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News Brief US dollar ends higher against rupee
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October 06, 2016, Thursday
The US dollar ended higher against the rupee at 66.51/52 per dollar, but the pound sterling finished lower at Rs 84.62/64 per pound at the close of the Interbank Foreign Exchange market today. Following are the Interbank Forex and RBI rates: (In Rs Per Unit) Unit Interbank RBI Reference US Dollar 66.51/52 US Dollar Rs. 66.5699 Pound Sterling 84.62/64 Euro Rs. 74.6515 Euro 74.59/61 Japanese Yen (100) 64.
1 killed as 5-storey building collapses in B’lore (H.S.) | Bengaluru
One person was killed and at least four others are feared trapped under the rubble after a five-storey under construction building collapsed today near Bellandur here, officials said. One body has been recovered so far, officials said, as the rescue operations carried out by the State Disaster Response Force are underway. Four persons escaped, four are suspected trapped.
Rains to continue in Mumbai for next two days: Met Dept
The situation on the LoC and the International Border, as well as the hinterland, was discussed at a meeting chaired by him, sources said
Amid a raging debate over the surgical strikes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is understood to have cautioned his Cabinet colleagues today against creating a hysteria over the military action against terror launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC). During the Cabinet meeting, he is understood to have told his ministerial colleagues that only authorised people should speak on the issue of surgical strikes and one should avoid speaking out-of-turn, sources said. His word of caution came against the backdrop of demands that the government should pres-
ent proof about the crossLoC raids to counter the smear campaign by Pakistan. The demand has triggered a raging debate on whether the proof should be provided or not. The BJP and experts are against disclosing details of the operation by the Special Forces.
Meanwhile, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence which was to meet tomorrow for a briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Defence on ‘Surgical Strikes across the Line of Control (LoC)’ has decided to postpone the meeting. The panel
will now meet on October 14. While chairing a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Wednesday to discuss the security scenario in the wake of the surgical strikes, Mr. Modi is understood to have told his ministerial colleagues that only authorised people should speak on the issue of surgical strikes and one should avoid speaking out of turn, sources said, adding that the situation along the LoC and the International Border, as well as the hinterland was discussed at the meeting. His word of caution comes in the backdrop of demands that the government present proof of the
BSF seizes Pakistani boat in Kutch area of Gujarat, 9 suspects detained This is the third such incident to happen within a week and comes during heightened vigil on the Indo-Pakistan border after surgical strikes by Indian Army. Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Just days after the Indian Coast Guard apprehended a Pakistani boat and it’s crew off Gujarat coast, another fishing boat and its nine occupants — all Pakistani nationals — were caught by the Border Security Force (BSF)
near the Sir Creek area in Kutch district of the state on Wednesday. “The nine Pakistani nationals apprehended from the boat are being questioned. Apart from fishing equipment, nothing
objectionable have been recovered,” BSF sources in Gujarat said. The Pakistani boat was caught at 9 am when a patrol party of Bhuj Battalion noticed an engine-powered wooden boat, fish-
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Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal will inaugurate in Vadodara on Thursday the five-day ‘Switch Global Expo Summit 2016’, aimed at exploring opportunities with India’s biggest electrical networks. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani will be the chief guest on the occasion. The event is being held at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Expo Centre at Darjipura village on the city outskirts. The Summit is being organised by Federation of Gujarat Industries (FGI) along with Department
Rains continued to lash the city today as this season’s last leg of spell brought temperature down by few notches. Met department officials have predicted the downpour will continue for the next two days. “There is an upper air circulation over Konkan Goa and parts of Gujarat, this is causing the rainfall,” director of Indian Meteorological Department, Mumbai, V K Rajeev said. One of them was rescued by our rescuers alive. Sub Editor: Dhruvil Makani
ing in Indian waters. The Pakistani nationals were caught near G-43 pillar. This is the third such incident to happen within a week and comes during heightened vigil on the Indo-Pakistan border after surgical strikes by Indian Army. Just a day ago, BSF seized a Pakistani boat from river Ravi in Amristar. Similarly, on Sunday the Indian Coast Guard had apprehended a Pakistani boat off the coast of Porbandar and had apprehended all the nine crew members.
cross-LoC raids to counter the smear campaign by Pakistan. Tensions between India and Paki-
stan increased after the surgical strikes that were carried out on the intervening night of Septem-
ber 28 and 29. Pakistan has intensified crossLoC firing and shelling since the surgical strikes.
