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His Majesty
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Australia
MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan
Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable
of congratulations to President
Pranab Mukherjee of India on
the occasion of the Republic Day.
In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan has expressed his sincere
congratulations and best wishes
of good health and happiness to
President Mukherjee and the Indian people further progress.
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Omani infected
with MERS, son
quarantined
Staff Reporter
MUSCAT: An Omani national
infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), his son
and hotel staff have been quarantined for two weeks, according to
the news reports. Even the passengers of the plane in which the
infected man travelled to Bangkok, have been kept in isolation.
The virus was found in a
71-year-old Omani man travelling to Bangkok. So far, 32 people
have been quarantined. Another
eight have been identied and
will also be quarantined, quoting
Amnuay Gajeena, director-general of Thailands Disease Control Department, media reported.
Were still doing an in-depth
investigation, so we may be able
to bring more people in, Amnuay
told Reuters.
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UN mediated talks
on ending the war in
Syria will push for a
countrywide ceasere, including
all parties except the two groups
designated as terrorists by the
United Nations, UN Syria envoy
said. The condition is it should
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Australia
His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin
Said has sent a cable of greetings to Peter Cosgrove, Governor-General of Australia on
the occasion of his countrys
National Day. In his cable, His
Majesty expressed his sincere
greetings along with his best
wishes of good health and happiness to Cosgrove and the Australian people further progress
and prosperity.-ONA
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HELPING HAND: Omani volunteers are planning to visit young cancer patients at the Royal Hospital to cheer them up. Supplied photo
RESPONDENTS IN OMAN
100%
INDUSTRIES
POPULAR AMONG
WOMEN
THE GOVERNMENT
AS A FAVOURABLE
EMPLOYER
CAREER
GROWTH
SATISFACTION
Banking and
nance
Favourable
Satised
58%
Government,
civil service
& utilities
Extremely
favourable
30%
37%
30%
Neither
dissatised
nor satised
Extremely
unfavourable
Human
resources
27%
36%
Completely
dissatised
6%
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MUSCAT: Tourism infrastructure in Oman needs to be developed to cater to travellers with
the eld for a while or to make a desert trip for a week and then sleep
in a tent in a desert, he noted.
So you have to be creative to
meet the individual demands of
each client, the official sated.
Changing demands
Commenting on the changes seen
in the behaviour and demand from
customers, Henschel said the individuality of each customer and
their mobility is increasing.
Sometimes the customers make
special demands for their holidays and staying only in a hotel or
just lying on the beach for several
days may no longer be the right
thing for some customers, he said,
adding, There are some niches
coming up.
For example, some people may
want to help the people working in
Diversication
Henschel further said that in light
of slumping oil prices, it is the right
time for Oman to concentrate on
other sectors, such as tourism to
generate revenues.
Asked about the key areas of focus for LCCI in 2016, he said that
one of them is this region because
it is a growing market, although it
is not an easy market due to the ongoing political situation.
He also expressed optimism
that the ongoing harmonisation
with Iran could lead to more people travelling to and fro from Iran.
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MUSCAT: A video showing
baggage handlers tossing passengers luggage near an Oman
Air plane in Asia sparked comments online. Regarding the
video, Usama Al Harami, head
of the Communication and Media Department at Oman Air,
said the footage was taken in
an Asian country and that the
Asian airport staff were responsible for such violations.
Viral video
The video, which went viral
on Sunday, shows two workers, who appear to be unaware
they are being lmed, carelessly
throwing suitcases.
The clip was lmed outside
Oman, Oman Airports Management Company said on its
Twitter account.
DELIBERATIONS: The 13th annual meeting of the Riyadh Memorandum of Understanding for inspection and control of vessels began yesterday in Muscat. Times of Oman
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MUSCAT: Safety of ships entering the ports of the Arabian Gulf is
essential for the regions position
in trade and commerce, as well as
for Omans interests, specialists in
the eld of marine security said.
The topic was discussed following a series of meetings of the
Examples
Al Diwani said the examples of
such cases are the inadequate
treatment of staff, equipment
harming the environment and
stowaways. We want to see that
the ships that are coming to our
ports are clean and safe, he added.
Richard Schiferli, secretary
general of the Paris MoU on Port
State Control, the equivalent of
the Riyadh MoU in Europe, told
TOO that vessels should not risk
a maritime disaster, such as that
experienced in Europe. He added
that this was especially vital in
the Arabian Gulf, where a lot of oil
tankers passed by.
Ships should be safe, as the Gulf
coasts are at risk of environmental
damage due to oil leaks, he said.
Rashid Al Kiuni, chairman of
Riyadh MoU said the MoU was established in 2004 to encourage cooperation between member states
to ensure that foreign ships comply
with international safety standards. In his speech, he stressed the
78 per cent
rise in real
estate trade
MUSCAT: A growth of 78 per
cent was recorded in the value
of traded contracts in real estate sector during 2015 which
stood at OMR5,217,755,000
in
2015
compared
to
OMR2,925,835,760 in 2014.
Abdullah bin Salim Al Mekhaini, Secretary of the Real
Estate Registry at the Ministry
of Housing said that real estate
activity witnessed a remarkable
increase in most of real estate
transactions in 2015 compared
to 2014. He added that collected
fees during the year 2015 stood
at OMR62,054,000 compared
to OMR49,796,168 in 2014; a
growth by 25 per cent. -ONA
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MUSCAT: More than a hundred
stalls in the Traders Village are
selling a variety of products to
Muscat Festival visitors in Naseem Park and traders are positive about activity during the rest
of the month.
Traders from around the world
and region are participating in
this years Muscat Festival where
they have products on display at
cheaper selling prices than retail.
BIG BARGAIN: Countries, such as the UAE, China besides Oman, have displayed products ranging from beauty products, abayas and toys to
Levant sweets, shoes and wedding dresses. Supplied photos
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Price for water tankers xed, Ali Al Habsi to open rst ITL
unchanged, says PAEW
World office in the Sultanate
MUSCAT: Water price is xed
and has remained unchanged
since it was approved years ago,
Public Authority for Electricity
and Water (PAEW) has said.
In a statement yesterday,
PAEW said that the current approved price for the water tankers owner is 1 baiza per gallon for
tankers less than 700 gallons and
3 baisas per gallon for water tankers more than 700 gallons.
The selling price for a 650
gallon water tanker is thus 650
baisas and for the 1,000 gallon
tanker is OMR3. The statement
follows the news circulated by
Expect shortage
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MUSCAT: Al Saruj, Shatti Al Qurum and Al Azaiba
areas may face water
shortage as a main pipeline has reportedly burst
in the wilayat of Bausher.
It will take about 24 hours
to repair it, PAEW said.
Drive launched
to save turtles
Sessions held
on media crises
management
Times News Service
Environment
Society of Oman has
launched a campaign
to raise awareness on
how individuals can
make a difference
by protecting
Loggerhead turtles
Staff Reporter
MUSCAT: Human impact is the
main cause for the decline in the
population of the Loggerhead, an
oceanic turtle found on the Masirah Island, said the Research
and Conservation Manager at
the Environment Society of
Oman (ESO).
He was speaking on the sidelines of the launch of a campaign
by the ESO to raise awareness on
how individuals can make a difference by protecting turtles.
Oman has the second largest
nesting population of Loggerhead
sea turtles in the world.
Human impact, such as light
pollution, coastal construction,
vehicle movement and shery
activities are the main reason for
the extinction of the Loggerheads
on the Oman coast, Maia Sarrouf
Willson, the research and conservation manager of ESO, said.
According to the ESO, a global
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Majlis okays
report on
Traffic Law
MUSCAT: Majlis Al Shura approved the report of the Joint Committee with State Council on the
remarks about the draft amendments to the Traffic Law, which
was approved by Shura as His
Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said
had requested to reconsider such
amendments.
It held a general discussion on the
economic and nancial conditions
of the state in light of the decline
in oil prices in world markets and
the effect of the same on the state
budget, as well as the precautionary
measures to be taken by the government to address this situation.
The members exchanged views
and proposals on how to boost the
Omani economy. After the general
discussion, Majlis Al Shura decided
to form an ad-hoc committee for
studying the economic challenges
facing the Sultanate and propose
the alternatives to alleviate the effect of the oil price slump on the
Omani economy.
The Majlis Al Shura also approved the nancial declaration
by the members in response to the
proposal of Shura office, which is in
line with the Protection of Public
Funds and Avoidance of Conict of
Interests Law issued by the Royal
Decree No. 112/2011.
After detailed discussions, Shura
also approved the vision of the Economic and Financial Committee
on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal
Evasion with respect to Taxes on
Income between the Sultanate and
Estonia. It also approved the draft
amendments to the Trade Facilitation Convention, Trade-Related
Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights and the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding
System. -ONA
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respondents (38 per cent), followed by oil, gas and petrochemicals/energy (28 per cent).
Seeking employment
The most popular industry for
respondents, who are currently
seeking employment, across the
Middle East and North Africa
(MENA), are IT/electronics/telecommunications (9 per cent).
Conversely, the least popular
industries for job seekers are real
estate, charity, volunteering work,
management consulting and agriculture (all at 1 per cent).
According to respondents, industries with a propensity for
hiring fresh graduates include
government, civil services, utilities (28 per cent), banking, nance
(25 per cent) and military, defence, police and security services
(22 per cent).
Another major nding of the
survey is that only 27 per cent of
MENA respondents have changed
their industry in the last two
years. This was certainly the case
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REDUCED TO RUBBLE: People inspect a site hit by what residents said were airstrikes carried out by the Russian air force in the town of
Turmanin, in Idlib Governorate near the Syrian-Turkish border, on Monday. Reuters
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A D M I N I S T R AT I V E E X E R C I S E
NATIONAL VOTERS DAY CELEBRATIONS: President Pranab Mukherjee lighting the lamp at the sixth
National level function of National Voters Day (NVD), in New Delhi on Monday. Chief Election Commissioner, Nasim Zaidi and the Election Commissioner A.K. Joti are also seen. - PTI
President Pranabb
Mukherjee said
nations will not agree
on everything but the
challenge today is
existential because
terrorists seek to
undermine order by
rejecting the very
basis of strategic
stability which are
recognised borders
ADDRESS TO NATION: President Pranab Mukherjee addressing the nation on the eve of 67th Republic Day Celebration at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday. - PTI
Consensus building
In a delicate balancing act, he appeared to counsel the law makers
and the government that it was
their duty to ensure reforms and
enactment of progressive legislations for which a spirit of accommodation and consensus building
should be the preferred mode of
decision making.
For revitalising the forces of
growth, the president said there is
need for reforms and progressive
legislation.
It is the bounden duty of the
law makers to ensure that such
legislation is enacted after due
discussion and debate.
A spirit of accommodation, cooperation and consensus-building should be the preferred mode
of decision-making. Delays in
decision-making and implementation can only harm the process
of development, he said.
The presidents remarks assume signicance in the context
of the deadlock over the Constitution amendment bill on the Goods
and Services Tax (GST) following
Congress three main demands
which the government has refused to concede. - PTI
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PACT SIGNING CEREMONY: French President Francois Hollande speaks as Prime Minister Narendra
Modi looks on during India-France agreement signing ceremony at Hyderabad House in New Delhi
on Monday. - PTI
But Hollande and his host, Narendra Modi, both said further talks
were needed to nalise terms of
the government-to-government
deal, which the Indian prime minister had announced when he visited France last spring.
Decisive step
Hollande described the deal on
Rafale as a decisive step, adding:
There remain nancial issues
which will be sorted out in a couple of days.
Both leaders played up their
interest in cooperation in the
government-to-government talks
after commercial negotiations
with planemaker Dassault Aviation had collapsed.
