Indian Social Forum Riyadh, Karnataka state committee held its committee election for term 2021-2024 on October 1 here.
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The committee elected Abdul Majid Punjalkatte as president, Sirajuddin Sajipa as general secretary, Umar Farooq Somawarpete as vice president, Jawad Basrur and Asghar Aboobakar Chakmaki as secretaries. Nizam Bajpe, Mihaf Sulthan, Nazeer Handel and Faisal Ammembala were elected as state committee members.
Indian Social Forum central committee members Haris Vavad and Mohammed were the returning officers who conducted the election process.
Outgoing president Sabith Bajpe addressed the gathering and urged the committee to continue its people-oriented initiatives and make the forum much stronger in the kingdom. General secretary Siraj Sajipa presented the three years’ activity report to the gathering.
Siddiq Madikeri rendered the vote of thanks.
source: http://www.daijiworld.com / Daijiworld.com / Home> Middle East / by Media Release / October 03rd, 2021
Emerging innovator Kaif Ali, a student of the Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia(JMI) won the prestigious Commonwealth Secretary-General Innovation Award for Sustainable Development-2021.
He is the only Indian amongst 15 awardees from 54 Commonwealth countries to win the prestigious award for his contribution towards Covid19, refugee shelter crisis, and climate change.
Each winner of the award received a trophy, 3,000 pounds (3,00,000 INR approx.) in prize money and the opportunity to scale up their innovations in collaboration with partners and mentors across the Commonwealth.
Kaif has invented low-cost portable housing for Covid-19 quarantine and shelter from extreme weather conditions like earthquakes and flooding.
His design has been recognised by the UN under the top 11 emerging innovation start-ups solving climate challenges.
JMI Vice Chancellor Prof. Najma Akhtar congratulated Kaif for the achievement and said that the university is proud of him. “We expect that it will motivate other students of the university to work hard, think out of the box to get noticed and contribute in nation building”, Prof. Akhtar said.
During the pandemic, Kaif researched how architecture could prevent the spread of disease. He designed a prefabricated sustainable shelter, SpaceEra, that would not only help reduce transmission of the virus but could also house refugees worldwide in the future.
“Winning the Commonwealth Innovation Award lifts my confidence to a greater level and motivates me to work even harder than yesterday and innovate unprecedented solutions toachieve a sustainable future. I pledge to become the voice of the youth transforming the Commonwealth and to Be the Change!”, Kaif said.
source: http://www.jmi.ac.in / Jamia Millia Islamia / Public Relations Office, JMI / September 30th, 2021
As per a statement, Ali bagged the nomination for his role of Ispit Nair in ‘Forget Me Not’, one of the four films in the ‘Ray’ anthology on Netflix.
Bollywood actor Ali Fazal (Photo | PTI)
Mumbai:
Actor Ali Fazal has earned a nomination for Best Actor at the Asia Content Awards by the Busan International Film Festival.
As per a statement, Ali bagged the nomination for his role of Ispit Nair in ‘Forget Me Not’, one of the four films in the ‘Ray’ anthology on Netflix. Directed by Srijith Mukherji, the story is a modern interpretation of Satyajit Ray’s story ‘Bipin Chaudhary Ka Smriti Bhram’.
Excited about the awards, the ‘Fukrey’ star said, “Wow! This was totally unexpected. I am so humbled to receive this nomination and it means a lot to be recognized by ACA. A lot of great content was produced this year in Asia and to land a nomination amongst such an impressive lineup of films and actors is an honour.”
The 3rd Asian Contents Awards (ACA) is run by the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF)’s Asian Contents and Film Market (ACFM). The ACA aims to showcase outstanding TV, OTT, and online content from Asia.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Entertainment> Hindi / by ANI / September 29th, 2021
Alijanab Abdul Jabbar (90), former owner of Sterling Theatre in city and Secretary of Masjid-e-Rahmania at Agrahara, passed away yesterday morning in city.
A PWD Contractor and a resident of Siddapa Square, he leaves behind his children, relatives and friends.
