what’s on today
‘Halal Nights’ expo at CAP: The
■ Contemporary Art Platform announces an exhibition titled ‘Halal Nights’ which will open on Tuesday, Oct 15, from 7 pm to 9 pm. The exhibition will be on view until Nov 15. ‘Halal Nights’ is an exhibition that transforms the space and Western elements into a vision of local ideals and symbolic representations of Middle Eastern culture. Location: Shuwaikh Industrial, Block 2, Street 28, Design Center Kuwait, Mezzaine.
Redeemed Christian Church:
■ The Redeemed Christian Church of God (HOD Parish) worship in English.
Celebration Service: Friday 9 am – 11 am; Divine encounter: Sunday, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm; Digging Deep (Bible studies): Tuesday, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm; Night vigil every last Friday of the month from 10 pm.
Venue: New Mishref. For more information and direction please call 99276603, 6557-7482. Email: rccghouseofdavidq8@gmail.com
KTCC activities:
■ Worship service – every Wednesday 7:00-9:00 pm at North Tent, NECK.
Children’s Bible School – every Wednesday 7 to 9 pm at Activity Building, NECK.
Overnight prayer – every 1st Thursday from 10 pm – 4:00 am at Diwaniya, NECK.
Communion Service – every 3rd Wednesday.
The Following meeting are held at our KTCC Prayer House:
1) Children Bible School Teacher’s Prayer – 1st Saturday 7 to 9 pm.
2) Children’s Prayer – 2nd Friday 6:30
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Drinking problem?:
Friends of Bill W. are available to help. Totally confidential. Email: rohsecretary@gmail.com
Narcotics Anonymous:
NA can help with addiction problems. Totally confidential: 94087800 English/Arabic.
Cancer online support group:
If you are Cancer patient or family member fighting with this deadly disease, come join our online support group. Best way of dealing with this disease is providing support and share our experience with each other. There are lot of things which even doctors can’t tell so be member of this website and start sharing your experiences which may help others. October is recognized as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM). The primary purpose is to promote self examination and screening mammography as the most effective way to save lives by detecting breast cancer at early stage. For more information visit: http://fightingwithcancer.webs.com/
Oct 23
Study in Canada exhibition:
Organized by the Embassy of Canada, the 14th annual Edu-Canada Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Tour will be visiting Kuwait from October 23-24, 2019. Representatives of around 17 leading Canadian institutions will be available to meet students, parents, teachers and guidance counsellors to present the advantages of studying in Canada.
On Wednesday, Oct 23, at 6:00 pm a Study in Canada exhibition will be held at Symphony Style Hotel, Arabian Gulf St, Salmiya for potential students and their parents to attend. For more information: please visit our website on: www.kuwait.gc.ca or call on +965 22563025
Oct 25
Evangelical Church picnic:
St Thomas Evangelical Church of India, Kuwait Parish is planning to conduct their Annual picnic on Friday, Oct 25 at Rawada Gardens. It is pm to 8:30 pm.
3) Bible Study – every 2nd and 4th Sunday at 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm.
4) ISOM – Batch 1 Class Tuesdays – 7 to 9 pm and Batch 2 Class Fridays – 4 to 6 pm.
5) Choir Practice – Mondays – 6 to 8 pm.
6) Men’s Fellowship – 4th Friday – 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.
7) Women’s Prayer – (Abbasiya) – 3rd Sunday – 6:30 to 8:30 pm and (Salmiya) 4th Tuesday – 6:30 to 8:30 pm.
8) Fasting Prayer – every 3rd Friday from 12:00 Noon – 3:30 pm.
9) Cottage Prayers – every 2nd and 4th Week.
10) Baptism Service – every 4th Friday.
Welcome to all Tamil known people to participate in our regular activities to worship the Lord in our own mother tongue and be blessed!
For details or for any prayer needs contact Tel No: 66920350 / 99432849. expected to commence from 9 am until 3.00 pm. The organizing team promises a fun packed day including games, challenging the mental, physical and even the spiritual knowledge of both the young and old alike. The committee is making all necessary arrangements under the leadership of parish vicar Rev John Mathew and Conveners Ashish T. Mathews, Ranil T. Mathew, and JoJo V Kuriakose to make the picnic a grand success. Transport is available from all areas of Kuwait. The committee welcomes you all to a day of excitement.
Nov 29
IEI Centenary Engineers Day:
The Institution of Engineers India, Kuwait Chapter (IEI Kuwait Chapter) will be celebrating the “The Centenary Engineer’s day” and “The second international Conference on Engineering Challenges in Gulf countries” on Nov 29 and 30, 2019 at Radisson Blu, Salwa, Kuwait respectively. Apart from HE the Ambassador of India to State of Kuwait, many distinguished guests from Ministries, Universities, KSE, KISR, Engineers, technocrats, consultants, decision makers and business leaders shall be attending this program.
