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News Brief Juhi Chawla visits young cancer patients
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“Sonia tightlipped”
Actress Juhi Chawla visited a city-based cancer hospital for kids to raise awareness about health. The 48-year-old mother of two met and spoke to the children, who are battling with the disease. She chose the unique way to mark the World No Tobacco Day.
Rape accused remanded in judicial custody
Agency | Kolkata The three accused in the Salt Lake gangrape case were today remanded in 14-day judicial custody by a local court. The trio Arnab De, Subhendu Naskar and Sourav Bera, all drivers of IT sector pool cars, would be subjected to a test identification parade, a senior officer of Bidhannagar Police said.
Riteish, Genelia welcome 2nd baby boy to the family
Agency | Mumbai Bollywood couple Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh have become proud parents for the second time. The “Housefull 3” star and his wife, who are already parents to oneyear-old son Riaan Riteish Deshmukh, took to Twitter to share the news with their fans. “Thank you GOD for blessing me much more than I deserve,” Genelia wrote. Riteish, on behalf of Riaan, posted, “Hey guys, my Aai and Baba just gifted me a little brother. Now all my toys are his...- Love Riaan.”
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Rahul taking over as Cong president? A section in the party feels that Sonia should continue as party chief, while another feels that the earlier Rahul takes over the reins the better
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Speculation on Wednesday raged about Rahul Gandhi taking over as Congress President soon but the party dismissed any such immediate possibility even as Sonia Gandhi remained tightlipped on the issue. Sonia, who is on a visit to her constituency Rae Bareli, was asked to comment on media reports about Congressmen wanting Rahul
to take over as President. She just got into her car without replying to the media. “We are a national party. There are certain procedures …When it comes to Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi we all wholeheartedly accept (their leadership)” …We all want Rahul to take over, as and when (it will happen), we will make a proper statement,” party spokesperson Sushmi-
ta Dev said. Replying to a volley of questions on the speculation over Rahul’s imminent elevation and also on the possibil-
ity of Priyanka Gandhi becoming active in Uttar Pradesh where Assembly polls are scheduled next year, Dev said :” specu-
lation is the privilege of the media”. In Chandigarh, Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh said time is right for Rahul Gandhi to take over from his mother as Congress President and favoured Priyanka’s entry into active politics. “Sonia Gandhi is a brilliant leader. I have said that she has been working (as Congress President) for the last 20 years. If she feels that time has come to give it to a new gen-
eration, then she should pass it on and we will fully support Rahul (to take over),” he told a press conference. A section in the party feels that Sonia should continue as party chief, while another feels that the earlier Rahul takes over the reins the better. Leaders like Jairam Ramesh have said earlier that Rahul will be party president in 2016. Talk is that a meeting of the Congress Working Committee will be held this
month to discuss threadbare the situation caused by the party’s debacle in Assembly elections in four states. Holding of a ‘Chintan Shivir’ to brainstorm over the losses, among other things, is also being talked about. Rahul was made party vice president in January 2013 at the Jaipur chintan shivir. Sonia Gandhi has been at the helm of the party since March 1998 and has created a record of sorts.
visitors can pet and take selfies with tigers, started keeping and breeding tigers 15 years ago and has promoted itself as a spiritual sanctuary where wild animals and humans can peacefully coexist. The temple authorities have been accused of being involved in illegal wildlife trade and animal mistreat-
ment for almost a decade by government officials and animal rights activists. However, the monks who live in the temple grounds deny abusing the tigers or trafficking any animals and refuse to handover animals to authorities as the place earns thousands of dollars a month from tourism.
