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News Brief Centre releases Rs 196 crore for JK
Jammu, Feb 16 The Union Finance Ministry has released an amount of Rs 196 crore for Jammu and Kashmir as part of the second installment of the state's share in central taxes and duties. "After vigorous pursuit with the Union Finance Ministry, the Centre has released Rs 196 crore to Jammu and Kashmir, which is the second installment of its share in central taxes and duties.
27 children of police martyrs awarded scholarship Jammu, Feb 16 As many as 27 schoolgoing children of policemen who have sacrificed their lives safeguarding the integrity of the state were today awarded scholarship. Director General of Police K Rajendra Kumar sanctioned scholarships of Rs 2 lakh for 27 schoolgoing children for the academic year 2014-15. Speaking on the occasion, Rajendra said the parents of these wards have sacrificed their lives for the integrity of the state, besides helping maintain peace and prosperity.
Nifty ends with marginal gains, up 4 points Mumbai, Feb 16 The NSE benchmark Nifty today washed out most of its initial gains and closed just 3.85 points up after markets witnessed fag-end selling pressure in key banking, energy and pharma counters. Extending gains for fifth straight session on higher Asian markets despite volatility, firm buying in FMCG, Realty, Auto and IT segments led the key index to day's high of 8,870.10.
Himachal fully prepared to tackle swine flu: Health min Shimla, Feb 16 Himachal Pradesh Health Minister Kaul Singh Thakur today assured that the state was fully prepared to prevent the spread of swine flu. As many as 5 out of 32 suspected H1N1 virus cases were found positive for swine flu and have fully recovered after treatment, he said.
IPL 8: Delhi snap up Yuvraj for Rs 16 crore BANGALORE Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh set a new record as he emerged as the costliest ever buy in the Indian Premier League by going for a whopping Rs 16 crore to Delhi Daredevils while an unheralded K C Cariappa was a surprise pick in the eighth players' auction on Monday. In a relatively low
key auction, Yuvraj triggered an unexpected bidding war with four teams vying for the 33-year-old cricketer's services before Delhi clinched the deal for a record price. That Yuvraj, who had been bought for Rs 14 crore by Royal Challengers Bangalore last year, went for such a big price came as a huge
surprise given the fact that he is no longer in the Indian team. His current form, however, has been good which could have led to the franchises showing interest in him. "I think we learnt from last year, and that if we want a player we need to push hard for him. Hence we were prepared to go all the way with Yuvraj and it's
India signs nuclear pact with Sri Lanka, countering China NEW DELHI Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena signed a deal with India to receive training for his country’s civilian nuclear program, a sign of improving ties as he looks to reduce the island nation’s dependence on China. Mr Sirisena, on his first overseas tour since winning an election last month, hailed his country’s close relations with India in a joint briefing with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Under the deal, India would provide knowledge and expertise to Sri Lanka as it seeks to build a nuclear plant. “The bilateral agreement on civil nuclear cooperation is another demonstration of
our mutual trust,” Mr Modi told reporters today (Feb 16). “This is the first such agreement that Sri Lanka has signed. It opens new avenues for cooperation.” India is one of the few countries with expertise in reactors suited to smaller power grids, and state-run
Nuclear Power Corp. has previously expressed interest in exporting them. An international embargo placed on India over its atomic bomb tests in 1974 and 1998 was lifted seven years ago, allowing the nation to begin selling reactors overseas.
