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BJP will form next government in Tripura, says Amit Shah “BJP will gain more ground if the ruling party continues to let loose its terror,” BJP national president Amit Shah said in Agartala on Saturday
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(4 : 00PM) Punjab Vs Gujarat, Mohali (8 : 00PM) Girl dies after being hit by lift in a freak accident Agency | Mumbai A 12-year-old girl died after being hit by a descending lift at a building in suburban Bandra East, police said today. The incident occurred at Ashiyana Apartment last evening. Kunot Asif Zaveri, the victim, was waiting for the lift on the third floor with one of her relatives. The grill door of the lift shaft had a gaping hole through which she stuck her neck in, trying to see if the lift was coming, thinking it to be on a lower floor. However, the lift, which was on the sixth floor, came down before she had the chance to pull out her head.
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Taking a dig at ‘Congress and Communists’, BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday said he was confident that the party would form the next government in Tripura. “While Communists have been wiped out in the world, Congress has been wiped out in India and they are our rivals. I am sure BJP will form the next government in the state,” he said while addressing reporters. The BJP chief, who is on a two-day visit to the state, will also launch the ‘Parivartan yatra’ intending to oust the Left Front government in the state elections next year. He had last visited Tripura on April 27, 2015. Tripura has been ruled continuously by the Left Front since 1993. Boasting BJP’s track record, Shah said the people of India had shown their support to PM Narendra Modi-led government by voting for BJP in multiple elections. “Chunaavon mein jo jann aadesh hamein mila hai usse yeh baat spasht hai ke Narendra Modi aazaadi ke baad ke sabse lokpriya neta bannkar ubhre hain (I think Nar-
endra modi has become the most favourite leader since Independence. The public support can be gauged through the recent election wins in multiple states),” he said. Tripura has already witnessed a series of violent clashes between support-
Agency | New Delhi A high-level enquiry committee, constituted to examine the incident at the Steel Authority of India’s Burnpur-based IISCO steel plant, clarified on Saturday that two labourers have died and four were injured after molten iron accidentally fell on them. In the early hours of Saturday, molten iron fell on labourers while they were working at the steel melting shop of the plant in Burdwan West district, West Bengal. Two workers died on the spot, while the others were rushed to two local hospitals, said. Members of the enquiry committee
ers of the BJP and the ruling Left Front in the past few days. A party leader had that while pushing its development plank, BJP will also adopt a strategy of “breaking and demoralising opponents” in Tripura. “The state is significant for the BJP because of our
ideological battle with the Communists and also for our expansion plan in the Northeast,” the leader said. “The BJP’s growth in the state has been amazing,” BJP leader Anil Baluni told The Indian Express. “We had lost deposits in 47 of 50 constituencies we had contested in 2013 (Assembly polls). But in all elections held after 2014, the BJP finished in second, replacing the Congress (as main opposition in the state).” He added that from 15, 000 primary members in 2014, the state unit now has 21 lakh members.
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Around 40 bank branches have been closed for cash transactions in the violence-hit districts of Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam in south Kashmir. The decision was taken after recent bank robberies by suspected terrorists. “It’s a precautionary measure. You know about recent incidents (bank robberies). We don’t have security here, it’s a far off area and higher authorities
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Agency | New Delhi Justice Leila Seth, the first woman judge of the Delhi high court and mother of noted author Vikram Seth, died of cardiac arrest at her Noida residence on Friday night. She was 86. Justice Seth broke many a glass ceiling during her lifetime, including becoming the first woman to top the London Bar exam, the first female judge of the Delhi high court, and also the first woman chief justice of a state high court (Himachal Pradesh). She launched her career by enrolling as an advocate in the Calcutta high court as well as the Supreme Court in 1959. It was after 20 years of legal practice that she finally became a judge at the Delhi high court.
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said that prima facie it appears workers were injured by molten steel that fell out of a ladle which was being placed on the turret of a caster, said. They added that a crisis team was deployed within minutes of the accident to help the workers. The company said it will extend all support to the affected workers and their families. The deceased have been identified as Ashik Sikka (25) and Sk Shahnawaz (23). The IISCO Steel Plant, a fullfledged integrated steel plant, is one of the oldest in the country. Located around 200 kilometres from Kolkata, it has the capacity to produce 4.26 lakh tonnes of saleable steel and 2.54 lakh tonnes of pig iron annually. The iron and steel produced at IISCO boasts of being of finest quality.