The leaders agreed to scale
back the original plan for 126 Rafale planes to just 36 in yaway
condition, to meet the Indian Air
Forces urgent needs.
The ghter jet deal is part of
a $150 billion military overhaul
that India has launched, drawing
global arms makers into one of the
worlds biggest markets.
France is a special friend.
Eighteen years ago, France was
DENSE FOG
8 die due to
intense cold
in UP, Bengal
NEW DELHI: An intense cold
wave swept North India on Monday, claiming four lives while
dense fog engulfed the region
where Jammu experience its
coldest night in 70 years.
West Bengal has also reported
four deaths due to chill weather
conditions prevailing for the last
three days.
Four homeless persons succumbed to chilling cold in Purulia
district of West Bengal in the last
three days, SP Rakesh Kumar said.
In Uttar Pradesh, two people
died due to intense cold in Mahoba
district and as many were killed
in two separate fog- related incidents in Badaun and Saharanpur,
respectively, since Sunday.
Cold wave tightened its grip on
different parts of the state with
mercury slipping to 2.4 degrees
Celsius in Nazibabad.
Khemchand (55) of Kulphard
and Ajay (28) of Chandua village
in Mahoba died of severe cold, R.
P. Mishra, a doctor at the district
hospital said.
A 45-year-old man, Yusuf, was
on Monday killed and ve others were injured when two trucks
collided due to fog in Musajhag
area in Badaun, police said, adding the injured were admitted
to a hospital where their condition was stated to be stable. Sun
shone down on the national capital
where maximum was 18.7 degrees
Celsius after mercury in the morning dropped to 6.7 degrees Celsius
while 30 trains were cancelled and
75 delayed due to fog. However,
ight operations remained normal
at the Delhi Airport. - PTI
POLITICAL CRISIS
party, alleged that illegal and unlawful attempts have been made
by the Centre and Governor Jyoti
Prasad Rajkhowa to topple the Nabam Tuki government.
The Governors recommendation in the present case is to promote political interests of party in
power at the Centre, the Congress
petition nally settled by noted jurist Fali S. Nariman said.
The Congress has sought a direction for the Centre and the
Governor to furnish records pertaining to his recommendation for
Presidents Rule in the state.
There is absolutely no material justifying the action under
Article 356 of the Constitution
of India except the personal ipse
dixit (unsupported assertion) of
the Respondent No.2 (Rajkhowa)
who has abused the Office of the
Governor by acting as an agent
and the mouth piece of the Central
Government, it said. - PTI
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TERROR-HIT
UNIVERSITY IN
CHARSADDA
REOPENS
Students leave their
campus at Bacha Khan
University in Charsadda,
Pakistan on Monday,
where Taliban militants
killed 21 people last
Wednesday. At least 200
students gathered on the
grounds of the university on Monday after the
gates opened, shouting
slogans against both
the government and the
Taliban. You must protect
us! they shouted, while
also vowing to continue
their education despite
the threats. There were
to be no classes at the
university on Monday, as
administrators, students
and teachers met to review security needs in the
wake of the attack. Some
people arent going to the
university today as they
have serious concerns
about the incident and
their personal security
and that of the students,
a teacher at the university said, on condition of
anonymity. Reuters
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Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, top right, waves to fans during her victory homecoming parade in Manila, Philippines, on
Monday. Pia was crowned Miss Universe in December in a drama-lled show after the pageants host, comedian Steve Harvey,
misread his cue card and initially announced Miss Colombia as the winner before apologizing and saying Wurtzbach had won. - AFP
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Concern
voiced
over rising
radicalism
MANILA: Philippine government
and rebel peace negotiators both
expressed concern on Monday
over the spread of radical ideology
in the south of the nation, warning
it could reverse gains in the peace
negotiations.
They urged lawmakers to immediately pass a new autonomy law
in a region of southern Mindanao
to counter radicalism, especially
among young Muslims.
Rebels have been ghting for
self-determination in the south for
more than four decades.
Conict
The conict has killed more than
120,000 people, displaced two
million and stunted growth in
one of the poorest regions of the
country.
The ags have been raised, the
danger signals are already there,
said Miriam Coronel Ferrer, government chief negotiator with the
Moro Islamic Liberation Front
(MILF), the countrys largest
rebel group.
Chief rebel negotiator Mohagher Iqbal said his group was also
worried the delays in the passage
of the law could frustrate the rank
and le of the MILF.
Its a fact that there is rising
radicalism among the youth in
Mindanao, he said. Its there, the
videos are spreading and its very
hard to combat ideas. - Reuters
WAT C H D O G G R O U P
Myanmar
falls short
of releasing
prisoners
YANGON: Myanmar freed 101
political prisoners last week,
bringing the number of political
detainees released by President
Thein Sein to more than 1,200
since his semi-civilian government took power in 2011, a
watchdog group said on Monday.
Still, rights groups say, the
outgoing government has fallen
short of releasing all political
prisoners.
Protest
The government has released
all 101 political prisoners who
were supposed to be released
starting last week. Most of them
protested against the government, including the Letpadaung
copper mine, land grabs and
other cases, said Bo Kyi, joint
secretary of political prisoner
watchdog Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.
Thein Seins administration
had released 1,235 political prisoners since 2011, Bo Kyi said.
But 409 political prisoners
were still on trial and 84 remained behind bars.
Myanmars incarceration of
more than 2,000 journalists, activists, politicians and even comedians during decades of military rule was a key factor behind
Western sanctions. Fridays
release came just before a new
parliament dominated by Aung
San Suu Kyis National League
for Democracy sits for the rst
time on February 1. - Reuters
IN TROUBLED WATERS: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, head of the opposition
Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was ordered on Monday to appear in court to answer the charge of sedition, a move her supporters said was driven by politics. - AFP
Mirza Alamgir
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Search for missing Malaysia jet hits another snag with sonar detector lost
SYDNEY: Australian authorities
searching for a missing Malaysia Airlines passenger jet said on
Monday they had lost a deep-water
sonar detector being used to scour
a patch of the ocean oor where
the plane is believed to have gone
down almost two years ago.
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
disappeared with 239 people on
board during a ight from Kuala
Lumpur to Beijing in March 2014,
sparking one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history.
On Saturday, a piece of suspected plane wreckage was found off
the east coast of southern Thailand but aviation experts and Thai
officials said it was unlikely to belong to MH370.
A piece of the plane washed up
on the French island of Reunion in
the Indian Ocean in July 2015 but
no further trace has been found.
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MUSCAT: The National Committee for the Disabled Services held a
meeting yesterday under the chairmanship of Sheikh Amer bin Shuwain Al Hosni, minister of social affairs, labour and vocational training, who is also the chairman of the committee. The meeting reviewed
the agenda which included report of the programmes and services
offered to the disabled in the various regions of the Sultanate and the
comprehensive statistic report on the disabled for 1995. It also discussed the draft law of the disabled services in the Sultanate and a
proposal to translate the deaf language during televised news bulletin
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from Schengen over migration
Greece was the main
gateway to Europe
for more than a
million refugees
and migrants who
reached the European
Union last year
UP IN ARMS: Amnesty International activists hold a protest against the ongoing migrant crisis with a boat lled with mannequins wearing life vests outside the Maritime
Museum, on Monday in Amsterdam, Netherlands, during an informal meeting of EU Justice and Home Affairs ministers at the Maritime Museum. AFP
European refugee race to the bottom exposes 360,000 child migrants to risk
AMSTERDAM: A race
to the bottom on asylum
policy among European Union
countries is exposing more
than 360,000 child migrants to
greater risk of harm as the bloc
struggles to cope with a surge of
refugees, rights watchdogs said
on Monday.
European childrens agencies
issued the warning in a report
released in Amsterdam.
One of the main concerns is
that EU countries, from Sweden
to Britain, have implemented
measures limiting family
reunication rights that risked
separating children from their
parents after they had survived
perilous journeys.
It seems as if European
countries are in a contest to
win the title of least willing to
accept asylum seekers, said
the report from the European
Network of Ombudspersons for
Children, which represents 41
independent childrens rights
institutions in 34 European
countries.
Last year migrant ows to Europe reached their highest level
since World War II, with 1.2
million applying for asylum on
the continent. The proportion of
children rose from 26 percent in
2014 to 29 percent last year, the
report said.
Many were minors without
their parents. In Sweden alone,
35,000 unaccompanied children
requested asylum in 2015.
European leaders meeting in
the Netherlands, which holds
the rotating European Union
AT GREATER RISK OF HARM: A child sits on a chair in front of a refugee camp after crossing the Macedonian border into Serbia, in the
town of Presevo on Monday. European childrens agencies issued the warning in a report released in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where
the EUs interior ministers were meeting to discuss how to deal with the inux of people eeing war in Africa and Middle East. AFP
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SOUTH KOREA: A passenger ship, centre, navigates through the ice ow in the Han River in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday. A cold snap hit South Korea on Sunday with the temperature in Seoul falling to minus 18 degree Celsius. Reuters
OCCUPIED WEST BANK: A double rainbow spreads across the sky near the Occupied West Bank village of Al Auja in the Jordan Valley
on Sunday, following a storm. AFP
CHINA: Wei Yangkun, 2.5 years old, is carried by his mother as they
leave Beijing Railway Station for their hometown Xinyang of Henan
province, in Beijing, China, on Monday. Reuters
LEBANON: A girl walks past a snow-covered swimming pool in the town of Jezzine, southern Lebanon, on Monday. Reuters
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BEACHED WHALES
Two sperm whales lie on the sand after being washed ashore at Skegness beach in Skegness,
Britain on Monday. Four dead sperm whales washed up in Skegness on the weekend, local
media reported. Reuters
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EUROPEAN UNION
Brexit risk
to Northern
Ireland, says
Irish premier
LONDON: A British exit from the
European Union would create serious difficulties for Northern Ireland, Irish Prime Minister Enda
Kenny warned on Monday.
Ireland has more to lose than
other EU member if its larger
neighbour, a key trading partner,
votes to leave the union at a referendum due to be held by end-2017
and the Irish government has been
a vocal opponent of a British exit,
or Brexit.
Britains only land border with
the European Union is between
Northern Ireland and the Republic
and Irish proponents of Britains
EU membership have warned
that an exit could damage trade
to the province and iname political tensions if it leads to more
border controls.
Kenny, in London to meet British Prime Minister David Cameron, told a news conference the
referendum had become a critical
issue for Ireland but he believed
all Britains demands for revised
terms could be met.
From our perspective it would
create serious difficulties for
Northern Ireland and I dont want
to see that happening, Kenny
said. Reuters
Officials reported at
least 31 storm-related
deaths, including
traffic accidents and
heart attacks while
shovelling in the
capital Washington,
Delaware, Kentucky,
Maryland, New
Jersey, New York,
North Carolina,
Ohio, South Carolina,
Tennessee
and Virginia
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK:
Officials in Washington warned
residents on Monday that it would
take several more days for the city
to return to normal after a massive weekend blizzard dropped
more than two feet (60 cm) of
snow along the East Coast and left
31 people dead.
Wshingtonl, with federal government offices ordered shut on
Monday, schools in the district
and surrounding suburbs shuttered and the US House of Representatives cancelling all votes
until next week.
Washingtons mayor, Muriel Bowser, urged residents to
stay off the streets while crews
cleared snow from secondary
roadways,and highway shoulders.
We are now 36 hours into the
big digout, she told reporters,
adding that it will take several
days to nish the cleanup.Were
making a lot of progress.
Officials reported at least 31
storm-related deaths, including
traffic accidents and heart attacks while shovelling in Washington, DC, Delaware, Kentucky,
VIDEO
BADLY HIT: US Department of Sanitation workers use bulldozers to clear snow near Times Square in New York on Monday. AFP
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being a multi-billion-dollar
economic cost, Aon Beneld
said in a note.
