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News Brief Shopkeepers help douse fire in Jammu Agency | Jammu, July 2
A major tragedy was averted when the local shopkeepers in the busy Shalamar market of Jammu helped douse a fire by using the fire extinguishers present in their shops. A power transformer outside a bank branch at the busy Shalamar market caught fire due to short-circuit and soon it was into flames. “We the local shopkeepers took out our fire extinguishers to douse the fire before it could spread to other areas,” a local shopkeeper said.
Interesting roles are being written for actresses: Arjun
Madrasas to be de-recognised in Maharashtra Madrasas which do not teach primary subjects such as English, Maths and Science would be considered as “nonschools” and children studying in them as “out of school” students, Maharashtra government today said. Agency | Mumbai In a controversial move, the BJP government in Maharashtra on Thursday decided to de-recognise Madrasas which give students education only on religion without imparting formal education like teaching English, Maths and Science subjects. The registered Madrasas not teaching primary subjects will be classified by the state government as “non-schools” and chil-
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Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor feels interesting roles are being written for actresses today. “They keep asking about women-oriented films. I like to put it this way that nice characters are written for actresses than saying that women oriented films are being made,” Arjun told reporters here at a book launch event, last night.
The Minister of Civil Aviation today offered an unconditional apology for Air India’s abominable conduct in preferring VIP passengers over regular, paid ones and that is reassuring. But it does not even begin the address the problems Air India is faced with. In a hastily convened presser this evening, A Gajapathi Raju said “we regret it” even as he admitted that neither the sequence of events nor accountability in the recent episodes was clear as of now. The ministry continues to await a report from Air India on
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Education and Welfare Department has supplied text books to students belonging to SC/BC categories in the state complying with the directives of the Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes. During a surprise checking of various schools across the state by Commission Chairman Rajesh Bagha earlier this month, it was noticed SC/BC students did not get the text books despite starting of academic session a month ago. Considering the apathetic approach of the Education and Welfare Department towards SC/BC students, Bagha directed it to ensure the availability and delivery of books to the students within fortnight, an official spokesman said here today.
dren studying in them will be considered “out of school” students. The move has raised the hackles of Muslim leaders as well as the opposition parties in the state. “Madrasas are giving students education on religion and not giving them formal education. Our Constitution says every child has the right to take formal education, which madrasas do not provide,” State Minorities Affairs
Minister Eknath Khadse said. “If a Hindu or Christian child wants to study in a Madrasa, they will not be allowed to study there. Thus, Madrasa is
not a school but a source of religious education. Thus we have asked them to teach students other subjects as well. Otherwise these Madrasas will
Heads should roll at Air India for allowing VIP tantrums, hassling paid passengers
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exactly what transpired on two flights which were allegedly delayed due to VIP tantrums. The minister also acknowledged that the Prime Minister’s Office has sought a detailed report on the two incidents. Now, after Air India does manage to sub-
mit a report of the two incidents, Raju will consult civil aviation secretary RN Choubey before deciding on a course of action. Though the minister hesitated to say what the action or actions would be, isn’t it only natural to expect some heads to
roll in Air India for inconveniencing hundreds of passengers just for a handful of VIPs? Air India has been in the news for all the wrong reasons this past week, prompting sceptics to again question the rationale of this government shying away from privatising the white elephant. The airline continues to bleed despite thousands of crores having been pumped in as equity over the years, has missed key milestones of its turnaround plan and is facing stiff competition from private airlines.
be considered as nonschools,” Khadse said. He said the Principal Secretary of Minority Affairs department Jayshree Mukherjee has written a letter to Principal Secretary of School Education and Sports Nand Kumar in this regard. Khadse said the School Education department has planned a survey of students that are not taking formal education on July 4. “Students who are studying in Madrasas that do not provide formal education will be treated as out of school students. Our only aim behind doing this is to ensure that every child of the minority
community gets a chance to learn and come into the mainstream, get good paying jobs and have a prosperous future,” Khadse said. The minister said that out of a total 1,890 registered Madrasas in the state, 550 have agreed to teach the four subjects to students. “We are even ready to pay Madrasas for giving students formal education and are ready to provide them teaching staff as well,” Khadse said. Asaduddin Owaisi, who is the President of AIMIM, questioned the rationale behind the government decision, and asked whether students being
imparted Vedic studies will also be considered out-of-school children. “There are many Madrasas that are teaching Maths, English and Science. Many Madarasa students have gone ahead and cracked civil service exam”, he said. Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind General Secretary Maulana Mahmood Madani said that whatever happened is “unacceptable”. Calling the move unconstitutional, Congress spokesperson Sanjay Nirupam said, “No child should be discriminated along religious lines. We are going to take the issue in the state Assembly.”
