Don't drive a wedge between people of Tamil and Simhala origin in Sri Lanka - RSS

 
TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2012  Press Release by RSS Prantha Sanghachalak Ma. M L Raja, Uttar Tamilnadu  Ma. M L Raja, State President of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Uttar Tamilnadu, addressed the press conference at Chennai on 20.3.2012. He briefed the press with the resolutions passed at the Akhila Bharatha Pradinidhi Sabha Bitak, Nagpur. He also briefed on the statement issued by Sarkarywah Sri Bhayyaji Joshi on the issue of new evidence of atrocities against civilian Tamils in Sri Lanka.   Dr. M L Raja, Prantha Sanghachalak (Uttar Tamilnadu), Sri Sadagopan, Prantha Prachar Pramukh (Uttar Tamilnadu)  STATEMENT ISSUED BY SARKARYAVAH SRI BHAYYAJI JOSHI ON THE ISSUE OF NEW EVIDENCE OF ATROCITIES AGAINST CIVILIAN TAMILS IN SRI LANKA  The new evidence highlighted by sections of media points to large scale violation of human rights in Sri Lanka during the final stages of the conflict in the North of the island. Gory visuals of innocent civilian Tamils being victimized in large numbers are quite disturbing and call for all-round condemnation.  The RSS had always held that innocent civilians shouldn’t be made to suffer in the conflict of Sri Lanka and the Tamils, as equal citizens of that country, should be able to enjoy all legitimate rights along with the remaining Simhala people.  We call upon the Sri Lanka government to do the utmost to alleviate the sufferings of the Tamils in that country and also ensure proper rehabilitation, security and political rights to them.  Lasting peace will return to Sri Lanka only when the government amply addresses the Tamil population’s grievances and concerns. It is also imperative that attempts to throw a wedge between the people of Tamil and Simhala origin must be defeated.  The Government of India should take appropriate position on the issue on the international forums keeping these sentiments in mind

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London games organizers unveil Olympic torch route

Schoolchildren, charity fundraisers, war veterans and a centenarian are among 8,000 people who will carry the Olympic flame in the torch relay for the 2012 London Games, organizers announced at London on Monday.

London Games officials unveiled a street-by-street map of the 8,000-mile (12,875-kilometer) route, which begins at Land's End, the westernmost tip of England, on 19^th May.

Some 8,000 torchbearers will carry the flame across Britain, with a stop in Dublin, Ireland.

The International Olympic Committee ruled relays should be confined to host countries after human rights protests disrupted the international route before the 2008 Beijing Games.

Most of the torchbearers are members of the public chosen for embodying community spirit, courage and sporting determination.

The volunteers, who each will cover about 300 yards (meters), include Britain's oldest full-time firefighter and a soldier who lost three of his limbs in an explosion in Afghanistan.

The youngest is 11, and the oldest is Londoner Dinah Gould, who turns 100 on 23^rd May.

"As long as the walk is on the flat I think I'll be OK," she told in a statement.

One of the first torchbearers will be Dave Jackson, a volunteer coast guard officer from Cornwall, southwest England.

"I think it'll be a case of 'don't drop it'! That'll be going through my mind quite a bit, don’t start any fires, he said.

While most torchbearers will walk or run, the flame will also be carried on skates, whizzed on a zip wire off the Tyne Bridge in Northeast England and rowed along the River Thames during its 70-day trip.

Olympic organizers said on Monday that, the relay will pass within 10 miles (16 kilometers) of 95 percent of Britain's population.

Worldwide Rallies after Assange SC Verdict

Dated:2012-03-18 

Worldwide Rallies after Assange SC Verdict

Submitted by m_cetera on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 05:59 This is a list of all rallies scheduled after Julian Assange receives the verdict on his Supreme Court appeal against extradition to Sweden. These rallies are taking place regardless of the outcome.
This page will be updated as more rallies are planned. Please email any unlisted rallies, corrections, or further information to mcetera@mail.be.

Australia:
Note: Supreme Court verdict likely to be handed down in the evening or overnight; rallies take place the following working day.
See Australian Friends of WikiLeaks Twitter (@AusFOWL) for information on all Australian rallies.

