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1 P6 Community The Central Board of Secondary Education in India has announced results for the Class X Examinations that were held earlier this year. P16 Community Community catches up with leaders of the Nepali community to know their thoughts about the appointment of the new ambassador. Sunday, June 4, 2017 Ramadan 9, 1438 AH DOHA 31 C 41 C TODAY PUZZLES P 12 & 13 D LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE L 14 Hoff the Record Original Baywatch TV star David Hasselhoff rides the wave of renewed interest. P4-5 COVER STORY

2 2 GULF TIMES Sunday, June 4, 2017 ROUND & ABOUT PRAYER TIME Fajr Shorooq (sunrise) Zuhr (noon) Asr (afternoon) Maghreb (sunset) Isha (night) 3.15am 4.43am 11.32am 2.56pm 6.24pm 7.54pm USEFUL NUMBERS Emergency 999 Worldwide Emergency Number 112 Kahramaa Electricity and Water 991 Local Directory 180 International Calls Enquires 150 Hamad International Airport Labor Department , Mowasalat Taxi Qatar Airways Hamad Medical Corporation , Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation , Primary Health Care Corporation Qatar Assistive Technology Centre Qatar News Agency Q-Post General Postal Corporation Humanitarian Services Office (Single window facility for the repatriation of bodies) Ministry of Interior , , Ministry of Health , Hamad Medical Corporation , Qatar Airways A Family Man DIRECTION: Mark Williams CAST: Gerard Butler, Willem Dafoe, Anupam Kher, Alfred Molina, Alison Brie SYNOPSIS: A Chicago personnel recruiter (Gerald Butler) is hungry to stay on top of his competitive profession, but when his son (Max Jenkins) is diagnosed with cancer, his priorities are called into question. After years of neglecting his family, the workaholic corporate headhunter must re-evaluate his priorities when his oldest son is diagnosed with leukaemia. THEATRES: Royal Plaza, The Mall, Landmark Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie DIRECTION: Gary Andrews WRITTEN BY: Laura Beaumont, Paul Larson CAST: David Carling, Su Douglas, John Hasler SYNOPSIS: The iconic fireman has to unravel the mysterious circumstances surrounding alienhunter-turned-tv-presenter Douglas arrival to the town of Pontypandy. With UFO sightings on the increase, he is determined to get to the bottom of the odd events. THEATRES: Landmark, The Mall, Royal Plaza Quote Unquote It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. J K Rowling Community Editor Kamran Rehmat community@gulf-times.com Telephone: Fax: The Mall Cinema (1): Dobaara (Hindi) 1:30pm; A Family Man (2D) 3:30pm; Dobaara (Hindi) 8:30pm; The Exception (2D) 11pm. The Mall Cinema (2): Deep (2D) 1:30pm; The Boss Baby (2D) 3:30pm; Dear Other Self (Tagalog) 8:30pm; Winter s Dream (2D) 11pm. The Mall Cinema (3): Fireman Sam: Alien Alert The Movie (2D) 2pm; Fireman Sam: Alien Alert The Movie (2D) 3:30pm; The Exception (2D) 8:30pm; Dear Other Self (Tagalog) 11pm. Landmark Cinema Cinema (1): Deep (2D) 1:30pm; The Exception (2D) 3:30pm; A Family Man (2D) 8:30pm; A Family Man (2D) 11pm. Landmark Cinema Cinema (2): The Boss Baby (2D) 1:30pm; Deep (2D) 3:30pm; Dear Other Self (Tagalog) 8:30pm; Winter s Dream (2D) 11pm. Landmark Cinema Cinema (3): Fireman Sam: Alien Alert The Movie (2D) 2pm; Fireman Sam: Alien Alert The Movie (2D) 3:30pm; The Exception (2D) 8:30pm; Dear Other Self (Tagalog) 11pm. Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (1): Hindi Medium (Hindi) 1:30pm; Fireman Sam: Alien Alert The Movie (2D) 4pm; Hindi Medium (Hindi) 8:30pm; The Exception (2D) 11pm. Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (2): Fireman Sam: Alien Alert The Movie (2D) 2pm; A Family Man (2D) 3:30pm; The Exception (2D) 8:30pm; Dear Other Self (Tagalog) 11pm. Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (3): Deep (2D) 1:30pm; Winter s Dream (2D) 3:30pm; Dear Other Self (Tagalog) 8:30pm; Winter s Dream (2D) 11pm. Asian Town Cinema: Godha (Malayalam) 8:30 & 11:30pm; Sakhavu (Malayalam) 11pm; Sachin:A Billions Dreams (Hindi) 11pm; Rakshadhikari Baiju (Malayalam) 8pm; Rarandoi Veduka Chuddam (Telugu) 8pm & 2am; Thondan (Tamil) 8:30pm.

