Indian Social Forum celebrates Kannada Rajyotsava in Al-Khobar
Saudi Arabia, November 5: The Indian Social Forum Karnataka State division recently celebrated Kannada Rajyotsava at Gulf Darbar Restaurant at Al-Khobar in Saudi Arabia to commemorate formation day of Karnataka state.
The event was inaugurated by displaying the Kannada flag and playing state anthem of Karnataka followed by series of events like Kannada skit, felicitation ceremony, recitation of Kannada poems, quiz competition and stage programmes .
Indian Social Forum Karnataka State Eastern Province president Mohammad Shareef presided over the event.
Delivering the keynote speech, ISF State committee member Arif Jokatte highlighted the importance of Kannadigas’ role in building peaceful nation. Indian Fraternity Forum General Secretary Sajid Valavoor, Mohsin from Karkala Association of Saudi Arabia, Nizar from Rezayath Sparrow Company, Syed Safdar from Indian Embassy School of Dammam, Jamiatul Falah Dammam president Nizamuddin and DKSC Eastern Province president Hathim Kanchi were present as Chief Guests.
Documentary video was displayed during the event depicting the Karnataka’s beauty and unity in diversity . ISF Dammam Block team played an eloquent and funny skit which showed the variety of the Kannada language within different regions of Karnataka and the generous and kind attitude of Kannadigas. Spot quiz, pick & speech, Kannada songs and other cultural programmes were also held during the event.
Dakshina Karnataka Sunni Center (DKSC) was felicitated for successfully establishing various educational institutions under the umbrella of ‘Al-Ihsan Educational Trust’ at Muloor in Udupi. DKSC representatives Hathim Kanchi, Abdul Azeez Muduthota, Ismail Katipalla and Basheer Vardara received the memento.
Jamiathul Falah was also felicitated for its contribution in the field of education in Coastal Karnataka since 30 years. Jamiatul Falah representatives Nizamuddin Sheikh, Imran Karkala, Shareef Karkala and Azeem Alam received the memento.
ISF president Mohammad Shareef, State Committee members Arif Jokatte and Shareef Addoor felicitated the respective organizational representatives. ISF members Shareef Krishnapura welcomed the gathering. Irshad Haleyangadi hosted the event and Rizwan Sastana delivered the vote of Thanks.
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England sticking with Key, McCullum and Stokes despite Ashes humbling
London (AP): England is not sacking anybody following the 4-1 Ashes loss in Australia.
A review of the tour by the England and Wales Cricket Board, announced within hours of the final match in January, was concluded on Monday. Firing people would “be the easy thing to do,” ECB chief executive Richard Gould said but he insisted, "This is not the time to throw everything out."
Managing director Rob Key, coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes kept their jobs after the best England side to go to Australia in 14 years lost the Ashes in 11 days with two games to spare.
“Moving people on can sometimes be the easy thing to do. That's not the route that we're going to take,” Gould said. “I've seen the driving ambition and determination that we're lucky enough to have within our leadership group to take the lessons from the Ashes and move forward.”
Gould previously was the chief executive of Bristol City soccer club and said the ECB would not follow the same route as soccer's hire-and-fire culture.
“Cricket is a very unique sport in that it takes a team of leadership ... it's not like football where there's a single point of failure or success with a manager," he said. He added the ECB would not “select or deselect management based on a popularity campaign.”
The main criticisms of England's tour were poor preparation, player misbehavior, and selection mistakes.
At a press conference at Lord's, Gould and Key said McCullum and Stokes have not had a “bust up,” they did not want McCullum to “completely change” but “to evolve,” the behavior of some players was “unprofessional,” there will be more consequences for underperforming, and a commitment to “better long-term planning” ahead of major test series.
Some changes were already implemented for the Twenty20 World Cup, where England reached the semifinals. Gould implied that performance saved McCullum.
Key acknowledged that England supporters would be disappointed to see the management team go unpunished.
“I know people want punishment and that people then should be sacked for that,” Key said. “That doesn't mean we don't feel like we've gone through some serious pain: Brendon, myself, Ben. It's been as tough a time as I think I've had.”
