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News Brief 4 held on betting charges in Haryana Agency : Sirsa, Mar 3
Haryana Police today arrested four persons here for allegedly indulging in betting on South AfricaIreland World Cup match. Those arrested have been identified as Purushottam, Gobind, Pawan (resident of Bhadra Bazaar) and Vijay (resident of Rania gate, Sirsa), an official spokesman said. Acting on a tip off, a police team reached a house near Bhadra Bazaar in Sirsa and nabbed the accused along with the things used for betting. Police recovered 12 mobile phones, about Rs 1.
Threats don't work in democracy:PM Modi Agency : NEW DELHI Targeting the previous UPA government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said it had not formed SIT on blackmoney because there was an attempt to “save somebody” and rejected suggestions that his dispensation was threatening the opposition on the issue. The prime minister also rejected the opposition charge that his government was procorporate or pro-rich as he cited a number of schemes like Swacch Bharat Mission, Housing for all, toilets for government schools and Jandhan, questioning whether these
Agency :Kochi, Mar 3
Caught in traffic snarls in Delhi, Gadkari orders study
Agency : Jammu Jammu and Kashmir Congress today said Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed has hurt the voters of the state by his controversial remarks giving credit to Pakistan, Hurriyat and militant outfits for peaceful Assembly elections. "Such a senior leader (Mufti) should not have made such remarks discrediting people of Jammu and Kashmir as
they were instrumental in successful polls in J-K," newly-appointed Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee chief Gulam Ahmed Mir told reporters here this evening. "Mufti sahib is considered as a senior politician of this state but yesterday's statement, he gave regarding voting, has hurt the voters of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh regions," Mir said. The JKPCC chief said that the voters came out to vote for parties and leaders based on the work done and manifesto, but the way Mufti sahib said that it was because of Pakistan and militants... such a senior leader should have not made such remarks
Frequent traffic jams at Dhaula Kuan here in which Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari often gets caught, has made him sanction a study to find the reasons behind the problem plaguing several parts of the national capital.
Agency :Ludhiana, Mar 3
Bengal shrugged off a strong challenge fromAssam before coming out 1?0 victorious in a GroupAfixture of the 69th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy at Guru Nanak Stadium here. It was in the 21st minute when Bengal striker Surabuddin Malick rolled the ball towards Raja Das, who scored a superb goal.
discrediting people of J-K and those who were instrumental in successful polls in the state. Hitting out at PDP and BJP, Mir said "BJP and PDP took a u-turn. What they were saying and propagating during elections, now in government, they have totally taken a u-turn". "In recent elections, both the coalition partners kept flagged off divisive political agendas to vow voters... now that the people voted them with more seats... they are now resorting to reopening to new chapters to fool people and forget the past promises and their agendas," he said. He said "BJP sold their agendas of Article 370 and ek vidha eik
Mobile tariffs need to go up: Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Mittal
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Bengal beat Assam in Santosh Trophy
Sharma’s charge that the government was threatening the opposition in the name of revealing the names of those having black money accounts. He said he does not hold such a mindset of threatening others as it has never worked in a democracy and will never
work. He said the law should be allowed to take its own course. Modi recalled how threats of sending him to jail were issued when he was chief minister of Gujarat. “Nobody’s threats work. Threats have neither worked in a democracy nor
Congress claim Mufti Mohd Sayeed haspradhan hurt voters and eik nishan for
Vigilance Court order set aside by HC The Kerala High Court today set aside a vigilance court order dismissing a corruption complaint against state Finance Minister K M Mani over alleged provision of 'illegal' tax benefits to a poultry trading company and an ayurvedic medicine manufacturer. Revising the order of Vigilance Court, Kottayam, the High Court directed it to reconsider the petition filed by Noble Mathew, an advocate.
were meant for the benefit of the rich or poor. In his hour-long reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address in Rajya Sabha, he spoke about the issue of black money over which questions are being asked from his government about what has been done since last nine months. “I believe that the dream of bringing black money would have been possible by now had an SIT been formed in 2011 when the Supreme Court had asked for it. That time the SIT was not formed because there was an attempt to save somebody,” he said. Modi rejected Congress leader Anand
Agency : New Delhi Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Tuesday pitched for a hike in mobile and data tariffs, at least in small quantities, as it gears for the biggest ever spectrum auction beginning tomorrow. “Tariff has to go up. The good news is that we are talking about very small tariffs raises. In last three years, only 3 paise have gone up. In a competitive market, markets will ultimately determine,” Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil
Mittal said here at the Mobile World Congress. Eight telecom operators have deposited a whopping Rs 20,435 crore as earnest money for the auction of radiowaves. Bharti Airtel has deposited Rs 4,336 crore as earnest money for the auction, which is the second highest after Reliance Jio Infocomm Rs 4,500 crore. “My view is that India needs to have 5-7 paise more per minute, 2-3 paise per mb and that is not going to hurt anyone’s pocket,” Mittal
said. He did not mention any timeframe for the hike in telecom service rates and indicated that the hike may not be linked directly to the auction despite its putting pressure on the financials of the telecom firms. “It (spectrum auction) puts pressure on balance sheets may result in rise in tariff. We don’t know,” Mittal said. The latest auction of radiowaves for the telecom sector is going to be the biggest auction of 2G and 3G spectrum wherein 8 firms will bid to acquire radiowaves in four bands. At the base price, value of spectrum being put for auction is about Rs 82,000 crore. Most of the spectrum being put up for the auction is presently held by Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular and Reliance Telecom. Their licences are expiring in 2015-16.
