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World’s massive home safety drive by UAE
World’s massive home safety drive by UAE
All of us give importance to safety and security issues. This campaign started in UAE yesterday, will be of use to all of us and is an excellent initiative by its authorities.
UAE rolls out world’s massive home safety drive, starting yesterday.
The first of its kind worldwide drive comes in line with the directives of His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed, the President of the State, and under the direct follow-up of his H.H Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime and Minister of Interior.
The campaign aims at spreading the preventive behavior amongst all members of the family through regular visits that carried out by Civil Defence teams to different houses, deliver its awareness message, and distribute campaign guidelines and publications to the family members.
The links below will give more information on the same. I have also added an attachment from the print edition of GULF NEWS, which I hope will be useful for all.
Campaign – "Madinati" – matters to me
Campaign – “Madinati” – matters to me
Participate with interest. Please call 800 90 90 if you find any anomalies. Or log on to http://www.rta.ae/ . You may write to them ask@rta.ae .
Please circulate amongst your friends and contacts
Campaign – Our City, Our Responsibility
Participate with interest. Please call 800 22220 if you find any anomalies. Or log on to http://www.adm.gov.ae/ and report them.
Please circulate amongst your friends and contacts.
UAE getting ready to celebrate 38th National Day – December 2nd
UAE getting ready to celebrate 38th National Day – December 2nd
spectrum – Indian Art in Abu Dhabi 2009 – a must visit for art lovers
spectrum – Indian Art in Abu Dhabi 2009 – a must visit for art lovers
spectrum – Indian art in Abu Dhabi 2009 An exhibition of Indian modern contemporary art is being held at the Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi from 12th November to 28th November. Organised by the Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi, the event is curated by Dr Saryu Doshi and Pheroza Godrej. Artistic Director Nazneen R. Shafi has given the graceful touch of presence.
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Works of following artists are showcased in this “must visit” show for art lovers:
* Ajay De (Mumbai)
* Akbar Padamsee (Mumbai)
* Anjolie Ela Menon (West Bengal)
* Anju Dodiya (Mumbai)
* Arpana Caur (New Delhi)
* Ashuthosh Apte (Mumbai)
* Atul Bhalla (New Delhi)
* Atul Dodiya (Mumbai)
* B. Prabha ( Maharashtra)
* Baiju Parthan (Kerala)
* Bharti Kher (London)
* Bose Krishnamachari (Mumbai)
* Chinthala Jagdish (Hyderabad)
* Chintan Upadhyay (Rajasthan)
* Deepak Shinde (Maharashtra)
* Dhruv Mistry (Gujarat)
* Francis Newton Souza (Goa)
* G R Iranna (New Delhi)
* G Ravinder Reddy (Hyderabad)
* George Martin (Kerala)
* Gieve Patel (Mumbai)
* Gulammohammed Sheikh (Gujarat)
* Jaideep Mehrotra (Mumbai)
* Jayashree Chakravarty (New Delhi)
* Jaysri Burman (New Delhi)
* Jehangir Sabavala (Mumbai)
* Jitish Kallat (Mumbai)
* Jogen Chodhury (Kolkata)
* Justin Ponmany (Kerala)
* K G Subramanyam (Kerala)
* K K Hebbar (Mumbai)
* K H Ara (Andhra Pradesh)
* K S Radhakrishnan (Kerala)
* Krishen Khanna (New Delhi)
* Laxma Goud (Nizampur)
* Maqbool Fida Husain (Dubai)
* Manish Pushkale (New Delhi)
* Mithu Sen (New Delhi)
* Murali Cheeroth (Kerala)
* N S Bendre (Indore)
* Natarj Sharma (Baroda)
* Nayanaa Kanodia (Mumbai)
* Neeraj Goswami (Patna)
* Nivedita Saha (Maharashtra)
* Om Soorya (Hyderabad)
* Praesh Maity (West Bengal)
* Pooja Iranna (New Delhi)
* Prafulla Dahanukar (Mumbai)
* Prajakta Potnis (Mumbai)
* Prokosh Karmarka (Kolkatta)
* Raghu Rai (New Delhi)
* Ram Kumar (Shimla)
* Ram Rahman (New Delhi)
* Rameshwar Broota (New Delhi)