Hema Malini injured in car accident in Dausa, rushed to hospital Agency | Jaipur
BJP parliamentarian and actor Hema Malini was on Thursday rushed to hospital after her car in which she was travelling collided with another car at Dausa in Rajasthan. TV reports said the MP was admitted to the Fortis Hospital in Jaipir with head injuries. More details are awaited. ANI reported that four people travelling in an Alto car were severely injured after Hema Malini’s Mercedes collided with it. The Mathura MP was on her way to Jaipur when the accident occurred.
AAP appeals to L-G in open letter on govt’s Parliamentary panel pitches for behalf: Has the party decided to go soft? 100% hike in salary, perks of MPs Agency | New Delhi
A parliamentary panel has pitched for 100% hike in salary and daily allowances of MPs and 75% raise in pension of ex-MPs apart from facilities for their ‘companions’ in place of ‘spouses’. In far reaching recommendations, the panel, headed by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Yogi Adityanath, has sought doubling of the existing Rs.50,000 salary of MPs and favoured increasing the pension of former parliamentarians from Rs.20,000 to Rs.35,000. The panel has also recommended that the daily allowance of MPs of Rs.2,000 for attending the House during Parlia-
Panel seeks doubling of the existing Rs.50,000 salary of MPs and increasing the pension of former parliamentarians to Rs.35,000 ment sessions should be that both the ex-MP and doubled to Rs.4,000. It is the ‘companion’ should learnt that some ex-MPs, get first class tickets. Bewho appeared before the sides, the panel is of the panel rued that while view that ex-MPs should they are given a first be allowed to travel by class ticket to travel on air five times a year in train, their companions, economy class. The siteven if it is the spouse, ting MPs are allowed can travel only second to fly executive class class. The panel is learnt around three dozen times to have recommended in a year.
Agency | New Delhi Instead of resorting to dharnas and obstructionist politics, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has gone into a softer mode by making appeals on public forums on the on-going tussle between the Delhi government and the Lieutenant Governor. In its latest move, the AAP has appealed on behalf of Delhi government by writing an open letter to Delhi L-G Najeeb Jung seeking his cooperation and support, so that the promises made by the party in its manifesto could be implemented. After coming up with the Delhi budget, the AAP feels that the Delhi government may find it difficult to implement its plans and projects, if the feud between the government
and the L-G continues – whether it’s related to the issue of women’s safety or giving a free hand to Delhi’s Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) in curbing corruption in the national capital. In an open letter addressed to the L-G, the convener of Delhi State Unit of AAP, Dilip Pandey has mentioned, “To remind you, one of the founding principles of the Aam Aadmi Party has
been to espouse the cause of women’s upliftment, empowerment, safety and security: not just of their physical self but of their mental, spiritual, economic and social identity as well. This is something, which is closest to the heart of AAP... Delhi has become an unsafe city for women and the Central Government, which has control over the Delhi Police, has done nothing
about it. Thus, this request by our party to accept the policy proposal of the Delhi Government was neither irrational nor untenable… When we failed to convince you how important is this women issue, we had to raise our voices in mainstream and social media. This perhaps made you think we were right at first place and then you acted by releasing Home-guards in phased manner. It is our belief that you should support pro-people policy when it comes at your doorstep for approval. You are on a Constitutional position of the Delhi government and it is imperative that you listen to the views of its citizens directly and indirectly through its political representatives.”
