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Heavy rain in parts of Gujarat, several dams full, rescue operations launched, some major highways closed: IAF helicopter deployed
Heavy rains force govt to evacuate 6235 persons in Gujarat SS News | Ahmedabad
Over 6235 persons have been evacuated and an additional 214 persons are saved from floodwaters that wrecked havoc in many parts of Gujarat that were battered by heavy rains on Saturday.
However, the NDRF and other rescue teams deployed on ground extricated the stranded villagers before the helicopter arrived, official sources said
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NEWS BRIEF India win two gold medals at Ukrainian tourney Agency | New Delhi India won two gold medals at the Simon Trestin Memorial Boxing Tournament in Ukraine today. Thomash Meitei Mayengbam (64kg) and Laldinmawia (52kg) won their respective final bouts against Ukrainian opponents to give India a haul of two gold medals. While Thomash Roman defeated Vagilevich 4-1, Laldinmawia got the better of Roman Vagilevich 5-0.
Police outpost set afire by Gorkhaland supporters Agency | Darjeeling
A police outpost was set on fire by pro-gorkhaland agitators in Darjeeling hills and posters were distributed saying local MP S S Ahluwalia “has not been seen in the hills in the last few months” on the 38th day of the indefinite shutdown today. The agitators threw petrol bombs at a vacant police outpost in Jaldhaka in the afternoon.
personally visited the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) at Gandhinagar and took stock of the flood-situation. From the control room, Rupani called up officials of the Surendranagar district, which has been one of the worst affected areas. An MI17V5 helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was called in to recuse people from three different villages in Limbdi, Sayla and Chotila talukas of the Surendranagar district. However, the NDRF and other rescue teams deployed on ground extricated the stranded villagers before the helicopter arrived, official sources said.
rooned “Dargah” in Limbdi taluka of the same district. Out of the total evacuated, 2620 belong to Morbi district, where Maachu dam overflowed after incesThe IAF helicopter sant rain in the resuccessfully rescued gion. Another 2,245 a person who was persons were evacustranded inside a ma- ated from Pipadiyad,
Miyava, Dharadungari, Chotila, Untadi and other villages in neighbouring Surendranagar district in operations that began late night on Friday. Meanwhile, a number of roads have also been cut off after heavy rains lashed the state.
IAF rescues marooned villagers in floodhit areas of Surendranagar district SS News | Ahmedabad
Following incessant rain in Gujarat this monsoon, Indian Air Force helicopters on Saturday airlifted people from flood-hit villages in Surendranagar district. Torrential rains in Gujarat has resulted in several deaths as well. The Gujarat relief department has confirmed 61 rain-related deaths in the state so far. The first death was reported from Jamnagar’s Dhrol taluka which had recorded around three inches of rain last week.
The meteorological department has been issuing warnings of heavy rainfall across Gujarat. Districts like Valsad, Banaskantha, Tapi, Mehsana, and Ahmedabad recieved most of the rainfall. Umargam taluka in Valsad received 114 mm (4 inch) rainfall, the highest in the state. Roads in cit-
ies like Ahmedabad and Shashtrinagar have submerged in knee-deep water. With water levels at Ahmedabad’s Vasna Barrage reaching 131 feet, three of its gates were opened on Monday. Various incidents of felling of trees and damaged vehicles were also reported.