power and compromised with their ideology. And PDP bargained power for self rule and AFSPA. It was meeting north pole to south pole". Mir said "for past over three to fours years, BJP batted strongly for a Hindu chief minister and other issues but after the people voted them with 25 seats, they forgot the agenda which they could have easily bargained with coalition partner, and deceived people of Jammu and compromised their 60year-old ideology".
they can. For 14 years in Gujarat, I used to get letters, threats of sending me to jail every day. I knew what games were being played,” he said. He said would not like to say anything more on this as he believed that this will come out some day when the history is written. Hitting back at Congress, Modi reminded how threats were used against the opposition during the period of emergency. “Everybody knows who has the character and language of
intimidation. Everybody knows what excesses were committed during the emergency. What can be a bigger threat than this,” he said, targeting the Congress. He asked the opposition “not to put words in somebody’s mouth, which have not been said.” Earlier, Sharma took umbrage to Modi’s remarks in Lok Sabha on the blackmoney issue when he had said that those having blackmoney would not be spared and later it should not
Uma Bharti says no mercy should be shown to Nirbaya rape accused Agency : New Delhi Senior BJP leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday said that no mercy should be shown to Mukesh Singh, one of the accused involved in the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman on the night of December 16, 2012. Reacting strongly to Mukesh's interview and statement to the BBC in which he defended his action, and said that girls and women should be confined to their homes and do household chores rather than going out to discos, movies and bars, Bharti
said, "There should not be any mercy for him. Why was he allowed to give the interview in the first place?" "He is a rapist and a murderer and he should be hanged. I can't comment on
Counsel youth on good credit behaviour: RBI to banks, credit bureau Agency : Mumbai Stating that bad loans from education segment are very high, Reserve Bank deputy governor R Gandhi on Tuesday asked credit information companies (CICs) and banks to 'counsel' the youth on good credit behaviour. "The young borrowers are oblivious of consequences of non-repayment on their credit track record. Can CICs and banks look at 'catch them young' policy for credit counseling and developing a credit culture in them?" Gandhi said at a Cibil event in Mumbai. "The awareness campaigns need to be focused on the new generation, even before they enter into a credit relationship," Gandhi added. He said the amount of nonperforming assets of educational loans under Rs 4 lakh, which qualifies under the priority sector lending guidelines, was 7.54% as of March 2014 as against the overall average of 4%. "Can CICs provide a periodic,
be alleged that the government was “vindictive”. Sharma viewed these comments as a threat and said his party was not afraid. Sharma had earlier taken umbrage of the Prime Minister’s remarks in Lok Sabha on the blackmoney issue. “You said in Lok Sabha that you will not spare anybody. Has anybody given an application (to be spared)? Do not issue threats. Nobody is going to be scared by such threats.
non-chargeable credit report to the student loanees and make them aware of their own credit position?" Gandhi asked. The comments come within a fortnight of Governor Raghuram Rajan describing education loans as a "complex issue" as the banks have to manage with the societal needs on one hand and the rising NPAs on the other. The IIT and IIMeducated Rajan said even though State effectively subsidises educational loans, one of the elite schools he attended has reported a problem on loan nonpayment, and added the RBI
is reviewing the scheme. The need, Rajan had emphasised, was to track students better which is now possible using the Aadhar number and also have a good system of insurance where the not-so-successful students do not suffer. Gandhi on Tuesday expressed satisfaction at the coverage of CICs for retail borrowers, but pointed out the exclusion of the smaller businesses and corporates as a worry. He, however, expressed dissatisfaction at the way CICs have been functioning, especially when it comes to sharing information and creating repositories.
how this interview was taken," she added. Earlier, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had denounced statements made by Mukesh Singh, adding that the perpetrator's 'mindset' has betrayed the reason why he committed the crime. "The accused still does not believe he is guilty and the punishment which was given to him is completely justified. The decision taken by the court is correct," said BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi. "His mindset shows the reason due to which he has done this crime. The matter of security is being looked into, in order to see how the interview was conducted. I am sure the government has already started to look into the matter," she added. While speaking to BBC Four from his cell in an interview that appears in 'India's Daughter', a BBC Storyville documentary, Mukesh Singh, one of the five accused convicted of raping and murdering Nirbhaya, said that a girl is 'far more responsible for rape' than a boy. He said housework and housekeeping was the domain of girls and they had no rights to roam or visit discos and bars at night. "They are doing wrong things, wearing wrong clothes," he said, and added that only '20 percent' of the girls were good.