great for the player as well," Delhi coach Gary Kirsten said justifying the record bid for Yuvraj. Wicketkeeperbatsman Dinesh Karthik was another player, who commanded a massive price, going to RCB for Rs 10.50 crore at a glitzy auction attended by business bigwigs, Bollywood stars like Preity Zinta and former cricketers such as Anil Kumble, Ricky Ponting, Stephen Fleming and VVS Laxman -- part of various teams' support staff. A 20-year-old Cariappa, an off-spinner who has not even played a first-class match, was a stunning pick by the Kolkata Knight Riders. Cariappa was bought for a Rs 2.40 crore in what was perhaps the most shocking buy in an auction where veterans such as Kumar Sangakkara went unsold despite being brought back in the pool thrice. Sri Lankan
captain Angelo Mathew (Rs 7.5 crore to DD), New Zealand pacer Trent Boult (Rs 3.80 crore to Sunrisers Hyderabad), Indian legspinnerAmit Mishra (Rs 3.50 crore to DD) and Australian opener Aaron Finch (Rs 3.20 crore to Mumbai Indians) were among those who fetched a good price at the auction. Sri Lankan stalwarts Mahela Jayawardene and
Tillakaratne Dilshan, Indian pacer Irfan Pathan, South African batsman Hashim Amla and New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor went unsold in the initial rounds of the auction. They might still find a buyer in the final round of bidding. Indian pacer Zaheer Khan, who initially went unsold, suddenly saw a dramatic change in his fortunes when he was brought back in the pool as he went for a hefty Rs 4 crore to Delhi Daredevils. In all, 88 players went under hammer, of which the franchises bought 67. 23 of the players sold today were overseas picks. The franchises shelled out Rs 87.6 crore in purchasing the players today. Yuvraj, who carried a base price of Rs 2 crore, was sold after a
fierce tug of war for his services between Delhi Daredevils and Royal Challengers Bangalore, who bought him last year for Rs 14 crore, at a city hotel here. Initially, there was four-way bidding among Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers, Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils to buy India's 2011 World Cup hero in the auction conducted by Richard Madley. But once the bidding reached Rs 7 crore, RR and KXIP quit, leaving DD and RCB in the fray. Delhi Daredevils, who had the largest purse of Rs 39.75 crore among all the eight franchises taking part in the auction, also bought Mathews for Rs 7.5 crore, the third highest price in the first two rounds of auction.
100 more deaths in 3 days, RR Patil: A hardcore politician yet an swine flu toll jumps to 585
efficient administrator with a warm heart
New Delhi The death toll from swine flu this year has soared to 585 with 100 more casualties reported across the country in three days since February 12, prompting the Centre to order additional stocks of medicines and diagnostic kits. While the total number of swine flu deaths had stood at 485 till February 12, the latest official data released Monday says 100 more people succumbed to the H1N1 virus in the three days till February 15, taking the toll to 585. Altogether, 8,423 people have contracted swine flu this year in the country. ajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh
and Maharashtra are the worst-affected states with their respective tolls standing at 165, 144, 76 and 58, official figures said. n February 15 alone, Rajasthan reported 12 deaths while there were eight fresh casualties each in Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. While Delhi and Tamil Nadu have reported a high incidence of swine flu cases, the death toll in the two states is relatively low due to high level of awareness and a better developed health sector. unjab has the highest ratio of the number of deaths to those affected by the disease. Thus, 25 of the 68 people who contracted the
virus in the state this year have succumbed to swine flu. ealth ministry officials said they have sent central teams to the worst-affected states like Rajasthan and Gujarat and have developed appropriate guidelines. The government has already placed an order for enhancing stocks of diagnostic kits — for testing for the H1N1 virus — to be supplied to the lab network under Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme. To enhance the level of preparedness, additional stocks of the drug, Oseltamivir, and 10,000 N95 masks are also being procured,” an official statement said.
Sangli, I had an opportunity to work closely with RR Patil for seven years. I was the secretary of departments he headed-home and rural development. I should say I was pretty much impressed by his way of functioning-whether it was handling the government department and political management. A down to earth person who came from humble background, RR would often come across as a soft speaking, courteous politician who would treat everybody with respect. However, at the same time, he was a hardcore politician who knew the pulse of the people. He knew what he wanted to do, how he would manage the same and what his party needed. Politicians do have their political agenda which they try to implement once they are in power. If their ideas are not practical or difficult
to implement, there is bound to be friction between them and the bureaucracy which is supposed to handle the implementation of their decisions. This is where RR's skills were visible. He respected bureaucracy. In public he would never let his officers down though privately he would have different opinion. He was always open to discussion and would listen to the viewpoints of others. He knew how to strike a
balance between the political agenda and the government's duties. A case in point was the dance bar ban which was a tough call for the government. Though he was being criticized for it, RR was convinced that he was doing the right thing. He would often refer to the exploitation of women in the dance bars. It was his conviction and he stuck to his guns in the face of criticism. He was absolute politician, often a step ahead of many
others. He was a good strategist and could anticipate the impact of his decisions.He had equations across the partylines. On several occasions, while we in the administration were wondering about how getting a particular decision cleared in state cabinet or getting a bill passed in the assembly, RR would handle the political management well. "You don't worry about that. I will handle it," he would say and work the phone.
