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Iraq accepts 22,000 tonne Indian wheat
New Delhi,Monday, February 10, 2003: The 20-month-old
Indo-Iraq stalemate over the quality of wheat exported has been
resolved with the clearance given to a 22,000 tonne Indian cargo,
opening up a 36-lakh tonne annual market for the country.Buoyed
by the bright prospects for Indian wheat exports to Iraq, export
houses including the State Trading Corporation have bid to sell
another 10-lakh tonnes to the west Asian country. More
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Crore foodgrains released to Kerala, West Bengal more news
Somalia : Hijacked ship's crew escape
from captors
NAIROBI, 10 February (IRIN) - A foreign ship
and its crew, held for six months by Somali militiamen, escaped
on Saturday from the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland
More
Board Recommends Removal of Sugathan Gopalan
from ISD Committee
The protracted campaign against Sugathan
Gopalan, the controversial member of ISD MC who has been instrumental
in starting the first Kerala syllabus school in Oman has succeeded
to a large extent as the school board decided this week to recommend
his "sacking" allegedly for violating the protocol
during the Republic Day Celebrations. The ISD MC had earlier
recommended his removal from the committee. But the board appears
to have taken a harsh decision to remove him completely from
the school committee. KM believes that the member's alleged misbehaviour
should certainly be curtailed by giving him a strong warning
to improve. While the board was swift to take action against
him, it maintains a studied silence on other crucial issues--
an unfavourable lease agreement for the school building at an
inflated rent as there are "no proof"! Sugathan who
has been helpful to some powerful people during the initial "bad"
weather is almost removed. A cyber campaign was started two months
back targetting Sugathan and two others involved in the Indian
school issue. The billion dollar question is who goes
next?
Covert Campaign by School lobby
to oust Indian Diplomat intensifies KM
Replies to allegations of criminal record -Indian Ambassador
to Oman denied promotion, Petition filed in Delhi High Court
CBSE Allows Indian School
Students in Kuwait to attend CBSE Exams in India, UAE
Kuwait : February 9, 2003 The Controller of
Examinations, Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi, has
announced that Kuwait would be retained as an examination centre
for those students who wish to take the examination in Kuwait
itself for both Class X and Class XII Board Examinations.More
Indian Commit Suicide as Sposnor
Refused him Permission to Marry Crime
Monitor
Antony Opposes Vajpayee's
Plan to introduce New Central Crime Agency
Prime Minister
for setting up new Central Law Enforcement Agency
There has been a debate on the need for setting
up a Central Law Enforcement Agency to deal with well-defined
federal crimes. There have been many incidents of terrorist,
extremist, and criminal activities, which have inter-state, regional,
and even international linkages. Several States have experienced
the difficulties in dealing with such threats on their own. The
Prime Minister urged the Conference to debate whether such an
agency, bound by mutually-agreed operational norms and principles,
would restrict the domain of State police forces or enhance their
effectiveness More
Fast-paced Internet spread in
UAE boosts Dubai e-Government drive to achieve objectives
Dubai February 08, 2003 The UAE's high rate
of Internet penetration coupled with the recent accolades won
by the UAE in e-Governance has reinforced Dubai e-Government's
commitment toward delivering the most innovative platforms for
interaction between the Government and the public.
 The exhibition
in Mumbai will further enhance business relations with India
and create wider business opportunities," says Abdul Rahman
Al Mutaiwee, director general DCCI. |
UAE To Boost
Indian Trade ties with Major Mumbai Expo
The first 'UAE Trade Exhibition in India'
is scheduled for May 12-15, at the Mumbai World Trade Centre.
The venture is being mounted by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (DCCI), Public Corp. for Ports Customs & Free Zone
and the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM). |
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- Giving Free Local Phone Calls is difficult
due to Oman's difficult terrain and high maintenance cost of
telecom network -- Omantel official
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- The Canadian Counsel & Senior
Commercial Candidate inaugurates exhibition for "Shane Baghai"
in Dubai
American, British Companies
Ask Staff to leave Kuwait Within Five Days -KM Special.
A number of British and American companies
in Kuwait have ordered their employees to leave the country within
five days. An offshore oil company in Kuwait with 1500 employees,
including 150 Indians have issued open ticket to the employees.
A Dallas based oil companywhich has got sevcral offshore rigs
in Kuwait got clear instruction from the headquarters to let
the employees vacate before war breaks out. They are also concerned
about mounting protest within Kuwait against American and British
interests. Some people expect a civil war because many people
are supporting Iraq.
Saudi Arabia Arrests Eight Al Qaeeda
Supporters who killed Kuwaiti, Saudis
IRAQ: Blix Says Baghdad "Making Effort";
Bush "Will Not Wait"
February 7, 2003 U.N. Monitoring, Verification
and Inspection Commission head Hans Blix told CNN today that
the fact that U.N. weapons inspectors were able to interview
an Iraqi scientist in private yesterday for the first time shows
Iraq is "making an effort" to cooperate with the inspectors.
"We want to see a lot more this weekend," added Blix,
referring to meetings he and International Atomic Energy Agency
head Mohamed ElBaradei plan to hold with top Iraqi officials
More
Antony Wants Concession to UAE Amnesty
Returnees, New Software Park in Kerala
Mumbai Piped Gas Report Submitted to Petroleum
Ministry
"A rebate of Rs.22 per month and no increase
in prices of domestic piped gas upto March 2004 in Mumbai are
the two important recommendations made by the Vijayaraghavan
Committee".. More
India-France cooperate in various sectors,
work to avert Iraq War India-UK cooperate
to combat Wild life Crimes -Jordan
Amal Cancer Foundation deploys ACCPAC Kuwait
-Revised travel advise for western citizens. WHO
says Urgent need to end stigma and isolation of Leprosy patients
Consultative committee of Petroleum
Ministry meets - IBM Launches New
Thinkpad in the Middle East -The
Gulf War - Saddam, Bush have No Value for Human Life -Arab Lab & Instrumentation 2003
attracts more than 6500 visitors from
47 countries UAE women surge ahead
to establish their reputation in information technology State Chief Ministers to deliberate on Internal
Security
MEA Files Counter Affidavit
in Delhi High Court case Against the Indian Ambassador
School News
Advocate of the Ministry of External Affairs,
New Delhi has filed a strong Counter Affidavit in Delhi High
Court defending some of the punitive actions taken by the Indian
Ambassador in Oman, the patron of Indian Schools, against certain
prominent businessmen in Muscat. In response, the advocates of
the petition has asked for more time to "study" the
points made by the MEA. In the counter affidavit MEA retaliated
most of the points raised in the petition, arguing that since
the case occurred in Oman, filing a case challenging such an
action in an Indian court would tantamount to interference in
the domestic affairs of another sovereign nation. It is also
argued that the petitioner was not involved in any community
activities before he was appointed as the chairman of the Indian
Schools. Watch this space for more.
CBI has no information on detention
or release of Dawood men in Dubai India,
France should join hands to avert Iraq war: French PM Indonesian youth leaps to death from Makkah
Building Microsoft introduces solution
for service providers to deliver messaging and collaboration
services and More Greenpeace discusses
BT Cotton performance with Environment Minister Indian Companies
allowed to prepay Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds
Manipulation of Document
with Official's Help
Changing Date of Birth by senior Indian
School Muscat Staff could take place only with the tacit support
of an Official who approved an affidavit which was just signed
in the presence of a judicial personality in India. It is difficult
to believe that changing someone's date of birth or other crucial
information in a passport was done carelessly. As in the past,
KM brought the issue to the notice of the Indian community, but
some senior board members are apparently upset about KM reporting
for obvious reasons. It is learned that the official has been
removed from the consular section, but is that step enough to
prevent recurrance of such cases in future?
