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News Brief J-K: 2 jawans, 1 woman killed in Pak firing
Mild rain and winter chill throw life out of whack in Capital
Rains affected 42 trains though flight operations were smooth. Humidity levels oscillated between 98 and 80 per cent. The visibility at 8:30 am was 600 metres which remained around 800 metres for the rest of the day. By 6:30 pm, all fog was cleared even though the sky remained cloudy. Dr. R.K. Jenamani, director of the meteorological department at IGI Airport, said, “On Saturday, the skies will be partly cloudy. Moderate fog would occur in the morning. The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover at 17 and 11 degrees Celsius, respectively”. “Dense fog is unlikely till the night of January 2. It may come back on the morning of January 3-4. But the spell is not likely to last longer than twothree nights as stronger winds will blow the fog away. Our models forecast that fog may be back by the morning of January 5.”
National Court of Appeal regional benches rejected by Modi government
In a setback to lakhs of people in far-flung southern, eastern and western states, the Modi government has rejected fresh demands for setting up a National Court of Appeal (NCA) with regional benches in major cities to hear appeals against orders of high courts. Now it is up to the Supreme Court to take a stand on the issue. Acting on a PIL, which demanded regional benches, the Supreme Court in October 2014 had asked the ministry to take a stand on the issue by April 2015. "An issue of positive and significant nature, for establishment of a NCA has been raised.
Shrinagar / Jammu In yet another violation of the bilateral ceasefire, two Indian Army jawans were killed and two other security personnel were injured in a fresh case of cross-border firing by Pakistan Rangers in Tanghdar sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. "Two soldiers were killed in a blaze triggered by rocket propelled grenades fired by Pakistan at Indian Army bunkers along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir Saturday," police said. "The Pakistan Army fired RPGs towards a post of the Indian Army in Tangdhar sector. A blaze was triggered in the tall dry grass around two bunkers of the Indian Army due to these RPGs that quickly engulfed the bunkers," the official added, IANS reported. According to news reports, the injured were flown to a Srinagar hospital. This is the ninth such incident of ceasefire violation in the last ten days. Due to the heavy shelling
by Pakistani troops since the past twelve hours, scores of villagers were forced to migrate from the affected border villages. Since yesterday night, two Army jawans and a woman were killed while 11 people were injured as Pakistani troops targeted villages and security posts at various places in J&K. Reports from the border villages of Manyari, Paansar, Bobia, Londi, Sadechak, Chailari, Chachwal, Mangu Chak, Regaal, Mawa, Sadho and Chak Fakira said dozens of families started migrating to safer places because of the shelling. Earlier in the day, a woman was killed and eight other people were injured in Pakistani shelling along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba and Kathua districts, police said. The woman identified as 45-year-old Toshi Devi, wife of Somnath and a resident of Mangu Chak village in Samba district, was injured in the shelling and succumbed to her
injuriesat a hospital. “The eight injured were being treated in the same hospital in Jammu,” a senior police official was quoted as saying by IANS. Police also said Pakistan Rangers had fired at Border Security Force (BSF) outposts around 9.30 pm on Friday. Shortly after the Pak shelling, the Border Security Force (BSF) retaliated. “The firing exchange that stopped at 3.30 am on
Number of RSS shakhas up by 4,500 nationwide, 320 in Gujarat in a year Ahmedabad Addressing a press conference on the second day of RSS Gujarat region’s Karyakarta shibir, RSS pracharak Manmohan Vaidya said that the number of RSS shakhas has increased in recent years. Sharing the figures, Shri Vaidya said, “compared to previous year, we have witnessed increase of 4,500 sakhas in year 2014.