Indira Jaising’s NGO barred from Thailand’s popular Tiger receiving foreign funds for 6 months The ‘Lawyers’ Collective’ ha allegedly Temple to shut down soon received foreign contribution between Agency | Bangkok
2006-07 and 2013-14 and the Home Ministry found alleged discrepancy in the filing of annual returns of the NGO Agency | New Delhi
Noted lawyer Indira Jaising’s NGO ‘Lawyers’ Collective’ was on Wednesday barred from receiving funds from abroad as its licence was suspended for six months for alleged violation of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). The Home Ministry, while suspending the licence, asked the NGO to submit its reply within 30 days for violation of various provisions of FCRA after which its
registration may even be cancelled. The ‘Lawyers’ Collective’ has allegedly received foreign contribution between 200607 and 2013-14 and the Home Ministry found alleged discrepancy in the filing of annual returns of the NGO where Jaising, who had served as the Additional Solicitor General in UPA government, was functioning as Secretary. The Ministry while rejecting the reply of the NGO said that the records made available by it were examined in detail
and “it was found that the same were not satisfactory” and it did not provide adequate explanation visa-vis the violations found and pointed out”. The notice sent to the NGO said that during the course of adjudication whereby defence, explanations, documents were submitted by the NGO, “we have arrived at a prima facie conclusion” that the Association was in violation
Rajan not keen on 2nd term is mere speculation, say analysts Agency | Mumbai
of various provisions of FCRA. Indira Jaising while functioning as ASG from July 2009 to May 5, 2014 received renumeration of Rs 96.60 lakh, which is admitted by the Association in its reply dated March 30, 2016 by stating that the remuneration of Rs 81.41 lakh was paid by the NGO, persuant to the permission of the Central government for 59 months (July 2009May 2014).
Thailand may close down its famed Tiger Temple, popular among Indian and foreign tourists, as wildlife officials have started relocating its 137 tigers, mostly Bengal tigers, amid allegations of illegal trafficking and animal mistreatment by temple authorities. In the first batch, more than 100 tigers will be taken away from Wat Pa Luangta Bua Yannasampanno, popularly known as the Tiger Temple, said the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. The popular Buddist temple at Kanchanaburi, 140 kilometres from Bangkok, where
Cops should be like pizza delivery boys, reach crime scene in 10 minutes: Delhi HC
Even as the Reserve Bank General Sanjay Jain who, Agency | New Delhi of India (RBI) Governor while reading the affida“Like a pizza boy deliverRaghuram Rajan’s ofvit filed by the Ministry ing the stuff faster than the fice declined to respond of Home Affairs (MHA), guaranteed half-an-hour”, to queries over a media said that to “ensure safethe Delhi police should report on his lack of inty and security of womreach the crime scene beterest for a second term, en in the national capital, fore the current response analysts saw the developresponse time of the Deltime of ten minutes to earn ment as mere speculation, hi police to distress calls the “faith” of people, the lacking merit. According reportedly reduced to 10 to news reports, Rajan comment over phone to volatility after a lo- Delhi High Court today earn the faith of the pub- the national capital. The minutes”. “The response has told the government agency by Alpana Kill- cal-language newspaper said. “We are concerned lic that they are always court said, “The response that once his term ends, awala, principal adviser reported that central bank over the response time of there for them in need”. time as given by you (po- time of police should be he would like to return to at the Reserve bank of governor doesn’t want an the police team in reach- The court was hearing a lice) is very important. It known to everyone so that the US. Quoting sources India, who also oversees extension of his term. But ing the crime spot.They PIL initiated by it after is to check the efficiency the citizens here are aware close to him, a Bengali media relations. Some an- the Indian market showed should reach quickly in the December 16, 2012 of the police. You will that the police are always daily said he plans to join alysts ascribed the sharp no such reaction, indi- order to give guarantee to gangrape case, in which have to ensure that you there on time at the crime a US university and pur- movement in the curren- cating there might not be citizens of Delhi that they it has been giving direc- reach the crime scene be- scenes,” the bench said. sue research on the Indi- cy market on Wednesday merit in the news,” Dh- are safe here,” a division tions from time to time fore ten minutes.” The The court asked the police an economy. “We don’t to the report, while others ruv Desai, Director and bench of B D Ahmed and with regard to improving bench gave the direction to file an affidavit with recomment on specula- brushed aside the notion. Chief Operating Officer R K Gauba said, add- crime investigation and on the submissions made gard to the concern raised tion,” was the single-line “The rupee witnessed of Tradebulls. ing “police will have to protection of women in by Additional Solicitor by it. Sub Editor: Dhruvil Makani Office: B/14, Madhav Chamber’s, India Colony, Opp-Vidhyanagar School, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
