Riyadh: Jamiyyatul Falah hosts JF Coastal Festival-2017

Nazeer Ahmed
December 13, 2017

Riyadh: Jam’iyyatul Falah (JF), Riyadh Unit, organized its annual event, “JF Coastal Festival-2017” at Al Roshd Resort, Riyadh on December 7, 2017. The program began with a recitation of verses from holy Quran by Moulavi Mohammed Sadiq.

Soon after the Qirath, Br. Javed (MC) invited Br. Nazeer Ahmed, President of JF Riyadh Unit to the stage along with the Guests Mr. Kundan Lal, Station Manager of Air India, Riyadh,    Dr. Haleem Siddiqui, Physician, Al Worood Clinic, Br. Akhtar Shaikh, JF NRCC Ameer and Br. Shaul Hameed, Ex-President of JF Dammam Unit & Ex-Ameer of JF NRCC.

Br. Nazeer Ahmed, President of JF Riyadh gave a warm welcome to all the guests and a brief introduction of Jami’yyatul Falah about the activities back home and Riyadh. JF NRCC Ameer Br. Akhtar Shaikh presented a Documentary of JF activities, achievement and future project to the audience.

Air India Manager Shri Kundan Lal, in his address to the audience promised to speed up Riyadh-Mangalore Direct Flight issue and we hope it will be done soon. Dr. Haleem Siddiqui gave a lecture on common health problem and answered the questions from the guests on various health care issues.

Delicious dinner with Soft Drinks & Juices, sponsored by NCMS / Al Marai and various fruits sponsored by Mazaq Trading Co. was served during the event. 

Very exciting part of the event was Islamic and general Knowledge quiz. Several spot games and raffle draw was conducted by Br. Haneef Panambur, Br. Ashfaque & Br. Akhil and JF Team, which kept the crowd active throughout the programme. The audience enjoyed the competition. Attractive prizes like: Air Ticket, Umrah Package and Dinner Coupon were distributed for all the winners.

McDonalds' team entertained the children's with tattoo design.

The outdoor games for children were well organized by Br. Rafiq, Br. Ayaz Ahmed and his team. All Children’s were participated with great enthusiasm & were very delighted. 

Free Medical Camp was organised by Al KadesiahMedical Center under the leadership of Mr. Santhosh Shetty and Mrs. Vanishree Shetty. Many of the guests benefitted the service of KMC by checking their Blood Pressure and Sugar. 

Display and promotion counters showcased by Al-Kabeer, Indomie Noodles, Friendi Mobile Sim, coffee distributed by the Klassno Coffee Counter. Darussalam & darul Huda displayed and sold various Islamic books at discounted price.

JF Riyadh Unit has a history of organising such events every year since for the last 27 years to support the underprivileged brothers and sisters in Mangalore and Udupi Districts.
 
For ladies side, women volunteers of JF conducted Islamic Lecture &Quiz Programme, Sports & Games etc…
 
The main sponsors for this event were: SMSA Express, NCMS KSA, Al Marai KSA, Pepsi co. Saudi Arabia, Universal Spare Parts, Shaya International, Air India, GEEPAS/Royal Ford, Al Muhaidib Foods, Mazaq Group, Gulfwest Company Limited, Friendi Mobile, Darussalam Books, Pinehill Arabia Food Ltd. (Indomie), Al-Kabeer, Centro, Mayar, Asyaaf, Mangalore Group Hajj and Umrah, Mazola, Durbar Restaurants, Country Vacation, Tayyar Cargo, Alba Plastic, McDonalds and Coastaldigest.com. and some philanthropic individuals respectively contributed to make the event a grand success.

Jam’iyyatul Falah (JF), Karnataka is a State Award winning NGO for the upliftment of poor women and children, which has its Head Quarter in Mangalore.

Jam'iyyatul Falah, Riyadh has been actively organizing various activities like Get-Together, Cricket Tournament, Student Awards Distribution, Personality Development Programme, Parenting & Career Guidance Programs through which they are not only trying to educate and entertain the audience but also bringing the people of South Canara and other regions together. The JF Get-Together is one of the favorite events of all, as it relieves the pressures of being away from home. In India JF is involved in programs for uplifting the downtrodden through education.

Finally, Br. Mohammed Farooq thanked all the Sponsors, Donors, Volunteers, Attendees and Executive Committee Members of JF Riyadh for extending their support for this noble cause and making this event a grand success.

Comments

Siraj
 - 
Wednesday, 13 Dec 2017

Great programme.. Wonderfully organised

Nizar Ahmd
 - 
Wednesday, 13 Dec 2017

Alhamdulillah.. All the best

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March 11,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 11: Did Congress party’s Man Friday, DK Shivakumar, not rise up to the occasion and save the situation for the party, whose rebel MLAs were flown into Bengaluru to unsettle the Kamal Nath-led government in Madhya Pradesh? Shivakumar told The New Indian Express on Tuesday, “So far, I have not got any clear direction on what has to be done. But I am in touch with the central leaders. The party does not want to antagonise them... They are our own MLAs.”

