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Sunday, August 24, 2008
CWAI Foundation Result June 2008
The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India
The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) Kolkata is the only recognized statutory professional organisation and licensing body in India specialising exclusively in Cost and Management Accountancy.
ICWAI Foundation Result for June 2008
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The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) Kolkata is the only recognized statutory professional organisation and licensing body in India specialising exclusively in Cost and Management Accountancy.
ICWAI Foundation Result for June 2008
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EAMCET Admission at eamcet.apsche.ac.in
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION
EAMCET ADMISSIONS
AP State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) has changed the dates of web-based counselling for admission into engineering courses from August 22-31 to August 24 - September 4.
A decision to this effect has been taken here on thursday after a highlevel conference held at the APSCHE.
EAMECT Admission
Candidates can exercise up to 200 options and change their options ten times. The final allotment letter can be downloaded from the websites http://www.eamcet.dte.gov.in/ or http://www.eamcet.apsche.ac.in/ from September 6, 2008.
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EAMCET ADMISSIONS
AP State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) has changed the dates of web-based counselling for admission into engineering courses from August 22-31 to August 24 - September 4.
A decision to this effect has been taken here on thursday after a highlevel conference held at the APSCHE.
EAMECT Admission
Candidates can exercise up to 200 options and change their options ten times. The final allotment letter can be downloaded from the websites http://www.eamcet.dte.gov.in/ or http://www.eamcet.apsche.ac.in/ from September 6, 2008.
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Jet Airways reaps profit on West Asian routes
Mumbai: Despite the downturn in global aviation, Jet Airways (India) Ltd, the country’s largest private airline by passengers, has started earning profits within a short period on some of its flights to West Asia.
High ticket prices and 60% seat occupancy, especially in the business class, has helped the airline post profits on its daily flights from various Indian cities to Muscat and Abu Dhabi, said a person familiar with the company’s operations on this route.
Jet Airways started flying to Muscat in January and to Abu Dhabi in April, after the civil aviation ministry threw open the route to Indian carriers other than state-run National Aviation Co. of India, or Nacil, that runs Air India, at the start of this year.
Traditionally, short international flights, such as to West Asia or Singapore, take at least 12 months to generate profits while long flights to the UK or the US take about 18 months.
Jet Airways, which started international operations in 2004, also flies to Kuwait, Bahrain and Doha in West Asia, and plans to start daily flights from Mumbai and Delhi to Dubai from 23 August. On these other existing routes, Jet Airways claims market leadership and that it attracts maximum local traffic.
Its rival Nacil, along with its low-fare carrier Air India Express, earns 25% of its total international revenue from West Asian operations on 30% seat occupancy, according to a senior company executive, who declined being named.
21/08/08 P.R. Sanjai/Livemint
High ticket prices and 60% seat occupancy, especially in the business class, has helped the airline post profits on its daily flights from various Indian cities to Muscat and Abu Dhabi, said a person familiar with the company’s operations on this route.
Jet Airways started flying to Muscat in January and to Abu Dhabi in April, after the civil aviation ministry threw open the route to Indian carriers other than state-run National Aviation Co. of India, or Nacil, that runs Air India, at the start of this year.
Traditionally, short international flights, such as to West Asia or Singapore, take at least 12 months to generate profits while long flights to the UK or the US take about 18 months.
Jet Airways, which started international operations in 2004, also flies to Kuwait, Bahrain and Doha in West Asia, and plans to start daily flights from Mumbai and Delhi to Dubai from 23 August. On these other existing routes, Jet Airways claims market leadership and that it attracts maximum local traffic.
Its rival Nacil, along with its low-fare carrier Air India Express, earns 25% of its total international revenue from West Asian operations on 30% seat occupancy, according to a senior company executive, who declined being named.
21/08/08 P.R. Sanjai/Livemint
AirAsia X plans to fly to North India
Petaling Jaya: In an environment where airlines are seen struggling to keep profits afloat by cutting routes, homegrown long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X is doing the reverse.
Having announced its latest route to Melbourne, it is now working on plans to fly to South Korea, Japan and north India.Chief executive officer Azran Osman-Rani said as soon as the company got more new planes, it would expand its routes to these countries. AirAsia X is planning to obtain two new planes this year and three more next year. It currently has one plane.
Azran said the company’s strategy was “to get size and sales” and grow from there.
OSK Research Sdn Bhd associate director Chris Eng said it was “good” the carrier was flying to Melbourne’s Tullamarine airport rather than the earlier-preferred Avalon airport which was further.
On customer response, Eng said it depended on the fuel surcharge.
The carrier announced Wednesday that it would add Melbourne to its current routes of Perth, Gold Coast and Hangzhou.
22/08/08 Yvonne Tan/Malaysia Star, Malaysia
Having announced its latest route to Melbourne, it is now working on plans to fly to South Korea, Japan and north India.Chief executive officer Azran Osman-Rani said as soon as the company got more new planes, it would expand its routes to these countries. AirAsia X is planning to obtain two new planes this year and three more next year. It currently has one plane.
Azran said the company’s strategy was “to get size and sales” and grow from there.
OSK Research Sdn Bhd associate director Chris Eng said it was “good” the carrier was flying to Melbourne’s Tullamarine airport rather than the earlier-preferred Avalon airport which was further.
On customer response, Eng said it depended on the fuel surcharge.
The carrier announced Wednesday that it would add Melbourne to its current routes of Perth, Gold Coast and Hangzhou.
22/08/08 Yvonne Tan/Malaysia Star, Malaysia
Tuticorin airport gets more facilities
Tuticorin: Tuticorin airport is being modenrised to augment operational and non-operational infrastructure and facilitate handling of more aircrafts.
Speaking to The Hindu, T. K. G. Nair, Manager and Officer in-charge, Tuticorin airport, said that a Rs. 28-lakh X-ray baggage inspection equipment would be commissioned soon. This German-made computerised gadget would help detect explosives.
A salient feature of the equipment would be that images could be stored in e-files for future reference. Besides, an Explosive Trace Detector was installed at a cost of Rs. 42 lakh. An X-ray baggage inspection equipment for ‘hand baggage’ was also commissioned recently at a cost of Rs. 22 lakh.
Airports Authority of India sources said that to expand the runway, 664 acres were to be acquired. The length of the runway would be extended from 1,300 metres to 3,000 metres to facilitate handling of wide-bodied aircraft. Now, only smaller-sized ATR-72 model aircraft could be handled here.
23/08/08 R. Vimal Kumar/The Hindu
Speaking to The Hindu, T. K. G. Nair, Manager and Officer in-charge, Tuticorin airport, said that a Rs. 28-lakh X-ray baggage inspection equipment would be commissioned soon. This German-made computerised gadget would help detect explosives.
A salient feature of the equipment would be that images could be stored in e-files for future reference. Besides, an Explosive Trace Detector was installed at a cost of Rs. 42 lakh. An X-ray baggage inspection equipment for ‘hand baggage’ was also commissioned recently at a cost of Rs. 22 lakh.
Airports Authority of India sources said that to expand the runway, 664 acres were to be acquired. The length of the runway would be extended from 1,300 metres to 3,000 metres to facilitate handling of wide-bodied aircraft. Now, only smaller-sized ATR-72 model aircraft could be handled here.
23/08/08 R. Vimal Kumar/The Hindu
Indian airline Kingfisher seeks UK-based marketer
Kingfisher, the privately-owned Indian airline, is seeking a UK-based marketer as it prepares to launch its international routes.
The UK marketer will work with the airline's senior marketer in Mumbai, Vikram Malhotra, who previously worked for FCB.
The airline has already appointed JWT to handle its £10m advertising business ahead of the launch.
The company has been granted approval by the Indian Government, but is still awaiting regulatory approval in this country for the Bangalore to Heathrow service. It hopes to begin services in September.
Once approval has been granted, the airline is expected to roll out a marketing campaign in the UK and other markets.
The Bangalore-based carrier has obtained two slots at Heathrow and is believed to be in negotiations to take over a second pair of slots from Dutch carrier KLM (MW June 23). It also hopes to begin flights to San Franciscoand a number of Asian destinations.
