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News Brief Woman raped on pretext of marriage Agency | Jaipur, Jun 11
A 30-year-old man was booked on the charge of raping a married woman after luring her into live-in relationship for the last three years on the pretext of a job and marriage, police said today. In an FIR lodged with Pratap Nagar police station yesterday on the direction of the local court, the 30-year-old victim alleged that Ravi Yadav, who worked in a private firm, assured her of marriage and a job if she moved with him from Lalsot village near here, they said. As the victim’s husband ? a drunkard ? couldn’t take care of the family, she left him and her three children for Yadav who brought her to Jaipur and started living together, police said.
High alert sounded across northeast Agency | New Delhi, Jun 11
A high security alert has been sounded across northeast after reports that NSCN-K militants have entered India for revenge attacks following Army’s strike in insurgent camps. The move came after a high-level meeting chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and attended by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, NSA Ajit Doval, Vice Chief of Army Lt Gen Philip Campos among others where intelligence inputs were shared.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday took a dig at Pakistan, saying those who...
‘fear India’s new posture’ have started reacting Pakistan’s Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan had yesterday said, “Pakistan is not like Myanmar”
Agency | New Delhi Attributing the Myanmar operation to “change in mindset”, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday took a dig at Pakistan, saying those who “fear India’s new posture” have already started reacting. “If the thinking pattern chang-
es, lot of things change. You have seen for the last 2-3 days. A simple action against insurgents has changed the mindset of the full security scenario in the country,” he said addressing a seminar in New Delhi. He was speaking on the need for simplication of defence procurement procedures,
yesterday said, “Pakistan is not like Myanmar” and warned India that his country cannot be cowed down by the threats from across the border. Khan’s statement came in response to Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore’s remarks that military ac-
tion in Myanmar to hit back at rebels who killed 18 soldiers in Manipur was a message to other countries. Rathore’s comments were interpreted here as a warning to Pakistan. Khan said that it should be clear to India that “Pakistan is not a country like Myanmar”. “Those having ill designs against Pakistan
should listen carefully that our security forces are capable of matching response to any adventurism,” he said. Indian Army had undertaken a successful cross-border strike with the knowledge of Myanmarese authorities killing at least 38 insurgents who were part of the groups believed to be responsible for the ambush on June 4 that left 18 soldiers dead.
PM Modi for involving spiritual leaders in ‘Swachh Bharat’ mission Arun Jaitley to Meet Heads Agency | New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday directed central government departments concerned with the ‘Clean India’ mission to coordinate with states which are lagging in toilet construction, and suggested involving spiritual leaders to create awareness about the programme. He also underlined that construction of toilets in habitations on the banks of River Ganga should receive the highest priority. During a meeting here to review the progress of the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’, the Prime Minister was also briefed on the progress
of PSU Banks on Friday
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towards toilet construction in all the states. After comprehensively reviewing the situation, he directed officers concerned to specially coordinate with states which are lagging in toilet construction, a PMO statement said. On efforts to generate awareness and attitudinal change towards cleanliness, Modi said, spiritual
leaders should be associated with such efforts, especially during major congregational events such as the Jagannath Yatra and the Kumbh Mela. He said motivational incentives such as awards should also be instituted through official channels. In rural areas, Modi suggested organising quiz competitions among stu-
dents to promote awareness. The Prime Minister called for leveraging the “huge interest” that ‘Swachh Bharat’ has generated among the Indian diaspora, the statement said. Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu and Rural Development Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh were also present at the meeting.
ing a rescue helicopter to reach the area and evacuate eight injured people. The nearest town is at least five hours’ away on foot when the weather is good, but getting to the site was taking much longer for rescuers on Thursday because of rains and fog, said Home Ministry official Laxmi Dhakal in Kathmandu.There are no government offices or police stations in the area. Landslides are common in mountainous Nepal during the rainy monsoon season, which began in June and ends in September. The Himalayan nation is still
recovering from earthquakes in April and May that killed more than 8,700 people and caused massive damage, with many of the roads cut off by landslides. Meanwhile, the government announced Thursday it would hire international experts to study trekking routes in the mountains of Nepal to see if they are safe for hikers to return. Nineteen people were killed and scores injured in an avalanche at Mount Everest base camp triggered by the April 25 quake. Also, the trails around the Langtang valley in northern Nepal were completely damaged and an entire village buried by a landslide and avalanche set off by the earthquake. Tens of thousands of foreigners come to Nepal every year to trek on the foothills of the Himalayan peaks. The next trekking season starts in September.
