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Jammu: Two persons have been arrested for allegedly being involved in the killing of a nineyear-old boy in Samba district, the police said today. The body of the boy was found in a pond near his house at Meen Sarkar village on March 6, a police spokesperson said. During investigation, the police rounded up several suspects and during questioning, one of them confessed to his involvement in the crime, he said. On the information provided by the accused, his accomplice was arrested, the spokesperson said. Even though the spokesperson declined to reveal the motive of the crime, a police official, on the condition of anonymity, said the accused were sexually abusing the boy for quite some time and strangulated him after he threatened to disclose it to his family. "They then threw his body in the pond," the police official said.
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‘Arrogant’ Modi govt left no stone unturned to destroy Congress, but we’ll never cower down: Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi: UPA chairperson and former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the ruling BJPled central government, accusing it of weakening and ignoring the social welfare schemes implemented during the previous
dispensation. “Today, I feel disappointed and sad that Modi govt is weakening UPA’s welfare schemes,” she said while delivering her speech at the 84th Congress Plenary Session. Terming the Narendra Modiled BJP government as ‘arrogant’, the 71-yearold stated that the ruling
government left no stone unturned to destroy the Congress in the last four years. “But Congress has never cowered down and it will never cower down,” Sonia stated emphatically. PM Modi’s promises of combating corruption, ensuring inclusive development were all ‘dramebazi’ and
Congress Plenary Session: The Congress party is presently at its lowest ebb with Rahul Gandhi being entrusted with the task of revitalising the grand old party, which remains in power in just three states.
Zee India Conclave: BJP will win 80 seats in LS polls 2019, says Yogi Adityanath
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is confident of winning all the 80 Lok Sabha seats from Uttar Pradesh in the next Lok Sabha Election 2019. Joining the debate at Zee India conclave on Saturday, Yogi Adityanath said: "Overconfidence and inability to assess the ground realities during the last few days of campaigning turned the things against us in Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha bypolls". "The outcome of Gorakhpur and Phulpur by-elections is a lesson for us. But there are places where BJP has won for the first
Gorakhpur DM, who stopped media from entering counting centre, promoted The Uttar Pradesh government has transferred 37 IAS officials, including 16 District Magistrates, an official said on Saturday. The bureaucratic rejig was effected late on Friday.
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has transferred 37 IAS officials, including 16 District Magistrates, an official said on Saturday. Rajiv Rautela, the District Magistrate of Gorakhpur, who courted controversy on Wednesday for barring the media from accessing details at the Lok Sabha bypoll counting centre, has been shifted and prompted as Divisional Commissioner of Devipatan. The bureaucratic rejig was effected late on Friday. The Samajwadi Party has wrested Gorakhpur, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s home constituency, from the BJP after several decades. Anoop Chandra Pandey, the industrial and infrastructure d e v e l o p m e n t commissioner (IIDC) credited with the success of the ‘UP Investors Summit’ held in February has been rewarded with additional charge of the NRI Department, besides the additional charge of Greater Noida. Alok Sinha has been made the new principal secretary
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(Commercial Tax), Nitin Ramesh has been made the new principal secretary (Housing). He replaced Mukul Singhal who has been sent to the Silk Department. Senior bureaucrat Rajeev Kapoor who was in waiting ever since his return from a central deputation has been made the chairman of PICUP; Alok Tandon has been given additional charge of Noida as its chairman. Deepak Agarwal has been made the new divisional commissioner of Varanasi while Chandra Prakash Tripathi has been made the new commissioner of Saharanpur. Ravindra Naik, has been made the director industries, while Saumya Agarwal has been given the charge of vicechairperson of Kanpur Development Authority (KDA). Chandra Bhushan Singh has been given charge as new District Magistrate of Aligarh, S.V. Ranga Rao is the new commissioner of Azamgarh while Shivakant Dwivedi has been made the new District Magistrate of Azamgarh.
time," he said. Replying to a question on the formation of the third front he said: "The third front in UP is not a new phenomenon. Who's the leader of this new SP-BSP alliance?". Yogi Adityanath in an exclusive conversation with Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Choudhary refuted all rumours of internal rife within BJP. He claimed that candidates were elected with the general
consensus. He also admitted that 'brand Yogi Adityanath' has taken a hit by this loss as he was a five-time MP from Gorakhpur, and Phulpur also was previously held by Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya. "Everyone knows these are bypolls which are fought on a small scale. BJP is a democratic party. We have begun analysing the loss and will take whatever steps are needed," he said.
a trick to grab power, the Congress leader alleged. “Congress is fighting the tyrannical Modi Govt. People have begun to realise that the promises made by the BJP in 2014 were hollow,” she said while giving a clarion call to the partymen to be ready for any kind of sacrifice to strengthen the party and to make the county free from discrimination, vendetta politics and arrogance. She further said the country witnessed its highest economic growth under the tutela ge of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. “Under the leadership of former PM Manmohan
Singh, the economy of this country flourished. Our government formed policies which lifted millions of people from poverty. And today, the Modi government is weakening these policies,” she said. The Congress party is presently at its lowest ebb with Rahul Gandhi being entrusted with the task of revitalising the grand old party, which remains in power in just three states. On the other hand, the BJP now controls 21 of the 29 states following the landslide victory in the recently-concluded assembly elections in Tripura, which was once an impregnable citadel
of the Left Front. Sonia said the Congress has been relentless in its pursuit in exposing fraud and corruption done under the present regime led by PM Modi. “We are exposing fraud and corruption by PM Modi and the people with him, using proof,” she said. “Wherever there is a nonCongress govt, our friends are taking a stand against anarchy and violence there and continuing with their work, braving all of it. It is Congress Party which takes stand against injustice and raises it voice against it,” she said , adding that her party was making efforts to win back the trust of
the people and would work with like-minded parties to oust the BJP. Sonia also congratulated her son Rahul Gandhi for assuming the role of Congress President at a “very challenging time”. “The party’s victory will be the nation’s victory, it will be the victory for each one of us. Congress is not a political term, it is a movement,” she said. “It is the beginning of a new chapter, the challenges we are facing are not usual ones. We need to make an India free of corruption and vendetta, under President Rahul Gandhi, let us pledge that we will make all efforts to to do this,” she concluded.
