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Australia’s Mitchell recommends $324 mln Aegis bid

July 30, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

July 29 (Reuters) – Australia’s Mitchell Communication Group (MCU.AX) said on Thursday its board had agreed to accept a A$363 million ($324 million) takeover bid from British media buying group Aegis (AEGS.L).

The company said Aegis had offered A$1.20 per share including options and performance rights.

Mitchell shares were earlier placed in a trading halt as Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper flagged the deal. The stock last traded at A$1.04. (Reporting by Michael Smith; Editing by Balazs Koranyi)

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India Essar to buy controlling AGC Networks stake

May 31, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

(Reuters) – India’s Essar Group has agreed to buy a controlling stake in communications solution firm AGC Networks (AVYA.BO) for $44.5 million, as it strives to boost outsourcing services.

Deals | Inflows Outflows

Essar Group will pay 245 rupees ($5.30) a share for the 59.13 percent stake in AGC Networks, from U.S. network equipment maker Avaya Inc AVXX.UL, and will offer to buy an additional 20 percent stake in AGC as required by Indian regulations.

The offer price is 12 percent lower than AGC’s Friday closing price of 278.45 rupees in the Mumbai market.

Essar said the open offer for the additional 20 percent stake would cost 780 million rupees. Company officials on a conference call said the open offer would be announced in about three weeks.

“This transaction allows us to offer a wider range of services,” Aparup Sengupta, global CEO of Essar Group’s outsourcing venture Aegis Ltd, told journalists on Sunday.

AGC Networks is focused on the India and Australia markets and had annual revenue of about $100 million, Sengupta said. The company employs about 500 people.

Sengupta said there was no plan of merging unlisted Aegis Ltd with listed AGC Networks.

“We are under no pressure to list (Aegis),” he said.

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Police pleased with holiday road blitz results

April 8, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

More than 7,500 drivers across Victoria’s Wimmera-Mallee were breath tested over the Easter weekend, but only nine people were caught drink driving.

Police say overall they are pleased with the results of Operation Aegis, one of the biggest ever operations targeting driving offences.

Police say four drink drinkers were caught at Mildura, two at Horsham and two at Stawell, as part of booze bus operations and random interceptions, but all had low blood-alcohol readings.

After testing 1,300 drivers at Swan Hill, Robinvale and Kerang, there were no positive tests but a 19-year-old man was charged with drink driving after he parked his car on the wrong side of the Borung Highway at Wycheproof and fell asleep.

Police say he returned a blood-alcohol reading of 0.185.

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NCC delegation visits Kazakhstan

March 25, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Astana, Mar. 25 (ANI): delegation of nine cadets from the National Cadet Corps (NCC) led by two officers of the rank of Lieutenant Colonel are on a visit to Kazakhstan at the invitation of the Gumiliev Eurasian National University in Astana from 15-27 March, 2010.

An Indian embassy release said the visit is taking place under the aegis of the Youth Exchange Programme between India and Kazakhstan. This was launched in 2008.

So far, three delegations from Kazakhstan have visited India. The first two delegations from Kazakhstan were from the prestigious Abai National Pedagogical University in Almaty. The third delegation comprised of students from the Seifullin National Agro-Technical University and Gumiliev Eurasian National University, both based in Astana.

The delegations from Kazakhstan have visited India for 15 days in the second half of January each year. They participate in the training and familiarization camp organized by the NCC under which they witness the Republic Day Parade and get an opportunity to call on the President and Prime Minister of India.

They also travel to places like Agra and Jaipur and acquaint themselves with the historical and cultural heritage of the country. This year, Professor Abdiraiym Bakytzhan, Rector of the Gumiliev Eurasian National University also visited New Delhi for five days and had an audience with the President and Prime Minister of India.

The current delegation is the second from India to have come to Kazakhstan. It comprises of students from 9 different states of India, including Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand and others. The delegation truly represents the ethos of “unity in diversity” of India.

