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3 arrested in Rs 14 lakh heist case Agency | Mumbai
Three persons were arrested today in connection with Rs 14 lakh heist at the office of a private company in suburban Jogeshwari earlier this week and Rs 3 lakh was recovered from them. The incident occurred on Sunday night when around five persons, wielding knives, overpowered the watchman of the office and looted Rs 14 lakh in cash, police said.
EC top brass to be in West Bengal tomorrow Agency | New Delhi
The top brass of Election Commission will be in West Bengal tomorrow to take stock of poll preparedness in the state where two rounds of voting have already taken place. The visit of Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi and fellow Commissioners A K Joti and O P Rawat will be in Kolkata tomorrow, two days after poll watchdog ordered removal of Kolkata police chief Rajeev Kumar amid allegations of bias towards the ruling Trinamool Congress.
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6.8 magnitude quake hits India Agency | New Delhi
A major earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale today hit areas around the India-Myanmar border and its tremors were felt in the northeast, West Bengal, Bihar all the way to Delhi. According to National Centre of Seismology (NCS), the earthquake occurred at 7:25 PM at the depth of 134 km. There were no immediate reports of major damage to property and life. The quake lasted for 8-10 seconds. There was at least one aftershock after the initial quake , according to
witnesses. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) says quake is of 7.0 magnitude. In Delhi and NCR people quickly rushed out of their homes. Delhi Metro is plying, but people are refusing to enter buildings or stations, preferring to wait outside in the open. In West Bengal, people have rushed out of their homes as was the case across the eastern regions of the country. People were seen calling their kin and friends to inquire about their welfare. From Kolkata, Siliguri to Gauhati people were seen streaming out
earlier said to be of 7.1 magnitude. The quake hit not just India, but also Afghanistan, Pakistan and even China. According to report 6 people died due to the quake in Pakistan. The temblor had its epicentre in the Hindukush
Jewellers in the national capital on Wednesday temporarily called off their 42-day strike, demanding rollback of proposed excise duty on non-silver jewellery, for 12 days after the government’s assurance that
there will be no harassment by excise officials. “We have decided to temporarily call off the strike till April 24 after the government’s assurance,” Surinder Kumar Jain, vice-president of All India Sarafa Association said. Jewellers in Maharash-
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Any quake over 200 km depth has potential to wreak massive damage on surface, according to experts. Also, however, since the epicentre was in a sparsely populated area, the damage was not widespread.
remained shut owing to bandh call even as the police has lodged a case under section 304 A (culpable homicide) and other sections of the IPC against the driver of the JCB machine and a corporation official and a detailed inquiry set up by the AMC mayor.
Mayor Gautambhai Shah has already announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each for the dependents of the four deceased who died owing to wall collapse during the demolition drive in Uttamnagar locality under Krishnanagar police station of the city.
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of their homes and buildings into open spaces. In Kolkata, authorities have stopped the Kolkata Metro services. People are stuck inside the trains and authorities are making attempts to get them to stations.On Sunday too the
country was rocked by a major earthquake. The powerful quake rocked north India including Chandigarh, Kashmir and other areas in the region — the initial tremor felt was at 4.01 pm in Delhi. The earthquake was
Jewellers nation-wide call off strike after govt’s assurance
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mountain range of Afghanistan at 36.4 degrees North Latitude and 71.2 degrees East Longitude. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports that earthquake epicentre was 282 kms NE off Kabul in Afghanistan.
Nikol bandh against demolition deaths
tra have also called off their strike temporarily from April 14 to April 24, Maharashtra Rajya Saraf Suvarnakar Federation President Fatechand Ranka said. Jewellery houses remained closed since March 2 after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Budget proposed levying 1 per cent excise duty on non-silver jewellery. Jewellers, bullion traders and artisans reopened their establishments on Tuesday in Rajasthan, said Subhash Mittal, President, Rajasthan Sarafa Sangh in Jaipur. “If the government
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does not consider our demand of rolling back its decision of imposing 1 per cent excise duty, we will resume our strike from April 25,” said Ram Avtar Verma President of Bullion and Jewellery Association. Meanwhile, jewellers in Meerut also reopened their shops today. The gems and jewellery industry is estimated to have incurred over Rs 1 lakh crore loss due to the 42-day strike. Over three lakh jewellers from more than 300 associations kept their establishments closed across the country since March 2.
