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23 dead as 14 coaches of Utkal Express derail in Muzaffarnagar Agency | Muzzafarnagar
Twenty-three persons were killed and around 40 injured after 14 coaches of the Haridwar-bound 18477 Utkal Express derailed at Khatauli railway station,
NEWS BRIEF Naxalism on the verge of extinction in Jharkhand: Das
Agency | Jamshedpur harkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today said that naxalism is on the verge of extinction in the state and invited investors in the country and abroad to invest in it assuring them of full support and security. “Now naxalism is on the verge of extinction in the state and we assure full security to the investors,” he said and warned the naxalites and criminals to desist from creating problems. The state administration would take action if any such attempt was made by them or politicians, he said at the second ‘ground breaking ceremony’ of ‘Momentum Jharkhand’, a Global Investors Summit here. Man kills collegegoing girl, commits suicide Agency | Visakhapatnam
A 30-year-old man allegedly killed a college-going girl by setting her on fire today, apparently for rejecting his advances, and committed suicide, police said. The incident took place in T Nagarapalem area under Bheemili police station limits in the city. P Hari Santosh, who worked at a sofa repair shop, used to stalk Potnuru Roopa (20), a second-year BSc student, even after she refused to speak to him, said inspector G Bala Surya Rao. At around 12.15 pm today, Santosh went to the girl’s house.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath has directed all possible help. PM Narendra Modi expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased and said Railway Ministry and state government are providing all assistance in the wake of tragic incident
25 km from Muzaffarnagar in western Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. The Uttar Pradesh DGP’s office confirmed that 23 persons were killed in the train accident while 40 were injured. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed ministers Suresh Rana and Satish Mahana to reach the train accident site. He has also spoken to Muzaffarnagar District Magistrate instructing him to provide all possible relief.
Hospitals have been directed to provide free medical treatment to the injured. The Railway Minister has announces ex gratia of Rs 3.5 lakh for those who lost their lives, Rs 50,000 for seriously injured. “Extremely pained by the derailment of the Utkal Express in Muzaffarnagar,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. Railway Ministry and UP government are doing everything possible and providing all assistance
needed following the derailment, Modi added. One bogie crashed into a house near the tracks. An eyewitness and owner of the house into which S2 bogie crashed revealed that repair and maintenance work was going on the tracks in front of his house. Two NDRF teams, comprising 45 personnel each, and two canines have been mobilised to the derailment site from their base in Ghaziabad. “The injured passengers will be given complete treatment. Directions have been issued for all possible assistance,” CM Yogi Adityanath said in a tweet earlier. ADG (Law and Order)
Rival AIADMK factions to announce merger on Monday, OPS gives in out of despair
Anand Kumar confirmed the accident and said preliminary reports say that a few bogies have crashed into the houses near the tracks. Kumar has asked DSP, Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), Anoop Singh to reach the accident site to investigate the derailment from terror angle. The accident occurred at 5.45 pm. The train was to reach its destination of Haridwar at 9 pm. The mishap site is a stone’s throw from the Khatauli Kotwali police station. Maintaining that he was personally monitoring the situation, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said.
Calling for swift and time-bound resolution of stressed assets, Reserve Bank Governor Urjit Patel said on Saturday that bad loans at 9.6 per cent were not acceptable. Speaking at Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) event on insolvency, Patel said, “Gross NPA ratio of the banking system at 9.6 per cent and stressed advances ra-
tio at 12 per cent as of March 2017 on the back of persistently high ratio in the past few years, is indeed a matter of concern.” Blaming lenders for having poor credit appraisal systems, Patel said the practice led to the pile
Nitish Kumar targets Sharad Yadav, asks why didn’t he stop JD(U) split from NDA in 2013
Agency | New Delhi
After formally joining hands with the NDA on Saturday, Janata Dal (United) chief and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar targeted senior leader Sharad Yadav and questioned why he hadn’t stopped the party splitting from NDA in 2013. “Jab hum alag ho rhe thay NDA se 2013 mein to (Sharad Yadav) party ke adhyaksh thay, kyun nahi roka tha? (When we were splitting from NDA in 2013, then Sharad Yadav was the party president. Why didn’t he raise objections?”). “Many people are misinformed. JD(U) also has an electoral base. Whichever party JD(U) sides with, it is that party
which wins,” he added. In a veiled attack on Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, Kumar said that few people talk about mandate whilst aware that the mandate was given to fight against corruption, for the development and welfare of the state and not for the welfare of a particular family. He added that leaders who consider people as voters, never think about the welfare of the people, state or
the region. “We never considered people as voters, we only focused on development. People raised question on my capability. They said I am an opportunist. We don’t join hands with corrupt people. We don’t have greed for power. We work for the welfare of the people” he said. Speaking on the alliance with NDA, Kumar said the BJP made the proposal of making an alliance after he resigned from the post.