Speaking at a reception hosted for the NCC delegation, India”s Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Ashok Sajjanhar, said the team should use the visit to expose themselves and interact with people from different cultural, economic and social strata of Kazakhstan including government officials, journalists, artistes, businessmen, singers, painters, political activists as well as members of the Indian community.

Ambassador Sajjanhar expressed his satisfaction at the successful manner in which the Youth Exchange Programme is being implemented. He said that such visits and interactions between the people of the two countries provide important and useful opportunities to strengthen people-to-people contacts and promote understanding and cooperation between the people of the two countries.

Ambassador Sajjanhar also spoke of the ancient, historical and civilisational links between India and Kazakhstan and said that the two countries are poised at the threshold of a significant upgradation in their relations in all spheres, including political, commercial, economic, cultural, social, scientific, technological, education and others.

He warmly thanked the Rector and other organizers of this visit for their gracious hospitality and excellent arrangements made for the visit.

Lt Col Raghunath, one of the leaders of the NCC delegation warmly thanked the Embassy of India and the Gumiliev Eurasian National University for the extremely interesting and useful programme drawn up by them for the visit of the cadets from NCC. (ANI)

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NASA”s Mars rover gets smarter with age

March 24, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Washington, March 24 (ANI): Reports indicate that NASA”s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is becoming smarter as it gets older, as it now has a new capability to make its own choices about whether to make additional observations of rocks that it spots on arrival at a new location.

Now, Opportunity”s computer can examine images that the rover takes with its wide-angle navigation camera after a drive, and recognize rocks that meet specified criteria, such as rounded shape or light color.

It can then center its narrower-angle panoramic camera on the chosen target and take multiple images through color filters.

The new system is called Autonomous Exploration for Gathering Increased Science, or AEGIS.

Without it, follow-up observations depend on first transmitting the post-drive navigation camera images to Earth for ground operators to check for targets of interest to examine on a later day.

Because of time and data-volume constraints, the rover team may opt to drive the rover again before potential targets are identified or before examining targets that aren”t highest priority.

The first images taken by a Mars rover choosing its own target show a rock about the size of a football, tan in color and layered in texture.

It appears to be one of the rocks tossed outward onto the surface when an impact dug a nearby crater.

Opportunity pointed its panoramic camera at this unnamed rock after analyzing a wider-angle photo taken by the rover”s navigation camera at the end of a drive on March 4.

Opportunity decided that this particular rock, out of more than 50 in the navigation camera photo, best met the criteria that researchers had set for a target of interest: large and dark.

“It found exactly the target we would want it to find,” said Tara Estlin of NASA”s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California.

“This checkout went just as we had planned, thanks to many people”s work, but it”s still amazing to see Opportunity performing a new autonomous activity after more than six years on Mars,” she added.

Opportunity can use the new software at stopping points along a single day”s drive or at the end of the day”s drive.

This enables it to identify and examine targets of interest that might otherwise be missed.

The developers anticipate that the software will be useful for narrower field-of-view instruments on future rovers.

Other upgrades to software on Opportunity and its twin, Spirit, since the rovers” first year on Mars have improved other capabilities.

These include choosing a route around obstacles and calculating how far to reach out a rover”s arm to touch a rock. (ANI)

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Army hosts yacht training camp for school children

September 19, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Nainital, Sep 18 (ANI): With an aim to revive yacht sailing in the country, a 15-day camp is being organised in Nainital district of Uttarakhand where in school children are being trained in yacht sailing.

Over 40 school students from the various parts of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh are taking part in the camp, which is being conducted under the aegis of Indian Army’s Central Command.

The Lucknow based Central Command is conducting such adventure camps for school children from over a decade.

The participants are receiving guidance in the yacht sailing by a team of 11 Army instructors.

“This yacht sailing is a great sport because these days it’s becoming extinct. Most of the people do not want to take part and people of Nainital are also not taking so much interest in yacht sailing. But I feel it’s a very adventurous sport and a great sport,” said Karel Caprini, a participant.