Namaz-e -Janaza was held at Rahmania Masjid in Rahmania Mohalla this morning followed by the burial at the Muslim Burial Grounds on Mysuru-Ooty Road, according to a family sources.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / February 03rd, 2021
The ‘Green Walkathon – 2021’ organized by Beary’s Group was initiated in front of Mangala Auditorium of Mangalore University on Saturday September 25 morning.
The Green Walkathon, which is a part of the International Green Week – 2021 that started from in front of the university’s Mangala Auditorium moved towards Beary’s Turning Point at Deralakatte.
Mangalore University vice-chancellor, Dr P Subrahmanya Yadapadithaya, said that the environment will automatically become clean if our minds are clean. “We are following the policy of keeping our lives ahead of nature. For our lives to be saved, nature is very important. Therefore, we should join hands to conserve nature,” he stated.
Speaking after presiding over the programme, Beary’s Group president, Syed Muhammad Beary, felt that there is a need to create awareness to encourage a clean and green city. “Nature offers us several gifts. But it is important what we give in return to nature. We cut down many trees when constructing a house or building but we do not take care to plant a tree. Nature becomes green only if we keep planting the saplings. The walkathon is aimed at creating awareness about love of nature and clean environment,” he stated.
Syed Muhammad Beary said that environment in the world keeps on changing and it has cast grave influence on the hman beings. “Therefore, the humans have to strive to protect our earth. We are nothing in front of nature. We are not bigger than nature. We will survive only if we preserve nature,” he stated.
BIT principal, Dr S I Manzoor Pasha, welcomed, BEADS principal A R Ashok Mendonca, Dr Azuz Mustafa, Venkatesh Pai, Santosh D’Souza, BIT – ECE head of the department, Dr Abdulla Gubbi and others were present.
source: http://www.daijiworld.com / Daijiworld.com / Home> Top Stories / by Mohan Kuthar, Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (SP) / September 25th, 2021
“Joji”, which released on Amazon Prime Video, is inspired by Shakespeare’s tragedy “Macbeth” and presents a “twisted version” of the plot.
Fahadh Faasil in ‘Joji’. (Photo | YouTube screengrab)
Mumbai :
Fahadh Faasil’s Malayalam feature film Joji has won the top honour at the Swedish International Film Festival, the actor announced on Thursday, September 23, 2021.
The 39-year-old actor shared the news on Facebook, revealing that the Dileesh Pothan-directed film won the best international feature film award at the film gala.
“Good News from Sweden ! JOJI won The Best International Feature Film Award @ the Swedish International Film Festival (SIFF) 2021,” he posted.
Joji, which released on Amazon Prime Video, is inspired by Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth and presents a “twisted version” of the plot filled with greed, ambition, murder and mystery, set in a plantation family in Kerala.
The crime drama revolves around Faasil’s character Joji, an engineering dropout living with his iron-fisted father and two brothers.
When his father falls ill, Joji looks forward to finally getting his share in the property but his dreams are dashed when his father starts recuperating, forcing him to take an extreme step.
At the time of the film’s release, Faasil told PTI that the movie is not expansive like the source material.
“The film’s narrative is not a direct adaptation of Macbeth. We were deeply inspired by it and we were trying to set something inspired by ‘Macbeth’ in today’s scenario.
“‘Joji’ is not as large as Macbeth…The drama happens within the family. I thought the emotions of Macbeth were more relative to the story,” Faasil had said.
Joji marked the third directorial collaboration between Pothan and Faasil.
The duo earlier worked on 2016 comedy-drama Maheshinte Prathikaaram and National Award-winning feature Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017).
Faasil will next be seen in Allu Arjun-starrer Pushpa as well as Kamal Haasan-starrer Vikram, also featuring Vijay Sethupathi.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Entertainment> Malayalam / by PTI / September 23rd, 2021
Around 30 children from outside Kerala are now learning Malayalam at the centre that was initiated by Samagra Shiksha Kerala (SSK) during the pandemic.
Arshi Salim
Kochi:
Arshi Salim, who hails from the Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh, is now voluntarily teaching kids of migrant workers at a special training centre functioning under the Block Resource Centre, Kothamangalam. Around 30 children from outside Kerala are now learning Malayalam at the centre that was initiated by Samagra Shiksha Kerala (SSK) during the pandemic.