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Indian lawmakers above the law? All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. The Indian Republic has had its Orwellian moments. It is not uncommon to hear the complaint that lawmakers are above the law in India. From gun-toting members of legislative assembly (MLAs) threatening toll-booth operators to actual allegations to criminal activities, violations of the law of the land don’t surprise anymore. But what is happening is Maharashtra is in a different class altogether. Almost a month has passed since Maharashtra initiated amendments to sections 156(3) and 190 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC). Section 156 deals with the power of a police officer to investigate a cognizable case; sub-section 3 of this part empowers a magistrate to order an investigation under this section. Section 190 empowers a magistrate to take cognizance of offences. Under the amendments moved in Maharashtra, police officers cannot register cases against members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) without the permission of the speaker of the assembly. Even worse, cases cannot be registered against civil servants without the permission of the chief secretary. These changes are almost revolutionary: with the stroke of a pen an entire class of citizens has been put on a different standing before the law. An ordinary citizen has to face the law directly if he commits any criminal offence. A police officer requires no authorization to investigate a breach of the law. Police officers and magistrates now have to seek the permission of “competent authorities” before they can even begin investigating allegations of crimes by legislators and officers. There is a practical side to the matter. Legislators and civil servants wield immense power by the nature of their work. The danger of abuse of power—very often criminal in nature—is greatly amplified for this class of people. There is sufficient evidence—in terms of criminal proceedings against many legislators and officers across the country— that this fear is very real. Giving legal protection to this class greatly increases the danger of greater criminality on their part. At a broader level, this issue is linked with that of Parliamentary privilege. The Constitution gives a measure of privilege to legislators, as it should be in any civilized country. Article 105(3) of the Constitution allows these privileges to be defined by law from time to time (in case of members of Parliament). Article 194(3) does the same for MLAs. But these privileges have never been codified and this has been to the detriment of all citizens. In fact, undetermined privilege is another way for their extraordinary extension. Among other privileges, legislators cannot be arrested without informing the Speaker of an assembly/Lok Sabha and the vice-president (in case of members of the Rajya Sabha). Similarly, legislators cannot be subjected to legal proceedings for any vote or for what they say in the legislature.
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I am open to arranged marriage: Salman Khan
Agency | Mumbai Trust Salman Khan to come up with a quirky answer to every question posed at him. In an interview, when asked if he was open to the idea of an arranged marriage, Salman chose to sound incredulous by saying that nobody has sent him a proposal and that if somebody does send him one, he will seriously consider
it. He says that he is indeed open to an arranged marriage. Explaining the reason ehind the same, Salman has said that sometimes, love marriages don’t work and arranged marriages do and sometimes, it’s the other way around. He adds that it all depends on the individuals, how they go about their lives and how compatible they are.
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have spoken to the education minister of the state who told me that as far as QUOTE “I RTE which was brought by the previous government, as per it madrasas are not OF THE included in the category of educational institutions. Because of it, this confusion has been created,” DAY Trailer Review: Abhishek Bachchan’s Watch: Super-glamorous teaser All Is Well is dull as dishwater of Bhandarkar’s Calendar Girls - Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday blamed the previous Congress led-government for bringing the RTE Act, which does not consider madrasas as educational institutions.
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determined to continue his career as a comedy star with his latest offering All Is Well. It opens with dollops of toilet humour setting the stage for things to come. At the heart of it, All Is Well is about a dysfunctional father- child pair much like Deepika and Amitabh in Piku. But this film walks down the path of slapstick and nonsensical humor instead and complete misses out on the emotional connect at least in the trailer. While Abhishek and Rishi are constantly at loggerheads, it is mom Supriya who suffers the most. Asin
All is Well movie is going to release on August 21st as discussed and said by the cast of the film. The movie All is Well is made to entertain the audience and reports say that Sonakshi Sinha has also a role which is crucial. plays Abhishek’s love interest and theirs is the same old done-to-death Bollywood romance. She is getting married soon, he is stuck with his daddy issues, blah blah blah. You also have a comical villain in the form of Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub who is trying to extort some money owed to him by Rishi Kapoor. Things get fairly confusing after that making us wonder if this muddled plot will actually amount to anything. Abhishek and Rishi, both
seem understated. And while we loved Jr. B’s stint as the loud and overthe-top Nandu Bhide, we doubt his poker-faced avatar will be enough to carry the film. Overall, the trailer lacks in laughs and drama as well. Hopefully, the film will have more substance. Directed by Umesh Shukla and starring Abhishek Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Asin and Supriya Pathak, All Is Well is slated to release on 21st August, 2015.
suggest. A few days back, the Bhatt girl had injured her right shoulder while shooting for Kapoor & Sons in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. Her work in the
hills apart, the actor also took some time off from her shoot to go vacationing with her family. Alia’s vacation with the Bhatts wasn’t a long one.