of oxygen supply – a claim the state government has dismissed. While the hospital principal and the doctor incharge of the pediatric ward have been suspended, a probe has been ordered by the state government. The political heat
has soared in Gorakhpur as Gandhi is in town to visit the hospital today. He also made stops at homes of four families who have lost their children in the tragedy. Senior Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Raj Babbar had visited the hospital to take stock of the situation immediately after the tragedy came to the fore in the first week of August. Attacking his predecessor governments of SP.
Singh also pulled up Delhi Police for delaying the de-sealing of the suite while referring to an order passed on July 21 by his predecessor asking it to de-seal the occupied premises within four weeks. The advocate, appearing for the hotel, said it had received a letter yesterday from the police saying that the CFSL team would visit again the suite on Septem-
ber 1. “Why did you take two months to inform the hotel that you will need more time,” the court asked the police. The court, however, allowed police plea seeking one more opportunity for filing of the compliance report in the court regarding de-sealing of the suite. It directed the agency to file the report on September 4. The court had, however, said.
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Bad loans at 9.6% not acceptable, need to raise funds: RBI Governor Urjit Patel of bad loans which tops over Rs 9 trillion now. “There is large NPA resolution contingent on balance sheet of staterun banks. They may have to be recapitalised,” he was quoted as said. “Swift time bound resolution or liquidation of stressed assets will be critical for delogging the balance sheet and for efficient reallocation of bank capital,” he said. Since the
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Yogi Adityanath targets ‘Yuvraj’ Rahul Gandhi: ‘Will not permit Gorakhpur to become picnic spot’
On Saturday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minisfrom the BJP at the decided late on Fri- ter Yogi Adityanath, Centre to make the day, and informed to under immense critmerger official before Delhi. Expulsion of icism for his adminAugust 22. Accord- general secretary V istration’s handling ing to top sources in K Sasikala and her of the BRD hospital Agency | Chennai both rival AIADMK family from the party tragedy, slammed After Friday’s mar- factions and the BJP, and a CBI probe on Rahul Gandhi saying athon meetings, the the merger will be Jayalalithaa’s death – he will not allow GoO Panneerselvam announced on Mon- two key demands set rakhpur to become a faction of the AIAD- day, a day before the by the OPS camp for ‘picnic spot’ ahead of MK decided to seal scheduled visit of the merger, however, the visit of the Conthe merger deal with BJP president Amit are not met. The third gress vice-president. the ruling faction, Shah. Panneerselvam important demand – “Delhi mein baitha headed by Chief told reporters Satur- chief minister post or koi yuvraj swachhta Minister Edappa- day that the merger party general secre- abhiyan ka mahatv di K Palaniswami, talks are in progress. tary position for OPS nahi jaanega. Gorakhwith the announce- “There will be a de- with the expulsion pur unke liye picnic ment scheduled for cision in two days. of Sasikala – is also spot bane uski ijazat Monday. The deci- We will be taking a not met. But a united nahi deni chahiye. sion was taken amid decision in favour AIADMK will make (A Prince sitting in a continued stand- of party cadres,” he a new post ‘equiva- Delhi will never unoff between leaders said. Top sources in lent’ to General Sec- derstand the meaning within the AIADMK OPS and EPS camps retary for OPS be- of cleanliness, Gorarival factions and elaborated the merg- sides the Deputy CM khpur becomes a picthe huge pressure er deal, which was post offered to him. nic spot for them, we
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balance sheet of most state-run banks are not healthy enough to take deep haircuts, which is need for any bad loan resolution, the other option is recapitalisation. “NPA resolution would necessitate a higher re-capitalisation of these banks,” Patel said adding that the RBI was conducting dialogues with the Central government to shore up requisite capital.
