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2nd May, 2015 - Saturday
News Brief JK legislator slams Pak for remarks on KP settlement Agency : Jammu,
May 1 BJP MLC Surinder Ambardar today slammed Pakistan for its remarks on the proposed settlement of Kashmiri Pandits, and said the neighbouring country was “instrumental in demographically dividing Kashmir Valley by forcing religious minorities into exile”. Pakistan had yesterday said that any effort to establish dedicated townships to change the demography of Jammu and Kashmir would be in violation of UN resolutions. “Pakistan was instrumental in demographically dividing Kashmir by forcing religious minorities of Pandits into exile and thus changing the Sufi rishi fabric of Kashmir,” Ambardar said here tonight.
Sr IAS officer SS Yadav appointed secy to Kejriwal Agency : New
Delhi, May 1
Senior IAS officer SS Yadav, who is currently CEO of Delhi Jal Board (DJB), has been appointed as the Secretary to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.A 1995-batch IAS officer, Yadav is also holding charge as secretary and director of Information and Publicity. “Yadav is posted as secretary to CM Kejriwal. Further, Yadav shall continue to hold the additional charge of the posts of CEO (DJB) and secretary and director (Information and Publicity),” a senior Delhi government official in a statement.
Maintain constant vigil along LOC and IB: DGP Agency : Jammu,
May 1 The Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police has asked the police to maintain constant vigil along the Line of Control (LOC) and International Border (IB) to check the infiltration. “In regards to cross border activities the police must maintain a constant vigil along the LOC and the IB and defeat nefarious designs of enemies to infiltrate into our areas and disturb the peace” DGP JK Police K Rajendra Kumar said.
Modi govt lacks clear vision on economy : Arun Shourie Arun Shourie, one of the most influential BJP ideologues during the AB Vajpayee government, on Friday launched a surprising, relentless attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government.
Agency : New Delhi Arun Shourie, a BJP minister in the Vajpayee Cabinet, on Friday hit out at the Narendra Modi government, saying its economic policy was “directionless” while the social climate was causing “great anxiety” among the minorities. The 73-year-old journalist-turned politician said the one-year rule of Modi was “good in parts”, his transformation as prime minister was good in foreign policy, but the promised turnaround in economy has not happened.
“The government seems to be more concerned with managing headlines than putting policies in place. The situation is like the many pieces of a jigsaw puzzle lying in a mess with no big picture in mind about how to put them together,” he said in an exclusive interview with Headlines Today’s Karan Thapar ahead of the first anniversary of the Modi government. Shourie, who is not active in BJP these days, said despite promises the fears of foreign investors on retrospective
Agency : New Delhi The opposition on Friday protested the late Thursday-night decision to increase the prices of petrol and diesel; calling it arbitrary and yet another manifestation of the Modi Government’s disconnect with the people and their problems. Reacting to the decision of public sector oil marketing companies to hike the retail selling price of petrol and diesel by Rs. 3.96 a litre and Rs. 2.37 respec-
tively, Congress media in-charge Randeep Surjewala said, “This is another anti-people step reflecting a disconnect with people-oriented governance.” The Government, he added, was profiteering at the cost of the gullible farmer and common man instead of adjusting excise and customs duty revenue which is leading to an accrual of additional Rs. 90,000 crore. “We demand rollback of this massive increase at a
taxes and incentives for manufacturing have not materialised on the ground. “They (investors) require stability and predictability,” he said, adding that the concern expressed by eminent banker Deepak Parekh on the situation on the ground should be seen as a “wake up call”. Asked if the Modi government had done enough to put India on growth path, Shourie said that it was “all hyperbole”. “Such claims are meant to grab headlines but lack substance,” he handling of the tax issues eign investors away. “First said. He was also critical of which was keeping for- it alienated them but now it has made them laugh. You come out as bullies.” On the social front, Shourie said there was “great anxiety” among the minorities in the wake of the incidents of attack on Christian institutions and the “Ghar Wapsi” and “Love Jihad” campaigns. He was critical of Modi’s
Opposition fires at govt for petro-diesel price hike
time when the common man is already reeling under unprecedented inflation.” Condemning the “massive hike”, the Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of In-
Sakshi Maharaj kicks up another row, calls Rahul Gandhi ‘mad’ Agency : Etah Controversy prone BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj on Friday kicked up another row when he called Rahul Gandhi “mad” while trying to ridicule the Congress Vice President’s attempts to reach out to distressed farmers in the recent days. Maharaj also compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Lord Krishna, saying like Krishna saved Draupadi, he rescued Nepal. Taking a dig at Gandhi, the BJP MP from Unnao said he does not know the difference between wheat and
maize. “I say that Rahul Gandhi has gone mad. He does not known the ABCD of politics. He is talking of farmers but does not know the difference between wheat and maize,” Maharaj said addressing a meeting at Amroli Ratanpur village. While referring to the rescue and rehabilitation efforts launched by the NDA government in quake-hit Nepal, Maharaj said,” after the devastation in Nepal, Modi reacted without hesitation. Similarly, Krishna had helped Draupadi when she needed it with-
out hesitation. Modi has done the work of saving Nepal like Lord Krishna.” On the agrarian crisis, Maharaj said the Uttar Pradesh government has failed to address this problem in the state and that the funds allocated by Central government to the distressed farmers have not reached them.
