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LG Najeeb Jung orders ACB probe in tanker scam
Both Dikshit, Kejri to be investigated LG Najeeb Jung on Thursday forwarded Delhi Govt’s complaint of a water tanker scam against ex-Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to the Anti Corruption Bureau
Agency | New Delhi Agency | Guwahati Condolences poured in over Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President Anjan Dutta’s death today, with Assam government, party colleagues and others saying he will be fondly remembered for reviving the state transport service. Dutta, who was born on April 13, 1952 at Sivasagar, passed away this morning following cardiac failure at the AIIMS hospital in Delhi.
Rumours about Rajini’s ill-health spike
Agency | Chennai Rumours about the health of actor Rajnikanth, who is currently in the U.S. on vacation, sent his fans into a tizzy on Thursday. But the actor’s office assured he was fine. “He is taking rest in the U.S. He is happy and is vacationing with his family. There is no need to believe rumours,” his publicist said. As it was night in the U.S. now, the actor may take to Twitter to reach out to his fans later, he said.
LG Najeeb Jung on Thursday forwarded Delhi Govt’s complaint of a water tanker scam against ex-Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to the Anti Corruption Bureau. Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra had earlier written a letter to the LG asking him to initiate a CBI probe and file an FIR against Dikshit in connection with the Delhi Jal
Sheila Dikshit may be Congress’ CM face for UP elections Agency | New Delhi
Speculations were rife on Thursday about the Congress planning to make three-time Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit the party’s chief ministerial nominee ahead of next year’s assembly election in politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh. Election strategist Prashant Kishor had recommended that Dikshit play a major role in the party’s poll campaign in the state as she is a prominent Brahmin face and could help the Congress regain support of the electorally sizeable and significant community, whose support determines the poll outcome in several seats.
Board (DJB) water tanker scam. Mishra, in his letter, stated that he had set up a committee to look into the water tanker distribution management system. “A bare perusal of the (committee’s) report indicates that the functionaries and members of the then DJB — including its then chairperson/hon’ble chief minister Sheila Dikshit — had indulged in grave irregularities. The report also suggests that the acts of omissions and commissions by the then
the process of awarding tenders. Dikshit was the chairperson of the DJB when these tankers were procured. In August last
DJB has resulted in the loss of approximately Rs 400 crore to the exchequer.” On June 19, 2015, a five-member committee was constituted to
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probe the hiring of 385 stainless steel tankers in 2012. The committee had been formed after the DJB received complaints about irregularities in
A media report on the alleged tutoring of a key witness in the missing Ishrat Jahan files case set off a fresh storm on Thursday with Congress pushing for suo motu action by Supreme Court, accusing the Modi government of creating a “fake controversy”.
Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi “hotly denied” that a senior official in his ministry allegedly tutored an officer on how to answer questions relating to
han’s ‘fake encounter’ in Ahmedabad. On the other hand, BJP said it does not absolve former Home Minister P. Chidambaram of his “role” in the change of affidavit to dilute the “fact” that she was terrorist. B.K. Prasad, the Additional Secretary and the official in question.
Times. China can push India’s case too but there are riders, it said, indicating that becoming the US’s military ally will not help New Delhi’s case with Beijing. “As long as all NSG members reach a consensus over how a non-NPT member could join the NSG, and India promises to comply with stipula-
tions over the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons while sticking to its policy of independence and self-reliance, China could support New Delhi’s path toward the club,” said the piece by Fu Xiaoqiang of the influential state-run think tank, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR).
Chinese media to India: Follow our lead, get Beijing’s help for NSG Agency | Beijing
exercise of powers conferred by clauses (b), (c) and (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 14 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010, the central government hereby cancels the permanent registration of Sabrang Trustwith immediate
Hours Before Udta Punjab Releases, Anurag Kashyap’s Appeal Agency | New Delhi
direction to lodge an FIR and take further appropriate action in accordance with law,” Mishra had told the CM.
