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“Petrol & diesel price cut” Much lower than an anticipated decrease as oil companies left cushion f e i r B s w Ne Farmers’ leader Sharad Joshi laid to rest Agency | Pune
Thousands of farmers bade a tearful adieu to their veteran leader and former MP Sharad Joshi, whose mortal remains were consigned to flames with state honours here today. Joshi (81), founder of ‘Shetkari Sanghatana’, who was credited with cementing the unity of the unorganised agriculturists in Maharashtra and other states, died of old age-related ailments here on Saturday. The cremation took place today after the arrival of his two daughters settled abroad.
Petrol price cut 50, diesel by 46 paisa Petrol will cost Rs 59.98 from midnight tonight in Delhi as against Rs 60.48 per litre currently
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as against Rs 60.48 per litre currently. Similarly, a litre of diesel will cost Rs 46.09 as compared to Rs 46.55 now, said Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the nation’s biggest fuel retailer said. The rate of basket of crude oil that India buys hit a 11-year low of USD 34.39 per barrel yesterday, but the average for the fortnight which is tak-
en into account for calculating new prices, was USD 4-5 more. Acting as a counter-balance was the
Suresh Raina has been bought through the draft system by Rajkot franchise for a hefty Rs 12.5 crore Correspondent | Rajkot players for the upcomNewly formed Rajkot ing IPL season 9. In the IPL Team owned by Intex auctions held for the two Mobiles today announced newly formed teams, Inits first bandwagon of tex managed to win some
of the brightest stars of the game for its team. The bid for this season was held at NCA Grounds in Mumbai, Maharashtra today. At the auction, the team successfully bid for Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, James Faulkner and Brendon McCullum at rates of 12.5 Cr, 9.5 Cr, 5.5 Cr and 7.5 Cr respectively. With this, the Rajkot IPL team has set the ball rolling for a star-studded line-up to represent the team in the season 9 of IPL, starting 09th April 2016. Rajkot IPL Team has managed to pick some brilliant talent at the auctions with players like Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Australian all-rounder James Faulkner, Brendon McCullum becomes
Petrol price was on Tuesday cut by 50 paisa and diesel by 46 paisa a litre, much lower than an anticipated decrease as oil companies left cushion for the government to mop up gains accruing from global oil prices dipping to multi-year lows. Petrol will cost Rs 59.98 from midnight tonight in Delhi
Excited to play for Rajkot in IPL: Suresh Raina
Constable held for misbehaving with woman Agency | Hyderabad
A Police constable was arrested here today for allegedly misbehaving with a woman. Hayathnagar Police under Cyberabad Police Commissionarate, arrested Devender, a constable attached to Chaitanayapuri Police Station, for creating nuisance in BDL Colony last night and trying to intimidate people who objected to his behaviour. He also allegedly misbehaved with a woman there. An officer of Hayathnagar Police Station said the constable was produced before a city court which has remanded him in judicial custody.
Groundnut oil gains in listless trade
November for the previous cut. Industry officials said the net impact of the two should have warranted a reduction of at least Rs 2 per litre but the oil companies have kept some cushion on cues that government may like to raise excise duty on the two fuels to mop up its revenues as it has done five times in last one year. Excise duty was last raised on November 7; on petrol, by Rs 1.60 per litre and on dierupee that fell to Rs 66.99 sel by 40 paise. That increase in excise to a US dollar yesterday duty is to yield an additional revenue of as against average of Rs about Rs 3,200 crore to the government 66.21 of second half of during the rest of the current fiscal. In the previous four hikes between November 2014 and January 2015, totalling Rs 7.75 first overseas player to be per litre on petrol and Rs 6.50 a litre on picked and their fifth and diesel, it had mopped up about Rs 20,000 final player at the draft to- crore in additional revenue to meet fiscal day was Dwayne Bravo. deficit targets. The government had col-
lected Rs 99,184 crore in excise collections from the petroleum sector in 201415. This was Rs 33,042 crore in the first quarter of the current fiscal. This cut in prices is the second this month. Oil firms had last cut petrol price by 58 paise per litre and diesel by 25 paise on December 1. “The current level of international product prices of petrol and diesel and Rupee-USD exchange rate warrant a decrease in prices, the impact of which is being passed on to the consumers with this price revision,” IOC said in a statement. State-owned fuel retailers — IOC, Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) — revise petrol and diesel prices on 1st and 16th of every month based on average imported cost and rupee-dollar exchange rate in the previous fortnight.