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Gas leak in Delhi’s Tughlaqabad: All you need to know According to DCP, South-East, Romil Baniya, students are feeling better and are being handed over to their parents
Agency | New Delhi A gas leak from a container in Delhi’s Tughlaqabad area led to the hospitalisation of at least 300 students from Rani Jhansi Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya and Government Girls Senior Secondary School, on Saturday morning, reported news agencies. Schools, which are near the Tughalaqabad’s Pul Pehladpur area, were vacated as soon as the leak occurred. The police immediately filed an FIR in the case under various sections
of IPC and the Environment (Protection) Act. Delhi government also ordered a magisterial probe into the incident. The toxic fumes also resulted in irritation in eyes and breathlessness for some of the students, after which they were shifted to a nearby hospital. Students were admitted to four different hospitals for quick treatment. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team, PCR vans and local police rushed to the site. Two fire tenders, one
Hazmat van, one breathing set van, rescue tender and a Centralised Accident and Trauma Service team were also rushed to the spot. ccording to DCP, South-East, Romil Baniya, none of the students were critical. Romil said, “A total of 173 students and 9 teachers were admitted to hospital. No student was critical. They are feeling better and are being handed over to parents.” The DCP added that ‘legal action will be taken against the incident as this was a case of negligence’, adding that the hazardous substance was not handled properly. He also said that the fumes were generated from a container carrying chemical which was imported from china and was meant for industrial use only.
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have taken a decision to stop all cash transactions from these branches,” said Zubair Ahmad, an employee at a bank in Pulwama. The people who had come to withdraw their money were tuned back. Police say Lashkar-e-Taiba is behind the bank robberies in south Kashmir. After demonetisation, around a dozen banks have been looted in the Valley. In some branches, the robberies were caught on camera. On Friday, police put up posters of terrorists allegedly involved in bank robberies and announced rewards for those who can help track
them down. “Lashkar has been found involved in these robberies. Lashkar terrorist Majid has been identified... while some of his accomplices were masked, name of another LeT terrorist Shabir has also come up,” said Rayees Bhat, Senior Superintendent of Police, Pulwama. On Monday, five policemen and two private bank guards were killed after a bank van was attacked by terrorists in Kulgam. Officials say cash transactions will now be made only in the banks located in towns in relatively safer areas having adequate security.
An Indian-origin Silicon Valley tech executive and his wife were shot dead in San Jose in the United States. The couple, Naren Prabhu and his wife, were fatally shot by Mirza Tatlic in their house in San Jose, according to a report by CBS San Francisco. The couple has three children and their daughter, who does not live with them, was not in the house when the incident occurred. It was reported by their 20-yearold son. When the police reached the house, they saw the man dead in the front doorway. As they made their way up, the
couple’s 20-year-old son told them that his mother, his 13-year-old brother, and the suspect were inside. While the suspect released the 13-year-old, he refused to surrender. A SWAT team came to the house as a standoff developed. By the time the police entered the house, the woman and the suspect, both were dead. According to San Jose Police Chief Eddie Garcia said the couple’s daughter was in a relationship with the alleged shooter.
He further said that the relationship, which had a history of domestic violence, had ended in 2016 and the daughter had a restraining order against him. “The suspect had been in a dating relationship with the victims adult daughter who was not home. The relationship ended last year. The suspect had a history of domestic violence and there was an active criminal restraining order,” Garcia said. “When officers arrived at the home on Laura Valle Lane they saw an adult man deceased in the front doorway suffering from at least one gunshot wound.
minister Jogendra Behera, Food supplies and consumer welfare minister Sanjay Dasburma, Panchayatiraj and law minister Arun Sahoo, Higher education minister Pradeep Panigrahi, School and mass education minister Debi Prasad Mishra, Housing and urban development min-
ister Pushpendra Singhdeo, Sports minister Sudam Marndi, Energy minister Pranab Prakash Das, ST and SC development minister Lal Bihari Himirika today resigned from their posts ahead of ministry reshuffle. Many of the ministers were either in-charge of the districts where the party was almost wiped out or posted less-than impressive results. In the 853 zilla parishad seats that went to polls in February
and March this year, BJD won 474 of the 853 zilla parishad seats (down 178 from 2012), the BJP got 297 (up 261), and the Congress finished a poor third at 60(down by half). “I am grateful to a number of ministers who have resigned voluntarily to work for the party. All of us in the party are very grateful to them,” said Naveen Patnaik, on the sidelines of his meeting with elected members of various pan-
chayatiraj institutions of Kendrapara and Malkangiri. Naveen said that the restructuring within BJD will help the party to serve the people of Odisha for their development and progress. BJD sources said other ministers like Handloom and Textiles minister Snehangini Chhuria may be asked to resign for the party’s poor panchayat poll performance in her assembly segment of Attabira.
