NRI Kannadiga businessman launches e-shopping website 'Fidaaa.com' in UAE; details here
Dubai: A reputed businessman from Uppinangady in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, Ahmed Bava, recently launched an e-shopping website for the people of United Arab Emirates (UAE) named Fidaaa.com with a mission “to make shopping in the United Arab Emirates easier”.
The website that was launched in September 2020, has various brands’ products lined up on the website for the delight of the buyers. The prominent brand's list that is available on the site includes Nikon, Gucci, Mercedes Benz, Canon, Sony, and among others apart from grocery products that are also available on the website.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati, Ahmed Bava noted one of the major ambitions to launch the venture was to provide employment and create job opportunities for the youth.
“World is changing very fast and at the same time, the business trends are also changing. The Internet plays a major role in the world today and everything around is happening on the internet. And especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, the market has altogether shifted on online platforms” Ahmed told Vartha Bharati.
Ahmed who is living in UAE for the last 15 years now aiming to create at least 50 job opportunities in the venture for now. “That is the idea which prompted the whole setup of Fidaaa.com and we hope to achieve it soon. We want to at least create 25-50 jobs in this venture” he said.
Apart from Fidaaa.com Ahmed owns a maintenance company, a Property Management Company, and a trading company. He is also one of the founding members of the Hidayah Foundation and served as the President of its Dubai unit for the 2017-18 term.
“As part of FIDAAA, our mission is to make shopping in the United Arab Emirates easier. We do this by providing suppliers with the tools they need to reach UAE customers for their products, and helping buyers find products and suppliers quickly and efficiently” a statement from Fidaaa.com adds.
“Buyers of these products are located in the United Arab Emirates and regions, exchanging hundreds of thousands of messages with suppliers on the platform every day” it further states.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
