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News Brief “Fire at Army’s depot” The “Devdas” that Bollywood missed
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Few Hindi movie buffs know that the Bollywood missed production of one more “Devdas” which would have featured veteran actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini in it, depicting the tragic theme that has continued to appeal film makers over decades.
Minor girl raped by neighbour
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16 dead at ammo arms depot, Nagpur CAD, Pulgaon is located at about 115 Km from Nagpur, in Maharashtra. The depot is spread over an area of more than 7000 acres and is an important ammunition depot of the Indian Army
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tained so far. “Actions Sixteen people, including to assess the damage are two Army officers, died in progress. An inquiry in a fire at the Army’s big- has been ordered by the gest ammunition depot in Army,” said Lt General Pulgaon, Maharashtra, on Ranbir Singh, Director Tuesday. Seventeen peo- General of Military Operple, including two Army ations. Central Ammuniofficers and nine person- tion Depot (CAD), Pulganel, were injured in the on, located about 115 km accident, which occurred from Nagpur, is spread variety of ammunition at 1 am. The cause of the over an area of more than and explosives in a large fire has not been ascer- 7,000 acres and stores a number of sheds. The CAD comes directly unDetails on Gujarat part of World der the Army headquarand is responsible Yog Day to be available online ters for the all-India supply of ammunition and ex-
plosives, after receiving them from Ordnance factories and other sources. The CAD then supplies these items to various ammunition depots and field ammunition depots for replenishing their
stocks. The fire started in one of the sheds at 1 am and the Quick Reaction Teams and Fire Fighting Teams restricted it to that one shed. In the initial efforts to douse the fire, two Army officers, one Army jawan and 13 civilian firefighting staff lost their lives. The shed where the fire started contained highly sensitive ammunition, sources said. They said that another four sheds were in the range of the one that caught fire. According to sources,
these shed contain ammunition for artillery guns and anti-tank land mines. Army officially refused to comment on the what was
kept in the sheds. Two Army officers, nine Army jawans and six civilian firefighting staff were injured and evacuated to a multi-speciality hospital in Wardha, 35 km from Pulgaon. The Army has moved its special medical teams from Pune to provide attention to the injured.
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Agency | Thane A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 42-year-old neighbour in whose care the victim’s mother had left her, police said today. The accused and the victim’s family lived in Banere village of Kalyan taluka and they knew each other well.
Amit Shah breaks bread with Dalit family
Agency | Varanasi BJP chief Amit Shah today had a meal with a Dalit family in Jogiyapur village in Sevapuri Assembly segment in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency. Shah, who was on his way to Allahabad to address a farmers’ rally, took a brief halt at Jogiyapur village and had lunch with the family of Girjaprasad Bind and Ikbal Bind, who belong to the Dalit community, Sanjay Bharadwaj, BJP media-in-charge said. The BJP chief sat on the ground with the family members and shared the meal with them, he said.
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Gujarat government today said the details regarding upcoming ‘World Yog Day’ celebration in Gujarat will be available from a dedicated online source which is www. sgsu.edu.in. Details regarding Yog performance, related pamphlets etc will be available from this website which belongs to Swarnim Gujarat Sports University. District Collector Avantika Singh shared this detail in pres-
ence of representatives of volunteer organizations, universities and colleges. She said proper training schedule has been finalized for training of those participating in Yog Day celebration in Gujarat. It should be mentioned here that the United Nations had last year on request of Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi declared 21 June as World Yog Day. This year Gujarat and the world will celebrate second World Yog Day.
Mobs of slum dwellers in Vadodara today pelted stones over police men and torched police chowky along with at least one rifle, State Reserve Police(SRP) force tent, local public bus run by private operator VITCOS and 10 two-wheelers while protesting against demolition drive conducted by Vadodara Municipal Corporation(VMC). 8 tear gas shells were lobbed by police to control the crowd during the incident. Police has detained 30 in connection with this incident. The protest took place early in the morning in ille-
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gal slum pocket Sulemani Chawl near Panigate after VMC teams joined by city police and fire brigade started demolition task. Road connecting Vaghodia road-Ajwa road triangle and Suryanagar Garba ground was closed for traffic on one side and Ajwa road Mahavir hall stretch on other side. Over two dozen buses were pulled back from service in this area for precautionary measure. The VMC teams continued demolition task and demolished
nearly 100 units. Power connections were also disconnected. Demolition of illegally constructed mosque has been postponed however. According to VMC officials, notices were issued and all prior procedures including High Court permission were completed before starting today’s demolition task. The VMC has initiated demolition drive for last two months in various area. This particular locality involves 30-year old illegal constructions.
