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News Brief Farooq Abdullah chairs NC’s meeting, first after surgery Agency : Srinagar, May 4
Opposition National Conference (NC) today held its first core group meeting after the return of its president Farooq Abdullah from London where he underwent a successful kidney transplant. “Abdullah chaired the party Core Group meeting, which was also attended by NC Working President Omar Abdullah. This was the first Core Group Meeting chaired by the party president following his return to the state after recuperating from a surgery he underwent recently,” an NC spokesman said. He said Abdullah reviewed the organisational matters of the past two months and also reviewed various political developments in the State.
BJP slams Nitish for proposing to visit Nepal Agency : Patna,
May 4 A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was reportedly told by the Centre to defer his Nepal trip, former deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi today asked Kumar why he proposed to tour the country when he had not met people hit by natural calamities in his own state.
Fifth sub-junior hockey national championship from May 6 Agency : Jammu,
May 4 The 5th Sub-Junior Hockey India National Championship will be organised at K.K Hakku AstroTurf Stadium in the state’s winter capital from May 6. “Hockey J&K is organizing 5th Sub-Junior Hockey India National Championship at K.K Hakku AstroTurf Stadium Jammu w.e.f May 6-17 under the aegis of Hockey India”, Working President, Hockey J&K, S M Sahai told reporters here today. Sahai, who is Additional Director General (ADG) of Armed Police said, “the Championship is being organized in collaboration with J&K Sports Council where as J&K Bank and HDFC Bank are the co-sponsors of the event.
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Al Qaeda India wing targets Modi The Dust Will Never Settle Down’, al Qaeda has mentioned Narendra Modi in relation to what it claims to be is a war against Muslims.
Agency : New Delhi Al Qaeda’s latest propaganda video titled ‘From France to Bangladesh: The Dust Will Never Settle Down’ has made mention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Seven minutes into the video, Al Qaeda’s chief Asim Umar says that there is a war going on against Muslims from Waziristan to Charlie Hebdo “through World Bank and IMF policies, drone attacks, satanic conspiracy of Kerry-Lugar bill, Charlie Hebdo’s writings, UN charter, official sermons by muftis and Narendra Modi’s speeches which call for muslims to be burnt alive- this is the same war.” This nine-minute vid-
eo, released by Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS ) and produced by their own As Sahab production house. The formation of the new affiliate AQIS was announced by the overall
Agency : New Delhi India today said that the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was deployed in Nepal immediately after the April 25 earthquake for rescue operations and their work has been accomplished. “NDRF was deployed in Nepal for rescue operations and their rescue work has been accomplished,” Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju told reporters here. The Minister, who handles the disaster management division in the Home Ministry that controls the NDRF, said the Nepalese government has asked
the NDRF to demobilise so that reconstruction and rehabilitation work can be started. “It should not be taken in any other sense,” he said. Rijiju said not only India’s but forces of 33 countries, engaged in rescue operations in Nepal, have been asked to prepare for return. Rescue teams from India and 33 other countries were today asked by Nepal to leave as it prepared to launch massive operations to rehabilitate millions of uprooted victims of the devastating temblor on April 25 that has killed at least 7,365 people, including 41 Indians.
NDRF work accomplished in Nepal: Kiren Rijiju
leader of Al Qaeda, Ayman al’Zawahiri last year. According to the Guardian, the video, which reads like a long and bloody laundry list of al Qaeda’s ‘achievements’, is a bid to counter the growing influence of Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria and the rivalry between the two Islamic militant organisations has intensified. The nine-minute video also takes responsibility for a series of attacks that killed six writers and intellectuals in Bangladesh and
Agency : Thiruvananthapuram The administration in Kerala was left red-faced on Monday after a top police officer was caught allegedly cheating during the Master of Law examination. Inspector general of police (Thrissur range) TJ Jose had to leave the exam hall 30 minutes before the test ended at St Paul’s College in Kalamasser-
21 completely charred bodies had been recovered from the private bus that had a capacity to carry 35 passengers. IG Shrivastava said that bursting of the diesel tank was probably the cause of fire. The bus operated by Anup Travels from Chhatarpur to Satna via Pannaa started at around 12.40 and the mishap occurred about
an hour later. While the condition of 12 survivors was reported to be safe at a government hospital in Panna a 42-year-old passenger had sustained serious burns and was referred to another hospital. One of the survivors told the district authorities that the bus was being driven at a very high speed when the mishap occurred. Local people however, claimed that the number of passengers was much more than the official figures. While ordering a magisterial inquiry, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the dead.
