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Australian Open: At 39, Feliciano Lopez is not just showing up, he’s winning Page : 3
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‘Nothing conceded’: Centre on LAC troop pullback deal
The Indian Army on Thursday released visuals of rival tanks disengaging from the heights on the south bank. The tanks were deployed barely 50 metres away from each other. Agency News: New Delhi
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will retreat to its base east of Finger 8 on the north bank of Pangong Tso, the Indian Army will move back to its permanent position near Finger 3 and neither side will patrol the contested areas in between until an agreement is reached through future talks, defence minister Rajnath Singh told Parliament on Thursday, explaining the nuances of a disengagement plan hammered out by the two armies to reduce military tensions in eastern Ladakh.Until now, rival soldiers have been deployed eyeball-toeyeball on the Finger 4 ridgeline at heights of almost 18,000 feet. The Chinese defence ministry
announced the disengagement on Wednesday; New Delhi did not react immediately because Parliament was in session, and a day later, Singh briefed the House on the breakthrough in a months-long impasse. In a detailed statement on the situation in eastern Ladakh, Singh told Rajya Sabha and later Lok Sabha that the next meeting between senior military commanders of the two armies to discuss other issues will take place 48 hours after “complete disengagement” in the Pangong Lake area — both north and south banks.Singh told both Houses that India did not “concede anything” during the military talks, and added that there were still some “outstanding issues regarding
Have to follow Indian law: Govt’s warning to Twitter Agency News: New Delhi Malaika raises temperature in a hot pink sports bra and black leggings.
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Most UPSC aspirants can’t afford private coaching, so states are stepping in to bridge gap India’s civil service coaching industry, which is estimated to be worth over Rs 3,000 crore, remains unaffordable for several underprivileged UPSC aspirants. This is why state governments are increasingly trying to pitch in to provide affordable coaching and other forms of help to budding civil servants.The Delhi government, for example, has started a monthly initiative in which young serving officials will share their experience, strategies and insights about preparing for the UPSC exam. The initiative is for Delhi government school students, and the first such interactive session was organised earlier this week.An official associated with the initiative told ThePrint on the condition of anonymity: “Private school-going children often start coaching very early on, and can afford to go to coaching centres where former officers would be teaching them… They get good quality coaching at a high fee. But for government school-going children, the process remains intimidating. This is an attempt to allow them to interact with serving officers, and make it less intimidating.”But Delhi is hardly alone in trying to bridge the socio-economic gap in UPSC coaching — many other states are tackling the problem in various ways.For example, the Uttar Pradesh government launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Abhyudaya Yojana’ earlier this month. As part of this scheme, the state government will start free-of-cost coaching centres at the divisional level.
Social media companies will need to follow India’s laws or face strict action, minister for electronics and information technology Ravi Shankar Prasad said in Parliament on Thursday, while adding that the government is working on new rules to make companies such as Twitter and Facebook more responsive to directions and accountable to Indian laws. Prasad said the government was in the favour of freedom of speech and expression but warned that the abuse of social media platforms for harms such as fake news and election manipulation will not be tolerated.“We respect social media. We also respect criticism. But we will not tolerate the misuse of social media for fake
news. Today, from here in Parliament, I politely remind the companies, whether it is Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or WhatsApp or anyone, they are free to work in India, do business, but they need to respect the Indian Constitution, they need to respect the Indian law,” he said.The minister also drew a comparison between the January 6 attack on the US Capitol and the January 26 violence at Red Fort, saying that “certain microblogging platforms” took action in the first case but dragged their feet during the incident in India. “This double standard will not work here,” he warned.The minister’s comments follow days of tensions between the government and Twitter over taking down more than 1,300 accounts or posts in connection.
deployment and patrolling” at some other points along the LAC, and these will be the focus of further discussions with the Chinese side.He did not name the other friction points where disengagement is expected to take place in phases after it is completed in the Pangong Tso area. These flashpoints include Gogra, Hot Springs and Kongka La — areas that were traditionally not disputed as both sides had a somewhat common perception of the Line of Actual Control (LAC).The minister’s statement came on
Farmers’ protest: Western Railway again diverts Mumbai-Punjab trains due to ongoing agitation
Agency News: New Delhi In view of the ongoing farmers’ protest in Punjab, the Western Railway (WR) again diverted several trains on Thursday (February 11).“Due to Kisan agitation in Punjab, train movement has been affected,” Western Railway said in a statement. And hence, few trains have been diverted, the WR added. According to an official release by the WR, train number 02903, Mumbai Central-Amritsar Special, which departed from Mumbai on 10 February, will go via Beas-Tarn Taran-Amritsar
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provocative content around the farmers’ stir. The IT Ministry on Wednesday made it clear that the company must comply with the country’s laws irrespective of the platform’s own rules.Twitter has suspended over 500 accounts, and blocked access to several others within India while refusing to block accounts of “news media entities, journalists, activists and politicians” citing the need to
the back of a limited withdrawal of front-line troops by the Indian and Chinese armies from the Pangong Tso area on the contested Line of Actual Control (LAC). India and China on Wednesday pulled back tanks and infantry combat vehicles from heights on the south bank of Pangong Tso a fortnight after military commanders agreed on January 24 to push for an early disengagement of their frontline troops.The Indian Army on Thursday released visuals of rival tanks disengaging from the heights on the south bank.
uphold freedom of expression. During a virtual interaction between IT Secretary and senior officials of Twitter, the government told the microblogging platform that as a business entity operating in India, it must respect the laws and democratic institutions and take strong action against “well-coordinated” campaigns “designed to create disharmony and unrest” in the country.
instead of Beas-JandialaAmritsar.Similarly, train number 02904, AmritsarMumbai Central Special, on 11 February, will go via Amritsar-Tarn TaranBeas instead of AmritsarJandiala-Beas. The WR said train number 02925, Bandra Terminus-Amritsar Special, on 11 February, will go via Beas-Tarn TaranAmritsar instead of BeasJandiala-Amritsar. And train number 02926, AmritsarBandra Terminus Special, on 11 February, will go via Amritsar-Tarn Taran-Beas instead of Amritsar-JandialaBeas.