• Brisbane
  Where: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 295 Ann St.
  When: 12PM – 2PM and 4:30PM – 6PM
  Resources: Flyer 1, Flyer 2, Sticker
  Contact: goldie_adele@yahoo.com.au


• Canberra
  Where: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Sydney Avenue, Barton ACT
  When: 12PM – 2PM and 4:30PM – 6PM
  Contact: Twitter: @wirnpa


• Melbourne
  Where: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2 Lonsdale St.
  When: 12PM – 2PM and 4:30PM – 6PM
  Resources: Flyer, Flyer 2, Sticker
  Contact: ausfowl@gmail.com, Twitter: @AusFoWL, wacacontact@gmail.com


• Sydney
  Where: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 123 Pitt St.
  When: 5PM
  Resources: Flyer, Flyer 2, Flyer 3, Sticker


• Townsville
  Where: Ewen Jones' Office, Nathan Business Centre, Aitkenvale
  When: 12PM – 2PM and 4:30PM – 6PM
  Contact: Facebook Event Page


• Further Resources:
  Stop the War Coalition Sydney: Rally for Assange
  WikiLeaks Australian Citizens Alliance: Rally Action Alert

Germany:

• Frankfurt
  Where: Australian Consulate General, Neue Mainzer Strasse 52-58
  Resources: Flyer 1, Flyer 2, Factsheet, Demo Kit, Wordpress
  Contact: ffmfowl@tormail.net, Twitter: @FFMFoWL


United Kingdom:

• Edinburgh
  Where: Australian Consulate, Mitchell House, 5 Mitchell St.
  Contact: scofowl@gmail.com Twitter: ScoFoWL


• London
  Where: Supreme Court, Parliament Square, City of Westminster
  Where: U.S. Embassy, 24 Grosvenor Square, Mayfair
  Contact: scofowl@gmail.com Twitter: ScoFoWL

United States:
Note: Supreme Court verdict likely to be handed down in the early morning; rallies take place the same day.

• Washington DC
  Where: Embassy of Australia, 1601 Massachusetts Ave.
  When: 3PM
  Resources: Flyer
  Contact: usfowl@gmail.com, Twitter: @USFoWL

Instituto Cervantes Nueva Delhi

21 de marzo de 2012 / March 21st, 2012

El Instituto Cervantes de Nueva Delhi, la Embajada de España en India, el Gobierno Vasco, el Instituto para la Competitividad en India y el Instituto Vasco de Competitividad Orkestra tienen el placer de invitarle a la conferencia: "Perspectivas sobre la transformación industrial y la competitividad en el País Vasco y la India: experiencias de aprendizaje y de alcance para la Cooperación" Miércoles 21 de Marzo a las 5:00 pm Auditorio PROGRAMA 17:00-17:10 Apertura y Palabras de Bienvenida - Sr. Rohit Bansal, Miembro del Instituto para la Competitividad, India 17:10-17:20 El modelo vasco: La experiencia con la adaptación a la globalización El Lehendakari, H.E. Patxi López, Presidente del Gobierno Vasco, España 17:20-17:30 Competitividad Regional y Urbana: Un Estudio de Caso para la India El Dr. Amit Kapoor, presidente honorario del Instituto para la Competitividad, India y el profesor, MDI, Gurgaon 17:30-17:40 Clústeres en la India El Sr. Amit Kumar, Grupo de Expertos, GIZ, SIDBI Programa Paraguas 17:40-18:10 Panel de discusión y Q & A Moderado por el Sr. Anil Padmanabhan. - Honorable Ministro Bernat Unde, Ministro de Industria, Innovación, Comercio y Turismo del Gobierno Vasco, España - Sr. Elisa Robles, Director General del Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Gobierno de España - Sr. José Luis Curbelo, director de Orkestra, Instituto Vasco de Competitividad - Sr. Christopher Doyle, ex director general, Economista, la India - Sr. Jyoti Bachani, Experto en Innovación, California, EE.UU. - Sr. Anurag Batra, MD, Exchange4Media 18:10 - 18:30 Pausa Café y Redes-Fin de la sesión The Instituto Cervantes of New Delhi, the Embassy of Spain in India, the Basque Government, the Institute for Competitiveness in India and the Basque Institute of Competitiveness Orkestra cordially invite you to the conference: "Perspectives on Industrial Transformation and Competitiveness in the Basque Region and India: Learning Experiences and Scope for Co-operation" Wednesday, March 21st at 5:00 pm Auditorium PROGRAMME 17:00 - 17:10 Opening and Welcome Remarks - Mr. Rohit Bansal, Fellow, Institute for Competitiveness, India 17:10 - 17:20 The Basque Model: Experience with Adaptation to Globalisation The Lehendakari, H.E. Patxi Lopez, President of the Basque Regional Government, Spain 17:20 - 17:30 Regional and Urban Competitiveness: A Case Study for India Dr. Amit Kapoor, Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness, India & Professor, MDI, Gurgaon 17:30 - 17:40 Clusters in India Mr. Amit Kumar, Cluster Expert, GIZ, SIDBI Umbrella Program 17:40 - 18:10 Panel Discussion and Q&A Moderated by Mr. Anil Padmanabhan - Hon'ble Minister Bernat Unde; Minister of Industry, Innovation, Trade and Tourism, Basque Regional Government, Spain - Mr. Elisa Robles, Director General of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Government of Spain - Mr Jose Luis Curbelo, Director Orkestra, Basque Institute for Competitiveness - Mr. Christopher Doyle, Former CEO, Economist, India - Mr. Jyoti Bachani, Expert on Innovation, California, USA - Mr Anurag Batra, MD, Exchange4Media 18:10 - 18:30 Coffee Break and Networking- End of the Session

