Kasaragod, August 17: The Kasaragod District Bus Owners Association has come forward to donate their one day ticket collection amount and one day salary of their employees to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to help the flood victims in Kerala state.

On August 30, the bus owners would give their one day earnings to the CM relief funds, said association president K Girish.

Speaking to reporters here on Friday, he said that on that day, students and other passengers were requested to give full amount instead of concession amount. In the same way, the people who travel in other vehicles should travel in private buses on that day and contribute for relief works, he appealed.

It would be conducted in all five assembly segments before the ministers, MLAs and elected representatives, he said.

Association general secretary Satyan Poochakkad, treasurer PA Muhammad Kunhi, Shankar Naik, NM Hasainar, CA Muhammad Kunhi, and others were present.

 

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Washington, Oct 31: Sending Diwali greetings, former president Donald Trump, who is the Republican presidential candidate, on Thursday condemned the attack on Hindus in Bangladesh, vowed to strengthen ties with India and described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his good friend.

Bangladesh, he said, remains in a total state of chaos and alleged that his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris and her boss President Joe Biden have ignored Hindus across the world and in America.

“I strongly condemn the barbaric violence against Hindus, Christians, and other minorities who are getting attacked and looted by mobs in Bangladesh, which remains in a total state of chaos,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

This is for the first time that Trump has spoken on the issue of Bangladesh. Hundreds of Hindus were killed in July-August in Bangladesh when a students’ agitation turned into massive protests leading to then prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee the country on August 5.

“It would have never happened on my watch. Kamala and Joe have ignored Hindus across the world and in America. They have been a disaster from Israel to Ukraine to our own Southern Border, but we will Make America Strong Again and bring back Peace through Strength,” he said.

“We will also protect Hindu Americans against the anti-religion agenda of the radical left. We will fight for your freedom. Under my administration, we will also strengthen our great partnership with India and my good friend, Prime Minister Modi,” Trump said.

“Kamala Harris will destroy your small businesses with more regulations and higher taxes. By contrast, I cut taxes, cut regulations, unleashed American energy, and built the greatest economy in history. We will do it again, bigger and better than ever before and we will Make America Great Again,” he said.

“Also, Happy Diwali to All. I hope the Festival of Lights leads to the Victory of Good over Evil,” said the former president, who is in a close fight with Harris for the November 5 presidential elections.