NRI Digest

Dubai, Jan 12: Facebook based 'Tulu Patherga - Tulu Oripaga' Team for the second time conducted 'Blood Donation Campaign' on Friday the 10th January, 2014 in Latifa Hospital, Dubai. Donors came in large numbers to donate blood which started at around 11 a.m. and concluded at 2 p.m. Fruits and juices were distributed to all the donors. Premjith thanked all the donors for their contribution to Blood

Jeddah, Jan 9: The India Fraternity Forum (IFF) a forum of Indian expatriates comprising members from all states of India, its Karnataka chapter is organizing ‘Seerathunnabi’ programmes across the Saudi Arabia from Thursday January 9 to January 31 2014. The main purpose of the series of programs is to deliver the message of Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and his wisdoms to the expatriates living in Saudi

Dammam, Jan 5: Students Fraternity Forum organised Students’ Fest’13 and prizes for the winners of essay contest were also distributed. The programme was inaugurated by Dr. Mohamed Shafi, Principal of IIS, Dammam. He praised the activities of Students Fraternity Forum to guide the students by giving chance to understand the teaching and ideals of Mahatma Gandhi by conducting the essay contest on

Trivandrum, Jan 3: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy had a pleasant surprise on Thursday when he received from His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, a personal copy of his best-selling book My Vision: Challenges in the Race for Excellence. UAE-based Non-Resident Indian (NRI) businessman M.A Yusuffali handed over the

Kuwait, Jan 2: Delegation from United Associations of Karnataka Kuwait (UAKK), an umbrella organization of 12 Associations, Kasargod Expats Association (KEA) and prominent NRIs from Coastal Karnataka and Northern parts of Kerala visited Indian Embassy and welcomed Sunil Jain to Kuwait. UAKK delegation discussed about Air India Express Cancellation of Flights to Kuwait / Mangalore sector from

Dubai, Dec 30: Bearys Cultural Forum (BCF), UAE, will be organizing ‘Bearys Sports Festival – 2014’ to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Bearys Cultural Forum Sports Day at the Gulf Medical University Ground at Ajman on 7th February 2014 (Friday) with full of fun, enthusiasm and frolic from 8 am to 8 pm. The Bearys Sports Festival – 2014 will be chaired by Mr. Saleem Althaf, the Chairperson of the

Abu Dhabi, Dec 25: Not all those who migrate to the Gulf nations with big dreams in their eyes and seeking greener pastures can have their dreams fulfilled. There are many who are caught in trouble of physical and mental difficulties and forced to return back home with empty hands. This is the story of one such person from Mangalore, who suffered partial paralysis in his right leg and recently

Doha, Dec 22: Educational and political empowerment are the only solution for all the problems faced by Muslims in India, opined K M Shareef, Chairman of Popular Front of India. He was speaking on the topic ‘The Plight of Indian Muslims’ organized by the Karnataka chapter of Qatar India Fraternity Forum (IFF). “If Muslims were oppressed by colonial British due to their resistance towards

Jeddah, Dec 22: Indian Engineers Forum, Jeddah chapter, organised a quarterly event with three seminars at Village Restaurant on December 19. The programme started with recitation of Holy Quran by IT chairman Engineer Muazzam Sayeed. Engr. Mohammed Fazil Ali lecturer, King Abdul Aziz University delivered lecture on 'Cloud Computing', another lecture on Business Process Re-engineering, was

Jubail, Dec 20: Amaco cricket team won Al-Falah cricket tournament defeating NGC by 8 wickets here on Friday, December 13. Total 10 teams participated in this floodlit tournament conducted by Al-Falah, Jubail and was held in new ground in Jubail city. Opting to field in the final, Amaco bowlers showed some disciplined performance and made it difficult for the hard hitting batsmen of the NGC to