Community welfare workshop held for ISF volunteers at Saudi
Dammam, September 9: The Indian Social Forum Karnataka (ISF) State Eastern Province conducted a community welfare activities workshop for the volunteers to deal with Indian community welfare cases in Saudi Arabia, at Rose Restaurant Auditorium here on September 7.
The objective of the workshop was to brief Indian social welfare activities and train ISF volunteer on how effectively they could get involved in the welfare activities of fellow NRIs in Saudi Arabia.
ISF secretary Mohammad Firoz explained the volunteers on the methods and techniques dealing with community welfare activities and highlighted the importance of coordinating with Indian Embassy while addressing the NRI issues. Naushad Katipalla, in-charge of the ISF community welfare team, conducted question and answer session for the audience. Being an authorized volunteer of the Indian Embassy, Naushad Katipalla has been assisting NRIs in several years in Saudi Arabia. ISF State Committee SWC member Arif Jokatte briefed about the Indian Social Forum activities.
Indian Social Forum volunteers Ibrahim Abdul Khader Alkhobar , Rafique Budoli AlHasa , Hasan Kinnigoli Jubail were felicitated for their excellent contributions to Indian community welfare activities in the recent past.
Earlier, general secretary of ISF Karnataka Muhammad Salahuddin welcomed the gathering and ISF president Mohammed Shareef appealed NRIs to join hands with Indian Social Forum to help the needy fellow Indians in Saudi Arabia.
General secretary of India Fraternity Forum, Sajid Valavoor, Tajamul Hussain Raichur Trust, Masada Nawin Bhandary, Mohammed Noumann, Sayyed Amir, Safeerul Haq Tamimi, Dr. Abhijit (Rahwda Hospital), Bandenawaz Bijapur, Anwar Sadath Mangaluru, Ibrahim Vasat Mangaluru, Suhail Mysuru, Iftikar Bangaluru, Mohammed Ashraf Helpy, Atik Mysuru, Hamid Hussain and syed Saifulla were present.
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Regulator DGCA eases flight duty norms for pilots amid IndiGo crisis
Mumbai (PTI): Aviation watchdog DGCA on Friday eased the flight duty norms by allowing substitution of leaves with a weekly rest period amid massive operational disruptions at IndiGo, according to sources.
As per the revised Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) norms, "no leave shall be substituted for weekly rest", which means that weekly rest period and leaves are to be treated separately. The clause was part of efforts to address fatigue issues among the pilots.
Citing IndiGo flight disruptions, sources told PTI that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has decided to withdraw the provision 'no leave shall be substituted for weekly rest' from the FDTL norms.
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"In view of the ongoing operational disruptions and representations received from various airlines regarding the need to ensure continuity and stability of operations, it has been considered necessary to review the said provision," DGCA said in a communication dated December 5.
The gaps in planning ahead of the implementation of the revised FDTL, the second phase of which came into force from November 1, have resulted in crew shortage at IndiGo and is one of the key reasons for the current disruptions.
#BREAKING: #DGCA relaxes a clause which debarred airlines to club leaves with weekly rest to mitigate #IndiGo crisis
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