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La Croisette project half way completed
Grand Baie La Croisette (GBLC), the latest shopping park, is expected to open on September 27, 2012. In a press meet on Tuesday, the developers of GBLC announced that there is steady progress and the project is 50 per cent complete. Initiated in November 2010 by South African group Wilson-Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO), in partnership with [...]
07 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Bhoyroo murder hearing postponed to September 23
Diop Kondo Bhoyroo appeared in front of magistrate Raj Seebaluck in the Intermediate Court on charges of using a firearm in order to prevent his arrest in 2008. His lawyers Rex Stephen and Ashvin Kandhai presented a motion where they asked for the occurrence book of all the police departments, files related to police vehicles [...]
07 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Two arrested for assaulting salesman
Members of the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) Metro arrested two individuals on Monday at Riche Terre for theft with violence. Jean Noel Antalika, 31, and Indradev Gokul, 43, allegedly assaulted a salesman. In his police statement, the salesman alleged that he was delivering goods in the region of Pamplemousses when the suspects assaulted him with [...]
07 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Mauritius Labour Congress calls for review of consumer price index
he Mauritius Labour Congress (MLC) has asked the Central Statistics Office (CSO) to revise the consumer price index (CPI), which is used to determine the cost of living. The president of the MLC, Haniff Peerun said the basket of goods doesn’t take into consideration the reality of price changes since it is based on a [...]
07 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Rs 2.5 m raised in Somalia telethon
The telethon organised to help famine-striken Somalia helped collect Rs 2.5 million. The telethon was kick started on Tuesday by the minister of Energy and Public Utilities, Rashid Beebeejaun, minister of Local Government Hervé Aimée and many other MPs, at the Municipality of Port Louis at 9.30 am. It ended at 8 pm. An atmosphere [...]
07 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Dog Control bill to bite purebred imports, leash owners
The Mauritius Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agro-Industry, is stepping up efforts to curb the stray dog population. Since June, the MSPCA has captured some 3,700 dogs. The minister of Agro-Industry Satish Faugoo will introduce the Dogs Control Bill upon resumption of Parliament in October. [...]
07 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Unions disgruntled over tripartite meet
The first meeting of the tripartite committee, comprising representatives of the government, private sector and trade unions, took place at the New Government House, Port Louis, on Tuesday. The meeting was chaired by the minister of Finance and Economic Development, Xavier-Luc Duval. The outcome, however, did not meet the expectations of trade unionists. The technical [...]
07 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Govt aims to restore mangrove plantation
The Ministry of Fisheries is implementing new measures to preserve the coastal areas of the island and protect mangroves that are the habitat of young fish. “Around 70 per cent of commercial fish species depend on mangroves, particularly in their early stages. Therefore, it is important to maintain healthy mangroves in the country,” said the [...]
07 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
JT de 19h30 – mercredi 07/09/11
Title: JT de 19h30Channel: MBC 1Start Time: 19:30Date: 2011-09-07End Time: 20:10
07 Sep 2011, MBC
News Bulletin – Wednesday 07/09/11
Title: News BulletinChannel: MBC 3Start Time: 18:30Date: 2011-09-07End Time: 18:50
07 Sep 2011, MBC
Zournal Kreol – mercredi 07/09/11
Title: Zournal KreolChannel: MBC 2Start Time: 19:00Date: 2011-09-07End Time: 19:25
07 Sep 2011, MBC
Samachar – Wednesday 07/09/11
Title: SamacharChannel: MBC 1Start Time: 18:00Date: 2011-09-07End Time: 18:25
07 Sep 2011, MBC
Duval promises worker-friendly budget to curb unemployment rate
The government will not mortgage the country’s future, said minister of Finance Xavier-Luc Duval. We are working on a budget which will be in the interest of all workers and we want to curb the unemployment rate in Mauritius. He was speaking at a Bank of Mauritius (BoM) event. Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam launched a [...]
