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Uncommon gesture: Minister tips cook Rs. 25k, trip to Umrah

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KARNATAKA :

Image Courtesy: The News Minute
Image Courtesy: The News Minute

Mangaluru :

Impressed by the culinary skills of a Mangaluru cook, Karnataka minister gifts a cash of 25,000 as a tip and a pilgrimage to holy Makkah to perform Umrah.

According to reports, the Minister for Food and Civil Supplies BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan on Thursday (October 18) was in the coastal district for an official review meeting.

He went to ‘Fish Market,’ a seafood restaurant in Lower Bendoor for lunch along with the President of Wakf Committee UK Monu, Former MLA Mohiuddin Bawa and UT Iftikhar Ali, brother of minister UT Khader.

Haneef Mohammed, the 48-year-old chef and co-owner of the restaurants served the minister the local delicacies such as stuffed Pomfret and Green Tawa Pomfret along with rice preparations.

Such was the flavour and aroma of the sumptuous meal that the minister made the cook sit next to him, fed him a mouthful from his own plate.

“As I entered, the minister greeted me warmly. He made me sit next to him, fed me a mouthful of food and told me that he had never eaten such an appetising course of fish,” said the father of six, reported TNM.

Post lunch, he promptly handed over a hefty tip of Rs 25,000 to Haneef with a promised that he would pay for his Umrah (Islamic pilgrimage) as well.

Haneef, who has been a chef for the last 18 years, serving fish as his speciality said he never come across by such benevolent offer.

He distributed Rs 25,000 out of the tip to all the employees at his restaurant.

The legislator, who holds the post of Minority Welfare alongside the portfolio of Hajj and Wakf, famed for his generosity.

source:  http://www.siasat.com / The Siasat Daily / Home> Bangalore> Featured News> News> Top Stories / by Safoora / October 23rd, 2018

Mudeer Aga, JD(S) MLC, passes away

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Ramanagaram, Bengaluru, KARNATAKA :

Syed Mudeer Aga, Janata Dal (Secular) MLC, died of cardiac arrest in Bengaluru on Saturday.

A prominent minority community leader from Ramanagaram town, Mr. Aga had been staying in Bengaluru for the past several years. He complained of severe chest pain late on Friday and was shifted to a hospital, where he breathed his last in the early hours of Saturday.

The body was brought to Ramanagaram where it was received by senior officials of the district administration. Later, the mortal remains of Mr. Aga were kept at his residence in the town to allow the public to pay their last respects. The former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and a host of leaders cutting across political and religious affiliations paid their last respects to Mr. Aga.

Mr. Gowda and Mr. Kumaraswamy termed Mr. Aga’s demise a great loss to society.

Minister for Food and Civil Supplies B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan, and MP for Bengaluru Rural D.K. Suresh also paid their respects to the departed leader. According to the sources in the Ramanagaram district administration, Mr. Aga was elected as an MLC in June 2012 and his tenure was due for completion on June 17, 2018.

The final rites of Mr. Aga will be performed at Ramanagaram at 10 p.m. of Saturday, or on Sunday morning as some of his relatives are expected to arrive from Middle East, sources added.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States / by Special Correspondent / Mandya – June 09th, 2018