2 / Dt. 02-06-2016, Thursday Editors’ Picks thursday, june 02, 2016 Eknath Khadse accused in land deal, Is the BJP not a corrupt party? At a function last week to mark two years of his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the changes ushered in since the NDA came to power in May 2014 through good governance while promising to root out corruption. But the controversy involving a senior minister of the BJP in one of the largest states where the party is in power threatens to take some sheen off this claim. The case involves purchase of a three-acre plot near Pune by Maharashtra Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse’s wife, Mandakini, and son-in-law, Girish Chaudhari, on April 27 this year for Rs 3.75 crore. The charge the minister is facing is that even while a case was pending in the high court, the land was sold to Khadse’s family and that the minister himself had held a meeting with officials of the state agency, the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, and from his own department, on the compensation to be given to the original owner under the state Land Acquisition Act in the third week of March, weeks before the transaction, as a report in the English daily Newspaper has revealed. Shockingly, Khadse has admitted to having convened the meeting while going on to defend himself saying that as long as the deal was legally sound, he and his family members were within their rights as private citizens to purchase the land. But the minister has erred, and gravely at that, in participating in a matter which has a material impact on his family’s interests — a clear conflict of interest. In most countries, this would have invited penalties and led to a course correction. Khadse is brazening it out but surely this should attract action from his party beyond just a rebuke. Indeed, he should be asked to quit. That’s because the minister, who is already facing multiple charges, did not even recuse himself or make his interests public in the interests of transparency — a virtue his party has been highlighting as an achievement in its two years in office. This comes on top of earlier cases of conflict of interest involving at least six ministers in the Maharashtra government — three of whom were forced to quit their positions on the boards of private firms after a report published in this newspaper in March this year. The callous attitude on conflict of interest issues featuring politicians, civil servants and corporate India is worrying. India currently has a model code of conduct which says that any minister within two months of assuming office should sever all connection with the conduct and management of any business in which he previously had an interest.
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Dishoom new poster: Varun, John, Jacqueline starrer screams action and adventure
Thank God comparison to Katrina has stopped: Zareen Khan Agency | New Delhi
Dishoom new poster ahead of trailer release features the lead actress Jacqueline Fernandes along with John Abraham and Varun Dhawan
their poster earlier launched. The makers have released a new poster ahead of trailer release which features the lead actress Jacqueline Fernandes along with John and Varun this time. In the first sight itself, the poster speaks a lot. The poster promises of Dishoom being an adventure ride with loads of Agency | New Delhi jaw dropping action. John Varun Dhawan, John and Varun are at their Abraham gave us some masculine best. No one major swag goals with can agree to the fact that
Dishoom is Varun’s first action film after glancing at him in the poster. The poster also explains that Jacqueline will be seen doing some serious action. The much-awaited trailer of John Abraham, Varun Dhawan and Jacqueline Fernandez action adventure film Dishoom is all set to release today (June 1). The film is Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala , Directed by Rohit Dhawan and is all set to release on July 29.
Popular Bollywood actor Razzak Khan passes away Popular Bollywood
actor Razaak Khan known for the role of Manikchand in Baadshah has passed away due to heart attack Agency | New Delhi
Actor Razzak Khan, who is popularly known for his role of Manikchand in Shah Rukh Khan starrer Baadshah, passed away today. He suffered a massive heart attack at 12:30 am. He was rushed to Holy Family hospital in Bandra, where doctors
For a or a few months after her debut in Veer (2010) alongside Salman Khan, actor Zareen Khan (far right) was called a Katrina Kaif (inset) look alike. Though initially, it did help her garner attention, eventually, it got too much for Zareen to handle. So much so that the actor says that at times her work got overshadowed by resemblance to the actor. But now, after half a decade, the scenario seems to have changed. “I am ecstatic that the comparisons to Katrina have stopped. Everyone comes here to make their own identity. Katrina is a beautiful woman and works very hard. It is a privilege to be compared to her. If I
Choron Ka Raja in1993 and was seen in more that 90 movies in his entire career span. He had also appeared on Kapil Sharma’s show ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil’ in 2014. Razzak Khan’s funeral will be held in Mumbai tomorrow after the 4 pm.
it to him. But he is a busy person. I don’t randomly call him for little things but if I am stuck, I know he is always there to help me,” she says. And what about Salman’s marriage rumours to Iulia Vantur? “Honestly, I have no idea. I don’t speak to him on a daily basis but if he has found the woman he wants to marry, like the entire country, I am looking forward to his wedding too,” she says.
will be teaming up with his mentor, film-maker Ram Gopal Varma, after a gap of five years for the project. They last worked together on Rakht Charitra. The actor will begin shooting for the film in mid-June. He has even been sporting a French beard of late, similar to the one Muthappa has in real life. Soon, Vivek will also head to Bengaluru before the movie’s shoot begins
to meet the close aides and family members of the former gangster-turned-businessman. A source says, “Bengaluru is Vivek’s second home, as his wife, Priyanka Alva Oberoi, is from the city. He knows a lot about the place. To prepare for the role, he is making a hush-hush trip to Bengaluru to meet the people that Muthappa interacts with professionally and personally. He will stay there for a week to understand Muthappa’s background. He wants to learn more about his journey, and how he went on to become a successful businessman.” We tried reaching Vivek, but he remained unavailable for a comment.
