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FIJIANA TIMES
DECEMBER, 2010
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Issues Public Service Announcement
ers, posters at airports
and messages to the TSA
workforce on how to carWASHINGTON TransportationSecurity ry out these procedures in
Administration
(TSA) the most professional and
manner.
Administrator John S. Pis- responsible
tole today issued a public
service announcement to Here is a transcript of
thank the traveling public the public travel anfor their continued sup- nouncement/message:
port and partnership and
address new implemented “Hello. This is TSA Adprocedures. The message ministrator John Pistole.
is being made available On behalf of the more
to airports nationwide to than 50,000 Transportaplay on public announce- tion Security Officers
ment systems during this across the country, thank
holiday travel season you for being our partners
in order to ensure pas- in security. For your safesengers are prepared for ty, we have instituted new
screening when coming screening procedures at
through airport security checkpoints. Please take a
checkpoints. This public moment to read the mateservice announcement rials available about these
is just one in a series of procedures and your
steps by TSA to com- options as a passenger. We
municate to the travel- appreciate your patience
ing public, including a as we all work together
video message to travel- to keep travel safe.”
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Tourism Fiji gets $23.5m
November 26, 2010
line current procedures
and conditions for tax inTourism Fiji will once centives relating to hotel
again receive a grant of development.
$23.5m in 2011.
The acting Minister of Fi- “This includes the renance and Attorney Gen- moval of the requirement
eral Aiyaz Sayed-Khai- to provide certified projyum said however it was ect plans for provisional
imperative that the bud- approval of the 55 perget “is spent in a prudent cent Standard Allowance
manner with maximized Incentive. In addition,
utility and the targeting customs requirements on
of new markets”.
personal items which are
declared at air and sea
“New markets are essen- ports will be reviewed to
tial to spread our risks avoid unnecessary inconand increase yields,” he venience to tourists when
said.
travelling to our shores.
In other measures, to improve investment in the
sector, both FIRCA and
the Ministry of Finance
will reassess and stream-
“FIRCA will also no longer require hotel investors to submit approvals
from Town and Country
Planning for the purposes
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of obtaining provisional
approvals. This will expedite the approval process,
provide certainty and will
reduce additional financial burden on investors.
Investors, given the provisional approvals, will
need to implement their
projects within one year
of the grant of the approval.”
The Income Tax Act will
be amended to ensure
that the capital expenditure allowable under refurbishment and renovation to hotels will now be
available to locally registered cruise vessels providing accommodation
for 3 nights or more. This
amendment will remove
the existing anomaly.
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Fiji: PM rounds up visit to China
Nov 25 2010
The Prime Minister Commodore
Bainimarama
rounded
up
meetings with Chinese investors
and interested parties in Shanghai
over the last two days.
He met with Officials from
Shanghai Urban Construction
Ltd on Tuesday November 23.
Shanghai Urban is a construction
company
currently
in
a
consortium with Templetec that is
engaging in various construction
and rehabilitation projects in
Fiji.
Today he also met with Officials
from China Railway No.1
Construction who are currently
dredging the Rewa river and
have been awarded the contract
to develop land for Housing
Authority at the
Tacirua Plains.
The visit has been
very successful and
assurances by the
Prime Minister to
current and potential
investors that Fiji
remains a lucrative
and safe destination
for their investments
have been warmly
received.
The
visit
is
indicative of the
growing interest of
Chinese investors in Fiji and Fiji’s
growing “investor confidence
environment” which many
interested parties are capitalizing
on.
He is due to return to Fiji on
Friday 26 November 2010.
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December, 2010
The Multi Ethnic Affairs ministry- desolved
Nov 26 2010
The Multi Ethnic Affairs ministry has been desolved and its
functions shared out to other ministries as Government
streamlines the work of the
civil service by eradicating duplications in the system.
Affairs to different and relevant
ministries who are already performing in their responsibility,”
he said.
“The Ministry of Culture will
now have responsibility of all
cultural aspects. PSC will have
the responsibility of scholarships and the ministry of provincial development will be
responsible for rural advisory
councils.
The Multi Ethnic Affairs
Scholarship program is now
managed by the Public Service
Commission and received an
allocation of $5,500,000.
The change is effective Janu- “Such devaluation and simulaary 1, 2011.
tion will also assist in the removal of ethnic based developActing Minister for Finance ment and administration.”
and Attorney General Aiyaz
Sayed-Khaiyum said runs par- Permanent Secretary Provincial
allel to the Strategic Frame- Development Manasa Vaniqi
work for Change.
who looks after the multi ethnic
affairs portfolio applauded the
“As part of the Strategic Frame- decision.
work for Change and the need
to rationalize functions and “I’m glad that is the decision of
eradicate duplication, Govern- government now that it has been
ment from January 1, 2011 moved to certain ministries that
will farm out the functions of have similar responsibilities,”
the Ministry of Multi-Ethnic
he said.
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Fiji: Locals to benefit from
new telephone rates
Nov 25 2010
The Commerce Commission chairman Dr
Mahendra Reddy has
announced an increase
in the rate for incoming international calls.
The current call rate is
20cents per unit. The
commission has made
changes with respect to
incoming international calls so it can align
rates closer to the international Cap.
“What the commission has done is raise
the incoming rate from
23cents to 30cents,” Dr
Reddy said. Off that
30cents there is an information and communication technology levy of
three cents, which each
network operator will
pay to Government for
every international call
coming into the country.
“The other change is
when a network operator receives an incoming international
call meant for another
operator then the commission has raised issues on how much the
first operator will pay to
terminate the call to the
second operator’s net-
work,” Dr Reddy said.
Attorney General and
Minister for Communications Mr Aiyaz
Sayed-Khaiyum said
Government was looking forward to seeing
the changes. “Government is quite excited
about the determination
by the Commerce Commission in respect of the
increase in the incoming international calls
which
has
gone up by
seven cents,”
he said.
December, 2010
Envoy here to discuss MSG apology PM congratulates
Nov 25 2010
Melanesian Spearhead
Group (MSG) special
envoy, Patterson Oti,
is in Fiji to discuss the
reconciliation ceremony scheduled for next
month in Honiara.
of the MSG reconciliation ceremony.
The Solomon Islands
Government will host
the traditional reconciliation ceremony in
Honiara on December
15.
Sri Lankan
President
Nov 24 2010
Government has congratulated the President of
Sri Lanka His Excellency
Mahinda Rajapaksa who
was sworn into office for
Mr Oti met with the The ceremony is for a second term on NovemMinister for Foreign Vanuatu Prime Minis- ber 19, 2010.
Affairs, Ratu Inoke ter, Mr Edward Natapei
Kubuabola in Suva to- to offer his apology to In offering his compliments this week, the
day.
Fiji.
Prime Minister Commo-
The discussions surrounded Fiji’s stand on
the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG)
meeting that is scheduled to be held in the
“Out of those Solomon Islands from
seven cents, December 15 to 17.
three will go
toward gov- Ratu Inoke said Mr. Oti
e r n m e n t ’ s was in Fiji to meet and
policy of in- discuss the finer details
creasing the
level of telecommunication penetration in Fiji.”
Mr
Sayed-Khaiyum
added that Government
had recently made a
policy on broadband that
would be announced in
the near future. “And
we will be using and
utilising those funds
towards enhancing ICT
in Fiji,” he said. The
commission also relooked at the interconnection rate to speed up
a cost based on the interconnection rate. The
commission reduced
the mobile termination
rate by one cent.
This will allow more off
net calls between operators, which is important
if we want to deepen
the telecommunication
sector.
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Mr Natapei, who was
the MSG chairman, refused to attend July’s
MSG summit in Fiji
where he was to hand
over the chairmanship
position to Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe
Bainimarama.
dore Voreqe Bainimarama highlighted the close
ties the two countries
have shared.
“On behalf of the people
and the Government of
the Republic of Fiji, I
am pleased to offer my
sincere and heartfelt congratulations on your reelection and inauguration
This led to the cancella- as the 5th President of
Democratic Socialist Retion of the summit.
public of Sri Lanka and to
wish you every success in
the exercise of your mandate,” he said.
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“Fiji and Sri Lanka enjoy
very close and cordial
ties.
“We have bilateral exchanges in human resources in the fields of legal and medical services
and technical cooperation.
“Under your able leadership, I believe that our
two countries will continue to work closely to
jointly address issues of
common concerns.
“I wish you every success
as you lead the people of
Sri Lanka toward further
development and progress.
“Accept, Excellency, the
assurances of my highest
consideration.”
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FIJI:Sixteen days of activism
of this decree so that they
celebrating this day as we ministry had organised
Nov 25 2010
More than 400 women all need to work together training with police
will march to the Suva
City Council foreshore
tomorrow to mark the
official launching of the
16 Days of Activism
on the elimination of
violence against women
and children.
Minister
for
Social
Welfare, Women and
Poverty Alleviation Dr
Jiko Luveni said she had
seen alarming statistics of
and children in the recent
past and there needs to be
a concerted effort to curb
this.
