Working in Saudi Arabia: NOC required again for Indians?
Dear Expatguru,
Please clarify the issue of original exit paper that Saudi counsulate is asking. I see some responses on this blog itself regarding the requirement of origiNAL PAPER
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Blasts in Hyderabad
About 40 persons were killed and 70 others seriously injured in twin and simultaneous blasts that rocked the city on Saturday night.
The first blast took place in the amphitheatre at Lumbini Park where a laser show was on. Normally, weekends see around 1500 to 2000 visitors in the park in the evenings but on Saturday, thanks to the rain, there were only 400.The laser show began at 7:30 pm. A few minutes into the show, the explosion caused by improvised explosive devices took place, ripping apart rows 8 to 11. Three persons died on the spot and six more on the way to hospital.Preliminary investigation by the police revealed that the blast might have been caused by an IED loaded with RDX.
Simultaneously, across town at the same time, another blast took place at the hugely popular Gokul Chat in Koti. Twenty-five people reportedly died on the spot and scores of others were injured.Such was the intensity of the blast that many bodies were blown to bits, while others were mangled beyond recognition.Police officers have sealed the sites and forensic experts have begun investigation.
Following the blasts, police sounded high alert in the city even as Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy reviewed the situation with senior officials.The police later recovered two unexploded bombs from Venkatadri cinema in the busy Dilsukhnagar area and another in Narayanaguda.A bomb threat was received by Prasad's IMAX, about a kilometre from Lumbini Park, a few minutes later. All the spectators were evacuated to safety.
The twin explosions came close on the heels of the deadly blast in Mecca Masjid on May 18 this year in which 10 persons were killed and 40 injured.
The first blast took place in the amphitheatre at Lumbini Park where a laser show was on. Normally, weekends see around 1500 to 2000 visitors in the park in the evenings but on Saturday, thanks to the rain, there were only 400.The laser show began at 7:30 pm. A few minutes into the show, the explosion caused by improvised explosive devices took place, ripping apart rows 8 to 11. Three persons died on the spot and six more on the way to hospital.Preliminary investigation by the police revealed that the blast might have been caused by an IED loaded with RDX.
Simultaneously, across town at the same time, another blast took place at the hugely popular Gokul Chat in Koti. Twenty-five people reportedly died on the spot and scores of others were injured.Such was the intensity of the blast that many bodies were blown to bits, while others were mangled beyond recognition.Police officers have sealed the sites and forensic experts have begun investigation.
Following the blasts, police sounded high alert in the city even as Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy reviewed the situation with senior officials.The police later recovered two unexploded bombs from Venkatadri cinema in the busy Dilsukhnagar area and another in Narayanaguda.A bomb threat was received by Prasad's IMAX, about a kilometre from Lumbini Park, a few minutes later. All the spectators were evacuated to safety.
The twin explosions came close on the heels of the deadly blast in Mecca Masjid on May 18 this year in which 10 persons were killed and 40 injured.
Indian Muslims do not have an economic agenda
Navaid Hamid is the young face of Muslim leadership in India. In his mid forties Hamid is the general secretary of Movement for Empowerment of Muslim India, secretary, Muslim Majlis Mushawarat and a member of National Committee for Monitoring Minorities Education besides being the member of a host of other organizations. He has organized several important programmes including a very important one of managers of Muslim managed educational institutions from across the country. Early this year he organized another programme of Muslim NGOs active across the country in different fields. Khabrein.info editor Syed Ubaidur Rahman talked to him on a host of issues. Excerpts:
You have organized several successful programmes for community in different fields. Are you organizing any similar programme in the near future?
I am trying to organize a programme of Muslim artisans from across the country. More than sixty percent Muslims across the country are attached to artisanship in different fields. If attention is not paid to them then Muslims will be at risk of losing the mainstay of their economic survival. They have already lost the edge they had due to the technical development in different fields. If attention is not paid now they may end up as laborers in those trades that they used to command or they will be forced to fight for jobs in other areas. Muslims being educationally backward, it will be harder for them to get a decent job. Muslim artisanship has already seen major decline in states like Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and UP. In Rajasthan’s precious stone industry Muslim commanded around 70 percent share of the industry. Now despite advances and all round development in the said industry they don’t command more than 20 percent share in the precious stone industry.
