Friday, 23 September 2016

Studying in France: Autumn Education Fair ’16

Studying in France: Autumn Education Fair ’16
29th September  5th October 2016
Chandigarh – Chennai – Bengaluru – Kochi

New Delhi, 23th September 2016
Campus France India, France’s national agency for higher studies, is pleased to announce the Study in France – Autumn Education Fair ’16 which will take place in four metropolitan cities across India:  Chandigarh (29th September), Chennai (1stOctober), Bangalore (3rd October) and Kochi (5th October).
This large-scale event brings together Indian students from all fields face-to-face withover 30 top French B-Schools, Engineering schools and specialized schools (Law, Design, Hotel Management) and is a reflection of the French government’s commitment (through its Embassy India, the Institut français India, Campus France, and Alliance Française) to increasing Indian students’ mobility to France.
Students are invited to register at http://salons.campusfrance.org/india2016/ to book20-minute individual interviews with the institutes of their choice. Registration is free and all are welcome.
At the event, students will receive free one-to-one counselling with experienced education advisers and academia from top French institutions. A PhD stand will also provide aspiring doctoral students information on enrolment and funding. Parallel sessions in the form of presentations and talks by experts will provide first-hand information on study requirements for graduate and post-graduate courses, accommodation and scholarships offered by the French government. Indian alumni will also share their experiences to showcase the excellence of French education and the opportunities that come with it.
France’s Ambassador to India, HE Alexandre Zeigler says, “These Education Fairs organised bi-annually are a great way to bring together the diversity of important basic information from experts who are available in one place for those who want to know more about study opportunities in France. It is a kind of an orientation process for students as they take further steps toward their goal with our assistance in making their dreams a reality.”
Location details of the Autumn Education Fair ’16 and the list of the participating institutions can be found below.
Note to editors:
France is among the top three most popular destinations worldwide for international students and Paris was voted as the “best international student city” by the QS team in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 – no surprise, considering its numerous internationally high-ranked institutions and the quality of life in the capital of France. Students from Indian and the world often enjoy extensive access to leading academics, with small class sizes and intensive teaching, and that, too, at low fees.
Major gateway to Europe’s work and business culture, France also ranks third among the world’s most innovative countries (the top one in Europe). France’s engineering and business schools fare extremely well in European rankings. With their international faculty and student bodies, French institutes enable Indian students to develop their own international networks of contacts and, at the same time, build a strong sense of European business culture. The language barrier is no more: English is now widely used as a teaching medium, with more than 1,000 courses taught in English at the Master’s and, increasingly, at the Bachelor’s levels.
And the Indian student community is growing fast: last year, nearly 4,000 Indian students joined France to pursue higher education, a jump of 100% over the past five years.
To encourage this trend, the Embassy of France has decided to grant 5-year short-stay visas to all Indian alumni – past, present and future students – who hold a master’s or any post-graduate degree of French institutes. Graduates also have the opportunity to stay on in France for up to a year after the completion of their course and find employment there.
This year, the Embassy offered nearly 400 scholarships under its flagship “Charpak” programme for students pursuing Master’s degrees, exchange semesters and research internships. Indian students also received scholarships, including tuition fee waivers and a monthly stipend, from French companies, such as MBDA.
Indian alumni with French degrees are provided many job offers in India, as well. More than 1,000 French companies have set up operations in India, and are constantly on the look-out for international talent.
Following the Chandigarh-Chennai-Bengaluru-Kochi autumn tour, Campus France will also hold a Winter Education Fair in more cities in India, including Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai.
More about Campus France India
Campus France is the governmental agency promoting French higher education, functioning under the aegis of the Embassy of France in India, as part of Institut français India, and in cooperation with Alliance Française. It currently has offices in ten Indian cities: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Pune. Campus France will also soon have offices in three more locations: Jaipur, Lucknow, and Bhopal.
Any Indian student can schedule a meeting with Campus France advisors, who provide all documentation and advice on studies in France. The advisors also contact French institutions in which the student is interested and forward their application. Campus France also organizes direct meetings between French academies and Indian students in various Indian cities on a biannual basis.

