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News Brief 8 arrested for abduction in UP Agency : Lucknow, Apr 4
Police today rescued a man who was kidnapped six days ago and arrested eight persons in this connection in Mainpuri district, police said here Saturday. Viresh alias Veeru was abducted by some persons from Kurawali area in Mainpuri district on January 28 and the kidnappers demanded Rs 35 lakh as ransom for his safe release, a police spokesman said. He said that during investigation it was found that the kidnappers have called the family members at the Kali river to pay the ransom amount.
3 teachers arrested for sexually harassing schoolgirls Agency : Akola, Apr 4
Three teachers of the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya here, accused of sexually harassing several schoolgirls, have been arrested, police said Saturday. Rajan Gajbhiye and Shailesh Ramteke were arrested in Nagpur last night. Upon their interrogation, another teacher, Sandeep Ladkhedkar, was arrested from here. They were remanded in four-day police custody by the local court, police said. All of them have been suspended by the Deputy Commissioner of Navodaya Vidyalaya Committee, Pune.
800 more Indians evacuated from Yemen Agency : New Delhi, Apr 4
About 800 Indians were today evacuated from strife-torn Yemen where situation has deteriorated significantly due to escalation in fighting between warring groups. With today's evacuation, India has so far taken out 1,800 of its citizens from the country. Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh, who was overseeing the massive evacuation operation from Djibouti, had also gone to Sanaa, the largest Yemeni city from where Air India rescued Indians after getting permission to land. Official sources said the evacuation operation was going on notwithstanding the deteriorating situation across Yemen.
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Modi for bigger pictorial warnings on tobacco products PM had directed removal of the members with "conflicting interests" from the Committee of Subordinate Legislations examining the the provisions of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act 2003
cigarette puffing and cancer. While Gandhi, who is the head of the parliamentary panel, had said that there was Indian study to show
Agency : Bangalore Narendra Modi government said it will take a “measured and responsible” decision on the issue of increasing the size of pictorial warnings on tobacco in the backdrop of a controversy generated by BJP members of a parliamentary panel suggesting “nil” effects of smoking. Union minister Arun Jaitley also made it clear that the decision of the government in the matter will not be based on the opinions of individuals. His comments came amid reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had directed removal of the members with “conflicting interests” from the Committee of Subordinate Legislations examining the the provisions of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Prod-
the link between tobacco usage and cancer, Gupta said he could produce a lot of people who are chain smokers of beedi and have had no disease till date. As-
ucts Act 2003. However, Jaitley did not directly comment on the issue of removal of these members and said, “There is a system in the Parliament and it has
also been written in the rules of procedures.” “There is one opinion that it should be changed. This is in the hands of the Parliament, in the hands of the chair. It is not
Chandra Grahan 2015: Arunachal Pradesh to witness the total celestial phenomenon
Agency : New Delhi The first lunar eclipse of the year will be witness in the eastern parts of India, including the eastern Arunanchal Pradesh on Saturday. Some parts of Arunachal will witness the “Chandra Grahan” lasting
for four minutes 43 seconds after the moon rise. In some places moon can be seen rising during the eclipse also. West Bengal and Odisha can witness the partial eclipse around 5.50 pm and it will end around 7.14 pm in the evening. The total lu-
nar eclipse will start around 3.45 pm and will last till 5.32 pm, with total at 5.27 pm. The celestial phenomenon is different as it will be passing through earth shadow’s edge rather than passing deep into the Earth shadow.
