Mysuru, Dec 14: Minor Irrigation Minister CH Puttaraju said that the government would give Rs 5 lakh compensation to each family of the victims who died after consuming ‘Prasad’ at a temple in Hanur taluk on Friday.
After visiting the KR Hospital and consoling the family members, the minister said that the government would bear the treatment expenses. The Chief Minister has already said that the government would give Rs 5 lakh to each family of the victims. Since he was in Belagavi Session, concerned MLAs and the Minister would take care of other things here, he said.
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Srinagar (PTI): Kashmir's chief priest Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday claimed he was put under house arrest and not allowed to offer the congregational prayers at the Jamia Masjid here.
"For the third consecutive Friday in Ramzan I have been put under arbitrary house arrest-never conveyed in writing, but enforced by placing police vehicles and large contingents in front of my gate and the entire area, chocking gully points and lanes with concertina wires, disallowing traffic movement, all to prevent me from delivering the
Friday sermon at Jama Masjid!" Mirwaiz said in a post on X.
For the third consecutive Friday in Ramzan I have been put under arbitrary house arrest-never conveyed in writing, but enforced by placing police vehicles and large contingents in front of my gate and the entire area, chocking gully points and lanes with concertina wires,… pic.twitter.com/90m78aSmBC
— Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (@MirwaizKashmir) March 20, 2026
He also posted pictures purportedly showing a large contingent of security forces and police vehicles outside the gate of his residence in Nigeen locality of the city here.
Mirwaiz, who delivers the Friday sermon at the grand mosque in Nowhatta area of the city, said his house detention "conveys panic of the rulers".
"While it conveys panic of the rulers, the centrality of Jama Masjid for the Muslims of the region has unfortunately always been a thorn in their side, as are Muslim institutions and identity, which they want to undermine. But such measures cannot erase identity nor weaken faith. These attempts will fail," he added.
