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Eight highways in Gujarat to be upgraded at Rs 12,000 crore: PM Modi Following a long campaign for the Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to Gujarat for a two-day trip and inaugurated India’s longest cable bridge in Bharuch, Gujarat
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Following a long campaign for the Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to Gujarat for a two-day trip. The Prime Minister, who was also the former Chief Minister of the state is inaugurating the 1.4 extra dose cable bridge on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai National Highway today. Earlier, PM Modi had gone on social networking site Twitter and said that he would dedicate the FourLane Extradosed bridge over the Narmada at Bharuch on the National Highway 8, and Petro-
Inflation under control, GDP unhurt by note ban: PM Narendra Modi
chemicals Complex of OPAL at Dahej to the nation. The 1.4 km bridge is reported to be the longest in the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government has been able to tame inflation which had gone out of control before 2014 and no political party could raise the issue during the polls in five states. Modi also said that after the deci-
sion to demonetise high value currency notes, “many lies were hurled, rumours were created” that the economy would disintegrate, but the GDP figures of the last quarter have proved that the country is on the path of “fast-paced development”. The Prime Min-
DU professor G Saibaba convicted for Maoists links, sentenced to life imprisonment Agency | New Delhi
Six people, including Delhi University professor G Saibaba, have been found guilty by a Gadchiroli Principle District and Sessions court of having links with Maoists. Judge SS Shinde convicted the accused under sections 13, 18, 20, 38 and 39 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Other accused are couriers Mahesh Tirki, Pandu Narote and Vijay Tirki. Saibaba, Mishra, Rahi, Mahesh
Tirki and Pandu Narote have been awarded the life sentence, while Vijay Tirki has been sentenced to 10 years Rigorous Imprisonment. Prosecution lawyer Special Public Prosecutor Prashant Sathianathan demanded that the accused be sentenced to life imprisonment under section 20 of
the Act. Sathianathan has said no reprieve should be granted to Saibaba as him being handicap has not proved to be an obstacle in abetting violent activities that claimed many lives as also in organising and facilitating international activities. When asked for his take, the defence lawyer didn’t counter the argument saying ‘we are prepared for everything’. The prosecution relied heavily on evidences like confessional
Fishermen protest over killing of colleague, Edappadi Palaniswami writes to PM Modi Tamil Nadu opposition parties also condemned the killing and sought action from the Centre (H.S.) | Chennai
Hundreds of fishermen on Tuesday staged a demonstration in Rameswaram island to protest the killing of an Indian fisherman allegedly by the Sri Lankan Navy, as Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami dashed off a letter seeking the Centre’s intervention. Tamil Nadu opposition parties also condemned the killing and sought action from the Centre. The 22-year-old Indian fisherman was shot dead
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yesterday allegedly by Lankan Navy personnel while he was fishing in a mechanised boat at a short distance off Katchatheevu islet. The protesting fishermen at Thangachimadam in Rameswaram and the bereaved family have refused to accept the body of the fisherman unless a Central Minister visits the island and gives them an assurance that such incidents would not happen again, Rameswaram Fishermen Association President S Emiret said. Police said during the autopsy, an AK-47 bul-
let was found lodged in the neck of the deceased. In a letter to the Centre, Palaniswami said the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India should be summoned forthwith and “the strong feelings of the Government of India and government of Tamil Nadu about the unprovoked firing on fishermen and non-adherence to earlier agreements on this issue should be conveyed in no uncertain terms.” Lanka resorting to “such inhuman and barbaric tactics” completely belies all the diplomatic efforts that have been undertaken including the understanding reached in several meetings between the two countries.
statements by Mahesh Tirki and Narote that they had been acting as couriers on behalf of Narmadakka for various people,
ister was speaking at an industry meet organised at ONGC Petro Additions Ltd’s complex. “We all know what were the economic challenges faced by the country before the 2014 elections. Inflation had gone out of control,” Modi said. “You must have witnessed that in the elections held in five states all the political parties hurled whatever allegations they could at us. But during the entire campaign, no accusation was levelled against us on the issue of inflation,” Modi said.
