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LNH : Boston bat Vancouver et tout se jouera sur le 7e match de la finale de la Coupe Stanley
WASHINGTON (AFP)Boston a battu Vancouver (5-2) lundi lors du match N.6 de la finale de la Coupe Stanley, trophée qui récompense le champion de la Ligue nord-américaine de hockey sur glace (LNH), mettant les deux équipes à égalité avec 3 victoires chacune dans la série.La rencontre N.7 de cette finale au meilleur des sept matches aura lieu mercredi dans la capitale de la province canadienne de Colombie-Britannique.Pour la sixième fois lors des dix dernières saisons, la finale se jouera donc sur le septième et dernier match.Le vainqueur de cette ultime rencontre remportera la Coupe Stanley à l'issue d'une finale passionnante …
14 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
14 juin : la journée mondiale du donneur de sang
La journée mondiale du donneur de sang est chaque année célébrée le 14 juin. Cette journée est un hommage rendu à toutes ces personnes à travers le monde qui donnent leur sang afin de sauver des vies ou aider les malades à recouvrer leur santé, C’est aussi l’occasion afin de sensibiliser la population mondiale à la nécessité de faire don de leur sang sur une base régulière afin d’éviter qu’il en manque dans les hôpitaux et dispensaires, tout particulièrement dans les pays en développement. Cette manifestation annuelle montre également les efforts déployés par les systèmes de santé ainsi que les …
14 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Tazaa Khabar
* Aamir Khan's production outfit Aamir Khan Productions completes 10 glorious years in film-making and the actor/producer has decided to celebrate the occasion with his friends and well-wishers. Aamir has organized a grand celebration on 15 June, which will begin with the screening of a film. * Rumors that BBUDDAH - HOGA TERRA BAAP has been postponed to 8 July were fast gaining momentum within the industry, but Vikram Malhotra of Viacom18 has rubbished the rumours. "1 July is the final date. BBUDDAH - HOGA TERRA BAAP is not shifting at all," he clarifies. * The acclaimed film-maker is planning …
14 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Réunion de l'Otan à Belgrade, une première en Serbie depuis 1999
BELGRADE (AFP)LOtan organise mardi et mercredi une conférence à Belgrade sur les questions de partenariat militaire, une première en Serbie depuis les bombardements de lAlliance en 1999, mais la tenue de la réunion na donné lieu jusquà présent quà des protestations éparses.Cette conférence annuelle de lOtan sur le partenariat stratégique militaire -- la précédente avait eu lieu en Finlande en 2010 -- se déroulera essentiellement au niveau des chefs détat-major et portera sur l"échange dexpériences et dopinions sur les principaux problèmes stratégiques dintérêt commun", a indiqué le ministère serbe de la Défense.Lidée est de réunir les pays membres de lOtan …
14 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Gandhi's spectacles missing from museum
MUMBAI (AFP)A pair of round-framed spectacles belonging to India's independence icon Mahatma Gandhi have gone missing from a museum in western India, officials said.Staff at the Sevagram Ashram, a religious retreat some 75 kilometres (47 miles) from the city of Nagpur, noticed that the glasses had disappeared as they made preparations to mark the anniversary of its founding.Gandhi first arrived at the ashram near the town of Wardha, in northeast Maharashtra state, in the mid-1930s. The Quit India resolution calling for independence from the British was passed there in July 1942.The spectacles were among a number of personal items, including …
14 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Jamaica top Gold Cup group, Guatemala advance
HARRISON, New Jersey (AFP)Jamaica finished the first round of the Gold Cup on top of Group B after a 1-0 victory over Honduras on Monday, with both teams advancing to the quarter-finals along with Guatemala.Guatemala booked their berth with a 4-0 victory over Grenada, which was enough to put them through as one of the best two third-placed teams in group play.Ryan Johnson got the goal for Jamaica -- with some help from Honduran keeper Noel Valladares.Johnsons powerful shot hit the crossbar and then Valladares back before landing in the net."Its one of the strangest goals, but its a goal," …
14 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Dalai Lama mistakes Australian PM for a man
CANBERRA (AFP)It may be just as well that the Dalai Lama has given up his political role after the revered Tibetan spiritual leader Tuesday referred to Australia's female prime minister as a man.Questioned on whether he was disappointed that Julia Gillard would not be meeting him during his visit, the globe-trotting icon replied: "No.""If your prime minister has some kind of spiritual interest then of course my meeting would be useful," he told reporters at Parliament House."Otherwise, I have nothing to ask him. Also, you see, there's no point to seek advice from him."He was quickly corrected by one of …
14 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Volcan Puyehue: nouveaux retards dans le ciel australien
SYDNEY (AFP) Des milliers de passagers étaient à nouveau confrontés mardi en Australie, pour la troisième journée consécutive, à des retards davion, en raison dun nuage de cendres provenant du volcan chilien, Puyehue.Qantas et sa filiale à bas prix Jetstar ont repris leur trafic sur Melbourne mais la desserte de la Tasmanie, île au sud du pays, et de la Nouvelle-Zélande est paralysée pour la journée.Les vols vers Adélaïde (sud) de Qantas, Jetstar et de la compagnie Tiger ont également été interrompus avant une nouvelle évaluation de la situation, attendue dans la journée."Qantas va continuer à surveiller le déplacement du …
14 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Young Journalist Award winner announced
Winners of the young journalist of the year competition were announced at a prize giving ceremony held on Monday at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute auditorium, Moka. The first place winner is Louis Gerard Adrien Antonio, student at Floreal State Secondary School and the national runner-up is Eshna Jeebaun from Queen Elizabeth College, Rose Hill. Several [...]
