KCF invites application for free mass marriage programme
Dubai, July 04: Karnataka Cultural Foundation (KCF) has invited applications from eligible candidates for free mass marriage.
The KCF announced one of the five major programs launched by the UAE National Committee the mass marriage programme as part of its completion of five years. To make the five-year completion event memorable, this decision was made in the presence of representatives of KCF national leaders, ICF, and RSC in Abu Dhabi on June 29.
Speaking at the occasion, head of the Programme Directorate Committee Shaikh Bava Mangaluru said that the program is intended to be held in September and will pay five pawns of gold and a pair of wedding dress to the bride and groom, with the full cost of the wedding.
National Committee members Abdul Hameed Saadi, who was speaking after inaugurating the function, said “the arrangements of drinking water will be made, will select five poor students and train them for IAS or IPS or any civil-service exam. Will strive to complete the massive KCF Madrasa scheme to complete in 2018 itself”.
Consumer Division of the KCF units or the National General Secretary's WhatsApp (00971557687004) can be contacted to obtain a mass marriage application.
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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.”
