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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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May 21,2020

Shivamogga, May 21: A quarantine facility at Bapuji Nagar in Shivamogga on Wednesday evening was vandalised, by a group of people. leading to chaos.

The police had to resort to baton-charge to control the situation.

Locals were opposing the facility, which is being used to isolate travellers from different states in the view of coronavirus.

Deputy Commissioner KB Sivakumar said that the police department will investigate and book a case against the protesters.

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March 7,2020

Mysuru, Mar 7: Karnataka Minister for Medical Education K Sudhakar on Saturday said that State Government may consider suspending the touch-based Biometric time and Attendance system for its employees in view of the COVID-19 threat.

Speaking to media persons while inspecting the medical infrastructure at KR Hospital here on Saturday, he said that many IT companies have already suspended the Biometric Attendance system in a bid to prevent the spread of the virus. Given the threat perception, the government was also contemplating the same and would consider it. However, he did not specify the date.

With regard to the preparedness to handle the threat, the Minister said the government was extremely cautious since last 20 days and had taken all precautionary measures. “All international passengers at the airport are being screened and so far nearly 1 lakh passengers have been screened and anyone with symptoms will be quarantined for 28 days.’’

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July 17,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 17: Dakshina Kannada district Youth Congress president Mithun Rai has tested positive for the covid-19. 

Mr Rai took to social media to announce it: “I have been tested COVID19 positive & I am under Quarantine at Bangalore. With all your love and blessings, I will recover and be back soon at your service.

“My request to all those who were in close proximity with me in the last few days, kindly get yourselves checked for COVID,” he stated in a social media post on Friday.

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