Indian Embassy in Saudi exhorts expats to get final exit visa done

June 28, 2013

Riyadh, Jun 28: Embassy of India has urged all the Indian expatriates who have received their Emergency Certificates (ECs) or Outpasses to approach Saudi immigration authorities for getting their final exit visa immediately.

Embassy of India has completed the process of issuing ECs to all those applicants who have verified their personal particulars with the Embassy.

Any applicant who has not yet received his/her EC may approach the Embassy along with a copy of his/her passport on Saturday June 29 or Sunday June 30, 2013 for verification and collection of ECs, stated a release from the Embassy of India.

All applicants who have submitted their EC applications in Dammam or nearby cities may collect their ECs from Indian International School, Dammam by Sunday June 30, 2013.

In case, they cannot collect their ECs by that day, they may visit Embassy of India, Riyadh on Monday July 1, 2013 to collect the same. Similarly any EC applicant who submitted his/her EC application in other cities may approach Embassy of India on Saturday June 29; Sunday June 30; or Monday July 1, 2013 for collecting their ECs. All those applicants who are in DNF (i.e. who did not submit their passport details) and have not received their ECs may also approach Embassy on Saturday June 29 or Sunday June 30 to check the availability of their ECs.

Embassy officials deployed at Tarheel and Labour Offices in Riyadh and Dammam and at Riyadh Airport will continue their services in the coming weeks. All volunteers registered with the Embassy are requested to continue providing their services in coordination with the Embassy officials deployed at these venues.

In view of the decision by the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to shift the weekend to Friday and Saturday, Embassy of India, starting from July 1, 2013 will observe Sunday to Thursday as working days and Friday and Saturday as closed holidays in consonance with the Saudi official working days. VFS centers in Riyadh will also follow same schedule of working days.

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Air India Express brings back Mangaluru–Muscat direct flights from March 2026

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 15: Air India Express has announced that it will resume direct flight services between Mangaluru and Muscat from March 2026, restoring an important international air link for passengers from the coastal region.

Airport authorities said the service will operate twice a week—on Sundays and Tuesdays—from March 1. The initial flights are scheduled on March 3, 8 and 10, followed by March 15 and 17, with the same operating pattern to continue thereafter. The flight duration is approximately three hours and 25 minutes.

The Mangaluru–Muscat route was earlier operated under the 2025 summer schedule, with services beginning on July 14. At that time, Air India Express had operated four flights a week before suspending the service.

Officials said the summer schedule will come into effect from March 29, after which changes in flight timings and departure schedules from Mangaluru are expected. Passengers have been advised to check the latest schedules while planning their travel.

The resumption of direct flights to Muscat is expected to significantly benefit expatriates, business travellers and others, further strengthening Mangaluru’s air connectivity with the Gulf region.

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Mangaluru NRI returning from Saudi Arabia arrested over Instagram post

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru police have arrested a 27-year-old NRI on his return from Saudi Arabia in connection with an Instagram post allegedly containing derogatory and provocative remarks about the Hindu religion, officials said on Monday.

The accused, Abdul Khader Nehad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Mangaluru, was working in Saudi Arabia when the post was uploaded, police said.

A suo motu case was registered at the Bajpe police station on October 11 after an allegedly offensive post circulated from the Instagram account ‘team_sdpi_2025’. Police said the content was flagged for being provocative and derogatory in nature.

During the investigation, technical analysis traced the Instagram post to Nehad, who was residing abroad at the time, a senior police officer said. Based on these findings, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him.

On December 14, Nehad arrived from Saudi Arabia at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, where he was taken into custody on arrival. Police said further investigation is underway.

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