Hidayah Foundation’s Fun & Care Fest – 2014 draws huge crowd in Riyadh

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May 23, 2014

Riyadh, May 23: ‘Fun & Care Fest – 2014’, the annual get-together of Hidayah Foundation was held on May 15 at the Al Rushd Istrah in Riyadh, where in over 1500 guests from different parts of India and the sub-continent took part. Qadir Ahmed from Shaheen Group of Institutions, Bidar Karnataka, Abdul Salam Puttige, chief editor of Vartha Bharathi newspaper and Abdul Malick Mujahid, chairman of Dar-ul-Salam Publications, were among the guests.

The main sponsor In-Land group was represented by their marketing manager Pradeep Hegde. Hidayah Foundation Chairman Khasim Ahmed, President of HQ Core Committee, Haneef Golthamajal, Ziauddin and U H Umer were also present.

The main programme began with a recitation of the verses of Quran by Master Aqeel Farooq. Mohammed Ashfaq, President of HF Riyadh made a brief presentation on the past achievements of Hidayah Foundation and the recent developments that are taking place in India.

He highlighted the programme of uplifting the downtrodden with 5 prong approach starting from providing food and basic amenities, addressing the health factor, educating them, self-sustenance programme and infrastructure. All the five programmes set under a priority basis for the overall development. He stressed that thorough study is essential on their problems, before we move on to solutions.

Also he highlighted the developments on the Hidayah Share and Care Colony wherein 39 new houses are built for poor and needy people, and HF’s new project CDC (Community Development Centre) The CDC building is under construction in the same colony for the area of 20110 sq. feet. It houses a multipurpose hall, a self-reliance center, Centre for the physically and mentally challenged, admin office, health clinic, youth development center for job oriented courses, Madrasa, Adult education and Staff accommodation.

Ashfaq also stressed about the ration programme responsibility taken by the Riyadh unit which feeds about 180 families in many villages surrounding Mangalore. He invited the audience to participate in this noble effort at the rate of SR: 75/- per month per family and there was a tremendous response from the audience. (Anybody who is interested in participating in the monthly ration programme can contact Ashfaq 0507747453)

Hafiz Imran Omri delivered the lecture on charity. He said charity should be collective efforts and it has blessing of Allah as well as it has the capacity to become power of community.

Mohammed Ali B K and Sheikh Deerah were in charge of the food section. Abdul Khader Khozama was in charge of tea stall. Abdul Hameed and team was responsible for the reception. Shameer Ahmed Bava and his team conducted many sports event for the men and children. Salman Noor, Abdul Aziz Sheikh, Fazlu, Fazlu Kanoo, Farooq , B.K brothers, Farooq Muttinakoppa, Saad , N Siddique Darama and Shamshuddin Mulki put in a lot of effort to make this event successful. Mohammed Mateen was continuously announcing the HF activities and the sponsors’ names. Shazli kept the audience on their toes with his continuous barrage of interesting quiz questions.

A similar programme was organized on the ladies side, and this year the women’s wing worked extra hard to impress the female visitors under the leadership of Mrs. Gazala Ilyas. HF activities and its development was presented by Ms. Juveiria Abdul Majeed B K. There was also a skit presented by young girls of HF team. Ladies programme was compered by Sureena Ahmed.

There were prizes for Islamic and General quiz, Sports events and also there was a raffle draw for major prizes.

The event was held under the guidance of the president Mohammed Ashfaq and supervision of the event manager Ilyas Hussain. Ismail Kemmunje and team and exhibited their talent in putting up a beautiful display for the event.

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June 4,2020

Dr Soofi Anwar, Director Academics of University of Stirling RAK, UAE Campus, has achieved the prestigious professional recognition of Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) UK. He has achieved this milestone through the Stirling Framework for Evidencing Learning and Teaching Enhancement (SFELTE), the Continuing Professional Development Framework (CPD) for learning and teaching at University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. 

He was recognized for this achievement on recently concluded virtual Learning & Teaching Conference-2020 organized by University of Stirling Campus in UK.  He has secured his Ph.D. in Management from University of Azteca, Mexico.

Dr. Soofi Anwar has over 20 years of experience in teaching and academic leadership at higher education level and has worked in leading universities in UAE, Bahrain and India. He was conferred the prestigious Middle East Education Leadership Award, as the Best Professor in Management-2018 in recognition of his academic excellence, exemplary leadership in higher education. Prior to his current role, he has worked on leadership position in Birla Institute of Technology Offshore Campus RAK.

