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4 People Dead Due to Toxic Gas Leakage From Rourkela Steel Plant Agency News: New Delhi At least four contractual workers died on Wednesday and six others fell ill after inhaling a toxic gas leaked from a unit at Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) of the state-run SAIL in Odisha. The mishap took place at the Coal Chemical Department of the RSP around 7:30 am, when a total of 10 workers were on duty. The four contractual workers were engaged by private company Star Constructions. The deceased have been identified as Ganesh Chandra Paila (59), Abhimanyu Sahu (33), Rabindra Sahu (59) and Brahmananda Panda (51). Confirming the deaths.
BJP state unit declares new team of its office bearers Agency News: Gandhinagar
President of Gujarat unit of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) CR Patil has today declared the State BJP team including seven vice presidents, five general secretaries, eight secretaries, state party treasurer and joint treasurer.Gordhan Zadafia has been continued as vice president. Bhargav Bhatt has been shifted from the post of vice president to general secretary. Bhikhubhai Dalsania has been continued as general secretary. Naukaben Prajapati has been continued as Secretary. Surendra Patel has been continued as Treasurer. Other appointments are new. There’s no major difference
in size of earlier and this team. The post of Joint Treasurer has been added this time.Geographically, Zadafia is from Saurashtra – now Amdavad, Jayanti Kavadiya from Surendranagar,
Mahendrasinh Sarvaiya is Bhavnagar district BJP chief, Nandaji Thakor is from Patan, Kaushalyakunwarba Parmar is from Himmatnagar, Janakbhai Bagdanawala is from Surat, Varshaben Doshi is from
Surendranagar, Bhikhubhai Dalsainia is from Jamnagar – now Gandhinagar, Bhargav Bhatt from Vadodara, Rajnibhai Patel is from Mahesana, Pradipsinh Vaghela from Sanand, Vinodbhai Chavda from Kutch, Mahesh Kaswala from Saurashtra-Amdavad now Gandhinagar, Raghubhai Humbal from Surat, Pankaj Chaudhary from Mahesana, Shitalben Soni from Navsari, Zaveribhai Thakrar is from Veraval and chief of BJP Gir Somnath district, Naukaben Prajapati is from Banaskantha, Jahanviben Vyas from Nadiad, Kailashben Parmar from Dahod, Surendrabhai Patel and Dharmendra Shah are from Amdavad.
PM Modi to inaugurate Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention 2021 on 9 January Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention is the flagship event of the Ministry of External Affairs and provides an important platform to engage and connect with the overseas Indians.
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Justice Hima Kohli took oath as new Chief Justice of Telangana HC Hyderabad State governor Tamilisai S o u n d a r a r a j a n administered the oath of office to justice Kohli at Raj Bhavan. Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, his cabinet colleagues, high court judges, senior state officials and other dignitaries attended the function. Justice Kohli is the first woman chief justice of the Telangana high court, after it was separated from the combined high court of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on January 1,This content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.
Agency News: New Delhi In view of the sentiments of our vibrant diaspora community, the 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention, is being organized on 9th January 2021,
despite the ongoing Covid pandemic. The Convention will be held in virtual format, as were the PBD Conferences held recently in the run up to the Convention. The theme of 16th PBD Convention 2021 is “Contributing to Aatmanirbhar Bharat”.PBD Convention will have three segments.The PBD Convention will be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi, and will feature a keynote address by the Chief Guest, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname. The winners of the online Bharat ko Janiye Quiz for the youth will also be announced.The Inaugural session will be followed by the two Plenary sessions.
The first Plenary on Role of Diaspora in Aatmanirbhar Bharat, will feature addresses by External Affairs Minister and Commerce and Industry Minister while the second Plenary on Facing Post Covid Challenges - Scenario in Health, Economy, Social and International Relations, will be addressed by Minister of Health and Minister of State for External Affairs. Both Plenaries will feature panel discussions inviting eminent diaspora experts.The finale would be the Valedictory Session where the Hon’ble Rashtrapatiji will deliver his Valedictory address to mark the occasion of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.The names of the Pravasi
665 new cases of Covid19 against recovery of 897 Agency News: Gandhinagar
The State health department today said that covid19 spread is reducing in the State. Sharing the figures, the department said that against availability of 7,992 covid hospital beds in Ahmedabad city, only 606 beds are occupied, while 7,386 beds are vacant. In Vadodara, against 5,890 beds, only 1,011 beds are occupied while 4,800 beds are vacant. In Surat district, only 234
patients are occupying covid beds against availability of 7,783 beds, which means as many as 7,549 beds are vacant. Overall across the State, over 90 per cent of total 50,000 covid beds are vacant. State health secretary Dr. Jayanti Ravi in a note released today
further said that recovery rate in the state is as high as 94.82 per cent. So far over 2.36 lakh patients have recovered from covid. In continuing slide from post Diwali peak of over 1400 case in a day, the State has in last one day recorded 665 new cases of Covid19 against recovery of 897. The total number of active patients has gone below 9,000 at 8,594. The State witnessed 4 fresh deaths in last one day. Total number of cases recorded so far is at 2.49 lakh at present.
