Express Limited (XPRS.ke) 2011 Annual Report
Express Limited (XPRS.ke) listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange under the Transport sector has released it’s 2011 annual report.For more information about Express Limited (XPRS.ke) reports, abridged reports, interim earnings results and earnings presentations, visit the Express Limited (XPRS.ke) company page on AfricanFinancials.Document: Express Limited (XPRS.ke) 2011 annual report.Company ProfileExpress Limited is a transport and logistics company in Kenya which offers services for goods clearing and forwarding and warehousing. The company transports goods to the major towns and cities in Kenya and depots in South Sudan, North Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and the DRC. Express Limited operates a diverse fleet comprising trucks, small vans, trailers, low loaders, side loaders, cladded stainless steel tankers and forklifts. The company offers value-added services for its clients which includes handing customs documentation for imports and exports; coordinating pick-ups, clearing and door-to-door deliveries; pre-shipment inspections; warehouse logistics, and storing, cleaning and repairing empty containers. A division of Express Limited manages its investments in real estate. Express Kenya is a subsidiary of Etcoville Holdings Limited and its head office is in Nairobi, Kenya. Express Limited is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange
Go Life International Limited (GOLI.mu) listed on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius under the Industrial holding sector has released it’s 2016 interim results for the third quarter.For more information about Go Life International Limited (GOLI.mu) reports, abridged reports, interim earnings results and earnings presentations, visit the Go Life International Limited (GOLI.mu) company page on AfricanFinancials.Document: Go Life International Limited (GOLI.mu) 2016 interim results for the third quarter.Company ProfileGo Life International Limited is a multi-faceted healthcare company that offers products serving market needs in pharmaceuticals, generics, nutraceuticals, and medical consumables through to high end sophisticated hospital equipment. Go Life International Limited has a primary listing on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius and a secondary listing on the AltX of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
EPPN urges ‘no’ vote on drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge Rector Washington, DC Rector Collierville, TN An Evening with Aliya Cycon Playing the Oud Lancaster, PA (and streaming online) July 3 @ 7 p.m. ET Tags Join the Episcopal Diocese of Texas in Celebrating the Pauli Murray Feast Online Worship Service June 27 Comments are closed. Associate Rector Columbus, GA Seminary of the Southwest announces appointment of two new full time faculty members Seminary of the Southwest Bishop Diocesan Springfield, IL Episcopal Charities of the Diocese of New York Hires Reverend Kevin W. VanHook, II as Executive Director Episcopal Charities of the Diocese of New York Featured Events Assistant/Associate Rector Morristown, NJ Rector Smithfield, NC AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to PrintFriendlyPrintFriendlyShare to FacebookFacebookShare to TwitterTwitterShare to EmailEmailShare to MoreAddThis Episcopal Migration Ministries’ Virtual Prayer Vigil for World Refugee Day Facebook Live Prayer Vigil June 20 @ 7 p.m. ET Rector Pittsburgh, PA TryTank Experimental Lab and York St. John University of England Launch Survey to Study the Impact of Covid-19 on the Episcopal Church TryTank Experimental Lab In-person Retreat: Thanksgiving Trinity Retreat Center (West Cornwall, CT) Nov. 24-28 Environment & Climate Change Advocacy Peace & Justice, Inaugural Diocesan Feast Day Celebrating Juneteenth San Francisco, CA (and livestream) June 19 @ 2 p.m. PT Ya no son extranjeros: Un diálogo acerca de inmigración Una conversación de Zoom June 22 @ 7 p.m. ET Associate Priest for Pastoral Care New York, NY Michael Van Veckhoven says: Priest-in-Charge Lebanon, OH This Summer’s Anti-Racism Training Online Course (Diocese of New Jersey) June 18-July 16 Rector Tampa, FL [Episcopal Public Policy Network] Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will debate and vote on H.R. 3408, the Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security Act, which opens up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas drilling. The proponents of drilling will attempt to use the revenues derived from activities related to drilling or exploration for oil or gas in ANWR to pay for projects and programs the transportation reauthorization bill.While we believe that Congress must make needed investments in the nation’s transportation infrastructure, we do not believe that we should endanger our environment by sacrificing national treasures such as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to do so.The Episcopal Church has long opposed drilling in the ANWR not only because of our concern for and stewardship of God’s creation, but because of our commitment to standing with the Gwich’in Nation, which represents one of the only native Anglican nations in the world. At its 70th General Convention, the Episcopal Church called on the Church to protect the sanctity of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska by opposing the opening of this refuge for oil development.Call the Capitol switchboard at 1-800-270-0309 and ask for your