Yesterday Headlines Royalty rate on indigenous Crude Oil Revised
New Delhi February 5, 2003
Ram Naik, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, informed Media in a Press Conference here today that the Cabinet, in its meeting held yesterday, approved a proposal of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas to devise a new scheme of royalty and revision in the rate of royalty on indigenous crude oil from areas outside NELP regime. The revision in the rate will be effective from 1.4.1998, from which date dismantling of Administered Pricing Mechanism (APM) was initiated by the Government. More
Fuel shortage hits Somalia
NAIROBI, 5 February (IRIN) - A severe fuel shortage has hit the Somali capital, Mogadishu, over the past two weeks, according to a local businessman. Fuel prices have sky-rocketed, with the price of petrol doubling within a week. More
Government to facilitate operation of Short Haul Air Operation
New Delhi - January 30, 2003 Government will not spare any effort in making short-haul Air operations a success in India. This was stated by the Minister of State for Civil Aviation Shri Sripad Y. Naik here today while delivering the keynote address at the presentation by the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. The Minister said, there is a shortage of small aircraft in the country. There are at least 50-60 routes which require 20-30 seater planes to meet their air connectivity requirement. More
9 Apparel Parks to come up in India New Delhi - The Government has decided to establish nine Apparel Parks at Tronica City and Kanpur (UP), Surat (Gujarat), Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Ludhiana (Punjab), Bangalore (Karnataka), and Tirupur and Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu). Foundation Stone for the first Apparel Park is being laid today at Surat by the Chief Minister of Guajarat, Shri Narendra Modi, today. The work on the second one at Tirupur will start next month. The Apparel Park at Surat will be constructed in an area of 57 hectares with a total project cost of Rs. 42.55 crore. It will have 111 large and small units and is expected to generate employment for about 65,000 persons. More
- National launches bagless vacuum cleaner
- IBM Transforms Mid-Market eServer
- EPSON challenges monochrome laser printers with the launch of AcuLaser C900 and AcuLaser C1900 -WHO to meet beverage companies to discuss health related Alcohol issues
UAE Ministry of Finance offers e-Dirham services to Dubai e-Government's portal
Indian Government to facilitate operation of Short Haul Air Operation CSIO Observatory for research leading to earthquake prediction IRAQ: Blair To Urge Bush Backing For New Resolution Exile of Saddam Debate Continues
Italy and India Agree to Control Smuggling of Cultural Assets World Social Forum: All human rights for all, to make another world possible
Protest in front of French and US embassies -Pygmies demand a tribunal for crimes against them in Ituri -Sudan: Peace talks resume after brief interlude -Internet vs. Print Media - Which is better?Women's committee urges Congo to curb laws unfair to women
Tourism Rate Hits Record Despite Terrorism, U.N. Agency Says -Sexual Abuse of Girls by Elders Causing AIDS Spread -China: Tibetan Executed, Others Await Trial Struggle Against AIDS in Africa Must Address Impact on Girls and Women Sexual Abuse of Girls by Elders Causing AIDS Spread
Iraq: Devastation of Marsh Arabs UGANDA: High levels of domestic violence in rural areas
NAIROBI, 27 January (IRIN) - A study has shown that about one in three
women living in rural areas of Uganda experiences verbal or physical
threats from their partners. Fifty percent of them receive injuries as a
result. MoreNews Todays Malayalam News Clcik WHO Welcomes AIDS Medicine License Satyam's Q3 software income increases to Rs. 522.2 crore Net Profit at Rs.116.7 Crore. Bolero MENA to offer electronic document authentication for Middle East businesses -Ski holidays an emerging trend for 2003, says MMI Travel Company Gulf International Employment Services launches Unique recruitment portal,jobdirection.com Results of Indian Foreest Service Examination 2002 Announced Digital imaging companies propose new industry standard for direct printing from digital still cameras
POLIO: Sterilization Rumors Foiling Indian Campaign
Rumors that polio vaccine drops are actually part of a government population control plan have been hampering the drive to eradicate the disease in India's Uttar Pradesh state, the New York Times reported this week. After registering only 239 new polio cases in 2001, down from about 200,000 two decades earlier, India had 1,509 new diagnoses last year, the vast majority of them in Uttar Pradesh. The state accounts for 68 percent of polio cases worldwide. More
IRAQ: Bush Ratchets Up Pressure As Some Allies Balk
