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The Election Commission said today’s voter turnout is a record for Bihar
Bihar : 57% turnout in first phase Defying Maoist calls to boycott the elections, millions of men and women in both urban and rural areas trooped to polling booths in the 49 constituencies spread over 10 districts, officials said
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Set for her dream outing, actress Vanai Kapoor has bagged the lead role opposite Ranveer Singh in Aditya Chopra’s first directorial venture in seven years, “Befikre: Those Who Dare to Love”. The movie was announced by Aditya in a special note on father Yash Chopra’s 83rd birth anniversary on September 27.
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A 16-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by a youth in Dhurkot Tahliwala village here, police said today. The victim was allegedly kidnapped from her home last evening by Jagseer Singh (24), who took her to a deserted house in the village and raped her, they said. The accused then left the victim near her house and escaped, police said.
Normal life hit in Valley due to strike
Around 57 percent of 13.5 million electorate voted on Monday in 49 of the 243 constituencies in the first round of battle for political power in Bihar. The two main fronts soon claimed victory. It marked the start of an intense five-phase contest that will end on November 5 and whose outcome — to be known three
days later — will prove whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi still retains his charisma or not. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA is determined to oust the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and its allies, the RJD and Congress who had formed a Grand Alliance. Additional Chief Electoral Officer R. Lakshaman said the election passed off peacefully,
with 57 percent voting. It was nearly 51 percent in 2010. Defying Maoist calls to boycott the elections, millions of men and women in both urban and rural areas trooped to polling booths in the 49 constituencies spread over 10 districts, officials said. Barring stray incidents, the balloting was largely peaceful. The Bihar battle is the biggest popularity test in
Vodafone said in a statement. “We are excited to launch our new 4G services in the superior 1800 MHz band for our customers in Mumbai,” Vodafone India Business Head - Mumbai, Ishmeet Singh said, adding that the company has the necessary expertise to do so. Vodafone has partnered with technology infrastructure service providers for network roll-out of the 4G services and testing for it has already started.“To strengthen this position, Vodafone is in-
the country after the Delhi election in February in which the AAP routed the BJP. Unidentified vesting heavily in high men fired at Lok Janshakcapacity fibre/backhaul ti Party (LJP) candidate to significantly increase Internet connectivity, Agency | New Delhi which will benefit all its data subscribers,” Voda- The Centre has countered fone said in a statement. Bihar Chief Minister NiThe company said that tish Kumar’s allegation it remains committed of rise in meat exports towards making nec- during Prime Minister essary investments in Narendra Modi’s renetwork expansion and gime, saying beef export modernisation for en- is banned and also there hancing overall custom- are no approved slaugher experience. Mumbai, ter houses in Gujarat. Wish with around 30 per cent “@NitishKumar of data revenues in the to state your observacountry, is one of the top tion on beef export is markets for Vodafone in wrong. Allegation on @ narendramodi baseless,” India, it added.
Vodafone Invests Rs 500 Crore to Upgrade Network in Mumbai
Agency | Mumbai Vodafone India on Monday said it has invested Rs 500 crore to upgrade its network in Mumbai and will be rolling out 4G services in the financial capital by December this year. The company has invested Rs 500 crore to modernise and upgrade existing network and rolled out 1,000 sites in the last six months,
Vijay Kumar Singh in Jamui but he was unhurt. Police arrested one of the attackers. Lakshaman told that women voters outnumbered males in some
placs. As the voting progressed, Home Minister Rajnath Singh told that Modi’s popularity had not waned, at least in Bihar. “I am campaigning in the
said Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a tweet. She said Kumar has alleged that beef export has gone up 15.4 per cent in Narendra Modi’s first year as Prime Minister. “Knowingly/ unknowingly the Hon. CM is misleading people. Beef (meat of cow, oxen and calf) export is banned in India,” the tweet said.
Seeking to turn the tables on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his attack on RJD chief Lalu Prasad over the beef issue, Kumar last week accused him of “doublespeak”, saying beef exports had gone up in the last year during his rule. “Modiji’s doublespeak at its best beef exports went up by 15.4 per cent in his 1st year as PM, yet he tries to make beef an issue in Bihar elections,” Kumar had stated in a tweet.
