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News Brief SC seeks response from Centre, BCI on lawyers’ plea Agency | New Delhi, Jul 1
The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre and the Bar Council of India (BCI) on pleas challenging constitutional validity of certain laws and rules on the ground that they prohibit all lawyers from independently practicing before it. A bench of justices Anil R Dave and Kurian Joseph also issued notice to the Registry of the apex court on the pleas filed by some members of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA).
Court directs police to provide security to witness Agency | Jodhpur, Jul 1
A court here directed the police to provide adequate security to a prosecution witness in the rape case against Asaram Bapu after she expressed inability to depose claiming threat to her life. Sudha, a former ‘sevadar’ (assistant) of the self-styled ‘godman’ and an important prosecution witness, did not appear in court today. The woman apprised the court of her fear that she might be attacked and sought adequate security cover.
NISH partners with Federal Bank to set up ATC Agency | Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 1
National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH) has partnered with Federal Bank to set up an Assistive Technology (AT) Centre for enhancing higher education possibilities for people with disabilities. An MoU to this effect was signed in the presence of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy by NISH Executive Director Dr Samuel N Mathew and Federal Bank Managing Director and CEO Shyam Srinivasan. A cheque for Rs 2 crore was handed over to the Chief Minister as the initial funding of Federal Bank’s largest corporate social responsibility initiative.
“Digital India Week”
‘Design in India’ as essential as ‘Make in India’
Modi’s dream wins Rs 4.5 lakh cr pledge
Modi on Wednesday expressed confidence that the Digital India programme will help fulfill the dreams of crores of Indians. Agency | New Delhi Articulating global worries over cyber security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday India should come up with solutions to meet the challenge posed by this threat of “bloodless war” as he launched a digital campaign to which top companies pledged Rs 4.5 lakh crore. Inaugurating ‘Digital India Week’ in New Delhi, he pitched for a digital revolution in the country, saying it is necessary to deal with problems like corruption, help provide transparent and efficient governance and bridge the rich-poor divide. “We have to move from E-governance to M-governance. M-governance does not
mean Modi governance. It means Mobile governance,” he said in the presence of several ministerial colleagues and who’s who of Indian industry and CEOs of some global companies. The Prime Minister noted that India has huge capabilities in the field of IT and promised to encourage manufacturing within the country of electronic goods, which account for second largest imports after petroleum products. He specifically mentioned start ups in this regard. While highlighting the advantages of the IT, Modi said, at the same time, “Clouds of a bloodless war are hovering over the world. The world is terrified by this....India has a big role to play in this. Can
India play this big role? India has talent. Can India provide a shield to the world by providing innovative and credible solutions? Why should we not have such a confidence? We should accept this challenge to ensure that
Massive landslides, rain claim 38 lives in Darjeeling, army’s help sought Agency | Siliguri
Heavy overnight rain triggered a string of landslides in the mountainous Darjeeling district of West Bengal, killing at least 38 people, swamping homes, washing away highways and throwing normal life out of gear in the region famed for aromatic tea. Army’s help has also been sought for stepped up rescue and relief efforts, North Bengal Development Minister Gautam Deb said. Torrential rain
had lagged behind when the world went through the industrial revolution, the Prime Minister said he dreams of a “Digital India’ where government services are easily available to citizens on mobile devices. “I dream of a Digital India where government proactively engages with people through
From among the global companies, Bernhard Gerwert, CEO of European consortium Airbus’ Defence and Space unit, and Ping Chang, CEO of Taiwanese company Delta Electronics, attended the event. The industrialists made announcements regarding their intention to invest in digital sector, which the Prime Minister said amounted to over Rs 4.5 lakh crore with a potential to generate 18 lakh jobs. Mukesh Ambani announced an investment of Rs 2.5 lakh crore over five years and said it will result in creation of 5 lakh jobs. He said his company was working with device makers to make affordable devices. Birla promised to invest $7 bn in next 5 years in network rollout and infra and digital space.
diction, arranging meeting with sarpanches and community leaders and telling them that there is no reason to pay heed to such rumours. Now, a police sub-inspector would be on round all night and would visit all the villages in the vicinity. A group of five villagers would accompany a police team in patrol,” he said. Additionally, teams of local
crime branch (LCB) and special operations group (SOG) would keep an eye on miscreants and would also conduct independent patrol with police control room (PCR) vans. Equestrian force has also been roped in for patrol in interior areas, said officials. Senior state police officials said that while the rumours have subsided considerably in Ahmedabad rural after the death of a mentally unstable man, different rumours are making rounds in Ahmedabad city’s peripheral areas, Gandhinagar district and many areas reaching up to Sabarkantha and Aravali where police forces are trying their best to convince the residents about safety and security against threats such as armed robbers.