The airline was given the all-clear to begin international flights by the Indian authorities on Tuesday after traffic rights were granted to Deccan Aviation.
21/08/08 Marketing Week, UK
The UK marketer will work with the airline's senior marketer in Mumbai, Vikram Malhotra, who previously worked for FCB.
The airline has already appointed JWT to handle its £10m advertising business ahead of the launch.
The company has been granted approval by the Indian Government, but is still awaiting regulatory approval in this country for the Bangalore to Heathrow service. It hopes to begin services in September.
Once approval has been granted, the airline is expected to roll out a marketing campaign in the UK and other markets.
The Bangalore-based carrier has obtained two slots at Heathrow and is believed to be in negotiations to take over a second pair of slots from Dutch carrier KLM (MW June 23). It also hopes to begin flights to San Franciscoand a number of Asian destinations.
The airline was given the all-clear to begin international flights by the Indian authorities on Tuesday after traffic rights were granted to Deccan Aviation.
21/08/08 Marketing Week, UK
Airline yields only silver lining in sky
New Delhi: Domestic airlines might be losing passengers, but the recent hikes in fares have come as a blessing in disguise for bleeding carriers in terms of yields. Travel agents are also cheering since their top lines have improved significantly. Yields have increased 30% for airlines in the recent months, industry leaders said.
Explains SpiceJet CFO Partha Sarthi Basu: “The average fare last year in August was about Rs 2,400 while this year it is Rs 4,200. So, even though occupancy has dipped from 74% to 64%, realisation per aircraft (which has been around 189 seats) has gone up by 50%.
The good news, however, stops at improvement in yields. No airline from India is still in a position to make profits and all of them are bleeding. The fare hikes would only help in keeping the losses from increasing further.
For the time being airlines are not really complaining about lower loads. Says marketing head of a Gurgaon-based carrier: “Though load factors have dipped by 10-12%, yields have improved by 25-30%. That doesn’t mean that good fares are not available anymore.” Moreover, the improvement in yields has come at a huge cost—the growth in the market has come to a grinding halt.
Says an Air India spokesperson: "...In the last two months, a right balance has been struck between fares and load factors.”
23/08/08 Vishakha Talreja & Nirbhay Kumar/Economic Times
Explains SpiceJet CFO Partha Sarthi Basu: “The average fare last year in August was about Rs 2,400 while this year it is Rs 4,200. So, even though occupancy has dipped from 74% to 64%, realisation per aircraft (which has been around 189 seats) has gone up by 50%.
The good news, however, stops at improvement in yields. No airline from India is still in a position to make profits and all of them are bleeding. The fare hikes would only help in keeping the losses from increasing further.
For the time being airlines are not really complaining about lower loads. Says marketing head of a Gurgaon-based carrier: “Though load factors have dipped by 10-12%, yields have improved by 25-30%. That doesn’t mean that good fares are not available anymore.” Moreover, the improvement in yields has come at a huge cost—the growth in the market has come to a grinding halt.
Says an Air India spokesperson: "...In the last two months, a right balance has been struck between fares and load factors.”
23/08/08 Vishakha Talreja & Nirbhay Kumar/Economic Times
Air India plane hits stationary step-ladder
Another incident of a collision between an aircraft and a step-ladder has made the director general of civil aviation (DGCA) think seriously about these recurring incidents.
On August 19, the engine of an Air India (AI) aircraft which was about to take-off from Ahmedabad airport suffered damage as it hit a stationary step-ladder while pushing back from the parking bay. The DGCA is conducting an inquiry into the matter. This is the third such incident reported in the last four months.
At 2.15 pm, the Ahmedabad-Mumbai-New York flight AI 191 faced problem taking off with 400 passengers on board. “During push back, a step-ladder kept on the right side of the aircraft for another incoming aircraft hit the right engine of the plane,” said an AI official from Ahmedabad airport. However, after checking, the aircraft took-off for Mumbai at 2.30 pm.
On May 12, Jetlite’s Mumbai-Goa flight S2 655 got delayed as the horizontal stabiliser of its left wing was hit by a step-ladder that was in the process of being removed. On May 15, an AI Mumbai-Chennai flight was delayed by four hours as the aircraft was pushed back even when the aero-bridge was not removed, damaging aeroplane’s door.
23/08/08 Navita/Daily News & Analysis
On August 19, the engine of an Air India (AI) aircraft which was about to take-off from Ahmedabad airport suffered damage as it hit a stationary step-ladder while pushing back from the parking bay. The DGCA is conducting an inquiry into the matter. This is the third such incident reported in the last four months.
At 2.15 pm, the Ahmedabad-Mumbai-New York flight AI 191 faced problem taking off with 400 passengers on board. “During push back, a step-ladder kept on the right side of the aircraft for another incoming aircraft hit the right engine of the plane,” said an AI official from Ahmedabad airport. However, after checking, the aircraft took-off for Mumbai at 2.30 pm.
On May 12, Jetlite’s Mumbai-Goa flight S2 655 got delayed as the horizontal stabiliser of its left wing was hit by a step-ladder that was in the process of being removed. On May 15, an AI Mumbai-Chennai flight was delayed by four hours as the aircraft was pushed back even when the aero-bridge was not removed, damaging aeroplane’s door.
23/08/08 Navita/Daily News & Analysis
Re 1, zero fares fly back in the reckoning till September-end
New Delhi: Air travellers between Delhi and Mumbai have reason to rejoice. Low-cost carriers GoAir, IndiGo, SpiceJet and JetLite have gone back to zero and Re 1 air fares on India's busiest sector.
On offer from the beginning of this week, these fares are expected to continue through the rest of the lean season, that is, till the end of September. Customers buying any low-cost carrier ticket on the Mumbai-Delhi route will only have to pay taxes and surcharges that range from Rs 3,400 to Rs 3,600.
Statistics showed that this is the steepest drop in basic fares, from Rs 2,000 in July, in any Indian sector in the last six months.
"There is a short-term special off-peak promo going on for Delhi to Mumbai and Mumbai to Delhi only. These sectors have had very light loads during the last few weeks. It is good news for passengers," said Bruce Ashby, CEO of Delhi-based low-cost carrier IndiGo.
Full-service carriers are not too far behind. All full-service carriers including Air India, Jet Airways and Kingfisher are offering basic fares ranging from Rs 100 to Rs 500.
Airline executives said the decision was a result of
circumstances that turned the most lucrative sector in the country into one of the most unprofitable for low-cost carriers.
July was one of the leanest months for airlines in general with passenger loads dropping 10 to 15 percentage points to around 55 per cent.
23/08/08 Anirban Chowdhury/Business Standard
On offer from the beginning of this week, these fares are expected to continue through the rest of the lean season, that is, till the end of September. Customers buying any low-cost carrier ticket on the Mumbai-Delhi route will only have to pay taxes and surcharges that range from Rs 3,400 to Rs 3,600.
Statistics showed that this is the steepest drop in basic fares, from Rs 2,000 in July, in any Indian sector in the last six months.
"There is a short-term special off-peak promo going on for Delhi to Mumbai and Mumbai to Delhi only. These sectors have had very light loads during the last few weeks. It is good news for passengers," said Bruce Ashby, CEO of Delhi-based low-cost carrier IndiGo.
Full-service carriers are not too far behind. All full-service carriers including Air India, Jet Airways and Kingfisher are offering basic fares ranging from Rs 100 to Rs 500.
Airline executives said the decision was a result of
circumstances that turned the most lucrative sector in the country into one of the most unprofitable for low-cost carriers.
July was one of the leanest months for airlines in general with passenger loads dropping 10 to 15 percentage points to around 55 per cent.
23/08/08 Anirban Chowdhury/Business Standard
Kamat plans Delhi trip to lobby for Dabolim
Margao: Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has said that he would proceed to Delhi after the Assembly session to pursue and protect the interests of Dabolim airport, even as Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik sought to remind bureaucrats that the decision to retain Dabolim as an international airport was taken by none other than the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh.
Both Kamat and Naik pleaded ignorance of the reported decision by the Public Investment Board as reported by a section of a press rejecting proposal by the Airport Authority of India for upgradation of the Dabolim airport at a cost of Rs 500 crore.