‘Talent is god given, be humble’ : Ankita Lokhande
Congress releases Shapath Patra manifesto for municipal corporation elections Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
Social media has a big role, but...’: Amid Centre vs Twitter, Ravi Shankar Prasad’s warning against ‘misuse Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday warned social media companies that while they have a big role in Digital India programme, action will be taken if they are misused to spread fake news and incite violence.Speaking in Rajya Sabha, Prasad, the Minister of Electronics and IT, said, “We respect social media a lot, it has empowered common people. Social media has a big role in Digital India programme. However, if social media is misused to spread fake news, violence then action will be taken.”His statement came a day after the government expressed “strong displeasure” over Twitter’s delay in taking prompt action against accounts and hashtags spreading misinformation and
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Ahead of the election of six municipal corporations in Gujarat, the main opposition Congress party has announced its manifesto under the title of ‘Shapath Patra’ ( an oath ) today in which it has promised issuance of GujRight cards to avail free services offered by the Government. Some other promises made include, removal of contract and outsourcing system within
24 hours of getting power, start of recruitment on vacant positions within 24 hours of coming to power, launch of Pavanputra Air Emergency service using a helicopter for accidents and fire emergencies,
installation of air purifier on public roads, free education in English medium schools, reconstruction of damaged road within one week of coming to power, one-year tax holiday for businessmen hit by Coronavirus pandemic, fifty per cent cut in house property tax, construction of global standard service corridor with the help of experts for discharge of rain water, free vehicle parking for all citizens and free wifi zones.
in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, where a Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped by four upper caste men last September. The 19-year-old died at a hospital in New Delhi.The charge sheet under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), filed against Atikur Rahman (national treasurer of CFI),
Masud Ahmed (Delhi general secretary of CFI), Siddique Kappan (a Kerala-based journalist allegedly associated with PFI), Mohammad Alam (a CFI/PFI member) and KA Rauf Sherif (the national general secretary of CFI and a member of PFI), has been accepted by a special court in Lucknow.
Hathras case: Kerala scribe, PFI members charged under PMLA Agency News: New Delhi
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Thursday it has charged office-bearers of the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its students’ wing -- Campus Front of India (CFI) -- for allegedly conspiring to incite violence and disturb harmony
‘Mamata too will chant Jai Shri Ram when election ends’: Amit Shah Had Dilip Ghosh not been there, she would have announced her nephew’s name as the next chief minister, Amit Shah said. Agency News: New Delhi Taking a swipe at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said when the election comes to an end, Banerjee too will chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’. “Jai Shri Ram chant is an insult to Mamata Banerjee. Why? So many people take pride in this chant. Why do you get insulted by this slogan? Because you have to appease one section for votes,” Shah said.“If slogans of Jai Shri
Ram are not raised here, will it be raised in Pakistan?” the BJP leader said launching the party’s ‘poriborton yatra’ from Coochbehar.“This yatra is not to change the chief minister, not to replace a minister or an MLA. This ‘poribirton yatra’ is to change the situation of Bengal, to stop border intrusion. We will make a state where a bird will also not be able to cross the border,” he sai Comparing Modi’s politics of Vikas and Mamata Banerjee’s politics of Vinash, Amit Shah said, “Mamata’s focus is only making her nephew the next
chief minister. Had Dilip Ghosh not been there, she would have announced her nephew as the next chief minister. But now she is scared.”“In 2017, Mamata Banerjee had said BJP will get zero in West Bengal. But then you gave 18 seats to BJP. Now, she is looking for seats — from where she can contest,” Amit Shah said, referring to Mamata’s recent announcement that she would contest from Nandigram as well after Suvendu Adhikari joined the BJP. Talking about the Centre’s Budget allocation to West Bengal and its future plan to convert North Bengal into a major tourist hub, Amit Shah said, “Bengal worships Devi Durga but for that you have to go to the court. Bring us to power and it will be a land of both Ram Navami and Durga Puja.”
Maha guv boards state plane, only to be told he can’t use it Raj Bhavan’s secretariat and the state government sought to blame each other for the episode. After a controversy erupted, the opposition BJP slammed the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government, Agency News: New Delhi Unease between Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and the Uddhav Thackeray administration deepened on Thursday when the latter denied Koshyari use
of the state government’s plane to travel to Dehradun, forcing him to get off the aircraft and take a commercial flight instead. Raj Bhavan’s secretariat and the state government sought to blame each other for the episode. After a controversy erupted, the opposition BJP slammed the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government, saying the incident had maligned Maharashtra’s image. The government and Thackeray’s Shiv Sena, which leads the coalition government, said the state was only following rules laid down by the home ministry. According to a statement by Raj Bhavan, Koshyari reached the international airport and boarded the state government’s plane, but he was told the aircraft could not take off because the chief minister’s office (CMO) had not approved the flight. The governor then disembarked and eventually took a commercial
flight to Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Raj Bhavan statement said Koshyari was to attend 122th Indian Administrative Service induction programme at the Lal Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, on Friday and he was supposed to take the government aircraft on Thursday morning to Dehradun and planned to reach Mussoorie by road.“The Governor reached the CSMI {Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International} Airport at 1000 hrs and boarded the government plane. However, the Hon’ble Governor was informed that the permission for the use of government aircraft had not been received. As directed by the Hon’ble Governor, tickets for Dehradun were booked on a commercial aircraft leaving Mumbai at 1215 hrs immediately and accordingly, he left for Dehradun,” the governor’s secretariat said in a statementThe chief minister’s
office (CMO) blamed the governor’s secretariat for the episode.“The secretariat should have ensured that they had permission to use the aircraft before the governor’s departure from his official residence. The state government is not at fault and the officials at the governor house responsible for negligence will have to face action following the directives issued by the chief minister Uddhav Thackeray in this regard,” the CMO said in a statement.“The chief minister has taken serious cognisance of the episode and has directed the administration to fix the responsibility on the officials concerned at Raj Bhavan,” the CMO said, indicating that action would be taken against the officials for not informing the governor about the need for the government’s permission. CMO has to approve all requests for use of government aircraft and inform the Directorate.