and increased upload and download speeds, which translates into a superior customer experience,” according to the company. Airtel also announced a new 4G offer for Pre-paid customers. Customers can avail 10 GB 4G data for Rs 249 with any new 4G handset they purchase. With Rs 249 recharge, 1 GB data will be instantly credited to the customer’s account and the additional 9 GB data can be claimed
by customers by sending the SMS 4G Offer to 52141. Postpaid -Airtel’s Infinity plans starting from Rs 1199 will offer 4G data with unlimited voice calls for STD, local and on roaming. -Airtel’s myPlan offers Post-paid customers the convenience of designing their own plans. Prepaid -Airtel’s special 4G Prepaid pack for Rs 1495 offering free 4G data for 90 days. -Another 4G prepaid pack priced at Rs 1498, offers 6GB 4G data upfront and allows customers to get 1GB 4G at Rs 51 for the next 12 months.
early stage tech-led busiVenture capital firm Ven- nesses. ‘Ventureast Protureast has set up a new active Fund II (VPF2)’ fund, under which it aims is expected to make the to raise about $150 mil- final closing in the next lion for funding seed and six months and has seen
strong interest from existing and new investors.” “VPF2 will invest in seed and early stage businesses where technology is a strong differentiator and not just an enabler. The emphasis is on relatively unaddressed sectors such as rural and semi-urban markets, needs of the SMEs, and pure play technology ‘picks and shovels’,” Ventureast said. It is eyeing opportunities in fintech, enterprise applications, cloud, mobile internet, and IoT/ consumer internet segments.
The French, Scottish and Dutch scientists had developed molecules with controllable movements that can perform tasks when energy is added, the Academy said in a statement awarding the
that they would lead to electric trains, washing machines, fans and food processors,” it added. Sauvage is professor emeritus at the University of Strasbourg and director of research emeritus at France’s National Center for Scientific Research. Stoddart, born in Edinburgh, is professor of chemistry at Northwestern University in the United States, while Feringa is professor in organic chemistry at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.
Airtel 4G Arrives in Gujarat; Get 10GB of 4G Data For Rs 249 Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Airtel today launched its 4G services in Gujarat, with the roll out of services in the city of Ahmedabad. Customer will be able to access 4G connectivity across smartphones, 4G MiFi and dongles with pre-paid and post-paid plans. A complimentary upgrade to 4G SIM would allow existing customers to continue to use 4G on their existing 3G plans Airtel 4G in Gujarat has been rolled out using spectrum band of 1800 MHz (FD LTE). “This ensures higher spectrum efficiency
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Nobel prize for Chemistry awarded for work on molecular machines (H.S.) | Stockholm
of Energy and Petrochemicals, Government of Gujarat, Union Power Ministry and Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL). This innovation and technology summit gives innovators and start-ups the opportunity to showcase ideas to India’s biggest men-
tors, industry leaders and venture capitalists. Despite heavy rains lashing the city, all preparations for hosting this first ever global event in the city have been completed. Railway minister Suresh Prabhu will be opening the innovation segment on October 7.
Jean-Pierre Sauvage, J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard Feringa won the Nobel chemistry prize on Wednesday for work on molecular machines that may lead to developments like new materials, sensors and energy storage systems. “This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry is about the world’s smallest machines,” said Goran Hansson, a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences which conferred the award.
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Caught in this BCCI vs judiciary fight to save cricket..?
Intriguingly, the players, past and present, have been silent bystanders in this street fight to decide who cares for them more. Till very recently, no one knew what the face of the sport felt about the game-changing reforms the Supreme Court-appointed Justice R.M. Lodha committee wanted the BCCI to embrace. Nine months after Lodha’s report was made public, a couple of days after they were feted by board president Anurag Thakur during India’s 500th test and while on duty as BCCI-certified commentators, Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev finally spoke out. Gavaskar, guarded as ever, would start his selective criticism, with a disclaimer. He said he hadn’t read the Lodha report, probably the most compelling, threadbare and significant piece of cricket writing ever. Gavaskar is a busy professional. He is cricket’s number one pop-columnist, much sort after celebrity, a globe-trotting commentator, TV pundit for a news channel and a decision/opinion maker. He has a hectic life. Borrowing the Little Master’s pet phrase, which he often uses to describe batsmen who are quick between wickets, Gavaskar, on most days, has to convert ones into twos. Banking on media dispatches for his understanding of the Lodha report, India’s finest, sharpest cricketing brain said he was against Lodha’s “one state, one vote” recommendation and he also disagreed that officials need to have a cooling period between two stints as office bearers. Kapil and Gavaskar should have raised cricketing issues too — should the court be deciding the number and qualification of selectors or about the IPL window — but then they had their compulsions. Kapil had started the interview with a confession that he doesn’t really understand these complex things. As for Gavaskar, he can’t be blamed; he hadn’t read the entire report. Reading the views of these two legendary cricketers would have made the judges pensive. Since the time the IPL betting/ match-fixing case reached the courts, and they have been indulging in this “sack all, change all” frenzy, the legal luminaries have held the cricketers in awe and seen them as saviours. Judges have referred to them as “persons with impeccable character, integrity and honesty”. The Lodha report too reposes complete faith in the cricketers to bring about the change. Mandatory membership of all international players in state associations, their presence in the all-powerful apex body and players’ associations are a few important recommendations that will empower players and make them powerful stakeholders of the game. This certainly is a welcome change but does it guarantee better governance? Maybe, maybe not. Top international players have run the Hyderabad and Karnataka associations for ages. However, like elsewhere, these ex-cricketers have charges of corruption and conflict of interest against them. History shows that the biggest cricketing crime of fixing was done by players. Several were banned for fixing games, many got away because of lack of evidence, others because of lack of will. Not everyone who wears whites is necessarily squeaky clean. There is a growing suspicion that the judges, in good faith, might have ended up playing the fan boy. When cricket was being discussed in high-pitched voices in court rooms, there came a time when the SC had to appoint an interim IPL chairman.
