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Speed Cameras : Rs 36 M d'amendes en six mois
Une moyenne de Rs 36 millions. C´est ce qu´a empoché l´Etat du 1er janvier au 14 juin, cette année, pour des délits d´excès de vitesse sur l´autoroute M1. Plus particulièrement entre Pailles et Camp Chapelon, où les radars installés pour détecter l´excès de vitesse ont été plus performants. 13 045 automobilistes ont été épinglés pour cette infraction sur l´autoroute à Pailles pendant cette période. A Camp Chapelon, 4 062 contraventions ont été infligées aux automobilistes. Depuis l´installation de deux Speed Cameras à ces deux endroits précis, une moyenne de 80 contraventions ont été émises quotidiennement selon les statistiques. L´amende appliquée …
16 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
McLeish latest manager to flirt with 'Judas' tag
PARIS (AFP)Should Alex McLeish be appointed Aston Villa manager after his controversial departure from bitter city rivals Birmingham he will join a select band of raitors, those who have crossed the divide and managed sides that detest each other.The 52-year-old Scot will have to face down irate Villa fans - some of whom have already made their feelings clear with we don want you bluenose scum the politest graffiti sprayed at Villas training ground - and cope with equally strong feelings from disgruntled Birmingham fans who feel betrayed.McLeish, who nevertheless leaves Birmingham having guided them to their first silverware in …
16 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Syri: offensive médiatique du pouvoir avec la présentation d'une "2e fosse commune"
JISR AL-CHOUGHOUR (Syrie) (AFP)Les autorités syriennes ont lancé mercredi une offensive médiatique avec la présentation à la presse dune "deuxième fosse commune" dans la ville meurtrie de Jisr al-Choghour, au nord-ouest, et lorganisation dune grande manifestation pro-régime à Damas.Trois mois après le début de la contestation et alors que la pression saccroit toujours plus sur Bachar al-Assad, des "centaines de milliers" de manifestants se sont rassemblés mercredi dans la capitale autour du "plus grand drapeau syrien" posé au sol et long de 2.300 mètres.De nombreux manifestants agitaient des drapeaux et brandissaient des portraits du président, dans une ambiance de fête …
16 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Ashton Kutcher on model behavior in Brazil
SAO PAULO (AFP)US model-turned-actor Ashton Kutcher grabbed the celebrity spotlight at the Sao Paulo Fashion Week, sauntering down the runway one last time before taking the starring role in the hit TV comedy "Two and a Half Men."The 33-year-old, who is married to Hollywood star Demi Moore, opened the show for Brazilian label Colcci late Wednesday, walking down the runway with Brazilian model Alessandra Ambrosio.He then promptly sat down in the audience, where he remained for the rest of the show -- disappointing Brazilian photographers and the crowd, who had been hoping to see Kutcher strut his stuff among the …
16 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Old age homes under scanner
The saying, “Out of the frying pan into the fire” fits well to describe the lot of many elderly who have left family roofs for one of the homes which are mushrooming in the country. On Tuesday, officers of the ministry of the Social Security, National Solidarity and Reform Institution in collaboration with the State [...]
16 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
MSDTF hosts Ramayana contest
An international conference on Ramayana will be organised on August 6 and 7 at Rabindranath Tagore Institute (RTI) at Ilot, Pamplemousses. Local and foreign scholars from India, South Africa, Trinidad and Suriname, a country in northern South America, will attend the seminar. Speaking at a press meet at Port Louis on Wednesday, the president of [...]
16 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
FDI flows encouraging, says PM
The first edition of the Mauritius International Investment Forum 2011 which is being held at Intercontinental Resort hotel, Balaclava represents an opportunity for local and international businessmen to assess investment opportunities offered in the country. In his opening speech, the Prime Minister, Dr Navin Ramgoolam paid his respect to his former lecturer Lord Desai who [...]
16 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
College receives Delhi students
Sixteen students from Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj, India are in Mauritius on a cultural exchange programme with the Mauritius College, Curepiope. They will stay here till June 25. As part of a cultural and pedagogical programme, they will discover various facets of the island. They will pay a courtesy visit to the President Sir [...]
16 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Aline Wong a ‘fulfilled’ mother of two
Entrepreneur since 1991, commissioner for African Programs for the Femmes Chef d’Entreprise Mondiale (FCEM), amateur golfer, diver and botanist, Aline Wong has also been titled ‘industrial artisan’. The Independent interviewed her at her workshop at St Julien d’Hotman, where her garment factory, L’Innatendu Ltd is situated. Tell us how L’innatendu came into existence. I’ve always [...]
16 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Ceremony recognises excellence in public health
A ceremony to fete the winner of the All Africa Public Sector Innovation Awards (AAPSIA) was held at Sir Harilall Vaghjee Memorial Hall, Port Louis, on Wednesday. The first prize for the 2010 award went to the mobile clinic of the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life. AAPSIA is the first Africa wide ministerial [...]
