Qazi visits people with disabilities in a path-breaking gesture, distributes financial aid

February 9, 2012

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Mangalore, February 8: Mangalore Qazi Twaqa Ahmed Musliyar visited several families which have people with disabilities in and around Dakshina Kannada to get a first hand information about their living conditions.

The Qazi was particularly moved by the plight of a destitute family in Chennar Palthad of Puttur taluk which has five members with various disabilities. Sharief (34), Ishaq (32), Reshma (30), Saleem (28) and Haneef (25) are living in a crammed house and are being cared for by their mother Bibi Jahn. She ekes out her the expenses of livelihood by running a petty shop, which she has been able to set up with the help of Muslim Central Committee and the Kolya Swamiji.

Mohammed of Surikumer is also living a life of misery and penury. He is suffering from paralysis for the past six years. He is confined to his bed and feels more helpless whenever he thinks about his two grown up daughters, who are waiting to get married. In Kukkaje Pathmudu, two mentally challenged youngsters live in a dingy house of Mohammed Rafeeq Maulavi. His two grown up children, the 22-year-old Balkees and 19-year-old Sheikh Abdullah, present a picture of agony and pain. Qazi felt completely gutted after visiting them.

Speaking on the occasion, Qazi reminded the local jamaths, the khateebs and the presidents of the respective jamaths of their responsibility to attend to the needs of these destitute families. He said, the responsibility of the Jamath does not end with making provision of the salaries and perks of the Qateeb, imam and the mudarris. “You also have a responsibility towards the helpless destitute families living under your jamaths,” he said.

He also pointed out that a special institution will come up at Malabar Islami Complext exclusively for children with disabilities. “The residential school will start functioning very soon. This will be a unique opportunity for people with disabilities,” he said. He also informed that plans are afoot to start a special school under the auspices of Shamsul Ulema Islamic Academy in Todar in Dakshina Kannada.

He also congratulated a middle-aged man, who quit the habit of drinking after attending de-addiction programme and asked him to remain steadfast in his conviction. He also prayed for him.

Abdul Khader Darimi Kukkila, B. Basheer, Mangalore Marketing, Abdul Khader Haji Evergreen, Sulaiman Belvai, Mohammed Haneef Alangar, Naushad Faizi Kannur, Rahim B.C. Road, and volunteers of Talent Research Foundation, Riyaz Kannur, Abdul Hameed Kannur, Yahya Mubarak, Mohammed U.B., Asif Kannur, Mohammed Bellacharu and Rafeeq Master were present in the delegation.

The philanthropists also gave monetary assistance to the families and promised them of sustained help. TRF has already drawn up a programme of financial aid by identifying 138 families which have destitute members.

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The Karnataka government has announced that Nandini milk will become ₹4 costlier per litre starting April 1, 2025. This is the second price hike this year.

The decision was made during a cabinet meeting led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Karnataka Cooperation Minister K N Rajanna and Animal Husbandry Minister K Venkatesh said the increase is meant to support dairy farmers by covering the rising costs of producing and processing milk.

Officials also said that:

>> The extra money from the price hike will go directly to the milk producers.

>> The earlier ₹2 price hike (announced on June 26, 2024) will be withdrawn.

>> The new price hike of ₹4 will apply to both 500 ml and 1-litre packets.

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March 21,2025

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Assembly on Friday passed Bills doubling the salaries of the chief minister, ministers, and legislators, adding an annual burden of ₹62 crore on the exchequer.

The CM's monthly salary will increase from ₹75,000 to ₹1.5 lakh, while ministers will see a 108% hike, from ₹60,000 to ₹1.25 lakh. MLAs and MLCs will get ₹80,000 per month, up from ₹40,000, and their pension will rise from ₹50,000 to ₹75,000.

The Karnataka Ministers Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Bill and the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Amendment) Bill were passed without debate, as the Opposition BJP protested in the well of the House.

The Bills cited the rising cost of living as justification for the hike. The Assembly Speaker and Legislative Council chairperson will now receive ₹1.25 lakh per month, up from ₹75,000.

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March 20,2025

Mangaluru International Airport (MIA), Karnataka’s second busiest airport, has seen 148.5kg of gold smuggled between 2019 and December 2024, with 90% arriving from the UAE. Customs officials recorded 346 cases, averaging 30kg of gold seized per year (2.5kg per month). Most smugglers are from Kerala and Bhatkal.

A senior customs officer revealed that MIA sees at least five gold smuggling cases per month. Numbers dropped during the pandemic but surged after flights resumed. Many offenders are first-time carriers, while some are habitual smugglers. With fewer flights, customs thoroughly checks passengers, making smuggling harder.

Smugglers constantly innovate concealment methods. Hiding gold in the rectum remains common, but gold is also found in trolley bags, mobile covers, chocolate boxes, milk powder, biscuit packets, and clothing layers. Electronic devices like car speaker magnets, LED bulbs, AirPods, wristwatches, and ballpoint pens have been used.

Unusual tactics include hiding gold in a woman’s hairband, a baby’s diaper, and even a kheer mix packet (347g). In one case, a passenger attempted to smuggle 100g in his mouth under a mask but was caught.

Officials note that while the UAE remains a key source, smugglers now bring gold from other Gulf countries, continuously adapting to evade detection.

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