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News Brief Appointment of UPHESC Secy challenged in HC Agency | Allahabad
The Allahabad High Court today restrained the Secretary of UP Higher Education Services Commission (UPHESC) from functioning in his official capacity after allegation that his Masters degree mark-sheet was forged and his appointment under quota meant for ST was illegal. The order, passed by a Division bench comprising Justice Arun Tandon and Justice Ashwini Kumar Mishra, comes close on the heels of quashing of the appointments of the UPHESC’s Chairman Lal Bihari Pandey on September 22 and three of its members vide an earlier judgement dated September 7.
Pankaj Advani calls on PM Modi Agency | New Delhi
Ace cueist Pankaj Advani today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi days after pocketing his 14th world title with the triumph in IBSF World Billiards Championship. “An honour to meet our Prime Minister @narendramodi Sir! Thank you for your time and best wishes #proudmoment,” Advani tweeted to his 87,000 followers soon after meeting Modi. India’s most successful cueist had added another feather to his cap by winning the World Billiards crown, beating Singapore’s Peter Gilchrist in Adelaide on Sunday.
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Govt collects Rs 3,770 crore from over 600 stash holders Saw a hectic rush on the last day on Wdnesday as declarants made a beeline to meet the deadline at the only I-T office designated here for the task Agency | New Delhi
Signalling a muted response to its three-month black money compliance window, the Government on Thursday said it received details of undisclosed foreign assets worth Rs 3,770 crore from 638 declarations till September 30, the deadline for availing the opportunity under the new law. The tepid response is being largely attributed to widespread apprehensions about the information provided under the compliance window not remaining confidential. The declarants were required to pay 60 per cent penalty and tax on the amount by December
31, something that was also seen as too steep. With assets declared, the Government can expect to rake in tax worth over Rs 2,200 crore. “These figures are subject to final reconciliation. The e-filing portal was also open till midnight to receive the declarations,” the Central Board of Di-
rect Taxes (CBDT) said in a statement. The window was provided to tax evaders under the new law — Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 — wherein they were required to pay a penalty and tax of 30 per cent each in return for an as-
surance of not having to face penalties and prosecution. However, the anticipated last-minute rush towards the end of the deadline did not materialise with tax experts attributing this to the fact that a number of evaders backed out at the last moment due to their lack of faith in the confidentiality of data being maintained. They also cited concerns over the “high” penalty and tax rate, as well as “insufficient time” accorded under under the scheme. Experts added that due to the lukewarm response, the Government is likely to scale up its efforts to curb the generation of illegal money abroad. “As
Day after Dadri lynching, VP Hamid Ansari says state has to ensure right to life irrespective of faith Agency | Hardo
Vice President Hamid Ansari today said the State has to ensure the right to life to every citizen irrespective of faith or creed, remarks that assume significance against the backdrop of killing of a man by a mob over rumours that his family ate and stored beef in Greater Noida. “The State has to ensure the Right to Life, enshrined in Article 21 of Indian Constitution,
to every citizen of India, irrespective of the citizen’s faith or creed. “Citizens have a right to demand security and there could be no development
till the security of citizens is assured,” he said addressing a Quami Ekta Sammelan organized here in the presence of dignitaries including
Governor Ram Naik. Citizens have a right to demand security and there could be no development till the security of citizens was assured, he said. Ansari said that unity among the people of the country is essential for India’s progress and development. The Vice President said that a meeting of hearts and minds of the people was essential for India to move ahead.
expected, the compliance window for black money received a poor response. Lack of trust in respect to keeping the information strictly confidential, onerous disclosures and valuation rules and insufficient time given to taxpayers
have contributed to this,” said Amit Maheshwari, managing partner, Ashok Maheshwary & Associates. The Government, though, has been maintaining that the opportunity was not a revenue-generation exercise like the
earlier voluntary income disclosure schemes (VDIS). A CBDT official said there was no target of generating revenue from the scheme, which was essentially an opportunity for people before the act was enforced strictly.
