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News Brief “Dy. Guv Urjit Patel” DGP expresses grief over Mufti’s demise Agency | Jammu
Director General of Police (DGP) K Rajendra Kumar has expressed grief over the demise of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed. During the condolence meeting held at Police Control Room Srinagar, senior police officials paid rich tribute to the departed leader. Paying tributes to the late Chief Minister, Rajendra said that Mufti took keen interest in strengthening the Jammu and Kashmir Police force as Home Minister of the state, enabling it to effectively discharge its responsibility of maintaining law and order in J&K.
Fog disrupts flight operations at IGI Agency | New Delhi
Heavy fog disrupted flight operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here today. With the runway visibility dropping below the required limits, an IndiGo flight was diverted while many departures were put on hold since 0415 hours, airport sources said. All landings are taking place under CAT-III B landing system, the sources said, adding arrivals resumed about an hour ago.
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Need to avoid beggar-thy-neighbour policies: RBI Guv Rajan
RBI reappoints deputy governor Patel, who was key to framing the monetary policy framework that RBI now follows, will continue to hold the same portfolio : Rajan and Patel had earlier worked together in the IMF in Washington Agency | Mumbai
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has said there is need to avoid beggar-thy-neighbour policies and sustained exchange-rate intervention that primarily induce capital outflows and competitive currency devaluations. “In an ideal world, the political imperative for growth would not outstrip an economy’s potential. In the real world, where social-security commitments, over-indebtedness, and poverty will not disappear, we need ways to achieve sus-
tainable growth. “Above all, we need to avoid beggar-thy-neighbour policies, such as unconventional monetary policy or sustained exchange-rate intervention, that primarily induce capital outflows and competitive currency devaluations,” he said in an article in ‘Project Syndicate’. Incidentally, China today lowered the yuan’s central rate against the US dollar by 0.51 per cent to 6.5646, the lowest since March 2011. A lower currency would make Chinese exports cheaper and more competitive in the global
stitutions like the International Monetary Fund should exercise their responsibility for main-
taining the stability of the global system by analysing and passing careful judgement on each
unconventional monetary policy (including sustained exchange-rate intervention).
The Gujarat Police today filed a chargesheet in a Surat court against Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convenor Hardik Patel on charges markets. Indian capital The rupee also fell to of sedition. The 379-page markets joined the glob- more than a three-week chargesheet has been al sell-off sparked by low of 66.93. According filed against Patel for China growth concerns. to Rajan, multilateral in- exhorting a Vipul Desai to kill “four-five” policemen instead of thinking of committing suicide to demand reservation for
upper caste Patels under government jobs and education in Other Backward Committies (OBC) category. Mr Patel was slapped with the sedition charge days after he reportedly exhorted Mr Desai in October in the presence of a local TV
channel. Mr Hardik Patel’s father Bharat Patel challenged the sedition charge slapped on his son on October 19 in the Gujarat High Court. He moved the Supreme Court against the Gujarat court for refusing to accept his plea. The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down his plea, allowing the Gujarat government to file a chargesheet against him in a court by Friday.
Jaitley by declaring as illegal the commission of inquiry, saying it and was trying to ensure his “role” during his tenure as head of the cricket body was not exposed. The AAP government last month had appointed former Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium to probe alleged irregularities in the DDCA which was headed by Jaitley from 2000 to 2013. The Commission of Inquiry was set up following a resolution passed by the Delhi Assembly. The party has been accusing Jaitley of wrongdoings during his tenure as DDCA chief.
and meet to media, her Character: Bhawna Devi and she said Maa Saab is the head of the Sharma Clan ‘Doodh Sagar wale’. She has single-handedly managed a family of four sons and takes care of her
family’s welfare. She is also responsible for the functioning and growth of the family business. She is a strict disciplinarian and believes that a daughter-in-law can never be a daughter.