Muslim artisans are unable to market their products effectively. Government has started several schemes for artisans and artisanship, but these schemes have failed to reach Muslim artisans. Muslims don’t have an economic agenda and so far have not given any attention to economic issues.
This programme will give them information about channelisation of financial resources, marketing avenues, e-marketing of their products and also give them information about government schemes that they can use.
Will you involve government organizations in the programme to give people better understanding of the issues you talked about?No. We would invite them to give feedbacks, but they would not be involved beyond that.
You have organized several useful programs in the past. Do you have a long term strategy or these programmes are an end in itself?
Definitely we have a long term goal and so we are regularly trying to bring together people from different fields on one platform. It brings people together. People who attended our programmes of managers of Muslim educational institutions are organizing similar programmes in different areas of the country.
You are part f recently launched Joint Committee of Muslim Organisations for empowerment. This forum is talking of reservation for Muslim community as a whole. Do you believe that Muslim community as a whole can be given reservation?
Yes. Certainly Muslims can get reservation as a community if economic backwardness is a yardstick. Sachar Committee report has made the community’s deprivation clear. It has clearly said that Muslims are the most backward religious group in the country. Mishra Commission report has demanded that Muslims should be given reservation as a community. It has asked 10 percent reservation for Muslims of the country in jobs and educations. I have been asking the government to give Muslims reservation for the last more than a decade. I was the one who organized first conference on the issue way back in 1994.
Would you oppose reservation if it comes only for a few backward castes within the Muslim community?
We would welcome it because it would be helpful to a certain section of the community. But we would continue fighting for reservation for the whole community.
You have organized several successful programmes for community in different fields. Are you organizing any similar programme in the near future?
I am trying to organize a programme of Muslim artisans from across the country. More than sixty percent Muslims across the country are attached to artisanship in different fields. If attention is not paid to them then Muslims will be at risk of losing the mainstay of their economic survival. They have already lost the edge they had due to the technical development in different fields. If attention is not paid now they may end up as laborers in those trades that they used to command or they will be forced to fight for jobs in other areas. Muslims being educationally backward, it will be harder for them to get a decent job. Muslim artisanship has already seen major decline in states like Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and UP. In Rajasthan’s precious stone industry Muslim commanded around 70 percent share of the industry. Now despite advances and all round development in the said industry they don’t command more than 20 percent share in the precious stone industry.
Muslim artisans are unable to market their products effectively. Government has started several schemes for artisans and artisanship, but these schemes have failed to reach Muslim artisans. Muslims don’t have an economic agenda and so far have not given any attention to economic issues.
This programme will give them information about channelisation of financial resources, marketing avenues, e-marketing of their products and also give them information about government schemes that they can use.
Will you involve government organizations in the programme to give people better understanding of the issues you talked about?No. We would invite them to give feedbacks, but they would not be involved beyond that.
You have organized several useful programs in the past. Do you have a long term strategy or these programmes are an end in itself?
Definitely we have a long term goal and so we are regularly trying to bring together people from different fields on one platform. It brings people together. People who attended our programmes of managers of Muslim educational institutions are organizing similar programmes in different areas of the country.
You are part f recently launched Joint Committee of Muslim Organisations for empowerment. This forum is talking of reservation for Muslim community as a whole. Do you believe that Muslim community as a whole can be given reservation?
Yes. Certainly Muslims can get reservation as a community if economic backwardness is a yardstick. Sachar Committee report has made the community’s deprivation clear. It has clearly said that Muslims are the most backward religious group in the country. Mishra Commission report has demanded that Muslims should be given reservation as a community. It has asked 10 percent reservation for Muslims of the country in jobs and educations. I have been asking the government to give Muslims reservation for the last more than a decade. I was the one who organized first conference on the issue way back in 1994.
Would you oppose reservation if it comes only for a few backward castes within the Muslim community?
We would welcome it because it would be helpful to a certain section of the community. But we would continue fighting for reservation for the whole community.
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