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Tamil Nadu seeks contempt proceedings against Karnataka CM 11 Oct 2012 - 09:28 pm

New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu government yesterday moved the Supreme Court seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar for...

Mayawati to support ‘anti-people’ UPA 11 Oct 2012 - 09:26 pm

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati yesterday once again rapped the Manmohan Singh-led UPA 2 but stopped short of spelling out whether...

Why do a lot of initiatives fail in Qatar? 11 Oct 2012 - 03:25 pm

Khalid Al Sayed EDITOR-IN-CHIEF In the last few years, Qatar has become one of the world’s fastest growing economies. As the country continues...

Emir meets British official 11 Oct 2012 - 03:24 pm

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with Alan Duncan, the British Secretary of State for Development Affairs, at the...

Few think UAE can take on Brotherhood 11 Oct 2012 - 03:23 pm

DOHA: Not many people believe that the UAE would succeed in forging a GCC alliance to take on the Muslim Brotherhood and prevent...

Metro rail project gathers speed 11 Oct 2012 - 03:23 pm

DOHA: Qatar’s Metro Rail project gained fresh momentum yesterday with the groundbreaking ceremony of the Msheireb station, the central hub of the rail...

Nepal passport fee higher: Study 11 Oct 2012 - 03:22 pm

BY FAZEENA SALEEM DOHA: A comparative study of the consular fees charged by the embassies of some South Asian countries in Qatar shows...

Radars to detect overtaking soon 11 Oct 2012 - 03:22 pm

DOHA: The Traffic Department will soon install special radars to nab motorists overtaking from the right, a senior official of the Department has...

Pile-up in fog 11 Oct 2012 - 03:21 pm

A pile-up on the Ras Laffan Road yesterday morning. Over 10 cars were involved in the accident as a thick fog descended on...

City roads to get high-tech radars soon 11 Oct 2012 - 03:20 pm

Mustafa Siddiqui briefing about new point-to-point speed radar at Milipol exhibition yesterday. Abdul Basit By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: High tech radars which detect...

Contracts worth QR262m signed at Milipol 11 Oct 2012 - 03:19 pm

Brig Nasser bin Fahad Al Thani, President of Milipol Qatar, and other top Doha: The value of the total contracts signed by the...

QCCI'S businessmen meets Bermuda's premier 11 Oct 2012 - 02:56 pm

DOHA: A delegation representing Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI) held a meeting here on Thursday with Prime Minister of Bermuda Paula...

Qatar regulator seeks to extend Islamic window ban 11 Oct 2012 - 02:54 pm

DOHA: Qatar's regulator has proposed extending its ban on onshore banks operating Islamic windows to include financial institutions in the Qatar Financial Centre...

Qatar set to participate in 14th Francophone Summit in Kinshasa Saturday 11 Oct 2012 - 02:54 pm

DOHA: Qatar is set to take part this year in the14th bi-annual Francophone Summit ( XIVe Sommet de la Francphonie) for French-speaking nations,...

14 killed, 1,500 fishermen missing in Bangladesh storm 11 Oct 2012 - 02:53 pm

DHAKA: At least 14 people were killed and an estimated 1,500 fishermen are missing after tropical storms smashed into Bangladesh's southern coastal islands...

Qatar Exchange down 0.06 points 11 Oct 2012 - 02:52 pm

DOHA: The Qatar Exchange down on Thursday 0.06 points or to 8,478.61 points from the previous closing of 8,478.67. The volume of shares...

Lekhwiya signs €15m deal with Renault 11 Oct 2012 - 02:43 pm

Doha: The Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) signed a contract worth ¤15m with Renault, a French company for supplying 27 military vehicles for special...

Emir receives Saudi official 11 Oct 2012 - 02:42 pm

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with...