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NEWS BRIEF Gujarat MLAs meet guv Vala Agency | Bengaluru The 44 Gujarat Congress MLAs, who have been camping at a private resort in Bengaluru for the last one week, on Saturday alleged that the BJP was spreading false rumours about them and using intimidatory tactics in the run-up the Rajya Sabha polls on August 8. The MLAs ventured out of the resort in a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) luxury bus, met governor Vajubhai Vala and visited Vidhana Soudha before heading back to the resort. The MLAs had been hosted by energy minister D K Shiva Kumar, whose residences and businesses were searched by the income tax sleuths for the last three days. SWAC chief briefs CM on IAF’s flood op SS News | Gandhinagar
Air officer commanding in chief of South Western Air Command (SWAC), Air Marshal R K Dhir, met Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani on Saturday and briefed him about the extensive relief and rescue operations undertaken by the Indian Air Force during the recent floods. The state experienced heavy rains and floods in the past few weeks, in Surendranagar, Banaskantha and Patan districts. South Western Air Command headquarters in Gandhinagar immediately deployed helicopters and set up a dedicated human assistance.
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GST relief for textiles, goods
movement to get smoother APPEAL TO INDUSTRY TO GIVE CONSUMERS GST INPUT CREDIT BENEFIT: ARUN JAITLEY
Agency | New Delhi
The reduction in the rate of job work will be applicable across the entire textile chain and takes care of the concerns of the industry which has been pushing for reducing the rate for any job work linked to knitting, dyeing, embroidery, printing, washing, stitching, ironing and others. Apart from this, the Council reviewed the progress of the implementation of the new indirect tax regime since July 1, and approved the changes made by its implementation committee. Jaitley said that the
Council also chose to implement the GST provision on e-way bills requiring goods more than Rs 50,000 in value to be pre-registered online before they can be moved. “There will be no checkposts since we want a smooth transfer of goods across States”. Similarly, the Council will also finalise the E-Way Rules, under which movement of goods worth over 50,000 had to be mandatorily registered with the GST Network. It will not apply for goods exempt from GST. Please Wait while comments are loading. TRS Parliamen-
tary Party, led by its MP Jithender Reddy, here on Friday sought Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s intervention in announcing relief from the new rates under GST on the material used in projects like Mission Bhagiratha (MB) and Double Bed Room Houses Scheme undertaken by the State government. Jaitley said the council discussed the anti-profiteer-
Naidu becomes new VP, 20 oppn MPs vote in his favour
Agency | New Delhi
NDA vice-presidential candidate M Venkaiah Naidu romped home to a strong victory , trouncing opposition nominee Gopalkrishna Gandhi by 516 votes to 244, which places BJP nominees on the top constitutional posts of President and vice-president for the first time. With members of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha comprising the electoral college for the vice presidential poll, Naidu was aided by an estimated 20 opposition MPs cross-voting in his
favour and his margin of victory of 272 votes is the largest in the last 30 years. Though Naidu’s win was not surprising, the result exceeded expectations as the NDA was counting on 502 votes. Four members could not vote for various reasons but the former urban development and information and broadcasting minis-
ter still managed a tally of 516 votes. In all, 771 out of 785 MPs cast their votes. Votes of 11 MPs were, however, declared invalid. Fourteen MPs of different parties did not vote. Fourteen MPs of different parties did not vote, including four TMC MPs, two of BJP , two each of Congress and IUML.
ing issue and would launch a campaign on it to inform the consumer about the impact of GST. For cab-renting services, the rate will be 12% if there is no input tax credit. The GST law also has an anti-profiteering provision meant to ensure that businesses pass on the benefit of lower tax incidence and availability of input tax credit to the consumers.
Boy who was run over by truck dies SS News | Ahmedabad
Rehan Matcheswala, 12, a resident of Al Qamar Society , behind Royal Akbar Tower in Juhapura, was returning home from FD High School on July 31 when a mini truck ran him over. Rehan was taken to VS Hospital with head and body injuries. He succumbed on the morning of August 2. His father Mohammad Na waz Matcheswala, who works at a unit in Vatva GIDC, is inconsolable. “Eyewitnesses told us the truck driver was on the phone while driving.
