Germany, UNMA Launch First Global Migration Data Portal
Berlin — Germany’s Federal Foreign Office and IOM, the UN Migration Agency’s Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) will launch today (15/12) the Migration Data Portal in Berlin. The Migration Data Portal brings together the key facts and figures about global migration trends in one place for the first time.
“Especially in critical times, such as those we are facing today, it is our task to ensure that responses to migration are based on sound facts and accurate analysis,” said IOM Director General William Lacy Swing.
The idea to develop such a portal was first discussed and agreed upon on 12 July 2016, at the 2nd Berlin Roundtable on Refugees and Migration, where the former German Foreign Minister met with heads of international organizations working on migration, including IOM, UNHCR, the IFRC, the EC and the World Bank. The Portal was developed by IOM and with the support of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
The Migration Data Portal was developed with financial support from the US Department of State and Germany’s Federal Foreign Office.
The portal communicates global data on migration through visualizations, infographics and videos. It simplifies the navigation through complex international migration data for policy makers, journalists, statisticians and anyone interested in migration.
The portal also covers a wide range of topics including data on immigration and emigration trends; the linkages between migration and development; data on irregular migration; students and children; and data on migration policies as defined by the United Nations development goals and background on a global compact on migration expected to be adopted by the UN in 2018.
At its initial stage, the portal features 70 indicators from 15 international data providers (UNDESA, UNHCR and World Bank among others) and aggregates data at the national, regional and global levels. This range offers ample opportunities to explore and compare data while, understanding the context behind it.
“At a time when migration is high on the global agenda, it is essential that everyone has access to the key facts and figures about migration, and that we better understand the strengths and weaknesses of data on migration,” said Frank Laczko, Director of IOM´s Global Migration Data Analysis Centre.
German foreign policy employs a coherent strategy to manage migratory movements more efficiently and to address the root causes of forced migration. For fact-based policies and responses, reliable data are vital to ensure efficient, needs-based humanitarian aid, to counter harmful assumptions and to fight populism.
The development of the Migration Data Portal is a big step forward towards making the multitude of data on migration better and more available to policy makers.
The Migration Data Portal will scale up in coming months, making more data available at the regional and national levels. Visit the Migration Data Portal at: www.migrationdataportal.org
For more information contact Stylia Kampani at IOM GMDAC: Tel: +49 (0)30 278 778 16; Email: skampani@iom.int.
PGTI to become an ‘Open Tour’ from the 2018 season
Schedule for first half of 2018 announced
· PGTI to become an ‘Open Tour’ from 2018 with no restriction on the number of foreigners on the tour
· PGTI set to host 8 events in first half of 2018 with prize money of approximately Rs. 2.8 crore
· 3 new events scheduled in the first half
· Season tees-off on 24th January with inaugural Dhaka Open, an international event tri-sanctioned by PGTI, ADT & BPGA
New Delhi, December 17, 2017: The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) is set to become an ‘Open Tour’ from 2018 onward. This would mean there will be no restriction on the number of foreigners on the tour once they earn their cards through the PGTI Qualifying School.
The PGTI had a limit of a maximum of 15 foreign players in each tournament till date. As the PGTI now transforms into an ‘Open Tour’, there will be no such restriction any more.
With the PGTI becoming an ‘Open Tour’ from next season, the tour also hopes to soon align itself with the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) system thus attracting world ranking points for all its future events.
The PGTI has also announced its calendar for the first half of the 2018 season. As per the calendar, the PGTI is scheduled to host eight tournaments between the months of January and April. The front half of the year will feature three new events.
The total prize purse on offer in the first half is approximately Rs. 2.8 crore, an increase of Rs. 20 lakh compared to last season.
The 2018 season will tee-off on 24th January with the inaugural Dhaka Open at the Kurmitola Golf Club in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The event worth approximately INR 40 lakh will be tri-sanctioned by the PGTI, Asian Development Tour (ADT) and the Bangladesh Professional Golfers Association (BPGA).
