Shaik Abdul Hameed of India won the 2014 Thailand Tour title of Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) on 17 April 2014 at Blu-O Rhythm & Bowl Ratchayothinon in Bangkok, Thailand.
With this Hameed became the first Indian to win the title of ABF.
Hameed defeated Mahamood Al Attar of UAE 242-183 in the final.
Shaik had won India’s first-ever medal in Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championship in 2002. He won the Gold medals in Singles and Masters and a Silver medal in all events.
In the Women’s Final, Kritsanakorn Sangaroon of Thailand won the Thailand Tour title of Asian Bowling Federation.
About Asian Bowling Federation (ABF)
The ABF Tour of 2014 consists of nine legs, five in the Middle East (Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, UAE and Saudi Arabia) with a men’s division only and four in East and South East Asia (Thailand, Hong Kong, Macau and Indonesia) featuring men and women in separate divisions.
The top 16 men and the top 16 women at the end of the 2014 season qualify for the ABF Tour Tournament of Champions scheduled for March 2015 in Kuwait.
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Who: Shaik Abdul Hameed
Where: Bangkok, Thailand
What: won 2014 Thailand Tour title of Bowling
When: 17 April 2014
source: http://www.jagranjosh.com / Jagran Josh / Home> Sports Current Affairs> Library / by Leena / April 21st, 2014
Shabbir Dhankot of Tamil Nadu and Anukriti Bishnoi of Haryana won the men’s and women’s titles in the Uniply National tenpin bowling championships at Amoeba here on Saturday.
Shabbir bagged his third national crown defeating top-seed Akaash Ashok Kumar of Karnataka 486–474.
It was the maiden National title for women’s top-seed Anukriti who dethroned Sumathi Nallabantu of Telangana 460-360.
Salman Khan of Karnataka was named the most promising player.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Sport> Other Sports / by Sports Bureau / Bengaluru – February 10th, 2018
When Lucknow-based Sadaf Haseen designed her line of handbags under the brand Sajda in 2012 for the Bangalore Fashion Week, little did she know that this experiment would turn into a larger boutique Sajda, The Fashion House predominantly showcasing Chikankari craft. “I worked on the line of handbags till 2015. In 2016, I shifted to Bengaluru and decided that it was time to take the brand to the next level,” says Sadaf.
Under the brand, Sadaf curates exquisite traditional clothing and accessories from across India, and not just Lucknow. “We also stock ready-to-wear garments and fabrics with Gotta-Patti work (gold or silver ribbon and lace with intricate detailing) from Rajasthan, Bengal cotton saris and stoles from Kolkata and Benarasi saris,” explains Sadaf who threw open the doors of her boutique in February this year. “I personally handpick everything and there is nothing in our store that I wouldn’t want to wear myself,” says Sadaf, an alumni of NIFT, Kolkata.
Apart from traditional salwar sets and dresses, they also offer Banarasi, Chikankari and Phulkari dupattas.
Next, Sadaf plans to launch a line of her handbags called Azilea in June. Rs 300 upwards. At Sector 1, HSR Layout. Details: 48522359
source: http://www.indulgexpress.com / Indulge – The New Indian Express / Home> Lifestyle / by Ayesha Tabassum / June 02nd, 2017
5,000 people with the name Hamza to meet in Malappuram
The District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) auditorium at Kottakkunnu here will witness a rare eponymous get-together on Saturday. The gathering is expected to make it to the Limca Book of Records when hundreds of people with the name Hamza rally under a unique banner.
The get-together of Hamzas from across the district will be the first of its kind. Anyone bearing the name Hamza either born or settled in the district can be part of the get-together.
5,000 ‘Hamzas’ to attend
About 5,000 people with the name Hamza are expected to attend the gathering. A WhatsApp group formed for the purpose has already included more than 500 Hamzas.
Hamza is one of the most popular Muslim names among middle-aged people in the district. However, this name is rarely given to newgen boys as most people consider it old-fashioned. “It was this cavalier attitude to a beautiful male name that made us go for a get-together,” said Hamza Haji, better known as Lovely Hamza, one of the organisers.
Apart from salvaging the lost glory of the name, the Hamza gathering will chalk out plans to motivate its members for the betterment of society. Motivational programmes, educational classes, business improvement programmes and charity work will be organised by the Hamza collective.
The organisers said that those attending Saturday’s gathering should bring any photo identity card to support the credentials of their name. Everyone will be given a badge and a cap, which will flaunt their name as ‘I’m Hamza’.
The oldest three Hamzas and the youngest three Hamzas will be honoured at the function.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> State> Kerala / by Abdul Latheef Naha / Malappuram – April 05th, 2018
Actress-socialist Shabana Azmi has congratulated veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar
for being feted with the Shanti Dhoot citation and award.
