NRI Digest

Dammam, October 30: Karnataka Salafi Association (KSA), Dammam-Khobar unit organized ‘Eid Meet-2012’ with a variety of colorful programmes specially for children and students of the KSA Madrassa at Dammam KSA Centre on account of Eid-ul-Adha. The children have showed their various talents and skills through several activities like Islamic speeches, reciting of Qur’aan, Quiz, skit etc. Various

Mina, October 29: An elderly Hajj pilgrim from the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir, Ghulam Mohiyuddin Bhutt died on the second day of stay as part of Hajj rituals in the tent city of Mina. With this the number of deaths in Mina rose to 22. Ghulam’s wife also was performing Hajj along with him and they were under Maktab No.27. Volunteers from the Women’s wing of India Fraternity Forum visited wife

Dubai, October 28: The muhurat of the much-talked about Tulu movie 'Nirel' (Shadow), a love story which was recently launched during the grand 'Tuluvere Parba 2012' at Indian High School Grounds in front of a record number of Tulu audience of UAE, was held at the producer's residence in Tamweel Towers, JLT, Dubai on October 25. The programme started with Ganesh-Laxmi puja by Purohit Raghu Bhat who

Dubai, October, 27: Non Resident Indians from Mangalore and other parts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts offered Eid-ul-Adha prayers at Karama Mosque, Mankool Eidgah on Friday. Many of them gathered at Ice and Spice Restaurant Karama to ‘meet and greet’ fellow community members. The meet and greet programme, which was introduced last Eid-ul-Fitr has become extremely successful among

Mina, October 27: India Fraternity Forum volunteers continued to provide their volunteer service that has been of much relief to the pilgrims streamed from Arafat and Muzdalifah to the tent city of Mina. IFF volunteers had already started their service in Mina on Dhul Hijjah 7, guiding the pilgrims to their tents while arriving from the holy city of Makkah. From the night of Dhul Hijjah 8 onwards

Dammam, October 24: India Fraternity Forum conducted a workshop for Hajj volunteers at Safa Auditorium in Dammam recently. IFF Volunteers will serve Hajjis at Mina during the days of Dhul Hajj - 9 to 12 (October 26 to 28). Volunteers of India Fraternity Forum already began serving Hajj pilgrims since the arrival of the first group of Indian Hajis in Jeddah. Volunteers were at hand to welcome

Doha, October 19: More than 50 people donated their blood in three hours during the 14th annual blood donation camp organised by Tulu Koota Qatar at Hamad Medical Corporation on October 19. Even though around 300 people attended the camp with a noble intention, only 50 of them were eligible to donate the blood after routine checkup including five ladies of the forum. A symposium highlighting the

Riyadh, October 19: A vivid and gleaming ‘Panorama get-together-2012’ was held over the last weekend at Al-Rushd Istirah (humorously known as ‘Mangalore Istirah’) in Riyadh, capital city of Saudi Arabia. The gathering comprised of huge throng mostly from Mangalore and other parts of India and foreign countries residing in different corners of the oil-rich Kingdom. Panorama (Padubidrians) Riyadh

Kuwait City, October 18: Bunts Well-wishers Kuwait gave a warm reception to former minister and JD(S) leader B. Nagaraj Shetty during his recent visit to Kuwait for the inaugural ceremony of V’ Shesh, V-Belman Creations pencil sketch art exhibition. The guest was welcomed by the members of BWWK at Eco Restaurant, Farwaniya. He was briefed about the BWWK and its activities. The members explained

Kuwait, October 18: United Mangaloreans Kuwait (UMK) is all geared up to host the fourth ‘Fun Filled Evening 2012’, on Friday, October 19 at American International School Auditorium, Maidan Hawalli, Kuwait at 5.30 pm. The objective of the group is to help the underprivileged back home in Mangalore. This year UMK will present a hilarious Konkani comedy drama “Ootre Uzwadelm…!” , written by Pradeep