People’s green consciousness came to the fore once again as the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) began its 16th edition of the Can Collection Campaign at venues across the emirates. The group’s aim for 2013 is to collect 25 tonnes of aluminum cans.
Miracle Garden that opened in Dubailand on 
Feb 14 is an oasis abundant with flowers in 
over 60 colours, find 
KT Senior Reporter Nivriti Butalia and 
Senior Photographer Juidin Bernarrd
An hour’s drive from the Burj Khalifa is a ‘free zone’ that not many often venture out to. Past the last metro station, past Ibn Battuta and Jebel Ali, past long stretches of shrub-speckled desert, past the construction site for the new airport and further down on the glorious Emirates Road there exists something of an industrial oasis.
An hour’s drive from the Burj Khalifa is a ‘free zone’ that not many often venture out to. Past the last metro station, past Ibn Battuta and Jebel Ali, past long stretches of shrub-speckled desert, past the construction site for the new airport and further down on the glorious Emirates Road there exists something of an industrial oasis.
At the opening of the Jaipur literature festival in India on January 24, when social activist and retired IPS officer Kiran Bedi released her co-authored book, Uprising 2011 — Indians Against Corruption, a senior journalist known to her, remarked “That quick?” And she replied: “Yes, lest people forget.”
Some things you pick up very quickly about Tasleem Karmali, seamstress, recycler, teacher, wife, mother, child psychologist and founder of RAGS — Recycle Sew Serve Project.
“Calicosis”, she says out loud, adding after a pause, “…the ending, just watch the ending.” The contestant on stage bides her time, asking for root language (Greek-Latin), part of speech and definition.
On October 1, 2012, The New Yorker ran a 9,000-word profile of J.K. Rowling. Her book, The Casual Vacancy was out, and Ian Parker had gone and met Rowling (first impressions-wise, he mentions false eyelashes and too much foundation, but a not unfriendly manner).
In the wake of the seventh anniversary since His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, took office, Khaleej Times decided to speak to people on the street about Friday’s Accession Day.
Amass of 2,500 people wearing chef whites – hats and all – broke a Guinness World Record on Friday, while at the same time attempts were being made to break another record involving desserts – definitely one for the sweet toothed.
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