ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2021

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‘ and have deep history of brotherly friendship’ Radio Kuwait Urdu hosts Indian Ambassador Sibi George

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 3: A special H.E. Sibi George, hails from Co- are working on key positions in their ally, go through all feedback from the transmission “Aaj Kay Mehman” was chin, and completed his educa- respective fields. India paramedic staff community and always welcome their organized by Radio Kuwait Urdu Ser- tion from Kerala and where arrived in Kuwait last year in the early suggestions for the betterment of their vice. RK Urdu Service has an honor to he pursued his study in diplomatic re- stages of COVID-19 to combat the pan- relations with embassy. host H.E. Sibi George, Ambassador of lationships. Having specialization in demic. We are working in different sec- In his message, for the listeners, he India to Kuwait on this occasion. H.E. MENA region, he joined Civil Service tors to boost our staff to play a pivotal said that we are going through a dif- Sibi George enlightens about his life, in 1992 and served in different coun- role in the progress of Kuwait. ficult stage and hopefully everything his journey and challenges, he faced so tries on diplomatic posts including Embassy is holding Weekly Open will be back on track soon. We’ve to far as Ambassador in the State of Ku- KSA, , , , Egypt and Houses to interact with community work together to make India and Ku- wait. Radio Kuwait Urdu Service has Switzerland. members and solve their problems. wait, both county Progressive. Main- pleasure to host H.E. Sibi George, first He resumed his office in Kuwait last Embassy is organizing different kind tain all the precautions and follow the ever Indian Ambassador to Kuwait year in the era of pandemic. He praised of programs to cater all Indian commu- guidelines issued by MOH to combat since its beginning. all efforts exerted by Indian diaspora nity in Kuwait. He further mentioned, this pandemic and Stay Safe always. At the beginning, H.E., the Am- to combat this pandemic and staying that most of the services in the Embas- Embassy of India in Kuwait is their bassador thanked the management of active all the time to help their fel- sy has be shifted online or outsourced second home and always at the dis- Radio Kuwait Urdu Service for giv- low countrymen. Indian Diaspora in to help the laborers, which is working posal of its community. ing him this opportunity to present his Kuwait reacted like a one-family and under the umbrella of Embassy. We The broadcast was hosted by Radio country. H.E., mentioned about his helped each other by any mean. India monitor their performances on regu- Kuwait Urdu Service Announcers, childhood, early life and his journey is a diverse country and always pro- lar basis and insist every visitor to fill Nida Mirza & Razia Ashraf whereas to Civil Services. He said that Kuwait motes and supports cultural diversity. feedback forms to serve them better. Aboobacker Payyoli was coordinator is the second home for NRIs and Em- Talking about Indo-Kuwait Rela- Talking about his personal interest- and Barkat Khan was the Sound En- bassy is very happy to serve Indian Indian Ambassador Sibi George being felicitated by the Radio Kuwait Urdu tionships, he mentioned that India and ed, he mentioned that he is big follow- gineer of the show. The program was community in Kuwait. This is very Service team. Kuwait have deep history of brotherly er of Bollywood classical music and headed by Shejoun Al Sabah (Director important year as India and Kuwait friendship. We are interacting in dif- listen to Hindi and Western music too. of Programs, Foreign Services) and is celebrating 60 years of diplomatic wait and its natives as their forefathers cently, high level of delegations from ferent fields like Trade, Investment, Fi- he is fond of Golf and play it regularly. Shejoun Al Marshoud (Supervisor of relationships between two brotherly visited India for trade, education and both sides visited India and Kuwait nance, Business and it feels him proud to He mentioned that Satisfaction is big- Programs, Foreign Services). Program countries. We’ve deep roots with Ku- investment before independence. Re- and resulted in fruitful discussions. mention that many well-Known Indians gest ever award for him & he, person- broadcasted at FM 93.3 and 963 AM.