part of the national anthem while Sindh is mentioned, which is no longer a part of India but part of Pakistan, Bora had said. The national
anthem of India, ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was composed in Bengali by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in 1911, at a time when British
King George V visited the country. During that period, the Indian territory stretched from Balochistan in the west to Sylhet in the east.
together, he said that he believes this will happen. At a press conference in Erode, Tamil Nadu, Stalin was asked by a reporter his opinion on the southern states combining to form a Dravida Nadu. “If this happens, it is welcome and it will happen I believe,” quoted him as saying. Stalin, meanwhile, has written to AIADMK leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edapaddi K Palaniswami, urging him to support the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)’s
no-confidence motion against the BJP-led government in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The top leadership of the party is yet to take a decision on backing the Andhra party. AIADMK is the third largest party in the House. Dravida Nadu is the idea of a homeland comprising Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada speakers. The concept of this homeland was espoused by EV Ramasamy ‘Periyar’. Based on this idea, he advocated the idea of Dravida national identity. Back in the 1940s, in a bid to redeem the identity and self-respect of Tamils, he founded his party Dravidar Kazhagan, with this as one of the founding principles.
Ahmedabad: Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani today expressed his heartiest greetings to the members of Sindhi and Marathi communities on festival of ‘Cheti Chand’ and ‘Gudi Padwa’, respectively.
In his message, the Chief Minister said that occurrence of these festivals at the same time will strengthen the feelings of peace, harmony and brotherhood in the society.
Now, Haryana minister Anil Vij calls for removing ‘Adhinayak’ from national anthem
New Delhi: A day after Congress MP Ripun Bora moved a private member’s resolution in Rajya Sabha seeking amendment of the National Anthem, Haryana health minister Anil Vij on Saturday joined the fray and demanded that the word ‘Adhinayak‘ be removed. “Adhinayak word should also be removed (from National Anthem). ‘Adhinayak’ means dictator and in India, we don’t have dictatorship but democracy. Hence, it should be thought about to remove the word Adhinayak,” the Haryana minister was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. Vij supported the
DMK’s Stalin on Dravida Nadu: ‘It is welcome, and it will happen I believe’
private member’s resolution moved in Parliament for replacing the word ‘Sindh’ with ‘Northeast’. Earlier on Friday, Bora had called for replacing the word Sindh with the Northeast India saying, “The National Anthem of India ‘Jana Gana
Mana’ mentions Sindh which is no longer part of India; the NorthEast India, which is a very important part of India, finds no mention in the National Anthem.” The North East is an important part of India and it is unfortunate that it is not a
Washington: DMK Working President M K Stalin on Friday said he welcomed the idea of all the five southern states and one Union Territory forming a ‘Dravida Nadu’. When asked his opinion on the possibility of the states — Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, and the UT of Puducherry — coming
are ready to do more than the special status,” quoted Ram Madhav, BJP National General Secretary as saying after the meeting of Andhra Leaders with BJP president Amit Shah. “You will have to ask that to the Telugu Desam Party,’ Madhav further said when asked if
TDP would come back to the NDA. On Friday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had said the Centre was committed to giving Andhra Pradesh a special package equivalent to a special category state and that it had been endlessly waiting for the state government to revert on mechanism of receiving it. The TDP, which has 16 MPs in the 545-member Lok Sabha, first pulled out its ministers from the Narendra Modi
government and decided to quit the alliance itself on Friday. The party, which is in power in Andhra Pradesh, had been demanding greater financial assistance to make up for the disadvantage it has been put to since its division in 2014. Naidu’s move came amid dissent within as his two colleagues who resigned from the Union Council of Ministers, P Ashok Gajapathi Raju and Y S Chowdary, questioned the timing of the decision.
Ready to ‘do more than special status’ for Andhra Pradesh: BJP
New Delhi: A day after Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party (TDP) pulled out of the NDA alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday stated it was ready to “do more than” the special status for Andhra Pradesh, a contentious demand that subsequently led to the split. “We will explain to the people of Andhra Pradesh the things we have done for them in last four years and things we will do. We
CM expresses greetings on ‘Cheti Chand’, ‘Gudi Padwa’
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Is the Reserve Bank of India toothless?
