I believe that all great achievements and success in life, and all changes for the better, have one powerful characteristic in common: The First Step. Take the first step, and the journey has a way of taking care of itself.”
Saturday, June 26, 2010
The need for Safety Equipment - My Letters - The National - Dt. 25.06.2010
My Letters - The National - Dt. 25.06.2010 - The need for Safety Equipment
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Let schools teach responsibility - My Letters - The National - Dt. 22.06.2010
My Letters - The National - Dt. 22.06.2010 - Let schools teach responsibility
Saturday, June 19, 2010
My Letteres - Khaleej Times Dt. 18.06.2010 - Excellent sports coverage
My Letteres - Khaleej Times Dt. 18.06.2010 - Excellent sports coverage
Short Take - Gulf Today - Dt. 19.06.2010 - A lesson for schools
Short Take - Gulf Today - Dt. 19.06.2010 - A lesson for schools
To read my weekly write up for Gulf Today, please click on Short Take
To read it in original, please visit Short Take section of Gulf Today.
Short Take - Gulf Today - Dt. 19.06.2010 - A lesson for schools
To read my weekly write up for Gulf Today, please click on Short Take
To read it in original, please visit Short Take section of Gulf Today.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
More efforts to prevent fires - My Letters - THE National - Dt. 15.06.2010
My Letters - THE National - Dt. 15.06.2010 - More efforts to prevent fires
Photo Speaks - GULF NEWS - Dt. 13.06.2010 - Fire breaks out in Abu Dhabi building
Photo Speaks - GULF NEWS - Dt. 13.06.2010 - Fire breaks out in Abu Dhabi building
Saturday, June 12, 2010
13 June 2010 - 3rd year of Team 1 blogs
13 June 2010 - 3rd year of Team 1 blogs
Dear Friends,
It is with immense pleasure and gratitude, I am writing this note.
Tomorrow, 13th June 2010, will mark three years of my blogging. What started as a small email group named Team1Dubai to interact with and motivate a group of students of IGNOU Dubai, is now branched into different vistas of communications.
On 13th June 2007, as per a suggestion by a friend, Mr. Mohan Iyer from Australia, I started my first blog www.team1dubai.blogspot.com. The interest it generated and the reach encouraged me to branch out my interests and activities into the following blogs and interactive medias:
13-Jun-07 Team 1 Dubai http://www.team1dubai.blogspot.com/
25-Nov-08 Indian Bloggers Nest http://www.indianbloggersnest.blogspot.com/
It is with immense pleasure and gratitude, I am writing this note.
Tomorrow, 13th June 2010, will mark three years of my blogging. What started as a small email group named Team1Dubai to interact with and motivate a group of students of IGNOU Dubai, is now branched into different vistas of communications.
On 13th June 2007, as per a suggestion by a friend, Mr. Mohan Iyer from Australia, I started my first blog www.team1dubai.blogspot.com. The interest it generated and the reach encouraged me to branch out my interests and activities into the following blogs and interactive medias:
13-Jun-07 Team 1 Dubai http://www.team1dubai.blogspot.com/
25-Nov-08 Indian Bloggers Nest http://www.indianbloggersnest.blogspot.com/
14-Aug-08 Athaani http://athaani.blogspot.com/
06-Oct-08 Talent Share http://talentshare.blogspot.com/
03-Dec-08 Team 1 UAE http://www.team1uae.blogspot.com/
01-Apr-09 CBSE Plus http://www.cbseplus.blogspot.com/
30-Sep-09 Team 1 Passionate Photographers http://team1passionatephotographers.blogspot.com/
And then Team 1 Talent Share Fan page: http://www.facebook.com/Team1Talentshare
Passionate Photographers group : http://www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/group.php?gid=108518287970
Each one has it’s own significance and purpose and I have always tried to mark its relevance whenever there is an opportunity or need.
The encouragement and support received from all of you are highly significant and I do not want to miss out on THANKING any one who took their time out to visit and read what I posted.
This has also resulted in focussing seriously on Community reporting benefiting on several progressive measures for the welfare of the community.
With a combined readers count approximately numbering till date to 251,000 hits and with Face Book hits, it is continuing to grow slowly and steadily.
