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Lance continued to be in shock with low BP and was put on ventilator in the ICU
Siachen survivour’s health deteriorates Hanamanthappa was trapped inside an air
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Actress-filmmaker Pooja Bhatt is all set to helm the third installment of the erotic-thriller franchise, “Jism”. Pooja says the film, titled “Jism 3”, will be the “boldest” in the series and will feature three men and one woman in the lead role. “I will start working on ‘Jism 3’ this year and the film will release sometime in 2017. It has to be the boldest movie yet. I have decided to completely shake up things this time,” Pooja said.
Cold conditions persist in parts of Punjab, Haryana Agency | Chandigarh
Cold weather conditions prevailed at many places in Punjab and Haryana with Hisar recording a low of 3.2 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal. The minimum temperature in Amritsar settled at 6.1 degrees Celsius, the MeT Department said. The night temperature at Ludhiana and Patiala dropped slightly since yesterday to settle at 8.2 degrees Celsius and 8.4 degrees Celsius, respectively. Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 9.2 degrees Celsius.
Indian tennis players bag three gold Agency | Guwahati
avalanche hit Siachen on February 3 Prayers being offered for well being of Siachen survivor Lance Naik Hanamanthappa in Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai
Agency | New Delhi The condition of Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad, who is being treated at Army’s Research and Referral hospital for frost bite, has worsened. Lance Naik Koppad was rescued on Monday from under 35 feet of snow in -45°Celsius temperature five days after an avalanche hit an Indian Army post in Siachen an altitude of 19,600 feet. Doctors treating him have said that he is in a multi-organ dysfunc-
Donald Trump shows his US presidential bid is no mere publicity stunt Agency | Manchester
Donald Trump has served notice to those who have refused to take his 2016 White House campaign seriously: The celebrity real-estate developer and former reality show host is no joke. While Trump had been expected to win New Hampshire’s nominating contest, he swamped the Republican field by almost 20 points, demonstrating that his passionate, anti-establishment supporters could be relied on to show up and vote when it counts. “It’s a monumental win for Donald Trump,” said Michael Dennehy, a Republican strategist in Concord, New Hamp-
tion state and remains very critical. There are evidences of oxygen deprivation in the brain and pneumonia in both lungs, doctors have said. Lance Naik Koppad was flown to New Delhi from Siachen Glacier on Tuesday morning in a special air ambulance and admitted to the Research and Referral Hospital. He hails from Karnataka. Nine other personnel at the post, including a junior commissioned officer (JCO),
of Madras Regiment died, according to Lt Gen D S Hooda, Northern Army Commander. “Five bodies have been recovered so far and four bodies have been identified,” he said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag went to the R&R hospital to enquire about Lance Naik Koppad’s health. Prayers are being organized in various parts of the country for him.
Students in Dharwad (Karnataka) offer special prayers for Siachen survivor Lance Naik Hanamanthappa
On National Deworming Day, 180 school children fallAgency sick after taking Albendazole tablets in Bihar | Patna
shire, who is unaffiliated with any campaign. “The message is being sent loud and clear that Republicans want to throw Washington on its head.” Trump still has a long road ahead. He suffers from high unfavorability ratings and is often an undisciplined candidate who invites controversy with his policies and insults, going so far this
week as to repeat an audience member’s assertion that US Senator Ted Cruz was a “pussy.” Yet after finishing second in the Iowa caucuses last week and now first in New Hampshire, Trump can take solace in the fact that rarely is the ultimate nominee from either party not one of the top two finishers in Iowa or New Hampshire.
At least 180 school children in Bihar were taken ill after they were administered deworming Albendazole tablets on Wednesday, officials said. About 100 children fell ill at the Maghra Middle School in Biharsharif district headquarters of Nalanda, 37 children in Jamui, 36 in Sitamarhi, four in East Champaran and two in Rohtas district. Deworming tablets were given across all schools and Anganwadi
Elephants and leopards in the city: Run out of luck – and choices
At least 180 school children in Bihar were taken ill after they were administered deworming Albendazole tablets on Wednesday, officials said
centres free of cost on the National Deworming Day. The World Health Organization estimates that 220 million children
between the ages of 1 and 14 are at risk of parasitic worm infection in India. The campaign is targeting 270 million children
across the country for Wednesday’s effort and another next week for children missed the first time, the Health Ministry said in a statement.
