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KM Reporters V.MSathish (Dubai), Madhu Nambiar (Sur Oman) Shyam Kumar (Manama) M P Prasannakumar (New Delhi) Ramdev Kunnappally (London) S Varghese (Chennai) Sapna Anu B George (Doha) and R.S.Priya (Thiruvananthapuram) Manumon K.S.Kottyam.
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Prime Minister releases book of cartoons on Nayanar
Rape Alert - A woman at a Gas nightclub (Mumbai) on Saturday night was taken by 5 men, who according to hospital and police reports, gang raped her before dumping her at Bandstand Mumbai. Unable to remember the events of the evening, tests later confirmed the repeat rapes along with traces of Rohypnol in her blood. Rohypnol, date rape drug is an essentially a small sterilization pill. The drug is now being used by rapists at parties to rape AND sterilize their victims. All they have to do is drop it into the girl's drink. The girl can't remember a thing the next morning, of all that had taken place the night before. Rohypnol, which dissolves in drinks just -Send by a KM Well wisher More.
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BMW has introduced a unique concept in bicycling
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Nakheel announces 100 per cent sale of property for development at Jumeirah Lake Towers
(Dubai, 7 July 2004): Capitalising on its central location between Europe, Asia and Africa, SriLankan Airlines is focusing on the enhancement of its services to existing destinations, as well as looking at new options, as part of its current five-year expansion plan.
Dubai Executives Online
Saeed Al Nabouda, CEO, DSS More
August 10 2004
Vice-chairman of Nuqul Group addresses Corporate Governance seminar in Dubai More
One More Palace sold by former BJP Government to Malaysian group?
Employees Provident Fund interim interest reduced to 8.5% and more News
Zolst Meinezi, Marketign Manager NOKIA presents a mobile phone to the winner Nadeem Dewik.
Militants Threaten to kill one of the Hostages. Reuter Report
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Tanmia officials brief technical and business students on UAE labour market environment during a workshop at Ministry of Education More
Talmiz Ahmed, the Indian Ambassador in Mucat was the Indian Ambassador in Saudi Arabia for a long time when human right abuses were rampant as revealed by HRW. What was the Indian mission doing occured?
Dubai Airshow to expand further Full Report More News
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Mossad agent linked to Asia scam
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- Dr.Sreekumar handles brush and stethascope simultaneously -Watch
Michael Fisher Journalist Dubai has joined Mediana. He has worked for the Bahrain based Gulf Industry, Gulf Daily News the Indian Post, Independent and other leading publications ...Michael hails from Goa in India.
Graeme Wallace, the new head of Solidarity - one of the region's leading Islamic Insurance companies to fight money laundering.Full Report
The Bahrain delegation meet Hugh Courtenay of International Air Charter at the Middle East Aviation Pavilion in Farnborough More News
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Kovalam Hotel not transferred to M-Far Group
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Despite the tall claims made by Dr.P.Mohammed Ali, Managing Director Galfar group of Muscat about misleading media reports against a genuine property transaction, revenue records with the concerned authorities show that the Kovalam Palace was not transferred to M-Far Group. These documents clearly show that only 16.5 hectares out of a total land area of 25.75 hectares owned by Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) was handed over to the M-Far group as part of the Ashoka Hotel privatization deal. The transaction was done through the vizhinjam Panchayath as per the directive of the district collector. Another startling revelation made by Deepika, one of the leading Malayalam Dailies, is that the state government lost a whopping Rs.1 crore stamp duty in this dubious transaction. The transaction was carried without including more than 9 hectares of land. While the current media attention is focused on the illegal occupation of just one palace, many people forget that the whole transaction is mired in controversy. Today the special committee which is assigned to study the deal will come out with the report. There could be more surprises in it. Full Report
No security for education loans upto Rs. 4 lakh
Aug 9: In consonance with Finance Minister's announcement in the Budget 2004-05, Indian Banks Association has issued a circular on July 23, 2004 to all member banks not to ask for collateral on education loans upto Rs. 7.5 lakh. Accordingly, now no security is required for loans upto Rs. 4 lakh, only a satisfactory third party guarantee is enough for loans above Rs. 4 lakh and upto Rs. 7.5 lakh and collateral security of suitable value is required for loans above Rs. 7.5 lakh. Comprehensive Education Loan Scheme was started on 28.4.2001. Under the Scheme, upto Rs. 7.5 lakh Loan is admissible for studies within the country and upto Rs. 15 lakh for studies abroad. More News
One Million Rial Case Against leading English Daily from Muscat -- Watch this space
Corporate governance a must for family run businesses in the Middle East
August 9, 2004 With an overwhelming 90 percent of businesses owned by families in the Middle East, there is an urgent need to establish corporate governance within these companies to ensure their survival in today's competitive business environment. At a seminar held recently in Dubai, Ghassan Nuqul, Vice-chairman of the family-owned Nuqul Group shared his company's transition experience from a small family-managed business to a professionally-run conglomerate with the help of sound corporate governance principles. More Gulf News
Employees Provident Fund interim interest reduced to 8.5%
Aug 9: The Employees Provident Fund subscribers will get an interim interest of 8.5% on their deposits for the current financial year (2004-05). This was decided at the 4th session of the 169th meeting of the Central Board of Trustees, CBT, here today. Announcing the decision the Labour & Employment Minister Shri Sis Ram Ola, who is also the Chairman of the CBT, said that the interim interest will entail a deficit of Rs. 206 crores More
Cellucom appointed distributor for Pantech mobile phones
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"Investigate the "Killing" of our Son, Urges Gulf Malayali Couple who say it was not at all a "suicide"
Dr. Aliyamma Fen who was responsible for the mysterious death of Anik Arackal, Alappuzha Medical College MBBS student is now in deadbody smuggling scandal.
by V.M.Sathish
Anik Arakkal with his parents!
DUBAI - For the last one year, Arackal Poulose Kochappan and Annie K.Arackal, an unfortunate Gulf Malayali couple living here have been seeking a thorough investigation into the mysterious death of their second son, Anik Arakkal, a first year Medical Student of Alappuzha TD Medical College on September 1, 2003. According to the parents, the main culprit who was allegedly responsible for the mysterious death of Anik, Dr. Aliyamma Fen, who headed the Anatomy Department of Alappuzha Medical College is now at the center of another controversy in the Calicut Medical College dead body smuggling scandal. Anikh was a brilliant student of Varkey International School Dubai who passed out from 12th standard here in the year 2001. His ranking for the Medical Engineering Entrance was 336 and was made the class representative in the Alappuzha Medical College. Under mysterious circumstances his dead body was found near the railway track at Valanjavazhi.