Instituto Cervantes Nueva Delhi 48, Hanuman Road Connaught Place 110 001 Nueva Delhi

Event Period:14th-25th March 2012

Event Details : 'Europe In Love' 17th European Film Festival 2012. 
Schedule : 
14 march : opening film
6.00 pm The deep Blue sea - United Kindom, 2011; Terence Davies, 98’
15 march 6.00 pm Poll diaries - Germany, 2010; Chris Kraus, 129’
16 march 6.00 pm dance marathon - Poland, 2010; Magdalena Holland - Łazarkiewicz, 97’
16 march 8.00 pm camino - Spain, 2008; Javier Fesser, 143’
17 march 2:30 pm meekness - Romania, 2011; Catalin Apostol, 86’
17 march 4.30 pm Personal Baggage - Slovenia, 2009; Janez Lapajne, 124’
17 march 7:00 pm romantics anonymous - France, 2010; Jean-Pierre Améris, 80’
18 march 2:30 pm chameleon - Hungary, 2008; Krisztina Goda, 105’
18 march 4.30 pm sonny Boy - Netherlands, 2011; Maria Peters, 131’
18 march 7.00 pm You Kiss like god - Czech Republic, 2009;  Marie Polednakova, 116’
19 march 6.00 pm a Friend of mine - Estonia, 2011; Mart Kivastik, 90’
19 march 8.00 pm Kont diga’ - Malta, 2009; Mark Dingli, 92’
20 march 6.00 pm dear alice - Sweden, 2010; Ortman Karim, 97’
20 march 8.00 pm something more about love - Bulgaria, 2010; Magdalena Ralcheva, 93’
21 march 6.00 pm Black Brown White - Austria, 2011; Erwin Wagenhofer, 100’
21 march 8.00 pm If You love - Finland, 2010; Neil Hardwick, 121’
23 march 
6.00 pm : my Queen Karo - Belgium, 2009; Dorothée Van Den Berghe, 105’
23 march 
8.00 pm : aching hearts - Denmark, 2009; Nils Malmros, 125’
24 march 
2.30 pm : Tadas Blinda. The legend Is Born - Lithuania, 2011; Donatas Ulvydas, 110’
24 march 4.30 pm Touch of spice - Greece, 2003; Tasos Boulmetis, 108’
24 march 7.00 pm apricot Island - Slovakia, 2011; Peter Bebjek, 102’
25 march 
2.30 pm : Beauty and the Paparazzo - Portugal, 2010; António-Pedro Vasconcelos, 106’
25 march 
4.30 pm : Weddings and other disasters - Italy, 2009; Nina Di Majo, 102’
25 march 7.00 pm Bride Flight - Luxembourg, 2008; Ben Sombogaart, 130

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Activist pastor Joachim Gauck was elected German president

