Oman Tuluver holds get-together

September 28, 2016

Muscat: Oman Tuluver, comprising of ardent enthusiasts of art, culture and sports organized a get together and many members from the various communities attended the event.

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Ramananda Shetty ,on behalf of Oman Tuluver ,welcomed the august gathering of the guests from various communities of Tulunadu .and introduced the organizing committee of five members , namely , Ramananda Shetty, Padmakar Mendon , Sudhir Shetty , Arun Poojary and Rajesh Shetty.

Majan Events, in association with Oman Tuluver will present "Manikantha Mahime", a Kannada Yakshagana, on Friday, October 14,2016, at The Grand Hall ,.Al Falaj Hotel. Muscat., which is their maiden cultural event for the year 2016.

Oman Tuluver commenced the proceedings with the traditional lighting of the florally decorated lamp.

The following members partook in the lighting of the lamp to mark the inaugural moments of the evening by the members of the various communities. - Laxmi Narayana Acharya , Shanker Shetty , S.K. Poojary , Ramesh Shettigar, Prakash Naik , Vivian Pereira, Seetharam Achar, Narasimha Nayak, Mohammed Shukoor , Ganesh Banjan, Santosh Kumble and Chinmaya Sherigar.

The other members and well wishers of Oman Tuluver namely ,Shashidhar Shetty ,Divakar Shetty ,Ashok Suvarna, Dr. Anchan .C.K. , Niranjan Shettigar, Nagesh Shetty, Shrikanth Shetty, Yuvaraj Salian, Girish Kanchan, Nagendra Prasad, Manjunath Nayak, and Srinivas Shriyan , were unable to attend the function , but have conveyed their support and best wishes to Oman tuluver team.

The beautifully designed Logo of Oman Tuluver , depicting the essence of Tuluva culture.,was inaugurated Oman Tuluver proudly announced their activities by their Help centre. They congratulated Sunil Shetty and Suraj Shetty.

Oman Tuluver ,got the colorful flyer of the Yakshagana prasanga" Manikantha Mahime".,released by the members of the various communities , namely Ganesh Shetty, Arunakar Shetty, Guru Prasad Amin, Ravindra Achar ,Shekar Shetty ,Jayaram Rao, S.D.T. Prasad, Syed Mohiddin Sastan and Melwyn.

The ticket copies were released by the following members by the members of the various communities - Rathnakar Acharya, Mahabala Mendon, Damodar Shetty, Gangadhar Poojary, Karunakar Rao, Ramanand Kunder , Dr.Ranjan, Monabba Beary, and Pradeep Alva.

Oman Tuluver are highly elated by the wholehearted support and encouragement by the response and enthusiasm expressed and displayed by the members and art lovers here.

Artistes of the Yakshagana ballet "Manikantha Mahime "

The well renowned exponent Bhagavathar , Patla Sathish Shetty ,will regale the audience with his classique renditions, alongwith the other renowned artistes Akshay Kumar Marnad, Laxman Marakada, Kishore Gatti, Prashanth Vogenadu, Gangadhar Shettigar, Shekar Shettigar, Girish Kumar, Sharath Poojary and artistes from Yakshamitra Troupe.

On behalf of Oman Tuluver , Ramanand Shetty , thanked each and every one immensely and counted on every support .

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Flight chartered by Thumbay Group and BCF repatriates 186 Kannadigas stranded in UAE

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July 25,2020

In a humanitarian gesture to help fellow citizens in distress, the first in the series of chartered
flights arranged by Thumbay Group, UAE and the Bearys Cultural Forum (BCF) Trust,
Mangalore to repatriate stranded Kannadigas in the UAE took off from Ras Al Khaimah
International Airport in the wee hours of 21st July 2020. The flight was fully occupied, with 186 passengers, all of them desperate to fly back to India for various reasons.

The initiative was conceived and implemented under the leadership of Dr. Thumbay Moideen - Founder President of Thumbay Group & Founder Patron of BCF and Dr. B K Yusuf, the
President of BCF. The flight was organized on a purely charitable basis, with all necessary
steps and precautions in place to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers. Thumbay Group assigned its fleet of buses to transport the passengers free of charge from their residences in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman to the airport. The organizers also provided free meals and refreshments to the passengers, in addition to PPE kits and face-shields distributed free of
charges.

