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Basti : Accusing the SP and the BSP of cheating people when in power, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said only the BJP can deliver on development, good governance and national security fronts. “The state got chief ministers from SP and BSP seven times but they kept cheating the people in the name of development... SP and BSP are a poison to development, while Modiji will wreak havoc on terrorism and anti-nationals,” the Chief Minister said addressing an election rally in Basti.
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Now, Manish Sisodia alleges BJP trying to ‘buy’ seven AAP MLAs at Rs 10 crore each New Delhi : Two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi stirred a hornet’s nest by claiming that 40 Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs were in touch with him, Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday alleged that seven AAP legislators had been offered Rs 10 crore each to switch over to BJP. Accusing the BJP of indulging in horse-trading, Sisodia claimed BJP had earlier too tried to “buy” AAP MLAs and they were given an appropriate response by the public. “Since the BJP does not have any development issue to raise, it has now come down to indulging in horse-trading by attempting to buy seven of our MLAs at Rs 10 crore each,” Sisodia said. Referring to Modi’s claims at a rally in West Bengal’s Serampore that 40 TMC MLAs would switch sides once the BJP wins the Lok Sabha elections,
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government who have been dismissed for “corruption or disloyalty to the state” shall be disqualified from campaigning for a period of five years. Mr Yadav, who made headlines by going public with his allegations of sub-standard food in the Border Security Force, was dismissed in April 2017. The controversy started after he filed nomination as a Samajwadi Party candidate,
Cyclone Fani may hit Odisha at 205 Km/Hr; tourists told to leave, poll code lifted
Cyclone Fani s likely to hit the Odisha coast by Friday afternoon and also affect West Bengal and the Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts of Andhra Pradesh. Bhubaneswar : Authorities in Odisha, which will suffer the maximum impact of Cyclone Fani, have asked tourists in Puri to leave the temple town as they requested for additional teams and helicopters to assist them in evacuating people who will be affected. Cyclone Fani, India’s strongest summertime cyclone in the last 43 years, is likely to hit the Odisha coast by Friday afternoon and also affect West Bengal and the Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts of Andhra Pradesh. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its bulletin issued on Wednesday and based on a 5.30am forecast that Cyclone Fani has moved northwestwards with a speed of about 10 kmph in last six hours and lay centred about 680km
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Masood Azhar designated global terrorist by UN Security Council JeM Chief Masood Azhar Global Terrorist: The development comes a month after China had put a hold on a fresh proposal by the US, UK and France to impose a ban on the chief of the JeM which claimed responsibility for the deadly Pulwama terror attack.
Sisodia said it did not behove the prime minister to make such remarks. “It does not suit the prime minister to make such comments. He (Modi) should realise that India is a democratic country and he is here because of democracy,” Sisodia said. TMC has already written a letter to the Election Commission alleging a violation of the model code. The BJP, however, rubbished the claim terming it “bizarre allegation” and a “desperate bid to gain attention”. “The AAP is baffled as it is losing the elections and its leaders are trying desperately to gain attention by making bizarre allegations,” BJP media head Ashok Goyal said.
New Delhi : In a major diplomatic win for India, the United Nations on Wednesday designated Pakistan-based Jaish-eMohammed chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist after China lifted its technical hold on his listing under the UNSC 1267 sanctions committee. The designation will subject Azhar to an assets freeze, travel ban and an arms embargo. The JeM has already been designated as a terror outfit by the United Nations. “Big, small, all join together. Masood Azhar designated as a terrorist in UN sanctions list. Grateful to all for their support,” India’s Ambassador to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin tweeted. Chinese Foreign
Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Beijing lifted its hold after it found no objection to the listing proposal by the US, the UK and France. “On this listing issue, China has been communicating with relevant parties in a constructive and responsible fashion. Recently, relevant countries revised and re-submitted the materials for the listing proposal to the 1267 Committee. After careful study of the revised materials and taking into consideration the opinions of relevant parties concerned, China does not have an objection to the listing proposal,” he said. France, one of the sponsors of the proposal to list Azhar as a global terrorist at the
UN, was the first country to welcome the move. “This decision taken at the United Nations Security Council signals the successful realisation of our efforts,” the French Foreign Ministry said. The development comes a month after China, a veto-
wielding permanent member of the Security Council, had put a hold on a fresh proposal by the US, UK and France to impose a ban on the chief of the JeM, which claimed responsibility for the deadly Pulwama terror attack where 40 CRPF personnel were
Sacked BSF Soldier Tej Bahadur Yadav Elections 2019-"When You Press Lotus Button, Misses Deadline For Varanasi Contest It'll Awaken Soul Of Soldier In You": PM Lucknow : Dismissed soldier Tej Bahadur Yadav’s nomination for the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat has been cancelled by the Election Commission, which had asked him yesterday for certain documents. Calling the move “wrong” and dictatorial”, the Samajwadi Party candidate said he would “go to the Supreme Court”. “I was asked to produce the evidence at 6:15 pm yesterday. We produced the evidence, still my nomination was rejected,” Tej Bahadur Yadav told the media. The Commission had sent him a notice yesterday, asking him to clarify the cause of his dismissal by 11 am today. In its letter, the Commission said employees of the state or central
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where he omitted details of his dismissal. His earlier nomination as an Independent candidate had all details. Tej Bahadur Yadav was fielded as a Samajwadi Party candidate against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. The move was seen as an exercise in optics and even the party of Arvind Kejriwal - who had taken on PM Modi in 2014 - said it would back him. In 2014, Mr Kejriwal had contested against PM Modi and got more than two lakh votes.