The submissions were made before the court of Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Jain during the hearing on Tomar’s bail plea. Advocate Tarunvir Singh Khehar told the court he has been appointed as special public prosecutor in the case by the LG. Lt Governor Najeeb Jung has appointed a special public prosecutor to represent Delhi police in the alleged fake degree case involving former law minister and AAP leader Jitender Singh Tomar, a court here was told on Thursday.The submissions were made before the court of Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Jain during the hearing on Tomar’s bail plea. Advocate Tarunvir Singh Khehar told the court he has been appointed as special public prosecutor in the case by the LG. “I have been appointed as
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will meet the heads of PSU banks tomorrow to review their performance and bad loans situation as also to persuade them to pass on RBI’s rate cut benefit to borrowers for propping growth. Besides, the meeting will review credit offtake by sectors such as home, education and minority as well as the progress made under the Jan Dhan Yojana and Prime Minister’s social security schemes among
other issues, sources said. Reserve Bank has cut repo rate by 0.75 per cent since January but not all banks have passed on the benefit of lower interest rates to customers. Last week, RBI reduced the short term lending rate (repo) from 7.5 per cent to 7.25 per cent. It was
the third rate cut this year. The sources said Mr Jaitley will also deliberate on the issue of non-performing assets (NPAs) and discuss ways to contain this. Gross NPAs of PSU banks have gone up to Rs 2,60,531 crore as on December 2014, as per the RBI data.
ing they neither know him nor has he filed any ‘vakalatnama’ (power to an advocate to argue/ plead in the case). The court then asked Khehar to file vakalatnama and place on record the authorization letter of LG showcasing his appointment. To this, Khehar
nama’ in the case and said he has the copy of authority letter of LG but sought time to file it later. Gupta then requested the court that Khehar’s statements be taken on record that he has been appointed by LG to represent police in the case. “Vakalatnama has been filed by advocate Tarunvir Singh Khehar and he has made a statment at the bar that he has been appointed by Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi to represent Delhi police/ state but he does not possess the copy at present. Let him file the copy on next date of hearing,” the court said in its order. 49-year-old Tomar was arrested by Delhi Police following an FIR registered on the basis of a complaint lodged by BCD for allegedly forging documents, including educational degrees, to enroll as an advocate.
Fake degree case: LG appoints special Public 21 dead, dozens missing after court asks police to do thorough probe landslide hits 6 villages in Nepal Prosecutor, submitted his ‘vakalatAgency | New Delhi
Young Tihar inmate dies mysteriously
Agency | New Delhi, Jun 11
A 32-year-old inmate was found dead under mysterious circumstances at the high-security Tihar jail today. The deceased has been identified as Prithvi. His body was spotted by guards in the jail number 8 of prison today. He was then rushed to hospital, where doctors declared him dead, said jail officials. It is still unclear whether he was murdered or not, but there are signs of stab wounds on the body, they added. “We have started the probe and waiting for his postmortem report.
which, he said, required a change in mindset. Refusing to go into details of the operation, the Minister said, “Those who fear India’s new posture have started reacting”. He also declined to take questions from the media on the military action. Pakistan’s Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan had
Agency | Kathmandu A landslide triggered by heavy rainfall buried at least 21 people and left dozens missing as they were sleeping at night in six villages in Nepal’s mountainous northeast, officials said Thursday. Rescuers dug out the bodies and searched the rubble for survivors in Taplejung district, about 310 miles east of the capital, Kathmandu, said police official Shanti Raj. At least 24 people are missing but the number could be higher, he said. The weather improved, allow-
special public prosecutor in the case by the LG of Delhi to represent police in the case,” Singh informed the judge. As the hearing on Tomar’s bail plea commenced, senior advocate Ramesh Gupta, appearing for the accused, objected to Khehar’s appearance in the case say-
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Forget those noodles
