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NEWS BRIEF Jaitley introduces 2 bills in LS to extend GST to J-K
Agency | New Delhi Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today introduced in the Lok Sabha two bills that would extend the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime to Jammu and Kashmir. The Central Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Bill, 2017, would provide for levy of the GST on goods sold. Pak Army violates ceasefire today Agency | Jammu
The Pakistani Army today violated a ceasefire by firing at Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said. The violation came just hours after a previous burst of firing from across the border last night. The Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire along the LoC in Rajouri’s Kalsia area around 1445 hours today. Govt may probe liquid nitrogen incident: Vardhan
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Gujarat Floods Leave 213 Dead, CM Vijay Rupani to Camp in Banaskantha For Five Days Chief Minister Vijay Rupani would camp in Banaskantha for five days as the district was the worst affected due to floods
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At least 213 people have died so far in the devastating floods that ravaged north Gujarat districts, even as relief and rescue operations were in full swing following a break in the rain fury. 4225 animals also died after incessant rains caused massive floods in Gujarat, reported said. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani would camp in Banaskantha for five days as the district was the worst affected due to floods. According to the data provided by the state flood control room,
186 people have died in north Gujarat districts of Banaskantha and Patan due to floods. Of the 186, 61 deaths have been reported from Banaskantha alone. Most of the victims died of drowning. To inspect relief and rehabilitation work
in Banaskantha, CM Vijay Rupani said that he would be camping in the district for next five days. On Sunday, CM Vijay Rupani met the relatives of the 17 people from a family who died in Khariya village of Kankrej talu-
ka. Bodies of 17 members of a family swept away in swirling waters of Banas river were found on Wednesday in Khariya village near Palanpur in north Gujarat’s Banaskantha district. Over 53,000 people have been evacuated since July 21, including 34,043 from worst-affected Banaskantha and Patan districts in north Gujarat, informed Revenue Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama. Three Army columns, 18 National Disaster Response Force teams and 11 of SDRF, along with local administration and fire brigade, had rescued 1,930 persons since July 21. As many as 778 villages in Banaskantha and Patan districts continued
All old stocks will have to be destroyed after July 31, says Supreme Court Agency | New Delhi
Bihar liquor ban
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to extend the deadline for liquor manufacturers from Bihar to shift their old stock of alcohol outside the state in the wake of a ban on liquor imposed in the state on April 1 last year. The top court in its order has said that all the remaining alcohol will have
to be destroyed after July 31. A number of liquor manufacturers had approached the court in May seeking extension of the deadline citing huge financial losses following the prohibitory orders. The Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Bev-
Last date for filing Income Tax returns for FY 201617 extended to August 5
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The government will probe the issue of liquid nitrogen being served in drinks or food at soe restaurants if it gets any such information, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan said today. The assurance came after Bhubaneswar Kalita of the Congress raised the issue, following which Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari asked him to provide the details to the minister.
The Income Tax Department on Monday extended the last date to file Income Tax Returns (ITR) to August 5, owing to difficulties faced by those filing their returns online. The earlier deadline was July 31. “In view of the difficulties faced by taxpayers, date for filing of Income Tax Returns for FY 2016-17 has been extended to 5th August, 2017,” the I-T department said in a statement issued. The filing of returns, especially if one has made
cash transactions of Rs 2 lakh or more post demonetisation, from November 9 to December 30, 2016, has now become more stringent than ever. It has been made mandatory to report such transactions for financial year (FY) 2016-17. Linking of Aadhaar number with Permanent Account Number (PAN) has also been made compulsory for taxpayers that have an Aadhaar card. According to an earlier release issued by the Income Tax Department.
erage Companies told the court that they had liquor stock worth over Rs 200 crore, and sought the court’s permission to dispose it in other states where consumption of liquor is not banned. The apex court then modified its previous order and granted time till July 31 to the manufacturers to get rid of their old stock includ-
ing the raw materials. In the May 29 order, the court had said, “Time to destroy / drain the stocks is extended up to July 31, 2017. It is made clear that no further extension will be granted in future.” Earlier, the Supreme Court had extended the deadline to May 31 from April 30 that was fixed by the state government.
to be without elec- Gujarat were filled to 70 per cent and 131 tricity. As many as the brim, with 41 oth- less than 70 per cent 31 of the 203 dams in ers holding more than of their capacities.
