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Rs82 million to build a water channel in Mauritius
The water channel is part of the plan to alleviate the critical water situation
17 May 2011, business.mega.mu
Triathlon in Mauritius in November
Some 250 athletes from 10 different countries are expected to participate in the event
17 May 2011, business.mega.mu
Piping hot news from tinsel town
* While the online promo of ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA was launched at an event on Sunday, the theatrical trailer of this film will be included with the prints of READY. In fact, the theatrical trailer of MURDER 2 will also be integrated with the prints of this Salman starrer. That's not all, the theatrical trailer of the much-awaited SINGHAM, starring Ajay Devgn and directed by Rohit Shetty, will be incorporated in READY as well. Are you ready for READY and the trailer of three keenly anticipated movies? * Ramgopal Varma sure works at lightning speed. The maverick film-maker has …
17 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Elizabeth II en Irlande: visite sous haute surveillance, une bombe désamorcée à Dublin
DUBLIN (AFP)La reine Elizabeth II entame mardi une visite historique sous haute surveillance en Irlande, ce premier déplacement d'un monarque britannique depuis l'indépendance en 1922 étant troublé par la menace de dissidents républicains.Un engin explosif "en état de fonctionnement" a été désamorcé lundi soir dans un autobus à Maynooth, près de Dublin, à la veille d'une visite de la reine, a indiqué mardi matin à l'AFP la police irlandaise."Un engin explosif en état de fonctionnement a été retrouvé à bord d'un autobus hier matin à Maynooth", près de Dublin, a indiqué un porte-parole de la police irlandaise, précisant que l'alerte …
17 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Golf: Tiger Woods pense être rétabli pour l'US Open
WASHINGTON (AFP)Le golfeur Tiger Woods pense qu'il aura réglé ses problèmes à la jambe gauche, qui l'ont forcé à l'abandon jeudi au 1er tour du Championnat des joueurs, d'ici à l'US Open, le deuxième tournoi du Grand Chelem de la saison, qui aura lieu près de Washington du 16 au 19 juin."Pas de chance, je suis sur la touche à cause de ma jambe gauche mais je veux être et je m'attends à être à l'US Open. Je ferai tout mon possible pour y être", a indiqué lundi l'Américain sur sa messagerie Twitter.L'ex numéro un mondial avait été indisponible pendant …
17 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Man kills son at wedding
The Beekoo family of Palma was brimming with joy during the wedding of Mahen Beekoo on Sunday. However, little did they know that their celebrations would soon turn into a massive tragedy. After the wedding ceremony, Goorparsad Beekoo, the 61-year-old father of the groom stabbed his second son, 32-year-old Kevin, to death. To add to [...]
17 May 2011, The Independent Daily
British Council organises career world 2011
The British Council, in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Grand Baie is organising the education fair, Career World 2011 at Grand bay. The United Kingdom has become one the most popular destinations for international students. It was noted that in 2010, close to 1,000 students in Mauritius chose UK to pursue their tertiary education. [...]
17 May 2011, The Independent Daily
MTPA, Naiade promote
The date for the third edition of the Indian Ocean Triathlon was announced during a press conference at the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) office on Monday. The event is being held by Naiade Events, VO2maxVoyages and MTPA, in collaboration with Mauritius Triathlon Federation. This event will be organised on November 13 and will act [...]
17 May 2011, The Independent Daily
NGO says no to garden fencing
An association, Collectif Mouvement Pavillon Libre, addressed an open letter to the minister of Local Government and Outer Islands Herve Aimée on World Earth Day with regards to the fencing work of the Jardin du Pavillon at Quatre Bornes. The association sent a letter on May 16 and it contained opinions from several public personalities. [...]
17 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Buddha Jayanti Celebrated Today
Buddha Jayanti is being celebrated today, and the message of love and compassion preached by Lord Buddha over 2,500 year ago resonates throughout the world. Lord Buddha is also known as the apostle of peace, and his teachings for peaceful coexistence are relevant even today. The world is still seeing a lot of misery and [...]
