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News Brief “Avalanche in Siachen” 7 police personnel injured in attack by gang Agency | Bundi
Seven policemen, including the SHO of Hindoli police station, were injured after they were attacked by a gang of criminals in a forest in Basni area here, police said today. SHO Ajeet Meghwanshi and six other police personnel were injured when they were attacked by a gang of Kalbailiya tribe with sticks, iron rods and axes yesterday afternoon in Basni area where they had gone to nab the gang following a tip off, Bhushan Yadav, SP, Bundi said.
Learnt a lot about acting from Rekhaji: Aditya
February 04, 2016, Thursday
Actor Aditya Roy Kapoor said he learnt a lot about craft of acting from veteran actress Rekha by merely observing her during film “Fitoor”. Rekha was initially a part of the film and had shot some portions for the role of Katrina Kaif’s mother. However, things did not work out between director Abhishek Kapoor and Rekha.
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Rescue operations by specialized teams from Army and Air Force are underway
Search for 10 missing soldiers Agency | Srinagar
Rescue teams and helicopters were searching on Wednesday for 10 soldiers who went missing after an avalanche struck the Siachen Glacier in Jammu and Kashmir, the world’s highest and coldest militarised zone. Army spokesperson NN Joshi said several personnel from the Madras Regiment were buried under the snow deluge triggered on the northern side of the gla-
cier early in the morning. “The post was manned by one junior commissioned officer and nine soldiers,” said another army spokesperson, Col SD Goswami. Situated
on the northern edge of the Himalayas in Kashmir with altitudes reaching as high as 22,000 feet, the glacier is an icy desert and has become more prone to avalanch-
es after recent snowfall in the upper reaches of the Valley. Indian and Pakistani armies battling for the snow wastelands of Siachen since 1984 have lost more soldiers to adverse weather than combat. “Rescue operations by specialised teams from army and air force are underway to rescue the soldiers,” the defence ministry said in
MCD strike: Arvind Kejriwal announces Rs 551 cr loan for civic bodies demands CBI probe into mismanagement of funds Agency | Bengaluru
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Slamming Opposition for doing politics over the issue of strike by the MCD workers, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said it’s a clear case of mismanagement of fund by the civic bodies and demanded a CBI probe into the matter. Kejriwal announced a loan of Rs.551 crore for payment of salaries to striking workers of two municipal corporations in the national capital and urged them to call off
their strike. Employees of Delhi’s three civic bodies — North Delhi Municipal Corporation, South Delhi Municipal Corporation and East Delhi Municipal Corporation — have been protesting against the non-payment of salaries, directing their ire at both the Delhi and central governments for the last eight days. “We are
giving Rs.551 crore to the north and east municipal corporations as loan for payment of salaries of workers,” Kejriwal said in Bengaluru, where he is undergoing treatment at a naturopathy centre. The North Delhi Municipal Corporation will also be paid Rs.142 crore against the stamp duty bill. “It is with great
difficulty that we have been able to find this Rs.550 crore for loan. The Delhi government is facing Rs.3,000 crore value added tax shortfall,” Kejriwal said soon after he announced about the loan. The chief minister addressed a press conference over the issue in Bengaluru where he has gone for treatment. “An impression is being created as if Delhi Government is responsible for the financial mess in the MCDs which have been ruled by BJP for the last 10 years. There are huge scams in MCDs. A situation is being created through the strike of the municipal workers to show that there is a crisis in Delhi.
a statement. On April 7, 2012 at least 130 Pakistani soldiers and 14 civilians were killed when a giant wall of snow crashed down on one of the neighbouring country’s defence headquarters. While the Indian
Army was not able to provide fresh data, statistics accessed by Hindustan Times earlier had revealed that a third of the total army fatalities in the Kashmir valley between January 2007 and March 2012 were due to
avalanches. At least 242 soldiers were killed in the Valley during those five years, of which 180 lost their lives fighting militants. The rest were consumed by natural calamities, mostly snow deluges. Last month, four soldiers of the 3 Ladakh Scouts battalion were killed when their patrol party was hit by a massive avalanche in the region. In April last year, four army personnel lost their lives when an avalanche struck the Chang La area of Siachen.