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‘NH10' talks about friction between different Indias Director Navdeep Singh, best known for his impressive debut ‘Manorama Six Feet Under’, is back with Anushka Sharma-starrer ‘NH10' which, he says, is a dark and gripping tale about the struggle between different Indias. “It is very dark but at the same time a very gripping and compelling watch. There are many Indias in this country. There are different realities to a city and they all co-exist but they don’t know each other. When they accidentally meet, sometimes in bad circumstances, there is friction, a struggle. ‘NH10' talks about this friction,” ‘Manorama Six Feet Under’, a critically acclaimed murder mystery starring Abhay Deol and Gul Panag, somehow escaped viewers’ radar when it first released seven years ago but has since acquired a cult status. Ask him about his delayed follow up, Navdeep admits that things did not pan out well following his debut. “There were many, many false starts. I was to do ‘Basra’ but that did not take off and then I was doing another film called ‘Rock the Shaadi’. We shot some of it but then it got stalled. “It has been seven years but every person has a journey. It has also to do with the kind of films you want to make. If you want to make a big commercial film or have made something big then things become easier. You get only this much petrol on critical acclaim,” he says. Produced by Eros International, Phantom Films and Clean Slate Films, ‘NH10', also starring Neil Bhoopalam and Darshan Kumar besides Anushka, is scheduled to release on March 6. The story revolves around a young upper middle class couple Meera and Arjun, driving to a well-earned weekend getaway. But their road trip goes awry when they decide to step into a fight between some villagers. Navdeep says Anushka, who is making her production debut with the film, was always the first choice but the script did travel to other actresses, including Freida Pinto, before it finally came back to ‘PK’ star. “I don’t know why I thought of Anushka. She seemed the right physical type. I wanted someone who could play vulnerable and also become strong. I needed both these qualities and she seemed the right fit,” he says.Navdeep says Anushka liked the script in one reading. “She read the script in one sitting and got very excited about it. Her brother also liked the story. It was a very spur of the moment decision. She said she was ready to produce it, if it helped. She has been very supportive.” Neil Bhoopalam, who plays Anushka’s partner in the movie, jumped to Navdeep’s attention with his role of a young politician in TV show ’24’. The director feels the industry still does not take the audiences seriously. “We still underestimate our audience. The modern Indian audience is very smart and discerning and they do know what they are watching and why they are watching. They are very receptive to films,” he said. Navdeep, however, is hopeful that with younger stars opting for interesting stories things would slowly change for better. “The films with stars get more visibility and thankfully younger stars are turning to good stories be it Anushka in ‘NH10', Deepika Padukone and Arjun Kapoor in ‘Finding Fanny’ or Shahid Kapoor in ‘Haider’. They too want to do films that they like to watch,” he says. Navdeep has “a cupboard full of stories” and wants to make films that he would like to watch.
Maharashtrian brands lining up for Shraddha Kapoor?
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"I am really happy for him, look at what he has gone through. He was Man of the Tournament in the World Cup 2011 and then he was ill. He deserves every penny for his yeoman service to Indian cricket," - Former captain Sunil Gavaskar Said on Monday
Who's impressed with Anushka Deepika Padukone has beaten Sharma's 'NH10' trailer? all her contemporaries yet again! Anushka Sharma's NH10 trailer is gripping and engaging. After receiving a thunderous response from the audiences and the film fraternity at large, Anushka's NH10 trailer has found a new admirer- Ranveer Singh! Anushka and Ranveer who have previously worked together in Band Baaja Baaraat and Ladies vs Ricky Bahl will yet again be seen opposite each other in Zoya Akhtar's Dil Dhadakne Do. But now, with the NH10 trailer doing the rounds and receiving a lot of accolades from all corners, Ranveer is the latest one to have been blown over by the intriguing trailer. Ranveer loved the NH10 trailer so much that he personally complimented Anushka by leaving her a text message. Not just that, at the recently held Hinduja wedding, where Ranveer and Arjun were seen
dancing and performing, the Ram Leela actor was heard raving about Anushka's film. Anushka's
NH10 will release on March 6 but as of now, all seems well between the two ex-lovers!
Distributors of Rajinikanth’s ‘Lingaa’ to beg for compensation
Aarohi Keshav Shirke, which raised her to immense popularity. So much so, that the actress was addressed by the name by her crazy fans. This has attracted a lot of brands in the Marathi regions to have Shraddha to endorse their products. The actress has already locked a realty brand in Pune and is endorsing it. She is their first celebrity endorser.
