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Short News Patients worried about treatment as Delhi govt cancels Max hospital’s licence
New Delhi: A day after the Delhi government cancelled the licence of Max Healthcare at Shalimar Bagh in Delhi, relatives of the patients, who are currently admitted in the hospital, expressed concern regarding further medical treatment.While few of the relatives of the patients claimed the hospital had always given them the best treatment for free, others were concerned about the consequences that shutting of the hospital would lead to.“I have been coming here for the past five months for routine pregnancy tests of my sister-in-law for free. The gynaecologist wasn’t able to sense the heartbeats of the foetus so we came for test yesterday, but the OPD was locked. If the child dies, will the Delhi government take responsibility?” a patient’s relative told ANI.The incident of falsely declaring a newborn child dead and giving it away to the parents in a packet by the Max Healthcare had earlier created an uproar. This had led to the state government cancelling the licence of the hospital on Friday, through a four-page order.The father of the children had accused the hospital of deliberately declaring the baby dead and trying to get rid of him after he told the authorities he would not be able to pay Rs 1 lakh per day for their treatment.
West Bengal to get its first aircraft museum in Kolkata, second in India
Kolkata: The Navy is planning to hand over a decommissioned Tupolev-142 reconnaissance plane to the West Bengal government for setting up an aircraft museum in Kolkata, the second of its kind in the country.The Navy is expecting a clearance from the defence ministry for handing over the TU-142 aircraft to the state government by the end of December, Commodore Suprobho K De, Naval Officer-inCommand, Bengal area, said.“We have had discussions with the state government officials in this regard and the museum is likely to come up in about six months in the city,” De said.While the aircraft will be provided by the Navy, expenses for dismantling and transporting the plane from Tamil Nadu and then reassembling it here will have to be borne by the state government, the Commodore said.The West Bengal government will operate the museum, the land for which is being scouted for, he said. “This will be a good opportunity for people to get a look and feel of the aircraft from close quarters,” De added. There will be a mannequin resembling a pilot in the cockpit and visitors can see the machinery, bombs, torpedoes and gunner compartments of the plane as they walk through the aircraft museum, the official said.
Husband gave me ‘triple talaq’ for attending Modi’s rally, says UP woman Bareilly (UP): A woman from Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly has alleged that her husband gave her triple talaq because she attended a ‘Dhanyavad Rally’, a rally thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his government’s plan to bring in legislation to ban instant triple talaq. Her husband, however, has said he divorced her over her extramarital affair. “My husband had an affair with his aunt and even had a son with her. He kept telling me he’ll give me a divorce. When I came back from rally he said the prime minister can’t do anything to harm him and gave me triple talaq. He had beaten me and my child and threw us out of the house,” said Fayra, the victim. “I didn’t give her triple talaq. She had an extramarital affair, so I divorced her. Her uncle keeps threatening me. She always wore jeans and things like that. I don’t want to keep my wife with me. This has nothing with to do with Modi ji’s rally”, said Danish, the husband. The couple reportedly had a love marriage in April 2016.
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PM Modi claims Congress leaders had ‘secret meeting’ with Pakistan officials
The PM also raised questions over an alleged appeal by former director general of the Pakistan Army Sardar Arshad Rafiq on making Congress leader Ahmed Patel the chief minister of Gujarat
Stepping up his attack on Mani Shankar Aiyar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday claimed the suspended Congress leader made the “neech aadmi” jibe at him after an alleged “secret meeting” between Pakistan officials and top leaders of the party.Addressing a rally at Palanpur in Banaskantha district, which shares its border with Pakistan, Modi alleged that the neighbouring country was interfering in the Gujarat elections and asked the Congress to come clean on the issue. “There were media reports on Saturday
about a meeting at Mani Shankar Aiyar’s house. It was attended by Pakistan’s high commissioner, Pakistan’s former foreign minister, India’s former vice-president (Hamid Ansari) and former PM Manmohan Singh. The meeting went on for three hours and the next day Aiyar calls Modi ‘neech’,” the PM said, while apologising for a sore throat.Modi said the issue was a serious and sensitive one and asked the Congress the reason for holding such a “secret meeting” during the Gujarat elections.
