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Last Updated
01 April, 2009
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BRIMUN CONFERENCE 2009 |
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H.E. Mr. Sayeed Ahmed Baba, Consul
General of India, Mr. B.S. Mubarak, Consul (Haj, P&I), Mr. R.S. Kharayat,
Consul (Consular), and Mr. K.K. Vijayan, Consul (CW) along with the students of Dar Al-Hekma
College, Jeddah. |
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Indian Consulate wishes success to Ms. Faiza
Rizvi and her friends of Dar Al Hekma college for their participation in the
BRIMUN (Bremen International Model United Nations) Conference 2009 to be
held in Bremen, Germany. |
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Consulates interaction with
Indian Professionals |
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Consul General of India, Mr. Sayeed Ahmed Baba has started a new
initiative of periodically interacting with sets of Indian
professionals. The first such interaction was held in Intercontinental
Hotel, Jeddah on 27th March 2009. The objective of such
interactions is to provide Indian professionals an interface with the
Consulate and also to provide a platform for Indian professionals to
network among themselves.
Mr. Khaleed Al Maena, Chief Editor, Arab News was the chief guest of the
evening. Participants included, Mr. Maktum Hussaini, Mr. Harsh Bali,
Dr. Mushtaque Ahmed, Mr. Hassan Ghias, Mr. Basharat Ali Tanwar, Mr.
Kamran Naim Khan, Mr. Pavan Kumar, Mr. Bosco Rodrigues, Mr. Mohamed
Abdul Hameed Saleem, Mr. Santhosh K.C., Dr. Ataat Khan, Dr. Ismail
Maritheri, Mr. Shoheb Kazi, Mr. Sulaiman K., Mr. Mohd Jameel Sayeed,
Mr. Riyaz Mulla, Dr. M. Shafiq Ahmed, Mr. K.L. Ravindran, Mr. M.A.K.
Jeelani, Mr. Saadat Khan, Mr. Saleem Mullaveettil, Dr. M.S. Karimuddin, Mr. Mubashir Ali and Mr. Faizur Rahman.
Participants introduced themselves and spoke about their business and
profession. Consul General of India, presented a brief profile of each
of the participants.
Mr. Khaleed Al Maena in his address to the Indian Professionals praised
India for its stable democracy and secularism. He also added that the
strength of India is its independent judiciary and strong and free
Media. Al Maena acknowledged the contribution of Indian expatriates
towards the development of the Kingdom through their expertise and
technical know-how. (Photo gallery) |
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2nd Asian Film
Festival 2009 |
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sian Consuls General Club (ACGC),
consisting of Consuls General of Bangladesh, Brunei, China, India,
Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Singapore,
Korea and Thailand is organizing a thirteen days " 2nd Asian Film Festival
2009" stating from March 7, 2009 to March 19, 2009 at the Auditorium of the
residence of Indonesian Consul General at Al-Marhoumi Street (21), Al Hamra
Distt. Feature films and documentaries of the member countries will be
screened during the film festival as per the schedule given below:
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SCHEDULE OF THE FILMS |
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Country |
Date / Day |
Documentary Film |
Feature Film |
| 1 |
Indonesia |
7/3/2009 (Saturday) |
Harmony of Diversity |
Denias, Hum above the Cloud |
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Thailand |
8/3/2009 (Sunday) |
Thailand Tourism |
Wonderful Town |
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China |
9/3/2009 (Monday) |
China in Harmony |
The road home |
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Japan |
10/3/2009 (Tuesday) |
Japan - Land of Vitality |
Always Sanchome no Yuhi |
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Pakistan |
11/3/2009 (Wednesday) |
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Khuda Ke Liye |
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Malaysia |
12/3/2009 (Thursday) |
Malaysia Truly Asia |
Puteri Gunung Ledang |
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Philippines |
13/3/2009 (Friday) |
Eco Thrills Preserving the Green |
Ploning |
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Sri Lanka |
14/3/2009 (Saturday) |
Sri Lank "A land like no other" |
The Outcast |
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Brunei |
15/3/2009 (Sunday) |
Imagine Burnei |
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Saudi Arabia |
Heritage & Culture Tourism |
Food Left Over
Innocent Dream
A Child's Task
Touch - Case
The Nigh Morning |
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Bangladesh |
16/3/2009 (Monday) |
Natural Spot |
Sawpnodanay
(On the Wings of
Dreams) |
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Singapore |
17/3/2009 (Tuesday) |
Uniquely Singapore |
Singapore Dreaming |
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Korea |
18/3/2009 (Wednesday) |
Korea, Sparkling |
Marathon |
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India |
19/3/2009 (Thursday) |
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Taare Zameen Par |
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Consular team to visit
Najran on 26-27.2.2009 |
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23 February, 2009 |
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The Consulate
General of India has outsourced its passport services to three firms viz. Al
Fifa for General Services (
www.alfifa.com), Al-Tayyar Travel Group (www.altayyargroup.com)
and VFS GCC LLC (www.vfsglobal-n-sa.com)
and these outsourced firms have already opened their offices/collection
centres at the places outside Jeddah also, including Najran.