Deepika Padukone has become a trend setter of sorts. Be it her films or her endorsements she continues to do things which are out of the orbit. Recently the ace actor came on board as the brand ambassador of the sports brand Nike. The
brand is known for having leading sports persons from across the world as ambassadors and this is the first time they have a Bollywood celebrity on board. Being a badminton player herself Deepika has a very high sports connect.
She often talks about sports and is also well connected in the fraternity. The brand did an extensive survey before taking this decision. It was a big step for them as they would be altering their policy and were initially apprehensive to change their stance. However, after much discussion the sports brand felt that Deepika brings on board the perfect connect and glamour. She currently has highest youth connect amongst audiences at large. They will be peddling the campaign on Deepika thorough out the World Cup. The brand personally also adds to Deepika’s brand kitty. She endorses 16 brands and yet this one is a big win. Last year, Deepika also started her clothes line with another brand. She always tries to do things a little differently. Deepika has three big releases lined up this year. She has wrapped up the shoot of Piku and is currently busy with the shoot of Tamasha. She will soon start shooting for Bajirao Mastani.
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Distributors of superstar Rajinikanth-starrer ‘Lingaa‘, who demanded compensation for the heavy losses incurred while distributing and exhibiting the film, have decided go on a mass begging protest. The distributors and theatre owners have decided to beg for compensation after their plea for refund of Rs.35 crore was declined by producer Rockline Venkatesh. “Last month it was decided we will be compensated after extensive accounting of the
losses. And for this, Rajini sir had appointed his friend and distributor Tirupur Subramaniam, who ascertained the quantum loss suffered by us. However, the producer is unwilling to pay Rs.35 crore,” distributor Singaravadivelan told IANS. He claims Eros International had bought the theatrical rights of K.S. Ravikumar-directed “Lingaaa at a whopping price of over Rs.100 crore. “The amount we claim as refund is far less than the salary paid to Rajinikanth. If
Eros had paid so much to buy the film, we don’t understand why it is difficult for producer Venkatesh to refund us when he had promised us that the film will do better business than ‘Enthiran’,” he said. The mass begging protest is expected to start from Tuesday from outside actor Rajinikanth’s residence. “They’ve made us beg for the refund. And we will do it as we’ve run out of options. We will beg right outside Rajinikanth’s house,” he added.
Kareena, Karisma and Saif Celebrate Randhir Kapoor's Birthday Shraddha Kapoor has turned out to be the local favourite Lots of brands in the ??Maharashtrian regions like Pune, Nashik and Nagpur are approaching the young actress Shraddha Kapoor to endorse their local brands. The actress who is a half Maharashtrian has a very strong Marathi connect. She also played a Maharastrian girl next door in Aashiqui 2,
Ahmedabad
The actor-director celebrated his birthday with an intimate family dinner at
a suburban Mumbai eatery attended by various members of the Kapoor
clan, which is the closest Bollywood has to royalty. The birthday boy brimmed with happiness as he posed with daughters Karisma and Kareena, both in black. Kareena, who was at the dinner with her husband Saif Ali Khan, looked uberglamorous in a singleshouldered LBD, which she accessorized with emerald earrings. Saif, in a velvet blazer, was as well-turned out as his wife.
A Salman Khan movie touching the Rs. 100 crore mark is an obvious thing. He's the Bhai of Bollywood and undoubtedly, one of the biggest stars India has ever seen. Be it the multiplexgoers in metros or singlescreen audience in the small
cities of country, Salman Khan effortlessly connects with all sections of audience. A movie critic had once said that reviewing a Salman Khan film was like ironing a pair of jeans, it was pointless. People will go and watch it anyway.
Continuing the tradition of delivering back-to-back blockbusters, Dabangg Khan will be seen in four big sequels that are expected to go on the floors in the coming years. Here's taking a look at each one of them.
Shah Rukh Khan doing a cameo in Sushant Singh Rajput's MS Dhoni biopic?
Shah Rukh Khan had been one of the first actors from television to have made it big in Bollywood. Being an
inspiration to many others all over the world, SRK is the biggest success story for all other TV stars. And Sushant
Singh Rajput is no different. The actor who was seen clicking selfies with SRK has finally given rise to more speculations. Will SRK make a cameo appearance in SSR's next MS Dhoni biopic? Well, before you get your heads turn, we would like to clarify that nothing of that sort has happened. SRK has not been approached to do any cameo in Dhoni's biopic. Rather, the selfie was clicked at a recent reality show that SRK is hosting.
