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News Brief “SC allows Guj. police” PM’s birthday diplomacy a failure: Gogoi Agency | Guwahati
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign policy and said the Pathankot attack had shown his “birthday diplomacy” was a “failure”. “It happened inspite of Prime Minister Narendra Modi going to Pakistan. His birthday diplomacy has totally failed,” Gogoi told reporters here. Modi made a surprise visit to Lahore on his way back from Kabul to greet Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on his birthday on December 25 last.
Govt to import 5,000 tonnes of tur dal
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With pulses prices still ruling high on likely production concerns, the government has issued a tender to import 5,000 tonnes of pigeon peas (tur) to boost domestic supply from next month. State-run MMTC has invited bids for supply of 5,000 tonnes of pigeon peas and the quantity of shipment can be increased depending on the price bids.
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Supreme Court allows Gujarat Police to file charge sheet
File chargesheet against Hardik:SC filed in the trial court on or before January 8, 2016. A copy of the charge sheet would be provided to the counsel for the accused in the trial court,” it said. The court fixed January 14,
2016 for further hearing the matter. It will also hear another plea of Mr. Hardik Patel challenging the High Court’s decision declining to quash the sedition charge invoked against him and others in a case lodged for allegedly attacking places like police stations in the State. The State police had lodged the case in October against 22-year-old Mr. Hardik Patel and five of his close aides on the charge of sedition and waging war against the government. Later, Mr. Hardik Patel, Chirag Patel, Dinesh
bai Cricket Association (MCA). In the course of his awe-inspiring innings, which lasted 395 minutes, Dhanawade smashed a whopping 129 fours and 59 sixes. The epic knock ended when his school declared at 1465, which is also a world record. His school went past Victoria’s 1107 against New South Wales made way back in 1926. Pranav now holds the record for the highest individual score in any form of cricket, bettering AEJ Collins’ 628 not out for Clark’s House against
North Town in 1899 in the UK. The 10th standard boy is a ward of experienced MCA coach Mobin Sheikh and the only child of an autorickshaw driver.
“It would be inappropriate to look into (the draft charge sheet). Let the charge sheet be filed in the trial court on or before January 8, 2016” Agency | New Delhi
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Gujarat Police to file a charge sheet by Friday in a trial court in a criminal case lodged against quota agitation leader Hardik Patel for allegedly instigating the Patel community to kill policemen
and adopt violent means to “wage war against Gujarat government”. The apex court’s order came when Attorney-General Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Gujarat, sought permission to file the charge sheet on the ground that if it is not filed, the accused will be entitled to get bail. However, a bench of justices J.S. Khehar and C. Nagappan refused to look into the draft charge sheet of the police. “It would be inappropriate to look into it. Let the charge sheet be
Cong leaders, workers detained ahead of ‘Daman Pratikar’rally Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Gujarat Congress President Bharatsinh Solanki along with other party leaders and workers were detained today for taking out a rally here demanding release of jailed Patel quota agitation leaders, including its spearhead Hardik Patel and aides. Though the police denied them permission to hold the rally, Congress leaders were adamant to go ahead with their ‘Daman Pratikar Rally’ and asked their workers to converge here at Sabarmati Ashram, from where, they were supposed to march towards the Collector’s office to hand over a memorandum this afternoon. According to local police, Congress workers had gathered at the Ashram.
Bambhaniya and Ketan Patel were arrested and are currently behind bars. Two other aides of Mr. Hardik Patel — Amrish Patel and Alpesh Kathiriya — were not arrested as the high court had granted them interim protection. The FIR against Mr. Hardik Patel and five others under serious charges of sedition said that the young leader had allegedly instigated his community to kill policemen and adopt violent means to wage “war against Gujarat government”.
After world record of 652, this 15-yearold says he wants to score 1,009 runs Agency | Mumbai
A large number of police force was deployed on the 2-km stretch between Ashram and Collector’s office since morning to stop the Congress leaders and workers from holding the rally. As soon as Bharatsinh Solanki along with other leaders such as Arjun Modhwadia, Siddharth Patel and Shaktisinh Gohil reached Ashram to lead the rally, police detained them and
took them to police headquarters in Shahibaug. “We have detained a total of 153 Congress workers and leaders including Solanki, as they tried to take out the rally without our permission. They were released later in the evening. No major untoward incident took place during the rally,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of Zone 2 Mahendra Bagaria.