While many Kerala newspapers reported about a "madam" of Alappuzha Medical College who had a personal tiff with Anikh, not many people knew that it is the same lady who now faces new corruption charges. The Alappuzha Medical college witnessed five student "suicides" and the last victim was the 20 years old Anikh who was born and brought up in the UAE. It was in September 2003 that Dr.Aliyamma, who had allegedly harassed the medical student by deliberately giving less mark to 26 students of the same class for internal assessment, was transferred from the Alappuzha Medical College to Calicut Medical College. Despite the mystery surrounding the death of Anikh and four other MBBS students of Alappuzha Medical College within six years, the government action ended with a mere transfer order to Dr.Aliyamma. It is learned that the health minister was too keen to protect this lady, who was found guilty of harassing Anikh and other students. While Anikh was found dead in a railway track near Valanja Vazhi three days after his disappearance from the college hostel, another student, the son of an MLA, was found dead in a Coimbatore lodge. Since the lady is now involved in another racket involving trafficking of human organs and body, is it not prudent to conduct a thorough inquiry into these deaths, as demanded by the Arackal couple? .According to once source, it was a common practice in Alappuzha Medical College to deliberately fail students in internal assessments and students would get pass mark, if they pay a certain amount of money. .Watch this space.
Dubai - August 8 2004 Asianet Radio, the leading Malayalam radio station in the Middle East is preparing the groundwork for Ponnonam 2004, a two-day music and entertainment programme for the expatriate Malayali community in the UAE. The three and half hours entertainment and humour Onam special programme will be staged on two days (August 19th and August 20th) because the expected audience of 7000 people cannot be accommodated in Al Nasr Leusureland hall. "As the hall can accommodate only 3,500 people we are conducting the same programme on two days. As an established TV and radio company, we are planning to organize such events on a regular basis. Every year at least four major entertainment shows will be organized by Asianet Radio," says Sunil N.K. Administration and Financial Manager, Asianet Radio Network Dubai. Being an AM radio station, Asianet Radio reaches every Gulf country and other parts of Middle East, especially Iran. "We are trying to improve the quality of broadcasting and make it 24 hours live radio station. Our growth has been steady," he added. Headed by the programme director K. Chandrasenan, a popular radio star, 20 talented artists work overtime to maintain the radio stations number one position among the many Malayalam stations and attract serious Malayali listeners, who are not happy with just music and entertainment. Full Report and More News
International Logistics Company Pushes Ahead with Global IBM Implementation
From left to right: Abdul Caffoor, Managing Director of ISD; Bashar Kilani, Manager IBM Software Group, Middle East, Egypt and Pakistan and Anil Mathews, Group IT Manager at SWIFT Freight Expanded View
Dubai, UAE – 8 August, 2004– SWIFT Freight International L.L.C., an international logistics and freight forwarding company based in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone, announced today the successful implementation of a wide-scale IBM Instant Messaging (IM) and collaboration system across its international operations that span from Africa, the Middle East to Hong Kong. The new system will allow the company to offer faster services to its customers, reduce communication costs and drastically increase employee efficiency. More News
Dubai eGovernment signs partnership with UAE Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to help re-engineering ministry's services
DUBAI - August 08, 2004 Federal Ministry to tap into Dubai eGovernment's expertise in initiating integration between various Government departmental portals Dubai eGovernment and the UAE Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at the re-engineering of MAF's services using cutting edge technology and business process re-engineering expertise of Dubai eGovernment. More News
Strengthened Nokia Presence in the MENA Region Accompanied by Revamped Web Portal Dar Al A Wadi Project to Bring High-Tech Office Facilities for Kuwaiti
ASPIRE Achieves a Balance between Academics and Athletics to Produce Champions
Doha - Qatar, 8thAugust, 2004 - ASPIRE, the Academy for Sports Excellence, is preparing for its first academic year which will begin in September 2004 in order to achieve its goal of identifying talented young athletes and turning them into champions.More News
SHUAA Capital to lead manage Arab Technical Construction Company IPO
Dubai Bank, Emirates Bank, Mashreqbank and National Bank of Fujairah appointed as receiving banks Dubai, August 9, 2004: SHUAA Capital, lead manager and book runner for the initial public offering (IPO) by Arab Technical Construction Company PJSC (under formation), announced today that the Ministry of Economy and Commerce approved the announcement of the initial public offering of 220 million shares of common stock of the new public shareholding company. The offered shares represent 55% of the new public shareholding company's initial share capital of AED 400 million.More News
Another Scandal during NDA Government Surfaces:
The Mansoon hangama mobilephone scheme launched by Reliance Industries in collaboration with the Calcutta based National Insurance Company involved large scale corruption. The Reliance Group company Reliance Infocom and NIC hav allegedly swindled Rs.400 crore through a dubious insurance scheme. More
'State Government has no Records', 'Central Government did not sell Halcyon Castle,' but Dr.P.Mohammed Ali has all documents to claim that Kovalam Palace was handed over in 1970!!!
Mohammed Ali ready for investigation..but can we extend such an investigation into all aspects of the deal at a throw away price?
Amidst the contradictory statements made by various ministers and the BJP leadership that the Halcyon Castle was not handed over to the Galfar group, Dr.P.Mohammed Ali, Managing Director of the M-Far group has claimed in a paid advertisement released yesterday that the controversial property was handed over by the state government to the central government in 1970. Showing a brave face hedid not disclose which state government handed over the palace to ITDC - Was it the Achuthamenon Government which transferred the property to ITDC? According to records, it was given to ITDC temporarily and there was no official document to prove otherwise. And some of the crucial documents to this effect have mysteriusly disappeared from the state government records. However, there is no political will from the Antony government to claim that the property belongs to the state government because many prominent ministers and senior bureaucrats have been bribed to buy the property at a throw away price. The government's dilly dallying on the Kovalam issue itself indicates that several crores have been used to bribe the ministers and opposition leaders.
Claiming that the various properties in the Kovalam hotel complex belonged to the ITDC, the entire complex was transferred to M-Far as per the share transfer agreement of July 10, 2002. Dr.Mohammed Ali has claimed that before the ITDC privatisation was finalised, the central and state governments had clear communication to "reach an understanding" on the issue. Even though chief minister Antony has denied that the state government gave permission to hand over the Kovalam palace, the Galfar MD claims that the current controversy about the issue is based on emotional statements by a few political leaders. Even though Mathrubhoomi, a leading Malayalam daily, published photographs showing the demolition of the palace compound wall, Galfar MD has claimed that no one demolished the palace wall. He said the removal of a retaining wall which was part of the hotel lobby was depicted as demolition of the palace wall. Claiming legal right over the entire property including the Halcyon palace, he refuted all allegations of illegal possession of the property. He has also welcomed an inqury by a legislative comittee or judicial investigation into the matter.