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battered three sub-divisions of Darjeeling district, claiming 21 lives in Mirik alone where 13 people were also reported missing, sources in
the Disaster Management Department said today. 17 others died in Kalimpong-1 and 2, lava, Sukhia block and Gorubathan, sources said.
Pankaja Munde: It’s a scam of words; Cong bought same items at Rs 408 crore Agency | Mumbai
Terming as a “scam of words” the charges against her, Maharashtra minister Pankaja Munde, under fire for alleged irregularities in purchase of items worth Rs 206 crore, today said that similar items were procured at a higher price during the previous Congress-NCP rule. “The earlier Congress-led regime purchased such items at a cost of Rs 408 crore during its tenure. You call that a purchase and term the procurement made by us a scam,” Munde told reporters here. “It is a scam of words,” Munde, a BJP member in the De-
the entire humanity lives in peace,” Modi said. While talking about dangers posed to cyber security, he said, “Somebody, with education of 10th or 12th class, sitting thousands of miles away, can clean up your bank account with a click of mouse.” This situation needs to be addressed, he said. Noting that India
social media... I dream of Digital India where cyber security becomes integral part of national security,” he said, reminding the audience of the historical speech of Martin Luther King. Citing advantages of IT, Modi said it helps in dealing with problems like corruption. “Technology played a big role in auction of coal mines. So many coal mines were auctioned but there is no allegation against the government because it was all done in a transparent manner,” he said. The function was attended by RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani, ADAG Chairman Anil Ambani, Bharati Enterprises Chairman Sunil Mittal, Tata Group Chairman Cyrus Mistry, Aditya Birla Group chief Kumar Mangalam Birla, Wipro’s Azim Premji.
vendra Fadnavis cabinet, said, adding that “the allegations against me are politically motivated”. The previous regime had in 2013-14 alone made purchases worth Rs 114 crore, the minister claimed. “I want every child to fight malnourishment with the support of government and I will ensure that despite of what happens,” she said.
“These are politically motivated charges. I deny all charges against me. There is an intention (on the part of the Opposition) that some scam should be attached to a BJP minister,” she said. Holding that there was nothing wrong in ordering purchasing these items through rate contract system, she said, “There is no irregularity of a single rupee”.
Rumour mills in central and north Gujarat have been in overdrive nowadays as the villagers are talking about everything ranging from ‘gang targeting women for rape’ to ‘fierce robbers’ and ‘incidents of brutality on people sleeping outside their huts.’ While the rumours have already claimed one life in Kuha village near Ahmedabad last week, other districts are bracing up to prevent the spread and identify the culprits. On Tuesday, Virendrasinh Yadav, superintendent of police, Gandhinagar, convened a meeting of police officials and instructed them to keep a check on the rumours by contacting community leaders and strengthening security arrangements. Yadav said
that there were reports about a woman targeted by some members of a gang whose hair was cut. “We looked into such cases at Dabhoda and Pethapur but found it to be rumours,” he said.Yadav said that they have devised the way to address the issue by involving the villagers. “Senior police officials are visiting each village in their juris-
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Government’s Digital India plan is ambitious
The Narendra Modi government’s Digital India claim and programme — following on the heels of Make in India and Skill India — is three-pronged. One, it aims to build infrastructure and provide the internet as a utility to every citizen. Two, it promises to improve service delivery by making services available online. And three, it seeks to enable people to access the internet by building digital literacy. This is an unexceptionable set of goals, welcome in its breadth of ambition. It looks to both expand the physical broadband network and universalise access to mobile internet, which has been the prime driver of growth in internet penetration in the last decade. Among the new initiatives aimed at reducing paperwork is the Digital Locker, which allows users to upload and store documents that can be shared with government agencies to expedite official applications for, say, marriage licences or LPG connections. Aadhaar card holders will be able to authenticate documents using eSign, a digital signature application. Another portal is eHospital, which will let citizens avail health services online, also issuing a unique health identification number piggybacked to Aadhaar. As a utility, the internet has tangible value. It could reduce leakages in welfare schemes and provide huge economic benefits by enabling better decision-making with improved access to information and markets. Yet, there are several challenges, not least of them is bringing the digitally unempowered majority online. Despite years of plans and schemes, attempts to connect remote rural areas to the internet have faltered. Today, only 9 per cent of those who live in rural areas have access to the internet, compared to 64 per cent of those who live in cities. The UPA’s 2006 National Optical Fibre Network project to connect more than two lakh gram panchayats was sluggish from the start, and lagged five years behind schedule by 2013. The project has been subsumed under Digital India but the government is laying only 500 km of fibre optic cable a month — way behind the stated goal of 30,000 km every month. Then there is the lack of a legal framework to address concerns over privacy and data protection. Much of what passes for internet governance is a function of crisis management, where legal and political systems struggle to respond to the gaps that innovative uses of technology have laid bare. India is in the unenviable position of being extremely vulnerable to cyber attacks — which does not inspire confidence in individuals or corporations that the government will be able to protect sensitive data. Without this assurance, take-up of government apps and services is sure to underwhelm. India also lacks a privacy law, without which initiatives like Digital Locker and eHospital are open to flagrant misuse by the state.
