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News Brief Groundnut oil firms up on consistent demand Agency | Mumbai
Groundnut oil rose further at the Vashi oils and oilseeds wholesale market here today due to consistent demand from retailers. Refined palmolein also recovered following good demand from retailers. In the non-edible section, castorseeds bold and castor oil commercial extended its fall owing to lower offtake from shippers and soap manufacturing units. Linseed oil ruled steady in the absence of any worthwhile buying activity.
2 killed, 2 injured in head-on collision in UP Agency | Kanpur
Two people were killed and two other injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a tractor in the Bidhnu area of the district here, police said today. The government roadways bus of Mahoba depot was travelling from Bidhnu to Ghatampur city yesterday when it collided with a truck laden with bricks near Ramaipur bridge and lost balance, a police spokesperson said. “The collision resulted in the bricks breaking the windshield of the bus, impaling two passengers in their chests,” he said adding that one of them died on spot while the other died in a hospital.
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Delhi Fights CripplingAirPollution In a bid to curb rising pollution, the Delhi government on Friday decided that odd and even number vehicles will ply on alternate days in the capital from January 1
Agency | New Delhi In a radical step to curb alarming air pollution, the Delhi Government on Friday restricted plying of private vehicles bearing odd and even registration numbers to alternate days from January 1 in the national capital. The measures were announced following an emergency meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, a day after the Delhi High Court compared the city to a “gas chamber”. Chief Secretary K K Sharma said the government de-
cided to shut down the Badarpur Thermal power station and will move the National Green Tribunal to close the Dadri power plant which falls in Uttar Pradesh. He said Government will carry
was also mulling to allow movement of trucks only after 11 PM as they slow down overall vehicular movement which was pointed out to be a major contributing factor to pollution from vehicular emission. The city government has also decided to make it mandatory for vehicles to have Euro VI standards for vehicular emission from 2017, two years before the Cenout a massive plantation tre’s scheduled introduction of the drive along all arterial same. Sharma said public transport roads across the city to will be significantly augmented to curb spread of dust and take the load of increasing passenensure vacuum cleaning of roads by the Public Works Department from April 1. The government
Army jawan, two militants killed in encounter in Kupwara Agency | Srinagar
Two militants and an army man were killed in an operation in North Kashmir’s Rajwar area. The operation is still in progress as army has information about the presence of a big militant group in the forests of Buwan. Army said that in the morning troops of 21 Rashtriya Rifles along with the Special Operation Group of Jammu and Kashmir police launched an operation in the forests of Buwan at Rajwar in Handwara. The operation was launched on a tip-off about the presence of mil-
itants in the forest area. Officials said that from past three days, army has been patrolling in the area, however, on Friday morning they got information about the militant hideout in the Buwan forests. Officials said that army had information that four to five militants
are hiding in the Buwan area of Rajwar. As the army and policemen were launching operation, militants fired on the troops resulting in an encounter, the militant ran into dense forests. Army chased the militants and cordoned the forest from different sides.
gers due to the odd-even number restrictions. All private vehicles even having registration numbers issued by neighbouring states will have to follow the odd-even number formula. Emergency services and public transport will not be under the ambit of the restriction, Delhi Dialogue Commission Vice Chairperson Ashish Khetan said, while noting that the idea has been borrowed from foreign countries. The Delhi high court later ordered all private radio taxis to switch over to compressed natural gas (CNG)
before March 1, 2016 if they desired to operate in the capital. NGO Greenpeace warned recently that the indoor air in Delhi was five times more polluted than it should be according to Indian standards. The WHO, however, says this is 11 times more than their prescribed level. Several Chinese cities have slapped limits on car numbers because of congestion and pollution. But unlike Beijing, which also suffers from hazardous haze levels, New Delhi does not issue public health warnings.
Chennai floods: Relief for residents as river water levels decline, no fresh rain Agency | Chennai
A relatively dry spell in Chennai and its neighbourhood brought relief to the flood affected residents and rescue agencies as hopes of water fast receding went up. Signs of easing of situation emerged on Friday with no fresh rains and a sharp fall in water levels of Adyar and Kumbh rivers that were in spate following torrential rains as rescue and relief operations continued in full swing and Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a Rs 1,000 crore more aid to Tamil Nadu. Chennai city and its suburbs experienced a welcome break from the unpredented
Fixing 18% cap on GST rate could lower duties on ‘sin’ products: Jaitley
rains of the last 100 years, that resulted in a sharp fall in the discharge of waters from Chembarapakkam, Pondi and Puzhal lakes leading to reduction in the water levels of the two riv-
ers that criss-cross the city. After their separate aerial surveys of the flood-ravaged areas, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged
for an immediate relief of Rs 5,000 crore, to which he responded by announcing Rs 1000 crore more for relief work in Tamil Nadu. This will be in addition to the Rs 940 crore already announced by the Centre. Officials said that from a discharge of 30,000 cusecs of water from Chembarampakkam, one of the key sources of drinking water supply to Chennai city, it has come down to 13,000 cusecs in the afternoon and 5,000 cusecs at night after there were no fresh rains on Friday.