Now, can we extend that investigation into how a premium property worth above Rs.200 crore could be handed over to the Galfar group at Rs.41 crores? Given the controversy surrounding Centaur Hotel and Ashoka hotel, cant we extend that investigation into various hanky panky deals that happened before the deal was finally signed? Can we also investigate why O.Rajagopalan said the palace was not handed over to Galfar as part of the Ashoka Hotel deal? And in that investigation, can we keep out the corrupt ministers and bureaucrats? Despite the popular protest against the daylight robbery of a public property, the state government is not taking any steps because many ministers have been bribed. The studied silence of Mr. Clean Antony means that he has also got a share of the bribes?
Aljazeera vows to cover Iraq despite closure
Aljazeera has vowed to continue its Iraq coverage despite the one-month closure of its Baghdad office announced by the Iraqi interim government on Saturday. More News
Panasonic cooperate with government officials to catch culprits
IA Additional flights to Gulf sector for Onam
Kochi Aug 6: Due to seasonal demands, Indian Airlines would operate additional flights from here to the Gulf sector. New flights will meet the seasonal demand in view of the Onam festival. Additional flights would operate to Muscat via Sharjah on August 19, 24 and 26, departing from here at 1820 hrs. Kochi-Sharjah direct flight will start at 0630 hrs on August 29, September 1,3 and 5. Those passengers who have booked on existing IC 595 to Sharjah had been already rebooked for the additional flight IC 1595. In view of the additional flights, certain flights, currently in service on these days, would be withdrawn -KM
Global Malayalee Meet begins in Kochi
Kochi Aug 6: The Global Malayalee Meet (GMM) organized by the Global Malayalee Council, the global organisation of Malayalees is scheduled to be held here on August 7 and 8. The General Convener of GMM, Prof P V Peethambaran said that on the inaugural day, there would be an inter-collegiate dance festival by selected students from various colleges and dance schools near Tripunithura. There would also be a seminar on 'the socio-economic development of Kerala through the cooperation of resident and non-resident Malyalees' on the same day in which papers would be presented by K P Padmakumar, Chairman, Federal Bank and V J Kurien, Managing Director, Cochin International Airport, Nedumbassery. There would be a seminar on the 'role of the media in utilising the Globalisation in favour of the Development of Kerala' on the concluding day, in which many renowned journalists would present papers. -Keralamonitor.com
DOT busts illegal International call racket in Delhi
Aug 6: A team of officials from the Department of Telecommunications (DOT), Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited and the Special Cell of Delhi Police have unearthed a clandestine/illegal telephone exchange in Delhi that was being used for routing incoming international calls through internet and further distributing these on to the local telephone network in Delhi. The prepaid cards available abroad, meant for making calls to India, were the source of incoming international calls More
CBI arrests a Deputy Director (training) of Ministry of Defence for bribe
New Delhi Aug 6: The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Deputy Director (Training) Department of Official Language, Ministry of Defence, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. four lakh from the complainant. The accused was produced today before the designated court here and was remanded to five days police custody.More
Air India Indulges in Dangerous Flying Game?
DUBAI - Air India, is frequently facing technical snags and delays due to serious problems with the aircraft used in the Gulf sectors. Three cases of flight delays and emergency landings occured within three weeks causing panic and public apprehensions about the safety standards maintained by the Indian Airline. A third flight from Dubai to Goa was delayed on Thursday morning due to "technical problems". Flight number AI 854 from Dubai to Goa which took off from Dubai Airport at 2.25 AM was on the air for sometime and returned dramatically to the Dubai airport due to "technical problems. It went late at 10.30. Are we waiting for a major crash to change the faulty aircraft?
State Government "Did Not Approve" Kovalam Palace Handover to Galfar: Antony
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - A day after M.M.Hassan, the state minister who is close to the Galfar group has categorically said that the Kovalam hotel and the disputed palace have been sold to the private group, the state chief minsiter A.K.Antony has said that the transaction was not approved by the state government. A statement issued by Antony, who has been trying desperately to keep his clean corruption free image, said the government officials are scrutinising the legal documents. While O Rajagopal, the former central minister and senior BJP Leader has been trying to save his face by denying that the Kovalam Palace was part of the Ashoka hotel privatisation deal, the pro-Galfar ministers in the state cabinet are trying to shield their mentor. Apparently the Kovalam controversy has once again exposed the inner contradictions within the United Democratic Front coalition Government. If the state government property was sold to the Galfar group without its approval, how could the company market this property to international tourists? Given the contradictions in various statements issued by the state ministers and the BJP leaders the deal needs to be thoroughly investigated. It should starting with a study on how the profit making hotel turned "sick:" within a few years and the role of state industrial financial institutions in the hotel deal. Even though Kerala in general and Kovalam in particular has been a tourist attraction, how could the Kovalam Hotel incur huge losses? Read the first KM report on Kovalam Hotel when the mainstream media was silent.Continuing Story of Himamuddins in the Gulf
Indian Truck Drivers Want to go back
M.P. kuttippuram
Kuwait city Aug 3 Eleven Indian laboures - 4 from kerala and the rest from punjab - brought to kuwait for delivery jobs to Iraq, want to return home because of violence in the region, "but a web diplomacy and treachery has only led them to blank wall," one of the victims told Arab Times.These Indians are from a group who were brought on visit visa, which were later converted into project visa of 6 month validity, by a Syrian company in Shuwaikh.The truckers reportedly paid RS. 75,000 each for the job. Their agent operates from Shuwaikh, one of the worker told they landed in Kuwait on Nov 9, 2003 and did not have jobs until january 2004, during which period they received erratic payments, far less than their promised salaries. In mid February they were given pickup trucks to deliver food to the American soldiers in Iraq, " a mission that is extremely dangerous."