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'Rape the girl, blame the girl' I have been trying to write on this topic for quite some time now, but unfortunately, I was left shocked and speechless every time I heard another frivolous justification for rape cited by sex offenders. Mukesh Singh, the convict in the 2012 Delhi rape incident – in which a daughter of India had to suffer the consequences of being born a girl in a patriarchal, chauvinistic society – asserted it was Nirbhaya’s fault, that she was "indecent to be roaming around at nine o'clock at night." What can you say to this twisted logic? What can you do to change it? No solution, no suggestions, no words ever seemed sufficient. Worse, true justice is unattainable, impossible. When I first entered the field of law, I had the usual quixotic notions of the profession – how glamorous it would be; how virtuous, how just. I had imagined I would go about pleading justice, and it would fly towards me like winged angels. I saw myself as a solitary force of order amidst chaos. It would be easy, I thought, or at least convenient. One of the first files that came my way was that of a rape incident. The victim was a final year medical student at one of the most prestigious universities of the country. The culprit was her Khalu (maternal uncle). He had trespassed her house with the intention of theft, and was discovered by the girl. She was raped, apparently to silence her from speaking up, and it was filmed. The uncle, soon thereafter, absconded to one of the Southeast Asian countries. By the time I put the file down, I was fighting back tears. I thought about what she must have envisaged for her future, what she must have dreamt for her life; all those years of hard work, all those moments of struggle she must have gone through, and now, here she was, a rape victim. In sub-continental societies, a rape victim is a victim twice. She is a perpetual victim. Once invaded by the soulless barbarian, and forever stigmatised to the soulless society. We have been trying to get the culprit repatriated through Interpol ever since. Years have passed; the poor girl has had to appear in courts over and over ever since, but without any sign of the criminal. Psychologists hypothesise that rape is about power and not lust. I feel that is an over-simplification of the truth. I remember that sweltering day in June when, just having finished cross-examination and drenched in sweat, a senior colleague and I were walking down the long corridors of the city district courts. An ASI had approached us, requesting for help with a statement that a rape victim was to make in the court. She did not have a lawyer. We quickly examined the file's contents and walked into the court. The perpetrator, the Mamu (maternal uncle) of the girl, was already standing there in shackles. The statement was made – a shocking story of betrayal and inhumanity. Then, the defendant spoke. He stated that whatever he would say would be the entire truth. He told the court he had fornicated with his niece only after marrying her. He alleged that the 16-year-old had asked him to save her from the clutches of her parents, who were getting her married against her will. In the convoluted logic of his sick mind, the request for being saved from the parents meant forcefully marrying the girl and raping her thereafter.
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Bollywood very hard to crack for me: Tina Desai
QUOTE “14 years of his tenure as a Chief Minister of Gujarat, OF THE he was threatened with jail, in a democracy, threats DAY do not work.” - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on claimed in Rajya Sabha...
Sachin Pilgaonkar's daughter to make Salman Khan Hit-and-Run: Court Says her Bollywood debut in SRK's Fan? Actor Can't be Asked For Driving Licence
Agency : New Delhi Shah Rukh Khan's upcoming film Fan has been the talk of the town since some time. After the news of model Walusha De Souza romancing Shah Rukh Khan in the film started doing the rounds, the latest buzz has it that Sachin and Supriya Pilgaonkar's daughter will also make her Bollywood debut with the same film.
Shriya Pilgaonkar will step into Bollywood with Fan and the actress will apparently play a small but meaty role in the film.The leading daily quoted a source saying, "Shah Rukh is presently shooting for the film in New Delhi and Shriya is also there. Hers is a small but important role. Everyone associated with the project has been instructed to purse their
lips." The details about Maneesh Sharma's film has been kept under the wraps but rumours are rife that young actress will be a part of the film along with Waluscha. Shriya made her acting debut in 2013 with her father's Marathi production Ekulti Ek. She has also shot a French film Un Plus Une helmed by Oscar-winning director Claude Lelouche.
Fast and Furious 7 to release in India on April 2
Agency : Mumbai The much awaited seventh installment of the Fast and Furious franchise is set to hit the screens in India on April 2 in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu on April 2. The news was confirmed in a statement from Universal Pictures India. Joining the
star studded cast of Vin Diesel, late Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez, will be Jason Statham and Indian actor Ali Fazal in a special appearance for the seventh movie of the franchise. "When you're making a bigger movie you have
much bigger set pieces that require more time and more effort and more people. But I think the final product will surprise a lot of people. It's the hardest film I've ever had to make but it's also the one I'm proudest of," James Wan said in a statement.
'Mardaani' Rani to be awarded for highlighting women's safety Agency :New Delhi Tina Desai has made all the right noises in the west ever since starring in 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' but the actress fails to understand why the success has not made much of an impact to her Bollywood career. The 28year-old actress has starred in Hindi movies like 'Yeh Faasley', 'Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande', 'Table No 21', but none of the films have seen the success that the British film has enjoyed. "Yes, it worries
me. I don't know why but Bollywood seems to be very hard to crack for me. I certainly hope I get big budget Bollywood films as soon as possible. I want to know what that complete Bollywood experience is. "When anyone asks me to compare Hollywood and Bollywood, I find it very hard because I have done bigger projects in the west in terms of films, directors, budget and I have done smaller budget productions in India.
