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News Brief Sensex sinks 351 pts as drought fears loom
Now, non-Hindus can’t enter Somnath temple Somnath temple enshrines the first of 12 jyoritlings of Lord Shiva in the country and is considered sacred by Hindus.
Agency | Mumbai, Jun 3
Correspondent | Somnath
The benchmark BSE Sensex cracked the 27,000-mark today by falling 351 points as investors trimmed positions in realty and FMCG stocks as hopes of another rate cut this year took a hit on fears of a drought in the country. Market took further jolt after services sector activity contracted for the first time in 13 months in May, largely due to decline in new order flows amid competitive pressure. In last two sessions, the Sensex has lost 1,011.79 points. The Met department has projected monsoon this year to be “deficient”, which has triggered fears of a drought.
The famous pilgrim place of Lord Shiva, the Somnath temple in Gujarat will now be off-limits for non-Hindus as authorities have decided against entry to people following other faiths without prior permission. Authorities cited security concerns and protection of ‘sanctity’ of a religious place for the restriction, saying other religions do not allow non-followers to enter their sacred places. “Shree Somnath Jyotirling is a pilgrimage for Hindus. Non-Hindus will have to obtain permission from general manager’s Office (of the temple) to enter the sacred pilgrim-place,” said a notice put up by temple authorities at the main entrance gate. The
Rahul ignored farmer’s in Amethi: Irani
Agency | New Delhi, Jun 3
Upping the ante against Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister Smriti Irani today slammed him for ignoring farmers in his Amethi constituency charing the Congress leader with failing to address their grievances. Irani, who led a farmers delegation from Pipri village to Water Resource Minister Uma Bharti, said the villagers had boycotted the last Lok Sabha polls as neither the Congress leader nor any of his representative visited the village which faces the wrath of river Gomti during monsoons.
Tin and nickle ease on reduced demand Agency | Mumbai, Jun 3
Tin and nickle prices eased at the non-ferrous metal market here today on selling by stockists amid reduced demand from alloy industries. While, copper and brass prices moved up due to good offtake from consuming industries. In overseas markets, London copper was trading flat in early trade ahead of options expiry later in the session, while traders bet on near-term downside, given spluttering global growth momentum.
notice was put up outside the main entrance-gate of the temple last Monday. Daily thousands of devotees from across the country visit the temple, which is very heavily protected by police. The famous Shiva temple, located near Veraval town of Gir-Somnath district, is governed by a trustee board headed
by former Gujarat chief minister Keshubhai Patel, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior BJP leader LK Advani are other trustees. “The decision was taken by the Somnath Trust’s secretary (PK Lahiri) two to three days ago and we put a notice accordingly,” Vijaysinh Chavda, dep-
uty manager of Somnath trust. When asked about reasons behind barring the entry of non-Hindus in the temple without taking permission, Chavda said the decision has been taken due to security reasons. Trustee secretary of Somanth Temple and former IAS officer PK Lahiri, “Notice was put up after
Maggi row: Clean chit from Maharashtra, Goa; no excess lead, says Kerala es of food safety standards Agency | New Delhi
Amid a row over alleged lapses in food safety standards of instant noodles Maggi, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday said there have been no negative reports about the samples tested so far. “We have taken some samples but we have not found any negative reports. I am in constant touch with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Harshadeep Kamble on the
issue,” food and civil supplies minister Girish Bapat on said Wednesday.He said that around 8-10 samples of Maggi have been tested by the government. “Their production is batch wise and to do a detailed analysis of their product, we need to test samples from different
batches, the work of which is going on. A problem can be identified once more such samples from other batches are tested,” Bapat said. He said that the government will take necessary action against Nestle if something is found amiss. The probe into alleged laps-
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make-in-India” programme offered joint development and production of military technologies. While the two projects approved are modest in scale, India and the United States are also exploring collaboration at the higher end of technology, Carter told reporters. “We have big ambitions, and jet engines, aircraft carrier technology are big projects that we’re work-
ing very hard on,” he said. Carter is due to sign a new 10-year defence cooperation pact with his Indian counterpart Manohar Parikkar later on Wednesday that will include cooperation in maritime security, another official said. The two countries conduct annual naval exercises in the Indian Ocean where China has made forays in recent years in a sign of its expanding reach.
