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      Ramola Talwar Badam

      Ramola Talwar Badam

      Senior National Reporter
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      Dubai
      Ramola writes in-depth features on maritime piracy, migrant labour, protection of women and minors from trafficking and abuse, teenage suicides, disability access projects, financial debt, fire safety and transport projects. Ramola worked for more than 12 years with the South Asia bureau of the Associated Press and reported on terrorist attacks, religious riots, earthquakes, politics, crime, business, sport and all things Bollywood.
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      Mansour Thekkilparambil and Rijesh Kalangadan have a decades-old bond. Photo: Mansour Thekkilparambil
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      Prayers for lives lost in Dubai fire as sombre Eid awaits

      Residents mourn friends and family, and pray for loved ones who were among 16 killed

      UAEApril 20, 2023
      Cameroonian mother Nicoline Abinkeng worked as a chef in Dubai. Photo: Awunglefac family
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      Dubai fire: Tributes paid to devoted parents killed in blaze

      Relatives tell of anguish as they organise last rites and repatriation of bodies

      UAEApril 18, 2023
      Rijesh Kalangadan and Jeshi Kandamangalath lived in Dubai for more than 10 years. Photo: Kalangadan and Kandamangalath family
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      Indian couple killed in Dubai blaze planned to move to 'dream home' this summer

      Final prayers held for Rijesh Kalangadan and Jeshi Kandamangalath in Kerala property they were building

      UAEApril 17, 2023
      School principals in Dubai say the rankings by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority help to ensure pupils receive a holistic education. Photo: KHDA
      Dubai school inspections boost hopes of achieving 'outstanding' mark

      Heads of schools assess changes needed after inspections that push for continuous improvements in teaching

      UAEApril 16, 2023
      Gudu Saliyakoondu, right, with his brothers in happier times in Dubai. Photo: Gudu family
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      Dubai fire: ‘My brother went to help and never came back’

      Four Indians and three Pakistanis among 16 people killed in Deira building blaze

      UAEApril 16, 2023
      Hana Al Nabulsi has won numerous medals in her quest to qualify for the Olympics in the triathlon. Photo: Dana Itani
      Female triathlete's Olympic dream portrayed in virtual-world film

      Documentary can be seen in virtual cinema space and traces UAE citizen’s journey to be an Olympian

      UAEApril 15, 2023
      Theyab Al Jneibi, 7, has been fasting for the first time this Ramadan. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
      My first Ramadan: Young children explain why they are fasting this month

      Muslim families introduce children to what is known as 'bird's fasting' to get them accustomed to the tradition

      UAEApril 13, 2023
      Both parents are given equal consideration in a custody battle under the new divorce law for expatriates and non-Muslims in Abu Dhabi. Photo: The National
      Abu Dhabi court grants father sole custody of child

      Judgment is unusual in that, previously, a mother was typically named custodian after legal proceedings

      UAEApril 09, 2023
      Muslims wait for sunset to end their fast outside Al Farooq Mosque in Dubai. EPA
      UAE faithful unite to celebrate Ramadan, Easter and Passover

      Thousands of worshippers from the world’s three major religions connect in prayer as holy days converge

      RamadanApril 09, 2023
      Seventeen passengers died and 13 were injured in the 2019 bus crash. The National
      Indian student receives Dh5m compensation after Dubai bus crash

      Muhammad Baig Mirza suffered brain damage in the 2019 crash that killed 17 passengers returning from Eid break in Oman

      UAEApril 06, 2023
      Monjasa Reformer, an oil tanker that was hijacked by pirates with crew members taken hostage off the coast of West Africa, has raised concerns about a recurrence of violent attacks and abduction of sailors in the region. Photo: Monjasa
      Search goes on for tanker crew held hostage in West Africa hijacking

      Abduction is ‘sombre reminder’ of how vulnerable region is to attacks

      WorldApril 05, 2023
      A pupil at the Rashid Centre for People of Determination in Dubai at work on an Eid design. Antonie Robertson / The National
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      Dubai students with special needs design Amazon Eid cards

      Rashid Centre for People of Determination is providing two designs for online retailer

      UAEApril 05, 2023
      Verodiana Rodrigues, a financial planner and former Dubai schoolteacher, says she saves more than 50 per cent by shopping prudently. Chris Whiteoak / The National
      Shoppers hunt for bargains to keep food costs low in UAE, Jordan and Saudi Arabia

      Consumers say shopping smart helps take the sting out of the rising cost of living even though prices of food staples are regulated by the government

      MoneyApril 03, 2023
      The iftar canon is fired at Expo City in Dubai, to announce the end of fasting on the first day of Ramadan. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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      Ramadan traditions that families in UAE treasure during the first iftar

      Residents cherish time spent exchanging stories with the younger generation

      RamadanMarch 24, 2023
      Bishop Paolo Martinelli calls for prayer and reflection at the start of the holy month of Ramadan. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
      Ramadan is a special time to pray for Turkey and Syria quake victims, says Bishop

      Bishop Paulo Martinelli highlights how the holy days and Lent converge this year to connect people of both religions

      RamadanMarch 24, 2023
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