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OMG! Sonam Kapoor’s new home is worth Rs 35 crore!!! Agency | Mumbai
Bandra Kurla Complex is already home to some of M u m b a i ’s high-profile figures. The latest addit i o nt o
the neighbourhood is about to be Sonam Kapoor, who has bought an apartment in the area for over Rs 35 crore. Yes the ‘Khoobsurat’ fashionista, who will be next seen in Salman
Khan starrer ‘Prem Ratan D h a n Payo’, said to have
bought a duplex flat in BKC and got it registered recently. “The apartment is a 7,000 sq ft duplex flat in Signature Island Property in BKC,” said a person directly involved in the deal.
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admit that geographically speaking India has a special role to play in stabilizing QUOTE “I the Indian Ocean region and South Asian region. But (for the Indian Ocean), OF THE backyard is not a very appropriate word to use for an open sea and international areas of sea,” DAY - Senior Captain Zhao Yi, who is Associate Professor at the Institute of Strategy of the elite National Defence University in Beijing, said.
‘ABCD 2’ dancer arrested for Delhi court halts Mohalla Assi release gang-rape of mentally challenged girl Agency | New Delhi Remo D’Souza’s last release, ABCD 2 starring Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor has been talk of the town ever since the makers released the promo of the film. The film is making headlines yet again but for a terrible reason this time around. A back up dancer from the film, Nilesh Nirbhavane has been arrested for raping a 14 year old mentally challenged girl. Nilesh, a dancer by profession, was arrested by the Pant Nagar Police on June 26 when he confessed his crime. An officer from the Pant Nagar Police station informed a leading daily that Nilesh had been raping the girl repeatedly for a month along with a friend.
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They would take the girl to public toilets or other isolated places and then rape her. Reportedly, the girl’s teacher observed that she had been behaving abnormally for some time. When the teacher questioned her,
she (teacher) found out that the teenager was being abused sexually by three boys. She informed about the same to the girl’s parents who then filed a complaint at the Pant Nagar Police station on June 25.
Rishi Kapoor plays guess game with fans on Twitter; shares picture with Meenakshi Sheshadri Agency | Mumbai
Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor played a guess game with his fans by sharing a picture of him with once successful actress Meenakshi Sheshadri. After posting the picture on the micro-blogging site Twitter, he asked his fans ‘Any guesses who this is?’ The Bollywood actor couldn’t recognise the yesteryear actress for a minute. The guess game was open for 30 minutes and many guessed it right. Meenakshi Sheshadri is the very gorgeous ‘Damini’. Post wedding the actress quit the filmy world and
Days after the makers of Sunny Deol-starrer Mohalla Assi fought with leaked trailer and the backlash thereafter for overuse of abusive language, fresh trouble is now brewing. A Delhi court restrained the countrywide release of Mohalla Assi, helmed by censor board member Chandraprakash Dwive-
di, saying a prima facie case was made out that the movie contained “filthy language”. Civil Judge Kishor Kumar restrained the release, which was scheduled for July 3. The court’s order came on a petition filed by Delhi resident Gulshan Kumar seeking stay on the release. Kumar’s counsel Sachin Mishra told the court that a character in the film dressed as Lord
Shiva was depicted using very abusive and filthy language, and charging a few hundred rupees for photographs with people at a ghat. The court, after watching the movie trailer, observed that it revealed that the movie was based on the Assi Ghat in Varanasi, on the banks of the Ganga river. It also observed that in the trailer, the characters were shown using very filthy language.
the film because she is his buddy Sajid Nadiadwala’s mentee. Sajid wants her to be paired with top heroes because that is the
quickest way to the top. It remains to be seen which actress finally lands the part. But more often than not, Salman gets his way.