When Maggi-gate broke, I was, smug in the knowledge that I had never eaten the (once) iconic noodles. There was no chance I was slow-poisoning myself. You see, my family eats mostly home-cooked fresh food, much of which I cook. A quick review of the scientific literature quickly dispatched my smugness. Let’s start with root vegetables, such as radish and carrot. Both had lead three times, or 300% higher, than safe limits, according to a 2013 study by three Kolkata researchers, who also found spinach, cabbage, cauliflower, beet, brinjal, and spinach with unsafe levels of lead. Chilli, ladyfinger and tomato appeared safe. Now, this study was done in Kolkata, but other studies returned similar results nationwide. When I was editor of Indian Express in Mumbai in the late 1990s, we commissioned tests on spinach and fish and found lead levels many times higher that safe, if I remember. As Karnataka and Singapore declare Maggi safe, Nestle tussles with regulators over methods and samples and more states jump on the ban-wagon, it is increasingly clear that the noodle industry—even if guilty—is less than a bit player. Lead is now in the air we breathe—thankfully removed from much vehicular exhaust after Indian petrol became lead free in 2000—the water we drink, the soil that nurtures our crops and grass that slaughterhouse animals eat. Whether you are vegetarian or non-vegetarian, nothing is really safe because India is turning into a contaminated, environmental wasteland. Lead is no more than an exemplar, an indicator, a marker of degradation. Numerous contaminants endanger us—including lead’s heavy metal cousins, such as cadmium, mercury and arsenic—but let’s stick with what is one of the commonest and most dangerous of the toxics. Lead is among the most toxic heavy metals known because it is soluble in water, reacts easily with a variety of chemicals and does not break down over time. It accumulates instead in the tissue of plants and animals, its levels increasing as it goes up the biological chain. When released from the earth and used in, say, a factory, it can get into the water, move into the soil, into products such as noodle tastemakers, permeate into spinach and humans. When it finally gets to the liver (the body’s main storage organ) or kidney—its favourite growth spots, moving out at much slower rates than it moves in—it messes up cellular functions. “Over time, with chronic exposure, it starts to seep out in to the blood and find new organs, along with nerves, to accumulate (in) and produce abnormalities,” Ipsita Mazumdar, a toxicologist with the KPC Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata (and co-author of Kolkata study I mentioned previously), told me. Lead can stay for generations and get passed from mother to child. Children are especially vulnerable, and at low levels, lead can impair IQ, growth, behaviour, reading and learning.
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Friday Film Releases ‘Hamari Adhuri Kahani’ Review : Not a Heart-Wrenching Story
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QUOTE “I want to ask CM Badal why have the Akalis shifted their stand and chose this time now. According to their convenience, they keep shifting stand. OF THE This government should give an answer to the people of Punjab and also - State Congress chief Pratap Singh Bajwa DAY to the Bhullar family,”
Jurassic World review: Not as good as Jurassic Park but a worthy successor Agency | New Delhi
Back in 1993, when Steven Spielberg’s cult h i t J u rassic Park came out, the world was a simpler place. Tyrannosaurus Rex, Pterodactyls, Brachiosaurus and P l a teosaurus were all dinosaur species we had seen in dusty books or charmless labs till then. And then they were there on screen in their CGI-meets-practical effects glory and the shock and awe the audience felt was something you could physically touch in theatres
across the world. Nothing, we repeat, nothing can outdo that first introduction to dinos, resplendent as it was in its Spielbergian wizardry. However, it is to the credit of the reboot and its director Colin Trevorrow that while watching you compare it to the first Jurassic Park, and not its less-than-watchable sequels. She (yes, it is a she) tries escaping from her fortress of a padlock and Claire is sent running to park’s raptor trainer-resident badass Owen (Chris Pratt). To make things more edge-of-the-seat, Claire’s nephews Gray
and Zack (Ty Simpson and Nick Robinson) are visiting the park and Vic
Bollywood actor Govinda’s daughter Tina Ahuja, who is making her acting debut in Second Hand Husband, dismissed reports that her father had asked Salman Khan to help launch her into the industry. In 2007, Ahuja had accompanied Khan to the IIFA Awards, which had triggered speculations that she would enter Bollywood. There were also reports t h a t K h a n would
launch her in Dabangg, a 2010 blockbuster. “It was
Says Salman was never asked to help her enter Bollywood
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Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday declared that the upcoming film Hamari Adhuri Kahani will go tax free in the central Indian state. “The state government has exempted film Hamari Adhuri Kahani from entertainment tax on screening in cinema houses,” an
official release said. Directed by Mohit Suri and starring Vidya Balan and Emraan Hashmi, the film is a romantic drama and is out now in the UAE. Balan and Suri recently met Madhya Pradesh chief minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his wife Sadhna at the latter’s official residence as a courtesy.