It is good that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel has finally broken his long silence. Unlike his predecessors, Patel has been reticent in indicating the thinking of the central bank. While the interviews and speeches of governors and deputy governors work as powerful signalling and reassuring measures— both to the markets and to the general citizenry—the silence has also been an eerie signalling mechanism that was shaking our confidence. It is good now that there is some scope for debate and dialogue. The governor’s speech on 14 March at the Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, highlights significant issues about the difference in regulation of public and private sector banks. The governor raised the issue of dual control over banks based on ownership issues. The problem is deeper than this. But while recognizing this, one is not sure that the current crisis could have been addressed in the framework suggested by Patel. He talked about powers to make board-level changes and forced mergers. Those powers are in the nature of deterrence and are too drastic to be curative in the current instance. Let us break up the issue of dual control. This issue is not specific to public sector banks. Even in case of the cooperative banks, dual control was a festering issue, with the state governments, through the registrar of cooperative societies, having most of the powers that Patel alluded to. This is by virtue of the institutions being incorporated under The Co-operative Societies Act. This issue was addressed when Y.V. Reddy was the governor. The RBI was able to arrive at a regulatory framework for the cooperative banks. This was done through a memorandum of understanding with each state government which defined how the governance change and merger powers would be exercised in consultation with, and upon the recommendation of, the RBI. Therefore, pending deep reforms on the ownership and governance of public sector banks, there is a template for regulatory framework available. Deep reforms, as recommended by the P.J. Nayak committee, needs political will, which seems to be lacking every time. However, in the case of public sector banks, the problem of dual control is even deeper. In addition to ownership and governance-level control, there is also significant operational control that the Union finance ministry exercises. This control bypasses the boards. That is why one cannot hold the board residually responsible for the performance of the bank. A programme like the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is operationally guided by the ministry and bypasses the board-directed strategy. This is control on the banks through the tyranny of circulars, which doesn’t af- - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara fect private banks. Editor
Raid box office collection day 1: Ajay Devgn’s film is third highest opener of 2018
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Bollywood-Hollywood Shriya Saran marriage: Will she continue acting or quit films post wedding? Shriya Saran married her Russian boyfriend at her residence in Mumbai on March 12. Her fans want to know whether she will continue acting or quit films Mumbai : Shriya Saran's marriage has come as a surprise to many of her fans. They are happy that the actress finally found her soulmate, but are also worried because she might quit films post her wedding to Russian boyfriend Andrei Koscheev. For uninitiated, Shriya Saran has secretly married her boyfriend on March 12. Yes, the actress, who won the hearts of millions of fans with her charming smile alone, has tied the knot without media glare, as reported by Mid-Day. Now, people are concerned whether she will quit films. "Oka... Shriya Saran secretly marries her Beau....congrats girl for entertaining us all these years... but my worry is will u continue acting? Ur such an underrated talent who shouldn't quit acting @shriya1109. [sic]" a worried fan wrote to her on Twitter. One fan suggested that she takes inspiration from Samantha, who has continued acting post her wedding to actor Naga Chaitanya. "@ shriya1109 Mam... Take inspiration from Samantha... continue acting....nonethless Happy as a fan to see u getting married. [sic}" the fan tweeted. Shriya Saran's upcoming movies are: Arvind Swami-starrer Naragasooran, Nana Patekar's Hindi film Tadka and Nara Rohit's Telugu project Veera Bhoga Vasantha Rayalu. With not many movies in her kitty, there is a possibity of Shriya Saran bidding goodbye to films. It has to be seen whether she will shift her base to Russia to stay with her hubby. Nonetheless, Shriya Saran is yet to confirm about her wedding and share pictures of her marriage. Shriya Saran is a popular Indian actress, who predominantly worked in Tamil and Telugu movies. She worked with stars like Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, Balakrishna among many others.
Seen Lisa Haydon's Cycling On The Beach Pics Yet?
New Delhi : Lisa Haydon's latest Instagram posts, in which she can be seen cycling on the beach, have divided the Internet. Of course, one section of the Internet became moralistic and slut-shamed Lisa for her choice of outfit - a swimsuit. However, more fans defended the actress saying that it's her choice what she wants to wear. Instagram users, including photographerfilmmaker Atul Kasbekar, were also stunned by Lisa Haydon's fitness level. "It's illegal to look like this six months after delivery, Lisa," Atul commented on Lisa's photo. Lisa Haydon is married to businessman Dino Lalvani and the couple welcomed their first child, son Zack, in May 2017. Lisa Haydon currently doubles as the host and judge of reality show Top Model India. The actress told news said that she successfully juggles work and mom duties is by giving her "100 per cent." She said: "When I am at work, I am at work and I rationalise that in my own head because I love my job and I am a working mom. And when I go home, I try to be the best mom I could possibly be and give them all my attention and time and focus. That's the only way I can balance it - give 100 per cent where you are at that moment."
