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News Brief India and Japan sign key defence agreements Agency | New Delhi
India and Japan today signed two key agreements which will pave the way for sale of Japanese defence equipment to India, including the much sought US 2 amphibian aircraft, as both countries vowed deeper military cooperation especially in the maritime sphere. India also announced that Japan will be a partner in Malabar Naval Exercises, taking it from a bilateral naval exercise with US to a trilateral level on a permanent basis.
Two persons were sentenced for life in rape case
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Two persons were sentenced to life imprisonment by a court here in a 10-year-old rape case. Additional District Judge Vinod Kumar held the duo guilty yesterday and also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 each on them. In June 2005, a Dalit woman was raped by Pramod Gupta and Satish in Nagra area, according to the prosecution.
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Indo-Japan summit: pacts on bullet train, defence, nuke energy
India-Japan ink MoU on bullet train First bullet train network between Mumbai- Ahmedabad at a cost of about Rs 98,000 crore
Agency | New Delhi Opening the doors for nuclear commerce with the world, especially with American and French companies, India and Japan signed Friday a pact on civilian nuclear cooperation after five years of negotiations. With Japan holding significant stakes in US companies like GE and Westinghouse and French firm Areva, the deal is crucial for setting up nuclear power plants using Japanese reactors. As Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Hyderabad House on Friday, he is learnt to have told Modi, “No other leaders could have done it.” After signing the Memorandum of Understanding on peaceful use of nuclear energy, Modi said, “Today, we have scaled new summits in our shared journey. The memorandum we signed on civil nuclear energy cooperation is more than just an agreement for commerce and clean energy.” “It is a shining symbol of a new level of mutual confidence and strategic partnership in the cause of a peaceful and secure world. I know
the significance of this decision for Japan and I assure you that India deeply respects that decision and will honour our shared commitments,” he said. Later, Foreign secretary S Jaishankar said they have “concluded the negotiations”, and now “technical” and “legal” vetting needs to be done by both sides. The joint statement said the two prime minis- two governments on the agreement between Japan and ters welcomed the agree- India for cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear enerment reached between the gy, and confirmed that this agreement will be signed
For Shinzo Abe, Varanasi Offers Glimpse Of An India Older Than Time Agency | Varanasi
A dais on the ghats of Ganga, Sanskrit chantings, the melody of bhajans, candles, flowers and incense - Varanasi was at its traditional best for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this evening. The Prime Minister and his guest had come to the ghats for the Gangaarti - the traditional puja of the sacred river, considered “older than history” as the foreign ministry tweeted. Dashashwamedh, the fabled ghat of the city where the Ganga puja is traditionally held, is said
after the technical details are finalised, including those related to necessary internal procedures. The two sides also signed an MoU on the introduction of Japan’s high speed train — the Shinkansen on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route. Modi said, “No less historic is our decision to introduce high speed rail on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad sector through Japan’s Shinkansen, known for its speed, reliability and safety.” Appreciating the “extraordinary package of approximately 12 billion US dollars and technical assistance, on very easy terms,” for this project, he said, “This enterprise will launch a revolution in Indian railways and speed up India’s journey into the future. It will become an engine of
economic transformation in India.” The joint statement said the two prime ministers welcomed the signing of the memorandum of cooperation on introduction of Japan’s High Speed Railways (HSR) technologies (the Shinkansen system) to the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route. In a major boost to defence cooperation, India and Japan also signed two pacts, including an agreement concerning transfer of defence equipment and technology cooperation. This agreement provides a framework to “enhance defence and security cooperation by making available to each other, defence equipment and technology necessary to implement joint research, development and/or production projects or projects”.
Would do anything to bring 2008 Mumbai attackers to justice: US Agency | Washington
to have been created by Lord Brahma. Garlands of roses in hand, the two dignitaries walked down to the water and made their offerings. Then as the chanting started, they stood with the rest and offered aarti. As the evening deepened, the ghats lit up with thousands of coloured lights. Seated at
the dais, PM Modi and his guest were seen joining palms to keep beat with the bhajans. The nearly two-hour programme was seen as strengthening of cultural bonds between the two nations. The leaders sat apart on a dais, and were seen conducting a tete-a-tete from time to time.