Adi wants Pari, Salman wants Kriti Agency | Mumbai
moved to the US. During would be great if the diva vacations, she visits the could make a comeback country with her family. It with a bang in Bollywood.
After Hrs had reported that Parineeti Chopra was being considered to play the leading lady opposite Salman Khan in YRF’s Sultan. Even though there is still no confirmation on this, Pari is still in the running. However, there is one more contender for the role: Kriti Sanon, who was last seen in Heropanti and has Dilwale coming up next. Both the actresses have their respective godfathers promoting them. Sultan producer Aditya Chopra believes his protégée is best suited for the role, while Salman Khan wants Kriti to be in
It’s unprofessional to make baseless comments: Sunny Leone Agency | Mumbai Bollywood actress Sunny Leone says she is not bothered by the alleged “baseless comments” made by Rakhi Sawant and Celina Jaitley about her. “They are useless and baseless comments. It is unprofessional. You would never see an actor or actress speaking bad in the way they have. So it’s their problem, I don’t care about it,” Sunny told reporters here last evening. “I am here to do good work and I will focus on doing that,” she said. Sawant had taken a dig against Leone, telling the star to return to where she came from while Jaitley had accused the actress and her husband Daniel Webber for trashing her house which they had rented. The former adult star made her Bollywood debut with “Jism 2” after which she featured in “Ragini MMS 2” and did special songs in several films. When asked about the level of acceptance towards her now
that she is working with A-list actors, Sunny said, “As far as the acceptance goes I have acceptance from my fans... From this channel MTV, being in films, which is important. When it comes to doing film with A-listers... That we will see in the future,” Sunny said. The actress is back to hosting the eight season of “Spilts Villa”. This time, the makers have roped in host-actor Rannvijay. “I had lot of fun... It was nice doing this season. It was a completely different experience as Rannvijay’s personality is loud, funny, he is energetic. It is infectious.
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Indian Women Cricket team lose second ODI against New Zealand Agency | New Delhi
wickets at regular intervals but the 49-run fifth-wicket partnership between Sophie Devine (33) and Katie Perkins (30) proved vital in the chase. The eight-wicket unbeaten 32run stand between Leigh Kapserek (17 not out) and Anna Peterson (23 not out) also proved decisive. Medium-pacer Jhulan Goswami, who played a big part while batting in the opening win, and left-spinners Ekta Bisht and Rajeshwari Gayakwad bagged two wickets apiece. Earlier
Unable to carry on the momentum from their opening win, the Indian women’s cricket team lost the second ODI to New Zealand by three wickets, failing to pick up crucial points for the 2017 World Cup qualification. Chasing a modest 164 for a win at the M Chinnasway Stadium, the Suzie Bates-led New Zealand reached the target in 44.2 overs to draw level the five-match series. The Indian bowlers tried their best while picking
Xiaomi Mi 5 Tipped to Sport Fingerprint Sensor, Launch in November
Agency | New Delhi A new report has emerged claiming that Xiaomi’s next Mi 5 flagship will be launching in November. Apart from the release time-frame, the report tips built-in fingerprint scanner alongside purported complete specifications list. A recent report also claimed that the Mi 5 might launch in October or November this year. According to the latest report, the Xiaomi Mi 5 is codenamed Libra and will include fingerprint scanner technology. No other detail about how the fingerprint scanner feature will work
on the handset has been revealed in the new report. This is in line with a previous report that suggested that Xiaomi filed a patent and detailed the fingerprint recognition method via the handset’s buttons. Some of the new purported specifications (via Mobipicker) of the Mi 5 aka Libra smartphone tipped include a 5.3-inch display with a 1440x2560 pixels resolution that can offer pixel density of 554ppi. Under the hood, the handset is said to be powered by Snapdragon 820 chipset, which is yet-to-be-revealed by Qualcomm.
