Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated across state
Bengaluru, June 16: Except Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, Muslims celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr across the state including Capital City Bengaluru on Saturday with pomp and religious gaiety.
They offered special prayer and greeted each other with Ramzan wishes. At the special namaz held at Khuddus Sab Idgah Maidan at Jayamahal in Bengaluru, Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar, former minister Roshan Baig, MLC CM Ibrahim and others participated.
In the special prayer held at Idgah Maidan on Mysuru road, former prime minister HD Deve Gowda participated. Muslims offered special prayers at Chamarajpet, Jayanagar, RT Nagar, Yashwanthpur and other places.
In Vijayapura Idgah Maidan, Muslims offered prayers and greeted each other. More than 10,000 Muslims participated in the special prayer at Bidar Idgah Maidan. Minister Bandeppa Kashempur greeted the Muslims.
Apart from these, mass prayers were also conducted in Kalaburgi, Bellary, Dharwad, Kolar, Raichur, Chikkaballapur, Mysuru, Hubballi, Shivamogga and other places.
As a precautionary measure, the police have taken security measures to ensure law and order situation in the state during the Eid-ul-Fitr.
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Ball Python rescued from housing society in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): A ball python, generally found in Africa, has been rescued from a residential area in Mumbai, a wildlife welfare group representative said on Thursday.
The reptile was found abandoned at a housing society in Mahim last week, triggering panic in the area.
After being alerted, members of a wildlife welfare NGO reached the spot, rescued the snake and handed it over to the forest department, he said.
The ball python is not native to India. Hence, the reptile found here is suspected to be a lost or abandoned illegal pet, the Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW) said.
The forest department is investigating the matter to initiate necessary action, it said.
The snake will be rehabilitated in consultation with experts from RAWW, the NGO said.