07 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Bhutan gets royal wedding fever
THIMPHU, Bhutan (AFP)It promises to be a spectacle of traditional dance and music, but the Bhutanese themselves will be part of the show as they wear their finest traditional clothing, which is compulsory in government offices.Many choose to wear the dress -- kiras for women and "ghos" for men -- in everyday life as a statement of national pride, but a royal wedding calls for even more elaborate dressing-up.At The Traditional Boot House in central Thimphu, manager Tshering Tobgay says average daily orders have doubled since the king announced his intention to marry in May.Tobgay and his half-dozen team are …
07 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Football from Chelsea to Manila, via PlayStation
MANILA (AFP)With boy band good looks, a tutelage at Chelsea and a large dose of luck -- courtesy of a computer game -- two British-born brothers are stirring an unlikely football fever in the Philippines.The beautiful game has for the first time pinched some of the limelight from basketball, the nation's favourite sport.With their potent mix of skill and celebrity the national team, nicknamed the Azkals (street dogs), have wooed patriotic Filipinos through a series of gutsy World Cup pre-qualifying games.At the centre of Azkal-mania are the half-Filipino Younghusband brothers, 24-year-old Phil, a fleet-footed striker, and his brother James, 25, …
07 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Amitabh Bachchan to make Hollywood debut with The Great Gatsby
Can it get any bigger than this? Ok, let's put it this way - Can it get any 'GREATER' than this? What you are about to read below is unquestionably the biggest and the greatest announcement coming out of our Indian Film Industry. In what will go down as a defining moment in Indian cinema, the day we were patiently waiting for has arrived. The Great Gatsby marks Amitabh Bachchan's first ever main stream Hollywood movie to be directed by the Oscar nominee Buz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge). Mr. Bachchan plays Meyer Wolfsheim - a Jewish man Gatsby describes as a …
07 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Popular TV series Ghar Jamai to be made into film
After the success of Khichdi, another television sitcom Ghar Jamai is all set to be made into a feature film. Ghar Jamai was a hit television sitcom on Zee TV which aired in 1997. It was about an unreasonable Punjabi father-in-law at loggerheads with his Tamil Ghar Jamai. Satish Shah played the father-in-law and R. Madhavan played his Tamil son-in-law. Filmmaker and actor Ananth Mahadevan, who directed the sitcom, will be directing the film. Madhavan was really excited when Ananth spoke to him about making a film on Ghar Jamai and immediately agreed to do it. The rest of the …
07 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
'Ab suno Mausam ka haal' from Shahid Kapoor
Click above for more movie stills Shahid Kapoor will soon join MET department for a day. Interestingly, Shahid is on an innovative spree to promote his upcoming film Mausam directed by his father Pankaj Kapur. The actor is planning to become an employee of the MET department for one whole day and don the hat of a 'weather forecast man'. The India Metrological Department, which gives the weather forecast across India, will soon see Shahid - first Bollywood actor ever to learn the tricks of the 'weather forecast' trade. Close sources say that Mausam brings the classic love story genre …
06 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Malegaon Ka Superman actor Shaikh Shafique passes away
The makers of Malegaon Ka Superman got a shock of their lives, as the lead actor of the film Shaikh Shafique (28) passed away. Shafique, who was suffering from throat cancer, succumbed to the illness early today morning. His funeral will be held later in the day today. In Malegaon Ka Superman, Shaikh Shafique's character campaigns against tobacco and gutkha consumption. But the irony was that, in real life, he himself was addicted to gutkha and became a victim to throat cancer. Just yesterday, a special premiere of the film was organised by the local artist group as a special …
06 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Syrie: report de la visite du chef de la Ligue arabe
DAMAS (AFP)La Syrie a demandé, "en raison de circonstances indépendantes de (sa) volonté" au secrétaire général de la Ligue arabe Nabil al-Arabi de reporter sa visite prévue mercredi à Damas, a annoncé mardi soir l'agence officielle syrienne SANA."La Syrie a demandé au secrétaire de la Ligue arabe Nabil al-Arabi de reporter sa visite à Damas en raison de circonstances indépendantes de notre volonté", selon SANA.M. al-Arabi "a été informé de ces circonstances et une nouvelle date sera fixée pour sa visite", a ajouté l'agence de presse syrienne.Des sources diplomatiques au Caire avaient auparavant annoncé à l'AFP le report de cette …
06 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?