Bollywood singer Mika Singh was arrested on Thursday for slapping a doctor, according to TV reports. The singer had allegedly slapped an ophthalmologist at a live concert in south west Delhi in April, after which a complaint was filed against him. A case of causing hurt and wrongful restraint was filed against
him at Inderpuri police station after a video of the alleged incident appeared online. The victim Shrikant, posted at Ambedkar Hospital, had suffered some internal injury inside his left ear due to the assault. The incident took place at a concert organised by the Delhi Ophthalmological Society (DOS) as a part of their three-day conference being held at the Delhi Pusa Institute
meta commentary on how to manage the audience’s demand. Like the people we see in the film, we want so much more than just dinosaurs from the franchise. Jurassic World has turned into little more than a petting zoo where people would rather focus on their smartphones than watch a Mos a -
said that my dad asked him [Khan] to launch me. But it is not true. That was just a rumour. I was never going to be launched by him. It [the rumour] was all created by media,” she said. Khan is known for promoting newcomers in Bollywood including Katrina Kaif, Arjun Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty. Since Khan launched actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha’s daughter Sonakshi Sinha in Dabangg, things had reportedly turned sour between him and Govinda. The actress added, “I have met him [Khan] just two-three times. I was too shy to talk to him. I don’t know what to talk to him [about]. He is my father’s friend, not mine.”
Mela Ground in Inderpuri. “While performing, Mika had called some of the audience on stage for an activity. During the
in a scene where toddlers are seen riding baby dinosaurs or when that most majestic of beasts, T Rex, is reduced to a performing m o n -key. The underlying message of this self
saurus devour its prey. “Nobody is excited to see a dinosaur anymore,” Claire says as an introduction to a focus group. When asked what investors of Jurassic World want, the answer is, “We want to be thrilled.” Ditto that for the audience. The film is a scathing commentary on how corporate moneybags are running the game and it is especially scornful
referencing film is: We are going to give you some CGI-filled m a y h e m which will be akin to Transformers-meets-Sharknado. Just don’t blame us when shit hits the fan. But here’s the problem: The CGI falls eons short of Jurassic Park’s realistic feel. It looks fake in places and forced in others. How we miss those practical effects of Spielberg which made the first film terrifyingly real. Trevorrow makes a confident debut in the arena of blockbuster arena. He seems to be channeling Spielberg who is the executive producer of this one.
right. This controversial film apparently has a classic Karz meets Kudrat plot!Now with Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt in it, there’s bound to be some romance thrown in. So you might get to watch them fall in love again and again in the film which definitely is great activity, something done news. But that won’t be by the doctor irked Mika all. Both Karz and Kudrat who then slapped him and had revenge as the central handed him to the bounc- plot. While Monty Rishi ers,” said a police official. Kapoor in Karz aveng-
es his own death, Rajesh Khanna nabs the murderer of his girlfriend from the previous birth. So be prepared for some khoon kharaba as well. A reincarnation love story has hardly missed the bull’s eye. Be it Karz or Mehbooba or Karan Arjun, they have always managed to whet our appetite. There is something really entertaining about actors dying and getting resurrected for love.
Hoskins (Vincent D’Onofrio) wants to weaponise the dinos
Dad didn’t ask Salman to help me in Bollywood: Govinda’s daughter Agency | Mumbai
and use them in situations such as Tora Bora. The rest is predictable to any fan of the franchise killer dino on the loose, people be-
ing chomped and other people (read principal c a s t ) managing evade d i n o ’s jaws (so much
t o the
teeth!) by their inherent bravery and intelligence. What really works is the film’s
Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt’s ‘Shuddhi’ plot leaked! Agency | New Delhi
Reincarnation or punar janam is perhaps the only Bollywood formula which has seen more hits than flops to its credit. So it is not surprising that filmmakers feel obliged to take it up often and transform it into a blockbuster. It seems Shuddhi will soon join this bandwagon. Yes, you read
Singer Mika Singh arrested for slapping doctor during live concert Agency | Mumbai
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3 / Dt. 12-06-2015, Friday AstraZeneca India shares zoom 20% after launch of type-2 diabetes drug Agency | New Delhi
Shares of AstraZeneca Pharma India has been steadily gaining momentum for the last couple of sessions, with the stock zooming 20 percent in early trade Thursday after the company announced the launch of type-2 diabetes drug Forxiga in India. At 10.25 am, the stock was at Rs 1,147.70, up 20 percent (Rs 191.25) from its previous close. Over 1 lakh shares have changed hands on the BSE so far against the two-week daily average volume of 17,000 shares. In the last two trading sessions, the stock has gained nearly 6 percent, shrugging off the weak broad market sentiment. According to the company, the drug will help remove excess glucose from the body via
urine which is associated with reductions in glycated haemoglobin, weight and systolic blood pressure. “Forxiga represents a significant advancement in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus with global safety and efficacy data of four years. It is an important addition to our innovative anti-diabetic portfolio; strengthening our commitment to transform patient care in diabetes by offering an additional treatment option for over 63 million diabetic patients in India,” said Sanjay Murudeshwar, managing director, AstraZeneca Pharma India.