India, U.S. clear two ground-breaking defence projects as Carter holds talks Agency | New Delhi
India and the United States have sealed an agreement to jointly develop protective gear for soldiers against biological and chemical warfare, and another on building generators, defence officials said on Wednesday. The projects were cleared as U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter held talks with Indian leaders to expand security ties between the countries that were on opposite sides of the Cold War but have since drawn closer against the rising weight of China. The United States has become one of the top sources of weapons for the Indian military, upstaging Russia in recent years, and now under
has already been expanded to test Maggi noodle samples from across the country following detection of mono-sodium glutamate and lead in excess of the prescribed limit in the noodles.
other religions do not allow non-followers to enter their sacred places. “If you go to Parsi Agiyari, what they put outside on notice board is non-Parsis are not allowed inside. Can you enter Mecca city? Every religion has its right to regulate,” he said. In reply to a question about what action can be taken if somebody is found violating the ‘instruction’, Lahiri said, “Then it is a trespass, criminal trespass. If I enter Parsi Agiyari hiding my identity, it is criminal trespass.” Lahiri parried a query on whether the trustees (Modi, Advani) of the temple were informed about the decision, saying they have
carried forward Hindu tradition. “This is not a new decision. We have carried forward our tradition. It is part of our own Constitution that all Hindus will have a right to enter without any discrimination,” he said. Somnath temple has a unique place in Hinduism as history says that there were several desecrations by Muslim invaders from eleventh to eighteen century on the structure. However, after every attack, the temple was rebuilt. The present structure was built post Independence after a resolve by first home minister Sardar Patel and was inaugurated by first president Dr Rajendra Prasad on May 11, 1951.
Gujarat Board (Gujarat Board of Secondary Education or www.gseb. org) SSC Result 2015 will be announced on 4th May 2015 around 6:00 AM, Students can check their results online on http://www.gseb. org Check GSEB SSC Result 2015 Here The
long wait for 10 lakh students will be over tomorrow with Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB) declar-
ing the class 10th results on its official website www.gseb.org around 6:00 AM. Last year Gujarat Board Class 10th Result were declared on 3rd June 2014. Board has already declared Gujarat HSC Science and General Stream Results on 28th May 2015 and 30th May 2015.
ities are bound to scrutinize the Eastern Star’s safety record and that of its owner, Chongqing Eastern Shipping Corp., as they investigate why the ship capsized late Monday, leaving more 420 people unaccounted for. Police have detained the ship’s captain and chief engineer, who were among the few survivors. Chongqing Eastern Shipping is one of China’s oldest pleasure cruise
companies, struggling to compete with newcomers offering much fancier accommodations. For decades, the sunken Eastern Star, the Eastern Pearl and other “three-star” cruise ships have made the 1,100 mile (1,800-kilometer) journey from Chongqing, perched high above the Yangtze, past the craggy, scenic Three Gorges and their gargantuan dam, to Nanjing, way down in the swampy
lowlands. According to state media, Chongqing Eastern Shipping was founded in 1967 during the tumult of the 1966-76 Cultural Revolution as a state company handling river cargo transport from the upper reaches of the Yangtze to the sea. Since the early 1990s it also has run cruise ships, mostly relatively basic vessels with tiny cabins and toilets that double as shower stalls.
some people represented that entry needs to be regulated. I have put up that notice.” “Locals have noticed that non-Hindus are trying to enter and there were some issues from security-guards whether they should be allowed or not. We have decided to regulate it as per our old tradition,” he said. “Security reasons are always there. Somebody said a woman with Burqa (veil worn by Muslim women) was allowed while she was trying to enter. That raised the suspicion on whether non-Hindus should be checked whether they should be allowed to go and whether something will happen,” he said. Lahiri argued that
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Capsized Yangtze Ship Cited Over Safety Problems 2 Years Ago
Agency | New Delhi Eastern Star, the cruise ship that capsized in the Yangtze river with more than 450 people aboard, was cited for safety violations two years ago, records from a Chinese maritime agency show. Authorities in Nanjing, where the Eastern Star began its unfortunate voyage, held the ship and five other Yangtze cruise vessels after it found them violating standards during a safety inspection campaign in 2013, according to a report on the city’s Maritime Safety website. The report provided only sketchy details. Among the dozens of violations it found among the vessels were practices such as failing to use the ship’s automated identification systems. It didn’t break down the violations by individual vessel or say who owned the other vessels. Author-
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The Maggi betrayal has broken our good Indian heart