Photography, music, education, communication, HSE, Social Service. Interest and involvements are multitude in nature and each of them are kept active periodically as time and opportunity permits . However, in the recent times, I have kept my focus mainly on http://www.team1uae.blogspot.com/ and http://www.talentshare.blogspot.com/ and you are invited to continue your visits there and keep showing your interest as well as invite your friends who you feel will benefit a point or two from my postings.
06-Oct-08 Talent Share http://talentshare.blogspot.com/
03-Dec-08 Team 1 UAE http://www.team1uae.blogspot.com/
01-Apr-09 CBSE Plus http://www.cbseplus.blogspot.com/
30-Sep-09 Team 1 Passionate Photographers http://team1passionatephotographers.blogspot.com/
And then Team 1 Talent Share Fan page: http://www.facebook.com/Team1Talentshare
Passionate Photographers group : http://www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/group.php?gid=108518287970
Each one has it’s own significance and purpose and I have always tried to mark its relevance whenever there is an opportunity or need.
The encouragement and support received from all of you are highly significant and I do not want to miss out on THANKING any one who took their time out to visit and read what I posted.
This has also resulted in focussing seriously on Community reporting benefiting on several progressive measures for the welfare of the community.
With a combined readers count approximately numbering till date to 251,000 hits and with Face Book hits, it is continuing to grow slowly and steadily.
Photography, music, education, communication, HSE, Social Service. Interest and involvements are multitude in nature and each of them are kept active periodically as time and opportunity permits . However, in the recent times, I have kept my focus mainly on http://www.team1uae.blogspot.com/ and http://www.talentshare.blogspot.com/ and you are invited to continue your visits there and keep showing your interest as well as invite your friends who you feel will benefit a point or two from my postings.
Short Take - Gulf Today - 12.06.2010 - Careless actions
Short Take - Gulf Today - 12.06.2010 - Careless actions
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To read my weekly write up for Gulf Today, please click on Short Take
Thursday, June 10, 2010
ടാലെന്റ്റ് ഷെയര് ഫാന് ആകൂ
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My Letters - Gulf News Dt. 10062010 - Unauthorised food outlets
My Letters - Gulf News Dt. 10062010 - Unauthorised food outlets
To read my letters to the news, please bookmark and visit Letters to the Editor
A note:
Incidentally, this is my 201st published material in print media, after I started seriously keeping a track of them and blogging them each time they get published. As you may notice, each of them is a dedicated effort to highlight a good deed done by an individual or group, or a problem that may affect the society in general. A parallel effort to highlight them directly with the authorities is also being made and these letters give substantial support to those efforts.
Every time I blog it or publish it, questions are raised, how do you get time. It is by practise of observing things more closely, keeping a small note and pen with me and then allotting few minutes here and there dedicated to each one of those tasks. It’s an effort done with passion and hence the result.
Sincere regards and enjoy reading.
Ramesh Menon
10.06.2010
To read my letters to the news, please bookmark and visit Letters to the Editor
A note:
Incidentally, this is my 201st published material in print media, after I started seriously keeping a track of them and blogging them each time they get published. As you may notice, each of them is a dedicated effort to highlight a good deed done by an individual or group, or a problem that may affect the society in general. A parallel effort to highlight them directly with the authorities is also being made and these letters give substantial support to those efforts.
Every time I blog it or publish it, questions are raised, how do you get time. It is by practise of observing things more closely, keeping a small note and pen with me and then allotting few minutes here and there dedicated to each one of those tasks. It’s an effort done with passion and hence the result.
Sincere regards and enjoy reading.
Ramesh Menon
10.06.2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Little World - a nice programme by Amrita TV on Sundays
Little World - a nice programme by Amrita TV on Sundays
Little World - a nice programme by Amrita TV on Sundays
Little World - a nice programme by Amrita TV on Sundays
I was really touched by the episode that was shown on Sunday, 6th June 2010. Sincere thanks for presenting a beautiful message of compassion and love for those children of Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) Trivandrum. I am sure, many who watched this programme will have the same feeling.
To say "Help Them" is very easy. But to be with them and help assist them to ease the pain, agony and emotions of them as well as their families is very important. So, if any of you get an opportunity to be with them and bring a happy smile on their face, please do utilise it.
Sincere pranams,
Ramesh Menon
My Letters - Gulf News Dt. 24 May 2010 - Write it right, education body alerts Filipinos
My Letters - Gulf News Dt. 24 May 2010 - Write it right, education body alerts Filipinos
Write it right, education body alerts Filipinos
Filipino students told to use proper English even when sending text messages or using social networking sites
By Gilbert P. Felongco, Correspondent Published: 00:00 May 24, 2010
Manila: In a bid to compel young Filipinos to toe the line on correct language and communicate effectively, the education department has ordered teachers to force students to use proper grammar when writing or keying in their messages.
