India's largest congregations take pledge against terrorism on 27th night of Ramadan

Malappuram, Aug 5: Braving inclement weather, hundreds of believers converged here for a mass prayer and took a pledge against terrorism and alcoholism to mark the 27^th night of the holy month of Ramadan.

The last night prayer meeting, which lasted till this morning, was organised by Malappuram-based Ma'din Academy, a major educational and charity centre.

The Ramzan spiritual conference has been an annual feature for the last few years, attracting faithful from different parts of the state and outside.

The prayer meet held at Swalath Nagar, billed as one of the largest Ramzan congregations of the country, was led by Sayyid Ibrahim Khaleel Al Bukhari, chairman of the academy.

In his message to the congregation, Sayyid Bukhari called upon the faithful to restrain from all activities that smack of terrorism and extremism and strive for unity and social harmony of the country.

He also said believers should act as the ambassadors of peace and tolerance which are the basis of Islam and urged them to use social media for good causes.

"It should be a tool to unite people, not to divide them, a way to love not for hatred. Youth should not become tools in the hands of anti-social elements in society," Bukhari said.

Kanthapuram Aboobacker Musliyar, general secretary of All India Jamiyyathul Ulema and other scholars attended the gathering.

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DK-Udupi local authorities' constituency by-poll: 4 candidates – Cong, BJP, SDPI, Ind – in fray

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October 8,2024

Mangaluru: The by-election to the legislative council from the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi local authorities' constituency will be a contest among four candidates. An independent candidate, Muhammed Riyaz, has withdrawn his nomination on Monday, the last day for withdrawal.

Deputy commissioner Mullai Muhilan MP stated that candidates Kishore BR (BJP), Raju Poojary (Congress), Anwar Sadat S (SDPI), and Dinakar Ullal (independent) will be in the fray.

Polling will be held at 392 booths in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts between 8am and 4pm on Oct 21.

A total of 6,032 voters from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi are eligible to vote. While there will be 234 polling booths in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi will have 158 stations. Gram panchayat members, corporators of the Mangaluru City Corporation, members of city municipal councils, town municipal councils, town panchayats, MLAs, MLCs, and Lok Sabha members are eligible to vote.

Election observer of the Election Commission of India (ECI), Pankaj Kumar Pandey, reviewed the poll preparations at the deputy commissioner's office on Monday. He issued directions to officials regarding arrangements to be made during the election and counting of votes.

The deputy commissioner stated that out of 6,032 voters, 3,127 are women and 2,905 are men. He said the counting of votes will be held at St Aloysius PU College in the city on Oct 24.

Udupi deputy commissioner Vidya Kumari K, city police commissioner Anupam Agrawal, Dakshina Kannada ZP CEO Anandh K, Dakshina Kannada SP Yathish N, Udupi SP Arun K, and additional deputy commissioners Santhosh Kumar G and Mamatha Devi were present.

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