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Food delivery man arrested for theft Agency | New Delhi
A 20-year-old food delivery man has been arrested for allegedly stealing mobile phones, laptops and cash from paying guest accommodations in south Delhi’s Munirka area. Noor Islam alias Rahul was arrested on April 4 from the area, police said. The accused would usually steal during the early hours while collecting used tiffin boxes when the residents of the PGs would be half-asleep and leave their doors unlocked, said additional DCP (South) Chinmoy Biswal. ”Noor started stealing mobile phones, wallets, cash, etc.
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Saturday said he will begin holding meetings with senior lamas from this year to discuss the issue of reincarnation. Speaking to reporters about the institution of the Dalai Lama, he said, “In 1969, I left it on the people to decide whether the institution of Dalai Lama should continue,” adding that due to the problem in Tibet, the issue is “very sensitive”. The 81-yearold spiritual leader had earlier said he will begin discussions on the issue only when he turns 90. He added that he will include Mongolian devotees in his discussions. The Dalai Lama arrived in Tawang on Friday, after his visit was delayed due to bad weather. He is expected to hold close-door talks with senior lamas at the Tawang monastery on various issues. He further added: “Whether
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One nation thrives on destruction, Congress promises loan betrayal: PM in veiled attack on Pak waiver for Gujarat farmers Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina were present at the Manekshaw Centre to pay tribute the Indian soldiers martyred in 1971 war Agency | New Delhi
In a veiled reference to Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said there is one “thought” in South Asia that inspires and encourages terrorism. The thought whose priority is not humanity, but extremism and terrorism. He was addressing a gathering along with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina at the Manekshaw Centre to pay tribute to the Indian soldiers martyred in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war. “I would like to pay respects to all those who lost their life during the liberation battle for the betterment of humanity,” said PM Modi. Earlier in the day, India and Bangladesh signed 22 pacts in various sectors, holding extensive talks aimed at strengthening the bilateral partnership between the two countries. The 22
Dalai Lama says people should decide fate of his office, successor ‘might’ be a woman
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the Chinese government admits it or not, there’s a problem. The Chinese people have every right to know the reality about the Dalai Lama.” The Dalai Lama is against the Chinese government’s intrusion in the decision of his successor. Tibetan Buddhists believe that after the death of a Dalai Lama, he is reincarnated as a child who is chosen as his successor. The Dalai Lama on Saturday also spoke about the disputed Tibetan region. “We have 1,000 articles written by Chinese scholars that show the Chinese people support the middle-way approach,” he said, referring to a policy to achieve autonomy for Tibetans while living within the framework of the People’s Republic of China. “We just want to protect out culture and our language,” he added. Earlier in the day while addressing the people of Tawang, the Dalai Lama had left it up to his followers to decide whether the position of a Dalai Lama should exist after him said.
pacts were signed on a wide range of bilateral relations including energy, defence cooperation and infrastructure. However, the prolonged Teesta water-sharing issue still remains unresolved. Referring to the Teesta water-sharing issue, the PM said, “I firmly believe that it is only my government and your excellency, Sheikh Hasina, your government that can and will find an early solution to Teesta water sharing”. India announced a $4.5 billion credit line to Bangladesh for various projects and an additional $500 million for defence procurement. The two leaders inaugurated
a bus service which will run between Kolkata, Khulna and Dhaka. The leaders also announced train services from Khulna to Kolkata through Petrapole from the Indian side and Benapole from the Bangladesh side. A network for running goods train was also announced between Radhikapur and Birol. A new Finance diesel oil pipeline from Numaligarh-Parbatipur aiming at Indian companies entering into a long-term agreement for supply of high-speed diesel was also announced by the Indian government. PM Modi while briefing the media thanked the Ban-
gladeshi PM for honouring the soliders who laid their lives in the Bangladeshi Liberation War. The PM said, “Your decision to honour Indian soldiers who laid down their lives in the liberation war of 1971 has deeply touched the people of India”. In reply, Sheikh Hasina thanked the Indian government for renaming an important road in New Delhi after ‘Bangabandhu’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh. Calling for cooperation in the South Asian region and better border connectivity between the two nations she said, “regional cooperation is very, very important for development in south Asia. We both want to make our borders free from criminal activity… We decided to take our bilateral relations to new high. PM Modi and I agree greater connectivity is important for the region” .
of the Ram temple movement mentioned that Apex court has already directed to resolve the matter outside the court. Recently, the Apex Court reserved
its order on a petition to restore consipracy case against Uma Bharti, L K Advani and MM joshi in connection with Babri Masjid demolition case.
