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Dear citizens and guests of Zagreb, The Advent sentiment and Christmas spirit envelop the metropolis in December. The end of the year is the time when stock is taken of results and successes in business, tourism and sports. The best and the most successful ones receive recognitions and awards. |
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Dear friends and business partners! December gets many people’s vote as the most beautiful month of the year. This may be due to the fact that, at least for a moment, we believe that we are leaving all the worries, hardships and doubts of the previous year behind us and that the year ahead of us will bring us more happiness, health and success. |
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The 47th Golden Pirouette The greatest figure skaters come to town again Between December 4th and 6th, the Dom Sportova Sports Hall will be the venue for the 47th Golden Pirouette, once again featuring the greatest figure-skaters in the world. This year’s contest counts for participation at the European and World Championships in figure-skating. |  |
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Oct 2014 fiscal deficit at 89.6% of actuals to BEs
2122014The gross fiscal deficit of the Central government stands at 89.6% of the actuals to budget estimates at the end of Oct 2014 as compared to 84.4% of the actuals to budget estimates in the corresponding period of the previous year. The primary deficit significantly increased to 259% of the actuals to budget estimates at the end of Oct 2014 as compared to 159% of the actuals to budget estimates during corresponding period of the previous year.
Differentials in use of fiscal deficit space at the end of Oct 2014 vis-à-vis Oct 2013 (in %)
Source: PHD Research Bureau, compiled from Government of India accounts, Government of India
Note: The Fiscal deficit data pertains to the end of the respective month
The Data for January 2014, February 2014, March 2014 and January 2013, February 2013, March 2013 pertains to actuals to revised estimates
* indicates data at the end of respective financial year and are% of actuals to revised estimates
The revenue receipts at the end of Oct 2014 of the central government stands at 40.4% of the actuals to budget estimates as compared with 43.2% of the actuals to budget estimates at the end of Oct 2013.
Fiscal position for Oct FY2015 vis-à-vis Oct FY2014
Month | % of Actuals to Budget Estimates FY2015* | % of Actuals to Budget Estimates FY2014* | % of Actuals to Budgeted Estimates FY2013* | % of Actuals to Budgeted Estimates FY2012* |
April | 21.5 | 17.3 | 13.1 | 18.1 |
May | 45.6 | 33.3 | 27.6 | 31.7 |
June | 56.1 | 48.4 | 37.1 | 39.4 |
July | 61.2 | 62.8 | 51.5 | 55.4 |
August | 74.9 | 74.6 | 65.7 | 66.3 |
September | 82.6 | 76.0 | 65.6 | 68 |
October | 89.6 | 84.4 | 71.6 | 74.4 |
November | 93.9 | 80.4 | 85.6 | |
December | 95.2 | 78.8 | 92.3 | |
January | 101.6 | 89.4 | 105.4 | |
February | 114.3 | 97.4 | 94.6 | |
March | 96.9^ | 94.1^ | 98.9^ |
Source: PHD Research Bureau, compiled from Union Government Accounts, Government of India
Note: * Data pertains to the end of the respective month
The Data for January 2014, February 2014, March 2014 and January 2013, February 2013, March 2013 pertains to actuals to revised estimates
^ indicates data at the end of respective financial year and are % of actuals to revised estimates
The government’s market borrowing stands at 67% of the actuals to budget estimates at the end of Oct 2014 as compared with 74% of the actuals to budget estimates at the end of Oct 2013. The domestic financing stands at 90% of the actuals to budget estimates at the end of Oct 2014 as compared to 86% of the actuals to budget estimates at the end of Oct 2013. The external financing of the government stands at 61% of the actuals to budget estimates at the end of Oct 2014 as against 19% of the actuals to budget estimates at the end of Oct 2013. The total financing of the central government stands at 90% of the actuals to budget estimates at the end of Oct 2014 as against 84% of the actuals to budget estimates at the end of Oct 2013.
Sources of financing the deficit (%)
Source: PHD Research Bureau, compiled from Union Government Accounts, Government of India
Note: Data pertains to the end of Oct 2013 and Oct 2014
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A shame: What shall I do with my fame when my people are suffering?
