The draft, which proposes to change the existing land ownership on the islands and provides for the development of towns, is part of six legislations proposed by Lakshadweep administrator Praful K Patel. The home ministry, which deals with the legislative and constitutional matters relating to Union Territories.
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Lockdown or no lockdown, Id-ul-Fitr brings moments of joy after the month long fasting in Ramzan. Children in Malappuram celebrating the Id by applying henna on their hands. | Photo Credit:
Sakeer Hussain
Id-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Friday across India barring Kerala amid COVID-19 restrictions. In Kerala, the festival, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramzan, is celebrated on Thursday.
Clerics in Delhi, including Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Ahmed Bukhari, said the moon was not sighted on Wednesday and hence the festival of Id will be on May 14.
Shahi Imam of Fatehpuri Masjid Mufti Mukarram Ahmed also announced that the moon was not sighted this evening. Ruyat-e-Hilal Committee, Imarat-e-Sharaiyah-Hind, after its meeting, announced that moon sighting was not reported from Delhi or any other part of the country, its secretary Maulana Hakeemuddin Qasmi said.