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News Brief SRK wants to shoot in Kashmir again Agency : Mumbai, Apr 30
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan called on Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed here today and expressed his wish to shoot in the Valley again. Recalling his childhood memories, the 49-year-old actor told Sayeed during the meeting that his grandmother was of Kashmiri origin.
Stop work on Kanhar Dam, Chhattisgarh Govt tells UP Agency : Raipur, Apr 30
Chhattisgarh Government has asked its Uttar Pradesh counterpart to halt the construction of a dam in Sonbhadra district till compensation cases related to the project in the tribaldominated State are settled. Kanhar Dam being built in Amwar village of Sonbhadra district of neighbouring Uttar Pradesh is likely to submerge villages and displace hundreds of people in Chhattisgarh. "Chief Minister Raman Singh has assured that the construction of the irrigation dam by Uttar Pradesh Government on River Kanhar will not be allowed overlooking the interests of farmers and villagers of Chhattisgarh. He has said interests of rural citizens will be protected at any cost," an official statement here said today.
'Extremely simplified' tax form soon: FM Agency : New Delhi, Apr 30
An "extremely simplified" income tax return form will soon replace the controversial 14-page ITR that sought information like all bank accounts and foreign trip details, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced in the Lok Sabha today. "I am having the entire matter reviewed and very soon you will hear an extremely simplified procedure coming for us," he said replying to the debate on the Finance Bill, 2015. Referring to the criticism of new 14-page income tax return (ITR), he said the entire issue has been reviewed and the form will be based on feedback received from the industry and MPs.
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Transport strike cripples services in Gujarat Around 40,000 employees of GSRTC, including drivers, conductors and other administrative staff have gone on a mass casual leave Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
Public transport services were hit in different parts of the state as three unions of Gujarat State Road Transport Service (GSRTC) went on a daylong nationwide strike called by the transport sector workers against the Centre's new Road Safety and Transport Bill. According to officials, around 40,000 employees of GSRTC, including drivers, conductors and other administrative staff have gone on a mass casual
leave. The 24-hour strike, which began from midnight today, has been called in
support of the nationwide call for strike by various transport unions. Nearly
Girl dies after being thrown from Badal family's bus; four arrested Agency : Moga The death of a 13-year-old Dalit girl on Thursday after she and her mother were allegedly pushed out of a speeding bus for protesting against their molestation sparked outrage in Punjab, with the opposition demanding action against the ruling Badal family which owned the bus. Police said that four people, including the bus driver, conductor and helper, were arrested on Thursday, and a a case of murder, attempt to murder and molestation slapped on them. The incident took place Wednesday evening near Moga town, 180 km from here. The bus belongs to Orbit Aviation Company
8,000 buses operated by GSRTC remained off the roads affecting more than 20 lakh daily commuters across the state. Though the state administration tried hard to convince the unions to call off their strike, employees maintained their stand to join the nationwide protest. "There are no issues at the
Gujarat govt to appoint 496 Adhyapak Sahayaks Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
which is owned by Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, who also holds the home portfolio, and his wife and union minister Harsimrat Badal. The victim, Arshdeep Kaur, was declared dead by doctors at the Moga civil hospital while her mother, Shinder Kaur, was admitted in a serious condition. Shinder Kaur, 36,
told the media from her hospital bed that they complained about the molestation to the bus driver but he mocked at them and started speeding the vehicle. She said that no one helped them inside the bus and alleged that she and her daughter were pushed out of the moving bus by the molesters.
The commissioner of higher education has decided to appoint 496 Adhyapak Sahayaks in arts, commerce and home science streams in the 164 grant-in-aid and government colleges. Process of applying for these posts commenced from Tuesday, April 29, and the last date for submitting the application was May 10. The officials said that the
Union Govt sanctions 9 new floating vessels for BSF along Bengal, Gujarat Agency : New Delhi Government has sanctioned nine new ‘floating’ border posts to the BSF in order to enhance vigil and security along India’s riverine borders along Pakistan and Bangladesh, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today. While six of the border posts, self-sustained troops and weapon carrying vessels, will be deployed along the Sunderbans area along the Indo-Bangladesh border, three similar floating platforms have been sanctioned for the Border Security Force along the shallow sea and marshy area of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. Officials said these new vessels would be made and procured from Indian ship and vessel making firms, hopefully, within this financial year. The BSF is the mandated border
state level for which they (employees) have to take a harsh step like this. We have been in talks with union leaders but they have decided to go ahead with the strike," Secretary, GSRTC K D Desai said. Union leaders, on the other hand, justified their protest as they claimed that the new
guarding force for these two important Indian frontiers. “We have to care about both land and coastal security.It is a fact that only a secure nation can progress and same is true for India.” “I have seen the BSF working very closely in these areas and I felt there was a dearth of floating BOPs (border out posts) here and hence we have sanctioned new ones,” Rajnath said while
inaugurating BSF’s ‘Golden Jubilee’ seminar here. At present there are about five such BSF vessels at both these border areas. The one-day seminar, held to commemorate the forces’ 50 years of raising this year, is being held on the theme of “border management in India?challenges and options”. The Home Minister also said that the government’s message that BSF will give a befitting reply
to any unprovoked firing by Pakistan has gone down well in the country. “India will never provoke conflict by being the first to open fire across the borders but will never back off. Our forces will give a befitting reply to shelling and gunfire from across the border,” he said in the context of continuous ceasefire violations by Pakistan. He assured the BSF of government’s commitment to provide the force with latest weaponry and equipment as he lauded the personnel for undertaking welfare activities and developmental works for the people residing in the vicinity of the borders. The Home Minister, who had recently visited the border areas, said he could get the feel as “how difficult and hard” the duties of the BSF men were.
