Kashmir Voice International hosts seminar
Kashmir Voice International (KVI) organized a seminar at Birmingham on 21st January 2018 on its first anniversary. The theme of the seminar was “Kashmir Issue-Support at International Level, an Analysis”.
People who spoke were from Pakistan, J & K and UK.
Justice Shraief Hussain Bokhari from Lahore Pakistan said, ‘military operations or militancy cannot solve Kashmir dispute’. While feeling the need for international support he said, ‘it is the responsibility of the people of J & K wherever they live to convince the international community that Kashmir is the issue of life and honor of 20 million people”.
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Harrow Leisure Centre’s Active Community Mondays could benefit from Tesco Bags of Help scheme
A programme that encourages activity among older people is in the running for a £4,000 supermarket grant.
The ‘Active Community Mondays’ scheme at Harrow Leisure Centre, which was launched just over a year ago, gives older people the chance to meet others in a fun, safe environment and seeks to tackle feelings of isolation and loneliness.
Following its initial success, it has put forward an application for funding from the Tesco Bags of Help initiative in the hope of growing even more.
The scheme offers community projects financial support, and ‘Active Community Mondays’ has been shortlisted alongside two other projects with £4,000 up for grabs.
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Teenager stabbed outside Zoroastrian Centre
A teenager was taken to hospital after he was stabbed in broad daylight outside a religious centre.
Police were called to Rayners Lane at around 2pm on January 22 after reports of a 17-year-old suffering a stab wound. They taped off the area near the Zoroastrian Centre, in Rayners Lane, while the victim was taken to hospital. His injuries are described as not life-threatening.
Two teenagers, aged 16 and 18, were arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. Enquiries are ongoing and investigators are keeping an “open mind” with regards to a motive for the incident.
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Northwood man celebrates
giving 100 blood donations
A man was given a commemorative medal in recognition of his one hundredth blood donation. Vinod Unadkat, a linguist from Northwood, was celebrated at a special ceremony at St Paul’s Church, Hammersmith, which championed the efforts of serial donors.
Of those who give blood, just one per cent will reach a century of donations – a figure which has the potential to save around three hundred lives.
Mr Unadkat explained how he had previously harboured ambitions to be a medic and decided to start donating blood as a quick and simple way to save and improve the lives of others.
