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Govt will complete its term: Bissessur
The president of the Human Service Trust, Soorajlall Bissessur has said that the present government will continue till the end of its mandate. According to him, the Opposition is trying to create an unhealthy environment in the country and that Dr Navin Ramgoolam is a model leader. He also criticised MSM leader Pravind Jugnauth for [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
Cloud computing to help firms better manage their business
In a bid to highlight the importance of cloud computing in the Mauritian economy, a conference was organised on Wednesday at Le Maritim hotel, Balaclava. This was an initiative of CreativeNav Limited, a branch of the British company Creative Business Systems Ltd, in collaboration with Microsoft. Some 40 top executives including CFOs and IT professionals [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
North mourns Ti-Mimi
Not only his native coastal village of Trou-aux-Biches but all the neighbouring villages from Triolet to Pointe-aux-Piments to Cap Malheureux are mourning the death of Louis Anselme Alexandre whose reputation, to quote former resource manager at Beachcomber Anil Coomarsingh Seeckun, ‘has reached beyond our shores.’ Fondly called Ti-Mimi, he died on Tuesday at the age [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
CSR chalks out new guidelines
The official announcement of corporate social responsibility (CSR) guidelines was made by the National CSR Committee under the chairmanship of Serge Petit on Wednesday in Port Louis. He stated that from now on more sectors will be taken into consideration by the CSR committee. Petit stated that their objective is to strengthen the partnership among [...]
20 Oct 2011, The Independent Daily
PM curtsey flap as queen kicks off Australia tour
CANBERRA (AFP) Australian Capital Territory Chief Minister Katy Gallagher, who joined the queen on her tour of Floriade and like Gillard did not curtsey, said it was an honour she was spending so much of her time in the nation's capital."I visited the park yesterday and the Floriade team and the volunteers have clearly pulled out all stops to present a magnificent venue for our special visitors," she said.While in the Australian capital the royal couple are also set to lunch with about 40 people -- reportedly including actor Geoffrey Rush who played a speech therapist in "The King's Speech" …
20 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
L’exposition de timbres-poste des Nations Unies au musée postal
Le musée postal a accueilli, sous son toit, une collection de timbres ayant pour thème : «United Nations.» Ces timbres-poste illustrent des moments historiques qui ont marqué le monde. Cette initiative revient à M. Ah-Lan Lam Yan Foon, un philatéliste mauricien de renom. Le lancement officiel de cette exposition a eu lieu en présence de ce dernier, d’Arnaud Godère et de Giandev Moteea, Président du conseil d’Administration et CEO de la Mauritius Post Ltd respectivement. Pendant tout le mois d’octobre, les passionnés de la philatélie et le public auront l’occasion de revisiter les grands moments qui ont contribué à l’avancement …
20 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
JT de 19h30 – jeudi 20/10/11
Title: JT de 19h30Channel: MBC 1Start Time: 19:30Date: 2011-10-20End Time: 20:15
20 Oct 2011, MBC
Zournal Kreol – jeudi 20/10/11
Title: Zournal KreolChannel: MBC 2Start Time: 19:00Date: 2011-10-20End Time: 19:20
20 Oct 2011, MBC
English News Bulletin – Thursday 20/10/11
Title: English News BulletinChannel: MBC 3Start Time: 18:30Date: 2011-10-20End Time: 18:50
20 Oct 2011, MBC
Samachar – Thursday 20/10/11
Title: SamacharChannel: MBC 1Start Time: 18:00Date: 2011-10-20End Time: 18:20
20 Oct 2011, MBC
Rahul Rawail to direct Ghayal Returns for Vijayta Films
Sunny Deol, who is planning to revive his home banner Vijayta Films with Ghayal Returns, has roped in his good friend Rahul Rawail to direct the film. Ghayal Returns is the sequel to Sunny's 1990 blockbuster Ghayal, directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. Earlier Ashwini Chaudhary was to direct the film, in fact a teaser promo of the film was also released with Salman Khan's Ready. But Sunny had a change of heart and asked Rahul to helm the project. Ghayal Returns will mark Rawail's return to Vijayta Films after 28 long years, he had earlier directed Betaab in 1983, which was …
20 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Torres has confidence back, says Villas-Boas
LONDON (AFP)Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas believes Fernando Torres has finally rediscovered his confidence after the Spain striker scored twice in a 5-0 demolition of Genk.Torres had gone 875 minutes without scoring in the Champions League, a miserable run that dated back to April 2009 when he scored for Liverpool against Chelsea.But he finally got back on track with two clinical finishes against the woeful Belgian champions at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.It took the much-maligned £50 million forward's goal tally to four in his last four appearances and Villas-Boas believes Torres is at last playing with the belief that characterised his …
20 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Prakash Jha receives threat calls; files FIR