Congress workers stage protest across state, burn BJP govt effigy SS News | Rajkot
Scores of Congress workers protested across the state on Saturday following the attack on their party vicepresident Rahul Gandhi’s SUV on Friday in Dhanera town of Banaskantha. Gandhi had come to Dhanera to meet flood victims when BJP Yuva Morcha general secretary Jayesh Darji allegedly threw a big stone on his SVU breaking the glass of the rear door. One of the se-
curity gu ards of Special Protection Group (SPG) also sustained minor injuries. In Rajkot, over a dozen Congress workers were detained from Yagnik Road and Trikon Baugh after they blocked traffic and shouted slogans condemning the attack on Gandhi. They were released later in the day. In Bhavnagar, too, members of
the Congress party burnt effigy of BJP in Bhidbhanjan Chowk and shouted slogans against the ruling government. Over a dozen workers, including women, were detained for a couple of hours and then released. Similar protests were seen in Surendranagar and Wadhwan town on Saturday. Congress workers burnt the effigy of the BJP government in protest against the stonepelting on Gandhi’s car in Banaskantha. Suren-
dranagar district Congress president Manu Patel, district panchayat president Chetan Khachar led the Congress workers protest. Congress workers also burnt effigy of BJP government at Tower chowk in Himmatnagar town of Sabarkantha. In Palanpur, Congress members stopped state transport bus and shouted slogans against the ruling BJP. However, they were removed from the road by the police within few minutes.
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Will Godse-waad turn into Modi-waad, asks Surjewala Agency | New Delhi
The general secretary of BJP Yuva Morch, Banaskantha was arrested on Saturday in connection with Friday’s attack on Congress vicepresident Rahul Gandhi’s car in Dhanera town of the district. The accused, Jayesh Darji, is also president of a local NGO, Manav Seva Sangh. Police said it was Darji who threw the stone on Gandhi’s SUV when he was returning to the helipad after meeting flood-affected people at Dhanera APMC (Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee) on Friday. “Darji has been booked under sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which include 332 (voluntarily causing
hurt), 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 427 (mischief causing damage to the amount of 50 rupees or mo re),“ Banaskantha superintendent of police Neeraj Badgujar told said. “Investigation is still on as Congress had accused three other persons of being involved in the attack,“ he said, adding Darji will be produced before a court on Sunday . Congress leaders had named three other local BJP workers Morsinh
Rao, Mu kesh Thakkar and Bhagwandas Pate, who is also chairman of the Dhanera APMC. Badgujar said whether the attack on Gandhi was pre-planned or not was a matter of investigation even as Congress accused BJP and RSS of being behind what it described as a “murderous attack“ on Gandhi and claimed it was a “pre-planned“ conspiracy . Gandhi said the attack on his convoy was carried out by BJP and RSS workers and this was PM Narendra Modi.
on duty. He rushed to the scene along with a woman LRD constable and jumped into the river to save the woman. An AFES team arrived at the spot and pulled Chauhan and the victim out,“ said a police official. Officials said the city police com-
missioner, A K Singh, has announced a Rs 5,000 cash prize and a certificate of commendation for Chauhan’s exemplary act. AFES officials said that the riverfront, on average, witnesses one suicide bid a day, especially from the walkway.
friends on the beach of Diu. The decomposed body was identified from the voter identity card recovered from the deceased’s pocket. Deceased Chandra Singh was a resident of Rajasthan.Police contacted their counterparts in the neighbouring state who informed Singh’s family members. Five men from Jhunjhunu and Churu districts of Rajasthan, who were employed in Kevdi of Diu as labourers, had gone to Nagoa beach on July
23 to enjoy . While they were hanging out on hanging out on the rocks, all five were pulled into the sea by giant waves. Of them, two managed to come out, whi le Chandra Singh (30), Pruthvi Singh (25) and Jeet Singh (40) drowned. The bodies of the other two have not been found so far. “Members of Chandra Singh’s family arrived in Su rat. They were handed over the body after completion of the formalities,“ the police said.
