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Amit Shah invokes Atal Bihari Vajpayee, tells Kashmir Valley ̒ no need for fear ̕ “There is no need for fear in anyone’s mind,” Amit Shah said in Rajya Sabha, adding that it is the “government’s responsibility to protect their life and property”
New Delhi : The spate of people dying due to sudden electrocution during monsoon continued unabated as another youth lost his life on Sunday night. The deceased is identified as Mohammad Ayub Kazi (30) who died due to an electric shock at Shivaji Nagar in Govandi. Kazi died after he touched a streetlight pole and succumbed to his injuries. According to the police officials, the incident occurred on Sunday night at 9.30 pm. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar fears another drought spell, flags drying up of water bodies
AG. GNS_New Delhi : Invoking Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s “Jamhooriyat, Kashmiriyat, Insaniyat” approach for J&K, Union Home Minister Amit Shah Monday said that the Modi government was working for all-round development of the state.Appealing to the Valley youth, he said they should “not be misled” by those asking them to hurl stones, and people of Kashmir should “not be scared” nor influenced by wrong propaganda. “There is no need for fear in anyone’s mind,” Shah said in Rajya Sabha, adding that it is the “government’s responsibility to protect their life and property”. Replying to a discussion before the House passed a resolution to extend President’s rule in J&K by six months and the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation
(Amendment) Bill, 2019, Shah ruled out plebiscite in J&K saying “it is out of question today”. He questioned why Jawaharlal Nehru had gone to the United Nations and promised plebiscite even after the princely
Opposition in Rajya Sabha: Govt delayed J&K Assembly polls Members discuss reservations to people living along International Border
Patna:Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said he feared another spell of drought in Bihar and asked all the elected representatives to take cognisance. The state witnessed drought-like situation in 24 districts in 2018. “Going by the weather pattern so far, I fear Bihar could be in for another drought. The signals from environment are dangerous. Rivers are drying up, water bodies disappearing, temperature increasing and rainfall falling. I will convene a meeting with all members of the two Houses separately to get a first-hand feel from them about the situation in their areas so that collective efforts could be made,”
UP: ‘Locked up’ on Yogi visit, say journalists; DM, police deny
New Delhi : Several mediapersons were allegedly locked up in a ward in Moradabad’s District Hospital during CM Yogi Adityanath’s visit on Sunday. While journalists alleged that they were prevented from coming out, so that the hospital’s conditions could not be highlighted, the administration and hospital staff denied the incident and claimed it was crowd management. District Magistrate Rakesh Kumar Singh tweeted, “Requested media persons to not go inside the ward with CM because it was not good for patient’s health. Only police personnel in corridor
state had signed the instrument of accession. Thanking members for reiterating that Kashmir is an integral part (“abhinn hissa”) of India, he made it clear that “whoever will talk about breaking India, will
TMC MP Nusrat Jahan: No one should comment on my dress, faith beyond attire
get a response in the same manner”. He rejected the Opposition charge that the BJP was delaying assembly elections in the state as it wanted to control the state’s administration through President’s rule. Taking a swipe at the Opposition, he said “we do not have a drought of governments”, and added that the BJP has 16 governments in the country. On Jamhooriyat (democracy) in Kashmir, Shah said it should “not be restricted to three families”. The government, he said, had conducted successful panchayat elections in the state. On Kashmiriyat, he said they hope to see the return of Kashmiri Pandits and Sufis to the Valley. And on Insaniyat, he mentioned the social welfare schemes that have benefitted people of the state along with other parts of the country.
July 02 2019, Tuesday
Kiran Bedi blames politicians, officials for Tamil Nadu water crisis Posting pictures of dried up lakes with the caption, Chennai’s Day Zero, Bedi tweeted asking why the state capital had become the first city in the country to have run dry. AG. GNS_Chennai: Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi has stirred up a hornet’s nest by blaming ‘poor governance, corrupt politics and indifferent bureaucracy’ for the unprecedented water crisis in neighbouring Tamil Nadu. Her Sunday tweet has earned the wrath of the political class in the state with opposition DMK president MK Stalin, on Monday, demanding Bedi’s immediate recall and a public apology from her for insulting Tamils. Posting pictures of dried up lakes with the caption, Chennai’s Day Zero, Bedi
tweeted asking why the state capital had become the first city in the country to have run dry. And it was her answer that had created a controversy. She had squarely blamed the politicians and the bureaucracy. AIADMK has condemned it, asking Bedi to focus on her duties a n d m a i n t a i n d i g n i t y. DMK has gone on the offensive with Stalin himself leading the charge. Bedi explained she had only said what the public felt about the situation in Tamil Nadu. “I have shared what the people think about the water crisis,”
Article 15: We cannot ignore caste as a phenomenon in India, says Mevani
AG. GNS_New Delhi : The debate in Rajya Sabha on Monday over the statutory resolution to extend President’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir involved long discussions on history of the country, with members of Opposition accusing the BJP of deliberately delaying Assembly elections in the state. The opposition accused the government of running the government in Jammu and Kashmir through President’s rule
and commented that though Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks of ‘One Nation, One Election’, Assembly elections in the state were not held with the recent General Election. The 27 members who spoke during the discussion were also discussing a Bill to provide reservations to families who live along the International Border in Jammu. Initiating the debate, Congress member Viplove Thakur said, “Why can’t you clearly say that ‘our motive has not been fulfilled’.” She said that people in Jammu and Kashmir want to join mainstream, and urged the government to not “divide” the state and to “keep the democracy alive”.
