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Agency | New Delhi The UP Police today recorded the statement of the 16-year-old girl, who was sexually assaulted and her mother repeatedly gangraped allegedly by state minister Gayatri Prajapati and his aides, at the AIIMS here. The lawyer and the family members of the girl, however, accused the state police of “threatening and forcefully” recording the statement. Deputy Superintendent of Police Ameeta Singh recorded the victim’s statement.
There should be no room in India for an intolerant Indian, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday, remarks that came at a time when a raging debate on nationalism and free speech has gripped the prestigious Delhi University following on-campus clashes. “India has been, since ancient times, a bastion of free thought, speech and expression,” the President said at the 6th KS Rajamony Memorial Lecture in Kerala’s Kochi, adding premier higher education institutes must not “propagate a culture of unrest”. On February 22, clashes broke out between right-
wing students’ group Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and Left-leaning All India Students Association outside Ramjas College. The institute had sent an invite to Jawaharlal Nehru University students Umar Khalid and Shehla Rashid to address a seminar that was called off following ABVP protests. Khalid allegedly shouted anti-India slogans supporting the secession of militancy-hit Kashmir last February at an event on JNU campus, and was arrested on sedition charges. The Ramjas College fracas reignited a debate on nationalism. The ABVP, the students’ wing of ruling BJP’s ideological parent
Jantar-Mantar where agitators from Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana may also take part. On Thursday, All India Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti president Yashpal Malik, who hails from UP, will announce the programme for the Delhi march by Jat agitators with their bullock carts and tractor-trolleys, which is likely to be held in the second week of March after Holi. The agitators on Wednesday expanded their stir in Haryana by adding
more dharnas and starting non-cooperation movement by giving a call not to deposit electricity bills and water bill and not to repay bank loans. The Assembly witnessed heated arguments with BJP and opposition parties trading charges over the issue while INLD and Congress MLAs staged a walkout for some time. “…a committee of Vidhan Sabha could be constituted with the consent of the Speaker or a committee could be formed by the state government to hold talks with the agitators so that the issue could be resolved at the earliest,” said.
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, said its aim was to save the Delhi University from “anti-national elements”. But DU students and teachers took out rallies against the ABVP, accusing the group of muzzling free speech. “There must be space for legitimate criticism and dissent,” Mukherjee said in his Thursday speech. “The time has come for collective efforts to re-discover the sense of national purpose and patriotism.” “It was tragic
to see them (university students) caught in the vortex of violence and disquiet,” he said. “The nation and the people must always come first. Let us strive to arrest the moral decline in our society and ensure that our core civilisational values find firm root. Let us exert ourselves to strengthen India’s pluralism and diversity. Let us be uncompromising in rooting out violence, prejudice and hatred,” he added.
A sex racket in Gujarat – in which leading members of the ruling BJP are said to be involved – has kicked up a storm in the state. But as the case takes curious twists and turns, a citizens committee wonders if the woman who complained about being drawn into the racket will ever get justice. On January 23, the 24-yearold woman from Mumbai filed a complaint at the Naliya police station in Abdasa taluka, Kutch. Her allegations about being gangraped by ten men, and the subsequent details about the scandal, have led to the arrest of nine men mentioned in the FIR, filed two days after the initial complaint. Four of those arrested are local BJP leaders in Kutch. She
also filed an affidavit in the high court in Gujarat, accusing the police of inaction after the FIR was registered. In the affidavit, she said that 35-40 women in and around Kutch were pulled into the sex ring, in which some 65 people were involved, under the ruse of employment. In her affidavit she stated that in August 2016, she went to her mother’s house in Kothara, Naliya taluka, after a dispute with her husband, who is a Mumbai resident. In search of employment, she met a man identified as Bhababhai,
alias Babushir, a mobile shop owner in Naliya. Bhababhai introduced her to Shantilal Solanki, a senior BJP leader. The woman said that Solanki, who ran a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) agency, offered her a job paying Rs 5,500 a month. Last Diwali, when the victim wanted an advance payment, Solanki called her to his residence to collect the money. Upon arriving there, she said she was offered a drink. She fell unconscious after that and was raped by three men, according to the affidavit.
Boost for quota stir: UP, Delhi Jats to protest at Jantar Mantar today Ramjas row: Arun Jaitley joins freedom of speech (H.S.) | New Delhi
JATS FROM Uttar Pradesh and Delhi will protest in the National Capital on Thursday in support of Haryana’s Jat protesters, who are on dharna for the past one month over quota demand. The Haryana Assembly witnessed an uproar, including walkout by main opposition party INLD and Congress MLAs expressing “dissatisfaction” over the assurances of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who even offered to constitute a new panel to hold talks with the agitators. The protest in Delhi will be held at
Madras HC dismisses PILs against water supply to Pepsi, Coke (H.S.) | New Delhi
The Madras High Court has quashed two PILs against supplying water to soft drink companies including Pepsi and Coca-Cola from the Thamirabarani river in Tirunelvelli. The court lifted its stay order from last November, stating water supply will not be curbed, SAID. While the petitioner accused Pepsi and Coca-Cola of using water for commercial gains, the companies promised to use only surplus water. The court
decision comes a day after the deadline imposed by the Tamil Nadu Traders Union to boycott all soft drinks manufactured outside India. Retailers in Tamil Nadu had given up selling soft drinks Wednesday, instead endorsing native drinks and juices. The decision to boycott aerated drinks was three fold – firstly given its adverse effect
on health and secondly, for consuming excess water in the droughtprone state. Last, according to AP, traders are also pulling American brands off their shelves in protest of US animal rights group PETA’s opposition to Jallikattu, a traditional bull-taming sport. According to president of the TN Traders Union, Vikrama Raja, nearly 70 per cent of stores in the state stopped sales on Wednesday. “Beverages like Coke and Pepsi have adverse effects on one’s health.