dia (Marxist) noted that this would “lead to the cascading of the inflationary spiral imposing unprecedented burdens on the working people once again in a big way”. The CPI (M) also urged people to protest against this latest imposition of burden on their livelihood. The CPI national secretary D. Raja accused the Government of asking the oil marketing companies to hike diesel and petrol prices “arbitrarily”; adding that the Government was completely oblivious to the problems of the common man.
“silence” on issues relating to social tensions on account of activities of right wing organisations and statements by some party MPs and leaders. “You tweet when Sania Mirza wins championship or greet someone on birthdays but you don’t do such things when moral questions are involved. People doubt why he is silent,” he added. Referring to former IPS officer Julio Ribeiro’s recent anguish that he felt like an “outsider” against the backdrop of attacks on churches, Shourie said when people of such standing make such remarks it means things have gone too far. “We have to wake up,” he said, adding that people like Ribeiro and former Punjab top cop KPS Gill had saved Punjab for India. Talking about alienation of Muslim youth
in the context of “Love Jihad” and Moradabad violence, Shourie said, “if 100 muslim youth come together and conclude that we are not getting justice here and that ISIS is right then we have a problem at hand”. Replying to questions, Shourie said Modi, Amit Shah and Arun Jaitley were running the party. “It has offended the opposition as well as frightened the members of the BJP,” he said. “They are the ones responsible for mistakes and they are also the Supreme Court. The three leaders are not getting proper feedback and no corrective action takes place,” he said. Shourie also invoked the controversial monogrammed pin-striped suit that Modi wore during his interaction with US President Barack Obama earlier this year.
Why spare the bus owners? Punjab molestation case is no different from Uber rape incident
Agency : Moga In 2012, while contesting the Punjab Assembly polls, Sukhbir Singh Badal declared himself a humble farmer. His only vehicle: an old Mussy tractor worth around Rs 2 lakh. A few months later, ‘politician and agriculturist’ Badal acquired a huge stake in a family-owned aviation company engaged in ferrying passengers on planes and buses. According to the Registrar of Companies (RoC) documents, Sukhbir now holds shares in Orbit Aviation in three different ways: 5,000 direct shares, about 2 crore
shares through his hospitality firm Orbit Resorts and 41 lakh shares through his media firm called G-Next Media Private Limited. Badal’s aviation company has three flying jets - an eight-seater Cessna 525A jet, another eight-seater Super King Air B 200 and a helicopter Bell 429,”
according to the Times of India. On Wednesday night, a 13-year-old girl died when she was thrown out after being molested by the staff and some passengers while travelling in a bus in Punjab. The victim’s mother, who was also pushed out, is hospitalized with severe injuries. The incident was a re-run of the Nirbhaya gangrape in Delhi, except that the outrage was limited to Punjab. The bus belonged to Orbit Aviation, the company co-owned by Sukhbir Singh Bada Badal, deputy chief minister of Punjab.
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Did Shri Badal Visit The Bus Firm to Collect Profits?
