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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Sanjay Raut demands re-election, alleges irregularities in EVMs during Maharashtra polls
Mumbai, Nov 25: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday demanded a re-election in Maharashtra using ballot papers, claiming there were irregularities with the electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Talking to reporters, Raut alleged several complaints about EVMs malfunctioning and questioned the integrity of the recently held elections.
The BJP-led Mahayuti won 230 out of 288 seats in the assembly elections, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi managed 46 seats, with Shiv Sena (UBT) winning just 20 out of 95 seats it contested.
"We have received nearly 450 complaints regarding EVMs. Despite raising objections repeatedly, no action has been taken on these issues. How can we say these elections were conducted fairly? Hence, I demand that the results be set aside and elections be held again using ballot papers," Raut said.
Citing some instances, he said a candidate in Nashik reportedly received only four votes despite having 65 votes from his family, while in Dombivli, discrepancies were found in EVM tallies, and election officials refused to acknowledge the objections.
The Sena (UBT) leader also questioned the credibility of the landslide victories of some candidates, saying, "What revolutionary work have they done to receive more than 1.5 lakh votes? Even leaders who recently switched parties have become MLAs. This raises suspicions. For the first time, a senior leader like Sharad Pawar has expressed doubts about EVMs, which cannot be ignored."
Asked about the MVA's poor performance in the elections, Raut rejected the idea of blaming a single individual.
"We fought as a united MVA. Even a leader like Sharad Pawar, who commands immense respect in Maharashtra, faced defeat. This shows that we need to analyse the reasons behind the failure. One of the reasons is EVM irregularities and the misuse of the system, unconstitutional practices, and even judicial decisions left unresolved by Justice Chandrachud," he said.
Raut stressed that though internal differences might have existed within the MVA, the failure was collective.
He also accused the Mahayuti of conducting the elections in an unfair manner.
"I cannot call the elections fair given the numerous reports of discrepancies in EVMs, mismatched numbers, and vote irregularities across the state," Raut said.
