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Local SP leader shot dead in UP Agency : Mau (UP), Mar 14
A 27-year-old local SP leader was today shot dead allegedly by unidentified persons while his associate sustained serious injuries in the firing, police said here. Ravi Maurya was shot dead near Devkhari Bazar while he was returning home after attending a meeting at SP MLA Baijnath Paswan's residence, they said. His associate Sanjit was seriously injured in the firing and has been referred to Varanasi, police said, adding efforts are on to nab the absconding accused.
JFA bats for benefits to television employees Agency : Guwahati, Mar 14
The Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) wants due benefits under the guidelines of the Majithia Wage Board to be offered to the journalist and non-journalist television channel employees across the country. JFA's demand was following the recent statement of Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore to bring the electronic media under the jurisdiction of the Press Council of India (PCI).
Unemployment low among SC women in cities Agency : New Delhi, Mar 14
The unemployment rate is lowest among the scheduled cast women in cities at 4.5 per cent, while scheduled tribe women were better placed in villages with unemployment rate 1.1 per cent as per a survey. "Among females in urban areas, unemployment rate was the highest among 'others' category (6.3 per cent), it was 4.8 per cent among ST, 4.7 per cent among OBC and 4.
LDF hartal total in Kerala Agency : Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 14
The dawn to dusk hartal called by CPI(M)-led LDF Opposition to protest against the violence in the KeralaAssembly on budget presentation day hit normal life today but was by and large peaceful, except for some stray incidents of stone throwing.
Jaffna spreading message of peace to world: Modi Narendra Modi seeks equitable development, respect for all citizens in Sri Lanka Agency : Jaffna Making a historic visit to a region once ravaged by strife, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for equitable development and respect for all citizens in Sri Lanka, seen as an oblique reference to Tamils who had suffered during the war between the LTTE and forces. Winding up his public engagements on his two-day trip to the island with a hugelysymbolic visit to Tamildominated Jaffna, the first by an Indian Prime Minister, he said he was glad that it "is one to wipe tears from the eyes of those who
a unified Sri Lanka. He had also urged the Sri Lankan government to ensure early and full implementation of the 13th Amendment relating to devolution of powers to Tamils and to go beyond that in finding a political solution. Laying the foundation today for a Cultural Centre being built here by India, Modi said, "Sri Lanka should also suffered". The Prime Minister, who is also the second international leader to visit the region after Premier David Cameron in 2013, handed over 27,000 new homes to Tamils who became homeless during the civil war. The houses were
built with Indian assistance as part of India's efforts to help in the reconciliation process. Modi's visit came a day after he had met President Maithripala Sirisena in Colombo and favoured a life of equality, justice, peace and dignity in
Rahul 'snooping' row: Congress alleges political espionage, Delhi Police say it was a routine job Agency : New Delhi As Congress leaders on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Centre alleging that the Delhi Police's "unwarranted" inquiries about party vice-president Rahul Gandhi amounted to "political espionage", the Capital's police chief said there was "no malafide intent". The party demanded a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Rajnath Singh on why a team from the Delhi Police visited the Congress party office to seek details of Gandhi's physical appearance. Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi told reporters that an assistant sub-inspector of the Delhi
Police, identified by him as Shamsher Singh, was "found snooping" and making "unnecessary and weird" inquiries. Singhvi added the policeman had inquired about the colour of Rahul's hairs, eyes, age, height, the shoes he uses and his father's name and the places he visits. The policeman was stopped and accosted by the staff of Special Protection Group, who guard Rahul, at the residence of the Congress vice-president, Singhvi said. Singhvi slammed the government saying it is a case of "political espionage and snooping" on rivals. "We condemn the government and deprecate this kind of conduct," said Singhvi. In a veiled reference to the
snooping of a young woman in Gujarat during Modi's tenure as the chief minister, Singhvi, without naming Modi, said "espionage and surveillance" of political rivals may be a "Gujarat model, not India's model". "The track record shows this kind of espionage was perfected in Gujarat for political opponents," he said. Senior Congress leader PC Chacko too termed it as a "breach of privacy and highly unacceptable."
Hailstorm in parts of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
The city of Ahmedabad saturday witnessed hailstorm, of course only in some pockets and just for sometime. Dholka and Gandhinagar are other nearby places that witnessed hailstorm. Parts of Gujarat are experiencing monsoonlike atmosphere for last three days due to western disturbances, with light to moderate shower being experienced in several pockets. Sky continues to remain cloudy to partially cloudy. Indian Meteorological Department has predicted light rain or thundershowers at isolated places in Gujarat, Diu, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli on 15 March also.
