NRI Digest

Dubai, Sept 1: ‘Vishwa Tulu Sammelana 2018’ a two day World Tulu Cultural Convention is scheduled to be held in Dubai on November 23 and 24, 2018. Padma Vibhushan Awardee Dr D Veerendra Hegde, Dharmadhikari of Shree Kshetra Dharmastala has consented to be the chief guest and will be inaugurating the programme along with Padmashree Dr B R Shetty, Patron of Tuluvas in Dubai, Rev. Fr. Peter Paul

Makkah: India Fraternity Forum deployed 250 volunteers under eleven captains to serve Hajis, who gathered in Arafat as part of haj performance on 20th August 2018. This year 1,999,496 pilgrims arrived the kingdom of Saudi Arabia for performing haj, which included 1,758,722 foreign pilgrims and 2,40,747 domestic pilgrims. Mount Arafat is approximately 20 kilometers (12 miles) east of Makkah and the

Riyadh: The celebration of the 72th Independence Day was organized on August 15th by the Central Committee of the Indian Social Forum Riyadh at the Al Mas Resturant Hall in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. People from different Indian states and religions were present on the occasion which itself was a living example for unity in diversity. The program was inaugurated with the unity song. TT

Muscat, Aug 17: The Oman based youth group ‘Biruva Javaner Muscat’ celebrated the first ever ‘Aatid Onji Dina’ (A day of Aati) with a full day programme on 10 August 2018 at Barka Farm House, Muscat. A large number of expatriate Mangalureans flocked to the venue to celebrate the month of ‘Aati’ and the place reverberated with the aura of Tulu heritage. The venue, the entrance arch and stage were

Jubail: After The huge success in Saudi premier League (SPL) Season-1, 2017 The SPL organizing committee is back in action with SPL season-2 for the year 2018. Last year it was first time in the history of Saudi Arabia a bidding cricket tournament is initiated in Al-Jubail KSA. This year the season-2 with 8 franchises and the tournament will be played under the sponsorship of White Stone & Al

Dammam, Aug 13: More than 1200 India Fraternity Forum (IFF) volunteers from all over Saudi Arabia are ready to serve the Hajjis especially in Arafa and Mina. On this sacred occasion, Dammam IFF team will send 200 volunteers Said Mr. Imthiyaz, IFF Eastern Province Regional President during a training program conducted in Badr Al Rabie Auditorium on August 10. Imthiyaz said the Dammam IFF volunteers

Washington, Aug 8: In the year 2017, more than 21,000 Indians who were supposed to leave the country at the end of their permissible limits overstayed their visas, as per the latest official report. While the percentage of Indians overstaying and not leaving the US after the expiry of their visas is not very high compared to some other nations, but in sheer number India ranks among the top 10

Bengaluru, Aug 5: A delegation representing the Karnataka NRI Forum Jeddah, led by its president Mohammed Saifuddin Sami recently met Siddaramaiah, former chief minister and the incumbent chairman of the coordination committee of government of Karnataka, and discussed burning issues of expats from the south Indian state in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The delegation also comprised of Peter Ronald

Dubai: Sandhya Creations second super hit venture “DHAND” re-launch witnessed a houseful show on Friday the 3rd August, 2018 at 4 pm sharp in Galleria Cinemas, Hyatt Regency, Deira-Dubai. This show was arranged due to public demand in Dubai. Another show in Abu Dhabi and also one more show in USA are awaiting finalization. Tulu film lovers flocked into the Theatre much in advance and the theatre

London, Jul 15: An eight-year-old Indian-origin schoolboy who is the under-11 UK national yoga champion has been named the British Indian of the Year for his achievements in the field. Ishwar Sharma has won a string of titles in both individual and artistic yoga, most recently a gold medal representing Great Britain at the World Student Games 2018 in Winnipeg, Canada, in June. “I believe I am