representative.When you are connected to your member’s office these are things that you might say: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a national treasure that stands alone in its wildness, beauty, and unique recreational opportunities. Please let Representative _____ know that I oppose legislation that would facilitate the opening of the Arctic Refuge for drilling in any way. I am urging Representative _____ to preserve the manifest beauty and dynamic ecosystem of the Arctic Refuge. Please ask Representative ____ to vote NO on H.R. 3408. Posted Feb 16, 2012 Rector Bath, NC Virtual Celebration of the Jerusalem Princess Basma Center Zoom Conversation June 19 @ 12 p.m. ET The Church Pension Fund Invests $20 Million in Impact Investment Fund Designed to Preserve Workforce Housing Communities Nationwide Church Pension Group Curate Diocese of Nebraska Submit a Job Listing Rector Martinsville, VA Virtual Episcopal Latino Ministry Competency Course Online Course Aug. 9-13 Episcopal Church releases new prayer book translations into Spanish and French, solicits feedback Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs Rector Knoxville, TN Curate (Associate & Priest-in-Charge) Traverse City, MI Rector/Priest in Charge (PT) Lisbon, ME Remember Holy Land Christians on Jerusalem Sunday, June 20 American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem Featured Jobs & Calls Submit a Press Release Course Director Jerusalem, Israel Priest Associate or Director of Adult Ministries Greenville, SC Rector Hopkinsville, KY Missioner for Disaster Resilience Sacramento, CA Submit an Event Listing Family Ministry Coordinator Baton Rouge, LA Assistant/Associate Rector Washington, DC February 20, 2012 at 11:04 am It would be beneficial and fair to include the benefits of drilling in ANWR in this discussion as well as the negatives. This way, we Episcopalians can form our own opinions on this issue instead of being given only one side of the argument in what basically reads like a political campaign mail piece.Protecting the environment should absolutely be in our interests as people of faith, but shouldn’t affordable gas prices for the single mother who is working three jobs and raising two children be in our interests, also?What will the effects of drilling in ANWR be — not only on the environment — but on the economy? Will it have a positive effect on the economy? Negative? I urge the EPPN to contribute to fairness in the future by presenting every side of each issue.Peace. 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In late January and early February, the two formerly eastern Ukraine republics of Donetsk and Lugansk faced their worst wartime conditions in nearly two years. The U.S.-backed Ukrainian government of President Petro Poroshenko escalated terror-bombing of homes, schools, hospitals and essential services in the capital city of Donetsk and all along the front line.At the same time, contradictory statements and belligerent actions by the Donald Trump administration in Washington have undermined lingering hopes in Donetsk, Lugansk and neighboring Russia for a significant change in the U.S. posture towards Ukraine that could lead to a de-escalation of the war.In February 2014, a U.S.-backed and U.S.-funded movement called Euromaidan, led by neo-Nazis and right-wing Ukrainian nationalists, toppled the elected government of Ukraine. In its place, this movement installed an open dictatorship of oligarchs, neo-Nazis and politicians oriented to the U.S and the European Union.This Kiev junta declared war on the primarily Russian-speaking and working-class population of the country’s southeast. This led to uprisings in many cities and the secession of Crimea — which rejoined the Russian Federation by referendum — and Donetsk and Lugansk. People in the Donbass mining region declared independent Donetsk and Lugansk “people’s republics.”The Obama administration condemned Russia’s reintegration of Crimea, imposing sanctions and using the same pretext to put the NATO military alliance on a provocative war footing in eastern Europe.Armed and funded by the West, the Kiev regime declared war on Donetsk and Lugansk. Fighting raged for almost a year. Popular anti-fascist militias decisively defeated Ukrainian forces in early 2015. The “Minsk II agreement” was then brokered by Russia, Germany and France. However, the Kiev junta and its U.S. backers have dragged out negotiations while constantly violating the ceasefire agreement.The United Nations reports that nearly 10,000 people, including more than 100 children, have died as a result of Ukraine’s so-called Anti-Terrorist Operation. The West’s economic blockade has increased the suffering of Donbass residents.School, homes and hospitals targetedAccording to Col. Eduard Basurin, deputy commander of the Donetsk defense forces, Ukraine launched over 15,000 attacks on the republic in the space of a week. This includes attacks by banned heavy weaponry like “GRAD” and “Hurricane” missiles on the capital on the night of Feb. 2. Observers of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) confirmed the attack.Ukrainian attacks targeted the city’s water treatment facility, as well as residential buildings and a busy highway. Water, electricity and gas were cut off in the dead of winter. Russia’s Foreign Ministry denounced Kiev for violating the Geneva Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Time of War. At least 10 civilians have been killed in the capital.Basurin reported that 33 towns and villages