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Miller makes his mark at WC 2015
M.S. Dhoni fails to collect 'souvenir' bail after Pakistan victory
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India vs Pakistan, World Cup 2015: ‘V’ Day on Feb 15
There have been numerous instances throughout the colourful history of the World Cup, dating back to India’s great all-rounder Kapil Dev’s masterful performance with the bat to rescue his team from embarrassment against Zimbabwe at the 1983 World Cup. Dev’s innings provided the catalyst not only for his personal career, but was also the launchpad for India’s maiden World Cup triumph in England 32 years ago. Without wanting to look too far ahead in terms of a team perspective and what South Africa could yet achieve here in Australasia, David Miller
produced a similar rearguard innings yesterday at Seddon Park against, ironically the same African nation, that could catapult the Proteas left-hander to place among the game’s elite. South Africa were stumbling along at 83/4 when JP Duminy joined Miller in the middle. With the partisan Zimbabwe crowd in rapturous mood on the grass embankment, the pressure was on. South Africa could easily have capitulated to a score in the region of 200, which on a tiny ground such as Seddon Park would have been well in reach of Elton Chigumbura’s team.
The rise of Afghanistan cricket
Everyone is aware of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's penchant for collecting stumps as souvenirs after every India win but just like last year's World Twenty20 in Bangladesh, he won't be able to collect any during the ongoing ODI World Cup irrespective of his team's victories. The World Cup in Australia and New Zealand again has the LED stumps, which are touch-sensitive and blink whenever the bails get whipped off. Just after India completed their win against arch-rivals Pakistan yesterday at the Adelaide Oval, Dhoni took one of the bails but then Ian Gould, who was the square leg umpire, had a friendly chat
with him after which one saw the bail remaining where it is. The specific reason being that these set of 'LED stumps' cost USD 40,000 (Rs 24 lakh) and the pair of bails costs as much as an iPhone 5 (Rs 50,000 approx). So Dhoni won't be able to keep any of these bails or stumps unless there is an official permission from the ICC in this regard. The 'LED stumps' were first used during the 2013 edition of 'Big Bash' after which they were used on an experimental basis at the World T20 in Bangladesh, where the response was pretty positive. "Well, this is a very costly system. The entire set-up during a match
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costs USD 40,000 (Rs. 25 Lakh approx), so I don't allow the players to uproot it during any celebrations," EcKermann, the inventor of 'LED stumps'. That Eckermann and ICC are strict about it can be gauged from the fact that all the patented stumps and bails are kept intact. It had taken almost three years of research from Eckermann to give his dream a shape. Eckermann, along with David Leigitwood as a commercial partner, formed Zing International and sold his idea to Cricket Australia. The touch sensitive stumps need to be handled with care and Eckermann had then said that Lasith Malinga's yorkers is something that "scares him" as they can break the stump into two pieces.
Simon Crompton, 51, has been manning the Adelaide Oval’s more than 100-yearold scoreboard for more than three decades now. He has several stories about the venue, one of them has Virat Kohli in it. Early 2011, days after India and Australia had played the final Test of the series where Kohli scored a hundred, Oval hosted a Sheffield Shield game between South Australia and a Michael Clarke-led New South Wales. Now, over to Crompton: ‘I was stripping Indian names off the scoreboard preparing for the new game. The
NSW players had finished training and were hanging around. On the grass bank there was this plank that said ‘Kohli’ and it got the players started. They stamped it by their feet till it got dented. Some even poured beer on it. There were laughs around but I knew they didn’t like him.’ There are many who don’t like Kohli. Not that he cares, for there are many who love him. Every day, since October 2, when he reached 4 million on twitter, he gets 11,000 plus followers. Today at the Oval, had someone dared to stamp on anything with Kohli written on it, cops
in Adelaide would have been dealing with assault, murder and arson. In the game that mattered so much to so many, Kohli scored many. 107 from 126 balls, one-third of India’s total of 300, a target that proved too imposing for Pakistan to chase under lights, and under pressure. It was timely return of form for Kohli, who after 4 Test centuries in the series against Australia had 4 single-digit scores in the triseries that followed. Come the World Cup, the big match, fans chanting and PM Tweeting, it was time for Kohli to rise.
