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“New civil aviation policy”
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Government Overhauls Aviation Rules To Boost Air Travel
Only Rs 2,500 for 1-hr flights The Civil Aviation Ministry had sent the civil aviation policy to Cabinet for approval on June 3
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Agency | New Delhi Bollywood actor Alisa Khan is going through a hard phase in life as she was seen sleeping on the streets of Delhi after she was kicked out of her own house. she has claimed that her brother and mother threw her out of the house recently and she has been taking refuge in temples or her friends’ houses.
Mathura violence: Prime accused arrested
Agency | Basti The prime accused in the Mathura violence case Chandan Bose and his wife were today arrested from a village in Parsurampur area here, police said. Chandan Bose, stated to be the second in command of Ram Vriksh Yadav, was arrested this morning along with his wife by a police team of Mathura from Caithwalia village, Superintendent of Police Kripa Shankar Singh said.
Man gets 7-yr jail for raping minor
Airlines will soon charge only Rs 2,500 for one hour flights and will get tax incentives for operating on unserved routes even as fliers will have to pay additional levy towards regional connectivity fund under the civil aviation policy unveiled on Wednesday. The government has scrapped the controversial 5/20 norm and now any domestic airline can fly overseas provided they deploy 20 planes or 20 per cent of their total capacity for domestic operations. The much talked out regional air connectivity scheme is also expected to be operational in the current quarter ending September. “The aim is to ensure affordable, convenient and cheap flying” for the people, Civil Aviation
Secretary R N Choubey said. There has been a high decibel debate over the continuance of 5/20 norm–whereby only local airlines having at least five years of operational experience and a fleet of minimum 20 aircraft are allowed to fly overseas. About the decision to scrap the rule, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “A questionable legacy has been thrown into the dustbin.” The 5/20 rule was introduced during the UPA regime. With regard to charging extra from
passengers towards regional connectivity fund, Choubey said, “It will be a very, very small levy”. The NDA government had for the first time unveiled the policy draft in November 2014, subsequently replacing it with another draft in October 2015. Initially, the policy was expected to be finalised in the last financial year as certain proposals were to be implemented from April 1, 2016. Since then, the Government has been moving back and forth on the matter, primarily to
strike a balance between various stakeholders on their glaring differences over issues like the 5/20 rule that allows a carrier to fly abroad only if it has 20 aircraft and has flown domestic for five years. The policy aims to bolster the domestic aviation sector by tapping its high growth potential with provisions such as capping airfares at Rs 2,500 for a one-hour flight, auctioning of unilateral traffic rights, tax incentives for airlines, maintenance and
Twin grenade blasts in J&K’s Shopian; police station targeted, 3 injured Agency | Srinagar
Three civilians have been injured in the twin grenade blasts at a police station and in Batpora Chowk in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday. The two grenade blasts occurred at two places separated by a distance of less than 200 metres, police said. Two
The police have cordoned off the area and are probing into the attacks, while the injured have been shifted to hospital Last Monday, a group of militants on attacked a CRPF camp on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Kud area of Udhampur district. The terrorists shopkeepers were among the wounded in the blasts. reportedly got-off a bus that was travelling from Srinagar to Jammu and opened fire, when they were stopped for frisking.
‘Kejriwal Has A Phobia,’ Says BJP As He Attacks PM Modi Again Agency | New Delhi
repair works of aircraft besides mooting 2 per cent levy on all air tickets to fund regional connectivity scheme and providing viability gap funding for airlines to encourage op-
erate on regional routes. The issue of international flying norm or the 5/20 rule has witnessed extensive debate, with legacy carriers opposing any changes to the rule, while start-up airlines frantically demanding its scrapping. Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju had last week virtually disapproved the continuance of this rule asking who has benefited from it, indicating that the government could even mull scrapping
it. Interestingly, exactly 10 years ago, on June 8, 2006, then Aviation Minister Praful Patel had said that “the draft civil aviation policy is ready and could be taken up by the Union Cabinet for approval this month itself.” Since coming out with the draft policy in October last year, the Ministry has held extensive consultations with various ministries, apart from stakeholders like airlines, airport operators and ground handling agencies.
firm to execute the 12 helicopter deal in favour of the firm in “guise of” of genuine transactions for performing multiple work contracts in the country. The court is expected to soon take cognisance of the supplementary charge sheet, agency sources said. Michel is one of the three middlemen being probed in the case, apart from Guido Haschke and Carlo Gerosa, by the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI and both the agencies have also
notified an Interpol Red Corner Notice (RCN) or the global arrest warrant against him after court issued a non-bailable warrant against him. Michel was extensively interviewed by Indian media in Dubai recently and both the agencies want him to join probe. This is the second charge sheet filed in the case by ED which goes into the detailed role of Michel in the deal, his multiple visits to India and his transactions.