16 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Ministry to acquire three mobile clinics
The Ministry of Health and Quality of Life will soon acquire three sophisticated mobile clinics in order to reach out to people in disadvantaged areas. This was announced by Maya Hanoomanjee in a statement on Wednesday. The minister said the aim is bring to more flexible and efficient health care services. “The government has the [...]
16 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Sex education already in school curriculum
In reply to a parliamentary question on Tuesday, the minister of Education and Human resources Dr Vasant Bunwaree said that sex education has already been integrated in the curricular materials at the primary and secondary school level. Bunwaree was replying to a question of MP Lysie Ribot The minister said that at the primary school [...]
16 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Indian sailor rescued at sea
The police helicopter squadron rescued Indian seaman Dharmendrabhai Lallubhai Tandel, 43, on Wednesday morning at 8 am. The victim serving on Qatar LPG tanker Almajedah had a fractured tibia and fibula. The Fennec helicopter, under the command of superintendent of police Sookun, participated in the rescue operation. The helicopter,after the distress call, immediately took off [...]
16 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
PM slams ‘lame duck’ units
There is no place for lame duck institutions. They have to be phased out, said the Prime Minister, Dr Navin Ramgoolam at the official opening ceremony of the Mauritius International Investment Forum (MIIF) held on Wednesday at Intercontinental Resort hotel, Balaclava. “There are no sacred cows. Those who do not perform must expect to be [...]
16 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily
Les chiens errants en ligne de mire
Une campagne de sensibilisation nationale pour le contrôle des chiens errants sera lancée le vendredi 17 juin à la Place d´Armes, Port-Louis et durera jusqu´à la fin du mois de juillet, a annoncé le ministre de l´Industrie Agro et la sécurité alimentaire, Satish Faugoo, lors d´une conférence de presse qui a eu lieu mardi le 14 juin. Le ministre Faugoo a fait remarquer que cette campagne sera organisée en collaboration avec la Mauritius Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) et la division des services vétérinaires de son ministère. Le ministre a souligné que le contrôle des chiens …
16 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Housefull 2 to release on first Friday post IPL 2012
The nation's most loved sport - cricket has always been a lucky charm for the Housefull franchise and so producer Sajid Nadiadwala has decided to release the sequel to the comic caper Housefull 2 right after the Indian Premier League -2012 As per box office reports one of the biggest hits of the year 2010 Sajid Nadiadwala's Housefull that opened to packed houses is back bigger better than ever with a sequel that promises to have you laughing off your seats. The film scheduled to release on the first Friday after the IPL finals next year has had a long …
16 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Russian fans boycott games over 'Caucasus bias'
MOSCOW (AFP)Moscow and Saint Petersburg football fans have staged a series of unprecedented walkouts from games in protest at perceived bias by the Russian authorities towards Northern Caucasus sides.Fans of the Moscow giants Spartak and CSKA, usually united only by mutual hatred, have joined together to condemn what they consider to be preferential treatment of Caucasus sides by the Russian Football Union (RFU).Meanwhile, Lokomotiv Moscow supporters joined the protest movement of their city rivals, also staging a walkout just after the one-hour mark of Tuesdays home match against Spartak Nalchik.Teams from the Russian Northern Caucasus have seen an unprecedented influx …
16 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Bugatti 16C Galibier : une berline très haut de gamme
Depuis le temps qu’on parle du retour de Bugatti sur le segment des berlines très, très, très haut de gamme, il semble que les choses se précisent. L’artisan de Molsheim aurait reçu le feu vert de la maison mère (Volkswagen), pour la production de la 16C Galibier. Peu de précisions, mais on sait déjà qu’elle reprendra la mécanique de la Veyron, à savoir le W16 de 8.0 litres. À voir les photos, la finition fera passer une Rolls Royce pour une berline grand public. Quant à sa ligne, elle est tout simplement sublime. Un véritable chef-d’œuvre dont le prix pourrait …
16 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Sheen fails to win trial over sitcom dispute
LOS ANGELES (AFP)An arbitrator will decide if Charlie Sheen was unfairly sacked from TV series "Two and a Half Men," a judge ruled, rejecting the troubled actor's request for a trial by jury.The 45-year-old actor is suing Warner Brothers studios for $100 million for alleged breach of contract after the show was canceled for the rest of the season following Sheen's public tirades against producer Chuck Lorre.Lawyers for the actor had sought a trial by jury, but Santa Monica Superior Court Judge Allan Goodman on Wednesday agreed Warner Bros and Lorre that Sheen is bound by an arbitration clause in …
16 Jun 2011, Orange Ki News ?
Consumer to pay RS 4.7 bn hedging loss
The population will have to pay hedging losses amounting to Rs 4.7 billion in addition to the accrued interest of about Rs 250 million.
15 Jun 2011, motors.mega.mu