Tamil Nadu bus driver not killed by meteorite, says NASA Agency | Chennai
Scientists at the US space India tennis playagency NASA have disers ruled the roost in counted reports that a to traditional routes, and bus driver in Tamil Nadu Agency | Siliguri the 12th South Asian increasingly run into man- was killed by a meteorGames by picking up The recent headlines — a made barriers and trouble. ite, saying he was likely all the gold medals on leopard ‘running amok’ Of course, some herds do hit by a land based exoffer on the fourth and in a Bangalore school or penultimate day of the raid villages for food and plosion. Online photoa ‘rampaging’ elephant in event here today. Indisuch campaigns can also graphs of the site of the Siliguri — have triggered ans won gold in womget violent if the animals suspected meteorite hit en’s singles, men’s dou- fresh debates over why face aggressive resistance. in a college campus on wild animals are ‘straybles and mixed doubles Elephants do not march Saturday were more con- marked stone from the extremely rare before the to completely dominate ing’ into human spaces in single file while mi- sistent with “a land based site in Vellore district Chelyabinsk event three the event at the All As- so frequently. Animals — ple, could not have lost its cover one unfortunate grating. They disperse to explosion” than with of Tamil Nadu. Lindley years ago,” she said, resam Tennis Association wild or domestic — sel- its way. In all likelihood, morning. Both people and forage individually or in something from space, Johnson, NASA’s plane- ferring to a 2013 episode Grounds here. In the dom, if ever, stray. Trust it was using the area for the animal panicked. And small groups before com- the New York Times re- tary defence officer, told in Russia. In addition, men’s doubles, Ram- them to know where they a long time – roaming the all hell broke loose. Ele- bining as a herd only to ported Tuesday citing the US daily in an email meteorites are often cool kumar Ramanathan and are going and their ways. city streets in the night to phants obviously face a disperse again. It is during NASA scientists. Early that a death by meteorite to the touch when they Vijay Prasanth defeat- Try abandoning your pet opportunistically prey on bigger challenge to stay these dispersals that a rel- reports included images impact was so rare that land, and the object reed Divij Sharan and miles away and see how dogs and using the green invisible. They require a atively young elephant or of a crater, five feet deep one has never been sci- covered from the site in Sanam Singh 6-3 6-4 it shows up back at home. patches around the Var- lot of food which forces a lone bull can find itself and two feet wide. Wit- entifically confirmed in India weighed only a few to give the country the The leopard spotted in thur lake as its day shel- them to migrate season- in unfamiliar territories — nesses described hearing recorded history. “There grams and appeared to be first gold and silver of a school in Bangalore’s ter. However discreet, ally across considerable thanks to rapid changes in an explosion, and police have been reports of inju- a fragment of a common the day. Marathahalli, for exam- the Marathahalli cat blew distances. The herds stick land use — and panic. recovered a black, pock- ries, but even those were earth rock. Corpo. Office: B/14, Madhav Chamber’s, India Colony, Opp-Vidhyanagar School, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
2 / Dt. 11-02-2016, Thursday Editors’ Picks Thursday, FEBRUARY 11, 2016 Trai does well to safeguard net neutrality. But a legal challenge can’t be far behind The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (Trai’s) ruling against differential pricing of Internet services — which in the public eye has become a snub for Facebook’s Free Basics programme — is a measured response to a controversial issue. The regulator’s dilemma lies in encouraging steps to provide internet access for all while ensuring a level playing field for internet companies. Within two weeks of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) “open internet order”, a consortium of telecom and cable companies challenged it in court. The FCC, the US telecom regulator, had made the open internet order to protect network neutrality. Usually restrained in regulating internet services, it cited the overwhelming public interest from regulation. On the face of it, India seems to be following a similar trajectory. On Monday, TRAI made the Prohibition of Discriminatory Tariffs for Data Services Regulations, 2016. By preventing telecom companies from charging different prices for accessing different parts of the internet, the regulation protects net neutrality. Now, telecom companies cannot shape consumer behaviour by giving free access to certain websites and then charging the website owner. The internet has been protected — data must be treated equally and user choice prevails. It has now put in place a regime in which telecom operators would have to stay clear of partnerships with content providers that involve implicit or subsidised pricing that go against the principle of Net Neutrality, which is all about keeping services over the Internet separate from the provision of data access. The intent is to make service providers such as e-commerce companies, news organisations and social networks compete with each other, while data service providers will compete amongst themselves. The regulator has taken a pragmatic view by giving a six-month elbow room for operators to fall in line with the new rules while prescribing a penalty for violators. The commendable part is the elaborate explanation that Trai has given for making a difficult choice after a noisy debate in which Facebook and its telecom service partners were pitted against activists backed by content-linked service providers. Facebook’s offer of a stripped-down version of the Internet free to masses seemed compelling when viewed as an anti-poverty programme of the digital age. But the fact that Facebook is a commercial player with access to user data that might translate it into advertising dollars was an inhibitor.