Govt working towards tracking invisible money: Arun Jaitley at Delhi Economic Conclave
Agency | New Delhi
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday inaugurated the Delhi Economic Conclave 2017 along with Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore T Shanmugaratnam. After lighting the lamp to inaugurate the event, the Union Minister addressed the crowd and said demonetisation helped
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CM visits State Emergency Operation Center and reviews extreme situation of the state arise due to heavy rains With the alertness of administration department circumstances under control: Vijay Rupani SS News | Gandhinagar
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani visited the State Emergency Operation Center here in Gandhinagar today and got details of the situation created of the state due to heavy rain. With the hotline of the control room, he talked with the officers working in Surendranagar district control room and took review about the situation directly. Mr. Rupani said that the situation arise although the administration department was alert from last week, even though the situation is under control. So far, 214 people trapped in heavy floods have been rescued and 6235 people have been shifted to safer places. He expressed satisfaction for the performance of administration department. During his vis-
it of State Emergency Center, Mr. Rupani said that heavy rains have started in entire Gujarat since yesterday evening. Chottila and Vadia of Saurashtra including Rajkot, Morbi, Amreli, Gir-Somnath, Junagadh and Surendranagar districts have observed heavy rains and due to heavy rain forecast for next 48 hours, all district collectors have been advised to be alert for heavy rain. NDRF, SDRF, Air Force and Rescue Teams of Local Administration have been deployed in heavy rain districts and the situation is constantly be-
ing monitored. Mr. Rupani said that the amount of water that was received during the disaster occurred in Morbi, the same amount of water is received now in Machhu River and Machhu Dam 1-2 and 3. Now there is only less than half a quarter feet of water, yet there is no problem in Morbi. In Morbi, local authorities with social authorities and voluntary organizations are active. Gujarat has received 52% of the season’s rainfall so far. Most of the water bodies of the state have been filled up. Mr. Rupani further said.
Kerala Congress MLA M Vincent arrested over rape, abetment of suicide charges
Agency | New Delhi
A Congress MLA, who was booked on charges of rape, stalking and abetment of suicide based on the statement of a 51-year-old woman, was arrested by the police in Kerala. M Vincent, who represents Kovalam in the state Assembly, was held after a three-hour long police questioning at the MLA hostel in Thiruvananthapuram. The police is reported to have made the arrest after they received new clues in the investigation. Phone re-
in curbing the menace of black money in the country. “Demonetisation helped in curbing round tripping of corrupt and black money,” Jaitley said. Jaitley went on to say
that the government is working towards tracking invisible money. “For 70 years, Indian democracy has been funded by invisible money. The government is work-
ing towards tracking invisible economy,” Jaitley said. The Finance Minister further said that the government is committed towards keeping a track on flow of money and leakages. Praising the recent reforms in India’s economic sector, Jaitley said the reforms will have a substantial impact on India’s growth prospects.
of these officers, who were working as joint or additional secretaries, have been promoted either in the same departments or moved to new ministry. Usha Sharma, a 1985-batch IAS officer of Rajasthan
cadre, has been appointed as director general of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), an order issued today by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said. She is at present addition-
vigilance officer of the Delhi Development Authority, will be additional secretary in the Minisal secretary in the De- try of Housing and partment of Adminis- Urban Affairs. Alok trative Reforms and Vardhan Chaturvedi, Public Grievances. additional secretary Manoj Kumar, chief in the Department of
cordings between the MLA and the woman are reported to have been found. A case was registered against the MLA based on the statement of the woman who tried to end her life at nearby Balaramapuram. The woman’s husband had also filed a complaint with the police alleging that
the Congress leader used to harass his wife over the phone. The woman’s statement was recorded by a city magistrate at a hospital in Neyyatinkara where she is undergoing treatment. The Congress MLA, on his part, said the case was a part of a political conspiracy. He alleged that a local CPM leader was at the house of the woman when she attempted suicide and that her brother is also affiliated with the Left. He has also applied for an interim bail
A case was registered against the MLA based on the statement of the woman who tried to end her life at nearby Balaramapuram. The woman’s husband had also filed a complaint with the police alleging that the Congress leader used to harass his wife over the phone
35 secys, additional secys in govt depts Agency | New Delhi Thirty-five IAS officers have been appointed as secretaries and additional secretaries in various central government departments as part of a major bureaucratic reshuffle. Most
Commerce, has been appointed Director General Foreign Trade. Ali Raza Rizvi has been named as CMD of the National Mineral Devlopment Corporation. He is at present joint secretary in the Commerce
Ministry. Narendra Nath Sinha, who is working in his cadre state Jharkhand, has been appointed as managing director of the National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited.