Ram Temple is my belief and ready to go to jail for it: Uma Bharti Agency | Lucknow
Ram Temple in Ayodhya was her ‘belief’ and she was ready to go to jail for it, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said on Saturday. After meeting UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath she said, “Ram temple is a matter of belief for me and I have immense pride in it, if I have to go to jail for it I will go, if I have to hang myself for it I will do it.” Bharti who is also a part
Poll promises remain unfulfilled, political parties must be held accountable Agency | New Delhi
Questioning political parties’ lack of accountability, Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar on Saturday said electoral promises routinely remain unfulfilled and political parties must be held accountable for them. In a speech on Saturday, Khehar said political parties’ manifesto has remained just on paper. “Political parties’ manifestos do not indicate any link between
economic reforms and Constitutional goal of economic and social justice.” Speaking in presence of President Pranab Mukherjee, CJI said political parties give “brazen” excuses like lack of consensus amongst their members to justify non-fulfilment of their
poll promises. However, the Election Commission has also been taking action against parties for violating the model code of conduct, as per apex court’s directive, he added. Talking about constitutional values, Khehar said political parties should focus on the way to operate the economic system for the good governance of the mass through constitutional means. Meanwhile, President Pranab Mukherjee.
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The Congress today said it will waive farm loans if it came to power in Gujarat. “We will waive all farm loans and make the farmers debt- free if we come to power in the Assembly elections,” Gujarat Congress chief Bharatsinh Solanki said here. Elections are due in Gujarat this year. “As per our estimates, (total) debt of farmers in the state is around Rs 24,000 crore now,” Solanki told reporters. The promise of loan waiver would also find place in the party’s manifesto, he said. The BJP government in Uttar Pradesh recently announced farm loan waiver, following an announcement made by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Assem-
bly election campaign. Solanki also promised good minimum support price (MSP) for farm produce, and removal of five per cent Value Added Tax on fertilisers levied by the BJP government. “Our government will be farmer-centric,” he said. “The BJP government is anti-farmer. It has not ensured a good MSP for farm produce and levied a tax on fertilisers,” he said. “In the last three years 1,483 farmers committed suicide in Gujarat due to
the bad policies of the state government,” Solanki alleged. “The government is not giving new electricity connections to farmers. Almost 85 per cent of applications for electricity collections are pending. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani is a businessman, therefore he cannot understand farmers’ plight. But the deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel is a farmer’s son, he should understand their difficulties,” the Congress leader said.
India, Bangladesh sign 22 pacts in key sectors, Teesta issue unresolved Agency | New Delhi
India and Bangladesh signed 22 pacts in various key sectors on Saturday after Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi held extensive discussions to strengthen bilateral partnership between both countries. The 22 pacts were signed on a wide range of bilateral relations including energy, defence cooperation and infrastructure. However, the contentious and much-delayed Teesta water-sharing issue remained unresolved. “I firmly believe that it is only my government and your excellency, Sheikh Hasina, your government that can and will find an early solution to Teesta
water sharing,” PM Modi said at the press briefing. The statement came in the presence of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee who has some reservations on the issue regarding water for the farmers of the state. The deal was set to be announced during former PM Manmohan Singh’s visit to Dhaka in 2011 but Banerjee raised objections then. The river water is crucial for the farmers of Bangladesh especially during the winter months. India also announced a $4.5 billion credit line to Bangladesh for projects in priority sector and an additional $500 million for defence procurement. The two leaders jointly
inaugurated, via video conference, a bus service that will run between Kolkata, Khulna and Dhaka, a new passenger train service from Khulna to Kolkata through Petrapole from the Indian side and Benapole from the Bangladesh side and a new rail link between Radhikapur and Birol for running goods trains. India will also finance diesel oil pipeline from Numaligarh-Parbatipur wherein Indian companies will enter into a longterm agreement for supply of high-speed diesel.
later concluded peacefully, a police official said. The militants opened fire on a police party patrolling the area around Magray Mohalla in Achabal, 65 km from Srinagar, the official said. He said the policemen fired in retaliation and immediately cordoned off the area. There was no report
of any casualty on either side, the official said. The meeting was being held in connection with the Lok Sabha bypoll to Anantnag parliamentary constituency scheduled for April 12. The official said the militants apparently fired a few shots to scare the voters but fled the scene due to heavy presence of police and paramilitary personnel. A search operation was in progress to track down the militants, the official said.