the issue concerning the government,” he said. BJP MPs Dilip Gandhi, Shyam Charan Gupta, Ram Prasad Sarmah have claimed there is no clear proof yet linking
serting that a “multipronged” approach to discourage tobacco use was needed, Jaitley said, “Individuals can give individual opinions, but government takes measured and responsible decisions. “Therefore in the last two months and in my two budgets, I have certainly reflected what is the collective thinking of the government. The government will always take a measured decision as far as this issue is concerned.” He was addressing reporters in Bengaluru where his party is holding its national executive meeting. Meanwhile Health Minister J P Nadda said the panel is presently deliberating the matter and his ministry will take a decision based on merit. “The subordinate legislative committee of Parliament is deliberating on the matter. After that, whatever comes, we will decide the things on its merit. Health
Kenyatta vows harsh action against Shabab Agency : GARISSA Kenya’s President has vowed to take harsh measures against Islamic militants after they attacked a school near the Somali border, killing 148 people. President Uhuru Kenyatta warned on Saturday in a nationally televised address that the planners and financiers of attacks like the one in Garissa town are “deeply embedded in our communities.” Mr. Kenyatta said his administration “shall respond in the severest ways possible” to the Garissa attack, which occurred on Thursday when four gunmen entered a campus and
slaughtered students. The military moved in hours later and the gunmen were killed. “We will fight terrorism to the end,” said Mr. Kenyatta. “I want you to know that our security forces are pursuing the remaining accomplices. We will bring all of them to justice ... We are also in active pursuit of the mastermind [of the Garissa attack]
and have placed a reward for his capture,” he said. He also declared three days of national mourning over the Garissa attack. Mr. Kenyatta’s nationwide address came after Somalia’s
The state may be the largest producer of bananas in the country, but prices per dozen bananas is around Rs 40-55 in the retail market and around Rs 20 in the wholesale market. Similarly, apples cost Rs 160 a kg while good quality mangos cost around Rs 80 a kg. Wholesalers said that the price of grapes which is around Rs 65-80 per kg in the retail market is around Rs 30 wholesale. Officials said prices of fruit are about 15-20% higher than last year. They said that this year, citing unseasonal rains, retailers are charging high prices. A retailer who asked
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not to be named said that they have to go to Naroda to get the fruits and thus spend more on transportation. A wholesaler said that retailers are making additional profits as residents of posh areas cough up more money because they are usually better off. The retailers said that mango season is
approaching but this year one can expect to pay more for the mangos as unseasonal rains have damaged the crop in Gujarat and Maharashtra. Mango prices, in wholesale, may not come below Rs 50 this year. Wholesalers say that they had sold mangos for around Rs 20 per kg last year.
The Gujarat government has come in for criticism from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) following the increase in the number of rapes in the state. The state saw a sharp rise of 76% in rape cases in 2013, compared to the previous year, according to the CAG report for the year ended March 2014. As per the report, the number of cases grew to 733 in 2013, from 472 in 2012 and 433 in 2009. CAG said that the state has seen an increase in the number of girl child victims of rape over the years. While
the number of victims below 10 years was 15 in 2009, it grew to 22 in 2010, dropped to 16 in 2011, but again grew to 24 in 2012 and 35 in 2013. Similarly, the number of victims aged between 11 and 14 years grew from 27 in 2009 to 28 in 2010, 45 in 2011 and from 37 in 2012 to 66 in 2013. CAG noted that the IGP (CID Crime) attributed the increase to more viewing of television, mobile, internet, pornography vulgar posters, love affairs, immaturity of girls, etc. The state government in its response has also mentioned that 1091 women helpline has been set
Islamic extremist group alShabab warned of more attacks in Kenya like the assault on Garissa University College. Five people have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the Garissa attack, a Kenyan official said. He said the three are associates of Mohamed Mohamud, also known as Dulyadin Gamadhere, a former teacher at a Kenyan Madrassa Islamic school who authorities say coordinated the Garissa attack.
'Make in India' campaign a step in right direction: Indra Nooyi Agency : Kolkata Prime Minister Narendra
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Ministry has been consistent on the issue right from the beginning,” he said. Another BJP MP Ram Prasad Sarmah had yesterday waded into the row, claiming there is no clear proof yet linking cigarette puffing and cancer. Gupta’s remarks have also been criticised by Opposition parties including Congress, SP and CPI(M) which alleged that there was a “conflict of interest” as Gupta was in tobacco trade and also a member of Parliamentary Committee of Subordinate Legislation looking into the rules regarding tobacco sale in the country. The developments come after the chairman of the panel Dilip Gandhi himself had said that all studies in regard to health hazards of tobacco consumption have come from abroad and one should consider the Indian aspect too. “All agree on the harmful effects of tobacco.
up in the state and 181 Abhayam Women Helpline has been set up in three districts for quick response. The auditor also noted that the financial assistance due to rape victims was delayed and not released at all in some cases. The report said that as per the "scheme guidelines, the District Criminal Injuries Relief and Rehabilitation Boards had to pay to the victim of rape an interim assistance of "20,000 within three weeks from the date of receipt of the application, restorative support service of Rs50,000 as per need of the victim.
Modi's call for 'Make in India' would help boost manufacturing and employment in the country, PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi said on Saturday. "PM is absolutely right in saying 'Make in India' because ultimately we are trying to build a base in manufacturing and boost employment and that is very good," Nooyi said on the sidelines of IIM Calcutta convocation in Kolkata on Saturday. About PepsiCo's plan for India, she said, "Almost everything we sell here is made in India. Yesterday, PepsiCo had inaugurated the country's largest beverage plant in Andhra Pradesh. We have just inaugurated the first phase of country's largest beverage plant in Sri city.
