NRI Digest

Abu Dhabi, Dec 25: Not all those who migrate to the Gulf nations with big dreams in their eyes and seeking greener pastures can have their dreams fulfilled. There are many who are caught in trouble of physical and mental difficulties and forced to return back home with empty hands. This is the story of one such person from Mangalore, who suffered partial paralysis in his right leg and recently

Doha, Dec 22: Educational and political empowerment are the only solution for all the problems faced by Muslims in India, opined K M Shareef, Chairman of Popular Front of India. He was speaking on the topic ‘The Plight of Indian Muslims’ organized by the Karnataka chapter of Qatar India Fraternity Forum (IFF). “If Muslims were oppressed by colonial British due to their resistance towards

Jeddah, Dec 22: Indian Engineers Forum, Jeddah chapter, organised a quarterly event with three seminars at Village Restaurant on December 19. The programme started with recitation of Holy Quran by IT chairman Engineer Muazzam Sayeed. Engr. Mohammed Fazil Ali lecturer, King Abdul Aziz University delivered lecture on 'Cloud Computing', another lecture on Business Process Re-engineering, was

Jubail, Dec 20: Amaco cricket team won Al-Falah cricket tournament defeating NGC by 8 wickets here on Friday, December 13. Total 10 teams participated in this floodlit tournament conducted by Al-Falah, Jubail and was held in new ground in Jubail city. Opting to field in the final, Amaco bowlers showed some disciplined performance and made it difficult for the hard hitting batsmen of the NGC to

Dammam, Dec 20: SASP Jubail defeated Colts Cricketers by 23 runs in the finals of DCA 10 Over Knockout Tournament played at Dammam Port Grounds and tournament sponsored by: Al Falah Jubail. Won the toss and elected bat first SASP opener: Deepak and Abhishek fail to give a good start for their team, as they lost their fist wicket when the score is 10. Then good all-rounder Zeeshan joined Deepak

Jubail Dec 15: The first ever get-together of Jubail unit of the Hidaya Foundation (HF) was held at Marafiq beach camp here on December 12. In his welcome address, HF Jubail unit president Ismail Ullal urged the gathering to spend some time on charity works. “Today, we are often constrained to our own domestic affairs. We think of brightening our own future. But there are people who have to fight

Jubail, Dec 13: The Association of Malayalee Professionals in Saudi Arabia (AMPS) organised its annual flagship event ‘Brain Hunt-World Quiz’ for students of the International Schools in Saudi Arabia on Friday, November 29, 2013 at a Beach Camp in Jubail. More than 300 Grade 8 to 12 students from International Indian School-Dammam, International Indian School-Jubail, Al-Khozama International

Dammam, Dec 9: India Fraternity Forum, Karnataka Chapter organized a seminar on ‘denial of justice for 21 years’ marking the Babri Masjid demolition, at Al-Ahsaand Khafji, Khobar, Dammam, on December 6. During the seminar the speakers reiterated the need to endlessly forward the pledge of building Babri Masjid at the same place. The speakers apart from alleging the involvement of legislature

Dubai, Dec 2: On account of 42nd UAE National Day Emirates India Fraternity Forum (EIFF) organized its Annual Sports Meet at Hamriya Cultural and Sports Stadium, Hamriya Sharjah on November 29, 2013. The meet was inaugurated with Quran recitation by Elyas Ahmed. Speaking on the occasion he said, the sports meet would help in exhibiting the talent, developing unity, integrity and sportsmanship

Jeddah, Nov 29: The services rendered by Haj volunteers from the Indian Fraternity Forum (IFF) has inspired several other countries to arrange their own volunteers to help their pilgrims in the holy sites of Makkah during Haj, said Indian Consul General Faiz Ahmed Kidwai. The consul general was speaking at a get-together of Haj service volunteers organized by IFF at the Consulate of India premises