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“Modi at World Culture Festival”
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If we keep criticising ourselves, why would the world look at us?
‘This is the Kumbh Mela of culture’
Agency | Panaji Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) has decided to promote kayaking as one of the adventure sports in the state, a senior official said today. “GTDC has decided to join hands with Goa Kayaking Association to introduce and promote this adventure sport which can also be a tourist attraction in future,” GTDC Chairman Nilesh Cabral said today. The corporation has also decided to host a special training program between April 1 to 4 in Vasco and in Dona Paula near here from April 8 to 11, he said.
15 children hurt as truck hits school bus Agency | Panaji
Fifteen school students were today hurt, seven of them seriously injured, when a truck collided with their bus at Vasco town near here, police said. “There were 45 children and teachers in the bus when the speeding truck collided with it on the highway this afternoon,” a senior police official said. The bus was plying students of a private school located near Vasco, around 40 kms from here.
Agency | New Delhi Reacting to the controversy surrounding the three-day World Culture Festival in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at the event Friday, said, “If we keep criticising ourselves, why would the world look at us?” PM Modi heaped praise on spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Art of Living foundation for holding the event. He congratulated Sri Sri and all the participants for presenting such a diverse image to the world and said that we must be proud
of our cultural heritage. Sri Sri also responded to criticism surrounding the three-day festival saying that the event was indeed a private affair, as quoted by a few, as the whole world is his family. He then went on to say that it is common to face obstacles when holding an event of such magnitude. Before the three-day event kicked off, light showers sent participants scurrying for cover. However, the rain did not dampen the mood at the event with the proceedings going ahead as scheduled. Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi shared the stage with spiritual leader Sri Sri and other world dignitaries. Earlier today, after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered spiritual leader Sri
Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living to pay up the interim compensation of Rs 5 crore for the environmental damage to the Yamu-
na floodpains due to the World Culture Festival, the organisation moved an application saying it needs four weeks time to deposit the amount and to comply with all tribunal directions. In the application, Art of Living said, “AOL says it is a charitable organisation and it is difficult for it to generate Rs 5 crore in a short period.” It further added that the Rs 5 crore fine be taken as restoration amount for biodiversity park and not as penalty. The NGT however took
objection to Sri Sri Ravi a person of that stature Shankar’s earlier refusal to makes such statements, it pay the fine, saying when hits the rule of law.
Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel, who is behind the bars in a sedition case, on Friday filed a bail application in the Gujarat high court. It is likely to come up for hearing next week, his lawyer Rafiq Lokhandwala said. The sessions court here had rejected his bail plea on Tuesday. Hardik has contended in the
the controversial departure of Mallya, 60, in the middle of a massive loan default probe rocked Rajya Sabha for the second day with Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad ask-
controversial departure of Mallya, 60, in the middle of a massive loan default probe rocked Rajya Sabha for the second day ing the government why appearance in Mumbai did the CBI amend its on a day when A Raghu‘lookout’ notice against nathan, a former Chief the liquor baron within a Financial Officer (CFO) month last year. Taking of the carrier, appeared forward its money laun- before at investigators at dering probe in the al- its Mumbai office. “The leged default in payment summons have been isof Rs 900 crore dues to sued to Mallya under proIDBI bank by the now visions of the Prevention defunct Kingfisher air- of Money Laundering lines, the Enforcement Act in connection with Directorate (ED) issued the IDBI case,” official summons to Mallya for sources said.
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application that sedition is a colonial law enacted by the British to suppress the freedom struggle and it was invoked wrongfully against him by the Ahmedabad police when he was only fighting for his community. The police, who have relied on Hardik’s intercepted telephonic conversations with his associates during the agitation last year.