The girl died. She must have fallen very hard when her tormentors threw her off the bus. She was only 13 years old, a student of Class 9. The men, employees of the transport company encouraged reportedly by a group of young male passengers, made sexist remarks, repeatedly harassing her sexually. She resisted, fought them back. No one came to help her, except her mother. She too was sexually harassed. She pleaded with the driver to let them off the bus but he paid no heed. The daughter was violently pushed off a speeding bus and then they pushed off the mother. It all happened just a few kilometers away from the town of Moga in Punjab. This is what the first reports suggest. The mother lies today in a hospital with critical injuries. The girl’s brother, just a year older, who was with them on the bus, reportedly jumped off. It was he who called for help. The men have been arrested. A 13-year-old girl dead, a family destroyed, because governments have not learnt any lessons. The Chief Minister of Punjab owns the bus and the large transport company, Orbit Aviation, which runs a fleet of buses within Punjab and on lucrative routes between Punjab and other states. While regretting the incident, the Chief Minister said “Yes, it is my company but I have never even visited its office.” Presumably he made this statement to rid himself of any responsibility, the sub-text being, if he has not visited the office, how can he be held responsible? Someone needs to ask him, but without visiting the office, do you get the profits from the company? The Chief Minister also added for good measure that he “would speak to Sukhbir about it.” Sukhbir is of course his son and also the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab. Perhaps he used to visit the office. But whether or not they visited the office, as owners of the company, they had a responsibility of ensuring the safety of passengers. As leaders of the Government, they had an even greater responsibility of ensuring the highest standards in safety and security on the buses they owned. After all, if the buses owned by the Chief Minister’s family do not adhere to such standards, what message does it give to other transport owners? It is another matter if ethically elected leaders running Governments should be in such businesses which are clearly an area of conflict of interest - but that is another discussion. The Badals knew what was required. They knew of Nirbhaya who was gang-raped, violated, killed in a licensed bus run by a private operator in the Capital of our country. The country rose in protest and outrage. It happened just three years ago. A young woman using public transport paid for it with her life. Questions were raised. If she were from an affluent family with her own car, would she have been safer?
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Anushka Sharma turns 27
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“The way we are respecting the Constitution and society... those people whosoever it may be have been killed in any situation, be militant or anybody else... even killing of a militant is also condemnable... should be probed,” - Union Minister Jitendra Singh
Hrithik Roshan in ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’? Katrina Kaif and Aditya Roy Kagi Dobara. Now if repoor find it hard to get intimate ports are to be believed,
Hrithik will also been playing a guest star in Zoya’s upcoming cruise flick Dil Dhadakne Do. Sources told us, “Zoya and Hrithik are best friends and when Zoya approached Duggu for the role, he happily obliged.” It’s still not known what Hrithik plays in the film but his character comes at an important juncture in the film. Previously too, Zoya had got a bunch of her Bolly friends make interesting cameos in her first film and in DDD Agency : New Delhi Luck By Chance and was too, it seems that she’s Hrithik Roshan had done the leading hero in her reached out to Hrithik for a cameo in Zoya Akhtar’s next- Zindagi Na Mile- the same.
Agency : New Delhi They may be playing lovers in Fitoor and have even locked lips in Kashmir, but both the actors are having a tough time shooting intimate scenes for the film. Katrina Kaif and Aditya Roy Kapoor reportedly took 12 hours and endless rehearsals to get intimate for a scene in Fitoor. The film is Bollywood adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novel The Great Expectations. According to Mumbai Mirror, Katrina and Aditya rehearsed the scene for over four hours before they finally got it right. “By the end of the day, they were frazzled. And this is certainly not
the end of their schedule as there will be a lot more passionate kissing in the days to come,” the daily quoted a source as saying. In February, the on-screen pair had shot a kissing scene in Srinagar’s Nishat Bagh during Fitoor’s Kashmir schedule. A funeral scene, reportedly that of Rekha’s
character, was also canned in Kashmir. Katrina and Aditya are working together for the first time in the movie which also stars Rekha, Lara Dutta, Aditi Rao Hydari, Rahul Bhat and Akshay Oberoi. Directed by Abhishek Kapoor, the love story is slated for February 12, 2016 release.