Yograj Singh blames MS Dhoni for son's exclusion from World Cup; Yuvraj doesn't agree It was only 20 years ago that Afghanistan formed as a Cricket Federation (now known as the Afghanistan Cricket Board) so, in that sense, they are the 'new kids on the block' at this ICC Cricket World Cup. Afghanistan began this incredible journey in earnest in 2008 entering the World Cricket League Division 5. Following what can only be described as a meteoric rise, Afghanistan is currently ranked as the top Associate nation with a current ICC world ranking of 11. They are (alongside Ireland) knocking on the ICC's door in their quest for Test status.
In my opinion, Afghanistan has the talent, ability and, most of all, the self-belief to get there. The first time I watched Afghanistan play was back in 2009 at the World Cup Qualifying tournament in South Africa. They met Ireland in the Super 8 stage at Krugersdorp. I was rested from this match with Patella Tendon soreness (or 'old age'), so I had the chance to watch from the sideline. Afghanistan posted 218 on a wicket that was low, slow and turned. It must have been an ordinary deck if Andrew White got 2-25 off 10 overs!
Blacksmith Genesis Compact 3D Printer-Cum-Scanner Unveiled
The world's first compact 3D printer-cum-scanner that can also scan items has been unveiled at the American Association Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in San Jose, California. Blacksmith Group start-up at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) launched Saturday the user-friendly all-in-one device, named the Blacksmith Genesis.
The $2,200 (roughly Rs. 1.36 lakhs) device allows users to scan any item, and then edit the digitised model on the computer and print it out in 3D, Lester Kok, assistant manager of NTU's Corporate Communications Office, told Xinhua news agency Sunday. "Most 3D printers sold on the market now are not really user-friendly as their 3D models and blueprints usually have to be designed from scratch on the computer," Kok said, "but Blacksmith Genesis doesn't require much knowledge of 3D software."
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has been awarded the honorary life membership of the prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). "Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has awarded Honorary Life Membership of the Club to former India captain Sourav Ganguly," the MCC said in a statement. Ganguly, who has also been a member of the MCC World Cricket committee since July 2014, averaged over 40 in Tests and One Day Internationals for India and took 132 wickets across 424 matches. He
made his Test debut at Lord's in 1996, scoring 131 in his first innings and etching his name on the famous Lord's Honours Board in the process. Ganguly was made India captain in 2000 and went on to lead his country in 195 internationals. He also captained India to a famous victory in the 2002 NatWest Series Final at Lord's - a match which was voted the greatest ever Lord's match in a poll conducted by The Times and Lords.org last year as part of the Ground's bicentenary celebrations.
KC Cariappa: KKR's new spinner on the block Who is KC Cariappa? That was the first question nearly everyone would have asked once Cariappa was bought by defending IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders for an astonishing sum of Rs 2.4 crore ($400,000), 24 times his base price. Konganda Charamanna Cariappa is a 20-year-old legspinner from Coorg in Karnataka. Curiously both the BCCI and the Karnataka State Cricket Association had
him listed as an off-break bowler. However, Cariappa, known as Carri to his team-mates, confirmed he is primarily a legspinner with a grip that allows him to bowl off breaks and leg breaks. At 5 feet 11 inches, Cariappa is tall for a spinner and bowls with an orthodox round-arm action. The leg break is his stock ball, and he has variations like the googly and the faster one.
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Delhi: Yograj Singh, father of discarded Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, on Monday blamed Indian skipper MS Dhoni for the all-rounder's
exclusion from India's squad for ICC World Cup 2015. "If MS Dhoni is having personal issues with my son, I won't do
anything. God will do justice," Yograj said. Notably, Yuvraj, Man of the Series in the 2011 World Cup, was one of the five senior Indian cricketers who were ignored by the selectors for ICC's pinnacle event. "Pray India wins World Cup under your captaincy (MS Dhoni) but nothing can be more sad that you behaved this way," Yograj added. Yuvraj, however, defended his father's statement and said that his father got carried away with him not playing the World Cup and he always enjoyed playing under MS Dhoni. Yuvraj Singh, along with Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan, were excluded from India's 30-man squad for the prestigious event.