“The programme will be
launched on November
25 and continue for 16
days. It will end with
the Human Rights Day
on December 10. The
Ministry of Women is
calling on people from all
walks of life to join us in
can assist women and
children who suffer from
domestic violence,” Mrs
Radrodro said.
We also want to encourage
people to report cases
of domestic violence
so that perpetrators can
be dealt with severely.
The numbers to call are
919 and 917 and people
should make use of these
two numbers to help save
a life.”
In its efforts to eliminate
and children, the ministry
is declaring violence
free communities in the
country.
officers to raise the level
have
already
of awareness about the “We
Domestic Violence and declared two violence free
communities this year
Child Welfare Decree.
and they are Koroipita in
Lautoka and Vatutavui.
“As
law
enforcement
Department of Women
director, Mrs Salote officers, police need to be Next week another village
Radrodro
said
the aware of the provisions in Ra, Namuimada will
to eliminate violence in
our society,” Dr Luveni
said during a media
briefing this afternoon .
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be declared a violence
free community and in
the next few months, we
will extensively advocate
on zero tolerance of
violence,” Dr Luveni
added.
The ministry has also
organised poem and
banner competitions to
mark this event and non
government organisations
that advocate for women’s
issues would display
their products at the SCC
foreshore.
Meanwhile, the European
Union has organised
a
gender
drawing
competition to mark
the 16 days of activism
against violence.
Nine children from schools
around Suva will showcase
their artistic creation and a
Gender banner will also
be handed over to the EU
tomorrow.
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Fiji: Lands and Mineral Resources data collection
designated into the cal data centre within
Land Bank for the issu- the mineral resources
The Ministry of Lands ing of long term leases department has been
and Mineral Resources
is using existing government structures of
data collection to identify vacant land for use.
Lands and Mineral Resources deputy secretary, Mr Pene Nonu
Baleinabuli spoke on
data collection at the
opening of the 2010
Pacific Islands Geographic Information
System/Remote Sensing Conference.
(99 years) to guarantee identified as a priority
He said the use of dif- commitments for good because of the threats
ferent data sets from husbandry practices of Tsunami and earthdifferent organisations, with rewarding returns quakes that Fiji is ofministries and from for both tenants and ten faced with.
existing state land ad- the landowners, Mr
ministration databases Baleinabuli said.
“The ministry is also
were vital for the idenchallenged with the
tification of vacant Additionally the estab- need to establish a
land. “These lands are lishment of a geologi- geological data centre
About
Croz
Walsh
Croz Walsh
Gender: Male
Location: Horowhenua :
New Zealand
My links with Fiji and
the Pacific go back to the
late 1950s with masterate
papers in Pacific History
and Geography. My masters
thesis was on Tonga where
I taught in the 1960s. Apart
from secondments to USP
and UPNG, I researched
and taught Pacific Geography
from 1971 to 1988, and then
Development Studies (19891993), at Massey University,
where I was the founding
director of the Centre for
Development Studies. My
doctoral thesis is on urban
squatting in Fiji where I worked
at USP in the 1970s. From
1994 until retirement in 1999
I was the founding director
of USP’s Development
Studies progamme. I have
also worked at the UPNG
and the University of Hawaii
and conducted research
and
consultancies
on
development-related topics
in several Pacific Island
countries, for governmental,
international and regional
agencies. Hobbies: golf,
gardening,
hydroponics,
reading,family
genealogy
(whakapapa).
Interests:
politics,
race
relations,
development,social justice.
within the mineral re- in a better position to
sources department.
manage our disaster
and rehabilitation pro“The centre will facili- grammes.”
tate the integration of
all data for mineral in- Government for the
vestigation and explo- last two years has apration, mining, geolog- proved provisions in
ical survey and ground the Budget for recapwater assessments.” turing the whole Fiji
Mr Baleinabuli said group via aerial phothe centre would play tography.
a key role in the collating and dissemination This project underof tsunami, earthquake pins the urgent need
and volcanic informa- to update topographic
tion.
maps and database for
all mapping in Fiji.
“This is a critical is- “Admittedly most data
sue for our region, and information kept
given the scenarios of at government ministhe past and of recent tries and departments
tragedies in Tonga and known as Public SecSamoa,” he said. “I am tor Information or PSI
sure that had we de- are stored and manveloped the facilities aged to support projand expertise to inter- ects and initiatives,”
pret data we would be Mr Baleinabuli said.
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The early Private
Alarm Monitoring system and fire-fighters
quick response helped
avert a major disaster
in Suva today.
The National Fire
Authority was alerted through the PFA
at 11:13 am which is
connected to the control centre at the Suva
fire station.
The fire crew arrived
at 11:19 am and found
smoke billowing out
of the building.
The crew
quickly
made their way to the
fire panel located on
the ground floor to locate the area where the
alarm was triggering
from. The alarmed was
being triggered from
the second floor where
the air conditioning
unit ventilator was engulfed in flames.
A dry powder extinguisher doused the fire
and prevented a major fire disaster in the
building. The second
floor of the building
housed the Registrar
General’s office.
The Suvavou building
also houses the Attorney General’s office,
Birth and Certificate
office, Registrar General’s office and other
Government department offices.
NFA Acting Chief
Executive Officer Mr
Jone Koroi said: “the
early alert via PFA
system enabled the
fire fighters to respond
quickly to the scene
and prevented a major
fire disaster from occurring at the Suvavou
house. “The fire alarm
monitoring
system
received an instantaneous fire status signal
detected by the building fire protection system which is installed
in the Suvavou house.
“The
early
alert
through the fire alarm
system and the quick
response by NFA enabled the fire fighters
to contain the fire to
the point of origin and
stopped it from spreading to the other office
premises located in
this building. This is
a good example of the
proactive
approach
by the building owners for installing a fire
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Fiji: Major fire in Suva averted
Nov 25 2010
December, 2010
alarm system connect- ance is Government’s
ed directly and moni- duty of care for its
tored by the NFA.”
people through the
National Fire Author“We have seen such ity in order to protect
incidents lead to ma- your business from
jor disasters which can fires and therefore enimpact a lot of people hance Fiji’s economic
through loss of income growth prospects.”
or jobs if the fire had
been allowed to take NFA
recommends
its destructive path that business owners,
through the air condi- especially in the urtioning unit ventila- ban areas, have their
tor. However, we are buildings connected
grateful that this did to NFA’s Private Fire
not eventuate – thanks Alarm monitoring systo the early alert via tem for early detection
the fire alarm system. of fires.
This is the reason for This will ensure that
NFA’s proactive ap- the fire brigade is auproach towards fire tomatically alerted in
safety compliance for the event of a fire.
every business in the
country”.
NFA’s new fire alarm
monitoring
system
“Compliance with fire is monitored 24hrs
safety regulations will 7days/week
from
help minimize the im- its control centre in
pact of fires on their Suva.
property and that of
their neighbours. It The new fire alarm
will also help NFA ef- monitoring system reficiently and effective- ceives an almost inly mitigate the impact stantaneous fire status
of these fires. These signal detected by the
situations can be building fire protecavoided or minimized tion system. NFA will
with proper fire safety immediately be alerted
mitigating efforts by via the Alarm Signalall concerned.
ling Equipment (ASE)
control panel.
“Fire safety compli- Source: Fijilive
Tiger Woods is
now on Twitter.
Returning from a
two-week trip to Asia
and Australia, Woods
posted his first tweet
on Wednesday(Nov
17): “What’s up everyone. Finally decided to try out twitter!”
The Twitter account
actually was launched
in June, the name “TigerWoods” - reserved about a year
before that. The previous three tweets were
to announce a new
twitter page, website
design and Facebook
page.
The first tweet from
Woods came at 11:08
a.m. Woods had just
over 90,000 followers
then, and within an
hour, he already had
added some 10,000
more.
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Fiji: Hellenic Republic Non-resident
Ambassador credentials
Nov 25 2010
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Fiji: Mrs Maria Luisa Beatriz Lopez Gargallo
new non-resident
Ambassador of Mexico
His Excellency the President Ratu Epeli
Nailatikau received the credentials of the nonresident Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic
Dimitrios Anninos this morning.
Ambassador Anninos was accompanied by
family members to the ceremony at Government
House. A law graduate, Ambassador Anninos’
diplomatic career dates back to 1981 when he
was an attaché with the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs in Athens.
He also worked as the second secretary in
Budapest, Hungary and was a consul in
Nov 24, 2010
The new non-resident
Ambassador of Mexico, Mrs Maria Luisa
Beatriz Lopez Gargallo presented her
credentials to His Excellency the President
Ratu Epeli Nailatikau
at Government House
Turkey.
this morning.
Ambassador Anninos has spent foreign A career diplomat,
relations stints in Croatia, the Middle East and Mrs Lopez Gargallo
North Africa. He was the Consul General in has an extensive caMelbourne, Australia and in Shanghai, China. reer in foreign affairs.
In accepting his credentials, the President
wished Ambassador Anninos a successful tour
of duty. The ambassador will be based out of
Wellington.
