NRI Digest

After the successful launch of cricket in ERCA, cricketing season is flourishing with some extravagant display of cricket by all the teams participating. Every team is fighting for the ultimate goal and eying towards becoming the 1st Ever T20 Champions of Eastern Region Cricket Association. The sense of competition amongst the teams, combined with humble sportsman spirit among the players is

Dammam: Katipalla Muslim Youth Association (KMYA), Eastern Province, as part of its 30th year anniversary celebrations has organized a family get-together ‘Chammana 2018’ at Dammam 91 area Al Zaana Istirah on November 1. Various competitions will be held for the men, women as well as for the kids. Attractive prizes will be awarded to the winners. KMYA, throughout 29 years of its formation has

Al Jubail: Saudi Premier League-2018 (Season 2) concluded with the high voltage final match between Whitestone Warriors and KMT Strikers. It was a very entertaining encounter between two rival teams and the jam packed audience witnessed a top class cricket final at the flood lit Al Falah stadium on Friday, 5th October 2018. KMT Strikers after winning the toss put White Stone into bat first and at

Muscat, Oct 23: During this Dasara, the glory of Mangaluru Pilivesha reached the shores of Oman in the Gulf with a riveting performance by nine tiger dancers to the mesmerizing tiger dance beats. The team of nine included three tiny tigers, namely Pavan Nitin Kumar, Ayush Shridhar Amin and Sannavi Nitin Kumar. This was part of the gala Garbha/Dandia evening organized by Oman Billawas as part of

Dubai, Oct 22: The United Arab Emirates Chapter of the Mangaluru-based Beary’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), has found a patron in Dr Thumbay Moideen, Founder and President of Thumbay Group. The UAE chapter of BCCI was recently inaugurated at the J.W. Marriot Hotel in Dubai in the presence of dozens of NRI businessmen and professionals. The officer bearers of the chapters were chosen as

Jeddah/Kalaburgi, Oct 22: Nearly three weeks after he died of cardiac arrest in Kingdom Saudi Arabia, the body of Shaikapur Gudappa Hanumantaraya, an expatriate worker from Kumbada village of Jevargi Taluk in Kalaburagi district of Karnataka, was repatriated to his hometown, where the aggrieved family members conducted his final rites. The family members have thanked the local leaders of Social

In Saudi Arabia, where expats are working day and night, cricket can be the sports that bring them together every week, where people from several countries and races play this beautiful game. And this past week, history was witnessed when first ever delivery was bowled by Zahid Akhtar of Abbotabad Tigers C C during the 1st ever T20 tournament organized under the superb banner of Eastern Region

Dubai: The UAE chapter of the Mangaluru-based Bearys Chambers of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), was formally inaugurated on October 19 (Friday), at Hotel JW Marriot in Dubai. More than 200 NRIs from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Fujairah other GCC countries and India including prominent personalities from business and professional fields attended the programme. The programme began with the recitation

Mangaluru, Oct 16: In a humanitarian gesture, volunteers of the Indian Social Forum (ISF) – Kuwait, extended their helping hand to an Indian migrant worker, Hameed Islam, hailing from Elanthila village of Belthangady taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. Hameed left to Kuwait in year 2013 and was working as cook in a restaurant. Everything was fine for the first 4 years. However, problems began when

Riyadh: Jam'iyyatul Falah, Riyadh Unit organized JF Super Cup 2018, a 6 over knock-out cricket tournament in association with Mangaluru Cricket Association (MCA) – Riyadh sponsored and supported by SMSA, UNIVERSAL, ALMARAI, NCMS, OPTIMUM &ZEITEXPRESS at Exit-18, Sulai MCA Grounds, Riyadh on 5th October 2018. 12 teams took part in the tournament with the matches being played on Friday 5th October