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News Brief 12 injured in Kashmir rally in Doda (H.S.) | Doda Senior Superintendent of Police of Doda and a duty magistrate were among 12 persons injured when a mob clashed with police here today. Muslim organisations of the district had called for a bandh today and a protest march after Friday prayers in “solidarity” with the people of Kashmir. “After Friday prayers, a mob turned violent and attacked the police party, deployed in the town to maintain law and order, and started pelting stones,” Deputy Inspector General of Police (Doda Range), Nisar Ahmed said.
Swaraj meets Congolese Foreign Minister
(H.S.) | New Delhi External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Congolese counterpart Raymond Tshibanda N’Tungamulongo today held talks on a range of bilateral issues including ways to further deepen ties between India and Congo. In the meeting, N’Tungamulongo is understood to have raised the issue of killing of Congolese national Masonda Ketada Oliver here in May that had triggered outrage by African envoys.
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J&K debate should include J, K, Ladakh, PoK: PM at all-party meet
PoK is part of J&K : PM Modi Prime Minister also said that “there cannot be any compromise on national security but we have to win confidence of people in Jammu and Kashmir”
(H.S.) | New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who chaired an all-party meeting Friday on the Kashmir unrest, told the attendees that Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir is also part of Jammu and Kashmir. The prime minister added that “there cannot be any compromise on national security but we have to win confidence of people in Jammu and Kashmir”. Saying
that “like every Indian” he is “deeply pained” by the recent incident in Kashmir, PM Modi expressed happiness that all parties have spoken in one voice on the issue. “It’s a matter of happiness that all parties have spoken in one voice on J&K. I’m grateful to all political parties for raising concerns with regard to prevailing situation in J&K,” PM Modi said in the all-party meeting. PM Modi also
termed cross-border terrorism supported by Pakistan as the root casue of turbulence in the valley. According to news agency, former prime minister
Manmohan Singh assured “full-cooperation” on behalf of the Congress party in any measures adopted by the government to diffuse the tension in Kash-
from Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Austria -- were injured and a woman who had a food vending cart in front of a bar was killed, Yoosumran said. No Indian has been reported injured. Hua Hin is a popular coastal resort, about 145 kilometers southwest of
the Thai capital, Bangkok. It’s also home to the Klai Kangwon Palace, the seaside residence of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The palace is located less than about 2 kilometers from the bombing site. Two more persons were killed in three blasts in Surat Thani and Trang area. There were reports of bomb explosions in popular resort town of Phuket in Patong beach injuring a few but no fatalities were reported. A bomb also exploded near the governor’s residence in Muang district. The blasts came as the country celebrated the birthday of Queen Sirikit, a holiday. This is is first time there have been bomb blasts in popular tourist spots like Hua Hin and Phuket. No one has claimed responsibility for the blasts and it is not clear if they are connected.
4 killed, 34 injured as blasts rock Thai resort cities (H.S.) | Bangkok
A string of coordinated bomb blasts within hours rocked Thailand’s famous tourist towns, including Phuket, killing four people and injuring 34 others, days after the country voted to accept a military-backed Constitution. At least 11 bombs, many of them twin blasts, hit five southern provinces in the past 24 hours. Police said they had detained some suspects but ruled out international terrorism. Two bombs went off in the resort of Hua Hin this morning near the clock tower, a city land-
mark, killing one and injuring three. Around 200 meters away, another two bombs exploded late yesterday as foreign tourists were leaving local bars to go back to their hotels, Police Lieutenant Colonel Samoer Yoosumran said. At least 11 people -- mostly citizens
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mir. Speaking to reporters after the meeting ended, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury told reporters that “we have given our suggestions. HM concluded by saying that all suggestions will be taken on board”. During the marathon fourhour-long meeting, which comes in the wake of continued unrest in Kashmir after the killing of Hizbul commander Burhan Wani on July 8, some opposition parties asked the government to take a few immediate confidence-building measures like putting an
end to the use of pellet guns and relaxing AFSPA in some parts of the valley. It was also suggested that an all-party delegation should visit Kashmir to assess the situation but the government did not make commitments regarding any of their demands. An all-party meeting was called by Home Minister Rajnath Singh earlier this week during a debate on the Kashmir violence in the Rajya Sabha. The Lok Sabha unanimously passed a resolution Friday to instill confidence in the people of Kashmir by
adopting steps to restore normalcy in the Valley. The resolution read out by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said: “The House conveys its deep sense of anguish and concern over the loss of lives and critical injuries caused by the deteriorating situation. It is of the firm and considered view that there cannot be any compromise on unity, integrity and national security. It is equally an imperative that urgent steps are taken to restore order and peace for the alleviation of the sufferings of the people.”
Goenka, President of Mahindra’s Automotive Business said, “We are very relieved with the decision of the Supreme Court today. Hope this decision will put all controversy surrounding diesel fuel behind us and we will be able to focus on the more important task of making our vehicles compliant with BS 6 norms by April 2020”. Pursuant to the court’s directive the government has fast tracked the adoption of stricter
emission norms in-line with the Euro VI regime seen in Western Europe. Today’s verdict lifting the ban was based on an appeal by Mercedes-Benz, for whom the Delhi region represents almost a quarter of sales in the country, and an association of auto-makers. Mahindra & Mahindra and Toyota Kirloskar Motor will also gain from the decision. Toyota had described the ban as “a corporate death sentence.”