Mumbai teenager Pranav Dhanawade on Tuesday scripted history by becoming the first batsman ever to notch up a four-figure score by smashing an unbeaten knock of 1009 in an inter-school tournament in Mumbai. The 15-year-old, playing for KC Gandhi Higher Secondary School, reached the gigantic score in just 323 deliveries with a strike rate of 312.38 in the game against Arya Gurukul in the Bhandari Cup inter-school tournament organised by the Mum-
The mammoth score was in reply to their rivals’ paltry score of 31 all out in 17 overs, at the Vaylengar ground at Kalyan in neighbouring Thane district. Dhanawade, who was unbeaten on 652 last evening, thus became the world’s highest individ“Disgusted” ual scorer in all forms of Agency | New Delhi Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar cricket. During the course woman Maoist of his innings on Monday, The Supreme Court on The Government of Gusurrenders he went past the highest Tuesday refused to modjarat has in a statement Agency | Bhawanipatna individual score of 546 ify its December order today announced hike A woman Ultra today in tax/cess rate on petrol in Indian schools cricket banning registration of surrendered at the office and diesel in the state. standing in the name of large diesel vehicles in of the superintendent of With this the petrol price another Mumbai cricketDelhi and the National police here in Kalah- will go up by Rs 1.90/litre er, Prithvi Shaw of Rizvi Capital Region (NCR) in andi district as she was while diesel price Rs 1.82/ like Odisha, Madhya this petrol price will be view of the alarming air Springfield made against “disgusted” over the litre. The new prices will Pradesh, Goa, Rajasthan, up by Rs. 1.90 and effec- pollution levels. A bench St Francis D’Assissi in Maoist activities. Ka- come to effect from Janu- Kerala, Karnataka, Tel- tive price per litre will be headed by Chief Justice rected the three car man- court allowed entry of the Harris Shiled game lamdei Majhi (24), who ary 6. Assistant Commis- angana, Andhra Pradesh, Rs 62.12 which is lower TS Thakur had on De- ufacturers to submit doc- such vehicles which are in 2013. “Dhanawade is joined the banned out- sioner of Sales Tax, Gov- Maharashtra, West Ben- than Rajasthan, Madhya cember 16 ordered a ban umentary evidence that Delhi-bound on payment with me from the age of fit in October last year, ernment of Gujarat in a gal, Punjab, Haryana and Pradesh, Kerala, Telan- on sports utility vehicles pollution from their vehi- of a pollution cess. The six. His feat would give a surrendered before the statement said: Since July majority of other states gana, Andhra Pradesh, (SUVs) and luxury cars cles equaled those of pet- measure reinforces the strong boost to cricket in Superintendent of Po- – 2014 petrol and diesel across the country have Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, with the engine capaci- rol engines. The top court Delhi government’s cru- this area. We have lot of lice of Kalahandi district rates are continuously increased the tax on pet- Bihar, Maharshtra and ty of 2000cc or higher, a also banned the entry of sade against air pollution talent in and around KalyBrijesh Rai. The SP said down. Entire benefit of rol and diesel during last West Bengal.” “Simi- move that was pleaded heavy commercial vehi- with its 15-day trial of an an but lack of proper facilher activities were con- price cut has been passed one and half year. Due larly tax on diesel will against by top car man- cles from four additional even-odd formula for cars ities has hampared it. “Tofined to the Gundi and to consumers in Gujarat to decreased revenue, be up by 3% and cess ufacturers. A plea asking entry points at NH 2, NH plying on Capital roads. day (former India captain Khandualmali Reserve so far. The state govern- development works in by 1%, and so it will be for a revision of the order 10, NH 58 and state high- The court also directed the and MCA Vice President) Forest areas. Disgusted ment has seen adverse the state could be affect- 24%+4% instead of ex- was filed by Toyota, Ma- way 57 which connects city government to appro- Dilip Vengsarkar came over the Maoist activi- impact in its revenue due ed.” “To avoid this, tax isting 21%+3%, as a re- hindra and Mahindra, and Ghaziabad to Baghpat. In priately award No-Objec- and promised an academy ties, she decided to quit to continuous price cut. on petrol has been in- sult of which diesel price Mercedes, claiming that an earlier order, the apex tion Certificates (NOCs) here if he is provided with the outfit. She also com- Gujarat govt has not in- creased by 1% and cess will go up by Rs 1.82/ their cars did not cause court had restricted the to 10-year-old diesel ve- the ground and our local plained of harassment of creased the rates of tax on by 2%. Thus it will be litre at Rs 50.13.” “The much pollution. “Do your entry of trucks not bound hicles and 16-year-old MLA promised to provide women members by se- petrol and diesel for last 24%+4% instead of ex- new rate will be effective cars emit oxygen?” the for Delhi through NH1 petrol vehicles being sold him wherever he wanted it,” said Sheikh. nior cadres, the SP said. bench remarked as it di- and NH8. However, the outside the NCR. nine years. Other states isting 23%+2%. 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India must talk to Pakistan but terror is on top of the agenda
