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‘Merger of overseas Indian affairs ministry with MEA is an insult to NRIs’

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January 11, 2016

Dubai, Jan 11: The Indian Cultural Society, NRI wing of Social Democratic Party of India, has said that the BJP government’s decision to merge the Overseas Indian Affairs Ministry with the External Affairs Ministry was an “insult to the whole NRI community.”

icsVoicing its objection to the move, it asked the Centre to withdraw the “abrupt” decision. “The NRI community is feeling let down by the government’s decision. A separate ministry for overseas Indians is a must to address their concerns.”

“We are really shocked to hear the news about the abrupt decision to merge the Overseas Indian Affairs Ministry with the External Affairs Ministry without any consultation or proper analysis. We cannot ignore the contribution of Non Resident Indians in India’s development and in spreading Indian culture and heritage,” Indian Cultural Society stated in a release.

It also said that the cancellation of Pravasi Barathiya Divas (PBD) was a big surprise. “The date January 9 has a lot of sanctity attached to it because it marks the anniversary of the return of Mahatma Gandhi to India from South Africa. Considering that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s links with Indians overseas are very strong and he has had huge events for the Indian community in various countries that he visited, the sudden scrapping of PBD comes as a shock,” it said.

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Rikaz
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Monday, 11 Jan 2016

I didn't know this ministry (oversea) was existing at all

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April 22,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 22:  Karnataka Women and Child Welfare Department has warned of action against those raising funds for Covid relief works, by using photos of children.

In a release here on Wednesday, the department said that several non-governmental organisations and voluntary groups were using the photographs of children to collect donations.

It has come to notice that several NGOs are using photos of children to raise donations to meet their food, health and other expenditure during the lockdown. However, this is against the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act," the Director of the ICDS scheme stated in a release.

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June 5,2020

New Delhi, Jun 5: Congress has named Mallikarjun Kharge as its candidate for ensuing biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka.

Party interim president Sonia Gandhi approved Kharge's candidature on Friday, according to a Congress release by general secretary Mukul Wasnik.

The elections to fill the pending 18 Rajya Sabha seats from seven states will be held on June 19.

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April 27,2020

Madikeri, Apr 27: Four labourers, who were travelling to Kerala via Makutta on foot, were stopped by Karnataka Forest Department officials and handed over to police.

Police said on Monday that the labourers identified as Anish, Radhakrishna, Shrinil and Prabhakar, who were working in the Coffee plantations in Chembellur and Ontiyangadi. As the roads to Kerala were sealed following lockdown, they were held up in the district.

The forest guards, who spotted them walking through the forest area, brought them back to the town as per the directions of the higher officials last evening. DCF Shivashankar, ACF Konerira Roshni and Ranger Arun Kumar were present.

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