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Swan Group offers support to Muscular Dystrophy week
In the context of the Muscular Dystrophy Week, a national awareness campaign will be organised to educate members of the general public on this incurable disease. The Swan Group Foundation is financially supporting the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), a charitable institution providing support to some 60 persons suffering from this disease. At a press conference [...]
07 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
First woman to be appointed secretary general of a political party
Since its creation in 1936 the Mauritius Labour Party has always been male dominated. Monique Oh San Bellepeau made history when she became the first woman President of the Labour Party soon after the 2010 General Elections but she did not stay in the post for too long. In 2011 she became the first woman [...]
07 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Special unit on trail of hawkers
A special unit, recently set up by the Municipal Council of Port Louis, has been on the trail of hawkers for the past few days. On Thursday morning, Royal Street was cleared of hawkers by the special unit that consists of inspectors from the municipal council as well as police officers. Speaking to The Independent, [...]
07 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Travelling smart, together
At a time when the island is focusing on Maurice Ile Durable, cars are being blamed for creating traffic congestion and air pollution. However, a solution to this problem can be carpooling. Carpooling is slowly taking off in Mauritius. In this system, a group of people living in the same area and headed in the [...]
07 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Tsunami alert system to be tested on October 12
On October 12, nearly two dozen countries, including Mauritius, will take part in a full-scale test of the Indian Ocean’s tsunami alert system, using the 2004 Sumatra quake as the basis for the exercise. This was announced by UNESCO said on Thursday. The test will start at 5 am in Mauritius. According to a forecaster [...]
07 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Britannia wind farm awaits govt green light
Omnicane is following the government’s crusade to promote renewable energy for electricity generation. Renewable energy is widely popular with the government because it is thought to be an inexhaustible and environmentally benign source of power. Therefore, in its endeavour to expand its activities in the field of renewable energy, Omnicane embarked on preliminary studies in [...]
07 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
PM proposes de l’Estrac for IOC job
Mauritius is going to nominate its first ever candidate for the post of secretary general at the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) in 2012. This was announced by Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam at the 27th session of the IOC council of ministers, which was attended by Malagasy minister of External Affairs, Yvette Silla on Thursday. La [...]
07 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
ce 9 octobre: la Journée mondiale de la poste sera célébrée
La Journée mondiale de la Poste sera célébrée dans le monde entier ce dimanche 9 octobre. L´objectif de cette Journée est de sensibiliser les citoyens et les entreprises au rôle de la poste dans leur vie quotidienne et de sa contribution au développement socio-économique des pays. La journée mondiale célébrée à Maurice La Mauritius Post a prévu tout un calendrier riche en activités du 9 au 31 Octobre 2011 pour célébrer la Journée Mondiale de la Poste à Maurice et à Rodrigues. Le premier évènement majeur sera l’émission de deux timbres et deux enveloppes du premier jour ayant pour thème …
07 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Capello wants 'happy campers' at Euro 2012
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AFP)Bungee-jumping and dwarf-throwing may not be on the agenda, but Fabio Capello has hinted at a more relaxed approach if England qualify for next year's European Championship.England can clinch their place at Euro 2012 on Friday if they take a point off Group G rivals Montenegro, an outcome that would leave Capello free to start drawing up plans for the finals in Poland and Ukraine.The Italian would not be drawn on how England might prepare for the tournament until qualification was sealed.However it appears likely that lessons have been learned following England's ill-fated 2010 World Cup campaign, when …
07 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
La Swan Group Foundation et la Muscular Distrophy Association unies pour une collecte nationale
de g à dr: Jean Marie Pazot, Coordinator Officer de la MDA, Jean Marc Chevreau, président de la Swan Group Foundation, Brigitte Lagesse, Présidente de la MDA, Louis Rivalland Group Chief Executive de la Swan et le fondateur de la MDA La Swan Group Foundation apporte son soutien depuis plusieurs années déjà à la Muscular Distrophy Association (MDA). Cette institution charitable apporte soutien et soins à plus de 60 adultes et enfants souffrant de dystrophie musculaire à Maurice, cette maladie génétique héréditaire et malheureusement encore incurable. Cette année, l’implication de la Swan Group Foundation s’est voulue encore plus massive tant …
07 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Sarah Jane Dias and Neha Sharma signed for Kyaa Super Kool Hai Hum
Riteish Deshmukh and Tusshar Kapoor are back with the sequel of their 2005 super hit comedy Kyaa Kool Hai Hum, produced by Ekta Kapoor. The sequel is called Kyaa Super Kool Hai Hum and will be directed by Sachin Yardi, the writer of the original. Yesterday was the mahurat of the film. Neha Sharma and Sarah Jane Dias have been finalised as the leading ladies opposite Tusshar and Riteish in the sequel. Both the actresses are one film old in Bollywood - Neha had earlier starred opposite Emraan Hashmi in Crook- It's Good To Be Bad while Sarah was seen …
07 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Nobel Peace Prize to Liberian president, Arab Spring, or EU?