Ay o d h y a : P r i m e Minister Narendra Modi, at a rally in Ayodhya district in Uttar Pradesh today, said while opposition parties had a track record of going soft on terrorism, his government was the only one that could defeat terror, which, he said, was the need of the hour. On his first visit to Ayodhya since he came to power in 2014, PM Modi did not talk about the Ram temple but ended his speech by chanting: “Jai Shri Ram, Jai Jai Shri Ram”. Accused of exploiting the Pulwama terror attack and the military operations in Balakot in his campaign, the Prime Minister stayed close to that theme also in today’s rally. “Whether the danger is within the borders or beyond, naya Hindustan ghar mein ghus kar marega (new India will eliminate them in their homes). We will reply to bullets with bullets,” he said,
Accused of exploiting the Pulwama terror attack, PM Modi stayed close to that theme also in today's rally in Uttar Pradesh.
in an apparent reference to the Indian Air Force strike in Pakistan’s Balakot in February to target a terror training camp days after 40 soldiers were killed in a terror attack in Pulwama. “When India is safe and protected, only then will our dreams come true...When you press the Kamal (lotus -- BJP symbol) button, it will awaken the soul of the soldier in you who will live and die for the country,” PM Modi said to his audience. The opposition has repeatedly flagged the PM’s references to national security, terror and the forces
in his speeches. The rally took place in the Ambedkarnagar Nagar lok sabha seat , parts of which fall in the Ayodhya district. It is around 25 km from the town that is home to the temple-mosque dispute. The days were past when there was a terror attack almost everyday in the country, the PM said, targeting rival parties including the Congress. “In the last five years we haven’t heard of such news. But it doesn’t mean terrorists are finished. Terror factories are still running in our neighbourhood . Their only industry is the export
Maoist attack kills 16 security personnel, civilian in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli The blast followed Maoists torching 25 vehicles of a road construction firm in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra earlier in the day
New Delhi : At least 16 persons, including 16 security personnel, were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district on May 1, police said. The blast followed the Maoists torching 25 vehicles belonging to a road construction contractor earlier in the day, police said. Those killed were members of the Quick Response Team (QRT) of Gadchiroli Police, which was on its way to
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inspect the torched vehicles, an official said. The blast took place as the vehicle reached Lendhari nallah in Kurkheda
area, the official said. Police teams are reaching the spot for evacuation operation, he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly condemned the Naxal attack on security personnel, saying perpetrators of such violence will not be spared. “Strongly condemn the despicable attack on our security personnel in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. I salute all the brave personnel. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten,” he tweeted.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Director General of Police Subodh Kumar Jaiswal said that the Naxal attack was not a result of intelligence failure. Terming it a “big loss” for the force, Mr. Jaiswal said that police “were ready to give a befitting reply to the Naxals”. “I cannot call this an intelligence failure... The Maharashtra Police will take whatever action is needed against such activities. It is a big loss for the Maharashtra Police,” Mr. Jaiswal said. The Naxals want to overthrow the State, he added.
of terrorists. These terrorists are lying in the wait for a weak government,” he said. “Savdhaani hati..durghatna ghati (a moment of carelessness and an accident happens) is written on roadsides. It is the same with terrorism. Its more relevant because SP - BSP congress , they have a history of going soft on terror. Our forces used to catch terrorists and these people used to release them because of votebank.”
killed. The proposal was the fourth such bid at the UN in the last 10 years to list Azhar as a global terrorist. China had blocked Azhar’s listing in 2009, 2016 and 2017. Interestingly, China had placed its technical hold despite Beijing signing off on a UNSC statement that “condemned in the strongest terms” the Pulwama terror attack and named Jaish-eMohammad for the “heinous and cowardly suicide bombing”. The efforts to resolve Azhar’s listing issue had gathered momentum in the past month as Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale spoke to his counterparts in all key UNSC member countries and visited Washington and Beijing.
BJP will return to power : Shah Kalyani : BJP president A m i t S h a h We d n e s d a y exuded confidence that the party will return to power in the ongoing parliamentary elections with Narendra Modi as prime minister. He stepped up his attack on TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is among BJP’s most strident critics, and said she was supporting those who wished to divide the country byseparating Kashmir from India. “But this party (BJP) will continue its fight to ensure that Kashmir remains an integral part of India, no matter who is in power at the Centre,” Shah said addressing rallies in different Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal which go to the polls in the fifth phase on May 6.
Ban burqas in India: Shiv Sena asks PM Narendra Modi after Sri Lanka move Mumbai : Welcoming Sri Lanka’s decision to ban the niqab or face veil in the wake of the Easter Sunday attacks, the Shiv Sena Wednesday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi follow in its footsteps and ban burqas in India. In an editorial in its mouthpiece, Saamana, the party said the demand is being made in the national interest. “It has happened in Ravana’s Sri Lanka. When will it happen in Ram’s Ayodhya? We are asking this question as PM Modi is scheduled to visit Ayodhya today,” said the editorial noting that the current dispensation has enacted a law against triple talaq in a bid to prevent the exploitation of Muslim women. It further said that Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has shown courage by announcing that wearing the face veil in public places is a criminal offence. “The Sri Lankan president announced the restrictions as an emergency
measure to ensure that the security forces do not face any difficulty in identifying people. People wearing facemasks or other veils could pose a danger to national and social security,” the editorial read. The Sena further said there were no Mahatma Jyotirao Phule or Shahu Maharaj (social reformers in Maharashtra) in the Muslim community. “So, it has worked in favour of whimsical leaders like Shahabuddin, Azam Khan, Owaisi brothers and Abu Azmi. If such religious practices and the traditions are coming in the way of national security, then it must be ended. Modi needs to do all this. It is an equally courageous work, like the surgical strike,” Sena added.
