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Agency | New Delhi The Central Information Commission has pulled up premier steel manufacturer SAIL over its grievance handling system, saying it was “quite ineffective and regretful”. Hearing the plea of RTI applicants whose queries were not responded to in a timely manner, Information Commissioner Yashovardhan Azad said the correspondences placed on record by SAIL indicated vague and ambiguous replies, none of them addressing the main query about the application for mutual transfer filed by the firm’s employees.
Declined Arunachal CM’s post: Rijiju Agency | Itanagar
Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju today said he was offered the post of Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh but he declined as he did not want to get involved in state politics. “Chief Minister Kalikho Pul offered me the post first but I declined...He wanted me to lead the new government but I did not want to switch at this point of time because I have been given a mandate to represent people of the state in Parliament and I am doing my duty,” he said.
Salman shoots with kids for ‘Sultan’
Agency | New Delhi The election commission announced dates for assembly polls in West Bengal, Kerala, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Friday, a 42-day long process where the BJP will lock horns with regional satraps and the Congress to expand its national footprint. The polls will kick off from April 4 and results of all contests will be announced on May 19. A total of 17 crore voters will exercise their franchise across 824 constituencies. West Bengal will spend the maximum time—six-phase poll-
ing spread over seven days—to elect its new 294-member assembly. Assam will go to the polls in two phases while the two southern states – Tamil Nadu and Kerala -and Puducherry will elect their new governments on May 16. This will be the first time when “None of the Above” or NOTA in
the electronic voting machine (EVM) will have a cross symbol to ensure voters can recognise the option easily. The polls are a crucial not only for the Congress that rules Assam and Kerala, but also for the BJP that miserably lost two high-profile assembly contests in Bihar and Delhi in 2015.
The stakes are also high for Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress, J Jayalalitha’s AIADMK and the All India N.R. Congress that rule West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, respectively. West Bengal will also
states as well the Centre schemes without the will not be able to an- prior permission of the nounce any new welfare election commission. West Bengal poll dates 1st phase – 18 constituencies Polling days – April 4, 11 2nd phase – 56 constituencies Polling day – April 17 have the highest number The dates are 3rd phase – 62 of poll booths, 77,247, constituencies Polling as below: followed by Tamil Nadu day – April 21 Assam poll dates (65,616). Along with 4th phase – 49 1st phase – 65 the announcement, the constituencies Polling constituencies Date of Model Code of Conduct day – April 25 polling – April 4 also comes into force 5th phase – 53 2nd phase – 61 immediately. The govconstituencies Date of constituencies Polling polling – April 11 ernments of poll-bound day – April 30 6th phase – 25 constituencies Polling day – May 5 Kerala – 1 phase (140 constituencies) Lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo, who is representing 10 families, said the lawsuits involve a passenger from Polling day – May 16 Russia, one from China and the rest from Malaysia Tamil Nadu – 1 phase (234 constituencies) Polling day – May 16 Puducherry – 1 phase (30 constituencies) Polling day – May 16 Counting day – May 19 Around 17 crore voters are eligible to cast their ballots in the Sangeet Kaur Deo, who is government and the then five states. The model representing 10 families, heads of the civil aviation code of conduct for the said the lawsuits involve department and the navy election comes to effect a passenger from Rus- as defendants. Sangeet immediately, the EC sia, one from China and said her clients were en- announced. The EC also the rest from Malaysia. gaged in settlement ne- said they have prepared Apart from the airline, the gotiations with the airline a symbol for the NOTA lawsuits also named the earlier. option for voters.
MH 370: Families of 12 passengers India Denies Visas To US Delegation on Flight 370 file lawsuits Agency | Kuala Lumpur That Assesses Religious Freedom Families of 12 passenAgency | New Delhi
India has defended its decision to deny visas for a US government delegation charged with monitoring international religious freedom. The delegation from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom was scheduled to leave for India on Friday for a long-planned visit with the support of the US State Department and the US embassy in New Delhi. “As a pluralistic, non-sectarian, and democratic state, and a close partner of the United States, India should have the confidence to allow our visit,” USCIRF chair-
man Robert George said in a statement. The Indian Embassy in Washington retaliated by stating, “We do not see the locus standi of a foreign entity like USCIRF to pass its judgment and comment on the state of Indian citizens’ constitutionally protected rights.” In its 2015 report, the bipartisan USCIRF said incidents of
religiously motivated and communal violence had reportedly increased for three consecutive years. It said that despite its status as a pluralistic, secular democracy, India had long struggled to protect minority religious communities or provide justice when crimes occur, creating a climate of impunity.
