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Agency | Chandigarh Taking a dig at Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal’s trip to China, Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh today alleged that he had gone to explore his “personal investment options and opportunities” there.
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Agency | Lucknow Three persons were shot dead allegedly by two gangsters in Ohda village of Chitrakoot district, police said today. Vinod Pandey (45), Pappu Yadav (35) and Hari Yadav (35) were shot dead yesterday allegedly by one Ramgopal Yadav and his accomplice, both members of the Gauri Yadav gang which is involved in dacoity, they said.
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BJP makes Modi’s degrees public The BJP chief announced that the PM had obtained his B.A. degree from Delhi University and his M.A. degree from Gujarat University
Agency | New Delhi The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made public on Monday what it said were Narendra Modi’s university degree certificates, seeking to blunt opposition allegations that the prime minister had fabricated his education qualifications. The party deputed its top leaders – Amit Shah and finance minister Arun Jaitley -- to defend Modi’s qualifications that became a subject of intense speculation
after Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed the prime minister had faked them. “I am very ashamed that such a day would come that I’ll have to make public the PM’s degrees,” Shah said, holding aloft what he said were Modi’s degrees, a Bachelor of Arts from Delhi University and a Master of Arts in Political Science from Gujarat University. “Before making such baseless allegations about someone’s personal life, one should
have verified the facts.” Shah accused Kejriwal of lowering the level of public discourse in the country and sought an apology from him. But within an hour of the BJP’s press conference, Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said Modi’s certificates were forged, citing what it said were “glaring discrepancies” in various details on the documents. “Nakal ke liye bhi akal ki jarurat hai (One needs brains even to copy). The BA mark sheet is dated 1978 while the de-
Uttarakhand: Advantage Congress as rebels remain disqualified Agency | New Delhi
After weeks of number crunching, the floor test in Uttarakhand on Tuesday will finally show just who has the numbers. What is the likely outcome of the vote in the Uttarakhand Assembly? With the Uttarakhand High Court dismissing the plea of the nine disqualified rebel Congress legislators – and the SC upholding the disqualification – they won’t be allowed to vote in the floor test on Tuesday, so it could be Advantage Congress. With the nine Congress MLAs disqual-
ified, the strength of the House has been reduced to 61. The Congress now has 27 MLAs and the BJP 28, including one rebel MLA. The Congress had the support of the six members of the Progressive Democratic Front (PDF) which includes two
legislators from the BSP, one from the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD) and three Independents. The BSP MLAs Haridas and Sarwat Karim Ansari have already said they are no longer part of the PDF but that they still support the Congress.
ABVP protests against ‘antinationalism’ in Jadavpur University
took no chances and fortified the varsity putting up barricades at the entrances. Carrying the Indian tricolours and shouting slogans, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists took out the rally from Gol Park to the Jadavpur police station. ”The leftists have turned the university into a den of anti-national activities. Forgetting their own country, they raise pro-Pakistan slogans. This rally is to condemn their anti-nationalism,” said ABVP leader Subir Haldar.
gree is of the year 1979,” AAP leader Ashutosh said. “His name in the BA mark sheet is Narendra Kumar Damodardas Modi while in the master’s degree it is Narendra
Damoderdas Modi,” Later, Kejriwal also tweeted that Modi’s BA degree was a “fake” that belonged to a person of the same name from Alwar, Rajasthan. The row over Modi’s certificate is the latest in a series of showdowns between Kejriwal and the BJP, a rivalry that has often played out bit-
terly between their supporters on social media. On Monday, Twitter lit up over the controversy, with many users sympathetic to Modi trending #kejriwalsaysorry. The BJP says the attack over Modi’s education is part of a smear campaign by political rivals unhappy with his rise from a tea
seller at a railway station to becoming the country’s prime minister. Jaitley said Modi completed his studies in difficult circumstances, travelling from Gujarat to New Delhi to appear for his BA examination. He stayed at the ABVP office in the city during those days, he said.
