Seven students honoured with BJM-Mangalore’s M.A. Ghani Awards for Academic Excellence
MANGALURU, Oct 08: The second edition of the prestigious M.A. Ghani Awards for Academic Excellence instituted by the Bhatkali Jamatul Muslimeen, Manguluru was held here yesterday.
Seven students bagged the awards and one student was given a special award. The event held on Sunday at the scenic Boat Club on the banks of Gurupura river at Sultan Battery here, was a resounding success and was graced by large crowd of Bhatkalis settled in Mangalore. The event, held from 11 am to 4.30 pm, also comprised of welcome drink, fellowship, sumptuous lunch, snacks, games and raffle draw.
Speaking on the occasion, Maulana Abdul Aleem Khateeb, Imam and khateeb of Jamia Masjid, Bhatkal lauded the activities of Mangalore Jamat and appealed to the parents, “Along with academic excellence and marks, they should focus more on developing students with good character to face the future.” Mohiddin Altaf Kharoori, general secretary of Majlis E Islah wa Tanzeem, Bhatkal, was honoured on the occasion for Tanzeem receiving the recent Achiever’s Award by Vijay Karnataka newspaper. He said, “The Mangalore Jamat is rendering excellent services to the community and I thank the Jamat for the honour it has bestowed on Tanzeem for winning the Achiever’s Award.” Mohtesham Abdul Bari was also honoured for his patronage to the Mangalore Jamat.
S.M. Arshad, President of BJM, Mangalore, said, “We have set up an investment committee to help to provide jobs and investment opportunities for our people, especially the NRIs who have returned back or planning to shift to India because of the difficult situation in the Gulf countries.” The Jamat also felicitated Salim Kola whose daughter was appointed Attorney in the state of California, US.
The following students were awarded with M. A. Ghani Awards:
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Hafiz Shaqeeq Ahmed Ruknuddin (Iqra Arabic School – Mangaluru)
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Hafiz Abdul Raheem Mohtisham (Iqra Arabic School – Mangaluru)
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Miss Amal Ekkeri (Beary’s Public School, Hat Hill, Mangaluru)
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Miss Khadija Nufrah SJ (Beary’s Public School, Hat Hill Mangaluru)
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Mr. Muhammed Arfa Damda (St. Theresa’s School, Bendoorwell, Mangaluru)
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Mr. Ahmed Vaseel SJ (B.E.)(N.M.A.M Institute of Technology, NITTE – Mangaluru)
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Mr. Mohammed Ayyad (M.Tech) (N.M.A.M Institute of Technology, NITTE – Mangaluru) Dr. Fathima Isra Mohtesham – BDS (Srinivas Institute of Dental Sciences, Mukka, Mangaluru) was given a special award.
Earlier, Mohammed Iqbal Siddiqua recited the qiraat followed by welcome address by Imthiyaz Damda, general secretary of BJM. Sineen Sawood SM and her team sang the “Banungi Mein Hafize Quran” song followed by Alina Kulsum Kashaf Sada and Mehreen Talha Akrami and their teams rendered nazms. Haniya Imthiyaz Damda recited the names of Surahs while Abdurrahman Aftab Kola delivered a speech on the importance of education.
Daniel Mohtisham and his team conducted games and quiz. Aftab Kola and Moulana Dawood Khalifa compered the programme while Maulana Saalim Khalifa proposed the vote of thanks. SM Sawood, convenor of the event, thanked the people for gracing the occasion in large numbers. Executive committee members Mohammed Ansar Musba, Sada Hasan Bapa, Mohammed Husain Kharuri, Talha Akrami, SM Ashfaque, Tayyab Aliakbara, Ashraf Sada, Sameer Kashimji, Abdulla Musba and Abdul Azeem Damudi were present on the occasion.
Courtesy: www.bhatkallys.com
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Indian mobile hospital treats over 2,200 cyclone-hit people as New Delhi ramps up relief efforts in
Colombo (PTI): A mobile hospital set up by India in Sri Lanka has provided medical care to over 2,200 people affected by Cyclone Ditwah, as New Delhi ramped up its assistance to the flood-ravaged island nation with engineering support and delivery of fresh relief consignments, the Indian mission here said on Sunday.
Sri Lanka has been grappling with widespread flooding, landslides and severe infrastructure collapse triggered by the cyclone, leaving several districts isolated and severely straining the country's disaster-response capacity.
At least 627 people have been killed and 190 remain missing as of Sunday noon due to catastrophic floods and landslides caused by extreme weather conditions since November 16.
Sharing a social media post by the Ministry of External Affairs on its X handle, the Indian High Commission said a field hospital set up by India in Mahiyanganaya near Kandy has provided medical care to more than 2,200 people affected by the cyclone since December 5.
The hospital has also performed 67 minor procedures and three surgeries, it said. The field hospital was airlifted to Sri Lanka by an IAF C-17 aircraft along with a 78-member Indian medical team on Tuesday.
In another post, the mission said Indian Army engineers, working with Sri Lanka Army Engineers and the Road Development Authority, in Kilinochchi have begun removing a damaged bridge on the Paranthan–Karachchi–Mullaitivu (A35) road, a key route disrupted by the cyclone.
"This joint effort marks another step toward restoring vital connectivity for affected communities," it said.
India has additionally sent nearly 1,000 tonnes of food items and clothing contributed by the people of Tamil Nadu. Of these, about 300 tonnes reached Colombo on Sunday morning aboard three Indian Naval ships.
High Commissioner Santosh Jha handed over the supplies to Sri Lankan Minister for Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe.
India, on November 28, launched 'Operation Sagar Bandhu', a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) initiative, to aid Sri Lanka in its recovery from the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
Since the launch of the operation, India has provided about 58 tonnes of relief material, including dry rations, tents, tarpaulins, hygiene kits, essential cloths, water purification kits and about 4.5 tonnes of medicines and surgical equipment, the Indian mission said in a press release on Sunday.
Another 60 tonnes of equipment, including generators, inflatable rescue boats, Outboard Motors, and excavators, have also been brought to Sri Lanka, it said, adding that 185 tonnes of Bailey Bridge units were airlifted to restore critical connectivity along with 44 engineers.
Two columns of the National Disaster Response Force, comprising 80 experts and K9 units with specially trained dogs, assisted with immediate rescue and relief efforts in Sri Lanka.
Besides the field hospital in Mahiyanganaya, medical centres have also been set up in the badly hit Ja-Ela region and in Negombo. INS Vikrant, INS Udaygiri, and INS Sukanya provided immediate rescue and relief assistance to Sri Lanka.
Apart from the two Chetak helicopters deployed from INS Vikrant, two heavy-lift, MI-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force are actively involved in evacuations and airlifting relief material, the release said.
At the request of the Sri Lankan Disaster Management Centre, a virtual meeting was organised between DMC and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s National Remote Sensing Centre on Saturday.
Since the onset of the disaster, ISRO has been providing maps to assist DMC in its rescue efforts, the release said.