England’ opposite Akshay Kumar. Now, in an interesting turn of events, the actress has announced yet another film titled ‘Noor’. The film which will be directed by Sunhil Sippy is based on Pakistani journalist writer Saba
Imtiaz’s 2014 novel, ‘Karachi You’re Killing Me’. Sonakshi is all set to step into the shoes of journalist named Noor Roy Chaudhary. The film that will kick off in July will be shot in one schedule and is expected to be wrapped by August.
Vivek Oberoi is leaving no stone unturned for gangster role in RGV’s Rai
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declared him dead on arrival. His son Azad Khan, who works in Croatia, is awaited. The list of his popular films include Hello Brother, Joru Ka Ghulam and Kyaa Kool Hain Hum and many more. The comic actor made his debut in Bollywood with Roop Ki Rani
didn’t belong to the industry, I would be happy but as a professional, I don’t want to live under anyone’s shadow.” Ask her if she still catches up with her mentor and debut co-star Salman, she says their busy schedules don’t allow them to meet too often, but adds that she will always hold him in high regard. “I will always be grateful to him. If I am an actor today, I owe every bit of
Vivek Oberoi has played the role of a gangster in many movies, including Company (2002), Shootout At Lokhandwala (2007) and Rakht Charitra (2010). Now, in his next film, Vivek will be seen playing Muthappa Rai, a former don, who was Karnataka’s most-wanted criminal in the 1990s. He
First look: Sonakshi Sinha to step Actor Suriya case: FIR withdrawn, into shoes of journalist in Noor lady involved clarifies what happened Agency | Chennai
Agency | Chennai Well well! Rumours and speculations about Kareena Kapoor Khan being pregnant have been doing the rounds for quite some time now. And they might just turn out to be true! However, Bebo tried putting an end to all the speculations and rubbished such gossips last month but all in vain. The rumours seem to have been surfacing yet again. According to Spotboye. com, the Jab We Met actress is likely to be three and a half months preg-
gers. A source revealed that the royal couple is just back from their London holiday which was “purely meant for relaxation,” reports Spotboye. com. There hasn’t been any official confirmation regarding the same from any member of the family as none of them chose to respond on being contacted. If the supposed rumours turn out to be true, Kareena will soon be embracing motherhood in all its glory. Meanwhile, watch out this space for more!
Actor Suriya reportedly stopped by to help a woman in trouble on the Adyar Bridge near his home in Chennai and ended up having a case filed against him. Two youngsters were allegedly troubling a woman and threatened to assault her when Suriya was driving by. He stopped the car and intervened asking the boys not to touch the woman. He then left but the two boys went to the police and one of them, a 20-year-old, filed an FIR against him for allegedly slapping him. The police registered a case on May 30 but then subsequently, the case has been withdrawn. The lady who was
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reportedly assaulted was Pushpa Krishnaswamy who took to social media to thank the star for what he did for her. She has narrated what happened that day as well. No one
is sure what transpired on May 31 and how the case was withdrawn. Suriya also thanked Pushpa for taking to social media and posting the truth about the incident.
While Sonakshi Sinha has two of her upcoming films ‘Akira’ and ‘Force 2’ release this year, she recently gave a nod to Abhay Chopra’s remake of ‘Ittefaq’ opposite Sidharth Mahotra and Vipul Shah’s ‘Namastey
3 / Dt. 02-06-2016, Thursday Big Bazaar’s Monthly Bachat Bazaar shopping gives Rs 2000 Monthly Cash/Bonus vouchers
Agency | Ahmedabad We always tend to plan our grocery shopping around the time of salary. Big bazaar, India’s most loved chain of Hypermarket, is at your rescue. Big Bazaar’s Monthly Bachat Bazaar, which helps consumers save not only in the first week of the month, has got bigger and better with launch of “Monthly Cash/Bonus Vouchers”. Now customers shopping between 1st – 8th June for Rs. 2500/- will get “Monthly Cash /Bonus Vouchers worth Rs. 2000/- which gives additional benefits on a wide range of products across various categories throughout the month. Big Bazaar customers shopping for Rs. 2500/- between 1st -8th of every month will get unique benefit of vouchers worth Rs. 2000/-, which they can redeem from 9th till the end of the month. Monthly Cash / Bonus Vouchers Booklet will give the power to the customer, to not just shop and save in the first eight days of the month but avail extra saving and discounts for the rest of the days with exciting offers.