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The Autumn Education Fair 2016 is being held in the following cities and locations:
Chandigarh: Thursday, 29th September / 12.00 noon onwards
Hotel Taj Chandigarh
Chennai: Saturday, 1st October / 11.00 AM onwards
Hotel Taj Coromandel
Bengaluru: Monday, 3rd October / 12.00 noon onwards
Hotel Vivanta by Taj – MG Road
Kochi: Wednesday, 5th October / 2.00 PM onwards
Hotel Marriott – Lulu Mall

Press Contact: Daniel Nathan
E: dna@ifindia.in T: + 91-11-3041 0051 M : +91 9911382365 www.ifindia.in
Institut Français India. 2, Dr. A.P.J Kalam Road (formerly Aurangzeb Road), New Delhi 110011


List of institutions participating in the Autumn 2016 Education Fair
Business Schools
  1. AUDENCIA BUSINESS SCHOOL MBA • MIM • MSc •International Business • Marketing • Supply Chain • Purchasing Mgmt • Food & Agro-business • Marketing Design Creation • Sports Organisations • Finance
  1. BREST BUSINESS SCHOOL Bachelors • Masters • Tourism • Agrobusiness • Finance • Business Development • International Business • International Mgmt • Dual degrees
  2. EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL BBA • MBA • PhD in Finance • Finance • Audit • Banking • Marketing • Mgmt • LLM • Entrepreneurship • Global Business • Creative Business
  3. ESCP EUROPE Bachelors • BIM • MSc • MIM • MBA • MEB • PhD • Marketing • Mgmt  • Auditing & Consulting • Finance • Marketing & Communication • Media, Culture & Leisure • Law
  1. ESC TROYES Event Marketing & Communication • Communication & Design Management • Luxury Product Management • Business Tourism & Event Management • Luxury Tourism • Supply Chain Management • Finance & Management Control • Sales & Marketing Management • Social Media & Interactive Marketing Management •  ICE (Innovation Communication Entrepreneurship)
  1. ESSEC BBA • MSc • MBA • PhD • Strategy • Business • Luxury Brand Mgmt • Finance • Hospitality Mgmt
  2. France International Graduate School – FIGS Bachelors • Masters • MSc • BBA • Fashion • Luxury • Retail Mgmt • Marketing & Business Mgmt • Geopolitics & International Business • Entrepreneurship & International Business Development • Human Resources Mgmt & Development • International Mgmt • Businesseering
  3. GEM Grande Ecole Program – French Business School cursus (up to Master’s level) • Specialized Master’s • International Programs • Bachelor’s and Master’s in International Business • MSc’s • MBA • DBA
  4. ICN- Business School • ICN Bachelor Degree • International Bachelor • Summer Program • ICN MSc in International Business Development • ICN MSc in Luxury and Design Management • ICN MSc in International Management (MIEX) • ICN Grande Ecole • Executive MBA •  PhD
  5. IESEG LILLE-PARIS Bachelors • MBA • Business • Finance • Accounting • Audit Banking • Digital Marketing • CRM • Business Analysis & Consulting • Fashion Mgmt • Negotiation
  6. KEDGE BUSINESS SCHOOL Bachelors • MS • MSc • Purchasing • Supply Chain Mgmt • Maritime Mgmt • International Business • Sport & Event Mgmt • Marketing  • Finance
  7. MONTPELLIER BUSINESS SCHOOL BIBA • MBA • MSc • Marketing • Finance • International Business
  1. NEOMA BUSINESS SCHOOL Bachelors • Masters • MBA • Business Administration • International Business • Management • Finance • Marketing • Audit and control • Business development • Supply Chain • Luxury
  1. PASS-WORLD Admission Process for 7 B-Schools : Burgundy School of Business / GEM / Normandy Business School / Novancia Business School Paris / EM Strasbourg Business School / Telecom Ecole de Management / ESC Pau • Mgmt • Business
  2. RENNES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Bachelors • MSc • MIM • MBA • PhD • Marketing • Mgmt • Finance • Communication • Auditing • HRM • Tourism • Supply Chain • Innovation • Brand Mgmt • Business Negotiation • Digital Marketing
  3. SKEMA Bachelor in Global Mgmt • MS • MSc • Auditing • Information Systems • Finance • Marketing Business Development • Tourism • Fashion • Event Mgmt • Hospitality • Digital Marketing • Consulting • Supply Chain • Purchasing • Human Resources
  4. TOULOUSE BUSINESS SCHOOL International Mgmt • Aviation Mgmt • Entrepreneurship • Social Web & Digital Marketing • Master in Mgmt • Banking & International Finance • Supply Chain & Lean Mgmt • Sports Mgmt • Hospitality & Tourism • Digital Intelligence & Marketing Analytics
  5. UNIVERSITE FEDERALE DE TOULOUSE association of universities and higher education institutions  • Arts • Humanities  • Languages • Law • Economics  • Mgmt • Human & social sciences • Science • Technology • Health & Engineering sciences