ED summons Vijay Mallya to appear on Lok Sabha passes Aadhaar Bill; 97% March 18 in connection with loan default case As the BJP and Congress traded charges, the adults already have it, says Jaitley
Agency | Mumbai
The Aadhaar Bill 2016 was passed in Lok Sabha on Friday. Earlier, the Lok Sabha took up discussion on it with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley insisting that its focus was entirely on the usage of government money for targeted subsidy. Jaitley rejected opposition demand for referring the Aadhar Bill to a standing committee. Jaitley also asserted that it was a money bill, overruling Congress’ objections that it has been turned into a money bill to avoid voting in the Rajya Sabha where the government does not have a majority. As the Finance
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Vijay Mallya was on Minister proposed taking supported the BJD lead- Friday summoned to apup the bill for consider- er’s demand, with the for- pear before the ED on ation, BJD’s B Mahtab mer saying that they were March 18 even as the businessexpressed concern over not against it but there beleaguered possible “invasion of pri- are “flaws”. Jaitley said man asserted he is not vacy” if it in its current discussion on the institu- an absconder amid an form becomes a law and tion of Aadhar has been escalating political row sought that it be referred going on for over seven over how he was able to to a standing committee, years after the then UPA go abroad unhindered saying the government government approved a with NDA ally Shiv Sena should not rush. Mallikar- bill in September, 2010 also targeting the govAgency | New Delhi The second tranche of 25 secret files on Netaji jun Kharge (Cong) and P and introduced it in Par- ernment. As the BJP and Venugopal (AIADMK) liament in December. Congress traded charges, The second tranche of 25 Subhas Chandra Bose will be released after Anushka Sharma secret files on Netaji Sub- the conclusion of Budget session of Parliament grateful for has Chandra Bose will be wrestling trainers released after the conclusion of Budget session of Parliament, Culture Minfor the sale of F-16 jets ister Mahesh Sharma said Agency | Washington to Pakistan. In fact, Sen- today. “There is lot of US senators have strongator Bob Corker, Chair- curiosity among people Agency | Mumbai ly opposed the use of man of the powerful about the life of Netaji. Actress Anushka Shar- taxpayers’ money for Senate Foreign Relations We are ready with the set ma has expressed grat- military aid to Pakistan Committee, which has of 25 secret files on Neitude towards the pro- in USD 700 million jurisdiction over foreign taji that will be released westling trainers for sale of eight F-16 fightmilitary sale said that he after Parliament session,” on January 23. NAI Dep- from those from the Britteaching her the com- er jets to the country as would not lift the “hold” Sharma told reporters on uty Director Sanjay Garg ish Raj to as late as 2007, bat sport in Salman they questioned Islamon the American subsithe sidelines of an event said National Archives an official had said. NAI Khan-starrer “Sultan”. abad’s commitment to dy for giving fighter jets Anushka, 27, post- fight terrorist organisa- ate Foreign Relations resolution seeking pre- to Pakistan. “I continue to mark the culmination is converting the second also opened a dedicated ed pictures on Twitter tions. However, for their Committee in deciding venting sale of F-16 to to oppose any taxpay- of 125th foundation year set of files into digital website to store all the along with the train- own political reasons the against sale of F-16 jets Pakistan, spoke in sup- er dollars being used at celebrations of National form for the public. “We declassified files related ers. “On my way to the senators did not approve to Pakistan, Congressio- port of Islamabad. In this time to support this Archives of India (NAI) have received the sec- to Bose. In October last shoot, thank you to these tabling of a resolution nal sources said that the fact, cutting across the sale given that Pakistan in New Delhi. The Bud- ond tranche of 25 files year, Prime Minister Naamazing teachers/ pro suggesting blocking of voting of some two-doz- party line the senators is providing safe haven get session would con- on Netaji from Culture rendra Modi had met the wrestler... From whom sale of eight F-16 fight- en influential senators re- were quick to point to- to terrorist groups and clude on May 13 subject Ministry. We are in the family members of NetaI have learnt the sport er jets to Pakistan. Even flects the strong anti-Pak wards the “duplicity” be- refusing to target the to exigencies of business. process of making their ji and announced that the (wrestling) over the last though considered to sentiment prevailing at haviour of Pakistan and Haqqani network, which As many as hundred se- digitalised copy,” he government would de6 weeks... Grateful for be procedural in nature, the Hill. None of the sen- said in unanimous voice attacks US troops and cret files were made pub- said. The files, released classify the files relating having teachers like you the Senate by a vote of ators, even though they that they would not let threatens the future of lic by Prime Minister Na- last month, comprised to the leader whose disall,” Anushka posted on 71-24 disapproved the voted for the motion to Obama Administration Afghanistan,” Corker rendra Modi on Netaji’s over 16,600 pages of his- appearance 70 years ago Twitter. move to bypass the Sen- disallow tabling of the to use tax payers’ money said on the Senate floor. 119th birth anniversary toric documents, ranging remains a mystery. Corpo. Office: B/14, Madhav Chamber’s, India Colony, Opp-Vidhyanagar School, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
US senators strongly oppose taxpayers’ money for Pakistani military aid
Next set of Netaji files to be released post Budget session
2 / Dt. 12-03-2016, Saturday Editors’ Picks saturday, march 12, 2016 World Culture Festival casts the spotlight firmly on failures of the regulatory system Over weeks, under the unseeing gaze of the Union government, a mega festival venue came up on the Yamuna floodplains in the national capital. An army unit built temporary bridges while bulldozers rolled over the cabbage and cauliflower crop. Billboards listed different government agencies among the sponsors of the event. As the Art of Living (AOL) Foundation’s World Culture Festival gets underway amid controversy, the spotlight will be on the regulatory system, which has been shown up to be lax and compromised. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) order on a plea seeking a ban on the three-day festival makes for disturbing reading. Two days ahead of the festival, which the organisers claim will attract 35 lakh visitors, it was revealed that the venue did not have fire safety and security clearances. The quality of construction, especially the stage, was suspect. No traffic plan was in place to manage the crowd expected on the roads connecting Delhi to trans-Yamuna colonies and Noida. The Delhi Development Authority, the Central agency that gave clearance for the festival in June last, pleaded ignorance about the scale of the event and its impact on the fragile Yamuna ecosystem. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee was clueless about the construction debris and waste likely to be left behind by the congregation. The ministry of water resources, mandated to protect the Yamuna, was not in the picture while the ministry of environment and forests told the tribunal that the event, which the Delhi High Court described as an ecological disaster, did not require environmental clearances. The NGT rightly indicted all the agencies and the AOL, but permitted the event subsequent to the organisers paying an initial fine of Rs 5 crore and developing a biodiversity park later at the venue. The NGT order displays flawed reasoning: It could not call off the event, it said, “For the reason of delay and laches on the part of the applicant in approaching the Tribunal and for the reason of fait accompli capable of restoration and restitution”. Fait accompli is a tenuous legal argument even if it has been invoked in the past to secure clearance for projects entangled in a policy mess. In the end, the show will go on, despite the fact that no one, barring the AOL, disputes the claim that it could damage the Yamuna’s floodplains, and serious questions regarding public security and fire safety remain. It has been the Yamuna’s misfortune that its course runs through Delhi. Though it is the primary source of drinking water, the city has seldom cared for the river’s life. Administrators eye the river’s floodplains as to-be-exploited real estate.
