AV 29th October 2016

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Vol 45 | Issue 26

CYRUS MISTRY SACKED, RATAN TATA BACK

MAY LIGHTS UP DIWALI AT NO 10 P18

29th October to 4th November 2016

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Jungle Juggernaut: Calais Camp Cleared

Let noble thoughts come to us from every side

Rupanjana Dutta

The new Prime Minister Rt Hon Theresa May kept the tradition of Diwali alive at 10 Downing Street by organising a reception for Britain's Indian community on Monday 24 October 2016. Attended by several MPs, Peers, business and community representatives, No 10 was buzzing with the spirit of Diwali. She welcomed more than 150 key figures from across the Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities. The stairs leading to the reception were beautifully decorated with chains of orange and yellow marigolds and were dotted with candles. Inside the main hall there was a huge Annakut displayed by the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple. The evening started with an introduction on Diwali by Reema Patel from BAPS Swaminarayan Temple. She then invited Rena Amin and Henal Patel to put a garland around the Prime Minister

Riot police push back people lining up to register at a processing centre in the "Jungle" camp in Calais

Anand Pillai

AT HOME: PM Theresa May lighting the special lamp at 10 Downing Street to celebrate Diwali

and tie the 'nara chadi' (bracelet) around Mrs May's wrist. The Prime Minister was joined by His Excellency Dinesh Patnaik, Acting Indian High

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Commissioner, and Jitendra Patel, Trustee of Neasden Temple, in the traditional lamp lighting ceremony. Mrs May was also flanked by the Secretary of

State for International Development, Priti Patel, Secretary of State for Local Government and Communities, Sajid Javid, Continued on page 8

It's a jungle out there. The real world is severe – the migrants at the Jungle camp in Calais will vouch for this statement, as they prepared on Tuesday for their final day in the infamous refugee camp. Till the last reports came in, authorities were on the verge of taking down the shacks, tents and other makedo shelters that thousands have called their home over the past two years. Thousands of residents who have left the camp were warned in no uncertain terms not to return to the camp as it would be a “blind alley” in their attempt to reach the UK. Sylvie Bermann, France’s ambassador to the UK, said French police would remain in the northern port to prevent new camps being established. “The government is determined to stop people coming back to Calais. We won’t let them come. It has to be clear that Calais is a blind alley, and you can’t come to this country. We will leave policemen there for the time being,” she told BBC radio. More than 2,000 police, including riot squads, have been deployed to Calais as the “Jungle” is being closed down and demolished. Around 2,000 residents, mainly Sudanese and Eritrean, were taken by bus to 80 accommodation centres around France on Monday. Continued on page 4


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