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Sacrifice of Mandavi, others won’t be in vain: Rajnath
Basna : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Thursday that the sacrifice of BJP MLA Bheema Mandavi and the four policemen who were killed in a Naxal attack will not go in vain, and the perpetrators will be punished. Addressing an election rally at Basna in Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency of Chhattisgarh, Singh also slammed the Congress for promising to repeal the sedition law. Mandavi and four others were killed in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district Tuesday when the Naxals blew up their vehicle. “I am pained by the martyrdom of MLA Bheema Mandavi and jawans. Their sacrifice will not go in vain. The perpetrators will not be forgiven,” Singh said.
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PM Says He Senses “Modi Government Wave” As Country Votes In First Phase
Silchar : Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that he sensed a “massive Modi government wave” as parts of India voted in the first round of the national election. “Which way the winds are blowing, can be seen from your enthusiasm. Today voting is taking place in the first phase in some parts of the country. From what we know so far, a zabardast (massive) wave for ‘phir ek baar Modi Sarkar (Modi government again)’ is visible,” PM Modi said at a rally in Silchar in Assam. He said the BJPled National Democratic Alliance would win all five seats of Assam, in which voting took place today. The state will vote in two more rounds. In Assam, home to tea gardens and the core of the tea industry, the PM focused on the “chaiwala” narrative and
Blocked On Twitter, Gautam Gambhir Takes On Mehbooba Mufti On TV
Udhampur : Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti may have blocked excricketer Gautam Gambhir but the new BJP recruit isn’t done yet. As 91 constituencies in the country voted for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections and the campaign continued for the remaining six, Mr Gambhir targeted Ms Mufti in front of television cameras. “She (Mehbooba Mufti) can block me, but till when will she keep blocking 130 crore people of the nation? There is a wave in this country and if she doesn’t flow with it, she’ll drown. In 2014, there was a wave, in 2019 there is tsunami and there is development,” Mr Gambhir told TV news crews while campaigning for the BJP. Mehbooba Mufti, the People’s Democratic Party chief, had blocked the
cricketer-turned-politician on Twitter on Tuesday, after the two indulged in a heated argument over the special status bestowed upon Kashmir through Articles 370 and 35A. The altercation began after the Delhi High Court admitted a public interest litigation seeking a direction to the Election Commission for banning Jammu and Kashmir politicians Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti from the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
targeted the Congress. “Those who have been born with golden spoons can only taste the tea. They don’t understand how one’s hands are cut while picking the tea leaves or how chemicals can cause diseases...” The Congress, said the Prime Minister, had “hatred” towards chaiwallas. “Earlier I thought they attacked me only because I am one. But the Congress has not even looked at the tea gardens of Assam and Bengal in decades,” PM Modi said. Ninety-one constituencies in 18 states and two union territories voted in the first round of staggered elections that end on May 19. Voting also took place for four state assemblies. The results will be declared on May 23.
the people of Rae Bareli. The meaning of politics is public service and dedication. Whoever gets this opportunity should be thankful to the people,” she
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New Delhi : Assuring implementation of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in West Bengal, BJP president Amit Shah Thursday called illegal migrants from Bangladesh as “termites’ and promised to throw them out of West Bengal after the BJP comes to power again for a second consecutive term. The BJP stalwart, however, added that citizenship would be granted to every Hindu and Buddhist refugee. “The illegal immigrants are like termites. They are eating the grain that should go to the poor, they are taking our jobs. The T in TMC stands for Tushtikaran, (appeasement), M for Mafia and C for Chitfunds,” Shah said while addressing a rally in Raiganj, West Bengal. Shah alleged that the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal was only interested in appeasing minorities and the party’s downfall will begin on May 23, when the BJP bags 23 Lok Sabha seats from
said in a tweet in Hindi. She also attached the photograph of Sonia Gandhi filing her nomination papers in Rae Bareli before the returning office.
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Lok Sabha Election 2019 : Violence, technical glitches, missing names mar 1st phase of polling New Delhi: The first phase of Lok Sabha elections kicked off Thursday as people turned up in huge numbers to elect 91 parliamentarians in over a month-long polling exercise. Voting began in 91 Lok Sabha constituencies across 20 states and Union Territories today in the first of the mega seven-phase general elections. In Andhra Pradesh, at least two people were killed in poll-related violence in Tadipatri after TDP and YSRCP factions clashed outside a polling booth. In Uttar Pradesh, around 51 per cent polling was recorded in western UP seats till 3 pm. In Jammu and Kashmir, 46 per cent polling was recorded till 3 pm. Voting for Assembly polls is also being held in Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and some seats in Odisha simultaneously. The eight constituencies in western UP that is voting, will be closely watched as there is a lot riding on the outcome. Three Central ministers, General V K Singh, Mahesh Sharma and Satyapal Singh, and one former minister, Sanjeev Balyan, are fighting to retain their seats. The April 11 poll will be the first major test of whether the
At least two people were killed in pollrelated violence in Tadipatri after TDP and YSRCP factions clashed outside a polling booth. Western UP seats recorded 51 per cent polling till 3 pm while in J&K the voter turnout till 3 pm was 46 per cent. Gathbandhan of Mayawati’s BSP, Akhilesh Yadav’s SP, and Ajit’s RLD actually work on the ground. Also, a total of 14 parliamentary constituencies out of 25 in the eight northeastern states are voting in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls. Two days after BJP MLA Bheema Mandvi and four other lost their lives in a Naxal attack in Dantewada district, the family members of the BJP legislator cast their votes today. The polling percentage was recorded at
32.29 per cent in Baramulla and 67.39 per cent in Jammu. An overall percentage of 54.49 per cent was recorded till 5 pm at both the parliamentary constituencies. The Election Commission on Thursday held a press conference at the end of the day as the first phase of polling for Lok Sabha elections came to an end. The commission said: “Voters in great number fearlessly used their franchise in Shyamgiri (in Bastar’s Dantewada district) polling
Will remove every single infiltrator, except Buddhists, Hindus and Sikhs : Shah
PriyankaAsks Politicians to Learn From Mother Sonia's Devotion to Rae Bareli
New Delhi : Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Thursday every politician should learn devotion to the people of Rae Bareli from her mother Sonia Gandhi, who filed her nomination papers from the Lok Sabha constituency. Taking to Twitter, Priyanka Gandhi said the meaning of politics is public service and dedication and every politician should be thankful to the people of the country. “Every candidate, every politician, should learn from my mother’s devotion to
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Expressing confidence of victory, Shah added that the countdown to "corrupt" TMC government's downfall will begin on May 23, when the BJP bags 23 Lok Sabha seats from Bengal.
