Mangaluru: Now get your Umrah Visa issued within 24 hours
Mangaluru: Saudi Government on 21 April started issuing hassle free e-visa for Umrah pilgrims that will ensure the Umrah aspirants gets their visas issued within 24 hours against what otherwise would take 10-12 days.
In this convenient process of issuing visa the Saudi Ministry approved travel agents will be able to issue visa in a time period of less than 24 hours after applying with relevant documents and requirements.
In Mangaluru, Suhana Travels located at Falnir is an authorised agent by the Saudi Government to issue such visas.
Speaking to Varthabharati on Friday, Syed Ansar Thangal, Proprietor, Suhana Travels informed that the e-visa process will prove to be very convenient for the Umrah aspirant as visas will be issued within 24 hours of applying.
“Earlier, it used to take 10-12 days to get an Umrah visa approved. After receiving the application we would send it to Embassies in Mumbai or Delhi and after receiving approval from there, it would go for further process. Now the process has been shortened and e-visa will be issued in as less as an hour or maximum within 24 hours” Ansar said.
“What is more important is, it will have no additional cost. The visa will be available at the same cost as earlier. Just that only authorised agents can issue it” he added.
Umrah aspirants can walk up to these authorised agents with their passports, photographs and Mahram proofs and get the visas issued.
However, a repeater charge of 2000 Saudi Riyals will continue to be charged for those applying for Umrah visa within two years of performing their last Umrah, Ansar informed.
“We are very grateful to the Saudi Ministry for coming up such a convenient and hassle free process for issuing Umrah visa. We are also delighted to be one of the authorised agents in the city and look forward to offering this services to our customers to make their pilgrim easy” Ansar added.
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2nd bomb threat in 36 hours triggers security sweep at Kanpur Railway Station; no explosives found
Kanpur (PTI): A bomb threat for the second time within 36 hours triggered a massive security operation at Kanpur Central Railway Station on Friday evening, though extensive searches later found no suspicious object, police said.
An emergency call was received at the 112 control room around 7 pm, warning that the railway station would be blown up, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Satyajeet Gupta.
The alert prompted an immediate high-security response, with senior police and administrative officials, heavy police force, the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), anti-sabotage check teams, and dog squads rushing to the station, he added.
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Police and security teams conducted intensive checks across all platforms, circulating areas, waiting halls, parcel offices, and parking zones to rule out any threat.
All suspicious items were examined, and passenger movement was closely monitored during the operation. No explosive material or objectionable object was found, the official said.
This was the second bomb scare at the station in less than 36 hours. A similar threat call had been made on Thursday at around 8.30 am, leading to a full-scale security check.
During the investigation into Friday's call, police traced the phone number to a man identified as Anil. During questioning, he told officers that his mobile phone had been missing since February 24, raising suspicion that the threat may have been issued using the lost device, Gupta told mediapersons.
Police are analysing call detail records and scanning CCTV camera footage to identify the actual caller, he said.