Bihar to ban all kinds of liquor from April 1, 2016 Agency | New Delhi
Bihar would have a ‘total’ ban on all kinds of liquor starting April 1, 2016 and Agency | New Delhi not just on country-made Finance Minister Arun Agency | New Delhi and tobacco products, and liquor as some reports Jaitley today said he 17-18% for all the rest. had suggested earlier, said Finance minister Arun was not worried about The GST, billed as the Excise and Prohibition Jaitley said on Friday an fiscal deficit and govcountry’s most ambitious Minister Abdul Jalil Mas18% cap on the goods ernment would be able tax reform, aims to stitch tan. Though Bihar Chief and services tax (GST) to meet its target detogether a common na- Minister Nitish Kumar rate as suggested by the spite additional outgo tional market by disman- announced that alcohol Congress would result towards the implein a flawed system as it the Centre) of 15-15.5%. are polluting products tling fiscal barriers among will be banned in Bihar quor) or locally-made li- major cause for domesmentation of the 7th could lower duties on a In a report to the finance and there are luxury items states. Once implement- from April 1 next year, quor.” There was no truth tic violence, particularly Pay Commission. He ed, it will replace layers some reports said the in those reports, Mastan against women, and had host of “sin” products and admitted however that minister, the panel also that should attract higher of local levies such as val- ban could be limited only said.”We are yet to fi- contributed to a rise in luxury items that should the impact of implesuggested scrapping a taxes,” Jaitley said at a ued-added tax and octroi to country-made liquor. nalise the modalities for crimes.”Women are sufmenting the pay com- attract higher taxes. Jait- 1% additional levy or session in the 13th Hin- by a single nation-wide Mastan also mentioned a liquor ban in the state. fering more than anyone mission’s recommen- ley’s comments came on “entry tax” on cross-bor- dustan Times Leadership tax. The 122nd Consti- that the ban will just not (But) It will be a total else due to increasing lidations, which will a day a panel led by chief der transport of goods, a Summit. The Subramani- tution Amendment Bill, be on country made liban”. Mastan said the quor consumption,” he result in an additional economic adviser Arvind recommendation in keep- an panel report proposed passed in the Lok Sabha quor as some reports had poorest of the poor had said. According to offiSubramanian batted for annual burden of Rs ing with the Opposition a three-tier rate structure in May, is stuck for want suggested earlier. “We been consuming liquor, cials, the decision of the a standard GST rate be1.02 lakh crore on extween 17% and 18% and demand. “There are sin —12% for essential items, of political consensus in will impose a liquor ban destroying their families government to impose chequer, would last for a revenue-neutral rate (at products (such as alcohol 40% for “demerit goods” the Rajya Sabha where in Bihar. It will be for desi and their children’s edu- a ban is expected to adtwo to three years. which there would be no and cigarettes) that need such as luxury cars, aerat- the ruling BJP does not (country-made liquor), cation. Increasing liquor versely affect the governvideshi (foreign-made li- consumption was also a ment’s financial health. revenue loss to states or to be taxed high. There ed beverages, pan masala have a majority. Corpo. Office: A/41, Madhav Chamber’s, Shaktidhara Colony, Opp-Sayona Arcade, L.B.S. Road, Toll Naka, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
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BJP setback in local polls may point to a growth model
The BJP’s recent setback in the Gujarat local elections is partly due to the fact that Chief Minister Anandiben Patel has not been as effective as now-Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who used to canvass for local elections more systematically than most. But this is not the only reason. What is at stake is the Gujarat model. This model never appealed to the common people who have been its casualties for years. Gujarat’s social indicators contrast starkly with its growth rate. Gujarat has slipped in the human development index from 10th in 1999-2000 to 11th in 2011. This is largely due to the condition of three groups: Adivasis (15 per cent of the state population), Dalits (7 per cent) and Muslims (9 per cent). In the last decade, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has repeatedly reproached the Gujarat government for failing to ensure that the development funds allocated to Adivasis and Dalits were in proportion to their population. An indication of the socio-economic backwardness of Adivasis and Dalits in Gujarat is their indebtedness. While the proportion of indebted rural households has increased from 35.7 per cent in 1999-2000 to 56 per cent in 2004-05, it has risen from 44.80 per cent to 62.95 per