Two aides of the absconding UP Cabinet minister Gayatri Prajapati have been arrested from Noida by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force in connection with the rape case against the SP leader. The two accused in the case were picked up from Noida and brought for interrogation, ADG (Law and Order) Daljit Chaudhary said in Lucknow on Tuesday. The two were arrested late last night from Jewar on the Yamuna Expressway. The minister’s security guard Chandrapal was arrested in connection with the case on Monday. An FIR was lodged on February 17 against the minister for raping a woman and molesting her daughter. Chaudhary said Prajapa-
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India vs Australia: India beat Australia by 75 runs; level series 1-1 in Bangalore Agency | Bangalore
The target for Australia near noon was clear. They needed 188 runs to win and a victory would ensure an unassailable 2-0 series lead and retaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. On a psychological level, the win would be a massive morale boost after a season that began with a disappointing series loss to South Africa. If you think of it, the target wasn’t a massive one for Australia considering how they’ve applied themselves over the series. But then a rejuvenated India is a different ball game altogether. An
India which desperately needs a win to stay in the series and keep the subsequent two Tests worth their money. But numbers say only four visiting teams have ever scored more than 188 runs in the fourth innings to win a Test in India. An all-round and decisive show comprising all four bowlers – Ishant Sharma, R Ashwin, Umesh Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja – proved to be Australia’s undoing. But
it was Ashwin who stood out amongst all with figures of 6/41. Virat Kohli never allowed Australia to settle down to the pace of one bowler or two with short spells for everyone involved. He also avoided the mistake from the first innings where Jadeja was sparsely used and yet came back with six wickets to his name. This series has been defined by India’s collapses in the two Tests. It was 7/11 and 7/30 in Pune and then 6/33 and 6/36 in Bangalore. But then Australia suffered their own – an even worse with six wickets in 11 balls.
ternate means of identification. It also directed the departments to provide Aadhaar enrolment facilities to their beneficiaries under Regulation 12 of Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations 2016. Considering the usefulness of Aadhaar in curbing leakages and bringing transparency in delivery system, the government had recently issued orders to use Aadhaar in several other welfare schemes funded from the Consolidated Fund of India. While these orders require beneficiaries of these programs to give
their Aadhaar number, it has also been ensured that no one is deprived of the benefits for want of Aadhaar. In case of Mid Day Meal scheme and under the Integrated Child Development Scheme, the schools and Anganwadis have been asked to collect the Aadhaar number of the children beneficiaries and in case a child does not have Aadhaar, the school or ICDS functionary will be required to provide enrolment facilities to a child and till Aadhaar number is assigned, the benefits will be continue.
Security officials had to fire tear-gas shells into the house where the suspect is holed up. Police said they were suspecting just one person to be holed up inside the house, but they have not ruled out the possibility of there being more individuals. In a press conference today, ADG (Law & Order) Daljit Chaudhary said they had received inputs about presence of some suspects linked to Ujjain train blast in Kanpur and Lucknow, following which senior officials searched the areas. “One suspect has
been arrested from Kanpur, the second one is inside a building in Thakurganj. He has not come out yet.” Chaudhary refused to divulge any details on whether the suspects had any links to the train accidents as well as whether the suspect belonged to any terror organisation. “We will have to arrest and interrogate him first,” Chaudhary has said. The ADG added that the commandos were well trained in the operation and that they would complete the operation soon. Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh IG Law & order Makrand Devaskar confirmed that Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train explosion that took place, earlier in the day, was a terrorist attack.
No Aadhaar card required for mid-day meal now Agency | New Delhi
Facing criticism for the making Aadhar card mandatory for the benefits of mid-day meal, the government on Tuesday cancelled its earlier order saying no one will be deprived of the benefits for lack of Aadhaar. In a statement issued, the government reiterated that till Aadhaar number is assigned to any individual, the benefit will continue ti too would be arrested to be given based on alsoon as a Look Out notice had been issued against him as also a Non Bailable Warrant. His passport has been impounded and if needed his property will be attached, he said. In Noi(H.S.) | New Delhi da, Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force Superinten- A terror suspect allegedly dent of Police RN Mishra linked to the Ujain train said the two accused had blast opened fire at secome to Delhi in connec- curity forces in Thakurtion with some case and ganj area of Lucknow, on were going to Lucknow Tuesday afternoon. The when they were arrested. Uttar Pradesh Anti Terror Prajapati had on Monday Squad, based on “confailed to get relief from the crete” information from Supreme Court, which ex- intelligence, had gone to pressed unhappiness that apprehend the suspect, its order on lodging of FIR identified as Saiful, from against the SP leader was a house in Haji colony of being given a “political co- Thakurganj area when he lour”. His continuance as a suddenly opened fire on minister has raised serious the team. “Following this, questions of “constitution- ATS commandos returned al morality and dignity,” fire at Saiful, who was on with Governor Ram Naik the first floor,” an official writing a letter to Chief said The ATS is currently Minister Akhilesh Yadav, engaged in an operation seeking to know if he “jus- in Thakurganj, which is tifies” having the tainted among the densely populated areas of Lucknow. minister in his Cabinet.
