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News Brief Big B and Modi film advert urging Indians to rise above religious divides
Amitabh Bachchan is all set to appear in a television spot for the Narendra Modi government, in which the superstar will be seen asking people to rise above religion and religious divides for the sake of allinclusive development. The concept is the brainchild of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will also feature in the short film along with Bachchan and Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley. The initiative comes in the wake of the ongoing controversy that has been raging ever since the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) launched its ‘ghar wapsi’ campaign a few weeks ago. The television spot is scheduled to go on air around Republic Day. It features Big B flying a kite and discussing the country’s ethnic and cultural variety. He then questions the divisive forces that seek to cause a dent in the nation’s integrity and hamper its prospects in the areas of education, development and progress.
Government launches new procurement rules to speed up defence deals
The Government is about to finalise a proposal that will allow foreign companies to appoint a u t h o r i s e d representatives to negotiate defence deals. The move aims to rid New Delhi of the dubious network of agents who are illegally paid hefty commission to swing arms contracts. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Tuesday evening that the new proposal, along with a revised procurement procedure to accelerate arms acquisitions, will be rolled out by February.
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Five people died in an accident in Surat SURAT Five people died in an accident when their car crashed into a truck on National Highway 8 near Kosamba town of Surat district on Thursday morning. All the five persons in the car died on the spot due to severe injuries. Their car turned into wreckage due to the accident while the truck in which it crashed from back, escaped from the
location. In the accident Rajendra Patil, Digpalsinh Jadav, Anand Panchal, Parshuram Patil, all residents of Vadodara and Hemant Solanki of Ahmedabad died. The incident took place at around 9.30 am on Thursday and identification of the deceased could be done only after three hours as family members of the deceased reached on
spot. The car GJ-5-FQ-2862 crashed into the truck which was standing on road side. Police suspect that the car was trying to overtake other vehicles on road from wrong side when it crashed into the truck standing. Police investigation revealed that the speedometer has stopped at speed of 120 km/hr. The deceased had left from Vadodara at
around 7.30 am and were going to Shirdi, police informed. They all were friends. "The car was on high speed and it crashed in the truck standing outside the road. It seems that the car was trying to overtake vehicles from wrong side when the accident took place," said N M Prajapati, police sub inspector of Kosamba police station.
Excise duty on petrol, diesel Gujarat CM apologizes after 'terrorists' hiked; no change in retail price wear skull caps in anti-terror mock drill New Delhi The government today raised excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre each but retail pump rates will not be increased. The third excise duty hike since November will help raise additional Rs 6,000 crore during remaining three months of the current fiscal as the government took advantage of a slump in global oil prices to fiveyear low to shore up revenue without stoking inflation. The oil firms had yesterday skipped cutting rates of the two fuels that
had become necessary as international oil rates plunged to their lowest level since May 2009. The excise duty hike has now been set off against the reduction in rates that was due because of slide in oil prices. The slump in global oil rates had warranted a price cut of Rs 3.22 per litre in petrol and about Rs 3 in diesel and even after adjusting the excise increase, oil firms will have a neat margin of over Re 1 per litre. “In order to fund the ambitious infrastructure development programme
of the government, particularly the building of 15,000-km of roads, during current and next financial year, the government has decided to increase basic excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre,” an official statement said. Together with Rs 1.50 a litre excise duty hike effected on both products from November 12 and Rs 2.25 per litre increase in duty on petrol and Re 1 on diesel from December 2, the government will mop up about Rs 17,000 crore this fiscal to contain fiscal deficit.
NEW DELHI Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel on Thursday apologized for the 'mistake' of the state police after the cops courted controversy when they made dummy terrorists wear skullcaps during an anti-terror mock drill, Times Now reported. The exercise had brought embarrassment to cops. The exercise was carried out by Surat police at Dabhari near Olpad. During the drill, the special operations group
(SOG) was assigned the task of nabbing 'terrorists' trying to enter India. After some fake firing, the 'terrorists' were nabbed and arms and mobiles were recovered. "Even real terrorists do not come wearing a skull cap. Police should take care and not relate terrorism to followers of any religion. I will investigate the issue personally," said Gujarat BJP minority cell president Mehboob Ali Chishti. A defensive SOG
Inspector B C Thakkar said, "The mock drill participants were asked to wear skull cap just to give them a different look. It was not an
intentional move to relate to a specific community." SP (Surat rural) Pradeep Sejul added, "This should not happen."
