by rakesh | Nov 27, 2006 | India News
According to a recent ILO’s report on ‘Labour and Social Trends in Asia and the Pacific 2006’, 28.6 per cent of the total population in India was below the national poverty line in the year 2000. Labour productivity is person-specific and not job-specific. It is low in India due to lack of infrastructure, technology, skills etc. Poverty reduction has been an important goal of development policy in India. Emphasis is being placed on upgradation of skills, vocational training and on the implementation of the targeted programmes of poverty alleviation to address the multidimensional nature of poverty.
This was stated by the Minister of State(Independent Charge) of Ministry of Labour and Employment, Shri Oscar Fernandes in written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
by rakesh | Nov 27, 2006 | Business
It provides for protection clauses like provision of adequate safeguards in the factory as regards occupational safety and health, equal opportunity for women workers, adequate protection to their dignity, honour and safety, their transportation from the factory premises to the nearest point of their residence. The bill in this regard was introduced in Lok Sabha on August 16, 2005 and is pending to be taken up for discussions and passing. As far as provisions of lighting and creche are concerned, these are already covered under the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948.
This was stated by the Minister of State(Independent Charge) of Ministry of Labour and Employment, Shri Oscar Fernandes in written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
by rakesh | Nov 23, 2006 | India News
Vice President of India’s official website www.vicepresidentofindia.nic.in was launched today evening at Vice President’s House in the presence of Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, the Vice President of India.
Designed and developed by the National Informatics Centre, the website contains various information related to the profile of Shri Shekhawat, his important speeches and reflections, besides important information relating to the role and responsibilities of Vice President of India, Ex-officio positions, the Vice President’s Secretariat and the profiles of all the former Vice Presidents. The website also has a Photo Gallery which contains select photographs of the Vice President, performing his constitutional and public duties.
The website is being maintained by the NIC Unit of the Vice President’s Secretariat. The Vice President can also be reached by his email vpindia@nic.in.
On this occasion, the Director General, NIC along with senior officers and the officers of the Vice President’s Secretariat were also present.
by rakesh | Nov 23, 2006 | Rajasthan
Jaipur, November 23.(DIPR) Let us go into a world where Hanumanji is visible in a tiny seed of watermelon. …open up a small coconut ….You may see the scene of sitaji watching deer with Lord Ram and Lakshman at Panchavati…. Go and view six inchi sandal wooden pocket watch. You would see replica of Taj Mahal and Red Fort…. The Story does not end here…. Open up Taj Mahal…. You would see the Makbara…. again go into the Makbara …. the pyre of Shahjahan’s beloved Begam Mumtaj could be seen. ” We are talking about Rajasthan Pavilion where such artipieces made by Churu based artist Vinod Jangir are on display. If we open up Red Fort Old Fort is visible…. Diwane-khas is situated into old fort. Three links of Pocket Watch are also wonderful. First link consists statue of Maharana Pratap, in second link Prithvi Raj Chauhan and in third link the Statue of Shivaji Maharaj could be seen. So many items carved in six inchi pocket watch is not less than a charisma.
National awardee Vinod Jangir made ‘chandan ki sitar’ could be called as a seperb specimen of his art. Jangir has carved various scenes related to biography of Sangeet Samrat Tansen vividly. One part of sitar showcases Tansen singing Raag Deepak in Akbar’s court. The deepaks got enlightened with super power of music… to pacify the fire of light the scene of rain raining due to Raag Megh Malhar sung by Tansan’s wife ‘Tani’ is carved minutely. The Handle of ‘sitar’ to be opened from three spaces speak three independent stories. In first part Tansen being taught by his Guru, in second part the marriage of Tansen and in third part the scene of Tansen’s competence with beju Baavara is showcased. On the top and mid part of ‘sitar’ images of Saraswati and Ganeshji are carved on miraculously.
Shri Jangir told that this art piece could be completed within six and half months consuming seven to eight kg sandal wood. The art is priceless, though a customer of England wants to purchase it in Rs. 65,000
Besides this ‘Haath Pankha’ (known as Bijani in Rajasthan) carved on with various scenes of Krishnaleela, Kdamb tree, Vasudev crossing Yamuna is wonderful. Shri Jangir is succeeding this art from last three generations. His father and grand father were awarded with National and Padamshree award.
by rakesh | Nov 23, 2006 | India News
A large variety of Indian Cinema at IFFI-06 brings forth the wide linguistic variety with different visions, perceptions and approaches to the medium. The Festival pays tributes to two greats of Indian cinema Prithviraj Kapoor and Sachin Deb Burman. Prithiviraj Kapoor began his career in the year 1929 and through his large body of work from Do Dhari Talwar, his debut film, to films like Sikander, Mughal-e-Azam and Kal Aaj Aur Kal, whereas Sachin Deb Burman, beginning his career in the year 1937, lent a position of respectability to playback music and made it popular among the masses.
The Festival also pays homage to eleven noted film personalities who passed away last year. These include Nadira (Actress), Naushad Ali (Music Director), Oduvil Unnikrishnan (Actor, Malayalam Cinema), P. Bhanumathi (Actress, Dancer, Director, Writer, Telugu and Tamil Cinema), Padmini (Actress), Hrishikesh Mukherjee (Director), Dr. Raj Kumar (Kannada Actor), Sri Vidya (Tamil Actress), Ustad Bismillah Khan (Shenai Maestro), Parveen Babi (Actress) and Manoj Punj, young Punjabi Film Director.
With a view to bring alive an era of commitment to art house cinema, the Festival presents a retrospective of the great Malayalam film maker Govindan Aravindan who lent a new meaning and dimension to Indian Cinema between the seventies and early nineties. The section opens on 25th November, 2006 with his film Vasthuhara.
This year’s Indian Panorama package opens with Missed Call by Mridul Toolsidass and Vinay Subramanian in the feature film category and ‘And The World Remained Silent’ by Ashoke Pandit in the non feature film category. Both films bring forth contemporary concerns effectively. Film makers like Girish Kasravalli and T V Chandran through their films Nayi Neralu and Aadum Koothu put across their directorial visions in an impressive manner.
The non-feature section also brings forth a wide variety. The student cinema mainly by the students of Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, mixed with the vision of veterans like Jabbar Patel, adds colour to the non feature film package of Indian panorama. Surprisingly, there is a large number of biographical films this time in this package, effectively capturing recent history. The Indian Panorama section would be inaugurated on 24th November, 2006 at 11.30 a.m. in INOX Multiplex.
The Indian mainstream cinema is a package of 12 blockbusters across Indian languages. The section would be inaugurated by the renowned actress Sridevi on 25th November, 2006 at kala Academy. Rang de Basanti is the opening film of the section.
Indian premieres at the Festival include films like Yatra by Gautam Ghosh, Kallarali Huvagi (Flower blooms to a stone) Kannada, by T. S. Nagabharna. Glass House (Marathi) directed by Gajendra Ahire brings forth the trauma of a family after the recent Mumbai local trains blasts. Thananam Thananam, directed by Kavitha Lankesh, and Antarnad, directed by the Goan Rajendra Talak are musicals.