Pak interfering in Guj polls, its army ex-DG wants Ahmed Patel as CM: Modi
Palanpur (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday alleged Pakistan was interfering in Gujarat Assembly polls, and sought an explanation from the Congress over its top partymen who are said to have recently met leaders from the neighbouring country. Addressing a poll rally in Palanpur, the prime minister also raised questions over the alleged appeal by former director general of the Pakistan Army, Sardar Arshad Rafiq, that senior Congress leader Ahmed
N. Chandrababu Naidu was cheating every community of the State with unfulfilled promises.
Jagan Mohan Reddy tries to win over BCS, faults Naidu vows
KURNOOL: Claiming that Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu was cheating every community of the State with unfulfilled promises, YSRC chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said that not even a single family is happy with the policies of TD over the last three and half years. Handing out a few iron boxes to washerman and a few scissors to barbars does not help improve the lot of backward community in the state, he quipped. He said that he would field
a candidate from the BC community in Anantapur district for MP position in
the next general elections. Addressing a BC conclave organised at Garladinne in
Singana-mala constituency as part of his Praja Sankalpa Yatra, Jagan said that at the time of 2014 elections, Mr Naidu had promised to include Kurumas and Rajakas into SC category and Boyas in ST category. But not one of the assurances was fulfilled. He said none of the castes were happy with TD rule. Reeling out the unfulfilled promises, Jagan said that extending interest free loans up to Rs 1 lakh and subsidies to weavers still remain as sour grapes to the beneficiaries.
J&K: Police drug de-addiction and rehab centre cures 94 per cent people Jammu: Offering a ray of hope to drug addicted youth, the police drug de-addiction and rehabilitation centre in Jammu has helped cure 94 per cent of the nearly 7,000 persons since it started operations four years ago. The centre, initially with staff strength of six, was set up as a counselling centre in April 2013 to help drug addicts overcome the problem and has now turned into a full-fledged round-the-clock 20 bedded hospital. Dozens of youth and their family members were present at the centre on Saturday as part of an interaction programme with Director General of state Police S P Vaid, who advised them to remain steadfast in their resolve to give up drugs for their own good and
the society. Funded by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs under civil action programme, the centre has attended to 6,976 patients in outpatient department till date, of whom 279 including 38 police personnel availed indoor facility which was started in December 2016, in-charge of the Centre, Gurmeet Kour said. The doctor, Gurmeet Kour, a de-addiction expert, said 219 of the indoor patients were addicted to poly drug abuse like heroin, while 59 were alcoholics. She said 56 patients left against medical advice and 17 others discharged on request but only 12 cases of relapse were reported since December 2016. “The recovery rate of the centre is 94 per cent, which is a big achievement. It is the
Army purchased arms from abroad before surgical strikes, reveals Goa CM Panaji: Referring to the “surgical strikes” India carried out on militant bases across the LoC during his tenure as the defence minister in September 2016, Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said he believed in secrecy but disclosed that during the planning of the strikes, mobile phones were switched off.“When you talk to one additional person, the secrecy never remains. In fact, the surgical strikes
were planned with mobile phones kept 20 metres away. Not only they were put off but kept 20 metres away so that nothing leaks,” he said.“And I am very proud to say only one thing: I must have had between
Uri (terror attack on Indian Army’s base) and actual (surgical) strikes something like 18-19 meetings, which includes (meetings with) Army top brass and also defence ministry’s officers, but nothing leaked out,” he said.Some officers were flown to foreign capitals to make arrangements for armaments and ammunitions before the surgical strikes, Parrikar revealed.
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direct result of coordinated efforts and the s pport of police department,” Kour, who is heading a 19-member staff including yoga and meditation experts, said. Superintendent of Police, headquarters, R C Kotwal said there are four types of drug abusers in Jammu and its peripheries with heroin users marking a steady increase over the past couple of years which is “most dangerous”. The first category is of those who are using prescribed drugs like capsules, tablets, injections and cough syrups and mostly transporters are involved in it, he said adding charas and ganja, which is smuggled from Chattisgarh, Odisha and parts of south Kashmir, are the most common.
Patel be made chief minister of Gujarat.Modi said (former Congress minister) Mani Shankar Aiyar had called him “neech” (vile) a day after the alleged meeting of Pakistani leaders with top Congressmen.“There were media reports yesterday about a meeting at Mani Shankar Aiyar’s house. It was attended by Pakistan’s high commissioner, Pakistan’s former foreign minister, India’s former vice president and former prime minister Manmohan Singh,” Modi said.
Karnataka: Online SSLC registration deadline put off to December 20 Bengaluru: The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) has extended the deadline for schools to carry out online registration of students for the SSLC exams in March 2018, to December 20 from December 10, not even half of the students have so far registered. Authorities of schools blame it on low server capacity and claim they are able to complete a handful of registrations per day.On Thursday evening, only 3.2 lakh students out of 8.5 lakhs, had their registration completed. KSEEB had to extend the deadline due to technical difficulties. “The server is down most of the time and we are able to update information of only 2-3 students per day. We have complained to the board with no avail,” said Chandrashekar, Principal, BET School in Chikkabanavara.D Shashi Kumar, General Secretary, Associated Managements of Private School In Karnataka (KAMS) said, “Schools across the state are facing data entry woes. We had pleaded several times to increase server capacity and other issues of member schools.” He added that the government should provide more resources to handle the volume of data. “We support the online procedure, but demand that officials resolve technical requirements on a war footing,” Kumar said.“This process requires huge server resources. The application at present can take about 8,000 users at a time.