Education Secretary Mona Valisno said the use of mobile phone text messages in daily communication, to a certain extent had been detrimental to Filipinos because text message users were forced to sacrifice message clarity for the sake of keeping up with pop culture.
Owing to the limited lines of text mobiles are capable of handling, some Filipino text message users tend to shorten their messages.
While limiting the amount of text is understandable for short messaging services, such a practice was being used more widely in non-formal avenues such as on social networking sites as Facebook, Multiply and Friendster, among others.
"I understand that shortcut texting helps save on cost of SMS," Valisno said.
"Short messaging service is intended for delivering concise messages and not full conversation.
"This means you can properly compose a 160- character message in full spelling to get your message across."
Another major issue that the education department was trying to address is the increasing number of young Filipinos who tended to veer away from conventional English and Filipino grammar and use typefaces that ordinary people found difficult to read, let alone understand.
But Valisno said Filipinos should stop the practice if they want to remain competitive.
My comments as follows:
This is an excellent move by the education department of Philippines. In reality, it should be followed by all. The Short Message Syndrome (SMS) is cancerous in tempting children to deviate from communicating in full and confine to a world of limited expressions. It is not easy to move away now from the world of Twitters and Facebooks, and however, authorities try to restrict, children and even will find it attractive some way or other suiting their intellectual or other worldly tastes. It is therefore, good to initiate measures to start conversing in full even within the limitation of word count restrictions. Train them young and well for future. Otherwise, it will be another catastrophe that we all will have to look up on in the future - a global tapering of language.
Ramesh Menon, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
To read it in original, please visit GULF NEWS ONLINE.
Write it right, education body alerts Filipinos
Filipino students told to use proper English even when sending text messages or using social networking sites
By Gilbert P. Felongco, Correspondent Published: 00:00 May 24, 2010
Manila: In a bid to compel young Filipinos to toe the line on correct language and communicate effectively, the education department has ordered teachers to force students to use proper grammar when writing or keying in their messages.
Education Secretary Mona Valisno said the use of mobile phone text messages in daily communication, to a certain extent had been detrimental to Filipinos because text message users were forced to sacrifice message clarity for the sake of keeping up with pop culture.
Owing to the limited lines of text mobiles are capable of handling, some Filipino text message users tend to shorten their messages.
While limiting the amount of text is understandable for short messaging services, such a practice was being used more widely in non-formal avenues such as on social networking sites as Facebook, Multiply and Friendster, among others.
"I understand that shortcut texting helps save on cost of SMS," Valisno said.
"Short messaging service is intended for delivering concise messages and not full conversation.
"This means you can properly compose a 160- character message in full spelling to get your message across."
Another major issue that the education department was trying to address is the increasing number of young Filipinos who tended to veer away from conventional English and Filipino grammar and use typefaces that ordinary people found difficult to read, let alone understand.
But Valisno said Filipinos should stop the practice if they want to remain competitive.
My comments as follows:
This is an excellent move by the education department of Philippines. In reality, it should be followed by all. The Short Message Syndrome (SMS) is cancerous in tempting children to deviate from communicating in full and confine to a world of limited expressions. It is not easy to move away now from the world of Twitters and Facebooks, and however, authorities try to restrict, children and even will find it attractive some way or other suiting their intellectual or other worldly tastes. It is therefore, good to initiate measures to start conversing in full even within the limitation of word count restrictions. Train them young and well for future. Otherwise, it will be another catastrophe that we all will have to look up on in the future - a global tapering of language.
Ramesh Menon, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
To read it in original, please visit GULF NEWS ONLINE.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Workshop in Pottery Decoration by Sangya Jindal organised by ILA and ISCC Abu Dhabi
Workshop in Pottery Decoration
The Indian Ladies Association and the India Social & Cultural Centre Abu Dhabi jointly hosted the Pottery Decoration Workshop on 2nd June 2010 at ISC Premises at 4.30 pm
This collaborated effort received an overwhelming response and was very well appreciated.
Ms. Sangya Jindal demonstrated various techniques in the Pottery Decoration. This was a hands-on workshop wherein some of ILA and ISC Members exhibited their unique talents.
