Melbourne-based well-known Hindi writer and translator Dr Mridul Kirti has been awarded 'Vishv Hindi Samman' (World Hindi Award) at the 12th World Hindi Conference.
With retired Major General Sitiveni Rabuka back at the helm, there is hope that the indigenous iTaukei population's concerns on land and resources including rampant poverty and unemployment in their community will finally be addressed.
The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.