Officials at the press conference. PICTURE: Shaji Kayamkulam Birla Public School (BPS) has launched a career development centre named Disha – Directing and Inspiring Students Holistic Advancement. The centre, in association with India-based career counselling organisation Admizzionz Campuz, will provide a series of initiatives covering information dissemination, training and individualised counselling to parents and students […]
Month: April 2018
Six UN rapporteurs press siege countries to stop violations
QNA New York: The United Nations said on its official website that six special rapporteurs of its Human Rights Council had sent official letters to the three blockading countries — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain — monitoring all violations committed by each country, based on reports received by the UN from some […]
Qatar Customs seizes 7kg of drugs at Hamad International Airport
The Peninsula Doha: Customs officers at the Hamad International Airport have foiled an attempt to smuggle large quantity of narcotics into the country. The officials seized 7kg of hashish from an Asian passenger, who was carrying the drugs stashed inside secret pockets of his bag. The bag was professionally designed to accommodate the drugs in […]
How Do You Know If You Work for a Toxic Manager? They Will Do Any of These 8 Things Daily
One study finds that 50 percent of employees leave their job to get away from their manager. CREDIT: Getty Images Randstad USA, a provider of HR, legal staffing, and recruitment services, recently conducted an employee engagement survey that reveals more bad news about the state of the American workplace (with some findings that you just can’t help but laugh at). According […]
4 Unmistakable Signs It’s Time to Leave Your Company
Toxic workplaces cost U.S. employers $23.8 billion annually in the form of absenteeism, health care, lost productivity, and more. A 2009 survey conducted by Mitchell Kusy and Elizabeth Holloway, authors of Toxic Workplace! Managing Toxic Personalities and Their Systems of Power, found that 64 percent of people were currently working with someone they considered toxic, and […]
Work-Life Balance Is Simple. To Succeed at Work, Get a Life.
With the right balance of health and business, entrepreneurs can maximize productivity. Image credit: Hero Images | Getty Images The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently conducted a study to determine which countries offered workers the best work-life balance. Researchers considered a number of factors when compiling the list, including average working hours, […]
Want to Be a Lot Happier? Try Any of These 6 Habits of the Happiest People
End the year strong with these rare (and counter-intuitive) habits for a better life. Now that 2018 is just around the corner, perhaps you’re a person who prescribes to a growth-mindset. You’re looking for innovative ways to improve your well-being, get that productivity edge, and maybe achieve more balance and wisdom in life. If so, I want to […]
33 Smart Habits That Will Train Other People to Treat You With Respect
Most of these are small, subtle changes in behavior, but they can have a big impact on how much other people respect you. CREDIT: Shutterstock What do people want out of work? More than money, more than benefits, much more than job security, a recent survey says, they want to be treated with respect. If that sounds like you, how […]
Eight more languages to be added to driving curriculum
File picture used for representation. By Sidi Mohamed | The Peninsula DOHA: The General Directorate of Traffic is poised to make driving training more effective by adding eight more languages to driving curriculum which is currently available in 10 languages. Captain Khalid Abdulaziz Al Ghanim from Licensing Section and General Supervisor of Driving Schools at the […]
Ashghal opens Banni Hajer intersection of Khalifa Avenue
QNA Doha: Public Works Authority (Ashghal) inaugurated today the Banni Hajer Intersection, which is a part of the Khalifa Avenue project. The intersection will facilitate traffic flow between Doha, Dukhan, Banni Hajer, and Al Rayyan. The completion of the intersection means that all road diversions will now be removed as traffic will now be diverted […]