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SUNVILLA SAMACHAR Uttarakhand Disaster Should lead the Government To a Wake Up Call The terrible disaster in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand on February 7, 2021, has already cost the lives of over 30 persons with another 150 or so missing or trapped. Tragically, most of the dead are workers in different infrastructure and hydroelectric power projects such as the small 13.2 MW project on the Rishiganga river near Raini Village which has been completely destroyed, and the much larger 520MW Tapovan power plant nearby on the Dhauliganga which too is badly damaged and where a number of workers are trapped. These projects were supposed to benefit the region but have become victims of the disaster. This is ironic because such reckless supposedly ‘developmental’ activities are themselves major contributors to such disasters, even if not always the prime cause. The exact cause and circumstances behind the present disaster are still emerging. It appears that the earlier speculation about a glacial lake burst may not be correct. It now seems, based on studies of satellite imagery in India and abroad, and preliminary observations by Indian specialist teams, that a massive landslide was triggered by the breaking-off of a large section of a rocky mountain-top, along with a resulting avalanche involving large quantities of recently accumulated snow and rocks. There is also some suspicion that this entire chain of events may have been initiated by the fall of a broken part of a glacier on to that unstable rock face. Whatever the specifics, this disaster is a grim reminder of mindless man-made “development” ignoring all warnings and without thought about consequences. Two major aspects stand out which both result in, and contribute to, similar disasters in mountain areas especially in the Western Himalayas namely, climate change and thoughtless infrastructure and other construction projects in the region. It is now well known that man-made global warming has led to rapid melting and shrinking of glaciers along with melting of polar ice caps. More recent studies, both internationally and in India, have shown that melt rates are much higher at present than in earlier decades. In India, glaciers are melting more rapidly in the Western Himalayas than in the East. Glacier melt leads to formation of large pools or “glacial lakes,” whose barriers sometimes break, releasing large volumes of water leading to flash flooding downstream, as earlier surmised tohave happened in the present disaster. This process is underway especially rapidly in theWestern Himalayas leading to instability and increasing probability of flash flooding.This problem is exacerbated by the irresponsible rush to build numerous roads, power plantsand other infrastructure in the region. The Himalayas are known to be a young and unstablemountain range, subject to frequent landslides, with cloudbursts and flash floods bringingdown tons of rocks and other debris even under normal circumstances. Expandingsettlements in hilly regions are already putting pressure on the regional environment such asthrough road building, depletion of water sources, and tree felling leading to loosening of soiland rocks which increases landslips and rainwater run-off leading to floods in local streams and rivers. The current rash of construction projects, especially under the presentgovernment, has taken such destruction to new and dangerous levels.A massive number of hydro-electric projects are now under construction in the region. Atpresent there are around 100 dams in the state with many more under construction. Severalof these are supposed to be run-of-the-river projects but, in practice, also involve someimpounding of water and construction activity. According to some estimates, over 450 hydelprojects are planned, meaning there could be one project every few dozen kilometres! Theconstruction of these dams and hydel projects involve treefelling with lackadaisicalcompensatory afforestation, and a lot of construction, often using dynamite and otherquestionable techniques triggering further instability in already unstable hill regions leadingto large- - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara scale protests by villagers.
Agency News: Silchar In fresh trouble along the Assam-Mizoram borders, over 10 people were injured and 20 houses were burnt down by ‘unknown miscreants’, forcing authorities to deploy hu ge contingent of security forces, officials said on Wednesday. The violent incidents took place in Kachurthal in Assam’s Hailakandi district adjoining Bairabi in Mizoram’s Kolasib district on Tuesday. The Deputy Commissioner of Hailakandi district, Megh Nidhi Dahal, said to control the situation and to prevent fresh incedents, prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPc were promulgated on Wednesday along the bordering areas, in addition to the deployment of
a large contingent of security forces. “We are investigating all aspects. We are providing relief and other assistance to the affected families. Senior district and police officials are camping in the area since Tuesday,” Dahal told IANS.“The Assam govt PWD has undertaken repair work of a road in Kachurthal village along the Assam-Mizoram interstate border, to which some people from Mizoram objected and attacked the civilians on our side. On Tuesday night, some miscreants burnt down over 20 houses but fortunately the people inside escaped,” a cop said. A Mizoram cop in Aizawl, however, said 2 employees of Mizoram power and electricity dept and a member of Bairabi village council.
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Had No Bad Intentions, Went to Red Fort as Everyone Was Going There: Deep Sidhu Tells Police Sidhu initially denied being present at Singhu border on January 25 but after the police presented evidence, he admitted that he was present at the farmers’ protest site but slept at a spot a bit away from there. Agency News: New Delhi Actor-activist Deep Sidhu, who was arrested for the violence at the Red Fort on Republic Day, has told police that he had no “bad intentions” and went to the historic monument as everybody was going there, officials said on Wednesday. The Delhi Police’s Crime Branch questioned Sidhu on Wednesday about his whereabouts and acts at the Red Fort on January 26.The actor-activist was sent to seven-day police custody on Tuesday by a court here following his arrest a day earlier from Karnal bypass in connection
with the violence at the Red Fort. Sidhu, according to police, was “a prominent player” behind the January 26 incident.Following his arrest by the Delhi Police, he was handed over to the Crime Branch, which is probing the case in connection with the violence and vandalism at the historic fort. On first day of police remand, the focus of investigation remained on how Sidhu reached the Red Fort and his activities there on the day of incident, a senior police officer said.Sidhu initially denied being present at Singhu border on January 25 but after the police presented evidence, he admitted that
he was present at the farmers’ protest site but slept at a spot a bit away from there. The actor-activist claimed that when he woke up on January 26, there were two-three missed calls and messages on his mobile phone about people heading to the Red Fort, so he too reached there with his three friends using his mobile phone to navigate. Sidhu and his friends left Singhu border at around 11 am in a vehicle
and after violence broke out at the fort, they fled to Singhu border in the same vehicle and reached there at around 1 pm, he said. When questioned about his role in the flag hoisting incident at the fort, he denied his involvement and claimed that he did not gather or instigate the crowd, the officer said. According to the officer, when asked why he went to the Red Fort when it did not figure in the route approved
by authorities for the tractor parade, Sidhu claimed that since everybody was going, he too went there but had no “bad intentions”. While on the run, Sidhu kept switching his locations between Haryana and Punjab, police said, adding that the hunt for his three friends is on.Police are now trying to recover his mobile phone and probing the exact locations where he hid while also verifying whatever he revealed during the interrogation, the officer said. Police had announced a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh for information leading to Sidhu’s arrest. After the January 26 violence, which had leftover 500 security personnel injured and one protester dead, the 36-yearold actor-activist was posting videos on social media. However, Sidhu’s counsel had on Tuesday claimed that he had nothing to do with the violence and was at the wrong place at the wrong time
India records 12,923 new cases, 108 fatalities Agency News: New Delhi
Surbhi Jyoti Spills Sass On Instagram With Her Latest Hot, Bold Pictures
Bareilly Ki Barfi director Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari turns writer with her debut novel Mapping Love
India’s COVID-19 tally has climbed to 1,08,71,294 with 12,923 fresh cases reported in a day, while the number of recoveries has surged to 1,05,73,372, the health ministry said on Thursday. The death toll in the country due to the viral disease has gone up to 1,55,360 with 108 more people succumbing to it, according to the ministry’s data.The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 1,05,73,372, which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.26 per cent, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.43 per cent. Meanwhile,
as many as 70,17,114 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country so far. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 20,40,23,840 samples have so far been tested in the country for COVID-19, including 6,99,185 on Wednesday.The ministry stressed that over 70 per cent of the COVID-19 deaths in the country occurred due to comorbidities. “Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that a state-wise distribution of the figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.