Since graduating with
majors in International Relations from the
Universidad de las
Fiji: Municipalities to go solar
Nov 25 2010
Government
is
committed to reducing
fuel consumption by
installing solar-powered
street lights at local
municipalities.
Ministry
of
Local
Government director, Mr
Josese Rakuita says that
Government has invited
expressions of interest
from
reputable
and
100x 100 x 4mmthick x
experienced companies 6m long.
for the supply and
installation of these solar Expressions of interest
streetlights of various close on November 29.
capacities:
a. 70 Watts Solar The solar system will be
Streetlight b. 80 Watts installed in Tavua town
as early as next year.
c. 125 Watts
The lights will either be
mounted on FEA power
poles or on anodized
aluminum square posts
“Tavua is the pilot project,
so the first phase is to
install solar lights along
the streets of Tavua. We
Americans, Mrs Lopez Gargallo joined
her country’s Ministry
of Foreign Affairs.
She has had several
foreign postings including Deputy Consul at the Mexican
Consulate in Houston,
Texas, Deputy Head
of Mission at the Embassy of Mexico to
the Hellenic republic,
Consul at Mexico’s
Consulate in San Pedro Sula in Honduras,
Consul in charge at the
Mexican Consulate
General in San Diego,
California, Consulate
General in El Paso,
Texas and Vice-Consul at the Consulate in
Denver, Colorado.
She has also served
as the coordinator of
the Voluntary Repatriation Programmes
of Mexican Migrant
Workers from the
United States.
In accepting her credentials, His Excellency the President Ratu
Epeli Nailatikau extended his well wishes
to the people and government of Mexico.
Mrs Lopez Gargallo
will be based in Canberra, Australia.
selected western town doing the job,” he said.
because of its favorable
weather conditions,” Mr “The installation will cost
Rakuita said.
around $7000 including
power poles. The pilot
Municipalities in the project will also determine
western and northern our saving in terms of
divisions will be the first fuel consumption.
to be installed with solar
street lights.
“Fiji has been using a
lot of fuel to generate
“We have been receiving power, the use of solar
applications from various power will reduce fuel
companies interested in consumption.”
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and John
eye contact, John
smiled. Noticing the
discomfort in John’s
eyes, Sallu went over
and hugged hum. An
eyewitness says, “Actually, they both took
a few steps towards
each other. However,
the hug took everyone
by surprise. Past that,
there was a big celRecently,
Salman ebration on the sets.
made up with his Salman and John even
long-time foe John had lunch together.”
Abraham in Mehboob studios. These The reason why Saltwo actors were not man came on the sets
on talking terms for of Desi Boyz, the
more than four years source says, “Sallu
now.
came to meet Akshay
Kumar and Sanjay
The patch-up took Dutt who are acting in
place on the sets of the film. Sanjay name
Rohit Dhawan’s di- was recently added to
rectorial debut Desi the cast for a cameo.”
Boyz, which stars
John Abraham, Ak- Ages ago, the differNov 22, 2010
The ability to forgive
and success are interrelated. Success can
make you happy, and
when you are happy,
you can forgive anyone easily. Currently,
Salman Khan is exemplifying this state
of mind.
shay Kumar, Chitrangada Singh and Deepika Padukone in the
leading role, which is
being produced under Eros International
banner. On chancing
with Salman Khan on
the sets, John wondered how Salman
will react after seeing
him.
ences started increasing between Salman
and John over payments at their Rockstar stage show in
2006. By the time
they came together to
work in Ravi Chopra’s
Babul, the animosity
had increased and it
reflected on-screen as
well.
After this John continWhen they made an ued to work with Sal-
man’s then girlfriend
Katrina Kaif in Yash
Raj Films’Â New
York. Meanwhile Salman refused to work
with John’s girlfriend
Bipasha Basu. The
director duo AbbasMastn had decided
to cast Bipasha and
Salman together in a
mega project, but the
instant Salman came
to know who the heroine was he turned
down the offer.
This June, Salman
ended his cold war
with Bipasha, though
in this situation it was
Bipasha who took
the first step towards
reconciliation.
At
the award ceremony
in Sri Lanka, Bipasha walked over to
Salman’s room and
spoke to him
at length. Since
then the two
have learnt to
maintain a cordial
relation
with one another. Bipasha
attended Salman’s Being
Human fashion
show as well.
Ram Mirchandani who is the
Chief Creative
Officer of Eros International was also
present on the sets.
He confirmed saying,
“Yes John and Salman
met very warmly. Salman had some to visit
Rohit, John, Akshay
and Deepika.”
Well, as it is said all
is well that ends well.
We wonder if Sallu is
planning to forgive
Vivek Oberoi.
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Katrina Kaif and Barbara Mori
Barbara Mori’s new Spanish film My Brother’s
Wife will be releasing in India this month along
with the titles A Beautiful Wife in English with
Spanish beauty featuring in Hindi. The title of
Barbara’s next is very similar with the Yash
Raj Films new project. This movie stars Imran
Khan and Katrina Kaif and it is titled as Mere
Brother ki Dulhan. Sources have revealed that
both the projects have similar story lines.
My Brother’s Wife theme is adulterous, which
deals with a women’s affair with her husband’s
brother. However, Yash Raj Films has toned
down the same version. Yash Raj has made
a film on a guy (Imran) who falls for his
brother’s (Ali Zafar) fiancee (Katrina). Mere
Brother ki Dulhan is still under production,
while Barbara’s movie is set to release in India
soon.
An industry insider says, “YRF does not
consider Barbara’s film has a threat for their
project. They feel its release will not affect
the Katrina-Imran starrer, because YRF has
given a more romantic tone than an adult one.
Even though the basic premise is similar, the
treatment will be different.”
The distributors have considered the similarity
in the title between Mere Brother ki Dulhan
and My Brother’s Wife, the distributors have
decided to name Mori’s film A Beautiful Wife.
Dhaval Gada from Pen India is distributing this
film and says, “We heard about the film Mere
Brother ki Dulhan. The title did make us think
that the theme of their film maybe similar to
out movie, Spanish Beauty. However, we do
not know their script or storyline. Anyway,
we have tweaked the original story of Spanish
Beauty to suit the Indian taste and the film will
now reflect the triangular relationship between
a husband, wife and the husband’s brother.”
When asked the spokesperson of YRF he denied
of any similarities between both the movies.
He says, “It is not true. There is no similarity
between the two stories whatsoever.”
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What is a Diabetic Foot Ulcer?
by Naleen Prasad
A diabetic foot ulcer is
an open sore or wound
that occurs in approximately 15 percent of patients with diabetes, and
is commonly located on
the bottom of the foot.
Of those who develop
a foot ulcer, six percent
will be hospitalized due
to infection or other ulcer-related complication.
Diabetes is the
leading cause of nontraumatic lower extremity
amputations in the United
States, and approximately 14 to 24 percent of patients with diabetes who
develop a foot ulcer have
an amputation. Research,
however, has shown that
the development of a foot
ulcer is preventable.
Who Can Get a Diabetic
Foot
Ulcer?
Anyone who has diabetes
can develop a foot ulcer.
People who use insulin
are at a higher risk of developing a foot ulcer, as
are patients with diabetes-related kidney, eye,
and heart disease. Being
overweight and using alcohol and tobacco also
play a role in the development of foot ulcers.
How
do
Diabetic
Foot
Ulcers
Form?
Ulcers form due to a
combination of factors,
such as lack of feeling in
the foot, poor circulation,
foot deformities, irritation (such as friction or
pressure), and trauma, as
well as duration of diabetes. Patients who have
diabetes for many years
can develop neuropathy,
a reduced or complete
lack of ability to feel pain
in the feet due to nerve
damage caused by elevated blood glucose levels over time. The nerve
damage often can occur
without pain and one may
not even be aware of the
problem. Your podiatric
physician can test feet for
neuropathy with a simple
and painless tool called a
monofilament. Vascular
disease can complicate a
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body’s ability to heal and
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infection. Elevations in
blood glucose can reduce
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off a potential infection
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What is the Value of Treating a Diabetic Foot Ulcer?
Once an ulcer is noticed,
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as, reducing the risk of
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improving function and
quality of life, and reducing health care costs.
How Should a Diabetic
Foot Ulcer be Treated?
The primary goal in the
treatment of foot ulcers is
to obtain healing as soon
as possible. The faster the healing, the less
chance for an infection.
Not all ulcers are infected; however if your podiatric physician diagnoses
an infection, a treatment
program of antibiotics,
wound care, and possibly
hospitalization will be
necessary.
C o n t r o l l i n g
Blood
Glucose
Tightly controlling blood glucose is of
the utmost importance
during the treatment of a
diabetic foot ulcer. Working closely with a medical doctor or endocrinologist to accomplish this
will enhance healing and
reduce the risk of complications.
Surgical
Options
A
majority of noninfected
foot ulcers are treated
without surgery; however, when this fails, surgical management may be
appropriate. Examples
of surgical care to remove
pressure on the affected
area include shaving or
excision of bone(s) and
the correction of various deformities, such as
hammertoes, bunions, or
bony “bumps.”