government has given a no objection certificate for the vacancies. Of the 496 posts 128 are for commerce, 86 for economics, 121 for English, 42 for Gujarati, 31 for sociology, 27 for Sanskrit, 18 for psychology, 1 in statistics and 11 in Hindi. Sources said that the government has earlier decided to appoint 553 Sahayaks but later considering the work load and the student`s ratio the government decided to appoint only 496 Sahayak.
bill will ultimately help private bus operators. "The Road Transport and Safety Bill proposes harsh penalty
for drivers. Moreover, the new bill will ultimately benefit private bus operators and weaken powers of state transport. Thus, three of our unions have joined the strike," President, GSRTC Mazdoor Union, Kirit Shah said. Meanwhile, state Road Transport Minister Vijay Rupani termed the strike as "illegal" and said action will be initiated against the employees. "The strike is totally illegal. We have not approved their mass casual leave. We will deduct their one-day salary," said Rupani.
Former Gujarat assembly speaker Pardiwala passes away Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
Former Gujarat assembly speaker Barjorji Pardiwala today passed away here due to age-related illness at a city-based private hospital. He was 86. "Former speaker Barjorji Pardiwala died today due to failure of vital organs in Sterling hospital in the city at the age of 86," his assistant Ayaz Sheikh said. His last rites will be conducted at Valsad tomorrow, he said. Pardiwala, father of Gujarat High Court Justice J B Pardiwala, was also a renowned lawyer in Valsad, he said. Pardiwala joined the bar at Valsad town of Gujarat in 1955 and practiced for more than 40 years. He successfully contested
election as Congress nominee on Valsad assembly constituency and was made speaker of the seventh state assembly when Madhavsinh Solanki was chief minister for period from December 1989 to March 1990. Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel and Governor O P Kohli have condoled the death of Pardiwala. "I condole sad demise of former MLA and the former speaker of the Gujarat assembly and also the renowned advocate Barjorji Pardiwala," Patel said in a statement. "Shri Barjorji Pardiwla always acted in the interest of public at large and people will remember him for a long time," Governor O P Kohli said.
Finance Minister Jaitley exempts foreign investors from MAT; simple ITR on way Agency : New Delhi Seeking to calm investor jitters, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday offered tax relief to FIIs by exempting some of their income from MAT and announced that an "extremely simplified" income tax return form will soon replace the controversial 14-page ITR that sought details of all bank accounts and foreign trips. Replying to the debate on the Finance Bill, 2015, in Lok Sabha, he said Prime Minister's social security schemes will be exempt from service tax and also tinkered with indirect tax rates on raw silk, iron ore and rubber. With funds fleeing India as the row over 20 percent minimum alternate tax (MAT) on capital gains they made in
past three years escalated, Jaitley offered relief by exempting income foreign firms earned from securities transactions and interest, royalties and fees for technical service from MAT. The exemption would apply only in those cases where the normal tax rate is below 18.5 percent. He, however, offered no relief retrospectively as has been demanded by foreign portfolio investors. The
rules for the application of MAT for real estate investment trusts were also eased. Later, the Finance Bill was passed by voice vote, bringing to close the three-stage budget process in the House. On the indirect tax side, export tax on low-grade iron ore was cut to 10 percent from 30 percent, in a bid to boost shipments of the steelmaking raw material from Goa.