The US on Saturday said it wants to see the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai attack brought to justice and will do anything to support India in this regard. “...we want to see the perpetrators of the Mumbai attack brought to justice and obviously continue to want to do anything we can to support Indian authorities in that task,” State Department spokesman John Kirby said on Friday when asked about David Headley turning approver after being pardoned by a Mumbai court. Headley is
currently serving 35-year prison sentence in the US for his role in the Mumbai terror attack. When told that Headley may provide a great deal of information about the attack, Kirby said, “I don’t have anything specific and it would be inappropriate
for me to comment on an ongoing court case like that anyway.” “Again, we share an interest in seeing the Mumbai attackers being brought to justice a terrible, dastardly terrorist attack,” he said. Kirby said India is a very close friend and partner.
NGT cracks down: No registration Saudi Arabia holds first ever of diesel cars in Delhi till January 6 election open to women
Agency | New Delhi after Additional Solicitor Agency | Riyadh Former Union AgriGeneral Pinky Anand inculture Minister and Irked with the Centre and formed the bench that the Saudi Arabia holds its NCP chief Sharad the Delhi government for first ever election open Delhi government was seeking more time to adPawar today celebratto female voters and canyet to take a stand on the ed his 75th birthday dress the issue of phasing didates on Saturday, in modalities and rules for here with party work- out diesel vehicles, the a tentative step towards providing certain “special ers and leaders. Pawar National Green Tribunal easing restrictions that are benefits for condemnawas at Y B Chavan Friday directed that no among the world’s tightest tion/scrapping of vehidiesel vehicles be regPratisthan since 9 AM on women. The absolute cles” older than 10 years. Islamic monarchy, where today where party istered in the capital till workers from differ- January 6. “In view of the rect that diesel vehicles also directed all public au- The bench also directed women are banned from restricted to local affairs process and its signifient parts of Maharash- serious contribution of of more than 10 years of thorities, including munic- the Delhi government driving and must cover including responsibility cance, and the fact that tra flocked to extend vehicular pollution to the age as already directed, ipal corporations, DDA, counsel to get instructions themselves from head-to- for streets, public gardens women could not drive their greetings to him. air quality of NCT, Del- as well as new diesel ve- police and other public on the issue by the next toe in public, is the last and rubbish collection. A themselves to sign up. Pawar’s daughter and hi, it is important that the hicles, would not be reg- departments, “to prepare date of hearing on Janu- country where only men strict separation of the As a result, less than one Baramati Lok Sabha government should take a istered in NCT, Delhi,” an action plan for phasing ary 6. In its report filed had been allowed to vote. sexes in public facilities in 10 voters are women member Supriya Sule, serious view and a deci- directed the bench head- out diesel vehicles, partic- before the NGT, the Del- More than 900 women meant that female can- and few if any female former Assembly sion (on) whether any ve- ed by Justice Swatanter ularly trucks being used hi government informed are running Saturday for didates could not direct- candidates are expectSpeaker Dilip Walse hicle — particularly die- Kumar. The NGT also di- by all these bodies”. The the bench that at regional seats on municipal coun- ly meet the majority of ed to win. But one-third Patil, State NCP Chief sel vehicle (old or new) rected the government to directions were issued transport offices in Delhi, cils, the kingdom’s sole voters -- men -- during of council seats are apSunil Tatkare, NCP — should be registered… “take a conscientious de- during a hearing on a plea around 1,300-1,400 new elected public chambers. their campaigns. Wom- pointed by the municipal group leader in the As an interim measure cision with regard to not regarding air pollution in vehicles — both heavy They are up against near- en also said voter regis- affairs ministry, leaving Assembly, Jayant Pa- till next date of posting buying any diesel vehicle, the capital, filed by advo- and light, including two ly 6,000 men competing tration was hindered by women optimistic that til were present at the subject to hearing of all whether by the Central or cate Vardhaman Kaushik. wheelers — are registered for places on 284 coun- bureaucratic obstacles, a they will at least be asmeeting. cils whose powers are lack of awareness of the signed some of them. concerned parties, we di- the state government”. It The bench issued orders every day. Corpo. Office: A/41, Madhav Chamber’s, Shaktidhara Colony, Opp-Sayona Arcade, L.B.S. Road, Toll Naka, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