How Can a Foot Ulcer
be
Prevented?
The best way to
treat a diabetic foot ulcer
is to prevent its development in the first place.
Recommended
guidelines include seeing a podiatrist on a regular basis.
He or she can determine
if you are at high risk for
developing a foot ulcer
and implement strategies
for prevention.
Reducing additional risk
factors, such as smoking,
drinking alcohol, high
cholesterol, and elevated
blood glucose are important in the prevention and
treatment of a diabetic
foot ulcer. Wearing the
appropriate shoes and
socks will go a long way
in reducing risks. Your
podiatric physician can
provide guidance in selecting the proper shoes.
Learning how to check
your feet is crucial in noticing a potential problem as early as possible.
Inspect your feet every
day—especially between
the toes and the sole—for
cuts, bruises, cracks, blisters, redness, ulcers, and
any sign of abnormality. Each time you visit
a health care provider,
remove your shoes and
socks so your feet can
be examined. Any problems that are discovered
should be reported to
your podiatrist as soon as
possible; no matter how
“simple” it may seem to
you.
The old saying, “an ounce
of prevention is worth a
pound of cure” was never
as true as it is when preventing a diabetic foot
ulcer.
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By: Shwanika Narayan
Fiji’s Indian popula- for the most part these two
tion has its own distinct
version of Hindi. From the
Indentured days through
the years it has formed its
own uniqueness. Majority
of the Indian population in
Fiji traces its ancestry back
to North and Northeast India, primarily to the states
of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Keeping in mind that the
British allowed it, Fiji Indians have managed to retain
their culture, religion, cuisine, their names and language despite having minimal contact with India. Fiji
Hindi is not ‘ghetto Hindi or
broken Hindi’ as described
by most Fiji people. Recent
studies by linguists show
that Fiji Hindi “is a distinct
dialect based on Hindi as
spoken in India but with its
own special grammar and
vocabulary suited for Fiji.”
The notion that Fiji Hindi is broken Hindi is quite
common in the Fijian Indian community. Many are
under the assumption that
most Indians when they
came from India spoke
‘shood’ or ‘pure and/or accurate’ Hindi and overtime
it became crass and unruly
almost ‘village like.’ One
of my friends once provided an interesting analogy saying “It’s like an extremely ill mannered great
grandchild of a very well
respected man.” And that
is exactly where the problem lies. Fiji Hindi is not a
direct descendent of official Hindi (shood Hindi) as
spoken in India. Rather, its
origins are traced back to
those two states where majority of Fiji Indian came
from, Uttar Pradesh and
Bihar.
The Fiji Hindi dialect
is primarily a mixture of
Bhojpuri, the language spoken in Bihar and Awadhi, a
dialect in the Awadh district
of Uttar Pradesh. There are
numerous loan words from
other languages as well but
languages dominated in the
formation of Fiji Hindi.
Some common phonetic
rules in Bhojpuri is the replacement of the sound ‘sh’
with ‘s’ for e.g. the Hindi
word for wedding is ‘shaadi’ while in Bhojpuri it is
pronounced ‘saadi.’ Also in
Bhojpuri, reference to oneself is ‘hum’ as opposed to
‘mein’ in Hindi. And the
most famous text written in
Awadhi is the Ramcharitmanas by Tulsidas. And the
giveaway Indo-Fijian word
‘kounchi’ is derived from
‘koun chiz’ which literally
means ‘from what.’ While
Hindi is a genderized language, Fiji Hindi is not. For
e.g. ‘tum kahaan geh raha?
(where did you go) is a
question that can be asked
to both the male and the female. But in Hindi it would
be ‘Aap kahaan gaye theh’
to the male and ‘Aap kahaan gayi thi’ to the female.
These examples are just the
tip of the iceberg, in it lies
an amazing discovery of
linguistics, its origins and
its history which provides
for an interesting read.
Fiji Hindi is also known
as ‘Hindustani.’ That is the
more politically correct description of our language
as it is vague and has room
for interpretation. Personally for me one of the most
annoying things with my
friends from India is their
confusion, and at times
their hysterical reactions
in hearing a person from
Fiji speak. It’s just so funny they claim. And that is
understandable, Fiji Indians themselves make fun
of people from Labasa and
their lingo, I can only imagine the riot India Indians
have when they hear Fiji
Hindi. While it may seem
comical, it is not broken or
ghetto or village like. It has
its own grammar, structure
and history, it’s just different.
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Are you still waiting for your tax refund check
taxpayers are due more their addresses with
WASHINGTON — The than one check.
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vice is looking to return The average dollar The tool also enables
$164.6 million in unde- amount for returned re- taxpayers to check the
livered refund checks. funds rose by just over status of their refunds.
A total of 111,893 tax- 28 percent this year, A taxpayer must subpayers are due one or
mit his or
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filing status
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to update his or her ad- the Earned Income Tax Taxpayers
checking
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on a refund over the
to send out all checks
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checks average $1,471 turned to the IRS as update their addresses.
this year, compared to undelivered, taxpayers Taxpayers can access
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cars,” Pant said.
“You could have
heard a pin drop
– people were
speechless.
But what an
amazing show of
corporate generosity. ”It’s certainly not every
day you see one
man give away
AUD10 million
($F17m) as part
of a staff Christmas
bonus.”
Pant said the 750 family holidays, which
represents at the very
minimum at least
1500 visitors for Fiji
represented a major
boost for the destination’s tourism industry in coming months.
More to the point, he
Nov. 17, 2010
While only a small
percentage of checks
mailed out by the IRS
are returned as undelivered, taxpayers can put
an end to lost, stolen
or undelivered checks
by choosing direct deposit when they file either paper or electronic
returns. Taxpayers can
receive refunds directly
into their bank, split a
tax refund into two or
three financial accounts
or even buy a savings
bond.
The IRS also recommends that taxpayers
file their tax returns
electronically, because
e-file eliminates the risk
750 Aussie families for $F17m Fiji holiday
mas stockings
with 750 Fiji
In what represents family holithe biggest Christmas days.
bonus ever seen in
Australian corporate This massive
history - and a major act of generosity is
the work
of billionaire
Clive
Palmer who
donned his Santa
hat last weekend
to announce the
bonus to 1500
Clive Palmer
staff attending the
Yabulu nickel reboost for Fiji tourism finery Christmas party
from North Queen- in Townsville. Atsland - one of Aus- tending the party as a
tralia’s largest mining special guest Tourism
companies has filled Fiji Regional Director
its workers’ Christ- Australia, Paresh Pant
Yabulu Refinery
said he literally saw
jaws drop as Palmer
announced he would
be giving the 750 Fiji
week-long holidays
to staff as a reward
for their efforts across
2010.
“If that wasn’t enough,
Palmer then proceeded to give away no
less than 55 brand
new Mercedes-Benz
of lost paper returns.
E-file also reduces errors on tax returns and
speeds up refunds. Efile combined with direct deposit is the best
option for taxpayers;
it’s easy, fast and safe.
The public should be
aware that the IRS does
not contact taxpayers
by e-mail to alert them
of pending refunds and
that such messages are
common identity theft
scams. The agency
urges taxpayers not to
release any personal information, reply, open
any attachments or click
on any links to avoid
malicious code that will
infect their computers.
The best way for an individual to verify if she
or he has a pending refund is going directly to
IRS.gov and using the “
Where’s My Refund?”
tool.
said, the word filtering
back into the region
as employees returned
home from their Fiji
holidays was bound
to have a marked effect on future business
from the North Queensland region which has
always represented a
solid opportunity for
Fiji business.
Pant paid tribute to
his Australian-based
advertising industry
PMA Communications which he said had
played a major role in
convincing Mr. Palmer that a Fiji family
holiday would make
the perfect Christmas
gift.