debate, says nationalism a bad word only in India Agency | New Delhi
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday joined the ongoing nationalism versus free speech debate amid the tussle between RSS-affiliated ABVP and Leftwing AISA, saying nationalism is a bad word only in India, said. “Nationalism is a good word, ye toh kewal iss desh mein hai ki rashtravad bura shabd hai.” Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, too, put forth his idea of freedom of
speech. “I support freedom of expression within legal restrictions,” he said Thursday. Parrikar’s remark elicited a sharp retort from CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury who questioned
Aadhaar will be must for booking train tickets online soon
Agency | New Delhi The Railways will soon move towards Aadhaar-based online ticketing system to prevent touts from blocking a bulk of tickets, end fraudulent bookings and curb cases of impersonation. Aadhaar number has been made mandatory for senior citizens to avail concessions in train tickets from April 1. A threemonth trial run for this is going on. As per the new business plan 2017-18,
unveiled by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today, besides the Aadhaar-based ticketing system, the Railways will move towards cashless ticketing system by installing 6,000 pointof-sale machines and 1,000 automatic ticket vending machines across the country. An integrated ticketing app will also be launched by May to promote cashless transaction. “Aadhaar number will be required for one-time registration at the IRCTC ticketing site. The step is aimed at eliminating touts from registering with fake identities,” a senior Railway Ministry official said.
Parrikar: “What defines legal restrictions of the Defence Minister? His whims and fancies? Restrictions are defined by our Constitution.”
Jaitley and Parrikar are not the first ministers who have reacted to the clashed between ABVP and AISA members in Ramjas College on the Delhi University campus on February 22 and the subsequent social campaign launched by the Lady Shri Ram College student, Gurmehar Kaur, against the ABVP. Earlier, Haryana Minister Anil Vij had told the media: “Those who are supporting Gurmehar
Kaur are all pro-Pakistan. Such people have no right to live in India and they should be thrown out of the country.” In an apparent reference to Gurmehar Kaur’s campaign, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, too, had said in a tweet that “nobody has the absolute right to define nationalism but anybody who wants to break India, supports Afzal Guru and terrorists is anti-national.”
tious appointees Anagha Ghaisas, Shailesh Gupta, Narendra Pathak and Rahul Solapurkar will also cease. A Right To Information query filed by The Indian Express seeking communication between FTII and I&B Ministry about formation of the next FTII Society or possibility of granting an extension to the present one drew a blank as the institute administration refused to provide the access saying “the matter is in process”. Chauhan
will head a Governing Council meeting in Mumbai on Friday which could be his last if the tenure is not extended. Soon after the announcement of his appointment was made on June 9 2015, the otherwise sleepy campus of FTII on Law College Road in Pune was thrown into unprecedented chaos after students launched an agitation alleging that Chauhan doesn’t have the merit and artistic sensibilities to head an institute of FTII’s repute. They compared his career with the past Chairmans such as Shyam Benegal, Adoor Gopalkrishnan, Girish Karnad, UR Anantmurthy .
