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Abu Dhabi: Bearys Welfare Forum hosts iftar get-together-2018

Shodhan Prasad
May 30, 2018

Abu Dhabi: Bearys Welfare Forum (BWF), a premier social organization in the UAE respected for its philanthropic and charitable works, organized an ‘Iftar’ get-together at the India Social and Cultural Centre, on Friday, 25th May-2018. Nearly 700 NRI brethren from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Fujairah amidst prominent personalities from all walks and fields of life attended.

Padmashree Dr. B R Shetty, Chairman , NMC Health care Group, HE Rajamurga,Councellor,Embassy of Indai,Ramesh Panicker, President ISC, Jayaram Rai ,VP-ISC,Fakruddin Bhat, Adia, Asif Bhai, Akram Bhai, Altaf Bhai, Suhail Kudroli, Althaf Ahmed, Salem  Baiji,RafeekAhmed  of Sahebaan Abu Dhabi, Ravi Rai,NMC, Salahuddin Sir ,Principal, Indian School and Sundar Shetty of Abu Dhabi Karnataka Sangha, Tufail Mohammed of National Newspaper, Noel of KNRI Forum, and Hanif Arimoole of KIC and many other dignitaries were present.

Rafeeq Krishnapur, Vice President welcomed and compered the program. The program began with the recitation of the Holy Quran by MoideenHanzeland Kannada translation was done by V.K.Rasheed.

A highly informative religious speech in Urdu was delivered by MoulaviSaheerHudavi, a famous orator and commander in religious matters. After breaking of the fast and the evening prayers, a short program was held. All the dignitaries exchanged the  Ramadan compliments and wishes.

President Mohammed Ali Uchil welcomed the community members and the prominent guests and expressed his gratitude for accepting the invitation and for joining them for the Iftar get-together. Mohamed Ali Uchil presented the charitable causes initiated by BWF, which were successfully conducted in Mangalore, and appealed for generous help from members to conduct them successfully in future too. He also thanked all those who donated toward the various causes which helped many under-privileged people live a dignified life in society. He especially expressed his gratitude to the chief guests and other donors for their constant support from the inception of BWF.

He announced the BWF- Master project “BWF Mass Marriage” which will be held on Januray-2019 at Mangalore, and would arrange around 25 girls to be wed locked on the occasion.

He thanked BWF- Executive Committee Members for their hard work, dedication and effort in organizing this function and making it a success. “It is an incredible achievement for BWF, which has managed to accomplish so many tasks to its utmost goal set. God willing all of its projects will be a complete success.”

Abdulla Madumoole, General Secretary, BWF- put forward the charitable causes initiated by BWF, which were successfully conducted in Mangalore, especially mass marriages of 102girls from the needy poor families and appealed for generous help from members to conduct them successfully. He also thanked all those who donated toward various causes which have helped many under-privileged people to live a dignified life in society. He highlighted BWF's projects like distribution of wheel chairs, and emphasized on the BWF pilot project – Shouchalaya, a unique project, through which BWF constructed 150 toilets in various parts of the twin districts. BWF's plan is to construct another 100 toilets for the poor in society irrespective of caste and religion in the various parts of the twin districts.

Padmashree Dr B R Shetty conveyed Ramadan wishes to all and praised BWF for arranging the huge gathering of community members and for its charitable work. He addressed the gathering offering them guidance assuring full support for all BWF charity projects.

Siddik Uchil, Coordinator of BWF delivered the vote of thanks. The programme was coordinated by Imran Ahmed, Coordinator, BWF,Mohamed Siddik (Kaup- Treasurer BWF),  along with Abdul Majeed A G Mohd.Kallapu Abdul Rauf,  VicePresident BWF,Basheer Bajpe,Advisor,BWF & Jaleel Gurupur. Hamza Khader and Hameeed Gurupur- general secretary,  along with Mujeeb UCHIL,  who took care of the floor management and managed the event with a professional touch. Nawaz Uchil, Haneef Ullal, Mohideen Handel, Majeed Athoor, Irfan Ahmed, Rasheed Bijai, Rasheed V K, Altaf Takreer, Basheer Uchil,  Imbran along with other BWF youth volunteers were instrumental in the success of the program.