Engineering Schools:
  1. CENTRALE NANTES European Master in Advanced Robotics (EMARO) • MS in Computational Mechanics • EM SHIP Advanced Design • Master of Science in Advanced Robotics • Automatic Control, Signal & Image • Computational Mechanics • Hydrodynamics & Ocean Engineering • Energetics & Propulsion • Design of Systems & Products • Metallic Assemblies & Complex Composites • Civil Engineering • Urban Environment • PhD
  1. ENAC: Traffic Management • Navigation Satellite Systems • International Air Transport and Operations Management • Aerospace Project Management • Airport Management • Air Transport Management • Aviation Safety Aircraft Airworthiness • Air/Ground Collaborative System Engineering
  1. ENS CHIMIE RENNES: Molecular Chemistry •  Chemistry of Solids and Materials• Water Quality and Treatment (QuaTrO) •  Chemistry, Physical or Material Chemistry
  2. ENSTA Bretagne MSc in Engineering • MS • Expert in Renewable Marine Energy • Pyrotechnics & Propulsion • Marine Engineering / Naval Architecture & Offshore Engineering • Sensors, Geolocation & Navigation
  3. ENSTIMAC  Advanced Materials and Structures (IMAS) • Bio Health Engineering (BSI) • Energy and Environmental Engineering (EAE) • Industrial Engineering. (GIPSI) • Specialized Master: Construction with positive Energy
  4. ISA LILLE BSc in Environmental Sciences • Bachelor in Life Sciences • Master of Engineering in Animal Sciences • Master of Science in Sustainable Mgmt of Pollution • Master of Science in Sustainable Food Technology & Mgmt • Master of Engineering in Animal Sciences
  1. ISAE – SUPAERO Master of Science in Aeronautical and Space Systems • Master of Science in Aerospace mechanics and avionics • Master of Science in Global Navigation Satellite System • Master of Science in Aeronautical Mechanics and Energetics
  2. ISEP Bachelors MSc in Information Technology: SIPM (System Integration and Project Management) • MSc in electronics and telecommunications: ACE (Applications in the Communications Environ­ment)
  1. ESIGELEC MSc • PhD • Master of Science & Technology with Information Systems or in Embedded Electronic Systems
  1. ESILV – ENGINEERING SCHOOL PARIS Computing and Digital Science • Computational Mechanics and Modelling • Modern Energy • Financial Engineering
    1. INSA Rouen Information Systems Design • Fine Chemistry & Chemical Consulting • Energetics & Propulsion • Civil Engineering & Sustainable Building Practices • Mathematical Engineering • Industrial & Environmental Risk Mgmt • Mechanical Engineering
    2. MINES-NANTES-ENGINEERING GRADSCHOOL MSc in Project Mgmt for Environmental & Energy Engineering • MSc in Advanced Nuclear Waste Mgmt • MSc in Nuclear Energy Production & Industrial Applications • MSc in Nuclear Technologies for Medical Applications • Logistics & Supply Chain Mgmt • MSc in Mgmt & Optimization of Supply Chains & Transport • PhD
    3. UNIVERSITE FEDERALE DE TOULOUSE association of universities and higher education institutions  • Arts • Humanities  • Languages • Law • Economics  • Mgmt • Human & social sciences • Science • Technology • Health & Engineering sciences
  • Phd Table Meeting with an Expert In Phd Studies In France

Art • Design • Fashion Schools: • Hotel Mgmt • Photography • Law
  1. INTUIT.LAB Graphic design •  Advertising •  Multimedia/animation • Visual communication • Graphic design •  Packaging •  Publishing • Design management.
  2. LE CORDON BLEU Culinary Arts • International Hospitality Management • Grand Diplôme combining cuisine and pastry • Cuisine Diploma • Pâtisserie Diploma • Boulangerie Diploma • Wine and Management • Restaurant Management Diploma  • Hautes Études du Goût (HEG)
  3. UNIVERSITE FEDERALE DE TOULOUSE association of universities and higher education institutions  • Arts • Humanities  • Languages • Law • Economics  • Mgmt • Human & social sciences • Science • Technology • Health & Engineering sciences
  4. Université Panthéon-Assas LLM • Law & Political Sciences • Economics • Mgmt • Information & Communication Sciences
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India signs deal to buy 36 French Rafale fighter jets

India signed a formal agreement Friday to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France’s Dassault for a reported €7.9 billion ($8.8 billion), one of its biggest defense deals in decades. India’s Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian signed the agreement at a ceremony in New Delhi after years of tortuous negotiations between the two countries. Defense experts say it will bring a much needed boost to India’s air force as it tries to renew its dwindling fleet of Russian MiG-21s. The world’s top defense importer has signed several big-ticket deals as part of a $100-billion upgrade since Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi took power in 2014. Friday’s agreement is a major vote of confidence in the Rafale, which had long struggled to find buyers overseas.
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Latest Russian elections most complicated