3 ROUND & ABOUT Sunday, June 4, 2017 GULF TIMES 3 and collect candy and nuts hidden all over Doha Festival City. Get the map and find them quick! They can then also take part in the Drum Making Workshop where everyone will have the chance to design and build their own drum, made out of recycled tin containers. EVENTS Ramadan Nights at Aqua Park Qatar WHEN: Entire Ramadan WHERE: Aqua Park TIME: 8pm-2am Have fun with your family and friends in style! World class attractions and a thrilling water park experience! From the coolest rides to the extreme ones, Aqua Park has it all at 50% discount this Ramadan! Don t miss out! Meerat Ramadan WHERE: Katara WHEN: Until end of Ramadan TIME: 5pm-9pm The Ramadan Market is open to the public, and scheduled to run until the end of Ramadan. According to the Katara website, the current hours (until June 17) are 5pm until 9pm, although we recommend that you check it is open before making a special journey as timings may change during Ramadan. There will be kids area with bouncy castle, and it is expected that the Ramadan market will be popular with families as they enjoy their Ramadan evenings at Katara. 4th annual Mathaf Student Art Exhibition WHERE: Arab Museum of Modern Art WHEN: June 8 The annual Mathaf Student Art Competition and Exhibition (SAC&E) is returning for the fifth time this year. The exhibition will showcase the works of students who won the countrywide art competition, this time following the theme what is your imagined future city? The competition is an original Mathaf educational programme that supports QM s commitment for art education and creativity. SAC&E celebrates the creative minds of students aged between 6-18 and encourages students, teachers and parents to explore modern and contemporary art by experiencing Mathaf s permanent collection. Garangao Celebration WHERE: Doha Festival City WHEN: June 9 Doha Festival City is honouring the biggest traditional celebration for children this Ramadan with a fun-packed Garangao event. First, kids will be given their own mall maps that will give them clues to find Henna Painting WHERE: Doha Festival City WHEN: June TIME: 9pm For the last five days of Ramadan, and in celebration of Eid al-fitr, there will be professional henna artists designing beautiful henna art on guests. Children will also have the opportunity to handcraft their own henna designs on printed paper. Being the national bird and symbol of culture in the Middle East, guests will also have the chance to have their photo taken with a falcon at Doha Festival City. Karting at Losail Circuit Sports Club WHEN: Until June 16 WHERE: Losail International Circuit, Doha TIME: 5pm onwards The Karting track at Losail International Circuit is open for public. Also it can be opened for private companies (upon request and availability). The registrations will be done directly at the venue, at the VIP Car Park of the Losail International Circuit. The minimum age is 15 years old and any participant under the age of 18 needs permission signed by a legal guardian for the karting activity. Beauty of Islamic Calligraphy WHERE: QM Gallery Al Riwaq WHEN: Until June 17 A new exhibition Contemporary Calligraphy Mehmet Cebi Collection will open at the QM Gallery Al Riwaq, and will bring together a notable selection of intricate and beautiful calligraphic artworks dating from the 1960s to the present day. Summer Camp WHERE: Ain Khaled WHEN: July 2-Aug 31 TIME: 8am-1pm Summertime is just memories waiting to happen. The Stem Xplorers Summer Camp is just the place for your kids to make lifelong memories to cherish. Our camp will be Stem-based wherein we will engage the children in Science along with Lego, some exciting Sports, Nutrition, Arts, Crafts and Outdoor Field Trips!! Each week will be a different theme covering an exciting new Stem project making science come to life. Call us now on or Summer Camp Wakrah WHERE: Music Lounge, Al Wakrah WHEN: July 2-31 This is a 1 month packaged summer camp programme that brings great fun with learning, creating and exploring. The camp is designed to bring out a 360 degree development in the talents and skill level of the students. The camp includes training in keyboard, guitar, drums, art, craft, communication skills, zumba, hip hop, fun with games, movies, competitions, cultural tour, fun day activities, art exhibition and fashion show. The camp is for ages Transportation is available from Doha, Al Wakrah and Mesaieed. #I Am Evo Summer Camp WHERE: Al Waab and Doha College West Bay WHEN: July 2 onwards TIME: 8am to 1pm The #IamEvo Camps are designed to challenge young athletes to progressively develop their skills, performance and confidence. The courses are structured to meet the needs of all young players, to have fun, learn new skills and meet new friends in a safe and friendly environment. Members have a choice of venue, with camps held at Doha College Al Waab and Doha College West Bay. The camps are open to boys and girls aged 4-16 years and run from 8 am to 1 pm daily at each site. Registration Now Open. Camera Kids: Make Your Own Short Film WHEN: Aug 6-24 A well-rounded introduction to the different elements of photography, film and filmmaking helps young people make their first one-minute short films. Applicants must be between 13 and 17 years old. Train like a superhero WHERE: Aspire Zone WHEN: Ongoing Train like a superhero at CrossFit Doha! CrossFit holds a variety of disciplines from weightlifting to calisthenics to gymnastics. This will help your kids excel in sports and retain the healthy and fit lifestyle! Support your kids natural urge for physical activities and train like a superhero, at CrossFit Doha s in demand Kids Classes today! CrossFit Doha is located at Aspire Zone Sports City. For more information, call Salsa Beginners Dance Class WHEN: Every Friday WHERE: B Attitude Spa, West Bay TIME: 8pm-9pm Salsa n Candela offers variety of dance classes for adults at Beverly Hills Tower such as Salsa every Friday and other Latin dance during other days of the week. Festive time WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Doha Festival City The entertainment offering has been designed to ensure there are numerous opportunities for physical activities, from the running track which features exercise stations, the bike trail, through to our firstof-its-kind in Qatar, Snow Dunes theme park. DFC is excited to welcome first visitors in April and to celebrate the best leisure facilities, retail mix and dining options, all with exceptional service. Summer Workshop 2017 for kids WHERE: IAID WHEN: July- Aug Summer break is a long-awaited respite for your kids after months of hitting the books. This is an opportunity for them to hone their current skills, pick up a new hobby, or simply stay active, whether their interest lies in dance, music or arts. This summer, get your kids up and going by enrolling them at IAID! Starting three years and above, we have courses to offer this summer such as Ballet Kids, Strum-A-Long, Bolly Thumka, Music Fun, ARTmazing & more. Imperial Threads: Motifs and Artisans WHERE: Museum of Islamic Art WHEN: Until November 4 This exhibition focuses on the exchange of artistic and material cultures between the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires. Highlighting MIA s masterpiece carpets, among other artworks, from Turkey, Iran and India, these objects will be contextualised within the historical circumstances of politics and artistic production of their time, primarily from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. gtlisting@gmail.com, Events and timings subject to change

4 4 GULF TIMES Sunday, June 4, 2017 COVER STORY It s my best work. You ll love it Baywatch star David Hasselhoff on his mockumentary Hoff the Record My daughters said to me, Dad, you can sit here and whine or you could get out there and make a difference SUNDAY CONVERSATION By Steven Zeitchik David Hasselhoff wasn t actively stalking Zac Efron on the way to the beachside port-a-potty. But now that they were both there he figured, well, why not make the most of it? You ve gotta check out Hoff the Record! Hasselhoff said about his little-known mockumentary sitcom as the two stood on the sand outside the bathroom at the Baywatch premiere on a recent Saturday night. Oh, you were able to make it? Efron said, sounding convincing in his interest. We made it! In England. We have two seasons already. Come over to my house! I ll show it to you! OK! Efron said. It s my best work. You ll love it, Hasselhoff assured him of the comedy series about the actor s postprime-time life in which he plays a version of himself. Do you have my number? He pulled out a phone and implored Efron to do the same. Let me give you my number. Here, take my number, he repeated. To say David Hasselhoff is enjoying a moment toying with his image is to imply there was a time he wasn t doing that. In the 16 years since he left behind Mitch Buchannon, the all-american lifeguard character of the Baywatch franchise, Hasselhoff has played himself or an outsized simulacrum known as The Hoff more times than you can count, though he certainly could. There was SpongeBob and Dodgeball, and (the parody music video) True Survivor. And, oh, yeah, the Swedish talk show, he said, beginning a list that also includes an A&E series, a Jamie Kennedy series, another parody music video, a Finnish talk show, an upcoming indie movie titled Killing Hasselhoff and of course, Hoff the Record. Even Hasselhoff s most infamous moment that footage of him