Bharatiya Samman Awardees for 2020-21 will also be announced. Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards are conferred to select Indian diaspora members to recognize their achievements and honour their contributions to various fields, both in India and abroad.The Youth PBD will also be celebrated virtually on the theme “Bringing together Young Achievers from India and Indian Diaspora” on 8 January 2021, and will be anchored by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The Special Guest for the event is Priyanca Radhakrishnan, Minister for Community& Voluntary Sector of New Zealand
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Delhi CM Kejriwal Urges Centre to Extend UK Flights Ban till Jan 31
Agency News: New Delhi Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday appealed to the government at the Centre to extend the travel ban to and fro from the United Kingdom till January 31. The chief minister reaction came after the Centre partially lifted the ban and resumed India to UK flights from January 6. Urging to extend the flights ban, CM Kejriwal tweeted, “Centre has decided to lift the ban and start UK flights. In view of extremely serious COVID situation in UK, I would urge central govt to extend the ban till January 31.” He also questioned the Centre’s decision and wrote, “With great difficulty, people have brought COVID situation in control. UK’s COVID situation is very serious. Now, why lift ban and expose our people to risk? At present, the number of people who have tested positive for the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the country has climbed to 73. These cases include the 58 which were announced by the ministry till All these people have been kept in single room isolation in designated
healthcare facilities by respective state governments. Their close contacts have also been put under quarantine. Comprehensive contact tracing has been initiated for co-travellers, family contacts and others. Genome sequencing on other specimens is going on, the ministry said.The situation is under careful watch and regular advice is being provided to the states for enhanced surveillance, containment, testing and dispatch of samples to INSACOG labs. Of the 73 cases, the mutated UK strain was detected in eight samples at National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), New Delhi, in 20 at the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi, in one at National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), Kalyani (near Kolkata), in 30 at the National Institute of Virology in Pune, in three at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad and 11 were sequenced at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences Hospital (NIMHANS) Bengaluru.
Tractor Rally Hits Traffic on Eastern Peripheral Expressway, Farmers March Towards Delhi Agency News: Mumbai Ahead of the next round of talks scheduled for tomorrow with the government, farmers are today holding a tractor rally on Eastern Peripheral Expressway. Earlier the farmers were to take out the rally till Palwal but now they will go only till Noida and return to Ghazipur. Sufficient police have been deployed on Delhi borders to control the chaos. The Eastern Peripheral Expressway also known as the Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal Expressway is a 135-km-long six-lane road stretch connecting Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. The rally will lead to diversions on the Expressway during
the afternoon hours In view of this, vehicles will not be allowed to get on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway from Beel Akbarpur and Sirsa cut towards Palwal from 12 pm to 3 pm.
Similarly, vehicles won’t be allowed on the expressway from Sirsa Cut and Beel Akbarpur towards Sonipat from 2 pm to 5 pm and will be diverted, the police said in a statement. Meanwhile, Police Commissioner Alok Singh on Wednesday inspected the situation along the Eastern Peripheral Expressway ahead of the major rally by protesting farmers, according to officials. Farmers from Punjab, Haryana and some other parts of the country have been camping at several Delhi border points since November 28, demanding a repeal of the farm laws, a legal guarantee on minimum support price for their crops and other two issues.
Bird Flu Scare Hits Delhi as Over 100 Crows Fall Dead in Mayur Vihar Phase III Park Agency News: New Delhi The news of sudden death of over 100 crows in Delhi’s Mayur Vihar Phase III area has stirred panic in the national capital amid a nationwide bird flu scare, reported News18. A team of doctors rushed to the A-2 Central Park on Friday after hundreds of crows reportedly fell dead in flight A bird flu outbreak has so far been confirmed in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, but many other states have been put on alert as a precautionary
Animal Husbandry Department and State Disaster Management authorities to take stock of preparedness and to advise on intensive surveillance in affected areas. measure. Recently, a video where the crows can be seen falling to death went viral on social media. As panic ensued, a team of two doctors reached the park on Friday to inspect and has collected samples for the laboratory test.A resident of the area told News18 Hindi that a doctor told him that the death could be either due to cold or flu, and that can only
be found out after a proper lab test.Meanwhile, the Residents’ Welfare Association has accused the administration of negligence, claiming that crows have been dying for the past three days now.An unusual mortality of poultry, crows, migratory birds has been reported from Kerala, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.The
Secretary in the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying held a meeting with the states to understand the status of the outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) and to suggest measures for control, containment and prevention of spread of the disease, an official statement said.“So far, the disease has been confirmed only from four states (Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh). Culling operations are underway in the affected districts of Kerala,” the statement said. The Centre has
already issued advisories to the affected states regarding increasing and intensifying surveillance for unusual mortality of birds including wild/migratory birds.It has also established a central control room to strategize, co- ordinate and facilitate state governments with regard to outbreak management, disease control and containment. Moreover, two central teams have been deployed to visit the affected states of Kerala, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh for monitoring and for epidemiological investigation.
Heavy Snowfall In Jammu And Kashmir And Leh,An aerial view of the city after a snowfall
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India needs low-input,
high-output agriculture
In the current debate on agricultural reforms, an important aspect has been forgotten — the role of agricultural R&D in supporting the farming systems. Supposing farmers in Punjab, Haryana and western UP, who are in the forefront of the current agitation, had alternative crops that could replace rice and wheat or both and were as remunerative as the two cereal crops, would they be braving the cold and COVID-19? The answer is they would have already moved on.The current debates are mainly on minimum support price, reducing farmers’ debt liabilities, reducing post-harvest losses, cash transfers to keep farming viable for the smallholders, and marketing reforms. Very little attention is being given to reducing the natural resource inputs — most critical being water —and agricultural R&D. India and many other parts of the world with entrenched poverty require low-input, high-output agriculture; low input in terms of both natural resources and monetary inputs. This cannot be achieved without science and technology. Agriculture inputs that can be estimated in monetary terms are irrigation, tilling and harvesting, fertilizers, agrochemicals and seeds. India receives around 4,000 billion cubic meters (bcm) of rainfall, but a large part of it falls in the east. Moreover, most of the rain is received within 100 hours