Beary community needs to up the ante in the field of education: U T Khader
Dubai BCF distributes educational scholarships and sewing machines
Mangaluru: MLA U T Khader on Sunday asserted that the Beary community should evolve in the field of education and work towards excelling in the field.
Noting that the community has achieved great height in the field of education and the youth of the community has turned up in making it possible, Khader said "There are no limits when it comes to education and an individual or organisation should never stop thriving for gaining more knowledge".
He was speaking at an event organised by Bearys Cultural Forum Dubai and Bearys Cultural Forum Trust Mangaluru in association with Talent Research Foundation at Town Hall.
After the inauguration of the event by Khader, scholarships were distributed among shortlisted deserving students while also distributing sewing machines to 60 women to encourage self employment among them.
Khader during his address advised the youth of the community to rise above being active only on social media as it will not help in building a strong community or nation.
"Dreaming alone will not take you anywhere in life unless you work towards fulfilling it" Khader added.
Bearys Cultural Forum Dubai President, B.K Yusuf in his address noted that the organisation has been helping the deserving students economically for last 17 years and this year it aims to provide scholarships to at least 480 students from PU colleges to Masters programs.
The function was attended by the chief guest Ivan D'souza, DCP Arunamshu Giri, Mangaluru City Corporation Commissioner, Mohammed Nazeer, former minister Vinay Kumar Sorake, ex-MLA Moideen Bava, Chairman of Bearys Chamber of Commerce and Industries S.M Rasheed Haji, Talent Research Foundation's founder president Abdul Rauf Puthige, Prof. UT Iftikhar, Syndicate member of RGUHS, Sulthan Gold Managing Director Abdul Ravoof, KCCI President P.B. Abdul Hameed, businessmen Haji K.S. Sayyed Karnire, Mohammed Harish Mukka, SA Shareef, SM Mustafa, Hidaya Foundation Founding director Khasim Ahmed, Hyder Parthipady, B.A. Mohammed Haneef, Khalid Ujire, Basheer Baikampady, Aziz Baikampady, Hussain Katipalla, Zahida Jaleel and others.
BCF Scholarship Committee President M E Muloor detailed about the organisation plans and operations for future. B.M Mumtaz Ali welcomed the gathering, Professor of Pumpwell Takwa Islamic School Hafil Salman recited Qirath.
UAE London American City College Director, Prof. Dr. Kapu also addressed the event with career guidance while Qazi Ibrahim Musliyar concluded the event with Dua. Rafeeq Master Comperred the event.
The chief guests President of state minority Association G.A Bava , Abu Dhabi Beary's welfare forum President Mohammed Ali Ucchil, businessmen Ashraf Karnire, Abdulla Madumoole and achievers of different fields Dr. Mariam Anjum Iftikhar, Dr. Najib Behzad Mohammed, Dr.Salma Suhana and Tabassum of Sneha Deepa were felicitated.
Student of Renjala Badriya Madrasa 5th standard Fathimat Nishma, Parappu Hidayatussibiyath Madrasa 7th grade student Fathimat Shaza, Noorul Islam Madrasa 12 grade's Asmeena and 10th grader Razna MA were awarded with BSF Madrasa excellence award.
Uppinangady Indraprastha school SSLC student Taj Amisha, Hebri SR PU college student Raeesa, Babbukatte Hira College commerce student Uzre Kairuneesa and khadija Ansa of arts department were also awarded for academic excellence.
Amaan KA of Uppinangady Indraprastha PU college and UA. Nachiketh Kumar were awarded BSF Youth scientist award.
Students of Crescent English Medium School presented cultural programs towards the end of the event.
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ED arrests Sandeepa Virk, 'cosmetologist' for alleged money laundering
New Delhi, Aug 13 (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday it has arrested a woman, who claims to be an actor and a cosmetologist, under the anti-money laundering law in a case of alleged fraud and misrepresentation.
The agency said the purported links of the woman, Sandeepa Virk, with a Reliance Group executive, Angarai Natarajan Sethuraman (President, Corporate Affairs), are also under its scanner. Sethuraman, in a statement, denied any connection with Virk or any transactions related to her.
Virk was taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Tuesday after searches were conducted against her and her associates in Delhi and Mumbai over the last two days.
A special court sent her to the ED's custody till August 14, the agency said. The woman claims to be the owner of a skin care products selling website named hyboocare.com, which the ED claimed was a "front" for money laundering.
She and her associates are being probed for allegedly exerting undue influence through "misrepresentation" and "defrauding" individuals by soliciting money under false pretences.
According to an Instagram ID of Virk, she is an actor and entrepreneur and the founder of the said website.
The federal agency said in a statement that the woman was also "in touch with" Sethuraman, former director of erstwhile Reliance Capital Limited.
She was communicating with him regarding "illegal liaisoning", the ED claimed, adding that the searches at Sethuraman's residence "confirmed" these allegations.
"Besides, diversion of funds for personal benefit has also been unearthed during the course of the search action," it said.
The ED alleged that public money worth about Rs 18 crore belonging to Reliance Commercial Finance Limited (RCFL) was disbursed to Sethuraman in 2018 by "flouting" prudent lending norms.
The funds were lent under terms that allowed a deferment of the principal amount as well as the interest, with multiple waivers granted and no due diligence conducted, it said.
The ED claimed that besides this, a home loan of Rs 22 crore was provided by Reliance Capital Limited by "violating" the prudential norms. "A large part of these loans are seen to have been eventually siphoned off and remained unpaid," it alleged.
Sethuraman, in a statement, dismissed the allegations as "baseless". He denied any connection with Virk or any transactions related to her.
Detailing about Virk's web portal, the agency said it purportedly sold FDA-approved beauty products. However, the ED said the products listed on the website have been found to be non-existent and the portal lacks a user registration option and is plagued by persistent payment gateway issues.
A scrutiny of the website uncovered minimal social-media engagement, an inactive WhatsApp contact number and an absence of transparent organisational details, all of which reinforce the finding of "non-genuine" commercial activity, the ED claimed.
"These factors, including limited product range, inflated pricing, false claims of FDA approval and technical inconsistencies, indicate that the website serves as a front for laundering funds," it said.
Another social media-hosted bio data of the woman said she is a certified cosmetologist.
The ED said several "incriminating" documents were seized during the searches and the statement of a man named Farrukh Ali, stated to be an associate of Virk, was recorded.
The money-laundering case stems from an FIR lodged by the Punjab Police.
Sethuraman said that the home loan he received from Reliance Capital was granted following due process and was secured by the property offered as collateral.
