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First pilgrims arrive at Mecca’s

Grand Mosque after 6 months
RIYADH: Mecca’s Grand Mosque Thermal cameras will be pla-
on Sunday opened its doors to the ced at the entrances and inside
first group of pilgrims performing halls of the Grand Mosque to
monitor body temperature spi-
l English Edition l Umrah after six months of C ovid-
19 restrictions. The pilgrims ent- kes and issue alerts if neces-
MON. 05-10-2020 ered the mosque at 6 a.m. after sary. Meanwhile, about 1,000
applying through S audi Arabia’s employees have been trained
Ministry of Hajj and Umrah’s E at- to monitor the rituals of Umrah

TS govt to update non-agricultural proper- marna app, reports Arab News.

As part of its measures to com-
in the Grand Mosque.The mos-
que will be cleaned 10 times

ty through App with door-to-door survey bat the pandemic, S audi Arabia had suspended the Umrah a day between each group’s presence, the Arab News
pilgrimage and prayers in mosques in mid-March. The report said. E scalators leading to the top floors have also
Kingdom also halted international flights and implemented been equipped with cleaning devices, while hand-washing
a lockdown. To accommodate a quota of 6,000 pilgrims devices have been placed at the mosque’s entrances.
HY DE R ABAD: The Telangana government has deployed app. Once the process of updating the details online is per day, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has prepared five As of Sunday, Saudi Arabia has reported a total of 335,997
municipal staff team to visit every individual household to completed, the owners of the properties would be given meeting points, including the Al-Gaza, Ajyad and Al-S hasha coronavirus cases and 4,850 deaths. IANS
gather the property details and update them on the Dharani a maroon color passbook with all the details and a sites, where pilgrims will meet and join health professionals
portal through an app. The TS government has decided to green color passbooks will be given to the farmers for on buses to the Grand Mosque. Ayodhya mosque: First donation of
issue non-agricultural property record (NAG P R ) to the agricultural lands. Rs 21K from a Hindu academic
owners as a comprehensive ownership document. The app has 52 details of a person including owner name, Parents responsible if daughters AY ODHYA: S etting an example of Hindu-Muslim
According to the officials, the family members, adhaar num-
program has been taken up to ber, mode of ownership (in- are raped: BJP MLA brotherhood, the first donation towards the proposed
update all current property details heritance/purchase/gift), caste, construction of a mosque in Ayodhya district of Uttar
BALLIYA (Uttar P radesh): In a bizarre statement, S urendra
to simplify future registrations.The electricity, water connection P radesh has come from a Hindu.
S ingh, BJ P MLA from Balliya, has said that incidents like the
properties are identified on the details, etc. A Lucknow University law faculty member R ohit
alleged gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit girl in
basis of P roperty Tax Identifica- A ll properties would be S rivastava, has donated R s 21,000 for the mosque
Hathras can be stopped only if parents inculcate good values
tion Number (P TIN). F or this pur- integrated with the Aadhaar of at Dhannipur village which earned him praise from
in their daughters. Talking
pose, the districts in the state ha- the owner. mosque trust secretary Athar Hussain.
to local reporters in Balliya,
ve been divided into seven units. As quoted by the economic “The first contribution for the building of the mosque
the BJ P MLA said neither
The government has decided to times, the Telangana chief came from a Hindu brother which is exemplary and
governance nor use of wea-
update all non-agriculture proper- minister says: “If anybody fails heart-warming example of the Indian culture,” Hussain
pons can prevent such crimes.
ties such as houses, construct- to mutate their properties and said. The Indo-Islamic C ultural F oundation (IIC F )
“Incidents like these can
ions near agriculture fields and update details on the Dharani constituted by the S unni Waqf Board to build the mos-
be stopped with help of good
wells, farm houses and beyond portal, their children will face que, library, museum and community kitchen on five
values -’na shashan se, na
the village settlement areas and incorporate them in the problems in future.” acres of land has set up a corpus fund for the project.
talwar se’. All parents should
online Dharani web portal free of charge. Under the super- C M KC R said that the mutation and updation of the details S rivastava said: “I come from a generation that is
teach their daughters good
rooted in syncretism, where religious barriers blur. I
vision of senior official, teams of three municipal administra- would be done simultaneously on the Dharani web portal. values. It is the combination of governance and good values
don’t celebrate Holi or Diwali without my Muslim
tion officials are in the field. The senior official will monitor He urged S arpanches, MP TC members, ward members, that can make the country beautiful,” he told a news agency.