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BJP’s U-Turns, No Turns and Steering By Corporate
2122014December02, 2014 (C) Ravinder Singh ravinderinvent@gmail.com
There is no denying Modi.Gov has repeated Bad Policies of Congress,
Revived most lunatic NDA-I programs and is serving the interests of
few Corporate, but when there are 25-28 serious issues Congress ought
to have raised them all in the parliament.
Revived most lunatic NDA-I programs and is serving the interests of
few Corporate, but when there are 25-28 serious issues Congress ought
to have raised them all in the parliament.
Even a single Bad Infection is INJURIOUS to health than how is that
Congress is not protesting against them all 25-28 – but worse had not
learnt any lessons and had not apologized for all the mistakes.
Congress continues to be perceived as ‘Father of All U-Turns’ of
Socialist Policies since Narasimha Rao is now ‘Politically Isolated’.
Congress is not protesting against them all 25-28 – but worse had not
learnt any lessons and had not apologized for all the mistakes.
Congress continues to be perceived as ‘Father of All U-Turns’ of
Socialist Policies since Narasimha Rao is now ‘Politically Isolated’.
Congress pretended to work for Poor but had heart of Corporate. The
difference this time is that BJP is openly aligned with Corporate –
everything is Tailored for Corporate only.
difference this time is that BJP is openly aligned with Corporate –
everything is Tailored for Corporate only.
‘Charles Von der Ahe opened a 20-foot wide store named Von’s
Groceteria in downtown Los Angeles, California, in 1906. The business
had grown to 87 stores by 1928, when he sold the operation to MacMarr
Stores. MacMarr was acquired by M.B. Skaggs’ Safeway in 1930. In 1932,
his sons Theodore and Wilfred restarted the Von’s Grocery Company.
In 1948, Von’s opened a pioneering store which offered self-service,
pre-packaged produce, meat, and deli items. By 1958, it had doubled in
size to 27 stores, the third-largest grocery chain in the Greater Los
Angeles Area. In 1960 it acquired the sixth-largest, competitor
Shopping Bag, a merger that was challenged by the Federal Trade
Commission on antitrust grounds. In 1966 the United States Supreme
Court ruled against Von’s in United States v. Von’s Grocery Co. (384
U.S. 270), forcing a re-divestiture of the stores, which were
eventually sold to Fisher Foods. The Von der Ahe family sold the chain
to Household Finance Corporation in 1969. In 1970, Vons had 128
stores, making it the 2nd largest supermarket chain in southern
California behind Safeway.’ – for a population of 8 million there were
Hundreds of Organized Retail stores. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vons
Groceteria in downtown Los Angeles, California, in 1906. The business
had grown to 87 stores by 1928, when he sold the operation to MacMarr
Stores. MacMarr was acquired by M.B. Skaggs’ Safeway in 1930. In 1932,
his sons Theodore and Wilfred restarted the Von’s Grocery Company.
In 1948, Von’s opened a pioneering store which offered self-service,
pre-packaged produce, meat, and deli items. By 1958, it had doubled in
size to 27 stores, the third-largest grocery chain in the Greater Los
Angeles Area. In 1960 it acquired the sixth-largest, competitor
Shopping Bag, a merger that was challenged by the Federal Trade
Commission on antitrust grounds. In 1966 the United States Supreme
Court ruled against Von’s in United States v. Von’s Grocery Co. (384
U.S. 270), forcing a re-divestiture of the stores, which were
eventually sold to Fisher Foods. The Von der Ahe family sold the chain
to Household Finance Corporation in 1969. In 1970, Vons had 128
stores, making it the 2nd largest supermarket chain in southern
California behind Safeway.’ – for a population of 8 million there were
Hundreds of Organized Retail stores. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vons
India still persists with SABZI MANDI culture & politics. Most of the
Foods are Raw, Unhygienic retailed on streets and roadsides in
polythene bags without receipts. In hundred years VONS had been bought
and sold scores of times, listed on stock exchange Shares are Traded
everyday. Mukesh Ambani could be ‘Promoter, Owner and CEO of Hundreds
Of Public Funded Companies’ it is most scandalous in itself.
