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Narendra Modi’s new year gift to our indian youth
No interview for Grade 3, 4 jobs the youth, such a unique gift which will free the youth from corruption, it will free the youth from being compelled to depend on anybody.” He said the government has taken a decision, which will be implemented from January 1, that there will be no interviews for Class-III and IV jobs. “Interviews are
seen as a means to get a job by using somebody’s influence. And those deserving are deprived in the process. That is why the government has decided that from tomorrow, the New Year gift is that for Class-III and IV jobs, there will be no interview,” the Prime Minister said. “Through technology and on the
basis of merit, if anybody deserves a job, the offer will reach his house,” he said. Attacking Congress yet again over disruptions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked the party to take a New Year resolution to allow Parliament to function for the sake of development. He said having “enjoyed power” for over six decades it has no right to destroy its functioning for “political reasons” and hold back the country’s development. “Tomorrow is January 1. When you are going to celebrate New Year, you should take a vow to allow Parliament
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ic strategy to face polls. For instance, we aligned with some parties for the 2009 Lok Sabha elections and some parties for the 2011 Assembly polls,” she said in an apparent reference to joining hands with the Left and also DMDK later. In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the party faced the elections by itself sans an alliance and has “emerged as the third largest party” in the Lok Sabha with 37 MPs, after the ruling BJP (282) and Opposition Congress (then 44), she said. “Like that, I will take the right decision (at the appro-
priate time) according to the (prevailing) situation for the 2016 Assembly elections,” she said even as the party earlier authorised her to take all election-related decisions. The Chief Minister, citing her pro-people welfare measures, however, expressed confi-
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Congress has more responsibility to ensure the functioning of Parliament as they had “enjoyed power” for over six decades. Agency | Noida
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A 30-year-old married woman was allegedly raped by her distant relative in Satrikh area here, police said today. The woman in her police complaint, which was lodged yesterday, alleged that the accused, who has been arrested, came to her house when she was alone and raped her on Tuesday night, the police said.
2015 a special year for me: Bipasha Basu
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Though it was not a fulfilling year for Bipasha Basu professionally, thanks to her only release “Alone”, the actress says personally she was in a happy zone. The 36-year-old actress said she has become understanding and loving over time. “2015 has been a very special year. It’s made me more content, patient, understanding, loving, trusting and above all happy,” she posted on Twitter.
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With effect from January 1, there will be no interviews for central government jobs in Class-III and IV categories, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced, terming it as a “New Year Gift” to the youth and a major step to curb corruption. “From tomorrow, interviews for government jobs in ClassIII and Class-IV categories will be
abolished. This will help curb corruption,” he tweeted. His tweet came soon after he talked about the issue at an event in Noida, while laying foundation stone of a 14-lane expressway connecting Delhi with Meerut. Addressing a public meeting there, he said, “Today is December 31, the last day of 2015 and from tomorrow, 2016 will begin... We are going to give a unique gift to
New Year 2016: President and Vice President of India greet the nation Agency | New Delhi
Both the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, and Vice President Hamid Ansari have extended their warm greetings and best wishes to all the citizens on the advent of the New Year 2016. President Mukherjee, in a message said, “On the joyous occasion of New Year, I convey warm greetings and good wishes to all my fellow countrymen in India and abroad. I wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year.” “May the New Year be an occasion to make a fresh beginning and renew our resolve for individual as well as collective growth. Let us inculcate in ourselves love, compassion, tolerance and
to run and do its work and not pose hurdles for the country’s development,” Modi said. “This is the misfortune of India, Parliament where laws are made is not being allowed to function. Those who have been rejected by people seized its functioning. “They do not allow Parliament to run. I request all these political parties not to do so. Since I have not got an opportunity to speak in Lok Sabha, I am taking the opportunity to air my views in ‘Jan Sabha’. People have sent us to Parliament to debate, discuss and decide,” he said.
dence that the party will capture power for the seventh time riding on performance and that AIADMK’s “victory is a foregone” conclusion. Because of her social welfare initiatives, the state was forging ahead in health and education indicators, she said.
Will finalise electoral strategy for Tamil Nadu assembly polls at appropriate time: Jayalalithaa
work towards creating an inclusive society where peace and harmony prevails. This is the time to reinforce the civilisational values that bind together the complex diversity of modern-day India and promote them among our people and the world,” he added. He urged the people to work in the year 2016 ‘towards preserving the symbiotic relationship between man and nature. Let us strive to make our country clean
and green and the environment pollution free’. Vice President Ansari in his released message said, “I convey my warm greetings and best wishes to all our citizens on the advent of the New Year 2016. On this joyous occasion, let us collectively resolve to dedicate ourselves towards building a peaceful, prosperous and harmonious society. May the New Year bring peace and happiness in our lives.”
