Indian billionaire LuLu Yusuffali gets first UAE Permanent Residency 'Golden Card'

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June 3, 2019

Dubai, Jun 3: UAE-based businessman, LuLu Group chairman M.A. Yusuffali has become the first expat to get the exclusive Permanent Residency 'Golden Card', Wam reported on Monday.

The Abu Dhabi-based Keralite tycoon is worth $4.7 billion - ranked the richest expat in UAE according to Forbes magazine's 2019 list of billionaires.

The UAE has started issuing the permanent residency documents to select people earlier in May.

Commenting on the honour, the humble tycoon said:

'Obviously a very proud and emotional moment in my life. UAE has been my home for more than 45 years now. Whatever I am today is thanks to this great country, which has given me more than what I can dream of.

To be the first one to receive this great honour is truly a very humbling experience, and I sincerely thank the visionary rulers of this great country. It is their far-sighted vision which has made UAE, one of the most safe, secure, tolerant and developed nations in the world.

I am sure this new Gold Card permanent residency scheme aimed at key investors ,who have played a defining role in the nation building process, will further boost UAE's image as one of key investment & business global hubs as well as attract and retain new investors here.

I see this as an honour not only for me but for the entire expat community from more than 200 countries residing here, for whom UAE has been almost like a second home.'

The new initiative had identified the first 6,800 qualified expats from over 70 countries.

Earlier, over the weekend, ICA and the Ministry of Economy discussed means of cooperation between them in order to enhance opportunities for attracting investors and entrepreneurs in various fields and to promote facilities, which can be provided by both sides in their respective fields of specialization. This in turn would facilitate business conduct and create an investment environment which attracts and encourages business growth and success in the State.

During the meeting, Al Rashidi presented the details stipulated in the Cabinet Decree No. (56) of 2018 concerning the organization of permanent residence permits for investors (Golden Card), entrepreneurs, specialized talents, and other categories included in the Decree and privileges granted to each category and the conditions to be fulfilled by the applicant in order to benefit from these privileges.

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May 15,2020

Mangaluru, May 15: Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police on Friday warned those who are opposing quarantine to either go for it or face legal action under Epidemic Diseases Act.

In a release here on Friday, Mr B M Laxmi Prasad said that schools and hostels have been identified for quarantining those who arrive from other states. Those, who return, will be quarantined in the respective Gram Panchayat/local bodies’ jurisdiction. The public should not panic over the quarantine facility.

The quarantine facility has been introduced in the interest of the general public. If anyone opposes or protests against such facility, then legal action will be initiated against them, he warned.

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May 23,2020

Bengaluru, May 22: Police commissioner Bhaskar Rao on Friday said the next two Sundays will be ‘full curfew days’ and the city will be under complete lockdown between 7pm Saturday and 7am Monday.

Addressing the media, the top cop said all essential services will be excluded from the curfew. “People attending weddings and other ceremonies can travel. Those wanting to buy food products or medicines too can step out. However, like in lockdown 1.0, people found loitering unnecessarily will be punished,” he said.

According to Rao, city roads will be barricaded like how it was done during lockdown 1.0 and 2.0.

A senior police officer told TOI that during this period, vehicles could be seized under the Disaster Management Act-2005. “So, we request the public not to come out unnecessarily. If we find people roaming in vehicles, we shall seize the rides and owners will have to approach the court later to get them released,” he said.

The government has extended the lockdown till May 31, which includes two Sundays.
Earlier in the day, the state government allowed inter-state travel from Karnataka with the consent of the receiving state. Praveen Sood, Karnataka DG and IGP, said, “Inter-state pass is not required to go out of Karnataka as long as you have the consent of the receiving state. Due to the lockdown, migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons are stranded at different places. They would be allowed to move as usual.”

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March 15,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 15: The Karnataka government has intensified screening all international passengers at airports by classifying them into three risk categories.

Passengers, who are symptomatic on arrival fall under risk category 1, those aged above 60 and have Symptoms fall under category 2. Those who fall in both these categories are being quarantined at designated facilities for 14 days from arrival.

Asymptomatic passengers arriving from any of the COVID-19 affected countries will fall under category 3 and will be advised to be under strict home quarantine for 14 days, Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said here on Sunday.

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