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NEWS BRIEF Boy caught molesting 5-yr-old sister immolates self SS News | Rajkot
In a shocking incident, a 12-yearold boy set himself ablaze after he was allegedly caught molesting his fiveyear-old sister in Metoda GIDC area of Rajkot on Thursday. Police said the boy died during treatment at civil hospital on Friday . According to police, in his dying declaration, the boy alleged that a hotel owner, Lala, and a 10-year-old boy , his coworker, set him ablaze. The deceased used to work in Lala’s hotel. “However, during investigation it was revealed that after watching porn on his cellphone, the boy molested his fiveyear-old sister. The act was witnessed by Lala and another boy working in the hotel. 24 states set to scrap no-detention policy Agency | New Delhi
As many as 24 states are likely to scrap the no-detention policy in schools from 2018 with the Union Cabinet approving the amendment of the relevant provision of the right to education act that allows the states to bring back evaluationbased promotions. According to a senior official, the change in the Right of Children for Free and Compulsory Education Act became necessary due to the fall in learning outcomes that translate into an over 20% dropout at Class IX.
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Congress slams BJP after Rahul Up to 450% mark-up on knee Gandhi’s car attacked in Gujarat implants, govt may cap prices
ac stents, the NPPA report can see the government moving in a similar direction with regard to orthopedic knee implants, official sources said, underlining the Centre’s commitment to rationalise cost of medical care and make it more affordable and accessible. The analysis shows that in case of an “insert“ -used to
replace a damaged bone or cartilage in knee replacement surgery -the average total trade margin is 449%, whereas that on the “total knee system“ is 313%. Apart from substantial trade margins, the analysis shows a huge disparity in the landed price of imported knee implants and their MRPs. The prices of a range of products available in the market vary drastically . For instance, in case of Femoral --a device used in knee replacement surgery -the maximum landed price is Rs 29,470, whereas the MRP is Rs 1,69,123.
State-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) on Friday said it will acquire up to 50% per cent stake in Adani Groupbacked Mundra LNG import terminal in Gujarat for an estimated Rs 750 crore. The board of India’s largest oil firm gave “in-principle approval for acquiring up to 50% equity in GSPL LNG Ltd, which is setting up a 5 million tons per annum LNG terminal at Mundra Port in Gujarat,“ the company said in a statement. GSPL LNG Ltd is a joint venture of Gujarat State Pet roleum Corp and Adani Enterprises Ltd. GSPL
LNG Ltd will hold the remaining 50% stake in the LNG terminal that is nearing completion. Adani and GSPC are equal partners in GSPL LNG Ltd. While the company did not give the acquisition cost, an of ficial said roughly 30 per cent of the Rs 5,040 crore project cost is equity and IOC would pay for half of it. A final number would be arrived at after valuation exer cise is completed, he added. IOC said the
LNG terminal would be commissioned in the fourth quarter of 2017-18 fiscal year. It will have receipt, storage and re-gasification facilities for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and will be connected to Gujarat State Petronet Ltd’s (GSPL) existing pipelines network at Anjaar (Gujarat). As the second largest natural gas player in the country , IOC is making significant investments in natural gas infrastructure.
saw clashes between security forces and stone-pelting mobs in the wake of Burhani Wani’s killing, Qudsia left her civil engineering dream to do her bit: apply salve on a distressed people. She then enrolled at the Na tional Institute of Sports in Patiala to train herself as a football coach, a sport she has loved and played
since 2007. Nursing aregret that she could never represent India despite playing at district and state levels, Qudsia now wants to take her football team to an international event. “My dream is to see these boys represent India at international events. I want to wean them away from guns, stonepelting, drugs and smoking.There’s a bright chance for them to make their country proud,“ Qudsia said. There were at least three dozen stone-pelters who had flocked to her in
the initial days. in the initial days. “They are all good and re formed people who come to me now. They want to do well for India,“ she said. She has decided to keep her academic pursuits with another bachelor’s degree in interior designing, and is thrilled with her new job as a coach at J&K State Sports Council. As part of her new sports policy, chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has taken Qudsia as football coach for the under-14 and under-17 girls and boys teams.
