Udupi to reopen mosques only in rural areas: Udupi District Muslim Federation
Udupi: Mosques in the rural areas of the district will be opened in a couple of days, but those in urban and highly populated areas will remain closed, the Udupi District Muslim Federation has decided today.
The unanimous decision was taken in an interim meeting held at the Jamia Masjid in the city today.
Federation president Yaseen Malpe said that the government has permitted reopening of the mosques that had been shut on account of the Covid-19 lockdown. The meeting was called in order to instruct the administrative committees of mosques on opening the mosques.
“In the present situation, the mosques in rural areas can be reopened in a couple of days. We should make sure that the mosques are not reopened with Friday weekly prayers. And instead, we should reopen mosques on days other than Friday” he said adding, that the Friday prayers attract a huge gathering of devotees.
The administrative committees have also been directed to organize Friday weekly prayers with more than one Jamaat in all mosques to avoid overcrowding during the weekly prayers.
Malpe added that the mosques near the town, the national highway, the urban areas, the bus stands, and the railway stations should not be opened at present. “We will need to analyze the situation in the coming days before deciding to open the mosques in these areas,” he said.
“The administrative committees have been instructed to take a decision on who can be permitted to attend the Namaz in their respective mosques. The social distancing rule and other precautionary measures should be compulsorily followed on all such occasions. In case of violation of the guidelines, the respective administrative committees will be held responsible for any untoward incident and repercussions that may follow,” the president warned.
Federation general secretary Mohammad Moula, Treasurer Iqbal S Katpady, Vice Presidents Ashfaque Ahmed Karkala and Shabaan Hangluru, Former President M P Modinabba, PFI District President Nazeer Ambagilu, social activist Iqbal Manna, and seniors Aboobakar Nejar, Abdur Rahman Razvi Kalkatta, Ismail Atrady, Khateeb Rashid, Mohammad Sheesh, Hussain Kodibengre, Hasan Mavad Byndoor, Shafi Qazi, Ibrahim Kota, I M Jafarullah Hoode, Munaf Kandluru, Aziz Udyavara, Salauddin Abdulla and Mohammad Ghouse were present at the meeting.
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Vartha Bharati launches Kalyana Karnataka edition, releases 23rd annual special issue in Kalaburagi
Kalaburagi: The Kalyana Karnataka edition of the Kannada daily Vartha Bharati was formally launched on Saturday at a programme held at Dr S M Pandit Rangamandir in Kalaburagi. The event also marked the release of the newspaper’s twenty-third annual special issue, a compilation of selected editorials, and the Kalyana Karnataka special supplement.
The programme was inaugurated by Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U T Khader. The Kalyana Karnataka edition of Vartha Bharati was unveiled by Siddharth Varadarajan, Editor-in-Chief of The Wire.
The twenty-third annual special issue was released by multilingual actor Prakash Raj. The book compiling selected editorials of Vartha Bharati was released by B R Patil, Vice-Chairperson of the State Policy and Planning Commission and MLA from Aland. The Kalyana Karnataka special supplement was released by Rahim Khan, Minister for Municipal Administration and Haj.
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Chairperson of the State Waqf Board and Sajjada Nashin of the Khwaja Bande Nawaz Dargah, Hazrat Syed Mohammed Ali Al Husseini, and Kalaburagi South MLA Allamaprabhu Patil were present as chief guests.
Among the special invitees on the dais were Koraneshwara Mahaswamiji of the Tontadarya Anubhava Mantapa, Aland; Bishop Rev Fr Robert Miranda of Kalaburagi; Bhante Varajyothi of Anandur; social activist K Neela; farmers’ leader Chamarasa Mali Patil; DSS state convenor D G Sagar; and activist and singer Ambanna Arolikar.
Speaking on the occasion, Assembly Speaker U T Khader said Vartha Bharati had emerged as the voice of the weak and the voiceless in society and had earned the love, trust and confidence of people across the state. He said the newspaper had carved out a distinct identity in the media landscape and expressed happiness that it was now reaching the Kalyana Karnataka region. He added that Vartha Bharati had remained free from political pressures and inducements and expressed hope that it would continue to stand as a support system for the distressed.
B R Patil said running a newspaper in the present times was not easy, as the media sector had increasingly turned into an industry driven by profit. Amidst such challenges, he said, Vartha Bharati had maintained integrity, honesty and commitment throughout its twenty-three-year journey. He expressed confidence that the newspaper would continue on the same path. Referring to Kalaburagi, he noted that the region frequently witnessed agitations due to the large number of unresolved issues, and said Vartha Bharati should continue to bring the problems and suffering of the people to the attention of the government and contribute to finding solutions.
