{
  "id": 4877254,
  "title": "Muslim Welfare Society announces awards",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/muslim-welfare-society-announces-awards",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T14:44:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/muslim-welfare-society-announces-awards/article71415932.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Muslim Welfare Society has honored three individuals for their outstanding contributions. Najeeb Kanthapuram, a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), magician, and social worker, received the educational empowerment award. This prize was established in memory of Metro Mohammed Haji, who served as the society's chief patron. Gopinath Muthukad, recognized for his humanitarian service, was awarded in honor of T. Abubacker Haji, the society's lifelong chairman. Lastly, journalist-writer Raveendran Ravaneshwaram was chosen for his work in journalism, receiving the media award. This accolade was named after P. Mohammed Kunhimaster, a renowned journalist and Chandrika correspondent. Each award comes with a monetary prize of ₹1 lakh, a citation, and a plaque. The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place in Kanhangad during the second week of September.",
  "summary": "Najeeb Kanthapuram, MLA, magician and social worker Gopinath Muthukad and journalist-writer Raveendran Ravaneshwaram for three awards recognising contributions to education, humanitarian service, and journalism",
  "key_points": [
    "Najeeb Kanthapuram receives educational empowerment award",
    "Gopinath Muthukad honored for humanitarian service",
    "Raveendran Ravaneshwaram chosen for journalism work"
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}