5 COVER STORY Sunday, June 4, 2017 GULF TIMES 5 crawling in a drunken stupor toward a cheeseburger had the feel of a viral-video character about it. But a few months shy of his 65th birthday, the actor who first became ubiquitous as Knight Rider s Michael Knight, has been giving it all a bit of a turbo boost. Millions this spring have been seeing the Hoff in Guardians of the Galaxy 2, in which he plays the distillation of ego (literally) in a latemovie cameo. Somewhat fewer people, to his chagrin, have been watching Hoff the Record. A second season was released last year it can be found on Netflix if you know where to look and he nervously awaits word of a thirdseason pickup. Now, as a new Baywatch film arrives in theatres from Paramount after a long South Florida shoot, the Hoff strikes again: He has a scene playing the Mentor, a nod to his original Mitch, guiding the new Mitch, played by Dwayne Johnson. In the Escalade on the way to the premiere, Hasselhoff polled other passengers on how to handle the question of the Baywatch film. In 1991, Hasselhoff backed a new version of the lifeguard series with his own money when the series was cancelled after a dismal debut season on NBC. The revived programme would turn into a global phenomenon and help create a market for so-called first-run syndication. After all that, Hasselhoff is irked that the makers of the movie, directed by Seth Gordon, didn t solicit much of his input. ( It s a double-edged sword, being here, he d said earlier in the day.) He wanted to know how to deal with the subject gracefully and turned for guidance to a reporter in the car versed in the art of the actor sound bite. Maybe, It s a new creation but the DNA of the original is still in there, the reporter said. He pondered that idea. The DNA, that s not bad. Then he thought about it for another minute. But would the Hoff say that? Hasselhoff began strategising various ways to work in Hoff the Record on the carpet how, when playing a character based on yourself, do you tout a show in which you re playing a character based on yourself? After all, there s a beauty to sourcing your public image to a meta character: nothing ever fails. Even when a quip doesn t land, you re not making a bad joke; you re simply commenting on the idea of yourself making a bad joke. But where does the Hoff end and David begin? To be honest, I don t know, he said. The car was populated by Hasselhoff s small entourage: His fiancée, Hayley Roberts, a 37-yearold Brit; his longtime publicist, an old-school New York character named Judy Katz; and Katz s adult son, who serves as a kind of advance man for Hasselhoff s publicity appearances. They began talking about a preferred topic: why the new movie was rated R. Hasselhoff exults in what he considers the family-show status of the original, often telling a story about how his mother once got upset over French-kissing. While bouncing bosoms in slow motion may not scream church-group viewing, the Baywatch film, which has an extended male-anatomy sight gag in the first 10 minutes, does have a different feel. They can t take their kids to it, Katz lamented. We never had anyone go to bed together, Hasselhoff said proudly. The conversation turned to some of the original show s producers, whom Hasselhoff had once clashed with and now hoped to avoid on this evening. You ll have to steer me around that, he said quietly to Katz. She nodded. The car crept along a main drag in South Beach. Soon crowds outside the premiere came into view 1,000 fans at least. What s the security situation here? Hasselhoff said to no-one in particular. I m going to get annihilated. It seemed like narcissism, but his concern was quickly validated: Getting out of the car and making his way the 100 yards down the carpet extension toward the beginning of the press line, Hasselhoff was bombarded by a military-grade cacophony. Shrieks mixed with chants, Mitch, Mitch Michael, Michael Hoff, Hoff. A few security guards came to meet the Hoff posse, but they provided thin cover. Hasselhoff slowed periodically and slapped some palms, signed some memorabilia and posed for selfies, often using his reliable twohanded gun salute. One person did call out Cheeseburger. He pretended not to hear. Though the video still sticks in Hasselhoff s craw, he has a rationale for why he had made peace with it. The other day I talked to Hulk Hogan you know, he had the whole Gawker sex-tape thing and he said something smart. He said, David, they want us because we sell tickets. And that s it. We help the media make money. We sell tickets. The press line, on a boardwalk, was seemingly endless. Either because of innate charisma or his general habit of repeating the same stories as if he were telling them for the first time, Hasselhoff worked it expertly. Two ideas were nearly constant: One was that he had joined the new film reluctantly. My daughters said to me, Dad, you can sit here and whine or you could get out there and make a difference, a point that befuddled some reporters because they weren t aware he had been annoyed in the first place. The other was about Hoff the Record. You ve got to see it, he said, enthusiastically and insistently to one reporter. He would echo the message down the line. It s really something for everyone. It shows the behind the scenes. Few reporters picked up on it. Up the carpet Johnson was giving a rather generous assessment of the did-you-talk-to-theoriginal-cast question. He was so encouraging, so welcoming to me, which I so appreciated, the actor said of Hasselhoff to one reporter. (Hasselhoff said he and Johnson didn t speak before production.) Johnson and his posse passed Hasselhoff just after the latter had finished an interview. Hasselhoff called out to him. Mitch! Johnson said, coming back and giving a bro hug for the cameras as they popped off. Mitch! Hasselhoff replied with a sarcastic edge, making clear who he thought the real Mitch was. They had a conversation about acting. I m a people person, Johnson said. I m a people person too, Hasselhoff said. We re the same, Johnson said. Pamela Anderson was nearby, but she and Hasselhoff didn t see each other. One of the show s producers, though, did appear. Hasselhoff gave a perfunctory hello and moved on, exchanging a knowing glance with Katz. Someone noted Hasselhoff s moustache; he said he had it because my people wouldn t let me wear my red trunks to the premiere. Someone else asked Hasselhoff about getting ripped. Apparently, he was worried about the movie because he was in poorer shape the day he shot than he is now. I m feeling good, he said to a reporter who d asked him whether he s a lower body guy or an upper body guy. That s a good question, he said, then went into a humblebrag of sorts that he used throughout the carpet: No-one is in good shape when standing next to the Rock. A reporter complimented him on all his recent work. May has been a good month for the Hoff, he said. The carpet was ending and the cast was preparing to ride to the theatre about 15 minutes away. As Hasselhoff and his posse exited via a back path to a waiting car, he saw fans waiting for him and crossed the sand for more In the 16 years since he left behind Mitch Buchannon, the all-american lifeguard character of the Baywatch franchise, Hasselhoff has played himself or an outsized simulacrum known as The Hoff more times than you can count, though he certainly could SPOTLIGHT: From left, David Hasselhoff, Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron pose for a portrait for Baywatch in Berlin, Germany. selfies and two-handed gun salutes. He had logged two hours of press and fan time much longer, by many multiples, than his few moments in the film. Hasselhoff and his posse piled back in the Escalade. As the car snaked to the theatre, he repeated the bathroom story several times, in each telling embellishing Efron s eagerness and downplaying his own a little more. Zac wanted to see the show. He was really excited. He was asking if he could come over to watch it, he was saying by the third recounting. A moment later, Hasselhoff chastised himself for missing a carpet opportunity. I only got in a mention of the show about 10 times. I was so overwhelmed at the beginning I forgot about it. He turned to a reporter. Write whatever you want. Just make sure you mention Hoff the Record. Los Angeles Times/TNS