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whole of Bihar. I see no dent in the prime minister’s image. The people of Bihar still have confidence in him,” the former BJP president said, adding he was confident of a BJP victory. BJP leader Sanjay Mayunkh told that the NDA will emerge a big winner in the first round of polls. “There was a clear wave in our favour.” But JD-U spokesperson Nawal Sharma said the people had voted for the Grand Alliance. “It was on expected lines. We will sweep the first phase.” Minor incidents of violence came from Banka, Jamui and Bhagalpur districts. The BJP-led NDA alliance, which has three other parties including the LJP, is trying to dislodge the ruling JD-U. The BJP alliance also includes the Hindustani Awam Morcha and the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party. Voters in most polling booths said they would vote for development. “It is the only agenda that attracted me,” said voter Suman Kumar in Bhagalpur district. Giridhari Yadav in Khagaria said he would vote for Nitish Kumar.
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Writer Sudheendra Kulkarni, his face covAgency | Srinagar ered in black ink after Normal life in Kashan attack by alleged mir was disrupted today Shiv Sena members, andue to a strike call given nounced in Mumbai on by traders’ bodies, and Monday that he would supported by separatist go ahead with the launch groups, to protest the at- of a book written by Patack on a Valley-bound kistan’s former foreign truck in Udhampur last minister Khurshid Mahweek. Schools, shops mud Kasuri. Kulkarni, “I welcome Kasuri to and other business es- one of the organisers for this great city. I thank tablishments remained former Pakistan foreign him for coming even closed as Kashmir Trad- minister Kasuri’s book though we already had ers and Manufacturers’ “Neither a Hawk nor a indications about some Association and Kash- Dove: An Insider’s Ac- forces threatening him,” mir Economic Alliance count of Pakistan’s For- Kulkarni told a news called for a strike. While eign Policy” launch in conference, hours after public transport was off Mumbai, was attacked his face was smeared the roads, private vehi- outside his home al- with ink as Kasuri sat by cles including taxis were legedly by Shiv Sena his side. Kulkarni blamed plying on the roads nor- members who threw the Shiv Sena for the atmally. The attendance in black ink on his face. tack on him and said the government offices was Maharashtra chief min- group had threatened to thin due to the non-avail- ister Devendra Fadnavis disrupt the launch of Kaability of public trans- has promised complete suri’s book in “typical port facilities. security for the event. Shiv Sena style”. Corpo. Office: A/41, Madhav Chamber’s, Shaktidhara Colony, Opp-Sayona Arcade, L.B.S. Road, Toll Naka, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024
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Ten years on, RTI on my side
Today, India celebrates 10 years of the practice of the right to information. In this decade, this law, one critical to Indian democracy, has established the citizen’s right to make informed choices, not just once every five years, but every single day. Governments at the Central and state levels have been forced to concede to the democratic principle of sharing power. An estimated five to eight million applications are filed every year, making it clear how popular the law is. The more than 45 RTI users who have been killed bear testimony to just how much the act threatens vested interests. In posterity, those studying governance in independent India will be able to mark the patterns of a pre- and post-RTI era. It is, therefore, important to understand the immense contribution of the ordinary Indians who battled for years to get the entitlement and, since 2005, to implement the law. Powerful and relevant local struggles can organically grow into national movements that enrich democratic practice. The demand for information was brilliant in its simplicity. People honed it locally on the nerve centers of unaccountable power. These demands for details of expenditures on roads, of life-saving medicines in hospitals, of disappearing rations, sent shockwaves through the establishment and shook the foundation of bureaucratic governance. The RTI has proved its efficacy from the panchayat to Parliament. Cutting through red tape and bureaucratic prevarication, it has exposed entrenched vested interests in policymaking and implementation, and undermined officials’ impunity in perpetuating both grand and mass corruption. The modes of putting information to use in the public domain have been equally important. Jan sunwais evolved as a form of public accountability from a historic first hearing held in the village of Kotkirana in Pali district on December 2, 1994. The process of sharing information initially obtained through informal means and publicly verifying the evidence with local citizens galvanised people. The opposition grew in proportion, as when panchayat officials went on strike against transparency and public audits and elected representatives gave them support. It became clear that accessing information would need a sustained struggle and campaign. The campaign built an effective and popular discourse on the right to information, using slogans and songs to articulate and communicate. The slogan “hamara paisa, hamara hisaab” powerfully asserted people’s ownership over public money and resources. The late Prabhash Joshi highlighted another slogan in his editorial in the Jansatta in 1996, “hum janenge, hum jiyenge (the right to know, the right to live)”.
