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News Brief 33 test positive for dengue in Jammu
(H.S.) | Jammu 33 people across Jammu region have tested positive for dengue in the last few days, a health official said today. “Out of 331 persons who were examined for the disease, 33 tested positive,” Jammu Health Services Director, Dr Gurjeet Singh tsaid. While 16 patients have tested positive for the vector-borne disease in Jammu district, 11 tested positive in Kathua. There are three cases in Samba, two in Doda and one in Udhampur.
Four killed, 8 injured in mishap
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Four persons were killed and nine others injured when their van collided with an empty cylinder laden lorry at Pandalkudi in Virudhunagar district today, police said. The occupants of the van, all from Chennai, were on their way to Kulasekarapattinam to attend the Dussera festival when the mishap occurred.
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‘Forces will not talk, just deliver’ (H.S.) | Hindon
Asserting that the Indian armed forces are prepared to take on any challenge, Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Arup Raha on Saturday said there has been enough discussion on the surgical strikes across the LoC, but the forces will not talk about it. “There has been so much discussion on this issue in the country; every section of society is giving opinion on this issue. … the armed forces are supposed to deliver the result that the nation expects. We are not going to talk about it; we will just deliver,” Air Chief Marshal Raha said at the Hindon air base on the 84th Air Force Day. Raha is also the Chairman of
Indian Air Force chief Arup Raha mentioned both Pathankot and Uri attacks in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir respectively
the Chiefs of Staff Committee. Responding to a question on the surgical strikes and politicisation of the issue, Raha refused to comment on the Indian Army action across the Line of Control on the night of September 28-29 and related issues. The surgical strikes had come in the wake of the September 18 terrorist attack on an army camp in Uri town of Jammu and Kashmir, in which
19 soldiers were killed. In his speech at the Air Force Day function earlier, Raha mentioned both Pathankot and Uri attacks in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir respectively. “Terrorist attacks at the Uri (army camp) and Pathankot (IAF) base show the troubled times we are living in,” Raha said. Asked to comment on the issue later, the Air Force chief said India is learning lessons every
time something happens. “We are getting smarter and smarter; we are learning lessons every time something happens. I think we are very well prepared now to face any such contingency,” he said. “The armed forces are well prepared to take on any sub-conventional threat. We have had one or two cases… a determined terrorist can always get the better of people but the aim is to prevent it… the deterrence. We should be able to detect any such attack right in the beginning so that we can neutralise them (terrorists) before they cause any damage,”
Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi may visit Gujarat for tribal yatra
Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi are likely to visit Gujarat but address separately the party’s tribal-focused ‘Navsarjan Adivasi Adhikar Yatra’ to be held later this month. The 12day yatra, likely to begin on October 20 or 21, will start from Ambaji in Banaskantha district of north Gujarat and conclude at Umbergaon, Valsad in
southern part, covering state’s tribal-dominated eastern belt, state Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi said. “We have requested Rahul Gandhi
to address a gathering at the beginning of the yatra at Ambaji on October 20 or 21. Party president Sonia Gandhi is also likely to address a gathering
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POLICE and Defence Security Corps went into a tizzy Friday morning after a security guard at INS Sardar Patel, headquarters of the Naval Officer-in-Charge (Gujarat, Diu & Daman), reported that he heard three sounds resembling gunshots. But, after an intensive search and combing operation, nothing was found and police concluded the guard might have heard sound of firecrackers bursting. A guard posted at a communication centre of the Indian Navy near INS Sardar Patel alerted his control-room stating he heard three
President Pranab Mukherjee today inaugurated a new military station in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district. Mukherjee, who had also laid the foundation stone of the project in 2014, said it would be a major military facility between Kolkata in the southern and Siliguri in northern part of the state. There used to be a military cantonment here during the British period. Sub Editor: Dhruvil Makani
at the end of the about 12-day yatra. These are subject to confirmation,” he said. The yatra is an attempt of the opposition to woo tribals through direct meetings along the course of the 1200-km journey covering around 100 kilometres on each day. “Through the yatra, party leaders and workers will cover 38 Vidhan Sabha seats across 13 tribal-dominated districts where meetings will be held at regular intervals with locals and their problems, grievances will be taken a note of,” Doshi said. Assembly elections are due in the state in later part of 2017.
the IAF chief said. Raha, “net security provider” in memorates the establishin his speech, said that the Indian Ocean region. ment of the armed force India is being seen as a The Air Force Day com- on October 8, 1932.
Navjot Kaur Sidhu, Wife Of Navjot Sidhu, Quits BJP
(H.S.) | New Delhi Navjot Kaur Sidhu, wife of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, has resigned from the BJP. Ms Sidhu, a BJP legislator from Punjab, sent
jya Sabha in July this year and formally quit the BJP earlier this month after launching a forum called the Awaaz-e-Punjab. For weeks, he was in talks to join the Aam Aadmi Party or AAP but Mr Sidhu said they had fallen through because AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal wants “only yes a one-line resignation to men.” Mr Sidhu said the the party president at the Delhi chief minister had Punjab BJP headquarters. asked him not to contest The party has accepted her the Punjab elections, ofresignation. Her husband fering to make his wife a had resigned as a nomi- minister instead if AAP nated member of the Ra- won in Punjab.