Gujarat Police Files Sedition Chargesheet Against Hardik Correspondent | Surat
DDCA inquiry commission in accordance with law, only court can stop it, says Kejriwal
Agency | New Delhi Refusing to buzz under any pressure, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the commission of inquiry constituted by his government will continue its probe
into alleged irregularities in DDCA even after it was declared illegal by the Union Home Ministry. He said the commission has been appointed in accordance with law and the Constitution and asked
the Lt Governor, Ministry of Home Affairs and the Prime Minister’s Office to approach the judiciary in case they are “aggrieved” with the panel that was formed through a notification on December 22 last year. Earlier, the Centre had declared as “unconstitutional and illegal” the setting up of of Commission of Inquiry into the DDCA affairs by the AAP dispensation. The AAP, in separate reaction, claimed the Centre wanted to “save” Finance Minister Arun
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif reviews action on Pathankot attack Agency | New Delhi
‘Meri Sasu Maa’ Upcoming Zee Tv Serial, Sasu Maa visit to Ahmedabad Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
‘Meri Saasu Maa’ is a story of Pari and her pursuit to find a mother in her mother-in-law. Bhavna Devi, addressed as ‘Maa Saab’, is a strict matriarch and believes that daughters-inlaw have to be kept within strict boundaries and can never become a ‘daughter’. In a twist of fate, Maa Saab and Pari get together as SAAS-BAHU and embark on a beautiful journey in accepting each other as ‘Mother’ and ‘Daughter’. Today Anindita Kapileshwari visit to Ahmedabad
Jallikattu: No clearance given, says AWBI; will move SC says PETA India
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday reviewed Pakistan’s progress in acting on informaAgency | New Delhi the same ministry. Last Agency | New Delhi tion provided by India on month, the AWBI said PETA India on Friday Former Telecom Minis- the Pathankot attack even its stand on Jallikattu reslammed the governter Dayanidhi Maran, his as Islamabad pushed for mained the same – it’s ilbrother Kalanithi Maran a sustained dialogue in other meeting between of the foreign secretaries ment’s decision to allow legal. “We have not given and four others were the wake of the terror- Prime Minister Nawaz on January 15 is not put the bull-taming sport, the government any such today chargesheeted ist assault that has cast Sharif and his top aides off because of the attack popularly known as jalclearance. Two weeks ago by the Enforcement Di- a shadow on a planned on Thursday but the is- on the Pathankot airbase, likattu, in Tamil Nadu. the board in its meeting rectorate in the Special meeting of the foreign sue was overshadowed by blamed on the Paki- The government on reiterated that the decision 2G court in connection secretaries. The meeting the Saudi Arabian foreign stan-based Jaish-e-Mo- Thursday issued a notiwith a money laundering in Islamabad, which was minister’s visit to seek Pa- hammed. The statement fication permitting bulls for – in effect – lifting the its May 2014 order, the to hold Jallikattu was illecase lodged in the Air- also attended by army kistan’s support in the on- contained several assur- to participate in the tradi- ban on the popular sport. Supreme Court had di- gal,” Chinni Krishna said. cel-Maxis deal. ED, in its chief Gen Raheel Shar- going diplomatic row with ances that appeared to be tional sport, while listing “Happy to learn that the rected the MoEF not to However, PETA India, Ministry allow bull races or fights, that has been campaigning charge sheet filed before if and ISI chief Lt Gen Iran. The commitment to aimed at assuaging India, four conditions. Tamil Environment Special Judge O P Saini, Rizwan Akhtar, reiterated cooperate with India in which on Thursday linked Nadu Chief Minister J issued a notification that and also ordered it not to against the sport, vowed named as accused the Pakistan’s commitment tackling terrorism, made the talks between the for- Jayalalithaa and Union has paved the way for modify its 2011 notifica- to continue fighting the Maran brothers, Kala- to cooperate with India in a statement issued by eign secretaries to “prompt Minister Pon Radhakrish- conducting the traditional tion without prior notifi- matter in the apex court, nithi’s wife Kavery Ma- to “completely eradicate” Sharif’s office, appeared and decisive action” by Pa- nan, who hails from Tam- sport of Jallikattu,” Jay- cation from the Animal terming the government’s ran and three others, in- terrorism. The Pathankot to be aimed at ensuring kistan against the perpetra- il Nadu, thanked Prime alalithaa said in her letter Welfare Board of India move as a ‘black mark on Minister Narendra Modi to the Prime Minister. In – an advisory body under the nation’. cluding two companies. attack had figured in an- that a planned meeting tors of the attack. Corpo. Office: A/41, Madhav Chamber’s, Shaktidhara Colony, Opp-Sayona Arcade, L.B.S. Road, Toll Naka, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
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Mufti Mohammad Sayeed leaves behind a complex legacy
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed lived many lives and wore several hats in his long political career. Journeying across parties, governments and ideologies, the man who constantly reinvented his politics leaves behind a complex legacy. An old-school politician, he had friends across the political spectrum while refusing to be constricted by any one platform. To him goes the credit for expanding the political space in Kashmir. When militant separatism altered the political map of J&K after 1989, his politics of outreach succeeded in addressing, if not bridging, the constituencies of both the separatists and the political mainstream. He crafted a nuanced Kashmiri regionalism that tempered the notion of separatism by talking about self-rule and autonomy within the ambit of the Indian state and cultivating friendly relations and building soft borders with Pakistan. Goli se nahi, baat banege boli se was his famous line that recalled Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s doctrine of “insaniyat” as the paradigm to settle the Kashmir issue and build trust with Pakistan. His skills in political management were such that he could even blunt the allegations that he was betraying the PDP’s mandate when he took the bold step, post poll, of allying with the BJP to form the government in 2015. Most recently, his statesmanship was on display when he became the first ally of the BJP to speak up and call for a response from the prime minister in the wake of the silence in the top echelons of the Modi government after the lynching at Dadri. The last few years of Mufti’s politics seemed to be in sharp contrast to the early part of his career and it was Mufti’s achievement again that he took the rupture in his stride. He was a Congressman in the 1960s and 1970s when it was not profitable politically to be associated with that party in J&K. In the 1980s, when the NC and the Congress came close, he joined V.P. Singh’s Jan Morcha. His tenure as Union home minister in Singh’s National Front government is remembered for the hostage crisis when Kashmir militants kidnapped his daughter, Rubaiya, and forced the Centre to release militants in exchange for her freedom. Yet, in 1999, he resurrected his career and redrew the political map of J&K by floating the PDP along with his daughter, Mehbooba. If Mehbooba was the charismatic leader who built the organisation, Mufti was the glue that held the PDP together. Mehbooba’s challenge will be to build on Mufti’s legacy, both in politics and government. She is not just his daughter and heir but a mass leader in her own right and the BJP, her ally in government, has indicated it would facilitate a smooth transition.
