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Indian Cultural Society celebrates 69th I-Day across UAE

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August 24, 2015

Dubai: The Karnataka chapter of Indian Cultural Society celebrated 69th independence day of India with great zeal and patriotism on 15th august 2015 across United Arab Emirates.

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The celebration commenced with national anthem in al Muteena Park, Deira, Dubai at 8:00am. Mohammed Ashir Chokkabettu, general secretary of Indian Cultural Society, Karnataka chapter recalled the great sacrifices rendered by the freedom fighters to get freedom from British. He also urged to work hard for the development of our country and also to stay united against the anti national elements in India.

Sweets were distributed to visitors of Muteena Park. This year great preparation was made for the celebration. Indian Cultural Society distributed fruit kit with juice to “beat the heat” on this special day.

Irfan Kadilyali executive member of Indian cultural society inaugurated the kit distribution ceremony. More than 300 kits were distributed to the labourers working at outdoor, gardens and construction sites in Dubai.

Distribution team was headed by Mohammed Ali Muloor – president of Indian Cultural Society, Deira and assisted by Farook Bajpe – president of Indian Cultural Society, Bur Dubai. Shamsuddin Udupi, Riyaz Jokatte, Shamsuddin Karnad, Faraz Brahmavar, Zakir Honnala, Farook Thirthahalli were present for distribution. Mohammed Ali thanked all volunteer and well-wishers for their support for making the event success.

Abu Dhabi

A similar programme was conducted in Abu Dhabi. Team headed by Abdul Majeed Aladka, president Indian Cultural Society, Abu Dhabi visited labour site in Musaffah industrial area and distributed fruit and juice kit.

In his presidential speech, he briefed about the values of independence day celebeartion and also assured them to assist in emergencies. Chief guest irfan, owner of supreme industries, Rashid Nala, Rashid Bijai, Mubarak, Thaha, Pervez and Shafi Thingaladi were present on this occasion.

Sharjah

Indian Cultural Society, Sharjah, celebrated Independence Day in a construction site located in Ajman. Ilyas Melkar, president of Indian Cultural Society, Sharjah recalled the past Independence Day celebrations back in our motherland, India.

Labours were very happy for celebrating this great occasion which reminded them the feeling being in India. Sweets were distributed to labourers in the site. Ismail Muloor, Lathief Muloor, Irshad Kalladka, Afsar Mysore, Ashwaqullah Mysore and Ashir Chokkabettu, general secretary indian cultural society, UAE were present and spent good time with the labours.

In addition to Independence Day celebration a friendly volleyball match was arranged between Indian cultural society Sharjah and Dubai teams. Dubai team led by Zaheer Udupi was defeated by Sharjha team led by Ashfaq Mysuru.

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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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August 8,2020

Dubai, Aug 7: One may call it good luck, but for two Indian expats it was God who prevented them at the last minute from boarding the Air India Express plane that crashed in Kerala, killing at least 18 people on board.

According to India's Civil Aviation Ministry, the Boeing 737 aircraft on a flight from Dubai to Kozhikode overshot the runway at Kozhikode airport on Friday evening. There were 184 passengers including 10 infants, 2 pilots and four cabin crew onboard the aircraft.

Noufal Moin Vetten, an Ajman resident working as an office boy in a Sharjah school, was booked to travel on the flight and had checked in as per schedule.

Recounting his miraculous escape, Vetten, a resident of Malappuram, Thirunavaya, whose visa was cancelled a week ago, told Gulf News: “I was handed my boarding pass, but when I reached immigration, they told me I had to pay a fine of Dh 1,000 (Rs 20,430) for overstay. I had only Dh 500 (Rs10,215) with me.

"I called my school PRO and he told me to come back. He said they would follow protocols and pay the fines before sending me,“ he said.

Vetten was disappointed and called his family to let them know.

“When I heard about the crash, I was saddened for all the passengers. But I'm so relieved I missed it. God has been really merciful,” said Vetten.

Afsal Parrakodan, a resident of Abu Dhabi, had a similar stroke of luck.

“My work visa was cancelled about a week ago. After getting my boarding pass, I was told I had to pay a fine of Dh1,000 at the immigration counter, but I had only Dh500 on me.”

“I was very keen to board the flight and be with my family. So I called a friend who brought me the additional Dh500, but by then, my baggage had been offloaded and the flight's doors were closed,” said Parrakodan.

“I was feeling very sad and called my mother to tell her I had missed the flight. But a few hours later, when I learnt of the crash, I couldn’t help but feel relieved and thankful to God for saving my life,“ said an overwhelmed Parrakodan who plans to fly back next week. 

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May 2,2020

Karnataka Sports and Cultural Club (KSCC) organized Blood Donation Camp at Latifa Hospital, Oud Mehta Dubai on April 23rd, 2020 in association with Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and with support from Community Development Authority (CDA) Government of Dubai.

Blood Donation Drive started in the morning at 7:30 am to 6:00 pm. Around 48 people participated in this drive and donated blood to support the Dubai Blood Bank.

A potential shortage of blood for transfusions has been occurred due to a significant reduction in voluntary blood donations during this time of the COVID-19 pandemic. The current pandemic, health services are now running with shortages of blood availability. To support the DHA Blood Bank KSCC taken initiative to ensure that blood donations continued and are safe for both the donor and the recipient.

After taking safety precaution and safe distance during the blood donation donors feeling happy and honored to participate and donate blood at this pandemic situation. Club Manager Mr. Mohammad Shafi was also present during this event.

KSCC appreciated all the blood donors and be grateful to Dubai Health Authority (DHA), Community Development Authority (CDA), and Government of Dubai for their association for this event. They also thanked the volunteers and supporters.

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