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Canadian Pakistani Times Thursday April 18, 2013 Volume 1, 54
Injustice towards women, it seems, has no
boundaries. Justice remains out of reach
for millions of the world's women.
“In rich and poor countries alike,
the infrastructure of justice is failing
women”, says a UN Women report. Legal
reform is only a start, the report argues –
laws must be implemented to translate into
true equality. Across the board, existing
laws are too often inadequately enforced
keeping many women from reporting
cases of gender inequality.
A common Indian word is
"Raising girl is like watering someone
else's lawn”. This statement shows that the
attitude towards women is not positive.
This statement was true in former period
when girls were seen as a burden to
society but in present time women have
proved their worth by standing along with
men and working to earn money, and even
making important scientific and
mathematical discoveries. They are the
productive partners in agriculture and
other agro-economic activities like
forestry, fisheries, land preparation, seed
selection, weeding, harvesting.
At the end of the nineteenth
century, women were considered the
"moral guardians" and protectors of the
home. During the Progressive Era, female
reformers used this ideology to argue that
in order to protect the home, women
should move into the public sphere where
they could exercise their moral authority
over issues such as public sanitation and
education, which ultimately affected the
home. In massive numbers, women joined
volunteer organizations to work for
reform. Efforts often began at the local
level, and expanded to the state and
national level. Women conducted
research, implemented programs, and
lobbied for legislation to address social,
political, and economic problems.
A Quote from Chief Justice
Dickson (Alberta Reference Employee
Relations Act /Fitzgibbon 07) made the
comment “Work is one of the most
fundamental aspects in a person’s life,
providing the individual with a means of
financial support and, as importantly, a
contributory role in society. A person’s
employment is an essential component of
his or her sense of identity, self-worth and
emotional wellbeing. Accordingly, the
conditions in which a person works are
highly significant in shaping the whole
compendium of psychological, emotional
and physical elements of a person’s
dignity and self-respect.”
Today’s working women lives are
like walking on double edged sword every
day. Juggling with work, children,
household, finances, emotional upset,
discrimination at work place and if
unfortunately they are lone or single
parent, all the troubles just multiply many
times.
The reasons employees do not
complain are mainly their concern that they
their issues/complaint will not be taken
seriously and the fear of retaliation from
Management and Co-workers. The impact
of these circumstances is extremely
negative on their health and victim’s belief
in ability. Their self-worth is shattered.
Their trust, Motivation, Loyalty to
Organization and fellow workers is
significantly damaged and destroyed. In
extreme cases they are unable to perform
job due to exposure of harassing behaviour,
exclusion and isolation by Co-workers,
followed by Management.
Women cover nearly half of the
population and no real development is
possible neglecting women. To ignore
women’s role is to harm not just women
but the entire communities and a nation
because women, after all are half of the
human race. There are Organisations which
have started the awareness for socially,
economically and politically deprived and
marginalized women with multiple burdens
in terms of do’s and don’ts on their heads
regarding their rights and dignity.
A major earthquake struck a region near the Iran-Pakistan border on Tuesday, killing 34 people in different parts of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, officials said.
OTTAWA — The Honourable Steven
Fletcher, Minister of State (Transport),
announced today that the Harper Government
is deploying software on Canada's full body
scanners (FBS) that will enhance passenger
privacy at airports, while continuing to ensure
the safety and security of Canadian air
travellers.
The Automatic Target Recognition
(ATR) software for full body scanners is being
updated at major Canadian airports. This new
software produces computer generated "stick
figures" rather than an outline of the
passenger's body, enhancing privacy for air
travellers. The new full body scanner software
is just as secure as the software it replaces.
"Our Government is committed to
ensuring the safety and security of all
passengers travelling through Canadian
airports," said Minister Fletcher. "This new
software will ensure the continued safety and
security of Canadians passengers, while
respecting their privacy. This is great news for
Canadian air travellers."
To continue to ensure that every
passenger's privacy is fully respected, the
scanner does not collect personal information
from the passenger it screens nor is the image
correlated in any way with the name of the
passenger or any other identifying information.
The ATR technology is in line with
international standards for security screening.
Other countries including the United States
and the Netherlands are also using this
technology.