Children also had a good time and displayed their creativity.
Such collaborations foster the feelings of friendship and harmony amongst the members and should be encouraged.
A few photos from the worskhop:
thomas+varghese+(president+isc),sangya+in+pink(teacher).JPG)
ILA President Ms. Jonia Mathew, ISCC Abu Dhabi President Mr. Thomas Varghese and Ms. Sangya Jindal
Participants at the workshop
Participants at the workshop
Participants at the workshop
Participants at the workshop
Participants at the workshop
Workshop in Pottery Decoration
The Indian Ladies Association and the India Social & Cultural Centre Abu Dhabi jointly hosted the Pottery Decoration Workshop on 2nd June 2010 at ISC Premises at 4.30 pm
This collaborated effort received an overwhelming response and was very well appreciated.
Ms. Sangya Jindal demonstrated various techniques in the Pottery Decoration. This was a hands-on workshop wherein some of ILA and ISC Members exhibited their unique talents.
Children also had a good time and displayed their creativity.
Such collaborations foster the feelings of friendship and harmony amongst the members and should be encouraged.
Those interested in participating at ILA activities may contact ILA at 02 6330182.
The Indian Ladies Association and the India Social & Cultural Centre Abu Dhabi jointly hosted the Pottery Decoration Workshop on 2nd June 2010 at ISC Premises at 4.30 pm
This collaborated effort received an overwhelming response and was very well appreciated.
Ms. Sangya Jindal demonstrated various techniques in the Pottery Decoration. This was a hands-on workshop wherein some of ILA and ISC Members exhibited their unique talents.
Children also had a good time and displayed their creativity.
Such collaborations foster the feelings of friendship and harmony amongst the members and should be encouraged.
A few photos from the worskhop:
thomas+varghese+(president+isc),sangya+in+pink(teacher).JPG)
ILA President Ms. Jonia Mathew, ISCC Abu Dhabi President Mr. Thomas Varghese and Ms. Sangya Jindal
Participants at the workshop
Participants at the workshop
Participants at the workshop
Participants at the workshop
Participants at the workshopWorkshop in Pottery Decoration
The Indian Ladies Association and the India Social & Cultural Centre Abu Dhabi jointly hosted the Pottery Decoration Workshop on 2nd June 2010 at ISC Premises at 4.30 pm
This collaborated effort received an overwhelming response and was very well appreciated.
Ms. Sangya Jindal demonstrated various techniques in the Pottery Decoration. This was a hands-on workshop wherein some of ILA and ISC Members exhibited their unique talents.
Children also had a good time and displayed their creativity.
Such collaborations foster the feelings of friendship and harmony amongst the members and should be encouraged.
Those interested in participating at ILA activities may contact ILA at 02 6330182.
Short Take - Gulf Today - Dt. 05.06.2010 Special Compassion
Short Take - Gulf Today - Dt. 05.06.2010 Special Compassion
To read Short Take exclusively written for Gulf Today, please click here.
To read Short Take exclusively written for Gulf Today, please click here.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
My Letters - Khaleej Times - 02.06.2010 - Banking woes
My Letters - Khaleej Times - 02.06.2010 - Banking woes
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
An opportunity to participate and showcase your photography skills.
Dear Friends,
An opportunity to participate and showcase your photography skills.
A group of photographers under the umbrella of Abu Dhabi Photographers club group on Face Book is conducting an activity workshop on the morning of Friday, 4th June 2010. The first week’s theme is to capture the Sunrise at Zayed Al Adeel, a scenic spot at Abu Dhabi Corniche.
In order to motivate them and exhibit their clicks, and also utilize this theme as an option to regroup ourselves, I invite you to click the Sunrise, you see on the same day, wherever you are and present them at Passionate Photographers.
Date: 04 June 2010
Time to click: Between 05:00 am and 07:00 am
Theme: Sunrise
Sincerely looking forward to your photo presentations, with location details and time you clicked at Passionate Photographers group before 08 June 2010:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=108518287970
I request my friends from other Photography groups to circulate this email to members of various group for participation with interest.
Best photos from those submitted will be presented at various media and publications with prominence and credits highlighting your skills.
Ramesh Menon
01 June 2010
An opportunity to participate and showcase your photography skills.