cent among Dalits, and 32.9 per cent to 60.1 per cent among Adivasis. Given the communal violence they have repeatedly suffered from, Muslims in Gujarat face specific problems. According to the Sachar Committee report, they are under-represented in most state government departments: They occupied 1.7 per cent of higher positions and 4.5 per cent of lower positions in the education department as well as, respectively, 5.6 per cent and 5.6 per cent of the home department, 2.2 per cent and 1.5 per cent of the health department. Low levels of education compounded this problem. Only 26 per cent of Muslims in Gujarat reached matriculation, the same proportion as for SCs/ STs, against 41 per cent for others. Twenty-four per cent of urban Muslims in the state lived below the poverty line, against 17 per cent of SCs/ STs, 18 per cent of OBCs and 3 per cent of other urban-dwellers. These figures suggest that the Gujarat model relies on a twofold process of polarisation, religious as well as social. But another dichotomy deserves some attention, as evident from the rural-urban differential of the average monthly per capita expenditure calculated from National Sample Survey data. This differential grew from 49.8 per cent in 1993-94 to 68 per cent in 2007-08, and remained the same in 2011-12. Which means that urban-dwellers consumed two-thirds more than villagers.
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QUOTE “India can grow only on the “strong shoulders” of its states OF THE and not from Delhi alone” - Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, making a strong case for development of the country’s industrially underdeveloped eastern region. DAY Uttarakhand farmers use Yo Yo Honey Fraudster dupes Andheri woman of Rs 7 lakh after posing as Ekta Kapoor, offering role Singh songs to drive away wild boars
book account, according to a report in an English daily. The conman promised Badhoria of a role in Balaji Telefilms’ serials to extract money from her. The matter came to light when Badho-
ria asked the company about the role. When the company came to know of the issue, they lodged a complaint with the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) cyber police station on December 2. “The fraudster created a fake Facebook profile of producer Ekta Kapoor and sent a friend invite to the victim. He made a false promise of a role in a telefilm under the Balaji Telefilms banner. The producer neither advertised nor made any friend request,” said employee Pratik Sanghvi. Badhoria transferred funds after the fraudster communicated with her over Facebook chat and calls and told her about an opening in a telefilm. “Details have been sought from the bank to which she transferred the money. Also we are trying to get details if others also fell for the trap,” said an investigator to the news daily.
is the human spirit. Both films couldn’t be more different, yet more alike. In the Heart of the Sea is based on the ill-fated voyage of the whaling ship Essex and its crew of brave men. The harrowing tale is told through the eyes of Thomas Nickerson, played by Tom Holland as an unblem-
ished 14-year-old and by Brendan Gleeson as an alcoholic survivor with enough guilt to drown a catholic. He drunkenly recounts his life’s adventures to Herman Melville (yes, the very same) who forever lives in the shadow of his hero Nathaniel Hawthorne, insecure and inadequate.
includes CEO Suranjana (Sandhya Mridul), aspiring ‘Katrina Kaif-like’ actor Joanna (Amrit Maghera), struggling singer Madhureeta (Anushka Manchanda), social ac-
tivist Nargis (Tannishtha Chatterjee) and ‘trophy wife’ Pam (Pavleen Gujral). Laksmi (Rajshri Deshpande), the maid, takes care of the house and Frieda’s friends.
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Whether by design or by fluke, India seems to find very innovative ways to use popular music around the country. Or rather, one should say, make fantastical associations. In 2006, a small village in Gujarat claimed that a very popular number by music director-singer Himesh Reshammiya, “Jhalak Dikhla Jaa”, was not only a favourite with the younger generation, but also with those long gone — the ones in the spirit world. The villagers thought the spirits and ghosts in the region considered it an invitation to make an appearance. If you think that’s bizarre,
think again. farmers in Uttarakhand’s agricultural fields have started playing songs by popular Punjabi rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh and other Punjabi singers to drive away wild animals from their fields — and the stratagem is apparently working! The farmers were so harassed by the wild boars in the area
wrecking havoc on their fields and destroying the harvest that the local government was forced to sanction their culling, says the report. But that didn’t help, since the animals are quite strong and difficult to catch. So, instead, the farmers tried a different technique of driving them away — and it worked.
