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Yingluck Shinwatra visiting Malaysia as Thai signs agreement with rebel group, by sagarmedia on February 28, 2013 Thailand  authority  signed a peace agreement with an insurgent group as a big step toward resolving the decades-old insurgency and violence in the border region.National Security Council (NSC) secretary general Paradorn Pattanatabutr revealed to Thai media on Thursday while he was in Malaysia that the Thai authority on Thursday has signed an agreement called “General consensus dialogue process for peace” with the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) Coordinate, one of the leading insurgent group in the restive southern Thailand with the help by Malaysian authority who facilitated the meeting with the insurgents. The agreement is considered the first step as to show recognition from each side and show good wills for future agreement to resolve the problem. This has been the outcome of several meetings between Thai and Malaysian authorities toward...

Tripura,Meghalaya,Nagaland assembly elections results February 28, 2013 Assembly Elections 2013 Tripura(60) Meghalaya(60) Nagaland(60) Party Lead Won INC 0 10 BJP 0 0 Left Front 0 50 Others 0 0 Party Lead Won INC 0 29 UDP 0 8 NCP 0 2 Others 0 15 HSPDP 0 4 NPP 0 2 Party Lead Won INC 0 8 BJP 0 1 NPF 0 37 NCP 0 4

FICCI welcomed the Union Budget Industry bodies FICCI  today welcomed the Union Budget presented by Finance minister P. Chidambaram. FICCI President Naina Lal Kidwai termed the measures announced in the budget as responsible and well managed. She also lauded efforts to contain the current account deficit and announcements on tax free bonds to energize the Road and Highway sector.  Adi Godjrej termed the Union budget as development oriented, aims at inclusive growth.  Godrej  further adds  Chidambaram has contain the fiscal deficit to 5.2 per cent in the current fiscal and measures to lower it down to 4.2 per cent in the next fiscal. Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange tumbled 291 points, or 1.5 percent, to close below the 19,000 mark, at 18,862, today, after the presentation of the Union Budget, and amid the monthly derivatives expiry. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange slumped 104 points, or 1.8 percent, to 5,69...

Tripura,Meghalaya,Nagaland assembly elections results Assembly Elections 2013 Tripura(60) Meghalaya(60) Nagaland(60) Party Lead Won INC 0 10 BJP 0 0 Left Front 0 50 Others 0 0 ...

Sexual harassment at Workplace Bill passed by Parliament Parliament passed a bill under which cases of sexual harassment at workplace, including against domestic help, will have to be disposed of by in-house committees within a period of 90 days failing which penalty of Rs 50,000 would be imposed. Repeated non-compliance of the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill, can lead to higher penalties and even cancellation of licence or registration to conduct business. The Bill, which has already been passed by Lok Sabha, was unanimously passed by Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, with Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath promising to follow up the legislation with strict rules for its implementation. The bill brings in its ambit even domestic workers and agriculture labour, both organ...

Sexual harassment at Workplace Bill passed by Parliament Parliament passed a bill under which cases of sexual harassment at workplace, including against domestic help, will have to be disposed of by in-house committees within a period of 90 days failing which penalty of Rs 50,000 would be imposed. Repeated non-compliance of the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill, can lead to higher penalties and even cancellation of licence or registration to conduct business. The Bill, which has already been passed by Lok Sabha, was unanimously passed by Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, with Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath promising to follow up the legislation with strict rules for it...

Egypt hot air balloon crash kills 19 Asian, European tourists Posted on February 27, 2013 by sagarmedia At least 19 people, mostly Asian and European tourists, were killed on Tuesday when a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed near the southern historic Egyptian city of Luxor. The hot air balloon carrying 21 people caught fire mid-air before crashing to the ground, General Mamdough Khaled, director of security for Luxor Governate said in a statement. Luxor International Hospital received 19 badly burned bodies, Khaled said. The balloon was operated by a company named Sky Cruise, state-run news agency reported. Ahmed Aboud, who runs another balloon company, was quoted by the media as saying that gas tanks ignited the balloon about 1,000 feet. Two people survived, a tourist and the pilot, Aboud said. Both are in critical condition, the statement from Khaled said. Passengers in the balloon included 19 foreign tourists, nine from H...

INSTITUTO CERVANTES DE NUEVA DELHI  -  CULTURA  -  MARZO 2013   Cine "Espacio femenino" "Women space" film series No hay duda de que la producción llevada a cabo por mujeres exhibe una serie de marcas de identidad. Sus producciones buscan contar otras historias, o reflejar otros mundos, y esa búsqueda de una identidad compartida reviste un claro interés para el cine español. There is no doubt that the production carried out by women exhibits a brand of identity. Their productions seek to tell other stories, or reflect other worlds, and this search of a shared identity is of obvious interest to Spanish cinema. ...