Kejriwal says not scared of PM Modi, accuses CBI of lying on office raid Agency | New Delhi
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal intensified his attack on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi by saying he was scared of the BJP leader, hours after branding him a “psychopath” following an alleged CBI raid his office at the secretariat. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi, I am not scared of you. You don’t know what I’m made of,” Kejriwal said. “Tomorrow, if my son is found guilty
of corruption, I will send him to jail as well,” the Delhi CM added in his challenge to Modi. The Central Bureau of Investigation earlier confirmed officers had raided the Delhi government head-
quarters and 13 other locations in connection with a corruption case involving Kejriwal’s principal secretary Rajendra Kumar. IAS officer Kumar, in a previous role, “abused his official position” by awarding
government contracts to a favoured private firm over seven years, along with six others, bureau spokeswoman Devpreet Singh said. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday evening, Kejriwal said: “CBI’s clarification is a lie. They should have raided the education department and other places where documents related to charges against Kumar are, not the CM’s office. The CM’s office only has filed from the past 15 days.”
Congress cannot accept Lok Sabha defeat, Pakistan tests nuclear-capable only wants to ‘destroy’ country: PM Modi missile with range of 900 km
Agency | New Delhi Division, strategic forces, lapalli Natesan who rePakistan on Tuesday test- scientists and engineers. ceived the prime minister. With Parliament paraed the nuclear-capable Lt Gen Mazhar Jamil, On the occasion, Modi Agency | Mumbai lysed, Prime Minister Shaheen-IA ballistic mis- the head of the Strategic unveiled a statue of forsile with a range of 900 Plans Division that manGroundnut oil prices Narendra Modi today mer chief minister R Sankm, capable of striking ages the country’s nuclegained in an otherwise launched a blistering atkar, who hailed from the tack on the Congress saytargets deep within India. ar arsenal, said the test lacklustre Vashi oils ezhava community and ing its only programme is This was Pakistan’s sec- was “another display of and oilseeds wholesale belonged to the Congress. to “destroy” the country ond test of a nuclear-ca- strengthening Pakistan’s market here today due Modi recalled President because it cannot reconpable missile in four days. defence”. He added: “Pato good demand from Mukherjee’s speech in cile to defeat in the Lok A statement from the Pa- kistan’s strategic capabilistockists and retailers. Kolkata on Sunday where Sabha polls. “Disrupt, De- have been destroyed we ganised by Sree Narayana kistani military’s media ties are based on credible Meanwhile, refined palstruct and Demolish” is will destroy you (ruling Dharma Paripalana Yo- he said there are three D’s arm described Tuesday’s minimum deterrence and molein, linseed oil, cas- now the Congress slogan side) too, whatever hap- gam (SNDP), an outfit through which Parliament launch as successful but desire for peaceful co-extorseeds bold and cas- brushing aside President pens to the country. We of the backward ezhava functions and these are did not say where the test istence in the region.” On toroil commercial ruled Pranab Mukherjee’s counwill not let Parliament Community whose votes debate, dissent and deci- was conducted. The test of December 11, Pakistan steady in the absence of sel for debate, dissent and run,” he said in an obvi- the BJP is hoping to woo sion. In an apparent ref- the Shaheen-IA was aimed tested the Shaheen-III any large-scale buying decision for Parliament ous reference to the Con- in the Assembly elec- erence to Congress citing at “re-validating several surface-to-surface ballisactivity. In the edible to function, he said in his gress’s stalling tactics, tions in the state due early Mukherjee’s remarks on design and technical pa- tic missile with a range section, groundnut oil broadside, a fortnight af- especially in the Rajya next year. The event was intolerance, he said the rameters of the weapon of 2,750 km. The military rose by Rs 10 per 10kg ter he reached out to them Sabha, without naming marred by a controversy Congress has the habit of system”, the statement said that test was aimed at to Rs 950 from Mon- in a bid to sort out differ- the main opposition party. with Chief Minister Oom- quoting him every now said. The impact point of “validating various design with help from China, that day’s Rs 940 and re- ences over the GST bill. “They have made a joke men Chandy being told and then and “run it for the test was in the Ara- and technical parameters”. are India-centric. Experts fined palmolein closed “Those who have been of Parliament’s function- to stay away after being 15 days” but they are not bian Sea and the launch Pakistan has developed a believe Pakistan has one unchanged at Rs 465 defeated and sent home ing,” he said addressing a invited at the instance of ready to take note of what was witnessed by officers range of nuclear-capable of the fastest growing nuper 10 kg. from the Strategic Plans missiles, most of them clear arsenals. are saying now that we gathering at a function or- SNDP yogam chief Vel- he had said in Kolkata. Corpo. Office: A/41, Madhav Chamber’s, Shaktidhara Colony, Opp-Sayona Arcade, L.B.S. Road, Toll Naka, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053 Agency | Kollam