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Let's get talking India: Marriage cannot be accepted as a licence to rape The Government of India has, effectively, told women that marriage is sacred, and that therefore they have no right to a remedy to rape within marriage. Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi had asked the home ministry whether the government planned to bring in a bill to remove the exception to marital rape that is currently enshrined in the rape law. In a written reply, the minister of state for home, Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said that the government had no plans to do so. He admitted that the UN CEDAW had recommended that India criminalise marital rape, but that the government could not do so thanks to the “myriad social customs and values, religious beliefs, mindset of the society to treat the marriage as a sacrament.” This ‘marriage is a sacrament’ argument is abhorrent. It amounts to telling women that they must suffer violence and rape within marriage without complaint, since marriage is a sacred tie. By implication, this argument even delegitimises divorce for a woman suffering spousal abuse, since to seek divorce would be to ‘break the sacred tie of marriage.’According to our government, treating marital rape like any other rape would pose a threat to the sacred nature of marriage. But does not violence and rape pose a threat, likewise, to the institution of marriage? There is widespread evidence of such violence, even of marital rape. In an article titled ‘Marital rape: the numbers don’t lie,’ (The Hindu, November 12, 2014) Rukmini S made sense of the data available. She pointed out that, according to researcher Aashish Gupta, 6.6% of women interviewed by National Family Health Survey interviewers, reported having experienced sexual violence by husbands. If this is what women reported, what men themselves admitted is even more significant. A study by the International Centre for Women (ICRW) and United Nations Population Fund’s (UNPFA), conducted in eight States (Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha) asked 9,205 men, across caste, religious and income groups, whether they had ever forced a sexual act on their wife or girlfriend. One third of the men interviewed admitted to having done so. Upholding the conviction in a case of the murder of a wife by her husband, the Delhi high court on September 29, 2014, had observed that “"married women in India are safer on the street than in their matrimonial homes.” Of course, this is not the case in India alone. Across the world, women are more likely to be murdered by their intimate partners than by strangers. What holds for murder, holds as true for rape as well. The Justice Verma Committee, set up to recommend comprehensive changes in response to the anti-rape movement of December 2012, had observed that "The exemption for marital rape stems from a long out-dated notion of marriage which regarded wives as no more than the property of their husbands…a wife was deemed to have consented at the time of the marriage to have intercourse with her husband at his whim. Moreover, this consent could not be revoked." The Verma Committee had unambiguously recommended that the exception to marital rape must be removed from the rape law.
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“I take both pride and pleasure in informing that BJP has become the world's largest political party. We had kept a target of crossing the 10crore mark and we achieved it,” - Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah on Thursday said
“Gabbar is the hero in the film and a vigilante” – Akshay Kumar
Agency : Mumbai Hitting theaters this Friday is Akshay Kumar in Gabbar is Back. Produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the film directed by noted South filmmake Krish, also stars Sonu Sood and Shruti Hassan in lead roles alongside Prakash Raj and
Nikitin Dheer. It is said, there’s no one as dangerous as a man on a death wish. Gabbar is a story of a common man, Ajay (Akshay Kumar) wronged by the establishment, who starts the Anti-Corruption Force (ACF) that aims to track down and cease the
corrupt strata of society. An underground vigilante army, a secret identity, an elaborate modus…all of these combined make a ‘GABBAR’— a true hero. Check out what Akshay Kumar had to say in this cool Q and A on all things Gabbar is Back and more!
Radhika Apte Says She Hasn't Made a Statement About Nude Clip Controversy Agency : New Delhi You might have noticed several websites today reporting that actress Radhika Apte had laughed off a current controversy about a video clip featuring her partly-nude that was circulated on WhatsApp over the weekend. She hasn't laughed it off. Several reports quoted the actress as saying, "I saw it and laughed it off because it is really funny. I am really busy. I can't waste my time doing that. My family and I never get affected by any of these things. So it just doesn't bother me." The quote was attributed to this interview published by E3 Talkies two days ago, but which actually appears to date from when nude 'selfies,'
her command over the language while dubbing for the film directed by Srijit Mukherji. "I was scared whether I would be able to express myself in Bengali.
someone to pass off as naked me, she needs to a lot more like me." The clip that made the rounds
sum up their upcoming filmPiku. Dealing with the story of a daughter and her 90 year old father, Piku is yet
another slice of life film, more on the lines of a relationship comedy. But in a much funnier way. While Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone play father-daughter in the film, Irrfan Khan plays her love interest in the film. "It was wonderful to work with Irrfan. He is such a talented actor. There's so much you learn from him," said Deepika. But when asked about working with Big B, she was all smiles. "I have worked with Amitji before but this time, it was a lot more fun. I enjoyed a lot more and I was way more comfortable than ever."
The director made me do the dubbing like I was a child doing poetry recitation. He said every word has to be said exactly like a true Bengali," she said. Two-
three years ago, she was in talks with the late maverick Bengali film director Rituparno Ghosh for a Bengali movie. "We were discussing a film but he left us before that happened. That was a film I would have done for sure. I will regret that. As a human being and as a director, both, he was honest, my kind of a person," the actress said. She is now discussing a project with another Bengali filmmaker Anjan Dutt. Describing the film "Nirbaak" as a simple and silent storytelling, Sen said it is not the kind of film where people will rush to do advance booking. "This is the kind of film which paves the way for future generations of filmmakers who want to tell a story differently and use everything other than dialogue, song and dance and tell a story in silence.
Agency : Mumbai Shahid Kapoor and Mira
is investigating how the clip was released after Mr Kashyap filed a First Information Report or FIR.
Rajput who are all set to tie the knot, will be heading to
Greece to solemnise their wedding in the presence of family and friends, latest reports suggest. The couple will reportedly enter matrimony on June 10. Shahid’s father and veteran actor Pankaj Kapoor is believed to have known Mira’s family for many years. And that’s what apparently led to this arranged marriage. Though Shahid has been tight-lipped about the wedding date and destination, he did confirm that his marriage will certainly happen this year.
