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A motley of award-winning and commercial hit Marathi films will be showcased during the ninth edition of Goa Marathi Film Festival-2016, including the premiere of “Dom Com Mom” and “One Way Ticket”. The festival, organised by Vinsan World company and state government-run Kala Academy, will be held at Kala Academy, Maquiniz Palace and Inox multiplex here from June 3-5, festival’s director Sanjay Shetye said.
Earthquake hits Assam, Meghalaya
Agency | Guwahati A medium intensity earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale hit Assam and Meghalaya this afternoon. According to the India Meteorological Department’s website, the earthquake struck the region at 3:13 PM and it measured 4 on the Richter scale. The epicentre was at East Khasi Hills in Meghalaya at a depth of 10 km from the ground.
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3-way war overAgusta scam Parrikar trashed Kejriwal’s outburst that Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not have “enough courage” to arrest Sonia Gandhi and that the BJP and Congress have an “alliance in corruption” Agency | New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not have “enough courage” to arrest Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the AgustaWestland case, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday
amid a three-way political tug-of-war over a controversial VVIP chopper deal. The Congress cited alleged wrongdoings by some leaders of Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party, sending the political mercury soaring on an ac-
Kashmir always on top of talks with India, says Pakistan
Agency | Islamabad Pakistan said on Saturday the “trust deficit” needs to be removed for better relations with India even as it voiced support for any effort to restart the stalled bilateral dialogue between the two nations. Talking about the resumption of talks with India, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said Pakistan would support any effort to restart the dialogue process. Chaudhry said that there was a “trust deficit” between Pakistan and India which needs
to be removed for better ties between the two nations. “Whenever there will be talks between Pakistan and India, Kashmir will remain on top of the agenda,” he added. He also talked about the arrest of alleged Indian spy Kulbushan Yadav, and termed it as proof of “Indian involvement” in Pakistan’s internal affairs. India has acknowledged Yadav is a retired Indian Navy officer but denied the allegation that he was in any way connected to the government. Chaudhry also urged the US not to attach any conditions for the sale of F-16s, after the Congress stalled the sale by refusing to authorise funding for it.
tion-packed Saturday. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had earlier said Kejriwal was trying to “deflect attention” at a time when the debate over alleged kickbacks in the supply of 12 choppers to the Indian Air Force in the UPA regime has cornered the Congress party.
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that a crocodile fed on it, he said, but ruled out any fight between the two. A post-mortem conducted on the spot confirmed that the lion died of drowning, he said, adding, the lion may have fallen into the river about three days ago. Asiatic lions are an endangered species and their only
country has been cheated and hence we had to again gather against their ‘alliance’ four years after we had gathered at the same place to protest the corruption of these two parties,” he said. AgustaWestland, a subsidiary of Italian defence giant Finmeccanica, allegedly paid more than
Bharuch double murder case: NIA files chargesheet against 10 accused
Agency | Washington In his first comment on Donald Trump since he became the presumptive Republican nominee, US President Barack Obama has warned that the race to the White House was not a “reality show” and called for a close scrutiny of the controversial billionaire’s past record and statements. “This is not entertainment, this is not a reality show. This is a
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per deal, the AAP leader alleged that there hasn’t been an “inch” of movement. “Modi had said that the corrupt will be sent to jail. It has been two years and not a single person has been sent to jail...the
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Asiatic lion drowns in river in Gujarat
A nine-year-old Asiatic lion drowned after falling into Jamni river in Amreli district, an official said. “The incident occurred on May 4 (Wednesday) in Dhari forest range area when the nine-year-old male lion slipped into the river from a 35 feet-high hilltop,” Amreli’s acting District Forest Officer C P Ranpariya said. The incident came to light when patrolling staff of the Forest Department saw the big cat’s carcass floating in the river and fished it out, he said. Injuries found on the posterior side of the body indicate
Here are highlights of the day. The Congress and the BJP have an “alliance in corruption”, Kejriwal said at a protest rally in Jantar Mantar. Questioning the progress of the investigation into the chop-
Rs 375 crore as bribe in a deal to supply 12 VVIP helicopters to the IAF. The issue rocked the ongoing Parliament session after a Milan court convicted two Italian officials for bribing Indian officials and politicians to secure the Rs 3,727-crore contract in 2010. The deal was scrapped in 2014. “The Italian court order also has names of Sonia Gandhi, Ahmed Patel, certain officers and Congressmen, but Modi is not able to gather enough courage to arrest Sonia Gandhi, to ask her even two questions, to interrogate her...I want to ask Modiji why are you scared of her?” Kejriwal said.
