Mangaluru: Iqra Arabic School in Mangaluru celebrated the 78th Independence Day with a flag hoisting ceremony held on its premises. The event was graced by distinguished guests including Maulana Shuaib Husaini Nadwi, Head of the Value Education Department at Hira Institutions Mangaluru; Raghuveer Souterpete, former District Youth Officer NYKS; Shahul Hameed K K, President of Jamiatul Falah DK and Udupi District; Siddiq Manjeshwar, President of Blood Donors Mangaluru; and Maulana Saalim Khalifa Nadwi, Principal of Iqra Arabic School.

In his address, Maulana Shuaib Husaini Nadwi highlighted the sacrifices made by all sections of society in the struggle for India's independence. He urged the community to create a legacy of peace, harmony, and love for future generations. Raghuveer Souterpete, Shahul Hameed K K, and Siddiq Manjeshwar stressed on the significance of respecting diversity and fostering peaceful coexistence.

Maulana Saalim Khalifa Nadwi spoke on the importance of instilling moral values as a foundation for a prosperous and developed nation.

He further said that true patriotism involves contributing positively to the country through both actions and attitudes.

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Ranchi(PTI): The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has emerged as a surprise element in the Jharkhand assembly elections with its candidates leading in five of the six seats where the party is contesting, according to trends available on the Election Commission's website on Saturday.

RJD candidates in five assembly seats were leading over sitting BJP legislators.

In 2019, RJD had secured only the Chatra seat where its nominee Satyanand Bhokta won.

In Deoghar, RJD’s Suresh Paswan was leading by 19,581 votes over his nearest rival and BJP's sitting MLA Narayan Das after the third round of counting.

RJD’s Sanjay Prasad Yadav was ahead by 19,867 votes in Godda over BJP MLA Amit Kumar Mandal after the sixth round of counting.

In Koderma, RJD nominee Subhash Prasad Yadav, who was out on bail, was leading by a margin of 3,471 votes over BJP’s sitting legislator Neera Yadav.

Subhas Prasad Yadav, considered to be one of the close aides of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, was recently granted bail by the Supreme Court in a money laundering case.

Party’s Naresh Prasad Singh was leading by 5,159 votes after the fourth round of counting over BJP’s Bishrampur MLA Ramchandra Chandravanshi.

RJD's Sanjay Kumar Singh Yadav was also leading from Hussainabad by 8,213 votes after the fourth round of counting over BJP MLA Kamlesh Kumar Singh.

Party’s candidate Rashmi Prakash, however, was trailing from Chatra by 3,776 votes.

Bhokta did not contest the elections this time, and his daughter-in-law Prakash was given a ticket.