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QUOTE “The surprise defeat to Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 international team’s batting frailty ahead OF THE has given them the chance to assess the - India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said of the big-ticket World T20.” we lost but taking lot of positives from the game DAY Govinda offers Rs 5 lakh, unconditional FIR against Sunny Leone and team apology to a person he slapped ‘Mastizaade’ over condom scene Agency | New Delhi
Agency | Mumbai Bollywood star Govinda Tuesday offered unconditional apology and RS 5 lakh as compensation to a fan whom he slapped seven years ago for a film in Mumbai. However, the Supreme Court insisted the actor must personally apologise to the complainant who wants to prosecute him for criminal intimidation and as-
sault that may land the star in jail for two years. “What did we tell you on the last hearing. We had asked you to meet him and sort it out. Whatever you want to offer, tell him personally and don’t give it to us,” a bench of Justices V Gopala Gowda and UU Lalit told Govinda’s counsel, Sangeeta Kumar, when she handed over the terms of settlement to them. Com-
Trouble seems to have mounted on ‘Mastizaade’ filmmaker Milap Zaveri and the lead actors of the film as an FIR has been lodged against them. The complaint has been filed against actors the lead actors of the film--Sunny Leone, Vir Das and Tusshar Kapoor including the director Milap Zaveri at the Adarsh Nagar Police Station in Delhi. It plainant Santosh Batesh- is being said that the FIR war Ray’s advocate Jatin has been lodged against Zaveri alleged the star had not made any effort to meet his client. “He is Agency | New Delhi trying to mediate either through his lawyer or per- Aamir Khan had no resonal secretary,” he told lease in 2015. But last the bench. A meeting was year, two films that domfinally fixed on February inated the box office sce6 but the star had failed nario were Salman Khan’s to turn up. His secretary Bajrangi Bhaijaan and SS forwarded the apology Rajamouli’s Baahubali. on behalf of Govinda, ac- Now, we hear this year it cording to Zaveri. will be a clash of titans this Christmas between Aamir’s upcoming film Dangal and Rajamouli’s second instalment in the Baahubali franchise. As per latest reports, Aamir Khan’s Dangal and Baahubali: The Conclusion will be clashing at the box office this year. Rajamouli’s magnum opus finished off on a crucial point in the prequel and the sequel begins from exactly where they left it.
Pulkit Samrat has been going through a lot in his life, including split from wife Shweta Rohira, but the actor says whatever happens at his personal front never hinders his professional commitments. The 32-year-old ‘Fukrey’ actor said his passion for acting keeps him occupied and happy. “I don’t think about anything else, but my work. My personal life does not affect my professional life. I just keep working towards my passion (acting) and that keeps me happy,” Pulkit said. Pulkit, who got married to Salman Khan’s Rakhi
edy which narrates the story of two goofy guys, who fall in love with two women, who look identical but have very different personalities.
The shooting has begun in full swing and everyone is eyeing for a Christmas 2016 release. On the other hand, Aamir has finished two schedules of Dangal and has already shot for the second half of the film where he plays a 50 year old wrestler. Now, he is ona crash diet to lose all the weight he piled on and will be seen playing an 18 year old pehelwan in the film’s first half.