U.S. President George W. Bush yesterday questioned the idea of giving U.N. weapons inspectors more time in Iraq, even as other Security Council members dug in their heels to oppose early military action. "This business about more time -- how much more time do we need to see that [Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is] not disarming?" Bush asked. More
-Guidelines for setting up of community Radio Stations - New Jeddah Directory Website Launched TCS, SIMTech develop next-generation industrial controller in Singapore Dr Jamshed J Irani Award for Excellence in Education Microsoft and Music Choice team up to offer music service in Windows Media 9 Series - Forbes Magazine Names Tech Data One of the World’s Best Big Companies -TCS, SIMTech develop next-generation industrial controller in Singapore Dr Jamshed J Irani Award for Excellence in Education -Ethiopia : Clergymen, demonstrators reportedly beaten up by police -DHL UAE Gets New Manager -VSNL becomes the first operator in India to deploy NGN-ready transit solutions -Radisson Jeddah gets New General Manager -Third quarter profit of Rs.131.23 crores Highest operating margin in last four years January 22, 2003: Bharath Kosh Project to Promote Education in India Gitex Hydrabad Attracts UAE IT firms -American Missions Red Alert against Terrorist Attacks
As foreign ministers in the U.N. Security Council yesterday debated the wisdom of a war with Iraq, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said a decision on whether to go to war is imminent. "Clearly, in the case of Iraq, we are nearing the end of a long road, where every other option has been exhausted," he said. More
Missionary Blood on their Hands : A Gujarat Model in Kerala Shoji Itoh as the new Managing Director for Panasonic Middle East -Experts Assert ‘Enormous’ Potential For Investment in Jordan -President promulgates ordinance to amend Customs Tariff Act -President's assent to control of National Highways Bill -Chinese look to triple Sign and Graphic imaging presence -International Conferences and Exhibitions moves headquarters from the UK to Dubai DJIBOUTI: President on official visit to the US -DJIBOUTI: President on official visit to the US-US $150 Billion for future GCC Electricity needs -Motorola, Avaya, and Proxim Collaborate on Cost Cutting Converged Wireless Communications Solutions -PALME Pre--Registration competition launched -Counterfeit Electrical Equipment Is Hazard To Life And Property -UNICEF supported satellite schools take root -Qatar Airways offers BBC World news on-board all flights
Ella Malayalikalkum ente abhivadanam! State Financial Institutions finance Purchase Central Governent Asset? KOCHI - January 17, 2003 Some of the state and central privatisation deals are planned to be financed with huge loans obtained from public sector banks and financial institutions -- of course with the covert support of some politicians. New laws and regulations are introduced suddenly to favour the "acquisition" of state assets at throw away prices using finance from banks and financial institutions. It may not be impossible to buy public sector assets by taking loan from the government controlled financial institutions. Take over an asset owned by the central government with a loan from the state governement FIs! With the help of political patronage it is possible now a days. Even a high profile multinational company like Enron took the Indian banks and financial institutions for a ride by getting all the finance required for its power projects in Maharashtra from the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) and a consortium of banks. Enron's Dhabhol project was supposed to be one of the landmark foreign direct investment in India, but much of the money to finance it was obtained from Indian banks and financial institutions! Full Editorial
Training academy for Civil Aviation Security to be Set up in Delhi
A specialised academy for the training of personnel responsible for civil aviation security is to be set up in New Delhi. This was announced by the Civil Aviation Minister Shri Syed Shahnawaz Hussain here today. He was speaking after inaugurating the new building of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security’s Delhi Regional Office.More
Transparency in the capital Market to promote Investor Confidence and Awarenesss: Jaswant Sing
The Union Minister of Finance and Company Affairs, Shri Jaswant Singh has said that the Government is committed to promoting better investor awareness and bringing about greater investor confidence in the capital market. In his key note address at the inauguration of _Securities Market Awareness Campaign_ to be launched by SEBI today, More
Bangladesh: Impunity for the army unacceptable
Amnesty International is deeply concerned that the Bangladeshi Government's recent decision to issue an "indemnity ordinance" will lead to a climate of impunity in the country. The ordinance gives immunity from prosecution to armed forces for their involvement in "any casualty, damage to life and property, violation of rights, physical or mental damage" between 16 October 2002 and 9 January 2003 More