Cop dives into river, saves suicidal woman
SS News | Ahmedabad
A 40-year-old woman, who had jumped into the Sabarmati to end her life, was rescued by a head constable on Saturday morning. The city police commissioner announced a cash reward for the brave cop. According to Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) officials, the woman, a resident of Vasna, jumped into the river from the riverfront walkway. “When passersby informed Riverfront (W) police station, he ad constable Narendrasinh Chauhan was
Man’s body washes up 313 nautical miles away in Surat from Diu
SS News | Surat
The body of a 30-yearold man -drowned in sea in Diu -washed ashore at the coast of Hazira near Surat on Friday, approximately 313 nautical miles away from the Union territory Union territory located close to the southern cost of Saurashtra. The de ceased had drowned on July 23 while hanging out with his
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The cons about ‘pros’ in politics
This week, as his party launched a new front called the All India Profes sionals’ Congress, Shashi Tharoor plucked many familiar notes about politics being a “closed shop“ for educated professionals, and why the taxpaying middle class needs to make its presence felt more. In private chatter and public forums, this is an oft-heard lament from professionals, whatever their political bents -if only we, who know better, could enter the cesspool of politics, it would be rid of its dysfunctions like corruption, identity politics and so on. “The middle-class professional is a very marginalised voice in governance,“ says Mira Sanyal, former India head of ABN Amro, who stood for Lok Sabha elections twice from south Mumbai -in 2009 as an independent candidate, and in 2014 on an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ticket. “As the nation becomes more middle-class, and reflects those aspirations and values, that voice needs to become louder,“ she says. But first, let’s examine the words “professional“ and “middle class“, and the notion that these interests are underrepresented, or that their presence will cleanse politics. Many of those who consider themselves “middle-class taxpayers“ are technically the uppermost sliver of Indian society, points out Yogendra Yadav, political-scientistturned-politician and founder of the party Swaraj India. Only 1.5% of the population pays income tax. “So this minority that calls itself the middle class, which already commands the bureaucracy, the judiciary, the army , the media and other institutions, is peeved that they don’t dominate politics too,“ he says. Their recoil from mass politics has a history . The class profile of Parliament and legislatures changed after the Mandal moment, as more regional parties and middle castes entered politics, says Sanjay Kumar, director of Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS). “This led to the middle-class perception that politics is dirty, that corruption has increased, though in fact there is no good measure to prove that it has increased since the ‘50s or ‘60s,“ he says. And if professionals are missing from politics, they have their own reasons to shun it. Those from technical fields like engineers or doctors are not as inclined towards public work, though they may have opinions about these matters, points out Kumar.
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Shubh Mangal Savdhaan song Rocket Saiyyan
Agency | New Delhi
After being a sperm donor in his debut movie Vicky Donor, Ayushmann Khurrana is now suffering from erectile dysfunction in RS Prasanna’s Shubh Mangal Savdhaan. We were introduced to a simple boy Mudit played by Ayushmann Khurrana and his love interest Sugandha aka Bhumi Pednekar in the trailer of the movie which was released a few
days back. And now Ayushmann and his second-time co-actor Bhumi has shared the first song from their movie titled “Rocket Saiyyan” on their social media accounts. The song crooned by Ritu Pathak, Brijesh Shandilya and Tanishk Bagchi takes us closer to Ayushmann’s character who is always in a hurry. Also, we are taken on a journey from Mudit and Sugandha’s courtship to their marriage.
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Hollywood-Bollywood Happy birthday Genelia D’Souza Agency | New Delhi
Genelia D’Souza made her acting debut in 2003, and since then she has worked on some interesting films. Her ticket to fame was her Tamil debut movie Boys directed by Shankar, post which she worked on multiple south Indian films and became a star. She was awarded the Nandi Awards for her performance in Bommarillu and Katha – two
Happy birthday Genelia D’Souza: Here are her five stunning performances by the star
Telugu films. She also became a household name across the country after playing Aditi in Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. Now, she is happily married to Riteish Deshmukh and the two are parents to two boys. Here are our favourite five performances by the star! Genelia’s debut film in Tamil was directed by Shankar. She was cast opposite Siddharth in the film and portrayed the role of Harini. A rich girl who falls in love with a boy hailing from a middle-class family.