Aamir has time and again shattered old box office records with his film but it was Baahubali which broke all boundaries and surprised everyone with its great run at the box office. Now that the two films are clashing with each other at the BO this Christmas, we wonder who will triumph over whom! But we have to add that none of the two sides have confirmed to the release dates at all.
posting pictures on his blog, added a new photo of the ladies of the Bachchan clan. Aishwarya along with her daughter Aaradhya and sister-inlaw Shweta Bachchan are seen sitting together with white flowers behind their right ears. The trio is sitting on the beach side as they pose for the picture. Big B’s wife Jaya has gone missing from the photo.
Big B shared this photo of the pretty ladies and wrote, “Ladies are special .. they always were and shall always be. My love to all .. especially the ladies .. the special ones .. the men are too .. but ladies .. they be special .. !!” Earlier, the picture which had the entire family on a cruise did the rounds. Abhishek was at the majestic island with his family on February 5.
SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali 2 v/s Aamir Khan’s Dangal: It’s a titanic clash this Christmas!
My personal life does not affect my work: Pulkit Samrat Agency | New Delhi
them over a scene in the movie where condoms were discussed inside a temple. ‘Mastizaade’ released on January 29, 2016. It is an adult com-
sister Shweta in 2014, decided to part ways after one year of marriage. Ever since the reports of him separating from his wife came out, the actor has been romantically linked to his ‘Sanam Re’ co-star Yami Gautam. However, he is unperturbed by the rumours.
“These are are such small things in comparison to all the hard work the crew has put in. Giving heat to such things don’t make any sense. One should just keep working because at the end of the day only your work will count,” he said.
Jayam Raja, Thani Oruvan was a film that was a compelling watch. In Telugu, it will not be director Jasyam Raja but Surender Reddy who will helm the project. Jayam Raja has already moved on to his next Tamil film with Sivakarthikeyan. Rakul Preet Singh is excited about having signed another film with Ram Charan. Sources say that she
has confirmed the project and will start shoot by the end of March or April. The actress, who has made for herself in Telugu cinema, apparently is a big admirer of Nayanthara’s work and is really happy to be playing the role she did in Tamil. She has been working hard and in Bruce Lee even dubbed for herself. This was widely appreciated by the audience.
Aishwarya Rai,Aaradhya and Shweta in a picture posted by Amitabh Bachchan
Rakul Preet Singh bags Nayanthara’s role in Telugu remake of ‘Thani Oruvan’
Agency | Mumbai Without filing for a divorce, veteran actor Om Puri and wife Nandita have opted for judicial separation after 26 years of marriage. Om Puri will have visiting rights to his 18-year-old son Ishaan as the couple has decided to live separately after things turned ugly between them following her biography of the actor. “The court order came last week. It was a clash of our sensibilities. This happens with people so there is nothing unusual in it. Nandita and I are supposed to talk only regarding Ishaan’s education and welfare,” Puri said. His lawyer Jalaja Nambiar said the couple
will have separate lives without divorce. “Mr Puri wanted divorce but because things started going here and there, he opted for an amicable settlement and the court granted them judicial separation under which they are a married couple legally but have their separate lives and cannot interfere in each other’s matter,” she said. Nandita, who had earlier filed a domestic violence case against Om Puri , seemed more positive. “There were no terms. Everything happened peacefully. We are living separately till we get back. We have withdrawn all the cases against each other,” she said.
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She acted with Ram Charan in the recently released Bruce Lee and now Rakul Preet Singh has signed another film with him. While many names were floating around, it is Rakul Preet Singh who has bagged the leading lady’s role in the Telugu remake of the hit Tamil film Thani Oruvan. Ram Charan is set to reprise Jayam Ravi’s role as a police officer in the Telugu remake of the Tamil film. Arvind Swami who played the negative role in Tamil will take on the same role for Telugu as well. Directed by Jayam Raja in Tamil, the movie was stupendous hit. An original script by
Agency | New Delhi Amitabh Bachchan along with his entire family including wife Jaya Bachchan, son Abhishek Bachchan, daughter Shweta, daughter-in-law Aishwarya and granddaughter Aaradhya was in Maldives recently to ring in his son’s 40th birthday. The veteran actor, who has a wit when it comes to writing and
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Agency | New Delhi Bajaj Electricals on Wednesday reported a standalone net profit of Rs 29.31 crore for the third quarter ended December 31. The company had registered a net loss of Rs 52.26 crore in October-December period a year-ago, Bajaj Electricals said in a BSE filing. Net sales during the quarter under review stood at Rs 1,142.49 crore, up 11.13 per cent against Rs 1,028.01 crore in the same quarter of last fiscal, it added. During the third quarter of 2015-16, Bajaj Electricals’ revenue from lighting segment increased 26.29 per cent to Rs 292.75 crore as against Rs 231.79 crore of the last fiscal. Revenue from consumer durables segment was up 5.51 per cent to Rs 535.16 crore as against Rs 507.19 crore in third quarter of 2014-15. The engineering and projects division reported a revenue of Rs 318.57 crore during the quarter, up 9.67 per cent from Rs 290.48 crore in the year-ago period.