gers on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 today sued the carrier and the government, ahead of a filing deadline next week on the second anniversary of the plane’s disappearance. The Boeing 777 carrying 239 flew far off course for unknown reasons after leaving Kuala Lumpur for Beijing on March 8, 2014. An ongoing search of the southern Indian Ocean has found no trace of the plane, though a wing part from the aircraft washed ashore on Reunion Island last year. A global aviation agreement sets a two-year deadline for lawsuits by next-of-kin over air accidents. Lawyer
PM Modi launches Rs 50,800-cr Setu Bharatam project to ensure highways without railway crossings by 2019
Sensex gains 40 points, posts best weekly gain in 4 years Agency | Mumbai
Moving sideways throughout, the benchNormally, governments mark Sensex managed Agency | New Delhi are in the habit of doing to close the session with India is set for a quanincremental work only, a paltry gain of about 40 tum leap in infrastructure but the approach of the points at a one-month and concerted efforts are current one is differ- high of 24,646.48 on being made to bolster ent, Modi asserted, add- heightened chances of growth in highways, Agency | Mumbai ing that it is driven by RBI delivering a policy I-ways and railways, long-term growth and rate cut sooner than lat- raising hopes of a reduc- gained 1,604.99 points in Bollywood actor Sal- Prime Minister Narenis working to satisfy the er. On a weekly basis, the tion in the policy rate. the previous three consecman Khan has shot with dra Modi said on Friday. long-felt aspirations of Sensex rallied 1,492.18 The 30-share barometer utive sessions. The gains children for his upcom- Launching an ambitious ing wrestling-drama Rs 50,800-crore Setu jump (in infrastructure), for “pioneering work” in people. Under the Setu points, or 6.44 per cent, started on a strong foot- were led by BHEL, SBI, “Sultan”. The 50-year- Bharatam project to en- for a breakthrough, for infrastructure, Modi said Bharatam project, a total and Nifty zoomed 455.60 ing before settling higher Coal India, Tata Motors, projects. infrastructure plays a of 208 railway crossings points, or 6.48 per cent — by 39.49 points, or 0.16 Cipla, ONGC, Bajaj Auto, old actor, who is train- sure highways without fast-tracking ing hard with real wres- railway crossings by Infrastructure plays the pivotal role in the coun- will be replaced by rail their biggest weekly gain per cent, at 24,646.48, a Dr Reddy’s, ICICI Bank, tlers for the Ali Abbas 2019 and overhaul of same role for the nation try’s growth and a com- over bridges (ROBs) by in more than four years. level last seen on Febru- HDFC Bank, HDFC Ltd, integrated 2019 at an estimated cost Traders said there is con- ary 1. Intra-day, it slipped Tata Steel, Infosys, Hero Zafar-directed movie, 1,500 British-era bridg- as arteries play in a hu- prehensive posted a picture on es, the Prime Minister man body and thus, mak- approach has been initi- of Rs 20,800 crore while siderable improvement in into the negative zone and MotoCorp, M&M and Twitter with a group of said his government is ing it sound is quintes- ated. He added that the 1,500 bridges of the risk appetite after the gov- hit a low of 24,531.80. Hindustan Unilever. The kids. “Sets of ‘Sultan’. committed to speeding sential,” Modi said at the government’s emphasis British era will be over- ernment kept its deficit Higher levels could not NSE Nifty after recapturShot with these kids,” up all projects related to launch. Lauding Road is not just on “highways, hauled at an estimated target for the next fiscal be sustained as partici- ing the crucial 7,500-mark Salman wrote in the infrastructure. “Our en- Transport and Highways but on I-ways (Informa- expenditure of Rs 30,000 at 3.5 per cent of GDP in pants locked in gains in closed at 7,485.35, up 9.75 deavour is for a quantum Minister Nitin Gadkari tion ways) and railways”. crore across the country. the Union Budget 2016, blue-chips. The gauge had points, or 0.13 per cent. caption. Corpo. Office: B/14, Madhav Chamber’s, India Colony, Opp-Vidhyanagar School, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
2 / Dt. 05-03-2016, Saturday Editors’ Picks saturday, march 05, 2016 Kanhaiya is a ‘Make In India’ product - and a political entrepreneur
Why are people surprised when politics happens at Jawaharlal Nehru University? You are not surprised when IITans build a machine. You are not surprised when Google, the search engine giant, is born in Stanford. So, when a political leader of sorts is born in a students’ movement at a premier university in the national capital of the world’s largest democracy, should we be surprised? The answer is perhaps, no. One might add for effect that Kanhaiya Kumar, whose speech at the JNU campus on Thursday night hit the national headlines and triggered a viral video, is now a “Make In India” product. At a serious level, there is widespread misconception in India that universities exist only for educating the young in skills which in turn are used for them to get jobs. Actually, that is a simplistic view, though an understandable one. Universities have historically been hubs for brainstorming and research as well. The subjects may vary, though. In the UK, Cambridge and Oxford are known for economics, humanities and the liberal arts the same way as universities like Stanford and Carnegie Mellon are known in the US for engineering and physical sciences. Using a similar logic, it is possible to say that if IITs are an Indian variant of a Stanford or a CMU, JNU is an equivalent for an Oxford or a London School of Economics. Debates and discussions have been a part of India’s argumentative tradition and even the ancient Nalanda, now sought to be revived, was famous for that. However, in the new middle class morality of contemporary India, there is an equation of universities with skill shops. The logic often used to justify this is that students and faculties are indirectly funded or subsidized by taxpayers. But in this, an issue is conveniently forgotten: social change is as much a product of politics or reformist initiatives as an innovation in technology. In that sense, a Kanhaiya Kumar can be seen as a political entrepreneur. When he gives a speech in the campus, it is the social equivalent of what an engineering student does when he displays a prototype for venture capitalists. The students union in JNU discusses social ideas the way Stanford engineers experiment with computers in their labs. The bodies they eventually found can be called social enterprises or political startups. You can, of course, consider the ills of an ideology just as you can discuss the adverse effects of a drug or technology. Why should there be an assumption that only technocrats are important?