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Wazir review: A revenge saga that is not angry but devious
Agency | New Delhi Bollywood has begun the year on a thrilling note with the first big release Wazir promising a power-packed ride. With writers Abhijat Joshi and Vidhu Vinod Chopra, and flaunting actors such as Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar and Manav Kaul, expectations are high from the thriller revenge saga. Does it deliver? The film narrates the story of a cop (Farhan),
a disabled man (Amitabh) and the unusual circumstances that lead to a friendship between the two. Wazir opens on a disengaging note - a slow, romantic song (Tere Bin) plays in the background as the love story of Danish (Farhan) and Ruhana (Aditi) comes to the fore. By the time the song ends, a tragic turn of events leaves the couple grieving and depressed. The movie then traces Pandit Om-
karnath Dhar (Amitabh), his entry in Danish’s life and their friendship. But within moments of the slow song, a well-written script ensures you are on the edge of your seats. From a well-shot and perfectly edited shootout to the build up to an innocent friendship, the director keeps us on the tenterhooks as the story unfolds. Not that there aren’t roadblocks choking the journey Wazir wants to take you on. Danish, the protagonist, is not your regular Bollywood hero. He is a police officer who you’d want to slap for his stupidity: The moment he turns his car around for the first chase of the movie, his naiveté is annoying and predictably dangerous.
Whatever we shot for ‘Mastizaade’ is not wrong: Sunny Leone Agency | Mumbai
Indo-Canadian adult film star Sunny Leone, who will soon be seen in sex comedy film “Mastizaade”, says the film director made her feel so comfortable that she never felt “wrong” shooting for the movie. “Every actor and actress have their own dos and don’ts and in this film (‘Mastizaade’), there were lots of don’t but me and Milap Zaveri (the director of the film) sat together and decided what we can do. He made me so comfortable. “I feel whatever we shot for ‘Mastizaade’ is not wrong and I am not
worried about people’s reaction towards me,” she added. Co-produced by Pritish Nandy and Rangita Pritish Nandy, “Mastizaade” will release on January 29. The film also features Tusshar Kapoor and Vir Das, among others. Sunny feels that people have different per-
ceptions about her but she never took it seriously. “If people think I can do anything onscreen then that’s a natural thing for them to think. I can’t do anything about that. As an actor when you start putting limitations, you don’t have an open mind to explore.”
Mumbai Police refutes downscaling securities of Aamir and Shah Rukh Khan Agency | Mumbai
As the reports of Mumbai Police trimming the securities of Bollywood superstars Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan surfaced, Mumbai Police on Friday denied the downscaling of personal security. Replying via their official Twitter handle, Mumbai Police have refuted the reports of downgrading and/or nixing the securities of the film personalities. Earlier, media reports said that personal securities provided to the Bollywood celebs by Mumbai Police have been downgraded for 15 personalities and have been removed for
25 others. After the news surfaced, Congress and other opposition parties locked horns over the issue. The Congress reignited the intolerance debate and alleged that Aamir Khan was paying the cost for expressing his opinion against the Narendra Modi Govern-
ment. Congress Spokesperson Randeep Surjewalla dubbed the move as a ‘tit-for-tat’ on the part of the ruling dispensation. However, the Centre downplayed Aamir’s security being nixed and said that such a call had been made only after a thorough assessment.