BJP keeping options open in J&K: Amit Shah
Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah on Saturday said the party had kept all options open in Jammu and Kashmir, which has witnessed a fractured verdict in recent Assembly polls. “Soon we will be able to find a solution,” Mr. Shah, who was here to review the progress of the party’s ongoing membership drive, told journalists. On the reported remarks of National Conference leader Omar Abdullah that
his party was not inclined to join hands with the BJP, Mr. Shah said: “Do you think that Mr. Abdullah will tell you all the truth?” Replying to queries on the controversy over the ghar vapsi programme by some of the Sangh Parivar affiliated groups, he said that the BJP had nothing to do with it. “The BJP is against any forceful conversion,” he said and remarked “I will appeal to the so-called secular forces who are opposing the ghar
Saturday resumed in Hiranagar, Ramgarh and Samba sectors of the international border,” police said today. Quoting intelligence reports, senior Home Ministry officials had said yesterday that the terrorists were waiting for opportunity in eight locations along the International Border and Line of Control to sneak into India to indulge in terrorist acts.
vapsi to join hands with us to bring in legislation to prevent forced conversions instead of trying to stop it merely through media discussions.” Mr. Shah, who was discharged a few days ago by a special CBI court in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati fake encounter cases, denied allegations that it affected the credibility of the CBI. “I was discharged in the case not by the government, but by the court,” he asserted.
In Gujarat we have added 320 shakhas in 2014 compared to previous year.” He further said, “Sangh website has ‘join RSS’ facility. In year 2012 each month we were receiving 1,000 requests to join RSS on website mainly from youths. In 2013 the number was up at 2,500 per month, while in year 2014 we receive per month 9,000 requests to join RSS.” Sharing Gujarat specific figures he said, “we received 45 requests per month from Gujarat to join RSS, in 2013 this figure was 180
while in year 2014 it has been 490 per month.” He added that the requests received to join RSS in person at Shakha venues are separate. When asked whether BJP’s rise has any role to play in this, Shri Vaidya denied such logic. He said Kerala has witnessed highest increase in shakha numbers, but BJP is not in power there. Speaking about ongoing Gujarat Shibir, Shri Vaidya said, “In total 14,558 karyakartas are attending this shibir. Only those karyakarta who are assigned some
responsibility have been invited to this shibir. In 1985, about 5,000 swayam sevak attended such shibir in Gujarat. In year 2000, in another shibir held in Gujarat, 25,000 swayamsevaks were present from all over
Gujarat, as that shibir was for all swayam sevaks. Now when figure of Shakhas and swayam sevaks has increased, we have this time called only those to shibir who have been assigned some responsibility.
Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar is all set to welcome the guests of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2015 celebration scheduled on 7-8-9 January and delegates of Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2015 scheduled on 11-12 January. Here are the pictures of iconic structure.
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QUOTE Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for OF THE tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. - Albert Einstein DAY
Birth of a new institution NITI Pritam, Gautam are tough Aamir Khan welcomes the New In line with the Government of India’s approach of less government and a move away from centralised planning, the NITI Aayog with a new structure and focus on policy will replace the 64-year old Planning Commission that was seen as a vestige of the socialist era. The new body, conceived more in the nature of a think-tank that will provide strategic and technical advice, will be helmed by the Prime Minister with a Governing Council of Chief Ministers and Lt. Governors, similar to the National Development Council that set the objectives for the Planning Commission. The NITI Aayog seeks substitute centralised planning with a ‘bottom-up’ approach where the body will support formulation of plans at the village level and aggregate them at higher levels of government. In short, the new body is envisaged to follow the norm of cooperative federalism, giving room to States to tailor schemes to suit their unique needs rather than be dictated to by the Centre. The needs of a State such as Kerala with its highly developed social indicators may not be the same as that of, say, Jharkhand, which scores relatively low on this count. One significant change of note is that one of the functions of the body will be to address the needs of national security in economic strategy. Nowhere is this more relevant than in the area of energy security where India, unlike China, has failed to evolve a coherent policy over the years. Similarly, networking with other national and international think-tanks and with experts and practitioners, as has been envisaged, will add heft to the advice that the NITI Aayog will provide. To deflect criticism that this will be a free-market institution that ignores the deprived, the government has taken care to make the point that the body will pay special attention to the sections of society that may not benefit enough from economic progress. How this operates in practice will bear close watching. Interestingly, though it will not be formulating Central plans any more, the NITI Aayog will be vested with the responsibility of monitoring and evaluating the implementation of programmes. Thus, while the advisory and monitoring functions of the erstwhile Planning Commission have been retained in the new body, the executive function of framing Plans and allocating funds for Plan-assisted schemes has been taken away. But who will now be responsible for the critical function of allocating Plan funds? Hopefully, there will be greater clarity on this aspect in the days ahead.