2002 hit-and-run case: SC rejects plea to cancel Salman’s bail Agency | New Delhi
Bollywood actor Salman Khan may be the king of box office numbers, but he is yet to ward off all the legal troubles. In the infamous 2002 hit-andrun case, a petition was filed to cancel Salman’s bail order. the Supreme Court has rejected the plea to cancel Salman’s bail in 2002 Hit-and-run case. Constable Ravinder Patil’s mother had filed the petition to cancel Salman bail. Meanwhile, the prosecution on Thursday tied up its case by reiterating that the actor was drunk and driving
Agency | New Delhi An imposter duped Andheri-based actor Anjali Badhoria of Rs 7 lakh by impersonating himself as producer Ekta Kapoor, owner of Balaji Telefilms, on a fake Face-
In the Heart of the Sea review: A rip roaring, heartfelt adventure Agency | New Delhi
the Toyota Land Cruiser which rammed into a bakery in Bandra killing one and injuring four others. Bombay High Court Justice A. R. Joshi, who is hearing Salman’s appeal against his conviction and a five-year jail term by the sessions court awarded last May,
is likely to start dictating his order soon. In May this year, Salman was convicted for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, besides several other offences, and sentenced to five years jail, against which he filed the present appeal in the high court.
Was exciting to work with Shabana Azmi, says Juhi Chawla
There is something about the human spirit: Something foolish perhaps, at once stubborn and unstoppable. There is a thirst, a curiosity to keep discovering, a hunger to conquer all. As you watch In the Heart of the Sea, the new picture by Ron Howard, another film pops into mind, not one that you would immediately associate with a movie set in the early 1800s. The film is Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, and what it shares with In the Heart of the Sea is its romantic portrayal of the untamable beast that
Angry Indian Goddesses review: A female buddy film sans feminism
Agency | New Delhi Agency | Mumbai Actor of Indian film industry Varun Dhawan and Indian designer Natasha Dalal have been dating since years but the actor has never come out and spoken about it. When pictures of the two on a dinner date came out, Deccan Entertainment caught him in a good mood and decided to ask him about it. He said, “ I honestly feel that there is nothing much to talk about. I am only meeting her for dinner, we are not doing any stunt or something. There is
nothing to confirm as yet. When there is something to confirm, I will.” Looks like Varun, who has previously been extremely protective about Natasha, has become a little more chill about her being photographed. When asked if he has let his guard down when it comes to her He said, “I am still protective about her and will always be. I am a public figure, my friends are not. They don’t know this movie world and they’re not related to films. I am still friends with all my school friends.”
Agency | Mumbai “Chalk N Duster” actress Juhi Chawla says that it was exciting to work with her talented co-actor Shabana Azmi in the film and that she tried to learn something from the latter’s style of working during shooting. “It was exciting for me. I worked with her for the first time and of course she’s a very accomplished actress. I had heard about her how she goes on a set and how
she familiarizes herself with the surroundings to utilize the place well along with her character. Even I thought I’ll secretly try to learn something from her on the sets,” said Juhi at the trailer launch of the film. “When the script had come to us, it seemed that the role was always meant for Shabanaji. In fact, you can’t imagine anyone else in that role because she seems to fit in so beautifully,” she added. Both of them play
teachers in the film who enjoy teaching kids, but face a tricky situation when the school management led by Divya Dutta tries to turn the school into a business and compromise on teaching standards. How both of them battle this plan forms the crux of the story. About the film, Juhi says: “The film has been written passionately. If it’s coming across that the film is only about teachers, then that’s not true.
Womenfolk of the country, it is time to rejoice: India’s ‘first female buddy film’ hits theatres this Friday. For most parts, Pan Nalin’s Angry Indian Goddesses is indeed an Indian version of Sex and the City, (of course much less sex, this is India with the censor board, remember?) and surprisingly, a good one! Angry Indian Goddesses follows a group of seven women: Frieda (Sarah-Jane Dias), a photographer, invites her college friends over to her family home in Goa. The diverse bunch
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India moves up six places to SPORTS ROUNDUP 166th in latest FIFA rankings Agency | Zurich
Agency | Washington A team of astronomers harnessing the combined power of NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes have found the faintest object ever seen in the early universe. It existed about 400 million years after the big bang, 13.8 billion years ago. The team has nicknamed the object Tayna, which means “first-born” in Aymara, a language spoken in the Andes and Altiplano regions of South America. Though Hubble and Spitzer have detected other galaxies that are record-breakers for distance, this object represents a smaller, fainter class of newly-forming galaxies that until now have largely evaded detection. These very dim objects may be more representative of the early universe and offer new insight on the formation and evolution of the first galaxies.