My graduate degree didn’t pay in acting career: Irrfan Chetan Bhagat is the X-factor on
Agency : Mumbai Irrfan Khan, who has always chosen to tread the unbeaten path in Hindi filmdom, believes in “wholesome” education, but says his own graduation degree turned out to be “useless” for his career as an actor. Some of Bollywood’s leading actors have made it big with their talent despite not having completed their education. Irrfan feels it’s always good when people follow their interest rather than chasing the ‘formula’ of completing education first and then stepping into the field they desire. at a school here, Irrfan said: “If you have done your schooling and if your kids decide
to go for their passion (acting), it’s their choice. You can’t force such things (further studies) on your kids. You can’t have the formula of doing graduation first and then MBA and then come to acting (or whatever their passion is).” Citing his own example, the “Slumdog Millionaire” actor, who is a father of two in real life, recollected how “my mother’s only condition was ‘Tu graduate hoja, fir jo karna hai kar lena’ (finish your graduation first and then do whatever you feel like)”. “But for me, that is (turned out to be) useless. It didn’t pay me at all,” said the 48-year-old actor. “Our
Nach Baliye 7, says Ekta Kapoor
kids today have become much smarter. When you ask them that ‘What do you want to do’, they say that they will decide when they are in eleventh or twelfth standard. I feel that’s good and I respect that. They want to see where their interest lies Agency : New Delhi and then they think of deThe Czarina of TV is prociding their career. That’s ducing the seventh season very good,” he added. of Nach Baliye and the ‘too much’ factor has been all over in the promos and the promotions. With the first episode of Nach Baliye out, the author and judge Chetan Bhagat has received a lot of flak for his unconventional stand on the jodis. However, the producer has a different line of thought. According to Ekta Kapoor,
Karan Johar’s ‘Brothers’ to release on August 14
Chetan is the ‘X-Factor’ of the show. Preity Zinta and Marzi Pestonji also are on the judges panel alongside Chetan Bhagat for this season which is being produced by Ekta Kapoor who has her name credited with shows like Bade Acche Lagte Hai, Kumkum Bhagya, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahut Thi among others. “This year, the season will not only focus on the dance of the couples but will
also bring to the light, the unexplored chapters of their relationship. This season will be all about ‘too much’,” she said in a statement. “Chetan is the X-factor of this season as he will look beyond dance and act as a motivator and storyteller who will find the real perfect jodi of Nach Baliye,” she added. Ekta says the reason she took up this show was that it gave her the opportunity to explore the stories of 11 jodis which were so different from each other. With a lot of twist and turns planned for the upcoming season all the jodis will be seen in a never seen avatar which will make the viewers watch the show from a completely new perspective. “The audience today don’t want the glitz and glamour only. They want to see the reality behind all the vanity and the three judges will bring their masks off,” Ekta revealed to an online portal.
The Pinkvilla Review: Gabbar is Back
Agency : New Delhi From a shy and beautiful girl in “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi” to a helpful TV reporter in “PK,” young and vivacious Anushka Sharma, who turned 27 on Friday, has proved her potential as an actress in each of her films she has been a part of. Starting her career in 2008, Anushka has featured in just nine movies so far, and has played assorted characters, proving that she is in the Hindi film
industry for a long haul. Veteran actress Shabana Azmi took to micro— blogging website Twitter to wish Anushka. “Dear dear Anushka Sharma wish you a very happy birthday and more power to your fiesty spirit! Lots of love.”The daughter of an army officer, Anushka would now be seen playing character of a 1960s jazz singer “Bombay Velvet” opposite actor Ranbir Kapoor and actor— filmmaker Karan Johar.
Agency : Mumbai Karan Johar’s “Brothers” is all set to hit the theatres on the Independence Day weekend. Directed by Karan Malhotra, “Brothers” stars Akshay Kumar, Sidharth Malhotra and Jacqueline Fernandez. Recently, it has been reported that Shefali Shah has been roped in
to play Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra’s mother in the film. A source says, “The character of the two heroes’ mom has been specially written for the adaptation.” “The Producer-Director duo of #Agneepath return with #Brothers on 14th August. Excited much,” reads a post of the film’s
Twitter page. This film marks Malhotra’s third reunion with Johar after “My Name Is Khan”, where he acted as an assistant director, and “Agneepath”. “Brothers” is said to be an official remake of the 2011 Hollywood film “Warrior”, which starred Joel Edgerton and Tom Hardy in the lead.
Agency : New Delhi A dialogue in ‘Gabbar is Back’ says: Our system has become like a baby’s diaper. Remade from the Tamil film ‘Ramanaa’ by A Murugadoss, ‘Gabbar is Back’ is about a vigilante (Akshay Kumar) who leads a team of young micro vigilantes in punishing corrupt government officials. They profile, research & then punish in a public manner by hanging corrupt men in public view, inspired by Saddam Hussein’s dictatorial regime in Iraq, I assume.
Starring: Akshay Kumar, Shruti Hassan Directed by: Krish Produced By:Sanjay Leela Bhansali Shabina Khan Written by: Rajat Arora Cinematographer: Nirav Shah Distributed by: Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
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Maharashtra FDA files FIR against Snapdeal CEO
Agency : New Delhi Maharashtra’s Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) today said it has ordered filing of FIR against e-commerce major Snapdeal.com’s CEO Kunal Bahl and directors of the company in a case related to alleged online sale of medicines, including prescription drugs. FDA Commissioner Harshadeep Kamble told reporters here that filing of an FIR has been ordered against Bahl as well as directors of Snapdeal. When contacted, the company spokesperson did not offer any immediate comment. Last month, FDA had raided the company’s premises here in this regard. At that time, Snapdeal had said it was
delisting the drugs from its portal and was assisting the regulator in the investigation. FDA had earlier issued a notice to the company and it was asked to furnish details of the drugs offered for sale, distribution and exhibited for sale on its website Snapdeal.com. The raid followed FDA receiving information that various medicines, including prescription drugs, were being sold online through Snapdeal.com. As per the law, only a licensed retailer can sell drugs, and that too on the basis of prescription of a doctor, Kamble said, adding such type of online sale of drugs is not allowed as self medication can be harmful.