Besides the Dhaka Open, there would be two new additions to the schedule including an event in Delhi NCR.
The PGTI Cochin Masters presented by CIAL Golf Club (Rs. 40 lakh), Golconda Masters (Rs. 40 lakh) and Pune Open (Rs. 30 lakh) are the three established PGTI events that feature in the schedule for the first half.
The two events that return for their second editions are the Chennai Open (Rs. 30 lakh) and the Chittagong Open (Rs. 40 lakh).
The US$ 1.75 million Indian Open, co-sanctioned by the European Tour and Asian Tour, will be the second international event in the first half of the season. The Indian Open, now a PGTI Order of Merit event, is slated to be held from March 8 – 11, 2018.
With PGTI hosting eight Order of Merit events in the first half and the Indian Open also becoming an Order of Merit event, there will be a total of nine PGTI Order of Merit events in the first half of the season.
The First Stage of the 2018 PGTI Qualifying School will begin from January 8, 2018. It will feature three events of 36-holes each (Pre Qualifying I, II & III). The Final Stage of the Qualifying School, a 72-hole event, will be staged from January 17 – 20, 2018. The Qualifying School will be held at the Kensville Golf & Country Club, Ahmedabad.
DATE
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TOURNAMENT
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PRO-AM
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VENUE
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PRIZE MONEY
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Jan 24-27, 2018
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Dhaka Open 2018*
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Jan 23, 2018
|
Kurmitola Golf Club, Dhaka, Bangladesh
|
BDT 50 Lacs (approx INR 40 Lacs)
|
Jan 31 – Feb 3, 2018
|
2018 PGTI Cochin Masters presented by CIAL Golf Club
|
Feb 4, 2018
|
CIAL Golf Club, Cochin
|
INR 40 Lacs
|
Feb 8-11, 2018
|
New Event (TBC)
|
Feb 7, 2018
|
TBC
|
TBA
|
Feb 22-25, 2018
|
Golconda Masters 2018 (TBC)
|
Feb 21, 2018
|
Hyderabad Golf Club, Hyderabad
|
INR 40 Lacs
|
Mar 1-4, 2018
|
Chennai Open 2018
|
Feb 28, 2018
|
Madras Gymkhana Golf Annexe, Guindy, Chennai
|
INR 30 Lacs
|
Mar 8-11, 2018
|
Indian Open 2018* (TBC)
|
Mar 7, 2018
|
TBC
|
US$ 1,750,000
|
Mar 13-16, 2018
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New Event
|
Mar 17, 2018
|
Delhi NCR
|
INR 30 Lacs
|
Mar 21 – 24, 2018
|
Chittagong Open 2018
|
Mar 20, 2018
|
Bhatiary Golf & Country Club, Chittagong, Bangladesh
|
INR 40 Lacs
|
Apr 10-13, 2018
|
Pune Open Golf Championship 2018
|
Apr 14, 2018
|
Poona Club Golf Course, Pune
|
INR 30 Lacs
|
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Criminal Background HP assembly
· MLAs with Criminal Cases: Out of the 68 MLAs analysed, 22(32%) MLAs have declared criminal cases against them. Out of 68 MLAs analysed during Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections in 2012, 14 (21%) MLAs had declared criminal cases against themselves.
· MLAs with Serious Criminal Cases: 8 (12%) MLAs have declared serious criminal cases against them. Out of 68 MLAs analysed during Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections in 2012, 5 (7%) MLAs had declared serious criminal cases against themselves.
· Party wise MLAs with Criminal Cases: 2(10%) out of 21 MLAs from Indian National Congress (INC), 18(41%) out of 44 MLAs from Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), 1(100%) MLA from CPI (M) and 1(50%) out of 2 Independent MLAs have declared criminal cases against them in their affidavits.