A group of photographers under the umbrella of Abu Dhabi Photographers club group on Face Book is conducting an activity workshop on the morning of Friday, 4th June 2010. The first week’s theme is to capture the Sunrise at Zayed Al Adeel, a scenic spot at Abu Dhabi Corniche.
In order to motivate them and exhibit their clicks, and also utilize this theme as an option to regroup ourselves, I invite you to click the Sunrise, you see on the same day, wherever you are and present them at Passionate Photographers.
Date: 04 June 2010
Time to click: Between 05:00 am and 07:00 am
Theme: Sunrise
Sincerely looking forward to your photo presentations, with location details and time you clicked at Passionate Photographers group before 08 June 2010:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=108518287970
I request my friends from other Photography groups to circulate this email to members of various group for participation with interest.
Best photos from those submitted will be presented at various media and publications with prominence and credits highlighting your skills.
Ramesh Menon
01 June 2010
Team 1 Talent Share Message to Members : Theme for June 2010
Team 1 Talent Share Message to Members : Theme for June 2010
Team 1 Talent Share Message to Members : Theme for June 2010
Dear Talent Share Participating members and Fans,
1. I sincerely thank each and every participating member of Talent Share Fan page and blog. May be due to school holidays in India and school ending season and exams before summer holidays, the responses received to the May 2010 themes have been limited.
With the importance of the themes mentioned for May and it’s relevance to children, I am continuing them for June 2010 with additions.
• Flowers and vegetables
You may draw different types of flowers and vegetables you get to see in your day to day life. If possible, try to add their botanical name to add interest and knowledge to the viewers.
• Life in a Zoo
You can draw and present animals, birds and other activities you watch in a zoo. This is also an opportunity to visit a zoon nearby your home and present what you see there either as a drawing, coloring, cartoon etc.
• Traffic Awareness
This is an important theme presented for the month of May and I am continuing for June as well. As many of you may be aware by now, the directorate of traffic and patrol (general command of Abu Dhabi police -UAE) and SAAED company is conducting one of the largest international ART competition. The competition is for traffic regulation under the banner of (traffic safety). The rules and regulations are detailed in the following link.
http://www.saaed.ae/Section.aspx?name=cmp_165
I hope, Talent Share participating members from worldwide are inspired by the above item to submit their creative contribution directly at the link and address mentioned in the above link. At the same time, I am requesting you to present a copy of it so that, it inspires more members to participate. I am encouraging a multiple presentation policy because; I believe that a healthy competition always brings out the best.
2. In addition, from this month, I will be including a weekly or bi-weekly theme for presentation of photographs clicked by you at Passionate Photographers group.
Theme for this week is : Sunrise
Sincerely looking forward to your photo presentations, with location details and time you clicked at Passionate Photographers group before 08 June 2010:
Team 1 Talent Share Message to Members : Theme for June 2010
Dear Talent Share Participating members and Fans,
1. I sincerely thank each and every participating member of Talent Share Fan page and blog. May be due to school holidays in India and school ending season and exams before summer holidays, the responses received to the May 2010 themes have been limited.
With the importance of the themes mentioned for May and it’s relevance to children, I am continuing them for June 2010 with additions.
• Flowers and vegetables
You may draw different types of flowers and vegetables you get to see in your day to day life. If possible, try to add their botanical name to add interest and knowledge to the viewers.
• Life in a Zoo
You can draw and present animals, birds and other activities you watch in a zoo. This is also an opportunity to visit a zoon nearby your home and present what you see there either as a drawing, coloring, cartoon etc.
• Traffic Awareness
This is an important theme presented for the month of May and I am continuing for June as well. As many of you may be aware by now, the directorate of traffic and patrol (general command of Abu Dhabi police -UAE) and SAAED company is conducting one of the largest international ART competition. The competition is for traffic regulation under the banner of (traffic safety). The rules and regulations are detailed in the following link.
http://www.saaed.ae/Section.aspx?name=cmp_165
I hope, Talent Share participating members from worldwide are inspired by the above item to submit their creative contribution directly at the link and address mentioned in the above link. At the same time, I am requesting you to present a copy of it so that, it inspires more members to participate. I am encouraging a multiple presentation policy because; I believe that a healthy competition always brings out the best.
2. In addition, from this month, I will be including a weekly or bi-weekly theme for presentation of photographs clicked by you at Passionate Photographers group.