Oil prices fall as World Bank cuts economic growth outlook
Agency | New Delhi Crude oil futures fell on Thursday as the World Bank cut its global economic growth forecast, ending a two-day rally triggered by a sharp U.S. inventory drawdown. In its twice-yearly Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank predicted the global economy would expand 2.8 per cent this year, below its 3 per cent outlook in January. The World Bank predicted India would record the biggest growth of major economies for the first time, ahead of slowing China. Front-month Brent
crude oil prices were down 11 cents to close at $65.59 a barrel while the U.S. crude shed 25 cents to trade at $61.18 a barrel. “Considering China’s economic slowdown, we lean towards lower prices today (Thursday),” said Daniel Ang, an analyst at Singapore-based Phillip Futures. In South Korea, the world’s fifth importer of crude oil, the central bank cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to a record-low 1.50 per cent. The aim was to shield a tottering economy from an outbreak of a deadly respiratory disease.Despite Asia’s slowing economies, Iraq on Thursday increased its July official selling price for Basra Light crude following strong demand for the grade last month.
Goodbye ‘slow’, I just got faster: best wishes 2G
Agency | New Delhi 2G will now bid goodbye to the adjective ‘slow’ which has clung to it ever since its big brother 3G came into the scene, for 2G just got faster with Google’s new feature which will help people on slower data connections to load webpages faster on their mobile devices in India, Brazil and Indonesia. It will also help save data for the users in these countries. The feature will be rolled out in India in the next two weeks, before the end of June, and will be available to users when they search on a Chrome or Android browser from Google’s search results. “Google is making various efforts to give users a better experience on slow
networks. In October, we made efforts to make search lighter for India and Brazil. But only making search lighter doesn’t work if a user clicks on a link and it doesn’t load,” said Google search product manager Hiroto Tokusei. The feature gets triggered when a network connection is slow such as 2G, he added. The India launch would follow field tests Google conducted in Indonesia over the last month for streamlined search results and optimized pages when the user searches on slow mobile connections. The light pages load four times faster and use 80 per cent less data, while increasing the traffic to webpages by more than 50 per cent.
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Agency | New York The list is topped once again by American boxer Floyd Mayweather and includes golfer Tiger Woods, tennis star Roger Federer and Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo. Dhoni has been ranked 23rd on the Forbes list of The World’s Highest-Paid Athletes 2015 dropping a notch from his ranking of 22 last year. Dhoni’s total earnings stood at $31 million, including amount from salary/winnings at $4 million and endorsements worth $27 million. The 33-year old cricketer retired from Test cricket at the end of 2014 but remains India’s skipper at the One Day International and T20 levels. “He
led India to the semifinal round of the 2015 Cricket World Cup before suffering a loss to eventual champion Australia, and in May the Chennai Super Kings went to the IPL Finals for the sixth time in his eight years as team captain,” Forbes said. He is also co-producing ‘M.S Dhoni: The Untold Story,’ an upcoming biopic that has been “fraught with delays but has already funneled some three millions into the Indian star’s pockets”. The earnings figures include salaries, prize money and bonuses paid out between June 2014 and June 2015. “Mayweather’s $300 million year shatters the record for athlete earnings, which was previously
held by Tiger Woods who banked $115 million in 2008,” Forbes said. Mayweather’s May 2 fight against Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao crushed multiple boxing financial records, including $13 million in sponsorships. Only two women made the 2015 Forbes list after the retirement of Chinese tennis player Li Na last year. Russian professional tennis player Maria Sharapova is the topranked women at number 26 with earnings of $29.7 million.Sharapova bounced back from an injury riddled 2013 to win the 2014 French Open, triggering lucrative bonuses from sponsors like Nike and Head, Forbes said.
Saina No. 2 in World Badminton ranking Agency | New Delhi
Indian shuttlers K. Srikanth and Parupalli Kashyap were ranked third and tenth. Riding on a semifinal finish at the Indonesia Super Series Premier badminton tournament, Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap regained his place inside the top 10 in the latest BWF’s world ranking, release on Thursday. A former World No. 6, Kashyap, who became the first Indian in 14 years to beat a reigning world number one player when he eked out a hardfought 14-21, 21-17, 2114 win over Chen Long of China last week, rose two places to grab the 10th spot in men’s singles ranking. Compatriot
Rain played spoilsport yet again as the second day of the one-off cricket Test between India and Bangladesh was called off without a single delivery being bowled at Fatullah on Thursday. India ended the rain-hit first day at 239 for no loss in 56 overs with opener Shikhar Dhawan unbeaten on 150 in company of Murali Vijay on 89.With weather forecast painting a gloomy picture, there is every possibility of heavens opening up in the remaining three days, which might leave Virat Kohli’s
men with very little time to take 20 wickets and enforce an outright result in the match. Kohli, who is eager to get on with the proceedings, might just feel a tad frustrated at the turn of events which are beyond his control. However, the most interesting piece of statistic that has emerged out of this already rain-marred game is the fact that this is the very first time that a Test match is being played in Bangladesh in the month of June. According to statistics published on ESPN Cricinfo, 50 Test matches (including the
current one) so far have been held in Bangladesh and never has a Test match been played in the months of June, July, August or September, which is peak monsoon season in this part of the world. The seven Test matches that India have played till date have been held in November (2000), December (2004-05), May (2007) and January (2010) when the possibility of heavy rain is very less. There was an air of inevitability about rain playing a party-pooper during this short series.