Ahead of cabinet reshuffle, half of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik’s ministers resign Agency | New Delhi
Showing urgency in fighting a gung-ho BJP, chief minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Saturday accepted the resignations of 10 of his 20 ministers from his ministry a day ahead of the Cabinet rejig as punishment for their listless performance that led to BJP’s best-ever panchayat poll performance. Finance minister Pradip Amat, Micro, small and medium enterprises
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ISRO’s South Asia satellite is a move towards using technology for diplomacy As technological capabilities and innovation-led growth become important facets of economic and military power, countries have started integrating techno-diplomacy as a major piece in their broader international diplomacy edifice. Technological capabilities can serve both hard power (in military and economic terms), and soft power. While this is not an entirely new phenomenon, and has been used especially with nuclear technologies and military hardware and weapon systems, the role of civilian technology solutions in diplomacy has taken on a sense of urgency in the last decade or so. Due to technological and diplomatic constraints, India has generally been unable to wield its technology as an effective tool of diplomacy. This is set to change with the launch of the South Asia satellite by ISRO on May 5. The origins of the South Asia satellite date back to the 18th SAARC Summit, in 2014 in Nepal, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi put forward the idea of a common satellite serving the needs of all SAARC members. There were numerous delays, primarily as negotiations among the various countries of the South Asia region stalled over ownership and data access issues. With Pakistan officially opting out of the project by March 2016, the decks were cleared for an expedited launch. The satellite has been designed and built by ISRO, with the full cost of the mission being borne by India. PM Modi stated that the satellite will be India’s “gift” to its neighbours. The satellite will carry 12 ku-band transponders allotted to the participating countries. Each country can use a dedicated transponder for its own use, which would primarily be communication and disaster management support. The satellite is similar to previous communication satellites designed and launched by ISRO, and technologically does not constitute a major breakthrough. However, diplomatically, the South Asia satellite is significant for three reasons. First, it showcases India’s growing technological prowess. Along with previous missions such as Chandrayaan and the Mars Orbiter Mission, the South Asia satellite underscores the strength of Indian indigenous technological development. Though the satellite is not very challenging technologically, a two-year turnaround for building and deploying a satellite is impressive. Second, that the satellite has been launched without any specific quid pro quo shows that India is willing to use its technological capabilities as a tool of diplomacy. India has begun realising that domestic technologies have now reached a level of maturity that allows India to confidently brandish its capabilities to other countries. It also serves as a marketing tool for future launches at a time when ISRO is building a strong niche for itself in the international satellite launch market. Third, it reveals both India’s ambition and capability to create what can be termed “technological commons”.
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“If anyone can take us out of the sticky spot, it is Prime Minister Modi. The nation will support whatever he decides” - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti came out in strong support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he alone can help the people of the state in these troubling circumstances...
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Priyanka Chopra has penned an emotionally touching note after the Supreme Court confirmed the death sentences of all four convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case. The Indian actress says she is “proud” of the justice system. Priyanka on Friday shared a note, where she said that she refuses to accept the brutality of such heinous crimes. ”Yes, it has taken five long years, but today justice finally prevailed. The flame of this verdict should singe not just the dastardly four (of the other two, one is dead and one accused is a juvenile) but such perpetrators in India as well,” Priyanka wrote. “’The brutal, barbaric and demonical conducts of the convicts shook the conscience of humanity and they don’t deserve leniency’ -- said the Supreme Court while reading out the death sentence to the four accused in the Nirbhaya rape cum murder case. “I’m so proud of the justice system for hearing her voice.. in her dying declaration she appealed that her perpetrators not be spared,” she added. The 34-year-old actress said that it was “justice” that the entire country demanded “Each voice that joined the battle was strident and clear - the six must be punished. Finally, they will pay. The brutality of such crimes is something I refuse to accept,” she said. The former beauty queen also voiced her concerns over the fact that even in 21st century, how can a society allow such heinous crimes taking place against women and expressed that it “never ceases to trouble” her. “Unfortunately, the past can never be undone. So, we move on and make a promise to ourselves. That when an entire country is unified in wanting something, action is taken. This awakening, this unified voice to stop such brutal and demonical crimes, as our Supreme Court said, is what we must never let go onto mute mode,” she wrote.
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Malaika Arora Khan BREAKS SILENCE on rumours of an affair with Arjun Kapoor!