He has completed his MBA from Dept. of Business Administration, Mangalore University in 1999 and his B. Com degree from Canara College Mangaluru.

He has published numerous research papers in management and in the area of teaching and learning in higher education in reputed academic journals and international conferences proceedings. He is a member of editorial board of two leading management journals and engaged in reviewing faculty research publications in the area of management and marketing. 

He is a son of Haji Abdul Khadar Kodijal and Mrs. Mariyamma from Konaje, Mangaluru.

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February 27,2020

Riyadh: Cricket Lovers are all geared up for the newly launched franchise based tournament - Kingdom Premier League (KPL) 2020 under the banner of Mangaluru Cricket Association (MCA) Riyadh.

SAQCO –SAAD AL QAHTANI CONTRACTING is the Mega Sponsor for the event and PARAMOUNT is the CO Sponsor.

The 6-team tournament is being played at MCA Grounds on Exit 18 in Riyadh beginning from 14 Feb and shall end on 20 March.

The Opening ceremony took place on AL-Mas Restaurant in Riyadh. The trophy launching as well as Jersey launching took place at the same event. Guests from various companies including SAQCO were present.

All teams will play at least one league Match against every other team. Top 4 teams in the table will qualify to play for the Qualifier 1 and Eliminator. The Winner of Qualifier 1 will be heading towards the final and the 2nd finalist will be the winner Qualifier 2 (Played between loser of Qualifier 1 and Winner of Eliminator). The Finals will be played on 20th March.

Below 6 Team names with their franchise owners and respective icon players.

BANCAA WARRIORS – RANJITH (TEAM WARRIORS RIYADH) – RAJESH AND SHAFI

YAQOOB FIGHTERS – SHAHID & YAQOOB (YAQOOB CC) – SAMEER KARNAD AND MOHSIN

GROUND STAR PHOENIX – RIZWAN & SIDDIK – AYAZ & SALEEM SHIRUR

PARAMOUNT HEROES – NASIR GM – SARFARAZ AK & MUSTAFA HASAN

AL-AMAL AFRAH PANTHERS – SHAHIM & AHNAF – DAWOOD KODI & ANIS

NAJD CHALLENGERS – AFROZ NAKWA – SHADAB KARNAD & SULTHAN

Each Team gets to pick 2 icon players of their choice on a mutual understanding whereas the remaining 13 players for each squad to be picked randomly based on their rankings and ratings in bidding style from 3 categories – A, B & C. The Franchise Ownership amount stands at Sr 2,000 for Each Team. The Winner of the Tournament gets a Cash Reward of Sr 5,000. The Runner Up Gets a Cash Reward of 3,000. Many Attractive Individual prizes will be handed over at the end of the event such as below

Winners squad 16 players - Gifts

Highest Run Getter – Orange Cap – Special Gift

Highest Wicket Taker – Purple Cap – Special Gift

Player of the Series – Special Gift

Hat-trick Wicket taker – Special Gift

KPL Kamal Catch – Special Gift

Best Wicket Keeper – Special Gift

Best over in KPL – Special Gift

Fastest 50 in KPL – Special Gift

Fair Play Award – Special Gift

Performer of the Week (Every Week) – Special Gift

Century – Special Gift

Maiden Over – Special Gift

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May 12,2020

Manama: Kannada Sangha Bahrain President Mr. Pradeep Shetty and Vice President of Bahrain's prestigious KHK HEROES Foundation Mohammed Mansoor on Monday, May 11, met The Second Secretary (Consular & CW) of the Embassy of India, Bahrain Mr. P. K. Chowdhury in the Indian Embassy. 

The situation, problems and relief of Indians and Kannadigas residing in Bahrain during the COVID 19 Pandemic was discussed in detail. The distribution of food (dry ration) kits, as well as those seeking repatriation, was also discussed in the meeting.

When asked about the repatriation of distressed Kannadigas, the Second Secretary said that though the number of Kannadigas who wish to return home is not much compared to the rest of the states, still Embassy is compiling all the information and will do the needful soon. 

Mr. Shetty and Mr. Mansoor told the Second Secretary that those who are in problem can contact them and they are ready to do their best.

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