Many of the participants also feel that the training would open up new job opportunities for them.

“We have come here to revive this sport and as far as I can say it’s a very good sport and there is a lot of job opportunity in it. If we do well and learn the technique, we can make our career in the sports,” said Deep, another participant.

According to the Chief instructor of the camp, Mahip Singh the main motive behind the camp is to popularise the dying sport among youth.

“Basic purpose is that sailing is an international sport and the facilities available in Uttaranchal especially, which comes under the central command. We have got our sailors, who have participated in international levels and we got the expertise. So to give the young building up generation a chance to gain knowledge and finally if they have the interest, so excel in the sport. That’s why we have organised the camp,” said Singh.

Despite being considered as a sport at the international level, yacht sailing in India is still at its nascent stage. (ANI)

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Police resort to cane charge to quell unruly youth seeking jobs in Chhattisgarh

September 1, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Durg (Chhattisgarh), Aug 31 (ANI): Police in Durg district resorted to baton charge to quell an unruly protest by a bunch of youth seeking jobs at a local cement company.

Violence started when hundreds of local youth, under the aegis of the Chhattisgarh Swabhiman Manch (self-respect group), tried to storm the hotel where the company was holding interviews for various posts.

Police caned and chased away the unruly mob.

“Their way of protesting was against law. We asked them to protest in a lawful manner but they tried to barge into the hotel and when security personnel tried to prevent them they started bullying. In order to control them we used mild force and arrested some protestors,” said M. L. Kotwani, Additional Superintendent of Police.

Protestors accused police and local authorities of colluding with the representatives of the cement company.

“The manager of the JP Group is following a discriminatry against us and local authorities and police are cane charging instead of helping us. This is an injustice and we seek clarification from the state government,” said Mahesh, a protestor.

Lack of job opportunities for locals has in recent years triggered protests and even violence against outsiders in several parts of India. (ANI)

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Indian expedition to Antarctica approved

August 27, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New Delhi, Aug 27 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today accorded its approval for the continuation of the project “Polar Science; Expedition to Antarctica” during the XI Five Year Plan period at an estimated cost of Rs.230.01 crore.

The scientific expeditions which started in 1981 have contributed substantially to the growth of polar science in the country.

Experiments mounted by Indian scientists in disciplines such as atmospheric sciences and meteorology, earth sciences and glaciology, biology and environmental sciences have also contributed directly to global experiments mounted under the aegis of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR).

The Indian Antarctic research base “Maitri” (70o 45′ 56.9″S : 11o 44′ 08.62″E) is one of the few active permanent research stations in the Central Donning Maudland (CDML) of East Antarctica from where systematic scientific experiments are conducted on a year-round basis.

The facilities available at this research base include a weather observatory, geomagnetic station; a permanent seismological observatory, GPS station, ice-core drilling facilities and laboratories for environmental, human health and communication research.

The entire activities related to the planning, coordination and implementation of the Indian Antarctic Programme is managed by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) through the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR), Goa, an autonomous institute under the Ministry, established in 1998.

The objectives of this Programme are to continue the long-term scientific pursuits undertaken to understand the global processes and phenomena some of which are directly pertinent to our needs having potential applications.

The continuation emphasizes our perceptible and influential presence in Antarctica to uphold the country’s strategic interests in the Polar region and the surrounding oceans. (ANI)

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Top Canadian universities to tour India

August 25, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New Delhi, Aug.24 (ANI): Thirteen of Canada’s elite universities will be in India from August 23 to September 4 to hold information sessions on Canada as a destination for higher education.

The delegation is led by Ginette Sanfaçon of HEC Montréal (Business school affiliated with the Université de Montréal) and Michelle Beaton of Ryerson University in Toronto.

The tour is organized by the Canadian Higher Education Committee under the aegis of the Council of International Schools (CIS).

