Abdul Jabbar re-elected KKMA Karnataka branch president

January 8, 2017

Salmiya (Kuwait): Karnataka branch of Kuwait Kerala Muslim Association (KKMA), the largest charitable organization of Indian expatriates in Kuwait has re-elected Mr. Abdul Jabbar as the President for the next two-years term (2017 – 2018) in the general body meeting recently held at SIMS auditorium, Salmiya, under the supervision of Election Officers Mr. Nawaz Kadiri, Basheer Mangav assisted by Mr. B.M. Iqbal.

agm 11

The general body meeting commenced with a beautiful recitation of the Holy Quran by Janab Irfan Bhatkal.

Branch Senior Leader and Advisor Mr. Abdul Hameed Mulky delivered the welcome address and highlighted the various charitable achievements and activities of KKMA such as Family Benefit Schems (FBS), Educational Scholarship Program (ESP), Medical Assistance Program (MAP) and Housing Improvement Program (HIP) etc.

KKMA Patron Mr. Sagheer Trikaripur in his inaugural address applauded the contributions of Karnataka branch in community service and social welfare activities. He highlighted that KKMA is for Aid, Development & Unity and said, to achieve an extraordinary goal the person does not have to be extraordinarily gifted, the success is available to anyone (poor or rich) who will learn a few simple principles and consistently put them into practice. He said that the team work of KKMA members has helped them to achieve the membership target of 15000 and the new target for the membership will be 30000.

Mr. Sagheer Trikaripur elaborated few things about KKMA Team Magnet. The objective of the Magnet is to visit the poor patients admitted in various hospitals in Kuwait and provide them with financial as well as moral support in their needs. This program has a dedicated team who will also assist in the process of documentation and transfer of human remains to their respective destination irrespective of caste or religion.

Mr. Abdul Jabbar in his presidential address appreciated the relentless efforts done by KKMA Karnataka Team and thanked them for their selfless services rendered in charitable activities. He inspired the audience requesting them to participate and support the ongoing KKMA social service activities.

He has been addressing some of the KKMA social contributions in other fields such as Student awards, Scholarships for higher studies, self employment schemes, Drinking water facilities, Civil Service educational supports, early detection centers for Heart diseases, Kidney dialysis centers, Medical Care Camps, religious trainings, picnic for the families, Model Pravasi Projects (MPP) and career training workshops.

An annual report was presented by Mr. Abdul Latheef detailing two years activities of the branch committee. The comprehensive finance report was prepared by Mr. Aboobakar Thumbe and the ppt presentation of the same and KKMA achievements has been carried out by the Karnataka Branch Senior Leader and Advisor Mr. S.M. Basheer.

KKMA Central and Branch Leaders Mr. Nawaz Kadiri, Basheer Mangav, Zamzam Rasheed, Basheer Udiyoor and Saheed Labba graced the occasion. Mr. Zamzam Rasheed & Basheer Udiyoor delivered the felicitation address.

Mr. B.M. Iqbal introduced the details of the newly formed 3 zones of KKMA Karnataka Branch i.e.Farwaniya, Kuwait City and Fahaheel.

The program was convened by Fayaz Sheikh and the meeting was concluded with the vote of thanks by Mr. Yusuf Muniyam. The program was attended by a large number of members & guests and dinner was served at the end.

Following are the New Office Bearers for the Year 2017-18.

PRESIDENT	ABDUL JABBAR GURPUR
GEN. SECRETARY	MOHAMMED YUSUF MUNIYAM
TREASURY	ABOOBAKAR THUMBE
ORG. SECRETARY	ABDUL LATHIEF SHEDIA
ADMIN. SECRETARY	SHAREEF MULKI
IT SECRETARY	RIYAZ KAWA
FINANCE SECRETARY	AMIN SHAIKH
BENEFITS	ABDUL RAHIMAN KANA
DEVELOPMENT	MOHAMMED NAZEER BOLAR
CHARITY & RELIGION	YUSUF RASHEED
MAGNET	AZHAR SHAIKH
OVER ALL ZONAL IN CHARGE	AYUB SURINJE