COMMISSIONING OF ICGS GOPALPUR Posted on February 27, 2013 by sagarmedia           Indian Coast Guard Station Gopalpur, the second CG Station in Odisha after Paradip, was commissioned by the Chief Secretary of Odisha, Shri Bijaya Kumar Patnaik, IAS in the presence of Lt Gen VK Saxena, VSM, Commandant,          Air Defence College, Gopalpur, Inspector General KC Pande, PTM, TM, Commander Coast Guard Region (NE), distinguished guest from the Odisha State and District Administration, senior officers from the Indian Army and the Indian Navy. The station is a part of ongoing efforts by the Coast Guard to strengthen Maritime and Coastal Security and the assets based at Gopalpur will help augment patrolling along the South Odisha coast for safeguarding Indian maritime interests. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Secretary Odisha lauded the efforts of the ...

Maxime Bernier,Chiranjeevi, the Indo- Canadian Ministers of Tourism meet February 27, 2013 Mr Maxime Bernier, Minister of Tourism, Canada called on Union Tourism Minister Shri K Chiranjeevi here today.  Both sides resolved to strengthen cooperation in tourism sector.  It was also decided that both the countries will identify areas for working together and exploring new opportunities in tourism sector especially in the field of human resources development, exchange of tour operators, investment in the tourism sector and exchange of information related to tourism sector.  The possibility of signing an agreement/MoU between India and Canada was also discussed.  It was also agreed that Tour Operators and Travel Agents of both the countries will interact with each other in order to promote for two way tourism between India and Canada. The possibilities of promoting more package tours in either of the countries could also be explored by the travel tr...

Dot: Auction of 800 Mhz Spectrum Dot: Auction of 800 Mhz Spectrum to Commence on 11.03.2013 Auction of 1800, 900 & 800 MHz spectrum was scheduled to begin on March 11, 2013. The last date for receipt of applications was 25.2.2013. At the time of close on the last date for receipt of applications i.e., 25.2.2013, one applicant, namely, SSTL registered for the auction of 800 MHz spectrum and no applicants registered for the auction of 1800 & 900 MHz spectrum. 1800 & 900 MHz bands were to be auctioned simultaneously starting from March 11, 2013 and the 800 MHz band auction was to commence 2 days after the conclusion of the auction of 1800 & 900 MHz spectrum. In the light of these developments, the auction of 800 MHz spectrum will commence on 11.3.2013 itself. Next steps in respect of the 1800 and 900 MHz spectrum will be decided shortly after placing the developments and issues arising there from before the EGOM on auction of spectrum. A third auction (...

Guidelines for Granting Licences to Start Private Banks February 27, 2013 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has finalized guidelines for granting licences to start banks in private sector. Vide its Press Release dated 22.02.2013, the RBI has released its “Guidelines for Licences of New Banks in the Private Sector”. Key features of the guidelines include eligible promoters; ‘fit and proper’ criteria; corporate structure of the Non-Operative Financial Holding Company (NOHFC); minimum voting equity capital requirements for bank and shareholding by NOHFC; regulatory framework; foreign shareholding in the bank; corporate governance of NOHFC; prudential norms for the NOHFC; exposure norms; business plan for the bank; other conditions for the bank and additional conditions for NBFCs promoting / converting into a bank. The detailed guidelines are available on the RBI website at http://www.rbi.org.in . As per these guidelines the eligible promoters can submit the...

Reformist and forward looking budget: PM Dr Singh February 26, 2013 Indian Railways to join 1 billion tonne select club with China. Educational tourist train”Azadi Express” proposes Eight more companies of women RPF personnel to be set up. Several measures taken to deal with fire accidents. 17 distressed bridges sanctioned for rehabilitation to be completed over the next year. Train Collision Avoidance System to be put to rigorous trials. Railways will strive to work towards zero accident situation. Rail Minister calls for paradigm shift in approach to tariff and non-tariff segments of earnings. Passenger earning target Rs 32500 crore this year. Freedom fighters to renew their passes only once in 3 yrs. Complementary passes for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Olympic awardees. Coach making facilities at Bhilwara and Raebarelli. Indian Railway Financial Management Institute to be set up at Secunderabad. Coaches to be made wheelchair friendly...

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