will not permit that),” said Adityanath after he launched a cleanliness campaign in Andhiyari Bagh in Gorakhpur. More than 70 infants have lost their lives since August 7 at the staterun BRD hospital in the district allegedly due to disruption
Central Forensic Science Laboratory team to visit Sunanda Pushkar’s suite again
Agency | New Delhi
A forensic team would visit the suite in a five-star hotel where Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in 2014, to collect further evidence, a Delhi court was informed today. The information about the proposed visit of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) team was disclosed to the court by the hotel management which has sought its de-sealing of the suite here Pushkar had died under mysterious circumstances. Metropolitan Magistrate Dharmender
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Eradicating encephalitis is Yogi Adityanath’s greatest challenge
We perceive encephalitis as a disease of the poor and, more especially, their children and, consequently, our response is one of callous unconcern. It occurs in distant Gorakhpur, which is not just far away but, virtually, another country. How many even know where it is? Yet the truth is encephalitis can happen to anyone, of any age and anywhere in the world. Nisha, my wife, was 33 when she succumbed in London. The only countries she had visited in the preceding six weeks were Canada and The Netherlands. In the same year, 1989, Deepak, my best man Praveen Anand’s brother, died of encephalitis in Bombay. Quite possibly, neither Nisha nor Deepak had even heard of Gorakhpur or its notorious connection with this killer disease. Encephalitis is a viral infection of several types which can be air or water borne, the result of a mosquito bite or spread by ticks. Most of the time it manifests itself as a fever, cold or headache. It’s only when it crosses the blood-brain barrier that it can become life-threatening. There’s no cure for encephalitis. It can only be treated. However, there is a vaccination for one form of the disease, Japanese encephalitis. Yet, year after year hundreds, sometimes thousands, of children in Gorakhpur die of Japanese encephalitis. Their deaths are clearly avoidable but our lack of concern permits them to happen. It’s not that we don’t realise this. We just don’t care. As Gorakhpur MP, Yogi Adityanath raised this issue in Parliament 20 times between 2003 and 2014. In 2009 he pointed out to the Lok Sabha that Japanese encephalitis first appeared in UP in 1978 but 31 years later “a large part of eastern UP and western Bihar are in the grip of an epidemic and every year thousands of children die because of this disease.” The Yogi made similar speeches in 2011 and 2013. In 2014, he directly addressed his own BJP government and, in particular, Health Minister J P Nadda. But deaths from Japanese encephalitis continued. Thus, between 2004 and 2017, there was a total of 15,315 – 54% or 8,267 in UP alone. Today, the Yogi is chief minister of UP. Now he has the opportunity to do more than raise concern. He can also act decisively and I’m sure he will. But the message from Amit Shah, the powerful BJP President, is hardly encouraging: “In this big country there have been many tragedies and this is not the first time.
