Indian consulate to close for Guru Tegh Martyrdom Day

JEDDAH — The Consulate General of India in Jeddah will remain closed on Thursday, Nov. 24, on account of the Martyrdom Day of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the consulate announced in a press release. Tegh Bahadur (1621-1675) was the ninth of 10 gurus of the Sikh religion. He was known for resisting the conversion of Kashmiri Pandits to Islam. The guru was publicly executed on Nov. 24, 1675, in Delhi on the orders of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. No contemporary accounts of the circumstances of his arrest and execution have survived. Consular visits Consular teams from the Consulate General of India will visit Najran and Jazan on Friday to provide consular services (limited to attestation and passport services not provided by outsourcing agencies) to Indian nationals living in the regions. In Najran, the team will camp at Najran Hotel (017-5221949) and in Jazan at Adnan Hotel (017-3217777) from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Indian nationals residing in the two regions may avail of the opportunity to obtain consular services and meet the visiting officials to convey their grievances suggestions relating to labor and welfare issues, the consulate said in another press release. They are advised to submit written statements explaining their problems for redressal, it added.