As many as 41 such special training centres are functioning in the district and aim to educate schoolchildren who do not have access to online classes. Kids of migrant workers and those hailing from tribal areas are largely attending classes at the centres, said Usha Manatt, SSK district in charge.
Arshi, who reached Kerala when she was a Class IV student, learnt Malayalam at Government High School, Nellikuzhi. She bagged A+ in both her Malayalam papers in Class X.
“I wanted to learn and speak Malayalam like Malayalis. So, I approached my teachers in school and they helped me a lot. I could understand the difficulties of a non-Malayali student trying to get an education in Kerala, where the medium of instruction is largely Malayalam. So, I decided to be part of this centre,” Arshi said.
There are two centres functioning under BRC, Kothamangalam where the largest group of migrant children is getting training in the district to converse in Malayalam. Apart from students who come from UP, there are also students from Assam receiving special classes under Arshi. She is currently studying at a computer centre after finishing Class 12.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Good News / by Express News Service / September 17th, 2021
During the Big Ticket draw in Abu Dhabi on September 3, 2021. /Photo by Big Ticket
Indian expat in Ras Al Khaimah wins Dh12M in Big Ticket
Dubai :
An Indian expatriate who has been buying Big Ticket with his friends in the past year finally hit the jackpot after winning Dh12 million in the recent draw.
Abu Thahir Mohammed won on Friday (September 3) with ticket number 027700 that he bought on August 30.
He bought the ticket with the help of four colleagues who have been pooling their money for the monthly purchase in the last year and five months. The group will be sharing the prize money.
His friends called him up as soon as they found out their group won the jackpot in the recent draw.
What does Mohammed plan to do with his big win? “He has made no decision at this point in time, he’s still in shock,” his friend said.
List of winners in Big Ticket Series 231 draw
Dh12 million: Abu Thahir Mohammed, Indian, ticket number 027700 Dh1 million: Nina Mohamed Mohamed Raffik, Indian, ticket number 007943 Dh100,000: Sajithkumar PV, Indian, ticket number 218228 Dh80,000: Haren Joshi, Indian, ticket number 024342 Dh60,000: Zhongdong Huang, Chinese, ticket number 022396 Dh40,000: Afsal Paralath, Indian, ticket number 219099 Mercedes Benz: Ahmed Aish, Egyptian, ticket number 015598
source: http://www.expatmedia.net / Expat Media / Home / by Staff Reporter / September 05th, 2021
In an acting career which began in 1990 with hugely successful film “Dr Pasupathy”, he has acted in more than 120 films.
Popular Malayalam actor Rizabawa, who was suffering from kidney aliments, passed away at a private hospital here on Monday, said industry sources. He was 54.
In an acting career which began in 1990 with hugely successful film “Dr Pasupathy”, he has acted in more than 120 films.
Rizabawa essayed role of villains with ease but also excelled in playing the hero, as well as in comedy roles.
Condoling the actor’s death, ace director Shaji Kailas, who directed Rizabawa’s debut film, said he was a very quiet personality and was easy to work with.
“We used to regularly speak and spoke very recently also. His bowing out so young is difficult to come to terms with… I have lost a good friend and above all a very good human being,” he said.
Veteran comedian and character actor, and Malayalam actors body AMMA’s former chief, Innocent, who played a key role in Rizabawa’s debut film, said: “Even though we all will react to the news of a colleague passing away with words like unexpected, sad and what not, I am genuinely feeling deeply sad.”
“He was a genuinely very nice person and above all someone who was very quiet and did his work with lot of passion. We will all miss him,” he said.
Rizabawa’s popular films include “In Harihar Nagar”, “Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji”, “Pokkiriraja,” to name a few.
He was also in demand for TV serials and had acted in over two dozen serials aired by various Malayalam TV channels.
And when he was not acting, Rizabawa was a popular dubbing artiste, and this, in 2010, won him his only State film award for his dubbing in the film “Karmayogi”.
Condolences have started to pour in from various segments of the Kerala society.
source: http://www.freepressjournal.in / The Free Press Journal / Home> Regional Film News / by IANS / September 13th, 2021
The most awaited trending and entertaining Doha Music Lovers ‘Voice of World’ Online singing competition ended on September 10, 2021 by finding its three winners of both Hindi and Telugu languages simultaneously.