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Opposition must learn a lesson from Kovind’s election With a decisive NDA victory in the presidential elections, and Ram Nath Kovind in Rashtrapati Bhavan, it is time to look back and look ahead at the state of opposition politics in India. Remember the Opposition had made this poll a test of its unity, and a moment to challenge what they called the BJP’s subversion of constitutional values. The result was a foregone conclusion. But their failure to put up a respectable fight, or even keeping the broad Opposition united, reveals the challenge at hand. Nitish Kumar played a key role in encouraging the idea of a united opposition candidate to take on the NDA’s one. Indeed, ever since the success of the Mahagatbandhan in the Bihar elections in 2015, Mr Kumar has been pushing the other parties to come together. This, he believes, is the only way to take on the BJP. But in a twist, Mr Kumar was the first one to move away and support Mr Kovind, who had served as the governor of Bihar for the past two years. Given Mr Kumar’s support to the demonetisation move, his muted criticism of the Modi government on a range of issues and the increasing gulf with ally Lalu Prasad, this was seen as yet another instance of softening towards the BJP. Mr Kumar’s party however insisted that the fault lay with the Congress, which delayed taking a decision on the candidate, left it too late, and if Gopal Gandhi — who the Opposition had earlier considered — was picked, the JD(U) would have backed him. Mr Kumar also made a larger critique of the Opposition, and urged the Congress to find a new narrative and lead the Opposition. Contrast the Opposition’s late and reactive decision-making process and the Congress-Nitish fracture with BJP’s smart political selection of a Dalit candidate, and its energy in mustering up as big a victory for Mr Kovind as possible. It’s no surprise that the Narendra Modi-Amit Shah combine have been increasing its political dominance by the day. But does this mean it is the end of any prospect of Opposition unity, and its ability to pose a challenge to the BJP? No, not necessarily. But for that, they need to learn the lessons from the recent debacle. The first is the Opposition needs to set the agenda. The entire discourse is being set by the BJP — from the narrative of vikas to cow protection, from the narrative of India taking on adversaries to Modi rising on the world stage, from reaching out to subaltern elements within the Hindu fold to portraying the Opposition as weak and anti-national.
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Hollywood-Bollywood Sunny Leone being slut-shamed for adopting a child tells everything that’s wrong with society Agency | Bengaluru
It is such a delightful news to hear that Bollywood actress Sunny Leone and her husband Sunny Leone have adopted a beautiful baby girl from Latur. But internet, being a funny place, found a reason to slut-shame Sunny on the same. Many Bollywood celebrities have come forward to wish the actress for her new chapter of life and tweeted on their account congratulating the couple. But things didn’t go well with the cyber bullies and trolls. Many Twitterati slammed the actress and went to the extent of slut-shaming her for adopting a girl. The tweets by the celebrities were full of congratulatory message for the actress but the comment section had some hateful replies but sick-minded Twitter users. It is evident that some people who have access to social media think that it is their cardinal right to poke their noses into everyone’s business. And when it comes to a celebrated personality, slamming them every now and then is their basic right. The comment section made me laugh and cry at the same time, looking at the deranged mentality of people. It is true that Sunny Leone became popular for her porn star career, but that’s the chapter the actress left behind a couple of years ago. In fact, many Hollywood actors and actresses have started their
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Actress Mumaith Khan, who is currently lodged at a fancy house in Lonavla as part of the first season of Bigg Boss Telugu, which is hosted by Jr NTR, will leave the show to appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection with an ongoing investigation into a drug racket. According to reports, Mumaith will leave the house and rush to Hyderabad, where she will face the investigating officials on July 27. Earlier, the officials apparently were not able to find her in person to serve the summons for questioning as she was not available at her residential addresses. They were reportedly caught off-guard after knowing that she has entered the Bigg Boss house, where she will be locked up for about 70 days. A Times of India report suggested that the SIT officials reached out to the actress through the showrunners and she has agreed to appear for the questioning on July 27. However, she still may have options to return to the house and continue in the show. In Bigg Boss Hindi, contestants who had to leave the show for emergency reasons were allowed to re-enter the show. The SIT officials have started questioning some of the biggest names in Telugu cinema after their names surfaced in a drug investigation.