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Manisha Koirala: Was extremely nervous to face the camera again
Agency | Mumbai
Malaika Arora Khan and Arbaaz Khan have gone their separate ways. The couple split last year and their divorce too is coming through in sometime. Ever since the two announced their break-up, there have several speculations about the reasons behind their split. And one person whose name started doing the round was Arjun Kapoor. People reported that it was Arjun and Malaika’s close proximity that caused a crack in her marital life. Now, after a year she has finally broken silence on the whole issue. While talking to Catch news, Malaika was asked this question and she shrugged it off saying, “Seriously? Talk about us. We (Bipasha Basu, Sussanne Khan and her) are three independently wonderful and amazing women, talk about that. Why don’t you talk about the fact when we meet, what all happens. Everybody is laughing, happy and talking about us. Talk about that. I think that’s more interesting, right? Gossip karne ki kya zazurat hai?”
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Agency | Mumbai Actress Manisha Koirala is making a comeback to movies with Dear Maya and she says she was nervous all throughout the shooting of the film. When asked if it was daunting to face the camera again, Manisha told reporters, “Absolutely. No matter how many times we do it, every time during the first day and the first film, my stomach knots and I get nervous. “I hope during the whole process of doing the movie my director didn’t get to know I was nervous.” Manisha was speaking at the trailer launch of Dear Maya last evening. The actress, known for her performances in films like Bombay, Dil Se and Khamoshi, says she was so nervous that she didn’t even know if she
was getting the scenes right. “Honestly, I was very nervous. I wasn’t sure whether I was doing it right or wrong… A lot has changed in cinema, so I had to adjust to all that. Till the end of the shooting, I was nervous.” The film chronicles the story of two girls, who prank a local woman Maya (Manisha) by writing her letters from a secret admirer. The prank takes a more serious turn when the local woman goes missing. The 46-year-old actress says she was waiting for a role like this for a while. “As an actor, I’ve done so many movies, but we are constantly starving to get good roles, which are performance-oriented. It’s a new area for an actor to venture into. Whenever there is an opportunity like that, I want to grab
it…” Also present at the event was filmmaker Imtiaz Ali. Recalling his first meeting with Manisha, the director says, “It was many years back when I was making my first film, I was invited by my neighbour to meet a very special guest. I walked into that small apartment in Andheri and sitting crossed legged on the floor, drinking water from the tap was none other than Manisha Koirala. “I was so overwhelmed to see her that I didn’t have the courage to tell her that ‘you are the most beautiful woman I’ve seen for decades in cinema’,” Imtiaz says. Dear Maya is directed by Sunaina Bhatnagar, who previously assisted Imtiaz Ali on films like “Jab We Met”, “Love Aaj Kal” and “Rockstar”. It is scheduled to release on June 2.
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Agency | New Delhi In its landmark judgment, Supreme Court on Friday upheld death penalty awarded by the High Court to four convicts involved in the December 16, 2012, Nirbhaya gangrape case. The decision was applauded by the people in the court. Reacting to the judgment, Nirbhaya’s mother said although she was happy with it, crime related to women are still happening across the country. Pointing out the delay in the court cases, she said
that pronouncement of the judgment years after the actual crime is committed, promotes fearlessness in criminals. Wasn’t she true? Aren’t rape, sexual abuse, violence against women still happening in India? Will Nirbhaya’s case verdict end ‘crimes’ against women in our country? It might not, but doesn’t it make us feel a bit secure? Despite pendency of cases, the Supreme Court was quicker in delivering the verdict in the Nirbhaya rape case. In a report by National Crime Records Bureau in India, 34,651 rape cases were reported in India in the year 2015. Out of the total, 33,098 cases offenders were known to the victims.
Former Gaza chief Ismail Haniya elected leader of Hamas
Agency | Gaza
Hamas’ former chief in Gaza, Ismail Haniya, has been elected overall head of the Palestinian Islamist group, succeeding Khaled Meshaal, its official media announced. Haniya, seen as a pragmatist within the movement, is expected to remain in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian enclave run by Hamas since 2007, unlike Meshaal who lives in exile in Doha and has completed the maximum two terms in office. “The Hamas Shura Council on Saturday elected Ismail Haniya as head of the movement’s political
bureau,” the Hamas media said. The 54-year-old with a salt-and-pepper takes charge of Hamas as it seeks to ease its international isolation while not marginalising hardliners within the movement. On Monday, it unveiled a new policy document easing its stance on Israel after having long called for its destruction. The document notably accepts the idea of a Palestinian state in territories occupied by Israel in the Six-Day War of 1967. It also says its struggle is not against Jews because of their religion but against Israel as an occupier. However, Hamas officials said the document in no way amounts to recognition of Israel as demanded by the international community.