With all eyes on ruling AIADMK’s electoral strategy for 2016 Assembly polls, party General Secretary and Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday said she will finalise it at the appropriate time, factoring in the prevailing situation. There is no set or specific strategy to face the hustings, Jayalalithaa said in her address at the meeting of the party’s Executive and General Council, its key decision-making bodies, here. “There is no specif-
Odd-even rule: 2 colleagues suspended, DANICS officials plan mass leave day before
Ashwin ends 2015 as No.1 ranked Test bowler Agency | Dubai
said, “it was jointly re- Off-spinner RavichanRupee pares early A day before the odd-even solved to convey the con- dran Ashwin on Thursday cerns and anguish of both became only the second losses to rule policy for private vehicles the associations to vari- Indian, after the legendcomes into effect across stable ous government authori- ary Bishan Singh Bedi, the capital, several senior Agency | Mumbai ties concerned”. In their to be ranked as the No.1 bureaucrats in the Delhi letter to the MHA, DAN- bowler in Tests in the latThe rupee cut down its government have decidICS officials claimed that est International Cricket initial losses to stabi- ed to go on mass leave, a Chandra and Garg had Council (ICC) rankings lise at 66.39 against the move that could spell sebeen suspended “illegal- released on Thursday. American currency in rious trouble for the AAP late-morning deals on government. Members government as they had Once the odd-even policy ly”. “The two senior offi- Ashwin achieved the top bouts of dollar sale from of the DANICS (Delhi, allegedly refused to sign is implemented, SDMs cers of DANICS, namely spot for the first time in tion went to the Chennai to ever top the Test bowlbanks and importers Andaman and Nicobar two cabinet notes. The will have the task of su- Yashpal Garg and Sub- his career after injury man. Steyn had started ing table while Bhagwath Kapil amid stronger equities. Islands Civil Service) move will also affect a pervising civil defence hash Chandra, both work- prevented South African the Durban Test leading Chandrasekhar, Dale Steyn from bowling ‘coordination meeting’ volunteers and ensuring ing as special secretary, Ashwin by four points Dev and Anil Kumble The rupee resumed lower Officers’ Association demore than 3.5 overs in called by the government that those violating the Home, GNCTD, have and now trails the Indi- peaked at No.2 during at 66.45 as against over- cided to go on leave to night closing level of protest the suspension to finalise last-minute policy are penalised. The been illegally suspended England’s second innings an tweaker by the same their careers. Ashwin fin66.39 at the Inter-bank of two senior DANICS preparations for odd-even DANICS officials have for refusing to sign the in the Durban Test. Even margin. The 29-year-old ished 2015 as the most Foreign Exchange officials Monday. The trial period. There are received support from notification which was though the fast bowl- Ashwin has become the successful bowler with (forex) market. It slid two officials — Subhash over 200 DANICS offi- the AGMUT (Arunachal not approved by the com- er bagged four wickets first Indian since Bedi 62 wickets in nine Tests further before quoting at Chandra, special secre- cials in Delhi; a majority Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, petent authority regarding in the first innings, it in 1973 to achieve the and this is reflected in 66.39 at 1030 hours. The tary, prisons, and Yashpal of them are sub-division- Union Territories) IAS grant of higher pay scales wasn’t enough for him to milestone of finishing his ranking after he startdomestic unit moved in a Garg, special secretary, al magistrates (SDMs) Cadre Association, which for the staff of prosecution end the year as the No.1 the year as No.1. In fact, ed the year in 15th and range of 66.45 and 66.39 prosecution — had been and additional district extended “support to the department and prisons bowler for the sixth time Bedi, an ICC Hall of slowly but surely moved since 2009, and the posi- Famer, is the only Indian to the top. during the morning deals. suspended by the AAP magistrates (ADMs). DANICS resolution” and department,” they said. Corpo. Office: A/41, Madhav Chamber’s, Shaktidhara Colony, Opp-Sayona Arcade, L.B.S. Road, Toll Naka, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053 Agency | New Delhi
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The BJP appeared poised for the politics of ideas in 2015
Democratic politics takes place before our own eyes and yet often deceives us as to the real contestations. A casual look at competitive politics during 2014 would thus tell us that this was a year of setbacks for the BJP. This assessment, of course, would not be wrong. After all, the BJP failed to win both Delhi and Bihar. In Delhi, it had been the major opposition for the past decade and a half, and given its parliamentary sweep in Delhi, it was all set to come to power there. In Bihar too, Narendra Modi had dented the image of Nitish Kumar during the parliamentary elections a year ago and annexed smaller parties as allies. Yet, in both elections, the BJP failed to gain a majority. But let us look at it from a different angle. Elections are crucial to a party’s existence and prospects, but electoral victories constitute only one part of the ambitions of parties like the BJP. Gaining governmental power is not the end it would be satisfied with. It nurtures the larger ambition of shaping a new hegemony. The Hindutva project in general, the RSS as an organisation and Modi’s 2014 electoral campaign, all represent this