Rupee recovers from its 27-month low to trade at 66.79 per US dollar
It was a great developement for the Indian football team as they jumped six places to the 166th spot in the global football rankings in the latest list released by FIFA on Thursday, while Belgium retained their top position after grabbing it for the first time last month. Before the release of these rankings, India were 172nd in last month’s rankings after losing five consecutive 2018 World Cup qualifying matches. But, the Stephen Constantine-coached side arrested the slide with a commendable 1-0 win against Guam in their last World Cup qualifier at Bengaluru on November
Ranji Trophy 2015, Group B: Marathon man Bhargav Merai gives Gujarat hope 12. On the other hand, Belgium will end the year as the world’s top-ranked team for the first time in their history. World Cup 2014 runners-up Argentina moved up a spot to the second, displacing reigning world champions Germany from the spot, who dropped to fourth. World Cup 2010 winners Spain claimed the third spot,
up by three places. Copa America 2014 victors Chile retained their fifth spot just before five-time world champions Brazil, who moved up two spots. Portugal are at seventh, a dip of three places, but just ahead of Colombia, who dropped a spot. Ninth-placed England and Austria at 10th, retained their slots.
IPTL 2: UAE Royals beat Japan Warriors to keep clean slate intact Agency | Kobe
Agency | Mumbai The Indian rupee recovered from a 27-month low hit in early trade after some public sector banks sold dollars, spurring speculation that they may have done so on the directive of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). At 2pm, the home currency was trading at 66.79 per US dollar, down 0.19% from its previous close of 66.66. The local unit opened at 66.93 per US dollar and touched a low of 67.01, a level last seen on 4 September 2013. Traders said that dollar sales by public sector banks began when the rupee hit 67 per dollar level, but it could not be confirmed whether the selling was on the behalf of the central bank. However, the currency continued to be under pressure on view that the European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) measures were not enough to prop up global growth, making India more vulnerable to dollar outflows. Weak domestic stock market also weighed on the rupee.
Ola inks pact with Didi, Lyft and GrabTaxi to take on Uber
UAE Royals notched up their second consecutive win with a comprehensive victory over home team Japan Warriors on the second day of the International Premier League Tennis at Kobe (Japan) on Thursday. The Warriors failed to cash in on the huge home crowd support as the Royals emerged 30-15 victorious. The home team not win a single set as the Royals bagged all five of them. The pair of Kristina Mlaenovic/Daniel Nestor put the Royals ahead with a 6-0 win over the Warriors duo of Maria Sharapova and Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the mixed doubles. Leander Paes was substituted in by the team in place of Herbert, but it was too late by then. The women’s singles saw Ana Ivanovic taking on Sharapova and the crowd witnessed some sizzling tennis with both women
already seen him retire to bed for two nights. A magnificent effort that has dragged Gujarat back in contention. He added 155 runs with Axar Patel in 50.3 overs as Gujarat reached 355 for 7. After batting for almost seven hours on Thursday, in an extended day’s play, they still need 176 runs for the lead, but Merai has managed to keep MP on tenterhooks for one more day.
ies Finals on December 7 at Al Badia Golf Club in Dubai. Saina became India’s first world number one in women’s singles and enjoyed a consistent run this season, winning her home leg of the BWF World Superseries tour in Delhi and also reaching the finals of the BWF World Championships, the All England and the Thaihot China Open. Marin start-
ed and ended the year on a perfect note — winning the All England Championship in March and the Hong Kong Open in November. In between, she picked up three other Superseries titles and retained the World Championship title. Zhao was the pre-eminent woman doubles player. Partnering Zhang Nan, she won six Mixed Doubles Superseries.
vals and defended stoutly to stun Britain 2-1 at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium. This was India’s first win over Britain in a major tournament since their 3-1 win in the Champions Trophy in 2012 at Mel-
bourne. Drag flicker VR Raghunath and Akashdeep Singh scored for India while forward Simon Mantell struck the lone consolation goal for Britain as India reached the semifinals of the HWL Final.