A bandh call in Nikol area of the city to protest against the death of four people during the encroachment demolition drive of Ahmedabad Muncipal Corporation (AMC) has evoked wide response today. The bandh called by a local front Dukan Makan Kapat Samiti has been supported by opposition Congress and Aam Aadmi Party along with Patidar Anamat Aandolan Samiti.The markets and shops
Shift all IPL matches after April 30 out of state, Bombay HC tells BCCI
Agency | New Delhi In view of the drought in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the BCCI to shift all Indian Premier League matches out of the state post April 30. After the court direction , 13 IPL matches scheduled to be held in Maha-
rashtra after April 30 will have to be shifted to new venues. These include six matches in Pune (including two knockout games), four in Mumbai (including final at Wankhede) and three in Nagpur. The court said that shifting of IPL matches to another state can be a begin-
ning towards addressing drought situation in Maharashtra. After the verdict, the petitioner Surendra Shrivastava said, “It’s a welcome move. I would have been happy if (state) government would have taken this decision. Would have been happy if IPL or BCCI would have come forward and cooperated on this decision.” Despite BCCI assuring the court that no drinking water will be used for watering the pitches and upkeep of the field, the court observed that any water saved can be used towards the drought affected areas.
India to raise prisoner Kirpal Singh’s death issue in Pakistan at top level
The Gujarat High Court Agency | New Delhi deteriorated, jail officials Soumen Mitra took over Tuesday issued a notice said. Pakistani authorities as the new Police Com- to the Centre on a petition India has asked its envoy said Kirpal Singh died due missioner of Kolkata challenging the Union in Pakistan to take up to heart failure. In 2013, today after Rajeev Ku- Health Ministry’s notifiat the “highest possible an Indian death row conmar was removed from cation which makes 85 level” with their foreign vict Sarabjit Singh was the post by the Election per cent pictorial warning office the issue of early attacked by two other inCommission following on both sides of tobacco transportation of mortal mates at the Kot Lakhpat complaints against him product packages mandaremains of an Indian naJail. He later succumbed by opposition parties in tory from April 1. The di- out considering the rights impossible to follow the tional who died in Pakito his wounds at the hospoll-bound West Ben- vision bench of Justices M and interests of the tobac- Legal Metrology (Pack- stan on Monday. “On Kirgal. Soon after assuming R Shah and A J Shastri is- co industry.” If 85 per cent aged Commodities) Rules pal Singh, our acting high affairs ministry spokes- Jail. He was alleged to pital. On Tuesday, a sister the chair at Lalbazar Po- sued the notice to the Cen- space is used for pictorial of 2011 under which in- commissioner in Islam- man Vikas Swarup said have been involved in a of Kirpal Singh protestlice Headquarters here, tre and posted the hearing warning, no space will be formation about contents, abad has been instructed on Wednesday. “He will bombing at Faisalabad ed at the Attari-Wagah Mitra, an IPS officer of to May 2. The petitioner left for brand name and etc., has to be displayed. to seek a meeting at the also ask for official infor- Railway Station in 1991 integrated checkpost on the 1988 batch, said, Nitin Garg, owner of city- logo and “all the products Before issuing the notifi- highest possible level in mation on cause of death, and sentenced to death for the India-Pakistan bor“It’s a difficult situation. based Vishnu Tobacco will look the same, giving cation, there was no “im- the Pakistan foreign of- postmortem report etc,” spying and terrorism in Pa- der over his death. “My We are going to conduct Products, says the notifi- rise to spurious products”, pact assessment” it adds, fice this forenoon to seek he added. Kirpal Singh, kistan. He was transferred brother Kirpal has been the elections in the city cation is “irrational and the petition says. Also, for demanding quashing of early transportation of the 54, died at a hospital in to a hospital on Monday murdered just like Sarabpeacefully. arbitrary and issued with- want of space, it would be the notification. mortal remains,” external Pakistan’s Kot Lakhpat after suddenly his health jit was earlier. Corpo. 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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Who needs public banks?
