17 couples to enter wedlock today

Mangalore | Saturday | 11th February, 2017

Summary:

more-inThe Beary Welfare Forum, Abu Dhabi, has organised the mass marriage of 17 Muslim couples from economically weaker sections of society in Mangaluru on Saturday. The forum’s president Mohammed Ali Uchchil told reporters here on Friday that the event would be held at Milagres Hall at 10.30 a.m. This is the seventh year it is conducting the mass marriage. While each bride would be given five tolas of gold, each couple would be given ?10,000 cash to buy new clothes, he said. It has also helped 130 poor people, irrespective of religion or caste, construct toilets in their residences, Mr.

Uchchil added..