BJP’s vision document for Bihar: land, laptops and two-wheelers
All landless people will be provided five decimal land for housing and all homeless people will be given houses equipped with pure drinking water, toilet and electricity by 2022, the BJP’s vision document said. Agency | Patna has promised laptop to 50,000 students Making its maiden pitch for power in in merit list in Class X and XII examinaBihar, the BJP today released its vi- tions and proposed to implement educasion document promising five decimal tion loan guarantee scheme under which land to landless for housing and lap- loan will be made available at the rate of top to 50,000 meritorious students and three per cent. 5,000 girl students passtwo-wheeler to 5,000 girls passing class ing class X and XII examinations will be X and XII examinations. All landless given two-wheeler, they will be providpeople will be provided five decimal ed education loan at cheap rate for highland for housing and all homeless peo- er education, the document said, adding ple will be given houses equipped with that the students of weaker section will pure drinking water, toilet and electric- get special scholarship for technical and ity by 2022, the BJP’s vision document professional education, while a special said. The saffron party, making a maid- bureau will be set up to make available en bid for power in Bihar as a senior co- information to those students aspiring to alition partner under the NDA banner, go to foreign shores for higher education.
Hardik Patel announces new outfit, Domestic violence case: SC refuses bail to supports Gujjar land protest Somnath Bharti, custody extended for 3 days
his surrender and that he was allegedly tortured Stressing that he believes Jailed AAP MLA Somin custody. While in the in having “caste-based nath Bharti on Thursday apex court Subramaniam reservation”, Hardik Pasuffered a double whamSelect base metals tel on Wednesday pushed submitted that the trimy with the Supreme al court should not have advance on for review of the reserCourt denying him intergranted police custody im bail and the trial court sustained demand vation policy to see how of Bharti after he surrenbest they can benefit peoextending his custodial Agency | New Delhi dered as his petition was ple. “Those who need it interrogation by three Nickel, brass, zinc and should get reservation,” pending, another counsel more days in an alleged select copper prices Patel said, adding that to Delhi, we learnt that will hold five rallies in domestic violence and appearing for him before advance further at the farmers among the Patels our brothers’ lands had poll-bound Bihar short- attempt to murder case the magistrate took a non-ferrous metal mar- were in distress. “Only 5 been acquired at meagre ly. Patel, however, added lodged by his wife. Hours similar line of argument ket here on buying by per cent people in Gujarat amounts and now huge that though he supports after the apex court de- plete his questioning. An would await the outcome to suggest that the AAP stockists amid sustained — mainly those in the di- structures have come up Bihar Chief Minister Ni- nied interim bail to the apex court bench, com- of the proceedings before MLA should be sent to demand from industri- amond trade — are pros- over the land. We have tish Kumar, he’ll not be 41-year-old controver- prising Chief Justice HL the Magistrate, who ulti- judicial custody instead al users on the back of perous,” he said, counter- to fight a battle for our supporting his party Ja- sial MLA from Malvi- Dattu and Justice Amita- mately did not grant relief of police remand. During bullish global cues. On ing the argument that the Gujjar brothers. Whatev- nata Dal (United). “I’ll ya Nagar and sought the va Roy, denied the oral and allowed the plea of the hearing in the Suglobal front, industrial Patels were prosperous. er land that is available not support JD(U) nor presence of his wife on plea of Bharti’s counsel the police that the MLA preme Court, which postmetal copper climbed at Patel, who announced and where no work is hap- will I ask people to sup- Monday to explore the and senior advocate Go- be sent for further custo- ed the matter for Monday the LME in early trade, his newly formed Akhil pening should be given port Nitish,” Patel said. possibility of mediation, pal Subramaniam for in- dial interrogation. Bharti to ascertain the stand of as gauges of China’s fac- Bhartiya Patel Navnir- back to our Gujjar broth- He added that these Bi- the trial court accepted terim bail till 5 October made allegations against Bharti’s wife Lipika Mitory activity showed the man Sena (ABPNS)’s po- ers,” he said, adding that har rallies —to be held in the Delhi Police demand when it will hear the is- the police both in the tra on the issue of setcountry’s economy dete- litical plans here in New a rally would be organ- Patna, Muzaffarpur and to extend his custodi- sue of mediation, saying apex court as well as the tling the dispute through riorating in September, Delhi on Wednesday, also ised at Ramlila Maidan in Nalanda — would es- al interrogation on the the plea has become in- trial court that the inves- mediation, a verbal duel sparking short-covering echoed the concerns of the Capital. The Patidar sentially aim at building grounds that two days fructuous after his surren- tigators did not allow him was witnessed between a in holiday-thinned trade. farmers. “When we came leader said the ABPNS their organisation. was not enough to com- der. The apex court said it to consult his lawyer after judge and Subramaniam. Corpo. Office: A/41, Madhav Chamber’s, Shaktidhara Colony, Opp-Sayona Arcade, L.B.S. Road, Toll Naka, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053 Agency | New Delhi