FTII chairman Gajendra Chauhan’s term ends Friday, will he get an extension? (H.S.) | Pune
The term of actor Gajendra Chauhan as head of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Society and Chairman of its Governing Council will end on Friday. Although appointments on FTII body are made for three years, the incumbent society was appointed in June 2015 with retrospective effect from March 4 2014 for next three years. If the Union Government does not grant it an extension – which is not unheard of in FTII – the positions held by Chauhan, his deputy B P Singh and other society members including conten-
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Jat struggle, like Patidar agitation, is a volcano waiting to erupt
The history of contemporary social movements requires a classifier, someone differentiating the struggles of our time in terms of style, language, origin, tactics and organisation rather than reporting them through the standardised mulch of politics. The language of politics varies, and with it, its accompanying speech of threat or persuasion. One wishes one had a more detailed ethnography where struggles were identified like butterflies. For example, Dalit struggles speak the language of justice, of oppression but dominant caste struggles speak more the language of grievance, of complaint, of missed opportunities. For example, the Jat, the Gujjar and the Patel struggles speak the language of grievance. Here the act of waiting for a demand to be processed is seen as a ritual of insult. Dominant castes are not used to waiting. They like to be waited upon. Their language of protest is not a plea for justice but a threat, where demands sound more like menu cards listing out requirements rather than pleas for justice. One thing marks all three movements. It is problematic of time but time has a different semiotics. All three movements have simmered, sputtering into violent action and then became muted. Often the announcement of impending action is a threat to violence not a plea to justice. The threat of violence often shows contempt for the long-windedness of politics. Time is seen as a currency the dominant groups do not want to spend. They want their demands fulfilled and now. There is arrogance in all three movements and the threat to violence marks them all. The Jat agitation a year ago left Haryana a mute spectator, while properties and shops of non-Jats were targeted with impunity. In Rohtak, which is often considered the epicentre of the movement, over a 1,000 properties were destroyed. Worse, policeman were not just mute spectators but active participants. Few sociologists look at the trauma such violence causes. The Jat struggle like the Patel battle is a volcano that is simmering again. The same rituals of politics are being played out — threats, the language of grievance and the litany against wasted time as if time as delay is an insult to the power of the dominant castes. For castes and power groups that set the rules of the game, to play within the rules is difficult. Since the Supreme Court has capped reservation, the idea of obtaining a piece of the pie in a constitutional sense is elusive. The Jats know that when committees take over, a movement can fade out. Rule by delay is an old strategy of parliamentary and electoral politics.The urgency of politics needs to be speeded up and time can only be forced through threat or violence. The Jats understand the mechanisms to produce this.
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Manohar Parrikar backs free speech but within legal framework Agency | New Delhi
Amid a raging controversy over free speech, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said he supports freedom of expression, but within the legal framework. “I believe in freedom of expression but it has to be within reasonable legal framework,” he said. On the sidelines of a DRDO event, Parrikar was asked to comment on the controversy surrounding Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur who had launched a campaign against RSS-backed ABVP. The defence minister, however, clarified that his comments were not related to any particular incident. The 20-year-old Kaur became the centre of a controversy after she launched a social media campaign against the
ABVP which has been under attack after some of its members were allegedly involved in violence at Ramjas College on February 22. She allegedly received rape threats following the campaign and drew criticism from a Union minister and a BJP MP. On the issue of the alleged leak of question papers of an army recruitment examination, Parrikar said the defence ministry has recommended a CBI inquiry as the case has inter-state ramifications. On Monday, the army had ordered a high-level court of inquiry (CoI) into the alleged question paper leak.
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Asked About Gurmehar Kaur, Here’s What Anushka Sharma Said (H.S.) | New Delhi
Actress Anushka Sharma, declined to comment directly on the controversy over Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur but did say that everyone is entitled to an opinion. “It’s a personal view, don’t want to make it public,” the 28-year-old actress told NDTV when asked what she thought of Ms Kaur, who allegedly received rape threats after a Facebook post against the BJP-linked student outfit ABVP. “I feel everyone should have a right to their own opinion and everybody who is opposing it should say what they want to say and it should not be a problem,” Anushka said when asked about dissent and nationalism. “That’s how I lead my life. In my world too, people have a difference in opinion, hear it and move on,” said. She was echoing the sentiment of actress Vidya Balan, who said. “I don’t want to say much about this. I think what we really need to do is respect people’s freedom of expression. ‘He said something she said something’, all are right in their places. But I don’t want to add anything more, everyone has the right to express what they feel.” Gurmehar Kaur, daughter of a soldier who died in 1999, announced yesterday that she was withdrawing from a planned march to protest against campus violence, allegedly provoked by ABVP. She has also been criticized on social media for a video she made last year, as part of which she holds up a placard that reads: ‘Pakistan did not kill my father, war killed him.’ Several tweets appeared to ridicule her for this, including one posted by cricketer Virender Sehwag who, with actor Randeep Hooda, was accused of ‘bullying’ Ms Kaur. Both men have defended themselves, saying their intention was not to bully or troll.Trolling is a subject Anushka Sharma has first-hand experience of. The actress has repeatedly been blamed and mocked on social media for the pitch performance of her boyfriend, cricketer Virat Kohli. Last year, Virat’s post defending Anushka was the ‘Golden Tweet of 2016.’ On trolls the actress said“Sitting in front of the computer and abusing people is the easiest, it’s a weapon of the weak. If you have to say something come out and confront that takes strength. Just cap the negativity is all I want to say.”
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Pooja Bhatt On Battle With Alcoholism: “Had To Stop Before I Drank Myself To The Grave” Agency | Mumbai
Actress-turned-filmmaker Pooja Bhatt has discussed her struggle with alcoholism and said that if at age 45 she hadn’t quit drinking then she would have “drank (herself) to the grave,” reports Mumbai Mirror. Pooja Bhatt, who celebrated her 45th birthday on February 24, told Mumbai Mirror: “I am 45 and if I wanted to give myself 10 years of living, I had to quit now before I drank myself to the grave. I had to reclaim the sharper, brighter me which had got watered down.” Pooja quit drinking on Christmas Eve last year and says
she hasn’t touched alcohol since. Pooja Bhatt is the eldest of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt’s four children - her younger siblings are brother Rahul and sisters Alia and Shaheen. Pooja and Rahul are the children of Mahesh Bhatt and first wife Kiran; Alia and Shaheen are his daughters with
second wife Soni Razdan Pooja Bhatt said. that it was a text from her father which sort of prompted her to take the decision. Mahesh Bhatt told Pooja, “If you love me then love yourself because I live in you.” Pooja told Mumbai Mirror that though it wasn’t a direct comment on her alcohol addiction, she knew in that moment that “polishing off a bottle of whisky wasn’t loving herself.” “On Christmas I went to bed sober. I ate dinner and went to bed at 11.40 pm, sober. At midnight I heard the bells of the four churches ring and felt rejuvenated,” said.