countries, enemies of the Prophet are slandering him with words which makes the hearts of the followers of Allah run cold,” Umar says in the video. This video statement by al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent refers to another statement by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (Aqap), that claimed responsibility for the killing of of the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists. In the video Umar also pays tribute to a “Bangladeshi brother” named Sulaiman who “was martyred in
a drone strike in Khurasan by the same powers that expressed solidarity with the blasphemers by participating in the march in Paris.” AQIS has in the past attempted to use the missiles aboard a Pakistani frigate to attack American and Indian ships. The AQIS team that tried to commandeer the frigate was comprised of former and active Pakistani officers. They failed to launch the missiles, but reportedly killed Pakistani servicemen in the resulting shootout.
na! Looking forward to interacting with Chinese friends through Weibo,” the Prime Minister said in his first post. He followed it up with another post greeting people on the occasion of Budh Purnima. The new account started attracting new followers rapidly and built up a following of over 26,442 by
late evening. This is very significant because there was no advance publicity about Modi’s arrival on Weibo. Observers said Modi’s following might cross 200,000 by the time he begins the tour at the expected date of May 14. This is entirely feasible because millions of Chinese are on Weibo at any given time, and they are given to retweeting posts all the time.m This will give the Prime Minister a strong platform to convey his ideas about India-China friendship particularly among the Chinese youth.
PM’s social media account a hit in China
Kerala: Top police officer caught cheating in law exam, asked to leave hall
Panna: 21 passengers charred to death as bus falls off bridge
Agency : Panna At least twenty-one passengers were charred to death and 13 others were injured, one of them critical, when a bus on way to Satna fell off a bridge and caught fire near Pandav Falls, about 10 kms from Panna town on Monday afternoon. IG (Chhatarpur) Pankaj Shrivastava told The Indian Express that
(who was the dean of Islamic Studies at the University of Karachi when he was shot in September 2014) and Aniqa Naz. In the video Umar claims that the assassinations were all carried out by different branches of the Al Qaeda on instructions from “their leader Shaykh Ayman al-Zawahiri (may Allah protect him) “ and it is part of their commitment to fulfill the “oath of Sheikh Osama bin Laden (may AlPakistan, including promi- lah have mercy on him).” nent blogger Avijit Roy who “In France, Denmark, Banwas hacked to death on a gladesh, Pakistan and other Dhaka street in February and the death of three others Agency : Beijing - Oyasiqur Rahman Babu, Rajib Haider and AKM Prime Minister NarenShafiul Islam- saying that dra Modi began directthey “have recently assassi- ly communicating with nated several blasphemers Chinese people on Monof the Prophet and insulters day after opening an account on Weibo, the of Islamic law.” In addition to these Twitter-like social media incidents, AQIS has also platform in China. The claimed that its jihadists move came just about 10 were responsible for kill- days before he is due to ing Muhammad Shakil Auj visit China. “Hello Chi-
Did Dawood Ibrahim want to surrender? Controversy erupts over underworld don
ry, on the outskirts of the port city of Kochi, after invigilators found he was allegedly copying from a text book. Jose denied the charges and described the incident as a conspiracy to defame him. “Nobody prevented me from leaving the examination hall. And no material was seized from me,” he said. The invigilators said they weren’t aware of Jose’s designation when they caught him. They said they would ask Mahatma Gandhi University, which is conducting the exam, to take action against him. The embarrassed state
government asked additional director general of police Shankar Reddy to probe the incident and submit a report immediately. Confirming the incident, VJ Peter, vice-principal of St Paul’s College, said university authorities would be informed of the matter. As news of the incident spread, student unions jumped on to the bandwagon and sought a high-level inquiry. Attempts were reportedly made to cover up the incident. This isn’t the first time Kerala has seen such a high-profile case of malpractice during an exam.
Agency : New Delhi After a controversy erupted over underworld fugitive Dawood Ibrahim’s alleged offer to surrender over the 1993 Mumbai blasts, former CBI top officer Shantanu Sen confirms that there were indeed talks with the gangster over his trial in India, Times Now reported on Monday. Former Delhi police commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Saturday denied reports that quoted him saying that Dawood Ibrahim wanted to surrender, and that the then government scuttled the plans at the last moment. Commenting on the development, Ram
Jethmalani, an emminent lawyer, said, “I was in London myself. Dawood approached me and told me he wants to come to India because this case is false”. “He said if you can see that I’m under house arrest and not put in jail, I’m prepared to come & face trial,” Jethmalani added. Jethmalani said he had communicated this to the politicians in power at that time in Maharashtra and they consulted whoever they wanted to consult and said that they didn’t want to accept this offer. The lawyer said this offer was “ought to have been accepted by the politicians who were in power at that time”.