FIR against the 25 youths under the State Prohibition Act,” said Mashi. Later, all of them were taken to Sola Civil Hospital, where doctors collected their blood samples for examination. “All the accused have been released on bail in the afternoon,” said Mashi. When contacted, Modhwadia admitted that his son was present at the apartment but denied that the latter had consumed alcohol. “As
per the primary report of Sola civil hospital, Parth was not found to be under the influence of liquor when he was examined by doctors. I agree that Parth was present there, but he had not consumed liquor. In fact, police demanded Rs 11 lakh from them to settle the matter,” the Congress leader alleged. However, police refuted Modhwadia’s allegations and maintained that no bribe was demanded.
“The primary report by doctors is not final as we only take into account the blood test report which is yet to come. Only that report can prove if someone had consumed liquor or not. If we wanted to settle the matter, then we would have let all of them go after taking money,” said Mashi. Gujarat is a “dry” state where the manufacture, sale and consumption of alcohol is prohibited within its boundaries.
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Police today arrested former Gujarat Congress chief Arjun Modhwadia’s son, Parth and 24 others for allegedly consuming liquor at a party in Satellite area of the city. Acting on a tip-off, police raided a residential apartment in Asawari tower near S G Highway early this morning and nabbed Parth (25) along with 24 others who were celebrating their friend’s birthday, said Satellite Police Station Inspector M U Mashi. “We found more than 20 bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) from the apartment, owned by one Varun Jain. We have arrested 25 persons, including Parth, as they were found to be in inebriated state. We have lodged an
Congress asks Rajnath to improve Rahul’s security after ‘death threat’ Agency | New Delhi
A delegation of top Congress leaders on Monday met home minister Rajnath Singh and asked him to improve security of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi after he received a ‘death threat’. The team, including Ahmed Patel, political secretary to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, treasurer Motilal Vohra, Congress deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma, and Rajya Sabha MP Rajiv Shukla, met Singh and apprised him about the alleged threat to the Congress vice-president’s life. “The home minister has assured us of prompt
are brought from CISF, CRPF, BSF and central agencies. So its a matter of concern as to why such a proposal has come up to change such a large number of the personnel,” he said. The Special Protection Group (SPG) guards the Prime Minister, the former Prime Ministers and their immediately family. Sonia Gandhi and her two children -- Rahul and Priyanka -- are SPG protectees. The threat has reportedly been given in an unsigned letter written in Tamil and posted in Puducherry on May 4. Rahul is scheduled to visit Karaikal in Puducherry tomorrow, for a public meeting.
Despite rains and thundershowers in parts of Uttar Pradesh, temperatures failed to drop as mercury touched 42.5 degrees in Agra, the highest in the state. According to action and security en- asked Home Secretary MET department, temhancement. He has also Rajiv Mehrishi to take up peratures rose in Varanasi assured us that the agen- the issue seriously and enand Allahabad while it cies of the Centre and and sure propection to Rahul. remain unchanged in othside the varsity. With the Agency | Kolkata the states and SPG will Sharma said the Congress er divisions. The mercury be alerted about the threat delegation also raised isremained below normal Deriding left-leaning stu- rally coming days after the screening of Vivek that has been received,” sue of proposed “en mass in Gorakhpur, Faizabad, dents for turning Jadavpur Agnihotri’s controverSharma told reporters af- shifting” of around 400 ofBareilly, Kanpur and University into a “hub of sial “Buddha in a Traffic ter the 20-minute meet- ficers of SPG and bringing Meerut, whereas the anti-national activities”, ing with Singh. A home in new people to replace highest temperature was the RSS students’ wing Jam” triggered clashes ministry official said that them. “SPG requires rigorrecorded in Agra (42.5 ABVP on Monday took and caused tension in the Singh, after the meeting, ous training. Its personnel out a protest rally outcampus on Friday, police degrees). Sub Editor: Dhruvil Makani Office: B/14, Madhav Chamber’s, India Colony, Opp-Vidhyanagar School, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com
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Odd-even programme is no long-term solution to pollution
