BWF-Abu Dhabi invites applications for mass wedding

September 28, 2016

Mangaluru, Sep 28: Bearys' Welfare Fourum-Abu Dhabi has invited applications from poor and needy Muslim men and women for its next mass marriage ceremony.

The seventh edition of BWF mass marriage is expected to be held on February 11, 2017 at Milagris Hal in Mangaluru.

Besides bearing the wedding expenses of the couple, the organisers will provide five sovereigns of gold and cash for purchase of wedding clothes to the bride and a gift to the groom.

Economically poor Muslim men and women from Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu, Shivamogga and Kasaragod region can apply.

Priority will be given to orphans, physically challenged and senior applicants while selecting the pairs for mass wedding. The responsibility of groom hunting completely lies on applicants.

Wedding aspirants can fill the prescribed form by providing their personal details such as names, age, complete postal address and mobile number and submit to Umar UH, convenor, BWF mass wedding organising committee, by December 5. The applicants should also provide confirmation letter from jurisdictional masjid jamaath along with the form.

For more details you may contact Umar UH on his mobile 9845054191 or at his office: C 24, 2nd floor, Al Rahaba Plaza, Nellikai Road, Mangaluru - 575001.

The decision in this regard was taken in a recent meeting of BWF attended by its general secretary Abdulla Madumoole, vice presidents Hamza Abdul Khader and Rafeeq Krishnapur, chief adviser Basheer Bajpe among others, stated a media release issued by BWF president Mohammed Ali Ucchil.

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Great to read- 7th edition of BWF mass marriage. very impressive achievement
Keep the spirit and keep helping the needy. Appreciate your team work

Masha Allah,a noble deed-all the best of the best -BWF
May Allah reward you for the service you are rendering to community

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The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.

Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.

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