Comments

Royan
 - 
Thursday, 31 May 2018

Beautiful interfaith gathering.thanks to BWF for given us beautiful Iftar and a opportunity to  interact with a charming crowd

Ifam Ahmed
 - 
Wednesday, 30 May 2018

nice function, noble cause. keep it up bearys forum

Salam Bava
 - 
Wednesday, 30 May 2018

Always make it a point to attend the BWF function.like every time it was super.May Allah bless them to fulfill their charity work-Ameen

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May 28,2020

May 28: The Karnataka State Election Commission on Thursday announced postponement of gram panchayat polls citing the COVID-19 pandemic.

Out of 6,025 gram panchayats, the tenure of 5,800 gram panchayats will end by June-August 2020.

"After examining the feasibility of conducting general elections to gram panchayats, the State Election Commission, considering the current situation as exceptional circumstance, has decided to temporarily postpone the general elections to the gram panchayats," the SEC said in a release.

It said after examining the situation in the days to come, the decision will be taken on holding the general elections to the gram panchayats.

The CEC also states that report by Deputy Commissioners of districts on holding the elections was verified and it has been found that district administrations are involved in COVID-19 related work and there will be shortage of staff and transport facilities for the elections. Besides, there would be a problem in maintaining law and order.

Last week through a letter to Deputy Commissioners of districts, the commission had sought opinion on holding panchayat polls amid the COVID-19 crisis. It had also pointed out that electoral roll needs to be prepared and reservations had to be allocated as per the new amendments.

Stating that the state election commission's decision to postpone gram panchayat elections was against the provisions of the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act 1993, the Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah said the Congress will question this "undemocratic act" in the court of law.

He accused the commission of playing to the BJP's tune and said the congress will protest the decision at gram panchayat level.

Opposition parties in the state, especially congress, have been demanding elections.

The government was in favour of postponement of polls and wants to have administrative committees to govern the panchayats, until the polls are held, according to government sources.

The Congress, raising apprehension about administrative committees, has accused the government of conspiring to have ruling BJP workers as its members.

A congress delegation had last week submitted a petition to State Election Commissioner B Basavaraju and urged the Commission to hold elections.

The congress had even suggested continuation of sitting panchayat members until the polls are held, instead of appointing administrative committees.

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January 11,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 11: India’s second-biggest IT company, Infosys Ltd, said it found no evidence of financial misconduct by its executives following a investigation into whistleblower complaints.

Bengaluru-headquartered Infosys, which earlier on Friday raised its revenue forecasts due to upbeat demand from Western clients, said an audit committee report exonerated Chief Executive Officer Salil Parekh and Chief Financial Officer Nilanjan Roy of all allegations, including accusations that the duo prevented employees from presenting data on large deals.

“I’m very happy that CEO Salil Parekh and CFO Nilanjan Roy have emerged from this stronger,” Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani told reporters. “The last two years since Salil has been here the company has changed dramatically for the better.”

Parekh took over as Infosys CEO in January 2018, after his predecessor Vishal Sikka quit following a public row with the company’s founder executives amid whistleblower allegations of wrongdoing.

The company earlier said it expected revenue to grow between 10 per cent and 10.5 per cent on a constant currency basis in the year ending March 2020, compared with its previous forecast of between 9 per cent and 10 per cent.

“We continue to see momentum in the market and we have an extremely robust pipeline driven by segment leaders,” CEO Parekh told a news conference.

“With the strength of large deal wins and digital momentum, we were able to clearly see that we have support to raise our guidance.”

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August 2,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 2: Within a year of returning to power for the fourth time as Chief Minister in Karnataka, septuagenarian B.S. Yediyurappa has consolidated his position in the ruling BJP to stay the course till the next Assembly elections in mid-2023.

"A combination of factors helped Yediyurappa to consolidate and stay the course for the remaining term of his office to ensure the saffron party retains power in the state though he is unlikely to stake claim for the chief minister's post again as he would be 80 years old by 2023," a party source told news agency here.

