Milad-un-Nabi celebrated across Udupi district with religious fervor
Hindu youth distribute cold drinks
Udupi, November 20: On the occasion of birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), the Muslims across the district celebrated Milad-un-Nabi on Tuesday with religious fervor and gaiety.
The Milad-un-Nabi was celebrated at Juma Masjid at Doddanagudde in the city. A procession which was taken out from the masjid, passed through Police Quarters, Manoligujji, Budagi bus stand before it returned to the same place. The birthday of the Prophet was celebrated across Kaup taluk. The procession which started from Kaup Polipu Juma Masjid passed through National Highway 66 Koppal Angadi masjid, Majur, Pakeernakatte and Mallar masjids and converged at the Kaup Polipu masjid. The procession of Kunjur and Polya Madrasa passed through Paniyuru and Bhaskar Nagar Syed Arabi madrasa and National Highway before converging at Mulur.
Milad rally of Mulur Jamat passed through the National Highway and assembled at Muluru masjid. The Byndoor Navunda Juma Masjid procession started from Maravanthe and reached Kirimanjeshwara and returned to Maravanthe, in which hundreds of children and youth participated.
Milad-un-Nabi was also celebrated at Shirur and the procession organized as part of the celebration was passed through Konamaiki, Shirur town, Muslim colony, market place. In the same way, the celebration was conducted at Padubidri, Karkala and other places. In various places, the message of the Prophet was displayed. Maulvis of masjids, madrasa children, villagers and locals participated in the processions. Following the procession and celebrations, the security arrangement was beefed up in the district.
Hindu youth distributed cold drinks
As a mark of religious harmony, Hindu youths distributed cold drinks and drinking water to the Muslims who participated in the Milad-un-Nabi procession at Kaup town.
MLA Lalaji Mendon distributed Laddu and Jamat distributed sweets. Kaup town municipal council president Malini Soumya, Vice president Usman Kaup, Opposition leader Arun Shetty, Members Anil, Harish Nayak, Imran and others were present.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Lebanon appoints new representative for talks with Israel, rejects linkage to Iran
Beirut: Lebanon’s has moved to underline its independent position in ongoing regional developments, amid attempts to link the country to the broader conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
President Joseph Aoun, while announcing the appointment of former US ambassador Simon Karam as Lebanon’s representative in talks with Israel, made it clear that Karam would be the sole representative for Lebanon and that there would be no substitute.
The move comes in response to what the Lebanese officials see as efforts by Iran to tie Lebanon’s situation to the wider regional conflict. Iran had indicated that there would be no ceasefire involving the US, Israel and Iran unless it also included a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Some groups, including Hezbollah and its supporters, had expressed support for linking the situations, citing concerns that the Lebanese government has limited leverage in negotiations with Israel. Lebanon is not formally a party to the conflict, and its army is considered weak.
However, others, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, have opposed this approach. They view Iran’s stance as an attempt to influence Lebanon’s internal affairs and see it as undermining the country’s sovereignty.
Officials backing the government’s position say the move is aimed at reaffirming Lebanon’s sovereignty and ensuring that decisions about peace and ceasefire within the country are not dictated externally.
They also see it as a safeguard, so that any breakdown in talks between the US, Israel and Iran does not automatically lead to renewed conflict in Lebanon.
