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NEWS BRIEF 4,400 pilgrims leave for Amarnath on third day Agency | Jammu Over 4,400 pilgrims today left the winter capital for the twin base camps of 3,888 metre high Amarnath cave shrine of Lord Shiva in south Kashmir Himalayas, amid tight security. The yatra was suspended from Jammu base camp after multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains blocked the Jammu-Srinagar national highway yesterday. Over 15,000 pilgrims have paid obeisance to the Ice Lingam of Lord shrine at Amarnath.
Armed criminals loot Rs 22.32 lakh from security guard Agency | Jehanabad
Six armed criminals looted Rs 22.32 lakh from a security guard of a cash van in Bihar’s Jehanabad district today. The criminals approached the guard riding three motorcycles, held him at gunpoint and looted the money. The incident took place near the railway tracks in Raja Bazar locality under the jurisdiction of Town police station, Officer Incharge A K Pal said.
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Govt will take tough action against blackmoney hoarders, not concerned about political implications: PM Modi
In a hard-hitting message to black money hoarders, the Prime Minister told the gathering that if they know anyone with black money, warn them that they would not be spared.
like doctors don’t want people to be ill to get more business, CAs too need to safeguard society’s economic health.” In a hard-hitting message to black money hoarders, the Prime Minister told the gathering that if they know anyone with black money, warn them that they would not be spared. He also pointed to the latest figures of Swiss banks to
indicate the government’s steps to check black money. “Impact of our steps to check is clear from latest figures of Swiss banks, where Indians’ money has dipped to record low: If you know anyone with black money , warn them that they would not be spared,” said PM Modi. Taking a strong stand against corruption in the country, PM Modi said, “A country where a select few loot, such a nation cannot scale new heights. These select few never want the nation to grow. Those who have looted the poor will have to give back what they have looted.”
mob lynching incidents in the country. The lynching of 15-year-old Junaid Khan in a Mathura-bound train last week was the genesis of the flash-
point. A day after nationwide protests against lynchings spilled on to the streets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Thursday broke his silence at Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat and said killing people in the name of gau bhakti (devotion to the cow) is not acceptable.
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A day after launching India’s biggest ever tax reform since Independence, the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned black money hoarders that they will face more difficulties when Switzerland begins automatic information exchange with India in two years. “Government is committed to more tough action against
firms helping in hiding blackmoney; we are not concerned about political implications,” said PM Modi. Speaking on the Foundation Day of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Prime Minister sent out a clear message to CAs: “Chartered accountants have a big responsibility to ensure that society’s economic health remains good. Just
When mob frenzy becomes irrational, we have to pause and reflect: President on lynchings
Mob lynching: Speaking at the release of commemorative publication of National Herald, President Mukherjee said, “I am not talking of vigilantism, I am talking of are we vigilant enough, proactively to save the basic tenets of our country.” Agency | New Delhi Mukherjee said, “I In the wake of am not talking of growing number of vigilantism, I am mob lynching cases talking of are we vigin India, President ilant enough, proacPranab Mukherjee tively to save the on Saturday asked basic tenets of our whether the society country.” Mukheris vigilant enough jee inaugurated the to save the basic te- programme in the nets of the country. presence of for“When mob lynch- mer Prime Minister ing becomes so high Manmohan Singh and uncontrollable, and Congress Preswe have to pause ident Sonia Gandand reflect, are we hi. Recently, the vigilant enough?,” country witnessed Mukherjee was widespread protests quoted.. Speaking at across various lothe release of com- cations under the memorative publi- tagline “Not in My cation of National Name” to protest Herald, President against a streak of
Maruti Suzuki drops prices upto 3 per cent on cars post GST launch
Post GST launch people looking forward to purchase SUVs and sedans will benefit more from the new GST scheme as compared to buying a smaller car.
