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Teneros Executive to Discuss Social Networking and the Risk to Global Business

April 3, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, Apr 02 (MARKET WIRE) —
Teneros(TM), Inc., a market leader in messaging solutions, today
announced that founder and vice president of marketing Manish Kalia will
host a webinar on Tuesday, April 6, at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET covering best
practices for protecting companies of all sizes from exposure on social
networks. This webinar comes on the heels of the company’s introduction
of the already widely reported and hotly debated Social Sentry. Social
Sentry, which debuted at the prestigious DEMO conference, empowers
companies to monitor employee public activity on social networks such as
Twitter and Facebook, helping to eliminate corporate risks related to
compliance, leakage of sensitive information, HR issues, legal exposure
and brand damage. For more information and to register for the webinar,
please visit http://bit.ly/bp1rT9.

“The exponential growth of social networking poses great opportunities
for companies but also serious threats and challenges,” said Manish
Kalia, founder and vice president of marketing, Teneros. “With scores of
employees using tools such as Facebook and Twitter every day, there is a
real risk of not just malicious brand damage but innocent exposure of
confidential data or plans. Our customers have been asking us to help
them monitor social networks so that they can both take advantage of
their viral marketing power and keep an eye on their corporate identity.
We are pleased to bring Social Sentry to market to meet their growing
needs.”

Social Sentry provides granular, real-time tracking and can identify and
monitor employee public communication happening from any location, within
the corporate network or public Internet. In addition, Social Sentry
offers the ability to monitor select users or the entire employee base to
eliminate corporate exposure related to communication. Because Social
Sentry is a Software-as-a-Service offering, companies of all sizes can
take advantage of a flexible, affordable and easy to deploy solution.

Social Sentry will be available later this month, with pricing to scale
depending on needs. For more information, please visit
www.teneros.com/socialsentry/socialsentry.asp.

About Social Sentry
Social Sentry is a full-featured solution, which
makes it simple to monitor employee social networking. Key features
include:

– Discovery: Leverages Teneros’ unique “Social Tracking” technology to
provide automatic detection of employee social network presence even
if employees are using personal aliases for communication.

– Monitoring: Provides automatic monitoring for historic and new
employee social network activity and identifies potential risks
related to inappropriate comments or content posted by employees.

– Data Loss Prevention: Provides the ability to detect sensitive
corporate information exposed accidentally or maliciously by
employees.

– Compliance: Enables tracking of employee interactions with customers,
prospects and other external users on social networks; discovering
risky employee customer communication through personal social network
accounts as well as detecting customer data being exposed.

– Archiving: Provides the ability to record the monitored communication
and content. Communications can be recorded for a select set of
employees based on risk assessment or for legal and compliance issues.

– Reporting: Provides business intelligence by analyzing the employee
social network content. It will provide usage reporting on a per
employee basis or for a group of employees to identify worker
productivity concerns. Content analysis will enable data mining on the
key topics of discussion among employees as well as the ability to
identify viral threats.

– Enterprise Portal: Provides centralized and secure access to the
Social Sentry platform.

About Teneros, Inc.
Founded in 2003, Teneros(TM) is dedicated to
protecting a company’s most valuable asset: its communication. The
Mountain View, Calif.-based company is continually pioneering new
technologies to deliver continuity, security, disaster recovery,
compliance and information management services for mission-critical
corporate messaging and communications infrastructure. To bring these
services to business of all sizes, Teneros offers affordable,
easy-to-deploy Software-as-a-Service solutions. Always-On assures
99.99%-99.999% uptime for Microsoft(R) Exchange, BlackBerry(R) and other
critical messaging components, while Social Sentry can identify and
monitor employee public communication on social networking sites. Funded
by Advanced Equities Financial Corp., Goldman Sachs, New Enterprise
Associates (NEA), Sevin Rosen Funds, and STAR Ventures, Teneros is an
Advanced Infrastructure Solutions Microsoft Gold Partner and was the
recipient of the 2007 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award, OEM Hardware
Solutions, Device Manufacturing. Teneros was also a winner of the 2008
Red Herring 100 Award, was selected as CRN’s 2008, 2007 and 2006 Emerging
Tech Dynamo and was honored by AlwaysOn as an AO Global 250 company in
2008. For more information, please visit www.teneros.com.