It won’t even take two minutes to figure out that lead in your Maggi is the least of India’s food safety problems. This is a country where two dozen children died in one fell swoop after their free lunch at school – rice, beans, potato curry and soy balls. India Today lets us know that much of that delicious street chaat Delhi is famous for could be contaminated with fecal matter, the E. Coli bacteria in particular. Where the Most Probably Number (MPN) of coliform bacteria should be 50 or less, it was as high as 2,400 in some of those delicious snacks. The “greatest lead-related scandal” is not about paint or Maggi but that “manufacturers of ayurvedic medications are permitted to use toxic heavy metals like lead, mercury, and arsenic” and he’s not buying the claim that the ayurvedic purification process of sodhana removes their toxicity. So why this kolaveri about two-minute noodles? It’s because Maggi was more than just a packet of instant noodles. In a socialist India where Coca Cola was forbidden and we wore rip-off Lavis jeans, Maggi in 1983 felt almost like cosmopolitanism in a packet. It was bright, it was perky, it was fast. It broke the rules of cooking. It was not labour intensive. Nothing needed to be chopped, ground or grated. It carried a whiff of independence. Anyone could do it. And it still had a masala flavour. There was an East-meets-West, home-meets-world feel about Maggi and its promise of instant gratification in our land of roti-chawal. That’s why as India opened up to the world, and many other kinds of instant foods and heat-and-serve horrors flooded the supermarkets, Maggi survived without even adding any new and exciting flavours. It was by then a classic. The brand had become the product – like Xerox and Google. Everyone had a Maggi memory – the schoolchild’s tiffin, the hostel student’s dinner, the newly-married working couple’s trusty stand-by. Unlike instant noodles in the US which was the epitome of the sad bachelor with a hot-plate, Maggi managed to sell itself in India as piping hot mother’s love. No wonder in the new India, Maggi has acquired what Firstpost’s Rajyasree Sen describes as a sort of “grunge cool” where once-cheap Maggi can cost Rs 300 and come with Arrabiata sauce or even drizzled with truffle oil and topped with pan-seared Foie gras. This, says Sen, is simply “nostalgia-themed food fancy-dress party.” Now it turns out that, forget fancy dress, the emperor has no clothes. The bad news keeps piling on. Lead. MSG. A temporary distribution halt in Kerala, a law suit in Uttar Pradesh, an FIR against its celebrity brand ambassadors in Bihar. The Future Group, the country’s biggest retailer has decided to stop stocking Maggi. Nestle claims its in-house tests and an independent laboratory have confirmed the product is “safe to eat” and lead levels are within “permissible” limits.
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Watch: Acid attack survivor narrates her story, gets a makeover
Agency | Mumbai They say beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. And rightly so! Here we have Reshma Banoo Qureshi, an 18-year-old acid attack survivor, who defines beauty in her own way. For her, beauty is beyond having a pretty face and body. Blush, a YouTube channel, which shares beauty tips and fashion tricks, gave a makeover to Reshma, who narrated her horrific story while undergoing the change she wanted to
feel and see. The makers of this video recognize the inner beauty in each person, but they believe every girl loves a makeover once in a while. And hence, Reshma, who too wanted to undergo a makeover knew she would look prettier than Katrina Kaif. Reshma is certainly a beauty who has challenged all odds and stood up for herself bravely. One year after she was brutally attacked, she awaits justice as her attackers roam free.
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QUOTE “We have collected several samples of Maggi from across the state and they are being tested at government laboratories at Bhuj, Vadodara and OF THE Rajkot, Government will receive the test reports tomorrow and decision - Gujarat health minister Nitin Patel DAY will be taken on that basis,” Salman Khan’s ‘Selfie Le Le Re’ song from ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’to be out today!
Telugu actor forced into prostitution rescued in Goa hotel raid
Agency | New Delhi
Agency | New Delhi Salman Khan’s Eid release this year- Bajrangi Bhaijaan has been one of the most anticipated films without a doubt. After the teaser that set the digital platform on fire, the team is all set to unveil the first song from the film. Titled ‘Selfie Le Le Re’, the song will also be Salman’s introduction in the
film. Based on the emotional journey of a little girl from Pakistan, who’s lost in India without her voice and how a good hearted Bajrangi Bhaijaan helps her return back to her family, Bajrangi Bhaijaan is one of the biggest releases this year. Anticipation about the film being on an all time high, the first song that will be
launched on Wednesday is expected to create a storm in the digital platforms. Although we have got a glimpse of the song in the teaser itself, this will be a two and half minute video of the song from the film. Starring Kareena Kapoor and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in leading roles, the film is scheduled to release on July 17.
A small time Telugu film actress was rescued from a prostitution racket and her pimp arrested in a raid at a five-star hotel here in Goa, police said on Tuesday. Police Inspector Siddhant Shirodkar told reporters that the raid was conducted late on Tuesday, after police sent a decoy customer to the hotel. “We arrested her pimp Aisha Sayyad and rescued the actress
who has been sent to a protective home,” Shirodkar said. The pimp had been offering the ac-
tress for prostitution in many posh resorts in the state in the recent past, the official said.
