Dubai: Karnataka NRI Forum holds meeting on govt’s NRK card

By Shodhan Prasad | photos by Floyd Kiran
April 16, 2018

Dubai, Apr 16: Karnataka NRI Forum UAE President Praveen Kumar Shetty called the first meeting on 14th April, 2018 evening at Fortune Plaza Hotel, Al Ghusais Dubai with the representatives of various communities of Karnataka residing in the UAE. The meet was to brief the registration process of NRK Card for the people of Karnataka which will be issued by the Government of Karnataka and also to know the facilities available with the card.

KNRI Forum UAE a governmental body for Kannadigas in UAE, last year in April was inaugurated in Dubai at the Indian Consulate Auditorium and was inaugurated by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramayya. Businessman Praveen Kumar Shetty was elected as the first President of this body. Under his leadership this meeting was held and with him were General Secretary Prabhakar Ambalthere, Vice President’s Ganesh Rai and M.E. Moolur on the dais.

Based on the Press Release made by the Consulate General of India Dubai, Indian Community Welfare Fund Committee Member N. Mohan briefed on the facilities available at the Indian Consulate for all Indians in respect of any issues or grievances faced by our Citizens.

President Praveen Shetty gave detailed information on the KNRI Forum UAE body registration process with Karnataka NRI Forum, permission process, registration for members and later providing the NRK Card for the members in the meet.

General Secretary Prabhakar Ambalthere later shared the information on the facilities which are available in the NRK Card.  These are the facilities attached to the NRK Card:

1)      Life Insurance for KNRIs

2)      Prioritized swift facility available in any of Governmental offices in the District where the card holder belongs to.

3)      Loan facility and reasonably reduced interest rates in the State Government recognized banks

4)      Around Rupees 2 Lakhs grant for those Family back home, whose KNRI Members, in case meets with an tragic accident or faces unforeseen accidental death, during their annual vacation in their home city.

5)      Governmental support for those KNRI’s who opt to start any new business in Karnataka State

6)      Support from Government for those KNRI’s who return from overseas after job loss.  Facility in training and re-locating home will be provided by the government.

7)      Special discount in State Hospitals will be provided for the NRK Card holders

8)      Tax Free facility for those KNRI’s who do or conduct Social Service back home

9)      Special pricings for KNRI’s who opt to stay in Hotels near Tourist places

Later Joint Secretary Deepak Somashekar explained on the online registration process for NRK Card and briefed that only those persons who fall into the below criteria can register:

1)      Minimum 6 months stay in UAE required in the Visa validity

2)      Passport size photo in digital file should be uploaded

3)      Only Digital Indian Passport with home address should be uploaded

Once the above is done and registration process is completed, one will receive an email confirmation on the registration completion.  Later in a few days’ time one will receive the details of the NRK card delivery.

Followed was question and answer session and few questions raised was answered appropriately.

Vice Presidents of KNRI Forum UAE, Harish Sherigar, Dr. Kaup Mohammed, Treasurer Sadan Das, Joint Secretary Noel Almeida and other Committee Members were present during the meeting.  Leaders of various Kannadiga Associations in UAE present have promised that they will request all their members to get registered with the Forum.

KNRI Forum UAE, Vice President B.K. Ganesh Rai conducted the meeting and shared some of the important information’s one need to know.

Dinner was served at the end and Joint Secretary M.E. Moolur rendered the vote of thanks.

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Tavargeri Moha…
 - 
Wednesday, 6 May 2020

Myself is zaheer,, my passport number s1637441,my u. A. E number +971585708303 and my Indian number is 9739567262, I am came from visiting visa, I wanna to come back to india very urgently bcuz of my wife is pregnant,,, and she I'll have delivery on may15.no one take care her,  she is alone so please kindly process to come back india 

Riyaz .s.a
 - 
Wednesday, 2 May 2018

I want nri card. Please help me sir.

abdullah
 - 
Tuesday, 24 Apr 2018

 sir

 

    how to registerr for nrk card.  for login  asking user name and password  user name  ok but password from where

 

Javed ali
 - 
Friday, 20 Apr 2018

Sir how to do the card. can you help me ?