Shabana shared a photograph of Akhtar receiving the award and captioned it: “Congratulations Javed Akhtar for receiving the prestigious Shanti Dhoot citation and Award from (On the left in black jacket) the Kashi Mahant Shri Vishwamber Nath Mishra.”
Shabana married Akhtar in 1984. Akhtar was previously married to Honey Irani, with whom he had two children, Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar.
source: http://www.ianslive.in / IANSLive.in / Home> Entertainment> Bollywood Country Report / April 07th, 2018
Wildlife photographer Masood Hussain’s first solo exhibit was his way of thanking his school teachers for everything they did.
Masood Hussain (second from left) with his teachers and Andrew Fleming, Deputy British High Commisioner
A photograph holds the power to take you back into time, and for city-based wildlife photographer Masood Hussain, the moment he clicked a peacock flying, he was reminded of the first ever drawing he made in nursery class. In order to revisit his educational roots, Masood’s maiden solo exhibition at Roastery Coffee House serves as a tribute to all of his school teachers.
A known personality in Hyderabad’s photography circuit, Masood holds the AFIAP (Artist, International Federation of Photographic Art, France) distinction and was awarded the Natural Capital Award by Yes Bank last year.
Tiger chase
Titled Meraki by mh, Masood says this is an attempt to give back to the teachers who imparted him the knowledge that has got him here. Elaborating on the exhibition, Masood says, “During my kindergarten days, I was asked to draw a peacock by my teacher. Till date I have that drawing with me and it reminds me of my first tryst with wildlife. At the exhibition too, there’s a photo of a peacock taking flight; it’s called ‘Colours of Freedom’.”
Odkf Butterfly
He further states that the thought of a tribute exhibition had been on his mind for a long time. “But it got wings during a school reunion. When one of my teachers saw that photo, I could see tears of joy in her eyes and for me life came a full-circle at that moment. More so because of the presence of my teachers from Hyderabad Public School (HPS) at the preview show on March 31, where I made it a point to invite most of my teachers.”
The guest of honour at the preview was Nooshi Ahsan, Masood’s pre-primary class teacher at the HPS Begumpet way back in 1982. Also present were Mercy Luke (class teacher in Class III, 1985), Lulu John (class teacher in Class IV, 1986), Gowri Sircar (Class VII, 1989) and Dennis Powell, his music teacher. “My teachers have made me who I am and there isn’t enough that can be done to give back to our teachers,” says Masood.
‘Colours of Freedom’
He also feels that perhaps his photographs will help future generations learn about nature — and they can put their best foot forward to preserve it. That’s the reason Masood is in talks with the HPS administration to conduct a wildlife photography workshop for students regularly. “First I will start with my school and then proceed to other schools. It’s my bit to preserve our environment,” he concludes.
source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Lifestyle> Books and Art / by Reshmi Chakravorty / April 04th, 2018
After six months, Reshma Nilofer Naha will be piloting ships from sea to the Kolkata port.
She will be the world’s first woman river pilot to do this. She will pilot ships through a distance of 223km, of which, 148km will be up the Hooghly – considered to be one of the most treacherous with its sharp ‘bars and bends’. Reshma, originally from Chennai, is now undergoing training at the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT).
“The role of river pilots is crucial as they have knowledge of the river and can guide the ships into port. We have 67 river pilots in service and Reshma will start her job soon,” KoPT chairman Vinit Kumar said.
Reshma, a BSc (Nautical Science) graduate, was recruited by KoPT in 2011. According to JJ Biswas, director, marine department, KoPT, she also has a year’s experience at sea as a cadet. “After joining KoPT, she obtained the 2nd and 1st mates competency certificates from the Directorate General of Shipping. Recently, she cleared the Grade III Part-I examination from KoPT. In the next six months, she will qualify as a Grade III pilot,” he added.
As a Grade III pilot, Reshma will initially be assigned smaller vessels. Later, as she gets more experienced, she will graduate to Grade II and Grade I and take charge of large ships like Panamax vessels – nearly 300m-long with a capacity of 70,000 tonnes or more.
All ships calling on the ports of Kolkata or Haldia have to contact the pilot station on Sagar Island when they approach the Sandheads. From the Sandheads to the pilot boarding point at Sagar, remote pilotage is provided to the ships using Vessel Traffic Management System guidance. At a spot known as Middleton Point, a pilot vessel rendezvous with a ship and the pilot gets on board. The pilot is in charge till the ship reaches Kolkata and the harbour pilot takes over.
“The river has several sandbars and bends. A river pilot knows the channel along which the ship has to move to avoid getting stranded. Draught is also a problem and there is little scope of manoeuvring. The pilots make best use of the tides to guide ships in. People without training and experience along the river cannot handle ships,” another official said.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> City News> Kolkata News / by Jayanta Gupta / TNN / April 05th, 2018
The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) commemorated its foundation day as day of Sampark (connect), Samwad (interaction), Suraksha (security) and Sampreshan (dissemination).
