In view of the crowd, adequate security arrangements were made along the route, police said.
Searching for land for constructing Haj Bhavan at Adyar: Minister Zameer
Vartha Bharati | 21-07-2018 | 21:43:00 IST
Mangaluru, July 21: Haj and Wakf Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan said that it was decided to purchase a private land at Adyar in Farangipete on National Highway 75 to construct the Haj Bhavan.
Flagging off the Haj yatra of the first team to be left from the Mangaluru International Airport, at Bajpe Ansar School premises here on Saturday, the Minister said that it was decided to drop the land sanctioned near Bajpe for the construction of the Haj Bhavan. He would not do any politics in Haj and he would not give false promises. The land sanctioned near Bajpe was not suitable for the Haj Bhavan. So, he has inspected the land near Adyar. If the owners of the land gave it in concession, it would be purchased and Haj Bhavan would be constructed. Normally, Haj Bhavan would be used for just five-six days in a year and rest of the days, it would be useless. So, it should not be useless. If it was constructed on the roadside or residential place, it could be rented out for other programmes, he said.
Haj pilgrimage was not only for the rich, but the poor Muslim could also make it as it was a lifetime aspiration. Before entering the politics, he had sent Imam and Muazzin of a masjid to Haj in his own cost and he has continued it till today. In future also, he would do it, he said.
Let officers team serve
In order to serve the Hajj pilgrims, a team of officers including doctors were being sent to the Haj from the state. They should serve the pilgrims. But the officers who go to Mecca and Madina to serve the pilgrims should not indulge in other activities, said Housing and Urban Development Minister UT Khader.
Udupi district composite Khazi PM Ibrahim Musliyar Bekal, Mangaluru Haj Management Committee president Y Muhammad Kunhi, MLC BM Farooq, former MLA, BA Moideen Bava, Central Committee president Haji Muhammad Masood, Retired police officer GA Bava, Dakshina Kannada Wakf Committee president Kanachur Monu, Udupi district Wakf Advisory Committee president KP Ibrahim, MUDA former president Ibrahim Kodijal, Khateeb Abdul Razaq Madani of Bajpe masjid, Bajpe Ansari school president and businessman Zakaria Bajpe, Haj Management Committee general secretary SM Rashid Haji, Haj and Wakf department secretary Muhammad Mohsin, Mangaluru taluk panchayat president Muhammad Monu, Dakshina Kannada district Congress minority wing president NS Kareem, and others were present.
This year, 1,73,000 people take up Hajj pilgrimage from India. Among them, 6624 are from Karnataka. But total 18,427 persons have applied for Hajj pilgrimage and among them, only 6624 were selected including 686 reserved candidates. Out of 520 persons, 432 people from Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Hassan, Kodagu and Chikmagaluru districts would take up Hajj pilgrimage from Mangaluru airport on July 21, 22 and 23 said State Haj Committee convener KM Abubakar Siddiq Montugoli.
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Three devotees sustain injuries as thousands throng to Deviramma temple in Chikkamagaluru
01-11-2024 ¦
01-11-2024 IST
Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka), Nov 1: Three people sustained minor injuries as they fell down due to the slippery route because of rain when they were on the way to Deviramma hill temple here, a police officer said on Friday.
All three of them sustained minor injuries and were discharged after first aid, Vikram Amathe, Superintendent of Police (Chikkamagaluru) told PTI.
According to him, a large number of people climbed up the hill shrine to have darshan of the Goddess.
"Because of rain, the route has become slippery. Only three people were injured as they slipped while climbing," Amathe said.
The injured were immediately shifted via ambulance and given necessary first-aid, he said.
Also, two women had fallen unconscious because of fasting on October 30, he clarified.
According to him, the 24-hour darshan started on October 30 and went on till early morning of October 31.