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Agency : Mumbai Hindi film actress Rani Mukerji is being honoured with an award for her endeavour to highlight the cause of the safety, security and protection of the girl child and women in Pradeep Sarkar's "Mardaani". A panel of jurists and experts have selected Rani for the 'National Award for the Best Representation of the Cause of Safety, Security and Protection of Women and Girl Child' by the Institute for Gender Justice. Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury,
chairperson of the organisation, said: "The representation of women in the media, both print and electronic, has been, if not to say much, targeted at
commodification of women. This has had a dire consequence on the status of women which is reflected in the perpetual crime against women in the society.
Agency : Mumbai A sessions court on March 3 rejected an application filed by the prosecution in the 2002 hit-and-run case involving actor Salman Khan as it ruled that an accused cannot be forced to produce any document at the fag-end of the trial. "The application is not maintainable under the provisions of Indian Evidence Act as the court cannot force the accused to produce the driving licence," pronounced Judge DW Deshpande orally in the operative part of the order. The accused can produce the licence at an appropriate stage if he so desires, said the judge, adding that, at this stage, the evidence is nearly over and hence the court cannot give a direction for producing the document. The court had heard the
arguments of both the sides on February 27 and reserved its order until March 3. Special Public Prosecutor Pradeep Gharat argued that Mr Khan did not possess a licence when his car ran over people sleeping on a pavement in suburban Bandra on September 28, 2002, killing one person and injuring four. The actor has denied that he was driving the car at the
time of the incident.Mr Khan's lawyer said the prosecution's application violated the fundamental right against exploitation enshrined in the Constitution as it had asked the accused to produce documents incriminating him. He argued that the prosecution should prove its case that Khan was not holding a driving licence without asking him to produce it.
AR Rahman embarks on US tour for the first time in five years
Agency : Chennai Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman is all set to start his three-month long North American tour from March 21. The 'Jai Ho' hitmaker will include material from throughout his 20-year career on the 13-city tour, which will come to an end on June 14 at Redmond in WA Marymoor
Amphitheater. Titled 'A R Rahman: The Intimate Concert Tour' and sponsored by JBL, tickets go on sale on March 6, with VIP packages available till March 4. "I've been wanting to return to North America to perform for a while now, and I'm excited to be coming back for a series of concerts this spring," Rahman, who
has earlier performed in US in 2010, said in a statement on his Facebook page. "These are going to be very special performances and I'm grateful to have the chance to share them with you," he added. Known for his score and songs in Slumdog Millionaire, Rahman has worked on more than 100 films, including landmark compositions in Roja, 127 Hours, Rockstar, Couples Retreat and The HundredFoot Journey. Rahman, 48, is currently working on a composition for the film Pele, a biopic on the Brazilian soccer legend. He is also the subject of a new documentary about his music, called 'Jai Ho', which premiered on Februray 25 at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York. Rahman has won two Academy Awards, two Grammys, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe and six honorary doctorates.
'Go Goa Gone' to release in Japan on March 21 Agency : New Delhi Japan's growing 'appetite' for Indian movies has prompted Eros International to release its zombie comedy 'Go Goa Gone' in the country on March 21. The decision has come following the release of the banner's 'Ferrari Ki Sawari', a statement said. Codirected by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. and produced by Saif Ali Khan, 'Go Goa Gone' features Saif along with Kunal Kemmu, Vir Das and Puja Gupta. Eros has previously released films like 'Robot', 'Om Shanti Om' and 'English
Vinglish' in Japan. "The Japanese market has shown a fair appetite for Indian films. After the successful outings of our previous movies in Japan, we hope the demand for Indian films there continues and these
new releases enjoy a successful run too," Kumar Ahuja, president, business development, Eros International said in a statement. 'Go Goa Gone' released in India in May 2013.
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RBI, govt formalize inflation target
Agency : New Delhi India has set a target for inflation in a landmark change in its monetary policy, a year after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) informally adopted an inflation target. The move, strongly championed by RBI governor Raghuram Rajan, is expected to make the monetary policy more predictable. RBI will look to contain consumer price inflation within 6% by January 2016 and within 4% with a band of 2 percentage points for all subsequent years, as per the monetary policy framework agreement between the central bank and the Union government signed on 20 February, but published on the finance ministry’s website on
Monday. “It is essential to have a modern monetary policy framework to meet the challenge of an increasingly complex economy,” the agreement said, adding that the objective of the monetary policy is to primarily maintain price stability while keeping in mind the objective of growth. “The monetary policy framework is clear: the objective is containing inflation,” finance secretary Rajiv Mehrishi told reporters in New Delhi. The agreement is seen by analysts as proof that the Narendra Modi-led government has bought into Rajan’s suggestion. Rajan has long argued that inflation has to be subdued for India to achieve sustainable long-term growth.
WC : I am not at all surprised with India's turnaround, says Shastri
Agency : PERTH India's stunning turnaround of fortunes at the ICC World Cup 2015 may have surprised many but not team director Ravi Shastri, who says the "script went on expected lines" as he had full faith in the players' abilities. India entered the quadrennial extravaganza following a winless tour Down Under and the defending champions were far from being called favourites to retain the title. However, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's outfit proved their credentials with two convincing wins against arch-rivals Pakistan and a strong South African team.