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Horoscope December 2010
December, 2010
by Acharya Virendra Kumar Mishra ,professor of Spiritual Enlightenment, 12735 Cherokee Lane, Galt, CA 95632
Email: [email protected] , Phone: (209) 748-2906 (209) 748-2906
completely rework your routines. You have life! You could be taking on a bigger work
ARIES- MEKH ,
more energy than usual for work, projects, load at the same time. December is a banner
You are very busy
and anything that involves reorganizing month for finances, communications, and
expanding your
and restructuring. Taking care of details is learning.
horizons, whether
what’s on your mind now. The last week of Sagittarius -DHANU
it’s through actual
December brings intense energy to a part- Don’t be surprised if romantic opportunities
travel or “armfind you easily and when you least expect
nership or significant relationship.
chair travel Work
them—it’s just that kind of month Energy,
is very rewarding
verve, and confidence are with you this
Leo-SINGH
this month, yet
The last week of December features a job of- month, until the last week of the month when
you still manage
fer or opportunity, possibly a work-at-home your life winds down, quite appropriately!
to find ways to
endeavor. The first three weeks of December Until then, its hustle and bustle, and matters
break the routine.
are exciting and stimulating for you, This is are definitely working in your favor. A love
At times, you may
a decidedly romantic and creative period for interest has your best interests at heart just
come across as opinionated, but it’s more you. You have special magnetic appeal, extra now. A proposal involving money comes to
likely enthusiasm for sharing your thoughts. energy, and a real yen for excitement now. you in the last week of December. Writers
Romance is to be found when you are en- Creative Leos will be on a roll, producing and artists are especially inspired during this
joying non-routine activities. December more than ever, and publishing opportuni- period.
presents a nice balance of recognition and ties may be forthcoming. Don’t wait until Capricorn - MAKAR
accomplishment, as well as recreation and the New Year to make resolutions regarding The last week of the month begins a power
love. A stellar romantic opportunity occurs health and fitness—the time is now
period that you take with you into the New
on the 4-6, and professional rewards arrive
Year. Issues revolving around your family
in the last week.
and the past capture much of your attention
Virgo-KANYA
An exciting proposal or opportunity regard- this month, While others are racing around
Taurus-VRIKH
ing love, recreation, and creativity comes you, preparing for the holidays, you are enIn the first three weeks of the month, you your way A scurry of activity in and around joying a sense of peace. Tremendous energy
are thinking strategically, making plans, the home or with family is in store for you and initiative is with you as you embark on
and watching others around you more than this month, You are busy with preparations, a journey of internal change and personal
you are participating. Sharing, intimacy, fi- repairs, and re-organizing—and enjoying discovery. It feels like you can move mounnances, and power plays all figure strongly every minute of it! It’s a fabulous time to tains. The key to harnessing this energy is
for you in December You stand to gain get your “nest” in order and functioning focus—a natural talent for you!
much from your observations! The last smoothly. The last week of December is
week of the month brings with it buzz of positively intense for romance and intimacy. Aquarius-KUMBH
travel or educational opportunities, most The holidays for you in 2010 are likely to be December is ripe with opportunity for envilikely involving a partner, who has been especially magical and memorable. Love is sioning new projects and goals for your fugoing through a lot of changes recently. in the air!
ture, Friends, acquaintances, and groups will
Creative avenues open up on the job this
certainly keep you busy. Romance, however,
month, and your credibility soars.
is mostly quiet until after the 7th, when VeLibra - TULA
An especially busy—mostly pleasantly so— nus, the goddess of love, enters your sign
Gemini - MITHUN
period is in store for you in the first three and stays there into the New Year, bestowA loan or repayment is likely to make weeks of December, It can get a little hectic, ing beautiful energy for attracting what and
headlines for you towards the end of De- with many errands to run, more ideas than who you want into your life. It’s a mostly
cember. A personal project could bear fruit you can realistically implement, and plenty easy month, save for some impulsive energy
around the Full Moon on the 12th, which of contact with friends, siblings, and neigh- mid-month, when overspending or speculaoccurs in your sign. Balancing your needs bors. It’s a time of networking, and you’re tion could be costly.
with those of a significant other involves coming across very smoothly. The last week
plenty of negotiating and back-and-forth of the month (and year!) is revealing and Pisces - MEEN
before arriving at any conclusions this perhaps intense for family matters. From The 12-16 is especially fortunate for work
month. Times like these require a certain the 7th forward, great energy for attraction, and financial matters. In most ways, Decemamount of tact and a need to let others take entertainment, and romance is with you.
ber is a high profile month for you, except
center stage for the time being. An intimate
for on a romantic level, which is satisfyingly
conversation with someone special can be Scorpio- BRASCHIK
private. You may be put “in charge” of a privery revealing mid-month.
If you’re waiting for money in the form of vate matter. Secrets are revealed—and rea loan or repayment of a debt to you, it’s vealing. Intense energy comes from a friend
Cancer KARAK
likely to arrive around the Full Moon on the in the last week of the month. It’s virtually
The need for changes in your approach to 12th.In many ways, December is a “money impossible to escape professional attention
a partnership becomes apparent now. You month” for you; You enjoy extra energy and this month. Your work is recognized and resimply can’t wait until the New Year to enthusiasm for increasing your income. It’s warded, you come across as especially combegin fulfilling your resolutions regarding an excellent opportunity period for a bonus petent, and you experience a professional
health, fitness, and lifestyle changes, The or raise that truly makes a difference in your peak of sorts.
time is now! You are raring to go, ready to
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Entertaiment: PLAIN,The Fiji Son.
by Ravi Singh
Plain, the Bay Area’s
own Fiji Hip-Hop Artist. Plain’s music journey started as a member
of group 591 (‘00 -’05).
Plain released his 1st solo
album “The Event” in
2006 and 2nd album “Pull
My Finger” in 2008. He
has performed all over
Bay Area with many Fiji
and Non-Fiji Artist’s and
he is still in the motion.
His latest single “Fiji
Sonz” for Fiji Hip-Hop
Movement is a Hit in Fiji
Community. I know Plain
since ‘06 but never interviewed him till now.
First let’s go back to 591
days, where your music
career started.
What made you guys get
in music business? What
are other 2 members up
to? Are you guys keeping
in touch?
We got into music in the
beginning, just for the
love of music itself!!
Yeah we wanted to be
rich and famous but it
was more of just expressing ourselves and having fun rocking parties
and getting that underground buzz. The other 2
members Fiji Born and 2
Slicc are doing great. We
weren’t just a group, we
are family. So yeah we
still real solid with each
other. We all are pushing our own line, trying
to get money so I don’t
see them as often as I’d
like to. We all realize that
it ain’t no love lost and
would ride for each other
at the drop of a dime.
How old were you when
you came to the US?
When did you start writing lyrics and rapping?
I came to California
when I was 13 yrs old and
started writing around the
age of 14 influenced by
Bone Thugs N Harmony,
Eazy E, DR Dre and of
course the greatest artist of all time Tupac. I’d
mess around and record
on the karaoke machine
all the time with the reverb effect on every song.
Thought I was a star already. Haaa Haa
How is it different from
the time you started and
now, as an artist? I mean
writing, recording, distributing, promoting and
overall as an artist, did
things got harder or easier from then and now?
Things are very different from when I started
to current times. Back
then it was mostly fun.
Now it’s all or nothing.
Even though I still have
fun with it, I take my music more seriously now.
I try to strategist, and
focus on power moves.
My network game is a lot
stronger now. I realize
that a close mouth won’t
get fed. So I’m out there
pushing on the daily. I’ve
come to realize this music industry is an uphill
battle and I don’t ever expect things to get easier.
My lyrics have more
depth in it now. My lyrical
content has more stings
to it. My delivery is better and smoother now. I
know what to say to get
the crowd’s attention.
Whether it’s a punch line
or something really unexpected. I have started
cross promoting with other artists a whole lot more
now as I realize this is a
quick and efficient way
to expand my fan base.
As an artist I consider
myself to be a solidified
figure in the Fiji community. I am more conscious
of what I say and do now
because I realize I’d be
a failure as a father if I
ended up dead or in jail?
So I speak on lighter subjects now from partying,
roccin out, stuntin and
females. I still speak on
deep subjects also, but I
don’t just talk about head
busting and violence
only. Yes, that was a part
of how I grew up in Hayward, Cali. But I’m trying to put that behind me
for the most part and just
focus on appreciating life
and experiencing it to the
fullest.
What you think of music
industry as an independent Indo Fiji artist?
Well that has pros and
cons. I’m a double threat
in this industry because I
can rhyme in English and
Hindi. I’m capturing a
fan base the regular artist
can’t because of that. I
am proud to be one of the
main figures in the Fiji
Hip Hop rap scene. And
definitely love putting the
Fiji Islands on the map. I
love remixing and flipping out songs for the Fiji
community. Like “Casay
Hay, Humma Londi Bad
and Teach Me How To
Juggie”
The cons could be things
like. Sometimes as an
Indo Fiji artist, I might
have a whole lot more
to prove to the general
public. A lot of people
judging me cause of my
race, not my talent. Even
people from our own Fiji
community sometimes
tend to take shots at me.
Saying I’m trying to be
like other nationalities.
That never made sense to
me because I have a big
Bula tattoo right across
my forearm. People have
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to realize, your personality and character, can
sometimes be determined,
shaped and molded by the
environment you grew up
in. “If you put me in a
cage with animals .... I’ll
be a beast! If I’m around
civilized beings, I’ll present myself as a gentlemen
and act accordingly”
How did you get name
Plain?
I used to originally call
myself P.O.T (Plain Ol
Thug). As I grew older I
realized I was more than
that. I had more character and personality than
just being a thug. So I
cut it down to Plain. This
name was short, simple,
and best describe my
character. Cause I’m a
down to earth person. I
believe that we’re God’s
children and that I am no
greater than the next individual. We all shine, just
in different ways
What are your upcoming
projects and plans?
My plan is to keep pushing a hard line for myself
and for the Fiji community. I am currently involved
with releasing volumes
of an underground mix
tape called G.A.S (Global Alliances of Spittaz).