never toured India? Why do we play only one Test against them? And where is the spirit they showed so recently against Pakistan? Are they saving it for the one-dayers? I – and many more writers – having been saying for years that there should be two tiers to Test cricket – the top five, and the bottom five. As of today, the top five are South Africa, Australia, India, New Zealand, and England while Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh, and Zimbabwe make up the bottom five. Any series of a top team against a bottom team, like India against Bangladesh, should be of three Tests. A top against top, as England against New Zealand, should be of five Tests, and bottom against bottom, say Pakistan against Sri Lanka, should be of two Tests. If ICC follows this format, the competition will be very keen. Right
now, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka are all within three points of each other. As the schedule is made each year, it should take into account the standings at the time of scheduling. Thus, the impetus to move up the standings will be immense, as, say, in football’s premiere leagues. Yes, schedules are made years in advance but with proper planning and consideration, a yearly programme can be worked out. Then, a World Test Championship –every four years, like the World Cup. All teams play each other, home and away. There would be five points for a win, only one for a draw. The top four teams go into the semi-finals where they would play three Tests each, home and away. For the semis – the team with the higher number of points gets two Tests at home. The final would be the same format.
Free of Dhoni and Duncan, Kohli and Shastri bring fresh energy to India’s Test game Agency | Bengaluru
K Srikanth continued to be the best-placed Indian male shuttler at the third position, while Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal, too, improved a place to reach the second spot in women’s singles ranking. Two-time bronze medallist at the World Championship, P.V. Sindhu remained static at 14th owing to her lose to Hsu Ya Ching
of Chinese Taipei in the first round of Indonesia Open. Commonwealth Games silver medallist pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa also surged ahead to reach the 15th spot in the women’s doubles category after improving two places. No Indian men’s or mixed doubles pairs were inside the top 25 ranking.
Pakistan.” Further Nawaz informed President Mugabe of Pakistan’s hopes to host more international matches in the country after a successful series with Zimbabwe. Following the recent terrorist attacks in Karachi, the long
sought return of international cricket seemed impossible again until Zimbabwe’s Cricket took a step to overlook the risks and go ahead with the tour. “We have also experienced international isolation.
PM thanks Mugabe for bringing cricket back to Pakistan Agency | Islamabad
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif wrote a letter to Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe on Thursday thanking the Zimbabwe Cricket Board for organising the series and visiting Pakistan. In his letter, the prime minister appreciated President Mugabe’s decision to support international cricket in the host country, saying “The government and people of Pakistan are grateful to you for your leadership, vision and solidarity with
Agency | Fatullah
At last, I can write again about Indian cricket with complete freedom – not that it is such an important issue, except for me. But, as we wait for play to start on day two of the first Test, there is no Dhoni, no Fletcher, no Srinivasan connected with the match. There is also no need to go into the details of what these three gentleman did for – and did to -- Indian Test cricket over the past four years. Suffice it to say that the batting of Shikhar and Vijay is proof of the need for change –or at least 50 percent of the credit goes to the change. Kohli and Shastri bring a fresh energy, a fresh freedom to our Test game. May they continue to do so for years to come. Just as England showed against New Zealand in the first ODI, cricket, at any level, is a game of confidence and spirit. Yes, the Bangladesh attack lacked venom and bite. Yes, they rested their top pace bowlers. Yes, Vijay survived a very close lbw call. Yes, the whole approach of the Bangladeshis was one of getting the day over, somehow. But, Shikhar and Vijay played their game, to the hilt – without letting up – and that is Test cricket. Questions: Why has Bangladesh
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SRFDCL to construct the first Gujarat government to take Crime branch now building at Sabarmati River Front decision on compulsory voting soon hunting for tipper Dev
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Sabarmati River Front Development Corporation Limited(SRFDCL) will build a state-of-theart SRFDCL house near Patang hotel on western side of Sabarmati River Front over 1901 sq
m plot. The ground+6 floor + 3 floor in basement construction will take place at a cost of Rs 48.83 crore. The ground floor will be reserved for museum and exhibition purpose. It will also have refreshment/cafe facility.