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Shahid Kapoor crosses 8 million followers on Twitter
Agency | Mumbai Actor Shahid Kapoor now has over eight million followers on micro-blogging site Twitter. The 34-yearold “Haider” star has expressed gratitude towards his fans for their constant love and support. “Wow 8 mil. Gratitude to all. In the jungles of Arunachal with barely any network. Big shoutout. Thank you thank you,” Sha-
hid tweeted. The actor is currently shooting for Vishal Bhardwaj’s upcoming period romance drama “Rangoon” with Saif Ali Khan and Kangana Ranaut. Shahid plays a soldier in the 1940s-set film, which is slated for release on September 30. This is the third time the actor has collaborated with Vishal after “Kaminey” (2009) and “Haider” (2014).
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QUOTE “Our theme is ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’. Earlier minorities were used as bank and programmes were announced accordingly, but no one got to OF THE vote see them in reality,” - Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju today said the Narendra Modi government had launched “very good schemes” for the development of minorities in the country... DAY MS Dhoni first look: Sushant Singh Rajput Teraa Surroor movie review: Himesh Reshammiya’s film is a mess shows the ‘unseen’ side of Captain Cool! Agency | New Delhi
Can anyone go through an entire film with a fixed expression? Himesh Reshammiya does a hence proven in ‘Teraa Surroor’ in which he is busily engaged on a twin project: trying to prise his lady love from a Dublin prison, and to uncover a mystery man who has evil designs on him and her. The proceedings take an hour and half and give us a guy called Raghu , played by a very buff Reshammiya, mop-with-a-side-part, black singlet and black leather jacket and dark glasses, hefting a gun sideways, and shooting many bullets into many bodies. Nary a turnedaround baseball cap in
sight, I might add, as an for-your-information for his fans. He has, for company, a girl-friend called Tara (Tara Karimaee, a Nargis Fakhri lookalike, whose voice has been clearly dubbed to Bollywood squeaky) who is very hurt when he tells her, silly boy, what he’s been up to with a very hot woman. Off she goes,
leaving behind teary-eyed mom (Patel) behind, to Ireland, and finds herself jugged. A hooded fellow called Aniruddha Brahman (we remember the name because it is repeated a zillion times) seems to be behind it all, so of course Raghu has to play find-outer. Who is he? Why does he want to ruin their life?
Deepika Padukone missing home, eats chakli and banana chips for comfort Agency | New Delhi
Actress Deepika Padukone, who is miles away from her home and family in Toronto for the shoot of her Hollywood flick xXx, is missing her home badly. Deepika, who has been out of the country for the past one month, took to Twitter to share an image of her comfort food – chakli and banana chips she has for company in Toronto. She wrote on Twitter that she is missing her home. Deepika has been training hard to get into perfect shape for her character in xXx, where she
Deepika Padukone, who is miles away from her home and family in Toronto for the shoot of her Hollywood flick xXx, is missing her home badly
is paired opposite Vin Diesel. Deepika’s photos with Diesel and other crew members from the xXx sets are making the rounds of social media and has managed to maintain a strong buzz
around the film. Along with Deepika and Diesel, xXx: The Return of Xander Cage also stars Nina Dobrev, Samuel L. Jackson, Ruby Rose, Jet Li and Tony Jaa. The film is slated to release in 2017.
