Mangaluru: The managing committee of Syed Madani Dargah of Ullal, popularly known as Ullal Dargah, on Tuesday said that it will organize ‘Talent Hunt’ competition for Madrasa students.

The event will be organized at Ullal as a part of the two-day’s annual program of the Ullal Dargah that will be held on February 23 and 24.

Addressing the reporters in a press meet at Mangaluru press club, Farooque Ullal, convener of the event said that, among several competitions for the Madrasa students, a Qirath (Quran reciting competition will also be organized on 23 February.

“Madrasa students from across the Dakshina Kannada District can participate in the Qirath competition on Feb 24, which will begin at 8.30 am” Farooque said.

“On Feb 24, we will also organize a health check up camp in association with Kanachur Hospital, wherein not just consultation, we will also arrange for the free supply of medicine during the camp” Farooque added.

Later in the evening on Feb 24, the committee will also felicitate the elected representatives of the local Muncipal Council, on their victory in their respective wards of Ullal. While a media centre of Ullal Dargah will also be inaugurated same evening.

Shaikhuna Usman Faizi Thodar, Principal, Ullal Syed Madani Arabic College will inaugurate the event, while MLA UT Khader will address the gathering.

Dargah Committee President Haji Abdul Rasheed will preside over the event.

Among other dignataries, Parliamentary Secretary to Chief Minister, Ivan D’Souza, MLC BM Farooque, District Waqf Advisory Board President, Haji U. K. Monu Kanachur, MLC, K Harish Kumar and others prominent social and political figures are expected to attend the event.

Dargah Committee Vice President, Bava Muhammad, other office bearers Naushad Abubaker, U.K Mustafa Bava, Haji A. K Mohiddin and U.P Ayyub were present at the press conference.

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Ranchi (PTI): Tribal icon Birsa Munda's great-grandson Mangal Munda, who was undergoing treatment at a hospital here after being injured in a road accident, died of "cardiovascular failure" on Friday, an official of the health facility said.

He was 45.

Mangal Munda breathed his last at 12.30 am at the state's apex health facility - Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences.

Munda sustained severe head injuries after he fell from the roof of a passenger vehicle in Jharkhand's Khunti district on November 25.

"Birsa Munda's kin Mangal Munda died of cardiovascular failure around 12.30 am. He was on a ventilator after being critically injured. We tried our best to save him but failed," RIMS Medical Superintendent Dr Hiren Birua told PTI.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office, Union Health Minister JP Nadda and the Jharkhand Chief Minister's office were in touch with the RIMS authorities in connection with Munda's treatment.