40 Construction workers are feared kidnapped in Mosul in Iraq by suspected ISIS rebels. Indian External Affairs Ministry is monitoring the situation. Usually the Construction industry workers are from States like Telangana and Kerala. The Telangana Govt. is in touch with the MEA as is the Kerala Govt. The Telangana government has opened a helpline in its NRI cell to provide information about workers from the state trapped in Iraq and to render assistance. The helpline numbers opened in the state secretariat are - 040-23220603 09440854433 Upon Chief Minister KCR’s instructions, Chief Secretary Rajiv Sharma is in touch with the external affairs ministry to know the latest situation in the strife-torn Iraq. The state government has also asked all district collectors ...

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