Exercising three hours a week can help reduce arthritis pain
A new study has revealed that arthritis patients can beat their agonizing pain by exercising three hours a week. According to the researchers, the threeh o u r s - a - w e e k programme, which was devised in the US, has proved to be so successful that GPs are being urged to prescribe it to Britain's 10 million sufferers to reduce pain levels, the Daily Express reported. The first exercise is to stand upright from a seated position then sit again without using your arms, while in the second, outstretched arms are used to reach toes from a sitting position with knees straight and the third involves walking as
quickly as possible around the home for six minutes. It was found that at the end of a trial of the regime, average pain rating for participants had fallen to 4.3 out of 10 from 4.7 and sufferers of chronic joint inflammation saw "significant improvements" in pain relief, stiffness and tiredness after just three months. Dr Sara Wilcox, of the Department of Exercise Science at the University of South Carolina, which carried out the study, said that this adds a more flexible format to the existing list of evidencebased programmes and it may appeal to subgroups of the arthritis population with less access to community programmes.
contenders in 'Bigg Boss': Sana Khan Year with friends in Panchgini Actress Sana Khan, who is re-entering controversial reality show 'Bigg Boss' as a challenger, feels contestants Pritam Singh and Gautam Gulati will be her toughest competition. Five challengers, including Sana, Mahek Chahal, Rahul Mahajan, Sambhavna Seth and Ajaz Khan will be competing with the top five contestants of the current season of 'Bigg Boss', called champions, in the show's extended segment 'Bigg Boss Halla Bol'. 'Bigg Boss 8' champions will be announced today and 'Halla Bol' series, to be hosted by director Farah Khan, will be launched tomorrow. "I haven't seen much but I find Pritam, Gautam and Ali very entertaining. Pritam and Gautam are my biggest competition and of anyone in the house be it
While most of Bollywood brought in the New Year at different parts of the world, Aamir Khan decided to stay in the country to welcome 2015. The ‘pk’ actor celebrated New Year’s eve with a small group of close friends in Panchgini, a hill station in Maharashtra. Aamir is on a high with his christmas release ‘pk’ on its way to become the highest grosser film ever in Indian cinema. The film, the champion or challenger. They have crazy fan following," Sana told PTI. The 21-year-old actress, who was the second runner up on 'Bigg Boss' season six, said she has no strategy for the game because she feels no plan works inside the house. "I am going with zero expectations and have absolutely no expectations because I
know whatever you plan it fails once you are inside the house. We think we will get along with some contestant but we might get into a fight with him or her. I will be a happy and positive person," she added. The 'Jai Ho' actress, her boyfriend and their servant were arrested three months back for allegedly molesting a media consultant.
Kriti Sanon is a tech freak Kriti Sanon is very tech savvy. Many people know that the actress, who is an engineer by qualification, is always in the know-how about gizmos and gadgets. The young actress is fond of gadgets and is always up-to-date about the latest technology available in the market. Kriti has subscribed to a lot of gizmos' magazines and is aware about the latest technology and trends. All her friends turn to her for advice when they have to buy a new phone, laptop, tablet or even a desktop. The actress always does thorough research and since the Iphone 6 is the new rage, she has been discussing it with people.? ?Kriti prefers the Iphone 5 over Iphone 6 even though it is a newer model, as ?Iphone 5? has better features. She herself
from activists of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti and All India Mahasabha in some cities.
Want to write an interesting story for Shah Rukh Khan : Vidya Balan Vidya Balan and Shah Rukh Khan never came together for a film but if this turns out to be true, we might see the two Bollywood superstars together soon. In an interview to a leading daily, Vidya confided that she is preparing to write a story for Shah Rukh. For the longest time, fans have been wanting to see the pair come together for a film but something or the other acted as a barrier to it. From the little that we have seen on award shows and other events, the two share great chemistry and might as well be one of the most iconic jodis in Bolly ville. When asked about it Vidya said that she's planned to write a story but she
cannot sit through the entire process as she is not that patient. The story will be an emotional drama revolving around love, life and relationships. A more realistic and romantic story, Vidya has planned to
write the story for Shah Rukh Khan. After all, when its about romance and relationships, there's hardly anyone who can better SRK! Guess, even Vidya knows it well.
