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GMU sports fest: Over 40 trophies awarded to winners

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March 4, 2017

Gulf Medical University’s (GMU) Annual Sports Festival 2017, the largest inter-university sports festival in the region concluded on Thursday, 2nd March 2017 with a grand closing ceremony held at the University campus, bringing to a close 6 days of healthy competitions participated by more than 2000 students from 28 different colleges and universities, in 226 events across 10 categories.

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The closing ceremony of the 16th annual sports festival, held at the GMU campus in Ajman was attended by GMU Provost Prof. Gita Ashok Raj, the chief guest of the ceremony, the Deans of the colleges of GMU, the sports directors, officials and students from the participating institutions as well as GMU students. More than 40 trophies for the winners were awarded by the chief guest. All the participants were awarded certificates of participation.

This year’s event, which was inaugurated on 25th February, had competitions in football, cricket, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, tennis, badminton, throw ball, squash and swimming.

The grand sports festival is held each year keeping in view the philosophy of GMU “Healthy Body for a Healthy Mind” and to instill the spirit of sportsmanship and healthy competition among the students, according to Dr. Joshua Ashok, Dean - Student Affairs, who is also Chairman-Sports Committee of GMU. “We thank Mr. ThumbayMoideen, Founder,President Board of Governors of GMU for his constant support to the annual sports festival,” he said, adding, “We also thank the participating institutions for the huge popularity of the event.”

The festival was hosted and organized by Body & Soul Health Club and Spa, the award-winning network of health clubs operated by the Hospitality Division of Thumbay Group. The closing ceremony was followed by a banquet dinner.

Prize Winners in the Inter-University Tournaments:

1. CRICKET– Boys
RUNNER UP City International Training Centre, Ajman
WINNER ICBEST Gulf Information & Resource Centre, Sharjah

2. CRICKET– Boys
Man of the Match Mr. Farooq (ICBEST, Sharjah)

3. CRICKET– Boys
Best Batsman Mr. Sajjad (ICBEST, Sharjah)

4. CRICKET– Boys
Best Bowler Mr. Ehsan (ICBEST, Sharjah)

5. CRICKET– Girls
RUNNER UP Gulf Medical University, Ajman
WINNER University of Wollongong, Dubai

6. CRICKET– Girls
Man of the Match Ms. Esha (University of Wollongong, Dubai)

7. CRICKET– Girls
Best Batsman Ms. Hamdala (Gulf Medical University, Ajman)

8. CRICKET– Girls
Best Bowler Ms. Ruqiya (Gulf Medical University, Ajman)

9. FOOTBALL– Boys
RUNNER UP City University College of Ajman
WINNER University of Sharjah

10. FOOTBALL– Girls
RUNNER UP Murdoch University, Dubai
WINNER Heriot Watt University

11. BASKETBALL – Boys
RUNNER UP Canadian University, Dubai
WINNER University of Sharjah

12. BASKETBALL – Girls
RUNNER UP Gulf Medical University, Ajman
WINNER Manipal University, Dubai

13. BADMINTON – Boys
RUNNER UP Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS Pilani, Dubai)
WINNER Heriot Watt University

14. BADMINTON –Girls
RUNNER UP Birla Institute of Technology RAK
WINNER Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS Pilani, Dubai)

15. TABLE TENNIS – Boys
RUNNER UP Heriot Watt University
WINNER University of Sharjah

16. TABLE TENNIS – Girls
RUNNER UP Manipal University, Dubai
WINNER Heriot Watt University

17. TENNIS – Boys
RUNNER UP Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS Pilani, Dubai)
WINNER Canadian University, Dubai

18. TENNIS – Girls
RUNNER UP Gulf Medical University, Ajman
WINNER Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS Pilani, Dubai)

19. THROWBALL – Girls
RUNNER UP Birla Institute of Technology RAK
WINNER Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS Pilani, Dubai)

20. VOLLEYBALL – Boys
RUNNER UP Heriot Watt University
WINNER Victoria College, Sharjah

21. SQUASH – Boys
RUNNER UP University of Sharjah
WINNER American University of Sharjah

22. SWIMMING – Boys
RUNNER UP American University of Sharjah
WINNER University of Sharjah

23. SWIMMING – Girls
RUNNER UP Manipal University, Dubai
WINNER American University of Sharjah

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Media Release
August 9,2020

Kuwait City, Aug 9: Indian social forum organised Blood Donation Camp in association with central blood bank kuwait on Friday, 7th August 2020.

The forum organised camp to support the high demand of blood in the context of COVID-19.

All arrangements to maintain COVID-19 protocol were made in the camp including segregation of donors as branch wise batches along with strict safety measures of participants.

Forum also had donated blood to many patients during the lockdown period. 

Hundreds of people donated blood in the camp. The camp organised in Blood Bank, Jabriya was successfully managed by Dr. Asma Rafat and leaders of Indian social forum Vice President Aslam, Secretory Sayyid Bukhari Thangal, Moideen Koya, Khaleel, Aseem, Mohammed Sha, Shihab, Naushad,
Indian Social Forum expressed their deep appreciation and gratitude to the doctors, staff and management of blood bank, forum’s members and donors.



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coastaldigest.com web desk
January 30,2020

Indian Social Forum, Eastern Province Central Committee, Saudi Arabia organized Republic Day program at AlRyan Policlinic Restaurant Auditorium, Dammam on 25th January 2020.

Abdul Waris, Former Chairman of Indian International School Dammam Inaugurated the program.

Wasim Rabbani, president of Indian Social Forum, Eastern Province Central Committee Presided over the program.

Mansoor Shah KFUPM, Indian Social Forum Delhi Zone President, Dr. Fayaz Ahmed from King Fahad University Hospital, Amir Moulavi, Executive Member,  India Fraternity Forum (IFF) Dammam, Nasir Koduvalli, Indian Social Forum, Kerala State President, Dammam, Sharief, Social Forum Karnataka State President, DammamJahangir Moulavi, Tamilnadu State president delivered speech at the program. Mohammed Firoz, Indian Social Forum  President, Jubail read the preamble of constitution. 

 Nameer Kerala , Secretary, Social Forum Central Committee welcomed guests while Ashraf Karnataka, General Secretary, Central Committee delivered vote of thanks and Tahir Hyderabad, Secretary, Indian Social Forum, Central Committee coordinated the program.

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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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