NRI Digest

Riyadh: The JF-FedEx Trophy-2014 knock-out cricket tournament was organized by the Jam'iyyatul Falah (JF) Riyadh Unit under the sponsorship of FedEx SMSA Express, Riyadh. The tournament which began at Exit-18, Sulai RCL Grounds, Riyadh, on May 23 continued till June 20. In all 16 teams took part in the tournament, with the matches being held every Friday morning. Teams were divided into 4 groups

Dammam: Indian Social Forum(ISF), Eastern Province, Karnataka State ad-hoc Committee’s introduction programme was held in Rose restaurant, Dammam. Earlier in Jeddah, A Saeed, National President of Social Democratic Party of India(SDPI), dedicated the social welfare organization, Indian Social Forum(ISF) to the service of the entire Indian expatriate community. Mr. Saeed told that SDPI has a

Doha: Gulf Incon will be sponsoring for the 20th successive year the 20th Gulf Incon Metabo Floodlit Cricket tournament 2014. At the sponsorship signing ceremony Adnan Mannai, Managing Director of Gulf Incon Metabo said he has been highly impressed with the functioning of the Qatar Veterans’ Cricket League. The tournament commences will commence on Friday, June 27, 2014 with 2 matches of 12 overs

Dubai: Dance, masti and entertainment. These three words are enough to explain Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa UAE-season 3. With every season, contestants on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in UAE have been seen expanding their horizons, breaking barriers, exploring dance forms and bringing something different to the table. However, in this very season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa UAE, the contestants took upon themselves to

Jeddah: The seventh annual general body meeting of the Karnataka Non Resident Indian Forum (KNRI)-Jeddah was held recently in Jeddah. Mr. Roshan Rodrigues of Mangalore was unanimously elected as the President of the Forum. KNRI is a nonprofit social organization in Saudi Arabia which represents entire Karnataka State and strives to help needy Kannadigas in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and India. In

Kuwait City: Islam is not just a religion of prayers and religious observance, but it is a complete way of life, said Moulana Usman Baig, National President, All India Imams Council (AIIC). Baig who also holds a life membership with Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) was addressing hundreds of expatriates at a Seminar titled ‘Deen-Ul-Haq’ organized by Kuwait India Fraternity Forum (KIFF), at

Kuwait City, Jun 18: Indian Muslim Association (IMA) under the patronage of the Grand Mosque and Ministry of Awqaf & Islamic Affairs organized a public discourse on Al-Isra Wal Mi’raj’ at Masjid Yousef Al Adsani, Kuwait City. The function started after the Isha prayers with the recitation of Holy Qur’an followed by its translation in Urdu language by Hafiz Owais. The Israa and M’iraj refers to

Sharjah, Jun 16: Well-known Kannadiga in UAE, Herman Lewis of Radio Spice has been chosen for Karnataka Sangha Sharjah's prestigious 'Mayura' annual award for the year 2013-14. Herman Lewis has been running Radio Spice 105.4 FM Hindi radio station for a decade in the UAE. He also took the initiative to bring Kannada, Konkani and Tulu programmes to radio. Apart from his service in media, he is also

Doha, Jun 15: Qatar India Fraternity Forum organized a symposium under the theme ‘Social development through Unity’ on June 13 at Fraternity House at Masnoora, Qatar. Elyas Muhammad Thumbe, national secretary of Popular Front of India was the main speaker of the subject. He said that Indian Muslim community going through a period of crisis and lagging behind in development. Though there are

Doha, Jun 15: Qatar India Fraternity Forum has been conferred with appreciation award and Certificate by Qatar Ministry of Public Health for its blood donation drive. The award giving ceremony was conducted at Hotel St. Regis in Doha, Qatar onJune 11 for honoring and appreciating those who played best role in donating blood. The programme was organized by Hamad Medical Corporation in which Ayyub