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progress. Unity, peace and amity are essential ingredients for equitable development where there is respect for all citizens." Northern Province chief minister and Tamil leader CV Wigneswaran, who was present at the event, made a strong pitch for replacing the 13th Amendment with a more dynamic system of
devolution of powers. "13th amendment (to Sri Lankan Constitution) cannot be a final solution," he said, noting that Modi himself is a proponent of devolution of powers and cooperative federalism. Earlier, Modi flagged off a train service in the north-western town of Talaimannar -- the closest point to India -- restored after
decades of civil war, completing the reconstruction of the entire Northern Province Railway Line. At Ilavalai in Jaffna, where India is assisting in a housing project, Modi participated in a housewarming ceremony and lent a helping hand in the traditional milk boiling before a family moved into a new home.
Arvind Kejriwal's Ailments 'Classic Case' of Faulty Lifestyle, Says Doctor Agency : BENGALURU Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's ailments are a "classic case" of faulty and stressful lifestyle but he has been "detoxified" to a large extent now, a senior doctor said saturday. "On first day of his medical check-up we observed that this time along with his uncontrolled sugar, he has brought a nagging chronic cough too, which was rather alarming," said Babina Nandakumar, Chief Medical Officer at Jindal Nature Cure Institute on city outskirts, where Mr Kejriwal
is admitted. She said while traditional naturopathic treatments comprising hydrotherapy, massages, packs and mud therapy have been initiated with great effect in combination with yoga and diet therapy, "We had to address his chronic cough rather differently." "Our observation has found it to be a classic case of faulty and stressful lifestyle that included high consumption of aerated drinks, irregular eating habits, high level of pollution leading to the accumulation of toxins in his
body, which required immediate attention, by a competent naturopathy regimen," she said in a statement. Giving the details of treatment, Ms Nandakumar said, "A whole
lot of detoxifying treatments were introduced from naturopathy, yoga therapy, diet and their immediate effects were clearly evident. He will be discharged on March 16.
World Cup 2015: You don't learn a lot out of easy wins, says MS Dhoni Agency : AUCKLAND India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was happy that his team was stretched by Zimbabwe in its last group league encounter of the ICC World Cup 2015, saying the side "wouldn't have got anything" out of easy victories. The defending champions rode on Suresh Raina's rollicking century and an equally unbeaten 85 by Dhoni to overcome Zimbabwe by six wickets and maintain their clean slate going into the quarterfinals of the ongoing mega event on Saturday. Chasing 288, India were at one stage struggling at 92 for four, before the Dhoni-Raina duo held centre-stage. "I think it couldn't have been better in the sense if you're playing the last game of your -- of the league stage, and if you get an easy win, you don't get a lot out of that game. What was good was the spinners were put under pressure, and also we lost quick wickets initially, and that actually put our middle and lower middle-order under pressure, so we
gained a lot out of it," Dhoni said at the post-match media conference. Raina's century laid the foundation and Dhoni lauded the lefthander for his stupendous effort. "Winning, of course, was very important, but the knock by Raina was very crucial coming at No 5. More often than not, you don't get an opportunity. You get in to bat maybe after the 38th or 39th over if your top order is batting well and you have to slog it out, so you play the big shot and get out by not scoring
too many runs. "At the end of the day, when you get into the knockout stages you want to have runs under your belt. It doesn't really matter how many but once
you get going, it just gives you that good feeling, which I feel is important in the knockout stages." The India skipper called it a good game.
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The Aam Aadmi Party’s troubles are organizational and not ideological Barely a month after its stunning victory in the Delhi assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is experiencing a crisis. The rift among its top leaders and their bickering is now on public display. There are no ideological issues at stake; the fight is plainly for the control of the party. Two leaders, Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan, were removed from the party’s political affairs committee (PAC) recently. Before their removal and after it, the personal battles between the top leadership— Arvind Kejriwal and his supporters on one side, and Yadav, Bhushan and their supporters on the other side— have been waged publicly through tweets, blogs, selective leaks of letters and documents. On Wednesday, Yadav and Bhushan released a letter raising various issues, ranging from autonomy of decision-making in state units and seeking support of the Congress to form a government in Delhi and most importantly to the danger of a single leader calling the shots in the party. These twists and turns are not unusual. Globally, political parties that seek to radically change social and political conditions often find themselves in the kind of situation being seen in AAP. The experience of the Syrian Ba’ath Party in the 1960s, the Khalq and Parcham factions of the Afghan communist party and closer home, the splits in the Congress in 1907 and 1969 are examples. What is being seen in AAP is, however, different in an important respect. AAP’s fundamental problem, which observers have alluded to since its creation, is its inability to move from a traditional movement to a formal political party. What a group of close-knit activists do while pursuing a narrow goal is very different from what a more encompassing party that caters to the interests of a wider group of constituents has to do. As long as leaders of AAP were chasing a limited goal, for example the Lokpal law, they could work well. But once AAP turned into a full-fledged political outfit, it needed to put in place impersonal rules and organizational methods. The latter are essential in any large organization, be it a company or a political party. From this perspective, AAP’s trouble is not ideological but organizational. What Yadav and Bhushan have alluded to in their letter points to the absence of this development in AAP. The core of the party is still a close group associated with its convenor and his band of trusted followers. This may work well in a civil society agitation but it cannot be the model for a democratic political party. There are, of course, political parties that are led by a single leader or a singly family—most regional parties fit in that mould—but then they don’t have the ambitions that AAP has. Any new party undergoes these organizational teething troubles. There are, however, other aspects in which AAP is catching up with regular political outfits. The allegations that it tried to encourage a group of Congress legislators to back it by forming a breakaway group is a setback to its claims of ideological purity. One leader of the party described it as realignment and not encouragement of defection. This is disingenuous. Most parties do that and without any qualms.