The attack on the forward airbase in Pathankot on Saturday, perpetrated by terrorists who came from across the Pakistan border, yet again challenges India to find a way of keeping the India-Pakistan peace process on track despite providing a compelling case for New Delhi to give its Pakistan policy another critical look. The event is being widely interpreted as the response of a hostile Pakistan army to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise visit to Lahore in the last week of 2015 to greet his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, on the latter’s birthday. Intelligence reports indicate a direct planning of this daring assault by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, a sub-set of the Pakistan army, confirming the impression that the Pakistan army was not in alignment with the peace initiatives being taken by the two civilian heads of government. The Pakistan army’s reservations about a bilateral talks agenda that accords prime importance to the issue of cross-border terrorism first led to the replacement of Sartaj Aziz, a civilian, with a retired lieutenant general, Naseer Khan Janjua, as Pakistan’s national security advisor. And this happened soon after the Ufa summit meeting where the prime ministers of both countries had met for a substantive exchange of views. The Pathankot offensive was audaciously planned in quick time and daringly executed by militants dressed in army fatigues. They were directed to hijack a taxi and commandeer a police vehicle in order to reach close to the air base and produce a decisive result. The modus operandi employed by the terrorists is reminiscent of the attack on the Indian Parliament in December 2001 — another offensive by the Jaish-e-Mohammad — and the November 2008 Mumbai attack carried out by the Lashkar-e-Taiba. The Pakistan army, even to this day, mentors both these outfits. The attack on the Pathankot air base revives three questions that have a bearing on the future prospects of the India-Pakistan bilateral relationship. First, is the civilian leadership of Pakistan prepared to publicly accept the stipulation that violence shall not be used to press for a solution of the Kashmir problem? Second, can Pakistan’s prime minister declare that while the process of evolving confidence-building measures in order to reduce tension along the Line of Control and the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir is on, such disruptions will not come in the way of talks on the economic cooperation front? And finally, will the Pakistan government announce disarming of the Lashkar-e-Taiba and its front outfits while expediting the 26/11 trial?
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QUOTE “I seriously suggest Russian treatment to terrorists’ carcasses. Wrap OF THE them in pigskin, bury them face down in pig excreta. No chance of - Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy on Tuesday said on Twitter... Houris,” DAY Here’s how Aditya Roy Kapoor Prabhas, Suriya, Nivin Pauly in got his chiseled body for Fitoor Vikram’s video song for Chennai
Agency | Mumbai Gone are the days when actors underwent rigorous training to flaunt six-pack or eight-pack abs. Aditya Roy Kapoor, who hasn’t beefed up a bit, has taken a different route to showcase a well toned physique in Fitoor. The actor opted for body sculpting. Body sculpting is a technique that is used to shape the muscles in one’s body to perfection
without bulking it up. An extremely grueling process, Aditya first worked towards losing muscle mass and then reducing the percentage of body fat. It took months for the actor to get the kind of physique wanted for his character in the film, but he loved to process thoroughly. “I have been following this regime on and off for a year-and-a-half now. After filming some sequences, I let go a little
bit and I had to lose weight all over again, which was quite frustrating. So I’ve learnt that this lifestyle has to be consistent,” said Aditya Roy Kapoor. The actor, who has trained with Prashant Sawant and Praveen Nair, further said, “They both trained me at different stages. I also trained a lot by myself. I like training alone. Otherwise, I find I get too dependent on someone else for motivation.”
Akira Has Been Sonakshi’s Most Challenging Role
Agency | Mumbai
briefing, the 28-year-old Bollywood actress Son- actress said, “This as a akshi Sinha, who will role was emotionally and be soon seen in the re- physically grueling for make of 2011 Tamil film me. Some of the sequenc‘Mouna Guru,’ recently es that we have shot and revealed that ‘Akira’ has places we have been, been the most challeng- I have never imagined ing film for her so far. myself in situations like During the Filmfare press that.” The ‘Dabangg’ star
added that for the A.R. Murugadoss -directorial she had to undergo physical training for one and a half month. Further talking about the director of the flick, Sonakshi said, “A.R. Murugadoss is a genius and his brain should be kept in a museum to be studied.” She said that the ‘Holiday’ hit-maker is such a silent man as thinking wheels are always turning around in his head, adding that she has realised that one cannot question him you cannot question him, he just have to trust him blindly.
Agency | Chennai Battered and bruised by the floods in December, Chennai now has an impressive line-up of superstars who’ve come together to make a video song for the city. Tamil stars Suriya, Baahubali’s Prabhas, Premam star and Malayalam actor
Nivin Pauly, and a host of other south cinema artists will star in a video song, titled Spirit of Chennai. The music for the video is credited to C Girinandh. The video will pay tribute to the people of Chennai as well as the army of volunteers who braved odds to organise help for
those stranded during the devastating December 1 Chennai rains. The other film stars who will do a cameo include Ram Charan Teja and Nani (Telugu), Puneet Rajkumar and Yash (Kannada), Nithya Menen, Bobby Simha and Vijay Sethupathy (Tamil).
falls (in cinema halls) and with no new release for another week, we expect this phenomenon to continue,” Eros International Senior Vice-President (India Theatrical) Nandu Ahuja said. The movie production and distribution company claimed the movie was the third highest grosser of 2015. The
film, produced by Bhansali, narrates the story of Maratha warrior Peshwa Bajirao I and his second wife Mastani. Eros released ‘Bajirao Mastani’ across 3750 screens worldwide on December 18 and went on to increase showcasing to meet demand in the subsequent weeks.
