Mangaluru Hajj pilgrimage to kick start on July 17
Mangaluru: The journey of Hajj pilgrims who have taken Hajj pilgrimage through Mangaluru Hajj Camp from the Karnataka State Hajj Committee for 2019 would be kicked off at a programme to be held at Bajpe Ansar Public School here on July 17 at 10.30 am, said committee general secretary BM Mumtaz Ali Krishnapura.
Speaking at a press conference here on Saturday, he said that state Hajj and Wakf Minister BZ Zameer Ahmed would inaugurate the programme in which District Minister would distribute Passports to first time Hajj pilgrims and state Hajj Committee president Roshan Baig would flag off the vehicle of the first batch. MLA Umanath Kotian would preside over it and state Hajj Committee member KM Abubakar Siddiq Montugoli would deliver keynote address, he said.
MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, MLAs Dr 'Bharat Shetty, Vedavyas Kamath, MLCs Ivan D'SOUZA, BM Farooq, Harish Kumar, state minority commission president GA Bava, Yenepoya University Chancellor Abdul Kunji, former MLAs BA Moidin Bava and KS Mohmmad Masood, Hajj department secretary AB Ibrahim, district Wakf Committee president UK Monu Kalachuri, Mangaluru Airport Authority director VV Rao, state Hajj Committee EO Sarfraz Khan Sardar, Bajpe Ansar School president BM Zakariya would participate, he said.
Registration from July 15
Registration of Hajjis would begin at Ansar Public School ground on July 15 at 9.30 am. Those who leave Mangaluru on July 17 would have to register on July 15, those who leave on July 18 should register on July 16, those who leave on July 19 should register themselves on July 17, he said.
8000 Hajj pilgrims from state
Total 8000 Hajj pilgrims would take pilgrimage from the state for 2019 and so far, rhe Soudi government has issued 2 lakh visas for pilgrims from the country and among them, 1.40 lakh would visit Hajj through government and remaining 60000 would take up the journey through private company. Total 500 flights would take off from 21 Embarkation Points from the country. Majority of the pilgrims have already reached the sacred place Makka and Madina.
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Gill leads Gujarat Titans to 5-wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders
Ahmedabad (PTI): Shubman Gill led from the front with a classy 86 as Gujarat Titans defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets in an Indian Premier League match here on Friday.
Earlier, KKR all-rounder Cameron Green produced a fighting 79 off 55 balls to lift his side to 180 all out. In reply, Gill anchored the chase with a composed 86 off 50 deliveries as GT crossed the line in 19.4 overs.
The win marked GT's third successive victory after opening with two losses, while KKR's search for their first win of the season continues.
Brief scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 180 all out in 20 overs (Cameron Green 79; Kagiso Rabada 3/29, Mohammed Siraj 2/23).
Gujarat Titans: 181 for 5 in 19.4 overs (Shubman Gill 86; Varun Chakravarthy 2/34).