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“The Gujarat Chief Minister has in the past invited industrialists to shift base to her state. Now she should take away the Jaitapur nuclear project too, if the Mumbai Metro-III project harms the Marathi-speaking people in any way, it will be 'uprooted and thrown away'” - Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray Said...
Salman will always be IIFA 2015 heads to Malaysia important, says Katrina Agency : New Delhi Once romantically linked to the actor, Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif is all praise for Salman Khan and says her journey in Bollywood would have been difficult without the superstar. The 31-year-old actress, who is now rumoured to be dating actor Ranbir Kapoor, said Khan is an “amazing” person despite reports that she is miffed with the Dabangg star for taking a dig at her during his sister Arpita Khan’s wedding last November. “Salman has been an extremely important part of my life and in my process in films. He, his parents and sisters are very good friends of mine. They are amazing people. They are the most respectful people I have ever met. “He [Salman] is an amazing person. He is very unique. You don’t meet many people like Salman in the world. He will always remain a very important part of my life. Without him my journey could have been difficult,” she said at the India Today Conclave 2015 in New Delhi. Kaif also highlighted the philanthropist in Khan and said he goes out of his way to help others. “If Salman comes
across your path, you don’t [feel] afraid to talk to him and try to strike a conversation with him. He truly is a people’s person. He interacts with people [on] such a genuine level. He really engages people in a genuine way,” she said. When asked who is the better actor, Kapoor or Khan, Kaif said she doesn’t like to rate people on their skills. “I am no one to comment who is a better actor between Salman and
Ranbir. They are very different. Their approaches and techniques are different. I get hurt when people put me in certain categories,” said Kaif, adding that she did not like it when her skills were rated on the last episode of chat show Koffee with Karan. Kaif, whose personal life has often made more headlines than her acting, said her attitude towards the paparazzi has fuelled the rumour mill.
Agency : New Delhi The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) has announced Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as the next destination for its annual mega-weekend to be held in June. The travelling awards show, featuring some of the biggest Bollywood stars, has been held at different locations in the last 15 years. It was last held in Kuala Lumpur 13 years ago. The 16th IIFA Voting Weekend for the IIFA Awards, opened on Friday to voting members, with Bollywood actors Anil Kapoor and Dia Mirza casting their votes for the best films and achievers of 2014. Each year, more than
1,000 industry members including actors, directors, producers, technicians and composers cast their votes, which decide the nominations for the awards. “I’m honoured to be given the opportunity to cast the first vote and show my support to the institution that is the IIFA Weekend and Awards. I’ve been a Friend of IIFA for many years, and I will always continue to support what I believe is the biggest congregation of the film industry and one that awaited by the entire fraternity year on year,” Kapoor said. Bollywood actors Akshara Haasan, Riteish Deshmukh, Ayushmann Khurrana,
'Udta Punjab' makes Alia Bhatt dirty!
Shah Rukh Khan's Raees to Release on Eid 2016 Agency : New Delhi Bollywood’s Greek God Agency : Mumbai Films ke liye kuch bhi karega.... Alia Bhatt for once will stay away from her branded hair care stuff, just to get a right look for her forthcoming film 'Udta Punjab'. It is said that Alia has been suggested by Raees, which also stars the versatile Nawazuddin Siddiqui. In the movie, SRK would be seen playing the role of a bootlegger and Mahira would be playing his love interest. Nawazuddin will embody a policeman chasing King Khan's character. Raees is an action thriller drama, co-produced by Excel Entertainment and Red Chillies Entertainment.
director Abhishek Chaubey not to take care of her gorgeous tresses for couple of weeks to get a particular look for her character in the film. That means the poor thing has to skip washing her hair till she gets the desired hairdo. Besides,
Alia has been instructed not to make any public appearances, before the film's shoot. 'Udta Punjab', also starring Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor-Khan in lead, is a thriller drama that deals with drug trafficking in Punjab.
