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News Brief Conductor killed as bus overturns in UP Agency | Badaun
A 45-year-old person was killed today and 15 others injured when the private bus in which they were travelling overturned and fell into a roadside ditch on Badaun-Farrukhabad road. The driver of the bus,carrying passengers from Badaun, lost control while trying to save another vehicle coming from the opposite direction and overturned near Sanjarpur village under Alapur police station area, Superintendent of Police City Anil Kumar Yadav said.
Minor girl raped by 55-year-old man in UP Agency | Ballia
A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 55-year-old man in a village under Ubhaon police station area here this afternoon. The incident took place when the girl was alone in her house, police said. The accused barged into the victim’s house and raped her, Superintendent of Police, Anis Ansari said, adding, he fled after the incident and warned her against telling about it to her parents. A case has been registered in this connection and the accused has been taken into custody, the SP added. Man held with fake currency notes in Valsad
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Peace rally has killed 86 people The explosions occurred minutes apart near Ankara’s main train station as people were gathering for the Ankara rally, organized by the country’s public sector workers’ trade union and other civic society groups Agency | Ankara Turkey’s Health Minister says the two bomb explosions in the Turkish capital have killed a total of 86 people. Minister Mehmet Muezinoglu said that another 186 people were injured in the attacks in Ankara on a peace rally.
Later in the day, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, “There are ‘strong signs’ the attacks that killed 86 people were suicide bombings.” The minister also added that 62 people died at the scene while 24 others died after being taken to the hospital. Minis-
ter Mehmet Muezinoglu said 28 people among the 186 wounded are in intensive care. Asked about security measures at the rally where the attacks took place, Interior Minister Selami Altinok in same news conference said that there were no security shortcomings.
Victim of AAP’s internal politics: Sacked Delhi minister Asim Khan Agency | New Delhi
Sacked Delhi food minister Asim Ahmed Khan said on Saturday he was a victim of the Aam Aadmi Party’s internal politics, a day after he was fired over corruption charges on live television by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Khan denied all allegations of corruption against him and said he was in a room with several other people for over two hours and found out about his sacking only after he switched on his cellphone following the meeting. “Where I was and what happened with me during the two-anda-half hours I was in that
to call for an end to the renewed violence between Kurdish rebels and Turkish security forces. It was not clear if the attacks, which came weeks before Turkey’s Nov. 1 elections, were suicide bombings. An Associated Press photographer at the scene reported seeing several bodies that were covered with flags The explosions occurred as people were gathering tor workers’ trade union and banners that demonminutes apart near An- for the rally, organized by and other civic society strators had brought with kara’s main train station the country’s public sec- groups. The rally aimed them for the rally.
Clash at Gaza border kills 6, Israel struggles to contain wave of stabbing attacks Agency | Gaza City
room, I will disclose later,” he said. “I was sitting there without any knowledge of my sacking on live TV.” “The ‘middleman’ who was the other voice in the audio tape that the party played while sacking me is AAP minority wing vice-president Shakeel
Malik. He is not a builder,” Khan told a news conference. “The party asked for my resignation and I tendered it,” Khan said. “I am being threatened by unknown people since yesterday (Friday),” he added. “I will make more revelations in a day or two.”
Unrest that erupted several weeks ago at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site spread Friday to Gaza in the form of deadly border clashes with Palestinian protesters, as Israeli security forces struggled to contain a wave of Palestinian stabbing attacks against civilians and soldiers. For the first time since the current violence began, clashes broke out along the Gaza border after Palestinians in the territory ruled by the Islam-
ic militant group Hamas rolled burning tires and threw rocks at Israeli troops on the frontier. Six Palestinians were killed and a dozen were wounded, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The Israeli military said “More than a thousand rioters infiltrated the buffer zone engaging the forces at the security fence. Rioters reached the security fence- hurled a grenade, rocks and rolled burning tires at Israeli forces … threatening to breach the fence and storm the adjacent com-
munities.” It said troops fired warning shots and then fired at main instigators to prevent their advance. Recent days have seen a series of attacks by young Palestinians wielding household items like
kitchen knives, screwdrivers and even a vegetable peeler. The youths had no known links to armed groups who have targeted Israeli soldiers and civilians at random, complicating security efforts.
