IFF Hajj volunteers trained to sever the guests of Allah

October 24, 2012

Dammam, October 24: India Fraternity Forum conducted a workshop for Hajj volunteers at Safa Auditorium in Dammam recently. IFF Volunteers will serve Hajjis at Mina during the days of Dhul Hajj - 9 to 12 (October 26 to 28).

Volunteers of India Fraternity Forum already began serving Hajj pilgrims since the arrival of the first group of Indian Hajis in Jeddah. Volunteers were at hand to welcome pilgrims on their arrival at the Hajj Terminal of Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport. They are helping pilgrims to collect their baggage and complete formalities. Teams of 8 to 10 volunteers were at the Hajj terminal around the clock to assist arriving pilgrims.

More than 1,000 volunteers from all over Saudi Arabia are ready to serve the Hajjis especially the weak and the disabled, by directly leading and guiding them to their places and tents, especially in Mina.

The event in Dammam was mainly organized to provide guidelines, instructions and to train volunteers from eastern province in order to serve the Hajjis in a better way.

The event was gestured by Mr. Naser Mohamed Zahid of KFPUM, Dr. Uttam Koya - General Physician Dar As-Shiha Dispensary, Dammam, Mr. Ahmed Kutty- Thejas Marketing Manager, Riyadh and Mr. Syed Nouman – IT Engineer, Dammam. Moosa Kutty & Salam Master from Kerala, Ahmed Meeran from Tamilnadu and Iqbal from Karnataka where also present on the dias.

Mr. Naser Mohamed Zahid speaking at the occasion appreciated the IFF Hajj Volunteers for their well maintained disciplined work and wished and prayed for all their future endeavors. Dr. Uttam Koya, Mr. Ahmed Kutty and Mr. Syed Nouman also spoke on the occasion and wished all Volunteers.

Mr. Mohammed Shareif conducted the training session for IFF Hajj Volunteers. More than 100 volunteers participated in the training session. The training was conducted in a well organized manner. It was ensured that the volunteers were properly guided to serve the Hajjis. Live videos and maps were used to guide the volunteers.

The event began with the recitation of Qira'th by brother Shabeer Faizi. Mr. Faisel welcomed the gathering and presented the IFF preface. Mr. Chowdery of Assam presented the vote of thanks. The event was anchored by Mohammed Ashraf.

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AIE plane crash: Two NRIs in UAE thank God for missing flight at last moment

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August 8,2020

Dubai, Aug 7: One may call it good luck, but for two Indian expats it was God who prevented them at the last minute from boarding the Air India Express plane that crashed in Kerala, killing at least 18 people on board.

According to India's Civil Aviation Ministry, the Boeing 737 aircraft on a flight from Dubai to Kozhikode overshot the runway at Kozhikode airport on Friday evening. There were 184 passengers including 10 infants, 2 pilots and four cabin crew onboard the aircraft.

Noufal Moin Vetten, an Ajman resident working as an office boy in a Sharjah school, was booked to travel on the flight and had checked in as per schedule.

Recounting his miraculous escape, Vetten, a resident of Malappuram, Thirunavaya, whose visa was cancelled a week ago, told Gulf News: “I was handed my boarding pass, but when I reached immigration, they told me I had to pay a fine of Dh 1,000 (Rs 20,430) for overstay. I had only Dh 500 (Rs10,215) with me.

"I called my school PRO and he told me to come back. He said they would follow protocols and pay the fines before sending me,“ he said.

Vetten was disappointed and called his family to let them know.

“When I heard about the crash, I was saddened for all the passengers. But I'm so relieved I missed it. God has been really merciful,” said Vetten.

Afsal Parrakodan, a resident of Abu Dhabi, had a similar stroke of luck.

“My work visa was cancelled about a week ago. After getting my boarding pass, I was told I had to pay a fine of Dh1,000 at the immigration counter, but I had only Dh500 on me.”

“I was very keen to board the flight and be with my family. So I called a friend who brought me the additional Dh500, but by then, my baggage had been offloaded and the flight's doors were closed,” said Parrakodan.

“I was feeling very sad and called my mother to tell her I had missed the flight. But a few hours later, when I learnt of the crash, I couldn’t help but feel relieved and thankful to God for saving my life,“ said an overwhelmed Parrakodan who plans to fly back next week.

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Charter flight to Kerala: OICC Bahrain thanks Dr Arathi Krishna, Oommen Chandy

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June 24,2020

The Overseas Indian Cultural Congress (OICC), Bahrain, has charted aircrafts to repatriate stranded expatriates to India.

Boby Parayil, General Secretary, OICC National Committee, Bahrain has thanked all those who supported in this cause.

“The aircrafts were not licensed and were in crisis until the last minute. Finally, Mohammed Mansoor, president of Bahrain chapter of Indian Overseas Congress approached IOC Middle East in charge Dr Arathi Krishna, who helped get permission to operate flight to Kozhikode,” he said in a release.

All mandatory approvals from the Foreign Ministry of Affairs and other government officials were accomplished by Dr Arathi Krishna. OICC has expressed gratitude to her for her timely support, he said.

OICC is also grateful to former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy for doing necessary arrangements to get all the approvals for flight landing in Kerala, he added.

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KSCC holds blood donation drive in Dubai

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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.