NH10 will grow via word of mouth says Krishika Lulla Agency : New Delhi Krishika Lulla, who is one of the producers of Anushka Sharma starrer "NH 10", hopes the movie finds a strong audience through a positive word of mouth. "This is an unusual film and I am certain that this film will grow through word of mouth. People have been tweeting about the review and I hope this film grows
with each passing day," Lulla told IANS. Directed by Navdeep Singh, "NH10" is
a thriller which is coproduced by Phantom Productions and Lulla's Eros
Tusshar Kapoor, Huma Qureshi, Vivek Oberoi, Armaan Jain and Kriti Sanon also came to cast their votes. Andre Timmins, director of Wizcraft International Entertainment, the organisers of the annual event, added: “We are very happy to announce that IIFA will be travelling to Malaysia this year. We had a great weekend in Malaysia 13 years ago when we went to the Genting Highlands and the country has welcomed us back. With its rich and diverse culture and the sheer beauty of the city of Kuala Lumpur we’re absolutely certain this year’s IIFA celebration will be a sight to behold.”
Hrithik Roshan to work with Vishal Bhardwaj?
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Agency : Mumbai Director Rahul Dholakia is all set to step back into Bollywood after five years with his new film Raees, which will release on Eid next year. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan with Pakistani actress Mahira Khan. Mahira is known for playing the role of Khirad in popular Pakistani show Humsafar, and she is making her Bollywood debut with
Ahmedabad
Hrithik Roshan has impressed all with his
acting skills in films like Koi Mil Gaya, Jodha Akbar and Mission Kashmir. The actor, who was last seen in an out and out action movie ‘Bang Bang’ is busy shooting for another period movie ‘Mohenjo Daro’ directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. There are reports that Hrithik might work with talented director Vishal Bhardwaj, who has given last year’s hit film ‘Haider’. Vishal Bhardwaj has in the past directed films like ‘Maqbool’, ‘Kaminey’ to name. It will be interesting to see the duo work together if things work out.
Salman Khan Hit And Run Case: How Was The Actor Nabbed? Agency : New Delhi Salman Khan’s 2002 hit and run case have brought out some hidden truth and twist after a police officer was investigated. The prosecution case of Salman Khan was that he had liquor before his car met with accident in suburban Bandra on September 28, 2002, killing one person and injuring four. After the accident, Salman Khan was untraceable and later he was arrested on the same day from a lawyer’s house, according to the statement of a retired police officer, Kishan Shengal who
investigated the case told the court saturday. Replying to a question by Special Public Prosecutor Pradeep Gharat, the police officer said that after registering the FIR, he went to Khan’s house, but did not find him there. He also went to the gym behind his house, and searched his garage, but could not find him. He then informed his seniors. The officer further said that at around 9 am, he received a tip-off, that Salman Khan was likely to visit a lawyer’s house in Almeida Park in Bandra West. The police did not know the address of
the lawyer’s house, so they had to search on it. The officer said that they went to the advocate’s house and found Salman Khan there and brought him to Bandra police station. On the next hearing, the officer would be cross-examined on March 17 by Salman Khan’s lawyer Srikant Shivade.
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Srikanth enters Swiss Open semi-finals
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India makes a perfect 'six' with Dhoni's six Agency : Hamilton Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton claimed a recordbreaking pole position for the Formula One seasonopening race at the Australia Grand Prix with a dominant performance in Saturday's qualifying. Last season's F1 champion driver set a time of 1 minute, 26.327 seconds at the Albert Park circuit, six-tenths of a second faster than teammate Nico Rosberg, as Mercedes locked out the front row. Mercedes' performance underscored the significant edge the team retains heading into the new season after an all-conquering 2014. Hamilton's time was
1.4 seconds faster than third-place Felipe Massa of Williams — a giant margin in F1 terms. "It doesn't feel like it's been a long time since the last race," said Hamilton, who became the first driver to win four poles in Australia. "Today we found a good balance. I am massively grateful for all the hard work that has gone in." Rosberg said he was not too concerned by the wide margin he finished behind his teammate and chief championship rival. "Lewis was in impressive form today, did an awesome job and nailed it every time," he said.
Gold, silver rise on positive global cues
Agency : NEW DELHI Gold prices rose by Rs 100 at Rs 26,420 per 10 grams at the bullion market on Saturday amidst a firm global trend and increased buying by jewellers. Silver also strengthened by Rs 200 at Rs 36,000 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers. Marketmen said apart from buying by jewellers as well as retailers, a firm global trend mainly led to the rise in the prices of precious metals. Gold in New York, which normally determines price trend on the domestic front, rose by 0.51 per cent to $1,158.60
an ounce and silver gained 0.55 per cent to $15.64 an ounce in yesterday's trade. In the national capital, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 per cent purity rose by Rs 100 each at Rs 26,420 and Rs 26,220 per 10 grams, respectively. Sovereign, however, continued to trade at last level of Rs 23,600 per piece of eight grams. In line with gold, silver ready advanced by Rs 200 at Rs 36,000 per kg and weeklybased delivery by Rs 55 at Rs 35,530 per kg. Silver coins spurted by Rs 1,000 at Rs 56,000 for buying and Rs 57,000 for selling of 100 pieces.