Watch ex-lovers Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif resume shoot for Jagga Jasoos Agency | New Delhi
Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif have been in news since they parted ways. Post their breakup, this is the first time Ranbir and Katrina have been spotted together. They have finally resumed shooting for the last schedule of their upcoming film Jagga Jasoos in South Africa. They might have parted ways and have been avoiding the cameras, but their fans have spotted them together in Cape Town shooting for Jagga Jasoos. Katrina and Ranbir’s fan club have shared a video and pictures of the two coming out of the airport and taking a taxi for their destination. The film is in making for the longest time now. Jagga Jasoos was set to hit the screens in June this year, but it has now been postponed to July or August. RanKat’s split is
Agency | New Delhi Sushant Singh Rajput is making the right moves and how! The actor has always taken up exciting film offers and played it to perfection. And same is expected of him as he turns Mahendra Singh Dhoni on celluloid. Yes, his MS Dhoni biopic has upped the buzz in the industry. The first poster
had only Sushant’s back, with Dhoni’s jersey being the major focus of the picture. The poster which was launched a few days back had Sushant acing the Mahi look. For every biopic, it’s very important to see whether the two people- the personality and the actor who plays them on reel- have similar facial features. With Sonam
Kapoor and Neerja also having a lot of similarities lookwise, the same can be said about Sushant and Dhoni. He looks exactly like Dhoni in the poster that was unveiled a few days back. The trailer is all set to hit the digital forums on March 15 and four days prior to that, Sushant has unveiled yet another picture from the film.
critic Taran Adarsh had announced the news via his Twitter handle by posting, “Why did Katappa kill Baahubali? We will get the answers only next year now [14 April 2017]. The first installment of the flick ‘Baahubali: The Beginning’ came out in 2015 and
earned over 600 crores INR worldwide. And it became the first South Indian film to gross over Rs 600 crore worldwide and the first non-Hindi film to gross over Rs 100 crore in the dubbed Hindi version. It is also the highest grossing Telugu film of all time.
me with other girls and I think every girl should now be beware of how he is,” says Deepshikha, who had an amicable divorce with Arora on February 24, 2016. Nagpal, who has been part of television shows such as Bigg Boss season 8 and Madhubala: Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, separated with Arora in 2014 after he threatened to kill her,
but the two later reconciled with the hope of building a better future. However, Keshav, who married Deepshikha in 2012 denied hitting her. But Nagpal is confident and says, “My medical reports are out and the police know what has been done. I knew that he would deny all charges but I am very sure that I will get justice.”
The first official teaser of Baahubali 2 may be released this Dussera Agency | New Delhi
If sources are to be believed, then the first official teaser of S. S. Rajamouli’s magnum opus ‘Baahubali 2’ may be released this Dussera. Nothing has been confirmed in this regard. The makers have yet to comment on the news. However, it is needless to say that if this happens, it will be a great gift, not only for the movie buffs, but also for all those who are eagerly awaiting its release. Interestingly, few days back, it was announced that the movie will hit the theatres in April 2017. Flim
Here’s what Deepshikha is saying about her domestic abuse FIR against ex Agency | New Delhi
said to be the reason for the delay of Anurag Basu’s Jagga Jasoos. Earlier, Anurag Basu had also said, “Having a real-life couple is not an advantage but it is rather a disadvantage. The actors know each other so well and you are lovers in real-life, it gets dif-
ficult for them to bring their chemistry on the screen. So this is going to be very challenging.” Meanwhile, Katrina has wrapped up the shooting for Nitya Mehra’s Baar Baar Dekho. And Ranbir will also be seen in Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.
Actor Deepshika Nagpal has filed a non-cognizable complaint (NC) and will soon file an FIR against ex-husband actor Keshav Arora for entering her house without her permission and physically abusing her on March 8. Nagpal went to Bangur Nagar police station in Mumbai to file a non cognizable complaint (NC) . She says her next step will be “to file an FIR once her medical reports confirm the incident”. “I decided to file the case because I don’t want him to spoil any other girl’s life. He would flirt and lie to other women even when we were married. No woman should tolerate any kind of physical abuse. He cheated on
3 / Dt. 12-03-2016, Saturday Coming soon: Pop a probiotics pill and fight oral cavities
www.sunvillasamachar.com ICC World T20 2016: Ashwin? Amir? Or Rabada? Five bowlers you should definitely watch out for
Agency |New York Probiotics has come to the rescue of people with oral cavities. A team of researchers in the US has found a new bacterium that can help prevent cavities using probiotics and keep bad bacteria in check. As per the researchers, the findings could lead to the development of a supplement that can be consumed orally to prevent cavities. A12 bacterium has a potent ability to battle a particularly harmful kind of streptococcal bacteria, which metabolises sugar into lactic acid, contributing to acidic conditions in the mouth that form cavities. The researchers found that A12 not only helps neutralise acid by metabolising arginine in the mouth, it also often kills Streptococcus mutants.