Court is seized of a matter about entry of women in Sabarimala temple of Kerala. This is also for the first time that the state has been asked to give its views on women’s entry into a shrine. On Tuesday, when the PIL came up for hearing, the bench was told that the Advocate General was on his legs before another bench in some other matter.
Hence, the PIL on Haji Ali Durgah was posted for arguments on February 9 when the Advocate General has been asked to argue on behalf of the State. The HC had indicated last month that it would wait for the Supreme Court’s ruling on entry of women in Sabarimala temple in Kerala before deciding on the plea in the case of Haji Ali Durgah.
Bombay HC seeks govt’s view on women’s entry in Haji Ali by February 9 Agency | Mumbai
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked Maharashtra government to give its opinion on a public interest litigation challenging the decision of Haji Ali Trust to ban the entry of women in the sanctum sanctorum of the historic Durgah in Mumbai. As the issue is sensitive, a bench headed by Justice V M Kanade asked Advocate General Srihari Aney to submit arguments on behalf of the state on February 9 stating whether women should be allowed into the sanctum sanctorum of the shrine. The Supreme
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Is freedom of speech absolute and unconditional?
“Modi! Modi! Modi!” I looked around. Was I in a political rally? Or in Wembley or Madison Square Garden? What was this circus? It was, would you believe, the normally elegant debate held at the end of the Jaipur Literature Festival. Invited to participate to support the motion — Is freedom of speech absolute and unconditional? — I had anticipated well articulated points by eloquent adversaries. The brilliant actor Anupam Kher was on to supporting that there should be restrictions on freedom of speech. His points: India is the greatest because we can say what we want. To prove that he let fly a string of Hindi gaalis that included your sister. Kher announced from the start that the drum to signal the speaker was over the time limit would not apply to him because he was going to speak as long as he wanted. However, he never had enough to say and finished before even reaching that time. Periodically, the thousands of goons he had brought in shouted “Modi! Modi!” on Kher’s cue when he raised his arms. I have seen that many insecure stars like to travel with their own entourage of chamchas but this was stretching it. Kher encouraged them with fist pumping and blowing kisses to them. It was a pinnacle of rowdyism. It is a remarkable display of boxed in thinking that the BJP caught the ball that Nayantara Sahgal threw at the Sahitya Akademi. She objected to the Akademi’s silence over the killing of writers. Not to the BJP. Smart BJP strategy would have agreed that they were also against intolerance. That would have taken the wind out of the bag. But, the intolerance/tolerance ball was set rolling when any mention of freedom of speech or an intolerant atmosphere was translated to anti-Modi, lack of patriotism and met with verbal lynching. In truth, it has been the Congress party that has been the most intolerant and vindictive of dissent and criticism. Starting with Jawaharlal Nehru’s adding restrictions to freedom of speech (Article 19a) that included obscenity, vulgarity, etc, and banning of books, films and even people. It has the longest list of banned books and films. The now repealed Section 66A that threw people in jail for Facebook and Twitter posts was done by the Congress. According to Section 295A in the IPC, any citizen can file a complaint of hurt sentiments and the person would be jailed. Section 295A was passed by the British in 1927. This was used to jail a puzzled comedian, Kiku Sharda, who acted out a spoof on godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. Section 295A was also used to issue arrest warrants to All India Bakchod, Karan Johar, Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor. Members of the audience, Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt, also got arrest warrants.
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Why Irrfan Khan Said ‘No’ to Spielberg Movie Starring Scarlett Johansson
Agency | New Delhi With a parallel career in both Bollywood and Hollywood, Irrfan Khan said: “India is only going to get bigger in the West. The American film industry is always looking for talent; they have the stories and are eyeing India.” He added: “In the next five years, it’s only going to get bigger.” Irrfan has wrapped Ron Howard’s Inferno with Tom Hanks, who has been recently voted Hollywood’s greatest actor, and Irrfan was in agreement saying: “Tom Hanks was an actor secure in his
space. He has no air and is so talented.”And believe it or not, Irrfan who was approached for Steven Spielberg’s latest with Scarlett Johansson, turned down the film. “I didn’t feel the character offered to me gave me much scope. So I said ‘No’; though Scarlett Johansson is an actor I would have loved to share screen space with,” he said. Irrfan, an actor who loves to surprise himself and his audience, is yet to sign another Hindi film. Isn’t it a scary situation for an actor? “Not at all,” he smiled nonchalantly.