First pictures of the iPhone 6s ‘leaked online’
electing to bat, the Mithali Raj-led India rode on a gritty 61 from Thirish Kamini to manage 163 all out in 49.3 overs. The two teams will next meet on July 3 in the third ODI. Brief scores: Indian Women 163 all out in 49.3 overs (Thirush Kamini 61, Harmanpreet Kaur 31; Suzie Bates 3-21) New Zealand Women 164/7 in 44.2 overs (Sophie Devine 33, and Katie Perkins 30; Jhulan Goswami 2-14, Ekta Bisht 2-31, Rajeshwari Gayakwad 2-33).
To win Rio Olympics, Govt. should support us: Jwala
Agency | Hyderabad She insisted that lack of support from the government would make it difficult for the youngsters to take up doubles. Fresh from her Canada Open triumph along with Ashwini Ponnappa, ace shuttler Jwala Gutta today urged the government to support the doubles specialists in their endeavour to win an Olympic medal next year at Rio. “We need all the support that top players need. I think what the singles players are getting, if we get that
kind of a support, I think Ashwini and me can win a medal at the Olympics, definitely. At least now, if people who are responsible wake up, I will be really happy,” Jwala told. The 31-year-old shuttler said, “Being a player, I am supposed to train and practice and only think about my game. Instead, I have to go to Delhi, spend a day or two, to go behind them. This is what we should not be doing. We are the best bet in doubles for Olympics and we should be given all the
support. At least after the Canadian Open, I hope people and the Ministry of sports realise and support us.” Ms. Jwala also said it was crucial for the players to get the government support. “Lot of players are performing, including singles, only because of government funding. If government does not fund, lot of players will be lost. We are really depending on the government. This Target Olympic Podium(TOP) scheme is that extra boost,” she said.
Opening the batting will help me: Uthappa Agency | Mumbai After regaining his place in the India squad for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe, Robin Agency | New York aluminium used in pro- Uthappa said he is not sure about the position Pictures of what ap- duction of its predeces- he would bat in but pears to be the iPhone sor model. The casing pointed out that open6s have appeared on- seems to be the same ing the innings will help line, suggesting very width and thickness as him play his natural minor changes from its the 6, suggesting Apple game. Following highs predecessor Pictures of is planning to keep to and lows in his internawhat appears to be the the 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch tional career spanning iPhone 6s have been dimensions introduced a little over nine years, with the 6 and 6 Plus, as posted online, and appreviously reported. In- the top-order batsman, pear to confirm that the ternally the frame sports who also keeps wickets next handset will be an newly-located mount- at times, got an opportuincremental upgrade ing points to support a nity to don the national from the iPhone 6. Im- new logic board. How- colours again as he was ages allegedly taken by ever, the likelihood of a selected in the India a source within Apple’s DSLR-quality camera team under newly apsupply chain and ob- as rumoured in the past pointed skipper Ajinktained by rumours site is looking significantly ya Rahane. Rahane was 9to5Mac show internal lower given that the cam- on Monday named capand external views of sil- era lens, LED flash and tain of the 15-member ver metal casing, looking microphone holes appear side as Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli, similar to the anodised identical to the 6’s.
among other seniors, were rested. India will play three One Day Internationals (ODI) and two Twenty20 Internationals against Zimbabwe. The first ODI is scheduled for July 10. “Opening the batting comes extremely easily to me because that’s what I do in domestic cricket. I am not really sure what position I will be batting in this se-
ries.“I am very grateful for this opportunity and glad that it has come my way. It is something that I was working for and looking forward to for some time. I look at this as a good opportunity for myself and would love to make the most of it and, hopefully, everything will go as planned and I would come out with flying colours,” he said
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SPORTS ROUNDUP Ravi Shastri slashes hard at reports of rift between MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli Indian team director dismisses talk of strained relationship between Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni
Agency | Mumbai RAVI Shastri doesn’t deny rumours, he quashes them. And he does so in characterstically bombastic fashion. At a time conspiracy theories abound regarding the allegedly strained relationship between MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli, the man at the helm of the team’s affairs has dismissed them with disdain. “It’s (rift between Dhoni and Kohli) the biggest load of bull**** I have been hearing. It’s one honest
bunch who believes in playing for each other. That’s why the results you have had over the last year, 70 per cent of matches won,” Shastri, the Indian team director. In another interview to bcci.tv, the former India captain also recalled the time Dhoni had backed Kohli during the nascent stages of his career, leading to ‘tremendous mutual respect’ between the ODI and Test skippers. “When MS was at his prime as India’s Test captain, Vi-
rat was only a youngster. There were times when Virat’s place wasn’t certain in the side and MS stuck by him. Such things are not forgotten. I can sense and see that respect without anyone having to tell me,” he said. Shastri was originally appointed team director for the ODI leg of the England tour in August 2014 after India had gone down 3-1 in the Tests. He was subsequently given an extension in the role till the end of the World Cup.