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US see India as the next big growth opportunity
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States has taken place at a moment of significant opportunity for India. The Chinese economy, which had seemed invincible, has faltered and is facing deep structural problems. India is poised to become the world’s best performing economy, though there are still signs of sluggishness and it is imperative that both domestic and foreign investment be accelerated for its full potential to be reached. Against this backdrop, Modi’s programme, replete with high-profile meetings with CEOs of US financial, media and technology companies and a well-attended public function with the Indian community, addressed the business and diaspora constituencies that have been central to the prime minister’s foreign outreach since he assumed office. American technology companies see India as the next big growth opportunity, given the difficulties in operating in China and the fast growth of the smartphone market and e-commerce in India. This was evident from the enthusiasm with which Modi was received in Silicon Valley by the chief executives of America’s best known technology companies, several of whom, like Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai, hail from India. India’s goal to harness the digital revolution to skill its people, improve infrastructure and delivery of goods and services opens up exciting possibilities. For India, the challenge is to leverage these opportunities to create employment for the millions who enter the job market each year, and develop domestic technical and manufacturing capabilities. In the last years of the previous government, American investors had become wary of doing business in India on account of slow decision-making and the unpredictability of the regulatory environment. But the high expectations that the new government, with a solid majority in the Lok Sabha, would be able to smoothen out these tangles quickly and expedite reform have been moderated as several key initiatives like the land amendments and GST have been abandoned or failed to make progress. The unpredictability of the tax regime has been a major concern of foreign investors and this is still a work in progress. India needs to step up its game to create a conducive business environment. Equally, high US visa fees for Indian software engineers deployed there for short periods, numerical quotas and the absence of a totalisation agreement constrain the business of Indian IT companies in America.
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Salman Khan: Audiences will see me in double size in ‘Sultan’
Agency | New Delhi There’s ‘double’ fun coming from superstar Salman Khan! After bringing a spell of “double trouble” for contestants of Colors’ reality show ‘Bigg Boss Nau’, he says his fans can expect to see him in “double size” in his Sultan big screen outing. He still puts hours into his workout regime and fitness routine. Still, the Dabangg star is putting all his energy to get in form
for the role as a wrestler in Ali Abbas Zafar’s Sultan, which is said to be packed with high-octane action. While “Sultan” will hit the screens on Eid 2016, Salman will also offer his fans a Diwali blast this year with Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. He’s teaming up with Sooraj Barjatya after 16 years, and returns in an innocent avatar as Prem - an onscreen name he has taken on several times in the past.
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QUOTE “Some of the NGOs, if they are designed to work against a particular party or government, or they misuse the contributions, then they will attract OF THE provisions, Punitive steps have been taken because rules were totally - Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju said in an interview... DAY violated,”
Talvar Movie Review
Agency | New Delhi Talvar is a minor miracle of a movie. Mining riveting yet balanced drama from a real-life murder case lost in a tangled web of fact, fiction, hearsay and insinuations could not have been easy. But not a wee bit of the effort shows. At one level, Talvar is a classic whodunit and a sharply observant police procedural that
pieces together different facets of the mystery. But there is much in this inspired-by-true-events film that reinvents the generic elements that constitute its narrative spine. Talvar is a mature, insightful commentary on urban India’s lynch mob mentality and a voyeuristic media’s tendency to jump to instant and sweeping conclusions on criminality and
culpability. In dramatising the 2008 Aarushi Talwar murder and its aftermath, director Meghna Gulzar and writer Vishal Bhardwaj steer clear of the sensational to focus squarely on the essential. Without resorting to cheap thrills, they deliver a gripping, genre-defying and non-exploitative cinematic examination of a murder most foul and its repercussions.
