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Oman Billawas celebrate 10th anniversary in Muscat

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May 22, 2019

Oman Billawas celebrated its 10th anniversary with great pomp and gaiety. Over 600 members came from across Oman came forward with great enthusiasm to celebrate “Biruva Thudar 2019” at Ramee Dream Resort, Seeb. The event was instrumental bringing all the community members together under one roof.

The event commenced with lighting of the lamp and taking blessing from Brahma Shree Narayana Guru. A beautiful mantapa for Brahma Shree Narayana Guru was setup and decorated with flowers. The entrance and stage was given a festive look with beautiful decoration by the enthusiastic committee members and volunteers.

President Mrs. Suchethana Anchan welcomed the members. She along with the Vice President felicitated all the Founder members along with former Committee members for their outstanding service and contribution to Oman Billawas.

Mr. Suhan H, Vice President along with his wife Manuja Suhan (Former Committee Member) were felicitated for their relentless contribution to Oman Billawas, especially for his efforts for instituting Educational Scholarships for children through Shree Guru Charitable Trust in India.

The Cultural programme started with prayer song by kids and a welcome dance. It continued through the day with mesmerising performances by kids, ladies and men. There were traditional Tulu folk songs, dance drama, comedy skit, filmy dance and other excellent performances, which the people enjoyed.

Excellent team work marked the day. The cultural team put in their best efforts by bringing together more than 120 participants to perform on stage. The Logistics team ensured perfect arrangements in the hall, including catering arrangements.

Mr. Sandeep Suvarna (DJ Sandy) added spice to the stage performance by coordinating the light and sound with the LED screen in the background of the stage.

The Tulu drama “Aar Tupilakka Atth”, written and directed by Mr. Dayanand Palan, was enacted by Oman Billawas members from Muscat, while the drama “Kanchilda Parake” directed by Mr Harish Suvarna was staged Oman Billawas members of Sohar.

The participants along with anchors and choreographers/directors were felicitated with mementos recognising their contribution to success of the event.

The event concluded with the Grand Raffle draw.

On behalf of Oman Billawas, Mr. Shivanand Kotian thanked the sponsors, volunteers and the participants. Mr. Rajneesh Sanil and Mrs. Kavitha Sanil were specially thanked for accommodating the practice sessions held in their premises.

Many individuals as well as Corporates had come forward to support this mega event and the Gold Sponsors were Mr. Uday Kumar (NAMA & Projects Ember Telecom), Mr. Ashok Poojari (REMAS Group of companies, Excellent Beauty) and Mr. Mahesh Salian, Mr. Rajneesh Sanil, Mr. ChandrakanthKotian and Mr. Harish Sanil.

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July 31,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 31: The Karnataka government on Wednesday put on hold a controversial proposal to drop certain chapters, including on Islam, Christianity, Tipu Sultan and his father Hyder Ali, from social science textbooks to reduce the 2020-21 syllabi for students in classes 1-10.

Citing the COVID-19 pandemic and the disruption caused to the academic calendar of the year, the government had earlier dropped the chapter on Tipu Sultan and Hyder Ali from the Class 7 social science textbook, saying chapters on Tipu Sultan have been retained in the Class 6 and 10 textbooks.

The move did not go down well with the opposition, which saw certain ulterior motives behind the decision.

Apparently under sharp criticism, the Department of Public Instruction issued a new notification on Wednesday "on the directions of the Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar".

There is a delay in opening the schools during the academic year 2020-21 due to COVID-19 pandemic, said the latest order.

In this context, the order said, chapters were dropped to fit in 120 days of the academic year for classes 1 to 10 and the same was published in the department's website.

"However, on the directions of the Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, the decision to drop certain chapters has been put on hold. A review will be done following which the deleted chapters will be uploaded in the website," the order read.

Earlier in the day, Mr Kumar had issued a statement, saying that the decision to truncate the syllabus has not been finalised yet. He also made it clear that his department would not remove chapters unnecessarily.

Former chief minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah had attacked the government on the issue.

"The government, which has failed to control the spread of coronavirus, is using it as an opportunity to push its clandestine agenda of saffronising the textbooks," Siddaramaiah tweeted.

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Shodhan Prasad
May 14,2020

Dubai: The father of a 16-year old girl who came on a visit visa to the UAE to visit him is desperate for help as she has been hospitalised, even as he has been rendered jobless.

On February 6, Amber D’Couto flew into Dubai from Mangaluru, India, along with her older sister, Alison, 19. The girls wanted to visit their dad Vivian D’Couto who was working in an automobile company at Jebel Ali.

The father was overjoyed to meet his girls until things took an ugly turn.

Two months into her stay, Amber fell seriously ill, even as D’Couto was served a termination letter by his company.

D’Couto said his daughter, a Grade 10 student, was perfectly healthly but suddenly developed high fever and began vomiting. She was rushed to a private hospital in Qusais which could not accommodate her because of the ongoing COVID-19 situation.

On April 30, she was admitted to another private hospital in the same area. After testing negative for COVID-19 thrice, she was diagnosed with acute pancreatis and Rheumatoid fever.

While the girl remains in hospital, the bill has spiralled to over Dh50,000, D’Couto said, adding that without a job now, he had no means to pay the huge amount.

“Amber is a very sweet child and a very bright student. She was living a very healthy life prior to coming to Dubai. But she is so ill now and under round-the-clock vigil in the ICU. The treatment for her condition is very specific and costly.”

A worried man, he said: “My daughter was on a visit visa and she had no insurance. We appeal to compassionate people to help us out in this difficult hour. Due to the current situation, I have lost my job and I am unable to pay for her medical expenses. Her condition has not stabilised yet and I am taking each day as it comes. I trust the doctors to help her recover, and we hope to be repatriated to India at the earliest so she can get further medical care.”

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February 18,2020

Kasaragod, Feb 18: Police have seized counterfeit notes of Rs 45 lakh from a resident here on Tuesday.

The accused Muhammed, a native of Perla, has been taken into custody for carrying the prohibited currency and the police is investigating the crime.

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