In his first tweet since bail, stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui takes pot-shots at Kangana Ranaut Munawar Faruqui was released from jail after 35 days in a case of allegedly hurting religious sentiments. Agency News: Mumbai
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Fresh trouble along Assam-Mizoram border: 10 hurt, 20 houses burnt
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Agency News: Mumbai Ace Bollywood director Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari has turned a writer. On Thursday, the teaser of her debut fiction novel, Mapping Love, was released. The book will be launched in May 2021.Rupa Publications, releasing the teaser on their social media, wrote: “We are thrilled to share that we will be publishing award-winning, critically acclaimed director Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s debut novel, ‘Mapping Love’, in May 2021. Set in the breathtaking jungles of India, this enthralling story with intertwining tales will tug your heart. An artist, writer and filmmaker, her films Nil Battey Sannata, Bareilly Ki Barfi, Ghar ki Murgi, Panga are entertaining as well as thought provoking.” The teaser shows a woman sitting with a draft of the novel in her lap as soft lilting music plays in the background. Soon, serenity of a flowing water fills the frame as the text gives us a peek into Ashwiny’s work.Speaking about Mapping Love, Ashwiny said in a statement that writing Mapping Love took her three years of “typing it to life”. Ashwiny’s works - Nil Battey Sannata and Bareilly Ki Barfi were well received. Sadly Panga was a commercial disappointment.
Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, who was released from jail after 35 days in a case of allegedly hurting religious sentiments, recently took pot-shots at actress Kangana Ranaut.In his first tweet, after being released from judicial custody, Munawar took to Twitter and wrote, “Kangana ke tweets padke lag raha hai Fir se Judicial custody chala jaun!” Kangana, who isn’t new for courting controversy when it comes to her unfiltered tweets, recently
declared she has raw talent like Oscar winning-actress Meryl Streep, and skilled action capabilities and glamour like actress Gal Gadot. She also stated that she is “open for debate if
anyone can show me more range and brilliance of craft than me by any other actress on this planet”.Not to mention, Twitter India had removed two tweets by Ranaut last week, citing a
violation of the platform’s rules.The actor has been criticising protesting farmers over their agitations against the Centre’s three farm laws.Faruqui was released from the Indore Central Jail last week after prison authorities checked bail order of the Supreme Court on its website. In a brief video message after he was set free, the 32-year-old comedian said, “I don’t want to comment (on the case again him) now. But I have full faith in the judiciary and I am hopeful of getting justice.”
Drones, drilling and more to locate workers trapped in Tapovan tunnel
Agency News: Tapovan Rescue teams have intensified efforts to reach the 25-35 men trapped in a sludge-choked tunnel as over 170 people remained missing after the Uttarakhand disaster three days ago.Agencies are using drones, remote-sensing equipment and drilling machines to reach those trapped for three days as the operation continues 24*7.The multi-agency rescue operation at the NTPC hydel project site has been going on uninterrupted since Sunday, when the Alaknanda river system was hit by the flood triggered possibly by a glacier break or an avalanche in the upper reaches of the Himalayas. Two of the men earlier counted among the 174 missing returned home safely after being stranded since the flash flood in Chamoli district. Two more bodies were recovered during the day, raising the confirmed death toll to 34. A focal point of the rescue work has been efforts to penetrate through tonnes of silt, sludge and debris to get to the about 30 people, who were at work inside the 1,500-metre tunnel at Tapovan when the waters came rushing in. Indo-Tibetan Border Police chief S S Deswal said the rescue operation to locate the workers trapped in the tunnel will continue till it reaches its “logical conclusion.
Power Mech Projects has received the Letters of Award for four different orders worth Rs.1068.36 Crores Sunvilla News: Mumbai Power Mech Projects Ltd., a leader among contemporary construction companies in India in the field of power sector, Infrastructure and Petrochemicals has announced that the company has received the Letters of Award for four different orders worth Rs.1068.36 Crores.The first two orders are worth Rs 449 Crores each and are with reference to the water supply projects from the State Water & Sanitation Mission, Government of Uttar Pradesh. These 2 projects are awarded for a Joint Venture of Power Mech Projects Limited. Another order by Prayagyraj Power Generation Company Limited
The company during the two decades of existence has undertaken projects of all types, sizes and under extreme environments in India and abroad which include Ultra Mega Power Projects, Super Critical Thermal Power Projects, Sub Critical Power Projects in Bara, Uttar Pradesh worth Rs 100.36 Crores for the operation and maintenance work as well as an order of Rs. 70 Crores for the operation of Wagon Trippler and Truck Trippler for Tata Steel Bhushan Steel Limited in Angul, Odisha was awarded to Power Mech Projects. The Operations and Maintenance project is for 3x660 MW TPP, “Field operation with Mech. and C&I Maintenance, BTG and BOP” Operation and Maintenance of CHP, its
associated systems, Railway logistics and the railway yard operations and Weighbridge management works.Power Mech Projects Limited (Power Mech), is one among the leading infrastructureconstruction Companies based in Hyderabad, India with global presence and highly credited in providing spectrum of services in power and infrastructure sectors. Established in 1999, Power Mech has emphatically established a
niche in power generation covering almost every segment including Erection, Testing and Commissioning of BTG and BOPs, Operation and Maintenance, Repairs, Overhauling, Renovation and Modernization of power plants and related civil works. Power Mech, having its major operations in India, also extended its operations globally and has presence in more than ten countries worldwide. The company during the two decades of
existence has undertaken projects of all types, sizes and under extreme environments in India and abroad which include Ultra Mega Power Projects, Super Critical Thermal Power Projects, Sub Critical Power Projects, Heat Recovery Steam Generators, Waste Heat Recovery Steam Generators, Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion Steam Generators, Gas Turbine Generators, Hydro Electric Projects, Operation & Maintenance of running plants and entire civil works for power plants. Entry into the Renovation & Modernization (R&M) in the power sector also gives it additional opportunities as part of its O&M business growth.