Bengal. Shah appealed to the voters of Raiganj to give the saffron party an opportunity to serve them. Raiganj will go polling on April 18. Expressing confidence of victory, Shah added that the countdown to “corrupt” TMC government’s downfall will begin on May 23, when the BJP bags 23 Lok Sabha seats from Bengal. Responding to
India’s brotherhood,” he said on Twitter. Meanwhile, earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi raked up the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and the NRC issue in his Assam rally as well. Committed to bring the Shah’s speech in West Bengal, Citizenship Bill in Bengal, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Modi added, “we will do Kejriwal alleged Pakistan and it in consultation with all their Prime Minister Imran sections of the people in the Khan want riots to spread state (Assam) and after taking across India and that’s why their views into account.” they are openly ‘helping’ The Citizenship Bill is set to Narendra Modi in the Lok expire with the term of the Sabha elections. “Pakistan and current Lok Sabha early June. (prime minister) Imran Khan want riots to spread in India. That is why Pakistan is openly helping Modi to become the prime minister again. What Pakistan could not achieve When Chief Electoral in 70 years, their friend Modi has managed to pull officer Gopal Krishna off in five years – damaging Dwivedi went to cast
blast after a group of Maoists attacked the convoy they were travelling in around near Nakulnar, around 25 km from the Dantewada district.
"Urmila Matondkar Brought In Because Of Her Face," Says Her BJP Rival
Gopal Shetty won the constituency in the 2014 election after defeating the Congress's Sanjay Nirupam.
Udhampur, : Actorturned-politician Urmila Matondkar, a Congress candidate in Mumbai for the national election, was at the receiving end of disparaging comments from her BJP rival in the Mumbai North constituency. “She has been brought into politics because of her face, as she is a celebrity,” said Gopal Shetty, the parliamentarian from Mumbai North. “Whoever got Urmila ji into politics, she is a celebrity so she has been brought in because of her face, no? So there is no reason for anyone to object. She is from a political family, she has an understanding of politics, but the party she has chosen is bad,” Gopal Shetty said. The 65-yearold is known for his illconsidered comments. He had recently said Urmila Matondkar was “a naive girl, zero in politics”. Last year,
he had stirred trouble when he said Christians did not play a big role in the freedom movement. Gopal Shetty won the constituency in the 2014 election after defeating the Congress’s Sanjay Nirupam. Mr Nirupam had defeated the BJP in the previous polls. Ram Naik, a BJP veteran who is currently the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, held the constituency for five terms. In 2004, the Congress, in its bid to end the BJP’s dominance in the seat, brought in actor Govinda as its candidate. Govinda defeated Ram Naik by 50,000 votes. The BJP has accused the Congress of trying the same manoeuvre to wrest the seat this time. Mumbai North will vote on April 29, in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election. The results will be announced on May 23.
is likely that many of the voters who returned may not come back for voting even if the polling is resumed after replacement/repair of the existing EVMs,” Mr Naidu tweeted. The TDP chief added that 22 political parties in the country demanded that at least the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips be counted. He did not agree with the Election Commission contention that counting of all VVPAT slips will take six days. The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election
Commission to increase the random matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs to five polling booths per assembly segment. The court, however, did not agree to the demand by the parties for matching at least 50 percent of VVPAT slips with EVMs. Mr Naidu said they were planning to file a review petition for counting of at least 25 per cent of VVPAT slips. Voting is underway for 25 Lok Sabha and 175 Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh. The results will be declared on May 23.
Chandrababu Naidu Demands Re-Poll In 150 Booths, Writes To Election Body
Julian Assange arrested at Ecuadorian embassy in London
London : WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested by police on Thursday after they were invited into the Ecuadorian embassy in London where he has been holed up since 2012. Police said, “Julian Assange, 47, has today, on Thursday April 11, been arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) at the Embassy of Ecuador.” Mr. Assange was arrested after being “invited into the embassy by the Ambassador, following the Ecuadorian government’s withdrawal of asylum.” He had been taken into custody and would appear
station. Turnout was 77% in this polling station. On Tuesday, BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi and four policemen were killed in a powerful IED
his vote the EVM was not working, said Chandrababu Naidu.
New Delhi : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu wrote to the Election Commission o f I n d i a o n T h u r s d a y, demanding re-polling in around 150 polling stations in the state after reports of faulty Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) at several places. Mr Naidu also requested for the extension of polling time in the state to at Westminster Magistrates’ compensate for the time lost Court “as soon as is possible,” due to the technical glitches. police said. The 47-year- When Chief Electoral officer old faces allegations that Gopal Krishna Dwivedi went he publicly released secret to cast his vote the EVM documents relating to the was not working, said Mr United States. Mr. Assange Naidu. “A large number of had sought asylum at the women and old people are embassy after the Swedish waiting in the hot sun as authorities wanted to quiz the commencement of poll him over allegations of sexual has been delayed, and the polling process is slow. It assault and rape.
