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THURSDAY 26 MARCH 2015 • 6 Jumada II 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6381 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir praises Indian expats; concludes tour Qatar, India sign slew of agreements, including on prisoner swap Emir invites Indian president, PM to Qatar DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin the swap will mostly benefit Indian busi- The Indian side highlighted the expe- Hamad Al Thani has lauded the large nessmen who are jailed for business- rience and expertise its companies had Indian expatriate community in Qatar related offences like issuing cheques acquired in infrastructure development, and said it is highly respected due to that bounced due to insufficient balance including in power generation and trans- its peace-loving nature and ability to in their bank accounts. mission, civil construction, railways and do hard work. The Emir, in an interview published by metros, hospitals, airports, housing, roads He said his country owes a lot to the The Times of India yesterday, said there etc. It conveyed the interest of Indian Indian community for its contribution to were an estimated 631,000 Indians in companies to be a partner in the infra- development. Qatar and they were working in different structure development projects under- The Emir held official talks with Indian occupations — from labourers to doctors taken by Qatar in preparation for the leaders, including President Pranab to engineers. FIFA 2022 World Cup and the develop- Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra The Emir was yesterday accorded a ment plans under vision “2030 for Qatar”. Modi and Vice-President Hamid Ansari, ceremonial welcome in the forecourt of The Indian side invited Qatar to par- during his two-day official visit to New the Presidential Palace yesterday. ticipate in projects creating mega indus- Delhi that concluded yesterday. The Emir met President Pranab trial manufacturing corridors, including Indian’s External Affairs Minister, Mukherjee who hosted a banquet din- the Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor. Sushma Swaraj, also called on him, QNA ner in his honour. Qatar expressed keen interest in the reports. The Emir was in India with a Earlier, the Emir held talks with flagship — “Make in India” programme. large delegation that comprised minis- Prime Minister Modi. He received The Indian side also informed the Qatari ters, senior bureaucrats as well as busi- Vice-president Hamid Ansari. He also side of the Clean Ganges Programme and nessmen. It is interesting to note that received Minister of External Affairs and Digital India Programme. many Qatar-based Indian businessmen Overseas Indian Affairs Sushma Swaraj The two sides condemned terrorism were part of his entourage. and Minister of State for Petroleum and in its all forms and manifestations and Among a series of agreements the two Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan. affirmed that it threatened all societies countries signed is one that paves the They noted that bilateral relations and was not linked to any race, colour way for Indian prisoners in Qatar to be acquired a new momentum following or faith. shifted home (to India) where they can the landmark visits of Father Emir The Emir extended invitations to the spend the remaining jail term. H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani President and Prime Minister of India to Likewise, Qatari prisoners in India to India in 1999, 2005 and 2012 and visit Qatar at a mutually convenient time, can be brought to Doha to spend their received strong impetus with the visit which were gladly accepted. Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee (left) remaining prison term here. of the then Prime Minister Manmohan THE PENINSULA and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi yesterday. Indian community sources here said Singh to Qatar in November 2008. See also page 4 Tough rules for Yemen rebels seize Aden airport, close in on president ADEN: Yemeni rebels closed in The escalating turmoil in Acting foreign minister Riyad allegiance to the rebels and seized on President Abdrabuh Mansur Yemen — which borders Saudi Yassin warned in Egypt that the Aden’s international airport. Hadi as they seized Aden’s Arabia and lies close to key ship- fall of second city Aden would Aides to Hadi said however nursery licence airport yesterday, prompting ping routes — pushed up world oil mean the “start of civil war” as that the Western-backed presi- warnings of a full-blown con- prices on fears it could threaten he drummed up Arab military dent had been taken to a safe DOHA: Qatar has imposed of licensed nurseries and a nurs- flict and pleas for urgent foreign Middle Eastern petroleum support for Hadi. His comments haven “within