“I am unaware of any such decision. In fact, I was told by the Union Civil Aviation Minister, Praful Patel that he would come down to Goa to lay foundation stone for airport upgradation work at Dabolim,” Kamat said.
Saying that the decision of the Public Investment Board is not a setback to retaining Dabolim airport, the chief minister asserted that he would go to Delhi immediately after the Assembly session and meet the Civil Aviation Minister and other Central leaders on the subject.
The Rajya Sabha MP, when contacted, told Herald that Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has given clear-cut assurances to retain Dabolim airport and that the Public Investment Board cannot overrule the PM’s assurances.
Saying that Goa is a special case unlike Bangalore and Hyderabad, Naik said the Union government will honour its commitment to retain Dabolim and sanction the promised funds to the tune of Rs 500 crore for the new terminal building and aero bridges.
24/08/08 Herald Publications
Both Kamat and Naik pleaded ignorance of the reported decision by the Public Investment Board as reported by a section of a press rejecting proposal by the Airport Authority of India for upgradation of the Dabolim airport at a cost of Rs 500 crore.
“I am unaware of any such decision. In fact, I was told by the Union Civil Aviation Minister, Praful Patel that he would come down to Goa to lay foundation stone for airport upgradation work at Dabolim,” Kamat said.
Saying that the decision of the Public Investment Board is not a setback to retaining Dabolim airport, the chief minister asserted that he would go to Delhi immediately after the Assembly session and meet the Civil Aviation Minister and other Central leaders on the subject.
The Rajya Sabha MP, when contacted, told Herald that Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has given clear-cut assurances to retain Dabolim airport and that the Public Investment Board cannot overrule the PM’s assurances.
Saying that Goa is a special case unlike Bangalore and Hyderabad, Naik said the Union government will honour its commitment to retain Dabolim and sanction the promised funds to the tune of Rs 500 crore for the new terminal building and aero bridges.
24/08/08 Herald Publications
With airline industry battling losses, it’s not the right time to lower fares: Jet
Mumbai/New Delhi: Domestic air travel could become more expensive despite a fall in the global prices of crude. On Saturday, the Chief Executive Officer, Jet Airways, Mr Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, said that with the airline industry reporting huge losses, it might not be the correct time to lower fares just yet.
“The industry will have to see how oil is priced in rupee terms and also look closely at the effect of Indian currency vis-À-vis other international currencies. Generally, I can say that there is discrepancy in the price that oil companies ask for and what they should be asking.
“Therefore, the room to manoeuvre as regards pricing of air tickets is limited. If there is a marginal decrease of say up to 5 per cent in prices of aviation turbine fuel, the industry is unlikely to be able to pass this on to the customer. An increase in fares is possible if fuel does not come down significantly,” Mr Prock-Shauer told newspersons at a function to launch daily flights between Delhi and Dubai.
In Mumbai, the Chief Commercial Officer, Mr Sudheer Raghavan, said that Jet Airways will raise fares wherever there are very high load factors and where fares were not as high.
Speaking on the airline international expansion plans, the CEO said that Jet Airways plans to launch a daily flight between Thiruvananthapuram and Muscat shortly, apart from starting a daily flight between Bangalore and Brussels.
23/08/08 Business Line
“The industry will have to see how oil is priced in rupee terms and also look closely at the effect of Indian currency vis-À-vis other international currencies. Generally, I can say that there is discrepancy in the price that oil companies ask for and what they should be asking.
“Therefore, the room to manoeuvre as regards pricing of air tickets is limited. If there is a marginal decrease of say up to 5 per cent in prices of aviation turbine fuel, the industry is unlikely to be able to pass this on to the customer. An increase in fares is possible if fuel does not come down significantly,” Mr Prock-Shauer told newspersons at a function to launch daily flights between Delhi and Dubai.
In Mumbai, the Chief Commercial Officer, Mr Sudheer Raghavan, said that Jet Airways will raise fares wherever there are very high load factors and where fares were not as high.
Speaking on the airline international expansion plans, the CEO said that Jet Airways plans to launch a daily flight between Thiruvananthapuram and Muscat shortly, apart from starting a daily flight between Bangalore and Brussels.
23/08/08 Business Line
AHA looks to expand internationally
New Delhi: AHA Air Hostess Academy (AHA) plans to spread its operations on a national and international level. The academy, which trains professionals for the travel and hospitality industries, is considering the UAE, UK, and Australia to open its international centres. Thr academy will also spread its reach within the country with 20 new centres on a pan India basis.
The institution plans to set up the international training centres in Dubai, London, Sydney and Columbia, respectively. “The travel and hospitality industry is growing and we want to grow with it,” says Sapna Gupta, Founder and Director, AHA. “Now that our students are finding a place in various foreign airlines and international hotel chains, we feel it is the right time to take the AHA name abroad,” continues Gupta.
Gupta comments that AHA has been training professionals for the travel and hospitality industries for the last ten years. “We are an institute of choice, not only for students, but also recruiters. This stems from the fact that we have a faculty of professionals from Aviation and Hotel and Tourism industry make sure that our curriculum and our modes of delivery are industry relevant,” says Gupta.
23/08/08 Japna Sodhi/HospitalityBizIndia
The institution plans to set up the international training centres in Dubai, London, Sydney and Columbia, respectively. “The travel and hospitality industry is growing and we want to grow with it,” says Sapna Gupta, Founder and Director, AHA. “Now that our students are finding a place in various foreign airlines and international hotel chains, we feel it is the right time to take the AHA name abroad,” continues Gupta.
Gupta comments that AHA has been training professionals for the travel and hospitality industries for the last ten years. “We are an institute of choice, not only for students, but also recruiters. This stems from the fact that we have a faculty of professionals from Aviation and Hotel and Tourism industry make sure that our curriculum and our modes of delivery are industry relevant,” says Gupta.
23/08/08 Japna Sodhi/HospitalityBizIndia
Bid for more direct flights between SA and India
Indian diplomats in South Africa are trying to persuade airlines from the subcontinent to operate direct flights between the countries.This comes in the wake of a growing number of South Africans requesting visas to travel to India.
India’s Durban consul-general, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, said the potential to increase tourism to India was “limitless”.
“This is constrained by airline capacity, and right now it’s only SAA flying directly to India. We would like Indian airlines to fly here, and we would like to address that issue as soon as possible,” he said.
Vikas Swarup, India’s deputy high commissioner to South Africa, said they had been trying to persuade both Air India and Jet Airways to fly to South Africa.
He said achieving greater connectivity between India, Brazil and South Africa — who are part of a trilateral agreement — would be possible only if more airlines started operating between the countries.
24/08/08 Taschica Pillay/The Times, South Africa
India’s Durban consul-general, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, said the potential to increase tourism to India was “limitless”.
“This is constrained by airline capacity, and right now it’s only SAA flying directly to India. We would like Indian airlines to fly here, and we would like to address that issue as soon as possible,” he said.
Vikas Swarup, India’s deputy high commissioner to South Africa, said they had been trying to persuade both Air India and Jet Airways to fly to South Africa.
He said achieving greater connectivity between India, Brazil and South Africa — who are part of a trilateral agreement — would be possible only if more airlines started operating between the countries.
24/08/08 Taschica Pillay/The Times, South Africa
Jet Airways commences daily Dubai flights from Mumbai & Delhi
Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, today commenced its daily direct flights from Mumbai and Delhi to Dubai, with a full complement of passengers.
With the launch of these flights, Dubai becomes the 20th international destination on Jet Airways’ rapidly expanding international route map.
Dubai will be the sixth destination in the airline’s Gulf network and the second in the UAE. Jet Airways’ Dubai flights will complement the airline’s daily services to Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat and Doha from various gateway points in India.
Jet Airway’s flight 9W 544 (Mumbai – Dubai) will depart Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at 1840 hrs and will arrive at Dubai International Airport at 2015 hrs. The return flight 9W 543 (Dubai – Mumbai) will depart Dubai International Airport at 2145 hrs and will arrive at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai at 0215 hrs.
