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Two persons were awarded rigorous imprisonment for 20 years by a district court here today for gangraping a minor in Bihar’s Vaishali district about a year ago. Additional District and Session court judge B K Tiwari also slapped a penalty of Rs 35,000 each on the two for the crime committed in March 2015 and ordered the sum be made available to the victim.
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A farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Biharigarh area here, police said today. 40-year-old Dharam Singh was crushed to death by the wild elephant, while he was guarding his fields last night in Ganesh Nagar under Biharigarh area here, Biharigarh Police Station Upper Superintendent (Rural) Jagdish Sharma said. Police personnel and a team of forest officials reached the spot after local villagers intimated them about the incident this morning, he said, adding that the victim’s body has been sent for postmortem.
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Mohammed Shami and Pawan Negi made it to the the Asia Cup and World T20 squads but Manish Pandey and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were left out as the BCCI’s selection panel headed by Sandeep Patil announced the squads on Friday in Delhi. Other than that there were no major surprises as Mahendra Singh Dhoni had hinted after the Australia T20 series. The selectors clearly thought better than going against the wishes of Team India skipper. Mohammad Shami, who missed out on the tour of Australia
due to a hamstring injury made the cut while Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who has had a torrid time of late in limited-over internationals, was ignored. “Shami has 30 days before the World T20. We have good time in hand to take a call on Shami. He has been one of our best bowlers. For now, I can only say that he has recovered and started bowling,” Sandip Patil said. Delhi all-rounder Pawan Negi, who was a surprise inclusion for the Sri Lanka series, also made it to the squad. The selectors also named the Women’s squad for the
World T20, which will be happening parallel to the men’s event. Mithali Raj has been named the captain of the squad which is unchanged from the side which won the historic
three-match series Down Under against reigning World Champions Australia. For Dhoni’a side, as expected, there was a toss up between Manish Pandey and Ajinkya Ra-
Kejriwal made defamatory remarks to score political points: Arun Jaitley Agency | New Delhi
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday told Delhi High Court that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and five other AAP leaders had launched a “calculated” defamatory campaign against him and his family with “ulterior motives” to get political mileage. Jaitley said the right to freedom of speech and expression was “not absolute” and it “did not extend a licence to anyone to defame any other citizen having fundamental rights under the Constitution”. He made the submission in response to written state-
ments filed by Kejriwal, Raghav Chadha, Kumar Vishwas, Ashutosh, Sanjay Singh and Deepak Bajpai on a civil defamation suit filed against them by him. In his response, Jaitley has contended that the “defendants have, individually and collectively, in a calculated manner launched a per se defamatory campaign against plaintiff (Jaitley) and his family members for gaining political mileage and ulterior motives”. Jaitley has sought Rs 10 crore in damages from them for issuing allegedly false and defamatory statements against him and
hane. Pandey missed out on the T20Is in Australia despite a match-winning century in the final one-dayer because both squads were announced before the ODI series. His heroic performance came against Australia in the final ODI. With Virat Kohli rested, Pandey, though, was included for the Sri Lanka T20 series that also included Ajinkya Rahane despite the
fact that Rahane didn’t make it to the starting XI for the three T20Is against Australia. With Kohli returning to the squad, one batsman had to make way and Pandey turned out to be the unlucky one. “Manish Pandey performed exceptionally well in Australia, his name was also discussed,” Patil said. “When selectors pick a
team, we always give importance to domestic performance. It is not that we are only looking at seniors, we have looked at the performance, fitness and record of the domestic players as well. We have taken into account all the performances of not just 15-16 guys but all the domestic players and then picked these 15,” he added.
A youth injured during Patidar agitation gets Rs 8,73,765 govt assistance Correspondent | Mahesana
his family in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) when he was its President. Kejriwal and the others have claimed that the suit was “a classic instance of political vendetta” with a view to “harassing” them and curbing their right to free
speech. The Delhi CM and others also moved an oral plea today, through senior advocate H S Phoolka, seeking time to file more documents in support of the statements made by them.
Family of Pratik Babulal Patel who is under treatment due to serious injury during Patidar agitation in the month of August last year was today issue Rs 1,38,881 cheque by district collector of Mahesana Lochan Sehra. The amount has been given to Patel family for Pratik’s treatment. Pratik Babubhai Patel was given Rs 7,34,884 for treatment from Chief Minister’s Welfare Fund earlier on 4 November 2015. Thus so
far Rs 8,73,765 assistance has been given to his family for treatment. Pratik’s parents and relatives thanked the government for assistance.