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“Within hours of Uri Attack and without any investigation, India blamed Pakistan for it. We are against war, we want peace and want to resolve all issues including Kashmir peacefully,” - Denying Pakistan involvement
in Uri terror attack that claimed 19 Indian soldiers lives, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said
Shah Rukh Khan gets clean chit by Fawad Khan becomes a father Mumbai Police in Wankhede brawl case again, wife Sadaf delivers a baby girl
(H.S.) | Mumbai The Mumbai police have informed a metropolitan magistrate’s court that no ‘cognisable offence’ was made out against Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan in connection with a brawl at the Wankhede stadium here after an IPL match in 2012. “After the investigation, it was found that no cognisable offence had taken place,” said a police report filed in the court recently. A local activist had filed a
private complaint in the court here with regard to the incident, seeking action against Khan for abusing security personnels of the stadium. Police said in the report that they recorded the actor’s statement, and he denied the allegations. Khan told the police that after his team Kolkata Knight Riders won the match that day, his children and their friends entered the ground and the security guard Vikas Dalvi asked
them to leave. According to Khan, he only told Dalvi that the children were with him, and nobody should touch them. His business manager then took the children out of the stadium. The actor told police that he got angry when someone spoke to him in indecent language. The complainant, Amit Maru, had earlier filed a petition against him in the High Court in 2008, but the court’s verdict went in Shah Rukh’s favour, the actor said in the statement to the police, alleging that Maru may have filed the present complaint only for publicity. Following the incident, the Mumbai Cricket Association had imposed a five-year ban on Shah Rukh which was lifted last year.
Irrfan Khan stays mum on Pakistani artistes’ issue (H.S.) | New Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan on Tuesday refused to comment on the ongoing debate on whether Pakistani artistes should be banned from working in the Mumbai film industry. The actor, who was in the national capital for the trailer launch of the film, refrained from wading into the debate by saying that he has come for film promotion only and will address the issue separately. “This is not the platform to discuss the issue. I will give another interview to express my views on the matter but not here,” Irrfan said. Asked about the ongoing controversy over the exchange of talent between the two countries, Vivek Krishnani, Managing Director, Sony Pictures
Soha Ali Khan and Vir Das starrer 31st October, which was earlier scheduled to hit the screens on October 7, has now been pushed to release on October 21 after a PIL was filed against the thriller. The roadblock for the film’s release has been
If you thought Fawad Khan’s professional life was suffering due to the entire MNS controversy, and that he had to fly back to Pakistan out of no choice, here is a correction. India’s ban on Pakistani artistes is definitely one of the reasons. But there is more that’s happening in Fawad’s life. The Pakistani actor has become a proud father again. His wife Sadaf delivered a baby girl late on Tuesday. Fawad’s manager Hassan Khalid personally confirmed the news
to the Pakistani media and said, “The actor was with his wife at the time of delivery and both mother and child are healthy.” Fawad has made a mark on both sides of the border with his acting skills. It didn’t take much time for the Pakistani heartthrob to win over the Indian audience too, thanks to his perfectly planned Bollywood debut in 2014 film Khoobsurat opposite Sonam Kapoor. This came almost at the same time when his blockbuster show Humsafar was already winning hearts on
A DNA report suggests that Hrithik perfectly mimicked the superstar’s baritone voice. “When Hrithik did a voice imitation of Big B, he was so uncannily close to the original that everyone on the sets assumed that sound designer Resul Pookutty had somehow engineered the voiceover.” The report further
mentions that Roshan insisted on doing the mimicry himself without the help of mimicry artists as he is genuinely talented at it. The actor has previously stepped into Bachchan’s shoes when he played the role of Vijay Deenanath Chauhan in Agneepath and may do it again in the remake of Shahenshah.
a National award winner if I may add. And looking at his current antics, it won’t be too far-fetched to hazard a guess that this terrific actor may have delivered one of his finest acting performances yet again albeit on news channels this time bewildering the nation into believing his outbursts and hysteria on screen were for real. When reports of Om Puri
having spoken out in favour of Pakistani actors first emerged around September 27, my interest was piqued. I was keen to know where Puri had spoken out as Twitter and other social media platforms are not quite used by him to opinionate. A quick search revealed that the first statement airing his views supporting Pakistani actors was made in Lucknow while touring the city to promote Gandhigiri. Another story about Puri appeared on the same day in a tabloid suggesting how the actor was apparently involved in a scuffle with a scribe in the city after the latter quizzed him about his personal life.