Salman Khan Hosts an Impromptu Birthday Bash for Sonakshi Sinha
Kushal Tandon to debut in Bollywood Agency | New Delhi It’s Bollywood Calling for Kushal Tandon. The television star who had created ripples with his TV stint and his Bigg Boss 7 outing is all set to enter the film industry and has signed a Hindi film already. Kushal, who is more famous for his Bigg Boss apperance and his temperamental nature, was in a relationship with Gauahar Khan until they called it off recently. Breaking the good news on Twitter, Kushal
wrote- Kushal’s fans who call themselves Kushalians took to Twitter to send in congratulatory notes and not just them, Kushal’s friends from the TV industry also congratulated the actor on his new innings. Jay Bhanushali, Ankita Lokhande and Mahhi Vij were few of the many celebrities who congratulated him. We wonder which film he’s signed but given that he’s created quite a stir with his escapades on the small screen. we hope Kushal makes it as big and even more in tinsel town as well.
Aside from breaking Twitter, Caitlyn Jenner is also changing the world
Agency | Washington Caitlyn Jenner gracing the cover of Vanity Fair is a powerful symbol of how far transgender Americans have come -and the many challenges they still face. Discrimination, poverty, suicide, even murder continue to haunt the trans community, even as it enjoys greater public acceptance and understanding. “I’m not sure if it’s a turning point, but it’s
certainly a helpful milestone,” said Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Gender Equality, when asked about Jenner’s public coming out. “It’s really important to understand that there are about a million trans people in the country -we don’t know exactly -- and not everyone gets to tell their story” as the former Bruce Jenner has, she said.
Agency | Mumbai Sonakshi Sinha, who celebrated her 28th birthday yesterday, had her Dabanng co-star Salman Khan throw a surprise party for her at his Panvel farmhouse last night. Apart from her family and friends, several industry folk also attended the do. Says a source, “Sonakshi Sinha had been saying that she loves receiving surprises on her birthday. When Salman Khan got to know about it, he decided to make her big day extra special and threw an impromptu bash in her honour.” Adds the source, “It came as a huge surprise to Sonakshi when she was told to leave for Panvel for the bash organised by Sallu. He is always known to be a good host so he had lined up the choicest of delicacies and a huge cake for the birthday girl. Everyone made merry as they danced to all the chartbusters from Salman’s films including the Dabangg tracks.”
Sania Mirza urges you to adopt from animal shelters instead of buying pets Agency | Mumbai
She is known for her tennis skills and her famous marriage to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik. But here is a side of Indian sports star Sania Mirza that w i l l not just m a k e you go ‘awww’ but urge you to do something great: adopt a rescued pooch. Sania has joined hands with PETA to star in its brand new ad campaign with, none other than her recently rescued cat, Posh. This cuddle-wor-
thy news comes right after her becoming the world number one tennis champion
finals with partner Martina Hingis. To promote the adoption of homeless dogs and cats, the
in the women’s doubles category and qualifying to the French Open quarter
adorable print ad, which is the main feature of the campaign, sees Sania
dressed as an angel with stray cats and dogs around her. “So many animals, especially dogs, are hit by cars and they just lie there for days. That’s the reason we need to rescue or take them from a shelter and not buy,” says the diva who is in the news for the right reasons this time round. Sania, who has been appointed as the UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia, has a mean advice for one and all. “Always be kind, not just to people but also to animals”.
3 / Dt. 04-06-2015, Thursday Phicomm Passion 660 review
Agency | New Delhi Chinese device maker Phicomm has entered the Indian market with the launch of its Passion 660 smartphone. It’s a subRs 12,000 device that comes with mid-range hardware including a fullHD display, Qualcomm’s 64-bit Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor and 2GB RAM. It’s worth noting that the Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 smartphone segment is already getting crowded and it will be tough for Phicomm to match up to rivals and offer a better experience. To differentiate its offering from others, the company has thrown in a barometer and dedicated pedometer feature. But will that be enough for the Passion 660 to be able to
compete with the likes of YU Yureka, Xiaomi Mi 4i and ZTE Nubia Z9 mini? We try to find out in our review. The Phicomm Passion 660 looks like any other rectangular slab out there with sharp corners and flat edges. However, once you get your hands on the phone, you’d surely be surprised by its light weight body (weighs just 110grams) and premium fit and finish. The right and left edges of the phone feature magnesium alloy with a brushed finish while the back has a matte look with a special powder coating which the company claims, is resistant to scratches. We found the claim to be true and also observed that it’s not very prone to smudges.
Indians finding it tough to stub out smoking. Here is why!