All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Media Contacts:
Christina Del Villar
Teneros, Inc.
(650) 641-7490
Email Contact

Eileen Conway
Scout PR
(650) 245-9015
Email Contact

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Banking transforms lives in rural areas in northeast

September 17, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Agartala (Tripura)/ Jorhat (Assam), Sep.16 (ANI): Banking services are playing a major role in transforming the lives of people in rural areas of the northeast India.

To upgrade infrastructure and attract more investment, banks have undertaken several economic upliftment policies and schemes.

In Tripura, a financial outreach camp was recently organized at the State’s Pitra village to raise awareness among villagers about banking and central banking services. It also intended to bring them under the fold of mainstream banking.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) took the initiative along with different functioning banks in the State. It came as a boon to thousands of villagers, especially farmers, who enthusiastically participated in the camp.

Villagers were familiarized with various banking facilities, security features of currency notes. They were given an opportunity to exchange their soiled and mutilated currency notes and exchange currency notes for coins.

The participants put up their queries about banking facilities in the area.

“Here we do not have any banking system. Because of the camp the villagers would be benefited. With bank accounts, people will get to know about savings and this will help them in the future,” said Bubantala Jamatia, a Pitra villager.

“This outreach camp has helped poor villagers and we are now opening accounts without depositing any money,” said Anishmia Sarkar, a villager. o improve the banking sector in northeast, the Reserve bank of India has set up a Committee on Financial Sector Development.

The committee has made several major recommendations, including financial inclusion, opening of bank branches and enhancement of credit flow to the region.

“As far as Reserve Bank of India is concerned, the approach is that we work together, the State government, the banks, the non-governmental organizations, the local Panchayati Raj institutions and the Reserve Bank will act like a catalyst to make people come together an work for economic development,” said Usha Thorat, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India.

The United Bank of India (UBI) has drawn up a plan for economic upliftment of the seven northeastern States called ‘Vision 2020 for northeast’ aimed to cover rural people.

‘Vision 2020 for northeast, the plan, was declared during a press conference by UBI held at Tocklai in Jorhat in Assam.

It would include introduction of low rate interest loans for the poor, unemployed youths, farmers, women, self-help groups, small scale industries and entrepreneurs among others.

The bank also handed over rupees 750 million loan to 8,673 Union Bank of India (UBI) account holders.The loans have benefited us a lot. The bank provided us loans based on the need of the customers. We are really satisfied,” said C. Saikia, one of the customers.

At present there are 252 Union Bank of India branches in the northeast region of the country. The bank is setting up 15 branches in different parts of Assam. Two branches each will also be set up in Manipur and Nagaland. By Pinaki Das / Vaschipem Kamodang (ANI)

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President Patil condoles passing away of Dr. Norman Boralaug

September 15, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New Delhi, Sep.13 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Monday condoled the passing away of Nobel Laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug.

“With the passing away of Dr. Norman Borlaug, an era has ended, in which he spearheaded a scientific revolution in agriculture. At a time in the sixties when the country was facing the spectre of severe food shortages, the introduction of Dr. Borlaug’s high yielding varieties of seeds set in motion a technological revolution in Indian agriculture that led eventually to the country achieving self-sufficiency in food grains_ The Green Revolution lifted the spirits of the Indian people and gave them new hope and confidence in their ability to tackle the country’s daunting economic challenges,” said President Patil in her condolence message on Monday.

“Dr. Borlaug’s impact on India ‘s science and economy went much beyond the Green Revolution. A science-based approach to the problems of agriculture was a fundamental tenet of his thinking and the success of the Green Revolution spawned other successful interventions in areas such as animal husbandry, dairying and agriculture. Dr. Norman Borlaug’s life and achievements are testimony to the far reaching contribution that one man’s towering intellect, persistence and scientific vision can make to human peace and progress,” the message stated.

