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“NGT slaps Art of Living” Separate Enclosure For PM : Allows event on Yamuna riverbed f e i r B s w Ne Undertrial prisoner escapes from court
Sri Sri Event Cleared With 5 Crore Fine
ing, the NGT had posed tough questions over who had given clearance to the ‘World Cultural Festival’ in which 35 lakh people are expected to participate. During the hearing, the Water Resources ministry told the tribunal that it has not granted permission for the festival while an-
other ministry said no clearance was required for temporary structures. Responding to questions from the green panel, the Water Resources ministry distanced itself from the controversy, saying, “We have not granted any permission regarding the event and no application is pending with us on the same.” The Ministry of Environment and Forests, whereas, told the the bench that no environment clearance was required for setting up temporary structures on Yamuna flood plains. The ministry’s submission came after the bench pulled it up for not filing affidavit on environmental clearances.
passage of all pending bills. “Nation is waiting for us to pass many Bills. This is a Chamber of Ideas and it must guide the nation. Coordination between both Houses is essential,” he said “Let us pass those bills passed in the Lok Sabha as soon as possible and give im-
petus to India’s progress,” Modi added. Towards the end, Modi also emphasised on doubling income of farmers by 2022 saying, “We have focussed on policy-driven governance and given an importance to transparency.” Earlier in the day, a united opposition in Rajya Sabha slammed the Government for allowing Indian Army to be used for a private event of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living foundation, saying the event itself on the ecologically fragile flood plains of Yamuna was an environmental disaster.
Agency | Nawada An undertrial prisoner today escaped from Nawada district court premises here after cutting the rope with which his hands were tied, police said. The undertrial, identified as Md. Mushtaq, told the escorting policemen that he needed to go to the toilet. When he was allowed, he somehow managed to cut the rope off his hands and escaped after scaling the wall of the court premises, police said.
5 killed during recent hailstorm in Raj: Kataria Agency | Jaipur
Five persons were killed and three injured when lightning struck them during a recent hailstorm in Rajasthan which also damaged crops in 1007 villages in many districts, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Gulabchand Kataria said today. As per initial reports sent by collectors, the crops were damaged in 1007 villages of 54 tehsils of Alwar, Baran, Bharatpur, Bikaner, Churu, Dholpur, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Nagaur, Pali, Sawaimadhopur, Sikar, Sirohi, Tonk and Udaipur districts.
Minor raped inside train toilet; accused arrested Agency | Deoria
Agency | New Delhi Notwithstanding raging controversies, the National Green Tribunal Wednesday cleared the decks for the three-day cultural extravaganza of Art of Living on the flood plains of Yamuna river from Friday but imposed a fine of Rs five crores on it as environmental compensation. After posing tough questions, the tribunal also slapped fine of Rs five lakh on DDA and Rs one lakh on Delhi Pollution Control
Committee (DPCC) for not discharging statutory functions. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, asked AoL, headed by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to deposit Rs five crores as environmental compensation before the event begins on March 11. The NGT clearance came on a day the Delhi High Court described the event, from whose valedictory function the President has already pulled out, as a disaster from the ecolog-
ical point of view. The tribunal also asked AoL to give an undertaking by tomorrow that enzymes will not be released into Yamuna river and that no further degradation of environment will happen. Besides slapping the fines, the tribunal directed AoL to develop the entire area in question into a biodiversity park. The tribunal’s order came on the pleas by NGOs and environmentalists who had sought cancellation of the festival on
the ground that it would seriously endanger the fragile ecosystem on the riverbed. Environmental activist Anand Arya, who filed the petition to stop the event, rued that over 1000-acres of the sensitive area between Delhi and Noida, predominantly marshland, stand shorn of even a “single blade”
of grass. Another petitioner Manoj Mishra of Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan questioned the “legality” of the event, and said the area, being destroyed “every moment”, will take a long time to recover and slammed the organisers for the “lack of understanding” on their part. During two days of hear-
Kanhaiya Kumar’s speech in JNU: Parliament Updates: Modi appeals for passage of pending `Indian Army rapes women in Kashmir` bills; says Cong is like death, never gets blamed for anything Agency | New Delhi
A lot of Kanhaiya Kumar fans have criticised those who raised the issue of the sacrifices done by our armed forces in defending the nation while buttressing their criticism of the PhD student and incidents at JNU post 9 February. The young man is on thin ice and one gets the feeling he is baiting the men in uniform, sort of seeking sanctuary and safety in indicting them publicly… like see, I tell the truth, I even attack the army, you cannot touch me and if you, me and my cronies will yell foul. A couple of days ago he scoffed at the army as
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not being the only martyrs but equating them with the Naxalites. What was skated over was the basic fact that the army goes to battle on orders and risks its life not because there is no movie this afternoon but because they are told to. It was a smarmy bit of dialogue between him and an anchor of a TV channel and it stank of prejudice.
