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Gorakhpur tragedy: PM Modi Gorakhpur hospital tragedy: CM Yogi Adityanath expressed sadness, says MoS Health blames children’s deaths on lack of cleanliness ter Siddharth Nath
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday admitted that Japanese encephalitis remains a challenge for his government and assured that a solution has been
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Agency | Srinagar An encounter broke out today between militants and security forces in Shopian district of south Kashmir, police said. The gunbattle started after security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation following information about presence of militants in Avneera village of Zainapora area of the district, a police official said. As the security forces were conducting searches, the militants opened fire on them, triggering a gunfight, he said. There were no reports of any casualties so far, he added. Flood situation worsens in Assam, 5 die; 4,500 families Agency | New Delhi
The flood situation in Assam worsened today, with five deaths reported while flash floods affected three districts in Tripura where at least 4,500 families were rendered homeless. Mainly clear skies prevailed in the national capital with the maximum temperature settling at 34.9 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature was pegged at 27.7 degrees Celsius, a Met department official said. The humidity level oscillated between 78 and 58 per cent.
Although the deaths are being blamed on infections and possible disruption of oxygen supply in the paediatrics ward, the hospital and district administration have dismissed the lack of oxygen supply as a reason for the tragedy
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found to address the menace. He said this disease has been there since 1978 and if infants from eastern Uttar Pradesh are suffering from it then it’s due to lack of hygiene and open defecation. His comments came a day after at least 60 children have died over last five days at staterun Baba Raghav Das Medical College hospital in Gorakhpur, which is CM Adityanath’s Lok Sabha constituency. “Ek sankat hai, ek challenge hai hum sab ke saamne aur uska sa-
maadhaan bhi nikla hai (There is a problem, it is a challenge in front of everyone and a solution has been found as well),” Adityanath was quoted as saying by said. He also attributed a lack of knowledge among common people regarding cleanliness as one of the reason for the deaths and said if a government is a problem in itself, then it doesn’t have the right to exist, adding that a government comes up with solutions. The state government has ordered a magiste-
rial inquiry into the incident. Although the deaths are being blamed on infections and possible disruption of oxygen supply in the paediatrics ward, the hospital and district administration have dismissed the lack of oxygen supply as a reason for the tragedy. Incidentally, CM Adityanath had visited the medical college two days ago and had inspected the paediatric ward. In the wake of the incident, state Health Minister Siddharth Nath Singh has announced that the principal of the BRD Medical College, Dr Rajiv Mishra,
has been suspended with immediate effect “owing to laxity.” The BRD Medical College provided a breakdown of the death toll since August 7 under categories listed as NICU (neonatal intensive care unit ), Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, non-AES. The hospital figures suggest that 17 of the 30 deaths over the last two days occurred at its neo-natal unit. Reflecting on the incident, PMO said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is constantly monitoring the situation in Gorakhpur and that he is in touch with central and state authorities.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is deeply saddened over the Gorakhpur Baba Raghav Das Medical College tragedy that has claimed 64 lives so far, informed MoS Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel on Saturday. Speaking to saidbefore leaving for Gorakhpur to look into the matter personally, Patel said, “The incident is very unfortunate and we are deeply saddened. Honorable Prime Minister is extremely sad with the incident that has taken place. I am trying to reach Gorakhpur as soon as possible, so that I can get first hand information on what went
wrong where and who is responsible.” On this note, Union Health Minister JP Nadda has directed Patel to visit Gorakhpur’s BRD Medical College to look into the incident that occurred due to alleged disruption in the supply of liquid oxygen in the hospital. “Magisterial enquiry has already been ordered by the state government. I hope it brings out the fact and the person who is guilty. Who so ever is found guilty will not be spared, so that no such incident happens in future. I can assure that,” she said.Earlier, Nadda told said that he has also also sought a report from State Health Minis-
Singh and Medical Education Minister Ashutosh Tandon. As many as 64 lives have been lost so far due to alleged disruption in the supply of liquid oxygen in the hospital, to which Opposition has demanded the resignation of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Siddharth Nath Singh, blaming the state government for its sheer failure in providing proper medical facilities to the patients in time. The shortage of oxygen allegedly led to encephalitis, which is a sudden onset inflammation of the brain, following which the children died. On Friday, it was reported that as many as 30 children lost their lives due to encephalitis in a span of 48 hours at the hospital. Earlier in the day, Congress delegation paid a visit to Gorakhpur’s BRD Medical College to get a first hand knowledge of the incident.