Hrithik Roshan will go the Amitabh Bachchan way in Kaabil; here’s how (H.S.) | New Delhi
Entertainment, India, jumped to the actor’s defence. He interrupted a reporter to say: “This press meet has been called for ‘Inferno’. It is an important question, but this is not the right time or platform to address the issue.” Irrfan will soon be seen sharing screen space with Hollywood actor Tom Hanks in Sony Pictures Entertainment’s film ‘Inferno’. The film, helmed by Ron Howard, is releasing in India on October 14 — two weeks before it opens in the US.
Amidst the ongoing clamour over the cross-border tension between India and Pakistan spilling into the entertainment world, some Indian outfits have imposed a ban on Pakistanis from India’s showbiz world and a few Pakistani theatres have pulled down Indian movies from their screens. Celebrities across the board and borders have commented on the spillover, with some talking in support of the steps, some opposing it and some just keeping mum.
Soha Ali Khan’s 31st October to now release on October 21
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Zindagi channel in India. Fawad went on to deliver his second Bollywood blockbuster Kapoor & Sons this year. We are already awaiting his third film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, even though he will appear in a cameo. Everything was running perfectly smooth for Fawad until the recent Uri attack and the MNS announced ban on Pakistani artistes in India in the aftermath of the latest tensions. While Fawad left for Pakistan, many said he has reportedly been dropped as the first guest on the fifth season of Koffee With Karan. But amid all this, some sources even kept stating that it was also because Fawad wished to be with his wife Sadaf who was scheduled to deliver around the same time. And Pakistani magazine shared the news on its official Instagram handle too.
created by a Delhi-based close aide of the Congress party who wants a ban on the movie, said the makers. “It’s been a tough journey ever since I started working on this subject but I didn’t give up then and will not give up now. From the censor to now getting threats, I
am strong that I will make this film come to the big screen and people who don’t want this subject to come out, cannot stop the world to know the reality of 1984,” Harry Sachdeva, writer-producer of 31st October, said in a statement. On October 4, a petition was filed in the Delhi High Court to stop the release of this film. The PIL said that the movie 31st October, starring Soha Ali Khan and Vir Das, is an attack on secular fabric of India and and is contrary to the ideology of the country’s oldest political party.
Can you imagine Hrithik Roshan saying Amitabh Bachchan’s famous line from Zanjeer, “Yeh tumhare baap ka ghar nahin, police station hai, is liye seedhi tahrah khade raho” in his baritone? Hard? Doesn’t matter. You will soon see the Mohenjo Daro actor mimicking the superstar in his upcoming film Kaabil. Roshan will be playing the role of Rohan Bhatnagar, a blind dubbing artist who also earns a living through mimicry, in the Sanjay Gupta film. The actor will be seen mimicking various artistes and among them will be none other than Amitabh Bachchan.
Om Puri’s outburst and apology a publicity stunt to promote his movie Gandhigiri?
(H.S.) | Mumbai Has anyone heard of a movie named Gandhigiri? Chances are many haven’t yet. Do you know who the lead actor of the movie is? It’s none other than Om Puri. Any guesses about the release date of the film? It’s October 21. Now Om Puri is a professionally trained theatre actor and a mighty good one indeed. In fact,
3 / Dt. 06-10-2016, Thursday Xiaomi India Claims It Sold Half a Million Smartphones in 3 Days
www.sunvillasamachar.com BCCI vs Lodha Committee: Is the SC-appointed panel a friend or foe of Indian cricket?
Agency | Mumbai The October festive sales in the country have proven to be phenomenally successful for Xiaomi. The company’s Indian arm has reported that it has sold more than 500,000 smartphones in less than three days between October 1 and 3, which it claims is an industry first and milestone for the Chinese smartphone maker. The company sold Xiaomi and Redmi devices during the festive season sales on Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal, and Tata Cliq. While it also sold products on Mi.com, the company does not appear to be counting sales from its own platform. The Redmi 3S (along with Redmi 3S Prime) was the top-selling product on Flipkart during its Big Billion Days Sale while Redmi Note 3 was the best-selling smartphone of Amazon’s Great Indian Festival sale.