larger ambition. The catchy slogan of “Congress-mukt Bharat” has not been adequately understood by Modi’s critics (and much less by the Congress itself). That slogan represented the ambition — not merely to replace the Congress but to constitute a new public reason. So, electoral upsets notwithstanding, how did the BJP move towards this larger goal? This year could easily be described as the year of the ideological offensive by the BJP. Only by doing so can we make sense of the various disparate developments and understand the implicit link between the maverick extremist fringe and apparently sober elements of Hindutva. Four seemingly unconnected developments during the outgoing year represent the offensive. The year was dominated by the cow and beef issue. This closely followed the emphasis on yoga and occasional demands to promote the Gita. From Gita to gaumata, each scripted a new set of cultural mores. Each one was marshalled to raise the Hindu consciousness with all the ambiguities involved in the complex network of religion and civilisation. It is not that the BJP and Hindutva organisations have discovered the cow only now, but that at the current juncture, we witness an effort to popularise new cultural mores, make them dominant through these symbols and markers. At one end, there is intimidation against the consumption of beef; at another, there is a shaping of the new culture that determines and dictates what to eat or wear, what and how to celebrate, and so on. Thus, for the so-called fringe, the debate was literally about cow and beef.
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Shraddha, Aditya Kapur to star in ‘O Kadhal Kanmani’ Hindi remake
Shraddha Kapur and Aditya Roy Kapoor are all set to romance once again in the remake of the famous Tamil romantic film ‘OK Kanmani’. Agency | Mumbai
Aashiqui 2 co-stars Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur have been roped for the Hindi remake of Mani Ratnam’s Tamil hit O Kadhal Kanmani. The upcoming movie is being produced by filmmaker Karan Johar and will be directed by Shaad Ali, who has earlier helmed “Saathiya”, which was the Hindi remake of Ratnam’s Alaipayuthey. “Honoured to collaborate with Mani
Ratnam on the recreation of his labour of love....directed by Shaad Ali....@DharmaMovies.. cast coming up,” Johar tweeted. The filmmaker further revealed the cast of the film, whose music will be composed by AR Rahman. “Mani Ratnam... Gulzarsaab...AR Rahman...Shaad and us present ADITYA ROY KAPUR and SHRADDHA KAPOOR in the official recreation of #okkanmani.”
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QUOTE “Everyday through the media, they keep creating controversy. Like OF THE human beings can’t live without oxygen, AAP government can’t live without controversy,” - Taking a dig at the AAP government, Union minister Kiren Rijiju today said the city government can’t live without controversy. DAY Fresh legal woes for Salman? Khan Maha govt gives Hema Malini market traders split over dispute a 2,000sqm plot in Andheri Agency | New Delhi
Actor Salman Khan’s controversial decision to name his online venture khanmarketonline has split traders at Delhi’s posh Khan Market down the middle, with some shopkeepers backing the Bollywood star and others fuming over a supposed attempt to benefit from the high-profile destination’s reputation. Celebrating his 50th birthday last week, Salman Khan unveiled his new retail portal, calling it a gift to his fans, but a section of the traders allege the Bollywood star was trying to gain mileage out of iconic central Delhi market, a city landmark and one of the most expensive shop-
ping spaces in the world. “We are an internationally recognised market established in 1950. Salman Khan is neither part of the market, nor has he approached anyone here. He cannot use the name,” says Khan Market Traders’ Association president Sanjiv Mehra. But representatives of a rival group say the outrage is misplaced and as Khan is a common surname, no one
can stop people from using it in private business ventures. “We do not support this allegation which the other association has raised. Personally, I think they are just blowing things out of proportion. The market has a reputation of its own for years and nothing has been able to spoil it till now,” Anshu Tondon, president of Khan Market Welfare Association, says.
Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur promote Airlift on stand-up roast show Comedy Nights Bachao
Agency | Mumbai The Maharashtra government on Tuesday allotted a prime plot in Andheri to actor and BJP Member of Parliament (MP) Hema Malini at a nominal price to set up a classical dance school and a cultural complex. The land, measuring 2,000 square metres and estimated to be worth more than Rs 20 crore as per the ready reckoner rates, is situated in the western suburbs. It
has been allotted to Natya Vihar Kala Kendra charity trust headed by the actor. The decision to allocate the land came after 19 years as Hema Malini had applied for the land to the Maharashtra government back in 1996. State revenue minister Eknath Khadse announced the decision on Tuesday. He even handed over the order copy to the actor at his official residence. According to Vinod Sampat, president, Registration
Fee and Stamp Duty Payers’ Association, the total cost of the land would be around Rs21 crore. “As per the current ready reckoner rate, the cost of the land in Ambivali, Andheri, works out to around Rs1,01,400 per square metre. Going by this, the total cost of the land works out to around Rs21 crore,” he said. But, the charitable trust does not have to pay the cost of the land as per the existing ready reckoner rates.