Supreme Court Allows Above 2000cc Diesel Cars For Delhi - But With New Tax (H.S.) | New Delhi
Large diesel cars, mainly SUVs, can once again be sold in Delhi, the Supreme Court has said, but a green fine will have to be paid by manufacturers or dealers to compensate for polluting the city’s air. The tax - 1% of the ex-showroom or retail price - must be deposited in a designated state-run bank, the top court said. In December, the Supreme Court temporarily banned the sale of large diesel cars with an engine capacity of 2000 cc or more to combat the capital’s infamous toxic smog. Manufacturers argued that the decision would severely impact their sales and strand dealers with thousands of unsold cars. Dr. Pawan
is conducting MS(Pharma) in 7 disciplines and PhD in 6 disciplines. 125 MS(Pharma) and 23 PhD students are pursuing their Harbhajan likely course in NIPER Ahmedabad today. Government to miss Duleep of Gujarat has allotted (H.S.) | New Delhi The industry body Trophy 60 acres of land of Palaj, also said that efforts (H.S.) | New Delhi Gandhinagar for the per- Automobile industry on must be made to manent campus of NIPER Friday welcomed the SuSenior off-spinner Harical & Fertilizers, after (H.S.) | Ahmedabad address the real Ahmedabad. Foundation preme Court decision to bhajan Singh is all set to he assumed charge in the lift ban on cars and SUVs The Minister of State for cause of pollution stone for the new campus give the inaugural day and Chemicals & Fertilizers Ministry on 05.07.2016. was laid by the Minister with diesel engine capacinstead of targeting night Duleep Trophy with and M/o Road, Transport NIPER is the first Nation- for Chemicals & Fertiliz- ity of 2,000 cc and above a particular type of pink ball a miss due to & Highways and Ship- al Level Institute, with the ers Sh. Ananth Kumar on in the Delhi-NCR region. fuel pressing family commit- ping Shri Mansukh L aim of becoming a centre 16.12.2015 CIPET offers The industry body also are polluting the environ- cess under duress. While that it had to be banned. ments. It has been learnt Mandaviya will visit the of excellence for advance specialized academic pro- said that efforts must be ment”. The Japanese auto we welcome the Supreme When asked if Toyota that the ace off-spinner is National Institute of Phar- studies and research in grammes in the field of made to address the real maker insisted that its Court decision, we wish planning to take a break to maceutical Education and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Plastic Engineering and cause of pollution instead stand to hold back invest- if only the Court did this would now reconsider spend quality family time Research (NIPER) and It has been declared as an Technology, in order to of targetting a particular ments in India will contin- earlier,” Toyota Kirloskar its decision to hold back with his wife Geeta and Central Institute of Plastic Institute of National im- provide qualified human type of fuel. Toyota and ue till it gets a clarity on Motor Vice-Chairman investments in India, the new born daughter. Engineering and Technol- portance by the Govern- resource to Plastics and Mercedes-Benz, which the future road map both and Whole-time Direc- Viswanathan said: “We “Harbhajan’s daughter ogy (CIPET) in Ahmed- ment. NIPER Ahmedabad Allied Industries at vari- had offered to pay 1 per from a court’s stand point tor Shekar Viswanathan will still wait for the fiis not even a month old. abad on 13.08.2016. This started functioning in ous skill levels. It conducts cent green cess, insisted and government’s policy told agency. He further nal pronouncement. We It is quite natural that he will be the first visit by 2007 with courses of MS Diploma, Degree and Post they made the voluntary side. “Our vehicles meet said the diesel fuel has will wait for a clear stateneeds to be with his wife the Minister of State to (Pharma). PhD courses Graduate Courses, besides offer in order to overcome every norms laid out in been maligned and won- ment from the court and and daughter at this point these two prestigious in- were started in 2011. As on certain short duration vo- the ban and “not on the the country. We made the dered if it has damaged government on the road premise that our vehicles offer of 1 per cent green the environment so much ahead for diesel fuel.” stitutes of the M/o Chem- date, NIPER Ahmedabad cational courses. of time. Sub Editor: Dhruvil Makani Office: B/14, Madhav Chamber’s, India Colony, Opp-Vidhyanagar School, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
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2 / Dt. 13-08-2016, Saturday Editors’ Picks saturday, August 13, 2016 Highly productive Monsoon session of Parliament ends; GST was highlight
Passage of the long-pending GST bill and a unanimous resolution on Kashmir were the highlights of the “highly productive” Monsoon session of Parliament which was adjourned sine die today after 20 sittings. The session also witnessed an Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader Bhagwant Mann being barred from attending the Lok Sabha after he filmed and uploaded a video of Parliament complex on social media, an episode which is being probed into by a Parliamentary Committee set up by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. Hailing the session as “highly productive”, Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari said the House debated issues of “national concern”, including the situations arising out of inflation, Kashmir violence and attacks on Dalits. Echoing similar feelings, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan noted that while the House lost over 6 hours and 33 minutes of time due to interruptions followed by forced adjournments, it sat late for over 18 hours to discuss various important issues. While 13 legislations were passed by the Lower House, the Upper House approved 14 