Investigate state financial Institutions' Connection with Ashoka Hotel Deal
KM Editorial June 22 2004 Investigate state financial Institutions' Connection with Ashoka Hotel Deal Editorial - Latest move to hand over the precious Halcyon castle of Kovalam built by the Travancore Royal family in the 1930s to the Galfar Group appears to be part of a controversial multi-crore corruption deal stuck by a group of politicians, NRI businessmen who act as their benami investors and a prominent BJP leader from Kerala. Full Report
Expresshighway: a brainchild of Galfar MD Dr.P.Mohammed Ali
At a time when the state is seriously debating various multibillion projects including the so called Express High Way Project in which the League ministers have more interest , Antony's controversial statement a few months back indicated something fishy. The state chief minister had accused the minorities of takaing undue advantages. According to KM sources the much talked about multibillion Expres Highway project was conceived in the Galfar headquarters in Muscat Oman. "The very idea of constructing an Express Highway in Kerala was made by the Galfar group MD Dr.P. Mohammed Ali who is at the center of the Kovalam controversy. From the conception stage to the implementation of the highway project, the Galfar involvement was an integral part of the project. According to a senior NORKA official, the project was almost given to the Galfar group. Read the earlier KM Report on Galfar Group Getting the Express Highway Project
US Israel Plans to Pump Iraqi Oil through Haifa
The United States has asked Israel to check the possibility of pumping oil from Iraq to the oil refineries in Haifa. The request came in a telegram last week from a senior Pentagon official to a top Foreign Ministry official in Jerusalem.The Prime Minister's Office, which views the pipeline to Haifa as a "bonus" the U.S. could give to Israel in return for its unequivocal support for the American-led campaign in Iraq, had asked the Americans for the official telegram, reported the leading Israeli Newspaper Haretz
Finally Pinaray Opens his Mouth about Kovalam Hotel, several months after Sitharam Yechuri demanded CBI probe into Centaur Hotel Deal
Thiruvananthapuram - Meanwhile Pinarayi Vijayan, the CPIM State Secretary has made a "public statement" demanding an impartial inquiry into the Ashoka Hotel deal. Breaking a studied silence maintained by the pro-NRI Business faction of the CPM, Pinarayi has said that the former BJP Government and the UDF government are jointly responsible for the privatisation of Ashoka hotel at throw away price. It may be recalled that the CPI M wing headed by Pinarayi has been silent about the issue and one of the comrades Kodiyeri Balakrishnan was in a secret mission to Muscat, Galfar headquarters, for unknown reasons. The Kovalam issue came to public limelight only because of the keen interest shown by V.S.Achuthananthan, the firebrand opposition leader. The two groups had a dispute when the CPM maintained silence and even encouraged NRI businessman Abdul Wahab who got elected to Rajya Sabha. Despite being an NRI without voting right, Wahab was elected to the Rajaya Sabha. The CPM leadership maintained silence because of obvious reasons. Achuthananthan had opposed the Pinarayi group's attending the official falicitation programmes for Abdul Wahab. Similarly Pinarayi Vijayan has been preventing action against another CPI(M) Comrade in Muscat who has been acting as an agent of the Galfar group. Even though many complaints have been sent to the CPM higher ups linking the group with the CPIM Comrades, it was Pinaray who prevented action against him. Many members of the ISC Kerala Wing, a Muscat associate of the CPM, had questioned a decision to adorn Dr.P.Mohammed Ali with a ponnada.
BJP - Congress, League Exchange Charges on Ashoka Hotel Deal
You Sold It:-M M Hassan
"You Sold it" - O Rajagopal
"We sold it?"....
Thiruvananthapuram - M.M.Hassan Minister for Parliamentary Affairs & Information minister has categorically said that the Kovalam Hotel and the controversial palace have been sold to the Galfar group by the former central government headed by the BJP. This statement contradicts the public statements made by the state chief minister A.K.Antony and the Finance Minister P.Shankaran who openly denied having handed over the palace to any private parties. More on Kovalam
Iraq-to-Haifa oil pipeline could spur economic rebirth US Checking Possibility of Pumping Oil from Northern Iraq to Haifa, via Jordan President Gives Away Computer Literacy Excellence Awards and More News More News
Heavy rains in various parts of Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram Aug 4: The monsoon has caused widespread destruction in various districts in the state. Following heavy rains and landslides, at least 315 houses were damaged fully and 2,059 houses were partly destroyed in various parts of the state. At least 16 people were killed in landslides and floods in various parts of the states. Around 1000 people were shifted to relief camps opened at Idukki, Kasargode and Waynad districts. More Kerala News
Vietnam: Emergency Credit of $5 Million Supports Control over Avian Influenza Epidemic more News
by Ramdev Kunnappally (New KM writer from London)
London - From what I have seen and experienced unless or otherwise we students from India or any other country are not rich, have to work hard for a living here in the second or maybe the third most expensive city in the world. Especially for students like me who have a big bank loan hanging over my head like a Damocles sword ready to pounce at any second. The bankers (SBI, Kottayam) take a small amount of life out of me every month (Rs. 4000) as interest for the overseas education loan. What I am going to write doesn't really mean it is just full of hardships here..Full Report
Dubai Municipality Summer Training Concludes
Dubai Municipality crak down 530 Street vendors, beggars
Dubai Municipality inspectors, in cooperation with Dubai Police and the Dubai Naturalization and Residency Department, nabbed last month 530 persons including street vendors, beggars and illegal car washers. This was announced by Obeid Salem Al Shamsi, Assistant Director General of Dubai Municipality for Administrative Affairs and General Services, who noted that the sweep against the law-breakers had also resulted in the seizure of several low-quality goods, pirated CDs and pornographic films. Full Report
Record hits for keralamonitor.com in three and half months.
According to Asianet Dataline, the leading web hosting company, Keralamonitor.com received 17,99,365 hits at the rate of 20 hits per visitor from April 19 2004 to August 1, 2004. The traffic figures indicate that there were 52627 unique visitors from April 19 to August 1 and 235054 page views. We are happy to announce that nearly a lakh page views in a month is no mean achievement for the portal which began four years back with a few web pages and visitors. Thank you for visiting Keralamonitor and encouraging us -We are ahead of even some of the Malayalam dailies published from the Middle East Editor view the Statistics
Kovalam Hartal peaceful in Thiruvananthapuram ; turns violent in Kozhikkode and Palakkad
Thiruvananthapuram Aug 3: The 12 hour hartal called by the BJP in the state was total and there was not much violence in other parts of the state except in Kozhikkode and Palakkad. The hartal was in protest against the police lathicharge on activists at Kovalam regarding the Halycon Castle issue. In Thiruvananthapuram, in one or two places stones were thrown at KSRTC buses and private vehichles. Police arrested a few Yuva Morcha activists, when they were trying to stop an autorikshaw. In Kozhikkode, the march turned violent and police lathicharged Yuva Morcha activists. Following this, BJP has announced for 12-hour hartal tomorrow in Kozhikkode. In Palakkad too, activists were lathicharged following march turning violent.
Air India Dubai - Calicut Flight returns to Dubai for Emergency landing
DUBAI -Air India Flight (AI 966)left the Dubai airport with 120 passengers on board in the morning (scheduled departure time 10.30 AM) but dramatically came back to the airport two times before finally taking off to the scheduled destination late in the afternoon. The flight was initially brought back to the airport on the pretext that one passenger suffered hyper tension. According to one passenger, the IA flight 966 came back to the Dubai airport and remained there for nearly 40 minutes. Afterwards, the airline resumed journey towards Calicut but had to fly back to the airport again due to "technical problems". The emergency landing two times caused panic among passengers. A similar incident about AI flight from Kochi to Abu Dhabi was reported . The Dubai -Thiruvananthapuram flight was also delayed as the airline uses the same aircraft for the route. Full Report
New Threat Alert due to US Domestic Political Reasons..