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Pakistan on Wednesday dropped opener Ahmed Shehzad and pacer Umar Gul for the upcoming Asia Cup and World Twenty20 as they announced a 15-man squad for the two major events. Shehzad, who scored a match-winning 71 off 46 balls in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) last week, could not impress the selectors enough to earn a spot in the national team. The World T20 will be held in India from March 8 to April 3, and the International Cricket Council (ICC) had set February 8 as the deadline for naming squads for the tournament. The Asia Cup will be held in Bangladesh, with a qualifier event from February
Ind vs SL T20I: Sunil Gavaskar labels defeat as ‘wake-up call’ for India Agency | Pune
19-22 to choose one Associate nation from Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Oman and United Arab Emirates that will play in the main event from February 24 to March 6, alongside India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Pakistan’s participation in the tournament depends on government clearance as there are specific threats and it has
already been communicated to the ICC. Squad: Shahid Afridi (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed, Babar Azam, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Irfan, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Nawaz, Khurram Manzoor, Rumman Raees
WI Board rejects call for new deal in World T20 row Agency Jamaica |
Agency | Mumbai Markets have extended losses and are trading near day’s low following a downtrend in global stocks that fell on alarming concerns about the health of world banks. Banking and financial shares are leading the decline in local equities after a horde of public sector banks reported losses in December quarter on account of rising non-performing assets. At 1: 50 pm, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 390 points at 23,690 and the Nifty50 was down 105 points at 7,194- lowest level since May 30, 2014. As many as 147 stocks from the S&P BSE500 index are currently trading below their May 15, 2014 level. Most of the public sector banks (PSBs), metals, infrastructure, realty and oil & gas stocks are currently quoting below their May 2014 level. In the banking pack, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Bank of India, UCO Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Dena Bank, Allahabad Bank, Syndicate Bank and Punjab National Bank from the PSBs are currently available at more than 50% below their May 2014 price.
Scientists discover hidden galaxies behind Milky Way
West Indies players will be thrown off the squad for the World Twenty20 if they do not agree to financial terms by Sunday’s deadline, the head of the region’s cricket board said on Tuesday. The hard-line stance comes in the wake of reports that the 15-man squad, upset at a huge pay cut, has rejected the contract offered by West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). Cricinfo.com on Tuesday published a letter from Darren Sammy to the WICB in which the West Indies captain said the financial terms for the World Twenty20, which starts in India on March 8, were unacceptable. “We want to represent the West Indies but
had Suresh Raina hitting a six and a boundary, so there were enough runs scored in that over. “And what India really need to think was the fact that this new attack of Sri Lanka they haven’t really seen it. You might see videos but when you are playing them for the first time it’s just that little bit difficult,” he said. “These guys were bowling well,
pitching the ball on a good length, getting the ball to move around. So, maybe a little bit of caution was called for particularly after India lost their first two wickets in the first over and maybe given the bowlers just that little bit more respect, then they could have got 30-40 runs which could have made the difference,” Gavaskar said.
ernment and it’s not just us who have to decide,” Khan said on Tuesday. “We need to understand that there are specific Pakistan-oriented security threats and we are concerned, hence (we) involved the government.” Majority-Muslim Pakistan and India, who have a Hindu majority, have fought three wars since
becoming two separate countries in 1947 after independence from Britain. Last month, Australia pulled out from the under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh because of concerns over the safety and security of their squad after postponing a Test tour of the country in October for similar reasons.
tweeted, “Who would’ve thought this would happen” “want to punch him in the belly when taking this, but #RCB need him for #IPL.” Replying to the post, Watson said that it would be great to play alongside Gayle in the IPL. Gayle, who was
fined $7500, told the TV reporter that he batted well just to have an interview with her. He did not stop there and said that her (reporter’s) eyes were very beautiful and asked her out for drinks after the game, adding that she should not blush.