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fighting it off stroke for stroke. Ultimately, Ivanovic took the set 6-4 giving the Royals a huge lead on the scoreboard. The legends singles took audiences back a decade or more, with big boys Marat Safin and Goran Ivanisevic pitted against each other. Goran’s quick-footed and quick-witted tennis won it for the Royals 6-4. The men’s doubles with Paes/Herbert brought
some much-needed cheer to home fans. There was brilliant stroke play and clever shot making by Paes on the nets, but Nestor/Berdych won the set 6-4. In the closing match of the day, Berdych and Philipp Kohlschreiber were pitted in the men’s singles rubber. Berdych won the set 6-3, closing out the match with his side winning by a huge margin.
of being the first player Ajinkya Rahane struck from either side to have his fifth Test hundred reached a three-figure to guide India to a com- mark in this low-scoring mendable 326/8 at lunch series so far. The stylish on the second day of the right-hander’s knock was fourth and final cricket studded with 11 fours and match against South Afri- five sixes. He added 98 ca here on Friday. Rahane runs off 193 balls for the scored 127 off 215 balls, eighth wicket with Ravachieving the distinction ichandran Ashwin (53
batting), who completed his sixth half-century in the longest format. Incidentally, this was also the highest stand for any wicket among either teams in the series. Rahane-Ashwin duo surpassed the previous best of 86 between Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara. Among the many firsts, it was Rahane’s maiden hundred on home soil as he has not enjoyed a lot of success in the few Test matches that he has played in India. This was also the first time that one team passed a total of 300 runs with the previous highest being 215 in Nagpur. This was also the first time that only one wicket fell in a single session which yielded 95 runs.
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A little over one hour into the day, it seemed Mumbai had sewed up the game and eyeing a big first-innings lead. Badri Alam had struck twice in two overs to knock out Rujul Bhatt and Parthiv Patel and leave Gujarat on the edge at 139 for 5. A situation that had turned more dire with news coming in from Indore that Gujarat’s chief competi-
tor for the knockout spot, Madhya Pradesh, were on course for an innings win against Andhra. However, Bhargav Merai, who was recognised by the Indian cricket board as the best U-19 batsman in 200910, hit his first ton of the season, an unbeaten 150 accrued over nearly eight and half hours. He was a tired man but its not over yet as he will come out to bat on Friday to continue the knock that has
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Rahane’s ton takes India to 326/8 at lunch on Day 2
Indian taxi aggregator app Ola has inked a pact with global peers - Didi, Lyft and GrabTaxi -that will allow users of these ridesharing apps to seamlessly travel across India, China, the US and Southeast Asia. The partnership will enable the companies to jointly compete with US-based Uber that has a presence across 67 countries. The new alliance will cover nearly all of Southeast Asia, India, China and the US, reaching nearly 50 percent of the world’s population, a joint statement said. Joint partner products will start rolling out in the January-March 2016 quarter, it added. In September, US’ Lyft and Chinese player Didi Kuaidi had inked a similar partnership. Interestingly, Didi is an investor in Ola, Lyft and GrabTaxi. Ola has a presence in 102 Indian cities, while Didi’s platform provides 7 million rides per day across 360 Chinese cities.
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Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has been nominated for the Woman Player of the Year Award of the Badminton World Federation after a consistent season which saw her occupy the world number one spot for a brief period. Saina, currently ranked number two, will vie for the coveted honour along with world number one Carolina Marin of Spain, 2014 winner Zhao Yunlei of China and another Chinese Bao Yixin. The winners of the BWF Players of the Year Awards will be announced at the Players’ Reception and Gala Dinner for the Dubai World Superser-
Hockey World League Finals: India stun Britain to enter semis Agency | Raipur
India continued their roller-coaster ride in the Hero Hockey World League Final. After a poor start and superb performance against Olympic champions Germany, Roelant Oltmans’ team fell back to old habits against defending champions, The Netherlands, losing 1-3. But they knew that the real battle would start from the quarterfinals, and India brought their ‘A Game’ to the stadium. They played with a lot of energy, harried their ri-
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Gujarat civic poll results a loud wake-up call for BJP Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
It was an election that the Gujarat government had not wanted, at least not now, and it made no bones about it. The government had told the Gujarat High Court that the timing was not conducive to hold free and fair elections, apparently referring to the damage caused by the Patidar agitation. The elections were finally held at the behest of the high court and the State Election Commission went about with the reparations, in the brief time it had. The good turnout for both elections compared to 2010 – municipal corpo-
ration (45 per cent) and the nagarpalika, district and taluka panchayat elections (over 60 per cent) – held during the Diwali holidays, and the marriage season, indicated the interest of the proverbial “last man” in these elections. Unlike last time, the contest was confined to the Congress and the BJP, (except in
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Bharuch where Janata Dal (U) has a presence). Voters of the taluka and district panchayats chose to repose faith in the Congress, which has not been in power in Gujarat for almost 25 years and was completely routed in the national elections last year with no Lok Sabha win from Gujarat. The BJP held on to all
six municipal corporations, retaining its urban constituency. The victory in the urban centres was a saviour for Anandiben Patel – though the BJP won the six municipal corporations and 42 of 56 municipalities, the number of seats has been reduced. However, the BJP which had won 2,460 taluka seats in 2010 (Congress got 1,428), is down to 2,017 and the Congress up to 2,548 taluka panchayat seats in these elections. The Congress has also wrested 20 of 31 (368 seats to BJP, 595 to Congress, 9 to independents) district panchayats.