VVIP chopper deal: ED files fresh chargesheet; names Michel James Agency | New Delhi
ED has filed a fresh chargesheet, delving specifically into the role of British national and alleged middleman Christian Michel James and his few Indian associates, in connection with its money laundering probe in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal. The over 1,300 page prosecution complaint (ED’s equivalent for charge sheet) has been placed before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in New Delhi early this week and it has said that agency’s investigation into the case has found that Michel received Euro 30 million (about Rs 225 crore) from Ms AgustaWestland which was nothing but “kickbacks” paid by the
India vs Zimbabwe: Dhoni’s men win 3rd ODI by 10 wickets, sweep series 3-0
With folded hands Delhi Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi Agency | Harare achieved from the series. yet again over his governWith 107 wins as captain, A dominant India prement’s “office of profit” he equalled Allan Border dictably completed a 3-0 bill being rejected by the Agency | Rajgarh for the second highest whitewash by bulldozPresident, a decision that number of wins in ODI ing a sub-par Zimbabwe A court in Sarangpur has put on line the fate history behind Ricky by 10 wickets in the fitown near here has of 21 Aam Aadmi Party Ponting (165). Also he awarded seven years im- lawmakers who he had al’s “frustration speak- he wanted” and has de- nal ODI cricket match became the first Indian prisonment to a man for appointed as parliamenta- ing.” The party’s Ramesh manded the chief min- in Harara on Wednesday wicketkeeper-batsman to raping a minor girl on ry secretaries. “Modiji, I Bidhuri said dismissive- ister’s resignation. The in what turned out to be complete 350 dismissals the promise of marrying appeal to you with folded ly, “Arvind Kejriwal has Delhi government had one of the most one-sidin 50-overs cricket. Howher. Additional Sessions hands...Your fight is with a phobia. His frustration passed the bill last year to ed series in recent times. ever, there wasn’t much Judge A K Sharma yes- me. Beat me if you wish, is speaking. He has done protect the 21 MLAs from Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s terday awarded the pun- but do not harass the peo- unconstitutional work. a law that disallows elect- boys outclassed the hosts KL Rahul (63 not out) and hosts, having won earli- else to draw from the ishment to Rajesh Gur- ple of Delhi,” Mr Kejriwal It’s his habit, he does this ed members from holding in all departments by first debutant Faiz Fazal (55 er ODI series by 5-0 and three matches as it was jar, a resident of Alwar said at a press conference every time he does this.” offices of profit. Mr Kejri- bowling them out for not out) flayed with what 3-0 margin in 2013 and one rare series where only and also imposed a fine on Wednesday evening, The BJP’s Delhi lawmak- wal argues that his parlia- their lowest total of 123 seemed like a club-level 2015 when Virat Kohli four batsmen -- nameof Rs 2,000 on him for linking the latest setback er Vijendra Gupta accused mentary secretaries hold in the series with Jasprit bowling attack to guide and Ajinkya Rahane led ly openers Rahul, Karun raping the minor, pub- to his ongoing wrangles Mr Kejriwal of “running no office of profit since Bumrah grabbing 4/22 India home. India also the sides respectively. Nair, Fazal (this match) lic prosecutor Devendra with the Centre. The BJP away from the press con- they do not draw salary or and then romping home completed a hat-trick of For Dhoni, there were and Ambati Rayudu -- got Meena said today. in 21.5 overs. Openers whitewashes against the two milestones that he a decent hit in the middle. has said it’s Mr Kejriw- ference after saying what perks in that role. Sub Editor: Dhruvil Makani Office: B/14, Madhav Chamber’s, India Colony, Opp-Vidhyanagar School, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
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Office of Profit: A law with limited value?