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I might have diabetes: Kim Kardashian
Agency | Los Angeles Reality TV star Kim Kardashian feels she might be suffering from gestational diabetes. Kim, 34, shared her fear with her family in a promo for Season 11 of their show “Keeping Up With the Kardashians”, reported Us magazine. Kim Kardashian, who is expecting a son in December with husband Kanye West, 38, suffered from potentially deadly preeclampsia when she was pregnant with daughter North West in 2013, and
on a routine doctor’s checkup, she learned that she could be in even more trouble this time around. “Once you have preeclampsia, you are at risk for having it again,” Kim Kardashian’s doctor warned her in a scene from the upcoming season of the reality show. Then Kim told her mother, Kris Jenner, and elder sister, Kourtney, “They saw more fluid than usual in my placenta, which can mean I have diabetes.” Jenner looked shocked.
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QUOTE “Killing is almost everywhere in Pakistan. This is the outcome of the they have sown,” OF THE poisonous seeds of ‘Hate India campaign’ - Human rights violations by the Pakistani Army in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as well as Balochistan and Sindh need DAY to be highlighted on the global stage, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said. Salman Khan repeats Aishwarya Rai Reasons to watch Shahid Kapoor, with Sonam Kapoor in PRDP poster Alia Bhatt starrer ‘Shaandaar’ Agency | New Delhi
A new poster from Salman Khan’s upcoming movie ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ has been released by the makers. It definitely gives a feeling of ‘Deja vu’ as Prem repeats Aishwarya with Sonam. This will be the second time when Salman Khan and Sonam Kapoor will be playing lovers post Saawariya. But before we see their chemistry on screen we see the latest poster where Mr Khan is holding hair of beautiful Sonam Kapoor. Doesn’t this remind you of something? Salman fans and movie lovers must have got what we are talking about. For those who are still guessing, it is about Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai chemistry we had once seen in the song ‘Aankho ki Gustakhiya Maaf Ho.’ It is difficult to say whether makers are trying to re-create the magic or if they are plan-
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ning to compete and beat the scene with new one. But we are sure that fans will love Salman playing the same thing again. We
After impressing audiences and critics alike with his intense performance in Vishal Bharadwaj’s ‘Haider’, Shahid Kapoor will be back as a lover boy in ‘Shaandaar’ opposite Alia Bhatt. The film directed by Vikas Bahl and jointly produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma
Productions and Phantom Films, is slated to release on October 22. It is certainly one of the most awaited movies of 2015’s last quarter. The trailer of the film has got a tremendous response of so have the songs from the album. Shahid returns to the silverscreen as a lover boy after the portrayal of
‘Haider’. The hunk of an actor, who has an ocean of fan following will be seen essaying a happygo-lucky character in the film. This young girl had had a great journey so far, as an actress. Each of her films has done well at the Box Office. And ‘Shaandaar’ promises to be another hit-film.
think Salman-Aishwarya chemistry is unbeatable but Salman-Sonam pair is Agency | Auckland also impressive. What do you think? On his debut trip to New Zealand, and on his first day here itself, Indian actor Sidharth Malhotra attempted the adrenaline-pumping Skywalk from 192 metres above the ground. He says he would love Bollywood’s ‘khiladi’ Akshay Kumar to try it. The “Student Of The Year” actor, who has been named the first Indian ambassador for Tourism New Zealand, landed here on Sunday morning to a warm welcome by his fans at the airport. And just about an hour later, he was on his way
to walk on the edge of the 1.2 metre-wide walkway around the world famous SkyTower, which stands tall at 325 metres. “Surreal” is the word that came to Sidharth’s mind right after he finished his walk. “My experience
was amazing. It is a oneof-its-kind activity, and so you don’t even really know what you should expect, because you’re walking outside one of the tallest building (325 metres) in the southern hemisphere,” Sidharth.
