Kerala Monitor Special News November December 2001

 

International School of Business Inaugurated
Basic Management Education Should be affordable, Vajpayee
 
Gachibowli--"India is becoming a " Young Nation" in a literal sense of the word. In twenty years from now, as many as 45 per cent of Indians would be in plus twenties. Against this, a large percentage of the population in today's advanced nations would be of senior citizens. This means that young men and women from India, well educated in diverse professions would be in great demand as knowledge workers all over the world.". Full Report
 
Indian school board to study fees structure, Oman Observer
 
social organisations advise parents not to seek fee reduction in schools

400 million Indian workers in unorganized sector

National Labour Commission Report on minimum wage

 New Delhi; The Study Group constituted by the National Labour Commission on "Umbrella Legislation for the Workers in the Unorganised Sector" has recommended an average minimum wage equivalent to the initial salary drawn by a Group D employee of the central government.More

Kudumbasree: A Torch of prosperity for the poor in Kerala

Elias P. Peter Kudumbasree is a poverty eradication project officially launched by the Government of Kerala with the active support of the Centre and NABARD for wiping out absolute poverty from the State within 10 years. The project was inaugurated by the Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on May 17, 1998 at Malapuram.Full Report

Interactive Voice Response System for Tourism Information --High Court Proceedings on Internet--Change in Vehicles Number Plates--Sample Survey of Registered SSI Units Held For 1999-2000--3-G Technology will revolutionalise e-life--E-Registration in Schools to tackle absence problem

Malayali lying unconscious in Salalah hospital for six years.
 
keralamonitor.com Salalah: One Malayali patient has been lying in a semi unconscious situation for the last six years in the Sultan Qaboos hospital, Salalah as there is nobody to take care of him or his family details are not known. The unfortunate patient one Mr. Shashi, believed to be from Thiruvananthapuram was admitted to the Salalah hospital about six years back when he was found from a roadside intoxicated..Full Report
 
Israel-India Cooperation to fight International Terrorrism
Religious Tolerance or Diplomacy --Prime Minister Vajpayee with a group of Muslim leaders during an Iftar Party in New Delhi.

November 28, 2001

ALL INDIA ENGINEERING ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FROM MAY 2002

New Delhi; The government proposes to start holding All-India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) for admission to engineering, architecture and pharmacy courses in deemed universities, central institutes other than those covered by Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and institutions in the States and Union Territories which are willing to join the scheme. More

Dubai e-Government Educational seminar to initiate electronic streamlining of schools

Dubai schools to get electronically upgraded

"The future generation is most receptive to embracing new technology and lessons learned in youth will remain with people for a long time. We aim to utilize the portal to create a comprehensive educational center in Dubai," said Salem Al Shaer, Director Electronic Services, Dubai e-Government Department.Full Report
 
NATIONAL CHILDREN SCIENCE CONGRESS TO HAVE WIZ KIDS INDIA EXPO THIS YEAR
 
Muslims launch new Website to “Cure” Islamaphobia --Islamiq team up with Muslim aid and Mercy Malaysia to promote Afghanistan Ramadan Appeals
Indian Schools reforms New twist to Indian School Darsait management committee
Despite tremendous pressure from various quarters, the Patron of Indian Schools in Oman, the Indian Ambassador Kajor Mal Meena has revised the Board of Directors of Indian Schools retaining some members and inducting new faces, reported the Oman Daily Observer on November 24, 2001. The Patron has accepted the resignation of former Chairman Kiran Asher and replaced him with R M Parakh, financial advisor of Bahwan Automotive Centre, as the new Chairman, the report said..Full Report.
 
Immigration services deport six Pakistanis from Nigeria--New book by Malayali priest compares Bible and Quran--Deploy Rights monitors throughout Afghanistan: Amnesty--Torture of Palestinians by Israel violates UN Convention--Zimbabwe: Crackdown on Opposition Condemned

Indian Ambassador Reshuffle Indian School Board of Directors The Board of Directors of Indian Schools in Oman has been restructured by the Indian Ambassador K.M. Meena, the school patron who has announced the final list of members including six Malayalis. The Patron has accepted the resignation submitted by Kiran Asher, former Chairman who served the school board for several years and replaced him with R.N.Parikh as the new Chairman Full Report

School principal arrested for Sexual harassment of minor girl
Two Arabs sexually harassed orphanage girl
 
Thiruvananthapuram: Is there another racket involving big wigs in the Gulf who are in league with the rich Arabs who sponsor some of the orphanages run by charities in Kerala. Giving another sensational dimension to sex crime in the state, the principal of an orphanage school run by an Islamic charitable organisation has been arrested for sexually harrassing a minor girl. The culprits involved two Arab men, who have reportedly been helping the orphanage in which the girl was living. More
November 21, 2001

RAJYA SABHA Indian Government take precautions to fight Biological Weapons DRDO Training Course for germ warfare, Cross boarder terrorrism New Delhi -- The Government has issued a detailed circular to all States and Union Territories containing a list of biological agents used as weapons, along with signs and symptoms, likely method of dissemination, incubation period, lethality and the availability of vaccines, anti-microbial therapy and treatment. More

Presidents resign from Indian Schools in Oman

Presidents of two leading Indian schools in Oman have resigned from their post. The resignation has been accepted by the Patron of Indian Schools, the Indian Ambassador K.M.Meena. The latest to resign is Yousuf Nalwala, a leading Indian businessman, who has been the president of the Management Committee of Indian School Al Ghubra, a branch of Indian School Muscat managed by a private promoter.More