By taking advantage of the weak position
of the senior official in question, members of the school Management
committee have been "getting things" done out of the
way from the administrator, who calls the final shot in crucial
matters, including the school finances. It is learned that recently
two lakh Rials have been transferred from one bank account to
another. However, the School which is having huge surplus fund
is unwilling to give a small loan to the infant Indian School
in Seeb to finance its building construction. Even though the
parent school is offered the same rate of interest given by banks
where the money is deposited, the SMC members say there is no
fund to support another community school? It is easy for the
SMC to spend money for replacing the school main switch board
several times in an year, or "buy" the highest quality
paints for building renovation with the help of such "administrators"
by squeezing the ordinary parents. It is another matter that
the lowest quality paint is used to decorate the school building.
New Status for National Council for Hotel
Management
- Media Monitor
- RSF protests against jailing
of journalists
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- ABIDJAN, 7 February (IRIN) - Reporters sans
Frontieres (RSF - Reporters without Borders) has condemned the
sentencing of two journalists from the Chadian weekly, Notre
Temps, to six months in prison for an article published in their
periodical. More
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- Gulf News Sacks two Senior Indian Journalists
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- Call for
enforcing ban on Female Genital Mutilation, Related reports
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- Hundreds of girls were running
away from home to escape the practice, according to media and
human rights sources. Several hundred primary schoolgirls are
said to be "holed-up" in churches in Narok and Kajiado
districts after escaping FGM being practiced in their communities.
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Indian School Student Dies --Reckless Driving
by School Bus Driver
In a tragic school bus accident , the 15-year-old
Maiyada Naushad Khatib was killed allegedly due to bus drivers
careless driving. This is the third time a child has died as
a result of alleged carelessness on the part of bus drivers More
World's environment ministers gather
in Nairobi India launches largest
ever Polio Vaccination Campaign More
News MMI adopts group marketing approach,
Gulf Gold Market to witness new alliances,
players
Bhima to replace Chemmannur
from Oman's gold Market. Sea Pearls LLC is all set to marry the
popular Bhima Boy as part of a different strategy. Atlas and
Alukkas have already made a lot of difference in the market.
When it reopens after renovation, Chemmannur name will be absent
from the shops. Instead it will be Bhima Jewe llers. More |
Sky Jewellers from Dubai
to start Muscat Operations. Bank of Baroda Building is being
converted into a new jewellery shop. More
Alappattu Jewellers
down shutters in Dubai |
Fresh Bids for Disinvestment
of FACT Invited
February 5, 2003 New
Delhi - The Ministry of Disinvestment has called for fresh Expression
of Interest (EoI) for disinvestment of 51 per cent shareholding
in the Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT). FACT,
incorporated in 1943, was set up as the country's first large
scale fertiliser plant on the banks of the river Periyar at Udyogamandal
near Alwaye in Ernakulam District of Kerala.
More
Gulf Ventures
records significant increase in holiday packages
- Women protest against
Female Genital Mutilation
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- ADDIS ABABA, 5 February (IRIN)
- Four wives of African presidents joined hundreds of women in
Addis Ababa on Tuesday to call for zero tolerance to female genital
mutilation.The wives of leaders from Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Mali
and Guinea condemned the traditional practice as barbaric and
called for international action against it.Chantal Campaore,
the First Lady of Burkina Faso told IRIN:More
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- India launches largest
ever Polio Vaccination Campaign
165 million children
to be vaccinated where 85 per cent of new polio cases in the
world is recorded More
Garuda International
for Arranging Gulf Malayali Marriages
Royalty rate on indigenous
Crude Oil Revised
February 5, 2003 Ram Naik, Minister of Petroleum
& Natural Gas, informed Media in a Press Conference here
today that the Cabinet, in its meeting held yesterday, approved
a proposal of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas to
devise a new scheme of royalty and revision in the rate of royalty
on indigenous crude oil from areas outside NELP regime. More
Women demonstrate against cannibalism
KINSAHASA, 5 February (IRIN) - Traffic came
to a halt along Boulevard du 30 juin, Kinshasa's main thoroughfare,
on Tuesday as some 300 women held a prayer vigil in protest against
acts of cannibalism reported recently in eastern Democratic Republic
of the Congo (DRC). More
Fuel shortage hits Somalian capital
NAIROBI, 5 February (IRIN) - A severe fuel
shortage has hit the Somali capital, Mogadishu, over the past
two weeks, according to a local businessman. Fuel prices have
sky-rocketed, with the price of petrol doubling within a week.
More
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- Antony Urges Kerala
MPs to lobby for GIM Projects
- Consensus Reportedly
Emerging On Extending Weapons Inspections in Iraq;
Fact Finding Committee
Report on the Attack against American Missionary in Kerala
"Police investigations have revealed
that no provocative statements were ever
made during the whole of the Convention and therefore all accusations
regarding such remarks are false and baseless." "After
that incident, here people live in great fear. I am very afraid
to go out. We hear people whistling and are very scared to sleep
during night." More
India and World Bank Sign $ 250 million
IDA Agreement to develop Technical Education and
More News
U.S. Should
Renounce Torture before Powell Speech to U.N.
(New York, February 3, 2003) – Before
U.S. Secretary of State Colin
Powell presents evidence on Iraq's weapons programs and terror
links to
the United Nations on Wednesday, the Bush administration should
respond to
allegations that intelligence has been obtained from detainees
through
torture, Human Rights Watch said. More
- Kerala Chief Minister urges steps
to control epidemics, health minister seek voluntary contribution
for healthcare; SSLC Video Training Course; More Kerala News
LG Smashes $1 Billion
Sales Barrier for Middle East and North Africa European wireless
application service provider Acotel acquires 100 percent stake
in Info2cell.com More Middle East News Pakistanis
Arrested for Fraud in USA
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1800 Construction Workers Not Paid Salary
for five Months
Hotel employees agitated over sacking
Dubai-February 4, 2003 Around 1,800 construction
workers in the UAE have complained that their wages had not been
paid for five months - a regular feature of the construction
sector in the GCC countries. The construction workers walked
en masse to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs - but police
intercepted them halfway and persuaded them to continue with
just a small delegation of ten representatives. More
Gulf News
American Soldier
Killder in Qatar Crash
Space Shuttle Columbia Accident Investigation Board
formed by NASA NASA Administrator Sean
O'Keefe today announced the members of the Space Shuttle Mishap
Interagency Investigation Board, which will provide an independent
review of the events and activities that led up to the tragic
loss of the seven astronauts Saturday on board the Space Shuttle
Columbia. The board's first meeting is scheduled for tomorrow
at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. More
WHO to meet
beverage companies to discuss health related Alcohol issues In inflight Internet with
Lifebook laptops on Lufthansa flights
Westerner Infecting Saudi Woman with AIDS
Virus
Riyadh. According to an official source at
the Ministry of Health (MoH) a foreigner living in the Kingdom
was suspected of infecting a Saudi woman with AIDS virus after
he donated blood to the woman in urgent need of blood transfusion.
