| Arbitration tribunal begins final hearing in Jet-Sahara case
Mumbai, Apr 09: The final hearing in the Jet-Sahara arbitration proceedings over the failed Rs 2,300 crore takeover deal between the two airlines began today.
A source close to one of the parties said that talks have begun between the parties and will continue on a day-to -day basis for the next two weeks.
While not much transpired between them, as the meeting ended at noon, non-parties to the arbitration are being kept at arms length, the source said.
The case has reached the stage of final hearing seven months after proceedings were initiated.
The three-member tribunal headed by British Judge Lord Stein includes retired Supreme Court Chief Justice S P Bharucha arbitrating for Jet Airways and Justice Jeevan Reddy for Air Sahara.
Turf trouble relocates game
There is no settlement in the lawsuit between the Longview Independent School District and Vibra-Whirl, the Panhandle-based company that installed the turf in Lobo Stadium in summer 2004, but even if the removal of the old turf is put on hold, the Lobos' spring football game still will be moved. "The reason the game was moved was because the turf is in worse shape than it's ever been, and the field is unsafe," said Brian Bowman, spokesman for the Longview Independent School District. The turf has had problems, such as wrinkles, in the past school year. Inlaid lines, such as the hashmarks for football, have loosened and can be easily knocked out of place during football, soccer and band events. Bowman said the decision to move the game was made not only because the team would be playing on an unsafe surface, but also because if there was a settlement in the lawsuit, construction would be taking place and the team would not have a place to play.
Why the people have to stake their claim on power
One thing is certain, whatever the outcome of the election next month. There will be significant changes in Scotland's governance; that is, in the constitutional arrangements by which we are governed. If we recognise the sovereignty of the people in such matters, as all in the old Constitutional Convention did in the Claim of Right for Scotland, and if after May 3 there is a majority in the new parliament for a referendum, it is hard to see how anybody could plausibly argue against holding one in due course. But these are big ifs. In any case, the need for a new constitutional convention, or something like it, is based not on the simplistic question of a yes or no to independence, but on the need to create a new phase of democracy in Scotland capable of facing the challenges of the 21st century.
Lab strikes to go ahead
District Health Boards were in mediation with the Medical Laboratory Workers? Union in Auckland today but have been unable to find a solution to have the strike called off. DHB Spokesman Gordon Davies says mediation will never be able to overcome an unrealistic claim when the union is not prepared to make a meaningful shift in its position to find some common ground. He says DHBs have made a very good offer that remains on the table and urges the union to stop using patients as pawns and find a way through this. Share this Article:
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Canada disputes US softwood claims
The B.C. lumber industry characterized U.S. claims that Canada is violating the softwood lumber agreement as another American attempt to reduce the amount of Canadian lumber that can be shipped across the border. "They're stopping at nothing to further diminish our ability to ship, and we're going to fight them if we have to," B.C. Council of Forest Industries president John Allan said Wednesday. Allan said that the B.C. and Canadian government have adopted a similar position. "The federal government, the provincial government and ourselves are all on the same page on this," he said. Officials from the Canadian and U.S. governments are set to meet in Ottawa today for consultations over the Americans' concerns. The U.S. has laid out four main complaints, six months after the deal was signed between the two countries.
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