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BJP seems to have the edge in terms of sheer media spend
On Sunday, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as the main opposition party, the Congress, unwrapped their campaign slogans for the Lok Sabha election. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP zeroed in on Phir Ek Baar Modi Sarkar (Modi government once again), Congress has come up with Ab Hoga Nyay (justice will happen). Both parties are in full poll mode, having unveiled their respective manifestos. Advertising on social media platforms, as well as on radio, is in full swing. Based on ad insertions, AdEx India, a division of TAM Media Research, claims that a bigger chunk of political advertising is going to television–55% in 2019 compared to 48% in 2014. For now, BJP seems to have an upper hand in terms of sheer media spend to reach out to the voters. Google’s Political Advertising Transparency Report released last week, said BJP spent 1.2 crore in advertising (for 554 ads) on the platform since February, compared to Congress’ 54,100 for 14 ads. The Facebook’s Ad Archive Report said that political advertisers spent 4 crore on Facebook in February, of which, more than half came from BJP and its supporters. Clearly, BJP is strong in propagating its message, but its slogan Phir Ek Baar Modi Sarkar sounds repetitive. Sandeep Goyal, a doctorate in human brands and a veteran advertising professional, sees nothing wrong in being repetitive. “It was a kind of default choice for BJP: A second term for the incumbent based on performance is NaMo’s desired outcome. To that extent, Phir Ek Baar is a predictable choice, though not a very creative one,” he says. Indeed, the current BJP slogan appears more as a sequel, which draws heavily on the success of the original Ab Ki Baar Modi Sarkar. “And, as in the last elections, BJP’s campaign relies entirely on one individual’s image and charisma. The party has once again thrown its combined lot behind Modi,” says Samit Sinha, brand expert and managing partner, Alchemist Brand Consulting. However, he feels that slogans don’t win elections, or even marketing battles for that matter. “Without an existing predisposition based on people’s perceptions, slogans ring hollow. However, a catchy slogan does certainly help in reinforcing a pre-existing belief, while serving as a mnemonic for what the entity behind the slogan represents in the minds of people,” he adds. Goyal finds Congress’ Ab Hoga Nyay a bit open-ended. But the slogan has positivity and promise. Plus, it is short and pithy, he says. Sinha deems it clever. For one, it is an acronym for Congress’ Nyuntam Aay Yojana, which it announced as its trump card. Second, it also carries an implicit promise of equitability and social justice. “And lastly, one could also read it as heralding judgement day for the ruling party,” he says. But outside of Congress’ core support base, it may influence only those who are convinced of the promise and merits of the NYAY scheme, or fence-sitters who are disenchanted with Modi, he feels. For now, Modi may be winning the perception battle. “The biggest perception advantage you can build up as a human brand is that of winnability... and of being the likely winner. NaMo oozes that in every communication,” feels Goyal, adding that he had the incumbency advantage. Modi utilized the resources of the entire government, which he spent in large measure with the Mumkin-Namumkin report card of his government that he put out before the EC’s model code of conduct came into force. “The entire exercise was focused on presenting him as an action-oriented, development-driven Prime Minister. In the perception battle, NaMo surely outscored all the regional satraps,” says Goyal. Besides, he has also upped the promotions game. There’s a web series on him, a film, as well as NaMo TV. “On social media, he dwarfs competition because the BJP has been able to create a cadre-based, shakha-like disciplined army of supporters, agents and volunteers who viralise, like and promote NaMo in a well-orchestrated - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara manner,” says Goyal. Editor
Helmed by Phobia fame Pavan Kripalani and presented by Fox Star Studios, Bhoot Police has Saif Ali Khan and Ali Fazal playing ghost hunters and Fatima Sana Shaikh essays the role of an ‘enchanting woman’.
Bhoot Police first look : Saif Ali Khan is a ghost hunter
New Delhi : The first look of Saif Ali Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Ali Fazal’s ‘spooky comedy’ Bhoot Police is out. Helmed by Phobia fame Pavan Kripalani and presented by Fox Star Studios, the film has Saif and Ali playing ghost hunters and Fatima essays the role of an ‘enchanting woman’. “Ghost hunting is a hilariously spooky business! Presenting the cast of #BhootPolice #PavanKirpalani #SaifAliKhan @ alifazal9” tweeted Fatima along with the first look poster of Bhoot Police. Calling
After Badla, Amitabh Bachchan has signed another thriller. The untitled project will see him work with Emraan Hashmi and will be directed by Rumi Jaffrey.
Mumbai : Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi are teaming up for a mystery thriller, which is set to be released on February 21, 2020. It is the first collaboration between Bachchan and Hashmi. The currently-untitled film will be helmed by writer-director Rumi Jaffrey. “A film is a collaborative effort and when you have one of the best actors in front of the camera and a veteran producer behind the lens supporting you and leading all creative efforts,
As the name of the song suggests, Rakul in the song can be seen drinking and she enjoys doing so.
ball and shaking a leg at their friend’s brunch wedding. Vaddi Sharaban also shows some endearing moments of Ajay and Rakul’s affaire de coeur. Its picturization blends the splendour of a Punjabi wedding with the majestic landscape of Leeds castle, lake and garden. Director Akiv Ali says, “Vaddi Sharaban is a smashing number picturized on Ajay and Rakul. As it’s sung from
the film India’s spookiest comedy, Ali wrote on Twitter, “The team that hunts ghosts together, sticks together Meet the cast of India’s spookiest comedy, #BhootPolice ♂.” The shooting of the film is scheduled to start in August this year. While announcing the movie, the makers had also revealed that it will be a franchise and the first horror-comedy to be shown in 3D. The last film released in the genre, Stree, starring Pankaj Tripathi and Rajkummar Rao, did good business at the ticket counters. It became one of
the highest earners of the year 2018. Saif Ali Khan was last seen in Bazaar and has been busy shooting for the second season of popular web series Sacred Games. He will also be seen in Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior and Jawani Janeman. Fatima Sana Shaikh, who made her Bollywood debut in Aamir Khan starrer Dangal, was last seen in Thugs of Hindostan. Though her performance in the film was appreciated, the film failed to attract moviegoers to the theaters.
