On-Line Registration starts off for Pravasi Bharatiya Divas-2009
Vayalar Ravi Launches website for PBD Chennai |
| 17:50 IST |
On-Line registration for the7th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) started off today with the Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Mr. Vayalar Ravi launching the website (www.pbdindia.org) of the Convention in New Delhi. The Convention is scheduled to be held at the Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai on 07-09 January 2009. The event is being organised by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs in partnership with the Government of Tamil Nadu. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is the institutional partner. It is the first PBD Convention being organised in Chennai. Highlighting the various benefits from the convention, the Minister expected 1500 to 2000 delegates to take part in the Chennai meet. He said, it is the government’s effort to take the convention to different places in the country.
The website provides for on-line registration of delegates for PBD-2009 apart from providing other details like the programme schedule, hotels, pre and post conference optional tour programmes, etc. Indians can register for the convention by paying 10000 rupees, while those not holding Indian passports will have to pay 200 US dollars for participation.
The theme of the 7th PBD is
Engaging the Diaspora: The Way Forward. The deliberations will include the Diaspora role in India’s emergence as a global power, preservation of their language and Culture and the role of Diaspora Youth in the 21st Century India. Regional Working Sessions on Diaspora in the Gulf, Asia-Pacific, Africa, USA, Europe, Caribbean and Canada are also envisaged.
Building-the-Bridges Sessions have been planned on ‘Trade & Investment’, ‘Diaspora Philanthropy’, ‘Education & Diaspora Knowledge Network’, Media and Entertainment’ and ‘Tourism’ and separate Sessions with State governments are also planned.
A Trade and Industry Exhibition with participation from Corporate sector, Financial Institutions, State Governments, NGOs and others and a market place of Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre (OIFC) are being organised at the PBD-2009.
All these interviews from the A/C rooms or from seminar halls of Chamber of commerces
will not going to help any more.Now the whole city is observing a non declared phenomena
"No tolerance".This entirely differs from that of police.No tolerance by BMTC to the activities of 3 wheelers.3 wheelers do not tolerate the weakers of them.( you should tolerate when they climb on foothpath and drive.
Certain of type innovation is required by the
traffic wings of the City.I differ with the
view that "traffic police "is the first man
to observe something in any area and take action ( your first question)
Let me have very small experience.Just a month back there was 100s of Banner near
HAL/Press club area.One banner was cut off
and greeting the scooterists/cyclists and
walkers in that area waving around thier necks. Yes Dear Commissioner therewas full time traffic constable who was not able to
imagine what type of tragedy it would bring.Hope nothing has happened ato any body other day( i left for Mysore)Dozens of examples are there.Alongwith a long term policy a short time productive actionis required.Till that time we can fill up the pages.Any how good debate and good platform by CM