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Govt to review CPE to reduce failure rate
The minister of Education and Resources, Vasant Bunwaree announced that the government is working to review the Certificate of Primary Education (CPE), with the intention to decrease the failure rate in examinations, which currently stands at around 34 per cent. Moreover, the number of failures has been constantly rising for the last four years. Bunwaree [...]
27 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Lenoir marks 100 years of Bel Ombre
The Bel Ombre sugar estate celebrated its 100th anniversary by launching a book recounting its history, emotions and future. Jean Pierre Lenoir was in-charge of crafting and writing this memoir. Lenoir has lived in Bel Ombre for most of his life with his grandfather, who founded the company in 1910 and who was also the [...]
27 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Police officer assaulted in North
A police officer posted at Montagne Longue was seriously injured on Monday following an intervention when two individuals were threatening people with a saber on the streets. The police officer was assaulted by Varan Sharma Bhoodoa and his brother Vishal Goorah, who was arrested. While Goorah is in hospital because of the blows sustained, his [...]
27 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Sotravic to produce green electricity at Mare Chicose
Sotravic Ltd and the Central Electricity Board (CEB) have struck a power purchase agreement for the CEB to buy 3MV of green electricity, which will be produced at Mare Chicose landfill grounds for the ‘Gas to Energy project’. This is a first of a kind project to be realised at the national level. It makes [...]
27 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Six containers of rosewood confiscated
The police seized six containers of rosewood at the port last month. These will be repatriated to Madagascar in the coming weeks. The cargo that passed through the island was to be illegally shipped to China but was blocked by the police at the port. The logs of rosewood are currently detained at the port. [...]
27 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily
Mondiaux de natation: Cielo, Magnussen et les Français Gilot et Meynard confirment au 100 m nage libre
SHANGHAI (Chine) (AFP)Le Brésilien Cesar Cielo, champion du monde en titre, l'Australien James Magnussen, et les Français Fabien Gilot et William Meynard, ont confirmé leur rang de prétendants au podium sur le 100 m nage libre des Mondiaux-2011, mercredi à Shanghai.C'est Meynard, premier des outsideurs derrière les trois grands favoris, qui a réalisé le meilleur temps des séries en 48.14, abaissant de 43/100e son meilleur temps de la saison, pour signer la troisième meilleure performance de l'année.Le jeune Australien James Magnussen, 20 ans, qui avait propulsé dimanche son pays vers le titre de champion du monde du relais 4x100 m …
27 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Dette américaine: le Congrès reste divisé après un nouvel appel d'Obama au compromis
WASHINGTON (AFP)Le Congrès américain restait divisé mardi au lendemain d'un nouvel appel au compromis du président Barack Obama qui a exhorté les républicains à agir pour éviter un défaut de paiement après le 2 août, dont les conséquences économiques pourraient être graves.D'un côté, le président républicain de la Chambre des représentants, John Boehner, a insisté mardi sur son plan, une "approche raisonnable" selon lui pour éviter le défaut de paiement.De l'autre, le chef de la majorité démocrate du Sénat, Harry Reid, a défendu son projet concurrent. "Le plan du Sénat est le seul vrai compromis que nous ayons au Congrès …
27 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Kevin Kissensing nommé Airport Services Manager d’Emirates
Six ans après s’être joint à Emirates, Kevin Kissensing a été nommé Airport Services Manager de la compagnie aérienne à Maurice. Depuis le 1er Juillet, Kevin Kissensing est le responsable des opérations d’Emirates au Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport. Kevin Kissensing, 29 ans, auparavant Airport Services Officer, a travaillé sur les débuts des opérations d’Emirates à Tunis et à Cape Town, entre autres. Sa nomination démontre le souhait d’Emirates d’être un acteur économique actif qui promeut les talents locaux. « Je suis très fier et reconnaissant que mon travail et mon dévouement aient été reconnus par la direction d’Emirates. Etre …
27 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Hugh Hefner's ex says she never fancied him
LOS ANGELES (AFP)Hugh Hefner's 25-year-old former fiancee took a parting shot at the Playboy founder Tuesday, saying she had never been turned on by him and they only had sex once.Crystal Harris, who called off the California nuptials with the 85-year-old in June, said she had never seen her former husband-to-be naked."I'm not turned on by Hef, sorry," she told "shock jock" Howard Stern, adding that the only time they made love it lasted "like two seconds... Then I was just over it..."I was like, 'Ahhh.' I was over it. I just like, walked away," she said, adding: "He doesn't …
27 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
New-look Lille set for Marseille curtain-raiser
TANGIERS, Morocco (AFP)French fans will get a first real glimpse of Lille's new-look line-up when last season's double-winners face Marseille in the season-opening Champions Trophy on Wednesday.Lille ended a 55-year wait for silverware by beating Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in last season's French Cup final and then secured a first league title since 1954 by wrestling the Ligue 1 crown from defending champions Marseille.The two trophies were fitting recompense for a side that has played some of the most attractive football in Europe over the past two years, but close-season departures mean they will never play together again.France centre-back Adil Rami …
27 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Walt Disney to buy UTV for Rs. 2000 crores
Ever since Rang De Basanti got released, there was just one direction for the stocks of production house UTV and that was up! Well, the news is out that Walt Disney, the American entertainment giant has offered to acquire UTV Software Communications for a whooping Rs. 2000 crore! Disney originally invested in UTV five years ago; spending $44.5 million for a 15% stake later it subsequently increased its holdings to 50.4%. The statistics of the deal state that Disney has offered about Rs. 1,000 a share to buy the remaining 49.6% stake it does not already own in UTV, which …