Activist pastor Joachim Gauck was elected German president by majority Sunday, paving way the first time a candidate from the former communist east to be head of state. Gauck, 72, claimed 991 votes out of 1,232 from a special assembly of MPs and other dignitaries, parliamentary speaker Norbert Lammert said, against prominent Nazi hunter Beate Klarsfeld, 73, who was nominated as a protest candidate by the far-left party Die Linke. "What a beautiful Sunday," Gauck said to enthusiastic applause from the chamber of the glass-domed Reichstag parliament building in central Berlin after the vote.This is the third presidential election in three years for Germany after the abrupt resignations of Gauck's two predecessors. Gauck instrumented a drive the peaceful revolution that brought down communist East Germany and later fought to ensure that the public would be granted access to the vast stash of files left behind by the despised Stasi secret police after reunification in 1990. He oversaw the archive for the next decade.His brief acceptance speech, he noted that his election fell on the 22nd anniversary of the first free elections in East Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall the previous November."After 26 years of dictatorship we were finally able to become citizens," he said. "I knew then that I would never miss another election." Chancellor Angela Merkel, who also grew up under communism, gave her backing to the plain-spoken Lutheran pastor in February after then president Christian Wulff stepped down amid a flurry of corruption allegations dating from his time as a state premier.Wulff only served 20 months of his five-year term in office. He had replaced Horst Koehler, a former head of the International Monetary Fund who bowed out after an uproar over comments he made appearing to justify using the military to serve Germany's economic interests. Claudia Roth, co-leader of the opposition Greens party, which supported Gauck's candidacy along with the rest of Germany's mainstream parties, said the country was looking to Gauck to "give this badly damaged office dignity and respect again".

UK aid to India may not end

UK aid to India may not end

Britain on Sunday reassured India UK had no immediate plans to end its aid handouts.There was media  reports that Britain is  to pull back aid with respect to  India's rising wealth and a series of perceived snubs.International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell told the Sunday Times newspaper that Britain was now "walking the last mile" with India, cheering critics who have called for the aid package to be axed.
 Department for International Development (DFID) later insisted the current programme would run its course.Britain has spent 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion, 1.2 billion euros) on aid programmes in India over the past five years, with another 600 million pounds committed until 2015.

Prime Minister David Cameron has faced calls to cut the handouts in light of India's economic boom and after it appeared to spurn trade deals with Britain.Mitchell refused to commit to any renewal of the package during the interview with the weekly newspaper."We are walking the last mile with them," Mitchell said.
"I completely understand why people question the aid programme to India, and we questioned it ourselves.
"That's why we reviewed every aspect of it when we came into government (May 2010) and changed it fundamentally. The fact is we didn't mess around. We won't be there forever."

Mitchell's department moved swiftly to play down suggestions that this meant the deal was certain to end in 2015, and said Britain's position on aid to India had not shifted since the bilateral aid review of March 2011.
"The UK's position remains the same -- nothing has changed," a DFID spokeswoman told AFP.
"The Indian government has made huge progress on tackling poverty but there is a huge need in India.
"We will not be there forever ... but now is not the time to end the programme."

London was stunned in February when New Delhi announced a big contract to buy French warplanes instead of the UK-backed Eurofighter Typhoon, despite intense efforts by the British government to boost trade.Cameron -- who led a huge business delegation to India soon after taking office in 2010 -- has pledged to press New Delhi to reverse its decision.Britain faces another austerity budget on Wednesday in a bid to rein in Britain's deficit. However, funding for foreign aid has increased under Cameron.

The government plans to enshrine in law his pledge to spend the United Nations target of 0.7 percent of gross national income on foreign aid.A YouGov survey in The Sunday Times found that 66 percent thought Britain spent too much on foreign aid and 69 percent thought Britain should stop giving aid to India. YouGov polled 1,727 adults on Thursday and Friday.Aid to Russia and China has also been subject to the axe since Mitchell took over his brief.Media agencies

BHEL Pays All-Time High 136% Interim Dividend for Fiscal 2011-12

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has declared an interim dividend of 136% on the enhanced equity capital post-bonus, for fiscal 2011-12 as against 132.5% paid in the year before. At Rs.665.75 Crore, this is the highest-ever interim dividend in perentage as well as value terms declared by the company so far.

With this, the company has maintained its impeccable track record of earning profits and rewarding investors by paying dividends uninterruptedly for over three decades without a break.

A cheque of Rs.450.85 Crore towards the interim dividend for the year 2011-12 on the equity (67.72%) held by the Government of India, was presented here today to Mr. Praful Patel, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises by Mr. B.P. Rao, Chairman and Managing Director, BHEL, in the presence of Mr. S. Sundareshan, Secretary, Department of Heavy Industries.

Directors on the board of BHEL as well as other senior officials of the Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises and BHEL were also present on this occasion.

The growth momentum achieved by BHEL in 2010-11 is likely to be accelerated in the current fiscal. The company has recorded significant growth in its turnover and achieved a quantum jump of 14% in profitability in the first nine months of 2011-12, with its Net Profit (PAT) at Rs.3,660 Crore, compared to Rs.3,213 Crore in the corresponding period in the year before. With this, BHEL has maintained its track record of earning profits uninterruptedly for four decades without a break.