Foods are Raw, Unhygienic retailed on streets and roadsides in
polythene bags without receipts. In hundred years VONS had been bought
and sold scores of times, listed on stock exchange Shares are Traded
everyday. Mukesh Ambani could be ‘Promoter, Owner and CEO of Hundreds
Of Public Funded Companies’ it is most scandalous in itself.
India has MOST CORRUPTED PROCESS to Buy & Sell Businesses, Factories,
Intellectual Property, Lands, Homes, and Farms. GoI on behalf of
Corporate Forcibly Acquire Farm Lands cheaply but same Government
can’t takeover Shut Down Factories to Recover Bank Loans and let some
one else take it over and Revive It. BST, a large factory where I
worked in 1974 is Shut Down for decades.
Intellectual Property, Lands, Homes, and Farms. GoI on behalf of
Corporate Forcibly Acquire Farm Lands cheaply but same Government
can’t takeover Shut Down Factories to Recover Bank Loans and let some
one else take it over and Revive It. BST, a large factory where I
worked in 1974 is Shut Down for decades.
Congress Loaned Corporate over Rs.50,00,000 crores of Public Money
which they NEVER Returned – THIS IS THE CONGRESS’ BIGGEST SCAM.
which they NEVER Returned – THIS IS THE CONGRESS’ BIGGEST SCAM.
Public Has NO RIGHT NO SHARE IN MONEY LOANED TO CORPORATE. Public,
MSMEs, Farmers are instead Dependent on MoneyLenders who charge up to
120% interest rate; Farmers Can’t Store, Process and Market their
produce.
MSMEs, Farmers are instead Dependent on MoneyLenders who charge up to
120% interest rate; Farmers Can’t Store, Process and Market their
produce.
GOI is Not Functioning to Protect Rights of People But Serve Few Corporate
Ravinder Singh, National General Secretary.
Sabka Bharat Mission 2019,
Sabka Bharat Mission 2019,
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Fifth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2014-15
2122014December 2, 2014
§ The policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) kept unchanged at 8%;
§ Cash reserve ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks kept unchanged at 4% of net demand and time liabilities (NDTL);
§ Continue to provide liquidity under overnight repos at 0.25% of bank-wise NDTL at the LAF repo rate and liquidity under 7-day and 14-day term repos of up to 0.75% of NDTL of the banking system through auctions; and
§ Continue with daily one-day term repos and reverse repos to smooth liquidity.
Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the LAF will remain unchanged at 7%, and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 9%
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The fifth edition of the National Technician Grand Prix 2014
2122014Yamaha Motor India Sales organizes the fifth edition of the National Technician Grand Prix 2014
ü Over 900 registrations received from all over India
Surajpur, 1st December 2014: Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd. today addressed the media on their fifth edition of the National Technician Grand Prix (NTGP) 2014 at the company’s Surajpur Plant in Greater Noida. The contest is a three day event and will conclude on 2nd December 2014. 20 participants shortlisted from across India will compete for the much coveted title of “No.1 Yamaha Technician” in India for 2014.
In this unique nationwide contest which aims at strengthening the role of Customer Service Engagement, 932 contestants from all over India competed for the prestigious title and an opportunity to represent Yamaha Motor India Sales in the World Technician Grand Prix (WTGP) 2016 in Japan. From the Regional round, 100 winners were selected from 4 Zones in Zonal round. From the Zonal round 20 winners (5 from each zone) were selected to compete in the final round. The contest is designed to judge the contestants’ skill in the areas of “proper service knowledge”, providing service that “communicates the image of the Yamaha brand” and providing amiable customer service. To judge the level of these skills, the contestants are tested in Theory, trouble shooting, repair on actual two-wheelers with speed & accuracy and skill of dealing with customers (customer and vehicle reception). The winners are decided based on cumulative points earned in these all test areas.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ravinder Singh, Vice President – Strategy & Planning, Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd., said, “At Yamaha our corporate mission is to create Kando i.e. our endeavor to realize peoples’ dreams with ingenuity and passion, and to always be a company people look to for the next exciting product or concept that provides exceptional value and deep satisfaction. We understand that it takes more than introducing world class products to provide our dear customers with satisfaction and delight. We acknowledge and value our customers who show respect and appreciate our offerings by investing in them. We, at Yamaha, continuously strive to achieve newer benchmarks of customer service in the industry. NTGP is yet another initiative from Yamaha to foster its corporate mission.
