PM Modi offers tributes to Karpoori Thakur on birth anniversary
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered tributes to former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur on his birth anniversary.
Modi said the upliftment of the exploited, deprived, and weaker sections of society was always at the center of Thakur's politics.
"On the occasion of the birth anniversary of former chief minister of Bihar, Bharat Ratna Jananayak Karpoori Thakur ji, I offer my humble salutations," the prime minister said in a post on X.
Thakur will forever remain memorable and exemplary for his simplicity and dedication to public service, the prime minister said.
Thakur, popularly known as Jananayak, was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 2024.
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Ramadan fasting to kickoff from Thursday in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The Holy month of Ramadan will start from Thursday, February 19, announced convener of the State Moon Sighting Committee Maulana Maqsood Imran Rashadi on Wednesday.
Speaking at a press conference after the Moon Sighting Committee meeting held at the State Waqf Board office on Cunningham Road in the city on Wednesday evening, he said that there is no information about moon sighting anywhere in the capital Bengaluru, including other districts.
“However, after receiving reports of moon sightings in neighbouring states including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Delhi, it has been decided to start fasting from Thursday,” he said.
The meeting was attended by Maulana Mufti Iftikhar Ahmed Qasmi, Maulana Ejaz Ahmed Nadvi and other members of the ulema.
