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Ministry to offer two scholarships to prisoners
The minister of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology, Dr Rajesh Jeetah has announced that the ministry will be offering two scholarships to prisoners who want to pursue their education. The prisoners will be able to study through distance learning. He declared this during the National Validation workshop on ‘Report on Incarceration and Recidivism in [...]
01 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Lover boy beaten up, left naked
The Flacq Criminal Investigation Division arrested four people, who had kidnapped and sequestrated a youngster from Poste de Flacq, earlier in October. They were presented in the District Court of Flacq on Wednesday and were temporarily charged with sequestration. Nazurally Mohammud Zahid, the lawyer of one of the suspects, Seeven, filed a bail motion for [...]
01 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
China Chamber of Commerce organises business forum
The China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products (CCCME) organised a forum on Wednesday at Hilton Resort, Flic en Flac. The objectives was to provide an insight into the opportunities in Mauritius, share business information and also establish relationships among business people. Cader Hossen, minister of Industry, Commerce and [...]
01 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Law Society seeks consensus on court fees
The Mauritius Law Society (MLS) met in Port Louis on Wednesday with regards to conclusions drawn from a meeting with the attorney general, Yatindra Nath Varma. This was a follow up of a previous MLS meeting held on November 11 to debate the increase in court fees announced by the Supreme Court Rules Committee. The [...]
01 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
Activities chalked out for children on holidays
Activities under the Spécial Vacances programme, organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports for the school holidays, will officially start on Thursday. These will go on for three weeks. Two major components are Cyclo Vacances and Beach Games. The kickoff for Cyclo Vacances, which will last three days, will be held on Thursday at [...]
01 Dec 2011, The Independent Daily
JT de 19h30 – jeudi 01/12/11
Title: JT de 19h30Channel: MBC1Start Time: 19:30Date: 2011-12-01End Time: 20:15
01 Dec 2011, MBC
Zournal Kreol – jeudi 01/12/11
Title: Zournal KreolChannel: MBC2Start Time: 19:00Date: 2011-12-01End Time: 19:20
01 Dec 2011, MBC
News – Thursday 01/12/11
Title: NewsChannel: MBC3Start Time: 18:30Date: 2011-12-01End Time: 18:50
01 Dec 2011, MBC
Ukraine under fire for poor Euro 2012 preparations
KIEV (AFP)Ukraine has finally opened all the stadiums that will host Euro 2012 matches but there remain fears that the biggest event the country has hosted since independence will be mired in organisational problems.After repeated delays Ukraine in the last weeks opened a reconstructed stadium in the capital Kiev for the football extravaganza and a completely new venue in Lviv to go with already ready facilities in Kharkiv and Donetsk.But hotel rooms will be insufficient in one city, transport issues yet to be resolved and Kiev hoteliers are planning a massive price hike during the championships which Ukraine is co-hosting …
01 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?
La SBM octroie 100 bourses d’études aux élèves brillants et nécessiteux
Annoncé en juillet dernier, la SBM décerne cette année une centaine de bourses d’études aux élèves nécessiteux de familles modestes, ayant brillamment réussi leurs examens de la HSC. Ces bourses permettront aux étudiants d’entamer leurs études supérieures au sein des institutions tertiaires basées à Maurice et reconnues par la Tertiary Education Commission (TEC). Elles sont offertes sous le SBM Scholarship Scheme, à travers le SBM Education Fund. Ce projet est la plus grosse initiative de responsabilité sociale de la SBM. Il a été mis en place l’année dernière avec 57 bourses offertes dont 5 aux étudiants de l’île Rodrigues. Un …
01 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Prachi Desai to be the brand ambassador of Nyle hair care range?
Prachi Desai is a well-known name, not only on the small screen, but also on the big screen. According to Bollywood Hungama's reliable sources, Prachi Desai has been roped in to be the brand ambassador of Nyle hair care range. The official confirmation of the same is being awaited.