National Technician Grand Prix (NTGP) was first held in India in 2010 which received participation from 350 technicians. Yamaha has been organizing the National Technician Grand Prix every year ever since and has witness an increase in participation year on year (2011 – 650 technicians, 2012 – 850 technicians, 2013 – 726 technicians, and 2014 – 932 technicians). The winners of NTGP have so far given representation in the World Technician Grand Prix’s of 2012 & 2014.
YAMAHA have been keeping direction of “One to One Service” to realize Customer Satisfaction, focusing on a professional technical skills, job explanation and special care treatment for customer. YTA (Yamaha Technical Academy) is our main education program which we have established in worldwide Yamaha Service Network to develop Professional technician, in other words “Professional Technical Doctor”.
About Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd.
In April 2013, India Yamaha Motor established a separate sister concern namely Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd. (YMIS) that will cater to the sales and marketing needs of the company and will function independently.
Presently, its products in India are Fazer Version 2.0 (150 cc), FZ-S Version 2.0 (150 cc), FZ Version 2.0 (150 cc), SZ-RR Version 2.0 (150 cc), YZF-R15 Version 2.0 (150cc), SS125 (123cc), YBR 125 (123cc), YBR 110 (106cc), Crux (106cc) and Ray (113cc), Ray Z (113 cc), Alpha (113 cc) Scooters. Its import portfolio includes VMAX (1,679cc), YZF-R1 (998cc) and FZ1 (998cc).
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Why VAT collections were higher during AAP government days in Delhi ?
2122014From: mediacellaap <mediacellaap@gmail.com> Mon, 1 Dec ’14 7:34p
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The encouraging response of the traders community to the fund raiser organised by the Aam Aadmi Party’s traders wing on Sunday has led to a lot of curiosity about the event and the reasons for support.
Following the event which resulted in more than Rs 50 lakh transparent donation towards the party’s campaign for the coming Delhi assembly elections, a large number of traders have contacted the party pledging their support and donations.
The reason behind this support from the traders community are the concrete pro-trader steps taken by the AAP government in January and February.
Arvind Kejriwal has consistently maintained that majority of traders want to do their business with honesty and raids on them by different departments are aimed at harassing them and infact extracting money from them.
This belief was strengthened when the AAP government was formed in Delhi, since raids were completely stopped. The party is backing its assertion with evidence based on facts that coercion does not work and if a government provides an atmosphere conducive for doing business, tax collections go up.
Consider these facts for the last quarter of the financial year 2013-14 when the AAP government was in office. The Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue generated for this period was Rs 5666 crore, whereas the collection for the same period in the previous year (2012-13) was only Rs 4669 crore.
It is clear that the decision of the AAP government to disallow even a single raid on traders resulted in a 21% increase in VAT revenue collections for the Delhi government.
However, immediately after the fall of the AAP government, there was a sudden spurt in the raids conducted by the Delhi administration. Atleast 200 raids are being conducted every month and these are proving to be counter-productive. The VAT revenue collections for the first quarter of the current financial year are merely at Rs 3808 crore, meaning that the tax collections fell by one-third (33% percent reduction).
Based on this evidence, the AAP reiterates that coercive tax collection from traders has failed in Delhi.
The AAP promises to keep the VAT rates in Delhi lowest in the country so that the national capital can be converted into a trading hub.
Reduction in VAT rates will lead to increase in trade volume, margins and profitability. This will be a win-win situation for both the consumers and traders.
Abolition of inspector raj will be the priority of the AAP and an important element of the AAP vision for traders of Delhi.
(Please find enclosed the Hindi press release)
Regards.
AAP Media Cell.
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Quake (M6.3) MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES 6.1 123.2
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Global Snippets
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Ebola death toll approaching 7,000 – WHO
Almost 7,000 people have died from the Ebola virus in West Africa, according to new data released from the World Health Organization, AFP reported. According to the UN health agency, of the 16,169 people infected with the deadly virus in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, 6,928 have perished. The latest figures are about 1,200 more deaths than reported on Wednesday, which AFP attributed to possible “unreported cases.”