Five dead in New Year's Global oil prices hit five year low, Eve clashes on LoC Jet fuel prices see sharpest cut
Jammu and Kashmir (Reuters) - Indian border forces killed four Pakistani interior-ministry troops on New Year's Eve, ending a year in which clashes between the nuclear-armed neighbours have escalated and hopes for reconciliation faded. Wednesday's incident, on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, followed the killing earlier in the day of an Indian border guard, a senior officer from India's Border Security Force said. "We have retaliated effectively ... four Pakistani rangers have been killed along the International Border in Samba sector this evening, said Rakesh Sharma, BSF inspector general for the Jammu Frontier. "As Pakistani rangers suffered casualties, they waved white flags, asking BSF to stop the firing so that they can lift the bodies of the dead men. We stopped the firing after their request," Sharma said. Frontier clashes
have intensified in recent months, dashing hopes that a brief thaw in relations after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was elected in May would lead to a calming of the situation. The worst violence has been further north in the mainly Muslim Kashmir Valley, where separatist militants killed 11 Indian soldiers and police in early December, the worst losses in six years. Jammu and Kashmir held state elections in December in which Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party made gains. While leaving the party
short of a majority, the result could open the way for it to form a ruling coalition with a regional party. "Our (NDA government) response is don't hesitate. React appropriately without holding yourself back", he said. He added that and if there is an attack on Army posts, the terrorists need to be neutralised "with double the force" The Minister had also stressed that the Indian forces did not violate ceasefire agreements but only responded to violations by Pakistani troops
As global oil prices hit a five and a half year slump, oil companies effected price cuts for Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) and non-subsidised cooking gas on Thursday. In another development, the government hiked the excise duty on diesel and petrol by Rs.2 a litre each to fund its “ambitious infrastructure” programme. However, the hike would not impact retail prices of petrol and diesel, an Indian oil Corporation official told The Hindu. “In order to fund the ambitious infrastructure development programme of the Government, particularly the building of 15000 kms of roads…government has decided to increase basic excise duty on petrol and diesel (both branded and unbranded) by Rs. 2 per litre. Allocation of these resources to the road
sector will also spur economic activity and employment generation,” an official finance ministry statement said. The revised excise duty would be effective from Thursday midnight. Meanwhile, the global oil prices slump resulted in a reduction of non-subsidised LPG and ATF rates. While nonsubsidised LPG prices were cut by Rs.43.50 per 14.2 kg cylinder, ATF prices witnessed a 12.5 percent cut. Nonsubsidised LPG would now cost Rs.708.50 in Delhi, down from the exisiting Rs.752. Possibly the sharpest cut since it was deregulated in 2002, ATF or jet fuel would cost Rs 52,422.92 per kiloliter in Delhi, down by Rs. 7,520.52. In Mumbai, it would cost Rs.53,861.58/kl down from Rs.61,695.45/ kl. This is the sixth consecutive reduction jet
fuel prices since August last year, with the last cut announced on December 1st, when prices were reduced by 4.1 percent. When asked whether the trend would continue, Indian Oil spokesperson Amresh Kapoor said prices were reviewed fortnightly and the last review was done on
Wednesday. Prices of global benchmark Brent crude, which fell 49 percent during 2014, hit $53 on Wednesday, with demand continuing to weaken amid a supply glut owing to the US shale boom and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) refusing to cut production.