Agency | New Delhi 35-year-old Tejas visits AIIMS hospital in India’s national capital New Delhi almost every month for his mouth cancer treatment. He stands in a long queue and sometimes sleeps on the floor the previous night to be the first one in the line the following day. A rickshaw-puller by profession, Tejas has been chewing ‘gutka’ since time immemorial to him. He said a friend had asked him to try it out for fun sake in his early teens. He doesn’t remember when the ‘fun’ turned into a ‘habit’.
“It had become a time pass for me that you are chewing something and pulling the rickshaw. It became a habit and I could not do away with it. Last year I was diagnosed with mouth cancer and I had to completely stop it,” said Tejas as he bought medicines. Tejas is not alone. Like him, many people get addicted to smoking, chewing ‘gutka’ and other tobacco products are an early age. As India marked World Tobacco Day on May 31, people shared with us why it becomes difficult to stop.
Young solar system found around a nearby star Agency | Washington
Astronomers have discovered a young planetary system around a nearby Sun-like star that shares remarkable similarities to our own early solar system. An international team used the Gemini South telescope to capture images that show a ring-like disk of debris surrounding a Sun-like star, in a birth environment similar to the Sun’s. The disk appears to be sculpted by at least one unseen solar system-like planet, is roughly the same size as our solar system’s Kuiper Belt, and may contain dust and icy particles.The research provides a valuable key to understanding
the early formation of the Sun and planets. The discovery of the bright ring of orbiting the star HD 115600 changes everything, said Thayne Currie of the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, who led the research. “It’s kind of like looking at our solar system when it was a toddler,” said Currie. The ring is almost exactly the same distance from its host star as the Kuiper Belt is from the Sun and it receives about the same amount of light. The star itself is just slightly more massive than the Sun and is a member of a massive grouping of 10- to 20-million-year-old stars called the Scorpius-Centaurus OB association.
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Tendulkar features in Clarke’s list of top five cricketers
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SPORTS ROUNDUP When set, Rohit Sharma is world’s most dangerous batsman: Virat Kohli
Agency | Melbourne Australian Test captain Michael Clarke considers legendary Sachin Tendulkar as one of the top five greatest cricketers he has played against during his international career. During an interaction with his fans on Twitter, Clarke revealed that Tendulkar is among five of the best players he played with or against
in his career. The other four names he took were Australian bowling greats Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath, South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis and West Indian Brian Lara. Clarke, who has retired from the ODI and T20 formats, is currently in the West Indies for a Test series against the hosts. Asked to name the quickest bowler he
has ever faced, Clarke took Pakistani maverick Shoaib Akhtar’s name. The 34-year-old, however, called England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff as the best bowler he padded up to. In lighter vein, Clarke was asked about the most untidy player in the Australian dressing room and he responded with his predecessor Ricky Ponting’s name.
pertise for further development of the Sport,” he added. The AIFF had earlier signed a MOU with the Japan Football Association in February 2015. The agreement will also allow the collaboration and cooperation through management and officials, technical experts, coaches and referees. Exchang-
es regarding training of technical personnel and organisational procedures are planned. “Availability of sports centres or installations for competition, training and camps as and where possible in accordance with availability and suitability have also been agreed upon,” the statemend said.
AIFF to seek technical expertise from French Football Federation Agency | New Delhi
Shortly after signing agreements with the German Football Association (DFB), the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has now entered into a partnership with French Football Federation (FFF). The agreement is ‘to cooperate with each other in order to develop strong ties between their respective associations for the mutual benefit of each association and for the promotion, growth and continued success of football in each country’, an AIFF statement said. “It’s an honour to enter into an agreement with the French Football Federation,” President of AIFF Praful Patel said. “We look forward to learn from their technical ex-
Agency | New Delhi “I have never seen a guy, after he gets set, be so dangerous,” that’s how high Virat Kohli rates his India team-mate Rohit Sharma. Replying to a question on whether T20 cricket has changed batting, India’s new Test captain was quick to point at how success in the IPL has transformed Rohit’s game for the better. “He [Rohit] has scored two double-hundreds in ODIs opening the innings. Could you have imagined all these things without gaining confidence from T20 cricket, where guys keep hitting so consistently that they build confidence to do it throughout
50 overs?” Kohli replied during an interview to ESPNCricinfo. In India’s successful run-chases in ODIs, Kohli has already contributed 13 hundreds, which is only one behind Sachin Tendulkar’s 14. And Kohli, who captains Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, credited his ODI success to T20s as well. “I have got the same confidence [as Rohit] from T20 cricket. Take that century off 52 balls against Australia in Jaipur, where we were chasing a huge target. I was so committed to playing positively, I did not have a second thought in my mind. No negatives. No doubts. And proper crick-
eting shots with conviction,” he said. Kohli, who will captain India in the one-off Test on Bangladesh tour starting June 10, then continued his praise for Rohit. “You take the best finishers in the game - [Kieron] Pollard, [James] Faulkner, [Eoin] Morgan - but when Rohit gets set, it is almost impossible to stop him. I mean, it is ridiculous the kind of hitting he does after getting 50. You know if Rohit Sharma is on 50 with four overs to go, you are in troubled waters. Literally, save yourself. I’m not joking.” The India No. 3 in limited-overs cricket then said that T20 cricket has changed the mental set-up of batsmen.