Full body scanners at Canadian airports do not
pose a risk to human health and safety. Health
Canada has assessed the technical information
on these devices and concluded that the
radiofrequency energy emitted by the device is
well within Canada's guidelines for safe
human exposure.
Harper Government announces new software to enhance passenger privacy at airports
April 16, 2013
WORLD’S WOMEN AT WORK _BY UMM E
Brampton 12th April 2013: "Let's Nach Dinner, Dance
& Entertainment Extravaganza," benefiting Mount Sinai
Hospital. Last year this group raised a net of $10,000.00 that
funded the Campaign for Women's and Infant's Health. This
year they hope to create a new record by raising $15,000.00
to benefit this worthy cause.
Three years they have experienced renewed success
and the event has been met with escalating support. Last
year was a whooping success and this year even bigger and
better with a spell-binding line up of entertainment , live DJ,
prizes and of course a wide variety of food and drinks - all
whilst supporting a great cause.Thanks Gugni Gill for
introducing us to this wonderful group.
02 April 18, 2013
Premier Offers Condolences for Earthquake Victims near Iran-Pakistan border
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne released the following statement regarding Tuesday's earthquake near the
Iran-Pakistan border. “My thoughts are with the people of Iran and Pakistan following Tuesday’s
earthquake.
I know that many Ontario families have close ties to the affected communities and I offer my prayers
and sympathy to everyone who has been touched by this natural disaster”.
03 April 18, 2013
GENEVA: Red Cross chief Peter
Maurer on Tuesday condemned US drone
strikes outside areas officially engulfed in
armed conflict, warning against a creeping
expansion of the definition of what
constitutes a battlefield.
Washington’s secretive and controversial
use of drones was not a problem in itself, said
Maurer, as in the context of an armed conflict
drones are considered legitimate weapons.
“But if a drone is used in a country where
there is no armed conflict…there is a
problem,” the head of the International
Committee of the Red Cross told reporters in
Geneva, urging the “very restrained use” of
the weapon.
“A drone used in Afghanistan or Yemen
is a drone used within the context of an
armed conflict, and is thereby used
legitimately,” he said. But drone use in
Pakistan was “particularly problematic” he
said.
Returning from a trip to the United States,
where he met with President Barack Obama,
Maurer told AFP that “the US is very
aware… of where we disagree with the use of
drones”.
The main problem with drone strikes
today is a widening interpretation of what
constitutes a battlefield, he said.
“To link (the definition of) battlefields to
combatants on the move is an interpretation
that we don’t share,” he said.
Lawmakers and rights advocates have
criticised the US for its strikes against
suspected Al-Qaeda militants in Pakistan,
Yemen and elsewhere, but US officials
refuse to publicly discuss any details of the
covert campaign.
Maurer said he had also used his trip to
urge Washington to swiftly address the
problem of Guantanamo, where dozens of
prisoners have been staging a hunger strike
since February.
Obama moved to close the controversial
US detention facility in 2009, but plans to try
suspects in US civilian courts were stymied
by Congress, leaving many inmates in limbo.
“I think the lack of perspective in terms of
transfer… is at the origin of the big malaise
that has been transformed into a hunger
strike,” Maurer said.
While the Red Cross regularly visits the
Guantanamo detainees, its reports on the
prison’s conditions remain privy to the US
government.
Red Cross chief criticises US drone use in Pakistan
KARACHI: Net foreign direct
investment into Pakistan rose 3.8 per cent
in the nine months that ended in March to
reach $622 million, compared to a year
earlier, the State Bank of Pakistan said on
Tuesday.
Between last July and March, there was an
inflow of $1.591 billion and outflow of $969
million, the central bank said.
In the year earlier, there was an inflow of
$1.589 billion and outflow of $990 million.
The State Bank said the slight
improvement in foreign investment was due
to inflows of US military support in the form
of Coalition Support Fund(CSF).
During March, net foreign direct
investment rose to $117.5 million from $40
million a year earlier.