wild population in the world is surviving in Gir forests and adjoining areas in Saurashtra region of Gujarat, the official said. The Lion Census of 2015 had pegged the number of the top predator at 523, he said, and added that 197 Asiatic lions inhabit the Dhari range.
contest for the presidency of the US,” Obama said. “With respect to the Republican process and Mr Trump, there’s going to be plenty of time to talk about his positions on various issues. He has a long record that needs to be examined. And I think it’s important for us to take seriously the statements he’s made in the past,” Obama told report-
ers. This was Obama’s first comment on Trump after he became the presumptive nominee last week. Trump has provoked number of protests with his controversial speeches and proposals ranging from banning Muslims from entering the US to building a wall to keep out Mexican migrants to slashing US funding for NATO.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday filed chargesheet against 10 accused involved in Bharuch double murder conspiracy case in a NIA special court here. The court had in March
sent the Letters Rogatory (LRs) to the government of Pakistan in connection with the case. The case pertains to murder of two local BJP leaders in Bharuch - Shirish Bangali and Pragnesh Mistry in Bharuch town of Gujarat, on November 2, 2015.
government had rejected offer to send water train to Bundelkhand, he said there is water in Bundelkhand but his government needs means to carry it to villages. “Can a train carry water to villages,” he questioned. At the meeting, Modi said the Centre and states have to work together to mitigate the problems faced by the
people due to the drought, a PMO statement said. Yadav apprised Modi of the efforts undertaken for mitigation of problems faced by people because of drought conditions, it said. It was noted that the state has submitted a memorandum two days back for assistance for the Rabi 2015-16 season and the Prime Minister directed that the process be completed, and assistance be provided without delay, it said. The state shared the action plan for revival and restoration of 78,000 water-bodies including tanks, ponds, and farm ponds; one lakh new water-bodies and recharge structures.
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UP seeks Rs 11,000 cr to meet drought situation as Akhilesh meets PM Modi Agency | New Delhi
With Uttar Pradesh hit by a severe drought, its Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today sought nearly Rs 11,000 crore from the Centre as Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the situation in the state and directed immediate assistance. Days after rejecting the Centre’s offer for a water train for Bundelkhand, Yadav sought financial assistance to buy 10,000 tankers to carry water to villages of parched region and other drought-hit districts of Uttar Pradesh. “The Centre and the state have to work together…farmers have faced the onslaught
of both hail storm and drought…we want to increase the number of tankers to carry water to villagers,” Yadav told reporters after the hourlong meeting with the Prime Minister in New Delhi. Under various heads, Yadav demanded nearly 11,000 crore from the Centre for drought relief. Asked why the state
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Education, not reservation, will ultimately help the Patidars in Gujarat
It is not clear what the Gujarat government thinks the 10% reservation in government jobs and education that it announced last week for economically weak candidates from the general castes will achieve. If it was done to quell the Hardik-Patel-led protest for OBC reservation for Patidars, it isn’t going to cut much ice given the proposal covers other caste groups such as Bramhins, Kshatriyas, Lohanas, etc—the criterion is that annual household income should be less than R6 lakh. And with 49% already reserved for SCs/STs and OBCs, the new provision violates the 50% ceiling on reservations put by the Supreme Court. With Haryana already setting a precedent with reservation for Jats—who, like the Patidars in Gujarat, can hardly be considered economically-backward—Gujarat perhaps sees in this an easy route out of the political threat of angering a large and powerful community. However, the problem is not just the Gujarat government’s half-baked response to the agitation. The reason that drives clearly well-off castes like the Patidars and the Jats to seek reservation is a big concern as well. As per a PRICE’s ICE 360o survey for FY14, an OBC household headed by an illiterate person earned Rs 84,394 and this rose to Rs 325,713 when the OBC household was headed by a graduate—this means, while an upper caste household headed by an illiterate earned more than a similarly uneducated OBC household (generally seen as ‘evidence’ of discrimination), it earned a fourth less than an OBC household headed by someone who had studied for even a few years. The biggest factor for prosperity, therefore, is education. With quotas meaning that admission into a premium government institute get that much harder, the general castes perceive that either a reservation or a dismantling of it can only assure them prosperity. The problem is with the latter option being politically not feasible, the likes of Hardik Patel are increasingly getting convinced that the former is the only way.
