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Deserted mosques mark Day 1

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 12:04 PM Apr 26, 2020 IST

Tribune News Service

Srinagar, April 25

Azaans (call to prayer) were heard from the loudspeakers of minarets on the beginning day of the fasting month of Ramzan on Saturday, but the mosques wore a deserted look.

No congregations were held in the mosques and the usual hustle and bustle associated with Ramzan was missing on a day when 40 fresh Covid-19 positive cases were reported from the Valley.

Residents, who prayed and ended fasts at homes, said they had not witnessed such a low-key beginning to the fasting month that would otherwise buzz with festivities.

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Deserted mosques mark Day 1

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