Jet Airways flight’ 9W 548 (New Delhi – Dubai) will depart Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport at 1930 hrs and will arrive at Dubai International Airport at 2125 hrs. The return flight, 9W 547 (Dubai – New Delhi) will depart Dubai International Airport at 2255 hrs and will arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi at 0335 hrs.
Jet Airways will deploy its dual-class, state-of-the-art Airbus 330-200 aircraft on these routes, featuring its acclaimed herringbone-configured Première, and its spacious new Economy class thus offering its passengers unmatched international experience in Premiere and Economy Class.
Première passengers will enjoy the comforts of Jet Airways’ unique herringbone seat configuration, which makes every seat an aisle seat. Besides converting to 180 degree flat beds with lumbar support and massage systems, Première seats also offer the busy business traveller oversized tables, laptop power, telephony, SMS, Email and live text news.
Economy passengers will enjoy seats more spacious than the norm and ergonomically designed to reduce stress and strain for perhaps the most comfortable ride in its class.
Commenting on the launch of these new flights to Dubai, Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, CEO, Jet Airways said, “Jet Airways is delighted to fly to Dubai starting with a full complement of passengers on its maiden flight. Dubai is one of the most exciting cities in the world, which has traditionally been a very popular business, employment and leisure destination, and demand for a premium service on the competitive India-Dubai sector remains high.
With a large number of Indians living and working in the Gulf, flights to these sectors consistently register high load factors. Passengers on the India-Gulf route will now experience Jet Airways’ world-class service on the Airbus 330-200 aircraft, offering the highest quality of comfort, courtesy, reliability and standards of in-flight as well as ground operations”
To commemorate its maiden foray into Dubai, the airline has introduced special return and one-way Economy class fares INR 11,495 and INR 8,000 respectively, and return Première fares of INR 24,940 on all its services to Dubai (excluding applicable taxes and surcharges).
Jet Airways’ JetEscapes has also introduced exciting new holiday packages to Dubai from various gateway points in India at unbeatable prices.
Jet Airways’ Jet Privilege members will be entitled to a host of inaugural offers, including the chance to earn Double JPMiles in Economy and Première, a 25% discount on Jet award tickets as well as special offers from leading hotels and car rental companies in Dubai and India.For further information, passengers may log onto jetairways.com or call our toll-free numbers 39893333/ 1800 225522.
23/08/08 PRESS RELEASE/Jet Airways
With the launch of these flights, Dubai becomes the 20th international destination on Jet Airways’ rapidly expanding international route map.
Dubai will be the sixth destination in the airline’s Gulf network and the second in the UAE. Jet Airways’ Dubai flights will complement the airline’s daily services to Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat and Doha from various gateway points in India.
Jet Airway’s flight 9W 544 (Mumbai – Dubai) will depart Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at 1840 hrs and will arrive at Dubai International Airport at 2015 hrs. The return flight 9W 543 (Dubai – Mumbai) will depart Dubai International Airport at 2145 hrs and will arrive at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai at 0215 hrs.
Jet Airways flight’ 9W 548 (New Delhi – Dubai) will depart Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport at 1930 hrs and will arrive at Dubai International Airport at 2125 hrs. The return flight, 9W 547 (Dubai – New Delhi) will depart Dubai International Airport at 2255 hrs and will arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi at 0335 hrs.
Jet Airways will deploy its dual-class, state-of-the-art Airbus 330-200 aircraft on these routes, featuring its acclaimed herringbone-configured Première, and its spacious new Economy class thus offering its passengers unmatched international experience in Premiere and Economy Class.
Première passengers will enjoy the comforts of Jet Airways’ unique herringbone seat configuration, which makes every seat an aisle seat. Besides converting to 180 degree flat beds with lumbar support and massage systems, Première seats also offer the busy business traveller oversized tables, laptop power, telephony, SMS, Email and live text news.
Economy passengers will enjoy seats more spacious than the norm and ergonomically designed to reduce stress and strain for perhaps the most comfortable ride in its class.
Commenting on the launch of these new flights to Dubai, Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, CEO, Jet Airways said, “Jet Airways is delighted to fly to Dubai starting with a full complement of passengers on its maiden flight. Dubai is one of the most exciting cities in the world, which has traditionally been a very popular business, employment and leisure destination, and demand for a premium service on the competitive India-Dubai sector remains high.
With a large number of Indians living and working in the Gulf, flights to these sectors consistently register high load factors. Passengers on the India-Gulf route will now experience Jet Airways’ world-class service on the Airbus 330-200 aircraft, offering the highest quality of comfort, courtesy, reliability and standards of in-flight as well as ground operations”
To commemorate its maiden foray into Dubai, the airline has introduced special return and one-way Economy class fares INR 11,495 and INR 8,000 respectively, and return Première fares of INR 24,940 on all its services to Dubai (excluding applicable taxes and surcharges).
Jet Airways’ JetEscapes has also introduced exciting new holiday packages to Dubai from various gateway points in India at unbeatable prices.
Jet Airways’ Jet Privilege members will be entitled to a host of inaugural offers, including the chance to earn Double JPMiles in Economy and Première, a 25% discount on Jet award tickets as well as special offers from leading hotels and car rental companies in Dubai and India.For further information, passengers may log onto jetairways.com or call our toll-free numbers 39893333/ 1800 225522.
23/08/08 PRESS RELEASE/Jet Airways
Low cost airlines grapple with soaring airfare
Air travel, it seems, it has taken a full circle. The Great Indian Middle Class dream of getting air-borne looks dashed and probably good times may not come back ever. So what went horribly wrong? Is it only soaring oil prices?
The dynamics of budget air travel have changed for good, as more airlines find themselves stuck on the tarmac. In fact, forget about booking profits, now they are just struggling to stay in the business.
Rajji Rai, vice-president, TAAI, confirms the downtrend and the fact that air travel, which became quite popular in recent past - especially since low-cost airlines were introduced in 1998 - has come to a full circle in a decade.
Airlines, cutting across geographies, are now putting in place emergency plans to cut costs and devising innovative programmes to keep the business going and improve their sagging bottomlines. So much so that many of them have even started cutting commission of travel agents - a trade practice of decades.
That said, there has been an increasing pressure on revising air fares and cutting down on flight schedules. Already, there has been a 20% drop in the weekly flight schedule from 10,922 flights a week in March 2008 to 8,778 flights this week.
The negative fallout has affected air passenger growth, which saw a decline of 12% last month as compared to July 2007. Several airlines have also resorted to cutting down their unprofitable routes.
24/08/08 Raja Awasthi & Vishakha Talreja/Economic Times
The dynamics of budget air travel have changed for good, as more airlines find themselves stuck on the tarmac. In fact, forget about booking profits, now they are just struggling to stay in the business.
Rajji Rai, vice-president, TAAI, confirms the downtrend and the fact that air travel, which became quite popular in recent past - especially since low-cost airlines were introduced in 1998 - has come to a full circle in a decade.
Airlines, cutting across geographies, are now putting in place emergency plans to cut costs and devising innovative programmes to keep the business going and improve their sagging bottomlines. So much so that many of them have even started cutting commission of travel agents - a trade practice of decades.
That said, there has been an increasing pressure on revising air fares and cutting down on flight schedules. Already, there has been a 20% drop in the weekly flight schedule from 10,922 flights a week in March 2008 to 8,778 flights this week.
The negative fallout has affected air passenger growth, which saw a decline of 12% last month as compared to July 2007. Several airlines have also resorted to cutting down their unprofitable routes.
24/08/08 Raja Awasthi & Vishakha Talreja/Economic Times
Airport eye catches bribe duo
Calcutta: An Air India employee and a worker of the Airports Authority of India were caught on camera allegedly taking a bribe from a Myanmarese passenger at Calcutta airport this morning.
The commercial helper of Air India and the trolley puller employed on contract by the airport authority had taken Rs 1,300 from M. Kudu for “helping” him get his excess luggage cleared, a Central Industrial Security Force officer said.
Air India does the ground handling for Thai Airways here. Kudu was told at the check-in counter that he had around 10kg excess luggage. At this juncture, the duo approached him.
“They helped the passenger get clearance for his excess luggage and got the boarding pass for him, but after that they demanded Rs 1,300,” a CISF officer said. “The passenger refused to pay so much and an altercation followed,” a CISF official said.
