'Grand Auditorium' inaugurated in Hosangadi
Manjeshwar: 'Grand Auditorium', which has been constructed near the Hosangadi Junction, was inaugurated on Sunday by Asayyed Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal, president of All Kerala Jamiat ul Ulama .
Manjeshwar Jamaat President Asayyad MA Athaulla Thangal presided over the programme.
Asayyad KS Atakkoya Thangal Kumbol's son Asayyad KS Mukthar Thangal and Asayyad Abdul Rahman Shaheer Al Bukhari Malhar inaugurated the namaz room.
Kasaragod MLA NA Nellikunnu, Kasaragod zilla panchayat president AGC Basheer, Manjeshwara Block Panchayat president AKM Ashraf, Manjeshwar gram panchayat president Azeez Haji, vice president Shashikala, Karnataka State Exhibition Authority chairman Abdul Azeez, Hakeem Kunnil, advocate Srikanth, BV Rajan, KR Jayanand, NM Abubakar, K Abdulla (Bava), VM Abdul Hameed, MA Muhammed, Hasseinar Kodel, VK Podiyabba, retired sub registrar KM Abdul Razaq, Kunil organization vice president PS Moidin Kunhi, Harishchandra, Munir Bava, London Mohmmed Haji, Abrar Moulvi, MM Abubakar, MA Abdul Haji Kalandar Store, Muhammed Haji, Mangalpadi Mubarak Abbas and others were present.
Proprietors VM Farooq and Muhammed Ashraf, Shabazi VH, Shaz VH of Yafco Group, KA Mansoor of Bava Group, Yakub of Hosangadi Farooq Timber and Saw Mill, Mohmmed of Karwar New City Plywood, Abdul Razaq of Hosangadi Hi-Tech Wood Furnish and others were also present.
“When I had conducted my relative’s marriage at marriage hall a few years ago, many people opposed it. It is common that those who do not have space at home will conduct marriages in convention halls. Everyone should understand this. Opposition is not good to use basic facilities. Cleanliness should be maintained in the hall”.
- Sayyid Muthukkoya Thangal, president, Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama
This auditorium will help the people of the district. Such halls are required for the development of the society. By the grace of Allah, let this hall develop further.
- Sayyed MA Athaulla Thangal, president, Manjeshwar Samuyukta Jamaath
Let marriages and other programmes of all communities be held in the hall and thus, it should become a centre for communal harmony.
- Gopal Das, Kanna Kalekar, Kaanila Sri Bhagavati temple
The dream of late Haji Moidin Kunhi, who had contributed much for the development of Hosangadi, was fulfilled by his son VA Farooq by constructing an auditorium. Everyone should cooperate for the success of the hall.
- NA Nellikunnu, MLA, Kasaragodu
Engineer Abdul Khader, Abid Ali, Mohmeed Sirajuddin, helpers Ashok, Rathish, Yadav were felicitated on the occasion. The auditorium is a three-storey building with fully air conditioned facility. The hall was built on 50,000 sq ft and more than 250 cars could be parked and it has 1000 seating capacity and at a time, 1000 people could be dined at the dining hall. It has separate namaz halls for men and women.
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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.
