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Live Chat: Kirti Kulhari on May 27 at 1400 hrs IST
Kirti Kulhari featured in number of ad commercials and made her film debut last year with Khichdi- The Movie. This PYT has also been a national badminton player in her school days in Mumbai. And now, this young actress is all set to feature in Anurag Kashyap's Shaitan. Kirti will be Live on Bollywood Hungama's Celebrity Video Chat on Friday, May 27, at 1400 hrs IST. P.S. She is the same girl whom Kalki kisses in Shaitan.
26 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
South next to feel water cut pinch
The high-level committee established and chaired by minister of Energy and Public Utilities Rashid Beebeejaun met again on Wednesday to discuss the current water situation, which they stressed is very alarming. Mare aux Vacoas, the island’s largest reservoir, is presently only 37.1 per cent full. During the meeting, it has been decided that the Central [...]
26 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Live Chat: Satyajeet Dubey on May 27 at 1530 hrs IST
Satyajeet Dubey, who is probably one of 'the' youngest lead actors of the current generation, is surely living a dream life. What more can one ask for when you are debuting in a Shah Rukh Khan production. Yes, Satyajeet plays the lead role opposite the beautiful Zoa Morani in Roshan Abbas' Always Kabhi Kabhi. Bollywood Hungama brings you a chance to get up close and personal on Live Video Chat with Satyajeet on Friday, May 27, at 1530 hrs IST.
26 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
La Banque Européenne d'Investissement soutient la croissance du secteur privé
La Banque Européenne d´Investissement (BEI) a consenti à octroyer un prêt de € 30 millions à la State Bank of Mauritius (SBM) pour permettre le financement à long terme des projets du secteur privé. Ceci aidera principalement à soutenir des projets à Maurice, aussi bien que dans d´autres pays de l´océan indien. Une partie de ce financement ciblera spécifiquement les petites et moyennes entreprises (PME). Cette assistance de la BEI sera accompagnée d’une aide technique pour soutenir les prêts de la SBM aux PME mauriciennes. Les accords de prêt ont été signés à Maurice au début de ce mois et …
26 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Bappoo lauds women’s work
The meeting of the World Association of Women Entrepreneurs (FCEM) opened at the Maritim Hotel, Balaclava, on Wednesday. The theme for the discussions was ‘Women Entrepreneurs: the Driving Force for Economic Empowerment’. The forum, which will extend till May 28, is being hosted by the Association Mauricienne des Femmes Chefs d’Entreprises. The aim is to [...]
26 May 2011, The Independent Daily
HSBC on tree planting spree at Chamarel
On May 21, 18 HSBC employees volunteered to clean, weed and replant endemic plants at the pristine Chamarel Ebony Forest. This was to mark the World Biodiversity Day celebrated on May 22. The event is in line with this year’s World Environment Day theme, ‘Forests: Nature at your Service’. Amélie Desvaux de Marigny, HSBC manager [...]
26 May 2011, The Independent Daily
SEM lists its 11th global fund
On May 20, the Listing Executive Committee of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM) approved the listing of its 11th global fund, the Focus Cell 1 from Fidelis Opportunity Fund PCC. Sunil Benimadhu, chief executive officer (CEO) of SEM said, “The aim of SEM is to increase its visibility on stock markets by adding maximum [...]
26 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Union to defend labourers
Defending the rights of labourers and their welfare is the target set by the new president of the Plantation Workers Union (PWU) Pregassen Moonien. He said that it is unfortunate that labourers are not aware of their rights. He added that he visited many sugar factories and found that these labourers are unaware of the [...]
26 May 2011, The Independent Daily
UoM hosts seminar on Africa Day
To celebrate Africa Day, the University of Mauritius (UoM) in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Centre for African Culture organised a seminar on Wednesday at Réduit. The Africa Day was celebrated under the theme ‘Africa’s place in the world’. To acknowledge the achievements of Africans, the department of History and Political Science of UoM held [...]
26 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Invest in human capital: Bunwaree
Successful companies are those which value, develop and take full advantage of their human capital. This was declared by the minister of Education and Human Resources Dr Vasant Bunwaree at the launch of the HR Excellence Awards 2011 at Le Labourdonnais Hotel, Port Louis, on Wednesday. The HR Excellence Awards 2011 competition which rewards organisations [...]