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Protecting the small farmer The recent attempt by the Gujarat government to reintroduce the Farm Income Insurance Scheme (FIIS) can reform agricultural insurance and prevent farm-level distress. The government’s present National Crop Insurance Programme covers prevented/ failed sowing, post-harvest losses, and losses from natural calamities on an individual basis. It is an area-based approach that covers a wide variety of food, oilseed and horticulture crops. However, low literacy, the absence of infrastructure to measure data accurately at the farm level, and the limited penetration of formal financial credit have made the scheme inefficient, leading to reduced trust among farmers. Additionally, in the current globalised market with widely varying market prices, the scheme is unable to protect farmers against price fluctuations. In a true market economy, the government must resist from distorting market prices through instruments like MSP, and rely instead on other financial instruments to protect farmers. The FIIS, originally introduced in 2003 and withdrawn the next year, has been revived in Gujarat. Any decrease in the predicted income due to yield fluctuations or market fluctuations is insured under the scheme. By only considering yield losses from natural perils, it also ensures that farmers are incentivised to produce more, and that inefficiency in farming is not rewarded. The success of FIIS will depend on whether the government is willing to move away from the current mundane system of manual inspection and data gathering to the new era of big data and technology. When the FIIS pilot was tried a decade ago, it proved to be premature, but the time is right now to correct some of the errors in the previous scheme and move ahead. FIIS also provides the government an opportunity to streamline some recently announced initiatives such as assessing soil health through soil health cards, and rationalising fertilizer and water usage by insuring only the efficient cost of production. It also incentivises farmers to use the available agriculture markets and engage with formal markets to take advantage of insurance in case of income dips. This will also bring in much-needed transparency in agriculture prices and bridge the gap between price discovery and realisation for the smallholding farmer. FIIS might be the right instrument to integrate farm-level subsidies and remove leakages in the system. If implemented with the right intentions and rigour, it could act as a credible instrument to prevent farmer suicides and contribute to national food security. While minimum support prices (MSPs), announced by various State governments, have traditionally been the instrument used to fight declining prices, they have scarcely been effective at the farm level. For example, among rice and wheat farmers, more than half the produce is consumed at the household level and the rest mostly sold to traders at much lower prices. Other challenges such as the impact of climate change on agriculture and the World Trade Organization’s antiMSP stress on reforms underline the need for a reliable mechanism to improve the resilience of small farm holders.
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“India's public expenditure on health was meagre and the country needed an effective, affordable and universal health care system backed by robust infrastructure”
- President Pranab Mukherjee said here on Saturday.
IPL 2015: Hrithik Roshan, Shahid Kapoor to perform at opening ceremony
Agency : New Delhi With megastar Hrithik Roshan and Shahid Kapoor set to perform, the Indian Premier League (IPL) opening ceremony on April 7 in Kolkata promises to be a glitzy and glamorous affair. “Entertainers will descend on one stage to mark the start of the eighth season of the IPL with the evening’s proceedings being hosted by Saif Ali Khan,” BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur
said in a statement. A dazzling line-up of Bollywood stars, including Farhan Akhtar, music director Pritam along with Hrithik and Anushka Sharma will set the ball rolling for the cashrich T20 league. “All eight team captains will be present to take the MCC Spirit of Cricket pledge reaffirming the values in IPL’s commitment to the Spirit of Cricket, which has been on display since the
competition’s inception in 2008,” Thakur said. Gautam Gambhir, captain of defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders, will put the trophy back in play, signalling the start of the season. “The two-hour evening’s performance will start at 7:30 pm and the gates of the venue will open at 5:00 pm. Tickets for the Opening Nite (prices starting at Rs 200) can be purchased from iplt20.com.”
Being sexy is not Women Empowerment Agency : New Delhi "It would take 20 more years for these men to bring better feeling and respect on Women in this country" Said Kangana Ranaut the Queen heroine. She said she did not see My choice video yet and every one has the right to speak accordingly on the Women Empowerment. "Its not being sexy shows the women empowerment " She added. Deepika Padukone's video of My Choice has put up a bigger kind of discussion on internet after she supported being affairs with other men after sex is never wrong. After Sonakshi Sinha's counter to Deepika stating" Women Empowerment is
not being sexy and having affairs with other men in
marriage" This issue put some fire all over.
Oh Kadhal Kanmani: Sidharth Malhotra joins Instagram Classical yet cool Agency : Mumbai
Agency : New Delhi There are a host of new singers in Oh Kadhal Kanmani, but it’s the good old Chitra who comes up trumps as she sashays through the melodious and lyrical Malargal Keten with utmost ease. Structured in the form of a kriti, with a tambura running in the background, this is easily one of the best songs of the album. More importantly, for those who heard the Alaipayuthe kriti in the film
and fell in love with its simplicity, Malargal will be a new-age keerthana. If simple is on offer, complex isn’t far. Of late, Rahman has constructed some intricate melodies that require some attention to grasp and Naane Varugiraen by Shashaa is the latest addition to that list. The tune construction is quite complex, the sangathis quite laboured…it might take you quite a few listens to get into the groove with this one!