meeting was very different and unique for all of us. The film has a beautiful script. It is something which we three are very passionate about and there is some great energy between three of us,” Kriti said. Without divulging details about the film, the 25-year-old actress said it will present a different side of her to the audience. “It is about love, dreams, destiny... I feel it will show a different side of me to the audience. It is different from what I have already done. I will be starting Feb end-March beginning. Sushant would be done with ‘Dho-
ni...’ by then. “After that we will go into a little prep and then begin shooting. I remember the first time I met Dinesh a few months ago, it was for something else and while talking, he narrated me this script. Sushant was already involved with it. I went back home and it stayed with me for days and after some time I met Dinesh and told him that I would love to do the film.” She is just two-film-old and though aware of the competition around, Kriti is in no hurry to sign films.
Kriti Sanon on working with Sushant Singh Rajput in Dinesh Vijan’s new film
Agency | New Delhi Akshay Kumar gives realism a suave twist in the upcoming biggie Airlift, and the superstar gave a glimpse of his all-new avatar when he arrived on the set of the popular stand-up roast show Comedy Nights Bachao, to shoot a special episode to promote the film. Accompanying Akshay was
co-star Nimrat Kaur, who returns to the Hindi screen after her much-feted role in The Lunchbox. Nimrat shed the middle-class homemaker image she portrayed in that globally awarded film, and opted for a pretty glam makeover in a printed dress. The show is known for its irreverent humour and a rich stock of talented comedians who love taking
the mickey out of the invited guests. The episode to promote Airlift was no different. In sync with the theme of the film, a makeshift set denoted the interior of an aircraft. While Akshay and Nimrat took to the hot seat, the array of comedians arrived one by one to crack jokes -a few on Akshay and Nimrat and a lot on themselves.
car Colvin, Jr and Torrance J Colvin. “Before Django Freeman (Jamie Foxx’s character), there was an escaped slave named Jackson Freeman who desired to purchase his family’s freedom from a malevolent plantation owner,” reads the court papers, filed in a federal court in Washington,
DC. “Before Dr Schultz (Christoph Waltz’s character), there was Samson, another white man, who would assist Mr Freeman in his efforts to rescue his loved one(s) from slavery.” They also branded Tarantino an “admitted thief”, quoting him as stating, “I steal from every single movie ever made.”
Tarantino faces copyright infringement suit over Django Unchained Agency | Los Angeles
Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has been named in a law suit that alleges the premise of 2012 hit Django Unchained was lifted from a script called Freedom. Tarantino, who has been named in the copyright infringement lawsuit alongside bosses at The Weinstein Company and Columbia Pictures, might be facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit over the issue. Variety reported that the Pulp Fiction filmmaker allegedly stole the premise of the 2012 film from the script written by Os-
Agency | New Delhi They have yet to begin shooting for filmmaker Dinesh Vijan’s next, but actress Kriti Sanon already feels her chemistry with Sushant Singh Rajput is special. The duo will be seen sharing screen space in the untitled project for the first time. The Dilwale actress said after enacting a scene from the upcoming film with Sushant, she felt they had an instant spark. “Dinesh asked us to do a scene from the movie. We were sitting on the sofa and did it impromptu. There was something special, something you can’t describe in words. There was a connect, a spark, s o m e chemistry between me and Sushant e v e n though that was the first time we met. “So, that kind of thing coming out in the first
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www.sunvillasamachar.com Saina Nehwal’s medal in London Olympics is biggest moment in Indian badminton: Pullela Gopichand
New study reveals why eating without hunger can harm your health
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Agency | Mumbai The year 2016 brings Olympics with it and India’s chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand said Saina Nehwal’s bronze medal in London 2012 was the best thing to have happened to Indian badminton. “For me personally, the medal we won in London was one of the biggest moments for Indian badminton. To better it (in Rio de Janeiro) would be great.
Even otherwise, to have a bigger contingent gives us a chance of a medal because I believe all of our players who qualify will stand a (good) chance to win a medal,” Gopichand said here on Wedenesday. Gopichand, however, refused to comment on the kind of pressure Saina might be facing as she gears up for Rio Olympics. “I don’t want to really comment on that. She has a different coach and I would let them handle
that,” said Gopichand. Gopichand guided Saina to India’s lone badminton medal in Olympics till date but since the second half of 2014, the world No. 2 women’s singles player has shifted base from Hyderabad to Bengaluru to train with Vimal Kumar at Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy. He added that while there is still time for the Olympics, it would not be wise to take any medal for granted.