IDB Board Commends the Initiative of HRH Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia to Enhance Intra OIC Trade
Jeddah,2.08.04 The Board of Executive Directors of the Islamic Development Bank which concluded its 224th Session at the Bank's Headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday commended the initiative of HRH Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz made during the 10th Islamic Summit held in Kuala Lumpur in October 2003 and decided to submit a draft resolution on the matter in the forthcoming Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors in Tehran, Iran (14-15 September 2004) on the need for increasing the trade between OIC member countries from the present modest level. Full Report and More News
BMW Invites Young Musicians & Composers from Across the Middle East to Enter the BMW Composition Prize More
Al-Qaida Terror Intelligence Is Four Years Old
'Aao gaon chalen' launched to provide health in villages
Thiruvananthapuram Aug 3: Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss called upon the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and medical professionals in the country to come forward to provide positive health to every village in the country. More News
DMC Special Counter for e-government Services Full Report
Centre orders enquiry into Tehri accident
Aug 3: The Centre has ordered a high level enquiry into the major accident at the Tehri Hydroelectric Project in Uttaranchal, in which at least 10 people have been killed. The enquiry committee will be headed by former Chairman of the Central Water Commission and former Secretary of Ministry of Water Resources, Shri M.S.Reddy. It has two members - one from Central Water Commission and Member (Hydel), Central Electricity Authority . The committee is authorised to co-opt experts as required. More
US Policy Failed Iraqi Woman
Building democracy in Iraq will prove impossible without immediate leadership from the country’s forsaken majority: its women. But while the Bush administration trumpets women’s rights in the Middle East, it neglects to back words with action. The failure to empower women would condemn Iraq to the fate of its Arab neighbors—autocracy, economic stagnation, and social malaise Full Report
Yuva Morcha march on Halycon castle issue turns violent
Dr.P.Mohammed Ali who is at the centre of Kovalam controversy. Many prominent politicians of differentparties have a stake in the deal, which tantamounted to daylight robbery of public property with political patronage. The latest political drama is staged by the Yuva Morcha, the youth wing of BJP. Seen here are three prominent BJP Leaders who were awarding the Pravasi Bharathi award to the businessman, who is now at the center of a controversy. It was the BJP government headed by saffron leaders who "awarded" the Pravasi Bharathi Award and the multimillion Ashoka hotel property in Kerala to the controversial businessman.-KM Special.
BJP which sold the Kovalam Hotel to Galfar Group at throw away prices announced new Hartal tomorrow to save face damaged from the murky deal
Thiruvananthapuram Aug 2: The Yuva Morcha march held today to protest to the Kovalam palace against the Halycon Castle issue turned violent at around 11.30 AM. The Yuva Morcha held the march with the aim of seizing the kovalam palace. Whjen the activists turned violent and started throwing stones, the police started lathicharge in which around 30 activists got injured and quite a few reporters were also attacked. The police used tear gas also. The atmosphere near the Kovalam palace remained violent for around half an hour. Following this BJP has announced hartal tomorrow in protest of the attack by police. More
As Keralamonitor reported earlier, the Yuva Morcha march and protest against the Kovalam Hotel issue appears to be a tactics adopted by the state BJP leadership headed by former central minister O Rajagopal who is believed to have played a key role in brokering the multimillion hotel deal. As KM reported Mr. O Rajagopalan was the special guest of Galfar Mohammed Ali during a "private visit" to Muscat. It is a known fact that the Kovalam Hotel along with the Ashoka Hotel was sold out by the former nationalist government of the BJP as part of its perverted privatization plan. Now the protest marches by the Yuva Morcha appears to be another political gimmick in the state, which is witnessing many political stage shows. More News
The Gardens" raises environmental awareness through unique community campaign
DUBAI - August 3, 2004 The Gardens, the self-contained community-focused residential project developed by Nakheel, organised recently a community clean-up drive, in association with the Emirates Environment Group (EEG).The fun-filled event was aimed not only at conserving the environment at the Gardens but also to encourage the residents to participate in environment protection activities. The clean-up drive brought together residents belonging diverse cultural backgrounds to contribute to the common welfare.Full Report
Cyber Cafes Become Sex Parlours - KM special Videos -watch out.
Gold Rush by Kodiyeri to Dubai Muscat when DYFI was planning Ashoka Hotel Agitation
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Match beyond the playground in ISC Kerala Wing
ISC Kerala Wing Keralolsavam Volley ball team winning team returns trophy in protest against ridiciuling. Revealing yet another ugly politics within the ISC Kerala Wing, the Muscat based
Saudi Royal Family Lambasts Michael Moore
Indian Dhows Robbed in Iraq-Gulf Waters, Piracy Rampant as American British troops too loot launches...Full report by V.M.Sathish in the Khaleej Times.
Dubai Property Investment Show to attract multibillion projects
Dubai August 1, 2004 The Middle East region's multi-billion dollar property industry will be the main focus of Dubai Property Investment Show 2005, the region's comprehensive annual trade exhibition for the international and Middle East property market. To be held from 1 to 3 February, 2005 at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre, the show is geared to attract leading investors, major customers as well as property developers from the international, local and regional property market. More News
Jordan Plans to promote Aviation Internationally More
Dubai Municipality Rules for Decent Behaviour in Public Transport Buses
Dubai, 30 July 2004 Qassim Sultan, Director General of Dubai Municipality, has issued an administrative decision approving the list of violations ýinside public transport buses in Dubai and their punishments and the list of items in the report form for the law-enforcing officials. The Director General had earlier given several officials of the Public Transport Department with law-enforcing powers regarding the implementation of a code of conduct inside the public transport buses.
"The Pill" for Sexual Boost
For the first time after several years of research investigators stumbled upon them. Many discoveries in medicine are accidents. Researchers were trying out a new tablet for chest pain for heart patients. The users soon started telling that it is useless for chest pain, but kept coming back for the tablets. Then only they understood the curious properties of this drug. That was the birth of the now famous blue pill 'Viagra'.Full Report
Priest gets life for 'SMS murder'
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Pravasi Award Winner 21- Khimjis fight Diamond Deal Case in Dubai
Pravas Bharathi Award Winning Indian Businessman facing $20 million Cheating Case in Dubai Court
DUBAI - The Khimji family of Muscat is fighting a legal battle in the Dubai Court. It appears that the case is centered around an alleged cheating following a diamond business deal that went sore. KM understands that an African based diamond dealer has made a claim of $20 million against the Khimjis. The case is being handled by an apex court in Dubai . The case is centered around a rare kind of snake diamond which the Khimjis have allegedly tried to acquire from an African dealer in their "unique" style. However, the snake diamond which was brought from Keny to Muscat was mysteriously missing from their custody, leading the other party to seek legal means...Watch this space.
