Bhatkal boy wins big representing India at Quran memorization competition in Saudi Arabia
Bhatkal: Ibrahim bin Fahim Shahbandri, a young talent from Bhatkal represented India at the International Qur'an Memorization Competition organized by the Saudi government in Makkah and secured the second position in his category.
For this remarkable feat, he has been awarded 60,000 Saudi Riyals.
This global competition witnessed the participation of 166 contestants from 117 countries across five different categories. The event commenced on August 25 and concluded on September 6 with the final session held at Masjid Haram. During this session, prizes were conferred upon the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth-place winners in each category.
Ibrahim's educational journey began in Sharjah, where he actively participated in various Qur'an competitions and distinguished himself. Subsequently, he pursued his education up to the 10th standard at a school in Bhatkal, where he embarked on the noble endeavor of memorizing the Quran. Currently, he is an honors student at Jamia Salafia Banaras.
Ibrahim bin Fahim Shahbandri's outstanding achievement has brought honor and recognition to his hometown of Bhatkal and the entire nation.
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No data on Maha Kumbh stampede maintained by central govt, says MoS Home Nityanand Rai
New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI): Inquiry into the Maha Kumbh stampede was conducted by the Uttar Pradesh government and no data on casualties and injured victims is maintained with the central government, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai shared the information while replying to a question by Congress MPs KC Venugopal and Kirsan Namdeo on the number of people killed and injured in the stampede and the steps taken by the authorities to investigate the causes.
Rai said "public order" and "police" were state subjects, according to the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution.
Organisation of religious congregations, crowd management, provision of amenities to devotees, prevention of any type of disaster during congregations, etc are closely linked to "public order", which is a state subject, he added.
"Conducting of any type of inquiry into any type of disasters occurred in a state, including stampedes, and provision of financial assistance to families of deceased devotees and injured persons, also come under the purview of the concerned state governments. State governments are competent to deal with such situations. No such data is maintained centrally," he said in a written reply.
The Union minister said the National Disaster Management Authority had circulated detailed guidelines on crowd management at events and venues of mass gathering. Guidelines on crowd control were also issued by the Bureau of Police Research and Development.
He said the Union home ministry had issued an advisory to all states and Union territories, advising them to use these templates to prepare their own standard operating procedures for crowd management and devise a checklist for the appropriate authorities.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Inspector General of Police Vaibhav Krishna had said the stampede January 29 stampede during the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj left 30 pilgrims dead and 60 injured.
