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A 26-year-old Indian expatriate died in a road accident when his car got sandwiched between two trailers on Wakrah-Corniche road late in the evening on Thursday. |
Sources which identified the victim as Prajo Joseph said he had been working in a construction firm for the last three years. Joseph, who was in Qatar for close to three years, was a safety officer with his company.
He was a native of Kavanad in Kerala’s Kollam district. Joseph leaves his wife and parents.
His wife was supposed to join him later this month.
A memorial service will be held for Joseph at Hamad Hospital mortuary at 2pm today, said his uncle John Francis Gregory.
TII invites papers for translation conference
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Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s Translation and Interpreting Institute (TII) will host the Sixth Annual International Translation Conference, in March 2015 at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC). |
TII is calling for papers on themes that include but are not limited to translation and the knowledge economy, new directions in post-colonial/ south-south translation, and translating and interpreting in Arab media.
Authors may submit papers in either Arabic or English, two conferences languages, and should additionally provide a 250 to 300-word abstract, contact details, and information about their institutional affiliation. Proposals received after October 30, 2014, cannot be considered.
Those interested in submitting a proposal to the 2015 conference can consult the TII website for further information.