Salman Khan openly declared that he is a virgin on Karan Johar’s hit talk show Koffee With Karan. The superstar’s attempt to troll us was an epic fail and we simply reacted saying , “Are you kidding me?” The Kick fame’s declaration may not have been taken seriously but the actor seems to have started a trend which is being picked up by our newcomers in B-town. After Salman stating that he’s a virgin, Sidharth Malhotra revealed that he is not one, that too on Instagram! Wait, what? Well don’t let the wild horses in your mind go galloping to places! We are simply talking about the actor losing his Instagram virginity. That’s right ladies, your heartthrob is now officially on Instagram! The Ek
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Villain fame made his grand debut on the photo sharing app with a sexy selfie. The post along with it read,” Opening selfie…no longer a Instagram Virgin” Sid is currently away for a mini holiday with his family and had
posted a photo on his Twitter account recently. The actor has now used his new Instagram id to post the second selfie. So ladies, you can now follow Sid on his official id reading, ‘s1doffical.’
Shotgun Junior Sonakshi Sinha to judge Indian Idol Junior! Agency : New Delhi Sonakshi Sinha is all set to make her TV debut as the judge of singing reality show "Indian Idol Junior". The 27-year-old actress said she is "happy" with her new innings on the small screen. Other than Sonakshi, the panel includes 'Pareshaan' fame singer Shalmali Kholgade, Vishal Dadlani and Salim Merchant. Hussain Kuwajerwala and TV actress Asha Negi are set to host the show. With the show, the "Action Jackson" star has joined the likes of Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Govinda, Karan Johar
among others who are regu-
lar on small screen.
Say hello to Bollywood’s hot new producer, Sunny Leone! Agency : New Delhi Sunny Leone, who is currently gearing up for her next erotica Ek Paheli Leela, has teamed up with hubby Daniel Weber to produce films in Bollywood. The Indo-Canadian couple has already been in the production business since LA times. However, this would be the first time they’ll be seen investing time and money for Bollywood films. Daniel confirmed this news to a leading daily and said, “We already own a production house in Los Angeles called Sun Lust but this one will be completely different with a new name and will produce only Bollywood films. The first production will roll in October.” Sunny and Daniel moved to India four years ago, and have been shuttling between LA and Mumbai ever since. Elating to his stay in India, Daniel added, “Bollywood
moves at the speed of New York city. I’m loving it and planning a lot more projects, this year.” Daniel is also making his acting debut in Bollywood this year. He is working on a film titled Dangerous Husn costarring
two new bombshells and wife Sunny in a special appearance. Sunny on the other hand like you know, has her plate full with adult films like Ek Paheli Leela, Kuch Kuch Locha Hai and Mastizaade coming up.
Rohit Shetty’s Dilwale to be released this Christmas
Agency : Panaji Bringing Bollywood’s most successful onscreen pair, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in his upcoming venture film ‘Dilwale’ once again to the silver screen, director Rohit Shetty said the film will release on Christmas this year. Shetty, who was in the city to attend the Goa State Film Festival, said he is currently
shooting for the film. On being delved into the details of the film, he told PTI that it’s a wholesome “Rohit Shetty” film. The upcoming comedydrama, ‘Dilwale’ is produced by Shetty and Shah Rukh’s wife Gauri Khan. Besides Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, it also stars Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon in the lead roles. He said 50 per cent of
the movie will be shot in Goa, alike his earlier franchises ‘Golmaal’ and ‘Singham’. Shooting has already started in Mumbai last month. Varun had also posted a picture from the set on the micro blogging site Twitter. “Dilwale with the big man himself #rohitshetty,” Varun had tweeted along with a picture.
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Kotak Mahindra Bank Rejigs Corporate, I-Banking Arm
Agency : Mumbai Private sector lender Kotak Mahindra Bank today elevated T V Raghunath as the head of its corporate and investment banking arm Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC). Besides, the private sector lender -- which has got all the regulatory approvals to take over ING Vysya Bank earlier this week -- also announced multiple appointments in KMCC. Mr Raghunath, who was managing director and chief executive of KMCC, will continue to oversee investment banking, and report to bank president for corporate, institutional and investment
banking KV S Manian, the bank, Kotak Mahindra said in a statement. "With these organisational changes, I am confident that we are well structured to achieve the next level of growth," Mr Manian said. S Ramesh, who is at present a joint managing director of the investment banking division, has been elevated to replace Raghunath as the MD and CEO, the bank said. Sourav Mallik, who serves as senior executive director and head of mergers and acquisitions at the investment banking arm, is being elevated to replace Ramesh, while the equities business will be headed by V Jayasankar.