Mallika Sherawat to play Aamir Khan’s wife in Dangal?
Agency : New Delhi Mallika Sherawat, who suffered a severe backlash for her last controversial
than just sax and violins
Agency : New Delhi Double bass, saxophone, trumpet, clarinet, trombone and vocals... Delhi's been tripping on this and more Jazz. What originated in the late 19th century thanks to African-American communities, it's one of the most popular genres worldwide and has been playing big on the hearts of Dilliwalas, too. With festivals, gigs and dedicated jazz evening across the city, the scene just seems to be getting
of WhatsApp does actually feature Radhika and belongs to a short film made by Anurag Kashyap as part of an international docu-series. The cyber crime branch of the Mumbai Police
Shahid Kapoor-Mira Rajput marriage: Greece is the wedding destination
Sushmita Sen makes her dad proud, once again Delhi's Jazz scene is more Agency : Kolkata Bollywood actress and former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen has once again made her father proud and this time by acting in a Bengali film. "It was my father's big dream that I do a Bengali film. It is a big moment for him," Sen, whose debut Bengali film "Nirbaak" (Speechless) releases this Friday, said. The 39-year-old actress, who has starred in Hindi films like "No Problem", "Main Hoon Na" and "Biwi No 1", said her father Shuber Sen always wanted her to act in Bengali films, something which never worked out for her. "He was very ecstatic when he heard that. He had watched Srijit's films before and said he is a fantastic director and you must do his film," she said. Although born to Bengali parents in Hyderabad, the actress was worried about
allegedly of Radhika, found their way online in February this year. At the time, Radhika wrote on Twitter: "If you're going to get
Everyone can relate to 'Piku', says Deepika Padukone
Agency : New Delhi Motion se Emotion'- that's how quirkily Shoojit Sircar and team has decided to
Ahmedabad
stronger among both, the young and the old. On International Jazz Day, HT spoke to three specialists and what they think of Delhi's love for jazz. Jazz in Delhi is still a lot about ignorant pretense, says Stefan Kaye of Jazz B'stards and The Ska Vengers. "Although the genre itself has seen a rise, most events or gigs which book a Jazz band for them hardly have Jazz aficionados or people who even understand the genre.
release Dirty Politics, recently auditioned for a role in Aamir Khan’s Dangal. Yes, that’s right! The Nitesh Tiwari directorial, which is based on the life of wrestler Mahavir Phogat, highlights upon the relationship he shares with his four daughters. While recently, TV fame Fatima and Delhibased ballet dancer Sanaya were finalised to play Khan’s daughters in the film, Mallika is keen to play the mother of four and Aamir’s wife in the film! Can you imagine? A source close to a leading daily revealed that the Murder
actress turned up for the audition looking completely de-glamorised and almost unrecognisable, sporting a simple salwar-kameez. "She had no make-up and rattled off the pages of dialogue she knew by heart in shudh Haryanvi. The Jat accent that might stump other actresses, comes naturally to her since she’s from the state,” says the source. However, Ms Sherawat is yet to bag the mother’s role as the makers are still scouting for daughters. Now it’s left to see if Ms Sherawat will be finalised as Aamir’s wife or not.
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Xiaomi phones still hot in IPL 8: KKR's Sunil Narine's 'off-spin China, but Apple catching up ban' extends to international cricket
Agency : Beijing Xiaomi led China's smartphone market as its biggest vendor for the third straight quarter. But Apple is closing in, thanks to demand for its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, and may even overtake Xiaomi this year. In this year's first quarter, Xiaomi claimed a 13 percent share, while Apple captured 12 percent, research firm Strategy Analytics said Wednesday. In the first quarter of last year, Apple's share was 8 percent compared to Xiaomi's 11 percent.
Xiaomi, a maker of inexpensive Android phones, is riding on the success of its Redmi models, which can start at 599 yuan (US$98) when bought without carrier subsidies. But the company's smartphone shipments have been declining over the past two quarters, Strategy Analytics said. Apple, on the other hand, witnessed booming sales. In the quarter, Apple shipped 13.5 million smartphones to the country, up from 7.8 million units a year ago.
Network Unit’s Weakness Ruins Nokia’s First Quarter Agency : Helsinki Nokia Corp. Thursday said that its mainstay network business delivered unsatisfactory profits during the first quarter while a strong performance based on one-off gains at its licensing unit lifted the Finnish company’s quarterly net profit above analysts’ expectations Although Nokia’s network arm saw its quarterly revenue rise 15% over the year to •2.67 billion ($2.94 billion), the unit’s underlying operating profit for the first quarter fell to •85 million from •216 million, Nokia said in a
statement. The network unit’s weak performance came as a disappointment to investors. Nokia’s share price was down 9% in Helsinki in morning trading. The network unit’s “unsatisfactory” profitability was due to higher expenses and more revenue coming from lower-margin hardware sales instead of more lucrative software deals, Chief Executive Officer Rajeev Suri said in a telephone conference call. The network arm’s quarterly underlying operating profit margin fell 3.2% from 9.3% a year earlier and was well below the company’s long-term target of between 8% and 11%.