Gujarat local body polls: Congress has won despite losing, says Sena Correspondent | Mumbai
Describing the results of Gujarat local body polls as a “win for Congress despite losing”, NDA ally Shiv Sena today said it indicates that people of Gujarat do not stand behind the Prime Minister completely and the BJP needs to evaluate why “alarm bells” have started ringing on Narendra Modi’s home pitch. The Sena also said that it needs to be studied why the BJP lost in rural areas if the state is claimed to be ‘number one’ in terms of development. Sena said the results indicate that the people of Gujarat do not stand behind
Gujarat CM seeks Denmark’s cooperation in various sectors Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Correspondent | Surat
Several development projects are to be inaugurated today in Surat during state Chief Minister’s visit to this city which is second largest in Gujarat in size and population. Ambitious Gopi Talao project has been completed and inauguration of this beautified place of hang out will take place today. Play area, Chatusmukhi stepwell are
some of the attractions at this place which is going to emerge as preferred place for hang out for Surti people. Indoor stadium renovated at cost of Rs 22.76 crore also will be reopened today. The city will also get a new railway over bridge connecting Godadara and Dindoli which has been built at a cost of Rs 40 crore. Computerized draw of 1,143 flats will also be conducted today.
Denmark today expressed eagerness to expand cooperation with Gujarat and develop partnerships with the state government in various sectors. Danish Ambassador to India Taksoe Jensen Peter paid a courtesy visit to Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel at Gandhinagar and held discussion with her on increasing bilateral cooperation, an official press release said. During the meet, Patel invited Denmark to participate in projects across various sectors such as wind energy, smart city, food process-
Judge Sajid Khan in Ahmedabad to promote the show
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You’ve seen them deliver famous movie dialogues with flair… narrate funny anecdotes with so much drama ‘n’ masti that you want to pull their cheeks … they do roleplays of their parents, teachers & neighbors with an adorable glint in their eyes … and their unabashed attitude of dramebaazi can instantly brighten your mood. They trooped in flamboyantly and won your hearts with their dramebaazi in 2013 and now a fresh batch of 16 is all set to dazzle you with their adorable innocence and histrionic abilities as India’s leading broadcaster, Zee TV, presents audiences with season 2 of its immensely successful reality series - ‘India’s Best Dramebaaz’. Premiering on 12th December, the show will air every Saturday-Sunday at 9:30 PM, only on Zee TV. Having
celebrated the singing and dancing talents of the masses and made heroes out of India’s common man, Zee TV’s ‘Surf Excel India’s Best Dramebaaz co-powered by Patanjali Dantkanti’ presents a national platform for the acting talent of kids! After some truly awe-inspiring acts by the little powerhouses of talent weekon-week and the lovely camaraderie the kids enjoyed with the judges and
hosts in the first season, the show has plenty up its sleeve to delight the viewers in the second season. There’s going to be just pure unadulterated entertainment as the multi-faceted director Sajid Khan joins Sonali Bendre & Vivek Oberoi on the judges panel. Having been in the industry for decades, he comes with immense understanding of gauging an actor’s abilities and selecting the right talent.
