ASSIGNMENT , AUG 27, 2010

1. DG BSF to preside over the flag in ceremony of BSF Contingent coming from UN Mission in Congo at 8:15 AM at BSF Head Quarter , CGO Complex.

2. HEAD OF MISSION CONFERENCE : SM Krishna , Minister of External Affairs , ( 9:15 AM ) , Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh ( 10:00 AM ) , Meeting with Home Minister P.Chidambaram  ( 11:15 AM ) , Meeting with Minister of State for External Affairs (PK) ( 1:45 PM) at Vigyan Bhawan, Hall No 5.. And Call on President at Rashtrapati Bhavan ( 5:30 PM ) .

3. Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India ( ACMA )  50th Annual Session and Conference On "SUSTAINING GROWTH BY LEVERAGING CAPACITY, SKILLS & TECHNOLOGY" at 09:30 AM at Durbar Hall, Hotel Taj Palace, Sardar Patel Marg,Diplomatic Enclave,.Chief Guest Vilasrao Deshmukh ,   Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises.

4. The National Commission for Women is organizing a Consultation on Marriage Age and Dowry Laws from  10.00 a.m. onwards at India Habitat Centre, Jacaranda 1, New Delhi. There will be a press conference by Chairperson Dr. Girija Vyas at 1.00 p.m.

5. Sachin Pilot, Minister of State for Communications & IT, Government of India will be the Chief Guest at the Inauguration of 7th National Summit on e-governance at 10:00 AM at Hotel Le Meridian,New Delhi

6. Amity Business School is organizing 7th Renvoi - International Case Study Competition on the theme “Innovative Management Techniques in the Contemporary Ethos” from  10:00 am onwards at F-3 Block, Seminar Hall, Amity Campus, Sector -125, Noida

7. Celebration for the success of the All India Asteroid Search Campaign (AIASC) program under which 4 Asteroids have been discovered, 2 of them by Delhi school students! This is the 1st time students in India have discovered asteroids! And for this the celebration will take place at 24, Kasturba Gandhi Marg from 10:30 AM onwards.

8. A special lecture series called "Wisdom from the Board" will be addressed by C.S.Verma, Chairman, Steel Authority of India(SAIL) from 11:00 AM onwards at B.B.Verma Auditorium, Asia Pacific Institute of Management.

9. THE BODY SHOP In association with UNODC ( United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime) organizes  the BIG STOP PETITION LAUNCH at The Atrium, Select CityWalk, Saket from  4:00 PM p.m. onwards .Chitrangda Singh (Bollywood Actress) , Nafisa Ali Sodhi (Actress & Activist) along with eminent personalities will join hands to sign Stop Sex Trafficking Petition in support of global campaign.

10. Ashok Singhal , International President of VHP to address a press conference at 4:30 PM at Sankatmochan Ashram , Sector-6 , RK Puram.

11. IIT students will see the controversial Hindi film 4^th IDIOT at 5:00 PM at Dogra hall, IIT DELHI.

12. Maneka Gandhi, Jyotsna  Suri, Dr.Vijay Mallya & Sunil Sethi organizes the  launching  of FLY A CARPET TO YOUR WALL , a  collaboration between acclaimed artist, designers and national award winning weavers from 7:00 PM onwards at  The Lalit Barakhambha Avenue Connaught Place New Delhi.

13. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur’s 60th Foundation Day Celebrations from  7.00 P.M. onwards at "PHD House", PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 4/2 Siri Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg.Prof. D Acharya. Director, IIT Kharagpur to speak on   “Nurturing Ethics in Students” , Dr Prakash Amte  Dr Mandakini Amte  Ramon Magsaysay Awardees  to speak on “Building Blocks of Development”& Community Leadership and  Anand Kumar, founder Super 30 Ramanujam School of Mathematics, Patna  to speak on   “Empowerment thru’ Education”.

14. NIPPON organizes  BHOOMIKA Presentation of its new Contemporary Dance Production JATAKMALA Impressions of Jataka Tales Choreography, Music and Design By BHARAT SHARMA   from   7:30 pm  at Epicentre  Apparel House  Sector 44, Gurgaon  Followed by dinner

15. RAHUL GANDHI WILL BE IN HARYANA TODAY : 12:00 Noon will interact with students at Ch. Charan Singh Agricultural University, Hisar . 2:30 PM --  Student Interaction at Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra . 4:15 PM  : Student Interaction at National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal.

ON WATCH - RADAR & FORTHCOMING EVENTS

1.                  Theme Song for Delhi CWG 2010 will be launched on August 28, 2010 in New Delhi. Music maestro A.R. Rahman has composed and is also the lead singer of the Theme Song. On the occasion A.R. Rahman will be performing the theme song.

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

3.                  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.

4.                  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.

5.                  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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