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Narendra Modi and the Chinese question
When he visits China next week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have his plate full. Economic relations and security matters will be high on his list of priorities. In one sense, relations between the two countries could not have been better. In the first 10 months of 2014-15, bilateral trade stood at $61 billion. China is India’s biggest trading partner now. The two countries are members of the Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group; coordinate their policy responses on a variety of issues of mutual interest globally and China’s President Xi Jinpingwas among the first leaders to visit India after Modi was sworn in as the prime minister. In one sense, relations between the two countries could not have been better. In the first 10 months of 2014-15, bilateral trade stood at $61 billion. China is India’s biggest trading partner now. The two countries are members of the Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group; coordinate their policy responses on a variety of issues of mutual interest globally and China’s President Xi Jinpingwas among the first leaders to visit India after Modi was sworn in as the prime minister. But there is another aspect to the relation that does not inspire much confidence. India and China have a long-standing border dispute involving territory running into thousands of kilometres. The rancour in relations is due to a much bigger problem: of how the two countries perceive their role in Asia and the world. There is antagonism on that plane. From mutual fears of containment to geopolitical contests in far-off continents (Africa is one example), to wooing countries in South and Southeast Asia, contest stands out in much bolder relief as compared with cooperation. The security challenges with China, as they have evolved over the past two to three years, merit a closer look. They certainly deserve a far more coherent policy response than what has been seen until now. For one, the scale of Chinese claims and intrusions in all sectors has now increased manifold. The Chinese now claim the whole of Arunachal Pradesh as their territory. Any visit by an Indian prime minister to that state and any construction of physical assets evokes a Chinese reaction. This is a strong reversal of their earlier position—right from the inception of the border dispute—that this sector (the eastern sector) of the disputed boundary is Indian territory. In the western sector (in Jammu and Kashmir)— which is the site of military confrontation—incursions into Indian territory are now routine across the entire swathe of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) from Depsang in the north to Chumar in the southeast.
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Royal princess named Charlotte Elizabeth Diana
Agency : Charlotte The fourth in line to the throne will be known as Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge. There had been speculation that the couple would include the name of Diana in honour of Prince William’s mother. Charlotte was born on Saturday in the Lindo Wing of London’s St Mary’s Hospital. The BBC’s royal correspondent Peter Hunt said the
Queen and other senior royals were told of the baby’s name before the announcement was made public. He said that a Kensington Palace official, when asked about the couple’s choice, said: “We’ll let the names speak for themselves.” the feminine form of Charles, has a long royal pedigree and became popular in the 18th century when it was the name of George III’s queen.
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“A very large section of the media has accepted ‘supari’ for finishing off AAP. There can be a public trial. There can be 8-10 spots in Delhi where we can collect a group of people and show the erroneous clip. That way we can start a ‘janta ka trial. If you see a channel shows a factually wrong report, take the channel’s name and bring it forward,”
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Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan’s Why Sonam Kapoor is possibly the ‘Hamari Adhuri Kahani’ poster out best choice to play Neerja Bhanot actor will only be doing
Agency : New Delhi There is a new Vidya Balan-Emraan Hashmi film, Hamari Adhuri Kahani, and if that brings to mind a nightmare of Ghanchakkar proportions, we totally understand. However, dispel your fears and take a look at this forthcoming
Mohit Suri film because it just might surprise you. While a glimpse of Rajkummar Rao in any film’s trailer can bring hope to moviegoers, Rao doesn’t have too much screen time in Hamari Adhuri Kahani. In fact, initial reports claimed that the
an extended cameo in the film. However, the good news is that there’s more in Hamari Adhuri Kahani than just Rao. Balan and Hashmi too seem to be back in their element. If the trailer is any indication, the two have an easy chemistry. Balan plays a woman who is married to one man but in love with another. Rao plays her abusive husband and Hashmi plays her lover. Hamari Adhuri Kahani has all the trademarks of a good Mohit Suri film -- dramatic scenes, melodious music and melodramatic dialogues and a love story at the heart of the film. The trailer opens with a wild-haired and bearded Rao, throwing a violent tantrum. He gets arrested and Balan, his long-suffering but good wife, tries to get him out of jail. Somewhere along the way, she and Hashmi meet and fall in love. What happens next? We’ll have to wait for the actual film to find out.
Agency : New Delhi Sonam Kapoor might be more applauded for her impeccable dressing sense and spectacular magazine covers, but the actress has also received critical acclaim for few of her author backed roles. After a series of commercial masala films, Sonam has decided to take one step ahead by playing the brave air hostess Neerja Bhanot in her next film, which is a biopic. The actress who has already started shooting for the biopic shared few pictures from the sets and we cannot help but exclaim that the artists have carefully made sure Sonam looks a lot similar to the daredevil flight attendant. Calling it her most special people, Sonam tweeted a picture revealing her look from the film. It would be absolutely right to say that the makers have made the right choice in casting Sonam for the role. While the first element of the biopic - looking her
part- has already brought in huge applause for Sonam, the actress needs to turn on the acting fire within to make sure people love her performance as well. Giv-
en that Sonam shone in an author backed role like Ranjhanaa, it would not be surprising to see Sonam deliver her career-best in the Neerja Bhanot biopic.