Agency : Mumbai Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Sunil Narine is in fresh trouble as his 'ban' on bowling off-spinners has been extended to international cricket, reports confirm. Narine was reported for a suspect action in the game against
Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 22 and will reportedly undergo a bio-mechanical test on his bowling action in Chennai soon. Though Narine is allowed to bowl his 'knuckle-ball' delivery and other variations, he still is not allowed to bowl offsinners. If he continued to
bowl them, Narine risked being suspended from bowling in BCCIorganised matches. This is the third time that Narine has been reported in a tournament run by the BCCI and he risks permanent suspension in internationa matches provided he gets called again. Narine was called twice during the Champions League Twenty20 tournament in 2014 and was barred from bowling in the final. Luckily, at that time, the ban wasn't recognised by the ICC. The West Indian also skipped his country's tour of India in late 2014 and later withdrew from the World Cup squad, in a bid to work on his action. Australian veteran spinner Brad Hogg has been called up in Narine's place for KKR's IPL 8 matches now.
Hafeez 224 builds commanding lead Agency : Khulna Mohammad Hafeez had missed a double-century twice in the past after coming close. He was dismissed for 196 against Sri Lanka in 2012 and had fallen short by three runs last year against New Zealand. But continuing on the flawless effort of the second day in Khulna, and on his recent Test form in general, Hafeez finally passed the landmark. By the time he was dismissed for 224, the best by a Pakistan batsman against Bangladesh, Hafeez had helped his team strengthen their hold on the Test with a lead of 80, which then swelled to 205 by the end of the day after half-centuries from Misbah-ul-Haq, Asad Shafiq and Sarfraz Ahmed. It wasn't a surprise that he
SPORTS ROUNDUP IPL - 8 : 2015 IPL 2015: Fearless teenager Sarfaraz shows he is one for the future Agency : Bengaluru The best RCB batsman had just been run out. Dinesh Karthik slammed his bat into the ground in frustration. The Chinnaswamy Stadium was in shock as AB de Villiers (57 off 45 balls) walked off after a few words of encouragement to Karthik. Meanwhile, a 17-year-old, the youngest player in the IPL, had walked out to bat. It went unnoticed, there was no excitement. The crowd was still recuperating from the loss of de Villiers. Thirty minutes later, the entire stadium was on its feet applauding Sarfaraz Khan and captain Virat Kohli even bowed down to him with a 'namaste' as Sarfaraz walked off the field having made an unbeaten 45 from 21 balls. Playing in only his second IPL game, Sarfaraz was cautious initially as he defended his first ball from Stuart Binny, cut the next one
Agency : Mumbai N Srinivasan’s position in the International Cricket Council (ICC) is safe for now. But there’s little doubt that he faces a rough ride as its chairman. Being the ICC chief without BCCI’s backing makes you powerless. Sharad Pawar will vouch for that. During his tenure as ICC president, it was Srinivasan and Shashank Manohar who called the shots as the Indian board’s top bosses. The souring of relations between Srinivasan and the BCCI’s new secretary, Anurag Thakur, and changing power equations in the
board indicate that Srinivasan is in for a similar experience. The leaked letter to the media targetting Thakur is being seen by the new BCCI regime as a warning of the damage that can be caused using ICC resources. Hence, reports that the Pawar-Thakur group is looking to oust Srinivasan from the ICC are not entirely unfounded. How and when they plan to do it has still not been worked out. A key member of the Thakur-Pawar group, who was present at Sunday’s working committee meeting, said that it was too early to take any action
to point for a single off Pravin Tambe and then drove one to long off for another single off the same bowler. Those three balls were enough for Sarfaraz to get his bearings. He began his assault by slashing James Faulkner over backward point for four. He then sliced Shane Watson over backward point for a
boundary and off the next ball played the shot of the day – an upper cut to third man. Watson stared as if to say: "Who the hell is this baby-faced kid?” The crowd was getting noisy now but Sarfaraz looked calm and composed as he incessantly chewed a piece of gum.
Hockey India names 24member team for Japan series slowed down after entering 190s. It took him 14 deliveries to get off 190. Then, after reaching 198 with a crisp straight drive off Mohammad Shahid, Hafeez had to wait 11 more deliveries to find the couple he needed. As Taijul Islam drifted on to the leg side, Hafeez paddled fine and scampered through for the second run, completing his double-century in 286
deliveries. The calmness of Hafeez's celebration belied the enormity of the landmark. He took his helmet off, raised the bat, offering nothing more than a smile, then kneeled down for the sajda. He smashed a boundary immediately after passing 200, but assumed a quieter approach thereafter, which did not bode well for Bangladesh.
