CM Siddaramaiah to lay foundation stone for RGUHS regional headquarters in Mangalore
Mangalore: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will lay the foundation stone for the Mangalore regional headquarters of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bangalore, on January 17. The new center, to be located in Maryhill, aims to enhance health education and research in the coastal region.
Speaking at a press conference at the Press Club in Mangalore on Tuesday, Dr. U.T. Iftikhar Ali, Chairman of the Karnataka State Allied and Health Protection Council, announced the establishment of the regional center as a significant step in better managing affiliated institutions in and around the coast.
The facility, to be built at an estimated cost of ₹25 crore, will feature state-of-the-art infrastructure, including an innovative simulation lab, an air-conditioned auditorium, advanced research centers, a sports complex, a fitness center, entertainment facilities, and a seminar hall. Dr. Ali noted that it will be the first such center in India equipped with these amenities.
Prominent dignitaries attending the foundation stone-laying ceremony include Speaker U.T. Khader, Dakshina Kannada District In-charge Minister Dinesh Gundurao, State Medical Education Minister Dr. Sharan Prakash Patil, MP Brijesh Chowta, MLA Dr. Bharat Shetty, Director of Medical Education Dr. Sujatha Rathod, Principal Secretary to the Government Muhammad Mohsin, Director of Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Services Dr. Triveni, and RGUHS Vice-Chancellor Dr. M.K. Ramesh. The event will be held near the Excise Department building in Maryhill.
Ahead of the ceremony, RGUHS will host its syndicate meeting and the annual Senate meeting at the Goldfinch Hotel in Mangalore on January 16 at 2:30 PM, said RGUHS Senate member Dr. Shivsharan Shetty.
RGUHS Senate members Prof. Vaishali Sreejith, Dr. Salimulla, Dr. Charishma D’Silva, and Dr. Muhammad Suhail were also present at the press conference.
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Ramadan, Lent coincide this year — happens once in 30 yrs
This year, Ramadan and Lent are reportedly being observed during the same period, a calendar overlap that happens only once in roughly 30 to 33 years.
According to a post by ‘That Dubai Page’ on Instagram both are important periods of fasting in Islam and Christianity respectively, but they follow different calendars, which is why their dates usually do not align.
What is Lent?
Lent is a 40-day period in the Christian liturgical calendar observed before Easter.
It is marked by fasting, prayer, repentance and self-examination.
The duration of 40 days reflects the time Jesus is believed to have fasted in the wilderness. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends before Easter Sunday, and the feast mass is celebrated on Saturday.
The exact dates change every year because they are linked to Easter, which is calculated based on the Christian liturgical calendar.
What is Ramadan?
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer and spiritual discipline. From dawn to sunset each day, adult and able-bodied Muslims abstain from food and drink. The fast is broken at sunset.
Unlike Lent, Ramadan does not follow the Gregorian calendar.
According to admiddleeast.com , Ramadan depends on the sighting of the new crescent moon, known as the hilāl, which signals the start of the new lunar month.
Religious committees in many Muslim-majority countries meet after sunset on the 29th day of the preceding month, Sha‘ban, to look for the moon.
If it is sighted, Ramadan begins the next day. If not, Sha‘ban is completed as a 30-day month and Ramadan starts after that.
While Saudi Arabias announcement is widely followed, each country makes its own official declaration.
Why dont they always overlap?
The Islamic lunar calendar has around 354 days, which is about 10 to 11 days shorter than the Gregorian calendar.
Because of this difference, Ramadan shifts earlier by about 10 or 11 days each year. Over time, it moves through all seasons.
Lent, on the other hand, is tied to Easter and the Christian liturgical calendar. Since the two religious observances are based on different systems for calculating dates, they rarely fall at the same time.
How often does the overlap happen?
The overlap happens in cycles of approximately 30 to 33 years. When it happens, Ramadan and Lent may coincide for a few consecutive years. After that, they do not align again for decades.
Following the current cycle, major overlaps are not expected again until the 2050s.