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regularly updates the software in her phone. Kriti, who made her debut with the commercially successful Heropanti, won her first
award for her impressive debut.? ?The actress is currently preparing for her roles in Singh is Bling and Farzi.
Kapil Sharma the latest to join Bollywood’s singer-actors Sources say that funny man Kapil Sharma will be lending his voice for one of the songs in his debut feature. While his vocal skills have been displayed on his TV show as well, this makes Kapil the latest to join the league of actors, who also double up as singers.
which was released across the country on December 19, got tremendous response from the audience even as it had faced protests
According to a report on Deccanchronicle.com, Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif have been spotted partying together in New York City. Bollywood's alleged couple was spotted and clicked by fans and the pictures made their way to social networking sites. Ranbir, Katrina and Ayan Mukerji reportedly rang in the New Year at the Standard Hotel in New York, where singer Rita Ora performed live. Ranbir's fans were lucky to get photographs clicked with the star. The picture is taken at Starbucks, the report states. Even Katrina Kaif, who joined him after celebrating Christmas with family in London, was at the store shopping with Ranbir, but she didn't get clicked as she was not well, the report further states. after the grand Christmas lunch with the Kapoors, the actor took off for London last night. He
landed in Heathrow and was snapped by a few fans and a few autographs later, the report further states. Ranbir has apparently took off for New York to be joined later by ladylove Katrina Kaif. According to the report, rumour mills suggest that he will ask Katrina's hand from her mother for marriage and that the two are getting engaged soon after, and will be married once Bombay Velvet releases. For the pre-Christmas party, Katrina did not hire
a Bollywood DJ but personally curated the house music that played all evening. The party was momentarily disrupted when some Hindi chartbusters suddenly cut into the mellow mood. When Katrina checked, she discovered a neighbour with a fondness for peppy Salman Khan tracks, including the popular 'Jumme ki raat', was having a party too and had upped the volume on the stereo.
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Renewed buying interest Twitter to recap missed raises gold prices tweets while you are away
Gold prices bounced back firmly after a two-day down trending mode at the domestic bullion market due to good demand from jewellery stockists as well as seasonal offtake. Elsewhere, silver also gained marginally on improved industrial support. Standard gold (99.5 purity) rose by Rs 100 to conclude at Rs 26,700 per 10 grams from Friday's level of Rs 26,600. Pure gold (99.9 purity) also climbed by a similar margin to end at Rs 26,850 per 10 grams
compared to Rs 26,750. Silver (.999 fineness) moved up by Rs 95 to finish at Rs 36,710 per kg as against Rs 36,615 yesterday. On the global market, the yellow-metal edged higher on the back of weak equities following lower-than-expected US macro data. Gold February delivery settled at US $1,186.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the NYMEX lateFriday, while silver March contract jumped 1.3 per cent to US $15.80 an ounce.
Finance minister promises more autonomy to PSU banks
PUNE Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday termed the level of bad assets in the system as "unacceptable" and promised more autonomy for state-run banks to run business with a "commercial mindset". "There are unacceptable levels of NPAs (nonperforming assets) in some cases and the banks have to be given a sufficient amount of leeway ... to deal with commercial issues with a commercial mindset," Jaitley told reporters on the sidelines of a two-day bankers' retreat here. The finance minister said there is a
need to bring about changes in many areas in state-run banks, including giving "far greater autonomy" and allowing them to hire the best talent. The two-day banking conclave, which started on Friday, is being held at a crucial time when India is moving towards accelerating the pace of growth, he said. The government, which a majority owner in 27 public sector banks, that control over 70 per cent of the system, wants to hear the problems plaguing the sector from the bankers and external experts as "they know the best where the shoe pinches", he said.