BJP, in response, says Rahul Gandhi’s Gujarat visit was at a time when Congress MLAs from flood-affected areas in Gujarat were away at a resort in Bengaluru SS News | Ahmedabad
The Congress on Friday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the stone-pelting incident on the vehicle in which the party’s vice-president Rahul Gandhi was travelling during his visit to the flood-affected regions of Banaskantha in Gujarat on Friday. Condemning the attack, Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani said that it was unfortunate incident and that he has instructed officers to take strict action against those responsible for it. The BJP, however, blamed Gandhi’s visit saying it was at a time when its MLAs from
the flood-affected areas were away at a resort in Bengaluru. Gandhi, who visited the flood affected regions of Gujarat on Friday, was shown black flags by some angry protestors, one of who even pelted stones at his car. The incident took place at at Dhanera town in Banaskantha district. The Congress leader escaped unhurt as one person was detained by the police for pelting stones at Gandhi’s car, breaking its rear
glass of the vehicle, according to a said. report. Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gandhi tweeted “Narendra Modiji’s slogans, black flags or stones will not deter us. We will put in all our might to help the people.” The party was forced to cancel Gandhi’s public address at Dhanera after he was heckled. Gandhi’s visit to Gujarat came at a time when 44 of the Congress MLAs from the state, including the
lawmakers from the flood affected areas of Banaskantha and Patan district were away at a resort in Bengaluru to avoid being “poached” by the BJP ahead of the August 8 Rajya Sabha elections. Hitting out at the Congress vice-president for the timing of his visit, Rupani tweeted, “Rahul Gandhi’s leadership style is working wonders in his party. Following him, Congress leaders are also in a vacation mode.” Congress national spokesperson Shaktisinh Gohil tweeted, “BJP goons are known for attacking whenever they feel insecure.
Centre mulls waiving off clinical trials in humans for critical drugs Agency | New Delhi
In a move to make innovative medicines available for critical diseases like HIV , hepatitis and tuberculosis, the health ministry plans to waive off clinical trials in humans for select drugs which are essential for Indian patients and were approved in developed markets like the US, European Union,
Japan, Canada and Australia at least two years ago. “The recommendations were made by the Ranjit Roy Chowdhary committee some time back. The idea is to take a progressive step in the direction of making essential and innovative medicines available in India at a fast pace,“ Drugs Controller General of India GN Singh told said.
Though such waivers are still approved by the drug regulator on case to case basis, the ministry now plans to bring in legal provisions under the proposed rules for clinical trials. This will enable the regulator set a stan dard procedure and criteria for approvals. The health ministry has sent the proposed rules to the law ministry for vetting.Singh said in
Humanities clout grows at IIM-A
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The number of humanities students is increasing at Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) which was, so far, considered the fiefdom of engineering students. IIM-A witnessed an impressive rise of 66% in the number of arts students making it to the premiere business school in the past three years. The numbers rose from 3 in the academic batch of 2015-17 to 20 in 2017-19. According to the admission data for the PGP course in IIM-A, as many as 20 students (5.06%) out of total 395 had
some cases the clinical trial waiver may even be extended to cancer drugs but only if they are considered essential for treatment of Indian patients and alternatives are unavailable. Companies, however, will also be required to do post marketing trials and submit data in a specified period after the launch. Initially the proposal was to waive off clinical trials for all drugs which are available in these developed markets for at least two years.
Agency | New Delhi In what could set the stage for capping prices of knee implants, an analysis by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) shows that importers, distributors and hospitals are earning hefty trade margins that can range from 67% to as high as 449%. After capping prices of cardi-
IOC to buy up to 50% stake in Adani’s Mundra LNG terminal
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She teaches Kashmiri youths to drop stones, kick the ball instead Agency | Srinagar
got admission in this academic year. It was 9 (2.27%) and 3 (0.76%) in the academic year of 2016-18 and 201517, respectively. According to the figures, the number of students with engineering background had declined from 361 in 2015-17 to 265 in 2017-19. The institute registered a decline of 24.07% in the three academic batches. What’s more, the institute
has the youngest batch ever this academic year with 30 students below 20 years of age enrolling in the institute. The average age of the students in post-graduate programme (PGP) is just 23 this academic year; it was 24 in the previous two academic years. This is an indication that students across the country are preparing early for entry into IIMs.