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India to track toilet use with tablets Prime Minister Narendra Modi is launching a nationwide online programme to check whether people are using toilets as part of his cleanliness drive.From next month, officials will head out with mobile phones, tablets and iPads to report on whether toilets are being used in rural India, with results uploaded onto a website in real time. India's shortage of toilets costs the country more than $50 billion a year, mostly through premature deaths and hygiene-related diseases, according to a World Bank study. India suffers a greater cost than other Asian countries from the poor collection of human excreta, the study found. About 626 million Indians defecate in the open compared with 14 million in China, the World Health Organization said in a 2012 report.Since taking office in May, Modi has repeatedly lamented the poor state of sanitation and public cleanliness in India, vowing to solve the problems within the next five years. The government has doubled spending on a toilet building programme and requested financial donations from some of the country's largest companies to help. "Earlier, the monitoring was done only about the construction of toilets, but now the actual use of toilets will be ascertained," the government said in a statement on Wednesday.In October, Modi annoyed government officials by ordering them to come to work to clean toilets on a national holiday.
Why Salman visited Sri Lanka
Mumbai Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez belong to mutual admiration club! The ‘Kick’ onscreen Jodi of
Bollywood was in Sri Lanka a few days ago and Salman’s latest tweets explains why he was in the country along with his beautiful co-star.
Draft National Health Policy 2015 open to all for suggestions
Let us celebrate pluralism and promote tolerance and understanding amongst all communities. Let the New Year be dedicated to the creation of an inclusive society -President Pranab Mukherjee, speaking in the aftermath of of events like violence in Assam, blast in Bengaluru and conversion debates
Ranbir Kapoor To Bulk Up For Sanjay Dutt Biopic Bollywood’s chocolate boy Ranbir Kapoor who has been dazzling the Bollywood industry with his versatile acting is all set for his role in Rajkumar Hirani’s next film. He will be playing the role of Sanjay Dutt himself. Reportedly, the ‘Barfi’ starring actor, Ranbir Kapoor is putting on weight to do proper justice to his role in the movie. Salman Khan’s Bigg Boss Season 8 house : Click Here For Breaking Updates, Photos Ranbir is trying to match Sanjay Dutt’s physique and thus
has been asked to put few extra kilos on as per the character’s requirement in the biopic. Director Rajkumar Hirani says Ranbir is more than excited to put some weight on for the role and he believes that
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has opened up the draft copy of the National Health Policy 2015 seeking views, suggestions, and comments from various stakeholders across the country. The Policy addresses the urgent need to improve the performance of health systems. It is being formulated in the last year of the Millennium Declaration and its Goals, in the global context of all nations committed to moving towards universal health coverage.
It is a declaration of the determination of the Government to leverage economic growth to achieve health outcomes and an explicit acknowledgment that better health contributes immensely to improved productivity as well as to equity.\ It has been recommended in the proposal to raise public health expenditure to 2.5 per cent of GDP, which means Rs 3,800 per capita expenditure. The Government has also proposed to ensure universal access to free drugs and diagnostics in the State-run hospitals.
Mumbai Bollywood actress Vidya Balan is celebrating her birthday today and she turned 37 years on Thursday. Vidya Balan, who often enjoys the status of being the 'hero' of her films, She was spotted enjoying a night out with her husband Siddharth Roy Kapur on Tuesday at a high-end suburban restaurant in the city ahead of his birthday, said
reports. Vidya Balan was born on January 1st 1978, Vidya is known for her strong female protagonists. She has won several awards including a National Film Award, five film fare awards and five Screen Awards. Her films include Guru, Parineeta, Kahaani, Urumi, Thank You, Paa, Halla Bol, Hey Babyy, Eklavya: The Royal Guard etc. Vidya is also a social activist and supports the cause of
empowerment of women that eventually gets portrayed on-screen, where she has managed to carve a niche in a territory dominated by male actors. The actress was last see in 'Shaadi Ke Side Effects' and 'Bobby Jasoos'. She will be next seen in 'Dhamaal 2'. On this Spacial occasion of Vidya Balan We at RajasthanNews wishing Vidya Balan a splendid Birthday.
15 Most Awaited Bollywood Films of 2015 film. Shahid Kapoor was their preferred choice to play the leading role from the start. “Shahid is a great fit. Farzi has Nawaz playing a very strong feature role. He is not a
baddie just but he has a great full fledged role opposite Shahid,” Raj and DK had said in an earlier interview. 'Farzi' is set to roll in February, 2015. The director duo says it’s probably their best script.