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“The Italian Court order also has names of Sonia Gandhi, Ahmed Patel, certain officers and Congressmen, but Modi is not able to gather enough courage to arrest Sonia Gandhi, to ask her even two questions, to interrogate her..” - Over the AgustaWestland scam, Delhi CM Kejriwal on Saturday said the PM does not have “enough courage” to arrest Sonia Gandhi and that the two parties have an “alliance in corruption”.
1920 London movie review Agency | New Delhi
Hats off for at least the ambition — and there are plenty of those to doff, this being early England and all. Few films, fewer still with the limited scale of a Vikram Bhatt horror, swing as frequently between 1920 London and 1920 “somewhere in Mewar, Rajasthan” — on streamers no less. An infinitesimal number, hopefully, do so chasing an “aatma” that resides in a locket. This is the third in Bhatt’s series of films with 1920 in the title, and the locket finds our couple, Shivangi (Meera Chopra) and Veer-sa (Vishal Karwal), on one
An infinitesimal number, hopefully, do so chasing an “aatma” that resides in a locket in this Sharman Joshi, Meera Chopra starrer of those afternoons that ter degree. And then the they spend lovingly hav- locket arrives, the “aating tea together in a cas- ma” possess Veer, and he tle that should give the is left a contorted mess, Queen something to think literally. When Shivanabout (or at least Will and gi rushes her husband to Kate). During a song se- hospital, an unflappable quence establishing both English doctor (thank that love and that wealth, god for those) takes one Veer-sa acquires a barris- look, and rules: tetanus.
xXx Diaries: Look who’s Deepika Padukone is training with for the film!
Agency | New Delhi Deepika Padukone who has been in constant touch with her fans through her social media has one more news to share! The actress has been taking training sessions on operating a
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gun for her forthcoming Hollywood debut! Deepika who is currently in Toronto shooting for xXx : The Return Of The Xander Cage has been posting a few sneak-peeks for her fans which has her sport-
ing a gun on her social media platform. Reason being, the actress will be seen weilding a gun widely in one of the crucial sequences in the climax of the film. The actress has been training with real life military personnel named Mike extensively for same. The training session has been going on for about 4 to 6 weeks, for a few hours and Deepika loves every bit of it. She will be seen sporting a real gun in the film and this is surely going to be a treat for her fans and audiences!
JU: Governor asks VC to submit report on clashes on campus
Good news for the 90s kids: Shaktimaan to return to our televisions!
Agency | New Delhi If you grew up in the 90s in India then you probably had only one superhero, Shaktimaan. Pandit Gangadhar Vidyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnath Shastri, a mere photojournalist for a newspaper, has an alter ego, Shaktimaan. Shaktiman is like
any other human being, but he has achieved superhuman strength after a lot of deep meditation and attaining control over the five elements of life. The role was played by veteran actor Mukesh Khanna and he is still known for the teachings he would impart to the children at the end of each episode.
