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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Dutch MP will propose banning children under 15 from using social media

NL Times

Dutch political party D66 is advocating for a minimum age of 15 for social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat. “Tech giants are harming children’s health because social media is deliberately designed to be addictive,” said D66 parliamentarian Hanneke van der Werf, according to RTL." “The Netherlands doesn’t let cigarette manufacturers determine and enforce age restrictions,” Van der …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

The Hague names bridges after Golden Earring and Pim Fortuyn

Dutch News

Rock band Golden Earring and assassinated politician Pim Fortuyn have had their names enshrined in two bridges near a park in The Hague. The Pimfortuynbrug and Golden Earringbrug acquired their blue bordered name boards in May with no ceremony, after protracted efforts by the city council to agree on a suitable location. The decision to honour Golden Earring was also …

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1 year, 10 months ago

VVD has had the biggest political donation so far this year

Dutch News

The VVD has received the biggest donation to fund its provincial election and other campaigns so far this year, according to an updated review by the home affairs ministry. The VVD has been given €100,000 by a private donor, the CDA received €10,000 from former minister Onno Ruding and far right party Forum voor Democratie was donated the same amount …

Party Donation This Year Far Vvd

1 year, 10 months ago

Police investigating several suspects over threats to children's author

Dutch News

Police are investigating several people suspected of making death threats against the children’s author Pim Lammers, who withdrew from this year’s children’s book week after he was accused on social media of promoting child abuse. After he was denounced as a ‘paedophile activist’ and accused of celebrating child abuse by right-wing MP Wybren van Haga, Lammers withdrew from the event. …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Police investigating several suspects over threats to children's author

Dutch News

Police are investigating several people suspected of making death threats against the children’s author Pim Lammers, who withdrew from this year’s children’s book week after he was accused on social media of promoting child abuse. After he was denounced as a ‘paedophile activist’ and accused of celebrating child abuse by right-wing MP Wybren van Haga, Lammers withdrew from the event. …

Lammers

1 year, 11 months ago

Support mounts for Dutch author who received online death threats

Dutch News

Support is mounting for Dutch author Pim Lammers, who pulled out of writing a poem for this year’s children’s books promotion event Kinderboekenweek after receiving online death threats. ‘Writing a poem is not worth getting death threats for,’ Lammers said in a statement on the website of the event organiser CPNB. The sheer volume of threats and aggression aimed at …

Death Threats Threats Lammers

1 year, 11 months ago

Support mounts for Dutch author who received online death threats

Dutch News

Support is mounting for Dutch author Pim Lammers, who pulled out of writing a poem for this year’s children’s books promotion event Kinderboekenweek after receiving online death threats. ‘Writing a poem is not worth getting death threats for,’ Lammers said in a statement on the website of the event organiser CPNB. The sheer volume of threats and aggression aimed at …

Death Threats Threats Lammers

1 year, 11 months ago

Meet the soccer stars who have slammed the A-League - after Dwight Yorke's 'pub team' spray

Daily Mail

United legend, 51, was in charge of the Bulls for just 13 games Dwight Yorke's 'pub team' spray before departing as head coach of A-League side Macarthur FC has seen the Manchester United legend become a major talking point with many soccer fans in Australia. It comes as a fed-up Yorke, 51, labelled the Bulls a 'pub team' and slammed …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Lale Gül wins Pim Fortuyn Prize; commemoration of Fortuyn's murder interrupted

NL Times

Dutch-Turkish writer Lale Gül, 24, won the Pim Fortuyn Prize on Friday at a symposium in Rotterdam on the 20th anniversary of the politician's murder. Gül, whose debut novel "Ik Ga Leven" draws on her experience of oppression from growing up in a strict Muslim family, was this year's sole nominee. Gül said on talk show HLF8 that he was …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Netherlands commemorates Pim Fortuyn on 20th anniversary of his murder