Modi in Assam: PM says Gandhi family Ravindra Jadeja gets engaged to disrupting House to avenge poll defeat Agency | Moran
ic reform measures, including GST, have been Singling out the Sonia Agency | Muzaffarnagar pending and are expected Gandhi family, Prime A Nigerian national Correspondent | Rajkot to be pushed by the govMinister Narendra Modi was arrested here for al- Indian allrounder Ravinernment during the upon Friday accused the legedly travelling with dra Jadeja got engaged coming Budget session Congress President and fake documents, police to mechanical engineer starting on February 23. her son Rahul Gandsaid. Amutawi Thank Reeva Solanki in a pri“There are many leadhi of disrupting ParliaGod, the name the Ni- vate ceremony in Rajkot ers and parties even in ment to avenge defeat gerian national had on today. Reeva completed the Opposition who opin 2014 Lok Sabha polls his passport, was ar- her engineering degree and hence blocking the ment to function even “They have now decid- pose Modi, the BJP and rested in Shamli when at Atmiya College and is passage of bills aimed though they oppose him. ed to take revenge from the government but they he had gone to meet a now preparing for UPSC cently, Indian pacer Varun speedster Mohit Sharma at benefitting the poor. “Those who have lost the people, from the poor want Parliament to run farmer, said Circle Of- examination in Delhi. Aaron married childhood announced his engage- Addressing tea garden election (in 2014) and workers” for voting the and carry out is business. ficer, Shamli, Nishank Her mother Prafullaba sweetheart Ragini in Jam- ment to girlfriend Shweta workers in this poll- have come down from Congress out of power, But one family is so rigid Sharma. During inves- Solanki is an Indian Rail- shedpur. World Cup win- last month. It has been a bound state of Assam, 400 to 40 have decid- Modi said at the public that they do not allow the tigation, his passport way employee while her ning all-rounder Yuvraj season of marriages in the Modi alleged that “one ed not to allow Modi to meeting that was virtu- Rajya Sabha to function and visa were found to father is a businessman. Singh also got engaged Indian camp with Suresh family” was indulging work. They have decided ally an election rally. His and let the nation’s agenbe fake, he said, adding Earlier, Jadeja’s sister to Bollywood actor Hazel Raina, Rohit Sharma and in “negative politics” to create obstacles and remarks came against da of development to be that the accused is be- Naina confirmed news of Keech in Bali in Novem- Harbhajan Singh tying as he claimed that there difficulties. The conspir- the backdrop of washout taken forward because ing interrogated and a the engagement and said ber last year and the duo the knot with their re- are leaders in opposition acy for the same is go- of the last two sessions people of the country case has been registered the ceremony would be are expected to tie the spective love interests parties other than Con- ing on,” he said, refer- of Parliament because have defeated them,” held in his restaurant. Re- knot this year. Discarded last year. gress who want Parlia- ring clearly to Congress. of which key econom- Modi said. against him. Corpo. Office: B/14, Madhav Chamber’s, India Colony, Opp-Vidhyanagar School, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
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Time for India to confront an embedded racism
India’s racism is an open secret, but it is nevertheless shocking to find it at the very heart of digital India. By all accounts, the shameful mob attack on a Tanzanian student, who was apparently beaten and stripped on the outskirts of Bangalore, was provoked by the colour of her skin. She had the misfortune of being in the area where a Sudanese man had caused a fatal traffic accident earlier. The two were not even of the same nationality, and all they had in common was origins in Africa. The incident invites comparisons with the midnight vigilante raid in Delhi’s Khirki village led by AAP Minister Somnath Bharti against Ugandan and Nigerian women who were accused of prostitution and pushing drugs. They, too, were humiliated like the Tanzanian student in Bangalore. Among Indian citizens, people from the Northeast have borne the brunt of the majority’s violent dislike for people who do not look like them, eat like them or behave exactly like them, and come from a place that seems remote. The persecution of young people from the Northeast in the capital, who constitute a tiny minority, had become so routine that the sheer enormity of the outrage made up for the lack of numbers. Bangalore, it may be recalled, was also the epicentre of the 2012 panic wave in which tens of thousands of migrant workers from the Northeast fled the city, terrorised by a concerted hate campaign using SMS and social media. Now, as people from African nations come in search of education and opportunity, colour opens up fresh vistas of difference. The problem can only escalate as India positions itself as an investment destination — the very forces which attract capital also draw people. On the other hand, when people feel unsafe, capital flees. Sunday’s incident could prove to be a setback for Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, whose government hopes to see commitments of Rs 1.3 lakh crore from a global investors’ meet in Bangalore this week. But opposition to racism must not be merely practically constructed. Such discrimination is ethically proscribed in a nation that is natively many-hued and is constitutionally committed to multiculturalism. Governments in Bangalore and Delhi have responded to the incident and arrests have been made. The tardiness of the police and their reluctance to protect the victim should be probed, but denial is only to be expected. A racist attack must not be allowed to settle comfortably into the identity of just another incident of road rage. A responsive police and legal apparatus are crucial for securing the rights of minorities, whether women, Dalits, citizens from the Northeast or visitors from Africa.
