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Roads along Dubai Tour to be closed till February 8
Roads along Dubai Tour to be closed till February 8 Lily B. Libo-on / 6 February 2014 RTA is coordinating closely with the Dubai Police General Headquarters and Dubai Sports Council to ensure the best traffic movement and traffic safety for road users during the four-day race. Some of Dubai’s road entrances and exits will be closed for three hours every afternoon, and traffic controls will continue as part of the Dubai Tour until February 8, when the race ends at 3.30pm. The heavy traffic on both sides of Shaikh Zayed Road. Internal lanes leading up to First Interchange and The Dubai Mall bridge are clogged. — KT photo by Muaz Shabandri RTA is coordinating closely with the Dubai Police General Headquarters and Dubai Sports Council to ensure the best traffic movement and traffic safety for road users during the four-day race. “All road users are advised to exercise care and caution. RTA will close only some road entrances/exits and a part of some roads where participants will pass along in order to ensure the safety of the race track and the smooth flow of traffic, as well,” RTA said. 30 schools to remain closed today Muaz Shabandri Thirty private schools in Dubai will remain closed today as the city witnesses its first ever professional cycling race. Parents have been advised to check with schools to know about school closures or change in timings. Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) issued a communication to schools, allowing them to remain closed if needed. The 121km race on Thursday will force the closure of schools close to Oud Mehta Road, Meydan Road, Dubai-Al Ain road, Emirates Road, Al Sufouh road and Hessa Street. Hind Al Mualla, Chief of Engagement, KHDA said: “As a result of road closures, 31 schools have decided to close for the day. The decisions were made in consultation with parents, to protect the safety of children.” Guruswany Kalloor, CEO of JSS Schools Dubai said: “We already have fewer working days because of public holidays. Unplanned closures affect teaching schedules but we still took the decision to close for a day keeping in view the safety of our students and their convenience.” muaz@khaleejtimes.com List of Schools American School of Dubai Al Eman Private School Al Ittihad School – Al Mamzar Al Salaam Private School Al Thuraya Private School Arab Unity School Brandenton Preparatory Academy Choueifat School – Al Sofouh – from KG1- Grade 4 Dar Al Marefa Delhi Private School, Dubai Dubai Arab American School Dubai British School Dubai Gem Private School Dubai International School Dubai International Academy International Academic School Lycée Français International Georges Pompidou Lyceé Libanais Francophone Privé JSS International School Queen International School North American International School Pakistani Education Academy Regent School Russian International School Sabari Indian School Springdales School Dubai Star International School – Al Twar The Indian High School – Oud Metha The Indian International School – DSO Victoria’s Heights Primary School At the start of the race on Wednesday (Stage 1), RTA’s proposed traffic procedures were in place from Dubai World Trade Centre where the race started, right to Al Saada Street, along the Financial Centre Street and Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard before returning to the starting point at the Dubai World Trade Centre via Al Saada Street and the Financial Centre Street. Today, (Stage 2) the roads used by participants will close from 12.25pm to 3.30pm. The race starts from the Dubai World Trade Centre left to Al Saada Street then right along Za’abeel 2nd Street, Dubai-Al Ain Road passing along Oud Metha Street to Meydan Street, Dubai-Al Ain Road, Nad Al Sheba Street, Emirates Road, Al Qudra Road, Umm Suqeim Street, Hisa Street and along some internal streets in Motor City, Al Safouh Street towards JBR, then to JLT until the finish line at Jumeirah Palm after passing along the internal roads of Dubai Media City. On Friday (Stage 3), the roads will close from 11.30am to 3.30pm. The race starts from the Festival City, passes through Marrakeck Street to the Airport, Al Khawaneej Street across Al Khawaneej Bridge, Al Amardi and Al Awir Street, Emirates Road, Lehbab Road, Hatta Road, the finish line in Hatta through Sharjah Emirates (Al Madam and Melaiha) and Ras Al Khaimah Emirate (Shoka and Manna’ee). For Stage 4 (Saturday), the roads will close from 12.30pm to 3.30pm. The race starts from Al Saada Street and passes to Za’aabel 2nd Street, Shaikh Zayed Road along the Trade Centre Roundabout and then turn right to Umm Suqeim Street, 2nd of December Street, Jumeirah Street, Umm Harir Street, Al Karama Tunnel, Bani Yas Street, through Al Maktoum Bridge, Corniche Street and back to Bani Yas Street, Tariq bin Ziyad Street, through Al Maktoum Bridge, Khalid bin Al Waleed Street, and then turn right to Al Seef Street, Al Fuhaidi Street, Ali Ibn Abi Talib Street, Al Falah Street through Al Ghubaiba Street, Al Khaleej Street, and Al Mina Street, Jumeirah Street Al Uruba Street, Al Wasl Street, Al Safa Street and then to the finish line at the Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard Street across the Financial Centre Street. lily@khaleejtimes.com For more news from Khaleej Times, follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/khaleejtimes , and on Twitter at @khaleejtimes Continue reading
Penalties for offering private tuitions in Sharjah
