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DD to cover dawn of new NEW DELHI, Dec 4: When the new millennium dawns on January....more
Joshi releases english NEW DELHI, Dec 4: Human Resource Development Minister Murli....more
Chautala for libraries BAHADURGARH, Dec 4: Haryana Chief Minister.....more |
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India disappointed over SEATTLE, Dec 4: India today expressed disappointment over......more ‘Govt working towards NEW DELHI, Dec 4: Government is working on a right to information......more 10 killed in helicopter COLOMBO, Dec 4: Ten persons, eight of them foreigners, were killed.....more PWP minister denies MUMBAI, Dec 4: Peasants and Workers’ Party (PWP), a constituent....more On what it takes to be with BABINA CANTT (UP), Dec 4: I was on my way to Delhi to join the hoteliering......more |
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DD to cover dawn of new millennium globally NEW DELHI, Dec 4: When the new millennium dawns on January one, 2000, the first glimpse of the sun in India will be recorded on Doordarshan: from Katchal in Andaman and Nicobar islands. In a special effort to emphasise the significance of the new year, Doordarshan will telecast ‘millennium dawns on India’, a special live telecast from noon on the last day of the present millennium (December 31), going on to mid-day on new year’s day, on its national channel (DD one). In addition, Doordarshan will contribute to a global telecast of a consortium of sixtyfive leading TV networks from all over the world. The global telecast will be shown live simultaneously on the metro channel DD two for twentyfive hours - covering celebrations from Sydney harbour to times square in New York, and with the thames on fire to midnight in iceland, apart from covering China, Japan and most of Europe. The programmes during this telecast will aim at projecting the country’s deep-rooted philosophy evolved over the centuries bringing a vibrant modern India on the threshold of the new millennium. A consortium of creative people like Rajiv Mehrotra, Muzaffar Ali, Siddharth Kak, Anupanm Kher, Dr Nisar Allana, Shovana Narayan and many more will be involved with the telecast. Meanwhile, Doordarshan will telecast on December seven a film about a raped victim, Neeta Goswami, who came out in the open to get justice against the upper castes with full support of her husband. ‘The shame is not mine’ directed by Arun Chadha for the Lok Seva Sanchar Parishad is in English, Gujarati and Hindi and has sub-titles in English. It will be telecast at 2302 hrs on DD one. ‘Fugitive - the most wanted’ by Sohaib Ilyasi, the crime-fighting series being telecast on Thursday nights on DD one, is now also being repeated on DD two on Saturday mornings at 1030 hrs. Doordarshan has commenced telecast on Wednesdays nights at 2100 hrs on DD one of ‘Abhimaan’, a series directed by Rakesh Sarang for producer Manish Goswami. It is the story of the misuse of power by the main pillars of society: politicians, industrialists, journalists, and police. An action-packed courtroom drama, ‘Satya’, has also commenced telecast on Thursday nights at 2100 hrs on DD two. It has been directed by Shahab Shamsi for United Television. (UNI) |
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releases english translation of Bhagwat NEW DELHI, Dec 4: Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi released an abridged english translation of Bhagwat Mahapurana, "Bhagwatam", here last evening. The translation has been done by Mr Girish Pandey, former Director of the Editorial Services in the Rajya Sabha Secretariat. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Joshi said the epic written ages back had all the elements of science and other disciplines of humanities. "It had elements of popular science which were discovered by Europe much later," he said. Mr Pandey, who served as Hindi and culture officer at the Indian mission in Port of Spain, said he felt the need for such a translation into english as this was the medium of education and operation of the country’s administrators. The function, held at the minister’s residence, was attended by a host of sanskrit scholars. (UNI) |
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Chautala for libraries in native villages of Kargil martyrs BAHADURGARH, Dec 4: Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala has said that libraries will be set up at schools in the native villages of Kargil martyrs of the state. An amount of Rs two lakh will be sanctioned to each village for the purpose and these libraries would be named after the martyrs. The Government has also decided to establish industrial units in Haryana and many Multi-National Companies had expressed their willingness to set up units there, Mr Chautala said. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) had been signed between motor company Honda of Japan and Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation (HSIDC) for setting up two and three wheeler scooters manufacturing plant in Industrial Model Township (IMT) at Manesar in Gurgaon district. Besides an ‘Sarkar Janata Ke Dwar’ (Government on the door steps of the people) programme will begin from December one for redressal of grievances of people at their door-steps, he said. Under the programme, the problems of every village in state would solved in consultation with the ‘village pardhan’ and necessary development works would be undertaken to improve their lot. (UNI) |