The storm would likely
be rated as one of the top 15
winter storms in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic since
1900, it added.
It was too soon to calculate
insured losses, Aon Beneld
said, adding a similar storm
system in January 1996
caused an estimated economic loss of $4.6 billion and
insured loss of $920
million in current dollar
terms. Reuters
Bahrain court
sentences 57
to jail terms
DUBAI: A Bahraini court sentenced 57 men to 15-year jail terms
on Monday for rioting in a prison
outside the capital Manama last
March, the public prosecutors
office said.
Bahrains public prosecutor said
in a statement that the convicts
had unleashed acts of chaos, riots and rebellion inside (prison)
buildings.
Rioting
Charges in the prison riot included
damaging public property, attacking police, arson and resisting authorities. Reuters
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Brazil has reported 3,893 suspected cases of microcephaly, the
WHO said last Friday, over 30
times more than had been reported in any year since 2010.
The diseases rapid spread, to
Record hot
years caused
by man-made
warming
OSLO: A record-breaking string
of hot years since 2000 is almost
certainly a sign of man-made
global warming, with vanishingly
small chances that it was caused
by random, natural swings, a study
showed on Monday.
Last year was the hottest since
records began in the 19th century
in a trend that almost all scientists
blame on greenhouse gases from
burning of fossil fuels, stoking heat
waves, droughts, downpours and
rising sea levels.
Recent observed runs of record temperatures are extremely
unlikely to have occurred in the
absence of human-caused global
warming, a US-led team of experts wrote in the journal Scientic Reports.
Mosquito-borne
STUDY
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES: A specialist fumigates the Nueva Esperanza graveyard in the outskirts of Lima on January 15, 2016. The
virus has quickly spread across South America and the Caribbean in recent weeks. AFP Files
Temperature data
Written before 2015 temperature
data were released, it estimated
the chance of the record run - with
up to 13 of the 15 warmest years all
from 2000 to 2014 - was between
one in 770 and one in 10,000 if the
series were random with no human inuence.
Lead author Michael Mann, a
professor of meteorology at Pennsylvania State University, told
Reuters that the groups computer
simulations indicated those odds
including 2015 had widened to
between one in 1,250 and one in
13,000. Climate change is real, human-caused and no longer subtle were seeing it play out before our
eyes, he wrote in an e-mail. Natural variations include shifts in the
suns output or volcanic eruptions,
which dim sunlight. Reuters
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Times News Service
New classication
has widened the
number of SMEs as
the turnover cap is
higher in the new
classication, said an
official in SME sector
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MUSCAT: More companies will
benet from a new classication introduced for micro, small
and medium enterprises as it has
broadened the scope of the SME
sector, said a senior official.
The new classication has widened the number of SMEs as the
turnover cap is higher in the new
categorisation, Khalifa Al Abri,
chief executive officer of the Public Authority for SME Development (riyada), told Times of Oman.
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Iran to strike deals for cars,
planes with European firms
velop the country and create jobs.
Rouhani is in Rome Monday
through Wednesday to speak to
a business group. Hell hold talks
with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi
and meet Pope Francis on Tuesday
in the Vatican.
EUROPEAN TOUR: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, left, with Italian President Sergio Mattarella
at the Quirinale presidential palace in Rome, Italy, on Monday. He is expected to sign deals valued at
about 17 billion ($18.4 billion) of contracts with Italy. AFP
and may sign a deal with carmakers Peugeot Citroen and Renault,
according to state-run media.
Investments
The Islamic Republic is seeking
to reap the benets of its nuclear
agreement with world powers in
July, which paved the way to the
lifting of economic sanctions this
month. The step opens the door for
Iran to attract investments needed
Oil pipelines
Among the deals hes expected to
sign is a 5 billion contract with
Saipem to develop oil pipelines, La
Repubblica newspaper reported.
He travels to Paris on Wednesday
for a meeting with President Francois Hollande.
The agreement with Airbus
may include the double-decker
A380 superjumbo jet as well as
the A320 family of aircraft, Iran
Air chairman and managing director Farhad Parvaresh said in an interview. The rst of the 114 aircraft
intended for Iran Air are expected
to be delivered before March 21,
Mehr news agency reported, citing
Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi.
Iran Khodro, one of the countrys largest carmakers, reached
a preliminary agreement for a
500 million euro joint venture
with Peugeot Citroen, the Tasnim
news agency reported om Sunday,
citing an industry official it didnt
identify. Bloomberg News
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Kuwaits growth
expected to be
subdued at 2.5%
Non-oil activity is
expected to support
growth on account of
execution of various
infrastructure
development
projects awarded in
2014 and 2015, says
Markaz report
EQUITY INVESTMENT
Al Batinah Development
to invest in Omran hotel
Times News Service
MUSCAT: Al Batinah Development & Investment Holdings
board has decided to subscribe
to 5 per cent (equivalent to
OMR656,000) in the capital of
Destination Hotel Management
Company, a subsidiary of Oman
Tourism Development Company
Articial intelligence
Wang thinks the company can
leverage its expertise in articial
intelligence, data mapping and
Internet connectivity to excel in
autonomous driving technology.
Getting China into that game is a
priority for Chinese President Xi
Jinping, who sees digital technology as an opportunity for Chinese
manufactures to become more innovative. At a global Internet forum last month, Xi made the point
of visiting Baidus stand, where he
listened to Baidu CEO Li discuss
autonomous car development.
It may take time for Chinese
rms to scale up in this business,
says an analyst with Minzu Secu-
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Current weakness
Investing dollars in rupees will
earn 0.2 per cent by the end of
June, according to forecasts of 32
strategists. Thats the best spot return among 10 Asian currencies.
The rupee should outperform
other currencies in Asia this year
in terms of returns, said Roy Teo,
a senior foreign- exchange strategist at ABN Amro Bank in Singapore. The current weakness is
due to risk aversion and once the
sentiment improves, markets will
look at Indias improving economic fundamentals and the rupee
should recover back to 67 levels.
While foreign funds have pulled
money from local debt in January,
their outstanding holdings more
than doubled since August 2013 to
Rs3.45 trillion ($51.1 billion). Stock
holdings have risen 19 per cent to
$164 billion. - Bloomberg News
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INDICES
Index .................................................High .................Low..................... Value ............... Prev . Value.......... Diff ...............Diff %
MSM30 Index ....................................... 4,968.87 ...............4,941.75 ................... 4,965.81 ................... 4,941.75................. 24.06 ...................0.49
Financial Index ..................................... 5,911.69 .............. 5,872.69 ................... 5,900.72 ...................5,872.69................. 28.03 ...................0.48
Industrial Index ................................... 6,463.58 .............. 6,435.84 ................... 6,435.84 ...................6,463.58................ -27.74 .................. -0.43
Services Index ......................................2,850.20 .............. 2,829.95 ...................2,848.48 ...................2,829.95..................18.53 ................... 0.65
MSM SHARIAH INDEX.......................807.09 ..................804.35 .......................806.19 ......................804.35.................... 1.84 ...................0.23
Trading Summary
Volume ................Turnover ..........Trades .............. Market Cap............. Up............Down ............. Equal .........Sec. Traded
19,468,413 ..................4,844,708 .....................877 ...............15,284,420,015 ................ 21 ......................11 .................... 15 .........................47
MSM index
ends higher
ISIN ......................................SECURITY NAME ..................................................................VOLUME..... TURNOVER............TRADES ......OPEN PRICE......HIGH ............. LOW ........ CLOSE PR. ...PREV. CLOSE...DIFF (RO).........DIFF % .............LAST PR.....LAST BID .............LAST OFFER ........MARKET CAP.PAR VALUE
OM0000005005 ...........ALMAHA CERAMICS ..................................................49,559 .............16,949........................5 ........... 0.342 ...........0.342 ...........0.342........... 0.342 .............0.340 ........... 0.002............. 0.588 ................0.342..............0.342...................0.348 .................. 17,955,000 .........0.100
OM0000004925 ...........AL BATINAH POWER................................................ 2,081,427 ......393,602..................... 45 ............0.188 ........... 0.192 ...........0.188 ........... 0.189 ............. 0.188.............0.001 ............. 0.532 ................0.192 .............. 0.191...................0.192.................. 127,553,724 ........0.100
OM0000002796 ...........BANK MUSCAT ............................................................ 1,329,062 ...... 542,781..................... 55 ........... 0.408 ........... 0.410 ...........0.404 .......... 0.408 .............0.406 ........... 0.002............. 0.493 ................0.406..............0.406...................0.408 .................935,063,620 .......0.100
OM0000002226 ...........AL JAZEERA SERVICES ............................................ 51,499 .............11,845.....................20 ........... 0.230 ...........0.230 ...........0.230........... 0.230 .............0.229 ............0.001 ............. 0.437 ................0.230..............0.230...................0.240 ..................14,076,983 .........0.100
OM0000001145 ............PORT SERVICES CORPORATION ........................ 50,000 ............... 5,750........................3 ............0.115 ........... 0.115............ 0.115 ............0.115 ............. 0.115 ............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.115 ...............0.115...................0.126...................10,929,600 .........0.100
OM0000001160 ............NATIONAL GAS ...............................................................5,000 ...............1,484........................3 ........... 0.300...........0.300 ...........0.296........... 0.294 .............0.294 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.296..............0.294...................0.296 ..................14,700,000 .........0.100
OM0000001418 ............RAYSUT CEMENT ........................................................33,826 ............32,202........................9 ........... 0.952 ...........0.952 ...........0.952........... 0.952 .............0.952 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.952..............0.948...................0.952................. 190,400,000 .......0.100
OM0000001483............NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN .................................. 54,000 .............11,905........................7 ........... 0.220........... 0.221 ...........0.220 .......... 0.220 .............0.220 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.220 .............0.210...................0.220 .................294,956,255 .......0.100
OM0000001533 ............OMINVEST ........................................................................ 8,999 ...............4,050........................1 ........... 0.450 ...........0.450 ...........0.450........... 0.450 .............0.450 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.450..............0.450...................0.470..................248,787,739 ........0.100
OM0000001962............AL MADINA INVESTMENT .....................................19,000 .................. 950........................4 ........... 0.050 ...........0.050 ...........0.050........... 0.050 .............0.050 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.050..............0.049...................0.050 .................. 10,357,569 .........0.100
OM0000002804 ...........ASAFFA FOODS .....................................................................34 .....................29........................1 ........... 0.844 ...........0.844 ...........0.844 .......... 0.860 .............0.860 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.844............. 0.000...................0.856................. 103,200,000 .......0.100
OM0000003125 ............GLOBAL FINANCIAL INVESTMENT ................. 20,000 .............. 2,040........................3 ............0.102 ........... 0.102 ...........0.102........... 0.102 .............0.102 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.102..............0.100...................0.103...................20,400,000 ........0.100
OM0000003398 ...........BANK SOHAR................................................................ 189,059............ 23,632........................7 ............0.125 ........... 0.125 ...........0.125 ............0.125 ............. 0.125............ 0.000.............0.000 ................0.125 ..............0.126...................0.127..................180,180,000........0.100
OM0000003521 ............GALFAR ENGINEERING AND CON. .................. 275,602 ............14,310......................15 ........... 0.052 ........... 0.053 ...........0.051 ........... 0.052 .............0.052 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.052..............0.052...................0.053...................15,078,993 .........0.100
OM0000004248 ...........SMN POWER HOLDING .......................................... 935,000 .........691,900..................... 26 ............0.740 ........... 0.740 ...........0.740........... 0.740 .............0.740 ........... 0.000.............0.000 ................0.740............. 0.000...................0.740..................147,730,344 ........0.100
OM0000002275 ...........SHELL OMAN MARKETING ................................... 32,613 ............ 64,085........................6 ............1.965 ........... 1.965 ...........1.965 ............1.965 .............1.970............-0.005 ........... -0.254 ...............1.965 ..............1.800...................1.965 ..................186,675,000........0.100
OM0000001525 ............OMAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCE.............. 497,584 ........... 83,603.....................40 ............0.173 ........... 0.174 ...........0.165 ............0.168 ............. 0.169............-0.001 ........... -0.592 ...............0.166 ..............0.166...................0.169...................33,600,000.........0.100
OM0000003141 ............ACWA POWER BARKA ...............................................12,825 ...............8,362........................1 ........... 0.652 ........... 0.652 ...........0.652........... 0.652 .............0.660 ...........-0.008 ............-1.212................0.652..............0.594...................0.652................. 104,320,000 .......0.100
OM0000002028 ...........GULF INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS ............. 64,049 .............16,466..................... 10 ............0.261 ........... 0.261 ...........0.256........... 0.257 .............0.262 ...........-0.005 ........... -1.908 ...............0.256..............0.257...................0.260 ................... 5,397,000 ..........0.100
OM0000001319 ............NATIONAL ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS .................8,400 ............... 1,724........................4 ........... 0.206...........0.206 ...........0.205........... 0.205 .............0.209 ...........-0.004 ............-1.914................0.205..............0.201...................0.205 ................... 6,882,147 ..........0.100
OM0000003661 ............VOLTAMP ENERGY .....................................................99,803 ............ 40,919......................14 ............0.410 ........... 0.410 ...........0.400 .......... 0.410 .............0.420 ...........-0.010 ........... -2.381 ...............0.410 ..............0.410...................0.416...................24,805,000 ........0.100
OM0000002366 ...........AL BATINAH DEV. INV. HOLDING ....................... 42,200 ...............2,985........................7 ........... 0.073 ........... 0.073 ...........0.070............0.071 .............0.073 ...........-0.002 ........... -2.740 ...............0.070..............0.066...................0.070....................2,130,000 ..........0.100
OM0000001707 ............OMAN CABLES INDUSTRY...................................... 91,566 .......... 140,749......................15 ............1.550 ........... 1.550 ...........1.500............1.535 .............1.600 ...........-0.065 ........... -4.063 ...............1.500..............1.440...................1.500..................137,689,500 ........0.100
.............................................SUM: .................................................................................. 16,544,247.....4,529,304 ..............723 .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................................... TRADED SEC. ......37........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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SHRINKING CITY: The Suncor tar sands processing plant near the
Athabasca River at their mining operations near Fort McMurray,
Alberta, in this le photo taken September 17, 2014. Reuters
HEN Federal
Reserve officials
started a rate-hiking
cycle last month, they hoped
their widely telegraphed policy
action would neither derail the
recovery nor overly destabilise
nancial markets.