Pakistan net foreign investment up 3.8 per cent in nine
months
- File Photo
The bomb was planted in a motorcycle
parked about 100 meters (yards) from the
office of the Bharatiya Janata Party in
Bangalore’s Malleshwaram neighborhood,
said Lalrokhuma Pachau, director general
of police in Karnataka state, of which
Bangalore is the capital.
The injured were being treated at nearby
hospitals, where doctors said the condition
of two people was serious, Pachau said.
Ten of the injured were policemen who
were on duty near the party office, he said.
Scores of party supporters were in the
building at the time of the explosion, with
elections to the Karnataka assembly due to
be held early next month.
Witnesses said the blast was so powerful
that nearby buildings shook and window
panes were shattered.
Pachau said it was too early to say what
kind of explosive had been used or who
was responsible for the blast.
”At this stage we cannot say what
material has been used in the blast.
Investigations are going on,” he said.
Police cordoned off the area and forensic
experts were gathering evidence from the
blast site.
Three cars and several scooters were
charred in the blaze that followed the blast.
A police bus parked nearby was also badly
damaged.
Malleshwaram is a residential area in the
heart of Bangalore, India’s information
technology hub.
Throngs of people crowded around the
explosion site and police had to push them
back to allow sniffer dogs and bomb
experts to gather evidence.
BANGALORE, India: A powerful bomb exploded Wednesday near the office of a political party in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, injuring at least 16 people, police said.
NEW DELHI: The Indian Supreme Court on Wednesday gave Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt a month’s time before going back to jail for possessing arms supplied by plotters of
the deadly 1993 Mumbai blasts.
Dutt was sentenced to five years in jail for
possession of illegal weapons in the long-running
case linked to the 1993 Mumbai bombings. He
will have to serve over three years of the sentence
as he has already spent 18 months in prison.
Earlier on Monday, Dutt had pleaded before the court to keep
the punishment in abeyance until the governor decided on a
pardon. Moreover, Dutt had appealed that he wanted some
time to complete his shoots before serving the jail term.
The court had previously said that Dutt should be jailed by April
18. In an emotional press conference last month, the actor had
said he would not appeal against his sentence.
04 April 18, 2013
NEW DELHI: Olympic bronze-medallist
boxer Vijender Singh was on Tuesday
cleared by the Indian sports ministry of
using banned substances following a police
charge that he consumed heroin.
But Vijender, who won a bronze at the
2008 Beijing Olympics, remains out of the
Indian squad for upcoming tournaments in
Cyprus and Cuba pending the completion of
police investigations against him.
The 27-year-old gave blood and urine
samples to the National Anti-Doping Agency
(NADA) earlier this month, with the test
results on him and four other boxers returning
negative.
“A full menu test was conducted which
included testing for psychotropic substances.
Tests were only carried out on blood and
urine samples,” the sports ministry said in a
statement.
“The ministry is glad to announce that on
the basis of these tests none of the boxers
were found to have used any banned
substances in the recent past.”
Vijender had refused to be tested by Punjab
Police, who while investigating his links to an
alleged dealer in a $24 million drug haul last
month said the boxer had taken heroin 12
times.
Police seized 26 kilograms (57 pounds) of
heroin with a street value of 1.3 billion rupees
($24 million) in March in Punjab. The alleged
dealer was arrested along with five others.
Vijender, himself a police officer in the
neighbouring state of Haryana, was linked to
the haul after a car belonging to his wife was
found outside the residence of the alleged
dealer near Chandigarh.
Vijender, who became a household name in
India after winning the Olympic medal, had
strongly denied any link to the drug dealer
and slammed as “ridiculous” the allegations
against him.
05 April 18, 2013
SPORTS
India’s boxing star tests negative after heroin charge
Vijender, who became a household name in India after winning the Olympic medal, had strongly denied any link to the drug dealer and slammed as “ridiculous” the allegations against him. -File photo
PCB to send expert with team to prevent
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan
Cricket Board is working on a
plan to send a ”vigilance
expert” with the team to
England for The Champions
Trophy to help ward off
potent ia l match f ixers .
Mohammad Asif, Mohammad
Amir and former captain Salman
Butt are serving lengthy bans
after being implicated in spot-
fixing scandal during Pakistan’s
last tour of England in 2010.