2 / Dt. 13-12-2015, Sunday Editors’ Picks sunday, DECEMBER 13, 2015 Apex court’s decision on Haryana panchayat poll qualifications is disappointing The Supreme Court endorsement of the Haryana government’s decision to prescribe educational qualifications for candidates contesting panchayat polls is the most retrograde step taken in the history of panchayati raj. Parliament passed the 73rd and 74th Amendments in December 1992, with no one suggesting then, or during the long years of debate and discussion that preceded their passage, that such qualifications should be introduced. Gandhiji must be horrified. He wanted panchayats to be the foundation of our democracy — at a time when literacy and educational rates were far, far below where they stand today. The assumption was that the qualifications and restrictions prescribed in the Representation of the People Act, 1950, would constitute the framework within which state panchayat elections would be held. It boggles the mind that the SC should consider educational qualifications as justified for panchayat representatives, but not for MLAs and MPs. Since representatives elected to state assemblies or Parliament are principally required to consider, deliberate on and decide intricate, complicated legislation, one would have thought educational qualifications, if required at all, would be far more stringent for these positions than for those who deal with neighbourhood issues in their respective villages. If the argument is that educational qualifications are not necessary for legislators but for panchayat representatives because the latter deal with executive matters, it follows that educational qualifications are even more required for state and Central ministers than for panchayat representatives. But apart from the provision that ministers have to be elected members of legislatures, there is nothing in our law to suggest that you should be a PhD to be PM, an MA to be a chief minister or cabinet minister, or a BA to be a state minister. In fact, many of our prime ministers have not been graduates. And only one can be said to have attained academic distinction before he became PM. Indeed, one of the most distinguished chief ministers we have ever had, K. Kamaraj, did not even complete his schooling. That did not stop him from becoming a legend in his lifetime and leading Tamil Nadu to the very top position in administration anywhere in the country. In Haryana, he would have been banned from contesting panchayat elections. If these very high offices do not require minimum educational qualifications, it seems a terrible travesty of justice that persons without the prescribed educational qualifications be barred from election to panchayats, let alone being elected office bearers.
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Happy Birthday Rajinikanth: Anoushka Shankar reconnects with How the superstar came to be her roots in new album ‘Home’
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vaji. Rajinikanth was the fourth child of JijaSuperstar Rajinikanth is bai and Ramojirao Gaeway more than just an kwad, who was a police actor – he is almost conconstable. In the initial sidered as a God espeyears of his childhood cially when it come to his and youth, he struggled a huge fan following down lot due to financial issues. South. Rajinikanth was Though he came from a born as Shivaji Rao Gae- Marathi background, Rakwad on December 12, jinikanth has not acted in 1950 in a Marathi fami- any Marathi films as yet. ly in Bangalore. He was At the start of his career, named after the Maratha he took up a number of warrior, Chhatrapati Shi- odd jobs including being
a carpenter and a coolie. He was later employed by Bangalore Transport Service (BTS), where he worked as a bus conductor. He then began to take part in stage plays. He was also offered a part in playwright Topi Muniappa’s mythological plays. It was during this time that he came across an advert for acting classes at the Madras Film Institute and decided to join against the wishes of his family. His friend and co-worker Raj Bahadur supported him financially during his course. During one of his onstage performances at the institute,Tamil film director K Balachander noticed him and advised him to learn Tamil, which Rajinikanth followed without delay.
Vidya Balan to share screen space with Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui again Agency | Mumbai
Actress Vidya Balan today revealed that she will be seen in a special appearance as a cop in Sujoy Ghosh-produced upcoming film ‘Te3n’. The film, directed by Ribhu Dasgupta, features megastar Amitabh Bachchan and actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui in pivotal roles. “I am playing a cop, it’s a special appearance. I was excited because it’s a fabulous script... It’s a chance to shoot again in Kolkata, with Bachchan sahab, Nawazuddin and Sujoy,” Vidya told reporters here this evening. The National Award-winning ac-
tress was speaking at the launch of author Piyush Jha’s latest crime-fiction novel ‘Raakshas’. ‘Te3n’ will mark the reunion of the ‘Dirty Picture’ star with Sujoy and Nawazuddin with whom she earlier worked in the 2012 thriller ‘Kahaani’. The 37-year-old, however, said even though it is the same team which has
come together to make ‘Te3n’, the film will be different. “It is not ‘Kahaani’. The story is different. I am shooting in Kolkata and most of the people in the team are the same who worked in ‘Kahaani’. I am enjoying it. Working with Sujoy is always fun, even with Bachchan sahab and Nawazuddin.”