We have featured artists
on the mix tapes such as
Snoop Dogg, Akon, Daz,
Kurupt, E-40, & more.
We’re getting ready to release volume 5 - Global
Domination by Thanksgiving weekend.
We
press up 2,500 copies per
volume so we’ll be sitting
at 12,500 copies pressed
up in the last year and a
half. Not bad for the underground scene. I have
also released a video
called “Fiji Sonz” along
with other artists which is
doing really well on YouTube. I’m also working
with local artist Big Lou
and AR to release a collaborated album called
“Respect My Shine”. We
already shot the first video
to the album called “808
December, 2010
Luv” which was shot in
Hawaii (Waikiki, Oahu).
This album will be more
geared towards positivity and will be promoted
and marketed on a bigger
scale.
What would you like to
say to your fans before
we end this interview?
Thank you everybody
for holding it down for
Plain. The love is appreciated and never taken for
granted. I hope our community can come together
as one and support each
other through the thick
and thin. Let’s leave the
negative aspects, situations and BS behind. We
have to work together and
grow together as a community. Let’s bridge the
gap between the young
and old generation. Instead of talking down on
each other, why not take
that same time and energy to find a solution to
the problem? Lead by example. Stay humble and
hungry but never mistake
kindness for weakness.
Treat the next individual
with the same love and
respect as you would like
projected towards you.
Respect, you got to give
it to get it!!
Now, that I’ve finished
preaching, Shout out to
the whole South Pacific
Islands. Fiji Stand up!!
Shout out to Pacifik, Kanabliss, Ash, my Big Bro
Jaz Danz and the Hum
Ek movement. Shout out
to Akash “Epic” Kumar
for all the dope video
production. Money N
Muscle Ent, B.A.M Bay Area Management
and triple OG Tone for
pushing a hard line for ya
boy. The whole Hayward
squad, y’all know who
you are. And shout out to
anybody that’s out there
doing something with
their lives. A little bit of
something, is better than
a whole lot of nothing!!!
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with FIJIANA TIMES
Tonga: NZ$634,500 Donated to Red Cross
Christchurch Earthquake Appeal
07 October 2010
hearts. With it comes quake.
Prime Minister’s Office, our prayers and hopes
Nuku’alofa, 6 October 2010: A total donation of NZ$634,500
was transferred last
Friday, October 1st,
to the Red Cross
Christchurch Earthquake Appeal bank account in Christchurch,
New Zealand. On the
same day, the Coordinating Committee
of the Christchurch
Earthquake Appeal
Fund took out a fullpage advertisement
in the Christchurch
newspaper,
The
Press, with the headline, “’OFA ATU,
CHRISTCHURCH!”,
and the message addressed to the Lord
Mayor and the People of Christchurch,
which stated:
that with God’s help,
you will continue to
rebuild and recover
from the devastating
earthquake.”
The backdrop of the
message was a full
page colour photograph of a Tonga High
School student holding a Christchurch
Earthquake Appeal
donation box accepting a donation from
the occupants of a
passing vehicle on Fatafehi Road during the
first the radio-thon.
The Prime Minister Dr. the Hon Feleti Vaka’uta Sevele
also informed the
Lord
Mayor
of
Christchurch, Mr. Bob
Parker of the donation
during a brief visit to
Christchurch last Friday. He also met with
government and community leaders and
toured some of the
homes and buildings
damaged by the earth-
The donation that
was transferred last
Friday was equal to
TOP$891,694.
As
of Tuesday, 5 October, the Coordinating Committee had
TOP$4,500 in its
bank account, and
there were a few
pledges outstanding.
The balance together
with any further donations will also be
transferred to the Red
Cross Christchurch
Earthquake Appeal
next week.
The
Coordinating
Committee in its
meeting on Tuesday
also decided to close
the bank accounts that
were opened to receive donations with
the ANZ Bank and the
Tonga Development
Bank. The only bank
account that is still
open is the one with
the Westpac Bank of
Tonga but that will
also be closed on Friday, 8th October.
Call: 510-270-5248 or
December, 2010
Tonga E-Government in
World Top 20
13 October 2008
From the Office of
the Prime Minister,
Nuku’alofa, Tonga,
Monday 13 October
2008: The Government of Tonga has
been ranked in the
top 20 E-Government
studies by Brookings
Institute from a total
of 198 participating
nations around the
world in 2008.
Prime Minister of
Tonga Dr The Hon.
Feleti Vaka’uta Sevele
says “this is an outstanding achievement
given that in 2007
the Government was
ranked number 189 in
the world which was
almost the bottom of
the pile.”
The Digital Government: technology and
public sector perfor“Please accept this
mance study is an assmall gift from all the
sessment of 1,167
People and the Govnational government
ernment of the Kingwebsites for 198 nadom of Tonga. This
tions around the
gift is tiny and insigworld. It is a World
nificant but it comes
Bank supported anfrom the depths of our
nual event, led by the
Institute of
Prime Minister of Tonga Launch Private Brookings
the United States. The
study analyses a range
Sector Assessment
of government sites
08 October 2008
momentum of priand bring prosperity developing a vibrant
vate sector reform
to the island-nation
private sector in TonDr Paul Holden and in Tonga,” said Ton- by removing conga by improving the
Chris Russell report gan Prime Minister
straints on investment business environment
authors
Feleti Sevele. “This
and entrepreneurship there,” said Winfried
user-friendly publica- and suggests reforms Wicklein, ADB SeNUKU’ALOFA, TON- tion outlines ways in to achieve this goal,” nior Private Sector
GA 8 October 2008
which Tonga may be said Eugene Zhukov,
Spe– The Asian Develop- made a more attrac- Regional Director of Development
cialist.
ment Bank (ADB) and tive and profitable
ADB’s Pacific Liaithe Government of
country to invest in.” son and Coordination ADB is a leading
Tonga today launched
Office in Australia.
donor to Tonga and
ADB’s Private Sector “The publication aims
provided $57.8
Assessment for Tonga. to assist Tongan Gov- “Transforming Tonga has
million in loans and
“The time is now
ernment create jobs
is a guide towards
$15.4 million in
right to increase the
within each country to get a full sense
for what is available
in particular nations,
with a focus on the
Prime Ministers Office, Cabinet Offices,
and Parliament.
Prime Minister Dr The
Hon. Feleti Vaka’uta
Sevele says “this is an
indication of an open
and accessible Tongan
Government.”
The Prime Minister’s
Office Website underwent a major revamp
this year, with assistance from Pasefika
Solutions, headed by
Melino Maka. During the Coronation of
King George Tupou V,
the website received
2.2 million hits.
The challenge for the
Tongan Government
will be to sustain it’s
current success in future years. This is not
easy for a tiny Kingdom in the Pacific but
the Prime Minister is
committed to building on this great momentum and working
to ensure his Government maintains it’s
current ranking.
technical assistance
grants since 1972.
ADB’s programs in
the 1970s and 1980s
focused on infrastructure and outer-islands
development. ADB
changed its operational emphasis in
1992 toward a greater
focus on macroeconomic policies, public
sector performance,
and improving the
investment climate.
December, 2010
with FIJIANA TIMES
American Samoa: Gov. Togiola signs
landmark bill –
Smoke Free Environment Act
(UTULEI: Thursday, October 21, 2010)- Governor
Togiola Tulafono signed
on Thursday, October
21, 2010 landmark legislation that bans smoking
in restaurants, bars, taxis,
buses and
other public
and private
locations.
Joined by
representatives of
the Department
of
Health and
the Comprehensive Cancer Control
Program,
LBJ Medical Center,
American Samoa Community Cancer Network,
American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition, Department of Human and Social Services
and American Samoa
Chamber of Commerce
at the signing ceremony,
Governor Togiola said
the signing of the Smoke
Free Environment Act
(H.B 31-48)will promote
healthy living in American Samoa.
The new law will go into
effect in 90 days – January 22, 2011.
Governor’s Remarks at
signing ceremony for
Smoke Free Environment Act
“Today is a day where
we join the movement of
Smoke Free cities, states
and countries by signing
the act into law. This is a
landmark piece of legislation that provides protection of residents from the
exposure of second hand
smoke, which causes an
estimated 46,000 deaths
from heart diseases and
3,400 lung cancer deaths
in non-smoking adults
within the United States.
It is also responsible for
triggering asthma in preschool aged children who
have not already exhibited asthma symptoms.
Another unique aspect of
this legislation is that it
is the first bill in Ameri-
can Samoa that we are
able to help reduce the
public’s prevalence and
mortality of chronic and
non-communicable diseases such as cancer and
cardiovascular disease.
Both of which are two
leading causes of death
within our Territory.
This, in turn, provides a
more healthy Territory,
leading to fewer residents needing to be put
on a waiting list for the
off-island medical referral program and making
this Act one of the most
cost effective health interventions in American
Samoa.
This bill should not be
looked at as singling out
smokers. If you smoke,
that is your choice. But
when you go inside a public place to smoke, you
have made the choice for
those who don’t smoke.
