Mangaluru: Malabar Gold and Diamonds provides financial support to 14 families to construct houses
Company says move was CSR initiative
Mangaluru: As a part of its CSR initiative in the city, Malabar Gold & Diamonds Mangalore distributed Housing Charity Cheques providing financial support to 14 families for the construction of their house.
Abdul Raheem (Managing Director Of Shalimar), Ahmed Basheer (Managing Director Of Group-4), Padmaraja R (Notary, Treasurer Of Shri Gokarnanath Temple, President Guru Beladingalu), Jacinta Vijay Alfred (Corporator Of Falnir), Asif Deals (Founder Of Ngo Team B-Human), Karunakaran Along with Store Head of Mangalore Mr. Sarath and other Management team members were present during the event.
“Malabar Housing Charitable Trust was established in 2004 to provide partial financial aid for the construction of houses for the homeless. We help people partially or completely in the construction of houses. In certain circumstances if we come to know that people who are in need are not able to get any other means to construct their houses, we will provide complete support” an official press statement from the company stated.
“CSR activities are at the core of the Malabar Group’s corporate responsibility right from the days of inception. Over the last two decades the group has contributed substantially to the welfare of the society through CSR activities such as supply of free lifesaving medicines, financial aid for the construction of houses for the homeless people, women empowerment programs like student scholarships, helping deprived and downtrodden families who are struggling to meet the marriage expenses of their daughters and environment protection activities, etc” it added.
Malabar Group of Companies Chairman M P Ahammed said, “As part of the CSR, the group will lay more stress on areas like building houses for the homeless, environmental conservation, women empowerment, Medical & Educational sectors” in India this will provide a lot of improvement in the life of needy people.
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Barber held for beating man to death over 'bidi' in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.
A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.
The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.
According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.
"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.
An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
