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NRI
Bathukamma celebrations in Gulf go virtual due to pandemic

Bathukamma, which is considered a symbol of Telangana’s cultural identity and coincides with Navratri celebrations for Telanganities across the world
NRI
Gulf NRIs mourn death of Nayini Narsimha Reddy

They said it was his simplicity and humility that endeared him to all
NRI
Unable to contact kin in rain-affected areas, NRIs spend tense moments

Some NRIs, whose families live in the inundated localities of Baba Nagar and Al Jubail colony, have been frantically trying to contact their families back home to enquire about their well-being
Telangana
Grief-stricken stranded mother, daughter return home from Gulf

Sharada and her daughter Shivani returned to Hyderabad on Sunday, after over a month of the death of her husband K Satyanarayana, who had come to his home town on a short vacation.
NRI
Red tape causes problems for bereaved kins of NRIs

The distraught families struggling to relocate with dreams shattered and studies abruptly stopped
Karimnagar
Another Karimnagar NRI dies in Saudi with COVID-19

Rafi had been diagnosed with Covid-19 and was battling for his life for the past three weeks. Gradually his condition was improving and was about to be taken off the ventilator.
NRI
Flight suspension to Saudi hits Telangana NRIs, many fear job losses

In an unexpected and shocking move, they were stranded in their homeland as Saudi Arabia suspended the arrival of international flights from India into the country as a preventive measure of COVID-19
World
Saudi to open grand mosques in Makkah, Madina gradually

An average of 500 pilgrims from Hyderabad airport alone visit Makkah and Madina daily prior to the suspension.
Hyderabad
‘Ignorance’ of Saudi law proves costly for four Hyderabadis

Jeddah: A Hyderabadi — who spent over five years in a Saudi jail for “unknowingly” carrying a prescribed drug in a parcel given to him by an acquaintance of a friend — was finally released and repatriated. Mohammed Abdul Waheed, 37, a resident of Lunger House in Hyderabad, was arrested in January 2015 upon arrival in the Riyadh airport f
NRI
Gulf NRIs hail new Telangana’s Revenue Bill

Jeddah: Roti, Kapda aur Makaan are the basic necessities of most Indians including those from Telangana State. The aspiration to own land or a house is an instinct that is prevalent among the people, whether it is poverty-ridden poor farm labour in Nizamabad or a middle-class youth from Old City in Hyderabad who migrates to the Gulf for greener pas
Hyderabad
NRIs decry Air Suvidha norms at Hyderabad Airport

The passengers alleged that the officials at the Hyderabad airport are not adhering to rules pertaining to international flights and AIR SUVIDHA
NRI
Gulf worker returns home after ‘Oman’isation of jobs

Jeddah: The combined shock of collapsing oil prices and consequences of the coronavirus pandemic in addition to the job localisation drive in some Gulf countries is costing foreign workers, a majority of them are Indian expats, their jobs. For many, the prospects are fading though with time and some are not able to digest the fact that they have
NRI
NRI lists woes in Gulf, seeks KCR’s help

Like scores of other social media savvy workers, 50-year-old Boosa Srinivas of Korutla town of Jagtial district narrated his ordeal in a selfie video and posted it on Whatsapp last December
India
Tamil Nadu truck driver’s eight-year Saudi ordeal ends

Selvaraj, who was charged with drug trafficking and stealing a truck and consignment, has been proven innocent. The Tirunelveli native, presumed dead by even his family, heads home thanks to a Riyadh-based social worker.
NRI
Covid forces kin of dead to grieve alone

Jeddah: Following a speeding white van in the busy Madinah highway is not an easy task for most motorists. The frantic chase, with multiple turns, ends in a silent lane at North Jeddah Cemetery in Dhaban, nearly 68 km from Jeddah. The vast spacious cemetery equipped with all modern facilities is designated as a final resting place for Covid-19 v
Karimnagar
Karimnagar NRI dies of Covid in Saudi

Mohammed Imtiaz Hussain, died of complications from the illness on Friday and was buried on Saturday in a designated cemetery in Dhaban
NRI
Prayers at home mark Bakrid in Gulf

Saudi Arabia shut down all Musallahs, temporary idgah, in the country and Eid prayers were held in mosques by maintaining social distancing
NRI
Back from jaws of death, Covid survivor recalls trauma

Here is the remarkable story of a Telangana expat, who successfully defeated Coronavirus in Jeddah
NRI
Kavita helps stranded, sick TS expat return home

In the latest instance, a tribal working in Saudi Arabia, and hailing from Jakranpally mandal in Nizamabad district, suffered a paralytic attack besides having other ailments. He was in dire need of help since his work visa too had expired
NRI
Charter flight to carry stranded NRIs from Oman to Hyderabad

Jeddah: One hundred and eighty Telangana NRIs stranded in Oman due to the coronavirus-induced restrictions are returning to Hyderabad in a chartered flight on Sunday. The flight is not part of the government's 'Vande Bharat Mission', but was arranged and charted by representatives of the Telangana Wing of Indian Social Club in Muscat, an apex bo