laws. Besides the GST Constituional Amendment, the Bills which were passed include Benami Transactions (Prohibition) bill, Taxation laws (Amendment) bill, Factories (Amendment) bill, Employee’s Compensation (Amendment) Bill and the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) bill. The proceedings of monsoon session of both Houses of Parliament commenced on July 18. While the Rajya Sabha deliberated for more than 112 hours during the 20 sittings, the Lok Sabha sat for 121 hours. As many as 59 elected, re-elected and nominated members joined the Rajya Sabha. Incidentally, the Monsoon session of Parliament last year was a stormy affair which had witnessed several disruptions over the Lalit Modi controversy and the Vyapam scam. The Lok Sabha Speaker said an inquiry committee has been constituted to go into various issues of uploading of footage of Parliament complex on social media by Bhagwant Mann. The Committee is seized of the matter, she added. The Lower House also took up 4 discussions including on violence in Kashmir, price rise, sustainable development goals and atrocities against dalits. Ansari said the Rajya Sabha held an “animated debate” while considering and passing the Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill, 2014, to pave the way for rollout of a new indirect tax regime, Goods and Service Tax (GST). “The incidents of violence in Kashmir Valley engaged the undivided attention of the House. The debates took ten hours of the House in two separate days,” Ansari said. Both the Houses passed a unanimous resolution on prevailing situation in Kashmir Valley. It earnestly appealed to all sections of the society in Jammu and Kashmir, to work for the early restoration of normalcy and harmony and unanimously resolved to restore the confidence among the people in general and youth in particular. It also resolved there can be no compromise with the country’s unity, integrity and national security. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in both the Houses, which were adjourned sine die one after another. After Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die, Modi, Congress leader Manmohan Singh, and some other leaders went to the Chairman’s chamber to thank him for conducting House proceedings.
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“Investigative agencies are facing many challenges in the investigation of traditional and modern crimes. This conference should be adjudged as a forum to resolve the challenges and discuss ways to overcome them.” - Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called for a qualitative improvement in the standard of investigation to resolve challenges in dealing with both traditional and modern crimes.
Hrithik Roshan’s Mohenjo Daro box office Celebs share detention ordeals after day 1 collection: Film to earn Rs 10 crore SRK gets detained at a US airport again confirmed. Mohenjo Daro
(H.S.) | New Delhi Mohenjo Daro starring Hrithik Roshan and Pooja Hegde received mixed reviews on day 1 of its opening. Ashutosh Gowariker’s period drama saw about 25 percent occupancy in the morning, which climbed up to 40 per cent as the day progressed. The film which opened on around 2500 screens is expected to earn around Rs 10 crore on box office day one. Mohenjo Daro is
set in the Indus Valley civilisation and will see Hrithik romancing Pooja on awe-inspiring sets. Ashutosh Gowariker-directed movie has raked in Rs 45 crore from selling its satellite rights. The other Rs 15 crore have come from the sale of music rights. A R Rahman has composed the music for Mohenjo Daro. The estimated cost of the whole project, including publicity and advertising is Rs 115 crores, sources
will now have to earn Rs 45 crore in India and Rs 15 crore in overseas market to break even with its overall cost. It clashed with another big film, Akshay Kumar-starrer Rustom. The courtroom drama is based on the 50s Nanavati murder case and also stars Ileana D’Cruz and Esha Gupta. Akshay plays a naval officer in the film who finds out that his wife is having an extramarital affair. The case had a wide-ranging impact on the Indian judicial system. While Akshay’s film got an upper hand in north India, Mohenjo Daro is performing well in south India. However, in terms of pure numbers, Akshay and his Rustom is expected to do better on day one at box office.
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On Friday, we woke up to Shah Rukh Khan’s tweet on being detained at the Los Angeles airport. “I fully understand & respect security with the way the world is, but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really really sucks (sic),” wrote the actor, who was earlier detained at Newark airport (2009) and New York airport (2012). SRK, whom Kamal Haasan is very fond of, would be pleased to know he has undivided support from senior actor Kamal Haasan, who too has faced a similar ordeal. “We don’t need to over-react just because this Khan is a Shah Rukh. I don’t think Shah Rukh himself minded the detention. I know the gentleman (that he is). He would never say, ‘I
am Shah Rukh Khan, so I should be treated differently from other Khans.’ He had earlier said, ‘Each time I want to feel normal, I visit the US’ . His fans might feel injured on his behalf, but it can’t be helped. US is an injured nation.The Americans are just being careful. This happened to me, too, and I had to miss my flight. There was no great apology or anything.It’s just rules they’re following,” says Haasan. The actor
says he was detained and questioned at an airport in Canada recently, as his name sounded distinctly Muslim. “My father did a very mischievous thing, maybe because I was born when he was 50, and by then he had developed a sense of humour about human quirks and contradictions. He gave me a Muslim-sounding name. And the ambiguity of my name does confuse the Americans. I enjoy that,” says the actor.