Pamela Anderson Strips Naked for Magazine Cover Agency | Los Angeles
It seems that age doesn’t irk Pamela Anderson one bit, as she stripped off for a hot new magazine shoot. At 48, the former “Baywatch” actress has become FHM magazine’s oldest cover star. The mother-of-two has posed with just a duvet covering her modesty as she is seen running a hand through her short blonde hair in the hot cover shot. Another stylish black and white photo sees Anderson lying down on a bed, staring seductively away from camera. Speaking to the magazine about her wild past at the Playboy mansion, she revealed: “It was a “The men were elegant, man to notice you. Girls very sexy time. It was and you wanted to badly were everywhere, gigall wild, but respectful. get the most charismatic gling and laughing.”
Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor in the first poster of ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’
Agency | New Delhi A day after Bollywood superstar Salman Khan shared the teaser poster of his forthcoming movie ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’, his co-star from the movie Sonam Kapoor shared her look from the much-awaited film. The first look poster shows a sari-clad Sonam lying on a couch and Salman, as Prem, lovingly looks at her – a true reminder of how Rajshri romances
look like. ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’, directed by Sooraj Barjatya, has been making waves ever since it started. And with Salman’s ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ making and breaking records at the Box Office, one can surely expect ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ to set many others. ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ brings back the award winning director-actor pair of Sooraj Barjatya and Salman Khan together after a gap of 16 years. Salman
and Sooraj have previously worked together in ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’, ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun!’, ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’. About ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ and Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor was quoted as saying, “I like Salman in romantic films, that’s why I am doing ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ because I feel he is amazing at romance.” It’s also said that Salman Khan will be seen speaking French in the movie.
Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone’s first magazine cover is sizzling hot! Agency | New Delhi
Bollywood’s much talked about couple Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone recently came together for the cover of this month’s Vogue India edition. The ‘Ramleela’ co-stars looked extremely confident and sassy together. One look at the photo and you can make out the sparkling chemistry the alleged couple shares. Ranveer shared the pic on his social networking accounts, captioning it as “HOTNESS”. In the cover Deepika and Ranveer are posing with their character attributes written alongside. While Ranveer is known to be innovative, confident and pioneering. The much Bhansali’s ‘Bajirao Masaudacious, Deepika is loved couple will be seen tani’, slated to be released rooted, experimental and next in Sanjay Leela on December 18.
Kangana Ranaut turns fashion designer Agency | New Delhi
After giving a new definition to fashion in her films and red carpet appearances, Kangana Ranaut, has now turned designer for a limited edition collection called ‘Marquee’ for fashion label, Vero Moda to create a collection that reflects her own style sensibility. There are five broad themes -- Dandelion Dreams, Deep Lake, Red Velvet, Royal Enchantment and Gold Rush -- that make the “VERO MODA MARQUEE by Kangana Ranaut” collection. The designs include casual, formal and occasion wear. “For the collection, I pretty much followed what globally is going
to be trend. We have exciting categories with no confusion. There are dresses for brunches, gigs and many such special occasions so there is no confusion. You can just pick the right outfit and flaunt it,” Kangana. when asked about the USP of the collection. The actress showcased her first show as a designer at Mehboob Studio here on Wednesday night and it had to be one big affair. From celebrities like Dino Morea, Elli Avram taking the front rows to the thumping live music while the models sashayed down the ramp in glamorous outfits, brought spark to the night. While Dandelion Dreams is a very dreamy collection with botanical
design elements, exquisite and artfully crafted beaded embroidery in a buffet of diffused dandelion design patterns, Deep Lake takes inspiration from the colours of a deep lake. Red Velvet is a classic theme with a very sexy and a bold feel. All the pieces in this story were very dramatic, accentuated with lace and embroidered in rich florals. Inspired by royalty, Royal Enchantment had a rich mix of luxe embroideries in interesting geometric patterns. Finally, Gold Rush takes its inspiration from the ‘Midas touch’ and sweeps golden hues into its mix, giving a metallic twist to the all over metallic gold fashion to minimalism.