of torrential downpour, making water storage and irrigation critical for agriculture. India has one of the highest water usages for agriculture in the world — of the total 761 bcm withdrawals of water, 688 bcm (90.5 per cent) goes into agriculture leaving 17 bcm (1.2 per cent) for industry and 56 bcm for municipal use. In comparison, China uses 385.2 bcm (64.4 per cent) out of the total withdrawals of 598.1 bcm for agriculture. Their per-unit land productivity in terms of crop production is almost two to three times more. The total estimated groundwater depletion in India is in the range of 122-199 bcm as calculated from the observation wells (1996-2016) and satellite data (20022016). The depletion is highest in Punjab, Haryana, and western UP. Why are farmers from these regions still insisting on continuing with the wheat-rice cycle? The fact is that agricultural research has neither provided alternative, equally remunerative crops nor farming systems that would reduce natural resource inputs. Wheat and rice are exceptionally high-yielding crops, the third being hybrid maize. Years of intense research on yield increase and yield protection by breeding varieties and hybrids resistant to pests and pathogens has made these crops stable high yielders. Maize can be a replacement for rice — however, maize is used as livestock and poultry feed. Due to low purchasing power amongst the poor, the demand for maize is not as extensive in India as in the western world and east Asia. I have often heard environmentalists suggest replacing rice with coarse grain crops — millets, sorghum etc. Currently, these crops are pushed to the most marginal dryland areas. However, the yields of these crops are not comparable to those of wheat and rice even when protective irrigation is available. These crops have a serious R&D deficit leading to low yield potential as well as losses to pests and pathogens. This leaves us with pulses and oilseeds. In the 2017-18 fiscal year, India imported around Rs 76,000 crore worth of edible oils. Three oilseed crops (mustard, soybean, and groundnut) are already grown very extensively. Soybean and groundnut are legume crops and fix their nitrogen. All three crops not only provide edible oils but are also an excellent source of protein-rich seed or seed meal for livestock and poultry. Unfortunately, yields of the three crops are stagnating in India at around 1.1 tons per hectare, significantly lower than the global averages. Even if we grow these crops in Punjab, Haryana, and western UP, diseases and pests tend to negatively impact any yield gains. In evolutionary biology, the interaction between pests/pathogens and their hosts at the gene or the organism level has been described as the great “arms race”. The host evolves defences against a pathogen, which goes under intense selection pressure for the emergence of a mechanism that would overcome the host defences. Just as human beings are vulnerable to some major p e s t s a n d - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara pathogens, every crop. Editor
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Here’s How Global Political Leaders Reacted to US Capitol Riot That Left 4 Dead Agency News: New Delhi
Hours after thousands of supporters of Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol and clashed with police, resulting in death of four people, global political leaders called the act disgraceful. Starting from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, these leaders said the violence must be vigorously condemned. “The rampage at the Capitol yesterday was a disgraceful act and it must
be vigorously condemned,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. French President Emmanuel Macron said what happened in Washington, DC, is not America, definitely. “We believe in the strength of our democracies, we believe in the strength of American democracy,” he added New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said what is happening is wrong. “Democracy the right of people to exercise a vote, have their voice heard and then have that
decision upheld peacefully should never be undone by
a mob,” she added.German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Pakistan Court Bans Virginity and Two-Finger Test Of Rape Victims Agency News: Islamabad In a huge relief for woman rights crusaders, a Pakistan court has banned the practice of virginity test and two-finger test of rape victims. A BBC report said that hymen test and the two-finger test will be banned in Pakistan’s Punjab following the order. Order to the effect was passed by the Lahore High Court Judge Ayesha Mallik, who called the practice as “humiliating for women” and “unfruitful
Pakistan News: Pakistan court has banned the practice of virginity test and two-finger test of rape victims. A BBC report said that hymen test and the two-finger test will be banned in Pakistan’s Punjab following the for forensic as well”. The
judgement comes on the appeal filed by human rights activists who demanded the abolition of such practices Human
Nusrat Jahan-Nikhil Jain’s Marriage on The Rocks? Here’s What The TMC Leader Has to Say Agency News: New Delhi Reacting strongly to the rumours surrounding her marriage with Nikhil Jain, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Nusrat Jahan said that she is not going to comment on any report pertaining to her relationship. If reports are to be believed, the TMC leader’s marriage with Nikhil has hit the rocks due to her closeness with Bengali actor Yash Dasgupta. Moreover, the duo (Nusrat and Yash) also went on a trip to Rajasthan, adding fuel to the fire. “The affairs of my private life are not for the public. People have always put me on trial. But this time, I am
Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Police’s Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested a 35-year-old Rohingya man named Azizul Haq, a native
Thick Blanket Of Fog To Cover North India For Next Four Days, Temperature Likely To Further Dip Agency News: New Delhi
not going to comment. People can only judge me for my work as an actor and nothing else. Be it good, bad or ugly, it is my personal life and I am not going to share it with anyone,” Times of India quoted Nusrat as
saying. Yash Dasgupta asserted that he has no clue about Nusrat’s personal problems. “I go on road trips every year and this time I went to Rajasthan. Anyone can make a trip there, right?
Uttar Pradesh ATS arrests 1 Rohigya man for illegally living in India, Agency News: Uttar Pradesh
rights activist had raised the issue through petitions earlier and maintained that the practise was cruel and had no scientific logic The law also laid down rules to protect the identities of rape victims. Law made disclosure of identity a punishable offence. Police and government officials, who show negligence in investigating the cases, would be jailed for three years along with the imposition of fines. The officials involved in providing false information would also be punished, it said.
of Myanmar who had been illegally living in India since 2001, and was preparing fake identity documents. The man was arrested in Sant Kabir Nagar district and booked under charges, including cheating,
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The Indian Meteorological Department on Wednesday predicted that the parts of North India, including Delhi, are likely to be engulfed in a thick blanket of fog for the next four days. The IMD also said that the rains will abate and temperatures will dip once again. Delhi has already recorded 56.6 mm rainfall in January, the maximum for the month in 21 years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Sporadic rains drenched the national capital for the fourth consecutive day on The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, has already recorded 56.6 mm rainfall this January, Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of the IMD’s regional forecasting centre, said. On an average, Delhi records 21.7 mm in January every year.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Orders Ban on Coronavirus Vaccines from US, Britain Khamenei’s statement reflects decades of tense relations between Iran and the West which have not abated in the waning days of President Donald Trump’s presidency.