Skyscanner teams up with Google for flight alerts
Agency : Mumbai Leading global travel search engine Skyscanner said it has launched Now Card with Google, which will allow Android users around the world to get instant flight price alerts on their mobile device. The Skyscanner Now Card, available globally in over 30 languages, will enable travellers to monitor flight prices as they rise and fall on a selected
route, which in turn will help them make better decisions while booking their flights, the search company said in a release here. After downloading the Skyscanner flight app on an Android mobile or tablet device, one can select the preferred flight route or routes and set up a price alert. “You can also set up flight prices alert through e-mail via the Skyscanner website,” it added.
Agency : Mumbai The country’s foreign exchange reserves surged by US $1.4 billion to touch a new life-time high of US $344.6 billion in the week to April 24, as foreign currency assets (FCAs) rose, the Reserve Bank said. In the previous reporting week, the forex reserves had increased by US $2.788 billion to US $343.2 billion. FCAs, a major part of the overall reserves, increased by US $1.4 billion to US $320.26 billion during the week, the RBI data showed. Foreign currency assets, expressed in dollar terms, include the
effect of appreciation and depreciation of non-US currencies such as the euro, pound and the yen, held in the reserves. The country’s gold reserves remained stable at US $19.03 billion in the reporting week. he special drawing rights with the International Monetary Fund was marginally up by US $ 0.2 million to US $4 billion, while the country’s reserve position with the IMF remained stable at US $1.29 billion, the data showed.
India’s forex reserves touch record high at US $344.6 billion
Cricket Australia considers return to longer-term contracts
Agency : New Delhi CA chairman Wally Edwards yesterday downplayed as “highly speculative” reports of a rebel league being set up by Indian billionaire Subhash Chandra’s Essel Group, but there is certainly
enough substance to the threat for CA and the International Cricket Council to be on high alert. At present, CA signs its contracted players — there are 19 of them on the 2015-16 list — to oneyear deals but insiders
have told The Weekend Australian consideration is now being given to locking them into contracts of longer duration, both as a way of binding them more securely but also to provide the players with more financial certainty.It’s the roller-coaster nature of the annual contracting process, with a player possibly earning $700,000 one year and $70,000 the next, that leaves Australian cricketers vulnerable to being pirated by a rebel organisation such as the Essel Group.
IPL 8 DD vs KXIP as it happened: Clinical DD thump KXIP by 9 wickets
Agency : New Delhi Following their humiliating 10-wicket loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Delhi Daredevils have no option but to go all out against Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Friday. RCB pacers Mitchell Starc (3/20), Varun Aaron (2/24) and David Wiese (2/18) bowled their hearts out to bundle Daredevils out for a meagre 95 in 18.2 overs here on Sunday. In reply, Chris Gayle (62 not out) and skipper Virat Kohli (35 not out) chased down the target in just 10.3 overs. Each and every Daredevils bowler was smashed all over the park by the RCB openers.
The side is now placed sixth on the table with six points from seven matches. Despite having experienced and quality batsmen in the squad like Yuvraj Singh, J.P. Duminy, Angelo Mathews, the side has failed to show any improvement after their early losses. IPL’s richest buy Yuvraj, who was
bought for Rs.16 crore in the 2015 auction, is yet to fire. Their bowlers Nathan Coulter-Nile, Amit Mishra, Domnic Muthuswami all leaked runs both at start and death. Spinner Imram Tahir (13 wickets) has been the most economical of the lot but the absence of the injured Zaheer Khan has hurt the side.
(BCCI). The TTCB has dispatched a letter to Narine pledging its support and offering assistance to the spinner whose ban also extends to Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. Narine could be suspended if he uses the off-break again in the on-
going IPL but is allowed to continue bowling his other deliveries, reports CMC. “The TTCB are very supportive of Sunil Narine as he currently embarks on addressing the issues raised by the BCCI concerning his bowling action,” TTCB Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Suruj Ragoonath said. “We are fully committed to assisting Sunil in whatever way he needs our support. We know it is a trying time and it’s difficult but we know Sunil has the necessary resolve to overcome this situation and continue to mesmerise batsmen around the world.”