6 6 GULF TIMES Sunday, June 4, 2017 DPS-MIS gets 100% pass result in CBSE Grade X Examinations All 289 DPS-MIS students who appeared for the CBSE Grade X Examinations earlier in March have passed. A total of 93 students secured a CGPA of 10, while 202 students secured a CGPA above 10. The school s average CPGA was Seen here are the school s top achievers. Vardini Ganesh Harini Prabakar Gautam Venkatesh Ambaty Anusha Suresh Kumar Sanjana S. Sannamari Keerthi Venkatesh Thota Ramsubramanian Chinnakannan Amal Fareed Monisha Chitra Vasimalai Manaal Shamsudeen Reuben Suju Varghese Syed Hamad Abbas Eshita Saxena Kaushik Ramesh Kumar Aditya Bansal Abdul Mohi Mohammed Siddiqui Sabyasache Sarker Riyah Mehnaz Ayinikunnan Jaideep Singh Soodan Mohammed Jassim Ananya Salian Pratik Manish Gore Dhwani Pratik Shah Deema Jahan Sakeer Mohammad Jauwaad Shams Ansari Mohammed Ishaq Anushka Rajesh Hemant Suresh Sameeha Mehreen Prasoon Parashar Neelima Jestin Tony Sibin Aleena Jomon Saptanshu Mishra Sudheera Karingamadathil Sai Sriram Yannamani Elsa Mary Philip Afreen Vardhah Anees Moidu Hamza Ahmed Khan Fuaad Ansaruddin Aakash Jain Amal Najeeb Kathan Jani Ansari Mohammed Yaqoob Dibyendu Trinanjan Gupta Aswath Sudheendran S Priyatharshan Arun Mahadevan Prabu Sankar Rohit Vasudevan Chari Malhaar Deepan Thakore A Shanmuga Sundaram P Harish Ragavendhra Aadharsh Roshan N. Kumar Rehan Fauzi Ansari Isha Sanjaykumar Maisuriya Harinishree Ganesan Shanmathi Mahesh Pavithra Sundararajan Sakar Baral Aniket Kabra Aravind Narayanan Beenish Khan Haritha Koorkkaparambil Rajeev Punam Santosh Deshpande Austin Sebi Chalakkal Syed Ali Zahiruddin Ahmad Varghese George Varun Srinivasan Ayushi Mohanty Ahmed Raza Devangini Talwar Iman Abdul Latheef Mihir Mangesh Ketkar Abhimanyu Sanjaykumar Tamminana Bhavyasri Sreyeskrishnan Shajeev Kunal Srinivas Hamda Arif Andrea Anne Miranda Anshuman Roy Karthika Sreeja Suresh Pradipta Paul Yengkhom Hojai Naomi Aditya Dalal Sheetal Sampath Palak Barman Shourya Agrawal Jade Deborah D Mello Samiksha Arora Hridey Batra Shristi Dass Ananya Sharma

7 Sunday, June 4, 2017 GULF TIMES 7 Birla Public School excels in CBSE Class X Examinations The Class X National Curriculum results were announced by the CBSE yesterday. Birla Public School achieved a 100% pass rate. The school s tenth batch consisted of 327 students. Among them 87 students scored A1 grade in all the subjects, thereby having a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 10. The School CGPA is 8.98 and the school average in term of percentage is 85.31%. Overall, there are 738 A1s and 439 A2s. The Chairman, Lukose K Chacko, and all the members of the Board of Directors congratulated the students on their performance. Seen here are the high achievers. Hamna Fathima Jeremy Sam Anil Ruchira Joshma Thomas Shivani Harish Ameen Ayash Mahek Jittin Varghese Mitali Haridas Benett Benny Shamitha Reddy Kevin Johnson Pooja Jayachandran Treesa Jijy Ashna Maria Sophia Ann Sajan Ayisha Firdhawsi Sarthak Behal Vishwesh P. Karthik Vasu Chinmayi Suresh Priya Cecilia Nandana Ishita Sameer Vandana P. Hafeez Hameed Neha Biju Niamah Aisha Taneshqa J Adithya Ajeet Rupak Ravi Krupaa Vani Carol Joseph Aravind Kannan Yashi Sinha Sanjana Sanoj Pranav Illikel Vishnu Rajesh Abigail Treesa Aditya Krishna Hrisheekesh Mohammed Anzar Vaishnavi C. Sara Joseph Diksha Rathuri Vinaya Rajesh Nishitha Saravanan Suvedha Ramesh Julia Anna Joseph Aleena Mary Rimsha Zubair Chrispa John Afeef Abdul Rahman Sania Rahman Erin Susan Thomas Dhwani Ramasami Renu Geogy Vijairam Ganesh Jyothis Mathew Shrivatshan Sneha Karthik Angela Antu Jeremy Sam Geroge Saji Anieta Athul Shankar Sifarath Salim Roshna Elza Alex Aaron John Thomas Subhanshi Rawat Mekha S. Sai Prajwal Shivani Kujulua Presida Joann Fay Dsouza Niranjana Nasla Mashoor Amisha Anish David Jayan Adhithya Anil Prathyusha Bharath Abel Sam Thomas Swetha Maria Muhammed Amjad Joshua Fernandez Sakshi Sunil Alby Varghese Amogh Nafde

