NRI Digest

Jeddah: India Fraternity Forum, Jeddah, Karnataka chapter organized Volunteer Training Camp for its Haj volunteers on 8th September 2016 at the organization office in Sharafiyyah. Around 40 expatriates from various parts of Karnataka participated in the program. Mohammed Husain Jokatter from IFF Karnataka delivered speech at the program. He explained the map of Makkah demography which was prepared

Popular Indian actor and model SonuSood visited Thumbay Clinic Dubai on Thursday, 8th September 2016. He was at Thumbay Clinicto participate in the first anniversary celebrations of the clinic. Prof. Gita Ashok Raj – Provost of Gulf Medical University, Ajman, Dr. Manvir Singh Walia – Director Operations of the Healthcare Division of Thumbay Group and members of the administrative team of Thumbay

Mina: For the second consecutive year, the Karnataka Cultural Foundation (KCF), a socio-cultural forum of the expatriates from the south Indian state living in Saudi Arabia, has come forward to serve the Haj pilgrims by forming a dedicated team of volunteers. KCF in Saudi Arabia is engaged in addressing socio-economic concerns of expatriate Kannadigas. It also provides a venue for cultural

Completing necessary preparations, India Fraternity Forum (IFF) is engaging a contingent of 800 volunteers for serving the Hajj pilgrims this year. These Indian expatriates from various states who are fluent in different local languages besides English and Arabic, which would help them to serve the Hajj pilgrims from India. The area of volunteer service will include, pilgrim accommodation in

Doha: Hanan cricket club of Qatar is all set to conduct HPLT10- season 2, a hard tennis ball cricket tournament from September 12 to 15 at Asian Town cricket stadium in Doha, Qatar. A draw was held at Golden Ocean Hotel, Doha-Qatar on 1st September evening. Abdul Khader, president of HPL-T10 said that this year 12 teams from UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and India will be participating

Dubai, Aug 20: After successful completion of UAE'S biggest bodybuilding championship 'Mr International Indian', Team Dubai Indians is all set for a hard tennis cricket carnival ‘Arab Premier League 2016’. Tournament will be held under the aegis of Ajman Youth and Sports authority fromOctober 11th to 14th at Ajman Oval. Cricket is the biggest entertainment nowadays and Gully cricket, which is

Abu Dhabi: T P Seetharam, the outgoing Indian Ambassador to the UAE, was accorded a farewell by Indian organisations in Abu Dhabi recently. The event was organised by Indian Social and Cultural Centre in association with ADMS, KSC, IIC and ILA at ISC auditorium. M.A. Yousuf Ali, chairman of ISC board of governors and chairman and managing director of LuLu Group International, Thomas Varghese

Doha: Karnataka Cultural Foundation (KCF) - Qatar launched 'Gulf Eshara' Kannada monthly magazine at ICC hall in Doha on Friday August 12 in the presence of U T Khader, minister of food and civil supplies, government of Karnataka, Moulana N K M Shafi Sa-adi, president, Karnataka Sunni Students Federation (SSF) and other dignitaries. The ceremony was inaugurated with blessings from Assayed Ahmed

Abu Dhabi: A new committe of expatriate workers from Kanakamajalu village of Sullia taluk, Karnataka, in GCC has recently been formed. Azeez Kanakamajalu and Bathisha K B Members from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain interacted through a video conference from their respective resident locations before the formation of Kanakamajalu GCC Committee. Sherif

Dubai: Karnataka Sports and Cultural Club, Dubai, extended its helping hands in repatriating three bodies of Indians who died in Dubai recently. Waseem Mohammed, son of Mehboob Basha, aged 31 years from Davangere district, Karnataka, who was working in Dubai since 3 years, died on 22/07/2016 due to left basal ganglia haemorrhage. The repatriation done on 23rd July completed last rituals on 24th