Racial slur can land you in jail for five years
If the home ministry’s proposal of changes in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) comes through, a racial slur can now land you in jail for five years. According to the proposal, derogatory remarks related to race, culture or physical appearance can attract the sentence. Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is looking into the proposal, which was made by a highlevel committee that looked into the attacks on people from the North- East.
Twitter has launched a new ‘while you were away’ service which recaps important tweets users may have missed since their last login. The new feature includes what the micro blogging site thinks to be the best tweets to the top of a user ’s timeline the next time they open their Twitter account, The Guardian reported. It works like Facebook’s news feed that presents status updates and posts in a ranked manner. It is the first major Twitter feature beyond promoted tweets and adverts to sort tweets in a non-chronological fashion, the report added.
“Every time you open the Twitter app, you’ll see something great,” Twitter said when it announced the new feature as part of its “Timeline Highlights” improvements. The new feature aims at preserving important tweets that
could get drowned out by the rapid flow of tweets on a daily basis. More than 500 million tweets are sent a daily basis, with many users following hundreds of accounts. Whereas Facebook has 1.3 billion users to Twitter’s 284 million.
Hamas condemns alleged shooting of Gazan by Egyptian guards An Egyptian security official said that troops opened fire on Gazans who had illegally crossed into the Egyptian Sinai, where the army has created a buffer zone to prevent the movement of militants. "Soldiers charged with protecting the frontier fired at six Gazans, of whom three succeeded in returning to Gaza while three were arrested. One was probably hit by the fire," an official said. Gaza emergency services spokesman Ashraf alQudra said that Houbi was 17 years old. He was killed in the Gaza frontier town of Rafah by Egyptian soldiers firing from across the border, Qudra said. The border troops shot the youth "in the back and the bullet settled in the heart. He died on the spot," he told AFP. He was the first Palestinian "to have been killed in a long time" along the
border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, according to Qudra. An eyewitness told AFP that Houbi and three others scaled a concrete wall on the border hoping to find work on the Egyptian side. His mother, Sarah alHoubi, 35, said that he had "left home to look for work" adding that her husband was unemployed and the family stricken by the poverty rampant in Gaza. She said that he was not a member of any militant group and had tried
several times to get into Egypt but was sent back each time. Egypt announced on Tuesday that work to double the width of a buffer zone along the Gaza border would begin next week to prevent militants infiltrating from the Palestinian enclave. Construction of the 500metre (550-yard) buffer zone along 10 kilometres (six miles) of the border comes after an October 24 suicide bombing that killed 30 Egyptian soldiers. Some 800 homes are being demolished in the process.
Centre 'diluting' Land Acquisition Act: AAP The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) attacked the BJPled Union Government on Saturday for allegedly diluting the Land Acquisition Act, 2013 through "back door" changes. The party also slammed the BJP for making a "volte-face" as the party had "supported" the clauses, that are being "diluted" now, when the previous UPA government moved the Bill in Parliament. "The government is diluting the 2013 Land Acquisition Act, a product of prolonged struggle by the farmers of the country, by introducing changes through the back door which will impact
thousands of farmers across the country," Yogendra Yadav said. "Ministers in the government like Rajnath Singh and Sushma Swaraj had in fact supported the very clauses, like the provision of consent and Social Impact Assessment. Making a volte-face the government is seeking to dilute those provisions now," the senior AAP leader claimed. Yadav
announced that the party will hold a rally over the issue during the fifth phase of the Delhi Dialogue series at Chhatarpur scheduled for Sunday. "We are going to hold a rally over the changes at our rural Delhi Dialogue to be held tomorrow. The party has also decided to launch district level protests wherever the party has presence throughout the country," he said. On being asked whether AAP was seeking to tap rural votes through these initiatives, Yadav said that the party was bringing forth farmers' grievances. "We are just bringing forth the grievances of farmers.