They have won all their three matches so far with emphatic margins and are now almost certain to qualify for the quarter-finals as the top team from Group-B. "I am not at all surprised. In fact, why should I be surprised that the team has started on a magnificent note? I had complete belief in the boys and their abilities," Shastri said on Tuesday. "It was a case of performing to their potential and that's exactly what has happened in the two matches against Pakistan and South Africa. If you ask me, the script went on expected lines," the former Indian captain said.
According to him, the break after a disastrous tri-series campaign, which came on the back of 0-2 defeat in the Test rubber, did the trick for the Men in Blue. "I think the team was mentally drained after playing the tri-series. The boys needed to recharge their batteries and freshen up for the World Cup. The break from cricket did them a world of good as they came all guns blazing when it was required. And frankly speaking, I believe that this tri-series that we played was sheer waste of time and energy." Besides batting and bowling, the Indian fielders have caught the eye with their athleticism on the field, prompting Shastri to go to the extent of calling them one of fittest units in the world. He said this in relation to a question on the 1985 victorious campaign in the Benson & Hedges World Championship, where the former all-rounder was at the forefront.
Everything's connected at West Zone Threatens Legal Action After Mobile World Congress Baroda Unit Dumped From BCCI Elections
Agency : New Delhi The world's biggest mobile tech conference is taking place in Barcelona in Spain. This year it's all about how mobile tech is connecting everything you can think of. At the Mobile World Congress there's a car that you can control using your
phone and a BMX with a sensor that tells you how high you have jumped. There's smart tennis racquet to help you play better, and a suitcase that knows where it is and can be locked remotely. The BBC's tech expert Rory Cellan-Jones had a look at what's on show.
509 essential drugs get cheaper: Govt
Agency : Chennai Some West Zone units might have been contemplating moving court to challenge the BCCI elections but Shivlal Yadav, who chaired Monday's AGM, was unfazed as he said people are free to knock the doors of the judiciary. Baroda Cricket Association representative Rakesh Parikh was disqualified from voting as two rival groups from the state turned up for the Annual General Meeting. Samarjitsinh Gaekwad was allowed to participate in the proceedings and this led to resentment among rival members. "After applying the rules and going through the respective files of the units, I decided who would vote," he said. When told that the disqualified unit may go to the court, Yadav put up a brave front. "As far as members of the western unit
contesting it in court is concerned, they are free to do that. How can I stop them? They are free to contest any decision in court." The new BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya said,"It is a victory for cleansing of cricket. It is a victory of cricket to which we are wedded." The AGM also ratified N. Srinivasan's position as the ICC Chairman and Yadav it was a "unanimous decision". Yadav pleaded ignorance
when asked about new IPL Governing Council and Chairman. "I don't know, it is not under my purview." Yadav said both senior and junior national selection panels will continue till September. Asked about the constitution of various subcommittees of the cricket body, Yadav said only the statuary committee has been appointed: The 'others will be constituted by the president in consultations with office bearers," he said.
I-League: Salgaocar FC to host Lajong
Agency : New Delhi National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed the ceiling price of 509 essential medicines which led to a reduction in rates by above 40 per cent in case of 127 drugs, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. "NPPA has already fixed the ceiling price in respect of 509 essential medicines out of 680 medicines (628 net medicines) contained in the Schedule-1 of DPCO 2013," Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said in the Lok Sabha. Out of 509 drugs, above 40 per
cent price reduction has happened in the case of 127 essential medicines, while prices of 34 drugs has come down in the range of 35-40 per cent, he added. Besides, the drug price regulator has reduced the prices of 30 drugs in the range of 30-35 per cent, 25-30 per cent for 57 drugs and between 20-25 per cent in case of 65 drugs. Moreover, the price of 44 drugs has gone down by 15-20 per cent, 10-15 per cent in case of 55 drugs, between 5-10 per cent for 46 drugs and up to 5 per cent in case of 51 medicines.
Agency : Fatorda Salgaocar FC, which will host Shillong Lajong FC on Tuesday, are wary of the challenge the contingent from eastern Indian can throw at them here at the Nehru Stadium in Fatorda in the ninth round of the ILeague. The concern was quite evident as Salgaocar coach Derrick Pereira said: "They are a balanced side. I look at their foreign players and there is a World Cupper (Trinidadian Cornell Glen) who is in fine form and another Brazilian (Uilliams) who continues to carry his last year's form into this season. Add to that a very sprightly group of youngsters and they can be deadly opponents." Salgaocar FC are currently
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Upset Virat Kohli abuses scribe at training Agency : PERTH India's premier batsman and team's vice-captain Virat Kohli today suddenly lost his cool after the training session here today as he hurled abuses at a journalist before the side's group league game against West Indies at the WACA on Friday. It didn't occur to anybody that something of this sort will happen. Once Kohli was done with his training and was returning to the dressing room, he saw a scribe of a national daily in front of him.To the horror of that journalist, Kohli started using filthiest of language and it went on for some time before he stormed off and some of the Indian team members looked amazed as to what exactly had happened. The particular journalist also seemed clueless but once Kohli cooled down, he told someone about an article
that had appeared about him and his girlfriend Anushka Sharma in a national daily and he thought that it was that particular journalist, who had written the story.
