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Kerala Polls 2021: New assembly to have 32 Muslim MLAs

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KERALA :

As many as 15 Muslim MLAs elected to the Kerala house are from Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).

Thiruvananthapuram: 

The newly elected 140-member Kerala Assembly will have a total of 32 Muslim MLAs, according to the Election Commission data released after counting of votes Sunday.

As many as 15 Muslim MLAs elected to the Kerala house are from Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) . The IUML had fielded 25 candidates in the 2021 elections – 15 of them have got elected.

The IUML had in 2016 elections won 18 seats, and the assembly had a total of 29 Muslim MLAs.

Other Muslim MLAs elected to the Kerala assembly are 03 from Congress, 09 from the CPI-M, 03 Independents and 01each from Indian National League and National Secular Conference.

In Kerala, the ruling LDF led by CPI-M has retained the power in the state winning a total of 99 seats against 41 seats won by Congress-led UDF.

Party-wise, CPI-M has won 62 seats, CPI has won 17 seats.

On the other hand Congress has won 21seats, IUML has won 15 seats, the remaining seats won by smaller constituent.

List of Muslim MLAs in Kerala

Following is the complete list of Muslims MLAs in Kerala along with the constituencies they represent.

1. ALUVA – ANWAR SADATH (Congress)

2. AMBALAPUZHA – H.Salam (Communist Party of India (Marxist))

3. BEYPORE – Adv. P. A MOHAMED RIYAS (Communist Party of India (Marxist))

4. ERANAD – P.K. Basheer (Indian Union Muslim League)

5. ERAVIPURAM – M. Noushad (Communist Party of India (Marxist))

6. GURUVAYOOR – N.K.AKBAR (Communist Party of India (Marxist))

7. KALPETTA – Adv.T SIDDIQU (Indian National Congress)

8. KODUVALLY – DR. M.K MUNEER (Indian Union Muslim League)

9. KONDOTTY – T V IBRAHIM (Indian Union Muslim League)

10. KOTTAKKAL – PROF. ABID HUSSAIN THANGAL (Indian Union Muslim League)

11. KOZHIKODE SOUTH – AHAMMAD DEVARKOVIL (Indian National League)

12. KUNNAMANGALAM – ADV. P. T. A RAHIM (Independent)

13. KUNNAMKULAM – A.C.MOIDEEN (Communist Party of India (Marxist))

14. KUTTIADI – K P KUNHAMMED KUTTI MASTER (Communist Party of India (Marxist))

15. MALAPPURAM – P. UBAIDULLA (Indian Union Muslim League)

16. MANJERI – Adv. U.A. LATHEEF (Indian Union Muslim League)

17. MANJESHWAR – A K M ASHRAF (Indian Union Muslim League)

18. MANKADA – MANJALAMKUZHI ALI (Indian Union Muslim League)

19. MANNARKAD – ADVOCATE. N. SAMSUDHEEN (Indian Union Muslim League)

20. NILAMBUR – P.V. ANVAR (Independent)

21. PALAKKAD – SHAFI PARAMBIL (Indian National Congress)

22. PATTAMBI – Muhammed Muhassin (Communist Party of India)

23. PERINTHALMANNA – NAJEEB KANTHAPURAM (Indian Union Muslim League)

24. SHORNUR – P. MAMMIKUTTY (Communist Party of India (Marxist))

25. TANUR – V.ABDURAHIMAN (National Secular Conference)

26. THALASSERY – Adv. A. N. SHAMSEER (Communist Party of India (Marxist))

27. THAVANUR – DR.K.T.JALEEL (Independent)

28. TIRUR – KURUKKOLI MOIDEEN (Indian Union Muslim League)

29. TIRURANGADI – K P A MAJEED (Indian Union Muslim League)

30. VALLIKKUNNU – ABDUL HAMEED MASTER (Indian Union Muslim League)

31. KASARAGOD – Nellikkunnu Abdul Khader Mohammed Kunhi, known as N. A. Nellikkunnu (Indian Union Muslim League)

32. VENGARA – P.K KUNJHALIKUTTY (Indian Union Muslim League)

source: http://www.ummid.com / Ummid.com / Home> India / by ummid.com News Network / May 02nd, 2021