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Women’s Day: Stop the tokenism and think of lasting ways of empowering them Prima facie, we are in the age of feminism. It appears more so especially on Women’s Day. This day is celebrated with fervour, at schools, at corporations, at beauty saloons. Women are placed centrestage. From bars to movies to coffee shops, women are honoured with free drinks, movie tickets and cups of coffee, going with the rhetoric of women’s empowerment. Going beyond that rhetoric, I can confidently say that women’s voices are more prominent today than they ever have been before. This is exemplified at many levels: Whether it’s through creation of women-friendly laws, or women occupying leadership positions in politics or corporations, the success of women-centric films such as Pink and Dangal, or the media rearing its head against misogyny of all forms, or even Prime Minister’s occasional encouraging commentary on women. Yet many a times all of it feels like mere tokenism, a glittery front for the grim, shocking reality that lies beneath superfluous gestures and words. At the risk of dampening the fluorescent pink spirit of the day, the truth is that in 2017 Indian women are hardly empowered and lag far behind men on several crucial parameters including health, safety, and the most glaring of them all, economic participation. According to a report published by Oxfam, India ranks the second-lowest in the Group of 20 (G20) economies when it comes to women’s participation in the workforce, only above Saudi Arabia. Despite the fact that female literacy has been steadily rising, India has lower levels of women’s workforce participation than many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and West Asia. While women make up nearly half the population, they account for only a quarter of workers employed. India has one of the worst gender gaps (disproportionate difference between the sexes) in the world when it comes to labour force participation, and despite progressive economic growth, female labour force participation rates across all age groups, education levels in both urban and rural areas has been declining. Based on my research, including on the ground by speaking to young, intelligent women in India’s cities and small towns, there are two glaring reasons for these sorry figures. The first is the pressure on all women of all ages– starting as young as 15 (child marriage still proliferates in our small towns and villages) to single women in their 50s and 60s to get married. We as a society remain obsessed with marriage. This is apparent with the increasing vulgarity of Indian weddings, with the persistence of dowry despite strict laws and the mushrooming of online and offline marriage bureaus.
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Begum Jaan First Poster: Vidya Balan Looks Fierce As Brothel Madam
Agency | New Delhi Actress Vidya Balan, who is known for getting deep into the skin of the characters that she plays on screen, has unveiled the first poster of her upcoming movie Begum Jaan. It is the Hindi adaptation of 2015 Bengali film Rajkahini, which dealt with the Partition. Begum Jaan shifts the scene from Bengal to Punjab. The first poster of the film is intense and intriguing and was heralded by a teaser that was
earlier released by Vidya Balan on social media. In this proper look, the 38-year-old actress can be seen sitting in a chair in a commanding position, with a hookah in her hand. The poster has the caption, “My Body. My House. My Country. My Rules.” And the subtitle states, “When Freedom Fought Independence...” Begum Jaan> also stars Naseeruddin Shah, Ila Arun, Gauahar Khan, Pallavi Sharda and Rajit Kapoor in pivotal roles. Vidya Balan plays the title role of a brothel madam in Punjab during the Partition of 1947. In the original movie, the lead role was played by Rituparna Sengupta.
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“This time the Finance Bill would be passed by Parliament before March 31, 2017, therefore, different ministries should be in a state of readiness as the funds for various schemes would be available with effect from April 1, 2017,” -- Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday asked various central ministries to remain in a state of readiness for implementing schemes and projects as funds would be made available from April 1.
Sonakshi says Mumbai is killing her
Noor: Sonakshi Sinha plays a journalist who is sick of her life
(H.S.) | New Delhi
Sonakshi Sinha’s upcoming film Noor’s trailer is out and we just cannot stop ourselves from saying, “We relate to that. Yes, that too. And ya, this as well.” Well, if you are a journalist — or any other profession with crazy deadlines, demanding bosses, a group of friends whose answer to everything is booze and a love life that refuses to take off — you will too. Sonakshi plays Noor, who thinks she is fat and is not at all happy about her life. The film is an adaptation of successful novel Karachi, You’re Killing Me! by Saba Imtiaz. While the novel — as the name says it — was set in Karachi, the setting of Noor has been changed to Mumbai. While the makers and Sonakshi says it has been done to keep it real and relatable, we think it might have to do with the aftermath of Uri attacks and India frowning on anything
with the P-word in it. So, Noor is in oher twenties and is hopeless at finding a nice guy like her old friend played by Kanan Gill, to share her personal thoughts with. Talking about her role, Sonakshi said, “Noor fights for the stories she wants to report – asli stories. She loves Mumbai that is why she wants to change it for the better. I have tremendous respect for all the journalists.” Sunhil Sippy, director of the film, said that Sonakshi was the right choice for the film. “Sonakshi was perfect for this role. Noor just happened at the right time,” he said at the trailer launch. While there are many reasons to keep us excited about this film, we are also keen to know about the song that Sonakshi has been prepping up for. As reported, the actor has collaborated with Diljit Dosanjh and Badshah for a special number for Noor. Directed by debutant Sunhil Sippy, Noor revolves around Sonakshi’s misadventures and love life as she navigates her way through Mumbai. The movie also stars Purab Kohli, Shibani Dandekar, and Kanan Gill. Apart from this, the actor would be seen in the remake of Ittefaq, in which she has been paired up with Sidharth Malhotra for the first time.