The passengers on the first flight included many elderly individuals, people with serious
illnesses like heart-related health issues and diabetes, pregnant ladies and little children as well as people who had lost their jobs and those with expired visas. Dr. B K Yusuf – BCF President, Dr. Kaup Mohammed - BCF General Secretary, other office bearers of BCF, as well as Thumbay Group’s representatives Mr. Farhad C – Director of the Hospitality Division of
Thumbay Group and Engr. Farwaz P. C. – COO of the Construction Division were present at
the airport to see off the first group of passengers.

Commenting on the initiative, Dr. Thumbay Moideen said, “This joint initiative of Thumbay
Group and BCF is to support our fellow Kannadigas desperate to fly back home. We are happy that we have been able to reach out to many of them, to help them fly home to their families. We thank the Governments of the UAE and India, and the Indian Consulate, Dubai, for their support in making this happen. In the coming days, many more stranded Kannadigas would be repatriated under this joint initiative.”
Dr. B K Yusuf thanked Dr. Thumbay Moideen and the office-bearers and members of BCF for
their efforts to make the initiative a success.

“We are proud that this initiative has brought relief to many Kannadigas and their families today. BCF is grateful to Thumbay Group for its support and partnership for all our humanitarian programs for the support of the needy.”

Dr. Kaup Mohammed said that it was a matter of pride that the much-awaited Thumbay-BCF
repatriation flight had been carried out successfully. “Measures have been taken to ensure the safety of the flight and its passengers throughout the journey,” he said. He also thanked all the social organizations including Bhatkal Jamath, BCCI, BWF, KCF, DKSC, Kodagu Kannadigas,
Kannadiga Help Line, Dubai Konkans and KSS, for their support. He specially thanked Mr.
Syed Hassan Razeen, the owner of ARISTOCRAT Travels for his support in the ticketing,
boarding and related processes. On behalf of Milano Optics Group and Maxcare, free gift
hampers were distributed to selected passengers.

The passengers were received at Mangalore airport under the leadership of Mr. Mumtaz Ali - patron of BCF and other distinguished personalities of Mangalore including Mr. Moidin Bava - former MLA, Mr U. T. Ifthikhar, Mr. S. M. R Rashid - President of BCCI central committee and many others. The passengers were transferred to the hotels where they had registered for the mandatory quarantine.

The second flight under this joint initiative is scheduled to take-off from Ras Al Khaimah airport to Mangalore on 24th July 2020. A few more similar repatriation flights are to soon follow, in the coming weeks.

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AIE plane crash: Two NRIs in UAE thank God for missing flight at last moment

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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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Karavali Welfare Association Riyadh holds blood donation camp

Media Release

January 27,2020

Riyadh: On the occasion of 71st Republic Day of India, Karavali Welfare Association Riyadh (KWAR) conducted BLOOD DONATION CAMPAIGN on the 17th Jan 2020 at KING SAUD Universities King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh.

This is one of KWARs Prestigious Humanitarian EVENT every year, as we are indebted to serve the society for a Great Cause.

The campaign began at 08:30 am with a theme of Republic Day Celebrations and went on till 3:30 pm. Irrespective of Friday being a weekend and holiday people came in good numbers to donate Blood. The Hospital Staff, The Doctors and the Blood Bank Technicians and others at King Khalid University Hospital were more than happy to serve all those who have participated in this campaign.

KWAR Thanks all the Hospital Staff especially Mr. Salman Baqsh for his introduction of KWAR to Blood Bank and all the arrangements for this campaign, without his support this could not been done. Dr. Zafar Mahmoud for his wonderful support during the campaign and Mr. Abdullah Al Saman for his outstanding Hospitality throughout the campaign. KWAR also thanks all the donors who came all the way voluntarily for this Great Humanitarian Cause. As a token of gesture KWAR awarded Certificate of Appreciation to all the participants.

And KWAR would like to thank specially Mr. Nasir, Representative of Blood Helpline Karnataka, who encouraged many donors and made them to actively participate and donate blood for this noble cause.

KWAR’s core activities was on display on the screen, with most of the Committee members were present at the venue to serve the donors. KWAR thanks all the members, the Executive committee and all those who took their valuable time to organize this event successfully and thank all our well-wishers who supported us for the BLOOD DONATION CAMPAIGN. We in KWAR wish every Donor and the participants a healthy life ahead, and we need everyone's active participation in all our Future events.