14 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Blood bank targets schools
The ministry of Health and Quality of Life has launched several activities to mark the World Blood Donation Day at the Rabindranath Tagore State Secondary School (RT SSS), Ilot on Monday. The theme chosen for this year is ‘More blood means more life.’ It aims to encourage blood donation and sensitise the population to be [...]
14 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Winner keen to take up placement
Louis Gerard Adrien Antonio, 17, a resident of Curepipe could not hide his joy when his name was announced as the national winner of the Young Journalist of the Year contest. He did not expect that his article “How have social networking sites changed students’ lives” would beselected. His choice was influenced by the growing [...]
14 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
School of arts for differently abled announced
A one-month jewellery course for differently-abled people was launched on Monday by the minister of Social Security, National Solidarity and Reform Institutions Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun. The course is being offered by the Training and Employment of Disabled Persons Board (TEDPB) in collaboration with the Mauritius Institute of Training and Development. The minister also announced the [...]
14 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
3-month import attains Rs 34.7 billion
Total imports for the first quarter of 2011 have dropped by 11.7 per cent since October 2010 from Rs 39.3 billion to Rs 34.7 billion. Based on past trends, total exports for the year are expected to reach Rs 78 billion, against imports of Rs 161 billion. Hence, according to the latest figures published by [...]
14 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Beaux Songes link road ready by August
The construction of the new Beaux Songes / Phoenix link road which started in January 2009 will be completed in two months. According to a high ranked official of the Road Development Authority, 85 per cent of the construction works are completed and the rest will be finished in two months. However, there was a [...]
14 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
BUAV seeks meet with Ramgoolam
Michelle Thew and Sarah Kite, two representatives of British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV), the world’s leading organisation based in UK, are presently in Mauritius. The aim of the visit is to raise public awareness on primate trade in Mauritius. In this context, they met the press and members from various institutions to [...]
14 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Courts shift to e-filing
The electronic filing system will be implemented on a pilot basis in September at the Supreme Court. It will later be extended to district courts including at Rodrigues. The project cost $ 3.6 million (Rs 101 million), of which 25 per cent was funded by the government and the rest by the Investment Climate Facility [...]
14 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Rodrigues by-elections end in stalemate
The by-elections in Rodrigues have ended in a stalemate with the two main contenders winning two seats each. Johnson Roussety’s Front Patriotique Rodriguais (FPR) obtained the two seats at Baie aux Huitres with Jean Alex Flore and Henderson Raffaut getting 999 and 972 votes respectively. Out of 4,186 registered voters, only 2009 went to the [...]
14 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
JNP wants Mohamed to settle disputes
The Joint Negotiating Panel (JNP) has written to the minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Shakeel Mohamed requesting for his intervention as the National Remuneration Board (NRB) was unable to find a solution to their grievances. JNP points out that in December 2001, the minister had referred them to the NRB over 21 points [...]
14 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Singaporeans to address water crisis
Experts of the Singapore Public Utilities Board are expected in Mauritius in two weeks time. This was announced by deputy prime minister Dr Rashid Beebeejaun on Monday in Port Louis, a ministry official said. As mentioned earlier, the government is envisaging a complete reform of the water sector. Following the visit of Prime Minister Dr [...]
14 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Berlusconi désavoué aux référendums sur le nucléaire, l'eau et la justice
ROME (AFP) Désavoué aux municipales, Silvio Berlusconi a essuyé un nouveau revers personnel lundi avec un vote massif des Italiens pour refuser par référendum le retour au nucléaire, une privatisation de la gestion de leau et la forme dimmunité judiciaire dont il bénéficie.Le chef du gouvernement, 74 ans, a reconnu sa défaite sur "tous les thèmes", qualifiant de "nette" la position des Italiens et estimant que "la volonté de participation des citoyens aux décisions sur notre avenir ne peut être ignorée".Selon les résultats définitifs pour lItalie, une écrasante majorité des votants --94,3 à 96% selon la question-- a voté contre …
14 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?