Qatar Indian Social Forum grants membership to Bihar natives as part of membership campaign
Qatar Indian Social Forum as a part of its membership campaign granted memberships to Bihar natives, the campaign was organized by the Kerala Chapter of the organisation.
Forum’s Delhi State Secretary Ghulam Rasool introduced the social forum and current political scenario in Northern parts of India, especially in the Bihar state where the assembly elections are scheduled for next month.
The PDA (Progressive Democratic Alliance), currently formed in Bihar, is determined to work for the victory of the leading parties, including the SDPI, he added.
SDPI National Secretary Dr. SS Awad Sharif spoke during the webinar meeting. In his address, he urged participants to be aware of the anti-Muslim, Dalit moves of the ruling NDA in Bihar.
Social Forum Central Committee Vice President Salam Kunnummal inaugurated the event by felicitating the new members of the forum. QISF Block Committee President Subair Vallapuzha presided over the function.
ICBF and Daman Insurance jointly introduced the insurance policy for NRIs at the meeting. Block Secretary Ismail Chavakkad concluded the program with a vote of thanks.
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A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake shakes Indonesia's Java Island, felt in Jakarta
Jakarta, Apr 27: A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the southern part of Indonesia's main island of Java on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or significant property damage.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck 102 kilometers (63 miles) south of Banjar city at a depth of 68.3 kilometers (42.4 miles). There was no tsunami warning.
High-rises in the capital Jakarta swayed for around a minute and two-story homes shook strongly in the West Java provincial capital of Bandung and in Jakarta's satellite cities of Depok, Tangerang, Bogor and Bekasi. The quake was also felt in other cities in West Java, Yogyakarta and East Java province, according to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency.
The agency warned of possible aftershocks.
Earthquakes are frequent across the sprawling archipelago nation, but they are rarely felt in Jakarta.
Indonesia, a seismically active archipelago of 270 million people, is prone to seismic upheaval because of its location on major geological faults known as the Pacific “Ring of Fire.”
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake in 2022 killed at least 602 people in West Java's Cianjur city. It was the deadliest in Indonesia since a 2018 quake and tsunami in Sulawesi killed more than 4,300 people.
In 2004, an extremely powerful Indian Ocean quake set off a tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people in a dozen countries, most of them in Indonesia's Aceh province.