Bigg Boss 8 eviction: Upen Patel gets eliminated in surprise mid-week eviction Salman Khan had cleared the logic of the elimination process on Monday's episode explaining that although there were no evictions last week, the same nominated contestants would be up for eviction this time. What he did not reveal was that there would be surprise mid-week evictions this week which took place yesterday night inside the Bigg Boss 8 house. In a surprising turn of events, Upen Patel has been shown the door this week. The super model turned actor who entered the house with a calm and composed demeanour was seen losing his temper on petty issues in the past two
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the heartthrob Kapoor can pull this tough, strong and intense role off very well. For all the Ranbir Kapoor fans watching young Kapoor play Sanju Baba on screen is surely going to be mesmerizing!
Shahid Kapoor to start filming 'Farzi' from Feb Actor Shahid Kapoor recently wrapped up the shoot of Vikas Bahl’s film Shaandaar and is taking a break before moving on to his next film project. And that film project is said to be 'Farzi’. It will be directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., directors of films like Go Goa Gone and Happy Ending. 'Farzi' will have Shahid Kapoor teaming up with Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Kriti Sanon. The film is set in a world of crime and will have the dark, satirical humour typical of Raj and Krishna’s movies. It was earlier said that ‘Farzi’ was shelved following the box office failure of ‘Happy Ending’, but a source close to the production is quoted as saying that the director duo is taking a break before directing their next
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weeks. From heated arguments to bizarre fights, Upen somehow had turned a little too psychotic. Audiences seemed to have taken notice of the fact and decided to chuck him out of the contest. But nevertheless, Upen has shown a true sportsman spirit especially the way he has always handled the luxury budget tasks inside the house. Also in the news for his intimacy with house-mate Sonali Raut, the two soon drifted apart after Upen realised Sonali was merely using him to stay on the show. Very recently, there had been news of Upen and Karishma being more than
just friends but Upen has quashed all such speculations when Ajaz Khan informed him about the same. After Upen's exit, all the housemates are nominated for eviction. There are currently seven contestants left inside the house- Gautam Gulati, Karishma Tanna, Puneet Issar, Sonali Raut, Ali Quli Mirza, Dimpy Ganguly Mahajan and Pritam Singh.
Year 2015 is going to be a great one for the fans of Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan. Alas, the fans of Aamir Khan may not see any new release from the superstar this year. First of all, a Happy New Year to all of you. And those who have been joking that Shah Rukh Khan got a lot of free publicity for his last release HNY on New Year’s Eve, let’s inform you that King Khan is going to shine again in 2015. As will his former foe but now good friend Salman Khan. Bhai has two big releases lined up for the year, both as different from each other as chalk is from cheese.
The year will see a fresh jodi of Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. On the other hand, we will get to see Ranbir Kapoor pairing with Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif in two separate films. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be
seen in three films in 2015 and director Sanjay Leela Bhansali will return with a magnum opus starring Ranveer, Deepika and Priyanka. ApunKaChoice brings to you the 15 most awaited films of 2015.
Bombay HC gets three new judges on the first day of 2015 MUMBAI The new judges sworn in on Thursday are Kalidas Wadane, Indira Jain and Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi. This is the first time the Bombay high court got a majority of women judges in the new appointments. But 2015 will also have eights judges of the HC retiring from February
through December, majority in the second half of the year. The sanctioned strength of judges for the Bombay HC is 75 and the judge's retirement age is 62. The present Chief Justice Mohit Shah, who has been here since June 2010, is due to turn 62 in September 2015.
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Women Employees 'Strip Searched' at Kochi Firm, 3 Booked KOCHI Three women staff of a surgical gloves manufacturing company in Kochi have been booked for allegedly strip searching more than 30 women employees to find out who left a used sanitary napkin in a washroom. Police today said they have registered cases against the three women staff under various sections of the Indian Penal Code or IPC, including 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) on a complaint by the other women staff. D e v e l o p m e n t Commissioner of Cochin Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) has set also up a
three-member committee to probe the alleged incident which happened on December 10 at Asma Rubber Private Limited, manufacturing surgical and examination gloves. The shocking incident came to public notice only a few days ago after the affected women filed a police complaint. After the incident triggered an outrage with women activists condemning the humiliating action and pending inquiries by police and the three-member committee, the management yesterday suspended a Supervisor, an Assistant Supervisor and a sub-staff following
protests from other employees. Also they were temporarily laid off pending inquiry. Managing Director of the company CYA Rahim said the suspension of the three did not mean that they had committed a crime. The probe report was being awaited. "The unit had been temporarily shut as the working atmosphere has been disturbed," he said. The women employees aged between 25 and 50 were "forcibly strip searched" to ascertain who was menstruating after the used sanitary napkin was found in a wash room of the company.