Agency : New Delhi India on Thursday announced a 24-strong team for the men’s hockey series against Japan in Bhubaneswar from May 3 to 9. The Preparatory Camp for the series, which started on April 22 at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, ended on Tuesaday. The team will leave for Bhubaneswar May 1. The series will be in preparation of the allimportant FIH Hockey World League Semi-Final
Football: Sheikh Ahmad joins As equations change, Srinivasan faces BCCI heat FIFA's top table, Salman re-elected against Srinivasan. “All issues will be dealt with, step by step,” he said. They have compulsions too. To get a decision in the Special General Body Meeting, twothirds majority is needed, which is 21 BCCI units. The Pawar-Thakur group is not guaranteed that. The equation is fast changing in Board politics but Srinivasan still holds enough numbers to thwart any bid to oust him as ICC head. “He is losing control. It was seen at the WC meeting; the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association chief ’s supporters were down to five. Even some of his loyalists have become 5050. It’s all about the chair in BCCI, nothing is permanent,” said the Pawar-group member. However, the TNCA camp is confident of Srinivasan surviving in case voting is held at an SGM.
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Agency : Kuwait Political kingmaker Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah of Kuwait extended his influence further into soccer on Thursday when he was elected unopposed as one of Asia's three ordinary representatives on FIFA's executive committee. Sheikh Ahmad was the only candidate for a two-year term up for grabs on FIFA's top table due to tactical manoeuvring by confederation chiefs. The tactics were orchestrated by Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain, who himself was re-elected as Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president unopposed for a four year term. He will continue on the FIFA executive committee as the Asian president. They were joined on the executive committee by Prince Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah of Malaysia and Kozo Tashima of Japan who will
scheduled in June this year. After finishing third in the recent Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, the team will be looking for a series win against Japan in the upcoming tournament. Speaking on the team, Head Coach Paul van Ass said, “The team looks confident ahead of the upcoming tournament.
They are on a high post their third place finish at the 25th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and the team will aim for a series win.” “The team has worked on the various aspects including starting the game with speed and putting the initial pressure and to keep the attack going in the final minutes of the game.”
India's campaign in New Zealand Open ends
serve for four years. That means Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan, who has served on the FIFA executive for the last four years, loses his seat. Prince Ali's position, as Asian vicepresident, was taken by Sheikh Salman in his role as president, and the Jordanian royal did not contest any of the other Asian seats available. Tashima polled 36 votes and Shah 25 meaning that long-serving Thailand's
Worawi Makudi, who had been on the FIFA exco since 1997, was not reelected at the end of his term after polling only 13 votes. Chung Mong-gyu of South Korea, a relative of former FIFA executive committee member Chung Mong-joon also polled 13 votes and was not elected. It is Ahmad's elevation though that is the most significant and extends Asia's increasing influence in sporting political bodies.
Agency : Auckland The Indian campaign at the $120,000 New Zealand Open Grand Prix Gold ended on Thursday after Anand Pawar and Rachita Sahdev lost their respective matches. Pawar, seeded 11th, was outplayed 14-21, 7-21 by South Korean third seed Lee Hyun Il in 34 minutes in the third round of men's singles at the North Shore Events Centre. With this victory, Lee has extended his lead to 2-0 over the Indian. Meanwhile, Rachita Sahdev along with her mixed doubles partner Abhinav Manota of New Zealand lost 7-21, 1021 against Chinese fifth seeded pair of Zheng Si Wei and Chen Qingchen in 19 minutes in the second round.
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AMC bans plastic cups, bags, pan/masala wrappers
Surat airport likely to be named after Morarji Desai
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Department of Health, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation(AMC) has banned production, storage, transportation and usage of low quality plastic cups, bags, pan/masala packing wrappers across the city with effect from 1st May 2015. Commercial units, food stalls, tea shops, pan masala parlor and others found using such plastic cups, bags and wrappers will face legal actions under Plastic waste(management and handling) rules – 2011 and GPMC act. These details were shared by Municipal Commissioner in a statement issued to media.
Correspondent, Surat
The airport in Surat is likely to get the name of Late Prime Minister Shri Morarji Desai. According to reports, Prime Minister office itself has moved the process in
7 Pakistani boys released by juvenile court in Gujarat Correspondent, Jamnagar
A juvenile court here has ordered the release of seven Pakistani boys, who were caught in 2013 while illegally trespassing into the Indian waters, and ordered their deportation. Chief Judicial Magistrate in Jamnagar A M Vaishnav on Tuesday ordered the release of seven boys, in the age group of 13 to 17 years, from Saurashtra zone observation home in Rajkot district. According to Social Defence Officer at Rajkot, Kanaksinh Jhala, the boys were apprehended along with other Pakistani fishermen by Indian
maritime security agencies, including the Coast Guard, from the Arabian Sea at different places like Okha, Veraval and Jakhau in Gujarat. “I received a letter from the Jamnagar Chief Judicial Magistrate with the direction to initiate the process to release the seven boys who were kept in Rajkot observation home,” Jhala said. “The minor from Pakistan were facing charges under the Indian Maritime Zone Act for trespassing into the Indian territorial waters,” he said. The court’s direction came after the two countries
reached an agreement for releasing the minor boys who were caught along with their elders. Both the countries completed the process of identity verification of the boys before taking the decision to release them, he said. The boys had entered the Indian waters when they came for fishing either with their father or other senior family member, Jhala said. “After receiving the court’s letter, we have sent the boys to Jamnagar district children’s home and further process of their deportation will be conducted by tomorrow,” he said.