Nobody Strong Enough To Take On PM Modi In 2019, Says Nitish Kumar Agency | Patna Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who swapped partners last week to ally with the BJP once again in Bihar, today said that no one is strong enough to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019, when he will seek re-election. “There is no doubt about his re-election as Prime Minister as there’s no one to challenge him,” Nitish Kumar told reporters at a press conference at which
he detailed what led to his decision to resign and dissolve his two-year-old alliance with Lalu Yadav and the Congress. “I will prove all the critics wrong with my work and the performance of the government,” he said in response to criticism over his decision. Seen as a strong contender to challenge PM Modi as the head of an opposition bloc that is being tested ahead of the national election, Mr Kumar ruled himself out of that
race when he dumped his allies and, less than a day later, took oath again, this time setting up a government with the BJP, with which he had split acrimoniously four years ago after a 17-year partnership. Mr Kumar had ended his party, the Janata Dal United’s alliance, with the BJP over the latter’s decision to project Narendra Modi as its presumptive Prime Minister. Two years later he joined hands with Lalu Yadav,
it was decided that meeting between leaders of all political parties be held and it will be done district wise,” he said. IeMalayalam reports that it was decided at the meeting to ensure that violence is not re-
peated with clear instructions to all party workers on both sides not to engage in any violence. Meanwhile, a video that is going viral shows the CM asking journalists to leave the room where the meeting was supposed to take place. A visbily unhappy CM is seen asking the journalists to come out of the room. The CM and Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan are seen waiting for the journalists to troop out of the room.
CPM, BJP shake hands to prevent violence, all-party meet on August 6
Agency | New Delhi Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan called for an all-party meeting on August 6 in Thiruvananthapuram to discuss the series of violent incidents involving members of BJP-RSS and CPI-M workers. Speaking to reporters after holding a meeting with the BJP and RSS leaders, Vijayan said peace meetings would be held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam and Kannur. “After the recent incident,
Will continue as BJP chief even if elected to Rajya Sabha: Amit Shah in Lucknow
“BJP will romp home victorious with bigger strength than 2014 on the basis of its development and good governance of the Modi government, as well as the 13 state governments of the party in the country,” BJP president Amit Shah said on Monday Agency | Lucknow Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Monday refuted rumours of him resigning from the party post if elected to Rajya Sabha. “There is no question. I have the responsibility of being BJP president. I am happy and satisfied with that role and I am doing it with full vigour. Aap log dhakka mat lagaiye (don’t push me out),” Shah arrived in Lucknow on Monday on a three-day visit. On the recent switch of
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to the NDA, Shah said Nitish himself decided to part ways from the RJD and the Grand Alliance and that the BJP did not break any party. “It was Nitish Kumar who resigned from the post of the chief minister as he did not want to continue with the corrupt. Were we supposed to force them to continue?”said Shah. Shah moved on to take a jibe at the Congress over its MLAs quitting the party in Gujarat as he questioned
the trust it reposed in its MLAs. “It seems Congress does not trust its MLAs. Why have they been made prisoners?” Asked by journalists on reports of Samajwadi Party’s Shivpal Yadav joining BJP, Shah dismissed such reports saying there have not been any discussions
on him joining the saffron party. “Unhe lekar abhi aisi koi charcha nahi hai (We haven’t discussed him yet),” he said. Speaking of the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP national president said it will take time to revive the state that was an arena of politics
for the former government and the police. He added that during the tenure of the last government, their scams would surface every month, however, during the threeyear rule of the NDA not a single scam had tainted the party. “Jo Police aur prashasan ka itne saalon mein rajneeti karan hua hai use sudhaarne mein thoda time lagega (We’ll need some time to fix the politics done by the politics done by the politicians and police for so many years).”