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The odd-even experiment in January was the testing of a short-term managerial solution. As any experiment, it gave partial insights into the air pollution puzzle. It was also a test of Delhiites’ resolve to do something about it. The first trial did reduce congestion. The second experiment from April 15 to 30 had little impact on congestion during peak hours. Apparently, people had obtained more cars, used more taxis and some had changed over to CNG. Reduction in congestion, even though air pollution remains at the same level, reduces people’s exposure which is the product of air pollution level x number of persons exposed x duration of exposure. Lower exposure lowers the adverse health impact. It is not easy to assess the impact of oddeven on pollution levels as one also needs to factor in changes in wind speed, wind direction, emissions by neighbouring areas, fires, etc. From that point of view, one cannot assess the second odd-even experiment. It might still be considered worthwhile as it showed that people will take defensive action and that this may not be the solution to Delhi’s pollution problem. Cleaning up Delhi’s air requires both short-term and long-term solutions. Typically, the control of a number of short-term solutions lies with the Delhi government, while long-term solutions require the Central government to act. Odd-even cannot be a long-term solution for the NCR as the number of vehicles in Delhi alone, not counting the NCR region, is increasing at nearly 6 lakhs per year in Delhi alone, of which some 35 per cent are cars. Odd-even may have taken out at most 30 per cent of the cars of Delhi’s 28 lakh cars as cars on the road keep increasing and within a couple of years, even with odd-even, the cars on the road would increase. To reduce pollution, we need cleaner cars and much greater use of public transport, walking, cycling and improvement in the quality of public transport. The solution lies in a more comprehensive transport strategy and dealing with other sources of pollution. It requires actions not just by Delhi government, but also by governments of the surrounding states as well as by the Central government.
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“I am very ashamed that such a day would come that I’ll have to make public the PM’s degrees, Before making such baseless allegations about someone’s personal - The party deputed its top leaders – Amit Shah life, one should have verified the facts.”
and finance minister Arun Jaitley - to defend Modi’s qualifications that became a subject of intense speculation after Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed the prime minister had faked them.
Ready to take decision on my next Hindi film: Priyanka Chopra Agency | Mumbai
Ever since she signed her American TV show Quantico, which went on to become a hit, Priyanka Chopra has largely been stationed in the US and Canada. Of late, she has also been busy wrapping up her debut Hollywood film, an adaptation of the iconic TV show, Baywatch, which also stars Dwayne Johnson and Zac Effron. It is probably due to her hectic schedule that the actor hasn’t had the time to finalise her Bollywood projects yet. But Priyanka insists that she will be doing so very soon. “I should be taking a decision on my next [lot of] Hindi films soon. With the next season of my TV show starting later this year, and also the work that I have to do for the Baywatch adaptation, I have limited time. But, I have received some interesting [Bollywood] offers. It’s hard to figure out which one I should not do (laughs).” But the actor doesn’t want to reveal any names. “I’d rather talk about a film when I have made a decision about what I am going to be able to do, and not what I want to do (smiles),” she says. On April 30, Priyanka attended the White House Correspondents’ dinner, where she met President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama. Before that, Priyanka was in India for a few hours to receive her Padma Shri. “Both the production teams (of her TV show and Baywatch) worked really hard to take out three days, so that I could travel to India, even though we are shooting for the season finale and all my portions for the film. They understood how important coming to India was for me,” she says. But Priyanka admits that “they (the cast and crew members of her film and TV show) didn’t know what the Padma Shri was”. “I told them that it’s like receiving the knighthood in the UK, and that it’s the fourth-highest civilian honour in India. So, everyone was really excited for me,” says the actor. Recently, in an interview with Esquire, Priyanka also clarified that Bollywood isn’t an “offshoot of Hollywood”. “Firstly, I don’t like the term, Bollywood, especially because of the stereotypes that come with it. We aren’t a ‘me-too’ [industry] of Hollywood. We are the Hindi film industry, and we are proud to be one of the most prolific [film industries] in the world. We make about 900 films a year, if regional films are also included. So, we need to have our own identity. And that’s exactly what I meant [in the magazine article] when I said, ‘Please don’t stereotype us (Indian actors)’,” she says. Priyanka states that she is “a Hindi film actor”. She adds, “We have the ability to stand in front of any camera, in any country or on any stage, and to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with talented people from any part of the globe.”