Varun Dhawan was asked if Kalank was his last film with Alia Bhatt
New Delhi : Actors Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt are uniting on screen for fourth time in their upcoming film Kalank but the two will not be working together for some time now after this film. On being asked if Kalank will be their last film together, Varun said, “It was a joke. We won’t be working together for some time now. That’s the way life has it. Her forthcoming movies (Brahmastra, RRR, Insha Allah) and my next slate of projects (Coolie No 1, Street Dancer, Shashank Khaitan’s next), will take a lot of our individual time. In fact, the one I’m doing with Shashank (Khaitan), titled Rannbhoomi, will actually take a year to make.” Varun was interacting with the media to promote Kalank along with his coactors Alia, Aditya Roy Kapur and Sonakshi Sinha in Mumbai on Wednesday. Varun, Alia and Sidharth made their Hindi
film debut with Student of The Year, which released in 2012. On Wednesday, the makers of Student of The Year 2 released posters of the film and the film is going to release in May. Talking about the film, Varun said, “I think Tiger (Shroff), Ananya (Panday) and Tara (Sutaria) are looking superb in the film. Alia, Sid (Sidharth Malhotra) and I am equally proud and happy about it. We never thought that there will be a sequel of our film and that too really soon. People still call us ‘student’ and I don’t think that tag will go away from us and we never know in Student of The Year 3 we might go back to school.”
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Vaddi Sharaban From De De Pyaar De: Rakul Preet Is The Sexiest Drunkard You’ll Ever Find!
Mumbai : After releasing the bone tickling trailer, the makers of De De Pyaar De have released the first song from the film today. The song titled Vaddi Sharaban features Ajay Devgn and Rakul Preet. As the name of the song suggests, Rakul in the song can be seen drinking and she enjoys doing so. This is a vibrant and peppy song picturised on Ajay and Rakul, where she is seen having a
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Rakul’s characters point of view, it was created keeping in mind, both- her chilledout, carefree attitude and the wedding party occasion.” Vaddi Sharaban is scored by Vipin Patwa. Talking about the song he says, “Though this song is picturised on Rakul and reflects her attitude, it will resonate with all age groups. Vaddi Sharaban is the hook word of the song. It’s relevant to the storyline and hence, it is the first song to be released.” The lyrics have been penned by Kumaar, sung by Sunidhi Chauhan and choreographed by Bosco Caesar. Directed by Akiv Ali, De De Pyaar De releases on 17th May.
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then making the film is a fantastic experience,” Jaffery said in a statement. The movie is produced by Anand Pandit Motion Pictures and Saraswati Entertainment Private Limited. Producer Anand Pandit said he is looking forward to the project with the two stars. “My friendship with Mr Bachchan goes back a long way. I have not met any other actor who matches his skill and commitment. It is an honour to be a part of creating a film with him, and I have always admired
Emraan’s body of work, so am looking forward to seeing him onscreen with the legend for the first time,” Pandit said. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh too tweeted about it and wrote: “Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi team up for the first time... The thrillermystery [not titled yet] will be directed by Rumi Jaffrey... Produced by @ anandpandit63... Shooting begins May 2019... 21 Feb 2020 release.” The film, set to go on floors from May 10, also stars Annu Kapoor.
Mumbai : Bollywood sure knows how to party! Be it a big gala for a cause, an award night or just another filmi get-together, B-Town celebs turn up in style and with panache and leave us all sorts of #Goals and more. But you know what’s the kind we, the fans, like best? If you’re wondering, it’s the tinsel town house parties! In fact, we have spottings from another one of those and it was a starry one! The host was Chunky Panday and pals who attended the dinner get-together were names including Arjun
Kapoor and Malaika Arora. The star couple who have steadily climbed the ladder of #CoupleGoals came together and twinned in blue as they arrived in his car. Yes, they might not have confirmed their relationship status, but their pictures of
multiple outings, wherein they are spotted walking hand-in-hand, certainly suggest that love is in the air. Not to mention their recent Maldivian vacay pictures. They were joined by Farah Khan, Rahul Khanna and many more.
This is why Shahid Kapoor had to shower for two hours before returning home from the shoot of Kabir Singh Mumbai : It was a known fact that Shahid Kapoor’s next film is going to be Kabir Singh but the day the teaser of the film was dropped online, fans were in for a surprise as Shahid Kapoor as Kabir Singh stunned one and all. From his dialogues to his body language and alcoholic avatar, fans loved it all, and in an interview with Mirror, Shahid Kapoor reveals that it was difficult to play the role of Kabir Singh, an alcoholic surgeon because for all those who don’t know, Shahid Kapoor is a teetotaler in real life. That’s right! In the teaser, we have seen that Shahid Kapoor is boozing, smoking cigarettes and openly saying curse words, and since Shahid had to smoke beedis and pretend to snort cocaine for a major portion of the film, the 38-year-old-actor reveals that before going home to his
A few days back, the teaser of Shahid Kapoor’s next film titled Kabir Singh was dropped online, and the film will see Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani romance on the silver screen for the first time.
children- Misha and Zain, the actor used to take a shower for almost two hours every day. “I don’t endorse smoking at all. However, the role required it as the protagonist uses it to channel his angst and rage. It wasn’t easy and it came to a point where I smoked almost 20 cigarettes a day. It would take me close to two hours to shower and get rid of the smells before I could return home to my children,” informed Shahid. In the film, while one portion of the film will see Shahid Kapoor as a college student, for which the actor shed 40 kgs, the other portion of the film will
see him as a surgeon who is on the path to self destruction after his girlfriend, played by Kiara Advani, marries someone else. In the teaser, there is a scene wherein Shahid hurls abuses over when phone when he comes to know that some touched his girlfriend so we can only imagine what’s in store for us in the film. Kabir Singh is a remake of the 2017 film by Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s hit Telugu film- Arjun Reddy and in the original film, the lead role was played by Vijay Deverakonda and Shalini Pandey. Kabir Singh will hit the screens on June 21, 2019.
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IPL 2019: Preity Zinta doubts if she can handle the last ball finishes anymore
New Delhi : The game between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) was of the highest quality. It kept the fans glued to their seats and there were no nails left by the time this match finished. Things boiled down to the final ball of the match and it was the home team which prevailed. KXIP owner Preity Zinta seemed to be thrilled after this encounter. Despite her side losing this match, she seemed to be proud of the way the team played in the game. This match witnessed
KL Rahul notch up his maiden century in the IPL. This knock, however, went in vain after the Kieron Pollard blitzkrieg in the second innings. The Trinidadian was unstoppable and every ball was disappearing into the stands. It’s been a while since he’s played that way and that has got the fans thrilled. Pollard took just 31 balls to score 83 runs. Singlehandedly, he helped turn the fortunes in his team’s favour. Even though the 31-yearold got out four runs shy of a victory, Alzarri Joseph
did well enough to help his team get over the line. After this game, Preity Zinta put
46-run partnership with Ambati Rayudu (21) to help Chennai Super Kings crush Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in a lowscoring encounter. With the win on Tuesday, CSK claimed the top spot in the IPL 2019 points table. MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to bowl as the hosts restricted KKR to 108/9 despite an unbeaten halfcentury by Andre Russell.