I thought this could be morphed, the camera is a liar, let’s wait. Today we are told that Kanhaiya has tweeted that army men in Kashmir have raped women. Unless you are prepared to give time and place and back it with statistics you cannot make a sweeping statement and indict every soldier and officer. Why are you so against the forces?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday replied to the motion of thanks in Rajya Sabha and launched a scathing attack on Congress, saying the party is like a death, which never gets blamed for anything. Addressing Rajya Sabha, Modi said, “There is a funny thing about ‘death’, no one blames death. They blame the reason why people die. Sometimes I feel Congress has a boon like that. When we criticise the Congress, it is reported as - criticism on Opposition, not criti-
cism on Congress. Congress never gets a bad name.” Stating that Congress is looking at their work with microscope, he said, “It would have been better if they had worked with binocular when they were in power.” Modi also appealed opposition parties for the
HUL settles toxic mercury vapour Vijay Mallya left India on March 2: Attorney General informs SC issue with Kodaikanal employees Agency | Mumbai
Agency | New Delhi families towards liveli- Liquor baron Vijay MalA youth has been arresthood enhancement proj- lya, who is facing legal ed for allegedly raping a Fast-moving consumer ects and skill enhance- proceedings for allegedly minor girl inside the toi- goods company Hindument programmes. The defaulting loans of over let of a train, police said stan Unilever Ltd (HUL) former workers will also Rs 9,000 crore from varhere today. The victim on Wednesday said it has withdraw the petition ious banks, has left the was on her way to Si- entered into a settlement they had filed in February country a week back, the wan to meet her sister on with ex-employees, who 2006 before in the high government informed the March 5 during which were allegedly exposed court. However, the com- Supreme Court on Thursshe met a youth Pintu of to toxic mercury vapour pany has not disclosed day. “I spoke to the CBI the same village, Gov- at its former thermomethe amount on which it little while ago and it told ernment Railway Police ter factory in Kodaikanal. has negotiated the set- me that on March 2 he for freezing his passport London and also through said. She alleged that at The company has signed representing tlement. HUL executive (Mallya) left the country,” and his presence before counsel Bhatni railway station a settlement with Pond’s the Madras high court. said. This agreement was director-legal and corpo- Attorney General(AG) the apex court. Since the him before various high Pintu took her to the toi- HLL ex-Mercury Em- The settlement has been signed on 4 March 2016 rate affairs Dev Bajpai Mukul Rohatgi told the court was informed that courts, Debt Recovery let and raped her, it said. ployees Welfare Asso- entered into on humani- in the presence of rep- said, “We have worked bench comprising Jus- Mallya has already left Tribunal and also through The GRP said the victim ciation, representing the tarian considerations to resentatives of former hard over many years to tices Kurian Joseph and the country, probably his Company. During the alleged that later Pintu former employees ther- put an end to this long workers and HUL, it add- address this and find the R F Nariman. The bench to the UK, the bench al- brief hearing, the AG said fled to Gorakhpur. On mometer factory, HUL standing matter pending ed. As per the terms and right solution for our for- issued a notice to Mallya lowed the plea of AG that that Mallya owes over Rs the victim’s complaint, said in a statement. “The in the court for several conditions of the agree- mer workers. We, along- and sought his response the notice can be served 9,000 crore to varioius a case was lodged yes- memorandum of settle- years and also is in keep- ment, HUL will provide side all involved, are glad within two weeks on pleas to him through his official banks, and has, on one or terday and Pintu had ment reached was record- ing with the suggestion ex-gratia payments to 591 to see an outcome to this filed by a consortium of Rajya Sabha email id, In- the other pretext, avoided been sent to jail. banks seeking direction dian High Commission at to settle them. ed in an order passed by of the high court,” HUL former workers and their long-standing case.” Corpo. Office: B/14, Madhav Chamber’s, India Colony, Opp-Vidhyanagar School, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
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Kingfisher debacle: The King of good times’ hangover
This is not the best of times for the “King of Good Times”: The Vijay Mallya story doesn’t seem to be headed for a happy ending. Regulators, courts, banks and employees want him to pay up outstanding dues. The troubles of Mallya, the former chairman of United Breweries and the now-grounded Kingfisher Airlines (KFA), must serve as a wake-up call for authorities in India. In 2011, a year before it stopped flying, KFA implemented a debt recast package after which loans from 13 banks were converted into share capital. Mallya said in a September 2011 letter to his shareholders that banks had converted 30% of their outstanding loans into preferential and equity capital. Lenders were allotted 116 million shares at a price of 64.48 a share on March 31, 2011, a huge premium to the closing price of 39.90 that day. Besides, lenders had slashed the rate of interest that KFA had to pay to 8% from 11%. This leads to two basic questions. What prompted the banks to convert nearly a third of their outstanding loans into preferential and equity capital, and that too at such a high price? And two, why did the banks cut the interest rates for KFA by three percentage points at a time when persistent high inflation had pushed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to raise interest rates repeatedly? Three years after KFA went belly-up the lenders are asking the right questions by demanding their money back. But one does get the unsettling feeling that the lenders may be raising these questions three years too late. India’s mounting bad loans suggest that the recovery processes for corporate loans are painfully slow. For instance, under strategic debt restructuring (SDR), the RBI allows banks to convert a part of their debt to majority equity in a defaulting firm. This is aimed at helping banks take control of the defaulting firm and effecting a change in management. While the defaulter loses control over the company, the onus of recovering the loan shifts to the bank. Banks are left holding a stake, as in the case of KFA, which is worth only a fraction of their collaterals. It is about time to plug the glaring regulatory holes that companies appear to routinely exploit. The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to Vijay Mallya over a banks consortium plea seeking to stop him from leaving the country. Attorney general Mukul Rohatgi, representing the consortium of 17 banks, informed the court that Mallya left the country on 2 March, according to the Central Bureau of Investigation. He is likely in London, where he has a lot of property, Rohatgi added. The banks consortium had moved apex court on Wednesday seeking to impound Mallya’s passport, an arrest warrant and a suitable security to ensure his presence at the debt recovery tribunal (DRT) proceedings.