ed about a song from his new magnum opus, Mastizaade. The song’s name was “Hor Naach”! Yes, read that out loudly and you’ll realize why the exclamation mark is justified. Mastizaade’s trailer has been released at the same time as that of another film from the
same genre (if you can call it that). The second film is from the house of Ekta Kapoor and is called Kyaa Kool Hai Hum 3. Yes, it’s part of a trilogy. Just like Lord Of The Rings, only instead of Tolkien, someone called Milap Zaveri is writing it.
the 1950s, the films have nine nominations each and are both nominated in the best film category. They are up against financial drama The Big Short and survival tale The Revenant, which has eight nominations. Also in the running for best film is Spotlight -- the story of the journalists who uncovered sexual abuse in the
Catholic Church which led nominations of the Golden Globes along with Carol. The awards will be announced on February 14, two weeks before the Oscars. Irish actress Saoirse Ronan, 21, is nominated for best actress for her performance in Brooklyn, the story of an Irish immigrant to New York which has six nominations.
Horrible trailers of ‘Kyaa Kool Hai Hum 3’ and ‘Mastizaade’ Agency | New Delhi
If you thought the days of “Sarkailo Khatiya” and “Gutur Gutur” and “Dhak Dhak Karne Laga” are behind us, think again. Something far worse is going to be unleashed on Indian cinemas soon. It seems to be the age of sex comedies. No this is nothing like the Carry On series, although I have managed to find some commonalities between the two. Just so you know exactly what Hindi cinema’s answer to sex comedies entails. On Tuesday, Pritish Nandy—erstwhile journalist and editor of repute and current day Bergman—tweet-
BAFTA nominations announced: Not anticipating any censor problem Carol and Bridge of Spies lead with ‘Loveshhuda’: Girish Kumar Agency | Mumbai
Agency | Mumbai At the core of debutant writer-director Bikas Ranjan Mishra’s dark and disturbing Chauranga is an ordinary Indian village that, like many others in this country, conceals hideous tales of patriarchal oppression, caste violence and religious rigidity. While the people of this unnamed hamlet go about their daily chores in a manner that betrays no signs of negativity, the realistic film’s narrative homes in on the shadowy nooks and crannies to
reveal acts of horrifying brutality perpetrated by those that enjoy unbridled power. Chauranga is a remarkably mature and sensitive study of a scary social order that condemns many to lifelong deprivation simply on account of an accident of birth. The film takes an unflinching and relentlessly grim look at the marginalised and the exploited – hapless people who suffer the dehumanizing repercussions of the terrible ways in which the caste system plays out in rural India.
Actor Girish Kumar says even though the premise of his upcoming film “Loveshhuda” might look bold, he is not anticipating any trouble from the censor board. The romantic-comedy, directed by Vaibhav Misra, follows the life of two youngsters, who have a one-nightstand. Earlier, the film’s teaser, with the tag line “a love story that starts in bed”, was reportedly given an ‘A’ certificate by the censor because of the word ‘bed’ in it. When asked if the makers are anticipating any cuts from the censor, Girish told reporters, “Bold… well it’s actually a very real life thing. We are just trying to be as real as possible. And I think we haven’t done anything
in the film which the censor will object to. We have done justice to the film with the script we had in hand.” The 26-year-old actor spoke at the trailer launch of the film last evening. Girish, who made his big screen debut in the 2013 Prabhudheva directed “Ramaiya Vastavaiya”, said he will be seen in a new look in “Loveshhuda”. “It’s every actor’s job to do justice to the character. The script written by Vaibhav had a lot of depth for the char-
acter. So a lot of it came from the script, even the styling.” The film marks the Bollywood debut of 2013 Miss India winner Navneet Kaur Dhillon. The actress believes acting and walking the ramp are two completely different things. “Acting is a completely different field as compared to beauty pageants and ramp walk. So talent is very important. I always believed I am a born actress. But yes, both are two different things.”
Agency | London Steven Spielberg’s spy thriller Bridge of Spies starring Tom Hanks and Todd Haynes’ lesbian drama Carol starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara led nominations on Friday for Britain’s Bafta film awards, seen as a predictive precursor to the Oscars. Both Cold War era stories set in the United States in
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Agency | Mumbai A rally in gold prices this week curbed demand in key consumer India and sent local prices to a discount to the global benchmark for the first time in three weeks, while a tumble in yuan underpinned demand in top buyer China. Gold prices rose 4 per cent this week on worries over the Chinese economy and escalating geopolitical tensions. They hit a nine-week high on Friday, before giving back some of those gains. Dealers in India - the world’s second biggest gold consumer - were offering a discount of up to $3 an ounce to the global price for the first time since December 17. Last week, prices were at a premium of up to $1.50. “People are delaying purchases expecting a correction in prices,” said Daman Prakash Rathod, a director at MNC Bullion, a wholesaler in the south Indian city of Chennai. “Retail demand is very poor.” Even before the price rally, Indian demand was tepid. Earnings of millions of Indian farmers have been squeezed by the first back-to-back drought in nearly three decades. Rural demand accounts for about two-thirds of India’s total consumption.