More
Government to facilitate operation of Short Haul
Air Operation
New Delhi - January 30, 2003 Government will
not spare any effort in making short-haul Air operations a success
in India. This was stated by the Minister of State for Civil
Aviation Shri Sripad Y. Naik while delivering the keynote address
at the presentation by the Russian Aviation and Space Agency.
The Minister said, there is a shortage of small aircraft in the
country. There are at least 50-60 routes which require 20-30
seater planes to meet their air connectivity requirement. More News
20 Per cent Ceiling on
the Number of Expatrites in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh - Saudi Arabia will put a 20 percent
ceiling on the number of expatriate workers and their dependents
in the Kingdom. This is as part of efforts to solve a mounting
unemployment problem. The plan will be executed within 10 years.The
unprecedented strategic decision was taken by the Manpower Council,
which is chaired by Interior Minister Prince Naif, in light of
a study conducted on job market situation. More
Kerala Monitor.com
starts Streaming Video Content
Hear Video Extracts from
Gazal Night by Shabhas Aman from
kerala on Friday 31 January at 7.30 p.m. Venue.Hotel Al Falaj
meeting hall . More than 100 music lovers had a unique entertainment
. Click the Video Image to hear the Gazal singer online More
Who Publishes Guidance To Minimize
Terrorist Threats To Food
The World Health Organization (WHO) today
published guidance intended to
help national governments establish mechanisms which will minimize
potential terrorists acts against food supplies. The document,
entitled
"Terrorist Threats to Food: Guidance for Establishing and
Strengthening
Prevention and Response Systems", is available on the Internet. More
UAE Ministry of Finance and Industry
to offer e-Dirham services to Dubai e-Government's portal -We’ll kill a million:
Saddam Government
to facilitate operation of Short Haul Air Operation CSIO Observatory
for research leading to earthquake prediction
Air India to launch Holiday packages in
Gulf, Europe
Air India will offer a series of attractive
holiday packages from different destination during lean season.
They will be effective from Europe and U.K. from 15th March to
15th June 2003 and in the Gulf region from 15th March to 30th
September 2003, except for the period from 25th June to 15th
July. More News
- Indian School Darsait
MC Approves resolution against Sugathan Gopalan
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- Indian School Darsait
Management Committee members have approached the Indian School
Board, after a stormy committee meeting to remove Sugathan Gopalan
from the School Committee. The latest controversy is surrounding
the Republic Day Celebrations held at the school premises in
which the SMC member has allegely violated the protocol. The
power struggle within the SMC has reached a new stage as the
Board has constituted a special Committee to investigate the
charges against Sugathan Gopalan. Sugathan claims that he played
an important role in developing the ISD. The board will also
examine charges made by Sugathan against other SMC members..Watch
this space for more.
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- Sharon Re-Elected; Palestinians
Skeptical Of Peace Prospects
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- Red Alert to
Indian School Parents
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- Pregnant Student
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- This is an appeal to the
parents of Indian schools in the Gulf - Please monitor the movement
of your grown up children, especially girl students in senior
classes. The family of an Indian School Student who has been
involved in an illicit love affair with the driver of the school
bus is facing an unpleasant situation now. Even though the school
had reportedly warned the student (12th Standard) and the driver
about the affair , things have been going out of control. KM
sources revealed that the youth has been abscoding. Dont allow
your grown up daughters to use mobile phones, Internet chatting
or go alone with the young school bus drivers . A Club premise
was alleged used as a rendevouz by the girl and the youth to
engage in illicit relationship --- Watch this space.
IRAQ: Bush Says Hussein Concealing Weapons,
Promises Proof
With the U.N. Security Council slated to meet
yet again today to discuss the Iraq crisis, U.S. President George
W. Bush said last night in the annual State of the Union address
that Iraqi "dictator" Saddam Hussein is "not disarming"
but instead "deceiving." The president set no date
for a military confrontation with Iraq (Merzer/Enda, Philadelphia
Inquirer, Jan. 29). He reiterated, though, that "if Saddam
Hussein does not fully disarm for the safety of our people and
for the peace of the world, we will lead a coalition to disarm
him." More
- Jackys makes an impact with Blaze
Sharjah jet at Dubai Show
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- Bahrain's Ministry of Commerce
signals new boost to e-commerce by adopting bolero.net
platform
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- US Intelligence report on Hidden Iraqi
Weapons programmes
Washington - January 28, 2003 U.S. President
George W. Bush's administration may as early as next week release
intelligence indicating Iraq has been actively hiding weapons
activity from U.N. inspectors, according to sources cited today
by the Washington Post. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell
said yesterday that Washington has "several pieces of information"
that "show Iraq maintains prohibited weapons" and that
could be released "next week or soon after."
More
Indian Government Planning Law Against
Cybercrimes, India-Italy agreement to fight smuggling Cultural
Goods India-Iran Scientific Cooperation More Indian News Tourism
Rate Hits Record Despite Terrorism, U.N. Agency Says -Sexual
Abuse of Girls by Elders Causing AIDS Spread -China: Tibetan Executed, Others Await Trial
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- U.N. Weapons Inspectors Deliver Critical
Report on Iraq To Security Council
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- Blix said Iraq's cooperation on process,
such as access to sites, "has been provided to all sites
we have wanted to inspect," but that similar cooperation
on substantive questions is still needed. In particular, he highlighted
question over the nerve gas VX and the biological agent anthrax.
Iraq's contention is that the VX program was experimental and
the gas was never "weaponized." Blix said, however,
there are "indications that the agent was weaponized." More
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- Iraq Replies
Egyptian coalition mobilizes against Circumcision
that harms women and girls
Monday, 27 January 2003: The National Council
for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM) and UNDP are spearheading
a coalition of national and international organizations in Egypt
in a campaign to stop a practice that blights the lives of millions
of women. Female genital mutilation (FGM), sometimes known as
female circumcision, is still widespread in areas of Africa and
the Middle East, including Egypt. Surveys have found that 97
per cent of Egyptian women have undergone the practice. More
Major Security
and Safety Exhibition in the UAE
Major General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Commandant
General of Dubai Police,
yesterday (Monday) performed the official inauguration of the
three-day
InterSec 2003 event, the fifth International Exhibition of Commercial
Security,
Fire and Safety, at the Dubai World Trade Centre. More
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- Elite Dominated Indian Social Clubs in
poor Limelight as Dubai Police plans punishing Indian Club
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- Shetty Murder
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- Dubai - The Dubai Police is likely to close
down the controversial India Club where Sharad Shetty, an alleged
underworld gangster with Dawood Ibrahim, link was shot dead.
According to reports, the Dubai police authorities have alerted
the concerned entities to act against clubs suspected to be involved
in organised crime and intelligence activities. Major-General
Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, said
it was apparent that some community clubs had been attracting
gangsters rather than performing cultural, social and entertainment
roles. .More.
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- Iraq: Amensty
Secretary General questions Powell
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- Four Suspects in Sharad Shetty murder arrested
More
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- School Bans Egyptian Girl for
wearing Head Scarf -Arab Healthcare products Demand increasing
-Saudi Police Hunting for
four Al Qaeeda suspects involved in shoot out..