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matter how much you try to stop us, we will speak up against human rights violations QUOTE “No (in Kashmir). We will raise our voice against AFSPA, While we have a lot of respect for our OF THE soldiers, we will talk about the fact that some Indian Army men rape women in Kashmir,” - Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar DAY sparked yet another controversy on Tuesday when, on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
Sushant looks just like Mahi in ‘MS Has Hrithik Roshan finally given his Dhoni - The Untold Story’ poster! nod for Hindi remake of ‘Rambo’? Agency | Mumbai
Agency | Mumbai So here comes out the first poster for ‘M.S Dhoni- the untold story’! Sushant Singh Rajput, who is portraying India’s limited overs captain, took to his twitter handle to release the poster. ‘The Man You Know. The Journey You Don’t. You need to know his story. #MSDhoniTheUntoldStoryPoster,’ writes Sushant along with tweet-
ing the poster. The poster shows the ‘Kai Po Che’ actor, in his Dhoni-avatar, sitting on a bench at the railway station and a train passing by. This picture is inspired from the shy Mahi, who worked as a railway ticket collector in West Bengal’s Kharagpur. Earlier this morning the 30-year-old actor tweeted the news about the release of the poster, ‘Like all Indians,
I am your fan too. This is my greatest fan moment. #MSDhoni - The Untold Story teaser poster out at 2 pm @foxstarhindi.’ The first teaser promo of the film will be out on March 19, when India and Pakistan will go head to head against each other at the ICC T20 World Cup 2016. The film, slated to release in September, will also star Kiara Advani and Anupan Kher in it.
Google doodle marks the invention of the world’s first electronic musical instrument Agency | Mumbai
Google is celebrating electronic music pioneer Clara Rockmore’s 105th birthday by dedicating todays doodle to her. In the doodle one can see the movement used to play the theremin: one hand controlling pitch and the other volume. The interactive element guides the user through musical lessons trying to explore how theremin actually functions. You have three lessons to get a sense of how the instrument works--hover the cursor over the notes, and move it higher or lower to vary the note’s intensity. Born
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Akshay Kumar let out a big secret of his life this Women’s Day. In a rare but no less emotional gesture, the actor took to Instagram on Tuesday by posting a family picture to thank his mother, sister and wife for supporting him through his struggles. The four, all decked up as if going for a family function, look gorgeous in their amazing dresses, especially Akshay’s sister Alka Bhatia. Twinkle is standing with Akshay at the back while mom Aruna Bhatia sits on a
chair, all smiles. Akshay is wearing a white kurta with a pink pagdi. Akshay captioned the photo as ‘3 cheers to these 3 ladies who keep me sane by driving me insane almost daily?? & all you lovelies Happy #InternationalWomensDay we truly can’t function without you all. #WomensDay #IWD2016 #WomenOfSteel’. The photo has about 90,000 likes on Instagram. Akshay’s next film Rustom will release on August 12. He plays a Parsi Naval Officer in 1950’s India.