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Kathak dancer Pandit Birju Maharaj has choreographed Deepika Padukone’s song her in the upcoming film Bajirao Mastani. The period film, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, tells a love story of Maratha warrior Peshwa Bajirao (Ranveer Singh) and Mastani (Deepika). “There is a kathak song in the film. It has been choreographed by Pandit Birju Maharaj. In fact, I was in Delhi for a week
for one-on-one sessions with him,” Deepika told reporters here at a promotional event of the movie. Bajirao Mastani also stars Priyanka Chopra in the role of Bajirao’s wife Kashibai. Deepika said she was happy that ‘Pinga’ was the first song that she shot for the movie as she had Priyanka for support. “Songs in Sanjay Leela Bhansali are films in themselves. There are three songs where I am dancing. I was glad we started that way.
After Shah Rukh Khan, it is now Sonam Kapoor who has extended support for Aamir Khan on his intolerance remark. Defending Aamir, Sonam said the actor was quoted out of context and added that it is important to understand the reason behind his fears rather than creating a furore about his comments. Aamir Khan said that his wife fears the safety of their child and wants to leave the country and that there is “growing despondence” in the nation. “Kiran and I have lived all our lives in India. For the first time, she said, should we move out of India? That’s a disastrous and big statement
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Anoushka Shankar’s latest album for which she’s now touring India—she plays in Mumbai on Saturday and in Delhi on Sunday—is a homecoming of sorts. Home, Shankar’s first solo album of classical Indian music in 15 years—Anourag, the last one, came out in 2000—is a way to reconnect with her roots after the five well-received albums that were more experimental and free-wheeling in the way they mixed the sound of her sitar with jazz, pop, electronica, folk. The album is also a tribute to her father, sitar maestro Ravi Shankar who died three years ago. In Home, she plays Jogeshwari, one of the many ragas created by him, in the alaap, jod, jhaala and gat style, in which
Indian classical music is traditionally played. “I was conscious, as each album was going out, that I hadn’t made a classical music album in a while,” says Shankar, speaking over the phone from her London home. “After my father
died, I was doing a lot of tribute concerts and those were all classical music. I found myself enjoying it and I thought I should put it on record. I have also grown a lot in the last 10 years, I am playing a lot better than earlier.”
song ‘Humko Aaj Kal Hai...’, and in the initial beats I had to go down... lying on the floor,” she said. “It was typical Bollywood and I did not know how to do it. And once when I was rehearsing for it, I banged
my head so hard on the floor that there was a big boil,” she said. Madhuri, who is known for her dancing skills, is amazed at the way actresses like Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, Shraddha Kapoor dance.
like to take criticism to my mind. I only work on it.” Talking about the success of “Hate Story 3”, she said: “Yes, I was skeptical doing this film, but now I feel so great that I did it. People are appreciating this
film because it is not just about bold scenes. The content of the film is also equally strong.” Directed by Vishal Pandya, “Hate Story 3” also features Sharman Joshi, Karan Singh Grover and Daisy Shah.
Madhuri praises youngsters who enter Bollywood ‘well-prepared’ Agency | Mumbai
Need to understand his fears: Sonam on Aamir’s intolerance statement
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The younger lot of actors today are more prepared about everything, including dance, feels actress Madhuri Dixit who says that in her times it was a tough battle for them. “I was trained in a different dance form...I was trained in Kathak. It’s great when you are coming into the industry you should be equipped with everything and we weren’t,” Madhuri said. The 48-year-old ‘dancing diva’ recalls the tough time she had while learning the dance moves for one of her most popular and memorable song ‘Humko Aaj Kal Hai’. “There were lots of things, as you are learning every day. I remember I was doing this
’ve gone through criticism all my life: Zareen Khan Agency | Mumbai
for Kiran to make to me. She fears for her child. She fears about what the atmosphere around us will be. She feels scared to open the newspapers everyday. That does indicate that there is a sense of growing disquiet,” the PK star had said at an event in the national capi-
tal in November. “People have taken the statement out of context. Have you seen his entire interview or have you just picked out that one statement? It was just a living room discussion. He basically said that he is scared that this thought has entered his mind,” Sonam said.