36 dead and dozens injured in Shanghai New Year's Eve stampede SHANGHAI People unable to contact friends and relatives streamed into hospitals Thursday, anxious for information after a stampede during New Year's celebrations in Shanghai's historic waterfront area killed 36 people in the worst disaster to hit one of China's showcase cities in recent years. The Shanghai government said 47 others received hospital treatment, including 13 who were seriously injured, after the chaos about a half-hour before midnight. Seven of the injured people had left hospitals by Thursday afternoon. The Shanghai government information office said one Taiwanese was among the dead, and two Taiwanese and one Malaysian were among the injured. The deaths and injuries occurred at Chen Yi Square in Shanghai's popular riverfront Bund area, an avenue lined with art deco buildings from the 1920s and 1930s when Shanghai was home to international banks and trading houses. The area is often jammed with people during major events. At one of the hospitals where the injured were being treated, police brought out photos of unidentified dead victims, causing dozens of waiting relatives to crowd around. Not everyone could see, and young women who looked at the photos broke into tears when they recognized someone. A saleswoman in her 20s, who declined to give her name, said she had been celebrating with three friends. "I heard people screaming, someone fell, people shouted `don't rush,"' she said. "There
were so many people and I couldn't stand properly." She added that she still could not contact one of her friends. The official Xinhua News Agency quoted a woman with the surname Yin who was caught with her 12-yearold son in the middle of crowds of people pushing to go up and down steps
leading from the square. "Then people started to fall down, row by row," Yin said. When her son was finally brought to safety, he had shoe prints over his clothes, "his forehead was bruised, he had two deep creased scars on his neck, and his mouth and nose were bleeding," she said.
Mangalyaan Completes 100 Days in Mars Orbi
ISRO's maiden mission to Mars, Mangalyaan, on Thursday successfully completed 100 days in the orbit of Earth's next door neighbour. Mangalyaan had entered Mars orbit on September 24, 2014 after travelling for over 10 months to cover the the distance of 666 million km to reach the destination. This mission has made India the first country in the world to successfully launch its mission to Mars on the very first try. Mangalyaan cost Rs 450 crore making it the cheapest inter-planetary mission ever. It was completed in just 15
months. NASA with its Curiosity and Maven, European Space Agency with its Mars Express are the only two other members of the elite club of successful Martian explorers. On the other hand, China, Japan, and former Soviet Union have failed to reach Mars. Mangalyaan has expected life of 6 months. Its 5 solarpowered instruments are collecting data about the works of Martian weather and what happened to the water that is believed to have once existed on the planet.
Robert Vadra's firm Skylight Hospitality gets Income Tax notice
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SPORTS ROUND Mahendra Singh Dhoni can play on till 2019 : Sanjay Patel
According to a report published in the Indian Express, the Income Tax department has started scrutiny into land deals made by Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Quoting sources, the newspaper says that 'principal officer' of Skylight Hospitality Vadra has been summoned by IT officers on Friday. Sylight Hospitality's transaction with DLF has been under the scanner for a long time and now they have been asked to furnish “agreements to purchase and sale of immovable properties” since 200506. The IT department has sent a 22-point questionnaire to Skylight Hospitality which seeks detailed information about minutes of meetings, the
nature of assets, purchase and sale of deeds etc. BJP has called the move by the IT department as an act of natural administrative process to probe cases where windfall profits have been made. Congress presumably has dubbed it as an act of political vendetta. According to Congress leader Manish Tewari, BJP is using state tools to hound political adversaries. Robert Vadra has been in the centre of a political slugfest for a long time. During the Lok Sabha elections and during the Haryana Assembly elections recently, Narendra Modi had raised questions on Vadra's land deals to score points over the Gandhi family and Bhupinder Singh Hooda government.