NL Times

On Friday, several places in the country will commemorate the murder of Pim Fortuyn 20 years ago. The Beeld van Pim Foundation and political party Leefbaar Rotterdam, among others, are organizing a memorial march, and Rotterdam is commemorating the former politician with a symposium in the city hall. The march starts at Fortuyn's former home in Rotterdam and goes to …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Midnight start for Pune International Marathon

Hindustan Times

Pune: To avoid crowd, the organisers of Pune International Marathon will be conducting the 35th edition of the marathon from midnight on Saturday. “The AIMS official visited Pune city 15 days ago and was given the route certificate,” said Abhay Chhajed, president, organising committee, Pune International Marathon. Event; time Full Marathon ; 12:01am Half Marathon ; 12.01am 10km run; 5:30am …

International Pune Route Ground Chowk Dandekar Marathon Run

2 years, 10 months ago

Eindhoven targets international voters with plenty of English

Dutch News

DutchNews.nl is publishing 10 articles focusing on the 10 cities where most international residents live in the run up to the local elections in March. ‘At the moment, there are far more vacancies than people who are out of work.’ Arunraj welcomes the city’s approach to the international community which goes beyond having an expat desk and an international school. …

International Dutch English Local City Cda Vvd

2 years, 10 months ago

Eindhoven targets international voters with plenty of English

Dutch News

DutchNews.nl is publishing 10 articles focusing on the 10 cities where most international residents live in the run up to the local elections in March. ‘At the moment, there are far more vacancies than people who are out of work.’ Arunraj welcomes the city’s approach to the international community which goes beyond having an expat desk and an international school. …

International Dutch English Local City Cda Vvd

3 years, 3 months ago

Amsterdam tourists surprised by Covid access pass requirements

NL Times

The coronavirus access pass required in the catering, entertainment and cultural sectors in the Netherlands since Saturday caught a number of tourists in Amsterdam off guard. "Someone told me that I can't go to the toilet if I can't show a coronavirus pass. Pim Evers of the Amsterdam department of hospitality association KHN told AT5 that a number of foreign …

Pass Covid Access

3 years, 6 months ago

MPs pushing for more permits for festivals, fairs, other cultural activities

NL Times

Parties in the Tweede Kamer said they want more space for festivals, fairs and other cultural activities to resume, RTL Nieuws reported. A motion by VVD MP Pim van Strien, supported by D66 and CDA, called on the Cabinet to ensure permits for these events are issued more quickly. "If the coronavirus figures continue to go well, it could turn …

Cultural Activities Cabinet Van Strien

4 years ago

Fantasy hockey draft kit: 32 players to target for hits, blocks, PIM and plus/minus

New York Times

There are always trade-offs to be made in fantasy, but the most obvious ones in fantasy hockey are to sacrifice points for the peripheral categories — hits, blocks, penalty minutes, plus minus. Brandon Tanev, RW, Pittsburgh The Penguins winger may not score enough — he has 54 points, total, in the past two seasons — but he ranks second among …

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4 years ago

BEML Divestment: Centre Invites EoIs for 26% Stake Sale

News 18

The Central government has invited expressions of interest for the strategic sale of 26 per cent stake in Bharat Earth-Movers Ltd. BEML is a ‘Miniratna’ Category-1 Public Sector Undertaking, under the administrative control of Ministry of Defence. “Govt has issued the PIM/EOI for disinvestment of 26 per cent equity share capital of BEML Ltd along with transfer of management control. …

Disinvestment Process Cent Beml Eoi

4 years ago

Phase-II of Air India disinvestment to start Jan 5

India TV News

The second phase of the strategic disinvestment of Air India will start on January 5, 2021 with the announcement of the names of the qualified bidders. The presentation noted that in view of the post-Covid situation and severe impact on aviation sector, the government has considered various options related to disinvestment, including bidding parameters in the PIM and meetings of …

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4 years ago

Air India Divestment: Intimation Date for Qualified Interested Bidders Extended to Jan 5