Ford slashes EcoSport price by up to Rs 1.12 lakh
Agency | New Delhi Traditionally, it is held that a T20 tournament in the subcontinent is not an alluring prospect for the bowlers thanks to the largely batsmen-friendly pitches. But contrary to popular belief, bowlers have a vital role to play when it comes to the shortest format of the game. The unpredictable nature of T20 cricket means that low-scoring games, with bowlers taking centre stage, can be as entertaining and thrilling as a
batsmen slamming runs at a strike rate of 200. As the ICC World T20 2016 gets under way in India, we list five bowlers you should keep an eye out for. Mohammad Amir’s comeback to international cricket after five years in the wilderness due to fixing was contentious to say the least. Initially, he wasn’t well received in the Pakistan dressing room or among the fans. He had a bad outing in his comeback tour of New Zealand and wasn’t at his best in the Paki-
stan Super League. But he smoothed all wrinkles with his performance in the recently concluded Asia Cup, more specifically with his performance against arch-rivals India. With that one spell, Amir’s journey of redemption and transformation was complete; he was well and truly back. He also was the highest wicket-taker for Pakistan with seven wickets in four games in Asia Cup, three of which came in that inspired opening spell against India. In the true tradition of Pakistan, his skill with the new ball and ability to use pace to unsettle batsmen even on the subcontinent pitches have never been in doubt and now that he is successfully ‘reintegrated’ into the team, Pakistan will be looking at him to be their key player.
All England Championships: B Sai Praneeth stuns Lee; Saina Nehwal reaches quarters
MPs to seek smaller health warnings on cigarette packs: report
Agency | England Unheralded Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth scripted the biggest wins of his career, stunning two-time Olympic silver medallist and former World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in the opening round of the prestigious All England Championship here. In a match that lasted 50 minutes, Praneeth punched way above his weight as he eked out a 24-22 22-20 win over three-time champion and second seed Lee Chong
Wei in a men’s singles match late last night. He will next take on Denmark’s Hans-Kristian Vittinghus, ranked 26th in the world. The Indian had retired midway in their only meeting in 2013 French Open. Ace Indian Saina Nehwal, meanwhile sailed into the quarterfinals with a 21-16 21-9 win over Thailand’s Busanan Ongbumrungphan in the second round on Thursday. The World No. 2 Indian, who is making a comeback after a long injury lay-off,
had dispatched Commonwealth Games champion Michelle Li of Canada 21-17 21-12 in the opening round last night. Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma too entered the second round of the USD 550,000 tournament at the Barclaycard Arena here. World No. 10 Srikanth showed the door to England’s Rajiv Ouseph, a silver medallist at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, 21-17 21-12. The Guntur lad will meet Japan’s Kento Momota, seeded fourth, here.
Vijender Singh raring to knock out ‘blood-drinker’ Alexander Horvath but was delayed owing to
Agency | New Delhi A panel of lawmakers will call for smaller health warnings on cigarette packs, saying the government’s requirement of 85% of surface area is too harsh on the tobacco industry, sources who have seen the panel’s draft report said. The decision is the latest twist in a tussle between the health ministry, which wants to step up an anti-smoking campaign, in line with the rest of the world, and members of parliament who fear lower sales will hurt tobacco farmers. Tobacco use is linked to 900,000 deaths every year in India, and the government had ordered manufacturers to print health warnings covering 85% of the surface of a cigarette pack, up from 20% now. But the parliamentary committee has suggested in its report that the warnings be limited to half the packs’ surface area, as a move to protect tobacco farmers’ interests, while promoting health. The panel feels “a balanced approach” would be to keep the warning size at 50%, according to two sources who have seen the report, but asked not to be identified because the draft is not public.
SPORTS ROUNDUP World T20: Rohit Sharma drops a huge hint about Mohammad Shami’s chances of making 1st XI
Agency | Kolkata It’s never easy for a fast bowler to make a comeback from a knee injury but Mohammed Shami is working very hard to get his rhythm back and Indian team has lot of expectations from him in the World Twenty20, opener Rohit Sharma said. Shami had his knee operated last year and has struggled to make it to the team due
to lack of proper recovery. He was named in the squad for the series against Australia and Sri Lanka but had to pull out. Playing his first match after recovery, Shami took two wickets and gave away 30 runs in India’s warm-up game against the West Indies on Thursday. ”It’s never easy for a fast bowler to come back from a knee injury. He’s
worked really hard. It was his first game after the layoff and he did pretty well. He’s worked really hard all this while. He executed the plans really well. He bowled bouncers, yorkers, slower ones. That’s what we expect from him. He was one of the main bowlers till the last time he played for India. Expectation will be there on him,” Rohit, who himself hit a sublime unbeaten 98, said. “He worked hard at the nets yesterday, trying to get his rhythm back. He just wanted to go out in the park and play. It’s about to have a feel the conditions. Once he got on, he bowled well with the new ball and did well with the old one,” Rohit added.