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The Akshay-Modi ‘show’ and perpetuating farmer injustice In what can only be described as his latest performance, Akshay Kumar acts as a journalist interviewing Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He is convincing as a hesitant, rookie reporter in awe of his subject, apologetically telling a joke about Gujaratis which yields a polite, indulgent smile. Another question he asked has provoked considerable mirth among those who saw the show. How do you eat a mango? Do you cut it into small pieces and chew them one by one, or do you suck the juice? In the annals of Indian journalism, this question will rank on par with what Prasoon Joshi had asked Modi last year—You don’t want anything for yourself; you are a fakir (ascetic). Were you always like that or did it happen gradually? Both the options Akshay Kumar offered Modi—chewing a mango or sucking its juice—show the massive disconnect with the Indian farmer’s life. It perpetuates the idea that the farmer is the self-sacrificing provider of nourishment, sustenance and pleasure, with little rights. Akshay Kumar is interested in the one who consumes and his joys, and not in the one who produces and her travails. He wants to know how Modi, as India’s First Consumer, derives an intensely sensual joy. Modi had an excellent opportunity to lift the interview from a trivial pursuit and to shift it from the ridiculous to the sublime. He could have spoken about something far more important—what the farmer gained from the mango he grew. But that requires empathy and a sincere interest in the lives of others, which the prime minister is not necessarily known for, unless the individual concerned has been vetted and plays the role assigned. His interlocutors, including those who ask him questions, appear to be chosen carefully; he has avoided being ambushed by anyone who might ask him a serious question. Recall the lack of empathy, when the prime minister does not stop to ask after a reporter covering him who has got hurt; recall too how brusquely he has shoved aside people, from Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook to his own security detail, because they are between him and the camera. Instead of showing sensitivity towards the plight of the farmers, Modi took the question at face value— it was about him, after all—and told a story from his childhood, about the kind farmer who doesn’t mind when poor children come to his farm to eat mangoes. The farmer is the compassionate giver, letting the kids take mangoes from his orchard; Everyone shares and adjusts. Indeed, some farmers are like that. But equally, some get angry and bring out their stick and chase the kids. The image Modi has created of the farm is bucolic. It is found only in Bollywood movies, the reality Akshay Kumar is most familiar with. You can picture the image of Manoj Kumar singing mere desh ki dharti in Upkar, and more recently, the photo opportunity for Hema Malini, the BJP candidate in Uttar Pradesh, who re-enacted schmaltzy scenes as a farmer. Only Lakshmikant-Pyarelal’s music was missing. The farmers’ reality is vastly different. Their land-holdings are small and their debt burden huge. Many farmers have no choice but to rely on their children, or get other poor children, to work on the farm. Mechanization is limited, electric supply often erratic, irrigation supply sometimes controlled by upper caste farmers who live further upstream. The vocation is a gamble with the monsoon. Once the crop is harvested, the middlemen step in. They pay low prices for the produce, and then blame the market or the government. Meanwhile, the state subsidizes the mollycoddled vocal urban consumers—those who get to eat those juicy mangoes—as ice cream, as smoothies, as milk shakes, in lassi, and in their raw form, in pickles. Meanwhile, input costs rise. If there’s a bumper crop, the resulting glut crashes the procurement price, keeping the farmer impoverished. He then sees no hope. He is shocked when Modi announces the pointless ‘demonetisation’, sucking liquidity from the countryside, the effects of which are felt for months. The farmer then marches to distant capitals— Mumbai - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara and Delhi— demanding Editor justice.
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And Virat Kohli Has ‘Exclusive’ Aamir Khan, wife Kiran Rao enjoy Celebrations on Lock sugarcane juice in rural Maharashtra Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli dated each other for over four years before tying the knot in an intimate ceremony in Italy’s Tuscany in 2017.
New Delhi : Anushka Sharma turns 31 today, and Virat Kohli has the celebrations on lock. The actress will be spending her special day with cricketer husband in Bangalore. A source close to Anushka revealed that the couple has planned an intimate and exclusive dinner just for themselves in Bangalore, where Virat had his IPL match on Tuesday. “There is so much attention around them all the time, so they decided to make it extra private on this special day. They will spend the entire day with each other
thankfully because Virat has no IPL match commitments on Anushka’s birthday. They have planned a very special private dinner just for themselves. The couple will be the only ones at the venue and an exclusive hand-curated dinner will be laid out just for them,” the source told us. The source continued, “As soon as the IPL is over, Virat gets into his intense world cup practice sessions and Anushka too has several commitments lined up in Mumbai. So, this is the only quality time they could spend with each
other before the World Cup ends.” Anushka and Virat completed a year of marital bliss in December but the two are as lovestruck as ever. One look at their social media accounts and it is evident that they cannot have enough of each other. Despite their hectic schedules, they always make sure to take some time out from their professional commitments to be with each other. They dated each other for over four years before tying the knot in an intimate ceremony in Italy’s Tuscany in 2017.
Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao, who are touring rural Maharashtra as part of their Paani Foundation initiative, stopped at a village called Zhawadarjun and enjoyed a glass of sugarcane juice.
Mumbai : It is still some time before actor Aamir Khan begins work on Laal Singh Chadha, the official Hindi remake of Hollywood film Forrest Gump. The actor and his wife Kiran Rao have been travelling across Maharashtra as part of their Paani Foundation. Aamir shared pictures from their travels and in one of them, the couple can be seen relishing fresh sugarcane juice. Sharing the pictures, Aamir wrote: “At Zhawadarjun village
Bharat song Chashni: Salman Khan romances Katrina Kaif with chaste kisses, jalebis
New Delhi : Bharat song Chashni is true to its name. Sweet like jalebi that coincidentally features rather prominently in the video, it shows Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif romancing over rangolis and jalebis, in deserts and on water, over chaste kisses and stolen glances. This particular song is set in the 70s as Salman and Katrina are working together in the Gulf – she as the ‘madam sir’ and him as a worker. The song Chashni is crooned by Abhijeet Srivastava and is composed by Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjian. Before the song unfurls, Salman in a voiceover gives us a peek into the Bollywood scene of that time. Talking about the arrival of the industry’s first superstar, Rajesh Khanna, he goes on to say that his Bharat remains a fan of Dilip Kumar who found his Saira Bano in Katrina’s character. On Wednesday, Salman shared the Chashni teaser.
Bharat song Chashni is as sweet as its name suggests. Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif romance each other 70s style over stolen glances and chaste kisses.