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Hollywood-Bollywood I Am Conscious While Stepping Into the Public Eye: Kalki Koechlin
When it comes to fashion, actress Kalki Koechlin says she gets conscious about her choices whenever she steps out for public eye
Agency | Mumbai
She is a woman who speaks from her heart and is never scared of criticism for her honest views, but when it comes to fashion, actress Kalki Koechlin says she gets conscious about her choices whenever she steps out for public eye. When asked if she is conscious about her look whenever she steps out, Kalki said: “It depends but if I am going to step out for public eye, of course I am conscious. “We all have different occasions. When
Agency | New Delhi
Actor Esha Gupta has responded to the criticism for posting a few bold pictures on social media, saying she fails to understand as to why there is so much scrutiny on what a celebrity does. Esha posted a couple of pictures on Instagram and was body-shamed, with some people calling her photographs “vulgar”. “There are a few people who are confident about their manhood, they are not challenged. Men, otherwise, mostly get really bothered if women are strong, if a woman is standing
up for herself and is speaking up her mind. It happens in the West too,” Esha said. “What bothers me is why are people more concerned about my pictures and not what is happening around the world.There is a lot happening in the world and one needs to speak up,” she added. The actor said she was not perturbed by the negative feedback on her pictures but felt “sad” about the people’s mentality. “The world is going down, our country especially. It has such a colourful and wonderful history, even then there are these few handful
Rajkummar Rao’s costume woes halts Dance Plus 3 shoots
Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh spotted a day after viral kissing pic
Agency | New Delhi
A day after a picture of Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh lit up the internet, the rumoured couple was spotted on the streets of Mumbai. According to an Indian Express report, the two were out for a dinner date, and as always, the paparazzi lapped it up. While neither Deepika nor Ranveer has ever confirmed their relationship, situations such as this are very common. Ranveer even
of people... When I saw the comments on pictures, I had a great laugh about it. It is sad because it shows your mentality. When celebrities don’t speak up, people say actors are sissy, when we do people will say something else. What do we do then? If things bother me, I’ll talk about it,” she said.
It Takes Time For People To Get Into Social Mood, Says Akshay Kumar
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visited Deepika on the sets of her first Hollywood movie, xXx: The Return of Xander Cage. Only a day ago, an old picture in which the rumoured couple was seen getting cosy - it was a screengrab from a behind-the-scenes video of a photoshoot the two had done in 2015 - went viral. Several fans took to Twitter to share their favourite pictures of the two with the hashtag, ‘DeepVeer’.
we are going for dinner, we want to dress up and that’s the good thing because it helps you in choosing what you like and also helps you to know what will look good on you.” Kalki looked enigmatic as she closed the show for Nikita Mhaisalkar adorning an eclectic ensemble from her new Winter/Festive 2017 line christened as SERIF at day three of Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Winter/ Festive 2017. Exploring the scope for luxe knitwear, the collection draws heavily from outerwear staples. Sweaters, cloaks, coats and trenches in custom-made flat knits and ribs create abstract and amorphous shapes. A modern, urban derivation of the traditional baadla-taar embellishment technique highlights the pieces. The actress was looking no less than an angelic diva in white outfit.
Esha Gupta breaks silence on being called ‘vulgar’ for her bold lingerie photoshoot pictures
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Akshay Kumar, who is known for doing films with social messages, thinks that it takes time for people to get into a social mood. Participated in a press conference to mark the success of his Toilet: Ek Prem Katha through Skype from London, Akshay, asked if he wishes to make more social films, said: “This isn’t my first social film, long ago I did a film called Khatta Meetha which didn’t do well on box office. “It was about road construction and issues around it, but I think it takes time for people to get into a social mood.”
“I never make a social film with a lot of commercial material; I make sure that there is a love story. To be honest I remember the love story more than anything else in this (Toilet: Ek Prem Katha) film,” he added. Akshay is now being called Bharat Kumar like Manoj Kumar in the 1970s. Asked about this, he said: “I think he is a very big man and the films that he made cannot be compared to any others.” Asked if there are any free screenings for Toilet.. taking place in the country, he said: “Many places the government themselves are showing it... I have
heard they are doing it currently in Haryana. Many villages in UP are screening the film. I just heard that even Doordarshan wants to show the film very soon so that maximum people can watch it as soon as possible.” His co-star Bhumi Pednekar, who was also present, said that films like Toilet... help the society evolve. The actress who is also part of Anand Rai’s Shubh Mangal Saavdhan which is about erectile dysfunction was responding to a question if films made on such taboo subjects can bring any change or revolution in the society.
Agency | New Delhi
Rajkummar Rao is definitely basking in the glory and appreciation that’s coming his way post the release of Bareilly Ki Barfi. The actor’s debut web series Bose Dead or Alive’s trailer was also launched yesterday, and it has already created a loud buzz. The actor, while on a promotional activity, recently faced some troube on the sets of Dance Plus 3 because of his outfit, which even resulted in halting the shoot for some time.