Kandivali residence and asked for her friend, actor Rahul Raj Singh. When the actress told them that he was not at home, they forcefully tried to barge inside. “I’m extremely upset with whatever happened last evening. If this is how policemen are going to behave, then what to do? I have filed an FIR against eight men, of
“They entered my house, pushed my door, they were misbehaving with me and were so rude. It took me three hours to convince the police to file the FIR since police themselves were also involved in it. Today, I am going to meet the (area) DCP,” she added when contacted her on Tuesday. Apparently, it’s all got to do with a car loan that Rahul Raj Singh had taken from a bank and had been irregular in his repayments. “Last night, they again came to my house. I told them Rahul does not live here and that’s when all this happened,” she added.
‘Bajirao Mastani’ collects Rs 301 crore at box office worldwide Agency | Mumbai
Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed period drama ‘Bajirao Mastani’, one of the most talked about movies of 2015, has mopped up Rs 301 crore worldwide since its release on December 18, its distributor said today. The film, starring Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra in lead roles, had a gross collection of Rs 211 crore in India (net box office collection of Rs 162.35 crore) and Rs 90 crore (USD 13.5 million) in overseas markets, Eros International Media said in a statement here. “The Christmas and New Year holiday weekends have shown tremendous foot-
Pratyusha Banerjee files FIR against Michael Bay relapses yet again, will eight men including three policemen whom three are policereturn to direct Transformers 5 men,” Pratyusha said. Agency | Los Angeles
Agency | Mumbai Actress Aditi Rao Hydari was delighted to act with Farhan Akhtar in “Wazir”, and says their love story in the movie is “intense and intimate”. Talking about her chemistry with Farhan, Aditi said: “I’m very grateful because ultimately the love story portion of ‘Wazir’ is a very intimate and very intense. I’m ecstatic because I’m a big fan of Farhan. I’m really happy that I got this opportunity to work with him, and I’m happy that people
have liked us together. “I hope that I can work with him again.” The songs “Tere bin” as well as the song “Tu mere paas” from the film, have highlighted the chemistry between the two actors. Both songs also show the differences they share and how they please each other later on. Farhan had also termed an intense kitchen scene in the film as his most favourite. (Big releases in January 2016). About the film and her experiences, Aditi said: “The team of ‘Wazir’ is very special.
Director Michael Bay will return to direct Transformers 5 after all. Bay had promised to pull out of the series after both Transformers 3 and 4. Bay, 50, who has directed all the films in Transformers series confirmed the news, said The Hollywood Reporter. However, the Pearl Harbor and Armageddon helmer said that he is willing to pass on the director’s cap to someone as this will be his last Transformers movie. “Transformers, I still have a great time,” he said in an interview with Rolling Stone. “It’s fun to do a movie that 100 million
people will see. But this is the last one. I have to pass the reins to someone else,” he said. Reminded that he had said this twice before Bay responded, “I know. JJ (Abrams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens director) told me, ‘You’re the only guy that could do this.’ But it’s time to move on. One more.” Paramount Pictures recently organised sessions with
writers to create a new direction for the franchise, with the new script being written by Art Marcum and Matt Holloway along with Ken Nolan. Actor Mark Walhberg, who starred in 2014’s Transformers: Age of Extinction, is expected to lead the cast. The new movie is an attempt to create a greater cinematic universe for Transformers.
Agency | Mumbai Television actress Pratyusha Banerjee of ‘Balika Vadhu’ fame has filed an FIR against eight men, including three policemen, claiming they tried to barge into her residence in Mumbai. The incident happened on Monday evening. Pratyusha Banerjee said that eight people barged into her
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Mohammad Amir’s attitude and behaviour will be monitored: Pakistan Cricket Board
chance to play for Pakistan again because he served his punishment and was cleared by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to play cricket again,” Pakistan Cricket Board’s Executive Committee head Najam Sethi said. Sethi was also a Chairman of the Board in 2013 and ‘14. Sethi said there had been lot of discussion on whether Amir should be allowed back
into the team after being banned for five years following the 2010 spot-fixing scandal. The pacer has been picked for the upcoming limited-overs tour of New Zealand. “Everyone has his strong views on this issue but now it is up to him how he makes the most of this opportunity. He will have to be on his best behaviour on and off the field. As his every action will be followed closely,” he added. “I think it is now Amir’s responsibility to adjust into the team and regain the confidence and support of his teammates and officials. He will have to watch his overall attitude and behaviour which will be closely monitored,” Sethi said.
had set the scene for a cliff-hanger finish when he led his side to 223 for 5 before the tail folded in six overs for the addition of only 35 runs. The last three wickets fell for six runs in the space of 10 deliveries. Along with Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal and Milinda Siriwardana played their part in keeping Sri Lanka in with a chance for most of the their innings.
