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News Bulletin – Thursday 08/09/11
Title: News BulletinChannel: MBC 3Start Time: 18:30Date: 2011-09-08End Time: 18:50
08 Sep 2011, MBC
Samachar – Thursday 08/09/11
Title: SamacharChannel: MBC 1Start Time: 18:00Date: 2011-09-08End Time: 18:25
08 Sep 2011, MBC
Syrie: opération sanglante à Homs, Damas accusé de "crimes contre l'humanité"
DAMAS (AFP)La France a accusé mercredi le régime syrien de Bachar al-Assad de "crimes contre l"humanité", au moment où la ville de Homs (centre) est visée par une opération sanglante et où le chef de la Ligue arabe, Nabil al-Arabi, s'apprête à visiter Damas pour proposer une issue à la crise.Au moins 23 personnes ont encore été tuées mercredi par les forces de sécurité à travers le pays, selon l'Observatoire syrien des droits de l'Homme (OSDH, basé en Grande-Bretagne).Dénonçant la répression, le ministre français des Affaires étrangères, Alain Juppé, a affirmé "que le régime syrien s'est livré à des crimes …
08 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Libye: nouveau message sonore de Kadhafi qui fustige les "mensonges" sur sa fuite
NICOSIE (AFP)Mouammar Kadhafi, l'ex-homme fort libyen en fuite, a fustigé jeudi "la guerre psychologique et les mensonges" à propos des spéculations sur son éventuelle fuite au Niger voisin, dans un message sonore diffusé par la chaîne de télévision Arrai, basée à Damas."Il ne leur reste plus que la guerre psychologique et les mensonges. Ils ont dit dernièrement qu'on a vu Kadhafi dans un convoi vers le Niger", a déclaré Mouammar Kadhafi dans son premier message depuis plusieur jours, avant d'ironiser: "Combien de convois de contrebandiers, de marchandises et de gens entrent dans le désert chaque jour vers le Soudan, le …
08 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Juggoo’s followers create political ripples
The mood in constituency No 4 is downbeat for Labour Party activists who are close to the third elected member Kalyanee Juggoo. It all started when a ministerial post was not offered to her during the August Cabinet reshuffle after the Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM) left the government alliance led by Navin Ramgoolam. Juggoo’s hopes [...]
08 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Loterie Verte : résultats de la 708e tranche - tirage du 7 septembre 2011
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08 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
GBOT begins trading in crude
The Global Board of Trade (GBOT), which is based in Mauritius, will offer futures contracts on WTI crude oil on its multi-platform assets from September 8. Initially, the contracts will be due in one or two months.GBOT will introduce other dates later. The futures contracts for WTI crude oil of GBOT provide an effective risk [...]
08 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
High waves to persist in south
High waves of up to four metres in the south and west coast of the island will be seen till the weekend. According to a forecaster from the Mauritius Meteorological Station of Vacoas, heavy south-westerly swells are still influencing the sea, which is due to the combined effects of a depression and an anticyclone in [...]
08 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Authorities ponder amending Copyright Act
Robert Hooijer, director of African Affairs of the Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d’Auteurs et Compositeurs (CISAC), is in Mauritius for a four day working session with the minister of Arts and Culture Mookhesswur Choonee, Mauritius Society of Authors (MASA) and other stakeholders since September 6. In a press conference organised at the Ministry of Arts [...]
08 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
MEF against salary compensation formula
The Mauritius Employers Federation (MEF) does not support the mechanism adopted by the government to determine the quantum of the salary compensation payable from January 2012. In a memorandum sent to the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, the federation deplored the lack of consistency in the mechanism used in the past three years to [...]
08 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
MRC hosts talks on coronary diseases
The Mauritius Research Council organised a half day seminar on Wednesday at its seat in Ebene. This focused on the prevalence of coronary disease and the recent evolution of mortality caused by coronary heart disease on the island. The aim of the seminar was mainly to inform health professionals and other key players concerned about [...]
08 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Court defers bail hearing
The bail hearing of Avinash Treebhowon, who is accused in the murder of Irish tourist Michaela Harte, was presented at the Supreme Court of Port Louis on Wednesday. The hearing was held to review the decision of senior magistrate Sheila Bonomally from the Mapou District Court. However, the case was postponed as one of the [...]
