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News Brief Sikh protests: DSGMC wants judicial probe Agency | Jammu, June 12
Contending that all sikhs are nationalists, a key organisation of the community today alleged that false cases are being registered in connection with recent protests linked to slain Khalistani militant Jarnail Singh Bindranwale here and demanded a judicial probe. Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Manjeet Singh G K, who was in Jammu to express solidarity with the family of a sikh youth killed in police firing during a protest on June 4, alleged that the state government was pushing the community to the wall.
Trailer of ‘Bangistan’ gets thumbs-up from B-town Agency | Mumbai, Jun 12
Bollywood is all praise for the trailer of Riteish Deshmukh starer comedy-satire film “Bangistan”. The movie, directed by former critic Karan Anshuman, also stars Pulkit Samrat, Chandan Roy Sanyal and will feature Jacqueline Fernandez in a cameo. Praising the trailer, superstar Shah Rukh Khan said, “Best of luck to the Bangers of Bangistan... no shanti only kranti (nor peace only rebellion).”
Ex-Odisha CM Giridhar Gamang joins BJP
Agency | New Delhi, Jun 12
Former Odisha Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang today met BJP president Amit Shah and announced that he was joining the party. While the party leadership is reported to have accepted his joining, his formal joining will take place later in Bhubaneshwar. The 72-year-old tribal leader from Odisha, who quit the Congress on May 30, said he decided to join the BJP as he liked its political strategy. “I have decided to join the BJP, but I will join formally soon. It will be decided by the state unit soon. I had met the Amit Shah today and made my plea which has been accepted by the party leadership,” Gamang said after an hour-long meeting with Shah.
Inter-religion marriage
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday allowed
Hindu woman to go with her Muslim husband In March, Damini had gone missing from the protection home, to which she was sent by a court order, for about three months, about which a complaint was filed in Ellis Bridge police station of the city.
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habeas corpus petition filed by the parents of the woman Damini Chavda (19) who married Saiyed Irfan Riyazul Husain (21). In March, Damini had gone missing from the protection home, to which she was sent by a court order, for about three months, about which a complaint was filed in Ellis Bridge
police station of the city. On Wednesday, during the scheduled hearing of the case, the High Court directed Irfan to produce the woman before it, following which, Damini appeared today before the High Court and reiterated that she wanted to go with Irfan, which was allowed today. Damini had in February pleaded before
the court to allow her to stay with Irfan but it was refused, after which she had tried to commit suicide by strangulating herself with ‘dupatta’ inside the court room, said the High Court order. Damini, who fell in love with Irfan one year back, had tied the knot with him in December last year. However, as her family did not ac-
cept their marriage, her father Babu Chavda had filed a habeas corpus plea before the High Court in January to get her custody. But during the trial, she had appeared before the division bench headed by justice Ravi Tripathi and requested him to allow her to stay with her husband as they had signed a marriage agreement under Special Marriage Act. However, the High
riage certificate mentioned husband’s name as Akbarali. “This court is of the opinion Damini Babubhai Chavada, who is under the influence of Irfan is required to be kept out of that for some time and therefore required to be sent to Nari Sarakshan Gruh or Nari Vikas Gruh (protection home for women) till Court bench in January directed the police offi- the next date of hearing sent her to Women Pro- cials to not allow her to on January 28,” the ortection Home and also meet Irfan as their mar- der said.
15 killed, 48 injured as bus rams into tree in Behram Ahmedabad’s biggest lawn is
ready at Sabarmati River Front
Agency | Behram
At least 15 people were killed and around 48 injured in a road accident on Friday morning when a private bus carrying around 56 persons turned turtle and then rammed into a roadside tree near old Behram toll Plaza on Chandigarh-Phagwara main highway. The victims could not be identified till the filing of this report. The driver of the bus has been identified as Jaswinder Singh. The accident took place after 9:00 am when a private bus of Onkar Bus Service was coming back from Nawanshahr to Jalandhar. The front portion of the bus was totally mangled and half of the bus roof was uprooted by the tree. Police and passersby struggled to bring the
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victims out of the bus. Even the backside glass of the bus was cut and the seats from the front were uprooted to make a passage to bring the injured out, said DSP Saravjit Singh. Among the 42 injured, 10 are in a serious condition. One of the survivors, Raman Kumar, recalled that all of sudden he felt that bus went out of control before it overturned. The police reached the spot within minutes and rushed the victims to the Charitable
Showers across Gujarat including Ahmedabad, Dhari, Surat
Agency | Amreli Though official arrival of monsoon is pending as per IMD, the state of Gujarat received light to moderate showers in various pockets. The city of Ahmedabad received light to moderate shower in the evening. Hail storm has been reported in Khoraj at Gandhinagar. Dhand-
huka received one inch rain. In central Gujarat, Bodeli received shower. In Rajkot, Jasdan received shower. Babra, Savarkundla, Amreli, Dhari, Chalala(heavy rain), Valbhipur and Bhavnagar are other places that witnessed good rainfall. In South Gujarat, Valsad, Surat, Bardoli, Tapi received rain.
hospital few kilometers away from the spot. “We stopped the other vehicles to rush the victims to hospital and also called up our villagers for help,” said a commuter. Both Civil and police administration reached the spot. Families have started reaching the hospitals.