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After the first two teasers have brought in huge appreciation, it’s about time that Yash Raj Films launches the first theatrical trailer for Shah Rukh Khan’s Fan. And like we had already told you, Fan will have SRK in double roles- that of superstar Aryan Khanna and his fan Gaurav. While as a superstar, Aryan will mouth the same dialogues that Shah Rukh did in his previous films, Gaurav will wear the same clothes. “The team of Fan has researched Shah Rukh’s films over
Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma and her cricketer boyfriend Virat Kohli sparked off rumours of a break-up by unfollowing each other on the photo and image-sharing site Instagram. Soon, however, Virat’s fan club announced that the cricketer was having some sort of a technical snag with his Insta account lately, which caused the following and unfollowing on several accounts automatically. The rumours of a break-up erupted after a fan noticed that the two celebrities had unfollowed each other on Instagram. Rumours of a possible split started spreading over social
media like wild fire in no time. Meanwhile, various versions of the story were soon doing the rounds. One section of fans speculated the so-called romance was always a publicity stunt, and was being called off this way now that it had outlived its novelty. Others said a possible break-up had to do with the duo’s dif-
ference of opinion over marriage. A section of the grapevine suggested Virat wanted to get married this year but Anushka apparently is not ready yet to settle down. The rumours were also fuelled by the fact that this has been Bollywood’s season of break-ups, with several glam couples facing trouble in paradise.
Known for her strong portrayal of women characters on screen, actress Shabana Azmi feels male stars in Bollywood should consider playing secondary character to actresses in movies. Azmi said as many actresses are happy to be playing second fiddle to a hero, the same gesture should be reciprocated to make women-oriented cinema more viable. “I think for women centred films to become even more viable, and be able to expand their budget, it’s time the big male stars also once in
a while work in a role that is secondary as compared to the girl. This is something we need to encourage,” Azmi said. “Because so many girls, who are very important in their own right, are quite happy sometimes to also be playing second fiddle to the man, so why shouldn’t that gesture be
reciprocated. I think it’ll lead to a healthy atmosphere.” The 65-year-old actress, who last year worked in Aishwarya Rai Bachchan-starrer Jazbaa and will be next seen with Sonam Kapoor in Neerja, believes actresses today are making brave choices in their roles.
can have beliefs and ideals about love. I know it’s very important to me. I give a lot of importance to it in life. I have an idealistic view about it,” added Katrina. The 32-year-old actress, however, feels that it is difficult to describe love. “The greatest poets like Ghalib and all could not define love. It is not precise how you want it and what it should be,” said Katrina. Katrina also said that her films which will release this year are completely different from
one another. “Fitoor is a classic, romantic, passionate love story. Jagga Jasoos is quirky and unusual, and Baar Baar Dekho is a very surprising love story. It’s a new take on love,” she said. Abhishek Kapoor’s Fitoor, which is based on Charles Dickens’ novel Great Expectations, will release on February 12. “This film is larger than life. It is a grand epic love story but the characters and problems are relatable. The celebration is grand,” she added.
the years. And the costume department has created identical clothes for Gaurav’s character.” He adds, “Gaurav is a lookalike of the superstar and hence is famous in his locality. His character will be seen wearing clothes that SRK wore in his earlier films.” And
it won’t just refer to the films he’s usually famous for. “People love him as Raj and Rahul but Fan doesn’t just revolve around the superstardom of these characters. Instead, Maneesh has made sure he gives equal focus on his lesser remembered films too.”
Ooh! Alia Bhatt reveals her sexy side on Grazia India cover February 2016 Agency | New Delhi
Young Bollywood diva Alia Bhatt has shot for a very sexy cover this month. The Shaandaar actress has revealed her never-seen-before sexy side on the cover of Grazia India February 2016! The magazine cover shoot shows Alia showing ample cleavage, for those who thought she was still a kiddo. Alia is showing us that she’s all grown up now and left her Student Of The Year days behind! But of that, we were convinced right after we saw her in Imtiaz Ali’s Highway. What a bold role for the young one! She later surprised us in 2 States and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania as well. Coming back to the cover of the fashion mag-
azine, Alia is seen wearing a low-neckline top and camisole from design houses Rasa Jaipur and Anamika Khanna, and her shoes are the iconic Jimmy Choo. The girl is wearing accessories from Pipa+Bella, Bhane, Fendi and Minerali. The Heart-
break Kid: Alia Bhatt - as Grazia likes to call her – poses for inside pictures too, and there’s one where she is lying on a sofa in a skirt and top with a guitar on her one side and a retro style television set on the other. The effect is cool and casual.
Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia celebrate their love on fourth anniversary
It’s time male stars play second fiddle to actresses: Shabana Azmi Agency | New Delhi
Katrina Kaif Gives a ‘Lot Of Importance’ to Love
Agency | Mumbai Agency | Mumbai Actors Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia Deshmukh, who are described by their friends as the “sweetest” and most “adorable” couple in Bollywood, on Wednesday completed four years since their wedding. Genelia says her husband is “the best”. A string of B-Town celebrities congratulated the couple, while Genelia posted on her social media accounts: “Happy Anniver-
sary Riteish… Cheers to the world we made, which we call our own. Forever is a long time but I want it only with you. My husband is the best.” The 28-year-old also posted an image in which Ritiesh can be seen holding her with much love and care. Riteish feels lucky to have Genelia in his life, and posted: I must have definitely done something right in my previous life. I better be good this
time because I want you in my next.” The couple have starred together in movies like “Tujhe Meri Kasam” and “Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya” and married in 2012. They also have a one-year-old son Riaan, while Genelia is said to be expecting a child again. Here’s what B-Town tweeted on their anniversary: Ken Ghosh: Happy Anniversary Genelia and Riteish, Live long and prosper!
Actress Katrina Kaif, who will be seen in Fitoor, Baar Baar Dekho and Jagga Jasoos this year, said that she gives a lot of importance to love in her life. “It has been a while since I did a love story. This year, I have three love stories that are different from each other. It is good that all these films are unique. I am lucky because the three directors have a different and unique vision,” Katrina said. “You
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Agency | New Delhi India’s services sector activity touched a 19-month high in January driven by strengthening underlying demand and improved weather conditions, a monthly survey showed Wednesday. The Nikkei Business Activity index climbed to a 19-month high of 54.3 last month from 53.6 in December, pointing to a marked expansion of activity across the sector. The overall increase in services output was mainly driven by a seventh successive monthly expansion of new business orders. “The services sector gained traction and posted its strongest monthly gain in activity for over one-and-a-half years,” Pollyanna De Lima, economist at Markit, which compiles the survey, said. Meanwhile, the seasonally adjusted Nikkei India Composite PMI Output index, which maps both manufacturing and services sectors, climbed from 51.6 in December to an 11-month high of 53.3 in January.
Microsoft to buy smartphone keyboard app maker Swiftkey
Agency | New Delhi Swiftkey, one of the most popular and effective keyboard apps for the smartphone, is being acquired by Microsoft. This deal is pegged at the tune of $250 million. Back in the days when phones simply had numeric keypads with group of letters near each number, typing messages was often a tedious task. Never mind entire paragraphs, even getting a few lines involved a frustrating amount of tapping. When the entire mobile phone experience moved to glass, it got a whole generation accustomed to tapping letters on a touchscreen. Which is where apps like Swiftkey have been trying to find ever easier and more intuitive ways to type faster on a smartphone screen. From being able to guess words based on sliding a finger across letters to literally being able to predict upcoming words using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Neural Network based approaches, Swiftkey has been continually pushing the boundaries on this front.
