India to begin expatriation flights to bring back citizens from Thursday
No flights for Karnataka citizens
Bengaluru: With more than 190,000 Indian expats in UAE registered to return home on repatriation flight, the Indian government will begin the repatriation operation from Thursday, beginning with two flights that will take of from UAE with Indian expats.
Indian government has decided to deploy fleet of charter flights and naval warships, to bring its citizens back to the country amidst the world-wide corona virus scare. The government sources added that the embassies were preparing priority lists ahead of the operation’s launch on May 7.
According to the reports, between May 7-14 about 60 commercial flights will bring back at least 15,000 citizens from 12 countries with distressed Indian citizens including tourists stranded overseas and expat workers who have lost job being its priority.
Apart from the flights, the government has deployed naval warships including INS Magar and INS Shardul which headed towards Maldives and Dubai respectively.
Interestingly, despite follow-ups, meetings and requests made by several Kannadigas NRI organizations in UAE, the government of Karnataka has not finalized if it will send or receive any flights from the gulf.
The state has no flights scheduled to arrive with its citizens from UAE in the first phase of the operation. In a joint statement released by several organizations of Karnataka in UAE, the organizations claimed that there are several Kannadigas stranded in UAE including plight of severely sick patients and over hundred pregnant women and that at least one flight arriving with the Karnataka’s citizen in the first phase was required.
It also condemned that the approach of the state government and added it was reacting carelessly to the matter. It further demanded that the state government should immediately coordinate with the centre and arrange for flights to ply its citizens back to the state at the earliest.
Praveen Shetty, President of KRNI Forum, Mohammad Naveed- President of Anivasi Kanandigaru Dubai, Sunil Ambalavalil- VP of Anivasi Kannadigaru, Dubai, Hidayath Addoor- Vice President of Bearys Chamber of Commerce, BCCI UAE chapter, Harish Sherigar- Patron Sharjah Karnataka Sanga, Chandrashekar Lingadahalli, President Basava Samithi, Imran Khan- President, Karnataka Media Forum, Ronald Martis- Mangalore Christian community in Dubai, Daya Kirodian- Dubai Karnataka Sanga, Noel Almeida -member of various organization including KNRI, Yashwanth Karkera- Tulu Sanga, Ashfaque sada- President of Bhatkal Muslim Jamaat Dubai, Yusuf Bermaver- General Secretary Bhatkal Muslim Jamaat Dubai, Afzal S M- Bhatkal Muslim Jamaat Dubai, Shashidar Nagarajappa- Kannada Patashale Althaf Hussain- Kodava Samaja, Ashraf KM- Businessman, Johnson Martis- Business professional, Siraj Parladka- Blood Helpline Karnataka and Ansar Barkur endorsed the jointly released press statement on Tuesday.
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Stoinis hundred trumps Gaikwad's ton, helps LSG beat hand CSK by six wickets
Chennai, Apr 23: Marcus Stoinis smashed an outstanding century to trump Ruturaj Gaikwad's effort as Lucknow Super Giants beat Chennai Super Kings by six wickets in an IPL match on Tuesday.
Stoinis remained unbeaten 124 off 63 balls with 13 fours and six sixes as LSG completed a record run chase at the Chepauk in 19.3 overs. This was also highest individual score in IPL in a run-chase.
Earlier, skipper Gaikwad led from the front with a superb 60-ball unbeaten 108 as Chennai Super Kings posted a challenging 210 for 4 . Gaikwad's knock, his second IPL hundred, was studded with 12 fours and three sixes. Shivam Dube muscled his way to a 27-ball-66, hitting seven sixes. For LSG, Matt Henry took for 1 for 28.
Brief Scores:
CSK 210 for 4 in 20 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 108 not out, Shivam Dube 66, Matt Henry 1/28)
LSG 213/4 (Marcus Stoinis 124 not out).