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Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis in SPORTS ROUNDUP doubles semis of Wuhan Open Dhoni returns to action as India looks to start on a high
Agency | Mumbai Hero MotoCorp Ltd said two-wheeler sales in September was little changed at 606,744 units from a year earlier. The maker of Splendor and Passion models sold 604,052 units in September last year, the company said in a statement on Thursday. Earlier this week, Hero unveiled two new scooters— Duet and Maestro Edge—the first of its products on new platforms developed through its in-house technology, it said. The Maestro Edge will be launched across markets by mid-October with a starting price of Rs49,500 (ex-showroom Delhi) for the LX version and Rs50,700 (ex-showroom Delhi) for the VX version. The market launch of the Duet will follow thereafter.
TRAI: Proposal on compensating users for call drops by October 15
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Agency | Wuhan Leading women’s doubles pair Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis entered the semi-finals of the Wuhan Open tennis tournament here on Thursday. The top seed
duo defeated fifth seeded American pair of Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears 6-2, 6-2 in the last eight stage in only 58 minutes. Sania and Hingis earlier beat Polish-Australian pair of Klaudia Jans-Ignacik
and Anastasia Rodionova 6-3, 6-2 in the second round. The Indo-Swiss pair recently won the Guangzhou Open. They have won an impressive six titles together including triumphs at Wimbledon and US Open.
Bangladesh is Unsafe, Cricket Australia Call Off Tour Agency | New Delhi
Agency | New Delhi Sectoral regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will come out with recommendations on compensating consumers for call drops by October 15 while it will also release a service paper in the next few days listing reasons behind the menace. The TRAI conducted an open house discussion on the issue wherein all the stakeholders including mobile operators and consumer groups expressed their views. “We will come out with recommendations on compensation to the consumers for call drops by October 15. The stakeholders can submit their written submission on the issue deliberated today by October 5,” TRAI chairman RS Sharma said. He further said the regulator will also come out with a quality of service paper in the next few days which will identify the reasons responsible for call drops.
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Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Thursday that due to concern about the safety and security of the Australian Test team, it has been forced to postpone the upcoming tour of Bangladesh. CA Chief Executive Officer James Sutherland said that recent advice from the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and CA’s Head of Security about an increasing security risk for the Australian team in Bangladesh meant this month’s matches could not proceed. An independent security assessment confirmed there is a risk of terrorism in Bangladesh targeting Australian
nationals. “This has been a very difficult decision. Following the most recent information from Australian Government agencies and our own security advisors, we have decided that, regrettably, we have no alternative but to postpone the tour,” Sutherland said. “Over the last few days we have sought to obtain as much information as
possible about the risks for Australians travelling to Bangladesh. “We had hoped that the security concerns would fade, but unfortunately the advice we have received from government, our own security experts and independent security advisors has clearly indicated that there are now high risks to our people should they make the trip.
The choice of venue for the tour opener has surprised the visitors as the cool weather will suit their pace battery. Limited-overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be back at the helm as India will look for a winning start against formidable South Africa in the first Twenty20 International, in Dharamsala on Friday. The choice of venue for the tour opener has surprised the visitors as the cool weather in the picturesque HPCA Stadium will suit their pace battery. The visitors though had a rude awakening in Delhi when they lost their T20 practice game against India A. The India A team, which did not have any regular national player, managed to chase down a 190-run target at Palam and that should be encouraging for the hosts. The conditions in Dharamsala though would be very
different and more to Proteas’ liking. Dhoni, who has quit Tests, is back in the side after three months and for him the series will be start of the preparation for next year’s World Twenty20, which will be held in India. Newcomers like Sreenath Aravind are in
the side and the charismatic skipper may test their utility, keeping in mind next year’s extravaganza. Apart from three T20s in this series, India is slated to play four more against Sri Lanka and the Asia Cup too will be played just before the World Twenty20.
nal decision of course lies with the Government of India,” the PCB chairman told reporters after paying his last tribute to Jagmohan Dalmiya who passed away on September 20. “In spite of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), if the BCCI does not honour its own signature then we’ll see what is to be done,” Shahryar said. “If they don’t honour it (MOU) for political reasons we have options open to us. We will suffer
financial and other losses. “Boycott is an extreme option but of course it’s an option. I never used the term ‘boycott’, you people know me and I am not one to give warnings and threats. But it’s surely a thing that if you don’t accept your signed agreement then definitely I’ll demand for compensation,” he said, “ adding, the series is an agreement but if it does not happen, it’s a reasonable thing to demand compensation.”