after home team captain Mithali Raj won the toss and elected to bat. Mandhana, who hit 10 boundaries and a six, put on 72 for the third wicket with Harmanpreet Kaur (24) after wickets off successive deliveries by Kim Garth had reduced India to 16 for two in the third over. Ireland managed only 118 for nine in reply with Cath Delton making 37 off 30 balls and skip-
per Isobel Joyce chipping in with 28. India medium fast bowlers Shikha Pandey and Niranjan Nagarajan picked up two wickets each. In another match under lights in Bengaluru, Sri Lanka skittled Bangladesh for 95 with one ball to spare after electing to field and then surpassed the modest target in 18.1 overs. Nigar Sultana played a lone hand for Bangladesh with 33 as seamer Oshadi Ranasinghe claimed three wickets for 14 runs and Eshani Lokusuriyage took two for 17. Sri Lanka were coasting at 49 for one when Bangladesh fought back with three wickets in the space of eight runs, but Ranasinghe and Lokusuriyage teamed up again to steer their side home.
of the tournament as the top-ranked team in the world, having won 10 of their 11 matches this year. India started off the year blanking Australia in a three-match series before following that up with an Asia Cup triumph in Bangladesh. Seeking to ride that momentum all the way to a second World Twenty20 title, India’s most successful captain has the
comfort of being able to take on the challenge on home soil. The flip side of India’s home advantage is the burden of expectations from an unforgiving 1.2 billion cricket fans but Dhoni has not earned his “Captain Cool” moniker for nothing. Five years after calmly hitting a six to seal India’s 50-over World Cup triumph on a humid April night in Mumbai, Dhoni, who plays only shorter formats, seems to have all the necessary resources to triumph once more in the final phase of his career. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have forged a potent rightleft combination at the top followed by batting mainstay Virat Kohli, all three capable of winning matches single-handedly.
Smriti Mandhana stars in India’s 29-run victory in practice game against Ireland
Agency | New Delhi Ford India on Friday slashed prices of EcoSport by up to Rs 1.12 lakh, two days after Maruti Suzuki launched its compact SUV Vitara Brezza with price starting at Rs 6.99 lakh. Applicable with immediate effect, the petrol variants of the Ford EcoSport will be available from Rs 6.68 lakh onwards and the diesel trims starting from Rs 7.28 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), Ford India said in a statement. The company has cut the price of base variant of petrol option of the vehicle by over Rs 53,000 and is now priced at Rs 6.68 lakh, down from Rs 7.22 lakh earlier. The top-end of petrol variant price has also been slashed by Rs 87,000 to Rs 9.45 lakh from earlier Rs 10.32 lakh. Similarly, in the diesel option, the base variant will be cheaper by Rs 1.12 lakh at Rs 7.28 lakh as against Rs 8.41 lakh earlier. The top-end model of the diesel option will see a price cut of Rs 1.12 lakh at Rs 9.75 lakh from Rs 10.87 lakh. Ford India Executive Director (Marketing, Sales and Service) Anurag Mehrotra said:
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Agency | Liverpool He has been nothing short of sensational so far and Indian boxing star Vijender Singh would look to ensure that his winning streak remains intact when he takes on Hungarian Alexander Horvath in his fourth professional bout at Liverpool on Saturday. The former Olympic and World Championships bronze-medallist would be stepping into to compete in his first fight of the year after three
knockout wins last year. But tomorrow, he would be squaring off against his most experienced rival so far who has resorted to bizarre antics like dining on snake blood in the name of preparations. Horvath has a decent record of winning 5 out of 7 fights and has 31 rounds under his belt to count for experience. Vijender has been training for 10 hours a day to prepare for the contest, which was originally scheduled for last month
technical issues. “I need to continue my unbeaten record and it’s important that I put on a commanding performance against Horvath and then next at Harrow to keep on course for my title shot and my homecoming,” Vijender said. “Horvath is a good solid opponent for, maybe he will give me a few new tests, he has done more rounds than me and has a bit more experience, but will that compete with the power that I have and when I start landing my shots I don’t believe that he’ll be standing around for too long,” added the 30-year-old. The 20-yearold Horvath, on the other hand, was no less confident about his own chances.
