Father Kuriakose Kattuthara (62), a Catholic priest and one of the key witnesses in the rape case against Bishop Franco Mulakkal, was found dead under suspicious circumstances at Hoshiarpur district of Punjab. He was found lying in an unconscious condition at St Mary’s Catholic Church in Dasuya sub-division and was moved to the hospital where he was declared brought dead. Father Kuriakose had served as a priest in the Jalandhar diocese and had given a statement to the police against Bishop Mulakkal, who has been accused of raping a nun 13 times between 2014 and 2016. The deceased priest had also served as a vocational trainer in a convent belonging to the Missionaries of Jesus. An eyewitness in the case said the priest had vomited near his bed, whereas the exact cause behind the death is unknown. Father Kattuthara’s family alleged that the priest had received death threats from those in the church for speaking against the Bishop. Jose Kattuthara, priest’s brother have filed a complaint with the police, demanding a probe into the case.” He had also claimed that the police was aware of the threats issued to the priest. Dasuya Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) AR Sharma told news […]

The interior ministry lifted the ban on the age limit for expatriates’ parents to bring them on visit visas. The department of residency was not issuing such visas for parents above 60 years of age. But now, expatriates can procure visit visas for their parents regardless of their age after authorities began collecting medical fees for their parents’ treatment. The department said that the visa validity will be for one month, which can also be renewed by the respective governorate department directors. Courtesy: Kuwait Times

Khaled Al- Jarallah, the Deputy Foreign Minister affirmed yesterday that the ministry will not delay in legally pursuing any person who disrespects Kuwait and its figures. He said that the ministry is closely monitoring every social media posts through Kuwait’s official missions abroad. Jarallah said the country will proceed to take legal actions to punish anyone who tries to insult the country, as a reflection to this statement, strict instructions has been given to Kuwaiti missions abroad. Courtesy: Kuwait Times

A French researcher has developed a touch sensitive robotic finger, which can be attached to the smartphones. This robotic/MobiLimb finger can crawl across the desk, it will move to gain attention when messages arrive and also it can be used as an interface to control mobile apps and games. The developer Marc Teyssier said it might also create a personal connection with the humans as it strokes its owner on the hand. Courtesy: BBC News

The manpower authority is planning to issue permits to expats with university degrees entering Kuwait to work in the private sector only if they have a minimum of ‘good’ GPA. The government is currently taking steps towards resolving Kuwait’s demographic imbalance and restructuring the local labor market, including plans to endorse and accredit expats’ degrees as a mandatory to renewing their residency visas. The informed sources said this step will help adjust demographic problems and make sure that only highly specialized and skilled people will work in Kuwait. These decisions will be issued in the coming months to control visa trafficking and prevent unqualified labor entering Kuwait. Courtesy: Kuwait times

Around 2,500 workers who were working in the under construction building  were quickly evacuated from the National Bank of Kuwait’s new building. Civil Defence, ambulance and police patrols hurried to the spot to evacuate people from the building, and acted with great coordination to prevent the fire from spreading and the special factor is that no injuries has been recorded.

Three Mine workers of Indian, South African & Burkinabe nationality has been kidnapped in a northern part of Burkina Faso by unidentified armed men between the Inata gold mine and the town of Djibo bordering Mali and Niger, a security source told AFP The kidnapping was confirmed by a fellow mine worker who said the three men left the site (of the mine) around 8:00 am and by 10:00 am they had no more news of them and by alerting the defence and security forces, it was confirmed there had been a kidnapping. Courtesy: Kashmir Reader

More than 30 Indian passengers have been hurt, some of them had bleeding in their nose and ears, received treatment after landing safely back to Mumbai. The incident occurred as pilots ‘forgot’ to turn on a switch regulating cabin pressure, officials said. Jet Airways flight 9W 697 from Mumbai to Jaipur turned back shortly after take off.The Boeing 737 aircraft, which was carrying 166 passengers, landed safely. Lalit Gupta, a senior official of India’s aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), told the Hindustan Times newspaper that the crew had forgotten to select a switch to maintain cabin pressure. Courtesy: BBC News