Their parent don’t agree, but with the help of their friends, they elope. The couple, with the help of their friends, promise that they would succeed in love and life. After all, the popular saying then was that a man who succeeds in love loses in life and vice versa. She wooed the audience with her beauty and performance and garnered a loyal fan following. Sachein starring Ilayathalapathy Vijay and Genelia received a lukewarm response at the box office. However, Genelia’s role as Shalini, the adamant girl who is in love, and yet she wants to prove herself right was beautifully written. The game was to not fall in love, but in the end, she did. This film probably was the beginning of Genelia being cast in roles that were ‘bubbly’ yet sweet.
Dhanush, Kajol film beats Rajinikanth’s Kabali record in Malaysia
Agency | Bengaluru
Luis Fonsi’s song Despacito surpasses the record of Wiz Khalifa’s See You Again Agency | New York
The music video for the No. 1 hit song “Despacito” has a new record. It has become the most popular clip on YouTube of all-time with more than three billion views. YouTube announced on Friday that Luis Fonsi’s ubiquitous song with Daddy Yankee has surpassed previous record holder “See You Again,” the song by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth from the Furious 7 soundtrack. “Despacito” became an international smash hit this year, topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The
record-breaking video does not include the popular remix with Justin Bieber; that version has been viewed more than 464 million times. “Despacito” is on track to become the first video to reach three billion views on YouTube. The video is also the most “liked” video on YouTube.This Spanish song, created and
sung by Puerto Rican singers Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, has gone insanely viral and has inspired numerous covers and mash-ups. Recently, Shiamak Davar’s choreography on the song went viral. Reportedly, the Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi also saw the video and is blown away by its choreography.
Happy Birthday Kajol: 90s wouldn’t have been the same without you Agency | New Delhi
When Kajol made her debut with Bekhudi in 1992, she went completely unnoticed by the audience. But it seemed like the actor was on a mission to make her presence felt. Without her, Shah Rukh Khan too wouldn’t have become the King of Romance because in the beginning of both the actors’ careers, most of the films featured them as on-screen lovers.
Dhanush’s upcoming film Velai Illa Pattadhari 2 aka VIP 2, which also stars Kajol, is gearing up for a grand release next Friday. The film has created a new record in terms of the screen count in Malaysia. The film, which is the sequel to 2014 comedy-drama VIP, is the first live-action film of director Soundarya Rajinikanth. “V Creations & Malik
Streams has secured 550 screens in Malaysia for #VIP2! No other actor movie has been screened in these many centers yet,” co-producer Kalaippuli S Thanu wrote on his Twitter page. The screen count of VIP 2 in Malaysia is more than Superstar Rajinikanth’s Kabali. Rajinikanth’s gangster drama was released on 480 screens in Malaysia in 2016. Dhanush is quite upbeat about
his upcoming film and has been rigorously promoting his film across the country. Besides playing the lead role, he has also penned the story and the dialogues for the film. He had earlier revealed that he will be doing at least two more films in the VIP franchise. “I’m confident Kajol will be there in VIP 3, but I’m not sure if she will be there in VIP 4,” he had said earlier.
her love for Aarav many times and Aarav, who apparently had no problem with Oviya’s overtures before, was taking offence to all her actions with him this week. Snehan played
a mediator and tried to clear the confusion between both of them. During which Aarav said he only treated her as a good friend and he had no special feelings for her.
