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India
Touching lives: a
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Entertainment
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Features
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NEW ZEALAND
www.iwk.co.nz | 29 July 2016
Inspirational Ranjna is
EY award finalist for 2016
IWK Bureau
he
Nirvana
story
began in 1977 when Dr
Kantilal Patel and his
wife Ranjna took over
a solo GP clinic in Otara. Today,
their brand of health provision
is delivered through affiliated
general practices, urgent care
clinics,
specialist
centres,
occupational health clinics and
pharmacies. Nirvana Health
Group has more than 55 sites
across New Zealand and Australia
and serves more than one million
customers a year.
Spearheading its business is
Nirvana Health Group Director
Ranjna Patel who was announced
as a finalist in the Ernst & Young
(EY) Entrepreneur of the Year
2016 competition.
The 18 finalists were announced
during a special event at the ASB
Cube in Aucklands Wynyard
Quarter on July 21.
The EY Entrepreneur of the
Year is one of the worlds most
prestigious business awards.
Ranjna Patel (left) during the EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist announcement
Its an honour to be recognised

among such an amazing group of
business-people. Im in [a] great
company, Mrs Patel says.
Outside of business hours, she
is a strong advocate of helping
her community. Mrs Patel and

her husband funded and built
a Hindu temple that about 500
people regularly visit. Besides
this, Ranjna sits on various
boards and committees related to
various issues in the community.

She can be seen enthusiastically
supporting and backing projects
that involve giving back to
the community.
As well as recent work focusing
on womens leadership, one of
Mrs Patels enduring initiatives
is the creation of Gandhi
Nivas, a programme focussed
on ending domestic violence.
She had identified that four
out of 14 women killed from
family violence were Indian and
accounted for 55% of protection
orders breached.
Engaging with the police and
various
counselling
services
helped her create this long-term
generational change programme.
Gandhi Nivas has now worked
with 225 families and more than
a hundred families in the first six
months of 2016. Their services
are all about early intervention
and support. For the month of
July, Gandhi Nivas helped 18/22
families that were not Indian.
Stage one of the New Zealand
EY competition starts next

month and includes a quickfire question round with judges
and a workshop hosted by
Villa Maria Wines founder,
Sir George Fistonich.
Category winners will be
announced at the end of August,
and the final winner will be
revealed in October. The winner
of the New Zealand competition
goes on to vie for the title of Ernst
& Young World Entrepreneur of
the Year in Monaco.
Speaking to Indian Weekender,
Ranjna said, Im very humbled
to be named with this group
of amazing people. And very
humbled by the messages of
encouragement Ive received.
What makes me really proud,
though, is being the first IndianNew Zealander to make it to this
stage of the competition. There
are many, many more amazing
entrepreneurs in our community,
and I hope my achievements will
encourage them to be part of this
programme next year.
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Safer communities together
New Zealand police seeks to prevent crime, improve public security, and detect offenders. Here we take a look at how
the police has been actively involved with the community to make the country safe and secure for its citizens.
Sergeant Gurpreet Arora
Police in community
District Ethnic Services

Coordinator, Counties Manukau
Police in action
t about 6:30 a.m. on July

21, a man entered a dairy
in Papakura. He took a loaf of
bread and put it on the counter
and demanded money from
the victim. The male then
walked around the counter and
demanded the victim to open the
cash register to which the victim
complied. Police had visited the
store a few days earlier and had
provided crime prevention advice
to the owner and guidelines as to
how to deal with such an incident.
The victim followed the
guidelines provided by the police
and pressed a panic button and
ran to the rear of the store rather
than confronting the male or risk
of getting harmed. As a result,
the victim did not receive any
injuries. The police attended
and the matter is currently
under investigation.
At about 12:30 a.m. on July 18,
three men went to a superette in
Manurewa and smashed a large

glass window at the front of the
store. At the time the store was
closed and there was no one
present. The men then climbed
through the broken window,
stole contents from the cigarette
cabinet and fled in a car. At about
6:56 p.m. on July 19, the getaway
vehicle was stopped by police in
Manurewa and the occupants were
spoken to by police. As a result of
the investigation, one man was
identified from the CCTV footage
supplied by the superette and
has been charged with burglary.
The police are pursuing further
lines of enquiry to apprehend
other offenders.
n an endeavour to improve
community engagement and
also make it easy and open for
members of the community
to approach and speak, police
officers regularly interact with the
public at community events.
They recently attended two
such events.
Te Puea Marae: Counties
Manukau Police coordinated
a response by the South
Asian Community to provide
assistance and support to the
families including children who
are currently based at the Te
Puea Marae in Mangere.
Recruitment:
Counties
Manukau
Police
engaged
with people from South Asian
Community wanting to join
NZ police at the recruitment
seminar
organised
by
Waitakere Ethnic Board on
Tuesday, July 19.
Prevention tips
t is all about safety in the

community and therefore we
NEW R EL EA S E
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tips regularly with our readers
to ensure they are more aware
and informed.
Retail safety: Retailers are
encouraged to have clear
visibility into their store
through clear windows and to
clear cash registers at regular
intervals. Call 111 if you see
any suspicious individuals
or vehicles hanging around
your shops.
Drink driving: Do not drive and
drive. There is a zero limit for
alcohol for drivers 20 years of
age and under.
Crimestoppers: If you receive
any information about suspects
for a burglary or any other
crime that has previously
been committed in your
neighbourhood or elsewhere,
and you are uncomfortable
about approaching police, you
can contact the organisation
Crimestoppers anonymously
on 0800 555 111 or fill out
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Volunteer for the

2016 Diwali festival
Register online and help make Auckland an exciting place
IWK BUREAU
he search is on for people keen

to get involved in the 2016
Auckland Diwali Festival and
other exciting events happening
in Auckland.
Volunteers are an important part
of events delivered and sponsored by
Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic
Development (ATEED), which invests in
events on behalf of Auckland Council.
Volunteers have been helping with the
Auckland Lantern and Diwali festivals,
Tamaki HerengaWaka Festival, the ITM
Auckland SuperSprint (Supercars) fan
events and Downer NRL Auckland Nines
fan events.
Were really proud of our events
volunteers, says ATEED Head of Major
Events Charmaine Ngarimu. People
from all walks of life, including a lot of
international students, generously give
their time and enthusiasm to help make
Auckland a great place to live, work, study
and visit.
The volunteer time commitment is
flexible. Some volunteers might work one
four-hour shift during an event, while
others might work multiple shifts every day
of the event, as their time allows.
Licensed Grill & Bar,

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Roles can include being festival

ambassadors, providing event information,
assisting with workshops and managing
lost children tents.
Volunteers receive snacks, meals or meal
vouchers (depending on the length of their
shifts) and a certificate of participation. A
t-shirt is provided for some events.
We want to get the word out to anyone
who wanted to be a part of making these
great Auckland events a success because
our volunteers are integral to making these
events special and given them a unique
Auckland flavour, says Ngarimu.
If you want to get involved or have
friends, family or colleagues (16 years
old and above) who might be interested,
more information is available at www.
aucklandnz.com.
Would-be volunteers can register with
volunteernet.org.nz, with Auckland Diwali
Festival volunteer registrations now open
on VolunteerNet until August 15.
If youre enthusiastic and passionate
about exciting events and everything
Auckland, we want to hear from you,
says Ngarimu. Another opportunity to
volunteer is at the World Masters Games
2017, happening in Auckland in April
2017. For more information, go to www.
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NEW ZEALAND
Shaky foundations
for our economy
Barry Coates
Green Party
he warnings have
been sounded. Our
economy rests on a
shaky ground. Ad
hoc and piecemeal responses to
crises such as housing and the
dairy sector are no substitute for
sound strategy.
The government has no
strategy for real improvement
in the productive economy,
creating skilled jobs that pay
well, delivering a future-oriented
economic infrastructure, adding
value to our natural resources and
protecting the environment and
vulnerable members of society.
A
growing
numbers
of
economists are saying that
the level of house prices is
over-inflated and they will fall.
The problem is not only that the
government has allowed high
levels of immigration without
gearing up the supply of houses
but also that tax distortions have
meant that there is speculation on
the prices of existing houses.
The result is over-inflated
prices. Most families cannot
afford to buy their own home,
which has been the norm for
decadesthe expectation has
been that all families should have
the opportunity to own their own
home as the basis for a secure
future. Now, its a distant dream
for most. But this is far from
the only economic problem. For
years, the governments aim has
been to produce more and more
dairy products. The result has led

not only to the pollution of our
much-loved rivers and streams but
also to our growing dependence
on volatile commodity prices.
Dairy prices are now below the
breakeven point for the average
farmer and debt for the farming
sector has risen sharply.
Speculators are doing well and
so is the financial sector with
banks recording higher profits.
But the productive foundations of
our economy are suffering. This
is shown in the continued decline
of manufacturing under this
government. This is important.
Despite
the
job
losses
and
closure
of
factories,
manufacturing is still the
second largest sector in New
Zealand. Research shows that
17,500 jobs have been lost in
the manufacturing sector under
the National government. Major
companies such as Fisher & Paykel
Appliances, LWR, and Hillside
Engineering rail workshops have
either moved offshore or shut
their doors forever.
New Zealand business can
deliver as is shown by companies
such as Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
and Goodnature. Highvalue manufacturers
create well-paid jobs
and enable us, as a
country, to earn our
way in the world,
rather than rely on
more debt.
New trends
such as robotisation, automation

and
the
clean
technology
revolution
represent
real
opportunity but also pose a threat
to manufacturing and to tens
of thousands of jobs. Managing
change and ensuring that New
Zealand business can benefit
from these disruptive changes
needs a strategy. Government
leadership is required to manage
these risks and help business to
seize the opportunities.
The Green Party has launched a
new policy to meet the challenges
and take advantage of the
opportunities in manufacturing
(www.greens.org.nz).
In
government, the Green Party
will establish a Minister for
Manufacturing to better represent
the interests of manufacturers,
recognising the key role they play
in a smart, green economy.
This works with our other
policies to boost research and
development
spending,
use
government procurement to
prioritise Kiwi-made suppliers,
and to shift capital from
speculation into investment in
the productive economy.
We have a strategy to stop New
Zealands long slide
down the OECDs table
of economic success,
and to build a fairer,
more sustainable and
higher skill economy
for the benefit of us
all.
Kiwi mums kick off

global breastfeeding
celebrations
IWK BUREAU
n August 5 and 6,
thousands of Kiwi
mums and children
will be gathering at
different locations to kick off the
2016 World Breastfeeding Week
celebrations. They will be joined
by more than 30,000 mums
and children globally taking
part in the annual Big Latch
On to celebrate, support, and
promote breastfeeding.
Shama,
Hamilton
Ethnic
Womens Centre, and the
Hamilton Multicultural Services
Trust have registered with the
national organisers, Womens
Health Action, to host a Big
Latch On event at the Waikato
Migrant Resource Centre on
Friday, August 5, from 10 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.
This is our second year of
hosting the Big Latch On, says
local host Silvana Erenchun
Perez, Manager at Shama.
And we warmly welcome and
encourage all our local mums and
their family, whanau and friends
to join this fun and supportive
event. We will have morning tea
and information available on
support around the community.
The Big Latch On is successful
because it operates at a
grass-roots level. There are
hundreds of venues throughout
the country, but each event is
unique, designed by members
of the community, to suit the
needs of the community, says
Patricia Novoa, HMSTrust Centre
Coordinator and Breastfeeding

Counsellor of La Leche League.
Now in its 12th year, the Big
Latch On aims are to reduce some
of the most common barriers to
breastfeeding continuation. It is
an inclusive event, providing an
opportunity for women to make
new friends, connect with support
in their community, and feel more
confident about breastfeeding
(particularly in public).
The Big Latch On is part
of the World Breastfeeding
Week, a global initiative to
protect, promote and support
breastfeeding. Last year, 1,646
women and their children came
together and breastfed in venues
across New Zealand, with an
additional
180
participating
online through the #BrelfieNZ
campaign, giving a total of
1,826 latches.
Women unable to make it to
a venue can take part virtually
via
#BrelfieNZ,
flooding
Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
with gorgeous and diverse
breastfeeding
selfies.
Check
out
www.biglatchon.org.nz
for more information about
national events.
Marmbhed: towards secularism