Tampa, Fla. — President Bush on Friday accused Fidel Castro of taking advantage of U.S. goodwill in the past to foster child prostitution in Cuba, turning the island nation into what the president called a "major destination" for visitors seeking sex."The dictator welcomes sex tourism," said Bush, who used a speech devoted to the crime of human trafficking to lash into Castro, in an apparent defense of his controversial election-year crackdown on travel to Cuba. Full Report
Saddam Hussein Suffers Stroke? SADDAM Hussein has suffered a minor stroke and could die before his trial, his defence lawyers claim.The multinational legal team is still awaiting permission to visit the deposed Iraqi ruler. Full Report from the Mirror
Gold Rush by Kodiyeri to Dubai Muscat when DYFI was planning Ashoka Hotel Agitation
Kodiyeri Balakrishnan who was in a secret mission to Dubai and Muscat has known to have made huge purchases of gold and precious metals in Dubai. According to one source a huge quantity of gold was purchased from a local jeweller. Even though he was ostensibly tried to solve the problems between MASS and MACC in Dubai, the real purpose of his mission still remain mysterious. However, it is assumed that Kodiyeri was brought to Dubai and Muscat to lure a section of the CPM leadership by a prominent Gulf based businessman involved in the Ashoka Hotel deal. Currently a strong agitation by the CPM Youth Wing is going on and given the circmustantial evidence, it is fair enough to assume that Kodiyeri Balakrishnan was hosted by the hotel lobby..More
Pravasi Award Winner 2 -Dr.P.Mohammed Ali facing Controversy over Kovalam Hotel Deal in Kerala
Galfar Hotel Deal in Kerala
The youth Wings of Kerala Political parties continue their agitation against the dubious hotel deal involving the Galfar group of Oman. According to the political leaders, the deal involved corruption and some state ministers are helping Dr.P.Mohammed Ali to take public property and a heritage building. More
Alghamdi presents HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President, Department of Civil Aviation, Government of Dubai and Chairman of the Emirates Group with a commemorative ASTM medal marketing 100 years of jet fuel. AFTC served on the ASTM centennial planning committee.
Sky Bus Metro commences test trial in August
The Sky Bus Metro, designed by the Konkan Railway, is beginning its test trial on half a kilometre long route at Madgaon, Goa in the first week of August 2004. The Konkan Railway is making a 1.6 kilometre running test track of Sky Bus Metro at Madgaon to prove the technical feasibility of the project. More News
Dubai to host Middle East Aviation Fuels Meet
DUBAI July 29, 2004 Dubai will shortly host the Middle East’s first Aviation Fuels International Group – a gathering of aviation industry professionals aimed at promoting greater safety and quality within the region’s aviation fuels industry.More News
Kovalam Palace march turns violent, DYFI actists lathicharged
Kovalam July 27: The 'Save the Halycon Castle' march undertaken by the DYFI activists turned unruly, resulting in police lathicharge yesterday morning. The march from Kovalam junction to the controversial palace was undertaken by the CPM Youth Wing, demanding rebuilding of the demolished wall and to protest against the Government decision to hand over the heritage palace to a private hotel group. The Kerala Government has been silently moving to hand over the palace, a precious heritage public property, to the Galfar group of Oman headed by Dr.P.Mohammed Ali, in a dubious deal. Stones and sticks were thrown at the police following the police started lathicharge. Following this, DYFI All India president, K. N. Balagopal, and the CPI(M) leader, Kadakampally Surendran intervened and calmed down the activists. Following this, the activists staged a dharna which was inaugurated by Balagopal who said that BJP government had sold the hotel complex worth several hundred crore rupees at a 'mere Rs 44 crores' with the silent approval of the state government. Paradoxically enough, the state BJP Leader O Rajagopalan, who is believed to have played a crucial role in transferring the property to the Galfar group is also participating in protest marches. It may be recalled that the Muslim League minister Nalakathu Soopy and Kunjalikutty are coming under increased pressure from the Antony faction and Congress. The agitation against an apparently Muslim League hotel deal assumes added importance in the state politics. The hotel has been "purchased" by the Galfar group in a Keralamonitor.com
War on Terror spill over affect civilian dhows-
A wooden dhow which left the Sharjah shores for Karachi carrying steel and a bulldozer sank 70 nautical miles off the Karachi port killing all the 12 Pakistani crew members whose bodies are yet to be traced. This is the third such accident involving Dhows (from Dubai) which are believed to be main sea route for Al Qaeda militants to escape from the war on terrorism crack down in Afghanistan and Pakistan. An unidentified dhow was hit by the US Naval Ship. Civilian targets are coming under US British naval firing, especially after the red alert on threat to western targets Full Report
David Stewart takes Bank’s top Abu Dhabi role and More NewS from Dubai, India, World
Dubai eGovernment drops participation fee for popular DSS events, eChamp and eSta
July 27, 2004 Participants in eChamp and eStar, two popular IT-based fun competitions organised by Dubai eGovernment as part of Dubai Summer Surprises 2004, can now compete in the programmes free of charge, following a decision by Dubai eGovernment to cancel the participation fee.More
SHUAA CAPITAL LAUNCHES OMAN GATEWAY FUND
Dubai, 21 July 2004: SHUAA Capital, the leading UAE investment banking institution, has announced the successful launch of a new regionally focused fund: The Oman Gateway Fund, a single country fund that will invest in listed Omani securities.More
TTakee Back Kovalam Palace and Adjacent Land from Galfar Group: V.S.Achuthananthan
V.S.Achuthananthan..Angry
Dr.P.Mohammed Ali..Dont Care
A.K.Antony Mr.Clean
Thiruvananthapuram July 6: Leader of Opposition V.S.Achuthananthan has urged the state government to take back the ownership and control of Kovalam Palace and 10 acres of adjoining land, which was fraudulently usurped by the Oman based Galfar group headed by the Pravasi Bharathi Award Winning Non Resident Indian businessman Dr.P.Mohammed Ali.State Tourism Minister P.Shankaran has said in a statement in the state assembly that the government has not taken any decision to hand over Kovalam Palace to the Galfar group. Full Report and More News
Prevent Galfar group Usurpation of Kovalam Palace
40 Crore deal for a property of 400 Crores
Thiruvananthapuram - A number of prominent politicians have joined hands to stop the Great Palace Theft by the Galfar group in collaboration with two state ministers. Former state chief minister P.K.Vasudevan and other members of Kovalam Protection Council are exerting maximum pressure on the state chief minister A.K.Antony to preserve the Kovalam Palace as a Historical Monument. The Galfar group claimed ownership over Kovalam palace, after signing a dubious deal to purchase Ashoka Hotel at a throw away price. More
Dismantling of Welfare Measures will result in more Suicides
Rajani S.Anand a poor talented engineering student of Kerala had to committ suicide when she failed to meet the high cost of education. The most literate state in India is witnessing a violent reaction to her suicide. Protest marches, attacks against banks and private colleges are a reflection of the growing resentment against blatant commercialisation of education. Rajani's suicide is the direct fall out of an economic liberalization policy started by none other than the current prime minister Dr.Manmohan Singh. More
Man Dies of Heart Attack in Dubai Creek Abra
Dubai Creek - A middle aged Indian man died while crossing the Dubai Creek in a boat. The man who got in the boat from the Dierea side of the creek to cross to the Bur Dubai area died within the five minutes travel time due to heart attack. Apparently nobody in the boat which carried 20 passengers notced his death. The driver found him dead and was taken to the hospital. The death occured on Friday, the busiest day in the Dubai Creek. Heart attack is a major killer in the gulf region due to stressful life and unhealthy food habits. Getting timely help is important. The other day a visitor to the Dubai Media City died of heart attack and it is alleged that the emergency medical support came 45 minutes after sending an SOS.