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Actor Akshay Kumar’s old hit Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast is enjoying a renaissance, led by the 49-year-old star in person. Decades have passed since Akshay was considered Khiladi #1 off-screen and now, his heart beats only for his wife, former actress Twinkle Khanna. “I want to sing the song for my wife. Twinkle is and always will be my Mast Mast girl,” Akshay said while launching the remixed song in Mumbai yesterday, said.The ‘Mast Mast girl’ epithet was originally applied to actress Raveena Tandon, who co-starred with Akshay in the song and the film it belonged to - 1994’s Mohra. Raveena and Akshay are believed to have dated for a while. Akshay Kumar was also asked about his former girlfriend and co-star of several
films like Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi and Main Khiladi Tu Anari. “It was a great honour working with Raveena. We have done so many films and songs together and Tip tip barsa pani is still one of my favourites. Almost all our films were hits, so it was a great experience,” Akshay was quoted by IANS as saying. The Rowdy Rathore actor also shared his memories of rehearsing for the hit song, quipping, “Me and Raveena used to rehearse the moves for Tu cheez badi hai mast mast on the spot and act it. The Khiladi tag, Mast mast song and Chura ke dil mera song were the pillars that shaped my career,” Akshay Kumar said.
I don’t feel the need to belong to Bipasha Basu called unprofessional the film industry: Anushka Sharma for cancelling on fashion show, (H.S.) | Mumbai throwing tantrums She doesn’t belong to a film family, but nine years ago, Anushka Sharma made a dream debut as an actress in Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) and ran into immediate success. However, the actress, who is excited about her second home production, Phillauri, says she doesn’t feel the need to belong to the film industry. “I was 19 when I did my first film, and at the time, I felt like I wanted to be part [of the industry]. But today, after doing so many films, I feel welcomed, and at the same time, I don’t feel the need to belong here,” says Anushka, adding that she draws the line between work and personal life. “For me, this is a place of work, and I need time off from it. I am a family person and have a life of my own. My dedication towards work is immense, but I can’t treat work as my be all and end all. My movies and production house are important to me, but beyond that, I don’t feel the need to be an insider.” Anushka turned producer with the gritty thriller, NH10, two years ago. She says Phillauri is diametrically opposite to her first production.
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Few days ago, on March 4, Bipasha Basu and husband Karan Singh Grover arrived in London for the India Pakistan London Fashion Show. London-based designers Lubna and Uzma Rafiq had roped in the actress as the showstopper for the grand finale at Gibson Hall, for the show which featured three cultures - British, Indian and Pakistani. Pakistani actor Javed Shaikh of the TV show Zindagi Gulzar Hai fame was to walk the ramp too. Also, Shaikh and Bipasha were to interact with the media together after the curtains came down. Just four hours before the show kickstarted at 6 pm, Bips refused to come out of her hotel room or speak to anybody. Allegedly, when her manager, Sana Kapoor tried to convince her to come out, the Bong beauty abused her, throwing her out of the room.
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GM India to Cease Vehicle India vs Australia: After Virat Kohli, DRS bloopers trouble Aussies now Manufacturing at Halol After India cricket team’s wrong calls, it was Australia Plant on April 28 national cricket team’s turn under pressure as they selling and tax advice, Agency | New Delhi chased victory in the second Test in Bangalore General Motors India as well as information today confirmed that it will cease production at its Halol manufacturing facility on April 28, 2017, as the company consolidates manufacturing at its Talegaon facility. “We will support our employees at the Halol plant throughout this transition,” said GM India President and Managing Director Kaher Kazem. “We have in place the options of a significantly enhanced separation package or continuity of employment at our Talegaon plant.” Transition support for employees will include financial coun-
and transition support for employees transferring to the Talegaon manufacturing facility. GM India is working with government authorities and labor unions, as well as impacted employees and suppliers, to ensure an orderly transition. “We thank our employees at the Halol plant for their hard work and professionalism,” said Kazem. “We also want to sincerely thank our suppliers and the government of Gujarat for their support of our manufacturing operations at Halol.”
Probe sought into Ravi Pujari’s “threats” to Cong MLAs in Gujarat
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With political climate temperatures beginning to soar in Gujarat ahead of the ensuing Assembly elections later this year, Shankarsinh Vaghela, Leader of the Opposition in the Vidhan Sabha, on Tuesday, demanded a high-level probe into the alleged “ransom demands and threats” received by some Congress legislators from notorious gangster Ravi Pujari’s gang members. Vaghela, a former BJP leader and ex-Chief Minister, told reporters here that four MLAs of Gujarat Congress, including national party spokesman Shaktisinh Gohil, have been threatened by the gangster to pay ransom of Rs. 10 crore each or face consequences. In the 182-member House, the Congress has 57 MLAs. He said AICC General Secretary in-charge of Gujarat, Gurudas Kamat, too, had received the Pujari gang’s threat a few weeks ago in Mumbai and had promptly informed the police. Vaghela also raised the issue, on Tuesday, in the ongoing Vidhan Sabha’s Budget Session. Speaker Ramanlal Vora allowed a discussion on it in the post-lunch meeting.