Saina Nehwal loses Malaysia Open semifinal, No. 1 ranking Agency : Kuala Lumpur Badminton player Saina Nehwal will lose her World No. 1 ranking after she lost to Olympic champion Li Xuerui in the semifinals at the $500,000 Malaysia Open Super Series Premier badminton tournament, here on Saturday. Nehwal squandered a one-game advantage as she lost 2113, 17-21, 20-22 to World No.3 Li in a gruelling semifinal that lasted more than one hour at Putra Stadium. Nehwal, who won the India Open Super Series last week, once again failed to come good against Li, who has now beaten the Indian
camps said. Also, he said one could view and respond to all emails from other accounts using the "All Inboxes" option -- without having to hop between accounts. Even better, the new app allows threaded conversations even for non-Gmail accounts. This keeps messages organised and gives a user the context needed to reply to long email threads. "Now messages from your Yahoo, Outlook.com and other IMAP/POP accounts will get the same special treatment, appearing neatly stacked as one conversation," Decamps said. The new app also features smarter search and better auto-complete. Other features include larger attachment previews and the ability to save to Drive with a single tap.
nine times in 11 meetings. The girl from Hyderabad, who has been on a rampaging run ever since winning the China Open last year, played out of her skin in a match where fortunes fluctuated too often but in the end it was Li who emerged
victorious. Nehwal became the World No. 1 for her exploits at the India Open triumph last week and a semifinal finish here will give her 7,700 points but Li reaching the finals means the Chinese will regain her No.1 ranking.
Sania-Martina enter Miami Open final
ated a new model for HIV progression. Detailed sample data from 17 HIV patients from London was used to verify the model, and showed that hybrid spreading provided the best explanation for HIV progression and highlighted the benefits of early treatment. HIV infected CD4+ T-cells, which played a vital role in the immune system and protected people from diseases. With its progression, HIV reduced the number of active T-cells in the body, until the immune system could not function correctly, a state known as 'acquired immune deficiency syndrome' or AIDS.
Agency : New Delhi IPL 2015 is just round the corner and Delhi Daredevils skipper JP Duminy has the tough task of leading his team which looks unsettled and is eager to shed its tag of IPL wooden spooners. On Friday, the skipper was present at the ground playing a practice game to "identify the senior players." However, he did not get the opportunity to see how two of his most senior players in terms of experience ? Zaheer Khan and Yuvraj Singh - are shaping up. In 2014 IPL season, Delhi Daredevils were hampered by the absence of a big-ticket Indian cricketer to guide the youngsters. Yuvraj decided
to skip two training sessions, while Zaheer is not the energetic figure he once was. Yuvraj, incidentally, is looking for an India comeback. Duminy said that Yuvraj and Zaheer are good enough to field anywhere and don't think it's a problem. With Zaheer playing the dual role of player and mentor, Duminy
felt Zaheer's role was vital for not only the young team but the captain as well. Duminy further added that the work ethic looks good and has a lot to do with the management staff. The players have been really good and look in good nick. So it will be a good blend of experience and youth.
'Michael Phelps Swimming Programme' set to be launched in Mumbai
Agency : Miami Indo-Swiss tennis combine Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis reached their second successive women's doubles final when they entered the summit clash of the Miami Open with a straight sets win at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami. The top seeds defeated the HungarianFrench pairing of Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic 6-2, 6-4 in exactly an hour on Saturday. Sania and Martina will take
on Russian second seeds Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the final on Sunday whom they had defeated last month in Indian Wells to win their maiden tournament as a pair. Though the top seeds served twice the number of double faults, they were better in every other aspect of the game than their seventh seeded opponents. Crucially, Sania and Martina won five of the available breakpoints to that of two out of 10 chances for Timea
and Kristina. "We're still learning to play with each other, so it's good to play against a tough team like that. They're really good," Sania said. "We were down a break in the first set so we're happy we were able to get it back and win the first set 6-2. We're just happy to be in another final now." Their opponents in the final - Ekaterina and Elena - overcame Czech ninth seeds Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 6-4, 62 in the other semifinal.