8 8 GULF TIMES Sunday, June 4, 2017 MES excels in CBSE Class X Examinations The MES Indian School got a 100% pass result in the CBSE Class X Examinations that were conducted earlier this year. A total of 154 students of the school secured A1 in all subjects, getting a CGPA of 10. Another 171 students were placed between CGPA 9 and 9.8. As many as 271 students obtained A1 in English, 182 in Mathematics, 232 in Science, 225 in Social Science, 337 in various languages and 614 in Assessment in Speaking and Listening (ASL). All 622 students, who sat for the exam qualified for the admission to higher classes. The school management praised the efforts of students and the contribution of teachers. MES, with the support of a competent teaching faculty, aptly equips its students with required knowledge and skill to cater for the ever growing needs of modern education, remarked the school s principal officiating, Hameeda Kadar. Alena Dominic Grace Ann John Aditi Amarnath Maria Salam Khan Narmeen Noor Sumayya Muhammed Salim Khadija S K Mumthaz Jaleel Aysha M S Hawwa Yousuf Sahil Kotian Afra Ruknuddin Arunima Sivan Anjali Aju Hajira Afreen Haritha Venu Sneha Thomas Josh John Jiji Alina Anna James Nuha Abdul Azeem Aisha Rahmathullah Haniyah Salim Adithya Suresh Neha Elizabeth Anaswara Sunil Benson Jayachandran Anish Sattanathan Alina Jacob Nada Ibrahim Fida Parveen Beena Rani Debnath Vivina Sherin Suares Iqrabanu S S Hamna N T Rafia A S Fathimathul Fitha Aseela Fathima Nissin Sara Abraham Merin Ann Pious Mohammed Ahnaf Tajwar Nada Abdulgani Sakshi Shivaling Reddy Anna Rose Antony Mushthaq Ahmed Aneena Ann Samuel Akash John Niharika Pradaush Akhil Ramesh Midhun Sunilkumar Nihaal Ali Ebrahim Sreerag Vinod Arman P Mohammed Richa Rose Benson Astra Julia Pinto Shijil Mathai Nawal Abdullah Ameena Mohammed Elias Farah Shabbir Ria Elsa George Sameeha Shoukkathali Dithi Dinesan Amal P B Avin Babu P Christy Samuvel Mohammed Chngoteri Neethu Tony Fathimath Nusrin Vaibhav Vittal Rai Cassandra Sonia Noronha Aswakumar Thoufeer Basheer Aysha Dh

9 Sunday, June 4, 2017 GULF TIMES 9 Farzana Rahman Amal George Vinodini Elango Jenitt Maria Aju Angeline Mariam Shaji Amina Haneen Abdul Basit Nowshad Nooreen Fatima Muhammed Nihal Wafa Nizar Jahana Sherin C Aysha A Sara Inayat Jini Jiji Syed Mohammad Raza Haider Zainab S Albin Vijoy Basma Aysha Bashier Syeda Hafsa Agna Sabu Sheeja Mary Sibi Carol Ann Georgie Tooba Nafis Vaishna Panikar Neethu Liz Shaji S Nishanth Vikraman Haritha Suvitha Aman A Ansari Freny Ann Gracious Johan Raphael Stanly Merin Elizabath Thomas Christina Jude Clairin Rolland Shehela Sulthana Asma M Kashif Minhaj Anirudh Unnikrishnan Suhail Joad Buddi Rohan Sai Yuvaraja T Jobin Johnson Theresa Mary Prince Mohammed Ashiq K Arushi Nair Jenema Satheesh Mathew Salwa Saleh Anitta George Faheem Hassainar Beryl Rachel Cerin Mary Sebastian Christy Maria Joseph Mohammed Irshad Sameeha Thasni Tania Mariam Titus Salwa Janakan L Calvin Itty Vinod Fairoosa Sulthana Aysha Salim Joyel K Joy Muhammad Amaan Varsha K Warda A Thameem Jalal Nadia Khan Ashika Biju Maria Tomy Farsana Abdul Salam Austin Shaji P Sreehari M M Sabika Liyana Elizabeth Danny ilna Kancharla G Praharshita Tanishq Dixit Haseena Mohammed Fathima Farheen Abdul Basith Kezia Sara Jojin Rida Jesil Aneesha Rose Kuruba Damitha

10 10 GULF TIMES Sunday, June 4, 2017 SIS students excel in CBSE Class X Exams The students of Shantiniketan Indian School have excelled once again in the Class X Board examinations conducted by CBSE in March The school attained 100% pass result with 21 students (16.15%) scoring 10 CGPA (A1 Grade in all subjects) % got CGPA 9 and above while 24.62% of students got CGPA 8 and above. Abdul Latheef, President, School Management Committee, and Principal Dr Subhash B Nair congratulated the students and staff for their hard work and parents for their support. Suraya Omer Osman Roshni Subaraj Naja Hameed Abdullah Aditya Kumar Bhagat Josu Mariam Joby Fathima Najeeb Noora Hussain Derry Wilson Nuha Mohammad Shareef Koya Sanuja Sulaiman Puthiyaveetil Vimal Joshy Nida Ismail Rifa Pandarapetti Kalathingal Sharlet Feba Thomas Crisella Divina Fernandes Montaha Ahmed Elbadwi Mohamed H Haya Yasmine Shaheeen Mahmooda Choudhury Hiba Mohammed Ashraf Doha Modern Indian School excels in CBSE Grade X Examinations Reshma Subaraj A total of 66 students appeared from Doha Modern Indian School for the CBSE Grade X Examinations, the results for which were announced yesterday. Fifteen students got a CGPA. The total number of students who got a CGPA of 9 or above were 52. The lowest CGPA was 6.8. Michelle Mariam Varghese Gopika Chandran Ridhika K Reji Alna A Soni Agna A Soni Evanna Susan Sajeeve Dhivyashri Ramesh Megha Mariam George Ishika Dhaka Rishi Nair Muhammed Jaseem Pallikal Nabeel Najeeb Aman Sadath Joshni Maureen J Nida Fathima

