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Web:   GlobalIndians.com Thiruvananthapuram: The Loka Kerala Sabha to be hosted by the state government here on January 12 and 13 is meant to ensure the involvement of NRKs in Kerala's development and giving due priority to their issues in the state's policy-making processes. The event to be participated by the elected representatives of the state and  representatives of NRKs across the globe will also chalk out various development plans for the state and welfare initiatives for  the pravasis. The programme  will be held at the  Legislative Assembly lounge. Pooling NRKs’ funds for state infrastructure development through the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board and introducing a dividend- based investment scheme for NRKs will be among  the schemes that will come up for serious discussions at the meeting. Kerala Pravasi Welfare Fund Board chairman P.T. Kunhi Mohammed said that the LKS was not an event to pool NRKs’ investmen...

Web:   GlobalIndians.com Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 2 (PTI) The Kerala government plans to make Loka Kerala Sabha (LKS), an ambitious initiative to connect Malayalis across the world with their home state, a permanent feature, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said here today. After a discussion with editors of various media houses in connection with the maiden LKS being organised here next month, Vijayan said Keralite MPS, MLAs, and Malayali representatives in various countries would be part of the platform. "The Loka Kerala Sabha will be made a permanent feature... As many as 351 people will be part of the maiden LKS," Vijayan said in a Facebook post after the meeting. According to official sources, the maiden LKS is scheduled to be held at the Legislative Assembly complex here on January 12 and 13. The state government has envisaged the LKS as a common platform for the cultural, socio-political and economic integration of non-resident Keralites with t...

Web:   GlobalIndians.com WASHINGTON; Some US lawmakers and advocacy groups have criticised the Trump adminisration's reported plan to curb H-1B visa extensions that could result in self- deportation of an estimated 500,000-750,000 Indian Americans, saying the move would drain America of talent. The proposal, which was part of President Donald Trump's "Buy American, Hire American" initiative that he vowed to launch on the campaign trail, is being drafted by Department of Homeland Security leaders, according to reports. The H-1B program offers temporary US visas that allow companies to hire highly skilled foreign professionals working in areas with shortages of qualified American workers. But since taking office last January, the Trump administration has been cracking down on the scheme.  Influential Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard said: "Imposing these draconian restrictions on H-1B visa holders will tear families apart, drain our socie...

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