The Fed lifts off
As hard as it was for the officials
to gauge exactly the extent of
the nancial markets dependence on Fed support, they
couldnt have also anticipated
that a series of uncharacteristic
policy mistakes by China, along
with another steep drop in oil
prices, would throw off
market sentiment.
This week, the Federal Open
Market Committee (FOMC),
the Feds top policy-making
venue, will meet as markets are
undergoing a transition in both
volatility and liquidity, which
has accentuated the unusual uncertainty besetting the
global economy. Here are four
indications of what Fed officials
are likely to do and not do:
"1#&&().,*.#.-
basis-point interest rate hike of
December. Further tightening
would risk fueling the volatility
in markets. Moreover, liquidity conditions already have
tightened as a result of recent
market developments. As a result, the Fed will wish to avoid
aggravating the risk of market
instability contaminating economic fundamentals.
"1#&&().,0,-
course and cut interest rates.
There is no compelling evidence of a material weakening
in the US economic outlook,
at least for now. Fed officials
would worry, correctly, that
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there are many exciting and engaging events visitors look forward
to at the Toyota zones. This year,
Toyota is presenting its fans with
some of the nest models set to
make a lasting place in their hearts
and minds, he remarked.
At the Toyota Zones, visitors can
view the latest Toyota models like
the Hilux, Avalon, Land Cruiser, Corolla, Camry (at the Naseem Garden
venue) and the Yaris HB, RAV4, FJ
Cruiser (at the Al Amerat venue).
On being informed about Toyotas participation at this years
Muscat Festival, a Toyota customer remarked, My family already
knows this! They are impatiently
waiting to visit the Toyota zones!
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rocked by corruption
the rst qualier to reach the last
eight in Australia since Mexicos
Angelica Gavaldon in 1990.
allegations on its
opening day, and a
week later, integrity
fears returned as a
former Australian
professional player
pleaded guilty to
match-xing at
a Sydney court
Elated Zhang
I want to say bad luck to Madison
for her injury. But Im very lucky
today, an elated Zhang told the
crowd after tossing her racquet in
the air in jubilation. I think one
week ago people were thinking 15
times rst round and that I would
be going back to China.
After the stress of Nigel Sears
collapse at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday, Murray returned to the same
venue to ease past world number 17
Tomic 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(4) and will battle hyper-t Spaniard David Ferrer
for a spot in the seminals.
Murrays Sydney-born compatriot Konta, granted British
citizenship in 2012, continued
her superb run, overhauling last
years seminalist Ekaterina Makarova 4-6, 6-4, 8-6 in a match
lasting three hours and four minutes. Those four minutes count!
Konta said.
Twice champion and 14th seed
Victoria Azarenka continued her
ominous advance, beating Czech
Barbora Strycova 6-2, 6-4.
Azarenka next plays German
seventh seed Angelique Kerber
who she thrashed in the Brisbane
International nal.
Kerber reached her rst Melbourne Park quarternal with a
6-4, 6-0 win over fellow German
Annika Beck. Eighth-seeeded Ferrer booked his sixth quarternal,
thrashing American John Isner
6-4, 6-4, 7-5. - Reuters
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M. Guptill c Riaz b Irfan
11
T. Latham c S. Ahmed b Amir
11
K. Williamson b Anwar Ali
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H. Nicholls b Anwar Ali
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G. Elliott b Anwar Ali
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C. Anderson c S. Ahmed b Amir
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L. Ronchi c S. Ahmed b Amir
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M. Santner c S. Ahmed b Irfan
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M. Henry not out
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31
T. Boult not out
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Total (for 8 wickets, 50 overs)
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Fall of wickets: 1-23, 2-25, 3-70, 4-70,
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Bowling: M. Irfan 10-0-43-2 (w-1), M.
Amir 8.1-0-28-3 (w-3), Anwar Ali 9.5-0-663 (w-3), W. Riaz 10-0-67-0 (w-3), I. Wasim
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A. Shehzad c Williamson b Elliott
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M. Hafeez c Nicholls b Williamson
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B. Azam c Nicholls b Anderson
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S. Maqsood c sub b Elliott
10
S. Ahmed c Anderson b Boult
30
I. Wasim c Ronchi b Santner
1
Anwar Ali c Latham b Boult
16
W. Riaz not out
5
M. Amir b Boult
0
M. Irfan b Boult
0
Extras (lb-2, w-10)
12
Total (all out, 46 overs)
210
Fall of wickets: 1-33, 2-37, 3-118, 4-142,
5-168, 6-170, 7-205, 8-206, 9-210, 10-210
Bowling: M. Henry 8-0-43-0 (w-4), T.
Boult 9-1-40-4 (w-3), G. Elliott 10-1-43-3
(w-2), C. Anderson 9-1-35-1 (w-1), M.
Santner 8-0-36-1, K. Williamson 2-0-11-1
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Derek Walker
TV umpire: Bruce Oxenford
Match referee: David Boon
3-28 but had to leave the eld injured after bowling the rst delivery of his ninth over. Anwar
took 3-66.
The second match of the series will be played in Napier on
Thursday. - Reuters
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MUSCAT: Rising Omani talent Shihab Al Habsi emerged the
champion in the Mini Max category while young Sanad Al Rawahi
took the top honours in the DD2
Class at the 2016 Dubai O-Plate
championship at the Dubai Kartdrome during the last weekend.
Shihab Al Habsi, who is being
groomed by Omani motorsport
legend Hamed Al Wahaibi, raced
like a champion to win a thrilling
SPLENDID DISPLAY: Omans Shihab Al Habsi, centre, celebrates on the podium after winning the Mini
Max title at the 2016 Dubai O-Plate championship at the Dubai Kartdrome. Supplied photo
his father Ahmed said: Its denitely a great performance by Shihab, especially when you consider
how he started in the heats.
Its a new championship for
him and its a different category
too. The rules are new to him. So
he didnt excel in the heats. But in
the pre-nal and nal he did great.
In both races, he started in the
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CSA chief executive officer Haroon Lorgat told a news conference. There is no doubt that Mr
Bodis actions have threatened
the integrity and image of the
game that we love and he must be
handed a strong punishment. We
have had many discussions with
Mr Bodi and he accepts the folly
of his actions. We are fortunate in
this instance that several players
rejected his approaches.
Cricket has been hit by several
separate incidents of match-xing in recent years.
Bodi, who was born in India
and moved to South Africa as a
teenager, played two One-day Internationals and one Twenty20
match for the national side in
2007. - Reuters
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ISM B win
Another U-13 Junior League
match saw ISM B beat MCCC B by
GCC lose
GCC lost to SLSM by 22 runs in
another U-13 match at the Municipality ground.
Batting rst, SLSM scored 169
for 4 of 20 overs. Devin Geemeth
top scored with 46.
In response, GCC scored 147 for
4 in 20 overs. Rayyan top scored
with 52 in vain.
Brief scores: SLSM 169 for 4 in
20 overs (Devin Geemeth 46) beat
GCC 147 for 4 in 20 overs (Rayyan 52).
Points: SLSM 2; GCC 0.
SAILING
Omanis impress
in Al Mussanah
Performance levels in the Optimist class
were markedly higher than in previous
years with one of the favourites Lucas
Vidella from Argentina sweeping
to a resounding overall victory
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SHAMI KEBABS
Ingredients
6 puff pastry sheets (readymade)
1tsp butter
2 boiled eggs
6 tbsp of grated cheddar cheese
or mozzarella cheese
1 tbsp of tomato ketchup
or mayonnaise
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 180 C.
Take one pastry square sheet and grease it
with little butter.
Take the boiled eggs and gently cut them
into tiny pieces.
Mix the eggs with the mozzarella and 1tbsp of
tomato ketchup (optional) or mayonnaise
in a mixing bowl.
Now stuff this mixture into
the pastry sheet and close
them forming a triangle.
Repeat this for all the six pastry sheets.
Now place these stuffed triangle pastry sheets
in the preheated oven and bake them at
180 C for 20 minutes.
Make sure that that they are not over done, so
keep checking on them.
The moment they are golden, turn off the oven
and serve hot
with sauce of your choice.
Ingredients
3tbsp ghee
1/2 tsp caraway seed (shahi jeera) powder
1/2 inch pinch, chopped ginger
2 cloves, garlic chopped
2 dried red chillies broken
250g mutton mince (keema)
1tbsp split Bengal gram (chana dal) soaked for 1/2 hour
Salt to taste
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
1/4 cup fresh coriander leaves
1/2 cup deep fried onions
2 tsp lemon juice
1 egg
Preparation
Heat 2tbsp ghee in a non-stick pan. Add caraway seeds,
ginger, garlic, red chillies, minced meat, and drained
chana dal. Mix well and saut for 2 minutes.
Add salt and mix well. Cover and cook on medium heat
till the moisture dries up and the dal is cooked. Add mint
leaves, coriander leaves, and fried onion and mix well.
Break the egg in a bowl and whisk it well.