India risks backsliding on success against HIV, UN envoy says Agency | New Delhi
New HIV infections in India could rise for the first time in more than get by a fifth and asked a decade because states states to fill the gap, even Agency | New Delhi are mismanaging a pre- though their poorly-run A man was arrested to- vention programme by bureaucracies were alday with Fake Indian delaying payments to ready slow in releasing Currency Notes (FICN) health workers, the Unit- funds to their AIDS prewith face value of Rs ed Nations envoy for vention units. As a re52 lakh from Gund- AIDS in Asia and the sult, staff salaries have lav village of Valsad Pacific said. India’s ef- been delayed for months district, Gujarat Anti forts to fight HIV have and prevention activities Terrorist Squad (ATS) for years centred around have slowed down. The officials said. ATS of- community-based pro- decision was part of a ficials received a tip off grammes run for people wider strategy to decenthat two persons will at high risk of contract- tralize social spending pass through Gundlav ing the virus, such as sex and focus central governbus stop on the NH-8 in workers and injecting ment resources on buildValsad this morning to drug users. The results ing roads and railways to deliver the fake curren- won praise globally — boost economic growth. cy notes. The accused annual new infections In an interview with Rehas been identified as fell consistently and, uters, the UN secretary Umesh Rathod (25), a overall, were reduced by general’s special envoy resident of Valsad town, more than half between for AIDS in Asia-Pacifwhile the man who 2000 and 2011. But ic, JVR Prasada Rao, managed to escape was Prime Minister Naren- warned “primitive” manidentified as Rakesh, he dra Modi in February cut agement by states would said. the central AIDS bud- “ruin the programme”. Corpo. Office: A/41, Madhav Chamber’s, Shaktidhara Colony, Opp-Sayona Arcade, L.B.S. Road, Toll Naka, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024
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cow protection history of medieval Rajasthan Bollywood’s ‘Umrao Jaan’ Rekha turns 61 Amazing Spider-Man 2’s stuntman A few hundred years ago, there lived a native in the Rajasthani mofussil town of Khatu-Shyamji by the name of Bharmall. He was said to be an influential zamindar. They say, one day, the local Muslim butcher was forcibly walking away with some cows to the town for slaughter. Bharmall passionately swore that if the butcher were to take away the cows, he would immolate himself in protest. The butcher paid no heed and mercilessly dragged away the cows. Bharmall, a brave warrior, true to his honour, immolated himself. A stone tablet that narrated this heroic story was erected at the place where Bharmall immolated himself. About 55 years ago, some people unearthed the stone tablet by chance, while digging to build a house. A small shrine was built there that came to be known as Bharmall ka Satta. Since then, supernatural and healing powers have come to be associated with it. It has become a tradition in the area for newly-weds to visit the shrine for a blissful conjugal life. It is also said that an offering at the shrine of a brinjal and a broom is a cure for facial moles. Bharmall is my ancestor from my father’s side. He is supposed to have served as an official at the court of the local raja. I travelled to Khatu-Shyamji over a decade ago with my grandfather to see the shrine. I wish I had asked what this story meant to him. He is no longer alive to answer this question, but as a historian, I continue to wonder. How am I to understand this story? Is this yet another tale that captures the cruelty and insensitivity of the beef-eating Muslim and the heroism of the Hindu who rescues gaumata? Or is there another reading of this story? The fount of Bharmall’s tale is the history of medieval Rajasthan, where cow protection against diseases and raids was a definitive aspect of the lives of pastoral communities. As outlined in the forthcoming book by historian Tanuja Kothiyal, cow protection also differentiated the culture of pastoral communities from that of trading communities. The region of Khatu-Shyamji is littered with tablets commemorating “saint-warriors” (jujhars) who protected cattle from other Hindu adversaries. Bharmall was also one such warrior. However, in Bharmall’s tale, it is the Muslim butcher and not just another Rajput cattle-raiding group that is the abductor. When does this shift in the narrative occur? When was it that the Muslim butcher was inserted into the story, and why? This interpolation of the Muslim butcher in commemorative tales and the reasons for it are to be found in the history of colonial and nationalist politics of the late 19th century.