Now that you are so nostalgic, there is some good news for you! Shaktimaan is ready to make a comeback on television soon! Mukesh Khanna said that the talks to bring the show back on television is underway and it will be out soon. Surprisingly, the 57-year-old actor will retain the Shaktimaan role for himself. “I was very young when I played the role of Bhishmapitama in Mahabharat. I feel an actor can’t be restricted due to age. I feel age is just a number. It depends on how you look and if you will be able to pull off the character with full conviction,” he told the newspaper. Sorry Shaktimaan, but we think Mukesh Khanna will be too old to play this role.
the floor with blood on it. The two seem to be brutally murdered The poster of the film has already been released which showcases Nawazuddin with red eyes and lug wrenches sticking out of his head, giving him an evil Medusa-like look. Raman Raghav, also known as Psycho Raman,
was a psychopathic serial killer who terrorised the streets of Mumbai in the mid-1960s. The film also features Vicky Kaushal of Masaan fame as a cop. This will be the second film of Vicky to premiere at Cannes. Directed by Anurag Kashyap, Raman Raghav 2.0 will release on June 24.
than ever before. So, TV series [now] are actually turning to those kind of stories (subjects that audiences from India’s interiors can relate to), which is very interesting.” SRK also says that TV shows today have over-the-top storylines. “I don’t mean to go against television; I have been a TV star, but I feel some of the content is too dressed up for a certain purpose. For example, ek widow ki kahaani leke, uski do baar shaadi karwake… thoda formu-
lated hota hai (If the story is based on a widow’s life, they will get her married twice; it works on a tried-and-tested formula). But then, who am I to say anything? I make formula [movies] too. Those are required for one’s bread and butter, but they can also be interesting,” he says. SRK also says that he wouldn’t mind returning to TV. “I’d love to act on television again, because some stories can’t be told in two hours. You need 10 hours for them,” he adds.
Raman Raghav 2.0’s teaser: The Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer gives you chills Agency | New Delhi
The teaser of Raman Raghav 2.0 starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vicky Kaushal has been released. As intriguing as its is, the trailer might send chills down your spine. A serial killer, whom one might run into at any point of time makes Mumbai a difficult place to live. This teaser showcases one of the many instances of the psychological thrills that the film showcases. It showcases a man delivering a cylinder to a lady’s house when she opens the door and asks for help. The cylinder is later shown rolling on
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Agency | New Delhi Veteran actor Gulshan Grover, who came into limelight through his portrayal of Kesariya Vilayati, also known as ‘Bad Man’ in 1989 blockbuster ‘Ram Lakhan’, says no actor can play the famous character better than him. Ace filmmaker Rohit Shetty is reportedly planning to remake the Subhash Ghai directorial with actors Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh in the lead. Gulshan got a lot of acclamation for his negative portrayal in the film. Though he feels no other actor in the industry has the ability to play the character in the remake.
“That was the best character. Today that character Badman is turned into a web-film, ‘Badman’. How fantastic I must be in that film,” Gulshan said during his visit to the headquarters here on Friday. Asked who can play his part in the remake, Gulshan said: “I don’t think so there is anybody who can play my part. Nobody. That character had a lot of looks, a lot of certain kind of delivery.” “It was not tremendous acting histrionics in that. I don’t think any actor has that ability to portray that character. Only one person can play ‘Badman’. That is me.”
Agency | Kolkata West Bengal Governor, Keshari Nath Tripathi, who is also the chancellor of the Jadavpur University, on Saturday, asked for a report from vice-chancellor Suranjan Das regarding Friday night’s clashes between the students and ABVP supporters on campus. Tripathi said over the phone, “Jadavpur University is a centre of excellence, but some people are trying to convert it into a centre of disturbance. The vice chancellor is likely to meet me and will submit a report. I will take appro-
priate action after going through the report.” The vice-chancellor will meet the Governor at 5 pm and submit a report on the incident. Das also highlighted that he would mention all the steps and actions taken by him post-incident in his report. On Friday evening, when Agnihotri entered the campus for the screening, he was shown black flags by the university students and his car was gheraoed. Despite permission being denied to hold the screening at Triguna Bhawan, Agnihotri decided to screen the film in open air. When Agni-
hotri began the screening, university students started screening another film, Muzaffarnagar Baaqi Hai on the other side. Minutes later, the two groups— several ABVP supporters accompanying Agnihotri and the university students—got into a scuffle, resulting in clashes. Four outsiders were then marked and taken to the Aurobindo Bhawan and kept hostage. Students claimed that the four outsiders had allegedly molested two students amidst the clashes and they could only be handed over to the police.