Alia Bhatt and her Dream Team share their glee Ustad Amjad Ali Khan’s
Visa to the UK rejected
(H.S.) | New Delhi
The stars of Bollywood are all set to have a gala time in the USA. Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif, Sidharth Malhotra, Parineeti Chopra and Aditya Roy Kapur are all geared up to for their Dream Team tour. The international tour will feature the young stars of Bollywood industry and they are set to entertain fans all over the globe. It’s not just the young stars, even Karan Johar have packed their bags for this tour. Udta Punjab actress Alia Bhatt and her dream team shared a picture on Instagram. Alia shares the frame with Sidharth Malhotra, Katrina Kaif, Aditya Roy Kapur and Parineeti
(H.S.) | New Delhi Chopra. “And it begins! Houston here we come #DreamTeam.” she captioned in her instagram post. The Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara actress, Katrina Kaif, who recently joined Facebook on her birthday, will be performing to Sheila Ki Jawani, Chikni Chameli and Dhoom Macha Le. Considering that she is being accompanied by Sidharth Malhotra, she
may dance to the tracks of her latest release, Kala Chasma. Katrina Kaif also shared a video of her rehearsals on her Facebook account. Earlier, in an Instagram post of Varun Dhawan, the director was seen with the Badlapur actor and Shah Rukh Khan. “Enroute to houston. Pajama party to dance party in Houston #dreamteam #traveljunkies.”
Sushant Singh Rajput again slams rumours linking him with Kriti Sanon
(H.S.) | Mumbai Actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who perhaps had plans to settle down this year before breaking up with his girlfriend Ankita Lokhande, said he would get married after finding a girl. When asked about his marriage plans, Sushant said: “First let me find a girl then, I will get married after that.” Reportedly, the actor is dating his Raabta
co-star Kriti Sanon. However, Kriti has dismissed these rumours. When asked Sushant about his reaction on Kriti’s statement, he said: “She always speaks the truth and whatever she has said is right.” Last month, the actress tried to put an end to dating rumours with Sushant by slamming such reports and calling them untrue. When asked to comment on the reports, Su-
shant said, “Kriti always speaks the truth. Whatever she said is right.” The 30-year-old actor was speaking to reporters last night at the trailer launch of his upcoming film MS Dhoni:The Untold Story, the biopic of Indian ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. While Sushant was busy working on the movie, his personal life garnered spotlight since his break-up with long-time girlfriend Ankita Lokhande last year. The “Kai Po Che!” star also suffered a rib injury while practising a cricketing shot for “Dhoni”. Sushant, however, said neither the breakup nor the physical injury deterred him from focusing on the film.
Hours after actor Shah Rukh Khan’s detention at the Los Angeles airport by US immigration on Friday, sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan’s visa application to the UK was rejected by the British High Commission in Delhi. Khan, who in the past has done extensive UK tours including special performances for The Prince of Wales, is slated to perform at the prestigious Royal Festival Hall, which is lo-
cated at the heart of Southbank Centre in London. Khan said, “As compared to earlier, it’s happening more now. The moment you are Khan or Ali, these issues come up. I haven’t been given a reason for the rejection. There never is. But a lot, I think, has to do with the current situation in the world. May be they are considering world peace, harmony and disharmony matters. In these, they’ve also forgotten that I am an artiste, who will be there as a messenger of peace,” said Khan, 70, who in the past has performed at the St James Palace, and at High Grove, which is Prince Charles’ coun-
try home that comprises a small concert hall for short intimate gatherings. “They must understand the feeling of the artiste. We all want peace and harmony. This is becoming a very sad situation for the artistes who are trying to spread the message of peace and love across the world,” said Khan, who approached Minister for External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj via his Facebook page for help. “I am committed to performing at the Royal Festival Hall and have already said yes to the organisers. I’m hoping that the matter would be looked into,” said Khan.
and I think that the game is simple to play and very engaging. I am definitely going to enjoy binge playing it during my free time,” Tiger said. Available on Android and iOS smartphones, “A Flying Jatt” game is an endless runner game with an aim to travel as far as possible, collect coins, and avoid obstacles. Also available on Tata Sky and Airtel Digi-
tal TV, it features the three lead characters of the film, Flying Jatt (Tiger), Kirti (Jacqueline Fernandez) and Raka (Nathan Jones), and players can play the game as their favourite character. Remo said: “I have played the game with Tiger and we have had such a fun time challenging each other. I hope everyone enjoys the game as much as we have.”
Tiger Shroff, Remo D’souza launch A Flying Jatt game (H.S.) | Mumbai
Actor Tiger Shroff and director-choreographer Remo D’souza on Friday (August 12) launched a game based on their forthcoming film A Flying Jatt. It has been developed by Hungama Games, the gaming arm of Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt Ltd. Tiger and Remo picked characters from the movie within the game and competed by racing against each other to the finish, at the launch event held here. “I had a blast playing a superhero in the film, and it’s extremely exciting to see such a unique avatar of myself in this game. “I have tried my hand at it,
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SBI surges 9% on stable asset quality
Agency | New Delhi State Bank of India (SBI) has moved higher by 9% to Rs 248 on the BSE after the bank reported stability in its asset quality for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 (Q1FY17). The gross non-performing assets (NPA) stood at 6.94% in June quarter, in line with analyst estimate, against 6.5% in March quarter. Net NPA was at 4.05% against 3.81% in previous quarter. The gross NPA and net NPA stood at 4.29% and 2.24%, respectively, in the year ago quarter. “SBI’s 1QFY17 asset quality has surprised on the positive side. Lower than expected slippages have helped in reporting better than expected bottom-line. Slippages of Rs 8,790 crore during the quarters was lower than our and street’s expectations and this indicates a large part of the troubled loans has been accounted as NPAs,” said Siddharth Purohit, senior equity research analyst for banking sector at Angel Broking in a note.