Sanam Jung - Destiny’s child
Agency | Mumbai It is hard to believe that actress Sanam Jung, currently seen in Mohabbat Subha Ka Sitara Hai airing on Zindagi every Monday to Saturday at 8.00 pm, never intended to be an actress. The talented actress is actually quite academically inclined and intended to pursue a career in banking post her MBA. However, destiny had quite another path planned for her. While pursuing her MBA, she entered the world of glamour as a VJ to earn extra money. But before she knew it, she was offered her first show Dil e Naadan and her acting career took off. Today with 11 shows under her belt, in a short span of time this destiny’s child is a well-established actress and is also the host of popular morning show ‘Jago Pakistan Jago’ where she has interviewed Bollywood stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol & John Abraham. What a loss it would have been to the entertainment industry if Sanam had become a banker as planned.
Hours After Petrol Price Hike, LPG Cylinders, Aviation Fuel Made Costlier
Agency | New Delhi Hours after petrol and diesel prices were raised last night, the prices of non-subsidized LPG cylinders and aviation fuel were today hiked sharply following an increase in global oil rates. Petrol prices were last night hiked by Rs 2.58 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.26 per litre. After the price revision, petrol will cost Rs 65.60 per litre in Delhi and diesel Rs 53.93/litre. The price of aviation turbine fuel will go up by a sharp 9.2 per cent and will cost Rs 46,729 per kilolitre in New Delhi. The price of non-subsidised 14.2 kg LPG cylinder has been raised by Rs 21 and will now cost Rs 548.50 in New Delhi.The price hike in aviation fuel and non-subsidised LPG comes into effect from today. “The current level of international product prices of petrol & diesel and rupee-dollar exchange rate warrant increase in price of petrol and diesel, the impact of which is being passed on to the consumers with this price revision,” Indian Oil said in a statement last night.
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India to seek Rio 2016 Olympic wildcard for Mary Kom Mary Kom was required to make at least the semifinals to be assured of an Olympic berth in the megaevent in Astana, Kazakhstan Agency | New Delhi
She couldn’t make the cut through qualifiers but star woman boxer M C Mary Kom’s Olympic dream is not quite over yet as India has decided to seek a wildcard entry for her in the Games scheduled from August 5 this year. Mary Kom (51kg) had missed out on qualifying for the Olympics after bowing out in the second round of last month’s World Championships — the second and final qualifying tour-
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SPORTS ROUNDUP Alastair Cook will challenge Sachin Tendulkar’s scoring record: Botham Agency | New Delhi
nament for women for the Games. The 33-yearold was required to make at least the semifinals to be assured of an Olympic berth in the mega-event in Astana, Kazakhstan. “She has been a phenomenal athlete and looking at her overall contribution to the sport, we have decided to request for a wildcard for her. However, her application will be among the many that the International Boxing Association (AIBA) will examine before taking a
final decision,” Chairman of the ad-hoc committee currently running boxing in India, Kishen Narsi, told agency. Mary Kom, who is called ‘Magnificent Mary’ by AIBA, is a five-time world champion besides being a bronze-medallist from the London Olympics. The multiple-time Asian champion could not get an Olympic quota place in either of the two qualifying events for women boxers and is keeping her fingers crossed for a wildcard.
Former England captain Ian Botham has said that the current Three Lions skipper Alastair Cook has enough time at his disposal to challenge Sachin Tendulkar’s record. On Monday, Cook became the youngest to join the 10, 000 runs club in the nine-wicket win against Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street. Cook needed five runs in the England’s second innings to reach to milestone. While he is nowhere near Tendulkar’s alltime mark of 15921 runs, Botham thought Cook was the man to chase the mammoth record. “I
think he’s got a lot more runs to come yet, this is just a milestone for him. He’s 31; he’s got lots of time to go. In five years, he could be chasing Sachin. Who knows?” he told Sky Sports. “He is fit enough, strong enough, and we know how mentally tough he is. He could play for five or six more years easily. It’s down to him. It’s
how long he wants to play for,” Botham said. The former great may have a case. Tendulkar breached the 10,000 run barrier when he was 31 years and 10 months old. Cook made it to the prestigious club at the age of 31 years, 5 months. But Tendulkar needed 122 Tests to achieve the landmark, while the England captain took 128 matches.
