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Dubai: 12th edition of BCF sports festival a thumping success

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February 4, 2016

Dubai, Feb 4: The much anticipated “BCF Sports Festival 2016”was recently held at the Thumbay Grounds in Ajman. True to its tag line, it was “as exciting as ever”. Exhilarating, exuberant, entertaining and outstanding are some words that could best describe this mega event, wherein a large number of NRI Beary community members as well as members from other UAE based Kannadiga organisations participated.

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The Bearys Sports Festival was full of events witnessing thehighest level of performance from the boys, girls, ladies and gents who competed with the spirit of sportsmanship and fair play. Bearys sports festival brought in all the talents of the sportsmanship amongst the bearys and brought all of them close to each other.

The day kicked off with the BCF Cricket Trophy 2016 finals between finalists Ullal Guys and Shanan Star, with both teams equally poised to win the trophy. As expected, the match witnessed a nail biting finish and ULLAL GUYS emerged as the winners. Amaan from Ullal Guys was named Man of the Match, while Ejaaz from Shanan Star was named Man of the Series.

The Volleyball and Football matches also commenced soon after the Cricket finals. Both the events witnessed strong participation and the games continued till mid-day. Further to the Prayer and lunch break, the official Inauguration event was held at the grounds at 2:30 PM. The Inauguration event was presided over by the President of the Bearys Cultural Forum (BCF), Dr. B. K. Yusuf, along with other senior delegates from BCF including General Secretary Mr. Kaup Muhammed, Vice Presidents Mr. M.E.Moolur, Mr. Abdul Lateef Mulki and Mr. Afeeq Hussain.

The Inaugural function commenced with the recitation of verses of the Holy Quran by Nazeem Ahmed Muloor, after which a march past session was held. Mr. Tanveer Ahmed, Chairman of the BCF Sports Committee, welcomed the gathering and highlighted the key objectives of the Sport Festival.

Dr. Kaup mentioned that life is also just like a game. Sometimes, you win, and sometimes you lose. Participating in various games and sports is important which further develop a feeling of sportsman spirit. The participant learns to accept both victories and defeats with grace.

Dr. B. K. Yusuf there after officially inaugurated the 12th edition of the BCF Sports Festival. Dr. Yusuf gave special praise and congratulations to the Sports staff who have exposed all the participants with rigorous practice sessions and also mentioned that their efforts have contributed in raising the overall standard of sports competitions.

The participation at each of the various outdoor as well as indoor games and competitions was overwhelming, providing immense excitement and entertainment to the participants as well as the fans and supporters. The results of each of the games held are mentioned with this article.

The children and ladies as well enjoyed the game with fun filled and exciting varieties of games. Special secluded indoor arrangements were made to facilitate the ladies and small kidsto participate in the games freely. The highlight of the day was the COOKERY COMPETITION for ladies. Held under 2 culinary varieties, ie., Main Course (PULAO) and Dessert, the competition was as exciting as every year. Numerous Beary ladies exhibited their unique cookery skills with a wide and vivid variety of dishes.

Dr. ThumbayMoideen, BCF Founder Patron & President of Thumbay Group and Mr. Talib Hassan Darvesh, Vice President of Darvesh Group conveyed their best wishes to all the bearys on the eve of theBearys Sports Festival.

Mr. Moideen Farhad, Director of Hospitality Division at Thumbay Groupwitnessed the games and proceedings throughout the day along with members of his team from the Thumbay Group of companies. Representatives of various social organizations from across the UAE as well attended the event, including representatives from Dakshina Kannada Sunni Centre (DKSC), Karnataka Cultural Forum (KCF) and Emirates India Fraternity Forum (EIFF). Media representatives from various media partners across Karnataka were also present at the event.

The felicitation andprize distribution functionwas presided over by the Hon.President of BCF, Dr.B.K.Yusuf.The program started with the recitation of verses from the Holy Quran by Mr.M.E.Moolur, Vice President of BCF. Dr.Mohammed Kaup, Gen.Secretory of BCF welcomed the Special Guests of Honour, Mr. Zafarullah Khan,Chief Advisor of BCF andManaging Director of Zain International Group of Hotels andDr. Mohammed Arifullah, Dean atGulf Medical University, Ajman.

A token of appreciation was awarded to Mr. Zafarullah Khan and to the Thumbay Group by Dr. B. K. Yusuffor their immense support to the Bearys Cultural Forum and its activities. In his address to the gathering, Mr. Zafarullah Khan stressed on the role of mothers in the society and how crucial their contributions are to ensuring a strong future to the community. He also congratulated BCF in successfully building strong bonds within the community as well as the society at large and wished them every success in their future endeavors.