26 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Oil is $ 117.91 for a barrel
The oil price is $ 117.91 a barrel on the world market or to its highest level in a month. Two months ago, it had reached the $ 109 bar
26 Jul 2011, motors.mega.mu
Kareena Kapoor signed for Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai sequel
Post the success of the film Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, Balaji was gung ho on making a sequel to the film. The scale of the film got even bigger when they roped in Akshay Kumar to play the lead role of the Mumbai don in the film. Though much of the initial production was locked, not much was spoken about the leading actress of the film. With names being thrown in by the media, it was confusion galore. Well now, the dust has settled and Kareena Kapoor has been signed for the film. The Kapoor damsel is all …
26 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Nikhil Advani's Delhi Safari to go 3D
Earlier this year we saw India's first ever 3D film with Vikram Bhatt's Haunted. And here's another first. Nikhil Advani's animation film Delhi Safary, which is scheduled to release in September, is being converted to 3D. The recent success of Hollywood 3D films like Ice Age 3, Monsters vs Aliens, How To Train Your Dragon have inspired Nikhil to convert his film to 3D. Nikhil decided to have the film converted to 3D a couple of months ago. Delhi Safary revolves around a group of five animals from Borivali National Park going to Delhi to meet the Prime Minister, pleading …
26 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Triomphe pour l'orchestre israélien qui a défié le tabou wagnérien à Bayreuth
BAYREUTH (AFP)L'exigeant public de Bayreuth a fait un triomphe mardi à un orchestre israélien qui a brisé un tabou en interprétant un morceau de Richard Wagner, compositeur préféré des nazis.Invité dans cette ville du sud de l'Allemagne en marge du festival Richard-Wagner, l'Orchestre de chambre israélien (OCI) a clos son concert en jouant "Siegfried-Idyll" de Wagner, un compositeur qui reste interdit en Israël du fait de son antisémitisme affiché et des liens étroits entre ses descendants et Adolf Hitler. L'orchestre avait déclenché une controverse en Israël et parmi les survivants de la Shoah en acceptant l'invitation de la ville de …
26 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Cyclisme: l'audience de Contador devant le Tribunal arbitral reportée
PARIS (AFP)Le Tribunal arbitral du sport (TAS) annoncé mardi le report de l'audience qu'il devait tenir du 1er au 3 août au sujet du contrôle antidopage positif d'Alberto Contador dans le Tour de France 2010.La demande de report a été formulée par l'Agence mondiale antidopage (AMA) avec l'accord unanime des trois autres parties (UCI à côté de l'AMA d'une part, fédération espagnole et Contador de l'autre), a ajouté le TAS."L'audience sera fixée à des dates ultérieures, probablement en novembre 2011", a précisé le TAS."Le deuxième échange de mémoires écrits permettra aux parties de compléter leurs moyens de preuve et leurs …
26 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Barrios injury hits champions Dortmund
BERLIN (AFP)Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund will be forced to start the new season without Lucas Barrios after the Paraguay striker was injured in Sunday's Copa America final, the German club said.Barrios, 26, strained a thigh muscle after coming on in the 77th minute of Paraguay's 0-3 defeat to Uruguay and the injury will not be healed "for two or three weeks," Dortmund's team doctor Markus Braun said on Tuesday.Barrios scored 16 times last season as Dortmund, his club since 2009, powered its way to their first league title since 2002, finishing seven points clear of Bayer Leverkusen and 10 ahead …
26 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Un an après les inondations, des millions de Pakistanais toujours dans la précarité
ISLAMABAD (AFP)Un an après les gigantesques inondations au Pakistan, la plus grande catastrophe humanitaire de l'histoire du pays, des millions de personnes survivent dans la précarité, à la merci d'un nouveau sinistre, alors que l'aide internationale s'essouffle.Deux ONG, la britannique Oxfam et la française Acted, ont dressé mardi un constat préoccupant de la situation à l'occasion du premier anniversaire de la "mousson du siècle", qui a inondé plus de 20% de la superficie du pays, et affecté 21 millions de personnes, faisant près de 2.000 morts.Selon Acted, présente depuis plus de 10 ans dans le pays, 8 millions de Pakistanais …
26 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Matches de football truqués en Turquie: la fédération repousse le début de la saison
ISTANBUL (AFP)La Fédération de football turque (TFF) a annoncé lundi qu'elle avait différé d'un mois le début de la saison en raison de l'enquête judiciaire sur les matches truqués, selon l'agence de presse Anatolia.Le président de la Fédération, Mehmet Ali Aydinlar, a déclaré que le coup d'envoi des matches de première division serait donné le 9 septembre et celui de la deuxième division le lendemain, a précisé l'agence.Quelque 30 personnes sont inculpées et emprisonnées en attendant d'être jugées dans le cadre d'une vaste enquête concernant des matches truqués et le versement de pots-de-vin dans ces deux championnats.Le président du champion …
26 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Chelsea's Torres vows 'I will score'
HONG KONG (AFP)Chelsea's misfiring striker Fernando Torres on Tuesday swatted away fears over his form since his £50 million ($82 million) switch from Liverpool, vowing to end his goal drought in the new season.Torres, who scored once in 18 appearances in a miserable four months last season, remains a concern for Chelsea after failing to find the target in the club's two Asia tour outings ahead of their Premier League start on August 14.Critics have questioned whether the Spaniard, recruited for a British transfer record, has the ability to help the west London outfit win trophies under new manager Andre …
26 Jul 2011, Orange Ki News ?