ASSIGNMENT FOR 27th JANUARY , 2010
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1. Lee Myung-bak, President of the Republic of Korea , Emplane for Zurich ( By Special Aircraft B 747-400) at 9.00 am from Palam Technical airport.
2. Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister , will be the Chief Guest on the inaugural day function of the INTACH’s All India Convenors’ Meeting at 9.30 a.m. at India International Centre (IIC), Auditorium, Maxmueller Marg, New Delhi.
3. As a part of Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Election Commission of India , there will be inaugural Session of International Symposium on " Sharing Best Electoral Practices" at 10 am , Hall No 5, Vigyan Bhawan , Entry thru East Gate , where media persons will get opportunity to interact/interview the visiting 22 Heads of Electoral Bodies of the world during tea/lunch break.
4. Election Commission of India organizes a Photo Exihibition - Glimpses of Electoral Journey of 60 years - through 21 display panels has been organised in the lobby near South Gate of Vigyan Bhawan , New DElhi. The exhibition will be open for media at 11.15 am , immediately after the Inaugural Session of Intenational Symposium .
5. President , Pratibha Devisingh Patil , will meet Republic Day NCC cadets and Tableaux artistes at rashtrapati Bhavan at 11.30 am. Media’s reporting time is 10.45 am.
6. Arun Yadav, Hon’ble Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises will inaugurate a Seminar on Energy Efficiency in Public Sector Enterprises at 10.00 A.M. at MIRZA GHALIB Chamber, SCOPE Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi .
7. Salman Khurshid, Minister of Minority Affairs, to launch the 'Scheme for Leadership Development of Minority Women' at Conference Room, Ministry of Minority Affairs, 11th Floor, Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, at 12.00 Noon.
8. K Rahman Khan , Dy Chairman Rajya Sabha , organizes a media interaction at 1.00 pm at his residence 28 , Akbar road.
9. Australian environmentalist John Seed will be giving lectures and presentations at 3.30 pm at TERI Office.
10. Kashmiri Pandit to protest against Congress Spokesperson Manish Tiwari for his alleged anti-community ( Kashmiri Pandit ) remarks in media at 3.30 pm in front of Congress Head Quarter , 24 , Akbar Road.
11. Press Conference by Pawan Malhotra for Hindi film “ Road to Sangam “ at Film Division. Cast : Tushar Gandhi , Paresh Rawal and Om Puri.
12. Embassy of Italy & Italian Cultural Centre organizes a Photo Exhibition which includes the works of 14 Italian photographers .The exhibition will be inaugurated by Roberto Toscano ,Ambassador of Italy to India , and Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, President, IGNCA at 6:00 p.m. IGNCA,11 Mansingh Road .
13. Sheila Dixit , Chief Minister , will deliver a keynote address of a seminar “Governing Mega Cities” from 6.00 pm onwards at The Taj Ambassador , Khan Market . Panelists are Rakesh Mehta , Chief Secretary Delhi, Shailesh Rao, MD, Google India , Manoj Chugh, President India & SAARC, EMC2 , Dr. Sabahat Azim, CEO, Srei Sahaj e-Village Limited .
14. Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State (IC) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences will release the Report of the ‘Task Force for Women in Science’ at 7.00 P.M. at Hall No. 4, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
15. HarperCollins Publishers India organizes an evening of readings with Anita Nair author of “ Lessons in Forgetting “ , Kishwar Desai author of “ Witness the Night” and H.M. Naqvi author of “ Home Boy “at 7.30 p.m. at Mantra The Park, 15 Parliament Street New Delhi .
ON WATCH - RADAR & FORTHCOMING EVENTS
1. The upcoming 19th New Delhi World Book Fair begins on Jan 30, 2010 .
2. German Federal President, Dr. Horst Koehler, is scheduled to pay a state visit to India from February 01 to 07, 2010.
3. Gujarat govt. invites 200 sand sculptors to build amazing sand sculptors of BAPU across the one kilometer stretch of Porbandar beach on Jan 30 & 31. Apart from paying a homage to Bapu, this initiative is also aimed at promoting beach tourism in Gujarat .
4. Environmentalists and social activists of Trivendrum would observe a one-day fast at the martyrs' column on January 30 in protest against the Centre's move to introduce BT brinjal in the country.
5. Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren to discuss the Maoist insurgency with Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Jan 28.
6. Lt General Vijay Kumar Singh will be the next Indian Army chief. He will take over from the incumbent army chief General Deepak Kapoor on March 31.
7. Kenyans and Ethiopians will be participating in the inaugural Chandigarh Marathon to be held on January 31 in Chandigarh.
8. Surajkund Craft Mela will begin from February 01, 2010.
9. Hockey India (HI) fixed Feb 7 as the new date to elect its office-bearers.
10. 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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