The Council’s fifth annual tour to India will begin in Mumbai and continue in Pune, Delhi and Bangalore.

According to a Canadian High Commission press release, the tour is of special interest to Standard XI and Standard XII students who exhibit strong academic standing, their school guidance counselors as well as to their parents. The schedule includes school visits, information fairs, and an indepth Canadian university admission workshop for guidance counselors.

“India is a key undergraduate student market for Canadian universities,” said Ginette Sanfaçon of HEC-Montréal and Tour Director. “Indian students are sought for their academic strength and their rich contribution to student life on Canadian university campuses. In turn, increasing numbers of Indian students are making Canada their first choice for study – as evidenced on this tour.

Indian students are drawn to our universities’ common attributes of international reputation for academic excellence, state of the art resources, and safe campuses in welcoming locations,” Sanfaçon said.

Each year, tour organizers strengthen existing relationships with secondary schools in cities they visit and also expand outreach to new regions. For example, guidance counselors from schools in Dehra Dun, Hyderabad, Chennai and Chandigarh as well as Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are receiving invitations to attend the Tour’s counselor workshop in Delhi.

List of participating universities:

The University of British Columbia; Carleton University; Dalhousie University; HEC MONTRÉAL (Business School affiliated with Université de Montréal); Memorial University of Newfoundland; University of Manitoba; University of New Brunswick; Ryerson University; University of Saskatchewan; University of Toronto; Vancouver Island University; University of Waterloo; York University.

Canadian universities are engaged internationally as leaders in education through teaching, research and partnerships. Undergraduate education in Canada is a hybrid of US and UK styles offering breadth of program options, flexibility in choice and a degree that is ultimately recognized world-wide.

Indian students choose Canada because a strong education and a positive international experience is the foundation for their exciting and successful futures. The quality, affordability and renowned research opportunities are key factors in this decision. University campuses across Canada offer multicultural environments, beautiful spaces and friendly people. As a leader in business, political diplomacy, arts and culture and technology – Canada’s education system is at the core of its success and its graduates are players on the world stage. (ANI)

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Chandigarh Research Institute develops medicine for clots busting linked to heart attacks

August 8, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Chandigarh, Aug.8 (ANI): India has achieved a major breakthrough in medical research with the efforts of a Chandigarh-based Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), a scientific research institute, in developing a medicine which prevents blood clots.

Its seven yeas of research recently led to the commercial launch of genetically modified recombinant streptokinase, a medicine that dissolves heart-attack causing clots inside blood vessels.

The drug is going through regulatory testing and expected to be commercialized by 2011.

Established in 1984, the Chandigarh-based IMTECH is the youngest among the 38 national laboratories functioning under the aegis of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

“This is a recombinant streptokinase which is much more economic as a result of the process by which it is made. So that the price of production of product is much lower than what it used to be previously. Therefore, this product has much more sustaining power and staying power in the market. The hope is that by the introduction of this drug the overall price the overall price of the clot buster drugs will go down. The clot buster drugs are extremely vital lifesaver drugs because when somebody gets a heart attack, within a few hours clot buster drug is given and about 30 to 40 lives can be saved. So it is a kind of SOS therapy, which before a patient can be wheeled into the hospital for bypass is done. This can save lives,” said Dr. Girish Sahni, Director, IMTECH in Chandigarh.

IMTECH scientists have also licensed an improved, new clot specific thromblytic to Nostrum Inc, USA and Symmetrics Biotech, India recently.

Another thrombolytic protein, Staphylokinase has been licensed to M/S Strides Arcolab Ltd., Bangalore.

IMTECH’s efforts have given India and the world four molecules that fight clots associated with heart attacks and prove that India does not lag behind in medical research.

“Actually in all research you get different kinds of problems. And if you are doing this work, then the challenge is to make it commercially viable. So you have to develop a system that can be used for marketing a product, so you have to optimize the cost. For example in case of genetic engineering, in case of developing fermentation process, in case of downswing processing. So lot of effort is required,” said Kanak Dikshit, a scientist with IMTECH in Chandigarh.