That’s how we sling it: Alia back to Kapoor and Sons in Coonoor Agency | Mumbai
Alia Bhatt is not the one to stay away from work for long, or so a look at her current schedule would
Madhur Bhandarkar is one filmmaker you writeoff at your own peril. After burning his fingers with a dud called Heroine in 2012, where he put his money on Kareena Kapoor Khan, Bhandarkar is back, and how. This
time, he’s gone for five girls -- all newcomers -- in his upcoming project Calendar Girls. The film is the story of some models who make it big in the glamour world by appearing on hugely celebrated calendars. They seem happy and content
from the outside, but there is another side to the coin. Bhandarkar promises to capture the essence of their hidden life in Calendar Girls. The film features Akanksha Puri, Avani Modi, Kyra Dutt, Ruhi Singh and Satarupa Pyne in important roles.
Hot: Sooraj Pancholi’s ‘Hero’ to release on September 4; Salman Khan shares first look! Agency | Mumbai Superstar Salman Khan is known for being a guide and mentor for many. The latest to get blessings from Khan are Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty. Sooraj and Athiya’s debut film ‘Hero’, which is a remake of Jackie Shroff starrer of the same name, was initially supposed to release on July 3, 2015. However, the film got delayed and is now coming out in September. The film is directed by Nikhil Advani and is being produced by Salman Khan. Sallu got on to twitter and shared the first look of Sooraj Pancholi and also declared the release date of the movie. He posted, “Back off… HERO coming on
4th September @HeroTheFilm.” In the first look, Sooraj Pancholi is seen flaunting his toned back with his name tat-
tooed on it. Sooraj is also seen sporting three other tattoos, one of which is a sun, English meaning of Sooraj.
Shraddha Kapoor training in rock genre for ‘Rock On 2’ Shraddha who will be crooning all her songs in Rock On 2, is undergoing a training in rock music for the same
Agency | Mumbai She has crooned soft numbers in the past but now actress Shraddha Kapoor is ready to take her singing passion to another level as she is training in rock music for her next film “Rock On 2”. The 26-year-old actress made her singing debut with the unplugged version of the song “Galliyan” in “Ek Villain” and later lent her voice for Vishal Bhardwaj’s “Haider”. After the release of her latest film “ABCD2” she recorded the unplugged version of “Bezubaan Phir Se...”. Shraddha will be training professionally for the first time for the sequel of rock musical drama “Rock On”. “I like singing but I never trained before ‘Rock On 2’ happened. For this film I am training in rock genre,” Shraddha. The young star is “very excited” to work with actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar and considers him as one of the most talented people in the film industry. “I am very excited to work with Farhan. I have been a fan of his movies, his direction, his acting, his voice. He is one of the most talented, fearless and most inspiring people we have in the industry today. And I am tremendously happy about the fact that I am doing a film with him,” she said.
3 / Dt. 03-07-2015, Friday Snapdeal Hires Former Procter & Gamble Executive as SVP Corporate Finance
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Agency | New Delhi E-commerce firm Snapdeal on Thursday announced appointment of former P&G executive Amit Choudhary as Senior Vice President (SVP) Corporate Finance. At Procter & Gamble (P&G), Mr Choudhary served as Regional Finance Head for its Asia Pet Care business in 14 countries including Japan, Greater China and Australia. “As we continue to grow at a rapid pace, it is important for us to build a world class finance organisation. We believe that with his experience and expertise, Amit will propel us further on
our growth trajectory,” Snapdeal Co-Founder & CEO Kunal Bahl said in a statement. In his new role, Mr Choudhary will be responsible for driving overall controllership in finance, FP&A and taxation at the group level to ensure seamless implementation and integration of financial controls and policies. In his role at P&G, he was responsible for leading strategy development and execution for short and long term goals, decision-making on key aspects of the business, go to market planning, pricing and spending strategy, portfolio management and fiscal management.
Now, telecom dept wants to regulate WhatsApp, Viber calls
Agency | New Delhi India’s Department of Telecommunication says it doesn’t want to regulate any over-the-top services or apps in a report. But it has called for “regulatory oversight” on services that offer local voice calls. Guess what those include: WhatsApp, Viber, Skype and many more. According to an Economic Times report, a six-member internal committee of the telecom ministry has also suggested a new law incorporating principles of net neutrality to replace the Indian
Telegraph Act -- which is ironic considering that any regulation to services that provide voice calling over data breaks the basic rules of net neutrality in the first place. Net neutrality essentially means that all data on the internet -- voice, video, pictures, text and more -- should be treated equally by service providers and that there should be no discrimination in terms of speed or access. The ministry’s logic behind regulating apps like Viber and WhatApp? They don’t have to follow regulations like mobile phone operators do for phone calls. This, says the ministry’s report, creates a non-level playing field between two providers of similar services.