to have taken the CM’s ‘mission’ very seriously. “She immediately asked her core team to start doing extensive research on the roles that depression and mental health issues play in the case of farmer suicides. She is getting a study conducted in a scientific manner to understand the issue better,” says an insider. At the event, Fadnavis also said, “We did a survey (with regard to farmer
suicides) in two places, and found out that 40% of the farmers were under stress.” Deepika is keen on helping the farmers. The insider adds, “Once her team is done with the research, Deepika will take the next step to help the farmers. Through her foundation, she plans to reach out to people from all walks of life who are suffering from mental health problems, and that includes farmers too.”
Walking the edge in Auckland sky, Sidharth Malhotra remembers Akshay Kumar
Only reason to join ‘Bigg Boss 9’ is to connect with my fans: Mandana Karimi Agency | Mumbai
Iranian girl Mandana Karimi, the foreign factor in Bigg Boss Nau, says she is not looking for a career push through the reality show. Karimi, who made her Bollywood debut with Bhaag Johnny this year, said she has her kitty full with interesting projects and her sole motive to be a part of the Salman Khan-hosted show is to connect with the Indian audience. “I don’t want a push to my career. I don’t crave for visibility and I am not looking for job offers. I have good films, which include Ekta Kapoor’s Kya Kool Hain Hum 3. My only reason to join this show was to connect with my fans,” Mandana said. “People in India love Bigg Boss and I will get an opportunity to show myself to the people,” said the actress, whose father is an Indian. The Tehran-born model-actress said she never had apprehensions about being a part of Bigg Boss and is grateful to have been approached for it. “It is a great show. It is the biggest show. And also it is being hosted by one of the most loved celebrities in India, Salman Khan. I am really grateful.” This season of Bigg Boss has many TV celebrities like Roopal Tyagi, Ankit Gera, Kishwar Merchant,
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Aman Verma and Prince, who are already household names. When asked if being a newcomer is a disadvantage for her, Mandana said, “I don’t think TV people have an advantage. I think perception about you changes every single day when you participate in Bigg Boss. There is no disadvantage for me. I want
to be loved by people in India.” The actress said the audience will find her accent entertaining and hopefully that will keep her safe on the show. “I think the audience will be entertained by my accent as they will find it very funny. Also, my fitness routine is something, which I think they will find interesting,” she said.
Earlier this year, Deepika Padukone confessed about her struggle with anxiety and depression (around early 2014) at a time when she was being celebrated as one of the most sought-after actors in Bollywood. On October 10, the actor launched a foundation, Live Love Laugh, dedicated to helping those who suffer from mental health issues. Through this foundation, Deepika will also help the farmers of Maharashtra. At the launch event, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said that he “would like to give Deepika a mission... to engage with the farmers,” against the backdrop of the agrarian crisis, resulting in several farmer suicides in the state over the past few years. Deepika seems
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Agency | New Delhi Chinese startup OnePlus is expected to launch its third smartphone at an event today in Bengaluru, going by the company’s social media posts. CEO Peter Lau, who is scheduled to attend today’s event in Bengaluru, teased the upcoming smartphone on Chinese social media website Weibo with an image of a GPS route that looks like the alphabet X; it is rumoured that the name of the new handset is OnePlus X. OnePlus X has long been hinted by company executives, who have previously said that the device will hit the market before year-end. Going by leaks, the smartphone has a 5-inch Full HD screen and runs on Android Lollipop-based OxygenOS. It packs the Mediatek Helio X10 processor under the hood and features a dual-camera setup. It is expected to be priced under Rs 20,000.