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The ‘Queen of Bollywood’ Rekha turns 61 on Saturday. Rekha has successfully crossed all the hurdles in her life to etch an indelible mark in the history of Indian Cinema. The wonderful performances, breathtaking beauty and the personal struggles will definitely leave one in awe of Rekha. The ‘Umrao Jaan’ of Bollywood practices regular Yoga in order to keep herself fit. Even today, when Rekha graces an event or an award ceremony, she looks bewitching in her usual kanjivaram saree! The actress has worked in a number of movies ever since she stepped into the film world. Rekha has worked in a number of movies with Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and to whom she was romantically linked with. Rekha has piled up a number of awards and credentials in her kitty. Her acting prowess and
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the evergreen beauty is reflected in many of her movies. She has never refrained from taking risks nor was appalled by the controversies. The actress best known for her
grandeur performances in films like ‘Khubsoorat’, ‘Khoon Bhari Maang’ and ‘Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi’ also happens to be in the best books of the industry for her versatility.
Rudramadevi review: Lengthy but interesting period drama
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Agency | Chennai Director Gunashekar’s “Rudramadevi” is the story of the brave warrior empress, Rudramadevi’ of the Kakatiya Dynasty, who ruled from Orugallu, now known as Warangal in Telegana State, circa 1259- 1289. A prominent revolutionary ruler of the dynasty, she was known
Agency | Mumbai Actress Tisca Chopra, most popular for her work in films such as “Taare Zameen Par” and “Rahasya”, says that she wants to do comedy films because she wants to “entertain the audiences in a particular way”. “My job is to see myself as an entertainer. Now I think I should do a comedy because I have done dramatic films or crime thrillers like ‘Rahasya’. In my upcoming film, I’ve played a lawyer
and done other such roles too but I’ve not done a comedy film since several years. I feel like doing comedy because I want to entertain the audience in a particular way,” Tisca told media after a debate related to Aarushi Talwar murder case at a college here. “If I wanted to give a message, I would’ve become a politician and not an actor. I would have written books, or travelled over villages to spread message or become a social servant.
for her bravery and administrative skills. Interestingly, her tale is narrated by the renowned trader and traveller, Marco Polo, who reminisces to the Italians how he had witnessed Rudramadevi’s coronation, thus offering a solution to his monarch. The story dates back to 1234, fearing that his ministers, citizens and
2013. In the latter year, he The stuntman of super- said, mistreatment on the hero film Amazing Spi- set of Sony’s film ended der-Man 2 has sued Sony his career. He said, he Pictures for alleged mis- nearly could not get work treatment on set due to on the superhero sequel, his age. BJ Davis’ allega- despite his formidable cation includes misbehavior reer. He alleged that stunt by a co-worker with the coordinator James Armstuntman’s age in mind, strong of Armstrong Acsaid The Hollywood Re- tion told him the producporter. Davis, 63, worked tion would only hire New in stunts from 1978 until York stuntmen, so he
moved from Los Angeles to New York, only to learn when the production hired him that numerous nonlocal stuntmen were flown in to work on the set. “Plaintiff realised that he had been told that only New York stunt professionals were being hired in an attempt to prevent him from working on the movie due to his age,” stated the complaint. On set, Davis said Armstrong consistently assigned younger stuntmen the “premium” stunts that were worth more pay. He added younger stuntmen made disparaging remarks about Davis’ age, and Armstrong “shared the same discriminatory view, and his attitude actually encouraged the harassment.” “Then, things got even uglier,” continued the complaint. He claims US $50,000 on 13 clauses.