The financial model followed by Cricket Australia (CA) and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has encouraged Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which is planning to introduce a performance-based incentive system for the Indian team for every home and away series. During the Indian Cricket Board’s financial committee meeting, that took place in the capital on Wednesday, an initial blueprint was drawn for the concept. BCCI’s finance committee has agreed in princi-
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ple on going the corporate way where profit sharing will be directly proportional to the board’s revenue and the members discussed the possible ways of doing it. According to BCCI sources, it was Indian Premier League (IPL) chief operating of-
Suresh Raina on July 2, 2015, denied allegations made by Lalit Modi in a letter to the ICC that he had accepted bribes from a real estate tycoon.
ficer, Sundar Raman, who provided a presentation to the finance committee members, where it was intimated that CA and ECB, as well as BCCI’s next door neighbours Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) also follow an incentive-based model.
Hockey World League: Indian men eager to tame attacking Belgians in semifinal clash Agency | Antwerp India will face one of their toughest tests in defence when they square off against the marauding Belgians in what promises to be a robust semifinal clash of the FIH Hockey World League Semifinals here on Friday. The encounter will test the ability of India’s defence to guard against the Belgian strikers, who have tasted enormous success in the past couple of years to boost their world ranking to No. 4 -- the highest in their hockey history. Ranked No. 9 in the world, India faces a formidable side that has enjoyed a slight edge in their recent encounters since the 2011 Champions Challenge final in Johannesburg. The Belgian players have, in fact, made giant strides in international hockey. Starting with the victory in the Champions Challenge that earned Bel-
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gium their maiden entry in the elite Champions Trophy, the Red Lions have emerged victorious in their fixtures against India in the 2012 Olympic Games and the 2014 World Cup. India have managed to overcome the Belgian challenge in successive Champions Trophy encounters in Melbourne and Bhubaneswar. “Playing Belgium suits
our game. Belgium play a structured game and we’re ready for this contest,” said India coach Paul van Ass, bracing to take on the higher-ranked Belgium. Van Ass said his team usually found Asian teams to be tougher rivals. It was evident yesterday when India were made to work hard for the 3-2 victory by the nippy Malaysian rivals.
Indian cricketer Suresh Raina on Thursday rejected Lalit Modi’s allegations that he accepted bribes from a businessman, insisting he was never involved in any wrongdoing, adding that he is considering legal action against the former IPL Commissioner. “In the wake of recent media reports about me, I would like to make my fans around the world aware and clear the air that I have always played the game in right spirit and with utmost integrity,” Raina said in a statement issued by sports
management firm Rhiti Sports, with which he is associated. “I have never been involved in any wrong doing and all allegations against me are false. Playing cricket is my passion for whichever team I have represented. I’m also figuring out my legal rights to take the right steps ahead in this matter.” Modi had alleged that two leading Indian cricketers and a West Indian player had been bribed by an Indian real estate tycoon, who is also a bookmaker. London-based Modi tweeted a letter he claimed to have written to International
Cricket Council (ICC) CEO David Richardson in June 2013. Modi then went on to name the three players, who he claimed were in close contact with the real estate tycoon who was also named in the letter. Modi stated that he had been informed by “reliable sources” that the tycoon had paid in cash and kind to the three players. The ICC acknowledged receiving the letter from Modi but gave the cricketers a clean chit saying that no evidence was found against them. The BCCI also effectively gave a clean chit to the players.
it would be,” said Jindal. “Moneywise I don’t think that is the issue (because) the idea is that we want to take some credible team so that we can promote sports,” he told reporters. Asked whether the steel giant will indeed buy RCB, Jindal just said: “That depends on them (RCB).” Mallya made the second highest bid of $111.6 million to buy the Bangalore franchise in 2008. There have been reports that JSW wants to acquire the Virat Kohli-led team. The group’s sports
wing, JSW Sports, owns I-League club, Bengaluru FC, the Sunil Chhetri-led side which won the title in 2014. Jindal said his group was building a village for sports in Karnataka and would also focus on other sports like kabaddi and hockey. “We are looking at kabaddi and hockey, we also want to go pan-India in various sports through JSW Sports.” If the group buys RCB, it will be the first IPL team to be sold, although one or two other franchise owners are keen to sell.
