Dubai: ‘The great Khali' to attend ‘Mr Intl Indian’ body building contest

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January 10, 2016

Dubai: Al Zeal Fitness & Dubai Indian Association under the aegis of Emirates Body Building Federation & Rhythm Events have scheduled for the first time ever UAE's biggest Body Building Championship 'Mr. International Indian 2015-16' Bodybuilding Championship competition on 29th & 30th January, 2016. The qualifying rounds will take place in an indoor venue to be finalised soon whereas the final rounds will be held on 30th January, 2016 at Al Nasr Leisure land Ice Rink with whole day event.

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ABOUT THE COMPETITION:

A record breaking participants are expected to be participating in this great event from all over GCC Countries & India and there is a rain of response who have already registered their entries. The competition which is open to all Indian expatriates holding valid Indian Passports will be held in six different weight categories: 60kg - 65kg, 65kg - 70kg, 70kg - 80kg, 80kg - 90kg, 90kg - 100kg, and 100 category. Winner of each category will qualify for the final round. Every category will have first runner up and second runner up prizes too.

PRIZE DETAILS

Again a record breaking biggest prize amount of Rs.1 Million for the Title and Rs.2.5 Million for the 17 other prizes have been announced by the organisers who said that this championship competition is exclusively to promote Indian bodybuilders who have so far produced many other champions while at the same time they were behind the screen unknown.

‘Mr. International Indian’ Title – IRs.1,000,000 with Cup and Certificate

Runner up – IRs. 500,000 with Cup and Certificate
First runner up - IRs. 250,000 with Cup and Certificate
Other three finalist – IRs. 100,000 with Cup and Certificate each.

This will be a golden opportunity for those Indian body builders to bag the International Title overseas. The total event will be professionally organised to International Standards without compromising any of the aspects.

To grace this biggest professional event WWF's World Heavyweight Champion 'The Great Khali' a well known professional wrestler will be arriving all the way from India along with his assistant Bobby. This is Khali's first ever visit to UAE where he has thousands of fan following. The 7-foot-1, 347-pound skyscraper of a WWE Superstar was a tower over all of the WWE Universe. Khali who once was an officer at Punjab State Police always stood out from every crowd not only for his overwhelming size, but also for being the first to blaze a trail to WWE from his native India. Khali’s battle-ready mentality and intimidating presence combined to make him a unique threat to every member of the WWE roster. He had successfully stood tall against celebrated WWE Superstars including The Undertaker, Kane, Big Show, John Cena and Jinder Mahal. And he was the last man standing in a 20-Man Battle Royal on SmackDown in 2007 that allowed Khali to realize his dream of becoming World Heavyweight Champion.

To add, there will be more than 50 well known dignitaries from India who have already booked their air tickets to witness the great sports event. While 2,000 plus Gyms operating in UAE have signed off their support in this event the Emirates Body Building Federation have partnered with their fullest support with eminent Emirati dignitaries have also blocked their dates to witness this first of its kind event in the UAE. The venue is expected to cross 3,500 spectators and all possible security measures will be taken for the smooth handling of this two day event.

Many sponsors have come forward voluntarily to support this biggest sport event in bodybuilding which will be supported by most of the TV medias, Web medias, Newspapers and Magazines of both UAE and Indian.

UAE's well known Bodybuilding Judges will select the final 60 participants out of 1,000 registered participants through the well written criteria of qualifying for this professional bodybuilding contest.

The final 60 selected qualified contesters will present themselves in the final round at the Ice Rink, Al Nasr Leisureland on 30th January, 2016 to finalise the top three winners. The winners will be announced and will be honoured with prize amount and trophy along with certificate of honour. All other participants will also receive Certificate of participation as a honour.

In between the events to add spice and colour to the event, there will be variety of presentations viz., Karate Demonstration, Judo Demonstration, Sumba dance, Standup Comedy, Magic, Music etc. A traditional UAE-India welcome will open up the programme on the final day giving touch to Indo-UAE friendship.

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April 19,2020

Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) Chaiman Dr Sam Pitroda held video conference with senior IOC office bearers across Middle Eastern countries on 14th April 2020 to review the impact of COVID-19 pandemic among Indians residing in the region. Almost all speakers appreciated the efforts initiated and  implemented by  respective governments to contain spread of the deadly virus as well as measures taken towards welfare of the people affected by the lockdown. 

IOC Presidents, Mohammed Mansour - Bahrain, Abdullah Manjeri - Saudi Arabia, Dr J Ratan kunar - Oman and Girish kumar - Qatar, highlighted the quality treatment of patients and finacial aid provided by governments and other authorities. Bahrain IOC president Mansour , also  apprised about the 'Food for Needy' drive in Association with KHK Heroes foundation, initiated by HH Sheikh Khalid Bin Hamad Al Khalifa and quality treatments as well as financial aid to local and expat residents.

Anura Mathai, IOC  Global Event Coordinator, spoke about certain problems of Indians in the UAE. IOC Middle East Convener, Mansoor Palloor, emphasised and requested IOC Chairman to urge Indian government to arrange immediate repatriation of indians stranded in Gulf countries. AICC Secretary, Himanshu Vyas, IOC Secretary Dr Arathi Krishna, Dr Arshi Malik (Abha), Mohiuddin Sirajudeen (Jeddah), Advocate Joseph Palathara (Dammam) Prasad Kodru, Jayati Maitra Ziyad Ahmed (Qatar) and Khursheed Alam (Gen Secretary- Bahrain) also apprised the participants about various issues relevant to the pandemic and suggested further initiatives to be undertaken. 

Dr Sam Pitroda briefed about sustained and consolidated efforts by all IOC members  during this unprecedented situation facing the world and assured that he would convey IOC  concerns to the government and try his best to ensure all possible help is made available to all needy Indians.

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Media Release
June 4,2020

Dr Soofi Anwar, Director Academics of University of Stirling RAK, UAE Campus, has achieved the prestigious professional recognition of Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) UK. He has achieved this milestone through the Stirling Framework for Evidencing Learning and Teaching Enhancement (SFELTE), the Continuing Professional Development Framework (CPD) for learning and teaching at University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. 

He was recognized for this achievement on recently concluded virtual Learning & Teaching Conference-2020 organized by University of Stirling Campus in UK.  He has secured his Ph.D. in Management from University of Azteca, Mexico.

Dr. Soofi Anwar has over 20 years of experience in teaching and academic leadership at higher education level and has worked in leading universities in UAE, Bahrain and India. He was conferred the prestigious Middle East Education Leadership Award, as the Best Professor in Management-2018 in recognition of his academic excellence, exemplary leadership in higher education. Prior to his current role, he has worked on leadership position in Birla Institute of Technology Offshore Campus RAK.

He has completed his MBA from Dept. of Business Administration, Mangalore University in 1999 and his B. Com degree from Canara College Mangaluru.

He has published numerous research papers in management and in the area of teaching and learning in higher education in reputed academic journals and international conferences proceedings. He is a member of editorial board of two leading management journals and engaged in reviewing faculty research publications in the area of management and marketing. 

He is a son of Haji Abdul Khadar Kodijal and Mrs. Mariyamma from Konaje, Mangaluru.

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May 22,2020

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. 

However, it was not easy for the patient to travel from Madinah to Dammam International Airport due to lock-down and curfew. ISF not only obtained travel permission for him but also arranged vehicle. Jeddah and Riyadh units of ISF helped in obtaining permission letter in their respective places in spite of travel ban imposed by the police. Madinah unit of ISF arranged vehicle for transportation. Zakariya Jokatte bore the air ticket and other expenses of the patient.

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