Chief Minister runs a “sarkari” version of his party while the real JD-U is to be found in the masses. He alleged that Mr Yadav betrayed the mandate of the people of Bihar, who, in 2015, voted for the
Mahagathbandhan or “Grand Alliance”. He has since issued daily recriminations. The JD-U’s KC Tyagi hit back saying, “The political language being used by him is very objectionable and uncomfortable for the party president (Nitish Kumar) and the government (of Bihar). We will ask him to refrain from making statement which crosses limits.”
plans to boost the use of such machines for security and surveillance as the ‘terror theatre’ has of late moved from the jungles to urban areas. “The way the situation is evolving, it may just be a matter of time when security forces as a whole, and Rashtriya Rifles in particular, will be
facing the threat in built-up and super built-up areas,” the army was quoted as saying. “These robotic surveillance platforms can be extensively used by the RR forces (Rashtriya Rifles) for gathering real-time input prior to manual insertion,” the report quoted an army note as saying.
Vikas Barala, Ashish Kumar sent to Split Wide-Open: Sharad Yadav Removed As judicial custody till August 25 Agency | New Delhi JD-U Leader In Rajya Sabha
Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala’s son Vikas and his friend Ashish Kumar, who are accused of chasing and stalking Varnika Kundu, the daughter of a senior IAS officer in a bid to kidnap her, were sent to judicial custody till August 25 on Saturday. Earlier, both the accused had been sent to the police remand for two days till August 12. On Thursday, defence counsel Surya Prakash Garg had
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pleaded “not guilty” for the accused. He told the court that “neither any kidnapping nor any molestation or any other offence was committed”, adding that the case was “just a media trial”. However, based on the public prosecutor’s plea, the court granted two-day police cus-
tody of the accused on grounds that they were needed to reconstruct the crime scene and establishing motive behind the crime. Subhash Barala, who held a press conference on Thursday, said police must take appropriate action against his son as per the law if he is named in the FIR.
Sharad Yadav, who has openly disapproved of Nitish Kumar’s alliance with the BJP in Bihar, was today removed as the leader of Janata Dal (United) in Rajya Sabha. The move comes a day after Bihar Chief Minister said that Mr Yadav “is free to go where he wants”. “The party has made a decision. He (Sharad Yadav) should accept it,” the Chief Minister
India showing maturity in dealing with ‘tantrum-throwing’ China, says US expert Agency | New Delhi
Amid the standoff at Doklam plateau in Sikkim sector between Indian and Chinese troops, India on Friday told Bhutan to not get intimidated by Beijing’s angry rhetoric, even as Bhutan urged New Delhi to amicably resolve the border stand-off with China. The sources at a meeting of BIMSTEC nations told said that these were the broad contours of the discussion between
Indian and Bhutanese leaders and officials. Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal are members of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC). External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj also met her Bhutanese counterpart Damcho Dorji. This
was the minister-level meeting between Bhutan and India ever since the
genesis of the Doklam border stand-off in June. The sources also added that both India and Bhutan discussed the Doklam issue and exchanged notes on the “way forward”. Dorji said after the meet-
ing: “We hope the situation in Doklam will be resolved peacefully and amicably.” He stayed away from giving specific details. A top American defence expert has opined that India is “behaving like a mature power” in the Doklam standoff and making China look like an adolescent throwing a tamper tantrum. Professor of strategy at US Naval War College James R Holmes said
said on Friday. Mr Yadav was yesterday warned by the JD-U to watch his language after he slammed Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government. Slamming Nitish Kumar, Mr Yadav on Thursday said, the
Indian Army to deploy hundreds of robots to fight terrorists in Kashmir
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The Indian Army will use hundreds of indigenously built robots to fight terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, a media report has said. The robots are reportedly capable of delivering ammunition at the intended locations in case of unsafe and emergency situations. According to online portal the eastcoastdaily.in, the defence ministry has already approved an army proposal to induct 544 robots for the purpose. The army
