Mangaluru:Renowned Muslim research scholar Dr. Akram Nadwi recipient of Allama Iqbal Prize visited the Iqra Arabic School in Mangaluru and interacted with the students.

Dr. Akhram is also the Dean of Cambridge Islamic College, principal of Al-Salam Institute, and an Honorary Visiting Fellow at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education.

He has written over 60 books in Arabic, English and Urdu in the fields of hadith, fiqh, biography, Arabic grammar and syntax. In 2021, his 43-volume biographical dictionary of the muhaddithat, the female scholars and narrators of hadith was published by Dar al-Minhaj (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia).

In his address at the Iqra Arabic School, he stressed on the importance of logical attempts. He further stated that the submission is the true essence of Islam. 

Iqra Arabic School Principal Maulana Saalim Nadwi, S M Arshad, MD of Mohtisham Complexes Pvt Ltd, Dr CP Habeeb Rehman, Chairman of Unity Health Complex, Mohammed Kunhi of Shanti Prakashana, Advocate Mohammed Ali, Sajid AK of Highland Islamic Forum and others were present.

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Manipal: The Manipal police arrested two accused within 11 hours of registering a bike theft case following a swift investigation.

The accused have been identified as Sharath (26) and Ganesh (31), residents of Netaji Nagar in 80 Badagabettu village.

According to police, a complaint was filed after a motorcycle belonging to Sudarshan was stolen on February 21. The bike had been parked near Veera Maruti Bhajana Mandir in Rahul Nagar, Badagabettu village.

According to the complaint, police traced and arrested the accused and recovered the stolen motorcycle from their possession. The duo was later produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.

Police said over 11 theft cases have been registered against the accused at various police stations, including Manipal, Udupi City, Bhadravati, Koppa, Thirthahalli, Madikeri and Tumakuru.

Further investigation is under way.