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Sanjay Dutt wishes Maanayata on 13th wedding anniversary
SPORTS - BUSINESS ‘With you’: Anil Kumble, Irfan Pathan come out in support of Wasim Jaffer after controversy
Agency News: New Delhi Former Team India captain Anil Kumble on Thursday came out in support of his former teammate Wasim Jaffer who is at the centre
of a controversy following accusations of “communal approach” during his tenure as Uttarakhand cricket coach. Jaffer, who recently quit as Uttarakhand coach owing to a dispute with the state
association, on Wednesday rejected allegations by the body’s officials that he tried to force religion-based selections in the team. The 42-year-old, who played 31 Tests for India and is a celebrated name in domestic cricket, said the charge that he favoured Muslim players, which was levelled by Cricket Association of Uttarakhand secretary Mahim Verma in a media report, had caused him immense pain“With you Wasim. Did the right thing. Unfortunately, it’s the players who’ll miss your mentor ship,” Kumble said. Former Baroda pacer Irfan Pathan
also came out in support of Wasim Jaffer who resigned on Tuesday.“Unfortunate that you have to explain this,” he said. Jaffer has cited “interference and bias of selectors and the association’s secretary for non-deserving players” as the reason for his resignation.“...
jo communal angle lagaya (the communal angle that has been brought up), that is very, very sad,” Jaffer said in a virtual press conference“They levelled an allegation that I am in favour of Iqbal Abdulla, I wanted to make Iqbal Abdulla as the captain.
Even as DSP, Hima Das Will Keep Sprinting for India: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju
Australian Open: At 39, Feliciano Lopez is not just showing up, he’s winning Agency News: Australia Feliciano Lopez doesn’t remember much about his first Grand Slam match. It was 2001, the French Open, and he was 19 years old.“I think I got killed in the first round by Carlos Moya, if I’m not wrong. He was my idol growing up,” Lopez said. “For me, it was like a gift, to play Carlos at the French Open.”Nearly 20 years later, Lopez is not only still competing at the Grand Slam events, but doing the unthinkable for someone his age (going on 40). He rallied from two sets down, on a hot, humid day, to beat No. 31 Lorenzo Sonego 5-7, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 at the Australian Open.“He probably didn’t expect it, after two sets to
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love (up), you don’t expect the 39-year-old guy is going to come back,” Lopez, admittedly exhausted, said after the match.Perhaps even more astonishing, Lopez is playing at his 75th consecutive Grand Slam event, a record among men’s singles players. He hasn’t missed a major since the 2002 French Open. To put this in perspective,
Roger Federer managed 65 consecutive Grand Slams before he had to withdraw from the 2016 French Open with an injury. The closest male player with an active streak is Italy’s Andreas Seppi at 62; among the women, it’s Alize Cornet at 56.Lopez has carved out a decent career for himself, with seven career titles.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has made it clear that Indian sprinter Hima Das -- who will be appointed as the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Assam Police -- will “keep running for India” in the future as well the decision to appoint Hima as DSP was taken in an Assam cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Dispur.“Many people are asking, what about Hima’s sports career?
She is training for Olympic qualification at NIS Patiala and will keep running for India,” Rijiju said in a tweet.“Our elite athletes are employed in various jobs yet continue to play. Even after retirement, they’ll be engaged in promoting sports,” he added. Earlier the Sports Minister had hailed the Assam government’s decision and tweeted: “Well done! Assam Cabinet, headed by CM Sarbananda Sonowal Ji has decided to offer the post of DSP in Assam Police to sprinter queen Hima Das!”
Petrol, diesel pricSensex jumps over 100 points; Nifty tests 15,150 es rise third day in a row; ₹1.55/litre
Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance and SBI were among the top gainers in the Sensex pack, rising up to 2 per cent. Agency News: New Delhi Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 100 points in opening trade on Thursday largely tracking gains in index-heavyweight Reliance Industries and a positive trend in global markets.After opening on a negative note, the 30-share BSE index reversed all losses to trade 133.94 points or 0.26 per cent higher at 51,175.45. In a similar movement, the broader NSE Nifty advanced 41.55 points or 0.28 per cent to 15,148.05.Bharti Airtel,
Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance and SBI were among the top gainers in the Sensex pack, rising up to 2 per cent.On the other hand, Titan, HDFC, Infosys, ONGC, ITC, Maruti and ICICI Bank were among the laggards.In the previous session, Sensex ended 19.69 points or 0.04 per cent lower at 51,309.39, and Nifty slipped 2.80 points or 0.02 per cent to 15,106.50.Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) were
net buyers in the capital market as they purchased shares worth ₹1,786.97 crore on Wednesday, as per exchange data.On the global front, US equities ended mixed with Dow Jones scaling at new highs.Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul were trading with gains in midsession deals. Meanwhile, the global oil benchmark Brent crude was trading 0.63 per cent lower at USD 61.08 per barrel.
