Artists of 'Mile Na Mile Hum' visit shrine
Jammu, (pb dardi)- Chirag Paswan, son of Raaj Sabha MP
Ram Vilas Paswan, alongwith the starcast of his debut film
'Mile Na Mile Hum', today paid obeisance at the holy cave
shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi.
The entire star cast of the film except lead actress
Kangna Ranaut reached Jammu's winter capital this morning and
left for Katra to offer special prayers at the shrine situated
in Trikuta Hills of mountainous Reasi district of Jammu and
Kashmir.
Supporting actresses Sagrika Gadekar and Neeru bazva too
paid obeisance at the shrine, police officials said.
The team halted at famous Kol Kandauli Temple in Nagrota
area on the outskirts of Jammu city to offer prayers.
"The team is very enthusiastic for our upcoming film,
which will released on November 4 countrywide," Chirag told.
"The film is a family entertainer and I hope that
audience will love it," he said, adding, "Politics is in my
blood and by acting is my passion & profession."
Ronit was not drunk during crash..!
Mumbai, - actor Ronit Roy,
charged with rash and negligent driving, did not appear to be
under the influence of alcohol when he rammed his speeding
Mercedes into a car here, police said today.
Roy was arrested after the mishap, in which 4
members of a family were injured, yesterday morning and later
granted bail.
"After Roy's arrest, he was taken to the civic-run
Cooper Hospital for medical examination which suggested that
he was not under the influence of alcohol," a senior police
official told here.
"But to be on safer side, his blood samples had been sent
to forensic laboratory where examination would help us know
even the slightest presence of alcohol in his blood," he
added.
The 46-year-old TV star was behind the wheels of his
Mercedes when he had rammed it into a WagonR car with four
occupants at around 5.30 am in suburban Amboli, police said,
adding the 'Udaan' star was driving towards the home of his
actor-brother Rohit.
The Maruti car occupants -- Deepak Darera (60), his
wife Kaanta (56), and daughters Sneha (29) and Pooja (24), who
stay at suburban Andheri, were on their way for a picnic to
famous hill station Matheran, police said.
Kaanta suffered severe injuries on her back, Pooja had
stitches on her head, whereas Deepak injured his hand. Sneha
received light injuries. All four were taken to Kokilaben
Hospital by Roy himself.
Honoured to have wax statue : Karinaa
Mumbai, - actress Karinaa Kapur,
who unveiled her wax statue at Madame Tussauds in London
yesterday, says it was a proud moment for her.
Kareena's statue would share the museum space with wax
statues of fellow Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik
Roshan, Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai.
her statue is a replica of her image from the song
'Mauja Heee Mauja' from the movie 'Jab We Met'.
"It is an honour and a privilege to have my own wax
figure at Madame Tussauds, and even more so to launch a global
Bollywood exhibition. This is a moment of pride for Indian
cinema," She said in a statement.
Life begins at 38!
London, -Life begins at 38.
Yes, a new study has found Britons generally enjoy a
more comfortable existence during their 30s and they feel most
content with their life at 38.
Sexual confidence, a good work-life balance and ease in
social situations all reach a high in that decade, the survey
of 2,000 adults showed.
The lifestyle research revealed that twice as many people
said money was more important to them than friends, while most
said they would not swap their life with one of their friends.
More than one in four of those surveyed said they did not
feel in control of their own lives, and two out of five
worried about getting old.
Married people or those with a partner said they felt
most content at the age of 42, while those who have not tied
the knot said true contentment came at 27.
Women also were the most content and at ease with their
bodies at the age of 31, while men felt most body confident at
30, the findings revealed.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
Abrai gets job, USD 295,000 in discrimination case in america
Abrai gets job, USD 295,000 in discrimination case in america
Washington/(America)-
, - Six years after he was denied
prison guard's job in California as he refused to shave off
his beard required by his Sikh religion, an Indian-American
has finally been appointed as a correctional officer in the
prison and won USD 295,000 in damages.
Trilochan Singh Abrai, 63, has reached a settlement in
this regard with the California Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation (CDCR) as a result of which he would start his
duty as a correctional officer from November 1.