Shah Rukh Khan made his first on-screen appearance on the 1989 television series, Fauji. A second TV show, called Circus, followed, and SRK continued to do a few other TV roles on the small screen until he finally made his Bollywood debut with Deewana in 1992. However, even though he went on to become one of India’s biggest superstars, the actor is still fond of the tube. Ask him what he thinks of the Indian television industry today, and he says, “I hope we can get into the zone of one-hour shows, short series in 10 parts, etc., like the American TV industry,” says Shah Rukh. He also adds, “What I have been made to understand is that TV’s reach is extending into the heartland of India more
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Agency | New Delhi Boasting over one billion users, the Facebook owned WhatsApp is arguably the most popular chat application out there. Although WhatsApp can be accessed on PC through a web client running in the browser, it’s largely used on smartphones only. However, you could soon be able to use all of WhatsApp’s features (e.g. text messaging, file sharing) from your PC. Information has surfaced online suggesting that WhatsApp might be working on a full-fledged desktop application for Windows and Mac operating systems. A Twitter account (not affiliated with WhatsApp) tracking changes in WhatsApp’s beta builds recently tweeted images having references to WhatsApp’s desktop application being developed for the desktop.
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www.sunvillasamachar.com Undefeated Vijender Singh faces Poland’s Andrzej Soldra ahead of WBO Asia Title Fight Agency | Bolton
Undefeated Indian professional boxer Vijender Singh will face Andrzej Soldra in his sixth professional bout on May 13, ahead of his super middleweight WBO Asia Title Fight in Delhi on June 11. Vijender’s sixth pro bout will be held at Macron Stadium, Premier Suite, Bolton. The 30-year-old Indian is undefeated in five fights — winning them all by knockouts — in mere 14 rounds of action. n contrast, his Polish opponent — also a 30-year-old — comes with a record of 12 wins with 5 knockouts from 16 fights. Besides his 81 rounds in pro circles, Soldra also has a brilliant record in amateur career with 82 wins from 98 fights. Soldra
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has only been stopped thrice in a professional career spanning over five years and will be looking to spoil the party when he makes his first appearance in UK. And ahead of the bout, both the boxers have started issuing threats. “I have seen videos of Soldra he is a good opponent but I am preparing very hard to give him a tough time in the ring. He’s very experienced though and with 16 fights and 81 rounds he’s got the advantage
over me in that department but I will stop him,” Vijender as saying. “I know this fight is very crucial for me and I need to continue my unbeaten record and it’s important that I put on a commanding performance against Soldra to keep on course for my title shot and my homecoming. I am really excited to finish off my sixth fight on a winning note and then compete for Asia title in front of my home crowd,” he added.