Rizwan Mohammad
imal
Pathak
is
a
working
class,
small-town
family
man,
living
in
Gujarat with his Muslim wife, his
nine-year-old daughter and an
aged mother.
Bimal, played by Chirag Sinh
Solanki, is often taunted by his
mother for marrying Safina. The
mother-in-law and daughter-inlaw relationship is also strained.
In the middle of this tussle lies
their daughter Runa (Margi) who
prays for her family to be together
and live in harmony.
The play is written by celebrated
screenplay writer Abhijat Joshi
of 3 Idiots, PK and Munnabhai
fame. The play not only focuses
on the communal issues that have
divided the nation for a long time
but also portrays the struggles
of the innocent victims of riots
and violence.
Marmbhed revolves around
the story of a small secular family
who fight every day against the
conservative norms laid by the

society and are survivors of
violence and hatred fanned by
politicians and men in power. The
family is a depiction of millions
of such families who survived the
riots and have been living through
the nightmare every day.
As the story unfolds, there
are senseless killings happening
in the city over a long-standing
dispute of a wall, which is believed
to be sacred to both, Muslims and
Hindus. Altaf, played by Sailesh
Prajapati, is at large after he
knocks down the wall to finish the
feud once and for all.
Altaf, a soldier with a
spine-chilling history, realises how
people were being brainwashed
in the name of religion and takes
a stern step to stop the strife.
He escapes and finds refuge in
his friend Safinas house while
the police hunts for him in every
street and colony of the city.
Bimals neighbours kid Sonu
(Rohan Jote) is one of the
strongest characters of the play.
He is loved for
his friendliness
and
naive
nature.
He
has
heard
rumours about
Altaf from the
people in the
locality and the
street corner
pan-wala.
Stories
float
around
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Snehal Chauhan, The Moment Photography NZ
area that Altaf
is a godman with a long beard,
long clothes and is ferocious in his
looks. Sonu brings back stories to
the house and like many believes
that Altaf is actually a bad man
instilling fear in the minds of
people.
The
play
recounts
the
nightmares of the 1969 riots in
Gujarat that killed hundreds and
ruined thousands of families.
Altaf, who was nine then,
witnessed his father being torched
alive and many killed on the basis
of their religion.
Due to the constant tiff between

Bimal and Safina, the little girl
innocently asks her Altaf uncle,
My dolls house has four walls.
Can you knock them down too so
that my parents stop fighting and
start loving each other more?
Safinas mother-in-law played
by Lajja Prajapati is a God-fearing
lady and towards the climax
mends her relationship with
Safina resolving their 11-yearold misunderstanding. The play
concludes with Altaf storming
out of the house to surrender to
the police but gets murdered by
fanatics. The family reunites,
accepting each other as they are
and living happily ever after in
harmony and secularism.
Marmbhed is directed by
thespian Sailesh Prajapati and the
play successfully evokes a cluster
of emotions all at the same time.
The strong storyline, brilliant
acting, and hard hitting dialogues
together with some great comic
timing takes the audience on a
journey where one questions ones
values and beliefs and how secular
one is.
NEW ZEALAND
Get ready to feel lucky

Swati Sharma
ith its fourth production,

Feeling Lucky, Dreamz
Productions is all set
to tickle your funny
bone. The trailer of the comedy-thriller
was launched on July 20 in Auckland at a
wouldnt have been possible without their

efforts and dedication. The trailer looks
promising, and the event was well received
by those present. The audience praised the
work of the cast and crew and the efforts
of the production house to promote local
talent. Marketing head Kal Kular says, The
MATHS, PHY, CHEM, BIO, ENG & ACCOUNTING
TUITIONS
NCEA, CAMBRIDGE & I.B (Year 1 to 13)
The cast and crew of Feeling Lucky
curtain-raiser event. With this film, the New

Zealand-based production house is trying
their luck on the comedy genre. Feeling
Lucky features fresh and local talent and
has been shot in Fiji. It is a story of four
friends who visit the country to take a break
from their regular life. What happens next
will be worth watching.
The team behind the film includes writer
and producer Dr Rachel Singh, director
Devesh Singh, executive producer Rishi
Deepak and marketing head Kal Kular,
who have been working tirelessly to make
their projects, one after another, successful.
While speaking at the event, Dr Singh gave
the credit of success of their previous three
films to the entire cast and crew and said it
actors are our own local talent as this is

what I believe [that] we should be giving
the kids in New Zealand an opportunity
to act in feature films without having to go
abroad and Dreamz Productions [is] doing
exactly that.
Feeling Lucky will be screened globally
including at local and international film
festivals. On August 11, the Festival of Globes
in San Francisco will hold the screening of
both Feeling Lucky and Twisted Families,
their previous production.
The premier will be held at Sky City,
Auckland on October 30.
The previous projects of Dreamz
Productions include Urban Turban, Ek Ka
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Workshop on advanced solar

water heating
Yearly savings are 70% on the hot

water bill
During summer, almost all hot water can
be provided by the solar system. Almost
eight months of the year, the water will
be heated between 40 and 85C, while
other months the solar cylinder will show
temperatures between 25 and 40C.
Auxiliary heating can be provided with
electricity, gas or wetback solutions.
Special
solar
moderate climate
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for
Flat plate glazed collectors with special

tempered glass and specially coated
absorbers are the most reliable in a New
Zealand climate.
Solar cylinder for higher performance
A stainless steel storage tank, insulated,
vertical position with no maintenance
will produce much more energy than
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ree solar energy will heat water in the

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solar cylinder to store the energy efficiently.
For NZ conditions it is proven that a closed
loop system with an internal coil is the
most reliable way to maximise the savings.
The innovative controller and sensors are
positioned in such a way that maximum
performance can be guaranteed. Every
component of the solar system contributes
to the maximum savings.
The Excellent performance

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testimony of our efforts
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The special solar
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NEW ZEALAND
Police recruitment seminar in Christchurch

a huge success
Gaurav Sharma
he
recruitment
seminar organised by
the Canterbury Police
on July 16 was a first
of its kind. The response from
both Kiwis and migrants was
also a first of its kind. Inspector
Hirone Waretini, the brain
behind the recruitment drive, was
overwhelmed by the response.
The police estimated that
almost 400 people attended the
seminar with a second session
being mandated. The police had
planned only one session initially.
Currently, 11.2% of police
officers in Canterbury district
identify with ethnicity that
isnt European.
This is made up of 7.6% Maori,
1.8% Pacific, 1.2% Asian, and
0.6% recorded as others. Thats
why the police force is seeking
to recruit a broad base of young
New Zealanders, mainly women,
Maori, Pacific Islanders, Indian,
African, and Asian ethnicities.
This is to ensure that the force
remains responsive to the needs
of all communities who have
The sessions held by the police were jam-packed
made New Zealand their new

home. During the seminar, Glen
Robertson from Canterbury police
shared with potential recruits
the training procedure and the
physical competencies needed for
the job. Meanwhile, Hirone also
noted, There are [more than]
30 possible career paths in New
Zealand police from e-crime to
youth aid, financial crime and the
dive squadwe have something
for whatever youre into.
The Inspector, recognising
that money is also a motivator
for young people, added, You
will be paid while you complete
training at Royal NZ Police
College. After graduating, you
will earn a salary [of more than]

$52,000 per annum. This is way
more than what junior teachers
or junior lawyers earn. Lee
Brothers, who declined to give
their first names but shared that
they have been in Christchurch
for the last 10 years, attended the
first session and seemed excited
by the opportunity. However, the
brothers were a bit concerned
about the worklife balance of
people who are a part of the force.
To this, Hirone explained, I have
been in the force for more than 20
years now and can safely say that
balancing recreation, family life
and work is achievable while being
in the police.
Christchurch City Councils Multicultural

Strategy consultation ends on July 31
Gaurav Sharma
Multicultural
Working
Party
was established in
mid-2015,
which
has come up with a public
consultation paper. After inputs
from the public and other
stakeholders, the Christchurch
City Council will adopt and
implement a final strategy in
September. Submissions opened
on June 15, and will close at 5 p.m.
on Sunday, July 31. This is needed
because todays Christchurch is
home to about 370,000 people
from various backgrounds and
ethnicities. According to the 2013
Census, 19% of Canterburys
population was born outside New
Zealand and that 21% spoke a
language in addition to English.
This consultation document
invites your comments on the
draft Multicultural Strategy. From
the Councils view, a multicultural
strategy must challenge the council
to work in a way that honours the
founding document of our nation,
the Te Tiriti o Waitangi, while
also supporting and welcoming
newcomers. The strategy must
also challenge the Council to
collaborate
and
strengthen
relationships further between
residents,
service
providers,
organisations and government
agencies for the benefit of our
multicultural community, and
address identified community
needs, noted Councillor Jimmy
Chen, who also headed the
City
Councils
Multicultural
Working Party.
While the document is up for
public consultation now, the draft
Multicultural Strategy proposes
three outcomes:
Whanaungatangasense of
belonging
People feel they belong in
Christchurch, regardless of their
ethnicity, culture and English
language skills
Trangawaewaea place
for all to stand
All people feel respected, safe
and able to express their own
cultural identity and linguistic and
religious traditions
Whai
wahitanga
participation
Everybody is able to access
Council information and services
and participate in decisionmaking regardless of their
ethnicity, culture and English
language skills
Thats
why
the
draft
Multicultural
Strategy
proposes the following vision

for
Christchurch,
tautahi
Christchurch:
An
inclusive
multicultural and multilingual city
that honours Te Tiriti o Waitangi
and values our diversitya city
where all people have a sense
of belonging.
Problems faced by
migrants
he
consultation
documentwhile noting
that diversity has immense
economic,
trade,
social
and
investment
benefits
for
Christchurchalso
acknowledged the following
challenges some migrants
experience
reducing
the
benefits of diversity:
social
isolation
and
tension from living in
two worlds
racism and discrimination
loss
of
mana
and
traditional roles
negative and stereotyped
representation in the
media
difficulty
accessing
services and information
and difficulty participating
in community decisionmaking
A long queue formed outside the seminar venue
Inspector Hirone Waretini, in-charge of Canterbury Police Maori, Pacific and Ethnic
Services Group (MPES), and his team motivating the attendees to join the police
The
organisation
provides
flexible employment opportunities
and more time off than most

other careers.
Bhutanese fun family day

organised in the Garden City
Gaurav Sharma
ore than 150

adults
and
children
from
the Christchurch
Bhutanese community recently
came together to celebrate
their community and World
Smokefree Day. The event was
organised jointly by Christchurch
Resettlement Services (CRS)
and the Bhutanese Society of
Christchurch, New Zealand. It was
held on the grounds of Burnside
Primary School.
The event saw a table tennis
tournament, a number of other
sports, and crazy bikes for
Bhutanese fun family day in Christchurch
participants to ride on. There was

a bouncy castle for the little ones
as well.
The highlight of the day was
the womans musical chairs
competition. Throughout the
morning,
Nepali-speaking
bilingual workers from CRS
asked people a short quiz about
tobacco to raise awareness about
the Smokefree Aotearoa NZ
2025 goal.
This goal, set by the New
Zealand government, aims to
reduce smoking levels in the
country to below five per cent of
the population (currently around
17%) by 2025.
NEW ZEALAND
Connecting with the positivity of life
A brain stimulating interactive workshop for the senior citizens of the South Asian community of Auckland
IWK Bureau
appy
Days
workshop is a part
of a comprehensive
approach
to
reducing elderly abuse and
creating awareness among the
senior citizens of their rights
to work and live respectfully.
On July 16, a workshop was
conducted by Roopa Suchdev
QSM and Jeet Suchdev QSM JP
at War Memorial, Auckland.
It focussed on personal
networking of the elderly people
by recognising and responding to
the mistreatment of older people
in whatever settings it occurs so
that, each individual can achieve
an optimal quality of life in
keeping with his or her cultural
values, and tradition.
The main objective was,
however,
achieved
through
connecting the people to the
happy times spent with family.
It was intended to give abuse
and neglect of older adults a
global relevance that will sustain
and move prevention efforts
forward throughout the whole
year and years to come.
Tool-kit was used as a method of
sustainable thought process with
a subtle note on the awareness
process to align with the main
Participants at the Happy Days workshop
objective of the workshop. The

tool-kit mainly consisted of
various images, portraying an
array of family activities defining
happiness, and togetherness, and
the needs of the elderly citizens
throughout the world.
Each tailored imagery of
happy family and elderly abuse
awareness campaignings created
brain stimulation and cognitive
creative
activities
amongst
the participants.
Creativity
brainstorming
brought out a riot of ideas and
exchanges; delivered through fun
and highly interactive session.
It progressed through a
series of deceptively simple but
increasingly challenging brain
A common
agreement was
reached that life
may be a struggle
at old age but
living with
happiness and
finding a solution
is more important.
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Excellent high profile location close proxmity to Clendon Town Centre

Recently built retail complex with generous car parking and easy access
Established Dairy (with Lotto) as tenant
Neighbouring tenancies include - Bakery, Laundromat and Town & Country
fried chicken
Returning $41,600pa + GST on a 6 year lease term
Clendon
Auction (unless sold prior)