Heroin seizures by BSF in Punjab touch new high Chandigarh Braving sub-zero temperatures and dense fog these days to highs of up to 45 degrees Celsius in summer, India’s Border Security Force (BSF) seized 361 kg of heroin in 2014 – its highest in a single year on the border with Pakistan in Punjab. The seizure, according to BSF officials, is worth over Rs.1,808 crore ($286 million) in the international market. The seizures (till Dec 30) this year are higher
than the previous record of 322 kg recovered in 2013 along the barbed wire fenced 553-km border between India and Pakistan in Punjab. In 2012, the BSF recovered 288 kg heroin in the Punjab sector, comprising the frontier districts of Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Ferozepur and Fazilka. BSF field commanders say bigger seizures also show that heroin smugglers in Pakistan and India have become more active in the last few years.
BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel says there was no pressure from the board or selectors on MS Dhoni to quit and reckons that Dhoni can now play on till 2019. He also revealed that it was Dhoni who had pushed the board to nominate a vice-captain for tours. In a chat with The Indian Express, Patel spoke about two-captain theory and how Virat Kohli’s aggression is just a reaction to Australians. Excerpts. In hindsight, do you think Dhoni should have got a farewell Test? Knowing Dhoni, he is not the kind of person who will ask for a farewell Test. He has been never been a demanding person. If having a farewell Test match was the case, he would have played till the South Africa Test series at home next year. To be precise, it was a Dhoni brand of decision. Only a lion-hearted man can take such decision. As BCCI’s secretary, I will tell you that neither the board nor the selectors ever thought he was a burden on the team. Was the pressure of
overseas losses one of the reasons ? No, it was his body. His body was taking too much of a toll. Test matches are more demanding and he must have felt that this is the right time. We wanted him to carry for long, for at least two more years. I even told him, ‘if you are taking this decision under pressure than please change it as we are assuring you that you will remain captain for the coming year’. But he had decided it. Now my personal assessment is that with the Test retirement,
he can play on till 2019. India will have different captains for Tests and ODIs. Don’t you think it might lead to two power centres? In fact, it will be great thing. It will help in the longer run. There is nothing like a power centre. Cricket is being played by two groups. One who go out there in the field and do their job and the others are the administrators who do their job outside the field. Having two captains will in fact strengthen our team, we will have two new ideas on the floor.
Trying to bring in a new toll policy in a month:Nitin Gadkari Mumbai The electronic toll (e-toll) collection system introduced in the country will help save Rs 88,000 crore and cut waiting time at toll plazas significantly, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said here today. Citing a Transport Corporation of India-IIM Kolkata study that said Rs 60,000 crore was lost on account of various delays at check posts, he said electronic toll collection
could save Rs 88,000 crore.“The report said that every year, fuel worth Rs 60,000 crore is wasted due to the time spent by vehicles at toll plazas. The amount goes up to Rs 88,000 crore if the value of the time lost is added,” he said. “Of the 350 toll points on the Mumbai-Delhi route, 140 have been converted into Etoll points. By completion of the e-toll work in the country, this amount of Rs 88,000 crore would be saved,” he told reporters.
Babul Supriyo’s driver’s dead body found
New Delhi A dead body, later identified as Babul Supriyo’s driver, was found on Wednesday morning at Udyog Bhawan in Delhi. The body was lying unidentified for more than 12 hours in the official ambassador car of the Union Minister of State for Urban Development. Identified as Vinod Khanduri, the driver was living in Laxmi Nagar and had been working for Supriyo for a few months only. The family of the driver had earlier reported to the Police after the deceased had failed to respond to the calls on his phone since Tuesday morning. During the investigation, the
Police was unable to trace the exact location of his cell phone. Udyog Bhawan and the area around the place are guarded by CISF and when asked, CISF mentioned that they do not check vehicles with Parliament stickers. However, after smelling something suspicious in
the car, a CISF officer discovered the body and police was informed. The body was sent for medical examination and then handed over to the grief stricken family. Senior officials are now planning to prepare a report about the negligence that would be sent to the home ministry.