were hit during the week. Targets included Makeyevka’s elementary school and a local hospital. (DONi News Agency)Meanwhile, in Lugansk, Ukrainian attacks also escalated in late January, killing civilians and anti-fascist fighters.Now Ukraine has opened up a new front of attack in the south of Donetsk, with “battles … taking place along the whole southern front.” (DONi News Agency, Feb. 6)With the buildup of tanks and heavy weaponry by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Donetsk Deputy Commander Basurin warned that the two republics expect a full-blown military offensive by Kiev.Trump’s stance: imperialist continuityWhat has been the response from Donald Trump, who claimed on the campaign trail that he wanted to improve relations with Russia?At first, while the killings were mounting, Trump’s administration was silent. Instead of addressing the Ukrainian military aggression, it was crowing over its first military foray in Yemen, where at least 30 civilians, including children, were killed.Then on Feb. 2, Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, in her first official statement, condemned Russia for “aggressive actions” in Ukraine. This was the very same lie trotted out by the previous U.S. administration. (AFP, Feb. 2)The following day, news site Politico broke the story that Trump had held a private meeting with far-right Ukrainian politician Yulia Tymoshenko on the sidelines of the Feb. 2 National Prayer Breakfast. According to Tymoshenko and other sources who briefed Politico, Trump promised Tymoshenko that he would not lift sanctions on Russia until it “returns” Crimea and ends support for the Donbass republics. The White House later denied this report.In a Feb. 4 phone call with Ukraine’s President Poroshenko, Trump mouthed the familiar U.S. line to “cooperate with leaders of Russia, Ukraine and other nations to restore peace in war-torn Donbass.” In a call the same day between Trump and Jens Stoltenberg, the U.S. oligarch reassured the NATO secretary general of his support for NATO and that he would participate in the 2017 NATO summit in Brussels. (Sputnik News, Feb. 6)The contradictory statements emanating from the White House may reflect internal struggles within the administration regarding relations with Russia. Meanwhile, Trump is launching threat after threat against Iran and China. But the overall picture is one of continuity of U.S. militarism also in Eastern Europe, not the hoped for “breakthrough” to ease the war crisis.Now more than ever, the heroic people of Donbass need the support of anti-war and anti-fascist forces in the U.S. and around the world. Educating the newly awakened movement that is fighting the attacks of the Trump administration in the spirit of internationalist solidarity will be key.FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmailPrintMoreShare thisFacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmailPrintMoreShare this
Minor Changes in June WASDE Report USDA Announces Farmer Partnerships to Address Climate Change By Andy Eubank – Apr 23, 2015 SHARE Battle Resistance With the Soy Checkoff ‘Take Action’ Program Corn ZCN21 (JUL 21) 684.50 -14.50 Wheat ZWN21 (JUL 21) 680.75 -3.00 Name Sym Last Change In a speech Thursday at Michigan State University, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack laid out a comprehensive approach to partner with agricultural producers to address the threat of climate change. Building on the creation of USDA’s Climate Hubs last year, the new initiatives will utilize voluntary, incentive-based conservation, forestry, and energy programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase carbon sequestration and expand renewable energy production in the agricultural and forestry sectors. Through these efforts, USDA expects to reduce net emissions and enhance carbon sequestration by over 120 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent (MMTCO2e) per year – about 2 percent of economy-wide net greenhouse emissions – by 2025. That’s the equivalent of taking 25 million cars off the road, or the emissions produced by powering nearly 11 million homes last year.The Secretary was joined at Michigan State by Brian Deese, Senior Advisor to the President, as well as agricultural producers and other private partners. Deese noted that last year, President Obama made a pledge to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in the range of 26-28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025. Deese said that today’s announcement will help the American agriculture and forest sectors contribute to that goal.“American farmers and ranchers are leaders when it comes to reducing carbon emissions and improving efficiency in their operations. That’s why U.S. agricultural emissions are lower than the global average,” said Vilsack. “We can build on this success in a way that combats climate change and strengthens the American agriculture economy. Through incentive-based initiatives, we can partner with producers to significantly reduce carbon emissions while improving yields, increasing farm operation’s energy efficiency, and helping farmers and ranchers earn revenue from clean energy production.”