“This Eid... Ishq meetha hai (Love is sweet),” he wrote. Earlier, Khan shared the first song Slow Motion from the film that featured him and Disha Patani. Salman has been sharing his looks from Bharat; the trailer of the film showcased how the story
yesterday. Stopped for the best ganney-ka-juice on the way there.” In the picture, Aamir and Kiran are seated in a dhaba and are having a mugfull of sugarcane juice each. Aamir has his spectacles on and looks distracted while Kiran looks at him. In another picture, they posed with the shop owner and his family. He also put pictures as part of his Instagram stories, which showed the couple posing with other people. Paani Foundation has been working to fight water scarcity in rural Maharashtra. As part of it, Aamir has been sharing information on his Instagram page about a programme called #MeJalMitra and has been asking for volunteers
on May 1. Aamir, on April 25, had thanked Madhuri Dixit Nene for stepping in for him in an episode of Toofan Alaya, a Marathi show on water situation in Maharashtra. Madhuri has stepped in for the actor for the third episode of the show. Aamir had tweeted the link of the video and captioned it: “Thanks Madhuri Dixit Nene for stepping in for me. I made one request, she was up for it. Too sweet. Please watch. Love. a.” Toofan Alaya is a weekly show that revolves around the water situation in the state and features a mix of Marathi film stars and people telling inspiring stories. It usually features Aamir and Kiran.
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of Salman’s character runs parallel to that of India. The film is being directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and produced by Atul Agnihotri, Bhushan Kumar, and Krishan Kumar. Katrina Kaif is playing the female protagonist in the film, which also features
Sunil Grover, Nora Fatehi, Disha Patani and Tabu in pivotal roles. Jackie Shroff is essaying the role of Salman’s father. Salman is teaming up with Zafar for the third time after Sultan and Tiger Zinda Hai. Bharat is a June 5 release on Eid.
AG. GNS_New Delhi : Calling Kangana Ranaut a “bachchi”, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has said he would not like to comment against a “bachchi” (child), who started her Bollywood journey as an actress from his production company Vishesh Films. On being asked about the recent social media attack by Kangana’s sister Rangoli Chandel, Bhatt told reporters, “...she (Kangana) is a ‘bachchi’, started her journey with us. Just because her relative (sister Rangoli) is attacking
his costar Sai Pallavi and she also showered praises for the actor Directed by Selvaraghavan, NGK is based on politics, NGK trailer is fiery, packed with punches, powerful dialogues and much more that will leave you asking for more. The spell-binding music by Yuvan Shankar Raja is another highlight from the trailer. This is the first time, Suriya and Selvaraghavan are working together. At the trailer launch, Suriya spoke about Sai Pallavi and how she has nailed a challenging character. Sai Pallavi also showered praises for Suriya.
: Shahid Kapoor, looking forward to the release of Kabir Singh, took time out from his busy schedule to catch up with his family. The 38-year-old actor shared a video from his play date with his toddler son Zain. Shahid, comfortably lying by Zain’s side, fiddled with an Instagram filter while his son looked bamboozled. Shahid tried his best to extract a reaction from Zain, who just looked puzzled (and cute). The comments section of Shahid Kapoor’s post is filled with compliments for Zain. “He’s so cute duuuude... how is he yours??? Obviously gone on mommy,” wrote Sonakshi Sinha, Shahid’s R... Rajkumar co-star. Shahid’s brother Ishaan Khatter posted ROFL emoticons while Malaika Arora wrote: “Too cute.” Zain is the younger of Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput’s two children. Their
daughter Misha is twoyears-old. Zain, who was born in September 2018, now frequently features in his parent’s social media posts. Initially, Shahid and Mira refrained from posting pictures of Zain on the Internet. Earlier, Shahid Kapoor said that being a father changed him as a person. “Fatherhood has brought a lot of change in me as a person and as a human being. My priorities
me, I won’t comment.” “Our upbringing and culture teach us that we should not raise a finger on our children. So saying anything against our children won’t be possible. My upbringing stops me t o d o s o,” the veteran filmmaker said. Bhatt was talking to media-persons at the screening of the film Yours Truly, which marks his acting debut. “Till I die, I will never ever say anything against our child because it is against my upbringing, it is against my nature,” he maintained.
have changed. I am less self-oriented now, because I believe actors can never be not self-oriented... I have matured and feel a lot more grown up now,” he said. Shahid Kapoor’s Kabir Singh is the remake of Telugu film Arjun Reddy. The film’s teaser released to a fabulous response last month. The trailer of Kabir Singh will drop on the Internet on May 2 while the film will open in cinemas on June 21.
Kiara Advani chops off her long hair Sai Pallavi sky praising Shahid Kapoor Goofing Around With Son Zain Makes For An Adorable Video on camera and this is the reason Suriya in open AG. GNS_New Delhi Kiara Advani posted a video on Instagram where she can be seen rapping about her hair problems, given her hectic schedule and the demands of her profession. She even cuts her hair on camera.
AG. GNS_New Delhi : Actor Kiara Advani gave rap a try and cut her hair short in a video that has got the social media world talking. On Tuesday morning, Kiara took to Instagram to share a video in which she is seen cutting her long hair while rapping about her hectic lifestyle. She captioned it: “Guilty as charged! Just had to chop it off, been neglecting proper hair care for too long and thought this was the only solution.” While social media has emerged as the place for millennials to rant, express and share their lives, Kiara chose
to do it differently. She goes on to rap about being a champ in balancing her traditions and millennial lifestyle, but her hair concerns have got the best of her. Her struggle with time and not being able to oil her hair much seem to be the reason behind this urge to go for a shorter hairdo. “I love my hair. Who doesn’t, but the constant heat and product that goes into styling my hair for shoot and with my busy schedule I’ve got no time to take care of my hair. Even though I’ve got a modern take on most things in life, I like to stick to certain traditions,
especially when it comes to beauty.” “I just couldn’t deal with it anymore, which is why I decided to take matters in my own hands and chopped it off. Let’s see if the new look catches on,” Kiara said in a statement. While some of her fans loved her new look and called it “cool”, there were others who remarked: “Did you really cut your hair?” and “Is this for real.” On the film front, the actress will next be seen in Good News and Kabir Singh. In the former she is paired with Diljit Dosanjh and in the latter, she will star opposite Shahid Kapoor.