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Lord Meghnad Desai to receive Sardar Patel Award Ahmedabad Renowned UK-based economist and politician of Gujarati origin, Lord Meghnad Desai, has been selected by the Vishwa Gujarat Samaj (VGS) for being conferred with the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Vishwa Pratibha Award, for his contribution to society as a Gujarati. Gujarat Governor O P Kohli is set to present the award to Lord Desai at a ceremony here on Saturday, VGS sources said here today.
“This is the only award which has been named after Sardar Patel. Out of several names under consideration, our committee selected Desai for the award. Desai was born in Gujarat in 1940. He played a key role in framing UK’s economic policy and authored several books,” VGS president Krishnakant Vakharia told reporters at a press conference. In addition, VGS has also announced that the late Gujarati writer Dhirubhai
Thaker is to be given the Kanjibhai Desai Gujarat Pratibha Award, posthumously. Thaker is known for creating the ‘Gujarti Vishwakosh’ (encyclopedia in Gujarati), Vakharia said. “Thaker was given a Padma Bhushan a year ago, for his contribution to education and literature. He died in January 2014. His son-inlaw is expected to receive the award on his behalf on Saturday,” Vakharia said.
Essar Oil commissions second HMU unit at Vadinar in Gujarat Oil exploration and production major Essar Oil and Gas (EOG) Thursday said it has commissioned a second hydrogen manufacturing unit (HMU) at company’s refinery at Vadinar in Gujarat. According to the company’s statement to the National Stock Exchange, the HMU has a capacity of 105 Knm3 per hour which would provide flexibility and reliability to overall refinery operations. In December last year, the company said
it will convert over $1 petroleum products. It is billion worth of rupee loan into dollar debt by March to reduce its cost of borrowing and will acquire group firm Vadinar Power Company for Rs.2,100 crore. It said it will buy additional 73.99 percent stake in group company Vadinar Power Company to make it a fully owned subsidiary of EOG. EOG, part of the Essar Group is an Indian firm engaged in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas, refining of crude oil, and marketing of
Gujarat headquartered education group to foray in UAE Gujarat government announces Ahmedabad A h m e d a b a d headquartered education provider group Calorx has planned to open its first pre-school in Dubai in the coming academic year. It will be followed by atleast 16 institutions in the coming three years. This detail was shared by Ms. Manjula Pooja Shroff, Chairperson of Calorx Group. She said, “Calorx group aims to increase the number of schools and institutions managed by it, from 40 to 100 across India & Middle East region. The group has planned to open its first pre-school in Dubai in the coming academic year itself and will be followed by atleast 16 institutions in the coming three years. ” Calorx will be rolling out its plan in UAE under Calorx International Education, a Limited Liability Company and will be led Mr. Shailesh Iyer as the Director for Dubai operations. This will be the very first education venture abroad, for any Gujarat based education group. “The schools will follow both international and CBSE curricula. We would be extending our same education philosophy even abroad. We will adopt a MultiSensory teaching so that students get educated by the way of experiential learning and innovative teaching methodologies.” added Ms. Shroff. “Indian schools are well received by the parents in UAE thus giving us a boost in our maiden international venture. It will act as a testing ground for us to test our mettle before we expand to other international markets.” said Mr. Shailesh Iyer Dubai is now increasingly focusing on the education sector.According to the World Bank, education expenditure of the UAE
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government accounts for 23% of total expenditure, compared to the World average of 14%. Calorx, founded more than 20 years ago, manages under its umbrella a network of educational institutions, the Delhi Public Schools, Calorx Olive Green International School, at Ahmedabad and Calorx Public Schools across Gujarat, Rajastan and
Madhtya Pradesh. Calorx has also instituted Calorx Teachers’ University to develop skilled Human Capital in education sector. Calorx’s special education initiatives like Visamo Kids Foundation and Prerna – a school for dyslexics are focused on improving life opportunities for marginalized children and kids with special learning needs.