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Kolkata eyes winning momentum, take on resurgent Bangalore
Agency : Bengaluru Pumped up after a thrilling win over the smooth-sailing Chennai Super Kings, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders will take on the resurgent Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL cricket match in Bangalore on Saturday. With Thursday night’s win, KKR moved up a rung to the third position on the points table with four wins, two losses and one abandoned match.
RCB, on the other hand, have won three and lost as many in seven games and are on fourth position. For KKR, the last-over win against CSK came as a massive shot in the arm as they prepare to take on a rejuvenated RCB, who posted 200 runs despite the failures of Kohli and West Indian swashbuckler Chris Gayle, against Rajasthan Royals. Captain Gautam Gambhir lauded the power-packed innings of Robin Uthap-
pa and Andre Russell, which helped KKR come back on track. Uthappa cracked a match winning unbeaten 80 and stitched a superb partnership for the fourth wicket along with Russell, who scored a brilliant unbeaten 55 in no time. Other batsmen, including Gambhir and Yusuf Pathan, have been inconsistent and bowling has been a bit patchy. However, Australian Chinaman bowler Brad Hogg has bolstered the bowling after he picked up crucial wickets against CSK in the last match. For RCB, it has been a mixed bag so far, recording three wins and as many loses. But after a sedate start, RCB returned to form with two consecutive away wins against Rajasthan in Ahmedabad and Delhi Daredevils at the Feroz Shah Kotla.
Agency : Kolkata After going down to defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders in a tantalisingly close game, Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni said on Thursday that his boys need to be a bit more aggressive, considering they were leading the table in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). “Looking at where we
are in the table, I think it’s important we try to be a bit more aggressive, see what we can explore and how we can play,” Dhoni said after the Eden Gardens match. Three time winners Chennai Super Kings lost the game by seven wickets, to retain their pole position with 12 points from eight games. Dhoni said while batting his team did lose a few
wickets, but felt it was largely a conservative effort. Chennai notched up 165 for 9, but the Knights reached a winning 169 for 3 in with a ball to spare. Dhoni specially mentioned Pawan Negi who struck a blitz 13-ball 27 in the slog overs. “It was a very good score. The reason we were there was because of Negi, the way he batted and got us a few extra runs.
IPL 8: Dhoni wants CSK to be more aggressive
Trinidad board backs Sunil Narine after BCCI bans his off-breaks
Agency : Kolkata The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) has expressed support for West Indies spinner Sunil Narine, who has been banned from bowling offbreaks in matches organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India
Ticket prices starting to fall for Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight
Agency : Las Vegas Boxing fans who can make their way to Las Vegas might be actually be able to buy a ticket to the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao for close to face value come Saturday night. The roughly 500 tickets released to the public sold out within minutes last week, but the resale market -- minus
an initial blip after tickets were committed to the promoters, sponsors and high rollers -- has started to fall. There are currently more than 1,000 tickets on the online resale market and untold amounts of seats available on the ground in Las Vegas. More than 30 tickets sold early Friday on StubHub as of 9:45 a.m. ET for an average price of
$3,899. That’s compared to 156 tickets that sold for an average of $800 more on Thursday ($4,693). Perhaps the most troubling sign for those selling tickets is that 10 tickets sold for less than the investment in the ticket, after fees. One broker Friday was offering to sell a block of 13 seats, with a $5,000 ticket value, for $5,100 each.
1st Test, Day 4: Bangladesh vs Pakistan
Agency : New Delhi Openers Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes hit unbeaten centuries to lead a brilliant fightback
by Bangladesh on the fourth day of the first Test against Pakistan in Khulna on Friday. The left-handed pair put
on their nation`s highest partnership for any wicket as Bangladesh, trailing by 296 runs on the first innings, closed the day strongly at 273 for no loss in their second knock. One of the best opening stands in long long time. Bangladesh have registered their highest partnership for any wicket. And Imrul Kayes also got his third Test hundred in 20 matches.
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Amreli, Vadodara get City buses Sumul announces cattle feed plant Census of Asiatic liin Tapi, interest free loan to women ons begins in Gujarat
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District headquarters Amreli today got city bus service with launching of two city buses on the occasion of 1st May Gujarat Divas. Similarly, the city bus service was also launched in Vadodara today. Vadodara got 20 new buses today. Five of them are mini buses exclusively for women. Chief Minister Anandiben Patel flagged off 50 new State Transport buses in Tapi district in south Gujarat.