Much of the public discussions have focused on two aspects of the debt problem. First, finding clever financial engineering solutions to fill the hole in the books of the banks (mainly public-sector banks or PSBs) as the government has committed woefully inadequate budgetary resources compared to any reasonable estimate of the required recapitalisation needs. But financial engineering doesn’t erase bad debt; it only repackages it. Eventually, there has to be a transfer of real resources to fill the hole created by the bad debt. If the history of debt crises is any guide, it is likely to be India’s households that will pay for it through more financial repression or higher future taxes. The second has been to use this funding pressure as an opportunity to enforce changes in PSBs aimed at improving their investment choices, purportedly because this got them in the mess in the first place. Most of the proposed changes are based on the recommendations of the P.J. Nayak Committee, and they range from greater separation between owners and management to changes in compensation packages that encourage better pricing and assessment of risk. I particularly favour the call for protecting bank managements from legal and criminal charges just because an investment decision turns out to be wrong later. As this year’s Economic Survey rightly exhorts, India needs to learn to tolerate investor mistakes and allow exits. While capitalising PSBs and improving their efficiency are obviously important, I will argue that neither addresses the elephant in the room. Whether financial engineering provides a lease of life to these banks to live through another debt cycle or management changes are made to hopefully dampen future cycles skirts the more fundamental question: Do we need PSBs? When Indian banks were nationalised in 1969, the ability of private banks to mobilise resources, that is household savings, was weak and their competence in allocating resources to meet India’s investment needs questionable. Over the next three decades, PSBs played a critical role in better garnering household savings, funnelling them into the formal financial system, and fund the country’s development needs. But over the last 25 years, successive governments have implemented extensive reforms to liberalise the system that, in turn, has substantially deepened India’s financial markets and allowed private banks and non-bank financial institutions to grow and become important players in the resource mobilisation process. So do we still need PSBs to mobilise savings? Put differently, it is not a question of making the PSB branch in Churchgate function more efficiently, which is what the P.J. Nayak Committee recommendations intend to achieve; the question is whether there is even any need to keep the branch open. No doubt, the process will be arduous with significant political challenges.
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“BJP is bringing here ‘ultra-Hindutvad’ from outside to create communal tension and riots as part of its communal politics. We don’t want communal tension or riots. We want to stay together in a peaceful environment,” – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday cautioned the saffron party against communal politics and said..
‘Phillauri’ is a romantic, fun film: Anushka Agency | New Delhi
After the success of their dark thriller “NH10,” brother-sister duo Karnesh and Anushka Sharma are back with their second production “Phillauri”, which the actress says is a romantic film with lots of “drama and craziness”.The film is set against the backdrop of a Punjabi marriage but Anushka says it is not a wedding drama. “Wedding in the movie is just the backdrop oftthe story.‘Phillauri’ has got shades of drama, craziness and really interesting characters. It is romantic, fun and at the same time very intriguing. The story is set in Phillaur district of Punjab,” Anushka said.
(Sultan teaser out: Salman K h a n ’s first look) Being directed by Anshai Lal and produced by Anushka- Karnesh’s Clean Slate Films and Fox Star Studios, the movie will have Anushka, Punjabi
star Diljit Dosanjh, Suraj Sharma of “Life of Pi” fame and Mehreen Pirzada in important roles. The shooting will begin in mid-April and it will be a
Karnesh and Anushka Sharma are back with their second production “Phillauri”, which is a romantic film with lots of “drama and craziness”
start-to-finish schedule till June. “We are in the process of letting go. We are standing at the edge of the pool and ready to jump,” the producers said.
Fawad Khan, Mahira up the hotness quotient with a new ad Agency | New Delhi
The famous Humsafar couple Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan are back to sizzle the screen with a new Pakistani TV commercial. The ad is breaking the internet due to their flawless look and crackling chemistry, wherein Fawad is seen sporting his beard and Mahira donning a ravishing peach-coloured gown. The international toiletry brand ad shows the two in a playfully seductive act, wherein the lady is trying to grab her man’s attention, which
ends with them sharing a beautiful, intimate moment. Though not together, both have stepped into Bollywood and it seems this ad will bring up a new couple to Bollywood directors’ mind for their upcoming flicks. On one
hand, the 34-year-old actor is enjoying the success of his latest Bollywood flick Kapoor And Sons, on the other, the 33-yearold actress is gearing up for her Bollywood debut Raees opposite Shah Rukh Khan.
Avantika maybe joining post a time-leap but she won’t age dramatically: “I wouldn’t know much about the upcoming track
as I am yet to be briefed. All I can say is that I won’t be sporting grey hair to look older and won’t be playing a mother.