French Open 2016: Venus fails to join Serena Williams in quarters Danish Kaneria and family fly to
India to perform ‘religious rituals’
• Serena Williams moved closer to her recordequaling 22nd Grand Slam title with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over 18th-seeded Elina Svitolina Agency | Paris
Venus Williams was unable to join her sister in the French Open quarterfinals, failing in a bid to get back to that stage at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament for the first time in a decade. Finally back on court after her fourth-round match was postponed twice because of rain, the No. 9-seeded Williams lost to No. 8 Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday. Williams, a seven-time
Agency | Karachi major champion, started well enough, taking a 2-0 lead before dropping eight games in a row. She managed to produce only six winners in all, while committing 24 unforced errors. Williams was the runner-up to younger sibling Serena at Roland Garros in 2002, but her most recent trip to the quarterfinals in Paris came all the way back in 2006. Wasting no time at all after waiting two days to play, defending champion Serena moved closer to her record-equaling
22nd Grand Slam title with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over 18th-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine in only 62 minutes. The match originally was scheduled for Monday, but showers forced cancellation of an entire day of play at Roland Garros for the first time in 16 years. Then, on Tuesday, more rain allowed for a total of only 2 hours of play around the grounds, and all fourth-round matches on the top half of the women’s draw were pushed back again.
ga and Yolande Mabika, both judo athletes from Congo, are two of those competing for spots in the refugee squad. They say the chance to be part of history feels like a form of vindication, a collective recognition of both the
suffering and aspirations of refugees everywhere. “For me, this is incredible because a refugee has never participated in the Olympics before,” said 24-year-old Misenga. “The whole world will be watching.” This week, the two hopefuls will find out whether they made the cut. The International Olympic Committee is expected to name members of the Refugee Olympic Team on Friday. Officials say they have identified 43 athletes who could potentially qualify for the games, but that the final refugee team will have only five to ten members.
Rio Olympics: Congolese Athlete Duo Vie For Refugee Team Berths
Agency | Rio de Janeiro For the first time, one of the teams competing in the Olympic Games will be made up of refugees who hail from different countries they no longer call home. Popole Misen-
Mystery surrounds the sudden departure of Pakistan’s banned Test leg-spinner, Danish Kaneria and his family to India although his brother claims they have gone to perform some religious rituals. Kaneria, his wife, children and his mother flew out to India on Sunday night and are presently said to be in Kochi but speculations are rampant
that the banned player might have gone to India to seek a livelihood and settle down there. “My family is in India to perform some religious rituals which will take around 10-days. Our return dates are not confirmed as yet,” Kaneria told a television channel from India. His brother, Vicky Kaneria, who is in Karachi and employed with an oil campany also insisted it was a personal trip for religious
purposes. But he was unwilling to speak further on the issue. Speculations have been rife over the real purpose of the visit to India as Danish Kaneria had earlier this year reportedly said he would have got more justice in India being a Hindu by faith. Fed up with the non-cooperation of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Danish had caused an uproar in Pakistani cricket circles when he said that if he had not been a Hindu his case would have been handled differently by the cricket board. The leg-spinner was also disappointed when he got no response to a letter he wrote to Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif in early April about his case.
will take on Bangladesh in the tournament-opener at The Oval, which will also be the venue for a battle between former champions Sri Lanka and South Africa on June 3. The tournament schedule was announced at The Oval exactly a year before the first ball is to be bowled in the tournament, in which a total of 15 matches -- including three knock-out games -- will be played over two and a half weeks. The top eight sides as on
September 30, 2015 have qualified for this tournament, with world champions Australia seeded number-one. They head Group A, which also includes fourth seeds New Zealand, sixth seeds England and seventh seeds Bangladesh, who will be returning to this competition for the first time since 2006. India lead Group B, which also comprises third seeds South Africa, fifth seeds Sri Lanka and eighth seeds Pakistan.