BHU prepares questions on triple talaq, Alauddin Khilji for exam, strikes row
CM Siddaramaiah challenges DV Sadananda Gowda to contest from Varuna
Varanasi (UP): Banaras Hindu University (BHU) on Saturday found itself in midst of controversy after questions on ‘Triple Talaq, Halala and Alauddin Khilji’ appeared in examination papers.The MA History paper had questions such as: What is Halala in Islam?; The rate of wheat fixed by Alauddin Khilji; Discuss about Teen Talaq and Halala as a social evil in Islam. The students alleged that the university administration was trying to impose a particular ideology through education.
Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah challenged Union minister D V Sadananda Gowda to contest from Varuna Assembly constituency during elections in 2018. “What connection does Mr Gowda have with Varuna? If he knows enough about Varuna, let him contest,” he told the media here on Saturday while reacting to the Union minister’s statement that the atmosphere was not conducive for the chief minister in
Varuna constituency. Mr Siddaramaiah said some BJP MLAs were in touch with him as they were keen to join the Congress and contest Assembly elections as its nominees. In case they join the ruling party, they would be given tickets while factoring in their chances of victory in polls, he added. Asked whether Mr Umesh Katti would join the Congress, he said: “He is my good friend, but he has not said that he will come to the Congress.”
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A campaign of slurs and fears
Who would have thought that something Mani Shankar Aiyar said would become an issue, and perhaps THE issue, of a Gujarat election? I certainly did not, and nor do I think it is an issue of the size in Gujarat that people think outside it is. When I heard about the scandalous remark, I checked my Gujarati dictionary, which translates “neech” as “dusht”. The English translations are “wicked”, “vile” and “mean”. Should Mr Aiyar have used the word? No: political debate, and all debate must be civil. But does it have a meaning that links it to caste? No.The second thing is the issue of Narendra Modi’s caste. The Prime Minister belongs to a very successful community called Ghanchi. These are people who run the neighbourhood kirana stores, and also press oil and sell grain (and tea) from shops. The word Modi itself means an individual who runs the neighbourhood store, and it has the same meaning as the name Gandhi. The Ghanchi community is not seen as a backward caste and it became a backward class, or OBC, only in 1999 under Atal Behari Vajpayee. And so, for many Gujaratis, the word “neech” will not be an automatic link to caste abuse for the PM.These are the reasons that I thought that the issue was overblown and would not be particularly effective as a campaign weapon. Time will tell, though of course we will have no way of knowing specifically which issues led to a BJP win (and I expect the BJP to win, as I wrote in my previous column) and which were only hot air from the media. The one story, which I thought would be damaging when I heard about it, was the matter of the Somnath register. Subsequent reporting has shown that the story was not what it was made out to be, but certainly it would have interested many Gujaratis and they would have been concerned that Rahul Gandhi had chosen to be registered as a non-Hindu (which he hadn’t). But that story is now history and the media interest has moved on.Then there was the one about Mr Aiyar comparing Mr Gandhi’s ascension as Congress president to that of Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb. He was apparently not quoted fully on the matter by many who subsequently commented on it, including me. But he should have known that anything that brought in Mr Gandhi and Aurangzeb would have been used by Mr Modi, as it was. How effective was this? Again, I do not think people decide whom to vote for one something like this but it gave the BJP the space to talk about the Congress rather than performance in a state it has ruled for two decades.Before that the BJP leaked a report about a hospital that Ahmed Patel was a trustee in, had an employee or a former employee, who had been named a terrorism charge. This was a bogus story in the sense that there was no link between Mr Patel and the man accused. It was pushed because the BJP usually profits from showing the Congress as being soft on terrorism, though the history and the data shows otherwise.
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Zaira Wasim molested on flight: Mumbai police file FIR; Vistara orders probe Mumbai: The Mumbai police on Sunday registered an FIR against unknown person in connection with the Zaira Wasim alleged molestation incident. The case has been registered under Section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the POCSO Act. “We have recorded the
statement of Zaira Wasim and have registered an offence accordingly,” the Mumbai police said. The incident came to light when Zaira shared the ordeal she had to go through en route Mumbai by an Air Vistara flight in an Instagram story. In the video, Zaira could be seen fighting her tears and saying, “This is not done; I am disturbed. Is this how you’re
going to take care of girls?” She said she had called out to the cabin crew for help but it was of no use. The National Commission of Women (NCW), the Delhi Commission of Women (DCW), the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have sought details from Air Vistara over the incident.
