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PM Surveys Cyclone Damage, Praises Naveen Patnaik For “Good Planning”
Will form a strong government: Akhilesh
Bhubaneswar : Prime Minister Narendra Modi today praised Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s handling of Cyclone Fani after carrying out an aerial survey this morning to review the damage after the storm that has killed over 30 people in the state. “Naveen b a b u ’s p l a n n i n g w a s excellent,” PM Modi told reporters, the Chief Minister standing next to him. Naveen Patnaik accompanied the Prime Minister on the aerial survey. “In the middle of a busy election schedule, everyone concerned prioritized this (Cyclone)... I must congratulate the state government, the authorities and those involved in evacuations. The work done is commendable. There has been an excellent coordination between the Centre and the state,” said the PM. Modi can be seen discussing details of damage with Mr Patnaik. After the
aerial survey, PM Modi held a review meet with the top bureaucrats in the state. “Another thing that is worthy of praise is the cooperation by the people, especially the fishing community. Generally if you tell people to leave their homes, they are reluctant, but this time the people of Odisha have shown the entire country how to act during an emergency such as a cyclone. I thank the people of Odisha for their tremendous cooperation,” the Prime Minister said. The PM’s praise for Naveen Patnaik comes in the middle of the national election campaign, during which he and the ruling BJP have repeatedly attacked the Chief Minister. Mr Patnaik’s BJD is a former ally of the BJP and despite their strain over the years, is seen as mostly likely to extend his support if PM Modi’s party really needs it.
Modi Chants ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in Didi’s Land, Dares Bengal CM to Arrest Him None can be forced to chant what Narendra Modi or BJP want, the Bengal CM said adding that West Bengal’s culture has never been what the saffron party is trying to make it.
New Delhi : Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said that ‘Jai Shri Ram’ is the BJP’s slogan and it is trying to force everybody to chant it. “Does Ramchandra become BJP’s election agent when election comes?” the fiery TMC supremo asked at public rallies here. None can be forced to chant what Narendra Modi or BJP want, she said adding that West Bengal’s culture has never been what the saffron party is trying to make it. The slogan of the people of Bengal is ‘Vandemataram’ of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and ‘Jai Hind’ of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, she said. “Why should I give your slogan? I will not chant the name of rotten Modi or rotten BJP. They are trying to erase the culture of Bengal,” a combative Banerjee said. A video has appeared in the social media that shows
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Lok Sabha elections : 62.56 per cent voting in fifth phase
Fourteen seats in Uttar Pradesh, 12 in Rajasthan, seven each in West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh, five in Bihar and four in Jharkhand went to polls, in addition to Ladakh and Anantnag constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir. This is the first election in Ladakh division following its split from the Kashmir division earlier this year.
Almost 1 million people from Odisha were evacuated to nearly 5,000 temporary shelters hours before the cyclone made a landfall in Odisha on Friday. Gorakhpur : Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav warned on Monday that if the Congress or the BJP come to power, the two parties would deprive the common people of basic necessities. “The BJP had promised good days, respect for farmers, security and safety of women. We have come up with a big alliance to make a strong government,” Yadav said at rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj district. “Let’s join hands and construct a new India.” The SP president blamed the Congress for the backwardness of the country even after seven decades of Independence. “The BJP and Congress are not good. If these parties are elected, they will construct their houses and toilets, while common people will be deprived of everything,” Yadav said.
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Banerjee stopping her car at a place in West Midnapore district and chasing some persons who chanted ‘Jai Shri Ram’ as her carcade was passing the area. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing rallies at Jhargram and Tamluk in the state Monday said that in Bengal people are not allowed to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and that saying it in public places is regarded as a crime here. Addressing the rallies, Banerjee said that it is not the culture of people of Bengal to chant a single person’s name. “When we do Durga Puja we say Jay Ma Durga, when we do Kali Puja we say Jay Ma Kali but we do not give any particular slogan always like the BJP,” she said. Taking a dig at the saffron party’s vow to construct a Ram Temple at Ayodhya, she said that while she has renovated Kali temples at Dakshineswar, Tarapith and Kankalitala in the state “BJP has not been
able to set up a single Ram temple in the country in five years though they chant Jai Shri Ram.” Alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was trying to do politics over Cyclone ‘Fani’, Banerjee said “If you (Modi) think you will politicise it (cyclone) you must remember that I too understand politics.” The chief minister said that in 2015, 2016 and 2017 there were floods in the state but no relief was given to it by the Modi government despite several demands by her.
New Delhi : Amid reports of violence and EVM malfunctioning, the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections saw a voter turnout of 62.56% on Monday. 51 constituencies across seven states went to polls that have sealed the fate of political heavyweights including Congress president Rahul Gandhi, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, union minister Rajnath Singh and Smriti Irani. Fourteen seats in Uttar Pradesh, 12 in Rajasthan, seven each in West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh, five in Bihar and four in Jharkhand went to polls, in addition to Ladakh and Anantnag constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir. This is the
Bareli and Amethi — the only two constituencies where the party succeeded out of the 80 seats in the state. Till 5 PM, Jharkhand recorded 63.72% voting, West Bengal 73.97 %, Madhya Pradesh 62.60% Uttar Pradesh: 57.33%. Till 6 PM, Bihar recorded 57.86 % voter turnout, Rajasthan 63.75% Anantnag: 8.76% and Ladakh 63.76%. The polling was marred with reports of violence from West Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir. While a grenade was hurled in Jammu and first election in Ladakh 40 of these seats in 2014, Kashmir’s Pulwama district, division following its split leaving just two for the a BJP leader in Bengal from the Kashmir division Congress and the rest for alleged that he was attacked earlier this year. The stakes other opposition parties by Trinamool Congress are high for the ruling BJP such as the Trinamool workers in Barrackpore. and its allies as it had swept Congress (seven). This is There were also reports an important phase for BJP of glitches in electronic in Uttar Pradesh since it had voting machines from parts won 12 of the 14 seats in the of Uttar Pradesh. BJP’s 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Smriti Irani, who is pitted The Congress won only Rae against Rahul Gandhi in
Don’t consider Modi the country’s PM, hence didn’t sit for meeting over cyclone: Mamata
New Delhi : Hours after Narendra Modi claimed that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did not respond to his requests for talks over Cyclone Fani, the TMC supremo on Monday said she did not sit for the meeting as she doesn’t consider him the country’s prime minister. “I don’t consider him the country’s PM, hence I didn’t sit for the meeting. I don’t want to be seen with him on the same platform. I will speak to the next PM. We can take care of cyclone damage by ourselves. We don’t need Centre’s help ahead of polls,” ANI quoted Banerjee as saying at a rally in West Bengal’s Jhargram. Mamata’s remarks came after PM Modi earlier in the day accused her of “playing politics” over cyclone relief. “The Centre is involved in
relief work but the speed breaker in West Bengal tried to play politics over this situation. I tried to talk to her (Mamata) but her arrogance is so much that she refused to talk to me. I kept waiting with the hope that she will call back but she did not,” PM Modi said at a rally in West Bengal’s Tamluk district. On PM Modi’s remarks that the TMC was reprimanding people shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’, Banerjee said that it was the slogan of the BJP and the party was trying to force everybody to chant it. “Does Ramchandra become BJP’s election agent when the election comes?” Mamata asked. “Why should I give your slogan? I will not chant the name of rotten Modi or rotten BJP. They are trying to erase the culture of Bengal,” Banerjee said.