AG. GNS_Ahmedabad : Independent MLA and Dalit activist Jignesh Mevani attended a special screening of the movie, Article 15, AG. GNS_New Delhi : organised by the Rashtriya Dalit Days after being targetted for Adhikaar Manch in Ahmedabad on wearing a saree to Parliament Monday. “There are forces in this during her swearing-in to country who don’t want this movie the Lok Sabha, Trinamool to be screened and then there are C o n g r e s s ( T M C ) M P forces like us who will ensure that Nusrat Jahan has said that it is screened and there is a dialogue no one should comment on it. We can’t ignore caste as a on her choice of clothes as phenomenon in India,” Mevani said “faith is beyond any attire”. at the event. Over 200 activists and Refusing to toe the line of volunteers belonging to various prohardline Muslim clerics who Dalit organisations in Ahmedabad criticised her for wearing also attended the screening held in mangalsutra and vermillion, Bapunagar. Speaking to The Indian Nusrat said, “Paying heed or Express, Mevani said that caste as a reacting to comments made phenomenon remains an “elephant by hardliners of any religion
AG. GNS_Surat: Only one bus has left with Amarnath pilgrims from Valsad this year, whereas before the 2017 terror attack, over 17 tour operators would take the trip. The reason for the dwindling traffic is the fear factor and the rigorous procedures involved in
clearing the yatra, both for the operators and the pilgrims. On July 10, 2017, seven persons were killed and 19 injured when a Valsad luxury bus carrying 56 passengers was attacked by terrorists near Batinga village on the AnantnagSrinagar national highway. The bus was driven by Salim
Gafur Shaikh from Valsad who later won a bravery award from government for saving the life of the rest of the pilgrims during the terrorist attack. Last year, not a single trip was made to Amarnath from Valsad, and this season only one operator has taken pilgrims.
Mevani said that caste as a phenomenon remains an “elephant in the room”, which nobody wishes to address. “The phenomenon of caste has distorted life in India. Yet, unfortunately, we as a nation are not ashamed.
in the room”, which nobody wishes to address. “The phenomenon of caste has distorted life in India. Yet, unfortunately, we as a nation are not ashamed. We have the desire
to reach Jupiter planet but don’t have the courage to throw the caste system away. Instead of addressing, debating and discussing about caste as an issue,
SC to hear from July 16 plea Only one bus of pilgrims from Valsad to Amarnath this year challenging 10 per cent EWS quota
Government rolls out plan to save water, says it will be a mass movement AG. GNS_New Delhi : Rolling out its water conservation plan under the Jal Shakti Abhiyan on Monday, the Centre said it would focus its timebound, mission-mode campaign on 1,592 “waterstressed” blocks in 257 districts. Launching the “Sanchay Jal, Behtar Kal” campaign for rainwater harvesting and water conservation, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said the plan would rely largely on mass awareness programmesJal
Shakti Ministry officials said it will also involve focused implementation and convergence of existing water conservation schemes under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Integrated Watershed.
AG. GNS_New Delhi : The Supreme Court Monday deferred till July 16 a clutch of petitions challenging the ten percent reservation to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of unreserved categories in jobs and admissions to colleges. A bench headed by Justice SA Bobde will
from July 16 start hearing
arguments to decide
whether an interim order should be passed to stay the implementation of the Constitution Amendment introduced by the BJP-led NDA government before the elections. The bill was cleared in January this year and later approved by President Ram Nath Kovind to become a law.
Gujarat High Court verdict on Congress's plea against Alpesh Thakor soon
AG. GNS_AHMEDABAD: With the arguments in the case filed by Congress chief whip in the state assembly Ashwin Kotwal seeking disqualification of Radhanpur MLA Alpesh Thakor finally coming to an end, the Gujarat High Court is likely to start dictation of judgment in the case on Tuesday. The division bench of Justice SR Brahmbhatt and Justice AP Thaker is going to deliver the verdict in the case. Counsel for Kotwal, Hriday Buch, on Monday argued before the court that Alpesh has been involved in anti- be disqualified. Buch clarified that party activities after tendering his Alpesh worked against the candidates resignation and therefore, he should set up by Congress in Banaskantha
in the Lok Sabha election and in assembly by-polls for Unjha constituency. Buch also argued that if
the speaker is not conforming to the intent of Schedule X (Anti-Defection Law) of the Constitution, then he is amenable to judicial review. He also argued that the government is trying to shield Alpesh for one or the other reason. He also submitted that the moment the speaker comes to know about a disqualification act of an MLA, cognisance has to be immediately taken by the speaker to meet the true spirit of Schedule X of the Constitution. He submitted that the speaker is not taking cognisance of the disqualification application field by Kotwal, which is pending for a long time.
