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WHAT’S ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 SEND US YOUR INSTAGRAM PICS W hat’s more fun than clicking a beauti- ful picture? Sharing it with others! Let other people see the way you see Kuwait - through your lens. Friday Times will feature snapshots of Kuwait through Instagram feeds. If you want to share your Instagram pho- tos, email us at [email protected] Send to What’s On upcoming events, birthdays or celebrations by email: [email protected] Fax: 24835619 / 20 Write to us T he superior quality of the blends comes from the meticulous selec- tion of the best raw materials avail- able, and from an extraordinary produc- tion process. Cafe Vergnano is the first to introduce an innovation that brings all the passion and pleasure of the perfect espresso to everyday life at home. Espresso is now available in Kuwait, through Al-Sanabel Al-Thahabiya Est. Tel: 22413795/98. Espresso Vergnano can be ordered through www.taw9eel.com Espresso Vergnano capsules are compati- ble with other espresso machines. Enjoy the taste of true Espresso at Vergnano Cafe at Olympia Complex Announcements NSS Onam celebrations on Sept 27 T he harvest festival of Kerala ìOnamî will be cele- brated by Nair Service Society (NSS) Kuwait on September 27 (Friday), at Carmel School, Khaitan from 9:30 am. Nair Service Society (NSS) Kuwait is one of the largest Socio-Cultural Organization in Kuwait formed in the year 2001 and now has more than 4000 Indians as members. On September 27, a full day variety entertainment program depicting the rich heritage and art forms of Kerala has been planned and the major attractions are musical drama ìNavarasa in Krishnarasaî a unique art form and ìChendamelamî, organizing by NSS Vanitha Samajam. Sri. M R Raveendran Nair, President of Nair Service Society (NSS), Kuwait will pre- side over the function and will be inaugurated by embassy officials. The renowned Master of the Kitchen, Kaviyoor Parmeswaran Namoodiri, Tiruvalla, Kerala, and his team, who has the fame of serving food for more than 25000 people in the youth festivals, will be super- vising NSS Kuwaitís Onam Sadhya kitchen. A photowalk in Kuwait on Oct 5th A photowalk is more like a social photography event where photographers gather in a spot, take photos for an hour or two then maybe meet up at a restaurant after that. Scott Kelby’s worldwide photowalk never took place in Kuwait until now. Kuwait’s photowalk will be held on October 5th at Souk Al-Mubarakiya at 10am. There are some prizes to be won like a Canon 70D and Adobe Creative Cloud Membership. So far there are 700 registered photowalks with 8700+ photogra- phers. The prizes are for the worldwide event, not just Kuwait. Kuwait Mapping Meet-Up will be held on September 2 at 5:30 pm in Coffee Bean (Mahboula, Coastal Road). The event is for anyone interested in maps, spatial analysis or surveying in Kuwait. For more information, contact Wil at 9722- 5615. Japanese festival A two-day Japanese Pop Culture Festival will be held on September 12 at 6:00 pm and September 13 at 6:00 pm. The event will be held in the National Library, Mubarakiya Street in Kuwait City. Issue of online visa by Indian embassy F oreigners requiring visas for India need to apply it online from 16th June 2013. Applicants may log on to the Public portal at www.indian- visaonline.gov.in. After successful online submis- sion, the hard copy, so generated, has to be signed by the applicant and submitted with supporting doc- uments in accordance with the type of visa along with the applicable fee in cash at any of the two out- source centres at Sharq or Fahaheel. It is essential that applicants fill in their personal details as exactly available in their passports. Mismatch of any of the personal details would lead to non-acceptance of the application. Fees once paid are non-refundable. All children would have to obtain separate visa on their respective passports. Indian Embassy sets up helpline T he Indian Embassy in Kuwait has set up helpline in order to assist Indian expatriates in registering any complaint regarding the gov- ernment’s ongoing campaign to stamp out illegal residents from the country. The embassy said in press release yesterday that it amended its previous state- ment and stated if there is any complaint, the same could be conveyed at the following (as amended): Operations Department, Ministry of Interior, Kuwait. Fax: 22435580, Tel: 24768146/25200334. It said the embassy has been in regular contact with local authorities regarding the ongoing checking of expa- triates. The embassy has also conveyed to them the concerns, fears and apprehensions of the community in this regard. The authorities in Kuwait have con- veyed that strict instructions have been issued to ensure that there is no harassment or improper treat- ment of expatriates by those undertaking checking. “The embassy would like to request Indian expatri- ates to ensure that they abide by all local laws, rules and regulations regarding residency, traffic and other matters,” the release read. It would be prudent to always carry the Civil ID and other relevant docu- ments such as driving license, etc. In case an Indian expatriate encounters any improper treatment dur- ing checking, it may be conveyed immediately with full details and contact particulars to the embassy at the following phone number 67623639. These con- tact details are exclusively for the above-mentioned purpose only. ASEAN Day 2013 was held on August 28 at Embassy Of Brunei Darussalam and was attended by ASEAN ambassador and ASEAN diplomats In Kuwait. ASEAN Day 2013 attended by diplomats in Kuwait S omu Mathew hands over financial support to popular cine actor VD Rajappan collected by Kottayam Association, Kuwait. Seen also are Giju Chacko, Director Joshy Mathew, and R. Sankar foundation Kottayam Dt President M G Sasidharan. Artist Johnarts Kalabhavan presents caricatures of Indian singer Sayanora and musician Balabhaskar during a recent function in Mangaf. K ozhikode District NRI Association (KDNA) has decided to honour the children of its members who have come out in flying colors in the examina- tion of standard 10th and 12th from Kuwait and India. Sana Zubair secured toppest marks for Class 12 and Ritwik Keshav Premkumar in Class 10. They will be enti- tled for the Certificate and Cash award. Amrita Ben Mani Pappu & Raniya Rahman is the others students who have secured above 80% marks and are entitled for the proficiency prizes. Awards will be distrib- uted to the winners during the upcoming Mega Event Malabar Mahotsavam 2013 at Indian Central School premises on 15 November 2013. KDNA Academic Committee toppers

