International Snippet

• Two suspects linked to Bamako hotel attack arrested

  Two people suspected of having links to the Bamako hotel attack on November 20 have been arrested in Mali, the country’s security ministry said.

  “There are two suspects arrested,” said Amadou Sangho, a spokesman for the ministry.

  The attack on the hotel in Mali’s capital claimed the lives of 20 people including French and Russian citizens as well as other foreigners.

  Italy seizes 800 shotguns bound for Belgium

  Italian police seized almost 800 shotguns bound for Belgium from Turkey on a truck that arrived in the northeastern port of Trieste, Reuters reported. Customs rules had not been violated, but the Turkish truck driver did not have the licenses needed to transport the 781 Winchester SXP shotguns, the finance police, who are often in charge of port security, said on Thursday. Pump-action Winchester SXP rifles are made for hunting, but police said they had “substantially” increased their border inspections in the wake of the Paris attacks and subsequent alert in Belgium. “Given the delicate nature of the cargo, its origin and its destination, the documentation regarding the rifles was immediately examined,” according to the statement.

• Germany to send Tornado jets to Syria

  Germany will deploy Tornado reconnaissance jets to support France in the fight against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) militants in Syria, a senior lawmaker for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives confirmed on Thursday.“Germany will be a more active contributor than it has been until now,” Reuters quoted Henning Otte, defense expert for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) as saying on Thursday. “Not only will we bolster our training mission in northern Iraq but we will, among other things, make a contribution to the fight against IS terror with Tornado reconnaissance jets.”Germany is also considering sending a frigate and refueling planes as part of the Syria mission, according to coalition sources.

  • Afghan President Ghani sacks security officials over fall of Kunduz

    Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday dismissed national security agency officials who he said had neglected their duty to defend the northern city of Kunduz. Taliban militants briefly captured the city in September. “Even though there were many Afghan troops in Kunduz, we failed,” Reuters quoted Ghani as saying in the city, an important trade gateway to Central Asia. He said the National Directorate of Security, the intelligence agency, had not been successful. “I have issued an order to dismiss all NDS personnel who neglected their duties,” he said. The agency’s provincial chief was among those dismissed. Afghan forces wrested back control of the city after days of fighting in which a US air strike destroyed a hospital run by the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) aid group, killing 30 people.

  • Iraq cuts ‘last ISIS supply line’ into Ramadi, retakes Palestine Bridge

    Iraqi forces have cut the last supply line of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) into the western city of Ramadi by seizing a key bridge, Reuters reported, citing officials. The government forces have effectively surrounded the city after capturing Palestine Bridge, straddling the Euphrates River in northwestern Ramadi. They will now move to clear the city of the Sunni militants one neighborhood at a time, the officials and a military officer said Thursday. The capital of Anbar province, Ramadi fell to IS in May, dealing the biggest blow in nearly a year to government forces.

  RT news

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“NEW DELHI GYMKHANA CLUB”

NOVEMBER 27, 2015 | EDIT

“NEW DELHI GYMKHANA
CLUB” which is coming up in Dwarka Extn., Delhi.

Some of the important points that we would want to be included in
your notice, are about the projects and their features, like:

1) The project is funded by NRI fund House.
2) The total cost for the project is 250 Cr.
3) The project is coming up in 12 Acers of land.
4) The project shall take 3 Years time to get complete.
5) The total no. of Membership is available for 2000 people only.
6) The last date for receiving the application form is 31st Dec’2015.
7) It is coming up with all the International standard facilities,
like – Party Area, Restaurant, Green Area, Pool, Play Ground, Business
Area, Guest House, Spa and many more…

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NOVEMBER 27, 2015 | EDIT

I am not Stereotype: Exploring Diversity

Celebrating UN International Day of Tolerance

DATES: Saturday & Sunday, 28 & 29 November 2015,  2 to 8 p.m.