Ahmedabad has got perhaps its largest green lawn area. It has been developed at reclaimed land on Sabarmati River Front next to Sardar bridge, just behind the Tagore hall on western side of river bank. The lawn is 40,000 square metres in size and it can host over 50,000 guests at a single go. The total area of event ground is 60,000 square meters in size. The stage has been constructed as a fixed
IIT topper rejects corporate offer, opts for research
structure. It can accommodate over 100 people. It is connected to a ground floor + basement building which also has a multipurpose hall, three AC rooms, store room, pantry and other facilities. Though final details are not out, it is learnt that the event ground will be available(rates per 5,000 sq/m) for Rs spiritual purpose, Rs exhibition purpose and 60,000 for commercial 15,000 for government Rs 40,000 for marriage purpose, Rs 30,000 for purpose, Rs 45,000 for and social purpose.
Rotten eggs, ink thrown at AAP’s Tomar as he leaves Bihar university after fake degree probe Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar, who is the Tri Nagar MLA, in a police car on his way from AIIMS to the Saket court that ordered him in police custody for four days on Tuesday.
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An IIT Kharagpur B Tech student who topped across all departments in the institute, has rejected a lucrative job offer from an MNC to remain in academics. Computer science and engineering student Sikhar Patranabis has scored 9.87 and passed out as the highest-ranked graduate this year. He is tipped to get the President of India Gold Medal. The lure of a high-paying pre-placement job offer from Microsoft, however, could not distract this talent away from his passion for research. Patranabis has now decided to stay back at the IIT campus and do a PhD on hardware security for embedded systems. “I never wanted to get into a corporate job after B Tech. My interest is in research and academics and I want to pursue that. I never had any second
thoughts on this. All my teachers and my family supported me in this decision,” he said. Patranabis is in the minority amongst top rankers as most of them are now on their way to the corporate world. Amongst high rankers, he will only have Anirban Santara from electronics and electrical communication engineering department to give company as a fellow PhD student at the IIT. “There has been a trend of 1-2 high-ranked students staying back for PhD in IIT. But the top ranker staying back with us is rare,” IITKgp Director Partha Pratim Chakrabarti said.
Agency | Bhagalpur Former Delhi law minister Jitendra Singh Tomar was greeted with rotten eggs, tomatoes and ink by members of different student organisations on his arrival at the TM Bhagalpur University (TMBU) on Friday. Tomar, who is on police remand on the charge of possessing a fake law degree, was brought to TMBU headquarters by a Delhi police team as part of its ongoing investigation into the case. As Tomar was escorted inside the administrative
building of the university, activists of the AISA, Chhatra Yuva Shakti, Chhatra LJP and other student organisations raised slogan against him and tried to throw eggs at him. The Delhi ex-law minister has claimed he had been a student of the Vishwanath Singh Institute of Legal Studies (VSILS), Munger, an affiliated unit of the TMBU, and possessed a valid law degree from the university. The university administration had informed the Delhi high court through an affidavit it had never issued any law
degree to Tomar. Sources at the TMBU campus said Tomar was quizzed on issues concerning his admission at VSILS, Munger, his registration in the university as a law student and also about his provisional law degree that the university has already stated was fake. A Delhi police team that reached Bhagalpur ahead of Tomar on Friday morning held discussions with university officials who had carried out the verification of the provisional law degree of Tomar and pronounced it as fake.