Kudu relented and paid Rs 1,300, but by then Thai Airways had sniffed something amiss. When Kudu realised that the duo had taken a bribe from him, he said he would lodge a complaint with the airport authorities.
“During interrogation, we told them the closed-circuit television images had shown them taking the money from Kudu so they gave in and returned the cash in the presence of the our personnel and the Thai Airways officials,” a senior CISF officer said.
The duo were handed over to the police, who released them later. “Since the money was not in their possession, a bribery case was not started. Also, the passenger wrote in his complaint that he had paid the money but had also got it back,” said a police officer.
23/08/08 The Telegraph
The commercial helper of Air India and the trolley puller employed on contract by the airport authority had taken Rs 1,300 from M. Kudu for “helping” him get his excess luggage cleared, a Central Industrial Security Force officer said.
Air India does the ground handling for Thai Airways here. Kudu was told at the check-in counter that he had around 10kg excess luggage. At this juncture, the duo approached him.
“They helped the passenger get clearance for his excess luggage and got the boarding pass for him, but after that they demanded Rs 1,300,” a CISF officer said. “The passenger refused to pay so much and an altercation followed,” a CISF official said.
Kudu relented and paid Rs 1,300, but by then Thai Airways had sniffed something amiss. When Kudu realised that the duo had taken a bribe from him, he said he would lodge a complaint with the airport authorities.
“During interrogation, we told them the closed-circuit television images had shown them taking the money from Kudu so they gave in and returned the cash in the presence of the our personnel and the Thai Airways officials,” a senior CISF officer said.
The duo were handed over to the police, who released them later. “Since the money was not in their possession, a bribery case was not started. Also, the passenger wrote in his complaint that he had paid the money but had also got it back,” said a police officer.
23/08/08 The Telegraph
Jet flies to 14 new overseas destinations in Aug
New Delhi: Taking giant strides in its global expansion plans, Jet Airways has added 14 international flights since the beginning of this month taking the total number of foreign destinations it currently serves to 20. "Since August five, we have added 14 international routes. We have 20 wide-body aircraft in our fleet now and will add another two soon. With this, we will further expand our network and add more flights," Jet CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer told reporters after launching the daily Delhi-Dubai service at the IGI Airport here.
On the domestic side, he said there was a "conscious decision" to stabilise the network, unlike plans on the global market. He said Jet Airways currently enjoyed almost 50 per cent of the domestic market share, which it wanted to consolidate.
The airline today launched direct services from Delhi and Mumbai to Dubai, making it the sixth destination in the Gulf region after Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Kuwait, Bahrain and Doha.
Regarding its fleet acquisition plans, the Jet CEO said of the ten wide-bodied Airbus A 330-200s ordered initially, eight have been delivered. Two more would be delivered in September and October.
He said the deliveries of other types of aircraft would continue till 2013.
23/08/08 PTI/Economic Times
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On the domestic side, he said there was a "conscious decision" to stabilise the network, unlike plans on the global market. He said Jet Airways currently enjoyed almost 50 per cent of the domestic market share, which it wanted to consolidate.
The airline today launched direct services from Delhi and Mumbai to Dubai, making it the sixth destination in the Gulf region after Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Kuwait, Bahrain and Doha.
Regarding its fleet acquisition plans, the Jet CEO said of the ten wide-bodied Airbus A 330-200s ordered initially, eight have been delivered. Two more would be delivered in September and October.
He said the deliveries of other types of aircraft would continue till 2013.
23/08/08 PTI/Economic Times
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Plans afoot for Indian Regional Jet
Kasargod: Propelling its aviation ambitions to newer heights, India is planning a Regional Jet with the capacity to carry 70 to 100 passengers.
The Ministries of Defence and Civil Aviation have approved the plan and have asked HAL to prepare a roadmap for the project. It will not be an indigenous venture as the government is planning to enter into a memorandum of understanding with one of the two major names in the industry.
“We will be considering Canada’s Bombardier or Brazil’s Embraer as a prospective partner. Once the design and other basic plans are prepared, we will seek technical expertise from one of them," top sources told to this website's newspaper.
As a first step to give the Indian Regional Jet a takeoff, the government has decided to manufacture a limited series of Saras, the 14-seater passenger aircraft made by the National Aeronautical Laboratory.
After the initial euphoria, Saras was ignored till a highlevel meeting held last week decided to direct HAL to make 10 of them. Though private sector major L&T was also in the reckoning, the decision went in favour of HAL given its track record. “HAL’s Kanpur division can take care of this. The work will start soon and we hope to have the first in the series flying by 2012," sources said. “Our plan is to have the first IRJ flying within six to seven years. We’re confident of meeting this deadline," pointed out Pradeep Kumar, Secretary (Defence Production).
He said that as soon as the HAL submitted its blueprint, the government would initiate the next phase of activity.
24/08/08 Manoj K Das/Newindpress
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The Ministries of Defence and Civil Aviation have approved the plan and have asked HAL to prepare a roadmap for the project. It will not be an indigenous venture as the government is planning to enter into a memorandum of understanding with one of the two major names in the industry.
“We will be considering Canada’s Bombardier or Brazil’s Embraer as a prospective partner. Once the design and other basic plans are prepared, we will seek technical expertise from one of them," top sources told to this website's newspaper.
As a first step to give the Indian Regional Jet a takeoff, the government has decided to manufacture a limited series of Saras, the 14-seater passenger aircraft made by the National Aeronautical Laboratory.
After the initial euphoria, Saras was ignored till a highlevel meeting held last week decided to direct HAL to make 10 of them. Though private sector major L&T was also in the reckoning, the decision went in favour of HAL given its track record. “HAL’s Kanpur division can take care of this. The work will start soon and we hope to have the first in the series flying by 2012," sources said. “Our plan is to have the first IRJ flying within six to seven years. We’re confident of meeting this deadline," pointed out Pradeep Kumar, Secretary (Defence Production).
He said that as soon as the HAL submitted its blueprint, the government would initiate the next phase of activity.
24/08/08 Manoj K Das/Newindpress
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More private jets enter into Indian skyline
New Delhi: Nothing deters this party in the skies. Neither fuel price hikes nor knocks from tax officials. The private jet party is geared to get even bigger, given the entry of about 22 jets into the Indian skies in the last seven months, pegging the number of private jets at around 250 as of July 2008.
While the crowd has become larger, the aerial havens are still the domain of multi-millionaire businessmen. And the new trend seems to be a distinct fascination for smaller aircraft such as Kings Airs, turbo props, high performance jets, CRJs, Hawkers and Very Light Jets (VLJs).
Industry experts, in fact, predict the entry of a greater number of VLJs into India. Available at $1.5 million, these jets have a seating capacity of 2-4 people and could very soon be the substitute of a car for the rich. "The low price makes it a good entry point, especially considering the fact that the jets are generally priced anywhere between $20-120 million. These jets are likely to stir a me-too attitude in people," says Ankur Bhatia, executive director of Bird Group.
About three operators in India have announced either the arrival or the decision to buy the VLJs in 2008. Officially, however, VLJs are still at a very nascent stage in India, as director general civil aviation Kanu Gohain points out.
Greater interest has been expressed in the turbo props considering the fact that they are up to 30% more fuel efficient than jet engines and better for short-haul flights.
Overall, the number of aircraft with the non-scheduled operators increased from 183 in 2006 to 229 in 2007, registering a growth of 25%. And the buying spree continues.
24/08/08 Lisa Mary Thomson/Economic Times
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While the crowd has become larger, the aerial havens are still the domain of multi-millionaire businessmen. And the new trend seems to be a distinct fascination for smaller aircraft such as Kings Airs, turbo props, high performance jets, CRJs, Hawkers and Very Light Jets (VLJs).
Industry experts, in fact, predict the entry of a greater number of VLJs into India. Available at $1.5 million, these jets have a seating capacity of 2-4 people and could very soon be the substitute of a car for the rich. "The low price makes it a good entry point, especially considering the fact that the jets are generally priced anywhere between $20-120 million. These jets are likely to stir a me-too attitude in people," says Ankur Bhatia, executive director of Bird Group.