New Delhi : Prior to the start of the 2019 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), the two-time champions of the prestigious trophy were encountered with a few injury blows, especially in the fast bowling department, which was the case even in the previous season of the T20 extravaganza. Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi and Anrich Nortje got ruled out of the tournament. However, the KKR team management called upon Sandeep Warrier from Kerala and KC Cariappa from Karnataka as two of their replacements of Mavi and Nagarkoti. In a recent development, it has been learned that the Knight Riders have roped in Nortje’s replacement as well and it’s the 24-year-old
MS Dhoni, Shah Rukh Khan Captured In One Frame During CSK vs KKR IPL 2019 Match
New Delhi : MS Dhoni and Shah Rukh Khan, the biggest superstars in the c o u n t r y, w e r e p r e s e n t at the Chepauk stadium as Chennai Super Kings hosted Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League match on Tuesday. CSK’s official Twitter handle posted a picture where the Bollywood actor, who starred in a movie called Chennai Express, can be seen talking to CSK skipper, who was down on the ground. “#Thala, Chennai Express Super!#WhistlePodu #Yellove #CSKvKKR,” the caption read. It turned out to be the picture that fans had been waiting for as it went viral within minutes. Faf du Plessis scored an unbeaten 43 runs and stitched a
up a special tweet to cheer the team up. In her tweet, she joked that she cannot
handle the last ball finishes anymore. She wrote that the match was an absolute thriller and even congratulated the winners, the Mumbai Indians. However, she asked her team to keep their chins up and congratulated opener KL Rahul for his century in the match. “What a thriller this game was. I don’t know if I can handle last ball finishes anymore Well played Mumbai Chin up @lionsdenkxip & congrats for the @klrahul11 #Saddapunjab #MIvsKXIP #VivoIPL,” Preity Zinta wrote in her tweet.
IPL 2019: KKR rope in Australian paceman as Anrich Nortje’s replacement
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speedster in Matt Kelly from Western Australia. Simon Katich, the assistant coach of the Knight Riders was also a fellow Western Australia and he insisted KKR head coach Jacques Kallis to take Kelly after his performance in the 2018-19 edition of the Big Bash League (BBL). For the Perth Scorchers, the speedster picked up 11 wickets in seven matches at an economy rate of 7.74 and was also lauded for his accurate bowling in the death overs. Kelly also impressed Mark Waugh, who believed that Kelly
should undoubtedly be in the mix for the World Cup in England and Wales, starting Thursday, May 30. “I’ve got one bolter from Western Australia, Matt Kelly, who no one’s spoken about,” Waugh was quoted as saying. “One thing we do lack slightly is a really good death bowler — a guy who can bowl yorkers at the end of the innings and he’s really good at that. He played for the Scorchers and WA. He’s a bit of a smoky but I’d have him the mix,” Waugh, also a former national selector, mentioned.
Former Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal Likely to Submit Bids for Stake in Airline
Naresh Goyal, the founder of Jet Airways, and his wife Anita Goyal last month stepped down from the board of the ailing airline.
Mumbai : Former Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal is likely to submit initial bids for stake in the airline on Thursday, sources said. SBI Caps, which invited Expression of Interest (EoI) for stake sale
in Jet Airways on April 8, has already extended the date for submission of bids to April 12 from April 10 earlier. SBI Caps has the mandate for Jet Airways’ sale on behalf of
the SBI-led consortium of domestic lenders to the debtridden private carrier. It has put between 31 per cent and up to 75 per cent in the airline for investors. “Naresh Goyal
is expected to submit initial bids for Jet Airways sale today (Thursday),” a source close to Goyal said. The bidding norms allow Goyal to participate in the sale process.
Goyal’s response on the issue was awaited. SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar last month said, “It could be financial investor, it could be airline... including Naresh Goyal himself or Etihad. Nobody is barred from bidding or taking over the airline as per the rule.” Naresh Goyal, the founder of Jet Airways, and his wife Anita Goyal last month stepped down from the board of the ailing airline, ceding majority control to the consortium, following reduction in their stake as per the resolution plan formulated by the lenders. The airline currently owes Rs 8,000 crore to lenders, led by the SBI.
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Barcelona’s Lionel Messi won’t face Huesca after Smalling collision
Manchester : Lionel Messi is likely to sit out Barcelona’s trip to Huesca this weekend after being left with a bloodied face following a clash with Manchester United defender Chris Smalling, sources have confirmed to ESPN FC. Smalling clattered into Messi to win the ball in the first half as Barca won 1-0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday to take a slender advantage into next week’s Champions League quarterfinal second leg at Camp Nou. Messi ended the game with bruising and swelling around his nose and cheek and will undergo tests back in Barcelona on Thursday to determine the severity of the blow. That Barca are hopeful there’s no fracture but that manager Ernesto Valverde will take advantage of the knock to rest the Argentine forward against Huesca on Saturday. The Catalans have an 11-point lead at the top of La Liga and can afford to be without their top scorer. In the worst-case scenario, Messi will have to wear a mask for the second leg against United, but the initial diagnosis suggests that will not be necessary. “It was a big blow, Messi has a scar and he bled a lot,” midfielder Sergio
Busquets told reporters. “It was obviously uncomfortable for him but he put on a brave face and played as best as he could, as he always does.” Messi helped set up the only goal of the game in the 12th minute. His far-post cross found ex-Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, whose header was turned into his own net by Luke Shaw. Barca failed to build on their lead and while United grew into the game in the second half, they ended the 90 minutes without registering a shot on target. “We put in an excellent performance defensively, we’re in our best form in defence of the season,”
centre-back Gerard Pique told reporters. “The early goal relaxed us and we knew how to cope with the situation, the fact we didn’t concede helps us a lot. “It’s very difficult to come here, it’s an historical ground, there’s a sensational atmosphere and you get put under a lot of pressure.” Barca have fallen in the quarterfinals in each of the last three seasons but their win at Old Trafford -- their first away from home in the Champions League knockout rounds since 2016 -leaves them in a good position to make their first semifinal since they won the competition in 2015.