Coal scam: Court to hear arguments on charges from December 7
Barely 24 hours ago, nobody would have given Delhi an outside chance of claiming seven points from their match against Vidarbha. Vijay Dahiya’s men would have considered themselves lucky if they managed to scrape through with a solitary point. At lunch on Day 3, Delhi were stuttering at 224/8, still 74 behind Vidarbha’s 298. Gambhir, after having played the sheet anchor’s role to a nicety, was dismissed for 96. This triggered yet another middle-order collapse. Delhi lost six wickets in the morning session, and had their backs to the wall. The innings needed resurrection, and it came from
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an unlikely duo – Manan Sharma and debutant Sarang Rawat. The two put on a 9th wicket stand of 88 runs, which took them close to Vidarbha’s 298. Sharma struck a well compiled 53 to give the hosts a crucial four-run lead. From looking like garnering just a single point, they had now secured three – courtesy
the first innings lead. However, to go for a win, Delhi needed their bowling unit, led by Ishant Sharma, to fire. Fortunately for Gambhir, medium-pacer Pradeep Sangwan too came to party. They shared the first four wickets, including that of Wasim Jaffer to go into the final day as favourties.
ticipate in HIL. “Hockey India should have taken permission from the politicians to allow Pakistani players to participate in the HIL. I don’t think they would have any issues with that,” he in Bengaluru. Pillay is in the city for the second edition of the Bengaluru Cup, which is being played at the city’s Hockey Stadium. Pillay is guiding the Air India team. The crux of the matter is that Pakistanis refused to tender apology for their
misconduct [during the Champions Trohpy last year] and hence they have banned them from playing in the HIL, Pillay said. “The problem is they have not apologized for their misconduct ... that happens. However, things could have been sorted if the federations would have approached the politicians,” he said. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on December 14 last year banned two Pakistani players for one match each in the aftermath of Pakistan’s victory over India in the Champions Trophy semifinal. After winning the game 4-3 in a thrilling battle, several Pakistani players removed their shirts, danced in jubilation, and raised obscene gestures towards the crowd.
Pakistan players must be allowed to play in HIL: Ex-skipper Pillay
Agency | New Delhi Arguments on framing of charges in a coal scam case in which Congress MP Vijay Darda and six others, including ex-Coal Secretary H C Gupta, are accused, would begin before a special court in December. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar posted the matter for arguments after the counsel appearing for the accused informed the court that scrutiny of documents supplied to them by CBI was complete. “The case is now adjourned for consideration on charges on December 7,” the court said. The case pertains to alleged irregularities in allocation of Fatehpur (East) coal block in Chhattisgarh to accused firm M/s JLD Yavatmal Energy Pvt Ltd. Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda, his son Devendra Darda, Gupta, two senior government servants -K S Kropha and K C Samria -- and businessman Manoj Kumar Jayaswal are accused in the case, along with the firm JLD Yavatmal Energy Pvt Ltd.
Yes Bank shares gain on RBI’s nod for mutual fund, AMC and trustee company
Agency | Bengaluru Former Indian men’s hockey captain Dhanraj Pillay on Monday batted for the participation of Pakistani players in the Hockey India League (HIL) and suggested the league authorities siphon off some money for setting up academies to develop and improve the quality of the sport in India. Pillay said Hockey India should have taken permission from the politicians to allow Pakistani players to par-
Ranji Trophy 2015: Akhil Herwadkar applies finishing touch Agency | Mumbai
Agency | New Delhi Shares of Yes Bank gained almost 1 per cent as the private sector lender received Reserve Bank of India’s approval to set up a mutual fund, asset management company (AMC) and a trustee company. At 12:30 pm, shares of Yes Bank were trading 0.94 per cent up at Rs 732.00 on BSE. Yes Bank stocks gained 0.83 per cent at Rs 731.70 on NSE at the same time In a BSE filing, Yes Bank said, “it has received an approval from the RBI to sponsor a mutual fund, and to set up an asset management company and a trustee company.” It further said: “In its twelfth year of operation, as Yes Bank accelerates into its next phase of growth, this new business initiative will provide further acceleration to Yes Bank’s differentiated product offerings.” Asset management companies and trustee companies will be wholly owned subsidiaries of Yes Bank, it added.