Latest elections held on September 18 were the most complicated for the electoral history of Russia as they comprised 5,300 campaigns of different levels, Central Election Commission head Ella Pamfilova said Friday. Nature of complaints of violations has no influence on the legitimacy of elections, she was quoted by TASS as saying at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. Six parties have made it to the State Duma of the seventh convocation. United Russia gets 343 seats, the Communist Party – 42, the Liberal Democrat Party – 39, Fair Russia – 23, Rodina – 1, Civic Platform – 1, and one mandate goes to a self-nominated candidate.
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Press Release

For immediate release                                                                            Media InquiriesDate: 22 Sep 2016                                                       Oisika Chakrabarti, +1 646 781-4522
oisika.chakrabarti[at]unwomen.org
Maria Sanchez, +1 646-781-4507
maria.sanchez[at]unwomen.org
HLP Secretariat – Kelly Courtney, +1 617-290-9190
kelly.courtney[at]pipeline.com

First report by High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment outlines drivers to advance gender equality

New York—The High-Level Panel (HLP) for Women’s Economic Empowerment today presents its first findings to the UN Secretary-General at an event in New York, held in the context of the UN General Assembly. The HLP, created by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in January 2016, aims at placing women’s economic empowerment at the top of the global agenda to accelerate progress under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The report aims to draw attention to the challenges faced by the most disadvantaged women, to bring informal work from the margins to the mainstream, to highlight how discriminatory laws limit choice and to shed light on the centrality of unpaid work and care, which is one of the most pervasive and significant barriers to women’s economic empowerment.
“The launch of this first report, which has been enriched by passionate and vigorous debates, represents a major milestone for the work of the HLP. It has drawn on the substantial and robust evidence about key issues, identified the fundamental drivers and principles and delivered a call to action,” said Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera, President of Costa Rica and Co-Chair of the HLP.
“Something all panel members agree upon is that economic empowerment is about rights, justice and creating a movement that will leave no woman behind. This report provides the added value of concreteness by showing good examples on how society can come together to accelerate women’s economic empowerment. After all, if we do not act, we are missing out on huge gains for global sustainable development and economic growth”, added Simona Scarpaleggia, CEO of IKEA Switzerland and Co-Chair of the HLP.
Today’s report highlights seven primary drivers to unlock the potential of women to fully participate in the economy and achieve financial independence: tackling adverse norms and promoting positive role models; ensuring legal protections and reforming discriminatory laws and regulations; recognizing, reducing and redistributing unpaid work and care; building digital, financial and property assets; changing corporate culture and practice, improving public sector practices in employment and procurement, and strengthening visibility, collective voice and representation.
The HLP brings together a diverse group of stakeholders including governments, private sector, trade unions, commercial banks, civil society organizations and multilateral organizations, such as UN Women, all of which are crucial to building greater economic empowerment and realizing rights for women.
“Closing the pay gap between women and men and finding solutions to the unpaid work done by millions of women and girls will have a huge impact on women’s ability to shape change in their live— especially the poorest. With money in their pocket and increased control over their own time and resources, women can make decisions about how to make life safer and better for themselves and their children, whether that is completed education or further skills training, health care, including their sexual and reproductive health, or simply better food for the family. This is the time, for us, and for the world, to put gender equality and women’s empowerment at the centre of the changes to which we all aspire, and make a real impact on poverty,” said Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women.
Research shows that women invest their income back into their families and communities, including in health and education. McKinsey Global Institute estimates that if women in every country were to play an identical role to men in markets, as much as $28 trillion would be added to the global economy by 2025.
Complete version of the Interim report will be available online at:www.womenseconomicempowerment.org and highlights of the interim report can be downloaded here.
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“SDGs: Agenda 2030 and Civil Society Organizations engagement in India”


25th September 2016 will see the mark of the 1st anniversary of 193 countries signing the “Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” with the principle ‘Leave No One Behind’.  Framed within the UN human rights and development paradigms, the 17 goals and 169 targets cover important strategies and action for promoting the 5Ps – people, peace, prosperity, partnerships and planet. When compared to the Millennium Development Goals that ended in 2015, the SDGs were the result of a large participatory and consultative process and member state negotiated manner giving due importance to human rights and environmental issues.  To mark the first year anniversary, a number of high-level events and side events are taking place from 19 to 23 September in the United Nation at New York.

At the national level, the government has recognized the NITI Aayog as the nodal agency. The NITI Aayog has identified concerned ministries and core central schemes for being nodal and supportive to the 17 goals and targets under the 2030 agenda. The State governments along with NITI Aayog and the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation hold key roles in implementation of the SDGs. The final national indicators for the Goals and targets and the high level parliamentary mechanism are yet to be in place. The State governments are formulating state plans based on the SDGs. Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) a think tank for Ministry of External Affairs (MOSPI), is spearheading a programme of consultations among lawmakers, policymakers, academia, private sector and the civil society in India on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to ensure maximum awareness and participation at an early date towards drawing up a roadmap for the implementation of relevant targets in India as enshrined in this agenda. RIS is also collaborating with key international think tanks and organisations in India on specific issues related to the SDGs to strengthen knowledge partnerships.

