TEAM Aid

@PremBhandariNYC Prem Bhandari ji, your guidance and advocacy were instrumental in these reforms. Heartfelt thanks to PM Shri Narendra Modi ji and the Government of India. These changes will greatly streamline repatriation of mortal remains to India. Gratitude to MoHFW and MEA for their support.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - On the occasion of India’s Republic Day, 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐀𝐢𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚, 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨. This prestigious award acknowledges TEAM Aid’s “selfless service and unwavering commitment to providing 24/7 support to families in crisis abroad.” For over eight years, 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐀𝐢𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟒,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟐𝟓 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. The Consulate’s recognition highlights the profound impact of these efforts in bringing relief and dignity to those in their darkest hours. 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬: In a powerful testament to the strength of our grassroots network, the consulate also conferred individual Certificates of Recognition. These honors were awarded to two of our California-based National Coordinators, 𝐌𝐫. 𝐆𝐮𝐫𝐣𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐚𝐢 and 𝐌𝐫. 𝐉.𝐏. 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐞𝐥 in recognition of their years of dedicated community service. Mr. Gurjeet Rai: A seasoned real estate broker and dedicated social worker, Gurjeet has been a pillar of TEAM Aid for seven years. After the profound experience of losing his grandmother in the U.S., he transformed his personal grief into a mission of service. He specializes in the complex logistics of repatriation, ensuring families can bring their loved ones home to India with dignity and peace. Mr. J.P. Samuel: Serving as National Coordinator for eight years, J.P. walks alongside immigrant families during their most vulnerable moments. As the Lead Pastor of The Spectrum Church in San José, he bridges the gap between logistical expertise and compassionate care, offering spiritual guidance and trauma counseling to those navigating overseas tragedies. “𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔.” — Dr. K Srikar Reddy, Consul General (Consulate General of India, San Francisco) 𝐀 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞: TEAM Aid extends its deepest thanks to the Consulate General of India, San Francisco, for acknowledging our collective and individual efforts. We also celebrate our network of 120 partner organizations and thousands of volunteers across North America. Most importantly, this recognition belongs to our dedicated volunteers. @indiainsanfrancisco @indiainusa @IndianDiscuss @TEAMAidOrg @MEAIndia @mnannapaneni

अमेरिका से 12 दिन बाद विपिन का शव लाया गया अलवर | RANA | Prem Bhandari #FINVideo #FirstIndiaNews @TEAMAidOrg @mnannapaneni @CGI_Atlanta @PMOIndia @KumariDiya @PremBhandariNYC @MEAIndia @RajCMO @IndiainNewYork @harshvshringla

Young people from the Far East come to this land of opportunity with dreams of higher education and a better life. But when challenges become overwhelming and 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞, some tragically make irreversible decisions. 𝐒𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. We urge those students to reach out—speak with their family, friends, or community members: 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡, 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. While the cause of this incident is still under investigation, the heartfelt message of gratitude shared by the boy's uncle, despite their unimaginable grief, 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐬. The young boy’s father is also a 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑻𝑬𝑨𝑴 𝑨𝒊𝒅 @teamaidorg (teamaid.org) , 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒓; 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒘𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆. Small gestures of appreciation like these give us renewed energy to continue supporting families facing unimaginable crises and tragedies. 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒕𝒐 @PMOIndia, @MEAIndia, @IndianEmbassyUS, 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔, 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝑬𝑨𝑴 𝑨𝒊𝒅. 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚.📷 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑬𝒎𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒔. 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒇 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚. @diaspora, @IndianEmbassyUS, @IndiainNewYork @indiainSeattle, @PremBhandariNYC

A long-pending humanitarian concern was resolved in no time — a testament to New India, where compassion meets swift action. This will bring immediate relief to countless grieving NRI families worldwide. No family should ever face delays in bringing their loved ones home due to a missing original passport. 🙏💐 Thank you, @PremBhandariNYC, for your great coordination and help.