“This is an innovative and creative effort to look across all of USDA’s programs and put forward voluntary and incentive-based programs that will increase the bottom lines of ranchers and farmers while reducing net greenhouse gas emissions,” said Deese. “Taken together, these partnerships will reduce emissions by 120 million metric tons or two percent of our economy-wide emissions in 2025 – exactly the collaborative, bold action this moment demands of us.”The framework announced today consists of ten building blocks that span a range of technologies and practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase carbon storage and generate clean renewable energy. Through this initiative, USDA will use authorities provided in the 2014 Farm Bill to offer incentives and technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, and forest land owners. USDA intends to pursue partnerships and leverage resources to conserve and enhance greenhouse gas sinks, reduce emissions, increase renewable energy and build resilience in agricultural and forest systems.USDA Building Blocks for Climate Action:Soil Health: Improve soil resilience and increase productivity by promoting conservation tillage and no-till systems, planting cover crops, planting perennial forages, managing organic inputs and compost application, and alleviating compaction. For example, the effort aims to increase the use of no-till systems to cover more than 100 million acres by 2025.Nitrogen Stewardship: Focus on the right timing, type, placement and quantity of nutrients to reduce nitrous oxide emissions and provide cost savings through efficient application.Livestock Partnerships: Encourage broader deployment of anaerobic digesters, lagoon covers, composting, and solids separators to reduce methane emissions from cattle, dairy, and swine operations, including the installation of 500 new digesters over the next 10 years.Conservation of Sensitive Lands: Use the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) to reduce GHG emissions through riparian buffers, tree planting, and the conservation of wetlands and organic soils. For example, the effort aims to enroll 400,000 acres of lands with high greenhouse gas benefits into the Conservation Reserve Program.Grazing and Pasture Lands: Support rotational grazing management on an additional 4 million acres, avoiding soil carbon loss through improved management of forage, soils and grazing livestock.Private Forest Growth and Retention: Through the Forest Legacy Program and the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, protect almost 1 million additional acres of working landscapes. Employ the Forest Stewardship Program to cover an average of 2.1 million acres annually (new or revised plans), in addition to the 26 million acres covered by active plans.Stewardship of Federal Forests: Reforest areas damaged by wildfire, insects, or disease, and restore forests to increase their resilience to those disturbances. This includes plans to reforest an additional 5,000 acres each year.Promotion of Wood Products: Increase the use of wood as a building material, to store additional carbon in buildings while offsetting the use of energy from fossil fuel.Urban Forests: Encourage tree planting in urban areas to reduce energy costs, storm water runoff, and urban heat island effects while increasing carbon sequestration, curb appeal, and property values. The effort aims to plant an additional 9,000 trees in urban areas on average each year through 2025.Energy Generation and Efficiency: Promote renewable energy technologies and improve energy efficiency. Through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan Program, work with utilities to improve the efficiency of equipment and appliances. Using the Rural Energy for America Program, develop additional renewable energy opportunities. Support the National On-Farm Energy Initiative to improve farm energy efficiency through cost-sharing and energy audits.These efforts will provide economic and environmental benefits through efficiency improvements, improved yields, and climate resilience while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing carbon sequestration. For example, implementing no-till practices can both increase carbon sequestration and improve the soil’s water holding capacity, reducing the vulnerability to drought and soil erosion. Likewise, adopting the right timing, placement, source, and rate of nutrients can reduce input costs and maintain agricultural yield while minimizing nitrous oxide emissions, a potent greenhouse gas.Addressing climate change is critical for future agricultural and forest health and will require innovation, creativity, and consideration of all potential solutions. Liquid renewable fuels (ethanol and biodiesel) are already supplying 10 percent of U.S. transportation fuel needs. Great strides have been made to improve the performance of the ethanol and biodiesel industry. The newest and most efficient ethanol plants produce fuels that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 40 percent, and there are opportunities to improve performance even further.Biomass can also contribute to heating, cooling and electric needs, offering a low-cost option to reduce greenhouse gases. USDA is promoting a strategy that recognizes forest stocks can reduce emissions by substituting for fossil fuels and energy intensive materials. Doing so will create strong markets for wood materials, raise the value of lands in forests, and encourage investment in forest regrowth and expansion.USDA’s strategy will be based on the following principles: Voluntary and incentive-based: Farmers, ranchers, and forest land owners are stewards of the land. USDA has a track record of successful conservation though voluntary programs designed to provide technical assistance for resource management. These