Dubai, 23 July 2004
American Soldiers Raped Iraqi Woman like Animals, Dumped her after six months
Baghdhad - Nadia, the name given by a freed Iraqi female prisoner to Al-Wasat, a weekly supplement of the respectable London-based Al-Hayat newspaper, felt it incumbent upon herself to speak out and expose the less-talked-about abuse of female prisoners in US-run detention camps across Iraq. According to Islamonline, her visit to a relative ended up in her detention by American troops..With tears rolling down her cheeks, she told the paper how she was stripped by her "liberators" of the most precious thing an Arab and Muslim women can have: Her virginity."A thrill of fear ran through me when I saw US soldiers laughing hysterically with a female solider telling me mockingly in an Arabic accent ‘I never heard about female arms dealer in Iraq’," Nadia said."As I tried hard to explain to her that I was wrongly rounded up, the female soldier started accosting and kicking me with my cries and pleas falling on dead ears."She went on: "She gave me a cup of water and no sooner had I started sipping it than I went into a deep trance to find myself later naked and raped."Only then Nadia realized that hard times and an uncertain fate were lying ahead. And days proved her right. The other day, five soldiers fondled and raped her one after another in a distasteful sex orgy on the tunes of culturally offensive heavy metal music."One month later, a soldier showed up and told me in broken Arabic to take a shower. And before finishing my bath, he kicked the door open. I slapped him but he raped me like animals and called two of his colleagues, who forced me to have sex with them for up to 10 times," added Nadia. Read Full Report
Insecurity, Fear Of Rape Keep Iraqi Women Indoors: HRW
India in touch with Iraq to Save Abducted Indians
Three Indians Taken Hostage in Iraq
Three Indians are among six persons taken hostage by a militant group in Iraq with the captors have announced that the hostages will be beheaded unless their governments declare that all their citizens will be withdrawn from Iraq. According to the local press reports, the Indians who have been abducted are Antaryami, Tilak Raj, and Sukhdev Singh. They apparently worked for a Kuwait-based transportation company involved in ferrying supplies to United States forces in Iraq. The others kidnapped are two Kenyans and an Egyptian. Full Report and More News
6 more kidnapped in Iraq; group issues death threat, demands
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PASSENGERS ON ABU DHABI BOUND FLIGHT HAVE NARROW ESCAPE,
BY VM SATHISH Khaleej Times Report
22 July 2004 Air India flight AI 947 from Kochi to Abu Dhabi, which took off from the Nedumbassery International Airport on Wednesday morning at 2.45 am with hundreds of passengers bound to ...Abu Dhabi had to dramatically return without reaching the scheduled destination. After one and half hours flight, the Air India aircraft was flown back to Kochi following a technical snag and a passenger safety alert. Full Report
Travel Alert - Air Indian Flight Flew back to Kochi
New Tip -Air India Flight from Kochi to Abu Dhabi was diverted back to the starting point following technical snags. The passengers were given oxygen mask and the flight which took off at 2.45 am on Wednesday landed safely at 5 p.m. The Engine problem created panic among passengers. However, a major disaster was averted and passengers returned to Abu Dhabi by another directo flight on Wednesday after noon-- Watch this space.
Problems of NRIs in Gulf countries
July 21: Lok Sabha The Government has started OPEN HOUSE from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Embassy in Riyadh and Consulate General in Jeddah for Indian Nationals to interact regarding the problems faced by NRIs in the Gulf. These Open Houses will continue on every Second Thursday of month. Full Report and More News
Registration of Hajj Tour Operators.
New Delhi - The Ministry of External Affairs has invited applications for registration from well-established and reputed Private Tour Operators (PTOs) involved in Haj pilgrimage and their Associations.This is to meet the requirement as notified by the Government of Saudi Arabia that only registered PTOs involved in Haj Pilgrimage with Government of India will be eligible for grant of (Group) Haj visas subject to fulfilment of other conditions that may be laid down by the concerned Saudi Authorities. Non-registered PTOs will not be eligible for applying for the Group Haj Visas.The PTOs must fulfil the following conditions Full Report and More News
Gulf Businessmen Cheat Umarried Kerala Women
-Ten leading Malayali businessmen in Dubai have been accused of backtracking from an earlier promise to financially support the mass marriage plan of a Kerala based charity organisation. While the businessmen claim that they backdropped following some controversy surrounding one of the trust office bearers, the fate of the poor brides who were promised a bright future remain bleak..The organisers are planning to rais the money from the labour camps...For businessmen every investment should yield reasonable returns...More
SACHIN, IRFAN SHINES AS INDIA CRUSH BANGLADESH
by Nishad Anwar - Sports Writer KM
India cruised to an easy eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the second round of the Asia Cup at the Sinhalese Sports Club stadium in Colombo on Wednesday. Sachin Tendulkar looked like he was getting back to his best with a controlled 82. He was given good support by captain Sourav Ganguly as India won with 11.3 overs to spare. MoreSOME VIGNETTES FROM WORLD CRICKET
M. K. Dharmaraja*
Modern cricket’s history of nearly 130 years is replete with several exciting interludes which make it a game of absorbing interest. The 1961 Brisbane Test between Australia and the West Indies was full of electrifying thrills and nerve tingling strain. The match that ended in a historic tie was a contest of Titans. Richie Benaud who led Australia summed it up as “the finest expression of all those qualities which make cricket the grandest game in the world” MoreAppeal of Capt. Kalia's father to all Indian Citizens
They were in their captivity for 3 weeks and subjected to unprecedented brutal torture as evident from their bodies handed over by Pakistan Army on 9th June, 99.They indulged in dastardly acts of burning bodies with cigarettes, piercing ears with hot rods, removing eyes before puncturing them, breaking most of the bones and teeth, chopping off various limbs and private organs of these soldiers besides inflicting unimaginable physical and mental tortures. Full Report
Air India Does it Again: Gulf Kerala Sector Fares Up More News
Nedumbassery, Jul 20: Air India has once again jacked up the airfare in the gulf Kerala sector. The newly announced fares would be effective from August 15 for one month time during the Onam vacation. This hike is a temporary one, owning to the heavy passenger traffic that would result following the reopening of schools in Gulf which were closed for annual vacation. The following are the renewed fares announced by Air India to various places in gulf from anywhere in Kerala. The amounts given in brackets are the previous rates. More News
Three Kerala power schemes renovated
July 20: In Kerala three Schemes have been completed under the Renovation, Modernisation and Upgradation Programme resulting in an accrued benefit of about 115 MWs. The cost of the three schemes is Rs.349 crores. One Scheme at an estimated cost of about Rs.32 crores is under implementation. This would result in a benefit of 54 MWs. During the Eleventh Five Year Plan, six Schemes of Kerala, having an installed capacity of 926 MW, resulting in an accrued benefit of 886 MW are programmed for implementation..More More News
Cyber Sex Cafes Mushroom in Kerala?