The fight for Rajya Sabha seats from Haryana got interesting with media baron Subhash Chandra filing nomination as an independent candidate for the second Upper House seat falling vacant from the state. The Congress has not fielded any candidate for the seat but former Congress MP and lawyer R K Anand also filed his nomination as an independent candidate. As, Tuesday was the final day for filing of nominations to the biennial Rajya Sabha elections. The elections to 57 seats that are fall-
ing vacant from across 15 states will be held on June 11. Chandra claimed that he had support of BJP legislators and could drum up support across party lines. On Monday, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had expressed hope that Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and BJP could reach a consensus to elect candidates on both seats unopposed. However, Om Prakash Chautala-led INLD, the main opposition party in the Haryana assembly, queered the pitch for Chandra by announcing its support for Anand.
Dadri lynching: Lab report says meat in Mohammed Akhlaq’s home was beef
India cemented its pole position as the world’s fastest-growing major economy, with March quarter GDP (gross doAgency | New Delhi launching a full-fledged mestic factor) growth acattack on the ruling govThe meat in Dadri lynchcelerating to 7.9 per cent ernment over the alleged ing victim Mohammad versus a revised 7.2 per growing intolerance in be a recovery in private pickup in electricity pro- Akhlaq’s home has been cent in December 2015. the country. In Decemsector capex,” said Sub- duction. The farm sector found to be beef, reports The latest data is much ber 2015, the documents better than consensus es- hhda Rao, chief econo- grew by 2.3 per cent from The Hindustan Times. Fifsubmitted by the Uttar mist with Yes Bank. India a year ago compared with ty-two year-old Mohamtimates of 7.5 per cent Pradesh Police as part of growth in Q4 and coin- maintained its lead over a 1 percent contraction mad Akhlaq and his son the first chargesheet of cides with Prime Minis- China, the world’s second in the December quarter. Danish were attacked by the case revealed that aclargest economy, where Mining grew 8.6 per cent a mob in Bisada in Dadri ter Narendra Modi’s government completing two GDP growth slowed to in the March quarter, up over rumours that they to the court in April. In the cow or its progeny.” This cording to preliminary reyears in office. “Momen- a seven-year low of 6.7 from 7.1 per cent in the had slaughtered a cow and final result section of the is contradictory to the pre- port submitted by Dadri’s tum is building up fast- per cent between January previous quarter. Elec- kept beef in their home. A report, signed by the Joint liminary reports which Government Veterinary er than anticipated, and and March 2016. Growth tricity, water and gas pro- fast track court had per- Director of the Forensic said that the meat was that Hospital, the meat conthere is demand pick-up in the March quarter was duction growth jumped mitted the lawyers of the investigation Laboratory, of a goat. The incident fiscated by the authorities in the horizon. This defi- driven by a rebound in to 9.3 per cent from 5.6 suspects in the case to get Mathura, states, “On the had sparked a nationwide from Akhlaq’s home on nitely spells out a positive farm output, an improve- per cent in the December a copy of the forensic re- basis of chemical analy- debate over intolerance, the night of the murder port which was submitted sis the sample belongs to with the opposition parties was that of a goat. story that there will soon ment in mining and a sharp quarter. Sub Editor: Dhruvil Makani Office: B/14, Madhav Chamber’s, India Colony, Opp-Vidhyanagar School, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
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if Robert Vadra is guilty, why isn’t he behind bars?