Wada Na Todo Abhiyan, a network consisting of over 4000 civil society organisations across the country in 22 states actively engaged in the SDG process from 2012. WNTA is organizing state level civil society consultations on Agenda 2030 to popularize the SDGs and to build an Inclusive multistakeholders platform to engage and monitor the SDGs. WNTA with its members plans to organize a national multistakeholders consultation for SDGs : Agenda 2030 on 8th & 9thNovember 2016 to engage, implement and to draft a inclusive accountability framework for monitoring the progress of the Agenda 2030. The Civil society envisages monitor the SDGs: Agenda 2030 by periodic shadow reporting and advocacy.

Concerned about the growing economic inequalities, WNTA members have been active in popularizing and building awareness on various SDG goals and targets. Organisations and networks have developed awareness materials and held consultations on SDG from the perspective of Dalits, Women, Children, and thematic issues – water and sanitation, urban development, peace and conflict, poverty and inequalities, education, health, environmental issues to name a few.

WNTA is concerned that the SDG does not refer to caste based discrimination as a basis for promoting poverty, violence and other development disadvantages. As larger populations in the country are particularly affected through caste based discrimination, we are hopeful that the national indicators will include it.

Internationally, many countries have taken up the Sustainable Development Goals as a part of their planning and development programmes, with many countries including China, South Korea and Philippines from Asia voluntarily agreed to be reviewed in HLPF 2016 held in New York in September. With list of SDG based events forthcoming, India needs to show more commitment towards the SDG process and effective and inclusive implementation as well as review and follow up. There is a need for systematic planning for engaging with various stakeholders like CSO, Private sector and others for inclusive and participatory implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and Targets.

With IAEG-SDG meeting for final setting of the global indicators in October 2016 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, there is a need for strong intervention for addressing of the developmental planning and developing of monitoring tools for the SDGs implementation and review. There is a need for the accountable, transparent and participatory approach towards the decision making, implementation and follow up of the SDG process in India. As a strong economic power, India needs to be more pro active in addressing the issue as well as being a model for Sustainable and participatory planning, implementation and follow up and review of SDG process.

We are encouraged by India voluntarily agreeing to be reviewed in 2017 and taking a lead role.  The world recognizes that SDG achievement in India will influence global SDG achievement.


Recommendations/demands by the Civil Society

  1. India will take a lead role in maintaining the inter-relatedness and integrity of the SDG framework as a whole and advocate for global review on all indicators and not only select indicators.
  2. India will hold SDG as important framework in the engagement with BRICS, SAARC and G20.
  3. That the country level indicators recognize caste identity of Scheduled caste and other backward communities as a basis for discrimination and development disadvantages.
  4. Constitute a parliamentary body on SDGs to provide direction, oversight and monitoring on the implementation of the SDGs.
  5. The SDG monitoring will evolve the mechanism to track indicators disaggregated along social, gender, ability and economic locations.
  6. Mechanisms for collaboration and partnership between civil society and state for implementation and monitoring SDGs will be evolved at the national, state and sub state levels.
  7. An annual report on the implementation and progress on all the SDGs and the relevant interlinkages will be submitted to the parliament every year.


For more informations do get back to us

Mail :info.wadanatodo@gmail.com,
Phone : 011-4608 2371 /72 /73
Sincerely
John Animesh Gomes
Program Coordinator & In-Charge
WNTA Secretariat
Mobile : 08587967962
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Eknath Khadse causes crores of losses to Government to favor ABIL