* Ravi Mandlik ( Mumbai)
* Reena Sani Kallat (Mumbai)
* Riyas Komu (Kerala)
* S H Raza (Madhya Pradesh)
* S. Harsha Vardhana (New Delhi)
* Sakti Burman (Kolkata)
* Sanjeev Khandekar (Kolhapur)
* Satish Gujral (New Delhi)
* Sankho Chaudhuri (New Delhi)
* Shibu Natesan (Kerala)
* Shilpa Gupta (Mumbai)
* Subodh Gupta (New Delhi)
* Sudhir Patwardhan (Mumbai)
* Sunil Gawde (Mumbai)
* Sunil Padwal (Mumbai)
* Surya Prakash (Hyderabad)
* T Vaikuntan (Hyderabad)
* T. V. Santhosh (Kerala)
* V S Gaitonde ( Nagpur)
* Valay Shende (Mumbai)
* Vivan Sundaram (New Delhi)
* Vridavan Solanki (Gujarat)
* Yogesh Mahida (Baroda)
* Yusuf Arakkal (Kerala)
DoT takes another step towards parking fines
DoT takes another step towards parking fines
Daniel Bardsley /THE NATIONAL
Last Updated: June 21. 2009 11:38PM UAE / June 21. 2009 7:38PM GMT ABU DHABI // New parking fees and fines will be “introduced and enforced” in the capital from next month, the Department of Transport said yesterday.
The department said in a press release that it planned to roll out new parking policies, which would include metered parking in the city centre.
It warned there would be “rigorous enforcement” of its new rules, although it did not go into detail about when or where meters would be switched on, or when drivers would start being charged and fined.
Both private and public parking spaces will be more tightly regulated, with the aim of encouraging drivers to stay for only a short time in busy city centre parking spots.
The first solar-powered meters were installed on Hamdan Street nearly three years ago, but they have lain unused until recently.
Last month, DoT staff began testing the devices, inserting coins and swiping credit cards.
Drivers will be able to pay for parking by text message, with a credit card or by pre-paid smart card, although the cost has not been disclosed.
The British company NCP Services, now called NSL Services Group, was hired last year to set up and manage the parking programme for the city centre and part of Airport Road.
Paid parking will be introduced in 10 stages over two-and-a-half years, with a total of 2,500 meters to be switched on.
The first year will see the recruitment and training of enforcement officers, the issuing of residents’ permits and a media campaign.
A transition period, during which offenders will be warned but not fined, is expected, but beyond this, repeat offenders risk having their vehicles clamped, towed away or impounded.
A contact centre and parking shop where drivers can buy permits and pay fines is to be opened.
Paid parking will eventually apply from the Corniche to Hazza bin Zayed Street between Khaleej al Arabi Road and the road that runs in front of Abu Dhabi Mall, as well as the strip from Hazza bin Zayed to Al Saada Street between Al Karamah Street and Fourth Street.
Mr Najeeb al Zarooni, the DoT’s parking director, said the system should not be seen as “a silver bullet” that would immediately solve the capital’s parking headaches, which partly stem from a growing number of vehicles registered.
“But we believe that positive impacts of the programme will begin to be felt by both drivers and residents before the year end,” he added.
Longer term, the DoT said yesterday it was looking for city centre sites for public car parks, either above or below ground. Temporary car parks may be erected initially.
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Bridge plan aimed at saving lives
Bridge plan aimed at saving lives
Haneen Dajani, THE NATIONAL
Last Updated: June 22. 2009 1:40PM UAE / June 22. 2009 9:40AM GMT
A labourer crosses the eight-lane Highway 11 in front of traffic near Al Raha Mall. Ryan Carter / The National
ABU DHABI // More pedestrian bridges could be added to roads both within and outside city limits to reduce the growing number of people who are struck by vehicles.