efforts fit within USDA’s approach of “cooperative conservation.”Focused on multiple economic and environmental benefits: To be successful, the proposed actions should provide economic and environmental benefits through efficiency improvements, improved yields, or reduced risks.Meet the needs of producers: This strategy is designed for working farms, ranches, forests, and production systems. USDA will encourage actions that enhance productivity and improve efficiency.Cooperative and focused on building partnerships: USDA will seek out opportunities to leverage efforts by industry, farm groups, conservation organizations, municipalities, public and private investment products, tribes, and states.Assess progress and measure success: USDA is committed to establishing quantitative goals and objectives for each building block and will track and report on progress.America’s farmers, ranchers and forest landowners have a track record of extraordinary productivity gains and natural resource stewardship. Today, producers are working alongside USDA and other partners to make their operations and communities more resistant to a changing climate. Building on this legacy of partnership, efficiency and innovation, said Vilsack, American agriculture and the Nation’s forests can continue to play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing carbon storage in our forests and our soils. U.S. producers and landowners are already global leaders in sustainable land management and efficient production systems, and in turn will continue to be global leaders in implementing climate change solutions.Source: USDA All quotes are delayed snapshots Soybean ZSN21 (JUL 21) 1508.50 -35.50 Feeder Cattle GFQ21 (AUG 21) 151.18 2.78 How Indiana Crops are Faring Versus Other States SHARE Facebook Twitter Lean Hogs HEM21 (JUN 21) 122.68 0.22 Live Cattle LEM21 (JUN 21) 118.70 1.13 Home Indiana Agriculture News USDA Announces Farmer Partnerships to Address Climate Change Previous articleIndiana Corn Farmers Help Bring Consumer Choice with Rensselaer Ethanol PumpNext articleAction on TPA Draws Support from Agriculture Andy Eubank RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Facebook Twitter STAY CONNECTED5,545FansLike3,961FollowersFollow187SubscribersSubscribe
Organisation Stenin was the sixth media worker to have been killed while covering the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The Russian Investigative Committee announced today that remains found a week ago were those of the photographer, who had been working for the news agency Rossiya Segodnya. The body was found by rebels of the self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Donetsk near the city of Snizhne in a burned-out car of the type he drove.Rossiya Segodnya, formed in 2013 from the merger of several state-owned news outlets, reported on 5 August that Stenin was missing. He had been in Ukraine since mid-May. Ukrainian authorities, accused of being behind his disappearance, issued several denials that they were holding him. A major online campaign was launched on Russian social media in his support.“We are deeply saddened by the news of the death of Andrei Stenin,” said Christophe Deloire, secretary general of Reporters Without Borders. “It is further evidence of the highly precarious conditions in which journalists work in eastern Ukraine. We urge the Ukrainian and Russian authorities, and the separatist forces, to carry out full and impartial investigations to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the deaths of Andrei Stenin and the other journalists killed in the conflict. We note that, under international law, it is incumbent upon warring parties to do all they can to protect those who work in the media, as well as other civilians.” News providers have paid a heavy price in the fighting between the Kiev authorities and anti-government forces since April this year. An Italian photographer and his local fixer and interpreter died in May and three Russian journalists were killed by mortar fire in June.More than 200 people working in the media have been injured or attacked since the start of the year. As the fighting has intensified, kidnappings and arbitrary arrests of journalists have become more frequent in recent weeks. At least six journalists are currently detained by separatist groups, mainly in the Lugansk region. Besides its regular press releases on the subject, follow RWB’s news feed on press freedom violations in Ukraine.(Photos: RIA Novosti,ITAR-TASS / Mikhail Pochuev) UkraineEurope – Central Asia Help by sharing this information February 26, 2021 Find out more The experienced Russian war photographer Andrei Stenin, missing since 5 August, has been found dead in eastern Ukraine. DNA analysis confirmed that a body discovered in the Donetsk region late last month was that of the photojournalist, who had been killed by mortar fire. Ukrainian media group harassed by broadcasting authority Follow the news on Ukraine Ukraine escalates “information war” by banning three pro-Kremlin media September 3, 2014 – Updated on January 20, 2016 Missing Russian photojournalist found dead in eastern Ukraine News to go further News News RSF_en March 26, 2021 Find out more UkraineEurope – Central Asia Crimean journalist “confesses” to spying for Ukraine on Russian TV Receive email alerts News September 7, 2020 Find out more