friends and they don’t celebrate E id without me. This
the work from a district headquarter’s control room. mayors, council chairmen, councilors and panchayat S urendra S ingh has been known for making controversial
is the story of crores of Hindus and Muslims in India.
To guide the teams who are working on field, another secretaries to promote awareness among people on the statements. S ingh had earlier stoked a controversy by
I appeal to members of the Hindu community to come
team of officials has been appointed at the state control survey and update all non-agriculture properties in their comparing government officials with prostitutes. “P rostitutes
forward and donate for the mosque to send out a
room, who sort out technical issues while working on the respective villages. are better than officials. They take money and dance all night.
message that Muslims are our brothers.”
But these officers despite taking money from the public, don’t
National do their work,” he had said. He also landed in controversy
In February 2020, the UP govt had announced allot-
ment of land at Dhannipur in Sadar tehsil of Faizabad,
when he stated that “Muslims who have many wives and
about 25 km from the R am J anambhoomi complex.
Why are farmers protesting if they’re happy children in large numbers have an animalistic tendency.” IANS
with farm laws: Rahul
ADDR E S S ING the Kheti Bachao Yatra in P unjab on S unday, C ongress
International
leader R ahul Gandhi said, “If farmers are happy with the three farm laws Pak reopens Kartarpur Corridor
then why are they protesting across the nation? Why is every farmer in amid improved COVID-19 situation
P unjab protesting?” He added, “This is a puppet government whose strings
P AKIS TAN government has announced that the Kartarpur C orridor on
are in the hands of the Adanis and Ambanis.”
its side has been reopened amid an improvement in the coronavirus
situation in the country. In response, the Indian government said, “A
27 students attending Andhra govt schools decision on reopening Kartarpur C orridor would be taken in accordance
found to have COVID-19 with coronavirus protocol and the easing of restrictions.” “We remain in
AT LE AS T 27 C lass 9 and 10 students who had been attending govern- touch with all concerned authorities,” it added.
ment schools in Andhra P radesh’s Vizianagaram district have tested
positive for coronavirus, prompting authorities to shut down the two schools Burj Khalifa lit up with LED show to
for a week starting from Monday.P arents of the affected students will also
now be tested, according to reports. The schools were partially reopened
honour Gandhiji on birth anniversary
around two weeks ago. TO mark Mahatma Gandhi’s 151st birth anniversary, the world’s tallest
building Burj Khalifa in Dubai lit up in the tricolours, featuring his images.
A video of the LE D show on the building to honour Gandhiji’s journey in
How dare a male policeman put his hands India’s freedom struggle went viral on social media. It showcased some
on clothes of a female leader: BJP leader of his famous quotes as well.
BJ P Maharashtra Vice P resident, C hitra Kishor Wagh tweeted pictures Ready to take China-Bangladesh strategic ties
of male policemen grabbing kurtas of female politicians including P riyanka
Gandhi. “How dare a male policeman put his hands on clothes of...female
to new heights: Xi
leader. If women are coming forward in support, police should take care C HINE S E P resident Xi J inping said he stands ready to take C hina-
of their dignity,” she wrote. S he further urged UP C M Yogi Adityanath to Bangladesh strategic partnership of cooperation to new heights. C hina
take appropriate action. wants to better align its strategies with Bangladesh and jointly promote
the C hinese Belt and R oad Initiative (BR I), he added. Xi made the remarks
Sonu Sood installs mobile tower in Haryana on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic
village for students ties between the two countries.
ACTOR Sonu Sood along with his friend helped the students of Haryana’s
Morni village who were struggling to access online classes. The duo with World continues to live in shadow
the help of Indus Towers and Airtel, installed a mobile tower in the village of nuclear catastrophe: UN chief
to enable uninterrupted connectivity. “C hildren are future of our nation
UN S ecretary-General António Guterres said the world continues to live
and they deserve an equal chance to a better future,” S ood said.
in the shadow of nuclear catastrophe. “G rowing distrust and tension
between the States that possess nuclear weapons have increased nuclear
Man dies after scrap falls on his car risks,” he added. Guterres further said the elimination of nuclear weapons
from flyover 20 feet above is vital to survival of life on the planet and urged countries with nuclear
A 42-year-old man has died and his co-passenger suffered serious weapons to lead the endeavour.
injuries after their car was crushed by scrap cardboard which fell off an
overloaded truck 20 feet above on a flyover in Thane. The truck hit the
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