indulged in charity acts. They have abstained from activities that hurt others.
After cleansing one’s mind and then becoming clean physically, one wears new dresses and sprays scents on his body. They visit mosques, pray and distribute sweets.
Along with personal celebration they donate festival items to needy and poor and bring smile on their faces on this day. This is the specialty of Eid, he added.
Eid encourages to improve relation between humans across families, society, country and globally. Let in this Eid bring people together who soured their relationships. A phrase in Quran says, Evil should be faced with virtuous and the preaching of Prophet who has conquered this world with love and trust must be guiding light, he said.
Imam of Shah Amir Ali masjid Moulana Riyaz ul Haq gave information about Eid namaz.
An all religious harmony meet was held after the Eid namaz. DK district in charge minister U.T Khader, parliamentary secretary for chief minister, Ivan D’Souza, Qazi Thwaqa Ahmed Musliyar, president of the mosque Y. Abdulla Kunhi gave message of the festival.
Special namaz was held at various mosques across Mangaluru. People greeted by hugging each other.
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South African police arrest suspect in mass shooting that killed 12, including 3 children
Johannesburg (AP): A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting which claimed the lives of 12 people including three children at an unlicensed pub earlier this month, South African police said on Monday.
The man is suspected of being one of the three people who opened fire on patrons in a pub at Saulsville township, west of South Africa's capital Pretoria, killing 12 people including three children aged 3, 12 and 16.
At least 13 people were also injured during the attack, whose motive remains unknown.
According to the police, the suspect was arrested on Sunday while traveling to Botlokwa in Limpopo province, more than 340 km from where the mass shooting took place on Dec 6.
An unlicensed firearm believed to have been used during the attack was recovered from the suspect's vehicle.
“The 32-year-old suspect was intercepted by Limpopo Tracking Team on the R101 Road in Westenburg precinct. During the arrest, the team recovered an unlicensed firearm, a hand gun, believed to have been used in the commission of the multiple murders. The firearm will be taken to the Forensic Science Laboratory for ballistic analysis,” police said in statement.
The suspect was arrested on the same day that another mass shooting at a pub took place in the Bekkersdal township, west of Johannesburg, in which nine people were killed and 10 wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire on patrons.
Police have since launched a search for the suspects.
South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world and recorded more than 26,000 homicides in 2024 — an average of more than 70 a day. Firearms are by far the leading cause of death in homicides.
The country of 62 million people has relatively strict gun ownership laws, but many killings are committed with illegal guns, according to authorities.
According to police, mass shootings at unlicensed bars are becoming a serious problem. Police shut down more than 11,000 illegal taverns between April and September this year and arrested more than 18,000 people for involvement in illegal liquor sales.