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A bad week for corrupt politicians What a week! In Pakistan corruption charges felled a powerful prime minister. In Bihar corruption charges felled a powerful political leader. So it was a good week for higher standards in public life, and a bad one for political leaders who become inexplicably rich. Lalu Prasad and sons run a small enterprise compared to Nawaz Sharif and family, and so, did not make the Panama Papers like the Sharifs did. But, it’s basically the same story on both sides of the border. It is a story of political leaders who in the name of public service end up putting their family’s commercial interests above the public good. When Pakistan’s Supreme Court forced Nawaz Sharif out of office, our ‘nationalistic’ TV anchors reported the story gleefully as if this was an area in which India’s democracy made us less vulnerable to the depredations of corrupt politicians. This is sadly not true. It is a shame that regime change and (ancien) regime restoration in Patna was so melodramatic that political commentators have mostly ignored the reason why the Chief Minister of Bihar did what he did. Nitish Kumar has proved that he is a cynical, ruthless politician, but not even his worst enemies can accuse him of corruption. So when tax inspectors began unraveling the vast commercial interests and expensive real estate that Lalu and family allegedly own, he had no option but to cut and run. Having escaped relatively untainted once before from the BJP’s ‘communal’ embrace, he chose communalism over corruption. His move brings to the fore two separate but equally important issues. Corruption and the inability of our opposition parties to find a stronger glue to bind them together than sham secularism. Since this is corruption week, let’s begin with analysing the corrupt practices of our political class. It is a sad admission to make but what Lalu Prasad allegedly did is what a long list of Indian politicians do, which is to use public office for private gains. It has been said in this column before but needs constant repetition, that the only Indians who have huge stashes of ‘black’ money are our political leaders, because they are the only ones who do not earn their money through legitimate business practices. Businessmen and rich movie stars, routinely raided by tax inspectors, are guilty only of evading taxes on money they have earned through years of hard work. In politics, making money is much easier.
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Hollywood-Bollywood Bigg Boss Tamil: Bindu Madhavi enters the show as wild card entry, Oviya in spotlight again Agency | New Delhi
The host of Bigg Boss Tamil, Kamal Haasan, on Sunday, introduced contestants to wild card entry Bindu Madhavi, who was given warm welcome by the housemates. She was asked not to disclose outside details
to the contestants. The lady shares good equation with both Oviya and Gayathri. Though, Bigg Boss tried hard to make things favourable for Oviya in the house but nothing is turning out in her favour. The lady was once again targeted last
week. On Friday’s episode, Bigg Boss announced a task in which Juliana had to judge a cooking competition and the losing team was asked to act like Juliana’s servants. The first team consisted Snehan, Oviya, Vaiyapuri and Ganesh
oneself in the industry. The Indian television industry has been graced with a plethora of talented people, some of whom are an icon of good looks and muscle as well. Good looks that can make your screen melt and muscle that can inspire you to hit the gym everyday! Have you wanted to know what’s behind the hot body of Aansh Arora. He is dedicated and work hard towards a
fit body. From gyming to yoga He don’t leave any stone unturned. Aansh Arora has been busy in shooting For Colors TV show “Kasam” Tere Pyaar Ki but the actor still takes out time to stay fit. Despite a long and hectic schedule during the day, Aansh sneaks out time for his workout sessions. Aansh Arora so much inspired by Bollywood Star Salman Khan since his childhood.
shoot when this incident happened. Their 8-year old daughter was at her coaching class and found her mother hanging when she returned home from her class.She is
said to have rang the bell for a long time but she saw no response. After a long wait, she alerted her neighbours who informed the police. The police arrived and broke the door open to find her hanging. The police of Samta Nagar found a suicide note that mentioned that she is taking her life because of depression. She also mentioned that she holds no one responsible for her death.