Jindal Group to buy IPL team, Mallyaowned RCB a rumoured target
Wimbledon: Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis ease into women’s doubles Rd 2
Jaguar Land Rover launches new variant of XFsaloon priced at Rs 52 lakh
Agency | New Delhi Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) on Thursday launched a new variant of its Jaguar XF saloon, priced at Rs 52 lakh (ex-showroom Mumbai, Pre-Octroi). The new variant, XF Aero-sport, comes with a 2.2 litre diesel engine and offers a range of exterior upgrades, JLR said in a statement. “Jaguar XF is known for its dynamic design, impeccable performance, refined drive and effortless pow-
er. The unique design enhancements on XF Aero-sport will further endear the hugely popular model to our young and sophisticated customers,” JLR India President, Rohit Suri said. In addition to features like touch-screen, navigation system and sunroof, Jaguar XF diesel Aero-sport comes equipped with sporty exterior features such as rear spoiler, a sport-style front bumper and a black grille with chrome surround.
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Agency | London The top seeded Indo-Swiss pair defeated Diyas and Zheng 6-2 6-2 in the opening women’s doubles match. India’s Sania Mirza and her partner Martina Hingis advanced to the second round of the Wimbledon Championship with a straightset victory over Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan and
Saisai Zheng of China in London on Wednesday. The top seeded Indo-Swiss pair defeated Diyas and Zheng 6-2 6-2 in the opening women’s doubles match that lasted an hour and nine minutes at the All England Lawn Tennis. Sania and Martina will next take on Kimiko Date-Krumm and Francesca Schiavone. The
Indo-Swiss combination converted four of the eight breakpoint opportunities that came their way, while their rivals failed to make use of the six chances and failed to cross the first hurdle. Sania and Martina dominated throughout the match against their Kazak-Chinese rivals to eventually seal off the issue rather comfortably.
For the first time, an Indian Premier League team is on the verge of changing hands. JSW Steel chairman, Sajjan Jindal, confirmed on Wednesday that his group is acquiring an IPL side without naming it amid speculation that it could be Royal Challengers Bangalore, owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya. “Cricket is the number one sport in our country, so there is an idea to acquire a team... an IPL team. But I cannot comment which team
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Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today said the state could become a model state in India in terms of development due to the communal harmony prevailing for the last 13-14 years. The state had witnessed major riots in 2002 after Godhra train-burning incident. Patel today inaugurated ‘Vasant-Rajab Friendship Memorial’ on the premises of city crime branch office in Gaekwad Haveli area here. “I remember the past incidents of communal violence in Ahmedabad. But such incidents haven’t taken place in the past 13-14 years. Due to this communal harmony and peace, Gujarat developed and became a model state,” she said on the occasion. Vasantrao Hegishte, a Hindu, and his
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Muslim friend Rajabali Lakhani laid down their lives while trying to stop communal riots in the city during Rathyatra in 1946. Both had taken part in the freedom movement earlier. The Chief Minister appreciated the idea of building the memorial. “I thank all those who came up with the idea of building a memorial and executed it. This memorial will always make people think twice before hurling a stone, which incites a full-blown violence and
takes lives. Due to the prevailing peace, many lives are saved,” said Patel. “People should keep in mind the cause for which these two friends, one Hindu and another a Muslim, laid their lives. In the times of communal tension, I urge you to sit together and arrive at compromise, so that no one has to lose their dear ones,” said Patel. The monument -- a museum -- has been built inside a three-storied watch-tower of royal era.