Add lemon juice and grind to a coarse paste. Heat the
remaining ghee on a non-stick pan.
Divide mutton mixture into 8 equal portions and shape
them into at kebabs.
Dip each kebab in whisked egg and place it on the pan.
Shallow-fry, turning the side once, for 3-4 minutes or till both
the sides are evenly cooked. Serve hot with mint chutney.
Ingredients
4 medium potatoes, sliced into 1/4 inch slices
1 onion, sliced into rings
Salt and pepper to taste
3 tbsp butter
3 tbsp all-purpose our
2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
4 tomato slices
Preparation
Preheat oven to 200 degrees C.
Butter a 1 quarter of a casserole dish.
Layer 1/2 of the sliced potatoes into the bottom of
the prepared casserole dish. Top with onion
slices, and add the remaining potatoes. Season
with salt and pepper to taste.
In a medium-size saucepan, melt butter over
medium heat. Mix in the our and salt, and stir
constantly with a whisk for one minute.
Stir in milk.
Cook until mixture has thickened. Stir in cheese
all at once, and continue stirring until it melts for
about 30 to 60 seconds.
Pour cheese over the potatoes, top with tomato
slices and sprinkle some parsley as a garnish.
Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
Bake 1 1/2 hours in the preheated oven.
Serve hot.
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11:30 PM
Airlift (2D) (Drama | History | Thriller) (12+)
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3:00 PM
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Cast: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter
3:15, 5:15, 9:30, 11:30PM
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Cast: Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans
5:00, 11:45PM
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Cast: Chlo Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson
3:00, 6:00, 9:45PM
Rajini Murugan 2D (Comedy) (PG)
Cast: Shivakarthekeyen, Keerthi Suresh
8:00PM
Airlift 2D (Drama, History, Thriller) (12+)
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3:30, 7:00, 11:00PM
2 Countries 2D (Comedy) (PG12)
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6:45PM
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15:00
15:00
15:00
05:30
05:30
05:30
Maximum
Daily
Daily
Daily
Sur
Quriyat
Ruwi
06:45
08:30
10:00
06:30
06:30
08:00
13:00
13:00
16.00
16.00
07:00
07:00
13:30
13:00
13:00
13:00
17:00
Sohar
Buraimi
Buraimi
Sohar
Buraimi
Sohar
Buraimi
08:50
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11:00
Daily
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15:45
Daily
17:40
Daily
18.35
Daily
20:20
Daily
Sinaw
Nizwa
Yanqul
20:50
Daily
Nizwa
Al Araqi
27
17
Minimum
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RELATIVE HUMIDITY
60-80%
07:00
Ruwi
10:25
Daily
08:40
11:00
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
08:55
Daily
11:40
Daily
20:20 Daily via Ibri
14:55
Daily
17:40
Daily
19:20
Daily
22:15
Daily
06:00
06:00
Nizwa
Ruwi
10:20
12:30
Daily
Daily
15:40
15:40
Nizwa
Ruwi
17:55
20:20
Daily
Daily
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Sur
Daily
Daily
Fahud
Yibal
Salalah
Marmul
Salalah
Salalah
20:00
20:30
23:30
07:40
Daily
Daily
Marmul
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Dubai
16:50
Daily
Sohar
Dubai
Sohar
Dubai
Sohar
Dubai
Daily
Daily
12:30
12:30
Fahud
Ruwi
13:15
17:30
Daily
Daily
07:00
10:00
10:00
19:00
Ruwi
Marmul
Ruwi
Ruwi
19:50
13:15
22:30
07:30
07:00
06:00
Marmul
16:30
Daily
15:00
Salalah
Daily
07:00
Daily
10:50
13:40
16:15
19:10
18:45
21:35
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Thur-Fri
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Daily
Daily
Daily
Wed,Thur
Wed,Thur
Daily
Daily
07:30
07:30
13:00
13:00
15:30
15:30
Sohar
Ruwi
Sohar
Ruwi
Sohar
Ruwi
07:00
07:00
07:00
16:00
16.00
16.00
Fujairah
Sharjah
Dubai
11.45
13.30
14.00
Daily
Daily
Daily
Sharjah
Fujairah
Ruwi
16:30
18.15
23.00
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
10:45
19:00
Ruwi
Ruwi
06:00
14:30
10:30
11:15
Sohar
Ruwi
Ruwi
Sohar
Ruwi
Sohar
Ruwi
Daily
Daily
Daily
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18:00
19:30
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Cast: Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Zoey Deutch
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Cast: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter
10:45AM, 2:00, 6:50, 9:15 & 11:45PM
The Boy (2D) (15+) (Horror, Thriller)
Cast: Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans
5:10, 11:55PM
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Cast: Chloe Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson
12:30, 2:40, 7:05PM
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Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell
6:05PM
Airlift (2D) (12+) (Drama, History, and Thriller)
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur
11:30AM, 2:45 ,9:15 & 11:15PM
2 Countries (2D) (PG12) (Malayalam)
Cast: Dilip, Mamta Mohandas
8:50PM
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24 698 660
24640100
24 603533
24 696782
24 699815
24 600 982/411
24681 800
24835000
24684500
2469 1050
24 696 944/7
24603642
24693727
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24 692418
24 697664
24 691490
24 699628
Lebanon
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24698329/643
24696152/3
24696177
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24600815
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24702542
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24787766
24421691
24485740
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23291635
HOSPITALS
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Centre
24485052
Atlas Hospital
Ruwi
24811743/
Ghubra
24504000
Al Musafir Specialised
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24706453
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Ruwi
24563641
Azaiba
24499269
Sohar
2683006
Al Raffah Hospital
24618900/1/2
Al Massaraat Clinic &
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24566435
Al Makook Medical
Coordinance Centre
24499434
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Hamriya
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24707549
Badr Al Samaa Polyclinic,
Ruwi
24799760/1/2
Capital Clinic, Seeb
24420740
Ceregem National Raak 24485633
Dr Harubs Clinic
24563217
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24565802
Emirates Medical Centre 24604540
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24799077
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24478818
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LIFESTYLE
RECIPE
SUPER-EASY
DOUGHNUTS
IN THE NEWS
Going Doughnuts
zDunkin Donuts
City Centre, Muscat
+968 2481 3768.
zTim Hortons
Muscat Grand Mall
+968 2470 1438
zCaramel
Bakery & Sweets
Bait Mulhim Al Safah
Street, near Chedi Hotel
+968 2449 6241
zReexion
de Paris Cafe
Qurum
+968 2456 6480
Preparation
Stir the vinegar into the
milk, and let stand for a
few minutes until thick.
In a medium bowl , cream
together the shortening
and sugar until smooth.
Beat in the egg and vanilla
until well blended. Sift
together the our, baking
soda, and salt; stir into the
sugar mixture alternating with the vinegar and
milk. Roll dough out on
a oured surface to 1/3
inch thickness. Cut into
doughnuts using a doughnut cutter. Let stand for
about 10 minutes.
Heat oil in a large deep
skillet to 190 degrees C.
Fry doughnuts in the hot
oil until golden, turning
over once. Drain on paper
towels. Dust with confectioners sugar while they
are still warm, and serve
immediately.
Courtesy: Allrecipes.com
Photography: Supplied
The Delights
of Doughnuts
Ingredients
2 tablespoons white
vinegar
3/8 cup milk
2 tablespoons shortening
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
extract
2 cups sifted all-purpose
our
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 quart oil for deep frying
1/2 cup confectioners
sugar for dusting
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RUWI :
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1 B/RM WITH 2 bathrooms,
SPLIT A/C, BUILT IN
ARDROBRE, PRIVARE
TERRACE.
CONTACT - 99278002
High quality
Warehouses
for rent at Mizfa
550 sqm to
3400 sqm.
Contact
96046951 / 99332291
Flats for rent 2BHK, 1 BHK with
AC new building at Wadi Al Kabir
behind Muscat Bakery.
Contact: 92103604
Flats shops & store for rent in Ruwi
MBD Honda road.
Contact: 92433127 / 97293708
Single bedroom at behind
German Embassy near to Al Nahdha Hospital and single bedroom
at near to Indian School
Al Ghubrah. Contact: 99203954
2 bedrooms, kitchen, toilet, car
park R.O 220/- & 1 bedroom,
kitchen, toilet R.O 140 in
Al Khuwair. Contact: 95154331
Flats available for rent at Al
Ghubra. Contact 99876576 &
93656672
2BHK new bldg for families
Al Khuwair 17/2. Contact: 91403136
Flat for rent (Walja) Ruwi 2 rooms,
2 toilets & kitchen for enquiry.
Contact: 95464608 or 95464607
2 bedroom centrally air
conditioned at in CBD, Central
Bank area. Contact: 24714625 /
99053493
2 BHK near Khamis shoes Honda
road Junction. Contact: 99737562
One ats for rent 2 bedroom
all with bath al Ghobrah north near
Indian school (hot burger restaurant) Tel. 9976610
Contact No:
96177505
Flats for rent in Wadi Kabir.
Contact: 99376454
STORE
FOR RENT
FOR RENT
2BHK,
3 washroom Flat with
Split Air Conditioners Near Lulu Darsait
CONTACT :
93202733
Flats in Muttrah.
Contact - 94051789-97201688
FOR HIRE
MV SALE
Rav4 ,2015,38000 km No.2 O.R
8200. Contact : 96474787
Hummer H2 model 2006, 178000
km, Full options Number 1 Army
edition.OMR 7200. Contact
-99466773
Chaverlet Epica 2004 model
RO -700, for sale. Contact 92194205
BMW 318/ 2003 for sale.
Contact 96364990
BUYING
Buying cars for cash.
Contact: 90202090
FOR SALE
BUILDING
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
MUMTAZ AREA
(NEAR RUWI HOTEL)
CONTACT - 99353931
Household items & furniture in
excellent condition for sale. Indian
expat leaving for good.
Contact Ravi : 93380408
Beauty Salon for urgent sale in
Azaiba prime location behind
Al Fardan building. With sponsor
and 1 staff and 1 ready visa clearance. Call: 95318629 / 95169411
WANTED
ACC. AVAILABLE
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SITUATION
SITUATION WANTED
VACANT
URGENTLY REQUIRED
Qualified & experienced
male B.SC holder
CIVIL ENGINEER
With 10 -15 years experience
for a Muscat based well known
construction company.
Email:
alfayafy@outlook.com
Fax: 24479675
REQUIRED
FIBER OPTIC
PROJECTS
MANAGER,
should have GCC
experience 5-10 years
Contact -91262604
Email: chillapalli76@gmail.com
Well reputed
Marble Company looking for
3 SALESMEN
Requires minimum 3 years experience
and valid Omani driving license.
Email: retailtrading01@gmail.com
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Located at
Al Rusayl Industrial.
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SITUATION VACANT
(Omani Candidates only)
Required Store Keeper
to manage an office store
in Ghala
Minimum 5 years
experience handling stores
with working knowledge
of English
DRIVER
Required Full Time Light Driver
for an Omani Family. Indian or
Philippine national are preferred.
Send SMS only to 97711577
Reputed Construction Company
require experienced light Vehicle
Driver. Contact 95526871
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ENGINEER/TECH/MECH
BEAUTY
Beauty expert required to work
in Salon in Al Amerat.
Contact : 93336061
CATERING
Chinese / Arab/ Grill, cooks.
Contact: 95529970
Wanted experienced English
speaking Continental Cook
for reputed house in Qurum.
