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  • Over 370 Indian passports seized for breaching Yemen travel ban

    Over 370 Indian passports seized for breaching Yemen travel ban

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    New Delhi: Union Minister of State for External Affairs, V. Muraleedharan, told the Lok Sabha on Friday that the government has seized a total of 372 passports of those who have travelled to Yemen over the past few years, violating a travel ban to the contry.

    The minister’s response came while responding to questions raised by IUML MP E.T. Mohammed Basheer, who sought to know if the government has noticed that a large number of passports have been seized by the immigration department for travel to Yemen and other banned countries.

    India has banned travel to Yemen since 2017. In 2016, Father Tom Uzhunnalil, a Kerala state priest, was kidnapped by terrorists from Aden, which triggered a travel ban.

    Muraleedharan said that 372 passports have been seized from across the country, out of which 102 have been released.

    However, seizure/release of passports is a continuous process and the data keeps changing.

    “The seized passports are liable to be impounded or revoked under Section 10(3) of the Passports Act, 1967 and the holder of the passport is liable to be refused a passport under Section 6 of the said Act for a period of seven years from the date of revocation of such passport,” stated the minister’s reply.

    Basheer had also sought details on the steps taken by the government to penalise and return the passports since most of the people working abroad belong to the poor/weaker sections of the society.

    Muraleedharan also said that a provision to permit Indian nationals to visit Yemen for specific and essential reasons has also been made wherein prior approval of the Ministry of External Affairs is required to be obtained.

    The maximum number of passports seized was from Kerala — 241. The least was seized from Chattisgarh, Odisha and Goa — one each.

    Two passports were seized from Andhra Pradesh and Telengana.

    Others states in the list are Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Over 3 lakh Indian students to join UK Universities in 2023: UKScholar Forecast

    Over 3 lakh Indian students to join UK Universities in 2023: UKScholar Forecast

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    Hyderabad: When considering that just 54000 students visited the UK in 2021, the stats are even more startling. A sixfold increase is therefore expected in 2023.

    Commenting on the immigration report released by the government of the United Kingdom, Bharath Kumar Ryaga, the Chief Operating Officer of UKScholar, shared, “The dream of Indian students to work in the UK post their study has made a huge comeback in the post-pandemic world. Because of the Graduation Immigration Route, students who graduate from UK institutions can work there for up to two years without a tier-2 visa! This is a terrific opportunity for Indian students.”

    With the number of career options in the UK reaching unprecedented levels, UKScholar provided university and visa consultation services for three times as many Indian students in 2022. Only recently, the University of Essex in the United Kingdom announced its GREAT Scholarships, valued at 10,000 pounds, for Indian students enrolled in any one-year Master’s program.

    To top it off, the UK government has granted 75 fully funded scholarships for Indian students. These scholarships have been announced as part of the “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav,” India’s 75th anniversary of independence.

    Correspondingly, it should be noted that in the past few months, both countries have implemented measures for Indian students to gain easier access to visas. The United Kingdom has declared that Indian students will receive their visas within 15 business days. The British High Commissioner, Alex Ellis, referred to it as “great news for the living bridge” because this makes it much easier for individuals to travel between India and the UK.

    Unlike the case in the US or Canada, most post-graduate degrees in the UK are for one year. This gives a distinct cost advantage for Indian graduates to pursue a master’s degree in a first-world country. Owing to the Graduation Immigration Route, UKScholar believes that Indian students can land lucrative job offers in the UK. This has inspired confidence and trust among students from countries around the globe. If you are a working professional or a recent graduate, progress in your chosen career is your topmost priority. A postgraduate degree from the UK improves the odds of landing up with a dream job in any field.

    To avail of scholarships and get placements, one must select the right university and course. By choosing the right overseas education consultancy, the entire overseas education plan gets processed sooner than expected.

    UKScholar is a leading overseas education consultancy specialising in education in the UK for Indian students. One may seek counselling for course selection, city selection, university selection, smooth application processing, aiding best scholarships, visa processing, and post-visa support by getting in touch with the professionals at UKScholar, who have decades of expertise offering end-to-end services.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Over 3 lakh Indian students to join UK Universities in 2023: UKScholar Forecast

    Over 3 lakh Indian students to join UK Universities in 2023: UKScholar Forecast

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    Hyderabad: When considering that just 54000 students visited the UK in 2021, the stats are even more startling. A sixfold increase is therefore expected in 2023.

    Commenting on the immigration report released by the government of the United Kingdom, Bharath Kumar Ryaga, the Chief Operating Officer of UKScholar, shared, “The dream of Indian students to work in the UK post their study has made a huge comeback in the post-pandemic world. Because of the Graduation Immigration Route, students who graduate from UK institutions can work there for up to two years without a tier-2 visa! This is a terrific opportunity for Indian students.”

