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Child safety seat must for children under 10 in UAE

Parents who allow children to sit in car’s rear seat without child seat will be fined Dubai, March 8,2017(GN): Dubai Police on Wednesday warned parents against allowing their children under the age of 10 to be seated in the car’s rear seats without being buckled in a child seat. Brigadier Saif M

Starting today, Dubai airport will reject these bags

[embed]https://youtu.be/23K48BsjI58[/embed] Dubai, March 8,2017: The airport has advised all airlines of the change, and has updated its website, mobile app and signages to help raise awareness. Effective from today, Dubai Airports will introduce a new baggage rule to help improve service, reduc

Emirates ID now an insurance card

Dubai:Thousands of UAE residents are now able to use their Emirates ID not just to go through immigration gates at the airport, but to access healthcare services in the country. One of the largest insurance providers in the UAE, Oman Insurance Company, has confirmed that customers can now eit

Eman Ahmed sheds over 100 kgs, now able to sit on her own

Mumbai, March 7,2017: Eman's weight has reduced from 500 kgs to 380 kgs. She has a team of 16 specialists and over eight nurses looking after her. In less than a month since her arrival, 36-year-old Eman Ahmed has shed an estimated 120 kgs, down from 500 kgs to 380 kgs, much to the surprise of doct

DU professor G Saibaba convicted for Maoists links, sentenced to life imprisonment

Gadchiroli Police had arrested Saibaba in 2014 for his alleged links with Maoists. Gadchiroli, March 7,2017:A DISTRICT court in Gadchiroli Tuesday sentenced wheelchair-bound Delhi University professor G N Saibaba and four others to life imprisonment under various sections of the Unlawful Activiti

In a first, IISc breaks into top 10 best small universities ranking

Bangaluru, March 7,2017:The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore has entered into the top 10 global university rankings. On Tuesday, the Times Higher Education (THE) revealed the ‘Best Small Universities in the World 2017’ in which IISc stood at number 8. However, besides IISc, no other Indian Un

Youngest Emirati female pilot flies A380 as Emirates turns attention to women

Dubai, March 6, 2017 :Emirates has highlighted the integral role its female employees play ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8. The Dubai carrier said that nearly 44 per cent of its workforce of more than 29,000 is made up of women. Of these, 18,000 work as cabin crew, while close to 2

India seeks NRI funds from UAE to fuel railway expansion

Dubai , March 7,2017 (KT):Indian railways has been in discussion with the World Bank and pension funds to meet the huge investment needs estimated at $140 billion over five years. Indian Railways, which is on an ultra fast track of modernisation and expansion requiring tens of billions of dollars,

Special Dubai court to resolve cases in one day

Dubai, March 7,2017 (KT):The court will issue verdicts for certain cases within 24 hours. Here's the list of cases... A new court in Dubai will cut waiting time by 60 per cent, issue quick verdicts in turn saving the government Dh40 million, officials said on Tuesday. The new court initiative

Look: How construction of Hyperloop is progressing

Maker of Hyperloop has released never-before-seen images of its development site Dubai, March 7,2017 (Gulf News): Hyperloop One has released images that have never been seen before to show how its development site in the Nevada desert looks like, and provide potential commuters an insight into th

Indian Railways will help facilitate first ever train connecting Dhaka to Istanbul

FP| March 7,2017 The Indian Railways is taking the lead in a project where a train will potentially make a journey of 6,000 kilometers from Bangladesh to Afghanistan for the very first time. This container train will begin its journey at Dhaka, pass through India, Pakistan and Iran, with Istanbul b

Babri Masjid demolition is an indictment of Indian polity; criminal conspiracy charge serves no purpose

FP| Mar, 07 2017 In criminal jurisprudence mens rea connotes an intention of crime which is no less culpable than the crime itself. When LK Advani, as BJP president, took out the Rath Yatra in 1990, his explicit intention was to build the Ram Temple at the site of Ayodhya where Babri Masjid stood.

NIA summons Islamic preacher Naik on March 14

Mumbai, Mar 7, 2017 (PTI) The NIA today issued a notice to controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik asking him to appear before it on March 14 in a case filed against him under anti- terror law. The notice was served at the Mumbai-based residence of 51-year-old Naik, who is believed to be sta

Assam govt. makes Sanskrit Compulsary

Assam govt decision on Sanskrit angers parties, students PTI| GUWAHATI MARCH 03, 2017 The Assam Cabinet’s decision to introduce Sanskrit as a compulsory subject till Class VIII has evoked sharp criticism from students organisations and opposition political parties in the State. The All Assam

Bhatkal: New Ambulance inaugurated by Rabita society

Bhatkallys News Service/Rizwan Gangavali Bhatkal 02 March 2017: Bhatkal DSP today inaugurated a new Ambulance vehicle for Rabita society Bhatkal. The Ambulance is equipped with high-tech medical equipments which can come handy at the times of emergency. This also brings an end to the long wait of

Kingdom, Indonesia sign 11 pacts

SG| Mar 2,2017 Bogor, Indonesia — Saudi Arabia and Indonesia Wednesday signed agreements in areas ranging from trade to aviation as Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman visited the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country. King Salman was received at Halim International Airport by

Government committed to take all responsibilities of any mishap caused by MR Vaccination, say Dr. Saleem Ilkal to Bhatkallys.com

Bhatkallys News Service/ I. Zaorez Shabab Bhatkal 26 February 2017: In an exclusive interview with Bhatkallys.com Dr. Saleem Ilkal of Taluka Hospital Haliyal, who is now assigned for MR vaccination campaign to Bhatkal by District Health Officer (DHO), claimed that Government is prepared to take o

SAR launches Riyadh-Qassim railway line

ArabNews | Feb 28 2017 RIYADH: The Saudi Railway Co. (SAR) launched on Sunday a 1,250-km railway line to transport passengers during two journeys daily between Riyadh and the Qassim region. The railway line is the first stage of the project. SAR plans to operate the full railway line, but in its f