Aircel Offers Unlimited Calls, Data On Independence Day
Agency | New Delhi Samsung on Thursday launched its new flagship Telecom operator Aircel on Friday announced that it will provide unlimited local calls and data to its customers on the eve of the 70th Independence Day for Rs 123. “With ‘Azaadi Offer’ we are removing the cost barrier for our customers and replacing it with unlimited benefits,” Aircel Chief Marketing Officer Anupam Vasudev said in a statement. To avail the offer, customer will have to recharge with Rs 123 which will remain valid for one day only.The company is a pan-India 2G operator with 3G spectrum in 13 circles.
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Atanu Das ousted, Indian archers draw a blank at Rio 2016 Olympics
(H.S.) | Rio de Janeiro Indian archers drew a blank at the Olympic Games after Atanu Das let slip crucial chances in his men’s individual recurve pre-quarterfinal to bow out of contention and draw curtains on the country’s campaign in the sport. Shooting amid heavy rain, Atanu went down 4-6 to World No.8 Lee Seung-Yun, who had already helped South Korea win the team gold at the event. It was not a bad performance by the Indi-
an but he did seem to lose his nerve on a couple of occasions and missed out on capitalising on positions of strength. On expected lines, the Korean shot a hat-trick of perfect 10s in the opening set to clinch it 30-28. However, not to be bogged down, Atanu responded quite well with three successive 10s of his own to unnerve Lee and draw level in the match by taking the second set 30-28. The third set ended up being a tie before Lee nosed ahead
by grabbing the fourth set. In the decisive fifth set, Atanu and Lee were tied 19-19 after the first two shots. Lee managed a 9 off his final arrow and Atanu needed to go one better to take the match into a shoot-off. But Atanu could only strike a 9, which was enough to tie the fifth set 28-28 but insufficient to save the match, The disappointed Indian could only rue the missed chances even as the exulted Korean celebrated his narrow escape. India, thus, ended yet another medal-less campaign in archery at the Games as Laishram Bombayla Devi, Deepika Kumari and Laxmirani Majhi have already bowed out of contention after losing in both the women’s team and individual events.
Like me, James Anderson has been more effective in 2nd phase: Sir Richard Hadlee (H.S.) | Mumbai
Legendary seamer Sir Richard Hadlee finds a lot of similarities between him and English swing exponent Jimmy Anderson as both of them have been “more effective” during the second phase of their respective careers. Hadlee, the first bowler to pick up 400 Test wickets ended up with 431 in his 86-Test career while Anderson currently has 462 wickets in 118 Test matches. “Anderson does swings it both ways and has good control, and he has over 400 Test wickets now and his average is coming down. It is well under 30 (28.17) now and it was above that for a long time. He is probably more effective now than his first part of his
SPORTS ROUNDUP Shuttlers Jwala-Ashwini out of Rio Olympics after another defeat (H.S.) | Rio de Janeiro
The experienced Indian pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa were today eliminated from the Olympics women’s doubles event after losing their second successive group A clash here. In a rollercoaster game against the Dutch team of Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek, Jwala and Ashwini went down 16-21 21-16 17-21 in a 48-minute clash. Lying second from bottom in the group standings, Jwala and Ashwini will have just pride to play for when they take on Puttita Supajirakul and Sapsiree Taerattanachai of Indonesia in their final group clash. The Indonesians are also winless so
far and are lying bottom of the heap. The Indians, who were distinctly uncoordinated in their opening loss to Japan, gave a better account of themselves in today’s match but failed to go for the kill. The opening game was lost in merely 19 minutes but far from being bogged down, Jwala and Ashwini fought back to grab the second with the former being partic-
ularly impressive with her strokeplay close to the net. However, the momentum gained in that game could not take them past the finishing line as Muskens and Piek bounced back to clinch the match. Ashwini proved to be the weak link in the decider and Muskens and Piek did not miss any opportunity to attack her on the back court.
103.0 in the fourth series pushed him down the table. This 103.0 came after fine show of 104.7, 104.4 and 104.6 in the first three series. After losing way, the only way back for Narang was by a spectacular finish. That didn’t happen as he could manage another low score of 104.0 and was pushed further down with a 102.4 in the final series. When the other shooters were done with their se-
ries, Narang was placed at a disappointing 13th. The Indian shooter Chain Singh posed no challenge as he too lost way after a 104.1 in the opening series. Disappointing totals of 101.0, 104.4, 102.4, 103.9, 103.8 followed, and Singh, participating in his first Olympics, finished at a miserable 36th. There is still some participation left for India as Mairaj Ahmad is in the skeet qualifying and Gurpreet Singh in 25m Rapid Fire Pistol qualification. Earlier, Narang had a forgettable outing in the 10m air rifle qualifiers as he failed to progress to the final. Abhinav Bindra did qualify but he missed the medal by 0.5, to end in the fourth position. Whiskery away from a medal.