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India’s poor are closely bunched up near the poverty line A recent World Bank (WB) report brought out poverty ratios across countries. According to these estimates, poverty in India in 2011-12 could be as low as 12.4 per cent if we use “modified mixed reference period” (MMRP), in which there are three recall periods depending on the nature of items. This contrasts with the Rangarajan committee estimates of 29.5 per cent. The poverty line (PL) used by the Rangarajan committee for India was around Rs 1,105 per capita per month. That translates to $2.44 per capita per day, in terms of purchasing power parity. As such, the WB’s PL of $1.90 per capita per day is only about 78 per cent of the PL used by the Rangarajan committee. The lower PL is the reason for the lower poverty ratio estimated by the WB. However, the WB report also talks about the depth of poverty in terms of person-equivalent headcounts. According to the report, the depth elasticity at the global level between 1990 and 2012 was 1.18. In other words, the reductions in traditional head count ratios were accompanied by even larger reductions in person-equivalent poverty ratios. This is true in the regions where the bulk of the poor reside, such as South Asia. We also looked at the poverty ratios with different cut-offs of PLs for two relatively poorer states — Bihar and Odisha — and two developed states —Tamil Nadu and Gujarat. It provides interesting results. In Bihar and Odisha, the rate of decline in poverty is lower for the raised PL of 125 per cent and 115 per cent, as compared to the PL and the lower cut-offs of 85 of the PL and 75 per cent of the PL. The decline is even faster for these two states at lower cut-offs if we take into account the base poverty ratio. The raised PLs for Odisha reveal only a marginal decline for both 125 per cent of the PL and 115 per cent of the PL. In the case of Gujarat, the decline in percentage points is higher for the raised cut-offs compared to the lowered cut-offs. If we take into account the base effect, the rate of decline is higher for the lowered cut-offs. As far as Tamil Nadu is concerned, the decline in percentage points in poverty was higher for the raised PL compared to those of the lowered PLs. However, if we take the base effect, the rate of change is more or less similar. As far as a concentration of poverty is concerned, it is clear that in all the four states the bulk of the poor lie between the PL and 75 per cent of the PL. In the case of two advanced states, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, the concentration is even higher. In 2011-12, in Gujarat, 71.5 per cent of the poor were within these limits.
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Karisma Kapoor says sister Kareena too busy to start a family
Agency | Mumbai Kareena Kapoor Khan married Saif Ali Khan in 2012. Since then, the couple have remained in the limelight and often been quizzed on when they will have children. Sister Karisma Kapoor has now said that Kareena is too busy to have children at the moment. “When Kareena is ready, she’ll take the plunge. But I think right now she’s really busy with work commitments,” said Karisma said. They share a close bond as she continued to say, “Kareena and I both
take each other’s advice. Although I’m the elder sister, I take a lot of advice from her”. Talking about leaving her acting career at the peak, Karisma speaks about her desires, “I wanted to have a family. I wanted to have children. That was what was important to me at that time. Though I think it’s a lucky space today that I still get to be in the industry but be out of it too”. Recently, the actress is said to have called of her divorce with Sanjay Kapur due to their disagreement about their two children.
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QUOTE “They have eaten the 3 Ds. They like only one D which is destruct–that is disrupt, destruct, demolish. They have only this D. They have forgotten President’s OF THE three Ds,” - With Parliament paralysed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a blistering attack on the Congress saying its only programme is to DAY “destroy” the country because it cannot reconcile to defeat in the Lok Sabha polls. Donald Trump’s comments on Muslims might force me to run for President: Will Smith
Super Fresh! Here’s the first look of Sonam Kapoor’s ‘Neerja’
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Agency | Los Angeles Few days after opening up about his desire to enter politics, actor Will Smith says the kind of comments Republican party hopeful Donal Trump is making about Muslims may provoke him to run for President. The 47-year-old “Focus” actor said the offensive comments Trump made about Mexican and now Muslims are crazy, reported Us magazine. “If people keep saying all
the crazy kind of stuff they’ve been saying on the news, lately, about walls and Muslims they are going to force me into the political arena,” Smith said. The “Independence Day” actor also added that he always dreamt of doing things beyond Hollywood. I realised that there was no way that I was put here just to be a movie star. I tell my kids, ‘Be as unrealistic as possible, and then figure out how to make
it real.’ “‘The best things that have ever happened ever were unrealistic before they happened.’ You know, so for me, I think being the biggest movie star in the world as a goal actually was too small,” he said. Not only Smith, but many other celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence, Lady Gaga, JK Rowling, Matt Damon, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough and George Takei called out on Trump following his statements.