11 Sunday, June 4, 2017 GULF TIMES 11 IIS gets 100% result in CBSE Class X Exams The Ideal Indian School has achieved a 100% pass rate in the CBSE Class X Examinations held earlier in March. A total of 324 students appeared for the exam, of which 68 achieved a CGPA of 10, with A1 in all five subjects. A total of 33 students scored A1 in four subjects. Ideal Indian School President Dr Hassan Kunhi MP, Principal Syed Shoukath Ali and staff members congratulated the students on their excellent performance in the examination. Farza Adeel Nosrat Jahan Abdul Aziz Sheethal Zachariah Mayank Shetty R Rinthiya Aneesh Asokan Lamees Nabeela Abdul Khader Fahad Thakur Abdul Rahman Navya Roy Abhijith Dev Aditya S Kumar Sumaya Abdul Rahman Derrick Noble Deepthy Aparna Prema Barani Chris Thomas Alen Shaju Ashwin John Gifty Sabu Ihsan Noushad Anaina Bobi Joel Johnson Jinu Mukkadan Delvin David Ardra Jose Vignesh S Leena Abdulla Athira Arunkumar Aysha Khaleel Asrar Ahamed Fathima Jinsy Aazam Mohamed Yamish Mohammed Baleeghuddin Shivani Dhansingh Thakur Royston D'souza Mohammed Shahal Noora Mariyam Anvar Noel P Biju Varsha Kalyani Yashin Rahman Akshay Krishna Sijin P L Hamad Mehjab Obadiah Joy Mudassir Baig Ronil Dash Hiba Naminti Mahmoud Esameldin Muzammil Baig Liyana Jebin Maaz Dhanya Mathews Omkar Bhat Sara Shahid Joel Jose Mariam Sultana Safiya Ansari Shaikh Muhibudeen Ferdaus Islam Zoya Ali Aisha M Khan Faiza Abdu Rahman Meril Saji Gautham Raghav

12 12 GULF TIMES Sunday, June 4, 2017 PUZZLES/CARTOONS Wordsearch Adam A Night at the Opera Pooch Cafe AIDA ALMIRA CARMEN DON GIOVANNI ELEKTRA ERNANI FAUST FIDELIO FIGARO LA BOHEME LULU MANON MARTHA MIGNON NABUCCO NORMA ORFEO OTELLO PARSIFAL RIENZI SALOME THAIS TOSCA TURANDOT WOZZECK Codeword Every letter of the alphabet is used at least once. Squares with the same number in have the same letter in. Work out which number represents which letter. Puzzles courtesy: Puzzlechoice.com Garfield Sudoku Bound And Gagged Sudoku is a puzzle based on a 9x9 grid. The grid is also divided into nine (3x3) boxes. You are given a selection of values and to complete the puzzle, you must fill the grid so that every column, every anone is repeated.

13 PUZZLES Sunday, June 4, 2017 GULF TIMES 13 Super Cryptic Clues Colouring ACROSS 1. A pithy A little honey (5,3,5) 8. It s quite disgusting, but Simone is really getting upset about nothing (7) 9. That is later to be converted into a studio (7) 11. Why you shift it back inside (6) 13. Chuck the peg back in: it s very short (8) 15. Not a leader, anyhow, though he arrived before the others (5) 16. Possibly the A6; Brown took the M1 in (7) 18. The wave that engulfed the house was a real misfortune (7) 19. Shows they re the right creatures? (5) 21. A drawing test (3,5) 23. The man composed the poem in N. Italy (6) 25. The wrong people are in anguish (7) 26. I get a cut on making the sale (7) 28. No demand for ice-cream (that s very neat!) (5-3,5) DOWN 2. Was the compere, I interjected, that was given the lift (7) 3. Doris, heartbroken, is abroad (3) 4. It could be the means of making money, which would help (4) 5. One that s passed over in the sorting? (4,6) 6. The question is, do we capture the woman? (5) 7. Had I done wrong including it in the publication? (7) 8. Brown poured the gin out. One more than that is too much! (6,5) 10. OK once the drought is over? (5,2,4) 12. Forgive and, with a change of heart, sign (5) 14. It s clear he will surpass the others, though past his best (4,3,3) 17. Saw the cat going up to (5) 18. The twit took a wrong turn, going into a very hot spot (3-4) 20. A crack about the man: an Indian (7) 22. A very good answer to What do you do when you ve shuffled? (5) 24. On the lake, one will tie up (4) 27. About three-quarters of an acre in the park? (3) Answers Wordsearch Codeword Yesterday s Solutions Across: 1 Go without 8 Revival 9 Look out 10 Present 13 Oversell 14 Snag 16 Standing up 20 Rear 22 Rest 24 Snapdragon 28 Peke 29 Canoodle 31 Untruth 34 Chattel 35 Satchel 36 Disregard. Down: 1 Gallons 2 Woomera 3 Tools 4 Ortolan 5 Trap 6 Miss 7 Platter 11 Rasped 12 Edge 15 Area 17 Tee 18 Note 19 Insert 21 Ago 22 Request 23 Spot 25 Prances 26 Godetia 27 Needled 30 Orate 32 Rock 33 Held.