Libya’s Human Rights Record in Spotlight U.N. Commission Needs Membership Criteria
(Geneva, January 17, 2003) – The likely election of Libya to a key
United Nations post on Monday will put a spotlight on its human rights
record and on efforts by abusive governments to undermine the
international human rights system, Human Rights Watch said today. More NewsIndian News Click for Detailed reports India-South Africa cooperationin IT, Community Affairs. INDO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT ON NUCLEAR SAFETY -RETAIL TRADING OF GOVERNMENT SECURITIES LAUNCHED -ISRO COMMERCIALISES TECHNOLOGY FOR PRODUCING ADVANCED HEAT PIPES -SUBSIDY FOR BATTERY OPERATED VEHICLES -PROF. PREM NARAIN TO GET NATIONAL AWARD IN STATISTICS -- keralamonitor.com
The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee holds a meeting of Chief Ministers of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh in New Delhi on January 16, 2003 (Thursday). Photo shows the Chief Minister of Bihar Smt. Rabri Devi , the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shri Digvijay Singh , the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Sushree Mayawati and the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Shri Shatrughan Sinha. (KM Photo)
MSN Arabia Travel Channel relaunches region's popular travel website
Click picture for detailed view
15 January 2003: Immediate access to 500 airlines, 50,000 hotels, thousands of holidays and three-quarters of a million car hire options is now available to travellers at the click of a mouse - with the relaunch today of the Middle East's most popular travel website. The high-speed service is available through www.mytravelchannel.com, part of the MSN Arabia portal which enjoys an average of more than 650,000 visits a month and more than a million unique visitors since it started. More
K E R A L A M O N I T O R - International News Full Reports
IRAQ: U.S., Chief U.N. Inspector At Odds Over March Arms Report; Inspectors Visit Iraqi Scientist At Home Cyprus Accepts Request To Host War Relief; Turkey Builds Tent City- LEBANON: Annan Calls For Six-Month Extension Of Peacekeeping Mission IRAN: UNDP Launches Water Project, Warns Of Future Floods
Sex, Rape and Crime
SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS DURING THE CIVIL WAR
"Four children between ten and twelve years used me. They were so small I could barely feel them inside me. The small ones tried to imitate the older ones and one of them kept saying, "I'm trying it, I'm trying it." It was the war that brought that humiliation. I kept comparing them to my own children; my first-born son is ten. I forgave them because they are children. It was not of their own making. They must have been drugged."
Sierra Leone: Sexual Violence Widespread in War
New Limits on Female Education in Afghanistan
In Western Province of Herat, School Restrictions;(New York, January 16, 2003) — Newly announced rules on female education
in the western Afghan province of Herat prohibit men from teaching women
or girls in private educational courses and uphold strict gender
segregation in all schools, Human Rights Watch said today. Because of a
shortage of female teachers, the restrictions will result in a severe
limitation on the ability of women and girls to receive proper
education. More
- e-Gate bags IT Project of the Year award at Middle East IT Awards
Award marks yet another recognition for DNRD's innovative project
January 16, 2003
Dubai -The e-Gate project, implemented by the Dubai Naturalization and Residency
Administration (DNRD) at the Dubai International Airport, to allow access
to the airport through an electronic card, has been selected the IT Project
of the Year at the seventh Middle East Information Technology Awards. MoreTHE RIGHT TO INFORMATION – A CLEANSING EFFECT
E.C. Thomas*
The fundamental right of freedom of speech and expression is meaningless without authentic requisite information about issues and subjects on which opinions are to be formed and expressed. The right to information is, therefore, implicit in the right to free speech and is as much fundamental. Parliament has now enabled the citizens to exercise their fundamental right of free speech and information. More
Iran: Press Crackdown Intensifies
(New York, January 15, 2003) — Human Rights Watch today deplored Iran’s closure of two leading independent ewspapers on Saturday and called on the authorities to permit them to reopen without delay. “Iran’s remaining independent press has been a key public forum, such as the public debate about parliament’s efforts to limit the power of the Council of Guardians,” said Joe Stork, Washington director of the Middle
East and North Africa division of Human Rights Watch. More