“Kasam”Tere Pyar Ki Actor Aansh Arora Follows Salman Khan Footstep to Stay Fit and Healthy
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Gone are the days when good acting chops were enough to become a successful Actor. A chiseled physique has become equally important today to establish
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has signed an exclusive deal with Amazon Prime Video giving them the worldwide streaming rights to all his future titles, starting with Tubelight. The online streaming service will also have rights to films produced by Salman Khan Ventures. After their theatrical release, the actor’s films will first premiere on the streaming service, which
will be two months before Satellite/Television broadcast or any other form of distribution. The service will also have access to Salman’s older titles such as Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Kick, Jai Ho and Hero along with upcoming new releases. “Amazon Prime Video reaches over 200 countries and territories and I am happy to collaborate with Amazon Prime Video and expand the reach of Indian cinema.
and the second team had Gayathri, Shakthi, Raiza and Arav. The judge declared the latter as the winner and then made Oviya her red-carpet person. Juliana asked Oviya to roll the red carpet, wherever she goes. This didn’t go down well with the latter who many times pulled the red carpet hurting Juliana. After Arav and Snehan convinced her, she performed the task in the right way. Her actions were pointed out during the weekend episode by Kamal. The lady realised her mistake and apologised for the same. Contestants were unware that there was no elimination this week. When he broke the news to contestants except Juliana no one looked happy.
TV Actor Manoj Goyal’s Wife Commits Suicide: Here Are 5 Signs Of Depression That Everybody Needs To Know
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On Saturday, the wife of popular TV actor Manoj Goyal committed suicide. Manoj Goyal has acted in several popular comedy shows like Golmal Hai Bhai Sab Golmal Hai and Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hai. According to various news reports, Neelima Goyal was found hanging from a ceiling fan inside their bedroom in Alica Nagar Buliding, Lokhandwala. Manoj was out for a
Jacqueline’s sexy pole dance in the teaser of ‘Chandralekha’ from A Gentleman Agency | Mumbai
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Jacqueline Fernandez has been posting pictures and videos of pole dancing on social media accounts. While it has become a part of her fitness regime, did you know that she learned the skill for her upcoming song ‘Chandralekha’ from ‘A Gentleman.’ The actress learned the dance form for the song and has made it a part of her fitness routine. Jacqueline has found a liking for the skill and has given her best to ace it. Jacqueline Fernandez and Sidharth Malhotra have been actively updating the audience about their film’s new contents by posting on Twitter. The duo has teased us yet again with a teaser from the upcoming song from their film ‘A Gentleman’. The song named ‘Chandralekha’ has got us all the more excited as the teaser features Jacqueline sizzling on a
pole. ‘Chandralekha’ would feature Jacqueline Fernandez doing one of the most sensuous forms of dance, Pole dance. Set in the backdrop of an office party, ‘Chandralekha’ is a karaoke song. The song is shot in a pub where Jacqueline probably breaks into a pole dance as she is seen donning formal clothes. The gorgeous diva never fails to disappoint us when it comes to her hotness, the upcoming song will just raise the bar higher. Sidharth Malhotra and Jacqueline Fernandez are one of the most good looking couples on screen and their chemistry has already become the talk of the town. With every new content releasing from the film, the mercury is just rising.
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India’s Multi Commodity Exchange has recorded a daily turnover of Rs. 10970.77 crore in session 1 on Monday, July 31, 2017. MCX Comdex – The composite index of metals, energy and agri-commodities was up by 4.87 point to 3178.33 point, MCX Metal index was reached at 4711.05 and MCX Energy index was reached at 2350.51 while MCX Agri index reached at 2404.21 point. BULLION GOLD Aug17 contract was down by 0.22% to Rs. 28517.00 per 10 gram. GOLD Oct17 contract was down by 0.10% to Rs. 28794.00 per 10 gram. GOLDM Aug17 contract was down by 0.14% to Rs. 28556.00 per 10 gram. GOLDM Sep17 contract was down by 0.05% to Rs. 28704.00 per 10 gram. GOLDGUINEA Jul17 contract was up by 0.10% to Rs. 22626.00 per 8 gram. SILVER Sep17 contract was up by 0.34% to Rs. 38592.00 per kg. SILVER Dec17 contract was down by 0.11% to Rs. 39058.00 per kg. SILVERM Aug17 contract was up by 0.33% to Rs. 38608.00 per kg. SILVERM Nov17 contract was down by 0.02% to Rs.