To commemorate the occasion, we shall bring out a souvenir that will include materials of keynote addresses from eminent speakers on different engineering fields and abstracts/an articles related to International Conference topics. The conference will cover the engineering challenges and innovative solutions in the area of Oil and gas exploration and exploitation, Water desalination, Food security, Infrastructure development,
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dust storm issues, Conventional and renewable Energy production, climate change and environmental degradation of land, water and air, Coastal infrastructure and marine facility developments, Waste disposal and management and Other engineering disciplines which affects the socioeconomic development of Kuwait and Gulf countries.
An engineering quiz related to the themes of the conference will be organized with attractive prizes for the winners. Opportunity exists for exhibiting the engineering products of companies in the conference exhibition booth during Nov 29 and 30. Engineering companies can also advertise their products in the Souvenir/conference proceedings, which will be released during the program. Many organizations, engineers and decision makers for selection of products and designing of projects will use the Publication as Technical Directory.
For further clarification for Advertisement of your company in the Souvenir and more details, you may contact the Engr Sudhir Kumar Sahoo, General Secretary (Mob: 69030472), or Engr Sam Ananth Kumar, Treasurer (Mob: 97604574), or Engr Ajay Sharma, Chairman (Mob: 97794660). For scientific and technical matters, please contact Dr S. Neelamani (99278411), and for all items related to the conference co-ordination, please contact Dr M. Mahendran (66930700).
For registration and other details about this International Conference, please visit https://icecingulf.org. For any question, you can also send an email to ieikwt@hotmail.com
WKK painting competition:
In the era, when colours of India fade away, we lose our legacy of goodness which we held close to our hearts … the mutual love and respect drains from us… to convince there are much more an artist can do … to convey the message of social responsibility.
Welfare Kerala Kuwait (WKK) Salmiya Zone has decided to conduct an “All India Painting Competition” in Kuwait.
Painting competition participants must be of 25 years old or more. Painting medium will be with either oil or acrylic paint All Indians irrespective of language / states can participate in the competition.
Prizes are awarded to the first three winners of the painting competition: First prize – 8 gm gold Second prize – 4 gm gold Third prize – 2 gm gold For more info contact 99354375, 95514174
We warmly welcome all Indians living in Kuwait. Welfare Kerala KuwaitSalmiya Zone. For more details log on to https://forms.gle/Qm4HkoKYrTVR6pA37
Timbre Talkers meeting:
Timbre Talkers has completed almost 9 years in Kuwait and is a dynamic and happening club with stalwarts and winners who have represented it to the Division and District levels. “Timbre” means the pitch of sound and each and every member represents a unique sounding speech which resonates as a stupendous orchestra when played together. Our Club meets every first and third Tuesdays at 7.00 pm at Better Books in Salmiya. Our members not only look forward to the innovative meetings but also to the yummy food our members bring from home.
Do come and witness our meetings and join us for a fun-filled evening.
For details contact: Rohaina Aqueel VP PR, 66634224; Anand Pillai VP Membership 67055797
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.
Q8BBall Season 13:
Q8BBall is beginning our 13th season with Boys U13 (ages 10-13) and U17 (ages 14-17). We train three times a week and play regular games throughout the year with schools and clubs. Contact Coach T 97128884 for information.
Invitation to Grand Mosque:
The Visits Department is pleased to invite you to visit the Grand Mosque, which is one of Kuwait’s most treasured religious and cultural landmarks to discover the beauty of Islamic arts and architecture. Free guided tours are available all year round on official working days between (9-11 am) and (5-7 pm), within a special tour program designed to cater to the needs of different age groups. The program is as follows:
Reception; Auditorium show; (according to age group); Touring the Mosque; Q & A; Art workshops; (according to age group – between 5 and 18 years old); Snack break; Distribution of the Grand Mosque publications and souvenirs; End of tour. According to these age groups: Age group: 5 to 9 years old: Morning: 60 visitors max; Evening: 20; 10 to 15 years: Morning: 100 visitors max; Evening: 45; 16 and above: Morning: 140 visitors max, Evening: 105:
Tour language: Arabic- EnglishFrench; Arabic (English upon prior request); Arabic- English- French; Arabic (English upon prior request); ArabicEnglishFrench: Arabic (English upon prior request) Rules and Regulations: ■ Please arrive in time for your visit. ■ All visitors are kindly required to abide by the mosque’s dress code. Male visitors should wear long pants. Shorts and sleeveless shirts are not allowed. Female visitors: should wear head cover and long loose clothing (available at the mosque).
■ Foods and drinks are not allowed inside the prayer halls.
■ For school visits, teachers are responsible for their students and are required to cooperate with the staff members of the Grand Mosque.
■ Photography is allowed inside the Grand Mosque (please note that disrespectful poses are strictly prohibited).