World Twenty20: Pakistan open to playing at neutral venue if no government clearance Agency | Lahore
the financials on offer we can’t accept,” Sammy wrote. WICB chief executive Michael Muirhead did not sound in a negotiating mood, however, when he spoke on Jamaican radio. “The WICB is committed to play in the tournament, let me say that first,” Muirhead said on Hitz 92fm. “No one will leave the shores of the West Indies without signing a contract and if
these players in particular choose not to sign, then I guess we’ll be left with no option but to substitute other players for them.” Muirhead added that the board was not in a position to improve the renumeration package, negotiated with the players association nine months ago. “They have had lots of time to digest and argue and do everything,” he said.
Australia to introduce black seam on pink ball for day-night matches
Pakistan are open to playing next month’s World Twenty20 matches at a neutral venue if the government does not clear their tour of India over security concerns, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan has said. Pakistan’s participation in the March 8-April 3 tournament across the border depends on government clearance as there are specific threats and it has already been communicated to the International Cricket Council (ICC), Khan told reporters in Lahore. “We have told the ICC the decision is with the gov-
Chris Gayle buries hatchet with Shane Watson after ‘Don’t Blush Baby’ incident Agency | Sydney
Agency | Washington A galactic hide and seek game has come to an end with a team of astronomers discovering hundreds of hidden galaxies behind our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Using CSIRO’s Parkes radio telescope equipped with an innovative receiver, an international team of scientists were able to see through the stars and dust of the Milky Way, into a previously unexplored region of space, just 250 million light years from Earth. The discovery may help to explain the Great Attractor region, which appears to be drawing the Milky Way and hundreds of thousands of other galaxies towards it with a gravitational force equivalent to a million billion Suns. Lead author Lister Staveley-Smith, from The University of Western Australia node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), said the team found 883 galaxies, a third of which had never been seen before. He noted that the Milky Way is very beautiful of course and it’s very interesting to study our own galaxy but it completely blocks out the view of the more distant galaxies behind it.
The defeat to a depleted Sri Lanka in the first T20 international was a good wake-up call for the Indians, according to former captain Sunil Gavaskar, who said the batsmen should have shown more respect given that the Lankan pace trio was an unknown proposition. Put into bat, India were off to a disastrous start losing two wickets in the first over itself, eventually getting bowled out for 101. “If you see India had lost two wickets in the first over and then Shikhar Dhawan got out trying to play a hoick for a six when in the same over we have
Agency | Melbourne Cricket Australia will be introducing a modified pink ball featuring a black seam in the domestic Sheffield Shield competition next week after complaints from players about visibility issues during the inaugural day-night Test match last November. The ball will be used in matches in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, and further feedback sought from players, Cricket Australia (CA) said in a statement on Wednesday. “Feedback from the players fol-
lowing the first day-night Shield round, as well as the historic day-night test in Adelaide, is that while the ball had improved significantly, the seam was difficult to see at times,” CA’s Head of Cricket Operations Sean Cary said. “To address these concerns, we’ve worked with (manufacturer) Kookaburra to introduce a fully black seam to make it easier to see.” Drawing huge crowds and bumper TV audiences, the first daynight Test between Australia and New Zealand at
Adelaide Oval was hailed a success by organisers, even if it finished within three days. Players on both sides complained of difficulty making out the seam under the floodlights and that the game’s delicate balance between bat and ball was skewed towards the bowlers. CA is determined to make daynight Tests a feature of every home summer, however, and has sounded out South Africa and Pakistan about playing day-night matches when they tour this year.