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Cheteshwar Pujara backs Hardik Pandya to hit six sixes in an over in limited-overs Hardik Pandya made an impactful debut against Sri Lanka scoring a 49-ball 50 in the first innings to help India reach a huge total of 600 at the Galle International Stadium. Talking to Cheteshwar Pujara after the 304run victory, Pandya, who hit three sixes and five fours in his 49-ball knock said that he doesn’t think of hitting sixes but plays according to his team’s demands. “I don’t think about hitting six sixes. I just focus on what the team requires,” he said. During the Champions Trophy, he hit three consecutive sixes of the bowling of Imad Wasim but decided
ICC’s Olympics cricket dream hangs in balance over India’s decision Agency | New Delhi
to not go for it on the fourth ball. Pujara, who’s a completely different batsman from him, said that he feels Pandya one day can emulate Yuvraj Singh’s feat of hitting six maximums in the same over. However, the all-rounder said that he plays according to the situation and not for sixes but didn’t rule out the possibility of doing so one day. “Even in my short career I’ve hit three sixes in
three balls but never went for the fourth one because the situation didn’t demand. But someday when I’ll have the situation where I can go all six balls, I might do it,” said the 23-year-old. Pujara also asked Hardik about how he felt about pulling the ball and who hits it better him or Pujara? To which he promptly replied that it was definitely the Saurashtra batsman who does it better.
We Are Water foundation, a non-profit organization supported by a socially responsible corporate, Roca Bathroom Products Pvt Ltd, announced its India launch. With this move, the foundation also announced its flagship campaign ‘Shauchalaya Apna, Bitiya ka Sapna’ targeted at improving the sanitation facilities for women & girl child in the country. With a vision to work towards solving the global problem of water, sanitation and
Although cricket in the Olympics could pave way for a few more medals for India, the decision to include the game in the ultimate sporting extravganza has been strongly objected by India itself. With game being last played in the Olympics in 1900 in Paris, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is pushing for the inclusion of the game, especially the Twenty20 (T20) format, for the 2024 event to be hald in Paris again. However, the ICC still awiats
a positive response from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over the inclusion of the sport in the event, who hardly beilieve that the game is an Olympic sport. “We have heard about the ICC’s Olympics initiative but most members are not keen. We don’t know what our status will be if we lose our autonomy.
In the present situation, it is absolutely undesirable,” a senior BCCI official was quoted as saying. Meanwhile, a source closer to Times of India has said, “The ICC is continuing to explore the possibility of cricket’s inclusion in the Olympics and the main thrust of that at present is on convincing the BCCI.
Utter mess: India’s athletics body took the right Great Barrier Island New Zealand gains international call with PU Chitra but handled it poorly dark sky status
Agency | New Delhi
Controversies have become part of Indian athletics team selection. Last year it was the composition of the women’s 4x400m relay team to the Rio Olympics that led to a row and ended up in court, with quarter-miler-cum-hurdler Anu Raghavan alleging that she was unfairly kept out of the lineup. The favourable court verdict came too late to benefit the Kerala athlete. Things are no different this year, ahead of the World Championships in London. The rejection of three of the Asian champions at Bhubaneswar despite their legitimate rights to a World Championships slot
Chitra got a favourable verdict from the court but it was too late has caused a furore. One of them, Kerala’s middle-distance runner PU Chitra went to court and got a favourable order, leaving the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) embarrassed and being accused of charges of “conspiracy” and “politics”. Chitra could not make it in the end since entry deadline was over and the International Association of Athletics Federations
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hygiene, ‘We Are Water Foundation’ a non-profit organisation conceived in 2010, stepped foot in Indian soil this year. The foundation has completed 30 projects in 18 countries that have helped more than 400,000 people get better sanitation and water access. The event saw a confluence of delegates, dignitaries, architects, builders, NGOs, agencies, social heroes and sanitation champions as they gathered to voice the noble cause of providing better hygiene.
