Eid al-Fitr celebrated on Friday in Udupi district; religious leaders give message of peace, harmony
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Udupi: Eid al-Fitr was celebrated by members of the Muslim community on Friday, with the Masjids in Udupi town and Kapu, Brahmavar, Kundapur, Byndoor, Hebri and Karkala taluks holding special Eid Namaz for the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
As part of the celebration, Muslims paid Zakat al-Fitr, the donation to the needy, on Friday morning, before visiting the mosques in large numbers, wearing new clothes.
The Eid Namaz was offered at the Jamia Masjid in Udupi led by Maulana Abdur Rashid Nadwi, while at the Anjuman Masjid, the prayers were offered under the leadership of Maulana Inaythullah Razvi.
Udupi District Muslim Federation President Muhammad Moula extended greetings to all Muslims on the occasion.
In Muloor, a special prayer and Khutba were offered at the Juma Masjid, the central mosque of the Udupi District Samyukta Jamaat, with Khatib Hafil Muhammad Ashraf Sakhafi leading the rituals.
Coastal Development Board President MA Gafoor participated in the Eid prayer.
In Kundapur, a procession was taken out for Eid from the Juma Masjid and special prayers offered at the Idgah Maidan. The Jamaat's Khateeb Shahid Hussain led the Dua and Namaz.
Kundapur Jamia Masjid President Muhammad Wasim Basha, Vice President and former Municipality member Abu Muhammad Muzaffar and Secretary Shams Tabrez were among those present for the celebrations.
The participants celebrated by hugging each other, exchanging greetings and eating sweets.
Imam Obaidur Rahman Nadwi of Hashimi Masjid led the special Eid prayers in Brahmagiri Nairakere.
The religious leaders, in their Eid messages, raised awareness among the youth not to fall prey to drug addiction and also urged everyone to live as brothers and sisters and create an atmosphere of peace.
Imam Obaidur Rahman Nadvi stressed on the role of parents in taking care to prevent their children from getting addicted to drugs. He also pointed out that youngsters today are riding at high speed and carelessly, leading to fatal road accidents. The Imam advised the parents to pay greater attention to their children in this regard.
As a precautionary measure, tight police security was provided to most mosques across Udupi district to prevent any untoward incident during the festival.
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SC refuses to entertain plea seeking guidelines for display of Ashoka Chakra
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Centre and others to frame guidelines for the display of the Ashoka Chakra on the national flag.
A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi told the petitioner, who appeared in person, to do something constructive for society.
"There is no need to be so emotional about these things. Your idea is good. You have informed the authorities. Now it is for the authorities to see what they want to do," the CJI told the petitioner.
"You do some constructive work for society," the bench said.
The petitioner showed a picture of the Ashoka Chakra installed at a roundabout in Varanasi, but the bench refused to entertain the plea.