Agency News: Washington Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei banned
Iran from importing of American Pfizer-BioNTech and Britain’s Astrazeneca Covid-19 vaccines on
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Friday, news agency AP reported. The action of the leader is being seen as a reflection of mistrust toward the West. The AP report further adds that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the import of American and British vaccines were “forbidden,” referring to the surging death tolls from the virus in both countries I really do not trust,” them, Khamenei said of those nations. “Sometimes they
want to test” their vaccines on other countries, adding, “I am not optimistic (about) France,” either. Iran has struggled to stem the worst virus outbreak in the Middle East. Khamenei’s statement reflects decades of tense relations between Iran and the West which have not abated in the waning days of President Donald Trump’s presidency. Concerns ran especially high in the weeks leading up to the Jan. 3
one-year anniversary of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general in Iraq. A series of moves this week appeared aimed at increasing Iran’s leverage before Democrat Joseph Biden Jr. becomes president on January 20.During his 50-minute speech Friday, Khamenei addressed the transition of power in the U.S. by mocking American politics after a violent mob loyal to Trump overran the Capitol building
in Washington.“This is their democracy; this is their elections’ situation,” Khamenei said, smirking, during his address. He suggested the U.S. Khamenei’s statement reflects decades of tense relations between Iran and the West which have not abated in the waning days of President Donald Trump’s presidency. was being paid back for inciting tensions in Iran in 2009, after its election.Khamenei also said the West should bring the end to “hostile and traitorous” sanctions against Iran and supported Iran’s regional influence and missile program.
said that a fundamental rule of democracy is that, after elections, there are winners and losers. “Both have to play their role with decency and responsibility so that democracy itself remains the winner,” she added.The development comes after thousands of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol and clashed with police, resulting in at least four deaths and interrupting a constitutional process to affirm Presidentelect Joe Biden’s victory in the election.The police,
outnumbered by the maskless protesters, had a tough time in managing the mob, as hundreds of protesters breached security and entered the Capitol building on Wednesday, where members of the Congress were going through the process of counting and certifying the Electoral College votes. Both the House and Senate and the entire Capitol were placed under a lockdown. Vice President Mike Pence and lawmakers were evacuated to safe locations.
‘Don’t Share Personal Data’: Ahead of Its Launch, Centre Issues Warning Against Fake ‘CoWIN’ App on Playstore Agency News: New Delhi The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday warned people of sharing any personal details on some applications on app stores with the same name as that of Co-WIN app. The government is working to launch the Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network (Co-WIN) app soon. The government will be launching CO-WIN app as a digitised platform for rolling out vaccines against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). According to the sources, the app is in the
pre-product stage and is not available for public use. Data of healthcare and frontline workers are being registered on the app at present and more than 7.5 million beneficiaries were registered during the nationwide dry run which took place on January 2 “Some apps named ‘CoWIN’ apparently created by unscrupulous elements to sound similar to the upcoming official platform of Govt, are on App stores. Don’t download or share personal information on these. Dept official platform will be adequately publicised on its launch.
J&K national highway shut due to heavy snowfall Agency News: Jammu
Jammu Due to heavy snowfall Srinagar-Jammu national highway remained closed as fresh landslides were reported along the only road that connects the Valley with the rest of the country. Officials
said the stranded vehicles along the highway have been taken to safer places amid continuous rain and snowfall. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the weather was expected to improve from Thursday. “Present weather conditions are likely
Heavy rains lashed several parts of Karnataka
Agency News: Bengaluru Bengaluru C S Patil, IMD Director in-charge, Bengaluru, said: “Due to the easterly waves, coastal Karnataka is likely to experience light to moderate rainfall till January 10. North Interior Karnataka will receive isolated rainfall till the 10th.
South Interior Karnataka is likely to receive light to moderate scattered rainfall on Thursday as well and light rainfall from January 8 to 10.” Bengaluru city recorded 9 mm of This content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.
Cold Wave Warning to be Issued in Seoul for First Time in 3 Years Agency News: Pune The second special round of class 11 or the First Year Junior College (FYJC) admissions is underway with the junior college allotment list for admissions on display including the cut-off list of colleges. In the second special round, of the total 38,766 available seats, there were 8,419 applicants and 5,555 students were allotted a college. The remaining 2,864 students who had applied for admission in this round couldn’t match the cut-off list of colleges with their given college preference and marks. Of the 5,555 allotted students, 3,142 students were
given the college of their first preference, 908 students were given the college of their second preference and 521 students were given the college of their third preference. For this year’s class 11 admission process, a total of 72,820 students are eligible for the first round of admission in 304 colleges of Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad area. Due to the interim stay given by the Supreme Court (SC) on the implementation of the quota for the Maratha community in jobs and education, the state education department had stopped the admission process for FYJC since September 9 and resumed back from November 26.
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SPORTS - BUSINESS R Ashwin’s knack for learning new things, Jadeja’s improved batting is massive for us: Rahane
Agency News: New Delhi
The ever inquisitive Ravichandran Ashwin, who has a knack for learning new things, and much-improved batsman Ravindra Jadeja have stood out for India in the first two Tests against Australia, skipper Ajinkya Rahane said on Wednesday.While Ashwin is currently leading the wicket-takers’ chart with 10 scalps, Jadeja’s half-
century and the hundred plus stand with skipper Rahane in the second Test formed the cornerstone of India’s eight-wicket win in Melbourne.Asked about the hallmark of Ashwin’s greatness, Rahane said, “He is always looking to learn new things. He has good skills but is always looking to learn new things, and that’s what makes Ashwin great.”The captain couldn’t be more happier with the Tamil Nadu tweaker’s success.“I hope that he continues for next two Test matches and do the job for us,” said Rahane. If Ashwin’s improvisation has impressed Rahane.