Games and a silver in the 2014 Asian Games, in his four appearances in the Olympics. He had failed to qualify for the final round in 2004 and 2008 Olympics but made it to final round to eventually finish eighth in the 2012 London Games. “My performance was not very good today. Frustrating. Just had a lot of bad luck this year. Lot
of injuries. Was not able to train until three-four weeks ago. Obviously, that was not enough time to prepare,” Gowda said. “I tore both quad-tendons of my knees. Right above the kneecap, earlier in the year. It did progress, so I had to take a break from training. So, not enough enough time.” Favourite Piotr Malachowski of Poland topped the qualification round with a best throw of 65.89m, followed by Lukas Weisshaidinger (65.86m) of Austria and Christoph Harting (65.41m) of Germany. Reigning Olympic champion Robert Harting of Germany, who battled injuries in his build-up to the Olympics, failed to qualify for the final round as he finished 15th overall with a best throw of 62.21m.
India shooters Gagan Narang, Chain Singh fail to qualify for 50m rifle prone final
career, which is like myself,” Hadlee said during a promotional event. The former New Zealand all-rounder was in the megapolis to promote South Islands, an area in his home country New Zealand. Hadlee heaped praise on New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson and predicted that he will go onto become the “best ever batsman” to have emerged from the tiny nation. Asked to compare William-
Ayana gets world record in opener of Olympic track program
son with his predecessor Brendon McCullum, Williamson,”Brendon played an outstanding brand of cricket. Attacking as a batsman, player and captain, attacking in the field. Always looking to try new things, he had an aura about him and tremendous amount of respect. “It was always about team first and not individual performances, Kane Williamson will do exactly the same but in a different style. He (Williamson) will play attacking cricket in his own way and give his players, to back themselves and be themselves.
(H.S.) | Rio de Janeiro India’s barren run in shooting at the Rio 2016 Olympics continues as shooters Gagan Narang and Chain Singh fail to qualify for the men’s 50m rifle prone final on Friday. It was the same story for Narang, as it was during 10m air rifle qualifications. The Indian shooter was off to a promising start, rose to third position at one point, but a
Rio Olympics 2016: Vikas Gowda, Jinson Johnson, Manpreet Kaur fail to qualify in track and field evenst (H.S.) | Rio de Janeiro
Agency | New Delhi Assuring cellular operators, who have cried foul against regulator Trai’s policies and accused it of favouring new entrants including Reliance Jio, Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha on Friday said the government will continue to “work without any bias or discrimination” against anyone. “COAI delegation came to meet me and they have expressed some concerns. I told them that Government does not work with bias... Our work is not to stop anyone or allow anyone... For us, consumer is prime most,” Sinha said. “The telecom sector’s history has been glorious and it has been a success story, and the industry will continue to grow in future as well. Government will work without any bias or discrimination,” he said. COAI Director General Rajan S Mathews said: “The minister and the Telecom Secretary JS Deepak highlighted that it is not good for the industry to be seen fighting with the regulator. We understand the point going forward and this is not the way we would like to resolve it,” Mr Mathews said. He added that the positive message from the government is that they are keen to settle the issue.
(H.S.) | Rio de Janeiro Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia delivered a stunning start to track and field at the Olympics with a world record in the 10,000 meters Friday, wiping away the competition just after the halfway point and striding to victory with effortless grace. After crossing the finish line, she raised her hands in triumph and came to a stop, fully realizing what
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she had done: Her time of 29 minutes, 17.45, had shaved 14.33 seconds off the 1993 mark of China’s Wang Junxia. At age 24, she beat the best from a previous generation. Kenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot, 32, a four-time longdistance world champion came in second, a massive 15.18 seconds behind. Ayana’s 31-year-old teammate Tirunesh Dibaba took bronze.