India to face Pakistan on June 4 next year in ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Agency | New Delhi
Defending champions India have been seeded second and will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening match of next year’s ICC Champions Trophy after the two countries were placed in the same group in the tournament. The Asian powerhouses will go head to head at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on June 4. The 18day tournament will run from June 1 to 18 and will also see matches played at the Cardiff Wales Stadium in Cardiff and The Oval in London. A couple of days before the all-Asian clash, Australia and New Zealand will lock horns in a repeat of the World Cup 2015 final at Edgbaston. Event host and 2004 and 2013 finalists England
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Reliance Foundation builds Gafa dam in Gujarat; income of farmers trebles Correspondent | Rajkot
Gafa dam on Ghelo River near Jasdan, western Gujarat, has allowed farmers to grow crops round-theyear and increase their earnings. The income of about 158 households have nearly tripled after a dam on the Ghelo river near Jasdan, Rajkot district, helped irrigate over 221 ha of land. Reliance Foundation facilitated the construction of the Gafa dam near Jasdan town, Rajkot district, in 2014. With a total water harvesting capacity of more than 5.5 lakh cubic metres of water, the dam ensures availability of water round the year available to irrigate 64 ha of land, thus benefitting 158 farmers who, on an average, own 1 acre* of land each. The availability of water from
the dam has made a significant difference to the lives of the poor farmers and their families in the nearby villages of Sompipliya [population 2462/households 434] and Fuljhar [population 2471/households 428]. The impact of the dam can be gauged from the fact that even though Jasdan received just half its average rainfall last year, crop production increased
by 60%. The availability of water throughout the year enabled the farmers to now grow Rabi and Zaid crops, in addition to the regular Kharif crops, thus increasing their annual farm income from Rs 54,000 to Rs 1,50,000. The dam has also facilitated non-agricultural livelihood activities including animal husbandry. Water in the dam serves a source of drinking water for the
wildlife in the adjoining Hingorgarh sanctuary, even when there was a drought. The variety of flora has increased ever since the Gafa dam came up. An existing dam on the Gafa Stream (Ghelo river), constructed years ago by the state Forest Department, had broken down 10 years ago. The villagers lacked the resources and the knowledge to reconstruct the
dam. In 2013, Reliance Foundation set up a Village Association (VA) in Fuljar village. The VA members agreed decided to reconstruct the Gafa dam. Reliance Foundation facilitated the construction by obtaining the necessary clearances from the Forest Department. An 11-member committee monitored the construction of the dam, which was completed within three months.
Govt plans Mundra – Ahmedabad – JNPT express way: Gadkari in Kutch
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Sarkhej-Mundra and Sarkhej-JNPT Mumbai express ways(high-speed corridors), LPG container terminal and furniture and automobile clusters in Kandla, wind and solar projects for power supply to Kandla Port Trust complex and desalination plant for drinking water supply to same were some of the announcements made by union Shipping, Road and Transport minister Shri Nitin Gadkari at Gandhidham-Kandla on second and last day of his two-day Gujarat visit. Gadkari attended functions at five places in Gandhidham-Kandla complex. He said the government is planning Rs 10,000 crore Sarkhej(Ahemdabad)-Mundra expressway, Rs 9,000 crore Sarkhej-Pipavav express way and Rs 18,000 crore
Rupala set to get elected High Court set to rule on deadly unopposed for Rajya Sabha 2002 Gujarat riots tomorrow
As Congress party refused to field its candidate, BJP candidate Parshottam Rupala is all set to be declared victorius in Rajya Sabha seat bypoll today. The last date of making nominations was 31st May. Other than Rupala, the other nomination was filed only by BJP leader K.C. Patel as dummy candidate. Rupala’s form will go under scrutiny today. The last date
of withdrawal of candidature is 3rd June, but K.C. Patel will withdraw the nomination before that and thus Rupala will be declared victorious unopposed. This will be Rupala’s second entry to Rajya Sabha. Many BJP leaders believe he can be made union minister by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with whom Rupala enjoys good terms. Years ago, it was Modi’s decision to send Rupala to Rajya Sabha replacing
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Keshubhai Patel. Rupala was made state BJP president when Modi was Chief Minister. Again it was believed that this was Modi’s decision. Rupala has been unsuccessful in winning elections in his base Amreli district of Saurashtra region. There are not great chances that he can win Amreli again, mainly due to the fact that he belongs to Kadva Patel community and his former constituency is Leuva Patel dominated. Rupala therefore shifted to organizational side in previous decade with entry in Rajya Sabha. Rupala is considered good orator who can attract people to campaign meetings. In fact this is his biggest plus point over other leaders. His impression is macho and bold. Sometime he is considered arrogant due to his this style. His sense of humor is considered best in Gujarat politics after Vajubhai Vala. Unlike most BJP leaders Rupala can connect very well to literature and folk music artists and events. In fact he was once seen singing a song in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation event at Tagore hall on request of others.