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Hrithik Roshan-Kangana Ranaut legal fracas:Actor’s ‘fake’email traced to the US
Agency | Mumbai The ‘fake’ email ID at the centre of the legal spat between Bollywood stars Hrithik Roshan and Kangana Ranaut has been traced by the police — to a location in the US.After Hrithik filed a case with the cyber crime cell of the Mumbai Police, the cops got to work tracking down its IP address. And they have revealed that the email ID in question was being operated not from India, but overseas. A senior police officer from the cyber crime cell was quoted by Mid-Day as saying,
“We are investigating the matter. Hrithik had given information about (an) impostor conversing through the e-mail ID hroshan@ email.com. We traced the IP address of the ID, and got location of a place in America. We suspect the e-mail is entirely operating from America.” The officer added that several photos and video clips of a private nature had been exchanged over the email address. The existence of the ‘fake’ email ID first came to light when Hrithik and Kangana sent legal notices to each other.
Agency | New Delhi Actress Avantika Hundal has been roped in to play the role of Mihika in Yeh Hai Mohabbatein after actress Mihika Verma put in her papers. Earlier, Sonal Parihar was roped in to play the part but she was replaced because the producers felt the former didn’t fit the bill. “Yes, I am the new Mihika. I was busy doing Punjabi films. I wanted to take up something on TV and this one piqued my interest among other offers,” she said.
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Katrina Kaif wants to patch up. But for Ranbir Kapoor, it’s all over? Agency | New Delhi
Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif have been among the major news-makers ever since this year began, thanks to their break-up. The two actors parted ways towards the end of January this year, and ever since, speculation regarding their relationship status hasn’t stopped. The latest development in the Ranbir-Katrina saga is the possibility of a patchup. Ranbir and Katrina recently crossed paths at Aarti Shetty’s birthday bash. The birthday party of Shetty saw Ranbir and Katrina spending some time talking to each other, say onlookers. According to a report in Deccan Chronicle, a guest supposedly overheard Ranbir and Katrina’s conversation at the party. And it wasn’t all too pleasant. “Katrina actually went up to Ranbir and asked him if they could give their relationship another try. Ranbir refused to entertain the thought. He firmly told her it’s over,” said the person.The invitee also revealed to the daily that after this, Katrina was apparently
pretty upset. “She gave all of herself into this relationship. He finally let her down very bad,” added the person. While no one quite knows exactly why the lovers ended their relationship of six
years, rumours ranging from the Kapoor family’s disapproval of Katrina to Kaif’s equation with her ex-boyfriend Salman Khan have all kept gossip mills busy over the last few months.
and more than anything else, they make sure that nobody gets pissed off because I am spread too thin,” Priyanka, who was in the Capital for a day to receive her Padma Shri honour from President Pranab Mukherjee, said, “But having said that, I feel that I am destiny’s favourite child. I have made sure that whatever opportunity comes my way, I give my heart and soul to it. So the credit of my work goes only and solely to me because
I am the one who stands in front of the camera between action and cuts and nobody else does,” she said, while adding that people take credit away from women who put in hard work. “People take credit away from working girls by giving it to somebody else, saying, ‘Isko toh banaya hai’ (her success has been made by others), but my question is, ‘Koi aur kyu nahi bana abhi tak’ (Why someone else hasn’t made it yet)” Priyanka questioned.
My success belongs to me, nobody else: Priyanka Chopra Priyanka Chopra says that the credit for her work goes “only and solely” to her and nobody else
Agency | New Delhi While many people believe that Priyanka Chopra owes her success to her team, the Bollywood actress, who is now a globally recognised face due to her stint in American TV series “Quantico” and soon to release Hollywood film “Baywatch”, says that the credit for her work goes “only and solely” to her and nobody else. “I do have a phenomenal team because they handle two continents of my scheduling
3 / Dt. 14-04-2016, Thursday Women with late pregnancy have healthier, taller, more educated kids
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Rohit Sharma hopeful Mumbai Indians will bounce back against Kolkata Knight Riders Defending champions Mumbai Indians were humiliated by a 9-wicket loss in thier opening encounter against Pune
Agency | London Late pregnancies are good, at least for the kids. At least that’s what scientists are now telling us. If you want successful children, who also happen to be taller and healthier, then have them later in life. A new study has suggested that the benefits of late pregnancy outweigh the biological risks in babies born to older mothers. The study conducted by Mikko Myrskyla, the director of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) and his colleague Kieron Barclay at the London School of Economics found that children of older mothers are healthier, taller and obtain more education than the children of younger mothers. The reason is that in industrialised countries educational opportunities are increasing, and people are getting healthier by the year. In other words, it pays off to be born later. The MPIDR-study shows that despite the risks associated with childbearing at older ages, which are attributable to aging of the reproductive system, these risks are either counterbalanced, or outweighed, by the positive changes to the environment in the period during which the mother delayed her childbearing.
