Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Indian Association in Uganda marked a significant milestone by celebrating 101 years of its existence in Uganda with a grand event held at the Lugogo Cricket Oval over the weekend. The event also marked India’s 76th Independence Day, originally observed on August 15th. …
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New Delhi, India | Xinhua | Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday directed officials to prepare contingency evacuation plans for over 3,000 Indian citizens stranded in violence-hit Sudan. The directions were given during a high-level review meeting of the security situation in Sudan via video-conferencing. The Indian prime minister also emphasized …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The registered trustees of Indian temples under their umbrella body, BAPS Charities Uganda, on Sunday surrendered two plots of land to Gulu Senior Secondary School. The two plots valued at 500 million shillings are located in Bardege-Layibi division, Gulu city, and were split from an …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Indians in Uganda under their umbrella Indian Association of Uganda (IAU), have booked off thirty rooms at Royal Fort Hotel in Bugolobi in which they are operating a COVID-19 treatment center, in a move they describe as a gesture of corporate social responsibility to Ugandans. …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region is investigating circumstances under which leaflets were dropped in Jinja city warning of an attack on businesses owned by Indians. The leaflets which were directing Indians to either pay a minimum of five million shillings or risk being evicted from Uganda are …
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Ravi Shankar, the Indian High Commissioner to Uganda says Indians are already recognised in Kenya. However, whether they are entitled to be a tribe is something which has to be addressed and examined by the government of Uganda. He spoke to The Independent’s Ronald Musoke about this and more. India …
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates | AFP | Dubai International Airport said it retained its top global spot in 2018 after serving the largest number of passengers for the fifth year in a row despite falling short of its target. Traffic at the major transit hub rose slightly to 89.15 million passengers, …
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Ugandan traders battle Chinese, Indians, over lucrative business Kampala, Uganda | ANDREW S. KAGGWA | A row has developed between the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) and fish exporters on one side and fish traders on the other over the sale of fish maws. Siraje Walusimbi, an executive …
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Why tension is growing over Indian, Chinese retail traders On Nov.18, traders in the northern Uganda town of Lira refused to open their shops for business in protest against what they termed as `unfair competition’ from foreign traders; mainly Indians. The protest by traders under the Lira Business Community (LBC) …
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