An order by then revenue minister Shri Eknath Khadse about a prime land in the heart of the Pune city was bought to AAP’s notice. On probing further AAP has come in possession of a number of documents which point towards political clout being used to ignore proof and procedures resulting in windfall gains for ABIL.
A GR issued in 1951 (Attached) states to transfer the lease of Vijayanagar Cooperative Housing Society at S. No 132B, Bhamburde, Shivajinagar to anyone other than existing members, prior Government permission is required. The GR further states that it is Government policy to claim 50% of the profit in case of transfer of lease.
A deed of assignment / transfer was signed by Mr. Amit Bhosale and others on 29 Oct 2012  (Attached) without prior Government approval & without paying Government nazarana.
An NGO, Bhrastachar virodhi Gandhigiri Jan Andolan, had filed a case against Shri Avinash Bhosale (plot no 2) and Shri Sunil S Patil (plot no 15)  at the Additional Collector’s Court in 2014. An order was passed on 7/7/2015 (Attached) that prima facie the GR was not followed and the Upvibhagiya Adhikari was ordered to investigate the complete matter and initiate action for recovery of Government nazarana.
The NGO filed a caveat (attached) on 26/08/2016 at the Revenue Minister’s office stating that no order be passed in this matter without hearing them.
Even before the amount could be calculated by the Collector’s office, an appeal was filed at the Revenue Minister’s office by Shri Avinish Bhosale and Shri Sunil S Patil on  5/1/2016. Despite the caveat, the then Revenue Minister Shri Eknath Khadse called upon only Upper Ayukt and Upper Jilhadhikari to return back with  papers on this matter within 2 weeks. These two officers conveniently did not go back again and assuming that they have nothing to show on this matter, order was passed without hearing the NGO (Attached) staying the Additional Collectors order and in effect causing revenue losses for the Government of Maharashtra.
AAP states that the Additional Collector should be censured for not returning back to the Revenue Minister’s office within the given time. The Revenue Minister, despite a caveat being in place, did not call the NGO to present its case and passed an ex party order in favor of Shri Bhosale and Shri Patil raises serious questions on the order and the intentions of the Minister.
AAP demands that like in recent past, the CM had revoked many orders taken by Shri Eknath Khadse, this order should also be revoked, freshly investigated and Shri Avinash Bhosale and Shri Sunil S Patil be made to pay the Government the necessary dues. At the same time, a commission must be appointed to identify all the defaulters Vijayanagar Cooperative Housing Society at S. No 132B, Bhamburde, Shivajinagar and recover the monies due to the Government. If this is done, the state can easily earn its rightful dues which will amount to more than 1000 crores at today’s rates. 
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All American Rally for Trump in Philadelphia, PA Oct 8th, 2016, 1:30 PM

All American Rally for Trump in Philadelphia, PA
Oct 8th, 2016,  1:30 PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
22 September 2016

ALL AMERICAN RALLY FOR TRUMP PLANNED IN PHILADELPHIA

In a potential game changer in the 2016 presidential election, activists from around the country have come together to organize a political rally supporting Donald Trump in the swing state of Pennsylvania.

The first ‘All American Rally for Trump’ will take place at 1:30 PM on October 8 at the People’s Plaza located near the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. The rally is the creation of Indian Americans and African Americans who have come together and it will feature Indian Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Haitian Americans, Jewish Americans and other groups who wish to see Donald Trump win the election.
Bruce Carter who is the founder of Black Men for Bernie along with Hindu activists Satya Dosapati and Arvind Kumar are the main organizers of the rally.Over 1,500 people are expected to attend the rally which signifies the coming together of many people for their own reasons. Satya Dosapati, who is one of the organizers stated, “This is a very important election. It is the first time the voters have seen through the establishment’s manipulation of the electoral process and have decided to assert themselves.”

“The Clinton family and Bush family partner with each other to advance the agenda of corporate welfare and illegitimate wars. This is an opportunity to end the political fortunes of both families,” added Arvind Kumar.
Philadelphia has a large black population which has been let down by politicians who typically use them to further their careers. Elaborating on the reason for organizing this rally, Bruce Carter stated, “Black voters can no longer afford to be slaves to any party.”

The organizers plan to organize a series of rallies in other swing states. While Philadelphia will be the venue for the first rally, other rallies will be scheduled in the swing states of Florida, North Carolina and Ohio when sufficient funds are raised.

For media inquiries, email allamericanrally@gmail.com or contact Arvind Kumar at (646) 389-7622.
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Operation “Zarb e Azb” discussed in the United Nations

On September 21, the International Forum for Rights of Pakistan hosted a seminar at the UNHRC in Geneva on the human rights violations caused by the Pakistani Army, under the garb of Operation Zarb-e-Azb. Speakers at the conference included Faiz Mohd Zaland, human rights activist from Afghanistan,  Jacek Wlocowicz, Member of the Senate of Polish Parliament, Paulo Casaca ,Executive Director, South Asia Democratic Forum, Tarek Fateh, Executive Director Baluchistan House and Mehran Marri, Baluch Representative at the UNHRC .
Dr. Faiz Modh Zaland, while speaking at the event, stated that the Pakistan Army and its intelligence agencies had victimized the Pashtuns who were living in North and South Waziristan. He stated that the military operation Zarb-e-Azb had only destroyed the homes of the local people and not the terrorists, unlike the claims of the Pakistani government. With UN agencies and the world media denied access to the areas of the operation, Dr Zaland said that the Pakistani government had ensured that these atrocities did not come out in the open.
Jacek Wlocowicz, in his speech, stated that though the Pakisatni Army had left no stone unturned to project that the operation was a success, this was actually one of the worst humanitarian crisis witnessed, forcing more than 2 million people from their homes. He added that what was more concerning was the Pakistani government’s statement that the offensive would not end till all terrorists were eliminated, thereby turning it into an indefinite process. He concluded that the Pakistani government was barely taking any concrete and substantial initiatives to rehabilitate refugees in the region, let alone acknowledge the lives lost in the humanitarian crisis that had engulfed the region.
While speaking on Operation Zarb-e-Azb, Mehran Marri stated that the operation had been launched to protect the Haqqani network and what Pakistan described as the good Taliban. He charged Pakistan of being linked to 75 per cent of the terror incidents in the world.
Tarek Fateh in his statement informed that the Pakistan Army had started the operation to kill its own citizens in order to ensure the smooth exit of nearly 2000 Central Asian and Chechen terrorists to move to Syria to join the ISIS. He warned that if not checked, Pakistan would become a threat to the citizens of Europe and America.
A 45-minute documentary on the humanitarian disaster caused by Op Zarb-e Azb, was also screened at the seminar.
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Grit, Guts and Glory – Hero MTB Himalaya is back