Harbhajan Singh has invites a high profile guest to his wedding Agency | New Delhi
Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and invited him for his marriage, scheduled later this month. A photo of an excited Harbhajan shaking hands with the head of the state was posted on the PMO handle with a caption ‘Cricketer Harbhajan Singh met PM’. Harbhajan, who was part of the Indian T20 squad that lost to South Africa, is tying the nuptial knot with long-time actor-girlfriend Geeta Basra.
other kings won’t accept a girl as his successor, Emperor Ganapatideva (Krishnam Raju) on the advice of his Prime Minister, Shivadeviah (Prakash Raj) is forced to officially introduce his newly born daughter Agency | New Delhi as a son, “Rudradeva”, during the naming cere- The Bombay High Court mony, so that she could today dismissed a public interest litigation seeksucceed him. ing deletion of the famous ‘Selfie’ song from Salman Khan-starrer ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ as the actor is seen dancing with shoes before Lord Hanuman. A division bench of Justices V M Kanade and Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi refused to grant relief to one Raj Rathod who filed the petition. Rathod in his petition sought a direction Yes I have had three films to the Censor Board to this year – ‘Shamitabh’, delete the song ‘Selfie’ ‘Piku’ and ‘Wazir’– and in which Salman Khan is they have been most re- seen dancing with shoes warding for me purely on before Lord Hanuman because of its diverse and touching an idol of the god. According to the content,” Bachchan.
Bombay High Court dismisses plea over ‘Selfie’ song from Salman Khan’s ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’
At my age, it is difficult to get work: Amitabh Bachchan Agency | New Delhi
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will turn 73 tomorrow and he says he finds it difficult to get interesting work nowadays. The actor doesn’t seem to have slowed down with age and is gearing up to don new avatars always with distinctive and challenging kind of roles. This year, the audience will be seeing more of Bachchan, thanks to his
upcoming film “Wazir” and his new TV show “Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi”. “At my age its difficult to get work, and I am no different from any other in such condition.
petitioner, such acts hurt religious sentiments. The high court, however, observed that the Censor Board has already seen the movie and granted certificate and has not
found anything objectionable. “If the Censor Board has given its certificate, we are not going to interfere,” the court said while dismissing the petition.
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Agency | New Delhi The CBI on Saturday raided the houses and offices of Vijay Mallya and his now grounded Kingfisher Airlines in connection with alleged fraud in Rs 950 crore loan to him by IDBI bank which has been declared as non-performing asset. The raids were made at five places, officials said. The IDBI bank came under the scanner in 2014 for granting an alleged bad loan to Kingfisher Airlines despite knowing its precarious financial position and negative credit ratings. Sources in the Central Bureau of Investigation said searches were carried out at the offices and residence of Mallya in Mumbai, Goa, Bangalore and other places. They said a case was registered by the agency against Mallya, director of defunct Kingfisher Airlines,the company, A Raghunathan, chief financial officer of the airline and unknown officials of the bank. It is alleged that the loan was sanctioned in violation of norms regarding credit limits. No immediate reaction was available from the company.
Income tax department employees to hold strike today
Agency | New Delhi Over 50,000 employees of the Income Tax Department will go on a day-long countrywide strike today to protest the delay in promotions and appointments of tax officers in the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). The two prominent groups — Income Tax Employees Federation (ITEF) and Income Tax Gazetted Officers’ Association (ITGOA) — represent about 97 percent of the department’s workforce and have already notified the decision to the apex-policy making body of the department, CBDT. The remaining 3 percent work force of the department comprises of officers drawn from the Indian Revenue Service. The associations said if their demands for timely promotion in cadres and providing required infrastructure is not met, the work of budget collection and taxpayer services are “bound to fail” in the coming days. Earlier in June, the government asked the tax department to take urgent steps to widen the tax base and add at least 25 lakh new assesses every month during the current financial year 2015-16.
Twitter planning to fire 4,200 employees
Agency | New Delhi Twitter will lay off employees next week as freshly-returned chief Jack Dorsey pushes for a leaner operation focused on winning users, tech news website Re/code has reported. Layoffs will be spread across the entire San Francisco-based company and will likely include engineers, which account for about half of Twitter’s approximately 4,200 employees, according to Re/code. The job cuts reportedly come as engineering teams are being reorganised at the one-to-many messaging service. Re/code cited unnamed sources in its yesterday’s report, while Twitter declined to comment on what it referred to as rumour and speculation. Twitter is betting that the second coming of co-founder Dorsey as chief executive will bring blockbuster growth that has eluded its grasp and disappointed investors.