Kashmir unrest: Srinagar tense as 13-year-old dies after protests (H.S.) | Srinagar
The unrest in Kashmir has claimed its 89th victim with a young boy succumbing to head injuries late Friday night . He had been injured after security forces used tear gas shells and pellet guns to break up a protest in Srinagar’s Saidpora area of the old city earlier in the day. While police claim Junaid Ahmad was 13 years old, his family insists he was only 11. Junaid was admitted to Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in a serious condition. The situation in Srinagar continues to be tense ion Saturday with most of the old city areas under curfew. Secu-
rity forces fired tear gas shells on the funeral procession of the boy. The slogan-shouting mourners had come out with the procession violating curfew that authorities clamped again in the old city area of Srinagar. On Friday, authorities had imposed curfew in many parts of Srinagar including Khanyar, Rainawari, Nowhatta, Safakadal,
Maharaj Gunj, Maisuma and Batamaloo.to thwart a protest march called by separatists towards United Nations office in the city. “The restrictions were also imposed in Sonwar to prevent people from marching towards UN office,” said a police official. Vehicular and pedestrian movement towards the UN office in Sonwar was also restricted.
terrorists were killed in a gun battle with the Army in Naugam sector on Thursday while they were trying to sneak into the Valley from Pakistan-oc-
cupied-Kashmir. He said highly inflammable material, including six plastic explosive slabs, six bottles of petroleum jelly, six bottles of inflammable liquid and six lighters were also seized. “Similar type of inflammable material was used at Poonch on September 11 and in the Uri attack on September 18. This shows the sinister design of Pakistan to aid terrorists is causing maximum destruction,” he added.
Four terrorists were killed in a gun battle with the Army in Naugam (H.S.) | Srinagar
noises which resembled gunshots, from west of the premises at around 8.30 am. The defence security corps control-room in turn contacted the control-room of Porbandar district police. Soon, Porbandar SP Tarun Kumar Duggal and DIG of Junagadh range Brajesh Kumar Jha reached the spot. Udyognagar police station
launched an intense combing operation in the area, but found nothing suspicious. “There was nothing to corroborate that it was a gunshot sound. After three-four hours of getting information from everybody and searching nearby areas, we decided that there is nothing special in this and so we closed it (the case),”Jha said.
The Army Friday said Pakistani markings were found on grenades seized from four slain terrorists in Naugam sector of Kashmir on Thursday, confirming the complicity of the neighbouring country in abetting terrorism. “Pakistan Ordinance Factory markings on hand grenades (ARGES 84) and UBGL grenades seized from the terrorists confirms Pakistan’s com-
plicity in abetting terrorism,” an Army spokesman said. “Pakistani markings are also seen on medicines and eatable items seized by the force,” he said. Four
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Spectrum auction: From subscribers to govt, Who are the losers? Given that telcos bid R65,789 crore, or just a 4% premium over the reserve price for various spectrum bands, it is difficult to believe there are any losers. Unlike in the past, telcos didn’t bid recklessly—in the 2015 auction, bids for the 900 MHz band were 1.95 times the reserve price and, in 2014, they were 1.85 times. Which is why, telcos used up just 41% of the earnest money points they had deposited at the beginning of the auction. Much of the reason for the sensible bidding, it is true, is because no telco licenses were expiring, and therefore needed to be won back at all costs—yet, with RJio taking the market by storm, telcos did need to beef up their networks in a hurry. What most did was to just plug the immediate gaps in their networks and wait for another occasion on which to accumulate spectrum. At the end of the auction, Vodafone plugged the gaps in its 4G coverage in eight more circles, taking the total up to 17; Idea plugged gaps in important circles like UP West and Gujarat and significantly added capacity in Madhya Pradesh, taking its 4G capacity to 20 circles—in UP East, picking up an additional 5 MHz carrier in the 2100 MHz band will allow it to offer 4G-like speeds on what is essentially a 3G band. Bharti Airtel chose to add an additional 4G capacity layer of 2300 MHz frequency in 13 circles and, like Idea, bought an additional 5 MHz in the 2100 MHz band in Delhi, Bihar, Rajasthan and J&K to offer 4G-like speeds. Even so, there were several losers, starting with the country’s telecom subscribers who never got to experience the top-class surfing they could have got had the 700 MHz spectrum been sold, but wasn’t, thanks to Trai pricing it at twice its worth. Given how willfully this was done, the regulator also lost a lot of its sheen—that it helped telcos who had spectrum in the nearby 800 MHz frequency band only made the optics worse. In the case of Tata Teleservices, it is not clear why it did not bid for more 800 MHz spectrum in several circles since this would have helped create a 5 MHz block that would be useful for 4G services—now that Rjio has created the ecosystem of phones in this band—and could have been sold to the likes of Vodafone and Idea; alternately, they could have bought Tata’s 800 MHz spectrum and picked up more to create a 5 MHz block. In Andhra Pradesh, Tata had 3.75 MHz of 800 MHz spectrum and could have picked up another 1.25 MHz; picking up another 2.5 MHz each in Mumbai and Maharashtra would also have created a 5 MHz block. RJio used this strategy in Punjab and UP East to create a solid 10 MHz carrier in the 800 MHz band. The biggest loser, of course, is the government which found virtually no takers for its 2100 MHz spectrum. Last year, when telcos were desperate for 3G spectrum to offer data services, the government failed to get this spectrum from the defence ministry. Had it not been for RJio’s entry, it is possible telcos would still have snapped up the 3G spectrum this year, but with consumers now getting a taste of 4G, few telcos were interested in stocking up on the 2100 MHz frequency band; there was more action in the 4G bands like 1800 MHz which saw bids at 6.8% more than the reserve price and 2300 MHz where bids were 4.4% higher. Apart from the fact that the government will miss its budget target by around a fifth, an auction where 60% of the spectrum did not attract even one buyer and where the average bid was a mere 4% higher than the reserve price is really a failed one.