Citing precedents, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday strongly defended the appointment of 21 parliamentary secretaries, wondering how similar posts under Congress and BJP rule were not considered “unconstitutional” and targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue. The Chief Minister dug out appointments of parliamentary secretaries by Congress and BJP governments in the national capital in the past and said many of them including Ajay Maken, who had held the post, even had his own staff and access to important official files. The ‘office of profit’ law is a bit of a half-wit provision that needs updating. Read it together with the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, popularly called the anti-defection law of 1985, and you’d know. If the former seeks to insulate an elected member from the executive’s influence, the latter makes him a veritable vassal of the government if the party to which he’s aligned happens to be in power. Nothing illustrates the contradiction more than the foremost provision of the 10th schedule rooted in the Constitution (52nd Amendment) Act. It says: “An elected member of Parliament or a State Legislature, who has been elected as a candidate set up by a political party……. would be disqualified on the ground of defection if he…votes or abstains from voting in the House contrary to any direction of such party.” Now where does that leave the spirit of the prevention of disqualification act--applicable to parliament and state assemblies and predicated on the separation of powers in the constitutional scheme of the legislature, the executive and the judiciary? Also coming a cropper in the light of the law against defections is the logic that a legislator, if obligated by an office of profit, would be prone to the executive’s influence in discharge of his duties. Times have changed since the ‘profit concept’ inspired by the British Morley-Minto reforms proposals of 1909 found a place in our constitution. Temptations on offer by the executive to the legislators aren’t confined today to offices of profit. There are countless other ways to win over or make legislators act under duress-- including the transfer of excess votes by ruling parties to candidates of other parties for elections to Rajya Sabha and Legislative Councils in bicameral assemblies. Can there be a bigger trap than a legislator owing his membership to a party other than his own? We saw it happening in the recent round of elections to the Upper House. Expediently vitiated by many parties, the process made a mockery not just of the constitutional office of profit regulation. It exposed simultaneously the morally brittle plinth holding up the anti-defection law! “The influence principle guiding the office of profit law stands diluted. It’s not as valid as it was at the time of its framing,” agreed former Lok Sabha secretary general G C Malhotra. “There is a need to change the law…but so long as it’s there, it has to be enforced.” Governments indeed can dole out many favours. But influence peddling is greater these days by private commercial interests with their beachheads in provincial and central legislatures. How effectively is that being dealt with amid the somewhat legitimate ‘ease of business’ clamour? Even the mad race one sees between legislators to get nominated to influential parliamentary panels has to it the downside of compromise; of remote control by vested interests.
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“Most of these assembly seats belong to Congress stalwarts like Mahabal Mishra, Arvinder Singh Lovely and AK Walia. We are confident that we will win majority of these 21 seats if by-elections are held,” - Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken today asserted that
his party will win the majority of the 21 seats if by-elections are held after the disqualification of AAP legislators who have been appointed as Chief Parliamentary Secretaries.
Salman Khan’s next with Kabir 440 Volt Ka Jhatka? Virat, Khan a mix of emotion and humour Anushka Spotted Together Again Agency | Mumbai Filmmaker Kabir Khan’s next “Tubelight” starring superstar Salman Khan will have elements of comedy and drama with politics as its backdrop. “It is about a personal issue. Can’t talk about what exactly right now. Needless to say my films always have a political backdrop to them because thats what excites me and I find real. So ‘Tubelight’ also has a little political backdrop,” Kabir told agency. Right from his debut “Kabul Express”, to “New York” and his last, “Phantom”, the filmmaker has helmed movies that have a strong political background.
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“Tubelight” will mark the third collaboration between Kabir and the 50-year-old “Dabangg” star after blockbusters “Ek Tha Tiger” and “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”. When asked if their upcoming film will follow the lines of “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”, Kabir said, “In terms of its emotional space it is similar to Bajrangi Bhaijaan. But story is very
different. It is more of humour and emotional space that we (Salman and I) haven’t delved into.” It was reported that Salman will be undertaking a journey of enlightenment from India to China in the film. The director said “Tubelight” will have a “China element in the story” but he will be shooting the film in Ladakh.
Make changes in ‘Udta Punjab’ promos as per Bombay high court order: Delhi HC Agency | New Delhi
The Delhi high court on Wednesday told the producers of ‘Udta Punjab’ to remove from the film’s promos a scene which the Bombay HC has ordered to be cut. A bench of justices Sunil Gaur and PS Teji directed the movie’s producer, Phantom Films, to “modify” the promos accordingly and ensure that the scene in question is also withdrawn from online sites like YouTube. The Bombay HC had ordered removal of one scene which showed the film’s protagonist urinating in public. “You withdraw it from your
end,” the bench told the producers regarding online promos, with Phantom Films agreeing to comply with the Bombay high court direction. With this direction, the Delhi HC disposed of the petition filed by an NGO which, apart from seeking removal of the scene, had also sought that it be
heard by the censor board and its appellate authority before certifying the film. The high court, however, did not go into the other prayers sought by the Punjab-based NGO, Human Rights Awareness Association, as the Bombay HC order has been challenged by it in the Supreme Court.