Students’ achievement honored GUST recognizes Computer Science students for academic excellence

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 3: Gulf Uni- intended to improve the quality of life of versity for Science and Technology’s children suffering from autism by alle- (GUST) Computer Science Department viating and enhancing their social skills. held a ceremony recognizing student’s It targets autistic children’s inability to achievements in research collaboration express emotions, by training the facial, and competition participation. The cer- verbal and cognitive skills of the child. emony was held on June 9 via Microsoft Dean of the College of Arts and Sci- Teams where the Dean of the College ence, Professor Mohammed Ibrahim, of Arts and Science, Professor Bashar said “We are very proud of our student’s Ibrahim and Head of the Computer Sci- achievements within the field of Com- ence Department, Associate Professor puter Science. They have shown a hun- Mahmoud Elish praised the students ger for academic excellence and believe for their immense efforts throughout the they have the right attitude to succeed in academic year. their future careers. We applaud you for The Computer Science department all your hard work!” recognized 20 outstanding students for This year students from GUSTs Com- their contribution to collaborative re- puter Science Department have partici- search projects and their achievements pated and excelled at several regional in local and regional programming and local competitions, such as the 8th competition. Four students were also KCPC Tournament held in February recognized for becoming the top 25 fi- and the Dell Technologies Graduation PBFPK team poses with Pakistani Ambassador Syed Sajjad Haider. nalists in the MENA region plus Russia Project. They are also given great insight and Turkey for the Dell Technologies from professionals in the fields provided Graduation Project. The team of four by the research webinars hosted by the Haider stresses on importance of education students were Led Dr. Mahmoud Elish, Computer Science department, instill- and developed “Autemo”, a cross-plat- ing GUSTs goal of becoming a hybrid form mobile application (iOS/Android) teaching and research institute. PBFPK team meets with Pakistani ambassador By M. Irfan Shafi q KUWAIT CITY, Aug 3: Executive Committee and founding members of Pakistani Banking & Finance Pro- fessionals in Kuwait had a breakfast meeting with His Excellency Syed Sajjad Haider, the Ambassador of Pakistan to Kuwait. Meeting held at Al Hamra Hotel, Al Sharq. EC members of PBFPK welcomed His Excellency at the venue and the meeting commenced with breakfast and casual discussion. After the breakfast, President PBF- PK, Muhammad Tahir paid tribute to H.E. for his untiring efforts towards the betterment of Pakistanis living in Kuwait. Photo of the virtual students honoring ceremony. He also thanked the Ambassa- dor for accepting the invitation and meeting with PBFPK team. Dur- ing the meeting, President PBFPK An all-round edutainment highlighted and expressed gratitude to Ijaz Ahmed for his contributions and achievements in Pakistani com- munity in Kuwait in general and for KMWA organises online Eid PBFPK in particular. He, then requested other EC members to speak and share their get-together cultural event thoughts with H.E. Each one of the participants spoke and shared their KUWAIT CITY, Aug 3: Karna- its activities before moving on to valuable thoughts. They also ap- Writers’ Forum Kuwait members during Zoom meeting. taka Muslim Welfare Association the main highlight of the evening - preciated the contribution of Ijaz (KMWA), a subsidiary of Indian a presentation on “How to motivate Ahmed towards PBFPK and other Muslim Association (IMA) orga- children to study and families to social causes. Members’ stories and poems leave their impact nized an online Eid get-together manage home during pandemic” by During the speech, H.E., Am- event in coordination with Ministry the renowned speaker Hashmatul- bassador of Pakistan, Syed Sajjad of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs for the lah Khan, Founder CEO Corporate Haider expressed very insightful Trainer and Master Coach of Reno- Indian residents of Karnataka resid- views and advised on how Paki- vate Mind, engineer by profession Writers’ Forum Kuwait hosts poetic evening ing in Kuwait, on Thursday, July 22. stani Diaspora can be more produc- With the current pandemic restric- with a masters degree in psychology, tive for themselves, for the com- tions on outdoor entertainment, the and is a practitioner of Neuro-Lin- KUWAIT CITY, Aug 3: The Writ- Ms. Sabiha Bilgrami an English Ms. Nazneen Ali who questioned online event was designed to provide guistic Programming (NLP). munity and for both the countries. ers’ Forum Kuwait, a platform of poet recited her poem dedicated multiple colors of life viz. love, an alternative source of all-round Khan enthralled the attendees with He reiterated that Pakistani com- multilingual poets residing in Ku- to her neighbor, reflecting the im- despair, apprehension, tranquility edutainment