Mathews and Chandimal produced a 93-run stand for the fourth wicket before Trent Boult, making his first appearance in the series, dismissed Chandimal for 50. After Thisara Perera (15) made a brief appearance at the crease Siriwardana and Mathews cracked 62 off 40 to have Sri Lanka at 223 for 5 with nine overs and five wickets to get the remaining 72 runs.
Agency | New Delhi Lenovo on Monday launched the K4 Note smartphone in India with its new TheaterMax technology and an exclusive virtual reality (VR) headset from ANT VR. The Chinese handset maker’s TheatreMax makes use of a split screen technology to project the images twice using a software to create an immersive experience. The company will also sell the ANT VR headsets at a price of Rs. 1,299. ANT VR is a startup company previously featured in an Indegogo kickstarter campaign. According to the company, the TheaterMax and the VR headset will bring a theatre-like experience to the users’ pockets. “We did not put a projector as it would be very heavy on battery. We just found a smart way to work our way around it,” Sudhin Mathur, director of smartphones at Lenovo India, said. The dual 4G slot enabled K4 Note, which is the first smartphone to come with Dolby Atmos sound technology on speakers, comes with a MediaTek Cora-core processor and a 3G DDR3 RAM.
MediaTek MT2523 Series of Chipsets Launched for Smartwatches
Agency | New Delhi MediaTek in an attempt to increase the adoption of its chipsets in the wearable segment has launched a new wearable-focused chipset on Monday. The MediaTek MT2523 is said to be designed for activity trackers and fitness-focused smartwatches. The Taiwan-based chipmaker also claimed that the new chipset is the “world’s first system-in-package (SiP)” that offers features such as GPS and dual-mode Bluetooth Low Energy. The chipset is also said to support MIPI high-resolution mobile screen. It bears a Cortex-M4 processor onboard. The company says that the new SiP has been printed on a circuit board area that is 41 percent smaller than other chipsets designed for wearables. Another notable highlight suggested by MediaTek is that the devices powered by MT2523 can last more than a week on single charge.
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Agency | Karachi His career handed a fresh lease of life, tainted Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir’s attitude and behaviour would be as much under scrutiny as his on-field performances when he makes an international comeback, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asserted. “The PCB has supported Amir and given him a second
New Zealand seal series win over Sri Lanka thanks to Guptill century Agency | Mount Maunganui
New Zealand clinched the one-day series against Sri Lanka on Tuesday thanks to a brilliant Martin Guptill century as they achieved a 36-run victory in the fifth and final one-dayer at Mount Maunganui. Matt Henry’s five-wicket bag helped ensure the hosts took a 3-1 series win to go with their 2-0 Test domination last month. New Zealand posted 294 for 5 batting first at the popular beachside resort venue with Guptill making 102, before Sri Lanka were all out for 258 with 17 balls remaining. Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews, with a brave knock of 95,
England vs South Africa: Strong fightback by Proteas as Amla scores timely ton
SPORTS ROUNDUP Chris Gayle slammed after asking presenter out on a date Agency | Mumbai
Melbourne Renegades opener Chris Gayle has sparked the first great sporting Twitter meltdown of 2016, propositioning Channel 10 Big Bash League presenter Mel McLaughlin live on air. Gayle had just been dismissed for a dazzling 41 off 15 balls in the Renegades comfortable win over Hobart, and was being interviewed by McLaughlin at the side of Bellerive Oval. But after being complemented on his aggressive batting, Gayle – renowned in cricket circles as something of a ladies man – turned his sights firmly on McLaughlin. “I wanted to come and have an interview with you as well, that’s why I’m here – just to see your eyes for the first time,” Gayle told McLaughlin, who looked
embarrassed by the ordeal. “Hopefully we can win this game and we can have a drink after, don’t blush baby,” he said before dissolving into laughter. McLaughlin, who appeared uncomfortable as a result of Gayle’s remarks, said ‘I’m not blushing’, as she attempted to continue with the interview. After being asked about an injury he suffered, Gayle said he hoped to stay on the field for the remainder of the series, before adding: ‘hopefully I can recover and look in your eyes.’ Shortly after the incident,
Big Bash League Anthony Everard chief executive released a statement on Twitter. ‘I heard Chris’ comments and they’re disrespectful and simply inappropriate. We’ll certainly be talking to him and the Renegades about it. This league is all about its appeal to kids, families and females. ‘There’s just no place in the BBL — or, for that matter, cricket anywhere — for that sort of behaviour.’ Social media reaction to the incident was instant, with many critical of Gayle’s ‘sexist’ behaviour.