About three operators in India have announced either the arrival or the decision to buy the VLJs in 2008. Officially, however, VLJs are still at a very nascent stage in India, as director general civil aviation Kanu Gohain points out.
Greater interest has been expressed in the turbo props considering the fact that they are up to 30% more fuel efficient than jet engines and better for short-haul flights.
Overall, the number of aircraft with the non-scheduled operators increased from 183 in 2006 to 229 in 2007, registering a growth of 25%. And the buying spree continues.
24/08/08 Lisa Mary Thomson/Economic Times
http://avindia.blogspot.com/
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Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Sean Bean, Michelle Krusiec
Far North (drama)
Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Sean Bean, Michelle Krusiec
Direction: Asif Kapadia
TWO women and a man thrown together in the inhospitable Arctic Tundra can create some compelling drama. Specially since there's a shortage of both food and love.
Michelle Yeoh is a woman who has been branded as cursed. She does find love but loses it, when her entire community, including her husband, is killed by a bunch of marauders. She flees into the cold with the lone survivor, a baby girl, and brings her up as her daughter, teaching her to trust no one.
But the uneasy equilibrium between the two suddenly veers into dangerous territory when she finds a man (Sean Bean) dying in the snow. She brings him home, only to realise that he's the bone of contention now, with both the mother and daughter vying for his attention. The cold threatens to envelop her further when she learns the duo are all set to leave her soon. It isn't the waters alone that begin to freeze; her heart begins to turn cold too. Time for some bone-chilling action....
Asif Kapadia who made an impressive debut with The Warriors, does try to re-create another art house experience with Far North. Watch it for its awesome cinematography and for the hard-hitting climax.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Sean Bean, Michelle Krusiec
Direction: Asif Kapadia
TWO women and a man thrown together in the inhospitable Arctic Tundra can create some compelling drama. Specially since there's a shortage of both food and love.
Michelle Yeoh is a woman who has been branded as cursed. She does find love but loses it, when her entire community, including her husband, is killed by a bunch of marauders. She flees into the cold with the lone survivor, a baby girl, and brings her up as her daughter, teaching her to trust no one.
But the uneasy equilibrium between the two suddenly veers into dangerous territory when she finds a man (Sean Bean) dying in the snow. She brings him home, only to realise that he's the bone of contention now, with both the mother and daughter vying for his attention. The cold threatens to envelop her further when she learns the duo are all set to leave her soon. It isn't the waters alone that begin to freeze; her heart begins to turn cold too. Time for some bone-chilling action....
Asif Kapadia who made an impressive debut with The Warriors, does try to re-create another art house experience with Far North. Watch it for its awesome cinematography and for the hard-hitting climax.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
NCERT has developed a new theatre syllabus for schools
Acting principle
Kirti Jain / New Delhi August 24, 2008
NCERT has developed a new theatre syllabus for schools.
As children we have all secretly desired to be on stage, playing an important role. But what would it be like if theatre was taught in schools as a regular subject that would also be examined?
Well, NCERT has worked out a detailed syllabus that schools can opt for if they want to introduce theatre, and CBSE is on the way to adopting it.
This is a very exciting prospect and has come about through the persistent efforts of theatre activists and educationists who hold strong views on the pedagogical importance of this input. This was long overdue because although most schools had introduced painting, music and dance as extracurricular subjects, theatre was missed out for some mysterious reason. Now, all are being introduced as essential or optional subjects.
We all talk about the great potential of theatre as a fun way of learning, and the subject should be fun for children. They should be able to live the characters they are studying about; to visualise otherwise abstract scientific principles; feel a greater sense of participation in the learning process; and get to know and relate to people and life around them in a more intimate manner. If they also do performances, they will experience the excitement of getting onto a stage in colourful costumes in front of a large and appreciative audience. Yes, all this would be a win-win impact.
But what if the teacher is not imaginative enough, or trained enough, to use creative methods of introducing the subject? What if theatre gets reduced to learning some acting theory, or doing some repetitive improvisations, or to performances in which the teacher is busy trying to prove his credentials as a director/actor, or the school to showcase its artistic inclination?
We all know how art classes have often been ruined by teachers nipping imagination in the bud by firing students for painting purple trees and orange seas. In other words, for not conforming. Theatre is meant to break barriers, to encourage questioning and experimentation, the trying of new things and the celebration of differences. What will be the fate of theatre in the hands of a teacher who gets upset if students start having fun, if they start questioning, if they do not respond in uniformity? So, this step does require a great deal of caution.
The other part of the debate is whether this should be a subject that is examined. Examinations are advocated for the obvious reason that, in the school system, a subject that is not linked to marks will not be taken seriously either by the school or the students. On the other hand, examinations and assessments have the danger of creating uniformity in the name of objectivity.
This would contradict the very spirit of theatre. In any case, marking or even grading a creative process is always a tough call. How will schoolteachers, part of this huge machinery that is our education system, deal with this challenge? Apart from these concerns there is the worrying sense that exams will take away the fun from theatre.
Recently, at a seminar held in Kolkata about the merits of introducing theatre in schools, teachers from district schools raised all these and many more basic questions. How are the teachers supposed to deal with this subject when their school has only one or two teachers for the whole school?
When the present syllabus is difficult to cover, how will these new inputs get handled in the same time? Will any training be given to teachers, countrywide, to handle theatre teaching, and who will give this training? How many years will it take to train teachers in all the schools? Will teachers in less privileged schools get any additional funds for theatre activities if they do have the interest and talent to impart this training?
With no clear answers to all these questions available right now, one hopes that the problems will be solved as they are encountered, and that government and village schools will also be able to provide their students with the advantages of this discipline.
Source: http://www.business-standard.com
Kirti Jain / New Delhi August 24, 2008
NCERT has developed a new theatre syllabus for schools.
As children we have all secretly desired to be on stage, playing an important role. But what would it be like if theatre was taught in schools as a regular subject that would also be examined?
Well, NCERT has worked out a detailed syllabus that schools can opt for if they want to introduce theatre, and CBSE is on the way to adopting it.
This is a very exciting prospect and has come about through the persistent efforts of theatre activists and educationists who hold strong views on the pedagogical importance of this input. This was long overdue because although most schools had introduced painting, music and dance as extracurricular subjects, theatre was missed out for some mysterious reason. Now, all are being introduced as essential or optional subjects.
We all talk about the great potential of theatre as a fun way of learning, and the subject should be fun for children. They should be able to live the characters they are studying about; to visualise otherwise abstract scientific principles; feel a greater sense of participation in the learning process; and get to know and relate to people and life around them in a more intimate manner. If they also do performances, they will experience the excitement of getting onto a stage in colourful costumes in front of a large and appreciative audience. Yes, all this would be a win-win impact.
But what if the teacher is not imaginative enough, or trained enough, to use creative methods of introducing the subject? What if theatre gets reduced to learning some acting theory, or doing some repetitive improvisations, or to performances in which the teacher is busy trying to prove his credentials as a director/actor, or the school to showcase its artistic inclination?
We all know how art classes have often been ruined by teachers nipping imagination in the bud by firing students for painting purple trees and orange seas. In other words, for not conforming. Theatre is meant to break barriers, to encourage questioning and experimentation, the trying of new things and the celebration of differences. What will be the fate of theatre in the hands of a teacher who gets upset if students start having fun, if they start questioning, if they do not respond in uniformity? So, this step does require a great deal of caution.
The other part of the debate is whether this should be a subject that is examined. Examinations are advocated for the obvious reason that, in the school system, a subject that is not linked to marks will not be taken seriously either by the school or the students. On the other hand, examinations and assessments have the danger of creating uniformity in the name of objectivity.
This would contradict the very spirit of theatre. In any case, marking or even grading a creative process is always a tough call. How will schoolteachers, part of this huge machinery that is our education system, deal with this challenge? Apart from these concerns there is the worrying sense that exams will take away the fun from theatre.
Recently, at a seminar held in Kolkata about the merits of introducing theatre in schools, teachers from district schools raised all these and many more basic questions. How are the teachers supposed to deal with this subject when their school has only one or two teachers for the whole school?