happen next. The Justice Department’s public assertions the investigation is ongoing “telegraphs that there are other peo-
ple in their focus,” said Ed Wilson, a Washington lawyer whose practice focuses on cross-border money transactions.
Key questions: Why did Blatter resign and what now for FIFA?
Why would fastest growing economy need rate cut boost? RBI beats hollow new GDP Agency | New Delhi
Raghuaram Rajan, the renowned economist, is known for his blunt views on world economic affairs, so is Raghuram Rajan, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor, who doesn’t bother whether the Delhi power centres agree with his views or not. Tuesday’s bi-monthly monetary policy and Rajan’s comments in the presser followed, left enough hints that the central bank has serious doubts on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers recently released by the Narendra Modi government. The new series of GDP numbers, based on Gross Value Added (GVA) method and a new base year, showed that the Indian economy grew 7.5 percent in January-March, beating China’s growth and, in effect, becoming
Agency | London
the world’s fastest growing major economy. For the full fiscal year 2015, the economy grew by 7.3 percent, the data from the central statistical office showed. But, as Firstpost argued in a recent article, even though the overall GDP growth numbers indeed point towards a nascent uptick in the economy, there are factors that question its accuracy in the backdrop of the actual situation on the ground. This include a sharp decline
in the GVA, declining capital formation in the economy, rising stress in the banking sector and, finally, a protruding disconnect between the GDP figure and the high frequency data such as bank credit growth, factory output and core sector performance. This disconnect confused everyone – economists and even the central bank – with respect to the sudden change in the shape of the economy based on the new data.
Sepp Blatter and his mentor Joao Havelange have run global’s soccer’s governing body since 1974, handing out power to national federations and regional chiefs who awarded the men with loyalty. All that could change in the next few months, as a scandal-plagued Blatter calls for a new election that will influence everything from how the organization is run to how it deals with sponsors, broadcasters, federations, leagues, clubs, players and agents. Here are some key questions about what happened since last week’s U.S. indictments of FIFA officials and what will
Sharapova out; Djokovic, Nadal set up blockbuster clash Agency | London
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will clash in a quarterfinal blockbuster on Wednesday at Roland Garros in one of the sport’s most-eagerly awaited clashes of recent times. World No.1 and top seed Djokovic eased into the last eight on Monday with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 win over Richard Gasquet. Defending champion Nadal, seeking a 10th Roland Garros crown, saw off unseeded Jack Sock, 6-3, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2. In the women’s tour-
nament, defending champion Maria Sharapova was sent packing at the fourthround stage, but top seed Serena Williams survived a scare to seal her quarterfinal place. Sharapova, seeded two, was beaten 7-6(3), 6-4 by Lucie Safarova, the 13th seed, who will now meet Garbine Muguruza of Spain in the last eight.
4 / Dt. 04-06-2015, Thursday Gujarat govt to celebrate World Yoga Day on a grand scale Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Gujarat government has prepared a detailed plan to celebrate World Yoga Day on a grand scale across the state on June 21, a Sunday. The celebrations are part of the pan-India celebrations to be carried out by the Centre after the United Nations (UN) had recently announced to celebrate the day on June 21, an official release said. For the state-level celebrations, a central committee has been set up under the chairmanship of state Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, it said. To involve students of schools and colleges as well as common citizens of cities as well as rural areas, separate committees were also formed at district and taluka level, it added. As per the plan, Yoga will be performed at various designated cen-
tres across the state at 7 AM on June 21. To maintain uniformity in Yoga performance, government will telecast a 33-minute TV program on Yoga, which will be broadcast across the state. Participants will be required to perform Yoga as per the demonstrations shown in the program, it added. To make this celebrations a successful event, the state government will conduct Yoga camps for citizens at various centres across the state between June 15 and 20. In addition, a separate program of ‘training for Yoga trainers’ will be carried out at selected centres between June 7 and 14, stated the release. To ensure maximum participation, the state government will involve various schools, colleges, NGOs, cultural groups and training institutes at district and taluka level, it said.
