Gulf Voice of Goa:

Kuwait is set to host the first Gulf Voice of Goa – Konkani singing competition at Khaldiya University Auditorium on Feb 22.

The competition, open for Gulf residents of Goan origin aged 16 and above, will be organized by Goan Cultural Centre, Kuwait.

2 participants from each Gulf country will take part in the Grand Finale that will see the crowning of best Gulf Goan singers.

A number of gifts, trophies, and cash prizes will be awarded to the participants and winners.

The event is supported by well-known Goan NRIs in the Gulf – Carmo Santos, Agnello Fernandes and Bosco Leitao (Kuwait), Simon D’Silva (Doha, Qatar), Gabriel Crasto and Francis Correia (Bahrain), Gabby de Chandor (Dubai), Anthony Lourenco (Muscat) and Joe Fernandes (Saudi Arabia). For free delivery of gate-passes please call 9950 2686, 9904 7401, 9962 9807, 9938 4029, 6003 8007, 9944 7329.

TMCA blood donation camp:

Tamilnadu Muslim Cultural Association (TMCA), Kuwait, a non-profit and one of the oldest Indian Associations registered with the Embassy of India since 1995, is organizing Blood Donation Drive every year on 25th February, commemorating resident Kuwait’s National and Liberation Days celebrations. In its 24nd year (1995-2019) of existence and service, we have great pleasure to conduct our 14th year of Blood Donation Drive this year also on Monday, Feb 25. between 8 am till 1.00 pm at Jabriya Central Blood Bank.

Donating blood is an active way of helping others and the whole of society. One can almost say that blood is that magic potion which gives life to another person. Though we have made tremendous discoveries and inventions in Science we are not yet able to make the magic potion called Blood. Human blood has no substitute. Requirement of safe blood is increasing and regular voluntary blood donations are vital for blood transfusion services.

Our body has 5.5 ltr of blood of which only 350 ml-450 ml of blood is taken depending upon weight of donor. Majority of healthy adults can tolerate withdrawal of one unit of blood. The withdrawn blood volume is restored within 24 hours and the hemoglobin and cell components are restored in 2 months. Therefore it is safe to donate blood every three months. After donating, you should have a snack and something to drink in the refreshments area. You can leave the site after 10-15 minutes and continue with your normal daily activities. Talking with the donor throughout all the stages is extremely important, as it helps donors to feel happy and also helps the first time donors to get rid of their fear.

The purpose to organize a blood donation camp is to motivate people to donate blood. So dear brothers and sisters donate blood and give someone a ‘gift of life.’

For information & registration : 9786 9749 / 9784 1399 / 6771 5197 /5119 8475 / 9944 2076 / 9938 2025 / 6653 0968/ 6657 0540

Indian Embassy notice:

The 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is going to be organized at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh from Jan 21-23, 2019. The PBD website was launched jointly by the Hon’ble External Affairs Minister of India and the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on Sept 15, 2018. Registration process has already started and interested participants can visit the PBD website at: https://www.pbdindia.gov.in

The website contains all details relating to PBD 2019 – Registration, Programme etc.

PBD 2019 will have two new optional programme elements: Delegates will have options to participate in Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj (UP) on 24th January; AND/OR witness the Republic Day Parade on 26th January, 2019 at New Delhi. Therefore, interested participants will have to opt at the time of registration if they want to visit Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj and/or the Republic Day Parade at New Delhi, and take note of the relevant provisions.

For more details on PBD 2019 please visit PBD website at https://www.pbdindia.gov.in.

IEI Kuwait membership:

The Institution of Engineers (India), Kuwait Chapter invites all its members to update their membership information for the year 2018-19 and actively participate in the chapter activities. Indian engineers residing in Kuwait are welcome to join the pool of more than 750,000 engineers by becoming corporate or non-corporate members of The Institution of Engineers (India).

IEI, Kuwait Chapter conducts many technical events for the benefits of its members. Please watch for further details in your registered e-mail or announcement in media. The chapter has science club activities for members’ children, and ladies wing activities for the member’s family. IEI, Kuwait Chapter has facility to register student members for AMIE Examination for those interested in pursuing career enrichment.

For more information and on chapter membership, kindly contact IEI, Kuwait Chapter on Mob: 90098667 or through email to ieikwt@hotmail. com

Advisory for OCI card holders:

All those having OCI Cards are required to carry both their OCI Card and passport to travel to India so that they do not face any difficulty in immigration clearance.

From October 2018, ICAO will accept only machine readable travel documents, hence, existing PIO Cards, which are handwritten will therefore, become invalid. Thus it will be necessary upon PIO Cardholders to obtain machine readable OCI Cards in lieu of existing hand written PIO Cards before October 2018 to avoid any inconvenience.