Actor Zaira Wasim molested on flight; ‘appalled’ J&K CM seeks swift action Mumbai: Actor Zaira Wasim has alleged she was molested by a co-passenger on board a Delhi-Mumbai flight, prompting the Maharashtra State Commission for Women to seek an inquiry into the “shameful” incident. The airline also apologised to Wasim for the incident and said it was carrying out a probe into it, while asserting that it has “zero tolerance” for such behaviour. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said she was appalled by the incident and sought swift action in the matter. “Any harassment/ crime against women shld (should) be dealt with swiftly & (and) effectively. As a mother of 2 (two) daughters I am appalled at what happened with @zairawasimz. Hope relevant authorities take strict action? Mehbooba wrote on Twitter. The “Dangal” actor narrated her ordeal on Instagram via live video. Wasim said she was on a Vistara flight last night from Delhi to Mumbai when a copassenger sitting behind her put up his feet on her armrest. “So, I was in a flight travelling from Delhi to Mumbai today and right behind me one middle-aged man who made my twohour journey miserable.
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Simran faliure changed lot of things for me, admits Kangana Ranaut
Mumbai: Kangana Ranaut’s much publicised ‘Simran’ released earlier this year. The Hansal Mehta directed film received mixed reviews from the critics and the audiences alike, and it ultimately bombed at the box-office.Kangana Ranaut opened up about the results of Simran’s failure on her career. Kangana who was going to direct her directorial debut, Teju after the release of ‘Manikarnika’ has changed her plans. She revealed to a news channel, “Of course it was was the cards, but because Simran didn’t work a lot for things changed for me, unfortunately. So now I’m going to be working in the capacity of an actor. There is another thriller I’m doing and another inspirational story after that. So you still have to wait to test my directorial skills.”Speaking on ‘Teju’, Kangana had earlier said, “It is a children’s film, and I have a lot of ideas and excitement for it. But it will be a difficult project to pull off, and I am looking forward to it.”Kangana will be next seen in ‘Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi’, a period film directed by Krish Jagarlamudi and produced by Kamal Jain and Zee Studios. The highly anticipated biographical film is based on the life of the queen of the princely state of Jhansi, Rani Laxmibai and her war against the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Taking note of the incident, the airline have ordered a detailed investigation into the incident. In a statement, the airline also apologised, adding Zaira started yelling at the accused passenger only during the descent of the flight, due to which the cabin crew couldn’t move because it’s mandatory to have no movement during the final phase of the flight as seat belts are on.
Mumbai: Aamir Khan might have walked out of Rakesh Sharma biopic citing creative differences and now as per reports on DNA, Shah Rukh Khan is being considered for the role. A Bollywood insider earlier spoke on Aamir’s exit, “When Siddharth Roy Kapur launched his own production house, one project that he had announced, was based on the life of astronaut Rakesh Sharma and the shooting was to go on the floors only after ‘Thugs Of Hindostan’ was complete. It was a 2018 release. Aamir was approached to play Rakesh Sharma, in a conversation started with Siddharth way back in 2016, but the star is not doing the film anymore. They were developing the script but Aamir did not like the way it finally shaped up. Everybody knows that his script sense is brilliant so in that form, so if he does not like a script there has to be something wrong with it. And while he’s very fond of Siddharth, Aamir is not someone who will do a film if he’s not 100 percent convinced of it.
I don’t feel like I’m the victim of censorship, says Saif Ali Khan Mumbai: Saif Ali Khan’s black comedy ‘Kaalakandi’ was in the news for getting close to 70 cuts by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). Eventually, the makers had to take their movie to the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) for a rewatch. However, Saif is unperturbed about it. “As far as Kaalakandi goes, I think the FCAT was great. They passed he movie with one cut, which was good,” he says. If reports are to be believed, the cuss words and lovemaking scenes happened to be the reason behind the ‘Kaalakandi’
was in the news for getting close to 70 cuts by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). Eventually, the makers had to take their movie to the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) for a re-watch. However, Saif is unperturbed about it. “As far as Kaalakandi goes, I think the FCAT was great. They passed he movie with one cut, which was good,” he cuts. But Saif says, “Not all bad words are offensive. When you show two mafia members, they’re crude. And that’s just how they talk. You can give it an A certificate, if you don’t like the language.” On being prodded further,
he adds, “It would be terrible to have just candy floss movies, where everyone speaks that certain way. But I’m happy with the certification. It’s gone through a bit of red tape, but it’s worked out well. And so far, I don’t feel like I’m the victim of censorship, as such” The movie, directed by Akshat Verma, will also star Akshay Oberoi, Vijay Raaz, Kunaal Roy Kapur and Amyra Dastur, amongst others. Kaalakandi will release on January 12, 2018. If reports are to be believed, the cuss words and lovemaking scenes happened to be the reason behind the cuts.