Daniel Radcliffe was in awe of his ‘Now You See Me 2’ co-star Michael Caine
The alleged break-up is a thing of the past, people. A picture of cricketer Virat Kohli and actress Anushka Sharma has been doing the rounds of social media and is making fans very happy. This picture was taken at the Chandigarh international airport sometime on Tuesday or Wednesday. Anushka was reportedly shooting for her film Phillauri in Punjab, which she is also producing. Salman Khan, are you sure Baby ko sirf Bass Pasand Hai? Anushka Sharma, 28, and Virat Kohli, 27, have reportedly been dating since 2013. Sometime in
2016, Virat unfollowed her on social media and posted a photo of himself on Instagram cryptically captioned ‘Heartbroken’ he later deleted it. Anushka’s Sultan co-star Salman Khan was reportedly instrumental in mending the romance. Anushka, last
seen in Zoya Akhtar’s Dil Dhadakne Do, also has Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor up her sleeve. Meanwhile, Sultan, which stars Salman and Anushka as wrestlers, is scheduled to release on Eid.
the outcome, tweeted an image of what looks like SS Rajamouli’s Baahubaactor Prabhas’ right hand li Part Two is in the last with the iconic Baahuleg of shooting. They be- bali armour. Looking gan shooting a major war at the raised hand the scene on Monday. The crowd present at the set director, pleased with cheered on. The image
has covered entire unit responsible for the success of shoot. According to Deccan Chronicle, the climax scene will include Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka, Sathya Raj, and Ramya Krishna among others. Rajamouli has also hired a few Hollywood stunt directors to take the action scenes to a new level. This team has been training the cast for a few months, reports the daily. The movie is expected to release on April 14, 2017.
SS Rajamouli’s ‘Baahubali: The Conclusion’ begins shooting for last scenes
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Agency | Mumbai The 26-year-old actor is famous for stripping off on stage, having previously disrobed for his role in Equus. Daniel is currently in rehearsals for the innovative new stage show Privacy, about a man’s interactions online, at The Public Theater in Manhattan. The plot of the show will change on a daily basis, based on what the audience say and do, and in that respect Daniel knows that going nude could be
on the horizon for him once again. Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe says he tried to emulate veteran actor Michael Caine even before starring with him in this week’s Now You See Me 2. The 26-yearold actor, who shared screen space with Caine in Now You See Me 2, for the first time, said he tried to emulate him even before meeting him in person, reported Femalefirst. “On my first Harry Potter film I was working
with friends of Michael’s who told me stories about him, they said he walked onto the set and by the end of that day he learned everyone’s name. I tried to do that as best I can as well. “It’s about being really effortless, no ego, I think way before I ever met him, I had modelled myself on him a little bit,” Radcliffe said. The Victor Frankenstein actor said he was amazed by The Dark Knight star’s talent and by him as a person.
S. Shankar has confirmed that 50 percent of superstar Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar starrer Tamil actioner 2.o has been successfully completed Agency | Chennai
Filmmaker S. Shankar has confirmed that 50 percent of superstar Rajinikanth-starrer Tamil actioner 2.o has been successfully completed. “100th day of 2.o shoot. Ufff… Finished two major action sequences including the climax with superstar and Akshay. Loading 50%,” Shankar
had posted on his Twitter page on Wednesday. The makers are currently shooting here. “Some important sequences are being shot in prime locations in Chennai. Since Akshay is in disguise, shooting even in crowded places isn’t challenging for the team,” a source from the film’s unit told agency. Rajinikanth, who is current-
ly holidaying in the US, is expected to join the sets of the project from the first week of July. Also starring Amy Jackson and Sudhanshu Pandey, “2.o” is the sequel to 2010 Tamil blockbuster “Enthiran”. Slated to release next year, the film features Rajinikanth as scientist Vaseegaran, and Akshay plays the main antagonist.
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Agency | Ahmedabad International Road Federation (IRF), a global body working for better and safer roads worldwide has written a letter to Gujarat’s Road and Building Minister Nitinbhai Patel requesting him to help in developing green highways and roads by using innovative eco- friendly, recovered and recycled construction materials to further green the transport infrastructure and reduce the per capita carbon footprints in the state of Gujarat. “In order to mitigate global warming it has become imperative to control Green House Gas (GHG) emissions from the transport and road construction and maintenance sector. During construction and maintenance of each mile of road thousands of tons of materials such as aggregate stone, concrete, asphalt and steel are needed, let alone all of the diesel fuel required to power the construction equipment and to transport materials to and from the project site. This not only eats up precious natural resources but emit tones of pollution” said Mr K K Kapila Chairman, International Road Federation (IRF) in his letter.