West Indies swashbuckling batsman Chris Gayle has settled his dispute with Australian cricketer Shane Watson, who condemned the former over his infamous `sexist` comments on female reporter, as the duo is preparing to play together for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the upcoming ninth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Watson was one of the most vocal critics after Gayle made an inappropriate remark to Network Ten journalist Mel McLaughlin during his side Melbourne Renegades’ victory over the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League ( BBL), the Sydney Morning Herald reported. The flamboyant posted a smiling picture of him along with Watson and
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Ahmedabad based film maker announces Sabarmati riverfront: Dutch sociologist 3 Gujarati films, national tie up finds flaws in Gujarat model
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Cineman Productions Ltd. and Phantom Films today, announced their tie-up for 3 Gujarati films at a press conference in Ahmedabad. Cineman Productions is headed by Ahmedabad based Abhishek Jain who has given Gujarati films Kevi Rite Jaish and Bey Yaar, while Phantom Films is a first of its kind film director’s company in India, the partners of which are Vikas Bahl, Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena. Jain in a press conference said, “the intention of this tie-up is to give Gujarati films a
national level projection. The experience and the expertise will help us achieve this.” Vikas Bahl, the director of Queen said, Over the last few years, Gujarati films have gone through a refreshing change. We are happy to be a part of this change.”
The first film of the tieup is a thriller drama to be directed by debutante director Mikhil Musale starring Pratik Gandhi, Asif Basrea, Kavi Shastri and Kimberley Louisa Mcbeath. Music will be scored by Sachin-Jigar. The film has been writ-
FOOD FIESTA in Ahmedabad with the celebrity chefs
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Popular chef and Masterchef winner Pankaj Bhadouria and celebrity chef and restaurateur Kunal Kapur are on a
visit to Ahmedabad for the most awaited FOOD FIESTA hosted by Living Foodz. The venue for this food fiesta is The Grand Bhagwati Hotel at SG Highway Ahmedabad
Mahrashtra has problem with ParTapi-Narmada interlinking project
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Maharashtra Water Resources minister Girish Mahajan today said a high-level meeting will be held soon in the metropolis to discuss and resolve issues plaguing the Nar-Par-Tapi-Narmada river-linking project. Mahajan, who attended the eighth meeting of the Special Committee for interlinking of rivers in Delhi on Monday also said
that in the meeting, he stressed that excess water from the Nar-Par-Tapi-Narmada basin must not be allowed to go to Gujarat. Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Uma Bharti had chaired the meeting. “In the meeting, we discussed the hurdles in the water inter-linking project, which will pass through various states,” he said.
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Noted Dutch sociologist Jan Breman Tuesday highlighted the plight of slum-dwellers displaced from the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad and said that integration has not been inclusive in the state. Speaking at the halfday workshop on “Globalisation and Marginalisation” held at the Indian Institute of Technology,
Over 700 companies to take part in INDIAWOOD
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See the innovations and latest technology in the woodworking industry: there are plenty more reasons to visit INDIAWOOD 2016 in Bangalore. One of the world’s largest trade shows for Furniture Production Technologies, Woodworking Machinery, Tools, Fittings, Accessories, Raw Materials and Products being held at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre from 25 – 29 February 2016. As always, IndiaWood looks forward to a huge participation of Furniture
Gandhinagar, Palaj, Breman —who is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Amsterdam — said that while that the character of Ahmedabad was that of a middle-class city, all traces of the working class were hardly visible here. On marginalisation, & Kitchen manufactur- Breman pointed out that ers, Saw Millers, Timber the slum-dwellers who Traders, Plywood/MDF/ have been relocated from Particle Board/ Laminate Manufacturers &Traders, Traders and Manufacturers of furniture fittings Agency | Mumbai / hardware, architects, builders and interior de- Trying to figure out a way signers etc from Gujarat. forward after being told IndiaWood, is the indus- to “fall in line” with the try’s most important bien- Justice (Retd) R M Lodha nial meeting place for the Committee recomendalast two decades in India, tions, the BCCI has conis now also steadily gain- vened a Special General ing prominence amongst Meeting on February 19 the international wood- to discuss the far-reachworking industry. For ing consequences of the the past few editions IN- report. Confirming the DIAWOOD has featured development, a source in over 50% exhibitors from the Mumbai Cricket Asoverseas. sociation, an affiliate of the BCCI, said the association has received the notice for the February 19 SGM from the Board. “The SGM has been convened to have a discussion on the implementation of the Lodha Committee report,” said the source. Two other items on the special agenda of the SGM are “discussion on financial structure of the Member Boards of ICC (International Cricket Council) and the report of the Af-