Celeb spotting: Tamannaah Bhatia, Janhvi Kapoor, Huma Qureshi
Mumbai : Ajay Devgn’s latest film Raid has begun its box office journey on an impressive note. The film turns out to be the third highest opening Bollywood film of this year after Padmaavat and PadMan. Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted that Raid has earned Rs 10.04 crore on its opening day. In terms of numbers, Raid is behind Padmaavat (Rs 24 cr) and PadMan (Rs 10.26 cr). Raid is the story of an honest income tax officer Amay Patnaik, played by Ajay Devgn, who wants to search a popular UP politician’s house in the early ‘80s. The
film, directed by Rajkumar Gupta, opened to mostly positive reviews with critics praising Devgn for being back in his zone. Ajay Devgn is one of the most bankable actors in Bollywood, and his last two films have worked well at the box office. While Baadshaho was declared a moderate hit, his last release Golmaal Again earned more than Rs 200 crore at the ticket window. Going by the opening Raid has received, it’s likely to a hat-trick of hits for Devgn. However, it has just one week to make money because Yash Raj Films’ Hichki is all set to hit the theatres next week.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan completes two decades in Bollywood: Rekha pens a heartwarming letter for the actress
Mumbai : The Indian film industry is still reeling from the shock of the untimely death of the country's first female superstar, Sridevi. While the friends of the family have been there for Boney Kapoor and his two daughters Janhvi and Khushi, one person who has been there for it all is Boney Kapoor's eldest Arjun Kapoor. Boney, Khushi, and Janhvi were recently spotted at Arjun Kapoor's place. While the rest of Bollywood has been out and about their business. Tamannaah Bhatia, who will next be seen in Udhaynidhi Stalin starrer Kanne Kalaimaane, was snapped by our photographer at the airport. Arunoday Singh, who is gearing up for his next release Blackmail, which also stars Irrfan Khan, was seen posing for the camera at the song launch of the film. Huma Qureshi, who is excited about her next with superstar Rajinikanth, was clicked at the airport. Boney Kapoor was snapped hugging his eldest Arjun Kapoor outside the latter's home in Juhu. Boney Kapoor had arrived at his son's place with his daughters, Janhvi and Khushi.
Mumbai : The 'most beautiful woman in the world', Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has completed two decades in showbiz. After winning the Miss World crown in 1994, the lady made her big screen debut in Mani Ratnam's 'Iruvar' oppsite southern superstar Mohalal and the rest as they say is history. From memorable films in Bollywood like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Taal and Devdas to making India proud with her stunning appearances at Cannes Film Festival, Aishwarya has come a long way. Now a mother of a adorable little girl, Aaradhya, the actress has become choosy about her films but still tops the
Shakti Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki actress Rubina Dilaik to get hitched with boyfriend Abhinav Shukla soon!
Mumbai : Popular TV actress Rubina Dilaik who is garnering praise for her off-beat role in Shakti Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki, is all set to walk the aisle with longtime boyfriend Abhinav Shukla. The actress herself has confirmed the news which will make you go jumpy with happiness. While speaking to Bombay Times, Rubina Dilaik confirmed the news of her wedding with actor boyfriend Abhinav Shukla. She even revealed the time of the year when they’ll be exchanging their wedding vows. She said, “Yes we are taking our relationship forward to a new phase… a phase where we will celebrate each other’s imperfection and create memories for a lifetime.” Abhinav Shukla joined in a said that they are yet to finalise few important things for the wedding like the date and venue. He said, “Yes, we are getting married in June. We are yet to zero in on a date as we have a couple of options. The venue too is to be finalised. There was no pressure from either side. I was very clear that I won’t get married until I find the person I can be myself with and Rubina is just that. Also, we didn’t need any convincing to make up our minds. We just decided that we needed to take our relationship to the next level after dating for so long.” “I first informed her parents and my family connected with hers. I did bring up the topic of marriage with her, but it wasn’t followed by a dramatic Hollywood-like proposal of going down on my knees.
wish list of every filmmaker in tinsel town. A leading magazine Femina paid tribute to Bachchan bahu's remarkable innings in the movie business and it was veteran actress Rekha's heartwarming letter that has touched many hearts. The two ladies have often been spotted at awards night, hugging each other and showing off their love and respect for each other and this time Rekha decided to celebrate her two decades in the industry. Remembering 'the moon faced' girl who took her breath away the very instant she first laid her eyes on Aishwarya. Calling her a 'phoenix' , Rekha tells Aishwarya to keep spreading her magic
Rubina Dilaik finally revealed about her wedding plans with Abhinav Shukla
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All England Open 2018
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PV Sindhu buries mental demons in gritty win over Nozomi Okuhara, enters maiden semi-final New Delhi: A potential world champion was at work in the Birmingham Arena on Friday. PV Sindhu effectively laid to rest the demons that must have been over-running her mind in the wake of her desperately narrow loss to Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in the 2017 World Championship final in Glasgow, by administering the knockout punch to the diminutive Japanese ace in the quarter-final of the $1 million All England Badminton Championships. The gut-wrenching 110-minute 19-21, 22-20, 20-22 loss to Okuhara in Glasgow was offset by a gritty, determined 74-minute 20-22, 21-18, 21-18 triumph in Birmingham, catapulting Sindhu into her first All England semifinal, a level that her compatriot Saina Nehwal has attained on two occasions in the past. No doubt the willowy Indian would have been left wishing that the two matches could
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have been somehow reversed, thus obliterating the gap between the gold and silver medals at the Worlds. The Sindhu who took the court on Friday was as different from the uncertain, prodigal player we had seen in her first two matches in this premier competition, as chalk is from cheese. While the No 4 seed had virtually sleepwalked through her jousts with the Thai twosome of Pornpawee Chochuwong and Nitchaon Jindapol in her earlier rounds, she was sharp and focused against the seventh-seeded Okuhara, realising that the slightest slip in concentration against the pint-sized Japanese dynamo would be fatal. One pattern became evident as the match progressed. Sindhu tried everything in the book to keep the rallies short, while Okuhara concentrated on probing the corners and keeping the shuttle in play, hoping that her awesome staying power would eventually weigh in the balance. The longer a rally lasted, the greater were the chances of the Japanese player winning it, as the Indian looked winded and took her time getting ready to launch or face the next rally. There were just three occasions in that utterly absorbing, tight first game when one of the two antagonists took a two-point lead — and it was Sindhu every time, at 6-4, 8-6 and 15-13. The final time that a player took a two-point lead was when Okuhara overturned a 19-20 situation against her to bag the next three points for the game.