17 May 2011, MauritiusHot
NGO fights for lesbian, gay rights
The time has come to break down prejudices against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. This was announced by Nathalie Ahnee, president of the association, Collectif Arc En Ciel. The president stated that it is important to make the public understand that homosexuality is not simply just a gender issue. The people from [...]
17 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Force Vive aims to improve life at Long Mountain
After consulting the residents of Long Mountain, the organisation Force Vive aims to improve the lives of the region’s residents. The main areas that the organisation aims to change are Long Mountain, Crève Cœur, Les Mariannes, Notre Dame and Bois Pignolet. As part of the changes, inhabitants have requested for ‘Camp La Boue’ to be [...]
17 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Schoolgirl stalker arrested
On Monday, police arrested a 40-year-old man from Pamplemousses under a provisional charge of ‘rogue and vagabond’. He is suspected of stalking students from the Pamplemousses SSS after school hours and asking them to get into his vehicle. One of the students’ parent, who is a police officer, lodged a complaint with the police on [...]
17 May 2011, The Independent Daily
WHS council considers setting up HQ at Phoenix
The Governing Council of World Hindi Secretariat (WHS) held its second meeting on the promotion of Hindi as an international language at Domaine Les Pailles on Monday. The meeting was co-chaired by Indian minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur and minister of Education Vasant Bunwaree. Discussions centred on emerging issues such as the [...]
17 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Imrith demands suspension of PS
Following the sudden death of Pravindradeo Sahadew, acting registrar at the Ministry of Cooperatives on Friday, the Fédération des Syndicats du Service Civil (FSSC) has asked for the immediate suspension of permanent secretary Asha Burrenchobay. The family members of the deceased have accused her of alleged victimisation. “On Thursday, he came home at 7 pm. [...]
17 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Two bills to be introduced on Tuesday
The Law Practitioners (Amendment) Bill and the Institute for Judicial and Legal Studies Bill will be introduced in the National Assembly on Tuesday. The two bills, which will be presented by attorney general Yatin Varma, aim at implementing recommendations of the Presidential Commission chaired by Lord Mackay of Clashfern. Speaking at a press conference in [...]
17 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Kreol received good response: Bunwaree
Over 2,800 students have opted for the Kreol language, said Vasant Bunwaree, minister of Education. He assured that all was going on smoothly concerning the introduction of the language at primary level. “Kreol has found its rightful place in the linguistic landscape in Mauritius,” he said. The ministry had set up a fast track and [...]
17 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Chagossian group could return to archipelago
According to the British daily The Telegraph, an action plan has been set up to enable a Chagossian group to return to their birth land. In this context, a conference will be held this week in United Kingdom and will include the UK Chagos Support Association under the chairmanship of Roch Evenor. It will also [...]
17 May 2011, The Independent Daily
EIILM University hosts creative living workshop
The Mauritius branch of Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management (EIILM) launched a week-long creative living workshop at Ebène on Monday. Among those present were minister of Tertiary Education Rajesh Jeetah and minister of Foreign Affairs Arvin Boolell. A series of events will take place during the whole week. The workshops through the week [...]
17 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Le New Freeport à Plaisance relancé
Le projet de la construction d’une New Cargo et New Freeport Zone à l’aéroport international de SSR tarde à prendre son envol. Airports of Mauritius Co Ltd (AML) de concert avec le Board of Investment (BOI) avait pourtant initié les démarches premières pour que ce projet d’envergure puisse décoller au plus vite. Toutefois, l’exercice d’appel d’offres visant à identifier un Master Developer n’a pas livré les résultats escomptés. L’objectif était de trouver une société disposée à investir et financer l’intégralité du projet. Le dossier se trouve désormais au bureau du Premier ministre. L’idée est de trouver une solution à cette …
17 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?