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Stop violence against doctors in India
Sporadic violence against doctors and health workers occurs across the world, but it’s usually limited to threats and abuse by patients under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs. Violence against medical professionals in India is unique because it’s not perpetrated by patients, but by their families and friends, strangers who join out of misplaced sympathy, random goons, and political leaders and party workers looking for the crowd’s approval. It is often physical, with a mob quickly coming together to rough up healthcare staff and vandalise hospitals. While the global trigger is usually anger at real or perceived negligence, in India it is driven by delays in treatment, doctors and services not being available, and allegations of profiteering. In the absence of adequate grievance redressal mechanisms at hospitals and medical negligence cases taking decades to resolve, if at all, frustrated families vent their frustration in violence. If patients are underserved, doctors are overworked, as highlighted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tweet congratulating “all hardworking doctors for their round the clock effort to make our society fit and healthy” on national Doctors’ Day, July 1. There are 11,57,771 allopathic doctors registered with the Medical Council of India, of which an estimated 9.26 lakh are in active service to treat 1.35 billion people. This puts India’s doctor-population ratio at 1:1,457, which is lower than the World Health Organization’s recommended ratio of 1:1,000. Till the Centre’s efforts to reinforce human resources in healthcare, such as raising the number of seats in medical colleges and relaxation of norms for setting up medical colleges in terms of requirements of land, faculty and other infrastructure, bear fruition, shortterm solutions are needed to defuse the crisis. Improving doctors’ communication skills, reducing waiting time, using digital technology for faster response, making billing transparent, and setting up a complaint redressal system in hospitals are some ways forward. Patients, too, must have realistic expectations and keep in mind that medicine is a science, and doctors are professionals, not magicians. Some patients will survive, and some won’t, irrespective of doctors’ skills or the services available.
- Kapilkumar M. Hirpara
Editor
Sunvilla Samachar (English Daily)
Rhea Chakraborty’s look unveiled in Anand Pandit’s ‘Chehre’ Mumbai :Anand Pandit’s much awaited ‘Chehre’ starring Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi, directed by Rumi Jaffrey has already piqued our curiosity with an innovative look of Bachchan and Hashmi, revealed on social media recently. The makers unveiled the beautiful Rhea Chakraborty’s look and character visual today, which also happens to be her birthday. A sweet gesture indeed by the team, the
look was revealed today on social media, with the
SRK agrees to cameo in Tamil film ‘Bigil’? Mumbai :The film stars Tamil superstar Vijay along with Nayanthara. A source explained, as reported by Deccan Chronicle,
Vidya Balan lands a cameo role in Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Ludo’?
“They approached Shah Rukh with the request. Shah Rukh has never done any Tamil film before. But this is just to shake a leg with Vijay to an AR Rahman tune.” Interestingly, as this would mark Khan’s first time in a Tamil film, it could be that he’s taken it up. No doubt confirmation will be on its way soon if the rumours are true.
Sara Ali Khan, Kartik Aaryan wrap up Love Aaj Kal 2 shoot
sets. In one of the photos, the actor and the director are all smiles while in other lead actors Kartik Aaryan and Sara Ali Khan are looking adorable, in which they might are seen filming a scene of the flick Other than recording the movie in Himachal Pradesh (Land
of the Gods), the film has also been filmed in several other locations in India, including Delhi, Udaipur, and Mumbai, revealed film critic Taran Adarsh. “Kartik Aaryan, Sara Ali Khan and Randeep Hooda... Imtiaz Ali completes filming of his new film [not titled yet] in
Mumbai : after a Bollywood actress accused him of rape, the Versova police station registered a rape and assault case against Pancholi. According to a report in Mid-Day, the Deputy of Police (DCP) Paramjit Singh Dahiya said, “We filed an FIR under Sections 376 (rape), 328 (causing hurt by means of poison, etc with intent to commit an offence), 384 (punishment for extortion), 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint), 342 (punishment for wrongful confinement), 323
#HimachalPradesh today... The crew shot for 66 days in Delhi, Udaipur, Mumbai, and Himachal Pradesh... 14 Feb 2020 release,” he tweeted. The Imtiaz Ali’s directorial is believed to be a sequel to the 2009 film Love Aaj Kal and will hit the screens on Valentines’ Day next year.
(punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.”Pancholi in response to these reports told ANI over a telephonic
conversation that these are false charges and that he has the evidence to prove the same. The star said, “I am being falsely implicated in this case. I have all the evidence and video in this case. I am ready to cooperate with the Mumbai Police. If they will call me for my statement, then I will cooperate. I am ready for investigation. I knew that a case will be registered against me. I am not going anywhere. The police have not approached me after the FIR was registered.”