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Katrina Kaif is thrilled as she goes surfing in Morocco Agency | New Delhi
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After months of adventure and excitement, the stage is set to announce the winner of MTV Roadies Rising on the finale episode which will air tonight at 7pm. However, Indian Express on Saturday afternoon learned that Neha Dhupia’s gang member Shweta Mehta has emerged as the champion beating Prince Narula’s champ Baseer Ali. The journey that be-
gan in Jhansi came to a full circle, when roadies Shweta and Baseer fought their last battle at the ultimate battleground Kurukshetra. An engineer by profession, 28-year-old Punjabi girl Shweta moved to Bangalore and joined an IT company. That’s when she realised she wanted to do something different in life so that she could have an interesting tale to tell her grandchildren.
career with the porn industry. Instead of appreciating the woman for giving a mother’s love to an orphan, netizens chose to slam her in every possible manner. Internet is a gift to mankind where everyone around the world is getting to access the same piece of information. But unfortunately, majority of people are using the platform to slam and troll people and spreading hatred. With the increasing number of internet hate and trolls, it seems like everyone has a secret dream to become the biggest cyber bully of the era. Sunny Leone has adopted a 21-monthsold girl child Nisha Kaur Weber from Latur, Maharashtra. Due to some unfortunate events, the baby girl lost her parents. Speaking about her new parenthood, Sunny says its Nisha that chose them, they didn’t choose Nisha.
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Katrina Kaif was until recently busy promoting her latest film Jagga Jasoos co-starring Ranbir Kapoor. Now, the actor is on a much-needed break in Morocco before she starts shooting for her next Tiger Zinda Hai also starring Salman Khan. And guess, how Katrina is spending her time. The actor is trying her hand at surfing and shared her joyful experiences on her Instagram handle. The actor captioned the video as,”First time surfing in Essaouira.” The video only proves that Katrina is also adventurous in her real life. Director Ali Abbas Zafar recently shared a video where Salman Khan can be seen taking horse riding lessons in Morocco. Ali shared the videos on his Twitter page and wrote,”Straight from New York, with no sleep @BeingSalmanKhan jumps in for horse riding
training @TigerZindaHai morocco.” Both Katrina and Salman arrived in Morocco after they attended IIFA 2017 in New York. The actors have already shot the first schedule of the film in Austria and will soon start working on the next leg of the film. Meanwhile, Katrina’s latest release Jagga Jasoos met with a lukewarm response at the box office. In an interview to indianexpress.com, Katrina Kaif spoke about Ranbir Kapoor.
3 / Dt. 23-07-2017, Sunday ashion, Allure & Glamour is back with an all new season
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The glamour quotient and oomph factor of Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva – Miss Universe India 2017 just elevated with the launch of its all new season. The winner will represent the country at the coveted pageant Miss Universe. Collaborating in this incredible journey of bringing forth Indian beauty and talent at the global beauty platform, Lara Dutta who is the mentor and face of the series will take over the mantle of finding that one girl who will revolutionize the definition of
elegance, poise and beauty. The nationwide auditions begin from Lucknow - 5th August, Kolkata - 6th August, Indore -11th August , Hyderabad - 12th August, Pune - 13th August, Ahmedabad - 19th August, Bangalore 20th August, Chandigarh - 26th August ,Delhi - 27th August and Mumbai-7th September. On the occasion, Lara Dutta said, “I am extremely excited to be back with the new season of Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva 2017, which has a whole new look this year. It’s exciting to be a part of this journey in finding the perfect representative who is the Indian face of beauty, who possesses elegance, confidence, poise and intelligence.
