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SHARJAH, Oct 24: Two Indians were killed in an accident involving a crane near the Millennium Hotel in Sharjah yesterday. The Indian nationals died on the spot when the crane being operated at a building site collapsed. The crane’s rope and wire had apparently snapped, police sources said.

The accident also caused damage to neighbouring buildings.

According to Lieutenant Ahmed Rashid, Deputy Officer at Al Buhairah Police Station, the accident apparently occurred due to excessive loading.

In the second case, a crane collapsed near the Sharjah Municipality roundabout causing traffic jam for at least three hours in all directions of Sharjah road. The crane, which was being transported to a construction site in Al Buteena, fell off the truck. However, no casualty or loss of property was reported.

UAE: Expatriate Jailed for Selling Rented Mobike
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ABU DHABI, Oct 24: The Federal Supreme Court recently upheld the verdict of the appeal court which sentenced an expatriate, who illegally sold a rented motorbike using forged documents, to one year in jail.

The Public Prosecution had earlier charged the accused with flouting the rent contract terms including payment, not returning of the vehicle and selling it using forged documents. The prosecution prayed that he be penalised according to the rulings of Shariah and the Federal Penal Code. The accused moved the Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal. It confirmed the imprisonment but annulled the deportation.

Dubai: Dh50m Raised for Dubai Cares
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DUBAI, Oct 24: In major donations to the Dubai Cares campaign, more than Dh50 million was contributed to the fund yesterday. One of the largest donations — Dh25 million — came from by UAE-based Syrian businessman Moafaq Ahmed Al Gaddah. Shaikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum received the donation for Dubai Cares from Al Gaddah.

“Credit should be given to His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, for launching the Dubai Cares campaign, which has at its heart the interest of children in poor countries around the world,” Said Al Gaddah. “The campaign’s objective of helping children grow into future contributors to human civilization is a monumental one, and one that should be supported by all who believe in creating a better  world,” he added.

Meanwhile, the auction of sports memorabilia for Dubai Cares on Monday night raised nearly Dh26 million.  Shaikh Rashid Al Maktoum also received a donation of Dh3 million yesterday from Lt General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, on behalf of Dubai Police.

Dhahi Khalfan spoke of the campaign as “making good on the Islamic principle of extending help to needy people.” He pointed|that this was a principle also espoused by Dubai Police.

Also, around Dh4 million was raised for Dubai Cares by students from 17 GEMS schools in Dubai. Students presented the cheque to Shaikh Mayed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum at a ceremony held at the Dubai American Academy yesterday.

Students from Dubai Modern High School, who had raised nearly Dh2,43,210 as part of the total Dh4 million, handed the cheque to the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) on Monday.

New Indian Model School, Dubai, which had also participated in the campaign, raised Dh558,495 through voucher sales.  While Latifa School for Girls collected Dh664,000, the boys’ school collected Dh255,000 for the campaign.  The Indian High School, Dubai raised Dh1 million for the initiative and presented the cheque to KHDA. The CEO of Al Maya Group, Deepak Pagarani, and director Kamal Vachani, presented a cheque of Dh1 million to Shaikh Rashid bin Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

In addition, the Cosmos - ITL Group yesterday announced its contribution of one per cent of retail sales from the group’s Cosmos showrooms across the UAE for a two month period.

Dubai Cares was launched by Shaikh Mohammed on September 19. The campaign aims to raise funds to provide primary education to a million needy children in a number of the world’s poorest countries.