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sunday, 13 august, 2017 Gorakhpur deaths: Why is encephalitis so deadly for children? What killed children at Gorakhpur? While the jury is out on whether it was callousness, negligence or disease, there’s no getting away from the fact that those children would be alive if they did not have encephalitis. Encephalitis is the swelling in the brain that leads to sudden high fever, headache, neck stiffness, disorientation, coma, seizures, spastic paralysis and, finally, death. If the symptoms are not treated within hours of the first few appearing, 30% of those affected die. Those who pull through rarely do so without some degree of disability. About 30% suffer permanent intellectual, behavioural or neurological problems, including partial paralysis, recurrent seizures and the inability to speak. Encephalitis symptoms can be caused by both Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), with cases for both peaking in the monsoon. Children under the age of 15 are the worst hit, with AES usually affecting children under 5 who are severely malnourished. This past week, 63 children with encephalitis died in Gorakhpur’s BRD Medical College. This district of Uttar Pradesh is the epicentre of annual outbreaks of both JE and AES, with several hundreds of young children from eastern Uttar Pradesh, northern Bihar and parts of Nepal being treated for encephalitis at BRD Medical College, which is the largest tertiary-care hospital in the region. Here’s all you need to know about JE and AES. The JE virus is a flavivirus related to dengue, yellow fever and West Nile viruses. It spreads to humans from pigs and water birds through the bite of infected mosquitoes of the Culex family. Feeding mosquitoes cannot pick it up from humans, however, which is why the disease is limited to rural and peri-urban areas where people live in closer proximity to pigs and water birds. Globally, JE severely sickens about 68,000 people and kills between 13,600 and 20,400 people each year. In most people, it causes a mild fever and headache that disappear on their own within days. But it causes severe clinical disease in 1 in 250 people. One in three people die, after developing a sudden high fever, headache, neck stiffness and disorientation that progress quickly to coma, seizures and spastic paralysis. JE largely affects children under 15; most adults living in endemic countries develop a natural immunity from repeated childhood infections, but travellers to endemic areas risk infection at any age.
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Hollywood-Bollywood Priyanka Chopra new song Young and Free teaser out: Baywatch actress set to rock the chartbuster Agency | New Delhi
The Desi girl Priyanka Chopra who was last seen in the Hollywood flick Baywatch is set to impress with her vocal magic yet again. The teaser of PeeCee’s latest single Young & Free is out and, it sounds fantastic all the way. The Baywatch actress has collaborated with with Australian producer and DJ Will Sparks for new song. Priyanka has successfully conquered both television and film in the US, and now it looks like the actress has her sights set on conquering the music charts as well. Taking to her Twitter handle, Priyanka Chopra shared the teaser of her song. “Play it LOUD #Youn-
Actor Oviya, who became the darling of the masses after her stint on popular television show Bigg Boss Tamil, has been summoned by Nazarathpet police for allegedly attempting to commit suicide on the show. The actor recently exited the show on medical grounds. The complainant has claimed that the Oviya was driven to suicide by the tasks forced upon her by the producers, the show’s host and the channel. He alleged they had driven her to attempt suicide and telecast the same to gain TRP ratings. The channel had telecasted visuals of Ovi-
ya immersing herself into a pool on August 4. He also urged the police to probe the same. The Nazarathpet police said that the preliminary investigation is in progress. “We have recorded the complaint in the Community Social Register (CSR). We spoke to Oviya’s personal secretary, who denied that she attempted suicide,” he told The Hindu. Oviya was the most popular contestant in the Tamil version of Bigg Boss, which is hosted by veteran actor Kamal Haasan. She recently quit the show as she couldn’t handle her feelings for a fellow contestant, Aarav, whom she said
gAndFree #OutNow”, the actress tweeted. “I wrote this song at a very precarious time in my life. These lyrics were born from a need for freedom, whatever that freedom may mean to each one of us. Being young and free is a state of mind that we all need to find in this crazy world to survive. What I love most about this track is the spontaneity from which it was born. While I was writing, Will was mixing the track into a roar of emotions and rebelliousness. It all came together in a true creative way. Will has taken the lyrics and given them life. This song reminded me of how much I love making music,” Priyanka Chopra
Good news for Sanjay Dutt fans: Munna Bhai 3 on the cards
said in an emailed statement to Billboard.com. Though American audiences may know the Baywatch villain for her acting chops, the diva is no stranger to the music industry. In fact, the actress has worked with some heavy hitters. Chopra teamed up with Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am for her first single, “In My City,” which she released back in 2012.