2. A team of
officers headed by Consul (Consular) would be visiting Najran on
26-27/02/2009. The purpose of this visit will be to inspect and supervise
the functioning of the offices of outsourced agency at these places. At the
same time, consular services, limited to attestation of documents and
Misc. Services on the Passports will also be provided by the Team on the
Thursday i.e. 26/02/2009 between 1000 to 1300 hrs. and
1700 to 2000 hrs. at Hotel Najran. Telephone: 07-522 1949/
522 1418. The Indian nationals residing in these areas may avail the
opportunity to apply for any consular service, meet the officials and convey
their grievances/suggestions.
3. H.E. Mr. Sayeed
Ahmed Baba, the Consul General, accompanied by Consul (Community Welfare),
is also visiting Najran with the Consular team and will have interaction
with the local Indian Community at the Hall in Hotel Najran between 6 p.m.
and 7.40 p.m. on Thursday (February 26, 2009). Those
expatriates, who wish to meet H.E. Consul General for redressal of their
grievances, including consular related services, should bring along with
them written statement narrating their problems. |
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Inspection-Cum-Consular Team By CGI, Jeddah |
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21 February, 2009 |
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With a view to provide better, hassle-free and
less time-consuming services to the Indian nationals residing abroad in the
form of Indian passports, the Government of India has taken a policy
decision to outsource the passport and visa work to reputed and professional
agencies. Accordingly, this Consulate signed an agreement on 30th
June 2008 with following 3 reputed firms to outsource the Passport and Visa
work and these service providers started operation at Jeddah w.e.f. 20th
October 2008:
(i) Al
Fifa for General Services (
www.alfifa.com)
(ii) Al-Tayyar Travel Group (www.altayyargroup.com)
(iii) VFS GCC LLC (www.vfsglobal-n-sa.com)
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These service providers receive duly completed applications for visa and
passports, collect the requisite fee, complete data entry, hand over the
applications to the Consulate, transfer the data digitally to Consulate
computers, collect the prepared documents and deliver the same to the
applicants. The service providers charge an amount of SAR.55/- from the
Visa seekers and SAR.27/- from the Passport applicants as service charge, in
addition to the prescribed fee.
3. The
service providers also accept the applications at Abha, Al-Baha, Bisha,
Gizan, Madinah, Najran, Tabuk, Taif and Yanbu; where teams of this Consulate
used to visit towards weekends to provide the consular services till 31st
December 2008. These service providers have already established their
collection centres at all these places. The addresses and telephone numbers
of these Collection Centres can be seen on the websites of the Consulate (www.cgijeddah.com)
and of the concerned service providers. The timings for receiving
applications are 0830 to 2030 hrs on all weekdays (except Friday and major
closed holidays in the Kingdom). The benefit of outsourcing would be that
the applicant can submit the application and collect the documents at a
place nearer to their work place/residence and that too at their
convenience. The Consulate, on its part, monitors and keep a watch on these
service providers so that they carry out assigned task in a very proficient
manner.
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Miscellaneous services on the passports, Tatkaal Passports, attestation of
documents, Person of Indian Origin (PIO) Card and Overseas Citizenship of
India (OCI) applications, however, continue to be received and processed at
the Consulate.