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Mithali Raj braved grandparents’ discomfort, unreserved train journeys to make it big
ISL 2017: Mumbai up against in-form Chennaiyin FC Mumbai: Mumbai City will meet an in-form Chennaiyin in their fifth match of the Indian Super League Season Four at the Mumbai Football Arena here on Sunday. After 2-3 loss to FC Goa in their opening fixture, Chennaiyin trounced NorthEast United 3-0 at home, defeated Pune City 1-0 in an away game and registered a thrilling 3-2 win at home against ATK on Thursday for their third consecutive win.The hosts on the other hand will be relieved to be back home again where they registered only win of the league over FC Goa (2-1).Mumbai lost away games to Bengaluru FC (0-2) and Pune City (1-2) before managing a 1-1 draw against Kerala Blasters in Kochi courtesy late equaliser from their in-form striker Balwant Singh.
Twitter roast Rohit Sharma’s India as Suranga Lakmal stars in Dharamsala ODI
Dharamsala: Taking over the captaincy mantle in the absence of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma had a debut to forget as Team India ODI captain. After Sri Lanka skipper Thisara Perera opted to bowl in the first ODI at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala, Rohit Sharma stated
it was a ‘good toss to lose’. However, the Indian batting order crumbled in no time, with the hosts failing to tackle the Lankan pacers on favourable seam conditions. Suranga Lakmal was at the forefront of the Lanka bowling attack as he ripped apart the top order, dismissing the likes of
Rohit, Dinesh Karthik and Manish Pandey. Nuwan Pradeep also joined the party by getting rid of Shreyas Iyer and Hardik Pandya. India fans were not pleased with the lack of determination shown by the Men in Blue and brutally trolled the team on Twitter for their shambolic batting display.
Virat Kohli will have to keep his focus alive Speculation about Virat Kohli getting married, this week or the next, has had newsrooms across the country in a tizzy. That the Indian captain decided to skip the limited overs series’s against Sri Lanka only fanned the curiosity further. But even as he takes time out — whether to get married or relax after a hectic playing schedule — Kohli will have to keep his focus alive to the onerous task that awaits him in South Africa, the first of three major teams India face
in 2018.The tour of England comes mid-year and then a trip Down Under before 2018 winds down. India’s record away from the sub-continent remains rather dismal.This puts India —currently undefeated in nine consecutive series —under great scrutiny.On the personal front, Kohli is currently the only batsman in the world to average 50+ in ODIs, T20s and Tests. He is also top-ranked by ICC in the first two formats.
Mumbai: The Indian women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj on Saturday recalled her journey to the top and revealed that as an Indian player she had travelled unreserved in a train. “There were a lot of struggles in my journey. Now we are under the BCCI, but that time (when women cricketers were not under the board), the normal basic facility which a sports person gets to play even (we did not get). As an India cricketer, I have travelled unreserved from Hyderabad to Delhi by train, as an India player,” Mithali remembered at a session of ‘We The Women’ initiative which was moderated by scribe Barkha Dutt. To which Dutt quipped, “That would never happen to a man”. “That’s what Rahul
Dravid said. He said he has never travelled in train as an India player, but I did. But those difficulties make us strong. As women we face so many challenges at an early stage, that when we mature and take up the challenges, we become so strong mentally, that we can do so many things, that we ourselves don’t believe that we are capable of,” 35-year-old Jodhpur-born Mithali added. Mithali also recalled that her grandparents were not comfortable when she took up sports. Asked if people opposed her, she said “Very much, because I am from South India, my grandparents were not comfortable that I was playing a sport (cricket). My parents had to bear a
National oil companies skip meet to revise LPG price after Rs 76.5/cylinder hike
lot, but they have cocooned my life in such a way, that I did not have to deal with the negativity.” On the occasion, Mithali presented a ‘HER’ award to Iqra Rasool, a budding cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir, who wants to become a pace bowler and is now training in Bengal. Mithali had led the Indian team to the final of the ICC Women’s World Cup held earlier this year. In the final, the team lost to England in a nail biting contest. Earlier in the day, Olympic medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik also graced ‘We The Women’, a programme where diverse viewpoints, challenges and celebration of all that women have achieved were discussed.