Agency : New Delhi Actress Katrina Kaif, who is set for her maiden outing at the 68th Cannes International Film Festival, will not only walk on the red carpet on the fest’s opening day, but will also do so the following day. The Bang Bang! star will make her presence on the red carpet on May 13 and 14. Her fellow L’Oreal Paris brand ambassador Sonam Kapoor will grace the red carpet of the prestigious festival on May 16 and 18, read a statement. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who has been a L’Oreal Paris ambassador for more than a decade, will complete 14 years at Cannes with L’Oreal Paris and will walk on the red carpet on May 17 and 20. As far as Hollywood is concerned,
Naomi Watts will also attend Cannes on May 13 and 14. Actress Fan Bing Bing will accompany The Ring star on May 13 and 14 and so will Julianne Moore. Singer-TV per-
sonality Cheryl Cole will make her Cannes appearance on May 15, actress Jane Fonda on May 16 and 17, and actress Andie MacDowell on May 16 and 18.
Katrina, Sonam to make Cannes red carpet appearance twice Amitabh Bachchan misses Delhi promotion of ‘Piku’, down with viral
Agency : New Delhi Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who was scheduled to arrive in Delhi on Monday for the promotion of his upcoming film Piku, has skipped his visit as he is suffering from viral fever. “So just because you are ‘ridden’ does not mean you cannot communicate..’Verified Incorporated Rationale Against Liberty’ .. VIRAL. Got it... Down a bit, but communicating is now an insatiable hunger !!! And the connect seems better in recline,”
[sic] Bachchan, 72, posted on Twitter. The actor plays an ageing father to Deepika Padukone, in the comedy-drama. The film explores the dynamics of the father-daughter relationship as they take
a road trip to Kolkata from Delhi. Also starring Irrfan Khan, Moushumi Chatterjee and Jishu Sengupta, the Shoojit Sircar-directed film is expected to hit theatres on May 8.
Rs 200-cr investment riding on Salman Khan as judgement day nears
Agency : New Delhi As a local court is set to pronounce verdict in the hit-and-run case involving the Bollywood superstar Salman Khan on May 6, the film industry is keeping its fingers crossed as an investment of about Rs 200 crore is riding on him. “The film industry is hoping that nothing terrible happens. Either he is pronounced innocent or the least punishment is given,” said the trade analyst Komal Nahata. His two upcoming films, Bajrangi Bhaijaan which stars Kareena Kapoor and Prem Ratan Dhan Paayo opposite Sonam Kapoor, are currently in the last schedule of shooting. The 49-year-old actor recently shot for Ba-
Akshay Kumar’s ‘Gabbar is Back’ records highest weekend collections of 2015 at box office!
jrangi Bhaijaan in Kashmir. Amod Mehra, another trade analyst, said Salman had committed to do four others films, including Dabang 3 and Entry Mein No Entry, but these were only at the
stage of announcement. In all, an investment of Rs 200 crore is riding on Salman, who has delivered a string of box office successes in the last few years, according to Nahata.
responses but the audiences seem to not get enough of Akki’s Gabbar avatar. While the audiences are showing their love for the film by flocking to their nearby theatres, the film has been raking up a decent total at the box office over the weekend. After collecting in the range of Rs 13.50 crore on its opening day, On Sunday, the film collected around Rs 14.5 crore, taking the Agency : New Delhi is Back might not have first weekend collections Akshay Kumar’s Gabbar received great critical to Rs 39 crore.
3 / Dt. 05-05-2015, Tuesday Gold imports up 19.5 % at $34.32 bn in 2014-15
Agency : New Delhi Gold imports surged 19.5 per cent to reach USD 34.32 billion in 2014-15 due to declining prices and easing of restrictions by the Reserve Bank. Imports of the metal were USD 28.7 billion the previous fiscal, 2013-14. Increase in gold imports impacts the country’s trade deficit, which has reached USD 137 billion in 2014-15, and the current account deficit (CAD). The imports almost doubled in March to USD 4.98 billion which pushed the trade deficit to a four-month high of USD 11.79 billion for the month, according to the Commerce Ministry data. India is the largest importer of gold, which mainly caters to the de-
mand of the jewellery industry. The Reserve Bank and the government have maintained that the CAD level is comfortable, but the spike in gold imports may spark fresh worries. It has narrowed to 1.7 per cent for the first nine months of the previous fiscal. According to the Reserve Bank data, in the April-December period of last fiscal, CAD stood at USD 31.1 billion or 2.3 percent of GDP. On November 28, RBI had scrapped the controversial 80:20 scheme. Under the programme, which was put in place in August 2013 to put a tight leash on gold inflows, at least 20 per cent of the imported gold had to be exported before bringing in new lots.