Assam Polls 2021: New assembly to have 31 Muslim MLAs

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ASSAM :

As many as 15 Muslim MLAs elected to the Assam house are from All India Democratic Front (AIUDF)

Guwahati: 

The newly elected 126-member Assam Assembly will have a total of 31 Muslim MLAs, according to the Election Commission data released after counting of votes Sunday.

As many as 15 Muslim MLAs elected to the Assam house are from All India Democratic Front (AIUDF). AIUDF has won a total of 16 seats.

While 15 of the AIUDF candidates are Muslims, the 16th candidate is PHANIDHAR TALUKDAR who has won from the BHABANIPUR assembly seat.

The AIUDF had fielded 20 candidates in the 2021 elections – 16 of them have got elected. The AIUDF had in 2016 elections won 13 seats, and the assembly had a total of 30 Muslim MLAs.

“BJP to have 1 Muslim member”

Other Muslim MLAs elected to the Assam assembly are 15 from Congress and the remaining 01 from the Bharitya Janata Party (BJP). In the 2016 elections, 02 Muslims had won on BJP ticket.

Interestingly, the Congress has won a total of 29 seats – half of them are Muslims.

In Assam, the ruling NDA led by the BJP has retained the power in the state winning a total of 75 seats against 49 seats won by Congress-led UPA.

Party-wise, the BJP has won 59 seats, AGP has won 9 seats and UPPL has won 7 seats.

On the other hand Congress has won 30 seats, AIUDF has won 16 seats, the remaining seats won by smaller constituent.

List of Muslim MLAs in Assam

Following is the complete list of Muslims MLAs in Assam along with the constituencies they represent.

