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2 ONG de Bambous bénéficient des fonds de la Swan Group Foundation
2 ONG très actives dans le domaine de l’éducation et la santé des plus démunis de la région de Bambous se sont vus remettre ce jour un chèque de soutien de la Swan Group Foundation. L’association Quartier de Lumière a recueilli Rs 315,000 pour l’achat de fournitures et d’équipements qui finaliseront l’aménagement du nouveau Centre Educatif de La Vallette. La construction de ce centre éducatif pour enfants défavorisés de la localité s’achevant bientôt, il était impératif d’aménager les lieux au plus vite afin d’accueillir les 110 enfants de 5 à 12 ans. Quant à l’ONG Chrysalide, elle a obtenu Rs …
28 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Angel 1 sinks 67 km off coast at Pointe-d’Esny
The Panamanian ship, Angel 1 has sunk some 67 km from Pointe-d’Esny in the south- east, just after 33 hours it had left Poudre d’Or on Saturday night with 33,000 tons of rice. After three days at sea the captain discovered that the propellers were damaged and the engine room was already eight feet under [...]
28 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
SMEs adopts franchising as new strategy
A workshop on franchising as a business development for SMEs in Mauritius executed under the African Development Bank and in collaboration with Empretec Mauritius was held at Domaines Les Pailles on Friday. The workshop, which was sponsored by the Japanese government saw the participation of the minister of Business, Enterprise and Cooperatives, Jim Seetaram, the [...]
28 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
SEM drags on bearish trend
The Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM) continued to post a bearish trend over the week. On a week-over-week basis, the Semdex lost 0.8 per cent to 1,884.59 points. Weaknesses across the SEM-7 board, with the exception of Rogers, dragged the index downwards by 1 per cent to reach 348.09 points. Total turnover was low amounting [...]
28 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Gender-based violence is a violation of human rights
Twenty years ago, the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) of Rutgers University, along with 23 participants of the first Women’s Global Institute on Women, Violence and Human Rights, called for a global campaign of “16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence” (16 Days Campaign). Participants chose the dates, November 25, International Day for the [...]
28 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
WikiLeaks wins Australian journalism award
SYDNEY (AFP)WikiLeaks has been recognised in Australia for its "outstanding contribution to journalism", with founder Julian Assange lashing out at "cowardly" Prime Minister Julia Gillard in an acceptance speech.The anti-secrecy website was lauded at the annual Walkley Awards, where winners are chosen by an independent panel of journalists and photographers, for its courageous reporting of secret US cables."WikiLeaks applied new technology to penetrate the inner workings of government to reveal an avalanche of inconvenient truths in a global publishing coup," the Walkley trustees said in bestowing the award Sunday evening."Its revelations, from the way the war on terror was being …
28 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Salon Expo highlights youths’ entrepreneurial skills
A ‘Salon Expo’, aimed at showcasing the products of young entrepreneurs who participated in the ‘Jeunes Entreprises’ programme, will be held on November 30, 2011 at the Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD) House situated in Phoenix. These young people will receive their certification of participation on this occasion. ‘Jeunes Entreprises’, an innovative and [...]
28 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Port Louis to get tough on hawkers in December
No new street vendors would be tolerated in Port Louis in December. This is the decision taken by the Lord Mayor of Port Louis, Mahmad Aniff Kodabaccus. Some of the seasonal hawkers are government or private sector employees who take time off from work to sell their articles by the roadside. In collaboration with the [...]
28 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Multiple thefts on Friday
Several cases of thefts were recorded in different parts of the country on Friday November 27. The first case was reported in the east. A sexagenarian, residing at Camp de Masque complained to the local police station on Friday that in his absence theft had been committed in his house. In his statement, he stated [...]
28 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Sir Gaëtan Duval culinary school hosts international contest
‘Mets Plaisirs’ magazine in collaboration with Lycée Hotelier de la Réunion as well as different culinary associations on the sister island and Graphic Press is organising a culinary contest on March 1 and 2 for students of culinary schools in the Indian Ocean. This premiere will welcome contestants from Indian Ocean countries, namely Mauritius, Seychelles, [...]
28 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
AIDS Day to be marked differently
World AIDS Day which is celebrated on every 1st day of December comes with a series of events organized by the Association AILES (Aides, Infos, Liberté, Espoir et Solidarité). The association is organising an awareness campaign, screening and fundraising in Mangalkhan at Floréal. Brigitte Michel, president of AILES said that the purpose of the event [...]
28 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
JNP seeks minister’s help over Omnicane
The Joint Negociating Panel (JNP) composed of the Sugar Industry Labourers Union (SILU), Union Artisan of the Sugar Industry (UASI), Artisans and General Workers Union (AGWU) and the Organisation of the Artisans Unity (OAU) sent a protest letter to the minister of Labour and Industrial Relations, Shakeel Mohamed to protest against abuses by the Omnicane [...]