India vs Australia 3rd Test Playing 11: Rohit Sharma replaces Mayank Agarwal, Navdeep Saini to debut
India vs Australia (IND vs AUS) 3rd Test Playing 11: Mayank Agarwal, who has been struggling in the series, will be replaced by Rohit Sharma at the top. Rohit and Shubman Gill will open the innings. Agency News: Mumbai
India vs Australia 3rd Test Playing 11, Squad, Players List: India have announced
Questioning in Drugs Case their playing XI for the third Test of the four-match series on Wednesday. Apart from Rohit Sharma making a comeback to the Test side, speedster Navdeep Saini has also been brought to the playing XI that will take on Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday. He is replacing Umesh Yadav
who went home following an injury. Mayank Agarwal, who has been struggling in the series, will be replaced by Rohit Sharma at the top. Rohit will partner with Shubman Gill to open the innings. If Rahane’s side can go 2-1 up and ensure the retention of the BorderGavaskar Trophy.
Pravin Amre, who earlier served as the franchise’s head talent scout, will join the existing coaching staff of Delhi Capitals.
our coaching staff as well. Few coaches know the domestic cricket scene in India as thoroughly as Amre does.”“He has been instrumental in getting
the likes of Shreyas [Iyer], Rishabh [Pant] and Prithvi [Shaw] to our franchise, and his experience will once again be extremely valuable for us. We are delighted to have him on board.” Amre, who played 11 Tests and 37 ODIs for India, has had a prolific run in domestic cricket as a player and coach. He coached Mumbai to three Ranji Trophy titles, and has also worked as a personal coach with several India internationals. Delhi Capitals had reached the finals of IPL 2020, but the Shreyas Iyer-led side failed to beat Mumbai Indians in the summit clash in Dubai.
increased mobility’ Agency News: Mumbai
basis on Tuesday, according to provisional exchange data.According to Binod Modi Head-Strategy at Reliance Securities, domestic equities look to be flat at the moment amid mixed cues from Asian markets. “Announcement of date to begin vaccination drive and India continuing to remain the most resilient in the world in terms of COVID-19 recovery rates should continue to augur well for equities. Additionally, key economic indicators for December 2020 show sustained recovery in the economic activities.
After the vaccination for the Covid pandemic, resumption in economic activity and increased mobility are expected to lead towards a path of economic recovery, the Finance Ministry said in its monthly economic report. Approval of the long-awaited Covid-19 vaccine provides strength to the optimism on health and economic fronts, it said, adding prospects of faster recovery in emerging economies and potential growth prospects driven by vaccine availability have bolstered market sentiment and vaccine prospects
are expected to boost oil demand in the country.“The effective management of Covid-19 spread despite the festive season and onset of the winter season, combined with sustained improvement in high-frequency indicators and V-shaped recovery along with easing of lockdown restrictions distinguish Indian economy as one riding against the Covid wave,” the report said.The approval of the vaccine and initiation of vaccination drives in countries gives strength to optimism on both health and economic fronts despite continuing surge in global cases, the Monthly Economic.
Indian Economy May Contract by 9.6% in 2020-21, Severe Income Losses in Informal Sector: World Bank The growth is expected to recover to 5.4 per cent in 2021, the World Bank said in its Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank. Agency News: New Delhi
India’s economy is estimated to contract by 9.6 per cent in the fiscal year 2020-21, reflecting a sharp drop in household spending and private investment, and the growth is expected to recover to 5.4 per cent in 2021, the World Bank said on Tuesday. In its Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank said that the informal sector, which accounts for four-fifths of employment, has been subject to severe income losses during the COVID-19 pandemic. “In India, the pandemic hit the economy at a time when growth was already decelerating. The output is estimated to contract by 9.6 per cent in Fiscal Year 2020/21, reflecting a sharp drop in household spending and private investment, it said. “In India, growth is expected to recover to 5.4 per cent in 2021, as the rebound from a low base is offset by muted private investment growth given financial sector weaknesses, the
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Sensex, Nifty start on choppy ‘Recovery to bank on note on weak global cues economic activities,
Equity benchmark Sensex turned choppy after opening at a record intraday high of 48,616.66 in opening trade on Wednesday amid weak trend in global equities.After rising 179 points in early trade, the 30-share BSE index was trading 38.03 points or 0.08 percent lower at 48,399.75, and the broader NSE Nifty slipped 8.10 points or 0.06 percent to 14,191.40.ITC was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, shedding around 1 percent, followed by Reliance Industries, HUL, HCL Tech, UltraTech Cement and Bajaj Finance. On the other hand, ONGC, Titan, SBI, ICICI Bank and Bharti Airtel were among the gainers.In the previous session, Sensex ended 260.98 points or 0.54 percent higher at 48,437.78, while Nifty rose 66.60 points or 0.47 percent to settle at a new peak of 14,199.50.Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) were net buyers in the capital market as they purchased shares worth Rs 986.30 crore on a net
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Akshay Kumar who plays the titular role in Bachchan Pandey has finally kickstarted the shoot of the film. Yes, the Farhad Samji directorial has gone on floors from January 6, 2021, in Jaisalmer. The film also has Arshad Warsi, Jacqueline Fernandez and Kriti Sanon in the lead roles.
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Delhi Capitals appoint Pravin Amre as assistant coach for next two IPL seasons Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals confirmed the appointment of Pravin Amre as the team’s assistant coach for the upcoming two seasons on Wednesday.The 52-year-old Amre, who served as the franchise’s head talent scout between 2014-2019, will join the existing coaching staff of Delhi Capitals.“I am grateful to the Delhi Capitals management for having me on board. With the team having reached its very first IPL final in 2020, this is certainly an exciting time to be back there. I look forward to working with Ricky again, and all the players,” said Amre.“I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Pravin Amre back to the Delhi Capitals side,” said CEO Dhiraj Malhotra, on the latest development. “Ours is a team with an Indian core, and that thought process applies to
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bank said.The informal sector, which accounts for four-fifths of employment, has also been subject to severe income losses during the pandemic. Recent high-frequency data indicate that the services and manufacturing recovery are gaining momentum, the report said. “In the financial sector, nonperforming loans were already high before the pandemic,” it said.In Pakistan, the recovery is expected to be subdued, with growth at 0.5 per cent in fiscal 2020/21. Growth is projected to be held back by continued fiscal consolidation pressures and service sector weakness, it said. In the rest of South Asia, the economic impact of COVID-19 has been somewhat less severe but still significant. Economies that depend heavily on tourism and travel have been especially hard hit. That includes the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, the report said.“Regional economic activity is estimated to have contracted by 6.7 per cent in 2020, led by a deep recession in India, where the economy
was already weakened before the pandemic by stress in non-bank financial corporations,” the World Bank said. In Bangladesh, which had been one of the fastest-growing emerging markets and developing economies prior to the pandemic, growth is estimated to have decelerated to two per cent in FY2019/20.In Pakistan, growth is estimated to have contracted by 1.5 per cent in FY2019/20, reflecting the effects of localised COVID-19 containment measures as well as the impact of monetary and fiscal tightening prior to the outbreak, the bank said. South Asia is projected to grow by 3.3 per cent in 2021.“Weak growth prospects reflect a protracted recovery in incomes and employment, especially in the services sector, limited credit provisioning constrained by financial sector vulnerabilities, and muted fiscal policy support,” it said. The forecast assumes that a vaccine will be distributed on a large scale in the region starting the second half of 2021.