2 / Dt. 13-06-2015, Saturday Editors’ Picks SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2015 Army’s Myanmar strike: Governments don’t sing about covert operations First there is the operation; then there are the optics. Based on available reports, the cross-border operation in Myanmar seems to have been professionally executed. The army’s statement was appropriately terse. The operation was not without precedent. But the government deserves credit for putting in place all the diplomatic, intelligence and other ingredients that made it possible in quick time. But the messaging around the operation seems to have muddied the waters. Some of the muddying is on familiar themes. The chest-thumping of some ministers seems quite out of proportion and potentially dangerous. India has a more complicated history with effective cross-border operations than is usually acknowledged. The political narrative around the operations, not the facts, is what seems to be changing. But let us look at the politics of messaging in different frames. Any political establishment is understandably tempted to take credit for a successful operation. This is particularly true for a government whose self-image is so muscular and whose core constituency gets energised by such events. But aggressive domestic political messaging runs two risks. First, it probably makes cross-border operations subject to more overt scrutiny of the wrong kind. Operational details put out to make its impact more vivid can potentially damage the integrity of covert operations. If there is spin, one has to be careful that it does not damage the credibility of the government. Exactly how “cross-border” was this cross-border operation? But more seriously, aggressive domestic messaging creates a new sense of habituation and expectation, which can in turn reduce the government’s room for political manoeuvre later. Such operations have to be mounted when conditions are right and the risks manageable. But if you have a political culture that expects these operations routinely, where after every incident the government is compelled to explain why it isn’t going after targets, the risk of misjudgement becomes higher. Covert ops and cross-border raids are kept covert not just for operational reasons, but because you want to be careful about the culture of expectation they set up. You also risk embarrassing friendly governments that support you. Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore claimed that this operation sends a message to countries like Pakistan. It is a bit of nonsense to suggest this. Pakistan and India both know that the nature of their military, political and nuclear relationship is different. But there are two elements to the message that this government has been trying to send to Pakistan and other neighbours. First, that India’s security red lines are clear and there will be less waffling. There is no incompatibility between asserting these lines clearly and extending a hand for cooperation in other areas.
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Kangana Ranaut to have double role in ‘Katti Batti’?
Agency | Mumbai Kangana will be seen in a double role as Payal and Bijlee in Nikhil Advani’s directorial, which also stars Imran Khan. he has won accolades for her double role in “Tanu Weds Manu Returns”, which has turned out to be a box office bonanza. Now, actress Kangana Ranaut will enter the same territory with her upcoming film “Katti Batti”, according to
sources. Kangana will be seen in a double role as Payal and Bijlee in Nikhil Advani’s directorial, which also stars Imran Khan. However, the filmmakers are tight lipped about the project. “Everything on ‘Katti Batti’ is kept under wraps, no one is revealing the details of the film apart that it being a love story,” a spokesperson said in a statement. “Katti Batti” will release in September.
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QUOTE “A lot of questions have been raised over Tomar’s fake law degree. The party’s internal Lokpal will inquire into the matter. Then the party will OF THE take a decision on him,” - Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh said at a press conference DAY The issue over the Rock On 2 script is not something I am aware of, says Shraddha Kapoor! Agency | New Delhi
Bollywood celebrities including Sujoy Ghosh and Sajid Khan today paid tribute to the legendary Hollywood actor Christopher Lee, who died due to respiratory problems. The actor breathed his last on Sunday, but the news was reported today by the British media. Director-actor Sajid was one of the first to pay homage to the the man with the “golden gun”, referring to his role in James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. “RIP Christopher Lee... He will always be alive through his various entertaining characters... Especially Scaramanga...??”
Shraddha Kapoor is on a roll. The beauty is all set to show off her dancing skills in her upcoming next, ABCD 2. Shraddha will be seen opposite Varun Dhawan, and the two have been promoting the film religiously. Be it dancing at pro- m o tional events or acting
When Akshay Kumar was shocked by Sidharth Malhotra Agency | Mumbai
Handsome hunks Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra will together be seen in the upcoming Bollywood film BROTHERS which is based on mixed martial arts. Akshay is known for his action. When asked Sidharth if it was difficult for him to train himself and was he ever skeptical about matching up to Akshay’s levels, he said, “Yes of course.” Akshay interrupted and asked if he could answer that on Sidharth’s behalf. He said, “I think he has done so brilliantly that I am shocked myself. Yes, because he doesn’t have any background of martial arts. But this boy has worked day and night in the gym learning different moves and different kind of arts, maybe he didn’t even know about this, but he has done it and I am shocked myself also that somebody can
work so hard. I thought I was a hardworking person but here comes the man who works harder than me.” To which Sidharth replied, “Not at all, because you knew everything, Sir. So it was not at all hard for him. It was very easy for him because he has been kicking and punching since the khiladi days.” Being his usual amusing self Akshay said, “Thanks for reminding me of my age.”
Sidharth then answered to the question saying, “It was very nerve breaking, I was very nervous. I was only obsessing about the way I look and my technique. I was troubling Karan Malhotra on the sets every time. Also starring Jacqueline Fernandez, Jackie Shroff & others, BROTHERS is directed by Karan Malhotra. Produced by Karan Johar, the film is set to release on 14th August, 2015.