Not far from the Friday rush at the Hazratbal shrine, Qudsia Altaf, 23, adjusts her bright red cap in the lush green fields of Kashmir University .With six footballs at her feet, she rattles off names as she essays the kicks. “Haider, Ilyas, Faizan, yahan aajao beta. Thoda gap rakho. Warm up. Phir at least five times pass karo,“ Qudsia calls out. This has been her daily routine from 3.306.30pm for the past few months. Last year, when the Valley
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Congress terms protests as handiwork of BJP men
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, who had come to `share grief ‘ of floodravaged people in Banaskantha district, was greeted with stones, black flags and boos, triggering a bitter war of words between the Congress and BJP leaders on Friday. The glass pane at the rear of Gandhi’s car was broken after a stone was hurled when he was on way to the helipad from Lal Chowk in the worsthit Dhanera town.The attack broke the glass but Gandhi escaped unhurt, leaving shards of glass pieces in the SUV. His address to people in Lal Chowk was also interrupted with slogans of “Modi Modi’, forcing the Gandhi scion to cut short his speech. He was even showed black flags when on way to Dhanera APMC where over 4,000 tonnes of grains have been destroyed in flood. Reacting to the protests, Gandhi later said in Runi, where 17 of a family had died, “First they showed black flags and then threw stones at our cars. When they again waved black flags, I got down from the car and went towards them. But they ran away. The truth is they are cowards.“ “Those who understand truth shouldn’t fear anything. This is what Mahatma Gandhi has taught the world. We are not going to back off due to black flags or Modi slogans. I have only come here to share your grief.“ he said, adding that the party will raise people’s plight in the Parliament. Banaskantha superinten dent of police Neeraj Badgujar said, “We are in the process of filing an FIR. Police, convoy marshal and SPG urged him repeatedly to take bullet-proof car for security , but he instead took the vehicle provided by the party .“ “He (Rahul Gandhi) was repeatedly stopping the car, even at some sensitive places.He even met unknown people on the way ,“ Badgujar said. Gandhi interacted with people in Malotra village near Dhanera and even met the kin of those who drowned in the flood at Barot was in the town. While Congress termed the protests as handiwork of BJP , the saffron party called it an outpouring of public anger against local MLAs who were relaxing in Bengaluru resort instead of being among them amid crisis. Dhanera Congress MLA Joita Patel is among the 44 MLAs who have been kept at the resort. Deputy chief minister Nitin Patel said that Gandhi was offered a bullet-proof vehicle but he chose a private one.While Patel called stone pelting as a uncalled form of protest, chief minister Vijay Rupani slammed Gandhi calling him a `perpetual tourist.“
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Hollywood-Bollywood Judwaa 2 actor Taapsee Pannu: Both hardhitting and commercial films are not easy Agency | New Delhi
Taapsee Pannu says people always overlook the effort it takes for an actor to appear convincing while dancing on a beach, fully decked-up. The actor says commercial films may not be as emotionally draining as intense dramas, but they do demand a certain kind of physical effort from actors. In an interview, Taapsee says, “Having done both commercial and hard-hitting cinema, I can say none of them are easy. In commercial films, you do get the privilege to not get into that intense zone. But looking like a million
bucks onscreen is not effortless. “No matter how beautiful actors are, it is not easy to look drop dead gorgeous in every shot in a commercial film. To carry yourself as if you are the diva, it is not an easy job.” The actor says “dancing on the beach in heels or around the trees, no matter how much fun we make of it, it is not a simple thing to do.” Taapsee, 30, who made a mark with her hard-hitting performances in Pink and Naam Shabana, will next be seen in romantic comedy Judwaa 2. The actor says she decided to do the typical Bollywood masala
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The bubbly girl role from Sasural Genda Phool brought Ragini Khanna a lot of popularity but the actor says it also pigeon holed her as a performer. Khanna, who is making her film debut with Gurgaon, says she hopes the Shanker Raman-directed movie helps her move beyond her established image. “After Sasural Genda Phool, I only got parts in TV that required me to play the happy bubbly girl. So, I was like, ‘Why can’t people see me as an actor?’ and ‘Why are they just so stuck with
the image?’ Because when I did Radha Ki Betiyaan… or Bhaskar Bharti, they were way different characters than Suhana,” Khanna said. The actor says she knew that she had a lot more to her as an actor than just playing the chirpy characters. And that is when Gurgaon happened to her. The film, featuring Pankaj Tripathi and Akshay Oberoi, is a dark family thriller. “This was the film I was looking for. Because I wanted to challenge myself as an artiste and I wanted to tell people that Suhana was not Ragini Khanna. Rag-
ini is an artiste. She is capable of doing all the other parts as well as Suhana.” Talking about her character Preet, Khanna, 29, says, “She is the only person in the family who Kehri Singh (Tripathi) adores and loves.
