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Kerala expat faints after winning Dh10 million in Abu Dhabi raffle; 9 out of 10 winners are Indians

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November 3, 2018

Abu Dhabi, Nov 3: Another Indian expatriate working in the United Arab Emirates has turned a millionaire overnight.

Britty Markose, from South Indian state of Kerala, won a whopping Dh10 million at the Abu Dhabi Big Ticket raffle draw held in Abu Dhabi International Airport on Saturday morning.

According to organisers when they called Markose to congratulate, he almost fainted and collapsed.

"It was surprising. But I was expecting this," said Markose, who works as a draughtsman in a private company in Dubai.

His winning ticket number is 208011. Out of top 10 winners, there are nine Indians and one Pakistani.

Ravi Mada with ticket number 003200 from India was declared the proud owner of the new Land Rover Series 13.

Comments

Sandesh Shetty
 - 
Saturday, 3 Nov 2018

Congrats brother. 

Suresh
 - 
Saturday, 3 Nov 2018

Post winning sccene : Many calls from relatives. and buttering to get money

Mohan
 - 
Saturday, 3 Nov 2018

WOW.. GREAT.. CONGRATS

Reshma kodialbail
 - 
Saturday, 3 Nov 2018

Only Indians believe in lottery fortune

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July 30,2020

Manglauru, July 30: There will be no congregational prayer on Eid Al-Adha at the historic Eidgah mosque in Mangluru’s lighthouse hill this year due to covid-19 pandemic. 

The decision to suspend the Eid prayers in Eidgah was taken as per the guidelines issued by the State Board of Auqaf, said Haji Y Abdullah Kunhi, president of Zeenat Baksh Central Juma Masjid and Eidgah Masjid.

However, Eid prayer will be held at Zeenat Baksh Central Juma Masjid on July 31 at 7 a.m.

Muslims in coastal Karnataka will be celebrating Eid al-Adha on July 31 whereas Muslims in other parts of Karnataka and India are celebrating the festival on August 1.  

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January 21,2020

Kalaburagi, Jan 21: A team of bomb disposal squad along with sniffer dog visited Kalaburagi Railway Station on Tuesday morning.

In the wake of the bomb found at Mangalore Airport on Monday morning, the team visited the railway station as a precautionary measure.

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June 11,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 11: Amid rising COVID-19 cases in the district, the officials of Pilikula Zoological Park are also following quarantine policies for animals similar to those for people arriving in the state from other places.

Zoo officials said that these rules apply only for animals that are brought from other locations.

The officials are keeping animals brought in a separate room for one to two months and their health is monitored by expert Doctors. If there are no symptoms of any diseases, the animals will be clubbed with other Zoo animals.

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