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MANAMA: The Indian School Bahrain (ISB) celebrated the 5th International Yoga Day in association with the Indian Embassy with great fervor and enthusiasm on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at the Isa Town Campus. The Indian Embassy Culture Teacher Rudresh Kumar Singh gave demonstrations on various yoga asanas.  “Yoga is     a way of living that aims towards a healthy mind in a healthy body”, he said. “The art of practising yoga helps in controlling an individual’s mind, body and soul. It brings together physical and mental disciplines to achieve a peaceful body and mind; it helps manage stress and anxiety…

Al Noor International School celebrated the Graduation Ceremony  of Grade 12 (Tawjihiya) Bahraini Section students who achieved 100% pass in the Ministry of Education Examinations at The Crowne Plaza Hotel. It was a glorious evening of recognition, pride and privilege.  Al Noor students, parents and officials commemorated the excellent results. The Chief Guest, His Excellency Mr. Ghanim Bin Fadhul Al-Buainain , Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kingdom of Bahrain handed out the certificates along with Mr. Ali Hasan, school’s founder Chairman.  He congratulated all the students on their achievement and wished them well in their further education and future endeavours.The School Chairman…

Manama: Personal Representative of HM the King for Charity Work and Youth Affairs and Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, has dedicated the historic win achieved by filly ‘Daahyeh’ at the Royal Ascot race to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.     HH Shaikh Nasser asserted that the filly’s success in clinching the first place at the prestigious Royal Ascot 2019 is the fruitful outcome of HM the King’s interest in the equestrian sport.HH Shaikh Nasser affirmed that the historic victory adds to the landmark achievements attained by the equestrian sport in Bahrain…

Team Bahrain made history once again. After rising up to the number one spot in the world MMA rankings, the squad put on a collective performance for the ages, winning five senior golds and one junior gold at the IMMAF-WMMAA European Open. The tournament concluded this Sunday, with Bahrain topping the table for most gold medals, alongside Russia, who had more silver medals. The squad counted on the presence of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Hamad Al Khalifa, whose continued efforts made the achievements possible. The European Open was up for grabs at the beginning of last day, but Bahrain…

The Indian School organised the second Patrol Leader’s Training Camp for the Bharat Scouts and Guides (BSG) at the Riffa Campus on June 15.  A total of   117 students including the Patrol Leaders, Troop Leaders, Group Leaders, their assistants and 13 teachers attended the one-day camp.  The camp was inaugurated by ISB Hon.Chairman Prince S Natarajan who is also the Commissioner of Bharat Scouts and Guides. ISB Hon. Secretary Saji Antony, EC Members Rajesh Nambiar, Saji George, Principal VR Palaniswamy, Riffa Campus Principal Pamela Xavier, Vice-Principal Senior Section    Anand Nair, Vice-Principal Middle Section  Vinod S and  BSG Secretary…

Team Bahrain has had a phenomenal start to the year as they progressed through to the first place of the MMA ranking after victorious campaigns at the Asian and African Open Championships. It is the first time the country has topped the list after only four years of the official beginning of a mixed martial arts program, led by the vision of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Hamad Al Khalifa. And the groundbreaking achievement didn’t go unnoticed at the ongoing European Championships, which are being held in Rome, Italy. The IMMAF-WMMAA and national federations celebrated Bahrain’s topping of the world…

ROME: Number-one ranked MMA team in the world Bahrain has had a dream start to their European Open campaign. The country did a clean sweep on Day 2 of the IMMAF-WMMAA European Open Championships, which takes place in Rome, Italy, winning all 10 of their opening bouts in the tournament. The results are further proof of the power of Bahrain in the MMA world. The country will host the World Championships in November for the third straight time, as announced last week by the Bahrain MMA Federation, together with BRAVE CF and IMMAF-WMMAA. Bahrain rose to the top of the…

Manama : Students and staff at the Indian School, Riffa Campus held week-long celebrations of the International Yoga Day.  The programme was spearheaded by Indian Embassy Culture Teacher  Rudresh Kumar Singh in the presence of Principal Pamela Xavier.  He said that Yoga is a    group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices   which originated in ancient India.  Special assemblies were organised   to commemorate the occasion.  The practice of Yoga will bring a positive change in mood and attitude, increased energy levels and the ability to focus on what is required by setting aside distracting thoughts in a student, he…

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, today signed a sponsorship agreement with the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications’ Civil Aviation Affairs entitling the airline to become again the official carrier of the Bahrain International Airshow in its 6th and 7th editions in 2020 and 2022. The agreement was signed by both parties in a signing ceremony that took place during the Paris International Airshow at Le Bourget, Paris in France.The signing ceremony was attended by H.E. Engineer Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications and Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Organizing Committee for Bahrain…

MANAMA: Rotary Club of Manama held a regular lunch meeting at the Gulf Hotel. Guest speaker was Sh. Mohamed Duaij Al Khalifa, President of the Bahrain Paralympic Committee, who spoke about  the Paralympic Athlete’s of the Kingdom of Bahrain.