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Former Bollywood heroines return to limelight
MUMBAI (AFP)Dixit, who has moved back to Mumbai, the home of Bollywood, from Denver, Colorado, is starting relatively small, signing up as a judge on an Indian reality television show and as the host of a programme on a food channel.But she is said to be considering offers once her family is settled.She was last seen in "Aaja Nachle" (Come, Dance) in 2007. The film was marketed as her Bollywood comeback but it failed at the box office.After leaving India for the United States in 1999, she appeared in only a handful of movies.Sridevi, now 48, last appeared in "Judaai" …
13 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Bollywood star turns producer to show 'true India'
BUSAN, South Korea (AFP)Hadawale said with "Watch Indian Circus" he wanted to make a film that was about more than his characters? position in economic terms."I wanted to show the issues India is facing but not in a negative way," he said. "Life can be about simple things. If I want to talk to my wife on the phone I only need a cheap mobile phone, I don?t need an iPhone."In life there is happiness in simple things -- it doesn?t always come from spending money."While Hadawale?s film is certainly Indian in its look and feel, he believes its themes …
13 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
DHL récompense les enfants du Flacq Disabled Centre
DHL, spécialiste de la logistique dans le monde, a remis six bicyclettes à des enfants du Flacq Disabled Centre qui se sont démarqués. En effet, cette ONG s’occupe des enfants autrement capables ayant des déficiences intellectuelles ou physiques. Charles Brewer, directeur générale de DHL Afrique Sub-Saharienne, qui comprend également les opérations de DHL Maurice, déclare que : « DHL est le leader mondial du marché dans l´industrie de la logistique et ayant lancé nos opération à Maurice il y a 25 ans, soit en 1986, notre engagement auprès de la communauté locale compte beaucoup pour nous. » « Nous saluons …
13 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Mexique: quatre morts lors du passage de la tempête tropicale Jova
GUADALAJARA (Mexique) (AFP)Quatre personnes sont décédées lors du passage de la tempête tropicale Jova mercredi dans l'Etat de Jalisco, à l'ouest du Mexique, qui a laissé 4.500 sinistrés, a-t-on indiqué de source officielle.Une mère de 21 ans et sa fillette de cinq ans sont mortes emportées par les pluies torrentielles après un glissement de terrain dans la petite ville de Melaque, sur la côte pacifique, a indiqué, lors d'une conférence de presse, Fernando Guzman Perez, "ministre" de l'Intérieur du gouvernement de l'Etat.Deux autres personnes sont mortes dans la ville de Tomatlan, a indiqué par ailleurs la Protection civile.Jova avait touché …
13 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Le "roi-dragon" du Bhoutan se marie au coeur d'une forteresse himalayenne
PUNAKHA (AFP)Le cinquième "roi-dragon" du Bhoutan s'est uni jeudi à une roturière de 21 ans lors d'une cérémonie intimiste et fidèle aux traditions ancestrales de ce petit royaume bouddhiste perdu dans l'Himalaya, qui s'ouvre depuis peu à la modernité.Le roi Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 31 ans, a couronné Jetsun Pema, la fille d'un pilote de ligne, rendant officiel par ce geste leur union célébrée dans une impressionnante forteresse monastique, à Punakha, capitale du royaume jusqu'en 1955. La cité médiévale de Thimphu avait été choisie ensuite comme capitale.Ce "dzong" du 17e siècle avait été ceinturé de drapeaux aux couleurs auspicieuses, selon …
13 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Mauritius’s inflation slowed for a second month in September
The inflation rate declined to 6.3 percent, the lowest level since December, from 6.5 percent in August quote Bloomberg. In a statement on its website, the the Central Statistical Office reports that pices dropped 0.1 percent during the month. The average rate for the 12 months through September increased to 6.2 percent from 5.8 percent in August, it said. Mauritius Telecom, the state-owned fixed-line phone operator, cut its interconnection charges by 20 percent for calls from a landline to mobiles, according to the country’s telecommunications regulator. “Inflation has slowed on a one-off item,†Swadicq Nuthay, an economist at the Port …
13 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Mauritius’s inflation slowed for a second month in September
The inflation rate declined to 6.3 percent, the lowest level since December, from 6.5 percent in August quote Bloomberg. In a statement on its website, the the Central Statistical Office reports that pices dropped 0.1 percent during the month. The average rate for the 12 months through September increased to 6.2 percent from 5.8 percent in August, it said. Mauritius Telecom, the state-owned fixed-line phone operator, cut its interconnection charges by 20 percent for calls from a landline to mobiles, according to the country’s telecommunications regulator. “Inflation has slowed on a one-off item,” Swadicq Nuthay, an economist at the Port …
13 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Ce 13 octobre: Journée mondiale de la vue
La Journée mondiale de la vue est célébrée tous les ans le deuxième jeudi du mois d’octobre. Cette journée est l’occasion de sensibiliser le monde entier aux problèmes de cécité, des déficiences de la vue ainsi que de la réadaptation des malvoyants. Selon l’OMS, les déficiences de la vue sont plus fréquentes chez les êtres humains à partir de l’âge de 50 ans et la plupart de ceux atteints des yeux, par exemple la cataracte, à cette tranche d’âge, sont traitables. Mais, dans certaines parties du monde, les hommes et les femmes ne bénéficient toujours pas de services d’ophtalmologie sur …
13 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Mondial de rugby: le Gallois Hook titularisé pour la demi-finale face à la France
AUCKLAND (AFP)James Hook a été titularisé jeudi au poste d'ouvreur du pays de Galles, après le forfait de l'habituel N.10 Rhys Priestland touché à une épaule, pour la demi-finale de Coupe du monde face au XV de France samedi à l'Eden Park d'Auckland (21H00 locales, 10H00 françaises).Stephen Jones sera remplaçant. L'entraîneur Warren Gatland a reconduit le reste de l'équipe victorieuse de l'Irlande (22-10) en quart de finale.Priestland (24 ans, 9 sélections) avait débuté quatre des cinq matches du Mondial. Stephen Jones (33 ans, 102 sél.) avait été titularisé pour le match contre la Namibie (81-7)."Ca fait partie du sport. Il …
13 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Delhi objects to Chinese troops in Pakistani Kashmir
India on Wednesday reiterated its concern over the presence of Chinese military personnel in Pakistan administered Kashmir, saying that it had already conveyed its objections to Beijing. Defence Minister A.K. Antony told reporters after opening the four-day navy commanders conference here that India was aware of the presence of China’s Peoples Liberation Army troops in [...]