Agency : Basel Top Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth entered the men's singles semifinals following his straight games win over Japanese eighth seed Takuma Ueda
at the $120,000 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold here on Friday. The top seed won 21-11, 21-12 in 31 minutes at St. Jakobshalle to take a 2-1 lead over Ueda in career
meetings. In the last four, the World No.4 Srikanth will take on the winner of the match between Japan's Kazumasa Sakai and compatriot Ajay Jayaram.
Bharat FC signs Palestine international Omar Jarun Agency : Pune I-League side Bharat FC completed their quota of foreign players by signing Palestine international Omar Jarun on a 18-month deal. The 31-year-old Jarun joins Bharat FC from Canadian side Ottawa Fury which plays in the North American Soccer League. Jarun also fulfills the Asian player criteria as per All India Football Federation’s regulations with regard to foreign players in the ILeague. Bharat FC are currently placed eighth in the 11-team Hero I-League. The Lions are preparing to face Royal Wahingdoh FC in Shillong on March 21 before travelling to Goa to face Dempo SC on March 27. Jarun, born to an American mother and father of Palestinian descent in Kuwait, has been in United
States of America since he was seven. Having started his professional career with American side Fort Wayne Fever in the 2004-2005 season, the strapping centre-back moved to Chicago Fire Premier, Atlanta Silverbacks and the Vancouver Whitecaps. He left the Whitecaps at the end of the 2008-2009 season and moved to Poland, playing for Flota Swinoujscie appearing 18 times for the Polish side. The following season, he moved to Pogon Szczecin,
spending two seasons with the club. Jarun has also played for Arka Gdynia in Poland and has also spent a season with Sporting Charleroi in Belgium’s First Division. Standing at an imposing height of six feet five inches, Jarun accepted Palestine’s invitation to play for its national side in 2007. He has made 11 international appearances. He was also part of the successful Palestine side that won the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup in Maldives.
Australia seal second spot in Pool A with convincing win
Agency : New Delhi Facebook is buying TheFind, a search engine for Web shopping, as the world's largest social network seeks to make more money from people shopping online. The website's features will eventually be integrated into Facebook's advertising service, a person with knowledge of the matter said. TheFind's technology will help make Facebook's ads more oriented around
reached in 99 deliveries. It was his eighth ODI century and highest by any Zimbabwean and also the first against India in this edition of the mega event. He got a standing ovation from the Indian supporters as the likes of Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan congratulated the 29-year-old, who is migrating permanently to England after this match due to financial constraints. This was also one of the matches
where Indian spinners Ravichandran Ashwin (1/75 in 10 overs) and Ravindra Jadeja (0/71 in 10 overs) bore the brunt of the mayhem created by Taylor. The pace trio held their own once again, as young Mohit Sharma (3/48 in 10 overs), Mohammed Shami (3/48 in 9 overs) and Umesh Yadav (3/43 in 9.5 overs) did well as the final five wickets went for 47 runs after Zimbabwe were 241 for five at one stage.
Kevin Pietersen may skip IPL; aims to push for England recall Agency : London Former England star Kevin Pietersen could push his bid for an international recall by missing the Indian Premier League in favour of playing English county cricket. The 34-year-old, who won 104 test and 136 one-day caps, has not played international cricket for 14 months after being sacked following England's 5-0 Ashes whitewash in Australia in 2014. Though Pietersen has signed for IPL side
Hyderabad, but incoming England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Colin Graves suggested this month that he could be 'recalled to the England set-up' if he 'scores a lot of runs' for a county. England's dismal showing at the World Cup, where they were knocked out in the group stage, with two wins from six games, has led to calls for Pietersen's return. Pietersen does not have long to make his mind up, as the IPL starts on April
8, with the County Championships subsequently getting underway on April 12. "That's what I'm looking at," Pietersen told Fox Sports Australia when asked if he would play county cricket.
World Cup 2015: West Indies to face UAE in a must-win game in Napier
Facebook acquires TheFind, said to ramp up product advertising products, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the information isn't public. While Facebook has sought to find ways to profit from people finding things to buy as they browse their social networks, it hasn't always succeeded. For example, the company discontinued a service that sent birthday gifts. Now, Facebook is focusing its efforts on ecommerce-related ads and putting direct links to products that are later purchased.
