Masjid Hajira Hassan, Sullia Community Centre inaugurated
Sullia: Masjid Hajira Hassan and Sullia Community Centre were inaugurated on Sunday by Mohammed Yunus Hassan, entrepreneur, Al Khobar and trustee, Team B-Human, at a ceremony organized by the Sullia Education and Charitable Trust (SECT).
S M Usman, general secretary of SECT, welcomed the gathering and made the inaugural address at the formal function.
Addressing the gathering, Hassan said that he had gotten the Masjid constructed in memory of his late parents and was presenting it to society in the name of ‘Hajira and Hassan’. “I pray that they benefit forever from this work. I also request you all to please pray to the Almighty to grant me the energy to continue such philanthropic work,” he asked the people.
T Arif Ali, general secretary, JIH, who presided over the inaugural, said that, while Allah was the lord of the Masjid, everyone should avail of the benefits of the prayer hall.
Muhammed Kunhi, Khateeb of the Masjidul Huda, Thokkottu, said that places of worship should help people get closer to one another, learn humanitarian values, teachings and ideals of their own religions.
Maulana Yahya Thangal Madani, Khateeb of the Havva Juma Masjid in Bolangady, read out the Wakf message and made the valedictory speech.
Maulana Shoaib Hussaini Nadwi, Khateeb, Kutchi Memon Masjid, Mangaluru; Hussain Kamil Saqafi, Khateeb, Juma Masjid, Shanti Nagar, Velam; Zakariya Jokatte, CEO, Al Muzain Saudi Arabia and trustee, Hidaya Foundation, and H U Farooq Tarikere, former president of Tarikere Municipality also addressed the gathering.
M Sharif Bolar, CEO, Whitestone Group, Saudi Arabia, and trustee, Team B-Human; Hanif Golthamajal, Hajaj Group, and president of Mangaluru unit, Hidayah Foundation; K Ahmed Bava, MD, Deals Group; Abdul Salam, CEO, Raqwani Group, Saudi Arabia; Ibrahim M Hussain, MD, Raqwani Group, Saudi Arabia; Mohammed Wazir, vice-president, Sullia Community Centre; Salam Noor Hasan Bin Murhoom Hajira Hassan; H K Kasim Ahmed, founder-chairperson, Hidaya Foundation; Ashfaq Abdul Hameed; CEO, Plant Solutions; Dr. Abdul Majeed U, general surgeon, Mangaluru; S E Mohammed Kunhi, Koynad; K M Shareef of Mangaluru; Abdussalam U, Nazim-e-Ilaqa, JIH and Musthafa Haji Kempi of the Muslim Central Committee attended the inauguration ceremony.
Philanthropist Mohammed Yunus Hassan was honoured on the occasion by Team B-Human Trust, JIH Sullia unit members and residents of Tarikere.
Ibrahim Ajjavara, SECT president, proposed the vote of thanks.
Hafil Saifullah read the Kiraat and Dr Jamaluddin Hind Manipal and Ahmed Riza Ahnaf read out the schedule of the Sacharipet program.
Ahmed Riza Ahnaf was the master of ceremony.
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Airlines got 999 hoax bomb threats till Nov 14 this year; 256 FIRs filed: Govt
New Delhi, Nov 28: Airlines received 999 hoax bomb threats this year till November 14 and as many as 256 FIRs have been filed while guidelines have been issued by aviation security regulator BCAS for objective assessment of threats, the government said on Thursday.
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said a total of 1,148 hoax bomb threat messages/calls have been received since August 2022 till November 14, 2024 threatening the operations of international and domestic air travel.
While 999 threats were received by airlines during the period from January to November 14, 2024, the count stood at 122 last year and at 27 for the August-December 2022 period.
"256 FIRs have been filed since January 2024 till 14 November 2024, out of which 163 FIRs have been filed during 14 October- 14 November 2024. 12 arrests have been made in view of hoax bomb threat since January 2024 till 14 November 2024," the minister said.
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has issued guidelines for objective assessment of threats. The indicative factor has been useful in reducing time taken by the Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (BTAC) during the decision-making process.
"Also, to reduce the overall time taken for convening BTAC to less than 5 minutes, virtual assembly of BTAC through pre-generated video link has been set up. Further, advisories for compulsory 10 per cent of secondary ladder point check-in for all flights, strict monitoring of non-scheduled flight operations, enhanced security measures and surveillance at cargo terminals were issued," Mohol said.
Further, the minister said the government is considering amending the Aircraft (Security) Rules, 2023 to put hoax threat messenger in the no-fly list.
"It is also being considered to amend Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation for covering Aircraft in flight as well as on ground, airport etc," he added.