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- WHO Welcomes AIDS Medicine License
Satyam's Q3 software income increases to Rs. 522.2 crore Net
Profit at Rs.116.7 Crore. Bolero MENA to offer electronic
document authentication for Middle East businesses -Ski holidays an emerging trend for 2003, says
MMI Travel Company Gulf International
Employment Services launches recruitment portal,jobdirection.com
Results of Indian Foreest Service
Examination 2002 Announced Digital imaging
companies propose new industry standard for direct printing from
digital still cameras
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- New Covert Campaign Against Kerala
Monitor.com
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- After the protracted highlevel witchhut
to silence KM correspondents in the Gulf region through different
means failed miserably, a new conspiracy is being hatched at
the highest level - thanks to the pressure exerted by self proclaimed
Shaikhs of Indian Community in the Gulf -to implicate our reporters
with some false charges. After they tried to malaign KM correspondents
image by making baseless allegations and spreading a misinformation
campaign, the latest is apparently a smear campaign questioning
their professional integrity. Apparently the cyber campaign started
with much fanfare did not succeed. While the new means are different,
the target is once again same. KM correspondents are optimistic
that nobody can dampen their spirit of investigative reporting.--
Editor
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- Tips of the Iceberg
- No More Reports on Absconding Bank Chief
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- KM Correspondent reports that leading
Indian and Arab Journalists in a Gulf country have been questioned
by the highest law enforcement authorities about a former Bank
Executive's dubious financial deals that caused severe damage
to ordinary shareholders and the bank's financial health. It
is advised that there should not be any more critical media reports
about the high profile bank executive who has been virtually
absconding after putting even the bank's future at stake. Ironically
enough, some of the highest authorities who question journalists
and columnists for writing such public interest stories have
been busy organising international seminars and conferences highlighting
the need to prevent financial frauds, improving transparency
and corporate governance! Silencing journalists will not be an
ideal solution to the inherent problems created by corrupt bank
officials.
India and France Sign Extradition Treaty
India and France today signed an Extradition
Treaty which will enable both countries to extradite criminals
and terrorists in the war against terrorism. This also marks
a major step in bilateral relations. The visiting Deputy Prime
Minister, Shri L.K. Advani signed the Treaty on behalf of India
while the French Justice Minister, Shri Dominique Perben signed
it for his country at a ceremony held in capital Paris. The following
is the text of the Speech made by the Home Minister, Shri L.K.
Advani at the Treaty signing ceremony:
IRAQ: Blix Prepares For Monday Report;
U.N. Monitoring, Verification and Inspection
Commission Executive Chairman Hans Blix met with his commission's
top officials yesterday in advance of the presentation Monday
to the Security Council of a report on weapons inspections in
Iraq. Blix told reporters after the meeting that any decision
to lengthen inspections in Iraq would depend on the council.
"Whatever they say -- if they want to change the resolutions,
that is the instruction we have. ... We are a subsidiary organ
of the Security Council," Blix said. More
ILO Reports Record World
Unemployment of 180 million
World unemployment has reached a new high
of 180 million people, with little prospect for improvement this
year, according to a report issued today by the International
Labor Organization. Citing two years of global economic downturn,
the ILO found that the number of the working poor reached 550
million by the end of last year, with women and youth hit particularly
hard. "The world employment situation is deteriorating dramatically,"
said Juan Somavia, director general of the ILO.More
News
- Multimillion e-classrooms for translation
and language teaching.
Sterilization Rumors Foiling
Polio Campaign among Indian Muslim Children
Rumors that polio vaccine
drops are actually part of a government population control plan
have been hampering the drive to eradicate the disease in India's
Uttar Pradesh state, the New York Times reported this week. After
registering only 239 new polio cases in 2001, down from about
200,000 two decades earlier, India had 1,509 new diagnoses last
year, the vast majority of them in Uttar Pradesh. The state accounts
for 68 percent of polio cases worldwide. More
Indian Housemaid Escapes from Homicide Charges
A young Keralite housemaid from Central Kerala was brought
to work in an Arab's house in Muscat, but faced alleged sexual
harassment . However she managed to withstand the pressure for
six months. When the Arab's young daughter tried to committ suicide
by consuming poison due to problems related to a love affair,
the poor Keralite housemaid was accused of giving poiosoned milk
to the gir. She was beaten up mercilessly and sent to the police
station. Fortunately the girl did not die and the lady had a
narrow escape. Filing baseless charges and police complaints
is a common method adopted by the sex traffickers to silence
the Kerala women and succumb to their pressure. More
Housemaid escapes after stabbing Saudi
mistress
Work for long hours, no salary for six
months
Serial Killer News Create
Panic Among Indian School Students in Saudi Arabia?
Baseless reports, say Saudi
Authorities
DAMMAM, 22 January 2003 —A
hot crime news is circulating among residents through the Internet,
indicating that a new serial killer is active, probably targetting
Indian School Students in Saudi Arabia. "Dammam and Alkhobar
have been buzzing for the past two days with talk that a man
wearing a black abaya and wearing black gloves was on the prowl
in the Doha, Sulatnia and Dana districts during the early morning
hours," said reports from Saudi Arabia.Full Report
Iraq - U.S. Says Decision Imminent; Baghdad
Offers Concessions;
As foreign ministers in the U.N. Security
Council yesterday debated the wisdom of a war with Iraq, U.S.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said a decision on whether
to go to war is imminent. "Clearly, in the case of Iraq,
we are nearing the end of a long road, where every other option
has been exhausted," he said. More
One More American
Soldier Killed in Kuwait
A hail of automatic rifle
fire killed an American working for the US military and critically
wounded another in an ambush on their car on Tuesday near a US
base in Kuwait where Washington is preparing for a possible war
on Iraq. The United States embassy condemned the incident as
a terrorist attack. It was the third time since October that
Americans have been killed or injured in attacks in Kuwait. More
Commercial Security field in the
UAE moving to a new era with new regulations -Siemens launches
A50 - a lightweight and trendy mobile phone in the Middle East
Global Investors Meet - Collectors Asked
to Facilitate Investment- ICJ to
hear Oil Platforms Dispute between Iran and the United States
-Malaysia: Restriction of freedom
of expression hits the Internet
- US $150 Billion
for future GCC Electricity needs
-
- Arab Gulf states will have to build 100 gigawatts
of power generation capacity before 2020, at a cost of US$ 150
billion, to meet rapidly expanding demand for electricity, according
to Hisham Khatib, Vice Chairman of the World Energy Council.
"The big question is where will the money
come from? Only a few Arab electricity utilities can attract
reasonable foreign investment, as international investors consider
the Middle East too risky." Khatib said .More Other News
-
- Missionary Blood on their Hands
: A Gujarat Model in Kerala
-
- Towel Group to Acquire Haifa
Construction; Agree to pay pending salary to workers--watch this
space.
Indian Businessman Shot Dead in Dubai
Dubai - January 20, 2003 Is Dubai becoming
a miniature crime capital like Mumbai, a den of underworld kings
and dons? The recent series of crimes and murders involving the
Indian underworld directly and indirectly indicate that the once
peaceful emirate is becoming a den of underworld kings. Full Report
Global Village guide proves a
big hit and more news
Oil Refinery Supplying Fuel to American
Troops
Dubai - Quoting Western diplomats, a Dubai
based news agency report said that a leading state-run GCC oil
firm is providing US pilots with 1.4 million liters of jet fuel
daily But the the Refinery Company has denied claims that it
is directly selling jet fuel to American forces based in the
Gulf. More
- PM Inaugurates Global
Investors Meet 2003, Assures Rs. 10,000 crore investment for
state projects
-
"Our track record of the past nearly
five years testifies to the fact that the Centre has never allowed
political considerations to influence our dealings with any State.