08 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Brothers fight over family inheritance
A 37-year-old mason had claimed that he was assaulted by a group of men on Tuesday night near his home at Pamplemousses. He said they beat him with hoses and bottles and he had to be taken to the hospital. The victim claims that the thugs threatened to kill him. In a statement to police, [...]
08 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Winners of Urdu contest awarded
Minister of Arts and Culture Mookhesswur Choonee on Wednesday handed over air tickets to student winners of the 2011 Urdu Drama Festival and to author Enayat Hussain Edun for an orientation visit to Pakistan from September 8 to 13. The young winners include five students from Lady Sushil Ramgoolam State Secondary School. Among those present [...]
08 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Udhas brothers to perform in 1st Mauritius ghazal concert
For the first time, Mauritius will have the opportunity to welcome the Udhas brothers who will perform at a live show on September 17 at Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre, Pailles. The legendary Indian ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas will be accompanied by his brothers Manhar and Nirmal Udhas. They will present their upcoming concert entitled [...]
08 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily
Reese Witherspoon hit by car while jogging
LOS ANGELES (AFP)Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon suffered minor injuries after being hit by a car while out jogging, police and a spokeswoman said.The 35-year-old was struck by a vehicle driven by an 84-year-old local woman while running in the seafront district of Santa Monica west of of Los Angeles, a police spokesman said.Witherspoon was on an unmarked crosswalk at the time, and the driver -- who was traveling at 32 kmh (20 mph) -- was cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian, said the spokesman.The actress was taken to hospital, but was discharged and went home later to recover, …
08 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Anushka Sharma to be the brand ambassador of Reliance Communications?
Anushka Sharma is someone who has been making news ever since her debut film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi hit the silver screens. While on one hand, Bollywood is going ballistic with her performances and her magnetic pull at the BO windows, the same is being experienced by the brand-wagons in the market. According to Bollywood Hungama's reliable sources, Anushka Sharma has now been signed up as the brand ambassador of Reliance Communications. The official announcement of the same is being awaited.
08 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Prabhu Deva to dance with Hollywood hotties Briana Evigan & Sharni Vinson
Remember Hollywood hotties Briana Evigan and Sharni Vinson grooving their way into stardom in the dance flicks Step Up 2: The Streets in 2008 and its follow up Step Up 3D in 2010 respectively? The two dancing sizzlers who scorched up the screen in the two films are ready to form a united force …all for the privilege of dancing with Prabhu Deva in choreographer Remo D'Souza's dance flick that goes on the floors in November. Remo who has already signed his two fellow-choreographers Prabhu Deva and Ganesh Acharya, was keen to give his 3D dance flick an international flick. …
07 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Championnat de France de handball: Montpellier et les autres
PARIS (AFP)Montpellier, neuf fois titré sur les dix dernières années et qui lance la saison jeudi à Toulouse, paraît encore une fois un ton au-dessus de ses rivaux, dans un Championnat de France messieurs qui devrait confirmer l'essor du handball en France.Avec l'engouement suscité par l'équipe de France, championne olympique, du monde et d'Europe en titre, le hand, désireux de s'affirmer comme le troisième sport collectif derrière le football et le rugby, se porte bien, et la D1 masculine avec lui.Elle attire joueurs, public et médias. Onze des dix-sept champions du monde français évoluent dans le Championnat, dont Nikola Karabatic, …
07 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Heritage theatre converted into 'paagalkhaana' for Joker
Bunch of 'jokers' have managed to find their 'paagalkhaana'. Even though Shirish Kunder was hunting for one all over the town, he eventually found it closer home. Now, for his film Joker, Capitol Cinema in Mumbai is being converted into an asylum. Confirms a source, "Shirish was having sleepless nights ever since his art director Samir Chanda met with an untimely death a fortnight ago. Not only did he lose a close associate, but it was also a huge professional loss for him as Akshay's dates were already booked for September and Shirish didn't have a ready set. In fact …
07 Sep 2011, Orange Ki News ?