“Khadoos” — for most it is a disparaging, abhorrent word that reeks of irreverence. But in Mumbai, that’s one quality every young batsman strives to develop — of being indefatigable, unyielding or, as they like to call it in the colloquial tongue here, “khadoos”. Vijay Merchant was the classic “khadoos” batsman, possessing an almost unquenchable appetite for runs. Several years later, Sunil Gavaskar developed a defence so impregnable that Lord Relator was forced to pen the “Gavaskar Calypso” in his honour after he brought the West Indies down to their knees in 1970-71. Sachin Tendulkar was perhaps
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the last “khadoos” batsman from the celebrated Mumbai school of batting. Pranav Dhanawade, it seems, is in good company. This past week, the 15-year-old, playing for K C Gandhi High School, scored an astounding 1,009 runs in a single innings against Arya Gurukul School in an under-16 school game in the
Mumbai suburb of Kalyan. The marathon knock saw him eclipse AEJ Collins, who until now held the record for the highest individual score (including minor cricket) in the sport’s history. The 13-year-old Collins had scored 628 while in a house game at Clifton College in England way back in 1899.
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Australian cricket legend Ian Chappell has called for a worldwide ban on Chris Gayle over his controversial TV interview with Channel 10 journalist Mel McLaughlin during a recent Big Bash League match. Chappell has asked Cricket Australia (CA) to propose a worldwide contracting ban on the big-hitting West Indian following his widely-criticised sideline interview. Chappell said CA need to show zero-tolerance towards the “totally inappropriate” behaviour. “I wouldn’t have a problem if Cricket Australia said to the clubs, ‘he’s never to be contracted again in this country’,” Chappell was quoted as saying by the Australian Associ-
ated Press. “And I also wouldn’t have a problem if Cricket Australia said to the ICC, ‘what we’re doing should be worldwide’. “You’d have to talk to the individual countries then…but I wouldn’t have a problem if it was tabled at an ICC meeting that Cricket Australia said, ‘this is what we’re doing and we would recommend that everybody else do the same’,” he said. “How are you going to stop it otherwise?” Chappell ques-
tioned. Gayle was fined USD 10,000 by his BBL side Melbourne Renegades for his on-air midmatch comments to McLaughlin. Gayle’s hopes of returning for next season’s BBL could be over as he is set to be banned by CA. Gayle invited controversy after he said he was happy to be interviewed by McLaughlin “just to see your eyes for the first time” during his sides’ win over the Hobart Hurricanes on Monday.
Dhoni relates to his morphed picture in form of Lord Vishnu on the cover of Business Today magazine in April 2013 (GOD OF BIG DEALS) holding a shoe among other products he was endorsing. The court ordered Dhoni’s arrest if he does not appear before it on Feb-
ruary 25. Claiming the portrayal of the popular cricketer as a deity hurts Hindu sentiments, Shyam Sunder, a local VHP leader had filed a petition against Dhoni and the newsmagazine in the district court. The court had in June 2014 issued bailable warrants summoning Dhoni and the magazine editor Chaitanya Kalbag. Business Today was later represented by its advocate in the court. In 2015, the case shifted to the court of the additional judicial first class magistrate which issued fresh summons in November to Kalbag and Dhoni, said Gopal Rao, the advocate representing Shyamsundar.
never easy to start a new season, especially when you’re coming off such a great season. Everyone’s gunning for us - we’re the hunted,” Sania said. “We’re just taking it one match at a time, stay positive, and pick up from where we left off.” Sania and Hingis won five titles last season and their
unbeaten streak is the longest since Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci’s 25 in a row in 2012. The Italians had also won five titles in a row, at Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, the French Open and ‘s-Hertogenbosch before their run came to an end in the Wimbledon. “I think we’re off to a great start in the new season. We never really felt like we finished in 2015 - I played the Indian league and Sania played IPTL, so we still kept our routine,” Hingis said. “We’re really happy to have the possibility to be in another final here, and win another title,” she added.
Lord Vishnu cover photo row: Nonbailable warrant against MS Dhoni Agency | New Delhi If the trends of the past few weeks is anything to go by, the theme for 2016 will be all about super-sized tablets, with keyboard accessories, doubling up as potential laptop replacements. Apple has already brought the iPad Pro to India (Read review here). Microsoft is now responding with the launch of the Surface Pro 4, which will be available from 14 January. It is also a big tablet, which when paired with the optional keyboard accessory, can become a hybrid that could replace the full-fledged laptop for a lot of users. If you are a tad bit confused about how the two stack up, here is a quick specs comparison.