01 Dec 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Handball: Montpellier reste invaincu
PARIS (AFP)Le leader Montpellier est resté invaincu après sa victoire à Créteil (36-29), tandis que son dauphin, Chambéry, a dominé Ivry (25-20), mercredi soir, lors de la 11e journée du Championnat de France de D1 messieurs de handball.Au classement, Montpellier conserve sa première place (22 points) avec 11 victoires en autant de journées. Il maintient son avance sur Chambéry (20 pts), 2e, et augmente l'écart qui le sépare du 3e, Saint-Raphaël (14 pts), défait à Nantes (33-26).A Créteil, les Héraultais, emmenés par un Issam Tej et un Nikola Karabatic en forme avec respectivement 7 et 5 buts, n'ont fait qu'une …
30 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Anand Kumar's next to be tilted Meerut Junction
Director Anand Kumar, who is synonymous with the unreleased Zilla Ghaziabad (a hard hitting flick starring Vivek Oberoi and others), has now announced his next flick called Meerut Junction, a film that's based on the rail mafia. The film's script is written by Vinay Sharma, who also happens to be the writer of Zilla Ghaziabad. Meerut Junction will be produced by Saurabh Varma and Tripur Singh, two of the ex-corporate head honchos, who are now venturing into film production. Meerut Junction will be a rustic love story with the backdrop of rail mafia in the country and that the film …
30 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Palin fans urge her to get into 2012 race
CHICAGO (AFP)Fans of conservative darling Sarah Palin urged the former Alaska governor to jump into the race for the White House Wednesday, running a small ad on a local station in the key electoral state of Iowa.The ad comes as the Republican field remains unsettled just over a month before the Iowa caucuses, the first nominating event to pick a candidate to challenge Democrat President Barack Obama in the November 2012 elections.Palin rocketed onto the national stage after being tapped as Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's running mate in 2008.She has long flirted with a potential White House bid, but …
30 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Laurent Gbagbo, soupçonné de crimes contre l'humanité, lundi devant la CPI
LA HAYE (AFP)L'ancien président ivoirien Laurent Gbagbo comparaîtra lundi pour la première fois devant la Cour pénale internationale (CPI) qui le soupçonne de crimes contre l'humanité commis lors des violences post-électorales de 2010-2011. "La comparution initiale de Laurent Gbagbo est programmée le lundi 5 décembre à 14H00" (13H00 GMT), a annoncé la Cour dans un communiqué.Au cours de cette audience publique, les juges vérifieront l?identité du suspect et s?assureront qu?il a été informé clairement des charges portées contre lui et des droits que lui reconnaît le Statut de Rome, précise le communiqué de la CPI."À l?issue de cette première comparution, …
30 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
The Dirty Picture banned in Pakistan
Earlier this year, it was Imran Khan's Delhi Belly that was banned in Pakistan and now, it's the soon-to-be-released Vidya Balan, Tusshar Kapoor, Naseruddin Shah and Emraan Hashmi starrer The Dirty Picture that has been banned by the Pakistani censor board. Apparently, after acquiring the clearance by the Indian Central Board of Film Certification, the film was submitted to the Censor Board of Pakistan for censorship. However, the application was rejected as the film was deemed unsuitable for theatrical release in Pakistan. The reason for this was cited that the Board felt The Dirty Picture was inappropriate for viewership in …
30 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Mixed reception for Beckham in Indonesia
JAKARTA (AFP)David Beckham got a mixed reception as a Robbie Keane strike earned the LA Galaxy a 1-0 win over a spirited Indonesian All Stars on Wednesday in front of a disappointing crowd in Jakarta.Entire sections of the 88,000-seat Gelora Bung Karno stadium were off-limits and organisers said only 20,000 tickets had been sold to see the newly crowned Major League Soccer champions in action.Beckham, 36, was a given a warm reception from the sparse crowd, but cheers when he touched the ball were mixed with boos and the former England midfielder endured a patchy night with some misplaced passes …
30 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Dopage: Jan Ullrich saura dans six semaines s'il échappe à toute sanction
PARIS (AFP)Jan Ullrich, l'ex-gloire du cyclisme allemand, devra patienter encore six semaines pour savoir s'il échappe ou non à toute sanction pour son implication présumée dans l'affaire de dopage Puerto en Espagne, a indiqué mercredi le Tribunal arbitral du sport (TAS).Le TAS, qui avait été saisi d'une part par l'Agence antidopage suisse et d'autre part par l'Union cycliste internationale (UCI), s'est déclaré incompétent mercredi pour le premier de ces deux appels.Pour le second, celui déposé par la fédération internationale, cette cour suprême du sport a précisé qu'elle était en revanche bien compétente et "rendra sa décision finale dans environ six …
30 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Albanian crown prince Leka dies aged 72
TIRANA (AFP)Albania's pretender to the throne, crown prince Leka Zogu, the son of self-proclaimed king Zog I, died Wednesday in a Tirana hospital aged 72, a spokeswoman for the royal family told AFP.He was admitted to hospital last week in a very serious condition with heart and lung trouble and fell into a coma shortly after, doctor Mentor Petrela said.Albania declared a day of mourning on Saturday, the day of the funeral, which will have all the "royal attributes", Prime Minister Sali Berisha said at the government session on Wednesday.Leka was only a few days old when his father, king …
30 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Qatar: Aspire, la fabrique de champions
DOHA (AFP)Le Qatar n'a pas encore de champion d'envergure mais si la future star du sport qatari est déjà née, elle ne peut raisonnablement échapper à Aspire, l'Académie de formation que le monde entier envie au petit Etat du Golfe.Deux cents garçons de 12 à 17 ans, dont trois quarts de footballeurs mais également des athlètes, pongistes et squasheurs, poursuivent leur scolarité dans le cocon de ce sport-études de luxe lancé, comme tous les projets sportifs du pays, dans la foulée des Jeux Asiatiques de 2006.Ici, pas de dortoirs mais des chambres doubles moquettées, des cours dispensés sur ordinateur par …
30 Nov 2011, Orange Ki News ?