Rafiq Nariyar is the new president of Jamiyyatul Falah Dammam Unit

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September 29, 2019

Dammam: The Dammam unit of Jam’iyyatul Falah, a Karnataka state award winning NGO, conducted its 31st Annual General Body Meeting (AGBM) at Royal Zaika Restaurant in Dammam.

The master of the ceremony Mohammad Siraj opened the meeting with Islamic Greetings and invited the Chief Guest Mr. Mohammad Imran (Chairman of IISD Managing Committee), Mr. Abdul Waris (Ex-Chairman of IISD), Dr. Zaheer Baig (Scientist at KFUPM), and distinguished guest Mr. Abdul Basheer (Ex-President of JF Riyadh Unit) including President, Treasurer and Secretary of Dammam Unit on the dais.

The meeting commenced with the recitation of Holy Quran by Mohammad Ishaq and he enlightened the importance of Charity in Islam and emphasized the audience to come forward and help the needy in the community for its betterment and gain rewards from Allah (SWT). Mohammad Iqbal Shaikh welcomed all the members and guests in his welcome speech.

In his presidential speech, Nizamuddin Shaikh had thanked the committee for giving him the opportunity to lead JF Dammam Unit for the term 2018-2019 successfully. With all the good wishes and support from the Committee, was able to justify the role as President for given 2nd term. He expressed his appreciation and also thanked all the committee members for their enormous support which had strengthened Dammam Unit to lead in the direction of prosperity.

The annual report for the term 2018-2019 was read by the General Secretary Mohammad Azeem Alam. First he briefed about Jam’iyyatul Falah to the audience, which literally represents an association meant for the welfare of less privileged brothers & sisters of the society, which came into existence in 1988. The first and foremost priority of Jam’iyyatul Falah is contributed to EDUCATION, spreading literacy and all round development for the less privileged families in the community. JF also provides scholarships under different schemes for the needy students in twin districts. JF frequently organize the Medical camps, awareness of healthcare, health camps, eye camps and special medical check-up (including ladies by lady doctors) in Mangalore & Udupi. JF also provides Dialysis medical treatment for poor Kidney patients. JF also provide free education in their PU College at Derlakatte for poor girls’ student.

Treasurer Sajid Hussain presented the annual financial reports of Dammam Unit for the Year 2018-2019. This mainly highlighted the financial support given to various programs and activities conducted in Mangalore.

The Trophies of appreciation were awarded to the members appreciating for their enormous support rendered to JF Dammam Unit during the term 2018-2019.

1)      Best Ramadan Activities Accomplish was awarded to Mohammad Afaq.

2)      Most Promising Member was awarded to Mohammad Azeem Alam.

3)      Very Special Honor was awarded to Ahmed Kabeer.

4)      Best Sports Management was awarded to Mohammad Siraj.

5)      Best Support to Dammam Unit was awarded to Mohammad Sharief Karkala.

6)      Special Appreciation was awarded to Nizamuddin Shaikh.

Very special thanks were given to the ExCom members for their support in sponsoring the monthly meetings.

Mohammad Afaq dissolved the present committee and the Election Officer Mohammad Ishaq took the dais to conduct the Election. The New Committee of 47 members was formed for the Term 2019-2020. The Office Bearers were unanimously elected by the managing committee.

The Office Bearers for the Term 2019-2020.

1) Rafiq Nariyar            :  President

2) Ahmed Kabeer                   :  Vice President

3) Mohammad Siraj              :  Vice President

4) Sajid Hussain Kasargod     :  General Secretary

5) Mohammad Fouzan         :  Joint Secretary

6) Imtiaz Ahmed          :  Treasurer

7) Nazim Ahmed          :  Joint Treasurer

8) Mohammad Afaq              :  Organizing Secretary

9) Mohammed Iqbal Shaikh :  Event Coordinator-1

10) Imran Mysore                  :  Event Coordinator-2

11) Javed Sayeed                   :  Sports Coordinator-1

12) Mohammed Ilyas            :  Sports Coordinator-2

13) Shaikh Nizamuddin        :  Advisor-1

14) Mohammed Hussain      :  Advisor-2

15) Abdul Munaf U.S            :  Advisor-3

16) Shahul Hameed               :  NRCC Representative-1

17) Mohamed Wahid            :  NRCC Representative-2

18) Mansour Ali Ahmed        :  NRCC Representative-3

19) Abdul Rashid Vardara     :  Auditor

The newly elected young and dynamic President, Rafiq Nariyar had addressed the new committee and thanked all the members for showing confidence in him to serve the Unit during the elected term 2019-2020. Taking into consideration the support from the new and the outgoing committee, he assured to exhibit his role as President with better productivity with the ‘Vision of Success and Achievement’.

The senior-most member of Jam’iyyatul Falah Mohammed Wahid took the opportunity to encourage the New Committee to work with commitment, devotion, hard-work and determination. Jam’iyyatul Falah is growing day by day and new members should join hands to build a better community back home, he said.

Vote of thanks was proposed by Naushad Saad and on behalf of JF Dammam Unit; he expressed the gratitude to all the members and guests for their kind presence and congratulated the New Committee for their success in accomplishing all the future assignments of Jam’iyyatul Falah.