Sunny Leone’s condom ads to be taken off Goa buses
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Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar, Yogi Adityanath pick up brooms in Lucknow
Agency | Panaji
Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar wielded a broom along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath here on Friday to make people aware of how cleanliness around one affects their health. At an event at a city school, Akshay along with Bhumi Pedenkar, his co-star in the upcoming film Toilet: Ek Prem Katha also administered an oath of cleanliness to the
students. The film releases on August 11. After Lucknow, the stars will be going to Agra to promote both cleanliness and the film, a member of the crew told said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already praised the concept of the film. Adityanath on his part has been promoting the Swachh Bharat mission as the chief executive of the state and had wielded a broom on an earlier occasion also.
entertainer as she does not want people to box her in a particular category. “I decided to do Judwaa 2 because I didn’t want to put that genre tag on me and close my chapter. It is a constant change of gear. I want people to be more curious about what I am going to do next. “I don’t want my audience to rest and relax thinking she can only do a certain kind of cinema. I want to keep them on the edge.” Taapsee says commercial space is not something new to her.
Gurgaon actor Ragini Khanna: This was the film I was looking for
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Condom ads featuring Bollywood actor and former adult film actor Karenjit Kaur Vohra, known more popularly as Sunny Leone, will be taken off display boards on state-run buses, Goa Transport Minister Sudin Mahdav Dhavalikar said on Friday. The ads are currently displayed on the Kadamba Transport Corporation buses as part of an advertising contract between the contraception company and the corporation. Dhavalikar said the action was being taken after a
demand seeking withdrawal of the ads was made by Congress MLA Francis Silveira during the monsoon session of the Goa assembly on August 1. “…I also personally request the chairman and managing director of Kadamba (Transport Corporation) that such type of ads are not to be considered in future, so that there wont be any problem towards the public,” Sudin Mahdav Dhavalikar said. “Whatever posters that are objected (to) by the public, I will request Chairman and MD of Kadamba
to remove that and take necessary cognizance in future.” Silveira told reporters at the state assembly complex that he was glad the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government took cognizance of his complaint. “Goa is a beautiful place, a tourism destination. Goans are good people this cannot be allowed to happen here,” Silveira said. Sunny Leone recently adopted a baby girl, leaving everyone pleasantly surprised. The kid named Nisha Kaur Weber hogged headlines in no time.
A Gentleman actor Sidharth Malhotra opens up on link-up rumours
Agency | Mumbai
Actor Sidharth Malhotra has been linked up with several female actor in the film industry but he feels the only way one can deal with such stories is by making peace with them. The actor has been rumoured to be dating his debut film Student of the Year co-star Alia Bhatt and his name was also linked with his A Gentleman co-star Jacque-
line Fernandez. When asked about the linkup rumours, Sidharth said, “I have made peace with it. That’s something you have to do.It took me a while to understand it. Since I have no control on that, I can’t change it. “The best thing to do is to accept it, it gives you a lot of peace, let it pass. Otherwise, I am used to the regular link-up rumours. I’ll be disappointed if
it doesn’t happen.It’s something to be taken lightly.” The 32-yearold actor says initially in his career such reports used to bother him but not anymore. “Initially they used to bother me but not now. I’ve been linked up with all of them barring Akshay Kumar. I feel he is the only costar with whom I’ve never been linked up. It’s become a norm (referring to link-up).” In his nearly sevenyear-long career, the Baar Baar Dekho actor says he has heard several “bizarre rumours” about himself, like he is related to fashion designer Manish Malhotra.
#YoungAndFree @ will_sparks August 11th Spotify PreSave Link: http:// mtl.fm/youngandfree.” We wonder what Piggy Chops means when she says, “Yes, it’s my voice, but that’s not all.” What else could be new? The way Priyanka has tak-
en over Hollywood with her performance, grace and charm has not happened before. Now, we wonder what the actor is going to do next. This would be her third song in English after In My City, Exotic and I Can’t Make You Love Me. She has also lent her voice for Hindi songs.