The poster of much awaited film Baaghi has finally released and it is surprising to see the girl next door Shraddha Kapoor in a never seen before avatar. Tiger Shroff looks no less a rebel to compliment his lady love in the first poster of the film. The two will be seen as rebels in love and we have no doubt over them giving their finest shots in front of the camera. Tiger, who is seen shirtless, flaunts his chiseled body and those fine abs would make anyone drool over them. Shraddha on the other hand is seen sitting beside him. The actress launched the poster on Twitter and wrote, “Abhi toh humne
It was recently reported that filmmaker Siddharth Anand is ready to reboot the ‘Rambo’ franchise in Hindi, sparking off speculations over the casting. “Hrithik (Roshan) is always on top of my mind, but I haven’t finalised anyone as yet. It can be a new actor as well,” he had said. But now sources working on the project have confirmed that it is indeed Hrithik who will play the desi version of iconic character John Rambo. Says a source, “The Hindi remake of Rambo will have Hrithik reprising Sylvester Stallone’s classic character, but with a desi twist. Siddharth bought the rights to the film a couple of years ago and is now all set to take it on floors.” Siddharth had collaborated with the star for his
last directorial, ‘Bang Bang’ (2014), which fared well at the box office. The action flick was the official remake of Tom Cruise-starrer ‘Knight And Day’ (2010). Hrithik and Siddharth remained unavailable for comment. However, another source close to the production team says, “Hrithik is currently busy with his other commitments and he will need to invest a lot of time into the prep for ‘Rambo’ considering
that it is a landmark character in American cinema. The film is now in the pre-production stage.” The ‘Rambo’ series was based on David Morrell’s novel ‘First Blood’ and starred Sylvester Stallone as a troubled Vietnam War veteran and former US Army Special Forces soldier. The franchise consisted of three films — ‘First Blood’ (1982), ‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’ (1985), ‘Rambo III’ (1988), and ‘Rambo’ (2008).
the Supervisory Board of the company INGLOT and Tushar Ved President of Major Brands India Pvt. Ltd were present to grace the occasion. 1328 women who participated in this event were seen painting their nails with the range of revolutionary Inglot O2M breathable nail enamels. The brand
broke the previous record of 1156 people painting nails simultaneously which was created by Taiwan Nail Association at Banqiao Stadium, New Taipei City, Taiwan on 27 April 2011. Jack Brockbank from GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS was present at the event to validate the record.
matter for further hearing in chamber on April 8 as the differences between the couple have not been resolved completely. After the in-chamber proceedings, Karisma’s lawyer Sandeep Kapoor said both of them have worked out “consent terms” for settling the issues. “The process is in the way of finalisa-
tion before the next date of hearing. There are all possibilities of workable solution,” he said. Earlier, the apex court had asked Karisma Kapoor and her estranged husband to resolve their matrimonial dispute amicably and also advised their counsels to work out the terms of settlement before the next date.
Sonakshi Sinha thrilled as a part of Guinness World Records Title Agency | Mumbai
on March 9, 1911, Clara studied violin under the virtuoso Leopold Auer, but due to bone problems, a result of childhood malnutrition, she had to quit playing it. However, this led her to discover the newborn electronic instrument the theremin, a gesture-controlled instru-
ment and become perhaps its most renowned player. In 1977, she released a commercial recording called ‘The Art of the Theremin.’ Go ahead-open a new Google window and give it a go. Just imagine how an EDM party would have played out back it its day.
Baaghi poster released: Shraddha Kapoor, Tiger Shroff in a rebellious avatar
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Baaghi poster: Shraddha Kapoor and Tiger Shroff will be seen as rebels in love and we have no doubt over them giving their finest shots in front of the camera.
Talented Bollywood Actress, Sonakshi Sinha has been thrilled to have a part of Women’s Day in Mumbai, that was a memorable occasion as Inglot, Guinness World Records Title for of “Most people painting their fingernails simultaneously at Palladium, Mumbai’s premier lifestyle destination on 8th of March 2016. The manufacturers in colour cosmetics and its exclusive Indian Franchise Partner Major Brands India Pvt. Ltd. achieved the Guinness World Records Title. Sonakshi Sinha was part of this unique initiative. Dr. Zbigniew Inglot, the Chairman of
Karisma Kapoor, estranged husband Sunjay Kapur on verge of settlement Agency | New Delhi
start kiya hai!Presenting the #BaaghiPoster.” The trailer of Baaghi will hit the screens on March 14. This is the very first time that the duo have been paired opposite each other in a film. Ti-
ger Shriff, who is one film old in the industry made his debut opposite Kriti Sanon in Heropanti. Directed by Sabbir Khan, the rebels in love will meet you in theaters on April 29.
Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor and her estranged businessman husband Sunjay Kapur told the Supreme Court on March 8 that they have arrived at an amicable solution regarding the financial aspects of the case. In the proceedings, which were held in the chamber of the judge, the financial aspect of the separation terms have been decided between the parties and the issues like “visitation” right of Sunjay Kapur to see their kids, who are with the actress, is to be reconciled. The bench headed by Justice A K Sikri has now fixed the
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Agency | Bengaluru Facebook Lite has reached 100 million monthly active users in India. The app has achieved this in less than nine months of its launch. Facebook Lite was launched for devices that run lower spec hardware and use slower 2G data connection. Facebook Lite now supports more than 50 languages and has an install size of less than 1MB. Facebook says the lite version of its social networking app has been rolled out in more than 150 countries across Latin America, Asia, Africa, and parts of Europe. Facebook is also adding support for video, multiple photo uploads, pinch to zoom for photos and emojis. Facebook Lite was introduced in June 2015 and is available from Google’s Play Store.
