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Monthly Archives: October 2007
Haze over Muscat
Hazy conditions prevailed over Muttrah corniche and Al Bustan areas today morning.
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Heavy rains likely in Dhofar region
India Meteorological Department says: The deep depression over southeast Arabian Sea remained practically stationary and lay centred at 0830 hours IST of today near Lat.11.5°N and Long. 65.5°E. It is ikely to intensify further. However, as the system is expected … Continue reading
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Schmooze award
My blog has been bestowed upon with Schmooze award by Rambling with Bellur (Rwb). Please visit RwB’s blog to know more about the award. Thanks RwB, you have been very generous with your words about me. In fact, RwB was … Continue reading
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Omantel’s comedy of errors
It was scripted to be a suspense thriller, but sadly a week later it ended up being a slapstick comedy. Omantel’s started off with these teaser ads (above) in local dailies, and it was quite a gripping ad, with many … Continue reading
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Lessor, lessee and confusion
MUSCAT — Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Sheikh, legal expert and supervisor of the legal department at the Muscat Municipality headquarters, has reaffirmed that the Council of Ministers stipulated that the increase in rent of any property should not exceed 15 … Continue reading
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Twitter, anyone?
After resisting many invites, I have fallen to the Twitter trap finally. You can follow me at http://twitter.com/kishorcariappa for all the updates. I don’t have the patience to write long posts, so Twitter fits me fine. So I shall tweak … Continue reading
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Ghastly act
Green turtles at Ras Al Hadd nesting site in Sur being ill-treated by tourists. I got these disturbing photos as an email forward today, so I am not sure of its veracity. If it is true, then authorities will have … Continue reading
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Beep…beep…beep!
Of late, Bank Muscat ATMs have been giving out a not-so-impressive sound/alarm before the cash is dispensed. I thought it was only to do with a few of their ATMs, but now it looks like it has been implemented across … Continue reading
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When holidays turn tragic…
A report says: It was a sad and sudden demise of young, talented Mangalorean child filled the hearts and minds of several Mangaloreans in Muscat with deep sorrow. Melissa Goveas, 9-year-old daughter of well known Konkani activist, writer and singer … Continue reading
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