When he was told that he has mistaken this particular reporter as someone else, Kohli called one of the journalists and through him apologised for the incident.
WC 2015: Forget South Africa's Hashim Amla at your own peril
Agency : PERTH Cricket is a game of truth. Test players are generally not suited to the white ball. Your Test batting average should be higher than your ODI one. The best South Africans play for England. Graceful players are not the best sloggers. Hashim Amla has taken these false gods and smashed their little porcelain heads all over the floor. Today, 'The Hash' became the fastest ever player to reach 20 ODI centuries.It only took him just a paltry 108 innings. That's a hundred every 5.5
times he bats. That's better than what AB de Villiers can muster. It's faster than Virat Kohli. The concord never went at this breakneck speed. Amla doesn't initially strike you as an ODI bezerker. He's the mild mannered Clark Kent of cricket. Soft spoken. Avoids the media. Humbly religious. The anti South African. No bravado. His rise to the Test captaincy raised a few eyebrows. Not because he isn't a leader of men. And not because he beat out De Villiers for the role. But
because he put up his hand in the first place. Proof that he harbours ambition on a grander scale. Not that it is overtly obvious. Not that we ever doubted it was there. We just didn't consider it. Amla never speaks to us or shares his inner workings. He is hidden. We forget about him. Hashim has an ODI batting average better than his Test one. Interesting in its rareness. Remarkable given his red ball number is 52.78. But the surprises don't end there. He has scored only 1000 less ODI than Test runs, despite facing almost 7000 fewer balls. If Amla is a Test great, what does that make him in the ODI sense? It is easy to get lost in the South African wizardry of Dale Steyn and De Villiers. Both may possibly end their careers as the best ever in their craft. However, the quiet Durban native is just as special, smoother and definitely the least ODI looking of the trio.
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seventh on the league table with eight points in their bag and Shillong Lajong are fighting to save the drop with seven points from as many matches. Salgaocar, though, are not taking anything for granted and know the visitors can pose plenty of problems. The last time Lajong was here, they clinched full points against Dempo, and that performance could play in the minds of the local outfit.
However, Salgaocar too have shown they can grind out results even if they are not as strong a team on paper as the likes of Dempo, Mohun Bagan and Pune. Salgaocar have confirmed the signing of Sanju Pradhan and he will be among the 18 for the match on Tuesday. Lajong's primary aim this season should be to avoid relegation and the visitors are doing a fine job at the moment.
Agency : New Delhi Olympic medallist pugilist MC Mary Kom on Monday said she has decided to quit boxing after the 2016 Rio Olympic Games as her body would not be able to cope with the rigours of the sport any further. The 32-year-old has been giving hints for some time that she may hang up her boxing gloves but on Monday she made it clear that the Rio Games next year will be her last competitive event. "I have decided that I will quit after 2016 Olympics. Rio Games will be my last competitive event and I will not continue after
that," Mary said at the launch of a social media campaign. "My third child is two years old and I think it's enough for me. Who would have faced the rigours of competitive boxing after having three children? I
want to bring happiness to the people of this country by winning a gold in Rio. I want to win a gold there and so I thought of continuing till 2016 Games," added Mary, who won a bronze medal in 2012 London Olympics.
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Salman Khan visits Sasan Gir Ahmedabad airport farm house, enjoys Sidi folk dance tops in fliers’complaints and the process has already
Gujarat govt to establish Aviation Training Institute, give grants to non-profitable flying schools
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Correspondent, Junagadh,
Last time they danced with Mega star Amitabh Bachchan during the shooting of Gujarat Tourism
ad film campaign titled as ‘Khushboo Gujarat Ki’. This time they had an opportunity to show their dance to another popular actor of Hindi film industry Salman Khan. Salman Khan who is in Gujarat for shooting of Surat Barjatya directed ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ took a break at private farm house near Asiatic Lion sanctuary of Sasan Gir on Tuesday evening and
watched Sidi Badshah’s folk dance. Sasan Gir area has an entire village (Jambur) full of Sidi Badshahs who were brought from Africa centuries ago for labour work. Shooting of Prem Ratan Dhan Payo was meanwhile on halt continuously for second day due to unseasonal rain and cloudy atmosphere, and also due to Swine Flu to actress Sonam Kapoor.