Moldova heads to the polls in crucial Russia-EU contested election
Moldova is heading to the polls for parliamentary elections on Sunday, which will show the degree of public support for the current government EU-integration stance. About 3.22 million people are eligible to cast their ballots to elect 101 parliament members. At least 1978 polling stations have been opened. In total, the Central Electoral Commission has registered 26 entities running for the seats – twenty-one political parties, one electoral bloc and four independent candidates. To enter Moldova’s parliament, a party has to receive at least 6 percent of the popular vote.
No Russian tanks crossed into Ukraine – OSCE
The OSCE has not picked up on any Russian tank movement across the border into Ukraine, its chief in the region Paul Picard told Polskie Radio. The allegations have been made by the Ukrainian side on November 28. Picard also added that lately there have increasingly been people in military uniform crossing the border.
Nicolas Sarkozy elected leader of France’s main opposition party
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been elected leader of the oppositional right-wing party UMP (Union for Popular Movement), with 64.5 percent of the votes. Over 155,000 members of UMP took part in the election. The win makes Sarkozy the party’s candidate for the 2017 presidential election. Sarkozy was first elected party leader back in 2004, with 85 percent of votes. He then served as president from 2007 to 2012, when he was defeated by Francois Hollande. However, September polls showed Sarkozy’s growing popularity.
UN draft resolution on Palestinian state to be submitted in days – Arab League
The head of the Arab League has stated that a draft resolution on Palestinian statehood will be presented to the UN Security Council in the “next few days,” Reuters reported. A committee comprised of Kuwait, Mauritania, Jordan, and Arab League chief Nabil al-Araby made the comments in their closing statement, adding that Jordan is likely to present the draft.
Gunmen attack compound in Kabul
Taliban gunman besieged a compound in the Afghan capital on Saturday and engaged in combat with local security forces. The militants claimed responsibility for the attack shortly afterwards, saying they had deliberately targeted a Christian organization, aimed at converting Muslims, Reuters reported. However, city police spokesman Hashmat Stanekzai told the agency that the objective of the attack was not immediately clear.
Russia urges EU to abandon ‘meaningless sanctions spiral’
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksey Meshkov has called for the European Union to lift sanctions imposed on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine. “We don’t expect anything from our European partners. The only thing we expect is for them to stop the meaningless sanctions spiral and move on to lifting sanctions and dropping the blacklists. This would allow us to drop our lists,” Meshkov was quoted by Interfax as saying. In August, Moscow reactively banned Western food imports. “This will be conducive for us to waive counter-measures,” Meshkov added.
Four victims, 11 assailants killed in Chinese terrorist attack
An attack in China’s Yarkant County in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Friday left four victims dead and another 14 injured, Chinese CCTV reported. Police, responding to the emergency, killed 11 attackers. Police said the assailants drove to a lively street in a local town and started throwing bombs and stabbing people. The Chinese authorities described the incident as a terrorist attack. The province, home to a considerable Muslim Uyghur minority, suffers from such outburst of random violence regularly.
Venezuela president plans government salary cuts over lower oil prices
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has said that he and other officials should have their salaries reduced in response to lower oil prices, Reuters reported. “This is a test for me,” Maduro said in a TV speech, adding that Venezuela would carry on lobbying the oil price target of $100. The South American country gets 96 percent of its export revenues from oil, the price of which fell to $70 a barrel on Friday.
Bahrain votes in parliamentary elections
Bahrain has opened 49 polling stations on the morning of November 29. The people will be electing representatives for the lower house of Parliament, as well as other local ones. The first tour of voting has finished last week, with repeat voting scheduled for 34 polling stations, after only 6 MPs were chosen. Candidates for the lower house are voted in, while members of the higher house are chosen by the King.
Australian customs seize $1.5 bln in drugs
A $1.5 million worth of drugs was seized by Australia’s Join Organized Crime Group, with six men being charged “for their involvement in the attempted importation of almost three tonnes of MDMA and crystal methamphetamine into Sydney,” the press release said. The drugs were intercepted by customs and were hidden in a mixed container loaded with furniture and unmarked boxes. It was determined that the load was shipped from Germany and reached Australian shores on November 19.