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GST effect: While rates of essential items such as salt, soap, toothpaste, wheat flour, tea, coffee, etc, have been reduced, prices of chocolates, shampoo, furniture, aluminium foil, courier services, etc have not been changed under the Goods and Services Tax regime. Agency | New Delhi to become more exWith the much pensive. Air travel, though, is expected awaited Goods and to cost less after the Services Tax (GST) tax reform. Here is system now in place, list of items based on consumers across price fluctuation afthe country are left ter GST implemenwondering its imtation. Things which pact on their lives. will become cheapSome items are go- er after GST: Atta ing to get cheaper, (packed and brandsome more expen- ed), Toothpaste, Insive while prices sulin, Sugar, Edible for certain services oils, Soap, Hair Oil, might also fluctu- Milk, Rice, Cheese, ate. While rates of Corn flakes, Packessential items such aged tea, Packaged as salt, soap, tooth- coffee, Ice Cream, paste, wheat flour, Textiles, Pasta, tea, coffee, etc, have Sauces, Noodles, been reduced, prices of milk, bread, fresh fruits and vegetables, etc. have been not been changed. On the other hand, chocolates, shampoo, furniture, aluminium foil, courier services, etc, are set
Packed paneer, Baby formula, Agarbatti, Notebooks, Masala, Footwear, Pickles, Ketchup, Sweets, Cashew nuts, Packed curd, Detergent powder, Economy class air tickets, Motorcycles, Economy and budget hotels, Movie tickets cheaper than Rs 100, Electric transformers, Cement, Khadi fabric, Silk, Printers, Pens, Mineral water, Luxury cars, Spectacles Things which will become more expensive after GST: Ghee, Cold drinks, Chocolate, Packaged chicken, Butter, Bhujia, Branded flour, Ice cream, Ayurvedic medicines, Movie tickets
Anantnag encounter ends: Two top Lashkar terrorists gunned down, two civilians killed too Agency | Jammu
Two Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists, Bashir Lashkari and Azad Malik, were gunned down by security forces after they were trapped in a cordon in Brenti village in Anantnag district. Lashkari was involved in the killing of an SHO and five other policemen in Achabal area of south Kashmir on June 16. The terrorists were reported to be using
civilians as human shields during the hours-long encounter that began in the morning. However, all of them were rescued before the final assault began on the terrorists. “The encounter is over,” Director General
of Police SP Vaid told. Two civilians, 44-year-old Tahira and 21-year-old Shadab Ahmad Chopan, were also killed during the operation in Brenti-Batpora village in Dialgam area of the district, police said.
scooters will also see a decline from Saturday after the GST regime sets in but Agency | Mumbai the same could not Income Tax Department introduces form for Agency | New Delhi be expected for hyA public hearing 546 Indians in Pakistan Maruti Suzuki India, brids and bikes with offline, manual linking of PAN card with Aadhaar of Delhi Electricity Agency | New Delhi for my personal Regulatory Com- jails, Islamabad tells envoy one of the big auto- engines above 350cc. mobile manufacturers identity data providPeople looking for- Apart from the almission (DERC) Agency | Islamabad in the country, has cut ed for the purpose ward to purchase ready available onon its business down the prices of its SUVs and sedans will line and SMS facilof Aadhaar-based plan and tariff pe- At least 546 Indian cars by upto three per benefit more from the titions has been nationals, including with the spellings of authentication,” the cent for the customers new GST scheme as ities for linking the postponed till July nearly 500 fisherAadhaar with the their names and give taxpayer will state to avail the GST benmen, are languishing compared to buying a 19. The decision to Permanent Account a signed declaration as part of the declapostpone the pro- in Pakistani jails, ac- 21, 2008. The foreign efit.However, their smaller car. Although Number (PAN), the that the Aadhaar ration. “The form is gramme was taken cording to a list the office said the Indian diesel cars, Ciaz and prices of smaller cars Income Tax Depart- number provided in just another proceon the request of Pakistan government prisoners included Ertiga models will will see a marginal the application form dure, via the paper various stakehold- handed over to the In- “52 civilians and 494 see a hike in prices by drop but bigger cars ment has introduced has “not been pro- medium, to link the ers involved, said dian envoy here today. fishermen”. The for- over Rs. 1 lakh owing like SUVs and se- a one-page form for Aadhaar with the a DERC statement. The list was given to eign office said the to withdrawals of tax dans will go down taxpayers to manual- vided” by them for The programme high commissioner Indian government concessions on mild to a maximum of Rs ly link their Aadhaar the purpose of link- PAN database, as rewill be held at Gautam Bambawale will also hand over hybrid vehicles. The 3 lakh from its orig- with their PAN. The ing it with “any other quired from July 1. SCOPE Complex, under the Consular a list of its prisoners price hike will vary inal pricing. Similar applicants will be PAN”. “I understand The SMS and online Lodhi Road, from Access Agreement in India to Pakistan from state to state. rule would apply to required to mention that complete securi- modes are also avail9 AM to 6 PM on signed between the High Commission in Prices of cars, SUVs, motorcycles with en- their Aadhaar and ty and confidentiali- able,” a tax departmotorcycles and gines above 350cc. two countries on May New Delhi. July 19. PAN numbers along ty shall be ensured ment official said. Corp. Office: 36 - Shrinath Sarthak Ind Park, Nr. Torrent Power, Ring Road, Nikol, A’bad - 380049 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com www.sunvillasamachar.com/en