2pm, Wed 24 Aug 2016
4 Viaduct Harbour Ave, Akld
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storming exercising. The chief

guest at the event was Mandeep
Kaur,
Ethnic
Communities
Relation
Officer
Waitemata
District, Henderson, and the
guest of honour was Jessica
Phuang QSM, Asian Liaison
Officer, Auckland City District.
With a total of 200 elderly
citizens, the brain stimulating
workshop
was
decidedly
enjoyable for every participant.
The creativity of diverse minds
gave out a series of useful
information that can be used
for future work associated with
providing a safe and happy world
for the senior citizens.
High level of participation,
enthusiasm
and
leadership
were displayed with a powerful

message that we are united in our
fight to live with dignity.
Reoccurring
thought
line
flowed with the common desire to
be together with their family and
the significance on the relativity
of sufferings at old age.
A common agreement was
reached that life may be a
struggle at old age but living with
happiness and finding a solution
is more important, putting their
faith in the government system
and promising to stand by
each other.
A sweeter tone indeed was
the ending with promises to be
a more active and aware older
citizen of this country.
KANWALJIT
SINGH BAKSHI
MP BASED IN
MANUKAU
EAST
Tony Chaudhary
M 021 995 121
BAYLEYS REAL ESTATE LTD, MANUKAU,

LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008
Auckland Office
Unit 1, 131 Kolmar Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland

Ph 09 278 9302
Email bakshi.mp@parliament.govt.nz
Postal Address PO Box 23136, Hunters Corner,
Auckland 2025
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Recently built retail complex with generous car parking and easy access
In the thriving commercial precinct of Clendon & Wiri
Established Liquor Shop as tenant
Returning $41,740pa + GST on a 4 year lease term
Clendon
Auction (unless sold prior)
www.kanwaljitsinghbakshi.national.org.nz
2pm, Wed 24 Aug 2016

4 Viaduct Harbour Ave, Akld
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Tony Chaudhary
M 021 995 121
BAYLEYS REAL ESTATE LTD, MANUKAU,

LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008
Funded by the Parliamentary Service and authorised by

Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi MP, 1/131 Kolmar Road, Papatoetoe
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NEW ZEALAND
Housing map a hit as crisis spreads across NZ
ore
than
55,000
New
Zealanders have
used
Labours
interactive housing map in its first

week to see how the housing crisis
is affecting their local community,
Labour Housing spokesperson Phil
Twyford says.
Our innovative map shows

the housing crisis is a nationwide problem; a fact supported
by the daily stories of rocketing
house prices, out of control rents,
and homelessness from across
the country.
It allows people to enter their
address and see information down
to suburb level on house prices,

homeownership, rents, and more.
Interest in the map has been
strongest in Auckland but is also
particularly high in Hamilton,
Tauranga, and Northland as well
as Wellington and Christchurch,
reflecting the spread of the
housing crisis. The alarm bells on
Forests and coast of Kahurangi protected
major
new
addition
to
the
Kahurangi National
Park
in
Nelson
was announced on July 22
by
Conservation
Minister
Maggie Barry. Five parcels of
high-value land totalling more
than 890 hectares have been
formally gazetted as part of the
National Park.
Kahurangi is one of New
Zealands special placesa wild
and rugged land of mountains
and forests, pristine lakes and
spectacular
coastline,
Ms
Barry says.
With this addition, the park
now covers 453,791 hectares
our unique natural heritage
protected in perpetuity for future
generations to enjoy.
The new national park land
includes an area in the Cobb Valley
and land west of Mt Burnett.
The 49 hectares of Cobb Valley
land is particularly significant as it
contains several rocky magnesite
outcrops, which are a hotspot for
native plantsnine of which are
found nowhere else on Earth.
Three blocks of land on the
parks western boundary have
been purchased by Crown through
its Nature Heritage Fund over
the past 10 years specifically to
connect more of the park with
the sea. One of these blocks, a
204-hectare forest area by the
Westhaven Inlet-Te Tai Tapu
Marine Reserve, was generously
sold to the Crown in 2005 by
its owner Murray Gavin. The
coastal forest at Westhaven has
the housing crisis are reaching a

crescendo, and Kiwis are clearly
worried.
Meanwhile National
continues to act like a possum in
the headlights, unable to come
up with any practical and longterm solutions. Only Labour has a
comprehensive plan to restore the
Kiwi dream of owning your own
home and make sure everyone has

a decent place to live.
Well build 100,000 affordable
homes for families to buy, free
up land, ban foreign speculators,
build thousands of state houses,
and require every rental to
be warm, dry, and healthy, says
Phil Twyford.
Pilot to support patients with

diabetes and mental illness
ealth
Minister
Jonathan Coleman
welcomes two new
innovative
pilot
programmes that aim to help
patients with both diabetes and
mental health issues.
and Northland DHBs will take

different approaches targeted
to their local communities,
both
initiatives
will
be
primary-care based. The pilots will
get underway shortly and will run
for a year. They aim to increase
Above: Magnesite outcrop in the Cobb Valley

Inset: Powelliphanta gilliesi kahurangica giant snail
magnificent mature northern

rata and rimu trees which
are hundreds of years old,
Ms Barry says.
Mr Gavin originally bought the
land in order to protect it from
clearance in 1987he is a leader
in local conservation groups and
adding this land to the park is a
fitting recognition of his work.
The 330-hectare block between
Big River and Kahurangi Point is
home to one of the last remaining
great spotted Kiwi populations
in the top of the South Island
and also a species of giant land
snail,
Powelliphanta
gilliesi
kahurangica, unique to the area.
A 68-hectare block on the south
side of Kahurangi Point contains a
dune ecosystem with more pngao,
an important native dune-binding
plant, than in the whole of the rest
of Nelson put together. The fifth

block, 246 hectares west of Mt
Burnett, contains a diverse forest
ecosystem filled with rare plants
originally purchased by the then
Forest Heritage Fund in 1993.
I am sure the new additions
to the Park enhance its status as
one of our most important natural
areas. Id like to acknowledge the
important part local MP Dr Nick
Smith has played in advocating for
the extension of the National Park
over many years.
The Nature Heritage Fund is
a government fund that enables
land with high-value ecosystems
to be acquired for protection. Since
1990 the Nature Heritage Fund has
been used by the Crown to protect
more than 340,000 hectares of
indigenous ecosystems through
purchase and covenanting.
Two pilot programmes aimed to help patients with diabetes and mental illness
The Diabetes Plan aims to

prevent people developing type
2 diabetes and improve the
quality of life and health services
for those living with diabetes,
says Dr Coleman. Health
professionals often see patients
with poorly controlled diabetes
who also suffer from mental
health issues. These patients
are at risk of developing further
diabetes-related complications,
adding more pressure on their
mental health.
Two new pilot programmes
in Tairawhiti and Northland will
take a holistic approach and focus
on treating the patients mental
health issues in conjunction with
their diabetes. While Tairawhiti
access to mental health services,

provide additional support for
those with diabetes, as well as
improve workforce development
to upskill health professionals.
The Ministry of Health has
appointed an evaluator to assess
the programmes and the results
will be shared with other DHBs
to assist them in imporving
their services and the long-term
outcomes for people with diabetes.
The pilots will be linked to other
initiatives under the Diabetes
Plan. These include revised
self-management
advice
for
people with diabetes and long
term
conditions,
updated
pre-diabetes advice, and the
updated Virtual Diabetes Register.
Award winner. They have already

demonstrated high academic
achievement,
leadership,
and close links with their
communities, and this scholarship
provides them the opportunity to
make a real difference for kids in
the classroom.
The
Kupe
Scholarships
fund course fees and study
allowances, and offer mentoring
and
Maori/Pasifika scholarship recipients named
ducation
Minister
Hekia
Parata,
on
Monday,
July
25,
congratulated
30
highly-accomplished Mori and

Pasifika student teachers who have
been awarded Kupe Scholarships.
The
prestigious
scholarship
aims to attract Mori and Pasifika

high achievers to the teaching
profession and support them to
become inspiring teachers and

role models in early childhood,
primary and secondary education.
Im
delighted
by
the
outstanding calibre of scholars
that the Kupe Scholarship
continues to encourage into a
teaching career, says Ms Parata.
The scholars that were
celebrating today come from
across the country and include
a science graduate of Longwood

University in Virginia, a former
Mori All Black and a Pacific Music
recruitment
support
after graduation.
Each recipient also receives
taonga keepsakes in the form
of a stylised paddle hoe or
waka/vaka/vaa as a permanent
recognition of their achievements.
More
were
than
received
90
applications
for
available scholarships.
the
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NEW ZEALAND
Get on board with the Love Bus for

Aucklands local elections
ts a Kombi van, but not like youve

ever seen before, and its coming to a
local community near you.
The classic Kiwi camper has had
a spectacular makeover, and it head out
on the road from Saturday, July 23,
to support awareness and engage
Aucklanders on how, when and why
to vote in Aucklands upcoming
local elections from September
16 to October 8.
The
van,
affectionately
known as the Love Bus, is
part of Auckland Councils
new Show your love for
Auckland
voter
campaign,
which will run in the build-up and
during elections.
The Kombi van is a classic
symbol of adventure, discovery and
fun, and embodies the new campaign,
which is intended to get people thinking
about and voting in the elections, says
Auckland Councils Elections Planning
Manager Glyn Walters.
Voting is an important part of belonging
to this city. It is one of the ways people can
be involved in decisions that make and
shape Auckland as a great place to live.
We want to ensure eligible voters
and future voters wherever they have
easy access to the information they need
to participate. The van is wrapped in
illustrated images that Aucklanders will

recognise as unique to our region
city scenes, our natural heritage,
our
many
cultures
Recycling roll-out picks up pace
n July, more than 210,000

households in north and west
Auckland moved to the same
recycling service as other parts of
the region.
This is the largest bin roll-out in New
Zealand and on the whole residents have
effortlessly transitioned to the new service,
says Waste Planning Manager Parul Sood.
It can take up to three cycles before
people get used to a change like this. Areas
having some trouble with the new system
are visited by our Waste Wise advisors to
provide additional support.
Contact the council
hasnt arrived
and our
amazing recreation
spots. Eye-catching love hearts feature the
word Vote, reminding people that voting
is an important part of loving where we live.
Aucklanders can keep an eye out over
coming months for sightings of the van in
their communities, or even get in touch
to arrange for it to visit you at your local
events and sports grounds.
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if
your
bin
If you live in Rodney, Hibiscus Coast,

North Shore and Waitkere and you havent
received a new recycling wheelie bin,
contact Auckland Council (if you havent
already done so).
Weve had a few teething issues, with
some propertiesparticularly those that
are new and were rated as vacant landnot
receiving their new wheelie bins. This is less
than four per cent of the entire roll-out but
we appreciate this is inconvenient for the
residents affected.
If you havent received your new recycling
bin and youve already got in touch then
Auckland Council is processing your
request. If you havent notified, drop them
an e-mail at recycle@aucklandcouncil.govt.
nz or call 09 301 0101.
The largest bin roll-out saw more than 210,000

households move to the same recycling service
Text reminders a success

A text message trial set up for the roll-out
has proved a hit. More than 44,000 people
signed up for a reminder of their new
recycling day. If you live in the roll-out area
just text your address to 3169 to receive
a reminder.
No plastic bags in your recycling
The new recycling bin is larger and allows
for co-mingling. Paper and cardboard
can now both go in the recycling bin and
Tetra Pak can also now be recycled.
Please remember not to put plastic bags in
your recycling.
igniting minds
Hei Whakahihiko Hinengaro
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NEW ZEALAND
Growing New Zealands place in the world
John Key
Prime Minister
ast week I returned

from
a
successful
trip to Europe and
Indonesia where I
had a series of meetings with
world leaders.
With Parliament in the midst
of a four-week recess, I took
the opportunity to make the
trip to further strengthen our
relationships with key European
countries, and it proved timely in
light of Britains decision to leave
the European Union.
One of the main purposes of the

trip was to meet with the leaders of
Italy and France and to attend the
Bastille Day commemorations,
which this year coincided with the
100-year anniversary of the Battle
of the Somme.
Italy and France are important
trading partners to New Zealand
and are some of the worlds
largest economies. We had good
discussions around further trade
and economic opportunities,
including a possible free trade
deal with the European Union,
which could deliver significant
benefits to our country.
New Zealand had been invited
to take part in the Bastille Day
commemorations
in
France
this year to acknowledge the

significant contribution we made
during World War One. More
than 80 New Zealand Defence
Force
personnel
marched
in the parade.
Around 15,000 New Zealand
troops were involved in the Battle
of Somme, and more than 2,000
were killed. It was an honour to
be able to join the Defence Force
personnel to pay our respects to
the soldiers who fought and died
in France and to reflect on the
sacrifice they made.
Along with the rest of New
Zealand, I was shocked at the
horrific attack that took place
at Bastille Day celebrations
in Nice later that night and I
offered my condolences to the

people of France. On my return
from Europe, I made a quick
two-day visit to Indonesia aimed
at boosting New Zealands
economic and political links.
While in Indonesia, I met
with President Joko Widodo
in Jakarta and witnessed the
signings of six deals worth more
than NZ$60 million to New
Zealands economy.
This signals the increasing
importance of business between
our two countries, with twoway trade currently sitting at
$1.6 billion a year, and we see
huge potential to build that
relationship further. I landed
back in New Zealand in time to
Loopy rules on their way out

Dr Parmjeet Parmar
National List MP
magine being an owner of

a bus depot with no walls
who is forced to install
four exit signs, just in case
people cant find their way out if
there is a fire.
Or having to spend $30,000
to put in a driveway and move a
water-tank from the back to the
front of a house because if the
house caught fire, the fire chief

would not drive his truck past the
house to the tank in case it caught
fire too.
Those are just two examples
of some of the loopy rules that
could go after the National
Governments response to the
Rules Reduction Taskforces
Loopy Rules report.
The taskforce, set up in 2014
to hear which property related
rules and regulations stop people
from getting on with the job,
submitted a report that identified
75 opportunities to improve the
way rules and regulations are

developed and implemented at a
local level.
Now the government has
begun work to address the 72
recommendations it accepted.
One of the most common gripes
the taskforce heard was poor
customer service, especially when
seeking building and resource
consents, and generally dealing
with property related matters.
We
believe
unnecessary
barriers to consenting should
be removed and processes
streamlined, so we are exploring a
risk-based consenting approach.