Spain and Switzerland racked up 11 goals between them to qualify for Euro 2016 on Friday as England maintained their 100 percent record. Champions in 2008 and 2012, Spain beat Luxembourg 4-0 in Group C thanks to a brace each from Arsenal playmaker Santi Cazorla and Valencia striker Paco Alcacer. The result saw Spain win the group outright after rivals Slovakia, who had been breathing down their necks, went down 1-0 at home to Belarus and drop to third. On the down side, Spain suffered a double injury blow losing David Silva to a twisted ankle before Alvaro Morata was
Pepsi says BCCI failed to take corrective measures stretchered off with a calf injury. Cazorla opened the scoring five minutes before half-time as he swept home a rebound after Jonathan Joubert had made a smart save from Pedro Rodriguez. Alcacer slotted home a neat through ball from Cesc Fabregas on his 99th international appearance 23 minutes
from time. Jordi Alba’s cut-back was then tapped into an empty net by Alcacer for his sixth international goal in nine appearances. And Cazorla rounded off the scoring with the best goal of the night when he thundered in a shot from the edge of the box to seal Spain’s ticket to France in style.
Delhi Dynamos coach Roberto Carlos suffers fracture Agency | New Delhi
Delhi Dynamos coach Roberto Carlos did not play in his side’s 1-0 win over Chennaiyin FC on October 8 because of an injury, the Indian Super League football side said on Saturday. The club said that the Brazilian World Cup winner suffered a major fracture in his right hand finger during a training session before the first match against Goa at Margao. He, however, played in Goa since the team needed him but the injury got worse during that game which Delhi Dynamos lost 0-2. Carlos wanted to play for the fans at the first home game against Chennaiyin at Jawaharlal
Nehru Stadium here but could not do that due to his fractured finger. Commenting on his injury, Carlos said, “I’m thankful to God that it’s just my finger and not my legs or feet.” “Even though I was not playing for the match against Chennaiyin, I’m so glad that the team did a great job. I hope to be able to join them soon. I want a quick recovery for the
fans who came in large numbers to cheer for us in the first home game,” he said in a release. Delhi Dynamos President Prashant Agarwal said, “We, the Delhi Dynamos family, wish him a speedy recovery so that he can continue being the asset that he is for the team. We look forward to see him play brilliant football in the upcoming matches.”
With Eden Gardens slated to host the World Twenty20 final in less than six months time, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) have started serious efforts not to lose the marquee fixture in the wake of Thursday’s rain abandonment fiasco. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who is CAB’s president designate, also seemed deeply concerned and was seen talking to chief curator Prabir Mukherjee’s assistant Shankarshan Pal and the groundsmen. “He was telling them to get the ground ready for the upcoming Ranji Trophy match (against Rajasthan) from October 15,” a CAB official said. Eden Gardens curator Mukherjee, who was squarely blamed for the episode abandonment of Thursday’s third and final Twenty20 match between India and South Africa, was adamant not
to show his face again, while the CAB on Friday softened its stance on the octogenarian. CAB treasurer Biswarup Dey, who had demanded the curator’s resignation on Thursday night, on Friday said he would speak to the curator personally, apparently to convince him to return to his job. “Such things happen in everyone’s life. Sometimes even a top class doctor fails to get a patient healed. He is such an experienced person and we must show some respect to him. I will speak to him personally. It was a learn-
Title sponsor of the Indian Premier League, PepsiCo, has blamed the BCCI for bringing “disrepute” to the game, after expressing the intention of ending its association with the IPL on Friday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India had said, on Friday, it will address concerns raised by Pepsi with “amicable discussions” and “necessary solutions” but the beverage giant sent a notice saying the decision to
withdraw was taken because “BCCI failed to act in a fair and transparent manner to prevent or take corrective measures in respect of such sporting frauds”. According to the same report, Pepsi also said its association was to “gain positive publicity”, but BCCI breached its contract and “the fraudulent and illegal activities committed in the IPL adversely affected the image of the IPL as also the game of cricket...” The controversy-ridden IPL
hit a new low when the Supreme Court recommended suspending the franchises -- Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings -- for two years, following the Lodha Committee’s report into a betting and spot-fixing scandal. Pepsi also hit out at former BCCI president and Chennai Super Kings owner N Srinivasan for “acting in conflict of interest as the regulator of the IPL and at the same time as having commercial interest in the IPL”.