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am not a politician, I am a student. I have no intention of joining mainstream QUOTE “I politics or contesting any election. I want to question as a student and I will like OF THE to answer as a teacher in the future. So, the question about my political ambitions DAY should be kept aside,” - JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar says Rohith Vemula is his idol, not Guru... Urmila Matondkar marries Zubaan movie review Mohsin Akhtar Mir in Mumbai
Agency | Mumbai On the face of it, debutant Mozez Singh’s Zubaan has much that is likeable. Yet the potential inherent in its music-laden coming-of-age drama remains largely unrealized. The film makes the right noises, but its sluggish pace and inconsistent writing rob it of the possibility of culminating into a meaningful and coherent statement about life and its vicissitudes. This story of one man’s voyage of discovery takes multiple detours through other genres family drama, love story, et al before it gets to its predictable destination. Zubaan is about a Gurdaspur boy Dilsher (Harmehroz Singh) who, on account of a pronounced stutter caused by a personal tragedy, is at the receiving end of bullying by his mates. On one such occasion, a bystander Gurucharan Sikand (Manish Chaudhary) gives the boy a pep talk and a ball-pen with the advice that he should write his own destiny. Stop depending on anybody, not even God, for help and stand up for yourself, he is said. Dilsher is a Gurbani singer’s son and is blessed with innate musical talent. But he takes Gurucharan’s exhortation to heart and sets out to break free from his moorings. Several years later, Dilsher (Vicky Kaushal), now a strapping young lad, lands in Delhi in search of his childhood benefactor. Gurucharan is a wealthy real estate tycoon and Dilsher resorts to means fair and foul to earn his trust.
Salman Khan summoned by Jodhpur court for recording statement Agency | Jodhpur
The trial court hearing a case of alleged illegal possession of arms against Bollywood actor Salman Khan in connection with black buck poaching has summoned him for recording his statements on March 10. The District and Session Court gave this order after rejecting an application of the defence seeking recalling of a prosecution witness for his examination. “The court has rejected the application of the defence seeking recalling of a prosecution witness, the then District Magistrate Rajat Kuamr Mishra, and ordered the defence
to ensure the presence of Khan in the court on March 10 for the recording of the accused’s statements”, said Additional Public Prosecutor Dinesh Tiwari. The trial of the case was completed with the re-examination of 5 prosecution witnesses on Wednes-
day, immediately after which defence counsel H M Saraswat had moved a fresh application to recall Mishra. But the magistrate Dalpat Singh Rajpurohit rejected the application today stating that enough time for re-examination has been given to the defence.
Dwayne Johnson CAN’T wait for Priyanka Chopra to come back on the sets of Baywatch! Agency | Mumbai After penning a book on parenting, actress Sonali Bendre says she might come up with another piece but it will not be a fictional novel. The 41-year-old actress, who was speaking at the success bash of her book The Modern Gurukul - My Experiments with Parenting, says there are a couple of ideas which she will eventually turn into a book. “I am very sure that I am not writing fiction. But I don’t know what it is that I will write (next). To be honest, there are a
couple of ideas but just the thought of putting the time and discipline is putting me off,” Sonali said. “I just finished my two shows, this book has been there, I will just hibernate for some time and do nothing... May be something will fall into place because even this book was a compilation and it turned into something else.” Sonali has a son named Ranveer with her husband-producer Goldie Behl. The actress says even though they both belong to the film industry, they do not treat Ranveer as a star kid.
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Agency | New Delhi
Just yesterday, Priyanka Chopra had shared a picture of hers on Instagram bidding farewell to Miami and Baywatch. Obviously our minds quickly raced wondering what did the encrypted message stand for. Was it good bye forever or was it just for a brief period. And again, Quantico scenes made us think that maybe since the show is to air on 6th March, she probably took off for it. However, now we know what the real deal is! Turns out Priyanka will be back on the sets of Baywatch to make sure
the cast’s have a bad bad time because hey, sometimes bad is bad! Since she will be playing the baddie Victoria Leeds’ role, we’re sure that we’re in for some drama! Her co-star Dwayne shared a picture on Insta-
gram to confirm the news of her return on the sets of Baywatch. He said, “Every great story starts with a great villain… My sistah @priyankachopra is one of the biggest and most beloved stars in the world.