Facebook opens Internet. org to developers
Agency : New Delhi Even as Facebook faced criticism for its Internet. org platform in India over the Net Neutrality debate, the company has now launched the Internet.org platform, which is aimed at developers. According to an official post by Facebook, the Internet.org Platform is an “open program for developers to easily create services that integrate with Internet. org.” Facebook notes in the blogpost that the core of Internet.org is “non-ex-
clusive partnerships with mobile operators to offer free basic internet services to people through Internet.org.” Facebook had launched Internet.org in India in February 2015 with Reliance Communications and the app offered some select services for free (the ones that had partnered with Facebook). This was also seen as a violation of Net Neutrality, although Facebook said that there was no monetary exchange to offer these services as free.
Motorola cuts price of Moto 360; Now starts at Rs 12,999
Agency : Mumbai Motorola has reduced the price of its Moto 360 smartwatch by Rs 5,000. The leather strap variants are now available at Rs 12,999 while the metal band version cost Rs 14,999. The Moto 360 was earlier priced at Rs 17,999 and Rs 19,999 for the leather and metal band respectively. It is available only on Flipkart. Powered by Android Wear OS, the Moto 360 is compatible with all smartphones running Android 4.3 or higher. It has a 1.5inch round dial and has
a display resolution of 320 x 290 pixels at 205 ppi. The Backlit LCD is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It weighs just 49 grams and comes with a 320 mAh battery. The smartwatch is water resistant and has 4 GB of internal storage and 512 MB RAM and is based on TI OMAP 3 processor. The device comes with a Pedometer that counts the number of steps the user takes and also comes with a optical heart rate monitor. Moto 360 is compatible with all smartphones running Android 4.3 or higher.
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Yuki Bhambri breezes back into top-200 Agency : New Delhi Yuki Bhambri today broke back into the top200 after 15 months, thanks to a solid performance at the ATP Taipei Challenger, where he made the semifinals to leap to number 186 in the latest rankings. After a jump of 30 places in the ladder, Yuki is now only 13 places behind India number one Somdev Devvarman (173), who slipped four spots. If Yuki can manage a good show at the Karshi Challenger in Uzbekistan this week, he has a good chance to be country’s top singles player. Yuki had achieved his career-best rank of 143 in February last year but his position suffered after he missed on-court action due to injury. f he can remain
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injury-free, Yuki can better his best ranking this season. Meanwhile, Ramkumar Ramanathan was the next best Indian at number 226, closely followed by Saketh Myneni (239). In doubles, Leander Paes (23) continues to be the top play-
er from the country. He was followed by Rohan Bopanna, who gained two places to be at number 24. In the WTA rankings, Sania Mirza kept her number one rank in the doubles chart while Ankita Raina was best in singles at number 235.
up three goals and two assists in 11 Indian Super League (ISL) appearances for FC Goa, was brought in the 69th minute against Nacional PR during the last round match of the Campeonato Paranaense on Saturday. Atletico were already 4-0 up when Romeo was brought on, but it is a sign that the club see potential in the Indi-
an — and he could see more action in the future. “Atletico was looking to develop a player from India. I suggested Romeo and Zico gave his approval,” the same report quotes his agent Beto as saying. Beto, a former Dempo player, was also key to getting Zico to sign as FC Goa manager. Brazil’s most popular No 10 was impressed by Romeo’s marauding skills down both wings and made him an integral part of his side which went from the bottom of the table into the semifinals in the inaugural ISL. Zico apparently recommended the winger to Atletico and the club seem to have taken the recommendation pretty seriously.
Agency : New Delhi The present lot of Indian cricketers has frequently been in the headlines for choosing and/or getting hitched off to their partners. After MS Dho-
ni, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina lately, it was time for Rohit Sharma to divulge the identity of his life partner. Rohit got engaged to childhood
friend Ritika Sajdeh, who is a sports manager by profession and had been the “best friend” of the aggressive batsman since eight years. Currently captaining the Mumbai Indians at the Indian Premier League, Rohit was in his hometown Mumbai last week, when he shrugged off his bashful nature to propose his ladylove by taking her to Borivali Sports Club, the place where he first began his quest to become a professional cricketer.
Agency : Johannesberg In an attempt to regain his form, 14-time Grand
Slam champion Rafael Nadal has said that he will use his old racquets until the end of the season. After losing to world number one Novak Djokovic in the finals of the Monte Carlo Masters and suffering a shock early exit at the Barcelona Open, the Spaniard
explained that he has less control over the new racquet as he requires enough time to train and adapt to it, Sport24 reported. In the absence of Djokovic, Nadal would start the forthcoming Madrid Open as favourites despite his struggles with form.