In presence of Gujarat Chief Minister, Sumul Dairy chief Mansinhbhai Patel today addressing a women’s convention said that Sumul dairy has given Rs. 73 crore loan to women under Sanmay Yojana to purchase cattle for milk produc-
tion. He said Sumul will give interest-free loan to women for purchase of cattle from year 2016. He appealed women to take benefit of Sumul’s kitchen garden development scheme. Mansinh Patel said Sumul dairy will set up Rs. 20 crore cattle feed unit in Tapi district. This
Agency : Bengaluru Metro proposals for nine cities, including Lucknow and Pune, costing a total of Rs 83,000 crore are under consideration of the central government, Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today. Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Pune and Vijayawada are few cities which are under the consideration of the central government, he said. “The Metro services would cover a total length of 223 km and cost
Rs 83,000 crore,” Naidu said. With such expansion of metro services, the demand for rolling stock is set to increase and keeping this in view, government is encouraging production of metro coaches in the country, Naidu said. Speaking at the inauguration of Reach3B of Bangalore Metro Railway line between Nagasandra and Peenya Industrial Area, he said, “out of the 2,100 coaches that Delhi metro needs for its three phases, 1,850 are being indigenously manufactured.”Stating that presently indigenous metro coach making facilities existed at three locations in the country with a total production capacity of
money will be spent from Rs. 63 crore allotment by the state government. He said Sumul Dairy affiliated 1025 milk producing groups have 2500 women members in executive committees. 150 groups are run by women. Chief Minister of Gujarat on this occasion admired the achievement of Shakuntalaben from Bedchitt who cultivates 12600 kg lady finger, Snehlataben Chaudhary who has 13 cows and 9 calves, Shilaben Patel who cultivates 150 tonne banana in 2 hectare land through drip irrigation and Manishaben Kathod for her success in animal husbandry.
NA construction case handed over Metro proposals for 9 cities including to crime branch, one arrested Ahmedabad under consideration: Naidu Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
The investigations into the allegations by investors in NA Construction scheme at Motera, have been handed over to the city crime branch. Crime branch sources said one of the accused in the case Rajesh Shah, a manager at NA Construction on Thursday surrendered before a court in Gandhinagar. “The investigations were then handed over to us and also the custody of accused Shah” said a senior crime branch official. The investors had recently met city police commissioner Shivanand Jha seeking speedy investigation in the case as the accused in the case have managed to flee
from the city. On April 20, a group of investors had approached Chandkheda police station to register a complaint for scam of over Rs 80 crore where he had promised
affordable houses to 314 persons who were selected in lucky draw in 2012. However, as per the complaint, the builders had not started work after initial digging.
Man gets severed hand reattached in Ahmedabad Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
Resting in his bed at a private hospital, 24-year-old Pritesh Shah was beaming with satisfaction. He just had the reunion he was dying for — with the end of his left hand. The Bhavnagar resident’s hand was severed at the palm by a group of miscreants with a sword had it reattached by microsurgery at a city-based hospital. Shah was returning from
a friend’s wedding when he was waylaid by bikeborne miscreants. When he resisted their attempt to snatch Rs 10,000 he had in cash, they beat him black and blue and cut of part of his limb. Thanks to his cousin, who preserved the cut part in an airtight plastic bag and preserved it with icepacks, doctors were able to perform the surgery though 15 hours had elapsed.
Sony Entertainment Television presents the life of SankatMochanMahabali Hanuman
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Courageous, powerful, faithful, selfless…these are just a few words which are synonymous with the mighty Hindu God, Hanuman! Through the ages, his extraordinary feats and his unconditional devotion towards Lord Ram have been a part of Indian mythology. Capturing this divine journey, Sony Entertainment Television is all set to bring to screen, the life
of SankatMochanMahabali Hanuman. Starting 4th May, 2015 at 8pm, the show will star the talented NirbhayWadhwa in the much coveted and powerful role of Lord Hanuman. Produced by Contiloe, SankatMochanMahabali Hanuman will present the tale from the perspective of Lord Krishna. Born to God Kesari&Anjani Devi, Hanuman is considered to be the greatest devotee ever
born on earth. The show will take viewers on a mesmerizing journey of his beautiful and eventful life right from his childhood from being a devotee of Lord Ram to being the vanquisher of all evil. It will also bring out his qualities and derive morals from his life which are relevant in everyday life. With extremely advanced VFX, the show promises a never-seen-before visual experience. The much-awaited show was launched amongst great fanfare at India’s first live entertainment destination, Kingdom of Dreams in Gurgaon on 28th April. From a stellar dance performance on theHanuman Chalisa, to introduction of each of the epic characters, it was a visual delight that left everyone spellbound. The highlight was Hanuman’s flying entry in mid air followed by Raavan’s stunts!The audience also got a sneak peek into the grandeur that they can expect on the show once it hits television.