AG. GNS_New Delhi : Sai Pallavi, who is popular for her natural performances, is going places in Tinsel town with her impressive performances in Telugu and Tamil films. Everyone is aware of that Sai Pallavi is very choosy. She is one of the actress who has rejected the offers of several top stars of Telugu and Tamil film Industry. The powerhouse performer Sai Pallavi is currently waiting for the release of her upcoming movie NGK in which she is sharing the screen space with Suriya. Rakul Preet Singh is also the part of NGK, which is gearing up for grand release on 31st May. The grand trailer and audio launch event of NGK was hosted recently in Chennai, which was attended by the cast and crew of the film. Suriya was all praises of the director and
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IPL 2019: KXIP’s Varun Ajax Create Club History: All Stats from Tottenham vs Ajax in Champions League Chakravarthy ruled out of IPL UEFA Champions League: Ajax continued to touch greater heights while Tottenham Hotspur matched one of their worst records during the first leg of their semi-final in London. AG. GNS_London : When the Champions League season 2018-19 kicked off, nobody gave the young Ajax Amsterdam a chance - no one expected them to go beyond their group, the semi-finals were a far-fetched dream. However, Ajax reached the semi-finals capturing the hearts of millions and once again stamped their class at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Ajax registered a
The Tamil Nadu player has been on the sidelines for most part of this IPL campaign due to a finger injury.
crucial 1-0 win over Tottenham in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final on Tuesday and when they host the Spurs next week, they will lead in the aggregate and will have an away goal advantage, all thanks to a goal from Donny van de Beek. Spurs didn’t put up the best of their shows as they were completely outplayed in the first 30 minutes of the match, which is one Ajax had struck. They eventually grew into the match and even
challenged Ajax throughout the second half but their finishing and final passing let them down. Tottenham were without their stars Harry Kane and Son Heung-min - the ones who are usually at the end of those big chances. However, Christian Eriksen admitted that the London club played “below-par”. Ajax absolutely ran them over initially and even after they gained control, Ajax could quite easily hold them off.
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New Delhi : Kings XI Punjab’s Varun Chakravarthy was on Wednesday ruled out of the remainder of the
Steve Smith Posts Farewell Message For Rajasthan Royals, Downplays Injury Scare
New Delhi : Rajasthan Royals captain Steve Smith played his final Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 clash against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Tuesday before joining Australia’s World Cup squad. Smith, who replaced Ajinkya Rahane as Rajasthan Royals skipper mid-season, wished his team good luck for the remainder of the tournament in his Instagram post. “Thank you @rajasthanroyals for the last 7 weeks. I’ve enjoyed every minute of this ipl and I’m glad to be involved with such a great franchise with so many wonderful people. Good luck
in Delhi boys! #hallabol,” Steve Smith wrote. Smith had helped Rajasthan Royals to victory against SunRisers Hyderabad on Sunday when he took an outstretched catch to dismiss compatriot David Warner. The former
Australian captain landed heavily on the right elbow that underwent a major operation in January. However, Smith brushed aside concerns for his surgically repaired elbow after landing awkwardly. “All good, I just landed on it quite
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heavily, more heavily than I had landed on it previously,” Smith said on Tuesday. “From the surgery I have still got some scar tissue and stuff in there and just the impact of the landing affected it a little bit, but there is nothing wrong with it, all good,” Cricket Australia’s official website reported him saying. Smith and Warner have been selected in Australia’s World Cup squad following their year-long bans for balltampering.
Indian Premier League after the spinner failed to recover from an injury. The Tamil Nadu player has been on the sidelines for most part of this IPL campaign due to a finger injury. A leg-spinner, Chakravarthy played just one match during the ongoing season against Kolkata Knight Riders in March, returning with figures of 1/35. He was injured during KXIP’s visit to Chennai last month which sidelined him for a few weeks. “While the team was hopeful that Chakravarthy would return for the final few games of the campaign, his recovery however has not been sufficient. The 27-year-old will return home as a result. KXIP wishes him a speedy recovery and the very best for the rest of the year,” KXIP said in a media release.
Sourav Ganguly responds to rumours of Ricky Ponting becoming India coach
With India coach, Ravi Shastri’s contract expires after the World Cup, new names have been cropping up.
RoC to tell government if Jet Airways promoters need to be probed
The RoC report will tell the government if an investigation into promoters’ conduct is needed or not
New Delhi : The Registrar of Companies (RoC), Mumbai, will in about a month’s time tell the government whether promoters of the defunct Jet Airways (India) Ltd need to be investigated for any diversion of funds from the company. The government has decided to speed up inspection of the books of Jet Airways that was ordered last August shortly after the company deferred its first quarter FY19 results. Although major shareholders of companies cannot be held liable for a business failure, any diversion of fund from the company by promoters can
deprive them of their limited liability. The RoC report will tell the government if an investigation into promoters’ conduct is needed or not. RoC’s inspection of a company’s books is similar to a preliminary fact finding exercise which will lay the ground for further action. “It could be a detailed investigation by the RoC itself or by any other detective agency,” a person familiar with the development said on the
condition of anonymity. The move comes at a time when the process of share sale in Jet Airways led by its lenders is underway. The insolvent carrier has come to a precarious situation where neither the existing promoters, nor the lenders have shown willingness to infuse the emergency funding that the company needs to remain afloat till a turnaround plan is agreed between shareholders and lenders.
New Delhi : Delhi Capitals have made it to the playoffs this season for the first time since 2012. With 8 wins from 12 games, the national-capital based outfit is in a strong position to finish in the top two. That will give them a couple of chances to make it to their first ever IPL final. And while the credit should definitely go to the players, one just cannot undermine the contribution of head coach Ricky Ponting. The likes of Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Kagiso Rabada and Chris Morris are with the franchise for quite some time now. They, however, had failed to change the team’s fortunes before Ponting took over last season. After a forgettable first season
with the team, the legendary cricketer has weaved his magic this time around. The former Australia skipper has completely transformed the fortunes of a team that is full of youngsters. The Delhi-based outfit has pretty much made light work of almost all the opposition this seasons as they have won 8 of their 12 matches. Throughout the season, Ponting has been garnering praise for his work. And now quite a number of Indian fans are pondering whether Ponting could become the next coach for Team India. With Ravi Shastri’s contract set to expire after the World Cup, the fans are harbouring the chances of seeing Ponting in the Indian dugout.