“One of Dr. Borlaug’s favourite quotations was to ‘reach for the stars’. In doing so, Dr. Borlaug helped millions of people escape from a life of hunger and deprivation,” the message further added. (ANI)

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New WHO data sheds light on two leading causes of pneumonia

September 12, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Sep 12 (ANI): New World Health Organization data has highlighted two leading causes of pneumonia, which claims the highest number of lives of children under age 5, both globally and within developing countries like India, Pakistan and Kenya.

The findings could serve as a clarion call to developing country governments to invest in pneumonia prevention programs.

According to the studies, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b [Hib] infections take the lives of an estimated 1.2 million children under age 5 each year.

Although safe and effective vaccines exist to provide protection against both diseases, use of Hib vaccine has only recently expanded to low-income countries and pneumococcal vaccine is not yet included in national immunization programs in the developing world.

In developing countries, children bear the highest risk for pneumonia and that is where most pneumonia-related child deaths occur.

“Our findings underscore the urgent need for prevention efforts throughout the developing world. The need for vaccination and improved treatment is particularly urgent in Africa and Asia, which together account for 95% of all pneumococcal deaths,” Kate O’Brien, primary author of the pneumococcal study, said.

The ten countries with the greatest number and greatest proportion of global pneumococcal cases were in Asia and Africa, and taken together account for 66 percent of cases worldwide.

These countries include India, China, Nigeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and the Philippines.

“In areas of the world where access to quality care is limited, the use of pneumococcal vaccine is particularly necessary to limit disease and save lives. Implementing pneumococcal vaccine is critical if developing countries are to achieve United Nations Millennium Development Goal 4 for child mortality reduction,” said Thomas Cherian, Coordinator of the WHO Expanded Programme on Immunization.

Through the GAVI Alliance, low income countries can access existing and future pneumococcal vaccines with only a small self-financed contribution of as little as 0.15 dollars per dose.

“If fully rolled out in GAVI-eligible countries, the pneumococcal vaccine could save the lives of more than 440,000 children by 2015. We encourage all developing countries to apply for this support as an important first step to saving children’s lives,” said Dr. Julian Lob-Levyt, CEO of the GAVI Alliance.

Just like pneumococcal disease, the greatest burden of Hib disease lies in Asia and Africa.

The ten countries with the highest estimated number of Hib deaths in 2000 include India, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Angola and Niger.

“The burden of Hib disease is substantial and almost entirely vaccine preventable. Expanded use of Hib vaccine could reduce the global burden of childhood pneumonia and meningitis and reduce child mortality,” said James Watt at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

The World Health Organization and the GAVI Alliance, which is supporting the Hib Initiative, have been working to expand supplies of Hib vaccine, reduce vaccine cost and assist countries with vaccine introduction.

The WHO data will be published in the upcoming edition of the Lancet. (ANI)

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Beverley Knight praises MJ for contribution to black community

September 1, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, September 1 (ANI): R andB singer Beverley Knight has praised late King of Pop Michael Jackson for his contribution to the black community.he ‘Greatest Day’ hitmaker credited the icon for the introduction of black people to the glamour world.

“”Everyone loved Michael. What he did for black artists specifically was get us on the bloody television! Before him you never saw us,” the Mirror quoted her as telling PRS For Music magazine M.

She added: “He was the first black artist that truly crossed over and transcended race.” (ANI)

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Beverley Knight praises MJ for contribution to black community

September 1, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, September 1 (ANI): R andB singer Beverley Knight has praised late King of Pop Michael Jackson for his contribution to the black community.

The ‘Greatest Day’ hitmaker credited the icon for the introduction of black people to the glamour world.

She added: “He was the first black artist that truly crossed over and transcended race.” (ANI)

Maruti sells nearly 85,000 vehicles in Aug.2009

September 1, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New Delhi, Sep.1 (ANI): Maruti Suzuki India Limited, India’s car market leader, sold a total of 84,808 vehicles in August 2009, growing 41.6 percent in the month. This includes exports of 14,847 units, the highest ever monthly export in the company’s history.