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Arjun Rampal’s sister has been summoned by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for questioning in connection with a drugs case. Rampal had himself appeared before the antidrug agency in November and December last year in connection with the case.Arjun’s sister Komal Rampal is a Miss India finalist (1994), ex-air hostess and currently a spa consultant. She will reportedly appear in front of the NCB at 11am on Wednesday.The NCB has said that the actor might be called again for questioning due to ‘discrepancy’ in his statement. The anti-drugs agency raided the residence of the actor on November 9 and seized some electronic gadgets. The actor was grilled by the NCB, after reportedly banned tablets were found at his residence. His girlfriend Gabriella Demetriades was later questioned for six hours the same day. Rampal and Demetriades were allegedly roped in by the NCB after they discovered the involvement of the latter’s brother Agisilaos Demetriades in drug cases and found.
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The entire film industry showered love on Deepika Padukone as she turned a year older on January 5. But the most special wishes came from husband Rnaveer Singh, who first posted a childhood picture of Deepika, and another one from her birthday bash, and called her ‘Biwi No 1’.Sharing the throwback picture of a baby Deepika crawling and smiling at the camera, the actor wrote, “My jaan, my life, my gudiya. Happy birthday!!! Deepika threw a birthday party for her friends at a restaurant in Mumbai. The actress arrived at
the venue with Ranveer, twinning in black for the occasion. The party was attended by Karan Johar, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Ananya Panday, Ishaan Khatter, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Madhu Mantena, Rohan Shrestha and others. Earlier on Deepika’s birthday, Ranveer took the actress out for an intimate breakfast date in Mumbai. The couple was spotted stepping out of an eatery on early Tuesday morning. Deepika was wearing an all-beige outfit teamed with big sunglasses and a face mask. Ranveer, too, kept it casual in a grey hoodie and white pants.
Amitabh Bachchan Fans Express Concern After He Takes Ladakh Trip in ‘Minus 33 Degrees’ Agency News: Mumbai
Amitabh Bachchan left netizens curious and concerned after the veteran actor, early on Wednesday, spoke about visiting Ladakh in minus 33 degrees.“Went to Ladakh and back .. minus 33 degrees .. even this could not save me from the cold .. !!!” Bachchan posted on
‘Rhea Chakraborty will be ready to bounce back, says director Rumi Jaffery
Facebook. Commenting on his post, fans expressed concern for the 79-year-old actor’s health, worrying about him especially
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Rhea Chakraborty, who was the prime suspect in actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s tragic death, and spent more than a month in jail after getting arrested by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials is expected to return to the silver screen soon. Her director friend Rumi Jaffery is positive that Rhea will put the bitterness of the past year behind her and return to the industry. Rumi, who was all set to begin work on a film with Sushant and Rhea in 2020, has said that he is positive that Rhea will bounce back.
because he is a Covid- 19 survivor.“Dear Amitji! You are working more than any other younger actor. I am very happy you are in such demand. We love you a lot. Please take care of your health. We need you. With lots of love,” commented a fan.“I think you should not risk your life, However, important the assignment is! Chronologically, you are a Septagenerian. If life is lost, nothing is left. You have earned a lot of money now try not any adventure,” suggested another fan.“Sir, absolutely brilliant work done by you in extreme cold and different and also difficult conditions in Ladakh. It is very risky work in this age for you.
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Ahmedabad-Dholera SIR monorail gets green signal Agency News: New Delhi
After a considerable delay, the Gujarat government hasgiven the green signal to the state’s first monorail project — betweenAhmedabad and Dholera Special Investment
Region (SIR).The state government has approved the draft project report (DPR) for theRs 6,000 crore Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) project betweenAhmedabad and Dholera, a planned smart industrial town.
Small finance banks in Gujarat see highest credit growth Agency News: Ahmedabad
Small finance banks have seen the highest credit growthrate in Gujarat on the back of robust credit uptake by underbanked consumers following a successful kharif season. Branch expansion and rapid improvement in sentiment further supported these banks’ credit growth during the quarter ended September 2020. Small
finance banks’ outstanding advances across the state surged to Rs 7,061crore in the September quarter from Rs 5,474 crore in the sameperiod last fiscal. This is an increase of 29% or Rs 1,587 crore on yearonyear (Y-o-Y) basis, states a recent report released by the State-Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC). Compared to the preceding quarter, the growth rate was 12%.