Priyanka Chopra says she is a “a Hindi film actor” and it’s great if she is called that and not a ‘Bollywood star.”
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Shahid Kapoor, who will soon be stepping into the fatherhood zone, says excitement is just an understatement for the feeling of becoming a parent Agency | Mumbai Shahid Kapoor, who will soon be stepping into the fatherhood zone, says excitement is just an understatement for the feeling of becoming a parent. The actor, amid juggling his Udta Punjab promotions, took a break to interact with his fans on Twitter on Monday (May 9). Kapoor completed 13 years in the Hindi film industry on Monday, and his fans took it upon themselves to celebrate the occasion. The hashtag ‘13YearsOfShahidKapoor’ was among the top trends in India today. Sasha, in turn, decided to take some time off his hectic schedule to thank his fans. In between answering career-related questions,
Shahid obliged other curious fans too. So someone asked him how excited he was for the baby. Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput, who are soon to turn parents, just got back to Mumbai after their babymoon in Maldives. Shahid and Mira tied the knot in July last year and are expecting their first child together. For several months, there has been much speculation about Mira’s pregnancy after the lenses captured her with a baby bump on the runway at the Lakme Fashion Week earlier this year. It was only at the trailer launch of Udta Punjab that Shahid put a stop to all rumours by saying that he was indeed going to be a father soon.
Not too long ago, a strong buzz suggested that romance was brewing between Jacqueline Fernandez and Arjun Kapoor. The two were believed to be more than “just friends”.Bollywood young guns hangout and party together. And hence it’s quite natural for gossip mills to work round the clock to churn out some spicy titbits. In an interview with the Times of India, Jacqueline broke her silence about her “alleged” relationship with Arjun. She was introduced to Arjun by Sonam, who happens to be one of the first persons whom Jackie met after entering Bollywood. Here’s taking a look at what Ms Fernandez had to say about Arjun. “Sonam never tried to set me up with Arjun, it was one of those lovely rumours. Sonam was one of
Hrithik has diverted his attention from the entire controversy towards his work right now and is now busy filming his next film Agency | New Delhi the first people I met in the industry and from childhood she knows everyone here. So naturally, she introduced me to all of them. She has introduced me to Arjun and Varun, too. We are a group of friends now, and when these articles come out its really funny. We wonder which idiot opened his mouth, and did
something silly or dumb. The good thing about having friends in the industry is that we also know what is going on in reality, so Arjun and I still joke about it. We say, ‘Oh, we just heard we broke up!’ Clarifying rumours with the person concerned is the most important thing, the rest don’t count.
After wrapping up his shoot for Mohenjo Daro, Hrithik Roshan has kick-started the shoot for his next film, titled Kaabil. This comes as a welcome break for the actor, especially after the entire episode with Kangana Ranaut. Kaabil that also stars pretty actress Yami Gautam started shoot a couple of days back. The
first schedule of the film is in Mumbai itself. This is for the first time that we will see Hrithik Roshan sharing screen space with Yami Gautam and it will be interesting to see this fresh pairing on screen. Also, Kaabil marks the return of the successful jodi of Hrithik Roshan with his father after Krrish 3. Music of the film will be done by Rajesh Roshan. The teaser of the film has
received a lot of positive reaction from people across quarters. It was put up by Hrithik Roshan on his social media handle on Wednesday night, which read, “Blinded by a million eyes watching me... when in fact I am the observer, I am the watcher.. The minds eye sees all. Kaabil.” The tag line of the film, ‘The mind sees all’ has caught the attention of the audiences.