Being the professional he is, Rajkummar immediately asked for a change to avoid any hindrance to the shoot. Rajkummar, along with his Bareilly Ki Barfi co-stars Ayushmann Khurana and Kriti Sanon were all excited to be a part of Dance Plus 3. They rehearsed with the team, and planned a grand entry, dancing to the title track of their film. While their shot was being canned, the creatives felt that the shot did not look visually appealing because of
Rajkummar’s costume. They immediately asked for a cut and decided to speak to Rajkummar on the issue. Shared a source exclusively to indianexpress.com, “Rajkummar was wearing a mauve jacket and jeans, paired with tan coloured t-shirt and shoes. Though he did look good, the shade of his attire somehow was not matching to the stage’s setup. The shoot was brought to a halt and the actor was requested by the makers if he could change his clothes.
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Tenali Rama puts Tathacharaya in Trouble
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Pandit Rama Krishna a.k.a Tenali Rama comes to Vijayanagar Kingdom to be part of King Krishnadevraya’s court. With great difficultly and efforts Rama finally became part of King Krishn a d e v r a y a ’s d a rbaar. He was appointed as Vidushak which Tathacharya did not appreciate much.
Later, Tathacharya creates all kind of trouble for Rama in the court but this time around Rama puts Tathacharya in trouble. In the upcoming track, Rama who solves the problem of Sindoorpat by creating two duplicate Sindoorpats for both the Queens, he handovers the real Sindoorpat to King Krishnadevraya. Satisfied and happy with Rama’s solution, the king gives the real Sindoorpat for a puja of the village Goddess to Tathacharya and narrates how Rama got two Sindoorpats for Queens to solve the problem.
Rafael Nadal returns to No. 1 with heavy heart over Barcelona
Agency | New Delhi
India cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni joined the India One-Day Internationals (ODIs) team on August 18 for a five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka which starts on August 20 at Dambulla. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have been uploading a series of tweets where the visitors can be seen training hard for the series. In a newly uploaded BCCI video on Twitter, MS Dhoni is seen all padded up and practicing hard. The
video is captioned as, “The cut, leave, drive, slog, upper cut, pull - @msdhoni batting session #SLvIND.” The BCCI, on Friday, tweeted out photos of the Indian team playing football to warmup before the training session and wrote,” It was @imVkohli vs @msdhoni vs @klrahul11 at the football today. #SLvIND.” After outclassing Sri Lanka, 3-0, in the three-match Test series, the Men in Blue with their explosive
batting line-up with the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Dhoni and Hardik Pandya are ready for another series victory and will be looking to capitalise on the weak Lankan bowling attack. Former India captain, Sunil Gavaskar, speaking exclusively to NDTV on Friday had said, “Sri Lanka’s bowling looks a little bit weak.” On the other hand, Sri Lanka will be looking for redemption in the ODI.
Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna bow out from women’s and men’s doubles respectively
Agency | Cincinnati
Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna bowed out of the Cincinnati Masters after losing their semi-final and quarter-final with respective partners in the women’s and men’s doubles. Bopanna and his Croatian partner Ivan Dodig lost 1-6 7-6 7-10 to second seeds Lukasz Kubot of Poland and Marcelo Melo in an enthrall-
There was no let up in the flood fury in the eastern region of Uttar Pradesh today as the raging waters of the rivers originating from Nepal caused havoc in vast swathes of human habitation. The current spell of floods
Spain’s Rafael Nadal, who returns to the world number one ranking on Monday for the first time in three years, remains “destroyed” by the terror attacks that rocked his homeland. Nadal was upset by Australia’s Nick Kyrgios in a Friday quarter-final at the WTA and ATP Cincinnati Masters, the last major tune-up for the US Open. He wore black ribbons during an earlier match in
is destroyed in Spain, including, of course, me,” Nadal said Friday. “Yeah, it’s a tragedy, the feeling that tribute to the victims you are not safe in of twin vehicle ram- nowhere. That’s terriming attacks in Spain ble. So just very sad. that left 14 dead. A I’m very, very sorry driver plowed his about what happened van through crowds to all the victims, all on Barcelona’s busy the families, friends. Las Ramblas bou- Yeah, all my support. levard on Thursday, It’s the moment to be and early Friday a car together like a counstruck pedestrians in try and all the being the Catalan seaside together, we go for resort of Cambrils. these kind of things.” “What happened is Spanish rival Albert terrible. Everybody Ramos-Vinolas.