Dempo and FC Goa starlet Romeo Fernandes makes first team debut for Brazilian club
Agency : New Delhi It’s been a good year for Indian football so far. After goalkeeper Gurpreet Sandhu became the first Indian to play for a top division side outside India, FC Goa and Dempo’s Romeo Fernandes became the first outfield player to achieve the same feat. The 22-year-old midfielder, who notched
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Agency : Chennai The hosts, CSK, lost two matches on the trot but are still table toppers. The visitors, RCB, had a poor start but have slowly gained in confidence. After demolishing KKR at home, they are eager to change their fortunes in a city which hasn’t been kind to them.When CSK walk out on the MA Chidambaram Stadium pitch on Monday, the first six overs will be the key. As coach Stephen Fleming put it after CSK lost
to Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday night,“We were completely outplayed. We lost the game then, as we’ve done it to other teams (in the tournament)”Going by statistics, MS Dhoni’s boys look better. They have defeated the Royal Challengers Bangalore four times at home.However, in their last meeting in this edition, the India Test captain’s half-century went in vain, thanks to Ashish Nehra’s 4/10.They lost
by 27 runs at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.A clash between Dhoni and Virat is always explosive. While RCB have won four of the eight matches, it has been Virat’s energy and intensity that has been praised.The inyour-face player though doesn’t hold back. Remember his clashes on the recent Australia tour? On the other hand, Dhoni is a pro-active captain in the shorter formats, calm and able to quickly adapt to situations.
Agency : Mumbai The stage was set for Mumbai boy Ajinkya Rahane to impress. The historic Brabourne Stadium was the venue.
The stands, occupied by Mumbaikars donning the Rajasthan Royals blue and shouting “Rahaa-ne” every time he was on strike. For once,
Rahane’s personal coach Praveen Amre sat in the opposite camp, but he would have been pleased to watch his ward thrash Zaheer Khan & Co. on his way to a 54-ball 91. The knock helped Rajasthan Royals coast to a comfortable 14-run win over Delhi Daredevils on Sunday. Amre is the batting coach of Daredevils. Rahane’s knock couple with a strokefilled 61 off 38 balls from Karun Nair was instrumental in their team post 189/2. However, it turned to be enough as Delhi failed to outsmart Rajasthan’s tight and disciplined bowlers.
Agency : Bhubaneshwar After a high-intense drawn match against Japan, India will now step-on the field with a single goal of wining their second match to put a strong hold in the four-Test Series here tomorrow. India displayed rusty defence yesterday during their 1-1 draw against Japan to begin its four-match Test series on a disappointing note and skipper Sardar Singh will hope his team puts up a better show tomorrow. Tomorrow Indian players will have to tackle Japan’s long passes as well as contain them in their half to create maximum goal-scoring op-
portunities. In the penalty corner, India has a stronger side than the visitors and in the presence of specialists such as VR Raghunath, Birendra Lakra and skipper Sardar Singh, Indians have ability to convert maximum penalty corners in goals. Japan, on the other hand, could not materialise a single penalty corner yesterday and they found difficult to surpass goalkeeper PR Sreejesh. Come tomorrow, both India and Japan will have to tweak their strategies to outplay each other. While Indians will look to work on their defence side, Ja-
pan have to work on their penalty corner skills. “We didn’t play very good yesterday and faced strong challenges from the Japan side. As I told you earlier, don’t see the ranking, they are a very good Asian team, who plays in European style speedy hockey”
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Surat-Amreli flight service after repair of Amreli airstrip Correspondent, Surat
Surat headquartered Diamond aeronautics is planning to start daily flight connecting Surat and Amreli. Diamond at present connects Surat to Bhavnagar and Rajkot with its daily flights. After initial success Diamond has increased the number
of flights. Diamond uses 9-seater planes to operate its service. There was a demand to operate flights connecting Surat and Amreli from prominent people in Amreli. However the airport runway at Amreli is not suitable to operate flights. In this re-
gard a representation was made before state Civil Aviation Minister Saurabh Patel. In response Patel has promised repair of Amreli air strip so that it can be made functional. Once the airport is in working condition, Diamond will start Surat-Amreli flights.
25 nursing students in Gandhinagar fall sick after having stale halwa Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
As many as 25 female students of Sahajanand College of Nursing in Gandhinagar have been admitted to a Chandkheda hospital for food poisoning. On Monday morning, the students complained of vomiting and loose motions. The students, who stay in the college hostel, had eaten
halwa in breakfast in the hostel canteen. Hospital sources said the students came to them in the afternoon and were severely dehydrated. They were immediately put on IV fluids. One of the students alleged, “Our canteen doesn’t maintain any hygiene and often serves us rancid food.”