J&K: Militants open fire on policemen in poll-bound Anantnag, flee Agency | Srinagar
Militants on Saturday opened fire on a police team near an election meeting venue of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in poll-bound Anantnag district in south Kashmir and fled from the scene, police said. No one was hurt in the firing, even as the meeting, chaired by Jammu and Kashmir minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali, remained unaffected and
The militants opened fire on a police party patrolling the area around Magray Mohalla in Achabal, 65 km from Srinagar, the official said
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The Media and election coverage: How bias can never win Elections are a media ‘darling’—before whom every media organisation shows off its journalistic muscle and every political reporter, her/his depth of understanding and expertise. Some even go on to assume, and often announce, the victors and the vanquished even before the last vote has been counted. Others create a narrative that is far from the ground reality, but close to their inherent biases. Several times, the media has been way off the mark while covering and predicting elections. Take the case of the 2004 Lok Sabha polls as well as the 2014 general elections. In case of the former, nobody had even wildly guessed the victory for the hurriedly-cobbled United Progressive Alliance. In case of the latter, the media kept gaping, awestruck, as the Narendra Modi wave swept through the country. However, the recent UP elections threw up a face of the media perhaps seldom seen before. Throwing journalistic ethics and objectivity out of the window, certain media groups got busy trying to build a ‘wave’ in favour of the then ruling party. Reams of newsprint were spent on caste calculations, dynastic ambitions, and feuds—all based on the 2012 Assembly polls—to build a case for the Samajwadi Party. Akhilesh Yadav was turned into a hero, a champion of change and development, a chief minister-with-a-difference. A frontline media group had a dedicated team of reporters which would eulogise and extol the Yadav family, particularly Dimple Yadav, Akhilesh’s wife. Even while voting was on, an interview of the ‘power couple’ was splashed across pages—raising questions and eyebrows. That there were business considerations at play for that media major became more and more clear as its reportage turned more and more biased. ‘Paid news’ is not just about money. One-sided coverage, biased reporting, giving unequal weightage to an individual or a party (especially during elections), is no less ‘paid news’. However, it would be naive to assume that paid news gains ground only during elections. The undiscovered reality of ‘paid news’ is that it is often a continuous process—to seek favours, or to acquire land and properties against tacit support. It is a known fact that the then chief minister of UP had reportedly bestowed largesse on a media group, allocating prime land for setting up of a commercial venture in Greater Noida. This undesirable and dangerous trend of journalists working like PR managers for politicians actually translates into keeping the public ill-informed—a cardinal sin since offering objective and dispassionate news is the basic function of journalism. The Delhi-Mumbai-obsessed media has lost much credibility in the hinterland simply because it refuses to listen to the silent and patient majority. There is an urgent need to look within. Appeasement of some and virulent attacks on others may be the bread-and-butter of some sections of the Indian polity, but it should never ever be the pursuit of a journalist.
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QUOTE “Political parties’ manifestos do not indicate any link between economic reforms and Constitutional goal of economic and social justice.” OF THE DAY 64th National Film Awards Vidya Balan hopes people will 2017: Dominance of Marathi connect with Begum Jaan films in winners list isn’t a fluke - Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar on Saturday said electoral promises routinely remain unfulfilled and political parties must be held accountable for them. In a speech on Saturday, Khehar said political parties’ manifesto has remained just on paper.
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Actress Vidya Balan hopes the audience connects with her new film Begum Jaan, in which she plays the madam of a brothel. “The film’s trailer and songs have got the overwhelming response from the audience and they are eagerly waiting to watch the film. I hope people will connect with the film”, Vidya said at a special screening of the film here on Friday. “Every time I make an attempt to present new and unusual stories for the audience. And when this film came to me, I was so excited that I thought to start shooting for the film on that day itself. The character and dialogues of Begum Jaan are so strong and with so much of attitude that I just couldn’t stop myself from doing this film,” she added. Begum Jaan is an adaptation of Bengali film Rajkahini. The movie also features Gauahar Khan, Ila Arun, Pallavi Sharda, Chunky Pandey, Flora Saini, Raviza Chauhan, Poonam Rajput and Naseeruddin Shah. Scheduled to release on April 14, it is directed by national award winning director Srijit Mukherji.
Priyanka Chopra who learnt about Ventilator being honoured with the coveted National Awards early in the morning, had a déjà vu moment Agency | New Delhi
Priyanka Chopra ventured into filmmaking with Marathi film Ventilator. The first time producer would not have, in her wildest of her dreams, imagined that her debut production will bring her three National Awards. Yes, Marathi film, Ventilator, won three major National Film Awards this year. The movie, which is about a family dealing with a sudden ailment, was chosen for Best Editing, Best Sound Mixing and also Best Director – Rajesh Mapuskar. An overwhelmed Priyanka Chopra who learnt about the film being honoured with the coveted awards early in the morning, had a déjà vu moment. She said she got to know about her winning a Best Actor National Award for fashion in a similar manner. “I just had a déjà vu moment… I was woken up early morning with the amazing news that our film Ventilator had won 3 National Awards. It was pretty much the same way I was informed that I had won my first National Award for Best Actress for Fashion! The emotions are the same… pride, joy, excitement, gratitude and so much more,” said Priyanka in a statement. The actor is currently shooting in the US for her television series Quantico. The actor also congratulated her team on the big win as she said, “Congratulations to Rajesh, Rameshwar, and Alok. So well deserved. As producers, this was a difficult film to bring together… with such an amazing ensemble cast of over 116 actors from Marathi cinema and theatre backgrounds, tight deadlines and crazy schedules but we made it happen because we truly believed that this story needed to be said.