Contact 99466062
DESIGNER
FASHION DESIGNER specializing
in western attire and traditional
wear required for a Boutique in
Capital area. Female candidates
with 4 to 5 years experience in
GCC are advised to revert at
9321 8210 or jiby@mpesllc.com
DOMESTIC HELP
Housemaid required for Keralite
family. Contact 95405033
Looking for housemaid urgently
clearance available good salary
yearly ticket. TEL 24446920 /
99238121,
mail: ravi.ztc@omzest.com
DRIVER
Wanted Driver. Contact:
91025698
MEDICAL
Require LAB TECHNICIAN ,The
desired candidate must be a graduate/diploma in Civil Engineering
with minimum experience of 3 to
5 years as Lab Technician having
Experience of testing construction materials on Building/ Road
projects. Send your CV to:
rakesh@uniqueom.com.
Required X RAY Technician, Lab
Technician, General Practitioner,
Gynecology, Staff Nurses.
Contact: 95133572
Email: kunoozghala@gmail.com
Wanted GP Doctor with MOH
license, job location in Muscat
with good salary and benets.
Drop your cv at
0careerhr1972@gmail.com.
Wanted B- Pharmacist (female)
for a pharmacy in Sohar.
Contact : 99767605
Wanted Manager and Doctor for
25 year old well running clinic in
Amerat. Tel 99024340
E mail drtkjoseph50@ gmail.com
Orthopedician, Nurses,
Physiotherapist, Asst. Pharmacist,
Gynecologists to work in a clinic
at sur. M/F, any nationality with
MOH license or prometric pass
60% and above can apply to
rcsphysiotherapy@gmail.com
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MEDICAL
SALES / MARKETING
MISCELLANEOUS
Photographer lady with experience in Photoshop and editing
video. Visa available. #92073780
Urgently required for a reputed
company in Oman (Tyre, Battery
& Lubricant division) Sr. Executives/Executive-5 nos (Sohar,
Nizwa & Muscat), Techno Commercial Professional-5nos, Driver
(Omani)-1no. Required minimum
3-5 yrs experience in the same
eld with market exposure holding valid Omani driving license
or GCC. Kindly fwd your CVs to
ashwin@taasintl.org
Contact: (+968)93891700
Sales Ladies wanted for Ladies
Boutique. Age: 20-35 yrs. Al
Khoudh. Call -91159905 Send CV
to sameer916@hotmail.com
SALES / MARKETING
Salesman require for building
material with driving license &
10 years working experience.
Fax your C.V 24833043.
(Mustafa Hardware Store)
SKILLED LABOR
Immediate Requirements for experienced Tailors (Designer wears,
casual clothing). Please call for
interview 99471085
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Senior Management
Executive
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experience in Retail,
Distribution, FMCG &
Electronics across GCC markets
seeks GM / VP / Vertical Head
position for Group Companies
Management and P&L deliveries.
ADMIN
Indian female, M.Tech electronics 6.5 IELTS experience as VLSI /
Electronics project trainer & institute
administration currently in family
visa. Contact: 90195131 /24551290
Email: chinj.89@gmail.com
Indian female Graduate 7 years as
Secretary Office Assistant Admin
seeks placement.
Contact: 99073789
Indian female PGDHRM MSW having 5+ experience in HR Assistant
Administration customer support
good computer skill DOA, CIT Tally
now on family visit visa looking for
suitable position. Contact: 95352527
Indian female 25 years Graduates
in BBM (HR) currently on visit visa
looking for suitable job.
Contact: 92065248
Email: bibinnj47@gmail.com
young Omani male have experience 12 years as P.R.O , Clerk helper
supervisor Admin supervisor , H.R
Manager have diploma in H.S.E, IT
and P.D.O license looking for H.R
position or P.R.O license . Looking
for H.R position or P.R.O part time
or full time. Contact: 95933288
Indian having more than 10
years experience (7 years in UAE)
as project secretary, document
controller, site administrator, site
store keeper on visit seek suitable
placement. Contact 92196001
14 years of Gulf experience in HR/
Admin & logistics uent in Arabic
& English with D/L looking for
suitable position, NOC available.
Contact: 95824598
Indian male MBA- UK 18 yrs Gulf
exp in Administration/ HR & Public
relationship. Fluent in Arabic/
English with D/L. Looking for suitable position. Contact - 99897280
Filipino male with 13 years HR and
Administration managerial experience. MBA & CIPD holder. Currently
looking for job in Oman. Interested
employer pls call 97728418.
Indian Female, MBA-HR having
8+ experience in Administration/
HR, Customer Support, Office
Coordinator with good Computer
skill, Now on Visit Visa,looking for
suitable position.
Contact: 90196235
Indian female 27 yrs with 5 yrs
HR /Admin experience seeking
suitable placement with valid
Oman driving license.
Contact: 98236033
Indian female, Masters in HR,
having 4 + years Oman experience
in media management and HR,
looking for openings in HR, Education, Admin, Corporate communications. Contact 98252030
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Experienced Light Duty Driver,
Fluent in English, Arabic Well
knowledge of Oman Areas
Seeking Suitable placement
Contact 97950869
Looking for driver job with own
car, education, B.A, can speak
English, Arabic, Urdu & Hindi.
Contact: 96728056 / 98031620
Light driver looking for job experience in Oman 6 years & K.S.A 5
years education H.S.C.
Contact: 93940319
Omani male need driver job for
part time. Contact: 92296607
Light duty driver experience
4 years suitable job. Can speak
English, Arabic & Hindi.
Contact: 98393692
Driver with car looking for job or
part time. Contact: 96023492
Light driver need job knows
English, Hindi & Arabic.
Contact: 92820309
Light driver need job 4 years exp
English & Arabia speaking.
Contact: 94208089
Job for driving.
Contact: 98982410
27 years, 1 year experience,
with D/L. Contact: 97369716
Indian young smart driver 5
years Oman exp speaking English
Arabic, Hindi looking for job.
Contact: 94524433
Light driver Ruwi.
Contact: 95779594
DESIGNER/DRAUGHTSMAN
Civil AutoCAD Draughts man
5 years experience on visit visa.
Contact: 99759284 Email:
ahmedimran945@gmail.com
A lady entrepreneur with BF Tech
1st Class (Fashion Technology)
since 2006 in Kerala like to make
change for better. Specialized in
designing, Production
Management, Fashion Art,
Grading, Surface ornamentation,
Garment Construction.
Email: prettyjinu08@gmail.com
Mobile: +919539397097.
Interior designer Indian male
with 4 years experience / 3Ds
Max, AutoCAD .Now on visit visa
seeking suitable placement.
Contact: 94886507
Email: vizhue07@gmail.com
25 years male BA. English , Qualied as mast in digital animation
having 5 yrs ex in character
animation specialized Auto Desk
mago and motion building
software knowledge,
seeking suitable placement.
Contact: 97917357
ARCHITECT
EDUCATION
CATERING
Cooks (Arabic Indian) gulf exp
looking job. Contact: 99531802
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DOMESTIC HELP
Looking full time job.
Contact: 99153378
DRIVER
Pakistani male light driver 10 yrs
in UAE & 1 yr in Oman.
Contact: 93709393
Driver (light & heavy duty) valid
gulf /Indian) looking job.
Contact: 95175192
Driver with new car looking for
job.contact: 95873286
Light driver looking for job.
Contact: 95219183
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B.Tech Mechanical, Diploma in industrial health and safety, NEBOSH
(IGC) , working experience 4 years
(Construction, oil and Gas) .
Contact: 94750413
Email: shilpaneapen@gmail.com
Indian female (B.Tech/ Mechanical
Engineering) 4 yrs Oman experience in project coordination in water,
sewerage and infrastructure sector
, Having valid Omani D/L seeking
suitable placement. Local release
available. Contact: 95297449
B.Tech Chartered Electrical
Engineer, AMIEI with 5 years of
experience in electrical power
transmission and distribution in
industrial, residential & commercial
sectors. Expertise in load designing
BOQ, Estimations, transformer and
switchgear selections. Leadership
skills in project execution & management. Contact: 94638744
Email: ceng.shaz@gmail.com
Computer Network and Hardware
Engineer with driving license and
20 years of experience in Oman
looking for a suitable position.
Contact: 98388431
Email: nwengineer@outlook.com
B. Sc Civil Engineer, having 27
yrs Oman experience as Project
Manager, Structure Engineer looking
for suitable placement, consulting,
contracting co. NOC & local transfer
available. Contact : 99399578
Email: farooqatm@hotmail.com
Indian male 26 yrs BE- Mechanical Engineering, CSWIP 3.1 certied
welding inspector + ASNT level in
UT, RT, MPT, LPT with 3.5 yrs experience in QC Inspector- Welding.
Looking for a suitable job.
E-mail: rahmanmech2@gmail.com
Sri Lanka (BSC) quantity surveyor,
having 3 years GCC experience is
looking for a suitable placement 1
such as QS/ Contract administrator
/ estimator / project coordinator has
knowledge in Fidic and construction standard available in visit visa.
Contact: 96301107 /94292198
Email: faisfareed@gmail.com
7 years teaching experience in
Political Science at University level,
5 years experience as Intellectual
property lawer 20 years experience of Arabic / English visa versa ,
translation / interpretation / Editing
, 20 years of experience in management, Tri lingual ( Arabic / English /
French) Contact : 92175153
B.Tech Civil, 25 yrs female, 3 yrs exp
in qty survey have valid GCC license.
Contact: 91309475
Indian male 5 years experience in
piping (Site Engineer / Supervisor)
Indian and Oman (PDO Project) &
looking for suitable post currently on
visiting visa, NOC available.
Contact: 94258289 Email:
nidhishgopinathan@gmail.com
B.Tech Mechanical Engineer fresh
graduate, on visit visa looking
for job, who has done certication courses in quality control,
basic pipeline engineering, ASNT
NDT level ii , also good knowledge in HVAC. Contact:94743373
email:akasharavind1@gmail.com
Sudanese Civil Structure Engineer,
3 years experience with residence
and Omani license, good at AutoCAD
Etabs Staad. Pro looking for suitable
job. Contact: 97906770
Civil Engineer 3 years diploma
holder having 7 years experience,
building construction & oil & gas
eld with driving license.
Contact: 93294965
Mechatronics Engineer 26, MSc
with 3 years industrial experience,
looking for suitable placement. NOC
available. Contact 94887665
Email: mechatron_mt@yahoo.com
Electrical Engineer Indian (29) ,
7 years exp in Oman, 33KV, 11 KV
projects in MZEC & MEDC having
CEP 1 & NOC with D/L.
Contact: 99822373
Sr.HSE Engineer (B.E Mech+ Diploma Safety + NEBOSH+OSHA) over
10yrs. Exp, (Visa Release/Transfer
Letter (NOC) available),
seeking suitable placement.
Contact - 97061817,
Email:jayanammu1977@gmail.com
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Indian male Electrical Engineer,
having 6 years gulf experience in
designing, assembling, commissioning execution etc having valid
GCC license too looking for a suitable. Contact: 00968-98052942
Email: azamjeelani78@gmail.com
Civil Engineer 11 years experience
in construction having driving
license & NOC. Contact: 94194399
Email: shiblyrock@gmail.com
Mechanical Engineer male 26 yrs,
with 4 yrs of experience in manufacturing oil & gas retail, brand promoting, marketing, logistics having
valid Omani D/L seeking for
a suitable placement.
Contact: 97098676
Email: ja237le@gmail.com
Telecom Engineer and HSE
Advisor with 6 years experience
in Oman with PDO requirement,
uent in Arabic and English with
valid driving license searching for
job. Contact: 96355678
16+ yrs of Techno commercial experience in ELV systems seeking
suitable position in mid management level. Local release available. Contact: 98143907 Email:
mazher2005@yahoo.com
M.Tech in Manufacturing Engineering with 2 years of experience, on visiting visa looking for
a suitable job. Contact: 91417949
Email: dannyrangde@gmail.com
BE Mech specialization welding
technology 11 yrs quality cont
Engineer by Steel Cons EPL
Installation desalination plant
(Gulf). Contact: 96603299
Electrical Engineer: Indian male,
30 yrs having 5 yrs of experience
in industrial automation & utility
maintenance in India (MRF tyres),
holding valid Oman D/L.