Shift 3 lions back to Gir, Rajkot villagers demand MLA Lakha Sagathiya, made a representation to The pride of three lions, the forest and environment who have almost made Ganpat Vasava, demanding Rajkot city’soutskirts their that the forest department permanent home, is now should be directed to giving sleepless nights to relocate these lions to villagers.Sauntering around Gir.Narendrasinh Jadeja, the adjoining villages for former president of Kotda the past 36 days, a lioness Sangani taluka panchayat and two sub-adults have said, “We had represented killed over 20 milch cattle the forest department in Naranka, Rajpara, earlier too, but in vain, so Bhayasar and other villages we approached the minister. of Kotda Sangani and The department neither has Rajkot talukas. villagers lion trackers in Rajkot nor along with Rajkot rural BJP trained staff.” Agency News: Rajkot
Man kills wife’s sister, father-in-law; faces mob fury Agency News: Rajkot
A man was nearly lynched by mob after he brutally hacked to death his sister-in-law and father-in-law in a fit of murderous rage that was triggered by some family dispute in Sarodi village of Surendranagar district on Tuesday. The assailant Hitesh Koradia locked himself in the verandah as a mob of nearly 500 villagers surrounded the house, demanding that he be handed over to him. The mob violently resisted the police teams that rushed there to rescue him and
even threw chilli powder on the cops who managed to get his custody after nearly one hour of struggle. Koradiya came to meet his wife who was staying with her parents house for the last few months after some domestic squabble with him. After some heated argument, Koradiya, who was armed with a knife, recklessly started stabbing his wife’s sister Sonal Chavda (22) and fatherin-law Damji (50). Sonal and Damji died while Koradiya’s wife, her mother and brother also suffered severe injuries. They were shifted.
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Man booked for Ex-Gujarat minister Babar Tadvi succumbs to Covid-19 possessing air pistol 1990 on Janata Dal ticket and won with a margin of 9,294 votes. He also served briefly as a minister. When the party was dissolved in Gujarat. Tadvi joined the Congress party along with other leaders of Janata Dal.
During the 1995 polls, he contested on a Congress ticket and won with a margin of 2,496 votes. He repeated the stint during the 1998 polls when he defeated the BJP candidate by 3,973 votes. In 2002, Tadvi was defeated by BJP’s Kanti Tadvi by a margin of 35,619 votes. Congress party repeated him again in 2007, however, Tadvi a gain faced defeat against BJP’s Abhesinh Tadvi. Tadvi’s wife had also served as the president of Sankheda taluka panchayat in the past.
the 16 seats that went to the polls then. “The panel led by Ashok Chaudhary won 13 of the 15 seats. Vipul Chaudhary lost his own seat. The only two seats that his panel won are in the Vijapur constituency,” CC Patel, the prant officer of Visnagar in Mehsana district and the chief election officer for the polls, said. Vipul Chaudhary lost to Sardar Chaudhary by 13 votes from the Kheralu seat. Vipul and his close associates, including the dairy’s incumbent vice-
chairman Mogaji Chaudhary and managing director N J Baxi, are currently in judicial custody in connection with a Rs 14.8-crore bonus scam. Incumbent chairman of Dudhsagar dairy, Asha Thakor, is absconding. There are 20 board of directors at Dudhsagar Dairy of which four are nominated members and represent the Gujarat government, GCMMF, NDDB, and district cooperative bank. The election to the 16th seat was stayed by the union.
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Ignorance about the law that requires one to have a license to for a .22 calibre air pistol landed a man fromGandhinagar district behind bars, after he allegedly used it to hunt animalsAccording to an FIR lodged with Mansa police, Ali Ahmed Sindhi, 34, from the Rajvipura area of Itadara village in Mansa talukwas caught with a .22 calibre air pistol. Its barrel was 23 cm long and its wooden butt was brokenThe description of the weapon in the FIR suggests that it was assembled by Sindhi. Cops did not find any pellets on himSources
in the police said cops of the local crime branch (LCB) got an input that Sindhi had a “pistol-like weapon” after whichcops were deployed near Itadara village bus stand, where Sindhi was to come. As he arrived, the cops nabbed him anrecovered the air pistol.A police officer said that Sindhi earned his livelihood from hunting and
daily wage labour, and was not aware that he needed tohave a licence to keep a .22 air pistol.The FIR states that the price of the air pistol recovered was around Rs 500 and it was sent to the FSL. The accused was sentfor a Covid-19 test before he was arrested.Cops charged him under Section 25(1-B) of the Arms Act for converting an imitation firearm into an original firearm along withthe charges under the Gujarat Police Act.Police said they are yet to question Sindhi about the source of the tools with which he made the air pistol and if he had huntedanimals in the past.
Former Gujarat minister and Congress MLA from Sankheda constituency in Chhota Udepur district, Babar Tadvi, succumbed to Covid19 on Wednesday. Tadvi, a three-term MLA, was admitted to a private hospital in Vadodara after he had complained of fever. Sources said that he passed away after undergoing treatment for four days. Tadvi had started his career as a school teacher. He contested the Gujarat assembly elections in
BJP-led panel wins Lockdown proximity Dudhsagar Dairy polls
pulled couples apart Agency News: Ahmedabad
Before Covid-19 struck, families longed for some quality time together. Then, lockdown happened. While many had to adjust to work from home (WFH) as the new normal, several lost their livelihood and were forced to remain at home. This forced proximity gave rise to several relationship issues, as recorded by the trends of Abhayam 181 calls for 2020. While the call volume increased by 18% for domestic violence and 27% for marital issues, experts point out that it could well be the tip of the iceberg. They believe there are several couples that either did not have access to such
remedies, or did not wish to approach any formal agency for their issues. Technology played a major role in deciding inter-personal relationships during the pandemic, said Dr Hansal Bhachech, a citybased psychiatrist. “Digital screen consumption increased manifold – both for work and leisure. It inadvertently caused an overlap or even eavesdropping that resulted in marital issues,”
he said. “The parents also were often critical of their children’s choices of OTT content or the excessive time they spent staring at the screens, resulting in verbal spats.” Out of 1.36 lakh calls received during 2020, 44% were received from five districts alone. Head-wise, 41% of the calls were for domestic violence – which reported 18% rise compared to 2019. Dr Prashant Bhimani, a citybased psychologist, said that the pandemic revealed several major issues within joint families. “The first of the cases started trickling in within 10-12 days of the lockdown,” he said. The problem with proximity got extended to neighbours.