MPs, health officials spar over tobacco pack warnings
Agency | Perth Australia coach Darren Lehmann expects the upcoming limited-overs series against India to be an exciting one given the “aggressive” brand of cricket that Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men have been playing of late. The five-ODI and three-T20 series begins here on January 12 and Australia, who have enjoyed big
wins against a lacklustre West Indies side in a just-concluded Test series, are keen to get going in the one-dayers against the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Indian side. “They are a good one-day side as they made the semis of the World Cup. They are a quality side so from our point of view we have got to start well and play well against them. We haven’t played in Perth
UEFA chief Michel Platini withdraws candidacy for FIFA presidency
Agency | Hyderabad A local court in Anantapur town of Andhra Pradesh issued a non-bailable warrant against cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday though the manager of the Indian ODI captain denied that summons were served on him. The case against
Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis celebrate 25th win, breeze into Brisbane International Final
Agency | New Delhi A parliamentary panel in India reviewing whether to put larger health warnings on cigarette packets has asked the health ministry for evidence to show that such a move would cut tobacco consumption, according to documents reviewed by Reuters. The panel, which has been criticised before by tobacco control activists for apparent conflict of interest as one of its members owns a tobacco business, sent a list of 32 questions to the federal ministry in October. It asked the ministry to explain which ingredients in tobacco cause cancer and whether previous government surveys showed that graphic warnings led to a drop in tobacco usage, which is linked to as many as 900,000 deaths a year in India, the world’s second-largest tobacco producer. Some questions cited concerns that larger warnings can hurt tobacco farmers and boost illicit trade. That surprised officials as they appeared to toe the industry line rather than focus on public health, ministry sources said. One federal health official said they thought the questions were “almost identical to objections raised by the industry.”
for a while, so that is exciting for us and I feel it’s a fast bouncy track,” Lehmann told reporters at the WACA. “They are playing an aggressive brand of cricket as well, so I don’t really see that changing in the next five games,” he added. Australia will be missing the experience of the retired Mitchell Johnson and an injured Mitchell Starc but Lehmann believes the youngsters are up for the challenge. “It will be a good challenge for them. We play top cricket and India play the same way, so it will be an exciting series,” he said.
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Agency | Zurich Banned European soccer boss president Michel Platini has withdrawn his candidacy from the race for the presidency of soccer’s scandal-plagued governing body FIFA, he told French sports daily L’Equipe on Thursday. Platini, the head of European soccer body UEFA, was handed an eight-year ban from the game along with outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter by the federation’s independent Ethics Committee on December 21. Both have
been engulfed by the worst corruption scandal in FIFA’s history as the sport faces criminal investigations in Switzerland and the United States, where 41 soccer officials and sports entities have been indicted on corruption-related charges. Former French international Platini has insisted he has done nothing wrong and was still hoping to win an appeal in time to have been allowed back in time for the election on February 26 but said he had changed his mind.
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis continued their stupendous run by clinching their 25th victory together to enter the final of the Brisbane International Tennis Tournament here on Friday. The top-seeded Indo-Swiss duo defeated the Slovak-Russian combination of Andreja Klepac and Alla Kudryavtseva 6-3 7-5 to make the summit clash. Sania and Hingis will next be up against winner of the other semifinal between the Spanish team of Anabel Medina Garrigues and
Arantxa Parra Santonja and the German wildcard pairing of Angelique Kerber and Andrea Petkovic. Sania and Hingis, currently the world’s No.1 team, breezed past their rivals in the opening set before facing slight resistance in the second. “It’s been a long time since we’ve lost, but it’s
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Gunotsav kicked-off: Bhilisthan agitation a Gujarat HC allows Pakistani woman to ‘negative’ movement, says CM in tribal village stay till Feb 16, file citizenship application
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Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel visited Dediapada in Narmada district on Thursday to kick off the threeday Gunotsav festival for school children across the state. Taking the opportunity to send out a message to her political critics,she said the Bhilisthan movement, spearheaded by JD(U)’s Chhotu Vasava, was a “negative movement driving youth astray”. Addressing students of the primary school in the
tribal village of Kherpada , the Chief Minister said: “The Bhilisthan movement has not benefited any youth who have joined it. Do not fall for this. It has taken many
people astray. The state government knows that the people fear the leaders of this movement, but I have directed the police officials of the district to take strict ac-
Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train may run on elevated corridor
Correspondent | New Delhi
In order to solve problems like acquiring vast tracts of land and building underpasses for people and cattle, the proposed Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train may run on an elevated corridor, which is likely to increase the project cost by about Rs 10,000 crore. According to Additional Chief Secretary, Transport and Ports, Gautam Chatterjee, running the train on an elevated corridor will also mean that the entire corridor will not have to be fenced to prevent people and cattle from crossing over. “Building of an elevated corridor that we are considering, will remove the problems of acquiring vast tracts of land, building underpasses for cattle, people and transport to pass and also the
entire corridor will not be required to be fenced in order to prevent cattle and people from crossing over,” he said. “However, this move will increase the project cost by another Rs 10,000 crore,” he said. The corridor will not pass through Nashik, as it would further increase the project cost, Chatterjee said. “During the feasibility study, it was found that one arm of the corridor cannot be extended to Nashik as it would further increase the project cost. Plus, it would also not be technically viable to run the
train via Nashik,” he said. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had in the past pitched for the bullet train to halt at Nashik, saying it would boost development of the north Maharashtra region, especially its tribal belt. “The Japanese International Co-operation Agency (JICA) is to offer a soft loan for the project. The project will be jointly implemented by state governments of Maharashtra, Gujarat and the Ministry of Railways. A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) is being set up to implement the project,” Chatterjee said.