1. ALGAPUR – Nijam Uddin Choudhury (All India United Democratic Front)

2. BADARPUR – ABDUL AZIZ (All India United Democratic Front)

3. BAGHBAR – Sherman Ali Ahmed (Indian National Congress)

4. BARKHOLA – MISBAHUL ISLAM LASKAR (Indian National Congress)

5. BARPETA – ABDUR RAHIM AHMED (Indian National Congress)

6. BILASIPARA EAST – SAMSUL HUDA (All India United Democratic Front)

7. BILASIPARA WEST – HAFIZ BASHIR AHMED (All India United Democratic Front)

8. BOKAJAN – NUMAL MOMIN (Bharatiya Janata Party)

9. CHAYGAON – REKIBUDDIN AHMED (Indian National Congress)

10. CHENGA – ASHRAFUL HUSSAIN (All India United Democratic Front)

11. DALGAON – MAZIBUR RAHMAN (All India United Democratic Front)

12. DHING – Aminul Islam (All India United Democratic Front)

13. DHUBRI – NAZRUL HOQUE (All India United Democratic Front)

14. GAURIPUR – NIZANUR RAHMAN (All India United Democratic Front)

15. GOALPARA EAST – ABUL KALAM RASHEED ALAM (Indian National Congress)

16. GOALPARA WEST – ABDUR RASHID MANDAL (Indian National Congress)

17. GOLAKGANJ – ABDUS SOBAHAN ALI SARKAR (Indian National Congress)

18. HAILAKANDI – ZAKIR HUSSAIN LASKAR (All India United Democratic Front)

19. JALESWAR – Aftab Uddin Mollah (Indian National Congress)

20. JAMUNAMUKH – Siraj Uddin Ajmal (All India United Democratic Front)

21. JANIA – Rafiqul Islam (All India United Democratic Front)

22. KARIMGANJ SOUTH – SIDDEQUE AHMED (Indian National Congress)

23. KATIGORA – Khalil Uddin Mazumder (Indian National Congress)

24. KATLICHERRA – SUZAM UDDIN LASKAR (All India United Democratic Front)

25. LAHARIGHAT – DR. ASIF MOHAMMAD NAZAR (Indian National Congress)

26. MANKACHAR – MD. AMINUL ISLAM (All India United Democratic Front)

27. RUPOHIHAT – NURUL HUDA (Indian National Congress)

28. SALMARA SOUTH – WAZED ALI CHOUDHURY (Indian National Congress)

29. SAMAGURI – RAKIBUL HUSSAIN (Indian National Congress)

30. SARUKHETRI – JAKIR HUSSAIN SIKDAR (Indian National Congress)

31. SONAI – KARIM UDDIN BARBHUIYA (All India United Democratic Front)

source: http://www.ummid.com / Ummid.com / Home> India / by ummid.com News Network / May 03rd, 2021

WB Polls 2021: Humayun Kabir, 41 other Muslims elected to new assembly

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WEST BENGAL :

Mamata had fielded a total of 42 Muslims and 41 of them have won the 2021 West Bengal elections.

Kolkata: 

The newly elected 292-member West Bengal Assembly will have a total of 42 Muslim MLAs, according to the Election Commission data released after counting of votes Sunday.

All but one Muslim MLAs elected to the West Bengal house are from All India Trimnamool Congress (TMC).

The lone Muslim MLA who does not belong to the TMC is Md. Nawsad Siddique who has won the West Bengal 2021 state polls on Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party (RSMP) ticket.

Among the winners is Humayun Kabir, the police commissioner of Chandannagar near Kolkata who had quit the police force and joined the politics few months before the election.

Kabir hit the media headlines after he ordered the arrest of three BJP workers for “Goli Maro…(shoot the traitors)” slogans raised at a roadshow in January 2021.

“None of the BJP MLAs a Muslim”

The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has won a total of 77 seats, none of them is a Muslim.

On the other hand, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has won a total of 213 seats and retained the power in the state for the 3rd consecutive term.

In a worst electoral show, Congress and CPI-M could not win a single seat.

Interestingly, Asaduddin Owaisi had fielded 05 candidates. None of them could withstand the Mamata Tsunami.

Abbas Siddiqui’s Indian Secular Front (ISF) could also not win a single seat though it had fielded candidates in 26 assembly constituencies.

On the flipside, the number of Muslim MLAs elected in the 2021 West Bengal elections are less than 2016 and 2011 state elections when their tally was 56 and 59 respectively.

But on the positive side, Mamata had fielded a total of 42 Muslims and 41 of them have won the 2021 West Bengal elections.

“List of Muslim MLAs in West Bengal”

Following is the complete list of Muslims MLAs in West Bengal along with the constituencies they represent.