Hockey India League announces prize money for third edition Champions of the third Hockey India League will take home a cheque of Rs 2.5 crore alongwith the glittering trophy, while the runners-up will be richer by Rs 1.25 crore, HIL announced on Monday. Besides the top two teams in the tournament, the side finishing third will be awarded with a prize money of Rs 75 Lakh, according to the HIL. HIL 2015 will also recognize
select players who have showcased outstanding performance on the field. Individual awards have been announced to decorate these players as the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament, Upcoming Player of the Tournament,
Motivator of the Tournament, Maximum Goals of the Tournament and Fair Play award. The Most Valuable Player of the Tournament will get an award of Rs 25 Lakh, Upcoming Player of the Tournament and Motivator of the Tournament will be awarded Rs 20 Lakh each and Maximum Goals of the Tournament for the team will be awarded Rs 10 Lakh. The Fair Play winner will receive a trophy for displaying
great sporting spirit on ground. Speaking on the announcement, Narinder Batra, chairman, Hockey India League said: "Hockey India League has provided tremendous opportunity to budding players from across the world. The prize money is a token of recognition to motivate the young talent." "Hockey India is committed to promoting the sport amongst hockey lovers.
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President, PM among VVIPs at AMC launches Android App to Amit Shah’s son’s reception in Delhi receive complaints on civic issues
New Delhi President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among dignitaries who attended the reception ceremony of BJP Chief Amit Shah’s son Jay here today. Besides, Union ministers, Governors and Chief Ministers were also among the VVIP guests at the high-
profile event, organised at 9, Ashoka road, adjacent to the BJP party headquarters in the capital. The function witnessed the attendance of who’s who of politics, business and sports. Leaders from across the political spectrum, including BJP allies and opposition marked their attendance at the event. While BJP allies
Gujarat CM lays stone for construction of 333 anganwadis in Surat Surat Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today performed ‘simultaneous’ groundbreaking ceremony at a function to construct 333 anganwadis (crèches) in Surat City. The plan is to shift all the 1,004 anganwadis in the city to their own buildings as a unique initiative. Speaking at the function, she said it is part of a campaign to serve hot, nourished mid-day meals cooked at automatic kitchen to anganwadi kids, to build a healthy
prosperous Gujarat in future, taking the fruits of technology to poor kids in crèches. The Chief Minister also launched mobile applications project to link job seekers in the unorganised sector with the public, launched Apps connect card under a pilot project as part of Digital India campaign. She called for awareness and asked the concerned staff for coordination to tackle the current malady of swine flu, general hygiene and cleanliness.
at the ceremony included Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackarey and Akali Dal’s Parkash Singh Badal and his son Sukhbir, the opposition stalwarts present were NCP chief Sharad Pawar and SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav. The Congress leader spotted at the function was former MoS Rajeev Shukla. TMC leader and former railway minister Dinesh Trivedi, TRS Chief and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and the CMs of BJP-ruled Maharashtra and Haryana Devendra Fadnavis and Manohar Lal Khattar also came. From the saffron family, party veteran L K
Advani and RSS strongman Bhaiyaji Joshi were among a host of party seniors.Yoga guru Ramdev and BJP leaders — Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti and MP Sakshi Maharaj were also among the guests at the event that came close on the heels of BJP’s loss in Delhi Assembly polls. Governors who graced the ceremony included Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh, UP Governor Ram Naik and Bihar Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi. The business community was also well represented with Gautam Adani and Sunil Mittal among attendees. Former BCCI chief N Srinivasan was also spotted on the occasion.
Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation(AMC) has launched its Android application for registration of complaints on civic issues. The application is available for download on Google play store.Application user will be able to upload photo in connection with his/her complaint. GPS location support is inbuilt part of the application. AMC offers various options for registering a complaint on 204 types of civic issues pertaining to 24 department. A citizen can register complaint through website, email, call center(155303), SMS, visit to ward office, and now also through a mobile application.
Gujarat awarded for promotion of Renewable Energy, PM presents award
Himmatnagar Farmers and locals of Prantij pocket of Sabarkantha district in north Gujarat have issued ultimatum of 20th February to government to make decision on draconian toll tax hike and provision of service road. If there’s no positive response from government, locals have announced blockage of highway and bandh agitation on 21 February. Demanding a facility of service road for locals and reversal of massive toll tax hike, local villagers led by Prantij MLA Mahendrasinh Bariya and
local BJP president have decided to observe bandh in Prantij on 21 February. On same day they will also block the highway connecting Ahmedabad to Himmat nagar as part of their agitation. Early this month, a group of 150 villagers had ransacked a toll both office demanding the same. The villagers are protesting against recent 10-fold hike in monthly pass rate at this toll booth. Monthly passes are issued to citizens of nearby villagers so that they can pass through the toll booth without paying toll tax.
