Abad group chairman Hashim Usman Sait (85) passed away at his residence here on Saturday. He is survived by his children Anvar, Arif, Javeed, Yasmin, Nelupher, Jabeen, Suman and Kiran.
The funeral will be held on Sunday at Central Juma Masjid at noon.
The Kochi-headquartered Abad group was started by Mohammed Kasim Allana in 1894 and has branches across Kerala.
Hashim Usman Sait played a major role in expanding the business interests of the group, which is one of the leading players in hospitality field of Kerala.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India/ News Home> City> Kochi / TNN / February 26th, 2012
In an instance of triumph of will over circumstances, Raushan Jawwad, the fiesty 24-year-old from Jogeshwari who lost both her legs to a train accident in 2008 and later moved the Bombay high court to study medicine, managed to get the prefix of “doctor” attached to her name on Tuesday evening.
Jawwad Shaikh, her vegetable vendor father, and mother Ansary Khatoon, a homemaker, had tears in eyes when they saw people clap for their daughter while she was being conferred with the MBBS degree during the convocation ceremony.
Nine years after the accident, Raushan has become the first doctor in her family.
A bright student, she scored 92.15% in her Class X exam in 2008. A few months later, on October 16, 2008, she was pushed out of a crowded local train near Andheri station. She was on her way home after writing her college exam papers at Bandra’s Anjuman-i-Islam Girls College in the train when she fell on to the tracks and lost her legs under the moving train. Hearing Raushan’s screams, some commuters pulled the chain and the train was stopped. It took her a year to pull herself out of the trauma and resume her education.
“I am thankful to Allah for giving me the courage to continue my studies. I am now preparing for MD entrance. I want to start a hospital in my ancestral village in Azamgarh where many people face medical problems due to non-availability of good hospitals,” Raushan told TOI on Wednesday. She has expressed willingness to work for the poor in villages near Mumbai too. Last year, Raushan secured a first class in the final-year MBBS exam at KEM Hospital.
While the law allows only people with “up to 70% handicap” to study medicine, she was found to be 88% handicapped post the accident. To continue her education, Raushan had to put up a fight. She approached the Bombay high court seeking its intervention to secure an admission. Despite qualifying for the entrance exam, the government found her “unfit” to study medicine. The then high court Chief Justice Mohit Shah directed the state to give her admission. “When she can come all the way to court, why do you think she won’t be able to come to class?” asked Justice Shah.
Raushan stays with her parents, an older brother and younger sister in a 10-by-10-foot rented room in a Jogeshwari chawl.
“While studying at KEM, I used to stay in a college hostel. All my classmates, colleagues and teachers helped me a lot. The credit for my success goes to them too. They would always be very helpful and I never felt disabled when in their company,” said Raushan. When TOI first reported the accident, several people came forward to help Raushan financially. But her family did not even have a bank account.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> City News> Mumbai News / by Mateen Hafeez / TNN / March 12th, 2017
Ajgar Ali (left) and Mohammed Musthafa in Siliguri on Thursday
Siliguri:
Ever since they took the lead on Day I, Sheikh Ajgar Ali and Mohammed Musthafa never had to look back, emerging winners of the Biswa Bangla JK Tyre Himalayan Drive V – Tri-Nation 4-Wheeler TSD Rally – that concluded here on Thursday.
After driving more than 1250 km through forests, riverbeds, mountain roads and dirt tracks across India, Bhutan and Nepal over five days, the duo lifted the coveted HD 5 trophy.
Ajgar and Musthafa – the reigning National TSD (Time, Speed Distance) Rally champions – finished with 174 to win the competition for the second time. They had won the inaugural edition back in 2013. Deep Dutta and Prakash Muthusamy finished second, while Ashish Budhia and Calcutta’s Arindam Ghosh came third in the rally.
Talking about the experience, Ajgar, who comes from the village of Dighasipur (in Haldia), felt that things were more challenging for them on the first two days.
