Gulf News

Khalifa Committee to be e-linked with other departments

ABU DHABI — The Department of Social Services and Commercial Buildings in Abu Dhabi, publicly known as Khalifa Committee, has embarked on a major project to set up an eNetwork which will link it to other government departments.

Oman govt supplies more oil to Buraimi

AL AIN — As Buraimi, the border city in the Sultanate of Oman, neighbouring Al Ain, has become a preferred spot for taxi drivers and residents of Al Ain for its cheap fuel after the recent hike of the UAE’s petrol price, the Sultanate of Oman has supplied Al Buraimi stations with more petrol.

AI to celebrate Onam

DUBAI — Air India will celebrate Onam, the harvest festival of Kerala, on all its flights between Dubai and Trivandrum/Calicut from September 14 to 16, it was announced at an event organised recently.

Certificate verification service by post starts

DUBAI — Post offices across the UAE have started accepting certificates under the Degree Verification Programme which is being carried out in partnership with IntegraScreen, one of the world's leading providers of immigration screening and document verification services.

USQ may face legal action

DUBAI - Students and parents yesterday said they may have to resort to legal action against the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) if it failed to concede their demand for refund of fees.

Sharjah takes precautions against spread of cholera

SHARJAH - The Sharjah Municipality has put in place a set of precautionary measures, to be strictly followed, in order to prevent the chances of an outbreak of cholera in the emirate following reports of the spread of the disease in several regions of Iran.

Teacher to pay for drunken driving

DUBAI — The Dubai Court of Appeal has upheld the charge against a British school teacher of impaired driving under the influence of alcohol.

No action on water woes ‘before a plaint is lodged’

SHARJAH — The Sharjah Municipality has clarified that it can initiate action against owners of buildings for not maintaining overhead tanks and supplying contaminated water to tenants only if the latter lodged a formal complaint with the civic body.

Swearing costs a Briton Dh2,000

DUBAI — The Dubai Misdemeanor Court has fined a 46-year-old British national, Roger D., Dh2000 for insulting Araabi H., a Syrian national working as a driver with Dubai Transport, by using abusive language.

Etisalat breaks silence on Internet disruption

DUBAI — Internet services in the UAE will be fully restored only by next week with repair works yet to begin on two severed undersea cables located off the coast of India and Pakistan, Etisalat officials have confirmed.