Gujarat govt amends sand mining laws, make them more stringent Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad,
Gujarat government has placed before the court the amended rules for the mining activities in the state as per its undertaking given to the court last year. Though the government was expected to come out with the rules for sand mining, it has included other mining activities in the amended laws. It has said that mining cannot take place without permission from the Gujarat Pollution Control Board and without prior environment clearance. The government
said that it would soon come out with a new ordinance and it is to introduce stringent measures for rule violation. The government mulls of introducing penal measures up to imprisonment and it would not be restricted to cancellation of lease only in case of violation of mining rules. Sources said that the new rules prohibit sand mining below the water level in a riverbed or in other water bodies. The government has also fixed the timings and as per the
Dilip Kumar killed on Whatsapp
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According to a report on Sunvilla News, veteran actor Dilip Kumar has again become victim of a death hoax after a message of the actor passing away went viral on messaging app, Whatsapp. The message, that went viral, stated that the Bollywood actor had died on March 2 at the Lilawati Hospital in Mumbai. "Big loss of the film industry. Bollywood superstar Dilip Kumar passes away at Lilawati Hospital of Mumbai," the message read. While he attended the wedding
reception of Salman Khan's sister Arpita and seemed to be in the pink of his health, rumours of his death started doing the rounds only two days later. Many fans heaved a sigh of relief when Amitabh Bachchan tweeted, "Some baseless rumours being spread about Yusuf Saheb Dilip Kumar, Saira ji just informed me he is perfectly fine !" A while back, when Dilip Kumar hadn't been keeping well for a while and was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai, rumours of his death spread. A frazzled Anurag Kashyap even took to Twitter to express his condolences. In the age of online media and social networking sites, viewers consume any content that is sensational and entertaining, which goes on to show the power of the internet and its control over people.
new rules, mining activities can be carried out between 6 am to 6 pm. The lease holder is now required to place environment management plan while bidding for the mining lease. The natural course of water cannot be interrupted. There will be control over the explosives used for mining purpose.
The city airport recorded the highest number of complaints related to services and hygiene among all the domestic airports in the country in 2014. This was informed to Lok Sabha by Mahesh Sharma, minister of state for civil aviation, on Monday. The government received a total of 462 complaints from air passengers regarding issues such as poor service standards, hygiene and negligence of duties at country's various airports last year. Sharma said in a written reply that the highest number of complaints (60) was received at Ahmedabad airport, followed by Ranchi (37) and Rajkot (27) among the 48 domestic airports during the period January-December 2014. Ahmedabad airport is among the four airports to be privatized by central government later this year
For some, shot of the divine is best bet for cure Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
Rohan Patel, a non-resident Gujarati based in New Jersey , had to be flown back to his native city Ahmedabad recently, after the software engineer developed swine flu symptoms while on a visit to Rajasthan in early February. Surprisingly, Patel didn't fly back for medical aid but for divine intervention. As swine flu cases continue unabated, a cramped room at a 300-year-old dargah in the Walled City and not a hospital is where people like Patel are placing their hopes. Those who suffer from chronic coughs and colds or respiratory ailments are believed to be cured by the divine powers at `Khansi Pir ki Dargah' near Danapith. Through the year, patients from across India and abroad throng the shrine to seek divine healing by drinking the sacred water offered at the grave of sufi saint Hazrat Mubarak
Sayeed. Parveen Zafar, who has been visiting the shrine religiously after her son Amir came down with swine flu in Jaipur, told TOI: "We've to visit the dargah for five Thusrdays and offer namkeen, sweets, jalebi, kheer, nariyal and incense sticks at the grave. We take the holy water for patients which has to be used in one week and refill the bottle on the next visit. Also, the ambience of the shrine gives us some kind of stimulus." According to the muzavar (priest), Gulam Mayuddin Munnabhai, "People from all religions bring ailing family members to the shrine.
begun. "Improvement in standard of service and hygiene at airports is a continuous process and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and private airport operators have taken necessary steps to improve the professional standards at the airports," Sharma said in reply to another question. Sharma further said that airport service quality survey and customer satisfaction index survey are carried out at airports to assess the service quality for further improvement. He also said that AAI has put in a mechanism of forming committee at the airports for instituting a system of internal checks of cleanliness standards under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
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Interceptor Boat C-408 was then dispatched for the site amid rough weather," said an official. Sources said the engine room of the dhow was flooded and its owner had got it toed to another dhow MV Sikran Pir. "As the water had gushed into the engine room, the dhow gradually sank in mid sea," said sources.
Correspondent, Junagadh,
All party delegation from Junagadh will travel to capital Gandhinagar to meet Gujarat Chief Minister on March 10 to demand new
university for Junagadh from next academic year. According to Mayor Jitubhai Hirpara and Saurashtra University Syndicate member Chandreshbhai
sells bodies to MNCs Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office has directed the state government to investigate allegations made by Dr Jitendra Patel of NHL Municipal Medical College that cadavers donated for use by medical students were being given to multinational companies for monetary gains. Dr Jitendra Patel is head of the anatomy department of city-based NHL Municipal Medical College. He has alleged that dead bodies donated to the institute for
establishing the institute. The Institute is expected to come up around Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar. Government aims to start courses through the institute from the next academic session. Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Limited (GUJSAIL) which is the nodal agency for development of aviation and related infrastructure in the state has been assign the task
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The placement process for 375 students of the graduating batch of the Post Graduate Programme(PGP) in Management at IIM Ahmedabad has been successfully completed with the third and final cluster placement on 1st March 2015. More than 115 firms participated in the placement process in 2015 including the lateral process. Recruiters in the consulting space included global strategy consulting and niche consulting firms: Accenture Strategy, Alvarez & Marsal, AT Kearney, Bain & Company, Deloitte, KPMG, McKinsey & Company, Oliver Wyman, Roland Berger, Strategy&, and The Boston Consulting Group
Junagadh seeks Narsinh Mehta University, delegation to meet CM Doctors to PMO: NHL Herma who are key person behind the idea of proposed Narsinh Mehta University in Junagadh, as many as 160 colleges of Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Amreli and Porbandar districts will be included in new university. They said, at present they are making list of big buildings in Junagadh that are vacant. One of such buildings can be used for proposed university to start with. It should be mentioned that the works for Rs. 800 crore medical college in Junagadh is in final stage and it is all possible that seats shall be allotted in next academic year.
