Mangaluru, August 19: “It is our responsibility to help those who are distress and lost their loved ones and homes in the natural disaster in Kerala and Kodagu. So, everyone should come forward to help them by spending minimum for festival”, appealed Udupi, Chikmagaluru and Hassan districts Composite Khazi Maulana PM Ibrahim Musliyar Bekal.

Allah would really love those who help others who are in distress. Minimise the purchase and expenses in the name of festival as much as possible and help the victims maximum, he said.

He also appealed to the people to pray for the flood victims on the eve and occasion of Eid-al-Adha.



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Mandya (PTI): A driver was arrested for allegedly transporting beef and other cattle parts illegally in a goods vehicle in this district, police said on Monday.

The vehicle was intercepted and seized during a late-night operation near Paschimavahini in Srirangapatna taluk on Sunday, they said.

According to police, the vehicle, which was reportedly travelling from Hunsur to Ramanagara, was first stopped by members of a local Hindu organisation, who then alerted the police. The Srirangapatna Town Police reached the spot and took the vehicle into custody.

During inspection, police found beef and legs of cattle inside the goods carrier. The driver was detained on the spot, a senior police officer said.

Samples of the seized meat have been sent for forensic examination, he added.

A case under the relevant sections of the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act has been registered at the Srirangapatna Town Police Station, and an investigation is underway to trace the source and destination of the consignment, they said.