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The bodies of the 39 Indians who died in a bus accident in southern province Dhofar on Friday, which in all claimed 46 lives, have been identified and most of these will be repatriated back home as early as possible, an Indian Embassy official told Gulf News yesterday.

The final round of this season's Kershaw Leonard Scratch Amateur League takes place this Sunday at Nad Al Sheba Club.

The city of Doha yesterday saw Norway's Bjorn Gjelsten and Britain's Steve Curtis in their Lamborghini powered boat -Spirit of Norway- declared 2002 UIM Class One World Offshore Pole Position Champions - one week ahead of the final heat of the series.

Al Hamraa Wilayat in the interior region of Oman has a special occasion to celebrate as preparations for a mass-wedding began last Thursday and is expected to culminate in 42 couples tying knot in a grand finale on Friday.

The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) making an upward revision of Tuesday's figures said yesterday that about 2,212 students have been affected by flu-like symptoms from September 1 to October 2.