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Pilgrims being tested for Ebola at Jeddah airport

RIYADH: ARAB NEWS Pilgrims arriving at the King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) are being screened, tested and given preventive medication against the Ebola virus. Fahd Al-Ghazwi, supervisor of the preventive center at the airport, told a local newspaper that a medical team wearing protecti

Congress to make its presence felt at Modi’s event

The State Congress has decided to mobilise party workers to a function where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a mega food park in Tumkur on September 24. This would be the first public function of Mr. Modi in Karnataka after assuming office. Though a Congress MLA opposed the presen

2,500 aspirants at passport mela

Nearly 2,500 aspirants took advantage of the ‘Passport mela’ organised across Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) in the State on Saturday. Such melas have been organised regularly by the Regional Passport Office (RPO) to cater to increasing demand. The Bangalore RPO reportedly issued 68,167 passports in A

Abu Dhabi extends grace period for traffic and parking fines

Abu Dhabi: Motorists in the UAE can pay their traffic and parking fines issued in Abu Dhabi in instalments until November 30. The three-month grace period announced earlier to clear pending fines — from June 1 to August 31 — has now been extended by three more months, according to a press relea

Etisalat offers free tablet on a data plan

Abu Dhabi: Etisalat has launched affordable tablet post-paid data bundles that offer customers flexible purchase options and ease of payment on a 12-month and 24-month contract basis. For as low as Dh150 per month, post-paid customers can get a free tablet with a minimum 1GB data. Cust

Competitive exams and our education system

To choose worthy applicants on a fair means, an egalitarian (meaning: characterized by belief in equality) method was devised without risking influence peddling, bribing and other concerns. This procedure of selecting deserving candidates for their respective courses is called a ‘Competitive exam’.

John Kerry and the Afghan Stalemate

Three months after Afghanistan’s presidential election and two months after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry brokered an agreement to resolve the dispute that arose from it, the country’s new president has yet to take office. Announcement of the official winner keeps getting delayed. Afghanista

کاروارمیڈیکل کالج کے تعمیراتی کاموں میں تیزی لانے ڈپٹی کمشنر کی ہدایت

بھٹکلیس نیوز/20ستمبر ،14 کاروار (نامہ نگار) شمالی کنڑا ضلع کے ڈپٹی کمشنر نے ہدایت دی ہے کے کاروار میڈیکل کالج چونکہ آئندہ تعلیمی سال سے شروع ہونے جارہی ہے اس پس منظر میں کالج  کی عمارت کی تعمیر ی کام تیزی سے ہو نا چاہئے ،موصوف یہاں ڈپٹی کمشنر کے دفتر میں کاروار میڈیکل کالج کی تعمیری کمیٹی کی میٹنگ

Consumer finds piece of glass in chocolate

MANGALORE: After worms, it's a piece of glass in chocolate now. The silk experience wasn't silky for Rachel Thomas of Manipal. In the first week of September, her 27-year-old son Abhishek Thomas took a bite into a bar of chocolate and crunched what he thought was a dry fruit. In seconds, he realized

Now, an app that provides real-time guidance to every step of Hajj

September 20 2014 | Bhatkallys News A Dubai-based start-up has launched the regions’ first smartphone app dedicated to supporting millions during the Haj pilgrimage. With key features that can run without a live Internet connection, Hajjnet’s app HajjSalam offers today’s pilgrims real-time, lo

Preparations for pilgrims in Madinah complete

MADINAH: Madinah Mayor Khaled Taher said that the municipality’s preparations for this year's Haj have been completed as scheduled. The municipality’s action plan aims at offering pilgrims and visitors optimum services which will last until Nov. 8. The round-the-clock services include cleaning th

France carries out first Iraq airstrike

PARIS: French jets carried out their first air strike against IS in Iraq Friday, successfully destroying their target, President Francois Hollande announced, vowing that more operations would follow. “This morning at 9:40, our Rafale planes carried out a first strike against a logistics depot of

Police arrest 15,000 illegal expats in Jeddah

JEDDAH: Security forces have arrested more than 15,000 foreign workers during the past few months for allegedly violating the Kingdom’s residency and labor regulations, said Lt. Col. Aati bin Attiyah Al-Qurashi, spokesman for Makkah police. He said the arrested individuals included beggars and st

US: Assad broke chemical arms agreement

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday accused Syrian President Bashar Assad of breaking the terms of a global pact on chemical weapons by unleashing chlorine gas this year. “We believe there is evidence of Assad’s use of chlorine, which when you use it — despite it not being on

Isil seizes 21 villages in northern Syria

Beirut: Isil fighters captured villages and besieged a Kurdish city in northern Syria near the border with Turkey on Thursday in a major assault that prompted a commander to appeal for military aid from other Kurds in the region. With the United States planning to expand military action against

Smart City plan: Mangalore banks on 2 hamlets

MANGALORE: A population of 513. That's what Mangalore desperately requires to qualify for the Prime Minister's ambitious Smart City project under which 100 Indian towns are likely to leapfrog into the next league with modern amenities. Guidelines say cities with a population of 5 lakh to 10 lakh,

How To Stand Out To Employers When Applying Online

Here are some good ways to stand out to employers while applying online: Research The Company “Learn everything you can about the company,” says Bud Bilanich, author of Climbing The Corporate Ladder. “Tailor your resume to show what you know about them and their industry. And, more importantly, us

Dubai Police arrest 6,840 most wanted

Dubai: Dubai Police arrested 6,840 people between January and August this year who were wanted locally and had a total of 8,700 arrest warrants issued against them. Most of the wanted people were incriminated in money-related crimes, such as bounced cheques and breach of trust cases, and some w