Priyanka Chopra collaborates with Will Sparks for her next single titled Young & Free Agency | Mumbai
Priyanka Chopra is ready to croon again, and from what we know so far – it might be an interesting project for PeeCee. She is collaborating with Australian producer and DJ Will Sparks for her next single titled, “Young & Free”. Priyanka took to her official Instagram account to post the same and wrote, “Something new, something different… yes, it’s my voice, but that’s not all… Stay tuned for the full story….
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CEAT introduces new LCV
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The ball is spinning but it needs to be seen how things go, says Ajinkya Rahane
Considering the growing trend of radial tyre usage in LCVs, CEAT Limited, a leading tyre manufacturerhas launched new sizes under its LCV radial tyres’ platform – ‘Milaze’. These tyres will be suitable for goods and passenger carriers, and will be introduced in major markets across the country. The new sizes are7.00 R16 | 7.50 R16 | 8.25 R16 | 235/75 R17.5. 7.00 R16 Milaze AW is designed with shoulders having deep grooves that lead to reduced heat buildup. Its wider tread gives excellent traction. 7.50 R16and 8.25 R16Milaze tyres have special tread design and compound, leading to reduced heat
build-up. The stress relaxation sipes in shoulder ribs offer low rolling resistance, resulting in better fuel efficiency.235/75 R17.5 Milaze tyres have four longitudinal grooves, leading to excellent water drainage. Its continuous shoulder rib offers excellent cornering stability. On the successful launch, Mr. Nitish Bajaj, Vice President Marketing, CEAT Tyres Limited, commented, “Radial tyres provide necessary advantages of better vehicle control, longer life and lower fuel consumption. It has always been our constant endeavor to manufacture tyres with great benefits to our customers.
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India dominated the second day’s play against Sri Lanka in Colombo after R Ashwin scalped two wickets before stumps. Earlier, the visiting side went on to compile 622/9 before making the declaration. At the post-match presser, centurion Ajinkya Rahane, spoke about his innings, how the track is behaving and why third day will play a crucial role. “Playing sweep shots is high-risk because bounce is variable. Some balls are bouncing while others are keeping low. Playing on this wicket isn’t easy for the batsmen and tomorrow (Satur-
R Ashwin quickest to 2000 runs and 250 wickets in Test cricket Agency | New Delhi
day) would be key for our bowlers to bowl in right areas,” said Rahane, who scored 132. Rahane, who had good outing in the ODI series in West Indies, said he wanted to carry that form into the whites and continued with the positive mindset. “It was important but for me I was confident about myself. I was batting well in West Indies so I wanted to carry that form. So here I decided that if i play
positively and play properly I would convert it into a big one,” he said. “Its all about mindset. Coming into the game knowing it is a spinning track. I was visualising what are the good shots on this wicket. we had to dominate their four spinners,” added Rahane. There was lot of purchase for the spinners on the second day but Rahane insisted that bowlers need to pitch it in the right areas.
ner #KishoreKumar “Chala jaata hoon, Kisi ki dhun me, Dhadakte dil ke taraane liye,”. Sehwag, who is known for his destructive batting, is known to sing songs of Kishore Kumar while destroying the opposition bowlers.During an All Stars match he was caught humming a tune. Even when he scored his dou-
ble century in ODI cricket, Sehwag had admitted that he was singing songs sung by Kishore Kumar. Earlier, this month Sehwag had also wished Sourav Ganguly in his trademark style when he wrote, “Whatever success I could achieve in Test Cricket, I truly attribute it to the wonderful support you gave me @SGanguly99 . #HappyBirthdayDada. He then went on to add, ” “Pro TipWhile with Dada, best to be on his leg side.On the offside, ball or human it’s a boundary. In this pic, Bat is on his left.”
