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Hiring differently-abled to be made mandatory says Bappoo
Measures will be taken to make sure that employers comply with the rule that persons with disabilities constitute 3 per cent of the company’s staff. The Ministry of Social Security, National Solidarity and Reform Institutions is working with the State Law Office to prepare new regulations that will be enforced soon. “The recruitment of disabled [...]
30 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Ferguson happy to put his faith in Man United kids
MANCHESTER, England (AFP)Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will use Wednesday's League Cup tie with Crystal Palace to give fans a glimpse into the future - despite failing to win the last two games.United have left themselves with work to do to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League and lost ground in the title race after failing to beat Benfica and Newcastle in the last week.But Ferguson intends to rest key players and instead put his faith in the club's youngsters as four-times winners United look to advance to the semi-finals of the competition.The likes of Wayne …
30 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Britney Spears to offer free Mexico City concert
MEXICO CITY (AFP)US pop singer Britney Spears will deliver a free Christmas concert in a downtown Mexico City plaza, Mayor Marcelo Ebrard said.Spears will perform at the Monument to the Revolution on Sunday, kicking of Christmas festivities in the populous city, Ebrard said Tuesday.In late August 2009 some 11,600 volunteers set a Guinness world record by dancing the Michael Jackson song "Thriller" in unison at the Monument to the Revolution.Mexico City festivities include a giant Christmas tree; an ice rink at the Zocalo, the main city square; and artificial snow during a parade.The so-called "Princess of Pop" will also perform …
30 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Science subjects face gender imbalance
An educational workshop titled ‘Gender issues in Biology education’ was organised on Tuesday at DAV College in Port Louis. Several speakers gave their views on the topic. The audience comprised government and private secondary school biology educators. The workshop’s main objective was to integrate research into paedagogy so as to improve the quality of biology [...]
30 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Mauritius to host World Telugu Conference in Dec ‘11
The The World Telugu Conference will be held from December 8 to 10 at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, Phoenix. The conference will include the participation of Telugu speaking people from different parts of the world, especially from Andhra Pradesh, Malaysia, Singapore and Fiji. The aim is to promote and protect the language worldwide. In [...]
30 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
US Embassy, US Alumni to create awareness against AIDS on Dec’1
Investments in global health are a pillar of American leadership. They are also an expression of American values. To mark World AIDS Day this year, the US Embassy is partnering with the Port Louis USA Alumni Association (PLUSAAA) for an event, which will gather some of the most vulnerable targets of the AIDS scourge: women [...]
30 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Summer school attracts over 600 students
The Summer School Programme will officially begin in 20 primary schools on Wednesday. Over 600 students have already registered for the same. This was stated by the minister of Education and Human Resources at the launch of the programme held on Tuesday at Mauritius Institute of Education (MIE), Réduit. Education minister Dr Vasant Bunwaree stated [...]
30 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
External trade records downwards trend
The Central Statistics Office published External Trade Statistics for the period January to September on Tuesday. Total exports for the first nine months of 2011 stood at Rs 56,273 million against imports of Rs 105,716 million, resulting in a trade deficit of Rs 49,443 million, which is 5.3 per cent higher than the figure of [...]
30 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Naiade rebranded Lux* , targets uniqueness
Naiade Resorts Limited (NRL) is being rebranded as Lux* Island Resorts. The change will apply to all five star hotels coming under its wing and will be effective from December 1.The decision was announced by Paul Jones, chief executive officer of Naiade, in the presence of several members of its executive committee and Piers Schmidt, [...]
30 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Tuitions should be abolished: MP
On Tuesday, several issues were raised with regards to the Education (Amendment) Bill in Parliament. The objective of the bill is to amend the Education Act by extending the ban on tuitions in Standard IV, to enable the ministry to approve the conduct of the Enhancement Programme or any other programme. Josique Radegonde, MP MMM [...]
30 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Education Bill goes through
Private parliamentary secretary (PPS) Maneshwar Peetuimbur, who was speaking on the Education Amendment Act, congratulated the minister of Education and Human Resources, Dr Vasant Bunwaree for the bill. He said, “It is the desire of the government to rehabilitate learning, salvage education and spare children undue stress. The government should encourage creative and analytical skills [...]
30 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Swan rewards gold medalists
Four gold medalists who participated in the 8th Indian Ocean Island Games received their prizes from Louis Rivalland, group chief executive of Groupe Swan on Tuesday in Port Louis. At a draw during the previous prize ceremony to award the other six gold medalists on October 11, these four gold medalists Yannick Lincoln (cycling), Brian [...]
30 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Raveena Tandon to brush up her Marathi for Gin Liya Aasman
Raveena Tandon, who is born and brought up in Mumbai and manages to speak Marathi, is now brushing her skills and learning to speak fluent Marathi that is spoken in interiors of Maharashtra for her forthcoming bilingual film Gin Liya Aasman. Rishi Deshpande, the director of the film who himself is a Maharashtrian has given the task to his associates to help her to brush up the language for the film that will be shot in Hindi and Marathi. The film is a story of a 6 year old boy whose father, a naval officer has been missing since a …
30 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Kajal Aggarwal to be the brand ambassador of Bru Coffee?