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Pakistani flag as profile pic, ‘I love Amreli to get Engineering Pakistan’ as status: One held in Kutch college, inauguration tomorrow picture. After his detention, Correspondent | Bhuj
Police in Kutch detained a young man from border area of Kutch who had put a photo of Pakistani flag in his WhatsApp status with text ‘I love Pakistan’. According to Police Inspector of Mundra Devendrasinh Rana, Gul Mamad Haji Halepotra is resident of Erandivadi near Hodko village. He has completed education of 2nd standard. He had put Pakistani flag
In reply to question on forecast of delayed and below normal rain during upcoming season of monsoon, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel in Gandhinagar said that she had full faith that there will be sufficient rain, and there’s no need to panic. “Today when I looked at newspapers, I found all of them said like there’s already famine here, and there’s no water available. This is not good. All I want to say is that there’s no need to panic,
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
A delegation of Congress MLAs led by the party’s chief whip in Gujarat Assembly, Balwantsinh Rajput met Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today and handed over a memorandum demanding prompt action by the BJP-led state govern-
Sardarnagar police have arrested a Himmatnagar-based agent, Sandeep Barot, who used to make bogus visas for Canada. Acting on a tip-off a few days back, police officials caught the 43-year-old Barot from a hotel in Naroda and recovered a bag containing passports with fake visas and several visa tickets of Canada. “We found the passport of Borsad-based Rupal Rakesh Patel in the possession of Barot. It had the visa stamp of Canada indicating travel permission from March
ment to counter water scarcity in north Gujarat. According to Rajput, out of 18,000 odd villages in Gujarat, more than 7,000 villages, mostly in northern part of the state, face acute water shortage, according to a release issued here after the Congress delegation met the Chief Minister. “People in northern Gujarat districts like Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Banskantha and Arvalli are severely hit by water scarcity. The state government has not taken any concrete step yet in this direction,” Rajput stated in the release. The Congress memorandum claimed that very less water is available in all major dams and reservoirs in north Gujarat, the release stated. “There are 15 dams in north Gujarat. Total storage capacity of
riculture Minister from then government in centre came to us and made announcement that centre would help Gujarat, but they didn’t give anything. These Congress persons come to submit memorandum so that media may give them coverage. They want to continue to stay alive through media, and you continue to make we have water available them alive.” with us. I have full faith that there will be rain, because nature wouldn’t do something that may keep Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad cattle thirsty. The government has made all ar- When the first-of-its-kind rangements. Agriculture “Nocturnal House” at the department is planning Kankaria Zoo opens next to issue directives for year, visitors will be able farmers suppose if there’s to watch the hyena, jackal, insufficient rain.” “Con- leopard and other nocturgress has no business to nal animals in their simudo, and Congress people lated natural habitats. “The have lot of time to spare zoo timing is such that after Narendrabhai Modi when the visitors come, all government in centre. the nocturnal animals are in the morning and asleep When there was no rain a asleep. We are planning at night,” said director of few years back, that Jai- to create an environment the zoo, R K Sahu about ram Ramesh and then Ag- where they will be awake the unique enclosure that is under construction. The nocturnal house’s main principle is filtration of 2015 to September Rs 15 lakh-Rs 20 lakh light. In the morning, dim 2015,” said K K Patel, for creating bogus visas light will be spread in the senior police inspector, and passports for his cli- house so that animals reSardarnagar. “He was ents,” said K Patel. “He main awake during the day also carrying several also revealed the names and at night, bright lights visa tickets for Canada.” of six clients who had will force them to go to Patel said that when they approached him.” The sleep. This will be done so verified the visa stamp police are now investi- that the visitors can watch on Rupal’s passport, gating the racket. Over them active during zoo it was found to be bo- the past two years, over hours. “The whole enclogus. Barot was arrested 20 cases of illegal im- sure will be built inside a and charged under IPC migration have been tunnel. This environment sections 406, 420, 467, registered in Ahmed- would block the sun’s rays 468 and 120 (B). A lo- abad. Earlier in March, and ensure complete darkcal court has sent him to Porbandar-based Tejas ness. There would be only two-day remand. During Joshi was held at the dim filtered light, much interrogation, Barot re- Ahmedabad airport for like moon light, that will vealed that he got the travelling as a fake Por- create the night-time enfake visa made by an tugal citizen. Joshi had vironment,” said Sahu. agent named Mansoor got a Portugal passport CEPT University is the from Mumbai for Rs 13 made in Goa on the ba- consulting agency for the lakh. “Barot used to take sis of bogus documents. enclosure. “Since the Cen-
Open colle Engineer ge in i Amr ng eli
Correspondent | Amreli