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Grit, Guts and Glory – Hero MTB Himalaya is back
The amazing cycle race, Hero MTB Himalaya, is here again!

New Delhi,23rd  September,2016: The 12th edition of the world famous cycle race, Hero MTB Himalaya 2016, is all set to begin from Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, on 25th September 2016. After covering 650 KM of Himalayan track in 8 days, the race will end at Dharamshala on October 3.
Considered to be one of the toughest races in the world, Hero MTB Himalaya is not for the faint hearted. A race that takes the riders through the untouched parts of the Himalayas, bustling towns and villages, across streams – all set amidst the beauty of the mighty Himalayas. With a total elevation gain of almost 50,000 feet in the previous edition, even the most experienced riders found the altitude challenging.
Hero MTB Himalaya is organised by the Himalayan Adventure Sports & Tourism Promotion Association (HASTPA). The Hero Action Team which is sponsoring the Indian team was conceptualised by HASTPA and Hero Cycles in 2014 with an objective to provide a platform and ecosystem for budding biking talent in the country.
The race will be done in 8 stages, and every day there will be a different base camp on the tricky track.
According to Mr Ashish Sood, HASTPA spokesperson, “This year, we are expecting 60 entries. Several world famous riders, including 7 woman riders, have confirmed their participation.”
Mr Pankaj Munjal, Chairman and MD Hero Cycles, added, “Mountain biking is a sport that requires a high degree of training, stamina and passion for biking in the high terrain. The sport has gained a encouraging following in recent years but we want to expand its reach to more youngsters in the country. At Hero Cycles, we believe in promoting sports and active lifestyles. Hero MTB Himalaya is an earnest initiative of Hero Cycles to promote adventure sports and mountain biking in India. We are looking forward to an exciting series of events in the coming 8 days of Hero MTB Himalaya.”
The following are some of the well-known riders participating in MTB Himalaya 2016:
1. Sarah Appelt, 26, in the Open Women Solo category from Germany. She is the winner of 1st Hero MTB Shimla 2016 and 1st Hell Race     2015(female category)
2. Akash Sherpa, 18, Youngest Indian in the Open Men Solo Category. He stood 3rd in the MTB Shimla 2016
3.Sandeep Madaan, 24, in the Open Men Solo category from India who stood 2nd in the MTB Shimla, 2015 and 3rd in MTB Shimla, 2016.      He came 2nd in the Hell Race, and 2nd in the Manali 2015-16, and 3rd in the Firstrom 2016.
4.Ruben Chirino, 53, Swiss-Venezuelan, in the Grand Masters category. He is winner of several races in Chile and Indonesia.
5.Ms Monika Eggert, 32, German, in the Team of Two category. She is the winner of Night on Bike 16 h, 2016, Jilhava 12 h 2016, Stuttgart    24 h 2015, Alfsee 24 h, 2015 and 3rd place holder in Beskidy Trophy Stagerace 2016.
6. John Jack Funk,60, Canadian. He is participating in the Grand Masters category. His top wins include 7 podiums out of 8 races in the         Bow 80 Near Death Division, 2nd place in the LIMBC Horizon Years 2014 and 2nd place in Boja Epic old boys.
Ashish said, “Identifying talent right at the school level, training them and taking them to world stage has been a dream we have pursued   with relentless zeal for the last couple of years. We are grateful to Hero Cycles for being our partner in this endeavor. Whether it’s the     team’s training, travel, nutrition, or equipment Hero Cycles has not stinted on anything, providing them the very best.”According to Ashish, the race will also be including the regular school programs conducted at the camps along the entire route. “A race that is bound to test your strength and will power, apart from your riding skills will leave an impeccable and breath-taking experience in your mind and heart. Well, we don’t say that but the riders do.”
For more information, please login at: http://www.mtbhimalaya.com/
