Mangaluru: District-level inter-school Seerah competition held at Iqra Arabic School
Mangaluru: A district-level inter-school competition on the Seerah (life and teachings) of Prophet Muhammad was organised by Al Lajnatus Saqafiyyah, the student association of Iqra Arabic School, Mangaluru. The event saw enthusiastic participation from over 110 students representing various schools across Dakshina Kannada district.
Participants took part in multiple competitions centred around the Prophet’s life, values, and teachings. Students from Diamond International School, B.C. Road, Sneha Public School, Pakaladka, Kanachur Public School, Derlakatte, Jamiya Educational Institutions, Krishnapura, and Iqra Arabic School, Mangaluru, secured top honours in different categories.
Maulana Yahya Tangal Madani of Hawwa Juma Masjid, Bolangady, who was the chief guest, urged students to work hard and aim high, saying that without big dreams, one cannot achieve success in this world or the Hereafter.
Guest speaker Mufti Zubair Nadwi, Khateeb of Jamiya Masjid, advised students not to lose heart if they did not win prizes, but to continue striving with sincerity and dedication.
Addressing the gathering, Ashfaq Ahmad, Chairman of Sanmarga Publications, reminded students that the Prophet’s noble character is a guiding light for humanity and should inspire their actions in everyday life.
Prizes were also distributed for the essay competition organised by Iqra Arabic School. Out of 37 entries received, Sidharth, a third-year B.A. student from Government University College, won the first prize and a cash award of ₹5,000. He also presented his essay before the guests. Azmiya of Darul Ayman won the second prize, while Hajira Abid Manna of Hira College and Aysha Humaira of Baraka College shared the third position.
The programme concluded with a vote of thanks delivered by Maulana Saalim Nadwi, Principal of Iqra Arabic School, Mangaluru.
All participants of the essay competition have been requested to collect their certificates from the school office.
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Screenwriter Salim Khan on ventilator support and stable, say doctors
Mumbai (PTI): Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan suffered a brain haemorrhage which has been tackled, is on ventilator support as a safeguard and stable, doctors treating him said on Wednesday, a day after he was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here.
The 90-year-old, one half of the celebrated Salim-Javed duo which scripted films such as "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don" with Javed Akhtar, is in the ICU and recovery might take some time given his age.
"His blood pressure was high for which we treated him and we had to put him on a ventilator because we wanted to do certain investigations. Now the ventilator was put as a safeguard so that his situation doesn't get worse. So it is not that he is critical," Dr Jalil Parkar told reporters.
"We did the investigations that were required and today we have done a small procedure on him, I will not go into the details. The procedure done is called DSA (digital subtraction angiography). The procedure has been accomplished, he is fine and stable and shifted back to ICU. By tomorrow, we hope to get him off the ventilator. All in all, he is doing quite well," he added.
Asked whether he suffered a brain haemorrhage, the doctor said, "Unko thoda haemorrhage hua tha, which we’ve tackled. No surgery is required.
As concern over Khan's health mounted, his children, including superstar Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan, daughter Alvira, and sons-in-law Atul Agnihotri and Aayush Sharma, have been seen outside the hospital along with other well-wishers. His long-time partner Akhtar was also seen coming out of the hospital.
Khan, a household name in the 70s and 80s, turned 90 on November 24 last year. It was the day Dharmendra, the star of many of his films, including "Sholay", "Seeta aur Geeta" and "Yaadon Ki Baraat", passed away.
Hailing from an affluent family in Indore, Khan arrived in Mumbai in his 20s with dreams of stardom. He was good looking and confident he would make a mark in the industry as an actor. But that did not happen. And then, after struggling for close to a decade and getting confined to small roles in films, he changed lanes.
He worked as an assistant to Abrar Alvi and soon met Akhtar to form one of Hindi cinema's most formidable writing partnerships. They worked together on two dozen movies with most of them achieving blockbuster status.
Other than "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don", Khan and Akhtar also penned "Trishul", "Zanjeer", "Seeta Aur Geeta", "Haathi Mere Saathi", "Yaadon Ki Baarat" and "Mr India".