Light rainfall in pockets of Ahmedabad and parts of mainland Gujarat
Ahmedabad After a day-long cloudy sky, parts of Ahmedabad witnessed rainfall on Thursday evening. Pockets in areas of city that witnessed rain are Bapunagar, Odhav, Kankaria, Maninagar, Ellisbridge, Paldi. In some pockets, rainfall was just like drizzle, while in some other pockets, like Maninagar there was moderate rain. Rainfall has been reported from some other areas of the state too. Dhanera in north Gujarat, Bharuch in central Gujarat, Viramgam and Dehgam in Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar belt, parts of Kheda district in central Gujarat also witnessed rainfall. Synoptic situation: Upper
air cyclonic circulation over east central and adjoining north east Arabian sea off north Konkan and South Gujarat coast extends upto 2.1 km above mean sea level persists. DAY 1: (Valid from time of origin to 0830 Hrs. IST of 02/01/15):- Light rains would occur at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region and in Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli. DAY2 : (Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 02/01/15 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 03/01/15):DAY3 :- (Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 03/01/15 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 04/01/15):-
Weather will be mainly sunny in the districts of Gujarat state and in Diu, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli..
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Gandhinagar The Gujarat government today announced its new industrial police for 2015 aimed at making the state a global manufacturing hub, ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat Summit set to begin from January 11. Announcing the new industrial policy, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel said it would play a pivotal role in realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ dream and make Gujarat a global manufacturing hub, said an official release issued here. Speaking on the industrial policy, Gujarat Finance Minister Saurabh Patel said the state government has made special provisions for start-up businesses. “Around 60 per cent of Gujarat’s population is in the age group between 15 years and 59 years. Our aim is to prepare these people to start their own businesses instead of merely looking for job opportunities. We want to motivate ‘start-ups’ through this new industrial policy,” Saurabh Patel said. Key focus areas of this policy include infrastructure d e v e l o p m e n t , simplification of labour laws and motivation of new innovations through technology transfer. Besides, it would also focus on incentives for youth, women, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and handicapped entrepreneurs, assistance to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector as well as assistance for upgrading technology. “Through this policy, we wish to boost manufacturing here. For that, we will take steps to create a business friendly
environment. We will also focus on reducing pollution by promoting use of clean and green energy as well as setting up zero-effluent discharge plants,” Patel said. “Industries like auto components, engineering, drugs, cement and chemicals are flourish in
Gujarat. Now, we wish to boost value addition in these existing resources, which will create new jobs and reduce imports,” he added. He said under the new policy, special incentives would be given to set up new businesses in sectors like garments, apparel, agro and food processing.
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Ad war: 'UP Rising' posters removed in A’bad AHMEDABAD As the countdown begins toPravasiBharatiya Divas (PBD) and Vibrant Gujarat Summit (VGS) 2015, many key arterial roads of the city like CG Road, Airport Road and Ashram Road are lined up with images of UttarPradesh chief minister AkhileshYadav promoting 'UP Rising'! The publicity bombardment byYadav, promoting UP as the state forinfrastructural investment, education and other development parameters, at a time when Gujarat is going the whole hog wooing investors from all over the world, has raised many eyebrows. When this very in-the-face publicity coup pulled by Yadav's Samajwadi Party (SP) dawned on the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) officials, they started removing the posters and hoardings citing technical reasons. SP had tried to beat BJP at the publicity game by putting up many as 60 small hoardings and 40 billboards promoting UP as preferred investment destination in run up to the Vibrant Gujarat Summit. The advertisements were booked till January 15. Samajwadi Party's Gujarat state secretary, Kiran Kansara said that they had put up the advertisements to attract people coming to Gujarat during the summit. Akhilesh Yadav and his father and chief of
Samajwadi Party, Mulayam Singh Yadav, are considered arch rivals of BJP. They are reeling under the sweeping victory posted by the saffron party in the Hindi heartland in the recent parliamentary elections. Kansara said that the agency that was hired to put up hoardings and advertisements was now removing them citing 'technical reasons'. "They have already removed some 60 small advertisements from across the city and plan to remove the billboards in the next few days," Kansara told TOI. He claimed that the agency people were being pressurized by the state government."The government of Uttar Pradesh had entered into contract with the agency till January 15. Now they want to remove the advertisements which is breach of contract. This is purely because of pressure from the state government," Kansara added.
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