Riyadh: Jamiyyatul Falah hosts JF Coastal Festival-2017

Nazeer Ahmed
December 13, 2017

Riyadh: Jam’iyyatul Falah (JF), Riyadh Unit, organized its annual event, “JF Coastal Festival-2017” at Al Roshd Resort, Riyadh on December 7, 2017. The program began with a recitation of verses from holy Quran by Moulavi Mohammed Sadiq.

Soon after the Qirath, Br. Javed (MC) invited Br. Nazeer Ahmed, President of JF Riyadh Unit to the stage along with the Guests Mr. Kundan Lal, Station Manager of Air India, Riyadh,    Dr. Haleem Siddiqui, Physician, Al Worood Clinic, Br. Akhtar Shaikh, JF NRCC Ameer and Br. Shaul Hameed, Ex-President of JF Dammam Unit & Ex-Ameer of JF NRCC.

Br. Nazeer Ahmed, President of JF Riyadh gave a warm welcome to all the guests and a brief introduction of Jami’yyatul Falah about the activities back home and Riyadh. JF NRCC Ameer Br. Akhtar Shaikh presented a Documentary of JF activities, achievement and future project to the audience.

Air India Manager Shri Kundan Lal, in his address to the audience promised to speed up Riyadh-Mangalore Direct Flight issue and we hope it will be done soon. Dr. Haleem Siddiqui gave a lecture on common health problem and answered the questions from the guests on various health care issues.

Delicious dinner with Soft Drinks & Juices, sponsored by NCMS / Al Marai and various fruits sponsored by Mazaq Trading Co. was served during the event. 

Very exciting part of the event was Islamic and general Knowledge quiz. Several spot games and raffle draw was conducted by Br. Haneef Panambur, Br. Ashfaque & Br. Akhil and JF Team, which kept the crowd active throughout the programme. The audience enjoyed the competition. Attractive prizes like: Air Ticket, Umrah Package and Dinner Coupon were distributed for all the winners.

McDonalds' team entertained the children's with tattoo design.

The outdoor games for children were well organized by Br. Rafiq, Br. Ayaz Ahmed and his team. All Children’s were participated with great enthusiasm & were very delighted. 

Free Medical Camp was organised by Al KadesiahMedical Center under the leadership of Mr. Santhosh Shetty and Mrs. Vanishree Shetty. Many of the guests benefitted the service of KMC by checking their Blood Pressure and Sugar. 

Display and promotion counters showcased by Al-Kabeer, Indomie Noodles, Friendi Mobile Sim, coffee distributed by the Klassno Coffee Counter. Darussalam & darul Huda displayed and sold various Islamic books at discounted price.

JF Riyadh Unit has a history of organising such events every year since for the last 27 years to support the underprivileged brothers and sisters in Mangalore and Udupi Districts.
 
For ladies side, women volunteers of JF conducted Islamic Lecture &Quiz Programme, Sports & Games etc…
 
The main sponsors for this event were: SMSA Express, NCMS KSA, Al Marai KSA, Pepsi co. Saudi Arabia, Universal Spare Parts, Shaya International, Air India, GEEPAS/Royal Ford, Al Muhaidib Foods, Mazaq Group, Gulfwest Company Limited, Friendi Mobile, Darussalam Books, Pinehill Arabia Food Ltd. (Indomie), Al-Kabeer, Centro, Mayar, Asyaaf, Mangalore Group Hajj and Umrah, Mazola, Durbar Restaurants, Country Vacation, Tayyar Cargo, Alba Plastic, McDonalds and Coastaldigest.com. and some philanthropic individuals respectively contributed to make the event a grand success.

Jam’iyyatul Falah (JF), Karnataka is a State Award winning NGO for the upliftment of poor women and children, which has its Head Quarter in Mangalore.

Jam'iyyatul Falah, Riyadh has been actively organizing various activities like Get-Together, Cricket Tournament, Student Awards Distribution, Personality Development Programme, Parenting & Career Guidance Programs through which they are not only trying to educate and entertain the audience but also bringing the people of South Canara and other regions together. The JF Get-Together is one of the favorite events of all, as it relieves the pressures of being away from home. In India JF is involved in programs for uplifting the downtrodden through education.

Finally, Br. Mohammed Farooq thanked all the Sponsors, Donors, Volunteers, Attendees and Executive Committee Members of JF Riyadh for extending their support for this noble cause and making this event a grand success.

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Siraj
 - 
Wednesday, 13 Dec 2017

Great programme.. Wonderfully organised

Nizar Ahmd
 - 
Wednesday, 13 Dec 2017

Alhamdulillah.. All the best

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August 5,2020

Shivamogga, Aug 5: Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa on Wednesday hailed the laying of foundation stone (bhoomi pujan) for a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya and said "Kashi Vishwanath and "Krishna Janmasthan temples have to be liberated".