Mahira Khan “honoured” to be a part of National Youth Council of Pakistan Mumbai :The film stars Tamil superstar Vijay along with Nayanthara. A source explained, as reported by Deccan Chronicle, “They approached Shah Rukh with the request. Shah Rukh has never done any Tamil film before. But this is just to shake a leg with Vijay to an AR Rahman tune.” Interestingly, as this would mark Khan’s first time in a Tamil film, it
Aamir Khan & Salman Khan confirmed for ‘Andaz Apna Apna’ sequel
Mumbai : a source shares that Balan may take on the role of narrator. “Vidya Balan will have a special role in the drama. It’s more like a cameo. But it’s not yet known what she will be playing or whose story she might be a part of. Apart from these, the makers also wanted an actor to be the narrator for all the stories and then their unison. So it can be that, too, but the makers are currently tight-lipped about everything.” The source further added that Balan will be shooting for her part in the next couple of days, “Vidya and Anurag’s friendship go back a long way. They have known each other for years and when Dada called Vidya for the role, she immediately gave her nod. She didn’t even bat an eyelid before saying yes to him. They plan to shoot her portions in the coming few days.” ‘Ludo’ is an all star cast, and for the first time Abhishek Bachchan will be collaborating with Kashyap, which is a dream come true for the director who is looking forward to working with Bachchan, “I am glad that he said yes as after writing a few scenes, I could imagine Abhishek doing this film. Even he agreed after reading those few scenes. I really like his work. He is a nice man. He should get his due as he is an amazing actor. I was looking for an opportunity to work with him and finally got it.” Rajkummar Rao, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra and Aditya Roy Kapoor are also apart of Kashyap’s multi-starrer, which is expected to release in 2020.
Mumbai : Actors Kartik Aaryan, Sara Ali Khan and Randeep Hooda wrapped up shooting of the Imtiaz Ali’s upcoming yet-untitled flick in Himachal Pradesh on Monday. Randeep Hooda, who earlier expressed his joy of working with director Imtiaz after five years has now announced the happy news that his movie wrapped up filming within the 66-days span during which everyone made “million memories.” “It’s a WRAP!! 66 days & a million memories :) #ImtiazAli ‘s next starring TheAaryanKartik, SaraAliKhan and Randeep Hooda. Releasing on 14th Feb 2020,” he wrote on Twitter. The 41-year-old actor who posted a sweet photo with the director on Instagram in June has now shared a series of photos of the cast and crew from the
actress thanking them in an effervescent post!
Aditya Pancholi files for anticipatory bail in connection to rape case
could be that he’s taken it up. No doubt confirmation
will be on its way soon if the rumours are true.
Ayushmann Khurrana’s Article 15's screening banned in Roorkee, Uttarakhand; Here’s why
Mumbai :With much talk surrounding the sequel of ‘Andaz Apna Apna’, there was uncertainty about the leading pair who will take the franchise forward. However, it has now been confirmed that Aamir Khan and Salman Khan will indeed reprise their roles as the lead stars. Writer of ‘Andaz Apna Apna’, Dilip Shukla, who is also writing the sequel told Deccan Chronicle, “I am writing the sequel. It is not easy to pen a sequel. I have to bring something more attractive in comparison to the earlier one.” Asked about the two Khans starring in ‘Andaz Apna Apna 2’, Shukla added, “The sequel cannot be complete without Salman Khan and Aamir Khan. They will be there along with three other new cast members.” Earlier there were rumours that Ranveer Singh
and Varun Dhawan would be starring in the sequel. A source told PinkVilla, “AAA reloaded a big film and the makers are treading cautiously as they want to finalise everything before making an announcement. Ranveer and Varun, have been approached for their comic flair to play Amar and Prem – who again will be happy-go-lucky characters but not the same ones we saw in the 1994 movie. Both are good friends off screen and will be able to carry off their roles with ease. This will be set in 2019 and promises to be another laugh riot yet with underlying emotions. while the iconic character of Crime Master Gogo (played by Shakti Kapoor earlier) will also make a comeback with a contemporary actor and his character will be more stylised and modern.”
Mumbai :A film that has been facing the heat from the day the trailer was released is Ayushmann Khurrana starrer, Article 15. The film’s tagline stated that it is inspired by real incidents and hence, many people were offended by this fact that it was based on the infamous Badaun rape case. Also, many objected that Article 15 is anti-brahmin and shows the entire brahmin community in a bad light. Due to this, in many cities Article 15 faced protests and the recent news is coming from Roorkee, Uttarakhand. Yes, after
facing the heat in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Article 15 has been banned in Roorkee as well citing law and order disruptions as a reason. The SDM (Sub Divisional Magistrate) mentioned to Bombay Times that the representatives of Hindu Sena met him and raised concerns that the film shows a community in a negative light. Hence, the screening of Article 15 was banned in Roorkee to avoid any law and order problems. The film is centred around the rape investigation of 3 girls who demand a raise from their Brahmin superior.
Mumbai :Kaho Na Pyaar Hai actress Ameesha Patel is being charged with Rs. 2.5 crore fraud case. Last seen in Bhaiyyaji Superhitt, the actress has been accused
of not paying dues for money which she borrowed to make her film Desi Magic.Producer Ajay Kumar Singh slapped a case on Ameesha Patel and Kuunal Goomer for not
returning the money which they had borrowed to make a film Desi Magic under their production house. He took the matter to court, which in turn has summoned Ameesha.
Confirming the same, Singh told IANS, “We have filed a case in a Ranchi court after a cheque of Rs 3 crore bounced. She has not been responding to anything with regard.