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ESIC covers 10 per The price of subsidised LPG was last raised by Rs 4.50 per cylinder on November cent population in 1 to Rs 495.69, according to a price notification issued by state-owned firms. over 461 districts: asked the oil companies beyond that is to purchased at to skip the monthly be Labour Minister revision, the official market price. LPG
After hiking cooking gas LPG price by Rs 76.5 in 19 installments in 17 months, national oil companies skipped the monthly revision in rates this month ahead of elections in Gujarat. State-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan
Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) have been since July last year raising price of LPG on 1st of every month with a view to eliminating government subsidies on the fuel by 2018. The oil companies however skipped the hike this month. “Yes it is true that we have not
done a revision in subsidised LPG price this month,” said a top executive at one of the three retailers requesting not to be quoted. “I am not in a position to specify what promoted this (decision). It is a routine management decision.” Asked if the government had
refused comments. The price of subsidised LPG was last raised by Rs 4.50 per cylinder on November 1 to Rs 495.69, according to a price notification issued by state-owned firms. The government last year had asked state-run oil firms to raise prices every month to eliminate all the subsidies by March 2018. Since the implementation of the policy of monthly increases from July last year, subsidised LPG rates have gone up by Rs 76.51 per cylinder. A 14.2-kg LPG cylinder was priced at Rs 419.18 in June 2016. Every household is entitled to 12 cylinders of 14.2-kg each at subsidised rates in a year. Any requirement
Consumption (PTI Graphic) Initially, the hike in LPG rate was Rs 2 per month which was raised to Rs 3 from May this year. The November 1 hike in the LPG price was the sixth since the May 30 order of the oil ministry to raise rates by Rs 4 per cylinder every month. According to the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the Oil Ministry, there is a subsidy of Rs 251.31 on every 14.2kg subsidised LPG cylinder.Incidentally, the non-subsidised or market priced LPG rates were raised by Rs 5 per cylinder to Rs 747 a bottle on December 1.
RBI takes to SMSes, missed-call helpline against frauds, scams Taking the fight to the arenaa used by fraudsters promising prize money from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the central bank has itself launched an SMS campaign and a ‘missed-call’ helpline to warn people against such scams.Typically, such fraudsters make calls or send SMSes and emails to gullible people promising lotteries and prize money from the Reserve Bank -- at times from the RBI Governor himself -- to trap them into sharing their banking account details or paying some ‘fees or charges’ to get the money.One such fraudulent SMS asks the recipient to deposit Rs 9,500 as “fund release
order fee charges” with a bank account -- which the fraudster presents as that of the RBI itself -- and provide bank account, Aadhaar and address details for getting an amount of over Rs 2 crore (denominated in the US dollar and other foreign currencies) as a portion of “funds recovered from the erstwhile British rulers”. While the RBI has been regularly issuing caution notices against such frauds, it has now taken to SMSes to spread public awareness against such frauds and has also set up a ‘missed call’ helpline that provides all necessary information to the callers, including about filing of complaints.
New Delhi: Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) is providing services to around 10 per cent of population in the country with its presence in over 461 districts, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar has said.“ESI scheme has presence now in over 461 districts providing benefit to around 10 per cent of Indian population,” Gangwar said in a statement issued by Labour Ministry on Friday.The 172nd meeting of ESIC on Wednesday saw some important decisions towards improvement in its service delivery mechanism. Earlier also, ESIC had taken decision to form subsidiary Corporation/ Society at state level. Based on the feedback and suggestions from states it was decided to revise the Memorandum of Association of the Employees State Insurance Society (ESIS) in the states who opt for it.The society thus formed
will serve as a managerial and health care body for administration and management of medical benefits and medical establishments in the state, besides operating and maintaining ESIC dispensaries run by states, it said.Besides, in order to strengthen the primary care services and decongest hospitals, ESIC had earlier decided in-principle for upgradation of up to 1/3rd of ESI dispensaries into sixbedded hospitals. This upgradation will be done in a phased manner, the statement said. The ESIC also approved starting of 50-bedded medical facilities/hospital at Alwar, Rajasthan and 100-bedded medical facilities/ hospital at Bihta, Patna, Bihar.A policy for utilising the services of undergraduates and postgraduates from ESI Medical Colleges/ ESI-PGIMSRs in ESI Hospitals/Dispensaries has been approved, it said.