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The Indian squads for the upcoming Asia Cup T20 tournament in Bangladesh and the subsequent ICC World Twenty20 championship in India are to be chosen on February 5 at Delhi by the national selection panel headed by Sandeep Patil. “The meeting has been scheduled on February 5 at Delhi to pick the teams for the Asia Cup and World T20 events,” Cricket Board sources said on Wednesday. India would play a three-game T20 series at home against Sri Lanka
Sardar Singh rubbishes sexual harrasment charge against him from February 9, ahead of the multi-nation T20 events. The Asia Cup is slated to be held from February 24 to March 6, after a four-team qualifying event to spot one qualifier for the tournament proper from February 19-22. India take on hosts Bangladesh in
Sunil Narine’s new action within limits: ICC Agency | New Delhi
Officials monitoring the remodelled action of the West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine say he is now bowling within limits stipulated by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Local match referee Michael Ragoonath and cricket administrator Jeffrey Guillen both said they saw nothing to be concerned about while watching Narine’s new action in local matches over the weekend. Ragoonath, who was referee for two matches involving Narine, said he received no negative reports from any of the umpires who officiated. “I stood as match referee for both games and the only way I can act is if a bowler is reported by the onfield umpires,” Ragoonath said here on Tuesday. “Sunil played in both games and the umpires did not report anything to me. What I did was to video tape his
bowling to have a look at it and when we sat down and viewed the footage, we found him to be well within the limits allowed for bending of the arm.” Narine had not bowled competitively since being forced out of the Bangladesh Premier League last November and was reported during the West Indies’ series against Sri Lanka. Subsequent tests showed that Narine’s action was exceeding the 15-degree level of tolerance permitted under the ICC regulations. He has since undergone rehabilitation on his action and is scheduled to be tested at the Loughborough Uni-
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Under-fire India hockey captain Sardar Singh on Wednesday rubbished alleged sexual harassment charges leveled against him by a British hockey player of Indian origin, saying even though he knew her they never got engaged as claimed by the woman. The 21-yearversity in England next old woman has filed a month. “On the weekend, written complaint with he looked good and is Ludhiana police, claimbowling quite well,” said manager of Queen’s Park Cricket Club, Guillen, after Narine captured two Agency | Auckland for 37 in a 10-over spell to help his club Queen’s Trent Boult and Matt Park beat Clarke Road Henry shared six wickby 32 runs in the open- ets to destroy Austraing round of the 50-overs lia’s top order and steer championship. “The issue New Zealand to a 159I think would not be pass- run win on Wednesday, ing the test, but getting taking a measure of reready for the World T20, venge for defeat by its which is major. We are trans-Tasman rival in confident that he would last year’s World Cup fibe ready, but at the mo- nal. In the opening game ment his ambition is to of the Chappell-Hadlee get past the test, which he series, and the teams’ should take in about two first meeting since the or three weeks’ time.” World Cup, New Zealand scored 307-8 after being sent in to bat, and Australia was never in the contest after slumpmostly healthy throughout ing to 41-6 before being my career,” the 34-year- bowled out for 148 in
Agency | New Delhi Roger Federer will be out of action for up to a month after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery in Switzerland to repair a torn meniscus, his agent at TEAM8 Tony Godsick told Reuters on Wednesday. The 17-times grand slam champion suffered the injury away from a tennis court the day after his Australian Open run ended in the semi-finals last week. Federer has withdrawn from the ABN
AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam and the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in February. “I am so disappointed to have to miss Rotterdam and Dubai as they are two of my favourite tournaments on the ATP World Tour,” said Federer, who is the reigning champion in Dubai having won the title for the seventh time last March. “While this is an unfortunate setback, I feel grateful that up until now I have remained
ing she has been engaged to Sardar for the past four years and alleged that he “mentally, physically and emotionally tortured” her. “I know her but it’s wrong to say that I assaulted her,” Sardar said. She also alleged that Sardar forced her to abort their child last year against her wishes and later refused to marry her. Sardar said these are serious allegations and he will retort back at an appropriate time as he
is presently focussing on the ongoing Hockey India League, where he is captaining the Jaypee Punjab Warriors side. “Presently my full concentration in on the ongoing HIL. After last night’s match, I came to know about the allegations. Tomorrow I have a match again. It is a very serious allegation. I will look at the report and consult my lawyer. I will answer all questions but I need some time,” he said.
24.2 overs. Martin Guptill set up New Zealand’s innings with 90, sharing in a rapid 79-run opening partnership with Brendon McCullum, who was playing his last game at Eden Park. Henry Nicholls scored a well-paced
61 as New Zealand raced to 182-3 after 25 overs, but failed to capitalize on that start as the tail faltered against some tight Australian bowling. “We pulled them back pretty well,” Australia captain Steve Smith said.
