Bearys Welfare Association's founder President MM Qureshi passes away
Mangaluru: Noted thinker, social worker, and founder of Bearys Welfare Association MM Qureshi passed away. He was 93 and died of a heart attack at his residence in Bengaluru on Thursday.
He is survived by four sons and six daughters.
Born on November 14, 1928, MM Qureshi was the first Beary Post-Graduate MA in Economics which he completed from Bombay University. He then started his professional career as a manager at Yenepoya Group. He later went on to become a successful businessman.
He started a timber business in Birur, Fish Manure, Fish Feeds, and Fertilizers Business in Kundapur, and later started jelly crusher in Bangalore. He then retired and was staying in Brahmavar.
He was the founder President of Bearys Welfare Association that he started.
During his last years, he was staying with one of his sons in Lingarajapuram.
"The death of MM Qureshi, who has done so much for the development of Bearys Community and founded an organisation like Bearys Welfare Association is an irreplaceable loss to the entire community" Bearys Group President Syed Mohammed Beary said while expressing his condolence over MM Qureshi's death.
"I am deeply saddened to learn about the death of Mr. M.M. Qureshisab. Around three & a half decades ago, when there was serious identity crises among the Bearys & at a time when the Bearys were ashamed to be called as Bearys, The Bearys Welfare Association was founded in Bangalore under the inspiring leadership of Mr.Kureshi. We all have the fond memories of working closely with him in the formative years of this movement. The Beary community will remain indebted to him for this far sighted initiative of his, which today has set the community on a march towards collective progress. May Allah almighty reward him abundantly for his yeomen service to the community", Umar Teekay, Chairman of Teekays Group said.
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India-bound LPG tanker clears Hormuz
New Delhi (PTI): A tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for India has sailed out of the Strait of Hormuz and is now headed towards the country, an official statement said on Sunday.
The Marshall Islands-flagged LPG carrier MT Sarv Shakti, loaded with 46,313 tonnes of LPG and staffed by 20 crew, including 18 Indians, cleared the key shipping chokepoint on May 2 and is expected to reach Visakhapatnam on May 13, it said.
The cargo -- enough to meet half a days requirement of the country -- will partly tide over supply constraints being faced since the start of the West Asia conflict more than two months back.
Ship-tracking data showed its position in Oman Gulf on Sunday evening.
The very large gas carrier has previously made runs between the Persian Gulf and Indian ports, has been chartered by state-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
Sarv Shakti is the first India-linked tanker to cross the war zone since a weeks-old US blockade of ships tied to Iran began, pushing transits through Hormuz back down to almost zero.
There are as many as 14 Indian flagged or India-owned vessels still stranded on the west side of the Strait of Hormuz.
The statement said no incident involving Indian-flagged vessels has been reported in the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is working closely with the Ministry of External Affairs, Indian missions and maritime stakeholders to ensure crew welfare and uninterrupted operations.
The Directorate General of Shipping (DG Shipping) control room has handled 8,373 calls and more than 17,965 emails since activation, including 38 calls and 127 emails in the last 24 hours.
India has also facilitated the repatriation of more than 2,953 seafarers so far, including 31 in the past day from across the Gulf region.
Port operations across the country remain normal with no congestion reported, the statement added.
