Special Friday prayers at Mosques in K'taka for Indian soldiers: Minority Min. BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan
Bengaluru, May 8 (PTI): Karnataka Waqf and Minority affairs Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan on Thursday said that special prayers will be offered at mosques across the state for the well being of Indian soldiers who took part in 'Operation Sindoor' carried out to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack.
Mosques that come under the jurisdiction of the Waqf Board, as well as other mosques will offer this special Friday prayers for the strength of the country's brave soldiers, Khan said in a statement.
He has written to the Chief Executive Officer of the Waqf Board in this regard.
Meanwhile, special prayers are also being organised in all temples that come under the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Department, for the well-being of the Indian Armed Forces, on the instructions of Endowment Minister Ramalinga Reddy.
Gave instructions across the State Waqfboard Mutawalli and Masjids to offer special Friday prayers for the Indian soldiers engaged in Operation Sindhoora, a mission undertaken to protect the nation.#OperationSindoor pic.twitter.com/vdIiYbymyC
— B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan (@BZZameerAhmedK) May 8, 2025
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Fire in coach of New Delhi-Chennai express train; no casualty
Nagpur (PTI): A coach of the New Delhi-Chennai Grant Trunk Express caught fire in Maharashtra's Wardha district on Tuesday morning, railway officials said.
There were no casualties, they said.
Train 12616 New Delhi-Chennai (Tambaram) Grant Trunk Express left from Nagpur in the morning. While it was heading towards Sindi railway station in Wardha, smoke was detected in the last guard coach of the train at 11.09 am, Central Railway spokesperson Sanjay Muley told PTI.
The train was stopped on the Sindi-Tuljapur section, the affected coach was detached immediately, and the fire brigade was called, he said.
All passengers in the train and the coach concerned were safe, the official said.
The cause of the fire will be known after a detailed investigation.
The train will resume its journey in some time without the affected coach, the official added.
