Ashraf handing over the insurance amount to Kumar Nepali’s family.

Qatar’s Wellcare Group has handed over an insurance amount of over 1mn Nepalese rupees to the family of employee Kumar Nepali, who died after a heart attack last November in Doha.
Managing director Ashraf K P visited Nepal to meet Kumar’s family. He also deposited the money in a bank account in favour of the deceased’s three-year-old daughter, who will get the money when she reaches 18. The deposit will earn a monthly interest of almost NRs.9,000.

‘Katara with Love’ seeks to raise funds for Sanad charity
Katara Cultural Village will on Thursday begin a three-day fund-raising event tagged ‘Katara with Love’ to promote Qatari arts and crafts. Besides a bazaar and an art exhibition that will be open from 5-10 pm, the event will also feature a Qatari poetry night on Friday from 8pm at the Katara Opera House in building 16. With 50% of the funds raised going to Sanad Community Services, the event will display the works of various nationals and showcase their creativity, skill sets, paintings and designs.
Katara Cultural Affairs director Dr Emad Sultan said: “Katara is committed to providing a platform for emerging talents, including artists, musicians, designers and poets. We hope that communities from across Qatar will come together at this special occasion to support our efforts and help us raise funds.”
The art exhibition will feature works from 17 different Qatari artists: Jameela al-Ansari, Masoud al-Bolushi, Mariam al-Abdullah, Moza al-Kuwari, Lolwa al-Meghaiseeb, Mubarak al-Malik, Jameela al-Shraim, Faisal al-Abdullah, Talal al-Qasmi, Haya al-Naemi, Thamer Saad, Johara al-Mannai, Hayfa al-Sada, Noof al-Malki, Reem al-Malki, Ameera al-Aji and Mohamed al-Mansoori.
The bazaar, which will be held in buildings 19 and 22, will feature several local fashion designers including Wa’ad Mohamed, Fatma al-Sayed, Noor Hadi, Fat’hiya al-Jaber, Al Jazi al-Shraim, Ahoud al-Hilali, Elham, Mashal Shahbik, Eman al-Mejaly, Hessa Hamdan, Hind al-Suwaidi, Aisha al-Naimi, Kholoud Abdullah, Wath’ha and Asma al-Mannai, who will be showcasing their latest collection of clothing.
A variety of food including cakes, traditional tastes, cookies and cupcakes by various young Qatari’s including Laila al-Shraim, Mohamed al-Sharshani, Fatma al-Suwaidi, Rwdah al-Subaiy, al-Anood, Fatma and Bouthina al-Sulaiti, will also be available. Traditional and unique handicrafts and couchette by Reem al-Sowaidi, Salwa al-Kuwari and Naema al-Hamadi will be available whille Pottery, Photography and Fine Arts by Talal al-Qasmi, Abdulrahman al-Mutawah, MahaTayseer and Hassan Bujassom will also be on sale.
Societies participating in the event include the Childhood Centre, which will be selling souvenirs made by young children, the Qatar Stamp Museum who will provide customised stamps and Little Angels Nursery, which will be selling ribbons in memory of the Villaggio fire victims.
The ‘Poetry Night’ will feature Qatari poets Hamad al-Baridi, Buti al-Hbabi, Mohamed al-Shahwani, Ayed bin Ghaidah and Rashid al-Nabet recite some of their key works.
Tickets to the event to be hosted by Ata bin Mohamed, are available at building 15 from 9am-9pm.