A PCB official told The
Associated Press on Wednesday
there is a proposal to send a
vigilance expert along with a
security official to ”monitor the
presence of any unwanted men
around the team in England.”
The official spoke on the
condition of anonymity as he is
not authorized to comment on the
subject.
Security manager Waseem
Ahmed has been travelling with
the team since being appointed
soon after the spot-fixing scandal.
KARACHI: The International
Tennis Federation (ITF) has
agreed to hear an appeal by
Pakistan against the awarding of
their Davis Cup Asia-Oceania
Group 11 tie to New Zealand, the
Pakistan Tennis Federation said
on Tuesday.
“It is a major breakthrough for us
after we got confirmation from the
ITF they will be hearing our appeal
against the referee’s decision,”
PTF secretary Mumtaz Yousuf told
Reuters.
Pakistan were disqualified from
this month’s Davis Cup tie against
New Zealand played in Yangon,
Myanmar after Sri Lankan referee
Ashita Ajigala ruled that the grass
court had become unplayable and
dangerous.
The tie was played in Myanmar
after New Zealand refused to visit
Pakistan due to security concerns.
Pakistani players had officials
strongly protested against the
decision to award the tie to New
Zealand.
“We think that the ITF’s decision
to consider our appeal shows how
seriously we are taking this matter
and how seriously the ITF views
our reservations on the referee’s
decision,” Yousuf said.
The appeal will be heard by the
ITF’s Board of Directors next
month.
ITF to hear Pakistan Davis Cup appeal
-Photo by AFP
06 April 18, 2013
Kenny Rogers to join Country Music Hall of Fame NASHVILLE: Veteran singers and
songwriters Kenny Rogers, Bobby Bare
and “Cowboy” Jack Clement will be
inducted into the Country Music Hall of
Fame, organisers said on Wednesday,
achieving one of the highest honors in the
music industry.
Rogers, 74, the husky-voiced three-time
Grammy winner best known for songs like
The Gambler” and “Ruby, Don’t Take Your
Love To Town”, will be inducted in the
“Modern Era” category, the Country Music
Association announced.
“Everything pales in comparison to this,”
Rogers said, tearing up because the honour
came in his lifetime.
“My older sons thought I was already in
here. Maybe now I can really impress them,”
he told Reuters, referring to his 8-year-old
twin sons from his fifth marriage.
Rogers, a country-pop crossover artist who
scored a big hit with the 1983 duet “Islands
in the Stream” with Dolly Parton, has charted
hit singles in each of the past six decades,
and is due to play at the Glastonbury pop
music festival in England in June.
Wednesday’s three new inductees will
bring membership of the Country Music Hall
of Fame to 121 since its creation in 1961,
including the likes of Parton, Elvis Presley,
Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Glen
Campbell and Willie Nelson.
Bare, 78, was born in Ohio and moved to
California, where he had a hit with “The All
American Boy” in the pop field in 1959.
He later moved to Nashville, was signed to
a record deal by guitar player Chet Atkins,
and went on to have hits with “Detroit City”,
and “500 Miles Away From Home”.
“This is real huge,” Bare said on
Wednesday. “This is the culmination of a 19-
year-old boy’s dream who left Ohio to be a
singer.”
Clements, 82, is a producer and songwriter
from Texas who moved to Memphis just as
Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison and Jerry Lee
Lewis, whom he discovered, were breaking
into the music scene in the mid-1950s.
He persuaded George Jones to record one
of his early hits, “She Thinks I Still Care”,
and also persuaded a record label to sign
Charley Pride, one of the few African-
American singers to make it big in the
country music scene.
Clement, who also produced tracks in
Memphis for U2′s “Rattle and Hum” album,
will be inducted as a non-performer in the
ceremony to be held later this year at the
Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.
Bobby Bare, left, Kenny Rogers, and Jack Clement pose for photographers after it was announced that they will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. —AP Photo
KARACHI: The father of well-known singer Ali Haider has received extortion
phone calls demanding one million rupees and has been threatened to be killed in
a bomb attack in case of non-payment, DawnNews reported.
His father said that the house members were
deeply disturbed and in fear due to the
threatening phones calls at their residence in
Karachi’s PECHS area and demanded
protection from the government. Ali Haider
has gone abroad for the shooting of his video.