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Gujarat Government has planned to establish a new Aviation Training Institute which will offer degree and diploma courses in various disciplines like air-hostess training, aeronautical engineering, ground staff training, aviation industry management courses etc. The state Government has allocated Rs.2 crore initial fund to kick start the primary work for
of starting new aviation training institute. GUJSAIL is a public sector company set up by the Government of Gujarat (GoG) for building infrastructure and providing trained human resources for the fast growing civil aviation sector in Gujarat. The state Government has also decided to provide Grant in Aid to the existing non profitable flying institutes and also new established Institutes in the state. The support would be in form of equipments and as well as engineering training to the institutes instead of giving financial assistance in form of money. After recession several private flying schools were finding difficulty in surviving so it may help them to sail through the difficult times.
IIMA final placement: Accenture top recruiter, 11 students to start their own ventures
Nine rescued from sinking dhow The Coast Guard rescued nine crew members from a sinking dhow, about 30 nautical miles from the Jakhau coast, on Sunday night. The maritime research and rescue coordination centre at Mumbai received a distress call about flooding of a dhow, Al-Wafa, set off from Mandvi to Dubai. "An
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educational and research purposes were being handed over to multinational companies for their research work by the management of the college for financial gains. Citing the letter from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) written in response to Dr Patel's complaint, the urban development department has directed the commissioner of Ahmedabad municipal corporation (AMC) to reply 'suitably' and 'promptly' to Patel and the PMO on the issue.
among others. The Banking & Financial Services sector participation included Avendus Capital, City, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and Nomura amongst others. This year IIMA also saw participation from PE/VC firms such as Matrix Partners and Apollo Global Management.A large number of students took up roles in Sales and Marketing in various companies such as Asian Paints, Hindustan Unilever, ITC, Johnson &
Johnson, L’Oreal, Mondelez International, Nestle, PepsiCo, P&G, Reckitt Benckiser, Shell, Vodafone and Wipro Consumer Care amongst others. General Management and Leadership profiles were offered to students by Aditya Birla Group, Bharti Airtel, CK Birla Group, Lodha Group, Mahindra, Reliance ADAG and TAS amongst others. The internet and E-Commerce space included recruiters such as
Amazon, Flipklart, OlaCabs, Quikr, Snapdeal and Uber. Students secured roles in technology sector firms such as Cognizant, Google, EdgeVerve, Microsoft and Samsung amongst others. Recruiters in the pharma domain include Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and GlaxoSmithkline Pharma among others. A number of first-time recruiters such as Hopscotch, Future Group and Practo amongst others participated in the placement process.
Swine flu fear makes lawyers go on vacation in Ahmedabad Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad,
Nearly 10,000 lawyers today went on a five-day mini-vacation in view of the outbreak of swine flu in the city. “As many as 10,000 advocates, who are practising in five courts, including the Ahmedabad district and rural court, metropolitan court, city sessions court, small cause court and family court, will not work from March 3 to March 7 due to the swine flu menace in the city,” Rajesh Parekh, Ahmedabad District Bar Association president The Bar Association yesterday issued a notification, which stated that the recent unseasonal rains can spread the deadly H1N1 virus, he said. However, the lawyers will continue to take urgent matters, like bail petitions of under trial prisoners, he added. hen asked about the measures taken by the advocates to avoid swine flu, he said the Bar
Association will distribute free herbal medicines. We have prepared ‘Ukala’ (a herbal concoction) and will distribute it among the advocates from today. If a person consumes it daily, he or she can be protected from swine flu,” he said. Besides, the lawyers practising at the Gujarat High Court today distributed masks and placed sanitisers in all the washrooms to protect them from the swine flu. The Gujarat High Court Advocates Association (GHAA) has requested the High Court not to take action against the lawyers who do not want to come
for hearing of the cases taken up by them, due to the fear of swine flu. “There are lawyers who are concerned about swine flu and do not want to come till the situation improves. Thus, we requested the court that no adverse action should be taken against those who do not turn up during the hearing of their matter. The High Court accepted our request,” senior lawyer Yatin Oza said. As many as 283 people have died of swine flu in Gujarat so far this year, withAhmedabad registering 79 fatalities. There have been 4,766 H1N1 viral infection cases in the state this year, including 1,683 in Ahmedabad.
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