Agency : Auckland Indian captain M.S. Dhoni finished the match in grand style with a big six and along with Raina (110 not out), made a perfect six wins for the team against Zimbabwe in a Pool B encounter in Auckland on Saturday. Dhoni and Raina came together when India were in a precarious situation 92 for 4. Dhoni was unbeaten on 85. Kohli and Rahane chipped in with 38 and 19 respectively. Brendan Taylor played the innings of his life in his final ODI for Zimbabwe as his 138 helped the team manage 287 all out in 48.5 overs against defending champions India in the final pool B league encounter of the cricket World Cup, in Auckland on Saturday. The total was highest by any country against India in the current edition surpassing Ireland's 259 in the previous game. Taking the Indian bowlers by the sword after being put into bat, Taylor smashed the white ball around the small Eden Park ground, cracking 15 boundaries and five sixes in his 110-ball stay. Having scored his first 50 off 64 deliveries, Taylor scored his next 88 runs in only 46 balls as the three-figure mark was
Agency : Hobart The rain gave Australia's fans some nervous moments. A washout would mean they would be bumped down from second to third in the group. However, the rain relented just in time and Australia coasted to a seven-wicket victory over Scotland in the 40th match of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup in Hobart on Saturday. Chasing 130, Michael Clarke went out to open the innings in order to get some time out in the
middle ahead of the quarterfinals. His opening partner, Aaron Finch, survived a chance on 1 when Preston Mommsen spilled a catch at second slip off Rob Taylor. Finch went after Iain Wardlaw by smashing him for two fours and a six in the third over but in the pursuit of quick runs, he mistimed the lofted drive to cover on 20 and Freddie Coleman dived forward to take a good catch. Following Finch's dismissal, Clarke went after Wardlaw by
hitting him for a four and a six. Shane Watson (24) joined him and he also took the attack to the Scotland bowlers before a rush of blood resulted in his dismissal. He looked to lapsweep a full and slow ball from Josh Davey but he ended up getting a top edge that nestled in Matthew Cross' gloves. Clarke (47) followed soon when he pulled Wardlaw to deep square leg where Michael Leask took a good, diving catch close to the boundary.
Agency : Napier It's math camp. On Sunday (March 15), the final day of the 2015 World Cup group stages, different permutations and combinations will come into play to decide which two of West Indies, Pakistan and Ireland progress to the knockouts. In the middle of it all are United Arab Emirates, with no hope of progressing, but hopes high of having a decisive say in the way things pan out when they take on West Indies at McLean Park in Napier. For Pakistan and Ireland, the equation is simple: the
winners qualify. For West Indies, it's a tad trickier. With four points from five games, they are two points behind both Pakistan and Ireland, and have an inferior net run-rate to Pakistan. The least they need is a win over UAE. But if their win against UAE isn't by a big enough margin, and if Ireland beat Pakistan in the day's second match, Pakistan could go
through. To keep their side of the bargain, West Indies are expected to unleash Chris Gayle's fury on UAE despite the big Jamaican, reportedly, not being fully fit. UAE have so far conceded totals in excess of 300 to Pakistan and South Africa, the likes of Ahmed Shehzad and AB de Villiers doing the damage on those occasions.
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Opening of Umarsar mine gives a new lease Solar Impulse 2 take-off delayed by 2 days of life to North West corner of Gujarat Correspondent, Bhuj
Arid and sleepy Lakhpat is the last corner of Gujarat. It’s located in northern most part of Gujarat, close to international border with Pakistan. People of Lakhpat belt are happy for last couple of days. They are happy because the state government has made Umarsar lignite mine functional.This has sparked off lot of activities here. The area feels connected again with rest of the country through moving wheels of trucks. Gujarat Mineral D e v e l o p m e n t Corporation(GMDC) run Umarsar mine was opened by state government on Friday. On first day, Umarsar mine witnessed loading of 82 trucks. On its peak, Umarsar mine is likely to witness daily loading of
300 trucks which will bring daily 1,000 trucks here. In initial phase, 200 trucks are likely to be loaded ever day. Annual transport is estimated at 10 lakh mt. As per an estimate Umarsar mine has 28 mt lignite and 22 mt is suitable to be achieved through mining. 3 mt stock will not be mined due to lack of forest department permission on Guneri side. Thus net achievable stock will be 19 million. 35 transporters are registered so far for transportation job. Truck transport is third major option of employment in Kutch after agriculture and animal husbandry. In recent years, due to closure of Panandhro mine (aimed at keeping reserved stock of minerals) transport industry of Kutch had suffered major
setback. Transporters hope, Umarsar mine will work as replacement of Panandhro. Speaking at the opening function, all political leaders in one voice asked transporters to stay away from overloading of trucks because it causes damage to roads. The government has assigned mining job to private firm BGR Mining and Infra Private Limited for five years. In first five years, the company will excavate over burden soil worth 65 mt. Umarsar mine’s life is 22 years. It is 2186.76 ha in size. Public hearing for environment clearance was held for this project on 13 March 2009. Later various environment related clearances were pending, and therefore mining was delayed.