Naam Shabana Box Office Collection Day 8: Taapsee Pannu’s Film Collects Rs 28 Crore Agency | New Delhi Taapsee Pannu’s Naam Shabana is no longer a favourite at the ticket window. The film, which is a spin-off of 2015 sleeper hit Baby collected a mere Rs 1.07 crore on Friday, reported trade analyst Taran Adarsh. Taapsee’s film is now running for the second week in box office and the trade analyst added that the film “might witness better numbers” over the weekend. Meanwhile, a string of new films, including the re-release of SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali: The Beginging, hot the screens this week. However, none seem to have impressed the moviegoers. Taran Adarsh tweeted: “And the biz nosedives... The plethora of new releases have been non-starters at the ticket
Maharashtra Govt lauds Aamir Khan’s decision to not release it in Pakistan without National Anthem Agency | New Delhi
Aamir Khan’s decision to not release Dangal in Pakistan with cuts was welcomed by many. The actor made the decision after Pakistan’s censor board demanded two crucial cuts in the film – the scenes having Indian flag and National Anthem. And, now we hear that Maharashtra Government is also happy with Aamir Khan’s decision and congratulated the actor on same. The Maharashtra Government passed a resolution congratulating Aamir Khan for not releasing Dangal in Pakistan without the scene having a national anthem, said. The resolution was moved by Leader of Opposition Dhananjay Munde. The national anthem is played in the climax scene of Dangal where we see Aamir’s character is locked in a room while his onscreen daughter Geeta Phogat is fighting a wrestling match at commonwealth games. It’s only after Aamir hears National Anthem being played in the background, that he realises his daughter has won the championship.
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Kaatru Veliyidai review: This Mani Ratnam film flunks the test Agency | New Delhi
window... Sad scenario! (sic)” This week actor Adil Hussain’s Mukti Bhavan hit the screens. Mukti Bhavan got a Special Mention National Award and so did Adil Hussain at the 64th National Film Awards, which were announced on Friday in new Delhi. Meanwhile, Despite the low numbers, Taapsee Pannu has a reason to celebrate because her Pink was named Best Film On
A Social Issue. The film co-stars Amitabh Bachchan, Kriti Kulhari and Andrea Tariang. Taapsee Pannu’s Naam Shabana opened to decent reviews on March 31. “Taapsee Pannu, in Shabana’s guise, comes out swinging,” Saibal Chatterjee wrote in his review for said. Naam Shabana also stars Anupam Kher and Manoj Bajpayee. The film also features Akshay Kumar in cameo.
Mani Ratnam has been showing a distinct slide in his past few films, of the sort which forces us to acknowledge that he may have shot all his bullets, and has a near-empty barrel now, which he sandpapers over with gorgeous vistas (the cinematography is breath-taking), and marvelous songs and dances ( the choreography is terrific). ‘Kaatru Veliyidai’, which loosely translates as ‘breezy expanse’, checks all the Mani Ratnam boxes we’ve loved and obsessed over, over the years. Every frame is sheer poetry. His lead-
ing lady is the epitome of fragile beauty, with just the right degree of virginal smoulder, which kindles only for her lover. His leading man is flawed but knows that his ardour is enough to win his lady over. Ratnam’s melding of politics and pleasure in his movies has always been a tricky balance, and in parts
of his well-known trilogy—‘Roja-Bombay-Dil Se’—there have been a series of sweet spots when it comes together with a degree of flair and colourful conviction. This goes missing in the director’s latest expedition, in which the plot is fully frothy and woolly-headed, bunging in the ‘realism’.
3 / Dt. 09-04-2017, Sunday Ms. Bekxy Kuriakose, Head - Fixed Income, Principal Mutual Fund on the First Bi – Monthly Monetary Policy
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“RBI hiked reverse repo rate by 25 bps to 6.00% thereby reducing the corridor between repo and reverse repo to 25 bps from the existing 50 bps. The essential aim seems to be ensuring a sharper focus on the keeping overnight rates (especially the overnight call money rate) aligned to the repo rate. Point 16 in the RBI Policy Statement is significant: RBI seems to have moved to focus on General Gov-
ernment Fiscal deficit from only Central Govt deficit. Concerns on State government fiscal deficit is now becoming paramount especially in the wake of recent farm loan waivers. RBI’s worry on inflation remains especially on account of: monsoons, 7th CPC, GST, global reflation risks. On the market developmental measures, the decision to allow substitution of collateral by market participants in the term repos under the LAF is expected to give operational flexibility and enhance liquidity of collaterals.
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To achieve the target with none down was really special, says Chris Lynn
Chris Lynn and Gautam Gambhir’s opening stand of 184 is the highest in the history of the IPL
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Chris Lynn grabbed all the headlines as he smashed a 19 ball fifty to take his side to victory in the third match of IPL 10. In an unbeaten opening stand of 184 with Gautam Gambhir, Lynn dominated the attack and smashed 23 runs against Dwayne Smith in one over. Speaking about his innings to iplt20.com after his innings Lynn said that he only focused on getting the basics right. “We knew we had to get off to a good start and we did that, we put them under pressure in the first six overs and then we took our momentum from there,” Lynn said and added, “I try and keep things very simple, it’s as simple as see ball, hit ball. If they bowl a good ball, you’ve got to respect that and try and get down at the other end and if they bowl
a bad ball, you’ve to try and put it away. That’s as simple as I can put it. And if I’m not having fun, I’m not going to do well. That’s the main thing.” It is not often that Lynn has opened with Gautam Gambhir and commenting on it, he said,” “I’m just really happy with the way we gelled, we did it so quickly,” Lynn said. “That’s probably the second time I’ve batted with GG now. We were very comfortable, we ran between the wickets well and that’s the best sign coming out of it. It’s good fun and to do it none down was even more spe-
cial.” Meanwhile, regarding the experience of the opening the innings Lynn said “Probably just the adjustment to the bounce, and maybe as a batter you might put your stance a little bit lower and you’ve got to hold your shape a little bit more. As an opener the difference is minimal but batting in the middle order has a lot more changes – starting against spin is one thing. But upfront it’s generally the ball slotting on, and it’s a nice hard Kookaburra… as I said, have a bit of fun and you never know. I had a little bit of luck tonight but you make use of luck so it’s a positive thing.”