Shah Rukh Khan invites fans to book advance tickets for ‘Dilwale’ Agency | New Delhi
Shah Rukh Khan is leaving no stone unturned in making the tickets of his upcoming movie ‘Dilwale’ sell on a grand scale. After Salman Khan’s ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’, which came up with the idea of advance booking five days prior to the big release, it is now Shah Rukh Khan who is following his ‘Bigg Boss’ buddy’s footsteps. Since, this week will witness a major clash at the box office with SRK, Kajol starrer ‘Dilwale’ and Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone’s ‘Bajirao Mastani’, marketing strategies seem to have gone a step higher than what it used to be earlier. Shah Rukh Khan shared the
Ranveer Singh believes in saying it as it is and when he discussed the contentious issue of casting couch recently, it was
of what’s in store for all. The trailer of ‘Neerja’ will also be attached to Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Dilwale’. Shabana Azmi plays a pivotal role in the film. ‘Neerja’ is set to release on 19th February 2016.
fire from the crackers ended up scalding Alia Bhatt on her hands. The actress was immediately attended to and given medical aid. Alia Bhatt has always thrilled her audience with her stun-
ning performances but lets hope this incident doesn’t put a halt to it. Last seen in ‘Shaandaar’ opposite Shahid Kapoor, Alia is gearing up for ‘Udta Punjab’ and ‘Kapoor and Sons’.
a quirky plot. The film is set to release on January 22 and to create some buzz, they released the motion poster of the film today. Touted as the first Porn-com of India, Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 stars Mandana Karimi, Ritiesh Deshmukh and Aftab Shivdasani. The motion poster shows a bikini-clad Mandana Karimi standing on a beach behind a curtain while bending down. Aftab is shown standing behind her, holding something in his hand (Imagine what)! Tusshar Kapoor also appears on screen as the curtain disappears. What happens next will SHOCK you! Recently
the teaser of Sunny Leone’s next, Mastizaade had released and it was really eye-catching and naughty. By the look of things, we guess Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 will give Mastizaade a run for its money. While the first two films featured Riteish, Aftab Shivdasani replaces him after Riteish decided to take a step away from sex-comedies. Bigg Boss 9 contestant, Mandana Karimi is the leading lady of the film this time around and we have to say that she looks sizzling in the green bikini. The film’s trailer will be released today at 6 pm on various porn websites.
Alia Bhatt thanks fans for love and wishes, says her face is fine Agency | New Delhi
Young actress Alia Bhatt had suffered burn injury on her hands while performing at an award function recently. The actress has been receiving get well soon messages since then. Alia Bhatt, who is very active on social networking sites, took to Twitter to thank her fans for their wishes and said that her face is fine. Alia Bhatt had suffered burn marks while she was performing and the crackers burst on stage. The freak
‘Kyaa Kool Hai Hum 3’ motion poster: Tusshar, Aftab and Mandana’s porn-com!
link of site where people could book their advance tickets for the film on twitter and wrote, “#DilwaleAdvanceBooking is live now, get ur ticket to fun, entertainment, love and happiness. Merry XMas.” The box office king sure knows how to improvise the marketing tactics in all cases, thanks
to decades of experience he holds in the industry. The SRK-Kajol pairing will return to big screen after a gap of five years, thus making the film a hit among their fans already. Young actors Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon also seem to have spiced up the film with a romance and drama.
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ed by a casting director to his home in Andheri. He described the man as “a highly sleazy gentleman” and said the man did not even look at his portfolio. “I had worked as an assistant director and I knew that there are no takers for 500-page portfolio. Mine was very impressive and people were intrigued enough to at least take a look at it,” Ranveer said. The man went on to tell him that he has to be “smart and sexy” to get ahead in showbiz.
