Hijab verdict: Karnataka Bandh receives good response in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: In opposition to the Karnataka High Court’s verdict against the Hijab, the call for a state-wide bandh given by Imarat-e-Shariah’s Ameer-e-Shariah Maulana Sageer Ahmed has received a good response in Mangaluru on Thursday.
Various shops, business establishments, hotels owned by Muslims in the region remained closed. Bus, rickshaws were not seen on the roads. Some educational institutions and Madrasas have announced holidays. Apart from that, market road near State Bank, Bunder, Kallapu market, Bunder Dhakke remained deserted with all business activities being halted in the wake of the bandh. Muslim-owned offices, workshops, Transportation agencies, logistics agencies were also reportedly closed.
SDPI, the Muslim Okkuta, Ullal Darga Committee, Alliance of D.K. Muslim organizations, Univef Karnataka. Women’s India Movement, All India Imams Council, PFI, CFI, Mangaluru Dhakke raw fish sales & commission agents’ association, and various other organizations have extended support to the bandh, it is learned.
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Sharad Pawar discharged from Pune hospital; advised rest for few days
Pune (PTI): NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, admitted to a hospital here with dehydration, was discharged on Wednesday morning, with doctors saying he is doing fine.
The 85-year-old Rajya Sabha member was admitted to the Ruby Hall Clinic in Pune on Sunday following complaints of dehydration.
"He is doing well. He has been given discharge, and he has already left for Mumbai. He has been advised to take rest for the next couple of days before resuming his normal routine," said Dr Purvez Grant, the chief cardiologist, chairman and managing trustee of the private hospital.
Earlier, the former Union minister was admitted to the same hospital on February 9 following a chest infection and was discharged on February 14.