"Abrai's legal battle exemplifies the challenges many
Sikhs face in the US in seeking private and government
employment after 9/11, as widespread ignorance, prejudice and
hate pose serious challenges to equal opportunity for South
Asians, and particularly Sikh Americans, who are often
mistaken for Middle Eastern terrorists," said attorney Harmeet
Kaur Dhillo, who represented Aberai.
In 2005, Oberoi applied for a position as a correctional
officer with the CDCR, according to a statement issued today.
aberai advanced to the final stage of the application
process, which involved being fit-tested with a particular
model of tight-fitting respirator mask, and was told that he
could not take the test unless he were to shave off his beard.
abrai requested that the CDCR accommodate his
religiously mandated beard, but was not granted such an
accommodation and was not hired by the CDCR in any capacity.
After making numerous attempts over the next year to
ascertain the status of his accommodation request, in February
2007, he filed an appeal with the California State Personnel
Board (SPB) concerning the CDCR's denial of his opportunity to
complete the correctional officer application because of his
religiously-mandated beard.
US-SIKH 2LAST
After a two-day trial in June 2008, the SPB issued a
decision and order in November 2008, finding that the CDCR had
discriminated against Abrai by failing to make any effort to
accommodate his religiously-mandated beard, failing to
consider any alternatives to a tight-fitting respirator, and
failing to demonstrate any resulting undue hardship to the
CDCR were it to provide Oberoi a reasonable accommodation.
But this was not the end of it as the CDCR ignored the
court order and refused to hire Abrai as a peace officer, or
in any capacity. As a result tarlochan Abrai was forced to litigate
against the CDCR to enforce his civil rights.
On July 31, 2009, Dhillon || Chr(38) || Smith filed a complaint in
the Sacramento County Superior Court, alleging religious
discrimination.
In August 2011, the CDCR finally accepted Abrai's
long-standing offer to engage in settlement communications. It
agreed to hire him as Staff Services Manager I in the CDCR's
Regulation and Policy Management Branch, effective November 1.
The CDCR also agreed to make payment to Abrai and his
counsel of USD 295,000.
"I am very happy that I will finally get the chance to
serve my community in law enforcement by working for the CDCR.
It was a long battle, but ultimately the CDCR recognised that
hiring me was the right thing to do," Abrai said.
"No American should have to choose between his or her
faith (Dharam) and a job – and this is particularly so when the
employer is our own state government. We are troubled that it
took four years of litigation, and six years of waiting, in
order to get Abrai a job at the CDCR," said harmeet Kaur.
- (This Report is, under colleboration, with Jalandhar media times)
Washington/(America)-
, - Six years after he was denied
prison guard's job in California as he refused to shave off
his beard required by his Sikh religion, an Indian-American
has finally been appointed as a correctional officer in the
prison and won USD 295,000 in damages.
Trilochan Singh Abrai, 63, has reached a settlement in
this regard with the California Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation (CDCR) as a result of which he would start his
duty as a correctional officer from November 1.
"Abrai's legal battle exemplifies the challenges many
Sikhs face in the US in seeking private and government
employment after 9/11, as widespread ignorance, prejudice and
hate pose serious challenges to equal opportunity for South
Asians, and particularly Sikh Americans, who are often
mistaken for Middle Eastern terrorists," said attorney Harmeet
Kaur Dhillo, who represented Aberai.
In 2005, Oberoi applied for a position as a correctional
officer with the CDCR, according to a statement issued today.
aberai advanced to the final stage of the application
process, which involved being fit-tested with a particular
model of tight-fitting respirator mask, and was told that he
could not take the test unless he were to shave off his beard.
abrai requested that the CDCR accommodate his
religiously mandated beard, but was not granted such an
accommodation and was not hired by the CDCR in any capacity.
After making numerous attempts over the next year to
ascertain the status of his accommodation request, in February
2007, he filed an appeal with the California State Personnel
Board (SPB) concerning the CDCR's denial of his opportunity to
complete the correctional officer application because of his
religiously-mandated beard.