Manchester : Barcelona recorded a slender yet important 1-0 victory during their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Manchester United at Old Trafford last night to take an away goal with them, ahead of next week’s return leg in Spain. Barca, who are 11 points clear atop La Liga, were far from their best but one moment of quality separated the two sides in Manchester. Lionel Messi’s clever pass into Luis Suarez saw the Uruguayan head back across goal, with Luke Shaw inadvertently getting the last touch as the effort trickled into the far corner after 13 minutes. Despite initially ruling the goal out for offside, it was awarded after VAR review showed Suarez was onside as the ball was played into his path. Despite flashes of their counter-attacking threat, United failed to register a single shot on target - the first time that’s happened in a Champions League home game since Opta started recording match statistics back in 2003.
Ernesto Valverde’s men have only lost once at home all season, against Real Betis back in November, so Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men certainly have their work cut out if they are to replicate their Paris heroics in the second leg. With all of that in mind, here’s a look at five talking points from a telling evening’s work in Manchester. With a onegoal lead to protect and his side struggling to balance in midfield, Valverde opted for the conservative approach of replacing Philippe Coutinho and Arthur with Arturo Vidal and Sergi
Roberto. Arthur was one of Barca’s better performers and Coutinho still possessed an attacking threat even though his influence on the game weaned. So why not replace the clear weak link in midfield, Busquets, who had already been booked? Why not try something different and utilise the more creative subs available, like Malcom or Ousmane Dembele? The pair would have added width and blistering pace at a time where the visitors needed to stretch United. Valverde’s bravery probably would have resulted in a killer second goal at Old Trafford.
Champions League : Manchester United 0-1 Barcelona, 5 Talking Points
Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL) shares Oil prices slip as U.S. stocks surge, but global market tightens edge higher after flat debut
RVNL is the first Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) disinvestment in the current fiscal
New Delhi : Shares of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) today made a flat debut on stock exchanges. RVNL shares debuted at 19 on BSE, the same price at which they were issued. Later, shares of RVNL edged higher to 19.55, up 3% from issue price of 19. Investors bid for about 45.8 million shares of RVNL, which undertakes railway projects, or 1.8 times the 25.35 million shares on offer. RVNL initial public offer (IPO) had closed on 3rd April 2019 and the price band
was 17-19 per share. Retail investors subscribed about 2.5 times the shares reserved for them, while qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) portion was subscribed 1.36 times. RVNL is the first Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) disinvestment in the current fiscal, which started on April 1. The government raised about 480 crore by selling 12.12% stake in Rail Vikas
Nigam Ltd (RVNL) with both retail and institutional investors lapping up the shares reserved for them. In April 2017, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs had approved listing of five railway companies - IRCON international, Rail Vikas Nigam, Indian Railway Finance Corp Ltd, RITES Ltd and Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp. Out of these five, IRCON International and RITES was listed in 2018-19. Electric wires and cables maker Polycab India Ltd’s initial public offering (IPO) to raise 1,346 crore was subscribed more than 50 times. Metropolis Healthcare Ltd’s initial public offering (IPO) to raise as much as 1,204 crore was also over-subscribed.
London : Rising U.S. crude stocks dragged oil lower on Thursday but prices continued to find a floor as OPEC-led cuts and freefalling Venezuelan output tightened global supplies. International benchmark Brent futures were at $71.43 a barrel at 0903 GMT, down 30 cents from their last close. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures were down 35 cents at $64.26 per barrel. U.S. crude inventories surged by 7 million barrels to a 17-month high of 456.6 million barrels last week, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. U.S. crude oil production remained at a record 12.2 million barrels per day (bpd), making the United States the world’s biggest oil producer ahead
of Russia and Saudi Arabia. While U.S. crude stocks built last week, a massive draw on (gasoline) inventories likely buoyed the whole complex,” Vienna-based consultancy JBC Energy said. U.S. gasoline stocks fell by a whopping 7.7 million barrels, sending U.S. RBOB higher by 3.5 percent on their close on Wednesday. Tightening global oil supplies also kept a lid on
further price losses. U.S. sanctions and power outages pushed OPEC member Venezuela’s crude output to a long-term low of 870,000 bpd, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday, even lower than OPEC had reported the day before. Overall output from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, which has agreed with allies to withhold 1.2 million bpd of crude from the market since the start of 2019, fell 550,000 bpd in March to 30.1 million bpd, the Paris-based IEA said. The agency, which coordinates the energy policies of industrialized nations, saw oil stocks in industrialized countries fall in February by 21.7 million barrels, remaining 16 million barrels above their five-year average.
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Gujarat: For 3000 agariya families, a Gujarat: 43 per cent Dalits surveyed railway line is their main poll demand do not possess allotted land, says book
Want to prevent uprooting of kuda line, threaten to stay away from polls if demands not met
Gandhinagar : They live in extremely harsh conditions in the Rann and often struggle for access to basic facilities. But it is the ‘protection’ of a nondescript railway line that runs through their territories that is high on their list of priorities. So much so that about 3,500 agariya (saltpan workers) families of Halvad and Dhrangadhra taluka in Surendranagar district who spend around eight months of
their year in the inhospitable Little Rann of Kutch have threatened to boycott the elections if their demands are not met. The Kuda line for which the families are agitating is the only one that helps the families transport the salt that they produce. The Western Railways had stopped the only train that ran on the line sighting losses but now
their attempts to uproot the railway line is finding stiff resistance from the locals. “Earlier when they stopped plying the trains, we had held discussions with the Railways and even the state government in 2014 and during the 2017 Assembly Elections the state government had promised that they would begin the service. It never began but
recently we came to know that they were uprooting the line. Once the line is uprooted we know the train will never resume service,” said Bharat Samera, of Agariya Heet Rakshak Manch that works with Agariyas in the area. He said earlier the salt farmers would get Rs260 per tonne of salt as they were able to transport the salt by train to markets beyond their local area. “But since the train has stopped plying the routes, the farmers are forced to sell their salt to the local traders for a measly Rs140 per tonne. Salt farming is very hard work and the farmers work in terrible conditions under the harsh sun. The train was their lifeline and now it has stopped forcing them to sell their salt cheap further pushing them into poverty,” said Samera.