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QUOTE “It is obvious in his own eyes, the Defendant 1 (Kejriwal) does not possess either a reputation or character since he was resoundingly defeated in 2014 LS polls by a OF THE margin of over 3.37 lakh votes”. - Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal “does not possess either a DAY reputation or character” in his own estimation, Union finance minister Arun Jaitley told a Delhi court on Friday.. Deepika Padukone starts shooting with Vin Diesel for XXX: The Return of Xander Cage
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Agency | New Delhi Agency | New Delhi Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, who reached Canada recently for the filming of her Hollywood debut ‘XXX: The Return of Xander Cage’, has begun shooting for the film. Her co-star from the film Vin Diesel, who plays the titular role ofXander,
shared a picture of the two from the film’s sets much to the delight of her fans back home. Deepika, who had left for Canada recently to join the cast of xXx, had been training hard for her role. She trained under celebrity trainer Yasmi Karachiwala. Deepika plays the role of Serena in XXX: The Return of
Xander Cage. Film’s director D.j. Caruso has also been sharing the pictures from the film’s sets. D.J. had earlier confirmed the news of Deepika joining the film’s cast in February. Deepika, 30, who had recently met Vin Diesel to discuss the film with him, said the “Fast & Furious” star is a generous person.
What a transformation! Randeep Hooda’s first look from ‘Sarbjit’ will shock you! Agency | New Delhi
Randeep Hooda has always had an element of surprise in all his films. Whether it’s just a tease or a full fledged transformation- this actor has never failed to surprise us! But with his next film Sarbjit, he has managed to take a huge leap. How? The actor has completely metamorphosed into someone you won’t even recognise. Yes, Omung Kumar tweeted a picture of himself with Randeep from the sets of Sarbjit, a biopic that revolves around the life of Indian farmer Sarabjit Singh who was convicted in Pakistan and his braveheart sister Dalbir Kaur. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Ghayal Once Again movie review will be out in a few hours from now. Sunny Deol is returning to big screen with Ghayal Once Again with the sequel to his hit film ‘Ghayal’. The 1990 film Ghayal in which Sunny Deol played the role of youngster Ajay earned the actor his first National Award. Sunny Deol, who has been a favourite of many by delivering
his power-packed punches and heavy weight dialogues is ready to entertain the fans once again. Produced by father Dharmendra, Sunny himself has directed the film. It also features Soha Ali Khan, Tisca Chopra, Om Puri and child actor Ruhanika Dhawan famous for her role of Ruhi in the hit television show ‘Yeh Hai Mohabbatein’. Sunny Deol, who has won two National Awards and sev-
eral other awards for his films, has a cult of die hard followers. He was recently spotted promoting his film at different cities with his father, veteran actor Dharmendra. ‘Ghayal Once Again’s special screening was held in Mumbai recently and Bollywood gave a thumbs-up to the film. Keep watching this space for ‘Ghayal Once Again’ movie review by Indian Express’ critic Shubhra Gupta.
Rajinikanth, Radhika Apte in Malaysia for Kabali’s final shoot Agency | Chennai
will be essaying the role of Dalbir in the film. While Aishwarya’s look too caught everyone’s eyes, Richa Chadda’s look from the film was also praised by the audiences. But Randeep has managed a remarkable transition- from the hot, suave chiselled Randeep to this frail and weak Ranbir- he’s clinched a winner for sure! Randeep has immensely lost
weight in the last one month to suit the role and is looking unrecognisable in the picture. For any layman, it’s difficult to gauge that it’s Randeep in the beginning. At a time when all actors are trying to flaunt a perfectly sculpted body with six pack abs, Randeep has taken the route less travelled. And we love the way he’s changed himself to be Sarbjit.
other countries which is so cool,” he said. Civil aviation regulator DGCA feels very differently and asked Jet Airways to punish all cabin crew members on the flight. The airline in a statement said they have been suspended for “corrective training” to reinforce strict adherence to operating procedures. On video, Sonu Nigam is seen dressed casually in a T-shirt and jeans leaning against a wall in the plane as he sings two of his most popular songs
from the films Veer Zaara and Refugee. At one point he said, “Arrey wah, aap bhi gaatein hain. My God, saare singers hain (amazing, everyone here is a singer)” as passengers sang along with him. Late last year, amid a national debate on religious intolerance, actors Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan spoke about their concerns, hurtling them into a social media avalanche of criticism that pounded them for being “anti-nationalist.”
