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Arathi Krishna meets NRK businessmen, labourers in Jubail

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February 25, 2018

Jubail: Arathi Krishna, Deputy Chairperson of the NRI Forum of Karnataka, who is currently on Saudi Arabia tour, on Saturday visited the industrial city of Jubail in the eastern province and interacted with the Indian expatriate community.

Clad in black, Ms Krishna visited various business companies owned by Kannadigas, especially Mangalureans in Jubail including Expertise, Realtech and Al-Muzain. She also visited the NRI labour camps and interacted with them.

She said that the chief minister Siddaramaiah led Karnataka government has been taking pro-active steps to implement the proposals of NRI Forum towards the welfare of Indian expatriates including financial aid to start small-scale business for those who lose job abroad and return home.

Ms Krishna said that the NRI Forum had written to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj asking for a Protector of Emigrants (PoE) office in Bengaluru and it is expected to be materialised soon. The Forum has also requested for the setting up of Videsh Bhavan offering integrated services of passport, attestation and e-migration to help the applicants, she added.

Realtech Ismaeel, Zakariya Muzain, Asif Amaco among other NRK businessmen extended her a warm welcome and accompanied her to the NRI labour camps in the region.

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Kumar
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Sunday, 25 Feb 2018

Might be two reasons.. One for expatriates and ssecond one behalf of contesting in election

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February 2,2020

Thrissur, Feb 2: The Kerala government on Saturday said the condition of the medical student, kept in an isolation ward in Thrissur after testing positive for the novel coronavirus is satisfactory and that three people have been arrested for spreading false information on social media about the disease.

The woman, who tested positive, is a student of Wuhan university and is undergoing treatment at the Thrissur Medical College Hospital.

"The health status of the student who tested positive for coronavirus remains satisfactory.

The hospital authorities have confirmed that the health condition of all symptomatic persons under isolation in hospitals are "stable", a bulletin said.

Health Minister K K Shailaja said Kerala has strengthened surveillance and control measures against the epidemic, which has been declared by WHO as a global emergency,

She told reporters here that three people have been arrested for spreading false information about those who had arrived in the state from coronavirusa affected countries and are under home surveillance.

Six others had forwarded the posts and the cyber cell was probing the matter, Shailaja said.

The minister had earlier warned that strong action would be taken against those putting out false news on the disease.

Police said Sabari was arrested on Friday and released on bail, while two others-- Shafi and Siraj were arrested on Saturday.

Two cases have been registered in two police stations in Thrissur in this connection, they said.

A medical bulletin said that till date, 1793 people who travelled from coronavirus affected countries have been identified and placed under surveillance.

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February 26,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 26: The Karnataka Pre-University Board issued a five-page booklet on Coronavirus ahead of the forthcoming examination to spread awareness among the students, the Board said on Wednesday.

In a statement, the Board said that the booklet contains details on symptoms of the disease, measures to be taken in case of an outbreak and other information. The Board has directed the Directors in all districts to disseminate the information to students through college principals.

The PUC examination begins from March 4 and continues till March 23.

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August 1,2020

Mangaluru, Aug 1: Former member of Karnataka Legislative Council Ivan D’Souza has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. 

The Congress leader took to social media to break the news. “I and my wife Dr Kavitha have been tested positive covid-19 positive. There are no symptoms. We had voluntarily given our throat swabs for testing,” he said in a Facebook post.

He also requested his friends and well-wishers not to visit him until he recovers. 

Mr D’Souza had participated in a party meeting at Congress Bhavan when KPCC chief DK Shivakumar visited city yesterday. He was seen meeting several Congress leaders including U T Khader.

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