Jeddah: Roshan Rodrigues re-elected president of KNRI Forum

June 7, 2016

Jeddah: The 8th Annual general body meeting of the Karnataka Non Resident Indian Forum was held at The Village Restaurant Karnataka in Jeddah on the 27th of May 2016.

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The president Roshan Rodrigues in his welcome address reiterated the vision, mission and objectives of the forum and the achievements in the last two years.

Syed Haseebuddin, treasurer of the forum, made a presentation on the finances of the forum for the last accounting year. He also informed the members of the renewal of the certificate by the Government of the State of Karnataka.

Aijaz Ahmed, General Secretary of the forum, made a presentation of the activities undertaken in the last year (2015-16). Highlights of the activities being money collected for the flood victims of Chennai, Karnataka Nobel Trophy cricket tournament organized jointly with Jamiath ul Falah, celebration of the State annual day and other activities in the service of the community.

Two members of the committee, Ilyas Momin and Shaikh Soud conducted the election to elect the new executive committee. Roshan Rodrigues was elected president unanimously for a record third term.

The newly nominated team is as follows: Roshan Rodriguez – president, Habib Rahaman – vice President, Mukarram Khan – Vice President , Yashwanth Amin – General Secretary, Syed Haseebuddin – Treasurer, Manzour Ahmed – Joint Treasurer, Mohammed Saheb – Joint Secretary, Nasir J Shahsaheb – Meeting Coordinator, Sabu Chandran – Sports Secretary, Shaikh Saoud – Sport Secretary, Mohammed Saif – Cultural Secretary, Mohammed Kaleem – Cultural Secretary, Syed Shakeel Ahmed – Joint Cultural Secretary, Mohammed Salem Khaleefa – Press Secretary, Peter Mascarenhas - Membership Coordinator, Dadapeer Hayath – IT Coordinator

Executive Committee Members : Sayed Nasir Khursheed, Krish Jangal, Niaz Ahmed, Aijaz Ahmed, Mohammed Mansoor, Arif Shimoga, Mohammed Ilyas Momin, Dr. Ashfaque Maniyar, Faizee Razak Sheikh.

Five new life members were elected as Executive Committee Members and they are Dr. Firoz Mulla, Mohboob Ali Khan, Suresh Babu, Syed Kowsain Pasha, Altaf Almelker.

Roshan expressed his happiness and gratitude to all the members and said, you have unanimously elected me for the third term, in doing so, you have reposed your faith in me. It is the faith and trust which you have put on me, now I have to put my full energy and dedication and will fight to achieve one of the crucial tasks of the forum which is close to my heart to get permission for our NRI students to appear in the CET examination and get benefited.
Newly elected General Secretary of the forum Yashwanth Amin delivered vote of thanks in which he expressed deep sense of appreciation towards all the members for attending this event and making it successful.

Niaz Ahmed compered the program which ended with the rendition of the national anthem.

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Congratulations Roshan and Entire Team . We are proud of you. We wish you All The Best.

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Dr Sam Pitroda hods video conference with Indian Overseas Congress leaders in Middle East over Covid-19

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April 19,2020

Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) Chaiman Dr Sam Pitroda held video conference with senior IOC office bearers across Middle Eastern countries on 14th April 2020 to review the impact of COVID-19 pandemic among Indians residing in the region. Almost all speakers appreciated the efforts initiated and implemented by respective governments to contain spread of the deadly virus as well as measures taken towards welfare of the people affected by the lockdown.

IOC Presidents, Mohammed Mansour - Bahrain, Abdullah Manjeri - Saudi Arabia, Dr J Ratan kunar - Oman and Girish kumar - Qatar, highlighted the quality treatment of patients and finacial aid provided by governments and other authorities. Bahrain IOC president Mansour , also apprised about the 'Food for Needy' drive in Association with KHK Heroes foundation, initiated by HH Sheikh Khalid Bin Hamad Al Khalifa and quality treatments as well as financial aid to local and expat residents.

Anura Mathai, IOC Global Event Coordinator, spoke about certain problems of Indians in the UAE. IOC Middle East Convener, Mansoor Palloor, emphasised and requested IOC Chairman to urge Indian government to arrange immediate repatriation of indians stranded in Gulf countries. AICC Secretary, Himanshu Vyas, IOC Secretary Dr Arathi Krishna, Dr Arshi Malik (Abha), Mohiuddin Sirajudeen (Jeddah), Advocate Joseph Palathara (Dammam) Prasad Kodru, Jayati Maitra Ziyad Ahmed (Qatar) and Khursheed Alam (Gen Secretary- Bahrain) also apprised the participants about various issues relevant to the pandemic and suggested further initiatives to be undertaken.

Dr Sam Pitroda briefed about sustained and consolidated efforts by all IOC members during this unprecedented situation facing the world and assured that he would convey IOC concerns to the government and try his best to ensure all possible help is made available to all needy Indians.

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