President Murmu visits Karwar, received at Kadamba Naval Base
Karwar: President Droupadi Murmu arrived at the Kadamba Naval Base in Karwar on Monday and was accorded a warm reception by senior state officials and members of the armed forces.
Karnataka Governor Thawarchand Gehlot and Fisheries, Ports and Inland Water Transport Minister and Uttara Kannada district in-charge minister Mankal S. Vaidya received the President at the naval base.
Belagavi divisional commissioner Jayanti and Uttara Kannada deputy commissioner K. Lakshmipriya were present during the reception. Senior police officials, including Additional Director General of Police Hithendra, Inspector General of Police Amit Singh and Uttara Kannada Superintendent of Police Deepan M. N., were also in attendance.
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Rear Admiral Vikram Menon of the Karwar Naval Base, along with other senior Indian Navy officers, welcomed the President on her arrival.
President Droupadi Murmu embarked the Indian Navy's indigenous Kalvari class submarine INS Vaghsheer at Karwar Naval Base, Karnataka. The President is undertaking a sortie on the Western Seaboard. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi is accompanying the Supreme… pic.twitter.com/8LWzOkc4Ut
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Ramzan fasts to begin in India from Thursday
New Delhi (PTI): Ramzan fasts will begin on Thursday in India as the crescent moon marking the start of the fasting month was sighted in various parts of the country on Wednesday.
After the sighting of the moon, the holy month begins and for the next 30 days, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk.
Shahi Imam of Chandni Chowk's Fatehpuri mosque Maulana Mufti Mukarram Ahmed announced that the crescent moon was sighted and the month of fasting will start from February 19.
Naib Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Shaban Bukhari also declared that the moon was sighted.
During this month, a special prayer called Taraweeh are offered in mosques in the evening. In this prayer, the entire Quran is recited and it continues till the sighting of the Eid moon.
Mufti Mukarram has appealed to the Muslim community to "pray as much as possible for the well-being of the 140 crore people of the country".