A company release said it had sold a total of 59,908 vehicles in August 2008.

Maruti Suzuki’s volume in the domestic A2 segment grew by 39.3 per cent. In the A3 segment the sales volume grew by 44.1 cent during the month as compared to sales in August 2008.

During the month the company crossed the milestone of 50,000 cumulative exports in this fiscal. A star is Maruti Suzuki’s flagship export model. A star, which was introduced internationally in January 2009, has been leading the export numbers since introduction. The major markets for this model in Europe include Germany, UK, France and Netherlands.

In the last week of August 2009, the company introduced the Estilo with a bolder new look and the latest, 1-litre, BS-IV compliant, K-series engine. (ANI)

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Junior doctors’ strike in Bihar, claims 38 lives

September 1, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Patna, Aug 31(ANI): The outdoor and emergency services at the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) and the Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) continue to be affected for the fifth day on Monday due to an indefinite strike by 800-odd junior doctors.

According to reports, the doctors strike has so far claimed lives of 38 patients.

“Work at emergency and other wards of the Patna Medical College Hospital in Patna and Darbhanga Medical College Hospital at Darbhanga have been seriously hit by the strike,” a news channel quoted official sources, as saying.

Meanwhile, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said that the junior doctors should withdraw the strike as soon as possible.

“The timing of the strike is completely wrong and anti-people. It should have been amicably resolved, instead of resorting to a stir,” Kumar said.

The striking juniors are pressing for introduction of payscale system in place of existing stipend system, which they get in lieu of work while pursuing their postgraduate studies.

The juniors get Rs 13,000 per month as stipend in the first year and it goes up by Rs 1,000 in each of the remaining two years during which they complete the PG course. (ANI)

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Tendulkar unveils logo of KPL Belgavi Panthers

August 30, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Bangalore, Aug. 30 (ANI): Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday launched the logo and the colours of the Belgavi Panthers Team, which will take part in the upcoming and fledging Karnataka Premier League (KPL).

The owners of the Belagavi Panthers team representing Karnataka’s Belgaum city capitalised on the presence of Tendulkar in Bangalore, who is presently undergoing the four-days long fitness regime of the Indian team prior to Sri Lanka tour.

Belgavi Panthers is the name given to Belgaum Franchise and will be led by J Arun Kumar, the former Karnataka Ranji team captain, in the first season.

“I want to wish Belgavi Panthers all the very best for the current season and enjoy the game. I know the captain J Arun Kumar who is going to invite a lot of lot of energy in the team. And I just want to wish Belgavi Panthers all the luck and make the most of this. So all the very best,” Tendulkar said.

He pointed out that the 20-20 tournaments are a boon for the game since economic security is assured to the players.

“In between there was a phase because of recession and also before that where the cricketers were not getting employment they were always hired on contract basis. So there were no permanent jobs and no form of security as such.

“With the introduction of the tournament (20-20 league) there are sort of recruitment as permanent jobs. So the credit goes to BCCI. For this particular tournament, Mr. Wadia is here with us. I think it’s a fantastic thing to do for the youngsters and the cricketers in Karnataka,” he added.

KPL tournament has been designed on the format of Indian Premier League (IPL) and many star cricketers like Robin Uthappa and Manish Pandey will play for different teams in the tournament beginning from the second week of September. (ANI)

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UN cautions over swine flu in birds

August 29, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, August 29 (ANI): UN has warned against the spread of the H1N1 virus after turkeys on farms in Chile were found infected by the disease.

The United Nations suggested the possibility that poultry farms elsewhere in the world may also be affected.

Chilean authorities reported two affected poultry farms near the seaport of Valparaiso and had set up temporary quarantine, letting the infected birds to recover rather than culling them.

“Once the sick birds have recovered, safe production and processing can continue. They do not pose a threat to the food chain,” the BBC quoted Juan Lubroth, interim chief veterinary officer of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), as saying.