Meanwhile, councils are getting
more guidance about the use of
discretion when assessing what
work does not need a building
consent and we are encouraging
the use of staged consents so
structural work can get underway
before
non-structural
work
is approved.
Many of the changes identified
by the Taskforce require culture
change at a local level and we will
work with councils to address
this. Its vital we continue to
make progress in this space to
Quality education for our children

Kanwaljit Bakshi
National List MP
igh-quality
education
is
vitally important.
It provides the
opportunity for any child from
any background to get ahead and
make the most of their life.
National is focusing on
improving performance across
the whole schooling system
to ensure every child has the
opportunity to succeed.
A good education is an essential
requirement for a skilled, creative,
and
productive
workforce,
which is a key to growing a
stronger economy.
We want all our kids to leave
school with the skills they need to
reach their potential. That means
lifting up those being left behind,
and encouraging those who are
doing well to do even better.
To achieve this we have set

goals for ourselves. We want
to ensure that 98% of our new
entrants in school attend early
childhood education. For our
school going children, we want
to ensure that 85% of 18-yearolds achieve NCEA Level 2 or an
equivalent qualification by 2017.
This National government
has raised its targets because
we have surpassed our previous
targets.
Nationally,
96.6%
of new school entrants have
previously participated in ECE.
We have doubled ECE spending

since 2008.
We have also led in providing
transparent
information
to
schools and parents. National
introduced National Standards to
identify children falling behind,
and help parents and schools
focus on what they need to do
to help.
We put National Standards
data, Education Review Office
reports, schools annual reports,
and ECE & NCEA data online so
parents have access to as much
education info as possible. Final

results for 2014 show 81.2% of
18-year-olds achieved NCEA
Level 2. This increase since 2008
means more than 7,000 more
young people succeeds than seven
years ago. Since 2008 NCEA L2
achievement rates for Mori and
Pasifika 18-year-olds have each
risen by around 50%.
We introduced the N4L
managed the network to support
digital learning. More than 2,400
schools are connected. This
means fast, reliable internet with
meet with US Vice-President Joe

Biden in Auckland on Thursday.
Our relationship with the United
States continues to go from
strength to strength and it was
great that Vice-President Biden
found some time to come and
visit New Zealand.
During this visit, he confirmed
the United States has accepted an
invitation to send a ship to attend
the Royal New Zealand Navys
75th anniversary later this year,
which weve welcomed.
Overall, the trip and visit by
Vice-President Biden helped
to further strengthen and
grow our global relationships
and to promote New Zealand
to the world.
encourage and support local and

central government to reduce the
costs that regulations impose on
people and businesses carrying
out their affairs whilst providing
safe and skilled workplaces for
New Zealanders.
Getting rid of loopy rules and
making it easier to live and do
business in our communities
is a big lesson taken from the
Taskforce process. Ultimately,
doing so helps the governments
programme to grow our economy,
and provide better public services
for New Zealanders.
uncapped data, web filtering, and

network security services. We
have invested more than $4b in
school property maintenance,
growth, and modernisation over
the past seven yearsmore than
a 30% increase in the previous
seven years. This government has
built 30 new schools.
We want career paths for
teachers within the classroom,
and we want them sharing best
practice across schools and
providing expert skills to help
raise student achievement. One
thousand schools are working
together with more than 320,000
kids in Communities of Schools.
Digital technology will be fully
integrated into the New Zealand
Curriculum and TeMarautanga o
Aotearoa by 2018 to ensure young
New Zealanders are digitally
fluent and able to work and
succeed in a digital world.
There is always more to do
for New Zealand and New
Zealanders. We will continue
to seek avenues that allow us to
provide better public services.
NEW ZEALAND
13
Turkey declares a state of emergency

David Shearer
Labour MP
he recent coup attempt

in Turkey has added a
new level of complexity
to the Middle East.
Turkey has long been seen as a
model of stability in the region:
an Islamic society that has
simultaneously been democratic,
moderate, and liberal.
Turkey and New Zealand share
intimate historic links dating
back to World War One, so we
take a particular interest in what
happens there. During the recent
coup attempt in Turkey, it was
inspiring to see the numbers of

people who went out in the streets
to stop the coup in its tracks.
The question now is how the
government responds to those
who took part in the coup.
New
Zealanders
will
be
watching, concerned to see that
the efforts of the people who
bravely stood up for freedom
and democracy in Turkey, and
sacrificed their lives to ensure
a coup wasnt successful, arent

eroded by clampdowns that could
undermine Turkeys modern
political system.
Democracy isnt just about
elections; its about people being
able to express themselves, about
a free press, about the robust
opposition, and genuine freedom
of expression. Turkey has declared
a three-month state of emergency
following the attempted coup.
This will enable President

Erdogan
and
his
cabinet
to pass laws without going
through parliament. There have
been talks about voting back
a reinstatement of the death
penalty. There is a growing risk
that Turkeys clampdown will
undermine the very democracy
that the people were able to
protect when they took to the
streets on the day of the coup.
New Zealanders will wish them
every success in the future. Turkey
has a special place in our hearts.
Atatrk was the founding father
of Turkeys modern democracy,
the same democracy that now
faces a real challenge as the state
of emergency is imposed. My
hope is that his vision for Turkey
continues. He is famous in New

Zealand for those immortal words,
referring to the 3,000 young
Kiwi men who lost their lives on
Gallipolis beaches:
Those heroes who shed their
blood and lost their lives! You
are now lying in the soil of a
friendly country. Therefore rest
in peace. There is no difference
between the Johnnies and
Mehmets to us where they lie
side by side here in this country
of ours.
You, the mothers, who sent
their sons from far away countries,
wipe away your tears; your sons
are now lying in our bosom and
are in peace. After having lost
their lives on this land they have
become our sons as well.
Mr Keys memory fades getting worse
Winston Peters
NZ First leader
ast
week,
Prime
Minister John Key
was quick to deny that
China had warned our
exporters of retaliatory action if
this country decided to investigate
steel dumping.
According to Mr Key, China had

not raised any issues and there
was no indication China had made
any threats.
But two days later as rumours
and leaks got to the nub of the
matter and confirmed New
Zealand exporters to China had
been told a thing or two, the
government, had a memory recall
as they tripped around Indonesia.
It was inconceivable that
industry groups and trade
officials knew of warnings from
China but the government did

not. Denials and forgetfulness
are a trademark of Mr Key and
his government.
A few to recall: Key could not
recall urging childhood friend
Ian Fletcher to apply for the chief
GCSB job, he couldnt remember
his position on the Springbok
tour or a briefing on the Dotcom
mansion raid, or how he voted on
the drinking age.
What is clear is that Mr Keys
reliance on the lack of recall
or what are politely described

as memory fades, are too
frequent and too readily rolled
out to an inquiring media to be a
natural affliction.
When the heat goes on he
alternates memory fade with
complete denial.
The PM relies on the two
options when it is only the truth
that matters.
Both are a sad reflection on a PM
because they are manufactured
for the occasion to cover up the
truth. US President Richard Nixon

earned the moniker tricky Dick
for doing just that.
Its a sign of weakness or
deviousness to avoid serious
decision making but making a
stand on behalf of your electors
is the job of a PM, and to do
otherwise is to reveal a serious
flaw in your leadership.
Its about truth and integrity in
our leadership.
You be the judge.
14
FIJI
Rheumatic disease system launched
heumatic
Heart
Disease
(RHD)
is a common yet
preventable
heart
condition in Fiji, says Minister for
Health and Medical Services.
Recent research has shown
that RHD affects as many as
one in 20 children aged 515 in
Fiji, he said. He said this during

the launch of the RHD fever
information system at Novotel
Suva Lami Bay Hotel convention
centre. Rheumatic fever is a
disease that begins with an
infection in the throat.
Young people with a history of
rheumatic fever or existing RHD
are at a high risk of recurrent

bouts of rheumatic fever,
which can further damage the
heart, he said.
Mr Usamate said there were
many barriers to patients
receiving
their
monthly
injections, and the Rheumatic
Fever Information System (RFIS)
Ford Motors awards $42K to C3 Fiji
I
From left: Shreedhar Motors Limited CEO Arvin Narayan, C3 representative Waisea
Vosa, Shreedhar Motors Limited National Manager Sales and Marketing Jagdish
Chand, and Shreedhar Motors former General Manager Vijay Prasad
Photo: Vilimoni Vaganalau
while helping to educate local

communities on the fragility of
their precious ecosystem, said
David Westerman, managing
director, Asia Pacific emerging
markets, Ford Motor Company.
The funds will allow C3
to reach out to community
leaders to understand why it
is necessary to protect the sea
turtles. The organisation will

create an education programme
to convince locals to stop hunting
the sea turtles and their eggs.
They will also establish
a
community
monitoring
programme to identify sea turtles
feeding and breeding grounds
that will be included in the marine
protected areas.
PM Bainimarama fixes
farmers problems
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama
wash clothes and fetch water

from a river
Issuing of a water tank to a
small settlement in Ellington
after their water pipes from a
source had run dry
Issuing of water pumps to
some farmers to help them
draw water from nearby
creeks and streams to irrigate
their farms
Resolving legal issues over land
disputes and leases, which were
being handled by the Attorney-
t is only when we work

together that we can
witness
innovative
collaborations, said the
Minister for Women, Children
and
Poverty
Alleviation
Rosy Akbar.
These further encourage our
children to develop their skills,
knowledge and confidence as
aspiring leaders of tomorrow,
she said. She highlighted this
when she opened the Schools
Chef Challenge 2016 at the
Outrigger Fiji Beach Resort
in Korolevu.
Through your hard work and
the support of the teachers, your
parents and guardians, you have
made it through to this final stage
of competition, she said.
If you want to become a chef,
a lawyer, a teacher or politician,
you must work hard you have
General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum

The authorisation to the
Commissioners Office for
the immediate works to
rebuild some Irish Crossings,
which were hampering the
transportation of sugarcane
The Prime Ministers Office
Permanent Secretary Yogesh
Karan, who is also part of the
entourage, has been inundated
with administration issues with
FSC and the task has been left
with him to sort these issues out
with the corporation.
Source: Fiji Sun
Minister for Women, Children and