Reliance Infra to sell its transmission business to Adani
(H.S.) | Mumbai On Tuesday, one read the news that the ongoing India vs New Zealand series may be abruptly cancelled as the Supreme Court-initiated Lodha Committee has directed banks to freeze the Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) accounts. As one writes this, it is still not clear whether the third Test match, scheduled to be staged at Indore from 8 October, is on or not, even though the Lodha Committee has given some clarification that it has not asked any bank
to freeze the accounts. There can be no two opinions among all those who love Indian cricket on the stipulation that there has to be transparency and accountability on the part of those who run or manage the game in the country. Since this body happens to the BCCI, its officials must be bound by the principles of transparency and accountability, even though the BCCI is a private body, registered under Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act. And if these principles are going to be enforced as per the
recommendations of the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee, then there is the added bonus of the judicial sanctity behind them. However, the problem arises if in the name of transparency and accountability, the recommendations of the Lodha Committee are too overweening. In fact, these are so over-reaching in their implications that instead of reforming and cleaning the game of evil influences, the game is going to be debilitated in the process. Notwithstanding the “ills” that the BCCI is associated with, the fact remains that it is this BCCI that has made India the super power of the world cricket. It is under this BCCI that Indian cricketers are among the highest paid in the world today; gone are those days in the last century when the BCCI could not afford to keep the players in decent hotels while travelling, not to talk of paying them decent remunerations.
Bengaluru boy Ishan Pandita joins La Liga club Leganes (H.S.) | Bengaluru
Agency | New Delhi Anil Ambani-led Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) will sell its transmission business to Adani, the company said on Wednesday. The company did not disclose the deal size but said that the proceeds of the deal will be used to reduce its debt. It said, “The transaction is in line with the strategic plan of monetising non-core business and focus on major growth areas like Defence and EPC business. Monetisation of Cement business has been completed and monetisation of Roads & Mumbai Power businesses are in advanced stage.” RInfra has a total debt of Rs 14,444.28 crore as on March 31, 2016 as per data compiled by Zeebiz.com. RInfra owns the country’s first 100% private sector transmission project – Western Region System Strengthening Scheme (WRSSS) – B & C projects located in the state of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.
Girls with ADHD likely to suffer from multiple mental health problems
Ishan Pandita, 18, from Bengaluru has become the first Indian player to get a professional contract from a La Liga club when he signed a one year deal with Leganes. The city is located on the outskirts of Madrid and is currently placed 11th in the league table. Handed the No 50 jersey by club vice-president and owner Felipe Moreno, Pandita who has joined the first team but given the exposure required at this age, he will start by playing for the junior side – Leganes B who ply their trade in the Tercera Division (the fourth division of football in Spain). “It’s been a tough, hard three years here in Spain but at the end, it was all worth it,” Ishan said to Times of India from the Span-
ish capital. “It feels great to be the first Indian to go down this path. Right from the moment I decided to take a break from studies till now, I never gave up on my dream,” he added. “What impressed us most about Ishan were his physical attributes and ability to score goals,” Leganes academy director Jorge Broto Benavente said. “It’s too early to say when he will break into the main team – he is a young player, a rough diamond to be worked on.” Besides Leganes, Getafe
had also shown interest in signing the Indian striker who has Kashmiri roots. But Getafe’s relegation allowed Pandita to choose Leganes as his destination. Late last year, Pandita had an eight-month spell with the junior side of Almeria in the Segunda Division (second division) but because he was not 18, he couldn’t sign a professional contract. However, his early days began with Alcobendas CF (current in Tercera Division) – feeder club for Atletico de Madrid.
James Anderson confident of England return in India Tests
Agency | Washington Young girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more susceptible to suffer from multiple mental disorders, which often lead to other problems such as abusive relationships, teenage pregnancies, poor grades and drug abuse, claim researchers. The researchers found that 37.7% of girls with ADHD met criteria for an anxiety disorder compared with only 13.9% of girls without ADHD. 10.3% of girls with ADHD were diagnosed with depression compared with only 2.9% without ADHD. 42% of girls with ADHD were diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder, compared with just 5% of girls without it. Oppositional defiant disorder is characterized by angry, hostile, irritable, defiant behaviour. To meet the diagnosis for oppositional defiant disorder, a child must display at least four of eight symptoms for at least six months that result in significant academic, social and family problems. 12.8% of girls with ADHD were diagnosed with conduct disorder compared with only 0.8% without ADHD.
(H.S.) | London England seamer James is confident he will be fit to play some part in the team’s Test tour of India starting in November after sitting out this month’s two-match series in Bangladesh with a shoulder injury. The 34-year-old, England’s most prolific wicket-tak-
er in Tests, sustained a stress fracture during the home series against Sri Lanka in June, although he did play three matches against Pakistan in July and August. He was ruled out of England’s Tests in Bangladesh after aggravating the injury to his left shoulder blade that caused him to miss the
first Test against Pakistan. “I feel fine,” Anderson told ESPNcricinfo at Lord’s. “It’s a frustrating injury where everything feels good, the rest of my body feels great, but as soon as I try to bowl I’ve got a bit of pain there. “It’s something that’s going to take a few more weeks to rest and recover. I’ve got another scan in three weeks to see if it’s healed enough for me to start bowling.” England’s director of cricket, Andrew Strauss, recently said he was unsure when Anderson would return to the side with the five-Test series against India starting in Rajkot on Nov. 9.