Over the next few years, Kerala will see Central investments
of over Rs. 10,000 crore in projects of PSUs like the capacity
expansion of NTPC’s power station at Kayamkulam; upgradation
of Bharat Petroleum Corporation’s Kochi Refinery; and mineral
exploration jointly by NMDC and Indian Rare Earths Limited.Vallarpadam
International Container Terminal has been a longstanding demand
of your State. More
Global Investors Meet, Kochi -Public
Personalities, Private Interests
-
- Enron was a foreign company and there is
no comparison with the NRIs. Some of the patriotic NRI businessman
have been talking about investing several thousand crores of
rupees in various projects in Kerala, but the major chunk of
the funds would have to come from state financial institutions
or a fund raising campaign from ordinary NRIs. There are lot
of state government assets waiting to be given to private parties
on a platter. It is doubtful whether the Antony Government would
have any hesitation in selling the "air, water and even
the State Secretariat. Full
Report
-
- Air India Miss the Flight Again Sets New
Record in Flight Delays
Maharaja Air India is setting new records
in flight delays and technical problems, if the current trend
is any indication. A few days ago the Air India New Delhi-Muscat
flight landed in Muscat almost 37 hours late due to technical
problems and fog. Yesterday also AI 831 Muscat- New Delhi flight
was delayed by around 10 hours apparently due to bad weather
in the Indian side. The flight came late by at least ten hours,
causing serious inconvenience to passengers. It is reported that
the delays are mainly because AI is having an acute shortage
of aircraft. More
Bangladesh: Impunity for
the army unacceptable
Amnesty International is deeply concerned
that the Bangladeshi Government's recent decision to issue an
"indemnity ordinance" will lead to a climate of impunity
in the country. The ordinance gives immunity from prosecution
to armed forces for their involvement in "any casualty,
damage to life and property, violation of rights, physical or
mental damage" between 16 October 2002 and 9 January 2003. Full Report
Libya’s Human Rights Record in Spotlight U.N. Commission
Needs Membership Criteria
Training academy for Civil Aviation Security to be Set
up in Delhi
New Delhi -A specialised academy for the training
of personnel responsible for civil aviation security is to be
set up in New Delhi. This was announced by the Civil Aviation
Minister Shri Syed Shahnawaz Hussain here today More
Insurance
Scheme for Journalists on the Anvil
- IRAQ: U.S., Chief U.N. Inspector
At Odds Over March Arms Report;
With chief U.N. weapons inspector
Hans Blix proposing more time for inspections and a second briefing
to the Security Council on March 27, the Bush administration
prepares today to pressure the 15-member body to reject Blix's
plan and instead make the Jan. 27 briefing on Iraq's suspected
weapons of mass destruction the final one. More News
Changing Date of Birth by Indian School
Official
Former Indian School Board Chairman and Members are apparently
worried about KM report on date of birth Change. KM understands
that it is not an isolated case and fake degrees and Diplomas
are easily available from some sources. How is it possible to
do such fraud without the knowledge and blessings of the board
of directors or the Indian Embassy officials? Watch this space
for the next report on who blessed the date changing ceremony
of the most influential administrator of one of the largest Indian
School in the Gulf.
IT Revolution in Kerala Chief Minister
inaugurates C-Dac Malayalam Browser--Democratisation of Technology
by Government: M.M.Hassan Panchayats to be involved in raising
NRK Fund for Development and More Kerala News
Thousands of women and girls of all ages, ethnic groups,
and socioeconomic classes were subjected to widespread and systematic
sexual violence, including individual and gang rape, and rape
with objects such as weapons, firewood, umbrellas and pestles. Read More
Indo-Russian Agreement on Nuclear
Safety
India and Russia have signed
an agreement for cooperation in safety regulation concerning
nuclear power plant. The agreement was signed in Bombay yesterday
between the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board of India and the Federal
Nuclear and Radiation Safety Authority of Russia. More
India-South Africa cooperationin
IT, Community Affairs.
SCOOP - SCOOP -- SCOOP -- SCOOP
Indian School Manager Becomes Younger
by Five Years!
MUSCAT - A very senior Official of an Indian
School in Muscat has managed to remain in office for five more
years after he completed sixty - the normal retirement age. It
appears that the Indian School Manager realized that he is five
years younger only when he was on the verge of retirement ! The
principle of retirement at old age is not applicable to many
senior people in Indian Schools who cling to office using such
dubious means. KM has got hold of documents which indicate that
the date of birth of the high profile official was changed from
25th August 1942 to 25 August 1947 - five years. According to
the original documents, the officer would have already retired
from service. KM is publishing this story to highlight the dubious
methods practiced by some of the higher authorities in Indian
Schools, which are expected to mold our future generations. Corrupt
Indian School board members may have gone, but such unscrupulous
elements would continue to spoil the smooth and transparent functioning
of Indian Schools.
School News
Kuwait
Indian School Iran Indian
Schools
Working Group on NRI Taxation Submits
Report
The Working Group on Non-Resident Taxation
constituted by the government on the recommendations of the Task
Force on Direct Taxes has submitted its report. The Group has
recommended certain administrative measures, the main one being
the setting up of an Emerging Issue Task Force to make timely
suggestions to the CBDT on cross border transactions as and when
they emerge and based on such recommendations the CBDT has been
advised to issue public circulars to provide certainty to the
taxpayers. More
Indian
Employees face bleak future as Haifa may be closed
Nearly 500 employees - labourers and employees
of Haifa Construction are facing a bleak future as the management
is said to be planning to close down the company. It is learned
that a crucial meeting is scheduled and a leading business group
may acquire the company and settle the workers Pending liability.
The problem facing Haifa construction may be repeated in a number
of construction companies. Even the biggest contracting firm
is said to be defaulting in making payment to suppliers ...Watch
this space.
UTI – II Transferred
to a New Mutual Fund Sponsored by banks and LIC
The Government today signed an agreement with
SBI, PNB, BOB and LIC to give effect to the provisions of the
Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act
2002. On behalf of the Government of India, the agreement was
signed by U.K. Sinha, Joint Secretary (DEA) and on behalf of
the Sponsors More
80 people killed
in Yemen Boat Tragedy-
At least 80 people are dead after a boat carrying
Somali refugees bound for Yemen caught fire earlier this month
in the Gulf of Aden and capsized, BBC reported. According to
James Alemi, a local official with the U.N. High Commissioner
for Refugees, a passing vessel was able to rescue 23 survivors
who claimed to have been adrift for eight days
More
Iraq: nspection Controversy
Continues; Qatar's Queen UNESCO Education envoy
Consumer Protection Act to be Amended
to deal with e-commerce
|
Naidu inaugurates Infosys’ Hyderabad
Development Center
The Center, spread over 30 acres of land,
currently housing 800 Infoscions, was inaugurated by the Honourable
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Shri N Chandrababu Naidu. The
state-of-the-art Infosys facility has a built up area of about
3,11,000 sq ft and was constructed in a record time of just nine
months. Till date, the company has invested Rs. 73.66 crores
in the development of this center. More
WHO Presents draft text ahead of
final round of negotiations on tobacco conventionMore
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- US Intelligence report on Hidden Iraqi
Weapons programmes
Washington - January 28, 2003 U.S. President
George W. Bush's administration may as early as next week release
intelligence indicating Iraq has been actively hiding weapons
activity from U.N. inspectors, according to sources cited today
by the Washington Post. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell
said yesterday that Washington has "several pieces of information"
that "show Iraq maintains prohibited weapons" and that
could be released "next week or soon after."