Poverty Alleviation Rosy Akbar
to be committed, you have

to be dedicated.
I encourage you to have the
right focus, environment and the
will to make a difference. Each of
you is geared for greater things.
The event brought together
about 140 students, which include
15 schools from the NadrogaNavosa province, Lautoka and
from Nadi.
Nadi escape with

narrow win
rime
Minister
Voreqe Bainimarama
surprised cane farmers
during his consultation
visit to the Western Division by
resolving some of their problems
on the spot. Issues such as water
shortage because of the ongoing
drought,
leases,
operational
issues faced with the Fiji Sugar
Corporation and i-Taukei Land
Trust Board, and other problems
faced by the farmers were brought
before Mr Bainimarama.The
PMs entourage included senior
officials of the Water Authority
of Fiji, i-Taukei Land Trust
Board, Fiji Electricity Authority,
Lands Department, Fiji Sugar
Corporation, Sugar Cane Growers
Council, Sugar Industry Tribunal
and the Ministry of Sugar. Issues
relating to these organisations
were immediately sorted out with
these officials. Some of the issues
resolved were:
Issuing of two water tanks
to women of Balata in Tavua
after they had informed Mr
Bainimarama that they had
to walk about a kilometre to
record the injections patients

receive,
identifying
patients
who have missed injections
or not received them in a
timely manner.
It will also provide important
information
to
allow
atrisk patients to be followed
up, he said.
Working together creates

innovation
ord Motor Company,

together with its local
partner
Shreedhar
Motors, awarded a
$41,740 grant to the Community
Centred Conservation (C3) Fiji
last week.
Community
Centred
Conservation (C3) Fiji was
officially registered as a nongovernmental organisation in
2014. It operates out of Kia Island
in the province of Macuata since
2011 protecting an endangered
population of sea turtles.
On behalf of the management
and staff of the Community
Centred Conservation Fiji (C3)
I would like to thank Ford and
also the Managers of Shreedhar
Motors for giving us the
opportunity to continue with our
mission, said C3 representative
Waisea Vosa. The C3 proposal
was unique and demonstrates
a genuine commitment to
environmental
conservation
was one of a number of activities

aimed at improving management
and support to patients.
The RFIS will assist with
monitoring and management of
ARF & RHD patients by providing
accurate patient data to report on
numbers and disease severity,
allowing doctors and nurses to
he Usaia Koroilagilagi
coached-Jacks Nadi
side ran away with
a 2724 win over
neighbours Lautoka at Nadovu
ground, Lautoka on July 24.
Lautoka drew first blood
through a try to Peni Lasaqa and
converted by Opeti Ratucati, 70.
Nadi fought hard and scored
through Ron Katonivere as they
trail 75. The Maroons kept the
momentum on as they raced to a
175 lead at the breather.
They went further ahead after
the interval from a try scored by
Aseri Tuivuga and converted by
Lasaqa. This woke Nadi up as
they ran in tries to Lote Nasiga,
Joeli Lesavua, Esava Molilevu
and Jonetani Mateiwai. Winger
Robert Delai was the toast of
the Nadi team as he played a
grand game. Sisa Saukawa
toiled
hard
for
Lautoka
and was always in the thick
of things.
Nadi manager Jeff Tamata said,
Happy with the bonus point win
but we still need to improve. I
was a bit disappointed with our
performance as I know the calibre

of the players. Now our focus is
to see whether we make it to the
semi-finals.
Lautoka acting coach Peniona
Ranitu said, Very disappointed
with some of the referees
decision but good performance
from the boys.
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Thought of the week
You only live once, but if you do it right,

once is enough.
Mae West
Editorial
From the desk of the

Managing Editor
Sometimes we are stressed and want distraction. When thoughts about an

impending divorce, an operation, or a move to a new city prove anxiety
provoking, we often seek relief by trying to occupy our minds with other
things. We may find temporary relief, but if the issue in question is important
to us our minds find a way back. Rather than trying to think about something else, a
more effective strategy may be to think about the problem differently.
In research Irving Janis, John Wolfer, and I conducted we taught people about
to undergo major surgery to reframe the hospital experience. We asked the group
to view the experience from a more adaptive perspective, to attempt to notice the
advantages of being in the hospital. Having time to take stock of goals or to get in
touch with family and friends who had been taken for granted or even a forced weight
loss can be seen as an advantage. The potential advantages varied from person to
person. Patients in this group felt less stress, took fewer pain relievers and sedatives,
and left the hospital sooner than did patients who were not given this preparation.
The desire to be distracted was the desire to be otherwise attracted.
~Ellen Langer from The Power of Mindful Learning
cannot agree more with Ellen in the passage above. If I look back, most of my
reading or watching films and documentaries of interest have happened in my
most trying times. It is like when I am able to distract myself from all the noise
going on, I am able to deal with the issues at hand effectively. For years, I thought
I was weird in a sense so I was really happy to learn that there is in fact research to
state that this technique actually works. So there you are, if there is a nagging issue,
distract yourself enough to be able to spring back and handle it with a fresh new view.
In our current issue, we celebrate Ranjna Patel in being the first Kiwi-Indian to be
named as one of the finalists in the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2016. I would like to
congratulate her on behalf of the Indian Weekender team.
On July 27, 2015, while delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management
in Shillong, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam collapsed and passed away from a cardiac arrest. He
was fondly known as the missile man for his efforts with Indias missile programme.
Kalam was Indias 11th President and the recipient of various prestigious awards
including the Bharat Ratna. He was known as the Peoples President and was loved
and admired by all. Indian Weekender salutes this hero, remembering him on his
first death anniversary.
In my parting remarks, I would like to urge all our readers to spare a moment and
send out prayers for the missing Indian Air Force plane AN-32 with 29 persons on
board. Extensive search and rescue efforts are on in the search for the missing flight.
A similar mysterious disappearance 48 years ago had perplexed the nation. Let us
pray for the safety of this plane and its passengers.
Until next time
Giri Gupta
Pick of the week
Weather the storm
Waiting for a storm to pass in Utahs Zion National Park paid off for photographer RJ Hooper,
who took this image of a rainbow stretched across a golden, post-tempest sky.
(Photo: National Geographic Your Shot)
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Mori Phrase: Koia kei a!
English translation: really nailed it!
Tip from the trenches
Catch em all
1.
Searching for Pikachu? When you start the

game, dont catch the first three Pokmon.
Wait and keep walking and Pikachu will appear
in some time.
2. Level up quickly by catching relatively common
Pokmon such as Pidgey and Weedle. They are
also easy to evolve.
3. Go to places with multiple PokStops.
Chances are someone has already put a lure on
one of them.
4. When catching a Pokmon, switch off
AR to make it easier
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Are we conditioned to imagine him over her?

Kudrat Dev
(d) Community
instead
of
Fraternity
(e) Server instead of Waiter/
Waitress
(f) Common person instead of
Common man
(g) Security Attendant instead of
Watchman
(h) Worker instead of Workman
t was just any other day

at the office and as usual,
before leaving, I bid my
colleagues goodbye with
the words: Bye, girls! as all
of them are females. However,
soon a male colleague joined our
office, and I took the effort to
address him by his name when
leaving from work. I asked him
if he would be fine if I said bye
to my female colleagues and him
collectively with the words: Bye,
girls! He laughed and said it
would make him uncomfortable.
I responded asking him if
a group of males and females
were addressed as just guys
and no one had a problem with
that, then why not the other way
around? The conversation ended
in light laughter and no answer to
the question.
We all know it and yet live it
in our routine lives as we have
been deeply conditioned to use
the English language in a genderbias way from our young school
days or even before. Gender-bias
being referred to here is in two
forms: the plain English language
and the way we are taught to use
the English language. Thus, this
led to conducting of a sample
pilot empirical research on how
one visualises and formulates
thoughts and in which gender.
THE RIDDLE
SURVEY
he empirical sample research

revolves around a riddle
that was asked to males and
females in the law profession
in the city of New Delhi, India.1
The participants of the sample
research were selected based on
(a) sex, to meet the requirement
of 50% ratio of male and female
participants, and (b) medium
of
communication/instruction
in schoolEnglish as the first
language in school and the
medium of instruction. Ten
participants who consented to
become a part of the survey were
asked the following riddle:
Mr X and his son were going
to the market to buy groceries
and suddenly they met with a
road accident.
Mr X dies and his son is heavily
injured. The locals rush his son
to the hospital and without filling
paper formalities, the son is taken
straight to the operation theatre.
The surgeon enters the operation
theatre all ready to operate.
However, on seeing the injured
boy, the surgeon says: Oh my
God! He is my son! I cannot
operate on him.2
1. Who is the father of the
injured boy?
2. Who is the surgeon in relation
to the injured boy?
Nine out of the 10 participants
answer to Who is the father of
the injured boy? was the surgeon,
implying that the surgeon was
a male.
One female participant out
17
STEP 3: TEMPORARILY ADOPT

THE OPPOSITE TO TRIGGER
SOCIETAL REALISATION
(a) One may make or break her
destiny.
(b) The common woman has the
power to vote in her hands.
of the 10 participants answer

was Mr X. Six participants
(three male and three female)
answered Who is the Surgeon
in relation to the injured boy?
as step-father, two participants
(one male and one female)
answered as gay-partner father,
one male participant answered as
biological father and one female
participant answered as mother.
The correct answers are Mr X and
mother, respectively.
Thus, the big concern is do
we imagine/formulate/visualise
in the masculine gender? Our
thoughts translate into words
and the language we speak.
Hence, it may be the case that
the sample to whom the riddle
was asked has been socially
conditioned to identify the
gender-neutral word surgeon
with males. This may be due to
innumerable reasons including
schooling, the patriarchal system,
the way we have been taught to
identify gender roles, and use the
English language.
Time to change the way you
speak English? Four-step drill
he manner in which we use
our language is not only
reflective of our culture and our
socio-economic
reality
but
can also be an effective tool
instrumental
in
changing
our culture and creating the
socio-economic
reality
we
envision today.
The use of English language
today is reflective of conservative
social values such as derivation
of a womans purpose from a
man, subordination of women,
gender-stereotyping, patriarchal
society dictated roles, sexism
and discrimination.
However, the ones who
envision a society free from
gender discriminatory practices/
values vis--vis women, men,
and all genders and strive every
day to contribute to the same can
make a difference by changing
the gender-bias use of the English
language. The way we speak our
languages including English has
an incredible impact on what
our
cultural-social-economic
values can become or reinforce
and sustain the existing culturalsocial-economic values.
Thus, consequently, the real
We, males and

females both of
the liberal day and
age, think that we
are actively taking
measures and are
moving away from
gender bias and the
conservative views of
gender discrimination,
female subordination,
and patriarchal
pressures on males
question is: what can you do to

remove gender-bias from your
English language? At the outset,
it is important to bear in mind
that you cannot change the way
you speak overnight and you will
have to practice every time you
speak. In order to remove genderbias from your language, you may
adopt the Four-step drill: (a)
Hear and identify, (b) Substitute
gender-bias words, (c) Adopt
the opposite to trigger societal
realisation and (d) Object to use
of gender-bias words or style of
speaking by others. These steps
are elaborated hereinafter:
STEP 1: HEAR AND IDENTIFY
t all begins with consciously
hearing yourself speak. Once
you begin to hear yourself speak
you will be able to identify
the gender-bias words in your
language. That is half the job
done, as you have identified
the problem.
An indication of a gender-bias
word may include:
(a) Feminine words which are
derivatives of masculine
words:
i. Actress (derivation from
Actor)
ii. Governess (derivation
from Governor)
iii. Waitress (derivation from
Waiter)
(b)
Generalisations
using
masculine words/masculine
plurals:
i. One may make or break
his destiny.
ii. The common man has the
power to vote in his hands.
STEP 4: OBJECT TO USE OF

GENDER-BIAS WORDS OR
STYLE OF SPEAKING BY
OTHERS
astly, depending on how
strongly one feels about
gender-bias, one may choose
17to
object to the use of gender-bias
words by your friends, family and
even strangers around you.
The aforesaid Four-Step Drill
can not only aid in speaking
English as a language free from
gender bias but also be used as
an effective tool to contribute
in
creating
socio-economic
values free from gender bias
and stereotypes.
We, males and females both of
the liberal day and age, think that
we are actively taking measures
and are moving away from gender
bias and the conservative views
of gender discrimination, female
subordination, and patriarchal
pressures on males. However,
we fail to realise that the routine
use of our language is taking
away from our efforts and we
are in effect reinforcing gender
bias and gender stereotypes of
multiple kinds (unconsciously or
subconsciously).
My hope is that we take a
moment to rethink the routine
use of the English language and
work in reverse, that is, focus on
the word and draw back to the
thought behind the use/manner
of using of a word. Working in
reverse will assist in making
amends to break free from the
deep social conditioning that
impacts our thought process,
which ultimately translates into
our language. You may start with
asking your friends, colleagues
and family the riddle!
iii. Mankind cannot re-write

history.
An indication of a gender-bias
usage may include:
(a) Groups/Collectives including
men
and
women
are
referred
to
using
the
masculine plurals:
i. Bye, guys!
ii. Hey, bros!
iii. Freshmen
iv. Countrymen
v. Fraternity
(b) Masculine words used to
praise a woman:
i. You are such a cool girl!
You are a bro!
ii. She is my son. I never felt
like I had a daughter!
(c) Words used with a derogatory
connotation to insult a man:
i. He is my bitch.
ii. Are you a pussy?
STEP 2: SUBSTITUTE
GENDER-BIAS WORDS
e all are aware of genderneutral words. We just
need to make the effort of putting
them to use.
An
indicative
and
nonexhaustive list of substitutes
for gender-bias words3
is
given below:
(a) Bye friends instead of Bye
guys
(b) Hi friends instead of Hey bros
(c) First-year students instead of
Freshmen
Kudrat Dev is a dispute

resolution lawyer practising in
New Delhi, India and Alumna
(Founding) member of JGLS
Women & Law Society. She
is a feminist by ideology and
envisions a society free from
gender stereotypes and
patriarchal pressures
1. The author intends to expand the

empirical research in India and globally
and is open to volunteers who would
like to be a part of the empirical
research. The Author may be contacted
at dev.kudrat2206@gmail.com.
2. The Riddle is from an unknown source
and has not been created by
Kudrat Dev.
3. A more detailed list has been compiled
by Service-Growth Consultants Inc.
and is available at - http://www.
servicegrowth.net/documents/
Examples%20of%20GenderSensitive%20Language.net.pdf
18
INDIA
India seeks better training for