Amethi, alleged booth capturing by Congress in the constituency. In a tweet to the Election Commission, Irani shared a video of a voter who was allegedly forced to press on the “hand” symbol (of the Congress), when she wanted to cast her ballot for “lotus” (BJP’s symbol). No official complaint, however, was filed. Phase one of the elections recorded a turnout of 69.50%, phase two 69.44%, phase three 68.40% and phase four 65.51% The sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections will be held on May 12 and the seventh and last phase will be held on May 19. The voting is being held in seven phases, between April 11 and May 19, involving close to 90 crore voters. The results will be declared on May 23, ten days before the term of the current House expires.
Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: SC Directs CBI to Complete Probe on Murders by June 3
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Monday directed the CBI to complete by June 3 its probe into the alleged murder of 11 girls at a shelter home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur and asked the agency to file a status report. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta said that since the matter was “urgent”, it would be heard by a vacation bench on June 3. “Office to list the matter on June 3 before the vacation bench of this court. In the meantime, the ongoing investigation, as stated in the reply of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), be completed and all necessary actions in accordance with the law, including the filing of the status report before this court, be also completed,” the bench said in its order. The bench initially asked the CBI to complete the probe related to alleged 11 murders within two weeks keeping in view the urgency of the matter,
but later asked it to do so by June 3. Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for CBI, told the court that completion of probe on this aspect “will not be possible” within two weeks. He said that 11 girls were supposed to have been murdered and as per CBI’s recent affidavit filed in the apex court, it was found that there were a total of 35 girls with identical names who at one time or the other had stayed there. “11 girls are supposed to have been murdered. In one case, we have recovered bones also,” he told the bench. In the affidavit, the CBI had
told the court that 11 girls were allegedly murdered by key accused Brajesh Thakur and his accomplices and a “bundle of bones” was recovered from a burial ground in Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual abuse case. Several girls were allegedly raped and sexually abused at an NGO-run shelter home at Muzaffarpur in Bihar and the issue had come to light following a report by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). The probe into the case was transferred to CBI and the agency has chargesheeted 21 people, including Thakur.
Justice Bobde panel gives clean chit to CJI in sexual harassment probe
The three-member panel headed by Justice S.A. Bobde finds ‘no substance’ in sexual harassment allegations against Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. The report will be kept confidential. New Delhi : The Justice S.A. Bobde-led in-house inquiry panel examining the sexual harassment allegations against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Monday gave the top judge a clean chit. A short statement issued by the Supreme Court on its website on Monday said the committee, also comprising
Justices Indira Banerjee and Indu Malhotra, found “no substance” in the allegations levelled by a former apex court employee against the CJI. The former employee had submitted her complaint against the CJI in an affidavit form to 22 Supreme Court judges on April 19. The statement said the report
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to received the report” — this would be Justice Arun Mishra. A copy of the report has also been handed over to the Chief Justice. Citing a reported decision of 2003 titled ‘Indira Jaising versus Supreme Court of India and Another, the statement said as per this judgment, in-house inquiry committee report
should be kept confidential. The woman had “walked out” of the “informal proceedings” into her allegations after she was denied permission to be accompanied by a lawyer of her choosing or a support person The committee had proceeded ex-parte and even the CJI was examined by the panel.