Actor Radhika Apte, who last appeared in Ketan Mehta’s Mountain Man, has joined Tamil actor Rajinikanth for the final schedule of upcoming Tamil gangster drama Kabali in Malaysia. “Important scenes between Rajinikanth and Radhika, besides some action sequences will be shot in this schedule that will go on for nearly three weeks in Malaysia,” said a source from the film’s
unit. Radhika plays Rajinikanth’s wife in the film, which is being directed by Pa. Ranjith. Kabali, which also features Malaysian actors, is loosely based on real-life don Kaba-
leeshwaran. Rajinikanth plays an ageing don in the film. Slated to release in May, the film also features Dhanshikaa, Dinesh, Kalaiarasan and Ritwika in important roles.
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‘Real Intolerance’: Sonu Nigam On Punishment For His In-Flight Concert Agency | New Delhi
Agency | New Delhi Online retailer Snapdeal has decided against renewing Bollywood actor Aamir Khan’s contract as its brand ambassador, an Economic Times report has said. Citing sources, the report says that the contract was extendable by about a year but the e-tailer decided against renewing it. The move may be considered as a fallout of the actor’s comments over intolerance in India. Khan who claimed that his wife, Kiran Rao, had expressed worries over the level of intolerance in the country and had also wanted to leave
the country over it, was met with a lot of backlash from the people over social media. In fact, dozens of Snapdeal users went as far as deleting the app from their smartphones and downgrading it on Google Play, demanding Khan be dropped as the brand ambassador. At the time, Snapdeal went on record and said, “Snapdeal is neither connected nor plays a role in comments made by Aamir Khan in his personal capacity. Snapdeal is a proud Indian company built by passionate young Indians focused on building an inclusive digital India.”
When he sang on a flight from Mumbai to Jodhpur, Sonu Nigam didn’t just thrill passengers- the video also went viral. Nearly a month later, Jet Airways has suspended the crew of that flight for letting Mr Nigam, 42, use the public announcement system on the plane for his impromptu concert. “This act lack of common sense according to me is Real Intolerance,” the singer retorted today, pointing out that when he sang, there were no announcements that needed to be made. “I have witnessed an elaborate fashion show in an aircraft...I have seen pilots and crew members cracking humorous jokes to loosen up passengers in
Agency | New Delhi Saru, full name Saraswati, is an obedient daddy’s girl. Inder is a broody, massively-tattooed loner. And ‘Sanam Teri Kasam’ , not to be confused with the ’82 film of the same name, is a manual of how Not to make a contemporary romantic film. Picture this: a heavy-handed father who thunders, flinging out instructions on how wife and daughters ought to behave. Falling in love with an unsuitable boy, ‘aiyyo rama’. Acting on your own will, ‘parmeshwara’. Doing what your heart tells you to, ‘aaj se thum mere liye marr gayi’. Which leaves Saru (Mawra Hocane) to smile, simper, weep.
Hesitate. Propitiate. And to look at her stony-faced father (Chowdhary, trying very hard to be a credible South Indian patriarch and failing) who’d rather conduct a wake than understand his daughter’s desires, and wait for his ‘permission’ before she can take a step forward. Inder (Harshwardhan Rane, armed with impressive bod, limited expression), who has daddy issues of his own, scowls and growls. The deep hurt caused by his dad is revealed much too late, and much too cursorily. The rest is filled by these two unlikely characters—Inder and Saru—developing feelings, over a brain tumour, impending tragedy, and more tears.
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Agency | New Delhi WhatsApp has just bumped the user limit in chat groups on its platform to 256 members from 100 irrespective of the mobile platform - Android and iOS. The popular messaging app, which just crossed a billion users globally, had initially raised the number to 100 from 50 in November 2014. Currently, over 70 million people use the popular instant messaging platform in the country. Since February 2014 when Facebook acquired WhatsApp, several changes have been made to the messaging app. In April 2015, the messaging app officially added voice calling, a long-teased feature that was previously available only by invitation. Users now call their contacts worldwide for free over a WiFi or 3G/4G connection. Also, the app might soon get a video calling feature and a multi-tab user interface. A German website named Macerkopf had revealed screenshots that shows an ongoing video call in WhatsApp on iOS. If the screen shots are real, WhatsApp’s video calling interface is somewhat similar to its voice-calling one. Users would be able to mute calls and also switch between the front and back cameras.