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(IAAF) rejected a request from the AFI to provide an exception. Had that been gained, it was on the cards that two other athletes who were crowned Asian champions, Ajay Kumar Saroj (1500m) and Sudha Singh (3000m steeplechase) could also have made similar demands. The AFI could have avoided the drama and controversy had it announced months
New Zealand badminton open: Prannoy, Kashyap, Ajay in fray
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Newly-crowned US Open champion H S Prannoy will look to continue his good run when he begins his campaign in the men’s singles competition at the $120,000 New Zealand Grand Prix Gold starting here tomorrow. Battling with injuries throughout his career, Prannoy strung six match days together to snap a long title drought that lasted a year and four months. He had won the Swiss Open last year in March. “Feels great to win this one. Now I am looking forward to New Zealand Open,” Prannoy had said after the epic final against compa-
triot Parupalli Kashyap, who reached his first final after recovering from a shoulder injury. Prannoy, who climbed to 17th spot in the world rankings after the win, will face Indonesia’s Shesar Hiren Rhustavito in the opening round here. Kashyap, who had to endure a long injury lay—off since limping off the court in October, 2015, also will look to continue his good work after reaching the finals at
US in more than two years. The Commonwealth Games champion, who gained 12 places to be at the 47th spot, will face Indonesia’s Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka. Ajay Jayaram, who will be competing at the World Championship next month, would be looking to boost his confidence with a solid performance when he opens his campaign against Chinese Taipei’s Chia Hung Lu. Former National champion Sourabh Verma, who clinched the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold last year, will be up against Australia’s Nathan Tang at the North Shore Events Centre.
ahead of the Asian championships that winning in Bhubaneswar alone may not ensure a ticket to the London Worlds and the athletes would also be expected to return performances closer to the qualification marks set by the IAAF. The later developments at Bhubaneswar where the AFI informed the athletes of the mandatory participation at the inter-State meet at Guntur that followed
Great Barrier Island, off the north-eastern coast of Auckland, has become the first island in the world to be designated an International Dark Sky Sanctuary. Located 100km north-east of central Auckland, Great Barrier Island’s night skies will now be protected for present and future generations. Great Barrier Island becomes the first island and only the third place in the world to achieve this status. The other two sanctuaries are in
New Mexico (US) and Chile. A Dark Sky Sanctuary is public or private land that has an exceptional or distinguished quality of starry nights and a nocturnal environment that is protected for its scientific, natural or educational value, cultural heritage and/ or public enjoyment. With much of Great Barrier Island ’off the grid’, light pollution is minimized on the island, allowing for great viewing of the spectacular night sky. Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says Great Barrier Island is home to a community focused on protecting and preserving its stunning natural beauty which makes it the ideal location to receive International Dark Sky Sanctuary status.
Global. The theme of the occasion was dedicated to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals 2030, especially Goal No. 8 – Decent Work & Economic Growth. Goal No. 9 – Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure & Goal No. 17 – Partnerships for Goals. WPDO appeals all its members & cohorts to make a
social impact by adhering to the 17 goals of UNSDG. WPDO believes that all the personages participating in the Sustainable Development Accelerator & Global Business Leadership Forum 2017 have joined hands with us to support and fulfill the 17 goals at their best capacities, including poverty, hunger, lack of education, gender & racial discrimination, education for all, infrastructure, power, etc. Seeing these goals get fulfilled would mean the world getting rid of such problems and becoming a better place to live in.
