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Wai Hnin, Burma Campaign UK To friend Today at 2:56  PM Dear friend Trade Union leaders in Burma have been jailed for asking for a $1 pay rise. Garment workers in Rangoon are protesting over pay and working conditions in their factories. An average worker gets paid only 43 US cents an hour. To make ends meet, they have to do two days overtime, meaning they often work 7 days a week. Workers have demanded an increase of $1 a day so that they can support their families better. Naing Htay Lwin and Myo Min Min are two union leaders who were arrested for organising protests calling for a pay rise of $1 a day. They were arrested under a repressive law which bans protest without government permission, and they were also falsely accused of advocating violence during protests. They were charged under two different counts, and they are being detained in the notorious Insein Prison in Rangoon. If they are convicted, they could face up to 3 yea
6 more satellites are planned to be launched during 2015-16 6 more satellites are planned to be launched during 2015-16. These are two Communication satellites GSAT-6 & GSAT-15; three Navigation satellites IRNSS-1E, IRNSS-1F & IRNSS-1G; and one Space science satellite ASTROSAT. In addition, it is also planned to launch 13 more satellites from four countries using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. Antrix Corporation Ltd., the commercial arm of Department of Space is already marketing remote sensing data (images) from Indian Remote Sensing satellites in the global market through establishment of International Ground Stations and reseller network. As on April 2015, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched 74 satellites. Out of these, 7 satellites failed to reach the orbit due to launch failure and 3 satellites failed in orbit. In addition, ISRO has successfully launched 40 foreign satellites from 19 countries and 4 micro & nano satellites built by students of I
With RG  posted about  ‪#‎ KisaanMitraRG‬ .   With RG 3 hrs  ·  ‪#‎ KisaanMitraRG‬ Rahul Gandhi takes water from a farmer family during his 15 Km Padyatra supporting cause of farmers. 1k Likes 23 Comments 49 Shares Naresh Kumar Sagar Like Comment Share   With RG 3 hrs  ·  ‪#‎ KisaanMitraRG‬ Rahul Gandhi meets with the distressed family of a farmer who committed suicide in Maharashtra. 932 Likes 13 Comments 47 Shares With RG  added  2 new photos . 2 hrs  ·  Rahulji listening to farmers woes in Maharastra ‪#‎ KisaanMitraRG‬ 776 Likes 23 Comments 32 Shares Posted  37 minutes ago  by  Naresh Kumar Sagar
Global context news Magnitude 5.5 earthquake rattles Mexico A Magnitude 5.5 earthquake has hit the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The quake struck at a depth of about 70 miles (110 kilometers). The epicenter was 6 miles (10 kilometers) east of the city of Palomares, and residents in the state capital reported feeling it, according to AP. There have been no reports of damage or injuries. ​Over 150 people rescued from burning ferry in Mediterranean All 156 passengers and crew were rescued by the emergency services on Tuesday from a burning ferry, that headed from the island of Mallorca to the Spanish port of Valencia, the ferry operator and government officials said, according to Reuters. The Sorrento ferry sent out distress signals, Spain’s Ministry of Public Works said in a statement. The Italian operator reported that the cause of the fire remained unknown, as well as the state of the vessel itself. 17:56 I

All the following Mountaineers are in safe place

Mamata Banerjee 25 April at 22:04  ·  Some good news. All the following Mountaineers are in safe place - Everest Expedition: 1. Debraj Dutta 2. Ramesh Ch Roy 3. Anand kr Ram 4. Md Ghazali Khan 5. Goutam Ghosh 6. Rudra pr Halder 7. Malay Mukherjee 8. Ms Sunita Hazra 9. Ms Jyotsna Seth 10. Satyarup Siddhanta 11. Pradip Sahu 12. Ms Chetna Sahu 13. Ms Lipika Biswas Annapurna Expedition 1. Dipankar Ghosh 2. Cho You- Tibet 3. Debasis Biswas
FOOD & HOSPITALITY  SUPPORT  ASSOCIATION OF INDIA H-35A, Kirti Nagar, New Delhi - 110015, INDIA Telefax: +91-11-25413247 | Mobile: +91-9818562634 E:  info@fhsaindia.com Dear Friends, Greetings from Food & Hospitality  Support  Association of India! As we are aware of the tragic news of the worst earthquake in 80 years that has killed thousands of people in Nepal, this is a critical time for the country. The 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on 25th April causing major damage in the densely populated parts of the Himalayan nation and shaking buildings in India and other neighbouring countries.  Many died in an avalanche on the Mount Everest base camp, as per the reports. Our Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi took less than 15 minutes to swing into action to help neighbouring country Nepal, after the worst earthquake in 80 years took lives of thousands of people in the landlocked Himalayan state. The natural calamity that has affected the lives of o
CHECKMATING CHINA, COURTING EUROPE MODI GARNERS TRANS-ATLANTIC SUPPORT ASHOK B SHARMA At a time when China is busy in extending its ‘String of Pearls’ in the Indian Ocean with an intention to encircle India, New Delhi has worked out an alternate strategy to checkmate Chinese ambition by inviting Trans-Atlantic powers in the region. President Xi Jinping on his recent visit to Pakistan signed a $46 billion agreement for 3,000-km China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which will connect Gwadar in Pakistan to China';s western Xinjiang region. This CPEC will be a network of roads, railway and pipelines between the long-time allies and would give Beijing direct access to the Indian Ocean. China’s “all weather friend”, Islamabad has thus become its centre of “pivotal importance.” Comparatively, New Delhi’s long cherished dream project of using Iran’s Chabahar port for connecting with Afghanistan and beyond to Central Asia and Europe and thus isolating Pakistan has not progr