www.sunvillasamachar.com ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: India’s stellar run to final is ‘Trupti Desai’ moment for BCCI
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The BCCI might cry hoarse denying it, but there is little doubt that the women’s World Cup currently underway in England is their ‘Trupti Desai’ moment. Trupti Desai, a feisty woman who fought and lost a Pune Municipal election on a Congress ticket, caused a near social upheaval across India when she and her followers stormed a series of male-only places of worship in Maharashtra last year. These included Shani Shingnapur Temple, Mahalashmi Temple in Kohlapur, Trimbhakeshwar Temple in Nashik and Haji
Ali Dargah in Mumbai. Right or wrong, motivated or otherwise, political or social, these forays became quite a media circus and short of dividing society and triggering a civil unrest, shook up all stake-holders in the Indian polity. The Indian women’s cricket team is in a similar male-bastion storming, epoch-making
Fears grow for Ashes as Australian cricketers’ pay row drags on: report
Thailand is the new shooting destination for Rubina Dilaik and Vivian Dsena Agency | Sydney
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COLORS’ leading fiction offering, Shakti…Astitva Ke Ehsaas Kii has established itself as a frontrunner on Indian television with its compelling storyline and affable characters. The show has been successfully addressing the social stigma surrounding the transgender community. To bring in yet another interesting twist on the show, the
cast - Rubina Dilaik (Saumya) and Vivian Dsena (Harman) will soon be traveling to Thailand! During this period, the cast will shoot in Bangkok, Pattaya and more such picturesque locations in Thailand. Speaking about shooting in Bangkok, Rubina Dilaik said, “I am an explorer by nature and travelling is my first love. I am very excited that we will be shooting in Thailand.
situation and the BCCI could hardly be pleased at their continued success in distant England.v It is no secret that BCCI never wanted to be saddled with the running of women’s cricket. Their hand was forced by the ICC and in 2006 a protesting, unenthusiastic BCCI was compelled to have a women’s wing.
Australia’s cricketers have been warned this year’s Ashes series could be scrapped, even if a new pay deal is reached with the game’s governing body, reports said on Saturday. Australian Cricketers Association chief Alistair Nicholson has warned the players via email the showpiece Test series against England, due to begin in Brisbane
on November 23, is under threat. Negotiations over a new Memorandum of Understanding between players and Cricket Australia have all but broken down, although Nicholson and CA counterpart James Sutherland are scheduled to meet on Sunday, Fairfax Media said. “If there is agreement, the next step would be the more intensive MOU and contract drafting period,” Nich-
olson told the players in an email, seen by Fairfax Media. “Given past experience and the massive detail involved, this would take some time and still may not be completed with time enough to meet the needs of fans, sponsors and broadcasters invested in the upcoming tours and the (Australian) summer of cricket. “I add that it is hard to conceive of any further flexibility the players could possibly offer in these negotiations.” Cricket Australia said it was surprised and perplexed by the ACA’s claims but would not comment on key details.
US Open Grand Prix: Parupalli Kashyap, HS Prannoy Enter Semifinals
Will make BJP unbeatable in Rajasthan: Amit Shah
Agency | Jaipur
BJP national president Amit Shah on Saturday said several decisions were taken to strengthen the party during his visit to Rajasthan so that it emerges as invincible in the state in the next three-four months. “The organisation is already in a good position in Rajasthan and we want to make it unbeatable. After interacting with party ranks at all the levels, several decisions to further strengthen the organisation were taken in
two days,” he said. “We have taken decisions to strengthen the party at the booth level so that it can become invincible in next three-four months. Our efforts are aimed at making the party like an impregnable fort,” Shah said at a press conference here. When asked if there was a model state with stronger booth structure, he said that no state can be one because every state has its own political equations and requirements. Shah said the party would win more than 150 seats in the Gujarat Assembly elections, scheduled later this year.
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SPORTS ROUNDUP Sri Lankans Don’t Have The Bowling Attack To Trouble India: Gautam Gambhir
Gambhir says India will be too good for Sri Lanka in the tour, beginning with the first Test from July 26 Agency | New Delhi
Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir on Saturday said Sri Lanka can trouble India in the upcoming Test series only if they prepare favourable pitches for their bowlers. Sri Lanka after a 2-3 series defeat at the hands of Zimbabwe are facing a crisis of confidence as Angelo Mathews stepped down as the captain. However, managed to win the one-off Test ahead of India tour. Gambhir says India will be too good for Sri Lanka in the tour, beginning with the first Test from July 26. Reiterating his fact, the left-handed batsman said that India will start as favourites as
they are ranked one. “Obviously, India start as favourites because they are the world number 1 and Sri Lanka, the way they have played, they don’t have the bowling attack to trouble India. The only way Sri Lanka can trouble India is to prepare wickets which work for their bowlers,” Gambhir during an interaction. “The only way Sri Lanka can compete is if they can man-
age to get 20 wickets and to do that they need to have pitches in their favour,” Gambhir added. The left-handed batsman will be part of ESPNcricinfo’s new show ‘Turn and Bounce’ as an expert. India played the Champions Trophy, where they ended runners up and then an ODI series in the West Indies before concluding their Caribbean tour with an one-off Twenty 20.