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Here is the rest of today’s lineup (please also help spread the word):
11:00: Food Tech
Keynote: Michiel Bakker, Director, Global Food Services, Google, @google
Moderator: Beth Ruyak, Insight Host, Capital Public Radio,@CapRadioRuyak,@CapRadioInsight
Panelists:
  1. Don Carlson, Vice President of Project Development, Sunworks, Inc.,@SunworksSolar
  2. Zachary Scott Dashner, Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) Alumni Association,@BarillaCFN
  3. Nick Papadopoulos, CEO & Co-Founder, CropMobster, @CropMobster
  4. Gabriel Youtsey, CIO, University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, @gabeyoutsey@UCANR
  5. John Purcell, Vegetables Global R&D Lead, Hawaii Business Lead, Vice President, and Distinguished Fellow, Monsanto, @MonsantoCo
  6. Andrea Lepore, Co-founder Hot Italian/The Food Factory,@hotitalianpizza
12:20: Afternoon Keynote: Navina Khanna, Director, HEAL Food Alliance,@navinakhanna,@HEAL_Food
12:30: Lunch
1:30: Infrastructure
Keynote: Robert Egger, Founder and President, L.A. Kitchen,@robertegger,@TheLAKitchen
Moderator: Twilight Greenaway, Managing Editor, Civil Eats, @twyspy,@civileats
Panelists:
  1. Mary Kimball, Executive Director, Center for Land-Based Learning,@MaryCLBL,@LandBasedEd
  2. Oscar Villegas, Supervisor (District 1), Yolo County Board of Supervisors
  3. Thaddeus Barsotti, Co-Owner, Farm Fresh to You, @farmfreshtoyou
  4. Keith Knopf, COO, Raley’s Family of Fine Stores, @keknopf@raleys
  5. Tom Chan, CEO, General Produce, @generalproduce
  6. Blake Young, CEO, Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services,@SacFoodBank
2:45: Food Business
Keynote: John Church, Executive Vice President of Supply Chain, General Mills,@GeneralMills
Moderator: Hsiao-Ching Chou, Director of Communications, Institute for Systems Biology,@hsiaoching@ISBUSA
Panelists:
  1. Nick Kastle, Director of Marketing and Business Development & Business Unit General Manager, The Morning Star Company
  2. Jennifer Maloney, Food Chain Sustainability Manager, Bayer CropScience,@Bayer4CropsUS
  3. Richard Waycott, CEO, Almond Board of California, @almondboard
  4. Matt Wadiak, Founder & COO, Blue Apron, @MWadiak@blueapron
  5. Soren Bjorn, Executive Vice President, Driscoll’s, @driscollsberry
  6. Jon Bansen, Farmer, Organic Valley, @OrganicValley
4:20 Sustainable Protein
Keynote: Sheila Bowman, Seafood Watch Manager of Culinary & Strategic Initiatives, Monterey Bay Aquarium, @MontereyAq
Moderator: Tom Philpott, Food and Ag Correspondent, Mother Jones,@tomphilpott,@MotherJones
Panelists:
  1. Michael Passmore, President, Passmore Ranch, @PassmoreRanch
  2. Nicolette Hahn Niman, Rancher, Lawyer, and Author, @DefendingBeef
  3. Roz Naylor, Director, Center on Food Security and the Environment, Stanford,@FoodSecurity_SU
  4. Jesse Solomon, Founder and CEO, Emmer & Co., @emmerandco
  5. Darrel Sweet, Rancher, The Sweet Ranches
  6. Kristie Middleton, Senior Director, Food Policy, Campaigns, The Humane Society,@KristiMiddleton@HumaneSociety
Closing Keynote: Michael Dimock, President, Roots of Change,@MichaelRDimock,@RootsofChange
Keep tuning in to FoodTank.com and don’t forget to join the conversation today by using #FoodTank across all social media platforms.
All the best,
Danielle
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AAP Expose on Land Scam

From: Preeti Sharma Menon <preetisharmamenon@gmail.com> on Thu, 22 Sep 2016 20:22:47 Add to address bookTo: You & 1 other | See Details
Dear Friends from the Media,
AAP inites you to a Prees Conference by AAP Leaders Preeti Sharma Menon and Rajesh Chaudhari where we will expose a land scam in the heart of Pune city. The Government has willingly allow itself to be cheated for approximately 1000 crores to favor a few developers..
Venue :- Patrakar Bhavan, Navi Peth, Pune.
Time :- 1pm in the afternoon
Date :- Friday 23rd September 2016
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