Rupee trading weak at 67.68 on continued dollar demand
The much-awaited hour is almost here. The 12th South Asian Games will be launched with pomp and grandeur at the Indira Gandhi stadium, Sarurasajai, on Friday evening. Originally scheduled to be back in 2012, the prestigious multi-discipline event encompassing competitions in 23 disciplines and 241 events well be held across two cities — Shillong being the other host city — for the first time, and will see the participation of a record turnout of about 3,325 athletes and officials from the eight participating countries. That the event is being hosted for the first time in the North East of the country does add significance to the Games, the curtains to which will be brought down on February 16. From a historical perspective, the South
ICC World T20 2016: BCCI to take final call on DDCA to host matches on February 8 Agency | New Delhi
Asian Games were established as a movement to foster peace and friendship through regular sporting contact between athletes from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and current host India. The first edition was held in Kathmandu in 1984. This is the third time India will host the Games, after Kolkata in 1987 and Chennai in 1995, and it will have hopes of continuing with its overall dominance across ven-
ues for a twelfth straight time. Through the last 11 editions, India has been virtually unstoppable, racking up a haul of 1,728 medals — 900 gold, 542 silver and 286 bronze — leaving second-placed Pakistan (1,022, 311-375336) and Sri Lanka (928, 185-245-455) in third far behind. The script is unlikely to change this time around. The hosts will have participants in all 23 disciplines, and will be cheered by a partisan crowd both here and in Shillong.
HIL 2016: ‘Distracted’ Jaypee Punjab Warriors go down to Uttar Pradesh’s Wizards Agency | Chandigarh
Agency | Mumbai The rupee was trading weak at 67.68 in the evening session on bouts of continued dollar demand from importers and banks. The local unit resumed lower at 67.65 per dollar against yesterday’s closing level of 67.55 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market. It slipped further to 67.72 before being quoted at 67.68, down 13 paise at 4.30 pm local time. The domestic unit hovered in a range of 67.72 and 67.58 during evening trade. In the global market, the US dollar steadied against its major rivals in early Asian trade, but remained on track for weekly losses, as investors braced for US employment figures later in the session over the latest clues on the outlook for the Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening path. The BSE benchmark Sensex ended higher by 278.54 points or 1.14 per cent at 24,616.97.
Although he insisted his focus was firmly on hockey, there were apprehensions over Sardar Singh’s preparedness for Punjab Warriors’ home match against the UP Wizards on Thursday. A few hours before the match, the India captain addressed the media, giving his version on the controversy that has followed him for the last couple of days. He looked composed, assuring that his mind was on the game later in the day. But when he stepped on the turf, Sardar — and rest of the Punjab players — looked
a different unit compared to the one that had defeated Delhi Waveriders a couple of days ago. That 5-1 win was largely due to the brilliant midfield play by their captain Sardar, but he was unable to reproduce the form in front of home fans, eventually losing 3-0. With Sardar looking off-colour, Punjab
depended on Australian Mark Knowles to deliver the goods. Knowles marshalled the team from the beginning, first thwarting Ramandeep Singh’s attempt early in the first quarter before setting up Armaan Qureshi with a delightful ball which went agonisingly wide from the goal post.
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The BCCI on Friday said that it would take the final call on the Delhi District and Cricket Association (DDCA) hosting the ICC World Twenty20 matches on February 8. “We discussed that in the recently held ICC meeting in Dubai. And we have decided that 30 days prior to the World Cup, which is on February 8, we will be taking a final call on the DDCA. And the sale of tickets will take place on February 9,” BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur told the media here. The DDCA, which has been facing allegations of several financial irregularities, received the No Objection Certificate ( NOC) from the Central Government to host
the World T20 in Delhi. Expressing his views on the implementation of the Lodha Committee recommendations, Thakur insisted that the BCCI was not running away from the report and was taking steps in right direction as it believes in transparency and accountability. “The BCCI is not looking for any escape. We believe in transparency and accountability and in the last nine months we have
proven that the steps BCCI has taken are in the right direction. The certain changes we have brought in have been applauded by everyone. Justice Lodha has recommended many things. We have requested the state cricket association to look into that,” the 41-year-old said. Thakur, however, admitted that the recommendations would have a lot of impact on the functioning of the BCCI.