South Africa select pacer Hardus Vijjoen for second Test after Kyle Abbott injury Agency | Cape Town
Agency | Washington In the modern times, where potato chips, chocolates and bacon double cheeseburgers are waiting to lure the taste buds, people often gobble on food without being hungry. In contrast to people in traditional societies, who are far away from such temptations, people in contemporary societies often eat not on account of hunger, but because tasty food is available and beckoning at all hours of the day. In a recent study, researchers found that the tendency of today’s consumers to eat when they are not hungry might be less advantageous for health than eating when they are hungry. The results of the study that involved 45 undergraduate students showed that individuals who were moderately hungry before the meal tended to have lower blood glucose levels after consuming the meal than individuals who were not particularly hungry before consuming the meal. These findings suggest that it might be healthier for individuals to eat when they are moderately hungry than when they are not hungry.
Deportation row: Govt issues new advisory to Indians travelling to US
Uncapped fast bowler Hardus Viljoen was added to South Africa’s test squad on Thursday after Kyle Abbott felt tightness in his left hamstring during the team’s defeat in the first test against England on Wednesday. “With a short turnaround between the first and second tests, we’ve included Hardus in the squad as a precautionary measure to cover all our bases,” said Cricket South Africa convener of selectors, Linda Zondi. Viljoen completed a second 10-wicket in South African domestic provincial competition on Wednesday, taking match
Showering praise on the retired Bengal all-rounder Laxmi Ratan Shukla, the CAB on Wednesday described the veteran all-rounder as a great ambassador of the sport. “He has been a crisis man for Bengal cricket, a great ambassador of the sport in the state. He has contributed to the cause of Bengal cricket on innumerable occasions. We wish him all the best in his future endeavours,” CAB joint secretary Avishek Dalmiya said. Meanwhile the CAB has drafted in batsman Abhishek Das as a replacement for Shukla in the 16-member squad to play the Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 tournament in Nagpur. The most capped Ranji player for Bengal, Shukla, an-
nounced his retirement from all forms of cricket in a surprise announcement bringing the curtain down on his career which he began in the 1997-98 season. Instead of Eden Gardens, Shukla chose his club Mohun Bagan tent to announce the retirement and he said he would like to continue playing for Mohun Bagan.Incidentally, Shukla
bowled a match winning over in their win pre-quarterfinal win over Rajasthan Club in the JC Mukherjee Twenty20 tournament in club cricket. The decision came as a shock as two days ago he was named in the Twenty20 squad and in the middle of the domestic season with Bengal due to play the Ranji Trophy quarters in February.
of more opportunities to perform well in the last two Tests (of the series) and then get dropped if I didn’t perform. If the selectors would have given me that option to play two more Tests and say that you play the two matches and then retire, I would have thought about it,” Sehwag told ESPN
Cricinfo today. Asked if the communication was lacking from BCCI and team management’s end, Sehwag agreed. “Absolutely, nobody called me from the team management, selectors or BCCI. I got to know about it from newspaper, that hurt me then but I am fine with it now,” Sehwag said.
turnaround after being outplayed in the first two matches. New Zealand now lead the series 2-1. In addition to Dilshan’s heroics, Lahiru Thirimanne cracked an unbeaten 87 and Danushka Gunathilaka made 65. Dinesh Chandimal was not out 27 at the end as the match followed the same formula as the first two where the team that lost the toss
batted second and dominated. Batting first in the opening matches on faster wickets in Christchurch, Dilshan, Thirimanne and Gunathilaka posted a total of 43 runs from their combined six innings. But they were more at home on the accommodating Saxton Oval where Dilshan took 92 balls for his 91 and stood in partnerships of 98 with Gunathilaka and 111 with Thirimanne. New Zealand strike bowlers Tim Southee and Adam Milne were belted out of the attack in five overs. Doug Bracewell was brought on in the sixth over to arrest the onslaught only to have Gunathilaka smack his first ball for six to bring up Sri Lanka’s 50.
Virender Sehwag was hurt when dropped mid-series without communication Agency | New Delhi
figures of 10-123 for the Highveld Lions against the Warriors at the Wanderers in Johannesburg. The 26-year-old has 295 first class wickets at an average of 25.65. South Africa are already expected to lose their number one bowler Dale Steyn to a shoulder injury and on Wednesday had called up Chris Morris as cover.
They also added wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock on Wednesday. There are now 16 players in the squad for the test at Newlands after 13 had originally been named for the opening two Tests. South Africa were beaten by 241 runs by England in the first test at Kingsmead. The second test in Cape Town starts on Saturday.
