Dakshina Kannada DC directs mosques to call off weekly Friday prayers till March 31
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, Sindhu B Rupesh, on Monday directed all the mosques across the District to call off Friday's weekly prayers along with all the five daily congregational prayers till March 31.
The move comes in line with the administration's precautions against the spread of Coronavirus.
The administration had earlier asked religious centres to suspend all its activities, and now the DC has directed that the weekly Friday prayers be also called off till March 31.
She urged people to offer prayers and other religious activities at home and also called on people to not come out of their homes unless there is any emergency.
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As predicted, finally it rains in parts of IT hub, but not enough, say B'luru residents
Bengaluru (PTI): Just as the weather agencies predicted on Thursday, humidity built up to 47 per cent in Bengaluru before the clouds let loose, drenching parts of the IT hub. Bengalureans took to 'X' to compare notes on ‘rain status’ in their locality.
Weather enthusiast Vijay, who tracks the day-to-day swings of Karnataka weather in his page, ‘Namma Karnataka Weather’ started a thread on rain, listing areas where it rained heavily, moderately, lightly as well as areas where rains drizzled for a mere few minutes.
Soon, people started posting rain videos from their localities on his thread.
Residents of Whitefield and Jayanagar were happy to report heavy and thundering rain. But most were complaining that the drizzle only made things worse, with Bengaluru getting more hot.
'X' user Aravind Balaji (@aravindn15) complained of "too much winds" near Banashankari and surroundings. From Malleswaram too, 'X' user Anil Raje Urs (@AnilRajeUrs3) said even as it started to rain in his area, strong winds chased the clouds away.
Another 'X' user, Jeevan Bk (@Bkjeevan) was disappointed that there was no rain in north west Bengaluru. So, were Thirumenhalli and Yelahanka residents and social media users who complained that the much awaited rain gave them a few droplets preview after a thundering entry and disappeared off the horizon.
Meanwhile, according to Meteorology Centre Bengaluru, India Meteorology Department (IMD), maximum temperature in Bengaluru ranged between 39.1 and 38.2 degree celsius.
