Tag: Kuwait

Kendrapara: As many as 12 youths from Aul, Rajkanika and Rajnagar areas of Kendrapara district have been duped of Rs 7 lakh by a man from Rajkanika area. As per reports, the accused identified as Biswajit Swain, had allegedly taken  Rs 60,000 from every individual on the pretext of providing a job in Kuwait. Swain […]

  Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police today busted a human trafficking racket in Khandagiri area of Bhubaneswar. While six people have been arrested in this connection, efforts are on to bring two of the accused—Azgar Ali Sayyad and Sajid Ali Maniyar, in remand. Acting on a tip-off, a raid was conducted at a hotel during which […]

Kuwait City: At least 25 people were killed and at least 202 others wounded on Friday in a suicide bomb attack on a Shia mosque which the Islamic State (IS) militant group claimed responsibility for, media reports said. The blast rocked the Imam Al-Sadeq Mosque, located in the busy neighbourhood of al-Sawabir of the capital […]

New Delhi: The death sentence handed to 15 Indians in Kuwait has been commuted to life imprisonment, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Saturday as she thanked the country’s ruler for the gesture. “The Emir of Kuwait has been pleased to commute the sentence of 15 Indian nationals from death to life imprisonment,” Sushma […]

Bhubaneswar: Body of an Odia labourer who died in Kuwait arrived in Bhubaneswar today. The deceased identified as Papina Lenka from Podana village of Niali area in Cuttack, was engaged as a plumber in Kuwait. After the body arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BJIA), former MLA Baijayant Jay Panda paid his tributes and […]

Kuwait City: The number of Indian workers in Kuwait has soared over 889,000, the highest amongst all other expat workers in this Arab country, media reports said. The figure was revealed on Sunday by the Central Administration of Statistics, the Arab Times reported citing the Al-Qabas daily. The Indians were followed by Egyptians at 484,000 […]

Washington: Following intelligence showing Iran made plans to target US forces in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East, decision to reinforce the American military presence in the region was taken in an effort to deter any possible moves by Tehran, Dow Jones Newswires reported. The escalation in tensions came as European diplomats said Monday […]

Ganjam: There is no end to the plight of labourers who are forced to migrate outside the country in search of work. A pall of gloom descended at Khojapalli village under Khallikote police limits in the district after the body of Harsh Samal who had gone to Kuwait for work, reached home 27 days after […]

Berhampur: An Odia youth working in a private organisation in Kuwait has reportedly gone missing since the past three months, leaving his family in Odisha in despair. As per reports, Tuna Nayak from Farkapalli village under Beguniapada block in Ganjam district had gone to the middle-eastern country of Kuwait to earn a living. He was […]

Colombo: A fire broke out on an oil tanker off the eastern coast of Sri Lanka on Thursday, leaving one of its 23 crew members missing and another injured, a navy spokesman said. The fire started in the engine room of the New Diamond, which was carrying crude oil from Kuwait to India, and then […]

Abu Dhabi: The Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi has advised Indian citizens against travelling to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait via the United Arab Emirates due to “Covid-related restrictions on incoming passengers” imposed in the two countries. Issued on Monday, an Embassy advisory advised the Indian nationals to “ascertain the latest Covid related travel guidelines […]