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Sustainable Development Accelerator & Global Business Leadership Forum 2017
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Witnessed the SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ACCELERATOR & GLOBAL BUSINESS LEADERSHIP FORUM 2017 organized by the World Peace & Diplomacy Organisation – WPDO in association with Confederation of International Accreditation Commission – CIAC
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CM distributes blankets and clothes to the flood victims of Deesa SS News | Gandhinagar
Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijay Rupani today on the second day of his stay at Banaskantha District for flood relief visited Deesa to guide for the relief works. He distributed about 500 blankets and clothes gathered for flood affected people by the Jalaram Seva Trust of Deesa. On the second day of his stay at Banaskantha today
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For the last several years, the issue of reservation in our country is discussed. On this not Living Cinema House bring Flim “ Tu Mari Aas Pass Che”.This movie is include suspense, thriller, action, love and romance. Flim story is about Chirag and his five friends. After Studies Chirag wants to start his business with his friends. On this he falsely implicated
Mr. Rupani will inspect and guide the ongoing relief works by the administration in the flood affected villages of Thara and Radhanpur taluka and will meet per-
sonally to the flood victims. Minister of State for Health Department Mr. Shankarbhai Chaudhary, and MPs joined Mr. Ruapni in the distribution work.
Modi would discuss all the aspects related to the floods with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and senior officials during the visit. On July 25, a seven-member inter-ministerial central team was on a four day visit to Assam to assess the damage caused by the floods. It would soon submit a report with recommendations to the Centre for early release of funds. Ear-
lier, in a statement to PM Modi said: “The people of Gujarat are blessed with a strong spirit of resilience. These floods will not impact the development journey of Gujarat.Could see the Government of Gujarat respond to the flood situation quite swiftly.” The Centre has also approved a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each under the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of those dead and Rs. 50,000 for those injured in flood.
Agency | New Delhi
SS News | Ahmedabad
A year ago, farmers in Banaskantha were praying to the rain gods. The South West monsoon had started to recede and the district had not received enough rainfall till September 18. The Met department had labelled the district yellow on its map as it had recorded a rainfall deficit of 48 per cent. The situation was same in neighbouring Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Anand, and parts of north Gujarat. This year, the farmers are in misery again. Their crops and homes washed away as incessant torrential rain hit the central and north Gujarat. Rivers swelled, dams overflowed, canals breached, and the downpour continued. By July 21, the state had received almost
Ahmed Patel’s plight is perfect metaphor for the mess within Congress
SS News | Ahmedabad
A few days ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew over flood-hit areas of Gujarat – a privilege that was denied to many other Indian states facing the wrath of monsoons this year. It would be facile to argue that the prime minister doesn’t care about other states. But, it would not be wrong either to argue that Gujarat in many ways is the primus
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Gujarat floods: How the deluge crippled the state
PM Modi to visit floodhit Assam tomorrow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Assam on August 1 to take a stock of flood-affected areas in the state. On Sunday, PM Modi said that extensive relief is being provided to the flood-hit states and several agencies like the Army, the IAF, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and paramilitary forces are engaged in rescue and relief operations. The floods in Assam this year have claimed 82 lives so far. According to an official release, PM
SS News | Ahmedabad
inter pares for Modi, a state that he guards zealously like his last bastion. The ongoing drama in Gujarat and turmoil in the Congress, thus, should be seen in the context of the state’s importance in Modi’s – and by extension BJP president Amit Shah’s – scheme of things. The state should be seen as a battleground Modi and Shah would try to dominate with every weapon in their ar-
senal – saam, daam, dand, bhed. So, it has come to pass that the Congress is in complete disarray just a few months before the Gujarat Assembly elections. Its most prominent face,
Shankersinh Vaghela, arguably the only leader who could have given Modi-Shah a tough time, has quit, leading a small bunch of turncoats like Pied Piper. Its legislators have been herded in a Karnataka resort, fearing more predatory raids by the BJP. And, its plans of sending senior party leader Ahmed Patel to the Rajya Sabha via Gujarat are on knife’s edge, with more.