Kohli to be honoured with Polly Umrigar award at BCCI Annual Awards 2014-15
Legendary opener Virender Sehwag on Wednesday admitted that he was “hurt” after being dropped in the middle of the 2013 Test series against Australia without any “communication from team management or selectors.” Sehwag was dropped after the second Test against Australia in Hyderabad but the ‘Nawab of Najafgarh’ felt that selectors should have given him an option to play two more Tests and retire in an India jersey. “I hadn’t scored runs in two Tests against Australia. So, I was thinking I would get a couple
Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in third ODI, keep series hopes alive
Agency | New Delhi The government on Wednesday issued a new advisory to all Indians travelling to the US following the deportation of a number of Indian students for providing information “inconsistent with their visa status”. “The US government has conveyed that the decision to deny entry to these (Indian) students is not because of the corresponding institutions being ‘black-listed’ but based on the assessment made by the US immigration authorities of individual applicants,” the external affairs ministry said in a statement. “According to the US government, the deported persons had presented information to the border patrol agent which was inconsistent with their visa status,” it added. Earlier this month, 14 Indian students who had gone to join the Silicon Valley University at San Jose and Northwestern Polytechnic University at Fremont -- both in California -- were deported by the US authorities. In a statement, national carrier Air India said it received a communication on December 19 from the Customs and Border Protection that the two universities were under scrutiny and the students who arrived in San Francisco were not allowed to enter the US and were deported back to India.
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Agency | New Delhi True to form, Google has a special doodle for New Year’s Eve today — but this one keeps you waiting. As soon as you type Google in your address bar, five colourfully decked up birds will appear on your screen sitting next to an egg that’s almost ready to hatch. But the wait’s not over yet. You’ll have to come back tomorrow to check what 2016 has in store for you. The egg will crack tomorrow! “Happy New Year’s Eve! Check back tomorrow to see what will hatch in the new year,” says Google. Adding interest to that, clicking on the link will tell you where is the city partying tonight. So, you if you haven’t planned already, let Google doodle help you. This feature varies from region to region. Google also makes you reminisce about what 2015 was all about — from Chennai Floods and Paris attacks to Star Wars mania and ban on Maggi.
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Agency | Mumbai India’s Test captain Virat Kohli will be presented Polly Umrigar Award, given to the cricketer of the year, at the Annual BCCI Awards Ceremony in Mumbai on January 5, 2016. Kohli, for the second time Kohli will be honoured with Polly Umrigar Award, after winning it in 2011–12. The previous two winners of the prestigious award are pacer Buvneshwar Kumar (2013-14) and spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (2012-13). Apart from Kohli, former India wicket-keeper, Syed Kirmani, will be presented the Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement
Award. Karnataka State Cricket Association has been chosen as the state association of the year for achieving the treble of winning the Ranji Trophy, Irani Cup and Vijay Hazare Trophy in the 2014-15 season. Mithali Raj will be presented M.A. Chidambaram Trophy for Best Woman Cricketer of 2014-15 in the senior category while Devika Vaidya in the junior category. Robin Uthappa will be awarded Madhavrao Scindia Award for highest scorer in the Ranji Trophy (2014-15) while R Vinay Kumar and Shardul Thakur will be presented awards for taking highest wickets in the said season.
Agency | Nelson A cracking 91 by Tillakaratne Dilshan set Sri Lanka up for an eight-wicket victory over New Zealand in the third ODI in Nelson on Thursday to keep their hopes in the five-match one-day series alive. Sri Lanka knocked off their 277run target with 22 balls to spare in a remarkable
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Swiss ambassador visits Gujarat, confirms Anandiben to open Ravi Krishi Mahotsav today Rajkot city for CapaCITIES project Around Two months afSunvilla News | Ahmedabad
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Swiss ambassador to India, Linus von Castlemur visited on Wednesday and confirmed selection of Rajkot for CapaCITIES project for sharing knowledge and technical know-how through agencies for sustainable and low-carbon development of the city. Castlemur held an hour-long meeting with municipal commissioner Vijay Nehra and confirmed selection of Rajkot by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) for its CapaCITIES project. “We were discussing the proposal for the last six months
The three-year project is aimed at evolving lowcarbon development strategies, efficient transport facilities, disposal of solid waste and sewage and knowledgeand it had already been the project,” Nehra said sharing. approved in-principal. However, the Swiss ambassador wanted to ascertain leadership here. He was especially concerned about citizens’ consultation and participation. He was satisfied with our efforts and after our meeting today, he formally confirmed selection of Rajkot for
after the meeting at headquarters of Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC). The three-year project is aimed at evolving low-carbon development strategies, efficient transport facilities, disposal of solid waste and sewage and knowledge-sharing. “In next couple of weeks, RMC
ing parties and told them to ensure that no rogue element including drunkards should sneak into their premises. We will conduct surprise checks and if such elements are found then punitive action could be initiated against the hotel managements,” added a senior police official. Vehicles have been barred from commuting on CG Road and SG Road as revellers are expected to throng these roads to celebrate on the night of December 31. “Cops have been directed to be on alert from 6 pm till the celebrations end. We have also directed police jawans not be harsh on celebrators and not to chase them away soon after midnight.”