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SMS PR Agency | New Delhi The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) and Education New Zealand (ENZ) will be organising a fashion event ‘Runway to New Zealand’ based on the theme “Future World Connection”, in New Delhi on May 12, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency. The extravaganza will showcase ensembles soaked in indigenous, sustainable fabrics by 12 Indian-New Zealand students. Three students each from Indian fashion institutes - the Pearl Academy (Noida, Jaipur and New Delhi), the National Institute of Fashion Technology (New Delhi), as well as fashion institutes from New Zealand- Massey University and AUT University, together will work in pairs to design for this prestigious event. Each of the six teams will consist of one Indian student and one New Zealander who will present two garments each and compete with each other to be chosen as the best. The Indian students of the two winning teams will be awarded a two-week internship at the participating New Zealand universities.
No ‘Facebook drink’ in China after rare trademark win Agency | Beijing Facebook has warded off a threat to its trademark in China with a Beijing court ruling against a Chinese firm to use the famous name for its beverage, providing a rare trademark victory for the US social networking giant in the Communist nation. The Beijing Municipal High People’s Court said the local firm Zhongshan-based Zhujiang Beverage had “violated moral principles” with “obvious intention to duplicate and copy from another high-profile trademark”, BBC reported. Zhujiang Beverage, which sells products like milk-flavored drinks and porridge, said it registered its trademark “face book” in 2011. The company faced objections from Facebook, but gained approval from the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board the country’s trademark authority in 2014 to use it. Facebook is blocked in China since 2009 but its founder Mark Zuckerberg who is married to a Chinese has recently gone on a charm offensive to access the Chinese market. Along with other social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook is currently blocked to nearly 700 million internet users in China.
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A few weeks ago, Shikhar Dhawan was under huge pressure to perform. The slump had come at the biggest stage, in the middle of India’s World T20 campaign. It came as no surprise when he was excluded for the semi-final, replaced by Ajinkya Rahane, who had been waiting in the wings for a time. With competition for the top-order slots growing, and the poor run stretching into the Indian Premier League (IPL), Dhawan seemed to be in danger of being relegated to the fringes when it came to the national team call-up. In the initial stages of IPL 9, Dhawan was ordinary. He had single-digit scores in the first three games. The pressure to
perform was at its peak. Despite the u n b e a rable t e n sion, Dhawan regained his composure, performing admirably in the games that have followed. On Sunday, he brought up his fifth 45-plus score in six innings, with an unbeaten 57-ball 82. It was not an innings of desperation. Dhawan was willing to build his innings before going after the bowling. And it was chanceless barring a difficult chance late in the innings. More importantly, the knock set up a comprehensive victory for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Overshadowed by
Suspended European soccer boss Michel Platini will resign as head of governing body UEFA after losing a top level appeal against a ban for ethics violations, but said he would continue his fight to clear his name. One of the finest players of his generation who went on to become a powerful sporting official, Frenchman Platini had been suspended after his dealings with fallen world soccer chief Sepp Blatter dragged him into
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Andy Murray, coach Amelie Mauresmo mutually agree to part ways Agency | Paris
tinct change in how he bats. Warner’s pyrotechnics have played a part, reducing the weight of expectations from Dhawan, giving him space to regain his game. In the IPL, a more measured and patient Dhawan has come to the fore. On Sunday, he kept the scoreboard ticking, and refrained from slogging.