his first innings’ 59 out of a team score of 171, came up with his magical innings and also added 376 runs for the fifth wicket with Rahul Dravid (180). In his tribute, one of seven by participants in the Test, leg spin legend Shane Warne recalls: “I was bowling in the footmarks and Laxman was hitting the same ball
through cover or whipping it through midwicket. It was so hard to bowl then.” Ricky Ponting remembers that “his work through the leg side in particular was a source of wonderment to many of us... Ultimately we bowled for near enough to two days at him without even looking like getting him out.”
postponed the Test team’s tour,” CA chief James Sutherland said in a statement. “Included in that is reliable information suggesting there is a high threat to Australian interests in Bangladesh and the knowledge that the Australian government has authorised the dependants of posted diplomatic staff in Bangladesh to re-
turn home to Australia.” Sutherland said given all the advice CA had received, “we feel we had no alternative other than to make this difficult decision”. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced in October that Bangladesh would host the 2016 ICC Under-19 World Cup despite mounting concerns over security.
Very Very Special: Laxman’s 281 voted best Test knock of last 50 years Agency | Mumbai
Eclipsing several other great individual knocks, VVS Laxman’s masterly innings of 281 against Australia at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata has been rated as the greatest Test performance of the last 50 years. The honour was accorded to the Hyderabad stylist’s fabulous series-turning knock after India trailed by 274 runs on the first innings, by his fellow-players, commentators and journalists in a poll published in the January issue of ESPN’s digital magazine the Cricket Monthly, a media release said. Laxman, promoted to no. 3 after
Australia withdraws from U-19 WC in Bangladesh over security issues
Agency | London What is the secret to happiness? Well, it may be switching off email notifications on your smartphone, say researchers who found that people who automatically receive emails on their devices report high levels of ‘email pressure’. Since the creation of emails in the 1970s, its growth has been unprecedented, facilitating quick and easy communication between people across borders and time zones, for both business and personal use. However, despite its widespread usage and popularity as a communication tool, for some individuals and employers, it can be a source of major frustration, anxiety and lost productivity, the researchers said. As the volume of email continues to rise, many struggle to prioritise work effectively and are constantly interrupted by the flow of messages and demands, resulting in decreased productivity and stress. In order to understand more about how email both facilitates and negatively impacts the employee experience, researchers from UK-based Future Work Centre conducted a survey of about 2,000 people across a variety of industries, sectors and job roles in the UK.
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Agency | Cape Town Captain Hashim Amla emerged from a year of poor form with a dogged century to lead a South Africa fightback in the second test against England on Monday. Amla scored an unbeaten 157 as the hosts closed the third day on 353-3, still 276 runs behind but with a foothold in the match after England had piled up a massive 629 for six declared. Amla, whose captaincy has been criticised after a year of poor results for the top-ranked
test nation, scored his first hundred in 13 months and batted through a day on which England took only one wicket, AB de Villiers for 88. Faf du Plessis was 51 not out at the close, his first half-century in 12 innings. “Losing just one wicket in the day is a huge success for us and we hope that it’s a turning point,” Du Plessis told reporters. Monday’s play had none of the fireworks of the previous day when Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow shared a stroke-laden re-
cord-breaking partnership of 399 for England, who lead the series 1-0. South Africa forced the touring side to toil in hot conditions and will seek to keep them in the field again for much longer to try to save the match. De Villiers reached 8,000 test runs before he pulled a short ball from Steven Finn to James Anderson at mid-wicket just before tea. The South Africans batted with much circumspection and were grindingly pedestrian at times but did offer chances.
Australia announced on Tuesday that they have decided to withdraw from the upcoming ICC U-19 World Cup in Bangladesh over safety and security fears, after they also scrapped a Test tour late last year. Cricket Australia officials said the threat had not dissipated since early October, when the Test tour was called off because of the risk of terrorism. “Regrettably, the advice from our government suggests that the security threat to Australians travelling to Bangladesh remains as high now as it was when we
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Jamnagar gets revamped Dhanvantari auditorium
Correspondent | Jamnagar
Revamped Dhanvantari auditorium in Jamnagar is going to be opened today by state health minister Nitin Patel. The auditorium has 478 seats on ground floor and 147 in balcony. It has a big wooden stage and all modern facilities. The auditorium had suffered major damages in year 1978 due to natural calamity. Later it was repaired by during a programme in year 2003, outer portion of ceiling had collapsed . The theater was declared dangerous for holding events and closed. After prolong
repair work, the auditorium is being opened today on the occasion of Gujarat Ayurved University’s golden jubilee function. The auditorium was built with donation of Rs 3 lakh by Chatrabhuj Sheth
Choryasi bypoll: With eye on migrants, Cong fields Dhansukh Rajput Correspondent | Surat
Congress on Monday fielded Dhansukh Rajput, three-time municipal councillor of Surat and a migrant, to take on BJP’s Jankhana, daughter of the late MLA Raja Patel, from Choryasi Assembly seat in Surat in the bypoll to be held on January 21. Rajput filed his nomination at Surat district collector office on Monday. Till the last day of filing nominations Monday, 34 persons have filed their papers. While Jankhana is a Koli Patel, Rajput is into real estate business and hails from Uttar Pradesh. The total number of voters in this migrant-dominated seat is 3.91 lakh. Out of this, 1.63 lakh are male voters and the rest are women. The migrant voters hail
from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Odisha, and others. This seat has sizable number of Koli Patels, Kanbi Patels, fishermen, Brahmins, Rajputs, SCs/STs from the state. BJP candidate Jankhana Patel had filed her nomination form on Saturday afternoon. According to her affidavit, she is having assets worth over Rs 6 crore, while Rajput is having assets worth over Rs 11 crore. Rajput had earlier contested the Lok Sabha elections from Navsari seat on Congress ticket losing to BJP’s C R Patil in 2009 by a narrow margin. Again, the Congress gave him Udhna assembly seat in 2012, but he was defeated by BJP veteran Narottam Patel by 32,000 votes.
