NRI Digest

Abu Dhabi Mar 4: Mangalore cup 2013 (Season-1) over arm cricket tournament was held under the auspices of the MCC (Mangalore Cricket Club) at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Ground, here. As many as 28 Karnataka teams from places across the UAE participated in the event. Several sixes and super catches enthralled the spectators from time to time forcing them to jump out of their seats breaking into cheers

Jubail, Mar 3: SMR Group, reputed builders and promoters from Mangalore, organized an ‘NRI investors meet’ at Golden Tulip Hotel at Jubail in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia recently. Abdul Rasheed, Chairman of SMR group and Executive Director of the Group Rifaat Ahmad were invited to the dais by Zeeshan Ahmed. Sahul Hameed, former JF president of Dammam unit introduced SMR group Mangalore project. Rifaat

Carson City (USA), March 2: In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Northern Nevada Muslim Community has honored Hindu statesman Rajan Zed with a “letter of appreciation”, for promoting interfaith dialogue. This “letter of appreciation” was presented by Northern Nevada Muslim Community President Dr. Sherif Elfass to Zed, who is the President of Universal Society of Hinduism, at an interfaith clergy

Dubai, Feb 27: Mogaveers UAE and Balakrishna M. Salian were honored by Al Ameen, Dubai recently at the Al Bustan Rotana Ballroom, Dubai for their services to the society. While Balakrishna M. Salian, fondly known as “Bala Anna” was felicitated for his honorary services Mogaveers UAE was felicitated for conducting blood donation camps. The program was meant for the Group who had organized the Blood

Doha, Feb 26: South Kanara Muslim Welfare Association, Doha, Qatar (SKMWA), an affiliated forum at ICC, with members hailing from coastal Karnataka, held its 20th General Body Meeting in Mazza Restaurant to elect the new committee for 2013. The meeting started with recitation of the verses of Holy Qu'ran by Mr Ayooub Ullal. President Abdualla Monu welcomed the gathering and elaborated on the forum

Riyadh Feb 24: The ‘JF winter Festival 2013’, a unique programme of Riyadh unit of Jamiyyatul Falah attracted a large number of Nonresident Indian families and individuals. The evening programme held at Al Rushd Isthara in Riyadh on Thursday, February 21, also marked the silver jubilee celebration of the award winning Mangalore based philanthropic NGO. JF Riyadh unit president Mohammed Mubeen in

Riyadh, Feb 24: In the wake of Coastaldigest.com’s successful campaign that materialised long pending dream of establishing direct aviation link between Mangalore and Dammam, the Riyadh unit of Jamiyyatul Falah has urged the Mangalore based news portal to continue its struggle for the commencement of Riyadh-Mangalore direct flight. Handing over a feasibility study report prepared by JF Riyadh unit

Dubai, Feb 23: Karnataka Sunni Youth Club, UAE, Gulf Karnataka Sunni Forum, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait Karnataka Sunni Association will be merged into one unit under ‘Karnataka Jamiyyatul Ulema’ named Karnataka Cultural Forum. Udupi district Khazi Ibrahim Musliyar, Bekal, addressing the gathering, after accepting the felicitation by Karnataka Sunni Youth Club in Dubai, appreciated the efforts of

Jeddah, Feb 21: Guidance of Prophet Muhammad is sufficient to resolve the issues like poverty, insecurity, fear and to build the new society with equal rights and justice in the modern world, said Masood Adnadi, President, IFF, Western Province, Saudi Arabia. He was delivering speech on at the valedictory programme of IFF’s month long campaign ‘Pravadi Sandesha 2013’ held at ‘Impala Compound’ in

Al-Khobar, Feb 20: A delegation of Saudi Arabia based West coast NRI Forum led by its President Farooq Sabandari met Air India Manager in Saudi Arabia Rinchen Tshering in his office on Wednesday at Al-Khobar to express their happiness over the commencement of Air India Express direct flight operation between Mangalore and Dammam. Mr.Rinchen welcomed the Forum officials and explained the