New Delhi Gujarat was today awarded for outstanding performance in promotion of Renewable Energy during the period 1st April 2010 to 31st March 2014 in Gujarat. Shri Saurabhbhai Patel, Gujarat Power & Energy Minister received the award from Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at the REINVEST- 1st Renewable Energy Global Investors Meet & Expo which was inaugurated by the Prime Minister here today. The citation read Gujarat has added 2553 MW of renewable power capacity. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy recognizes Gujarat’s great efforts that promote energy security, energy equity, energy accessibility & sustainability in the country, the citation added. Government of Gujarat has
of physically and visually challanged too. Winner were presented prizes by Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani at 10.00 am. Main winners were Malaku Belachew Bizum, Yogendra Kumar, Sabhajeet Yadav and Berhan Agerawi Gebre.
Ahmedabad More than 11,000 participants turned up at the riverfront for the fifth edition of the Sabarmati Marathon this year on Sunday. Despite the swine flu scare, the venue was packed. A number of special marathon groups, including a tribal team of runners from Dub Ghantoodi in Banaskatha district, became the highlight of the marathon apart from few veterans' clubs. Like previous years, runners from African countries topped the medal tally with Malaku Bizu winning the overall full marathon in the male category, while Berhan Gebre won in the female catego ry. Both took away a reward of Rs 6 lakh each. In the Indian full marathon category, Vishal Dangi and Prahlad Meena took the
first and second place in the male category, while in the female category, Shyamali Singh and Vijaymala Mahadev got the first and second place. The awards were given away by group president (corporate affairs and projects), RIL Parimal Nathwani. However, towards the beginning of the award distribution, many participants of the half marathon were disappointed after the organizers ran out of participation medals at the venue. The protesting participants calmed down after Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation officials reassured them that they would get the medals from Danapith office on Tuesday. Also, there were 15 instances of medical conditions during the marathon which were attended to by the EMRI 108 ambulance service.
Pantij villagers to observe bandh, block Ahmedabad-Himmatnagar highway
been taking proactive steps in increasing renewable energy generation. The total Renewable Power capacity has been increased to 4436 MW by 2014 end, constituting 18.77 percent of the total power generation
capacity of the State. After receiving the award, Shri Saurbhbhai Patel stated that promotion of renewable energy and increasing its share in the total energy basket of the country is necessary for the long term
sustainability of the energy sector. Therefore, the target of Government of India for adding 100000 MW of solar and 50000 MW of wind generation capacity by the year 2020 is in the right direction.
Companies will have to pay 2% CSR Sabarmati Amdavad Marathon was Endurance mantra: Miles to govt from April 2015:Gujarat CM participated by as many as 7,000 persons to go as Ahmedabad sleeps
Ahmedabad, Annual event Reliance Sabarmati Amdavad Marathon was participated by as many as 7,000 persons Sunday in Ahmedabad. Organized by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation(AMC), the event attracted 20,000
citizens at Sabarmati Riverfront where it kicked off at 5.00 am in presence of Chief Minister, Mayor and others. The marathon event was mainly organized in three categories namely full marathon, half marathon and dream run. There were sub categories
Valsad, Gujarat government will collect 2% CSR(Corporate Social Responsibility) money from all companies across the state starting from April2015, said Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel speaking at Eklara village of Umergaon taluka in South Gujarat. Chief Minister further said that the money collected this way will be utilized for construction of toilets and for automatic midday meal making plants. Chief Minister said this in her speech after inaugurating
Asian Aerosoal Company’s new plant in Eklara village. Through two-way software, the investors and district administration will be able to communicate with each other on various issues. The software will be available for use through vvipgujarat.com.Through Iposhan, the government will be able to monitor the progress of nutrition project meant for pregnant women and children online. Initially the project has been implemented in 100 anganwadis. The project
involves I-poshan software, website and tablets that are distributed to staff. Chief Minister distributed cervical Cancer kits. She said 500 kits are given by America based company.These kits will be produced at Vapi in Valsad district under the government of India’s ‘Make in India’ mission. Sarigam Industrial Association donated Rs. 1 crore to Chief Minister for construction of toilets. Asian Aerosol Company donated Rs. 11 lakh to Chief Minister’s Girl Child Education Fund.
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