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PNB-Nirav Modi scam: Diamond traders move business to organised players
Mumbai: Loose diamond traders have started approaching players in the organised sector for business dealings, due to the latter’s deeper pockets, following Rs 115 billion PNB (Punjab National Bank)–Nirav ModiGitanjali Gems scam. Many medium and small diamond dealers have moved to large players seeking credit facility within the industry, as most banks have already tightened lending to diamond merchants, while other lenders are about to follow suit. India’s largest public sector bank, State Bank of India, early last week announced its decision to tighten collateral demands on borrowers from the gems and jewellery industry. A number of jewellery manufacturers and retailers, who were attending the India International Bullion Summit (IIBS) on Thursday in Mumbai, observed that banks have stopped lending to them as they due began viewing the whole sector, following the PNB-Nirav Modi scam. Organised sector players, including online diamond trading platforms
such as Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX), are set to benefit from the ongoing shift in diamond retailing. With these larger players offer credit to small and medium size diamond traders, the industry is set to move on to the private credit lending path. Both Nirav Modi and Gitanjali Gems were said to have also been passing off American diamonds as natural ones and selling them at inflated prices. “Organised sector players such as ICEX offer reliable diamond pieces certified by world-recognised certifying agencies like the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and International Gemological Institute (IGI), among others. Hence, such diamonds come
from trusted sources. Apart from that, organised sector players also offer credit to small and medium size players due to the lack of financial assistance to them from the banks. Hence, there has been a shift in the business from the unorganised to the organised sector,” said Dinesh Navadia, Secretary, Surat Diamond Association. Informed sources say SBI has reviewed all loans sanctioned to jewellers after the PNB-NIrav Modi-Gitanjali Gems scam outbreak to check whether or not adequate safeguards have been taken. The bank has directed its officials to focus on increasing collateral to 4050 per cent of the loan value or cut the size of exposure in case.
Mumbai: In an effort to increase the productivity of locomotives, and streamline operations, the Indian Railways is all set to use mathematical formulas to calculate the number of locomotives required for each train. Till now, each of its 16 zones, would manually prepare the mentioned locomotive links, to operate the allocated trains, but that is set to change. The Ministry of Railways released a statement recently, speaking of its involvement with the evolution and implementation of the system. The software-based decision support system will optimise locomotive deployment to run passenger trains across the nation. The system will use a mathematical model to work out the minimum number of locomotives needed to run all the passenger trains, as per the timetable, slotting in maintenance and operational
activities as well. The model will benefit the railways, freeing up 30 diesel and 42 electric locomotives, to the tune of Rs 720 crore. These newly-free locomotives will be utilised to run additional freight trains and earn additional revenue. A pilot optimisation exercise was conducted by the Transformation Cell of Railway Board, with the active participation of all the zonal railways. Passenger train scheduling is an everchanging process, as train schedules, new trains, and traction changes due to the ongoing electrification, affect timetabling. Keeping this in mind, the Railways Ministry, in this year’s budget, had green flagged the implementation of this project to institutionalise this process of locomotive link optimisation using decision support system software.
Sensex falls 131 points for week 7th Pay Commission: Good news for 50 on rising geo-politics concerns lakh govt employees as Centre may hike
Mumbai: Bears ruled roost for the third week in row, this time on rising geopolitical concerns on fear of escalating trade war pulled down the key indices, as benchmark Sensex fell another 131.14 points to close at 33,176.00. The Broader Nifty slid below the key 10,200-level to finish at 10,195.15, slipping 31.70 points. Bulls remained confused as the potential global trade-war vented-out by Trump administration slowly but steadily came into intentness. The markets ample gains during start of the week on illusion of receding trade war fears and strength of the US economy witnessed a trend reversal despite the country's positive macro-datas of CPI and WPI inflation, robust Industrial production (IIP) as well as World Bank prediction of India's growth of 7.3 per cent in FY19. The market traded largely mute rest of the week sessions confined by subdued global peers due to escalating geopolitics worries after US levied tax on steel and aluminium imports and planned to impose sweeping tariffs on Chinese imports, while the US challenging
India's export subsidy schemes at the WTO fanned investor uncertainty. On the domestic front, RBI directives to banks banning issuance of letters of undertaking (LoU) led intense selling pressure in Banking and financials stocks before its recovery, while developments in political front TDPs move to quit ruling NDA alliance and moving of non-confidence motion accelerated market volatility. The Sensex started the week with a smart rise of 33,468.16 and hovered between 34,077.32 and 33,119.92, it closed the week at 33,176.00, showing a fall of 131.14 or 0.39 per cent. (The Sensex lost 835.01 points or 2.45 per cent in previous two week session). The Nifty also resumed the week higher at 10,301.60 and traded between 10,478.60 and 10,180.25 before ending the week at 10,195.15, showing a loss of 31.70 points, or 0.31 per cent. The weeks choppy momentum witnessed losses in IT, Metal, Capital Goods, Oil and Gas, Teck, Auto, Realty sectors. While, gains seen in Consumer Durable, IPOs, Banks, HealthCare, FMCG, PSUs and Power counters.