A study by California-based firm reveals that India has the highest incidence of heart related diseases in the world.

And if no initiative is taken to check the disease, the most predictable and also preventable among all chronic diseases, India will have 62 million patients by 2015, compared to 16 million in the U.S.

The percentage of people suffering from heart disease had increased from 1-2 to 3-5 per cent in rural India and from 2-3 to 10-11 percent in urban India.

IMTECH’s research in clot buster molecules will help provide an affordable treatment to heart patients. By Sunil Sharma(ANI)

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N.L. Dalmia ~ N.L. Dalmia College ~ N.L. Dalmia MBA College Mumbai at nldalmiamgmt.org

July 12, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

N.L. Dalmia ~ N.L. Dalmia College ~ N.L. Dalmia MBA College Mumbai at nldalmiamgmt.org

N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research (N. L. Dalmia) was formed under the aegis of N. L. Dalmia Educational Society. Late Shri. Niranjanlal Dalmia, a visionary, philanthropist and industrialist is the founder chairman of the society. N. L. Dalmia

Established in 1995, N. L. Dalmia commenced its academic programs in July 1997, offering Master’s in Management Studies (MMS), a two year full-time course affiliated to the University of Mumbai and three year Part-time Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management approved by AICTE.

The Institute also has its esteemed Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM), a two year full-time course approved by AICTE.

In the year 2003, the Institute commenced three year Part-time Programs (MMM, MFM and MHRDM) affiliated to the University of Mumbai.

Visit NL Dalmia Management College, Mumbai website www.nldalmiamgmt.org for information on courses offered, Admission dates & results and latest News & Events at the MBA Institute.

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Manipuri traditional dance form Goura Leela staged in Imphal

July 12, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Imphal, July 12 (ANI): Goura Leela, a traditional performing art form was recently staged in Imphal.

The objective of this gala show, performed over four days, was to promote and conserve the unique dance from going into the oblivion.

Goura Leela, a traditional performing art of Manipur is based on the events that took place in the life of Gauranga Mahaprabhu, an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna and who lived in Nadia region of West Bengal, singing the praises of God and propagating Bhakti Yoga (devotion based worship).

Today, many Hindus in Bengal and Manipur revere him as a reincarnation of Lord Vishnu.

And the entire Goura Leela is based on the life and works of Gaurnaga Mahaprabhu.

Organised under the aegis of International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Manipur chapter, the programme also aimed at infusing the ethos cultural understanding and love among the present day youth.

Many enthusiastic audiences from far-flung places came to witness the performance, which in the recent past had lost popular patronage.

“Children of our society nowadays, the freedom and happiness was taken away by the present atmosphere. So I feel in my mind immediately that … now is the right time to promote this Goura Leela, Sankirtan culture,” said Ajit Das, President, International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Manipur chapter, Imphal.

One of traditional performing arts of Manipur, Goura Leela is believed to have originated during the reign of King Churachand during the 18th century.

The play can be categorised as an opera and is much influenced by Natya Sankritan (devotion through dance and singing hymns). (ANI)

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Chennai hospital hostage drama involving ex-Guyana First Lady ends

June 27, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Chennai, June 27 (ANI): The 48-hour-long hostage drama at Chennai’s Frontier Lifeline Hospital ended on Saturday after both the NGO and the hospital authorities reached an agreement to allow the ten children with heart-related ailments to return to Guyana on condition that the NGO would clear all medical expenses within the next six months.

The ten children were set to return to Guyana after heart surgeries. The West Indian republic’s former First Lady, Varshnie Singh, who is representing the NGO that sponsored the treatment, was earlier not permitted to leave the hospital following a dispute over the payment of bills.