Jhulan has her eyes Jhulan Goswami fixed more on cricket played a no less sig- than studies and this, worried nificant role in India’s obviously, march to the final of her mother. Jhumpa, the ICC Women’s Jhulan’s sister, reminWorld Cup. But the icised the early days. gangly pacer’s own “She never wanted to journey to the top of go to school and her the sport was not so passion was cricksmooth. She had to et. Sometimes, our hurdle over several mother would lock obstacles, even her her inside the house to own mother’s wrath. prevent her from go-
ing to the ground. But that did not deter her,” said Jhumpa. ”But she managed to get out of the room silently and go to the Friends Club to play cricket,” she said. Sujit Sarkar, secretary of Friends Club, nodded in agreement. “We all were scared after Jhulan came to the club. We knew her mother would come after sometime in search of Jhulan and then she would scold us. But having watched her passion, finally everybody in her family stopped trying to obstruct Jhulan,” he said. But at Chakdha, some 65 kilometers from Kolkata, the birth place of Jhulan, offered her more challenges, remembered her mother Jharna Goswami.
Mother once locked Jhulan inside a room. But her passion for cricket roamed free
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Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani addresses a meeting on “GSTa tool to Inclusive Growth” at Ahmedabad today SS News | Ahmedabad
Agency | New Delhi
Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap and HS Prannoy entered the semifinals of the men’s singles competition of the US Open Grand Prix Gold on Saturday. On a comeback trail, Kashyap reached his first semifinals of an international event in seven months after defeating compatriot Sameer Verma 2113, 21-16 in 40 minutes to set up a clash with Korea’s Kwang
Hee Heo. Kashyap had entered the semifinals at Korea Open last December. For Prannoy, it was the second semifinal appearance of the season after his last four finish at the Indonesia Super Series Premier last month. Second seeded Prannoy saw off Japan’s Kanta Tsuneyama 10 -21, 21-15, 2118 in a men’s singles match that lasted exactly an hour at the Anaheim Convention Center Arena. Prannoy will next
take on 15th seed Tien Minh Nguyen of Vietnam, who had beaten the Indian at the 2012Badminton Asia Championships in their only meeting so far. Third seeds Manu and Sumeeth defeated Japan’s Hiroki Okamura and Masayuki Onodera 21-18 22-20 in men’s doubles. The duo, who had played at the Rio Olymnpics, will face top seeds Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han of Chinese Taipei.
The Union Minister for Textiles and Information & Broadcasting Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani says that no one can harass a person who wants to come into formal economy through GST Addressing a seminar on ‘GST – a Tool for Inclusive Growth’ organised in Ahmedabad today, the Minister said past transactions are not to be checked under this system. There will be no punishment for being honest. Smt. Irani said if government agencies or officer will ask about
past transactions or harasses anyone, direct action will be taken against them. The Minister asked traders and business persons to draw attention of MPs and central ministries, if any such incident occurs. She said that GST is not just ‘Good and Simple Tax’ but it also a ‘Great step towards Transparency’. “Beauty of the
GST is it is a Destination tax and it gives money back through Tax credit”, she added. Textiles minister said that implementation of GST is an historic event and we are proud to witness of such historic event. She said that all parties came on a single platform in GST council for its successful implementation.