Gujarat has seen severe decline in Kankrej Cattle breed since last few years. In order to save this breed, for the first time in Gujarat ‘Kankrej Cattle Revolution Rally’ is going to be organized. This rally would spread a social message - “Kankrej Cattle at Our Home” all over the Gujarat. Rally would get kick start on 4th January at Ambaji. This rally is organized by a Rajkot based JanKranti Trust. Around 11 lakh milkman to participate in this rally. Starting from Ambaji, rally would cover different cities/districts of Gujarat like Sabarkantha, Arvalli, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Patan, Surendranagar, Banaskantha and finally it will reach to Kutch Koteshwar where it will end. During this 10 days rally, organiz-
and SDC will sign formal memorandum of understanding for the project. By March 2016, SDC is likely to shortlist agencies for implementing the project and identify broader focus areas for Rajkot. We expect execution to start from April 2016,” Nehra further said.
ter the state government announced its Ravi Krishi Mahotsav 2015, the state-wide agricultural festival is finally all set to begin from Kutch, the arid district arguably cultivating the least amount of winter crops in the state, from Thursday. With Kutch more known for its cattle-breeding, the festival will be dominated by animal husbandry with special focus on camels. Chief Minister Anandiben Patel will inaugurate Ravi Krishi Mahotsav 2015 from Vekaria Rann or desert of Vekaria, some 28-km west of Bhuj town. Patel will hand over Rs 2.5 crore worth of aid
Cops to focus on women’s Gujarat’s 1st Kankej Cattle revolution rally safety: New Year’s celebrations Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
fety of women during New Year’s celebrations would be the prime concern for city cops. “We have deployed women police personnel in plain clothes to ensure safety of women during New Year’s celebrations. These women police officials will be posted in party venues and hotels to nab rogue elements,” said a senior police official. About 26 hotels and party plots have been permitted to host parties by the city police. On Wednesday senior police officials were also instructed not to harass families or people who are not violating laws and instead concentrate on people who are inebriated or those who are misbehaving. “We have met with management of hotels that are organiz-
CM Anandiben Patel furious at lack of intelligence on Patidar stir plans Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Soon after the cabinet meeting on Wednesday, chief minister Anandiben Patel reprimanded minister of state for home Rajnikant Patel, state law minister Pradeepsinh Jadeja, and additional DGP (intelligence) Pramod Kumar, for having no intelligence inputs on Patidars regrouping to hold programmes in support of arrested PAAS leaders. Sources said the CM was harsh to the ministers and the additional DGP. Anandiben asked them how come the state machinery had no information on Patidars regrouping in Ahmedabad, Surat and other places when reports about this appeared daily in the newspapers. The chief minister also pulled up the ministers and ADGP
Kumar for having no idea about the law and order crisis that could result because of the regrouping of Patidars for reservation stir. She also expressed her displeasure regarding lack of intelligence inputs on the Congress rally planned for January 6. Sources said the CM was also annoyed because the ministers and state intelligence chief had no information on possible demonstrations by Patidars during Kri-
shi Mahotsav scheduled to start from December 31. Earlier too the state intelligence bureau was caught napping when the Patidar rally at GMDC grounds on August 25 led to riots across the state. Sources in the police said that later in the evening additional DGP Pramod Kumar held a meeting with his subordinates and directed them to gather intelligence on the future plans of the leaders of Patidar quota stir.
to Sarhad Dairy to set up a cattle-feed plant in the district at the Krishi Mahotsav on Thursday. Since the area is desert, hardly any agricultural activity takes place there. But cattle-breeding flourishes. Therefore, the focus of the event is cattle-breeding. “Originally, the event was planned as camel show and the Chief Minister was to attend it. The camel show is featuring camel race, competition for healthi-
est camel, camel yielding largest amount of milk and decorating camel. Due to the race event, we had chosen Vekaria Rann as the venue of the show. However, the government later decided to club Krishi Mahotsav event with the camel show,” Kailash Brahmkshtriya, deputy director of animal husbandry in Kutch said on Wednesday. Incidentally, the government had announced on October 19 that Ravi Krishi Mahotsav
will run from October 26 to November 7. However, Patidar quota stir leader Hardik Patel was arrested the previous day, leading to protests in some parts of the state. There was no official announcement from the government on its postponement but the agricultural festival did not begin as per the schedule. In the subsequent local body polls in November, the ruling BJP suffered heavy defeats in Saurashtra region.
cluding four-semester type examinations. They are — the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exam for Standard 10 and the Higher Secondary (School) Certificate (HSC) sem-1,sem-2,sem3,sem-4, the exam for
Standard 12 students in Gujarat. Around 1.33 lakh students had given the exams this year. Around 98 per cent have cleared the exam. Please confirm the result with your actual marksheet also.
