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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Bengaluru customs arrest Bangkok flyer with drugs worth 2.8 crores at KIAL
Bengaluru: Customs sleuths on Tuesday arrested a passenger arriving from Bangkok at the Kempegowda International Airport for allegedly trafficking drugs.
During routine checking at the airport, customs officials seized a large quantity of hydroponic cannabis from the passenger’s luggage.
Officials said around 8 kg of hydroponic cannabis was recovered, with its estimated market value pegged at approximately Rs 2.8 crore.
In a separate case on the same day, customs officials recovered about 900 grams of ganja, worth around Rs 31.5 lakh, from another passenger who had arrived from Hong Kong.
According to the officials, both passengers had concealed the narcotic substances inside their luggage in an attempt to evade detection.
The customs department has taken both the accused into custody and have initiated questioning.
A probe in connection with the incident is underway, and legal action is being pursued against them under the relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