Ahmedabad : A ground-level study of implementation of the Agricultural Land Ceiling (ALC) Act in 36 villages of 13 talukas in six districts in Gujarat till 2015 has revealed that 43% of Dalits who were allotted land under the Act did not get actual possession of the land. The findings and its impact on the status of Dalits in Gujarat have been chronicled in a book Land Reforms and Dalits in Gujarat, with the focus on the ALC Act. The book, written by Manjula Laxman, Associate Professor of the Department of Rural Economics, Gujarat Vidhyapith, was released on Wednesday in the presence of Former Professor of Jawaharlal Nehru University Ghanshyam Shah, former Vice Chancellor of Bhavnagar University Vidyut Joshi, Vice Chancellor of Gujarat Vidyapith Anamik Shah and Dalit rights activist Valjibhai Patel. The study found that a total of 1,21,094 acre land was distributed among 23,595 families in Gujarat between 1960 and 2015.
Of these, 15,300 were Dalits. Only 3% Dalits are farmers in Gujarat and they possess only 2.9% of total cultivable land in the state. The book focuses on implementation of the ALC Act in six districts, Ahmedabad, Amreli, Banaskantha, Bhavnagar, Surend-ranagar and Kutch, where Dalits were allotted maximum land. Ghanshyam Shah, in his foreword, notes, “Regarding the so-called beneficiaries as per the government record, as many as 43 per cent of
them do not have access to land that was supposed to have been allotted to them.” Dominant upper caste people encroach upon the land as Dalits are in a vulnerable position with regard to the power structure of villages, and do not have the power to claim the land, the book found. “Out of 423 beneficiary respondents in the select districts, 57 percent got possession of an average of two acres of land. Of these, 42 per cent got the entitlement between one and five years, the remaining one per cent took more than five years. There are cases in which they received the entitlement only after a legal battle of 25 years,” Shah says in the notes on findings of the book. The book also examines the quality of land given under the ALC Act. “Only 27 per cent of the land was fit for direct cultivation. The remaining was saline, waterlogged, uneven, or stony. In such (land), direct cultivation was not possible…only 4 per cent received somewhat irrigated land,” Shah notes in his foreword to the book.
Rising mercury, election bring School fee issue : Gujarat education ‘achhe din’ for dairy farmers minister supports GIIS parents
Vadodara : The rising mercury levels coupled with the election season seems to have brought ‘achhe din’ for dairy farmers in Gujarat. After witnessing a gloom that stretched for over a year, almost all the district dairy unions of Gujarat have started increasing milk procurement prices in the state. If the Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers Union Limited (KDCMPUL) popularly known as Amul Dairy is increasing procurement price from Rs 610 to Rs 630 per kilo fat with effect from Thursday, other milk unions like Vadodara’s Baroda Dairy, Banaskantha’s Banas Dairy and Godhra’s Panchamrut Dairy have also announced hike in the range of Rs 10 to Rs 20 per kilo fat. Dairies in Sabarkantha, Mehsana, Valsad, Amreli and Junagadh too have hiked procurement prices. It is worth mentioning here that a majority of dairy unions in the state which have a strength of more than 36 lakh farmer members are directly controlled by BJP leaders. Last year, amidst global crashing of skimmed milk powder (SMP) prices, the dairy co-operatives were staring at a milk glut. Many
milk unions in the state for the first time in over a decade and a half had slashed the procurement prices paid to its farmers. Amul Dairy, which had the distinction of paying highest procurement prices in the country, for instance had slashed prices from Rs 680 to Rs 660 per kilo fat in August. The prices had further declined to Rs 610 till the onset of summer. “Almost all our member unions have started paying more to dairy farmers as commodity market is improving and SMP prices are also improving in the global market,” said R S Sodhi, managing director of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), the apex marketing body of all the
district dairy unions of the state that markets brand Amul. Milk production too is 1 to 2 % lower this summer compared to last year with Amul’s member unions procuring nearly 230 lakh litres a day at present. “Earlier, all the dairies had huge inventory of SMP as its prices in international market was around Rs 150 per kg which now has improved to Rs 210 to Rs 220 per kg. At the same time, factors like increase in cost of milk production and the beginning of the lean season has led to a fall in production. All these has led to hike in procurement prices,” he said. Sodhi however added that the hike in procurement prices will not impact consumer prices.
Gujarat based Havmor Ice Cream announces the launch of its third facility in Solapur
Ahmedabad : Havmor, India’s leading ice cream brand and a wholly owned subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate Lotte Confectionery, has announced the launch of its new third party manufacturing plant in Solapur, making it the company’s third manufacturing unit after Gujarat and Faridabad. The facility is run by Vaishno Devi Foods Products Pvt Ltd and will be completely dedicated for Havmor Ice Creams. The facility was inaugurated on April 10 by Mang Ko Noh, Lotte Confectionary and Anindya Dutta, MD, Havmor Ice Cream. The company in its statement
said the new facility is one of the most-advanced plants of its kind, with specially automated technology and machinery. Setting up a plant in the south-western region of Maharashtra, the company will now cater to the requirement of the Southern market. Thecompany statement said, Havmor already has a presence in the western and northern markets. With the expansion of this new facility, the brand
will mark its presence and fill the requirement of the southern region as well. Speaking on the third facility inauguration, Anindya Dutta, MD, Havmor Ice Cream, said “This new plant at Solapur is a significant milestone for us in our expansion journey. We have set our sights on having national presence and pushing towards leadership position. Hence its critical for us to manufacture our much loved products closer to the consumer markets. This new addition not only adds to the much needed capacity enhancement but also will fuel further penetration in the markets of Maharashtra and Southern India”
Samajwadi Party has been arrested in connection with a cheating case lodged in Punagam police station of
the city. She had not made payment for ‘job-work’ on Sari. A case under sections 406, 409, 420 and 420B was lodged in this connection. She had applied for anticipatory bail but her plea was rejected following which she has been arrested.