RI Networks Pvt Ltd Announces Broadband Services under the brand name timbl Agency | New Delhi
today announced the launch of its broadband services in Delhi/ NCR market under the brand name timbl. RI Networks holds a national category 'A' ISP license for internet services. The company will initially focus on providing broadband services (10 Mbps and higher speeds) for Homes, Small Offices and Small Enterprise customers, and also offers Internet Leased Lines and Datacentre Services for Enterprise Customers. In the first phase, the services are being offered in Delhi/ NCR market and will gradually be offered in the rest of India, starting with key towns in the northern states. The company is looking at investing over Rs 15 crore in network deployment and brand building in FY 2016- 17. The broadband services are affordably priced from Rs 550/ month onwards for a 10 Mbps conection. timbl offers super high speed broadband, at speeds starting with 10 Mbps, with best in class services over Fibre to the Neighbourhood (FTTN) networks, with the last mile linkage over co-axial cable or fibre.
Cabinet approves merger of 5 associate banks with SBI, stocks surge
Agency | Mumbai The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the merger of five associate banks — State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Travancore, State Bank of Patiala, State Bank of Mysore and State Bank of Hyderabad as well as Bharatiya Mahila Bank with State Bank of India. Last month, SBI cleared proposal for merger of subsidiary banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank. Welcoming the move, State Bank of Travancore MD CR Sasikumar told CNBC TV that it will be a great benefit to the customer. He further added that he doesn’t see any issues on staff integration. Among the 5 banks, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Mysore and State Bank of Travancore are listed. Shares of State Bank of Mysore closed 20 per cent up at Rs 547.90. State Bank of Travancore and State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur settled 19.99 per cent up each at Rs 478.90 and Rs 599.60, respectively. Shares of State Bank of India surged 3.90 per cent to Rs 215.65, whereas the BSE Bankex index advanced 1.38 per cent to 20,525.10. The merger will create Rs 37-lakh crore banking behemoth with over 50 crore customers.
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Agency | St Etienne Having shaken off the tag of whipping boys dating back to the formation of their FA in 1921, Iceland were in no mood to roll over in their Euro 2016 opener and their spirit was rewarded with an impressive 1-1 draw against Group F favourites Portugal. Iceland defied the odds to reach their first major tournament at the expense of triple World Cup finalists
Netherlands, but few outside the nation of 330,000 believed they could make any sort of impact at the European Championship. Many pundits expected Tuesday’s clash at the Geoffroy Guichard stadium to produce the tournament’s first drubbing and those predictions appeared accurate after Nani made Portugal’s first-half dominance tell with a 31st-minute opener. The battling Icelanders had other ideas, though.
Roared on by their passionate fans, who arrived in St Etienne draped in the country’s flags and sporting Viking-style horned helmets, Iceland hit back as Birkir Bjarnason silenced the Portuguese faithful with a well-taken 50th-minute strike. Try as they might, an increasingly frustrated Portugal were unable to breach Iceland’s backline once more and the team’s euphoria was palpable as the final whistle sounded.
Mumbai City FC sign up Argentina Matias Defederico
• Mumbai City FC have signed up Argentinian footballer Matias Defederico for their campaign in the upcoming season 3 Agency | Mumbai
Mumbai City FC have signed up Argentinian footballer Matias Defederico for their campaign in the upcoming season 3 of the Indian Super League. “In an effort to further reinforce and strengthen the team, Mumbai City FC has signed the South American for his style of play and his experience on the international circuit,” said the club in a media release today. The 26-yearold player is known for
A first-time entry into the final at stake, a confident India would aspire to rise to the challenge of taking on Australia in their last league outing of the 36th Hero Champions Trophy in London on Thursday. India were beaten by four goals in two encounters against Australia in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup tournament in Ipoh (Malaysia) two months ago, but are eager to produce a better show against the reigning world champions, who have already secured their place in the title match, at the Lee Valley Hockey Centre. World No. 1 Australia prevailed 5-1 in their league fixture of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup against India and then, when the teams again met in the final, the dominant side from Down
Under triumphed 4-0. India are drawing inspiration from their victory last year in a Test match at home, ahead of the World League Finals in Raipur. India’s most notable performance against Australia recently was in the 2015 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup where striker Nikkin Thimmaiah’s hat-trick spurred them to victory, but that was an experimental Australian
team. Ahead of the Olympic Games, Australia have fielded a very strong side here, but are in a dilemma over penalty corner shooter Chris Ciriello’s fitness. “The match against Australia is a very tough outing. We have to produce our best performance to put up a good contest,” said Indian coach Roelant Oltmans, who is happy to see the Indians stay in the hunt for a medal.