    With the number of career options in the UK reaching unprecedented levels, UKScholar provided university and visa consultation services for three times as many Indian students in 2022. Only recently, the University of Essex in the United Kingdom announced its GREAT Scholarships, valued at 10,000 pounds, for Indian students enrolled in any one-year Master’s program.

    To top it off, the UK government has granted 75 fully funded scholarships for Indian students. These scholarships have been announced as part of the “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav,” India’s 75th anniversary of independence.

    Correspondingly, it should be noted that in the past few months, both countries have implemented measures for Indian students to gain easier access to visas. The United Kingdom has declared that Indian students will receive their visas within 15 business days. The British High Commissioner, Alex Ellis, referred to it as “great news for the living bridge” because this makes it much easier for individuals to travel between India and the UK.

    Unlike the case in the US or Canada, most post-graduate degrees in the UK are for one year. This gives a distinct cost advantage for Indian graduates to pursue a master’s degree in a first-world country. Owing to the Graduation Immigration Route, UKScholar believes that Indian students can land lucrative job offers in the UK. This has inspired confidence and trust among students from countries around the globe. If you are a working professional or a recent graduate, progress in your chosen career is your topmost priority. A postgraduate degree from the UK improves the odds of landing up with a dream job in any field.

    To avail of scholarships and get placements, one must select the right university and course. By choosing the right overseas education consultancy, the entire overseas education plan gets processed sooner than expected.

    UKScholar is a leading overseas education consultancy specialising in education in the UK for Indian students. One may seek counselling for course selection, city selection, university selection, smooth application processing, aiding best scholarships, visa processing, and post-visa support by getting in touch with the professionals at UKScholar, who have decades of expertise offering end-to-end services.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Indian mission reaches out to students after modern slavery fears in UK

    Indian mission reaches out to students after modern slavery fears in UK

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    London: The Indian High Commission here on Friday appealed for students to contact the mission for help and counselling amid fears that over 50 of them may have become victims of modern slavery while working at care homes in North Wales.

    The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA), a UK government intelligence and investigative agency for labour exploitation, reported earlier this week that it had succeeded in getting a court order against five individuals for labour abuse.

    The GLAA said it has identified “more than 50 Indian students as being potential victims of modern slavery and labour abuse over the last 14 months” in relation to the case.

    “We were concerned to read this news. Indian students who have suffered this, please contact us at pol3.london@mea.gov.in, and we will provide help/counselling. We assure you of confidentiality in our response,” the High Commission tweeted.

    Five people – Mathew Issac, 32, Jinu Cherian, 30, Eldhose Cherian, 25, Eldhose Kuriachan, 25, and Jacob Liju, 47 – are suspected of recruiting and exploiting vulnerable Indian students working in care homes across North Wales and have been handed a Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order (STRO).

    All five, originally from Kerala, were arrested by GLAA between December 2021 and May 2022 and while investigations remain ongoing, there have been no criminal charges brought against them at this stage.

    They are said to have links to care homes in Abergele, Pwllheli, Llandudno, and Colwyn Bay across the region, either by working there themselves or having a direct family link to someone who works in them.

    GLAA said Issac and his wife Jinu Cherian also supplied workers through Alexa Care Solutions, a recruitment agency registered in May 2021.

    Reports to the Modern Slavery and Exploitation Helpline three months later claimed that Indian workers employed by Alexa Care were not being paid correctly or were having their wages withheld.

    Significant concerns were raised at the same time about the workers’ appearance and that they always appeared to be hungry, the agency revealed.

    “We are all aware that staffing levels have been a cause of concern in the care sector for some time, and have not been helped by the COVID pandemic,” said GLAA Senior Investigating Officer Martin Plimmer.

    “Unfortunately, where labour shortages exist, there is an increased risk of opportunists using the situation for their own financial gain, usually at the expense of workers that they are exploiting.

    “Tackling the exploitation of workers in care homes is one of the GLAA’s top priorities, and this order is crucial in restricting the activities of those we suspect would otherwise commit slavery or trafficking offences,” he said.

    The STRO comes with a series of stringent conditions on the accused, including preventing them from arranging work, transport or travel for anyone and allowing the GLAA access, at any reasonable time, to where they are living to establish and confirm that the order is being complied with.

    Breaching the order is a criminal offence, carrying a maximum penalty of five years in prison.

    “Through our investigations, we have concluded that such an order is proportionate to protect further workers from being potentially exploited and abused,” added Plimmer.

    The GLAA said it had worked with Care Inspectorate Wales and other relevant local authorities over the course of the investigation.