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Don’t have any political intentions, nor do I represent any party: Hardik Patel Agency | Indore
Patidar quota agitation spearhead Hardik Patel on Saturday said he had no immediate plans to enter electoral politics and will continue to focus on raising issues related to his community and the agriculture sector. Maintaining that he would take a call on fighting elections at appropriate time, Patel made it clear that he had no plans to forge an alliance with former Gujarat Chief Minister Shankarsinh Vaghela, who quit the Congress yesterday. “Right now, I have no plans to contest elections. I neither have any political
intentions, nor do I represent any party. I am just fighting for the cause of society and the farm sector,” Patel told reporters in Indore. The 24-yearold leader, however, said he would take a call on entering electoral politics at the “appropriate time”. Assembly elections in Patel’s home state are due later this year. Talking about Vaghela, Patel said the de-
cision of the 77-yearold leader to quit the Congress was right considering his age. Replying to a query, Patel said he neither has any plans to forge an alliance with Vaghela, nor has he held talks with the Kshatriya strongman about it. Talking about the death of five farmers in a police firing at Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh, he said that just like in Gujarat,
Nine persons, including six women, were killed when a bus carrying pilgrims from Gujarat overturned near Udaipur
the voices of farmers are being muzzled in Madhya Pradesh as well. Talking about his visits to the BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh, he said, “Come what may, but I will keep visiting MP. In the next few months, I will come and address farmers’ meeting at Gwalior and other places in the state. Do whatever you want.” Patel made a demand that farm loans should be waived across the country and cultivators should get pension after they attain the age of 50. He also demanded that a national commission on farmers be set up.
Nine people, including six women, were killed and 22 injured when a bus carrying pilgrims from Gujarat overturned near Udaipur today, police said. The accident occurred near Nehla village, around 10 km from Rajasthan’s lake city Udaipur, when the driver of the private bus lost control of the vehicle while trying to avoid hitting a two-wheeler, Rajendra Prasad, Superintendent of Police (SP), Udaipur, said. The bus carrying pilgrims had started its journey from Ahmed-
districts of Udaipur and Sirohi in Rajasthan and in Banaskanta district of Gujarat. It said Dantiwada dam on river Banas in Banaskanta district has storage of only 17 percent as on 21 July, which will significantly rise due to rains in the next three days. “River Sabarmati and its tributaries in districts of Udaipur, Sirohi, Pali and Dungarpur in Rajasthan, Sabarkantha, Mehsana, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Kheda districts of Gujarat are likely to observe rapid rise in water levels,” it said. It said river Mahi and its tributaries in districts of Jhabua, Dhar, Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh, Udai-
pur, Dungarpur and Banswara districts in Rajasthan and Panchmahal, Mahisagar and Kheda districts of Gujarat are likely to observe rapid rise in water levels. The government also issued an advisory for dams in various states. It said Som Kamla Amba Dam in Dungarpur district and Kadana Dam in Mahisagar district of Gujarat have a chance of getting very close to their full levels. “Sufficient care may please be taken while releasing water ensuring the safety of downstream reaches taking into consideration the rainfall and other hydrological characteristics,” the statement said.
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Govt warns of rise in water levels of rivers in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan due to heavy rain Agency | New Delhi
In the wake of the meteorological department’s forecast of heavy rains, the government on Friday warned of an increase in water levels of several rivers in the next three days. “Due to this, river Chambal and its tributaries, Mahi, Sabarmati, Banas (West flowing river) are likely to receive significant water flows in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat,” a government statement
said. It said there is likelihood of heavy rain in Kutch area of Gujarat and in Morvi, Rajkot, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar districts of Saurashtra and Kutch. ”Since most of the dams in these areas such as Machchhu-I and II, Und etc are very near their full levels,
very strict vigil may please be maintained for the safety of the structure as well as downstream areas in association with the rainfall likely to occur during the next three days,” it said. The government said river Banas and its tributaries are likely to rise rapidly in the
handle of the PMO. The Prime Minister also wished a speedy recovery to those injured in the accident in Udaipur. The accident occurred near Nehla village, around 10 km from Rajasthan’s lake city Udaipur, killing at least
nine people, which included six women. 22 others were injured when the bus carrying pilgrims from Gujarat overturned. The Superintendent of Police (SP), Udaipur, Rajendra Prasad, said, that the driver of the bus lost control while trying to avoid hitting a two-wheeler. The bus carrying the pilgrims had started its journey form from Ahmedabad on Friday night.
