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DDA housing scheme results out, over 5000 flats allotted

Here’s a piece of good news for the applicants of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) housing scheme. The two websites that were displaying the results of the draw are now opening. Earlier, many were facing problems while logging onto the sites. The sites – www.dda.org.in or www.urbanindia.nic.in, were not opening till afternoon.

Besides the sites, the DDA has also promised to publish the results in major newspapers on Wednesday.

Earlier in the day, a number of calls were received at NDTV.com with people complaining that they were unable to view the results on the DDA website and asking for an alternative way to do so.

It was a day many in Delhi had been waiting for with fingers crossed – the DDA allotted 5,000 flats through a computer lottery. At the Vikas Sadan office where applicants had been collecting since morning, the display of results had mixed news. An exultant Ratnesh Kumar Maheshwari, whose name appeared in the list, said, Earlier, I used to stay in a rented house. But now, I’ll have a flat of my own.

On the other hand, Harish Kumar, whose name did not figure in the list, said he was not lucky this time. I will try next time because it is still affordable, he said.

The lottery process, which began at 12 noon, saw hundreds of applicants protesting and shouting slogans outside the DDA’s office at Vikas Sadan. The protesting applicants said they were told that the draw would be shown live to them on a screen to ensure transparency. But they were not being allowed inside the building. Instead, they’ d been asked to check the result at 3 pm on the DDA website.

The 5,000 DDA flats range from Rs 7 to 77 lakh in cost. They’ve been built in some of Delhi’s most-wanted colonies like Dwarka, Rohini and Vasant Kunj.

The fact that they are 50 per cent cheaper than market rates for these areas makes them priceless. And to avoid any controversy, the lottery was supervised by IIT teachers.

Source: ndtv.com

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the coordinated series of deadly attacks in Mumbai.

Bon Jovi, Roger Waters and Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am were among the acts expected to take part in Live Earth India,

scheduled for December 7 at a stadium in Mumbai.

But the show’s organizers said the show is being canceled “due to circumstances far beyond our control.”

Source: cnn.com

World AIDS Day on 1 December is the day when individuals and organisations from around the world come together to raise

awareness about HIV/AIDS and demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the pandemic. 2008 marks the 20th

anniversary of World AIDS Day. The Day is one of the most visible opportunities for public and private partners to spread

awareness about the status of the pandemic and encourage progress in HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care in high

prevalence countries and around the world.

There are now 33.2 million people living with HIV, according to 2007 figures released by WHO. An estimated 2.5 million were

newly infected with the virus and 2.1 million died of AIDS the same year.

As of 2008, a small number of countries are already providing universal access to antiretroviral treatment and to services to

prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Others are well on the way to doing so. In more and more countries, HIV

infection levels are falling. Twenty-seven years into the epidemic, AIDS continues to challenge all of our efforts. Today,

for every two people who start taking antiretroviral drugs, another five become newly infected. Unless we take urgent steps

to intensify HIV prevention we will fail to sustain the gains of the past few years, and universal access will simply be a

noble aspiration.

This year’s theme for World AIDS Day is ’Lead – Empower – Deliver’, building on last year’s theme of ’Take the Lead’.

Designating leadership as the World AIDS Day theme for 2007 – 2008 provides an opportunity to highlight both the political

leadership needed to fulfill commitments that have been made in the response to AIDS – particularly the promise of universal

access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support by 2010 – and celebrating the leadership that has been witnessed at all

levels of society.

Leadership was selected as the theme for World AIDS Day to encourage leaders at all levels to stop AIDS. Building on the 2006

theme of accountability, leadership highlights the discrepancy between the commitments that have been made to halt the spread

of AIDS, and actions taken to follow them through. The theme empowers everyone from individuals to organisations to

governments to lead in the response to AIDS. This anniversary offers us an opportunity to highlight how much more still needs

to be done. For example:

Leaders in most countries from around the world now acknowledge the threat of AIDS, and many have committed to do something

about it. As of 2007, nearly all countries have national policies on HIV. However, despite these policies, most have not been

fully implemented and many lack funding allocations.

While treatment for HIV and AIDS has improved and become more widespread since 1988, many still do not have access to it – in

2007 only 31% of those in low- to middle-income countries who need treatment received it.

Despite HIV awareness now reaching nearly all areas of the globe, infection rates are still happening 2.7 times faster than

the increase in number of people receiving treatment.

While the number of countries protecting people living with HIV continue to increase, one third of countries still lack legal

protections and stigma and discrimination continues to be a major threat to universal access.

More broadly, real action on HIV and AIDS and human rights remains lacking. Legal barriers to HIV services still exist for

groups such as women, adolescents, sex workers, people who use drugs, and men having sex with men, and programmatic responses

promoting HIV-related human rights have yet to be prioritised.

To achieve this goal, leadership and action is needed now. Governments must deliver on the promises they have made.

Communities must encourage leadership of its members. Individuals must feel empowered to access treatment, to know their

rights and take action against stigma and discrimination, and to know and use methods of prevention against receiving and

transmitting HIV.
Progress remains uneven, however, and the epidemic’s future is still uncertain, underscoring the need for intensified action

to move towards universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support.

Achieving the many political commitments made on HIV will require stronger leadership, building on recent successes, taking

account of lessons learnt, increased financial resources, improved coordination of effort, and effective action to address

societal determinants of HIV risk and vulnerability.

Monitoring and evaluation systems are being strengthened, largely with external funds, because countries are only beginning

to avail themselves of the standard provision that up to 10% of programme funds can be directed to strengthening such

systems.

World AIDS Day in India

Approximately 2.5 million people were living with HIV in India in 2006. Whilst almost 25% of the country’s population is

between the ages of 15-29 years, this age group accounts for 31% of people living with HIV, demonstrating that young people

are at particularly high risk of contracting HIV. To face this risk and turn around the epidemic, young people must be

encouraged and supported to take leadership roles within their communities.