Though American audiences may know the Baywatch villain for her acting chops, the diva is no stranger to the music industry. In fact, the actress has worked with some heavy hitters
Shilpa Shetty wore a vintage jumpsuit, and it’s just what you expect, fabulous Agency | New Delhi
If you have been ardent fan of Sanjay Dutt starrer Munna Bhai series, you are definitely in for a grand treat. The actor, who is all set to make a big comeback with Bhoomi recently said he would completely focus on Munna Bhai 3 post the release of the Omung Kumar movie. Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, “Munna Bhai MBBS”, which released in 2003,
was a turnaround in Dutt’s career where he played the affable Munna aka Murli Prasad Sharma. It was followed by sequel, “Lage Raho Munna Bhai” (2006) At the trailer launch of “Bhoomi” here last evening, when Dutt was asked if making a comeback with “Munna Bhai 3” would’ve been a better decision, film-
Bigg Boss Tamil fame Oviya summoned by cops for alleged suicide attempt Agency | Chennai
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she was in love with. Oviya was seen undergoing significant mental duress on her last few days on the show. Bigg Boss has also attracted its fair share of controversies. The show has been served several legal notices for the behaviour of its contestants. Puthiya Tamizhagam founder-president Dr K Krishnaswamy had filed a suit against the actor and the channel amid others over Choreographer Gayathri Raghuram’s comment on the show.
Oviya has been summoned by the police to probe an alleged suicide attempt
Shilpa Shetty knows just how to slay, especially when it comes to fashion. You’ll rarely ever find this Bollywood diva making a fashion blunder.
In fact, you just have to admit that she’s upping her fashion game with every public appearance. And that’s just what she did when she stepped out in style with her
husband, Raj Kundra. The couple was located in Bandra, Mumbai, and while Kundra looked comfortable in casuals, Shilpa just stunned us with her power dressing. The power-shoulder pattern on her grey jumpsuit, designed by Ashish N Soni, was beautiful. The ruffles on the three-quarter sleeves added just the right amount of drama. The subtle colour of the jumpsuit maintained the class and elegance that comes with suiting up. You know just as well as we do that this sort of jumpsuit-formal hybrid is all we need to strike that balance between trendy and formal, and it works no matter what the occasion.
Even as the TV show Pehredaar Piya Ki gets into murkier waters — an online petition to ban the show has reached the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, and minister Smriti Irani has responded — the show’s female lead,
Tejasswi Prakash, says that she isn’t affected by the criticism directed at the show. “Do I sound like I’m affected one bit? I’m somebody who is always going to be proud of my actions and stand by [the
decisions] forever,” says Tejasswi, who plays the role of Diya on the show. Speaking exclusively to Hindustan Times, she says, “I don’t get attached to negativity, so there’s no question of detaching myself from it.”
maker Vidhu Vinod Chopra said the makers are still writing it. “Just ask him (Abhijat Joshi, writer) that question. He is still writing. We have been writing for three years,” quipped Chopra.