Nasa Develops Pump to Work for Kids With ‘Half a Heart’
The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) on Wednesday alleged that the state government was creating hindrance in the much-awaited India-Pakistan ICC World T20 2016 in Dharamsala for their political agenda. HPCA spokesperson Sanjay Sharma, however, revealed that the Pakistani security team which visited India to ensure security measures for their players looked quite satisfied with the arrangements. “Two days back, Pakistan security team came here to know about all the security arrangements. They have assessed the venue, players’
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staying place and on route security. They discussed about these all plans with us and they were satisfied. But state government is creating hindrance for their political agenda,” he said. Sharma urged those protesting against the Dharamsala match to know the difference between terrorists and players. “The spectators of Himachal Pradesh want this
match to take place. The people, who are coming from Pakistan, are players and we have to differentiate between players and terrorists. We cannot take this issue like this that everyone coming from Pakistan is terrorist,” said Sharma. “We are hopeful that the match would go ahead without shifting the venue and without any inconvenience ” he insisted.
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Agency | New Delhi A heart pump using flywheel technology, developed by engineers at Nasa’s Glenn Research Centre, has raised hope of a better life for children born with only one heart ventricle, or essentially half a heart. The idea to use heart pump powered by a Nasa designed flywheel motor to help circulate blood for children born with only one heart ventricle was mooted by Mark Rodefeld, paediatric heart surgeon at Indiana University. While the technology has been successfully developed, the motor needs to be scaled down to the required diameter - the size of a nickel, the researchers said. “About 1,500 children are born every year with a missing ventricle,” Rodefeld said. “The numbers sound low, but it’s actually the fifth most common problem in those with heart issues,” Rodefeld said. By having half a heart, essentially the body is missing half of its pumping ability to oxygenate blood and circulate it to stay alive.
SPORTS ROUNDUP World T20: England all-rounder Ben Stokes warns that they would continue playing aggressive cricket
World T20: India, West Indies get ready for dress rehearsal
Their combination more or less settled, India will look to get some much-needed practice and attain perfection in all departments when they take on an under-prepared West Indies in the ICC World Twenty20 warm-up fixture in Kolkata on Thursday. India are in the middle of a dream run having won their sixth Asia Cup title recently after series wins in Australia and at home against Sri Lanka. Since it’s a warm-up game, a little bit of spotlight will be on Mohammed Shami, even though the chances of the pacer making it to the XI when the tournament proper starts looks very grim. India’s frontline pacer less than a year
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back, Shami is struggling to return following a surgery on his troubled knee and failed in his brief attempt during the Australia tour earlier this year when he pulled a hamstring. His fitness will be assessed during the course of the two warm-up fixtures, against the West Indies and South Africa in Mumbai on March 12. Jasprit Bumrah along with old warhorse Ashish Nehra have formed a
potent pace attack with seaming all-rounder Hardik Pandya and the bowling attack has left skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni ‘relieved’. Bumrah and Pandya shared 25 wickets between them in 11 matches. During this period, India have lost just one game and won a bilateral T20 series in Australia, against Sri Lanka here and lifted their sixth Asia Cup in Bangladesh recently.
ICC World T20: I like to bowl on pitches that don’t really spin a lot, says Moeen Ali
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The left-handed batsman, who scored the fastest Test 250 for England against South Africa in Cape Town this January, believes that they have a balanced side for the competition
Swashbuckling England allrounder Ben Stokes on Wednesday said playing aggressive cricket has worked well for the side recently and it would approach the ICC World Twenty20 with a similar mindset. “It has worked since Trevor (Bayliss) came in as a coach. He gave more of that freedom. We played this attacking and positive brand of cricket. We started doing that in the last 12-18 months. It has worked, so why stop doing that,” remarked the 25-year-old Stokes in the open media session. ”We got the criticism in South Africa, two (T20) games we lost. But we won six games in a row before that. T20 goes like that.
You can win some and lose some,” the New Zealand-born player said. The left-handed batsman, who scored the fastest Test 250 for England against South Africa in Cape Town this January, believes that they have a balanced side for the competition. “We have
got three spinners now, not just part time but they are front line spinners, so we have got the option of picking from them, now we could look to play all three if need be. And they could bat as well, so we have got options everywhere.