Happy Birthday, Tiger Shroff! A Peek Into the Star’s Strict & Disciplined Lifestyle Agency | Mumbai
Tiger Shroff, son of Ayesha and Jackie Shroff is one of the newest starsons to join Bollywood. Tiger Shroff made his first appearance in the film ‘Heropanti’ only in 2014, but very few know that he was famously signed by Director Subhash Ghai as a baby twenty years ago! According to reports Subhash Ghai had sent his father, Jackie Shroff a cheque and an offer to make a movie with him at the time of Tiger’s birth. While that movie is still to be announced, Tiger Shroff has been creating a lot of ripples in the industry due to his amazing fit-
ness levels. His perfectly built body and fitness have created a new benchmark for everyone to follow. Tiger Shroff has undergone motion and flexibility training which included pike, wall flips and leaps and 360 degree backward twists which were on full display in his very first movie. Over the last 3
years he has left audiences amazed at his enthusiasm to stay fit and healthy. Being well trained in martial arts, Tiger Shroff admires Bruce Lee who is his idol. He takes inspiration from him and keeps himself in the perfect shape. His well-toned body is not something he’s achieved overnight.
Kareena Kapoor Khan: Why would I call my son Little John? My son’s name is Taimur (H.S.) | New Delhi
It’s been more than two months since her son Taimur Ali Khan was born, and yet, news about Kareena Kapoor Khan, her pregnancy, her delivery and her son keeps pouring in. The actor is taking all the attention coming her way in the right spirit though, and is enjoying every moment of motherhood. In an interview, Kareena refutes reports about naming her son Little John, and reveals why Saif (Ali Khan; husband) is jealous. Not really. I feel as if I am the first Indian girl to ever get pregnant, wear maternity clothes and appear in public while being pregnant. Many other working women do the same, so I don’t know why it is such a big deal. I read stuff like ‘how come she is doing this? When is she doing that?’ I have been an actor for 17 years and I know that one should let certain things go. I am happy that people considered it inspiring. It’s fine, and I have nothing to shy away from or hide. Of course, everyone wants to have a perfect figure, but I feel it’s fine to start working two months after my delivery and look glamorous. That’s the way I love it. I am enjoying every phase and every moment of it. It’s an extremely personal journey. It’s a relationship that one develops over time, or-
ganically. I am still learning the ropes. In fact, Saif says my attention has completely shifted [to Taimur], and keeps complaining about it. I told him maybe [that will be the case] for a while (laughs). Now, I don’t like leaving home too much. No. I want to clarify that. How can anyone think that? Why would I call my son Little John? My son’s name is Taimur. It is the most beautiful name, and he is the most beautiful and gorgeous man (smiles). And, no, I don’t call him Little John. Please address him as Taimur Ali Khan. Saif and I have worked with Vishal in Omkara (2006), which is one of Vishal’s greatest films. I would love to work with him, and it will be as great a role as the one I played in that film. I am a huge fan of him and his work. I hope we work together soon. ‘Friend’ is a term that is used so loosely these days. You are friends with people you’ve known for years. In the industry, you meet people, socialise and have fun. Having said that, of course, I have met Kangana, and she is a solid person. She is someone I can really relate to. She speaks her mind and heart. I always love people like that. It’s not [a debut] in that sense. I am the ‘Feel Alive’ ambassador and associated with a channel, which is a first for me.
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Indian cricket team support staff says no to BCCI’s 25 percent salary raise It has come to light that support staffs including Sanjay Bangar and R Sridhar have refused a 25 percent raise offered by BCCI (H.S.) | Mumbai
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad Etihad Airways has launcheda second daily flight between Ahmedabad and Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), further demonstrating the airline’s commitment to the India market. The double daily schedule provides greater choice to guests travelling between the two cities, with both improved and additional connectivity to destinations across the GCC, North America Africa and Europe via the airline’s Abu Dhabi hub. Ahmedabad is one of 15 destinations served by Etihad Airways and strategic partner Jet Airways between India and the UAE capital. With the new early morning departure from Ahmedabad, operated by a two-class Airbus A320 – 16 seats in Business Class and 120 in Economy – guests arrive in Abu Dhabi with ease of connectivity to a number of key destinations including Washington, Dallas, Los Angeles and Nairobi. The additional daily service also offers new connections on multi-frequency routes such as London, Paris, New York, Bahrain, Doha, Muscat and Kuwait.
