IFF concludes Hajj volunteer service 2018
KSA, August 31: Like every year, even this year India Fraternity forum (IFF) deputed its members for Hajj volunteer service. It is focusing on serving Hajis in every possible way since 16 years in kingdom. IFF systematically covered most part of the MINA to guide and help hajis.
IFF Dammam had a special team deployed for Hajj service which was started by a gathering in Dammam, with distribution of uniforms and ID cards by Mr. Attaullah, the head of Dammam team. He notified with do’s and don'ts to be followed during the service.
Volunteers were divided into teams in different areas lead by respective captains. IFF volunteers were seen helping the hajis in several different ways and coordinating with different service groups to fulfill the needs of the hajis. They also tried their best to make this journey more comfortable and easier for the Hajis.
The volunteers were provided with route map of MINA to assist the hajis to reach their desired destination.
Though it was a tough for the volunteers to serve continuously for 12-14 hours on field they completed their task with utmost care and dedication. Below are few highlights and positive moments of the volunteers.
volunteers were seen physically lifting the hajis and taking them to their accommodation at MINA.
Hajis were provided with food materials, provided with waters, umbrellas and sandals.
Volunteers were continuously seen assisting hajis by carrying their baggage and helping the old/disabled ones to move them in a wheelchair.
Volunteers were seen guiding the misguided and lost hajis to their respective accommodation.
Volunteers were seen interacting with hajis from different nationalities and guiding them in spite of being unfamiliar of the language.
The journey ended up on the 13th dhul hajj by assisting and supporting the hajis reach their respective buildings at Aziziya.
Adequate food, comfortable accommodation, medical aids and good transportation were provided for the volunteers at Makkah from IFF.
Mr. Attaullah appreciated the volunteers for the hard work and motivated them to participate in the upcoming years to serve the hajis.
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Five killed, 11 injured as tempo carrying family collides with bus in UP's Bahraich
Bahraich (UP), Apr 15 (PTI): Five members of a family, including two children, were killed and 11 others injured when a double-decker bus collided head-on with a tempo on the Bahraich-Gonda highway on Tuesday, an official said.
All the victims were relatives and were heading to attend a family function when the accident occurred, District Magistrate Monika Rani said.
The incident took place near Payagpur when the tempo carrying 16 people from Hirai Purwa village collided with the bus coming from the opposite direction.
"The family was heading to Koluhwa village to attend a wedding reception. The tempo driver was trying to overtake a tractor when it collided with the bus,” Monika Rani told reporters.
The deceased have been identified as Amjad (45), Fahad (5), Azim (12), Maryam (65), and Munni (45). All five died on the spot, the official said.
The injured, all women and children, have been admitted to the Maharishi Balark district hospital in Bahraich. According to hospital sources, their condition is stable but some of them remain under observation.
Speaking to reporters at the hospital, the mother of one of the deceased children said, "We had booked the tempo to attend the wedding reception of Mohammad Yakub in Koluhwa. All of us were from the same family. Five of our family members have died, while several others are in serious condition."
Monika Rani and SP Ramnayan Singh visited the hospital to take stock of the situation, sources said.
“We have instructed the medical staff to provide all necessary treatment to the victims," Monika Rani said. ASP (City) Ramanand Prasad Kushwaha said the injured have been identified as Zainab (58), Nisha (36), Saba (15), Wajid (4), Sania (22), Tabassum (18), Alsifa (50), Wajihat (18), Aleemunisha (40), Najam (45) and Zaituna (65), all residents of Hirai Pur village.
Tempo driver Amjad, who was killed in the accident, was also a resident of the same village, the officer said. Kushwaha said the double-decker bus, which plies on the Delhi-Gonda route, was heading to Gonda after dropping passengers. There were no passengers on the bus at the time of the accident.
The driver of the bus, along with the vehicle, has been taken into custody, the officer said, adding that police have launched a probe after sending the bodies for autopsy.
