‘Satya Mana Manege’ campaign on Islam in Udupi : Yaseen Malpe
District Muslim Okkoota holds dignitaries meet
Brahmavara, February 12: In order to alleviate the misconceptions and propaganda against Islam and Muslims, the district Muslim Okkoota has decided to conduct ‘Satya Mana Manege’ (Truth to mind and home) campaign, said Federation district president Yaseen Malpe.
Speaking at a dignitaries meet event , organized by the Udupi District Muslim Okkoota at Brahmavara on Tuesday, he said that Masjid presidents and Khatibs should take more interest towards this programme. It was planned to reach over one lakh people by forming teams of five members each from 100 masjids in the district. A delegation of the Federation would meet the Chief Minister and the Congress leaders to conduct grievances meeting for Muslims in the district once in three months and relax the norms for the construction of Madrasas, he said.
Kudroli Jamiya Masjid Khateeb Mufti Abdul Mannan inaugurated the convention in which, senior vice president of Okkoota Haji Abdulla Parkala released the annual souvenir of the federation. Dr Thaha Matheen of Bengaluru delivered the valedictory address.
Muslim Organisations Federation President and former mayor Ashraf Mangaluru, Uniwef President Rafiuddin Kudroli, industrialist Jaleel Saheb Udyavara, Wakf Advisory Board district president Ibrahim Matapadi, Moulana Ubaidulla Nadvi, Irfan of the Mangaluru Highland Islamic Forum, Anjuman Hami-a Muslimin of Bhatkala secretary Issac Shabandri, Uttara Kannada Muslim United Forum general secretary Mouseen Kazi, Thirthahalli Muslim Federation president Sulaiman Saheb and others were present.
Let masjids become community centres of development: Yaseen Malpe
Masjids should not restrict themselves only for namaz. Instead, they should become the community centres for social activities. For this purpose, total 30 masjids including six in each taluk would be selected and the teams of the Okkoota would visit those masjids and guide them about the educational, social and economic progress of the community, Yasin Malpe said.
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.
Birsa Munda's great-grandson, injured in road accident, dies of cardiovascular failure in Ranchi
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.