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“India never attacks anyone and we do not intend to occupy others’ land. Our heritage is ‘Vasudev Kutumbakam’ or the whole world is one family. We never open fire first; but if attacked, in retaliation we never count the bullets after pulling the trigger,” -Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday reviewed security on the international border in the desert state and said India never attacked anyone but doesn’t count the bullets when retaliating.
Here’s how Parineeti Chopra and Ayushmann Fawad Khan’s statement on terror fails to Khurrana celebrate Durga Puja assuage anger, dismissed as ‘too diplomatic’ (H.S.) | Mumbai
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t’s drizzling, and the smoke from the dhunuchi fills the air at Kamalistan Studios, Jogeshwari, as Ayushmann Khurrana and Parineeti Chopra pose for a Durga Puja shoot for HT Café. The duo, who is currently shooting for their upcoming film, Meri Pyari Bindu, is dressed to perfection for the occasion — Parineeti in a traditional pink and peach sari and Ayushmann in a blue Nehru jacket paired with a grey kurta. Ayushmann plays a Bengali in the film. The actor seems more or less accustomed to Bengali traditions now. Even the first shot of his debut Hindi film, Vicky Donor (2012), was shot in a Durga Puja pandal. “There was a Durga Puja scene in the song ‘Pani da’. Dada (director Shoojit Sircar) wanted a
While some are hailing Fawad Khan for his Facebook post on terror and ban on Pakistani artistes in Bollywood, a lot of Facebook users are blaming the Pakistani heartthrob for being too diplomatic and failing to take a stand. After a long silence on the issue which affects him directly, the Pakistani actor had yesterday hoped for peace. However, it seems, for fans this is too late and too little. “Lol What a balance.your statement is even more Diplomatic than diplomats you are playing very well on the edge for your future and that’s good for you but sometimes you have to show your feelings and emotions as Patriot for
shot of Durga ma on the first day of the shoot. That was the first time I had been in a pandal. It turned out to be auspicious for me,” he says. The actor is fascinated by Bengalis and the way their community gatherings are held. “I was introduced to Bengali food during the movie’s shoot. I am a foodie. I enjoyed the delicacies, especially Sondesh (a Bengali dessert),” says Ayushmann. Although, there are no Durga Pujas in Chandigarh, (Punjab), where Ayushmann grew
up, Navaratri is celebrated with gusto. “It has been a while since I visited Chandigarh during Navaratri. My mother is religious. She used to do Kanjak Puja. My brother Aparshakti (Khurrana) and I would join the girl gang in our vicinity for free food and gifts,” he says. Parineeti, too, loves Bengali sweets such as Rasgulla, Sondesh and Mishti Doi. “In fact, when I was shooting for the movie in Kolkata, my friends brought a variety of food for me every day,” she says.
by Malkit Singh and Saddi Rail Gaddi Aayi have kept us hooked to our screens. Talking about the idea about having such iconic songs in a film and how they help in boosting promotions, the actor turned producer Sonu Sood said no matter what a filmmaker does for his film, it is the content which matters and makes sense to the audience. “It is true that bringing back
old songs in a revamped version has become a trend and a way to attract audience to your film. But since audience nowadays has become very intelligent with their choices, the filmmakers have to give attention to the content more than anything else,” Sonu Sood said. He said a song is added to the film only to entertain and the purpose behind why he chose two iconic songs for his film was to connect the audience with the movie. He also said, We don’t make films because we have song, it’s always the other way round. Also, we all have grown up with the song, so thought it will help others, who feel like me, to connect to the song.