First Ever Mega Woman Conclave Held in Ahmedabad
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Wealth Foundation established and organised first every mega woman conclave in Ahmedabad ‘EmpowHER’. Reportedly, more than 400 girls took part in the conclave and displayed an extraordinary talent in various fields such as dancing, singing, ramp walk, drama etc. The ramp walk activity was classified in two broad themes namely, ‘Lifecycle of a woman’ and ‘Woman in a corporate world’. The shows were inaugurated by the panel discussion by who’s who of the industry such as Janki Vasant, Anureeta Rathor, and Tanvi Bhatt. The ramp walks, singing & dancing followed which was graced by personalities from the Bollywood industry like Jatin Limbad, Priyanka Trivedi, Harshil Dakshini, Shraddha Dengar. Mukesh Padyachi, Founder, Wealth Foundation informs, “On the happy and successful completion of one year of our foundation, we have decided to conduct workshops and events that will teach women to be independent of men and perform all tasks without men in Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Baroda & Surat.”
SPORTS ROUNDUP India vs Australia: R Ashwin stamps authority with another fifer, more records
(H.S.) | Bangalore The Decision Review System had left India anguishing in this series, but Australia, till now spot on with the technology-assisted review, saw the downside of it as they chased victory in the second Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday. (LIVE UPDATES) A review lost and one not taken left Australia on a shaky 67 for three chasing 188 for victory on the fourth day of the Test. Opener David Warner, key to the chase, was given out leg before against off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, but ball hitting him low on the front pad as he shaped to sweep. After discussion with his batting partner, skipper Steven Smith, the visitors chose to review. But TV replays, and the ball-tracking technology,
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showed the ball would have clipped off-stump, which is the umpire’s call. Next up was Shaun Marsh, whose half-century in the first-innings gave Australia a crucial 87-run lead. He padded up to a Umesh Yadav delivery which jagged back and umpire Nigel Llong immediately upheld the appeal for leg before. Marsh had a long chat with Smith but Australia chose not to review as they had only one chance left. TV replays later showed the left-hander was struck outside off-
stump and the ball would have clearly missed the stumps. Indian skipper Virat Kohli had been under pressure after getting one review after another wrong, including his own dismissal in the second innings on Day 3 when it was not clear whether he got a bottom-edge before the ball hit the pads He won’t be complaining about the Aussie’s DRS dilemma. Still, Australia were in with a fighting chance to clinch victory and go 2-0 up ahead of tea on the penultimate day.
“Best cricket match of my life!!,” is how R Ashwin summed up the second Test of the India-Australia series. That’s some saying from a man who has played 47 Tests, taken 25 five-wicket hauls and seven ten-wicket hauls and taken 269 wickets. But then again, would you find another match where Ashwin picked up six wickets, in a must win match, against a quality opposition. But that is exactly how dramatic the second Test was on Day 4. India suffered yet another collapse to concede six wickets in 36 runs and threw away the advantage they had worked hard to build a day prior. With that, India had put Australia in to
BCCI confirms OPPO as Indian cricket team’s new sponsor, signs Rs 1079 crore deal Agency | New Delhi
In a major announcement, Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) has confirmed Oppo as its new sponsor on Tuesday morning. Oppo will replace Star on India’s jersey after the latter’s contract ran out. BCCI had released tender asking for bids and has now confirmed Oppo as the new sponsor. The deal will start from April 2017 and Oppo mobiles will be Indian team’s new sponsor for a period of 5 years. However, since India is not scheduled to play any international match in April and May due to IPL, fans may get to see new jersey’s in the ICC Champions Trophy scheduled to begin in June. The new deal means the jerseys
The deal will start from April 2017 and Oppo mobiles will be Indian team’s new sponsor for a period of 5 years
of India’s senior team, Under-19 team, India-A team and also of the India’s women team will have the Oppo written on them instead of Star from now on. When BCCI passed the tender, it was expecting the highest bid to be of over Rs 500 Crore, but the new deal was signed for Rs 1079 Crores which is five times more than the previous deal. BCCI CEO Rahul Johri confirmed that while nine companies had bought
the tender, only two of them turned up for bidding. Star India had already confirmed not to continue with the sponsorship of Indian cricket team post 31st March 2017 due to the uncertain condition because of BCCI’s problems with International Cricket Council over the distribution of revenue. This news was confirmed by Star India’s
CEO Uday Shankar. The Star television network had become the official sponsor of the Indian team in December 2013 for a period of three years starting on January 1, 2014, to March 31, 2017. It currently holds the media rights for the matches of the Indian team till March 2018 including the online rights which belong to Hotstar.