Ameesha Patel summoned by court in Rs 2.5-crore fraud case
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World Cup 2019: ‘We can beat India and end World Cup on a high,’ says Sri Lanka spinner de Silva
The 27-year-old de Silva admitted that his side has nothing to lose against India, one of the favourites to lift the trophy at Lord’s on July 14 Chester-le-Street: Sri Lanka may be already out of the World Cup but the team’s off-spinner Dhananjaya de Silva believes they can end their campaign on a high with an upset win over India on Saturday. Sri Lanka’s topsyturvy World Cup continued with a 23-run victory over West Indies here Monday, just four days after their were beaten by nine wickets on
Wimbledon: I want to be greatest, says 15-year-old Cori Gauff after defeating Venus Williams in first round
the same ground by South Africa. This was their third victory in the tournament and while they can no longer qualify for the semi-finals, they have already upset hosts England and de Silva believes they can claim
another scalp against Virat Kohli’s side at Headingley. Sri Lanka have won only one of their last eight ODIs against India but they did beat them by seven wickets in the ICC Champions Trophy at The Oval in 2017.
And Saturday’s game is a repeat of the 2011 World Cup final in Mumbai which India won. The 27-year-old de Silva admitted that his side has nothing to lose against India, one of the favourites to lift the trophy at Lord’s on
July 14. “We have done well against India in other ICC tournaments and we have just beaten West Indies so if we can take that confidence and momentum into the next game then we can beat India again,” de Silva said.
huvi or Shami? Virat Kohli Marcus Rashford agrees new fourwill have to choose between year deal at Manchester United trusting his gut or the signs Marcus Rashford has committed his long-term future to Manchester United after agreeing a
New Delhi :Bhuvneshwar Kumar or Mohammed Shami? It might be a choice India will have to make soon. Kumar, who is currently recovering from a hamstring strain, took 5 wickets for 95 runs in the first two matches. Shami, who walked into the team as his replacement, has taken 13 wickets for 125 runs in the last three matches Shami swayed popular sentiment in his favour
with his headline-grabbing 50th over hat-trick against Afghanistan and his fivewicket haul against England, but Kumar’s spell in the middle overs against Australia was no less valuable. As Australia tried to chase India’s total of 352, Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell had both been looking ominous and had brought the side within 118 runs of victory with 11 overs to play.
outweigh OPEC supply cut
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed on Monday to extend oil supply cuts until March 2020 as the group's members overcame their differences in order to try to prop up the price of crude
Wimbledon history, Gauff, who is known as Coco, wasted little time in declaring her long-term goals. "I want to be the greatest," she said, echoing the kind of words that became
synonymous with boxing icon Muhammad Ali. The youngest player in the singles draw certainly delivered an almighty knockout punch to floor Williams.
Dale Steyn joins Euro T20 Slam Shortly after the competition was announced, six cricketers -- Shahid Afridi, Chris Lynn, Shane Watson, Babar Azam, Brendon McCullum and Luke Ronchi
London: Marcus Rashford has committed his long-term future to Manchester United after agreeing a new four-year contract with the option for a further year on Monday. The 21-year-old’s previous deal was due to expire in 2020 and the England striker had attracted interest from across Europe.
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New Delhi : South Africa pacer Dale Steyn has joined the Euro T20 Slam as a ‘marquee player’. The first edition of the tournament will commence from August 30. The tournament will be played between six franchises
and jointly hosted by Ireland, Netherland, and Scotland, reports ESPNcricinfo. Shortly after the competition was announced, six cricketers -- Shahid Afridi, Chris Lynn, Shane Watson, Babar Azam, Brendon McCullum
and Luke Ronchi -- were designated as icon/marquee players by the league. Star players like Eoin Morgan, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir and Rashid Khan have joined the tournament and more high-profile cricketers are expected to join the league.
Will not charge extra fee for digital transactions, clarifies Paytm
According to the digital payments company, there have been few merchants like educational institutes or utility service providers who do not absorb credit card charges and expect customers to pay the same.
per cent, to $58.61 a barrel, after touching their highest in over five weeks on Monday. “After two and a half years of production cuts, the effects of rolling over production cuts is losing steam,” said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA in New York, adding that markets remained nervous on how demand will pan out over the next few months. “The trade war is not likely to get resolved any time soon and while central banks globally are expected to deliver fresh stimulus in the
coming months, economic activity is continuing to trend lower.”The US-China trade conflict has pressured global markets, stoking worries about demand for commodities such as crude oil. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed on Monday to extend oil supply cuts until March 2020 as the group’s members overcame their differences in order to try to prop up the price of crude. OPEC is slated to meet with Russia
New Delhi : Gold prices fell nearly 2% on Monday to their lowest in more than a week as the dollar strengthened and investors opted for riskier assets after the United States and China agreed to restart trade talks. Spot gold was down 1.7% at $1,384.81 per ounce as of 0724 GMT, after falling to its lowest since June 20 at $1,381.51.U.S. gold futures dipped 1.8% to $1,388.20 an ounce.“Reopening of trade talks between U.S.-China has made investors look back at growth, we are seeing good support for the share markets across the region and safehavens are in less demand,” said Michael McCarthy, chief market strategist, CMC
Sensex down 85 points, Nifty above 11,800 The Sensex was trading 84.57 points or 0.21 per cent down at 39,601.93, while Nifty traded 28.30 points lower at 11,837.30.