KM Exclusive - The new generation of Keralite girls and boys find the cyber era more conducive to vent out their suppressed sexual fantasies. The latest is special cyber cafes adjacent to city schools and colleges in Kerala which facilitates physical sex inside the privacy of cafes.. More
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US Abused 100 Iraqi Children including Girls
Seymour Hersh, the New Yorker reporter who first broke the story of torture at Abu Ghraib, recently spoke at an ACLU convention. He has seen the pictures and the videotapes the American media has not yet shown. The report also outlined eyewitness testimony of the abuse of these children. Staff Sergeant Samuel Provance, who was stationed at Abu Ghraib, said that interrogating officers had gotten their hands on a 15 or 16 year old girl. Military police only stopped the interrogation when the girl was half undressed. A separate incident described a 16 year old being soaked with water, driven through the cold, smeared with mud, and then presented before his weeping father, who was also a prisoner. Full Report
Trend of building community complexes gathers momentum in the Middle East
DUBAI - July 20, 2004 The fundamentals of active and wholesome community living are being redefined with the emergence of community complexes across the Middle East region, in response to a demand for planned residential enclaves offering not just elegant lifestyles but avenues for social activity. The Gardens, one of the large residential townships with an active social environment, has set the trend in the UAE, by encouraging the residents to participate in community and humanitarian activities.More More News
Lisbon High Court extradites Abu Salem to India
New Delhi July 19: The High Court of Lisbon has granted the extradition of Abdu Salem to India. It is understood that the High Court of Lisbon has given detailed justification for extraiding Abu Salem in compliance with the directive of the Supreme Court of Portugal. It may be recalled that the Lisbon High Court had earlier granted extradition of Abu Salem against which he had appealed in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court had then directed the Lisbon High Court to give detailed justification for extraditing Abu Salem. -Keralamonitor.com
Ranendra Sen next Ambassador of India to USA Kamalesh Sharma appointed next High Commissioner of India to UK
July 20: Shri Ranendra Sen, formerly High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the United States of America, in succession to Shri Lalit Mansingh. He is expected to take up his assignment shortly. -Keralamonitor.comKamalesh Sharma, formerly Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, in succession to Shri Ranendra Sen. He is expected to take up his assignment shortly.
Dubai Municipality honoured 117 employees More News
Kerala MPs Meet Power Minister 144 Foreign Universities in India and more News
Which oil should we use for cooking?
by Dr Madan Mohan MD Consultant physician Ahalia Hospital
DUBAI - Now since even the lay public knows about 'Cholesterol' this question is being frequently asked to doctors. Cholesterol reduction has great public health importance since a long-term reduction in serum cholesterol concentration of 10% lowers the risk of coronary heart disease (like heart attack) by 50% at age 40,falling to 20% at age 70. Edible oil is fat and it is a principal source of energy. This, which we add to cooking, is the' visible fat' and different animal and vegetable food contain' invisible fat'. Full Report
KM Reporter Writes Cover Story for Gulf News Dubai
V.M.Sathish KM Reporter in Dubai writes Cover Story in Gulf News, the number one English daily from the Middle East. The special cover story is about eigh thousand Dubai Dry Dock Workers who have the the people frindly bicycle as their vehicle. Dubai can claim a world record if the number of bicycles in a small area is counted...Read the Full Report in Gulf News
Obituary - Sharjah Malayali boy dies
Whole Soy Story: The Dark Side of America's Favorite Health Food
By Kaayla T. Daniel
Those who dare to question the benefits of soy tend to receive one stock answer: Soy foods couldn't possibly have a downside because Asians eat large quantities of soy every day and consequently remain free of most western diseases. In fact, the people of China, Japan, and other countries in Asia eat very little soy.Full Report
KM Editorial
A special Report on the growing number of abuse cases against Indian Workers, especially Keralite Woman in Saudi Arabia is prepared by V.M.Sathish and R.S.Priya based on the Human Rights Watch Investigation report. It reveals many untold stories of poor Gulf Malayali families awaiting the uncertain return of their bread earners. Relatives of many Keralites executed in Saudi Arabia for drug smuggling are yet to know that their near and dear is no more in this world. Full Report
Human Rights Watch Discloses Tragic Story of Abdul Kareem and other Keralite workers who were Behaded in Saudi Arabia
Drugs and Cosmetics Act Amendment to award death penalty for offences related to spurious drugs More News India Newse
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DUBAI - July 15, 2004 A bomb hoax has created temporary panic and confusion at the UAE headquarters of Standard Chartered bank, one of the leading western multinational banks with operations in different Middle Eastern countries. Full Report
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Gods Own Country goes Online with the Devil
Special Investigative Report by KM editorial team Dubai& Aswathi Nair( Kerala) on Growing Cyber Sex Culture among Keralite Girls and Gulf Malayalis
DUBAI-Even though the Kerala society is overtly conservative and the taboo surrounding sexual relation between opposite sexes is still strong, the Internet is revolutionizing man-woman relationship.This is more evident in Kerala chat rooms, especially the most popular Kerala Chatrooms hosted by the multinational company Yahoo.com. While Yahoo officially denies facilitating the transmission of explicitly sexual video contents, many Keralites using the room are using the same for cyber sex.Read the Full Report
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Health Monitor Dr.Madan Mohan MD
Dr.Madan Mohan whocompleted MD in general medicine from Medical college,Calicut in 1993.I hail from Quilon district and was working at Karunagappally till 1997 before joining Ahalia Hospital,Abu Dhabi. Originally hailing from the Njavarakal family, Muthukulam , Alleppey District his father's brother was the late noted film director shri.P.Padmarajan .He handles a wide variety of general internal medicine problems on an out-patient and in-patient basis. More
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India is More corrupt than America, But Borrow American System to clean up India?
by R.S.Priya
Thiruvananthapuram - According to Prof. Paul Peretz, the American Administrative setup is to a certain extent privatized and the whole city is managed by 'City Managers'. In California, there is the concept of "City Managers", who is a person who knows the problems faced by the public and how the problems could be solved. The City Managers are people who have proper training and knowledge about the city and about what needs to be done to solve the problems that arise in a city. Full Report
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