Mangaluru: Muslim clerics and worshippers in Mangaluru are seeking divine intervention as the rain continues to evade the Coastal Karnataka amidst rise in temperature and shortage of water.

South Kanara Salafi Movement (SKSM) will organise special prayers at the city’s Nehru Maidan on May 15, Wednesday to seek divine intervention.

The special prayer will be offered at 7.am in the morning on Wednesday, informed a press release from the organisation.

The organisers have called on people to join in large numbers for the special prayers. It has also urged people to come for prayers with Ablution (Wadhu).

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New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.

A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.

The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.

According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.

"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.

An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.