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SPORTS ROUND The man who would be king, Virat Kohli, the mouth who roared
For India it is a case of the king is dead, long live the king. M.S. Dhoni has abdicated mid-series. The war has been lost, but a major battle remains. The new monarch, Virat Kohli, can look forward to a popular opening to his reign if he can overcome both Australia at the SCG and his own inner demons during the hours of play demons that have a penchant for being expressed verbally. Virat Kohli is a feisty character and an aggressive batsman, traits that are becoming increasingly less mutually exclusive for top-class players. The problem with Virat is that he is an agent provocateur of the most mouthy kind, whether he is holding the willow or brandishing the leather. Kohli is not the type to turn the other cheek, and it matters little if the
agonist is bowling at him or casually waiting in the gully for an edge. The show he put on when struck by the Mitchell Johnson return throw would have done a Serie A striker proud. Barely stung, he collapsed in a heap for a micro second, then sprang like a phoenix to his heels and barked back. Johnson's apology certainly looked genuine and Kohli was standing directly in front of the stumps. If he had been out of his ground when struck he would have been given out for obstructing the field. Kohli chose his own version of the exchange to quicken the pulse and amp up the adrenalin flow. He then proceeded to swish at a wide delivery, edge another past second slip and was dropped. Some players need to get revved up to make them
mentally and physically aware, others need calm. Virat's charades are dumb and dumber. His overwrought reactions make him more vulnerable as his concentration veers away from the precise task of dealing with the next 145km/h enemy to dealing with the next adjective. His temper could have cost India the Test match. Coaches don't like players getting into poor behavioural states that affect their play negatively. There is Kohli the musketeer, an ego carrying a sabre, and then there is Kohli the wouldbe king. Two entirely different beasts. In the first Test at Adelaide he was given the keys to the empire on a trial basis while Dhoni served a penance for tardiness, and he did a very good job. He moved the chess pieces to the expected positions and kept his troops fighting hard. Halfway through day five India were on course for a famous victory. At one stage Kohli operated as the peacemaker by physically getting between Pujara, Yadav and the equally feisty David Warner. He was defending his teammates while communicating a need for discipline.
Replacement of Planning Commission a
historic step: Parkash Singh Bada Hailing the replacement of Planning Commission with NITI Aayog, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday termed it a "historic step" and said it will implement "real federal structure" in the country. Badal said the "unprecedented" step will ensure more participation of states in the policy-making framework. "With the formation of NITI Aayog, the chief ministers will have more involvement in the planning process, which will give boost to the overall development of the country and prosperity of its people," Badal said here on Saturday. He alleged that chief ministers of various states, who are better connected at the grassroot level, were hitherto ignored while framing policies at the national level. He alleged that there was "excessive centralisation of powers" during Congress-run governments at the Centre. During the governments run by Congress at the Centre, the states had hardly "any say" in policy formulation, which resulted in "lopsided" development of the country, he alleged. Citing
an example, Badal said the top brass of erstwhile Planning Commission was not even aware of the problem of waterlogging in some areas of Punjab then how could they allocate the required funds for mitigating the woes of people residing in these areas. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi deserves applause for taking this visionary decision, which will transform the destiny of the countrymen," he added. On January 1, the 65-year-old Planning Commission was replaced by a new body, NITI Aayog or National Institution for Transforming India, which will serve as a policy thinktank for the central as well as state governments and have Prime Minister
Narendra Modi as its Chairperson. The NITI Aayog will have a governing council comprising all state Chief Ministers and Lt Governors and will work towards fostering a "co-operative federalism" for providing a "national agenda" to the Centre and states. Asked to comment on a recent Ordinance brought by the Union government on Land Acquisition Act, the Chief Minister said paramount importance must be given to safeguarding the interests of farmers at any cost and added that developmental works initiated by the government for the welfare of the people should also not get affected due to any reason.
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Air India to run 5 more flights to Ahmedabad for Vibrant Gujarat and Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas National carrier Air India has said it will operate five additional flights to Ahmedabad from Delhi during the forthcoming Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit and Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD) in Gandhinagar. Air India will deploy a 122seater A319 plane to operate these flights, which will facilitate the travel of participants attending the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day) and Vibrant Gujarat conferences in Ahmedabad, the airline said in a release. The additional flights, to
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The main event of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas would be held at Mahatma Mandir, while some cultural events are
Crime branch to probe theatre vandalism case AHMEDABAD The complaints of vandalism at two theatres screening Aamir Khanstarrer 'PK' have been handed over to the city crime branch. The complaints were originally registered with Navrangpura police. According to the complaints, about 50 to 60 activists of Bajrang Dal,
led by its city chief Jwalit Mehta, had damaged ticket windows at the two theatres on Ashram Road and had torn posters of the film. Crime branch sources said that on December 31, 2014, two persons had approached a theatre in Sabarmati area and had asked its manager to stop screening of the film. "We have sought CCTV
footage from the theatre authorities and once identified, will book the persons who had approached the theatre in Sabarmati," said a crime branch official. The film directed by Rajkumar Hirani is a take on superstition and Godmen. Bajrang Dal activists claim that the film is an insult to Hindu Gods.