Andhra Pradesh SSC or Class 10 exam results 2017: Nearly 92% students pass
Agency | Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh’s Board of Secondary Education declared the result of Senior Secondary Certificate (SSC) on Saturday and said 91.92% students have cleared the Class 10 board examination. The results were announced by state education minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao at Visakhapatnam and can be viewed on the board’s website: bse.ap.gov.in. Rao said 6,22,538 regular students appeared for the exam, out of which 5,60,253 cleared the exam accounting for a pass percentage of 91.92, 2.60% less than the previous year’s pass percentage. “As many as 3,14,471 boys appeared
for the examinations, of which 2,82,909 boys (91.87%) cleared their examinations. Among the 2,95,031 girls, who took the examinations, 2,51,344, accounting for 91.97%, passed the examinations. Thus, the girls outperformed boys marginally,” the minister said. Besides the regular students, around 13,000 students appeared for the exam privately of whom, 8,262 students passed the examination, he said. Among the districts in the state, East Godavari district stood at the top with 97.97 pass percentage and Chittoor stood at the bottom with 80.55%. For the last two years, Kadapa was bagging the top rank.
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Anil Kumble in a fix for over decision to write to BCCI for Champions Trophy participation Some of the top officials of BCCI are willing to boycott the Champions Trophy in protest against the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision to revise its revenue-sharing and governance model Agency | New Delhi
Team India coach Anil Kumble has landed himself in some sort of trouble for his decision to write to BCCI, telling them that Virat Kohli and Co. are keen to participate in the Champions Trophy. Kumble, reportedly wrote the letter ahead of much anticipated Special General Meeting, which will more-orless decide whether the defending champions will participate in the tournament or not. On Friday, reports emerged that Kumble has put his foot down in favour of India’s participation in the ICC event, scheduled to take place in England in June, amidst the ongoing tussle between BCCI and ICC threatening the Men in Blue’s bid to defend the title they won in
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2013. While Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid have also spoken in favour of India’s participation, Kumble’s letter has reportedly irked BCCI board members. “It is the institution which decides, and not one individual. Kumble writing to the Board about his decision of wanting to play in the Champions Trophy was uncalled for. He had no business in doing this,” a senior BCCI member was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times. “Kumble
is going to be on a sticky wicket for this act once the Board members take control of BCCI. It is just a matter of time,” said another senior functionary. Some of the top officials of the Indian Board are willing to boycott the eight-team tournament, starting on June 1, in protest against the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision to revise its revenue-sharing and governance model that is going to massively reduce India’s share.
Williamson blown away by Indian talent in IPL Agency | Hyderabad
Sanju Samson is the only Indian to record a century in the ongoing Indian Premier League while there were three others by the overseas players. However, quite a few Indian youngsters hogged the limelight with their batting skills. Rahul Tripathi’s 93-run knock against Kolkata and Rishab Pant’s 97-run knock against Gujarat Lions on Friday are few examples. For top order batsman Kane Williamson, who has become the batting mainstay for Sunrisers Hyderabad in few matches he played for, the talent in India is mesmerising. Commenting on Tripathi’s knock, he said, “He has
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been playing beautifully. He has pretty much smacked in every game he played, especially in the first match during his 90-odd runs. He is really an exciting talent. There is huge amount of talent in this country. It is pretty scary to watch coming from overseas. And it is great to play alongside them,” Williamson said on the eve of their match against Rising Pune Supergiant. Talking about
their match on Saturday, the New Zealand skipper felt that the team that performs well on the day will win. “Every game is a real challenge. It is important for us to stay grounded. We have been playing good cricket and so are Pune. Both are well balanced sides and it will be on the day to see who the better side is. Playing at home ground we are set out with intensity after few days off.”“It (this stage of the tournament) is tricky because the teams at the bottom are also a threat to all teams. If you look at the teams like Bangalore, they are very dangerous side whenever you come up against them, though they did not have desired results.
Aizawl FC, a hitherto little-known club from a remote corner of the country with a shoe-string budget, were on Sunday crowned I-League champions in one of the most remarkable achievements in Indian football history. It was, in fact, the Leicester City moment of Indian football as the Aizawl side turned their fortunes around in just a matter of a year after they were on the verge of relegation from the I-League last season. Aizawl would not have played at all in the I-League this season as they finished eighth last year but after a few Goan sides pulled out of the country’s top-flight league, they got a lifeline to stay afloat. World
football governing body FIFA President Gianni Infantino has congratulated Aizawl FC for winning the I-League title. In a letter to All India Football Federation President Praful Patel, Infantino said, “It gives me great pleasure to send my warmest congratulations to Aizawl FC for their first ever league title.” “This title is the result of the determination of everyone involved and my congratulations go to the players,
the coach, the administration, the entire technical and medical staff as well as the fans for this great achievement,” Infantino wrote. “On behalf of the entire football community, I would like to thank Aizawl FC and your association for helping to spread the positive message of football,” he added. Aizawl FC are slated to take on Chennai City FC in the second match of the Federation Cup 2017 on Sunday.