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At RCB, we have played ourselves into a tight corner, but don’t write us off yet. Our level of performance has been average and, with two wins from seven matches, we know we may need to win as many as six of the next seven matches to advance in the competition and reach the knockout stages. That’s not impossible. In the past seasons, we have seen teams recover from losing streaks to win five or six matches in a row. Win one game, then another. Confidence starts to grow. Win another. The and B Sumeeth Reddy, team gathers a sense of who became the first Indian men’s doubles pair to qualify for the Olympics after the BWF World rankings were published on Thursday, will lead Agency | Visakhapatnam the doubles challenge. Rejuvenated after a Besides those two, Ak- week’s break, Mumbai shay Dewalkar, young R Indians will look to conSatwik Sai Raj of Andhra tinue their rampaging run Pradesh and Mumbai’s when they take on the Chirag Shetty would formidable Sunrisers Hycomplete the line-up. derabad in an IPL clash in India have been clubbed Visakhapatnam on Sunin Group B along with day. On a roll after three Indonesia, Thailand and successive wins against Hong Kong. Thomas Punjab, Kolkata and Pune Cup defending champi- respectively, Mumbai got ons Japan and top seeds a welcome break for a China found themselves week and will be rearing in the same group. The to go against the Sunristwo heavyweights were ers, who notched up a drawn in Group A along- comfortable five-wicket side France and Mexico, win over Gujarat Lions ensuring that the starting on Friday. Both Hyderstage of the finals itself abad and Mumbai are should be an intensely positioned midway in the points table with 10 competitive affair. points each, having won five matches out of 8 and 9 respectively. The last time the two teams faced
Agency | New Delhi Having qualified for the Rio Olympics after a hectic schedule last month, India’s top shuttler K Srikanth has decided to skip the BWF Thomas Cup, starting on May 15 in Kunshan, China. “No, I’m not playing. I need to be at my best for Indonesia Open. So after the hectic schedule, will take a break
to train and prepare for the Olympics,” Srikanth said. With Srikanth sitting out, the onus will be on the other two top players -- Ajay Jayaram and H S Prannoy -- to carry the Indian flag in the Team championship. Also in the team will be B Sai Praneeth and Sameer Verma. Three singles and two doubles will be played during the Thomas Cup. Manu Attri
India women’s team lose series after third consecutive defeat to England Agency | Marlow
Agency | New Delhi Women in the age group 30-60 worldwide are sleeping more than men -- about 30 minutes more on average -- while middle-aged men are getting the least sleep, often getting less than the recommended seven-eight hours, a smartphone appbased study spanning 100 countries has revealed. People who spend some time in the sunlight each day tend to go to bed earlier and get more sleep than those who spend most of their time in indoor light, the team from University of Michigan (UM) found.The pioneering study of worldwide sleep patterns combined math modelling, mobile apps and big data to find the roles society and biology each play in setting sleep schedules. The team used a free smartphone app that reduces jetlag to gather robust sleep data from thousands of people in 100 nations.Among their findings is that cultural pressures can override natural circadian rhythms, with the effects showing up most markedly at bedtime. While morning responsibilities like work, kids and school play a role in wake-time, the researchers say these are not the only factor.
momentum. Win another. Opponents become cautious. Win another and, from what can feel like the depths of despair, you suddenly find yourself back in the competition. Fear nobody and look forward to every match with confidence. Can RCB be the comeback
kids of 2016? The mood inside the camp is positive. Nobody is panicking and blaming anybody. This is a strong group of players and coaches, and we realise we have got into this situation together, and now we owe it to our supporters to get out of it together.
each other on April 18, it was the Sunrisers who had the last laugh by registering a seven-wicket win with 15 balls to spare and the Mumbai side will be itching for a revenge when they meet their rivals at Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. Both Mumbai and Hyderabad have been driven by the batting prowess of their respective skippers Rohit
Sharma and David Warner, who have proven to be the run-machines for their teams with a total of 383 runs and 410 runs respectively so far in IPL9. For Mumbai, Ambati Rayudu and Parthiv Patel have stepped up whenever their skipper has failed, whereas for Hyderabad, Shikhar Dhawan has taken the responsibility of guiding their batting unit apart from Warner.
the points table to promising heights. “It has been nice to have Rahul around in the team, especially with a young team here. He has guided us a lot and helped us along the way. It is so nice to have a mentor like that. It gives us the confidence to go out and play freely,” de Kock said. “He
(Dravid) hasn’t given me tips, as he knows that I play enough cricket on my own too, how to deal with bat and the like. So he hasn’t given me much, but I am sure he has given the other youngsters some sort of support and guided them, I don’t know how but yes he has I think,” he added.
