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Consensus on CR fees hike TDT | Manama he Chairman of the Bah- Inspect labour camps Train Chamber of Com- merce and Industry (BCCI) Sameer Nass yesterday said Strict legal action against providing substandard accommodation facilities to labourers that following lengthy discus- sions with the government officials a consensus was The directive follows reached, according to which • the fees for new Commercial the building collapse Registrations will be BD50 in the Salmaniya area with BD100 for up to three ac- last Tuesday, leaving tivities, while additional busi- four dead and more ness activities will be charged BD 100 each. than 30 injured. Mr Nass explained that the initial proposal of the cham- HRH the Premier ber was to keep the new fees reviewed• the steps within the range of neigh- taken by the ministries bouring Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries at of Labour and Social BD100 for new Commercial Development, the HRH the Premier chairs the Cabinet. Registrations and BD75 for Interior, Works, the renewal. Municipalities Affairs Municipalities Affairs and Urban The building, which was home Among other things, the session tation for two six-month periods He explained that the Planning to conduct frequent in- to over 170 labourers, collapsed welcomed Bahrain’s election as until the two sides reached an Chamber had formed an ac- and Urban Planning and spections to all labour accommo- following a gas cylinder blast. member of the UN Human Rights agreement. tion group headed by the sec- Health after the disaster. dation facilities in the Kingdom HRH the Premier reviewed the Council (UNHRC), expressing Under the agreement, a fixed ond vice-chairman Moham- to ensure the safety of labourers. steps taken by the ministries of pride in the International Com- BD100-fee will be imposed on the med Al Kooheji to carry out a Manama As per the directive, strict le- Labour and Social Development, munity’s confidence in Bahrain. first three business activities, and study on the impact of inflated gal action will be taken against the Interior, Works, Municipali- The Cabinet approved the BD 100-fee for each additional CR fees on business owners he Cabinet chaired by His those responsible for providing ties Affairs and Urban Planning agreement reached between the one. and the general business at- Royal Highness Prime substandard accommodation fa- and Health after the disaster. Bahrain Chamber of Commerce The session endorsed a draft mosphere in the Kingdom. TMinister Prince Khalifa cilities to the labourers across the He commended the efforts ex- and Industry (BCCI) and the Min- resolution amending the provi- He underlined that the bin Salman Al Khalifa yesterday Kingdom. erted by the various directorates istry of Industry, Commerce and sions of the executive regulations study was carried out on the gave directives to Labour and The directive follows the of the Ministry of Interior, par- Tourism on the fees of the busi- of the Decree-Law on the Estab- basis of a questionnaire apart Social Development Ministry building collapse in the Salmani- ticularly the Civil Defence, as well ness activities which HRH the lishment and Organisation of In- from roundtable discussions to cooperate with the Interior ya area last Tuesday, leaving four as those of the relevant ministries, Prime Minister had ordered the dustrial Zones promulgated by it held with businessmen in Ministry and Ministry of Works, dead and more than 30 injured. to deal with the incident. postponement of their implemen- Edict 1/2000. the country. Elaborating on the study, Mr Nass explained, “Of the LAND OF TOLERANCE total CRs in Bahrain, 83.24 per cent are involved in run- ning between one and three business activities, while the remaining 16.76pc run more Indian Premier Modi tweets praises for Bahrain than three business activ- ities.” showed Bahraini artist Noor sing- The song, Vaishnava ing a song that portrayed Indian • heritage. Jana To is one of the The song, Vaishnava Jana To is most popular Hindu one of the most popular Hindu bhajans, written in the bhajans, written in the 15th cen- DON’T MISS IT 15th century by the tury by the poet Narsinh Mehta in the Gujarati language. poet Narsinh Mehta in The bhajan, which was very the Gujarati language. close to the heart of India’s father Bahrain to host of the nation Mahatma Gandhi, 02 major weddings TDT | Manama HRH the Crown Prince Mr Modi speaks about the life, ideals and morals to be followed in one’s life. When bullies is Royal Highness Prince “Bahrain is a model of religious 03 rule schools Salman bin Hamad Al moderation and peaceful coexis- HKhalifa, the Crown tence where Mahatma Gandhi’s Prince, Deputy Supreme Com- principles are embodied. The Pipeline mander and First Deputy Prime walls of Arad Castle were chant- 05 bombers Minister yesterday retweeted a ed with Noor singing,” Mr Modi A screenshot of the Twitter page. sentenced remark made by Indian Prime tweeted. Minister Narendra Modi describ- Hailing the tweet, HRH the can see her soon in person at a ing Bahrain as the land of toler- Crown Prince retweeted: “We special concert at Arad Fort.” ance and peaceful coexistence. are proud of Bahrain’s long and Noor, a Bahraini singer, is Mr Modi had posted a video rich heritage of moderation and trained in Arabic and Carnatic link along with his tweet which A screenshot of the video posted by Mr Modi. peaceful coexistence. I hope you music.