GANDHI-KING PLAZA, India International Centre Lawns

40 Lodi Estate, New Delhi-110003

(Adjacent to UN House)

On the occasion of International Day of Tolerance, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message said: “Tolerance is much more than passively accepting the “other”. It brings obligations to act, and must be taught, nurtured and defended.”

To walk and navigate this path of tolerance and acceptance is imperative for the volatile yet ever shrinking world today. A world where boundaries are constantly blurring as we get more interconnected — where one encounters both the positive and negative sides of humanity.

I am not Stereotype: Exploring Diversity has been organized to take on this challenge and promote the path of peace and tolerance.

This event is an outcome of 40 young graduate and undergraduate students from Kashmir, Manipur and Delhi who launched a journey. They entered into a conversation with themselves and with each other, through the medium of photography. Over a period of three months they churned, levelled with themselves, faced the other and finally entered a zone of love, compassion and critical thinking.

At a day-long celebration in SKICC (Sringar) and a two-day festival at the India International Centre (New Delhi) a book capturing their experiences will be launched in the hope of continuing their dialogue on tolerance with a wider audience.

Celebrating the seventieth anniversary of the United Nations, these events are organized by NGO Standing Together to Enable Peace Trust (New Delhi) in partnership with the United Nations Alliance for Civilizations, UN Information Centre for India & Bhutan along with the India International Centre, Anhad (Delhi),Qalamkaari Creative Calligraphy Trust, Kashmir Creative Education Foundation, SKICC, Degree College Pulwama, Dolphin International School, Pulwama and Saadi Kids World, Pulwama.

Wednesday, 25 November, 2015, Kashmir, SKICC, 10:30am – 3:00 pm I Am Not a Stereotype: A Journey Through Photography;  Inauguration by Masood Hussain (International Artist ), Panel Discussion: Kashmir’s Syncretic Past – A message for the future” speakers Sameer Yasir (Journalist), Shah Faesal (Director School Education, Kashmir), Shahzada Saleem (Poet & Social Worker), Waheed Ur Rehman Parra (Political Analyst to Hon. Chief Minister J&K); Poetry Reading by Shahzada Saleem (Poet & Social Worker);  Stand-Up Comedy by Rayees Mohiuddin; and Persian Music and Dance- Fakhroddin Ghaffari – Iran (Tombak, Daf) , Lise Moulet- France (Kathak & Persian Dancing), William Rees Hofmann – England (Rabab)

Saturday, 28 November, New Delhi, Gandhi-King Plaza, India International Centre, 2:00 pm -8:00pm:Interactive Exhibition I Am Not a Stereotype: A Journey Through Photography;  Workshop: Beyond Stereotype;Panel Discussion – Unboxing Dissent: Fostering Democracy Speakers- Guahar Raza (Scientist & Poet);  Dr. Mridula Mukherjee ( Historian); Shivam Vij (Journalist);  Kavita Krishnan (Activist); and Ajay Norhona (Cinematographer & Documentarist); and Qawwali Performance by Dhurv Sangari.

Sunday, 29 November, New Delhi, Gandhi-King Plaza, India International Centre, 2:00 pm -8:00pm:Interactive Exhibition I Am Not a Stereotype: A Journey Through Photography;  Workshop: Beyond Stereotype; Meet the Artist: Qmar Dagar (Calligraphy);  iStereotypnator Play by T for Theatre; Persian Music and Dance: Fakhroddin Ghaffari (Iran), Lise Moulet- (France) William Rees Hofmann (England);  Message for Tolerance – Mrs. Kiran Mehra-Kerpelman, Director, UN Information Centre for India & Bhutan;  Isabelle Tibi – United Nations Alliance of Civilizations; Kh. Samuel Poumai – Standing Together Enable Peace Trust and Satakshi Gawade – Student Participant and Author;  World Music Performance by Mrigya.

All these events are open to all; entry is free.

YOU ARE MOST CORDIALLY INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS FESTIVAL.

RAJIV CHANDRAN National Information Officer United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan 55, Lodi Estate, New Delhi 110003 Tel: 91 11 2462 3439 www.unic.org.in