News 18

The government on Thursday said it will intimate qualified interested bidders of Air India on January 5 next year, instead of the earlier decided date of December 29, 2020. The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management on Thursday issued a tenth corrigendum to global invitation for Expression of Interest for the proposed strategic disinvestment of Air India Ltd stating …

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4 years, 1 month ago

On the hook: Dutch fishing industry weighs up costs of Brexit

Dutch News

As EU and British negotiators pause their endgame talks on whether any Brexit trade deal is possible, experts predict troubled waters ahead for the Dutch fishing industry. Research by the European Fisheries Alliance suggests that between 2006 and 2015, Dutch fishermen hooked an average catch of 123 tonnes per year from British waters. ‘If there’s no deal, then British waters …

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4 years, 1 month ago

On the hook: Dutch fishing industry weighs up costs of Brexit

Dutch News

As EU and British negotiators pause their endgame talks on whether any Brexit trade deal is possible, experts predict troubled waters ahead for the Dutch fishing industry. Research by the European Fisheries Alliance suggests that between 2006 and 2015, Dutch fishermen hooked an average catch of 123 tonnes per year from British waters. ‘If there’s no deal, then British waters …

Dutch Brexit British Fishing European Waters British Waters

4 years, 4 months ago

Qualified Interested Parties in BPCL to Take Necessary Security Clearance: DIPAM

News 18

The government on Friday said interested parties that evince interest in bidding for BPCL would be required to take necessary security clearance which would be communicated to them at the Request For Proposal stage. "Necessary security clearance shall be taken as per the details and requirements communicated to the QIP at the time of RFP," the Department of Investment and …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Anti-racism graffiti on Rotterdam statues, art center

NL Times

A group of activists left graffiti on the statues of Piet Hein and Pim Fortuyn and on the Witte de With art center in Rotterdam. The vandalism was meant as criticism on "the glorification of Dutch colonialism and the martyrdom of Pim Fortuyn," the group said on social media. On the statue of Pim Fortuyn, the activists painted the words, …

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4 years, 7 months ago

How one English potter went digging for some very old Dutch clay

Dutch News

A mention in the Guardian of ‘one potter called John’ who spent a muddy hour digging for ‘2.5 million-year-old clay in an old Dutch quarry’ piqued one DutchNews.nl writer’s curiosity. Saturation can cause the sand to turn into ‘quicksand’ in some places so you have to take care where you dig down to clay level,’ he says. The quarry boss …

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Dutch MP will propose banning children under 15 from using social media

The Hague names bridges after Golden Earring and Pim Fortuyn

VVD has had the biggest political donation so far this year

Police investigating several suspects over threats to children's author

Police investigating several suspects over threats to children's author

Support mounts for Dutch author who received online death threats

Support mounts for Dutch author who received online death threats

Meet the soccer stars who have slammed the A-League - after Dwight Yorke's 'pub team' spray

Lale Gül wins Pim Fortuyn Prize; commemoration of Fortuyn's murder interrupted

Netherlands commemorates Pim Fortuyn on 20th anniversary of his murder

Midnight start for Pune International Marathon

Eindhoven targets international voters with plenty of English

Eindhoven targets international voters with plenty of English

Amsterdam tourists surprised by Covid access pass requirements

MPs pushing for more permits for festivals, fairs, other cultural activities

Fantasy hockey draft kit: 32 players to target for hits, blocks, PIM and plus/minus

BEML Divestment: Centre Invites EoIs for 26% Stake Sale

Phase-II of Air India disinvestment to start Jan 5

Air India Divestment: Intimation Date for Qualified Interested Bidders Extended to Jan 5

On the hook: Dutch fishing industry weighs up costs of Brexit

On the hook: Dutch fishing industry weighs up costs of Brexit

Qualified Interested Parties in BPCL to Take Necessary Security Clearance: DIPAM

Anti-racism graffiti on Rotterdam statues, art center

How one English potter went digging for some very old Dutch clay