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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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May 4,2020

Mangaluru, May 4: Bunder Shramika Sangha (BSS) general secretary B K Imthiyaz on Monday urged the district administration to restart Bengre ferry and passenger boat services as it has affected the wholesale market in Old Port.

A majority of the labourers engaged in loading and unloading at the wholesale market in Old Bunder hail from Bengre area. Without the ferry service, the labourers cannot come to work, said Imthiyaz.

He said no positive cases had been reported from Bengre area. Thus, the district administration should give permission for operating ferry services between 7 am and 12 noon. 

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May 28,2020

Mangaluru, May 28: As many as 19 labourers, who were stranded in Lakshadweep island due to lockdown following COVID-19 outbreak, have been brought back to Mangaluru by a boat ' Amindivi' on Thursday.

On their arrival, they were subjected to medical examination and were warmly welcomed by their family members who had come to receive them at the Port.

 

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August 1,2020

Gadag, Aug 1: A woman in Gadag district of Karnataka mortgaged her 'mangalsutra' to buy a television set for her children following the Karnataka government's decision to continue the classes through TV amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

A resident of Radder Naganur village, Kasturi, who is also a mother of two, purchased a television set against her 'mangalsutra' for Rs 14,000. She bought the TV after her children's school teachers asked them to attend classes via the television set.

Kasturi said, "I can not send the children to the neighbours' house every day and it was necessary for them to study. We had no other option but to buy a TV set."

She said, "Both, my husband and I are daily wage workers and during coronavirus, we do not have work or money."

"I sold my 'mangalsutra' for Rs 20,000 and bought a TV for Rs 14,000," said Kasturi while happily adding, "Now, my kids can study at home itself."

Kasturi's daughter, Surekha said, "We did not have the TV for several months but now when we have it, we will study and get a bigger 'mangalsutra' for my mother."

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