Considering the extremely harsh humidity, which saw the likes of Aditya Tare collapsing and almost fainting in the heat on the first day, Mumbai will be really happy with the innings victory over Punjab, who fell 12 runs short of Mumbai’s lead of 415. Punjab hung around for a few hours on the final day but there was no real doubt how it was going to end. Especially, after Tare brought on his part-time spinner Akhil Herwadkar, who had removed Yuvraj Singh on Friday. Herwadkar (6 for 52) got the first five-for of his first-class career to help Mumbai achieve an outright victory. The specialist tweaker, the left-armer Harmeet
For the majority of the chase at Kanpur’s Green Park in the first ODI, it seemed as though India were firmly in control. Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane were cruising along, but once their 149run partnership came to an end, the brakes were applied and the chase started getting nervy. Rohit continued to up the ante after his century, continuing to find the boundaries at regular intervals. But Imran Tahir’s 47th over effectively put paid to India’s hopes of getting off the mark against South Africa. As it turned out, the home team remains winless four matches — including one washout — into the 72-day long tour. Here’s a comparison between South Africa and India’s innings. In In-
dia’s innings, it was only at the end of four overs, that their score trailed South Africa’s at the corresponding stage of their innings. After falling behind by a run or two of the South African total at the end of overs 2, 3 and 8, India, rather crucially, failed to go past the Proteas’ total at the end of the 50 over. Even as late as the 48th over, India were 19 runs ahead of South
Africa’s score. South Africa had the rampant AB de Villiers and, on the day, the equally destructive Farhan Behardien to plunder 62 runs from the last four overs. India, in comparison, had Dhoni and Stuart Binny, who made 28 runs from the last four overs. This was a near-perfect choke by India against the team that has mastered the art of choking over the years.
Hashim Amla and David Miller. The Delhi-born player, who has made a place for himself in the Test squad, now wants to become an ODI regular as well. Before the match at Green Park, Mishra last played an ODI against West Indies last year. “From here on I would only look to better my performances if I get a chance in the forthcoming ODIs. I feel whenever you play for
India you need to have self confidence. Irrespective of the fact that you are taking wickets or not; the most important thing is to bowl well and pitch the ball in the right areas. “I believe I am bowling well at the moment and I am enjoying every bit of it. I am looking to take as many wickets as possible at the moment and bowl according to the match situation,” he added.
after weaving some stupendous performances this year and the Indian ace will look to continue her dominant run when she begins her campaign against Busanan Ongbumrungphan of Thailand on Wednesday. The 25-year-old from Hyderabad, who won the India Super Series and Syed
Modi Grand Prix Gold, a silver medal at the World Championships and a runners-up finish at All England, is likely to be tested only after the quarterfinals if she plays to her reputation. Also brimming with confidence will be Jayaram, who reached his maiden Super Series final at the Korea Open in September and then defended his men’s singles title at the Dutch Open Grand Prix last night.
Kanpur loss will help us understand the areas of concern: Amit Mishra
Agency | Kanpur Making traditional legspin look attractive and effective in the opening ODI against South Africa, India’s Amit Mishra is keen to hold on to his ODI spot after an impressive return to the limited-overs field here. Mishra made his presence felt in the five-run loss against the visitors on Sunday with the all-important wickets of
Nehwal, Jayaram to spearhead Indian campaign at Denmark Open Agency | Denmark
Singh was left largely operating from over the wicket and into the rough patch outside leg stump. There wasn’t any in the line of stumps, and without much natural loop – he had once impressed the likes of Ian,Chappell with it but has since made some action changes which has affected his bowing – he couldn’t be incisive. On the other hand Akhil Herwadkar found enough on the
pitch for his off-spin. He defended his teammate Harmeet gallantly, putting down the purchase he got off the track to the footmarks of Punjab’s left arm seamer Barinder Singh. He got one to turn into Mandeep Singh. The Punjab batsman completed his hundred today, but couldn’t keep this particular delivery down. The ball lobbed off the batpad to the short leg fielder Shrideep Mungela.