At the launch of a three-month campaign to tackle jaywalking yesterday, Col Hamad al Shamsi, director of the police’s traffic and patrols department, said the department was looking at adding pedestrian bridges in more areas, including Mussafah and Shahama.
The colonel said the bridges were expected to be built in the coming years, although he could not give an exact date. The department has also asked the municipality to place barriers on pavements where pedestrians tend to jaywalk.
The number of pedestrians hit by vehicles in Abu Dhabi grew to 663 last year, up from 583 in 2007.
Yesterday the traffic department revealed it had issued Dh802,000 (US$218,000) worth of tickets since the start of this year, with 4,010 jaywalkers fined Dh200 each. Last year the fine for jaywalking was increased from Dh50.
Col al Shamsi said the department’s studies covered areas that lacked pedestrian crossings and were considered hot spots for accidents involving pedestrians.
Meanwhile, traffic police are focusing on educating the public on the rules for crossing roads and the dangers of jaywalking by increasing campaigns to fine jaywalkers. Patrols will be carried out by both traffic control police officers and undercover traffic officers.
“We have to consider the culture and background of pedestrians and make sure we get our message across,” said Col al Shamsi. “After last year’s campaign the number of accidents involving pedestrians dropped rapidly.”
He said pedestrians involved in accidents who were found to be jaywalking were liable to be fined.
Lt Col Ahmad al Shehhi, director of capital traffic police, said patrols would focus on hot spots including Mussafah, Shahama, Al Dhafra Road, the Corniche and Al Salam Street. “It is not possible to have a policeman on every road in every corner, so we assess which areas are the most dangerous.”
In the coming three months more police patrols will be dedicated to catching jaywalkers.
“We asked the municipality to place barriers on the pavements, especially in front of shops and public parks, to prevent people from crossing in areas where they are not supposed to,” said Col al Shamsi.
Brochures outlining the rules in Arabic and English are to be handed to pedestrians and motorists. One reminds pedestrians to look for the nearest subway or bridge before crossing the road, and to wait for the green pedestrian light before crossing at traffic lights.
Another brochure explains to motorists that white stripes across the road are pedestrian crossings and that priority should be given to pedestrians to allow them to cross.
The fine for not giving priority to pedestrians to cross is Dh500 and six black points.
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Web survey to gauge schools in Abu Dhabi
Web survey to gauge schools in Abu Dhabi
Jen Gerson, THE NATIONAL Last Updated: May 20. 2009
Education officials announced an online questionnaire yesterday allowing parents to comment on their children’s schools.
“This is the first step towards the instillation of the culture of transparency between the school, the home and Abu Dhabi Education Council,” said Mughair Khamees al Khabeeli, the general director of Adec, which is conducting the survey.
“The questionnaire covers all the aspects of the education paradigm in Abu Dhabi schools.”
The site asks parents whether the questionnaire should be offered permanently and what makes them satisfied with their school’s performance.
“Based on optional answers, the questionnaire covers such aspects as the school environment, curricula, administrative and teaching staff performance, communication between parents and schools, equipment and amenities,” Mr al Khabeeli said. The results of a similar survey were released this month.
Adec said 70 per cent of parents were satisfied with the schools. That survey queried almost 5,000 parents, who were asked to grade a variety of factors.
The results of a similar survey of Dubai parents were recently released by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority.
The questionnaire can be found at http://www.adec.ac.ae, according to the state news agency WAM.
http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090521/NATIONAL/705209803/1010
To participate in the survey, visit: http://www.adec.ac.ae/en/default/survey.html
Comments: The survey is very detailed and there are options to include the name of school and your own telephone number and email to get the result of this survey. It is therefore advisable to participate in this TQM opportunity provided by Abu Dhabi Education Council.
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