Duleep Trophy missing from BCCI’s final draft of domestic programme for upcoming season, claims report Agency | New Delhi
It seems the Duleep Trophy has already seen the last of its days, as the tournament failed to find a place in BCCI’s final draft for the upcoming domestic season. According to a report by Times of India, the domestic season is slated to begin with the Ranji Trophy, which will begin from 6 October. The season is reported to end with Deodhar Trophy, as per the draft which has no mention of the Duleep trophy, a copy of which Times of
ing three-setter quarterfinal that lasted one hour and 36 minutes. In the WTA event, being run simultaneously, Sania Mirza and Peng Shuai lost to Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Monica Niculescu of Romania 4-6 6-7 in the women’s doubles semifinal lasting one hour and 33 minutes. The Indo-Chinese duo were found wanting in the first set but
made amends later on, forcing the second set into a tiebreaker. However, Niculescu and Su-Wei were up to the task and did not allow the match to go to the decider. In the men’s singles, Ramkumar Ramanathan had lost in the second round while Leander Paes and his partner Alexander Zverev had exited in the first round itself in the men’s doubles.
had claimed 36 lives in the state till yesterday. Reports reaching here said Army choppers, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the Provincial Armed Constabulary’s (PAC) flood battalion carried on with the relief-and-rescue operations round-the-clock
in the severely- hit areas of the 22 flood-affected districts of the state. Sources in the government said over 15 lakh people were affected due to the floods. Release of water into the rivers originating from Nepal and incessant rains impeded the rescue work.
S Sreesanth moved the Kerala High Court to get a no objection certificate (NOC) from the BCCI to play cricket in Scotland, He needs the NOC to participate in Premier league matches of the Glenrothes Cricket Club. The Kerala High Court had lifted the life ban imposed on him by the BCCI on August 7 in
stage.The focus will be on Women’s singles stars PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal as the superstars of Indian badminton are gearing up to better their previous performances in the upcoming edition of the tournament. Sindhu
is the only shuttler from the country to have won more than one World Championships medal as she won back-to-back Bronze medals at 2013 and 2014 meets in Guangzhou and Copenhagen, respectively. The 22-year-
old though rose to prominence only after she stunned a star-studded Women’s singles pack at Rio Olympics in August 2016, clinching a Silver after going down to Spain’s Carolina Marin in the gold medal match.
No let up in flood fury in eastern UP Agency | Lucknow
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India claims to have in its possession. It is reported that the calendar has been approved by BCCI’s acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary, someone who had previously said that the Duleep Trophy would be played this season. However, the technical committee of the BCCI, which makes the proposals regarding the domestic cricket structure of India, seems to be unaware of such a move. According to the report, an unnamed member of the technical committee said, “There must be
some confusion. It was understood that the tournament will go ahead. Strange that the tournament and fixtures committee has overlooked it. This needs to be revisited before the schedule is released.” Incidentally, its not the first time that Duleep Trophy has been subject to such confusion.
the wake of the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal. Now, he seeks to start playing cricket again and has moved the HC for the same. Sreesanth said that he had sent a communication to the Board of Control for Cricket in India to issue NOC with immediate effect to enable him play for the club. However, he said that he doesn’t think the BCCI will
take a timely decision to grant him the NOC. In his petition to the HC, the cricketer said, “Without intervention of this court by issuing necessary clarification this petitioner reasonably apprehends that the BCCI may not issue such NOC.” The cricket league will conclude on or before September 9, the petition added. While the BCCI has made it clear that the tainted pacer will not be returning to the Indian cricket fold, the Kerala cricketer remains optimistic of a comeback.