Agency | Mumbai Actress Urmila Matondkar, 42, married Kashmir-based businessman Mohsin Akhtar Mir on Thursday (March 3) afternoon in a quiet ceremony. The ceremony was a simple one devoid of any usual Bollywood strappings and had only Urmila’s close family members. The wedding was solemnised as per
Hindu rituals at Urmila’s residence. The only person from Bollywood in attendance was Urmila’s close friend and ace designer Manish Malhotra. Sharing her happiness, the just married Urmila Mantonkar said: “We kept it an exclusive wedding with just family and friends at the celebration. Since our families wanted the wedding to be a low
key affair we mutually decided to keep it private. We seek your blessings on embarking this new journey of our lives .” Manish Malhotra later shared Urmila’s picture on Twitter congratulating the actress and called her the most beautiful bride. A few days ago Preity Zinta had tied the know with her fiance Gene Goodenough in LA.
play Mowgli’s adoptive mother, so I’m very, very excited about it. I read The Jungle Book and watched the TV series in India growing up, and for me, to finally be part of the film that reminds me so much of my childhood is just amazing,” the 31-year-old actor said. “It’s one of those films that I feel, no matter
what age group you are, you’re going to enjoy that film, and I feel like it’s been a while since I’ve done something like that, because most of my films have not been good enough for children. A little too intense, so I’m very happy to finally be doing a film that can be watched by kids,” she said.
the Los Angeles ceremony. “I’m so glad I live here (in New York City) because halfway through (the Oscars), I was like, ‘This is some real Hollywood...’,” she told radio host Howard Stern. “Everyone’s telling me what to do. People are yelling
at me about rape and corporate greed but really it’s climate change. I was like, ‘Guys, pick a lane. Like we’re going to fix everything tonight?’ And also, like, ‘You’re all rich. Why are you yelling at me about corporate greed?’”
Jungle Book Origins: Freida Pinto to play Mowgli’s adoptive mother Agency | Los Angeles
Indian-origin actor Freida Pinto has revealed that she is playing Mowgli’s adoptive mother in Jungle Book: Origins. The live-action adventure fantasy film is being directed by Andy Serkis, who plays Baloo, along with Benedict Cumberbatch as Shere Khan, Christian Bale as Bagheera and Cate Blanchett as Kaa. Pinto, who co-starred Serkis in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, said she is very excited to be a part of the film, which is based on the novel by Rudyard Kipling, reported Entertainment Tonight. “I
Tina Fey breaks down exactly what happened at Oscars 2016 Agency | New York
Actress Tina Fey is grateful she lives in New York City because she doesn’t have to deal with Hollywood’s double standards. The former 30 Rock star was a guest presenter at the Academy Awards but she quickly grew irritated with all of the messages of social activism her fellow celebrities were trying to convey, reported Contactmusic. Fey felt it was hypocritical to hear about topics including “corporate greed” from a room full of “rich people”, while she was also just overwhelmed by the sheer number of differing issues brought up at
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Pakistan vs Sri Lanka,Asia Cup, Match 10 at Mirpur, Dhaka: Pakistan’s likely XI
Agency | New York Whether your goal is overall weight loss or better overall health, researchers recommend snacking on peanuts or peanut butter three to four times a week. According to a new study, teenagers at high risk for being overweight or obese reduced their Body Mass Index (BMI) when they adhered to a nutrition intervention that included a snack of peanuts, compared to those children who did not. “Obesity is the most pressing health issue facing us today,” said Craig Johnston from University of Houston in the US. “We’d like to think it’s preventable, but from where I sit right now, there hasn’t been a lot shown to be very effective on a large scale,” Johnston added in the paper published in the Journal of Applied Research on Children. The study acknowledged that snacking is more common during the adolescent years and that the unhealthy eating habit can lead to an unhealthy weight.