Virender Sehwag remembers his hidden batting partner Kishore Kumar on 86th birthday
Agency | New Delhi
Former Indian batsman Virender Sehwag is well known for his unique wishes and celebrations of birthdays of eminent persons. On Friday Sehwag took to Twitter and wishes legendary singer Kishore Kumar and wrote, “On his birth anniversary, remembering my hidden batting part-
R Ashwin became the quickest to 250 wickets in Test cricket and he is on track to become the quickest bowler to 300 Test. But before that, Ashwin has reached yet another record in his Test career. Playing his 51st Test for India, the off-spinner scored his 2000th run during his 54-run innings against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Friday. Ashwin, who has played 51 Tests, is now the fastest player to reach 2000 runs and 250 wickets in Test cricket. He went past great Richard Hadlee of New Zealand who
took the same number of wickets and scored runs in 54 Tests. Former Pakistan all-rounder Imran Khan and former England all-rounder Ian Botham had achieved the same feat in 56 Tests. Ashwin scored his 11th Test fifty and tenth batting at number six or below. Only England batsmen Ben Stokes (13) and Jonny Bairstow (11) have more fifty-plus
scores than the former world number one all-rounder. Ashwin also completed the double of 2000 Test runs and 200 wickets. He is fourth fastest to achieve this feat. Ian Botham leads this lead as he achieved this in 42 Test. India’s former captain Kapil Dev and Pakistan’s former captain Imran Khan achieved this feat in 50 Tests.
Upul Tharanga without opening the score while Karunaratne was sent back for 25. Both the wickets were scalped by Ashwin. Earlier, in the day, India continued the proceedings from their overnight score of 344/3. Though they lost Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara in the first ses-
sion but half-centuries from R Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha and Ravindra Jadeja anchored the visitors to a mammoth total. For Sri Lanka it was Rangana Herath who bagged a four-wicket haul in the process. Here’s a look at what pundits and experts have to say about the day’s play.
be out of action for 1-2 months. “Nuwan Pradeep’s out for one or two months,” Sri Lankan opener Dimuth Karunaratne said at the press-conference. Skipper Dinesh Chandimal missed the first Test due to pneumonia while Asela Gunaratne was also ruled out of the Test series against India after breaking his thumb during Galle Test. Even Rangana Herath had injury concerns in the first Test when he was hit on
his finger while trying to stop a drive from Indian skipper Virat Kohli. Though he was eventually declared fit for the Colombo Test and scalped four Indian wickets in first innings. Karunaratne said that he is ready to bowl since he started his career as a bowler only. “I started my career as a bowler, not as a batsman, so I can bowl. The thing is there are a lot of bowlers who can bowl faster than 130-135,” Karunaratne who scalped the important wicket of Cheteshwar Pujara on Day 2 added. “We played only with once pace option, so when they asked me if we need to bowl a few overs with the new ball, I said.
Ind vs SL, 2nd Test: Twitterati lavishes praise after India cross 600-run mark again
Agency | New Delhi
The Virat Kohli-led Indian side tightened grip on this second Test match of the three-match series against Sri Lanka when they ended the first innings at 622/9 (D) in Colombo. Hosts Sri Lanka ducers, being service had a dismal start recipients, agreed to to their first innings provide for and bear as they lost opener expenses relating to arran gement of the services for travel, lodging and boarding of the make-up artist, hair stylist and spot boy,“ the report said. Though these services fall in the ambit of additional consideration directly and inextricably linked to the services provided by the assessees Agency | New Delhi to the said service recipients, the val- Injuries continue to ue of this additional hurt Sri Lanka in the consideration was ongoing Test series not included in tax- against India. The able value of the as- hosts have now sufsesses, the auditor fered another blow noted. 33% of firms as seamer Nuwan listed with Registrar Pradeep has become of Companies not in a new addition to the I-T database: CAG list. Pradeep bowled G overnment audi- 17 overs on the opentor CAG on Frbiday ing day of the second said that about a Test against India in third of the firms list- Colombo before he ed with the Registrar went out of the field of Companies (RoC) complaining about a were not in the data- hamstring niggle. On base of the Income Friday, it was confirmed that he would Tax department.
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Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Pradeep ruled out of India series
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A number of Bollywood stars have come under the scrutiny of the CAG which has detected at least 156 cases of non-compliance to rules and short payment of service tax during the course of its audit of the service tax department with revenue implication of more than Rs 50 crore. A CAG report, tabled in Parliament on Friday , has pointed out anomalies in collection of service tax from Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh and Arjun Rampal.