Hopeful of Indo-Pak series but options open: PCB chief
Srinivasan made to wait, SC to hear his perjury plea on October 5 Agency | New Delhi
Agency | New Delhi Facebook and Twitter are like Android and iOS of the social world. Over the years, both have been borrowing the best from each other. Remember how Twitter built a Facebook-like profile page design and Facebook on the other hand Facebook borrowed features like Mentions and Follow. But lately, the shift in pattern for Facebook seems to be heading elsewhere. Today, Facebook launched its new feature – video profiles. Yes, a cool 7-second loop of video that will play instead of a static profile photo. Well, that reminds us of the 6-second Vine loop video that Twitter acquired years ago. This isn’t the first time that Facebook has borrowed the video features. If you remember, Facebook had also added Vinelike feature to its owned Instagram. In the recent months, Facebook has been all about videos. We saw video autoplay being rolled out and now a video profile picture instead of a static one. It was only this year that Facebook opened its doors for GIFs. This marks a significant change for Facebook as the social site has avoided supporting GIFs, claiming it would make the News Feed ‘too chaotic’.
There will be no hearing on ex-Board Of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N Srinivasan’s perjury plea against the Board’s secretary Anurag Thakur before Shashank Manohar is elected as the president, according to an English daily. Supreme Court would be hearing (BCCI) application seeking clarification on whether Srinivasan was eligible to attend BCCI’s October 4 meeting for hearing on October 5. So the confusion over Srinivasan’s eligibility to attend Board meeting, emerging after the SC on January 22 had barred him from participating in BCCI affairs, continues. A bench headed by Justice TS Thakur posted all applications
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filed by BCCI and Srinivasan for hearing on October 5. Srinivasan has accused Thakur of lying to the court about his attending the BCCI meeting at Kolkata on August 8. The ex BCCI chief informed the SC that he was already in the BCCI meeting on
August 8 and not barged in the room as said by Thakur. Srinivasan said, “The false application is stated to have been drafted on the instructions of Anurag Thakur, who cannot distance himself from the serious consequences of giving false instructions”.
With serious doubts hanging over the proposed bilateral cricket series between India and Pakistan, PCB chief Shahryar Khan on Thursday said they are open to “options” ranging from boycotting ties to demanding compensation if the BCCI fails to honour the MOU signed between the two boards. But Shahryar said he is still hopeful of the series taking place in December and would meet BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur in a week’s time to decide on the fate of the rubber that is hanging in limbo in the wake of the current political tensions between the two countries. “I received a reply from Thakur that we well meet in Dubai and we will probably decide what is to be done. The fi-
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If Lalu has been booked for casteist Ex CM Suresh Mehta’s sister gets 22 days in jail for violating PNDT Act remark, so should Giriraj Singh: PL Punia Correspondent | Vadodara
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 500 on Dr Trivedi Correspondent | Rajkot
Former Gujarat chief minister Suresh Mehta’s younger sister Dr Shobhna Trivedi was convicted by a court in Kutch district on Wednesday and sentenced to 22 days simple imprisonment for not submitting reports of ultrasonography procedures performed at her clinic to health officials in 2011. The court of judicial magistrate (first class) BG Solanki in Mandvi taluka of Kutch found Dr Trivedi guilty under Rule 9 (8) of Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation
and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994. The subrule 8 of Rule 9 of PNDT Act makes it incumbent upon a gaynaecologist to furnish monthly report of ultrasonography procedures conducted at his/ her clinic to the office of chief district health officer of respective district by 5th day of the following month. Such report is compilation of Form-F that a pregnant woman and her relatives
fill up before undergoing ultrasonography procedure. However, Dr Trivedi, who used to run her clinic in Mandvi, did not submit reports for month of August and September in year 2011. Health officials of Kutch district filed a case against her the same year and the JMFC court delivered its verdict after almost four years. “Dr Trivedi’s defence was that she had gone abroad and there-
fore no sonography procedure was conducted at her clinic. Since no sonography was done, she said, no report was submitted. But according to provisions of PNDT Act, in such a scenario, a doctor has to submit a report of nil procedures. We had six witnesses and four documental evidence to prove our case. The court appreciated the evidence and convicted Dr Trivedi,” assistant public prosecutor Nitin Jogi said. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 500 on Dr Trivedi. However, the magistrate granted Dr Trivedi stay on sentence for a month to allow her time to appeal against the verdict. Dr Trivedi, who is in her late 60s has stopped practicing medicine since.