A senior citizen from New Delhi has moved a plea in the Gujarat High Court for joining as a party to oppose the bail plea of Afroz Hassan Fatta, alleged kingpin of Rs 10,000 crore Surat hawala racket. During the hearing on the bail petition on Tuesday, Fatta’s lawyer opposed the plea of RN Sharma, a retired government employee from Delhi, saying that he has no locus. However, Sharma has said he has already filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court in public interest demanding CBI probe in the case as the case is not properly investigated by Surat police. The case was first detected by Enforcement Directorate that is probing the case under Prevention of Money Laun-
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dering Act (PMLA) and has chargesheeted 89 persons so far. The ED officials have detected trails of bank accounts leading to a transfer of over Rs.10,000 crore to Dubai and Hong Kong through hawala channel. On the other hand, Surat police is investigating a criminal case related to firing at Surat resident who was mistaken as Afroz Fatta. In this case Fatta was granted bail by the high court while his bail application in PMLA case is being heard in the
court. Earlier, his bail applications were rejected by special PMLA court as well as high court. After a brief argument, Justice Z K Saiyed issued a notice to the state government as well as the ED and adjourned the matter for further hearing. Earlier too, when Fatta moved a petition seeking temporary bail on medical grounds, Sharma had opposed the plea alleging the medical certificates produced by the accused were forged. Fatta withdrew the plea eventually.
India’s edition of arguably the world’s most renowned lifestyle fair, Ambiente & Heimtextil, took place in Delhi last week. One of the highlights of the event was an all-India theme-based competition, the Interior Lifestyle Awards.While Jaipur-based Ayush Kasliwal was awarded the trophy in the Interior
Decor category, Ahmedabad-based Vandana and Anar Patel of Craftroots were declared winners in the Home Textile category. The winning entry by Craftroots comprised a bed cover called Sujni, which required four-five looms and incorporated both weaving and quilting. The other product, Mashru, was a two-sided cushion cover.
Gujarat plans to introduce chapter on Dhirubhai Ambani in school books
Five years after scrapping policy program, For ‘image makeover’, Gujarat crime IIMA to launch JSW School of Public Policy branch opens museum for religious harmony to discuss this aspect of Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
As the residents of Jamalpur, one of Ahmedabad’s minority dominated areas, were breaking their Ramzan fast Wednesday evening, the crime branch that has earned notoriety in the community opened the doors of its executive office — Gaekwad Haveli, a fortress from the Maratha era — to the public for the first time. Chief Minister Anandiben Patel inaugurating the “Bandhutva Smarak”, a memorial to two men who died trying to broker peace between Hindus and Muslims, inside the crime branch compound also marked a major outreach move by a BJP CM in Gujarat, who waved at the crowd having fairly large representation from
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the minority community. For the last eight months, officers of the crime branch were working to renovate and rebuild this 18th century watchtower on the haveli premises, to house a memorial to the two friends —Vasantrao Hegishte, a Maharashtrian from Ratnagiri, and Rajab Ali Lakhani, popularly known as “Khoja Muslim”, from Limdi in Surendranagar —who were killed when communal riots broke out
during the rath yatra of July 1, 1946, in Jamalpur. Hegisthe and Lakhani were members of Congress Seva Dal. Though the watchtower has no connection with the men or their death, the crime branch decided to build the three-storey air-conditioned museum there as also part of its “image makeover” bid ahead of this year’s rath yatra on July 18, which coincides with the Eid festivities.
by the state assembly and approved by the Governor, are still pending with the central government. Under the provisions of the Presidency Small Cause Courts Act-1882, the financial jurisdiction of the Small Cause Court was only Rs 2 lakh since 2002. The pecuniary jurisdiction of a civil judge, whose cadre is junior to that of a judge of Small Cause Court, was raised to Rs 10 lakh in 2014. Considering this and in view of the fall in pur-
chase value of the rupee and the substantial appreciation in the value of immoveable property in recent times, it was considered necessary to raise the financial jurisdiction of Small Cause Court from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 10. Currently, court fees in legal suits, appeals and applications filed in Small Cause Courts, and process fees are applicable according to the provisions of Gujarat Court Fees Act-2004. This has been raised by the amendment. Under the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act too the financial jurisdiction of the courts has been increased from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 10 lakh. Regarding GCTOC Bill-2015, and Labour Laws (Gujarat amendment) Bill-2015, sources said the state government had recently followed them up with the central government.
