NRI Digest

Dammam: Manejswara Mandala Pravasi Kuttam organized Oruma trophy 2018 recently at SABSA ground in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. 20 Teams from Dammam, Khobar, Jubail and Riyadh had participated in the underarm tournament. Players belong to Mangaluru, Most of the players were from Kasaragod and Surathkal areas. 1st Semi final match was played between Good luck Posot and Saed Computers Jubail and

Al Jubail: JF-Expertise Champions Trophy 2018 was held at the floodlit Al Falah cricket stadium and the final match between Expertise and Samcon was played on Friday, 23rd February 2018. Both teams fought bravely for the title and gave maximum entertainment to cricket lovers of Eastern province. At the end, Samcon won the final by showing clinical performance and lifted the JF-Expertise trophy for

Riyadh: ‘Learn the Qur'aan meet & students' talent program’ was recently held at Shalal Istirah Exit 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The students of Darul Ilm Madrasa Riyadh, which is under the supervision of Karnataka Salafi Foundation (KSF) Riyadh, exhibited their multiple talents through various activities like Islamic speeches, songs, dialogues, Daffs, group & stage shows etc. Darul Ilm Madrasa

Riyadh: Katipalla Muslim Youth Association, Riyadh, has officially announced that its annual family get-together ‘KMYA sambhrama’ would be held on 22nd March (Thursday) at Al Rushd Resort in Riyadh. KMYA was formed by the expatriates from Katipalla, a small town on the outskirts of Mangaluru city living in Saudi Arabia in 1989 with aim of helping the poor and needy back home with community welfare

Dammam: Jamiyyatul Falah’s much-awaited documentary ‘Pragati: A Step towards Progress’ was officially released on March 2, at Hotel Novotel in Dammam. The glittering evening under the banner of ‘JF Donor Meet’ marked its 30th glorious years of dedication and commitment at twin districts of coastal Karnataka. Founded in 1988 by Mohammed Iqbal Yousuf, in undivided Dakshina Kannada district of

Riyadh: Dr Aarti Krishna, Deputy Chairperson, Non Resident Indian Forum, Karnataka govt, during her recent visit to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, interacted with Kannadiga expatriates in Riyadh. This is the first such event ever held in Riyadh. Addressing over 700 non-resident Kannadigas on February 23, Dr Arathi Krishna said that most of the demands of the Karnataka NRIs are very genuine and promised

Kuwait City: The two-day long CIGI 2nd Thematic conference hosted by CIGI (Centre for Information and Guidance India) Kuwait Chapter was concluded recently at Crown Plaza with a ground-breaking gala leadership Summit. The summit was attended by Embassy officials, leaders of CIGI from India and various GCC chapters, Prominent figures from Kuwait’s business and social arena, leaders of main stream

Jeddah: Dr Arathi Krishna, Deputy Chairman, NRI Forum, Government of Karnataka interacted with expatriates from Karnataka in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah during her visit on February 25. A felicitation and interaction programme was organised by KNRI Forum Jeddah at Village Restaurant, here. Dr Arathi Krishna was the chief guest. Tahir Ali, Management Committee Member, International Indian School Jeddah

Abu Dhabi: The Bearys Welfare Forum-Abu Dhabi, recently organized a seminar on Global Economy and Repercussions on NRIs focusing mainly on Gulf Kannadigas at Grand Continental Hotel, here. Several prominent NRI personalities from various fields attended the seminar. Saif Sultan of Hope Foundation was the resource person. Advocate Saaduddin Salih, Altaf Kateeb and Rafeq Ahmed of Sahibaan, Mohammed

TM Saveen Hegde, who is a TEDx Speaker, Design Thinker, Improv Artist and one of the finalists at Toastmasters 2017, World Championship of Public Speaking, presented a seminar, “Creative Leadership” on Wednesday, February 21, at the India Social Centre, Abu Dhabi. Toastmasters Division H along with Literary Section of India Social Centre, Abu Dhabi, hosted the session. Welcoming the gathering, Mr