‘Collaboration key to ensuring cyber security’ Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
Along with your smartphone, your other devices such as refrigerators, airconditioners and lighting system are getting 'smarter.' As seen in Hollywood flicks, the scene where a single team of hackers can wreak havoc in the city by taking control of crucial transport or communication systems is inching closer to reality. In such a scenario, knowing the cyber security is as important as implementing it. This was the central theme of the first day of 'Inconcyse International Conference on Cyber Security' hosted by Gujarat Forensic Sciences University (GFSU) in Gandhinagar on Friday. Cyber security experts talked about issues such as third party vulnerabilities, impact of
cyber threats on telecommunication, banking, transport and defence sectors and good global practices. In his keynote address, Howard Schmidt, former cyber security adviser to US presidents George W Bush and Barack Obama, stressed upon the requirement for collaboration of government and private sector and raising the cadre of security experts for Gen Next cyber crimes. Later in discussion with other experts, Schmidt said that it is not important where the
software is made as long as we know how it is made while answering the apprehensions about sourcing various components of software from various countries that make the programme vulnerable. The participants said that today right from universities to hospitals and power grids to military intelligence work on mega information networks and safety of cyberspace is connected closely with the nation's economic and social growth.
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Ground breaking ceremony of Metro Rail project in Ahmedabad
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Gujarat government arm Metrolink Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad – MEGA company had invited tender for “construction of Elevated Viaduct from Vastral Gam to Apparel Park upto Ramp Start in Reach R-1 (Excluding the portions of Metro Rail Stations) including construction of viaduct for portion leading upto interface location of Metro Depot (East West Corridor) in Khokhra area from diverting point near Apparel Park Metro Rail
Station”. Vastral village – Apparel Park(Khokhra) stretch is 6 km long. It is part of the first phase of Metro rail project connecting Vastral gam and Thaltej gam in east-west direction. The tender was made public on 20 October. It was only for construction of elevated viaduct on 6 km stretch. There will be total 7 Metro stations on 7.5 km route, construction of which will be covered in separate tender. Distance between two stations will be around 12001500 meter. From all over the nation, total 9 companies
had participated in this tender process. Technical bid was opened on 18 December last year. After scrutiny of technical qualification, 4 agencies were found successful. Later, financial bids were opened on 22 January 2015. After scrutiny process, Mumbai based J. Kumar Infracon Projects ltd was found lowest-1(L1) in its offer with Rs. 278 crore bid. L&T, Simplex, Soma companies stayed at second place on third and the fourth position respectively. In a meeting of the board of directors held on 31 January
Potato price and storage problem: Ahmed Patel writes letter to Anandiben
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World's first solar-powered plane Solar Impulse 2's stay in Ahmedabad has been extended by two more days, due to ?unusual weather reportedly. Si2 was scheduled to take-off for Varanasi, its next pit stop on Sunday morning but due to inclement weather in the city, the crew has decided to extend the stay. In a reply to a question on Twitter about its departure for Varanasi, official handle of Si2 @solarimpulse tweeted on Thursday evening, "First possible takeoff date is next Tuesday!." Si2 had taken off for its maiden round-the world journey on March 8 from Abu Dhabi, its host city and after a brief pit stop in Muscat, landed in Ahmedabad on late Tuesday night. "The weather here is cloudy and also light showers are expected on Saturday. Our mission control centre (MCC) in Monaco has advised us to take off for Varanasi on Tuesday morning but a final decision will be taken on Monday evening," said a crew member, technical department, Si2. According
2015, J.Kumar Infraprojcts ltd was issued a letter of acceptance. The work as per the tender details will be completed in 27 months period. MEGA plans to operate 4-6 coaches to begin with at 45-100 km/ hour speed. Metro rail N o r t h - S o u t h corridor(APMC market to Motera stadium) and EastWest corridor(Thaltej village to Vastral) are part of Metro rail project phase-1. Phase1 route length is 35.956 km, of which 29.621 will be over surface while 6.355 km route will be underground. 28 stations will be over the surface and 4 stations will be underground. North-South corridor will begin at Motera stadium. It will pass through Sabarmati police station, power house, RTO overbridge, Ranip 132 ring road, Ranip cross road, Vadaj AMTS bus-stand, Usmanpura, Ashram road, New Gandhigram, Madalpur, Paldi, Anjli, Vasna and end at APMC.
to Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials, the Si2 team studied the weather of Ahmedabad of last three years before deciding to make their first technical stop. The Met department has forecast light rain and thundershowers at isolated places in Gujarat, including Ahmedabad, on Saturday
and Sunday. The weather suddenly changed from sunny to rainy because of the interaction between the Western Disturbance and the easterlies. On its journey to Varanasi, the pilot Andre Borschberg will fly the zerofuel airplane on about 1071 km for an estimated time of 15 hours.
Shift Jaitapur nuclear project to Gujarat, says Uddhav Agency : Mumbai Reiterating his opposition to the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power project, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today said Gujarat Chief Minister Anandi Patel should take away the project to her state as she had invited industries from Maharashtra. “The Gujarat Chief Minister has in the past invited industrialists to shift base to her state. Now she should take away the Jaitapur nuclear project too. The
electricity generated from the project will be transmitted to the central grid, from where different states will buy that electricity. Maharashtra, too, will have to buy it. Why should Maharashtra be put into 100 per cent danger for a few percentage increase of electricity?” Thackeray told reporters here. He also said that if the Mumbai MetroIII project harms the Marathi-speaking people in any way, it will be “uprooted and thrown away.”