"It is a good day that the foundation stone for Ram Temple has been laid. A beautiful temple will come up, but there are Kashi Vishwanath and Krishna Janmasthan temples which have to be liberated," Eshwarappa said.

The minister said that there is a "sign of slavery" at Krishna temple in Mathura and Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi.

"The whole nation is dreaming of Shri Krishna temple in Mathura and Kashi Vishwanath temple. I have visited the two temples. 

There is a sign of slavery. Mosques are there at holy places. When I visited the place at Mathura, I witnessed the wall. When we look at the wall, we feel like we are still slaves," he said.

"While visiting Kashi, there is also a structure of slavery. Dream of Hindus is fulfilled in Ayodhya. One day, it will be fulfilled in Mathura and Kashi. Mathura Sri Krishna and Kashi Vishwanath will be freed and temple will be built," Eshwarappa added.

The Places of Worship Act, enacted in 1991, says that religious character of a place of worship existing on the August 15, 1947 shall continue to be the same as it existed on that day. The Act kept Ayodhya case out of its purview.

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April 28,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 28: Karnataka has found that the rapid antibody test kits for COVID-19 that the Centre supplied to the state have only 47% sensitivity. The state will be returning the kits to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

Karnataka had received 11,400 rapid antibody test kits from the ICMR a few days back, out of which it had sent around 200 of them to NIMHANS for validation.

After the ICMR, on Monday, sent a circular to all states to return the test kits to the suppliers, Dr CN Manjunath, Director, Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, and nodal officer for lab testing in the state's COVID-19 task force, said, "We have cancelled the orders we placed to Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics for one lakh rapid antibody test kits. Since the ICMR supplied us with 11,400 kits out of the 6.5 lakh kits it procured, we will be returning the kits to them."

Manjunath told said that the validation at NIMHANS revealed the kits to have only 47% sensitivity. Sensitivity is the ability of a test to identify the true-positives in a population, i.e., the actual number of people who've been infected with the disease. With the rapid antibody testing kits being shelved, the state's plan to randomly test high risk groups has taken a backseat. 

So far, the state has tested 43,791 samples. 

Karnataka now has 22 testing facilities -- 14 government and seven private labs. Many private labs have not tested any samples so far because of the lack of test kits (the state has made it clear that it will not provide test kits to private labs). So, getting an ICMR approval for testing has become a moot point.p

Agreeing to the setback the state's plans of ramping up testing has taken, Manjunath said, "It is true that RT-PCR test kits are in shortage. Even Pune's Mylabs had a shortage in supplying test kits. But we are relying on institutes like Kidwai, Narayana Health and Biocon's Syngene that have received approval for testing. They're big institutes and we hope that they will test a large number of samples."

On reports that the Centre has RT-PCR test kits that will last for only a week, he said, "We have test kits that will last for eight to 10 days. We have ordered for more. We are hoping to receive them before the current kits run out."

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August 7,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 7: Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, the state's health department issued fresh guidelines for the disposal of bodies of COVID patients.

"Although an increased risk of COVID infection from a dead body to health workers or family members who follow standard precautions while handling the body is unlikely, the lack of scientific data requires the utmost care to avoid the inadvertent spread of COVID-19 during these times," the statement from the health department's press release read, emphasising on the dignity of the dead and the religious and cultural tradition.

The 23-page press release elaborated on guidelines regarding testing, handling of dead bodies and other specificities in relation to the management of COVID-19 bodies.

"Testing should not be insisted in every case of death, but only when they have a recorded history of influenza-like symptoms. The body should be handed over to the family members/ relatives in a dignified manner immediately after swab collection and hospitals should provide handouts with a list of dos and don'ts in English and Kannada laying down relevant information," the statement said.

It added, "At the mortuary, health care workers, mortuary staff and the family of the deceased body shall not come in direct contact with the dead body and must wear full personal protective equipment (PPE). If the family or relative are for any reason unable to cremate or bury the body, the local health authority shall arrange for the dignified last rites as per the religious traditions of the family."

Regarding autopsies (post mortem) on COVID-19 bodies, the state department said that they should be avoided, except in necessary circumstances.

The statement also gave detailed guidelines regarding the appropriate recording of COVID-19 deaths in line with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines.

Additionally, the health department made a statement about the admission procedure for COVID positive patients referred by other district administrations saying, "It is now mandatory for all the referrals from the BBMP admission and discharge of COVID positive patients to be done through the online COVID Hospital Bed Management System (CHBMS)."

The state's count of coronavirus cases was 1,51,449 in the past 24 hours.

So far, a total of 2,804 people have died due to COVID-19 in the state, while the average recovery rate in Karnataka is 49.3 per cent.

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