“The competition sector was really tough… The terrain was challenging. In Bhutan and Nepal the roads were really, really difficult. But I think it was far more challenging on Day I and II. Really hectic…,” the 36-year-old said after the prize distribution ceremony at a shopping mall.
Anurag Srivastava, district magistrate, Darjeeling, was the chief guest.
Ajgar added: “We started here (in Siliguri) and went to Paro. Thereafter, we went to Thimpu, then back to Paro again… Then Darjeeling, Hile (in Nepal) and back to Siliguri… So, one should understand how tough it was.”
Ajgar and Musthafa had to brave temperature of three-degrees Celsius in Paro. “In Nepal too, it wasn’t easy. The temperature was around 4-5 degrees Celsius,” Ajgar said.
“But thanks to the Himalayan Rally back in October, where the temperature was some minus five or six (degrees Celsius), we could survive the conditions in Paro and Nepal. That experience certainly helped.”
Ajgar’s navigator Musthafa thinks the duo were under more pressure, having taken the lead on the first day. “Look, this event was far more challenging for us because our performance in the past events weren’t too good.
“If you are the favourites in a competition, there’s bound to be extra pressure on you… The pressure of expectations… So, in that sense, the first day’s lead added to our pressure because everyone’s focus was on us and we were the team that others chased. Maintaining the lead was really difficult, from Day I to Day V.
“The rally was well and truly a roller-coaster…
“We, therefore, decided that we would just not look at the results and instead, concentrate on the basics. In any case, Ajgar and I share a wonderful rapport and we understand each other really well.
“The intensity was high and the end result is there for everyone to see,” said Musthafa, who comes from Erode.
The duo now look forward to the Uttarakhand Adventure Rally in April, where they will certainly be one of the favourites. “Honestly, our understanding developed ever since the first time we came together as a pair, which was at the Himalayan Drive (HD) I back in 2013.
“We won that as the understanding between the two of us had already developed well,” Musthafa said.
Ajgar and Musthafa, having won India’s premier rallies like the Raid de Himalaya and Desert Storm in the adventure categories, had come second in HD II and third in HD III.
source: http://www.telegraphindia.com / The Telegraph, Calcutta,India / Front Page> Sports> Story / by Sayak Banerjee / Friday – March 03rd, 2017
After traversing through the hills and the plains for over 1,250km in five days, Ajgar Ali (Kolkata) and co-driver Mohammed Mustafa (Erode) emerged a clear winner over nearest rivals Deep Dutta (co-driver Prakash Muthusamy) in the Biswa Bangla JK Tyre Himalayan Drive 5 here on Thursday.
Ajgar and Mustafa enjoyed the extra edge of a strong lead in the national class points table going into the final day. But the duo decided to stick to the basics. They showed great understanding from the start (Hile in Nepal) and reached here without having to nurse the car right through the journey.
“There was nothing much to do for us today. We had to just keep the car on the road for the title,” said Mustafa.
They were obviously thrilled to have clinched their maiden international title.
“We have driven together for five years and have been successful in about 50 TSD events. But this was our first international event. It was a totally new experience. We saw different countries, beautiful locations and lovely people and that set the winning mood for us,” he added.
Mustafa said they were under some pressure after taking the lead on the first day. “But we managed to come clean thanks to Ajgar’s brilliant drive. I was always confident of him. He also does not complicate things.”
Ajgar was pretty pleased as well and credited the title win to Mustafa’s clean work. “He did a great job right through.”
Having tasted success at the international stage, the former Himalayan
Drive champions promised to return next year. “We will be back and in
an even better shape to defend our title,” said Ajgar.
Ashish Budhia (co-driver Arindam Ghosh) had to rest content for the third place.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Sports> Other Sports / by Rayan Rozario / March 02nd, 2017
The third annual general body meeting of was held on February 23. The programme began with Qirat by Maher Mohammed.
Imam of Ujire Central Masjid, Abu Sufyan H I Ibrahim Madani, Hamed Saeed Al Ghamdi, Anwar Hussain Goodinabali, Kamaruddin Goodinabali, Amjad Khan Polya, Qasim Tolhath president of Al Ameen Riyadh unit and Usman Kotrody senior vice president of Al Ameen Dammam-Jubail unit were the chief guests at the function.