Sreesanth moves Kerala HC to get NOC from BCCI to play cricket in Scotland
Agency | New Delhi
BWF World Championships: Advantage Saina Nehwal as PV Sindhu faces burden of expectation
Agency | New Delhi
As the 23rd edition of BWF World Championships is all set to begin from Monday, August 21 in Glasgow, India has a golden opportunity to showcase its might at the highest
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NEET: Gujarat govt to study TN ordinance, seeks legal opinion on separate merit list
SS News | Ahmedabad
The Gujarat government has sought a legal opinion on the parents’ demand for a separate merit list of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for Gujarati-medium students, said Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama on Friday. He added the Gujarat government is exploring the feasibility of an ordinance
passed by Tamil Nadu government regarding the same. “We have asked for a copy of the ordinance, cleared in Tamil Nadu, the feasibility of which will be studied by the se-
nior officials from both the departments (health and education) in Gujarat’s context,” said Chudasama. This comes after the Supreme Court quashed petitions by parents for separate
Gujarat: 15-year-old boy of watchman returns diamonds worth Rs 45 lakh
The association also committed to finance Vishal’s education for one year as part of award for his honesty, its former president Dinesh Navadiya said SS News | Surat
A 15-year-old boy and his watchman father were felicitated by the Surat Diamond Association (SDA) today for returning a pouch full of diamonds worth Rs 45 lakh to its owner. Mansukhbhai Savaliya, a broker had lost the pouch containing diamonds on Sunday. At a function organised here, the association felicitated Vishal Upadhyay, as well as his father, Fulchand, for returning
the pouch which had slipped out of the pocket of Savaliya. The association also committed to finance Vishal’s education for one year as part of award for his honesty, its former president Dinesh Navadiya said. “On Sunday last week, when Mansukhbhai, a diamond broker, was walking out after collecting diamond packets from a safe deposit vault, one packet containing diamonds worth Rs 45 lakh slipped out of his pocket,” Navadi-
ya said. “Vishal who was playing cricket near the spot where the diamond pouch fell, picked it up and took it home where he showed it to his father, who works as a watchman,” Navadiya said. “The diamond market was closed for the next two days on Monday and Tuesday this week due to Independence Day holiday, Fulchand returned the diamond to the Association on Wednesday as soon as it opened,” Navadiya said.
the prey, the lioness returned to the forest. A frightened cub wandered into house of Bachibhai Makwana which was near the place where the lioness had hunted the prey. On Saturday morning, Makwana alerted the villagers about the lion cub inside his house and
English-medium students, who have already taken admissions, are protesting against the demand of their Gujarati-medium counterparts. “Instead of honouring the SC verdict, the disgruntled parents whose wards have not done well and who do not represent majority, are mobilising the crowd and pressuring the central and state governments for a separate merit list,” lamented Kalpesh Patel who is leading the protests by the parents of English-medium students.
Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva 2017 receives an overwhelming response from Ahmedabad
informed the forest department. A team of forest officials reached the village around 6am and rescued the frightened cub from Makwana’s house. Forest officials said that they have launched search for the cubs mother and will unite it with the pride soon.
Scouting for a woman who is a beautiful blend of intellect, sass and oomph, Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva 2017 received an overwhelming response with its sixth audition in Ahmedabad. The coveted pageant has been instrumental in re-inventing the definition of beauty and fashion and setting new milestones each year. With Lara Dutta as the mentor, the search has begun for a girl who embodies beauty and beyond and has the spirit to conquer the universe. The much awaited auditions were held at Radisson BLU which is located in the heart of the city and has come on
board as the Hospitality& Venue partner for the Ahmedabad auditions. An elite fashionable set of panelists and judges including notable film director of movies like Wrong Side Raju Mikhil Musale and Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva 2016 – 2nd runner up Aradhana Buragohain selected and screened the contestants. The contestants were judged on various parameters ranging from ramp walk, perfect body, communications skills and more. Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva 2017 is a 6 part reality tele-series which will be aired on Colors Infinity, India’s Premier English Entertainment channel starting 28th October, 2017.
we have a majority government at the Centre with 330 MPs, and also have 1,387 MLAs in different states.The party appears to be at its peak, but dedicated workers feel we have a long way ahead,” a
BJP release on Saturday quoted Mr. Shah as saying at a meeting with partymen. “We have not come to power for 5-10 years, but at least 50 years. We should move forward with a conviction that in 4050 years we have to bring major changes in the country through the medium of power,” Mr. Shah said. Mr. Shah is in Madhya Pradesh, as part of his 10day nationwide tour to strengthen and
expand the party’s support base ahead of the 2019 general elections. He arrived on friday on a three-day visit to meet BJP workers and office-bearers, besides participating in various programmes. The BJP president reminded the activists that the party had become a political force to reckon with due to hard work, dedication and sacrifice of its leaders over the years.