themselves for the series opener at Green Park, it is unlikely that Rahane will fit the bill. “I think four is the number for Rahane. Even four is quite low for him I would say,” said Dhoni on the eve of the match. The captain himself has promoted himself to number four and is looking for someone who can perform the role of a finisher, like what
he did best for number of years. Talking more about Rahane, Dhoni said, “Opening fits him really well. Take the example of Rohit Sharma for that matter. In domestic cricket he bats lower but in international matches he opens for us. Our openers more often than not are who bat in the middle order in first class cricket.
seater Manchester Arena. Wearing custom tri colour shorts made by the same company who designed the ring kit for Ricky Hatton and Carl Froch, he’ll bounce along to the beat of Bollywood chartbuster “Singh is King”. The previous day his twitter feed had been inundated with tweets from Bollywood stars, cricketers and fans wishing him good luck for his
debut professional bout against Sonny Whiting. Broadcaster Sony Six expects some 20 million to watch the encounter. Vijender Singh isn’t the first Indian boxer to turn professional, but he certainly seems to have generated the most hype. This isn’t to say that the fervour for the country’s only Olympic medalist in India is evenly matched in Manchester.
We would find it tough to place Ajinkya Rahane in playing XI, says MS Dhoni Agency | Kanpur
Notwithstanding criticism for making Ajinkya Rahane warm benches, Indian skipper MS Dhoni on Saturday hinted that the talented batsman may not feature in the playing eleven for the first ODI against South Africa as he fits into the setup only in the ‘top three’ batting slots. Dhoni, who had earlier criticised Rahane for not rotating the strike enough in limited overs, said that the Mumbai batsman should only bat at the top of the order and not at five or six. With top three — Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and ing experience for us,” Virat Kohli — selecting Dey said. Asked whether the Eden is in danger of losing the World Twenty20 final, Dey quipped: “If unlawful activities rise in New Delhi then will the capital be shifted?” Ground committee chairman Debabrata Das, however, blamed curator Mukhejee for the failure to host the match on Thursday. Claiming that the vetAgency | New Delhi eran curator did not listen to Ganguly, he said: “Gan- At about 5 pm local time guly called him thrice re- on Saturday — prime questing him to cover the time on Indian TV — ground way ahead of the Vijender Singh will the rainfall but he did not stride out to the ring in pay any heed. the centre of the 21,000
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Tension in Gujarat town after dead cow Gujarat HC notice to govt, poll calf recovered from hotel premises commission over local body elections Correspondent | Vadodara
Tension gripped Jambusar town in Bharuch district, situated some 50 kilometers from Vadodara, after a dead cow calf was found in a hotel premises in wee hours on Saturday. The owner of a hotel in the Depot locality of the town was arrested in connection with slaughtering a cow calf, whose dead body was recovered from the premisesat around 2:30 am. The police booked the hotel owner, Sikandar Rasool Malik and took him for questioning, while other persons involved in the act escaped before the police could reach the spot. Security arrangements were tightened and the police teams were deployed on important points across the town, even a battalion
of the Special Operations Group (SOG) was called in from Bharuch to ensure that the tension does not escalate into a communal clash. Acting on a tip off received late Friday night, that a cow was being slaughtered at the premises of Savera hotel, situated near a state bus depot, the police reached the spot and found a dead
calf with deep gash on its neck. Materials used to slaughter cows, such as knives, rods and ropes were also recovered from the spot. The shutter of the hotel, which is situated in the basement of a shopping complex, was half open, but nobody was seen there. The police took the owner of the hotel, Rasool, for ques-
tioning and booked him under various sections of Gujarat Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act, 2011, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, and Indian Penal Code. “We are questioning the owner of the hotel about who all were involved in the act, though the clear picture is yet to emerge. We found a dead calf with cut mark on its body from the premises of the hotel Savera and the shutter of the hotel was open, so based on circumstantial evidences, we have booked the owner. The hotel is situated in the basement of a shopping complex. We have tightened the security and deployed police at checkpoints across the town to avoid any clash among members of two communities,” said police inspector GR Sharma.
