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Elephant Atta celebrates 60 years
of being part of the family!
London (Asian Independent)-
Elephant Atta just turned 60 years,
commemorating being the first
South Asian atta brand in the UK.
It is a well-known fact that no
South Asian meal is complete
without roti or bread. With this in
mind, Elephant Atta has always
aimed to be at the heart of the family
by upholding traditions and
nurturing generational memories
with their premium quality flours.
To celebrate 60 years of being at
the heart of each home, Elephant
Atta held their diamond jubilee
anniversary event at the Wembley
London Designer Outlet, on the
23rd of July, 2022.
The festivities started in the
morning the community coming
together to celebrate this great
brand. The guests engaged with
exciting performances by the
Giardino Strings Quartet and
dances by the renowned Bhangra
Dance London group, who showcased
immense talent and energy
throughout the day! Along with
this, Sunrise Radio RJ Shabnam
Sahi, hosted fun contests for participants
to take part in, handing
out Elephant Atta goodies as
prizes! One of the most memorable
events of the day was the unveiling
of a billboard on the main stage, to
the beats of dhol (Indian drums).
The key visual was a representation
of Elephant Atta s consumers
from different ethnic backgrounds,
age groups, generations, and life
stages. This took place amongst
prominent community figures like
Member of Parliament, Virendra
Sharma and Muhammed Butt
Counsellor of Brent council. They
congratulated Elephant Atta for its
monumental 60 years.
Councillor Butt said Elephant
Atta has been a part of my life
since I was a child to being here
today, and now my own children
are celebrating Elephant Atta
MP Virendra Sharma said,
Elephant Atta has given pleasure
and happiness to many families
including mine and spoke about
the heritage they have created.
They were accompanied by
Professor Kishan Devani and
Michelin star chef Atul Kochhar,
who congratulated the brand for 60
years of being so loved by every
South Asian family.
High-ranking Taliban cleric killed by
bomb hidden in prosthetic leg
Kabul : Sheikh Rahimullah
Haqqani, a prominent Taliban figure,
was killed in a suicide attack
on a seminary in Kabul on
Thursday when the attacker blew
explosives placed in a prosthetic
leg, according to Taliban authorities
and sources.
Taliban s deputy spokesperson,
Bilal Karimi, confirmed the veracity
of the incident and stated that
the explosion in the Shash Darak
area of Kabul s Police District 2
martyred Sheikh Rahimullah
Haqqani, Khaama Press reported.
He had previously been a target of
the Islamic State (IS) group, albeit
it is now unclear who killed him as
no group has claimed responsibility
so far. Sheikh Haqqani was a
steadfast opponent of the Islamic
State Khorasan Province (IS-K),
and a supporter of the Taliban
administration, Khaama Press
reported. He was among the
Taliban officials who supported
the education of women and girls,
in a BBC interview, he stated that
no rationale in Sharia law prohibits
female education. Since taking
control when international forces
began to withdraw almost a year
ago, the Taliban claim to have
restored security. However, there
have been frequent attacks in
recent months, many of which
have been claimed by Islamic
State. He is one of the highest profile
figures to have been killed in
the country since the Taliban
returned to power last year, BBC
reported.
Despite sharing the same name,
he was not related to Afghanistan s
Haqqani militant group network.
Mary Wilson from Westmill
Foods, who was also present stated
If we look back at our goal 60
years ago, it was to be at the heart
of every South Asian family. It is
absolutely wonderful to hear the
stories straight from the community,
in terms of role that our brand
has played and the love that we
have received .
Popular influencers from South
Asian community such as
@radikalkitchen, @15min_mom,
@mahisarna, @cookingwithzainab,
@DipnaAnand and
@Diningandbeyond! all mingled
with the crowd and took part in the
festivities. All day, guests were
able to enjoy delicious cupcakes
made from the different ranges of
Elephant Atta. In addition to these
exciting performances, guests
were also given the chance to participate
in Elephant Atta s 60thanniversary
competition, where
they were asked to share a story or
recipe with Elephant Atta, and how
it has impacted their family. The
competition is still open, and we
look forward to hearing your very
own Elephant Atta story, make
sure to share it on https://elephantatta.com/60years/
to have a
chance of winning one of 6
Elephant Atta gold pendants, the
runner-ups can win 60 silver pendants
(Ts&Cs apply).
Elephant Atta is genuinely humbled
by the support received over
these 60 years and looks forward
to being a part of your family for
generations to come!
Pakistan Navy says it saved nine Indian crew
members after ship drowned near Gwadar
Karachi : The Pakistan Navy saved
nine Indian crew members whose ship
drowned in the Arabian Sea near
Gwadar, the Director-General Public
Relations (Navy) said in a statement on
Thursday, as per media reports. The
incident took place on August 9
(Tuesday) when an Indian sailing vessel
Jamna Sagar sank with 10 crew members onboard, according to
the statement, Geo News reported. As the ship was sinking, the navy
responded to a distress call and the Pakistan Maritime Information
Centre requested a nearby merchant ship, MT Kruibeke, to provide necessary
assistance to the stranded crew of the drowning sailing vessel.
The merchant ship eventually recovered nine crew members and continued
the voyage to its next port in Dubai and onward disembarked the
crew, the statement said.
At the same time, one Pakistan Navy ship, along with two helicopters,
also reached the area and located the body of one crew member who was
earlier missing at the time of the drowning of the sailing vessel, Geo
News reported. The body was recovered and handed over to Pakistan
Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) authorities for further proceedings.