ASSIGNMENT , 3rd AUGUST , 2010

1. The Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment, Mukul Wasnik will inaugurate the National Conference of Managing Directors of State Channelising Agencies (SCAs) organized by the National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation at 10.15 A.M. at  Mirza Ghalib Gall, SCOPE Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.

2. Press Conference by Dr Amartya Sen, President of Nalanda Mentors Group and others on The Nalanda University Initiative at  10:45 AM at Aftab Mehtab, Hotel Taj Mansingh.

3. FICCI is organising a knowledge series on “Mobile Value Added Services” at  11:00 AM at FICCI, Tansen Marg .The meeting will be followed by a panel discussion on “Location Based Services- The next frontier”, which will be address by  Rakesh Mahajan, VP- Marketing & Business Head- VAS & Incubation, Airtel;  Yogesh Bijlani, Country Head- Telenity; Rohan Verma, Head Internet/ wireless, MapmyIndia;  Virat Bhatia, President-External Affairs At & T South Asia; Rakesh Trivedi, General Manager, Tata Teleservices Limited and Jasmeet Gandhi, Head (OPM & Devices), Nokia India.

4. Jubilant Foodworks Limited organize their first press briefing post their Q1 Results and Preview of their new AD Campaign  on August 03rd, 2010 (Tuesday) at 11:00 am  at Domino’s Store, Noida Sec 18 UTTAR PRADESH – 201301 INDIA

5. Anil Kapoor Films Company &  PVR Pictures organizes meeting with the Cast of AISHA ---- Rhea Kapoor(producer), Sonam Kapoor, Lisa Haydon, Ira Dubey, Amrita Puri, Cyrus Sahukar & Arunodhay Singh at 1:00 PM at PVR, Select City Walk, Saket

6. Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN) and the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) have been following the issue of diversion of social sector spending in Delhi for the Commonwealth Games. A Press Conference has been organized that details the Diversion of Funds from the Special Component Plan  (Scheduled Caste Sub Plan) for the Commonwealth Games, at  1.30 pm Conference Hall, Press Club of India, 1 Raisina Road, New Delhi.

7. The Food Processing Industries Committee of FICCI has prepared a report “Bottlenecks in the Indian Food Processing Industry” and to share the report with  Media an interface has been orgnised at    2.00 p.m. at  FICCI, Tansen Marg, New Delhi.

8. THE INDIA CRICKET FORUM 2010 organises a workshop on “T20 Cricket… Defining The Future” at India Habitat Centre ,Jacaranda Auditorium , Gate No 3, Lodi Road from 3:00 PM onwards. Rajiv Shukla and other cricketers to attend.  

9. Press Briefing on the highlights of the CAG’s Audit Report on Railway scheduled to be tabled in Parliament will be held at 3:00 PM at Narhari Rao Conference Hall, First Floor, Old Building, O/o the C&AG, 10 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi  

10. Singapore Foreign Minister will meet P Chidambaram at 4.45 PM at North Block.

11. International Dance Festival at 6.30 pm at Kamani Auditorium Performance of Bharatanatyam Dance by Mr. Vincent Zwane from South Africa (30 mts) Performance of Kuchipudi Dance by Ms. Irina Strakhovenko from Russia  (30 mts) Performance of Mohiniattam Dance by Ms. Anne Dietrick from Germany (30 mts)

12. Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister will preside during a talk by Professor Amartya Kumar Sen on ‘Centrality of Literacy’ at Vigyan Bhawan, Maulana Azad Road, at 7:00 PM.

ON WATCH - RADAR & FORTHCOMING EVENTS

1.                  President ,  Pratibha Devisingh Patil will inaugurate the International  Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) at Hyderabad on 19th August 2010. 

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

3.                  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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