Michel Platini will resign as head of UEFA after losing a top appeal against a ban
the scandal which engulfed governing body FIFA. Sport’s highest tribunal, The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), upheld Platini’s suspension on Monday, although it reduced the term from six years to four. “The CAS Panel was of the opinion that a severe sanction could be justified in view of the superior functions carried out by Mr. Platini (FIFA Vice-President and UEFA President), the absence of any repentance and the impact
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opening partner David Warner’s aggressive batting, Dhawan has quietly added runs. There is a dis-
Suspended Platini to resign as UEFA head after losing appeal
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Andy Murray and Amelie Mauresmo announced Monday that they had mutually agreed to end the Frenchwoman’s twoyear stint as coach of the two-time major champion. Under Mauresmo’s tutelage, Briton Murray won his first clay-court titles and reached the final of the Australian Open in 2015 and 2016. “Working with Andy over the last two years has been a fantastic experience for me,” said Mauresmo in a joint statement with Murray on her Facebook page. “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed being part of the great team of people he has around him. Dedicating enough
time along with the travel has been a challenge for me. I wish him and team well and I hope he goes on to win many more titles.” Mauresmo, who is a former world number one and also a two-time Grand Slam champion, took over as Murray’s coach in June 2014, after
the player and Czech Ivan Lendl decided to part ways. She took some time off last summer whilst pregnant with her son, with Swede Jonas Bjorkman filling in in her absence. “I’ve learned a lot from Amelie over the last two years, both on and off the court,” said Murray.
Yuvraj Singh touches Sachin’s feet after 100 IPL matches feat
that this matter has had on FIFA’s reputation,” the CAS statement said. The ruling means that European soccer body UEFA, which has not replaced Platini since he was initially banned in October, will have to elect a new president. Platini, though, pledged to continue his campaign to overturn his ban. His only remaining recourse is to appeal to the Swiss federal court, but this can only overturn the verdict if it finds procedural irregularities. A lawyer for Platini, Yves Wehrli, said Agency | New Delhi the Frenchman would resign from UEFA “in the It was a familiar sight. Yuvraj Singh falling on Sachin Tendulkar’s feet to seek his coming days”. blessings. He has done it twice on a cricket ground now. Maybe more. But these were the two times photographers captured it. Last time, it was during the MCC Bicentenary Celebration Match in which Yuvraj scored a scintillating century to guide his team - Rest of the World XI - towards a safe total. He stole the show by touching the feet of Sachin, who was bowling for Marylebone Cricket Club. This time Yuvraj had just completed his hundredth IPL innings and he again fell on the legend’s feet. The two players share a long history, both backing each other up during tough times and constantly encouraging one another to rise from defeats both in cricket and personal life. After winning the World Cup in 2011, Yuvraj had dedicated the success to Tendulkar by saying the legend was his ‘inspiration’. “In my tough times, I just spoke to Sachin about my issues with batting and form and fitness and he told me that you will matter when it matters the most. That is a very special thought, it remains with me. “I remember I have a picture of me and Tendulkar together which I have put in my locker. I used granted to a country not picture and go into to an individual athlete. to have a look at that tion,” Yuvraj said on But if a particular athlete, bat. He is my inspirathe first anniversary of the World Cup win. Singh was in this case Narsingh has and underwent chemotherapy in attained the qualification diagnosed with cancer in 2012 at the highest competi- the US. Since his comeback he has struggled to find form but has managed to stick tion and is fit why should around till now due to some match winning performances with the international he not be considered? In side. “When I went to meet him in London, I was telling my wife that I don’t World Championships at want to break down when I see him,” Tendulkar had said three years back at the Las Vegas, where I was release of Yuvraj’s book The Test of My Life: From Cricket to Cancer and Back. present, legendary Jordan Yuvraj was heart-broken after hearing about Sachin’s retirement in 2013. He had Burroughs of the USA just scored a match-winning 77 against Australia in a one-off T20 at Rajkot and specially asked me to call was confused whether to celebrate his success or feel sad as Sachin will not be a Yadav so that he could part of the dressing room anymore. “I don’t think I am going to let him go away. I hug him. am going to catch hold of his feet and not (let him) leave the dressing room.