Millers’ Association revives Man lives for 24 days with 3cm bullet in his head Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad then complete blackout,” that a bullet is so close flour fortification in Gujarat Mangilal Kanjar, 22, sur- Kanjar . Dr Harshil Shah, and the person does not Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) had flayed the Gujarat government for discontinuing the “Antyodaya Anna Yojana” (AAY) that supplied fortified wheat flour for overcoming micronutrient deficiencies in a state that has a poor malnutrition record, especially among children. Now, Gujarat Roller Flour Millers’ Association is relaunching flour fortification in Gujarat. This is part of their corporate social responsibility with technical support by Food Fortification Initia-
tive, India. Wheat flour is the staple diet for average Indians and the fortified flour ensures positive effects on health and welfare of the citizens thereby providing them with required minerals and nutrients for a balanced diet. Dr Subrata Dutta, India coordinator, Food Fortification Initiative, USA, said “For some years now the fortification of Atta scheme in Gujarat has been discontinued. At a time when Gujarat is excelling in all respects be it development or infrastructure, the basic health amenities are often ignored.
vived a headshot. After living with a three-centimeter bullet for 24 days, Kanjar is now in Ahmedabad Civil Hospital and has got a new lease of life. Kanjar was shot through his right eye by an unidentified person during a wedding procession in Jhalawar, Rajasthan, on April 2. The youth and his family still do not know who fired the shot from ‘point blank range’. “I was drunk and don’t remember who shot me and exactly when. I can just remember the searing pain in my head and
No space for the dead in municipal hospitals Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
There is a severe paucity of space for the dead in city-based municipal hospitals. The cold room capacity of VS, LG and Shardaben hospitals is severely limited as compared to the necessity. In Ahmedabad, there are only 15 mortuaries at Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation-run hospitals. This is woefully short for the city’s populace of around 70 lakh. Often bodies have to be stored in cold rooms while awaiting post-mortem, or for relatives who
stay abroad to reach the city. And, in cases the bodies remain unclaimed. These bodies then have to be referred to Civil or private hospitals. VS hospital, one of the biggest hospitals run by AMC, has a mortuary which can accommodate only eight bodies,
while Shardaben has a facility for only four bodies and LG hospital only three. While the AMC charges a nominal fee for use of mortuary facilities, private hospitals’ charge hefty fees which are often 10 times more than the municipal corporation’s rates.
German Ambassador meets Gujarat CM:Skill development in agenda
consultant neurosurgeon, Civil Hospital, said the bullet went through Kanjar’s eye socket, travelled five inches by breaking through his head and was only stopped by the back of his skull. The bullet was lodged deep into his brain for more than 570 hours. In a life-saving surgery lasting five hours, doctors removed the bullet but could not restore Kanjar’s vision. “When Kanjar came to us, the left side of his body was already paralyzed and his right eye was completely damaged... It’s very rare
die. Providence also had a role in his survival,” Dr Shah said. Kanjar had a tough time shuttling between different government health centres in Jhalawar, Kota and Udaipur, which refused him admission. The patient was finally brought to Civil Hospital by his relatives on April 18. However, there was no end to his trauma. The doctors only operated Kanjar on April 25, more than a week after he was admitted. This was despite Kanjar being on high risk of brain hemorrhage and meningitis.
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air quality bulletin for 11 cities across the country. The AQI is decided on ambient concentration values of air pollutants and their likely health impacts which are commonly called health break points. The pollution parameters whose concentration is measured in ambient air include particulate matter that are of size 2.5 microns (PM 2.5), PM 10, nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, ammonia and lead. The pollution parameter is measured over a period of 24 hours and the data is revealed by the CPCB the following day.
Ahmedabad’s air 2nd worst, Faridabad tops the list
Sunday proved to be an exception, nationally, on the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) daily air quality index (AQI) list. Ahmedabad displaced Delhi in the rank to become the second city with a poor ambient air quality in the country. The AQI index defined the city’s air quality to be “very poor” along with Faridabad. The AQI score for Ahmedabad was 304, while that of Faridabad was 341. Delhi on the other had an AQI score of 259 and was rated “poor” by CPCB. Since the last two days the CPCB has been releasing a daily
Construction of new Gujarat Bhavan to begin shortly in New Delhi Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
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German Ambassador Mr. Michael Steiner today paid a courtesy visit to Gujarat Chief Minister Mrs. Anandiben Patel in Gandhinagar. During their meeting they discussed on vocational training and skill development. Germany’s Apprenticeship Model is well-acclaimed; and thus Mrs. Patel shared that Gujarat should take inputs and engage in qual-
itative vocational training. They discussed that Gujarat and Germany can collaborate in the field of skill development to empower the youth, which will give a boost to employability in MSMEs. Mrs. Patel expressed that forming such ‘Skill Clusters’ with the motive to encourage skill-development in the state will enable Gujarat to be a model state for vocational training and skill
development. During the meeting, German Ambassador gave details on incentives given to the German industries for providing vocational training to the youth. Additional Chief Secretary Mr. Arvind Agrawal, Principal Secretary Mr. Sanjay Prasad, Principal Secretary to CM Ms. S. Aparna, Secretary Mr. Ajay Bhadu and senior officials were present in the meeting.