Deepika Padukone talks about her association with MAMI Agency | New Delhi
Actress Deepika Padukone, who has become a board member of the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image (MAMI) film festival, says it is a great platform to nurture fresh talent. Deepika, 29, joins filmmakers Anurag Kashyap, Farhan Akhtar and Karan Johar, among others on the board of trustees of the MAMI film festival. “MAMI is India’s leading film festival and I am proud to be on its board. It’s a wonderful space to discover and nurture fresh talent, build audiences and interact with other talents from across the world,” Deepika said. Last year, the Mumbai Film Festival faced a lot of hurdles to gather funds. Many prominent personalities had donated substan-
tial amounts for staging the event. Along with Chairperson Kiran Rao and festival director, Anupama Chopra, other members of the new board of trustees are Vikramaditya Motwane, Riteish Deshmukh, Anand Mahindra, Chairman and MD, Mahindra Group, Ajay Bijli, Chairman and MD, PVR Pvt Ltd
and Siddharth Roy Kapur, MD, Disney. This year, the board has roped in Jio - a digital venture of Reliance - to support the festival for the next three years. “We are delighted to announce that the Mumbai Film Festival has found its patrons, Reliance Jio and Star Network who see the rightful potential of MAMI and
goofy in flights while on board, these co-stars are doing it all! We are still waiting to see Shraddha’s dancing talent when the film releases on June 19. Her singing one however, is something we are well aware about a n d t h e a c tress is all set to flaunt the same in Rock On 2! The beauty has been roped in for Rock On’s sequel and will be seen with Farhan Akhtar. There has been tons of controversy surrounding the film, as it began with Rock On’s director Abhishek Kapoor suing Farhan, for not being given script cred-
it. Shraddha when questioned about the same, said,” “Honestly, the issue over the Rock On 2 script is not something I am aware of. At least I have not had a discussion over any of that with the makers. I was on a flight with Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar and we discussed the songs that I will be recording! I am very excited about this and have heard the compositions by Shankar Ehsaan Loy! I start recording soon.” Well that’s that. But what about speculations doing the rounds that actress Prachi Desai is tensed about the hype regarding Shraddha’s entry? “In terms of this news, of course, Prachi Desai is part of this film and so is Shahana Goswami! It’s an ensemble cast. She is there in the first and so is Shahana. I am the new entrant in the film,” clarified Shraddha.
seen in “PK” producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s upcoming film “Wazir”, also attended the bash. “At the celebration party for ‘PK’... and the joy of seeing the joys of others... Vinod, Raju and the wonderful Anushka”, Bachchan posted on Facebook alongside pictures from the party. Kangana Ranaut, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Anil Kapoor, lyricist Javed Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar, director Imtiaz
Ali, Sharman Joshi, Jackie Shroff, Tabu, Boman Irani, Aditi Rao Hyadri, Sanjay Dutt’s wife Maanyata, Sushant Singh Rajput and girlfriend Ankita Lokhande, Congress politician Priya Dutt and UTV Disney head honcho Siddharth Roy Kapur were also present at the bash. “PK” became the first Indian film to touch the three-figure mark in the largely restrictive Chinese movie market.
Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt’s ‘Shuddhi’ plot leaked! Agency | New Delhi
PK released in China and has turned out to be a huge success at the box office there. Superstar Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma and director Rajkumar Hirani, whose film “PK” recently grossed 100 million yuan (USD 16.70 million) in China, celebrated the movie’s success with other Bollywood stars. Aamir, who played an alien in the satirical sci-fi comedy, turned up in a Chinese attire much to the amusement of the guests. The 50-year-old actor’s family, including wife Kiran Rao, ex-wife, Reena, daughter Ira and nephew Imran Khan also came out to support the film’s successful run in China. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who will be next have joined hands with us to take the festival to the next level,” said Rao at a press conference here.
3 / Dt. 13-06-2015, Saturday Industrial production grows at 4.1 per cent in April against 2.1 per cent in March
Agency | New Delhi India’s annual industrial output growth accelerated to a two-month high of 4.1 percent in April, government data showed on Friday. On the other hand Retail inflation too
went up at 5.01 per cent in May, against 4.87 per cent in April. Analysts polled by Reuters were expecting the output to grow 1.6 percent compared with a provisional 2.1 percent annual growth in March.
