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ictQatar launches TumuhaTEC contest for students 08 Jan 2013 - 03:44 am

DOHA: Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQatar) has urged students aged 14 to 18 to register for a new competition ‘TumuhaTEC...

50 percent rise in tourist inflow 08 Jan 2013 - 03:43 am

DOHA: The number of foreign tourists visiting Qatar has surged 50 percent in the current tourism season compared to the previous one and...

Braving dust wind 08 Jan 2013 - 02:45 am

Dust blankets vehicles moving on the Airport Road last evening. Strong dust winds that lashed the country over the past two days are...

Child-friendly restaurant 08 Jan 2013 - 02:43 am

Workers do final touches to a play area beside the soon-to-open Oriental Pearl Restaurant on the Corniche, yesterday.

Passports of 86pc workers with employers: Survey 08 Jan 2013 - 02:42 am

DOHA: Majority of employers retain passports of migrant workers, a survey conducted by Qatar University’s Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) has...

Criminal cases remain ‘a taboo’ for most women lawyers 08 Jan 2013 - 02:42 am

DOHA: Qatari women lawyers are making waves, but for a vast majority of them, taking up criminal cases involving molestation or murder, for...

67 surgeries conducted at Al Wakra Hospital 08 Jan 2013 - 02:41 am

DOHA: Al Wakra Hospital, which was officially opened last month, carried out 67 surgeries until the end of December. The operations covered a...

World engineering congress begins 08 Jan 2013 - 02:40 am

High school students attending a workshop on ‘What do Engineers do?’ on the sidelines of the World Congress on Engineering Education 2013 at...

Deputy Premier appoints officials at Cabinet General Secretariat 08 Jan 2013 - 02:40 am

Doha: The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmed bin Abdulla Al Mahmoud issued yesterday a decision...

Guidelines soon for doctors to cut errors 08 Jan 2013 - 02:34 am

By MOHAMMED IQBAL DOHA: In a move to improve patient safety and reduce medical errors, the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) is working...

Qatar, Algeria sign eight accords 08 Jan 2013 - 02:31 am

ALGIERS: Qatar and Algeria yesterday signed eight accords, including the construction of a steel plant, during a visit to the north African country...

195 illegal private taxi drivers held 08 Jan 2013 - 02:25 am

DOHA: The law-enforcement agencies have rounded up as many as 195 illegal private taxi operators in separate swoops launched recently as part of...

Energy in country under-priced: PM 08 Jan 2013 - 01:07 am

Kochi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (pictured), yesterday said energy prices in the country are much below international prices and must be brought in...

JMM ends support to BJP govt in Jharkhand 08 Jan 2013 - 01:06 am

Ranchi: The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) yesterday withdrew support to the BJP-led government in Jharkhand, reducing it to a minority in the 82-member...

Eatery bill communal riot claims 4 08 Jan 2013 - 01:03 am

Police officials inspect a damaged vehicle at the site of clashes in Dhule district in Maharashtra, yesterday. MUMBAI: A row over an unpaid...

Another chilly day in Delhi; flights, trains hit 08 Jan 2013 - 01:02 am

Passengers wrap themselves in a blanket as they wait to board a train on a cold winter morning in New Delhi, yesterday. The...

Airbus wins deal for refuelling tankers 08 Jan 2013 - 01:01 am

PARIS/new delhi: European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said yesterday that it has won a tender to supply India with six A330 air refuelling tankers,...

Left Front accuses Trinamool of targeting leaders 08 Jan 2013 - 01:00 am

Kolkata: Accusing the Trinamool Congress of attempting to establish one-party rule in West Bengal, the opposition Left Front yesterday said the ruling party...