a 19-runs defeat against Kings XI Punjab. Kohli, who missed the initial matches due to a shoulder injury, has been out of touch. After the hosts were bundled for 119, Bollywood actor Kamaal Rashid Khan took to social media and criticised Kohli saying, “Today RCB is in the bottom of IPL 2017 just because of arrogance of Aashiq Virat
Kohli and looting corrupt nature of Bhagoda Vijay Mallya.” Last seasons finalists, RCB, have had a difficult outing throughout the season as their key batsmen Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Shane Watson have not managed to perform upto the mark. With the batsmen not performing, it has exerted pressure on the bowlers and has been quite evident in their performances. In the on-going season of IPL, Kohli has just managed to scored 245 runs in eight games. Bangalore have two games remaining and will play for pride as they have managed just two wins so far.
IPL 2017: Arrogance of ‘aashiq’ Virat Kohli behind RCB struggle, says KRK
Agency | New Delhi
It was yet another dismal performance by the Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore as they suffered their ninth defeat in the tenth edition of the Indian Premier League. Even after having a star-studded batting line-up, Bangalore side failed to chase down the target of 139 and suffered
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Indian Team Selection On Monday
The Indian cricket team selection for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy to be held in England and Wales, starting June 1, will take place on Monday. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) joint secretary Amitabh Choudhary will convene the selection meet Agency | New Delhi
The Indian cricket team selection for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy to be held in England and Wales, starting June 1, will take place on Monday. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) joint secretary Amitabh Choudhary will convene the selection meet. The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators met with BCCI members from the East and North Zone and they were against the idea of the Indian team pulling
out of the Champions Trophy after the Indian board had been out-voted in its opposition to the new ICC revenue model. The BCCI members favoured a negotiation with the International Cricket Council over the revenue model. On Thursday, the Supreme Court-appointed CoA had directed the BCCI to convene a selection committee meet and announce the Indian squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 “immediately”. The CoA asked BCCI’s Amitabh Choudhary why the team
has not yet been selected despite April 25 being the deadline. The CoA also questioned the manner in which BCCI negotiated the entire revenue model deal with the International Cricket Council (ICC) at a meet held in Dubai recently. The CoA’s directive makes it amply clear that the Indian cricket team will not pull out of the high-profile tournament. “It would be appropriate to make all necessary preparations for ensuring that Team India can successfully defend its
title in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 which commences on 1st June 2017. You are aware that the squad representing India at the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 was to be submitted by 25th April 2017 but the squad has not even been selected as yet. Please convene a meeting of the selec-
tion committee for selecting the squad immediately. The squad can then be submitted to the ICC without prejudice to BCCI’s legal rights,” the CoA wrote in a letter to Choudhary. The COA told that the office-bearers should keep in mind while mulling a pull-out that “India are the best
team in the world today”. “Team India should be provided with a supportive environment to showcase Indian cricket instead of being surrounded with uncertainty and confusion. There has been more than enough negativity surrounding Team India’s participation in the ICC Champions Trophy and the sooner the same is put to rest the better,” the letter stated. The COA reminded the office-bearers and state unit officials that the “players’ interest should be paramount”.
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Gujarat HC rejects discharge plea of Ahmedabad blasts accused Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Gujarat High Court on Friday rejected a petition moved by an accused in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case, seeking discharge from the case on the ground that he was acquitted in another terror case. The accused was facing similar charges in the other terror case. Raziuddin Nasir, a native of Hyderabad and behind the bars since 2008, had moved the HC after his similar plea was rejected by the special trial court last year. Refusing to grant Nasir any relief, Justice J B Pardiwala said: “I am of the view
that I should not disturb the order passed by the trial court at this point of time.” He wrote in the order that trial has proceeded to a considerable extent and 780 witnesses have been examined, so far. “I find it extremely difficult to take the view that as the applicant was acquitted by the sessions court of Hubli, the prosecution in the state of Gujarat with regard to the serial bomb blasts
should also be dropped,” the judge stated. The order quoted the special trial court’s observation, which while rejecting Nasir’s petition, had stated that there was no similarity between the Hubli case and the Ahmedabad serial blasts case. In the Hubli case, Nasir was not facing murder charges, but in tge Ahmedabad case he is accused of murder among other serious charges. Besides, the order mentioned that the police probe into Hubli case was not proper. Nasir is accused of travelling to Pakistan for terror training.