that period, he managed to cross the 50-run mark only twice. “You need to accept your failure. Because of the amount of runs I had been scoring before the England tour, I always thought that I can score a century every other game. So not being able to get runs was a frustrating experience for me. With time I learnt how to accept that,” he said. The Rajkot-born then went to England to play for county side Yorkshire to find his lost mojo and reinvent himself in those conditions. “I really enjoyed playing for Yorkshire. What worked for me was that technique is my strength and I know I can play in any conditions. Playing under Jason Gillespie was
a good experience; he’s a very nice coach. The atmosphere in the dressing room was warm and welcoming,” the 27-yearold, who played 27 Tests scoring 2,073 runs, said. When asked how important the upcoming fourday matches are in terms of regaining his place in the Test batting line-up, he said, “I have been part of the team on a regular basis but have missed out on a game here and there. I have been working hard on my game and I don’t think there should be any issues. “All I can do is improve my game, irrespective of whether or not I am part of the team. That is the advice I have been getting from all the former greats and that is what I will continue to do.”
Rahul Dravid as coach will help immensely: Cheteshwar Pujara Agency | Bengaluru
India A skipper Cheteshwar Pujara on Wednesday said the presence of legendary Rahul Dravid as coach and mentor of the squad will help his team and him enormously in the series against the visiting Australia A side. India A are scheduled to play two four-day matches, slated between July 22 and 25 and from July 29 to August 1 in Chennai. “Dravid’s presence is really important. He is a great mentor. I have been in touch with him and have had many conversations with him. This will help me more because it is one thing to talk over the phone but quite another talking in person and spending quality time,” Pujara was quoted as saying by bcci. tv. “He obviously has immense knowledge of the game but the way he puts it across and explains things, it makes you really comfortable. This is the first time I will have him as a mentor for a longer period and he will watch me play.” Ever since he began playing first class cricket in 2005, Pujara has come to be known in the domestic circuit as a run-machine. However, during the England and Australia tours last year, Pujara went through a phase he was not familiar with -- a string of eight Test matches without a century. During
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Documentary reveals Gir MWV pledges to donate INR 4.2 lions co-existing with humans crores to Haria Hospital in Vapi
the farming community in Gujarat. “We wanted to show how a number of lions are living outside the national park and understand and reveal how they are surviving. “The lions seemed to be doing well and the people seemed to tolerate them. You might have one or two incidences in a year, but by and large most people see it as a matter of
pride that lions are living among them,” Praveen Singh. Tracking the lions for over two-and-a-half years, the filmmaker and his team interacted with farmers, NGOs and forest guards. “The farmers are positive about it. A lot of farmers say if the lions are there, the deer won’t come to their fields, so it helps them in a certain way,” he said.
Real-time traffic updates available in 12 more Indian cities including Surat: Google Correspondent | Surat
Starting Tuesday, people can see traffic information for 12 new cities, including Kolkata, Thiruvananthapuram and Bhopal, on Google Maps, a company statement here said. The other cities for which the facility would now be available are Coimbatore, Lucknow, Surat, Indore, Ludhiana, Visakhapatnam, Nagpur, Kochi and Madurai. This latest update to Google Maps makes traffic information available for all national highways and expressways in India, it added. “We are constantly working on making Google Maps a more comprehensive, daily tool for Indians and we hope that
MWV (NYSE:MWV) today committed to a donation of Rs 4,20,00,000 to benefit the Haria Lakhamshi Govindanji Rotary Hospital in Vapi, Gujarat subject to FCRA approval. The financial commitment will be used to improve the healthcare facilities, equipment and services offered through the hospital to the people of Vapi and extended geographic community. The donation will go to purchasing a new MRI/ CT imaging equipment, a critical part of the Neurology services and further enhancing capabilities that the hospital provides in serving the community. “MWV believes in supporting the communities in which we operate, and provision for organizations, programs and projects that meet important societal needs
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consistently with the company’s business goals and objectives. As a major employer in Vapi, this contribution is our commitment to the community and our employees and their families. Whether it is through our business practices or our work of community development program we have a history of sustained engagement with the communities in which we do business.” stated Mr. Naveen Ganzu, Managing Director, MWV India. India’s
rapid economic development goals and initiatives have resulted in increased focus on corporate social responsibility, one which MWV embraces fully and plans to be a part of for years to come. Haria L G Rotary Hospital is a 250 bedd multispecialty hospital managed by the Rotary Club of Vapi catering to need of all classes of society for the last 36 years. The hospital renders its services to almost 1 million people of Vapi and its surrounding areas.
