Mangaluru: 14 couples to enter wedlock at BWF’s 7th mass marriage on Feb 16

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February 13, 2019

Mangaluru, Feb 13: Abu Dhabi-based Bearys Welfare Forum (BWF) will be hosting its seventh round of mass marriage ceremony at Milagres Hall in Mangaluru on February 16.

Announcing this at a press conference in the city today Mohammad Ali Uchi, president of BWF, said that as many as 14 couples would enter wedlock this time in the presence of prominent religious, social and political leaders.

Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister U T Khader will inaugurate the programme. Mangaluru Khazi Twaka Ahmed Musliar will lead the nikah.

At the event Dr B Ahmed Hajee Mohiudeen, founder president of BA Group and Dr M SM Abdul Rasheed Zaini will be honoured in recognition of their contribution to the community.

MLC B M Farookh, Muslim Central Committee chairman KS Mohammad Masood, Dakshina Kannada Wakf Advisory Committee chief U K Monu and former MLA B A Mohiuddin Bava will be among chief guests.

Mohammad Ali Uchi will preside over the event while Abdullah Madumoole, general secretary will deliver the introductory address.

BWF, which started hosting mass marriages in Mangaluru in 2008, has so far helped around 100 poor women enter the wedlock. In past couple of years the BWF has built around 150 toilets in coastal Karnataka irrespective of religion or caste.

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Why Giving Charity in Secret Import?
The Prophet Mohammad said that one of the seven groups of people that will be granted shade on the Day of Judgment includes the one who gives charity but hides it, so that even his left hand does not know what his right hand has spent.

Islam places a great emphasis and reward on giving charity in secret. It preserves the dignity of those who receive the charity, and also prevents the giver from being boastful or seeking praise.

Islam teaches Muslims that giving in secret is far superior to giving publicly, and that drawing attention to one’s charitable actions is a highly undesirable quality. The Prophet said: “Allah loves the God-fearing rich man [who gives much in charity but still] remains obscure and uncelebrated.” (Muslim)

Giving charity in secret is best when giving charity that is voluntary (Sadaqah). Regarding voluntary charity, God says in the second chapter of the Quran:

“If you disclose your Sadaqaat (almsgiving), it is well; but if you conceal them and give them to the poor, that is better for you.” [Quran 2:271]

Alf Mabrook to all. Especially to my colleague Siddii Uchil.

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A rare bamboo shrimp has been rediscovered on mainland India more than 70 years after it was last reported, confirming for the first time the presence of Atyopsis spinipes in the country. The find was made by researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during surveys in Karnataka and Odisha.

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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