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Power thieves drain India’s electric car hopes
Dirty air has finally become an issue in Indian election manifestos, along with perennial subjects such as temple-building and farmers’ incomes. That shouldn’t be a surprise: Even politicians can’t escape air pollution, which has reduced life expectancy in areas near the capital New Delhi by more than 12 years. To address the issue, the government earlier this year laid out a three-year subsidy program for electric vehicles valued at about $1.4 billion — about 10 times larger than a previous plan. There’s just one flaw in this impressivelooking commitment to putting more clean-energy vehicles on the roads: It’s likely to exacerbate rampant theft of electricity. India is home to over 2 million electric two-wheelers and rickshaws — more than the number of electric cars in China. Sales of such smaller electric vehicles continue to rise. But in the absence of charging infrastructure, many of their drivers have been illegally siphoning power. Only 10 percent of the latest subsidy program is allocated for charging stations. More than a quarter of all the power India generates is either pilfered for various purposes or lost in transmission, according to figures cited in local media as of mid-2018. The power sector loses more than $16 billion a year to theft — more than any other country in the world. Power stolen to charge three-wheeler rickshaws costs more than $20 million a year in Delhi alone. There are 100,000 such vehicles on the capital’s roads, and only a quarter are registered. Losses for state electricity retailers rose more than 60 percent in the first nine months of the fiscal year through December. The lack of charging infrastructure has also contributed to puny demand for green passenger cars. Mahindra Electric, a unit of automaker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., discontinued production of its first electric car this month. Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., the country’s largest carmaker, only recently started making electric vehicles. Notwithstanding, the government keeps setting itself big goals. Two years ago, India’s plan envisaged a “transformative” target of making all three-wheeler vehicles electric by 2030. Even under a business-as-usual scenario, it expected 40 percent of personal passenger cars to be battery-electric by then, from zero in 2015. In a report this month, a government planning body lauded the latest subsidy program and said it had the potential to boost penetration rates for electric-vehicle sales to 30 percent for passenger cars, 70 percent for commercial cars, 40 percent for buses and 80 percent for two- and three-wheelers by 2030. Compare those goals with other countries’ targets and India’s start to look even more unrealistic: China, the world’s largest electric-car market, has been at it for a decade and is still targeting only 20 percent of total sales to be electric or hybrid by 2025. Just having a green subsidy program in place is no longer enough.(1) Sure, it’s a step in the right direction, but as China and other countries are realizing, incentives have to be targeted, adequate and suited to the country’s situation. Assuming a moderate level of adoption, India needs about $6 billion for charging infrastructure, $4 billion in incentives and a further $7 billion to build out battery capacity, according to estimates by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. That’s a far cry from the enlarged $1.4 billion outlay, with its $140 million for charging. The latest subsidy plan focuses mainly on public transport for rickshaws, cars and buses, and on two-wheelers only for personal usage. That means most of the burden for providing charging stations still falls on the government for now — not home-chargers. The power-generation capacity just isn’t there to support such a program. Even the highest-income neighborhoods of Delhi have to contend with electricity cuts, let alone rural and lower-income areas. A target of installing almost 3,000 charging stations in major cities and at intervals of 25 kilometers on major highways, as the plan - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara stipulates, seems farEditor fetched.
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India based dance team The Kings wins the American dance reality show World of Dance
Talking about The Kings, the crew comprises 14 members (aged between 17-27) and they have been receiving top marks right from the start of the season.
New Delhi : It is a proud moment for all the Indians out there as Mumbai-based hiphop dance crew named The Kings has won the American dance reality show World of Dance. For the unversed, the judges of the show are none other than Jennifer Lopez, Ne-Yo and Derek Hough. The winning team took home the whopping prize money of 1 million dollars. After their
scintillating performance, judges gave them a standing ovation and gave them 100 scores in the final round. Canadian contemporary dancer Briar Nolet, the sister duo of Ellie and Ava, VPeepz from the Philippines and Unity LA from Southern California were among the other finalists and the finale show took place on May 5. Talking about The Kings, the crew comprises 14 members (aged between 17-27) and they have been receiving top
marks right from the start of the season. The group’s dance specialty is Bolly hip-hop and shot to fame with India’s Got Talent season 3. The crew was founded by dancer Suresh Mukun and it was formed in the year 2008. They received the third award in the World Hip-Hop Dance competition which was held in the year 2015. Speaking of the reality show, the same started off on February 26 on NBC channel and Scott Evans hosted this new season.
New Delhi : The makers of popular Netflix series Sacred Games have released a new video and it shows Kalki Koechlin and Ranvir Shorey will be part of the new season. Directed by Anurag Kashyap and Neeraj Ghaywan, the show stars Saif Ali Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in lead roles. Based on Vikram Chandra’s 2006 novel of the same name, Sacred Games follows the quest of cop Sartaj Singh (Saif) to save Mumbai from a possible nuclear attack after a warning by gangster Ganesh Gaitonde (Nawazuddin) before his death. Pankaj Tripathi, who played the small but important part of Guruji in the first season, seems to be at the heart of the new season. Sacred Games season 2 will have Kalki as Batya, and Ranvir Shorey as Shahid Khan. According to an official release, “The brand-new season promises a new trail of friendship, betrayal, crime, passion, and a thrilling chase through Mumbai’s underbelly with these new characters.” The video opens with the
New Delhi : Disha Patani has stolen our hearts with her amazing performance in the Bharat song ‘Slow Motion’. The young actress who is just a few films old has carved a niche for herself. While we patiently await the release of the film Bharat, the actress is already up and shooting for her next project. Disha Patani is shooting for ‘Malang’ and is co-starred by Aditya Roy Kapur. She posted a picture on her Instagram handle
of the two of them posing together. The caption read as “raining for something special #malang” The two are looking adorable in the picture which was taken on sets of Malang. The film is set to release in 2020. It is being directed by Mohit Suri and directed by Luv Films and T-Series. On the work front, Disha Patani has Bharat scheduled to
release this Eid on the 5th June. It stars Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and Disha Patani. On the other hand, Aditya Roy Kapur was last seen on Kalank along with Alia Bhatt, Sonakshi Sinha, Madhuri Dixit, Sanjay Dutt and Varun Dhawan. But the film has underperformed in the box office. He is et to be seen next on Sadak 2 slated to release this year.
will next be seen alongside Taapsee Pannu in Tushar Hiranandani’s forthcoming film Saand Ki Aankh.
question: ‘Is khel ka baap kaun?’ It goes on to show Saif, Nawaz, Kalki, Ranbir and Pankaj in that sequence. While everyone else stands on the side of the frame with the thematic mandala design in the centre, Pankaj sits confidently in the centre, with the design of the mandala behind his head. Talking about her association with the show, Kalki said, “Personally, I am a fan of the series, and it is super awesome to be a part of the Sacred Games and Netflix family. Season 2 promises to be
much more exciting and I cannot wait for viewers to watch me in the series.” “My character in Sacred Games 2, Shahid Khan, is a complete departure from any of the roles I’ve played before, and I’m looking forward to fans across the world bingeing on the new season. When Anurag is working with me, he is constantly pushing me to break my own boundaries. It comes from familiarity and my ability to go on a roller coaster with him. As an actor, I am someone who enjoys twirling myself up.,’’ Ranveer said.