There have been several world tours originating from Gujarat to Europe, but only via middle east. It is now for the first time that four Surat friends are on journey to Europe by road through China and not traditional middle east route. Taking this long route is compulsion because Islamic State(ISIS) has made it impossible to pass through the middle east zone. Dr. Ashok Patel, Chetan Desai, Dr. Paresh Dsai and Dr. Rajan Desai are four friends who started their journey to London by road today from Surat in south Gujarat. Dr. Rajan Desai is ophthalmic surgeon while Dr Ashok Patel is MD, Dr Paresh Patel is Orthopedic surgeon and Chetan Desai is businessman. With message of ‘Food for all’, they will pass through 15 countries including Nepal, China, Kirghistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Netherlands and finally reach England. Though their entire
The herculean task to enumerate the endangered Asiatic lions in the Gir sanctuary here began today with the five-day long census undertaken by the Gujarat forest department. “The lion census began today and will continue upto May 5 in Gujarat’s five districts in and around Gir Sanctuary,” the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) in Gujarat C N Pandey told. “This time a method of direct sighting or direct contact will be used to count lions. The earlier indirect ev-
Rs. 7,910 crore GoI scholarships to SC students in Gujarat in last 3 Years
Agency : New Delhi The government of India has provided scholarships worth Rs. 7,910.41 crore to the students of schedule caste in last three years. Of this total Rs. 191.20 crore were given to students in Gujarat and Rs. 38.20 crore in state of Jharkhand. The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Mr. Vijay Sampla provided the information in the Rajya Sabha on April 30, 2015 in reply to a question raised by MP Mr. Parimal Nathwani. The minister stated that department of Social Justice & Empowerment is implementing five schemes for educational journey will take place on development of students road, a short journey be- belonging to Scheduled tween Netherlands and Britain will take place in boat, of course with their car. In all they will pass Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad through 37 cities. Total distance will be 16077 Star Plus has always been km, of which 5700 area a poineer in offering difis hilly while 2,100 km ferentiated, contermined desert zone. Part of jour- steps to offer high quality ney will take place over and differentiated shows 5,000 meter height roads. like Mahabharat, india’s They will need oxygen Rawstar, Airlines & Everfor this which they have est. Taking the journey forkept with them in car. As ward Star Plus has come per their estimate, daily with another completely journey will be around new proposition centered 480 km long. The idea around the glamorous behind this road tour is to and luxurious world of 5 witness the culture, atmo- star hotels with Gulmohar sphere, food and climate Grand. Gulmohar Grand of various regions. There will depict the word of the are some stretch where hotel industry where apnot a single vehicle or hu- pearances matter the most, man being will be visible but can be deceptive. This in 50 km area. All four is also the case with the participants are vegetar- show’s protagonist anahiian Gujaratis and there- ta, played by Aakanksha fore they have kept some singh, a timid and she girl ready to cook noodle who has joined the hotel packets, bread and fruits with a mysterious hidden with them. They assume agenda and is not what that at any place, bread she seems to be. Aakanand fruit will be available sha says,”I am extremely and therefore they will excited to be a part of Gulsurvive with their Gujara- mohar Grand and to play a character close to my age”. ti vegetarianism.
Surat to London by road via 15 countries including China Correspondent, Surat
620 coaches per year, Naidu said.
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idence like pug-marks or scat will not be taken into account, thus giving 100 per cent results,” Pandey said. Gir is the last abode of Asiatic Lions, where the species are found at present. The forest department conducts the head count for lions every five years in first week of May. The last census was conducted in 2010. At that time the lion population had increased from 359 (census figures of 2005) to 411. “GPS system will be used in lion census and as per the direct contact method, having spotted the lion, it will be photographed, and rather than preparing manual notes on the location, it will be tagged using the more technical geo-reference system,” he added.
Castes (SCs), including the SC students in backward districts of country. These centrally sponsored schemes include Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme (PMS) for SC students, Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC students studying in class IX and X, Pre-Matric Scholarship for Children of those engaged in occupations involving cleaning and prone to health hazards, Babu JagJivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana and Upgradation of Merit of SC students. Mr. Nathwani wanted to know about various schemes launched by the Government for the development of the students belonging to the Scheduled Castes in
the backward districts of the country in last three years and the expenditure incurred. The minister in the statement tabled in the house stated that Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme (PMS) for SC students total Rs. 5,771.52 crore central assistance was given of which Rs. 147.99 crore was given in Gujarat and Rs. 23.17 crore in Jharkhand.
In The Glamorous world of hotels, Appearances are often Deceptive
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