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     CURRENT ISSUE SEPTEMBER 18, 2006
 
    UPCOMING EVENTS
 
    08 September - 16 September 2006
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08 September, 2006
1 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is leaving on a trip of Cuba and Brazil. He will be back around September 19, 2006. Brazil
2 Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections today. In a first for Delhi University, the Election Commission has approved the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for today's election Delhi
3 5th MMA All India Management Students' Convention. The theme of the convention : Beyond Quality : Breakthrough Innovation
Chennai
4 The National Conference to hold a series of meetings on the occasion of Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah's 24th death anniversary in Srinagar
Srinagar
5 Connect 2006 - Creating a Knowledge-driven Ecosystem from today till September 10, Chennai, India Chennai
6 India Retail Forum. Two day event to be organised at The Renaissance, Mumbai
Mumbai
7 US Army Chief Gen. Peter Schumaker will be visiting India today and is expected to hold alks with top Indian Army officials on issues such as terrorism and the current situation in the south Asian region including Afghanistan Delhi
8 S&T Minister, Kapil Sibal to inaugurate - Made in India Show organised by CII (Sep 8-11) Beijing
09 September, 2006
1 Trade ministers of G-30 - including India - are slated to meet in Brazil to discuss future strategies
Brazil
2 Suman Ghosh, renowned vocalist of the Mewati gharana and disciple of the legendary vocalist Pandit Jasraj, will present a Hindustani classical recital
Delhi
10 September, 2006
1 The Kumbha Mela going global. India's biggest faith jamboree "The Kumbha Mela" will be held for the first time in the United States today at Bren Center, University of California Irvine California/US
2 The combined Opposition in Pakistan tends to take its fight against the Government outside Parliament and has planned a series of protests to culminate in a public rally in Lahore today
Lahore/Pakistan
3 A English Play - Mad About Money - written & Directed by Mahesh Dattani to be held at Indian Habitat Centre Delhi
11 September, 2006
1 14th Nam summit, to be held in Cuba from today till Sept 16, 2006. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be attending the summit in Havana. Prime Minister is likely to meet Pakistan President Gen Pervez Musharraf on the sidelines of the summit
Havana
2 6th International Trade Fair + Conference 2006 - IIM Diamond Jubilee Celebrations - Minerals, Metals, Metallurgy & Materials. September 11-14, 2006 (Venue: Pragati Maidan, N Delhi)
Delhi
3 Judicial remand of Gaganjit Singh Barnala, a SAD MLA and son of Tamil Nadu Governor SS Barnala, till today. Gaganjit is accused of raping his maid and had earlier been remanded for 14 days
Chandigarh
4 The additional district session judge AK Singh of a local court at Bulandshahar has fixed today as the date for execution of a man who was convicted in case of rape and murder of a four year-old girl
Muzaffarnagar
5 Mahatma Gandhi's family to rally for peace. His family is taking the baton of his philosophy across the world by holding rallies and conferences for terror victims and appealing for universal peace. GrandsonArun Gandhi will lead a rally in Washington DC to highlight peace and non-violence on the fifth anniversary of Sept 11 attacks on the WTC. On the same day in Mumbai, his son Tushar will pay homage to the 200victims of the July 11 train blasts. Incidentally, Sept 11 is also the day when Bapu, whose 137th birth anniversary will be celebrated next month, started his first non-violent campaign against racial discrimination in SA in 1906 Mumbai
6 Union Minister of State of External Affairs, E Ahamed will leave on a week-long visit to the United States
USA
12 September, 2006
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Remo Fernandes , India's musical ambassador at the India-Brazil-South Africa Summit, will preform at the "Indian Evening" in Bazil

Brazil
2 61st UN General Assembly will begin
New York
13 September, 2006
1 Fifth Annual Conference On IT in Power - Improving Performance and Productivity. Sept 13-14, 2006 at Hyatt Regency, N Delhi
Delhi
14 September, 2006
1 The case is expected to be put forward by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the 14th NAM summit to be held in Havana. Sept 14-15, 2006
 
2 Subroto Cup, the country's premier football tournament at the school level, will be played from today till Oct 13 at Dr Ambedkar Stadium
Delhi
3 The Punjab Councl of Ministers to convene the 12th session of the State Assembly today which is expected to be the last session before the Assembly elections early next year
Punjab
4 61st National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy starting at Faridabad and Gurgaon from today
Haryana
5 Arjun Munda Cabinet in Jharkhand decides to convene the Assembly session from Sept 14 to take up the trust vote
Ranchi
15 September, 2006
1 Veerappa Moily report on quotas to be ready today
 
2 International Safety, Security & Disaster Management Expo 2006 from today till Sept 17 at World Trade Centre, Mumbai
Mumbai
3 September 15, when the DMK celebrates the Mupperum Vizha - three celebrations including the birth anniversary of Dravidar Kazhagam founder periyar, the party would have made a token gesture of fulfilling its main poll promise by providing 25000 new14 inch colour television sets to those who don't own one already
 
4 Meeting between President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh likely on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit today
Havana
5 Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly will feature in the first Asian Super Sixes tournament in Pakistan from today at the Natinal Stadium in Karachi. It's a two day event
Pakistan
6 SME Expo Textile - 2006 (Sep 15-17)
Panipat
16 September, 2006
1 International Day for the Preservatin of Ozone Layer
 
2 Supreme Court has ordered resumption of the demolition drive from today onwards. Illegal commercial activities in residential premises on 80-feet-wide roads in Delhi will be targeted
Delhi
3 SAD, BJP start talks on seats today in Chandigarh. Tentatively the meet will be held at former Union Minister SS Dhindsa's residence in Chandigarh
Chandigarh
4 Byelections to the three parliamentary constituencies of Katwa, Malda and Purulia and one Assembly sat (Bongaon) in West Bengal will be held today. The Election Commission has bdeputed 11 observers for the by-elections
West Bengal
5 Five Indian athletes have been named in the Asian team for the World Cup athletics championships to be held in Athens today
Athens
6 The Statesman Awards for Rural Reporting 2005 will be presented at Kala Mandir, Kolkata today at 6 pm
Kolkata
7 The process of statutory filings under the Companies Act 1956 will be in digital from from today onwards according to Prem Chand Gupta, Union Minister for Company Affairs
Delhi

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Body of Evidence

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Rising Mlitancy

Caught In The Numbers Game

Take States Into Confidence

"Chief ministers are main pilllars of development"

Marking For The Market

"I Am The Best Ambassador For My Brand"

The Other America

Fashion Weak

The Origin of Hate

Let Down by History

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