14 14 GULF TIMES Sunday, June 4, 2017 LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE DIY done simple: 5 projects you can tackle in a weekend This time of year was made for DIY projects. The weather is perfect, the projects have mounted, you ve got the time and the motivation. Now if only you had the budget. Not to worry, DIY doesn t have to be synonymous with expensive! There are plenty of impactful DIY projects that can be tackled quickly and affordably in just a single weekend. Below is a list of five projects that you can use to scratch that project itch without putting a noticeable dent in your wallet. Seal the gaps Hidden gaps and cracks in your home could be allowing air to escape, making the temperature in the house more difficult to regulate and your energy bill more expensive than it needs to be. Seal these gaps with an innovative air-sealing insulating foam to help protect against air and moisture infiltration. It will create a tighter building envelope that helps to reduce your energy waste and your monthly bill. A fresh coat of paint How many times have you walked by that wall, those cabinets or that wooden chair and thought, I need to repaint that? Well, now s the time. Painting small spaces and furniture yourself is a small, inexpensive project that can be finished in a single weekend. So start picking colours today. Once you re done, you can feel proud knowing that you put in the hard work to give your home a fresh look. Ward off vermin You re not the only one who s happy to see that warmer weather has arrived. Vermin of the mammal, reptile or insect variety will also be more active during the warmer months and they may set their sights on your home. Update your window treatments If treatment is a generous word when describing the accent pieces around your windows, it s time for an upgrade. Whether curtains, blinds or drapes, window treatments can be as cost effective as you want them to be, so don t be afraid to be picky. And once you find treatments that appeal to you, use them to block the sun on the hottest days to reduce your energy expenses. Expand your DIY Your DIY projects don t have to be confined to your home; they can also involve your boat, your RV or your other vehicles. Foam can be used to fill unwanted gaps and cracks in vehicles, allowing you to cruise into vacation with no worries. Brandpoint ARIES March 21 April 19 The forecast today is stormy. You may have sensed that there was some tension clouding the conversation at home. Resentments were left unsaid and subtle power games were played without resolution. Today, Aries, it all becomes too unbearable for you. Regardless of the risks involved, you will take measures to clear things up. CANCER June 21 July 22 A planetary configuration like today s often makes people afraid to start anything that challenges the status quo. This is true for you in your professional life. You should dare to take on more responsibility. The aspects speak of fear only, not of being incapable of succeeding. The saying about fear being the only thing to fear is something you should take to heart right now, Cancer. LIBRA September 23 October 22 You don t have to answer to society s cultural values, Libra. If most of your work is organised around an activity that s considered fashionable, you will never succeed in feeling good about yourself or your creations. You re too motivated by meaningful activities to spend your time with frivolous ones. Today s aspects will push you to cut yourself off from all that doesn t resonate deeply. CAPRICORN December 22 January 19 You can expect to have to make a choice today related to your relationships. You may have become aware that something is missing, either in your partner or yourself. Today you will act on that awareness, but it may not be easy. The root of the problem could be an issue of independence and self-sufficiency. Try to figure out the source of the problem before acting on it, Capricorn. TAURUS April 20 May 20 The day is likely to be somewhat challenging, and it contains some disappointments. You re liable to feel dejected if you receive a lacklustre response from the world. Apparently, Taurus, your performance has lost some of its ability to captivate an audience. Whether you accept this or try to shine up your act is the question of the day! LEO July 23 August 22 You ve to take some responsibility for something in your love life, Leo. Today you will have the chance to do this. It could be that ancient family values still impede you from living a life that isn t politically correct. For once you should bang your fist on the table! You need to make people respect your choices so that you can respect yourself. SCORPIO October 23 November 21 You may have noticed for some time now to what an extent your ambitions wear you out and to what point they have become outdated. If you aspire to live an ambitious life, but also one that is calmer and more balanced, the celestial energy is indicating the moment has come to make some important decisions, Scorpio. AQUARIUS January 20 February 18 You re being called upon to make a commitment or promise, most likely relating to your love life. Will you take that decisive step? That s the question today. Over the next few days you will doubtless have to prove what you re made of. The challenge most likely emanates from your romantic relationships. There is no running away this time, Aquarius. It s time to take a stand. GEMINI May 21 June 20 Gemini, you can expect the day to be a bit bumpy. If you were an Olympic athlete, today you d be standing at the starting line, wondering if you had trained enough for a topnotch performance. Have you had enough practice? Will you make the grade? Issues related to your material resources will certainly be on the agenda. VIRGO August 23 September 22 It s up to you to strut your stuff, Virgo. As long as you re bashful about showcasing your innate gifts, it will be difficult to find meaning in your life. Today s planetary alignment gives you the challenge to take your talents more seriously. You could easily profit from them, provided you look deep inside to discover how. SAGITTARIUS November 22 December 21 Are you hesitating, Sagittarius? Do you feel caught between the desire to participate fully in the world and the equally strong desire to remain in your dream world, even at the risk of feeling a little out of it? Who says that these two worlds are incompatible? If you look closely, you will see that you don t need to choose one or the other. PISCES February 19 March 20 There are times in your life when you may feel somewhat inhibited, as though something is holding you back from total fulfilment. Perhaps the emotions overwhelm you or the idea of commitment frightens you. In any case, Pisces, you re well aware that your reluctance to take the plunge is detrimental to your relationship. The day will call on you to take a few more risks.

15 SHOWBIZ Sunday, June 4, 2017 GULF TIMES 15 reinvent myself often just to fit in at school. It s interesting because this is the kind of midlife crisis story we usually see about men. Yeah, that s absolutely right. Women still have desires, and women still seek power. Unfortunately, when those stories are told, the women are always crazy or ugly for seeking power. She s definitely struggling with her sanity at times, but she s not crazy. She s a flawed and complex character. It s great that those kind of roles are available now. This is your first regular series role in nearly 20 years, and you re in nearly every scene. I imagine it was gruelling. It kicked my ass. I m used to working on a movie where you often have six weeks preparation with all the material, and in this case I didn t have all the material. But as actors, so much of the way we work is sitting around waiting, and you can lose energy in that regard. Also, I m working with a dialect, which is a whole other thing. I don t think people realise how much work goes into that. ACTION: Naomi Watts in Gypsy. In Gypsy, a complicated Watts By Meredith Blake In Gypsy, coming to Netflix on June 30, Naomi Watts plays Jean Halloway, a New York City therapist with a cute daughter (Maren Heary), a dashing husband (Billy Crudup), a picturesque home in the suburbs and some serious middle-age angst. When she decides to track down Sidney (Sophie Cookson), a patient s manipulative exgirlfriend, things get, well, a little complicated. Created by Lisa Rubin and with select episodes directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, the psychological thriller is Watts first regular series role in two decades. Were you looking to get into TV? I really wasn t. I saw Sam Taylor- Johnson out and about and she said, I m doing this thing. I d love for you to read it. Both my agents and managers read it and went, You probably won t want to do it. But it s a really fascinating pilot and I got really pulled into the story, the idea that you have this whole other life. What I love about it is it s kind of a cautionary tale. This woman is living out the fantasies that we re all capable of having. What interested you in playing Jean? If you re saying yes to a TV show, you want it to be interesting and complicated and have somewhere to go. I think she s at a point in her life where she s feeling like she s lost herself a bit, her true identity, and closed the door perhaps on an old side of herself that she didn t really want to. Perhaps at a point in her life she needed saving, and that s when she moved to the suburbs and married well to a hot lawyer. And now she s got a kid. Everything on paper looks great, but she needs and desires more. Jean crosses a professional line pretty early on by tracking down Sidney. What is she thinking? It starts out with pure intentions. She really does want to help her patient. Then she connects with this woman in a way that reminds her of a lost part of herself. The exploration of one s identity and the reshaping of it is an endlessly fascinating topic for me. I grew up like that, someone who went to many different schools and moved around within England and then to Australia. I felt like I was having to Speaking of TV, you re also in Twin Peaks. You knew I was going to ask, didn t you? Yes, of course, everyone s asking. I love being on yet another set with David Lynch, who s just such an incredible person, so unique, and I feel very connected to him. You just learn so much, and it s such a happy, memorable experience. But I ve been sworn to absolute secrecy. And it s not even like I can tell you many secrets because a lot of the time I didn t know. I never read the whole script. In fact, there were certain scenes that I was in that lines said by other people were scrubbed out. There are themes in Gypsy that are reminiscent of Mullholland Drive. Yes the duality. We all have things in our lives that we re interested in. Identity is definitely one for me, and it makes sense, because as I said, I grew up moving a lot as a kid. I kept thinking, Oh, who should I be? Who do they want me to be? I wish I was her. Those things occurred to me at a very young age, and they didn t go away, as hard as that is to admit. It s still in me. Los Angeles Times/TNS EMPATHETIC: Hrithik Roshan. Hrithik keen on differently abled friendly theatres Actor Hrithik Roshan is keen to contribute towards the welfare of the differently abled by making theatres accessible to them with necessary facilities like lifts and ramps. Hrithik has been talking about wanting to work on that front, but talking about the progress, he said in a statement: I have spoken to Ajay Bijli (of PVR Cinemas). But yes, we are going to take that up in a very big way. We are still discussing and planning. I do feel that this is a very important issue and we should do something about it in a big way because they (the differently abled) should not feel deprived of watching our cinema. So hopefully soon, I will have something more. The actor s last Bollywood outing was as Rohan Bhatnagar, a visually impaired man in Kaabil. Earlier, he had contributed towards a change in society s vision towards the differently abled with films like Koi... Mil Gaya, Krrish and Guzaarish. During the course of portraying such special characters on-screen, the actor was drawn to the many challenges they face, and that s why he is more sensitive to the lack of unfriendly infrastructure and amenities in public places towards the differently abled. At the trailer launch of Vikram Phadnis s film Hrudyantar, in which he has a cameo, the actor had also spoken about his happiness on learning that the event s venue was differently abled friendly. IANS