After skipping the Korea Open, World No. 1 badminton player Saina Nehwal will be back in action when she leads the Indian challenge at the Denmark Open, sharing some of the limelight in the $650,000 Super Series Premier event with Ajay Jayaram, who clinched the Dutch Open on Sunday. Nehwal, who clinched the Denmark title in 2012, is supremely confident
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Vivek Oberoi to invest Rs. 400 crore in infrastructure development in Gujarat Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Earlier it was reported that Raghuleela Infrastructure, a firm in which Vivek Oberoi is a partner, would be investing Rs. 200 crore in developing a themed resort and township in Gujarat. Now we hear that the firm has since decided on doubling its investment to Rs. 400 crore after the Gujarat government announced its new tourism policy. In view of developing the ‘Royal Beach City-The Goa’ resort and township near Ganeshpura village on Vataman-Dholka highway, 45 kms from Ahmedabad, Oberoi also met the Gujarat Chief Minister Anan-
as a businessman, no other state is having such a favourable tourism policy, and wished that other states adopt it as well. While the project that will be spread over 100 acres, and offer 25 recreational
Education board banks more on press notes than student feedback Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Media coverage in the form of articles and editorials from vernacular newspapers followed by private school managements and principals were given priority over feedback from students and parents, as the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) has planned to replace Class XI and XII semester system with the annual system . A majority of the 19 representations shortlisted as a ‘token of strong opposition and resentment against semester system’ include newspaper articles and editorials from vernacular newspapers from 2011 (when the semester system was introduced), it was learnt. The feedback list was tabled over four meetings of GSHSEB examination committee, the first two of which were
New Gujarat Land Law Triggers Fears Among Farmers in State Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
diben Patel and Tourism Minister Saurabh Patel. Commenting on the same, Oberoi stated that the new tourism police by the Gujarat government boosted their confidence to invest more. Further adding that
activities with an artificial beach to give a feeling of Goa’s seashore complete with artificial waves, and also a golf course will take some years to complete, the club house will be operational within one year.
The Gujarat Agricultural Land Ceiling (Amendment) Bill, 2015, unanimously passed in the twoday monsoon session of the Gujarat state assembly – after Congress MLAs were suspended for creating a “ruckus” – is finally beginning to get national attention. The Bill is lying with President Pranab Kumar Mukherjee, awaiting his final nod after the Gujarat governor, O.P. Kohli, sent it to Delhi for approval. According to sources, the risk-averse Kohli felt that its provisions needed “Central scrutiny”. Gujarat Congress leaders met
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on July 20 and 28, 2015 and the most recent one in September. The list starts with references of news reports and has more than five such media reports cited as ‘press notes’ with the name of the daily. A few of the cited reports from local newspapers in Vadodara, Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad are as old as July 16, 201, it was learnt. Only one feedback has been considered from parents from a private school in Surat, dated March 21,2014. Denying any favouritism
in selection of the feedback supporting change in the semester system, Thakkar said that they were shortlisted randomly by the board members and reflect a consolidated viewpoint from different stakeholders who have given a perspective on why the system should be withdrawn. When asked why only vernacular press reports were considered, he said that perhaps committee members chose whatever was conveniently available and understandable.
it, Prime Minister Modi laid the foundation stones for two major elevated Metro routes—the Dahisar (W) to D N Nagar (part of the Dahisar-Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd Metro-II project) and the Andheri (E)-Dahisar (E) Metro-VII that will run alongside the Western Express Highway. He also visited Indu Mills in Dadar and laid the
A garba to save the girl child Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
From selfie and belly dance themes to a night exclusively for pregnant women, garba organizers in the city are going all out to attract a large crowd to their venues during Navratri. But this venue in Nikol will host garba for a cause. During the festival which is dedicated to the worship of Goddess Amba, it will focus on saving the girl child by campaigning against the evil practice of female foeticide. The organizer, Poonam Panchani, said it’s the duty of everyone to abolish the evil of female foeticide. “I’ll ensure that participants help spread awareness against the practice of female foeticide given
the President recently, asking him not give sign the Bill. They allege that it seeks to “hand over” surplus land – acquired during the land reforms days of the 1960s but lying idle since then – to industry and not to landless and marginal peasants.