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Pehredaar Piya Ki actor Tejasswi Prakash: Watch the show before you start criticising it
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MCX records Rs. 10,224.68 crore turnover in session 1
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BookASmile with RTI mobilised 13,626 kids across 40 cities to watch Toilet-Ek Prem Katha SS News | Ahmedabad
BookASmile (BAS), the charity initiative of India’s largest online entertainment ticketing platform BookMyShow, in collaboration with Round Table India(RTI) today organized screenings at PVR , Cinepolis Bhopal for the movie Toilet- Ek Prem Katha for 13,626 kids from lesser fortunate background Building toilets is one of the focal points of improving our country’s sanitation standards. The motive to showcase this movie was to inculcate right hygiene habits in kids.
RTI also shares the vision our Prime Minister, ‘To make India open Defecation Free.’ “ We are delighted to work with BookASmile for this initiative. The screenings were immensely successful and has helped create more awareness regarding the sanitation issues in our country. We are looking forward to associate with many such causes that will bring hygiene awareness to our society, “ says Christopher Aravinth, President, Round Table India. Farzana Cama Balpande, Head- BookASmile said.
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13-year-old Luke Robinson bags six wickets in an over
Luke Robinson achieved the feat for Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Under-13s in a cup game at Langley Park, near Durham City Agency | New Delhi Glenn was watching from the boundary. Luke Robinson, a Stephen, who plays 13-year-old English for the senior side, schoolboy cricketer, admitted that it was produced a perfect a surreal experience. over as he bagged “It was surreal. I six wickets in six have been playing balls, all of which for 30 years and have were clean bowled. taken hat-tricks but Robinson achieved never anything like the feat for Philadelthis. Time stood still phia Cricket Club’s and I thought, ‘is this Under-13s in a cup was umpiring at the really happening?,” game at Langley Park, near Durham bowler’s end at the Sport24 quoted SteCity. Interestingly, time, the schoolboy’s phen as saying. AcLuke’s family was mother Helen was cording to reports, all on the crease to scoring the match. the club officials are younger now finding out that witness his remark- Luke’s able match-winning brother Matthew was if the record has ever performance. While fielding in the match been achieved in its his father Stephen while his grandfather 149-year history.
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SPORTS ROUNDUP Roger Federer Punches Ticket To Montreal Masters Semis
ly here in Montreal, Swiss star Roger plus I feel comfortFederer outclassed able at net, so why Roberto Bautista not spend some time Agut as he inched there instead of slugcloser to his sixth ti- ging it out from the tle of the season with baseline,” Federer “I think I did a Javed Miandad urges PCB to stop investing a 6-4, 6-4 win in the said. quarter-finals of the good job again, even in bilateral series against India Montreal Masters. though it was tough Federer hammered to control the ball. Agency | Islamabad five aces, made just I got some decent Legendary cricketer two double faults and rhythm going.” Fedand former cricket won 81 percent of erer advances to the coach Javed Miandad where his first serve points semi-finals has called on the Pain the 68-minute he will face Robin kistan Cricket Board centre court match. Haase of the Nether(PCB) to stop botherHe dominated at the lands, who defeated ing about reviving binet, winning 21 of 25 Diego Schwartzman lateral cricketing ties represent the PCB’s them in ICC Champipoints. “It pays off 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 earlier with arch-rivals India case and ask for the ons Trophy final and playing aggressive- in the day. Bautista and instead focus on compensation claim I’m sure we’ll conimproving the game with the committee. tinue repeating that at domestic level. Ac- However, Miandad in future provided cording to the Dawn, insisted that the PCB we pay attention on the PCB said that could raise the stan- the domestic cricket. SS News | Ahmedabad they would file a case dard of cricket in the Other cricketing na- COLORS’ show against the Board of country by investing tions are focusing on Khatron Ke Khiladi Control for Cricket on their domestic that and we should has tested the abiliin India (BCCI) for circuit rather than not remain behind on ty of contestants to failing to honour the playing bilateral se- that front,” Miandad attempt the toughest Memorandum of Un- ries against India. “I said. Miandad, on the stunts while pushderstanding (MoU) believe we can raise other hand, also urged ing their limits. And, signed between