07 April 18, 2013
Pa k i s t a n i t e l e v i s i o n channels also splashed the story, hotly anticipating another high-profile cross-border union after the 2010 nuptials of Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza.
"I am tired of denying such rumours and now I want this to end once and for all," Wasim told AFP after Indian media claimed on Thursday that the couple were about to tie the knot in Mumbai.
Karachi: Pakistan cricket icon Wasim Akram demanded privacy and respect from fans and media alike Friday, calling for an end "once and for all" to rumours he is marrying Bollywood heroine Sushmita Sen.
The famed paceman has been
linked constantly in the media to the 1994 Miss Universe since they were judges in 2008 Indian dance s how "A ik K h i l a r i , A ik Haseena" (A player, a beauty).
Wasim, a widower since his wife Huma died in October 2009, said he is fed up.
"I am tired of denying such rumours and now I want this to end once and for all," Wasim told AFP after Indian media claimed on Thursday that the couple were about to tie the knot in Mumbai.
Pakistani television channels also splashed the story, hotly anticipating another high-profile cross-border union after the 2010 nuptials of Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza. Wasim said he and Sen are good friends only.
"She is one of the most graceful and decent ladies I have come across," said Wasim of the 37-year
-old Bollywood star. "It was huge fun working as judge with Sushmita as she is a thorough professional and presents herself gracefully."
The dance show also featured Indian cricket stars Harbhajan Singh, Dinesh Karthik, Irfan P a t h a n , S h a n t h a k u m a r a n Sreesanth, Nikhil Chopra and Vinod Kambli and was also telecast on a leading Pakistani channel. Wasim described the show as a good experience.
"The show was well received and was admired across the borders and that was it.
If I get another chance to work with her I will do but I want the media of both the countries to respect us," said Wasim.
Wasim said he is devoted to bringing up his two sons, Taimur and Akbar.
"I want to bring them up and make them good and successful human beings, so my life is devoted to my sons," said Wasim.
Sen has two adopted daughters and has yet to marry.
Wasim said their personal lives should be respected.
"I have my own personal life and she has her own, so the media and fans should not disrespect that," said Wasim, who has taken a year's leave as a bowling coach in the Indian Premier League to spend time with sons.
"I have always felt at home in India and the kind of respect I get in India is very pleasing so I will continue to work as and when I get time, but as my sons also needed time I have taken leave from the IPL this year," said Wasim.
Wasim Akram calls off Bollywood marriage rumours
08 April 18, 2013
QUEEN’S PARK – After the first day
of auto insurance committee hearings,
experts reached consensus on one fact: an
arbitrary insurance rate cut will do more
harm than good. Only a plan that
addresses system costs will achieve lower
premiums.
The Standing Committee on General
Government commenced a study of auto
insurance in Ontario yesterday. During
committee hearings, the head of the
Financial Services Commission of
Ontario Philip Howell admitted his
organization has no authority to impose a
unilateral rate cut.
“Stakeholder after stakeholder
acknowledged that a 15% rate reduction
cannot be achieved,” said PC MPP and
Deputy Finance Critic Jeff Yurek.
“Perhaps most damning was the top auto
insurance bureaucrat admitting that the
regulator has no means by which to set
rates.”
The NDP have continually said that the
Financial Services Commission of
Ontario could use measures to achieve
their party’s proposed rate reduction.
Yesterday’s hearings indicate otherwise.
Mr. Howell further stated that any
arbitrary rate cut would be a dangerous
move. He indicated new drivers and new
Canadians would likely have a harder
time finding insurance and have to pay
higher rates through the insurer of last
resort.
“It’s clear that the 15% reduction is
nothing more than an empty promise
without a plan behind it. Ontario drivers
deserve a real plan that will reduce costs
and bring down premiums for drivers,”
said Yurek.
MPP Yurek introduced the Ontario PC
Auto Insurance Action Plan last week.
The four point plan proposes ways to
reduce costs by addressing: excessive
bureaucracy in the rate setting process,
reforming the dispute resolution system,
fighting fraud, and increasing insurer
accountability.