Four killed, several missing in French flash floods
Four people have died, and others are missing following heavy storms that caused flash flooding in the southeast of France, authorities said, as quoted by AFP. A 50-year-old man’s body was discovered on Friday, and three women also died. One of the female casualties was found near her car. Her daughter is missing, and might have been killed as well, Pierre Soubelet, prefect of the Var department on the Mediterranean coast, told AFP. Local authorities added that another three people were missing.
30 protesters arrested by Hong Kong police amid rally dispersal
Hong Kong police have reportedly detained around 30 anti-government protesters after they clashed in the Mong Kok district. Ten people, 8 of them officers, have been injured. Security forces cracked down on demonstrators with pepper spray and batons, saying the assembly was unlawful. The pro-democracy movement kicked off in September, after the government appointed candidates to run for election in 2017.
11 killed in bus crash in Nepal
At least 11 people have been killed and 29 others injured after a bus veered off a mountain road near the village of Sahajpur in western Nepal. According to police officials, the driver lost control of the vehicle due to a punctured tire. The accident happened about 400 kilometers west of the country’s capital, Katmandu.
Mexican comedy legend Chespirito dies at 85
Known as Chespirito, or “Little Shakespeare,” Roberto Gomez Bolanos was one of Latin America’s most beloved comedians. The actor and screenwriter died at home in Cancun on Friday, according to Broadcaster Televisa, for whom Gomez Bolanos had worked for many years. One of Gomez Bolanos’ most iconic roles was Chapulin Colorado, a comic superhero who served as the inspiration for the Simpsons’ Bumblebee man. Gomez Bolanos’ work has been translated into dozens of languages and is aired around the globe. In a post on Twitter, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto called Gomez Bolanos an “icon whose work transcended generations and borders.”
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Jiang Yi-huah, Taiwan premier resigns
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Taiwan’s premier resigned Saturday after his Beijing-friendly ruling party suffered a landslide defeat at the island’s biggest ever local elections, as public fears grow over China’s increasing influence. | |
In a brief resignation speech, Jiang Yi-huah said that he took “political responsibility” for the heavy losses suffered by the Kuomintang (KMT) party. The polls are seen as an important test ahead of the 2016 presidential race, with China policy a key issue. Official results showed the ruling KMT had lost in five out of Taiwan’s six large municipalities — the most hotly contested seats. Prior to the vote they had held four of them. Taiwan and China split in 1949 at the end of a civil war, but Beijing still claims the island as part of its territory awaiting reunification, by force if necessary. Under the KMT, previously frosty ties between Beijing and Taipei have warmed, but there is public anxiety over the closer relationship. A proposed trade pact with the mainland sparked mass student-led protests and a three-week occupation of Taiwan’s parliament earlier this year, reflecting frustration over what were seen as under-the-table negotiations and a lack of benefits for the general public from the deal. The government has also been struggling with a slowing economy and a string of food scandals. “I think the outcome surprised both parties — it is a landslide defeat for the KMT as it did poorly even in areas it was expected to win,” said George Tsai, a political scientist at the Chinese Culture University in Taipei. “It sent a very clear warning signal to the KMT that if it does not make fundamental policy adjustments to be more transparent and more responsive, it could face defeat in 2016.” Embattled President Ma Ying-jeou, who came to power in 2008 on a Beijing-friendly platform, must step down at the end of his second four-year term. The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has traditionally been skeptical over closer ties with Beijing and has criticised the KMT for lack of transparency over trade deals with China. “Ma is going to face stronger opposition from the DPP when pushing for China policies in his remaining year in office,” Tsai said. The president was “lacking caution” in his handling of growing ties with China, said Ding Shuh-fan, politics professor at the National Chengchi University in Taipei. “This is a setback for Ma’s China policy,” he added. | |
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Egypt court acquits Mubarak,
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Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was on Saturday acquitted by a court which found him not guilty in the killing of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 revolution that toppled his nearly three decades-long rule, overturning an earlier ruling.
Judge Mahmud Kamel al-Rashidi also acquitted Mubarak of corruption charges for exporting gas to Israel.