ZONAL COMMITTEE OFFICE BEARERS FOR 2017-18
POSITION	FARWANIYA ZONAL	CITY ZONAL	FAHAHEEL ZONAL
PRESIDENT	ABDUL AZEEZ GHOUSE	SALEEM MULLA	ABDUL RAZAK UCHILA
GEN. SECRETARY	IRSHAD MULKI	IMTHIYAZ SURINJE	MABIYA ADAM KADABA
TREASURY	ABDUL KAREEM ZAYANI	SALAM B.A	NASIR ADYAPADI
WORKING PRESIDENT	ANWAR BOLAR	SAYYAD MANIPUR	SALAM UCHILA
ORG. SECRETARY	IRSHAD SHAIKH	ASHRAF ULLAL	SHIHABUDDIN BENGARE
ADMIN. SECRETARY	NOUFAL MOHAMMED	THOUFEEQ UDUPI	RIZWAN ABDUL RASHEED
IT SECRETARY	S.M. ZAKARIYA	IDDINABBA M.V	KHADER BAPPALIGE
FINANCE SECRETARY	ISMAIL KADAMBU	BASHEER KAUP	ABDUL MALIK
VP BENEFITS	MOHAMMED IQBAL	SHOUKATH SHIRVA	NOUSHAD BAJPE
VP DEVELOPMENT	RASHEED BOLAR	ABDUL SAMAD JABRIYA	MOHAMMED SAWAD
VP CHARITY & RELIGION	S.M. IMRAN	HAFEEZ ALJI	KHALIL MUKKACHERI
VP MAGNET	SHAMSUDDIN MOOSA	FAYAZ SHAIKH	RIYAZ REGGAI

agm 1

agm 2

agm 3

agm 4

agm 5

agm 6

Comments

Thank you Coastal Digest for nice coverage..

Thank you CD for nice coverage

Add new comment

Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.

Kuwait Kannada Koota organizes Daasotsava

Media Release

March 2,2020

Kuwait: State of Karnataka is enriched with Daasa culture, which had contributed immensely to its literature, culture, art & philosophy. Daasa tradition in Karnataka was part of the Bhakti movement which flourished from around 15th century and it extended considerable spiritual influence over the masses. Kuwait Kannada Koota, a socio-cultural association for the people of Karnataka in Kuwait, organized its annual Daasotsava on 14th February 2020 in remembrance of these saints, thereby displaying the rich cultural heritage of the state.

The program started with a warm welcome address by Mrs. Spoorthy Kamath, convener of cultural committee. Divine invocation prayer by Mrs. Vasantha Ashok and Mrs. Sandhya Arun set the trend for the event. This was followed by lighting of the traditional lamp by the 2020 executive committee, comprising of President Mr. Rajesh Vittal, Vice President Mr. Sandeep Chabba, General Secretary Mr. Praveen Kumar Shetty and Treasurer Mr. Pradeep Rao. President, while welcoming the gathering, spoke about the importance of Daasas in Kannada literature & history and briefed about the series of upcoming programs. Cultural programs started with fancy dress competition by Koota children comprising of all age group starting from infants to elder kids. This program stole the show as the efforts & time invested by children and their parents were clearly visible.

2019 executive committee was felicitated by the current committee for wonderfully managing Koota affairs & programs. This was followed by the release of Koota magazine “Marala Mallige", comprising of informative articles, drawings, poems etc., entirely contributed by the association members. Event’s main attraction “Vrindavana Leelavarana", a colorful dance drama spectacularly portrayed by 54 Koota children, was very well appreciated & received by the attendees. Association children who successfully completed 10th and 12th were felicitated as a token of encouragement. Executive committee gave away prizes to Kids who excelled in the stage competitions held earlier. Audience was treated to a divine and melodious Bhajan program conducted astutely by the ladies & men. Koota women performed Bhajan Kolata, along with ladies bhajan, in a well-coordinated manner. Vote of thanks was proposed by the secretary of Koota, thanking those who contributed for the success of the event. Another attraction was a quiz competition “Rasa Prashne", conducted efficiently between the programs, by Mr. Mahesh Shiramgond.