When the present syllabus is difficult to cover, how will these new inputs get handled in the same time? Will any training be given to teachers, countrywide, to handle theatre teaching, and who will give this training? How many years will it take to train teachers in all the schools? Will teachers in less privileged schools get any additional funds for theatre activities if they do have the interest and talent to impart this training?
With no clear answers to all these questions available right now, one hopes that the problems will be solved as they are encountered, and that government and village schools will also be able to provide their students with the advantages of this discipline.
Source: http://www.business-standard.com
www.wikipedia.org - Megan Fox
Megan Fox wikipedia (Megan Fox wiki)Megan Fox Full Name : Megan Denise Fox
Megan Denise Fox (born May 16, 1986) is an American actress and model. Fox's career in modeling and acting began with her winning several awards at the 1999 American Modeling and Talent Convention in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.[1] She began her acting with the film Holiday in the Sun (2001), later appearing in the films Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Crimes of Fashion, and the TV series The Help (all 2004). She is well known for her roles on the television series Hope & Faith (2004) and in the 2007 live-action film Transformers.
Fox at the 2007 Hollywood Life Magazine's Breakthrough Awards
Born Megan Denise Fox
May 16, 1986 (1986-05-16) (age 22)
Rockwood, Tennessee, USA
Years active 2001 ─ present
Megan Fox Early life
Fox has Irish, French, and Native American ancestry. She was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the daughter of Macey Tonachio, former Roane County, Tennessee Tourism Director, and Frank Fox,[6] and she grew up in nearby Rockwood, Tennessee. She grew up in a "very poor" household and has one older sister. She was offered her first job at elite pictures london where she was given her first opportunity to star in a movie. Fox began her training in drama and dance at the age of 5 in Kingston, Tennessee. She attended a dance class at the community center there, and was involved in Kingston Elementary School's chorus and the Kingston Clippers swim team. At age 10, after moving to Florida, she continued her training and finished her high school education.
Megan Fox Career
By age 13, Fox's talent for dance and modelesque beauty created new opportunities for her in the entertainment world. She began acting and modeling upon winning several awards at the 1999 American Modeling and Talent Convention in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
Fox at Spike TV's 2007 Scream AwardsFox made her film debut in the 2001 film Holiday in the Sun as the spoiled heiress Brianna Wallace and rival of Alex Stewart (Ashley Olsen). She then landed guest appearances on Ocean Ave., What I Like About You, Two and a Half Men and The Help from 2003 to 2004. In 2004, Fox starred in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen alongside Lindsay Lohan. She was subsequently cast in her first recurring role in a television series on Hope & Faith, in which she portrayed Sydney Shanowski from 2004 until 2006.
Fox's big break arrived when she acquired the lead female role of Mikaela Banes in the highly-anticipated 2007 live-action film Transformers, based on the toy and cartoon saga of the same name. She played the love interest of Shia LaBeouf's character Sam Witwicky. In June 2007, Fox was cast in How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, starring alongside Jeff Bridges and Kirsten Dunst. Coincidentally, the character Fox will portray is that of a young Hollywood starlet getting her first taste of fame. The film will be released in late 2008. She is also signed on for two more Transformers sequels.
Fox has appeared in a five page spread for the November 2005 issue of the popular men's magazine FHM. She also posed, in decreasing amounts of lingerie, for the March 2007 issue of FHM, the June 2007 issue of GQ,[13] the July 2007 issue of Maxim,[14] and the September 2007 issue of Arena. She was voted the Sexiest Woman in the World by FHM magazine in 2008, beating out Jessica Biel and Jessica Alba. Fox is represented by The Gersh Agency.
Fox has been rumored to star as Cassie[17][18] in the comic book film adaptation Hack/Slash. In July 2007, Fox said that she was "really interested" in portraying Cassie in the film adaptation.
Fox will also star opposite Amanda Seyfried and Adam Brody in Diablo Cody's Jennifer's Body, which is due to be released in 2009. She was cast in October 2007.[20] The production caused a stir when it was announced Fox would appear nude. While filming the sequel of Transformers, the movie's director forced the actress to gain 10 lbs.
Megan Fox Personal life
Fox was engaged to Brian Austin Green, actor of Beverly Hills, 90210 and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Fox has nine tattoos,which she says she gets when she has "a feeling about anything". They include a poem on her ribcage, a symbol for strength on her neck, her ex-boyfriend Brian's name on her hip and a picture of Marilyn Monroe's face on her right arm. Megan has said that Marilyn reminds her of how "Hollywood can chew you up and spit you out"[25] Megan has mentioned she would also like to get some sort of design done by friend and well-known tattoo artist Kat Von D with the words "Tiger,Tiger Burning Bright" from poet William Blake. She also has one on her right shoulder that says "We will all laugh at gilded butterflies," a line from Shakespeare's play King Lear.
Fox has stated she has tried illegal drugs, but says "that's how I know I don't like them," additionally saying she is one of few in Hollywood not using them.
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6th pay commission latest news - Who will speak for armymen?
Prakash
Friday, August 22, 2008:
The biggest myth of the sixth Central Pay Commission is the military service pay to defence officers.
It has been hyped as an additional pay over their civilian counterparts. The fact is that in every other service, officers will be at least four to six years ahead of defence officers in reaching in pay scales.
For example, a Colonel will reach pay band PB-4 after 18 to 19 years of service whereas in every other central service, officers will get into PB-4 within 12 to 14 years.
When we add the jump in pay, grade pay and increments in the next four to five years, Colenel with his MSP of Rs 6000 will be well below his civilian counterpart.
As usual the armymen have been short charged. The public has already been fed on hype of MSP.
But who cares? Who will speak for the fauji?
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Friday, August 22, 2008:
The biggest myth of the sixth Central Pay Commission is the military service pay to defence officers.
It has been hyped as an additional pay over their civilian counterparts. The fact is that in every other service, officers will be at least four to six years ahead of defence officers in reaching in pay scales.
For example, a Colonel will reach pay band PB-4 after 18 to 19 years of service whereas in every other central service, officers will get into PB-4 within 12 to 14 years.
When we add the jump in pay, grade pay and increments in the next four to five years, Colenel with his MSP of Rs 6000 will be well below his civilian counterpart.
As usual the armymen have been short charged. The public has already been fed on hype of MSP.
But who cares? Who will speak for the fauji?
Disclaimer: NDTV.com takes no responsibility for the views expressed in the article. The article published has been written by a user and does not in anyway reflect the opinion of NDTV.com.
Tags: Sixth Pay Commission,sixth pay commission latest news,6th pay commission latest news
Source: http://www.ndtv.com/
Sixth pay commission latest news: Beat this: Your local constable just got a raise from pay panel, Rs 100
Sahim Salim
New Delhi, August 23 They have no fixed timings, no breaks, and at times clock in shifts stretching 24 hours. They have no sanctioned weekly or monthly offs. And to get paid leave, they have to fill out a form that needs sanction of at least four different officers.
The police constable, who forms the lowest rung of the department’s hierarchy, has always felt neglected and the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission will make little difference to his pay or status. The increase? Marginal, from the existing Rs 3050-4590 to Rs 3200-4900.
Senior IPS officers of Delhi echo their concern. A senior officer said, “Salaries of constables are comparable only with semi-skilled workers, though their work is much more complicated and risky. But still the common man mistrusts them, and their own senior officers deal strictly with them.”
A beat constable often has to patrol alone at night, armed with only a baton: he stands with two other constables at police pickets and flags down speeding vehicles with only the ‘protection’ of a police barricade.
On May 15, a constable on picket duty was killed when a speeding tempo hit him in Southwest Delhi.
“We are expected to know everything from various Sections of IPC and CrPC rules to the latest Supreme Court judgments, on the basis of which we have to make arrests or escort suspects to police stations,” a constable said. “Senior officers often lecture us about being courteous, and to have a basic knowledge of English. But where is the motivation?”
A senior officer said constables have to be familiar with people on their beat and depend on them for information. It’s hardly a cakewalk to develop ‘contacts’, though: with transfers and suspensions within months of posting, it is a tough ask to cultivate relationships with people.