Prakash Jha, director of films such as Apaharan, Gangajal and Raajneeti, has filed a police complaint against two NRI filmmakers Pramod Bhanti and Devendra Singh for threatening him with dire consequences. Apparently, Jha was planning to make a film with Bhanti and Singh in 2004 for which he was paid around 50000$. However, the film got shelved and Jha even returned the amount to the NRI filmmakers. Nevertheless, since the last 3 days, the duo have been calling up Jha and asking him to pay Rs. 2-3 crores in cash. They even threatened to kill him if he didn't cough …
20 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Anupam Kher to act with Robert De Niro in The Silver Linings Playbook
After having starred in international films such as Bend It Like Beckham, Bride And Prejudice and the recently released Breakaway, veteran actor Anupam Kher is now all set to work with Hollywood legend Robert De Niro in David O Russell's forthcoming film The Silver Linings Playbook. Anupam tweeted, "Dream finally coming true. Will be Acting with Robert De Niro in David O Russell's(The Fighter)'The Silver Linings Playbook' next week.:) The Silver Linings Playbook also stars Bradley Cooper, Jeniffer Lawrence, Chris Tucker and Jackie Weaver. As I say Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai.:)"
20 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Day 7: Saurabh Shukla, Abbas Tyrewala, Sagar Ballary spoke on state of writers
Click above for more event stills The 7th day of Mumbai Film Festival began with a lot of gusto. The day was marked with the anticipation, the arrival of Olivia Harrison (Wife of George Harrison- Beatles), producer of George Harrison: Living In The Material World which was screened this evening and the Master Class on advertising by Hugh Hudson. Mithun Chakraborty, Anurag Basu, Prahlad Kakkar, Bharat Dabholkar, Abbas Tyrewala, Harsh Chhaya, Sagar Ballary, Saurabh Shukla, Dev Benegal, Tanya Abrol (Chak De India Fame) were spotted at the festival venue today. The Open Forum discussion for the day was on 'The …
19 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Saif to be crowned Nawab of Pataudi
Saif Ali Khan will soon be crowned as the Tenth Nawab of Pataudi. The crowning ceremony will take place in the princely Pataudi state in Haryana by the end of October. The ceremony will take place 40 days after the demise of Saif's father Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. A huge turnout of people is expected on the day of crowning, as people from across the state would come to see the Pagri Rasm (coronation ceremony) of Saif Ali Khan, one of the loyal caretakers of the palace. The ceremony is more of a family tradition and hugely symbolic for the …
19 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Ligue des champions: Marseille foudroyé, carton pour Chelsea
PARIS (AFP)Après les défaites de Lyon et de Lille, le football français a connu une nouvelle sale soirée en C1 avec le revers de Marseille dans les arrêts de jeu face à Arsenal (1-0), au stade Vélodrome, mercredi lors de la 3e journée de la phase de poules de la Ligue des champions marquée par le carton de Chelsea contre Genk (5-0).Groupe E:Bayer Leverkusen (GER) - Valence (ESP) 2-1: Le Bayer a obtenu un succès capital contre son plus sérieux rival pour une place en 8e de finale, derrière le mastodonte Chelsea. Pour les Espagnols, le compteur-victoires reste bloqué à …
19 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Bolivie: La Paz accueille en héros les marcheurs indiens d'Amazonie
LA PAZ (AFP)La capitale bolivienne La Paz a accueilli triomphalement mercredi quelque 2.000 indiens amazoniens qui viennent de parcourir 600 kilomètres à pied en deux mois pour protester contre un projet de route dont le tracé traverse un parc naturel.Aux sons des pétards et des chants patriotiques, des dizaines de milliers de personnes se sont massées le long des rues escarpées de la capitale pour célébrer l'arrivée des indiens en brandissant des drapeaux tricolores boliviens et des banderoles blanches ornées du "patuju", une fleur amazonienne qui figure parmi les symboles nationaux du pays andin.Vers 14H30 locales (18H30 GMT), les marcheurs …
19 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Manifestations anti-austérité et incidents en Grèce
ATHENES (AFP)Des incidents violents ont éclaté mercredi en marge des manifestations massives contre l'austérité en Grèce, à quatre jours d'un sommet européen qui pourrait décider d'augmenter la puissance de feu financière face à l'aggravation de la crise de la dette en zone euro.Plus de 125.000 personnes selon la police ont défilé dans les rues des grandes villes grecques pour protester contre un nouveau train d'austérité imposé par le gouvernement.La Grèce livre là "la bataille des batailles", a lancé le ministre des Finances Evangélos Vénizélos en ouvrant les débats sur le plan, qui doit être adopté jeudi, dans un parlement encerclé …
19 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?
All-in brawl on black day for Asia football
SUWON, South Korea (AFP)Asian football suffered one of its darkest days Wednesday as a showpiece regional semi-final erupted in violence and a major match-fixing scandal was blamed for a tragic apparent suicide.In a blow to attempts to clean up continental soccer, the AFC Champions League semi-final between Suwon Bluewings and Qatar's Al Sadd was temporarily halted as both teams traded punches in an ugly all-in brawl.A tepid encounter at South Korea's Suwon World Cup Stadium exploded late in the second half after Al Sadd's Mamadou Niang raced through for his breakaway second goal while most of Suwon's team were tending …
19 Oct 2011, Orange Ki News ?