Govt rolls out MumbaiAhmedabad expressway
A superfast highway connecting Mumbai to Ahmedabad, on the lines of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, will be built soon, Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari said on Sunday at a public meeting in BKC attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking at the meeting held at the MMRDA grounds in Bandra, Gadkari said: “We already have the Ahmedabad-Baroda Expressway being constructed and that will be ready soon. With the proposed Baroda-Mumbai Expressway, citizens will get a direct highspeed corridor to travel to Ahmedabad by road.” The work on the Vadodara-Mumbai corridor will start in six months. During his whirlwind vis-
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foundation stone for the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar memorial to be built there, and inaugurated the fourth container terminal of at the JNPT. Modi said that November 26 will be observed every year as “Constitution Day” and there will be awareness programmes about the Indian constitution in schools/colleges across the country.
Taking a similar line, Gujarat-based farmer activists have begun pointing towards how the Bill seeks to do away with the Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling Act, 1960, whose main purpose was to distribute surplus land to the landless across Gu-
jarat. Says Sagar Rabari, a senior farmers’ activist associated with the Khedut Samaj, Gujarat, “Basically an anti-zamindari measure, among those who gained the most out of [the 1960 law] were the Patels of Saurashtra, who received the surplus land which earlier belonged to the Rajput landlords”. He adds, “But thousands of acres of land even today are lying with the Gujarat government. Instead of distributing it to the 54 lakh landless workers in the state – mainly SCs, STs and OBCs – the government wants to give it to industry.”
New entrance test GujCET may replace JEE in Gujarat Gujarat may come up with new entrance test for professional courses Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GujCET) doing away with Joint Entrance Test (JEE) which is compulsory for candidates for admissions in engineering and pharmacy. According to a report published in The Times of India, the new process is being mulled after state education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama received representations from students and school management to make JEE not compulsory for the admissions in these courses. The report also mentioned that this year the state had given admission to students who have not taken the JEE test. Moreover, the government is also considering the opinion of various stakeholders including
academicians and students. There are many students who had to go out of the state to take up higher education. It may come up as a big relief to more than one lakh students in the state. However, students who are seeking admissions to the institutes outside the state will have to take JEE or other national level tests. The GujCeT is likely to be based on Semester 3 and Semester 4 of class 12 of Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board. Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel has asked education department to do the needful so that students who are willing to stay in the state don’t have to compulsorily take the JEE test. Some other states like Tamil Nadu gives admission to students on the basis of class 12 board exams.
the appropriate bench,” the court said and asked Sibal to mention it before the chief justice for making available the special bench to extend the relief. “I do not want to lose the protection,” Sibal said. The relief was granted to the activist couple in a case of alleged embezzlement of funds for a museum at Ahmedabad’s Gulbarg Society that was devastated in the 2002 riots. Meanwhile, the counsel for Gujarat po-
lice sought adjournment on the hearing of its plea seeking a direction to Teesta for supplying certain documents, which was allowed. The court, on 11 September, had extended by four weeks the interim protection from arrest granted to Teesta Setalvad and her husband in the case. Sibal had then mentioned the issue on behalf of the couple, saying the interim order was expiring on 15 September.
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SC terms order extending protection to Teesta as ‘mistake’ Agency | New Delhi
the fact that Gujarat has a skewed sex ratio,” she said. According to census 2011, Gujarat has 6.29 lakh men over 30 and 40 years in age who are still unmarried. This is a manifestation of the skewed sex ratio in Gujarat which has 919 women per 1,000 men and only 886
girls per 1,000 boys in the 0-6 age group. “It’ll surely make an impact on many people when they see parents swirling to garba tunes with their daughters,” said Panchani, vice-president of Sadvichar Vikas Sangh, a city-based NGO that works to save the girl child. “At the
end of their performance, each participant will make an appeal to the crowd to protect and nurture the girl child.” She said they will also felicitate parents with a single girl child. The event will also see Gujarati actors, Sanjay Morya and Preyasi Nayak, appealing to people to respect the girl child.
The Supreme Court on Monday termed its earlier order extending interim protection from arrest granted to Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand as a “mistake”, indicating that the relief was granted by a two-judge bench earlier instead of three. “Earlier, it was a mistake,” a bench comprising justices A.R. Dave and Adarsh Kumar Goel observed when senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the activist, said the protection against arrest was expiring on 15 October and moreover, last time this two-judge bench had itself extended the relief. “It is a three-judge bench matter... place it before
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