  Riyadh Al-Adasani called Ministry officials for a committee to discuss about building towns especially to house expatriate workers, as some of them at present, stay in family-populated areas, causing trouble. Adasani said the government had signed contracts with major consortia to build towns to house expatriate workers, in, which, some of them are already built but remains vacant for no reason.There are around 3.2 million expatriates in Kuwait along with 1.4 million citizens. Five lawmakers last day, submitted a proposal calling for a parliamentary committee to probe the issue of fake university degrees and the lack of sufficient preparations by the education ministry ahead of the start of the new school year. The lawmakers said several schools has limited air-conditioning, sewage and other basic services. They demanded the formation of a three-member committee to investigate these two issues and present its report within three months. The committee will be formed by next month. Meanwhile, Islamist opposition MP Mohammad Hayef yesterday charged that many immoral activities are being carried at few massage shops. He said that the interior ministry has not yet shown sufficient cooperation on this issue and suggested to allow only clinics to provide massage services under strict […]

Minister of State for Housing and Services Affairs Jenan Bushehri executed the ministerial decision, on the rules of employing non-Kuwaitis at the Public Authority Housing Welfare (PAHW) after receiving the approval from the authority’s board of directors. Bushehri commenced the ministers’ judgement by terminating contracts of more than 30 expats from PAHW The new regulations for the appointment of non-Kuwaitis The applicant must have pursued secondary school education from a recognized university or an educational entity in Kuwait. Must be a holder of a university degree, diploma or training courses of not less than two years Have five years of experience in the field of the job after receiving the degree. Courtesy: Kuwait Times

Crime detectives arrested an American who was found with six kilograms of marijuana, 250 grams of cocaine, eight liquor bottles, jewelry, expensive watches, and 47,000 Philippine pesos. Detectives received information about the suspect’s activity of his involvement in drug and alcohol trafficking, outside his apartment in Mangaf, and were meeting his customers in parking area within the Ahmadi governorate. After confirmation of the illegal activity occurring, a warrant was obtained and his apartment raided, where the bootleg was found. The man was arrested and was sent to the concerned authorities. Courtesy: Kuwait Times

Education Minister Hamid Al-Azmi visited the new Ministry of Education (MOE) building at South Surra, where he had put forth minor suggestions. The Minister along with undersecretaries toured the building. The building is expected to be open by October and the subdivisions will be extended later. The building covers an area of 142,300m2 consists 12 floors and is built at a cost of K.D 76 million. It is constructed in a unique shape resembling a dhow, and is set to house offices for the ministry’s various administrative sectors and departments. Courtesy : Kuwait Times

The Public Authority for Manpower executed a campaign at a few malls in Sharq, which ended in findings that many offices were shut, which had sponsored hundreds. The operations commenced as part of field tours that aimed at organizing the marketplace and stop marginal laborers against violation of residency law or those who work for the people other than the one who provided them residencies, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and State Minister for Economic Affairs Hind Al-Sabeeh said. The operation resulted in the discovery of 59 fake offices with 393 expats registered on them, she added. Regarding the reports of non-renewal of some expat laborers residencies who do not have degrees, the decision is still to be reviewed. Courtesy: Kuwait Times

A fully functional Apple-1 computer, is going up for auction next month. Only 200 were originally produced by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs during 1976 and 77, which sold at the The Byte Shop computer store in Mountain View, California. They sold about 175 of them in total, but only 60 are believed to remain in circulation. The one that goes up for auction next month is special because it is now restored to working condition by June 2018 by Apple-1 expert Corey Cohen The most remarkable aspect of this Apple-1 computer is that it is documented to be fully operational: the system was operated without fault for approximately eight hours in a comprehensive test,” according to the auction house. Another thing that makes this particular Apple-1 unique is that there aren’t any modifications to the board. The fact that this one is untouched suggests that it might have been acquired by someone who wanted a fully functional computer without having to modify it—unheard of in the 1970s, but it’s the very thing that Apple would become most associated with in the 1980s. Pre-bidding for the rare computer starts on September 13, 2018 and continues until the live auction, which […]