PVR to raise Rs 350 crore from PE firm Multiples, dilute 10.7% stake
Agency | Mumbai PVR Ltd, which recently acquired DT Cinemas for Rs 500 crore, is looking at raising Rs 350 crore from Indian private equity firm Multiples Alternate Asset Management Private Limited (Multiples), which will pick up 10.7 per cent stake in the company. Under the terms of the agreement, Multiples through its various funds shall, subject to receipt of necessary statutory approvals, subscribe to 50,00,000 equity shares in PVR Limited for a 10.7 per cent fully diluted stake, at a price of Rs 700 per equity share. PVR chairman and managing director Ajay Bijli said, “We are delighted to deepen our partnership
with Multiples. This investment bears testimony to the immense faith that Renuka Ramnath and entire Multiples Private Equity team have reposed in the business model, promoters and the management team of PVR.” Multiples managing director and CEO Renuka Ramnath added, “PVR is a unique success story built on the back of strong financial support and endorsement from the same investor. We are proud to have been part of PVR’s history from less than 29 screens towards building 1000 screens. The credit for this outstanding journey is to Ajay, Sanjeev and the excellent management team that works with them.”
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Left out of Test, fired up Rubel Hossain gears up for ODIs against India Disa poin pat b ted e i n out gl squ of the eft a off d for t Test m h desh atch a e oneall-r gains said ound t Ind i him the om er Rub a, Bang el is la up f or t sion ha Hossa h in star s ting e three fired Jun O e 18 DIs .
Virat Kohli would have become India’s one-day captain in early 2012 itself had then Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N Srini-
I really want to put in a good performance against India.” The 25-year-old, who was the star performer in Bangladesh’s now famous World Cup win over England with a two-wicket burst, said he is fully fit right now. “I am good at the moment. I have recovered. There’s nothing to worry, I won’t say that I am not fully fit, but for a Test match one needs to have an extra amount of prepa-
ration,” he explained. Rubel said he hopes to make the Test team for the upcoming home series against South Africa. “I wasn’t selected for the Test match, but it’s not as though I don’t see a future for myself in this format of the game. I already have the South Africa Tests in my mind and I am going to do everything I can to be completely ready for that,” said the pacer.
during the lunch break on the opening day of the second Test between the West Indies and Australia at the Sabina Park, on Thursday. The pace legend is the fourth cricketer this year to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame after Betty Wilson, Anil Kumble and Martin Crowe, who were inducted earlier this year during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. “I feel privileged and indeed honoured to be given this tremendous award. I have noted the list and it has some tremendous cricketers – heroes who have made the game what it is today. So, I am humbled to be included among these many greats of the game,” Hall said. “Anytime you get these kind of encomiums, it is memorable. It is fantastic to receive the award in the West Indies and
in front of adoring fans, which makes it even more special. I have represented the West Indies as a cricketer, as the team manager, and as the President of the WICB, so I will treat this as something I value and will always remember,” he said. Hall played in 48 Tests from 1958 to 1969 in which he took 192 wickets, including five wickets in an innings nine times and 10 wickets in a match on one occasion. In 170 first-class matches, Hall claimed 546 wickets at an average of 26.14. In 196465, his 16 wickets were instrumental in guiding the West Indies to its first series win over Australia. He retired, along with his new ball partner Charlie Griffith, at the end of the tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1968-69.
the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Indian team — on a tour to Australia from end of 2011 to early
2012 — was di-
vasan not intervened, says a former national selector. Raja Venkat, a member of the five-member selection panel in 2011-2012, also said that
vided into several factions. Writing a column for Bengali tabloid Ebela, the 56-year-old said the quintet of selectors had favoured Kohli as a
Agency | Bengaluru
An inexperienced Indian football side gave a good fight before going down 1-2 against Oman in the home leg match of the 2018 World Cup Preliminary Qualification round here on Thursday.
replacement for Dhoni as they
thought t h e youngster was the right person to restore team spirit. Expressing his joy over the 26-year-old Kohli leading India in the ongoing one-off Test match in Bangladesh, Venkat said: “We had thought about this (of making Kohli captain) three years back. We tried too. But, because of N Srinivasan, our efforts failed.” Venkat recalled that India were then trailing 0-3 to Australia with the fourth and last Test to be played at Adelaide. “Before that two selectors, Mohinder Amarnath and Narendra Hirwani had gone to Australia.