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Since the outsourced firms have already opened
their offices/collection centres at the places outside Jeddah also, where
the Consular Teams used to visit at the weekends, it is felt necessary to
have a proper and on the spot assessment of the services provided by the
outsourcing firms vis-à-vis requirements of Indian expatriates based at the
various places in the Western Region of the Kingdom falling within the
consular jurisdiction of the Consulate General of India, Jeddah. For the
purpose, a team of officers headed by Consul (Consular) would be visiting
Madinah (19-20/02/2009), Najran (26-27/2/2009), Al-Baha (5-6/03/2009), Gizan
(12-13/03/2009), Taif (26-27/03/2009), Abha (2-3/04/2009), Bisha
(9-10/04/2009), Tabuk (16-17/04/2009) and Yanbu (23-24/04/2009). The
purpose of this visit will be to inspect and supervise the functioning of
the outsourced agency offices at these places. At the same time, consular
services, limited to attestation of documents and Misc. Services on the
Passports, will also be provided during these tours by the Team on the
Thursday. The Indian nationals residing in these areas may avail the
opportunity to apply for any consular service, meet the officials and convey
their grievances/suggestions. A press release giving details of each visit
will be issued separately.
6. H.E.
Mr. Sayeed Ahmed Baba, the Consul General, who is also visiting above
stations with the team, will have interaction with the local Indian
Community. He would also be available at each locations to hear all kind of
problems of Indian expatriates and those expatriates, who wish to meet H.E.
Consul General for redressal of their grievances, should bring along with
them written statement narrating their problems.
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IMPORTANT GUIDELINES
OUTSOURCING VISA/PASSPORT SERVICES |
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In
accordance with the Government of India’s approved policy, Consulate General
of India, Jeddah has decided to outsource visa support services for foreign
nationals entering India and passport support services for Indian
expatriates w.e.f. October 20, 2008. The agreement for this purpose was
signed with the three Jeddah firms (figuring below) on June 30, 2008 and as
per the agreement, the outsourcing firms have to ensure:
(Click
here for the important guidelines regarding Outsourcing Visa/Passport
Services) |
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Media
accreditation for Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention 2009 |
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Media accreditation for Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention 2009 has started.
The last date for submission of application for foreign
journalists/cameramen is 30th November 2008. The applications
for accreditation with the recommendations of the Consul General have to be
sent to Press Information Bureau (PIB) at the address given in the Media
Advisory. A copy of the application form along with the Media Advisory is
attached herewith as an annexure. Interested journalists/cameramen are
advised to approach the undersigned with their duly filled application
forms. (Click
for application form) |
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Pravasi Bharatiya Divas – 2009 |
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The 7th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention is scheduled to
be held at the Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai from 07-09 January, 2009.
Organised by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs in partnership with the
State Government of Tamil Nadu and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII),
it would be the first PBD Convention organized in Chennai.
(Click for more info) |
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MBBS ADMISSINS FOR NRI STUDENT |
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Jhalawar Medical College in Rajasthan
offers 15% seats for NRI students for the academic season 2008-09.
Candidates must have passed 10+2 Senior
Secondary examination of the Indian School certificate examination or
equivalent examination or acquired qualification which is equivalent to
10+2 Examination after a period of 12 years study, the last two years of
study comprising Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English. The candidate
must have obtained an aggregate of 50% (40% for SC/ST/OBC) in Physics,
Chemistry and Biology and pass marks in English.
The application form can be obtained from
Dr. M. L. Jain, Director RCH, Swasthya Bhawan, Tilak Marg, C-Scheme,
Jaipur 302004. (Tel. No. 0141-2228707) on payment of Rs. 100/- by
cash/postal order/demand draft in favour of Jhalawar Hospital and
Medical Society, Jhalawar or can be downloaded from website:
rajswasthya.nic.in. a draft of Rs. 100/- will be enclosed in favour of
Jhalawar Hospital and Medical Society, Jhalawar with downloaded
application form.
Last date for receipt of application is
14 August, 2008.
For further details please
visit the website: www. Rajswasthya.nic.in.
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Scholarship
Programme for Diaspora Children - 2009 |
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The Government of India has introduced a Scholarship
Programme for Diaspora Children (SPDC) in 2006, to assist children of
Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) for their
higher education. Under this programme, over 220 PIO/NRI children have
benefited during the last three academic years. During the year 2009, 100
admission-cum-scholarships shall be offered for Undergraduate courses in
Engineering/Architecture/Technology, Humanities/Liberal Arts, Commerce,
Management, -BBA/BBM, Journalism, Hotel Management, Agriculture/Animal
Husbandry, Sciences, Law etc. The scholarships will be offered on merit on
the basis of entrance tests conducted. |
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broad guidelines of the SPDC are as follows:-
1. 100
scholarships are being offered for undergraduate courses.