GSEB HSC 11th Science Semester 1 2015: Results declared Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
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Rally to kick start on 4th January 10 days rally to cover cities starting from Ambaji to Koteshwar Kutch Around 11 lakh Milkman to participate in this rally
ers will organize around 37 cattle convention in different villages of all the cities. On 6th January rally will take a small hault at Sola Bhagwat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad and a convention will also be organized 8:30 in morning. Mr. P K lehri(Managing Trustee, Somnath Trust) along with some senior state’s journalists, social workers will attecd this event. Sharing more about this rally, Mr. Mansukhbhai shared,
“With around 18 thousand villages, there are many farmers and cattlemens living in Gujarat. Kankrej breeds play major role for milk production in Gujarat and decline in its number is a major issue. This rally will witness a historic pledge of coming up with almost 11 lakh Kankrej breed cattles which will produce approx 12 to 25 litre milk on a daily basis and 2500 – 6000 litre yearly.”
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ment, as a healing touch to these farmers, should declare a bonus for them, taking cues from the Gujarat government.” Tiwari said he has written to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, stating that the condition of farmers in Maharashtra is worse than in Gujarat, asking him to consider giving a bonus on the lines of an advance bonus payout for cotton, which existed before 1997. He cautioned that by the time results of government flagship schemes like ‘Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan’ and loan waiver of farmers make their mark at the ground level, it might be too late. He suggested that the government can at least help cotton farmers with temporary relief until the long-term measures bear fruit. The exercise could benefit one lakh cotton growers and is estimated to cost the government around Rs 300 crore.
The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) has released the results of HSC Semester exams on its official website. The examination was conducted on October/November 2015. The Gujarat Secondary & Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) was constituted in 1972. The GSEB conducts two main examinations, in-
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Activist moots Gujarat-like bonus for Maha cotton growers
A prominent farm activist has called upon the Maharashtra government to provide immediate relief to Vidarbha’s cotton growers by emulating the ‘Gujarat model’ and declaring bonus for the produce sold through Cotton Corporation of India centres. The Gujarat government recently declared a bonus of Rs 650 per quintal on the produce sold through CCI centres. “Cotton-producing farmers are already facing an economic burden due to crop failure for the last two years. On top of it, market rates of cotton are also sluggish, nearing the minimum support price (MSP) level,” Kishor Tiwari, who has now been appointed director of the state government’s Vasantrao Naik Shetkari Swavlamban Mission (VNSSM), said. “Thus, the state govern-
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Karuna Pandey, who is currently wooing audiences in Zindagi’s first ever original fiction show – Bhaage Re Mann, has fallen in love on the sets.
No, it’s not her co-stars or crew but the stray animals on location that have won our Padmini’s heart! Karuna reveals that she has always been an ardent animal lover, but the
Another attack on traffic cop in Vadodara, 2 including NRI youth held
Correspondent | Vadodara
Barely two days after a sensational mob attack on a traffic constable in the city, two drunken youth including an NRI today beat up another traffic constable on duty for stopping their car here. The act of the culprits identified as Krutrarth Pandya ( an NRI from Australia) and his friend Toshal was recorded in the CCTV camera. Police
said that both have been arrested. The duo in their Volkswagen car bearing registration number GJ 06 HD 1483 was trying to cross the Alkapuri underpass which was closed for maintenance work. When traffic constable Vijay Singh tried to stop them, they beat him up. Krutarth even threatened him taking the name of a former minister claiming him to be his close relative.
four-legged friends on the sets of Bhaage Re Mann have a special place in her heart. Not only does she spend as much time as she can with them – before, after and in-between shots, she also brings food for them from her home everyday! “Animals are great companions and I love spending time with my pets. I have fallen in love with the stray dogs on set...they are adorable. And my favorite thing to do on sets, besides shooting, is to spend time with them,” says the powerhouse of talent. Her contagious passion and love for animals has the entire cast and crew ensuring that they are nice to the animals on the set, in fact thanks to Karuna’s strong advocacy the entire cast and crew have become animal friendly and ensure that they only eat vegetarian food on the sets and follow Karuna’s example of living healthy lifestyles. Needless to say, with her immense talent and beautiful heart, Karuna gives us many reasons to fall in love…with her!
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