Contact 92789995, email :
akhilabrahamlktr@gmail.com
Instrument Engineer B.Tech
Indian male, 24 yrs, 1 yrs experience in reputed oil & gas companies, currently on visit visa, seeks
suitable job. Contact: 92007218
Email: ahmed0515@gmail.com
7 Yrs Exp. PM in Mech. Engg in
the eld of Building Const. Oil &
Gas Seeking Job.94625598
Road and Construction Engineer
with 5 years exp in Oman.
Contact: 97667113
Civil Engineer (Diploma) having
11 years experience in building
construction, looking for a suitable
placement , having Oman driving
license. Noc available. #95075365
Email: azharraaz@gmail.com
Civil Engineer 6 yrs Exp in Oman
with license. Contact: 98975518
Indian female civil engineer B.Tech
having 3 years experience sound
knowledge of software, REVIT STAD
PRO structural detailing currently
on family visa seeks suitable placement. Contact: 95345591
Civil Engineer diploma holder
having 7 years experience of Site
Engineer with valid Omani D/L
looking for suitable placement.
Contact: 93294965 Email:
hamza.nazeer717@gmail.com
Indian Electrical Engineer Btech,
female 24 seeking job, presently
in oman having 2 year experience
in design and estimation of Ht &Lt
projects. Contact 968 97436557,
Mail id : sibinanoop1@gmail.com
Electrical Engineer with 18 years
exp in UAE. Contact: 98148034
Email: shassalih66@gmail.com
Diploma in Electronics, 2 years
exp in telecommunication.
Contact: 94519571 Email:
telecommunicationvishnumadhull
@gmail.com
Civil Engineer (BE) having total
5 years experience in building
construction looking for a suitable
placement. D/L available
Contact# 94450270
HOSPITALITY
Indian male B.A Degree & diploma
in hotel management with 16
years experience as restaurant &
catering manager in Oman & Saudi
with V/L Oman D/L seeks suitable
placement. Contact: 92100141
Hospitality/Hotel/ Restaurants
Dynamic result oriented hospitality professional with 20 years of
international exp. MBA in Hotel
Management, specializing in
Hotel/Restaurant start ups, concepts & Franchise development
with proven records. Seeking for
Challenging positions in reputed
groups as GM/COO/CEO/Business
Head. (NOC available)
Contact: 96059470
IT
Indian female MCA Graduate,
holding valid driving license seeking suitable placement.
Contact: 99466062
Indian male B.E ECE 25 yrs with
2 years experience in Networking
MCITP CISCO certied AutoCAD
searching for suitable placement.
Contact: 90189537
Hardware & networking, 2 years
exp. Contact: 96244031
Indian female (30 yrs) , BCA ,
MCA,ASP NET certication, SAP
ABAP certication 2 yrs experience, seeking placement family
visa. Contact: 99109121 Email:
ashamaryphilip@gmail.com
SAP consultant with experience in
SD, MM & PM on visit visa in Oman
searching for job.
Contact: 92824632
Indian male 26 years with BBA,
tally and hard ware networking,
having 3 years of experience as
an accountant, seeking for suitable
placement. Contact: 98201244
5yrs experience in software
and 1yr in admin, looking for a
part-time or work from home jobs
Contact: 91711326
Indian male (28) MCA 6 yrs experienced Oracle 10g, 6I, PL / SQL
forms / reports seeking job in IT
sector now on visit visa.
Contact: 91475059
Email: maridurai19@yahoo.com
Sudanese Network Administrator 1 year experience with (MCSA,
CCNA, CCNP) have valid driving
license. Contact: 92394485
Network Engineer degree Computer Science CCNA, MCSA experience NOC. Content: 92346191
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Tel.: 24726666
Ext:
413 / 430 /431 / 456 / 461
Fax: 24812624
SITUATION WANTED
IT
Indian male 26 years BSC IT with
4 years experience currently on
visit visa looking for IT support
job knowledge of networking, programming languages, windows /
Linux environment. Contact:
+968 95369856 / 24781651 Email:
mark.tony.alphonso@hotmail.com
Dynamics AX 2009 / 2012 R2/R3
Microsoft certied professional
MCA & BCA Having 15 yrs of total
exp & 6 yrs of relevant exp seeking for suitable position. NOC is
available. Contact: 93469493
Email: axcertprof@gmail.com
Indian Male, IT System Engineer
having 4 yrs of experience in system administration.CCNA,MCSE,
Linux. Looking for suitable job.
Contact :91272867
10 years Oman experience ICT
Sector, capable of handling large
accounts, looking for suitable
Senior Executive position.
Contact: 98987654
B.Tech (IT) Indian Male 2 years
Oman experience in I.T & Networking, holding Oman Driving
License, presently on employment
visa, seeks for a suitable placement. Ready to join immediately.
NOC available. Contact: 92462578
MANAGER
Procurement Manager / Commercial Manager / G.M Indian male
having 26 years of experience in
Import, procurement, logistics,
Commercial activities,
Warehousing, TRD & Sales.
Contact: 90502724
Email: tk.sasi@gmail.com
25 years experienced Supervisor in plumbing & reghting
available, NOC & driving license.
Contact: 95703680
The Business Development
Manager, Iraqi, Experience 15 Years
Inside and outside Oman following
activities: tenders& real estate&
construction & marketing projects&
investments & transportation &
Marine services& companies management& develop business.
Contact :- 92385033
The Business Development Manager, Iraqi, Experience 15 Years
Inside and outside Oman following activities: construction(Very
strong and qualied to bringing
business for civil work Or any
type of the construction work for
many million per year with a good
experience in pricing and collect
payment and cash management of
the company & marketing projects
& investments& tenders & real
estate. Contact 92385033
Indian male, with experience in
operations management, information security, purchase & stores
mgmt, hold UAE driving license,
on visit visa, seeks suitable job.
Contact 91904541
Email: naushers@yahoo.com
MBA (marketing) with 17 years
experience in freight forwarding/
logistics industry in GCC & Oman.
Presently working as branch
manager in Muscat. Looking for
a suitable position. Release and
NOC available. Contact: 99856331
MEDICAL
Indian female BDS with MOH
license looking for job.
Contact: 95347894
Female Ayurvedic therapist.
Contact: 97263637
MEDICAL
Male nurse MOH licensed having
NOC completed BLS, ACLS total 6
yrs exp seeking suitable job, join
at anytime . Contact : 91322744
An experienced Sudanese female
Dentist with MOH license looking for job. Contact: 96436517
/97396088
MISCELLANEOUS
Indian Female, 24 Years - MSc
Biotechnology. Worked in International Crops Research Institute
For The Semi Arid Tropics for project work as trainee. Looking for
suitable job. Mobile: 92619048,
Email: anusreeg1991@gmail.com
Indian male having experience
more than 13 yrs, 4 years in Oman
as Store keeper, Procurement in
reputed company looking suitable
placement release available.
Contact: 92245926 Email:
mohammedbasheer700@gmail.com
10 years experience in Oman in
logistics / purchase have Oman
D/L looking for suitable placement.
Contact- 96410767
Email: harishkts@yahoo.com
Purchaser, experience 9.5 years
in Oman, Indian male, Driving
License available with own car.
Currently working with ARDISEIS
Oman Branch (Seismic work for
PDO Oman) as a purchaser. Handling all type purchase, logistic,
petty cash, stock, dispatch. Working with SAP application. Educational qualication - Post Graduate
in MA (Economics) Salary Negotiable seeks suitable Placement.
Contact 99458569 Email :
nitesh.rane2015@gmail.com.
Female business graduate from
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AMBASSADORS MESSAGE
INSIDE
TECHNOLOGY
IT industry
booming in India
TOURISM
India remains
committed to
nurturing and
expanding its
strategic partnership
with Oman by
enhancing existing
cooperation and
identifying new areas
for collaboration
to strength
A key driver of
growth in India
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Global leader
in the making
Ambassador of India
they have shown towards the Indian
residents in Oman. I am condent
that my fellow citizens in Oman will
continue to work with diligence and
dedication, making a valuable contribution to the development and
prosperity of Oman.
Republic Day is an occasion for
us to pay our respects and homage
to all those who laid down their
lives for Indias independence.
It is also an occasion to express
our gratitude to the Father of Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, and to our
leaders, who laid the foundation
of a democratic and secular India,
framed its constitution and built
H E A LT H C A R E
Healthcare industry
set to experience
exponential growth
Indias healthcare sector is on the cusp of rapid growth
as it taps further into the medical tourism potential and
ramps up its healthcare infrastructure through increased
public-private partnership
HEALTHCARE has become one
of Indias largest sectors, both in
terms of revenue and employment. It comprises hospitals,
medical devices, clinical trials,
outsourcing, telemedicine, medical tourism, health insurance and
medical equipment. The Indian
healthcare sector is growing at a
brisk pace due to strengthening
coverage, services and increasing expenditure by public, as well
private players.
The Indian healthcare delivery
system is categorized into two
major componentspublic and
private. The Government, i.e. the
public healthcare system comprises of limited secondary and
tertiary care institutions in key
cities and focuses on providing
basic healthcare facilities in the
form of primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in rural areas. The
private sector provides a majority
of secondary, tertiary and quaternary care institutions with a major concentration in metros, Tier
I and Tier II cities.
Indias competitive advantage lies in its large pool of welltrained medical professionals.
India is also cost competitive,
compared with its peers in
Asian and Western countries.
The cost of surgery in India is
about a tenth of that what it
costs in the United States or
Western Europe.
Market size
The overall Indian healthcare
market is worth US$100 billion
and is expected to grow to US$ 280
billion by 2020, reecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR)
of 22.9 per cent.
HIGHLIGHTS
Sector growth steady
and strong
Strength lies in Indias vast
pool of trained medical
professionals
Cost competitiveness,
compared with Western
countries, provides
extra edge
Healthcare sector size
expected to grow by 22.9
per cent to $280 billion
by 2020
Medical tourism industry
value to double to $6 billion
by 2018
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Booming IT industry
makes India a hub of
global technology
innovation, start-ups
While its outsourcing prowess placed Indias Information Technology
(IT) industry on the global map, the sector is now using that advantage to
become a hub of global technology innovation and to fund tech start-ups
HIGHLIGHTS
India is the topmost outsourcing destination for IT
companies across the world
Cost competitiveness
remains major strength of
Indias IT sector
India is the fourth largest
base for new businesses in
the world
Major boost to education
sector, demand for engineering and computer
science
Internet economy to be
worth $151.6 billion by 2018,
accounting for 5% of GDP
IT-BPM sector in India estimated to expand to $300
billion by 2020
India has third largest internet user base in the world,
reaching over 350 million
by June 2015
Indian e-commerce industry
is expected to reach $100
billion size in ve years
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with 200 in 2012, said Rajan Anandan, managing director, Google India Pvt. Ltd. and Chairman, IAMA.
About 554 start-ups received
funding in 2015, compared with 342
last year. Seed and venture capital funds made investments worth
US$3.4 billion this year, three times
the investment made last year. VC
funding in the IT and ITes sector
amounted to 55 per cent of total VC
funding made this year.
Most large technology companies looking to expand have so far
focused primarily on bigger enterprises, but a report from market
research rm Zinnov highlighted
that small and medium businesses
will present a lucrative opportunity worth US$11.6 billion in 2015,
which is expected to grow to $25.8
billion in 2020.
Moreover, India has nearly 51
million such businesses, of which
12 million have a high degree of
technology inuence and are looking to adopt newer IT products, as
per the report.
