atification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 of ILO

The Union Cabinet today approved the proposal of the Ministry of Shipping for amendment of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 and the Ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 of the International labour Organization (ILO). 

The Convention seeks to provide for safe and secure workplace on a ship, fair terms of employment, decent working and living conditions on ship and rights to health protection, medical care and other social protection in line with the provisions of the International labour Organization Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (No.186). This will significantly improve the working conditions of seafarers. There are no financial implications. 

Ships will need to comply with the Convention through holding a Maritime Labour Certificate and Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance issued by the flag state, which must be available on board for any port state inspection. (pib)

Hosting of Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Under 17 World Cup 2017 in India by the All India Football Federation (AIFF)

The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to the proposal for submitting guarantees sought by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) from the Government of India for their bid to host the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Under 17 World Cup Football Tournament in 2017 in India. The FIFA Under 17 World Cup is a prestigious event and would be held in India for the first time, if the AIFF succeeds in its bid. 

Prime Minister sets up a Project Monitoring Group to Track Large Investment Projects

A meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, earlier this month, to discuss an institutional mechanism to track stalled investment projects, both in the public and private sectors and to remove the implementation bottlenecks in these projects on a fast-track basis. 

FOUR YEARS RIGOROUS IMPRISONMENT TO THE THEN INCOME TAX OFFICER, FOR ACCEPTING A BRIBE OF Rs. ONE LAKH

The Special Judge, CBI Cases, Pune (Maharashtra) has convicted Sh. Manish Nadkar, the then Income Tax Officer, Ward D-3, Pune for demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs. one lakh and sentenced him to undergo four years Rigorous Imprisonment with a fine of Rs.20,000/-.

गोर्खाल्याण्डको प्रस्ताव : सिक्किम सरकारको भूमिका माथी प्रश्न खडा भएको छ - क्रामाकपा

डी के वाइबा, कालेबुङ 13 जून। सिक्किम बिधानसभामा सिक्किम सरकारले पारित गरेको छुट्टै राज्य गोर्खाल्याण्डको प्रस्ताव केन्द्र सरकार समक्ष नपुगेको सुचनाको अधिकारले खुलासा भए पछि यसबारे राजनैतिक बयानबाजी शुरु भएको छ। 29 मार्च 2011 को दिन छुट्टै राज्य गोर्खाल्याण्डको प्रस्ताव पारित भएको सिक्किम सरकारले खुलासा गरेपछि सबैतिरबाट वाह ! वाह !! लुटेका थिए भने अहिले घरी उक्त प्रस्तावकै कारण सिक्किम सरकार आलोचनाको घेरोभित्र पर्न पुगेको छ। 

Mainstreaming of AYUSH under National Rural Health Mission

Dr. H. R. Keshavamurthy

In India, we have a pluralistic health care delivery system where the Government provides opportunity to every recognized medical system to develop and be practiced with a view to provide integrated and holistic health care services. That is why there is a peaceful co-existence of Allopathy with Ayurveda andSiddha, which are traditional and indigenous systems of medicine with Unani which originated from Persia and Homoeopathy which is from Germany.

SENSITISATION PROGRAMME ON HIV/AIDS & DRUG ABUSE FOR TAXI DRIVERS AND HOTELIERS

GANGTOK 12^th June 2013: Sikkim State AIDS Control Society organized a one day sensitization programme on HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse for the Taxi Drivers and hoteliers of Rhenock periphery on 11^th June 2013 at Rhenock bazaar.

The programme was inaugurated by Shri Bhusan Adhikari, Panchayat Secretary cum General Secretary, Rhenock Driver’s Association. He welcomed the resource persons form SSACS, NGO and officer-in-charge from Rhenock Police station and requested the participants to support and co-operate such programmes for HIV/AIDS and DRUGS Free State.

New Initiatives for Faster Construction of National Highways National Highways Works Not Viable for PPP Mode to have EPC Mode 20,000 Km of 2-Lane NH to be Laid through EPC Mode during 12th 5 Year Plan National Highway Works to be Reviewed in Concerned States from Today

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to adopt the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) mode for National Highways which are not viable on PPP basis. The 12th Five Year Plan envisages construction of 20,000 km of 2-lane National Highways projects through EPC mode. The Government has adopted the EPC mode of construction to ensure implementation of projects to specified Standards with a fair degree of certainty relating to cost and time and with a view to enabling a transparent, fair and competitive roll out of National Highway projects. The EPC mode is different from the conventional Item Rate Contracts. Experience has shown that such contracts are prone to excessive time and cost over runs. The EPC mode assigns the responsibility for investigation, design and construction to Contractors for a lump sum price awarded through competitive bidding, wherein provision for index based price variation is

made.

CBI ARRESTS A LAW OFFICER OF DAMODAR VALLEY CORPORATION (DVC) FOR ACCEPTING A BRIBE OF RS.25,000/-

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Law Officer of Damodar Valley Corporation, Kolkata for demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs.25,000/- from the Complainant( A Panel Advocate of DVC appearing in the Supreme Court).

Fast

There's love between man and his machine (aka: shiny paint jobs on cars most of us can only afford to download images of); the love of the adrenaline (aka: there goes the neighbourhood, and the city reconstruction budget); the love of a man along with his fellow man (aka: bulked-up biceps and relentless I-shall-not-look-you-in-the-eye bromance)tiket pesawat. 'Fast & Angry 6' is a deeply romantic movie; in fact the sentiment of affection is so great that it transcends categories.