nents likely as Namibia head into the knock-out phase after showing the exit door to defending champions South Africa. In other matches, the African nation got the better of Scotland before losing their final league game against Bangladesh to finish second in Group A behind the hosts. On paper, India possess a formidable unit and should have little difficulty in getting past Namibia. In-
dia captain Ishan Kishan would be pleased to get some runs under his belt in the last game against Nepal after failing in the previous two innings. He smashed a 40-ball 52 against Nepal in the company of fellow opener Rishabh Pant, who looks to be in ominous touch. Pant enabled an India win in a canter after hammering 78 off 24 balls against the team from the Himalayan nation. The opposition will also have to worry about Sarfaraz Khan, who goes into game at the back of two fifties in three games. Madhya Pradeshborn pacer Avesh Khan has been the standout bowler for India with nine wickets at an average of 10.00 and economy rate of 3.21.
were teams like Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI Punjab, and Deccan Chargers who had not retained a single player and hence were on an even keel with the new franchises. This time, every IPL franchise apart from Pune and Rajkot has retained at least 13 players. IPL franchises can have a maximum of 27 players, including nine overseas recruits. And if
all franchises look to fill their quota that would mean 116 players --- including up to 36 overseas players --- would be bought at this auction. The calculation means Pune and Rajkot would have to be on their toes as with only five players in their squads so far, onus is on them to give shape to their team as soon as possible.
U-19 World Cup: Favourites India face mercurial Namibia in quarterfinal tomorrow
Agency | Fatullah India will aim to build on their dominant showing in the pool stages when they take on an unpredictable Namibian unit in the quarterfinals of the ICC U -19 World Cup here tomorrow. India went about their job in clinical fashion beating Ireland, New Zealand and Nepal by big margins in Group D. However, they can’t afford to take their quarterfinal oppo-
IPL auction: Pressure on Pune and Rajkot to bid right, Yuvraj in focus Agency | Kolkata
Agency | Paris Agency | New Delhi InFocus has launched a new budget smartphone in India, the InFocus Bingo 21, priced at Rs. 5,499. It is available to buy from online stores in Blue, White, and Orange colour variants. The smartphone is listed on the company’s own website as well. The dual-SIM supporting InFocus Bingo 21 runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop and features a 4.5inch FWVGA (850x480 pixel) display with On-cell touch technology. It is powered by a 1.5GHz quadcore Shark L (SC9830) SoC, coupled with 2GB of RAM. The smartphone bears an 8-megapixel autofocus rear camera with f/2.2 aperture, LED flash, apart from a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The InFocus Bingo 21 also features a front-facing flash. Connectivity options on the InFocus Bingo 21 include 4G LTE (with Band 40), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, FM radio, Bluetooth 4.0, Micro-USB, GPS, and a 3.5mm audio jack.
Maria Sharapova attempts to remain on course for the Rio Olympics when Russia take on the Netherlands in the Fed Cup this weekend even if she courts controversy by not actually playing. The world’s richest sportswoman has been named in the four-woman Russian squad for the World Group clash in Moscow despite insisting that she is unable to play due to a forearm injury suffered in her Australian Open quarter-final loss to Serena Williams. Un-
der qualification rules, a player must be nominated three times in an Olympic cycle in order to be eligible for the Games in Rio in August. So far, the 28-year-old star has featured in just two ties since 2012, the year when she won the silver medal at the London Olympics. Sharapova was warned last week by Russian tennis chief Shamil Tarpishchev that she risked missing out on Rio if she failed to turn out for the Fed Cup tie. But she was adamant she was unlikely to compete in Moscow to rest her injured arm. “I’m
going to go to Moscow, to be part of the team but I don’t think I’ll be playing,” she said. Sharapova was as good as her word as she was pictured on social media on Thursday at the Fed Cup dinner in Moscow along with teammates Svetlana Kuznetsova, Ekaterina Makarova, teenager Darya Kasatkina and team captain Anastasia Myskina. The International Tennis Federation (ITF), which oversees the Fed Cup, said that Sharapova did not necessarily need to play the tie in order to fulfil her Olympic criteria.
Numbers will be checked repeatedly before paddles are raised as the Indian Premier League will witness another players’ auction in Bangalore on Saturday. A total of 351 players are set to go under the hammer, including 230 Indian players and 121 from overseas. But what makes this auction different is the presence of two new franchises --Pune and Rajkot --- eager to get their squads together. A parallel could be drawn with the 2011 auction when Pune Warriors India and Kochi Tuskers Kerala entered the fray. But the similarity ends there. In 2011, there
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Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel’s daughter in soup over Gir sanctuary land deal, Congress wants SIT probe
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The Congress has demanded an independent probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the reported land allotment to a company run by business associates of Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel’s daughter, Anar Jayesh Patel. The company was allotted 250 acres of land near the Gir lion sanctuary at an official rate of Rs 15 per square metre. The company owns a total of 400 acres of prime land. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Congress leader Anand Sharma demanded immediate resignation of Gujarat CM from her post and accused
the PM Modi of turning a blind eye towards this shady land deal. “Under PM Modi’s watch when he was Gujarat CM, nepotism flourished and public land was plundered to promote commercial and business. For fair probe, it is necessary that then revenue minister and current Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel resign from her
post “250 acres of land near Gir lion sanctuary was given for Rs 60000/ acre whereas then notified value of land was Rs 50 lakh/acre,” Sharma claimed. According to the Economic Times report, filings with the Registrar of Companies (RoC) show a number of transactions, which started when the Gujarat govern-
ment allotted 250 acres of public land in 2010-11 to Wildwoods Resorts and Realties, between Anandiben’s daughter Anar Jayesh Patel and the promoters of Wildwoods. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the chief minister of the state at the time. Anandiben was Gujarat’s revenue minister at the time of the allocation of land. The revenue department is the nodal authority for such land allotments. She retained the revenue portfolio when she became the chief minister of the state.