Singapore :Ahead of the Union Budget, the Sensex and Nifty on Tuesday were trading marginally in the red. Union Budget is scheduled to be tabled on July 5. Analysts said that the Budget will be a key trigger for the markets, ahead of which some caution was being witnessed. The
London: When American high school student Cori Gauff began the 2019 season ranked 875 in the world, not many would have given her a second glance let alone predicted that six months later she would set Wimbledon alight. The 15-year-old who used to think "it's weird for people to take pictures of me" had better get used to the spotlight since she was the talk of the town on Monday after beating her idol and five-times champion Venus Williams in the first round. Not satisfied with pulling off one of the all-time shocks in
new four-year contract with the option for a further year on Monday
Gold tumbles nearly 2% as trade truce dents Oil prices slip as demand worries safe-haven demand
Singapore :Oil prices slipped on Tuesday as worries that a weakening global economy would dent demand for the commodity outweighed OPEC’s decision to extend supply cuts until next March. Brent crude futures for September delivery had dropped 33 cents, or 0.5 per cent, to $64.73 a barrel by 0034 GMT. They climbed more than $2 a barrel on Monday before paring gains later in the day. US crude futures for August had fallen 48 cents, or 0.8
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Sensex was trading 84.57 points or 0.21 per cent down at 39,601.93, while Nifty traded 28.30 points lower at 11,837.30.The Sensex opened higher at 39,811.68 from its previous close of 39,686.50. Oil and power companies like Coal India, BPCL, ONGC, NTPC and
Power Grid were the top gainers among the Nifty 50 stocks (This story has been
published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.
Markets. “We are likely to see increased volatility. Gold prices have pulled back from an important technical level of around $1,430, that could mean that we will see a test at support around the $1,380 mark.”Gold rose to $1,438.63 an ounce on June 25, its highest since May 14, 2013, as the U.S. dollar weakened and as investors sought safe-haven assets on concerns about the escalation of the nuclear dispute between the United States and Iran.However, prices slid from there on hopes for renewed talks to end the trade dispute between the United States and China, the world’s two largest economies.That optimism was realized.
Pakistan signs $375 million syndicated loan with UAE banks New Delhi :Pakistan signed a $375 million syndicated loan with banks in the United Arab Emirates in June made up of conventional and Islamic banking tranches, the Pakistani government said on Saturday. The tranches were fully subscribed by a syndicate of leading UAE banks, the government statement said.
New Delhi : Gold prices fell nearly 2% on Monday to their lowest in more than a week as the dollar strengthened and investors opted for riskier assets after the United States and China agreed to restart trade talks. Spot gold was down 1.7% at $1,384.81 per ounce as of 0724 GMT, after falling to its lowest since June 20 at $1,381.51.U.S. gold futures dipped 1.8% to $1,388.20 an ounce.“Reopening of trade talks between U.S.-China has made investors look back at growth, we are seeing good support for the share markets
across the region and safehavens are in less demand,” said Michael McCarthy, chief market strategist, CMC Markets. “We are likely to see increased volatility. Gold prices have pulled back from an important technical level of around $1,430, that
could mean that we will see a test at support around the $1,380 mark.”Gold rose to $1,438.63 an ounce on June 25, its highest since May 14, 2013, as the U.S. dollar weakened and as investors sought safe-haven assets on concerns about the escalation of the nuclear dispute between the United States and Iran.However, prices slid from there on hopes for renewed talks to end the trade dispute between the United States and China, the world’s two largest economies.That optimism was realized.
GST collections dip below Rs 1 lakh cr-mark in June While the GST collections in June were lower than Rs 1,00,289 crore in May, they were higher than Rs 95,610 crore receipts in the same month of the previous year.
New Delhi : In signs of sluggish momentum in tax collections, Goods and Services Tax (GST) receipts in June fell to Rs 99,939 crore, down from over Rs 1 lakh crore in the previous month, the finance ministry said Monday. While the GST collections in June were lower than Rs 1,00,289 crore in May,
they were higher than Rs 95,610 crore receipts in the same month of the previous y e a r. T h e c o l l e c t i o n s comprise of receipts by both the centre and state g o v e r n m e n t s o f G S T, which had two years back amalgamated 17 different indirect tax levies. "The total gross GST revenue collected in the month of
June, 2019 is Rs 99,939 crore of which CentralGST is Rs 18,366 crore, State-GST is Rs 25,343 crore, Integrated-GST is Rs 47,772 crore (including Rs 21,980 crore collected on imports) and cess is Rs 8,457 crore (including Rs 876 crore collected on imports)," the ministry said in a statement.