19 Gujarat BJP leaders elected district panchayat president, vice president Gandhinagar According to Gujarat BJP media cell statement issued here today evening, total 19 BJP leaders are elected as presidents and vice presidents of 12 district panchayats that witnessed internal elections today. Newly
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be operated from January 5 to January 14, will depart Delhi at 10:35 am and reach Ahmedabad at 12:05 pm, Air India said. The return flight will leave Ahmedabad at 1245 hrs IST (00:45 AM) and arrive in Delhi at 1415 hrs IST (02:15 PM), it said. Both the events, the seventh edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Summit, taking place from January 11 to January 13 and the 13th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas scheduled to be held from Janauary 7 to Jnauary 9, will be inaugurated by
created 7 districts and 5 old districts, thus in total 12 district panchayats witnessed elections for the post of president and vice president. Of them 7 district panchayats were to elect president and vice president both, while Sabarkantha, Junagadh
and Rajkot had to elect only president. In Jamnagar and Vadodara, only vice presidents were to be elected. On all 19 posts of 12 district panchayats, BJP leaders have been elected. A list is presented here with this article in image format in Gujarati.
scheduled to take place at Kankaria and the riverfront.
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imposed on the procession organizers, they are asked to ensure that participants do not pollute the street as per the prevailing campaign of 'Swachh Bharat Mission'. The stringent conditions on Eid-e-Milad procession came to be imposed last year, when the authorities permitted a procession last year upon instructions issued by Gujarat high court. The authorities had first denied permission for the procession allegedly under the influence of the sects of Sunni Mulsim hardliners. Those who take out procession in celebrations are sects broadly fall in the Sufi cults. Lately, a few Muslim puritan organizations have been objecting to the festivities on the day of
Prophet Mohammed's birth anniversary. This is because of the fact that the Prophet's death anniversary is also observed on the same day. In 2009, the Darool Ulum of Deoband opined that the celebration and taking out procession are not the proper way to mark the day. Bismillahkhan Chauhan, president of Palanpur's KGN Charitable Trust which takes out the annual procession, told TOI, "The administration has put such stringent conditions that the Eid-e-Milad procession looks like a funeral procession. The SDM puts such restrictions on basis of opinion and suggestions made by local police, who are influenced by the Sunni hardliners."
Corporation (AMC) commissioner D Thara has
proposed a Rs 5,250 crore budget for the financial
year 2015-16. The budget's primary focus is on drainage, property tax issues, gardens and public halls. There is no addition seen in taxes. Being an election year for civic bodies, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) budget proposal to be presented by commissioner D Thara may largely be without any frills or tax hikes this year. AMC officials were making lastminute changes to the budget proposal till late evening on Friday.Unlike previous budget years, when JNNURM funds were available, this AMC budget is devoid of any central assistance.