The Congress plans to raise the issue of alleged malpractices in the allotment of about 250 acres of government land to a private party near the Gir Lion sanctuary when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was chief minister, in the upcoming budget session of the Gujarat Assembly beginning February 22. Senior state Congress leaders at a meeting with party legislators Tuesday passed a resolution to this effect. Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia,who has been the most vocal among all Gujarat Congress leaders to have attacked Chief Minister Anandiben Patel
and her daughter Anar Patel, over an alleged land allotment at nominal rates reportedly involving the latter’s business partner who owns the firm Wildwoods Resorts and Realties Pvt Ltd that allegedly gained from the allocation. The meeting, which was presided over by the Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Shankersinh Vaghela, also resolved to raise issues of corruption, drought in several areas, drinking water crisis and bad law and order condition. The party also discussed the issue of bringing a private member bill in the state assembly for reservation on economic grounds. However, there was no
the riverfront to places like Ganeshnagar in Piplaj village and Vatva had more opportunities to earn when they were near their work places. Now, they had to shell out Rs 50 daily to commute between the riverbank and their new settlement to eke out a living. Narrating the present situation, Breman said that many now
resided in two-room flats that were of very inferior quality and faced water and sanitation issues. “Many houses are rising up in Vatva to relocate the residents moved from the riverfront area. The way these places are designed, Vatva is a planned slum and built to be a slum. Why should people plan a slum?” he averred.
filiation Committee of its visit to Chhattisgarh.” The far-reaching effect on the implementation of the Lodha Committee’s recommendations calling for sweeping reforms in the BCCI’s structure and the subsequent scathing observation on the matter by the Supreme Court which has shaken the Board members, is set to dominate the SGM. Among the recommendations are limitation of tenure for the Board’s office-bearers, prescription to limit
their age to 70 years, one state-one vote (set to directly affect the associations within the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat) and barring of ministers and government officials from becoming office-bearers. After the meeting of its Legal Committee last Sunday with BCCI President Shashank Manohar attending it, it was decided to convene a SGM to discuss the implementation of the Lodha Committee’s recommendations.
abad, over 2000 in Surat and over 4000 others across the state including Rajkot, Jamnagar, Vadodara and various cities and towns remained shut. The members of Ahmedabad Jewellers Association and others assembled in C G road here for the token protest. In Rajkot city, Bhupendra road near Kothariya naka, one of the hubs of jewellery business in Saurashtra, bore deserted look. Jewellers
in the diamond city of Surat also assembled for the token strike. The union government had implemented the new rule from January 1 this year. The Jewellers are protesting it demanding complete waiver or relaxation in the purchase sum limit up to Rs 10 lakh for mandatory PAN. They claim that the already slowdown hit jewellery business in the country has seen a drop of over 30% in a month owing to the PAN related restrictions. The Jewellers all over the country are observing the token strike today. As per an estimate the domestic industry is likely to grow to Rs. 5 lakh crore by 2018.
BCCI convenes SGM on February 19 to discuss Lodha panel recommendations
Budget session- Gir land deal: Congress set to rock House
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ten by Niren Bhatt, Karan Vyas and Mukhil Musale. The second film will be directed by Aabhishek Jain himself. The film is in writing stage and will be announced soon. The third film will be directed by a new talent who will be selected from a writing and direction workshop that will be held later this year by Cineman and Phantom.
discussion on the issue of Patidar agitation seeking OBC status for the Patidar community for purposes of reservation. In a statement, Vaghela said that Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan at an All India speakers’ Conference in Gandhinagar had recently suggested to hold budget session of state assemblies at least for 60 days to discuss all issues properly. “But the state government has convened just 26-day Budget session, which is shorter by a day than the last budget session,” Vaghela said in his statement. Vaghela said that his party would demand that the length of the Budget session be extended up to 40 days.
Jewellers strike – over 10000 shops across Gujarat remained shut
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
More than 10000 Jewellery shops and other related establishments across Gujarat remained closed today as part of the one day nation-wide token strike of over 300 associations of Jewellery traders to protest against union government’s decision making PAN Card compulsory for a purchase of Rs 2 lakhs and above. Around 4000 such establishments in Ahmed-
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