the standard of our game the newly-appointed as the weekend aptwo cricket boards by investing on do- PCB chairman Najam proaches, the show Monica’s tryst with in 2014. Meanwhile, mestic cricket rather Sethi to hire former or will not only see sharks will shake the country’s cricket than playing against first-class cricketers the contestants tak- the khiladis, the true board has also hired India. We’ve broken as presidents of asso- ing another leap of testimony of their a British law firm to the jinx by defeating ciations. faith by performing pain will be Geesome incredulous ta Phogat’s breakstunts but will also down after an ensee the contestants counter with crabs. engaging in a verbal Further, during one crossfire with host of the stunts, RithRohit Shetty. Tak- vik Dhanjani and ing the darr factor Nia Sharma will a notch higher, the be required to pass contestants will con- through a couple of tinue to come face- barricades with electo-face with their tric current flowing deepest fears. While through them. While Agency | Mumbai
Agut struggled on his serve as he was broken three times and won just 65 percent of his first serve points. Federer posted his seventh consecutive win over the Spaniard and improved his season record to 34-2. He has a ATP Tour high five titles in 2017. He will face Dutchman Haas in just the second career meeting between the two. The pair met in a Davis Cup World Group play-off in 2012 with Federer winning 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. Federer’s chances of winning another title this season were given a boost when top seed Rafael Nadal was upset by world No. 143 Denis Shapovalov of Canada on Thursday night.
Contestants bear the brunt of Rohit Shetty’s anger on Khatron Ke Khiladi
Lalit Modi says goodbye to cricket administration
Rithvik will get a number of shocks during the stunt, Nia will sail through them leading to Rithvik questioning the scenario. Miffed at Rithvik’s reaction, Rohit will lash out at the contestants for assuming the worst and questioning the stunts’ authenticity; his rage reminding them of the host’s legacy in the world of stunts!
India dominate before Sri Lanka retaliate Agency | Kandy
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Former Rajasthan Cricket Association President Lalit Modi on Saturday announced that he is bidding adieu from cricket administration. Modi on Twitter handle wrote,” Dear Fans of cricket & the lifeline of the game. I want to take this opportunity 2 thank each & everyone of you for making @IPL what it is” In a letter to BCCI CEO Rahul Johri, Modi stated that he has done his bit in contributing to Indian cricket and it was now up to others to enhance and
promote the game. “12th, August 2017 Dear Mr. Rahul Johri Greetings to everyone in our cricket family. It has been a long journey for me in Indian cricket. The path in this journey has been rocky at times, but the destination has always been the pursuit of excellence. Needless to state that over the past 15 years, I have enjoyed every moment of my journey. But I feel that the time is now ripe to pass on the baton to the next generation. Thus, today I want to bid goodbye to cricket administration for
now. I honestly believe that I have contributed even if it is in my small way to the progress and well-being of cricket in India at all levels. Today, when I see a young cricketer in any part of India dream big, it gives me immense satisfaction. When I joined the system way back in 2005, Indian cricket was healthy but had still not achieved its true potential. Then as we set about course correcting, we unlocked the real potential regarding the commercial value of the game in India.
In a day of two halves, India dominated the first but gave away the momentum to Sri Lanka by close of play after losing six wickets before stumps on day one of the third and final Test at Pallekele in Kandy. An 188-run opening stand between Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul laid a solid platform for India but Sri Lanka bounced back through their spinners and halted India’s progress. At stumps, India were 331 for 6 with Wriddhiman Saha and Hardik Pandya the two unbeaten batsmen. Dhawan and
Rahul scored runs at six runs per over in the first four of the day before managing to take India to 134 for no loss at Lunch in just 26 overs. But midway through the second session, India began to lose momentum as both openers fell trying to play aggressive strokes. Cheteshwar Pujara became the first victim of Lakshan Sandakan. India went to Tea at
235 for 3 and in the final session Sri Lanka picked up two wickets — one each for Vishwa Fernando and Sandakan — as India moved past 300. They scored at 3.64 runs per over in the day but that fell below three in the final session. Dhawan scored his sixth Test century and Rahul was looking good to score his but both batsmen were dismissed by Pushpakuamara.