Rajya Sabha MP elected from Gujarat and senior Congress leader, Ahmed Patel today in a letter to Gujarat Chief Minister urged the state government to give relief to potato farmers in Gujarat. “I have learnt that potato farmers in parts of Gujarat are facing acute losses due to inadequate storage facilities, which has been further aggravated due to the unseasonal rainfall. Potato prices in Deesa are down by 60% compared to last year. And due to the surplus harvest, I fear that prices will plunge way below cultivation price,” Ahmed Patel said in his letter. Ahmed Patel stressed on need of sufficient storage facility to store
Former IPS officer Rahul Sharma, whose application for early retirement was approved by the Gujarat government last month, is now planning to join the Bar. On Saturday, Sharma will apply for enrollment in the Bar Council of Gujarat (BCG) for practicing law as an advocate. Sources close to Sharma said that after June 2015, the former IPS officer may also work as a lawyer with a city-based NGO. "Sharma did his LLB from Gujarat University while he was still in the IPS. As a police officer, he had always fought for the downtrodden and the marginalized sections of society. He will be able to continue his fight for justice in working with the NGO," said the source. Sharma, a 1992-batch IPS officer, had written a letter to the state home department in November 2014 seeking early retirement from government service. In February 2015, the state government approved his application for premature retirement and, on 28 February 2015, Sharma retired from government service. Earlier, while posted as Bhavnagar SP during the
communal riots of 2002, Sharma had saved from a riotous mob about 400 children living in a madrassa. Following this, he was transferred to Ahmedabad city police control room. "It was while he was posted in the police control room that he was asked to assist the city crime branch in its investigation of the massacres that had taken place in the city. While
agriculture produce when prices are down. He said, “Sensing oversupply, the storage owners have already raised rent by 25 paise/kg. With no storage space, mounds of potatoes can be seen rotting in open fields. In 2011 thousands of kilos of potatoes were dumped on the streets due to poor storage facilities. A majority of the storage facilities in the state are single commodity storages; hence in the long run the government could reconsider its policies and encourage greater investment in multi-purpose storages with state of the art technology.” Ahmed Patel further said that the unseasonal rains early this month have only added to farmers’ woes.
MP woman accuses Odhav resident of rape Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
A 22-year-old woman pursuing her MBA in Madhya Pradesh has alleged that Hitendra Mandarkar, a resident of Odhav in Ahmedabad, kept her in
IPS officer Rahul Sharmato start new innings as lawyer Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
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assisting the crime branch, Sharma had collected from service providers, phone call details of the riot period which gave details of who was where during the communal mayhem," said a senior police official. Later, Sharma had submitted the CDs to the Nanavati-Shah commission set up by the state government to probe the riots.
illegal confinement and raped her. The girl has alleged that she and Mandarkar came into contact on a social media and then occasionally called up each other. Recently on the pretext of giving her a computer software Mandarkar called her to Ahmedabad. 'The Girl has alleged that Mandarkar confined her in his house and raped her. Mandarkar then warned the girl with dire consequences if she complained about the incident," said an Odhav police official. The girl has also alleged that Mandarkar used to send her obscene messages on her phone and the social networking website account. The girl had lodged the complaint in Madhya Pradesh which was later transferred to Ahmedabad.
Female painter sees violence against women through Draupadi's eyes Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
What could have been the mental state of Draupadi when she was reduced to the status of an object lost by her husband and disrobed in public? As every woman can still identify with her conflicts and sufferings, a city-based painter has revisited Mahabharata to capture Draupadi's tragic fate, underlying how mankind is doomed for humiliating a woman. The exhibition by Ruby Jagrut at Amdavad ni Gufa resonates the hushed-deep voices, the inherent strength, the subtle hues and characteristic virtues of some of the most prominent female characters of Mahabharata such as
Ganga, Amba, Kunti, Gandhari, Hidimba, Draupadi, Madhavi, Savitri, Uttara and Shakuntala. Jagrut is one of the rare contemporary artists globally to employ the ancient technique of natural dyes as a medium that is on the verge of extinction. Jagrut says, "With so much violence happening against women, women around the country need to see the power that comes with being a woman. I wanted to highlight Mahabharata and Draupadi's humiliation as warning, one that empowers women and frightens men." " For me these female characters became my 'muses', each
presiding over a different strength, a different virtue, and each represented by their intrinsic strength of personality, their dilemmas and their choices. I have tried my best to depict a specific moment of the character's life in a way that the nuances of her persona can be viewed clearly. The paintings also endeavour to translate aesthetic meanings so as to mirror my interpretation as an artist and unveil the vitality of the art and theme to the viewer," says Jagrut. All the paintings showcased at the exhibition express the unappreciated virtues of some women characters of the epic Mahabharata.
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