US-SIKH 2LAST
After a two-day trial in June 2008, the SPB issued a
decision and order in November 2008, finding that the CDCR had
discriminated against Abrai by failing to make any effort to
accommodate his religiously-mandated beard, failing to
consider any alternatives to a tight-fitting respirator, and
failing to demonstrate any resulting undue hardship to the
CDCR were it to provide Oberoi a reasonable accommodation.
But this was not the end of it as the CDCR ignored the
court order and refused to hire Abrai as a peace officer, or
in any capacity. As a result tarlochan Abrai was forced to litigate
against the CDCR to enforce his civil rights.
On July 31, 2009, Dhillon || Chr(38) || Smith filed a complaint in
the Sacramento County Superior Court, alleging religious
discrimination.
In August 2011, the CDCR finally accepted Abrai's
long-standing offer to engage in settlement communications. It
agreed to hire him as Staff Services Manager I in the CDCR's
Regulation and Policy Management Branch, effective November 1.
The CDCR also agreed to make payment to Abrai and his
counsel of USD 295,000.
"I am very happy that I will finally get the chance to
serve my community in law enforcement by working for the CDCR.
It was a long battle, but ultimately the CDCR recognised that
hiring me was the right thing to do," Abrai said.
"No American should have to choose between his or her
faith (Dharam) and a job – and this is particularly so when the
employer is our own state government. We are troubled that it
took four years of litigation, and six years of waiting, in
order to get Abrai a job at the CDCR," said harmeet Kaur.
- (This Report is, under colleboration, with Jalandhar media times)
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Home, auto loans to become costlier
Bombay- Retail and corporate credit,
including home and auto loans, are set to become costlier
after the Reserve Bank's latest increase in the key rate,
bankers said today. "Banks are likely to increase both lending and deposit
rates following the RBI action. There could be a minimum 25-
basis point rise in lending rate," Oriental Bank of Commerce
Executive Director S C Sinha told to Panjab Dardi reporter.
Banks have not raised interest rates following the
September review of credit policy, Sinha said.
With present round of rate hike, banks would have to
readjust rates in line with increase in cost of funds, Sinha
added.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has raised the repo rate
by 25 basis points to 8.50 per cent and reverse repo will move
up by a similar percentage to 7.50 per cent.
Repo is the short-term rate at which the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) lends to banks, while reverse repo is rate at
which it gets funds from banks.
The central bank has hiked the policy rate five times
this fiscal. In the last-one-and-a-half months alone, it has
raised the key rate (repo) by 50 basis points.
Echoing Sinha's views, IDBI Bank Executive Director R K
Baansal said "lending rate would certainly go up on two
counts-- one RBI has raised policy rate and second
deregulation of deposit rate on savings bank accounts".
Cost of funds will go up for banks and some increase will
be passed to customers, Bansal said, adding that the rate hike
could be in between 25-50 basis points depending on the
liquidity positions of each bank.
including home and auto loans, are set to become costlier
after the Reserve Bank's latest increase in the key rate,
bankers said today. "Banks are likely to increase both lending and deposit
rates following the RBI action. There could be a minimum 25-
basis point rise in lending rate," Oriental Bank of Commerce
Executive Director S C Sinha told to Panjab Dardi reporter.
Banks have not raised interest rates following the
September review of credit policy, Sinha said.
With present round of rate hike, banks would have to
readjust rates in line with increase in cost of funds, Sinha
added.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has raised the repo rate
by 25 basis points to 8.50 per cent and reverse repo will move
up by a similar percentage to 7.50 per cent.
Repo is the short-term rate at which the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) lends to banks, while reverse repo is rate at
which it gets funds from banks.
The central bank has hiked the policy rate five times
this fiscal. In the last-one-and-a-half months alone, it has
raised the key rate (repo) by 50 basis points.
Echoing Sinha's views, IDBI Bank Executive Director R K
Baansal said "lending rate would certainly go up on two
counts-- one RBI has raised policy rate and second
deregulation of deposit rate on savings bank accounts".
Cost of funds will go up for banks and some increase will
be passed to customers, Bansal said, adding that the rate hike
could be in between 25-50 basis points depending on the
liquidity positions of each bank.
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