Mr. Chiranjeev Patel, Director, South Asia, Entrepreneurs’ Organisation and Director, P. C. Snehal Group & Mr. Param Shah, Head, FICCI-Gujarat State Council. During President Xi Jinping’s visit to India in September 2014, an agreement was signed establishing Sister City relationship between Ahmedabad and Guangzhou. Gujarat and Guangdong had become Sister Provinces. The discussions during this meeting revolved around how to strengthen relations between Guangdong of China and Gujarat of India. Enhance cooperation in economy and trade, environmental protection, public policy education, health, science and technology, tourism
and culture. Both the sister provinces will also extend mutual cooperation in the fields of sports, youth affairs, urban planning, waste water management, infrastructure, environment, public health and exchange of economic and trade delegations. FICCI has assured full support for facilitating a Conference followed by B2B & B2G meetings for the delegation led by Hon’ble Governor of Guangdong Province to Gujarat in September 2015. The Chinese delegation was delighted with the meeting and emphasised that this meeting will be the start of the collaboration between Gujarat and China and encouraged FICCI to promote regular interaction.
In a major development in industry-academia partnership, IIM Ahmedabad today announced the establishment of a new school – JSW School of Public Policy at IIMA. The School will be set up at IIMA campus and will be run by the institute . JSW Steel Limited Ltd is providing the financial support to set
up and operate the school. The contribution will be upward of INR 50 crores. It will be utilized for establishing and operationg the JSW School of Public Policy at IIMA including infrastructure, research and teaching, faculty and staff salaries, etc. IIMA signed a MoU with JSW Steel Ltd today to lay the foundation of this school.
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this new real-time traffic information for 12 cities and all national highways will help drivers across the country find the best routes to their destinations with the fewest delays,” Suren Ruhela, director, programme management at Google said. This traffic feature is available on both mobile and desktop versions of Google Maps. It helps a person to see real-time traffic conditions
across a total of 34 cities in India. Once the traffic layer is turned on in Google Maps, commuters can see routes mapped out in different colours, indicating the different speed of traffic on the roads. “Green means there are no traffic delays on the road, orange indicates a medium amount of traffic and red means heavier traffic congestion,” the statement said.
Make details of Gujarat malnutrition public: Ahmed Patel Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Congress has taken exception to the omission of details of malnutrition and child immunization in Gujarat from the ‘Rapid Survey of Children’. Senior party leader Ahmed Patel on Tuesday wrote to the government and said the exclusion of details regarding Gujarat from the survey conducted jointly by the ministry of women and child development and the United Nations Children’s Fund was “inexplicable”, considering the “chronic” problem of malnutrition and inadequate child immunization in the state. The Rajya Sabha member from Gujarat also expressed surprise that while details about Gujarat were kept a secret from people in the country, foreign agencies such as US’s International Food Policy Research Institute had got
IIM Ahmedabad campus to have JSW School of Public Policy
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Lions roaming among humans may be a scary thought for many, but to those who live close to the Gir National Park, it is a matter of pride, says filmmaker Praveen Singh, whose documentary “India’s Wandering Lions” captures the incredible tolerance of the people to the big cats. The one-hour film premieres on July 6 at 9 p.m. on the Discovery Channel. The documentary shows how an increase in the numbers of Asiatic lions have forced the cats to spill over the borders of the Gir National Park and how one of nature’s most majestic predators have found a way to become an integral part of
Ahmedabad
A delegation led by Mr. Guo Yuanqiang, Director General, Dept. of Commerce of Guangdong Province was on a two day visit to Ahmedabad, Gujarat for discussion and plans for the visit of the Hon’ble Governor of Guangdong Province to Gujarat in September 2015. The delegation consisted of people from Government and Industry. The delegation met with FICCI- Gujarat State Council members led by Mr. Rajiv Vastupal, Chairman FICCI-Gujarat State Council, Mr. Jatin Trivedi, FICCI-Legal Sub Committee Chairman, Mr. Rakesh Shah, Chairman & Managing Director, Gujarat State Export Corporation Ltd,
CCTNS to go online from today at 13 police stations Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
access to data. Patel, political secretary to the Congress president, also said disclosure of the findings of RSOC was necessary because of the investments he claimed were made by UPA in the National Rural Health Mission and the Integrated Child Development Services. The issue is considered significant because of the attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for neglecting the problem of malnutrition and human development indicators when he was Gujarat
CM. The ‘Economist’, in its Asia edition, mentioned the issue, saying the missing data should embarrass the PM. In his letter to WCD minister Maneka Gandhi, Patel said the disclosure of data would enrich national discourse on important public health issues. “In a vibrant democracy like ours, public data should not be held hostage to political compulsions,” the senior Congress leader said as he urged the minister to release the Gujarat-related findings of RSOC.