The bank’s chairman and managing director Mohammad Mustafa launched a series of initiatives from Lucknow headquarters. “The occasion is an opportunity to look within and reinvent our strategy for course correction and development,” he said.
While flagging off the bank’s MSME contact programme, he called upon bank’s officers to use the day long stay at MSMEs to come closer in understanding their opportunities, challenges and the eco system to comprehend what can be done to ease the way they do business. This is what SIDBI has been created for and learning with footprints at field level is the true spirit of the organisation, he said.
A new step forward in commencing Bancassurance services for MSMEs was also taken.
An MoU was signed with New India Assurance and two MSMEs were issued insurance policies.
While launching the revamped SIDBI website (www.sidbi.in) on the occasion the CMD mentioned that it is an attempt to reimagine the site to reflect the new vibrant face of SIDBI aiming to transform the MSE ecosystem.
Besides providing crisp and precise information about the various strategic interventions made by SIDBI, it exhibits potential for the MSE aspirants through its other offerings in the form of a “Contactless Loan Platform” likely to be introduced on the website shortly.
source: http://www.dailypioneer.com / The Pioneer / PNS, Dehradun / April 04th, 2018
The party also registered a good showing in Amravati, Solapur and Pune.
The Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has entered the Brihanmumbai Corporation for the first time with two members, with Gulnaaz SalimQureshi winning from Ward number 92 and Shahnawaz Sheikh from Ward 145. Apart from the Mumbai civic polls, AIMIM also registered a strong showing in the Amravati and Solapur, winning ten seats each in the civic bodies.
The party also had winning candidates in Pune, Akola and Thane.
Hyderabad-based Owaisi conducted 32 rallies in 20 days. “Five candidates of MIM won 22,000 votes in Byculla, so the assembly constituency votes are matched. But the Muslim vote bifurcation happened between Samajwadi Party and Congress, and that helped the Shiv Sena and BJP to win,” said Waris Pathan, the party’s MLA from Byculla.
But Prakash Akolkar, Political Editor, Sakaal said that, “The voting in Mumbai has proved that Muslim voters doesn’t vote in a set pattern as per the orders of religious leaders. They have voted strategically.”
source: http://www.mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com / Mumbai Mirror / Home> Mumbai> Other / by Alka Dhupkar, Mumbai Mirror / August 04th, 2017
Celebrating works of female photographers, an exhibition was mounted in New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
You would be familiar with the ‘male gaze’, a term coined by feminist critic Laura Mulvey, which states that the point of view of almost all cinema or photograph is masculine. But if one pays attention to the recent trend in photography, women are actually taking back the gaze. Female gaze can be ascribed to anything photographed by a woman and in that process frees females from the “male-constructed” photographs that have developed an image of femininity in our minds throughout the history of image making.
Similar themes were central to Prof. Farhat Basir Khan’s recently concluded exhibition Feminography at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, which was the result of his observations and curated work of female photographers which includes media practitioners, teachers, scholars, writers, mothers and daughters.
On the rationale of holding an exhibition based on women’s perspective of the world, Prof. Khan, who also teaches photography at MCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia, said: “Feminography celebrates the work of women in India and their journey of both being and becoming a woman. It is a narrative of the people, places and spaces, and the relation women shares within it, which is shot through the lens.”
Prof. Khan is happy that more and more women are now asserting their position through social media platforms like Instagram and the broader perspective on the way we look at the woman is changing through it. It is also reflected in the shifting of many institutional magazine’s portrayals of women, which are now showing them as a character in a visual narrative, not as an object of desire.
Transcending barriers
Nitisha Malick takes inspiration from urban eccentricities and captures the connection with the wilderness in her picture Maids Of Gurgaon. “I wanted to show the emotions of those women who live in the shadows of modern cities but their life is still very far from development,” said Mallick, while explaining her work. In an another picture, she explored the contentment of a girl despite all hardships and challenges in her life. All images shown were powerful stories of cities andspaces that women photographers inhabit and the barriers that they transcend.
FROM HER PRISM Saumya Khandelwal’s “Child Bride in Shravasti”
Some were independent memories shot with a half smile; others with grit and determination, still others with a gentle non-abrasive press of a shutter. Saumya Khandelwal’s “Child Bride in Shravasti”, questions the life of young married girls yet reflects the happiness that they have built for themselves. “The subjects in the works includes forms and textures – the mundane and the ordinary which is transcending them into works of art to frame, admire and cherish,” concluded Prof. Khan.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Entertainment> Art / by Atif Khan / January 04th, 2017