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Youth Congress leader’s post gives Narendra Modi fresh ammo
M E H S A N A / PANCHMAHAL: After capitalizing on Congress veteran Mani Shankar Aiyar’s “neech” remark, Prime Minister Narendra Modi latched onto another indiscretion by another Congress campaigner Salman Nizami to strongly invoke “Gujarati asmita (Gujarati pride)” in his public speeches. “There is a Youth Congress leader Salman Nizami, who is campaigning for Congress in Gujarat. He wrote on Twitter about Rahulji’s father, grandmother. That is ok but he asks - Modi tell me who is your mother, who is your father. Such
language can’t even be used for enemies,” said the PM and exhorted the crowd to take revenge at the hustings for the insult inflicted by Congress leaders. BJP insiders claim Aiyar’s “neech” remark helped the party remind voters that the PM’s honour is at stake and Modi recalled how he has won laurels worldwide but Congress leaders continue making derogatory remarks about him. Modi recalled proPakistan slogans shared by Nizami on Twitter to suggest Congress has implicitly supported such comments and said, “Among the other
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HC dismisses plea of candidate Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court has dismissed a petition filed by an independent candidate from Gandhinagar (North) constituency, whose nomination was rejected after one of his subscribers turned out to be a voter from another constituency. Kamlesh Joshi, the candidate, rushed to the high court earlier this month after the returning officer rejected his candidature on November 28.For a candidate who is not from a recognized political party, for a valid nomination, his nomination papers are required to be subscribed by 10 persons from the constituency he is contesting from.Joshi requested the high court to direct election officials to reconsider his nomination after giving him an opportunity to rectify the mistake by replacing the subscriber. The court, however, refused to entertain the petition by citing various Supreme Court orders that once the election process begins, it must be allowed to be completed and any interference by the court should be rare and exceptional.Since the action of the returning officer was not wrong, the petitioner may approach a tribunal by way of filing an election petition, the court said while rejecting the petition.
Congress gave reservation lollipop to Muslims: Narendra Modi
Lunawada (Panchmahal): Breaking his silence on agitation by Patidars for reservation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday dubbed Congress’ promise of quota to the community as mere ‘lollipop’. Speaking in Lunawada, which has a sizeable 40% population of OBCs, Modi said Congress had made similar promises to Muslims, considered one of the most loyal votebanks of the party, in the past but failed to fulfill them. “I want to ask Congress party... you gave a lollipop to Muslims in all the states of India that you will give reservations to them. I want to ask my Muslim friends, have they given you reservation anywhere
in the country? Has this not proved to be a false promise? Now, they have made a similar promise to another community (Patidars) here (in Gujarat). From where will they provide reservation. Will they snatch it from OBCs, Adivasis (tribals), Dalits or Scheduled Castes?,” Modi asked. In his earlier campaign speeches, the Prime Minister had urged the
people not to be swayed by false promises. Modi said till December 14, Congress will spread all kinds of canards but people should not fall into their trap. Boss concentrate on work,just don’’t keep on talking like a cartoon script writer.they promised reservations n u promised ache din,u said u will lower the price of commodities etc inflation etc.
AHMEDABAD: In a case of alleged sexual exploitation a 30-yearold woman who used to work as secretary to the owner of a private company, has lodged a complaint. The woman has alleged that Kenal Shah, her former boss, had sexually exploited her repeatedly, and sent her nude photos to her husband when she stopped attending office. After running from pillar to post, and being turned down by several police stations when she wanted to file a complaint of rape, she approached the women’s police station (West). “She contacted the women’s police station, as other police stations took her application but did not move forward with the probe,” said a source.Panna Momaya, additional DCP (Woman cell), said they have registered an FIR against the accused.The woman, a resident of SG Road has alleged that she joined the company in December 2014 as secretary to Shah.“According to the complainant, Shah soon started molesting her in the office premises and later sexually old woman who used to work as secretary to the owner of a private company, has lodged a complaint. The woman has
DRI seizes Rs 49 crore in demonetized notes in Bharuch AHMEDABAD: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Saturday seized nearly Rs 49 crore in demonetized currency in the denominations of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 from a construction firm in Bharuch. According DRI sources, this is one of the biggest seizures of black money after demonetization. “DRI sleuths have recovered Rs 48.91crore from a firm in Bharuch and have arrested three persons in the case,” said an official. “Acting on specific intelligence inputs, Surat DRI officers — assisted by sleuths of Central Goods and Service Tax, Vadodara-II division — on Friday raided premises of Yamuna Building Material at GIDC Panoli in Bharuch.” The notes had been packed in cloth bags and concealed in a warehouse. The DRI will lodge a court complaint against the three arrested persons, who have not yet been named. The DRI will also impose a fine on the owners of the firm; the fine is expected to touch Rs 245 crore under the newly enacted The Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Act-2017.