Throwback to old songs may be a trend but script remains hero: Sonu Sood
(H.S.) | New Delhi The year 2016 has been high on throwbacks. A lot of songs, from folk to party numbers, have been revamped and the world just can’t help itself from grooving on them. While Kala Chashma remains on the top of the chartbusters, ace choreographer and director Prabhudeva’s dance on Tutak Tutak Tutiya song
Mirzya movie box office collection day 1: Harshvardhan Kapoor’s film earns Rs 2.2 crore (H.S.) | New Delhi
Despite promotional blitzkrieg and its talented cast and crew, Mirzya opened shockingly weak at the box office on Friday. Starring Harshvardhan Kapoor and Saiyami Kher as star-crossed lovers, the film has been directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and written by Gulzar. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, “#Mirzya has a SHOCKINGLY LOW start… Records DISMAL figures on Day 1… Fri 2.20 cr. India biz.” The signs were all there on Friday, with theatres staying largely empty. Adarsh had earlier written, “#Mirzya morning-afternoon trends very weak… Needs a miraculous jump in evening +
your country….!!!” said a user on Facebook as the comments kept rolling in. While a user called it “elegant diplomacy,” another wrote, “stop acting innocent! People in India loved you always, supported you even when half the population stood against you,and what you did? You betrayed them by acting innocent in India and just when you reached the pakistani border your statements
changed.” There were a few who backed Fawad too. Fawad’s statement came on a day a movie body requested MNS not to hinder the release of films starring Pakistani actors, the most prominent being Ae Dil Hai Mushkil starring Fawad. Ajay Devgn, whose Shivaay will clash with Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, also said that he will not star with Pakistani actors in the present climate.
– Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone – he would choose Katrina. Ranbir and Katrina broke up in January. It has been ten months since then. The actor didn’t comment on the whole issue for quite a long time. So where does this sudden desperateness to talk about Katrina comes from? Is it because his upcoming movie Ae Dil Hai Mushkil about to release ? One can only guess. Karan Johar and Anushka Sharma are promoting the movie
via their social media accounts, reminding people of the release date. Anushka has recently shared some behind-thescenes photos from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. Ranbir is not active on social media despite being requested by KJo. Katrina, on the other hand, hasn’t spoken on the rumoured breakup. The actress has been gracefully avoiding all questions related to her personal life. When she was asked to comment on Ranbir’s statement about her Katrina requested the media to stop talking about the issue. ” I know that all these questions come out of your concern and love for me. But can we just stop talking about it? Because it is never going to end,” said Katrina in an interview.
dialogue – an average Joe can take every opportunity he gets to make a woman fall for him. In Remo, Sivakarthikeyan dons the disguise of a nurse to woo the woman of his dreams. He wins her over by confusing her, by making her believe that she’s making a big mistake by settling for an arranged marriage and that she can still meet her prince charming if she truly believes. And when Keerthy is suc-
cessfully confused, Sivakarthikeyan chips in with a line – it’s easier to confuse a woman than convince her. It’s as though the makers want to prove that if you want to win over a girl, all you need to do is confuse her with lies. Despite these worrying issues, Remo is mostly entertaining and that’s because Sivakarthikeyan is easily the best entertainer among his contemporaries.
Ranbir Kapoor chooses Katrina Kaif over Deepika Padukone in the battle of girlfriends past
(H.S.) | New Delhi It’s curious how Ranbir Kapoor is speaking about Katrina Kaif with no inhibitions whatsoever in his recent interviews. The usual reticent actor who likes to keep his personal life private – is notso-private after all. In a recent audio interview – No Filters Neha with Neha Dhupia, Ranbir has reportedly spoken about Katrina. Yet again. Ranbir has revealed that if were to choose between two of his ex-girlfriends
Remo movie review: Sivakarthikeyan’s film entertains but not charming enough (H.S.) | Chennai
night shows and also on Sat + Sun to leave a mark at BO.” The epic fantasy romance saw practically empty theatres in morning shows and saw only 20-25 percent occupancy during the day. Based on the epic love story of Mirza Sahiban told in today’s time, Mirzya marked the launch of Anil Kapoor’s son Harshvardhan. The film was also premiered at BFI London Festival on Thursday. Celebs who saw earlier shows of the
film also praised it on social media, building a lot of buzz around the movie. However, on Friday, the film opened to mixed reviews. Its competitor, Tutak Tutak Tutiya didn’t fair any better. A horror comedy, the film stars Prabhu Deva, Tamannah Bhatia and Sonu Sood. The film again saw a poor response with its first day collections to be around Rs 1 crore. The film saw 15-20 percent occupancy in morning.
When you walk into a Sivakarthikeyan film, especially one like Remo, you can’t expect logic; you can’t expect to be bowled over by a great script and you definitely can’t expect to like everything you see in the film. As a viewer, you’re not pleased with the way stalking is endorsed by the film. Even though you feel sorry for the heroine who is no more than an eye candy, you’re forced to turn a blind eye because it comes with a statutory warning – you can’t like everything you see. Therefore, the relentless pursuit of Keerthy Suresh by Sivakarthikeyan, as much as it’s manipulative, is justified with the
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Agency | New York A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated a $120 million jury award for Apple Inc against Samsung, marking the latest twist in the fierce patent war between the world’s top smartphone manufacturers. The court said that there was substantial evidence for the jury verdict related to Samsung’s infringement of Apple patents on its slide-to-unlock and autocorrect features, as well as quick links, which automatically turn information like addresses and phone numbers into links. Friday’s decision was made by the full slate of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. In an 8-3 ruling, the judges said that a previous panel of the same court should not have overturned the verdict last February. The three-judge panel did not follow US Supreme Court limits on the scope of its review, because it examined evidence outside the record of the case, the decision said.