And that is what we are
trying to protect.
I would like to thank the
Fono and the many organizations and departments, and members of
the community for their
support of this very important legislation and
especially for promoting
healthy living.”
Call: 510-270-5248 or
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Gov. Togiola and First Lady Mary Ann
launch six Boys & Girls Clubs;
“Great Futures Start Here”
(UTULEI: Friday, November 12, 2010) First Lady Mary Ann Tulafono today joined Governor Togiola Tulafono
and students of Matatula
Elementary School to
launch the Boys & Girls
Clubs of American Samoa afterschool mentoring program at the Tula
school.
tion and become a strong Girls Club is a place to
be positive and you can
leader for tomorrow.”
really make a difference,
The First Lady also said so enjoy yourself.”
the afterschool program
is part of Governor To- The official launch today
giola’s vision to provide for the mentoring initiaa secure environment for tive afterschool program
the youth of American at Matatula ElementaSamoa to enjoy produc- ry School was also the
tive and healthy after- launch for the other five
school activities with BGCAS schools - Alofau,
Le’atele in Fagasa, Tatheir friends.
As chairperson for the
funa, Leone Midkiff and
Boys & Girls Clubs of Governor Togiola told Alataualua/Taputapu in
American SaNua and
moa
(BGSeetaga.
CAS), First
Lady Mary
A comAnn Tulafono
prehenexpressed her
sive arexcitement
ray of
in telling the
services
young people
will be
of Matatula
p r o that the club
vided
will provide a
at each
safe place for
BGCAS
young people
clubof the Terrihouse of
tory to learn
the six
and grow, and
schools,
will help to
includdevelop them into caring, the students the Boys & ing tutoring and homeresponsible citizens.
Girls Club programs and work help, skill-building
services promote and en- for personal development
“The slogan for Boys & hance the development and physical fitness.
Girls Clubs of America of children by instilling Adult mentors have been
is ‘Great Futures Start a sense of competence, recruited, trained and asHere’ and it is our hope usefulness,
belonging signed to students (mentthat the mentoring initia- and positive influence.
ees) at the schools.
tive we are launching today will help ensure that “This is very exciting The launch was attended
each of you, individually for you children because by the BGCAS Board of
and collectively as a class not only will you have Directors, island comor student body, maintain fun with all the planned munity partners, which
good health and receive a activities after school, include the Ta’ita’itama
quality education,” said but also you will learn Prevent Underage DrinkFirst Lady Mary Ann. how to grow up eating ing program, Sodexo, the
“We believe the trust and healthy and better food Football Federation of
bonding that will develop and snacks, and get help American Samoa, Dethrough these mentoring with your homework, partments of Human and
relationships will help but you will also get lots Social Services, Health,
each of you build good of exercise while hav- and Education, and the
character, develop a good ing fun,” said Governor American Samoa Comwork ethics, value educa- Togiola. “The Boys and munity College.
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Page 30
HUMOR
Airline Rules
Trip from USA to Fiji is
pretty lengthy therefore
keeping your blood circulation normal is important and exercise is
one way of doing that.
It is even more important now that the waiting time is getting longer and longer.
address system saying,
“We apologize for the
inconvenience, but Air
Pacific Flight 711 will
board from Gate 41.”
So my family picked up
our luggage and carried
it over to Gate 41. Not
ten minutes later the
public address voice
To try out a new tech- told us that Flight 711
nique Air Pacific de- would in fact be boardcided to do a test ten ing from Gate 35.
minutes before boarding time. Here is an ex- So, again, we gathered
perience from one of our carry-on luggage
the business class pas- and returned to the
original gate. Just as we
sengers:
were settling down, the
“At the airport for a public address voice
Fiji trip, I settled down spoke again: “Thank
to wait for the board- you for participating in
ing announcement at Air Pacific’s physical
Gate 35. Then I heard fitness program. We are
the voice on the public ready to board now”.
Collection of fools names. Birbal prom- “How dare you put my
The Emperor was very ised to bring the list affond of tall, handsome ter sometime.
and agile horses. Once
a merchant from Arabia After a week, Birbal
called on
came to sell his horses.
the EmHe displayed a few very
peror with
impressive horses to
a long list
the king. The Emperor
of fools
liked those horses and
and preordered for a good numsented the
ber of similar horses.
paper to
He gave two lakh gold
the Emcoins as an advance to
peror. Akthe merchant.
bar was happy that BirThe man was a fraud. bal had accomplished
He disappeared with his job in a very little
the money and did not time. However, when
return. Time passed. he gazed on the paper,
One day a unique whim he was raged to read his
struck Akbar’s psyche. own name on the top of
He said to Birbal he it. “What’s this Birbal?”
wanted a list of all fools the Emperor roared.
Movie: Bandini
Flight Attendant:
Pilot on intercom
बचपन के तेरे मीत तेरे संग
के सहारे
ढूँढेंगे तुझे गली-गली सब ये
ग़म के मारे
पूछेगी हर निगाह कल तेरा
ठिकाना
ओ जानेवाले...
behind will be distributed evenly among the
“As you exit the plane, flight attendants.
please make sure to
gather all of your be- Please do not leave chillongings. Anything left dren or spouses.”
“Thank you for flying the business as much as
Air Pacific. We hope we enjoyed taking you
you enjoyed giving us for a ride.”
Troubleshooting tips when in a Bar
SYMPTOM: Feet cold
and wet.
FAULT: Glass being
held at incorrect angle.
ACTION: Rotate glass
so that open end points
toward ceiling.
SYMPTOM: Floor
moving.
FAULT: You are being
carried out.
ACTION: Find out if
you are being taken to
another bar.
SYMPTOM: Floor blurred.
FAULT: You are looking
through bottom of empty
glass.
ACTION: Time to go
home.
SYMPTOM: Feet warm
and wet.
FAULT: Improper bladder control.
ACTION: Stand next to
nearest dog, complain
about house training.
December, 2010
AKBAR AUR BIRBAL
ओ जानेवाले हो सके तो लौट
के आना
ये घाट तू ये बाट कहीं भूल
न जाना
Share what’s left behind in a Plane
Call: 510-270-5248 or
है तेरा वहाँ कौन सभी लोग
हैं पराए
परदेस की गरदिश में कहीं तू
भी खो ना जाए
काँटों भरी डगर है तू दामन
बचाना
दे दे के ये आवाज़ कोई हर
घड़ी बुलाए
फिर जाए जो उस पार कभी
लौट के न आए
है भेद ये कैसा कोई कुछ तो
बताना
name in this category?”
“I beg your pardon. Huzoor! You’re a justice
loving person. Please
judge your act regarding giving the advance
to a stranger and then
tell me, shouldn’t I
keep you in this list?”
asked Birbal with folded hands. The Emperor
calmed down a little
and argued, “Birbal,
assume that the man
comes with the horses.
Then what will you
do?”
“I will immediately remove your name and
put his name at your
place.” promptly replied Birbal, the wittiest of all!
Movie: Anaarkali
Singer(s): Lata Mangeshkar
Music Director: C Ramchandra
Lyricist: Hasrat Jaipuri
Actors/Actresses: Pradeep Kumar, Sulochana,
Beena Roy, Mubarak, S L Puri, Kuldeep Kaur
Year/Decade: 1953, 1950s
ज़िन्दगी बेबस हुई है बेक़सी का साथ है
एक हम हैं इस क़फ़स में या ख़ुदा की ज़ात है
ओ आसमान वाले शिकवा है ज़िन्दगी का -२
सुन दास्तान ग़म की अफ़साना बेबसी का
( तू देखता रहे और दुनिया हमें सज़ा दे
क्या जुर्म है मोहब्बत इतना ज़रा बता दे ) -२
मन्ज़िल पे क्यूँ लुटा है
मन्ज़िल पे क्यूँ लुटा है हर कारवाँ ख़ुशी का
ओ आसमान वाले शिकवा है ज़िन्दगी का
( इतनी सी इल्तिजा है तुझसे मेरी दुआ की
अल्लाह शर्म रखना दुनिया में तू वफ़ा की ) -२
होता है मौत ही तो
होता है मौत ही तो अन्जाम ज़िन्दगी का
ओ आसमान वाले शिकवा है ज़िन्दगी का
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December, 2010
with FIJIANA TIMES
Raj Travel goes Mobile
Raj Travel unveiled
the iphone app
software,
which
can now allow
travelers to make
reservations, check
on flight data, onetouch call to reservation agents and
many more features through this
new iphone App.
The agency calls
it a “personal concierge” service for
our customers.
“Those things that
you need are built
into the application as part of your
journey,” including
a “Book Now” feature, with immediate booking capabilities said
Fameeza Singh, Vice President at Raj Travel.
Raj Singh, president of Raj Travel spoke with
Fijiana Times editor about the app and how
Raj Travel is using technology in its operations as well as its compliance with the new
travel tariffs. Here are edited excerpts of his
comments.
Talk about the development of the app.