2. The
Programme is open only to PIOs/NRIs from the specified 40 countries
having a larger concentration of Indian Diaspora.
3.
50% of the scholarship would be reserved for PIOs. However, in the
event of the non-availability of suitable PIO candidates, the unfilled
slots could be assigned to NRI candidates.
4. NRI
candidates would be eligible for the grant of scholarship only if their
total family income per month does not exceed an amount equivalent to US
$ 2,250/- (US dollars two thousand two hundred and fifty only).
5. Children
of NRIs should have pursued at least three years of education
inclusive of 11th & 12th or equivalent (non
beyond), in a foreign country during the last six years, and should
have passed the qualifying examination abroad.
6. PIO/NRI
students already studying in India on a self-financing basis or under
any other arrangement will not be eligible under this scheme, which is
open only for fresh admissions in the first semester/year of
undergraduate courses.
7. The
last date for receipt of duly filled-in application forms in the
prescribed format by Ed.CIL is 9th September, 2008.
8. Candidates
would be selected on the basis of a common entrance test to be
conducted by ED.CIL on 26th October, 2008. Exact timings
would be intimated by Ed.CIL. The candidates would also have to fulfil
the all the criteria prescribed for the purpose.
9. The
amount of scholarship admissible would be 75% of the Institutional
Economic Cost (IEC) or US $ 3,600/- (US dollars three thousand six
hundred), whichever is less. IEC includes Tuition fee, Hostel fee and
other institutional charges.
For further details please visit the websites
www.edcil.co.in
&
www.educationindia4u.nic.in
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Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre (OIFC) |
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The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs has set up an Overseas Indian
Facilitation Centre (OIFC) as a not-for-profit-Trust under the Indian Trust
Act, 1882 in partnership with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The
Centre will be a one-stop-shop for serving the interests of the Overseas
Indian Community and has the mandates to cover two broad areas viz:
Investment Facilitation and knowledge Networking.
The objectives of the Centre are:-
(1) Promote Overseas Indian
Investment into India and facilitate business partnership by giving
authentic and real time information.
(2) Function as clearinghouse for
all investment related information. This would be done by processing
information on a real time basis through ICT platform.
(3) Establish and maintain a
Diaspora Knowledge Network (DKN) by creating a database of overseas Indians,
who would act as Knowledge Diaspora and whose knowledge resources could be
using ICT platform;
(4) The objectives of the OIFC will
be to bring the Indian States, Indian Business and potential Overseas Indian
Investors on the same platform and to facilitate the investors to identify
the investment opportunities;
(5) Provide a host of advisory
services to PIO and NRIs. These could include matters such as consular
questions, stay in India, investment and financial issues etc.
The OIFC was formally launched on 28th
May, 2007 with the signing of MoU between the MOIA and CII. The Centre is
being managed by the CII. Further details for the CII may be obtained from
Ms.
Subha Rajan
CEO,
Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre,
Plot
No. 249-F, Sector 18,
Udyog
Vihar, Phase-IV,
Gurgaon - 122015, Haryana,
India. |
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Attestation fee waived for documents related
to death of
Indian abroad |
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The Indians
living in the Gulf region have been demanding a waiver of the fees levied by
Indian Missions for attestation of documents related to death of Indian
nationals. The issue has been examined by the Government of India and
it has been decided that no fee will be charged by our Missions abroad
for attestation of or drawing up or assistance in drawing up any documents
required for transportation of dead bodies of Indian nationals to India or
buried locally. |
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Free Medical Camps at
the Consulate Premises |
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Community Welfare Wing of the Consulate has been organizing free Medical
Camps at the Consulate premises on a monthly basis for those workers who are
not covered by any medical insurance and for those unskilled and
semi-skilled workers who cannot afford exorbitant medical treatment in the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Medical teams from various hospitals/clinics visit
the Consulate every second Thursdays of the month from 2.00 P.M. to 5.00
P.M. to examine the patients and give them advice on their ailments. The
medical examination, blood pressure check and some minor tests area also
carried out, which require additional investigations, are referred to
eminent Indian doctors. In addition, free medical counseling is also
provided to patients. The medicines prescribed by the doctors in the camps,
for the deserving cases, are given free of cost on the spot itself. These
camps have been very successful so far. A considerable number of workers
have benefited from these camps. |
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