More
Indian Government
Planning Law Against Cybercrimes, India-Italy agreement to fight
smuggling Cultural Goods
-
-
- U.N. Weapons Inspectors Deliver Critical
Report on Iraq To Security Council
-
- Blix said Iraq's cooperation on process,
such as access to sites, "has been provided to all sites
we have wanted to inspect," but that similar cooperation
on substantive questions is still needed. In particular, he highlighted
question over the nerve gas VX and the biological agent anthrax.
Iraq's contention is that the VX program was experimental and
the gas was never "weaponized." Blix said, however,
there are "indications that the agent was weaponized." More
-
- Iraq Replies
Egyptian coalition mobilizes against Circumcision
that harms women and girls
Monday, 27 January 2003: The National Council
for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM) and UNDP are spearheading
a coalition of national and international organizations in Egypt
in a campaign to stop a practice that blights the lives of millions
of women. Female genital mutilation (FGM), sometimes known as
female circumcision, is still widespread in areas of Africa and
the Middle East, including Egypt. Surveys have found that 97
per cent of Egyptian women have undergone the practice. More
Major Security
and Safety Exhibition in the UAE
Major General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Commandant
General of Dubai Police,
yesterday (Monday) performed the official inauguration of the
three-day
InterSec 2003 event, the fifth International Exhibition of Commercial
Security,
Fire and Safety, at the Dubai World Trade Centre. More
-
- Elite Dominated Indian Social Clubs in
poor Limelight as Dubai Police plans punishing Indian Club
-
- Shetty Murder
-
- Dubai - The Dubai Police is likely to close
down the controversial India Club where Sharad Shetty, an alleged
underworld gangster with Dawood Ibrahim, link was shot dead.
According to reports, the Dubai police authorities have alerted
the concerned entities to act against clubs suspected to be involved
in organised crime and intelligence activities. Major-General
Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, said
it was apparent that some community clubs had been attracting
gangsters rather than performing cultural, social and entertainment
roles. It is common for all the Indian community organisations,
which have been reserved for the upper class elite, who amass
wealth through dubious means. While large number of ordinary
Indians are kept away from these clubs using subtle methods,
their membership is restricted to such criminal elements. Indian
Club Dubai, like some other Indian Social
Clubs in the Gulf, was not giving membership
to Indians for a long period. However, there was no restriction
on giving membership to gangsters who reached Dubai on visit
Visas. A numher of Shettiars, Alis and others with direct links
to criminal gangs are controlling the so called social clubs..More.
-
- Iraq: Amensty
Secretary General questions Powell
-
- Four Suspects in Sharad Shetty murder arrested
More
-
- School Bans Egyptian Girl for
wearing Head Scarf -Arab Healthcare products Demand increasing
-Saudi Police Hunting for
four Al Qaeeda suspects involved in shoot out..
-
- WHO Welcomes AIDS Medicine License
Satyam's Q3 software income increases to Rs. 522.2 crore Net
Profit at Rs.116.7 Crore. Bolero MENA to offer electronic
document authentication for Middle East businesses -Ski holidays an emerging trend for 2003, says
MMI Travel Company Gulf International
Employment Services launches recruitment portal,jobdirection.com
Results of Indian Foreest Service
Examination 2002 Announced Digital imaging
companies propose new industry standard for direct printing from
digital still cameras
-
- New Covert Campaign Against Kerala
Monitor.com
-
- After the protracted highlevel witchhut
to silence KM correspondents in the Gulf region through different
means failed miserably, a new conspiracy is being hatched at
the highest level - thanks to the pressure exerted by self proclaimed
Shaikhs of Indian Community in the Gulf -to implicate our reporters
with some false charges. After they tried to malaign KM correspondents
image by making baseless allegations and spreading a misinformation
campaign, the latest is apparently a smear campaign questioning
their professional integrity. Apparently the cyber campaign started
with much fanfare did not succeed. While the new means are different,
the target is once again same. KM correspondents are optimistic
that nobody can dampen their spirit of investigative reporting.--
Editor
-
- Tips of the Iceberg
- No More Reports on Absconding Bank Chief
-
- KM Correspondent reports that leading
Indian and Arab Journalists in a Gulf country have been questioned
by the highest law enforcement authorities about a former Bank
Executive's dubious financial deals that caused severe damage
to ordinary shareholders and the bank's financial health. It
is advised that there should not be any more critical media reports
about the high profile bank executive who has been virtually
absconding after putting even the bank's future at stake. Ironically
enough, some of the highest authorities who question journalists
and columnists for writing such public interest stories have
been busy organising international seminars and conferences highlighting
the need to prevent financial frauds, improving transparency
and corporate governance! Silencing journalists will not be an
ideal solution to the inherent problems created by corrupt bank
officials.
India and France Sign Extradition Treaty
India and France today signed an Extradition
Treaty which will enable both countries to extradite criminals
and terrorists in the war against terrorism. This also marks
a major step in bilateral relations. The visiting Deputy Prime
Minister, Shri L.K. Advani signed the Treaty on behalf of India
while the French Justice Minister, Shri Dominique Perben signed
it for his country at a ceremony held in capital Paris. The following
is the text of the Speech made by the Home Minister, Shri L.K.
Advani at the Treaty signing ceremony:
IRAQ: Blix Prepares For Monday Report;
U.N.
- US $150 Billion
for future GCC Electricity needs
-
- Arab Gulf states will have to build 100 gigawatts
of power generation capacity before 2020, at a cost of US$ 150
billion, to meet rapidly expanding demand for electricity, according
to Hisham Khatib, Vice Chairman of the World Energy Council.
"The big question is where will the money
come from? Only a few Arab electricity utilities can attract
reasonable foreign investment, as international investors consider
the Middle East too risky." Khatib said .More Other News
-
- Missionary Blood on their Hands
: A Gujarat Model in Kerala
-
- Towel Group to Acquire Haifa
Construction; Agree to pay pending salary to workers--watch this
space.
Indian Businessman Shot Dead in Dubai
Dubai - January 20, 2003 Is Dubai becoming
a miniature crime capital like Mumbai, a den of underworld kings
and dons? The recent series of crimes and murders involving the
Indian underworld directly and indirectly indicate that the once
peaceful emirate is becoming a den of underworld kings. The latest
crime that occured in the UAE is the killing of a leading Indian
hotelier inside a social club premises. A Dubai-based Indian
businessman associated with the Dawood Ibrahim gang was gunned
down in the India Club last night when a board meeting was in
progress.The victim identified as Sharad Shetty, 43, was a resident
of the UAE and an active member of the club, which was formerly
known as the Indian Sports Club.Full
Report
Global Village guide proves a
big hit and more news
Oil Refinery Supplying Fuel to American
Troops
Dubai - Quoting Western diplomats, a Dubai
based news agency report said that a leading state-run GCC oil
firm is providing US pilots with 1.4 million liters of jet fuel
daily But the the Refinery Company has denied claims that it
is directly selling jet fuel to American forces based in the
Gulf. More
- PM Inaugurates Global
Investors Meet 2003, Assures Rs. 10,000 crore investment for
state projects
-
-
"Our track record of the past nearly
five years testifies to the fact that the Centre has never allowed
political considerations to influence our dealings with any State.
