ASSIGNMENT , 26th AUGUST , 2010

1. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to address DGPs/IGPs Conference and present President’s Police Medals on 26th August, 2010 at 9.30 a.m.at Plenary Hall, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

2. Fire & Safety Association of India (FSAI) is holding a 2 day summit in Delhi from 9:30 AM onwards at Intercontinental EROS, Nehru Place, New Delhi., where they will look at addressing the various security issues in the hospitality sector.

3. Dr. Upendra Kaul, Executive Director & Dean Cardiology, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre, organizes a press conference to discuss a new Drug-Eluting Device that will overcome In-stent Restenosis at 11:00 am  at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre, Okhla Road (Basement Auditorium)

4. NIIT & Tally organizes  a Press Conference to announce a Global Alliance to create Skilled Workforce for Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) ,  The Conference will be addressed by Vijay K Thadani &  Bharat Goenka at  August 26, 2010 at 11:45 a.m. at Yantra The Park, Connaught Place New Delhi.

5. President ,Pratibha Devisingh Patil , to receive a copy of the book on MOTHER TERESA CENTENARY EDITION at Rashtrapati Bhavan at 12:00 Noon. Media to reach by 11:15 AM.

6. Y4G Foudation is launching an inter school/inter college multimedia awareness competition called "Gandhi & Sport- GEN 2010",specifically for children - to create films, adverts, radio jingles to express ideas on Mahatma Gandhi and how they relate it to sport. Priya Dutt & Janhavi Prasada addresses the press conference from 12:00 PM onwards at 19 Teen Murti Lane to talk about this initiative.

7. Lt Gen VS Tonk will flag off Joint Indo-Kazakhstan Army Mountaineering  expedition to Mount Bhagirathi–II (6512M) in Garhwal Himalayas  at 3:00 PM at DGMT Conference Hall                                       Sena Bhawan New Delhi.

8. A Special Interactive Seminar on 'Development or Prosperity’ by THE OCEANIC GROUP in collaboration with INDIA HABITAT CENTRE at India Habitat Centre at 6.30 pm on 26 August 2010.

9. Routes 2 Roots in alliance with ICCR cordially invites you to harmonious Musical Event with Shafqat Amanat Ali at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi, from 6:00pm onwards, on Thursday, 26th Aug 2010.

10. Rahul Gandhi will address public meeting at 11:30 AM at Jagannathpur, Lanjigarh (District Kalahandi), Orissa.

ON WATCH - RADAR & FORTHCOMING EVENTS

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

2.                  After failing to elect a new prime minister despite five rounds of vote spread over a month, Nepal's parliament will now hold an unprecedented sixth round of election on Sep 5.

3.                  The Akhil Bhartiya Gujjar Arakshan Sangarsh Samiti (ABGASS) would launch a fresh agitation in Rajasthan from August 29 if its demand of five per cent reservation to gujjars was not granted.

4.                  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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