We started this iPhone app idea a few months
ago. We decided to do the concept because our
customers are mobile by definition. It took us
more time to think through how people work
and how they would use a mobile computer to
augment or facilitate their travel experience.
How is Raj Travel using technology to allow
customers better service?
We’re seeing conscious decision making well
in advance, based on real-time information. In
the past, we have created “Rewards Program”
which was first of it’s kind to our valued customers. Recently, we upgraded our phone systems to Voice over IP, which now allows us
to monitor our call trends, a better voice mail
system which allows agents to capture all incoming calls, and HD quality voice quality.
Our reservation system on the website now allows Mobile customers the same service on
the run. This new technology will also be introduced at BIG Cinema Theaters across the
Bay Area starting November.
What are you doing with the company’s Raj
Travel.net website?
I can tell you that we’re continually looking at
ways to enhance our technology front to our
customers. Stay tuned, we’ll change the look
and feel, to make reservations faster
by Ranjeeta Pal
Call: 510-270-5248 or
BABIES AND TAXES
As
I
share
e a c h
day with
my little
Ranjeeta Pal b u n d l e
of joy,
I realize that not only
is it tremendously
rewarding but also
challenging
and
requires
lots
of
responsibility. Among
these are the financial
burdens of supporting
and educating your
child. For those new
parents sharing my
happiness, fortunately
there are a number of
tax benefits to ease the
burden.
The key to tax benefits
is a Social Security
number. You’ll need
one for your child to
claim him or her as
a dependent on your
tax return. Claiming
your son or daughter
as a dependent will
shelter $3,650 of your
income from tax in
2010. You get the full
year’s exemption no
matter when during
the year the child was
born. A new baby also
gets a $1,000 child
tax credit, every year
until your dependent
son or daughter turns
17. You also get the
full $1,000 credit no
matter when during
the year the child was
born.
Because
claiming
an extra dependent
will cut your tax bill,
it also means you
can cut back on tax
withholding from your
paychecks. File a new
W-4 form with your
employer to claim an
additional withholding
Page 31
but the earning and
withdrawals
when
used
for
education
If you are married,
having a child will expenses are tax free.
not affect your filing
status. But if you’re As soon as your child
single, having a child starts earning some
may allow you to file money -- babysitting
as a head of household. or delivering papers,
example,
or
That would give you for
helping
out
in
the
a bigger standard
deduction and more family business -- he
advantageous
tax or she can open a Kids
IRA. By employing
brackets.
your child in your
Having a child pushes family business you
earned income cut off can take a deduction
to about $40,500 for for wages paid, while
earned income credit. your child pays little
With two children, or no taxes on his or
you can earn more her earnings.
than $45,000 and still
qualify for this credit There are some though
and with three or more child tax issues to keep
children; you can earn in mind. The “kiddie
about $48,300 and still tax” affects children’s
income
claim this valuable investment
and the associated
credit.
tax. The intent is stop
If you pay for child high-income parents
care to allow you to from shifting earnings
work and earn income, to a child’s lower tax
then you can earn a bracket.
child care credit worth
Nanny
Tax
between $600 and The
$1,050 for the care of applies when you hire
one child under age 13. someone to come into
You may have an even your home to help care
better tax-friendly way for your new child and
to pay your child-care you pay more than
bills than this child $1,700 a year, you then
care credit: A child- become responsible
care reimbursement for paying Social
account at work. Often Security, Medicare and
known as flexible unemployment taxes
spending
account, for your caregiver, and
money spent through reporting the wages to
this account is pre-tax, the caregiver and to
hence reduces your the IRS.
taxable income.
“allowance.”
Do you have
an article or
a story for
publication in this
ONLINE paper?
As you plan for your
child’s future, you
may have to consider
saving for college.
Contributions made
to a Section 529 plan If so E-mail them
and ESA, although
today:
are not tax deductible [email protected]
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with FIJIANA TIMES
Fiji: Lottery tickets sale on final stretch
November 25, 2010
By Torika Tokalau
The sale of the Fiji Rugby Union lottery tickets for the 2011 Rugby
World Cup is now on its
last weeks before the fi- draw.”
nal draw on December FRU today was handed
30.
an extension to the sales
permit of the lottery
FRU chairman, Bill tickets by the Attorney
Gavoka said the typical General’s office.
laid back Fijian
attitude to leave “We wanted to make
things to the sure we validate the
last minute can sales and the legal side
be seen in the of matters was in place,”
ticket sales.
Gavoka said.
“We have more
response now
than ever before now that
we’re on the
home stretch,”
he said.
“We have printed 20,000 tickets with 17,000
currently
on
distribution;
home stretch and the re- the other 3000 will be
sponse from the public distributed in the last
is greater now into its three weeks before the
The permit which validates sale from December 25th, 2009 took four
days to approve cost the
FRU $9000.
“We just want to rest
assure all those that
bought tickets from
August 1st, 2009 when
sales started that it is
still valid,” FRU lottery
director Kenneth Zinck
said.
Source: Fijilive
Call: 510-270-5248 or
December, 2010
2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The U.S. Women’s
National Team defeated Italy 1-0 in front of
more than 9,000 fans
in the second match
of a two-leg playoff
series to win 2-0 on
aggregate and earn
the sixteenth and final
berth to the 2011 FIFA
Women’s World Cup.
The USA had won the
first leg, 1-0, in Padova, Italy on Nov. 20 on
a late goal from Alex
Morgan.
“(After the loss to
Mexico in CONCACAF Qualifying), the
locker room was disappointed and sad but
it didn’t take long to
be like ‘Ok, we need
to take a different road
to the World Cup’ and
look at it in a positive
way,” said U.S. head
coach Pia Sundhage.
It’s been a bumpy
road, but we need to
enjoy it and it will
take us all the way to
Germany.”
The only goal of the
game at Toyota Park
came off the foot of
Amy Rodriguez in
the 40th minute after
a nice build-up down
the left wing. Megan
Rapinoe created the
scoring opportunity
with a brilliant dribbling run, first cutting
into the middle before
faking a shot and cutting back in the penalty area.
She then smacked an
angled shot that Italian
goalkeeper Anna Picarelli knocked down,
but couldn’t hold. Rodriguez was first to
the rolling ball, sliding bravely to pound
it into the roof of the
net from six yards.
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Hari Om Mandir in San Mateo organized a successful
blood drive on 21st November, 2010.
upport your
Community was the
motto of Hari Om Mandir
officials, Swami Indarvijay Narayan Maharaj and
Salesh Chand. The mem-
bers and residents of San
Mateo were all energized
to give back something
to the community and in
this instance in form of
BLOOD.
Salesh says “Here we are
doing something that is
going to benefit individuals of all races as the blood
donated has no mark to
differentiate color, race
or religion”. After donating blood Salesh said “It
feels good to be a part of
helping to save lives”
The event was sponsored
by Ashwani K. Bhakhri of
Law Offices of Ashwani
K Bhakhri, a professional
corporation whose office
is in Burlingame.
The
blood
collecting
agency was Blood Cen- As a host they:
ters of the Pacific.
• Offered a suitable location
Of many, some of the • Publicized the blood
donors were prominent drive
professionals of that • Organized a recruitarea namely, Attorney ment committee to recruit
Bhakhri, Dr. Wison Lim donors within the organi(Dentist) of Daly City, zation
Dr. Quddusa Doongelwa- • Scheduled donors for
la (Psychologist).
appointments where ever
needed.
Coordinating a blood
drive involves dedica- The team from Blood
tion and is a true team Centers of the Pacific
effort. Swami Indarvijay with the experience beNarayan Maharaj and hind them had worked
Salesh with the help of and tirelessly from 11am
others completed the task till 3pm to accomplish
without any problem. the task.
Attorney Ashwani K. Bhakhri
Mukesh Kumar
Swami ji with Salesh Chand
Mengal Punnal
Dr Lim with Mengal and
Gyan Wati of San Mateo
Jogindar Malik , South SF
Swami Indarvijay Narayan Maharaj
Mobile Blood Bank
More participants
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Diwali Celebration by Hayward
Community and Cultural Center on
30th
October
2010.
week all activities as
It was a nice cool from the kitchen of the building where
evening with slight
shower but the hard
working devotees and
members of the HCCC
made no mistake
in placing all dots
overs i’s and ending
a days hard labor
decorating the hall
at Newark Pavilion
when suddenly a
bright
light
and
heavy smoke erupted
over 500 guests were
expected to
share
the
devotional
moment and
the Diwali
celebration
with dramas,
kirtans
and
feast
marking the
return
of
Rama from
14 years in exile. The
scene ended with no
injuries and doors
were closed. Jakhe
Rakhe Saiyan Mar
Sake Na Koi!!!!
With that said the
venue was quickly
moved to Delaine
Eastin
Elementary
School in Union
City where after a
planned took place
ending with the much
awaited songs by
Asha Ram attributing
to the
memories
of Late Pt. Vinod
Chand Maharaj and
concluded by songs
by Vaneet Nand which
made all leaving the
venue to stay put till
all ended. Over 400
quests participated.
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