Referring to the recent comment made by RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat, demanding reconsideration of reservation in the country, PL Punia, Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, said that reservations for scheduled castes was a compromise under the Poona Pact, 1932, an agreement made by Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. BR Ambedkar in Yerwada jail and not a demand of the community. Speaking on the sidelines of an event organized by the Valmiki community in the city on Wednesday, Punia said, “The Poona agreement was signed by Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya and Ambedkar to urge Mahatma to break the fast unto death he had undertaken to annul the Mac-
Girl robbed by auto 13 Gujarat cops. IPS officer. And a bizarre detention drama driver in Ahmedabad roads to meet her friend. Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
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In a bizarre incident, 12 policemen today called the state police control room and requested to be ‘rescued’ as they were virtually confined in a small room at Karai police Academy in Gandhinagar since early morning. A control room official said, “They are not held captive by anyone. They had been only asked by a senior IPS officer to sit at one place in a bungalow inside Police Academy since morning. The policemen got tired and called the control room late evening,
asking to help them get out of there.” The control room officials passed the message to seniors. The distressed policemen claimed that they were not given any food or water by the officer who had ordered them to sit in
the room, police officials said. Later, a police team was sent to the Academy to find them. “We are now trying to locate them. The problem will be solved soon,” said Deputy Superintendent of Police of Academy P G Dhariaya.
Student of MCA in Nirma University on SG road, Kajol Ramchandi, 22 resident of girls hostel in the university was robbed by an autorickshaw driver when she was going to meet her friend on SG highway near Iscon cross roads on Monday night. Sola police officials said Ramchandi has lodged a complaint against the yet-unidentified autorickshaw driver and they are hunting for the accused. According to police sources Ramchnadani boarded the three-wheeler near her hostel on SG highway to head for Iscon cross
“On way , at a deserted stretch of road, the auto driver suddenly stopped the vehicle and punched the girl. He snatched her cell phone and jewellery which she was wearing. The driver then forced her to get out of the auto-rickshaw in the dark and sped away,” said a police official. Vastrapur police officials said they are looking into CCTV footages of cameras installed at different shopping complexes on the road to identify the auto driver. The cops have also started looking into crime records of historysheeters.
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In what could turn the course of trial in a case of sexual as sault on a sixyear-old girl in Sola area in March, the rape survivor’s parents turned hostile before special judge on Wednesday and did not support their statements earlier given before police. In this case, 25-yearold Kaushal Chauhan is being tried for sexual assault and for allegedly inserting an iron rod in the girl’s private part, causing grave injuries The accused was work ing as a security guard at an under-construction build ing near Sola flyover. The girl was playing near the construction site when the incident occurred. Her parents had lodged an FIR with Sola police, narrating how their daughter was lured by the accused and then she was
found profusely bleeding. During the hearing on Wednesday, the couple turned up in the Mirzapur court campus with an advocate.When prosecutor J C Patel asked the mother to narrate the incident, she told special POCSO judge G N Rana that her daughter had fallen while playing and therefore she was bleeding. The girl’s father, who is complainant in the case, followed the suit. The prosecutor declared them hostile and urged the court to initiate prosecution against them under section 192 of the Indian Penal Code for fabricating false evidence. The court has kept further hearing on October 12. Before the deposition of the girl’s parents, the medical officer who had examined the survivor after the incident had deposed before the court.