· Party wise MLAs with Serious Criminal Cases: 1(5%) out of 21 MLAs from Indian National Congress (INC), 6(14%) out of 44 MLAs from Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and 1(100%) MLA from CPI (M) have declared serious criminal cases against them in their affidavits.
Financial Background
· Share of wealth among MLAs : The share of wealth amongst the MLAs contesting in assembly elections of Himachal Pradesh is as follows:
Value of assets
|
No. of MLAs
|
Percentage of MLAs
|
Rs 5 cr and above
|
24
|
35%
|
Rs 2 crores to 5 crores
|
21
|
31%
|
Rs 50 lakhs to 2 crores
|
18
|
26%
|
Rs 10 lakhs to 50 lakhs
|
4
|
6%
|
less than Rs 10 lakhs
|
1
|
2%
|
Table:Share of wealth amongst contesting MLAs
· Crorepati MLAs: Out of the 68 MLAs analysed, 52 (76%) are crorepatis. Out of 68 MLAs analysed during Himachal Pradesh 2012 assembly elections, 44 (65%) MLAs were crorepatis.
· Party wise Crorepati MLAs: 21 (100%) out of 21 MLAs from INC, 28 (64%) out of 44 MLAs from BJP, 1 (100%) MLA from CPI (M), and 2 (100%) Independent MLAs have declared assets worth more than Rs. 1 crore.
· Average assets: The average of assets per MLA contesting in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017 is Rs 8.88 Crores. In 2012, the average assets MLAs analyzed was Rs 7.45 crores.
· Party wise average assets: Among the major parties, the average assets per MLA for 21 INC MLAs is Rs 13.80 crores, 44 BJP MLAs have average assets of Rs 6.14 crores, and 2 Independent MLAs have average assets of Rs. 12.85 Crores.
· High asset MLAs*: The top 3 MLAs with highest assets contesting in the Himachal Pradesh 2017 Assembly Elections are given below:
S.No.
|
Name
|
District
|
Constituency
|
Party Name
|
Movable Assets (Rs)
|
Immovable Assets (Rs)
|
Total Assets (Rs)
|
PAN Given
|
1
|
SHIMLA
|
CHOPAL
|
BJP
|
3,12,79,000
|
87,60,50,000
|
90,73,29,000
90 Crore+ |
Y
| |
2
|
SHIMLA
|
SHIMLA RURAL
|
INC
|
4,50,30,056
|
79,82,50,958
|
84,32,81,014
84 Crore+ |
Y
| |
3
|
MANDI
|
MANDI
|
BJP
|
3,24,82,216
|
37,00,00,000
|
40,24,82,216
40 Crore+ |
Y
|
Table:Top three MLAs with highest declared assets
· Low asset MLAs: The three MLAs with lowest assets are as follows:
S.No.
|
Name
|
District
|
Constituency
|
Party Name
|
Movable Assets (Rs)
|
Immovable Assets (Rs)
|
Total Assets (Rs)
|
PAN Given
|
1
|
KANGRA
|
BAIJNATH
|
BJP
|
5,32,500
|
0
|
5,32,500
5 Lacs+ |
Y
| |
2
|
HAMIRPUR
|
BHORANJ
|
BJP
|
17,19,207
|
12,00,000
|
29,19,207
29 Lacs+ |
Y
| |
3
|
KULLU
|
BANJAR
|
BJP
|
9,95,766
|
20,00,000
|
29,95,766
29 Lacs+ |
Y
|
Table: MLAs with declared lowest assets
MLAs with high liabilities: 59 (87%) out of 68 MLAs have declared liabilities. The top three MLAs with highest liabilities are as given below:
S.No.