Theme for this week is : Sunrise
Sincerely looking forward to your photo presentations, with location details and time you clicked at Passionate Photographers group before 08 June 2010:
Monday, May 31, 2010
ചെറുമകന്റെ ടീ വി ഭ്രാന്തിനു മുത്തച്ഛന്റെ പക്ഷി ചികിത്സ
ചെറുമകന്റെ ടീ വി ഭ്രാന്തിനു മുത്തച്ഛന്റെ പക്ഷി ചികിത്സ
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Short Take - GULF TODAY - Dt. 29.05.2010 - Life's challenges
Short Take - GULF TODAY - Dt. 29.05.2010 - Life's challenges
My Letters - GULF NEWS - Dt. 28.0.50.2010 - Pray for the departed
My Letters - GULF NEWS - Dt. 28.0.50.2010 - Pray for the departed
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Fine reporting on tragic event - My Letters - THE NATIONAL - Dt. 26.05.2010
My Letters - THE NATIONAL - Dt. 26.05.2010 - Fine reporting on tragic event
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Air India confirms 158 dead in crash - My Letters - THE NATIONAL - Dt 23.05.2010
My Letters - THE NATIONAL - Dt 23.05.2010 - Air India confirms 158 dead in crash
Air India confirms 158 dead in crash
Praveen Menon and Leah Oatway
Last Updated: May 22. 2010 11:30PM UAE / May 22. 2010 7:30PM GMT
Civilians look on as Indian firefighters and rescue personnel gather around the site of an Air India plane that crashed in Mangalore, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, Saturday, May 22, 2010. AP Photo
An Air India Express passenger plane from Dubai crashed outside the Mangalore airport in southern India today, killing 158 people when it burst into flames after overshooting a table-top runway and plunging into forest below.
There were only eight survivors after the Boeing 737-800 appeared to have skidded off the runway in rain in Karnataka state, Air India director Anup Srivastava said.
It is believed 146 bodies had been recovered.
“We had no hope to survive, but we survived,” Pradeep, a survivor who is an Indian technician working in Dubai, told local television.
“The plane broke into two and we jumped off the plane. As soon as the plane landed, within seconds this happened.”
Investigators in India say the preliminary findings show the aircraft touched down about 2,000 feet (610 metres) too late on the 8,000-foot runway. But experts said that type of aircraft still had plenty of room to stop safely.
The national carrier of India had 163 passengers, seven crew members and four infants. As many as 19 of the passengers were children.
The flight took off from Dubai Airport Terminal 2 at around 1am this morning and was expected to land at the newly constructed Mangalore Airport.
The entire Kenjar village has turned into a crash site as rescue operators search through the wreckage for possible survivors.
The black box has been recovered from the flight.
“The black box of the aircraft has been recovered and the mandatory court of inquiry ordered by the Director General of Civil Aviation,” WAM news agency reported from India.
The Indian consulate in Dubai confirmed that they have been flooded with calls since morning as many Indians living in the UAE were on the flight.
According to Mr Pathak, the airline has been contacted by many passengers' relatives in Dubai and is considering chartering a flight to Mangalore for relatives.
A hotline number has been set up at Terminal 2 airport and another city control room will soon be functional at the Air India office in Dubai.
Delhi: 011-25656196, 25603101
Mangalore: 0824-2220422, 2010167
Dubai: 00971-4-2165828, 00971-4-2165829
Air India Express operates flights out of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Sharjah International Airports.
Flight IX 812 operates seven days a week from Dubai International Airport Terminal II to Mangalore Airport at 115 am with a flight duration of 3 hours, 45 minutes. The fare for a flight next Friday May 28 on the Boeing 737-800 is dh750.
The company also operates five flights per week from Abu Dhabi to Mangalore
My comments as follows:
I join amongst many expatriate passengers who has no other alternate option other than to use limited operational facilities of Air India Express to travel to various smaller airports in India. The fear associated always with flying in it, especially during the landing is always talked up on. God forbidden, there were no tragedy involved, but it was not the case this morning. I was one amongst the many with profound grief and sadness, who gathered for a condolence meeting held at the ISCC Abu Dhabi to pray for the departed souls. Many stories were told touching our emotions about lost friends and family, known and unknown. May be it is due a technical error or human error, or some other unknown reason. Finally, it is a national loss and a major personal loss to those who got affected in it. Let us all, pray to god, calamities of this sort never repeats due to man made errors, as fate and destiny never give choices to us to escape from the natural disasters of unknown kind.