Advertising stalwart, MICA founder AG Krishnamurthy passes away at 74
Advertising stalwart A.G Krishnamurthy, aged 74, who was the Founder Chairman and Managing Director of Mudra Communications and founding father of MICA passed away after a brief illness at Hyderabad in the wee hours of Friday. He is survived by his wife, three daughters and son. Incidentally, Friday also marked the silver jubilee or 25 years of the advent of MICA- the advertising institute nurtured by
Farmers in 35 villages to get Narmada water for irrigation
Krishnamurthy or AGK as he is popularly known to cater to the growing advertising industry with trained talent. Having started his career as an assistant to Gira Sarabhaione of the scions of the illustrious Sarabhai family of Ahmedabad, he later moved into Calico Mills’ Shilpi advertising as an account executive in 1972, and then to Reliance Industries as advertising manager in 1976
that the association held a meeting with its members around 10 days ago and had decided not to go for fishing for an indefinite period beginning from February 2. “Fishermen burn around Rs 30,000 worth of diesel on a 10-day fishing trip. But, of late, their catch have remained so low that they cannot even recover cost of diesel, ice etc. Therefore, going on a fishing trip has become econom-
ically non-viable and they have remained anchored for the last three days,” said Bhagu Solanki, president of Samast Jafrabad Kharva Samaj, a social organisation of fishermen. Solanki said that majority of fishermen of Jafrabad employ netting method. Maharashtra fishermen do deep-sea fishing by employing trawling method which involves dragging net on the seafloor.
700 boats remain anchored at Amreli’s Jafrabad port in protest
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der to give a platform to senior officials to share their experiences and feedback on how to further improve the quality of education. Today, we discussed the same with district level education officials and received a positive response. Since the exercise is effective in achieving the objective of raising learning in Gujarat, I have given a nod to this suggestion,” said education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama. Though the results of recently concluded sixth three-day long evaluation
drive from January 7 till 9 (which was delayed from its schedule of October-November due to urban and rural local body elections in the month of December) are still awaited, sources in the education department revealed that the recommendation had been proposed and approved keeping in mind the “unpleasant” results revealed during previous Gunotsav where students of upper primary classes (Class VI to VIII) failed to read and write even simple sentences in Gujarati and English.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Unveils “TOYOTA CONNECT” Telematics Services for India
Correspondent | New Delhi
On the second day of the Auto Expo- the Motor Show 2016, Toyota Kirloskar Motor unveiled its cloud based telematics services for India under the brand name of TOYOTA CONNECT- Connected Services with a Human Touch giving its customers access to Toyota’s global standard of personalized connected services. TOYOTA CONNECT is a fully integrated cloud based telematics service platform supported by a new dedicated premium call centre and also integrated with Toyota’s dealer network & service providers. Toyota car owners will be able to access Toyota Connect through a smartphone application. Services will
and later founded Mudra Communications – floated by Reliance in 1980 at Ahmedabad. Having successfully steered Mudra as one of the top agencies in the country with brands like Vimal, Rasna and in the 1980’s, he later set up the Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad(MICA), now called MICA in 1991. Completing 25 years- the institute(MICA) was marking its gen-
esis as ‘MICA day’. Calling his death ‘poignant and ‘profound’, Nagesh Rao- present Director of MICA said, “Today MICA has lost her parent, AGK, a dreamer, a builder, and a visionary.” Sethu Iyer, MICA’s executive Registrar who worked with AGK at Mudra from 1989 to 2003 recalls, “While Mudra was AGK’s mission, MICA was his passion. When he founded MICA in 1991 it was, as he used to say, his way of repaying back to the advertising industry that had made him. He last visited MICA as the chief guest on its 14th Convocation in March 2009 and was very proud to see how his dream had shaped up.”