In a bid to add more speed and urgency to his team, France coach Didier Deschamps could make tactical changes for Wednesday’s European Championship match against Albania. France was sluggish for most of the 2-1 win over Romania in its Euro 2016
opener, and only really picked up the tempo midway through the second half when Deschamps replaced midfielder Paul Pogba and forward Antoine Griezmann with speedy wingers Kingsley Coman and Anthony Martial. Deschamps could rest Pogba and Griezmann against Alba-
nia and ditch his favored 4-3-3 for a more dynamic 4-2-3-1 formation, with Martial and Coman supporting striker Olivier Giroud. Attacking midfielder Dimitri Payet could then be shifted from the left to a No. 10 playmaker’s role behind Giroud. Against an Albania side that is likely to sit back and counter attack, the 4-3-2-1 formation looks threatening because it allows France to play with a more direct approach. It also frees Payet to find central positions to unlock Albania with through balls to Giroud, or behind their fullbacks for the wingers.
100% record at the Copa America Centenario on Tuesday with a 3-0 victory over hapless Bolivia. The tournament favourites, already assured of a quarter-final berth after wins over Chile and Panama, wrapped up their Group D campaign with an easy win at Seattle’s CenturyLink Field. The victory sees Argentina reach the last eight as group winners, handing them what in theory should be a straightforward assignment against Venezuela in Foxborough on Saturday. The two-time world champions are determined to end a 23-year wait for a major title after
suffering agonising defeats in the finals of the 2014 World Cup and last year’s Copa America. On current form, few would bet against the South American giants, who could afford to omit Lionel Messi from their starting line-up following his hat-trick display against Panama. The match was effectively settled within
the first quarter of an hour, with Tottenham Hotspur winger Erik Lamela opening the scoring with a deflected free kick in the 13th minute. Two minutes later, China-based forward Ezequiel Lavezzi marked his comeback from injury with a goal, volleying home from close range after Gonzalo Higuain’s downward header.
Euro 2016: Coach Deschamps may change tactics as France take on Albania
his pace and famouse for his dribbling ability. He made his professional debut for Argentinian club, Club Atlético Huracán, and shortly after plied his trade at Brazilian powerhouse Corinthians. Matias has also played international football for the Argentian national team, scoring a goal on his debut, and has had overseas turnouts in UAE, Turkey and Chile. This will be his first time playing in India and he’s excited in charting new territories. “I am really happy to
have signed with Mumbai City FC. I’ve heard a lot about the club and the ISL and I am eager to start training with the team and give my all for my teammates and the fans of the club. Mumbai is a great city and I can’t wait for this new challenge in my career,” he said. Alexandre Guimaraes, head coach of Mumbai City FC, said, “Defederico possesses immense skill and talent, and has played at some of the most challenging leagues in the world.
on goal in Saint Etienne on Tuesday, but failed to become the first man to score in four European Championships. The 31-year-old equalled Luis Figo’s record number of caps with both the Portugal legends now on 127 appearances. A superb finish by Nani gave Portugal
the lead before Iceland’s industrious midfielder Birkir Bjarnason volleyed the equaliser. But Ronaldo stormed off after the final whistle, clearly frustrated by his own failure in front of goal, while Iceland scored by converting one of only four chances. Iceland’s dogged defence was capped by an outstanding display from goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson. “It was difficult over the 90 minutes, because they scored one goal and that was after they had put every player behind the ball,” fumed Ronaldo. “They put the bus in the net. (Parked the bus in front of goal).