Heartfelt gratitude to Hon’ble PM @narendramodi ji and HM Shri @AmitShah ji / @HMOIndia for swiftly directing the Bureau of Immigration to ensure that airlines are not penalized for transporting mortal remains with Embassy/Consulate-issued NOC. 🙏

On humanitarian grounds, we humbly request your urgent assistance @CBPChicago in the case of Mr. Rahul Patel, a Canadian national who tragically lost his life after jumping from the Niagara (Canada) side to the New York side during a deeply distressing personal moment. All formalities for the transportation of his mortal remains have been completed by our Volunteers @TEAMAidOrg and @IndiainNewYork A close friend of the deceased from Canada sent Mr. Patel’s passport, which was expected to arrive by Tuesday. Unfortunately, it is currently being held by @CBPChicago @USPS We sincerely acknowledge and appreciate that @IndiainNewYork has always been cooperative and compassionate in such cases. In fact, the Consulate routinely issues No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for the repatriation of mortal remains even when the original passport is not available due to various unavoidable reasons. However, even if NOC being issued in this case, airlines including @airindia are strictly requiring the original passport to be physically canceled by Consulate before they can transport the mortal remains. This has created an unforeseen bottleneck, preventing timely repatriation. We therefore earnestly request your kind intervention to facilitate the release of the passport from customs at the earliest. This will enable the final journey of Mr. Patel to his grieving family in Ahmedabad, India, where they await his return to perform the last rites with dignity and closure. We remain deeply grateful @TEAMAidOrg for your understanding, compassion, and prompt support during this very difficult time. @MEAIndia @mnannapaneni

Huge thanks to Rep. Kate Donaghue for her swift and compassionate support in helping a grieving family. 🙏 Grateful also to the Worcester Health Dept. & Clerk’s Office for their prompt action. Your kindness made a real difference. #CommunitySupport #Gratitude

न्यूयॉर्क के स्पिरिचुअल डेवलपमेंट सेंटर द्वारा उनके स्वर्ण जयंती समारोह ( (गुजराती समाज community centre न्यू यॉर्क )में आमंत्रित किए जाने के लिए हृदय से आभारी हूँ। अत्यंत सराहनीय है कि पिछले 50 वर्षों में एक भी शुक्रवार ऐसा नहीं गया, जब उन्होंने न्यूयॉर्क वासियों के घर जाकर भजन-कीर्तन न किया हो। संस्थापक श्री दाह्याभाई पटेल, अध्यक्ष श्री पराग पटेल और उनकी समर्पित टीम को हार्दिक बधाई और शुभकामनाएँ! 🙏 साथ ही, @IndiainNewYork और Consul General Shri Binaya Pradhan को भी Hardik बधाई : वर्ष के 365 दिन खुले रहने का उनका निर्णय अत्यंत प्रशंसनीय है :जिससे न्यूयॉर्क Consulate दुनिया का एकमात्र भारतीय Consulate बन गया है जो यह सेवा देता है। इसके अलावा, 24/7 इमरजेंसी हेल्पलाइन की उपलब्धता भारतीय प्रवासियों के लिए बहुत बड़ी राहत है। 10 अमेरिकी राज्यों के क्षेत्राधिकार और अत्यधिक व्यस्तता के बावजूद, ईमेल और फोन कॉल का समय पर जवाब देना इनकी निष्ठा को दर्शाता है। मैं मानता हूँ कि भारत के सभी दूतावासों, उच्चायोगों और वाणिज्य दूतावासों को न्यूयॉर्क दूतावास के इस अनुकरणीय मॉडल का पालन करना चाहिए। @PMOIndia @MEAIndia :@IndianEmbassyML @HCI_Abuja @india_nigeria @cgidubai @CGISFO : @RescuingIndians

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Excitement builds as the @ICC T20 World Cup arrives in the United States for the first time next month! Don't miss the animation highlighting the intriguing parallels between cricket and baseball. Team India kicks off its campaign at the newly built Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York, facing Ireland (June 5), Pakistan (June 9), and the USA (June 12). @MEAIndia @IndianEmbassyUS @IndianDiplomacy @indiandiplomats @NassauCountyNY @DDNewslive @ddsportschannel @ANI @PTI_News @BCCI

📣New announcement Consulate General of India, New York to remain open 365 days for emergency services. @binaysrikant76 @MEAIndia @IndianEmbassyUS @IndianDiplomacy @ANI @PIB_India @ITVGold @tvasianetwork @CPVIndia @Newsweek

The Consulate General of India, New York in association with VFS Global and Milan Cultural Association will host a Consular Camp in MEDFORD, MA on SATURDAY, 4th DECEMBER 2021. services.vfsglobal.com/usa/en/ind/new…

The Government of India has decided to issue fresh tourist visas with effect from 15 October, 2021 for group tourism (traveling by chartered flight) and from 15 November, 2021 for individual tourist travel. For more information visit: indiainnewyork.gov.in/pressevent?id=…