IPL Team Profile: Rajasthan Royals poised to repeat history
HIV spreads like 'computer worms' Agency : New Delhi A new has found that HIV spreads in a way similar to some computer worms, and hence early treatment may be the key to treat AIDS. According to HIV specialists and network security experts at University College London , the spread of HIV through the body using two methods, bloodstream and directly between cells, was similar to how some computer worms spread through both the internet and local networks respectively, to infect many computers. In order to notice the accurate progression from HIV to AIDS in patients, they cre-
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Agency : New York No matter how many email addresses you have, a new Gmail app makes it possible to see all your mail accounts (even @yahoo and @outlook) on Gmail itself. The new app, part of an endeavour by Google to be a onestop email shop, is available for Android devices. The new upgraded Gmail app lets users see mail even from non-Gmail accounts, GMANetwork reported. The upgrade should be convenient for students and workers with multiple email accounts, software engineer Regis Decamps was quoted as saying."However many email addresses you have, today's improvements to the Gmail app for Android make it easy to manage all your mail from all your accounts while you're on the go," De-
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Agency : New Delhi One of the perennial underdogs of the Indian Premier League, Rajasthan Royals have always had an aura of fervency that makes them different from other teams in the league. Mentored by former India captain Rahul Dravid, Rajasthan Royals' fighting spirit is second to none and it was evident when they went on to win the inaugural edition of the IPL with the most understated squad. Dravid hung up his IPL boots in 2012 and completed a successful transition from player to mentor last year. Dravid's workmanship and penchant for talent was evident in last
year's find 'Pravin Tambe' the 41-year-old spinner who took the IPL by storm in 2015. Despite having found themselves embroiled in a raging courtroom battle, Rajasthan Royals wear a settled look this season. Rajasthan, along with Chennai Super Kings, have hogged the limelight for wrong reasons since the past 18 months when the Supreme Court heard the IPL corruption case. The apex court has found the team's co-owner Raj Kundra and CSK official and son-in-law of N Srinivasan, Gurunath Meiyappan, guilty of betting. But regardless of all the negativity, Rajasthan are all
set for a flight in eighth season of IPL. This year they have retained 19 players, including the likes of Shane Watson, Steven Smith, James Faulkner, Tim Southee, Ajinkya Rahane, Stuart Binny and Sanju Samson among others. In fact, four of their players played in the final of the recently concluded ICC World Cup. Smith and Faulkner, who were the rising stars till last season, have now established themselves as proven match winners. However, for the second time running, Royals will miss out on the opportunity of playing at their lucky home venue, Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Agency : Mumbai A grassroot level swimming programme named after the most successful swimmer at the Olympic Games, American superstar Michael Phelps, is set to be launched in Mumbai first on April 11 before it spreads its wings to other
parts of the country. Cathy Bennett, the childhood coach of Phelps who clinched a staggering 18 Olympic gold medals spread across three Games from 2004 to 2012 and 26 world titles, is the moving force behind the 'Michael Phelps Swimming
Programme' which has been brought to India by 'Waveline Sports'. "I have taught thousands of children to swim. Michael who was with me between the ages of 5 and 7. We want to grow the sport of swimming in India. We will be training the trainers," she said at a media conference in Mumbai. "Phelps has changed the profile of swimming in USA. We want to do it in India," she added. Phelps is the owner, president and CEO of the programme - developed by Bennett -- which is taught in over 30 states in the US and in over 20 countries across six continents. "Our focus will be to tie up with recreational clubs, sports clubs and schools who have swimming facilities," said Waveline's founder, Mohsin Kazi.
21 lifters suspended for using banned substances Agency : New Delhi In what could be termed as one of the biggest doping scandals in recent years, as many as 21 weightlifters have been provisionally suspended by the Indian Weightlifting Federation after testing positive for banned substances. The lifters tested positive across different championships — both out-of-competition and in-competition. But the maximum numbers of offenders were caught at the National Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships, which was held in Yamunanagar in January. During the National Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships, eight lifters had tested positive. Punjab’s Simranpreet Kaur, who won a gold medal in 63kg in both the Youth and Junior catego-
ries, tested positive, besides Amritpal Singh (85kg, gold) and Arshdeep Kaur (58kg, silver) in the same tournament. In fact, three out of four weightlifters, who had failed dope tests at the 35th National Games held in Kerala in January-February, were from the northern states. 2006 Commonwealth Games gold medallist weightlifter Geeta Rani (Punjab),
Harjeet Kaur (Haryana) and Mangte P Kom (Chandigarh), besides Komal Wakale from Maharashtra, who all tested positive. “Yes, 21 lifters have tested positive and have been provisionally suspended, pending the result of their ‘B’ sample tests. Their ‘B’ sample tests are awaited,” Indian Weightlifting Federation secretary general Sahdev Yadav said.