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How India counters China over Doka La face-off near Sikkim Smarting under India’s snub to its One BeltOne Road project, the Dalai Lama’s recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh and deepening cooperation between India and the US, China is trying to assert itself in Bhutan very close to Sikkim. China is attempting to build a motorable road in an area claimed by Bhutan. Chinese attempt has resulted in a faceoff between the forces of the two countries. India and China have beefed up deployment of forces at the Sikkim-Bhutan-Tibet tri-junction as part of the ongoing stand-off between the armies of the three countries. Incidentally, China tried to escalate tensions by referring to the 1962 war and asking India to take lessons. China put forth the condition of withdrawal of Indian troops from Doklam - the actual site of conflict - for a meaningful dialogue over the matter. However, the Chinese foreign office seems to have missed the 1967 military conflict - the last that the two countries had. Accounts of the time show how the Indian Army gave the Chinese a bloody nose. Close to 400 Chinese troops were killed while Indian Army lost its 80 soldiers. China was forced to back off three kilometres from Cho La Pass located north of Nathu La. Responding to China’s threatening gestures, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley almost dismissively said, “India of 2017 is different from 1962.” After China made frivolous accusations against India saying that it was the ‘third party’ in China-Bhutan border dispute and it had entered another country to alter borders, the Ministry of External Affairs has systematically destroyed the narrative spread by Beijing. “The facts of the matter are,” read the MEA statement, “On 16 June, a PLA (People’s Liberation Army of China) construction party entered the Doklam area and attempted to construct a road. It is our understanding that a Royal Bhutan Army patrol attempted to dissuade them from this unilateral activity. The Ambassador of the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) has publicly stated that it lodged a protest with the Chinese Government through their Embassy in New Delhi on June 20.” Even Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said that after having been pushed back by the Chinese soldiers, the Bhutan Army sought help from its Indian counterpart. India is in a security arrangement with Bhutan to provide protection to its borders. The Indian Army entered the area to honour the bilateral arrangement. The MEA further stated that on Thursday “the Foreign Ministry of Bhutan has also issued a statement underlining that the construction of the road inside Bhutanese territory is a direct violation of the 1988 and 1998 agreements between Bhutan and China and affects the process of demarcating the boundary between these two countries. They have urged a return to the status quo as before 16 June 2017.” The stand-off seems to be a strategic Chinese ploy to take advantage of the confusion about the location and extent of Doko La plateau. Different maps show it differently. This displaces the tri-junction between Sikkim, Bhutan and Tibet about 15 km on either side.
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‘Tubelight’ box-office collection Day 8: collects around Rs 2 crore on its second Friday Agency | Mumbai
Salman Khan’s big Eid release ‘Tubelight’ has been performing at a fixed pace in the theatres. The Kabir Khan film collected Rs 2-2.5 crore nett on its second Friday (day eight) taking its total to approximately Rs 105 crore nett, as reported by Boxofficeindia.com. Meanwhile, the first week collections of ‘Tubelight’ stand at Rs 103 crore. Starring Salman Khan in the lead role as a slow learner, Sohail Khan as his soldier brother, Chi-
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Even though David Dhawan’s Judwaa 2 is far off for a release, Jacqueline Fernandez has already brought her fans a special treat in the form of her latest topless pictures. This
- Meira Kumar, the opposition’s presidential nominee, on Saturday asserted that she was not a “scapegoat” in the upcoming election to the country’s top constitutional post as she was fighting for an ideology.
Deepika Padukone had a crush on this Hollywood actor and she had posters of him and his films stuck on her wall. Not just her, but sister Anisha also had a crush on the same actor and the two bonded over their mutual admiration of him! Agency | Mumbai
Deepika Padukone took to her official Instagram account to post a flashback Friday memory. It was an article about the Padukone sisters when they were young and how they bonded together while growing up. The pic-
Nihalani loses challenge over word ‘intercourse’ in JHMS trail; shirks later
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never-seen-before avatar of the sultry actor is surely going to make your heart race faster because she looks nothing short of stunning. Till now we have met the chirpy, girl-nextdoor look of Jacky but it looks like she is all set to shed that image and take the world with her wild side. Flaunting her gorgeous mane in the pictures which are for the cover shoot of Cosmopolitan’s latest issue, the actor looks
ture of Deepika and her sister Anisha is cute, and in the background are huge posters of Leonardo Dicaprio. Titanic movie posters and posters of Dicaprio were horded up in the siblings’ room. Apparently both of them had a major crush on the Revenant star. Well, we can understand. After all, he is the heartthrob of an entire generation. The star captioned the
Ever since he joined the Central Board of Film Certification ( CBFC) as its chief decision maker, Pahlaj Nihalani has managed to grab the limelight with his antics quite often. This time, with the ‘sanskaari’ rules he has laid for the Indian cinema to follow, he had to reflect on his words, but he apparently did not. In an open challenge to the people at large, Nihalani had demanded one lakh votes to clear the promos of Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’, which he objected because of the word ‘intercourse’ used in a mini trail. When a channel finally got the votes, they sent a reporter to make Nihalani abide by his
statement. In a video released by the channel, one can see a visibly annoyed Nihalani being awkwardly silent as the reporter ‘breaks’ the news to him and asks for his response. In spite of her constantly asking, “The youth is with us. What do you have to say?”, Nihalani gets to the furthest corner of the elevator, pretending not to hear the reporter. At the end, ‘helpless’ Nihalani gets off the elevator without giving an answer. For the unversed, Censor Board Chief Pahlaj Nihalani refused to pass the trailer of Shah Rukh Khan- Anushka Sharma starrer film for it objected to the word ‘íntercourse’ which was used in one of its mini trails titled ‘Indemnity Bond’.