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel will open an engineering college in Amreli on Thursday, June 4. The college has been named as Smt Shantaben Haribhai Gajera Engineering College, Vidyasabha. Chief Minister will also open new education complex of Shri Somnath Sanskrut University in Prabhas Patan – Somnath. The new complex has these dams is 1,922 mil- b e e n lion cubic metres. However, only 16.71 per cent water is left in these dams at present. Since the stock of water is diminishing every day, people are fac- Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad ing problems due to water Gujarat Food and Drug scarcity,” Rajput stated in Control Administration the release. To overcome today collected 39 samthe situation, Congress ples of Maggi noodles leaders asked the Gujarat and sent them for labogovernment to immedi- ratory testing. “We today ately make use of water collected 39 samples of stored in the Sardar Saro- Maggi from across the var Dam on the Narmada state including Ahhmedriver, the release stated. abad, Vadodara, Surat “Narmada dam’s present and Rajkot and sent them level is 118.16 metres for laboratory testing,” and it has 955 million cu- Commissioner of Food bic metres of water. We and Drug Control, H G request the Gujarat gov- Koshia. “We are expecternment to immediately ing the results by the end release that water into the of this week and after canals of north Gujarat to that we will decide furstop possible migration of ther course of action,” people due to water scar- he said. The tests will city,” Rajput stated in the be conducted to find out release. whether the ingredients in
named as ‘Prabhat Jyoti’. The Chief Minister will attend a mass wedding function of Kharva community. State Education Minister and Minister of state for Education will be with Chief Minister during this visit.
39 Maggi samples sent for lab testing in Gujarat by state govt
Kankaria Zoo: Nocturnal animals to stay wide awake during the day for visitors
Agent held with bagful of bogus Canada visas from a hotel in Naroda
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
with a line ‘I love Pakistan’ on WhatsApp. One Dharmendra Jeshar along with other alert citizens had given application to police against Gul after they found Gul’s proPakistan WhatsApp profile
Gul replaced profile picture with ‘I Love India’ and Indian national flag. When alert youths of Mundra noticed Gul’s pro-Pakistan WhatsApp profile picture on his BSNL mobile number 9426063457, they had informed police suspecting that he could be Pakistani citizen living in Kutch or could be Indian citizen loyal to Pakistan. In any case he should be probed.
Congress demands action to mitigate water scarcity in North Gujarat
No need to panic! I have full faith there will be rain: Anandiben
Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
Ahmedabad
tral Zoo Authority (CZA) did not give us an opportunity for night safari, we came up with the idea of the nocturnal house,” said Meghal Arya, associate professor at CEPT. The nocturnal house will resemble the natural habitats of the animals and visitors will be able to see them through the glass barriers. “All the norms and recommendations of the CZA were taken into consideration while designing the house, including possibilities of separating animals as per their behavioural requirement,” Arya added. The night safari was initially proposed in 2005-’06. But,the CZA did not permit it. “The main reason for the cancellation of the night safari is that after midnight,the whole city becomes isolated.
es, and whether it is safe to consume. A fine can be imposed if it is found that ingredients have been disclosed incorrectly or differ from what is mentioned on the package. But a criminal case can be registered if the instant noodle is found to be unit are the same as the ones safe for consumption, he disclosed on the packag- said. The Food Safety
and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has also tested Maggi samples collected from different states in the wake of Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) finding monosodium glutamate and lead in excess of the prescribed limits in the popular snack.
12-year-old donates part of her prize money to CM fund
Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
Twelve-year-old Mariyam Siddiqui, who hails from Mumbai and is the winner of Bhagwad Gita Champion League organised by International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in April, donated Rs 10,000 from her prize money to the Gujarat Mukhya Mantri Swachhata Nidhi. Siddiqui, a Class 6 student, met Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Tuesday and donated the money in the form of a demand draft. She was accompanied by her father, Asif. The
donated amount is part of the fund Siddiqui has collected, following her win in the competition for reciting Gita slokas. While the prize money for the competition was Rs 5,001, Siddiqui has received cash prize from several quarters, which has crossed the mark of Rs 12 lakh, over the period of two months. This includes Rs 11 lakh from the UP government. Since her win, she has met a host of leaders, including President Pranab Mukherjee. Many of them have further rewarded her with
cash prize. “Mariyum was born and brought up at Shahpur in Ahmedabad. This is the reason that she wanted to donate part of her prize money to Gujarat,” said his father, who is an editor of political magazine Bartaman News, published from Mumbai. He added, “She just wanted to set an example for other children on how to be helpful to the society.” According to Asif, a large part of her prize money has been either donated or she has been planning to donate to children education.
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