With an order book position of over Rs.1,46,500 Crore, at the end of the third quarter, the company expects to achieve robust growth in 2011-12 and beyond.

BHEL has been committed to the nation’s power development programme and has reaffirmed its commitment to the Indian Power Sector by equipping itself by way of contemporary technology, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and skilled technical manpower. The company has established the capability to deliver 15,000 MW per annum and further augmentation to 20,000 MW per annum is underway.

BNP Paribas:India’s Sania and Elena to play double final

 

India’s Sania Mirza and her Russian partner Elena Vesnina will today lock horns with the top seeded American duo of Lisa Raymond and Leizel Huber in the finals of the Women’s Doubles category in the BNP Paribas Open Tennis tournament at the Indian Wells in California.

In the semi-finals, the second seeded Indo-Russian pair had defeated the Czech pair of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka, 5-7, 7-5, 10-3.

Earlier, the Indo-Czech duo of Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek had crashed out of the Men’s Doubles category. The Indo-Czech pair lost to the Spanish duo of Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez, 6-3, 7-6.

CM:SS CHOUHAN INVITES TEAM ANNA

SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN INVITES TEAM ANNA MEMBERS TO DISCUSS JAN LOKAYUKTA IMPLEMENTATION IN MP

Days after Team Anna members led by Sharad Singh Kumre asked Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to immediately pass the Jan Lokayukta Bill in the state on the lines of the one enacted in Uttarakhand, the Bharatiya Janata government has invited the members for a meeting with the CM on Friday.

Kumre along with other member Vipin Kothari had sat on a 3-day fast to press for Jan Lokayukta in the state. The fast that began on March 13 was called off yesterday night after an official from the MP government invited Kumre for talks with Chouhan.

The CM and Team Anna members would deliberate upon the implementation of Jan Lokayukta which provides for a strong protection for whistle-blowers.

The team would also demand for effective action in all the complaints of illegal mining in the state.

Union Budget 2012-13: A mixed bag for MSMEs

‘Extending MAT Coverage on Proprietorship & Partnership firms to

adversely affect 97% of MSMEs’

The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise sector has termed the Budget 2012-13 as a mixed bag. While raising the turnover limit for compulsory audit from Rs. 60 lac to one crore has been widely welcomed, the extension of Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT ) on proprietorship and partnerships firms  is being termed as troublesome.

                                            

 “With 97% of MSME being proprietorship and partnership firms, extension of MAT on MSMEs will make capital formation and subsequent raising of funds even more difficult for them” according to V.K. Agarwal, President of Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME).

‘The Finance Minister stopped at highlighting the importance of manufacturing and taking but only a few ad-hoc measures to demonstrate his willingness in following-through the promise.  The Budget just made passing remarks on the GST, National Manufacturing Zones, SME Exchange, 20% mandatory procurement from MSEs in public procurement  etc. According to FISME, he needed to take a strategic view by having a investment friendly import duty structure, especially after prolonged and substantive discussions  in Planning Commission with stake holders on impulsing manufacturing’, President FISME  said. 

On the access to equity funds by MSMEs, FISME welcomed exempting capital gains tax on sale of a residential property if the sale consideration is used for subscription in equity of a manufacturing SME company for purchase of new plant and machinery and creation of Rs. 5000 crore fund for equity support .  The decision to extend the weighted deduction of 200 per cent for R&D expenditure in an in-house facility beyond March 31, 2012 for a further period of five years was well received too. 

FISME also welcomed higher duty protection given to cycle and cycle parts manufacturers reeling under onslaught of cheap imports and noted that many labour intensive sectors need support through strategic use of import duties and NTBs.   Similarly, reduction in duties for inputs of industries such as Paper, Medical devices etc. would also prove beneficial.  

FISME particularly lauded the decision to use technological platform for disbursement of subsidies as large scale leakage has been reported in their delivery process.   

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24 y 25 de marzo de 2012 / March 24th and 25th, 2012

EUNIC le invita a descubrir la diversidad y la variedad de Europa a través de su cocina. El 24 y 25 de marzo de las 11:00 am las 14 pm, podrá aprender a cocinar los platos más famosos de la cocina francesa, italiana, húngara y española. EUNIC invites you to discover the diversity and variety of Europe through its cuisine. On 24 and 25 March from 11 am to 14 pm, you can learn how to cook the most famous dishes of the French, Italian, Hungarian and Spanish cuisine.

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