National Level Workshop at ITM Vocational University Sunvilla News | Vadodara
IIT Kanpur has organized National level workshop at ITM Vocational University, Vadodara on the trending topic of IOT (Internet of Things), Ethical Hacking and Android Development. More than 350 students (all over Gujarat) from B. Tech and diploma Engineering students have enthusiastically participated in this event. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur is organizing its International Level Annual Technical and Entrepreneurship Festival which has grown into one of the biggest and the most zestful student festivals in Asia, Techkriti 2017 from 23rd - 26th March, 2017. Techno cruise is the pre-festival Zonal round event of Techkriti which comprises of Preliminary rounds of some major competitions and professional technical workshops to enhance the learning of students and to encourage the zeal of the participants.Dr. K.S.Murthy, Provost, ITM Vocation University, ITM Vocational University said “In the current technical era, students should not restrict themselves to syllabus but explore different technologies. We are happy that IIT Kanpur has selected ITMVU for this workshop, we will be conducting more such workshops in the coming days to increase practical knowledge of our students.”
Surya Roshni will invest Rs. 50 Crore in LED R&D Segment in 2-3 years Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad Surya Roshni, leading brands selling Lighting and Steel pipe products has commenced a nationwide campaign to create awareness among the consumers about the menace of fictitious and spurious LED products in the market place. The Company is one of the leading brands selling Lighting and Steel pipe products not only in the Indian market, but also exporting to over 50 countries across the globe. Surya is a household name in the country today. Recently in Delhi’s Jagatpuri area, Delhi Police carried out search operations and found a distributor using the name of Surya brand and misguiding the customers by making duplicate and inferior LED products. These products were seized by the police from his godown and a case of fraud, cheating and doing harm to the public in general and consumers in particular has already registered. Surya Roshni’s Managing Director, Mr. B. Raju said, “Surya products are used today in every household and they are available at every electrical counter and enjoy excellent patronage from dealers and customers. Surya brand is very popular and the demand for Surya products is very high. Such incidents involving duplicate products made by illegal vendors will never be tolerated by the company since customers buy our products based on the trust factor. The Government exchequer is also deprived of the revenue as the products are traded illegally.
Indian cricket has witnessed unprecedented success in the last one year. The Test team reached the top of ICC Test rankings with a formidable streak of victories against New Zealand, England and Bangladesh this home season. The Virat Kohli-led side has won last six Test series consecutively, and have displayed all the traits of being a well-oiled machine. While head coach Anil Kumble has played the role of a mentor perfectly, support staffs including batting coach
a 25 percent raise offered by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), according to a report in the Indian Express. The support staffs have turned down the offer as they were promised a 100 percent rise by former secretary Ajay Shirke and former president Anurag Thakur. However, the new administration under the Supreme Court appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) has revised the salary raise, which is below the expectations of the support staff members. According to the report, Kumble is paid Rs 6.5 crore annually, while the support staffs are paid grossly under that.
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SPORTS ROUNDUP India Vs Australia: Virat Kohli Did What Sachin Tendulkar Couldn’t, Says Sourav Ganguly Agency | Pune
Australia’s crushing 333run win in the first Test in Pune last weekend was the tourists’ first victory Sanjay Bangar and fieldin India since 2004 and ing coach R Sridhar have ended a 19-match unbeatalso played a crucial role en run for Virat Kohli’s behind Team India’s sucworld number one team. cess. The team manageIndia’s much-vaunted ment would obviously batting line-up was skitnot prefer any sorts of tled out for just 105 and interruptions, but it has 107, and their spinners come to light that support -- supposedly the best Australian counterparts. staffs including Bangar in the world -- were upBut the outcome of the and Sridhar have refused staged by their unfancied first Test means India must now avoid defeat in Bengaluru if they are reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which Agency | Bengaluru hul explained in detail has been in Australia’s how they are preparing possession since they Virat Kohli and his men for the second Test. He beat India 2-0 at home in are sweating it out at the 2014-15. Much will denets ahead of the second is seen in a BCCI video, explaining the process pend on whether skipper Test against Australia in-depth and also talking Kohli, who had a match starting from March 4 at to forget with scores of Chinnaswamy Stadium in about various aspects of the practice session. He 0 and 13, can rediscovBengaluru. India suffered er the form which has a humiliating defeat in started off with showing brought him four double the first Test in Pune and the white board where the India’s opener KL Rahul explained in centuries since last July. coach writes the batting the team even then went detail how they are preparing ahead of the However, Indian cricket out for trekking as part of order. “After our warmups and we change into second Test against Australia in Bengaluru legends have come out in the recreational activity to recover from the re- our net clothes, we look tice a