Breast milk protein safely decreases infections in preemies
Agency | Washington To reduce hospital-acquired infections in neonatal intensive care units, researchers have found a protein in breast milk to be a safe and efficient solution. Lead author of the study Michael Sherman explained, “The majority of diseases affecting newborn preemies are hospital-acquired infections such as meningitis, pneumonia and urinary tract infections. Not only did we find that lactoferrin, a protein found in breast milk, could reduce hospital infections among preemies, but we also measured the safety of feeding the protein to newborns.” Sherman and his team conducted a randomized control trial with premature infants weighing between 1 pound, 10 ounces, and 3 pounds, 4 ounces, at birth. Sixty of the infants were fed lactoferrin through a feeding tube twice a day for 28 days, while 60 additional infants were given a placebo.
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Olympic sports leaders have begun debating how to improve a global anti-doping system amid the fallout of a Russian statebacked cheating scandal. A closed-doors meeting chaired by IOC President Thomas Bach was discussing Saturday the role of the World Anti-Doping Agency, which angered many Olympic officials by calling for Russia to be banned from the Rio de Janeiro Games. Olympic leaders have long favored taking control of drug testing from sports federations, though WADA’s possible role in a newly independent system has been questioned since it appointed two investigations that detailed Russian doping and cover-ups. Delegates included the International Paralympic Committee’s president, Philip Craven, who successfully excluded Russia from
Ranji Trophy 2016-17: MS Dhoni watching, Kaushal Singh rattles ton (H.S.) | New Delhi
Kaushal Singh has taken the route most young cricketers who don’t belong to one of the nerve centres of the game have to at some point in time if they are serious about the sport. Kaushal was born in Palamu, a district known to be a hot- then I had played all my 88 balls. This conversabed of naxals and one of cricket with the tennis tion is happening after the more backward ar- ball.” However, it was Kaushal has scored his eas which has received during these tennis ball maiden century in Firstcentral grants over the cricket games, usually Class cricket — one of years. A young Kaushal played in the 10-over a his more sedate innings, decided to move to Ran- side format, that Kaushal an unbeaten 121 off 178 chi to pursue his cricket developed his attack- deliveries against Madreams. Palamu had no ing stroke-play. “You harashtra on Day Two cricket training facilities don’t have time to get of the Group B match at and it came as a bless- your eye in. So you had the Karnail Singh Stadiing when his father, a to play shots right from um. Kaushal hit 14 fours, government servant was the time you walk in to including one to bring transferred to the state bat.” Ask him about one up his century, and three “In the selection of his memorable knocks sixes. But during his 289 Bangladesh showed their title credentials as they capital. trial match I made 2 and from his early days and minute stay at the wicket, Kaushal he showed the patience 0,” Kaushal recalls. “It 19-year-old cruised to an easy 52-18 win over England scoring bonus points was the first time I was picks a tennis ball game and skill required to play at will. Englad captain facing a leather ball. Till in which he made 230 in the four-day game. SomeshwarKalia opened India vs New Zealand, 3rd Test: Virat Kohli ends his account with a raid in the eighth minute as En- home-century drought to lead India to 267/3 on Day 1 on, it was indeed a tricky gland trailed 3-7. England surface which got slowwere struggling to come er with passage of time to the grips with the game and both Kohli and Raas they scored just four hane displayed excellent points in the first 10 minbatsmanship during their utes. Both teams’ defence unbroken stand. Kohli’s struggled as they scored 100 came off 184 balls. just one defensive point in In all he played 191 de(H.S.) | Ahmedabad lowed easy bonus points to 10 minutes. England were liveries on the day hitting Bangladesh on numerous staring at an all out as they Riding on excellent peroccasions. Bangladesh were reduced to just two (H.S.) | Indore 48th match. Kohli’s centu- 10 boundaries while Rahformances by their raidwere first out of the blocks men but they forced a sury was also the first by any ane’s 172 ball knock had ers, Bangladesh notched Virat Kohli roared back and led 2-0 after two min- per tackle in 13th minute batsman from the either nine boundaries and a big a comfortable 52-18 win to form with a superbutes. England’s Keshav with SomeshwarKalia side in this three-match six over square leg off Jeeover England in the sec- Gupta scored his team’s putting in a critical chal- ly crafted century on a series. He was comple- tan Patel’s delivery. Kohli, ond match of Group A of first point in the third min- lenge. Bangladesh, how- tricky pitch to take India on the other hand, reached the 2016 Kabaddi World ute. Bangladesh scored ever, inflicted an all out to a comfortable 267 for mented brilliantly by his milestone with a scamCup. Captain Aruduz- three bonus points in four in the 15th minute to lead 3 against New Zealand on Ajinkya Rahane, who was pered single, surviving a scratchy to begin with but zamanMunshi led the minutes to lead 4-1. The 17-6. Bangladesh were the first day of the third settled down well to re- direct hit at the non-strikscoring charts with eight English defence scored cruising for most of the cricket Test in Indore. main unbeaten on 79. The er’s end. Once the third points as Bangladesh their first point in the fifth first half as they opened The Indian skipper, who duo added 167 runs for the