BJP denies tutoring witness in Ishrat Jahan missing files case Agency | New Delhi missing files in Ishrat Ja-
Teesta Setalvad’s NGO won’t get foreign funds, MHA cancels FCRA licence
The FCRA licence of an NGO run by activist Teesta Setalvad was on Thursday cancelled by the government for alleged violation of various provisions of law. cancels In an order, the Home Ministry said during inspections, various irregularities were found in Sabrang Trust, where Teesta and her spouse Javed Anand work as chief functionary or trustee, and after careful examination of the NGO’s response, its registration was cancelled. “… In
year, Mishra had written to Kejriwal to file an FIR against Dikshit. “I request you to kindly hand over this matter, with the
India has to comply with nuclear non-proliferation rules and have an independent foreign policy for China to support its bid to join the Nuclear effect,” the order said. Suppliers Group (NSG), According to the Home state media said on Ministry, Teesta and Thursday, laying down Anand are also working the rules for New Delas directors, co-editors, hi to fulfil its aspiration. printers and publisher in New Delhi is not qualthe company namely Sa- ified to be a member of brang Communications the NSG but is inching & Publishing Pvt Limited closer to entering the nu(SCPPL) and published a clear trading group with magazine called Commu- Washington’s support nalism Combat. Sabrang so as “to obtain an edge Trust has spent an amount over Islamabad in nucleof Rs 50 lakh for SCPPL ar capabilities”, said an clearly violating the man- opinion piece in the nationalistic tabloid Global date of the FCRA.
‘Udta Punjab’ will be released tomorrow as scheduled with the film clearing one last hurdle when the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a petition against to know why Congress Agency | New Delhi it today. Hours before leader Sajjan Kumar was it hits theatres, produc- of the Mumbai Police after makers of the film to al- The Aam Aadmi Party still with the Congress er Anurag Kashyap has the film was leaked on the lege that the copy submit- (AAP) on Thursday deif, as party leader Amamade an appeal in a Face- Internet. Phantom Films ted to the board had been manded a probe against Agency | Jaipur rinder Singh says, that he book post. “All down- alleged that a copy of the leaked. Pahlaj Nihalani, Congress leader Kamal was one of the accused A local court here to- loaders of Udta Punjab , I version they submitted to chief of the Central Board Nath over allegations of in the riots. “Why is Jagday remanded a rape urge, wait till Saturday till the Censor Board found for Film Certification aka his role in the 1984 andish Tytler a member accused in five days’ you decide to not pay for its way into several tor- the Censor Board, has de- ti-Sikh riots. Addressing of CWC? The Congress police custody, police the film, don’t download rent sites that offered the nied any connection with the media, AAP leader HS will have to give clarisaid. Raju Panjabi, who and share, curb the curi- option to download the the leak. “The movie was Phoolka said Nath himself allegedly abducted and osity for two more days. film illegally. The down- leaked yesterday...the had admitted in his affida- had assembled unlawful- ers with the riots that fol- fication for this as well. raped a three-year-old Thank you for reading load links were later “re- movie leaked online is vit that he was present at ly. He was the leader and lowed the assassination Removing Kamal Nath girl at an isolated place this,” writes Mr Kashyap, moved due to a copyright the original version. The Gurdwara Rakab Ganj in controlling them,” Phool- of then Prime Minister from general-secretary’s along Agra highway on who fought a hard battle complaint”, the websites CBFC doesn’t get access the heart of Delhi when a ka said. “Kamal Nath still Indira Gandhi by two of post will not be the end of Saturday, was produced to release his film. Late read. Snapshots on mul- to the movie reel, we mob attacked it and killed hasn’t been questioned her Sikh bodyguards. The this matter,” Jarnail Singh in the court today where on Wednesday night, Mr tiple online platforms re- couldn’t have leaked it,” two Sikhs. “Kamal Nath over this. This is a mock- violence left over 3,000 said. AAP leader Dilip the magistrate remand- Kashyap’s Phantom Films portedly featured scenes he said, adding, “we have is responsible for this and ery of the law.” The AAP Sikhs dead, almost all of Pandey said the Congress ed him in police custo- filed a copyright theft case that the censor board had all records, let the police police should ask him also questioned the links them in Delhi. AAP MLA had to act on Kamal Nath dy, they said. who were the people who of other Congress lead- Jarnail Singh wanted due to constant pressure. with the cybercrime cell objected to, which led the question us.” 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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1984 riots: AAP for probe against Congress leader Kamal Nath
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Office of profit: AAP MLAs should resign or get off their high horse..?