Dr. K M Cherian, the hospital’s chairman, had earlier said that the patients would not be released. He said the patients had paid the money to the Guyanese NGO, but the latter had not forwarded the payments to the hospital.

The children and two adults brought by Singh under the aegis of the NGO, KidsFirst Fund, were about to leave the hospital on Friday night when they were stopped by hospital officials who insisted Singh settle the bills for surgeries before they left.

The Guyana-based NGO has been sending children to the hospital for heart surgeries for the last four years and used to settle bills after they return, Singh told reporters.

“We have come here five times before and have always paid later. This time, the hospital gave us a letter about a week after we arrived on June 9 asking us to pay,” she had said adding she had ignored it in view of the past practice.

Singh claimed that she could not meet Cherian as she was informed he had gone abroad for a meeting, but hospital authorities said she had avoided meeting him on arrival.

Hospital Chief Administrative Officer Jose Manavalan said a sum of USD 13,000 was pending from the NGOs last visit and the hospital had waived it. (ANI)

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CII welcomes appointment of Nilekani as head of UIDAI

June 27, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New Delhi, June 26 (ANI): CII today welcomed the Government’s announcement on creating the UID Authority of India (UIDAI), under the aegis of the Planning Commission, and begin the process of allocating unique identification number to the citizens of India.

CII acknowledged the move to appoint Nandan Nilekani to lead this initiative, and said that Nilekani’s technological acumen and managerial prowess will help deliver a project of this magnitude.

Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII said: “This move will bestow the benefits of Information Technology to the common man and will also help establish citizenship, thus enhancing security at various levels.”

“This would further bring transparency in different delivery channels help in mapping diverse requirements of the Nation and in turn, assure better planning and strategization for the Country,” he said.

“CII believes that as there is a worldwide consensus that the governments will need to leverage the massive potential of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) to deliver most services of interest to citizens and will also accelerate the pace of placing India at a higher position in the global e-readiness graph,” he said. (ANI)

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CII welcomes appointment of Nilekani as head of UIDAI

June 27, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

CII acknowledged the move to appoint Nandan Nilekani to lead this initiative, and said that Nilekani’s technological acumen and managerial prowess will help deliver a project of this magnitude.

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‘US, India, Israel fanning sectarianism in Pak, Iran’

June 22, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Karachi, June 22 (ANI): Pakistan’s religious party, Jama’at Islami, has claimed that India, US and Israel are fanning sectarianism in Pakistan and Iran as part of a conspiracy.

The News quoted Jama’at Islami General Secretary Liaquat Baloch, as saying that all three nations wanted to divide the Muslims on the basis of differences between various schools of thought.

Addressing the Ulema Convention under aegis of Jama’at Islami Central District, Baloch said the religious parties would have to combat the conspiracies waged against Islam under the present circumstances.

He demanded that the Pak government stop the military operation in NWFP province, and that the IDPs be rehabilitated in their areas.

He also said that his party does not believe in an armed struggle. (ANI)

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India to host International workshop on ‘Green Customs Initiatives’

May 25, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New Delhi, May 25 (ANI): India will host a five-day international workshop starting from today on ‘Green Customs Initiatives’ to bring awareness about environment protection and the role of customs officers in enforcing environmental laws on the borders.

The National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics (NACEN), the training arm of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), will host the event under the aegis of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) at NACEN in Faridabad.

Protection of the environment is a primary concern of the international community today to ensure that the earth does not become the victim of environmental degradation with its catastrophic consequences for life on earth. The role of Customs Departments of the International Community is important specially in view of the fact that national and international Crime Syndicates are indulging in environmental crimes for pecuniary gains.

The Workshop is aimed at bringing about awareness of the importance of environment protection and the role of Customs Officers in this task in the Asia Pacific, Central Asia and Australasia Regions.

The participants of the Workshop are expected to go back to their respective countries duly enriched on this aspect and take forward the “Green Customs Initiatives” which has been launched by the Secretariats of the Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs) such as, Basel Convention, Rotterdam Convention, Stockholm Convention, Montreal Protocol, Chemical Weapons Convention etc. in cooperation with UNEP and the WCO.