Dr Lubroth added: “In Southeast Asia there is a lot of the (H5N1) virus circulating in poultry. The introduction of H1N1 in these populations would be of greater concern.”

Colin Butter, from the UK’s Institute of Animal Health, also said: “We hope it is a rare event and we must monitor closely what happens next.

“However, it is not just about the H5N1 strain. Any further spread of the H1N1 virus between birds, or from birds to humans would not be good.

“It might make the virus harder to control, because it would be more likely to change.”

However, swine flu remains no more severe than seasonal flu, it was said. (ANI)

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‘Israel won’t return to 1967 line’

August 25, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Jerusalem, Aug. 25 (ANI): Israel is open to discussion on the final borders with Palestine, but the country will surely not return to the line of 1967, Israeli Intelligence Affairs Minister Dan Meridor has said.

“Surely, nobody expects Netanyahu to offer more than what Olmert (former PM) offered (to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas)…Final borders are open for discussion. But we will not return to the line of 1967 – that’s for sure,” The Jerusalem Post quoted him, as saying.

In an interview with German magazine Der Spiegel ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Berlin, Meridor said he was optimistic about the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

“All in all, I am quite optimistic that things in the Middle East will develop in a positive way. There’s something in the air.”

However, Meridor pointed out that Abbas currently refuses to negotiate until Israel completely freezes settlement activity, despite the fact that he negotiated with Olmert for three years during the reign of President George W. Bush.

Drawing a red line, Meridor said: “The Old City with the Jewish Quarter and the Wailing Wall will never be part of an Arab state. There could be a compromise on land in Judea and Samaria. But all Israeli governments have agreed on having a united Jerusalem. This is our clear position, but we can negotiate about Jerusalem. There are no preconditions.”

He noted that the introduction of religion into a conflict that was historically defined on nationalistic ideas has complicated matters in recent times.

“It has become more difficult over the years because of the introduction of religion into this conflict. Arab rulers hated us in the past, but they did it because of nationalistic ideas. Since the (1979) revolution in Teheran, we hear a different tune: The Iranians, Hizbullah and Hamas fight us in the name of religion. This is very bad because people can compromise, but gods never compromise,” he said. (ANI)

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Archaeologists to explore how prehistoric Italians made their living at end of the Ice Age

August 25, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, August 25 (ANI): Archaeologists at the University of Bradford are all set to lead an exploration into how prehistoric people made their living in Italy at the end of the Ice Age.

According to a report in Bradford Telegraph and Argus, the research aims to find out how hunter-gatherers in Mediterranean Europe survived before farming became widespread and why the transition to agriculture was a smooth one.

Researchers will use high-precision dating to accurately age occupation layers in archaeological cave sites and identify which animals were being hunted by the prehistoric people by studying bones found at sites. he team will also use isotope analyses to identify if the hunted animals migrated seasonally.

“This project brings together cutting edge scientific analyses and traditional archaeological approaches for understanding in the past,” said lead researcher Dr Randolph Donahue.

“It will assist us in explaining how and why people shifted smoothly towards adopting agriculture in Mediterranean Europe following its introduction from the Near East,” he added.

The work will include a study of the production and use of stone tools discarded at the sites to understand how prehistoric people were using the caves.

The results of these combined methods will evaluate which of two theories best explains the food procurement strategies of hunter-gatherers in Mediterranean Europe during the end of the Ice Age.

The first theory suggests prehistoric people followed herds of animals year round in order to hunt them for food while the second theory suggests people moved around the landscape far less by relying far more heavily on small animals, fish and plants.

The project involves more than 20 researchers at ten universities and research centres in the UK, Italy and Germany. (ANI)

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Australia announces new measures to safeguard education for overseas students

August 19, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Canberra (Australia), Aug.19 (ANI): The Australian Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today warned education providers that they risk being shut down if they don’t comply with rules relating to international students.

Gillard was speaking in the Australian Parliament at the introduction of an Amendment Bill to the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000.

Under the new rules being considered by the Australian Parliament, all education institutions currently registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) will be required to re-register under new, tighter criteria by December 31, 2010.