Mastercard to allow only stable cryptocurrencies transactions via its network before 2021-end Agency News: New Delhi American multinational financial services Mastercard will allow transactions of select cryptocurrencies directly through their network before the end of 2021. Last year, the company had partnered with Wirex and BitPay to create crypto cards that allow people to transact using their cryptocurrencies. “We are preparing right now for the future of crypto and payments, announcing that this year Mastercard will start supporting select cryptocurrencies directly on our network. This is a big change that will require a lot of work. We will be very thoughtful about which assets we support based on our principles for digital currencies, which focus on consumer protections and compliance,” stated Raj Dhamodharan, EVP Blockchain / Digital Asset Products & Digital Partnerships at Mastercard in a blog. The blog highlighted the fact that not all of today’s cryptocurrencies will be supported
on its network. It stated, “While stablecoins are more regulated and reliable than in the recent past, many of the hundreds of digital assets in circulation still need to tighten their compliance measures, so they won’t meet our requirements. We expect consumers and the ecosystem as a whole will start to rally around the crypto assets that offer reliability and security.” Commenting about association with Wirex and BitPay, Dhamodharan stressed, “We added to those partnerships this year by joining forces with LVL, an up-and-coming cryptocurrency exchange. These relationships — with many more planned in the pipeline — build on our many years of crypto collaborations.” Mastercard is actively engaging with several major central banks around the world, the blog stated. “Last year, we created a test platform for these banks to use these currencies in a simulated environment. Using our deep experience in payments technologies, we look forward to continuing.
Petrol price made a new record at Rs87.85/litre in Delhi while diesel is sold at Rs78.03/ litre in Delhi. In Mumbai, petrol and diesel rates are at Rs94.36/ litre and Rs84.94/ litre respectively Agency News: New Delhi Auto fuel rates have moved up for the third consecutive day on Thursday; petrol by 25 paise per litre and diesel by 30 paise a litre respectively, making them costlier by Rs1.55 per litre since the Union Budget was presented on February 1 that restructured Central levies on them to carve out a dedicated fund for the agriculture sector. Petrol price on Thursday made a new record at Rs87.85 a
Earn attractive returns up to 7.25% with Bajaj Finance FD Agency News: New Delhi In the past few months, major industries in the finance sector have witnessed recessionary trends. This was at a time when the structural, technological and strategic changes were needed to address changing mindset of consumers.For investors over all income groups, saving capital has become the top priority during these times. Adding fixed-income instruments like fixed deposit in your portfolio can help you get assured returns along with the highest safety
Sanjay Dutt has shared a short and sweet message for wife Maanayata Dutt on their 13th wedding anniversary. He also shared a lovely picture with her on the occasion. Sharing the picture on Instagram along with their wedding date, Sanjay wrote, “11.02.2008 Loved you then. Love you even more now @maanayata_dutt Happy anniversary.” The couple are seen twinning in black in the picture which seems to have been clicked at their residence.
BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD Saumya Tandon Dances on Deepika Padukone’s Ghoomar, Fans Call it ‘Flawless’ Agency News: Mumbai Fans of ‘Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain’ famed Saumya Tandon are surprised after seeing their favourite star perform traditional Rajasthani dance. Saumya shared a clip on her Instagram handle and the entire performance on her YouTube channel. She was dressed in a traditional attire and wore a magenta coloured lehenga
along with Rajasthani jewellery to complete her look. She danced on the song Ghoomar from Deepika Padukone’s film Padmavat. Saumya’s look in the video is similar to how Deepika looked in the song. Posting the video, Saumya said that she wanted to learn a Rajasthani form of dance for a long time. She added, “What can be better than ghoomar song.” The setting of the video
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is different as it is shot inside a home unlike the original one which was picturised at a set of Chittorgarh Fort but Saumya aced the performance. With a smile on her face, the 36-year-old actor danced to the Bollywood version of the folk number. Her fans are impressed with Saumya’s latest video. On Instagram, Saumya’s followers showered her with appreciation. A fan said that her performance was flawless while another called her dance performance elegant. Ghoomar is a traditional dance form which was first performed by the Bhil tribe in order to worship Goddess Saraswati. Later, more Rajasthani communities also embraced the dance form. Performed on special occasions like weddings and festivals, ghoomar involves the dancers twirling.
Priyanka Chopra’s husband Nick Jonas was very interested in reading about her ‘early dating life’ in Unfinished
Agency News: Mumbai Priyanka Chopra’s husband, Nick Jonas, got ‘straight to the good stuff’, that is, her early dating life, while reading her recently released memoir, Unfinished. In the book, Priyanka wrote about life as a teenager in the United States, among other things. Sharing a video of Nick talking about the book, on Twitter on Thursday,
Priyanka wrote, “Leave it to @nickjonas to get straight to the good stuff.” In the video, Nick said, “Some of the stuff about, to be totally real, your early dating life, and your high school crushes... We’ve spoken about it, but it’s just funny to read it. Nick said that imagining his wife as a high schooler was ‘fun’ for him to read. The whole time, a visibly red-faced Priyanka held her hands to her
face. In the book, the actor wrote about once having to hide her boyfriend at the time in a closet.She wrote that she was living with her aunt Kiran at the time. At school, she met a Bob (name changed), and began an innocent relationship with him. Once when they were at her house, her aunt returned earlier than expected, and Priyanka had to stuff Bob into a closet. But her aunt found out, and angrily called up Priyanka’s mother, who was back in India. “One day Bob and I were sitting on the couch watching television, innocently holding hands, when suddenly, outside the window on the sidewalk below, I saw my aunt making her way up the stairs. I panicked. It was 2 in the afternoon and not her usual time to return. There was no way Bob could go outside the house and he and I ran to my room and I shoved him into my closet.
‘Talent is god given, be humble’ : Ankita Lokhande Agency News: Mumbai
litre in Delhi while diesel is sold at Rs78.03 per litre in the national Capital. Petrol and diesel rates are at record levels in Mumbai at Rs94.36 per litre and Rs84.94 a litre respectively. Retail prices of the transport fuels differ across the country due to variations in local levies. Domestic retail prices of petrol and diesel are linked with the international market witnessing a spike in crude oil prices in expectation of rising demand, but oil producers are unwilling to raise supply, one government official and two executives of state-run oil companies said requesting anonymity.