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Ahmedabad-JNPT Mumbai expressway. The matter is still at proposal stage under Rs 45,000 crore port connectivity plans, he said and therefore refused to share more details. He announced plans for Rs 500 crore LPG terminal and Rs 2,000 crore container terminal at Kandla. Considering the fact that Kandla import huge quantity of imported wood, Gadkari also announced plans
for furniture cluster and automobile cluster here. Gadkari proposed conversion of Kandla hospital into medical college in future, an engineering college, tree plantations in Gandhidham, wind and solar power producing units to supply cheaper power to Kandla complex and desalination plant to convert sea water into potable one. Gadkari also visited Adani group operated Mundra port.
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Beti Padhao Yojana. The four-member of the biking club, Biking Queens, will travel more than 10,000 kilometre in 36 days and will cover countries like Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia. “The road route from Nepal to Singapore will be open for the first time. We’ll be riding on this route to set an example of gender equality,” said Dr Sarika Mehta, founder, Biking Queens.
CM Anandiben Patel set to flag off all-women ‘save girl child’ bike rally in Surat on June 4
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High Court is expected to deliver its verdict Thursday on 62 people accused of a massacre during religious riots which swept Gujarat state 14 years ago, a prosecutor said. They are charged with murder, rioting, criminal conspiracy and arson over the deaths of 69 Muslims sheltering in a residential complex in the city of Ahmedabad. The riots have long dogged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who as chief minister of the state was accused of turning a blind eye to the pogrom in which more
than 1,000 people died. Public prosecutor RC Kodekar said a verdict was expected on Thursday following a drawn-out trial that has been delayed for so long by appeals that six of the original accused have died. Kodekar said Wednesday he was seeking life in prison for all
A special SIT court is likely to pronounce its verdict tomorrow in connection with a 2002 post-Godhra riots case of Gulberg Society in which 69 persons including former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri were killed. Special Court Judge P B Desai will deliver the judgement over eight months after the trial concluded on September 22, 2015. The Supreme Court, which is monitor-
the SIT court to give its verdict by May 31. There are 66 accused named by the SIT in the case, of which nine are behind bars since 14 years, while others are out on bail. One of the accused, Bipin Patel is a sitting BJP corporator from Asarva seat. He was also the corporator in 2002 when the massacre happened and won the election for fourth consecutive term last year.
62 accused of storming the Gulbarg Society complex, hacking to death and burning the Muslims hiding there. “The judge PB Desai has fixed June 2 to pronounce the judgement against 62 accused in the case. We have sought maximum punishment for all of the accused,” Kodekar told agency.
Four women bikers from Surat will spread PM Narendra Modi’s “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” message in 10 South East Asian countries. Their biking expedition will be flagged off by CM Anandiben Patel in Surat on June 4. “As many as 25,000 bikers will be participating in a 36-kilometre rally,” said Janak Bagdanawala, state in-charge of Gujarat Beti Bachao,
Gulberg Society massacre: Raina, Jadeja and other Gujarat Lions Verdict likely tomorrow Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad ing the case, had directed cricketers welcome you to Gujarat! Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Although the Indian Premier League (IPL) is over, fans still have a chance to prolong the IPL fever for a while now. Especially those of the Gujarat Lions team. Wondering how? Key players of the IPL franchise, including captain Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, James Faulkner, Dwayne Bravo, Praveen Kumar and Pravin Tambe have been
Gujarat Tourism’s latest commercial features Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo and a few others welcoming everyone to the state of Gujarat
featured in the latest advertisement of Gujarat Tourism. The video shows these cricketers in traditional Gujarati attire naming some of the most popular tourist spots of Gujarat, including Girnar, Dang, Satpura, Somnath, Rann of Kutch, Rani ki Vav, Ambaji, the Buddhist caves and more.
After naming the places, the cricketers say, “Agar aapne ye sab nahi dekha toh koi baat nahi, ab dekh lena. Gujarat, sab kuchh bhool jayoge. Bye bye.” This translates to, “If you haven’t see these places, see them now.” You can’t help but notice the amount of fun they are having.
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