9-9. The match took a decisive turn after the defending pair of corner men, Captain Nilesh Shinde and Girish Ernak struck a purple patch. For the home team nothing went right in all the departments. Rahul got only two points for a tally of four with two tackles in the match. Sukesh Hegde was also nowhere near his usual self, scoring just a solitary point in a do-ordie raid. Girish who had
5 tackle points, teamed up so well with Nilesh (4 tackles) that within a space of two minutes the fate of the match was decided. From a slender 15-14 advantage in the 31st minute they went up 20-15. In the process they scored an all-out, the only one of the match in the 33rd minute of play. Nitin got rid of the dangerous Meraj Sheykh and Prashant Kumar Rai to register the all-out.
New Zealand dismiss Australia in under 25 overs to sail to comprehensive 159 runs win
Federer undergoes knee surgery, will miss a couple of tourneys
Agency | Mumbai Hero Motorcorp, the country’s larget two-wheeler maker, unveiled 4 new vehicles on the first day of the Auto Expo 2016. Similar to the earlier editions of Expo, the company has displayed some futuristic concepts and some production/closer-to-production models besides its existing lineup. Out of all the Hero bikes being displayed at the biennial event, Hero Xtreme 200 S is the most exciting product that showcases the company’s renewed focus on premium segment. The Hero Xtreme 200 S is a naked sportbike powered by an all-new 200cc, single-cylinder engine. Built on the strong diamond type chassis, this entry-level naked sportbike from Hero will fall in the fast growing 200-250cc segment and will lock horns with the KTM Duke 200, TVS Apache RTR 200, Bajaj Pulsar NS200, etc. The engine, powering the Hero Xtreme 200 S, is capable of developing a maximum power output of 18.5bhp at 8500rpm and a peak torque of 17.2Nm at 6000rpm. With these power figures, the Xtreme 200 S is as powerful as most of its rivals. This engine comes mated to a 5-speed gearbox.
the tournament opener at Mirpur followed by matches against archfoes Pakistan (Feb 27), Sri Lanka (Mar 1) and qualifiers (Mar 3). This is the first time the Asia Cup is being played in the T20 format, in a change from the earlier 50-over competitions.
old Swiss added. “My doctors have ensured me that the surgery was a success and with proper rehabilitation, I will be able to return to the Tour soon.” The world number three has won two Rotterdam trophies among his 88 titles. Federer has rarely missed any tournaments for health reasons during his remarkable 18-year professional career. In 2005 he was out of action for six weeks while he recovered from foot injury and during 2008 he was troubled by a bout of mononucleosis and back problems. Federer had been expected to leapfrog British world number two Andy Murray in the ATP standings in February while expectant father Murray takes a paternity break from the game.
Pro Kabaddi League: Nitin Tomar impresses as Bengal Warriors outplay Telugu Titans
Agency | Visakhapatnam
Bengal Warriors, strengthened in attack by the inclusion of army man Nitin Tomar, gave an impressive display with a 25-17 win over Telugu Titans in the concluding tie of the first leg of the Pro Kabaddi in Vishakhapatnam on Tuesday. The Kolkata-based outfit hadn’t performed well last season and the home team was expected to put it across by riding on the crowd support. But Nitin dashed their hopes as he found an able ally in Mahesh Goud in attack. The duo turned the tide after the break when the two teams were tied
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MGNREGA 10th anniversary: Congress to implement UPA flagship schemes in party-run taluka & district panchayats
Correspondent | Vadodara
The 10th anniversary celebrations of MGNREGA Tuesday set off a political slugfest with the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) lashing out at the “mindset of the BJP” at an event here. The party said that it’d implement the UPA schemes in the party-run taluka and district panchayats in the state. Congress leaders referred to Monday’s Supreme Court rap on knuckles for the Gujarat government in a PIL related to the implementation of the Food Security Bill and NREGA. Former party MLA, Siddharth Patel said, “The BJP believes that the country’s progress is based on the progress of industrialists, but the Congress believes that the country can progress only when the poor also progress. The UPA brought the food security bill to ensure that a
poor family get its one day’s meal and a scheme like NREGA to generate employment. The UPA government spent close to Rs 49,700 crore to implement the NREGA scheme. Then, the BJP govt arrived, positioning itself as the epicenter of development. But Modi had opposed NREGA as the Gujarat CM and at the centre he tried to do away with NREGA, but failed due to protest. Unfortunately, in the last one year, the Modi government has less than half the allocat-
ed budget for NREGA, giving employment only to 4.59 crore people as against the 8 crore figure of employed youth during UPA regime.” According to the Congress leaders, Vadodara has fared as the poorest district in terms of NREGA goals. Patel said, “Vadodara is the lowest scoring district of the state in terms of NREGA at 13%, due to the lack of interest in implementing of the scheme.” GPCC president Bharat Solanki questioned the intent of PM Modi regarding de-
velopment of poor and NREGA. Solanki said, “The BJP is not a party with a people-friendly mindset. When they were not in power, they made tall claims about reducing fuel prices, but today despite lower global crude oil prices, they have increased the duties and burdened the common man. They have snatched away employment from the hands of the poor. Once in a month, Modi airs a Mann ki Baat. But it cannot solve the crisis of farmers.