1. Amdanga – RAFIQUR RAHAMAN (All India Trinamool Congress)

2. Baduria – ABDUR RAHIM QUAZI (All India Trinamool Congress)

3. Basirhat Uttar – RAFIKUL ISLAM MONDAL (All India Trinamool Congress)

4. Beldanga – HASANUZZAMAN SK (All India Trinamool Congress)

5. Bhagabangola – IDRIS ALI (All India Trinamool Congress)

6. Bhangar – MD. NAWSAD SIDDIQUE (Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party)

7. Bharatpur – HUMAYUN KABIR (All India Trinamool Congress)

8. Canning Purba – SAOKAT MOLLA (All India Trinamool Congress)

9. Chakulia – AZAD MINHAJUL ARFIN (All India Trinamool Congress)

10. Chapra – RUKBANUR RAHMAN (All India Trinamool Congress)

11. Chopra – HAMIDUL RAHAMAN (All India Trinamool Congress)

12. Debra – HUMAYUN KABIR (All India Trinamool Congress)

13. Deganga – RAHIMA MONDAL (All India Trinamool Congress)

14. Domkal – JAFIKUL ISLAM (All India Trinamool Congress)

15. Farakka – MANIRUL ISLAM (All India Trinamool Congress)

16. Goalpokhar – MD. GHULAM RABBANI (All India Trinamool Congress)

17. Hariharpara – NIAMOT SHEIKH (All India Trinamool Congress)

18. Harischandrapur – TAJMUL HOSSAIN (All India Trinamool Congress)

19. Haroa – ISLAM SK NURUL (HAJI) (All India Trinamool Congress)

20. Islampur – ABDUL KARIM CHOWDHARY (All India Trinamool Congress)

21. Itahar – MOSARAF HUSSEN (All India Trinamool Congress)

22. Jalangi – ABDUR RAZZAK (All India Trinamool Congress)

23. Kaliganj – NASIRUDDIN AHAMED (LAL) (All India Trinamool Congress)

24. Kasba – AHMED JAVED KHAN (All India Trinamool Congress)

25. Ketugram – Sekh Sahonawez (All India Trinamool Congress)

26. Kolkata Port – Firhad Hakim (All India Trinamool Congress)

27. Kumarganj – TORAF HOSSAIN MANDAL (All India Trinamool Congress)

28. Lalgola – ALI MOHAMMAD (All India Trinamool Congress)

29. Magrahat Paschim – GIAS UDDIN MOLLA (All India Trinamool Congress)

30. Malatipur – ABDUR RAHIM BOXI (All India Trinamool Congress)

31. Metiaburuz – ABDUL KHALEQUE MOLLA (All India Trinamool Congress)

32. Monteswar – CHOWDHURY SIDDIQULLAH (All India Trinamool Congress)

33. Mothabari – YEASMIN SABINA (All India Trinamool Congress)

34. Murarai – DR MOSARRAF HOSSAIN (All India Trinamool Congress)

35. Nakashipara – Kallol Khan (All India Trinamool Congress)

36. Naoda – SAHINA MOMTAZ KHAN (All India Trinamool Congress

37. Panskura Paschim – PHIROJA BIBI (All India Trinamool Congress)

38. Raghunath Ganj – Akhruzzaman (All India Trinamool Congress)

39. Raninagar – ABDUL SOUMIK HOSSAIN (All India Trinamool Congress)

40. Rejinagar – RABIUL ALAM CHOWDHURY (All India Trinamool Congress)

41. Sonarpur Uttar – FIRDOUSI BEGUM (All India Trinamool Congress)

42. Sujapur – Md Abdul Ghani (All India Trinamool Congress)

source: http://www.ummid.com / Ummid.com / Home> India / by ummid.com News Network / May 03rd, 2021

Good Samaritans step in to bring food to corona patients, families

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With Covid cases surging, people are making doorstep delivery of meals to affected people.

Darjeeling, WEST BENGAL / NEW DELHI :

Mohammad Aman Qurashi is providing meals to 20-25 persons every day | Express

New Delhi : 

With the national capital feeling the brunt of the Covid-19 pandemic, several individuals and socio-religious groups are stepping up to provide doorstep delivery of cooked meals for the patients and their families. Some are even providing home-cooked food. After seeing several Covid-19 patients struggling for a healthy diet during their treatment, 31-year-old Raghav Pal Mandal revived his non-profit organisation— Youth Welfare Association (Delhi) to supply food to them.   

Raghav, who owns two start-ups, and his team of 36 volunteers are giving free food to nearly 200 people every day in different neighbourhoods in south Delhi.“The food is cooked at the homes of our volunteers as per their convenience and financial positions. Some arrange for 10 families every day while others are providing for 2-5 people. A vendor is also supporting us in this endeavour delivering 50 packets for free. The rest are handed over by the volunteers personally. A couple of people are helping with disposable food containers,” he said. 