Moses Lanham, 57, owes his super powers to the strange make up of his body. He has double cartilage and extra tissue in his knee joints, hips and ankles, which allows him to bend in extraordinary ways. He developed his strange abilities after being injured when he fell 18ft from a rope in gym class when he was 14 years old. Mr Lanham, from Michigan, United States, claims twisting his feet completely behind him along with his knees is more comfortable than walking normally. Mr Lanham has already broken two records, with his latest one the world’s fastest man to walk with his feet backwards over 20 metres. He used to have the World’s Most Flexible Feet title as well. Courtesy: Metro & Caters

More than 300 people got injured as a wooden platform collapsed at a music festival in Spain late Sunday night. The incident occurred on the final night of a three-day cultural and sports concert O Marisquiño in Vigo at Spain’s northwest coast. Many among the crowd fell into the sea as the stage got collapsed. The reason for this catastrophe is still unknown. And the below video became viral in the social media, sorry about the clarity, as it is videotaped by one among the crowd. The event organizers said that the O Marisquiño concerts met the security conditions required by legislation and the organizers were ready to speak with authorities as needed. Courtesy: CNN Edition

An Egyptian aged 30, was killed by an Asian who stabbed him in his heart during a fight at Bneid Al-Gar. Paramedics reached the spot with police in response to an emergency call, declared him dead and the body was sent to the coroner. The weapon used recovered, and as per the eyewitness testimony, it became known that the suspect is an Asian. Detectives trapped the suspect in less than 24 hours, and investigations revealed that he along with his wife committed the murder, and both were arrested at the airport. The duo confessed and were sent to concerned authorities for further investigation about their motives and a criminal case was charged against them. Courtesy: Kuwait Times

The finance ministry asked all state departments to prepare lists that include the number of Kuwaiti employees and other sites where Kuwaitis can replace expatriate labor by the end of March 2019. By the completion of the e-government system, a huge number of work force will be a let go, as electronic linkage will surge the ease of work nature and the employees count will shrink, which demands for replacement of foreign labor with Kuwaitis. Meanwhile, Public Authority for Civil Information statistics shows the number of Kuwaitis working in the public and private sectors in the age group 15-19 rose to 1,350. The state department had said that the total number of Kuwaitis working in administrative jobs reached around 26,000 compared to 83,000 expats and this year will see 8,000 Kuwaitis replacing expats. The jobs Kuwaitis would replace expats in include 24 administrative fields including administrative specialists, storekeepers, administrative researchers, heads of department, liaison officers, secretaries, exchange operators, data entry personnel, managers, supervisors and administrative assistants. The source said the jobs also include assistant deputy CEOs, advisors, data registrars, supervisors, mandoubs (representatives), coordinators, deputy officials and work force superintendents, besides other administrative jobs in the private sector. State departments included […]

Nevis Catapult – worlds first thrilling adventure experience, a different approach in bungee jumping introduced by AJ Hackett Bungy in the remote valley near Queenstown,New Zealand. Its a catapult reaching 100km per hour in 1.5 seconds, as they are propelled 150m across a ravine before dropping suddenly towards the valley floor and experiencing a series of flabbergasting bounces. The first modern Bungee jump, which is also spelled as “bungy” meaning “Anything thick and squat” was introduce in England in 1979. People experience it, as the cord will be tied in their ankles, whereas in this new Nevis catapult, the cord is tied to the hip of the person at one end and to the other end of the mountain and the legs will be hold with a spring, which will be released as the jumper is ready. Courtesy: news.com.au

World logging Championship held at Lillehammer, a city in Norway (Aug 2nd-Aug 5th), in which 130 men and women players from 28 countries participated in the competition. There were 6 different wood chopping competition like Tree felling, Bucking by Combined cuts etc. Below is the video of “Bucking by combined cuts” This was the 33rd  competition held at Norway, in which Marco Trabert from Germany won the competition with total 1678 points. Courtesy: wlc2018.com  

A devastating earthquake recorded 7.0 Richter scale at Lombok island, the tourist spot in Indonesia. Since it is the second time on the same island in less than 8 days, a tsunami warning has been given by the government. The Indonesian research department has reported that the earthquake has formed from 15kms below the sea, as the government has demanded the people to stay far from the sea. It is to be noted that last time during the earthquake 14 died. No deaths have been reported yet for this time. Courtesy: BBC

12 year old boy, Carlos Santa Maria Diaz from Mexico joined in National Autonomous University for Bachelor of Medical Science (Bio medical physics).He enrolled for diploma in biochemistry & molecular biology at the age of 9 and now in the same university for his bachelor degree. Carlos passed the university’s entrance exam and has already done projects at the university’s school of chemistry in its genetics sciences centre. The young lad learned calculus and physics by himself through the internet and had participated in university programs in analytical chemistry, biochemistry and biology when he was 9. The junior offered advice to Mexico’s President,Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador: “First off, I would tell him not to make the same mistakes as the previous presidents.” Politicians should “take care of the country like they take care of themselves,” he said. Courtesy: CTV News

Google is bringing in India, a specific feature on Google Maps with an aim of making the navigation more reliable & accurate, Google Maps for India, Program Manager, Anal Ghosh told ET. Google introduces the two-wheeler mode feature in India first, as 70 percent of all the vehicles registered in the country are two-wheelers, he added. The unique feature in maps shows trip routes that have shortcuts not accessible to cars, buses, and trucks. It also provides custom-built traffic and arrival time estimations,” he said. The company has added public toilets on google maps in partnership with the government, the company said in a statement. Courtesy: Economic Times

An astonishing stash of 2800 yr old gold jewelry has been unearthed by archaeologists in Kazakhstan. Some 3000 gold and precious item were found in the remote area of the mountains. Among the findings, were earrings, shapes like bells, golden plates and necklace with precious stones..these gold beads decorating clothing were made using sophisticated micro soldering techniques indicates an exceptionally high level of development at that time. Archaeologists believe they are about to find the remains of a prestigious couple who were believed to be the owners of this treasure, but they have not yet dug up the graves the professor in charge said, a large number of valuable finds in this targabatai Mountains. But as to believe that a man and woman are buried here. The reigning people or people who belong here belong to the lead of the saka society. This ancient people had exceptional skills in mining or extracting, selling or making jewelry. Courtesy: Liveleak.com

Kuwait Manpower Authority introduced a new rule(decision number 552) to systematize women’s work at night. The decision allows and bans activities for women to work at night. The limitations(for midnight work) are as follows:- It allows women to work (except during Ramadan) in banks, restaurants, NGOs, amusement parks, law firms, co-ops, educational facilities, women’s salons, travel agencies and shopping malls. It bans women from working at painting, asbestos manufacturing, chlorine and soda manufacturing, asphalt manufacturing, factories and mines, slaughterhouses, pesticide manufacturing and sale, metal fusion and casting, explosives, operating or maintaining machines, battery manufacture or repair, fertilizer manufacture or storage, brick manufacturing, heavy-duty jobs such as construction and firefighting, oil drilling and all jobs involving the use of lead, benzol, arsenic or phosphorus. The rule entitles working women to breastfeed their babies(two hours), provided they file an application to their superiors along with the baby’s birth certificate. It also authorizes a Muslim working widow for a fully-paid leave of 4 months and 10 days effective from the date of her husband’s death. Courtesy: Kuwait Times

710 Indian workers who were dismissed because of a labor dispute and left the country were declared compensation. The Public Authority of Manpower(PAM) asked the Social Affairs and Labor Ministry to pay 250 KD as relief amount to every deposed worker who had registered with PAM The Indian embassy submitted a list of 1,262 people, out of which The Public Authority of Manpower shortlisted 710 people who are eligible for the compensation of KD 250 each. A means has been created to deposit the amount directly to those workers who are currently out of Kuwait. Courtesy: Kuwait Times