Facebook Unveils a Design Overhaul as a Part of Pivot to Private Messaging Mumbai : Facebook Inc debuted an overhaul of its core social network on Tuesday, taking its first concrete steps to refashion itself into a private messaging and e-commerce company as it tries to move past scandals while tapping new revenue sources. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a fresh design for the world’s biggest social network that de-emphasised its News Feed. It also ditched the signature blue banner that has been on the app since its launch. The new design showcases
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Facebook’s messaging app, online marketplace and videoon-demand site, while giving greater prominence to the popular photo-driven Stories feature. The company also rolled out features aimed at encouraging users to interact with their close social circle as well as with businesses, such as a “Secret Crush” option for Facebook Dating and a tool for appointment booking. “As the world gets bigger and more connected, we need that sense of intimacy more than ever. That’s why I believe that the
future is private. This is the next chapter for our services,” said Zuckerberg, speaking at Facebook’s annual F8 conference, where the company
gives developers a peek at product releases. Investors greeted the announcements, mostly launching lowermargin businesses, with a
lukewarm response. Facebook shares ended down 0.7 percent on Tuesday. Zuckerberg in March promised changes to the advertising-driven social media company, which has come under regulatory scrutiny over propaganda on its platform and violations of users’ data privacy. He identified private messaging, short-lasting stories and small groups as the fastest-growing areas of online communication. In the last three years, the number of people using Facebook’s WhatsApp has almost doubled.
New Delhi : Delhi Capitals’ swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant was expected to be a back-up for MS Dhoni in the upcoming World Cup, but the youngster who has been left out for the more experienced Dinesh Karthik says that the former captain has been a massive influence on him. Pant will be part of the Delhi side that take on Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday evening, but mentor Dhoni’s availability is still under question as he is not well. “Mahi bhai is an important figure for me. Whenever I have a problem I share it with him. Whether it is an on-field thing or off the field matter I go to him,” Pant said. “But now against CSK he is an opponent so the concentration will be on defeating his side.” After 12 games in the competition, the
defending champions CSK are currently second only to the Delhi Capitals, who have qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2012. They are also the only sides to have secured qualification to the playoffs already. Delhi however will approach their penultimate league stage game with hope to keep the winning momentum in place according to Axar
Patel. “We aren’t specifically thinking about the opponent (CSK) because we are on a winning run right now, so our aim will be to give our 100% and hope we can win,” Axar said. Delhi have won their last three games on the bounce but will look to set their record against Chennai straight after losing to them in the national capital by 6 wickets.
AG. GNS_New Delhi : Gautam Gambhir was “mentally the most insecure” but that didn’t deter him from becoming one of India’s most successful batsmen, former mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton writes in his newly-released book, an assertion that the feisty ex-opener doesn’t even find hurtful. Gambhir, who is a now a politician and competing from the East Delhi constituency, told PTI that he is confident that there is “no sinful intention in Upton’s views as he is a nice man and in any case his insecurities are well documented”. In his book ‘The Barefoot Coach’, Upton discussed the myth of mental toughness of elite sportsperson and how they react to situations. “I did some of my best and least effective mental conditioning work with Gautam Gambhir, the International Test Cricketer of the Year’ in 2009. I worked with him up until that time but I had little to do with him
being named world’s best cricketer,” Upton writes in his book. Upton recalled how the left-handed opener would be in “agony” even after scoring a hundred and stressing more on the mistakes he might have made. Upton termed Gautam as someone who was wired towards the lower end of the optimism/pessimism scale if 100 stands for “uberoptimistic” and 0 stood for pessimistic. “Let’s say his range was 20 to 40 with 30 being normal. When he scored 150, he would be disappointed in not scoring 200.” Upton wrote that no
matter what he and then coach Gary Kirsten did Gambhir was “negative and pessimistic.” Upton then explained the contradiction and myth associated with mental toughness. “Using popular notion of mental toughness, he was one of the weakest and mentally most insecure’ people I have worked with. “But at the same time, he was undoubtedly one of the best and most determined and successful Test batsmen in the world. Something he would prove yet again in 2011 World Cup final.”
Gautam Gambhir one of most ‘insecure’ persons I worked with: Paddy Upton in new book
New Zealand Open: Saina Nehwal Stunned by World No.212 in First Round
AG. GNS_Auckland : Saina Nehwal was shocked in the first round of New Zealand Open on Wednesday as she lost to world No.212 Wang Zhiyi of China in straight games as India’s challenge in women’s singles ended. Saina lost 16-21, 23-21, 4-21 to 19-year-old Zhiyi in an hour and seven minutes to bow out of the competition early on. Ahead of Saina’s loss, Anura Prabhudesai lost 9-21, 10-21 to 2012 Olympic gold medallist Li Xuerui of China. Apart from these two, Lakshya Sen’s tournament also ended with a hardfought loss against Taiwan’s Wang Tzu Wei. Lakshya lost 21-15, 18-21, 10-21 in an hour and 8 minutes. Lakshya had fought back a big deficit in the first game to take that game but could not match up in the next two as the Taiwanese easily defeated the 19-yearold Indian. Earlier in the day, Ashwini Ponnappa-N Sikki Reddy also fought hard against Chinese pair Liu Xuanxuan-Xia Yuting but came up short 14-21, 23-21, 14-21 in an hour and 10 minutes. However, men’s doubles pair of Manu Attri-B Sumeeth Reddy registered an 18-minute win over New Zealand’s Joshua Feng-Jack Jiang 21-17, 21-10. Saina Nehwal started the match on a backfoot with the Chinese taking a lead early
on. It has been a regular pattern in Saina’s matches recently when she starts slow. However, on Wednesday, the Indian could not catch up with her younger opponent as Zhiyi raced away to take the first game.The story did not change at all in the second game and Zhiyi changed gears from 7-7 to go into the break with an 11-9 lead. After the break, the Chinese piled on the pressure on Saina and won points while the Indian struggled to string a series of points together. However, with Zhiyi just a couple of points away from victory, Saina fought her infamous fighting spirit and won four straight points to make it 19-19. From there Saina saved a match point before taking the match into the decider.