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Copa America: Messi’s Argentina Euro 2016: Ronaldo slams Iceland’s remain unbeaten, outclass Bolivia 3-0 Agency | Seattle ‘small mentality’ in ‘parking the bus’ Argentina kept their
Agency | Saint-Etienne Cristiano Ronaldo slammed minnows Iceland for proverbially ‘parking the bus’ in front of their goal as the north Atlantic Islanders held Group F favourites Portugal to a 1-1 draw. Real Madrid ace Ronaldo had 10 of Portugal’s 24 shots
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In a strange development, police in Gujarat have taken into custody 18 male lions for the murder of three persons. The police will now take the paw-prints of all 18 ‘suspects’ and get their feces tested as part of their effort to find out which of the big cats is guilty of murder. And once it is clear who the culprit is, he will be handed a ‘life sentence’. That is, the guilty male lion would be sent to a zoo for his entire life. And the rest of the Asiatic lions would then be released back into the wild.The Washington Post quoted JA Khan, state’s top forest official, as saying,
“We think we have pinpointed the guilty lion, but we are still awaiting the results of nine more animals.” Meanwhile, wildlife expert Ruchi Dave said, “The officials are also studying the animals’ behaviour. Man eating lions usually get aggressive at the sight of a human being.” The decrease in forest area has led to an increase in man-animal conflict in
recent years and species on both sides lose life as part of the conflict. It is estimated that there are some 400 Asiatic lions left in the wild and most of them live inside the Gir National Park in Gujarat. The Park, on the other hand, can only accommodate 270 which sometimes forces some of the big cats to venture outside and ‘clash’ with humans.
Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
What would you do if you are given chance to examine your own answer-sheet? Don’t lie. You would give full marks to yourself. A class 12 student in Ahmedabad did exactly same. He wrote his economics paper and later checked it with red-ink. He found all his answers right and gave full marks to self. Harshad Sarvaiya appeared for class 12 exam conducted by the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB). Before submitting the answer paper to the supervisor, Harshad checked it with red ink, giving himself full marks. He
While the makers of Udta Punjab got relief from the Bombay High Court which allowed its release with just one cut, a Gujarati film based on the Patidar quota agitation, which was set for release on June 17, is struggling to get the go-ahead from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). Salagto Sawaal Anamat (Burning Question of Reservation), made with Rs 45 lakh budget, is under a cloud as the certifying body has objected to its protagonist’s “resemblance” with Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel, who is currently in jail under sedition charges. The body has also objected to a few
dialogues in the film for allegedly being against Babasaheb Ambedkar. It has also asked the makers of the film to remove the word “Patidar”. The filmmakers are currently awaiting a nod from a revising committee after it filed an appeal for a retrial of the film with the CBFC. The producers and production manager of the film held a meeting with the CBFC officials Tuesday and a decision in this regard is awaited. For producers Anuj Vyas, Jaipratapsinh Chauhan and Amaresh Thakkar, it’s their first venture. The film’s writer-director, 26-year-old Rajesh Gohil, comes from Vadodara and has earlier worked on seven Gujarati films.
knowingly or unknowingly or misplaced,” the inquiry committee has concluded. The inquiry panel, however, made no reference to Chidambaram or anyone in the then UPA government. Congress leader Chidambaram was the Home Minister then. Based on the statements of 11 serving and retired officers, including the then Home Secretary G K Pillai, the 52 -page report said the documents went missing between September 1828, 2009. The second affidavit, which was differ-
ent from the first one, and filed before Gujarat High Court on September 29, 2009, had said there was no conclusive evidence to suggest that Ishrat was an LeT operative. The papers which went missing are office copy of the letter and enclosure sent by the then Home Secretary to the Attorney General on September 18, 2009, office copy of the letter sent by the them Home Secretary to the AG on September 23, 2009, draft further affidavit as vetted by the AG, draft further affidavit amended by the then Home Minister on September 24, 2009 and office copy if the further affidavit filed with the Gujarat High Court on September 29, 2009.
examined his answer sheets in two subjects — geography and economics. While the irregularity done by Harshad in geography paper was caught by alert examiner after which he got just 34 marks in the subject, he got full marks in economics as assessing teachers failed to spot the glaring error. Harshad would have got away with the major fraud, but the computer software caught the discrepancies in his result. Harshad came under scanner after Gujarat Board’s computer software showed major discrepancies in his result
as he got 100/100 in economics while he scored poorly in other subjects — Gujarati (13), English (12), Sanskrit (4), sociology (20), psychology (5) and geography (35). “To avoid suspicion, the boy had not marked the total on the main page. But the group of seven teachers that was supposed to assess each question and put their signature should have spotted the anomaly. The teachers just did the total and endorsed the boy’s paper assessment by putting 100/100 as final total,” GSHSEB secretary (examination) G D Patel told agency.