in year 1946. The work for this auditorium was started by an Italian architect and completed by an Indian architect. The auditorium has been revamped by state health department’s PIO wing.
The hall is centrally air conditioned. It has latest sound system, separate changing rooms for ladies and gents, VIP room, LED lighting, latest curtains, latest electric panel ceiling, ecostic system
Sashastra Seema Bal(SSB) company that was removed from guarding the border areas of Kutch about 15 years back is going to return here as per a decision taken by central government. It is learnt that one SSB company is soon going to be deployed in border district of Kutch. The headquarters of SSB at present is in Jamnagar. Nakhatrana and Bhachau in Kutch will come under it. Erstwhile defunct SSB headquarters at Nakhatrana in Kutch is being revamped for this purpose. It was this place from which SSB was operating in Kutch during 1988-2001. Later the entire SSB force in Kutch was shifted to Nepal and Bhutan border. SSB has total 90 com-
Beginning January 5, a contingent from Duke University will visit IIT Gandhinagar (IITGN) for a week of partnership and capacity building events. The partnership is a result of a Joint Declaration of Intent, signed by the U.S. and Indian governments in January 2015, to deepen higher education collaboration. With funding support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Duke University was selected by IITGN to receive initial support under the agreement. The two schools immediately
and Gujarat (1988), South Bengal, Nagaland (1989) and Nubra Valley, Rajouri and Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir (1991). In the fifty years of its existence, SSB endeavoured to present a benign face of the government among border populace in the far flung and inaccessible areas subscribing to the ETHOS of Service, Security and Brotherhood. The local populace always found SSB standing steadfastly with them during difficult times. Pursuant to the recommendations of the Group of Ministers on reforming the National Security System, SSB was declared as a border guarding force and lead intelligence agency (LIA) for Indo-Nepal border (January, 2001) and Indo-Bhutan border( March, 2004).
found common ground for collaborative research, student exchanges, and joint engagement of private sector partners. Highlighting the strategic importance of the partnership for Duke University, Larry Carin, Duke’s Vice Provost for Research, and delegation lead, said, “India is a special place for Duke, as seen in the number of students and alumni we have from India, the research collaborations our faculty have there, and our institutional partnerships across India. We are privileged to work with USAID and RTI International – our long standing partner in North Carolina – on this initiative with IITGN.” From January
5-8, a 15-member contingent from Duke and RTI will work with IITGN faculty and staff to develop new research projects, improve IITGN capacity in critical areas, and discuss potential industry partnerships. The week’s events have been made open to other IITs through simulcast on the IIT-wide video network. Welcoming the support and new partnership, Prof. Sudhir Jain, IITGN’s Director, added, “IITGN has carefully approached strategic global partnerships, seeking out like minded institutions who share our focus on transdisciplinary learning, student focused pedagogy, and cutting edge research that improves
our shared community. Duke is exactly that type of partner.” Speaking on the support being extended by USAID, Kathryn D. Stevens, Acting Mission Director, USAID/India, noted: “USAID and the IITs have a long history of partnership. After supporting India in establishing IIT-Kanpur in 1960s, the governments of both U.S. and India are once again collaborating to build IIT-Gandhinagar into a center of excellence for science and technology. The power of youth, technology and innovation is defining the U.S.-India relationship and igniting a partnership that will advance and sustain prosperity in our two countries.”
Ahmedabad immediately after riots while she was visiting riot victims in Gujarat. The meeting was held in Circuit House. Mr Ahmed Patel (Gandhi’s political secretary) and one another gentleman was present during that time. I too was present (sic).” However, replying to Tanveer’s e-mail, Sreekumar stated: “My statement that Sonia
Gandhi did not visit your mother at her residence is truthful and correct. Instead Congress leaders summoned your mother, an old widow, under severe shock, agony and despair to the place of stay of Congress president. This act is highly deplorable, sinful and violating all social conventions and canons of ethics and morality.”