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Gujarat: Seven expelled Congress MLAs resign as legislators
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Bhadramaa and Gehna to bring a new twist in Chandrakanta
They will join the BJP soon, said Shankarsinh Vaghela’s son
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Seven Gujarat Congress MLAs, who were expelled from the party after they had cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha election, resigned as legislators on Thursday night. “Seven Congress MLAs submitted their resignation to me at my residence,” Assembly Speaker Ra-
manlal Vora told PTI on Friday. The seven MLAs include Raghavji Patel and Bholabhai Gohel, whose votes were invalidated by the Elec-
tion Commission, Leader of Opposition Shankarsinh Vaghela’s (pictured above) son Mahendrasinh, Amit Chaudhaury, CK Raulji, Dharmen-
THE CHOCOLATE ROOM LAUNCHED ITS STORE IN AHMEDABAD
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India’s distinctive boutique café, The Chocolate Roomlaunched its much awaited storeat Ahmedabad at Diwan Singh Ki Haveli, ManekChowk The Chocolate Room is located at Diwan Singh ki Haveli one of heritage and most
acknowledged places inAhmedabad. The storeis renowned for being a specialist chocolate indulgence café, offering customers a unique chocolate experience.For over 10 years India’s most famous chain of chocolate café is delighting its customers with irresistible treats and has been creating
IVOOMi, a leading Chinese electronic major, announced the launch of its new model of smartphone Me 4 and addedonto to its successful “Me” series. The product is exclusively being sold at India’s No. 1 e-commerce portal, Flipkart. With the idea of tailor making features to add more prospect of utility, the brand has embedded 22 local languages in Me 4. Apart from English, the
smartphone supports languages like Hindi, Urdu, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil,Orri-
ya, Kashmiri, Assamese, Bodo, Konkani, Manipuri, Sanskrit, Maithili, Santhali and Dogri. The brand has also
BJP. MLAs Ramsinh Parmar, Chhanabhai Chaudhary and Mansinh Chauhan, who had resigned in July, will also switch sides. Three Congress MLAs - Balwantsinh Rajput, Tejashreeben Patel and Prahlad Patel - who had quit the party before the Rajya Sabha election had also joined the BJP soon after.
Two killed as car plunges into canal in Gujarat
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incorporatedSpeech to Text feature in Me 4 to make the device more interactive for the youth, elderly and other groups. iVOOMi has launched Me 4 at the price range of Rs. 3499/. Commenting on the launch, Mr.AshwinBhandari, CEO, iVOOMi states, “A smartphone is an aspirational product, and language is no bar with iVOOMi smartphones.
Around 3.5 lakh college students in Gujarat will get tablets at a subsidised rate of Rs 1,000 each under a state government scheme launched by state Chief Minister Vijay Rupani here today. Under this scheme, the first year college students in the state will get 7-inch ‘NAMO E-Tab’ tablets, which have a market value of Rs 8,000 each, by just paying Rs 1,000. Several students, who had already registered for the scheme, received the tablets from the chief minister at the launch
COLORS’ popular the deceased’s car fantasy fiction drama has plunged into a canal Chandrakanta on the Expressway. been enthralling viewAs per news said. two people were killed on the spot. The injured were Agency | Lahor rushed to a hospital Hitting out at Pakiin Anand. stan’s judiciary and the military establishment, ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said “a few people” cannot be allowed to rule over 200 million people of the country. Delivering a fiery speech at Muridkay, 67-year-old Sharif asked the people to support him in “revoceremony here to- lution” he is going to day. In the coming bring about to change days, more such the destiny of Pakievents will be organ- stan. “Will you stand ised in different parts by Nawaz Sharif in of state to distribute the revolution?” he the tablets, which asked, inviting cheers have voice-calling of “yes!” “Time has facility, a govern- come that it has to be ment release said. decided who will rule NAMO E-Tab is the this country. A bunch acronym for ‘New of few cannot or the Avenues of Modern 200 million people. Education through Pakistan is not the Tablets’. The state property of a few government has allocated Rs 200 crore for this scheme, Rupani said during the launch function. ”Our aim is to realise the dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to build a new India.