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Agency | Kolkata Indians skipper Rohit Sharma today asserted that his side would bounce back from the defeat in the IPL campaign opener and pick up steam as the tournament progresses as they know how to “win the trophy and games”. Mumbai Indians had a typical slow start to their title defence in season nine, going down to Pune Supergiants by nine wickets on April 9 but Rohit said his team
has in it the wherewithal to come back stronger. ”It (the loss) was disappointing, the performance we had is not something we would want. But things like this can happen. What has happened has happened and we don’t want to carry any baggage. We have gone back to the drawing board and decided what we can’t afford as a team. We have rectified our mistakes. Hopefully we have a better game here,” Rohit said on the eve of their match
Landmark SC Judgmentgives “force of law” to protection of Good Samaritans Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad In a historic judgment on March 30, 2016, the Supreme Court of India (SC) held that guidelines issued last year to protect Good Samaritans from harassment after helping an injured person, will now have the “force of law”. In the judgment delivered byJustice Arun Mishra, the Court held that the said guidelines issued by Government of India on May 13, 2015 and the SOPs issued on January 22, 2016, be complied with by State Governments and Union Territories under Article 32 read with Article 142 and the same be treated as binding as per the mandate of Article 141 of the Constitution with immediate effect. Following a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by SaveLIFE Foundation in 2012, asking for comprehensive protection for Good Samaritans who render help to injured on road from ensuing legal and procedural hassles, the SC had directed the Government of India to issue detailed guidelines proposed by the SC appointed committee, headed by Mr. K. Skandan, Former Union Additional Home Secretary. The judgmentmakes the SP/DCP of every district in the country responsible for enforcement of the guidelines and SOPs, and pronounces non-compliance of these guidelines, a contempt of the apex court. Welcoming the judgment, Mr. PiyushTewari, Founder & CEO of SaveLIFE Foundation, the petitioner in the matter stated, “This is one of the most crucial reforms to have taken place in independent India. One need not fear any repercussions any more for helping an injured person. We are grateful to the Hon’bleSupreme Court as well as the Government of India for making this a reality.”
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Shane Watson amazed with Safararaz’s control over shots
against Kolkata Knight hell of a lot, and we saw Riders tomorrow. ”We are him this tonight,” he told a team that knows what reporters at the post-match we to do to win the tropress conference. Watson phy and win games. This also said it is a pleasure is professional unit and to watch AB de Villiers you don’t need to motibat. The South African vate the team. Everyone batsman hammered Hyknows what is expected. derabad bowlers around You can’t get demotithe park with a whirlwind vated. You have to come knock of 82, that was back stronger. That is the laced with seven fours and only way going forward,” six shots over the ropes. he added. Rohit said evAgency | Bengluru Challengers Bangalore to “What I saw tonight is ery team needs some time all-rounder a 200-plus total against as good as batting I have some time to settle down Australian Sunrisers Hyderabad last ever seen. He didn’t look and the first few weeks Shane Watson is mighty impressed with young night. “He is an incredible like taking risk at all in his would be a challenge. Indian batsman Sarfaraz young man and there is no entire innings. One shot he Khan, who he says is an doubt that he has worked played off the backfoot for incredible batsman with extremely hard to get all a six is an incredible shot amazing control over his kinds of shots right. The to play, and he does it with shots. Sarfaraz smashed control over shots he has... so much of ease is really a 35 runs off just 10 balls, never seen before for a pleasure to watch. He exjersey other than ‘yellow’ hitting five fours and two young talent like him. It ecutes his shots incredibly has been very “emotion- sixes, to propel Royal shows he has practised well,” he said. al” but have promised to give their all for their Court convicts BJP MP from Amreli in Doctor’s new teams.The Dhobeating case, interim relief till May 11 ni-led Pune Supergiants im relief with non-arrest were very convincing and a time of one month and dominant when they for appeal in the High handed defending chamCourt. The case pertains pions Mumbai Indians to beating of civil hospia nine-wicket drubbing. tal doctor Bhimji Dhabi They did not even rein January 2013 when he quire their middle order, allegedly refused to give packed with Dhoni himtreatment to the injured self and players such as son of a woman leader of Steven Smith, to come out the women wing of the with top-order delivering Party Madhuben Joshi. it for them comfortably. Mrs Joshi then called The Lions though needMr. Kachhadiya and his ed a proper team effort in four other accused includ- henchmen to beat up the Correspondent | Amreli taming Kings XI Punjab, doctor. Mr. Kachadiya who batted well but were A local court in Amreli ing a woman leader of the today said that the court pretty ordinary when they district today sentenced party in a case related to bowled. Aaron Finch was three years jail term and the beating of a doctor has given him relief till on duty in civil hospi- May 11 for appeal. ‘I am in good touch but the wayRs 25 thousand fine to the tal here in January 2013. innocent and will move ward Punjab bowlers only local BJP Loksabha MP The sessions court, how- to the high court soon,’ made his job easy. The big positive for the Lions was Naran Kachhadiya and ever, gave them an inter- he said.