Ramesh Menon
Abu Dhabi.
To read it in original, please visit, THE NATIONAL online
Air India confirms 158 dead in crash
Praveen Menon and Leah Oatway
Last Updated: May 22. 2010 11:30PM UAE / May 22. 2010 7:30PM GMT
Civilians look on as Indian firefighters and rescue personnel gather around the site of an Air India plane that crashed in Mangalore, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, Saturday, May 22, 2010. AP Photo
An Air India Express passenger plane from Dubai crashed outside the Mangalore airport in southern India today, killing 158 people when it burst into flames after overshooting a table-top runway and plunging into forest below.
There were only eight survivors after the Boeing 737-800 appeared to have skidded off the runway in rain in Karnataka state, Air India director Anup Srivastava said.
It is believed 146 bodies had been recovered.
“We had no hope to survive, but we survived,” Pradeep, a survivor who is an Indian technician working in Dubai, told local television.
“The plane broke into two and we jumped off the plane. As soon as the plane landed, within seconds this happened.”
Investigators in India say the preliminary findings show the aircraft touched down about 2,000 feet (610 metres) too late on the 8,000-foot runway. But experts said that type of aircraft still had plenty of room to stop safely.
The national carrier of India had 163 passengers, seven crew members and four infants. As many as 19 of the passengers were children.
The flight took off from Dubai Airport Terminal 2 at around 1am this morning and was expected to land at the newly constructed Mangalore Airport.
The entire Kenjar village has turned into a crash site as rescue operators search through the wreckage for possible survivors.
The black box has been recovered from the flight.
“The black box of the aircraft has been recovered and the mandatory court of inquiry ordered by the Director General of Civil Aviation,” WAM news agency reported from India.
The Indian consulate in Dubai confirmed that they have been flooded with calls since morning as many Indians living in the UAE were on the flight.
According to Mr Pathak, the airline has been contacted by many passengers' relatives in Dubai and is considering chartering a flight to Mangalore for relatives.
A hotline number has been set up at Terminal 2 airport and another city control room will soon be functional at the Air India office in Dubai.
Delhi: 011-25656196, 25603101
Mangalore: 0824-2220422, 2010167
Dubai: 00971-4-2165828, 00971-4-2165829
Air India Express operates flights out of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Sharjah International Airports.
Flight IX 812 operates seven days a week from Dubai International Airport Terminal II to Mangalore Airport at 115 am with a flight duration of 3 hours, 45 minutes. The fare for a flight next Friday May 28 on the Boeing 737-800 is dh750.
The company also operates five flights per week from Abu Dhabi to Mangalore
My comments as follows:
I join amongst many expatriate passengers who has no other alternate option other than to use limited operational facilities of Air India Express to travel to various smaller airports in India. The fear associated always with flying in it, especially during the landing is always talked up on. God forbidden, there were no tragedy involved, but it was not the case this morning. I was one amongst the many with profound grief and sadness, who gathered for a condolence meeting held at the ISCC Abu Dhabi to pray for the departed souls. Many stories were told touching our emotions about lost friends and family, known and unknown. May be it is due a technical error or human error, or some other unknown reason. Finally, it is a national loss and a major personal loss to those who got affected in it. Let us all, pray to god, calamities of this sort never repeats due to man made errors, as fate and destiny never give choices to us to escape from the natural disasters of unknown kind.
Ramesh Menon
Abu Dhabi.
To read it in original, please visit, THE NATIONAL online
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Short Take - Gulf Today - Dt. 22.05.2010 - Power of Team Work
Short Take - Gulf Today - Dt. 22.05.2010 - Power of Team Work
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Akkare Ninnu - Vol. 7 Dt. 18.05.2010 - an exclusive NRI page written for www irinjalakudalive dot com
Akkare Ninnu - Vol. 7 Dt. 18.05.2010 - an exclusive NRI page written for www irinjalakudalive dot com
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Short Take - Gulf Today - Dt. 15.05.2010 - Highway Mechanic
Short Take - Gulf Today - Dt. 15.05.2010 - Highway Mechanic
To read Short Take exclusively written for Gulf Today, please click here.