India go down 1-2 against Oman in 2018 FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifier
Agency | New Delhi
Former West Indies paceman Wesley Hall has been inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, raising the tally of cricketers from the Caribbean to 18 in an illustrious field of 80 players who have been bestowed with the prestigious award to date. Hall received his commemorative cap from fellow ICC Cricket Hall of Famer, Courtney Walsh,
Agency | Fatullah
political unrest in Burundi, the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria and African migrants fleeing conflict. The selection of Mugabe as head for one year of the 54-member African Union strikes some as a poor precedent on a continent where democratic change has struggled for a foothold in many regions. Mugabe is also the rotating chief of the Southern African Development Community, a 15-nation group. “It sends a very bad message in terms of peaceful transfer of power,” said Muna Ndulo, a law professor and head of the Institute for African De-
Agency | Kolkata
Former West Indies pace legend Wesley Hall inducted in ICC Hall of Fame
After 35 years in power, Zimbabwean ruler Robert Mugabe will take center stage at AU meeting
The African president has his hands firmly on the reins of government at home and is frequently on the move, flying around the globe. At age 91, Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe shows few signs of slowing down amid periodic speculation about whether he is ill or in decline. Cabinet ministers from both his party and the opposition who have worked with him say he pays immense attention to detail regarding policies, laws and the national budget. During negotiations ahead of a new constitution in 2013, Mugabe sat with his party’s key leaders for as long as 10 hours, scouring through each clause. This weekend, he will preside as chairman of the African Union over a meeting in Johannesburg of leaders from around the continent. The talks could focus on
SPORTS ROUNDUP Srinivasan didn’t give us the nod to make Kohli captain: Raja Venkat
Agency | Dhaka Disappointed at being left out of the Test squad for the one-off match against India, Bangladesh all-rounder Rubel Hossain said the omission has fired him up for the three ODIs starting June 18. Rubel was rested form the Tests to keep him fresh for the ODIs, according to coach Chandika Hathurusingha. “Bangladesh does not get to play too many Tests, so obviously I am a little disappointed to miss out. But there’s nothing I can do now. All I am looking forward to is the ODI series,” Rubel was quoted as saying by ‘Daily Star’. “I want to be completely ready and match-fit by the time the ODIs begin.
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velopment at Cornell University in America. Africa’s oldest leader, Mugabe is a resilient, sometimes ruthless operator who fought in a guerrilla war, denounces the West, crushed or co-opted dissent at home and has been in power for 35 years with no clear successor. This weekend’s gathering in South Africa will follow more than a dozen international trips that Mugabe has made this year, including to Russia to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War II victory over Nazi Germany and most recently to Egypt for a trade conference.
An inexperienced Indian football side gave a good fight before going down 1-2 against Oman in the home leg match of the 2018 World Cup Preliminary Qualification round here today. Oman, ranked 40 places above India in the FIFA chart at 101, scored through Qasim Said (first minute) and Imad Al Hosani (40th, penalty) while Sunil Chhetri was on target for India with a superb goal in the 26th minute. The 19,000-odd crowd at the Kanteerava Stadium thought that India had equalised in the 69th minute but to their dismay, the linesman ruled that Robin was offside. CK Vineeth essayed a cross from the right towards Oman goal and defender Sallam Amur flicked the ball into his own net but the linesman thought that
Robin was in off-side position before that. India coach Stephen Constantine gave debut to four players, including three in the back four, and the inexperience showed as the home side were in the backfoot from the beginning by conceding a goal in the first minute. Then, a debutant Dhanachandra Singh went for a reckless challenge on an Oman attacker to concede the decisive penalty. In fact, the most experienced
Indian players after the duo of Sunil Chhetri and goalkeeper Subrata Paul, who each have played more than 50 international matches, were captain Arnab Mondal and Robin Singh -- who each have donned India colours in 10-odd matches. The fancied Oman dominated the match throughout with several shots at the Indian goal while the home side had just a couple of goal-bound attempts. The Indian backline were under severe pressure trying to fend incessant Oman attackers and the home side were lucky not to have lost the match by a bigger margin largely due to poor finishing by visiting team. It did not take long for Oman to take the lead as Qasim Said put them ahead in less than 30 seconds into the match from the first goal-bound attack.
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Jamnagar Municipal Corporation Gujarat part of Mukesh draft delimitation declared Ambani’s RIL AGM speech Correspondent | Jamnagar
“We have over 100,000 people at Jamnagar working round the clock to complete the projects in petrochemicals and refining.This makes Jamnagar one of the largest constructions sites in the world today. In our plastics business, we are building a world scale 1.5 million tons ethylene cracker at Jamnagar. The Jamnagar refineries processed 480 million barrels of crude, at an average operating rate of nearly 110%, which is significantly higher than our regional and global peers. The Jamnagar refineries processed several new challenging crudes during the year, taking the total number of crudes processed so far to a record 144 grades. The high quality fuels from the Jamnagar refineries meet the specifications of all key global markets, including the most environmentally stringent ones. We are now imple-
Correspondent | Jamnagar
menting a Coke gasification facility at Jamnagar, which is also one of the largest clean coal initiatives in the world. This gasification project is based on contemporary technology and is the largest of its kind built in the world. It will convert low value petroleum coke to a clean energy source for our refinery complex, thus rendering Jamnagar energy self-sufficient as well as enhancing the profitability significantly. We expect the gasification project to be ready for start-up in phases starting from early 2016. Upon completion, the project is expected to save nearly 1.5 billion dollars annually by substituting
imported LNG with the gas produced by it. The hydrocarbon rich refinery off-gases freed as a result of this project will be utilized as feedstock for petrochemical plants, thus generating significant additional value. Gasification shall further enhance the uniqueness of Jamnagar refineries path-breaking configuration as one of the iconic refineries in the world, and sustain our global leadership in the refining and marketing business. In our plastics business, we are building a world scale 1.5 million tons ethylene cracker at Jamnagar. This will be ready for start-up in the third quarter of the next financial year.
