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Stranded in Saudi Arabia, expat from coastal Karnataka seeks help from DC

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November 1, 2016

1whatsKarwar:?Nov 1: An expatriate from coastal Karnataka working as a driver in Riyadh, the capital of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has sought the Uttara Kannada deputy commissioner to come to his help.

Imtiyaz Shiekh Sardar, who hails from Honnavar in Uttara Kannada district, in his WhatsApp message to the deputy commissioner, has said he came to Riyadh in search of a job on August 30, 2014.

“I have been working as a driver for a household for seven months, but the owner has not paid my salary properly. He is also preventing me from returning to India and has taken away my passport and visa. I have not been able to send money home to my family. My wife and children are anxious. My attempts to contact the Indian Embassy in Saudi have been unsuccessful. Please help me,” Sardar says in his message.

The DC?contacted Sardar over the phone and assured him of assistance. The DC?has forwarded Sardar's message to the deputy residential commissioner in Delhi.

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Mohammed Athif
 - 
Tuesday, 1 Nov 2016

ISF plzzz find the conatct number and help me let him reach his family safely and happeliy i hope i could help him frm dubai

Junaid
 - 
Tuesday, 1 Nov 2016

Mr.Bopanna, Are you not kind hearted ? or you are only kind towards people from your community.

Junaid
 - 
Tuesday, 1 Nov 2016

Mr. Bopanna, are you not kind hearted ? or your kind only towards people from your community.

Indian Social Forum
 - 
Tuesday, 1 Nov 2016

Kindly share his mobile no we (ISF) will try our best to solve his problem.

Bopanna
 - 
Tuesday, 1 Nov 2016

Kind hearted ppl should help

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July 1,2020

The United States of America has bought almost the entire world's supply of remdesivir, one of just two drugs proven to treat COVID-19. 

“President Trump has struck an amazing deal to ensure Americans have access to the first authorised therapeutic for Covid-19,” said the US health and human services secretary, Alex Azar. 

“To the extent possible, we want to ensure that any American patient who needs remdesivir can get it. The Trump administration is doing everything in our power to learn more about life-saving therapeutics for Covid-19 and secure access to these options for the American people.”

The announcement implies that no other country in the world will be able to buy remdesivir for next three months at least.

The anti-viral drug patented by the US-based Gilead biotech firm is the only one approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to treat patients with the novel coronavirus.

The Trump administration has already shown that it is prepared to outbid and outmanoeuvre all other countries to secure the medical supplies it needs for the US.

“They’ve got access to most of the drug supply [of remdesivir], so there’s nothing for Europe,” said Dr Andrew Hill, senior visiting research fellow at Liverpool University.

Remdesivir, the first drug approved by licensing authorities in the US to treat Covid-19, is made by Gilead and has been shown to help people recover faster from the disease. 

The first 140,000 doses, supplied to drug trials around the world, have been used up. The Trump administration has now bought more than 500,000 doses, which is all of Gilead’s production for July and 90% of August and September.

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August 7,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 7: The results of Karnataka Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examinations will be announced on Monday, August 10.

Primary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar said, "The results will be announced at about 3 pm on August 10."

This year, over 8.50 lakh students appeared for the exams amidst the Covid-19 pandemic fear across the state.

The department conducted the exams successfully despite resistance from various quarters and pressure to postpone the exams.

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April 27,2020

Bantwal, Apr 27: Following the meeting at a guest house here, district in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary instructed the officials to stringently impose the lockdown in the taluka.

He stated that there will be no relaxation and exemptions in Bantwla till May 3 and ASHA workers will be continuing surveying houses in Bantwal Kasba and Narikombu.

Two people have already died from COVID-19 in the taluka and two new cases were reported in the past week.

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