Kyaa Kool Hain Hum is one of the HIT franchises of Bollywood. The first part was an instant success as Riteish Deshmukh and Tusshar Kapoor’s double meaning comedy grabbed the attention of all when it released in 2005. The second part was also well received after releasing in 2012 and so with the success of the first two parts, the makers decided to make one more part. Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 will be no different from the first two parts, boasting of even more naughtier double meaning dialogues and
Ranveer Singh: I faced casting couch during my struggling days
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After playing a set of bubbly and chirpy characters Sonam Kapoor is all geared up to sport a new avatar for Ram Madhvani’s ‘Neerja’. The actress will be essaying the
role of Neerja Bhanot, who sacrificed her own life to save the hijacked passengers on PanAm flight in Karachi in 1986. While the film’s trailer will be out this Thursday, Sonam gave a sneak-peek
no different. The Bajirao Mastani actor not only revealed that he has faced casting couch, but also added it is a commonplace situation for strugglers. Ranveer said he was invit-
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Agency | New York Deactivated your Facebook account but end up typing the letter “f” as soon as you open an internet browser? Researchers explored the factors preventing users from logging off of Facebook for good. Using survey data provided by 99daysoffreedom. com -- an online campaign that encouraged participants to log off Facebook for 99 days -- researchers at Cornell University honed in on those who made the pledge but ultimately could not resist the allure of the social network that Facebook is. Researchers found four main factors that led users to re-activate their Facebook accounts even though they pledged not to. The first reason is perceived addiction -- those who feel that Facebook is addictive or habitual are more likely to return, according to the group’s research. One participant described this habitual aspect by saying, “In the first 10 days, whenever I opened up an internet browser, my fingers would automatically go to ‘f’.”
The mystery behind the spurt in prices of pulses
England exile Kevin Pietersen has let rip at Australian carrier Qantas, calling them “muppets” after he was refused entry to an airline lounge for wearing flip flops. The star batsman was fuming after the incident as he travelled to Australia to play for the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League after his Dolphins side lost in the final of South Africa’s Twenty20 competition on Saturday. “I suggest you tell Platinum, First Class fliers that they not allowed in your lounges with flip flops before they fly, @Qantas! Muppets!,” he tweeted to his 2.88 million followers. “And BTW, @Qantas! Thongs
IPL Draft: MS Dhoni, R Ashwin picked by Pune; Raina, Ravindra Jadeja go to Rajkot Agency | Mumbai
(flip flops) are an institution in this great country! GET A GRIP! Tired, jet lagged & just wanted to chill! #Muppets.” Qantas tightened dress code rules for entry to lounges earlier this year saying a survey of business travellers overwhelmingly supported the move. “@ KP24. It must have been disappointing Kevin. Changes from earlier this year. Hope to welcome
you back again soon,” Qantas tweeted in response. “We completely understand that being declined at the door isn’t a great experience, so this is a good opportunity to remind those wanting to use our capital city lounges of the dress code that applies,” he added. Despite his fury with Qantas, Pietersen said he was happy to be back in Australia.
Australia to include day-night Test matches in domestic competition
$2,000 fee on H-1B visas for Indian IT companies may be back in US
sion was ordered by the Supreme Court-appointed Justice (retd) R M Lodha committee, which was formed to decide the quantum of punishment following the investigations. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was picked by Pune as their third choice and will get a purse of Rs 7.5 crore. New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum was Rajkot’s choice.
points off South Africa’s AB de Villiers, thanks to two consistent knocks of 88 and 71, helping New Zealand extend its winning streak to 12 home Test victories in a row, after they beat Sri Lanka by 122 runs. Williamson’s team-mate Martin Guptill has jumped up a remarkable 18 places, after scoring 156 and
46. Guptill was rewarded with only his second man of the match award in Tests. Black Caps skipper Brendon McCullum has moved up two places to 17th, while his Sri Lanka opposite number Angelo Matthews has marked the visiting side’s presence in the top 10 batsman rankings, down one place to seventh.
ponents this time. “Delhi Dynamos did not have supremacy over us in the last game. Both teams had chances but Delhi took theirs and we didn’t,” Zico told reporters during the pre-match media briefing on Monday. Zico is expected to change his line-up and tweak team formation as Brazilian striker Reinal-
do and defender Raju Gaekwad are both unavailable. Another Brazilian striker Rafael Coelho may replace Reinaldo. Goa beat Delhi Dynamos 2-0 in their opening league clash at home earlier in the tournament. Asked what had changed between then and now, Zico said, “nothing much has changed.
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Agency | Melbourne Cricket Australia has always been a major patron of the day-night Test matches and they are all set to include first-class matches under lights at three venues for the next domestic season. Australia defeated New Zealand last month in the first ever
Test match played under lights, and with a pink ball, at the Adelaide Oval. Sheffield Shield matches at Adelaide, the Gabba in Brisbane and the WACA ground in Perth will be played under lights in the round starting Feb. 14 to continue refining the equipment. Sean Cary, Cricket Australia’s head
of cricket operations, says the response to the first day-night test “was overwhelmingly positive.” “As we look ahead to future international seasons and the prospect of playing more test cricket under lights, we want to give our players more opportunities to play with the pink ball.”