16 16 GULF TIMES Sunday, June 4, 2017 Mahendra Chaulagain Rajendra Kumar Sharma Susmita Bhatterai Bhusal Debaraj Rai Kiran Gautam Tirtha Sangam Rai Ramjan Ali Miya Nanda Garbuja Sanjeev Ranabhatt Sagar Nepal Community leaders weigh in on Nepal s new ambassador to Qatar By Usha Wagle Gautam Nepal recently appointed an ambassador to Qatar after a gap of four years. The new ambassador, Prof. Ramesh Prasad Koirala, came to Qatar on May 9. Community caught up with prominent members of the Nepali community to know their thoughts on the development. Mahendra Prasad Chaulagain, Entrepreneur I am very happy that we finally have a new ambassador. I am aware that he is welleducated and has sound diplomatic skills. This appointment will help take the bilateral ties between the two countries to the next level. As an entrepreneur, I would like to request Prof. Koirala for some land to set up a school. We are interested in opening a Nepali school in Doha. Moreover, tourism is an important sector in which both countries can co-operate. At present, Qatar Airways is operating daily flights between Nepal and Qatar. The ambassador can take an initiative to promote Nepal s Himalayas, centuries-old architecture and world famous hospitality in Qatar. In terms of trade, we can import pasta, carpets, spaghetti, noodles and tea and export polymers of ethylene, oil, petrol and bituminous minerals to Nepal. Rajendra Kumar Sharma, Non- Resident Nepali Association International Co-ordination Committee Member I am feeling good about the arrival of the new ambassador. He will help promote bilateral trade and investment. We can also promote tourism in Nepal. Qataris can invest in the hydro sector. Moreover, Nepal needs a job market and Qatar needs labour for its colossal construction projects. This is the base of the relationship between the two countries and we have to strengthen it further. Susmita Bhattari Bhusal, Nepali Women Society Qatar President Nepali community is the second largest community in Qatar. We are happy to have finally gotten an envoy to represent us after a very long time. We hope his tenure will be very successful, and that he will be successful in solving any problems that the workers might have. Nepali women workers don t have easy access to the embassy. We hope the new ambassador will take this issue seriously. Debaraj Rai, Nepali Indigenous Society President The new ambassador has promising academic qualifications and long diplomatic experience. I hope he will help solve workers problems, promote Nepal s tourism industry, and attract Qatari investments. The Nepali community should whole heartedly support Prof. Koirala. Kiran Gautam, Nepal Engineers Association-Qatar Chapter Secretary Ambassador Koirala s arrival will open many opportunities for the Nepali community. I think a Nepali school is necessary in Doha, and I hope the new ambassador will address this matter. His approach to higher government authorities will certainly help create more opportunities for the Nepali community in Qatar. There are also bureaucratic hassles for Nepali professionals to come and work here, and the ambassador should work on this matter too. We all have great hopes from him. Tirtha Sangam Rai, International Nepali Literary Society-Qatar President We are happy to have gotten an ambassador to represent us. Nepali community is active in social service, promotion of art, music, literature and culture. The new ambassador should support and promote these initiatives taken by the Nepali community. He should make us feel that the Nepali embassy is like a home to us. Ramjan Ali Miya, Co-ordinator Nepali Community, National Human Rights Committee It is not possible to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries without an ambassador. There are many pending issues which the new appointee will be able to finalise. I personally wish him a successful tenure. We have contributed to Qatar, and Qatar can make investments in Nepal. Nanda Garbuja, Non Resident Nepali Association-National Coordination Council s General Secretary It gives me immense pleasure that we have a new ambassador. We can now push the new appointee for the establishment of a Nepali Cultural Center in Doha. We can also push him for establishment of a Nepali school. Sanjeev Ranabhat, Nepali Football Team President After four years, the Nepali community in Qatar finally has an ambassador to represent it. I am really excited. He will be better able to represent our country. The most challenging part will be administration, being the top ranking official within the embassy and representing over four hundred thousand Nepalis in Qatar. A large number of our community members have blue collar jobs and there will be several concerns and inquiries that will need to be answered quickly. Sagar Nepal, Community Leader I hope Ambassador Koirala will work to attract Qatari investments in Nepal and promote the potential of Nepal as a tourist destination. There is also ample scope of promoting co-operation in the fields of trade, investment, agriculture, and tourism and manpower utilisation between the two countries.