Mohammad Aman Qurashi, 23, a student living in Jamia Nagar, mobilises resources individually and supplies meals to 20-25 persons every day in his neighbourhood. He seeks monetary help from friends and acquaintances. The food is prepared at a local mess run by a woman who was virtually out of work due to lockdown.“I provide a basic menu—chapati, daal and rice. I collect parcels and deliver them on my motorcycle to the Covid patients in need,” said Qurashi, who is from Darjeeling and pursuing post-graduation in business administration in the city. He has also been assisting a group of volunteers in Okhla, which organises oxygen refill for people.

“I am living alone in Delhi. Therefore, I understand how difficult it is to arrange food. This becomes more difficult when you are in isolation and down with Covid. I started this initiative and now my friends and other residents are extending help,” he said.Satish Upadhyay, former president of Delhi Unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and his team are sending food packets to about 600 city residents– mainly senior citizens or elderly who are staying alone and unable to get stuff home delivered.

Vikram Mittal, one of the volunteers of the team and in charge of the Greater Kailash area, said that several kitchens had been made operational and are serving foods to only Covid-affected people at different locations.“The offer is exclusively for people who couldn’t cook themselves or can’t afford. Separate in-charges have been appointed for different kitchens in Chandni Chowk, Janakpuri, Dwarka, Greater Kailash and several other locations,” said Mittal.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Good News / by Parvez Sultan, Express News Service / April 27th, 2021

Kochi businessman gives away 15 tempos for Covid fight, turns them into ambulances

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Thrikkakara (Palakkad) / Kochi, KERALA :

“I wondered if there is something I can do. My vehicles have been lying in the garage for months now, why not use them, I thought,” said Najeeb.

Najeeb in front of his tempo traveller that was recently converted into a Covid care ambulance by attaching first-aid kits and stretchers

Kochi : 

At a time when the state is grappling with the second wave of Covid, a Kochiite who owns a fleet of tempo travellers has decided to convert his vehicles into Covid-care ambulances, given the shortage of facilities in the district.

Recently, Najeeb Vellakal who hails from Thrikkakara himself faced a crisis when he couldn’t get a vehicle to drop his Covid positive staff to his hometown in Palakkad.  He converted one of his 20 tempo travellers under Zainul Travels into a Covid ambulance to drop his staff. “I removed all the seats except the long one in the back.

I bought a PPE kit for the driver and separated the driver’s cabin using a plastic sheet and dropped the Covid positive person in Palakkad,” said Najeeb, who has been in the vehicle  rental business for over 20 years. The incident, however, left him pondering over the struggles of common people during the pandemic. “I wondered if there is something I can do. My vehicles have been lying in the garage for months now, why not use them, I thought,” said Najeeb.

“It costs around Rs 10,000 to convert a traveller into an ambulance by adding stretchers, fixing oxygen cylinders and first aid kits,” he added. On a trial basis, the Ernakulam mayor suggested converting one vehicle into a Covid ambulance. 

“I am willing to convert the rest of my 15 vehicles into Covid ambulances if they agree,” Najeeb said. He also said that the ambulance will only charge an affordable rent from people, enough to pay the driver and get fuel.  The 43-year-old  has been working at Kakkanad Infopark arranging transportation for its employees. His business has been dull since work-from-home became the new norm.

You may contact Najeeb on 7907034416

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Good News / by Aishwarya Prabhakaran, Express News Service / April 28th, 2021

Bhopal auto driver sells wife’s jewellery, converts vehicle into free ambulance for Covid patients

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Bhopal, MADHYA PRADESH:

Javed Khan said he and his wife often saw painful visuals over TV, showing people die in the want of ambulance and also having to pay hefty sums to get the ambulances.

Javed Khan with his autorickshaw-ambulance in Bhopal (Photo | Special arrangement)

Bhopal :

A 34-year-old autorickshaw driver in MP capital has turned his bread-winning vehicle into free ambulance service. 