NGOs to be part of the campaign,” he said, adding, “We have come out with a pamphlet asking people not to fly kites early in the morning and late in the evening. The pamphlet also asks people not to sprinkle water on
injured birds and not try to free birds from manja thread by themselves.” Officials said early morning and late evening are the times when birds leave their nests to seek food, and return home, respectively.
Sonia Gandhi had met my mother after Gulberg incident: Zakia’s son Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
spect to the appointment of members of the State Co-operative Tribunal and members of Board of Nominees. They had contended that the Act confers excessive power upon the State in the appointment process. It was also their contention that the process of appointment does not comply with the provisions of Part IV, Chapter 6 of the Constitution dealing with the Directive Principles of State Policy. The
High Court had initially dismissed the petition, but overturned its judgment in a review petition. However, on 11 September 2015, the HC rendered Rule 40A (C) the Co-operative Societies Rules, which allows appointment of persons with just a law degree invalid. It ruled that only members with a minimum of five years’ experience as a judicial officer will be eligible to be appointed to the tribunal.
Surat, Vadodara and NHL to have 250 seats medical college
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
panies. SSB is a Border Guarding Force (BGF) under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs. SSB was set up in early 1963 in the wake of the Indo-China conflict to inculcate feelings of national belonging in the border population and develop their capabilities for resistance through a continuous process of motivation, training, development, welfare programmes and activities in the then NEFA, North Assam, North Bengal, hills of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Ladakh. The scheme was later extended to Manipur, Tripura, Jammu (1965), Meghalaya (1975), Sikkim (1976), border areas of Rajasthan and Guj arat (1989), Manipur, Mizoram and some more areas of Rajasthan
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Correspondent | New Delhi
Sashastra Seema Bal is back in Kutch after a gap of 15 years Correspondent | Bhuj
IITGandhinagarand Duke University forge partnership with govt support
SC directed Gujarat government to make Gujarat State Cooperative Tribunal functional
The Supreme Court (SC) on 4 January 2016 directed the Gujarat government to make functional the Gujarat State Cooperative Tribunal by filling up the vacant posts including that of judicial members, which is the bone of contention. Further, the court directed that the tribunal cannot be allowed to be non-functional. The ruling was made by a bench headed by Chief Justice of India TS Thakur. The dispute has its origin in 2011, when the Gujarat Co-operative Bar Association moved the High Court challenging the Gujarat Co-operative Societies Act, 1961 and the Rules made there under with re-
Ahmedabad
The state government has decided to increase seats in Medical colleges situated in Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara to have a total of 250 seats in the state. The state government has already moved an application to increase medical seats in Surat, Vadodara and NHL Municipal College and even Post graduate seats in LG Medical College. NHL and LG are affiliated to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. Anil Mukim, Additional Chief Secretary (Medical Services & Medical Education) said that the State Government has decided to increase the medical seats in the state by around 12 to 15 per cent annually. As a part of this policy the state has decided to increase the seats in Surat Medical College and Vadodara Medical college
and even NHL Medical College in Ahmedabad to take the total number to 250. He said this would mean a increase of about 270 odd seats in the state. According to officials, at present Surat Medical College has 150 seats, while Vadodara has 180 seats and NHL Municipal Corporation had 150 seats. Sources said that apart from these, the state has also proposed to increase the seats in Post graduate seats in NHL and LG Municipal Colleges. The officials said that NHL College has proposed to increase the seats in Super speciality from 18 seats to 27 seats. Similarly in LG Medical College, the officials have proposed to increase the post graduate seats from existing four to 58 seats. The LG hospital is 150 seats Medical college.
Tanveer Jafri, son of slain ex-Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, on Monday his mother Zakia had met Congress president Sonia Gandhi at Circuit House in Ahmedabad when she was visiting Gujarat soon after the 2002 riots. He was reacting to a claim made by exDGP R B Sreekumar in his book Gujarat:Behind the curtain that Congress leaders had then prevented Gandhi from meeting Zakia, wife of Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the 2002 Gulberg Society massacre. Tanveer also sent an e-mail to Sreekumar on Sunday in which he stated: “Ms Soniaji Gandhi met my mother in
Save Bird Campaign for Uttarayan from January 11
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The ‘Save the Bird’ campaign which is conducted every year during Uttarayan festival, will be held from January 11 to January 18. The campaign is being taken up extensively to save the birds from injuries. Forest officials said that in Ahmedabad, 602 injuries were reported during the two-day festival in 2015, while in 2014, a total of 1,007 birds were treated for manja-afflicted injuries. In 2013, approximately 2,700 birds had been injured. Deputy conservator of forest, H R Prabuddha, said modalities of rescuing and saving the birds will be decided at the meeting. “We have already requested the various
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