He said that the Tenth Schedule, which makes defections illegal, is very strong. “It is not so easy for them once they are expelled. There are courts and then they have to get re-elected. It is not easy to get minister’s post after getting re-elected,” he added.

When pointed out that rebels from the Congress and JD(S) who joined the BJP have got re-elected and become ministers, he said, “There are other issues here.”

Asked about Digvijay Singh, who is at the centre of the controversy in MP and who was AICC general secretary in-charge of Karnataka, not being able to prevent the rebellion in his home state, Shivakumar said, “I do not want to comment on any of our national leaders.”But he was confident that the Congress government would be saved in MP. “I am aware of the developments and keeping track of them,” he said.

Congress leaders seemed wiser after the event.

One of them, who wished not to be identified, said the party clearly did not see the writing on the wall. “Jyotiraditya Scindia supported the BJP at the Centre when it scrapped Article 370. Later too he was not in line with the Congress position on several issues. But during the recent Delhi violence, he criticised the BJP, sending confusing signals,” he added.

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4: Police barricades, yellow banners, walls with a fresh coat of paint and the sounds of bhajan mark parts of Ayodhya as the city awaits its big day Wednesday, when the first brick will be laid for the Ram temple.

Ayodhya is decked up for the bhoomi pujan that will be attended at the Ram Janmabhoomi by 175 people, who figure in a select guest list of seers and politicians topped by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Concerned over the spread of coronavirus, the authorities are encouraging others not to come to the temple town, asking them to mark the occasion by celebrating at their homes. The groundbreaking ceremony will be telecast live.

Roads leading to Ayodhya display hoardings with the picture of the proposed Ram temple and of Ram Lalla, the infant Ram, the deity now housed in a makeshift temple.

Around the town’s Hanumangarhi area – named after a well-known temple which Modi will visit on Wednesday – both police sirens and ‘bhajans’ in praise of Ram are heard.

Most of the shops in the locality wear a new look, with their fronts painted in bright yellow. A large number of policemen were deployed there on Tuesday. Some sat in the sweet shops, waiting for their next instructions.

Roads leading into the area are barricaded. Yards of yellow cloth and marigold garlands were being hung on poles.

Even on the day before the event, security checks on vehicles heading to Ayodhya begin from adjoining Barabanki district itself on the Lucknow-Ayodhya road. Policemen take down details, including mobile numbers of the travellers.

Senior Superintendent of Police Deepak Kumar said the focus of the force is on maintaining the Covid-19 protocol.

“So we are not going to allow any outsider to enter Ayodhya city,” he said. Prohibitory orders are also in force and not more than four people will be allowed to gather.

“The markets and shops will remain open but with strict adherence to the Covid protocol,” he said. Outsiders will be stopped from entering the city, but Ayodhya residents will be allowed in if they produce any identification document.

“We are also carrying out random checks on people living in Ayodhya to ensure that no outsiders are staying here,” he said.

The city’s temples and mosques will remain open, but no other religious event – except for the bhoomi pujan – will take place on Wednesday.

Pickets have been set up at sensitive points in the city.

Sub-inspector Ram Chandra Yadav and constables Avnish Kumar and Ankit Chaudhary man the Terhi Bazar Chauraha picket near the Ram Janmabhoomi site.

"We are here for the past some days, and were on duty on the Rakshabandhan day. Duty comes first and only after that come other things in life, like festivals," Yadav said.

Mayank Gupta, who runs a restaurant, was handing out food packets to policemen, his customers.

"For the last two months, I have been providing tiffin to them twice a day. There are around 100 policemen to whom I supply tiffin," Gupta said.

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March 16,2020

Belagavi, Mar 16: Despite issuing an order banning large gathering, including lavish weddings, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa attended the grand marriage celebrations of the daughter of BJP MLC Mahantesh Kavatagimath in Belagavi on Sunday.

The Chief Minister had advised people to postpone weddings till the COVID-19 scare passed off, or to restrict the number of guests to around 100. But the wedding on the lawns of Shagun gardens in the Udyambag industrial area in Belagavi had many more times the number of visitors.

A police officer on duty at the venue estimated the crowd to be over 3,000.

The large gathering was in clear defiance of the government order and the Chief Minister’s appeal. But Mr. Yediyurappa’s presence seems to have vindicated this act.

Hundreds of cars were parked on both sides of the Khanapur road, outside the venue which was decorated with flowers, buntings, rolls of paper and colourful cloth. Two huge banners about preventing the spread of COVID-19 have been put up at the venue. There are wash basins at two ends and several hand sanitiser counters across the ground.

Apart from Union Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi, and ministers Srimanth Patil and MLA Mahesh Kumthalli, there were several leaders from the BJP, the Congress and the JD(S) who attended the marriage. There were some officers from the city corporation and district administration among the guests.

The Chief Minister arrived around 11 a.m. and stayed for nearly an hour at the venue. He left after wishing the couple and greeting some leaders.

On his arrival, at the Sambra airport, Mr. Yediyurappa said the State was well-equipped to handle the spread of the infection. “Over one lakh have been tested. Among the 100 suspected cases, the virus was detected only in six persons. One person has died. But otherwise the situation is under control. Officers are working round the clock,’’ he said.

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