Holy month of Ramadan begins on May 17 in middle east, coastal Karnataka

coastaldigest.com web desk

May 16, 2018

Dubai/ Mangaluru, May 16: The holy month of Ramadan will begin on May 17 (Thursday) in several middle eastern countries and coastal Karnataka.

In Saudi Arabia moon-sighting committee met on Tuesday evening and were not able to sight the Ramadan crescent. Hence the committee decided to commence fasting on Thursday as Wednesday will be the 30th day of Shaaban.

Shortly after Saudi announcement, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, posted an Instagram story - announcing that Ramadan will begin on Thursday (May 17) this year.

In a tweet, wam announced that the Ramadan crescent wasn't sighted on Tuesday, hence Wednesday will be the last day of Shaaban - with the holy month of Ramadan beginning on Thursday.

Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan also declared May 17 as the first day of Ramadan.

Thwaka Ahmed Musliyar, Khazi of Dakshina Kannada in coastal Karnataka also made a similar announcement and stated that the Ramadan will commence on Thursday.

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Mangaluru: Youth arrested for misleading Instagram post targeting police

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading content on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H identified the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla in Mangaluru.

A case has been registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, and 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the post.

According to police, the accused uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and alleged that accused persons in a murder case under the Bajpe police jurisdiction were being given “royal treatment” by the police, including being served beef meals daily from the hotel.

The post further accused the police of supporting criminals, misusing their authority, and betraying public trust. Police said the content was provocative in nature and aimed at inciting public outrage against the police.

Following the post, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station, and further investigation was transferred to the CEN police station.

Police records indicate that the accused has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, assault, and robbery at the Surathkal Police Station, and one case at the Kaup Police Station.

The Commissioner said the accused was traced and arrested using technical evidence.

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