umpire ruled ‘Not Out’, raiders scored 34 points. minute as they trailed 2-6. a 12-point gap in the 17th went without a 50 plus unbroken fourth wicket in the celebrations were England’s defence had a Bangladesh skipper Aru- minute. Keshav Gupta score in his last seven in- 54 overs after New Zea- muted by standards of the night to forget as they not duzzamanMunshi scored scored his second point of nings across five Tests, land had initially pegged Indian captain even as a only failed to score too his third point in the sixth the match in 18th minute was back in his elements, India back at 100 for 3 in vocal crowd at the Holkar many points but also al- minute with Bangladesh as England trailed 9-20. stroking an unbeaten 103 36 overs. While it wasn’t Stadium gave him a stand— his 13th hundred in a treacherous pitch to bat ing ovation. the Paralympic Games in Rio. Craven said he expected the meeting would be more about cooperation than confrontation, after IOC and anti-doping officials publicly traded strong views ahead of the summit. “Sport has to come together and I think it will,” Craven told reporters as he went into an expected four-hour session at the IOC’s favorite five-star hotel in Lausanne. The meeting was scheduled despite the final report of the second WADA investigation panel, led by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren, not being due until at
least late-October. McLaren’s interim report in July provoked calls for Russia’s expulsion from the Rio Games – which Bach resisted – and his final document should go into more detail of how a WADA-accredited laboratory manipulated home athletes’ tainted samples at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. Caution was a common theme of officials arriving Saturday, including FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Olympic powerbroker Sheik Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah of Kuwait, leader of the global group of national Olympic bodies.
Indians storm into Russian Open finals (H.S.) | Vladivostok
Agency | New York In a first for a Mars rover, the Opportunity probe will drive down a gully carved long ago by a fluid that might have been water, according to the latest plans for the 12-year-old mission, NASA said. “Fluid-carved gullies on Mars have been seen from orbit since the 1970s, but none had been examined up close on the surface before,” Opportunity Principal Investigator Steve Squyres of Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, said in a statement. The longest-active rover on Mars also will, for the first time, visit the interior of the crater it has worked beside for the last five years. These activities are part of a two-year extended mission that began October 1, the newest in a series of extensions going back to the end of Opportunity’s prime mission in April 2004. Opportunity launched on July 7, 2003 and landed on Mars on January 24, 2004 (PST), on a planned mission of 90 Martian days, which is equivalent to 92.4 Earth days. “We have now exceeded the prime-mission duration by a factor of 50,” noted Opportunity Project Manager John Callas of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California.
Indian shuttlers Ruthvika Shivani Gadde and Siril Verma continued their impressive run to storm into the finals of women’s and men’s singles events at the Russian Open Grand Prix Vladivostok on Saturday. Fourth seed Ruthvika stunned local favourite and second seed Ksenia Polikarpova 22-20 21-13 in the semifinal that lasted exactly 30 minutes. The 18-yearold Indian, who clinched the gold medal at SAF Games, will take on another Russian Evgeniya Kosetskaya in the summit clash on Sunday. Kosetskaya posted an upset win over compatriot and top seed Natalia Perminova 19-21 21-16 21-8 in the other semifinal match at
Narendra Modi appreciates Virat Kohli’s ‘small but powerful gesture’ (H.S.) | New Delhi
the Sport Hall Olympic. In men’s singles, Siril Verma, who had reached the finals of the World Junior Championships in November last year, also defeated a Russian in Anatoliy Yartsev in 32 minutes to book his place in the final. Verma, who burst onto the scene after wining the Junior Asian Under-15 Championships and Badminton Youth Asia Championships in 2013, will face
top seed Zulfadli Zulkiffli of Malaysia in the final. The mixed doubles pair of N Sikki Reddy and Pranaav Jerry Chopra, who clinched the Brazil Open Grand Prix title last month, also reached the final with an easy 21-11 21-17 win over local duo of Anatoliy Yartsev and Evgeniya Kosetskaya. The Indian pair will play Russia’s Vladimir Ivanov and Valeria Sorokina in the title clash on Sunday.
Virat Kohli thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his appreciation of the Indian team and BCCI’s participation in the ‘My Clean India’ initiative. Virat Kohli and members of the Indian team had joined BCCI President Anurag Thakur and other officials in conducting a cleanup drive at the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata. The BCCI had tweeted out a video showing the team and the BCCI President participating in the drive. Prime Minister Modi said that he had seen the video while it was aired on a news channel and said that it was a
“small but powerful gesture that will surely inspire everyone.” Dear @imVkohli, saw your #MyCleanIndia moment on @abpnewstv. A small but powerful gesture that will surely inspire everyone. In reply, the Indian Test skipper thanked the Prime Minister and said, “We all are trying to make a difference for the better-
ment of our country. Led in an inspirational way by you.” The drive was undertaken when Virat Kohli and the Indian team were playing New Zealand in the second Test of the three match series. Played at the Eden Gardens, it was India’s 250th Test at home and they sailed to a 178-run victory with a day to spare.