 
Gulf based Malayali journalist face threat from Indian Social Club- School Mafia threatens to kill Malayali journalists, business lobby silence media,using the bogey of withdrawing advertisement from newspapers (Watch this space)

Caring of the Child through Nutrution

Santosh Jain Passi and Kajali Paintal*

A child’s growth and his mental and cognitive development is influenced by a host of factors wherein adequate nutrition, proper care and the much-needed stimulation play a vital role. Early childhood nutrition directly influences the functions of cells that control strength, intelligence, the immune system and other vital functions of the body.More

Yesterdays News AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON ANTHRAX AND FIGHT AGAINST MILITANCY
 
Silencing the Media--Special Report on Al Jazeera
 
Dubai Airshow ends with multibillion contracts
DUBAI TO HOST INTERNATIONAL E-HEALTH SERVICES SUMMIT
Income Tax likely in six Gulf countries.

Dubai: Will the six Gulf countries --Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE--impose income tax on expatriates? Even though the respective governments have ruled out imposing income tax on several occasions, a recent report by the IMF suggest that some form of income tax is likely to be imposed in the near future. One of the economic factors that attracted large number of expatriate workers to the Gulf region has been the oil boom and the promise of tax free salary

    Dubai Naturalization & Residency Administration to upgrade network system
Dubai: In an effort to extend the services provided to Dubai residents and visitors, the Naturalization and Residency Administration in Dubai plans to upgrade its entire network to offer faster and more efficient services to its clients. The project involves upgrading the local area network (LAN). A fibre optic network will be used to link terminal one to the Branch of Dubai Airport passport central section at Dubai Airport...Full Report

Microsoft Middle East announces organizational changes

Five Thousand unexploded Cluster Bomblets Litter Afghanistan Nearly 5,000 unexploded and highly volatile cluster bomblets may be littered across areas of Afghanistan that were targeted by U.S. warplanes. They pose an extreme hazard to civilians, not just now but for years to come.

Indian School Muscat may run Indian School Seeb  The proposed new Indian school in the Seeb-al Hail area is likely to remain a full fledged community school rather than a privately sponsored one as publicised by the promoters. It is learned that the higher authorities have reversed the decision of former Indian Ambassador Satnam Sing and decided that the proposed Indian school in Seeb will function purely as a community school.Full Report
 
Three lakhs Cancer Death per year in India
Cancer has become one of the ten leading causes of death in India. There are nearly 1.5-2 million cancer cases at any given point of time. Over 7 lakh new cases of cancer and 3 lakh deaths occur annually due to cancer.
 

State Governments free to approach Cauvery Tribunal

World Disability Day;Film Show for School Children
 
The BSA and the Dubai Free Zone authority announce agreement to enhance copyright
 
Standard Chartered Selected as the Travel Industry' Bank for Gulf
 
Over 70,000 keralites HIV positive. Do Gulf Returnees pose more danger?..Special Report
 
Expatriate man, wife punished for Prostitution in Saudi Arabia
 
UAE Company to set up Tourism Facility in India
 
BSNL Cellular Service by March Kerala tops mobile phone users in India.
 
Non Resident Keralites Need Bank's Support
 
GE Shipping makes presence felt in the Middle East
 
Email portal launched in Dubai for Direct marketing
 
RS. 8712 Crore for Higher Education in the 10th plan
 
Railway Recruitment Boards need to be more transparent and fair
 
Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign in the UAE
 
Welfare Officers of 8 Indian Embassies in the Gulf to attend Conference
 
Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign
 
Cyber Terrorrism: E-LERT
'Beware of danger within
 
Qatar Airways Takes Delivery of First A320 from Airbus
 
Microsoft to open new Gulf East Mediterranean Head Office in Dubai
 
BBCArabic.com Regional Partnership Programme Reports High Interest in e-Content
 
Afghanistan crisis: Commission confirms EURO 4 million in emergency aid
 
Islamiq.com in Dubai, employ Public Relations Agent for image building
 
Young Newspaper editor killed
 
Annan urges global action against terrorism
 
Microsoft Roadshow in Dubai
 
Discrimination of Arab, Muslim Americans against US Law: US Attorney
 
FBI List of 19 suspects in the World Trade Centre Tragedy
     

Special Report about lack of medical insurance for Indian workers

Dubai Based NRIs dupe Indian Government's Debt repayment scheme to Russia
Kuwait War Compensation: HC admits Pravasi Malayali Council Petition
 
Students Islamic Movement of India activists held in Kerala, Govt to present case
 
SFI calls for judicial probe
Non Resident Keralites Need Bank's Support
 
Kerala bank lost Rs 950 mn in arbitrage services: JPC
 
CRIME MONITOR

Three Star MD, Mahendrakumar and 13 others punished for financial fraud

 

Visa Racket Still Active, 35 Indians duped by Recruitment Agent
 
Keralamonior
 Even when the amnesty scheme has been going on and the controversy surrounding the suicide of an expatriate worker here, the negative role played by Indian recruitment agents is under the scrutiny of the Indian Embassy and the local authorities.  Recently the embassy has summoned another recruiting agent from Oman, Ms Abu Khalfan al Kindi Trading Establishment, which has allegedly duped more than 30 people with the help of other Indian travel agents. More
 
 
Red Rain in Kerala: Explanation from the Bible
 
"And Moses and Aaron did so, just as the LORD commanded. So he lifted up the rod and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants. And all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. The fish that were in the river died, the river stank More
 
UAE SCHOOLS NEWS
 
UAE Imposes restrictions on school fee hike, Education Ministry wants student trips notified in advance..More