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with cancer, he felt that such a big star should not advertise for these kind of products,” Dinesh Meena, the patient’s son said. In the pamphlet, Nanakram said that advertisements of things like liquor, cigarette and tobacco were harmful and that actors should not promote these things. A father of two children, Nanakram,
Aditya Roy Kapur and Disha Patani have posed together
Sacred Games season 2 new video: Here’s Why Bhumi Pednekar is Pankaj Tripathi’s Guruji holds the clues as Secure in Her Own Skin in Bollywood Kalki Koechlin, Ranvir Shorey join show Bhumi Pednekar
TV Actor Karan Oberoi Ajay Devgn asked by a cancer patient from Rajasthan to not promote tobacco products Arrested For Allegedly Raping, AG. GNS_Jaipur : Nanakram, a 40-year old cancer patient from Rajasthan, has made a public appeal to Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn to stop doing advertisement of tobacco products in the interest of the society. The patient’s family said that he was a fan of Devgn and used the same product which the actor advertises for but now he realises that tobacco has had an adverse effect on his life. Nearly 1000 pamphlets addressed to Devgn, in which Nanakram asks the actor about how much he or his family chew tobacco, have been circulated and pasted on the walls in Sanganer, Jagatpura and nearby areas of the city. “My father Nanakram Meena started chewing tobacco a few years ago and was using the same brand for which Devgn does the advertisement. My father was impressed by Devgn but when he was diagnosed
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who used to run a tea-stall earlier, cannot speak and runs the family by selling milk at home in Sanganer town of Jaipur. Ajay will be seen in a romantic comedy called De De Pyaar De, about a 50-year-old man falling in love with a 26-year-old woman. The film also stars Tabu, who stars in it as Ajay’s divorced wife.
AG. GNS_Mumbai : Television actor Karan Oberoi was arrested on Monday for allegedly raping and blackmailing a woman in Mumbai. The actor-model allegedly raped the woman on the pretext of marrying her, the police said. “Karan Oberoi not only raped the woman and filmed the act but also demanded money from her threatening to release the video if she did not pay up,” police officials said quoting
the FIR that was registered at Oshiwara Police Station. The accused actor started his TV journey with Mahesh Bhatt’s Swabhimaan, where he played Bobby and went on to star in shows like Saaya, Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin, Inside Edge, among others. He was also a member of A Band of Boys, which was formed in 2001 and appeared in several advertising campaigns. A fashion and fitness model, he has also been active on social media.
New Delhi : Actress Bhumi Pednekar, who will next be seen on the big screen in Saand Ki Aankh, says there is no scope for unhealthy competition in the film industry in the current scenario. Bhumi was interacting with the media at the wrap-up party of Saand Ki Aankh, which was also attended by her co-actor Taapsee Pannu, producer Anurag Kashyap and director Tushar Hiranandani in Mumbai on Thursday. When asked about who she considers her competition in Bollywood right now, Bhumi said, “It is not about
competition. I feel that nowadays, there is space for every type of actor.” “In the current scenario, we are doing so much of good work that there is no scope for unhealthy competition. I think we all are supporting each other’s work and we all want our films to do well and to get appreciated for our work. I feel that all my colleagues are competent and brilliant. So I get inspired when I look at their body of work,” she added. Saand Ki Aankh is a film based on the life of sharpshooters Chandro Tomar and her sister-in-law Prakashi Tomar. Talking
about the film, Bhumi said, “It is fun when you do interesting work and when you play interesting characters. This film is very special to me. In this film, Taapsee and I are playing characters who are double of our actual age. The characters which we have played in the film, they have left a legacy and an interesting story behind them.” “They have literally changed our ecosystem. So definitely there was a challenge while shooting for this film but more than a challenge, there was a responsibility on us to tell the story of these two lovely and amazing women,” she added.
Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Ranveer Singh come together for an epic Sooryavanshi, Singham, Simmba pic Rohit Shetty’s cop universe has expanded with Akshay Kumar’s Sooryavanshi shooting now. The actor posed with ‘Singham’ Ajay Devgn and ‘Simmba’ Ranveer Singh.
AG. GNS_New Delhi : Even as Avengers: Endgame breaks records, bringing the current phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to an end, Bollywood has also caught on to the trend. Powering what is Hindi film industry’s first cop universe is Rohit Shetty with his cop dramas – Singham starring Ajay Devgn, Simmba starring Ranveer Singh and Sooryavanshi starring Akshay Kumar. Ahead of Sooryavanshi’s shoot beginning, producer Karan Johar shared a photo of Akshay, Ajay and Ranveer with Rohit. All three actors can be seen with clapboards of the films they have done
or are doing. Akshay will play Veer Sooryavanshi, the chief of the Anti-Terrorism Squad, in the film with Katrina Kaif playing his wife. Ajay Devgn’s Bajirao Singham and Ranveer Singh’s Sangram Bhalerao aka Simmba will also have cameos in the film just as Ajay and Akshay were seen in his blockbuster Simmba. Akshay and Karan shared the photo and wrote, “The cop universe just got bigger as #Sooryavanshi takes charge!” The film’s shoot begins in Mumbai, after which Akshay
will fly to Bangkok for the second schedule. “Rohit will be canning a larger-thanlife introductory scene with Akshay at some landmark locations in Bangkok. Katrina is unlikely to be a part of this shoot,” a source told agency. The film’s last two schedules will happen in Goa and Hyderabad. “He will shoot briefly in Goa, before heading to Hyderabad where Sooryavanshi will wrap up at Ramoji Filmcity. The large ensemble cast will be present in both Goa and Hyderabad,” stated the source.
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Why John Campbell, Shai Hope’s IPL 2019, Playoffs schedule: All you need to know, record 365-run opening is significant Campbell scoring 179 dates, venues, timings runs off 137 balls and Hope making 172 off 152 deliveries add serious muscles to the West Indies top-order, with an eye to the World Cup.