Dr. Mohammed Arifullah, Dean at Gulf Medical University, praised the efforts of BCF and expressed his pleasure at being a part of BCF’s sports festivals for the last 12 years. He congratulated BCF and all the sports enthusiasts for holding a fantastic sports Festival and making it a grand success.

Dr. B. K. Yusuf congratulated all the winners and thanked them for making the event a memorable one. Dr. Yusuf reinforced BCF’s commitment towards working towards the cause of BCF and act as a strong platform to represent the Beary community in the U.A.E. Prizes and trophies were handed out to all the winners by the various delegates present. Mr. Mohammed Iqbal from BCF hosted the presentation function and entertained the crowd throughout the session with his comparing talents, much to the enjoyment of all present.

BCF president Dr.B.K.Yusuf, BCF Sports Committee Chairman Mr. Tanveer Ahmed, BCF Vice Presidents and other Leaders of BCF collectively honoured all the Sponsors of the Program with mementoes for their valuable support. Mr. Tanveer Ahmed,thanked the gathering for their wholehearted support and participation. The BCF team was extremely thankful to Dr.ThumbayMoideen and the Thumbay Group for their outstanding support to BCF Sports Festival. Mr. Tanveer thanked the Hospitality Division of Thumbay group lead by Mr. FarhadMoideen and his team comprising of Mr. Imran, Mr. Hisham, Mr. Joseph, Mr. Hamid Ali, Mr. Mudrikat and all their team members who ensured a smooth functioning of the event throughout the day.He also thanked all the sponsors whose support ensured a successful execution of the event.Mr. Tanveer congratulated all the winners and thanked the distinguished guests present for their valuable inputs and continued guidance.

Main Sponsors: Thumbay Group, Darvesh Group, Zain International Group of Hotels, ARIB Group, Multi Biz Trading

Support Sponsors: Dr. B. K. Yusuf, Mr. M. E. Muloor, Dr. KaupMuhammed, Mr. Ameeruddin S.I. (AyasBldg Machinery and Equip. Rental), Mr. SulaimanUchil (Shanan Star), Mr. SulaimanMuloor (Al Ameen Pharmacy), Unitra Mets Group, Mr. HabibAddur (Onyx Advt. and Signs), Mr. Abdul LatifMulky (Tufayl Group), Mr. K. M. Ashraf, Fap World, West Legend Trading, NTDE, Mr. Mohammed Iqbal (ACINO), Mr. Yaqoob, Mr. Mohammed AslamKaraje, Mr. Walter Mathias Udupi, Mr. Ashraf I Mysore, Mr. SaleemAltaf.

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The BCF Sports committee members behind the successful execution of the event were as follows:

Gents: AbdurRahmanSajipa, Abdul Razak Ismail (DEWA), AfeeqHussain, Ashraf Jokatte, Ashraf Sattikal, Ataullah, Abdul Ghafoor, Ibrahim (Dubal), Ibrahim Karnad, Mohammed Iqbal, Mohammed Kisar, Nawaz Kotekar, RafeeqMulki, RafeeqSattikal and Tanveer Ahmed.

Ladies: Mrs. MumtazHussain, Mrs. ShahnazSulaiman, Mrs. Asiya ME, Mrs. ZainabUsman, Mrs. AyishaAmeer and Mrs. TanzeemaRiyaz

The BCF ladies wing was specially lauded for their consistent support. A token of appreciation was handed over to the ladies wing leader Mrs. MumtazHussain and her team.

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ISMAIL BALEHONNUR
 - 
Thursday, 4 Feb 2016

CONGRATS MULTIBIZ EAGLES

Hafeez Ullal
 - 
Thursday, 4 Feb 2016

CONGRATS ULLAL GUYS, KEEP IT UP.

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April 12,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 12: Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has appealed to the Additional Chief Secretary to Karnataka government Jawaid Akhtar to exclude Dakshina Kannada district from hotspot/ red zone area pertaining to coronavirus, saying that the district has not reported any new case since last five days.

KCCI president Isaac Vas said DK district has not reported any new case of COVID-19 in the last five days. Of the 12 cases reported in the district, six are from Kasargod and one from Bhatkal.

None of the patients suffering from coronavirus are in ICU or put on ventilator, he said in a statement.

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June 30,2020

Mangaluru/Kasaragod, Jun 30: In what appears to be an ego clash between the officers of Karnataka and Kerala, around 150 Mangalureans including 12 pregnant women were evicted from the lodges in Kasaragod in the middle of the night and sent to Mangaluru.