Supreme Court order regarding the rehabilitation of dam oustees has not been followed,” the Congress general secretary told reporters in Indore. He said the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh should hold talks with Narma-
da Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar about the rehabilitation issue. “When I was the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, I used to regularly talk to Medha Patkar over issues related to the dam oustees.
PM Modi expresses grief over death of nine pilgrims in Udaipur Agency | New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief over the death at least nine pilgrims, who lost their lives in a road accident in Udaipur, Rajasthan. “PM@narendramodi expressed grief on the loss of lives due to the accident in Udaipur. He extends condolences to the families of the deceased,” was tweeted from the official
Rehabilitate families hit by closure of Sardar Sarovar dam gates: Digvijay Singh Agency | Indore
Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Saturday said nearly 18,000 families in Madhya Pradesh were displaced by the closure of gates of the Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat last month, but they have not been rehabilitated yet. “Nearly 18,000 families in Madhya Pradesh were displaced by (the closure of gates) of the Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat. A
Ahmedabad
abad last night. It was
on a 16-day tour of
religious places, including Pushkar and Haridwar. Six women and three men were killed in the accident, said the SP, adding that those injured were rushed to a government hospital in Udaipur.
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: Can Mithali Raj bury ghosts of 2005 by beating England in final? Agency | New Delhi
It must have been a terrible feeling, coming so close, and yet, falling that tiny bit short. To lead your side to the final of a World Cup in your first full assignment as a captain would be more than a satisfactory result for a lot many. Particularly so, when not many expect your team to do much more than make up numbers. They were just one good game away from reaching a pinnacle not many thought was possible. Of course, they were helped by two washed-out games, including one against the eventual champions Australia, but then again what would sports be without a bit of luck here, and some misfortune there? Mithali Raj
had till then propelled her side so far in the tournament, scoring and scoring, without much to call for support, ending the tournament has the fifth-highest run scorer. In the final however, it once again became clear why Mithali has been conservative in her approach all through her career, as India slid to a 98-run defeat, having been bowled out for a measly 117 chasing Australia’s 215. It was not rocket-science for one to conclude how devastated Mithali must have been after the loss. That defeat hindered the Indian women’s team’s foray into popular sports culture of the country, pushing it back to general apathy and disinterest in the public’s mind.
Mehbooba Mufti dismisses Farooq’s statement on third party mediation
America intervened, Jammu and Kashmir you see (the situation chief minister Meh- in) Afghanistan, Syrbooba Mufti Satur- ia and Iraq. “China day dismissed sug- has its own vexing gestions that the US, issue in Tibet. So, I China or any other think we have a map country should medi- here which is that we, ate in Kashmir issue India and Pakistan, and said India and have to talk even after Pakistan have to re- war. We have to talk solve the issue bilat- bilaterally and what erally. “Be it America can America, Turkey or China, they should or England do with mind their own us?” Mehbooba told business. Wherever reporters at Anantnag Agency | Srinagar
in south Kashmir. The chief minister was responding to a question on opposition National Conference (NC) president and Member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah’s suggestion of a third party mediation to resolve the Kashmir issue. Abdullah yesterday said India should take the help of “friends” to resolve the issue.
Right to self-defence extended to protect minor from rape & Justice served to accused even after death
Agency | New Delhi
Held guilty for the murder of Satendar alias Nanhe in March, Madhu and Virendar were acquitted by the Delhi High Court on July 21 on the ground that Madhu killed Satendar while protecting her minor daughter from getting raped. The court also observed that the couple did not have a common intention to cause death and they killed in self-defence to protect the child from rape at the hands of Satendar. Satendar regularly visited
Madhu’s house even after leaving the house post-10 years of togetherness with Madhu. On misbehaving with Madhu’s minor daughter one night, a grappling ensued between Virendar,Madhu and Satendar leaving the latter unconscious. POSCO Act defines a ‘child’ by an age but excludes the mention of “mental age” in cases where an adult has failed to mature in terms of age. Challenging the POSCO Act, a 60-year-old doctor, mother of a 38-yearold daughter, stated that her daughter had a mental age of a sixyear-old when she was raped.
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