AG. GNS_Kolkata: John Campbell and Shai Hope’s world record 365run opening partnership against Ireland has to be taken seriously. Ireland will not feature in the upcoming World Cup, but they are a competitive side for a while now. Just two days ago, they had made England toil hard for a victory in an ODI. A lower-order partnership between Ben Foakes and Tom Curran eventually took England over the line in a lowscoring affair. So, Campbell scoring 179 runs off 137 balls and Hope making 172 off 152 deliveries add serious
muscles to the West Indies top-order, with an eye to the World Cup. Hope is an established player across formats and a certainty in the playing XI. Campbell is a new-comer, who made his international debut in the home series against England earlier this year. The century against Ireland yesterday could be the springboard for him. The 25-year-old is not in the West Indies World Cup squad, but the teams are allowed to make changes till May 23 and a good tri-series could bring Campbell in contention. An excess of batting riches will give the West Indies
team management a happy selection headache in the World Cup. Chris Gayle had a great ODI series against England, where he scored 424 runs including two centuries in five ODIs. Given the x-factor that he offers, Gayle would be an automatic choice to start with. But the likes of Evin Lewis will keep him on his toes. The ‘perfect competition’ will serve the West Indies cricket well in the World Cup. The likes of Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran and Campbell – if he eventually gets the nod – will breathe down the star players’ neck.
AG. GNS_New Delhi : The Kings XI Punjab signed off from the IPL 2019 with a win over Chennai Super Kings, who have qualified for the playoffs. KXIP chased down the required runs in style, all thanks to opener KL Rahul, who also piped Faf du Plessis to grab the Man of the Match award. CSK batted first after losing the toss and only Du Plessis (96) and Suresh Raina (53) were the ones who could play on a decent track, but the ball was
holding a bit on the surface. They added 120 runs for the second wicket and put CSK on a path of over 180 runs. However, some brilliant bowling by KXIP bowlers, especially Sam Curran (3/35) and Mohammad Shami (2/17) kept the Dhoni-led team to 170/5 in 20 overs. KL Rahul and Chris Gayle opened the innings for KXIP and put on 108 runs for the first wicket in 11 overs with KL Rahul scoring 71 in 36 balls with 7 fours and 5 sixes to his name
and achieved a huge feat of outscoring Chris Gayle (28 in 20 balls). Nicholas Pooran then made 36 in 22 balls and ensured KXIP reached the target in 18 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. Rahul was particularly severe on Harbhajan Singh three fours and 2 sixes in the fourth over of the match. He was so good that even opposition captain MS Dhoni praised him in the post-match conference, and was quoted as saying, “You need to give the credit
ICC World Cup 2019: Sunil Gavaskar picks his favourite to win the tournament AG. GNS_New Delhi : Mumbai Indians registered a comprehensive win over the Kolkata Knight Riders to ensure a top of the table finish after the league stages. They will now take on MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier 1. Sunrisers Hyderabad benefitted from KKR’s exclusion as they made it to the playoffs with only 12 points and will now take on the Delhi Capitals in Eliminator 1. Royal Challengers Bangalore,
which finished last on the points table, managed to get 11 points which is the most amassed by the bottom-ranked team in an IPL season. Both Mumbai Indians and Super Kings will now be eyeing their fourth IPL title while Delhi Capitals have managed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2012. Also, SRH will now aim to clinch their second IPL title after the booked a playoff spot for the fourth consecutive season.
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to them. It was not an easy wicket. With 3 spinners, it was difficult to manoeuvre in the first six overs. But KL batted really well, was ably supported by Chris Gayle
and then Pooran towards the end was good with his hits. It was a really good batting effort from their side. We did whatever we could, it didn’t work a lot.”
airline’s lead lender SBI or State Bank of India. Air
India Chairman Ashwani Lohani had discussed the proposal with SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar. But now that Air India has changed its decision, SBI seems to have a plan B for the grounded long-haul planes. An internal Jet Airways mail has revealed that one of the B777 jets is scheduled for maintenance ferry to Hong Kong on May 10.
A few weeks back, Air India had shown keen interest to take 5 wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft of Jet Airways on dry/wet lease
done the work around the B777s and found no merit in taking them,” said an airline executive. A few weeks back, Air India had shown keen interest to take 5 wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft of Jet Airways on
dry/wet lease and initiated talks with the crisis-hit
Rs 500-crore fine on Volkswagen: ‘No coercive action’ for now, says SC
New Delhi : In a relief to German car manufacturer Volkswagen, the Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear its plea against National Green Tribunal’s Rs 500 crore penalty and put on stay any “coercive steps” against the company till the hearing is completed. The NGT in March had ordered Volkswagen to pay a fine of Rs 500 crore for causing damage to the environment by programming its diesel engines with cheat devices. A bench headed by Justice S A Bobde stayed the imposition of fine for the time being against the multinational automobile company. While directing Volkswagen to pay the fine within two months, NGT on March 7 had said that the funds will be utilised towards improving air quality in the NCR of Delhi and other highly polluted areas. The NGT panel was formed in November last year in the wake of the 2015 global emission scandal or ‘Dieselgate’ when the company was found guilty of
intentionally programming its diesel engines with cheat devices to meet US regulatory standards but actually emit up to 40 times more Nitrous Oxides (NOx) in real-world conditions. Stating that the NGT order is “arbitrary and unreasonable”, Volkswagen said the fine was imposed even when an NGT-appointed committee (CPCB) report found that vehicles of the Volkswagen Group companies are in compliance with regulatory environmental norms in India. “The NGT has imposed a penalty of Rs 500 crore upon the Volkswagen Group companies, without
determining any provision of law that has been violated,” it said in its appeal to the apex court. The four-member expert panel constituted by the NGT had recommended that Volkswagen should be made to pay at least Rs 171.34 crore as a “conservative” fine for damage to health in India. The panel, which used Delhi as the base city to calculate the damages, estimated that Volkswagen cars released approximately 48.678 tonnes of NOx in 2016. The penalty was determined on the basis of the 3.27 lakh Volkswagen cars that had deceit software installed in India.