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SPORTS ROUNDUP International Kabaddi Federation chief debars Pak from World Cup in India
(H.S.) | Karachi Pakistan has been debarred from the upcoming 12-nation Kabaddi World Cup in India amidst escalating tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. Iran will take on newcomers the United States in Friday’s opening round of the tournament, which will also feature Australia, South Korea, England, Poland, Kenya and Argentina. Confirming the news, International Kabaddi
Federation (IKF) chief Deoraj Chaturvedi said that Pakistan has been denied entry in the upcoming tournament because it is not the right time to engage with them. “Pakistan is a valuable member of the IKF but looking at the current scenario and in the best interest of both the nations, we decided that Pakistan must be refrained from the championship,” Chaturvedi was quoted as saying. Meanwhile, Pakistan accused
the IKF of unfairly targeting their country while insisting that both rival nations should have been excluded if there were security concerns. Comparing his country’s exclusion with that of Football World Cup without Brazil, Pakistan Kabaddi Federation secretary Rana Muhammad Sarwar said that “a Kabaddi World Cup is no world cup without Pakistan.” Hostilities between the two nations have flared after the Indian Army declared last week that they had carried out surgical strikes across Line of Control (LoC) to neutralise terrorists from crossing over into India. Two Pakistani soldiers and over 30 terrorists were reportedly killed in the attack.
Odds heavily stacked against Kerala Blasters (H.S.) | Kochi
It had lost its opening game; has not had a single training session on its home ground in Kochi. The squad is not quite balanced. The odds are heavily stacked against Kerala Blasters as it takes on the mighty Atletico de Kolkata in its first home game of the Indian Super League’s Season III at the Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday evening. New coach Steve Coppell was frank in his assessment of the team. “I think it is a bit of a problem for this tournament because for a foreign coach coming in, you are more or less presented with a squad of players and you have to make the best out of the squad that is given,” said Coppell, the former England World Cupper, on Tuesday. “The squad is not quite balanced. But we can make do, we will make do, we will be progressive with the se-
lections that we make.” The former Manchester United winger said that Blasters’ loss in the opener was down to first-match nerves. “Now it’s our first home game and, hopefully, in a frenzied atmosphere with the crowd really supporting the team for the 90 minutes because we need the help,” said the Englishman. The return of Spaniard Josue Currias Prieto, after one-match suspension, could sort out much of the problems in the midfield, an area where
Blasters kept losing possession frequently in their last game. However, despite Blasters banking on English gaffers and Kolkata relying on Spanish coaches, Coppell felt the match would not be a contest between English system and Spanish systems. “I don’t think so. The first game, we were trying to play a more possession-based game, it didn’t work that night. The games I’ve seen so far are more high-tempo. And we have to adjust our game accordingly.
four-member committee, which had former Asian Games gold-medallist tennis player Manisha Malhotra as convener, has come out with a damning 36-page report reviewing the performance. The committee concluded that the consistent trickle of shooting medals since the 2004 Athens Games
ended up making everyone involved in the sport complacent. “Everyone took it for granted that there would be progress automatically, and forgot to ensure a systematic healthy process,” the report stated. “To sum up the deliberations of the committee it can be said with no reservations that Indian Shooting ‘over achieved’ at the Rio Olympic Games. The formula for success was wrong and Indian Shooting had ridden its luck over the last few years, no doubt helped by some extremely talented shooters,” it added.
Rio 2016 Olympic Shooters, coaches, federation, none spared in review report
(H.S.) | New Delhi Unsparing on the under-performing shooters but equally scathing on coaches and the national federation, the Abhinav Bindra-led NRAI review committee hardly minced words as it chastised the Rio Olympics flop show while recommending a systematic overhaul. The
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Gujarat: 7 arrested for hunting Nilgai in Amreli
Correspondent | Rajkot
Seven persons were arrested by officers of Gir East division forest in Amreli district after they allegedly hunted down a blue bull near Mitiyala Wildlife Sanctuary and tried to take away its meat for a feast on Wednesday. During a joint patrolling with local police, officers of Savarkundla range spotted two men carrying suspicious sacks on their backs on the fringe of Bagoya village at 1:30 am on Wednesday. The officers ordered the men to stop and on checking the bags, it was found that they each were packed with 10 kilogrammes of meat of
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Wagh Bakri Tea Group install a 125KW solar Navratri: Amdavadis keep their fingers crossed for 5th night, Met issues very heavy rain warning power rooftop facility at Dholka factory
blue bulls. The duo were identified Sumar Zakhra and Nurdiin Gullu, both residents of Bagoya village in Savarkundla taluka of Amreli district. “During questioning, the duo confessed that they, with the help of five others, had hunted down a limping male blue bull on the bank of a nullah at around 10:30 pm for a feast. Later, the skinned the antelope and were carrying the meat to their homes in Bagoya when they were caught,” Ram Mor, range forest officer (RFO) of Savarkundla said. The duo also led the police and the forest officer to the spot where they had killed the animal. Forest officers said they recovered hide of the blue bull and its bones from the place.