absolutely amazing in every frame, and it is seriously difficult to take our eyes off her. Jacqueline and the official handle of the magazine have only shared a few pictures from the shoot which has definitely made us more impatient for the next set of pictures. On the work front, Jacqueline is busy shooting for the upcoming film, Judwaa 2 with Varun Dhawan and Taapsee Pannu. The movie is a
sequel to the 1997 Salman Khan film and the makers are also recreating the songs “Tan Tana Tan” and “Oonchi Hai Building” in the movie. Jacqueline earlier said that she had a lot of fun shooting the songs and the actor is also awaiting the release of her next film A Gentleman co-starring Sidharth Malhotra. We hope that both the movies are a big hit for the actor and we keep seeing more of her pictures like these.
picture, “#flashbackfriday #MAJORflashbackfriday.” She looks adorable, as she struck a pose with her younger sister in her favourite corner spot on the couch in her childhood room. The article from ‘way back when’ also mentions that their mom Ujjala had decided to put the ladies in the same room so that the two of them will bond. Looks like they
bonded really well over handsome Jack from Titanic. The post is nostalgic for anyone who watched Titanic then and fell in love with the lead actor. Deepika Padukone is currently busy with a number of projects. She is looking forward to the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavati alongside her rumoured boyfriend Ranveer Singh, and Shahid Kapoor. She will also be seen in a Vishal Bharadwaj film to be directed by Honey Trehan. The star is paired up with her Piku co-star Irrfan Khan. In this film, this will apparently play the role of Sapna Didi (Rahima Khan), the mafia queen. She is also confirmed to be a part of xXx part 4 along side Vin Diesel and will reprise the role of Serena Unger. The same was confirmed by director DJ Caruso.
The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2017 which is all set to celebrate Diversity this year will have the much talked about film, Lipstick Under My Burkha as its opening film. This year, the festival, which earned the Melbourne Award in 2016, is all set to screen 60 films in 20 languages, which have been carefully curated
to sync with the central theme of diversity. Directed by Alankrita Shrivastava the film boasts of a stellar star including powerhouses of talent – Konkona Sen Sharma and Ratna Pathak alongside Aahana Kumra and Plabita Borthakur. The film earned rave reviews globally but was unfortunately stuck amidst a controversy with the Indian censors leading to the ban of the film.
not deter them. Eventually the man ends up winning the woman’s heart. Indian society is no stranger to the harrowing consequences such portrayals of “courtship” and “ro-
mance” have for women, who are followed by men emulating such male characters. Women have been stalked for months, molested, raped, thrown acid at and killed by men who find that their actions are not being reciprocated or appreciated. Added to this list is Akshay Kumar’s Toilet: Ek Prem Katha. In one particular song of the film, called ‘Hass Mat Pagli’, his character Keshav can be seen following Bhumi
Pednekar’s Jaya on a motorbike, filming her on his mobile phone, boarding the same train as her to watch her and climbing a tree in order to get a better view of her. In the trailer of the film, seconds after we see this voyeuristic behaviour, the duo magically fall in love. Clearly, Keshav managed to win Jaya over, whether through these harassing tactics or through some change in character (though we predict it is the latter).
Deepika Padukone’s childhood crush is this Hollywood hunk who won the Oscar recently
Lipstick Under My Burkha To Open Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2017
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Toilet: Ek Prem Katha — Why does Akshay Kumar’s character have to be a stalker? Agency | Mumbai
nese actress Zhu Zhu as the leading lady and child actor Matin Rey Tangu, the film is set in the backdrop of the 1962 Indo-China War. Shah Rukh Khan also has a special guest appearance in the film. The film revolves around Salman Khan’s wait for his soldier brother who goes to war but never returns.
“Anybody fighting for an ideology and appealing to the voice of conscience cannot be a scapegoat. I am a fighter and I will fight and I am sure that many will join me in this fight,”
Jacqueline Fernandez goes topless flaunting her never-seen-before oomph Jacqueline Fernandez is busy shooting for the upcoming film Judwaa 2 with Varun Dhawan and Taapsee Pannu, her latest topless photoshoot will definitely raise temperatures and make you skip a heartbeat. Though Jacqueline has only shared a few pictures from the shoot but we are definitely getting impatient for the next set.
