NRI Digest

UAE, Aug 8: The alumni/alumnae of India's two prestigious institutions - St Aloysius and St Agnes Colleges and Schools of Mangaluru, during their informal gathering held in Dubai recently, unanimously appointed veteran Vincent and Rosetta Pereira as the new chairpersons for the Aloysians and Agnesians respectively for the forthcoming 2017 reunion. Vincent, an experienced and talented leader, who

Sharjah: A high profile gully cricket (street cricket) like never before is set to enthrall the cricket aficionados in the UAE. Petromann, a UAE-based oil and gas company, will host the exciting event that boasts to be the richest ever street cricket competition to be held at the international level offering a total prize money of Dh250,000. Titled as the Ten Premier League (10PL), the tournament

With the recent accreditation of its laboratories in Dubai and Fujairah, in addition to its central facility in Ajman which had been accredited earlier, Thumbay Labs is now one of the largest chains of College of American Pathologists (CAP) accredited private labs in the region. The Dubai and Fujairah laboratories of Thumbay Labs, the leading network of private diagnostic labs in the region owned

Dubai: Karnataka Sports and Cultural Club in association with Dubai Heath Authority (DHA) and Community Development Authority (CDA) conducted a blood donation camp at Al Ghubaiba metro station recently. The campa was inaugurated at 9.00 am by Karnataka Sports & Cultural Club President Mr. Ashraf Hassan. With four registration counters there were six volunteer groups to highlight the public on the

Dubai, Jul 1: Prof K Ali Kutty Musliyar, the general secretary of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, the largest Muslim organization in the south Indian state of Kerala, was accorded a warm felicitation recently by the UNA national committee of the Darunnoor Education Centre, Kashipatna, Dakshina Kannada. The programme was held at Rafee Hotel in Dera Dubai. Saleem Althaf Farangipet presided over

Riyadh: Around 500 Mangalureans, including women and children, took part in Iftar meet 2016 conducted by Katipalla Muslim Youth Association (KMYA) Riyadh at Alwaha resort in exit 16 in Riyadh recently. KMYA Riyadh has been organizing Iftar parties for the last 8 years and it is a quite familiar and sought after program among the Mangalurean Muslims living in Riyadh. After iftar, Haafiz Jasim

Riyadh: Jamathul Muslimeen Gangolli, Riyadh Unit, Saudi Arabia recently organized an Iftar get-together. Dozens of Indian expatriates from Gangolli town of Udupi district took part in the Iftar meet at Delhi Darbar Restaurant, Batha, Riyadh. Sponsor of event was Top Way Electronics.

Riyadh: The Riyadh unit of Khidmah Foundation hosted a unique family get-together program at Al Rushd Resorts, Dammam Road in Riyadh on 26th May, 2016. Khidmah Foundation is a non¬profit and charitable organization that is aimed at achieving various programs, which spotlight mainly on the community services and developments, women’s empowerment and children’s development, socio¬ educational and

Abu Dhabi, Jun 20: Bearys Welfare Forum-Abu Dhabi, a group known for its philanthropic activities and comprised of Muslim expats hailing from the coastal belt of Karnataka State, organized an Iftar meet here recently. Around 600 people took part in the fellowship meal at the Main Hall, India Social Centre, Abu Dhabi ignoring the sultry weather prevailing in UAE. BWF has been organizing annual

Kuwait: ‘Unity in diversity is the strength for us Indians and India…” thought expressed by Sunil Jain, the Indian Ambassador to Kuwait. He was addressing a gathering of Indian expats from different faiths and walks at an Iftar party organized by Indian Muslim Association – Kuwait. Fahaheel and Abu-Halifa Units of Indian Muslim Association (IMA-Kuwait) organized an Interfaith Iftar Party at Saad