13 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Ministry of Agro Industry eyeing agricultural mechanisation
The government will provide a new scheme to planters so that they can slowly turn to agricultural mechanisation. A fund of Rs 100 million will be set up for this purpose. This was stated by the minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Satish Faugoo. “Increasing agricultural production while providing logistical support to farmers and producers [...]
13 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Mollywood in the offing
The Ministry of Arts and Culture organised a press conference on Wednesday to announce the silver jubilee celebrations of the Mauritius Film Development Corporation (MFDC). At the conference, Mookhesshwur Choonee stated that he is aware that more developments are required in various sectors of his ministry. He announced that he has made an appeal to [...]
13 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
JCI proposes long term budget plan
Junior Chamber International held its 84th business forum on Wednesday at l’Alliance francaise, Bell Village. The meet was held under the theme, ‘What to expect out of the 2012′ budget. It was chaired by Philippe Lam, director of Economic and Marketing Consultants, Yousouf Ismael, economist at Bramer Banking Corporation, Pierre d’Unienville, director of Infinite Corporate [...]
13 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Jeetah to launch sports fest UNIVERSAIDE
The UNIVERSIADE 2011 a Inter Tertiary Institutions Sports Competition will begin on Thursday. It will be inaugurated by the minister of Tertiary and Education, Science, Research and Technology, Rajesh Jeetah at the University of Mauritius Gymnasium, Réduit. This is an initiative of the Tertiary Education Commission and is being held in collaboration with the Ministry [...]
13 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
MEXA submits budget memo
The Mauritius Export Association (MEXA) has made public its budget memorandum to promote export. This has been sent to the minister of Finance. The memorandum indicates that the financial crisis is worsening and uncertainties in the global economy are the order of the day. It also gives an account of the two main markets, namely [...]
13 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Faugoo emphasises use of biotechnology
Speaking at the opening of a workshop on agricultural biotechnology on Wednesday at Domaine les Pailles, the minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Satish Faugoo stressed on the importance of vigilance concerning the looming threats of a food crisis similar to 2008. The workshop was organised by the US Embassy and was chaired by Professor [...]
13 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
New bill worries lawyer
Lawyer Jacques Panglose urged caution from the government over the adoption of the Criminal Investigation and Proceedings bill. He added it was copied from the British model but cannot be applied to Mauritius “as it was copied from the law adopted in 1996to fight the IRA from the British” and we had no such “terrorist [...]
13 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Contractor arrested for worker’s death
Jean Claude Agathe, 39, job contractor was arrested by the Line Barracks police on Wednesday and presented at the Port Louis district court. He was granted bail by the magistrate. He was arrested and following the death of one of his employees Jerryfer Ravina aged 30 who was crushed by a concrete panel at his [...]
13 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Tsunami simulation exercise held in Albion
On Wednesday, nearly two-dozen countries, including Mauritius, organised a full-scale test of the Indian Ocean’s Tsunami Alert System, using the 2004 Sumatra quake as the basis for the exercise, which is an initiative of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. In Mauritius, the tsunami simulation exercise was held in Albion. Speaking about the event, Mamode [...]
13 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Bhutan's king marries, crowns his queen
PUNAKHA, Bhutan (AFP)Bhutan's 31-year-old king married a student 10 years his junior on Thursday in a colourful ceremony showcasing the rich Buddhist culture of one of the world's most remote and insular countries.Amid clouds of incense and chanting by monks, the hugely popular King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck crowned his queen at the end of series of rituals in the 17th-century fortified monastery chosen for the occasion.After a brief purification ceremony to start, they walked hand-in-hand and smiling to the inner sanctum of the monastery where an hour of blessings, prostrations and prayers culminated with the queen taking the throne.The …
13 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?