4 / Dt. 09-10-2016, Sunday Gujarat CM okays allotment of 32 hectare land for FMTI near Rajkot
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Latest spell of rains takes main agricultural region Saurashtra above 100% mark Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Correspondent | Rajkot
Gujarat Chief Minister has approved a proposal of 32 hectare land allotment for proposed Farm Machinery and Testing Institute in Rajkot. The institute will come up at Bhunava village near Rajkot city in Saurashtra region of Gujarat. According to a statement issued
by state government, the institute will offer training and testing facilities and provide manpower equipped with technical knowledge. In another development, Rupani today dedicated Vyavsaylakshi Vidya Pratisthan(VVP) college’s auditorium and Centre for Planning in Rajkot.
Even as the late spell of recent rains across the state has disrupted the Navratri celebrations to a large extent yet it has diminished the actual rain deficiency a great deal and the monsoon rain average across Saurashtra region, one of the main agricultural areas in Gujarat, has crossed 100% mark. Saurashtra with over 100.52% rain till today has six of its 11 districts with over 100% rain figures while 3 have received rain in excess of 90%. The district with highest rain percentage, Jamnagar is also in Sau-
Dholera Smart City land allotment to start next month Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Providing a major impetus to India’s green mission, the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has awarded its prestigious Green City ‘Platinum’ Rating to Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR), an industrial city coming up in Gujarat near Ahmedabad as part of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project. Dholera City, with a total footprint of over 920 sq. km. and developable area of 540 sq. km. is India’s largest upcoming Green City. The ratings certificate was presented by Mr Tai Lee Siang, Chairperson, World Green Building Council, today at the IGBC’s Green Building Congress 2016 in Mumbai. Land allotment procedures for the Dholera City have been approved by the SPV Board and it will start in a month. Land initially will be allotted on a first-comefirst-served basis and later auctioned. The Dholera Industrial City Develop-
ment Limited (DICDL) has released new policies and incentives that have generated keen interest from investors. Meanwhile, Dholera has become one of the first few cities in the world and the first greenfield city in India to achieve the IGBC Green City rating. It has been selected based on credit points achieved in seven environmental categories as defined by IGBC Green Cities rating: Eco-vision; Land Use Planning and Built Environment; Health and Well-Being; Sustainability Mobility; Water, Energy and Infrastructure Management, Information and Communications Technology; and Innovation in City Planning, besides the IGBC mandatory requirements. Mr
Alkesh Kumar Sharma, CEO & MD, DMICDC, said the city’s worldclass infrastructure is benchmarked against best practices from around the world and would incorporate such features like efficient mobility planning; 100% treatment and reuse of waste water; 100% collection of solid waste with no public dumping of waste; storm water management and rain water harvesting. Dholera is conceived as a green city right from the design stage and the project team have made concerted efforts towards this direction. In the days to come, Dholera City will offer growth opportunities to industrial anchor tenants in various sectors like defence, aerospace and heavy engineering.
Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit delegation to visit Kuwait (H.S.) | Dubai
rashtra, the main producer region of cash crops like cotton and groundnut. With still no signs of monsoon withdrawal taking place (More than a fortnight later than the normal period of September 15 this time around), till today, nine of the total 33 districts across the state have experienced over 100% rain while seven were above 90 %. Some of the districts in Central Gujarat have received light to moderate rains even as no warning of heavy rains have been issued for the coming days. In the last 24 hours
only 54 talukas of 17 districts received rains with maximum 66 mm recorded at Keshod in Junagadh district.The lowest rain figure in percentage term for any district is for Vadodara (57.20%), though in actual amount terms Surendranagar (Ironically also situated in Saurashtra region) with only 335 mm was the lowest, however its percentage was 61.29%, the second lowest. Ahmedabad with 62.47 % (419 mm) was the third lowest in percentage term while second lowest with regard to the actual amount.
Gujarat: ration shops not to sell kerosene to protest supply cut
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Ahead of the festival season, owners of fair-price shops in Gujarat today said they would not distribute kerosene to protest a cut in the supply. “We will not distribute kerosene through our shops until the government meets our demand to roll back the cut in amount of kerosene supplied to our shops,” said Prahlad Modi, president of Fair
Price Shop Association and younger brother of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Union Government was already supplying 15 per cent less kerosene than what these shops required, and now there was another 50 per cent cut in the supply, he said. “We demand that the state government roll back this cut, or else we will continue with our protest,” he said.