    Under UK and international law, modern slavery is seen as a serious crime where victims are exploited, controlled or held captive, and threatened or punished to stop them from escaping or reporting the crime.

    According to British police, modern slavery includes human trafficking when victims are taken between countries or around a country so they can be exploited.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Operation Dost: Indian Army’s field hospital starts functioning in quake-ravaged Turkiye

    Operation Dost: Indian Army’s field hospital starts functioning in quake-ravaged Turkiye

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    New Delhi: A field hospital set up by the Indian Army in Hatay province of quake-ravaged Turkiye has become operational with surgical and emergency wards to provide succour to the affected people days after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake and several powerful aftershocks hit that country.

    The quake-hit Turkiye and Syria on Monday, killing over 17,000 people and flattening several buildings. India has launched ‘Operation Dost’ to extend assistance to both the countries.

    On Tuesday, India had sent to Turkiye relief materials, a mobile hospital and specialised search and rescue teams in four C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft to support the country’s rescue efforts.

    On Wednesday, India had despatched relief materials in another aircraft to Turkiye.

    External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday took to Twitter to provide update on the relief work done by India in Turkiye.

    “The army field hospital in Iskenderun, Hatay, T rkiye has started functioning with running Medical, Surgical & Emergency Wards; X-Ray Lab & Medical Store. @adgpi team will work 24 x 7 to provide relief to the affected people. #OperationDost,” Jaishankar tweeted and shared pictures of the field hospital.

    Jaishankar had earlier shared photos of teams from India’s National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) commencing search operation in Turkiye’s Gaziantep.

    The MEA said India has been able to send more than 250 personnel, specialised equipment and other relief material amounting to more than 135 tonnes to Turkiye on five C-17 IAF aircraft.

    These include three self sustained teams of the NDRF numbering more than 150 specially trained personnel, along with dog squads, specialised equipment, vehicles and other supplies.

    “Their equipment allows for detection, location, access and rescue of people trapped under collapsed structures,” the MEA said.

    In addition, personnel and equipment have been sent to set up a 30-bed self-sustained field hospital of the Indian Army.

    This includes a team of 99 specially-trained personnel with essential medicines, advanced equipment, vehicles, and ambulances.

    The MEA said the hospital will provide for a fully functional operation theatre, and facilities such as X-ray, and ventilators among others.

    The Indian Army on Thursday also tweeted a picture of a woman hugging an Indian Army personnel on duty at the field hospital: “#OperationDost We Care. #IndianArmy #Turkiye”.

    MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi, in a tweet on Wednesday, had said: “#OperationDost in full swing! The @adgpi Field Hospital being set up at Iskenderun, Hatay province in T rkiye. Once functional, it will be a 30-bedded fully-equipped medical facility with Operation Theatre, X-ray machines, ventilators, etc.”.

    India decided to immediately dispatch search and rescue teams of the NDRF, medical teams and relief material to Turkiye following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s instructions to offer all possible assistance to the country on Monday.

    India also sent relief materials on board a C-130J aircraft of the Indian Air Force to Syria on Tuesday.

    Asked about sending aid to Syria when the country has been under US sanctions, Secretary (West) in the MEA Sanjay Verma had said that India is following the G20 mantra of ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’.

    “Sanctions don’t cover such humanitarian assistance,” he said.

    Meanwhile, Syrian Embassy in India issued an appeal seeking help.

    “Syria has been struck by a massive earthquake with 7.7 magnitude on Richter scale, which led to hundreds of death and thousands of injuries. Many buildings collapsed and people are still trapped under the debris. The Syrian government mobilised all its forces to meet the challenges and reach to the affected victims, providing them with shelter and essential supplies,” it said in its appeal issued in a statement.

    “We are appealing to our Indian friends from all strata of society to come forward and help,” it said.



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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • 135 Posts Indian Army Recruitment 2023

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    135 Posts Indian Army Recruitment 2023

    Name of the Post : Indian Army HQ 22 Group C 2023 Offline Form

    Total Post  : 135

    Indian Army HQ 22 Movement Control Group  has advertised a notification for the Group C (MTS, Mess Waiter, Barber, Cooks & Other) Vacancy. Those Candidates who are interested in the vacancy details & completed all eligibility criteria can read the notification & Apply.

    Important Dates

    Last Date For Receipt Of Application : 03-03-2023

    Age Limit (as on 03-03-2023)

    Minimum Age Limit: 18 Years

    Maximum Age Limit: 25 Years

    Age Relaxation is applicable as per rules.

    Qualification

    Candidate Should Posses 10th Class.