Meet Javed Khan, the Aishbag resident, who since the last three days has saved at least 15 lives by timely rushing them free of cost to different hospitals of Bhopal — which is among the top two Covid hotspots of MP.

Khan, the father of three kids (two daughters and a son), who also takes care of his three daily wage labourer brothers (who don’t have jobs owing to the corona curfew) sold his wife’s gold necklace for Rs 5,000 to fund his mission of rendering the free auto-rickshaw ambulance to Covid and other patients.

“I stocked three months’ ration for my family and subsequently used the money secured by selling wife’s necklace to fund the conversion of the autorickshaw into an ambulance. The 7 kg oxygen cylinder fitted in the auto-rickshaw has been gifted by social activist Bharti Jain,” Khan told The New Indian Express on Friday.

“Besides selling my wife’s chain, I’ve also stopped the payment of the instalment of Rs 10,500 on the purchase of the auto-rickshaw to ensure that my ambulance continues to run effectively and my family too doesn’t have any problems in the coming days. Some people have donated Rs 1,500 which too is helping my cause,” said Khan.

The money has been used to refill the cylinder, buy pulse oxymeter, sanitizer and  PPE kits and other protective gear to keep himself safe.

According to the father of three kids, for whom the auto-rickshaw was the lone bread-winner, he and wife often saw painful visuals over TV, showing people die in the want of ambulance and also having to pay hefty sums to get the ambulances.

“In agreement with my wife, I decided to start the autorickshaw-ambulance service which can be availed by anyone just by dialling my cell number 7999909494. In the last three days, I’ve rushed 15 Covid patients to hospitals, including AIIMS-BHOPAL, Hamidia Hospital and Paliwal Hospital. Even if people are willing to pay me, I tell them that this is for the human cause during the holy month of Ramzan,” Khan said.

While Khan is the lone autorickshaw driver to start this service, he also claims that there are 10-12 more autorickshaw drivers in the city, who are ready to operate a similar service if supported by generous donors.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Good News / by Anuraag Singh / Express News Service / April 30th, 2021

These frontline heroes have ensured dignified funerals for COVID-19 victims for over a year

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Kodagu, KARNATAKA :

Syed Hussain and Robert Rodriguez have packed the bodies of all 93 COVID victims in Kodagu and continue to work day and night without any leave since March last year.

Syed Hussain and Robert Rodriguez (Photo | Express)

Madikeri :

“I had not observed Ramzan last year and I won’t be able to take part in the festivities this year too. Work occupies a major part of my life now and my job has forced me to stay away from my family and friends,” said Syed Hussain, a forensic department staffer of Madikeri District Hospital, who is involved in packing the bodies of COVID-19 victims.

Syed joined the forensic department staff in the hospital nearly four years ago and there were moments when he questioned his career choice. “There were times when we had to conduct a postmortem of fetuses and it was heart-wrenching to carry out the job. But it was my duty,” he recalled. Syed, however, stuck to his choice and today he has offered exceptional service as a frontline COVID warrior.

Syed and Robert Rodriguez (the only other staffer in the forensic department) have packed all the 93 bodies of COVID-19 victims of Kodagu and continue to work day and night without any leave since March last year. “We have stayed away from our family since last year. It’s painful not to be a part of the festivities. But we do not want to risk others’ lives. I, however, visited my family last week. It was a short visit and I went to collect a few belongings,” said Syed.

He noted how it is stressful to always work wearing PPE kits and added that all healthcare workers including D-Group employees are working under stress to ensure the safety of citizens. “We have to do away with food and sometimes even drinking water as we are always wearing PPE kits,” he explained. He added that the government has not made new appointments to the district hospital and the existing staff is working under stress. “We do not get incentives for working overtime. Yet, we cannot demand things at this time of crisis and we go about doing our job,” he said.