Marauding Mumbai takes on formidable Hyderabad
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Kidambi Srikanth To Skip Thomas Cup Keeping In Mind 2016 Rio Olympics
Planet Mercury will be seen as dot on the solar disc from several parts of India on Monday, a rare astronomical phenomenon that occurs only 13 times in a century. The planet will be seen as a small black dot travelling from one limb of the solar disc to the other as the Sun, Mercury and the Earth will be lined up in one plane. The last transit of Mercury had occurred on November 6, 2006 when just the end of the event was visible from the extreme north-eastern parts of India at sunrise. In Delhi, the event can be seen for a duration of about 2 hours 20 minutes as it will start at 4.41 PM and sunset will take place at 7.01 PM. The planet appears as a dot on the disc because its angular size is very small compared to that of the Sun as seen from the Earth. “The phenomenon is a relatively rare one which occurs 13 or 14 times in a century. It occurs in May and November. The interval between one November transit and next November transit may be 7, 13 or 33 years whereas the interval between one May transit and the next May transit may be 13 or 33 years,” a statement by the Ministry of Earth Sciences said.
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The Indian women’s hockey team lost the five-match series against Great Britain after going down 1-2 to the home side in the third game on Friday. The third match began on an even note. The visitors looked the dominant side through the first quarter. But the home side began to exert pressure as the quarter went on and opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Legh scored the first goal for Great Britain. In the opening minutes of the second quarter Britain won a penalty corner and converted it via Cullen to go 2-0 up. They kept the scoreboard intact leading into half time. As the third quarter of the match started, India won a penalty corner in the 32nd
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The women’s hockey team lost the third match 2-1 to England
minute but were denied by the British defense. The Indian eves still managed to net a goal and ended the quarter trailing by a single goal. Grace scored the goal for India. There were no further goals added in the fourth quarter as the match ended with a scoreline of 2-1. Speaking after the game Chief Coach Neil Hawgood said, “It was a much im-
proved performance by us. The team played as a unit and worked on the errors from their second match. It’s an improvement.” Great Britain defeated the Ritu Rani-led side comprehensively in the opening two games, with even clinching a 6-0 win over the visitors in the second match. India will play their fourth match of the series on Sunday.
South Africa and Delhi Daredevils opener Quinton de Kock has heaped praise on his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise mentor Rahul Dravid, saying that the confidence and advice given by the former India batting legend has helped the side’s youngsters go out and express themselves on the cricket pitch. After a sloppy eight editions in the cash-rich T20 tournament, former India skipper Dravid was included in the side as a mentor to improve fortunes and the 43-year-old, alongside head coach Paddy Upton, has turned things around, helping the side climb from bottom of
4 / Dt. 08-05-2016, Sunday PMUY scheme to be launched in Gujarat on May 15 Correspondent | Vadodara
BJP chief Amit Shah and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will formally launch the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in the tribal-dominated Dahod district in central Gujarat on May 15. This will be the second launch event of PMUY as Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the scheme at Ballia in Uttar Pradesh on May 1. The PMUY scheme aims to provide free LPG connections to about five crore families living below poverty line across the country. “Besides Amit Shah and Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas (independent charge) Dharmendra Pradhan, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Pa-
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Jamnagar court gives 6-month Gujarat girls to embark on jail to film-maker Mehul Kumar Surat to Singapore bike tour
Correspondent | Jamnagar
tel and her Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh counterparts Vasundhara Raje Scindia and Shivraj Singh Chouhan, respectively will also be present. The event will take place in Dahod town,” Gujarat Civil Supplies and Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said over phone. According to him, Dahod district has been chosen for the launch ceremony as it has the lowest percentage of households with cooking gas connections.
Sessions court in Jamnagar has given six month imprisonment to filmmaker Mehul Kumar in check bounce case. Mehul Kumar’s original name is Muhammad Hussai Bloch. He started his film career with Gujarati film Santu Jamanar and then made Meru Malan, Dhola Maru etc Gujarati films. He earned fame nationally by making Hindi films like Marte Dam Tak, Triranga and Krantivir. He constructed a multiplex theater Mehulmex but later handed over it to other company. Mehul Kumar was slapped with Rs 1.14 crore fine and 2 year jail term in
another check bounce case by Jaipur court last year. Kumar was arrested earlier in fraud case filed in Jamnagar. A case was filed by Jayantilal Gada of Popular Entertainment Networks Ltd. (PEN Ltd). Gada had lent Rs.6 crore to Kumar in 2000 to make two films, however, Kumar used half of the funds to build a mall in Jamna-
gar, Gujarat. “I had given Mehul a total of Rs. 6 crore to make two films. With Rs.3 crore, he made ‘Kitne Door Kitne Paas’ (2002) and then he took Rs.3 crore for his second film, which never went on floors.He went and spent Rs.4 crore meant to make a film, on building a mall in his home town in Jamnagar,” Gada told.