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VHP protests shooting of Shah Rukh Khan’s film “Raees” in Bhuj
ed outside the district Collector’s office pressing for the same demand. They shouted slogans. “From the Collector’s office they wanted to go to the place where the shooting is on, which is on the outskirts of the Bhuj city, but we have stopped them and dispersed them,” Po-
lice Sub-Inspector (PSI) M B Parmar said. “He should think, living in this country which gave him name, fame and riches; if he goes on speaking about on-existent intolerance, the VHP will never forgive,” Gujarat VHP general secretary Ranchod Bharwad said.
“Today there is news that a Hindu temple was attacked and vandalised in Pakistan. Why are they not giving any statement on the intolerance there,” he asked. In December last year, workers of right wing organisations had staged protest against Khan in Gujarat, Rajasthan states and called for a boycott of his film “Dilwale” on the same issue. Shah Rukh Khan had entered the ongoing debate on intolerance on November 2 last year by expressing that there was “extreme intolerance” in the country.
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clamation at events like Oscar, Cannes Film Festival, France Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival etc. will be given additional award of up to Rs 5 crore. This comes three years after suspending its policy of giving Rs 5 lakh subsidy to Gujarati films. The old policy was discontinued from August 31, 2013. Senior cabinet minister Nitin Patel announced the new policy at a press conference here. He said that with the new policy, the government was confident that the number of films produced in Gujarat will
increase from present 35 films per year to around 100 films per year. The policy document says that through past experiences it was realised that the main intention of old policy had not been attained. “As a result, an image prevails that Gujarati films are not quality products. And it used to attract a lot of criticism for this. And so, to increase quality of Gujarati films and to create an atmosphere that inspires more and more people to watch Gujarati films, the latest policy was under consideration,” it adds.
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Court since April 13, 2015 when the government had brought into force the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, which had overturned the collegium system of appointing judges. “Collegium recommendations for Chief Justices of Rajasthan, Patna, Gauhati, Meghalaya and Karnataka High Courts are under process. The notification is likely soon,” said a senior government official. Twelve additional judges of the Allahabad High Court were elevated as permanent judges based on the recommendation of the collegium.
Correspondent | Bhuj
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) members today protested against the ongoing shooting of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s film “Raees” in the district, for his earlier remarks on “intolerance”. Around 20-30 VHP activists on Tuesday handed over a memorandum to district officers and demanded withdrawal of the permission given for the shooting of the film. Today, they protest-
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Gujarat govt announces new policy to promote ‘quality’ Gujarati films
Is Smart City just a new name for an old idea- and can it work in India? Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
There’s good news and some stale news. The good news is that the central government has assured the public of electricity and water supply, sanitation, efficient public transport, security, health and education under the Smart City programme. The stale news is that this was promised in 2005 under a different name – the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The question is why should it make headlines at all? Are these not basic facilities every city should provide to its citizens? When the Ministry of Urban Development, the nodal agency involved for setting up smart cities, announced the first
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20 winners last week, Bhubaneshwar emerged with top marks at 78.83. Those that also made the cut include Pune, Ahmedabad, Kochi and NDMC (New Delhi Municipal Corporation). These cities will mobilise resources through public-private partnerships to fund their respective plans. If eyebrows were raised about the NDMC (perhaps the richest civic agency in the country) being included in the list,
it’s apparently because they require funds to make Connaught Place pedestrian friendly and increase its ‘happiness quotient’. “At the end of the day, it’s not different from JnNURM. But this time they have criteria, a jury and a consultant list. It would be great if they could actually put out more affordable housing, one of the core elements of the Smart City infrastructure,” says architect Sanjay Prakash.