To read Short Take exclusively written for Gulf Today, please click here.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Speak your mind - GULF NEWS - Be Heard - Dt. 14.05.2010 - Fixing the problems in schools
Speak your mind - GULF NEWS - Be Heard - Dt. 14.05.2010 - Fixing the problems in schools
country's future lies with the youth and their development
By Ramesh Menon, Gulf News reader Published: 19:38 May 13, 2010
The talk of the town is school transportation. Should school buses have tinted windows or curtains? Also, once children reach school, what should we do to prevent abuse — from other students and teachers? A tough task indeed.
Let’s think of some viable options that are safe and harmonious.
There should be women drivers for school buses that transport girls. They will be more cautious drivers and students will be transported to and from school without being leered at. I am not generalising that all drivers are bad, but this is an option that could be taken into consideration.
It seems that putting cameras in classrooms will have to wait. At present, schools are hard-pressed to make ends meet and this isn’t a feasible option under the present economic scenario.
Therefore, to prevent children being bullied by other students or teachers, I would suggest:
• A committee should be formed for each school, comprising school management, teachers and parents. On a monthly basis, they should meet to assess the situation. Sealed complaints and suggestion boxes should be kept in schools, to be opened only by committee members.
• A higher committee comprising members from this team and from the school governing body, the Ministry of Education and police (a counselling or special team) should be formed. The school-level lower committee should submit a monthly report of any incidents.
• A daily or weekly duty officer should be appointed from among the lower committee with a contact number. Urgent matters should be handled immediately by the duty officer, after properly logging it and informing the committee. They should then try to resolve it amicably.
• If there are any serious cases, they should immediately call for an emergency meeting with the members of the higher-level committee and then analyse it thoroughly. At this time, they should take strict disciplinary action against both the student and his or her parents, who are equally responsible.
• Additionally, I suggest that the authorities consider special concessions to schools, for daily operating items. This will naturally bring down the operating costs for the schools and allow them to enhance their existing facilities or reduce school fees.
A country’s future lies with the youth and their development and these efforts will definitely bear fruit in the long run.
I submit this suggestion to the Ministry of Education through Gulf News’ column. Are there any like-minded readers out there?
— The writer is an Abu Dhabi-based technical officer and Gulf News reader
To read it in original, please visit GULF NEWS online.
country's future lies with the youth and their development
By Ramesh Menon, Gulf News reader Published: 19:38 May 13, 2010
The talk of the town is school transportation. Should school buses have tinted windows or curtains? Also, once children reach school, what should we do to prevent abuse — from other students and teachers? A tough task indeed.
Let’s think of some viable options that are safe and harmonious.
There should be women drivers for school buses that transport girls. They will be more cautious drivers and students will be transported to and from school without being leered at. I am not generalising that all drivers are bad, but this is an option that could be taken into consideration.
It seems that putting cameras in classrooms will have to wait. At present, schools are hard-pressed to make ends meet and this isn’t a feasible option under the present economic scenario.
Therefore, to prevent children being bullied by other students or teachers, I would suggest:
• A committee should be formed for each school, comprising school management, teachers and parents. On a monthly basis, they should meet to assess the situation. Sealed complaints and suggestion boxes should be kept in schools, to be opened only by committee members.
• A higher committee comprising members from this team and from the school governing body, the Ministry of Education and police (a counselling or special team) should be formed. The school-level lower committee should submit a monthly report of any incidents.
• A daily or weekly duty officer should be appointed from among the lower committee with a contact number. Urgent matters should be handled immediately by the duty officer, after properly logging it and informing the committee. They should then try to resolve it amicably.
• If there are any serious cases, they should immediately call for an emergency meeting with the members of the higher-level committee and then analyse it thoroughly. At this time, they should take strict disciplinary action against both the student and his or her parents, who are equally responsible.
• Additionally, I suggest that the authorities consider special concessions to schools, for daily operating items. This will naturally bring down the operating costs for the schools and allow them to enhance their existing facilities or reduce school fees.
A country’s future lies with the youth and their development and these efforts will definitely bear fruit in the long run.
I submit this suggestion to the Ministry of Education through Gulf News’ column. Are there any like-minded readers out there?
— The writer is an Abu Dhabi-based technical officer and Gulf News reader
To read it in original, please visit GULF NEWS online.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Akkare Ninnu - Vol. 6 Dt. 10.05.2010 - An exclusive NRI page written in Malayalam for www irinjalakudalive dot com
Akkare Ninnu - Vol. 6 Dt. 10.05.2010 - An exclusive NRI page written in Malayalam for www irinjalakudalive dot com
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