Bigg Boss Tamil: ‘Distressed’ Oviya jumps into swimming pool to quit the show Agency | Bengaluru
The romantic drama between Oviya and Aarav has, pretty much, reached an unexpected climax, as Oviya was desperately trying to walk out of the show. Oviya jumped into the swimming pool at the living quarters and dipped her face in the water with her nose closed on Friday’s episode. Aarav, who was in the kitchen with the other contestants noticed that something was wrong, and raised the alarm. She was later pulled out of the pool by other housemates. This happened after Oviya’s mood swings hit a new level as Aarav started to distance himself from her. Oviya professed
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Inauguration of SILK FAB Exhibition at Shree Jain Visha Oswal Club, Shreyas Foundation, SS News | Ahmedabad
Ms. Mamta Verma, I.A.S, Industries Commissioner, Industries Commissionerate, Gandhi Nagar inaugurated the Silk Fab exhibition today. Speaking on the occasion, Mrs. Mamta Verma said that the exhibition enables an interface between the weavers and consumers. Silk Fab exhibition is an initiative of the office of Development Commissioner for Handlooms, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India through National Handloom Development Corporation (NHDC) Ltd. to provide direct access to the handloom weavers to market their products to consumers in various cities of India. The partici-
pants are from various State Government Bodies/ Apex Societies, Primary Handloom Weavers Co-operative Societies and Handloom Agencies. 90 agencies belonging to 15 states are participating. The handloom sector of India employs 65 lac persons directly or indirectly which is next only to agricultural sector in the country. The art of handloom weaving has traditional valuesattached to it and each region has exquisite varieties. The uniqueness of silk products such asPochampalli, Paithani, Kanjivaram, Banarasi, Jamdani, Baluchari, and Ikkat, to name a few attracts customers across the globe with exclusive weaves, designs and traditional motifs.
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Virat Kohli’s farewell message for Usain Bolt goes viral on social media
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Agency | New Delhi
Jamaican runner Usain Bolt is all set for his last race in London and Indian captain Virat Kohli has wished him for the same. Kohli in a video message that was posted on his official Twitter handle said, “Hey, Usain! I know it’s your last race we are going to miss you a lot on the track. From me and everyone in the Puma family, we wish you all the very best for this one and all your future endeavours. If you ever wanna play cricket you know where to
find me,” said Kohli in the video.” On the other side, the Jamaican was pretty generous with his reply as he wrote, “Thanks Champ.” While Bolt would be running his final 100m race, Kohli is busy leading Indian team in Sri Lanka. India are touring Sri Lanka for three Tests, five ODIs and a T20I where they have al-
ready registered a win in the first Test. Apart from the Indian skipper, batsman Yuvraj Singh too wished Bolt for his event. He wrote, “Looks like I’m the only man on this planet to beat u ever @usainbolt your legacy will forever be unmatched. Go well legend cause you’re fastestforever livedareinspire .”
Records continue to tumble, Ravindra Jadeja becomes quickest left armer to reach 150 wickets in Tests
R Ashwin also wrote his name in history books when he bagged another five-for in the first innings to take his tally of fifers to 26
Yuvraj Singh recalls moment when he ‘beat’ Usain Bolt Agency | New Delhi
Yuvraj Singh has recalled the moment when he beat the ‘World’s fastest man’ Usain Bolt in a race in Bengaluru a few years ago. The tribute, posted on Instagram, by ‘Yuvi’ has come with the weekend to be the last time Bolt takes the track as an individual at the World Athletics Championship in London. The Jamaican sprinter will call time on his career at the end of the IAAF World Athletics Championship. His marquee race, undoubtedly, would be his gold medal
defence on Saturday night (2.15 AM IST). Yuvraj isn’t the only one from the cricket fraternity to congratulate Bolt and wish him luck ahead of the big race. India captain Virat Kohli, too, had words of support for the Jamaican. “Hey, Usain! I know it’s your last race we are going to miss you a lot on the track. From
me and everyone in the Puma family, we wish you all the very best for this one and all your future endeavours. If you ever wanna play cricket you know where to find me,” said Kohli in the video. In the video posted by Yuvraj on Instagram, he shared the moment where Yuvraj ran past Bolt in a jovial race.