Dammam-Jubail unit president, Sahul Hameed Ujire welcomed the audience and the chief guests. Vice president S A Azeez of Al Ameen Dammam-Jubail Unit anchored the programme.
Azeez S A delivered a brief introduction of the educational and other activities carried out by Al Ameen Association Ujire and explained how Al Ameen worked all these years back home. He also thanked each and every member of the unit.
Ubaidullah Ujire, general secretary, presented the audit reports.
Qassim Tolhath, appreciated the efforts of the unit and took up the responsibility to dissolve the old committee and announce the newly formed committee. He also wished the new committee.
Sahul Hameed Ujire was named president unanimously for the third time.
Abu Sufyan H I Ibrahim Madani Imam of Ujire Central Masjid expressed his gratitude to all the members and thanked them for their dedicated service to the community.
Hamed Saeed Al Ghamdi, Anwar Hussain Goodinabali and Kamaruddin Goodinabali called on the office bearers to exercise their team spirit and tireless effort to serve the community and their complete dedication toward the noble cause.
Ubaidulla Ujire proposed the vote of thanks.
Al Ameen Dammam-Jubail unit executive committee members for the year 2017-2018 are as follows:
Sahul Hameed Ujire (president), Azeez S A (general secretary), Usman Kotrody (vice president), Ubaidulla Ujire (vice president), Farook Alankar (treasurer), Mansoor Kuntini (joint secretary) Siddik Charmadi (joint secretary) and Asif QTF (auditor).
Advising committee:
Yakoob U A, Yusuf U H, Mohammad Ali and Bava Hussain
Executive members:
Mehboob, Salahuddin, Mohammed Anees, Irfan, Hudaifa, Suhail, Zameer, Mansoor Athaje, Hameed Athaje, Abdullah Muguli, Rafeeq Muguli, Abdul Khader Halepete, Rafeek vital, Ashraf Bellur, Amjad Khan, Raheem Arkula, Yusuf Vitla, Ibrahim Khader, Mohammed Iqbal and Shamsuddin.
source: http://www.daijiworld.com / DaijiWorld.com / Home> Middle East / Thursday – March 02nd, 2017
When 30-year-old Abdul Jabbar Ponnodi from Bantwal of Dakshina Kannada district was 20 years old and wanted to complete his UG course like many of his friends, he developed back pains.
Abdul Jabbar Ponnodi
For nearly one-and-a-half years, he went to a local doctor and lived on painkillers. However, after two years when the pain increased, scanning and other medical tests revealed that Abdul had developed ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer.
Speaking to Bangalore Mirror, he said, “Gradually my legs lost strength, I lost bladder control. I was bedridden. I was operated upon, and after radiation therapy as well as chemotherapy for nine months, my condition improved. With almost two years of physiotherapy, my legs started regaining strength. With the help of special shoes, I started moving around, started using the scooter and also started working as a salesperson in a mobile phone shop.”
For almost seven years, he worked at the mobile centre. At the same time, he also started emceeing for programmes, worked on developing a mobile application for an online portal and was active on social media as well as writing short poems.
“Unfortunately, again there was a growth near my lungs last year. It was about 12 cm, but with medicines it was reduced to one cm. I was on medication for the next six months, only to notice the growth increase to 14 cm. With chemotherapy, it has been reduced to 8 cm. I have more sessions of chemo to go,” he said. In the last ten years, he has been counselling patients at a private nursing home and has also formed a WhatsApp group where they collect funds to help needy patients.
“Whenever I get to know that someone in a family or friend or relative is suffering from cancer, I go and speak to them. Disease should be restricted to the body and not to the mind. The body can be treated, but not the mind. It is important for people to follow a diet that has more natural food and avoid preservatives,” he said.
source: http://www.bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com / Bangalore Mirror / Home> News> State / by Bangalore Mirror Bureau / March 01st, 2017
