Mangaluru: Gulf returnees pour out their woes at consultation meet

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January 30, 2019

Mangaluru, Jan 30: For the first time a consolation meet of Gulf returnees, especially those who lost their jobs in Saudi Arabia in the wake of Nitaqat or Saudization drive was held in Mangaluru under the aegis of the Karnataka unit of the Gulf-based India Social Forum.

Dozens of Gulf returnees from across coastal Karnataka had taken part in the meet held at Jamiyyatul Falah auditorium on Tuesday and poured their woes.

Among the top demands raised at the meet were immediate establishment of a help desk at Deputy Commissioner’s office in Mangaluru for the Gulf returnees as promised by the district in-charge minister U T Khader months ago and implementation of the promised scheme by the state governments to help the Gulf returnees to begin a new career in their homeland.

Speaking on the occasion, Abdul Majeed Aladka, a member of ISF, said that non-resident Kannadigas in Gulf, especially those from Dakshina Kannada have greatly contributed towards the development of the region by remitting huge amount of money. “Now the Kannadigas in the Gulf are in trouble due to various developments such as Nitaqat. It is the responsibility of the government and elected representatives of the region to identify and aide those who have lost their Gulf jobs and helplessly returned home,” he said.

On the occasion the formation of Gulf Returnees’ Rehabilitation Committee (GRRC) was announced to exert pressure on the state government to fulfill its promises towards those who lost jobs in the Middle Eastern countries. It was also decided to conduct a job information workshop for the benefit of the Gulf returnees.

A resident of Deralakatte, who had worked in Saudi Arabia for 12 years before losing his job, said that his life was in jeopardy as he is neither getting a job in Gulf nor he has sufficient money to start a small business here. He is looking ahead for the fulfillment of the state government’s promise of providing loan to start up with self-employment.

Aboobakar Sadiq, a resident of Nandavara, said that he has been hunting for a suitable job to take care of his family after he had to leave the Saudi Arabia, where he had worked for six years. 

“It’s been several months since I returned to India after working in Saudi Arabia for five years. But, I could neither start a business due to lack of money nor found a suitable job so far. If the government takes initiative to help people like us, we can start a new life,” said Sunil Joseph, a local resident.

ISF activists Nasir Kalabagilu, Ubaidullah Bantwal and Ibrahim Uppinangady were present.  

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UMAR
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Wednesday, 30 Jan 2019

Other State like Telangana have separate minister for NRI and Kerala , Tamilnadu implemented so many schemes and plans for gulf returnees , but why Karnataka government delaying to solve this crisis.

SOCIAL FORUM doing well in a present scenario

 

 

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January 21,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 21: A private hospital in Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka, on Tuesday claimed that it has successfully performed a live liver transplant on a Jehovah's Witness from Nigeria, by not using blood or blood products, in order to protect the patient's religious beliefs.

It is said that Jehovah's Witnesses are followers of a Christian faith that prohibits the use of blood or blood products during their treatment. Gehojadak (37), a Jehovah's Witness follower, had developed decompensated liver disease and visited more than three countries seeking treatment over the last four years but was turned away by most doctors due to the highly risky nature of surgery, Aster CMI Hospital said.

The surgery was challenging compared to a normal liver transplant because in order to protect the patient's religious beliefs, the medical team could not use blood or blood products (Fresh frozen plasma, Cryoprecipitate, Platelets etc), it said in a release, adding that very few such surgeries have been successfully conducted worldwide.

The patient's brother was the donor, the hospital said, adding, without a liver transplant, Gehojadak's chances of survival were less than 10 per cent over the next two years. A team of liver specialists from the Hospital thoroughly reviewed the patient's medical history before recommending a bloodless liver transplant and charted out a feasible pathway to make the surgery a success.

"This transplant was especially challenging as we did not have the safety net (of using blood) even if the patient's life was at risk due to their advance directive. We have performed other non-transplant liver surgeries in Jehovah's Witnesses and this gave us the confidence to take on Gehojadak's transplant," Dr Rajiv Lochan, Consultant Liver Transplant Surgeon, said.

The critical surgery took a 12-hour period to complete where two teams of specialists with close to 25 doctors including anaesthetists, intensivists worked in absolute sync with each other and Gehojadak finally received a life-saving liver transplant, the Hospital said. In a period of two weeks, the patient and his brother were fit enough to go home and were discharged from the hospital.

"Even if their haemoglobin levels dropped to life-threatening levels, the patients were clear that they would not accept a blood transfusion. Keeping the limitations in mind, the most effective treatment path was planned, and we spent close to two months preparing the patients for surgery," Arun V, Consultant Anesthesiologist said. The hospital arranged customised artificial products like synthetic drug molecules, to conduct a bloodless liver transplant, he added.

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July 2,2020

When the black and white photos of the ‘London to Calcutta (Kolkata) bus service’ went viral on social media recently, the response of some of the netizens was “stop spreading fake news!” But, it isn’t a fake news. The late 1950s indeed offered people a lavish bus trip from London to Kolkata. 

While one of the viral images shows passengers at the Victoria Coach Station, London, boarding 'Albert', the other image show the same bus travelling through a valley. In another image the bus is stationed at a tourist spot. All these photos were captured during the bus’ maiden international journey in 1957.  

An image of the bus ticket is also making rounds on social media, that shows the route of the bus — London, Belgium, West Germany, Austria,Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, West Pakistan, India. The route in India followed Delhi, Agra, Allahabad, Banaras and finally Calcutta.

The ticket shows that a one side travel cost 145 pounds (13,644 Rupees at the present day) back then, and it was inclusive of all the luxury provided during the run.

The luxurious bus provided the facilities of reading, individual sleeping bunks, radio/taped music for parties and pleasure and fan heaters, among other things. The brochure reads, "Your complete home while you travel."

Some of the tour highlights included Banaras on the Ganges, The Taj Mahal, The Raj Path, The Rhine Valley and The Peacock Throne. Passengers reportedly got free shopping days in New Delhi, Tehran, Salzburg, Kabul, Istanbul and Vienna.

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April 1,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 1: Dakshina Kannada District in-charge minister Kota Srinivas Poojary on Tuesday announced that essential shops including grocery stores, fruits and vegetable shops will be allowed to open from Wednesday between 0700 hrs to 1200 hrs across the district.

Speaking at a press conference, he said that Milk, Medical, Gas distribution, Petrol Bunks, Banks will be opened as usual, he informed adding that Central Market and the Suratkal Market will remain closed.

With the Dakshin Kannada district administration relaxing the lockdown from 0600 hrs to 1500 hrs to purchase essential commodities, panic-stricken citizens rushed to the shops early in the morning itself.

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