with the former India player was confirmed when Sehwag tweeted a picture saying, “What a joy and pleasure to meet these wonderful girls who make us so proud.@ ImHarmanpreet, @vedakmurthy08 Jhulan, Ekta, Poonam & Rajeshwari”. After the meeting, Harmanpreet Kaur thanked Sehwag for hosting them and wrote,” Thank You @virendersehwag Paaji for hosting us, It was our pleasure
to Entertain the Entertainer.” It may be recalled here that the Indians women’s team had a terrific World Cup campaign where they defeated heavyweights like Australia and South Africa. The tournament saw the players emerge as stars when they smashed quite a few brilliant innings. Young Smiri Manadhana lit up the campaign in the beginning of the campaign while Harmanpreet Kaur stood out for her match-winning 171 against Australia in the semi-finals of the World Cup. It was her innings which saw India through to its second World cup. However, they failed to cross the last hurdle and ended up as runners up.
Virender Sehwag meets members of Indian Womens cricket team
Agency | New Delhi
Much like the first two days of cricket in the second Test between India and Sri Lanka, day three witnessed history being rewritten as several records were shattered and new ones came up to take their place. On a day when the visitors once again dominated proceedings in the first part of the day, what stood out were the fighting knocks by Kusal Mendis and Dimuth Karunaratne. After being enforced with the follow-on, it seemed like India might finish the
match early but the duo of Mendis and Karunaratne kept the hosts in the hunt. Courtesy of this the Sri Lanka team made a strong comeback into the match. This was after R Ashwin bagged yet another five wicket haul and spun a web around the Lankan batsman to dismiss them for a paltry 183 at the end of first day’s play. However, that was not all as more numbers were rewritten. Herein we bring you a few of them. Off-spinner R Ashwin wrote his name
in history books when he bagged yet another five-for in the first innings of the second match against Sri Lanka in Colombo. This was Ashwin’s 26th five-wicket haul in Test match cricket. With this, he surpassed Harbhajan Singh’s record and is now only behind Anil Kumble who has 35 five wicket hauls to his name. Complementing him well was Ravindra Jadeja who also became the quickest left arm bowler to reach 150 wickets in test matches.
Agency | New Delhi
Former Indian opening batsman Virender Sehwag met the Indian women’s team which played in the finals of the recently concluded ICC Women’s World Cup at Lords. While India did lose in the finals they won a lot of hearts by their spirited performances. Since returning from the campaign the team has been going places and meeting several eminent personalities in India. The meeting
Cheteshwar Pujara stunner at leg-slip
Cheteshwar Pujara is not considered as one of the sharpest fielders in the Indian team, however with this effort perceptions are bound to change SS News | Ahmedabad
Cheteshwar Pujara is renowned for his sublime batting skills but on Saturday he showed that he is a sharp fielder as well and has a lot more in his arsenal. This was after he plucked a spectacular catch to dismiss at leg slip to dismiss Angelo Mathews. Pujara is not considered as one of the sharpest fielders in the Indian team, however with this effort perceptions are bound to change. The incident took place in the 34th over when the ball was turning sharply. R Ashwin
bowled an off-spinner which pitched on the middle and off stump and spun viciously. Mathews tried to dab it down towards the fine leg region but an alert Pujara picked up out of thin air. Judging by the celebrations even Pujara was delighted at his feat. Earlier, Pujara had revealed in an interview that he has been practising slip catching and is putting in a lot of hard work along with fielding coach R Sridhar. He is no doubt one of the best catchers on the field. Since his return from the in-
Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates with Cheteshwar Pujara after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews
jury, Pujara has been working on his fitness and fielding. He recently spoke about
it in an interview and said, “When you get injured, you need to get that rhythm going
for you again as your concentration goes down. The injury was the toughest part
of my career but now I have come out of it and I am working hard on my fitness.”