While the service tax authorities have told CAG that it has served show cause notices to Devgn, Deshmukh and Rampal, the department has not yet clarified as to what action it has initiated against Salman Khan for the short payment of the levy. “During the examination of records of Salman Khan, Arjun Rampal, Ritesh Vilasrao Deshmukh and Vishal (Ajay) Devgan in in the Mumbai service tax commissionerates, we observed from the agreements between producer and actors that the pro-
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32 yrs on, HC orders compensation Forget ‘king can do no wrong’; for death in Army firing this is India, HC tells govt of his home to dry
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The Gujarat high court on Friday ordered the state government to pay compensation for the death of 22-yearold Ghulam Rasul Rathod, who was killed in Army firing when the Rath Yatra was passing through Dariapur on June 30, 1985. The compensation is Rs 90,000 with 7% interest since 1986. The high court observed that the state government cannot shirk its responsibility and claim “sovereign immunity“ for the Army’s action by insisting “King can do no wrong“. Rathod lost his life to an Army bullet when he went to the terrace
a quilt. He was not part of the mob pelting stones on the Rath Yatra. The Rathod family fought a legal battle for compensation for 31 years. After a civil court dismissed the case, the family moved the high court. The appeal was turned down in 1996 by a single-judge bench. The order was challenged before a division bench; two judges differed in their opinions in 2011. While Justice S R Brahmb hatt held that the government was not liable to compensate for the death, Justice Jayant Patel concluded that Army’s assis-
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tance was sought by the state government to protect the Rath Yatra, which was held without permission in curfewbound areas. And hence, the government was liable for any act committed by the Army .Justice Patel fixed the compensation amount at Rs 90,000. Following the split verdict, the case was referred to a third judge, Justice J B Pardiwala, who concurred with Jus-
tice Patel and directed the government to pay the compensation.In coming to this conclusion, the judge observed that the government could not supply evidence to establish that sto ne-pelting took place at Sajjan Jamadar’s Mohalla, where the victim lived. The court concluded that Army fired indiscriminately , without warning, to disperse the crowds.
Gujarat high court on Friday slammed the state government for resorting to archaic British laws to shirk responsibility for a negligent act of the Army and reminded it that India now is a welfare state and no more under colonial rule. Justice J B Pardiwala discarded the argument put forth by the state government, that the act committed under the sovereign authority has immunity.“Although the maintenance of Army is a sovereign function of the Union of India, yet it does not follow that the Union is immune
from all the liability for any tortious act committed by an army personnel,“ the HC said while holding that the government was liable to compensate the death of Gulam Rasul Rathod of Dariapur during the 1985 Rath Yatra procession, because the Army opened fire on orders from the magistrate deployed by the state government. The HC pulled up the state for claiming immunity from liability for the firing. “The old and
archaic concept of sovereign immunity that the `King can do no wrong’ still haunts us, where the state claims immunity for its tortious acts and denies compensation to the aggrieved party ,“ Justice Pardiwala said, adding that Australia also ignores the doctrine of sovereign immunity . The judge further said, “The government’s defence based on the old and archaic concept of sovereignty immunity as borrowed from
British jurisprudence prevalent during colonial rule is based on old feudalistic notions of justice, namely the “King can do no wrong“. This common law immunity does not exist in the realm of welfare state and is against modern jurispruden ce where the distinc tion between sovere ign or non-sovereign power does not exist and the state like any ordinary citizen is liable for the acts done by its employees.“
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preparation is complex and thus it is not possible that a single entity produced the whole consignment. While Pakistan is a possible source, further probe is on.“ As the drugs are worth about Rs 3,500 crore, it would have taken a large cartel consisting of multiple processors to receive and disseminate the contraband. NCB officials said that they are yet to ascertain the web of suppliers and receivers in the international racket. With the arrest of three more persons on Friday including Vishal Yadav, who was earlier named the point person responsible for taking.