Four female bikers from ‘Biking Queen Group’ in Surat will travel to Singapore via seven other countries through 15,000 km route. The 40-day long journey which is likely to kick off in upcoming
June will cover Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Malaysia beside India and Singapore. Team members Dr Sarika Mehta, Khyati Desai, Yugma Desai and Durriya Tapla recently met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and
received his well wishes for this adventurous bike tour. The government of India may provide a dedicated vehicle and person to help the bikers in terms of safety and procedures. Gujarat Chief Minister is likely to flag-off this trip in first week of June.
originally from BJP had contested the election as Congress candidate. After winning the election on Congress ticket by thin margin, Patel rejoined BJP as Mayoral candidate. He was elected as Mayor with support of BJP Councillors. Both BJP and Congress had won same number of seats in recently concluded general
elections for Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation. Board meeting was held yesterday for election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor. BJP fielded Pravin Patel – a Congress Councillor for the post of Mayor. With support of BJP Councillors he was successfully elected as Mayor. Congress Councillors protesting outside Pravin Patel’s
house today said they would not allow Patel to take possession of Mayor’s chair and would offer him garland of shoes. Congress leader Nishit Vyas said Pravin Patel was made Standing Committee Chairman in last term when Congress came to power. Even in this term he was offered that post, but he joined BJP.
Correspondent | Surat
Congress holds protest at Pravin Solar Power: In Kheda village, farmer group makes hay while the sun shines Patel’s residence in Gandhinagar Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
At a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi has targeted to double farm incomes by 2022, a unique initiative in his home state aims to achieve exactly the same. Next week, the country’s first solar cooperative — set up by six small farmers in Dhundi village of Kheda district — will begin harvesting the first units of solar power from their farms and supply it to the electricity grid. This initiative will empower these farmers with an estimated supplementary income of about Rs 4,000 per month. The uniqueness of this farmer’s cooperative in Central Gujarat is that, these small-time agriculturalists — having land holdings that are smaller than 1.5 acres — have not only replaced
rigation pumps to the local power grid. This means, that when the farmer is not using the solar power to irrigate his farms, he can just flip a switch and redirect the power being generated on his farm directly to the grid, thus earning a their conventional diesel powered ones, but have supplementary income pump-sets with the solar also connected these ir- in the process.
Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
About two dozen Congress workers including many Congress Councillors in Gandhinagar today rushed to newly elected Mayor Pravin Patel Quality’s house and shouted slogans. The Congress workers were detained by police for holding protest without having permission. Pravin Patel,
Somnath Mandir to have golden gates
Correspondent | Somnath
The gates of Somnath will be made golden by using gold donated by Mumbai based Lakhi family which is into diamond trading business. The golden layer has been ready for use and arrived from Delhi. It is likely to be dedicated this sunday in presence of Trustees of Shri Somnath Trust and family of donors. It should be mentioned here that through 4.27 kg gold donated by Lakhi family in last July various tasks of converting the temple into golden have been completed. Year : 02, Issue : 116 “Sunvilla Samachar” (English Daily) Printed at “Sunvilla Samachar, Daily Printing Press”, Survey No.: 1624-25-26, Final Plot No.F/P/537, Urmila Compound, Opp.Ambica Estate, G.D. School Road, Saijpur Bogha, Ahmedabad -382340 and Published at A-24, Sharddha Apartment, Thakkarnagar Road, Bapunagar, Ahmedabad-382350. Mo.: 9687612324, by Owner, Printer, & Publisher : Aksheshkumar S. Savaliya on Date 08-05-2016 (Sunday), Editor : Kapilkumar M. Hirpara* (*Responsible for selection of News under the PRB act). RNI No. : GUJENG/2014/59629