Bitter rivals Mohun Bagan, East Bengal lock horns in Kolkata derby Agency | Siliguri
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh has ordered a probe into the sale of 21 sugar mills at a “throwaway” price by former Chief Minister Mayawati. The probe was ordered by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath after a review late Friday night of the Cane Development and Sugar Industry Department. He said that nobody can be allowed to sell such government properties at “dirt cheap rates” as the property belonged to the people. Adityanath also said that he will not hesitate in ordering a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the matter, in which even the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pointed out heavy irregularities. The Rs 1,180-crore scam has been hanging heavy on the former Chief Minister Mayawati but it was put in cold storage by the earlier Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party government.
Sachiin Joshi buys Mallya’s Kingfisher Villa in Goa for Rs 73 crore Agency | Mumbai
After three failed auctions, banks have finally managed to sell the Kingfisher Villa in Goa belonging to businessman Vijay Mallya to actor-producer Sachiin Joshi for Rs 73 crore through a private treaty. The harried lenders to Kingfisher Airlines have ended the jinx to recover the dues of over Rs 9,000 crore by monetising assets of the airline under their custody by selling the villa. The sale of the villa finally took off earlier this week after tions, the last being three failed aucon March 6. With this, the lenders’ only other asset is the Kingfisher House in Mumbai, which had commanded a valuation of over Rs 150 crore initially, but could not be auctioned even at the fourth round. Though both the parties -- the 17bank consortium led by SBI and the buyer Sachiin Joshi, who owns Viiking Media -- refused to confirm the deal, sources said the villa in north Goa has finally been sold to Joshi for Rs 73.01 crore, far less than the reserve price the bankers set at upwards of Rs 90 crore for auctions, which failed thrice. “Secured creditors have the right to go for a private treaty if the auction route fails. With this, it seems the jinx over the sale of KFA properties is over. he villa was sold through a bilateral agreement earlier this week for Rs 73.01 crore to actor-producer Sachiin Joshi,” a source who is aware of the development said. The villa, spread over 12,350 square feet or three acres at Candolim (on the way to Fort Aguada), was legally owned by United Breweries Holdings, the parent of the airline. The lenders had taken physical possession of the villa in May 2016.
Arch-rivals Mohun Bagan and East Bengal will have title aspirations firmly in mind when they lock horns for the second I-League football derby at the Kanchenjunga Stadium here on Sunday. Bagan are third in the points table with 26 points from 13 games while East Bengal are a rung above them, on 27 points from 14 matches. Aizawl FC are the surprise leaders at the top of the heap, having 30 points from 14 ties. If Bagan, who have won their last two games convincingly against defending champions Bengaluru FC 3-0 in a rescheduled I-League tie and Abahani Limited Dhaka 3-1 in the AFC Cup group stage, manage to get the better of East Bengal they will be in touching distance of Aizawl. East Bengal, who have not played since March 12 due to the I-League break, will hope
SPORTS ROUNDUP Mercedes galvanised after Ferrari defeat, says Lewis Hamilton
The bitter rivalry between the former childhood friends meant Mercedes’ management often had to walk a fine line Agency | Shanghai Mercedes are seeing red after losing out to Ferrari in the season-opener in Australia but the challenge from their resurgent rivals has had a galvanising effect on the champions according to Lewis Hamilton. The championship battle over the last three seasons has been contested exclusively by Hamilton and retired champion Nico Rosberg, with Mercedes sweeping to 51 wins from 59 races and a hat-trick of drivers’ and constructors’ titles. The bitter rivalry between the former childhood friends meant Mercedes’ management often had to walk a fine line, managing the pair’s unrav-
elling relationship while reassuring them that they were being treated equally. But Sebastian Vettel’s win last month in Melbourne dented Mercedes’ hopes of continuing their dominant run into a fourth season and left the German outfit facing the unfamiliar scenario of having to guard against an outside threat from a rival team. “When your battle is within a team it is very easy for a team
to implode as a constant battle for the whole unit to be working together toward the same goal has a conflict of interests within it,” Hamilton told a group of reporters at a round table at the Chinese Grand Prix. “While currently there is still a conflict of interests in that both drivers want to win, we see red ahead of us and together, collectively, we have to push forwards.”