PWL: Mumbai Garuda get the better of Bengaluru Yodhas
Ravichandran Ashwin held on to his top spot, while Ravindra Jadeja rose a rung to be fifth in the all-rounders’ chart of the latest ICC Test rankings issued on Tuesday. However, no Indian found a place in the top-10 of batsmen’s rankings even though Ashwin (2nd) and Jadeja (8th) represented the country in the bowlers’ list. Elsewhere, Kane Williamson stood just two steps away from the top spot in the rankings for Test batsmen, which were released after the conclusion of the Dunedin and Hobart Tests. Williamson has earned the rise to third place, just three
FC Goa look to fight back in ISL semis second leg against Dynamos
Agency | Washington Indian IT companies may feel the pinch with a group of Congressmen quietly mounting fresh efforts to reimpose a special $2,000 fee for H-1B and L-1 work visas to fund a 9/11 healthcare act. Such a move has been made part of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act which funds health screenings and treatments for 9/11 first responders. The bill, named after detective James Zadroga who died of a respiratory illness in 2006, expired on October 1. Lawmakers are seeking to permanently extend the bill and want to generate necessary funds by imposing a $2,000 additional fee on H-1B visas. The H-1B is a non-immigrant visa which allows US employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. The L-1 visa, another non-immigrant visa, is valid for a relatively short amount of time, from three months for Iran nationals to five years for countries like India. The bill has been written in such a way that it would impact only Indian companies. According to Nasscom, Indian companies had paid between $70 to 80 million per annum between 2010 and 2015.
was the second choice for Pune, while Rajkot opted for Ravindra Jadeja in the same position. Both players will be entitled to a purse of Rs 9.5 crore per year. The draft process was necessitated following the suspension of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals from the IPL for two years in the wake of the 2013 spot-fixing and betting scandal. The suspen-
Ashwin stays on top, Jadeja jumps to five in ICC Test all-rounders’ rankings
Agency | New Delhi Why are the prices of pulses rising? Will they stabilize anytime soon? The prices have been rising steadily over the last few months. Inflation in lentils stood at 46% in November, after hitting 42% in October, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation on Monday. In fact, it has been consistently on the rise for the past few months, forcing the government to announce a number of measures to check hoarding of pulses. During April-November, pulses inflation stood at 27%, as against 7% in the year-ago period. The price shock in pulses happens every couple of years and is likely to exert pressure on CPI inflation in the coming months, said Madan Sabnavis, chief economist at Care Ratings.
India’s limited-overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday emerged as the top draw in the IPL draft with the Sanjeev Goenka-owned new franchise Pune opting to pick him first for the stipulated price of Rs 12.5 crore in Mumbai. Dhoni’s India teammate Suresh Raina was the first preference for the other new team Rajkot, which is owned by Intex Mobiles. He will also get an identical Rs 12.5 crore by virtue of being the first player selected by the franchise. Seven players of the suspended Chennai Super Kings, including Dhoni, were picked along with three others from the Rajasthan Royals, also banned from the league for two years. In-form Indian batsman Ajinkya Rahane
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Agency | Ludhiana It was an enthralling evening on Monday as Mumbai Garuda beat Bengaluru Yodhas 5-2 in the first edition of the Pro Wrestling League. One of the interesting bouts was between Ritu Phogat and Alyssa Lampe, in which the former emerged victorious. The audience cheered for Phogat as her opponent struggled to get a hold on her. Amid the beat of drums, Phogat
took time to settle down. She trailed 5-6 before going on to win 9-6. The match between Bajrang Punia of the Yodhas and Amit Dhankar was an engrossing one as there was a tie till the second round. The cheering audience made it clear it was Amit who was their favourite, however a composed Bajrang prevailed 6-3. By virtue of Monday’s win, Mumbai Garuda continue to lead the table. In the
women’s 53kg category, Mumbai’s Odunayo Adekuoroye stunned the audience by winning against Lalita Sherawat in a minute and 21 seconds. She then danced to the tunes of bhangra to celebrate her win. “It’s a great win for the team. The crowd has been supportive and we are happy to be in India. Our team is strong and we look forward to more action in the matches to come,” said Mumbai’s Adeline Gray.