particular skill. It’s net and explains what the support of Kohli and his team after the shocking verse. On Wednesday, the at the board and see when up to the individual en- batsmen try to do. tirely, whether you want we are batting, then we Men in Blue had a marathon session of over three go accordingly,” he said. to play the short ball, or hours, with emphasis on “There are three nets ba- a reverse swinging ball close-in fielding drills and sically. One is the spin- or if you want to play a Agency | New Delhi batting sessions. There ners, the second one is sweep shot, the coaches was also a long inspec- the fast bowlers’ net and will help you,” the open- Australians over the years tion of the grass-laced there is third net where er explained. Then, Rahul have seem to taken a likpitch as well. Team India our coaches - Sanjay goes to the nets to sepa- ing to India. Steve Waugh had another long prac- Bangar and Raghu (Sri- rately explain the nuanchas become household tice session on Thursday nivasan) - help us with es of basic training. First name in Kolkata through too and opener KL Ra- the stick where we prac- he goes to the spinners’ his social work while MatVirat Kohli, Ashwin and Mithali Raj to be honoured at thew Hayden, who spent a few years playing with BCCI Annual Awards. Here’s the full list the Chennai Super Kings, Agency | New Delhi has been seen rocking the The Board of Control for surf board at MamallapuCricket in India (BCCI) ram on the Coromandel shocking turn of events Annual Awards event is Coast. Michael Clarke is in Pune where India’s scheduled to be held in in India on commentary 19-match unbeaten streak Bengaluru on March 8 duties for the India vs came to an end following in which Indian skipper Australia Test series but a 333-run loss to AustraVirat Kohli will be felicithat hasn’t stopped him lia in the opening Test, from trying his hand at the bandwagon is now tated with the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award—an class exhibition from the ries for his outstanding other things. The former rolled over to Bengaluru honour bestowed to the ball as well as bat earned all-round show where he Australia skipper put up for the second Test, startInternational Cricketer of him this honour twice in notched up two centuries a video of him driving an ing on March 4. With the the year. It will be the third tandem with his 2016 gig and picked up 17 wickets auto-rickshaw or a ‘tuk first Test finishing inside time in his career that Vi- when Ashwin was again including two five-wicket tuk’, as most foreigners three days, Clarke seems would call it. After the to have some time to kill rat will be acknowledged named Man of the Se- hauls. with this award. Earlier, Kohli bagged this honour in 2011-12 and then in the year 2014-15. Following his captain, spinner R Ashwin will also be bag[Kerala chief minister] ViAgency | New Delhi ty. Speaking at an event ging the Dilip Sardesai backed by the Rashtriya jayan and bring it to me and Award for his phenom- An inflammatory speech Swayamsevak Sangh in I will hand over my house enal performance in the by a leader of the RSS in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh and my wealth. Such trairecent season. With this which he boasts of how on March 1, RSS mahtors have no right to live in award, Ashwin will be- ‘Hindu society’ killed anagar pramukh Kundan this country, such traitors come the only cricketer to 2000 Muslims in Gujarat Chandrawat also said he that Hindus don’t have have received this award to avenge the death of 56 was ready to give one that kind of passion in have no right to murder detwice. The Tamil Nadu lad Hindus in Godhra has re- crore rupees to anyone their blood? I, Dr Kundan mocracy. Have you forgotappreciated with this hon- ignited public memories who killed Kerala chief Chandrawat, am declaring ten Godhra? You killed 56, our after he was named of the 2002 massacres in minister Pinarayi Vijayan. from this platform, I have we sent 2000 to the graveas his Man of the Series which Narendra Modi, “That guilty person, that enough wealth so I am be- yard. [He makes a slicing performance in his debut who was chief minister traitor, does he think Hin- ing bold in saying this – I motion with his hand and series 2011 against West of the state at the time, dus don’t have the pride have a house worth one the audience applauds Indies. And now, after his is accused of complici- of Shivaji in their blood, crore, cut off the head of loudly]. We shoved [their
India Vs Australia: KL Rahul Offers Glimpse Into Virat Kohli And Co’s Big Battle Plans For 2nd Test
loss in Pune. Like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly has now backed Kohli and Co ahead of the 2nd Test, starting on March 4. “Kohli is human and he had to fail one day. He failed in both innings in Pune. I think he played a little bit of a loose shot in the first innings outside the off stump but the Australians bowled him there,” Ganguly said. Dada also paid the ultimate compliment to Kohli as he compared his performance with that of Tendulkar, who was known to be at his best against the Aussies.
India Vs Australia: Michael Clarke’s Tryst With ‘Tuk Tuk’ In Bengaluru
in Bengaluru. He posted a video on his Instagram account of him learning the nuances of driving an auto-rickshaw and then is even seen taking it for a spin alone. Clarke obviously has some fond memories of Bengaluru, having made his international Test debut at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in October 2004.
RSS Leader Boasts of Killing 2000 Muslims in Gujarat, Wants Kerala CM Beheaded
corpses] underground [he gestures downwards, more applause], this same Hindu community. The event where Chandrawat spoke was organised by a local group known as the ‘Janadhikar Samiti’ to draw attention to the RSS’s accusations that the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Left Front government in Kerala have been killing its cadres in the state.