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Ankita Lokhande is one of the most loved actresses in the telly world. The actress, who rose to fame from her show, Pavitra Rishta, has won hearts with her performance. She also made her Bollywood debut with Kangana Ranaut starrer Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi and once again wooed the audience with her impactful performance. The star is very much active on social media and always shares her alluring pictures and dancing videos on the same. Once again, she wowed everyone with a series of photos.Taking it to her Instagram handle, Ankita shared stunning pictures of herself clad in a green coloured jumpsuit. The actress has turned her staircase into a runway as she is seen posing there. Fans are in awe of her uber cool pictures. Ankita shared a series of pictures and captioned it as ‘Talent is god given .Be Humble. Fame is man -given .
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Guj High Court declines to intervene in petition challenging mandate of rotation in reservation for reserved seat The main contention by the SEC and the state which have opposed the petition is that such petitions qua electoral issues are not maintainable at this stage as there is a bar on the same under Article 243-O. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Gujarat High Court on Wednesday declined to intervene in a petition challenging the constitutional and statutory mandate of rotation in reservation for two reserved seats of Tapi district panchayat.The high court while holding in favour of the petitioners on the issue of maintainability, refused to go into
the issue of rotation of reservation at such a belated stage since the elections are imminent and hence any interference would lead to delay in elections. The court has held that judicial review is part of the basic structure and hence the constitutional courts in their plenary powers can always intervene. The
Tejas Express to run between A’bad-Mumbai Central from Feb 14
According to a press release issued by Sumit Thakur, chief public relations officer of WR, IRCTC had cancelled all trips of thistrain from November 24 last year due to poor occupancy levels owing to coronavirus pandemic. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The much-awaited Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central Tejas Express will start operating from February 14 onwards. Officialsources said that the western railways (WR) decided to restore the Express train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai Central tomeet passenger demand and will
run on four days a week on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.According to a press release issued by Sumit Thakur, chief public relations officer of WR, IRCTC had cancelled all trips of thistrain from November 24 last year due to poor occupancy levels owing to coronavirus pandemic.The train number 82901 Mumbai Central – Ahmedabad TejasExpress will depart from Mumbai Central at 3.05 pm and reach Ahmedabad at 10.05 pm the same day. Similarly, train number 82902 Ahmedabad – Mumbai Central Tejas Express will leaveAhmedabad at 6.40 am to arrive Mumbai Central at 1.05 pm on the same day.En route this train will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara and Nadiad stations in both directions. This traincomprises AC chair car and executive AC Chair car coaches. The booking of Tejas Express is available only on the IRCTC website, said the statement.
main contention by the SEC and the state which have opposed the petition is that such petitions qua electoral issues are not maintainable at this stage as there is a bar on the same under Article 243-O. As per the state government once the schedule of the elections is declared it means the election process has commenced and hence it contended that once the schedule is declared the bar under Article 243O becomes operational. The fact of the case is that for the last three terms i.e., 2010, 2015, and 2020, a seat in village Borda and Chimer of Songadh Taluka of Tapi District continues to be reserved for Scheduled Tribe (woman) thereby depriving others an opportunity to participate in the election process. It is stated that the rationale for rotation is that the reservation of a seat should not permanently disable other segments of the community from participating in the democratic process.
Coast Guard conducts pollution response mock drill off Porbandar coast Agency News: Porbandar In accordance with the National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOSDCP), the Coast Guard District HQs Number 1, Porbandar conducted the district level Pollution Response Workshop and Mock Drill – 2021 from 09 February to 10 February 2021 at Porbandar. The same was conducted to revalidate the response mechanism for oil pollution incidents and enable the Indian Coast Guard to fine tune the Regional and National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency
Plan. The Workshop was inaugurated by DIG SK Verghese, Commander, District HQs Number 1 (Gujarat). The event was attended by Deputy Commissioner (Customs), Porbandar, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Jamnagar, Port Officers from Gujarat Maritime Board and
There are about 20 lakhs kidney disease patients who get added in India and require 34 million dialysis sessions in total every year and the COVID-19 outbreak in the country has made things even more challenging for them.While the Government of India has introduced Haemodialysis under the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP) in 2016; its scope has now also been extended to Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) to help patients get affordable and accessible treatment remotely. With
Gujarat Civic Elections: Reservation for mayoralty announced As far as Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is concerned, the first half, or the first two-and-ahalf-year, has been reserved for a SC male or female candidate for the post of mayor. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad With the local body elections around-the-corner, all political parties who have fielded their candidates are trying their best to woo the voters. Elections will be first held in the six municipal corporations in the state on February 21 and the counting of votes will be carried out on February 23.Now, the urban development department has announced the reservation of candidates for mayoral positions in the six municipal corporations in the state. What is the announcement As per the announcement made by Gujarat’s urban development department, the five-year tenure has been divided into
two halves, and reservation for different categories is there for these two halves. As far as Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is concerned, the first half, or the first twoand-a-half-year, has been reserved for a SC male or female candidate for the post of mayor. The remaining half has been reserved for women candidates. In Surat Municipal Corporation, the first half of the five-year tenure has been fixed for women candidates and the remaining half is reserved for general category candidates. Notably, of the 120 seats in Surat Municipal Corporation, 50 per cent of the seats are reserved for women candidates. For Vadodara, the first half is reserved for general category candidates and the remaining tenure is reserved for women candidates.As far as Rajkot is concerned,
only an OBC candidate can become a mayor during the first two-and-a-halfyear, whereas the remaining tenure has been reserved for women. In Bhavnagar, the first half is served for women candidates and the remaining half is reserved for the OBC category. In Jamnagar, the first half is reserved for women and the remaining tenure is reserved for SC category candidates.Local body elections in Gujarat The local body elections in Gujarat will be held in two phases. In the first phase on February 21, elections will be held for municipal corporations. The results for the elections will be declared on February 23. In the second phase on February 28, elections will be organised for municipalities, district panchayats, and taluka panchayats.