Janani Sewa operational Ishrat Jehan encounter: Inquiry at Surat railway station report submitted; papers missing Correspondent | New Delhi
now she has realised that it is not enough. She will have to communicate her work and authority among the masses and quell rumours against her.” Anandiben recently issued large advertisements in newspapers to congratulate students after board exams, attended events to announce government policies and
projects, and asserted in a TV interview that the Gujarat polls would be fought by the BJP under her leadership. Asked about Anandiben’s statement, Gujarat BJP chief and Cabinet minister Vijay Rupani said, “Anandiben is our chief minister and leader. The 2017 elections will be fought under her leadership.”
Bomb hoax letter to GSRTC depot, Saurashtra University Correspondent | Rajkot
The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation Ltd (GSRTC) depot manager in Rajkot received a letter which claimed to have planted 10 bombs at the GSRTC depot in Rajkot, 10 bombs at Saurashtra University and threatened to kill BJP national president Amit Shah and state BJP chief Vijay Rupani. Depot manager M B Varmora immediately informed police about the letter. Local police, crime branch and the dog
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
objects to the protagonist’s ‘resemblance’ with Hardik
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
To quell rumours ahead of 2017 Gujarat Assembly polls
Amid rumours that Anandiben Patel could be replaced before the 2017 Gujarat Assembly elections, the Chief Minister is making efforts to be seen and heard in public more often. She has also asserted that the Assembly elections would be fought under her leadership. Over the past few months, Anandiben’s government has announced various schemes. She is now touring the length and breadth of the state telling people about them. A senior government functionary said, “The CM had been ensuring smooth administration in Gujarat. But
A class 12 student became both examinee and examiner when he wrote his economics paper
squad rushed to the bus depot and other places mentioned in the letter but found nothing. The letter is written in Hindi and it mentioned ‘Indian
Mujahideen Jindabad, Hibbul Jindabad. The person identified himself as Dhimant D Nimavat from Sayla town of Surendranagar district.
Correspondent | Surat
Indian Railways has launched a new initiative known as “Janani Sewa” at Surat railway station to benefit children by providing hot milk, hot water and baby food items and children’s menu items in trains. Other stations under Western Railway where this facility has been initiated are Mumbai Central, Church gate and Borivali. Under Janani, baby food etc branded products will be sold as per printed price. Additionally 250 ml milk will also be sold as per printed price. To get hot milk and sugar, the passenger will have to pay additional Rs 2. Janani Sewa was prompted by an incident that occurred recently where a mother and child suffered due to non availability of baby food and milk while travelling in a long distance train. The mother complained about her problem on a social networking site of Indian
Railways expressing miseries due to non availability of infant food like milk on the trains. Taking note of her problem, Minister of Railways responded quickly and instantly arranged to serve hot milk to her baby at the next station itself. Taking a cue from this incident Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu in his Budget for 2016-17 announced a policy initiative to make available food for children beses hot water, milk and baby food. In tune with this policy, South Central Railway also introduced Janani Sewa outlets from June 9. Railways took special interest to ensure availability of Janani Sewa services extensively at all major Railway Stations and on board important long distance trains. Janani Sewa outlet with hot milk, hot water and baby food items has been started at Surat railway station accordingly.
The one-man inquiry panel probing the missing files related to Ishrat Jahan case has concluded that the papers were “removed knowingly or unknowingly or misplaced” in September, 2009, a period when Congress leader P Chidambaram was the Home Minister. Only one paper out of the five documents related to the controversial alleged Ishrat fake encounter case that went missing from the Home Ministry was found, said Additional Secretary in the Home Ministry B K Prasad in his inquiry report submitted to Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi. “It is evident that the documents were removed
Hearing concludes on PIL challenging appointment of P P Pandey as DGP Correspondent | Surat
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday concluded the hearing on Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the appointment and promotion of Director General of Police (DGP) P P Pand-
• The petition has questioned the legality of promotion and appointment of Pandey, who is chargesheeted in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case
ey as in charge police chief. Pandey, who is currently out on bail, was chargesheeted in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case. The division bench led by Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy reserved the verdict after the competition of the arguments. The appointment of Pandey for the top post
has been challenged by Julio Ribeiro, a 1953 batch retired IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre who served Gujarat as its DGP in mid 80s when the state was in the middle of a major riot. The petition has questioned the legality of promotion and appointment of Pandey as in charge DGP. It said, “the police force of a state can’t be headed by a person accused of extremely serious offence of murder of four persons, especially, when the trials are yet to begin. In a sense, such an appointment is itself a breach of law, being arbitrary and in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India.”
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