half (45.90 per cent) of the entire season’s average rainfall, and in the next seven days the state received a quarter of the season’s rainfall (26.57 per cent). The huge volume of downpour concentrated for a few days and in few districts took everyone by surprise, from ordinary citizens to those in the state administration. Anuradha Mall, chief executive officer of Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA), the nodal authority to tackle such situation, described it like this. “Every one was well prepared in advance, but it (the rainfall) turned out to be more than expected. It was like the clouds were locked over Gujarat and therefore the rainfall was concentrated over a few districts.” Mamata criticises Centre’s decision to raise LPG prices
As part of its ongoing initiative to curb the menace of spurious parts, Hero MotoCorp Ltd, the world’s largest manufacturer of two-wheelers, conducted a series of raids on the manufacturers and traders of spurious parts in Ahmedabad. In a sequence of actionslast week, Hero MotoCorp - under the supervision of theAhmedabad Police, (Shapur Rangila Police Station)raided five establishmentswhich include
1) Simandhar Automobiles, 2) Auto Needs, 3) Gayatri Auto Spares4) Devan Auto Spares Parts, and 5) Bhairav Auto Parts, located at Cama Commercial center in Mirjapur locality of Ahmedabad.As a result of the raids, close to 800 counterfeit parts were seized in the operation. A FIR (No.’3131/17’) was registered against Bakulbhai Rashikhlal Shah (Simandhar Automobiles), Alpes Balachand Shah (Auto Needs),
Jasvantshi Bachushi Chuhana (Gayatri Auto Spares), Sunil J. Vidhani (Devan Auto Spares)and Sanjay Chinu Bhai Shah (Bhairav Auto Parts) for violations of the Copyright Act. The authorised Parts Distributor of HMCL in Ahmedabad for over 16 years, Mr. Surinder Nakra, Proprietor, M/s Navin Auto Agenciessaid on the development, “We appreciatethe efforts of Hero MotoCorp in fighting counterfeiters.
Submerged Sabarmati riverfront throws up snakes and many questions
This was not the first time that the riverfront got flooded. In the past too, the lower promenade of the riverfront got submerged thrice — in 2006, 2011 and 2015. In 2015, the release of 1.8 lakh cusecs of water from Dharoi dam had led to the flooding of the riverfront SS News | Ahmedabad
It HAS been five days since the Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad went under water following incessant rainfall in the city that led to swelling of the river. The 11.25 km-long riverfront was developed not only as an urban asset, but also to help control flood. But the release of around 1.28 lakh cusecs of water from Dharoi dam led to the flooding of the riverfront last week. This was not the first time that the riverfront got flooded. In the past too, the lower promenade of the riverfront got submerged thrice — in 2006, 2011 and 2015. In 2015, the release of 1.8 lakh cusecs of water from Dharoi dam had led
to the flooding of the riverfront. This time, as water level in the river rose between July 25 and 26, around 135 snakes made their way from the riverfront to the nearby areas, leading to a scare. Some snakes found their way into various factories in Behrampura. “The snake holes are near the water. So when the water is released from the dam and the river swells up, the snakes are forced to leave their holes for safer places. This will happen every time the riv-
erfront gets flooded. Most of them are non-poisonous snakes, but that does not mean we need not to worry,” said wildlife conservationist Amit Rami. On Saturday, the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Ltd ( SRDCL) said that with water receding, the cleaning of the riverfront has begun. According to the corporation’s executive director, 60 men, JCBs and tractors have been deployed to ensure that the riverfront is cleared.
Agency | Kolkata
West Bengal Chief Mamata Banerjee today criticised the Narendra Modi government’s decision to raise prices of subsidised cooking gas (LPG) every month to eliminate all subsidies, saying the BJP “only care for money”. The Trinamool Congress supremo accused the BJP of deviating from the commitments it had made to the public and alleged that the saffron party.
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