Heroin haul: Cartel role being probed
Discordant notes: CM’s UGC asks NID’s response on ragging; institute clueless package and Patel rap
SS News | Ahmedabad
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They are not fully comfortable with each other. This is what one can guess from the stance taken by chief minister Vijay Rupani and his deputy Nitin Patel on the flood relief package of Rs 1,500, announced by the state government on Thursday. During the cabinet meeting in Gandhinagar on Friday, according to sources, Patel demanded the same package for Kadi, Kalol and Mehsana districts which too had suffered extensive damages in the heavy rains that lashed the state. However, the CM reportedly ignored the suggestion and took up other issues on the agenda. When
The anti-ragging cell of the University Grants Commission (UGC) sought a response from the National Institute of Design (NID) in connection with a complaint of ragging on the Gandhinagar campus of the institute. However, the institute is still clueless about the culprits. The anti-ragging committee of the UGC asked for “details of investigation done by the anti-ragging committee members, conclusions of the investigation, list of anti-rag
contacted, Patel denied any differences with the CM. “There is no difference between us.These are all handiwork of rumour-mongers,“ he said. According to some insiders, Patel is reportedly unhappy because the CM garnered all credits for the flood-relief measures taken in the state. “When Rupani left for Banaskantha, it was decided that Patel would take
care of the dayto-day functioning of the secretariat. Rupani camped in Banaskantha for five days and met the victims, stealing the media limelight,“ said a senior bureaucrat. “While declaring the package, even officials bypassed Patel and talked to the CM directly. It has been learnt that the CM too did not consult Patel while announcing the package,“ said a source.
expressed hope that at least four BJP MLAs would vote NOTA in the Rajya Sabha elections on August 8. Patel, while speaking to reporters after meeting PAAS activists, said that the public gathering scheduled for Saturday was called off, to avoid conflict between religious leaders and agitators.Patel said
that 22 MLAs of the Anandiben Patel faction, are in contact with him and support his agitation. Patel further said that several MLAs wanted to cross vote in the Rajya Sabha elections but the fear of suspension would cause at least four Patel MLAs to vote NOTA.“BJP has been using the government machinery to suppress the agitation. We were granted permission for the samellan for Saturday, but police were suddenly deployed and the agitators were denied permission,“ he said. BJP MLA Babu Jamna Patel has pressurized the trustees of the Umiya Dham campus.
ging committee members along with their signatures and designation (including chairman, convener and members), details of punishment for the culprits, if any.“ The UGC has also made it clear to NID authorities that “enquiryinvestigationdisciplinary committee reports are not acceptable. As per UGC regulations, only report of the anti-ragging committee is acceptable.“ The brother of one of the students approached the antiragging cell of the UGC and complained that seniors
Narmada dam to be full by October 20
on the Gandhinagar campus we re mentally torturing and abusing freshers and the new batch was being ragged by the seniors in the name of “interaction“. Pradyumna Vyas, the director of the NID, said: “If there is no complaint made to the anti-ragging committee (of the NID), what will we do?“ Vyas said that he has been visiting the campus for the past two days. He said he has told senior students that ragging will not be tolerated and offenders would be punished.He also said that coordinators of the students’ committee have talked to juniors but no names have come out so far.
The zonal unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), which is investigating the seizure of 1,500kg of heroin off the Gujarat coast, has said that the packets found from the boat came in four different types of packaging, pointing to different sources of the contraband. The boat was seized on July 31 and the contraband was found stashed in a specially made cavity . “The heroin is of good quality ,“ said an NCB official. “Forensic analysis will reveal if composition of the contraband varies from one package to another. Heroin
RS polls: Hardik says 4 BJP MLAs may opt for NOTA
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Hardik Patel, the convenor of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PA AS), who cal led off his Kranti Samel lan event, said that he was in touch with 22 BJP MLAs and all of them support him. Most of the MLAs are those owing allegiance to Anandiben Patel. Hardik Patel
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The Narmada Control Authority has granted permission to fill the Narmada Dam in a phased manner. The dam is likely to be full by October 20 this year. According to deputy CM Nitin Patel, all the agencies concerned -the Centre, Supreme Court and the Narmada Control Authority -have given their approval to fill the dam in a phased manner. Currently , the dam has been filled till 121.45 metres. Patel said with the closing of dam gates, storage capacity has gone up. “The water level in the dam has gone up by 15cm in the past
24 hours.Now, dam water will be stored for use in future,“ he said. Patel said that the Narmada Control Authority has prepared a schedule for raising water levels in the dam and it would be monitored every 10 days. “According to the plan, water level will be raised to 127.40 metres by August 10 and to 130.59 metres by the end of August,“ Patel said. He said that the recent floods in Banaskantha and Patan caused great damage to the state. “The work related to repairing and rebuilding of the structures has been taken up on a priority basis.
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