The whole event was planned and executed astutely by the cultural committee under the leadership of Convener, Mrs. Spoorthy Kamath. Public Relations Committee, led by Mrs. Suparna Dambal, welcomed the members in a vibrant & colorful way, showcasing a beautifully erected divine mantap. The event was sponsored by Unimoni, LIC HFL, VSPL, Geetherb, Kotak Life Insurance, Joy Alukkas, Lulu Hypermarket & Total Environment. The program ended with a sumptuous satvik lunch, sponsored by the senior Koota member, Mr. Ramachandran Seetharaman.

Comments

Add new comment

Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.

AIE plane crash: Two NRIs in UAE thank God for missing flight at last moment

Agencies

August 8,2020

Dubai, Aug 7: One may call it good luck, but for two Indian expats it was God who prevented them at the last minute from boarding the Air India Express plane that crashed in Kerala, killing at least 18 people on board.

According to India's Civil Aviation Ministry, the Boeing 737 aircraft on a flight from Dubai to Kozhikode overshot the runway at Kozhikode airport on Friday evening. There were 184 passengers including 10 infants, 2 pilots and four cabin crew onboard the aircraft.

Noufal Moin Vetten, an Ajman resident working as an office boy in a Sharjah school, was booked to travel on the flight and had checked in as per schedule.

Recounting his miraculous escape, Vetten, a resident of Malappuram, Thirunavaya, whose visa was cancelled a week ago, told Gulf News: “I was handed my boarding pass, but when I reached immigration, they told me I had to pay a fine of Dh 1,000 (Rs 20,430) for overstay. I had only Dh 500 (Rs10,215) with me.

"I called my school PRO and he told me to come back. He said they would follow protocols and pay the fines before sending me,“ he said.

Vetten was disappointed and called his family to let them know.

“When I heard about the crash, I was saddened for all the passengers. But I'm so relieved I missed it. God has been really merciful,” said Vetten.

Afsal Parrakodan, a resident of Abu Dhabi, had a similar stroke of luck.

“My work visa was cancelled about a week ago. After getting my boarding pass, I was told I had to pay a fine of Dh1,000 at the immigration counter, but I had only Dh500 on me.”

“I was very keen to board the flight and be with my family. So I called a friend who brought me the additional Dh500, but by then, my baggage had been offloaded and the flight's doors were closed,” said Parrakodan.

“I was feeling very sad and called my mother to tell her I had missed the flight. But a few hours later, when I learnt of the crash, I couldn’t help but feel relieved and thankful to God for saving my life,“ said an overwhelmed Parrakodan who plans to fly back next week.

Comments

Add new comment

Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.

KSCC holds blood donation drive in Dubai

News Network

June 28,2020

Dubai: A blood donation drive was conducted by Karnataka Sports and Cultural Club (KSCC) at in Al Wasl Club Stadium here on Friday, 26th June 2020.

The drive started around 1:00 pm and continued till 4:00 pm as per schedule provided by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) Blood Donation Centre and 60 people donated blood to support the Blood Bank. The drive was well organised by maintaining social distance in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As blood cannot be produced but only can be donated, this drive will help many patients in need of blood during emergencies. Donors were also feeling proud and happy at this moment thinking of saving someone’s life.

DHA Blood Donation Centre staff carried out the screening and testing done in very well manner keeping social distancing during this pandemic. Volunteers of KSCC were also helping the staff to keep people in safe distance and to make this drive a success.

KSCC Manager Mr. Mohammad Shafi and other office bearers were present at the event venue. KSCC thanked the volunteers, Community Development of Authority (CDA), Dubai Health Authority (DHA), Blood Donation Centre, Government of Dubai and Al Wasl Club Stadium for making the event successful.