Dear BJP, Why are the members of Gandhi family roaming free?. Given all the scams they are supposedly involved in, they should be in prison by now. As the citizen of a fair country one has reason to be worried. Criminals, in whatever hue they come, need to be punished. It is immaterial whether some of them are politically influential. Television channels have been updating us on the latest scandal by the family at regular intervals and those connected with the government have been busy working the decibels up over these, but the fact remains that the Gandhis, including Robert Vadra, are still out, going about their business without much fuss. As Vadra dominates the prime time space yet again, here’s something to ponder. There’s something intriguing about the corruption charges against the Gandhis. If the government and the BJP were actually serious about pursuing the cases against them, they would not stop at anything if they had proof of wrong-doing. Given the public show of acrimony towards the Gandhis from several senior BJP leaders, it is assumed that they would not miss even half a chance to put them behind the bars. It’s possible there’s no evidence at all to nail them and the effort is only to put them under a cloud of suspicion. Or is it, like Arvind Kejriwal would say, a case of mutual understanding between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Gandhis? The latter, he had said in one of his Twitter posts, were privy to some secrets of the prime minister and “...That’s why Modi ji will never be able to act against any member of Gandhi family.” It’s easy to dismiss this remark as wild allegation, but what have all the charges against the Gandhis proved to be, at least so far, other than wild allegations? It could be true that Vadra, son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, has benami property in London which he owns by proxy in the name of a controversial arms dealer. It’s possible corruption is involved, and coming not long after the AgustaWestland deal controversy rocked the nation it opens up scope for interesting speculation. Will the government pay heed to Sonia Gandhi and initiate a probe? Not likely. Vadra has been involved in controversies earlier too, the most important being his land deals in Haryana and Rajasthan. Both the states have BJP governments for a considerable period of time, yet we have got nothing more than noise. There’s an apparent sense of urgency in raking up issues and throwing muck at the Congress’ first family, but its absence in follow-up action is surprising. Expect the AgustaWestland case all others to drag on till a few years, till it is milked fully for political advantage.
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Premam girl Sai Pallavi likely to romance Varun Tej
Agency | Chennai If all goes well Premam girl Sai Pallavi will soon be seen in filmmaker Sekhar Kammula’s yet untitled Telugu film which also stars Varun Tej. The actor is yet to formally sign the papers though. “Pallavi has been approached but she’s yet to officially sign on the dotted line. Having recently graduated as a doctor, Pallavi is ready to take up acting full-time. Hence, offers
have started pouring in,” said a source from the film’s unit. Kammula’s project, which is about an NRI falling in love with a girl from Telangana, is expected to go on the floors from August or September. Having made her cinematic debut with Malayalam blockbuster Premam last year, Pallavi has also worked in Malayalam film Kali. If Pallavi signs the project, it will mark her Telugu debut. Dil Raju will bankroll the film.
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“Sixteen lives have been lost, they sacrificed their lives to ensure that the fire doesn’t spread I am deeply pained at the loss of lives, they sacrificed their lives and managed to contain fire. The fire has been doused but we’re monitoring the monitoring the situation,” - Manohar Parrikar about the massive fire that broke out of Asia’s biggest ammunition depot in Maharashtra’s Pulgaon that houses the largest stockpile of weapons in the country.
Salman Khan woos Anushka Sharma Priyanka Chopra to Decide About in Baby ko bass song from Sultan Her Bollywood Projects in 10 Days Agency | New Delhi Who can match Salman Kahn’s unique dance moves! The Dabangg actor is back with Baby Ko Bass Pasand Hai song from Sultan to woo his fans and film’s heroine Anushka Sharma, and going by the looks of it, it’s going to be a major chartbuster this year. The song is composed and voiced by Vishal Dadlani. Shalmali Kholgade, Ishita and Badshah are his co-singers, while Irshad Kamil has penned
it. In the song, Sultan Ali Khan (Salman) gatecrashes a wedding to get Aarfa’s (Anushka) attention. The colourful and peppy number is picturised in the backdrop of a wedding,
which adds a rustic charm to it. Sultan, that is slated to hit theatres on Eid, also Agency | New Delhi features Randeep Hooda and Amit Sadh in pivotal Actress Priyanka Chopra roles. The film is directed returned home for 10 days by Abbas Ali Zafar. after wrapping her Hollywood film Baywatch and television series Quantico and may decide on her next Hindi film in this Motion Pictures has denied this news, and told the leading daily, “It’s absolutely baseless. In fact, Shahid has been there for Agency | New Delhi all the promotional activities across and continues Akshay Kumar, Abhishek to promote as we speak. Bachchan, Riteish Unlike other films, with Deshmukh, Jaqueline Udta Punjab, we are be- Fernandez and Lisa Haying very selective with the don had a blast promotGEC shows that we visit, ing their upcoming film owing to the content of Housefull 3 on the sets of the film.” Shahid’s Udta the popular reality music Punjab, recently, has also show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa landed into trouble with Challenge recently. The Censor Board for exces- multi-starrer slapstick is sive use of abusive lan- slated to open this weekguage. The Censor Board end, and the cast has been has demanded 40 cuts in aggressively promoting the film. There were ru- their film across various mours that the film has reality shows on television been banned but producer over the past few weeks. Anurag Kashyap has clar- Nargis Fakri, the film’s ified that the film is under third heroine, was absent the process for clearance at the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and has not been banned. promotions, fuelling the
Udta Punjab: Shahid Kapoor to skip promotions for Mira Rajput?