Over the next few years, Kerala will see Central investments
of over Rs. 10,000 crore in projects of PSUs like the capacity
expansion of NTPC’s power station at Kayamkulam; upgradation
of Bharat Petroleum Corporation’s Kochi Refinery; and mineral
exploration jointly by NMDC and Indian Rare Earths Limited.Vallarpadam
International Container Terminal has been a longstanding demand
of your State. More
Global Investors Meet, Kochi -Public
Personalities, Private Interests
-
- Enron was a foreign company and there is
no comparison with the NRIs. Some of the patriotic NRI businessman
have been talking about investing several thousand crores of
rupees in various projects in Kerala, but the major chunk of
the funds would have to come from state financial institutions
or a fund raising campaign from ordinary NRIs. There are lot
of state government assets waiting to be given to private parties
on a platter. It is doubtful whether the Antony Government would
have any hesitation in selling the "air, water and even
the State Secretariat. Full
Report
-
- Air India Miss the Flight Again Sets New
Record in Flight Delays
Maharaja Air India is setting new records
in flight delays and technical problems, if the current trend
is any indication. A few days ago the Air India New Delhi-Muscat
flight landed in Muscat almost 37 hours late due to technical
problems and fog. Yesterday also AI 831 Muscat- New Delhi flight
was delayed by around 10 hours apparently due to bad weather
in the Indian side. The flight came late by at least ten hours,
causing serious inconvenience to passengers. It is reported that
the delays are mainly because AI is having an acute shortage
of aircraft. More
Bangladesh: Impunity for
the army unacceptable
Amnesty International is deeply concerned
that the Bangladeshi Government's recent decision to issue an
"indemnity ordinance" will lead to a climate of impunity
in the country. The ordinance gives immunity from prosecution
to armed forces for their involvement in "any casualty,
damage to life and property, violation of rights, physical or
mental damage" between 16 October 2002 and 9 January 2003. Full Report
Libya’s Human Rights Record in Spotlight U.N. Commission
Needs Membership Criteria
Training academy for Civil Aviation Security to be Set
up in Delhi
New Delhi -A specialised academy for the training
of personnel responsible for civil aviation security is to be
set up in New Delhi. This was announced by the Civil Aviation
Minister Shri Syed Shahnawaz Hussain here today More
Insurance
Scheme for Journalists on the Anvil
- IRAQ: U.S., Chief U.N. Inspector
At Odds Over March Arms Report;
With chief U.N. weapons inspector
Hans Blix proposing more time for inspections and a second briefing
to the Security Council on March 27, the Bush administration
prepares today to pressure the 15-member body to reject Blix's
plan and instead make the Jan. 27 briefing on Iraq's suspected
weapons of mass destruction the final one. More News
Changing Date of Birth by Indian School
Official
Former Indian School Board Chairman and Members are apparently
worried about KM report on date of birth Change. KM understands
that it is not an isolated case and fake degrees and Diplomas
are easily available from some sources. How is it possible to
do such fraud without the knowledge and blessings of the board
of directors or the Indian Embassy officials? Watch this space
for the next report on who blessed the date changing ceremony
of the most influential administrator of one of the largest Indian
School in the Gulf.
IT Revolution in Kerala Chief Minister
inaugurates C-Dac Malayalam Browser--Democratisation of Technology
by Government: M.M.Hassan Panchayats to be involved in raising
NRK Fund for Development and More Kerala News
Thousands of women and girls of all ages, ethnic groups,
and socioeconomic classes were subjected to widespread and systematic
sexual violence, including individual and gang rape, and rape
with objects such as weapons, firewood, umbrellas and pestles. Read More
Indo-Russian Agreement on Nuclear
Safety
India and Russia have signed
an agreement for cooperation in safety regulation concerning
nuclear power plant. The agreement was signed in Bombay yesterday
between the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board of India and the Federal
Nuclear and Radiation Safety Authority of Russia. More
India-South Africa cooperationin
IT, Community Affairs.
SCOOP - SCOOP -- SCOOP -- SCOOP
Indian School Manager Becomes Younger
by Five Years!
MUSCAT - A very senior Official of an Indian
School in Muscat has managed to remain in office for five more
years after he completed sixty - the normal retirement age. It
appears that the Indian School Manager realized that he is five
years younger only when he was on the verge of retirement ! The
principle of retirement at old age is not applicable to many
senior people in Indian Schools who cling to office using such
dubious means. KM has got hold of documents which indicate that
the date of birth of the high profile official was changed from
25th August 1942 to 25 August 1947 - five years. According to
the original documents, the officer would have already retired
from service. KM is publishing this story to highlight the dubious
methods practiced by some of the higher authorities in Indian
Schools, which are expected to mold our future generations. Corrupt
Indian School board members may have gone, but such unscrupulous
elements would continue to spoil the smooth and transparent functioning
of Indian Schools.
School News
Kuwait
Indian School Iran Indian
Schools
Working Group on NRI Taxation Submits
Report
The Working Group on Non-Resident Taxation
constituted by the government on the recommendations of the Task
Force on Direct Taxes has submitted its report. The Group has
recommended certain administrative measures, the main one being
the setting up of an Emerging Issue Task Force to make timely
suggestions to the CBDT on cross border transactions as and when
they emerge and based on such recommendations the CBDT has been
advised to issue public circulars to provide certainty to the
taxpayers. More
Indian
Employees face bleak future as Haifa may be closed
Nearly 500 employees - labourers and employees
of Haifa Construction are facing a bleak future as the management
is said to be planning to close down the company. It is learned
that a crucial meeting is scheduled and a leading business group
may acquire the company and settle the workers Pending liability.
The problem facing Haifa construction may be repeated in a number
of construction companies. Even the biggest contracting firm
is said to be defaulting in making payment to suppliers ...Watch
this space.
UTI – II Transferred
to a New Mutual Fund Sponsored by banks and LIC
The Government today signed an agreement with
SBI, PNB, BOB and LIC to give effect to the provisions of the
Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act
2002. On behalf of the Government of India, the agreement was
signed by U.K. Sinha, Joint Secretary (DEA) and on behalf of
the Sponsors More
80 people killed
in Yemen Boat Tragedy-
At least 80 people are dead after a boat carrying
Somali refugees bound for Yemen caught fire earlier this month
in the Gulf of Aden and capsized, BBC reported. According to
James Alemi, a local official with the U.N. High Commissioner
for Refugees, a passing vessel was able to rescue 23 survivors
who claimed to have been adrift for eight days
More
Iraq: nspection Controversy
Continues; Qatar's Queen UNESCO Education envoy
Consumer Protection Act to be Amended
to deal with e-commerce
|
Construction Workers Strike Work, Black Cat Enter
to Prevent Demonstration.
Hundreds of construction workers in Oman took
to the streets in protest against non payment of salary by a
company for six months. More than three hundred workers of Haifa
Construction, a leading construction firm here, have been stopped
by the law enforcement authorities from striking work and staging
protest marches through the streets in the industrial area of
Ghala..More
Single Women Pose Major
Problem for Saudi Society
Internet marriages, Matchmakers
set new trend
Riyadh - January 15, 2002 A serious issue
is haunting many Saudi families --female celibacy has reportedly
reached 1.5 million women in Saudi Arabia, a conservative country.
According to reports, women represent 49.9 percent of the population
and the problem has received media attention. If they dont find
suitable solutions, Saudi society would face a noisy phenomenon..More
The Weapons of American
Terrorism: Depleted Uranium
In an act of stark cruelty, the US dominated
Sanctions Committee refuses to permit Iraq to import the clean-up
equipment that they desperately need to decontaminate their country
of the Depleted Uranium ammunition that the US fired at them.
