Sikh Group Has Website Blocked in India, Uses WhatsApp to Donate Oxygen Amid COVID Spike
On 5/6/21 at 5:01 PM EDT
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to ravage the health care system in India, the government has welcomed oxygen supplies from several countries including the U.S., Britain and Germany as well as money from people of Indian descent around the world.
However, it seems India has turned away help from Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a U.S.-based Sikh separatist group. According to the Associated Press, the group said the Indian government blocked its COVID-19 relief website, oxygenfund.org. The site aimed to connect Indians who can t afford the high prices of oxygen with Sikhs in the U.S., Canada and other countries willing to donate money.
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As has been well-documented over the past several weeks, India has experienced a significant second wave of COVID-19 infections. In light of the unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, at least 11 Indian states and union territories have imposed COVID-19 restrictions. This past weekend, the eastern state of Odisha and the northern industrial state of Haryana became the latest to announce new lockdowns, joining Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra and West Bengal, among others.
Although the Indian central government has been reluctant to impose a nationwide lockdown due to its potential impact on the economy, on April 29, 2021, the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs issued an order and national directive (MHA Order) recommending that state governments follow the guidelines that have been issued by the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW Guidelines). The MoHFW Guidelines include the following key pro
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Indian Government simplifies process of re-issuance for OCI cardholders Saturday, April 17, 2021 IWK Bureau
The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday said that the government has decided to dispense with the requirement of issuance of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards if a person has obtained registration as OCI cardholder after attaining the age of 20 years.
While giving details about the way which will ease out re-issuance of OCI card, the Home Ministry said, A person who has got registration as OCI cardholder prior to attaining the age of 20 years will have to get the OCI card re-issued only once when a new passport is issued after his or her completing 20 years of age, so as to capture his or her facial features on attaining adulthood. If a person has obtained registration as OCI cardholder after attaining the age of 20 years, there will be no requirement of re-issuance of OCI card. Presently, the OCI card is required to be re-issued each t