Pune, Lions gear up for clash of debutants The former Chennai Super Kings teammates will clash each other in the IPL game in Rajkot on Thursday.
Agency | Mumbai As part of its F8 Developer conference, the world’s largest social network announced huge changes to how programmers can access Facebook’s systems for sharing video. Once in place and once developers start exploiting them, the changes in Facebook’s API will mean that potentially anyone with any type of video device will be able to stream content directly to Facebook - be it a phablet with a 4G connection, a drone or a security camera set up at home. All of which could make Facebook and its assorted services the world’s biggest live video broadcaster.
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Correspondent | Rajkot
After making impressive debuts in their respective openers, Rising Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions will test each others’ strengths when the two new entrants clash in the Indian Premier League (IPL), in Rajkot on Thursday. The two teams feature a lot of faces from
the suspended Chennai Super Kings and at least six players, who played in the same side till last year, will now be in opposite camps. Close friends and CSK teammates Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina will now be devising strategies as rival captains. Both have the heart showed by the admitted that playing in a young Ishan Kishan.
2017 Gujarat assembly polls: Sonia, Rahul likely to launch spadework in May
The Congress wants to politically capitalise their anger in its favour in the next Assembly elections to be held in December 2017 Correspondent | Surat
Aiming to launch some spadework for the 2017 Assembly polls, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi have been invited to address party’s public meetings in the state between May 5 and 25. Sonia Gandhi would be addressing the public meeting to be organised at Rajkot to mobilise farmers and win
over Patidars.v A major chunk of the Patidar community is reported to be angry with the state BJP government over their demand for OBC status for the community and reservation for them in government jobs and admission to educational institutions. The Congress wants to politically capitalise their anger in its favour in the next Assembly elections to be
held in December 2017. As for Rahul Gandhi, he will be addressing a public meeting either at Chhotaudepur or Dahod to mobilise the tribal voters. Party leaders said that the exact venue was yet to be decided but it would either be Chhotaudepur or Dahod. Sources said that Rahul Gandh would be raising the issues pertaining to non-allotment of forest land to tribals and mining of natural resources in their areas, with tribals not benefitting even a penny from it. State party spokesperson Manish Doshi said that “state party president Bharatsinh Solanki had personally called on Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi a week ago and extended written invitation to them to address public rallies in the state”.
BJP leaders in Patidar Sangh fast had informed the party:Rupani
Correspondent | Surat
Even as many wellknown faces deemed closer to ruling Bhartiya Janta Party dispensation in Gujarat and two MLAs of the party participated in the symbolic fast organized by Patidar Sangh in Kamrej of Surat today, BJP state president Vijaybhai Rupani claimed
that those affiliated to the party had informed about the move.The seven hour long event in a community hall by the newly floated outfit is meant for creating pressure for an early resolution to the vexed Patidar quota stir. Talking to media persons, Mr Rupani said that there was nothing wrong in participating in the
event with prior information to the party. He also reiterated that the state government was ready to find a solution to the Patidar quota agitation and accepting such related demands which were withing the frame-work of law and constitution. Meanwhile, an incident of scuffle with a Patidar Anamat Aandolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Amul Patel also took place near the venue. A few youths from the outfit tore off Amul’s shirt and pushed him out of the venue. The exact reason behind the incident was not yet known but it is understood that some internal rift was responsible for this. The attackers, caught on the CCTV, claimed that Amul with his pro-government stance had given bad image to the stir.
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