To prevent theft of mangoes, Valsad fruit growers install CCTV cameras Correspondent | Surat
Following several incidents of mango theft from orchards in Valsad district, many fruit growers in the region, famous for its Alphonso and Kesar mangoes, have installed CCTV cameras to pre-empt such attempts. Due to unseasonal rain this year in the region, the fruit growers have suffered loss in mango production, and so they have taken a few extra measures to preserve and sell whatever stock remains with them. The summer is the peak season for mango consumption, and the fruit is also heavily exported to countries like the UK, the US and the Gulf nations. However, recently around 10 complaints of mango theft have been reported with different police stations in Valsad district. In some cases, police have
arrested the accused and also managed to recover the stolen mangoes. In the wake of the recent mango thefts, the orchard owners are trying ways to prevent such incidents. And the trend of installing CCTV cameras in the orchards is gaining popularity. Rakesh Kachhadia, a farmer who grows mangoes, teak and chikhoos at his orchard in Kooperli village, around 10 kilometers from Vapi, had deployed security guards to stop such thefts. The move, however, did not bring desired results. A month ago, Kachhadia
installed CCTV cameras in his 4.3-acre orchard. The farmer claims there was no incident of mangoes being stolen from his orchard since he installed the CCTV cameras. He said, “This year, we have installed CCTV cameras at different locations to overcome theft incidents. It cost me Rs 75,000. We have also erected a watchtower for constant watch on the fields. The CCTV cameras are of good quality with night vision. It is a one-time investment with minor maintenance.”
Gujarat farmer earns Rs 5 per unit for selling solar power produced in his farm Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
A Buddha tourist circuit in Gujarat was among the high points of the meeting between Chinese president Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in September 2014 in Ahmedabad. But recent construction around the 4th century AD Buddhist cave in Khambalida, in Jetpur taluka of Rajkot, is an eyesore for heritage conservationists. The facade of the ancient Buddhist cave has been hidden behind a fibre-
glass shield. Inside, the floor has been plastered with freshly-laid stone tiles. These are the interventions of the Gujarat archaeology department which doesn’t seem to have understood the ba-
sics of conservation. The reason given for constructing the grotesque canopy is constant seepage from cracks during monsoon, which was dissolving the facade of the limestone cave.
State Election Commission, Gujarat has today declared draft delimitation of Jamnagar Municipal Corporation(JMC). The city has been distributed in 16 wards. Each ward has average 36,999
population. Total population of city as per year 2011 census is 5,91,976. Each ward will have 4 seats, 2 of which will be reserved for women. Thus there will be total 64 seats, 32 of them reserved for women. 4 seats are reserved for SC, 2 of
them are reserved for SC women. 1 seat has been reserved for ST. 6 seats are reserved for backward class, of which 3 are reserved for women. General election for all seats of JMC is going to be held in last quarter of this year.
Anandiben launches educational initiatives in tribal Narmada district
Ahmedabad
Guj bizmen give roads a miss, take charter planes instead Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
A UK-based Gujarati businessman recently gave the highway a miss and hired a chopper to fly to Dholera, Radhanpur and Khavda in border districts of the state to survey land for a project he wishes to set up in Gujarat. In the last 12 months, a good 200 chartered services were hired by industrialists to fly within India for business as well as leisure trips. About 50 chartered flights hired by Gujarati businessmen flew to various foreign destinations.Until 201213, the number of chartered flights for international destinations could be counted on fingertips. “The number increased in 2013-14 with 10 such flights heading towards African nations. In last one year, this number has gone up to 50,” says
Captain Kaushal Sohagia, director Aniket Air Services Pvt Ltd. Success of Vibrant Gujarat summit and large investments flowing into Gujarat has pushed the demand for chartered flights in the state, says industry sources. “Many companies hire choppers for foreign executives who come for a short visits,” says Sohagia. Growing preference for charters prompted an online travel portal to launch chartered flight services between Ahmedabad and Bhutan in April this year. Beginning May, they have operated six flights. The company now plans similar service to Turkey from Ahmedabad. Officials in Ahmedabad based aviation companies say chartered jets are also rented from Delhi and Mumbai to meet client requirements.