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Bollywood is no stranger to portraying stalking in films. This antisocial behaviour has been used as a trope in many songs, such as Varun Dhawan’s in ‘Tera Hero Idhar Hai’, and a way to show courtship, such as Salman Khan’s Radhe Mohan in Tere Naam, who stalks and eventually kidnaps Nirjara, and forces her to reciprocate his feelings (there’s a long list of other examples).
More recently, it has also been used to show the changes in the behaviour of a character, such as Varun Dhawan in Barinath Ki Dulhaniya, who goes from being an abusive to a more sensitive version of himself by the end of the film. Scores of men have followed women in these films with the objective of loving them (read: controlling them), and in most cases, the filmmakers completely ignore the fact that
this amounts to harassment. Many women characters in these scenarios made their displeasure and lack of interest, and even sense of harassment, clear to the men, but this did
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MS Dhoni getting better with age? ‘It’s like wine,’ says legend
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s trademark finish towards the end helped India put 251/4 on the board from their 50 overs after a slow start.
It is a double celebration time for the office bearer team of Public Relations Society of India Ahmedabad Chapter as some important decision were taken and some awards were given out during the recently concluded Annual General Meeting helf on 29th June, 2017 at Scope Convention Centre, Scope Complex, Lodi Colony, New Delhi. In the bi - annual elections
conducted by the PRSI National Chapter for the selection of National Committee members, Mr. Unmesh Dikshit has been re - elected as the National Vice President - West for the next 2 years. It was a pleasant announcement for the PRSI Ahmedabad Chapter as Mr. Dilip Chauhan was elected as Secretary Treasurer in the National Committee of Public Relations Society.
ATDC Signs MOU with Centre for Entrepreneurship Development to Enhance Skill Development
SS News | Gandhinagar
Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC), India’s largest vocational training provider in apparel sector signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) with the aim of bridging the gap between the requirement and availability of skilled workforce and setting up ATDC center for training at SUC campus at Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC), Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The MoU was signed between Dr. Darlie Koshy, DG &CEO, ATDC; Dr. R.N. Prasad, Director, CED in the august
presence of Union Minister for Textiles, Mrs. Smriti Irani, Mr. Vijay Rupani, Chief Minister, Gujarat, Dr. J.N. Singh, Chief Secretary, Gujarat, Mr. Anand Kumar, Secretary, Textiles, at the Mahatma Mandir Convention/ Trade Center, Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat on 1st July 2017. The MoU aims at imparting employmentoriented training and encourages entrepreneurship through Skill Development to the youth. On the occasion Mr Hari Kapoor, Senior Vice Chairman. ATDC said “ATDC Vocational Institutes are a vital part of the skill development system for careers.
Star Utsav presents ‘Ek Hasina Thi’
Agency | Mumbai
Star Utsav’ latest offering – Ek Hasina Thi is a story unlike any other on Indian Television. Set in the eastern megapolis of Kolkata, this is not a revenge story but a story of a woman seeking justice for a crime committed in the past. However, her methods of claiming justice are unconventional as she steps out of the shackles of traditionalism and utilizes her Mind to conquer Might! The fight to deliver justice for an inhuman crime is a universally moving theme. Ek Hasina Thi tracks
the journey of such a woman Durga(played by Sanjeeda Sheikh), who has decided to become an active agent of change to achieve her motive of justice. This is the age-old war between “Dharm and Adharm” that we have been exposed since Mahabharat days. And here Durga is the flag bearer of Dharm, who will go to whatever extend needed to ensure Dharm reigns in the end. However, Durga’s fight is not easy as facing her are the extremely powerful and influential Goenka family – the main antagonists and the target of Durga’s actions.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s unbeaten 79-ball 78 and a brilliant stumping helped India beat West Indies by 93 runs in the third ODI at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. He was adjudged the Man-of-the-Match for his brilliant batting and fantastic stumping. Talking about his performance in the postmatch conference, he said that he gets better with age. “It’s like wine,” said the 35-yearold. His record-shattering run continues as he became the second highest run-scorer by a wicketkeeper in OneDay Internationals. Not only that, he is now fifth on the list of the most number of sixes hit by a player in ODIs. Talking about his battibng, he
said that it felt good to get an opportunity and score runs. “Top order has been doing the bulk of the scoring in the last one-one and a half years, so it felt good to get an opportunity and score runs,” he said. India lost quick wickets before Ajinkya Rahane and Yuvraj Singh built a partnership. But Yuvraj fell with the scores on 100/3 when Dhoni came out to bat. He started off steadily before going all-out towards the end. Talking about his approach, he said that he had a target
in his mind and it was important to build partnerships. “I think it was the nature of the wicket. Variable bounce, and at times the pace. It was important to have a partnership at that stage. In my mind I had 250, and we got there, with Kedar batting with me at the end,” said the former captain. “It was something the bowlers could defend, but they had to bowl well,” he added. The Jharkhand keeper was heard giving all kinds of instructions to the spinners from behind the stumps.