Search underway for boat’s wreckage off Porbandar coast Gandhinagar A search is underway for the wreckage of the mysterious boat, which exploded after being hunted down by the Indian Coast Guard in the Arabian Sea, as also the bodies of its four occupants, which will be crucial for investigators to reach a conclusion about their intent.The Coast Guard has also stepped up patrolling and aerial surveillance along the Gujarat maritime border in view of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas and Vibrant Gujarat events, which will be attended by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several foreign leaders next week (rpt) next week. A search operation is on for the bodies of the crew members and wreckage of the vessel, Coast Guard Commander (North-West Region) Kuldip Singh Sheoran told reporters here.The wreckage and the bodies would help investigators reach some conclusion about the intention.Regarding reports that there were two suspicious boats in the high seas, Sheoran said they had no such information. Giving details of the operation
carried out in the intervening night of December 31 and January one, he said the Coast Guard intercepted the boat as it got suspicious about the identity of crew who did not resemble fishermen from their dressing style and carried no nets. “We saw four men on the boat. They were nowhere looking like fishermen, they wore Tshirts and half pants, and this raised suspicion on our side,” he said.The Coast Guard followed the standard operating procedure (SOP) while intercepting the hostile boat, which as intelligence input suggested, had set sail
from the port city of Karachi from Pakistan for some “illicit transaction”. He insisted that the vessel was set on fire by its crew members, causing it to explode and later sink. The
incident took place about 365 km off the coast of Porbander in the Arabian Sea on the intervening night of December 31 and January 1 after a hot pursuit by Coast Guard.
Painting is like 'ghar wapsi' Kandhal Jadeja moves HC for me: Amol Palekar to drop Arms Act charges
No Islamic green during Eid-eMilad procession in Palanpur AHMEDABAD The Banaskantha district administration has restrained Muslims from carrying flags and banners in Islamic green during the procession to be taken out on the festival of Eid-eMilad on Sunday in Palanpur town. The permission for procession issued by the subdivisional magistrate (SDM) of Palanpur, J B desai, also imposes a condition that the participants would not take out any symbol of hand. Moreover, the twohour long permission to complete the procession on a small route has been asked to keep the volume of music down. The procession will not have any vehicle or cart in it. Among 16 conditions
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AHMEDABAD He ruled the silver screen and gave blockbusters like 'Chhoti Si Baat', 'Gol Maal' and 'Naram Garam'. But when you ask Amol Palekar about his creative journey, the veteran actor says: "I started as a painter and will end as one." "In fact, my return to canvas is like 'ghar wapsi', though not of the sorts hogging front page headlines these days," he said in a lighter way. Palekar is in the city for a five-day exhibition of his paintings. Around 40 abstracts in varied sizes will be on public display from Sunday. The actor said: "Having graduated from JJ School of Art in 1965, I had my first solo exhibition in 1967. I continued to paint till 1982
during which I had seven one-man shows. Then the world of cinema engaged me for 30 years... Now with my new beginning, I'm compelled to find myself again." Why abstracts? Palekar said, "Feelings are always abstract. I'm also trying to explore silence which is the most eloquent and powerful part of sound." Asked if cinema overshadowed his painting career, he quipped: "Glamour overshadows everything... But I have nothing to crib about." So when will the audience get to see the seasoned actor again on the silver screen? He said: "The vulgar market forces have risen over the years. They have alienated the performer in me."
AHMEDABAD Kutiyana MLA and the son of 'godmother' Santokben Jadeja, Kandhal Jadeja, has moved Gujarat high court urging that charges be dropped against him in a 1998 arms case in Porbandar district. The HC stayed the trial court from framing charges against Jadeja for possessing a weapon. Jadeja moved HC after two courts in Porbandar declined to drop charges under Section 25(1) of the Arms Act against him. He is facing charges along with others, and the prosecution is relying on a confessional statement by one of the co-accused, who was in police custody when the statement was recorded. Jadeja's case is pending before Porbandar's chief judicial magistrate since 2000. He filed application for discharge and claimed that there was no evidence against him and the confession of another accused is not admissible evidence. Moreover, there was no recovery of
firearms. The magisterial court rejected Jadeja's plea in September 2014, which led him to move a sessions court. The sessions court too rejected Jadeja's application in November 2014, after the prosecution argued that there was sufficient grounds to frame charges against Jadeja. The confession of co-accused Hasmukh Sidi is admissible evidence under Section 10 of the Indian Evidence Act. There was a panchnama drawn about recovery of weapon in the
presence of two witnesses. The judge said that the admissibility of evidence is subject to trial and is a mixed question of facts and law. The court also accepted the prosecution's argument that Jadeja is a sitting MLA and therefore, all criminal proceedings were required to be conducted expeditiously on a day-to-day basis. However, HC has stayed framing of charge till it decides on Jadeja's discharge application. Further hearing is kept on Jaunary 22
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