UN peacekeepers
ith
more
dangerous and
complicated
s e c u r i t y
challenges coming up, India,
on Monday, July 25, called for
better
training
of
UN
peacekeeping forces.
As
a
leading
Troop
Contributing Country (TCC),
India has searched for practical
ideas that will help bridge
the gap between our promise
of never again and levels of
effectiveness, Minister of State
for External Affairs M.J. Akbar
said while inaugurating the first
UN Peacekeeping Course for
African Partners (Unpcap-I), the
first such programme to be held
jointly by India and the US.
Our answer lies in the way we
train our peacekeepers. Better
training for UN peacekeepers
will almost always ensure better
outcomes, no matter how difficult
or complex the peace operation,
Akbar said.
The programme, which will
run from July 25 to August 12,
is a collaboration between the

Centre for UN Peacekeeping
(CUNPK), New Delhi, and the
US governments Global Peace
Operations Initiative.
Akbar said that Prime Minister
Narendra Modi announced at
the Peacekeeping Summit last
September at the UN, and also at
the India-Africa Forum Summit
last October, that India would
do whatever it could to share its
peacekeeping experience with
others and in particular with
countries in Africa.
The CUNPK established for
this purpose. Todays unique
training collaboration between
India, Africa and the United
States mirrors this commitment.
Akbar said that present
generation of UN peacekeepers
confronted security challenges
that are far more dangerous and
complicated than faced by their
immediate predecessors.
Experience has taught us
that the effectiveness of UN
peacekeepers depends critically
on the consent that exists for their

presence on the ground, he said.
It also depends on the
perception that UN peacekeepers
will always act in an impartial
and neutral manner; they will
not use military force to change
the facts on the ground in
favour of one or the other but,
if attacked, will respond with
the full collective force of the
international community. The
minister said that as a country
that has participated in close
to 50 peacekeeping operations,
India believed there was a
need for greater consultation
between the UN Security Council
and TCCs.
This is no longer an option;
it is an urgent imperative. Troop
Contributing Countries should
and must be consulted, not just
because Article 44 of the UN
Charter says so, but because
TCCs with their commanders
and personnel deployed on the
ground can provide valuable
inputs to the Security Council
India has called for better training of UN peacekeeping forces
when it draws up mandates, or

when it translates mandates into
implementable
peacekeeping
objectives, he stated.
He said it was time to pay more
attention to the manner in which
UN Security Council mandates
were drawn up.
Mandates must recognise
ground realities. A peacekeeping
missions strategic goals must be
laid down in clear and precise

terms, and only after taking
realistic stock of the resources
should we make a commitment,
Akbar said.
Stating that credibility was core
necessity, he said if it was taken
away, any institution, however
large, would become nothing
more than a skeleton without a
living heartbeat.
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19
Modi hails President as guardian, mentor
rime
Minister
Narendra Modi, on
Monday, July 25,
praised
President
Pranab Mukherjee for helping
him as a guardian and mentor in
the last two years.
Modi said the President had
implemented and promoted
the
National
Democratic
Alliance governments flagship
programmes despite the fact that
the latter came from a different
political background.
I was new to Delhi (as the
Prime Minister). The atmosphere
was new to me. On many subjects,
the President, like a guardian,
a mentor, held my finger and
guided me. Only a few people get
this privilege, Modi said while
inaugurating the second phase of
Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum.
We can learn from President
Mukherjee as to how people from
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee
diverse political backgrounds

can work shoulder to shoulder,
he added.
Today, I can proudly say
that all the policies of the
government of India have been
implemented at Rashtrapati
Bhavan,
be
it
renewable
energy,
water
conservation,
environment-related policy and
Digital India, Modi said. The
Prime Minister said President

Mukherjees contribution to India
is immense. He has given a lot
to the Presidents Office as well,
said Modi.
Speaking on the occasion,
President Pranab Mukherjee said
Indian democracy has moved
from strength to strength as a
transfer of power from individuals
as also from political parties has
never posed any problem.When

I was elected (president) and
before, I had been a Congress
man throughout my life. After
receiving a huge mandate (in the
2014 general elections), Prime
Minister Narendra Modi came to
see me and he correctly pointed
out that my political background
was different from his.
But that is the constitutional
responsibility of the Indian
President; not only me but all
13 presidents took the correct
decisions, Mukherjee said.
Sharing his experience about
Rashtrapati Bhavan as the 13th
President of the republic of
India, he said he had no idea
about what lay inside this
magnificent building.
My knowledge of Rashtrapati
Bhavan was primarily limited to
the Banquet Hall, Ashoka Hall,
where I was sworn in as a union

minister number of times, and
the study of the President.
I had spent 43 years of my life
near Rashtrapati Bhavan but I had
no idea about it, the President
said while remembering his last
four years on its premises.
He said after seeing it closely,
he thought of making it peoplefriendly by allowing more and
more commoners to visit it on a
regular basis.
This magnificent building
belongs to the people of India and
it should remain open to them,
he said.
Vice-President
Mohammad
Hamid Ansari said the day when
Mukherjee completed four years
in the magnificent Rashtrapati
Bhavan was an occasion enough
to be celebrated.
said, adding that the sea depth in

the area of the search is around
3,500 metres and if the aircraft
is found, its recovery will not be
a problem.
In
New
Delhi,
IAF
spokesperson Wing Commander
Anupam Banerjee said the search
will continue but admitted that
there were no signs of the aircraft
so far.
The plane with 29 people on

board went missing shortly after
taking off from Chennai for
Port Blair.
The recorded transcript of air
traffic radar showed the last pick
up of the aircraft was 151 nautical
miles east of Chennai when it
took a left turn with rapid loss of
height from 23,000 feet.
(Reported
as
per
last
update received on July 27,
11:00 p.m. NZDT)
No signs of missing IAF plane on sixth day

too, search goes on
he search for the

missing Indian Air
Forces (IAF) AN-32
transport aircraft that
went missing on July 22 with 29
people on board from over Bay
of Bengal, entered its sixth day
on Wednesday, July 27 with no
confirmed signs of it, said Defence
Minister Manohar Parrikar.
Speaking to the media in
Rameswaram,
Tamil
Nadu,
Parrikar said some objects have
been found in the sea and are
being examined to ascertain
whether they are a part of the
missing aircraft.
There is no confirmed report,
but there are some objects
located. The ships have been
asked to verify them. Unless
something is positively located, it
cannot be confirmed. As of now,
it is only an indicator. We are not

leaving anything to chances. So,
we have asked the ships to check
up, he said. A few leads found
earlier proved to be wrong, and so
far there has been no signs of any
debris from the aircraft.
Sources
said
surveillance
aircrafts and satellite images
are being scanned for floating
metallic objects, oil lines, and also
for possible signals coming from
the aircraft.
Meanwhile a senior Coast Guard

official told reporters that
search for the missing plane
is continuing, and the Sagar
Nidhi vessel belonging
to
National
Institute
of
Ocean
Technology
(NIOT) will soon join the
search operations.
There are no traces of
any oil slick that could have
come from the aircraft, he
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IndiaUS launches training

programme for agriculture
he
US
Agency
for
International
Development
(USAID) and Indias
Agriculture Ministry launched
the second phase of the Feed
the Future India Triangular
Training Programme, bringing
specialised
agriculture
training to 1,500 agricultural
professionals across Africa
and Asia.
The
programme
builds
upon five decades of joint work
utilising science and technology
to bring innovative solutions to
the challenges facing farmers,
an official release said.
Speaking on the occasion,
US
Ambassador
Richard
R. Verma said, Since the
Green Revolution, India has

made considerable progress
in increasing its agricultural
production,
becoming
one of the worlds largest
producers of staple crops,
fruits,
horticulture,
and
dairy products. This increase
has improved Indias food and
nutritional security, and has
helped reduce malnutrition
rates of children three years and
younger from 40% to 29% over
the last 10 years. The training
programme enables share
these innovations worldwide,
helping
other
countries
revolutionise their agriculture
practices
and
bringing
solutions to aid farmers in
their production, harvesting
and marketing of goods,
Verma added.
The programme will enable

India and the US to share
these
farming
techniques
worldwide, helping countries
in Africa and Asia revolutionise
their
agriculture
practices
and ultimately improve global
nutrition levels.
Led by Indias premier
National
Institute
of
Agricultural
Extension
Management, it will train 1,500
agricultural professionals from
17 countries across Africa and
Asia on specialised practices
that can improve food security
and nutrition.
The first phase trained more
than 200 professionals from
Kenya, Liberia and Malawi.
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INDIA
History comes alive at Rashtrapati Bhavan
new
high-tech,
story-telling museum
at
Rashtrapati
Bhavan
was
inaugurated by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Monday,
July 24, in the presence of
President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice
President Hamid Ansari and other
dignitaries, officials said.
This is the first sunken museum
in the country with two storeys
underground.
This is a high-tech and green
museum,
said
Presidents
Secretary Omita Paul.
The museum would be thrown
open to the public from October 2
this year, she said.
The museum, which has a
whopping 1,20,000 square feet
carpet area between its three
floors, could not be constructed on
the ground floor as it was difficult
to occupy such a huge area in the
Rashtrapati Bhavan premises,
according to curator Saroj Ghosh.
Left and right: A view of Phase-II of the Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum in New Delhi
So we made it two storeys

underground, he said. Some of
the key features of the museum
include an augmented reality hall
where the visitors can virtually
walk alongside Mahatma Gandhi
as the Mahatma comes out
of Rashtrapati Bhavan (then
Viceroys House) after signing
the historic Gandhi-Irwin Pact on
March 5, 1931, with then Viceroy,

Lord Irwin. Also, the visitors
can pose with President Pranab
Mukherjee and hitch a ride in
the Presidents buggy through
augmented reality.
A theatre in the museum shows
a 3D animated film on Mahatma
Gandhi starting with the famous
Dandi March in March 1930
Six new IITs to be set

up in India
he Lok Sabha on
Monday,
July
25,
passed the Institutes
of
Technology
(Amendment) Bill, 2016, which
seeks to set up six new Indian
Institutes of Technology (IITs)
including one at Jammu.
The other new IITs are to come
up in Tirupati, Palakkad, Goa,
Dharwad, and Bhilai.
Union
Human
Resource
Development Minister Prakash
Javadekar, who had while moving
the Bill, said that the government
is focussing on improving the
performance of the institutes and
quality of education, in his reply
to the debate, tried to assure the
members on the fees, saying that
the government is keen only to
garner fees from who can pay.
Education must be inclusive.
To ensure equity it must be
affordable also. But those capable
of paying must pay.
You should not oppose when
rich are being asked to pay, he
said. He said in three years, the
government will mobilise Rs
20,000 crore for IITs.
Javadekar also sought to dispel
the notion that the funding in IITs
have declined, noting that the
central government has allocated
Rs 4,035 crore to the IITs this
fiscal as against Rs 3,855 crore in
previous year.
The government has formed
High
Education
Financial
Agency (HEFA) to upgrade the
Each new IIT will have an initial intake of 180 students in its first year, which would
increase to 450 in the second year and to 928 in the third year of their operation
infrastructure, he said, adding

that the Modi government is
committed to Sabko Shiksha
Acchi Shiksa (Good Education
to All). On the fee structure,
something which was flagged
by several members, Javadekar
said students from the ST and
SC communities, from the Below
Poverty Line (BPL) category
and physically challenged, have
a full waiver of fees in the IITs
and NITs.
Families with income below
Rs 9 lakh per annum also can
get zero per cent education loan,
he said adding affirmative steps
can certainly change the scene of
higher technical education in the
country. The debate was initiated
by Congress member Gaurav
Gogoi, who stressed on the need of
quality of education and research.
The Bill also seeks to bring
the Indian School of Mines,
Dhanbad, within the ambit of the