Actress Zareen Khan, currently enjoying the success of her erotic thriller film “Hate Story 3”, says she has faced criticism all her life. Be it her weight or her acting skills, Zareen often received brickbats from people. Asked her how she dealt with criticism post her debut film “Veer”, she said “I think criticism is part of your life. I have gone through criticism all my life. I was an obese child and was criticized a lot for that. I don’t
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Agency | Washington Around 170 million years ago, our world faced an ice-age and now, the scientists are trying to explore the causes behind it. The international team of experts, including researchers from the Camborne School of Mines, has found evidence of a large and abrupt cooling of the Earth’s temperature during the Jurassic Period, which lasted millions of years. The scientists found that the cooling coincided with a large-scale volcanic event, called the North Sea Dome, which restricted the flow of ocean water and the associated heat that it carried from the equator towards the North Pole region. Calldrops issue: TRAI will carry out drive tests in cities including Delhi, Mumbai
Indian discus thrower Vikas Gowda booked his spot in the 2016 Rio Olympics after the world athletics governing body, the IAAF lowered the entry standards “to include more athletes” taking part in the track and field events in the 2016 edition. Under the qualification standards issued in April, the cut off mark for the men’s discus throw for Rio Games was 66.00 meters but a few days back the IAAF Council decided to lower it to 65.00 metres, which Gowda had crossed in the Jamaican Invitational Athletics Meet in May. 32-year-old Gowda, the reigning Asian champion and 2014 Commonwealth Games gold med-
IPL Players’ draft: Is Suresh Raina a better first pick than MS Dhoni? allist, hurled the disc to a distance of 65.14 metres in Kingston while winning the IAAF-approved event on May 9. Athletics Federation of India Secretary C K Valson confirmed that Gowda has qualified for the Rio Olympics. “Since the Jamaican event was an IAAF-approved one and it was held after the qualification period starts, Gowda has now qualified for the Rio Olympics. He
has crossed the 65.00m entry standard which was revised from the earlier 66.00m,” Valson said. The qualification period of track and field events for Rio Olympics began on May 1. The IAAF Council in its meeting on November 26 had made the changes to the Rio Olympics entry standards in 17 events. The International Olympic Committee have since been notified.
Friendship with Rohan Bopanna doesn’t revolve only about tennis: Sania Mirza Agency | New Delhi
Agency | Mumbai Telecom regulator Trai will again carry out drive tests in various cities, including Delhi and Mumbai, at the end of this month to determine the extent of progress in fixing the call drop problem. “We will do that at the end of this month,” Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Chairman R S Sharma said here on the sidelines of an event organised by Skoch, a think-tank. Trai had carried out special independent drive tests in Mumbai and Delhi in June and July and found the network quality below par. It followed up with more such tests in September, which showed there was not much headway. Other than the metros, the tests had been conducted in Surat, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar and Ahmedabad.
Google’s Project Loon will interfere with cellular operations
Agency | New Delhi Google’s Project Loon, through which the online search giant plans to provide internet connectivity using balloons, will interfere with cellular transmissions of mobile operators in India, the government said today. “The proposed frequency band to be used in the Loon Project of Google is being used for cellular operations in India and it will lead to interference with cellular transmissions,” Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. The statement of the Minister assumes significance in the backdrop of call drop problem faced by consumers due to poor network quality. On a query that whether there are technical glitches in according approval to Project Loon, the Minister replied in affirmative. Google, under its Project Loon, is using big balloons floating at a height of 20 kilometers above earth surface for transmission of Internet services. It has already tested this technology in New Zealand, California (the US) and Brazil. As per Google, each balloon can provide connectivity to a ground area about 40 km in diameter using a wireless communications technology called LTE or 4G.
Their friendship and camaraderie, they say, goes way beyond tennis but Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna are in no hurry to form a mixed doubles team in the coming season despite the speculation that they could be pairing up for India at the Olympic Games next year. Sania and Bopanna, competing in the International Premier Tennis League for Micromax Indian Aces, have lost only one mixed doubles contest in the ongoing edition. Their comradeship all too visible both on and off the court, Sa-
nia and Bopanna faced a barrage of questions on whether they could be tying up on the Tour in the coming season. “Rohan was my first partner when I was 14-years-old, we have played together in the Hopman Cup too. And I think we didn’t lose for 8-9 years. Over the years, we know each
other so well, and are able to anticipate each other’s games well too. There are so many things which go unsaid in our equation when we are playing. We just know how we are going to react to a certain situation in a match,” said Sania, speaking about her teammate and close friend.
