Golthamajal: Prominent socio-religious leader, founder of Hajjaj group Haji G Abdul Khader no more
Bantwal: Prominent poet and socio-religious leader Haji G Abdul Khader (87), who also founded Hajjaj group of companies, passed away on Monday morning at a private hospital in Mangaluru.
A resident of Golthamajal near Kalladka, Abdul Khader was also a prominent writer and author.
Abdul Khader served as the president of Kalladka Juma Masjid for a long time, he was fondly known as “Abbonu Haji” for his contributions in social, educational and literary fields. He was admitted to a private hospital in Mangaluru owing to serious illness.
Abdul Khader was a prominent writer and poet of both Kannada and Beary literature and a lot of his works have been published in various magazines, while he has also penned a few books by himself.
He has also served as the President of Kannada Sahitya Sammelan of Bantwal Taluka and has also been awarded for his work by Taluka and District Sahitya Sammelan.
Abdul Khader is also a recipient of Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy Award and was also a prominent social worker.
He played a significant role in developing Kalladka Juma Masjid and Golthamajal Juma Masjid. He also established ‘Gem Public School’ and rendered education to thousands of students of the state and also played a key role in establishing Government High School in Golthamajal village.
Hajjaj group organises Kabaddi tournaments wherein players and teams from all the communities take part and raise over the lines dividing people on the lines or caste, communities and religions.
Abdul Khader is survived by his wife, six sons and five daughters. Family sources informed that his funeral prayer and rites will take place on Monday 5.pm at Kalladka Juma Masjid.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