Gujarat: Mehsana Gujarat: Fishermen demand “noarrest policy” on international waters Nagarpalika municipality Correspondent | Rajkot president loses trust vote STATE FISHERMEN
leaders made a representation to the members of the parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs in Porbandar on Friday, demanding that both India and Pakistan adopt “no-arrest policy” with respect to the fishermen crossing over into each others’ territorial waters. After meeting the fishermen in Diu on Thursday, the standing committee, led by chairperson Shashi Tharoor, visited Porbandar and met the representatives of the community on Friday. Bharat Modi, president of Porbandar Machhimar Boat Association, Manish Lodhari, former president of Porbandar boat associa18 hectares in July 2012. tion, Gopal Fofandi, presHe claimed while granting permission, the firm was asked to maintain distance of about 1.5 km from the reserved forest. However, the wind mill was set up at a distance of 200 m because of which the work was stopped. The PIL claimed that the chief forest conservator, Gandhinagar, through a letter dated December 21, 2016, wrote to the forest conservator, Junagadh, that the distance between the Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad windmill. Absence of a real estate regulator in Gujarat, lack of a dedicated portal for registration of projects bail pleas of one Prasanna and a probable 20 per and 20 others, arrested for cent increase in cost for their recent protest against developers were some of opening of the liquor out- the issues that were delet. A petition was filed by liberated at a closed-door Prasanna’s wife stating discussion on Real Estate that his mother had died (Regulation and Developand sought parole for him ment) Act, 2016 (RERA) on May 3. As there was no in the city on Friday. The time to hear the plea, the discussion came a day afdivision bench, compris- ter the state government ing Justice N Kirubakaran on Thursday notified the and Justice V Parthiban, third and final set of rules had directed the state pub- and regulations pertainlic prosecutor to inform ing to the RERA, also prison authorities through applicable to the ongoing phone and release him the projects, which have not
Gujarat HC notice to govt on PIL against windmill park Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Gujarat High Court on Friday issued notice to the state government on a fresh public interest litigation (PIL) against a windmill park, which is allegedly being constructed close to a reserve forest in Talaja Range. The petition has been filed by Manish Bharti Goswami, a Bhavnagar resident and president of Lion Nature Youth Foundation. A division bench led by Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy
issued notice to the state government and sought their response. The PIL claims that Veer Energy & Infrastructure Limited, an Ahmedabad-based firm, is constructing 27 large wind mills in the most crucial lion habitat near the reserve forest at Talaja Range. It said windmills in the area would be detrimental to the existence of lions and other wildlife. According to the petitioner, the firm was granted permission for construction of windmill park in
The Madras High Court on Saturday orally directed the state public prosecutor to “improve communication skills” of prison authorities enabling them to implement court orders immediately in case of any emergency. Friday, the court had quashed an FIR filed against a group of supporters of Naam Tamizhar Katchi which had staged a protest against the opening of a TASMAC Indian-Made Foreign liquor
shop in a residential area at Thirumullaivoil in Chennai. Observing that the protesters were justified in their agitation as there was a hurry in opening the liquor shop in the residential area, the bench ordered the release of all those arrested in the case by 6 PM Friday. The bench gave its order while adjudicating the same day.
ident of Veraval boat association, and Chunibhai Gohel, Rajya Sabha MP who is also a fishermen leader, were among others who made representations at Circuit House. The committee, comprising 12 Mps, reached Porbandar by road after paying their respect at the famous Somnath temple in Gir Somnath district early in the morning. Lodhari said they had demanded that both the neigh-
bouring countries should adopt a “no-arrest policy” for fishermen in case they crossed the International Maritime Boundary Line inadvertently. “We also demanded that the Indian government should try to repatriate around 1,000 fishing boats, seized by Pakistan. Our third demand was that the government should give compensation to a boat owner if his boat is seized by Pakistan,” said.
received completion certificate as on May 1. The Act was passed by Parliament in March, 2016, and subsequently came into force from this month. Friday’s workshop was held under the banner of The Gujarat Institute of Housing and Estate Developers (GIHED), the Ahmedabad chapter of Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of India (CREDAI). Dipak Patel, president of GIHED, said, “The developers are apprehensive about the implementation of RERA in absence of a regulator. The state government has also not formed a dedicated portal yet and so a number
of developers were wondering where and when to start the registration process.” “Till the time a portal is developed, we have decided to consult the Urban Development Department and start the registration physically. However this will take another fortnight,” Patel added. He further said GIHED will hire advocates to help Ahmedabad developers in registrations. During the meeting there were also apprehensions about a number of disclosures that the developers are required to make about the “ongoing projects” like the amount of money already collected from the customers. “Most developers agreed that the implementation of the RERA will lead to a 15-20 per cent increase in the cost of real estate,” Patel added. Urban Development and Urban Housing Department has notified the final set of rules for RERA.