South Africa left-arm spinner Aaron Phangiso has been cleared to play at the World Twenty20 tournament in India after an independent reassessment of his bowling action found it to be legal, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Tuesday. The 32-yearold failed tests carried out by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on March 1 having been reported by umpires in a domestic 50over match last month. Phangiso was suspended from bowling until his action could be re-tested and has now been cleared to resume his career hav-
ing worked with South Africa spin-bowling consultant Claude Henderson over the past week. ”It’s a huge relief to be cleared and to have my bowling action passed. It’s been a tough and challenging few weeks for me,” Phangiso said in a CSA statement. “I’d really like to use the next few days ahead of the
(World Twenty20) tournament to gain playing confidence, especially with some of the technical adjustments we have made to my action.” Phangiso will be available for South Africa’s series-deciding third Twenty20 international against Australia in Cape Town on Wednesday.
eight cities in India and the final of the tournament will be played on April 3 at the iconic Eden Garden’s Stadium in Kolkata. Under the tie-up, the fans can add temporary profile picture frames to show support for their favourite teams. Fans can visit their favourite teams’ Pages to discover the frames. Another feature Facebook Live will enable fans to get closer to the game by letting them enjoy live videos of over 50 postmatch press conferences in real-time from the stadium as well as match analysis, reviews, behind
the scenes action, player conferences and more. The social media website has also launched a new sticker pack, Cricket Match-up, featuring popular match moments such as umpire calls, player celebrations and catches and LBWs. The stickers pack is now available for download in the Sticker Store, which can be accessed in the Messenger app Also, fans can experience matches in real-time and can join the conversation on Facebook through dedicated prompts in the composer section of their profile.
Proteas spinner Aaron Phangiso cleared to bowl ahead of World T20 Agency | Cape Town
2016 ICC World Twenty20: Facebook, Instagram Let You Support Your Favourite Team Agency | Mumbai
Agency | Nagaland Telecom major Idea Cellular on Tuesday announced entry of its 4G LTE service in the North East, with the launch of the high-speed service here. With this launch, Idea expands its service to nine telecom circles. Currently Idea 4G LTE service covers over 300 towns and plans to cover 750 towns by June 2016 across 10 telecom circles, said Idea Cellular Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Rajat Mukarji. The company will expand its 4G LTE service to four more North Eastern towns of Kohima, Imphal, Tura and Senapati covering three states of the region before the end of the current financial year. By May, the company will launch its 4G LTE service in Mokokchung in Nagaland, Agartala and Aizwal, he added. P Lakshminarayana, Chief Operating Officer-Corporate, Idea Cellular, said since the last week of December 2015, Idea has rapidly rolled out its high-speed 4G LTE network to cover nine major markets in India. “We will soon launch 4G LTE service in another key circle of Maharashtra and Goa by June 2016,” he said.
Agency | Mumbai Contrary to popular belief, England’s spin bowling allrounder Moeen Ali says he prefers to bowl on pitches that don’t offer much turn. Ali troubled India with his off spin bowling when Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men toured there two years ago. “I like to bowl on those pitches that don’t really spin a lot. It is a little bit easier in terms of your line. But when it is spinning, you have more chances of getting wickets. But there you will also leak more runs if it is spinning as much with my style of bowling. “If a person like
Ashwin is spinning, he is still a lot more economical,” said Ali at the team’s open media session in Mumbai on Wednesday. Ali is one of three slow bowlers in the England squad for the ICC World T20 Championship that started with the qualifying on Tuesday. The England allrounder said his job in the tournament was primarily to contain the run flow and not take wickets. “I have not been here many times. My job will be simple – to contain runs, not get hit for too many boundaries and not look too much wicket-wise. The pitches are
very good here and the boundaries are short. My job will be to be very economical. I work on my bowling a lot harder than I used to.” Ali, who will man the spin department with leggie Adil Rashid and left-arm Liam Dawson, still saw himself as a batting allrounder. “I like to see myself as a batsman even though I am batting at eight. My role in the team is a little different now. So I have to consider what is keeping me in the team. “(But) As long as I am playing in the team, it doesn’t really matter where I am batting.
To cater to cricket fans around the world, social media giant Facebook and its photo-sharing app Instagram have tied up with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to let fans support their teams competing in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 tournament. “From March 8 to April 3, 16 men’s and 10 women’s cricket teams will face each other to determine who will be crowned the world champions of the twenty over cricket and fans can stay close to the action by liking the International Cricket Council on Facebook, following ICC on Instagram, and connecting with the teams, players, publishers and fellow fans on both platforms,” a Facebook blog said on Tuesday. The sixth edition of the 2016 ICC World T20 will be played across
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Congress objects to Gujarat govt BJP IT cell distances itself from party convernor’s tweets on JNU move to give saffron cycles to girls BJP IT cell official Sanjay Rathod
Correspondent | Gandhinagar
Opposition Congress Tuesday objected to Gujarat government’s move to distribute saffron-coloured bicycles to girl students of backward class, saying the colour embarrasses them as it gives away their financial status and caste. However, the government defended its decision claiming that the colour ensures safety
of girls on roads at night as saffron reflects light of other vehicles. The controversial issue came up for discussion in the Assembly Tuesday. Taking part in a discussion on a starred question during Question Hour, Congress MLA Ashwin Kotwal raised his objection claiming that girls feel shy to use these bicycles as the colour creates discrimi-
nation. He said saffron is causing embarrassment to girls as everyone is aware that saffron bicycles are given free to those who are poor or backward. In his reply, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Dilip Thakore said black is not an auspicious colour but saffron is. Social Justice Department Minister Ramanlal Vora quickly added that saffron
three with over a hundred people still under treatment at various places. Mahesana SP Chaitanya Mandlik today said that Mukesh Marwadi (33), resident of Karannagar near Budasan and Nattuji Thakor (35), resident of Budasan died last night. The villagers had cremat-
ed them without informing the police.‘We came to know about it later. Earlier one 17 year old local lad Vipul Thakor had died owing to the consumption of the Bhang distributed near a local temple,’ the SP said adding that people are saying that the Bhang mixed drink became poisonous owing to the inclusion of Datura seeds. He, however, added that the investigation of the matter has been handed over to the Forensic Science Lab and its report is awaited. Over 250 people had fallen ill after the consumption of Bhang mixed prasad near a temple in Budasan on Monday.