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Sunvilla Samachar (English Daily)
BJP president Amit Shah on a two-day visit to Ahmedabad
Shah, now also the Union Home Minister will meet the workers of the party and inaugurate some of the public works in the city AHMEDABAD: BJP president Amit Shah will be in the city for two days starting tomorrow, his first after being elected to Lok Sabha. Shah, now also the Union Home Minister will meet the workers of the party and inaugurate some of the public works in the city.Shah will inaugurate the overbridge near Income Tax circle. He will also inaugurate DK Patel Community Hall and a library in Naranpura. The main program will be held at GMDC Auditorium where he will address workers and office bearers of the party."This is the first visit of party president
Amit Shah after his election to the Lok Sabha. There is tremendous excitement among the workers regarding his visit. Party workers will felicitate him at various places," said Vaghani. At the function at Dinesh Hall, Shah will be accompanied by
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, deputy chief minister Nitin Patel, office bearers of the party, ministers, corporators of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and other workers of the party. Shah had won by a margin of over 5.5 lakh votes from
Ranis of India: Celebrating the spirit of womanhood
AHMEDABAD: A s a little child, one thing I really savoured were beautiful stories that one heard. Depending on who the story teller was, one would lose oneself, get under the skin of the protagonist, see the scenes, sounds and smells that were being smoothly painted and crafted with words, sounds, tones, emotions and actions. These stories had a way of tingling and stimulating the mind. As a small audience sat on the floor in Zydus hospital yesterday afternoon, we were treated to a lovely story telling session. This was on the lesser known ‘Ranis of India’. At the start of the session, Vikram
Sridhar, the storyteller asked the audience to name some kings who ruled India. Dozens of names could be rattled off. When he quizzed us on names of queens who ruled in India, the audience couldn’t quite go beyond half a dozen names. I soon
found the young, but very consummate story teller actually carry me on the wings of his narrative. I let go of myself, sliding softly into that space where one listened with eyes wide open, jaws slightly dropped, face and self reflecting every nuance of emotion of the narrator. He started with a lullaby, for baby Komalavalli, who grew up with the staple food of lovely stories from her grandmother in Mysore. As the young child listened to these stories with a great appetite, she soon asked het grandma to tell her stories of queens, not wanting to hear more stories of some ‘king, who lived once upon a time’.
Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, while BJP had won 303 seats in the lower house of the Parliament. On July 4, Shah will perform Mangala Aarti at Jagannath Temple and then leave for New Delhi Foreign Minister S Jaishankar will also visit Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar on July 4. Elections for two seats of Rajya Sabha will be held on July 5. Jaishankar is contesting as a candidate of BJP. Jugal Thakor is another candidate of the party. Congress has fielded Chandrika Chudasama and Gaurav Pandya for Rajya Sabha seats.
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation initiates 10 schools for lower, middle class students AHMEDABAD:From next academic year, families from the lower and middle income groups will be able to enroll their students in school that will be at par with leading private schools, claims senior office bearers of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). The civic body plans to set up 10 'high tech' schools for junior KG to standard eight.
Unable to secure visa, forum asks company to refund fee AHMEDABAD:The National Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum (NCDRF) dismissed a revision petition in which an education service had challenged an order of the district forum directing it to return the Rs 4 lakh fee paid by one of its customers after it failed to secure a visa for Canada. The order was challenged in the State forum which too had dismissed it.
Woman killed by neighbour's relative
AHMEDABAD: A 42-year-old woman died while her daughter was injured when the two were attacked by a neighbour's brother-in-law. The deceased has been identified as Jyotsna Solanki, a resident of Naroda. A complaint
Ahmedabad man bars blind sisters from house
AHMEDABAD: A family dispute between siblings has reached an extent where two completely blind sisters are not being allowed to enter their house for the past one year. Armed with an order of the collector to ensure that the blind sisters are allowed into the house, district administration officials made an unsuccessful attempt to rehabilitate the blind sisters
in the house. The two sisters – Sneha (43) and Parul (39) – have been staying at their eldest sister’s house or in other rented accommodations for over a year now and allege that their brother Harshad Ravat (41) has assaulted and beaten them several times and does not allow them to stay in the house, located at Shripalnagar Society in Chandkheda area of Ahmedabad.
Data analytics: A nemesis of corruption
Make special children self-sufficient, stabilise their behaviour: Yashesh Shah
Inclusivity: Seminar by city based organisation delves deep into issues faced by special children and parents AHMEDABAD: For 57-year-old Mahendra Mistry and his wife Damyanti, life has never been easy. It is an everyday challenge for the couple to ensure that their only child, Dharmik, who is coping with mental illnesses, lives a normal life as against the prejudices of the society. While they might have been successful in their endeavour, as they grow old, they will have a graver concern—who will take care of Dharmik after they are no more? There are
hundreds of parents who have similar concerns. The city-based JJ Charitable Trust and Society for the Rehabilitation of Mentally Special (SRMS) organised a seminar involving parents of such special children and experts to delve deep into the issue and find probable answers. According Yashesh Shah, managing trustee of JJ Charitable Trust, the foremost important aspect is to make these children
self-sufficient and stabilise their behaviour. He said no one will like to become a guardian of a special child with violent behaviour. He added that parents need to create a considerable corpus that can take care of their child post their death. He said parents need to invest for their child in such a manner that the day-to-day and medical costs are taken care of, while factoring in the rising inflation.