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Pit on city road kills motorcyclist 2 more succumb to H1N1 in SS News | Ahmedabad
Mukesh Adwani, 42, was returning home to his family after work on Saturday night on his motorcycle when a carelessly dug up Odhav-Kathwada service road became his grave. He fell into the gaping hole in the road at around 9pm, as the area has no streetlights. Ahmed-
abad roads not only reek of neglect but are now proving to be death traps. The road was dug up for stormwater drain repairs, with no warning signs around the site. The service road is in Auda limits and the stormwater drain work is monitored by Auda and AMC. Adwani, who worked
at Madhuram Estate, was going home to Indrajeet Society in Nikol. Some locals had complained to the contractor, asking him to put up warning signs.The service road in question is usually used by cyclists and motorcyclists, from the nearby industrial clusters. Local residents said the pit
Powerloom weaving sector unhappy over GST revision
SS News | Surat
The GST Council has reduced the goods and service tax (GST) on textile job work to 5% from the current 18% at its 20th meeting held in Delhi on Saturday.However, the powerloom weaving sector is unhappy with the decision. The textile job
work includes weaving, sizing, twisting, warping, garment job work. The GST rates ranged from 12% to 18% on different jobwork. Now, the 20th GST Council has decided to introduce uniform 5% GST on all textile related jobwork. However, leaders in the powerloom sector stated that var-
Ahmedabad toll rises to 24
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had been dug up for cleaning about five days ago, but there were no barricades around the site. “A large part of the area nearby was inundated after the July 26 rains and civic authorities had only just begun work on clearing the drain. A large pit was dug by the contractor,“ says a senior AFES official. Locals blame civic officials, claiming that the pit was dug for five days but lay unattended. It is believed the con-
ious representations sent to the central and the state governments for removing the GST on weaving job-work were ignored. A majority of weaving units in the city are engaged in doing job-work and the 5% GST was going to destabilise the industry. The powerloom weaving sector had also demanded that refund of the Input Tax Credit (ITC). However, the ITC demand too has SS News | Gandhinagar been ignored at the GST Council meet- For the first time, Guing, said industry pla jarat government has decided to penalize yers. and fine officials who hold back various clearances for starting or running industries in state under the new proposed Gujarat Single Window Clearance Act. The act is being brought with an aim to expedite processes for issuance of various licenses, clearances and certifi-
The additional sessions judge of Valsad on Saturday sentenced a 38-year-old man to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping his 19-year-old stepdaugh ter in February 2016. Raju Magan Nayka, a resident of Umarsadi village in Pardi taluka of Valsad, was sentenced to life imprisonment and fined Rs2,000 cash by the judge after convicting him of raping his stepdaughter at their residence on February 18, 2016. The man raped the teenager just before she was to get married
to her boyfriend from Daman. The woman had been living with the convict since she was an year-old. The woman’s mother got married to Nayka after the death of her first husband and bo re him two children. The woman was working in an industrial unit in Daman where she got acquainted to a man. Her parents approved
of her relationship and expressed their wish to meet the man. On the fateful day, Nayka told his stepdaughter that he will take her to meet her friend and his family and will also discuss her marriage proposal. Nayka asked his wife to go to work. The stepdaughter stayed back and began to cook food for him.
the law. The land was taken over by the district administration after a long investigation process. The probe had revealed that late Roshanlal Jain had become a farmer in 1997 using the will of a person who had inherited farmland. According to officials, becoming farmer in such a manner was in violation of the section 63 of the Gujarat Tenancy Act. The Gujarat high court has also given
judgements stating that a person could not become a farmer using a will. Panchmahal assistant collector Ashish Kumar said that Jain had become a farmer from the Fajalpur village in Vadodara district. “He was not a farmer before 1997 and does not belong to a family of farmers. We gave ample opportunities to the family to defend itself, but they were not able to do so,“ said Kumar.
Panchmahal dist admn confiscates 125 ha land SS News | Vadodara
The Panchmahal district administration has confiscated 104 plots of land in the Godhra taluka after it came to light that they were procured by a person who had wrongly attained the status of a farmer based on a will. In all around 125 hectares of land was taken over by the government by showing oneself as a farmer based on a will is in violation of
the fever claiming 517 lives and affecting 7,189 people who tested positive. In Ahmedabad, a 50-yearold woman from Khokhra died of swine flu. She was hospitalized in LG Hospital with high fever and acute respiratory distress on Monday . In VS Hospital, a woman succumbed to the viral fever, top sources in AMC said. She had been admitted on Wednesday . Also
samples of 15 patients tested positive in past 24 hours in Ahmedabad. In Vadodara, a six year old boy died of swine flu on Saturday taking the death toll to four in the city and 12 in Vadodara region. The boy was admitted to Kashiben Gordhandas Patel Hospital in Karelibaug. Saturday also saw highest samples of 18 patients testing positive of the H1N1virus in Vadodara.