Dahej industrial units hit as effluent pipeline ruptures
Large number of industrial units in Dahej special economic zone (SEZ) and Vilayat Industrial Estate are staring at production losses after the main 12.5 km pipeline discharging effluents into the high sea was damaged on Wednesday morning. Officials said that the suction system at one of the four pumps at the main pumping station in Dahej broke, resulting in large quantity of effluents gushing out. The pumping station was submerged and all industries were immediately told to stop discharging their effluents. The pipeline, managed by Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC), dis-
charges nearly 23 million litres effluents per day four km into the sea. “After intimation, it took sometime for the units to stop the discharge. In the meantime, some effluents also flowed into a storm water drainage pipeline and eventually into the Narmada estuary,” A A Dolti, regional officer, Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), told TOI. It is estimated that nearly 70,000 litres of effluents have flowed into the estuary and if more is discharged, there is a threat to the marine environment. M A Hania, president of Dahej Industries Association, said, “The situation is very bad as repairs will take at least two to three days.
side, the floor has been plastered with freshly-laid stone tiles. These are the interventions of the Gujarat archaeology department which doesn’t seem to have understood the basics of conservation. The reason given for constructing the grotesque canopy is constant seepage from cracks during monsoon, which was dissolving the facade of the limestone cave. However, conservationists say there were better ways of protecting the monument — which
had braved the vagaries of nature for over 1,600 years — than covering it with artificial material. Ajanta caves had faced a similar problem and were reinforced with compatible material. Khambhalida has three caves. The entrance of the central cave, ‘chaitya’, is flanked by two large sculptures of Avalokiteshvara Padmapani and Avalokiteshvara Vajrapani — both forms of Buddha. This is the only depiction of the Avalokiteshvara in a Gujarat cave.
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Correspondent | Vadodara
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today launched four initiatives as part of the 13th ‘Shala Praveshotsav’ for tribals and rural populace with a view to ensure cent per cent school enrolment of students from two villages of Kherpada and Vaviyala in neighbouring Narmada district. Kherpada (in Sagbara taluka) is a remote village in tribal-dominated Narmada district bordering Maharashtra while the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) affected people from the
beneficiary states of Maharashtra and MP have been staying in Vaviyala in Garudeshwar taluka located on banks of Narmada. Narmada district has taken the lead in Gujarat in launching these four initiatives of Sabandhsetu, Snehsetu, Sankalpsetu and Vigyan Gyan mobile van project. Under ‘Sabandhsetu’, ‘Snehsetu’ and ‘Sankalpsetu’, the teachers of these schools will interact with parents of children on expectation from their wards and take all the necessary steps for imparting
BMW hit-and-run case: Trial over, verdict on June 29
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
After it held a hearing in the 2013 BMW hit-andrun case on Thursday, the Ahmedabad district court reserved its order in the case. It is likely to pronounce the order on June 29. Two youths in Ahmedabad had lost their lives in the accident. The arguments from both the sides — prosecution and defence- concluded on Thursday, following which additional sessions judge, P M Patel, reserved the order for pronouncement on June 29. Throughout the tri-
al, the case witnessed several twists and turns after key witnesses, who were friends of the victims, turned hostile. On February 24, 2013, Vismay Shah, who was allegedly driving the BMW, rammed it into a motorcycle near Lad Society, Judges Bungalow at Vastrapur in Ahmedabad, killing two youths — Shivan Dave (25) and Rahul Patel (21). During the investigation, the police revealed through forensic reports that Shah was allegedly driving the car at a speed of 110 km per hour.
good quality education to make children self-reliant. A M Tiwari, Managing Director of Vadodara based Gujarat Alkalis and Chemicals Ltd (GACL) promoted by the state government, donated a Vigyan Gyan Ganga mobile van to Narmada district collector Sandip Sagle for encouraging children of 30 schools in Dediapada taluka to take up Science. This mobile van is equipped with scientific instruments lab, charts on science etc to arouse interest amongst children of this taluka for science subjects.
Buddha short-circuit: Gujarat conservation ruins cave
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
A Buddha tourist circuit in Gujarat was among the high points of the meeting between Chinese president Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in September 2014 in Ahmedabad. But recent construction around the 4th century AD Buddhist cave in Khambalida, in Jetpur taluka of Rajkot, is an eyesore for heritage conservationists. The facade of the ancient Buddhist cave has been hidden behind a fibreglass shield. In-
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