ASSIGNMENT FOR 20th JANUARY , 2010
1. Ceremonial welcome for Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia , at 10.00 am at Forecourt , Rashtrapati Bhavan .
2. Sharad Pawar, Minister of Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution will inaugurate the National Conference of State Ministers of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development at Symposium Hall, NASC, Pusa, at 10 a.m.
3. ORF is organising a day long national level conference on "Mega Project Development: Issues in Land Acquisition" at 10.00 am at ORF. Key Government officials, political activists, activists, experts are taking part in the conference. Pradeep Kumar Jain, Minister of State, Rural Development, will deliver the Valedictory Address at 4.30 pm.
4. Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia ,will lay wreathe at 10.30 am at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi, Rajghat.
5. Press conference to announce the joint venture between Veronafiere and Lotus Exhibitions and Marketing Services, the first Indo-Italian collaboration in MICE sector. The press conference will be addressed by Vandana Malhotra , Vice President LEMS , at 11:00 a.m. at The Park, Connaught Place.
6. Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare will release National Disaster Management Guidelines on “Psycho-Social Support and Mental Health Services in Disaster” at 11.00 AM at NDMA Bhavan, A-1, Safdarjung Enclave.
7. A high level BJP delegation will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at South Block at 11.00 am on price rise issue.
8. Conference of State Home Secretaries with Railways will be held on Rail Passengers’ Security. The High Powered Committee will be chaired by A.K.Goyal, Member Staff, Railway Board and ex-officio Secretary to Government of India. At 11.A.M. at Conference Hall, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.
9. Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia ,will meet Minister of External Affairs , SM Krishna at 11.05 am at Hotel Taj Palace
10. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) to present the dividend cheque to Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh at 11.30 A.M.at Steel Room, Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi (Entry through Gate No. 5).
11. The first meeting of the Expert Group on Low Carbon Economy will be held in Yojana Bhavan, at 11.00 a.m. in Room No.122. Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Minister for Environment & Forest Jairam Ramesh will participate. The Chairman of the Expert Group Kirit Parikh will brief the media at 1.00 p.m. in Room No.122.
12. Sachin Pilot , Minister of State for Communications & I.T (P) will hold a Press Conference on "PROJECT ARROW" at 11.00 a.m. at 2nd Floor, Conference Hall, Dak Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi.
13. Thiru Dayanidhi Maran, Union Minister of Textiles , launches the 44th India International Garment Fair in the presence of Panabaaka Lakshmi, Union Minister of State for Textiles , Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Minister of State for Commerce & Industry and Rita Menon, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles , at 11:15 A.M at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi (Entry from Gate No. 7) .
14. The Embassy of the United States of America organizes a press briefing by U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at 11:30 am at Ballrooms 1&2, ITC Maurya Sardar Patel Marg .
15. Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia ,will meet President , Pratibha Devisingh Patil , at 12.00 noon at Rashtrapati Bhawan .
16. CII jointly with FICCI and ASOCHAM is organising a Business Meeting with Hon’ble Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia at 12.45 pm at Hotel Taj Palace, Shahjehan Hall, Sardar Patel Marg.
17. Celebrate Vasant Panchami ( Saraswati Puja ) with Prabhat Jha , BJP , Rajya Sabha Member , from 1.00 pm onwards at 28 , Meena Bagh.
18. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Minister Dr.C.P. Joshi to inaugurate the DRDA Conference at 1.00 P.M. at Hall No.3, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
19. Celebrity star ASIN will be present at the press conference to announce the 55th Idea Filmfare Awards at 2.30 pm at Shangri La Hotel.
20. Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) organizes an exclusive media briefing to announce the India launch of VB [VB Beer] at 3pm at the Murray Harris Room, Australian High Commission, Shantipath, Chankyapuri .
21. Pawan Kumar erma , writer – diplomat , will release the book “ EROTICA – THE ART OF LOVING “ by Dr. Prakash Kothari at 3.00 pm at Aftab mahal , Hotel Taj , Mansingh Road.
22. Sanjeev Toora of NZ Financial Solutions Ltd & Tanya Kwasza of Catalyst2 will address media on NEW ZEALAND INVEST 2010 at 3.00 pm at Constitution Club.
23. Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia ,will meet leader of the Opposition ( Lok Sabha ) Sushma Swaraj , at 3.30 pm at Hotel Taj Palace.
24. Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia ,will meet Sonia Gandhi at 10 , Janpath at 4.50 pm.
25. The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Centre presents XXIII Salone Internazionale del Libro, Torino 2010 at India Multimedia Hall Italian Cultural Centre 50-E, Chandragupta Marg (Entrance from Nyaya Marg) Chanakyapuri, at 5 pm .
26. Press Conference for “The Beginning” an inaugural event of Attero Recycling by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India, Harsh Manglik, Vice Chairman, NASSCOM & Sachin Pilot, Minister of State for Information Technology from 6:00 pm onwards at The Ballroom, The Oberoi, New Delhi.
27. Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia ,will have high level delegation meeting with PM Dr. Manmohan Singh at 6.15 pm at Hyderabad House . (Media entry through Gate No 3, Kasturba Gandhi Marg side).
28. “60 Years of Election Commission of India : Retrospect and Prospect “ a talk by Dr SY Quraishi at India International Annexe at 6.30 pm.
ON WATCH - RADAR & FORTHCOMING EVENTS
1. The South Korean President , Lee Myungbak , arrives in the capital on Jan 24 as the chief guest for the Republic Day celebrations.
2. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet chief ministers on Jan 27 to discuss the soaring prices of essential commodities.
3. JAIPUR will play host to Asia's leading literary festival for authors, publishers and book lovers from January 21 to January 25 at Diggi Palace in Jaipur.
4. Surajkund Craft Mela will begin from February 01, 2010.
5. Hockey India (HI) fixed Feb 7 as the new date to elect its office-bearers.
6. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has given a call for ‘Bihar bandh’ on January 28 to protest against the state government’s alleged failure in checking rise in prices of essential commodities.
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