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Wagh Bakri Tea Group, the third largest packaged tea company in India has taken a giant stride towards making its manufacturing plants ‘solar energy efficient.’ The company has installed a 125KW solar power rooftop facility at its Dholka factory, spreading over an area of 12,500 sq. ft, investing nearly Rs. 1 crore for the project. Provisions have been made for an estimated 417 solar panels, each capable of generating 300W energy per day. The panels have been supplied by Topsun Energy Ltd. based in Mehsana. This solar power facility will generate 1.90 lakh units of energy per year, taking care of 20% of the annual energy requirements of the
The Garba lovers of Ahmedabad have put their fingers crossed for the fifth night of Navratri today even as the city has experienced around an inch of rain till this evening and the Met Department has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall warning for the next 48 hours across the state. Rain god who was merciless for many parts of the state in last 24 hours during which 210 talukas of all the 33 districts saw light to very heavy showers, had shown some leniency to Amdavadis who on the fourth night yesterday were to a great extent spared and somewhat made up for the loss of earlier three nights and enjoyed Garbas a great deal in the absence of rain. The rain struck very late by when most of the Garbas were finished.
od, sought a copy of the probe report. In his petition, Rathod said the state government had asked the then Principal Secretary of Social Justice and Empowerment Department, Sanjay Prasad, to conduct a probe into the firing incident. The petitioner said the report was completed the same year (2012) by Prasad, who submitted it to the then Chief Secretary but the government is yet to disclose the contents of the report. He said he had sought the report through an RTI application but the government did not provide him
the document, following which he sought the high court’s direction to the state to make available a copy of it to him. The HC also asked the government to explain the reason in case it still does not want to provide the report to the petitioner. On the intervening night of September 22-23, 2012, three Dalit youths — Pankaj Sumra, Prakash Parmar and Mehul Rathod — were killed when police opened fire to disperse a violent mob to control a clash between Dalits and OBC Bharwad community members at Thangadh town. In August this year, the state government formed an SIT to probe the incident afresh after widespread protests by Dalits in the state. The government had also announced a Rs 2 lakh compensation to family of each of the deceased.
plant. “Traditional energy sources have a limited life and causes pollution. This in turn leads to greenhouse effect. To look ahead to a greener future, Wagh Bakri Tea Group has decided to initiate a solar power project and we shall increase its capacity in the near future,” said Mr. Parag Desai, Executive Director, Wagh Bakri Tea Group. The estimated reduced carbon dioxide emission is by 2225 tons during
the project lifespan. The project utilises the Poly Crystalline solar cell technology, has sourced A-grade solar cells from Solartech, Taiwan and the inverters are of KACO, Germany make. The Rs. 1,000 crore Wagh Bakri Tea Group is one of the first companies in the packaged tea industry to move towards sustainable energy sources and is steadily contributing towards a pollution- free world for the near future.
Gujarat: High Court notice to state government ABB to install microgrid at Vadodara facility, boosting push for renewables on plea seeking Thangadh probe report
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Gujarat High Court on issued a notice to the state government on a petition filed by the father of one of the three Dalit youths killed in Thangadh police firing in 2012 seeking a copy of the report on the probe into the incident. Based on the plea, Justice Sonia Gokani issued notice to the state’s Chief Secretary, DGP as well as Thangadh police seeking their replies. The matter will be further heard on October 14. In the plea, Veljibhai Rathod, father of the 16-yearold victim Mehul Rath-
Experts moot mandatory screening for thyroid disorder at birth Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Medical practitioners have suggested that government should make diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism (CH), a thyroid deficiency, compulsory at birth. Late detection coupled with untreated congenital hypothyroidism (CH) has serious consequences of permanent nature in the form of low IQ, low height, behaviour problems, squinted eyes and severe mental retardation as one grows older, said experts at an interaction with the media here on Tuesday. Consultant diabetologist and endocrinologist Dr Tiven Marwah said that of every 4,000 new born babies,
tion hormone) test is done on time for evaluating thyroid function. Dr Sushma Shah, gynaecologist at the V S Hospital said bulk screening of pregnant women to rule out CH could be as low as Rs 75-100 for a test, which should be made mandatory at all hospitals. She said hypothyroidism was a major cause for infertility among 25 per cent women and frequent abortions were caused by hypothyroidism.