pay beyond recommendations
New Delhi: Around 50 lakh government employees may get a good news soon, as Centre might consider giving pay hike beyond the recommendations of seventh pay commission. If various media reports are to be believed then the Narendra Modi government is considering increasing the salary of low-level officials, from matrix level 1 to 5 and go beyond the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission. The central government employees especially the lower-level ones might get an increased pay under seventh pay commission from April. According to various reports in media, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley mulls increasing the minimum pay and fitment factor for them, which would be effective from April 1, 2018. According to The Sen Times, the government employees, who receive salaries from pay matrix level 1 to 5, are expected to receive hike in minimum pay scale to Rs 21,000 from
Rs 18,000 from April 1, 2018. These employees will reportedly see an increase in their fitment factor from 2.57 times to 3.00 times of the basic pay of 6th Pay Commission. An official told the newspaper that FM Jaitley will prefer to pick and choose lower-level employees and pay hike accordingly rather than salary hike for middlelevel employees. Currently, the Central government employees are getting basic pay according to the fitment formula of 2.57 of the basic pay and if this big step is taken, it will come as a massive news for the Central government employees. Fitment factor is a figure used
by 7th CPC with which the basic pay in 6th CPC regime (i.e Pay in Pay band + Grade pay) is multiplied in order to fix basic pay in revised pay structure (i.e 7th CPC). Fitment factor formulated by 7th CPC is 2.57. It is expected that the proposal would be sent to the Cabinet at the start of next financial year. The Seventh Pay Commission had earlier recommended Rs 18,000 as the basic salary but the employees are demanding it to raise further to Rs 26,000. Arun Jaitley in 2016 in Rajya Sabha promised to hike pay of the central government employees beyond the suggestion of the 7th Pay Commission.
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Mohammed Shami Dismisses Match-Fixing Allegations, Says Plan Hatched To Defame Him
GNS Ag / New Delhi: India cricketer Mohammed Shami has rubbished claims of match-fixing made by his wife Hasin Jahan and said that he wants a thorough investigation into the matter. Speaking exclusively to said, Shami said that he had never indulged in matchfixing and claimed that he had good support from Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Shami's wife had alleged that he had taken money from a Pakistani woman named
Alishba on the insistence of an England-based businessman, Mohammad Bhai. The Committee of Administrators of the BCCI on Wednesday has asked the anti-corruption wing of the board to launch an investigation into an alleged dodgy cash transaction. "I want only one support from the BCCI. They should have a proper inquiry into the matter, thoroughly check all the details," Shami told Said. Hasin Jahan on her 'Facebook' page had alleged
that Shami was cheating on her and that she was a victim of domestic violence. Shami, though has denied all the allegations, saying it was a conspiracy to defame him and ruin his career. "Taking money from a Pakistani and all this about going to Dubai has been wrongly clubbed together. I have never done anything wrong and neither will I ever do it in the future. This was a plan to tarnish my character and I request that this to be thoroughly investigated."
New Delhi: With Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals returning to Indian Premier League this season after a hiatus of two years, Rising Pune Supergiant, who reached the final of the tournament last year against Mumbai Indians are not a part of India’s premier T20 league. But in spite of Pune not being one of the 8 franchises in the IPL, they will still get to host two matches in the upcoming season. The IPL governing council has decided to allot the two of the playoff matches, the Eliminator and the second Qualifier, to Maharashtra Cricket Academy in Pune. Earlier, the acting president of the BCCI, CK Khanna,
had informed that the 2018 IPL playoff matches would be held in the city. The two games will be played at the MCA Stadium in Gahunje on May 23 and May 25, as per the report. According to the rules, the eliminator and the second qualified are usually hosted at the home venue of the previous season’s runner-up. But with RPS being defunct
this year, other state associations, including those of Bengal and Uttar Pradesh were pushing to host the games in their stadium. “For the playoff, there was a suggestion that since Rising Pune Supergiant (now defunct) were the runners-up last time, we should give first priority to Pune,” IPL chairman said after a governing council meeting on Friday. He further added that if the stadium is ready, then the two matches will be played there. “If the stadium and the wicket are ready, the first priority would be given to Pune, if not, then we will consider Kolkata for the playoffs,” he said.
Mumbai: Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan and squad member Nurul Hasan have been fined 25 percent of their match fees and also handed one demerit point each for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct in the fracas that marred their win over Sri Lanka on Friday (March 16). The thrilling fixture, which ended with Bangladesh's narrow win to dump the hosts out of the tournament, turned ugly in the final over of the former's run chase. Shakib was reprimanded for his gesture during that over, as he appeared to be signalling to his batsmen to come off the field after Mustafizur Rahman was run out of a delivery which was first ruled as a no-ball for being the second bouncer of the over, before the square leg umpire changed his decision. "The square leg umpire had signalled it a no-ball and then upon discussions, changed the call, which I don't think is the right decision," Shakib said at the end of the match. "I don't know if the first bouncer was called as one for
the over but when the second bouncer was bowled, the umpire did call it a no ball," Shakib had said following the narrow two-wicket win. The change of call also prompted a few substitutes from the Bangladesh dugout - including Nurul - to make their way to the middle and confront Sri Lanka captain Thisara Perera. Nurul's fine was imposed for his finger-waging act at Perera, before the situation was brought under control and play resumed. As per an ICC release, both players pleaded guilty and accepted the sanctions put in place by match referee
Chris Broad after charges were levelled against the pair by on-field umpires Raveendra Wimalasiri and Ruchira Palliyaguruge, third umpire Ranmore Martinesz and fourth umpire Lyndon Hannibal. "Friday's incidents were disappointing as you don't want to see such player behavior during any level of cricket. I understand that it was a tense and an edge-ofthe-seat match with place in the final on the line, but the actions of the two players were unacceptable and cannot be condoned as they clearly went overboard. Had the fourth umpire not stopped Shakib.