A constable’s salary is lower than that of an Army jawan and cops claim they also have similar, or at times worse, working hours and conditions.“Bollywood films show the plight of jawans and highlight their pain at being away from their families,” a constable posted in South Delhi said. “I am from Haryana, and I also see my family once in two months or more. But a jawan’s salary is much higher.”
With the Sixth Pay Commission’s recommendations increasing a constable’s grade pay by just Rs 100, senior officers say it is increasingly difficult to recruit young men to the post.
Walking the beat
NEWSLINE chronicles the daily routine of a constable posted in South Delhi. He lives in Vaishali, Ghaziabad, and needs to leave home latest by 7 am to make it in time for the daily 9-am meeting with the Station House Master.
9 am: Meeting lasts for about an hour. The staff is briefed about instructions by senior officers and told about places where more security is required.
10 am: Leaves for his beat (each manned by a head constable and two constables). In his beat, he usually visits senior citizens to know whether they are dissatisfied with security arrangements. Beat duty starts after that. Halts at many places — evidently to light up a beedi — are actually meant for interaction with sources.
1 pm: A lunch break. Beat duty resumes after that. He has to be on guard, as senior officers do random inspection.
5 pm: Back to the police station for evening meeting.
If he misses out on that, he is marked absent and the day’s salary is gone.
6 pm: After tea and snacks, it’s back to the beat.
10.30 pm: Day’s final meeting.
11.30 pm: Leaves for home.
NIGHT SHIFT HOURS
9 am: Morning meeting.
1 pm: Take an accused and produce him in court. He has to be on alert because the accused is normally not handcuffed and has to be held by hand.
5 pm: Evening meeting over, rest in police barracks.
Midnight: After night meeting at 10.30 pm, back to his beat.
5 am: Return to the police station and rest; is woken up for morning meeting at 9 am.
Tags: Sixth Pay Commission,sixth pay commission latest news,6th pay commission latest news,Sixth Pay Commission’s recommendations
Source: http://www.expressindia.com
New Delhi, August 23 They have no fixed timings, no breaks, and at times clock in shifts stretching 24 hours. They have no sanctioned weekly or monthly offs. And to get paid leave, they have to fill out a form that needs sanction of at least four different officers.
The police constable, who forms the lowest rung of the department’s hierarchy, has always felt neglected and the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission will make little difference to his pay or status. The increase? Marginal, from the existing Rs 3050-4590 to Rs 3200-4900.
Senior IPS officers of Delhi echo their concern. A senior officer said, “Salaries of constables are comparable only with semi-skilled workers, though their work is much more complicated and risky. But still the common man mistrusts them, and their own senior officers deal strictly with them.”
A beat constable often has to patrol alone at night, armed with only a baton: he stands with two other constables at police pickets and flags down speeding vehicles with only the ‘protection’ of a police barricade.
On May 15, a constable on picket duty was killed when a speeding tempo hit him in Southwest Delhi.
“We are expected to know everything from various Sections of IPC and CrPC rules to the latest Supreme Court judgments, on the basis of which we have to make arrests or escort suspects to police stations,” a constable said. “Senior officers often lecture us about being courteous, and to have a basic knowledge of English. But where is the motivation?”
A senior officer said constables have to be familiar with people on their beat and depend on them for information. It’s hardly a cakewalk to develop ‘contacts’, though: with transfers and suspensions within months of posting, it is a tough ask to cultivate relationships with people.
A constable’s salary is lower than that of an Army jawan and cops claim they also have similar, or at times worse, working hours and conditions.“Bollywood films show the plight of jawans and highlight their pain at being away from their families,” a constable posted in South Delhi said. “I am from Haryana, and I also see my family once in two months or more. But a jawan’s salary is much higher.”
With the Sixth Pay Commission’s recommendations increasing a constable’s grade pay by just Rs 100, senior officers say it is increasingly difficult to recruit young men to the post.
Walking the beat
NEWSLINE chronicles the daily routine of a constable posted in South Delhi. He lives in Vaishali, Ghaziabad, and needs to leave home latest by 7 am to make it in time for the daily 9-am meeting with the Station House Master.
9 am: Meeting lasts for about an hour. The staff is briefed about instructions by senior officers and told about places where more security is required.
10 am: Leaves for his beat (each manned by a head constable and two constables). In his beat, he usually visits senior citizens to know whether they are dissatisfied with security arrangements. Beat duty starts after that. Halts at many places — evidently to light up a beedi — are actually meant for interaction with sources.
1 pm: A lunch break. Beat duty resumes after that. He has to be on guard, as senior officers do random inspection.
5 pm: Back to the police station for evening meeting.
If he misses out on that, he is marked absent and the day’s salary is gone.
6 pm: After tea and snacks, it’s back to the beat.
10.30 pm: Day’s final meeting.
11.30 pm: Leaves for home.
NIGHT SHIFT HOURS
9 am: Morning meeting.
1 pm: Take an accused and produce him in court. He has to be on alert because the accused is normally not handcuffed and has to be held by hand.
5 pm: Evening meeting over, rest in police barracks.
Midnight: After night meeting at 10.30 pm, back to his beat.
5 am: Return to the police station and rest; is woken up for morning meeting at 9 am.
Tags: Sixth Pay Commission,sixth pay commission latest news,6th pay commission latest news,Sixth Pay Commission’s recommendations
Source: http://www.expressindia.com
Sixth pay commission 2008: States slowly coming forward to implement Sixth Pay Commission
By Khabrein.Info Correspondent,
New Delhi, Aug 23, 2008: States are slowly coming forward to implement Sixth Pay Commission recommendations. The question of how they will implement the recommendations given the not so rosy picture of state finances, is left to the leaders of the states, or may be the leaders who will come to power after 2-3 years in those states.
It is really going to take several months if not years (though it cannot be ruled out) before the states are able to sort out the tricky issues involved in the implementations of the report. There are intricate issues involved like the pay structures, the pay bands, benefits involved and the most important issue of them all, from where the state governments are going to raise the finances.
Uttrakhand has made the announced to implement the sixth pay commission recommendations. It is not alone. Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Puducherry have mad announcements to implement the recommendations.
Uttarakhand chif minister BC Khanduri has set up a committee headed by an IAS officer to look into hows and whys of implementation of the report in the state.
In Uttrakhand there are 1.6 lakh employees working in the state government even as a total of 65,000 jobs are lying vacant. The state employees are hoping that they would get a hike of 25 percent.
Uttar Pradesh chief minister has also announced to implement the sixth pay commission recommendations. She has also formed a committee to look into the issue of implementation of the report.
While making the announcement the chief minister Mayawati grandly announced, “I decided to implement these recommendations in the larger interest of the well being of the government employees who are facing an acute crunch on account of the rising prices of essential commodities for which the central government was squarely responsible”.
Source: http://www.khabrein.info
New Delhi, Aug 23, 2008: States are slowly coming forward to implement Sixth Pay Commission recommendations. The question of how they will implement the recommendations given the not so rosy picture of state finances, is left to the leaders of the states, or may be the leaders who will come to power after 2-3 years in those states.
It is really going to take several months if not years (though it cannot be ruled out) before the states are able to sort out the tricky issues involved in the implementations of the report. There are intricate issues involved like the pay structures, the pay bands, benefits involved and the most important issue of them all, from where the state governments are going to raise the finances.
Uttrakhand has made the announced to implement the sixth pay commission recommendations. It is not alone. Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Puducherry have mad announcements to implement the recommendations.
Uttarakhand chif minister BC Khanduri has set up a committee headed by an IAS officer to look into hows and whys of implementation of the report in the state.
In Uttrakhand there are 1.6 lakh employees working in the state government even as a total of 65,000 jobs are lying vacant. The state employees are hoping that they would get a hike of 25 percent.
Uttar Pradesh chief minister has also announced to implement the sixth pay commission recommendations. She has also formed a committee to look into the issue of implementation of the report.
While making the announcement the chief minister Mayawati grandly announced, “I decided to implement these recommendations in the larger interest of the well being of the government employees who are facing an acute crunch on account of the rising prices of essential commodities for which the central government was squarely responsible”.
Source: http://www.khabrein.info
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