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To improve quality of education, Gunotsav to be held twice a year
While The Ministry of Human Resource and Development’s panel on the New Education Policy (NEP) plans to replicate Gujarat’s annual evaluation exercise for students, teachers and schools, the state education department has given a nod to hold it twice a year. The idea was mooted and given an approval in the District Primary Education Officers (DPEOs) and Administrative Officers’ (AOs) annual review meeting, chaired by education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama and Minister of State Nanubhai Vanani, in Gandhinagar Thursday. “Conducting Gunotsav twice a year was one of the suggestions during the recent review meeting of Gunotsav, chaired by the chief minister, that was conducted for the first time this year, in or-
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commence from mid2016. With host of services like 24X7 Assisted Navigation and Live Traffic information, 24X7 GPS Location based Road Side Assistance, Online Maintenance appointment booking, live check of service progress, e-Payment etc., Toyota aims to support customer’s driving & lifestyle needs thereby making the vehicle possession experience safe & enjoy-
able. With this unveiling, India becomes the 11th country in global Toyota operations to launch the telematics service. Globally, Toyota has more than 13 years of experience in the area of Telematics and introduced its first service in 2002 in Japan and has since expanded globally to USA, China, and Thailand & Middle East under the brand of T-Connect which stands for Toyota Connect.
Chief Minister Anandiben Patel announced that farmers in 35 villages of Mehsana, Becharaji and Jotana areas of north Gujarat will be provided Narmada water for irrigation. This will be done by laying pipelines through a Rs 125 crore project that will irrigate 4200 hectares in this region. This facility has been provided after sarpanchs from these villages — located between Ahmedabad-Mehsana highway and Khari river — made repeated requests for providing water for irrigation, stated an official release from
the state government Thursday. Coincidentally ,this is also the same region where Japanese automobile companies like Maruti Suzuki and Honda Group have bought land to set up their respective vehicle manufacturing plants. Under this project, water from the Narmada Main Canal will be supplied to 42 ponds in the 35 villages. The state government expects that once Narmada water reaches these villages, farmers will be able to produce Rs 42 crore worth of crops and reduce electricity consumption by approximately Rs four crore.
Claiming that Maharashtra fishermen had intruded into Gujarat coast, around 700 boats remained anchored in Jafrabad port on Amreli coast for the third consecutive day on Thursday as fishermen refused to venture into the sea, stating that their catch had dwindled. “It seems there are no schools of fish left in the sea. Fishermen from Maharashtra are coming near Gujarat coast with their big fishing trawlers and are catching all fish. Therefore, all fishermen of Jafrabad have remained anchored for the last three days,” Mala Vansh, president of Kharva Samaj Boat Association of Jafrabad, said. Vansh said
tions opposing the proposed move include BJP’s Kisan Morcha, Vadodara-based ‘Jatan’ that promoting organic farming, Gujarat Khedut Samaj and several agricultural produce marketing committees (APMCs). All these organisations have written to GEAC’s chairman Hem Pandey, requesting him not to give permission for GM mustard cultivation citing health and environmental issues. Though major mustard growing states are Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan, it is
grown in large areas in Gujarat’s Dhanera, Deesa, Bhabhar, Diyodar, Patan and Kutch. “Our experience with cultivation of GM cotton was very bitter and hence, we oppose introduction of GM mustard and other GM food crops,” BKS stated in its letter to the GEAC. “GM seeds will make farmers permanently dependent on seed companies as GM seeds are 8 to 10 times costlier than normal seeds. Moreover, yield of GM variety is not more than traditional varieties,” it argued while opposing GM mustard.
BKS, BJP Kisan Morcha among groups opposed to GM mustard
ST bus plunges into river in south Gujarat, some passengers dead
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Several organisations from Gujarat have strongly opposed commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) mustard crop in the country, apprehending that it could create ecological, environmental and health problems in long-term, without the benefits of high yield and more revenue to farmers. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee of the Environment Ministry (GEAC) is set to decide on Friday whether to allow commercial cultivation of GM mustard in the country. The GEAC would be appraising mustard’s GM variety developed by Deepak Pental and his co-researchers at the Delhi University. On the forefront of the opposition was RSS-affiliate Bharatiya Kisan Sangh(BKS). Other organisa-
Correspondent | Surat
Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation(GSRTC) run ST bus today plunged into Purna river in south Gujarat near Supa village of Navsari belt. The bus was full of passengers and therefore deaths of some passengers are feared. All nearby ambulances are moved to the place of accident to carry all those injured to nearby medical care facility. Primary reports suggest that the driver was speeding. Rescue efforts were on.
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