international Nepal heads toward Leftist majority, ruling Nepali Cong lags behind
Kathmandu: Nepal’s Left alliance is Sunday heading towards comfortable majority in the parliamentary elections, winning 72 of the 89 seats so far in the historic polls that many hope will bring the political stability to the country. The CPN-UML led by former premier K P Oli and the CPN-Maoist led by former premier Prachanda have forged electoral alliance for both the provincial and parliamentary elections. According to results released by the Election Commission, the Communist Party of NepalUnified Marxist Leninist (CPNUML) has won 51 seats while its alliance partner CPN MaoistCentre has bagged 21 seats. The ruling Nepali Congress, which was the largest party in the last
election, won only 10 seats, according to tallies. Two Madhesi parties have won five seats. The Federal Socialist Forum Nepal
led by Upendra Yadav has won 2 seats whereas Rastriya Janata Party led by Mahanta Thakur has bagged 3 seats. Naya Shakti Party led by former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai has won one seat and an independent was among winning candidates.The vote counting is in progress for
Woman secretary accuses boss of sexual exploitation
remaining 76 seats. The house of representatives consists of 275 members, of which 165 would be elected directly under the firstpast-the-post system while the remaining 110 will come through the proportional representation system. Voting in two-phased parliamentary and provincial assembly elections were held on November 26 and December 7. In the first phase, polling was held in 32 districts, mostly situated in the hilly and mountainous region, in which 65 per cent of voters had exercised their franchise. In the second phase, 67 per cent voter turnout was registered. A total of 1,663 candidates contested polls for parliamentary seats.
alleged that Kenal Shah, her former boss, had sexually exploited her repeatedly, and sent her nude photos to her husband when she stopped attending office.After running from pillar to post, and being turned down by several police stations when she wanted to file a complaint of rape, she approached the women’s police station (West). “She contacted the women’s police station, as other police stations took her application but did not move exploited her after threatening to sack her if she did not give in to his wishes,” Momaya said, adding, “The woman has claimed that Shah used to take her to different hotels in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Vadodara and
raped her repeatedly.” Police sources said Shah even took her nude photos forcibly and blackmailed her by threatening to make the images viral on social media. “However, fed up of sexual exploitation the woman stopped going to office in December 2016. Enraged by this Shah allegedly sent her nude photos to her husband causing strained relationship between the woman and her husband,” said a police source. Momaya said they have formed a team to verify the details of the FIR lodged by the woman. “We will also check whether a sexual harassment committee was in place in the company or not,” she said.
Gujarat Elections 2017: BJP on defensive mode in South Gujarat Unlike Saurashtra-Kutch, South Gujarat has very few high-profi le names in fray this Assembly election. But that does not undermine its importance it holds for both BJP and Congress. One must retain its supremacy here while the other must cash in on the golden opportunity to get back what it has lost and also spread its wings further. The signifi cance The 2012 election will be remembered for BJP’s landmark victory in South Gujarat where it walked away with 28 (80%) out of 35 seats. Of the total 16 seats in Surat district, it got 15, including all 12 city seats. Even the tribal seats, considered Congress bastion, voted for it. The grand old party managed to get six, all tribal, seats. BJP’s line of action The grand fi nale of
PM Narendra Modi’s campaigning for phase 1 election happened in Surat. It was preceded by big rallies in Navsari and Netrang in the past few days. Party president Amit Shah held a huge rally in Vyara, a seat BJP has never won in the history of Gujarat Assembly elections. The saffron party also roped in national leaders. Union minister Alphons Kannanthanam addressed rallies in Mandvi (ST) and
Nizar (ST) seats to woo tribals, many of whom are Christians. Manoj Tiwari campaigned in Olpad and Choryasi in Surat which have a signifi cant population of north Indians. However, BJP has avoided aggressive campaigning in seven Patidar-dominated seats of Surat, fearing a backlash. Now it is banking on tribal seats which, it believes, will vote for it because of its protribal work.
Istanbul police frequently crack down on leftist anti-government protests.
Jerusalem as capital: Istanbul police arrest pro-Palestine protestors
Istanbul: Turkish riot police Sunday detained a dozen activists at a protest in Istanbul denouncing Israel and the United States after Washington’s recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. Holding banners such as “against imperialism, Zionism and their domestic partners”, the protesters gathered in
Kadikoy on the Asian side of Istanbul. Police moved in and detained around a dozen protesters, pinning some face down on the ground and wrenching the hands of others behind their backs, an AFP photographer said. Protests by religious conservative Turkish groups against the US move to recognise Jerusalem have
proceeded peacefully in Turkey in recent days. But Istanbul police frequently crack down on leftist anti-government protests. Pro-Palestinian protesters also held Muslim prayers outside the Hagia Sophia, a former Byzantine church that was turned into a mosque after the Ottoman conquest of Istanbul but is now a museum.
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