Four-month-old lion cub rescued from house in Gujarat’s Amreli village SS News | Ahmedabad
A four-month-old lion cub was rescued by the forest department from a house on Saturday morning in Virpur village of Dhari taluka of Amreli after it got separated from its mother. Villagers who informed the forest officials said that a lioness had preyed upon a cow in the village on Friday late night. The cub was also with it. While the cub was still eating
merit lists on August 10. The parents of Gujarati-medium students are arguing if Tamil Nadu can pass an ordinance, why not Gujarat. On Friday, Gandhinagar police detained around 70 people, including parents and Patidar Anamant Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leaders outside New Secretariat for trying to enter the complex without permission to meet the authorities over their demands. Police Inspector J D Purohit said that they were later released. On the other hand,
SS News | Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
ACPUGMEC To Publish 2nd Round Allotment Results Today For MBBS Admissions @ Medguj.nic.in Agency | New Delhi
Admission Committee for Professional Undergraduate Medical Education Courses (ACPUGMECJ) Government of Gujarat has notified recently that the seat allotment results of second round of NEET based medical and dental counselling will be published on August 19. All the candidates who are eligible for the admission for medical and dental and included in the NEETUG-2017 based merit
list of ACPUGMEC, may check the allotment results on the official website today. Meanwhile, parents of both Gujarati-medium students and English medium students continued their protests in the state. The students were given chance for online choice filling for second round
from August 14 to August 17. According to the schedule the display of seat allotment will be done on August 19. Reporting and document submission at selected help centers (mentioned as below) after payment of fees will be done from August 21 to August 23.
Rajya Sabha election: BJP candidate moves Gujarat HC, challenges Ahmed Patel’s victory
Rajput, who was Congress chief whip before resigning from the Assembly and joining BJP, had lost to Ahmed Patel after the EC declared the votes of Raghavji Patel and Bhola Gohel as invalid, giving advantage to Congress
SS News | Ahmedabad
Balwantsinh Rajput, the BJP candidate who narrowly lost the Rajya Sabha election, has moved the Gujarat High Court, challenging the victory of Congress’s Ahmed Patel and seeking his disqualification. He has also challenged the Election Commission’s decision to invalidate the votes of two rebel Congress MLAs. The High Court on Friday slated the hearing on
Rajput’s petition on Monday. Rajput, who was Congress chief whip before resigning from the Assembly and joining BJP, had lost to Ahmed Patel after the EC declared the votes of Raghavji Patel and Bhola Gohel as invalid, giving advantage to Congress. Following the voting for three Rajya Sabha seats on August 8, Congress had moved the election panel in New Delhi, claiming the two MLAs
showed their ballots not only to Congress’s polling agent, but also to the polling agent of BJP in violation of the procedure. The party took the matter to New Delhi after the returning officer rejected its objection. After the Election Commission ordered in favour of Congress, results were declared with Ahmed Patel securing 44 votes and Rajput getting only 38 votes. Rajput has challenged the Election Commission’s order on the ground that once the returning officer had rejected the objection raised by the Congress leaders, the poll panel had no power to issue any direction to the returning officer for accepting or rejecting any vote.
BJP is in for the long haul in power, says Amit Shah Agency | Bhopal
BJP president Amit Shah has said his party has not come to power for mere 5 or 10 years, but at least 50 years and called upon workers to strengthen the party and take it to every part of the country. He was addressing the Madhya Pradesh BJP’s core group members, office-bearers, MPs, MLAs and district chiefs, among others, at the party headquarters here
on Friday. Mr. Shah said that though the BJP appears to be at its peak with a majority government at the Centre and 1,387 MLAs in states, the workers felt the party has still a long way to go. “Today,
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