Raghuram Rajan To Wait Until April To Cut Rates: Poll
Agency | Dhaka Pakistan will be up against Sri Lanka in Match No. 10, which is a dead rubber. Both teams have struggled in the Asia Cup Twenty20 (T20) 2016 series and have just not been able to perform to the best of their potential. After Pakistan’s critical loss against Bangladesh by five-wickets, which sending them crashing out of the Asia Cup final contention, there has
been heavy criticism by experts and former cricketers of Pakistan Cricket. T20 Captain Shahid Afridi has been on the bitter end of it, along with the team selectors. After Pakistan’s loss to India in their first match and then the hosts Bangladesh, this reaction was inevitable though. Friday’s match against the Lankans, will be a chance for Pakistan to earn some respect among their fans
SPORTS ROUNDUP Team and Dhoni helped me to calm my nerves before debut T20: Pawan Negi Agency | Mirpur
A bundle of nerves ahead of his international debut in the ongoing Asia Cup, India all-rounder Pawan Negi said emotions were getting the better of him before senior players such as skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni stepped in with their calming and then boarded the bus to congratulate and that words. Negi made his de- for the stadium. But just moment felt really spebut against the UAE last when we reached close cial,” he said. Negi said night and grabbed one to the ground, I had a bit the team helped calm wicket. “I got to know of butterflies in my stom- his nerves. “The seniors that I will be making ach. I was about to play in the side really helped my debut in the after- my first game and there me to calm my nerves noon. Our bowling coach were a flurry of emo- and they came up to me Bharat Arun told me that I tions as I walked into the to boost my confidence will be playing this game. dressing room. “When levels. The entire team I felt really great when I Ravi (Shastri) sir gave was really supportive heard that news,” he said. me the cap and I wore it, and I never felt like I was pared to the current `43 “It felt normal when we it felt really great. All the playing my first match,” crore per match,” Nitin were in our team meeting players came up to me he said. Kukreja, authorised representative, Star India, South Africa vs Australia, 1st T20I at Durban: A wrote to BCCI president, rivalry more than a game of cricket Shashank Manohar, on Agency | Durban February 21. The e-mail adds: “Needless to say, if Expect more fireworks, sought to be implement- banters and tussles on a ed, we would have to cricket field as Austrarevisit our agreement to lia tour South Africa for accommodate for all the a three-match Twenty20 factors mentions above International (T20I) seand we would urge you ries. The last time these to start early negotiation two arch rivals faced each with Star.” BCCI’s cur- other in the shortest forrent broadcasting rights mat was in March 2014. at each other’s throats. However, Steyn did not contract for internation- Though South Africa suf- All the banter began in reveal the exact words al and domestic matches fered a 0-2 drubbing at 2014 when David Warner Clarke hurled at him, as it with Star for 2012-2018 the hands of the mighty alleged AB de Villiers of would affect the spirit of is `3851 crore. The Lodha Australians, they will ball tampering. Eventu- the game. The most probcommittee recommenda- leave no stone unturned ally, Warner was fined lematic of all was when tions restrict ad breaks to to avenge the loss. Aus- for untrue accusations. South Africa’s T20 capdrinks, lunch and tea in- tralia, on the other hand, The matter got out of tain Faf du Plessis called tervals, as is the practice were white-washed by hands when South Afri- the Australians “a pack of internationally. the in-form Indians in a can speedster Dale Steyn dogs”. The incident again recently concluded T20I and former Australian happened in the third series Down Under. Giv- captain Michael Clarke Test. Mitchell Johnson’s en the rivalry these two had a heated exchange short delivery hit du Plesteam.” Dhoni was in play- flare up, they will play in the third Test of their sis on the pads and rolled ful mood when a Ban- fire with fire and will be three-match Test series. towards the stumps. gladeshi scribe asked a long and winded question with basic intent of trying to know if this is the last time that the limited overs Agency | Bangkok skipper will be playing in this country. “I’m not get- A fit-again Indian shootting rid of myself so soon. er Jitu Rai edged past a Bangladesh will have to strong field, including face me more often than former Olympic chamnot. This is one occasion pion Pang Wei, to clinch when the question was the 50m pistol gold at longer than the answer,” the ISSF World Cup here he smiled as everyone on Friday. Jitu, who had present in the conference been nursing a palm injuroom had a good laugh. On ry for some months, beat field of eight top qualifiers below par 13th and 14th a serious note, Dhoni said China’s former World and with a score of 564, while shots. The following two that he expects the final to Olympic Champion Wei Zheiwei followed him in shots also saw a similar be a tough one as Bangla- to second place shooting second place scoring 563. pattern for Wei and from desh knows the conditions 191.3 to Pang’s 186.5. Former World Champion then on, it was Jitu all the well. “As I said, any good Wang Zhiwei, also of Chi- Tomoyuki Matsuda of Ja- way as both the Chinese team if they are the home na and an Olympic Bronze pan was also going to be a challengers had a tame team, they will always medallist, finished third threat in the final given his end to the 20- shot final. know the conditions very with a final round score recent form in the Asian Tomoyuki Matsuda, afwell. So to beat a home of 165.8. India’s Prakash Shooting qualifiers in ter briefly lying in the top team is always difficult. Nanjappa shot 549 in the Delhi. Jitu did not start as three, was eliminated in Also Bangladesh, over the qualification round to be strongly as he would have 5th place. itu will look to years has developed a lot. placed 17th. Jitu reached wanted to in the final how- increase his medal tally They have improved their the final by finishing third ever he maintained a top in the pistol event while strength. They know the at the end of the 60 shot three position throughout. Gagan Narang and Chain condition well, as I have qualifying series with a Wei finally conceded the Singh will lead India’s score of 562. Wei led the lead to Jitu after having charge in the Rifle event. said.
