
Honour minority rights without hurting others: Muslim Jamat
The Hindu
The Kerala Muslim Jamat has requested the State government to initiate urgent steps for the development of backward minorities. “The development of backward minorities is essential if the land has to
The Kerala Muslim Jamat has requested the State government to initiate urgent steps for the development of backward minorities. “The development of backward minorities is essential if the land has to progress,” said Sayed Ibrahim Khaleel Bukhari, State general secretary of the Kerala Muslim Jamat. Inaugurating a virtual seminar on ‘Minority welfare scheme: court verdict and facts’ organised by the Kerala Muslim Jamat district committee on Saturday, Mr. Bukhari said the rights of the Muslim community should be honoured by ensuring the cooperation of other communities. He added that the constitutional rights of any group or community should not be allowed for creating embitterment in society. He warned people to maintain vigil against those trying to create a divide between communities.
The municipal bus stand auditorium in Malappuram was packed. But nobody quite knew what to expect. After all, a new event was making its debut at the State School Arts Festival. The moment V.G. Harikrishnan started his rendition of Pyar bhare do sharmile nain..., everyone was convinced that Ghazal was here to stay. The student from GVHSS, Atholi (Kozhikode), was applauded loudly for his rendering of the timeless ghazal sung originally by Mehdi Hassan.

For the last few weeks, several wards in Madurai city have been getting piped drinking water through a new drinking water scheme. The sweetness of the generously supplied water has led to loss of business to several suppliers of canned drinking water in the city. But, not many know that the water supplied to the houses in Madurai is directly drawn from Lower Dam of Mullaperiyar Dam in Idukki district of Kerala.