New Delhi : India batting great Sunil Gavaskar believes England are a transformed one-day international side since their shock exit from the 2015 World Cup and rates them as favourites to win their maiden crown on home soil in July. Eoin Morgan’s side, whose quest for a first 50-overs title begins against South Africa at The Oval on May 30, top the world rankings enter the tournament as the one of the most consistent teams in the format. “England are the favourites. Simply because of the way they are playing cricket, the complete turnaround in their cricketing attitude and approach after their disastrous 2015 World Cup,” Gavaskar said. “England have got a very good team, they have got lots of confidence. You have seen them in all the recent matches and they have been
playing outstanding cricket.” Morgan’s men have played a fearless brand of cricket in the recent years and since the start of 2018 have come out on top in bilateral ODI series against World Cup holders Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and India. Gavaskar believes having home advantage could also be telling after Australia won as hosts in 2015 and India did the same four years earlier. “If you go by what has happened in the last couple
of World Cups, the host team has won,” he added. “But, of course, in cricket anything can happen. While England start the favourites, there are other teams which are also playing some good cricket.” Gavaskar was speaking after pledging to sponsor 34 paediatric heart surgeries for economically deprived children at the Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani International Centre for Child Heart Care at the satellite city of Navi Mumbai.
AG. GNS_Rajasthan Royals emptied their pockets to close the final bid for Jaydev Unadkat at Rs. 8.40 crore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 auction. The Saurashtra pacer was bought by the Jaipur franchise following his prolific run in the domestic season but Unadkat failed to make his performance count in the IPL 2019, drawing severe criticism by fans on social media. Unadkat broke his silence on Sunday as he took to Twitter and vowed to come back stronger. He also enlightened fans that his comeback has always been stronger after every downfall he faced in his career. His tweet received mixed reactions from fans, with some supporting him and others further criticising the pacer for his poor run in the IPL 2019. Unadkat
featured in 11 matches for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2019. But his dismal performance saw him claim only 10 wickets. The 27-yearold’s best bowling figures of 2/26 in the season was also not an impressive one. The Gujarat-born player’s best bowling performance came in the IPL 2017, where he found rhythm to scalp
24 wickets, with the best bowling figures of 5/30. Unadkat has played a total of 73 IPL matches. He has a bowling average of 28.46 and an economy rate of 8.73, with two five-wicket hauls to his name. Rajasthan Royals finished seventh in the IPL 2019 points table with 11 points, winning five matches from their stipulated 14.
New Delhi : David Warner made his return to the Australian cricket team on May 6 in an unofficial warm-up match against New Zealand XI at Brisbane. He was made to bat at the number 3 spot, as Aaron Finch and Usman Khawaja opened the innings. Australia XI won the match by 10 balls, as they successfully chased down 216, as New Zealand XI were all out for 215. David Warner scored 39 runs off 43 balls, with a strike rate of 90.69. Warner was in very good form in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), as he scored 692 runs at an average of 69.2 in the 12 matches he played for the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), at a strike rate of 143.86. His best score was an unbeaten 100 against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on March 31. Warner scored all those runs for
SRH in the opening position and he would have thought of opening the innings for Australia as well. However, the Australian management seems to have stuck to the opening combination of Aaron Finch and Usman Khawaja which they forged in India and the UAE. This development may indicate Warner may not just walk back into the opening position for the World Cup beginning May 30 in England and
Wales. Finch and Khawaja put together seven opening partnerships over 50 runs in the 10 matches against India and Pakistan, including partnerships of 193, 209 and 134 as Australia’s batting order came together following a lengthy fallow period in ODI cricket after Steve Smith and David Warner were handed year-long bans for their role in the ball tampering scandal which took place last year in March against South Africa.
Jaydev Unadkat Vows To Comeback Stronger After IPL 2019 “Downfall”
Air India Won’t Take Boeing 777s From Jet Airways Mumbai : State-run Air India has decided not to pursue its plan to take B777s from grounded Jet Airways as it has found it commercially unviable given their huge maintenance requirement. “The engineering unit has
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Yes Bank slips 3 notches to 10th spot as most valued bank
Mumbai : Private lender YES Bank Ltd has slipped three notches to 10th spot, in terms of market valuation, for the first time, as its shares slumped over 30% in the last four sessions after the bank reported a surprise net loss in its March quarter earnings. YES Bank is now the 10th most valued bank from seventh earlier, slipping below market valuation of state-run lenders - Bank of Baroda and Punjab National Bank. HDFC Bank Ltd is the most valued Indian bank with a market cap of 6.34 trillion, followed by State Bank of India and Kotak Mahindra Bank with market cap of 2.76 trillion and 2.68 trillion, respectively. Data from BSE showed that Bank of Baroda (BoB) and Punjab National Bank (PNB) have a market capitalization of Rs.39,720 crore each. Shares of BoB traded at 116.20 on BSE, down 2.31% from previous close, while those of PNB were down 1.03% at 86.30. So far this year, BoB has
declined 2.6%, while PNB has risen 9%. Shares of YES Bank were down 5.3% at Rs.166.30 on Monday after rating agency ICRA downgraded its longterm ratings on the bank along with a negative outlook. Its market capitalization stood at Rs. 38,515.71 crore. The shares were also under pressure after BloombergQuint reported that the lender may see pain emerging from its exposure to the Anil Ambani Group companies. That exposure, according to information provided by the bank’s management in investor interactions held this week, could be close to 13,000 crore ICRA downgraded Yes Bank’s Tier 2, lower Tier 2, infrastructure bonds to AAfrom AA, and cut upper Tier 2, Tier 1 notes to A+ from AA-, citing an increase in its lower-rated advances. ICRA also cited further weakening in the bank’s capital buffers following voluntary provisions and losses in fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019.
David Warner Returns To Australia Squad, Plays At Number 3 Position
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Gangster Jusab Allarakha Pakistan apprehends 30 Gujarat fishermen, seizes 6 boats arrested from Gujarat forest
Ahmedabad : A team of Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Gujarat, led by four women police officers, has arrested gangster Jusab Allarakha, a native of Junagadh, who is involved in several cases of extortion and murder. Acting on credible information that Jusab was hiding in a forest in Botad district, the team launched a search operation and consequently nabbed the absconding history-sheeter on Sunday. The Gujarat ATS officers who led the operation are Santok Odedara, Nitimi Gohil, Aruna Gohil and Simmi Mal. “He has four cases of murder registered
against him among other cases of loot and attacking
government officials,” PSI Santok Odedra said.