“To achieve results, you need a real
plan. We have put that forward and will
continue to work for all drivers in
Ontario.”
COMMITTEE HEARINGS REVEAL LIBERAL-NDP AUTO INSURANCE MOTION WILL HURT DRIVERS
SAN FRANCISCO, Thu Apr 11, 2013 -
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark
Zuckerberg said the US needs to fix a
“strange” immigration policy that prevents
promising but undocumented students
from contributing to the country’s future
and doesn’t provide enough visas for
foreign workers with advanced skills.
“We have a strange immigration policy for a
nation of immigrants. And it’s a policy unfit
for today’s world,“
The 28-year-old founder of the world’s largest
Internet social network said in an opinion
column in The Washington Post on Thursday.
Comprehensive immigration reform and
improvements in the US education system
were needed, Zuckerberg said in the article,
which formally introduced a new advocacy
group of Silicon Valley bigwigs.
FWD.us, which is focused on promoting
bipartisan policies to improve the US
“knowledge economy,” includes technology
executives such as Zuckerberg and Dropbox
CEO Drew Houston, and venture capitalists
John Doerr, Reid Hoffman and Jim Breyer.
The group’s introduction comes as legislators
in Congress are working to draft legislation to
reform the country’s immigration system.
The supply of H1-B visas, which allow non-
US citizens with advanced skills and degrees
in “specialty occupations” to work in the
country for up to six years, has been a long-
running topic of debate in the technology
industry.
Many executives argue that universities are
not churning out enough American math and
science graduates and that they need to cast
their net abroad to stay competitive. Some US
tech workers and academics say that the
shortage of talent is exaggerated, that many of
the jobs could go to out-of-work computer
professionals in the United States, and that the
program serves mainly as a source of cheap
labor.
Zuckerberg, who founded Facebook in his
Harvard dorm room in 2004, has become
increasingly active in public policy and
philanthropy.
In December, he pledged half a billion
dollars in Facebook stock to a Silicon Valley
charity focused on health and education, and
in 2010, he announced plans to give a $100
million gift to the beleaguered public schools
of Newark, New Jersey.
Earlier this year, he hosted a fundraiser at his
California home for the re-election of New
Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie.
09 April 18, 2013
Facebook’s Zuckerberg calls for US immigration reform
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s co-founder and chief executive during a Facebook press event to introduce ‘Home’ a series of applica tions that integrates the Facebook platform into the Android operating system,
in Menlo Park, California, April 4, 2013. — Reuters Photo
10 April 18, 2013
Full body screening technology has been
in operation at major Canadian airports for
three years. Currently, 52 full-body
scanners are in use in Canadian airports.
Passengers selected for a secondary search
can choose between the full body scanner or
a physical search.
Process
The automatic target recognition software
for full body scanners produces a computer
generated "stick figure" that makes it
possible to detect anomalies concealed
under clothing. Passengers who choose a
full body scan enter the scanner, stand with
their feet apart and extend their arms over
their head.
The scan takes about five seconds. When
the process is complete, passengers exit on
the opposite side of the scanner.
Technology
The millimetre-wave technology works
by projecting low-level radio frequency
(RF) energy over and around the
passenger's body. The RF wave is reflected
back from the body and signals are
recovered using highly sensitive detectors.
The stick figure image is displayed on a
screen and will identify areas of the body
where objects may be concealed under
clothing.
New Automatic Target Recognition
software image
The technology detects "anomalies" on a
passenger, including metals and non-metals
of all types, sizes and shapes; ceramic-type
threats such as knives and sharp
instruments; liquids of all types; and
explosives of all types.
Health and Safety
The millimetre-wave scanners do not
pose a risk to human health and safety in
either single or repeated exposures. Health
Canada has reviewed the technical
information on these devices and concluded
that the radio frequency energy they emit is
well within Canada's guidelines for safe
human exposure. As a point of reference,
the manufacturer indicates that the energy
put out by the scanners is 1/10000th of the
energy from a cell phone.
Privacy
With new ATR software, the full body
scanner continues to detect anomalies and
concealed objects on passengers. To
continue to ensure that every passenger's
privacy is fully respected, the scanner does
not collect personal information from the
passengers it screens.