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Sabarkantha: Tribal held for ‘killing bullock’ dies in custody
Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
The Gujarat High Court on Friday issued notice to the state government on a fresh public interest litigation (PIL) against a windmill park, which is allegedly being constructed close to a reserve forest in Talaja Range. The petition has been filed by Manish Bharti Goswami, a Bhavnagar resident and president of Lion Nature Youth Foundation. A division bench led by Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy issued notice to the state government and sought their response. The PIL claims that Veer Energy & Infrastructure Limited, an Ahmedabad-based firm, is constructing 27
large wind mills in the most crucial lion habitat near the reserve forest at Talaja Range. It said windmills in the area would be detrimental to the existence of lions and other wildlife. According to the petitioner, the firm was granted permission for construction of windmill park in 18 hectares in July 2012. He claimed while granting permission, the firm was asked
to maintain distance of about 1.5 km from the reserved forest. However, the wind mill was set up at a distance of 200 m because of which the work was stopped. The PIL claimed that the chief forest conservator, Gandhinagar, through a letter dated December 21, 2016, wrote to the forest conservator, Junagadh, that the distance between the windmill.
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Congress lost control of the Mehsana Nagarpalika Friday after 38 of the 44 elected members of the body voted against the civic body president Nimishaben Patel during a trust vote. After losing the trust vote, she alleged: “Even my party (Congress) issued a whip to members against me.” Kailasben Patel of the BJP is expected to take over as the next president, she said. Nimishaben also alleged that members
supporting her were not allowed to participate in the trust vote. 22 of the 29 Congress members in the Mehsana Nagarpalika on April 24 had moved notrust motion against her. The party had wrested control of the municipality after 20 years. Nimishaben alleged the was the same plot used to remove president of Visnagar and Patan Nagarpalikas. The nagarpalika has 44 members — 29 belong to the Congress and 15 to the BJP.
Gujarat: 12-yr-old boy shot at after he plucks mangoes Correspondent | Surat
A 12-year-old school boy was recently shot at in his stomach by an air gun after he allegedly plucked mangoes from a tree in Dungra village of Valsad district, police said on Friday. Suraj Pandey, a Class VI student, and his friend Rahul Verma were playing outside on Tuesday afternoon when they saw some mangoes on a tree on a common open plot near a building. According to police, they plucked two mangoes each and were returning home. While returning home, Suraj was
hit in his stomach by an air gun pellet and started bleeding. He managed to reach home from where he was rushed to a hospital in Silvassa (Dadra and Nagar Haveli). The condition of the boy is reportedly “out of danger”. On Friday, Silvassa police transferred the complaint to Dungra police station. Sub-inspector N M Solanki said, “Somebody had fired one shot from an air gun. There is an apartment facing the plot. We are putting all efforts to identify the person involved in firing.”
Judicial probe ordered into custodial death of a man accused of cow slaughter
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Gujarat government on Saturday ordered a judicial probe into the custodial death of a tribal man arrested under the newly enacted cow protection law for allegedly slaughtering bovines. Sabarkantha police, under whose custody Kodar Gamar died on Thursday night, however ruled out any foul play in the incident. Gamar, in his 60s, had collapsed after he went to take a bath on Wednesday evening, said a police official, adding the accused had earlier complained of uneasiness. Police said they took him to a local hospital. But as his condition deteriorated, he was shifted to the Khedbrahma civil hospital initially from where he was referred to the Ahmedabad
civil hospital. He died there. The CCTV footage of the police station clearly shows that Gamar felt unconscious after taking the bath, the police official said. He said the inquiry was ordered as part of the procedures followed in case of custodial deaths. A case was registered against Kodar Gamar, his son and three others on April 26 at Kheroj police station in Sabarkantha under the Gujarat Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act 2011 for “slaughtering” cows. Gamar and two others were remanded to police custody on May 2. The arrest of Gamar and two other accused was reportedly the first in Sabarkantha district under the amended Act that came into force in mid-April. The law to protect cattle is the harshest in the country with a provision for life imprisonment as the maximum punishment for those found guilty of slaughtering cows.
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