Viswanathan Anand loses to Alexander Grischuk, slips to ninth spot Agency | London
Viswanathan Anand continued his roller-coaster ride in the London Chess Classic as he went down to Russian Grandmaster Alexander Grischuk in the sixth round that concluded in London. After drawing the first three rounds, this was Anand’s third decisive result in a row and second where the Indian ace ended on the receiving end. It turned out to be a costly blow as Anand now finds himself in sole ninth spot in the 10-player round-robin tournament. Benefitting from his first victory in the tournament, Grischuk joined Anish Giri of Hland, Hikaru Nakamura of United States and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France in lead on four points out of a possible seven. Levon Aronian of Armenia, World champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway, Michael Adams of England and Fabiano Caruana of United States share the fifth spot jointly on 3.5 points each. With
2.5 points in his kitty, Anand is ahead of Bulgarian Veselin Topalov by a full point but is now in a desperate situation in the USD 300000 prize money tournament. On what turned out to be another draw-marred day, again four out of five games ended in draws with only Grischuk and Anand producing a decisive result. Carlsen continued his hunt for an elusive victory against Giri but did not succeed as black, while Nakamura was surprised by Aronian in the opening and his white pieces came a cropper. It was a long theoretical discussion between Vachier-Lagrave and Fabiano Caruana that
also saw the point being split, while Topalov signed peace with Adams. Experts believed that Anand could defend an inferior rook and pawns endgame against Grischuk but the post-mortem proved otherwise. Earlier it was a quiet opening by Grischuk as white and Anand got a playable position easily. Grischuk capitalised on Anand’s mistake in the endgame and scored his second victory against the five-time world champion in as many tournaments. Earlier in the second edition of the Grand Chess Tour — the Sinquefield Cup in United States, the Russian had emerged victorious.
Agency | New Delhi Some of the best Indian Premier League stars will be up for grabs at the IPL Players’ draft on December 15. Sanjeev Goenka’s New Rising consortium has a chance to pick the first player in the draft. Most experts believe MS Dhoni will be the first choice for the new IPL franchise considering his impeccable record in the cash-rich league. There
is no denying that brand Mahi is still a hit with the fans. But is he as effective on the field as he once was? Over the last one year, there has been a decline in Dhoni’s form in ODIs as well as T20s. Since the teams will select players for a twoyear period, 34-year-old Dhoni’s age too could be play on the minds of team owners. In case they decide against Dho-
ni as first pick, a younger Suresh Raina, considered IPL’s best batsman, could be the ideal first choice for Pune. The 29-yearold has been a vital cog in CSK sides right from 2008. In 132 IPL matches, Raina has scored 3699, with 25 fifties and 1 ton, at an average of 34.25. The left-hander is an incredible athlete and has taken 74 catches and picked up 24 wickets.
fans to capture a special moment with the most prestigious silverware in the shortest format of the world game, the ICC said in a statement. Details of the trophy’s public appearances will be announced by the host Boards closer to the time. ICC Chief Executive
David Richardson said: “The Nissan Trophy Tour has been designed to not only promote the tournament but also to engage with our fans and provide them the first opportunity to get close to the trophy, which will be lifted by the winning captain on 3 April in Mumbai.
erazzi admitted that these players were important but suggested there were others who could still do the job for him. “They are crucial players but I think at this point all our players have shown they deserve to play,” Materazzi said during the prematch media briefing. “It would be crazy to think I can replace a player like
Rafa, the best player in the whole of ISL.” Chennaiyin have never won a match against ATK in the past four times they have faced each other but Italian Materazzi remained unperturbed. “Last year, we won two games against Kerala (Blasters) and we all saw what happened in the semi-finals. Semi-final is a different game.”
2016 ICC World Twenty20 trophy to embark on global journey from Sunday Agency | Mumbai
The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 trophy will embark on a global journey from in Mumbai on Sunday before returning to New Delhi on February 1 next year. As part of the Nissan Trophy Tour, the trophy will visit 12 countries taking part in the tournament which will be staged in the country from March 11 to April 3 next. During its journey, the trophy will be on display at domestic and international matches, as well as at various public places which will enable the
ISL: ATK face depleted Chennaiyin FC in first leg of semis Agency | Pune
Injury concerns have been the norm for Chennaiyin FC this season and they will be missing some of their key footballers when they face Atletico de Kolkata in the first leg of the second semi-final in the Indian Super League (ISL) in Pune on Saturday. Marquee player Elano Blumer and defender Mehrajuddin Wadoo are suspended for the first leg after accumulating four yellow cards during the league phase, while midfielder Raphael Augusto injured himself and is ruled out of the league. Chennaiyin head coach Marco Mat-
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In a first, a three-day national conclave for business women is being jointly organised by the business women’s wing of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) and the Indian Merchant’s Chamber, Mumbai (IMC) in Ahmedabad next week. The ‘Vibrant Gujarat Business Women – National Conclave’ which begins on the 18th December will see 3000 women participants come together at the Gujarat University Convention Hall. Both the business wings will also be looking to tie-up to host the second edition of this national conclave in Maharashtra in 2016. An exhibition that is part of the conclave will have 100 stalls by women en-
trepreneurs and will be flagged off by spiritual guru Morari Bapu and noted Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon. “We are expecting women entrepreneurs taking part at the conclave to get single window clearance for the various women-friendly schemes and subsidies in the industrial policies with the presence of government officers from both national and
Gujarat’s first floating restaurant to open on 31st December
state government bodies at the event like KVIC( Khadi and Village Industries Commission), MSME(Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises), District Industries Centre and NSIC(National Small Industries Corporation). The project cost for hosting this event has gone beyond Rs 1 crore, while the “Swayam Sidhdha” awards that will be presented at the event have
been sponsored by the World Trade Centre-GIFT city. We are also looking for tie-ups with the incubation center at GIFT and also with higher government departments of the Gujarat Government for facilitation, training and skill development of the women participants at the event, ” said Grishma Trivedi, Chairperson, BWW(Business Women Wing) of GCCI.