The Bill adds two new criteria for registration: the provider must have the principal purpose of providing education; and the provider must have demonstrated a capacity to provide education of a satisfactory standard.

The process will allow the Australian Government to review the registration of education providers to ensure they are providing quality education services to international students visiting Australia. Most providers are doing the right thing, but this change will help weed out the shonky operators.

The state governments of Australia have already started rapid audits of providers, and these will be extended so that all providers working with international students will need to show they have the best interests of the students at heart and not simply a profit motive.

The Bill will also introduce new processes to ensure greater transparency and accountability of international education providers, including their use of education agents.

The amendments are the first in a series of measures the Australian Government is taking to ensure Australia continues to offer quality international education.

The Australian Government has also announced a full review of the ESOS Act to be headed by Bruce Baird with an interim report due in November 2009. International students will be able to have their say at the upcoming International Student Roundtable in September 2009.

Gillard will visit India from August 29 to September 4. (ANI)

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Prince Charles likens himself to ‘tree hugging’ ancestor Henry VIII

July 10, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, July 9 (ANI): Prince Charles has likened himself to Henry VIII, saying his ancestor was a tree hugger, just like him.

The Royal made the reference while urging action to stop climate change during the 2009 Richard Dimbleby Lecture in London.

“Henry instigated the very first piece of green legislation in this country. In ordering the building of a great many ships, he effectively founded the Royal Navy,” The Sun quoted him as saying.

“But there came a moment when Henry realised that creating his fleet was putting too much strain on the natural supply of wood, particularly oak,” he added.

Charles further hailed the then king’s introduction of the Preservation of Woods law in 1543, to ensure that the country did not run out of timber.

He said: “It was a simple and rather elegant piece of long-term thinking.”

He added: “What was instinctively understood by many in King Henry’s time was the importance of working with the grain of Nature to maintain a balance.” (ANI)

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Sports authorities felicitate Gold medallist pugilist Suranjoy in Manipur

July 8, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Imphal, July 8 (ANI): Mayengbam Suranjoy Singh of Manipur who recently won first Asian Championship Gold medal in 15 years at the Asian Boxing Championship held in China has inspired many young people in the north-east.

Suranjoy was recently felicitated in a ceremony organised by Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Youth Affairs and Sports Department of Manipur.

Senior officials of SAI and sportspersons attended the function.

During the function, the distinguished sports personalities opined that Mayengbam Suranjoy Singh, son of M. Inakhunba Singh of Uchiwa Leirak Achouba, has brought pride not only to the State but the country as a whole.

Born in the family of sportspersons, Suranjoy started his career as a football player, however, his journey as a boxer started at the age of 15. His introduction to the sport was when he joined a boxing camp at Sagolband Lukram Leirak.

Suranjoy has always been full of confidence and determination, which was on display in his achievement. It has motivated him to strive for perfection in the years to come.

“I am very happy. This is just the beginning. I have a long way to go. This win is an encouragement and motivation for me to strive for excellence even in other competitions in the future,” said Suranjoy Singh, Asian Boxing Championship, Gold Medallist, Manipur.

Suranjoy, who clinched the Gold in flyweight category of 51 kilogram arrived in Imphal and was greeted by a large number of enthusiastic supporters of the State.

In his career, besides several Gold Medals at the State and National Level championships Suranjoy also won a bronze medal in 2004 at the Junior World Championship.

Suranjoy’s family is today proud of their son for bringing laurels to the country. They are hopeful that the younger generation would be encouraged by Suranjoy’s success.

“I feel really proud of my son as he have brought fame not for the state of Manipur but for the country as well. He got the opportunity to play in different state in the country and was chosen to even play at the international level as well. Now he has won and I feel really happy about his achievement,” said M. Inakhunaba Singh, Suranjoy’s father.

“We got a phone call from Delhi saying that he got a gold medal. I was so happy on hearing the news. I couldn’t even utter a word out of happiness,” said M. Tmpak Leima Devi, Suranjoy’s mother.