    Post Details : 

    Name of the Post : Group C

    Total Post : 135

    Important Links

    Notification : Click here

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  • UAE: 32-year-old Indian win over Rs 22 lakh in Mahzooz draw

    UAE: 32-year-old Indian win over Rs 22 lakh in Mahzooz draw

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    A 32-year-old Indian national won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirhams (Rs 22,50,283) in the Mahzooz’s 114th Super Saturday draw.

    The winner of the draw Mohammad Huzaifa Goodinabali— scooped up the prize after matching five out of the six winning numbers during the weekly live draw held on Saturday, February 4, 2023.

    Mohammad is an Indian office employee who has been living in the UAE for two years.

    Mohammed finally realized his aspirations of getting married this year and furnishing his house with the appliances he dreamed of owning. He wants to treat himself to a new smartphone to celebrate.

    Other winners

    The 114th weekly draw also saw two participants winning 100,000 Dirham (Rs 22,50,283). They were Allan Casinto Aquino and Norwin Promentilla Macatangay from the Philippines

    The next Mahzooz live draw will be held on Saturday, February 11 at 9 pm (UAE time). Participants can register on the Mahzooz app and website and purchase a bottle of water for Dirhams 35 (Rs 787).

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  • Indian student in US battling for life after car accident

    Indian student in US battling for life after car accident

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    New York: An Indian student is battling for life after a car in which she was travelling went out of control and flipped due to sleet on the road near the US state of Arkansas.

    Sree Likitha Pinnam, a computer science student at Wichita State University in Kansas, was traveling with her friends on the night of January 30 when the accident took place on a highway, some 15 minutes away from Bentonville, Arkansas.

    “The car flipped twice, and her head was severely injured. She became unconscious,” according to a GoFundMe Page set up for Pinnam by her sister.

    A driver on the road noticed Pinnam and her friends, who suffered minor injuries.

    He took them to the Mercy Hospital in Northwest Arkansas, US, where the Indian student Pinnam was rushed to the emergency ward.

    Pinnam is diagnosed with a very severe traumatic brain injury that includes diffuse axonal injury, anoxic brain injury and multiple small bleeds in her brain, according to the GoFundMe Page.

    Doctors treating Pinnam said her condition is critical, and she is on a ventilator, adding that she is not responding to the treatment for the past few days.

    “Doctors are not able to predict when they can discharge her, as her condition depends on her response, but they estimate it can take months or even years to recover,” the fundraising page said, requesting support for Pinnam’s treatment.

    So far, the page has raised $99,659 of the $150,000 goal.

    Authorities cited icy conditions across the southern plains as a factor in a fatal crash in Arkansas.

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  • Indian Navy Is Hiring: Check Details Here

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    SRINAGAR:  Indian Navy is inviting applications for the post of Navik (General Duty and Domestic Branch) for male Indian citizens in the Indian Coast Guard through the Coast Guard Enrolled Personnel Test (CGEPT).

    There are a total of 255 posts available and the last date to apply is February 16, 2022.

    Candidates between the ages of 18-25 who have passed their secondary and higher secondary exams from any recognized board are eligible to apply.

    The documents required include academic transcripts, identity proof, Birth certificate, Domicile certificate, scanned copies of a photograph, thumb impression, and signature.

    The candidates need to apply online through the online portal of the Indian Navy.

    For further information, and to apply click HERE

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  • Saudi: Indian held for displaying ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ placard at Kaaba

    Saudi: Indian held for displaying ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ placard at Kaaba

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    KJeddah: The images of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi leading scores of people, donning a white T-shirt, hugging supporters, and chit-chatting with residents of the places he walked through during his 134-day Bharat Jodo Yatra across the country, overtook social media of users in India.

    However, an enthusiastic youth Congress worker landed in trouble for holding a placard to support Bharat Jodo Yatra in Saudi Arabia.

    Raza Kadri, a 26-year-old resident of Niwari district, near Jhansi in Madhya Pradesh, who is an active supporter of the Congress was detained for displaying a placard supporting the Bharat Jodo Yatra with the Holy Kaaba in the background.

    The action two days after he posted the photograph with the placard in Makkah. According to sources, security forces traced him to his hotel where he was staying along with other pilgrims of Madhya Pradesh and detained him.

    Displaying any type of flag or placard is unlawful action in Saudi Arabia including at Islamic holy sites.

    Unaware of the rules, social media and photo-click-savvy Indians sometimes land in serious legal trouble in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries.

    The Indian Consulate repeatedly caution their compatriots not to display any type of flag inside the Haram area and also, not pick items that are found on the ground.

    The Indian diplomats have been urging Indians to comply with the local rules in this regard as there is an increase in cases of picking up unattended materials and displaying any flag or placard.

    There is an increase of many folds of Umrah pilgrims from India most of who are unaware of local norms.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )