Special Olympics gears up for post-COVID events
Salalah: The Dhofar chapter of the Oman Special Olympics Committee discussed the modalities for the future events in line with its readiness for the international events, many of which have been...
Online supermarket to ease grocery supply
Salalah: As a start-up enterprise an Omani firm has come out with online supermarket to ease grocery supply. It has started its trial in Salalah and based on response, it has plans to launch in Muscat...
HEIs ready with pandemic protocols for new session
Salalah: The higher education institutions (HEIs) are giving top priority to pandemic protocols even as they are all set to start with some days of delay due to COVID concerns. The colleges and...
Role of nursing vital for universal health coverage goals
SALALAH: The Directorate of Health Services in Dhofar reiterated its commitment to raise healthcare standards while marking the ‘Nursing Now’ global campaign on Saturday. The participants...
Dhofar stores potential for mushroom farming
SALALAH: If tapped properly, Dhofar mountains have huge potential for seasonal vegetables. Mushrooms, which are great in demand these days among health-conscious people, are abundantly available on...
Salalah: If tapped properly, Dhofar mountains have huge potential for seasonal vegetables. Mushrooms, which are great in demand these days among health-conscious people, are abundantly available on...
An artist’s pandemic pastime
Salalah: If you have a real passion for anything, even a situation like pandemic cannot stop you from pursuing it. And if you are an artist, you become more creative to explore new horizons to improve...
10-year-old’s love for environment wins accolades
Salalah: It was a pleasant surprise for everyone who found a boy crying for the lost gloves while working to weed out a hugely invasive plant Parthenium, which is found in Dhofar. His innocent...
Hotels gearing up for new normal
The Supreme Committee’s decision on international restaurants came as a ray of hope for the star hotels. They are ready to adapt to the ‘new normal’ with all possible precautions in place. They...
GIS can help monitor pandemic spread
Every stream of knowledge is trying to ease the pandemic situation as it has impacted all aspects of life. To map the disease a stream like geography has come handy for the scientists to collect,...
Reading, researching pandemic pastime for academics
Talk to anyone and no will tell anything good about the time being passed during the COVID-19 pandemic. A section of people, however, are trying to find positivity amidst negativity and they are some...
Be safe, follow guidelines on return
Travelling had never been so forced. The pleasure part of it has totally gone while the fear part got more pronounced. All due to the COVID-19, which has made travel an urgent option, either to get...
Online learning has its limitations
Salalah: The online classes are forced new normal for the students and teachers after the spread of COVID-19, but it has its limitations as some students are complaining problem of understanding while...
Frequent use of sanitisers, soaps may cause dermatitis
Salalah: There has already been debate on the use of sanitisers, handwash and gloves as defence against the COVID-19. Everyone is talking about the standards of this stuff as a foolproof measure...
17 charter passengers offloaded for non-payment of fine
SALALAH: At a time when the repatriation charter flights are big relief to the people stranded for various reasons because of the COVID-19 situation, the organisers of such flights are facing the...
Be content with virtual view of Khareef this season
Salalah: This season the Khareef lovers have to be content with the online view of Salalah and its greenery. Already the pictures and videos of drizzling on the mountains and sporadic rains in some...
Extended screen time can affect mental wellbeing
Salalah: The COVID-19 has exposed everyone to an entirely new situation. People have to be compulsorily at home but active at the same time to meet their job requirements, studies, and even...
It’s below normal Khareef season in Salalah
Salalah: Salalah is witnessing below normal Khareef this year. The annual of Khareef (monsoon) season is hampered by two factors one is COVID-19 and the other is weather disturbance that Dhofar...
First repatriation charter for Madurai takes off from Salalah
Salalah: It was a big relief for the expatriates from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu to get a direct flight from Salalah to Madurai. It was the first direct flight from Salalah to Tamil Nadu. The...
Cyber security is critical to individual safety
Salalah:The COVID-19 has given a situation in which people have to be fully dependent on online platforms, at the same time they have to be extra cautious to keep safe from the unseen criminals called...