Some of the major developments
in the Indian IT and ITeS sector are
as follows:
A recent study by research rm
International Data Corporation
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HIGHLIGHTS
Over 1.25 billion Indians
working together to build
a better future
Economy set to grow
at an annual rate of over
7 per cent
Indian community in Oman
invited to take part in
several initiatives by the
Government of India
2015 marked the 60th
Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic
relations between Oman
and India
Bilateral trade continues
to grow. Close to 100,000
Omanis visited India in 2015
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HIGHLIGHTS
Skill development of
the working population
is a priority for the
government
Government wants to open
up avenues by which the
youth accepts responsibility and no one remains idle
Every job aspirant would
be given training in soft
skills to lead a proper
and decent life
India has the advantage
of the demographic
dividend
A need exists for intensive
efforts in achieving the
skilling target of 500
million workers by 2022
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he steady pace of
global
population
growth is corresponding to migration towards urban
areas, leading experts to predict
that the worlds urban population
will double by 2050. In India, the
urban population is currently 31
per cent of the total global population and contributes over 60 per
cent to the GDP of the country. The
cities are referred to as the drivers
of economic growth.
It is expected that three-fourths
of Indians will live in cities by 2030.
Large scale urbanisation means
cities must be equipped with a coping mechanism to manage inux
from rural areas, increase productivity and efficiency, reduce strain
on resources and improve the quality of life. In short, cities must become smart.
Transforming cities
With its urban population set to rise
by more than 400 million to 814 million by 2050, India faces the kind
of mass urbanisation witnessed in
China. Many of its cities are already
bursting at the seams. Ahead of the
General Elections last May, Indian
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
promised 100 Smart Cities by 2022
to accommodate rapid urbanisation.
What exactly is a Smart City?
The intersection between competitiveness, capital and sustainability
is what makes a city capable of giving a quality of life to its inhabitants. According to the Smart Cities
website of the Ministry of Urban
Development, Government of India
(indiansmartcities.in): The Smart
Cities should be able to provide
good infrastructure such as water,
sanitation, reliable utility services,
health care; attract investments;
transparent processes that make it
easy to run commercial activities;
simple and online processes for obtaining approvals.
Accomplishments
Smart Cities Council India has been
formed to promote development of
Smart Cities in the country. It is part
of the US-based Smart Cities Council, a consortium of smart city practitioners and experts, with 100-plus
members and advisor organisations
operating in over 140 countries. The
mission of building 100 Smart Cities intends to promote adoption of
smart solutions for efficient use of
available resources and infrastructure with the objective of enhancing
the quality of urban life and providing a clean and sustainable environment. The initiative could get a
boost with a template readied by the
European Union.
The Union Government plans to
spend INR480 billion on creating
these Smart Cities over the next
ve years. For now, Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT),
the rst such model city, has modern underground infrastructure and
two office blocks and there is a plan
in place for a planned metropolis,
complete with highrises, drinking
water, automated waste collection
and dedicated power supply. GIFT
promises to be a nancial hub and
aims to compete with Indias own
nancial capital of Mumbai and international cities.
Technology helps maximise utilisation of resources by leveraging
data collected from sensors, controls and real time data analytics.
It can be used to improve key segments like buildings which consume 40 per cent of all energy in
India as well as utilities, healthcare,
governance, transportation and
education. In fact, in cities such as
Dholera and Surat in the west and
Visakhapatnam in the east, aid from
organisations such as Microsoft,
IBM and Cisco has already started
coming in to assist this massive
makeover exercise.
Recently, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee shared that
her government would develop seven Smart Cities in the state which
would have all modern facilities for
decent living. These Smart Cities
will come up near Siliguri, near Gazol in Malda district, near Kalyani in
Nadia district, near Bolpur in Birbhum district, near the industrial
towns of Asansol-Durgapur covering
Churulia, birthplace of Kazi Nazrul
Islam, near Garia in the southern
outskirts of Kolkata and the near the
state secretariat Nabanna.
Thus, Smart Cities and rejuvenation of cities will not only lay out the
path for more livable cities but provide the required growth engine for
the Indian economy.
Benchmarks for Smart Cities
Transport
Maximum travel time of 30 minutes in small and medium size cities and 45 minutes in metropolitan areas.
Dedicated and physically segregated bicycle tracks with a width
of 2m or more, one in each direction, should be provided on all
streets with carriageway larger
than 10m (not ROW).
High quality and high frequency
mass transport within 800m (1015 minute walking distance) of all
residences in areas over 175 persons / ha of built area.
Access to para-transit within
300m walking distance.
Electricity
100% households have electricity
connection.
24x7 supply of electricity.
100% metering of electricity supply.
100% recovery of cost.
Tariff slabs that work towards
minimising waste.
Healthcare facilities
Availability of telemedicine facilities to 100% residents.
30 minutes emergency response
time.
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GULMARG:
Spectacular skiing
destination in the
Himalayas
Rave reviews by the likes of Warren Miller, a noted lmmaker, gave
Gulmarg the necessary morale booster to come up as a world-class ski
destination. Millers movie, Off the Grid, on Gulmarg has given it
a further push in the international tourism market
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A key driver of
growth in India
Tourism in India has signicant potential considering the rich cultural and
historical heritage, variety in ecology, terrains and places of natural beauty
spread across the country. It is also a potentially large employment generator
besides being a signicant source of foreign exchange for the country
Market Size
The number of Foreign Tourist
Arrivals (FTAs) has grown steadily in the last three years reaching
around 4.48 million during JanuaryJuly 2015. Foreign exchange
earnings (FEEs) from tourism in
terms of US dollar grew by 3.2 per
cent during January-July 2015
as compared to 1.9 per cent over
the corresponding period of 2013.
FEEs during the month of July
2015 were $1.74 billion as compared to FEEs of $1.57 billion in
July last year.
TECHNOLOGY
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HIGHLIGHTS
The Indian government has
taken several steps to make
India a global tourism hub
As many as 4.48 million
tourists visited India during January-July 2015
Foreign Exchange Earnings
(FEEs) between JanuaryJuly 2015 were $11.41 billion
During April 2000-May
2015, tourism & hospitality
sector attracted around $8.1
billion of FDI
Medical tourism market in
India is projected to reach
$3.9 billion this year
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HIGHLIGHTS
2020 is aimed at
making India a global
leader in end-to-end
Indian pharmaceutical
manufacturing facilities
registered with US FDA
stood at 523 in 2014, highest for any country outside
the US
drug manufacture.
Its pharmaceutical
market size is
expected to grow to
The drugs and pharmaceuticals sector attracted cumulative FDI inows worth
$13.34 billion between
April 2000 and June 2015
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HIGHLIGHTS
India is among top 12 global
biotech destinations, third
in Asia-Pacic
Indian biotech industry
accounts for 2 per cent of
global biotech industry
At an average growth rate
of about 20%, sector is set
to grow to $100 billion by
2025
India has emerged as leading destination for clinical
trials, contract research and
manufacturing activities
Sector attracting considerable foreign direct investment, propped by government initiatives
SCIENCE
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HIGHLIGHTS
ing demand in Value for Money segment, the median price of a handset
has fallen which has been attributed
to the reduction in prices of phones
with advanced features.
The rural mobile phone market
has huge market potential, brands
like Monsanto adopted SMS and
IVR solutions to reach such users.
Digital Quotient (DQ) developed
a large scale IVR system for Monsanto with outbound calling in
multiple languages to overcome the
challenge of communicating with
the farmers due to connectivity and
language barriers. This resulted in
generation of more than three million customer calls for the brand.
The social media growth story is
inspiring - given how in the last few
years it has emerged as one of the
most popular platforms with over
100 million active users. According
to a recent Forbes article, 84 per
cent of Indias Facebook users are
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DIGITAL INDIA
The Government has embarked on an ambitious INR1,130b (US$17.7b)
Digital India program that seeks to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. It aims to expand rural internet coverage to 250,000 villages, and leverage information and communication technologies to deliver e-governace services.
of our surveys
respondentsexpect
the Digital India
initiativetohavea
significantlypositive
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Internet access for all
An amazing digital
expansion story
Social media websites
give e-commerce players
diverse opportunities for attracting
audiences and turning them into
friends of brands/loyal customers.
Social media today is not just about
getting maximum number of likes
but is now more inclined towards
audience engagement and positive dialogue. Companies are using
social media to generate leads for
sales and create recalls via targeted
ads. Huge populationa size and demographics are the driving force
behind the incredible growth of online retail in comparison with the
traditional brick-and-mortar retail
sector. Indias $13-16 billion retail
e-commerce industry is currently
dominated by the travel sector,
which accounts for 70 per cent of ecommerce in India. Online consumer goods have attracted signicant
media attention as renowned global
e-commerce rms such as eBay and
Amazon seek to establish a more robust presence in the country.
The increasing need to deliver
value and return on investment will
demand more insights and innovation and there will be more specializations. Social media initiatives will
become more integrated with marketing programs, customer service
efforts, or with internal communications programs. Companies need to
focus on supporting a coherent and
sustainable social media strategy
inclusive of the right data generating
value and empowering employees to
engage with communities.
With the fast paced technological
development, organisations have to
be exible and adopt platforms that
consumers are shifting towards.
Businesses will be challenged to
Broadband in
250,000 villages
and universal phone
connectivity
As many as
400,000
public internet
access points
Wi- in
250,000 schools
and all universities; public
wi- hotspots for citizens
E-governance and
across government
departments
leader in IT
e-services
Job creation:
Digital inclusion:
17 million trained
for jobs in IT, telecom
and electronics
17 million direct
85 million
and at least
indirect jobs
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H E A LT H C A R E
Healthcare industry
set to experience
exponential growth
Temasek Holdings
Pte Ltd. acquired the
entire 17.74 per cent stake of Punj
Lloyd Limited in Global Health
Private Limited, which owns and
operates the Medanta Super Specialty Hospital in Gurgaon.
CDC, a U.K.-based development
nance institution, invested
US$48 million in Narayana
Hrudayalaya, a multi-speciality
healthcare provider. With this
investment, Narayana Health
will expand affordable treatment in eastern, central and
western India.
Apollo Health and Lifestyle
Limited (AHLL), a whollyowned subsidiary of the Apollo
Hospitals Enterprise, acquired
Nova Specialty Hospitals at an
estimated cost of Rs 135 to 145
crore (US$20.3 to 21.8 million).
IHH Healthcare Berhad acquired a controlling 51 per cent
equity stake in Hyderabadbased Continental Hospitals
Ltd. for about approximately
US$45.4 million.
Sanofi-Synthelabo
(India)
Limited invested Rs 90 crore
(US$13.52 million) in Apollo
Sugar Clinics Limited (ASCL),
a unit of its subsidiary Apollo
Health and Lifestyle Limited.
AHEL entered into a denitive
agreement worth US$9 million
to acquire a 51 per cent stake in
Assam Hospitals Limited (AHL),
which runs a 220-bed hospital in
Guwahati.
Carlyle Group acquired a stake
in Metropolis Healthcare Limited, an operator of pathology
laboratories in India, for an undisclosed sum.
Government initiatives
Indias universal health plan that
aims to offer guaranteed benets
to a sixth of the worlds population will cost an estimated Rs 1.6
trillion (US$24.03 billion) over
the next four years.
Some of the major initiatives
taken by the Government of India
to promote Indian healthcare industry are as follows:
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in its meeting has approved the proposed
merger between Sun Pharma
and Ranbaxy, subject to the
parties inter alia carrying out
the divestiture of their products relating to seven relevant
markets for formulations.
India and Sweden celebrated
ve years of Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU). The
cooperation in healthcare between India and Sweden will
help in lling gaps in research
and innovative technology
to aid provisioning of quality
healthcare.