Manchester United players ‘not in love with goal’, says Jose Mourinho East Bengal, who have not played since March 12 due to the I-League break, will hope the gap turns around their recent run of poor results the gap turns around their first time since it was rerecent run of poor results. christened from the NaA win for them would see tional Football League them go level on points (NFL) in 2007. Going by with Aizawl but the latter form, Bagan will go into would remain in pole po- the marquee tie as fasition owing their solitary vourites. The green and goal win at home in the maroon shirts, who have second meeting between tasted I-League success the two sides after both in the 2014-15 season sides played out a 1-1 under coach Sanjoy Sen, draw at the Barasat Sta- have winger Sony Norde dium. East Bengal lost to in top form along with Churchill Brothers and forwards Balwant Singh Chennai City FC away and Yusa Katsumi who consecutively before the starred in the AFC Cup breather denting their game and league tie confidence as they bid to against Bengaluru rewin the I-League for the spectively.
IPL 2017: Trent Boult’s athleticism saves a maximum Agency | New Delhi
“Who says Kiwis can’t fly”, asked Danny Morrison from the commentary box when a mind blowing fielding effort from Trent Boult saved a maximum for his team in the deep during the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Lions in Rajkot. The incident took place on the second delivery of the 14th over of Gujarat’s innings when skipper Suresh Raina danced down the track and smashed the ball hard off Piyush Chawla in an attempt to send the cricket ball out of the park.He could have been successful in his attempt
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Jose Mourinho has accused Manchester United of lacking a killer instinct after another week of misfiring performances
Agency | Manchester Jose Mourinho has accused Manchester United of lacking a killer instinct after another week of misfiring performances at Old Trafford, saying players are “not in love with the goal”. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 35, is United’s 27-goal top scorer of which 16 have been in the Premier League. No other United player has managed double figures in the league, with Juan Mata on six, Paul Pog-
ba on four and Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Henrikh Mkhitaryan on three each. Mourinho’s side travel to bottom club Sunderland on Sunday on a 20-match unbeaten run in the Premier League. But 10 of those games have been drawn and seven teams have scored more than their tally of 43 goals this season. United’s attacking problems were laid bare in this week’s goalless stalemate with
West Bromwich Albion and 1-1 draw against Everton. “We have some players that are not really players in love with the goal,” Mourinho said. “They are good players and they are creative players, but naturally they’re not the kind of guy that’s a killer.” Javier Hernandez was sold by Mourinho’s predecessor Louis van Gaal to Bayer Leverkusen in 2015 and the United boss believes the 28-year-old is the kind of cold-blooded forward his team needs. “The way we dominate opponents in the box at Old Trafford, I think ‘Chicharito’ (Hernandez) would have 20 goals easily, even coming from the bench for the last 10 or 20 minutes,” Mourinho said.
and smashed the ball hard off Piyush Chawla in an attempt to send the cricket ball out of the park.He could have been successful in his attempt if the New Zealand fast bowler Boult wouldn’t have stopped that one. Boult was successful in grabbing the ball while he was in the air but had to throw the ball in the
cricket field in order to prevent it from going for a six. The left-handed quick-bowler’s athleticism on the field certainly emerged to be an important one as his franchise team notched up a spectacular win over Rainaled Gujarat Lions by 10 wickets. Kolkata while chasing a stiff target of 184 runs didn’t lose any wicket as opener Chris Lynn remained unbeaten at 93 while skipper Gautam Gambhir contributed 76 during the course.
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if the New Zealand fast bowler Boult wouldn’t have stopped that one. Boult was successful in grabbing the ball while he was in the air but had to throw the ball in the cricket field in order to prevent it from going for a six. The left-handed quick-bowler’s athleticism on the field certainly emerged to be
an important one as his franchise team notched up a spectacular win over Raina-led Gujarat Lions by 10 wickets. Kolkata while chasing a stiff target of 184 runs didn’t lose any wicket as opener Chris Lynn remained unbeaten at 93 while skipper Gautam Gambhir contributed 76 during the course.
“Who says Kiwis can’t fly”, asked Danny Morrison from the commentary box when a mind blowing fielding effort from Trent Boult saved a maximum for his team in the deep during the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Lions in Rajkot. The incident took place on the second delivery of the 14th over of Gujarat’s innings when skipper Suresh Raina danced down the track
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Despite Efforts, Clean Water Is Scarce in Gujarat
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April is gearing up to be a historic month for India’s contaminated waterways. In late February, the country’s Supreme Court mandated that all polluting industries must ensure that waste water discharges meet quality standards by installing effective primary effluent treatment facilities by March 31, 2017. The Conversation River and lake pollution is a major problem across much of India, and regulatory inertia toward industrial waste water has exacerbated the situation. The court’s decision rep-
resents a watershed moment in the governance of natural resources. The issue is particularly salient in drought-prone, industrial Gujarat. Numerous efforts over the years have not stemmed widespread discharge of untreated effluents, which has reduced the biodiversity and regenerative capacity of its water bodies. Coastal areas in this western state have seen a 15% decline in high-value fish stocks, and many rivers are facing extinction of fish communities. In 2011, Down to Earth magazine reported an almost 50% decline in fish catch from the Damanganga river in the Daman district, situated near the Vapi industrial cluster in south Gujarat.