It was a disappointing start for India in the track and field events of the Rio Games as all three athletes, including discus thrower Vikas Gowda, fell by the wayside at the qualification stage itself, in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. 33-yearold Gowda, in his fourth straight Olympics, produced an utterly below-par performance with a best throw of 58.99m to finish 28th overall out of 34 competitors. He finished 16th in a field of 18 in Group B qualification round. Gowda, who holds the national record of 66.28m, had come into the Olympics without taking part in any competition this year due to a shoulder injury. He had last taken part in a competition in September last year
in the ISTAF Meet in Berlin. The Mysore-born USbased Indian, the reigning Asian champion, began with a 57.59m and improved by more than a metre to 58.99m in his second throw before producing a 58.70m in his third and final attempt. This has been the worst performance for Gowda, who won a gold in the 2014 Commonwealth
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an initiative supported by Fortis Organ Retrieval and Transplant(FORT) and chief guest Shatrughan Sinha; 19 donor families came together to unveil the ‘Wall of Tribute’ at Fortis Hospital, Mulund, in the previous week. Through this first-of-itskind effort in the country, Fortis Healthcare endeavours to keep alive the memory of organ donors and honour their families, through this MoreToGive initiative, which is being
rolled out pan-India. Fortis Healthcare believes in the cause of Organ Donation and through this initiative, acknowledges the magnanimous gift of life, and brings to life the thought that only by driving systematic change in perception and attitude towards Organ Donation, can there be increase in Organ Donor registry. Unveiled on the eve of ‘World Organ Donation Day’, the ‘Wall of Tribute’ highlights the names of the donors, along with the date of donation; who
enriched lives beyond life of numerous end-stage organ failure patients. For the occasion, donor families from Suratalong with representatives fromNGODonate Life came together; without whom the transplants wouldn’t have become a reality. Marking its 1st interstate transplant on December 19th 2015 between Surat and Mumbai, a healthy heart transplant channel was built between both the cities with support from six donor families who enriched lives of wait-listed recipients. The donor hearts were implanted into five adult cardiac recipients and one PaedCard recipient. At the occasion, Medical Social Workers and Clinical Teams at Mahavir Hospital, Surat, AyushICU and Multispecialty Hospital and Sunshine Global Hospital, Surat, were thanked
for their selfless contribution. The brave donor families were felicitated for their noble contribution by ActorHon. Shatrughan Sinha, Dr Avnish Seth, Director, Fortis Organ Retrieval &Transplant, Mr Raj Gore, COO-Region West & South, Fortis Healthcare, Dr S Narayani, Zonal Director, Fortis Hospital, Mulund, Hon. Mrs NirmalaSamant, Ex-Mayor Mumbai & donor family representative and Dr AnvayMulay, Head of Cardiac Transplant Team, Fortis Hospital, Mulund. Hon. Shatrughan Sinha, extolling the virtue of Organ Donation, opened his speech by saying, “’Jai Jawaan, Jai Kisaan, Jai Vigyaanaur Jai Aangdan!’ I wholeheartedly endorse the cause of Organ Donation and I strongly believe in the need to propagate its importance.
Samsung Electronicstoday announced the launch of its much-awaited flagship device, Samsung Galaxy Note7in India. Samsung Galaxy Note7is the most powerful smartphone with cutting-edge features that enable consumers to explore experiences beyond boundaries and achieve what is impossible. Setting a new standard for largescreen devices, Galaxy Note7 offers seven meaningful innovations with refined craftsmanship, a premium curved screen, upgraded S Pen(IP68) and top-of-the-line security with new iris scanning technology. A completely new wearable portfolio of Gear Fit2, Gear IconX and Gear VR was also introduced with the Galaxy Note7. Each product in the wearable segment has been designed and developed keeping the consum-
the President can notify the GST Council, which will decide the new tax rate and other issues. Assam, another BJP-ruled state, became the first state in the country after its legislative assembly unanimously ratified the Constitution Amendment bill on Friday. Ahead of the session, the
BJP legislative party will hold a meeting on August 21 to welcome the newly-appointed Rupani who took over the BJPruled state from Anandiben Patel, deputy chief minister Nitin Patel and other cabinet members, Desai said. “Since our Speaker Ganpat Vasava and deputy Speaker Atmaram Parmar have been inducted in the new cabinet, the House will elect a new Speaker and deputy Speaker during these two days. It is expected that the state government may also table some bills in the House during the monsoon session,” Desai said.
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Gujarat assembly to ratify GST bill this month Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Gujarat assembly is all set to ratify the Constitution Amendment Bill on the goods and service tax during its two-day session beginning August 22, also the first sitting of the House after Vijay Rupani took over as chief minister. “Apart from other business, the Constitution Amendment Bill on goods and service tax (GST) will be tabled in the House for ratification,” BJP chief whip in assembly, Pankaj Desai said on Friday. “The two-day monsoon session of legislative assembly will take place on August 22 and 23. The
bill will be introduced on first day, whereas the discussion and voting, if necessary, will take place on the next day,” he said. Implementation of GST, said to be the biggest tax reform after liberalisation of Indian economy, is still hanging fire, though the Central government recently cleared
Vibrant positive feel in Gujarat following the changes in govt and organization: V.Satish
Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
National joint organizational general secretary of ruling BJP Shri V.Satish today said that there has been feeling of positive vibrancy in Gujarat due to recent change or arrangements in government and party organization here. He said political parties continue to witness change. He said BJP is a family and the changes
in arrangement of government and organization have taken place with a spirit of family. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani in his address reiterated that power takes birth from an organization. State BJP president Vaghani in his speech slammed those targeting BJP and said Congress and others should stop playing card of division among castes and communities.