|
Name
|
District
|
Constituency
|
Party Name
|
Total Assets(Rs)
|
Liabilities (Rs)
|
Disputed liabilities (Rs)
|
PAN Given
|
1
|
SHIMLA
|
CHOPAL
|
BJP
|
90,73,29,000
90 Crore+ |
# 26,73,34,000
26 Crore+ |
73,00,000
73 Lacs+ |
Y
| |
2
|
SOLAN
|
ARKI
|
INC
|
30,52,15,611
30 Crore+ |
6,25,24,000
6 Crore+ |
0
|
Y
| |
3
|
SHIMLA
|
SHIMLA RURAL
|
INC
|
84,32,81,014
84 Crore+ |
5,53,90,000
5 Crore+ |
0
|
Y
|
Table Top three MLAs with high liabilities
# Disputed Liabilities
· MLAs with high income as declared in the ITR*: 3 MLAs have declared total annual income of more than Rs 1 Crore The details of these 3 MLAs are as given below:
S.No.
|
Name
|
Party Name
|
Constituency
|
District
|
Total Asset (Rs)
|
Self-Source of Income
|
Spouse’s Source of Income
|
The financial year for which the last income tax return has been filed by MLA
|
Total income shown by MLA in ITR (Self+Spouse+Dependent) (Rs)
|
Self-income shown by MLA in ITR (Rs)
|
1
|
BJP
|
CHOPAL
|
SHIMLA
|
90,73,29,000 90 Crore+
|
Business, Agriculture, Horticulture, Rent & Hotel
|
–
|
2015-2016
|
1,25,81,673 1 Crore+
|
1,25,81,673 1 Crore+
| |
2
|
BJP
|
DHARAMPUR
|
MANDI
|
15,38,35,376 15 Crore+
|
–
|
–
|
2017-2018
|
1,14,37,084 1 Crore+
|
18,54,870 18 Lacs+
| |
3
|
INC
|
ARKI
|
SOLAN
|
30,52,15,611 30 Crore+
|
Salary, Bank Interest, Agriculture/Horticulture
|
Interest, Pension, Agriculture/Horticulture
|
2017-2018
|
1,04,64,065 1 Crore+
|
31,12,380 31 Lacs+
|
Table: MLAs with high income as declared in ITR
*Total income includes income of self, spouse and dependents
· Sources of Income: 10 (15%) out of 68 MLAs have not declared their sources of income.
· MLAs who have not declared Income Tax Details*: 4(6%) out of 68 MLAs have not declared income tax details.
* Some MLAs may be exempted from filing Income Tax Returns
· MLAs with high assets who have not declared Income Tax Details*: There are 2 MLAs with assets more than Rs 1 crore and have not declared income tax details. Their details are as given below:
S.No.
|
Name
|
District
|
Constituency
|
Party Name
|
Total Income (Rs)
|
Total Assets (Rs)
|
Self source of Income
|
Spouse’s Source of income
|
PAN Given
|
Self Income
|
1
|
SHIMLA
|
THEOG
|
CPI(M)
|
750000
|
18,15,08,484 18 Crore+
|
Agriculturist
|
Salary
|
Y
|
ITR not filed
| |
2
|
MANDI
|
BALH
|
BJP
|
755216
|
1,10,80,083 1 Crore+
|
–
|
–
|
Y
|
ITR not filed
|
Table: MLAs with highest assets who have not declared ITR details
* Some MLAs may be exempted from filing Income Tax Returns
· Number of re-elected MLAs:Number of re-elected MLAs analysed in the assembly elections of 2017 is 30
· Average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2012: The average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2012 was Rs 5.79 crores
· Average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2017:The average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2017 is Rs 10.39 crores
· Average growth in assets of re-elected MLAs from 2012 to 2017: The growth in average assets of re-elected MLAs is Rs 4.60 crores i.e. by 79%.