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Private school fees to be regulated from this academic session, says Education Minister Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
The legislation to regulate fees in private schools of the state, which was recently passed in the Gujarat Assembly, will be implemented from this academic session. This was announced by Gujarat Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama on Friday. The institutes, which have charged more than that approved by the fee regulatory committee in the current quarter, will have to adjust the same in the next quarter, failing which strict action will be taken against the schools that can go up to cancellation of recognition, Chudasama added. Gujarat Assembly recently passed The Gujarat Self Financed Schools (Reg-
PM Narendra Modi to visit Dadra and Nagar Haveli on April 17
On the occasion, around 21,000 beneficiaries will receive help kits under different schemes, said Daman and Diu Publicity Secretary Vikram Singh Malik Correspondent | Daman
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a day-long visit to Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli on April 17 during which he will address a public rally and inaugurate development works. Modi will lay foundation stone of some projects and distribute assistance to beneficiaries of government welfare schemes, the Administration of UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli said in a release on Saturday. On the occasion, around 21,000 beneficiaries will receive help kits under different schemes, said Daman and Diu Publicity Secretary Vikram Singh Malik. The beneficiaries will include those covered under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana and Aawas Yojana, among others. Also, appointment letters will be given to youths
who were provided jobs during a `Rozgar Mela’ organised recently and title deeds will be distributed to tribals under the Forest Rights Act, 2006, Malik said. The rally will be held at Lions English School in Silvassa in the afternoon. Modi is scheduled to arrive at Surat in South Gujarat on April 16 evening. His programmes the next day also include inauguration of a Rs 400-crore hospital in Surat run by a welfare trust, a cattle feed plant and an ice-cream facility of Surat District Co-operative Milk Producers Union at Bajipura
village in Tapi district. The PM will inaugurate phase-1 of an irrigation project at Botad in Saurashtra, and also the lay foundation stone for phase-2 of the scheme. The scheme, Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation (SAUNI), envisages filling 115 dams in the parched Saurashtra region by diverting floodwaters overflowing from the Sardar Sarovar Dam across the Narmada river. This is Modi’s second visit to his home state this year. On March 8, he addressed a convention of women sarpanch at Gandhinagar.
took custody of Shaggy as soon he landed in Mumbai. According to information available from the US government, call centres set up by Thakkar and his associates may have swindled as much as US $ 300 million from American nationals. Thakkar and his associates had set up several call centres in 2013 in Thane and Gujarat that recruited tele-callers who were trained to imper-
sonate IRS, immigration and other government officials in order to swindle unsuspecting Americans. So far at least 70 persons employed as managers by the call centres have been arrested while more than 700 ‘agents’ were detained by police. After the scam came to light in October last year, police said Shaggy may have invested the proceeds of his ill-gotten gains in legitimate businesses. Some commercial and residential properties owned by Shaggy and his associates have been sealed by police, sources said.
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Sagar Thakkar, alias ‘Shaggy’, who allegedly ran an international call centre from Mumbai from where thousands of Americans were defrauded of millions of dollars by agents posing as Internal Revenue Service agents, was deported to Mumbai from Dubai on Friday night, police said on Saturday. Thane Police looking for Shaggy for the past several months and had traced him to the UAE, where he has been hiding since the racket was busted. Officers from the Thane police
ularisation of Fees) Bill, 2017, which has proposed to regulate fees of private schools of all boards. The Bill provides that schools charging more than the stipulated fees will have to justify it before a fee regulatory committee,
which will be headed by a retired district judge. The maximum fees earmarked for 2017-18 is Rs 15,000 primary section, Rs 25,000 for secondary and Rs 27,000 for higher secondary. Addressing a press conference, Chudasama said that the Bill had been sent to the Governor for his assent. “Very shortly, the Bill will come to the government with
the Governor’s signature. Officials of the Education Department have already framed around 50% rules of the Act,” he said. Chudasama added that the schools could charge their fees for the current quarter till the new legislation came into force but that would have to be adjusted in the next quarter as per the fee regulatory committee’s approval.
