Mangaluru expat stranded in Saudi reveals ordeal on social media, ISF helps him return home

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November 28, 2018

Mangaluru, Nov 28: Continuing their philanthropic gesture towards Indian expatriates, the activists of the Indian Social Forum (ISF) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have once again helped a stranded Indian reach home safely.

Muhammad Fareed (name changed to conceal the identity), a resident of Mudipu Balapuni on the outskirts of Mangaluru, had arrived in Riyadh last year on a house-driver visa. But the sponsor (Kafeel) did not have a vehicle permit. Hence Muhammad Sharif was forced to sell items at roadside.

He was also forced to work 16 hours in a day without wages. Due to this he was mentally depressed and fell sick. Due to sickness he wasn’t able to attend work and sponsor had filed ‘Huroob’ missing case against him.

Fareed, who was helpless of all these incidents, had posted a message on social media. About three months ago the Karnataka State unit of ISF in Riyadh managed to trace a youth based on his message. ISF complaint with the labor court and followed up the case.

Considering the situation and condition and long-term of this case, ISF approached donors and contacted Indian Embassy. ISF also collected all required documents and provided it to Indian Embassy which was required for legal purpose and managed to send Fareed back home.

Members of Indian Social Forum Sabith Hasan Bajpe, Rahman Tumbe, Shabir Mudipu and Abdul Sabith Bajpe took charge of this case and handled successfully. Fareed’s family thanked members of the ISF.

SDPI district president Athavullah Jokatte, Ismail Engineer, Hamid Bajpe, Rahim Batrakere were present at the Mangalore International Airport to receive Fareed.

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Thursday, 29 Nov 2018

May God bless all the people involved in helping this man.

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July 13,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 13: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has initiated the process of recruiting 1,700 medical professionals, doctors, staff nurses and support staff to scale up its workforce to set up 30,000 COVID-19 care beds, an official said on Sunday.

According to the official, to establish and run 30,000 COVID care beds, 1,800 doctors and 3,600 nurses are required. A 10,100-bed facility was set up last week in the Bengaluru International Exhibition centre (BIEC) on Tumkur road.

The Health Department has calculated that one doctor per shift is needed for every 100 patients and one staff nurse for every 50 patients. Similarly, two supporting staff and three Group D employees are needed per shift for every 100 patients. Generally, a day is divided into three shifts of eight hours each.

According to the director of medical education, there are 25,000 nursing students who have completed GNM and BSc Nursing courses and are pursuing higher education.

Likewise, there are 3,231 medical, dental and Aayush interns, while MD and MS postgraduate students have been identified to be 1,613 in Bengaluru colleges.

"The department plans to actively utilise the services of interns and postgraduate students for the COVID Care Centre (CCC) operations," said the official.

Currently, there are 2,100 CCC beds operational under the civic body in Bengaluru with a pool of 503 doctors, 167 ayush doctors, 128 nursing and paramedical staff.

Earlier in May, the civic body also notified the recruitment of 380 microbiologists, technicians and data entry operators for six months. In June, the civic body again notified the recruitment of 637 doctors, nurses, technicians and group d employees to strengthen its fight against the pandemic.

Bengaluru has recently seen a spike in COVID-19 in Karnataka, accounting for 61% of all active cases in the state.

On Saturday, the city reported 1,533 new cases, taking its total tally to 16,862, of which 12,793 are active.

Karnataka recorded 2,798 more coronavirus cases and 70 more casualties on Saturday evening, raising the state's total cases to 36,216 and the death toll to 613.

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August 5,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 5: The Janata Dal (Secular) will contest all the 243 assembly seats in Bihar, the elections for which are due in October-November this year, its state unit chief Haldhar Kant Mishra announced on Tuesday.

Mishra said party supremo Deve Gowda has asked him to expand JD(S)'s base and also to prepare itself for contesting all the constituencies in view of the zeal and enthusiasm shown by party workers and office-bearers.

Deve Gowda announced the decision during a virtual meeting with presidents of party's various cells and office- bearers, he said.

He assured that the party will provide all kinds of support for its expansion and selection of candidates for the Bihar polls, Mishra said.

The former prime minister told the party functionaries that several leaders from Bihar are in touch with him and they will join the JD(S) to play their part in the elections, he added.

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April 29,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 29: Karnataka government on Tuesday ordered organisations and NGOs in the state to distribute food to people in plastic boxes and not in polythene bags.

"The state government has ordered the distribution of food and meals in plastic boxes instead of in polythene bags," said the Information and Public Relations Department of the state government.

According to the government, during Covid-19, not only government departments and agencies but also various organisations and NGOs are providing meals to workers in polythene covers.

"However, in order to protect the health of the workers, the government has ordered the supply of food or meals in plastic boxes instead of polythene covers," it added.

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