Ahmedabad Municipal Corp halts work on sports complex at city club Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
The AMC estate department on Wednesday sealed the large sports complex coming up besides the Golden Glory Hall in the Karnavati Club claiming that the required permissions had not been taken. AMC officials claimed that the
club had not placed its site plans and building design before the civic body for going through formal procedures before beginning construction at the site. "Even the mandatory structural safety report for the building was not placed before us. There is no politics
involved in this action," said an AMC official of the New West Zone department. A team of officials asked the contractors to stop all construction work at the sports complex. The threefloor complex was to be a state-of-the-art sports facility.
this regard, and after all procedures in Civil Aviation Ministry in Delhi, the airport will be given name as ‘Morarji Desai Domestic Airport Surat’. At the same time, Porbandar airport will be named as ‘Mahatma Gandhi Domestic Airport. It should be mentioned that Morarji Desai was only Gujarati Prime Minister other than Shri Narendra
Agency : New Delhi Heated exchanges between opposition and BJP benches were witnessed in Rajya Sabha on Thursday after a Congress member alleged discrimination against dalits in Gujarat saying they were not being allowed to enter temples in some villages there. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, P L Punia (Congress) said dalits in many Gujarat villages were being discriminated against and not allowed to enter
temples. He also alleged that the dalits were also not being allowed to take water from the village well. “Dalits are migrating from villages as those associating with
Stepwell discovered in Junagadh during JMC demolition drive Correspondent, Junagadh
Junagadh Municipal C o r p o r a t i o n ( J M C ) ’s demolition drive in Girnar Darwaja area has yielded an unexpected result. An old stepwell has been discovered here during demolition which has been talk of the town among locals. JMC’s concerned
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department has informed Municipal Commissioner about this. The demolition drive first removed a house built opposite Sarbhang Dhuna and later found a buried step well just behind it. The step well has large ‘Kamaans’ (arcs) and steps. It has water too in its well.
together have a dream, a dream for Gujarat’s development journey. In this age, the whole world has chosen to be a part of the rat’s race for ‘development’. As a general perception, we look westward when we aspire for development. We have forgotten to value our heritage, our legacy. I believe that in Gujarat of our dreams, we should take pride in bonding with our
Agency : New Delhi Days after Rahul Gandhi's 'suit-boot ki sarkar' barb, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday described the Narendra Modi dispensation as 'soojh-boojh ki sarkar' and took a dig at the Congress Vice President for his "disappearance for a jaunt". With Modi seated beside him in Lok Sabha, Jaitley took potshots at Gandhi and Congress who have been targeting the Prime Minister for his frequent foreign tours. He also hit out at Congress for politicising the farmers' issue, on a day Gandhi was in Vidarbha on a 'padyatra' to highlight the plight of the farming community. "This is a 'soojhboojh ki sarkar'(a wise government). "Let there be no illusions about it," Jaitley
roots. Our strong and rich foundation is where we truly belong. Gujarat government is striving to harness the potential of technology and modern infrastructure in the collective progress of our villages, towns and cities. We are making all efforts to recast the landscape of our state with latest amenities and infrastructure. Only then will we be able to carve a golden future for our beloved state.
them are being punished. We heard of Gujarat’s progress and equality. Today the real face of the government has come out…Government is not concerned about welfare of dalits and poor. It is clear that this government is antidalit,” he said, urging the government to maintain equality and harmony. Strongly objecting to the allegations, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said the member should not make “sweeping statements without any basis” to target a state which is a “model state” of the country.
Surf web, rule and take decisions, women empowerment in rural Idar village Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
memories of devastating drought, floods and earthquake. But no matter what, the spirit of Gujarat and Gujaratis has always remained immortal. With progressive mindset, Gujarat has always rescued itself, galvanized itself to return to normalcy. I salute the sense of courage, culture, dignity, unity and pragmatism of each Gujarati. Friends, today on Gujarat Gaurav Divas, let us
Jaitley hits back at Rahul for suit-boot jibe, questions Gandhi's sabbatical
Heat in Rajya Sabha over ‘discrimination’ against dalits in Gujarat
Chief Minister’s blog on eve of Gujarat Day Presented below is Chief Minister of Gujarat, smt Anandiben Patel’s blog in full text on eve of foundation day of Gujarat state. Today on the foundation day of our beloved state, ‘Gujarat Gaurav Divas’ I convey my heartiest wishes to all of you. I bow down to those visionary leaders of that time who earned us an individual identity, a separate state of ‘Gujarat’. Today when I look back at the years gone-by, a number of memorable and not-somemorable events flash in front of my eyes. On one hand we have happy memoirs of triumphant Industrial Revolution, White Revolution and Green Revolution in the backdrop, we boast of a new era of Gujarat on the rise under the aegis of Narendrabhai. On the other, we have bitter
Modi. He was elected to Lok Sabha from Surat only. Surat has a University named after a famous poet Narmad, auditorium named after son of soil and great bollywood actor Sanjeevkumar, and now airport is likely to be named after Shri Morarji Desai. Porbandar on the other hand is birth place of Mahatma Gandhi, and therefore choice of his name is natural. Ahmedabad airport has been named as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. Sardar Patel had been lawyer and Municipality President in Ahmedabad. Bhuj airport which was earlier known as Rudramata airport has been recently renamed as Shyamji Krishna Verma airport.