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  • W H AT ’ S ONWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

    SEND US YOURINSTAGRAM PICS

    What’s more fun than clicking a beauti-ful picture? Sharing it with others! Letother people see the way you seeKuwait - through your lens. Friday Times willfeature snapshots of Kuwait through Instagramfeeds. If you want to share your Instagram pho-tos, email us at

    [email protected]

    Send to What’s On upcoming events, birthdays or celebrations by email: [email protected] Fax: 24835619 / 20

    Write to us

    The superior quality of the blendscomes from the meticulous selec-tion of the best raw materials avail-able, and from an extraordinary produc-tion process. Cafe Vergnano is the first tointroduce an innovation that brings all thepassion and pleasure of the perfect

    espresso to everyday life at home.Espresso is now available in Kuwait,through Al-Sanabel Al-Thahabiya Est. Tel:22413795/98. Espresso Vergnano can beordered through www.taw9eel.comEspresso Vergnano capsules are compati-ble with other espresso machines.

    Enjoy the taste of true Espresso at Vergnano Cafe at Olympia Complex

    AnnouncementsNSS Onam celebrations on Sept 27

    The harvest festival of Kerala ìOnamî will be cele-brated by Nair Service Society (NSS) Kuwait onSeptember 27 (Friday), at Carmel School, Khaitanfrom 9:30 am. Nair Service Society (NSS) Kuwait is one ofthe largest Socio-Cultural Organization in Kuwaitformed in the year 2001 and now has more than 4000Indians as members. On September 27, a full day varietyentertainment program depicting the rich heritage andart forms of Kerala has been planned and the majorattractions are musical drama ìNavarasa in Krishnarasaîa unique art form and ìChendamelamî, organizing byNSS Vanitha Samajam. Sri. M R Raveendran Nair,President of Nair Service Society (NSS), Kuwait will pre-side over the function and will be inaugurated byembassy officials. The renowned Master of the Kitchen,Kaviyoor Parmeswaran Namoodiri, Tiruvalla, Kerala, andhis team, who has the fame of serving food for morethan 25000 people in the youth festivals, will be super-vising NSS Kuwaitís Onam Sadhya kitchen.