The Workshop will be attended by participants from 21 countries of the Central Asia, Asia Pacific and Australasia Regions and Experts from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Customs Organisation (WCO) and the Secretariats of the Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs) (to which India is a party). (ANI)

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Door hardware industry in Aligarh suffers due to unrest in Nepal

May 21, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Aligarh, May 21(ANI): The political turmoil in Nepal has led to a decline in the exports of door hardware products like locks and door fittings from Aligarh to Nepal.

There are 25 units in Aligarh that are involved in the manufacturing of door hardware products. The industry association in Aligarh says that political unrest in Nepal has severely reduced their business.

“The business of 25 businessmen under the aegis of Aligarh Nepal Export Association has reduced to 25 per cent. Earlier, we were doing a business of around 150-200 million but that has now reduced to 30-40 million,” said Raj Kumar, Deputy Chairman, Nepal Aligarh Export Association.

Exporters fear that if the situation continues like that, they may need to shut their units.

“There is an overstock of goods. Our orders for the last one and half months are ready but the parties in Nepal have refused to accept orders and our production has also reduced to half. We have to shut down our work if in future the situation doesn’t improve. Now, we work four five days a week and even in these days, there is no overtime work,” said Komal Katara, owner of a business unit manufacturing door hardware product.

Workers in these units are facing a tough time due to decline in exports.

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JKP to host 8th All India Police Water Sports Championship from June 2

May 19, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Srinagar, May 19 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Police is hosting the prestigious 5-day long 8th All India Police Water Sports Championship-2009 from June 2, in which police sports personnel from across the country will compete in the disciplines like Kayaking, Canoeing and Rowing.

This is for the second time that Jammu and Kashmir Police has the privilege to host the event being held under the aegis of All India Police Water Sports Control Board.

This was stated at a high level meeting held here today at CID Headquarters to finalize the arrangements for holding the championship.

Jammu and Kashmir Police has always been in the forefront of promoting adventure sports, especially, water sports because of the natural advantages in the State , has in terms of its mountains, beautiful river valleys and vast expanses of water bodies.

Apart from creating a colorful spectacle for the locals as well as the visiting sports persons and tourists, this prestigious event would also contribute to the promotion of water sports in the country. Sports and games have always been an integral part of police traditions. These activities promote positive competition and enhance national integration. The championship will provide an excellent opportunity to the participants to demonstrate their professional skills and also create brotherhood among different states and central police forces personnel.

During the meeting, it was disclosed that 5-day championship will be inaugurate on June 2 at Dal Lake and will conclude on June 6.

For smooth and successful conduct of the championship, different committees have been constituted to perform the assigned tasks during the event. The committees constituted are organizing committee, reception, accommodation, transport, souvenir, printing and publicity, jury of appeal, and opening and closing committees.

The organizing committee will have 14 members. They include DGP (CID), Dr. Ashok Bhan, IGP, Jammu, Mr. K. Rajendra, IGP, (Headquarters), Mr. P. L. Gupta, IGP (Personnel), Mr. Ram Lubhaya, IGP Crime, Mr. S. M. Sahai, IGP, Home Guards, Mr. Dilbagh Singh, Director SSG, Raja Aijaz Ali, IGP Security, Mr. A. K. Gupta, IGP Traffic, Mr. M. A. Shah, IGP (Mod), Mr. Z. H. Chisti, IGP, Kashmir, Dr. B. Srinivas, IGP Police Housing Corporation, Mr. Ravinder Kotwal, IGP, Raialways, Mr. M. A. Anjum, and IGP (CID) Mr. Farooq Ahmed. Besides, Inspector General of Police (Armed), Sheikh Owais will be the Organizing Secretary of the Committee.