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Mother jumps to rescue daugh- GSPC reduces price of CM to dedicate the biggest drinkter from crocodile near Vadodara gas for industrial use ing water pipeline project of Gujarat Correspondent, Vadodara
A 58-year-old woman jumped to the rescue of her daughter who was attacked by a crocodile while the latter was bathing in a river at Thikariya Mubarak village in the district. Diwalinen Vankar (58) had gone to the banks of river Viswamitri river in Thikariya Mubarak village yesterday, around 40 kms from here, with her daughter Kanta (19). While Kanta was bathing, a crocodile attacked her and caught hold of her right leg. Soon after hearing her cries, the woman rushed to rescue her. Vankar she got hold of Kanta’s hand first and then hit the crocodile’s jaw with
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the wooden bat she was washing the clothes with. Kanta was immediately taken to a nearby hospital. She said they often have to wash clothes on the river bank due to erratic power supply in their village and
face the peril of encountering crocodiles in the river. Meanwhile, Range forest officer Ashok Pandya said they have cautioned villagers time to time not to venture into the river as it a home to some crocodiles.
Gujarat state Petroleum Corporation(GSPC) has reduced price of gas for industrial use by Rs. 2.65/ SCM Saturday. The cost of gas for industrial segment is now Rs. 36/SCM (NonMGO). Under MGO agreement – Basic Gas
Price is Rs. 32.85/SCM (Exchange Rate 63.00 Rs./ US$) while under NonMGO, basic Gas Price Rs. 36/SCM. GSPC had earlier this month reduced the price of PNG(cooking gas) and CNG(fuel gas). Over 19,000 industrial units will be benefited by this price cut.
Hanuman Jayanti day darshan of Sarangpur Hanuman
17 crew members of Omani ship rescued off Gujarat coast Sunvilla News, Amreli
Pipavav Marine Police and Indian Coast Guard have in a joint operation rescued 17 crew members of a ship from Oman at around 1015 nautical mile distance from Gujarat coast in Amreli district. The ship was from Oman and it was going to Alang ship breaking yard. According to Pipavav Marine Police Station it received call at around 10.30 am and sent its both boats and staff for rescue operation as the
ship from Oman was sinking due to some technical problem. Ship’s name: Abdullah, On way to: Alang ship breaking yard, Was sinking
near: Gopnath coast, Crea members: 10 Pakistani, 5 from Yaman, 1 from Iraq and 1 Indian, Rescue operation: It went on for three hours
Congress making row over Gujarat CM boarding Adani’s plane Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
On Social media, Gujarat Congress is Saturday making row over Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel using Adani group’s aircraft to reach Bengaluru to attend BJP national executive. BJP
Jamnagar gets city bus service, minister leaves launching function as buses arrive late
national executive is not government event and therefore Chief Minister has avoided using government aircraft. Adani group has in past clarified on couple of occasion that it gives aircraft to individuals and charge for that.
Students stole bikes for joy rides
Correspondent, Jamnagar
Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
After long wait, Jamnagar city in Gujarat has got a city bus service, but they way the city bus service has been launched has sparked off a discussion in city. Local MLA and Minister of State Vasuben Trivedi was scheduled to launch a new city bus service. However 3 buses that were to be launched Saturday just didn’t arrive at 7.30 am. They didn’t arrive at 8.00 am and even at 8.30 am following which the minister left the programme. City Mayor, Deputy Mayor
City crime branch slueiths have arrested three students Sohel Sandhi 20, Vishal Solanki 21 and Parth Patil 19, all residents of New Fathehwadi on Sarkhej road for stealing bikes for joy rides. Crime branch officials said they have recovered five bikes from them. "Two of them, Sohel and Vishal had just completed their standard 12th exams while Parth had appreared for standard 10th exams. In company with another youth named Bhargav Jadav
and other office bearers of Jamnagar Municipal Corporation continued to wait for the buses which arrived only at 9.00 am. The function to launch city buses was held at DKV circle. Total 3 buses are launched on 10 routes Saturday.
Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
Presented below are photographs of Gujarat’s most famous Hanuman Mandir ‘Sarangpur Hanuman’ on Hanuman Jayanti day today. Like every year there was heavy rush of devotees visiting Sarangpur Hanuman mandir on Hanuman Jayanti divas saturday.
used to steal bikes" said a crime branch official. Inspector of crime branch Bhavesh Rozia said on a tip off they arrested the trio from Krushnagar in Naroda. "The youths used to ply the bikes and then abondoned them at different spots in the city" added Rozia. Crime branch sources said all three used to sit near an ATM center at Sarkhej. There they came into contact with Bhargav and decided to steal bikes for joy rides. "All four accused then got togather and started steal-
ing bikes from Anandnagar, Vejalpur and Fatehwadi areas of the city. They also used to take off the registration number plates from the bike" added a crime branch source. Crime branch officials said to avoid being questioned at home about the bikes, the students used to keep the bikes at locked house in Khanpur. The House belonged to Parth's father and is locked since a long time. "We suspect that the students are involved in more vehicle thefts.