Agency | New Delhi With one a few weeks left for Shahid Kapoor’s film Udta Punjab to hit the screens, the filmmakers have a plan for city-musical promotional tours. Marketing head of Zee Music, Kirthi Rai confirmed to Deccan Chronicle, “Yes we are planning a few music activities with the lead actors across a few cities to promote the music of the film.”
But Shahid won’t be a part of it and the reason is Mira Rajput. Rumour has it, the Haider actor will not be part of the promotional campaign and spend the time with wife Mira Rajput instead, who is a few months pregnant. Shahid’s spokesperson said he won’t be available for the tour when Udta Punjab team approached him. However, Aman Gill, the CEO of Balaji
Tamil star Suriya accused of ‘assault’, actor denies charges
Agency | Chennai A complaint has been filed against Tamil superstar Suriya in an alleged case of assault, where he has been accused of attacking a youth who was having an altercation with a woman. The complainant is a first division football player named Premkumar, who has claimed that he and his friend were travelling on a bike, when the car in front of them stopped suddenly, which made
them lose control and slam into the rear end of the car and fly into the air upon impact. The driver of the car, who was a woman, came out and began scolding them for rash driving, following which some people also reportedly came in support of the youth, the complaint further said. Premkumar has filed a complaint at the Shastri Nagar police station and an FIR is yet to be registered in the matter.
Surya, who was driving by, reportedly stopped by and intervened in the altercation which further heated up the situation and resulted in the actor allegedly slapping the youth, asking why was he fighting with the youth. The actor has however denied attacking the boys and has claimed that he saw the boys manhandling the women, which is when he tried to rescued her and intervened.
duration. “We have completed filming Baywatch. We have packed up. The film is complete and will release in May next year. The shooting of Quantico season 1 is complete. I have come home for 10 days and will go for Quan-
tico season 2 in July,” said Priyanka. Priyanka made her debut on television with the American thriller Quantico and she plays the lead character of Alex Parrish in the show. Priyanka has not decided yet about the films which she will do. “Now that I have returned, I’ll decide what films I’ll do. I haven’t decided yet,” said Priyanka. In Bollywood, Priyanka was last seen in Prakash Jha’s Jai Gangaajal. Reports suggest that Priyanka will star in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s films - Gustakhiyaan and a period drama on Rani Padmavati.
tant to promote the film. Meanwhile the film’s other two heroines, Jacqueline and Lisa, were seen in a merry mood. Jacqueline sportingly showed off her skills with the hula hoop as the studio audience applauded. Singer Mika, who also accompanied the cast, joined Jacqueline in trying out a few hula hoop tricks. Shooting for the special episode along with the film’s stars were
also Pritam and Wajid, who have composed the songs of the film. Together, they joined the stars in singing and jiving to the film’s popular dance number, Tang uthake. The studio audience and a few of the contestants of the show also joined them. This is the third film in the Housefull franchise, which has already seen two very successful money-spinners in the past.
Recently, Hrithik made headlines for his legal battle with actress Kangana Ranaut. When Hrithik was asked how his good or bad times have influenced him as an actor or as a human being, he did not answer the question. However, he said that while everybody wants to change something about their life, they compromise with situation and time. “I believe if you are not rediscovering your-
self and pushing boundaries, then you are not alive. Everybody wants to change something about their life but they are either too afraid, too lazy or too comfortable with the way things are,” said Hrithik. Hrithik said that his ability to reinvent himself “in new roles resonates with a brand’s image to constantly innovate, making it a perfect fit.” But at the time when some senior actors are facing criticism for choosing wrong brand endorsements, Hrithik said that he only works with those brands that inspire him. “There is a high focus placed upon the importance of choosing a reliable, trustworthy celebrity to endorse or sponsor a company’s product while still balancing the celebrity’s power to influence their consumers.
Cast of Housefull 3 on sets of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa for promotions
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Hrithik Roshan Dodges Question on Kangana. Here’s What he Said Instead
Agency | New Delhi Actor Hrithik Roshan said that he has evolved as a person and in spite of experiencing highs and lows in his life, he has still “soldiered on.” “I constantly believe in evolving as a human being, an actor and a performer. As I look back, I see myself as an evolved person who has seen great highs and lows and still soldiered on,” Hrithik told agency in an email interview.