FC Goa will be looking to overturn a 0-1 deficit again Delhi Dynamos when they face each other in the second leg semi-final clash of the Indian Super League (ISL) in Margao on Tuesday. FC Goa lost the first leg semi-final 0-1 in New Delhi on December 11 and this time, they will have added impetus of playing the final of the tournament at their home on December 20. Last year, FC Goa lost to eventual champions Atletico de Kolkata at the same stage on penalties. But coach Zico feels his team is better prepared to tackle their semi-final op-
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Six cities get new mayors, deputy mayors 50% girls dropout before entering Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Newly-elected BJP councillors on Monday chose mayors, deputy mayors and standing committee chairpersons of all six municipal corporations, which the party had won in the recently-concluded local body polls in Gujarat. The mayoral election in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation was a solemn affair since the nominees had been pre-decided. Gautambhai Navalchand Shah (50) was elected the 40th mayor of AMC at the general board meeting. He succeeds Minaxi Patel. A commerce graduate, Navalchand first
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became a corporator in 2000. Considered close to BJP national president Amit Shah, Navalchand has been actively working in Naranpura from where he was elected this time.
Gujarat CM commences concrete work for world’s tallest statue
Amit Shah is MLA from Naranpura Assembly constituency. Deputy mayor Pramodaben Sutaria, BA in Hindi, is a familiar face in Ramapir Tekra of Vadaj. For the first time,
a post of Whip was introduced in the AMC and Lalasinh Thakor was appointed to it. Pravin Patel (44) remained the AMC standing committee chairperson.
Gujarat govt likely to give bonus to cotton farmers
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Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today visited Sadhu Tekri site of Statue of Unity at Kevadia colony in central Gujarat and commenced concrete work for ‘Statue of Unity’ foundation raft. She also reviewed progress of the ongoing work of installation of gates on Sardar Sarovar dam. The Chief Minister while speaking to media persons said the statue works
along with the Bharat Bhavan and Agriculture research center will be completed in two and half years upto full 182 meter height. She said the automatic concrete work has started today. The Statue of Unity once ready will be the tallest statue of the world. Then Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Narendra Modi had laid foundation stone for this project in year 2012. The statue will feature Shri Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
The Gujarat government is likely to announce bonus for cotton farmers on sale of the crop, in addition to the minimum support price of Rs 810 per 20 kg as announced by the NDA government at Centre around a month ago. Upset with the electoral drubbing in rural Gujarat, the move by the ruling BJP is considered as an attempt to win over the rural voters. A senior government functionary said besides the Patidar reservation factor, support price for the cotton crop was one of the major reasons for BJP’s loss to Congress in the rural areas. Therefore, the senior functionary added, the state government had initiated the exercise to work out a plan to give
‘My Father No More!’ by Maniben Vallabhbhai Patel Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Whenever doctors advised father to take special precautions, abstain from journeyings, addressing or attending meetings, etc., I would often say in the presence of father that when the zero hour will approach, they will wash off their hands in despair and father will be no more! And truly it so happened! For a month or more, one physician or the other was always at his side. When this fatal attack came, Drs. Nathubhai and Gilder were in attendance. Since almost a month, they were doing their best to ward off this catastrophe But what they were apprehensive of came to happen. Father had grown so weak and worn-out that it was beyond his little mute to stand to it. At the time of first severe attack in 1948, he was much better in health. But during this year he was deteriorating
fast and for the last three or four weeks, he suffered the agony of acutest pain. All his life, he never gave out his grief of the body by a word of mouth. But at times, during this period, when the pain was at its pitch, he could hardly suppress it within. Then father would say in remorse: “Doctors, how terrific this fight with the death!” Thereupon, Drs Gilder and Nathubhai would put in: “Bapu, in the England, didn’t you go through a serious operation even without Chloroform? Pray have some patience, and you will come off well.” To it father would rejoin, “Oh! I was in the prime of my youth then!” This serious illness and his body so reduced to bones! So I could not gather to myself any hope of his getting well again. His unrest and agony would often revive to my memory the last days of Ba (Kasturba
Lack of transportation, toilets, social practices like child marriage and child labour as well as safety and security were some of the major reasons for high rate of 50 per cent dropout of girls from primary to secondary classes in Kutch region. This has been revealed in a pilot project undertaken jointly by Cohesion Foundation Trust and American India Foundation es in Bhachau and Rapar (AIF) that started in July blocks in Kutch region. 2014 covering 36 villag- The project includes 50 primary schools and 10 secondary schools, all government, with 3,500 children across Classes VII till X. Among these nearly 2,800 students are from Classes VII and VIII while remaining 700 in Class IX and X. Talking about the project, Nishant Pandey, country director of AIF who was present at the second
some financial aid to the cotton farmers. Accordingly, a committee of the State Agriculture Department has held a series of meetings, followed by a meeting with the farmer leaders and agriculture produce market committees (APMCs) on the issue. A decision to provide financial aid to cotton farmers will be officially taken as soon as CM Anandiben Patel clears it. Cotton is one of the major cash crops in Gujarat and this year around 27 lakh hectare witnessed its sowing.The estimated production this year is likely 85-
90 lakh bales, marginally less than the last year’s 95 lakh bales of cotton harvest. The number of cotton growers in Gujarat this year could be around 13.5 lakh. Confirming the development, Agriculture Minister Babu Bokhiria said, “Yes, our committee’s meeting has already taken place. Also, meetings with farmer leaders and APMCs have been held on the issue. The decision will be taken in a day or two after the Chief Minister considers and clears the views expressed in the meetings (of stake holders).”