The Annual General Body Meeting was dispersed with the Dua and the moderator of the meeting Ahmed Kabeer asked to conduct the photo session of New Committee Members.

Comments

SADIQ
 - 
Tuesday, 1 Oct 2019

Blessed to Have such a young and dynamic president and office bearurs for new term to take JF to new heights,

Sharief Karkala
 - 
Monday, 30 Sep 2019

Masha Allah...May Allah take JF a great height of success to render service to our poor, less fortunate and needy brothers & sisters.and may allah bless us to take our organization to great height under the leadership of our new President. Aameen

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November 26,2025

Mangaluru, Nov 26: Mangaluru East police have registered a case following a sophisticated online fraud where a 57-year-old local resident was allegedly cheated out of ₹13.4 lakh after being targeted on Facebook.

The scam began in February when the complainant, while browsing Facebook reels, was contacted by a woman identifying herself as "Lillian Mary George" from London. After establishing a chat relationship, the woman claimed she would visit India in November and bring a significant sum of money.

The trap was sprung on November 15, when the victim received a call from a woman named "Sonali Gupta," who claimed Lillian had arrived at Mumbai International Airport but was detained by customs. The fraudsters convinced the man that Lillian was carrying £25,000 (about ₹26 lakh) in traveller’s cheques and 1 kg of gold (valued at around ₹30 lakh).

Under the pretense of clearing these items, the victim was asked to make numerous online transfers between November 15 and 18 for various bogus charges, including:

•    "Pounds exchange registration"
•    "Customs declaration issues"
•    "Discount charges"
•    "Money-laundering charges"

Believing the fictitious story, the complainant transferred the cumulative sum of ₹13.4 lakh to various bank accounts provided by the fraudsters. He realised he was cheated when the culprits later promised a refund within two days but stopped answering his calls. The Mangaluru East police are now investigating the case, which highlights the continuing threat of transnational cyber fraud using social engineering and promises of fictitious wealth.

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November 28,2025

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Mangaluru, Nov 28: Karnataka Health Minister and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday handed over Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the severe distress faced by farmers due to crashing crop prices.

PM Modi arrived at the Mangaluru International Airport en route to Udupi, where Gundu Rao welcomed him and submitted the letter. The chief minister’s message stressed that farmers are suffering heavy losses because maize and green gram are being bought far below the Minimum Support Price (MSP). The state urged the Centre to immediately begin procurement at MSP.

According to the letter, Karnataka has a bumper harvest this year—over 54.74 lakh metric tons of maize and 1.98 lakh metric tons of green gram—yet farmers are unable to secure fair prices. Against the MSP of ₹2,400/MT for maize and ₹8,768/MT for green gram, market rates have plunged to ₹1,600–₹1,800 and ₹5,400 respectively.

The chief minister has requested the Centre to:

• Direct NAFED, FCI and NCCF to start MSP procurement immediately.
• Ensure ethanol units purchase maize directly from farmers or FPOs.
• Increase Karnataka’s ethanol allocation, citing high production capacity.
• Stop maize imports, which have depressed domestic prices.
• Relax quality norms for green gram, allowing up to 10% discoloration due to rains.

The letter stresses that MSP is crucial for farmer dignity and income stability and calls for swift central intervention to prevent a deepening crisis.

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November 26,2025

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Bengaluru, Nov 26: Karnataka is taking its first concrete steps towards lifting a three-decade-old ban on student elections in colleges and universities. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announced Wednesday that the state government will form a small committee to study the reintroduction of campus polls, a practice halted in 1989 following incidents of violence.

Speaking at a 'Constitution Day' event organised by the Karnataka Congress, Mr. Shivakumar underscored the move's aim: nurturing new political leadership from the grassroots.

"Recently, (Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha) Rahul Gandhi wrote a letter to me and Chief Minister (Siddaramaiah) asking us to think about restarting student elections," Shivakumar stated. "I'm announcing today that we'll form a small committee and seek a report on this."

Student elections were banned in Karnataka in 1989, largely due to concerns over violence and the infiltration of political party affiliates into campus life. The ban effectively extinguished vibrant student bodies and the pipeline of young leaders they often produced.

Mr. Shivakumar, who also serves as the Karnataka Congress president, said that former student leaders will be consulted to "study the pros and cons" of the re-introduction.

Acknowledging the history of the ban, he added, "There were many criminal activities taking place back then. We’ll see how we can conduct (student) elections by regulating such criminal activities."

The Deputy CM reminisced about his own journey, which began on campus. He recalled his political activism at Sri Jagadguru Renukacharya College leading to his first Assembly ticket in 1985 at the age of 23. "That's how student leadership was at the time. Such leadership has gone today. College elections have stopped," he lamented, adding that for many, college elections were "like a big movement" where leaders were forged.

The move, driven by the Congress high command's push to cultivate young talent, will face scrutiny from academics and university authorities who have, in the past, expressed concern that the return of polls could disrupt the peaceful academic environment and turn campuses into political battlegrounds.

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