Ramazan during lockdown: Government issues advisory to Masjids-Dargahs
Bengaluru: The Ministry of Minority Welfare, Hajj and Waqf has issued guidelines to all mosques and dargah managements as the Muslims' holy month Ramazan will begin during the Lockdown.
Addressing a joint press conference at the Waqf Board office on Cunningham Road in the city on Thursday, Secretary of State for Minority Welfare, Hajj and Waqf, AB Ibrahim informed about this.
"As mentioned earlier no public shall be allowed to perform five times namaz including Jumma and Taraweeh prayers in the Masajid. No Public address system or laudspeakers shall be used by the staff of the Masjid for offering Namaz including Jammu and Taraweeh. While Azan shall be given at low decibel through Public address system," he said.
"The Muazzan or Imam of the Masjid can make announcements regarding the end of Sehri and beginning of Iftar as usually made during the month of Ramadan. No arrangements of Dawat-e-Sehri/ Iftar shall be organised. Preparation of Porridge (Ganji / Aash / Juices) in the Masajid premises for distribution in the mohallas will not be allowed," he instructed.
The Management of Waqf Institutions are directed to follow this Order and all the Orders issued earlier by Chief Executive Officer of Wakf Board regarding COVID-19 scrupulously in the larger interest of public health. Any violations will attract the provisions of Waqf Act 1995.
A total of 698 Tablighi Jamaat activists from across the state participated in a religious event in Nizamuddin, in New Delhi. All have been subjected to tests and 28 of them have been tested positive to COVID-19. All are being treated, ” Ibrahim said.
'We are not related to Tablighi Jamaat'
The Tablighi Jamaat was divided into two groups in Karnataka 2015. Our central place is Sultan Shah of Shivajinagar. As the government warned against the coronavirus epidemic, everyone in our center has been evacuated. We have nothing to do with the Nizamuddin Center. It is not right for the media to put the entire community in a criminal position just for Nizamuddin incident. It must be understood that there is no religion or caste for infection.
-Dr. Muhammad Yusuf, Waqf Board Chairman
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