Next move on Rio Gold? The enormity of Sushil Kumar’s quest Agency | New Delhi
Agency | New Delhi Shares of ITC on Monday rose by over 2% after the company said there is “progressive resumption” of production at its cigarette factories, which was suspended from May 4 over the large pictorial warning issue. The stock ended at Rs 324.75 , up 2.38% on BSE. During the day, it gained 2.77% to Rs 326. At NSE, shares of the company went up by 2.23% to close at Rs 324.80. On the volume front, 3 lakh shares of the company were traded at BSE and over 56 lakh shares changed hands at NSE during the day. ”The cigarette factories are commencing production progressively,” ITC said in a BSE filing yesterday. On May 5, ITC had said it has shut down its production till the time it is able to comply with “interim requirements” of 85% pictorial warnings. On May 4, the Supreme Court had directed tobacco companies to implement the rule mandating larger pictorial warnings and refused the manufacturers’ plea to stay the implementation of new cigarette packaging rules introduced from April 1. A range of ITC’s brands including India Kings, Classic, Gold Flake, Navy Cut, Capstan, Bristol, Flake, Silk Cut are manufactured at plants in Bengaluru, Munger, Saharanpur, Kolkata and Pune.
Barring brilliant performances by two women wrestlers, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik in the Olympic qualifiers at Istanbul this weekend, Indian wrestling was largely running through a bad patch recently. Even as two women make a historic entry to Olympics, the prestigious men’s 74kg slot is heading towards a major controversy with the Olympic Games barely three months away. Narsingh Yadav was the first Indian to qualify for the Games when he won a hard-earned bronze medal in the World Championship in Las Vegas last September. But as the Games are coming closer double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar is also staking his claim for the
single place as both fight in the same weight category. Suddenly there is a talk of a trial between the two for the Olympic berth. The question is why should there be a trial now considering there has never been one ever since qualification norm for Olympic participation began at the time of the Games in Barcelona in 1992. True that quota through qualification is
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Going solar: Gujarat govt to kick-start solar rooftop project for its citizens
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With an aim of scaling up the present solar power generation in Gujarat, the state government is now all set to launch its much awaited project of grid-connected rooftop solar power units, wherein residential property owners will be encouraged to install this new system. The Solar Rooftop project was initiated by Gujarat Energy Development
Agency (GEDA), which is the state nodal agency to promote renewable energy. In the current fiscal of 2016-17, GEDA has set a target of generating 50 megawatt (MW) of electricity by installing such rooftop solar photovoltic (SPV) units across Gujarat. According to GEDA Director J T Akhani, the rooftop solar project is for residential consumers only. “There are sev-
eral residents who have already installed solar power generation units on their rooftops. However, they are off-grid, as they are not connected with the electricity meter. This project is for those residential property owners who wish to connect their power units with the electricity grid,” said Akhani. “This project of grid-connected units has been proposed in the Gujarat Solar Power Policy, announced by state government in August 2015. This year, we are planning to install units having capacity of 50 MW. The installations will be done by our channel partners, saving time and energy of consumers in finding right contractor” said Akhani.
Mehsana Court rejects anticipatory bail to PAAS spokesperson,20 others Correspondent | Mehsana
A local court here today rejected the anticipatory bail pleas of the 21 accused including the spokesperson of Patidar Ananmat Aandolan Samiti (PAAS) Varun Patel and its leader in Ahmedabad Atul Patel in connection with the April 17 jail bharo campaign violence case. A sessions court rejected the anticipatory bail pleas of the 21 leaders and associates of the outfit denying to issue orders to the police to not to arrest them. The local crime branch which had lodged a case under section 307 (attempt to murder and other sections of the IPC) against 37 named and over 15000 unknown leaders and associates of PAAS and Sardar Patel Group (SPG), has already arrested SPG president Lalji Patel and two of the local prominent PAAS leaders Narendra Patel and Suresh Patel and some other accused. On April 17, thousands
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Need for policy intervention for Gujarat: Rape convict tribal development: RSS outfit commits ‘suicide’
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Suggesting policy intervention by administration for the development of tribals, RSS-affiliate Akhil Bharatiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram on Sunday released its vision document for tribal welfare in Ahmedabad. The function was attended by Gujarat Minister of Tribal Development Mangubhai Patel, who claimed
the government’s move to provide easy loans and special coaching classes for competitive exams have helped tribal youths. “As many as 140 tribal youths have been given Rs 15 lakh as easy loan by government. There are four women and 15 men (among them) who have become pilots. Last year, 558 tribal youths made it to GUJCET (a com-
bined test for entrance to medical and engineering colleges) because of special coaching classes for tribals started by the government,” he said. He also said intervention by the BJP-led Gujarat government has stopped tribals from conversion. The minister said Christian missionaries were “carrying out religious conversion” several years ago because of poverty in the region but that has stopped now. “In Dangs, they distributed sugar and wheat as a lure to convert poor tribal people to Christianity, (but) we led a revolution and today we can say for sure that conversion has stopped because of government’s intervention,” Patel was quoted as saying by said.
