GWA holds Sandola-2012 in Jubail

[email protected] (Shodhan Prasad)
May 20, 2012
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Jubai, May 20: Goodinabali Welfare Association (GWA), organised a unique get-together of Bearys ‘Sandola-2012’ at the sprawling United Beach Camp, in Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

As a continuation of its tradition, GWA made the event, a true ‘sandola’ (enjoyment) for the Bearys from Mangalroe, as enthusiastic audience sat glued to their seat to enjoy the fun filled afternoon.

The entertainment began after the customary Qur’an recitation and welcome speech by the president of the association Anwar Hussain GM. The spectators were awakened from thelethargy of sumptuous meals arranged by GWA when the anchor of the programme posed them an ice- breaker tricky question to answer.

A series of funny and speculating answers to the tricky question really set the tone for the fun filled prime time show of ‘Sandola’ between 1:30 pm and 4:30 pm.

The event included entertainment competitions such as ‘biscuit eating’, ‘city hunt’, ‘dumb charade’, ‘photo quiz’, ‘passing the lemons’ and ‘balloon game’.

It was a thorough laughing session for the audience when teams performed the task of eating biscuits kept on their forehead without the assistance of hand. People emptied their laughing capacities when ‘dumb charade’ performance of some of the participants reached the highest level of fun and wit. The photo quiz questions posed intermittently kept the audience in tenterhooks.

However, the ultimate attraction of the day was the flash ‘Duff’ performance by the Goodinabali Team which executed the sudden and unnoticed sequence of the ‘Duff’ performance in a perfect splendor tuned to the melody of devotional Islamic lyrics.

After a 15 minutes of Asr prayer break, people were seen rushing back to their seats to enjoy the remaining entertainment items of the day. An extended session of the laughter filled pick and act session after the break took the people to extreme end of exhaustion.

After the tea- break, the outdoor games started at 4:30 pm. The people who were tired of the regular volley ball and cricket games were enthused by the traditional ‘lagor’ game of Tulunadu. The youngsters participated enthusiastically in the game of ‘lagori’ organized by sports coordinators Mr. Rizwan, Mr. Abdul Latheef and Mr. Abdul Jabbar. ‘Pot Breaking’ drew the usual enthusiastic crowd. The penalty shootout drill gave the sports fans the much needed additional game requirement.

The ceremony was anchored by Kamarudeen with the help of GM Ameer, Sameeullah, Shafiullah, IqbalBangadi, Nissar and others. Asif Goodinabali and Saleem GK along with GM Anwar Hussain coordinated the entire program. A dedicated team of volunteers lead by Sadiq GM facilitated various activities of the day.

Ladies too had a wonderful festive day at the women’s section of the sprawling campus. Variety of programs were conducted for women in a fun filled environment. Power point presentation based quiz programme and other some other screen based games ably conducted by the women’s wing of GWA with the help of volunteers drawn from some other organizations. Children actively participated in Qur’an recitation competition as well as spot quiz competition.

The joyful events of the day concluded at around 7.00 pm in a valedictory session in which prizes were distributed to winners. Raffle draw provided opportunity for the participants to win various prizes and coupons.

GWA is a community welfare oriented committee of Jubail – Dammam based Beary expatriates from Goodinabali, a small Muslim neighborhood near BC Road in Bantwal taluk.

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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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Mangaluru, May 22: An elderly cardiac patient from Dakshina Kannada, who was stranded in Saudi Arabia due to covid-19 lock-down, has finally reached his homeland thanks to the timely intervention by Humanity Forum Jubail and Indian Social Forum.

The elderly man hailing from Kadaba area of Dakshina Kannada was admitted to a hospital in Madinah. However, his condition continued to worsen due to lack of proper treatment. The efforts by his family members to bring him back home had not yielded results.

Meanwhile, one of the relatives of the patient, Ansari Suratkal, who happens to be a DKSC activist, brought the issue to the notice of the Karnataka unit of the Indian Social Forum in Dammam. ISF contacted Humanity Forum president Zakariya Jokatte, who helped the patient to speak directly union minister D V Sadananda Gowda in a video conference organised by coastaldigest.com.

Humanity Forum also persuaded the Indian Embassy to allow the stranded cardiac patient to fly back to India through Dammam-Bengaluru repatriation flight on May 20. 

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June 28,2020

Dubai: A blood donation drive was conducted by Karnataka Sports and Cultural Club (KSCC) at in Al Wasl Club Stadium here on Friday, 26th June 2020.

The drive started around 1:00 pm and continued till 4:00 pm as per schedule provided by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) Blood Donation Centre and 60 people donated blood to support the Blood Bank. The drive was well organised by maintaining social distance in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As blood cannot be produced but only can be donated, this drive will help many patients in need of blood during emergencies. Donors were also feeling proud and happy at this moment thinking of saving someone’s life.

DHA Blood Donation Centre staff carried out the screening and testing done in very well manner keeping social distancing during this pandemic. Volunteers of KSCC were also helping the staff to keep people in safe distance and to make this drive a success.

KSCC Manager Mr. Mohammad Shafi and other office bearers were present at the event venue. KSCC thanked the volunteers, Community Development of Authority (CDA), Dubai Health Authority (DHA), Blood Donation Centre, Government of Dubai and Al Wasl Club Stadium for making the event successful.

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