Eden Hazard, Diego Costa scores as Chelsea FC ease past West Ham United Chelsea FC’s Diego Costa celebrates scoring their second goal against West Ham United during their Premier League match on Monday Agency | London
Chelsea FC brushed aside London rivals West Ham United with a 2-1 away win that restored their 10-point lead at the top of the Premier League on Monday. Eden Hazard gave them the lead following a swift 25th-minute counter-attack before Diego Costa bundled the ball home shortly after the break to put the Blues in control at London Stadium. West Ham’s Manuel Lanzini grabbed a con-
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solation in added time, but the result was never in doubt. Mid-table West Ham, who knocked Chelsea out of the League Cup this season when crowd trouble marred the night, offered little threat for most of the game as the west London side continued their surge towards the title. Antonio Conte’s team, who have won 21 of their 27 league matches this season, have 66 points, 10 ahead of second-placed Tottenham Hotspur. Manchester City
can reduce the gap to eight if they beat Stoke City on Wednesday. “I think we played a good game. We controlled the game. It’s a pity for the goal we conceded at the end,” Conte, who saluted Chelsea’s fans at the end, said. “But I’m pleased. We showed great concentration and commitment and will to win.”\ Striker
Andy Carroll got a bloody nose for his efforts as he made his presence felt in the box under a series of high crosses but Chelsea were unruffled. When the opportunity presented itself, though, Chelsea were primed and launched a lethal counter-attack to take the lead. Chelsea were content to sit deep and draw West Ham’s sting for the opening 20 minutes in which the home side enjoyed plenty of the ball without troubling goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
R Ashwin picked up his 25th five wicket haul to take India to victory in Bangalore bat and handed a competitive target of 188 runs. Only four times has a visiting team scored more in the fourth innings in India and gone on to win. So the target was a tough one but not an impossible one when Australia came on to bat around noon local time. What followed was something India have done time and again – dismiss opposition in a flurry with the spinners wreaking havoc. In this case, the havoc was created by all four bowlers concerned but one stood tallest. Moreover, the target to defend created bit of nervousness in the back of the mind as well, not to forget series being on the
line. Ashwin rode all those factors to finish with 6/41 next to his name. There was plenty of variation in his bowling and the Ashwin that was expected to cause plenty of problems for Australia was back in its full pomp and show – much to the visitor’s dismay. As he picked up the wicket of his compatriot Nathan Lyon in the 36th over, India had triumphed. In the near 13 overs he bowled, Ashwin barely bowled any loose deliveries and kept his line wicket-to-wicket while also getting the ball to turn significantly to keep that doubt in the back of the batsman’s mind.
BCCI Takes a Dig at Steven Smith, Full-blown Twitter War Begins
Agency | New Delhi It is just not the Indian and Australian teams fighting it out in the middle at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on the fourth day, even the two boards have started taking digs at each other with the latest one coming on the face of Australia skipper Steve Smith looking at the dressing room for a clue after he was wrapped on the pads by Umesh Yadav. It was the 21st over of the Australia innings when Umesh wrapped Smith on the pads with one that skidded on after pitching. The Indians appealed straightaway as the ball hit Smith almost on his boots. Even as the Indians celebrated with Nigel Llong raising his
finger, Smith could be seen looking at the dressing room, waiting for a clue if he should go for a review. Taking a dig at Smith for trying to get a clue from the Australian dressing room, BCCI took to Twitter to post: “DRS - Dressing room review system? Smith tries to get some suggestions from the dressing room for a review This comes after Cricket Australia had highlighted David Warner’s dismissal on the fourth Day of the Test on twitter. This comes after Cricket Australia had highlighted David Warner’s dismissal on the fourth Day of the Test on twitter. It is only about to get interesting from here on as there are still two matches left in the series.
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Poor implementation Gujarat: 17.59 lakh to of FSA: NGO to stage appear for Board exams demonstration OVER 17.59 lakh (a toSunvilla News | Ahmedabad
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Shabari Sangathan, an NGO working for the uplift of women, will be holding a demonstration at Dandi Bridge, near Gandhi Ashram on March 8, to demand proper implementation of the Food Security Act-2013 to ensure that poor people
don’t suffer malnutrition. Addressing mediapersons on Monday, its representative Paulomee Mistry and Sejal Joshi said that about 46 per cent of women and children were malnourished in Gujarat and the implementation of Food Security Act2014 was very poor.
tal of 17,59,225) candidates will appear for Class X and XII examinations under the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) starting on March 15. In Class X, this year a total of 11,02,625 candidates have registered for the
from Sanand. “But we will not submit the memorandum to Chief Minister of Gujarat now because he had not taken proper action in Naliya gangrape case. We will boycott the CM. Instead, we will submit the memorandum to Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal when he comes to the state to address the public meeting in Gandhinagar on March 26,” announced Rai. Rai said that the party would make the memorandum containing demands of the people as party’s election manifesto. “We will not
make any demand from Gujarat CM. We will now ask people to throw the BJP government out of power in December 2017 assembly polls which is drawing nearer,” said Rai. Stating that “AAP will blow the assembly election ‘shankhnaad’, with Arvind Kejriwal addressing the public meet on March 26,” said the minister. Asked what he meant by ‘azadi’, he said AAP wanted to free the state from “corruption and terror of Amit Shah having a tight grip over the administration through his favourites in the government.” On being asked about PM Modi’s graduate and post-graduate degrees, Rai said: “There is ‘dark rule’ of democracy in Delhi.