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Against IK Start in Norway, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu starts new journey
Trai sets the stage to define net neutrality
SPORTS ROUNDUP I-League champions Bengaluru FC, head coach Ashley Westwood part ways
Agency | New Delhi Reliance Industries has sold its stake in African fuel retailer GAPCO to Total SA of France for an undisclosed sum. Total, which is already a leading retailer of petroleum products in Africa, will acquire Gulf Africa Petroleum Corporation’s (GAPCO) assets in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, sources said. RIL had in September 2007 bought a clutch of fuel stations and storage facilities in one of the fastest growing regions in Africa. Gulf Africa Petroleum Corporation is a holding company incorporated in Mauritius with affiliates in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. RIL’s overseas arm Reliance Exploration & Production DMCC owns 76 per cent stake while Fortune Oil Corporation, Mauritius has the remaining. Total has acquired two logistical terminals in Mombasa, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as well as a retail network of around 100 service stations.
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Agency | New Delhi The Soer Arena in Kristiansand isn’t a venue that pops into your head when you think of European football. It’s a modest 14,000-odd seater stadium in a touristy city, and has been sold out just twice — when home team IK Start played their inaugural match there in 2007 and then again for an Elton John concert a few months later. For Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, however, the stadium will
hold special significance. For two years now he warmed benches while travelling with his club, Stabaek, across Norway for league matches. But it would change on Sunday. During the team meeting an hour before kick-off, Stabaek manager Billy McKinlay broke the news to him that his name was first on the team sheet. It was a moment Sandhu had been waiting for the last two years. After returning from the
pre-match warm up, the 24-year-old sat alone in the dressing room, reflecting on his journey from Kolkata, where he began his professional career, to Kristiansand. Sandhu’s thoughts were interrupted by McKinlay, who dropped in for a quick word. “You don’t need to prove me you are the best goalkeeper,” the Scot told Sandhu. “Just be yourself, back yourself up and make good decisions.”
Ending months of speculation, I-League champions Bengaluru FC announced on Tuesday that it has parted ways with its successful head coach Ashley Westwood “by mutual consent”. The severing of ties between the club, winners of the I-League crowns twice in the last three years as well as the Federation Cup once (in 2014), has brought to an end “a successful three-year association”, the club said in a media statement from Bengaluru. “The Blues have also made the quarterfinals of the AFC Cup this season under West-
wood and will look to go a step further when the continental competition resumes in September,” said the release, referring to the club’s 3-2 win over Kitchee of Hong Kong under the guidance of Westwood. “The Englishman was at the helm of affairs since the club’s inception in 2013
where the Blues went on to stun Indian football by winning the I-League in its debut season. 2014 too was a successful season where Bengaluru won the Federation Cup, finished second in the League and made the knock-out stages in the AFC Cup,” the club said in its statement.
News channel on Monday. Shehzad and Umar, who are considered to be two of the country’s best young batting talent, have been axed for the tour to England on disciplinary grounds and were not called for the training and skills camps set up by the cricket board. PCB Chairman, Shaharyar Khan made it clear on Sunday that it was the decision of the new selection com-
youngsters. Afridi said there was no doubt that Shehzad and Umar needed to work hard on their cricket and approach. “I also agree there should be no compromise on discipline. But I think it is best if we stop expecting too much from them and just let them be and let them play the way they do. With more experience I am sure they will be much better,” he added. “But don’t expect them to perform like Kohli or de Villiers. Don’t make such comparisons.” Afridi, who had stopped short of officially announcing his retirement from T20 cricket, said he has given himself another two years.
gladesh Cricket Board physician’s report after the injury he had sustained in the IPL. “I felt a little pain in my leg before the final match. I’ll go and visit the physio and speak to the cricket board (Tuesday). Things be known then,” he said. He said he missed his parents most during the IPL stint. “I missed everyone, the country in India.” The whippy left-armer also said he could not learn
much English in India because everyone wanted to learn Bangla from him instead. “Everyone praises me. I know some cricket language though,” he said. Deputy Minister for Youth and Sport Arif Khan Joy and BCB CEO Nizam Uddin Chowdhury welcomed him back at the airport. His uncles came to take him home. Mustafizur claimed the Emerging Player of the IPL award for his efforts.