Rakesh Vasava was admitted to the hospital on May 5 and in the wee hours of Sunday, he allegedly hanged himself from the bathroom pipe of the hospital A rape convict serving life imprisonment in the Vadodara Central Jail allegedly committed suicide on Sunday while undergoing treatment for tuberculosis at SSG hospital here. Rakesh Vasava
was admitted to the hospital on May 5 and in the wee hours of Sunday, he allegedly hanged himself from the bathroom pipe of the hospital. The body has been autopsy, while police said reason for the extreme step was yet to be ascertained.
rat in India. As informed by the government of Gujarat, there has been an increase in the number of deaths of Asiatic Lions in the state,” environment minister Prakash Javadekar said in a written reply. Javadekar said that in 2013, the total number of deaths were 76 while in 91 in 2015, he said. “The natural and unnatural rea2014, 78 lions died. The increase in deaths of Asi- sons. Natural reasons are death figure increased to atic lions was due to both like fight among lions,
succumbing to illness and injuries, mortality of cubs, old age etc. “Unnatural deaths occur due to road and railway accidents and falling in open wells in revenue area. Further, in 2015, ten lions died due to drowning in the natural calamity of flash floods followed by heavy rains in Amreli district,” the minister said.
Correspondent | Vadodara
91 Asiatic Lions died in Gujarat last year 13 more than 2014 Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
There has been an increase in the number of deaths of Asiatic lions found in the wild only in Gujarat due to natural and unnatural reasons, including road and railway acof supporters of the SPG of permission to their jail cidents, Rajya Sabha was and PAAS went on ram- bharo campaign demand- informed on Monday. page in the town after a ing release of jailed pati- “Asiatic lions are found in the wild only in Gujameeting despite denial dar quota stir leaders.
Gujarat CM launches 12th Krishi Mahotsav at Anand Correspondent | Anand
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today said that income from agriculture has to be not just doubled but quadrupled as per the new comprehensive Agricultural Business Policy-2016. Launching the 12th edition of statewide Krishi Mahotsav from Anand in central Gujarat on the auspicious occasion of Akshay Tritiya, she said the new policy entails opening the doors of global trade for farmers and youth of the state via modern farming, food-processing and establishing value-chain from farm to global commodities markets. Year : 02, Issue : 117 “Sunvilla Samachar” (English Daily) Printed at “Sunvilla Samachar, Daily Printing Press”, Survey No.: 1624-25-26, Final Plot No.F/P/537, Urmila Compound, Opp.Ambica Estate, G.D. School Road, Saijpur Bogha, Ahmedabad -382340 and Published at A-24, Sharddha Apartment, Thakkarnagar Road, Bapunagar, Ahmedabad-382350. Mo.: 9687612324, by Owner, Printer, & Publisher : Aksheshkumar S. Savaliya on Date 10-05-2016 (Tuesday), Editor : Kapilkumar M. Hirpara* (*Responsible for selection of News under the PRB act). RNI No. : GUJENG/2014/59629