The snail racing competition was conducted at Norfolk county England. A snail walks using its single long, muscular foot to crawl on a layer of mucus-like slime that it secrets. It walks at a speed of 0.047 km/hr approx. Snails from many countries numbering more than 150 were brought for participating in this competition. These snails with a tag of participating number were placed in a roundtable where rings were drawn of different colors. The rule is, the snail which crosses the number of rings more at less time wins the competition. Finally, A snail brought from Grimston Village, England  won the competition

This zealous project by the FEDOR (Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research) has upgraded to a point that it plans to make the automation self-learning and even to use them to create colonies by early 2020s. The Industry has told that two FEDOR robots may be sent to International Space station on an unmanned Soyuz spacecraft next August. They are planning to test them in Russia’s new Federation (Federatsiya) spacecraft, which is in the stage of development. This robot will assist the pilots by providing information and serve the passengers. This robot is designed to replace Humans in high-risk situations. Courtesy : Sputnik News

Mark Zuckerberg- Facebook CEO believes that breaking the social networking service company will create a path for the Chinese techies to bring down the reputation of the networking company. It is to be noted that Facebook was completely blocked by July 2009 as it was misused by some activists which paved the way for a riot in China. As already cases being pending about the misuse of FB users personal information, Mark says breaking it would clear the way for Chinese tech companies and it would be bad for America. Zuckerberg in an interview with the Recode Editor said “I don’t think that the Chinese company will cooperate as much and aid the national interest there” Courtesy: RECODE, Polimer News

To make citizens comply with the traffic law and obtain and renew driving licenses, and to limit vehicles of expats, sources said the interior ministry has begun implementing new rules. A circular sent to service centers states that a citizen or expat must have a valid driving license to register or renew the registration of vehicles in their name. If the license has expired and is not renewed, the system will not allow the renewal of a vehicle’s registration. If the profession of an expat changes, the license will be revoked, especially if the new profession does not meet the conditions mentioned in the ministerial decision. Courtesy: Kuwait Times

President @realDonaldTrump, remember, America first. pic.twitter.com/JDEm2rR50G — Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) July 16, 2018 Hollywood Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger condemned Donald Trump as he stood like a wet noodle before Russian President Vladimir Putin. Meet with Putin held at Helsinki yesterday. Arnold criticized Trump by saying that he stood before Putin like a fanboy who waits for the autograph or for a selfie. Arnold said in the twitter video about Trump”You literally sold at the press conference our intelligence community, our justice system & the worst of all, our country. You being the president of the United States, You shouldn’t do that”. Courtesy : NME.com

Family Tax is levied on expats by the Saudi Arabian Government, which the Indians find unaffordable especially the Karnataka people had returned to their native and now struggling for their livelihood. As the crude oil price reduced, in order to increase the revenue, the Saudi government introduced this family tax last year by the month of July and as per the rule, a family of members (Expats) has to pay 100 riyals every month as the tax. As a year passed by, from this month it has been doubled. Those expats, who were unable to pay more than 14000 INR, returned to their native, especially from the regions Dhakshin Kannada and Kodagu of Karnataka.  A research says 500 expats families among 1200 who had returned to Karnataka are from Saudi Arabia and since most of them belong to middle & low class they are even struggling for their livelihood as they are unable to secure a job. Courtesy: Polimer News

Eight-times Mount Everest climber is reported missing by his fellow mountaineers. He lived in Darjeeling, West Bengal.  On June 20th he started his hiking to the Himalayas along with a team and as when they reached a place called Saser Kangri successfully, they planned to return. Sherpa backed the team members and as when they found Sherpa is missing they registered a complaint on last Friday at Indo Tibetian Policemen, whereas his family members told the policemen as Sherpa had contacted them over the phone on July 13th. Tibetian police had told the reporters as necessary steps have been initiated to rescue him. Courtesy Polimer News