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Jagtar Singh Tara Given Life Imprisonment In Beant Singh Assassination Case New Delhi: Jagtar Singh Tara was sentenced to life imprisonment till death today for the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995. The court of Additional District and Session Judge J S Sidhu pronounced the sentence in the high security Burail jail in Chandigarh where Jagtar Singh Tara is currently lodged, his counsel Simranjit Singh said. A fine of Rs. 35,000 was also imposed on Tara by the court, he said. The lawyer said his client would not challenge the order in the higher court. "Jagtar Singh Tara told the court that he does not regret killing Beant Singh, he also said that, 'I have been fighting the battle of Sikhs' freedom against the govt & will continue to do so'," the lawyer was
quoted by said. Jagtar Singh Tara had confessed to his involvement in the assassination of Beant Singh in 1995, in a confession letter which he had submitted to the court in January this year. On August 31, 1995, then chief minister Beant Singh was killed in an explosion outside the Civil Secretariat
in Chandigarh. Sixteen others also lost their lives in the incident. Punjab police employee Dilawar Singh had acted as a human bomb in the incident. Jagtar Singh Tara was arrested in September, 1995 in Delhi. However, he and two other accused escaped from Burail jail during the trial of the case in 2004.
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Staring at acute crunch, Gujarat stops Narmada water supply for irrigation Ahmedabad: As Gujarat stares at an acute water crisis, the state government has finally stopped supply of water to farmers for irrigation from Sardar Sarovar Dam on Narmada river. With this, the government has now reserved the remaining water stock solely for drinking purpose. Currently, the water level in the Sardar Sarovar dam is at about 105 meters, roughly less than 50 per cent of the normal. What's more, the spread of water in the reservoir which was across 214 km during monsoon season, has shrunk to less than 90 km area. After stopping water for irrigation, the outflow of water has come down from around 9000 cusecs
early this week to around 4900 cusecs now, with 4300 cusecs for drinking purposes, with the rest being used for downstream in the river. "This year, the water storage in Narmada dam is at 50 per cent of normal. South Gujarat has less water, while that in Saurashtra and North Gujarat is sufficient for drinking water purposes. We had already informed the farmers much in advance not to take summer crop and they have done so," said Minister of State for irrigation and water supply Parbat Patel. Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNNL), the nodal agency for the dam, had in January this year informed farmers that it will stop the supply
Woman dumped by lover marries home-guard in Gujarat’s Morbi, police play facilitator
Ripple Vaniya, a resident of Gitpura in Sanand taluka of Ahmedabad district, tied the knot with Jasmat Solanki, a home-guard attached to the Halvad police station, at a temple in Halvad in the presence of family members of Solanki and local police staff Rajkot: In a dramatic turn of events, a woman who had eloped with a man but was dumped by him within a few days, so that he could reunite with his legally wedded wife, got married to a home-guard with the help of police officers and staff in the Halvad town of Morbi district, Gujarat, on Friday. Ripple Vaniya, a resident of Gitpura in Sanand taluka of Ahmedabad district, tied the knot with Jasmat Solanki, a home-guard attached to the Halvad police station, at a temple in Halvad in the presence of family members of Solanki and local police staff. Halvad police inspector acted as the father of the girl while Jasmat’s parents and other family members witnessed the brief ceremony. The
couple then registered their marriage with the registrar at the Halvad municipality. Later in the evening, officers and staff of police hosted a dinner to celebrate the wedding. The marriage marked a turn in a story which had begun a few months ago and taken a turn for the worse just a few days back. Halvad police said that 24-year-old Ripple had come into contact with one Mahesh Rathod of Hirapur village a few months ago while they both were working at a factory in Sanand. The woman was doing casual work while Rathod was employed as a driver. “There was a void in Rathod’s life as his estranged wife Jagruti had been living at her parents’ home with their six-year-old
son. He and Ripple got close to each other and promised to live together,” said a member of staff from police. Meanwhile, around a month ago, Rathod quit his job and came to Sarambhada village of Halvad taluka to work as agricultural labourer. “On February 21, Rathod contacted Ripple on phone and the woman expressed her desire to elope with him. Consequently, Rathod went to Sanand and picked
her up and the couple came to Sarambhada. Rathod’s estranged wife received information about her husband’s extra-marital affair and also came to Sarambhada. Finding Ripple there, Jagruti dialled the women’s helpline Abhayam and sought help to win back her husband,” the police staff member further said. The Abhayam helpline asked Rathod, his wife and Ripple to come
Anandiben Patel remembered Modi during the launch of her biography "Karma Yatri", written by Ameya Latkar, in Ahmedabad on Friday night in the presence of BJP chief Amit Shah and Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, among others
night in the presence of BJP chief Amit Shah and Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, among others. “When I was a teacher before joining politics (in 1980s), I saved two girls from drowning during a picnic. After reading that news, Modi came to my house and asked me to join politics. That was the first time I met
to Halvad police station. However, Ripple and Jagruti fought bitterly at the railway station in Halvad and Ripple declared that she will commit suicide by throwing herself before a moving train after Rathod told her that he would reunite with his legallywedded wife. However, police prevented her from taking the extreme step and with the help of Abhahyam volunteers, contacted her father. “But Ripple’s father said he had disowned her as he had two other daughters also and if he allowed Ripple, who had eloped with a man against the wish of her family, he would find it difficult to marry off the remaining two daughters,” said Police Inspector Solanki.