First floor will have SRFDCL office. Third and fourth floors will also serve purpose of offices. Three floor basement area will be available for car parking. In total the building offer 16,712 sq m area across all floors.
Gujarat CM launches 13th Shaha Praveshotsav
Correspondent | Junagadh
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today launched the 13th statewide Shala Praveshotsav for rural areas with a view to ensuring cent percent enrolment of students from Arnej, a remote village in the Somnath-Gir district. She also dedicated on the occasion the newly constructed girls’ school, costing Rs.70-lakh, and the Kasturba Gandhi Kanya Shala, costing Rs.1crore, to the village. On the first day, 86 boys and girls were enrolled in the village school from standard 1 to 9, while 60 other tiny tots were admitted in the anganwadi. She presented educational kits to the children. A large number of villagers, including the parents were present on the occasion
to encourage the children. Addressing the villagers on the occasion, she said the state government has taken up the task of educating children, their free health checkup, and medical checkup of mothers also. Mrs. Patel said it is now for the teachers and society to teach sincerity and righteousness to the children from formative years. They should try to help children develop their latent talents in poetry, drawing and performing arts. She said that education helps children become confident youth to be away from social evils and corruption. She said that she would carry forward Shala Praveshotsav and Beti Bachao campaigns started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the then Chief Minister of
Gujarat 13 years ago. She expressed her firm resolve to eradicate illiteracy from the state. She presented Rs.10,000 cheque to each member of the winning Kodinar volleyball team, and also the meritorious students. Parliamentary Secretary Jethabhai Solanki welcomed the villagers. DDO Ashok Kalariya proposed a vote of thanks. Prominent among those present on the occasion included Gir-Somnath District Panchayat President Haribhai Solanki, Rajya Sabha Member Chunibhai Gohil, District Panchayat incharge Chairman Sursisinh Mori, Education Committee Chairman Ranjanben Jadav, Sarpanch Rekhaben Padhiar, District Collector Ajay Kumar, DSP Ashok Muniya and others.
Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
Gujarat government plans to implement compulsory voting during the forthcoming local body polls, spokesperson and state Health Minister Nitin Patel announced here today, after a meeting with officials of the Gujarat Election Commission. However, Patel also admitted that it is not an easy task for the administration to implement
compulsory voting since the state Election Commission raised various concerns duringtoday’s meeting. Briefing reporters about the development, Patel said that the number of electronic voting machines to be used during local body polls would have to be increased significantly to cope with the higher voter turnout. Similarly, the Election Commission
Over 10k engineering seats may stay vacant Over 10,000 engineering seats are likely to go vacant this year. Till Wednesday, 61,000 students had applied for admission against the total number of 71,000 degree engineering seats. Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC) officials said not all of 61,000 students would confirm admissions. The ACPC had begun the admission process in May last week. Thursday is the last day for online registration and around 2,000 more students are likely to register for admission on the closing day, said officials. ccording to ACPC officials, there will be a common merit list for
all boards and admission to degree engineering and pharmacy courses will be based on the percentiles obtained by the students. ACPC officials said that around 68,000 forms were sold but only 61,000 students registered for admission. They said based on their experience they could say that not all the 61,000 students who registered for admission would confirm admissions and hence the number of vacant seats would be much higher than 10,000. “Last year, over 23,000 seats had fallen vacant and this year too the ACPC is expecting the number to be around that or higher,” said a senior official.
fourth edition of “ChaaSpecial preview of the lo Gujarat 2015”— exhibition that is slated World Gujarati Conferto be organized at the ence in New Jersey,was
today showcased at the Andaz Party Plot on SG Highway in Ahmedabad. Media persons and prominent Gujarati artists, authors were present during the show case event. Sharing more on ‘Chaalo Gujarat 2015’ Mr. Sunil Nayak, President, AIANA said, “This is for the first time that we have made a move of building a tempo as a precursor to the main event. We wanted to disseminate the aura and objective to a wider audience. It is a very special occasion for us and its magnitude has made me come here specially from US.” Chaalo Gujarat’s date with New Jersey is set between July 31 and August 2, 2015, that is waiting to take over the senses.
Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
Chaalo Gujarat 2015 to take Gujaratis on an optical voyage
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
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also expressed concerns about the time available for each voter to cast vote, since the number of candidates per ward in each municipal corporation has increased from three to four, Patel said. “The Election Commission shared some of its concerns related to the promposed compulsory voting rule. They told us that if we implement the rule, we have to increase the number of electronic voting machines keeping in mind the higher voter turnout,” Patel said. According to him, voter turnout could rise to almost 90 per cent, while it generally remains at around 70 per cent during local body polls. In addition, each voter would have to be given more time to choose four representatives per ward as against three in the past, he said.
Crime branch sleuths are now hunting for the tipper named Dev who informed the gang about Angadia employees travelling in bus with large sum of money and jewellery on Tuesday evening arrested a gang of seven robbers who were planning to execute angadia robbery by intercepting a bus near Modhera. The angadias were to travel by bus with a large amount of cash and valuables said a police official. Assistant commissioner of Police, crime branch MD Choudhary said on tip off, Inspector JS Gaddam and his team nabbed the gang travelling a van from near Nehru Bridge. “We have arrested Hariom Thakur, Chotesinh Chuahan, Dharamveer Chauhan, Amits-
ingh Sen, Arman Saiyed, Suraj Vishwkarma, all residents of Ahmedabad and hailing from Uttar Pradesh and Praveensingh Vaghela of Banaskantha” added Choudhary. Crime branch sources said they have seized three country made revolvers, 14 live cartridges, knives, cell phones and hand gloves from them. “The gang was tipped off by a former Angadia firm employee named Dev that some employees of the firm were coming to Ahmedabad via bus said a police official. Crime branch officials said Dev was in contact with Praveen of Banaskantha who in turn had contacts with Hari Om. “After getting the tip the Hari Om had gathered the gang and had planned the robbery” said police source.
victims. Locals alleged that police tortured Hindu priest of Mandir to confess that he himself had broken murti of Shiv. Locals marched in support of priest and objected such tactics of police. There are only three Hindu families living in Sarveshwar Mahadev Mandir locality. One of them is Gopalrao alias Bakabhai Ganpatbhai’s family. Priest’s family members and supporters said they had no complain against other community, but the way police was trying Bakabhai to confess that he himself had broken the murti was unacceptable. Swapnil Parte who is son of priest Bakabhai is complainant in case pertaining to murti. Swapnil told
Police Commissioner that on Monday morning, police had visited his place and taken him to Bhadra office of police, where he was asked to sit for hours and tortured to confess that he himself had broken murti. Swapnil said he refused to confess this and decided to continue to stand for truth. Swapnil’s sister Mohini was also taken to police station. Police had seized mobile phones of Swapnil and his sister. They both were allowed to leave police station only when local municipal Councillor intervened. Locals said Bakabhai was told by police that his daughter goes to job alone and anything can happen to her on way.
ago.“However working a daily wager, Tara came into contact with Mohan about a year after her husband’s death and married her with the consent of her and Mohan’s family” added Rana. Naroda police officials said Lalji Ode who lives in the neighborhood, did not like Tara marrying Thakore who was from a different caste. “He often used to quarrel with Mohan and Tara and showed his dislike on Tara marrying Thakore” added Rana. Naroda police officials said on Tuesday at 9
pm Lalji came to Mohan’s house and started beating and abusing both Tara and Mohan. “Enraged Lalji then took out a sharp edged weapon and stabbed Mohan in the stomach. Mohan was rushed to civil hospital where he succumbed to the injuries on Wednesday morning” said Rana. “During interrogation it came to light that Lalji had thrown away the knife with which he had killed Mohan. We are searching for the weapon” added inspector Rana of Naroda police station.
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Minority Hindus of Sarveshwar Mahadev area in Vadodara protest police behavior
Correspondent | Vadodara
There has been anger among minority Hindus of Fatepura area in Vadodara due to behavior of police after communal clash here. Communal clash had erupted on Sunday evening after Shiv murti in Sarveshwar Mahadev Mandir was found broken in area where Hindus are in minority. One bike was torched, ATM was attacked and heavy stone pelting had went on for about half an hour in this area. Police had to lob over 20 tear gas shells following this incident. On Wednesday, local Hindus marched to Police Bhavan and made representation before higher officials over their ‘biased’ behavior towards complainants and
Cops now probing whether anyone directed Lalji to kill Mohan Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Naroda police is now probing that Lalji ode who killed Mohan Thakore for marring an Ode woman, was directed by anyone to commit the crime A man, Mohan Thakore was killed by another man, Lalji Ode for marrying a woman from his caste. Police say Lalji did not like Tara Ode marrying Thakore who was from a different caste. Inspector of Naroda Police station RB Rana said Tara’s first husband had died about eight years
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