In the 2015 polls, Ashok Chaudhary’s panel had won only three of the 16 seats that went to the polls then.
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A BJP-supported panel led by Ashok Chaudhary outmuscled dairy heavyweight and former chairman of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) Vipul Chaudhary to win the Dudhsagar Dairy polls on Tuesday.Ashok Chaudhary’s panel, which won in 13 of the total 15 seats that went to polls, will now have complete control over the six-decadeold dairy that has an annual turnover of over Rs 4,700 crore and operates milk processing plants in Gujarat and Haryana. In the 2015 polls, Ashok Chaudhary’s panel had won only three of
Chief justice to open courtrooms, permit physical hearing in Ahmedabad courts Agency News: Ahmedabad
More than 9 months since courtrooms were shut, thepresident of Ahmedabad Bar Association and a member of Bar council ofGujarat, Paresh Jani, on Wednesday requested the chief justice of theGujarat high court to allow the courtrooms to open and let physical hearing take place. In the past after the Covid-19 induced
lockdown, the high court was repeatedly urged by the Bar council and all advocate associations to reopen the courtrooms so that lawyers can resume their practice, which has been severely affected. The BCG even permitted lawyers to take up other professions last year. The high court permitted all lower courts to start after Diwali, but the courts in four major cities - Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot
- are still not allowed to function physically due to Covid-19 situation. In his letter, the Bar president said, “We, the office bearers of the Bar Association are unable to satisfy them with the reasons for not starting the physical hearing in the courtrooms. All quasi judicial courts and offices have started physical hearing as before.” He has urged the chief justice of India and the HC’s chief justice, “Please
let those lawyers who want to do physical hearing be given that facility and those who still want to do virtual hearing, be permitted to do virtual e—hearing. But now it is high time that the lawyers should be helped.” He has cited the failing financial condition of lawyers, especially junior ones, because regular court proceedings are disrupted in the pandemic and the hearings are restricted.
SC Agrees to Examine Constitutionality of ‘Love Jihad’ Laws But Refuses Stay, to Hear Matter in 4 Weeks Agency News: Gandhinagar
The Supreme Court Wednesday agreed to examine controversial new laws of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand regulating religious conversions due to inter-faith marriages.A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde refused, however, to stay the controversial provisions of the laws and issued notices to both state governments on two different petitions. The pleas, filed by advocate Vishal Thakre and others and an NGO Citizen for Justice and Peace, have challenged the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020 and the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act, 2018 which regulate religious conversions of inter-faith marriages.At the outset, the top court asked the petitioners to approach the Allahabad High Court after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that it is already seized of the matter. The bench said that this is not the transfer petition where it can transfer to itself all the cases on the law after one of the petitioner said that the issue should be examined by the top court.Senior advocate CU Singh, appearing for the NGO, referred to the judgement of Justice
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(retd) Deepak Gupta and says that similar laws are being made in various states. Singh added that some of the provisions of these laws are oppressive and horrible in nature and requires prior consent of government to marry which is absolutely obnoxious. The bench said that it is issuing notice and sought response from both the state governments within four weeks.
When Singh insisted for stay of provisions, the CJI said that now stay is sought on some provisions without hearing the states. How can it be done, the bench asked.‘Love Jihad’ is a conspiracy theory touted by right-wing groups under which they claim Muslim men ‘forcibly convert’ women of other religions under the ‘guise’ of love.In UP, the law provides for a jail term of up to 10 years for any violations. Under the law, which deals with different categories of offences, a marriage will be declared “null and void” if the conversion of a woman is solely for that purpose. The onus to prove that the conversion has not been done forcibly will lie on the accused and the convert. Amore stringent law against conversion by force, inducement or through marriages solemnised for the sole purpose of adopting a new religion, with a provision of up to seven years in jail for violators, has come into force in BJPruled Himachal Pradesh, over a year after it was passed by the state assembly. In MP, the ‘Freedom of Religion Bill 2020’ was approved by the cabinet in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The bill has provision for up to ten-year jail term and a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh for those accused of converting women on the pretext of marriage.
Court orders firm to return fixed deposit amount with 7% interest Agency News: Surat
Navsari District Consumer Redressal Commission ordered a Mumbai-based firm and its Navsari-based agent firm to return fixed deposit amount to its owner with seven per cent interest from July, 2015, the date of maturity of the fixed deposit. Jyoti Bodaliya, 64, a resident of Navsari town had lodged a complaint with Navsari District Consumer Redressal Commission in November, 2015 against Mumbai-based Plethico Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and its
Navsaribased agent Western Securities after she did not get her fixed deposit amount back from them even after maturity. Bodaliya had deposited Rs 25,000 on 12.5 per cent interest on fixeddeposit on 36 months maturity period. The fixed deposit period was July, 2012 to July 2015 and she would get Rs 36,167 onmaturity. After the maturity period was over, she contacted the company to return her money back. The company assured thatthey would give it in a month but did not return it.She later approached the consumer.
10-year-old boy falls off terrace and dies Agency News: Ahmedabad
When the Rawats left for a friend’s funeral on Tuesdaymorning, little did they know that they would return to see the body oftheir 10-year-old child. Ronak Rawat had fallen to his death while flying akite on the terrace.A relative of the Rawats, who live in Block 27 of Gujarat Housing Board inMeghaninagar, told cops that Ronak’s father worked as an electrician atthe kidney hospital on Civil Hospital campus.The Rawats went to attend the funeral procession in the morning, leavingRonak with his grandmother at home.
Sometime later, he told hisgrandmother that he was going to the terrace to fly a kite. However, hisleg slipped and he fell from the terrace, suffering injuries on his head. His neighbours rushed him to Civil hospital where the doctors declared him dead on arrival. Meghaninagar police have registered a case of accidental death and started an investigation. On January 2, a five-year-old boy died in Surat while flying a kite on the terrace. The deceased who was identified as Kenil Gohil went to the terrace in absence of his parents at their home in Puna area. He too fell and succumbed to his injuries.
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