for the entire family productive and beneficial tips for both munity in Kuwait should play a wait met for their monthly meeting portance of a good neighbor that and trust, through her systemati- during the Eid holidays. children and parents alike, before ad- positive role that help elevating the on Friday, July 30. everybody could relate to. The cally woven words. Sunil Sonsi’s Ten days prior to the event, dressing academic related questions soft image of Pakistan. The meeting was restricted to the members were amused due to the liveliness and Sabir Omer’s pres- KMWA organized children’s com- from the concerned parents. Later on, The Ambassador then emphasized virtual platform of Zoom due to on- presence of Mrs. Chhaya Athavle ence added to the flavor of the petition aged between 5-12, across the viewers were given an opportunity that we being Pakistanis should give going pandemic but that could not and Rajiv Athavle who have re- meeting. three categories: Qirat, Nasheed and to win fabulous prizes via a live online importance to education and encour- restrict the members’ creativity by cently relocated India. In his remarks as the chief guest Elocution. The competition received quiz. With the most correct answers age our youth towards attaining any means. Mrs. Chhaya Athavle recited of the day Mohan Singh specifi- an overwhelming response from Mrs. Saima snatched the first place education and be progressive and The meeting started in the pres- very beautiful poems in Hindi de- cally appreciated each and every talented children across the state of and Saad came in at a close second. successful and play our role in the ence of the President of the forum scribing the reality of life, impor- poet’s creation, thus bringing out Kuwait, and the winners were an- The event finally concluded with the socio-economic development of our Mrs. Maimuna Chougle while the tance of unity and brotherhood. the gist of the meeting. He also re- nounced by the 20th July, 2021 as vote of thanks from the president of society. General Secretary Ms. Nazneen Rajiv Athavle recited a famous cited a Hindi poem composed by follows: KMWA - Abdul Naser Khan. His excellency applauded PBFPK Ali compered the proceedings. Ghazal couplet in his melodious his daughter Ms. Parminder Kaur Qirat Competition (Age 5-8): Overall the entire event was very for being a professional association The founder member of the fo- voice that was enjoyed by all. Ms. whom he represents. First: Bushra Mehak; Second: Abdul well received leaving the audience and advised on the areas which can be improved. rum Umesh Sharma was requested Kalpana Shah shared the reality of The president of the evening Rahman desiring for more. to preside over the meeting while life through a Hindi poem in which Umesh Sharma set another bench- Qirat Competition (Age 9-12): Mohan Singh, another dedicated she beautifully compared the ups mark through his Ghazal with cou- First: Maryam Khanam; Second: member was designated to be the and downs of life to a kite. plets on philosophy, a difficult sub- Mariam Ameeruddin chief guest. Ms. Anupama Chaturvedi made ject to pen. Nasheed Competition: First: Mar- As a usual process, the meeting everyone emotional with her poem In his keynote as the President, iam Ameeruddin; Second: Abdul started with its first session of prose in Hindi related to an individual’s he admired all the members men- Rahman where Dr. (Ms.) Radhika Guleri trauma, which was highly appreci- tioning that each meeting of the fo- Elocution Competition: First: Simra Raheen;Second: Hameeda Bhardwaj read a short story with a ated by all members. Ms. Kamla rum has an edge over the previous Farheen deep message of honesty and good Prakash’s melodious and soothing one. These poetic meets not only The online Eid get-together started deeds. Her story and its message voice lent to her poetry on love and provide an experience to cherish with a montage of the performances was well received by the members companionship what is cherished but also a roadmap for their literary by the winners and runners-up of present. by all. journey. this competition, followed by an The meeting then proceeded to Veteran Urdu poet Sayeed Na- Before concluding, Ms. Nazneen announcement, much to the delight its second session that was equal- zar Kadpawi recited a Ghazal that Ali once again all thanked all the of the audience, stating that every ly mesmerizing and entertaining raised the bar to an altogether dif- members for their presence and participant would receive a gift and whilst emotional. Ameeruddin ferent level. His poetic experience wished everyone a good festive certificate, thanks to the sponsors Ameer started the session by recit- was clearly visible in each of the month ahead. Ministry of Awqaf and City Clinic ing a melodic Hindi poem with a couplets that he recited. The mo- The meeting ended with every- Mahboula. The host then gave a valuable message against pride and mentum was well maintained by one hoping to be able to meet each brief introduction of KMWA and A screen shot of the event. arrogance. yet another beautiful Ghazal by other personally soon.