Today owing to overcast sky and intermittent drizzles the temperatures have also dipped a good deal and the maximum temperatue in Ahmedabad was recorded 26.8 degree Celsius over nine degrees below normal. So if the rain spares Amdavadis this night they will enjoy in a cooler and pleasant atmosphere. Meanwhile many districts in Gujarat have experienced rains today as well. Director of Met center here Jayanta Sarkar said that yesterday’s upper air cyclonic
circulation over North Konkan, Goa and parts of South West Madhya Pradesh now lies over Saurashtra-Kutch and neighbourhood extending up to 4.5 km above sea level. Under its influence Heavy to very heavy rains is very likely at isolated places over Gujarat region, Saurashta-Kutch and in Diu, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli in the next 48 hours. Meanwhile owing to latest spell of rains the average monsoon rain figures for the state has escalated to 88%.
also affect some varieties of paddy in south Gujarat that were either at harvesting stage or have been harvested and kept in open barns, he said. All other kharif or rainy season crops were in need of irrigation at this point of time, Pathak said. He added that the rains had come as a boon to them, particularly in Saurashtra region where the sources of irrigation are scarce and almost all the crops, including cotton and latesown varieties of groundnut, required at least one more round of irrigation at this stage. According to Pathak, the rains would also help in recharging the ground water and it
would be beneficial for rabi or winter crops that will be sown from November onwards. Farmers in Saurashtra region said the rains over the last two days had caused some damage to the cotton crops, particularly to the early-sown crops. It had also provided the much-needed irrigation to the groundnut crop in the region, they said. Besides cotton, groundnut is the main cash crop of the region. My cotton plantation in 10 bigha has tilted due to the rain and attendant winds. Flowers have fallen to the ground. But the rain will also recharge my wells and I shall be able to sow in winter also.
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out taking any premium is not being followed,” revenue minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasma said Tuesday, adding that the district collectors have been asked to order conversion of all new tenure land — that have completed the 15year period — to old tenure by December 31.
Gujarat: Unseasonal rains continue, prove to be a mixed bag for crops in state Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Correspondent | Vadodara
ABB, the leading global technology company in power and automation equipment today announced that it will install a fully integrated and standardized microgrid at its largest Indian manufacturing facility in Vadodara to help boost renewable energy generation while reducing dependency on fossil fuel. CEO cum Managing Director, ABB India Ltd Sanjeev Sharma, today said that this microgrid, with a 600000 watt rooftop photo voltaic field at the company’s biggest
manufacturing location in India with around 3,000 employees, will help ensure uninterrupted power supply. Energy generated during the day will augment power from the grid and reduce dependency on diesel generators in case of grid outages. It results in substantial savings on electricity bills while helping to reduce carbon footprint. A cloud-based remote service system will be deployed for the operations and maintenance of the microgrid in keeping with companies Internet of Things, Services and People (IoTSP) approach.
After the unseasonal rains lashed the state for two days, the state agriculture department officials said on Tuesday that the damage to the crops could be assessed only after a week or so. However, agricultural experts and farmers said that the unexpected rains had come as a mixed bag, adversely affecting some crops and, at the same time, proving to be beneficial to other crops. The current spell of rains continued to lash Saurashtra and central and south Gujarat regions for the second consecutive day Tuesday. Speaking to agency, Junagadh Agricultural University (JAU) vice-chancellor A R Pathak said that the latest rains will be harmful to the early- sown groundnut that were at the uprooting stage now. Rains will
Gujarat: 6 rash drivers assault 2 Amreli cops Correspondent | Rajkot
one is afflicted by CH, stating that detection is necessary because thyroid hormones are important for physical and mental growth. In the past 18 years, he said he came across 42 cases of CH in Gujarat and Rajasthan where average age of birth defect detection was eight to nine months. The condition tends to destroy their family life and living with guilt and stigma, he said. The condition is avoidable if TSH (thyroid-stimula-
Ahmedabad
TWO POLICE constables were seriously injured after they were allegedly assaulted by six men in a motor car after police stopped them for alleged rash driving on National Highway 51 near Rajula in Amreli district in the wee hours of Tuesday. While patrolling, police constables Mohammed Unad and Chapraj Sindhav of Dunagar police station, signalled a car to stop. “The constables were coming on the highway from an approach road when the car zoomed past them threateningly at 1:30 am.
The constables signalled the car to stop and asked its driver to accompany them to Dungar police station as they had committed the crime of rash driving. Initially, the driver obliged. But they stopped after some distance. When the constables ordered them again to follow the police car, the men in the car as-
saulted them with iron pipesand sped away,” Suresh Acharya, Rajula circle police inspector said. The CPI said that the injured constables were rushed to a private hospital in Bhavnagar. “Both of them have sustained serious head injuries and had become unconscious after the assault,” said Acharya.
Gujarat government to expedite conversion of new tenure land
Gujarat government has asked the revenue department to expedite the conversion of new tenure land to old tenure after the completion of the mandatory 15-year period. “The existing law for converting new tenure land into old after the expiry of 15 years, with-
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