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Shareholders approve Haren Pandya case: Gujarat HC KushalTradelink1:1 bonus shares relief to CBI in contempt case Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The board of directors of KushalTradelink had recommended the bonus issue on 20th January 2017 which was subject to postal ballot conducted from 29th January to 27th February 2017. Basis the approval from shareholders, now KushalTradelink will proceed for the filing of necessary and statutory forms with Reg-
istrar of Companies for increase in its Authorized Capital and post that, the company will proceed for completion of bonus issue. After the statutory compliances are done, the record date for the Bonus issue will be finalized by the board of directors and the same will be informed to the Bombay Stock Exchange. This information will also be posted on
KushalTradelink website www.kushaltradelink. com. Bonus shares are additional shares given to the current shareholders without any additional cost, based upon the number of shares that a shareholder owns. These are company’s accumulated earnings which are not given out in the form of dividends, but are converted into free shares.
Youth hurls shoe at Gujarat home minister Pradeepsinh Jadeja
The minister was startled when the first shoe hit the podium in front of him. He managed to duck a second attempt
The Gujarat High Court has granted relief to the CBI in a contempt case against it for refusing to return passport of Junaid Sheikh, who was acquitted in the 2003 BJP leader Haren Pandya murder case. The High Court on Tuesday stayed the contempt notice issued by a sessions court to the CBI. The High Court also granted permission to the CBI for early hearing of a petition moved by the agency against the sessions’ court order which asked the CBI to return the passport of Sheikh. The central agency was in a fix after the sessions court issued
GST regime. Supported by SAP’s partner vCentric Technologies, the road show provided local enterprises a free ‘GST Health Check’to help them understand their GST compliance level and helpbuild a readiness plan. SAP,as an application service provider (ASP) for GST, has been a frontrunner in reaching out to and providing technology expertise to businesses and the ecosystem preparing for this shift. Through various initiatives such as the launch
of online resource center, industry events and webinars, white paper, industry work groups and consulting notessince 2014, SAP has committed to provide businesses with the necessary consultation and technology to efficiently adopt the GST regime. “Withthe impending implementation of GST this year, it is necessary for businesses to measure their preparedness level as well as define a detailed roadmap of their GST adoption journey,” said.
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Daman cop arrested for bootlegging in dry Gujarat
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Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
A youth, who claimed to be a state government employee, hurled shoes at Gujarat home minister Pradeepsinh Jadeja when he was addressing the media outside the main door of the Gujarat legislative assembly complex in Gandhinagar on Thursday. The youth in this 30s was identified as Gopalbhai Italia. The incident happened when Jadeja had stepped out of the as-
notice in the contempt petition in December last year moved by Sheikh. On Tuesday, Justice J B Pardiwala stayed the contempt proceedings and fixed the hearing on the CBI appeal petition against the order of sessions court. Sheikh was acquitted in the Haren Pandya case, but was convicted by the special POTA and sent to four years imprisonment for being an absconder. He moved the High Court against his conviction, stating that he had already
served 17 months in jail. Last year, a division bench of the High Court ordered his release by imposing a fine of Rs 21 lakh for the period he was to serve the remaining jail term. The court had ordered that the amount be spent in Haren Pandya’s constituency Ellisbridge in Ahmedabad for public cause. Sheikh complied with the order and deposited the amount. The CBI has challenged this modification in the Supreme Court, where the matter remains pending. In the meanwhile, Sheikh sought his passport back from the CBI, but agency objected to it citing the appeal petition in the apex court.
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
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sembly to address media persons. Midway in his speech, the youth dressed in checked red shirt and jeans hurled the leather shoes he was wearing. The minister was startled when the first shoe hit the podium in front of him. When Italia hurled the second shoe at Jadeja, he managed to duck. The security persons who were manning the string of metal detectors at the
gate, caught him from behind, preventing him from approaching the minister. While the minister continued his address, the youth was taken aside and questioned. Police later said that the youth appeared unstable and was perhaps the same individual who had made viral on social media an audio clip of his interaction with a senior BJP leader in Gujarat.
SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced the launch of the ‘GST in a box’,an all-inclusive solution portfolio designed to help organizations of all sizes in Ahmedabad to become tax compliant and tax efficient intheGST era.The company also conducted a ‘GST Health Check Drive’ in the city to evaluate and educate organizations that are preparing for their transition to the
Correspondent | Surat
A head constable of Union Territory Daman and Diu police was arrested by Gujarat police on Thursday for alleged involvement in bootlegging case registered in Navsari district. Car of the accused head constable was used to transport liquor into dry Gujarat, police investigation revealed. The accused was arrested
Two brothers held in Rajkot: IS-accused moved from one failed business to another Dalit Man in Gujarat Killed Rajkot Correspondent |
BABLU Saifi, a scrap dealer in Kumbharwada area of Bhavnagar, remembers Naeem Ramodia clearly. The 27-yearold would often come to his scrapyard looking for work as a casual labourer, earning Rs 400 a day, including two days before his arrest. “He appeared to have fallen on bad times. A mobile phone seller told me Naeem had visited his shop thrice recently and enquired about the price of a mobile charger. But he didn’t have even Rs 50 to purchase the charger,” says Saifi. Early Sunday morning, the Gujarat Anti-Terror-
Locals remember the brothers as being fond of video games and frequenting a gaming zone in Sanskar Mandal area
ism Squad (ATS) arrested Naeem and brother Vaseem Ramodia, 30, for alleged links with the Islamic State, the first such case in the state. ATS officials said the brothers were under their watch for two years and were active on social media, where
they supported IS ideology. Vaseem’s wife Shehjeen was mentioned in the FIR for allegedly provoking her husband into violence. Over those two years that the ATS says it watched the brothers, the two went from one failed business venture to anoth-
er, reducing both to penury and forcing Naeem to work as a casual labourer. Relatives say Vaseem was not interested in studies and always wanted to do business. After he failed his Masters of Computer Application exam, father Arif Ramodia told both his sons to stop studying as he couldn’t afford to pay for their education anymore. Arif retired as a stenographer from Saurashtra University, Rajkot, in June 2015. He is also an umpire associated with the Saurashtra Cricket Association, Rajkot.