Act. Javadekar also addressed the
concern about coaching classes
for the entrance exam and said
the government has started online
programme IIT-PAL, under which
aspirants can get free tutorials,
exams, and homework.
Among others, Arvind Sawant
(Shiv Sena), and R.K. Jena (Biju
Janata Dal) supported the bill.
Jayadev Galla (Telugu Desam
Party) said the government
should set up a central university
and a tribal university in Andhra
Pradesh, while Communist Party
of India-Marxists M.B. Rajesh
suggested that higher technical
education should be made
more inclusive.
Satya Pal Singh (BJP) suggested
that government should ask at
least one IIT to focus on rural
technologies with a view to
promoting inclusive development.
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and taking the viewers through

various milestones in Indias
Independence struggle.
There are other attractions as
well, such as a 3D holographic
projection of all the 13 Presidents
giving short speeches, various
artefacts and gifts received by
different Presidents over the years
and things associated with them
and interactive digital interfaces

showing art works and pictures
housed in Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The visitors would be allowed
in from gate number 30 and would
be welcomed at the reception
inside the clock tower.
From there, they can take a
bus or ride a bicycle to reach the
museum, Paul said.
Touching lives: a doctors

effort to educate ragpickers
Anil Sharma
very
afternoon
between 3 p.m. and 5
p.m., the community
centre at Neem Ka
Thana town in the Sikar district
comes alive. Scores of children,
all ragpickers, get busy studying,
thanks to paediatrician Govind
Singh Chappola who has opened
the free study centre for them.
Chappola, who was motivated
by his late fathers community
work, began this centre in front
of his house in Singhiwal Basti
last year where he has appointed
a teacher whom he pays
from his pocket.
Keeping in mind suitable
timing for these children, the
study centre runs from 3 p.m.
to 5 p.m. every day. I started
this in October last year and till
the time of summer vacation,
we enrolled [more than] 100
students in just four months. Of
them about 3540 children are
coming to study regularly. Some
of them never went to any school,
Chappola said.
I am happy that at least 10 of
these students have now joined a
regular school. It was my dream
that they should be motivated to
join the school, he said.
Since the beginning of this new
session about 50 days back, we
have enrolled 70 such children
as students, he added. I am
sure that in future the number
will increase. My main aim is to
motivate these children and their
parents about education, he said.
I have been inspired by my
father Sultan Singh Chappola who
tried to help people in whatever
way he could. He used to organise
prize distribution ceremony at
schools with an aim to motivate
Paediatrician Govind Singh Chappola

has opened a free study centre for
children, all ragpickers, in the Sikar
district of Rajasthan, India
children to study, he said. After

his fathers death, Chappola
opened the study centre. Thanks
to his efforts, even the parents
of these ragpickers have now
started to realise the importance
of education.
The doctor provides text books
free of cost.
To motivate these children so
that they attend the classes, he
offers them chocolates too. He
also provides a school uniform to
these children.
Chappola, who works at
the Kapil Hospital, offers free
treatment to the children and
provides medicines as well.
I want to see these children
happy, healthy and educated.
It is a small effort for my own
satisfaction and I am doing it
without any help, Chappola said.
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Chopra sets javelin throw record at

World U20 meet
eeraj Chopra of
India created a new
junior world record
on his way to the
gold medal in the mens javelin
throw event at the IAAF World
U20 Championships.
Chopra hurled the javelin to a
distance of 86.48 metres at the
Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak Stadium,
Poland on Saturday, July 23, to
beat the previous record of Latvias
Zigismunds Sirmais by nearly two
metres. Chopra thus became the
first Indian to win a gold medal
in the history of the World U20
championship. Sirmais had set
the previous junior world record
of 84.69 metres on June 22, 2011,
in Bauska, Latvia.
Chopra, who is the first Indian
athlete to set a world record at
any level, bettered his previous
personal best of 82.23 set at the
South Asian Games earlier this
year, which incidentally was also
the old national record.
I was hoping to throw far
but I never expected to throw
over 86 metres and break the

world U20 record, Chopra, who
had registered 79.66 metres
with his opening attempt, said.
My ultimate target was to
qualify for the Olympics but I
didnt make it. My other goal
was to win at the World U-20
Championships, he was quoted
as saying by the official website of
the International Association of
Athletics Federations (IAAF).
Chopra threw a modest 78.36m
in his third and final legal attempt.
The Haryana athletes attempt
ranks eighth amongst all javelin
throwers this year.
It also puts him ahead of
defending Olympic gold medalist
Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and
Tobago, whose best so far in 2016
86.35 metres. Chopra led the
2016 World U20 list of seasons
best performances with 82.23
metres in February. But he hadnt
surpassed the 80-metre line since
then, which suggested that he
may have peaked too early. South
Africas Johan Grobler added six
Neeraj Chopra has previously won the gold medal in Javelin throw at the 12th South Asian Games-2016 in Guwahati
metres to his lifetime best with

80.59 metres to claim the silver
medal while Grenada picked up
their first ever medal in a field
event with Anderson Peters
improving his national senior
record to 79.65 metres.
Congratulating Chopra for his
achievement, Sports Minister
Vijay Goel announced a cash prize
of Rs.10 lakhs. Congratulations
Neeraj Chopra to become first

Indian world champion in
athletics. Kudos!! You have made
India proud, Goel tweeted.
I am delighted to announce
that Min of Sports would award
Rs.10 Lakh to Neeraj Chopra
for winning gold Medal at U-20
World Championship, he added.
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi also congratulated Chopra,
Hamilton wins fifth Hungarian F1 GP
ritish driver Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes won

the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, July 24,
beating teammate Nico Rosberg of Germany
to become the new leader of the Formula One
World Championship.
Starting in second position, behind Rosberg in pole,
Hamilton was able to overtake and win the race at the
Hungaroring circuit in Budapest, reports Efe. The win
is Hamiltons fifth in Budapest, his previous record

of four wins being shared with retired German driver
Michael Schumacher.
With 25 more pointsbringing him up to a total of
192Hamilton leads the driver standings for the first time
this season, and knocks Rosberg off the top spot. Sundays
win puts Hamilton six points ahead of Rosberg, who finished
second in the eleventh stage of the Championship.
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Congratulations
Neeraj Chopra for the outstanding
sporting accomplishment. We are
proud of you.
A host of current and former
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VVS Laxman and current Indian
opener Shikhar Dhawan also
congratulated the youngster.
India inflicts
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tar off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin

started with a seven-wicket haul as India
defeated West Indies by an innings and 92
runs on the fourth day of the first Test at
the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium on Sunday,
July 24.
Ashwin decimated the West Indies middle and
lower order after lunch to boast figures of 7/83.
This was Indias biggest margin of victory outside
the sub-continent.
The Chennai off-spinner made good use of the
conditions to extract appreciable turn from the pitch
and was helped along by some poor application by the
West Indies batsmen.
Carlos Braithwaite, who remained unbeaten on 51,
was the highest scorer among the hosts.
Coming together with the hosts tottering at 132/8,
Braithwaite and Devendra Bishoo (45) engaged in
a desperate battle with the Indian bowlers as they
sought to postpone defeat.
The duo displayed copious amounts of patience and
applicationqualities sadly missing in their top order
colleaguesto frustrate the Indian bowlers for a long
time and forge a 95-run partnership.
Bishoo even hit Ashwin over the mid-wicket
boundary for a six a couple of overs before tea to offer
some much-needed cheer to the home crowd.
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a rather tame end shortly after tea. Bishoo fell
agonisingly short of a half-century when he offered
a relatively tame catch to Cheteshwar Pujara at
midwicket while trying to hoick a delivery by Ashwin.
Shannon Gabriel lasted all of three deliveries before
being outfoxed by an Ashwin delivery that spun in
sharply to hit the stumps as the visitors celebrated a
well-deserved victory.
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Clinton
formally
nominated
for US
president
illary Clinton has

been
formally
anointed
the
Democratic
presidential candidate, becoming
the first woman to run for the
White House on behalf of a major
US political party.
Are we ready to make some
history?
asked
Stephanie
Rawlings-Blake, secretary of the
Democratic National Convention
(DNC) in Philadelphia when a roll
call vote by delegates began on
Tuesday, July 26.
About
one-and-half
hour
later, the 68-year-old former
secretary of state, who enjoys
near-universal name recognition
after almost four-decade public
life, exceeded the 2,382-delegate
threshold needed to clinch the
nomination amid huge applause
in the hall.
The
tally
included
the
overwhelming
support
by
Hillary Clinton becomes the first woman to run for the White House on behalf
of a major US politcal party
unpledged
delegates
or
superdelegates for her.
Clinton formally accepted the
nomination on Thursday, July 28.
First Lady Michelle Obama
endorses Clinton
he US First Lady Michelle

Obama
addressed
the
opening night of the DNC
with a message of hope and
unity for the party while
endorsing presumptive nominee
Hillary Clinton.
Hillary Clinton has never
quit on anything in her life,
Michelle Obama said at the Wells
Fargo Centre in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania states largest city.
I want someone with proven
strength...
someone
who
understands that the issues a
president faces are not black and

white and cannot be boiled down
to 140 characters, ABC News
quoted the First Lady as saying.
Clinton, has the guts and
the grace to keep coming back
and putting those cracks in that
highest and hardest glass ceiling,
Michelle added.
The First Lady said she trusts
and believes the former Secretary
of State was truly qualified to
shape Americas children for
the next four or eight years,
Politico reported.
Novembers
election
isnt
Republican versus Democrat,
Michelle said.
It is about who will have the
power to shape our children for
the next four or eight years of
their lives, Politico quoted her

as saying.
I am with you tonight because
in this election, there is only
one person who I trust with that
responsibility, only one person
who I believe is truly qualified to
be president of the US, and that is
our friend, Hillary Clinton.
She went on to praise Clintons
resiliency after the bitter primary
in 2008.
Hillary did not pack up and
go home because as a true public
servant, Hillary knows that this
is so much bigger than her own
disappointment, Michelle said.
She touted Clintons experience
fighting for children with
disabilities as a young lawyer,
pushing for health care when
she was first lady herself and
child care as a New York senator,
Politico said.
Michelle described the next
president she wants to see in the
White House as a uniter who
would not pit divisions of people
against each other because we
are always stronger together,
Politico added.
Before she concluded her
speech, Michelle delivered a
message unmistakably delivered
at the billionaire businessman.
Dont let anyone ever tell you
that this country is not great,
that somehow we need to make
it great again. Because this right
now is the greatest country
on Earth.
Former US President Bill
Clinton says his wife will
never quit
n a speech that began with

being drawn by her magnetism
when he first saw Hillary at Yale
University in 1971, Bill Clinton
traced their courtship and their
life that took them once to the
White House and her, afterwards,
to the Senate and the State
Department. We have been
through good times and bad,
through joy and heartbreak,
he said.
Bill Clinton spoke of the two
rejections he received when he
proposed marriage to her and the
third time he got lucky when she
accepted him after he had bought
a house she had fancied. He
recounted her career as an activist
for the causes of children and
for civil rights and her eventual
rise to Secretary of State. She is
trusted and respected by world
leaders, he added.
Knowing her is one of the
greatest gifts she ever gave me,
he said.
He told the convention
audience that Hillary Clinton has
spent her life fighting to improve
peoples lives.
This woman has never been
satisfied with the status quo on
anything. She has always wanted
to move the ball forwardthat
is who she is, Bill Clinton said.
Shes a change-maker. Thats
what she does.
Bill Clinton said he and Hillary
have been together in good
times and bad, through joy
and heartbreak.
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Sharmila
Tagore, Shekhar
Kapur get Icon
Award
ndian actress Sharmila