Alastair Cook deserves accolades, Don’t expect Shehzad, Akmal but consistency questionable to be like Kohli, AB: Afridi Six centuries at mittee to sideline the two
Agency | Mumbai India is on course to join an ever-increasing list of countries that will clearly define what ‘net neutrality’ is and its binding principles. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has come out with a pre-consultation report on net neutrality, following the department of telecommunications seeking the regulator’s views. The issue of net neutrality is an important one as the country currently has over 331 million internet users and 94 per cent of these are wireless. Like the voice telephony market changed in the late 1990s, data is also set to transform the manner in which Indians do things. The internet is fast redefining how Indians socialise, consume information and entertainment, and transact online.
Oppo F1 Plus FC Barcelona Edition with 18K gold-plated club insignia launched
Agency | New Delhi Oppo has announced the F1 Plus FC Barcelona Edition which comes in blue-and-red color scheme, an 18K gold-plated club insignia and an FCB-themed UI. The phone will be available in mid-June. The F1 Plus FC Barcelona Edition also comes with a blue protective case, laser-printed with the signatures of Lionel Messi, Neymar, Luis Suarez, Ivan Rakitic and Andres Iniesta. “The F1 Plus is all about snappiness, style and speed, so there’s no better partner for it than the phenomenal FC Barcelona,” said Sky Li, OPPO Vice President and Managing Director of International Mobile Business. Oppo had previously announced the Oppo F1 ICC WT20 limited edition exclusively for the Indian market. The product was particularly marketed as a ‘selfie-expert’ during the cricket T20 world cup and was priced at Rs 17,990. The Oppo F1 Plus is a large screen version of Oppo F1, which we really liked in terms of the camera features. Oppo F1 Plus FC Barcelona Edition should ideally be seen as a must-have thing for every die-hard Barcelona fans.
home in last 5 years certainly do not tell how prolific scorer he is, but still he has got close to 5,000 runs in this span Agency | Chester-leStreet
In 2010, he became the second youngest after Sachin Tendulkar to 5,000 runs in Test cricket, and on Monday, it was fitting for more than one reason to see Alastair Cook eclipsing the batting legend and the great Rahul Dravid, as he completed 10,000 runs. Test cricket is the only format the 31-year-old plays in, and as someone who established himself as one of the best ever long ago, Cook deserves to be praised richly for his feat.
Agency | Karachi One can only envy how rich his career has been, as apart from the lows which never kept him out of place for long, Cook has had Ashes wins home and away, to a historic win in India. Cook’s career has only been replete with success, but one still wonders if he would have been the first England cricketer to 10,000 runs had Kevin Pietersen been not cast away. In an era where batsmen reap rich benefits of carrying their short-format success and lessons into longest format, Cook remains Test
cricket’s most obedient student. He works hard on his fitness, his individual game and on his chances as a captain. Yes, the obvious benefit of knowing English conditions way better than his contemporaries makes him the best batsman in England. On an individual basis, there is no one better than him who has potential to achieve success on some of the toughest pitches and conditions to bat in. Talent is not everything, many of the modern day batsmen lack application and Cook has it in abundance.
Ravi Shastri, Sanjay Bangar, Bharth Arun to re-apply for coaching jobs Agency | New Delhi
Former Team India Director Ravi Shastri along with his support staff which include Sanjay Bangar, Bharath Arun and R Sridhar are all set to re-apply after BCCI advertises national coaching positions in the next couple of days. A senior BCCI official confirmed that Shastri, along with batting coach Bangar, bowling coach Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar will send their applications. “All the three coaches (Arun, Bangar, Sridhar) along with Shastri are applying as they have got positive feelers from the top brass of the BCCI. Since there will be a format of application that each applicant will have to follow, they
are waiting for the advertisement to be published,” a senior BCCI official privy to the development, told agencyon the condition of anonymity. According to the BCCI source, just days before Anurag Thakur was elected as the President, the support staff had met him in Delhi and the discussions were said to be “positive” as he had praised their work. “The BCCI president had made it clear that anyone with proper credentials can apply. Also Thakur has praised the work done by ‘Team Shastri’ in the last 18 months. The young team has enjoyed a fair bit of success overseas. It is only fair that they get equal chance like other applicants,” said the source.