Disillusioned Patels in Gujarat are waiting for a third front. But is it likely to emerge?
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
In August 2015, when Patidar leader Hardik Patel’s landmark Ahmedabad rally demanding reservations and Other Backward Classes status for his community ended in riots and a violent police crackdown, large sections of the community swore not to vote for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2017 Gujarat elections. With the state set to vote in less than nine
months, is Gujarat’s Patel or Patidar community as antagonistic towards the BJP as they seemed a year-and-a-half ago? Not quite, according to Patidars in different pockets of Ahmedabad. On Sunday, Hardik Patel addressed his first rally in Ahmedabad in 18 months. For the past month, his rallies across the state have gone beyond demanding job and education quotas for the Patidar caste. His focus, he says,
is to campaign against the BJP and ensure it does not return to power when the state votes this November. However, while Patidars who suffered or witnessed police violence in August 2015 are still disillusioned with the state’s ruling party, they also lack political alternatives. With a strong
leadership wanting in the Congress, many Patidars are pinning their hopes on the rise of a third front, spearheaded by Gujarat’s new crop of young agitators – Hardik Patel, Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani and Other Backward Classes leader Alpesh Thakor. But even within the group spearheading the Patidar quota movement, there are differences of opinion about the possibility of such a front emerging.
For Becoming Sarpanch
Correspondent | Rajkot
Dalit sarpanch in Gujarat was allegedly murdered by three persons over an election dispute, after which members of the victim’s community refused to claim his body till all the accused were put behind bars. Police have so far arrested one of the accused. Jaysukh Madhad (25), the sarpanch of Varasda village in Amreli district, was attacked late last night by three men, including two brothers, over a dispute arising out of his election, superintendent of police Jagdish Patel said. “Madhad was killed
by the three men who had warned him against contesting the election of sarpanch held last year. We have arrested the main accused, Deep Dhadhal, while the two others, his brother Yuvi Dhadhal and one Madhu Vala, are on the run,” Patel said. Over 200 Dalits, including those from Varasda, gathered outside the Amreli Civil Hospital where Madhad’s post-mortem was conducted. They held a protest and refused to accept the body. “Villagers refused to accept the body saying they will do so only after all the ac-
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cused are arrested. We have already arrested the main accused and assured the villagers the remaining two will be arrested soon,” the Amreli SP said. Late last night, Madhad was called to an area near the house of one of the accused. The three then hit him with an iron rod and stabbed him with a sharp object, said.
by Special Investigation and Monitoring Committee (SIMC) formed by office of Surat range inspector general of police. The team is formed specifically to deal with prohibition cases registered in districts of south Gujarat and arrest those booked. Police arrested Anil Dharamsinh Vaja in Navsari and he will be produced in court to seek his custody for further investigation. The team headed by Nirlipt Rai, in-charge superintendent of police, Navsari, arrested the accused after his name cropped up in investigation. Police caught two cars carrying liquor near Kumbhar Faliya of Navsari and seized 1248 bottles of liquor worth Rs 1.24 lakh from the two cars. Police arrested two bootleggers in the cars Alpesh alias Pandu Haresh an Ankur Parsi. While checking ownership of one of the cars DD-03-H-0560 it was found that it belongs to Sangita, wife of Vaja. Investigation revealed that Vaja is involved in the illegal liquor transportation to Gujarat and he provided the car to be used for bootlegging.
Gujarat, Bengal fraud-prone red zones for rampant insurance con jobs Agency | New Delhi
Insurers have ticked several pockets in Gujarat, West Bengal, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Odisha as fraud-prone with instances of misuse of insurance cover and fraudulent claims increasing exponentially in these areas. The move follows insurance companies’ complaints last year about the high claims ratio of the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan
Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), a pro-poor government-sponsored policy that offers a renewable life cover of Rs 2 lakh for a premium of Rs 330 a year. Data revealed that 30% of the claims came within the first 30 days of the person getting insured under this scheme. Corrupt practices and fraud were suspected as in most of these cases the insured person “died” within a month of taking the insurance cover.
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