During the function, a cash reward of Rs 50,000 was give to Suranjoy for his achievement in the international arena.

Suranjoy’s achievement is undoubtedly has inspired all sport enthusiasts in the northeast region of the country. By L. C. K Singh (ANI)

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Senior citizen’s income tax exemption limit increased by Rs.15,000

July 6, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New Delhi, July 6 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday proposed an increase in the personal income tax exemption limits by Rs. 15,000 for senior citizens from Rs. 2.25 lakh to Rs.2.40 lakh.

Further, he proposed to raised the exemption limits by Rs.10,000 from Rs.1.80 lakh to Rs.1.90 lakh for women taxpayers and from Rs.1.50 lakh to Rs.1.60 lakh for all other categories of individual tax payers.

Mukherjee also said that he proposes to increase the deduction under Section 80-DD to Rs.1 lakh from the present limit of Rs.75,000 in respect of maintenance including medical treatment of a dependent who is a person with severe disability.

The Minister recognized that surcharge of direct taxes should be removed as the Government has set out National Calamity Contingency Fund to build up resources to meet emergency situations.

Underlining that such removal has to be balanced with the revenue needs of the Government, Mukherjee said that in the first instance he propose to phase out the surcharge on direct taxes by eliminating the surcharge of 10 per cent on personal income tax.

Further, to make the process of income tax return form simple and user friendly, Mukherjee has asked his department work on SARAL II form for early introduction. (ANI)

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Mamata arrives in Parliament to present Railway Budget

July 3, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has arrived in Parliament to present a “pro-people” budget today.

Before arriving at Parliament, Mamata said, “It will be a pro-people budget, a simple budget, people’s budget.”

She said that she only got 15 days to work on it, as the concerned officials were busy preparing it.

Nominal passenger fare revision, incentives on freight transport, enhanced funding for security and seasonal passes for vendors at Rs 20 are likely to be the highlights of the budget.

More trains like Garib Raths are expected to be announced.

Announcement of more rail overbridges and rail underbridges at unmanned level crossings to curb accidents may also find a mention in the budget.

Introduction of integrated security system at major stations to strengthen security might also be announced.

The world’s second-fastest growing major economy is on a drive to improve its creaky infrastructure and boost rail connectivity between industrial hubs and major ports.

With a 63,327-kilometre long network, the railways forms an integral part of life, transporting over 18 million passengers and over two million tons of freight daily. (ANI)

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Boxer Suranjoy Singh returns home to hero’s welcome

July 1, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Imphal, July 1 (ANI): A grand welcome was recently accorded to gold medallist, Mayengbam Suranjoy Singh of Manipur who gave India its first Asian Championship gold in 15 years at the Asian Boxing Championship held in China.

A reception ceremony was also held at the Khuman Lampak boxing complex organised by the SAI (NERC), where the boxer was greeted by sports lovers and onlookers. Another reception ceremony was organised in honour of the boxer at Mayang Imphal, Konchak Leikai.

Suranjoy Singh, son of M. Inakhunba Singh of Uchiwa Leirak Achouba, has brought accolade not only to the state but the country as a whole.

Born to the family of sportspersons, Suranjoy started his career as a football player, however his journey as a boxer started at the age of 15. His introduction to the sport was when he joined a boxing camp at Sagolband Lukram Leirak.

His confidence and determination is visible in his achievement and it has motivated him to strive for perfection in the years to come.

Suranjoy, who clinched the flyweight category of 51 kg, said, “I am very happy. This is just the beginning. I have a long way to go. This win is an encouragement and motivation for me to strive for excellence even in other competitions in the future,” he said

Besides several Gold Medals at the State and National Level championships Suranjoy has also won a bronze medal in 2004 at the Junior World Championship.

Suranjoy’s family is today proud of their son for bringing laurels to the country. They are hopeful that the younger generation would be encouraged by Suranjoy’s success.