day. He landed in Rajkot on Monday evening and left for Somnath by road. He will leave the town on Wednesday morning. The PM, meanwhile, will be
in Gujarat for a two-day tour of his home state. He is scheduled to attend a series of events, including one at Somnath temple in Saurashtra. A senior BJP office-bearer said, “Amitbhai is not likely to attend the dinner as he has a night halt planned in Somnath on Tuesday… But he will be there in Somnath with the PM (on Wednesday).” Senior BJP leader L K Advani, an MP from Gujarat, is also expected to attend the dinner. “His presence is not confirmed,” another office-bearer said.
On March 26, Arvind Kejriwal set to wrap up Gujarat Azadi Andolan Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be addressing a public meeting at Chhavani Maidan in Gandhinagar on the conclusion of the party’s “Gujarat Azadi Andolan” on March 26. Addressing mediapersons on Monday, Minister in the Delhi government and senior AAP leader Gopal Rai said that the party had earlier decided to submit a memorandum to Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani on March 26, containing demands of the people that would be collected during the ‘Azadi’ campaign across the state. The ‘Gujarat Azadi’ campaign will begin on March 16 in all the districts of the state and Rai himself would lead a campaign
Amit Shah to skip Gujarat CM’s dinner for PM Narendra Modi Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
BJP national president Amit Shah will not attend the dinner that Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani is hosting in honour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the CM’s bungalow here on Tuesday. All BJP MPs, MLAs and office-bearers have been invited for the event. Almost all of them, including former CM Anandiben Patel, are likely to attend. Shah, the MLA from Naranpura constituency of Ahmedabad, is scheduled to be in Somnath on Tues-
Over 3,055 metre-long saree dipped in Narmada river ahead of Modi visit
Correspondent | Surat
The Surat district officials are preparing for another Guinness World record during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bharuch on Tuesday. The district administrative officials got made a 3,055-metre-long saree and dipped it in the Narmada river Monday evening in the presence of World Guinness Record
officials, sources said. Later, the saree will be cut into pieces and distributed among destitute women. Modi will land in Surat on Tuesday afternoon on a two-day visit to Gujarat. Later, he will leave for Bharuch to participate in series of events, including the dedication of the 1,344-metre-long and 20.8-metre wide cable bridge built at the cost of Rs 389 crore. District education department officials Monday called the principals of all primary, secondary, higher secondary schools
and instructed them to reschedule the afternoon school to morning hours. Bharuch District Education officer Naishad Makwana said, “There are over 270 primary, secondary and higher secondary schools in Bharuch and Ankleshwar talukas. We have intimated the school authorities to change the afternoon timing to morning at 7.00 am to 12.30 pm so that school autos and students do not face any problem as many roads will be blocked by police for Modi’s visit to the town.
state board exams. Similarly, registrations of a total of 5,14,965 candidates in Class XII (general stream) have been done against 1,41,503 in the Science stream. The GSHSEB claims of 100 per cent CCTV surveillance at a total of 60,229 blocks 1,507 examination centres across the state. This year too, being second year in a row, special arrangements have been made for prisoners to take examinations at central jails in four districts – Rajkot, Vadodara, Surat and Ahmedabad. The board has made arrangements for 142 prisoners who have registered for Class X and 35 for Class XII general stream examinations. Thus, making a total of 178 prisoners in both the classes.
Government land squatters stumbling blocks for 100% ODF status Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Gandhinagar district is facing a tough challenge in achieving the 100 per cent Open Defecation Free (ODF) status because of squatters on government land on which the government cannot build toilets. This encroachments is spread over 100 of 302 villages where over 4,000-5,000 homes have been built. The district which covers Gujarat’s capital city of Gandhinagar, and has a 43 per cent urban and 57 per cent rural population, has been able to declare less than 20 per cent villages in last two years as ODF and the administration is under pressure to achieve the target before the deadline of October 2, 2019. Of the 123 villages the Gandhinagar administration declared as ODF and subsequently applied for the approval to the Centre, only 60 were
Islamic State plot: ATS takes Vaseem to Chotila Correspondent | Rajkot
A DAY after taking him to Bhavnagar, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) took Vaseem Ramodia to Chotila on Monday and examined the place where the accused had planned to carry out a lone-wolf attack under the influence of Islamic State terrorist group. A team of ATS took Vaseem, 30, to Chotila and did a reconstruction of his visit to the temple town in Surendranagar district. Vaseem led the ATS to a small temple on the National Highway 8 where, ATS claims, he had planned to cut throat of somebody to spread terror. “We don’t know the exact date on which Vaseem had visited Chotila for carrying out the attack. We shall find
Authorities claimed that in the 2012 baseline survey nearly 32-33 lakh toilets were to be constructed. Since October 2014, target of 26 lakh have already been achieved
certified as ODF. A press statement by the Gujarat government ahead of the ‘Women Champions Convention’ called ‘Swachh Shakti 2017’ celebrations scheduled on March 8 said that the state had already “achieved 92 coverage claiming to be one of the fastest progress in the country by a state. Gujarat was merely at 60 per cent sanitation coverage in March 2015 and in less than two years it is improved to 92.7 per cent.” Authorities
S Ravi, commissioner of rural development and principal secretary, panchayat, rural housing and rural development.