We Are Geared Up To Fulfil Supreme Court-Given Mandate: Vinod Rai Agency | Chennai
Unfazed by the delaying tactics adopted by the members of BCCI at its last SGM, the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators has strengthened its resolve to implement the mandate given to them by the apex court. “There is no question of being disappointed or not (over the outcome of the SGM which decided to form a small committee to revisit certain points of the Supreme Court order). We have a mandate to fulfil and we are geared up to fulfil it whether the SGM takes decision this way or that,” said COA’s chairman Vinod Rai after its meeting on Saturday. “We were building a consensus (among the members) but if the consensus is not built up, we will
SPORTS ROUNDUP CoA not proactive enough in implementing SC orders in BCCI: Justice RM Lodha
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have to implement the mandate. It’s as simple as that,” the former CAG insisted. “Whether the (BCCI) members implement or not the (Supreme) Court’s directive is to implement the order and that will be done,” he reiterated. He was referring to the Supreme Court’s July 18, 2016 order of sweeping reforms in the BCCI based on the Justice Lodha Committee recommendations. Rai said a status report will be filed in the apex court when the matter comes up next on July 14. “Of
course we will file the status report. Court is meeting on July 14 and we will file it. It will also come out on the (BCCI) website, but it will take a while as more information is required,” he added after the meeting which he said was about “taking stock of general, routine matters”. He also said that the timeline for his committee’s tenure remained in tact and that a new BCCI panel of office bearers will be set up as per the new constitution in September. “Of course the timeline remains the same.
The Supreme Court, in July last year, had accepted the recommendations of the Lodha Committee reforms. Agency | Mumbai
Justice RM Lodha, who heads the Lodha Committee, has expressed concerns over the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Committee of Administrators (CoA) in implementing the structural reforms, approved by the Supreme Court, about a year back. The Supreme Court, in July last year, had accepted the recommendations of the Lodha Committee reforms, which included a bar on ministers and civil
servants above the age of 70 being BCCI officials. RM Lodha was unhappy with particularly the Committee of Administrators (CoA), who according to him, were not “proactive enough”. “Had the CoA been proactive, by this time the Supreme Court order and reforms would have been in place. Unfortunately, I think, they have involved themselves in incidental matters instead of taking the reforms forward and implementing the order which was the main
brief given to them,” he said. Lodha also felt that the resignation of CoA member Ramachandra Guha, who quit as BCCI administrator last month, was mostly due to the lack of functioning of the committee. “The CoA are doing their job. But maybe they spend a lot of their time in these contractual and administrative matters, whereas the focus should have been the implementation of the court order because that was the primary task.
Mandhana is enjoying the top form of her career
Is Smriti Mandhana female version of Sehwag? Viru’s answer will win hearts
Indian women’s team is enjoying a fantastic run at ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup. They defeated host England in the
tournament opening match and followed it by winning the match against West Indies by seven wickets on Thursday. 20-year-old opener Smriti Mand-
hana has played a big part in both the wins. The left-hander, who has made a fine return from injury, followed up her 90-run knock against England with a smashing 106 off just 108 balls against the West Indies to set up the base for India’s chase. Mandhana looked to be enjoying the form of her life and so are the fans watching her perform. One such enthusiast compared her to former Indian opener Virender Sehwag and posted it tagging the swashbuckling batsman and Mandhana. With 196 runs in just two games, the 20-yearold Mandhana has no intention of stopping and she has already warned that there is a lot more to come.
on the court, move well, for an hour, so it is more physical then skills. But I think the level of the game is growing in the other players as well.” Srikanth, who reached three successive Super Series finals, believes
he is peaking at the right time for the prestigious World Championship. “It has been fantastic the last one month. Right from Singapore Open, it has been great. I have received more than what I have asked for, so I am very happy. I don’t know how to express,” said Srikanth, who also won the 2014 China Super Series Premier and 2015 India Super Series. “I’m picking at the right time. I am really happy how I played last one month. I really want to train hard for the next few weeks ahead
of the tournament and play consistently at the World championship,” he said. The 24-yearold said he never stopped believing in himself during the injury lay-off after the Rio Olympics and it helped him make a successful comeback. “I never lost the chance of being in team. After winning the China Open I won the India Open in 2015. I managed to win the Syed Modi in 2016 and then lost the Olympic quarters by just a point. So I have been playing well in the important tournaments,” he said.