in Gujarat of which 10 are based in Ahmedabad. Interestingly, none of the top officials at any of the company offices met the bank officials during the latter’s visit on Tuesday. An asset is declared non-performing when it ceases to generate income for the lender. On Tuesday, bank officials visited four Ahmedabad-based companies including Sai Infosys that owes the bank Rs 50 crore, Rainbow Papers Limited that
has a debt of Rs 160 crore, Shall & Pearl Ceramics Limited that has a debt of Rs 50 crore and Electrotherm Limited that owes Allahabad Bank Rs 275 crore, armed with placards, banners and red roses. “We carried out peaceful demonstration outside the offices of the loan defaulters from Ahmedabad Zone,” confirmed deputy general manager (Ahmedabad zone), Manoranjan Das. In a statement released earlier about the demonstration, the bank said, “...large defaulters who are leading a lavish lifestyles and commanding a good reputation in society but not repaying the bank’s loan deliberately by stalling various processes of recovery. The public money is in doldrums which is essential to be channelized into the economy to augment growth at this critical stage.
Budasan temple Bhang consumption case – number of deaths reaches 3
Correspondent | Mahesana
With two more people dying last night, the total number of deaths due to suspected poisonous Bhang (hemp plant leaves) consumption on the occasion of Mahashivratri in Budasan village under Kadi police station of Mahesana district has risen to
colour is better than black when it comes to safety of girls who use bicycles during night as well. Seeking to corner the government, senior Congress MLA Shaktisinh Gohil sought to know whether government is considering passing an order to paint all vehicles sold in Gujarat in saffron for safety purpose. “If government feels that saffron colour provides more safety and reduces accidents, then saffron should be used in all vehicles. Does the government wish to do that for the larger good of public,” Gohil said. Vora evaded a direct reply to the query.
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
having to tell us, brother, we have sent terrorists, but who has the time!).” Rathod, however, is listed as a member of the executive committee of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) , as per it’s official website. Ra-
still actively involved in finding out any suspicious person or activity,” said Kumar. A top official of the state ATS said four teams of NSG were still in the state. On Tuesday, the local police of the Banaskantha district on the Indo-Pak border detained two Muslims from the premises of the Ambaji temple on suspicion. The police later released them, following a detailed interrogation. Police said
the duo had deposited three cellphones at the temple’s entrance as part of the security drill and returned without going into the main temple area. Police sources told this paper, “When they came to claim their cellphones, the police officials guarding the temple asked for their identity. It was found that they were Muslims and told the police they were looking for a woman who is working with a travel firm identified as “Abu and Ambaji tours”. The police informed the senior officials who brought them to Palanpur and were questioned. Banaskantha SP Neeraj Badgujar said, “Nothing suspicious was found at the moment and they were let off. Further inquiry is going on.”
at Mukta A2 Cinemas, Ahmedabad. The curtain raiser was followed by a panel discussion in the presence of renowned artists - Abhishek Jain (Director/Actor, Kevi Rite Jaise&BeyYaar), Amit Desai (Creative Producer, BeyYaar), Ashish Kakkad (Actor, BeyYaar and Vitamin She), Darshan Trivedi (Media & entertainment industry professional and researcher),JankiBodiwala (Chhello Divas Actress),Divyang Thakkar (Actor)and Ishan Randera (Director, Gujju Bhai The Great). Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Rahul Puri, Managing Director, Mukta Arts Ltd, said, “We are extremely happy to announce the 1st edition of
the Gujarati Film Festival and do our part for the regional cinema. We have always aimed at showcasing movies from all corners of the India. Such festivals are very important as they bring out the films need to be seen, rewarded and recognized. With Gujarati Film Festival we are doing a small contribution to regional cinema and we plan to do many more such film festival in various languages.” Mukta A2 Cinemas is growing by leaps and bounds with its presence in Tier 2 and 3. With multiplex in Mumbai, Sailu, Baroda, Ahmedabad, Gulbarga, Banswara, Sailu, Vizag, Sangli, Hyderabad, Bhopal, Kundli, Rajpipla and Meerut it plans to open properties in Aurangabad, Dehradun, Navi Mumbai- Panvel, Ahmedabad, Gurgaon, Ambarnath and Pune. Not just this, it also plans to spread its legs and open the first international property in Bahrain by end of this yearwhich is spread across6 screens.