OSLO (AFP)While the 2011 pick "is not without conflict," he stressed the prize would "not create as strong reactions from a single country as it did last year" with the choice of Liu Xiaobo.He also played down observers' favourite this year: actors within the Arab Spring uprising, which brought the overthrow of autocratic regimes in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya and rattled the ones in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain."There are many other positive developments in the world that we have looked at," he said."I think it is a little strange that researchers and others have not seen them," he added.If an …
07 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
13th MFF welcomes French artists for '4thRendez-vous with French Cinema'
The 13th Mumbai Film Festival, a Reliance entertainment initiative is all set to welcome some of the best new French cinema and artists for the 4th edition of the Rendez-vous with French Cinema co-organized with the French Embassy in India and Unifrance. The festival will see renowned French cinema personalities such as Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin, Nassim Amouache, Martin Provost, Jose Alcala and Stephane Robelin amongst others in attendance. Jean-Raphael Peytregnet, Consul General of France said, "We are happy to be associated with the Mumbai Film Festival. The Mumbai Film Festival has certainly etched a place for itself, to be …
06 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Anu Malik's daughter, Anmol Malik, launches her first single
Anmol Malik, singer of the hit song 'Talli Main Talli Ho Gai' from the movie Ugly Aur Pagli is all set to follow her father Anu Malik's footsteps with the launch of her new song, which is composed, written and sung by her. The versatile singer is going the new age way and will be releasing her first song digitally in association with Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, the largest aggregator, developer, publisher and distributor of Bollywood and South-Asian entertainment content in the world. The song will be available for digital download on Hungama's distribution network, including Hungama.com, ArtistAloud.com, …
06 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Mira Nair's reluctant fundamentalist will go to Pakistan
Mira Nair's controversial adaptation of Mohsin Hamid's novel 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' is ready to roll this week in Atlanta, New York, Istanbul and Delhi. Interestingly, Mira has managed to get permission to shoot in Lahore where the novel is largely set. Riz Ahmed (Four Lions, Black Gold) stars in the lead role of Changez alongside Kate Hudson (Bride Wars, Nine, Something Borrowed), Liev Schreiber (Salt, X-Men: Origins, The Manchurian Candidate) and Kiefer Sutherland (24). Also appearing in the film are Nelsan Ellis, Martin Donovan. From India, Om Puri and Shabana Azmi who are regulars abroad but have never worked with …
06 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Hand: Montpellier fait le nécessaire à Ivry avant le choc à Kiel
PARIS (AFP)Les handballeurs de Montpellier ont remporté leur quatrième victoire en quatre journées de championnat en battant Ivry (34-21) à Paris jeudi, à trois jours de leur choc face à Kiel en Ligue des champions.Avec ce nouveau succès, le tenant du titre rejoint à la première place du classement de la D1 son éternel dauphin Chambéry, vainqueur la veille de Créteil (29-21), alors que Saint-Raphaël, la troisième équipe encore invaincue, doit rencontrer un troisième club francilien, Paris, vendredi.Malgré l'ampleur du score finale, Montpellier n'a pas réussi un grand match et avait visiblement déjà la tête à son match de dimanche …
06 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Yémen: combats et manifestation à Sanaa, blessés à Taëz
SANAA (AFP)Huit personnes ont été blessées à Taëz jeudi dans la dispersion par la police d'une manifestation hostile au président yéménite Ali Abdallah Saleh, alors que des dizaines de milliers de Yéménites défilaient également dans la capitale Sanaa, selon des sources médicales et des témoins.La police a tiré à balles réelles sur des manifestants dans le centre de Taëz (270 km au sud-ouest de Sanaa) qui défilaient pour dénoncer le violent bombardement la veille du centre de cette ville par les troupes fidèles au président Saleh. Le bombardement a fait sept tués et 145 blessés.Les manifestants réclamaient aussi le jugement …
06 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Bayern's Breno freed on bail after blaze
BERLIN (AFP)Bayern Munich defender Breno was on Thursday released on bail from prison, following 12 days in detention on suspicion of serious arson, the German league giants announced.The undisclosed bail conditions have been met by the player, with help from his lawyer and the Bundesliga club, as authorities continue to investigate the circumstances that saw his luxury villa go up in flames last month."We are very happy that Breno has been released from custody and that he can return to his family and Bayern," said Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in a statement."We are grateful to the court and Werner Leitner …
06 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Un cran d'austérité supplémentaire à la BBC, qui sacrifie 2.000 emplois
LONDRES (AFP)La BBC --premier groupe audiovisuel public au monde -- rattrapé par la cure d'austérité tous azimuts au Royaume-Uni, a dévoilé jeudi un nouveau plan de 20% d'économies qui se traduira notamment par la perte d'environ 2.000 emplois d'ici à 2017.Mark Thompson, le directeur général du groupe, a détaillé au terme de neuf mois de consultation interne les mesures qui entraîneront une réduction annuelle des dépenses de l'ordre de 670 millions de livres (777 millions d'euros).Commentant son rapport baptisé "la qualité d'abord", il a assuré que les sacrifices consentis, sans équivalent dans l'histoire de l'entreprise, permettront de maintenir intactes "la …
06 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Russia's big spenders Anzhi target Tevez
MOSCOW (AFP)Russia's big spenders Anzhi Makhachkala are reportedly trying to convince Manchester City's disgruntled striker Carlos Tevez to join recent signing Samuel Eto'o at the free-spending Caucasus side.The Tvoi Den daily said Anzhi felt Tevez was there for the taking after his dramatic spat with City manager manager Roberto Mancini resulted in a two-week suspension for the Argentine star."The conditions for signing Tevez are very good," a source on the daily told the newspaper.The Caspian Sea side have become one of the sport's most brazen poachers of pricey talent since being acquired by the Russian oil and metals magnate Suleiman …
06 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?