“I feel really proud of my son as he has brought fame not for Manipur but for the country as well. He got the opportunity to play in different state in the country and was chosen to even play at the international level as well. Now he has won and I feel really happy about his achievement,” said Inakhunba Singh. By L. C. K Singh(ANI)

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Music historian assesses Jacko as ‘pivotal figure in US music history’

June 28, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, June 28 (ANI): A music historian has assessed Michael Jackson’s musical greatness, classifying him as “one of the world’s great entertainers and a pivotal figure in the history of American music.”

John Covach, professor of music and chair of the Department of Music at the University of Rochester and professor of music theory at the Eastman School of Music, reacted to the King of Pop’s shock death on June 25.

He said: “Michael Jackson is arguably the most important figure in 1980s popular music. Though he got his start as a child singing a series of hits in the 1970s with his brothers in the Jackson 5, Jackson’s ascent to the status of The King of Pop occurred as a solo artist.

“The 1982 album Thriller was one of the biggest albums the music business had ever witnessed, containing several top hits, including “Billy Jean” and “Beat It.” As impressive as the music on that record is (thanks in no small part to the production mastery of Quincy Jones), it was the videos that made the strongest impact.

“In fact, the power and popularity of Jackson’s videos to “Thriller,” “Beat It,” and Billie Jean” helped MTV to rise as a force in the music industry, even as it helped Jackson sell more records. It was a symbiotic relationship that changed popular music forever.

“Jackson’s career touched on so many important aspects of pop-music history in the second half of the 20th century. Signed initially to Motown by Berry Gordy Jr., the Jackson 5 became a kind of bubblegum version of the Temptations, continuing the crossover tradition with catchy songs and choreographed dance steps.

“As the hippie rock of the 1970s was challenged by punk, new wave, and disco late in the decade, nobody was better positioned than Michael Jackson to bring together well-produced music with exceptional and exciting dance steps. His Off the Wall album of 1979 certainly ranks as one of the best records to come out of the disco years.

“Younger fans of pop music may have to be reminded how incredibly powerful Michael Jackson’s music was in the 1980s. More than that, Jackson defined “cool” during those years. The single glove, his patented moonwalk step, that slightly rebellious yet gentle demeanor-all this youthful charm slipped away over time, as it does for all of us.

“But at the height of his powers, Michael Jackson was one of the world’s great entertainers and a pivotal figure in the history of American music. That’s how he should be remembered.”

Covach has authored “What’s That Sound? An Introduction to Rock and Its History” and has also been the co-editor of “Understanding Rock.” (ANI)

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Agra craftsman successfully attempts unique glass inlay work

May 24, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Agra (Uttar Pradesh), May 24 (ANI): A craftsman in Agra has successfully attempted a unique inlay work on glass, boasting it to be a first in the world.

Inlay work is a huge industry in the Agra region, and is usually seen on marbles and furniture. But performing it on a glass makes it inimitable as the delicate process involves cutting and engraving glass shapes manually, particularly in curvatures and angles.

Vinay Bansal, the craftsman who tried this innovative mode, says that there were initial problems with the medium of glass, as its constituents did not support the inlay work.

Nonetheless, their perseverance and research of trial and error enabled them to achieve success in their experiment.

“This is a new introduction which we have come up with. In future we will experiment inlay works on other sources as well. With times, changes come in this field and there have been inlay works on wood, zari (thread made on fine gold) in the past. Painting was done on glass but not carving which we have introduced for the first time,” said Bansal.

Further he noted that semi-precious stones like Lapis lazuli, Malachite, Jasper and Cornelia can be inlaid on the glass, Samples of these inlays sent abroad have been much appreciated as evident from the number of orders received from European countries

Bansal mentioned that doing inlay work on a glass takes at least six to eight months and even more depending upon the size.

Mukhtar Ali, a marble shop owner said that the new innovation on glass could help a lot of artisans, who are engaged in the inlay industry.

“Glass is used in a lot of places and this innovation will surely progress. A lot of people in the inlay industry will earn better employment. People are fitting glass on gates, floors and this holds a unique importance,” said Ali.

Inlay work adorns the world famous Taj Mahal and other historical Mughal monuments in India. (ANI)

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