As many as 13 of the total 15 police stations within the limits of the Aurangabad police commissionorate will be connected with each other with the crime and criminal tracking network system (CCTNS) set to go online from July 1. The ambitious CCTNS project in the city overshot its deadline by almost 18 months with the officials blaming technical glitches for the delay. The project was supposed to be launched in January 2014. At present, the system is being run offline. The officials concerned have already received basic training on handling the system. Besides, 3,700-odd staff
members of the police commissionorate have also received role-based training. City police commissioner Amitesh Kumar said, “We are working according to the instructions received from the special team formed at the state level for supervising and monitoring the CCTNS project. Starting Wednesday, altogether 13 police stations in the city, barring the ones in Harsul and Daultabad, would go online.” Officials privy to the training said the project was approved by the Planning Commission in 2009. One of the important phases of the project included imparting training on handling and operating the system.
A Gujarati film actress from Anand has filed a case of repeated gangrape against four residents of Nadiad, alleging that she had been lured to a farmhouse for a big break in films. The actress has claimed that the accused raped her for over a month by threatening her to make the clip of the indecent act public. In her complaint filed before the Nadiad town police, on Tuesday night, the Gujarati starlet has alleged that on May 17, she met a Nadiad resident, his two accomplices and a servant regarding a role in films. In her complaint, the actress has stated that she was handed over a signing amount as well. “She has told us that the
accused had spiked her glass of juice, after which she was repeatedly raped by the four men. She does not know the name of the fourth accused, whom she identifies as the servant. She has claimed that she was repeatedly raped at Santram Villa in Nadiad as well as Puja bungalows and a farmhouse near Nadiad between May 17 to June 28 as the accused had filmed the act when they first gangraped her and blackmailed her to make it public,” a police officer said. In her complaint, the actress has stated that she was unable to file the police complaint earlier out of fear that the accused could execute the threat. “She said she mustered courage to file the complaint now,” the officer said.
for inspection. The officer found that the conditions on which the land was given to the ashram were not complied with. Under the greening scheme, the ashram was expected to plant and grow 4,000 trees on this 10 acre land, but the survey revealed that only 1,542 trees were planted instead. The district collector also ordered an inquiry into this because the decision had to be taken on the appeal for renewal of the lease agreement. When the district collector was convinced that the ashram had not grown enough number of trees and thereby did not fulfill the lease condition, the collectorate ordered
the executive magistrate to take possession of the land. Ahmedabad district collector Rajkumar Beniwal said, “The land was given on lease to the trust to grow trees as part of the greening initiative. But the condition is not fulfilled and this does not serve the purpose of the lease. Therefore, we decided not to renew the lease and I have ordered to take the possession of the land.” Asaram found himself in controversy after two kids - Dipesh and Abhishek Waghela - who were studying in Motera Gurukul’s residential school were found missing. Their bodies were found on the riverbed three days later.
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Govt to take back plot from Asaram’s Motera ashram Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Jailed self-styled god man Asaram received a setback on Monday after the revenue authorities decided to take back 10acre plot in the middle of the city from Asaram’s Gurukul in Motera. The state government gave this land situation on the bank of Sabarmati to Asaram’s ashram in Motera on a 15-year lease in 1999. The lease period got over on January 4, 2014. Sant Asaram Mahila Utkarsh Ashram filed an appeal with the district collectorate for renewal of the lease, which was actually given for greening purpose. The district collector sent a prant officer
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