If you would like to book a tour, please contact us: Tel: 22980813/ 22980815/ 22980812 Email: gmvisits@gmail.com Fax: 22473708
Share your story with Amricani:
Do you or any of your family members, acquaintances or friends happen to have a story with the American Missionary hospital in Kuwait (Mustashfa Lemraicani) during the years from 1914-1967, the official period of offering medical services in Kuwait?
Please share with us your story or your memory during those old days by writing the event and sending it to the following email address: Mystory@ darmuseum.org.kw
Notes: 1. Please send your story only to the above mentioned email. Story shared in Instagram, Facebook or Twitter will not be considered.
2. Please write your story or memory and sign it with your full name, and your contact number.
3. It will be great if you send us your personal photos or those of the place related to the story (optional).
Your story will be part of a new book to be published by DAI.
I am confident that your contributions will be an essential part of the history of Amricani. Share with us!
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NYF offers free yoga classes:
NYF Kuwait offers free yoga, breathing, meditation and reiki classes by a well-experienced female yoga teacher for all age groups. Classes are given on the basis of different health problems, stress and other problems by different techniques. Contact: 99315825.
Leadership Excellence Course:
The Leadership Excellence Course (LEC) is a course modeled on the Seerah of Rasoolullah who is the best model of leadership for all mankind.
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The LEC focuses on the lessons that we can learn from the Seerah of Rasoolullah and see how we can apply them in our lives to become winners in this world and the next.
The objectives of the course are 1. Understand what leadership is from the Seerah of Rasoolullah and how to apply it in our lives today 2. Understand the purpose of our lives and learn to live that purpose with confidence 3. Understand the importance of connecting to Allah and learn how to do it 4. Understand how to leverage your strengths and overcome weaknesses 5. Understand how to articulate your life goal and create a road map to achieve it.
For more information please visit www.leckuwait.com or call 99514995 / 66363310.
AWL registration:
If you would like to join the American Women’s League (AWL), please call 99039723 or 94067999 or email: kuwaitawl@ yahoo.com. All American women and wives of Americans are welcomed.
Ugandans register with UIK:
Are you a Ugandan living and working in Kuwait? Would you like to get in touch with other Ugandans in Kuwait both socially and professionally? Then please get in touch with us. We would like to invite you to register with the Ugandans in Kuwait (UIK) association, an informal organization of Ugandans living and working in Kuwait. The purpose of this exercise is to get together as Ugandans and to consider taking the first steps to establishing a more formal organisation. This association is voluntary. It is designed to create a forum for Ugandans in Kuwait to foster a sense of community, to communicate more effectively with each other and to encourage Ugandans out here to work together. We are also planning a celebration to mark 50 years of Ugandan’s Independence this year. If you have any questions regarding this association or if you are interested in registering, then please send us an email at ugandansinkuwait@gmail.com. We hope to hear from you soon.
Free drum music classes:
Free professional drum music classes are available at Salmiya for all age groups from beginners to advanced by a well experienced drum teacher. For more details: 94974295.
Indian Embassy SPDC notice:
Attention of all Indian associations/Indian schools in Kuwait is once again drawn to Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children (SPDC) which was introduced by Government of India in the academic year 2006-2007 with the objective to make higher education in India accessible to the children of overseas Indians and promote India as a centre for higher studies.
Under the scheme, 100 PIO/NRI students were awarded scholarship of up to US$ 4,000 per annum for undergraduate courses in Engineering, Technology, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Commerce, Management, Journalism, Hotel Management, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and some other courses.
The scheme is open to NRIs/PIOs from over 40 countries (including Kuwait) having substantial Indian Diaspora population.
The Scheme was revamped and launched in July 2016. Under the revamped Scheme, number of scholarships has been enhanced from 100 to 150 with introduction of 50 scholarships for children of Indian workers employed in the Emigration Check Required (ECR) countries. The Scheme is now applicable to four categories of applicants: (i) Persons of Indian Origin (ii) Non-Resident Indians (iii) Children of Indian workers working in ECR countries (including Kuwait).
(iv) Children of Indian workers in ECR countries — studying in India
The institutions that are covered under this Scheme are:
(i) NITs, IIITs, Schools of Planning and Architecture
(ii) “A” Grade institutions accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and recognised by University Grants Commission (UGC).
(iii) Other institutions covered under Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) scheme.
Income criteria will be applicable to all four categories. Applicants will seek scholarships after they obtain admission in the approved list of educational institutions.
Applications are required to be submitted online at SPDC portal — http://spdcindia.gov. in/login/index.php. Last date for submission of applications was extended till Oct 14, 2016. Nodal officer for SPDC is P. Bharadwaj, Deputy Secretary (OIA-II), Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, Tel: 00-91-11-24197952, Email: dsoia2@mea.gov.in