Tejashree Patel said that when Congress-led UPA government was in power at Centre, Gujarat government used to raise the issue of pending 109 issues while alleging that the Centre was doing injustice to Gujarat. She added that now this aspect has remained unresolved since long even after the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister. To this, Vanani said that the question of injustice to Gujarat by current BJP-led NDA government at centre does not arise. He then gave figures of SSA funds being allotted to various state governments
by Centre. He added that as per population, Gujarat comes tenth in the country, but its funding by Centre under SSA is ninth. He further added that during UPA rule, Gujarat’s number in getting funds under SSA was much below. Intervening in the discussion, cabinet minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said that 60 per cent of the pending issues with Centre have now been resolved. However, Chief Whip of Congress legislative party Balvantsinh Rajput asked if the state government is planning to take the leader of Opposition along with them
Out of a total 302 villages in the district with a total population of nearly 14 lakh, the issue of illegally built houses has been found in over 30 per cent villages. “These semi pucca houses are illegal construction over government land. Certainly, the government cannot build toilets on this land so we are exploring the options that can ensure open defecation-free while not legalising these constructions,” said.
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that out now from the data that we have,” deputy superintendent of police (DySP) of ATS, Ramesh Faldu said. Faldu is the investigating officer of the case. According to the ATS, Vaseem had failed to muster courage at the last moment to actually carry out the attack in Chotila, famous for its goddess Chamunda temple and returned to his home in Rajkot. Incidentally, the ATS had taken Vaseem and his younger brother Naeem to Bhavnagar on Sunday and had done panchanama of a place in Mahuva Line of that city. ATS claims that the duo had planned to set a car on fire there and spread terror in that city. When asked as to why Naeem was also not taken to Chotila, Faldu said.
The members of the ruling BJP and opposition Congress indulged in a war of words over alleged injustice being done to Gujarat by Centre in Gujarat Assembly, on Monday. The issue cropped up during the Question Hour when Congress MLA from Viramgam constituency Tejashree Patel started discussion on a starred question raised by her. The Congress MLA had sought to know the status of Gujarat government’s proposal to the Union government on funding under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) scheme and if what response the government got from the Centre. Replying to the question, Minister of State for Primary & Secondary education, Nanubhai Vanani said that the state government has not got any response from the Centre. Following this,
the victim through her lawyer Mehul H Rathod. The court has posted the matter for hearing on March 31. In the petition, the victim has alleged that the local police, instead of investigating the case, are shielding the accused and not investigating the sex racket that has “30 to 35 young girls, who are also victims…” In the petition, the victim has alleged that Kutch district police “adopted a lukewarm approach and
indirectly granted time to the accused persons for destroying the important pieces of evidence like video clips, mobile phones etc…” She has alleged that the local police leaked her application, which she had filed before the FIR was lodged. According to the petitioner, she had named another person, Atul Thakkar of Bhuj, and a woman identified as Bhabhi, “who are also running this racket from Lohana Bhavan.” However, she has alleged that Thakkar’s name was not mentioned in the FIR. The petition also mentions the special identity card issued to her allegedly by Kutch BJP for “district training classes”.
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claimed that in the 2012 baseline survey nearly 32-33 lakh toilets were to be constructed. Since October 2014, target of 26 lakh have already been achieved. Under the event, nearly 4,000 women sarpanches visiting Gujarat from across the country on March 7 will be taken on ‘thematic study tours’, including Swachh Bharat and ODF to villages in nine districts. “Though we have achieved nearly 90 per cent of the target (for the number of toilets to be built), there are a few issues of encroachments but these would be taken care of,” said Jayanti
BJP, Congress spar over Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan funding from the Centre
Naliya gangrape: HC notice to government on plea by victim for further probe
The Gujarat High Court on Monday issued notice to the state government on a petition moved by the Naliya gangrape victim, who has sought further investigation into her complaint by CID (Crime), CBI or by a Special Investigation Team (SIT), led by a woman police officer. She has alleged that the accused in the case are running “organised sex racket by trapping and blackmailing young girls, mostly coming from poor families.” Following a brief hearing, Justice J B Pardiwala issued notice and sought case details from the government on the petition moved by
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