Tagore
and
director
Shekhar
Kapur
were
honoured with the Icon
Awards at Bagri Foundation
London Indian Film Festival.
The festival has had a special
focus on women and cinema this
year with seven films by women
directors, variety.com quoted
Tagore as saying.
She added: I am happy to
receive the Icon Award and have
enjoyed doing the master class at
this rapidly growing festival.
Running from July 14 to July
24, the seventh Bagri Foundation
London Indian Film Festival
showed films in venues across
London and Birmingham in 15
different languages and featured
seven women film-makers.
Cary Sawhney, director of The
Bagri Foundation London Indian
Film Festival, said: Our awards
aim to highlight just some of the
many achievements of filmmakers
and actors from South Asia, who
may otherwise go unsung by the
broader world film community.
Actors singing
is a very
good trend:
Ayushmann
ctor
Ayushmann
Khurrana,
who
has created waves
with his acting and
singing
talent
in
Bollywood,
says the growing rage of actors
trying their luck in singing is a
very good trend.
Asked about actors exploring
singing, Ayushmann said, I think
our cinema is evolving...In the
west actors only lip sync to their
own song, music and vocals...this
happening in India is a very good
trend. The 31-year-old actor
feels that people consume music
visually in our country.
So, whenever they see the
video they like the song more...
When you see the favourite actor
singing, giving their own voice...I
think it just helps the song and
the music as well, he added.
On the work front, Ayushmann
will next be seen sharing screen
space with actress Parineeti
Chopra in Meri Pyaari Bindu.
Arshad says his

directorial debut
will happen soon
ctor Arshad Warsi

says he will very
soon direct films
which will certainly
not be boring.
Asked when he will direct
films, Arshad replied, Very soon.
Hoping for something to fall into

place and get it started. It will
happen soon. Yes, I have scripted
a few films... I have got an action
film and emotional-comedy kind
of a film.
He added, My film wont be a
boring film for sure. I do have a
sense of humour. Even my action
film that I have written ... when
you will walk out of a theatre, you
will think its an action comedy.
Arshad is currently busy
promoting his forthcoming film
The Legend of Michael Mishra.
Irrfan Khan
an once-in-alifetime artist:
Ranveer Singh
ctor Ranveer Singh

says his industry
colleague
Irrfan
Khan is an once-in-
a-lifetime
artist who
has come up
with the performance of a lifetime
in his upcoming film Madaari.
This is a very significant film
for Hindi cinema, a wonderful
film. Performance of a lifetime
from a once-in-a-lifetime artist,

Irrfan sahab. This film just stirred
me up from inside, Ranveer said
at a screening of the film.
Irrfan sahab is world renowned
as one of the greatest actors, the
less said about him the better, his
performance speaks. As an actor,
one can understand what it takes,
what the ask is and how much it
might take out of a person to put
up a performance like this.
He also appreciated the
tagline of the film, Desh so raha
hai as appropriate and well
thought of.
Nishikant Kamat is a very
significant director and he has
proved it once again. He started
off with Mumbai Meri Jaan, he is
a Mumbai boy so Im very proud
of him. I know him for a few years
and he has made an amazing
movie. Really incredible work
by Nishi sir, Irrfan sir and the
entire team.
Ranveer was accompanied by
his rumoured girlfriend, actress
Deepika Padukone, who said,
We are just recovering from
it; Its outstanding, I dont even
know what to say. I think its
one of those films thats going
to stay with us for a very long
time and its going to get all of
us thinking. Its going to stir you
up emotionally.
At the event, Ranveer was
also asked about his rumoured
engagement with Deepika, but he
asked Deepika to leave, escorted
her till her car and then said, At
least respect the kind of film that
we watched, dont talk about such
irrelevant matters.
He also refused to comment
on superstar Salman Khans
criticism of him dancing in a Paris
theatre while watching Sultan.
Lets talk about Madaari, it is
the screening today so itd be
better if we talk about it, he said
and refused to answer another
question after that.
Madaari released on Friday,
July 22.
I enjoy comedy
the most, says
John Abraham
ctor John Abraham,

who is known for
dabbling in action
and comedy genre in
his over a decade-old film career,
says he personally enjoys doing
comedy movies the most.
I enjoy comedy the most,
but my body type is action, so I
get to work in them also, John
said at a press conference of his
forthcoming
action-adventure
film Dishoom.
song Kala chashma for the film

Baar Baar Dekho and that he is
now eagerly waiting for peoples
reaction to the song.
Sidharth
is
excited
for
his upcoming release Baar
Baar Dekho, which also stars
Katrina Kaif.
And to surprise his fans, he
posted a teaser of the promotional
songan enhanced version of the
old songon social media on
July 21.
The digital release of the song
will take place on July 27.
Kaala Chashma has been the
most loved song of the 1990s. It
used to be one of my favourite
numbers too. I am eagerly
waiting to see the reaction of
the audience for this song. We
have worked really hard to put
together the enhanced version
with full energy, Sidharth said in
a statement.
Helmed by debutante director
Nitya Mehra, the film narrates
what happens in the life of a
person from 18 years to 60. It is
slated for release on September 9.
Madaari mints
Rs 20 crore
in opening
weekend
In Dishoom, I got to do both

action as well as comedy, added
John, who will be seen alongside
Varun Dhawan and Jacqueline
Fernandez in the film.
Talking about his chemistry
with Varun, John said, The last
film where you saw this kind of
chemistry would be Main Khiladi
Tu Anari, where two police
officers go on a mission.
Dishoom, directed by Rohit
Dhawan, released on Friday,
July 29.
ollywood
star
Irrfan
Khans
Madaari,
which
released
alongside
Rajinikanth-starrer Kabali, has
Sidharth
excited for Kala
chashma
song release
ctor
Sidharth
Malhotra says he
worked hard to get
into the mood of the
minted Rs 20.55 crore in its

opening weekend.
The
Nishikant
Kamat
directorial, which released on
Friday, July 22, grossed Rs 16.15
crore in India and Rs 4.4 crore
worldwide, read a statement.
The thriller, which sees Irrfan
and Kamat team up again after
the award-winning Mumbai Meri
Jaan, has been lauded by the film
fraternity too.
While the film is about
taking a stand and shouldering
responsibility, it also showcases
the bond between a father
and son.
Madaari also stars Jimmy
Sheirgill,
Vishesh
Bansal,
Tushar Dalvi, Nitish Pandey and
Ayesha Raza.
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Id love to do a
film with SRK: Hollywood
director Paul Feig
Sugandha Rawal
aul Feig made dinner plans

with Bollywoods Badshah
Shah Rukh Khan on the
virtual world and now is keen
to take it forward in a more professional
way. The Hollywood director says he
would love to make a film with the
Indian superstar.
The director, who is busy with his film
Ghostbusters, also shared that his wife
Laurie is a Bollywood fanatic and a big
fan of Shah Rukh, who has spent over
two decades in filmdom and has earned
epithets such as King Khan, King of
Romance and Badshah.
I would love to do a film with Shah
Rukh. My wife would be so happy,
Feig said. I wont see my wife again,
he quipped.
Back in May, when Shah Rukh hosted
a star-studded dinner party for Apple
CEO Tim Cook Feigs wife had tweeted:
Some day I hope Paul Feig can be
welcome at Mannat! Dream, Shah
Rukh Khan.
Shah Rukh had then invited the couple
over for a meal. The Spy director had
then responded: Youre on, Shah Rukh
Khan! Ill bring the ketchup. It would be

an honour to meet you. Many thanks,
my friend.
When asked about the virtually
fixed dinner date, during a press
event organised by Sony Pictures
Entertainment for select media from
across Asia for Ghostbusters, Feig
shared the fascination he has for Indian
cinema and the superstar.
Feigs wifes favourite movie is Shah
Rukh-starrer Om Shanti Om, the
director shared. Right now, it is all about
ghosts and women for Feig.
Feig, known for his flair of weaving
comedy and action elements into his
films, has given a female-centric twist
to Ghostbusters, a reboot of the famous
1984 eponymous American supernatural
horror comedy.
He has infused new life to the story
with advanced technology and by
replacing the male protagonists with
a female cast, roping in stars such
as Melissa McCarthy, Kristen
Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate
McKinnon. The film,
which also stars Chris
Hemsworth,
will
Rajinikanths Kabali
sets new opening day
box office record
uperstar Rajinikanths
Kabali has grossed
more than Rs 40 crore
at the Indian box office,
beating Salman Khan starrer
Bollywood drama Sultan to
emerge as the highest grossing
Indian film on the opening
day, according to estimates by
trade pundits.
Salmans Sultan minted Rs
36.5 crore from the domestic box
office as opposed to Rs 48 crore
of Kabali. Despite mixed reviews,
Kabali managed to rake in the
moolah because it was released
in three languages, a leading
producer-distributor said.
An action-packed directorial
by Ranjith, the movies features
65-year-old megastar Rajinikanth
as a gangster who takes a shot at
redemption and how he fights
for equal pay rights for Tamils
in Malaysia.
It released on July 22 in
Tamil, and was also dubbed in
Hindi and Telugu apart from
other languages.
The
start
has
been
phenomenal with Rs 13.5 crore.
It has to be seen whether the
film can sustain the momentum
through the first week. It was due
to the unprecedented advance
bookings and Rajinikanth factor,

the film managed to register good
opening, Trinath said.
Rajesh
Thadani,
a
Mumbai-based
distributor,
said, The film has made an
outstanding first day collection of
around Rs 48 crore. But since the
review is not that great, there will
be a drop in its collection .
The
movie,
which
had
reportedly minted Rs 200 crore
from its pre-release business,
is also on a winning spree in
North America.
From premiere shows alone, the
film has collected $2 million from
the US and Canada markets
where it was released in more
than 400 screensaccording
to
distribution
company
CineGalaxy Inc.
It is easily the best opening
for an Indian film from premiere
shows in North America. The film
has collected $2 million from the
premiere shows and it includes
both the Tamil and Telugu
version of Kabali, Sanjay Dusari,
Co-Founder
of
CineGalaxy
Inc said.
Kabali also stars Radhika Apte,
Kishore, Dinesh, Dhansikaa,
Kalaiarasan and Winston Chao.
release in India on July 29.

The press event was held in
anticipation of the release
of Ghostbusters and was
attended by McCarthy
as well.
He chipped in to say
that Lauries airplane
journeys are always
amazing thanks to
Bollywood.
Whenever
we
ask, How was your
flight? She says, I
saw
Bollywood...
It was amazing,
incredible,
McCarthy
said.
After censor trouble,

Missing on a Weekend set
to release
fter struggling
with
the
censor board
regarding cuts
and facing losses due to
the delay, the makers of
the investigative thriller
Missing on a Weekend
said it will be releasing on
August 26.
We have finalised our
release date that is August
26. We are still working
on the cuts that were
suggested to us.
We might incorporate
them in such a way
that the narrative does
not get disrupted. We
might approach the
revising committee of the censor
board otherwise, we are still
brainstorming if need to take that
step, director Abhishek Jawkar
said. But we cant afford to delay
the film too much, as already
the one month delay has burnt a
hole in my pockets. Announcing
the release date about two
weeks in advance is important
in formulating promotion and
other strategies effectively, so
we decided to announce it,
he added.
The film was earlier slated
to release on July 1 but got
delayed due to the

censor board initially suggesting
51 cuts verbally but not giving
a written list, due to which the
makers had to run around their
offices and eventually file a legal
notice for the same. After the
notice, the makers received a
written list and the cuts were
brought down to five.
Missing on a Weekend
stars Pavan Malhotra, Karan
Hariharan,
Dishank
Arora
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The University of the South Pacific
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a human rights lawyer to fight for those
fighting for their freedom, the same reason
she formed the group Youngsolwara.
[At] Youngsolwara, we dont have an age
group. We just want youth getting involved
and find something, says the young leader.
The aim of this group is to raise awareness
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We need our youths to look after
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Tuilau was one of the chosen few young
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The Youngsolwaran spent two weeks in
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West Papuans from their dire state. She
Luisa Tuilau was awarded the Queens Young Leaders Award
says that the issue about West Papua is

there but we need to push.
What led Tuilau to grow so close
to the West Papuan human rights
issue and start Youngsolwara was a
conversation she had with a Papua
New Guinean woman when she visited
the country. Tuilau recalls the woman
saying if youre not hopeful in your mind,
youre good as dead.
I thought to
myself, Im free in
my land I take it for
granted, so I wanted to
know what more I can
do to help her
This sentence spoke to me, the

23-year-old award-winner says, I thought
to myself, Im free in my land I take it for
granted, so I wanted to know what more I
can do to help her.
Youngsolwara is based on the USP
journalism school newspaper called
Wansolwara, which means one ocean.
Youngsolwara is a youth movement set up
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of speech, womens empowerment and
combating against human rights violations
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main areas of focus is raising awareness for
the human rights crises in West Papua.
What she hopes Youngsolwara can
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the issue in West Papua.
They cant speak their own language,
they cant speak their own mind.
Where is [the] freedom that we talk
about in [the] 21st century? Where is it in
this case? Tuilau says.
Tuilau wants West Papua to be a part of
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comprising four current countries that
include Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and
New Caledonia.
She says shed also like Fiji and PNG to
support West Papua.
Leave trade aside, think about the
people, she urges. Youll always have
people, youll never have the people back.
The Queens Award winner believes the
West Papua movement is close to reaching
its peak globally but we need to keep on
fightingI dont want to waste any time.
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