Aden”. AFP tough conditions for the licens- ery found having a child above intervention. producers. came as army units switched See also page 8 ing of child care facilities or four in its care will be punished. nurseries after the Villaggio An applicant wanting to set Mall fire tragedy of May 2012 in up a nursery must first seek which several children died in a character certificate from an illegal crèche. the Criminal Evidence and To begin with, rules ratified by Information Department — CEID Nissan Urvan the Cabinet stipulate that only of the Interior Ministry — that Qatari graduates are entitled to undertakes finger printing. recalled over apply to open a nursery. Likewise, the manager and staff Also, only a Qatari woman, also members of a licensed nursery with a university degree, can be must also seek those certificates hose defect appointed as a nursery’s manager. from the CEID. DOHA: The Ministry of The licensee, even if a woman, The application for licensing Economy and Commerce, in col- cannot be the manager. then goes to the Civil Defense laboration with Saleh Al Hamad The Cabinet yesterday Directorate of the Interior Al Mana Company, dealer of approved a draft decision of the Ministry. Its inspectors will visit Nissan vehicles in Qatar, has Ministry of Labour and Social the premises of a potential nurs- announced recall of Nissan Affairs setting rules for classify- ery and check if the place is safe Urvan models of 2013-2014 due ing nurseries and specifying the from risks like fire. to a defect in the turbocharger qualifications of their staff. Children in all nurseries must cooling supply hose that reduces The decision also talks of be kept on the ground floor. The efficiency of the engine. licensing conditions for the Traffic Department is informed The Ministry said that it will nurseries and the licensing fee, later and its officials will need to coordinate with the dealer to fol- as well as the fee nurseries would clear the premises saying they are low up on the maintenance and be charging for child care, Qatar safe to house a nursery. repair and will communicate News Agency (QNA) reports. Then, business registration with the customers to make sure The Social Affairs section of and licensing will be required that the necessary repairs are the Labour Ministry has a Family from the Ministry of Economy carried out. The Ministry has Development Department (FDD), and Commerce. This ministry urged all customers to report which is the licensing authority will also approve the nursery’s any violations to the Consumer for the crèches (nurseries). signboard. Protection and Anti-Commercial Children aged two months to Continued on page 6 Fraud Department. four years can be left in the care THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA TODAY’S EDITION INCLUDES SPECIAL Baby born mid-air on QA flight SUPPLEMENTS ON DOHA: A Boeing 777 bound from Miami to Doha was forced to make an emergency landing in Newfoundland after a pregnant pas- senger gave birth mid-air to a baby boy, officials said yesterday. The birth took place just hours after the Qatar Airways flight took off 44th Anniversary from Florida on Sunday morning and before the pilot was able to make of the Independence & the emergency landing in Gander, Newfoundland, eastern Canada. National Day With the help of two doctors travelling on the plane the woman gave birth to a healthy boy, Brian Hicks, safety manager at Gander International Airport, told AFP. AND “Thirty minutes before the plane was preparing to land, she gave birth to a baby boy,” said Hicks. “There were two doctors onboard, they assisted with the birth.” He added: “That’s the youngest passenger we’ve ever had at Gander.” The plane was on the ground for some two hours while the mother and newborn were taken to a local hospital, before it then flew on to the Gulf. The unnamed mother, who was thought to be travelling alone, and the baby boy are said to be doing well and are thought to still be in Canada, Hicks said. AFP THURSDAY 26 MARCH 2015 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Jobs for persons with Leaders greet special needs to be QRC finishes monitoring Greek president DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh compulsory in private firms Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of con- DOHA: Private companies required to comply with two of polio drive in Syria gratulations to Greek President having more than 25 work- percent reservation for peo- Prokopis Pavlopoulos on his ers will be legally bound to ple with special needs, but country’s Independence Day. employ at least one person the rule will apply only to Ninth campaign early next month under QRC’s supervision Deputy Emir H H Sheikh with special needs in a job companies with more than Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani he or she can do.