Flamboyant all-rounder and former captain, Shahid Afridi believes that Pakistan cricket thinktank has erred by having too many expectations from out of favor batsmen, Ahmed Shehzad and Umar Akmal. “I don’t know but it was wrong to expect them to be like Virat Kohli or AB de Villiers and perform like them,” Afridi said on Geo
Mustafizur Rahman has no plans of stopping, still eager to learn Agency | Dhaka
Bangladesh’s bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman has said his feet are still on the ground despite earning all-round praise for his impressive bowling in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL). He returned to Bangladesh on Monday after a successful IPL campaign. The 20-yearold was accorded a raucous reception in Shahjalal International Airport. ”I am still young. I want to learn more. There were many players from many countries in the IPL…I’ll try to give something better if I get a chance next time,” he said at the airport. Mustafizur said his playing in the English county cricket for Sussex now depends on Ban-
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At least 13 union ministers may One held in Goa – Ahmedabad visit Gujarat in next 15 days alleged inflight molestation case Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
A few days ago in Dahod union Petroleum and Natural Gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan made announcement of 40 lakh new gas connection for Gujarat. Another Union Minister Nirmala Sitaraman visited Surat and heard citizen’s concern about air connectivity very sincerely. She returned to Delhi and ensured Air India’s regular connectivity to Surat, announcement for which was made yesterday from Delhi by Air India. Yesterday Union minister Nitin Gadkari committed Rs 2 lakh crore works under his ministry in next three years in Gujarat during his speech at Somnath. As part of outreach programme of Modi government on comple-
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tion of two years in power, more union ministers are going to visit Gujarat. Each of them will mostly take night halt in Gujarat as per party’s order(even Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi as MP visited Meghalaya and had night halt there under outreach drive). As per the programme shared by BJP sources which may
IITGn to offer counselling sessions for JEE advance Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) will offer free counselling for students who appeared for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2016 to help them choose engineering branches in IITs. The institute will do this through its JEE Open House sessions to be held on June 5 and June 18. After clearing JEE Advanced, students get many choices of different engineering branches in different IITs. This opens up multiple combinations of branches in different IITs making it difficult for the students to make the best choice. Apart from this, parents get curious about the IIT
system and what their children would be going through for the next four years at the institute. The Open House at IITGN aims to counsel both the students and parents regarding such concerns. Talking about the objective of JEE Open House at IITGN, a student coordinator of the event, Rushil Vispute said, “It is common for students to get confused whether to go for a branch of his lesser choice in an institute of his higher preference or vice versa. Interaction with IIT faculty and students who are already in IIT will help such students clear their confusion and make the best choice. This is what JEE Open House is going to do.”
change in some cases, number of ministers are going to attend ‘Vikas Parv Sammelans’ in Gujarat at different places during 27th May to 15 June. Union Environment and Forests minister Shri Prakash Javdekar will be visiting Valsad on 4 June along with Shri B.S. Yediurappa and Parshottam Rupala.
One Ashok Makwana, a building contractor from Gandhinagar has been arrested by the Sardarnagar police in Amhmedabad in the case of alleged molestation of a 13-year-old girl aboard an Indigo airline Goa-Ahmedabad flight on May 28. Police said that Ashok G Makwana was sitting next to the girl on the flight. On Sunday, the parents of the girl filed a complaint alleging that their daughter had been molested by a co-passenger. Police had registered an FIR and had laun ched an investigation under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The girl was seated in row 2 of the flight. Earlier in the day,
IndiGo provided police with the list of passengers on the flight. The Goa flight on which the girl was travelling had taken off around 1.15 am on Sunday and reached Ahmedabad at around 2.50 am. According to the complaint of the girl, a male passenger sitting next to her had indecently touched her during the flight. The girl had also complained that the male passenger had asked
ley. Suzuki Motor owns 56 per cent of Maruti Suzuki India -the country’s biggest automaker controlling nearly half of the market. It expects the bulk of its growth to come from India, which is projected to overtake Japan and Germany by 2020 to become the third-biggest market in the world after China and the US. In the first phase, the Gujarat factory will have a capacity to make 2,50,000 ve-
hicles annually, and will start operations in 2017. Suzuki’s car production in India will reach 2 million units by 2022 from the 1.4 million at present. Asked about the performance of the India unit, 86-year-old Suzuki said, “When it comes to Maruti Suzuki, the performance is going up very well. I am sure Maruti Suzuki has been loved by the Indian people. So I am very much satisfied.”
Gujarat government’s decision to grant 10% quota to economically backward classes (EBC) was questioned before Gujarat high court on Monday. Justice Paresh Upadhyay issued notice to the state government and sought its reply on constitutional validity of the reservation provisions on basis of income of a family. Further hearing is kept on June 22, when the government is asked to file its reply.