What's more, the spread of water in reservoir which was across 214 km during monsoon season, has shrunk to less than 90 km area
of water for irrigation after March 15. Farmers had also been advised not to sow summer crops post-March 15 by depending solely on Narmada Dam water for irrigation. Through the Sardar Sarovar Dam, Narmada water is serviced across 12000 out of total 18000 villages and over
135 towns in Gujarat. Meanwhile, farmers have also been asked not to access water illegally from Narmada canals. The state government is also learnt to have deployed police to prevent any illegal lifting of water. According to state government officials, "adequate security
arrangements" have been made to ensure that no theft of water takes place from the canals or reservoir. It needs to be mentioned here that recently even several groups of farmers in different parts of the state such as North and Central Gujarat have been holding protests over stoppage of water.
Centre extends further assistance of Rs.1,131crore for SSP on Narmada, considered to be lifeline of Gujarat: Dy CM Nitinbhai Patel Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s Deputy Chief Minister Nitinbhai Patel today thanked the Union Government for extending further Central assistance of Rs.1,131-crore yesterday for the multipurpose inter-state Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) on the Narmada river, considered to be the lifeline of Gujarat. He said the grant is under the Centrallysponsored Accelerated Irrigated Benefit Programme (AIBP) for fast completion of the project, and under Command Area Development & Water Management (CADWM) Programme for the beneficiaries in the project’s command area. Mr. Patel recalled that the Centre had allocated Rs.970-crore financial assistance earlier also this year for SSP in response to the Gujarat Government’s request. The extended grants would fulfil the
needs for irrigation water to lakhs of farmers and drinking water for crores of people. He thanked Prime Minister Narendra
Modi for helping Gujarat in every respect for all the Narmada-related projects. The project is expected to be completed by 2019.
right party worker. He used to select those who are committed. He used to select those who never gave up till the assigned work
is over. Thanks to this, BJP was able to form its government at the Centre,” quipped Patel. Patel said she had learned almost everything from Modi and his style of running a government. “Right from taking decisions to holding meetings, I learned many things from him. He even taught us how to face the press. Once he
told ministers that instead of giving a direct answer to any question posed by the press, we only need to say what we know,” said Patel. In his address, Shah remembered Patel’s journey from being a school teacher to becoming the chief minister and now the Governor. Shah credited this success to her discipline and strong will.
plants are classified under stressed assets due to either lack of fuel supply or PPAs or both.
Rajkot: An eleven-yearold girl, who was allegedly raped by six persons, today gave birth to a baby girl at the government hospital here. While four of the accused were arrested earlier, remaining two were arrested today, police said. Nanji Javiya (67) and Arvind Kubawat (60) were arrested in the case on March 13 on the basis of the complaint lodged by victim's mother at Bhaktinagar police station. Their questioning revealed that a total of six persons had raped the girl on separate occasions, police said. Vijanand Ahir, who is visually impaired, and a 17-year-old
boy were arrested two days ago, while Vipul Chavda (40) and Govind Sakariya (61) were arrested today, police said. The girl, who was eight months pregnant, gave birth to a baby girl. "The victim's condition is stable. The newborn baby had some health problems and has been admitted to a governmentrun children's hospital," a police official said.
BJP assumed power at Centre due to PM Modi’s ability to pick ‘committed’ workers: Anandiben Patel
Ahmedabad: Crediting her success in politics largely to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel has said the BJP gained power at the Centre
due to Modi’s ability to select “committed” party workers. Patel had replaced Modi as the Gujarat Chief Minister after the latter became the prime minister in May 2014. She stepped
down as Gujarat Chief Minister in August 2016. Patel remembered Modi during the launch of her biography “Karma Yatri”, written by Ameya Latkar, in Ahmedabad on Friday
him. This is an example how he used to find party workers,” 76-year-old Patel recalled. “He was an expert in picking up
Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra to rescue stressed power projects
Ahmedabad: Three states have come forward to participate in the bidding process, wherein cheap power will be procured from stressed assets as part of a new power ministry scheme. Gujarat and Maharashtra have asked for 500 Mw each under the programme while Uttar Pradesh is set to procure 1,000 Mw The scheme was launched as one of the measures to provide relief to stressed power generating assets. The new centralised bidding for 2,500 Mw will be held, which would invite quotations from
power developers for a lump sum tariff. This would also involve power aggregation and disbursement according to the cost and the states’ demand The lump sum tariff would have to be quoted with a “very nominal” fixed cost portion. Officials said power developers will bid against the cap offered on fixed cost. Power tariff for coal-based power plants comprises fixed cost and variable cost. Fixed cost is the capital cost of the power plant and variable cost comprises cost of fuel, transportation, etc. If a state has signed a power
purchase agreement (PPA), it has to pay the fixed charge even when not procuring power. The government will also set a power aggregator, which would call for tenders and collate all bids and power supply. It would then disburse power to states that wish to procure low fixed cost electricity. Sources said state-owned Power Trading Corporation (PTC) will be the aggregator and the bid document is being drafted by Power Finance Corporation (PFC). PFC executives said Gujarat has expressed interest to follow a similar
bidding route to procure an additional 5,000 Mw. In the last five years, no fresh PPAs have been issued by
any states except Kerala and Uttar Pradesh. UP later cancelled the PPAs it signed. About 105,000 Mw of power
11-year-old rape victim gives birth to child
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