a major hurdle in its rollout by managing to bring opposition Congress on board. The government has set a deadline of April, 2017 for the rollout. The GST bill, passed by both Houses of Parliament during the monsoon session, needs to be ratified by at least 15 state legislatures before
ers’ fitness and lifestyle needs in mind. Mr. H.C. Hong, President & CEO, Samsung Southwest Asia,said,“Samsung pioneered a new category altogether since the launch of first Samsung Galaxy Note in 2011. With every edition of Samsung Galaxy Note, the segment has evolved to meet the ever-growing expectations
of our consumers.Galaxy Note7 is the combination of all our learnings to takesmartphone experience to a whole new level and I am confident that the new edition will help Samsung Note loyalists to achieve more in life.” “Samsung has always believed in developing products and technology that helps users achieve
more and envisage things beyond boundaries. The launch of Galaxy Note7 perfectly addresses the needs of today’sgeneration with best-in-class features and design innovation, data security with Iris scanner, and creative performance with the improved S Pen.Our unique and powerful wearable portfoliocomprising Gear Fit2, Gear IconX and Gear VR will further strengthen Samsung’s commitment to a connected ecosystem strategy and Phone+ vision.” said Mr Manu Sharma, Vice President, Mobile Business, Samsung India Electronics.
has been given Health and Family Welfare portfolio, Solanki (who is the brother of Fisheries Minister Purshottam Solanki) the OBC Welfare, while Makwana has been alloted Labour and Employment. On August 9, Rupani, who took over as the CM last week, had appointed eight MLAs as Parliamentary Secretaries: Vasanbhai Ahir, Ranchhodbhai Desai,
Bharatsinh Dabhi, Shamji Chauhan, Jethabhai Solanki, Vibhavariben Dave, Jayantibhai Rathva and Babubhai Patel. Parliamentary Secretaries are considered equivalent to deputy ministers and are supposed to help the ministers. They are generally appointed to accommodate those MLAs who can’t be made ministers because of the cap on the size of the cabinet.
partment. Vipul Mitra, Principal Secretary, Ports and Transport has been shifted as Principal Secretary Ports and Transport department. Mukesh Puri, Principal Secretary Narmada, Water Resources, Water Supply and Kalpsar department(Water Supply) has been shifted to the post of Vice Chairman and CEO, Gujarat Maritime Board and Ex-Officio Principal Secretary to Ports and Transport department(Ports). Mukesh Puri would hold additional charge of Principal Secretary, Narmada, Water Resources, Water Supply and Kalpsar department(Water Supply). Anil Mukim, ACS Health and Family Welfare(Medical Services and Medical Education) has been shifted to the post of ACS Finance replacing
Taneja who was holding additional charge. Anil Mukim will continue to hold the additioanl charge of the post of ACS (Personnel) General Administration Department. JP Gupta, Commissioner of Health, Medical Services and Medical Education and Ex-offico Principl Secretary Halth and Family Welfare department would hold the additional charge of ACS Health and Family Welfare. Rajiv Kumar Gupta, Principal Secretary Primary and Secondary Education is shifted as Principal Secretary Labour and Employment department. L Chuaungo, Principal Secretary, Labour and Employment is shifted as Principal Secretary Primary and Secondary Education replacing Dr Rajiv Kumar Gupta.
Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani appoints 3 more Parliamentary Secretaries
Purnesh Modi has been given Health and Family Welfare portfolio, Hirabhai Solanki the OBC Welfare, while Punambhai Makwana has been alloted Labour and Employment
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Friday appointed three more BJP MLAs as Parliamentary Secretaries, taking the tally to eleven. Purnesh Modi (Surat West), Hirabhai Solanki (Rajula) and Punambhai Makwana (Dasada) took the oath of office today, an official press release said. Purnesh Modi
Gujarat govt transfers senior IAS officers: Taneja ACS Industries, Dagur Home
IPS Satish Verma moves Gujarat HC on notice to vacate govt flat in Ahmedabad due to his transfer in North East
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Controversial IPS officer Satish Verma has approached the Gujarat High Court challenging a notice asking him to vacate the state government flat he occupies here. The notice had been issued by the state government, which has asked him to vacate the flat here since he has been allotted an official residence in the North East, where the
Gujarat-cadre officer is at present posted. Verma, who was in August 2014 appointed Chief Vigilance Officer of North Eastern Electrical Power Corp at its headquarter in Shillong, was recently transferred to Central Reserve Police Force with a posting in the North East. He, however, continues to occupy a flat in Samarpan Government Colony in posh Navrangpura area of city where his family members reside. The police officer was allotted a bungalow at Shillong after his posting there. The Gujarat government issued him a notice, stating he cannot occupy two official flats and should give up the apartment here as he has been transferred to CRPF. Verma, in a special civil application filed earlier this week, has said All-India Services Rule allows an officer to occupy two flats in case he is transferred to the North East. The matter will come up for hearing before Justice R H Shukla tomorrow. The state government, meanwhile, has filed a caveat in the case.
Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
Gujarat government has today ordered transfers of 10 senior Indian Administrative Service(IAS) officers. PK Taneja Additional Chief Secretary(ACS) Home has been shifted as ACS Industries & Mines department replacing Arvind Agrawal. Arvind Agrawal who is ACS Industries & Mines department has been shifted to ACS Forests & Environment department replacing MS Dagur. MS Dagur, ACS Forest & Environment department has been shifted as ACS Home replacing Taneja. AK Rakesh, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer(CES) Gujarat Maritime Board has been shifted as Principal Secretary Cottage and Rural Industries in Industries and Mines de-
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