by rakesh | Mar 1, 2007 | India News
The Minister for Tourism and Culture Smt. Ambika Soni has said that the Government is proposing to make amendments to the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 to make the provisions more stringent with a view to curb illegal trafficking in antiquities.
The proposed amendments provide for periodical verification of the registered antiquities, higher punishments for commission of certain offences punishable under the Act, restrictions on transfer of antiquities to foreign nationals, restrictions in making unauthorized replicas of antiquities, making certain offences under the Act non-cognizable and non-bailable etc. In a written reply she said, whenever reliable information is received about the presence of smuggled Indian antiquities in any other country, steps for its retrieval are being taken up in accordance with the establishment procedures. Details of such cases under process presently are as under:
CASES UNDER PROCESS FOR RETRIEVAL OF INDIAN ANTIQUITIES FROM ABROAD.
(i) Five sculptures from British Museum, London.
(ii) Astronomical Tools (5) from Egypt.
(iii) One sculpture of Thirthankar from Washington.
(iv) One sculpture of nataraj from London (U.K.).
(v) One sculpture of Varah from Switzerland.
by rakesh | Mar 1, 2007 | India News
The Minister of Tourism and Culture Smt. Ambika Soni has said that to ensure the safety & security of monuments & foreign tourists, the Ministry of Tourism has advised the State Governments to deploy Tourist Police at important tourist destinations. She said, the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi etc., have deployed Tourist Police force in one form or another. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today Smt. Soni said, law & order is a subject which falls under the purview of the State/Union Territory concerned. However, in order to ensure the safety & security of tourist the Ministry of Tourism has been making endeavour to persuade the State Governments/Union Territories to deploy tourist police and make appropriate security arrangements at important destinations in the country
by rakesh | Feb 23, 2007 | Kota News
[img align=left]http://citynews.co.in/uploads/img45dec6f99a75b.jpg[/img] 1. Brahmacharya (Education, student life) (age 0-25 Years)
2. Grihastha (Married or householder life)(age 26-50 Years)
3. Vanprastha (forest-dweller, educating new generation)(age 51-75 Years)
4. Sanyas (purely dedicated towards worship of god, retiree)(age 76-100 Years)
These children are performing the drama of the Grihastha part during their School’s Annual Function. They are showing marriage part, the beginning of the Grihastha.
by rakesh | Feb 22, 2007 | India News
The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to the following proposals :
(i) setting up of “Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management” at Shillong (Meghalaya);
(ii)Incurring non-recurring expenditure of Rs. 120.67 crores over a period of five years and Rs. 45.08 crores for recurring expenditure over a period of six years for the new IIM at Shillong;
(iii)Accepting land, free of cost, from Government of Meghalaya
(iv) Creation of one post of Director in the scale of pay of Rs. 25,000/- (fixed) and one post of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) in the scale of Rs. 12,000-375-16500/- along with necessary support staff.
The professional managers trained by this new Indian Institute of Management would promote economic and industrial development of the North Eastern Region(NER) as well as of the country. The Institute would help generate globally benchmarked process of education and training in management education with the state of the art management knowledge. The Institute will be run and managed by a Society to be registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860.
The Government of Meghalaya will provide at least 120 acres of land free of cost for IIM at Shillong.
The project envisages an annual student intake capacity of 60 in the first year which would go up to 120 in 3rd year and 180 in the 6th year. Since this would be a national level institute, there would not be any reservation exclusively for students of the Region in the Post Graduate Programme for which admission shall be through Common Admission Test (CAT). However, the Institute would conduct short-term courses on subjects of local relevance like tourism, horticulture, hydel power etc.
by rakesh | Feb 15, 2007 | Business
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NEW YORK (Feb. 13, 2007) – Already one of the most trusted consumer brands in the world, GE will soon become one of the hottest names in high-quality digital still cameras.
GE and corporate newcomer General Imaging Co. announced today that the two companies have reached an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement by which General Imaging will design, manufacture and distribute an all-new line of GE-branded digital cameras.
“We were seeking to enter the digital camera arena and found a perfect partner,” said Brad Irvine, GE President of Trading and Licensing. “The cameras from General Imaging are truly worthy of the GE name, representative of GE’s leadership in technology and innovation.”
General Imaging Co. Chairman and CEO Hiroshi “Hugh” Komiya said the GE brand comes with instant credibility.
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“GE is a brand that consumers around the world know and trust,” he said. “This is a brand known for innovation and technical leadership. We fully intend to deliver on the GE brand promise and even further enhance the GE brand value.”
Headquartered in Torrance, California, General Imaging brings together an all-star cast of photo industry veterans.
Komiya is a former president of Olympus Imaging Corporation.
Leading sales efforts in North America will be Rene Buhay, a former Vice-President of Global Sales for ArcSoft who had also headed North American sales for both Samsung and Ricoh. Noted industrial designer Takeyoshi Kawano will be the company’s chief designer. Kawano’s design credits include the Sony Walkman, the Sony VAIO computer and the Olympus Stylus camera series.
“Style will play an important part in our product development,” Kawano noted. “Consumers are demanding not just advanced features but stylish designs. We’re responding to that demand with cameras that are a statement of style and at the same time have all the latest technology.”
According to Kawano, advanced features such as image stabilization, high ISO sensitivity, and
panoramic stitching will be standard on ALL models.
“With advanced features like this on all our cameras, it will be diffi cult to take a bad photo,” he said.
“GE cameras will literally change the quality of pictures for today’s consumers.”
Entry-level GE digital cameras will start with 7 megapixels of resolution and 2.5-inch LCD screens.
Higher-end GE cameras will offer up to 12 megapixels of resolution and 3-inch LCD screens. A photo printer will also be included in the line.
The GE digital cameras will make their debut at the annual Photo Marketing Association trade show, March 8-11, in Las Vegas. Cameras will be available in North America from mid-April. Shipments to Europe and Asia are scheduled for later this year.
Buhay believes that response to the new camera line from retailers and consumers alike will
be overwhelming.
“I’ve been in the electronics fi eld for many years, and the GE cameras are like nothing I’ve ever seen before,” he said. “Our aim is to be Number 1 in all aspects – quality, technology, performance and value – and these cameras will do that.”
For more information go to www.ge.com/digitalcameras
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