India’s 1st “Adventure Utility Vehicle” ISUZU D-MAX V-Cross introduced at the Auto Expo 2016 Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
3rd February-2016, India: In a pursuit to offer the dynamic and enthusiastic Indian a product to boost the spirit of adventure, Isuzu Motors India unveiled India’s 1st “Adventure Utility Vehicle” the ISUZU D-MAX V-Cross at the 2016 Auto Expo, which began at the India Expo Mart, Greater Noida. Mr. Susumu Hosoi, Chairman & Representative Director, Isuzu Motors Ltd., and Mr. Naohiro Yamaguchi, Managing Director, Isuzu Motors India, unveiled the new range of ISUZU D-MAX pickups which include the commercial range also for India, at a press conference held at the Isuzu
As the talks to withdraw cases registered during the Patidar quota stir are a buzz in the power galleries, the cops have opined that the charges are of serious nature and the high court too has refused to drop the sedition charges. Most of the cases including the sedition cases lodged are against Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel and some of his associates. Highly placed sources in the police department said that a compromise could be reached by the government and Patidar leaders in some 74 cases which mostly are of
violation of notification. Senior police officials said however most of the cases registered against the agitators are of violence and only proper scrutiny by law officials could lead to a compromise. It is noteworthy that more than 450 cases were registered across the state during the violence which erupted on August 25 after Hardik Patel was detained by the police. The Patidar quota stir leaders had also demanded an inquiry and suspension of police personnels and officials responsible for alleged police atrocities during the Patidar quota stir.
The Gujarati film industry, popularly called as Dhollywood, which is riding high following the box-office hits of some films with contemporary and socially relevant themes, got a shot in the arm from the Gujarat government Tuesday. The state government announced its new policy for the promotion of quality Gujarati films. Under the policy, a gradation system has been introduced for providing financial assistance to Gujarati film producers that will range from Rs 5 lakh to 50 lakh. Apart from this, films which win national or international ac-
R.S. Reddy new Chief Amazon organizes “Amazing Week 2016” Justice of Gujarat HC for associates at its fulfilment centres
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Motors India stall (Hall No 1, stall E2). The ISUZU D-MAX V-Cross will cater to the growing need for an ‘Adventure Utility Vehicle’ that provokes the spirit of adventure with a combination of rugged and durable off-roading capability and passenger vehicle like comforts. There is growing interest amongst Indians to explore new
facets of life and the new ISUZU D-Max V-Cross will complement the dreams of adventurous The ISUZU D-MAX V-Cross comes with a 4WD (4X4) configuration, High Ride and a host of exciting features and can be registered as a “Personal Vehicle”. The ‘V-Cross’ badge is unique to the personal lifestyle vehicles.
Amazon India today announced the Amazing Week 2016, an initiative to celebrate the Amazon way of “work hard, have fun, make history” with associates and managers across all its Fulfilment Centers (FC - warehouses). Aimed at creating a sense of pride and belongingness through appreciation and recognition, the Amazing Week is a fun and engaging event during which associates will be recognized for their hard work and success, meet the leadership team, get to know more about the organization and above all participate in diverse activities and programs through the week. Con-
ducted from the 1st to 5th of February across FCs, customized programs for associates are consistently being executed at every site to ensure similarity in experience for all. Talking about Amazing Week, Akhil Saxena, Director Operations, Amazon India said, “Amazing Week is an initiative to recognize
and celebrate our associates and managers who work tirelessly to ensure that we delight our customers. During the week we will have events to recognize our associates, have fun together and also learn more about the Amazon Leadership principles through planned team building activities.”
Justice Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy was on Wednesday elevated as the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court while 12 additional judges of the Allahabad High Court were made as permanent judges. Justice Reddy, a judge of the Andhra Pradesh/Telangana High Court, has been elevated as the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office, a Law Ministry statement said. He has become the first judge to be elevated as Chief Justice of a High
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