Comparative analysis of party wise average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2012 and 2017
S.No.
|
Party in Himachal Pradesh 2017
|
Total Number of MLAs
|
Average Assets in Himachal Pradesh 2017 (Rs.)
|
Average Assets in Himachal Pradesh 2012 (Rs.)
|
Average Asset Increase/ decrease (Rs.)
|
Average
% Increase in Asset |
1
|
BJP
|
17
| 10,76,30,468 10 Crore+ |
5,24,12,933
5 Crore+ |
5,52,17,535
5 Crore+ |
105%
|
2
|
INC
|
13
| 9,91,88,888 9 Crore+ |
6,52,20,271
6 Crore+ |
3,39,68,617
3 Crore+ |
52%
|
GRAND TOTAL
|
30
|
10,39,72,449.93
10 Crore+ |
5,79,62,779.66
5 Crore+ |
4,60,09,670.26
4 Crore+ |
79%
| |
Other Background Details
· Education details of MLAs: 21 (31%) MLAs have declared their educational qualification to be between 8th pass and 12th pass, while 47(69%) MLAs have declared having an educational qualification of graduate or above.
· Age details of MLAs: 20(29%) MLAs have declared their age to be between 25 and 50 years while 46(68%) MLAs have declared their age to be between 51 and 80 years and 1 MLA has declared his age above 80 years.
Gender details of MLAs: Out of 68 MLAs, 4 (6%) MLAs are women. In 2012, out of 68 MLAs, 3 (4%) MLAs were women.
St Petersburg terror attacks thwarted with help of CIA intelligence
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone yesterday after ISIS-inspired terror attacks against the city of St. Petersburg were thwarted by Russia’s Federal Security Service using intelligence provided by the CIA.
According to a statement from the Kremlin, Putin thanked Trump for the CIA’s information on the attacks, which were to take place on Saturday at the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg and other areas of the Russian city. The Federal Security Service said that seven members of a terror cell had been detained for their involvement in the plot, and that a significant amount of explosives, weapons and extremist literature were confiscated.
Vladimir Putin assured Donald Trump that the Russian intelligence services upon receipt of information relating to terrorist threats against the US and its citizens, will immediately transmit to its American colleagues in partner channels, the statement added.
Russian state-run media outlet TASS reported that Moscow initiated the call.
In a readout of the call released yesterday afternoon, the White House said Trump appreciated the call and stressed the importance of intelligence cooperation to defeat terrorists wherever they may be. Both leaders agreed that this serves as an example of the positive things that can occur when the countries work together, the readout said.
In a readout of the call released yesterday afternoon, the White House said Trump appreciated the call and stressed the importance of intelligence cooperation to defeat terrorists wherever they may be. Both leaders agreed that this serves as an example of the positive things that can occur when the countries work together, the readout said.
Juan Orlando Hernandez as winner of presidential vote
Honduras has been in political instability and violent protests since the vote, which initial counts suggested that Nasralla had won. The count has been questioned by the two main opposition parties and a wide swathe of the diplomatic corps.
Former Honduran president Manuel Zelaya, who backed Nasralla, immediately took to Twitter, saying Hernandez is not the president and calling for people to take to the streets in protest.
The secretary general of the Organization of American States, Luis Almagro, said on Sunday that serious questions still surrounded the results of elections and had asked for irresponsible announcements to be avoided.
The electoral tribunal of Honduras has declared incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernandez as the official winner of the November 26 presidential vote, saying it had resolved all of the challenges presented to the disputed process. According to the official count, Hernandez beat center-left Salvador Nasralla, a TV star, by 1 point 53 percentage points. In a nationally-televised address David Matamoros, the head of the tribunal said, this means the president elect for the Republic of Honduras for the next four years is Juan Orlando Hernandez Alvarado.
President Juan Orlando Hernandez won last month’s contested election by 1.53 percentage points over center-left opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla, Honduras’ electoral court said Sunday.
“This means the president elect for the Republic of Honduras for the next four years is Juan Orlando Hernandez Alvarado,” said David Matamoros, the head of the electoral court, in a televised address.
Nasralla and his opposition alliance have claimed the November 26 presidential vote was marked by fraud and irregularities.
Nasralla and his ally, former President Manuel Zelaya, have called for renewed protests.
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