The show has gained huge popularity among fans and viewers because the show brought new concepts for all the viewers. The first episode of the show appeared on June 13, 2021 on Channel 5 and after three months, the grand finale happened at ICC’s Ashoka Hall, Doha, Qatar under 75 years Azadika Amrit Mahotsav in coordination with ICC. The show was produced by Doha Music Lovers Group in association with Telangana Praja Samithi Qatar.
The three winners announced in Hindi were Tejaswi from California, USA, Jyotisha Santosh from Doha, Qatar and Shruthi Prabhala from Bilaspur, India.
For Telugu the three winners were Medha Anantuni from Texas, USA, Geeta Lakshmi from Pennsylvania, USA and Mavuru Sravani from Vishakhapatnam, India. Many contestants are left in the show to entertain the viewers.
More than 650 singers participated in this ‘Voice of World’ online singing competition out of which 30 singers were shortlisted in Hindi and 30 in Telugu, it took three months to reach the finals with 10 rounds of competition in between.
The eminent dignitaries who were present at the Grand Finale are Babu Rajan ICC President was the chief guest, Krishna Kumar, general secretary of ICC, K S Prasad ICC advisory committee board chairman, Ziyad Usman, ICBF president, Vinod Nair, ICBF vice-president, Azim Abbas, IBPC immediate president, Gadde Srinivas, president of Telangana Praja Samithi Qatar, Nandini Abbagoni president of Telangana Jagruthi Qatar, Satyanarayana president of Andhra Kala Vedika, Khaja Nizamuddin, president of Telangana Welfare Association and Syed Rafi chairman of Channel 5 and director and producer of Voice of World and last but not the least Jai Prakash Singh of North Central India Group.
Talking to media Syed Rafi said that it was very difficult to decide the winners as everyone sang very well, but as it is a competition and we have to take some hard decisions, the winners were decided based on Judges votes, committee votes, elite members votes and public votes. It is one of the longest season and ended with a bang, marking a new era in online singing contest said K S Prasad of ICC advisory committee chairman.
The winners will be given cash prize of Rs 50,000; Rs 30,000 and Rs 20,000 for first, second and third positions in each language. Voice of World online singing competition was sponsored by Dana World Contracting Co Wll, Telangana Food Suncons, H P Industries, Jai Prakash Singh and by Indian Hyderabadi Spices Restaurant.
The Grand Finale witnessed spectacular performances by Doha Music Lovers Group and this program was live on youtube wherein thousands of people watched it online from various countries.
Arif Rayees, Priti Vikramnath from Qatar and Srilatha Mula and Dr Vishwanatha Sridevi from India were the judges of this competition.
Mohinder Jalandhary, Preeti Trivedi, Venkappa Bhagavatula and Harika were the anchors for this singing competition. The show has completed 10 rounds before the grand finale.
Speaking on the occasion Gadde Srinivas president of TPS said that they are proud to provide this kind of platform to budding artist and he thanked Syed Rafi for taking this initiative and said that he and his group will be ready to support him all the time. Sophia Bukhari appreciated the efforts taken by Syed Rafi to provide a unique platform to budding artist on an international level and said that HP Industries would be proud to be associated with these kind of programs.
Jai Prakash Singh said that its not an easy task to conduct such kind of program with so much ease and professionalism, and he said kudos to Syed Rafi and his team for surpassing all the expectations. Praveen Buyyani of Telangana Food Suncons said that he was closely watching Voice of World from the first round and he observed how the program changed from the day 1 to present with lot of technicalities, background changes, lighting effects and change of stages, he said that he never expected that these many changes can be done in any program with limited resources, he concluded saying that it was an excellent program which surpassed all the expectations.
Baburajan president of ICC said that they are ready to support this kind of programs and said that they would love people to come forward which such kind of new initiatives and he congratulated Syed Rafi for conducting such a wonderful program. The show was concluded with vote of thanks by Venkat general secretary of Telangana Praja Samithi Qatar.
source: http://www.daijiworld.com / Daijiworld.com / Home> Middle East / by Media Release / September 13th, 2021