Surat : If you are a habitual water waster, it is important that you mend your ways. A group of professionals, including doctors, has set up ‘Tapi Jasoos’ which will ensure that you change your behaviour and also work to protect River Tapi in the Diamond City. If someone notices a person wasting water or throwing garbage in Tapi, he or she can inform this group. The group will visit the spot and after verification, initiate action. If a person found wasting water refuses to change his behaviour, the group will upload photos of the wastage being done by the former on social media so as create pressure on him or her. The group will keep the name of the informer confidential. It has already received 20 calls from different parts of the city within two days of being set up, including a few
with improper details. “Our main objective is to create awareness among people. We had received a call and photos of wastage of water in a highrise building in Vesu. We went there and found leakages at several places and convinced the management to plug them immediately,” said Goldy Gandhi, a property developer, who is associated with ‘Tapi Jasoos.’ “We started this initiative as a part of the ongoing campaign ‘Love Tapi, Care Tapi’. We create awareness among people and do regular follow ups to ensure that there is no wastage of water or throwing of garbage in the river,” said Sohan Kapadiya, an interior designer. “The response of people to our initiative on the first two days of its launch has been lukewarm. We are hopeful more callers will contact us to stop wastage of water
in the city,” said Gandhi. The group is sharing its contact numbers through social media platforms. “When I was a student I had seen Tapi clean and full of water. But now the river is in a bad shape. This is why we decided to start Tapi Jasoos,” said Dr Sandhya Chhasathiya, a gynaecologist and supporter of this unique movement. The groundwater level is dropping in the city at an alarming rate because of so many borewells everywhere. Areas like Dumas are facing severe water crisis for the first time in many years due to groundwater exploitation by unscrupulous elements. The demand for water increases in summer months, but the civic authorities of Surat are not in a position to increase water supply by 10 per cent unlike in the past due to water shortage, sources said.
Ahmedabad : At least 30 Gujarat fishermen were apprehended early Monday by Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) near the international maritime boundary in the Arabian Sea, a Porbandar-
‘Tapi Jasoos’ on the move to curb water wastage in Surat
PepsiCo withdraws case against two potato farmers in Gujarat
Ahmedabad : Multinational giant PepsiCo on Monday withdrew cases filed against two potato growing farmers of Deesa in North Gujarat. The Indian arm of the company, PepsiCo India Holdings Private Limited, had filed cases against the farmers for allegedly growing a potato variety for which it had claimed plant variety protection rights. The farmers against whom the cases have been withdrawn are Ful Chandbhai Kachchh and Suresh Kachchhahia. Lawyer of the farmers, Kailash Gelot, told THE WEEK that the company had sought Rs 20 lakh from each of the farmers and if evidence is found the amount could go
up to Rs 1 crore each. In the court of senior civil judge at Deesa, the company said that it would like to withdraw the captioned matter relying on its discussion with the government to find a long term and amicable solution to issues around its seed protection. The company had filed the cases in April. Gelot said that there are cases against farmers from other districts, which would also be withdrawn. Farm
rights organisations, civil society organisations and eminent citizens had flayed the company’s move of suing the farmers. They had also demanded intervention of the central and state governments. Congress leader Ahmed Patel, too, had come in support of the farmers. Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel had asked the court to make the government a party for the interests of the farmers. The rights activists had alleged that the company had done sting operation to make a ground that the farmers were using the said variety of potatoes. The company uses this variety of potatoes to manufacture chips under the brand name Lay’s.
CBSE Class 10th Result 2019 declared; all-India topper Bhavana N Sivadas scores 499 out of 500 marks
New Delhi : The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced ‘CBSE Class 10th Result 2019’ today on its official website. Bhavana N Sivadas from Kerala emerged as the All India topper in CBSE Class 10th Exams scoring 499 marks out of 500. As many as 13 students have scored 499 marks in the CBSE Class 10th exams. According to reports, the pass percentage is recorded to be at 91% this year, marking an increase as compared to last year. However, it is still lower than the pass percentage of 2017 which was recorded
into the Pakistan side during fishing,” Lodhari
said. “They will now be taken to Karachi port. All these boats had ventured into sea a few days ago from Porbandar harbour” he added. He claimed Pakistani agencies were capturing Indian fishermen at regular intervals near the IMBL. The development comes close on heels of Pakistan’s “goodwill gesture” of releasing 100 Indian fishermen, mostly from Gujarat, just last month.
will be counselled,” the police had said earlier. The notification was in effect till April 12. However, at the fag end of the notice period, the police decided not to review the ban and allow the notification to lapse. “We found that the game was no more a menace and so we did not renew the notification,” said commissioner of police, Anupam Singh Gahlaut. He added that apart from email protests by couple of youth against the notification, parents had appreciated the
step. “The ban period was also the time of exams so the notification was necessary. But now even as the ban period is over the menace is still under control,” said another senior police official. During the ban period, many youths from different areas, caught playing this multiplayer internet game, had to lose their mobile phones and were also booked for violation of public notification. The game was first banned in Rajkot and then police from other districts too followed suit.
☞ The development comes close on heels of Pakistan’s “goodwill gesture” of releasing 100 Indian fishermen, mostly from Gujarat, just last month.
at 93.06%. Trivandrum, Chennai and Ajmer are the top three regions with a pass percentage of 99.85%, 99% and 95.89%, respectively. Students are advised to keep their admit cards ready in order to check their CBSE Class 10th results without
any hassle. The result was expected to be declared at 3 pm today. However, as per latest reports, the Board has declared the ‘CBSE Class 10th result 2019’ on its official website. Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE) announces Class 10th results.
based National Fishworkers’ Forum (NFF) official said. NFF secretary Manish Lodhari said the PMSA also seized six fishing boats. “Thirty fishermen on board six boats were apprehended today morning alleging that by PMSA near IMBL early our fishermen had ventured
Gujarat Gas net profit jumps 77 pc in March quarter
After several arrests, PUBG ban lifted in city
2018-19. “The National Green Tribunal has ordered on March 6, 2019, to ban the use of coal-based gasifiers in Morbi, Gujarat. As a result of this order, the industrial sales volumes in Morbi have increased from midMarch 2019 and are currently flowing in the range of around 4.50 million standard cubic metre per day (mmscmd),” a company statement said. Currently, Gujarat Gas sells about 8.5 mmscmd of natural gas. It is India’s largest gas distribution company in terms of sales volume, geographical spread and customer base. The company distributes gas to about 13,55,000 domestic and 3540-plus industrial users. It has around 344 CNG retail outlets.