BCCI broadcaster begins push for revenue squeeze
Agency | Bengaluru The Reserve Bank of India will wait a month to cut interest rates again, according to economists in a Reuters poll who mostly said New Delhi’s latest fiscal deficit target looked optimistic. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley committed to fiscal discipline in his February 29 Budget, lowering the deficit target further for the fiscal year that starts next month, but offered little in the way of reforms investors have been waiting for. Investors and traders in financial markets have been hoping RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan will follow soon with a rate cut, like he did last year. But the majority of economists polled said he would not repeat the surprise cut of 25 basis points he delivered just a few days after last year’s budget, with 20 of 28 saying a cut was unlikely before next month’s policy review on April 5. “Although we doubt the fiscal math, the fact that the government has been sticking to the stated math, in whatever way they are doing it, creates room for Rajan to cut rates soon,” said Kunal Kundu, India economist at Societe Generale.
and they will be playing for pride as well. Going into the ICC World T20 2016 in India in this shape will definitely hurt Pakistan, and they will certainly want to change that. A win against Sri Lanka, who themselves haven’t shown much resistance and looked out of sorts, will certainly lift the spirit inside the Pakistani dressing room. Most importantly, a decent performance, more so with the bat will provide momentum before heading into the WT20. Waqar Younis, said they were ready and willing to make changes in the squad before Pakistan play their final game in a tournament which was quite necessary for them to know where they stand.
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Agency | New Delhi As a special bench of the Supreme Court began hearing BCCI’s response to the Lodha committee recommendations on Thursday, its official broadcaster, Star India, has begun mounting pressure on Board to renegotiate its contract. The BCCI is arguing that the panel’s ruling that no advertisements should be allowed during the game will
make the deal far less remunerative for its broadcasters and will cause a big impact in its revenue. “In a nutshell, two issues highlighted (domestic advertisement and syndication revenue) together with the existing challenge around subscription revenue stream would have a significant impact on the value of BCCI media rights, reducing it to negligible value com-
Captain confident: Current Indian T20 team can play anywhere in the world, says Dhoni
Jays enter India with premium u-Jays headphones
Indian shooter Jitu Rai clinches gold at the ISSF World Cup
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Jays has launched premium u-Jays headphones in India. The headphones, priced at Rs.15,999, will compete against the likes of Sennheiser and Beats. The headphones would be sold through the Headphonezone.in, a website dedicated to sell only the audio gear, with which Jays, a Swedish company, has a partnership. Jays claims that the u-Jays headphones are ideal for the audiophiles who are looking for outstanding acoustics, comfort and quality. The headphone comes with an acoustic system designed to make the earcups and ear cushions work together as a whole. Japanese silk-coated diaphragm has been used in making of the headphones, with vent holes covered with acoustic tuning filters that are evenly distributed around the speaker. The company claims that the sealed ear cushions help optimise the airflow through the acoustic system while preventing leakage, resulting in greatly improved details and a deeper bass response.
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels the current Indian team is a “balanced” side which can “take on any team anywhere in the world” at least in the shortest format of the game after they notched up their ninth win out of 10 matches. “Well if you see, more often than not, the team that we have played with (this year in T20’s), looks like a team that can play in any condition, especially in this format. Let’s not talk about the 50-over format. But in T20s, we can play
with this team anywhere in the world,” said Dhoni after India crushed UAE by 9 wickets in Asia Cup last night. “We now have three proper seamers, two spinners and if needed part-timers. I think it is the right combination. And even if you go for a few extra runs, with the batting that we have - till No 8, I think we can look to get those extra runs if the opposition scores off us. So I think this team is set for playing in any conditions, whether you are playing in India or outside India. It looks like a very balanced
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Sardar Sarovar Narmada Yojana: Vaghela slams govt’s development claims
Lightning kills farmer in Bharuch
Hemant Parmar (40), a resident of Simrath village in Amod taluka in Bharuch district ernment particularly for was working along with other labourers in its solar power policy unan agricultural field near their village.
Raises question over plan implementation through UGPL . Correspondent | Gandhinagar
Opening general debate on the 2016-17 state Budget in the Gujarat Assembly Thursday, the Leader of Opposition Shanke-rsinh Vaghela lambasted the development claims of Gujarat government, concluding his speech on government’s modified plan of implementing the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Yojana through Under Ground Pipeline (UGPL). Vaghe-
la said that he could smell corruption in the UGPL Project of the government. Vaghela began his speech while sarcastically asking the government to also check the development of unemployment, financial
indiscipline, liquor and dropout rates in education. He criticised the state government’s Power Policy, alleging that the policy was such that benefited private power companies. Vaghela slammed the gov-
der which the government is buying each power unit from the private companies at the rate of Rs 16 per unit. He said that this purchase rate was much higher than other states. “A joint parliamentary committee should be formed to inquire into solar power. And the committee’s inquiry report should be placed before the House,” Vaghela said.