AHMEDABAD: Just like fashion, most corruption trends start because someone gets a creative idea and then it spreads across the sector. So, at any given time a specific modus operandi (MO) can found to be trending, and the flavour of this season is a brilliant MO that must be yielding crores of rupees for various stakeholders, so it has forced me to ponder over the possibility of using of data analytics as a tool to fight corruption. Though this MO is required to be tweaked as per the specifics of each
Be vigilant about child's digital exposure
Action to be taken against officers for sewer deaths, Govt to Gujarat High Court
AHMEDABAD: The state government on Monday submitted before the Gujarat High Court that all civic bodies in the state have been directed to ensure that no person shall be asked to enter manholes for cleaning. It also submitted that nodal officers will be appointed in all civic bodies who would ensure that safety guidelines are adhered to and to initiate criminal proceedings against anyone, be it an officer or contractor, for violations of the same.The response came in connection with a public interest
litigation filed by Manag Garima, a community-based organisation working for the rights of manual scavengers in Gujarat.The government has also submitted that nodal officers have been directed to ensure that in case of any violation of the provisions of
Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act and the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court in this regard, action shall be taken against the guilty and the required compensation is to be paid to the aggrieved person. As per an affidavit filed by urban development and urban housing department's under-secretary Manoj Vagh, the civic bodies have been directed to strictly follow the May 10, 2019, circular issued by it which contains several instructions.
case, it works on a few simple principles. It uses the fact that a lower court is ready to admit almost anything as a civil dispute for land ownership, and when Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is added to the issue, constitution of an SIT is almost a must in a land matter. To this already lethal mix, a systemic lacuna that old land deeds were not computer-scanned and it is easy to find a trivial problem is added and a recipe to earn crores is ready
was lodged by the victim's husband Deepak Solanki (49), with the Shaherkotda police station. Solanki, in the complaint, mentioned that they had been living in their house for 10 years with their daughter Roshni. Bharat and Neetu Dantani lived right
next to their house. Solanki alleged that whenever Bharat was at work, Neetu's brotherin-law, Bhupat Dantani, used to visit her and the two were involved in a relationship. Jyotsna knew about the matter and had told Neetu to stop cheating on her husband.
AHMEDABAD: In a major relief to scores of industrial units in Gujarat that use natural gas as fuel, the state government on Monday announced a relief of Rs 2.50 per SCMD (standard cubic meter per day) in the price of natural gas used by them. The decision has been taken to encourage increased usage of natural gas by small, medium and bigger industrial units in the state. “The announcement follows a suggestion by the Gujarat chief minister that industrial units be provided a relief in prices of natural gas to encourage pollutionfree production in the state,” the government said in an official statement. As many
as 8,910 industrial units in India consume natural gas as fuel. Of this, more than 50% or 4,903 are located in Gujarat “By offering relief in the natural gas price, the state aims to make various goods available at cheaper rates to the people of the state. The relief will also make natural gas attractive to other industrial units which currently do not use natural gas,” the statement added. Stating that steps are being taken to reduce carbon emission in Gujarat, the state government further said that natural gas is not only sustainable but also cheaper, cleaner and safer than other fuels such as coal or diesel.
AHMEDABAD: Advertisements with celebrities endorsing learning apps are so common on television channels that viewers simply don’t pay much attention to them, however, there are surely some parents who would be convinced – either by the presence of the celebrity, or the sheer novelty of the method of learning, or both – that there cannot be anything better for their kids to learn their numbers and alphabet. Absolutely wrong! Such an idea must be rubbished immediately. It has been widely reported for a very long time, and specifically in the last one year, that parents in the Silicon Valley,
in general, do not allow their children unrestricted access to different screens – desktop computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones, etc. Either the access is banned, or the time of access is heavily rationed. Widely circulated news reports and articles have clearly mentioned about Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and others of the same ilk, banning too much technology for their children. gas,” the statement added. Stating that steps are being taken to reduce carbon emission in Gujarat, the state government further said that natural gas is not only sustainable but also cheaper, cleaner and safer than other fuels such as coal or diesel.
Gas price: Relief for industrial units
Of learning apps & Silicon Valley parents
Gujarat: 96,000 mid-day meal workers' salary delayed
Not only this, the association has claimed that they are forced to shell money out of their own pocket to buy vegetables and other necessary items for preparation of the mid-day meal.
AHMEDABAD: Parenting is not so difficult in the age of social media, said the experts at ReDi Digital Dialogue organised on the occasion of Social Media Day in the city on Sunday. They said that while the digital age is a reality and cannot be ignored, efforts should be made to protect children from its pitfalls like addiction and stalking as well as to ensure all round development of the child.
AHMEDABAD: The association of mid-day meal workers in the state are an unhappy as they have not been paid their wages for the last four months. Not only this, the association has claimed that they are forced to shell money out of their own pocket to buy vegetables and other necessary items for preparation of the mid-day meal. Hasubhai Joshi, general secretary of the association said that in Gujarat 96,000 workers associated with the mid-day meal are yet to get their wages. "Our cook and helpers have not been paid their salaries. We have made several representations to the concerned authorities including the mid-day meal in-charge commissioner JD Desai but our appeals have fallen
on deaf ears," said Joshi. He said the delay in payment is despite the fact that the state government has enough grants on hand to pay for the same. He said if that wasn't enough the workers and cooks are forced to shell out their own
money to buy the necessary ingredients for the mid-day meal. "On an average we get Rs2.5 per child for Class 1 to 5 and Rs3.5 per child for Class 6 to 8 to buy vegetables and spices to make the mid-day meals.
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