Agency | Bengaluru Hosts India warmed-up for the ICC Women’s World T20 with a 29run win over Ireland in a practice match here on Thursday. In another match played here, Sri Lanka brushed aside Bangladesh by five wickets. Smriti Mandhana, 19-year-old left-hander from Mumbai, hit an unbeaten 73 off 52 balls to lift India to 147 for four
‘I don’t mark the stumps that I collect’: Stump-hoarding Dhoni looks to increase his collection at WT20
Agency | New Delhi Mahendra Singh Dhoni has grown a reputation as a notorious hoarder of souvenir stumps and considering India’s imperious form going into the World Twenty20, few would be surprised if he adds one more to his formidable collection on 3 April. After all, inaugural champions India go into the sixth edition
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Gujarat: Priest of Shiva temple arrested for Ishrat Jahan Encounter: Top cop moves three deaths caused by ‘poisonous bhang’ court, seeks copy of second chargesheet FIR “Goswami without According to the FIR “Goswami without any permission kept bhang in his possession and on Shivratri mixed the bhang with different types of masala and offered it to the devotees
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The Mehsana police, in north Gujarat, on Friday arrested a priest who is alleged to have prepared and distributed “poisonous bhang” Monday on the occasion of bhag which caused deaths of three per-
sons while over 350 people were taken ill. Six persons are said to be in ICU. Deputy Superintendent of Police Rajesh Gadhiya said that Amratbharthi Maganbharthi Goswami, priest of Neelkanth Mahadev temple at Budasan village was arrested in
Shutdown after leakage in PHT system at Kakrapar power station
Correspondent | Surat
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, a Government of India enterprise today in a statement said that Unit-1 of Kakrapar Atomic Power Station in south Gujarat which was operating at its rated power was shutdown at about 9.00 hours today. The statement further reads, “consequent to a small leak in Primary Heat Transport(PHT) System, the reactor was shut down as intended as per design provisions.” All safety systems are
working as intended. The radioactivity/raditation levels in the plant premises and outside are normal, the statement said. KAPS-1&2 consists of two units of pressurized heavy water reactor of 220 MWe each. The statement was signed by site director Shri Lalit Kumar Jain. Meanwhile it is learnt that all employees are asked to remain in the premises till further notice as investigation is going on into cause of automatic shutdown following leakage of coolant.
the case against whom the FIR was lodged on Thursday. Goswami has been booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder among other charges.In Budasan the bhang, a preparation of cannabis, was distributed among the devotees at the local temple. It is suspected that this bhang also caused the death of police inspector RR Patel of Kadi town police station, which has jurisdiction over Budasan. According to the
any permission kept bhang in his possession and on Shivratri mixed the bhang with different types of masala and offered it to the devotees.” The FIR mentioned only three deaths, and remained silent on the death of Patel. The police are awaiting for the forensic report but prima facie they said that the three deaths could have been caused due to bhang. The primary investigation has blamed excessive use of datura or devil’s trumpets in the bhang mixture for the poisoning.
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Inspector General of Police Satish Verma, who played a key role in CBI’s investigation into the Ishrat Jahan encounter case, Thursday moved two applications before the special CBI court in Ahmedabad, seeking a copy of the second chargesheet against four IB officers which hasn’t been made public yet. The second chargesheet, filed on February 6, 2014, is pending in the court after the Ministry of Home Affairs didn’t permit the CBI to
Govt medical colleges in Ahmedabad ‘Reserved seats remain vacant’ Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
At a time when quota reservation is being debated across the country, post-graduation seats reserved for weaker sections of the society in government and granted medical colleges in Gujarat remain vacant. In the year 2014-15, a total of 267 post-graduation seats were available for the general category, while an additional 265 seats were reserved for SC, ST and the OBC. Of the 265 reserved seats, 53 seats (11 seats for SC, 19 seats for ST and 23 seats for the OBC) remained vacant, the state government informed the Gujarat Assembly Thursday in a written reply to a question posed by Congress MLA Dr Anil Joshiara from Bhiloda constituency. During this year, two
Strike at Tata Motors Sanand plant
general category seats also lay vacant. In 201516, the number of both open and reserved category seats went up by 292 and 291 respectively. However, the number of seats that lay vacant also increased to 98 seats (SC 14 seats, ST 39 seats and OBC 45 seats), the government stated. In reply to a supplementary question posed by the MLA about the number of reserved category seats that were “converted” into open category seats
during the two year period, the state government stated that 22 reserved seats (SC & ST) were converted to open category in 2014-15, while 43 reserved seats (SC & ST) were converted in 201516. “This conversion was done because the reserved category seats remained empty,” the reply stated, adding that PG students either didn’t meet the regulations prescribed by MCI or they didn’t get the branch/subject of their choice
AMC to support students upto Rs 5 lakh if their ideas solve local problems
chargesheet the four officers, including retired special director Rajinder Kumar. Stating that he was part of the two-phase investigation into the case, Verma has said in the application, “The applicant has legal and factual grounds to believe that the denial of the prosecution sanction in respect of the accused in the second chargesheet suffers from illegality and is not sustainable in law.” There are two chargesheets in this case. The first one, filed on July 3, named seven Gujarat police officers, including DGP P P Pandey, retired DIG D G Vanzara, DIG G L Singhal, SP N K Amin, retired deputy SP Tarun Barot, among others. The CBI claimed that the encounter “was a joint operation by Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau, Ahmedabad, officers and Gujarat police.” In February 2014, the agency filed
The second chargesheet, filed on February 6, 2014, is pending in the court after the Ministry of Home Affairs didn’t permit the CBI to chargesheet the four officers
the second chargesheet naming four IB officers, including Rajinder Kumar. Verma, who is currently on central deputation in Shillong as chief vigilance officer, NEEPCO, was part of the three member SIT appointed by Gujarat HC. The SIT
had found that Ishrat Jahan, Pranesh Pillai alias Javed Shaikh and two alleged Pakistanis Zeeshan Johar and Amjadali Rana were killed in an encounter. Later, when HC handed over the probe to the CBI, Verma was asked to assist the agency.