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We’ve a good chance of winning medal at World Championship: Kidambi Srikanth
Agency | New Delhi
Indian shuttlers have a great chance of winning a medal at next month’s World Championship provided they play consistently well throughout the prestigious tournament, feels Kidambi Srikanth, who won back- to-back titles at Indonesia and Australia. Three Indians - Srikanth, B Sai Praneeth and Ajay Jayaram - qualified in men’s singles category for the BWF’s World Championship slated to be held at Glasgow from August 21-27. “I think we all are play-
ing well. I can’t really say if we will definitely win a medal. We have a chance for sure but we have to be 100 per cent on that day and every match,” Srikanth , told reporters on the sidelines of a felicitation programme by Sports Minister Vijay Goel. “We have to play consistently well, because it is such a big tournament and everyone prepares really hard.” Talking about the level of competition, Srikanth said: “I think everyone in top 30-35 are playing well. If you actually see HS
Prannoy was 29 before Indonesia Open and see how he beat Chen Long and Lee Chong Wei in successive matches. So everyone in the top 35 are playing well.” “The game now is definitely physical for sure. You have to be really alert
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Cloth markets in Gujarat remain shut in protest of 5% GST SS News | Ahmedabad
On the day the goods and services tax (GST) came into play across the country, a majority of cloth shops in Gujarat remained shut while those who kept them open said they did not carry out any business transaction. Various cloth merchant associations in the state as well as in some other states had earlier called for a three-day protest across the country from 27-29 June. The bandh and protests continued in different parts of the state as a majority of shops remained closed on Saturday, and those which remained open
saw no transaction as none had any GST number. “There is no bandh call made by any association, but most shops remained shut on their own in protest. There is no business as no merchant has acquired GST number yet, and the situation is likely to continue until a solution is arrived at by government,” said Gaurang Bhagat, president of Maskati Kapad Ma-
hajan, an association of cloth merchants in Ahmedabad. There are around 2.5-3 lakh cloth merchants in the state who will suffer losses due to the ongoing protest, Bhagat said. “Not that we are against GST. What we are saying is that government should listen to our concerns and address it properly. Our business will remain suspended and we hope government will come
Indian Textiles 2017 – Roundtable Discussions
SS News | Gandhinagar
Today, many technical sessions were organized at Textile India 2017 Summit at Gandhinagar. The round tables were held at the Helipad Grounds venue alongside the ongoing Textiles India Exhibition. These round table discussions were held to understand the challenges and opportunities in diverse segments of the textile sector. Round table discussions were held to comprehend the prevailing and expected trends in the cotton sector. The panelist discussed ways to popularize the aspects of environmental friendly cot-
ton Based textiles. The key agenda that were discussed included the threats that cotton sector faces from other fibers, improving the per hectare yields of cotton and reducing contamination. Cotton sector scenario in the country was also discussed where it was pointed out that India produces very good quality of cotton, but is sold in discounted price because of certain contaminations therefore there is a need to reduce the level of contaminations. Only about 2.5
Textile traders to go on indefinite strike from July 5
SS News | Ahmedabad
The Textile GST sangarsh Samiti (TGSS) has given an ultimatum to the Central Government to accept their ‘No GST’ demand on the MMF fabric or else the textile traders will shut their shops for an indefinite period starting from July 5. The decision was taken at the core committee meeting of the TGSS at the Surat Textile Market (STM) at Ring Road to wait for the late night meeting of the GST council on the eve of the GST rollout and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s assurance of meeting the agi-
tating textile traders on July 3. TGSS office-bearers said that the Finance Minister will be meeting leaders from the textile sector on July 3. If the minister will fail to accept the demand of the traders’ community to remove GST from the MMF fabrics, then there will be indefinite strike from July 5. Meanwhile, the core committee has urged the textile traders not to buckle under the government pressure and run for getting the GST registration.
% of cotton is tested as compared to the other countries. It was also noted that Cotton industries should understand the requirements and pay attention in the downstream process, towards the finishing levels. It was also noted that Cotton is the most widespread profitable non food crop in the world. India's export of raw cotton has increased in significant years, while the import has decreased. There are about 10 million farmers who produce cotton in India.
out with some solution,” he said. Gaurav Shrimali, a cloth merchant from Surat said while markets are open in the city, there is no business as no shop owner has the required GST number to carry out transaction. “We will continue our protest. Today we decided to gather outside the market and protest by shedding our clothes, so that government gets to hear our concerns,” he said. Cloth merchants are demanding a complete withdrawal of the 5% GST on clothes, and have said merchants were not given much time for GST compliance.