A high-level Gujarat Government delegation, will visit Kuwait next week to promote the “Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017” and seek active participation from the country. “Our delegation’s objective is to strengthen relationship between the Gulf countries and India. With some important projects lined up, Kuwait’s expertise in areas like Oil and Gas, Infrastructure, Education and Tourism to name a few will play a significant role,” said Rajiv Kumar Gupta, Principal Secretary to the Government of Gujarat and Managing Director, Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. (GNFC) who is leading the delegation. The 16-member business delegation from Gujarat will comprise representatives from reputed Indian companies from various
Correspondent | Vadodara
The two-day Conference of State Power, New & Renewable Energy & Mines Ministers concluded in Vadodara, Gujarat today. It was attended by Ministers and senior Officials from the 20 participating States and 2 Union Territories, Secretaries and officers of the Union Ministries of Power, Coal, New& Renewable Energy and Mines, along
with the Chairpersons of Central and State PSUs. Addressing the media after the conclusion of the two-day conference, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Shri Piyush Goyal, informed that consensus was achieved on various important issues without any disagreement and the future plan of action was finalized with the State
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
A group of accused in the 2002 Naroda Gam massacre case on Friday moved an application before the special designated court, saying 300 witnesses were yet to be examined. The application relied upon newspaper reports quoting the Supreme Court appointed-Special Investigation Team’s briefing to the apex court last month.
The special judge, while stating that “he can’t rely on newspaper clippings”, asked the SIT lawyers to check these reports. SIT lawyers, however, maintained that they have examined all the witnesses and the case was listed at the stage of final arguments. Defence lawyer C K Shah, who moved the application said, “We moved the application as
sectors in addition to representatives of Government of Gujarat and Indian Chambers. The members will explore trade and investment opportunities in Kuwait, including collaborations and tie-ups with businesses and enterprises of Kuwait. They will meet with various executives of companies, financial institutions, members of industry chambers, government officials among others. The visit, from October 9-10, is aimed at strengthening the eco-
nomic and social ties between India and Kuwaitto promote Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017. Earlier, the delegation had visited Saudi Arabia and Qatar. With the theme of “Gujarat – Connecting India to World”, the meetings will feature various activities involving leading companies, industry associations and government officials, strengthening the cause of development and promote cooperation between Kuwait and the State of Gujarat.
have revealed that they used to bully US citizens and forced them to pay ‘taxes’ by purchasing gift cards and coercing them to share the 16-digit serial number. The gift cards were then encashed. We suspect a local contact in USA would be entrusted with the job of encashing these cards and then transferring the money through hawala channels,” the official added. Sources claimed that the exact money trail would be clear once the mastermind was in their net. The police are also prob-
ing if the money was transferred through forex services. “We suspect that this mode would not be used as it is regulated in India and might leave the accused exposed,” the official said. Sources said if they did stumble upon evidence showing that money was laundered, they would write to the Enforcement Directorate (ED). On its part, a senior official from the ED said that they would look into the alleged hawala transactions if the police referred the case to them.
Call centre racket: Cops suspect accused used hawala route (H.S.) | Mumbai
THE THANE police probing the multi-crore call centre racket involved in duping American citizens suspect that the accused used the hawala channel to divert the proceeds of the crime into India. The suspicion comes from the revelation made by the arrested call centre employees who have confided that they their salaries were paid in cash. “We don’t suspect that the accused would leave a money trail by using bank accounts to transfer their ill-gotten gains. Hawala seems to be the more favorable route and we suspect that the amounts were transferred through hawala operators,” said a senior official privy to the investigation into the case. “The arrested call centre employees
Two day Power Ministers Naroda Gam massacre: 300 witnesses Conference concludes in Vadodara yet to be examined, accused tell court Ministers during the marathon deliberations. Informing about the Ujwal DISCOMs Assurance Yojana (UDAY), Shri Goyal expressed positiveness that all States would come overboard by the end of November, 2016 so that they can complete the formalities of signing the MoUs by December this year and complete the process of issuing bonds by March, 2017. The Minister expressed confidence that 100% Rural Electrification, including villages in LWE Districts and dense forests, would be achieved by 1st May, 2017, one year ahead of schedule as set by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi.
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the SIT has told the apex court that it was yet to examine 300 witnesses.” The SC last month had given six months to the special court to conclude trial in the case, which is the ninth and last case relating to the 2002 Gujarat riots probed by the SIT. There are 82 accused in this case, who are alleged to have killed 11 people from the minority community on February 28, 2002. Among the accused are former BJP minister Maya Kodnani and Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi, who have been sentenced to life imprisonment in the Naroda Patiya massacre.
Kejriwal to meet families of Patel youths killed in quota stir
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will meet families of the youths who were killed during the Patidar (Patel) quota agitation in Ahmedabad and Mehsana when he visits Gujarat next week. The state would having Assembly elections next year. Kejriwal, whose party is making efforts to make inroads in Gujarat, will also hold a rally in Surat on October 16. “Arvind
Kejriwal will come to Gujarat on October 15 and will head for Mehsana where he will meet family members of youths who were martyred during Patidar quota agitation. He will also visit family members of deceased youths in Ahmedabad,” Aam Aadmi Party’s Delhi MLA and Gujarat incharge Gulab Singh Yadav said today. “Kejriwal will meet Patidar leaders at Mehsana circuit house,” Yadav said, adding that the AAP’s national convener will also visit Umiya Mata temple at Unjha in Mehsana. Umiya Mata is a revered deity of the Patidar community.
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