Puthige Noorani Masjid's renovated new building inaugurated in Moodbidri
‘Nammoora Maseedi Noda Banni’ program on Sunday
Moodbidri: Maulana Zubair Khan Nadvi of Jamia Masjid, Jodupalli of Kudroli inaugurated the renovated building of Puthige Noorani Masjid on Friday.
Entrepreneur Mohammad Salim Thokkottu, Musthafa Moodbidri of Bharat Constructions were the chief guests. Hussain Sheikh, honorary president of the Masjid Committee; Bashir Sheikh, vice president of the Committee; Mohammad Khayyum, secretary; and Mushtak Saheb, treasurer, were present on the occasion.
Maulana Zubair Khan Nadvi read the Khutbah during the inaugural and also led the JumaNamaz at the new Masjid.
Imam of the Puthige Masjid Maulana Ziaullah Khan welcomed the gathering and President Abul Ala Puthige proposed the vote of thanks.
Following the inauguration on Friday, the Masjid Committee has organized a ‘Nammoora Masidi Noda Banni’ (Come, See The New Mosque In Our Town) program, inviting locals of all religions and communities to visit and see the newly inaugurated Masjid Building on Sunday, February 26.
The program will commence at 10 am on Sunday. MLA Umanath Kotian, former minister Abhayachandra Jain, Alvas Education Foundation Chairman Dr. M Mohan Alva and editor-in-chief of Varthabharathi Abdussalam Puthige will attend as guests of honour.
Alangar Sri Mahalingeshwara Temple Chief priest Ishwara Bhat; Pakshikere St. Jude Church and Shrine parish priest and director Rev. Fr. Melwyn Noronha and Noorani Masjid Khatib and Imam Maulana Ziaullah Khan will give their messages of harmony, on the occasion.
Palakala Friends’ Club president Ravishankar Bhat, Noorani Masjid general secretary Mohammad Khayyum and Puthige Gram Panchayat member Mohammad Sharief will also be present.
Noorani Masjid president Abul Ala Puthige, who will preside over the function, has invited locals from all communities to attend this special event.
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Karnataka open to making Tulu second additional official language: Minister
Bengaluru (PTI): Minister Shivraj Tangadagi on Wednesday told the Legislative Assembly that the Karnataka government is in favour of declaring Tulu as the state’s second additional official language.
He said the government is studying the measures adopted by West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh, both of which have additional official languages.
The minister was responding to a question by Puttur Congress MLA Ashok Kumar Rai during Question Hour.
Tulu is predominantly spoken in the coastal districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada, and legislators across party lines from these regions, including Speaker U T Khader, have been demanding that the government declare it as the state’s second additional official language.
At present, Kannada is the state’s only official language, while English is also used for official purposes as an additional language.
"I am continuously following it up. We have written to West Bengal and sent a committee of officials to Andhra Pradesh, where Urdu was recently declared the second official language. The committee has gathered information and returned, but is yet to submit its report," Tangadagi said.
He added that once the report is submitted, a meeting involving the Speaker, district in-charge ministers, and legislators from Tulu-speaking districts will be convened with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. "I want to assure you that we are in favour of this," he said.
Earlier, noting that several states have two or three additional official languages, Rai demanded that Tulu be declared an official language at the earliest, stating that it would not impose any financial burden on the government.
"Tulu has a history of 3,000 years, has its own script, and is included in Google Translate. The language is being researched in Germany and France, and universities have allowed examinations in Tulu," Rai said, adding that this was a unanimous demand of 13 legislators from Tulu-speaking Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, with no opposition.
Saying it had been a long-standing demand, Rai added that a Cabinet meeting was likely to be held in Mangaluru in the coming days and urged that a decision be announced there.
BJP MLA Vedavyas Kamath also demanded early action to declare Tulu an official language. He even spoke in Tulu in the House with Speaker U T Khader, who hails from a Tulu-dominant region and speaks the language fluently.
Kamath said a committee headed by educationist Mohan Alva, constituted by the previous BJP government to examine the issue, had studied the matter in detail and compiled all relevant information.