Expressing shock over the incident, Mangaluru MLA U T Khader hit out at the authorities concerned for the lack of concern towards the stranded passengers. “If IAS officers don’t have humanity, what is the use of the IAS tag. Officers in the two states should learn to speak to one another and solve people’s problems,” he said apparently addressing DCs of Kasaragod and Dakshina Kannada. 

The 150 passengers had arrived on Saturday from Dubai in a chartered flight arranged by the Karnataka Cultural Foundation. The flight landed in Kannur after it was denied permission to land in Mangaluru.

But Karnataka’s nodal officer for stranded persons outside India C N Meena Nagaraj, an IAS officer, called up Kerala officials and questioned why the flight was allowed to land in Kannur, Khader said. She reportedly told Kerala officials that the passengers should be quarantined in the cities of arrival and that Karnataka would not take them in.

In the meantime, the Karnataka Cultural Foundation arranged seven buses to take the passengers to Mangaluru. By the time it was conveyed to them that they would not be allowed to enter Mangaluru, the buses had reached Kasaragod district. The representatives of the organisation made frantic calls to several political leaders. Congress leader and district panchayat standing committee chairperson Harshad Vorkady said he got a call for help around 10pm on Saturday. He spoke to owners of three lodges to accommodate them. The lodges were used by the district administration as quarantine centres. 

The lodge owners said they would take the passengers in only if the Kasaragod tahsildar gave permission. “So I called up the tahsildar. He only wanted to know who will pay for the lodging and food. When I told him that the passengers will pay, he gave permission. By midnight, all the passengers were put up in the three lodges,” he said. The police were also at the spot, he said.

According to the Covid protocol, those arriving from abroad should be in institutional quarantine for seven days and in room quarantine for another seven days. But by 4pm on Sunday, the police returned to the lodges and asked the passengers to vacate. They said it was the order of the collector. They produced the order to the lodge owners. The office-bearers of the Karnataka Cultural Foundation said they sought time from the Kasaragod police to arrange rooms in Mangaluru. But Kasaragod police denied it. 

On Sunday, there were Covid deaths in Mangaluru and the Mangaluru deputy commissioner was tied up as residents were objecting to the funeral of one of the victims. “By night, the police started threatening the lodge owners. The members of the Foundation said they would shift the passengers by Monday morning. But the collector would not listen,” said Harshad.

Around 11pm, the Kasaragod district administration brought in four KSRTC buses and sent all the 150 passengers to Mangaluru, he said. By 1am the buses crossed the Thalapdy border and Khader took over from there. But the MLA was livid with how officials treated the people. Collector Sajith Babu in a statement said his enquiry found that the tahsildar did not give permission to accommodate the passengers in Kasaragod lodges.

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July 13,2020

Bengaluru, July 13: Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday made it clear that the government had no plans to extend the lockdown in Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural districts beyond July 22.  The two districts will enter a lockdown starting 8 pm on July 14. 

“There is no proposal before the government to extend the lockdown in Bengaluru Urban and Rural districts. The chief minister requests citizens not to panic and cooperate with the government without paying heed to rumours,” the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said. 

“The lockdown is being imposed to control the rising number of Covid-19 cases in these districts. The CM has instructed officials to make all arrangements in a week’s time and make ready whatever is necessary,” the CMO said. 

The clarification came after Yediyurappa chaired a meeting of the Covid-19 task force meeting. Yediyurappa also held a video conference with officials from all districts to review the Covid-19 situation, rainfall and irrigation measures. 

Two more districts - Dakshina Kannada and Dharwad - have decided to impose a lockdown to control the spread of Covid-19 following Yediyurappa’s video conference. Starting July 15, Dakshina Kannada will be under a lockdown for a week whereas it will be a 9-day lockdown in Dharwad. 

During his video conference, Yediyurappa noted that the number of cases was on the rise in Bengaluru, Dakshina Kannada, Dharwad, Ballari, Udupi and Kalaburagi. 

He further noted that Covid-19 fatalities were going up in Bidar, Dharwad, Gadag and Mysuru. He asked authorities to bring this under control. “Bidar is among five districts nationally when it comes to deaths. This has to be controlled,” Yediyurappa said, seeking a report by experts on this. 

Yediyurappa told authorities to prioritize rapid antigen tests. “One lakh test kits have been procured. Use them wisely in emergency cases,” the CM said. He ordered that those aged above 60 years, those with serious illnesses and showing symptoms of influenza-like illness (ILI) have to be identified and subjected to Covid-19 tests.  

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