The petition was filed by a Rajkot-based writer and social worker Jayantibhai Manani who has urged the HC to strike down the May 1 notification by the state government by which it provided for 10% EBC quota. Manani’s advocate Vijay Nangesh said that the notification is in violation of Article 169(4) of the Constitution, which is against such reservation to a class of people on basis of economic backwardness. He said that they have raised a contention
in early 1990s. By citing this, the petitioner has also highlighted that granting reservation in government jobs and education more than 50% of seats is against the decision of the apex court. Moreover, advocate Nangesh said that the provision in the recent notification that the can-
didates belonging to the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and OBCs have been excluded from availing benefits under this 10% EBC quota is also objectionable. The petition also took an exception to the quota provisions on the ground that the state government last year had come up with a scheme - Yuva Swavlamban Yojna - by which it has pledged scholarships and fee waivers for students who do not belong to any reserved category.
Gujarat BJP Leader Arrested For Allegedly Harassing 13-Year-Old On Flight
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A local BJP leader in Gujarat has been arrested after a 13-year-old girl complained that he physically harassed her on a flight from Goa to Ahmedabad on Friday last. The 41-year-old BJP leader, Ashok Makwana, is a vice-president in the Gandhinagar unit of the BJP, Gujarat’s ruling party. He was arrested this morning and has been booked under the Pro-
tection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The minor’s parents said in the police complaint that the passenger seated next to her on the flight had molested her. The police said they got records from the airline and found that the seat next to the teen was booked in the name of Mr Makwana’s friend. The two men had exchanged seats after boarding the flight, the police said.
Suzuki’s first wholly owned plant Sidharth Malhotra shares his New in India to be operational by 2017 Zealand memories in Ahmedabad Agency | Tokyo
Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corp on Tuesday said its wholly owned car plant in Gujarat, where a total investment of Rs 18,500 crore has been envisaged, will begin operations from next year. The Gujarat facility is also Suzuki Motor’s first wholly owned car plant in India and being set up bypassing its Indian unit. This plant will supply vehicles and components exclusively to Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. India is its biggest market. “As planned, operations will start in 2017… Our plan is going accordingly,” Suzuki Motor Corp. Chairman Osamu Suzuki told reporters after meeting Finance Minister Arun Jait-
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for her mobile number by using various gestures. After arriving in Ahmedabad aboard flight 6E-948, the girl went home along with her father who had come to pick her up. The complaint was filed the next morning after she told about the incident to her parents. Makwana is vice president of Gandhinagar town BJP unit. He had went to Goa with BJP city unit general secretary Ruchir Bhatt and other friends. Makwana maintains that his hand might have touched the girl while in sleep in that early morning flight. Ruchir too denies possibility of any indecent act on Makwana’s part. Ruchir said the seat originally belonged to him but he vacated it for Ashok before the girl came to the seat.
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that granting such quota is also against the provisions of equality guaranteed in Article 14 of the Constitution. The petitioner has cited the Supreme Court order in the Indra Sawhney case, which was a challenge to the OBC quota on recommendation of the Mandal commission
— Sidharth recountsthe diverse range ofactivities experienced in New Zealand
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Sidharth Malhotra, Tourism New Zealand’s brand ambassadorfor India took Ahmedabad by stormtoday as he re-lived the unforgettable experience of his recent New Zealand journey. Steven Dixon, Tourism New ZealandRegional Manager, South and South East Asia, joined Sidharth at a media event where he shared his fascinating account of hisNew Zealand experience. The Bollywood star spent a week in New Zealand last October, and avideo encapsulating his experiences captivated
the audience. It featured Sidharth indulging in the best New Zealand has to offer, including doing a Sky Walk in Auckland, meeting the Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism Rt. Hon. John Key in Wellington, enjoying a hot air balloon ride in Queenstown, playing cricket on a glacier with ex-Blackcap Stephen Fleming and visiting a sacred tree in Northland. Speaking at the event, Steven Dixon said,“We are thrilled to have Sidharth on board to showcase the best of New Zealand to those considering visiting our
country.Sidharthis the perfect fit for New Zealand and his trip created great conversations about the destination, not just in India but in New Zealand too. Our country experienced the impact of Bollywood when Sidharth was surrounded by fans everywhere he went. He was enthusiastic and eager to explore New Zealand’s offerings, immersing himself in adventure, food and wine and Maori culture.” He further added, “India is a growing visitor market for New Zealand. To year-end April 2016, we saw 23,440 holiday arrivals from India, which is an increase of16.4per centon the previous year.
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