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Riyadh: MPL T-15 from March 30 to May 4

Media Release
March 29, 2018

Riyadh: Mangaluru Cricket Association Riyadh will be organising a Mangaluru Premier League T-15 cricket tournament for the first time in Riyadh from March 30.

Riyadh: Cricket Lovers in Riyadh are all geared up for the newly launched franchise based tournament Mangaluru Premier League or MPL under the banner of Mangaluru Cricket Association (MCA)- Riyadh for the very first time.

A total of 6 teams will participate. All matches will be played on MCA Ground Exit 18 Riyadh on Friday Afternoon 2 Pm. 15 overs tournament known as T-15 will begin from March 30 2018 and will end on May 4, 2018.

The organizing committee members for MPL are Ashraf Patte, Naushad Mottethadka and Shamshu Bailoor.

All teams will play at least one league match against every other team. Top 4 teams in the table will qualify to play for the Qualifier 1 and Eliminator. The Winner of Qualifier 1 will be heading towards the final and the 2nd finalist will be the winner Qualifier 2 (Played between loser of Qualifier 1 and Winner of Eliminator). The final event will be interesting as both teams will play 2 innings of 8 overs each. MCA rules and regulations will be followed. Only Indian players are allowed.

The opening ceremony will be held on March 30 at 2 p.m. on MCA Grounds Exit 18, Sulay -  Riyadh prior to beginning of the matches. All are cordially invited to extend their good wishes and support for the success of the entire event.

Following are the names of 6 team with their franchise owners and respective icon payers:

Star Warriors Mangaluru – Ismail & Sateesh SCFC – Mihtun SCFC & Saleem SCFC

Yaqoob Fighters – Shahid United & Yaqoob – Naushad Mottethadka & Rifaz Tonse

Cinesoft CC – Habeeb Ashes – Abilash Ashes & Rajesh Ashes

Coastal Karnataka – Imtiyaz Rajdhani – Sarfaraz Rajdhani & Mustafa Rajdhani

Mighty Mangaloreans – Siddik Attackers & Imtiaz Kings Ullal – Saddab  & Ashfak

Mangalore Rangers – Thausif Deera Guys & Hanif Karavali Al Fanar – Badruddin Deera Guys & Shabbir Karavali Al Fanar

Each team gets to pick two icon players of their choice on a mutual understanding whereas the remaining 13 players for each squad to be picked randomly based on their rankings and ratings in bidding style from 3 categories – A, B & C. The Franchise ownership amount stands at Sr 1,500 for Each Team. The winner of the tournament gets a cash reward of Sr 3,000. The runner up gets a cash reward of 1,500.

Many Attractive Individual prizes will be handed over at the end of the event. They are:

Highest Run– Orange Cap – LED TV

Highest Wicket– Purple Cap – LED TV

Player of the Series – Laptop

Player who scores 50+ runs in the finals will be awarded with Cash Prize.

Wicket hat trick in the finals will be awarded with cash prize.

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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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August 6,2020

Dubai, Aug 6: Non-resident Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist Dewakara Alva passed away on Thursday August 6. He was 63.

Alva, who hailed from Mangaluru, was the director of Federal Insurance Brokers LLC, Dubai and was residing in Dubai for around four decades. He was reportedly suffering from health problems for last few months. 

He was a patron of Tulu and Kannada language and culture in United Arab Emirates. He was a member of various NRI organizations including UAE Tulu Koota and UAE Bunts

Alva is survived by wife Saritha, daughter Powshali, and son Manal.

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Media Release
April 16,2020

Dammam: President of Indian Social Forum, Eastern Province Mr.Wasim Rabbani urged immediate intervention of Indian government to help Non Residential Indians who are in trouble due to corona pandemic in Saudi Arabia.

He said in a press rease that expatriate Indians are in concern  as number of corona infected people and  deaths are increasing in danger level.

Hea said, "the Saudi health minister's statement a few days ago indicates that the situation in Saudi needs to be taken more seriously with precautionary methods. There are concerns among expatriates because the number of people infected with the coronavirus and the number of deaths reported in various provinces are increasing at an alarming rate."

"Saudi Government and Health Ministry are taking excellent precautionary measures, however, in the coming days expect to see the number of cases to increase in Saudi Arabia. The Indian government needs to take diplomatic and immediate intervention to ensure the treatment of Indian expatriates considering the number of effected people increasing", He said.

He also urged that the Embassy and the Government of India should ensure qaurantiane faculty for Indian expatriates and arrange special low cost flights to bring back expatriates who would like to return home country.

" Government of India and Indian embassy need to intervene immediately to ensure that the quarantine system is in place for Indian expatriates as the facilities in the rooms where the residents are staying together are very limited. There should also be a mechanism to organize low-cost flight services for expatriates who are ready to go home. The government system should also be able to accommodate the expatriates in special quarantine areas in hometown as soon they arrive in India", he urged.

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