Vadodara : Barodians can now play online mobile game PUBG (Player Unknowm’s Battleground) without the fear of facing the law. The city police had banned the game in March claiming it to be inciting violence among young minds. However, the ban notification issued by police was not renewed and it is quite likely that no new notification to this effect will be issued. While banning the game on March 13, police had claimed that they had received representations from many parents in the city to act against the game with growing addiction for the game and that the children were getting aggressive from playing the game. Cops had even asked citizens to contact them if they spot anyone playing the game. “If any adults will be found playing the game, they will be booked for flouting the police notification and if children will be found, they
Halol : MG (Morris Garages) Motor India today rolled out the first production version of Hector from its state-of-the-art facility at Halol in Gujarat. Hector, MG’s first car in India, has gone into commercial production after one million kilometres of testing in diverse road and climatic conditions across India. With extensive localisation, more than 300+ India specific changes have been carried out in the MG Hector to suit the customer preferences and road conditions. MG Motor India will begin shipments of the Hector SUV within the next few weeks to its widespread network of 65 showrooms across 50 cities. The Hector SUV will make its global debut on 15th May and pre-orders will begin in the month of June. “We are proud to be rolling out the first made in India, feature-rich internet car, the MG Hector, from our all-new assembly line in Gujarat. Adopting
the highest quality global manufacturing standards, the Hector has been specially customized to suit Indian customer preferences and road conditions. The MG Hector is poised to become a new benchmark in SUVs,” said Rajeev Chaba, President & Managing Director, MG Motor India. MG India has so far invested INR 2,200 crores in its Gujarat manufacturing plant to roll out the much-awaited MG Hector. The company has set up new assembly line, new press shop, new body shop, new parts distribution centre, testing track and a state-of-the-art training facility in the plant, within a short span of 18 months. MG’s Halol plant currently
has a production capacity of 80,000 units per annum and has the provision to increase the capacity going forward depending upon the requirement. The plant operates conforming to world-class manufacturing standards following production parameters beyond the current norm, with the vehicles undergoing various stringent quality tests. Further underlining its commitment to creating products specifically for India, the carmaker had also set up a captive vendor park at its plant. The carmaker’s technologically advanced plant in Gujarat deploys advanced robotic spot welding, robotic roller hemming and robotic brazing facilities to achieve superior weld quality and dimensional consistency. The paint shop uses robotic application at all stages of coating to achieve superior paint finish quality and colour harmony.
Gandhinagar: Close on heels of the high level review of water availability across Gujarat, CM Vijay Rupani today hold a meeting of all the 8 municipal corporations and urban development authorities here to take stock of the situation of water supply and related planning. He instructed the concerned authorities to ensure that in a year to two of the total utilization of water in the civic bodies 75% or 3/4th comes from the treated/recycled water. CM Rupani also
reviewed the arrangements of the civic bodies for water supply. He was informed that the civic bodies were capable of unabated supply of drinking water till July this year. Earlier during the recent meeting regarding availability of water in the state, Rupani had said that despite scanty rain last monsoon and little water in various dams, there was plenty of water stock in the state for supply till the end of July while the normal period of arrival of monsoon in Gujarat was
Ahmedabad : Gujarat Gas Ltd Monday reported a 77 per cent jump in net profit for the quarter ended March on the back of higher sales. Its net profit in the January-March period at Rs 116.54 crore, or Rs 1.69 a share, was higher than Rs 65.95 crore, or Rs 0.96 per share, earning in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal, the company said in a regulatory filing. Sales rose to Rs 1,963.26 crore from Rs 1,777.82 crore in January-March 2018. For the full fiscal 2018-19, net profit was up 43 per cent at Rs 417 crore. The company said it added 63 new CNG stations in 2018-19, highest-ever in a year by the company. The firm commissioned its first CNG station in Narmada within four months of receiving city gas distribution licence. Gujarat Gas added close to 1 lakh domestic cooking gas connections and 300 industrial customers during
MG Motor India commences commercial Kesar Mango lovers of Gujarat likely to get full production of Hector from Gujarat supply of the juicy fruit
Ve r a v a l : I t s e e m s that the Kesar mango lovers of Gujarat won’t be disappointed this season despite fear perception of not-so-better crop of this juicy fruit in parts of the state due to a few rounds of thunderstorms and non-seasonal rains during flowering and ripening period. While the Kesar mango had made its first arrival in the market yards of Gujarat in the last week of March this year when it was sold in Junagadh yard yet the real flow has started now. On the first day of its auction in Talala market yard in Gir Somnath district, one of the biggest centers of sell of Kesar mangoes, more than 15000 boxes (of 10 kg each) made its arrival today. It was auctioned from a rate between Rs 400 to 700. Mango traders in the yard said that looking at the initial trend, they expected that
over 7 lakh boxes of Kesar mango would be auctioned this year. They said that initial trends showed that there was not any big impact of the non-seasonal rain etc on the Kesar crop this year. The Kesar mango, which is also a famous item of Saurashtra region of Gujarat like its Gir forests, the sole home of Asiatic lions, is sold at quite a costly rate of around Rs 180 to 200 a kg in retail market initially as against the peak season rate of Rs 30 to 60 a kg. Kesar mango, one of the favourite of Gujarati lot, is also liked by mango lovers of other parts of the country. It is also exported.
minister Kunvarji Bavaliya,
Chief Secretary J N Singh, Chief Principal Secretary to the CM, K Kailashnathan, Principal secretaries of water supply and urban development departments and various other officials and secretaries were also present in the meeting. Mayors , Commissioners and chairmen standing committees of all the eight municipal corporations viz – Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Gandhinagar, Junagadh and Bhavnagar also participated in the meeting.
Rupani instructs civic bodies to ensure use of 75% treated/recycled water
June 15. Water supply
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