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Chakkadas to become past as manufacturer decides to stop its production
Rajkot : A Rajkot-based auto rickshaw manufacturing company Atul Auto Limited has decided to suspend the production of Chakkda, a three wheeler, popular in Saurasthra for commuting and transportation of goods. Atul Auto director, Niraj Chandra, said, “The new guidelines of government of India to curb the vehicular pollution are not as per the engine of Chakkda, the rules on road safety have also become more stringent which Chakkda can’t fulfil so we have decided to suspend production of this vehicle.” The Chakkdas became identity of the rural Saurashtra in 1980s and 1990s and it appeared in some of the Bollywood flicks too. When the public transportation, specially the state transport buses’
frequency was very poor in rural areas three decade ago, the Chakkdas were the only medium of commuting, some of the marriage procession also went in Chakkadas. The Chakkadas also served the purpose of light commercial vehicles as it’s widely used as mode of transportation of goods. Jagjivan Chandra floated the idea of manufacturing Chakkda in 1970 after he was gifted a
golf cart by the royal scion of Jamnagar, Jam Saheb. They first used the design of agricultural diesel pump to manufacture the engine. The manufacturer decided to stop the production but the Chakkdas won’t disappear immediately. According to Rajkot RTO, there are nearly 10,000 Chakkdas moving on the road in the district and no decision has been taken to take Chakkdas off the road.
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Alleged rapist beaten by minor victim’s family in Gujarat’s Rajkot, dies
The family had accused the man of taking the girl to a guest house in nearby the pilgrimage town of Chotila in Surendranagar district and forcing her into a physical relationship.
Rajkot : A 20-year-old man accused of raping a minor girl rape succumbed to his injuries in Gujarat’s Rajkot on Wednesday, a week after the victim’s father and relatives had assaulted him, police said. The girl’s father and four other relatives have been taken into custody, they said. The family had accused the man of taking the girl to a guest house in nearby the pilgrimage town of Chotila in Surendranagar district and
forcing her into a physical relationship. Before that, they filed a complaint against him on April 13, saying he had taken the girl to a vacant flat on Kotharia Road and coerced her into a sexual relationship. Rajkot Police had registered a case against Divyesh for rape and abduction under various sections of the Indian Penal Code as well as the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act after the complaint.
Gujarat: 28 students booked during board exams this year
Ahmedabad : A record number of 28 students have been booked for using unfair means in Class X and XII Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) examinations, this year. Among them, 13 used dummy candidates, while 15 used mobile phones during the examinations that concluded on March 23. “While in copying cases, there is penal action where students are barred from taking exams for two-three years, in these 28 cases of using dummy candidates and mobile phones, FIRs have been lodged,” said GSHSEB chairman A J Shah. A total of 237 copy cases have come to fore this time. These students were physically caught copying from chits and other means by examiners and invigilating squad
teams during the examinations. This number will swell up once Close Circuit Television (CCTV) camera footage of examination centres are examined by the GSHSEB, which is in the process, said officials. As per the GSHSEB rules, the board takes police action in dummy
cases. A similar action have been initiated by the board since 2016 in the unfair means cases of using mobile phones. There, however, is no such provision in the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board Act, 1972, on the use of mobile phones that were non-
Monitor lizard organs, corals found on sale in book stall
Rajkot : The forest department seized the organs of monitor lizard from a book stall in Rajkot during a raid on Monday. The officials also seized a black coral from the same place. A book stall owner was found selling these things, however, the mastermind of the animal organ selling racket is yet to be arrested. The book stall has not been arrested. According to forest department, based on the specific information they had raided Jagdish Book Stall near Kesar-eHind Bridge on Kuvadva road. They found 21 black corals and 18 organs of a
monitor lizard. The organs of monitor lizard are used in some religious activity and performing black magic, said forest officials. Assistant conservator of forest P T Siyani said, “Selling animal organs is prohibited by law
as this creatures are protected under the Wildlife Protection Act. We have seized the organs of monitor lizard and corals, but are yet to nab the mastermind who gave these items to the book stall owner to sell.”
existent back then. The 28 students are booked under Section 72 (breach of confidentiality and privacy) of Information Technology Act, 2000, that leads to an imprisonment, which may extend to two years or with fine, which might extend up to Rs 1 lakh or both, and Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of Indian Penal Code. The officials are attributing this high number of dummy and mobile phone cases to the fact that this year the GSHSEB installed CCTV cameras at all the examination centres. Cases where students have been using different ways to cheat in the examinations have come to fore during analysis of the CCTV camera footage and hearing sessions conducted by the board.
President nod for stringent law against chain snatching in Gujarat
Gandhinagar : The President of India has given assent to the Criminal Law (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2018, passed by the Gujarat assembly last year, which proposed upto ten years jail for snatching a necklace, purse or mobile. Under the new law, the minimum sentence for those found guilty of snatching chains, mobiles or purses will be five years imprisonment, which can extend up to ten years. Under the earlier law, the maximum punishment was three years’ imprisonment. The government has amended Section 379 of the
Indian Penal Code by adding two more sub-sections, 379 C and 379. Even an attempt to snatch will attract a fine of Rs 25,000 and a minimum sentence of five years imprisonment, which can extend to ten years.
Kumar Prakashan Kendra launches revolutionary Augmented Reality & 3D Video device for the students Ahmedabad : On the foundation day of Gujarat, Kumar prakashan Kendra,the leading and one of the oldest educational service provider today launched the revolutionary device Augmented Reality + 3D video Darpan for the students to make the learning process faster and smoother. The NCERT courses are being implemented in Gujarat. Hence, for the first time in Gujarat Kumar prakashan Kendra will provide Augmented Reality + 3D Video free of charge along
The benefits of the App :
with the ‘Darpan’. Shri Hetal Shah,Founder,Kumar prakashan Kendra said “With the help of this App and by the broader use of the Kumar Darpan texts the students studying in either Gujarati or
English medium will be able to compete with the other students globally. Even in the remote villages, the students will have capacity to develop his skill by using the App and the A.R + 3D video device.”