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India disappointed over WTO talks failure SEATTLE, Dec 4: India today expressed disappointment over the failure of the WTO ministerial conference and said it had adopted a constructive attitude, but the differences particularly in non-trade areas could not be bridged. India had come to Seattle expecting more positive outcome because the country always believed in multilateral rule-based non discriminatory trading system, Commerce and Industry Minister Murasoli Maran told reporters after the failure of the four-day ministerial conference, beset by sharp differences on many issues from start. With this constructive attitude we had participated in the deliberations and significant advances were made in many areas, he said. But in other areas particularly non-trade related issues there were divergence which could not be bridged, Maran said adding he would not say that the conference had collapsed but only remained inconclusive. We hope in the resumed consultation more constructive outcome will emerge on all issues for a balanced and equitable package, Maran said. The talks will resume after Christmas holiday, at Geneva, headquaters of WTO, WTO spokesman Keith Rockwell said. Maran stressed that India mainly wanted to resolve implementation issues (arising out of previous WTO agreements) to our satisfaction. But it had come to the meeting with a mandate from Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to strongly oppose inclusion of six areas in the agenda for a new round, he said. These include core labour standards, environmental issues, coherent global architecture, investment issues, NGO’s involvement in WTO issues and competition policy, Maran said. The four day talks among the 135-member multilateral body remained deadlocked as there were disagreements just not on one issue, an Indian official said. The talks to hammer out the agenda for a new round of global trade liberalisation broke up after various camps failed to reconcile their differences. However, the mandated new round of trade negotiations for trade in agriculture and services and mandated review of trade related intellectual property rights and trade related investment measures will start as per schedule on January one, 2000. The member countries had agreed for negotiations on these issues at the end of Uruguay round, signed at Marrakesh in 1994, that led to setting up of WTO. Developing countries locked horns with developed world at the conference over their attempt to sneak in labour standards as part of WTO programme. It also saw the EU pitted against the Cairns group of agriculture exporting countries like Australia and Zealand which were backed by the US over the issue of cutting subsidies. (PTI) |
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PWP minister denies reports on threats of resignation MUMBAI, Dec 4: Peasants and Workers’ Party (PWP), a constituent of the Democratic Front (DF) coalition Government in Maharashtra, today described as totally baseless reports that three of its ministers had threatened to resign over guardian ministership of the coastal district of Raigad. Ganpatrao Deshmukh, one of the three PWP ministers in the Vilasrao Deshmukh cabinet, told PTI that he and two of his party colleagues had had No discussion at all With the Chief Minister on the issue and there is no question of their pulling out of DF on such a minor issue. Deshmukh, a senior PWP leader who holds the portfolio of Employment Gurantee Scheme (EGS), however, said it was natural that his party expected allocation of guardian ministership of Raigad district, where it has strong roots. Deshmukh was given charge of Hingli district when appointments of district guardian ministers in the state were made last week. (PTI) |
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On what it takes to be with a prestigious army regiment BABINA CANTT (UP), Dec 4: I was on my way to Delhi to join the hoteliering industry when my uncle, then posted here, downloaded me from the train and put some sense into my nut, and I ended up in hodson’s horse, says Major T S Hara, looking back on how he joined one of Indian Army’s most colourful and sought after regiments. Son of an officer from the same regiment, 29-year-old Maj Hara is one of those who left the softer options to follow their fathers to the Army, lured by the great traditions and legacy of units like four horse, formerly hodson’s horse. A former national level golfer who was a contemporary of the likes of Jyoti Randhawa, he says he dabbled in a host of glamorous career options before his uncle, also an armoured corps officer, convinced him that if you want a good life, the Army is the only place for you. Agrees captain Abhayjeet Himmat Singh Sandhu, son of Brigadier P S Sandhu who commanded the 142-year-old regiment. Capt Sandhu, 25, left a career in fashion photography to opt for his father’s regiment because he wanted to be part of one of the most decorated regiments in the Indian Army. Both Maj Hara and Capt Sandhu now look back and say their decision to join the Army and seek a parental claim was One of the few right decisions taken in life. But being in a regiment with such a glorious history and a pile of battle honours won both in India and abroad puts a lot of pressure to perform, says Maj Samir Verma, who feels he was lucky to have got commissioned into four horse as he got it by lottery and not bev was there. All Army officers are quite professional, but the pressure on us is greater as we have to live up to the great traditions of our regiment, the 28-year-old recently married officer from Dehradun says. Maj Vivek Gupta, a Short-Service (SS) Commission Officer with ten years of service behind him, says he did not have to think twice before opting for a permanent commission. SS officers get good placement after they are relieved from the Army after five years, but who would want to leave such a regiment? Maj Gupta asks. Four Horse Commandant Colonel P S Manhas elaborates. Our regiment has been actively involved in three major battles in the past 82 years, including the historic battle of Cambrai, France in November 1917 when it spearheaded an attack against the Germans and halted their advance on allied lines. Not resting on laurels won on foreign ground, the regiment played a key role in both 1965 and 1971 wars with Pakistan, earning 23 battle honours, including three Mahavir Chakras, the commandant says. Four horse not only played an important role in three wars this century but was one of the three armoured units sent to Jammu and Kashmir for counter-insurgency operations from where it has returned recently, Col Manhas says. Obviously we are very proud of our successes, but we understand we cannot rest on our past laurels, and so I am happy we got the Valley assignment where the boys did a great job, he says. For retired officers, coming to the regiment is like returning home, and Col Subir Mathur, a 1965 war veteran says if there is anyone in the world he can fall back on, it is the people in four horse. He would be willing to do any job the hodson’s horse asks him. All he needs is an opportunity to get back to the regiment, his wife Shubh says. (PTI) |
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