Gujarat: Terror alert still in place, many detained
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Amid reports that terrorists may strike in Gujarat, the police and the National Security Guard (NSG) commandos are still on their toes. DGP (IB&CID) Pramod Kumar said the high alert sounded three days ago was still in place. “We have to see several aspects before saying that everything is OK. So the high alert is still in place. Police are
Mukta A2 Cinema Presents the 1st Edition of the Gujarati Film Festival
Bank Seeks Rs 1,392-cr Dues
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
To recover dues of Rs 1,392 crore from citybased companies declared non-performing assets (NPA), officials from Allahabad Bank visited four company offices with red roses on Tuesday. The idea, said the bank officials, was to peacefully urge defaulters from the Ahmedabad zone to pay their dues. Allahabad Bank has to recover Rs 6,200 crore from 23 NPA companies
tweets: Kill JNU students, professors; later deletes it.
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Gujarat pradesh IT cell Wednesday distanced itself from Sanjay Rathod, IT cell convenor at Junagadh district BJP, even as he trained his guns, this time, on the Narendra Modi-led at the centre. Rathod, late on Tuesday, tweeted: “Sarkar, mantri, santri, police, vipaksh, sabhi Kanhaiyya mein itne vyast hain ki Pakistan ko khud batana pad raha hai, bhai aatanki bheje hain, fursat miley to! (The government, ministers, soldiers, police, opposition, everybody is so busy with Kanhaiyya that Pakistan is
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Gujarat, March 9, 2016:In today’s day and age, the Indian film industry plays a very significant role in the society. Moreover, the core of any entertainment is to reach its target audience. Taking this thought forward, Mukta A2 Cinemas is organising the first edition of the Gujarati Film Festival. The festival will be held from 11th - 13th March at Mukta A2 Cinemas across their Gujarat market - Ahmedabad, Baroda and Rajpipla. The festival aims at giving regional cinema the desired rise in the industry. The film festival was inaugurated in the presence of Mr. Rahul Puri, Managing Director, Mukta Arts Ltd
thod posted on his Twitter handle earlier Tuesday: “Shoot Anti National JNU students & Proff and close the chapter. But the problem is that Our Govt doesn’t allow to kill Dogs WakeUpIndia.” He deleted the tweet as soon
after spoke to him. On Women’s day, his tweet went, “Jeevan mein agar sahansheelta aur krodh pe sanyam seekhna ho to… ek saadi ki dukaan khol ke dekhein..Happy Women’s Day Women’sDay WakeupIndia” (If you want to learn to control your tolerance and anger….open a saree shop and see) The “suggestion” was followed by smiling emojis. When contacted, the Convenor of the Gujarat Pradesh IT cell, Rajeeka Kacheria, that Rathod was out of her team since two and a half years and reacting to his Women’s Day tweet, said.
Gujarati TV anchor commits suicide
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
A lady TV anchor of a local Gujarati TV channel committed suicide in a flat in Bodakdev area of the city where she lived as a paying guest, police said today. Karishma Bhatt (23), whose father is an employee in postal department in Gondal town of Rajkot, hanged herself last night in a flat of Prince apartment in Judges bungalow road under Vastrapur police station area. She has left some suicide notes of which one has allegedly been written to a boy requesting him to delete ‘some’ picture from his
laptop. She has however not held anyone responsible for the suicide. The boy has been identified as a engineering college drop-out and resident of Ambaliyasan in Mahesana district. The deceased, who was pursuing distant education MCA course from a Hyderabad based institute has also written separately to her parents and younger sister which prima facie indicates that she must have been in severe depression. She has mentioned that she could not fulfill the dreams of her parents. One of the suicide notes was badly torn and was virtually unreadable.
Gujarat Board exams: 25 copy cases on Day 1
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
A TOTAL of 25 copy cases were reported on the first day of Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) Class X and XII examinations that began on Tuesday. While the highest number of cases was reported in Class XII general stream in Junagadh district, the least were in Class XII Science stream in Physics subject where only two cases were reported from Anand district. A total of 17 cases —14 from Jun-
agadh, 2 from Anand and one from Rajkot — in Class XII general stream were reported by the state control room. In Class X examination of language subject — out of 8.11 lakh registered students, 7.92 lakh took their examination — one case was reported from Kheda and Surat each while two from Ahmedabad city and Anand each, totalling to 6. This is despite the fact that the GSHSEB examination are being conducted in complete CCTV surveillance across the state.
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