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the Prime Minister completely and that the BJP needs to evaluate why “alarm bells” have started ringing on Narendra Modi’s home pitch. Out of power for 20 years, the Congress made a stunning comeback in the rural areas of Gujarat where it won 21 of the 31 district panchayats and around 110 of the
230 taluka panchayats, while the BJP retained its hold over urban pockets clinching all six municipal corporations and 40 of 56 municipalities. After its battering in Bihar, the loss in rural local bodies in Gujarat comes more than a year after Narendra Modi, who ruled the state for 12 years, shifted to Del-
hi. “The results of the civic body polls only indicate that the people of Gujarat do not stand behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi completely. Though the BJP has won all six municipal corporations, one cannot say that the Congress got defeated,” an editorial in Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ said.
bly elections. I met Chief Minister Anandiben Patel in Gandhinagar during my visit,” she added. Dahiben, who has no child, joined politics after her husband died 45 years ago, and successfully fought first election in 1978. Her husband used to run a tea stall in Chauta Bazaar area of Ankleshwar, and after his
death, Dahiben took over the business. She joined BJP in early 1990s. “She had joined politics over 40 years ago… For the last last four terms, she contested on a BJP ticket from Ward No. 6 (Katlifalia, Panchvati bazaar and Golwad),” said Dahiben’s nephew Mukesh Rana, who now runs the tea stall.
‘ease of doing business’ in India, often seen as an important barometer helpful in enticing investors. Since assuming power last year, the NDA government has reached out to the states, seeking their greater involvement in policy-making as part of a bridge-building mechanism Modi calls cooperative federalism. Many have lauded the idea as something that could put an end to a tradition of confrontational politics between the Centre and states that hobbled develop-
ment. Towards that end, he abolished the Nehru-era institution Planning Commmission and replaced it with the Niti Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India), which is mandated to take into account the states’ aspirations in devising policy and suggesting funding. To buttress his arguments on equitable development, Modi gave the analogy of a bicycle saying it can’t run if a part of the tube balloons up though the metre will still show the correct reading.
Gujarat civic polls: 92-year-old Dahiben wins 10th term in a row from Ankleshwar Correspondent | Surat
ing and generation of electricity from waste. Since the Scandinavian country has expertise in urban development, she urged the envoy to share their knowledge in the field with Gujarat, where the Centre has identified six cities to make them ‘smart’, the release said. Patel also sought Denmark’s
cooperation in building partnership with Gujarat Government to upgrade health infrastructure in rural areas, especially for screening of women for breast and cervical cancer. Responding positively to her appeal, Peter expressed eagerness to develop partnerships with Gujarat in various sectors, it added.
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said Liming. Liming further said that each of the 10 companies will be investing at least $10 million. “The minimum size of the investment will be $10 million by each company. Currently there are 300 dyestuff manufacturers in China which produce 1.2 million tonnes of dyestuff and intermediaries and generate annual revenue of $10 billion. Comparatively, in India there are 1000 manufacturers which generate revenue worth $4 billion and have production capacity of 0.3 million tonnes. Janak Mehta, president, Dyestuff Manufacturers Association of India (DMAI) said, “Out of $4 billion revenue, around $2.5 billion revenue comes from exports and $1.5 billion from domestic market. Also more than 80% of manufacturers are present in Gujarat.”
10 Chinese dyestuff manufacturers to invest in Gujarat
The Chinese dyestuff and intermediaries manufacturers are looking to invest in Gujarat in joint venture with local partners. Speaking post the inauguration of 5th ‘Interdye Asia’ here on Thursday, Tian Liming, vice chairman and secretary general of China Dyestuff Industry Association (CDIA) said that 10 Chinese companies have shown interest in setting up project in Gujarat. “We work in cooperation with dyestuff manufacturers associations in India. Now we want to move beyond sales in India and companies are looking for investment in projects in Gujarat. The 10 companies that are keen to set up projects here include Jiangsu Yabang Dyestuff Co Ltd and Shanghai Anoky Group Co Ltd,”
Ninety two-year-old Dahiben Rana, who used to run a tea stall, has won the Ankleshwar Nagarpalika election from Ward No. 6 for the 10th consecutive term — four times from BJP and the remaining six as an Independent. “Voters and people of Ankleshwar are like my children… They come to me even with their family problems and I guide them. I don’t like the ideology of Congress as a result of which I am with BJP. “I met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and welcomed him during his visit to Ankleshwar in the last Assem-
HTLS 2015: India can grow on ‘strong shoulders’ of states, not from Delhi alone
Correspondent | New
Delhi
India can grow only on the “strong shoulders” of its states and not from Delhi alone, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, making a strong case for development of the country’s industrially underdeveloped eastern region. “The world cannot understand what we mean when we say India. They know, at the most, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Bangalore after the IT revolution. It is important that the world recognises our states. The states have their own strengths,” the Prime Minister said in his address at the HT Leadership Summit. He, however, saw hope in states like Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha, once among the most backward economically and on social indicators, coming up on tops in recent rankings on
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