tion against anyone who breaks law in the name of the movement. “ This is Patel’s first visit to the tribal areas of Dediapada after becoming Chief Minister. The JDU and Congress combine recently captured power in several tribal Taluka Panchayats in the Narmada and Bharuch region. The Chief Minister also interacted with the school students for the entire day on Thursday, asking them students to study and “achieve” their dreams.
A day before she was supposed to be deported, the Gujarat High court gave breather to a Pakistani woman by extending her stay till February 16 and also allowed her to move application for citizenship, which the central government have to decide within four weeks of the request. The petitioner, Maria Mohammed Qasim (19), is a Pakistani national who married Godhra resident Irfan Pada on November
In letter to Anandiben, Hardik says Patidar protest ‘non-political’ Correspondent | Surat
Patidar quota stir leader Hardik Patel in a letter to Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel from Surat jail has welcomed the state government’s decision to withdraw cases against 382 protesters, but taunted “ it was like slapping a person and later apologise for it”. The six-page letter, dated January 4, was made public by Hardik’s lawyer Y D Vala, a day before the state police would file chargesheet against the Patidar leader in a sedition case. A copy of the letter was also sent to Dharmik Malaviya, co-convener of the Surat unit of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti. “Our fight is not for the upper caste or the lower caste, not for the rich and the poor, but our fight is to remove such classification from the society. Our fight is non-political and we are fighting for our right and if needed we are ready to die,” he said. The 22-year-
10, 2014, when he was on bail. Pada is serving life imprisonment for his role in the burning of coach S-6 of Sabarmati Express at Godhra railway station on February 27, 2002. Maria had challenged the decision of Panchmahal district Superintendent of Police Raghvendra Vatsa,
Kutch Sagar Setu, the passenger ferry service in 60 years between Okha port on the coast of Devhboomi-Dwarka district to Mandvi port in Kutch, was launched Thursday afternoon. However, due to low tide at Mandvi, the ferry returned to Okha from midsea. The ferry lifted its anchor form Okha port at around 3 pm with officers of the Dwarka Kutch Ferries and Tourism Private Limited (DKFTPL), the private firm operating the service and Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) on board. Family members of DKFTPL promoters Rajesh Doshi and Umesh Shah as well as that of their ticket booking agents and a few media persons were also taking the ride. However, the maiden voyage of the ferry did not reach its destination of Mandvi and returned to Okha at around 4:20 pm due to tid-
think of ways to meet this challenge,” Katheria said while addressing the 19th Nirma International Conference on Management at Nirma University here. Katheria also said that the US-based global ranking agencies that assess Indian universities have “several shortcomings”. He said that the NDA government “does not believe” in these rankings as these agencies mark Indian universities based on “conceptions formed in the past”. “We always discuss about Indian uni-
versities not figuring in the list of top 200 global universities… We have talked about this with officials in the ministry… It is not that our students lack talent or our management schools have some sort of a shortcoming… It has come to our notice that the two agencies that are working (on these rankings) are US-based… They assess our universities based on conceptions that they have formed in the past and so our universities mostly do not make it in the top 200,” said Katheria.
Correspondent | Bharuch
10 industrial units and bank guarantees seized in case of 5 companies for pollution in recent times. Javdekar is likely to hold meeting with local industrialists and attend a function in Pandit Omkarnath Thakur Kala Bhavan. The tag of ‘critically polluted area’ that has put a blanket ban on the existing industry to invest into expansion of plants and machinery in industrial belts of Ankleshwar, Panoli in Gujarat. Industry insiders feel that once the ban is lifted, it could trigger investments worth at least Rs 5,000 crore to the area. In January 2010, the ministry of environment and forests had imposed a blanket ban on the industries in the region to undertake any expansion at site.
