Category: Lifestyle
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Admissions to Indian institutes for NRI kids open soon
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Admissions process will soon begin for NRI children keen to pursue undergraduate studies in India for the academic year 2012-13. Indian government runs a special scheme -Â Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA), Â for undergraduate courses in engineering for foreign nationals and persons of Indian origin (PIOs), non-resident Indians (NRIs). These…
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Review of funding policies to assist communities
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New Zealand’s largest council is preparing to review more than 400 of 1200 leases in council-owned land and buildings so as to streamline rental charges across the region and make it easier for community groups to budget for the rents of these venues. Auckland Council is reviewing policies covering support of…
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Meet the youngest person to get pacemaker
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Fifteen minutes – that’s how old Jaya was when surgeons sliced open her chest to put pacemaker on her walnut-sized heart. A team of 20 medical staff attended to the 3-pound infant, soon after she was born with a heart beat of 45; a healthy new-born has a heart beat…
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Rising food prices force children to starve – study
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Nearly a third of parents in the five countries where half of the world’s malnourished children live, including India, say their children complained they didn’t have enough to eat. One in six parents ask their children to skip school to work to help pay for the families’ food. New research by Save the…
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Police launch tool to predict domestic violence
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A tool which predicts the likelihood of re-assault in relationships will become a key part of the New Zealand Police’s response to family violence this year. As many as 39% of New Zealand women suffer physical or sexual violence from an intimate partner in their lifetime, according to a study…
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Muslims keen for Eid holiday?
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A community organisation in New Zealand is suggesting that allowances should be considered for Muslims to be able to transfer the Christmas public holidays to their religious days. Muslims have to take up to four days’ annual leave to celebrate religious days like Eid-al-Fitr says Anwar Ghani, the president of…
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FBI must track hate crimes – Sikh group
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A US-based Sikh group is requesting the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to track hate-crimes against Sikhs, in the wake of the recent desecration of a Gurdwara (a Sikh place of worship) building by vandals in Michigan. The  under-construction Gurdwara was defaced with anti-Muslim graffiti on 5 February, with racial epithets, drawings of…
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Mayor’s fund open for community grants
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Money raised by the inaugural Auckland Mayoress’ Charity Gala Ball will soon be available to groups working with young Aucklanders as applications for grants are now open. The ball, hosted by Mayor Len Brown and Mayoress Shan Inglis last November, raised $170,000 towards the Mayoress’ Fund for Youth, an independent…
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Ayesha Takia angry with Kingfisher
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Ayesha Takia has alleged that a Kingfisher Airline staff mistreated her sister and even tore her boarding pass. The Bollywood actor says that her sister, Natasha Takia, was mistreated by the Vijay Mallya-owned airline at Delhi airport “The worst airline, Kingfisher!” Ayesha tweeted. “Shockingly bad airport staff behaviour at Delhi airport…
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New Zealand closer to building Sai temple
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The devotees of Shirdi Sai Baba have come a step closer to building a temple of their beloved deity in Auckland, thanks to the untiring efforts of the Shirdi Sai Sanstan New Zealand. Hundreds of Sai devotees gathered at at 12-18 Princes Street, Onehunga, to witness the sod-turning (bhumi-poojan) ceremony…
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Can I wear turban to work?
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Your request to wear the turban (and follow other religious practices) “can be reasonably accommodated” by the employer, says NZ Human Rights Commission. Also taking heed of vegetarian staff, the commission says that employers “should try to provide alternative food and drink, such as vegetarian and/or vegan options, so that…
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Migrating together more difficult than going alone – study
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“In sickness and health” could be a wedding vow, but when it comes to moving to a new country, you would be better doing it alone than moving with a less enthusiastic partner, a study has found. Victoria University of Wellington’s researcher Aidan Tabor and her advisor, Dr Taciano Milfont,…
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Islam badly misunderstood – Kiwi MP
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Islam has been badly misunderstood, says a New Zealand MP, but adds that the country has come a long way of managing race relations and as a nation has been very accommodating of all religions and races. Speaking to a cross-section of the Auckland community at the 23rd Annual Religious…
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Teenagers face racism in New Zealand – study
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Teenagers from ethnic and minority groups face many instances of discrimination based on race, a recent study has found. The survey of more than 9000 randomly selected secondary school students in New Zealand revealed that there were significant ethnic differences in the prevalence of ethnic discrimination. More than half of…
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New Zealand to send Maori delegation to India
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A Maori organisation is preparing to send a delegation to India to study and share ancient traditions and culture. The recently established Maori Research Institute will lead a Maori delegation to India to attend the Fourth International Conference of the Elders of Ancient Traditions and Cultures to be held from…
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Internet may help cancer patients in recovery
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Cancer patients face barriers to recovery in sparsely populated countries, and a researcher is looking to the internet to help build online support groups. A recently published research has identified barriers to physical activity for cancer patients which may slow their path to recovery. A New Zealand group has recently…
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New Zealand school successfully uses Sankrit to teach English
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A mainstream school in New Zealand is teaching India’s ancient language, Sanskrit, to it pupils to build their foundation for the English language. Auckland-based Ficino School is New Zealand’s only mainstream school to not only teach the Indian language but also to be strongly influenced by Indian cultural and philosophical…
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Indian classical music comes to New Zealand
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New Zealanders are in for a treat of an extravagenza of Indian classical music this summer. Returning to New Zealand by popular demand is Prasanta Bhanja, a classical musician performing on sitar in Rotorua. He will be joined by his wife, Tulu Bhanja,  on tamboura in what is going to be a…
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New Zealand gets ready for Chinese New Year
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This year, New Zealand completes 40 years of its trade relationship with the Asian dragon – China, and keeping with the tradition, New Zealand politicians will be celebrating the Chinese New Year in the parliament. The Wellington event to bring in the Chinese Year of the Dragon will be hosted…
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Orange juice ban in the US likely to cause other health issues
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Temporary ban on the import of orange juices in the United States is likely to have a counter-productive effect, according to an industry expert. Parents worried about the fungicide may actually feed to their children more of it by switching to other juices, such as apple or grape juice, according…