Download image as wallpaper Not many know that Kajal Aggarwal, the latest 'it' girl of Bollywood debuted with the Hindi flick Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya, who later went onto be a part of the historic flick Singham, co starring none other than Ajay Devgn himself! According to Bollywood Hungama's reliable sources, Kajal Aggarwal has been signed to be the brand ambassador of Bru Coffee. Now, one can officially say that, there's really something that's 'Bru'ing in Kajal's life! The official confirmation of the same is being awaited.
30 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Kajal Aggarwal to be the brand ambassador of Bru Coffee?
Not many know that Kajal Aggarwal, the latest 'it' girl of Bollywood debuted with the Hindi flick Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya, who later went onto be a part of the historic flick Singham, co starring none other than Ajay Devgn himself! According to Bollywood Hungama's reliable sources, Kajal Aggarwal has been signed to be the brand ambassador of Bru Coffee. Now, one can officially say that, there's really something that's 'Bru'ing in Kajal's life! The official confirmation of the same is being awaited.
30 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Côte d'Ivoire: Laurent Gbagbo en route pour la CPI
KORHOGO (Côte d'Ivoire) (AFP)L'ex-président ivoirien Laurent Gbagbo, 66 ans, a quitté mardi soir le nord ivoirien et était en route pour la Cour pénale internationale (CPI) à La Haye, près de huit mois après avoir plongé le pays dans une crise meurtrière en refusant de céder le pouvoir.M. Gbagbo, attendu dans la nuit aux Pays-Bas, sera le premier ex-chef d'Etat à comparaître devant la CPI qui, créée en 2002, est le premier tribunal international permanent chargé de poursuivre des auteurs de génocide, crimes contre l'humanité et crimes de guerre.Ce transfert intervient à une dizaine de jours des élections législatives du …
29 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Top 14: Biarritz arrache le derby basque à la dernière seconde
BIARRITZ (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) (AFP)Une pénalité de Julien Peyrelongue inscrite à la dernière seconde a permis à Biarritz de remporter sur le fil un derby basque explosif et capital dans la course au maintien (21-19), mardi en match en retard de la 10e journée de Top 14.Le BO est toujours en vie. Pour quelques secondes, il s'est évité une cruelle désillusion qui aurait pu s'avérer rédhibitoire.Au sortir de ce 100e derby bouillant, irrespirable sur la fin, Biarritz quitte même la dernière place du championnat qu'il cède à Lyon, qui pourrait la lui reprendre dès mercredi en recevant Montpellier, et recolle surtout à …
29 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Divyendu Sharma gets Rakesh Bedi's role in Chashme Baddoor remake
The casting of David Dhawan's version of Sai Paranjpye's 1981 cult comedy Chashme Baddoor just got even more interesting. After signing Pakistani pop star Ali Zafar for Farouq Shaikh's part, and Tamil star Siddharth for Ravi Baswani's part, David has now signed the relatively-unknown Divyendu Sharma to play the pivotal third protagonist . Divyendu who shot to a certain kind of unexpected fame with his performance as the love-smothered cynical and abusive character Liquid in Luv Sinha's sleeper hit Pyaar Ka Punchnaama, bagged the role in a most bizarre manner. After casting Ali and Siddharth, David couldn't seem to find …
29 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Des manifestants iraniens pénètrent dans l'ambassade britannique à Téhéran
TEHERAN (AFP)Plusieurs dizaines de manifestants ont pénétré mardi dans l'ambassade de Grande-Bretagne à Téhéran où ils ont commis des déprédations pendant plus d'une demi-heure avant que la police n'intervienne pour les déloger.Les manifestants, qui protestaient contre les sanctions décidées par Londres contre l'Iran à cause de son programme nucléaire controversé, ont escaladé le mur d'enceinte du parc où se trouve l'ambassade et brisé les vitres de la chancellerie avant d'y pénétrer et de jeter des objets par les fenêtres, selon des images retransmises en direct par la télévision d'Etat.Les forces anti-émeutes qui protégeaient l'ambassade ne sont pas intervenues pour empêcher …
29 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Capello tips Milan and Juve for title fight
ROME (AFP)England manager Fabio Capello has tipped former clubs AC Milan and Juventus to fight for the Serie A title this season.Speaking to journalists on a trip to Milan for a convention, the 65-year-old put his faith in his former employers, who are separated by a point at the top of Serie A.However he also believes inconsistent Napoli are capable of pushing the pair to their limits.Ahead of Tuesday night's clash with leaders Juve, Napoli are down in eighth and nine points off the pace."There's a long way to go in the league but those three will fight to the …
29 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?