told NDTV that invitations were being sent to opposition leaders for the mega protest in Gujarat and the party expected a good show at the satyagraha protest. The plan comes days after 66-year-old Ahmed
Patel’s election as a Rajya Sabha member, surviving cross-voting and defections for which the Congress has blamed ruling BJP. It is, however, not clear how the opposition support at the 1 September protest can translate into votes in a state where the BJP and the Congress have been the two big players. Between the two of them, they have accounted for nearly 85 per cent of the
votes in the last few assembly elections. In 2012 for instance, the BJP secured won 115 seats with 48 per cent votes, the Congress came next with 39 per cent that netted the party 61 seats. Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party and the Janata Dal (United) are the only two parties that have support in a few pockets and had landed all of three seats; a combined vote share of less than 2 per cent.
a new wave of chocolate culture worldwide. The Chocolate Room store has completed 10 years in the industry and is one of the most loved cafes in India. Speaking at the launch of the store,Mr. Vikas Panjabi, Co-founder and MD, The Chocolate Room said, “Our store at theDiwan Singh Ki Haveli in ManekChowk is a historic location reflecting the art, culture and heritage ofUNESCO’s first heritage city and we are proud to be part of this great city.
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drasinh Jadeja and Karmasinh Patel. The Congress had sacked these seven MLAs and Shankarsinh Vaghela on August 9, a day after the Rajya Sabha election. Mahendrasinh Vaghela said they would soon join the Bharatiya Janata Party. However, Mahendrasinh Vaghela said his father would not join the
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ers with an epic love saga between Chandrakanta (Madhurima Tuli) and Prince Veerendra (Vishal Aditya Singh) set in a mystical realm. As their love blossoms, the show is set to witness the entry of two powerful characters Gehna and Bhadramaa. While Maleeka Ghai will be seen stepping into the role of Bhadramaa, Gehna’s role will be essayed by actor Charvi Saraf . Their entry will add to Chandrakanta’s miseries as they hatch many evil ploys against her. In the show, Bhadramaa is Iravati’s mentor
who has guided her into the world of dark magic. She is a very strong Aiyara with an authoritative personality that commands respect and fear. She is Iravati’s partner in devising an evil plan to seize the tilismi khanjar from Chandrakanta. On the other hand, Gehna is a negative force planted by Queen Iravati (Urvashi Dholakia) to create a rift between Chandrakanta and Prince Veerendra. She uses her charm to seduce Veerendra and attempts to pull him away from Chandrakanta through her deceitful games.
people,” Sharif said, referring to the military establishment and the judiciary. A five-member Supreme Court bench last month disqualified Sharif for dishonesty and ruled that corruption cases be filed against him and his children over the Panama Papers scandal, forcing the prime minister to quit for the record third time. “The decision (to depose me) is not yours. If Nawaz Sharif would have been involved in corruption, you would have dragged me out of of-
fice yourself,” he told his supporters. Sharif has been targeting the five judges of apex court for forcing him to quit and those in the military establishment who played a role in his ouster. “Some people are against Pakistan’s progress therefore they ousted your elected prime minister,” he told his supporters amidst loud cheers. “Pakistan is being embarrassed in the world because of this decision. People across the world and Pakistanis are rejecting the decision.”
Nawaz Sharif hits out at Pakistan’s judiciary, military
3.5 lakh college students in Gujarat to get tablets at Rs 1,000 each
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Congress Sends Invites For Opposition Satyagraha In Gujarat SS News | Ahmedabad
After Lalu Yadav’s anti-BJP rally planned for August 27 in Patna, opposition unity will face its big test in Gujarat where the Congress has decided to launch a satyagraha on 1 September along with other opposition parties, to protest what it calls are attacks on tribals in the state. Gujarat, which has been ruled by the BJP for over two decades, goes to polls later this year
and the Congress is hoping to consolidate goodwill among tribals and Patidar. Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi are expected to lead this protest. A Congress leader
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