    A photowalk in Kuwait on Oct 5th

    Aphotowalk is more like a social photographyevent where photographers gather in a spot,take photos for an hour or two then maybemeet up at a restaurant after that. Scott Kelby’sworldwide photowalk never took place in Kuwaituntil now. Kuwait’s photowalk will be held onOctober 5th at Souk Al-Mubarakiya at 10am. Thereare some prizes to be won like a Canon 70D andAdobe Creative Cloud Membership. So far there are700 registered photowalks with 8700+ photogra-phers. The prizes are for the worldwide event, notjust Kuwait. Kuwait Mapping Meet-Up will be heldon September 2 at 5:30 pm in Coffee Bean(Mahboula, Coastal Road). The event is for anyoneinterested in maps, spatial analysis or surveying inKuwait. For more information, contact Wil at 9722-5615.

    Japanese festival

    Atwo-day Japanese Pop Culture Festival will beheld on September 12 at 6:00 pm andSeptember 13 at 6:00 pm. The event will beheld in the National Library, Mubarakiya Street inKuwait City.

    Issue of online visa by Indian embassy

    Foreigners requiring visas for India need to applyit online from 16th June 2013. Applicants maylog on to the Public portal at www.indian-visaonline.gov.in. After successful online submis-sion, the hard copy, so generated, has to be signedby the applicant and submitted with supporting doc-uments in accordance with the type of visa alongwith the applicable fee in cash at any of the two out-source centres at Sharq or Fahaheel. It is essentialthat applicants fill in their personal details as exactlyavailable in their passports. Mismatch of any of thepersonal details would lead to non-acceptance of theapplication. Fees once paid are non-refundable. Allchildren would have to obtain separate visa on theirrespective passports.

    Indian Embassy sets up helpline

    The Indian Embassy in Kuwait has set uphelpline in order to assist Indian expatriates inregistering any complaint regarding the gov-ernment’s ongoing campaign to stamp out illegalresidents from the country. The embassy said in pressrelease yesterday that it amended its previous state-ment and stated if there is any complaint, the samecould be conveyed at the following (as amended):Operations Department, Ministry of Interior, Kuwait.Fax: 22435580, Tel: 24768146/25200334. It said theembassy has been in regular contact with localauthorities regarding the ongoing checking of expa-triates. The embassy has also conveyed to them theconcerns, fears and apprehensions of the communityin this regard. The authorities in Kuwait have con-veyed that strict instructions have been issued toensure that there is no harassment or improper treat-ment of expatriates by those undertaking checking.“The embassy would like to request Indian expatri-ates to ensure that they abide by all local laws, rulesand regulations regarding residency, traffic and othermatters,” the release read. It would be prudent toalways carry the Civil ID and other relevant docu-ments such as driving license, etc. In case an Indianexpatriate encounters any improper treatment dur-ing checking, it may be conveyed immediately withfull details and contact particulars to the embassy atthe following phone number 67623639. These con-tact details are exclusively for the above-mentionedpurpose only.

    ASEAN Day 2013 was held on August 28 at Embassy Of Brunei Darussalam and was attended by ASEAN ambassador and ASEAN diplomats In Kuwait.

    ASEAN Day 2013 attended by diplomats in Kuwait

    Somu Mathew hands over financial support to popular cine actor VD Rajappancollected by Kottayam Association, Kuwait. Seen also are Giju Chacko, DirectorJoshy Mathew, and R. Sankar foundation Kottayam Dt President M GSasidharan.

    Artist Johnarts Kalabhavan presents caricatures of Indian singer Sayanora and musician Balabhaskar during a recent function in Mangaf.

    Kozhikode District NRI Association(KDNA) has decided to honour thechildren of its members who havecome out in flying colors in the examina-tion of standard 10th and 12th from Kuwaitand India. Sana Zubair secured toppestmarks for Class 12 and Ritwik KeshavPremkumar in Class 10. They will be enti-tled for the Certificate and Cash award.

    Amrita Ben Mani Pappu & Raniya Rahmanis the others students who have securedabove 80% marks and are entitled for theproficiency prizes. Awards will be distrib-uted to the winners during the upcomingMega Event Malabar Mahotsavam 2013 atIndian Central School premises on 15November 2013.

    KDNA AcademicCommittee toppers