Gujarat assembly elections: NCPJDU announces alliance, says open to tie-up with Congress
ment but the Congress broke the alliance with The NCP and JDU on Frithe party in 2014 assemday announced to have a bly polls in Maharashtra, ‘broad-based’ political alliance against the BJP in position to the BJP’’, Patel which resulted in BJP takthe upcoming Assembly pointed out. Asked if the ing over political power elections in the state. The NCP and JDU would like in that state. “We are not announcement was made to take the Congress as averse to having an alliby NCP leader Praful Pa- part of its “broad-based’’ ance with Congress. The tel and JDU national gen- political alliance, Patel Congress, NCP and JDU eral secretary KC Tyagi at said so far, they had not are like-minded parties a press conference here. approached the Congress and the alliance is possiStating that the Congress nor have the Congress ble’’, said Patel. However, had not been able to defeat leaders approached them he made it clear there was the BJP that has been rul- on this issue. “But the no question of alliance ing in the state for the last Congress needs to be flex- with AAP and Shiv Sena. 22 years, the two leaders ible and more generous He said while Shiv Sena said that NCP and JDU for any kind of political al- had no presence in Gujatogether wanted to form liance’’, NCP leader said. rat, alliance would not be a strong alternate political He said his party had a possible with AAP. Stating alliance in the state. Praful bitter experience with the that “no one party alone Patel said NCP-JDU alli- Congress in 2012 assem- can defeat BJP under the ance was “anti-BJP’’ ,but bly polls in Gujarat. NCP, existing political scenarnot “anti-Congress’’ as he said, was allotted nine io not only in Gujarat but some people would like to seats as part of electoral also in other parts of the interpret.”We have formed alliance in 2012 assembly country. the alliance because the elections but the Congress existing opposition (Con- at the last moment fieldgress) in the state has not ed its own candidates on been able to defeat the BJP eight seats, breaking the Agency | New Delhi in the last 22 years’’, said alliance. “We contested Patel. “We don’t intend and won two seats on our The Delhi government to divide the opposition own’’, said Patel. He said has sought a proposal for votes.However, the Con- that the NCP was also a hiking of fees from over gress is not the natural op- part of the UPA govern- 300 private schools on DDA land. Directing the schools not to increase their fee, the Directorate of Education (DoE) has asked them to submit their proposals to the DOE be triggered to nudge the website before April 30, driver to apply the brakes 2017. A communication whether or not they have sent to the schools has seen the animal. ”The “strictly directed” them to proposed system has achieved an overall effiSunvilla News | Ahmedabad ciency of 80 per cent in While there’s a nation- terms of cow detection,” wide debate on the crimes the researchers said in carried out by the cow a study published in the vigilante groups, there Indonesian Journal of has been a silent but more Electrical Engineering useful work to save cows and Computer Science. and people who face dan- According to researchger of hitting them on the ers Sachin Sharma and highways. Engineers have Dharmesh Shah of the Dedeveloped a real-time au- partment of Electronics & tomatic obstacle detec- Communication, at Gution and alert system to jarat Technological Unihelp cars avoid colliding versity in Ahmedabad, with cows on the road, a the proposed system is a common sight in this part low-cost, highly reliable of the world. The system system which can easily uses a dashboard camera be implemented in autoand an algorithm that can mobiles for detection of determine whether an ob- cow or any other animal ject near the vehicle is an after proper training and on-road cow and wheth- testing on the highway. er or not its movements The algorithm requires represent a risk to the ve- optimization and the ishicle. A timely audio or sue of night-time driving visual indicator can then is yet to be addressed.
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Now, NCERT books for classes IX and XI to help crack JEE, NEET Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
As a solution to problems faced by the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) students while attempting the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for engineering and medical courses, the Gujarat education department Friday announced to introduce
National Council of Educational Reserach and Training (NCERT) books in Class IX and XI from the academic session 2018-19. “This decision has been taken in order to avoid difficulties faced by students in NEET and JEE and also as an attempt to help Gujarat board students compete with CBSE students,” said Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama.
IPL 2017: Match 6: Hyderabad Vs Gujarat on April 9
Hyderabad, April 8: Gujarat Lions (GL) will be keen to shrug off the disappointment of a humiliating defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as they gear up to face defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their first away game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017, here tomorrow (April 9). Sunrisers are high on confidence after a comfortable 35-run win in their opening game against a depleted Royal Challengers Bangalore while Gujarat Lions were demolished by the KKR opening pair of Chris Lynn and Gautam Gambhir
during their 184-run opening stand. With Yuvraj Singh in prime form and Australian Moises Henriques and Ben Cutting making all-round contributions, Sunrisers are favourites going into the match. Under the spotlight will be teenage Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan Arman, who got a couple of wickets on IPL debut. For Gujarat, save Praveen Kumar’s couple of overs, Gujarat’s primarily Indian bowling line-up were taken to cleaners by the KKR opening duo. The likes of chinaman Shivil Kaushik, India discard Dhawal Kulkarni were hammered all around the park. The defeat would certainly force Lions to ring in a few changes. Australia all-rounder James Faulkner may replace a horribly out-of-form and out-ofshape Dwayne Smith.
not increase the fees until the department sanctions their proposals. It also said that the proposals submitted will be scrutinised by the DoE through authorised officers or teams. “Any complaint regarding increase of any fee without such prior approval will be viewed seriously and will make the school liable for action,” the communication said, adding that if a proposal is not
submitted by the school, they shall not be allowed to increase the fee. The schools would also need to submit important documents like the details of receipts and payment account, balance sheet for previous years, income and expenditure account, budget estimates for the ensuing year, details of reserve, general and gratuity funds and statement of salary disbursed to staff.
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