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Congress questions Madhya Pradesh govt silence over Sardar Sarovar dam closure by Gujarat Agency | Bhopal
Questioning Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s silence over the closure of Sardar Sarovar dam gates by the Gujarat government, Congress leader Ajay Singh on Saturday said the move would displace around 40,000 people in MP. He alleged that although the pollbound Gujarat will benefit from the closure of the dam gates, the BJP-led government in Madhya Pradesh was ignoring the interests of its own people out of “political compulsions”. “The closure of Sardar Sarovar dam gates will dis-
place over 40,000 people in 192 villages (in MP). There is no plan for their rehabilitation and in order to benefit that state (Gujarat), the interests of MP are being overlooked and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is silent on the matter because of political compulsions,” Singh told reporters here. ”I myself visited a number of affected villages and found that an old woman was allotted just 12x12
room in the name of rehabilitation. She is a farmer, where will she keep her domestic animals and other basic necessities,” the leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh Assembly asked. Singh further said, “As polls are due in Gujarat later this year and they anyhow want to ensure that water reaches Bhuj, they are closing the gates of the dam without bothering about the rehabilitation of the
people in MP.” Fifty six years after the foundation stone for the Sardar Sarovar dam on the Narmada river was laid, the Gujarat government finally shut the gates of the controversy-hit dam on 17 June after it got permission from the Centre. Referring to the farmers suicides in the state, Singh claimed that as many as 53 cultivators have killed themselves in the last 24 days in the state, and raised a big question mark over the Krishi Karman awards that the state has been getting. Singh said he has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighting the plight of farmers.
Monsoon Rains To Persist In Thousands offer chunari Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Porbandar to Tapi on its birthday SS News | Ahmedabad
SS News | Surat
With the onset of Southwest Monsoon over Gujarat, several parts of the state have been getting good rain and thundershowers. The last 24 hours were also not very different across the state as numerous regions recorded moderate to heavy showers such as Surat recorded 37.4 mm of rainfall, followed by Okha 28 mm, Veraval 27 mm, Porbandar 22 mm, Dwarka 18 mm, Rajkot 16 mm, Deesa 10 mm, Naliya 8 mm and Ahmedabad 6 mm of showers. These weather conditions can be accredited to a low pressure area that is persisting over Kutch region and also a trough is running from this system up to As-
sam. Therefore, with these weather systems, good rains are battering many areas of the state. With these incessant showers, the hot and humid weather was replaced by pleasing conditions, giving the local that much needed respite. As per Skymet Weather, now the system is likely to weaken into a cyclonic circulation and afterward it is anticipated to move slightly toward northeastwards. As a result, rain and
Thousands of people and officials of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) celebrated birthday of Tapi here on Friday. Tapi’s birthday is celebrated every year on Ashadh Sud Satam as per the Hindu calendar. Mayor Asmita Shiroya and thousands of people prayed, did puja and performed traditional aarti at Navdi Ovara here to mark the occasion.Municipal commissioner M Thennarasan and BJP and NCP leaders and workers were there too. A high tide filled Tapi near Navdi
the vehicle’s passage. The incident occurred at around 2:30 am on Thursday when the ambulance was shifting Makwana, a resident of Lunasapur village, to the government hospital in Jafarabad town, said Chetan Gaadhe, Emergency Management Executive of ‘108’ in Amreli. “When the ambulance was on its way to Jafarabad with Makwana, the on-duty Emergency Management Technician (EMT) Ashok Makwana realised
that she would give birth anytime, as the head of the baby was protruding out. Thus, he asked the driver Raju Jadav to stop the ambulance mid-way to deal with the emergency,” said Gaadhe. While the EMT contacted a physician over phone to take directions, the pride of lions, sensing human presence, emerged from the nearby bushes and surrounded the ambulance. “Though Jadav, who is a local and understood the behaviour of lions, tried to scare them away, the lions refused to budge. Some of them even sat in front of the vehicle, blocking its passage,” he said.
thundershowers will reduce over the Kutch region. Meanwhile, eastern districts of the state will continue to record moderate rains over many places. For now, temperature will continue to settle below the normal level, paving way for comfortable and breezy conditions.
Ovara around 7 pm and this gave a chance to thousands gathered to pay obeisance to the river which has been the lifeline of the city since ages. Tapi Yuvak Mandal, Kharva Samaj, Ambika Seva Samiti and Sailor Sports Club volunteers lighted lamps on the shores while members of Vaishanav Samprayaday and Jinmata Seva Sangh offered 108-metre-long chunari to Tapi.
Surrounded by 12 lions in Gujarat’s Gir forest, woman delivers baby in ambulance SS News | Ahmedabad
Manguben Makwana will never forget the night of June 29. The 32-year-old delivered a baby in the vicinity of the Gir forest in an ambulance after midnight - but that was not all. Even as she gave birth to a boy, a group of 12 lions emerged from the adjacent forests and surrounded the vehicle near a remote village in Amreli district. During this ordeal, which lasted for around 20 minutes, the paramedic staff of the ‘108’ ambulance tackled the situation with courage and helped Makwana in giving birth, while the lion pride, including three males, blocked
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