Gujarat government is planning to bring a new policy to encourage domestic players to set up defence manufacturing units in the state, a senior official has said. Addressing the CII Defence Conclave-2015 in Ahmedabad, Managing Director of Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) Manoj Aggarwal said entrepreneurs needs to take some risks to explore this new avenue in manufacturing. “To give a boost to this sector, Gujarat Government is planning to bring a new Defence Manufacturing policy. At present, policy of 2011 is in existence. Before brining our own policy, we are waiting for Centre to announce their policy, as both of them
NDDB holds programme for women dairy cooperative members of Afghanistan Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Correspondent | Bharuch
Gujarat will have its first floating restaurant at Bharuch in central Gujarat. The restaurant will be in a boat in river Narmada. The floating restaurant will be inaugurated on 31st of December with live concert in Narmada park which is located on the bank of river Narmada. The project conceived by Collector Dr Vikrant Pande has materialized by Aquatica River Front company’s proprietor Bansibhai Patel at a cost of Rs 2 crore. The boat based restaurant has been
permitted to sail in river Narmada between Golden bridge and Kabir Vad. According to Bharuch based Kishanbhai Patel who is manager of this project, around 65 persons will be able to have meal with music in this restaurant which is first of its kind in Gujarat. Floating restaurant will be able to sail only when there’s at least 3.5 to 4 ft water level in river Narmada. Initially the operators will only accept group bookings, and therefore individuals will not get chance to enjoy the experience of floating restaurant.
In pursuit of a sustainable dairy development agenda and recognising the need to boost livelihoods of smallholder dairy farmers, NDDB organized a five-day orientation programme for the women dairy cooperative members from the provinces of Kabul, Logar and Parwan of Afghanistan during 7-11, December 2015 at NDDB, Anand. This programme is a sequel to the NDDB-F AO collaborative regional meeting held at Anand during March 2015, where experts and policy makers from Asia and the Pacific met to discuss and adopt a strategic framework for sustainable dairy development in Asia. Shri T Nanda Kumar, Chairman, NDDB said that dairying provides
Sedition charges — Hardik Patel, others denied bail
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
A city sessions court on Friday denied bail to Patidar quota stir leader Hardik Patel and his two associates Dinesh Bambhania and Chirag Patel in connection with the sedition charges slapped against them by the city crime branch. The additional sessions judge NG Dave said that there is a prima facie case against the trio and the prosecution’s case does not appear to be a concocted story. The court said that the charges levelled are quite serious in nature. The court also observed that if released on bail, there is a likelihood that
the accused may repeat the offence and jeopardize law and order situation in the state. On Thursday , a Surat court denied bail to Hardik in a sedition case that is registered against him for his “kill 4-5 cops” remark. Earlier, Gujarat high co urt had dropped charges of treason and provoking en mity between communiti es from the FIR that was re gistered in October against five persons. The court, ho wever, refused to exonerate Hardik and
others from charges of sedition, conspi racy to wage war against the state and criminal cons piracy. During the hearing, Hardik’s counsel argued that the FIR was false and pre-determined as was revealed from the language used in the complaint. The lawyer accused the cops of suppressing certain infor mation like the transcripts of mobile phone intercepts reflected that Hardik issu ed instructions but the poli ce is silent on who was on the other side of the line. He alleged that had names of the persons who recie ved the calls been disclo sed, many BJP leaders wo uld have been exposed.