The High Court on Friday issued notices to the Gujarat government and the State Election Commission on a petition challenging a recent ordinance and subsequent postponement of elections to the local bodies for three months. The ordinance puts the electorate right as defined under Section 79 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, at the sole discretion of the SEC, the petition said, demanding that it should be quashed and the SEC be asked to announce panchayat elections. Before issuing notices, a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Jayant Patel and Justice N V Anjaria primarily observed that “the state legislature could not dilute the Constitution
India vs South Africa ODI in Rajkot won’t be interrupted by Patidars: Hardik Patel Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Stating that a protest at the venue of India vs South Africa ODI at Rajkot on October 18 was the only way to broadcast the voice of agitating Patidars in Gujarat to the world, Hardik Patel, leader of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) on Saturday said the protestors will neither interrupt nor stall the match in any manner. Taking the 110-day-long Patidar agitation forward, the leader of PAAS announced a series of rallies and meetings in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar as well as a “Mahasammelan” of Patels from Saurashtra, where Hardik is expected to share the stage with rival Patidar group leader
Lalji Patel. Stating that the Gujarat government is yet to act against any of the police officers involved in attacking Patidars at the GMDC rounds in Ahmedabad in August this year, Patel said he will begin the next round of agitation by holding a “mahapanchayat” at Ratlam in Madhya
Pradesh on October 11, followed by gatherings at Morbi (Oct 12), tour and meetings in Amreli (Oct 14-15), tour and meetings in Jungadh and Gir-Somnath (Oct 16-17) and protest during the ODI at Rajkot the following day. “During the match, we all will turn out at the stadium
is growing at a faster rate,” said PC Jha, Adviser FICCI CASCADE and former Chairman, Central Board of Excise and Customs while unveiling a report on ‘’Illicit Market: A Threat to Our National Interest’ in city on Friday. In case of auto components and computer hardware, the illegal market in the state is also growing significantly in terms of value and volume. “High VAT (Value Added Tax) makes legally-procured cigarettes expensive. This is the reason for rapid- growth of illegal cigarette industry in the state,” added SS Trivedi, IGP (Economic Offenses Wing, CID Crime), Government of Gujarat.
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wearing white T-shirts, that will have the logo of PAAS. Though placards won’t be allowed inside the stadium, we will try to somehow sneak some placards inside the stadium on which slogans related to our agitation like Jai Sardar and Jai Patidar will be written. We will
not try to stop the match, nor will we cause any sort of interruption during the game. We will not try to stall the match. We will sit in the stadium and protest while the match is on,” Patel added while addressing mediapersons near Adalaj. When what action will PAAS take if Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) prevents him and his supporters from entering the stadium inspite of buying tickets, Patel said, “The stadium might go empty then and we will play cricket match of our own outside (the stadium).” PAAS will also hold meetings at Botad (Oct 19), Bhavnagar (Oct 20-21), Mehsana (Oct 22), Surendranagar (Oct 24). Hardik also said that his planned visit to Bihar is apolitical.
Bihar polls: Former CM Jagannath Mishra Tobacco smuggling peaks in Gujarat: FICCI revives his party, announces support to NDA Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Foreign made cigarettes worth Rs 23 crore were seized this year at a port in Hazira. Along with illicit trade of tobacco fake auto components market in the state too is expanding rapidly, said experts of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (FICCI) Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy (CASCADE). “Gujarat is one of the fastest growing markets for illegal cigarettes and auto components in the country. Supply of legal cigarettes is showing a decline while the illegal players have taken over this market and
Former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra on Saturday revived his party Bhartiya Jan Congress (Rashtriya) and announced that he would work for the victory of BJP-led alliance at the hustings. Mishra, who switched his loyalty towards Nitish Kumar after spending his entire political career in the Congress party which made him CM thrice and once a union minister, made a fervent appeal to the people and his party members to ensure the defeat of 25 years of mis-governance and non-development of Lalu-Nitish dispensation. It may be
noted that Mishra’s son Nitish Mishra, who was a minister in Nitish cabinet before he switched his loyalty towards Jitan Ram Manjhi, is contesting now on a BJP ticket from Jhanjharpur assembly constituency. “People should get rid of the duo’s dispensation of 25 years as Bihar stood at the bottom among all states in respect to many areas.