☞ A Chinese proverb rightly mentions that ‘A picture is worth a thousand words... means in spite of reading the content of the text in thousand words sometimes the students may not comprehend fully but just by watching a colorful picture it would be possible for any average students to comprehend fully well. ☞ This App would create a virtual classroom and the laboratory anywhere either at school or at home. The apparatus which are not available in the laboratory would be at hand immediately by using the mobile or tablet and the students would plunge into the detailed study of the topics virtually with joy and patience.
The man, police said, was taken to a factory in Balaji Industrial Estate-II area on April 23 soon after he and the girl returned from Chotila and thrashed by her family. “Divyesh Gondaliya, a resident of Kotharia area in Rajkot, was on ventilator since April 23. He was brought to the hospital after
he was severely beaten by the five people, including the father and relatives of a 12-year-old girl whom he had allegedly raped twice,’’ said a spokesperson of Aji Dam police station. According to police, Divyesh worked in a watch factory in Rajkot and had come in contact with the girl through Facebook.
The complaint by the girl’s family said that the two had exchanged phone numbers and began meeting each other. “A case of assault and attempt to murder was registered against father and other five relatives of the girl. A section for murder will now be added to the same, following the death of Divyesh. All the five accused have been taken into police custody,” police said. A third complaint against 37 people, including BJP councillor Mena Jadav, was also registered by police for rioting, assault and obstructing on-duty officials. “The mob led by Jadav had stormed inside Aji Dam police station on April 26 demanding action against the father and other four accused of beating the youth,” a police official said.
Gujarat Maritime Board’s 500 crore push for LNG terminal at Mundra
Ahmedabad : The Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB), which regulates maritime activities in the state, has firmed up plans to invest Rs 500 crore in the proposed Rs 5,000 crore Mundra LNG terminal in Kutch. With this, the LNG terminal that was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September last year, is likely to be commissioned within next two months. The project being implemented by GSPC LNG Ltd, a unit of Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd (GSPC). GMB’s move follows Indian Oil Corporation’s (IOC) decision to drop its plan to invest in the project with proposed capacity to re-gasify 5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa). A senior official involved in the project said that decks have been cleared by state government for GMB to invest in the terminal. The Gujarat government owns 50% share in GSPC LNG
while 25% is owned by the billionaire Gautam Adani promoted Adani Group. “The authorized share capital for GSPC LNG is yet to be decided. GMB may pick up around 40% of the equity stake in the project for its Rs 500 crore investment,” said a state government official in the know of the development. The government has also held talks with the Adani Group to offer additional stake to them, however, things have not materialized so far, the official said. When contacted, an Adani Group official refused to comment on the matter. The present promoters, especially GSPC, will have to dilute its stake
to accommodate GMB as a third partner, the government official said. The government has been looking to induct a third partner in the project for many years now. The project commissioning has been facing delays as land lease and sub-concession agreements were not signed between the promoters and the Gujarat government. The terminal’s capacity can be expanded to 10 mtpa and is designed to have a berth for receiving LNG (liquified natural gas) tankers and storage tank facilities for re-gasification and gas evacuation. Indian Oil had earlier announced plans to pick up a 50% equity stake in the project for which it got an in-principle approval from its board in August 2017. IOCL, which has carried out due diligence of the project, informed Gujarat government last year that it had dropped its investment plans.
Nadiad : The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat police today caught red-handed a deputy district manager of the Gujarat State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd, taking bribe from a contractor. ACB Assistant Director D P Chudasama said that Deputy manager in the district
office of the corporation here, Jaydeep S Makwana had sought a bribe of Rs 10000 from a contractor involved in transportation of various items from the corporation’s godown here to fair price shops, mid day meal centers and Integrated Child Development scheme centers. He was to collect
a payment of Rs 35000 as February bill for his work. Makwana had sought a bribe of 15000/- from him and later agreed to lower it to Rs 10000/- for releasing the payment. On a secret complaint Makwana was nabbed from his office here today by ACB during a trap.
ACB nabs Deputy District Manager of Gujarat State Civil Supplies Corporation taking bribe from contractor
Rajkot (Gujarat) Election 2019: Kagathara Lalitbhai of Congress challenges sitting MP Kalyanjibhai of BJP Gandhinagar : In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, Rajkot voted on 23rd April in the third phase. It is also known as the ‘’jewel state’’ as the city is famous for its jewellery all across the globe. Rajkot is the fourth largest city in Gujarat with seven assembly segments. Also, it is one of the eight Lok Sabha seats from Saurashtra. Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai of Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) was the winner from Rajkot in 2014 LS polls. He got 621,524 votes while Congress’s Kunvarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya came second with 375,096 votes. Congress has fielded Kagathara Lalitbhai from Rajkot while sitting MP
Rajkot comprises 50% urban and 50% rural population. And the agrarian crisis from Saurashtra was one of the major reasons for Congress’s impressive performance in Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai is 2017 assembly elections. In BJP’s candidate. Congress, the assembly elections, out of w h i c h t a s t e d m a s s i v e the total seven seats, Congress success from Saurashtra in won the three rural seats 2017 assembly elections, while BJP won all the four has fielded its incumbent urban seats from this region. MLA from Tankara region Since the issues of farmers which is a part of Rajkot such as non-payment of crop constituency. Both candidates insurance, etc are still in the belong to the majority Patidar picture, Congress can emerge community. Rajkot is a BJP victorious in Rajkot. The bastion and from 1989 the 2019 Lok Sabha elections are party has never lost except underway and the voting will a narrow defeat in 2009. be completed on 19th May. However, it will not be an The results will be announced easy battle for BJP this time as on 23rd May.
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