ASSIGNMENT , MAY 13th , 2010

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK : NO & YES are two short words which needs a long thought ….most of things we miss in life are due to saying NO too soon OR YES too late . Think & Send your comment…

1.      “National Stakeholder’s workshop for Prevention of Irregular Migration”, organized by Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and International Organization for Migration. The workshop will be held under the thematic programme “Regional Dialogue and programme on Facilitating Managed and Legal Migration between Asia and EU” at 10.00 AM at  Casurina Hall,  India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.

2.      Cabinet , CCEA meeting at 7 RCR from 11:00 AM onwards.

3.      Press Conference by Mr Hari Bhartia, newly elected President of  CII , at 12:00 Noon at Kamal Mahal, Hotel Maurya, Sardar Patel Marg,  New Delhi.

4.      Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN) releases the report THE 2010 COMMONWEALTH GAMES: WHOSE WEALTH? WHOSE COMMONS? Report Launch by: Justice A.P. Shah - Former Chief Justice, Delhi High Court from 2.45 PM onwards at India International Centre, Auditorium,  Max Mueller Marg, Lodi Estate .The The release of the report will be followed by a Panel Discussion in which Justice A.P. Shah (Former Chief Justice, Delhi High Court) Dunu Roy (Director, Hazards Centre) Dr. Amitabh Kundu (Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University) Dr. Shalini Mishra (Senior Researcher, HLRN) , Shivani Chaudhry (Associate Director, HLRN) ,  Miloon Kothari (Former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, Executive Director, HLRN) would participate.

5.      Marut & Anusuiya Sikka organizes the latest summer collection of designer duo PANKAJ & NIDHI at 8:00 PM at KEYA, Dlf promenade, Vasant Kunj.

ON WATCH - RADAR & FORTHCOMING EVENTS

1. Pragyan Ojha , left-arm spinner , the highest wickettaker in the recently-concluded IPL , will marry Karabee, a PhD scholar, at his home town Bhubaneswar on May 16.

2. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to address a press conference on May 24 to mark the first anniversary of the UPA government’s second term.

3. 27th Youth National Basketball Championship for Boys & Girls to be held at Trichy, Tamil Nadu from 1st to 8th June, 2010.

4. Bollywood star  Manisha Koirala to tie the knot with Nepali businessman Samrat Dahal on June 19.

5. Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will meet her counterpart Salman Bashir in Islamabad on June 26 on the sidelines of the meeting of SAARC Home Ministers.

6. Chidambaram will visit Islamabad on June 26 where he will meet Interior Minister Rehman Malik and get a briefing on the trial in Pakistan of the 26/11 plotters and investigations into the attack.

7. S M Krishna will visit Islamabad on July 15 for talks with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureishi.

8. Women’s hockey World Cup 2010 to be held in Rosario, Argentina, from Aug 29 to Sep 11.

9. The Congress Yatra, to commemorate the 125th year of Congress' foundation, will culminate on November 10 with a rally of party President Sonia Gandhi at Allahabad.

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