The Jury of Appeal will have 6 members. They are DGP (CID), IGP (Armed), J and K, Join Director IB, Principal PTS, Manigam, one member each from Rowing Association and Kayaking and Canoeing Association.

IGP Jammu Zone Mr. K. Reajendra will be the Chairman of the reception/accommodation committee at Jammu and IGP Kashmir, Dr. B. Srinivas will be the Chairman of a similar committee at Srinagar. The committee at Jammu will have 12 members and at Srinagar 10 members.

IGP, Security, Mr. A. K. Gupta will head the transport and security committee which will have 10 members.

Media Relations and Publicity Committee will be headed by IGP (CID), Mr. Farooq Ahmed, which will have 6 members.

IGP (Armed), Sheikh Owais will head the Opening, Closing and Hospitality Committee, having 11 members and IGP Crime, Mr. S. M. Sahai will head the Invitation, Souvenir and Printing Committee having 6 members.

Among other, the meeting was attended by IGP, (CID Headquarters ) J and K Mr. Farooq Ahmed, DIG (Armed), Mr. A. G. Mir, SSP (CID) Headquarters, Mr. Asrar Khan, Dy:.SP. PCR, Mr. Manoj Kumar Pandita, PRO to IGP, Mr. Mohammad Ashraf Hakak and other police officers. (ANI)

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Citibank launches preferred rupee checking account for NRIs

May 5, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Mumbai, May 5 (ANI/Business Wire India): Citibank N.A. today announced the launch of the Preferred Rupee Checking Account, a one-of-a-kind niche offering for Non Resident Indians (NRI).

The key value-added features of the Citibank Preferred Rupee Checking Account are a dedicated priority service platform, superior foreign exchange rates on inward remittances, lower service charges on a range of banking services and custom-designed privileges on some characteristic India-oriented requirements of NRIs.

The Preferred Rupee Checking Account will be an account domiciled in India and denominated in Rupees under the aegis of Reserve Bank of India. Through a wide range of convenient and secure channels, Preferred Rupee Checking Account customers will be able to remit money from a foreign country into this account, which can then be operated by their mandate holder in India.

Customer privileges offered with the Citibank Preferred Rupee Checking account are: Competitive Foreign Exchange rates on inward remittances; Preferential Service Charges on transactions; uperior Service Delivery: Citibank Preferred Rupee Checking Account customers will have access to a dedicated helpline attended directly by a CitiPhone officer with a priority turnaround time for query resolution.

Announcing the launch, N Rajashekaran, Country Business Manager, Global Consumer Group, Citi India, said, “The Rupee Checking Account is our flagship product for the Non Resident Indian and we are delighted to complement this very successful offering with the launch of the Preferred Account. Recognizing the subtle yet distinctive differences in the needs of the NRI, the Preferred Rupee Checking Account offers both transactional and lifestyle benefits. We are confident that our assembly of privileges for the Preferred Rupee Checking Account holder will help make his interactions with home more enjoyable and rewarding.”

Citibank recently launched Citi Online Remit, a new online money transfer service to India that provides NRIs based in the US the facility to transfer funds to India from any US Checking/Savings account or using a US Credit/Debit Card as a direct transfer into the beneficiary’s Bank account or as a draft couriered to the beneficiary’s mailing address in India.

Global Indians have trusted Citibank NRI Business to manage their wealth for over two decades. Recognizing the needs of the Non Resident Indian, Citibank offers a number of products such as the Citibank Rupee Checking Account, international ATM and Debit cards and an unparalleled service in draft delivery to beneficiaries in India.

The business also provides Wealth Management for the Global Indian. The NRI business has a presence across the globe with eight major regional hubs in USA, Canada, UAE, UK, Australia, Kenya, Singapore, and Bahrain, and manages assets worth over US 6 billion dollars for 200,000 customers.

Citibank NRI Business has been present in the US since 1985 and today manages the banking and wealth management needs of over 120,000 clients in the country. (ANI)

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