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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Civic employees in Mumbai on strike

Civic employees in Mumbai on strike

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation staff,Anime toys merchandise distributor owing allegiance to the Municipal Mazdoor Union led by Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Rao, went on a strike on Tuesday demanding salaries on the lines of the sixth pay commission. Civic employees who have joined the strike include those involved in jobs such as garbage collection, dousing fires, monitoring water supply and working in civic hospitals.

The strike called by Sharad Rao led Municipal Mazdoor Union - the most dominant labour union in the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai,,Moncler jackets, with 70,000 employees enrolled as it members.

However, Shiv Sena's Municipal Karmachari Kamgar Sena led by Baba Kadam is not participating in the agitation. Rao blamed municipal commissioner Subodh Kumar for instigating the strike and said he would negotiate only with Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and executive president of Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray.

The total employee headcount of the Mumbai civic body is 1,Human hair Full lace wigs10,000 and authorities cannot afford to ignore Rao's strike call.

Chief Secretary of Maharashtra Ratnakar Gaikwad, who has termed the strike as illegal, had summoned a meeting of civic and police officials to prepare a contingency plan to deal with the strike. Gaikwad, who in his past,digital video recorders had served in MCGM as additional municipal commissioner has had first hand experience of MMU's pressure tactics through strikes.

Gaikwad said that strict action will be taken against those who attack or intimidate any employee who turns up for work.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

32 held in crackdown on nation's swill oil scandal

32 held in crackdown on nation's swill oil scandal

POLICE have detained 32 people for allegedly making and selling cooking oil originally dredged from gutters,Cheap Flower Girl Dresses China's Ministry of Public Security announced yesterday.

A network covering the production,Ed Hardy wholesale distribution and sale of swill oil - old cooking oil scooped out of restaurant drains and processed into edible oil - had been operating in 14 provinces including Zhejiang, Shandong and Henan, the ministry said on its website.

Six underground factories, including one that claimed to be turning kitchen oil into fuel, were closed and more than 100 tons of swill oil confiscated, police said.

Recycled oil can contain carcinogens and traces of aflatoxin, a potentially deadly mold.

"Not only did we destroy a criminal chain that was illegally turning gutter oil into food oil, we also unveiled the greed of the criminals and pulled back the curtain on the immoral acts of those producing this poisonous and harmful food oil,Sports jerseys wholesale" the ministry's statement said.

It didn't specify what charges the 32 people in detention would face.

A crackdown campaign began four months ago when police found a factory in Zhejiang Province processing cooking oil and swill collected from restaurants, and then tracked down a company in east China's Shandong Province which was buying the oil at between 5,000 yuan (US$781) and 6,cheap Giants Jerseys000 yuan a ton.

The Jinan Gelin Biology Company, police said, would resell the oil to wholesale markets and charge 2,000 to 3,000 yuan more after further processing or refining.

Williams complaint over Shanghai Open final to be investigated

Williams complaint over Shanghai Open final to be investigated

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association has launched an inquiry into a snooker that Williams laid in the 17th frame.

Williams, who lost 10-9, was convinced Selby fouled, insisting he struck the pink, but referee Eirian Williams said Selby hit a red first.

"I was robbed. The referee made such an appalling decision," said Williams.

The WPBSA made clear the result of the match would stand, regardless of the inquiry.

At the time of the digital video recordersincident, the Welshman led the best-of-19-frames match 9-7 and was 48-5 ahead in the 17th, but lost the frame in question and the last two of the match.

"It was plain to see that he hit the pink. We didn't need to play it back," added Williams.

But slow-motion replays were inconclusive and there was no freeze-frame option available at the tournament.

WPBSA chairman Jason Ferguson will lead the inquiry along with former referee Alan Chamberlain, with finalists Williams and Selby and referee Williams to give statements.Moncler jackets sale

"I want to make very clear from the outset that this inquiry is not part of any disciplinary procedure and has no effect on the outcome of the match," said Ferguson.

"Mark Selby is a deserving champion and won the match fair and square. Our rules state that any decision by the referee is final.

"However,Human hair Full lace wigsNfl bears jersreys cheap through this inquiry, we will look to establish tighter guidelines for referees when such difficult decisions need to be made."