Indian man on tourist visa missing in UAE: report
Dubai, Nov 28: An Indian man, who reached the UAE on a tourist visa to seek a job, has been missing since November 9, a media report has said.
Amirthalingam Samayamuthu, 46, a father of four from the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, had come over to take up a job in the UAE, the Gulf News reported on Friday.
Samayamuthu's nephew Durai Maniraja, who is a fisherman in Ras Al Khaimah, said his uncle came with three people from Tamil Nadu on November 8.
They stayed in an accommodation in Hor Al Anz. His roommates said the next morning he went to the workplace. After he came back, they went for work at night, Durai was quoted as saying to the Gulf News.
He said Samayamuthu was upset as he would be alone in the room and also wanted to go.
But the others told him not to. There was no news about him later is what they told us, Durai said.
Samayamuthu had not called home as he did not have a UAE SIM card.
His brother-in-law Kannan Nagoorkani, a driver in Jebel Ali, said he approached the Al Muraqqabat Police Station to file a complaint on November 16.
When contacted by Gulf News, an executive of the company which Samayamuthu had visited, said he was on a visit visa.
He said Samayamuthu had not taken his passport or other belongings.
The passport, which was given to the relatives, showed it was issued only on October 16, the report said.
Relatives of Samayamuthu have appealed for help to the Indian mission in Dubai, which said that it has intervened into the matter.
A spokesperson of the Consulate said the mission had intervened in the case after receiving a complaint via a Tweet on Thursday.
We are getting in touch with the relatives and local authorities, he said.
In October, the mission had warned Indians against flying in to Dubai to seek jobs on tourist/visit visas after several job seekers' of different nationalities were denied entry at the airport for not meeting visa requirements, the report said.
The Consulate had also given instructions to ensure that only genuine tourists come on tourist visas.
If you are on a particular visa category, you have to satisfy that you are a bona fide visa holder. No country will accept travellers without proper documents and those who do not fulfil the requirements. We have to respect the immigration authorities' rules and nobody should travel from India to the UAE on a visit or tourist visa looking for a job, the spokesperson, whose name was not mentioned in the report, said.
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Min. Priyank Kharge to expresses concern over implementation of VB-G Ram G
Bengaluru: Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Priyank Kharge has expressed concern over the uncertainty surrounding the implementation of the proposed VB-G Ram G scheme, stating that the MNREGA programme, which has been a lifeline for rural India for nearly two decades, appears to be facing an uncertain future.
Speaking to media, Kharge said that as March 31 draws to a close, there is no clarity on the rollout of the new scheme from April 1. He pointed out that the central government has not yet issued the necessary guidelines for implementing the scheme for rural workers and villages.
He criticised the Centre for its lack of preparedness, stating that there is no clarity on fund allocation, no final parameters for classifying gram panchayats, and key processes such as social audits have not been defined.
Kharge said the situation comes at a critical time, as summer marks a peak period for rural employment demand, when many people depend heavily on wage employment for their livelihood.
He added that reports have emerged of delays in approvals and families not receiving work despite demand.
He further alleged that the Centre’s move to shift from a statutory employment guarantee to a rule-based allocation system is already showing negative consequences.
Kharge also raised concerns over provisions such as a mandatory 60-day halt during agricultural seasons, which he said would further limit employment opportunities for rural workers.
The BJP-led central government had claimed that the new scheme would transform rural India, but in reality it is turning out to be detrimental to people’s livelihoods, he said.
“The crisis in rural India due to the stalling of MNREGA is beginning to unfold. Given the Centre’s past record in handling such situations, there is growing concern over the impact on rural livelihoods,” Kharge said.