food , family nutrition and incomes to women. Engagement of women needs to be viewed as a tool for socio-economic empowerment. He said that improving smallholder organizations’ capabilities to give them a better bargaining power in the market is extremely important. The women participants are mainly village group leaders, capacity building trainers, district trainers and livestock experts. They were here to learn the Indian
perspective of cooperative dairying. The delegation were presented with an overview of the history, growth and achievements ofNDDB and the various dairy development initiatives taken by NDDB. Discussions were held on the innovations introduced by NDDB in Animal Breeding, Health and Nutrition which contribute to increase productivity. They also visited dairy plants and village dairy cooperatives at Anand.
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dresses which are specially worn in marriage functions, perfumes, Deodrants and marriage invitation cards from her possession” added a police source. Police officials said during primary interrogation of Savtri it came to light that recently Savatri with her two minor sons had gone to marriage function held in a clubon SG Road. “She had stolen a purse from there. Savatri has also confessed to have stolen valuables from a mass marriage function at Naboi in Gandhinagar” said a police official. Police officials said Savatri has also given us details about another gang who is involved in similar thefts in marriage functions.
Gang led by a woman held for committing thefts in marriage ceremonies
Nikol police on Friday nabbed a gang lead by a woman Savatri Shisodiya, hailing from Rajgarh in Madhya Pradesh for committing thefts in marriage functions in the city. Police sources said Savtri who used her two minor sons in thefts operated with one her neighbors from Rajgarh. Savatri and her gang had stolen a purse containing jewellery, costly cell phone and cash from a marriage ceremony held in club on SG Road about three days back. Police sources said they nabbed Savatri from railway station where she was staying temporary shelter for committing thefts in the city. “We have recovered some
should be complimentary to each other” Aggarwal said. “GIDC is ready to play it’s part of giving a final push to the industry. Gujarat’s entrepreneurs are known for their risk taking abilities. Thus, I urge you to take some
risk by investing in this emerging sector,” he said. Last year, Centre has alloted 22 licenses to the Gujarat government for defence manufacturing units, said Chairman of CII Gujarat State Council and MD of Vadilal Indus-
tries Devanshu Gandhi. “Now, the ball is in the court of manufacturers, as they have to now come forward to claim their license to set up their units in Gujarat for manufacturing defence related equipments,” he added.
ously considering implementing suggestions to introduce English from Class 1 and even earlier at pre-primary level in anganwadis.However, final approval rests with the CM,” said Vanani. The minister said that the state education department is exploring the possibility of teaching math and science using technical English words so that Gujarati-medium stu dents are spared the painful transi-
tion to higher education which is exclusively in En glish. It needs mention that Narendra Modi as CM of Gujarat had, in 2007, started Society for Creation of Opportunity through Proficiency in English (SCOPE) to help youth tide over lack of proficiency in spoken English which was recognized a major hindrance in higher education and employment opportunities.
falls under appreciably below normal category. Some places in the state have seen a drop of up to six degree in the temperature overnight. ‘The cold wave warning was
issued yesterday itself and it is going to remain there for another at least 24 hours with maximum effect in Saurashtra and Kutchh region.’ the met center director said.
Gujarat govt may teach English from class 1 or anganwadis
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Gujarat government is thinking of introducing English as a subject from Class I and even earlier -in pre-primary anganwadis. The proposal has found support in state-wide consultations held for the new National Education Policy, the final document of which will be submitted to Union HRD ministry. Currently, English is introduced to children in Class 3 in nearly 38,000 government-run schools. Feedback received from consultations with parents, students, teachers and experts for the new National Education Policy demands greater emphasis on teaching of English. Nanu Vanani, minister of state for education (primary, secondary and adult), said, “We are seri-
Ahmedabad 8.8, Naliya coldest at 7,cold wave for another 24 hours:IMD Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The sudden cold wave being experienced in Gujarat with an appreciable drop in temperatures is going to be there for at least another 24 hours, Director of the Ahmedabad Met Center Mr. Jayanta Sarkar said today. Mr. Sarkar said that the reason behind the cold wave, which has caused temperatures to go appreciably below normal in several parts of the state, was the northerly wind bringing the chillness after the heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir caused by western disturbances. He said that the place with minimum temperature in the state this morning was Naliya in Kutch with 7 degree Celsius. Ahmedabad city has recorded a minimum temperature of 8.8 degree Celsius which was 3 to 4 degree below normal and
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