| Indian PM inaugurates South Asian Policy Conference on Home-Based Workers
New Delhi, 18 January 2007: Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, today inaugurated a 3-day Policy Conference on Home-Based Workers of South Asia that is being jointly organized by United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and Ahmedabad-based Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA). The conference is being attended by eminent experts of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Geneva and UK and also has senior representations from the Ministries of Women Development, Trade and Labour from the South Asian countries. Over 250 home-based workers (HBWs) from all over India are also attending the conference. Inaugurating the conference the Prime Minister said, Empowerment of women should be a major objective of social, political and economic policy in South Asia as a whole.
Legislative Hearings Schedule
Here is a list, by committee, of upcoming hearings scheduled by the 2007 Legislature. The list provides bill numbers, chief sponsor, a brief description of each measure, and the room and time of each hearing.The schedule is subject to change. Current information on the session, including committee hearing information and full bill texts, is available on the Internet at: http://leg.state.mt.us/session.htmFriday, Jan. 19House Business and Labor, Room 172, 8 a.m. - HB299, Milburn, revise laws governing ski areas and passenger ropeways. HB300, Milburn, revise false statement provisions in alcoholic beverage licensing law. HJ11, Gallik, urge congressional limitation of corporate rights as persons. .
Iranian cleric: America has plans to attack soon
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed back over the U.S. military buildup in the Gulf, saying Thursday that Iran is ready for any possibility in its standoff with the West over its nuclear program. The U.S. deployment of a second aircraft carrier to the Gulf appeared to have alarmed some in Iran's hard-line leadership. A prominent member of a powerful cleric-run body warned on Thursday that the United States plans to attack Iran in the coming months, possibly by striking its nuclear facilities. Washington has accused Iran of backing militants fueling Iraq's violence and has tried to rally its Arab allies in isolating Tehran. The Iraq crisis has increased tensions between the U.S. and Iran amid the yearslong dispute over Iran's nuclear program, which Washington says aims to produce nuclear weapons.
Siren Sounds
On Jan. 17 at 8:07 a.m., police were called to the intersection of Fremont and Stevenson boulevards to the report of an injury collision involving a white Ford Explorer and a juvenile on a blue mountain bike. Police are asking for witnesses to come forward to give any information they have regarding the accident. Witnesses can call Officer Terry Sasser at 790-6800. Arrest after chase On Jan. 17 at 12:45 a.m., police arrested Michael Robinson, 33, of Fremont, on felony charges of evading police, resisting arrest, driving on a suspended license and outstanding warrants. The incident began when officers witnessed two vehicles driving recklessly at about 90 mph eastbound on Route 84, police said. Officers pursued a blue 1988 four-door Cadillac Deville that drove onto northbound Interstate 880 at 75 mph, reports state.
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