been moved by Virendrasinh Vaghela and Jagdish Bhatt through their lawyer Shaktisinh Gohil who is also a senior Gu-
jarat Congress leader. Vaghela is the vice president of Gandhinagar district panchayat, while Bhatt is from Bhavnagar. In the plea, the petitioners stated that the Gujarat government promulgated two ordinances and one of them empowered the State Election Commission to delay the panchayat elections beyond its constitutionally mandatory five-year term.
applications received in 2014-15 in Gujarat was a little above 8,000 but over 12,000 applications had been received during the last six months of the current year(201516) and at this rate, the number of applications were likely to cross almost three times of what was received in the previous year. This, he said, indicated the awareness among the people about the use of this important tool to seek information and media certainly had a
role to disseminate information about this act having introduced transparency in the government administration. Asked if any changes had taken place in governance after the act was implemented, Gadhvi, a former IAS officer, said that it had led to positive changes among officers who might have earlier not been very cautious in making notes on files etc. But every officer was now very cautious and would do his best to make proper notes.
out the serial blasts in Ahmedabad on July 26 2008, we suspect that Zainul Abedin could be the main supplier of the explosives for bomb making,” said a top police official of Gujarat police. 56 people had died and over 200 were injured in the 19 blasts that took place in different parts of the city. “During our investigation we had found that Soeb alias Potanical brought the explosives to the IM suspects for the Ahmedabad serial blasts. Now, when Zainul Abedin’s name has propped up as the main supplier, he could be the missing link,” added a crime branch official. IM had
carried out series of blats across the country including Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Banglore in 2008. Banglore blasts were carried out just a day ahead of the Ahmedabad serial blasts. Intelligence agencies were caught napping as the terror outfit had carried out two serial blasts in two days in different cities. IM operatives also planted 29 bombs in Surat. Fortunately, bombs planted in Surat did not explode due to faulty timer chips and batteries. Meanwhile, the other person detained in Saudi Arabia, Abu Sufiyaan is believed to be from Hyderabad and suspected to be LeT operative.
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“Be it industrialisation, power generation, private investments etc where Bihar has not fared well at all. I am saying on the basis of reports of various professional institutions and bodies like World Bank, Planning Commission, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Contemporary Studies and Industrial Analysis, Socio-economic caste census,” Mishra.
because the Constitution was supreme”. The court posted the petition for further hearing on October 14. The petition has
RTI applications on a rise in Gujarat owing to awareness created by media Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
State Information Commissioner(RTI) VS Gadhvi has said that media can play a very important role in creating awareness about Right to Information (RTI) among the public if it highlighted the important orders and judgements and information collected by citizens by using RTI tool. Giving a talk on the “Role of mass media in RTI” on the occasion of 10th anniversary of the passage of Right to Information Act-2005, Gadhvi said that it was due to the awareness created by the media about this tool to cull information from government departments, the number of RTI applications received from citizens had gone up tremendously. Doling out figures, he said the total
Zainul Abedin supplied explosives to IM for 2008 blasts: Police Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Gujarat police believe that, Zainul Abedin, detained by Saudi Arabia authorities 20 days back could be the missing link in the 2008 serial blasts investigations. Police authorities say that, Zainul was the person who supplied explosives (ammonium nitrate) to Indian Mujahideen (IM), which carried out the said blasts. A senior police official from the city crime branch said they are in touch with the central agencies and will send a team to Delhi once the accused is deported to India. Ahmedabad police say that Zainul, who hails from Karnataka, had close links to Riyaz Bhatkal, the mastermind of the said blast and is said to be hiding in Pakistan. The Saudi authorities have also detained a person, Abu Sufiyaan, hailing from Hyderabad and who is believed to be a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative. “It was IM who planned and carried
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