Hetal Patel of Daramali village in Idar taluka in Sabarkantha is days busy trying out Punjabi cuisine at her home. Thanks to the internet, she continually learns new recipes and tries them out at home. Not just Patel, almost all the women in the village are adept at using the internet and even have email ids of their own. These women were trained to use the internet at the village computer training centre. Daramali village has also set an example in smart administration. The village panchayat — where women rule the roost — upgraded the village school by buying a smart board, then set up a computer centre, a laboratory and a public address system. The sarpanch, Hetal Desai, and her panchayat spearheaded
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this change. The panchayat next started a computer training programme at the school campus where other villagers are being trained. Apart from the sarpanch, the principal and talati are also women in this village which boasts of 100% drainage and toilets in all houses. Desai says, "During the meeting it was decided that all gifts received by the panchayat and sarpanch would be given for the welfare of the school and this began the process of change. The village then collected Rs 2.5 lakh and the school got a facelift with a modern computer laboratory, library and sound system connected with the village administration. Important announcements are made using this for the entire village to hear."
said while replying to a debate on Finance Bill. The senior BJP leader, who was clearly hitting out at Gandhi for his 'suit-boot ki sarkar' barb, added, "It is good to be suited but dangerous to be booted out." Congress,
which ruled the country for 10 years, lost power in the last Lok Sabha elections last year and got the dubious distinction of its lowest ever performance as it managed only 44 seats in the 543member House.
70,000 Gujarati Thepla flying from Mumbai to quake-hit Nepal Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
CNN journalist Moni Basu has penned down a story on her journey in Spicejet flight from Delhi to Nepal. One interesting portion of this story features silent job of service to earthquake victims in Nepal performed by Gujarati women in Mumbai. Thepla is kind of roti in Gujarat that is very useful during long travel. It’s wisdom of Gujarati women in Mumbai to identify usefulness of Thepla in Nepal crisis. They deserve congratulations. If a Gujarati is out on traveling for three days and if he has homemade thepla in a lunch box in his bag, he can easily consume it during entire journey. Theplas would not lose its quality or taste. In fact many Gujaratis do try
this. Once I was in south Mumbai halting briefly in a flat of possibly richest Surti Jain diamond trader based in Mumbai. He was leaving for Surat with bunch of theplas in his bag. He was planning to consume it during the journey and his stay in Surat. When I travel with family outside Amdavad, we don’t forget to have thepla in our bag. So what if we stay in a fivestar hotel? We at least take one lunch of home-made thepla with Chhundo or Amul Shrikhand in hotel room.
Ahmedabad citizens offer helping hand by the glassful Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
The burning heat where even a glass of water becomes a panacea has spawned water philanthropy in the city. Acknowledging thirsty people on the roads, a local businessman has come out to serve drinking water to people near Soni ni chali in Odhav. Apart from him, a pan parlour owner has started distributing water free of cost to the poor in Makarba while two scrapdealers from Ramrajyanagar in Amraiwadi are also giving free water to people. All these men were prompted to set up free water stalls as they saw people suffering from the heat and asking where they could get a glass of water. Vishnu Patel, a grocery shop owner near Soni Ni Chali and 11 more local traders set up a water station where 70 mineral water dispensers are brought every day to quench the thirst of the poor and needy. They have also appointed a man with a Rs 4,000 salary to serve water to people. Vishnu Patel said, "Since our
shops are on the main road, we routinely see people in cars as well as pedestrians looking for water. Most are forced to drink unhealthy water pouches, so that we decided to start a water station here." Om Prakash Khatik, a scrap dealer started a water station that distributes 60 containers of water a day after he couldn't get a drink of water as he didn't have Rs 2 in change to buy water. "I am supported by my friend and mother. We get a lot of blessings from people who quench their thirst." Mohammad Akram, a 24year-old pan parlour owner in Makarba says water is precious and should not have a price. Akram started to distribute free water pouches to poor and thirsty people. Akram said, "Water is not a business but it is for serving people. I charge one rupee a pouch for other people but for the needy and poor it is free of cost. On Thursday, I distributed around 1,200 water pouches free to those who came to my parlour."
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