The state Government is in the final stage of finalizing the plan for the development of new Gujarat Bhavan at New Delhi on the 7,066 square meter land allocated by the Ministry of Urban Development after the former Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi become the Prime Minister. The new land is close to the
present Gujarat Bhavan in the Chanakyapuri area. The state Government has taken over the possession of the new land from after paying the premium and other charges. According to the sources the new building is expected to be completed in next two to two and half year. Approximate project is cost will be around Rs.10 crore.
GPS app to track officers in field Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
Now they can’t fool their boss or cook up stories about their location in the field. The municipal commissioner and the deputy municipal commissioners can know the exact location of their subordinates on the city map with just a tap on an android app for cell phones. About three months ago, more than 340 zone-level engineers,
supervisors, sanitary staff, health and tax officers were asked to download the app called, SmartCity311. Their officials work is monitored by municipal commissioner D Thara. Incidentally, the app can also be used by the police department to monitor the work of personnel in the field. Beat constables can be required to notify their position.
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Gujarat BJP announces major appointments in organization
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Gujarat BJP President RC Faldu has made several appointments in party organization after two days long Chintan Shibir held in Surat which concluded yesterday. According to details shared by state BJP media cell in an official communication, Jashwantsinh Bhabhor(Dahod) has been appointed Vice President of Gujarat BJP while Mansukh Mandavia(Bhavnagar), KC
Patel(Patan) and Shabdasharan Bhrahmbhatt(Vadodara) are appointed General Secretaries of Gujarat BJP. Rajeshbhai Chudasama(MP) has been appointed Secretary of state BJP. Piyushbhai Desai has been appointed organizational incharge(Prambhari) of Tapi district BJP unit. Shri Niranjanbhai Zanjzmera(Mayor of Surat) has been appointed South Zone incharge of Mahasampark Abhiyan
of Sangathan Mahaparva while Amit Thaker has been appointed incharge of Central Zone, Jaysinh Chauhan as incharge of North Zone and Rajeshbhai Chudasama as incharge of Saurashtra Zone. Note: Vijay Rupani and Shankarbhai Chaudhary are replaced with new General Secretaries as they migrated to government and became minister. Though it is officially not communicated, it is learnt that Bharat Pandya has been replaced with a General Secretary, while Bharatsinh Parmar has been continued as General Secretary. Piyush Desai is replacing Dinesh Dasa as Tapi district BJP unit guardian, as Dasa has been made member of Gujarat Public Service Commission(GPSC) in Gandhinagar.
while venturing out in sun, and enjoy the summer to its fullest. Summer is one of the best times to lose weight as your appetite drops a lot. But one can’t bargain when it comes to workouts, as weight loss during summer should be done in a healthier manner, says fitness expert, Ravi Rawal. “Make sure
that you don’t miss your regular workouts. Opt for more cardio related exercises such as running, cycling, jogging, dance aerobics or even brisk walks. Also early mornings and post dusk are favorable for workouts. Remember to drink loads of water, as loss of water will result in muscle cramps during workouts.”
used at paan shops) and bags with effect from 1st
May under the provision of GPMC act.
ST cell alleged that the university had not followed the roster system in reservation of posts for reserved categories. It took a long time for the university authorities and office-bearers of the SC/ST cell to sort out the matter. The SC/ ST cell later withdrew its objections after prolonged discussions on the issue with the senior officials in the state ed-
ucation department only a few weeks ago. Patel said that the university received a green signal from the state government three weeks ago for going ahead with the interviews. The university, he said, issued interview letters immediately and also informed the candidates through email and SMSes. Patel said he had also begun interviews for non-teaching posts.
How to stay healthy in the Ahmedabad’s summer Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
Now that the most dreaded Amdavad summer has dawned upon us, the time’s finally come to get prepared to face it. For Amdavadis who totally love to sink their teeth often in golas, sherdi no ras, shikanji and the omnipresent aam ras, there are certain tips that you need to keep in mind
AMC seizes 246 kg plastic, 9 units sealed Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, Health department teams today seized 246 kg plastic cup/ wrappers and collected Rs. 2,55,500 administrative charge. The AMC teams issued 214 notices and sealed 9 units. AMC has banned usage of low quality plastic cups(mainly used at tea shops) wrappers(mainly
Gujarat University to finally recruit 30 teachers after 18-month delay Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
Gujarat University will be finally conducting interviews for recruiting 30 teachers in its science faculty from May 11-17. The process was delayed for about 18 months. The advertisements for the vacancies were issued in November 2013. These posts had been lying vacant for more than 10 years, which has adversely affected the curriculum. Vice-chancellor M N Patel said that though the applications from the candidates were received by December 4, 2013, the recruitment process was stayed by the state government owing to objections raised by the SC/ST cell of the university. The SC/
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