Approximately 315 tons of DU dust was left by the use of this
ammunition. The Sanctions Committee also refuses to allow the
mass importation of anti-cancer treatments, which contain trace
amounts of radio-isotopes, on the grounds that these constitute
'...nuclear materials..' More
|
Naidu inaugurates Infosys’ Hyderabad
Development Center
The Center, spread over 30 acres of land,
currently housing 800 Infoscions, was inaugurated by the Honourable
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Shri N Chandrababu Naidu. The
state-of-the-art Infosys facility has a built up area of about
3,11,000 sq ft and was constructed in a record time of just nine
months. Till date, the company has invested Rs. 73.66 crores
in the development of this center. More
WHO Presents draft text ahead of
final round of negotiations on tobacco conventionMore
|
India-Iran cooperation in training, management
of skilled manpower
New Delhi -Minister for Labour, Dr. Sahib
Singh visited the Labour Camp in Dubai and heard the problems
faced by Indian labourers in Dubai. More
|
Human Rights Watch Releases New World
Report
(Washington, D.C., January 14, 2003) —
Global support for the war on terrorism is diminishing partly
because the United States too often neglects human rights in
its conduct of the war, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing
its World Report 2003. More
|
First Tahiti Perlesâ gallery boutique
in the Middle East
Dubai - The first Tahiti Perlesâ gallery
boutique in the Middle East was opened by Sheikh Hasher bin Maktoum
al Maktoum, Director General, Department of Information, Government
of Dubai, at the Jumaira Plaza shopping mall, on Dubai's Beach
Road. . More
Technology Industry Set to Support
GCC in Customs Transition Period
Dubai - Info2cell.com launches first
SMS pull information services in the UAE
|
Overseas Malayali
Insurance Scheme Inaugurated Chief Minister,
NORKA Minister Reiterate support for Gulf Returnees Commerical
Banks to give Rs.8912 crores loan to Kerala sectors; No need
to worry about River Water, Jacob-Film and TV Acting Course
1000 Radio Stations in Educational institutions
New Delhi - January 13, 2003 About 1000 radio
stations are likely to be set up this year in the country by
the educational institutions like the Universities, IITs, IIMs
and residential schools. More
|
Pravasi Insurance Scheme Inauguration
Today; Nurses Vacancy in the UAE More News
Imaginations, a Dubai Media City based computer
game development company, today announced the launch of "Legend
of Zord," the first-ever computer game of international
quality to be totally created, written, animated and produced
in the Middle East. More
M.M.Hassan urges control on fake
recruiting agents, reduction in airfare for NRKs
Indian Diaspora urged to maintain
media, entertainment links
Drawing attention to the need to ensure that
our films, TV, newspapers and magazines do not respond to commercial
signals alone, Smt. Swaraj expressed confidence that ‘our
cultural identity can never be lost or swept away’ and culture
has to be viewed in a dynamic and not a static context.
More
Iran is a Major Printing
Power in the Middle East
Dubai- Iran is the "sleeping giant"
of Middle East printing, an expert said at the leading industry
expo' PrinTech in Dubai. Farei Alamdari, managing director of
ATI BIN Printing and Publishing of Tehran, says Iran's domestic
printing output is "huge" and the country is now actively
seeking as much work as possible beyond its shores. More
- Qatari Sisters Return To India
- Case related to Internet Love
- Two pregnant Qatari sisters forced by family
members to travel to Egypt for abortions departed for India yesterday
under protection of the office of the U.N. High Commissioner
for Refugees. The two Qatari women married
the Indian men they had met over the Internet
More
BMW Controversy- Journalist receives
threatening calls
John Lopez Anonymous
Callers Threaten Indian Journalist in Muscat..More
Customers Cheque Forged by Indian
Executives.. .Indian Staff under informal "office arrest"
for the last one month, Senior managers trying to find scapegoats
when the fraud came to ligth ?? Watch
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in the Times of Oman, which was discontinued for a short period
will be resumed soon, KM learns. Adarsh Madhavan, the hidden
columnist of "Citylight" is back in action after a
month long holiday in Kerala. Muscat City has been missing the
column, which is quite a new experiment in Gulf journalism. No
other publication in the region has such an off the track item,
which literally thorws light on many issues, neglected in the
mainstream media.
- His Highness Sayyid Asaad bin Tariq Al Said,
Chief Guest of ISM Aannual Day
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- Indian School Muscat, the largest community
school inOman, is celebrating the 28th Annual Day at 6 P.M. February
6, 2003 on the school Grounds. K.M.Meena, patron and the Indian
Ambassador will be the chief Guest. Time 6.p.m.
- UK Property Show in UAE
- Representatives from Ballymore, FPD
Savills and ASTECO with a customer at the London Property Exhibition
in Abu Dhabi
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Kerala in Muscat
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to market 26 ongoing prime Properties in Kerala. Contact George
Jose, Hotel Haffa House, Room No. 314 Phone Number 707207 upto
Friday.
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Great Indians
Yusuf Syed, regional sales
manager, US Robotics MENA
IBM Transforms Mid-Market
eServer
US Robotics Awards Tech
Data For Highest Business Growth
MALAYALAM CARTOONS AND COMICS
 Bobbanum
Moliyum Cartoon
New Products Monitor
National launches
bagless vacuum cleaner EPSON
challenges monochrome laser printers with the launch of AcuLaser
C900 and AcuLaser C1900
BEA's WebLogic Portal
wins "Product of the Year" award
Garuda International Matrimonial
Bureau Starts Muscat Operations
R.Chandrashekharan, Managing
Director, Garuda International Pvt Ltd opens Muscat office. More
DHL
UAE Gets New Manager
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Kids Online Happy Birthday
Mohammed Abdul Razak
3 years
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KM MATE OF THE WEEK
Siemens launches A50 - a
lightweight and trendy mobile phone in the Middle East
Indian School Darsait proposes
to stop caution deposit from parents, Board Opposes
K.S.Visruthan,
President, ISD
Full
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Shoji Itoh as the new Managing
Director for Panasonic Middle East
Qatar Airways offers BBC
World news on-board all flights
Indian MD to Quit from Gulf
Auto Trading Establishment
Auto dealer company's Indian
Managing Director has decided to quit job in March 2003 . The
high profile Executive is the last Gulf based Indian to face
corporate mismanagement and corruption charges. Apparently he
has shouldered responsibility for a fraud that took place in
three branches of the company..Watch this space
Happy Birthday to Aaron
MSN Arabia Travel
Channel relaunches region's popular travel website
"Four children
between ten and twelve years used me. They were so small I could
barely feel them inside me. The small ones tried to imitate the
older ones I kept comparing them to my own children; my first-born
son is ten. I forgave them because they are children. It was
not of their own making. They must have been drugged." Special
Report on Sexual Abuse and Rape of Women in Civil War..Click
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Astrologer during maiden Gulf visit Gulf Malayalis more worried
about job safety and business failures
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this space. Contact - Attukal Radhakrishnan,
Musat
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Bringing People and places closer..Writes Syed Shahnawaz Hussain *Civil Aviation Minister
Iraq War to Paralyse
World Economy
The world economy will continue its gradual
recovery, showing some improvement in the second half of this
year, but several major risks -- including war with Iraq -- could
derail this, says the World Economic Situation and Prospects
2003 report. More
Education Online--BBC Digital
Curriculum Approved- Digital Learning Revolution for British
Schools
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