He spoke out against publicity-seekers on social media and said, “We are working 24/7 under stress. Yet, some people shoot videos inside the hospital and make false allegations against healthcare workers. We do not expect anything huge in return for our work. The least we can ask from the public is respect. There might be a few loopholes in the hospital. But the public cannot highlight this illogically across social media for a minute’s fame. My only request to the public of Kodagu is – please respect all the healthcare workers. We too have family. But we are working for the greater good.”

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Karnataka / by Prajna G R / Express News Service / April 27th, 2021

Former MP Wasim Ahmad passes away in Aligarh

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Aligarh, UTTAR PRADESH :

pix: Twitter @rashtrpatibhavan (Apr 28, 2018) / muslimmirror.com

New Delhi:

Former Member of Parliament – Rajya Sabha, Congress leader, AMU Court member, and Executive Council member, Wasim Ahmad passed away after a cardiac arrest in the late hours of Sunday (25th April) in Aligarh. He was 69.

Born on 1st March 1952, Wasim Ahmad was passionate about politics from his student days and was elected as the Secretary of AMU Students’ Union in 1979. He was very active in the movement for the restoration of the minority character of AMU (1971-81). During his Janata Party days (1977-79), he was closely associated with leaders like Piloo Mody, H N Bahuguna, Arif Mohammed Khan, and when Janata Dal was formed in 1988 he was associated with VP Singh.

Wasim Ahmad was All India Secretary, Janata Dal, 1990-94, and All India General Secretary, Janata Dal (1994-96). He was also a member of the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh for a short period (November 1996 to July 1998). After the fall of IK Gujral’s United Front government in 1998, he along with Jaipal Reddy and other Janata Dal leaders joined Congress Party.

source: http://www.muslimmirror.com / Muslim Mirror / Home> Indian Muslim / by Qurban Ali / April 28th, 2021

Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil donates AED1 million to ‘100 Million Meals’ campaign

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KERALA / U.A.E :

pix: vpshealth.com

Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil, Chairman and Managing Director of VPS Healthcare, donated AED1 million to the ‘100 Million Meals’ campaign, the first humanitarian campaign of its kind in the Arab world to provide food parcels for disadvantaged individuals and families across 30 countries in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and South America this Ramadan.

Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil’s contribution is part of the large response from companies, businessmen and community members in the UAE and abroad in support of the campaign, which was announced by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.

Given the influx of donations, from philanthropist individuals and companies, the ‘100 Million Meals’ campaign fully achieved its goal of 100 million meals within 10 days of its launch.

Dr. Vayalil said, “At VPS Healthcare, we are proud and privileged to be a part of this distinguished programme. It is in line with our motto to giving back to society and helping the needy.”

The 100 Million Meals campaign is managed by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, in cooperation with the UN World Food Programme, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Establishment, Food Banking Regional Network, and local food banks and humanitarian and charity institutions in beneficiary countries.

Donations to the campaign can be made on www.100millionmeals.ae, by contacting the campaign call centre on the toll-free number 8004999, via the designated bank account through Dubai Islamic Bank (AE08 0240 0015 2097 7815 201), and by sending the word “وجبة” in Arabic or “Meal” in English by SMS on specified numbers via the Du or Etisalat networks in the UAE.

source: http://www.wam.ae / Home> Emirates> English / April 24th, 2021

Free oxygen cylinders for the needy

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Mysuru, KARNATAKA :

The United Vision Welfare and Charitable Trust, Mysuru, and MESCO has announced that it has initiated free supply of oxygen cylinders to needy COVID-19 patients. It has urged people in need of oxygen cylinders to call on 7975989229 or mobile numbers 9535831973 and 9845319775.

Oxygen cylinders along with technical support will be provided to patients at a refundable deposit of ₹5,000 per cylinder.

The facility was inaugurated by Secretary of MESCO Shabbir Mustafa at MESCO in Subhash Nagar in Mysuru on Friday.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka / by Special Correspondent / Mysuru – April 24th, 2021