Since the 77-year-old seasoned politician assumed office on July 26, 2019, the first year has been tumultuous for him, as he had go through a "trial by fire" what with the party's mighty high command and detractors testing his patience in the face of natural calamities like drought, floods and the Covid pandemic.

The first 7-8 months of the term were spent in tackling drought and floods, winning 12 of the 15 by-elections in December to secure a majority for the ruling party in the lower house and expanding the cabinet in February.

Even as Yediyurappa was settling down to seriously govern after presenting the state budget for fiscal 2020-21 in early March, the coronavirus outbreak overwhelmed him, as the pandemic spread and wreaked havoc, disrupting life, livelihood, economic growth and development.

"While the emphatic victory in the by-elections ensured the government's stability till the assembly term up to mid-2023, the second cabinet expansion on February 6 posed a challenge to Yediyurappa, as he could induct only 10 of the 12 MLAs who defected from the Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) and won the by-elections, triggering a revolt in the party by the loyalists left out of the ministry," the source recalled.

Though Yeddiyurappa has been leading the battle against the virus from day 1 and initially succeeded in controlling it from spreading during the extended lockdown till May 31, reopening the state under Unlock since June has undone the gains, as positive cases shot up to 1,29,287 so far, including 73,219 in Bengaluru after 53,648 recovered from across the state till date, while 2,412 succumbed to the deadly disease since March 9.

"For a state of 7 crore population, the data reveals that the pandemic has been fought on war-footing to contain it from spreading in all the 30 districts, although there are no signs of it going away till a vaccine is found. The chief minister has been trying to balance unlocking the state and containing the infection," a member of the health task force told IANS.

With six cabinet posts in the 34-member ministry being vacant, filling them will be a daunting task for Yediyurappa, as at least 20 legislators, including 5-6 newly elected turncoats and party's veterans are lobbying to become ministers at any cost.

By appointing 20 party legislators as heads of state-run board and corporations, nominating 5 as members of the state legislative council, including JD-S defector A.H. Vishwanath in July and getting 2 Congress defectors R. Shankar and M.T.B. Nagaraj elected as MLCs in June with 2 others, Yediyurappa ensured that these lawmakers would not be in the reckoning for the 6 cabinet posts, as dozen MLAs are already pitching for them.

Nagaraj and Vishwanath lost in the December 5 by-elections, while Shankar was not given a ticket to contest in the by-poll but was assured of making him an MLC with another disgruntled member C.P. Yogeshwar, who lost in the 2018 May assembly polls to JD-S leader and former chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy of the 14-month-old JD-S and Congress coalition government from May 23, 2018 to July 23, 2019.

Resignations of 17 rebels, including 14 from the Congress and 3 from the JD-S led to the fall of the coalition government, as Kumaraswamy lost the majority in the 225-member assembly on July 23, 2019 in their absence.

Though Yediyurappa led the party to win 105 seats in the 2018 assembly elections and formed a government on May 17, 2018, he resigned 3 days later on May 19, 2018, as he fell 8-9 seats short of the halfway mark (113) for a simple majority in the lower house.

In a post-poll alliance, the JD-S and the Congress formed the coalition government to keep the BJP out of power in May 2018, after the assembly elections gave split verdict and the Congress lost power then.

"The record victory of the ruling party in the May 2019 general elections, when 25 of its 27 contestants won out of 28 Lok Sabha seats from the state, reinforced the popular belief that Yediyurappa is the party's mascot in winning elections and an unquestionable leader of the politically dominant Lingayats in the state," the source pointed out.

When Yediyurappa left the BJP and floated a regional outfit (Karnataka Janata Party) in January 2013, he delivered a body blow to the BJP in the May 2013 state assembly polls, as the votes got split and was defeated by then Congress.

"Besides the party's high command, everyone in the party's state unit, including leaders and cadres are aware of Yediyurappa's popularity across the state, as has the wherewithal to connect with masses and win elections," the source added.

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