Mangaluru: The Shepherds' International Academy's annual day celebrations held
Mangaluru: The Shepherds' International Academy, celebrated its 4th Annual Day with great fervour on 22nd December 2022 at Town Hall in Mangalore with the theme “Illume -Be The Light”.
The stage was set up inline according to the theme. The Chief guests were escorted by the school cabinet head boy Master Ahsan Hassan and Principal Lubna Banu along with the band.
Principal of the PA First Grade College, Psychologist, Mind Trainer & Coach Dr. Surfraz J. Hasim was the Chief Guest. Chairman Ar. Mohammed Nissar, Gen. Secretary and trustee Mohammed Rizwan, Treasurer & Trustee Sajid A.K. and Trustees S.M. Farooq, Nazim AK, Naushad AK, Principal Lubna Banu and CAO Hasan Yusuf graced the occasion.
The formal programme MC was Ms. Rubina Sathar who addressed the gathering and began the programme. The school prayer was recited by Master Abdurrahman Asif Bolar & Miss Hafsah Bint Ameer. School anthem was sung by grade-4 students. The Chief guests, parents and well wishers were given a rousing welcome by Principal Ms. Lubna Banu. Prizes were given away to the students in the category of proficiency award, merit certificates for students scoring distinction in each subject, perfect attendance award and rising star award for students bringing accolades to the school, by the chief guest Dr. Surfraz J.Hasim, Chairman Ar Mohammed Nissar and the Principal Ms.Lubna Banu.
The school annual report was read by Ms. Sumyya Farheen the coordinator of SIA. The details of achievements, activities and academics were presented to the parents. Formal vote of thanks was given by Ms. Reshma K. Chief guest Dr. Surfraz J. Hasim appreciated the school activities and efforts. In his talk he reminded the parents to take special care in the upbringing of the children and also to be focused on positive thinking and positive mind set up towards education and practical life. Chairman Ar. Mohammed Nisar announced scholarship facility for the deserving student in memory of the SIA trustee late S.M. Basheer. He congratulated and thanked the staff and students for their dedication and passion towards the school.
Little stars Mehreen Mujeeb Shaikh and Ashil Ibrahim Irfan from Mont-3 were the MC for cultural programme by the Montessori students. Numa Mariam Moideen from Grade-4 and Abdulla Shawaiz from Grade-3 were the star MC for the cultural programme performed by the graders.
The talented students rocked the stage with their mesmerizing cultural events such as action songs, skits, nasheed and Karate skills. Under the guidance of Principal, the cultural programme was planned by the co-ordinator and programme convenor Ms. Sumayya Shaikh, Ms. Sameera Sharief & Ms. Sajida Fathima. Vote of thanks for the formal programme was given by Master Mohammed Marwan Faheem, he extended his gratitude to the Chief guest Dr. Surfraz J. Hasim, Chairman Ar. Mohammed Nissar, Managing director Dr. Nafeesa Shareen, Trustees, Principal, CAO Hasan Yusuf, parents, well wishers, Teachers, Non-teaching staff and the Students.
The programme was concluded with national anthem.
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The Kerala Story 2: Slow ticket sales on first day of film's release
Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi/Kozhikode (PTI): A day after the Kerala High Court paved the way for the release of the 'The Kerala Story 2-Goes Beyond' film, ticket sales of the movie are slow, but are expected to pick up in the coming days, theatre owners said.
In some theatres in the state capital, according to figures on the online movie ticket booking app, BookMyShow, ticket sales are very low.
In the PVR theatre at the Lulu Mall in Thiruvananthapuram, there were only 68 bookings till 10 am for the four shows scheduled for the day, according to BookMyShow figures.
In Kochi, Suresh, the owner of the popular Shenoy theatre, said there were around 50 per cent bookings for the four shows scheduled during the day.
"The bookings are more for the evening and night shows," he told PTI.
He said that the number of shows to be screened in the coming days will be decided based on the first day's ticket sales.
At the same time, Suresh also said that it was a slow start when the first movie -- 'The Kerala Story' -- was released in 2023.
"The bookings had slowly picked up, and there was a good collection," he said.
At Kozhikode city's Crown Theatre, a similar trend was seen last time in 2023, its owner Vinod Iyer said.
This time, the bookings are "very poor" for the four shows scheduled in his theatre for the day, Iyer told PTI.
He said that the reasons for it might be that the bookings were opened late on Friday, and people might be waiting for the reviews before making a decision.
Even in various other theatres in the city, bookings are very low, and some have cancelled shows as a result, he said.
"Hopefully, things will improve in the coming days as they did the first time," Iyer said.
A division bench of the Kerala High Court on Friday had paved the way for the release of 'The Kerala Story 2-Goes Beyond' film by staying the single judge order, which had put on hold the movie's screening for 15 days.
The bench had said that the single judge's finding that guidelines for certification have not been borne in mind by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) were "merely on the basis of a few clippings and without viewing the movie" and therefore, it "cannot be countenanced".
It had further said that once a certificate has been issued, there is, prima facie, a presumption that the authority concerned has taken into account all the guidelines, including public order.
"In the light of the afore discussions, we are of the view that the impugned order dated February 26, 2026 interdicting the release of the movie is only to be stayed and we do so. Ordered accordingly," the bench had said on an appeal moved by the film's producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah against the single judge's order.
The single judge, on Thursday, held that prima facie there was a manifest non-application of mind to the requirement of law by the censor board, CBFC.
The judge also said that "the possibility of communal disharmony or denigration of a community also being prima facie involved in the movie", and its release without scrutiny by the higher authorities would be legally improper.
The court had further said that the content of the film's teaser has "a prima facie potential to distort public perception and disturb communal harmony".