Correspondent | Surat
A farm labourer died on the spot while another injured after they were struck by lightning in Bharuch district Thursday morning. Though heavy lightning with thunderstorm and light rainfall was witnessed in Ahmedabad too in the wee hours of Thursday, no casualty was reported. Hemant
Parmar (40), a resident of Simrath village in Amod taluka in Bharuch district was working along with other labourers in an agricultural field near their village Thursday morning. Suddenly it started raining with high velocity winds and heavy lightning. Struck by lightning, Hemant and Bhagwan Sindha, working there, were severely
Changing versions, contesting claims: How into Ishrat encounter refuses to die Tata Motors plant at Sanand: Labour dept The investigation the encounter soon ran into a cloud of identity card found prohibits strike, asks workers to resume work Talks initiated by the Deputy Labour Commissioner between the management and workers few days back had failed to break the deadlock, even as the strike entered the eleventh day on Thursday.
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Gujarat government Thursday prohibited the strike announced by the 400-odd workers at the Tata Motors’ Sanand plant since February 22 and asked them to resume work immediately. Last week, a worker on the condition of anonymity, had said that the lack of wage hikes and the move to form a trade union by workers had been a bone of contention between
the company management and them since December. However, what escalated the situation was when 422 workers, who are permanent employees, went on strike last month, protesting the suspension of 28 workers by the management and demanded their reinstatement. Talks initiated by the Deputy Labour Commissioner between the management and workers a few days back failed to break the dead-
lock, even as the strike entered the eleventh day Thursday. “I have visited the plant four times and we had held a joint meeting between both parties, including the striking workers and the company, at the office of the Assistant Labour Commissioner in Ahmedabad, but no solution was reached. We have given the order to the company’s management and the workers and we have referred to the suspension of the 26 suspended workers to the Industrial Tribunal. A decision on the same should be taken within 60 days. On the basis of these procedures, we have prohibited the strike and in two days, if the workers do not join back work, we can issue them a show-cause notice and even initiate a criminal case against them,” said Deputy Labour Commissioner M S Patel.
Depot and Presidential Standard to 119 Helicopter Unit at a ceremonial parade held at Air Force Station Jamnagar. The Air Officer Commanding of 28 Equipment Depot, Air Commodore NR Chitnis Vishisht Seva Medal and Commanding Officer of 119 Helicopter Unit, Wing Commander Suseem Siwach received the President Colours and Standard respectively. “India is firmly committed to peace and equality for which we need an effective deterrence and a strong defence force. The nation is striving hard for an all-round economic growth and social empowerment of
its citizens. However, we remain equally focussed on building capacity to defend our sovereignty and territorial integrity,” said President Mukherjee while addressing a formal gathering held for the awards. Talking about the 119 Helicopter Unit — also known as “The Stallions” is presently located at Jamnagar and operates Mi-17 V5 helicopters — President Mukherjee said, ” This unit took played a major role during the “Atlantique Crisis” of August 1999 and “Op Black Tornado” after the terrorist attack on Mumbai in November 2008.” IAF had shot down the Pakistani Naval patrol aircraft in Gujarat after it entered the Indian airspace. IAF’s operational squadrons become eligible for award of Presidential Standard after completion of 18 years of service. The selection is based on the units performance and achievements during peace as well as hostilities.
IAF unit that downed Pak plane, checked Mumbai terrorist attack gets Presidential award
Correspondent | Jamnagar
A part from social empowerment and economic growth, India is also focussed on building capacity to defend its territorial integrity said President Pranab Mukherjee Friday while awarding Presidential Standard and Colours to two units of the Indian Air Force that included a helicopter unit based in Jamnagar, Gujarat that had played a major role during the August 1999 “Atlantique Crisis” and the November 2008 terrorist attack on Mumbai. President Mukherjee awarded the Presidential Colours to 28 Equipment
Ahmedabad
suspicion, and a High Court-appointed Special Investigation Team and the CBI found it to be ‘fake’.