The court ruled that Mubarak’s seven former security commanders, including his former interior minister Habib al-Adly, were “innocent” in the killing of anti-government protesters during the 2011 revolution.
The 86-year-old, dressed in his trademark shades and wearing the blue clothes of a convict, was wheeled into the caged dock on an upright stretcher.
His two sons were also acquitted from all corruption charges.
Mubarak and his co-defendants were found guilty in June 2012 and sentenced to life imprisonment.
The initial verdict was appealed successfully and a retrial began in April 2013.
He is serving a separate three-year prison term for embezzlement of public funds.
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A terror attack in China’s Xinjiang
1122014A terror attack in China’s Xinjiang
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Fifteen people, including 11 “mobsters” have been killed and 14 others injured in a terrorist attack in China’s restive Xinjiang province on Saturday.
The attack occurred Shache County in the northwestern province, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The attack occurred Shache County in the northwestern province, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Tianshan news website said that the attackers used vehicles, knives and explosives in the assault.
It also claimed that the dead included 11 of the attackers branded as “mobsters” by state media.
Xinjiang, home to ethnic Uygur Muslims, has been restive for several years due to conflicts between locals and migrant Han Chinese from other provinces.
The region has experienced a spate of violent attacks in the last few years which China blames on the al-Qaeda-backed East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM).
The violence in Xinjiang and some parts of the country have resulted in scores of deaths.
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A terror attack in China’s Xinjiang
1122014Fifteen people, including 11 “mobsters” have been killed and 14 others injured in a terrorist attack in China’s restive Xinjiang province on Saturday.
The attack occurred Shache County in the northwestern province, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The attack occurred Shache County in the northwestern province, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Tianshan news website said that the attackers used vehicles, knives and explosives in the assault.
It also claimed that the dead included 11 of the attackers branded as “mobsters” by state media.
Xinjiang, home to ethnic Uygur Muslims, has been restive for several years due to conflicts between locals and migrant Han Chinese from other provinces.
The region has experienced a spate of violent attacks in the last few years which China blames on the al-Qaeda-backed East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM).
The violence in Xinjiang and some parts of the country have resulted in scores of deaths.
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Pope, Patriarch demand end to IS attacks
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Pope Francis and the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians demanded an end to the violent persecution of Christians in Syria and Iraq on Sunday and called for dialogue with Muslims, capping Francis’ three-day visit to Turkey with a show of unity.
Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I issued a joint declaration urging leaders in the region to intensify help to victims of the Islamic State group, and especially to allow Christians who have had a presence in the region for 2,000 years to remain on their native lands.”The terrible situation of Christians and all those who are suffering in the Middle East calls not only for our constant prayer but also for an appropriate response on the part of the international community,” they wrote.
The statement was issued at the end of Francis’ first trip to Turkey during which he prayed in one of Istanbul’s most important mosques.
He was also set to meet with a few of the 1.6 million refugees who have crossed into Turkey to flee the IS assault in neighbouring Syria and Iraq.
Francis, who represents the 1.2 billion-strong Catholic Church, and Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of the world’s 300 million Orthodox Christians, called for “constructive dialogue” with Islam “based on mutual respect and friendship.”
“Inspired by common values and strengthened by genuine fraternal sentiments, Muslims and Christians are called to work together for the sake of justice, peace and respect for the dignity and rights of every person, especially in those regions where they once lived for centuries in peaceful coexistence and now tragically suffer together the horrors of war,” they said.
Later today, Francis was to meet with a few dozen young refugees who are being educated by the Salesian religious order.
The Vatican had downplayed the meeting, perhaps because of organisational glitches or to not distract from Francis’ ecumenical activities which were the main reason for the visit.
But just before the trip began, the Vatican revealed that he would indeed deliver a speech to the youths.
Francis kicked off his final day in Turkey with a liturgy alongside Bartholomew in the Orthodox Church of St George, where incense mingled with hypnotic chants on an important feast day for the Orthodox Church.
The Catholic and Orthodox churches split in 1054 over differences on the primacy of the papacy, and there was a time when patriarchs had to kiss popes’ feet.
At the end of a joint prayer service yesterday evening, Francis bowed to Bartholomew and asked for his blessing “for me and the Church of Rome,” a remarkable display of papal deference to an Orthodox patriarch that underscored Francis’ hope to end the schism.
