NRI Digest

Sharjah: Mangalurean Sparsha Shetty, Grade 7 student of Indian High School, Dubai has bagged the prestigious ‘Sharjah Award for Educational Excellence’ of cycle 24 for the year 2017-2018 under the category ‘Excellent Student’. Sparsha is also the proud recipient of the prestigious Sheikh Hamdan award in the year 2015. Sparsha Shetty is the daughter of Prakasha Shetty and Shushma Shetty who are

Well known writer poetess from Tulu Nadu, Dr. Sunitha Shetty will be bestowed with ‘Bunta Vibhushana Award’ for the year 2018 during the 44th Anniversary celebration of UAE Bunts on 11th May, 2018. UAE Bunts have all set to celebrate their 44th anniversary programme this Friday the 11th of May, 2018 in the Ball Room of Hotel J.W. Marriott, Dubai. Main Convener of UAE Bunts, Padmashree Dr. B.R

Dammam, Apr 29: The Indian Social Forum, Saudi Arabia, has expressed disappointment that Karnataka’s ruling Congress in its recently released manifesto for May 12 assembly polls has ignored non-resident Kannadigas (NRKs) scattered across Gulf Cooperation Council. In a release issued here the ISF said: “After several promises made by the Karnataka’s ruling party, Gulf NRI community was expecting

Abu Dhabi: The Konkani community of St Paul’s Catholic Church Musaffah, Abu Dhabi celebrated 2ndKonkan Day on 20th of April 2018. It was an unique gathering for all Konkani loving people of UAE, representing all the Catholic Churches of UAE, namely Musaffah, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, Jebel Ali, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah. The event was held under the spiritual guidance of Rev. Fr. Wilson

Jubai: Indian expatriates in Saudi Arabia will be forming a human chain in the industrial city of Jabail on Saturday April 21 over Kathua temple rape and murder. A release issued by the organizers stated that the massive human chain and public meet will be held at Al Falah Ground in Juabil at 7:30 p.m. The organizers in the region have requested the people in the region to attend in large numbers.

Dammam: The evening weather with stormy wind, rain and drizzling couldn’t change the mood and temperament of Jam’iyyatul Falah’s members who kept the preparation in full swing for “JF Mega Coastal Festival 2018”. It was a radiant and enjoyable social event organized by JF-Dammam Unit, the pioneer in organizing the NRI family get-together in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia since 1995. “JF Mega

Jubail: Seeking justice for the eight-year-old girl, who was gang-raped and murdered in a temple in Jammu and Kashmir, and the Unnao rape victim, Indian National Congress’ NRI Wing - Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia organized condemnation meet at Gulf Asian Hospital Jubail on Sunday 15th April, 2018. Meet was commenced by observing one minute silence for the departed soul. Opening the meeting INC

Dubai: It was the evening of perfection, dedication, performance, discipline, grace hard work and soulful classical dance of Sankeerna School of classical Dance’s dancing angles and disciples of Guru, Vidhushi Sapana kiran at Indian Consulate Auditorium on April 13. Program started with the tradition of lighting the lamp by distinguished guest, Guru Sapna and Kiran Kumar. The show began with

Dubai, Apr 16: Karnataka NRI Forum UAE President Praveen Kumar Shetty called the first meeting on 14th April, 2018 evening at Fortune Plaza Hotel, Al Ghusais Dubai with the representatives of various communities of Karnataka residing in the UAE. The meet was to brief the registration process of NRK Card for the people of Karnataka which will be issued by the Government of Karnataka and also to

Riyadh: Karnataka Welfare Society, Riyadh, organized a ‘family meet’ in Al-Rehab Isterah, Riyadh on March 23, 2018. The program started with the recitation of Quran by master Zeeshan. Separate games were conducted for children and adults. Muhammed Mubeen presented Dars-e-Quran on the topic "the Purpose of Human’s Creation". In Keynote address, KWS President Abdul Khader Maple explained the