The Government of Canada worked with
the Office of the Privacy Commissioner to
ensure that privacy concerns were
appropriately addressed.
Full body scanners at major Canadian airports
Only the Ontario PC party have a
credible plan to reduce auto insurance
rates:
As the Liberals & NDP are once again offering
empty promises this all is according PC Deputy
Finance Critic Jeff Yurek while touring a
Brampton body shop along with PC Candidates
Randeep Sandhu for Brampton West, Harjit
Jaswal for Bramalea – Gore – Malton & Amarjeet
Gill for Mississauga – Brampton South. MPP
Yurek said we have to cut the red tape and allow
more competition into the automobile insurance
sector. When asked why his party does not go
out and arrange town halls in Brampton &
Mississauga to hear the people out on a one on
one base. He says he did do a town hall last year
and his party is sure looking into this again. We
the media just hope this automobile insurance
nightmare is over for the day to day hardworking
Bramptonions “ASAP”. No matter which party
bells this (automobile insurance “hike”) cat,
general public need real answers not just politics.
The dome and one of the two columns of the Karlskirche (St Charles's church) are seen on a sunny day in Vienna on April 11, 2013. The church and its baroque architecture are among
An Afghan child looks on at a camp for returning refugees in Qala-e Qul Mohammad, on the outskirts of Mazar-i Sharif, capital of Balkh province, on April 9, 2013. Trying to recover from 30 years of conflict that destroyed institutions and infrastructure, Afghanistan remains one of the poorest countries in the world. Polls show that at a local level, Afghans are less concerned about poor security than they
Bomb in south India city of Bangalore injures 16
B A N G A L O R E , I n d i a : A powerful bomb exploded Wednesday near the office of a political party in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, injuring at least 16 people, police said.
The bomb was planted in a motorcycle
parked about 100 meters (yards) from the
office of the Bharatiya Janata Party in
Bangalore’s Malleshwaram neighborhood,
said Lalrokhuma Pachau, director general of
police in Karnataka state, of which
Bangalore is the capital.
The injured were being treated at nearby
hospitals, where doctors said the condition
of two people was serious, Pachau said.
Ten of the injured were policemen who
were on duty near the party office, he said.
Scores of party supporters were in the
building at the time of the explosion, with
elections to the Karnataka assembly due to
be held early next month.
Witnesses said the blast was so powerful
that nearby buildings shook and window
panes were shattered.
Pachau said it was too early to say what
kind of explosive had been used or who was
responsible for the blast.
”At this stage we cannot say what
material has been used in the blast.
Investigations are going on,” he said.
Police cordoned off the area and forensic
experts were gathering evidence from the
blast site.
Three cars and several scooters were
charred in the blaze that followed the blast.
A police bus parked nearby was also badly
damaged.
Malleshwaram is a residential area in the
heart of Bangalore, India’s information
technology hub.
Throngs of people crowded around the
explosion site and police had to push them
back to allow sniffer dogs and bomb experts
to gather evidence.
—File Photo by Reuters.
11 April 18, 2013
Explore Canada
Prince Edward Island (PEI or P.E.I.; French: Île-du-Prince-Édouard, pronounced: [il dy
pʁɛ s edwaːʁ], Scottish Gaelic: Eilean a' Phrionnsa) is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands.
The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population.
The island has a few other names: "Garden of the Gulf" referring to the pastoral scenery and lush agricultural lands throughout the province; and "Birthplace of Confederation", referring to the Charlottetown Conference in 1864, although PEI did not join the confederation itself until 1873 when it became the seventh Canadian province.
According to the 2009 estimates, Prince Edward Island has 141,000 residents. It is located in a rectangle defined roughly by 46°–47°N, and 62°–64°30′W and at 5,683.91 km2 (2,194.57 sq mi) in size, it is the 104th largest island in the world, and Canada's 23rd largest island.
The island was named for Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767–1820), the fourth son of King George III and the father of Queen Victoria.
12 April 18, 2013
Kathleen O'Day Wynne Premier of Ontario visited Dixie Gurudawara (Ontario Khalsa Darbar) in
Brampton to celebrate & wish all a very happy Vaisakhi.