Proceeding in ADC bank defamation case to be suspended till next date of hearing: Gujarat High Court Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
Gujarat High Court on Wednesday has directed the metropolitan court to consider the exemption application of ADC bank chairman Ajay Patel till the next date of hearing before the high court on March 10.Gujarat high court further said that the proceedings in the criminal case before the metropolitan court shall be suspended till the next hearing before the high court. The high court has permitted ADC bank chairman Ajay Patel to submit an exemption application before the metropolitan court.ADC bank chairman Ajay Patel had moved an application before Gujarat High Court to quash
The applicant is suffering from postCOVID troubles and doctors had advised him to take a rest for two months.
an order of the metropolitan court rejecting his exemption application. Gujarat High Court has also issued a notice to the state government. The advocate representing Ajay Patel submitted before the Gujarat High Court that the applicant was
PM National Dialysis Programme to pave way for Peritoneal Dialysis in tier 2-3 cities Agency News: Nadiad
other non-major ports, officials from Petrochemical industries and other stakeholders. The workshop was conducted in two phases. Phase-I comprised of Table-top Exercise simulating oil spill while practical demonstration of oil spill equipment onboard by ICGS Samudra Pavak for containment and recovery of oil spill was covered in second phase. During phase-I, various lectures and presentations were conducted by Indian Coast Guard and stakeholders followed by table top exercise of oil spill by oil tanker off Porbandar.
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the inclusion of the home-based dialysis treatment, the government seeks to bring down the overall cost of treatment by efficiently leveraging the resources, which in turn will help all the kidney failure patients to have easy access to the services. The lives of the patients with diabetes and kidney diseases have been in disarray as patients especially on Haemodialysis (HD) have to frequently visit hospital for dialysis. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHF&W), people having co-morbidities like Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and on dialysis,
are at an increased risk of contracting the deadly virus. CKD is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in India. To address this concern, the ongoing pandemic has given impetus to a more advanced and convenient technology for home-based dialysis treatment such as PD which is accessiblecost effective and improves the lifestyle of the patients.PD frees patients from the routine of having to go to dialysis clinics multiple times per week and can be performed with little to no specialized equipment. PD is carried out at home by the patient, often without help.
suffering from COVID and he was advised to take rest by the doctor and hence he did not remain personally present before the metropolitan court and therefore, an application was submitted before the court for exemption and adjournment of
the proceedings. However, it was rejected by the metropolitan court. The applicant is suffering from post-COVID troubles and doctors had advised him to take a rest for two months. Therefore, he is not in a position to remain present before the metropolitan court on February 11, the advocate argued. Earlier Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had filed a discharge application in the Metropolitan Court in Ahmedabad in connection with the Ahmedabad District Cooperative (ADC) Bank
defamation case. He has contended the repeated absence of the complainant Ajay Patel, as a ground for his discharge from the case. As per the case details, the bank and its chairman are demanding action against Congress leaders for defaming them for converting old currencies worth Rs 745.59 crore during the demonetisation on November 8, 2016. Notably, BJP president Amit Shah was one of the directors of the bank at the time of demonetisation.
With AIMIM in the fray, Muslims get another option, Congress more trouble Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The Behrampura ward saw some drama ahead of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections after Congress leader Imran Khedawala tendered his resignation. He later withdrew it following the intervention of the high command. Khedawala was reportedly annoyed at the party for ignoring his recommendations for a ticket from the ward.If the buzz is
to be believed, the resignation drama has not gone down well with the voters who now have another choice in the AIMIM which is also contesting from the ward. The buzz is that AIMIM may win some seats and is most likely to divide the Congress’ votes particularly in the Muslim-dominated wards of the city.Some 500 people in the area joined the AIMIM recently and it seems the Congress which often takes Muslim-dominated wards for
granted will have to work hard to lure the voters. AIMIM’s entry into AMC politics has brought in a new option and enthusiasm among Muslim voters. Several localities in the area have also put up banners asking the Congress to not come seeking votes. Some suspect that Imran Khedawal’s resignation and subsequent withdrawal has also not gone down well with the voters in the area. How much has AIMIM’s entry
dented the Congress’ vote bank will only be known after the elections. Earlier, a verbal fight had ensued in the area after Congress and AIMIM workers began campaigning in the Maktampura ward. Voters in areas like Jamalpur are also enthused about the entry of AIMIM. A meeting called by the AIMIM’s party chief in Gujarat, Sabir Kabliwala, saw attendance by over 500 people in Behrampura and Jamalpur areas.
captured the wild cat strolling in the streets,inspecting the hotel premises and residential societies. It was spotted jumping walls, finding its way through parked cars andwalking on the roads unmindful of the vehicles
plying close by.The same lioness was also captured in CCTV cameras of residential societies in Majevadi gate, Joshipara and Sardarpara area. Lions and leopards’ movement near Bhavnath Taleti is a common occurrence, but the sudden foraying of a lone cat as far aswell into the urban areas created a huge sensation among the people. Alarmed, even the forest department urged the public tocall up on their control room number to inform anything suspicious they spot to avoid animalhuman conflict.
AAP’s ‘guarantee card’ says it will replicate ‘Delhi Model’ of education in Ahmedabad Lioness checks into Junagadh hotel Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
As the city gears up for the civic body polls in Gujarat, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday declared its ‘guarantee card’ that promised action on eight issues like education, property tax among others for citizens in Ahmedabad.AAP Gujarat said it will replicate the ‘Delhi Model’ which will provide high-quality level education in government schools in Ahmedabad if they win the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
elections. Further, the party said they will have English, Hindi, Gujarati, and Marathi language schools in every ward.AAP claims that it will begin Mohalla clinics in every
ward of Ahmedabad and will decrease property tax by 50% to provide relief to the people. It will also eradicate water and professional tax.The guarantee card of AAP states
that it will issue students, women, policemen, the disabled, and several others a free pass to travel in the city. Special sports complexes will be established in each ward of the city. A separate sports complex will be made available for women. The guarantee card says that it will focus more on tree plantation and recycling of water along with cleaning of canals and rivers in Ahmedabad. AAP said that it will bring transparency to the budget by making its details available to the citizens.
Agency News: Rajkot Owing to its proximity to the Girnar sanctuary, Junagad frequently plays host to footloose wild animals including lions. But, the early morning adventure of a sub adult lioness at 5 am, whichdecided to check in at a luxurious 4-star hotel having 81 rooms andlocated right next to the Junagadh railway station, well within themunicipal limits, left the city’s population of around five lakh edgy all dayon Wednesday. The lioness spent good 12-
15 minutes in the city before ending her jauntwith the brief hotel visit.Thanks to incessant barking by street dogs, people were informed aboutthe presence of a lion in their neighbourhood. Meanwhile, CCTVs across the city
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