Penalties for offering private tuitions in Sharjah Afkar Abdullah / 6 February 2014 Sharjah Education Zone issues circular imposing tough penalties against teachers offering private tuitions. Private tuitions can affect the quality of education provided at schools and add to the financial burden of parents. — Photo used for illustrative purposes Following several complaints from parents about teachers offering private tuitions to students, the Sharjah Education Zone issued a circular imposing tough penalties against such teachers. Offering tuitions to students is strictly prohibited by the Ministry of Education, as it affects the quality of education provided at schools and adds more financial burden on parents. Some teachers reportedly force students to inform their parents that they would have to take tuition classes citing lack of time to complete the syllabus in class. Mona Shuhail, Deputy Director of the Sharjah Education Zone, said they received several complaints from parents about tuitions being offered to their children in private schools. Based on the regulations of the Ministry of Education, the authority issued the circular and distributed it to all private and public schools in Sharjah. The circular warned teachers that giving private tuitions would result in tough penalties including warnings, fines and dismissal. “The education zone recently fined some private schools which were found promoting private tuitions for its students after schools hours,” Shuhail said. If a teacher is found violating regulations, a written warning is first issued, and if the teacher repeats the offence, the zone instructs the school to terminate the teacher’s services. “The practice (of promoting tuitions), which is increasing at private schools, affects education development and the financial budgets of parents,” she said. Hessah Al Khajah, Director of Private Schools at the Sharjah Education Zone, said parents and teachers are equally responsible for the practice. Al Khajah urged schools managements to take all efforts to combat it so as to improve the quality of education. The zone had earlier introduced ‘education strengthening classes’ at a little extra charge to combat private tuitions. School principals Khaleej Times spoke to said “poor teaching processes” at some schools force parents to opt for private tuition classes. “Some parents can’t afford to pay for private tuitions in addition to the annual school fees,” one principal said. – afkarali@khaleejtimes.com For more news from Khaleej Times, follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/khaleejtimes , and on Twitter at @khaleejtimes Continue reading
Emirates Post launches e-PO Box service
Emirates Post launches e-PO Box service Staff Reporter / 5 February 2014 Users can now see the envelopes of incoming mails lying in their post boxes on their mobile phones. Emirates Post’s PO Box users can now see the envelopes of incoming mails lying in their post boxes on their mobile phones, thanks to a new mobile service launched by the company. The e-PO Box service, which allows users to see which all mails have arrived before physically visiting their post boxes, is available on mobile devices from February 3, said Ibrahim bin Karam, chief commercial officer, Emirates Post Group (EPG). “If your post box is in Karama post office and you need to know if at all any mails have landed or if there is any important mail that you need to collect urgently, you can check it on your mobile before visiting the post office,” he told Khaleej Times . All the envelopes are generally scanned by the mail-sorting machines. These scanned images are now supplied to the users, he explained. Other e-services made available on mobile devices include track and trace; location maps for post offices; submitting customer enquiries, complaints and suggestions; complaint tracking and rate calculator. Bin Karam said in a press statement that the project is inspired by the UAE government’s Smart Government initiative, as mobile phone penetration in the UAE is among the highest in the world. The next phase of the m-Services project will see Emirates Post venturing into e-commerce by the last quarter of this year. “We see immense potential for e-commerce as Emirates Post Group boasts a world-class mailing and delivery system,” said Bin Karam. Under the e-commerce venture, he said, the company is introducing a new concept of e-greeting, in which an online greeting card will be converted into a physical card and delivered by mail to the recipient. This service will allow users to select and customise e-greeting cards, which will then be printed by Emirates Post and delivered. Such cards can be delivered locally and internationally. Another service, e-stamps, will enable people to place orders for UAE stamps from any part of the world, and have them delivered to their doorstep after making payment online using credit cards. This service is expected to attract the interest of stamp collectors in a big way. Additionally, Bin Karam said a selected range of electronic products, flowers and other items would be listed on the website, and customers will be able to order them online and have them delivered through the postal and courier network of Emirates Post Group. “We are currently short-listing suppliers for the e-commerce project. We will keep adding new categories to the catalogue as time goes by and expand the product range, depending on demand,” he added. Emirates Post’s foray into Smart Government services is in keeping with the rapid increase in users of mobile devices and smart phones in the UAE. The m-Services are also offered in line with the government’s Smart City project in Dubai. According to figures released by the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) in December 2013, mobile-phone penetration in the UAE stood at 181 per cent and smart phone penetration was 73.8 per cent, the highest in the world. sajila@khaleejtimes.com For more news from Khaleej Times, follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/khaleejtimes , and on Twitter at @khaleejtimes Continue reading