28 Nov 2011, The Independent Daily
Tusshar Kapoor to play gangster in Shootout At Wadala
Apart from his various comic roles, the one role which Tusshar Kapoor gained a lot of critical and commercial acclaim was that of a gangster in Shootout At Lokhandwala. Tusshar played the role of dreaded gangster Dilip Bua who was gunned down during the famous encounter. Now, Tusshar is all set to play a negative role once again in Sanjay Gupta's much talked about film Shootout At Wadala. This time, Tusshar has been cast as gangster Sheikh Munir who was one of the most trusted lieutenant's of Manya Surve (played by John Abraham) The film talks about the famous encounter …
28 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Mancini says Liverpool behind Balotelli red
LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom (AFP)Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini accused Liverpool's players of getting Mario Balotelli sent off as the Premier League leaders were held to a 1-1 draw at Anfield.Substitute Balotelli was given his marching orders in the 83rd minute following a second yellow card for elbowing Liverpool's Slovakian defender Martin Skrtel -- 18 minutes after the Italian had come on.But while Mancini agreed with referee Martin Atkinson's decision to book the 21-year-old for pulling back Glen Johnson, he accused Liverpool's players of pressuring the official into producing a second yellow."I think so," said Mancini when asked if he thought …
28 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Mahesh Bhatt to offer Jism 2 to Sunny Leone in Bigg Boss house
Mahesh Bhatt is all set to enter Bigg Boss house this week, for a few hours to offer Bigg Boss 5 inmate Sunny Leone the lead role in Jism 2. The 63-year-old director-producer chose to announce the film on the reality show because of its popularity among the masses. Bhatt, who is known to launch new talent with his films, has now set his eyes on Sunny Leone. He feels that Sunny is the perfect girl to play the lead role in the sequel of 2003 super hit movie, which made its lead actors John Abraham and Bipasha Basu overnight …
28 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Live Chat: Shiney Ahuja on November 29 at 1300 hrs IST
Shiney Ahuja impressed one and all with his acting prowess in films like Gangster, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Woh Lamhe and Life...In A Metro. However, the actor had to go through some tough time in his personal life during the last couple of years. Now Shiney is back on the silver screen with his latest film Ghost. Bollywood Hungama gives you a chance to have a live video chat with Shiney Ahuja on Tuesday, November 29, at 1300 hrs IST. Don't miss!
28 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Ligue 1: Marseille surclasse le PSG
MARSEILLE (AFP)Marseille a largement dominé le 77e "clasico" de l'histoire en battant (3-0) logiquement une équipe du Paris SG jamais dans le coup qui voit ainsi Montpellier s'échapper seul en tête de la Ligue 1, dimanche en clôture de la 15e journée.Plongés dans le doute et au bord de la crise de nerfs avant cette rencontre, les Marseillais, qui remontent à la 9e place à 9 points du PSG, ont réagi de la plus belle des manières après leur défaite de mercredi en Ligue des champions.Ajoutant le style à la détermination, ils ont fait plier une équipe parisienne méconnaissable, où …
27 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Javed Akhtar to host TV show
Javed Akhtar was last seen on the small screen as a judge on Indian Idol Season 4. The lyricist-scriptwriter par excellence will now be seen with a show revolving around yesteryears' popular names titled 'Classic Legends'. The show in the first season will feature Bollywood's great artists like RD Burman, Mehboob Khan, Guru Dutt, Madhubala, Sahir Ludhianvi, Ashok Kumar and Raj Kapoor. The show is said to be a 13 episode feature. A few episodes of the show have already been shot with Javed and will soon be aired.
27 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Conférence sur le climat : plus de 190 pays réunis à Durban au chevet de la planète
DURBAN (Afrique du Sud) (AFP) Plus de 190 pays, des plus vulnérables face au réchauffement aux moins pressés d'agir, se retrouvent pour deux semaines à Durban (Afrique du Sud), pour tenter de redonner un cap aux négociations sur les changements climatiques et un avenir au protocole de Kyoto, emblème en sursis.Ce traité emblématique de l'engagement des pays industrialisés cristallise les attentes, à quelques mois du 20e anniversaire du Sommet de Rio où débuta en 1992 le processus mis en place dans le cadre l'ONU sur le climat.Un an après la Coupe du monde de football organisée en Afrique du Sud, …
27 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Anil Kapoor suddenly takes off to US for charity event
Where on earth did Anil Kapoor suddenly disappear to? This week there was much speculation about Anil's acutely-conspicuous absence in Mumbai, leaving at least two important engagements in Mumbai cancelled and the hosts flabbergasted by the otherwise-particular commitment-conscious actor. According to sources, "This week Anil was supposed to be in Mumbai for two very important occasions. Super-cop Isaque Bhagwan (whom Anil will portray in Sanjay Gupta's Shootout At Wadala) had personally gone to Anil's home to invite the star for his son's wedding on Nov 25. Anil had assured him he would be there. Then there is Anil's dear friend …
27 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?