Sunvilla News, Gandhinagar
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel is all set to inaugurate the Narmada Canal oriented Swarnim Gujarat bulk pipeline projects tomorrow(Sunday, April 5). Presently about 150 crore litre water is supplied to rural and urban areas of Saurashtra-Kutch, North Gujarat, Panchmahal, Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad districts. The state government has set up three major pumping stations next to Saurashtra branch canal of Narmada project at Dhanki in Lakhtar taluka to supply sufficient water to Saurashtra-Kutch by executing Saurashtra-Kutch water grid project. Three bulk pipelines are connected
to Dhanki pumping stations. Dhanki pumping stations are having facility to supply daily 165 crore litre water. Dhanki to Khirai(Malia) – 120.50 km, Dhanki to Hadala(Rajkot) – 146.10 km, Dhanki to Navda(Barwala) – 94.50 km. Estimated cost of three schemes is around Rs. 2500 crore. Mild steel pipe of 1850-2400 mm has been laid to execute this project. The total length of pipeline is 361 km. Government has planned daily supply of 165 crore litre Narmada water to over 175 lakh people of 4,710 villages and 120 towns of Saurashtra region and 877 villages and 14 towns of Kutch district. Under Narmada master plan,
the government has planned Narmada water supply to 9633 villages and 131 towns of Saurashtra, Kutch, North Gujarat, Panchmahal and Ahmedabad district’s water scarcity areas. Gujarat government had established Gujarat Water Infrastructure Limited Company in 1999. So far, the works of 37 bulk water supply schemes have been completed in which 1000 mm and 2400 mm diameter pipes are used in length of 2486 km long network at a cost of Rs. 10,820 crore. Daily 150 crore litre water is lifted for supply to Saurashtra, Kutch, Panchmahal, North Gujarat, Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad district’s rural and urban areas.
12-member Aussie team to study state’s culture and crafts Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
Patola, the queen of silks, has been fascinating the world with its richness and flamboyance for ages. Now, a group of foreigners have landed in Gujarat to study the traditional silk-weaving art that was patronized by the Solanki Rajput rulers in the 12th century. The delegation will also study the state's ethnic textile handicraft and the cultural identity of Gujarati folks who are known for their passion for colorfulness and traditional fashion. The 12-member team from Tafe Brisbane in Queensland has arrived in Ahmedabad as part of the craft sensitization program launched by Nift-
Gandhinagar with 32 institutions across the world. The programme coordinators are professor Vishal Gupta and professor Bharat Jain. "We'll study how Gujarat crafts evolved over the ages and what influence they had on the community. We'll also interact with mater artisans to learn different techniques and also suggest them unusual designs to rejuvenate the craft's demand," Linda Morton, fashion teacher, Tafe Brisbane. In an endeavor to further the holistic understanding of Gujarati culture in all its parameters, the delegation will also study ethnic costumes of royal families, bead embroidery, stone
crafts, ancient figurines, rare Rogan printing, Rabbari settlements, block and hand block printing, stone crafts, star and peacock motifs, Nift director Arindam Das said. Interestingly, the team will also visit Bhuj-based NGO Khamir to study its recycled plastic project that repurposes urban waste materials while supporting traditional weaving skills and methods. The international team will be taken to various regions in Gondal, Rajkot, Kutch and Bhuj to attend workshops by national award-winning artists like Khatri Abdul Shakur Osman and Ismail Mohamed Khatri.
Huge traffic jam on bridges and Ashram Road on last day of Air Show
Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
The last day of British Air Show at Sabarmati River Front in Ahmedabad resulted into massive traffic jam on Ashram road and on three bridges over River Sabarmati. At some places
the traffic jam was so much that vehicles couldn’t move for over an hour. Though people have been asked to come to River Front to watch the Air Show, lot of people prefer to watch it from the bridge which is
obviously on height compared to low height River Front. Air Show was held twice a day during 11:0011:20 am and 4:00-4:20 PM during 1-4 April. Today was the last day and there was so much rush to watch
the show that three bridges: Vivekanda Bridge, Nehru
Bridge and Gandhi Bridge suffered massive traffic jam.
People stopped at bridge an parked their vehicles there to stand up on footpath and watch the Air Show. Police was unable to prevent thousands of people from doing so. To park vehicle on bridge is considered illegal world
over due to traffic issues, but it has been regularly observed that this rule is not followed in Ahmedabad. Late in the evening on Nehru bridge, even some hawkers come and park their mobile food stalls to sell food items.
Even under scorching sun, British Air Show powered by four aircraft was watched by lakhs of people in the span of four days. Routine air traffic was restricted and the sky was reserved for Air Show on 1-2-3-4 April.
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