News UpdatesKerala Governor Promulgates Kerala Police (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 To Punish Threatening, Abusive And Defamatory Content LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK21 Nov 2020 11:43 PMShare This – xKerala Govt’s New Ordinance is not limited to cyber space.The Kerala Government on Saturday notified the Kerala Police (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 to incorporate Section 118A in the Kerala Police Act which makes intimidation, defamation, or insulting of any person an offence punishable with imprisonment of term upto Three years and/or upto Rs. 10,000/- fine. The Governor of Kerala Arif Mohammed Khan has signed the Ordinance. The…Your free access to Live Law has expiredTo read the article, get a premium account.Your Subscription Supports Independent JournalismSubscription starts from ₹ 599+GST (For 6 Months)View PlansPremium account gives you:Unlimited access to Live Law Archives, Weekly/Monthly Digest, Exclusive Notifications, Comments.Reading experience of Ad Free Version, Petition Copies, Judgement/Order Copies.Subscribe NowAlready a subscriber?LoginThe Kerala Government on Saturday notified the Kerala Police (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 to incorporate Section 118A in the Kerala Police Act which makes intimidation, defamation, or insulting of any person an offence punishable with imprisonment of term upto Three years and/or upto Rs. 10,000/- fine. The Governor of Kerala Arif Mohammed Khan has signed the Ordinance. The provision stipulates either imprisonment for up to three years or a fine of up to Rs 10,000 or both to those who makes, expresses, publishes or disseminates content through any means of communication with an intention to intimidate, insult or defame any person through social media. The provision reads as under: “118 A. Punishment for making, expressing, publishing or disseminating any matter which is threatening, abusive, humiliating or defamatory─ Whoever makes, expresses, publishes or disseminates through any kind of mode of communication, any matter or subject for threatening, abusing, humiliating or defaming a person or class of persons, knowing it to be false and that causes injury to the mind, reputation or property of such person or class of persons or any other person in whom they have interest shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both”The offence is cognizable and bailable. Last month, the Kerala cabinet had made this recommendation to the Governor. It had stated in the press release that the ordinance is to ameliorate the concerns about the increasing incidents of crimes perpetrated through social media. The existing laws are found to be insufficient to deal with such crimes, especially after the Supreme Court struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act and Section 118(d) of Kerala Police Act, it had said. Various activists and political parties have been criticizing this move by the Government saying that it would tantamount to curbing free speech. Pertinently, as per Section 118(d) of the Act [which was later struck down by the Supreme Court] any person who causes annoyance to any person in an indecent manner by statements or verbal or comments or telephone calls or calls of any type or by chasing or sending messages or mails by any means; shall, on conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or with both. In Shreya Singhal judgment, the Supreme Court had held that Section 118(d) violated Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India. The offence of ‘causing annoyance in an indecent manner’ suffers from the same type of vagueness and overbreadth, the court had observed while striking down this provision as unconstitutional. The court had, however, rejected the challenge against the provision on the ground of legislative incompetence. The penalty created for causing annoyance in an indecent manner in pith and substance would fall within Entry 1 List III which speaks of criminal law and would thus be within the competence of the State Legislature in any case, it had said. Click Here To Download Notification Read NotificationNext Story
Previous Article Next Article On the moveOn 3 Jun 2003 in Personnel Today Paul Pagliari has been appointed as a lay member of the Employment AppealsTribunal. He will continue his duties as HR director of Scottish Water, whilefulfilling his new responsibilities on a part-time basis. The Employers Organisation for Local Government (EO) has recruited KellySandiford as assistant director of skills development. She joins from theLondon Borough of Lambeth, where she had a role managing front-line services.Sandiford will be responsible for delivering a practical framework for workforceplanning and staff development. She will also play a major role in buildingworkforce skills to meet service delivery targets. Donna Campbell has been promoted to training and development manager at theBeardmore Conference Hotel in Glasgow. This new role includes developing andimplementing a comprehensive training and development programme for all hotelstaff. Campbell joined the Beardmore when it first opened nine years ago, andwas formerly its executive housekeeper. The US-based Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has announcedthatJ Robert Carr will be the new vice-president for HR and strategic planning.With nearly 27 years of experience, Carr has a broad range of HR expertise inthe Government, non-profit and higher education sectors. Carr is managingpartner of Carr & Associates – a consulting firm in Washington, providinglegal and advisory services. Comments are closed. Related posts:No related photos.