Govt planning to relieve teachers from poll duties, says Katheria Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
old claimed: “A few days ago in a Patel function, you called our Patels (supporters) as selfish and thieves. I am badly hurt by your statements.” He said during the 2002 communal riots in Sardarpur and Dipda Darwaja “our 80 Patidar Patel youths were arrested and now they are in jail for life term. BJP has been immensely successful in the state since 2002 and we Patels are demanding our right.” The Samiti convener, who is currently in Surat central jail, also reminded the Chief Minister of the deaths during the quota violence in August last year, indefinite fast for his release and also boycott of school by Patidar parents to press for his demand for quota benefits to the community.
Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD) Dr Ram Shankar Katheria Thursday said the Centre was mulling to relieve government school teachers from non-academic assignments such as election duty etc, in order to improve the quality of education. According to Katheria, deliberations are on to find out a solution so that teachers are not occupied in such non-academic work which adversely affects the education of children. “Our government is also thinking about it how the teachers, especially those working in rural areas, can concentrate only on education. Presently, primary teachers are involved in elections, census surveys and other programmes. We are trying to
Maiden voyage of Okha-Mandvi announces mall, luxury homes at ferry incomplete, returns midsea site without govt nod
Correspondent | Rajkot
who rejected her application for extension of long term visa (LTV). She approached high court, which considered her petition, in view of her advance pregnancy and gave a month’s time from the date of delivery to leave the country. Maria gave birth to a baby girl on December 8, but
Vatsa shot another letter asking her to leave the country by January 8 as per the High Court order. In the meantime, she had moved another application for extension of LTV, which was rejected by Vatsa. In December, she again moved the High Court challenging the eviction order on the ground only the Central government can reject her LTV plea and not the SP. She also contended that she has sought Indian citizenship and sought parity with singer Adnan Sami, who was recently awarded Indian citizenship.
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Javdekar likely to visit ‘critically polluted area’ Ankleshwar in Gujarat next week
Correspondent | Vadodara
al restrictions. “There was some time lapse in departure and Mandvi port was expected to have low tide by the time we were expected to land there. Therefore, we returned to Okha without entering Mandvi port,” Rakesh Patel, assistant port officer of Okha who was on board the ferry as GMB officer said over phone. Patel said there were 56 people on board. “The ferry covered distance of around eight nautical miles off Okha and returned. The distance between Okha and Mandvi is around 24 nautical miles, and by road it is about 500 km. The operators will keep on try-
ing to find a proper route over the next two days,” he added. Even as the maiden voyage could not be completed, it marked an important development in maritime history of Gujarat. Kutch Sagar Setu became the only commercial ferry service to be launched between Okha and Mandvi in last 60 years. Country craft did use to ferry passengers between Okha and Mandvi till early 1960s but they stopped later on. There is also a proposal to start roll-on roll-off services between Ghogha port in Bhavnagar and Dahej in Bharuch. But work has not been completed on it.
Ahmedabad-based Manav Infrastructure Ltd has announced a mall, a multiplex and luxury homes in Sama area on Mangal Pandey Road along Vishwamitri river. This was the site of Sanjaynagar, a slum from where more than 700 families were evicted in December 2014 and October 2015 by civic authorities. At the far end of the premises towards the river, a board with a photograph of Chief Minister Anandiben Patel demarcates it as the site for houses to rehabilitate those evicted from Sanjaynagar slum under the Mukhyamantri Gruh Awaas Yojana (MSY). Even as Manav Infrastructure Ltd, which has been also awarded the contract for the slum redevelopment, has started work on the project by building a retention
wall by reclaiming land from the river, Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC), which cleared construction of the EWS flats, claimed it was unaware that a mall is also coming up adjacent to the MSY site. While, VMC commissioner HS Patel asserted he was unaware of any such mall construction, the civic body on December 15 put out a public notice to procure land for widening of the Mangal Pandey road from 18 m to 24 m — a pre-requisite for constructing a mall. The commissioner, however, said any
such move was “impractical”. The builder, which claimed it has put up the banner for the mall to grab “eyeballs”, admitted that it has received no clearance from the purpose from the government yet. In a related development, on January 2, the VMC transferred out Executive Engineer of Affordable Housing Rajesh Shimpi, days after he served a notice on the developer for the “encroachment” on the Vishwamitri, citing the danger of flood. The notice was for building a retention wall, to stop flooding of the project.
Union Environment minister Shri Prakash Javdekar is likely to pay visit to industrial town Anleshwar on January 11. Ankleshwar is one of the critical zones declared by the Environment department, Government of India in year 2010. This status prevents clearance from any department working under the ministry of Environment and Forests for setting up a new industrial unit or expansion of existing units. The state government wants the status of ‘critical zone’ to go. However the centre is not give favour easily. The industrial town in Bharuch district has seen 156 closure orders, 118 closure notices, police complaint against
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