Small Cause courts Bills get President assent
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President Pranab Mukherjee has given assent to two key bills, namely, ‘The Presidency Small Cause Courts Bill-2015’ and ‘Provincial Small Cause Courts Bill-2015’ passed by the state assembly during the budget session this year. However, two other crucial bills — Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organized Crime (GCTOC) Bill-2015, and Labour Laws (Gujarat amendment) Bill-2015 — that were also passed
Five years after scrapping the Post Graduate Programme in Public Management & Policy (PGP-PMP) citing lack of takers; the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) has announced the establishment of a new school – JSW School of Public Policy on Wednesday with the help of industry-academia partnership. One of India’s largest
land acquisition…Public Policy has received in- Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad society with their work. adequate attention in our “Apart from Dhirubhai country, both by academ- With a view to imbue stu- Ambani, there are many ics and practitioners. We dents with entrepreneur- unknown personalities feel that the vision of new ship, Gujarat government who had given their best India needs discourse and is likely to introduce to the society in terms of deeper understanding of a chapter on Reliance industrial entrepreneursteel producers- JSW this subject; the School Group founder DhirubSteel Limited have signed of Public Policy will hai Ambani in school ship, for example Devan MoU (Memorandum contribute immensely to- textbooks, officials said karan Nanji, the founder of Understanding) with wards this cause,” said recently. “Minister of Ed- of Dena Bank. “ThereIIMA to contribute up- Sajjan Jindal, CMD, JSW ucation (Bhupendrasinh fore on instructions of the wards of Rs 50 crores for Steel Ltd. at a press meet Chudasma) put forth the minister (Chudasma), we establishing and operat- held at IIMA. IIMA’s one idea in a recently held have directed text-book ing the JSW School of year policy programme meeting attended by the officials to make a list of Public Policy at IIMA. PGP-PMP which had office-bearers of the state such eminent personalities which we are likely “India doesn’t have many opened amidst much fan- textbook board that our to add in the curriculum such schools. Current- fare, had to be shut down children should be taught of standard IX to XII or ly land acquisition is a in three years owing to a about lives and struggles we can also add it in the hot topic which is being lukewarm response from of famous personalities, general knowledge books debated in the country policymakers from the like Dhirubhai Ambani from standard VI to VIII,” only among politicians, government and industry and others,” Gujarat State said Pethani. The aim, beand there is really no in- leaders for whom it was School Textbook Board sides to teach the spirit of tellectual thought in how intended. Speaking about (GSSTB) chief Nitin entrepreneurship to the future plans of the new Pethani. Later, he said, children, is to enlighten school, IIMA Director chapters will be included the students with the lives Ashish Nanda said, “We on the lives of other fa- of eminent business perhave outlined a place in mous as well as the less- sonalities of Gujarat who will be open for admis- the new campus where known personalities who made a name globally, he sions. Earlier, all the four the school will come up. made a contribution to said. self-financed medical colleges had made it clear that they would admit students on the NRI and management quota on their own. Later, two colleges decided to surrender their quota. However, two medical colleges — one each in Surendranagar and Karamsad — have already issued advertisements for admission on NRI and management quota. The two colleges, if found guilty, will be liable for a fine which Nothing can be more gratifying than receiving appreciation from the citizens for will be as high as Rs 5 the good work done by government employees. One such incident happened with lakh per seat.According Mr Iyer, resident of Rander in Surat. Mr Iyer’s scooter sunk in the earth after a to the rules, the colleges Peepal tree fell on his vehicle due to the recent cyclonic winds in South Gujarat. are supposed to issue ad- After failing to seek help from the people nearby, Mr Iyer who is over 70 years vertisement and then pre- of age, sought help from Surat Municipal Corporation Fire Fighting staff that was pare a merit list for man- working hard towards clearing the blocked road caused by the tree-fall. SMC agement and NRI quotas. Fire Fighting staff not only helped to get vehicle out of the sinkhole but politely The college management refused to accept token of appreciation extended by Mr Iyer for their good work will then have to come to and instead just asked him to bless them. Mr Iyer was not just pleased with the the admission committee behavior and service of the SMC staff but was surprisingly happy to see how our KarmaYogis detested any form of bribery/corruption. for the final decision.
Medical merit list to be declared on Friday Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The merit list for admission to medical and paramedical courses will be declared on Friday. There are 28,558 students in fray for 11,000-odd seats. The merit list was to be declared on Wednesday, but it was deferred due to technical reasons. The board had recently sent the changes in the marks after the reassessment of the answersheets. The officials of the Admission Committee of Medical and Para Medical Courses said that barring two medical colleges, all the self-financed colleges have surrendered their management and NRI quotas. The officials said that with the Medical Council of India (MCI) approving two new colleges, there will be 3,080 seats in medical which
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