IGG Ship ‘Samudra Pavak’ arrives Porbandar Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Gandhi) in the Aga Khan Palace(1944) when she passed through the same ordeal. Dr. Gilder had then attended on her. “Are they not the same symptoms?” I said to Dr. Gilder, twice or thrice Shankar(Shri Vidya Shankar, then Sardar’s Private Secretary in the Government) more than once sounded a note of hope. One day, looking me so dejected, Dr Dhandha tried to cheer me up “Needs you to lose heart! His condition is critical no doubt! Still he will come through.”
Newly built Indian Coast Guard Ship “Samudra Pavak”, last in the series of Special Purpose Vessels, especially designed for Pollution Response role of the Indian Coast Guard today arrived at its base port Porbandar, Defence Spokesperson Wing Commander Abhishek Matiman said today. The ship is scheduled to be commissioned by the end of this month and will join the Indian Coast Guard fleet at Porbandar, augmenting the operational capability of the service in the Gujarat Region, especially enhancing the Oil Pollution Response Capability of Indian Coast Guard, he said. Built by M/s ABG Shipyard Limited, after having been inducted in service, It sailed from the shipyard in Surat yester-
state-level convention of 400 School Management Committee (SMC) members from 10 districts at Gujarat Vidyapith said, “The project is undertaken to improve the transition rate from elementary to secondary schools in the Kutch region that has nearly 50 per cent dropout of girls due to all these social reasons. For instance, parents would simply get their daughters removed from school
because they think they have attained a marriageable age. Also, they think girls should not travel to another village to study. “ Fighting against all these odds and sharing their experiences were SMC members, majority of them women and parents of girl child belonging to the same community who are working to bring about a change in the society and give an equal opportunity to girls.
jay Rupani added that the electric buses pilot project will be under the control of Gujarat Power Corporation Limited, in association with Gujarat State Transport Corporation. The Gandhinagar Central Bus Station will have solar powered stations for charging the electric buses. The meeting was
chaired by Union Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister, Anant Geete. Vijay Rupani also discussed about the need the centre government to reduce VAT charges and abolish the registration duty on electric vehicles. He requested the government to curtail import duty on the buses too.
26). Only West Bengal (9,838 companies), Delhi (9,736 companies), Maharashtra (9,170), Telengana (7,627), Tamil Nadu (4,669) and Karnataka (2,653) have seen more closures in the last four years. According to the data, tabled in Parliament by Minister for Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley, Gujarat has 83,804 companies registered with the RoC. The ministry’s data for August 2015 not-
ed most companies that shut down in the state were unlisted and private firms belonging to textiles, manufacturing and financial services sectors. The number of non-functional companies in Gujarat, struck off by the RoC, rose from from 367 companies in 2012-13 to 662 in 2015-16 (till November 4). The RoC can strike off names of those companies which are not in operation.
6 Electric Buses Planned for PollutionFree Public Transportation in Gujarat
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The announcement was made during a meeting of transport ministers of different states and union territories that was held in New Delhi on December 10. The topic of discussion was – ‘Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles in India’. Vi-
Gujarat witnessed closure of over 2,500 firms in four years day and arrived Porbandar today. The ship was warmly welcomed by the Coast Guard fraternity at Porbandar, the Defence Spokesperson said. The Ship is last in the series of Special Purpose Vessel, especially designed for Pollution Response role of the Indian Coast Guard. The ship will be utilised for Coast Guard charter of responsibilities such as patrolling for enhancement of Coastal Security, Maritime Search and Rescue and Pollution Response in particular.The ship with crew of 100 Personnel and 10 Officer is under the command of Dy Inspector General Satish Kumar,TM, he said.
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More than 2,500 firms registered with the Registrar of Companies (RoC) in Gujarat have closed down during the last four years. In the same period, as many as 1,800 firms were struck off the list for not being operational. The data shared by the Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs in the Lok Sabha earlier this month showed that the number of companies shutting down in Gujarat has more than doubled in the last four years. It rose from 342 in 2012-13 to 619 in 201314 and 738 in 2014-15 and finally 867 in the current fiscal (till November
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