This year, World AIDS Campaign, Wake Up Pune campaign and the Naz Foundation (India) Trust (Naz India), with the support of

UNFPA and Aids Fonds, are organising two large-scale World AIDS Day events in two cities in India: Pune and New Delhi. The

events will focus on young people as leaders and increase awareness around HIV and AIDS. The events will take note of the

effects that HIV has on the population (particularly young people), stigma and discrimination, youth rights and needs

regarding HIV and AIDS, as well as highlight the importance of young people being actively involved in the HIV and AIDS

response. They will focus on accountability, calling upon leaders to keep their promises to stop AIDS – specifically

fulfilling commitments on universal access to prevention, treatment, care and support for young people by 2010.

SMS Pledge Campaign in India: Stand up. Make a difference.

Take the lead and Pledge your support for World AIDS Day, December 1st. If you are in India, you can TEXT us your pledge by

doing the following:

SMS “PLEDGE” to the number: 56070

Source: WHO

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others just to name a few. Although Nokia didn’t mention when it will become available in other markets, they have announced

that it will cease selling handsets in Japan. It will keep its luxury Vertu brand, but Nokia will no longer develop phones

for the Japanese market.

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Espoo, Finland – Nokia announced today that the highly anticipated Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is now, or soon will be, available

in select markets globally, including Russia, Spain, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Finland, among others. The latest in Nokia’s

XpressMusic range, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic delivers an affordable music device with a touch screen interface to the mass

market.

Aiming to put music into the hands of millions, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers all the music essentials including a

graphic equalizer, 8GB memory for up to 6000 tracks, support for all main digital music formats, and a 3.5mm jack. Built-in

surround sound stereo speakers offer the industry’s most powerful sound.

“When it comes to music phones, people all over the world want a device that is a great music experience and still works

really well as a mobile phone, without sacrificing features,” said Jo Harlow, Vice President, Nokia. “The Nokia 5800

XpressMusic delivers on this and allows consumers to quickly and easily access and share the content that is most important

to them with the people that are most important to them.”

Making the most of touch screen technology, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic delivers easy and fast access to all music, video and

photos through a one-touch ‘Mediabar’ drop down menu. The Media Bar also offers a direct link to the Web and to online

sharing. Because the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic supports Flash content, individuals can surf the entire web.

The innovative ‘Contacts Bar’ lets people highlight four favorite contacts on their home-screen and, through a single touch,

track a digital history of recent text messages, emails, phone logs, photos and blog updates.

For the best screen resolution available on a mobile phone, the 3.2″ widescreen display brings photos, video clips and web

content to life in vibrant color and true clarity. With a 16 by 9 aspect ratio and 30 frames-per-second playback and

recording, the device is ideal for VGA quality video recording and playback. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic also features a 3.2

megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and, with a single touch, images or videos can be shared via a favorite online

community, such as Share on Ovi, Flickr, or Facebook.

Ensuring a seamless music experience, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic also provides easy access to browse and purchase tracks from the

Nokia Music Store, where applicable, while the newly updated Nokia Music PC software allows for easy drag-and-drop transfer

of songs and management of any music collection.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic supports 60 languages worldwide and offers a variety of input methods including a virtual

alphanumeric keypad, a virtual computer-style QWERTY keyboard, a pen stylus — and for true music enthusiasts, a plectrum —

are all available.

Photos of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic are available at www.nokia.com/press

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help renew the U.S. economy and “make a new beginning” for the country.

During his weekly radio address released early Thursday for Thanksgiving, Mr.

Obama reminded U.S. citizens that this year’s holiday comes at a difficult time.

He said that his newly announced economic team is working hard to confront an

economic crisis of historic proportions.

But the president-elect said policies alone will not revive the U.S. economy. He

said it also will take “the hard work, innovation, service and strength of the

American people.”

Mr. Obama thanked members of the armed forces and their families for their

service and sacrifice.

The president-elect is spending the holiday in Chicago, Illinois, with his wife,

Michelle, and their daughters.

Source: http://www.voanews.com

NEW DELHI: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi was today among the early morning voters to exercise their franchise in

the Delhi Assembly
elections.

The Gandhi scion, accompanied by a heavy posse of security personnel, cast his ballot at Nagar Palika Secondary School in

Rajesh Pilot Lane in New Delhi constituency from where Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is contesting.

There were five others in the queue when the 39-year-old Amethi MP arrived at the booth at around 8:30 am and was offered to

vote straight away.

However, Gandhi refused to jump the queue and cast his vote.

“I am running late,” Gandhi said when confronted by waiting media personnel and did not respond to any question.

- PTI

BSNL forays into IPTV service

Ludhiana: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited would soon start its much-awaited Internet Protocol Television (ITPV) service in the

city. With this, Ludhiana will become first city to have this service in Punjab.

According to official sources, “BSNL is all set for the soft launch of the service in the first week of December. After

successful feedback, it will be launched at commercial level in the city.”

Through the service, BSNL will provide 120 television channels to its broadband subscribers at a monthly rental of Rs 150.

Subscribers will also have to deposit a security of Rs 999 for a set top box.

According to Mohan Lal, Deputy General Manager (Administration and Marketing), Bharat Nagar Telephone Exchange,”The testing

is on. We will see how it works in 15-20 days. We hope to launch it by January commercially.”

It needs to be mentioned here that broadband service of BSNL, which was started about three years ago, has still not reached

all customers. A senior official, however, said,”Some areas are still technically non-feasible for broadband, but we are

working hard to expand our reach.”

Source: indianexpress.com