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
12 years ago, the Gujarat Police shot dead three men and a woman — 19-year-old Ishrat Jahan — allegedly as they headed to Ahmedabad on a Lashkar mission to assassinate Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The investigation into the encounter soon ran into a cloud of suspicion, and a High Court-appointed Special Investigation Team and the CBI found it to be ‘fake’. Along with the Gujarat Police, the CBI implicated the IB in the alleged murders. A new twist to the
story was added this week after a Home Ministry official claimed he was forced to file a further affidavit in 2009 that removed references to alleged links between Ishrat and the others and Lashkar, and alleged he had been tortured by an officer who was part of the HC-appointed SIT. Ishrat Jahan Raza, 19, along with Javed Shaikh alias Pranesh Pillai, and alleged Pakistanis Amjad Ali Rana and Jishan Johar were shot dead on June 15, 2004, near Kotarpur waterworks outside Ahmedabad. An
on Ishrat identified her as a science student of Guru Nanak Khalsa College in Mumbai. Gujarat Police claimed to have acted on an intelligence input that Javed was coming with two fidayeens in a blue Indica, MH02 J A 4786, to kill Chief Minister Narendra Modi. As per the FIR of the Ahmedabad City Crime Branch filed that day, the intelligence was received by Ahmedabad Police Commissoner K R Kaushik around end May-beginning June 2004. The FIR named the “two Pakistani fidayeens”, and said “one Javed” who was a resident of Pune, was arranging their local network. It also said Joint Commissioner of Police P P Pandey had received specific information “through his personal source” that a blue Indica had left Mumbai for Ahmedabad with Javed and the “two Pakistani fidayeens”.
70 academicians from Ahmedabad varsities support JNU The recent additions being three faculty members of the India Institute of Management, Ahmedabad(IIM-A) and one from the National Institute of Design (NID).
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Calling for an “impartial inquiry into the events that took place at JNU and Patiala House Court” in February, more members of the academic fraternity from Gujarat joined on as signatories this week in an open letter that expressed solidarity with the students of the Delhi-based university. The number of academicians from varsities in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat and Anand rose to 70 this week. The recent additions being three faculty members of the India Institute of
Management, Ahmedabad(IIM-A) and one from the National Institute of Design (NID). Indira Hirway, director and professor of Economics at the Centre For Development Alternatives, who had initiated the discussion on the JNU row, said the list of signatories went from around 66 last month to 70 now with the addition of IIM-A faculty Kavita Rangarajan, Navdeep Mathur and Ankur Sarin and NID faculty Tanishka Kachru. “In the letter, we have raised our concern about four things, includ-
ing freedom of speech, freedom of dissent, autonomy of universities and misuse of law of sedition. We have also pointed out in the letter that shouting slogans should not amount to sedition and freedom to express dissent against the government is not anti-national and that no political party can define it. I felt this first and wrote to several colleagues of some nearby colleges and they responded. So, currently 70 people from different institutes have signed the letter,” said Hirway. “I do believe that in an educational campus, freedom of speech is most important for young people as they are learning to express themselves. It is on campuses that students learn to develop ideas and that is what campuses are for,” said Tanishka Kachru from NID, who has recently signed the letter.
injured. Though Hemant succumbed to injuries on the spot, Bhagwan is said to be out of danger as he is admitted in Amod referral hospital. Amod police immediately reached the spot and took statements of other labourers. Hemant’s body was
handed over to his family after post-mortem. Police lodged a case of accidental death into the incident. The IMD Ahmedabad centre attributed this sudden change in weather to the cyclonic circulation over Gujarat and south Rajasthan.
Gujarat team leaves for Pak to seek repatriation of 22 boats
BS Jebalia, former inspector general of police (coastal security) was was also scheduled to be part of the delegation but his name was withdrawn subsequent to his recent transfer as IGP (prisons)
Correspondent | Rajkot
A FOUR-MEMBER delegation from Gujarat left for Pakistan Thursday to prepare ground for repatriation of 22 fishing trawlers presently in custody of the neighbouring country. The delegation boarded a flight from Ahmedabad early Thursday morning and was expected to land in Karachi via a connecting flight by late evening, officers in the fisheries department of the state said. Assistant commissioner of fisheries, MK Chaudhary is leading the four-member delegation which comprises two mechanics and a fisherman leader from Porbandar, Aravind Moti-
varas. BS Jebalia, former IGP (coastal security) was also scheduled to be part of the delegation but his name was withdrawn subsequent to his recent transfer as IGP (prisons), officers said. “The delegation has visa till March 5. They will inspect boats and mechanics will assess their seaworthiness. They will submit a report to Indian embassy there. Pakistan will undertake repairs of the boats as requested by embassy and will communicate to the Ministry of External Affairs of India the final schedule of repatriation of the trawlers,” state fisheries commissioner AM Narmawala said.
Man commits suicide on quota reservation issue in Gujarat
Correspondent | Rajkot
Demanding reservation for his community, a 36-year-old man belonging to the Patel community allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison at a private guest house in Dhoraji town of the district, police said today. Prakash Shaani (36), a farmer and native of Moti Paneli village near Dhoraji town, was found lying on the bed of his rented room when the guest house manager knocked the door to wake him up last night, police said. “When we reached the guest house after re-
ceiving information from the manager, we found Prakash lying unconscious. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced brought dead,” said Police Sub Inspector of Dhoraji J R Rana, adding that Shaani died after consuming some poisonous substance. Upon searching the room, police have also found a four-page suicide note, in which, Shaani claimed that he was sacrificing his life for the ongoing agitation by Patel community demanding reservation under OBC quota.
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