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Another cricketer dies after being struck by ball
30112014Israeli cricket umpire dies
Nov 30,
In Israel, Hillel Oscar, 55, an umpire and former captain of Israel’s national cricket team died yesterday after being hit in the jaw by a ball in the southern port city of Ashdod, the country’s cricket association said.
In Israel, Hillel Oscar, 55, an umpire and former captain of Israel’s national cricket team died yesterday after being hit in the jaw by a ball in the southern port city of Ashdod, the country’s cricket association said.
His death comes just two days after Australian batsman Phillip Hughes died of a severe head injury after being hit by a bouncer in a New South Wales match in Sydney.
Israeli police ruled out foul play in the incident that led to the death of the umpire. He was an international umpire.
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Haryana CM is ill-informed about water release for Delhi
30112014From: Media Cell AAP Sun, 30 Nov ’14 2:14p
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November 30, 2014 (Sunday)
- Haryana CM is ill-informed about release of water for Delhi
- Mr Khattar’s statement on Munak Canal is irresponsible
- It is not a matter of option or discretion of the Haryana govt
- Mr Khattar’s govt is legally bound to release 80 million gallons everyday
- BJP is trying to complicate the water issue and postpone release of water for Delhi
New Haryana chief minister Mr Manohar Lal Khattar appears unaware of the fact that his state government is legally bound to release 80 million gallons of water into the Munak Canal for Delhi everyday, according to the memorandum of understanding signed between two states in 1993.
Mr Khattar’s irresponsible statement on Saturday that his government cannot release water for Delhi and would be able to do so only if other neighbouring states also help, clearly shows he still does not know about the legal obligations of his state government.
The Aam Aadmi Party clearly states that Haryana chief minister should take a proper briefing about facts particularly on issues concerning relations with other states, since his ill informed statements could have serious repercussions for relations between the two states.
It is not a matter of option or discretion for the Haryana government, it is mandatory for it to release water for Delhi in accordance with the terms of the 1993 MoU. Mr Khattar would do well to go through the Delhi High Court order of Thursday in which Haryana government has been directed to release water for Delhi.
The Haryana chief minister’s attempts to shift the onus on the central government is misplaced, since the release of water can no longer be postponed and the BJP attempts to complicate the issue will be strongly rebuffed.
Delhi government has spent Rs 400 crore on the construction of Munak Canal over the last two decades and any attempt to scuttle water supply for the national capital will be resisted.
The BJP is trying to follow in the footsteps of the Congress by confusing the matter, and its designs will be thoroughly exposed.
The terms and conditions of the 1993 MoU between Haryana and Delhi are absolutely clear and Delhi government has honoured all its commitments, including bearing more than 80% cost for the construction of the canal. The BJP now should not try to test the patience of the residents of the national capital.
Delhi administration should strongly oppose any move to postpone immediate release of water for the national capital.
The AAP will take all possible steps, including recourse to legal action once its government is formed again in Delhi after the assembly elections, in case Haryana government does not honour its legal commitment to release water into the Munak Canal.
Nearly 40 lakh residents of South, Southwest, West and Northwest Delhi, including areas of Sangam Vihar and Dwarka are reeling under acute water shortage.
Further, water treatment plants at Bawana, Dwarka and Okhla are still unused due to water shortage. (ENDS)
Regards.
AAP Media Cell
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Diesel,Petrol prices cut
30112014Nov 30,  Petrol price has been cut by 91 paise per litre and diesel by 84 paise including VAT. The new rate will come into force from midnight tonight. Now, Petrol will cost 63 rupees and 33 paise per litre in Delhi, 70 rupees and 73 paise in Kolkata, 70 rupees 95 paise in Mumbai and in Chennai it will be 66 rupees and 5 paise per litre. For Diesel, people will have to pay, 52 rupees and 51 paise a litre in Delhi, 57 rupees and 08 paise in Kolkata, 60 rupees and 11 paise in Mumbai and 55 rupees and 93 paise in Chennai. In a statement, Indian Oil Corporation said that the decision has been taken in view of continued downtrend in the international prices of both Petrol and Diesel. |
