BWF-Abu Dhabi invites applications for mass wedding

September 28, 2016

Mangaluru, Sep 28: Bearys' Welfare Fourum-Abu Dhabi has invited applications from poor and needy Muslim men and women for its next mass marriage ceremony.

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The seventh edition of BWF mass marriage is expected to be held on February 11, 2017 at Milagris Hal in Mangaluru.

Besides bearing the wedding expenses of the couple, the organisers will provide five sovereigns of gold and cash for purchase of wedding clothes to the bride and a gift to the groom.

Economically poor Muslim men and women from Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu, Shivamogga and Kasaragod region can apply.

Priority will be given to orphans, physically challenged and senior applicants while selecting the pairs for mass wedding. The responsibility of groom hunting completely lies on applicants.

Wedding aspirants can fill the prescribed form by providing their personal details such as names, age, complete postal address and mobile number and submit to Umar UH, convenor, BWF mass wedding organising committee, by December 5. The applicants should also provide confirmation letter from jurisdictional masjid jamaath along with the form.

For more details you may contact Umar UH on his mobile 9845054191 or at his office: C 24, 2nd floor, Al Rahaba Plaza, Nellikai Road, Mangaluru - 575001.

The decision in this regard was taken in a recent meeting of BWF attended by its general secretary Abdulla Madumoole, vice presidents Hamza Abdul Khader and Rafeeq Krishnapur, chief adviser Basheer Bajpe among others, stated a media release issued by BWF president Mohammed Ali Ucchil.

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Great to read- 7th edition of BWF mass marriage. very impressive achievement
Keep the spirit and keep helping the needy. Appreciate your team work

Masha Allah,a noble deed-all the best of the best -BWF
May Allah reward you for the service you are rendering to community

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Mangaluru: Covering 80 km in 40 mins ambulance driver Hameed saves man's life

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February 10,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 10: Life of a 40–year-old man, who suffered a massive cardiac arrest, was saved by an ambulance driver who covered 80-km distance between Dharmasthala and Mangaluru in just 40 minutes.

The patient, a Chikkaballapur native sustained a heart attack near Sakleshpur on Saturday while he was on his way to Dharmasthala. He was provided preliminary treatment at a private hospital in Ujire, where doctors advised his relatives to shift him to a hospital in Mangaluru immediately.

The patient’s condition was critical and the odds were completely against him. Moreover owing to the ongoing double lane project work, the road too had been dugout. Despite all this, ambulance driver Hameed drove at a fast pace and managed to take the patient to the hospital within 40 minutes.

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20 leaplings born in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi

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March 1,2020

Udupi/Mangaluru, Mar 1: A total of twenty leaplings were born in the hospitals of the Udupi and Dakshina Kannada (DK) districts on Saturday, February 29, district health department said on Sunday.

According to the district health department, sixteen babies were born in DK district while Udupi district saw four births. More boys than girls were born in DK (12–4) and it was the inverse in Udupi district (3–1).

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London to Kolkata bus service? Yes, it’s real! Viral pics of 1957 make netizens curious

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July 2,2020

When the black and white photos of the ‘London to Calcutta (Kolkata) bus service’ went viral on social media recently, the response of some of the netizens was “stop spreading fake news!” But, it isn’t a fake news. The late 1950s indeed offered people a lavish bus trip from London to Kolkata.

While one of the viral images shows passengers at the Victoria Coach Station, London, boarding 'Albert', the other image show the same bus travelling through a valley. In another image the bus is stationed at a tourist spot. All these photos were captured during the bus’ maiden international journey in 1957.

An image of the bus ticket is also making rounds on social media, that shows the route of the bus — London, Belgium, West Germany, Austria,Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, West Pakistan, India. The route in India followed Delhi, Agra, Allahabad, Banaras and finally Calcutta.

The ticket shows that a one side travel cost 145 pounds (13,644 Rupees at the present day) back then, and it was inclusive of all the luxury provided during the run.

The luxurious bus provided the facilities of reading, individual sleeping bunks, radio/taped music for parties and pleasure and fan heaters, among other things. The brochure reads, "Your complete home while you travel."

Some of the tour highlights included Banaras on the Ganges, The Taj Mahal, The Raj Path, The Rhine Valley and The Peacock Throne. Passengers reportedly got free shopping days in New Delhi, Tehran, Salzburg, Kabul, Istanbul and Vienna.