ity Initiative and Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy. The “top performing” states were Delhi (44.61 per cent), Rajasthan (39.26 per cent), Tamil Nadu (37.75 per cent), Chhattisgarh (32.94 per cent) and Uttarakhand (31.96 per cent). The ‘worst performing’ states all had a fill-rate less than
1 per cent — Andhra Pradesh (0 per cent), Telangana (0.01 per cent), Mizoram (0.21 per cent), Uttar Pradesh (0.79 per cent) and Odisha (0.97 per cent). In Gujarat, according to the data for 2014-15, against 96,870 seats reserved in private unaided schools, only 6,762 were filled.
the customer be increased to Rs 5 lakh.” The present decision is causing big loss to the customers as well as jewellers. We will go to Delhi to organise a rally in protest of the government’s decision,” Soni added. The jewellers association and related businesses across the country are on strike since March 2, seeking to roll back the increase in excise duty announced
in the Budget on February 28. “The government needs to understand that our demands are valid and legitimate. We intend to sit on strike until the government decides to withdraw the decision,”added Soni With over 700 jewellers on strike in Vadodara, the local association will approach the Police Commissioner to seek approval to take their protest to the streets from March 11.
Gujarat filled only 6.98 % RTE seats in pvt schools in ’14-15, reveals IIM-A report Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
WITH only 6.98 per cent seats filled in Gujarat under Section 12(1)(c) of the Right to Education (RTE) Act that mandates 25 per cent reservation for children from economically and socially disadvantaged sections in private unaided non-minority schools, the state fared far behind the national average of 15.12 per cent.This was revealed Thursday in the report — State of the Nation: RTE Section 12(1)(c) — compiled by the RTE Resource Centre at Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad along with Central Square Foundation, Accountabil-
Strike enters Day 10 in Ahmedabad, jewellers threaten to intensify stir Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The workers, who are on a strike since February 22 against suspension of 26 co-workers, approached the Ahmedabad Collector Thursday morning to help resolve the issue Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad the application for the and the state of Gujarat.
In a bid to end the ongoing strike at the Sanand plant of Tata Motors, Ahmedabad collector Rajkumar Beniwal would soon hold a tripartite talk between the company officials, the Labour Department and the representatives of workers. s, Harpalsinh Jhala, one of the representatives of striking workers, said. “We welcome the move and hope that an amicable settlement can be reached by these talks. We appreciate the initiative taken by the Ahmedabad collector… We also want the Labour Department to expedite
worker’s union moved December last year,” said Asim Roy, advisor to the workers and senior trade unionist. Tata Motors had recently moved the Ahmedabad Sessions Court for an injunction to prevent any agitation on the plant premises to ensure protection and safety of its people and property. Its official statement issued on Thursday cited, “In line with our viewpoint mentioned earlier, we are keen to resolve the issue with our people and run our business in a congenial environment to fulfill our commitment to the local community
Accordingly, we look forward to the meeting called by the District Collector Ahmedabad to engage with workmen representatives, Management and Labour Department to resolve this illegal strike resorted to by some people. We will attend the said meeting as we continue to remain keen to engage in discussions with striking workmen within the legal framework to bring a sense of understanding and mutually beneficial resolution without any compromise on safety, discipline, productivity and quality.”
This was announced by municipal commissioner D Thara while speaking on the first of a two day “Central Techfest-2016’’ at Vishwakarma Government Engineering College in Ahmedabad on Friday ma Government EngiSunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will extend a financial assistance of upto Rs 5 lakh if any student comes with an idea to solve traffic and other local problems. This was announced by municipal commissioner D Thara while speaking on the first of a two day “Central Techfest-2016” at Vishwakarma Government Engineering College in Ahmedabad on Friday. The event has been organised joint by the Gujarat Technological University (GTU), GTU Innovation Council and Vishwakar-
neering College in association with L D College of Engineering and L M College of Pharmacy. Indian Institute of Technology-Gandhinagar director Sudhir Jain advised students to think differently and inclusively. He said that earlier, knowledge was controlled through books but the technology had changed every thing now. Entrepreneurship Development Institute(EDI) director Sunil Shukla said that thousands of ideas were generated but these could be useful to the society if they solved the existing problems.
The strike, called by the Vadodara Jewellers Association to protest against the 1% increase in excise duty and mandatory quoting of the customer’s PAN card for gold purchase of Rs 2 lakh and above, entered Day 10 on Thursday. The jewellers say they will intensify their agitation, taking to streets from Friday. On Day 10 of their shutdown, the estimated revenue loss incurred by jewellers in Vadodara is pegged at Rs 100 crore, said Farooq Soni, a member of the association. Soni said, “We do not intend to give in to the government pressure this time. We want the excise duty to be completely withdrawn and the purchase limit for quoting the mandatory PAN card details of
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