Woman candidate on Navsari LS seat in Gujarat arrested in cheating case
Surat : Police has arrested a woman candidate on Navasari Loksabha seat in Gujarat in a cheating case. Police today said that Hiramani D Sharma who had filed nomination for the South Gujarat seat as official candidate of Rashtriya
Ahmedabad : Education Disgruntled parents of Global Indian minister International School assures disgruntled (GIIS) who had met the state education minister parents of justice, asks over harassment by the school authorities them to wait till April over fee issue, have 12 when SC would been assured support by hear the matter the state government and asked to wait till April 12. The Supreme court will hear the matter related to the fee issue in Gujarat on and FRC members as well. Sharing details about April 12. The parents had met Bhupendrasinh the meeting, Jay Parikh, one of the parents said, Chudasama on Wednesday morning after “We had gone with three objectives that included around 32 children., granted leaving certificate seeking ministers intervention in revoking orders by the school for non-payment of fees, were of cancellation of school leaving certificate, refused admission despite the order by the Fee harassment by school authorities for fees and Regulatory Committee. On Monday, the FRC implementation of the Act. Our intention was had stayed punitive actions taken by the school to know whether the government is with us or against the students, however, when the students not. While the minister has assured us justice, went to the school on Tuesday, they were asked to he has also asked u to wait for two more days as pay fees and re-admit. The meeting had parents, Supreme court will hear the matter on April 12. the education secretary, district education officers The minister has also assured to highlight this
Rajkot to get Gujarat’s second largest ISKCON temple
Rajkot : The second biggest ISKCON temple in Gujarat will be inaugurated on Sunday, April 14. The temple has been named as Radhanil Madhav Dhaam. Constructed at a cost of Rs. 51 crore over 30,000 square ft land the temple will have murtis of Radhanil Madhav, Jagannath Baldev, Subhadra, Sita, Ram, Lakshman,
Hanuman, Prahlad Narsimh, Gaur Nitai and Prabhupad. A four-day mahotsav has been organized to mark opening of the temple. Future plans involve midday meal kitchen, gau shala, Ayurvedic hospital and other facilities. Ground breaking for construction of this temple took place in year 2003.
Rajkot : Farm distress has emerged a major issue in the Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency, which is a mix of urban and rural areas and a key seat in Saurashtra region of Gujarat. The constituency has remained a BJP bastion for over two decades, with the party winning the seat six times in the last seven elections. However, this time the Congress appears determined to give a tough fight to the BJP in the seat. The main contest here is between sitting BJP MP Mohan Kundariya and Congress candidate and MLA Lalit Kagathara. The Centre recently announced setting up a campus of the All India Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS) in Rajkot. The cabinet committee on economic affairs also recently approved development of an international airport here, after the state government allotted land for the project. In June 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a project to bring water to the Aji dam near Rajkot under SAUNI Yojana, which has to some extent addressed the issue of drinking water crisis in the city. “After Modi became Prime Minister, he did for Rajkot what the Congress government could not do in 60 years. The city is set to get an AIIMS and an international airport. The SAUNI Yojana has addressed the drinking
issue in the court and will request the bench to free the state government to take action against the schools violating FRC’s order.” Parikh said, “We also asked him what if the SC adjourns the hearing on April 12, the minister said they will then act against the school.” Commenting about the issue, Chudasama said, “The parents had met with for the fee issue and the injustice being done with 32 students. I believe the FRC has also served 3-4 notices to the school but there has been no respite. The state government is in support with parents on this and we will represent the same in the Supreme Court on April 12. To us, any school cannot go against the order of provisional fees passed by the FRC and the school has no right to play with the future of innocent children. We had brought this Act two years ago with an intention, and we believe for a positive order soon.” The FRC in its order passed on Monday observed that the school has committed a breach of the provisional as well as the final orders passed by the committee and directed the school to accept the cheques of all such outstanding fees from the parents’ basis on the fees determined by the committee.
Abandoned by mother, newborn dies in hospital
Vadodara : A new-born girl, who was abandoned by her mother at staterun SSG Hospital, died in the early hours of Wednesday. The woman Pravina Mali, living at Amarnagar slums in TP13 locality of Chhani, was brought to the hospital by an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) worker on April 7 after she experienced labour pain. Mali delivered the baby girl on Monday and was kept in the baby room under observation. Meanwhile, Mali was shifted to the general room on second floor of Rukmini Chainani ward. After 5pm on Tuesday, Mali disappeared from there.
The ward staff discovered that she was missing late in the evening, but the oneday-old girl was still in the baby room. The hospital staff then informed medicolegal officer who registered the complaint with Raopura police station. The exact cause of the infant’s death will be ascertained after the
post-mortem. Police said they could not trace Mali as she had not mentioned her house number in the address. Fatehgunj police station has been alerted about Mali. Police also could not get through the ASHA worker who had brought Mali to hospital as her phone was switched off.
party. “The state government announced a large part of Rajkot rural as drought-hit after scanty rainfall, providing relief to farmers. It also released Rs 2,600 crore as part of crop insurance premium,” he said, expressing confidence that the BJP will get lead in all
the seven Assembly segments. Since almost half of the Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency is rural, agriculture distress is a big issue for voters. Highlighting the issue, the Congress has claimed the BJP government failed to provide crop insurance to droughthit farmers. The BJP won the seat six times in a row since 1989 before Congress leader Kunvarji Bavaliya snatched it from the saffron outfit in the 2009 Lok Sabha polls. Kundariya, who won in 2014 defeating Bavaliya, was made minister of state for agriculture in the Modi government, but was dropped from the council of ministers in July 2016.
Farm distress a key issue in Rajkot LS constituency
water issue,” said BJP leader Dhansukh Bhanderi, who is party’s Lok Sabha poll incharge for Rajkot. Bhanderi claimed the BJP is well-poised to win the Rajkot seat, which consists of seven Assembly segments, with even rural voters supporting the ruling
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