BTech students, 52 MTech students, 47 MSc students, 5 MA students and14 PhD students were awarded degrees. In addition, 38 medals and awards for academic, sports, leadership and community service were awarded to graduating students. Speaking on the occasion, Jain said, “We have now introduced two additional options for our undergraduates.
ate with degrees in two disciplines by spending an extra year.“ Elaborating on the option, Jain said, “For instance, a stu dent admitted to BTech in mechanical engineering can graduate with BTech in mechanical engineering and also BTech in electrical engineering after five years.“ “We now also offer a BTech MTech dual degree option which enables a student to graduate with both BTech and MTech degrees in five years,“ Jain added.
Single Window IIT-Gn students can now get Clearance Act: Officers to face fines dual degrees for extra year The first is a double degree option, where for delay a student can gradu-
Man gets life term for raping stepdaughter SS News | Surat
tractor was short of labourers and was waiting for replacements. “The tender terms for such civic works clearly mention rules and safety precautions. Proper barricading, `Danger’ signs or `Work in progress’ signs are usually put up at such sites. Whether this is the AUDA or AMC responsibility will have to be determined. We will be checking these aspects,“ said a senior AMC official.
Swine flu has raised its deadly head again in the state with two deaths being reported in Ahmedabad, while a six-year-old boy succumbed to the dreaded viral fever in Vadodara on Saturday .Municipal commissioner of Ahmedabad, Mukesh Kumar, said he was not aware of the swine flu deaths in the city , when asked about the situation. “On an average, two to three deaths are being reported in the state daily ,“ said health commissioner Jayanti Ravi speaking on the H1N1situation. She said it was not as bad as 2015, when Gujarat witnessed one of the worst outbreaks of H1N1 with
cates required for setting up a business and to provide an investor-friendly environment in the state. A senior officer close to the development said, “Under the Gujarat Single Window Clea rance Act for the first time officials will be fined from Rs5,000 to Rs25,000 or more, as also facing departmental action if they do not clear applications in the stipulated time.’’
China takes up Doklam standoff with Nepal Agency | New Delhi
China’s diplomatic blitz to counter India’s position on Doklam standoff high up in the Himalayas continues, with its mission here briefing Nepal authorities about the dispute. China’s decision to discuss the issue with Nepal is significant because, first, India shares a trijunction with Nepal and China in a disputed area and, second, Nepal is one country in the neighbourhood India is struggling to maintain its sphere of influence. Diplomatic sources told Said that the Chinese deputy chief of mission discussed the Doklam issue with his newly appointed Nepal counterpart in a “courtesy meeting“ and explained Beijing’s position. Beijing continues to maintain
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The Indian Institute of TechnologyGandhinagar (IIT-Gn) has offered the dual degree option for its undergraduates from this academic year. This was announced by IIT-Gn director, Dr Sudhir Jain, on the 6th convocation ceremony of the institute held on Saturday in Palaj village, Gandhinagar. In the convocation ceremony , a total of 124
that for any meaningful dialogue, Indian troops must withdraw from Doklam. Chinese diplomats have held similar meetings with Nepal officials in Kathmandu and Beijing. Unlike China, India has so far not made it public whether or not it has briefed foreign missions about its position on the issue. It did discuss the issue with US diplomats though a few weeks ago. While Nepal has not sought any briefing from Indian authorities yet, there’s growing concern within Nepal intelligentsia that a prolonged standoff involving India, China and Bhutan will not be in Kathmandu’s interest. Nepal, in fact, has two tri-junctions with China and India -Lipulekh in western Nepal and Jhinsang Chuli in eas tern part.
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