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Turkey CRITICAL he newly introduced mu- dents, and visitors from the GCC However, understand that 4 tually resolved minor ac- to alert insurance companies the features are available only if Tcidents reporting system about minor accidents. there is an agreement between just got digital and better, with The “View Reported Traffic parties and no injuries. 210 fils (includes VAT) new features. Accidents” provides details of If there is an agreement, re- The information and eGov- all reported accidents, while port the incident, photograph ernment Authority has added the ‘Traffic Accident Acknowl- the scene and proceed to the four new features to its eTraffic edgment’ allows a driver to ad- concerned insurance company P6 app, available for download on mit fault. to process other formalities. Bahrain.bh/app page, for re- Finally, the insurance compa- (Continued on page 2) SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 2021 02 Make sure to photograph Bahraini Calendar for the accident scene new Hijri year 1443 AH The services are available• round-the- clock and throughout Follows the “Al Zubarah and Bahrain” methodology the week. TDT | Manama (Continued from page 2) n updated, more accu- rate version of the Bah- efore leaving the accident raini Calendar for the Bscene, make sure to pho - HijriA new year 1443, based on tograph the scene from four the “Al Zubarah and Bahrain” angles, showing the location of methodology, was launched the accident and the involved yesterday. vehicles. The Calendar, which follows However, if the accident has the Sharia, scientific and astro- resulted in injuries, report it nomical standards, is launched to the General Directorate of as per the directives of His Traffic. Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Dr Zakareya Ahmed Al-Kha- Al Khalifa. jah, the iGA Acting Chief Exec- “The “Al Zubarah and Bah- utive and Deputy CE of Elec- rain Calendar” adopted in tronic Transformation, said, 1783 AD accurately determines “if the affected driver reports prayer times, religious occa- the accident, then the other If the driver at fault is the sions and other events,” said driver must admit fault by using one reporting the accident, Shaikh Abdul Rahman bin Mo- the app or the national portal then this will be accepted hammed bin Rashid Al Khalifa, “bahrain.bh”.” as an admission of fault. the Chairman of the Supreme “If the driver at fault is the All parties must then head Council for Islamic Affairs and one reporting the accident, to the insurance company the Chairman of the Supreme then this will be accepted as an responsible for the vehicle Committee for Bahraini Cal- admission of fault. All parties endar. must then head to the insurance of the driver at fault within Prominent scholar Abdul company responsible for the 48 hours Rahman Al-Zawawi had set vehicle of the driver at fault DR ZAKAREYA AHMED AL-KHAJAH, the “Al Zubarah and Bahrain within 48 hours,” he added. THE IGA ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND Calendar.” DEPUTY CE OF ELECTRONIC TRANSFOR- The services are available MATION The Committee, with several round-the-clock and through- religious scholars, astronomers, out the week. and specialists, worked tireless- For those who are unable to The move is in line with the and effort. ly to enhance the accuracy of view the new services on the directives of Bahrain’s leaders The General Directorate of prayer timings and setting the eTraffic app, update to the lat- and General Shaikh Rashid bin Traffic and the Bahrain Insur- Hijri months. est version of the app, or down- Abdulla Al Khalifa, the Interior ance Association is providing Explaining, he said, as per cal time method (i.e when the of the sun disk. He pointed out load it from the eGovernment Minister, to make all its services the service jointly. the Bahraini Calendar, “the real sun is below the horizon by 18 that the time difference will App Store bahrain.bh/apps. available online to save time entry time for the Isha prayer degrees) will be at its most on be one minute to a maximum occurs when the sun is at 18 de- the 21st of March and the 22nd of two minutes from previous grees below the horizon, as per of September, and will be 14 calculations. the methodology of the “Zuba- minutes.” Shaikh Abdul Rahman said rah and Bahrain Calendar.” “The difference, on the first they followed Bahrain’s geo- “Zubarah and Bahrain Calen- of Muharram 1443 AH, corre- graphical circumferences for dar” calculated the entry time sponding to the 9th of August determining the prayer timings for prayers astronomically in- 2021 AD, will be 7 minutes,” he and also seasons more accu- stead of the conventional meth- said, adding that there will be rately. od, which adds 90 minutes to no difference between the two The Supreme Council for Is- the time of the Maghrib prayer timings from 8 – 29 June. lamic Affairs and the Supreme throughout the year. In the new version, the time Committee for Bahraini Cal- “The time difference between of the Dhuhr prayer occurs endar, he said, is working on the Isha prayer, according to when the sun crosses the Me- a campaign to introduce the the previously established ridian, unlike previously when new version with other official standard, and the astronomi- the Merdian was at the centre bodies. NMS applauds commerce topper TDT | Manama Central Board of Secondary Ed- ucation, New Delhi. ew Millennium School, With an overall score of NBahrain yesterday con- 96.6%, Namitha bagged the gratulated Namitha Kiran of third rank at the school level. Grade 12 (2020-21) for becom- School Chairman Dr Ravi ing the third topper in Com- Pillai, Managing Director Gee- merce stream in all India Senior tha Pillai, and Principal Arun school Certificate Examina- Kuumar Sharma congratulated tion (AISSCE), conducted by the Namitha on the achievement. Namitha Kiran Murder trial: UK Court hears witness testimony from Bahrain via video link TDT | Manama tional is a witness in a murder victim,” he told the court. Bahrain national, who is a trial of a Gulf national ongoing “One of them stabbed my A witness in a murder trial in Britain. friend in his chest and contin- ongoing in the United King- The Office of International ued until he fell,” he added. dom, gave his testimony in the Cooperation and the British The witness had also suffered case via video conferencing. Embassy supported the pro- stab wounds while confronting The testimony followed ap- cess. the second aggressor. provals by the High Criminal The testimony, via video link, The remote judicial assis- Court, said Head of Interna- was head by the court in the tance request came in line with tional Cooperation Section in presence of the accused, the Law No. (7) of 2020, which au- the Attorney General’s Office. Defence and Public Prosecu- thorises investigation through He said the UK judicial au- tion Authority. broadcast at all stages. thority sought the assistance of “Two people blocked our It is also in line with the law Bahrain to hear the statements way with the intent of stealing that authorises modern tech- of the Bahraini citizen via video as I was leaving a restaurant in nology in the collection of ver- conferencing. The Bahrain na- London with my friend - the bal evidence. SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 2021 SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 2021 02 03 Make sure to photograph Bahraini Calendar for Housing ministry cancelling 15 years the accident scene new Hijri year 1443 AH • The services are deadline for structural modification! available round-the- clock and throughout Follows the “Al Zubarah and Bahrain” methodology TDT | Manama match the facades of other units. the setback to 3 meters if the of handing over itself. the week. TDT | Manama Key takeaways existing area is more than 3 me- “This will provide the benefi- ousing beneficiaries in Ministry cancelling 15 years waiting period for No more damage responsibility ters from the land border of the ciaries several options to expand (Continued from page 2) the Kingdom are to get structural• modification after signing an agreement pledge front overlooking the street or their units by using the model n updated, more accu- more freedom on their AlAyam report also says that road. The ministry also clarified that safely suits their needs, and rate version of the Bah- H or the issuance of ownership certificate.