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May 28,2020

Mangaluru, May 28: A pregnant woman who returned from Dubai in a repatriation flight suffered miscarriage after she was allegedly denied entry to her apartment flat and also refused proper treatment in the institutional quarantine.

Fathima was put in a paid quarantine facility after she returned on May 12 flight for her first delivery.

On the second day of her return, she tested negative for Covid-19 in the first test. As per SOP (Standard operating procedures) for pregnant women, she was ready to shift to her apartment, Shivdeep Residency, located at Shivbhag in the city for home quarantine.

However, the members of the Resident Welfare Association of the apartment who got a whiff of her arrival, called an emergency meeting the previous night and reportedly informed the pregnant woman that her entry to the flat would put other residents in trouble and suggested that she stay away.

Sources said the RWA consists of some serving and retired police officials.

With no other go, the woman continued in the paid quarantine.

Treatment for a pregnant woman?

Fathima's father-in-law Azeez Bastikar said the doctors who attended her during the quarantine did not provide proper healthcare required for a pregnant woman and also refused to touch her, out of fear.

Many a time, they did not even check her BP, saying that they ‘forgot to bring the kit’. When her situation worsened, the family members contacted several hospitals in the city but all of them allegedly refused to admit her, fearing the sealing down of the hospital in case she tests positive on the 14th day COVID test.

Finally, the six and half months pregnant woman was shifted to a clinic on Wednesday after her 14th day test had turned negative.

The doctors who checked her found out that she had suffered a miscarriage and operated on her to remove the stillborn. The doctors said further delay would have costed the woman her life.

Meanwhile, on Thursday, Azeez Bastikar approached Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh, seeking action against the doctors and hospitals who denied treatment and the RWA who refused her entry to the apartment.

Stating that the ill-treatment meted out to her daughter-in-law by doctors and others added to her trauma resulting in the miscarriage, he appealed to the authorities to ensure that no one else is treated in a similar manner.

He said that Fathima and her husband live in Dubai and that she came to India for a safe delivery as the situation was critical in Dubai.

The paid quarantine facility where she had to continue after RWA denied her access, charged her Rs 60,000 for her stay.

Meanwhile, the MCC commissioner Ajith Kumar Hegde on Thursday issued a notice to Shivdeep Apartment for refusing Fathima's entry.

The apartment has to respond within three days, failing which legal action will be initiated against it.

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February 3,2020

New Delhi, Feb 3: BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde's swipe at Mahatma Gandhi has irked the top party leadership and he may be forced to apologise, party sources said on Monday.

A senior BJP leader said the Karnataka leader's comments were "condemnable" and the party leadership is upset with him.

"The party has conveyed its displeasure to him and asked him to take remedial measure. Any insult to Mahatma Gandhi is unacceptable," he said.

Hegde, a former Union minister, reportedly claimed at an event in Bangaluru that the entire freedom movement was staged with the consent and support of the British, and the independence movement led by Gandhi was a "drama".

He also wondered why the Father of the Nation was called 'Mahatma' (a great soul).

The party leader said the Lok Sabha MP is a "disciplined" member of the party and will do what he has been asked to.

Hegde, known for hardline Hindutva leanings, has a history of making controversial remarks.

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fairman
 - 
Monday, 3 Feb 2020

This man and some others like him have reached the peak of their madness.

 

They will not change their attitude, as they know that nobody can do any harm to them.

 

Therefore they will listen only to dire action what they deserve per the penal code. If required put him behind bars.

Dont harm them more, see their families.

 

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February 6,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 6: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said that portfolios for the 10 new ministers who sworn in on Thursday will be allocated by February 8.

Speaking to media persons, he said that he will go to Delhi in the coming days and the date of his visit will be finalised soon.

He is expected to meet the high command again to finalise the list of BJP MLAs for three berths in the Cabinet.

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