a paint factory in the industrial area of Vatva on Wednesday afternoon. The blaze engulfed a major part of the factory and raw materials stored at the premises. The Fire Department gave out a brigade call (instruction to all fire stations to send their men to the spot). About 30 fire vehicles including fire fighters, tankers and 200 firemen were deployed to douse the fire which lasted for about four hours. We had to spray about 5 lakh litres of water to control the flames,” said additional chief fire officer, Rajesh Bhat. “We received a call about fire at Aakar Paints at Vatva GIDC Phase4, run by one Mukul Parikh,” added Rajesh Bhatt. Sources said the fire, which is suspected to be caused because of a short circuit
donald Award giving separate electorate for Dalits for electing members of the state legislative assemblies, as demanded by Dr. Ambedkar to bring equality in the social order. It was the same Mohan Bhagwat who once said that reservation was essential for the next 100 years for social equality as the lower classes have been exploited. He must
decide which of his two statements he stands by and which of the two is true.” Punia also said that the caste politics, which is ruling the Bihar elections is unfortunate and all leaders indulging in making statements related to castes should be booked. Referring to the FIR filed against Lalu Yadav in Vaishali in Bihar over his casteist remarks
describing the Bihar polls as a “fight between the forward and backward classes”, Punia said, politicians, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi have used the caste card to their political advantage. Punia said, “Everyone has heard what Lalu Prasad said. We also know what Giriraj Singh said about not allowing any upper caste person to become the Chief Minister of Bihar. In the Lok Sabha polls, on several occasions during his campaign, Narendra Modi called himself a Dalit and a person from the ‘picchda varg’. What is the need to play the caste card? If Lalu has been booked in Bihar, so should Giriraj Singh.”
terprise), estimates that 3,597 members of these 1,047 families will be “affected” by the project which involves the acquisition of 89.81 hectares. Of this, 84.65 hectares is government land and 5.16 hectares private. A total of 1,047 properties will be affected, out of which 548 are residential, 351 commercial and 144 residential-cum-commercial. The remaining one is an
industrial establishment. About 36 additional structures that are likely to be affected include 11 religious structures. The SIA shows that majority of the Project-Affected Families (PAFs), about 783, reside on the east-west corridor of the proposed Metro route, stretching from Thaltej to Vastral Gam, while 264 PAFs live on the north-south corridor (APMC-Motera).
mum number of swine flu deaths has been reported from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Maharashtra has reported the highest number of swine flu cases and deaths. State health department on Wednesday reported that since August 1 this year, 343 swine flu cases have been reported; out of these, 39 have died and 192 patients recovered. Sources in the state health department said that
as temperatures continue to dip in the coming days, dengue cases may decline while swine flu cases will peak as it had done in Feb ruary-March earlier this year. “The state food and drugs department has already taken appropriate measures to ensure that an adequate stock of the ostelavamir tablets and syrups are available at pharmacies and hospitals,” said a senior health department official.
Ahmedabad Metro project to affect over 1,000 families Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
As the construction of the first phase of the Rs 10,700-crore Ahmedabad Metro rail project gets under way, the homes and commercial establishments belonging to 1,047 families in Ahmedabad are expected to be affected. “The proposed Metro project requires land. The acquisition of land for the project shall displace people from their home, livelihood base and business base,” states the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) study undertaken by Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad Company Ltd (MEGA), a 50:50 Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of the Government of India and the Government of Gujarat. The SIA, prepared for MEGA by RITES Ltd (a Government of India en-
Swine flu rises as nights get cooler Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
in the factory , spread immediately as raw materials and a large number of solvent barrels caught fire. “The workers at the factory were very lucky enough to escape unhurt as they all rushed out of the factory before the flames soared as high as fifty feet,” said a fire department official. Bhatt added that they had to control the fire within the factory to keep it from spreading to the adjoin ing factory because of the wind. “We deployed our men strategically in the adjoining factory ,
as the wind was blowing towards it and there was possibility that the fire could spread there too. We fought the flames from both sides,” added Bhatt. The fire also caused panic among local residents and employees of other factories in the vicinity , as hundreds gathered around the factory . Fire Department officials said they had called forensic experts to find the reason behind the short circuit. It could be over loading or leakage of current, said a fire department official.
A 24-year-old woman from Girdharnagar died of swine flu infection in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Now, the total number of deaths because of the disease in the city has risen to 5 this season. Swine flu is gaining ground in the city as late evening temperatures continue to fall. In Gujarat, around 6 cases have been reported daily from various public hospitals and almost one death (on an average) reported every two days since August 1. What is even more disturbing is that between January and September 8 this year, officially there have been 6,662 swine flu cases reported in the state while 450 people have died of the disease, most of them being women. Among the states, the he maxi-
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