26 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Police to object to Maigrot’s bail
The bail motion of Bernard Maigrot will be debated before magistrate Sheila Bonomally on Thursday at the district court of Mapou. He is represented by counsels Ivan Collendavelloo, Gavin Glover and Yves Hein. According to reliable sources, the investigators have already decided to object to the request of release of the suspect on bail. They [...]
26 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Standard version of Kreol out
The year 2011 is a symbolic one for Kreol as a language as its spelling, syntax and grammar are now standardised. The standardised version of Kreol Morisien was launched by minister of Education Vasant Bunwaree on Wednesday at Octave Wiehé Auditorium, University of Mauritius, Réduit. Representatives of the UoM, Akademi Kreol Morisien (AKM) and students [...]
26 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Libye: Washington et Londres veulent accroître la pression militaire
TRIPOLI (AFP)Les alliés américain et britannique se sont engagés mercredi à maintenir la pression militaire sur le régime libyen contesté de Mouammar Kadhafi, même si le président Barack Obama a admis "les limites inhérentes" aux frappes aériennes de l'Otan.L'intensification des frappes de l'Otan ces derniers jours a en revanche provoqué le courroux de la Russie qui a dénoncé des "écarts grossiers" par rapport au mandat du Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU ayant ouvert la voie aux bombardements destinés à protéger les civils de la répression du colonel Kadhafi.De son côté, le secrétaire général de l'ONU Ban Ki-moon a réitéré son …
26 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
World Bank officials to help improve civil services
A delegation comprising five representatives from the World Bank (WB) and the Commonwealth Secretariat is currently in Mauritius for a week. The delegation aims to gather information to assist the Ministry of Civil Service and Administrative Reforms to formulate a new reform strategy in the public service. On Wednesday, representatives of the delegation met permanent [...]
26 May 2011, The Independent Daily
Le sommet du G8 à Deauville sous le signe du printemps arabe
DEAUVILLE (France) (AFP)Les leaders des grandes puissances se retrouvent jeudi à Deauville pour un sommet du G8 consacré aux révolutions arabes, qu'ils veulent soutenir, à la sécurité nucléaire, qu'ils veulent renforcer, et à la succession au FMI, qu'ils veulent régler.Dans la petite station balnéaire de la côte française de Normandie, connue pour ses palaces et casinos, les chefs d'Etat et de gouvernement du G8 (Etats-Unis, Russie, Allemagne, Royaume Uni, France, Italie, Canada, Japon) doivent avoir jeudi soir leur premier vrai débat sur le printemps arabe.Le président américain Barack Obama et le Premier ministre britannique David Cameron ont appelé à "un …
26 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Strauss-Kahn relocates house arrest to luxury pad
NEW YORK (AFP)On Wednesday, lawyers for Strauss-Kahn denied reports they had been in contact with the woman or her relatives."Reports that Mr. Strauss-Kahn's attorneys or representatives are in contact with the complaining witness or her family are false," Benjamin Brafman and William Taylor said in a statement.French and US media have been full of rumors about possible contacts between Strauss-Kahn's defenders and the alleged victim.A report in the New York Post this week said offers of payments were being made by Strauss-Kahn "friends" to the woman's impoverished family in the West African country of Guinea.The lawyers' statement also repeated that …
26 May 2011, Orange Ki News ?
JT de 19h30 – jeudi 26/05/11
Title: JT de 19h30Channel: MBC1Start Time: 19:30Date: 2011-05-26End Time: 20:15
26 May 2011, MBC
Zournal Kreol – jeudi 26/05/11
Title: Zournal KreolChannel: MBC2Start Time: 19:00Date: 2011-05-26End Time: 19:20
26 May 2011, MBC
News – Thursday 26/05/11
Title: NewsChannel: MBC3Start Time: 18:30Date: 2011-05-26End Time: 18:50
26 May 2011, MBC
Samachar – Thursday 26/05/11
Title: SamacharChannel: MBC1Start Time: 18:00Date: 2011-05-26End Time: 18:25
26 May 2011, MBC