The AAP’s defence of its decision to appoint 21 MLAs as parliamentary secretaries rests on shaky grounds. The party has blamed the Centre and Delhi’s lieutenant governor for President Pranab Mukherjee’s refusal to give assent to the amended Delhi Members of Legislative Assembly (Removal of Disqualification) Act, 1997. True, the AAP and the Centre have been locked into confrontation ever since the former swept Delhi in the 2015 assembly election. But that is not reason for Delhi’s ruling party to cry vendetta and conspiracy, especially on an issue of propriety. The fact is the amendment was brought in to offer legal protection to the Arvind Kejriwal government’s appointments — it feared that the parliamentary secretary’s office could be construed as an “office of profit”, which in turn could lead to the disqualification of its MLA holding the post. A series of prior court judgments had deemed the appointment of MLAs as parliamentary secretaries as unconstitutional. Yet the AAP chose to overlook these court rulings. When a PIL was filed against the government on the issue, it sought to amend the Delhi law with retrospective effect. That earlier Delhi governments had made such appointments and a few others like Rajasthan and Karnataka continue to have MLAs in these posts does not make a persuasive case. After all, the AAP’s promise was that it was different, more scrupulous, than the rest. The Constitution makes it clear that an MP, MLA or MLC risks disqualification if he is found to be holding an “office of profit” under the Central or state government, and the Delhi MLA (Removal of Disqualification) Act, 1997, did not include the post of parliamentary secretary as an “exempted post”. When the AAP government made the appointments in March 2015, it sought to override the “office of profit” clause by stating that parliamentary secretaries will not be eligible for remuneration or perks of any kind from the government barring the use of government transport for official purposes and office space in the minister’s office. Three months later, it proposed the to include the office of parliamentary secretary among posts exempted from the definition of “office of profit”. Legislators as aides to ministers could compromise the separation of powers between the legislature and executive — and the principle of checks and balances — as envisaged in the Constitution. The AAP’s defence that MLAs need to be appointed as aides to ministers for better governance is unconvincing. Solutions to institutional inadequacies have to be found within the existing framework. The episode only shows the AAP in unflattering light. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is no stranger to controversy, and neither is it the first time that it has blamed Centre for problems plaguing Delhi’s administration. The current confrontation is over 21 AAP MLAs who are appointed as parliament secretaries by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal coming under the ambit of office of profit. Their future is uncertain as President has withheld the amendment Bill passed by Delhi government which aims at providing retrospective exemption to these MLAs. Last year Kejriwal had nominated 21 out of 67 AAP MLAs to the post of parliament secretary with a disclaimer that they will not be eligible for any remuneration or perks from the government in March last year.
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“It is nothing but a political ploy to divert from the real issues. There was an adjournment motion on which Akalis spoke, LK Advani of BJP spoke. - Congress leader Kamal Nath, who has resigned as the No one pointed fingers at me,”
party’s in-charge of Punjab affairs, on Thursday rubbished the allegations being levelled against him and accused the BJP, SAD and AAP of twisting facts for their ulterior motives.
AirAsia is official airline partner Big Boss contestant Pooja Mishra alleges molestation, files police case for Rajinikanth’s Kabali so much buzz even before Agency | Jaipur
Agency | Chennai AirAsia, the low-cost airline, has signed up with Kabali, one of the most anticipated movies starring superstar Rajinikanth, as the official airline partner. The airline will be exploring interesting ways to excite Kabali fans and AirAsia guests with customised in-flight
menu and in-flight merchandise, according to a press release from the airline. Amar Abrol, CEO, AirAsia India, said it is of immense delight to everyone at AirAsia to work with an eminent personality like superstar Rajinikanth and Kalaipuli S Thanu’s V Creations. Kabali has already generated
the release of the movie – the delight and celebration is only going to get better with all the action being planned around the release of the movie. The AirAsia group is overwhelmed with joy to be a part of the movie and enable as many flyers to celebrate the Kabali fever, he said. Thanu said Kabali is possibly one the biggest projects that Rajinikanth has signed till date. “We have witnessed such an inspiring response from Rajini’s fans for the promotion and the audio of the film and we are sure the movie will have an equally promising impact on the viewers.”
Sara and Ibrahim Spotted in Bandra with Daddy Dearest Saif Ali Khan
Agency | Mumbai Saif Ali Khan was seen playing a perfect father on a tennis court and we say he was spot on. The actor was spotted playing a match with daughter Sara and son Ibrahim at a suburban gymkhana in Mumbai. Saif, 45, accessorized his purple t-shirt and tennis shorts with an orange bandana and luxury watch. He
looked quite stylish. Sara, 22, who is reportedly set to make her Bollywood debut, looked fit and agile on the court. She chose a lilac top with white tennis shorts and pink tennis shoes. Ibrahim, 15, looked lean and athletic. The trio seemed to be engrossed in an intense game. We wonder who won in the end. Saif will next be seen Vishal Bharadwaj’s
Rangoon along with Shahid Kapoor and Kangana Ranaut. Sara, on the other hand, will reportedly make her debut with Shahid’s brother Ishaan Khattar in a Mohit Suri film. Sara and Ibrahim are Saif’s children with former wife actress Amrita Singh. They were married from 1991-2004. Saif is now married to actress Kareena Kapoor Khan.
Big Boss 5 contestant Pooja Mishra on Wednesday filed molestation charges against unidentified persons in Jaipur. She also alleged blackmail and theft by three who were involved in her photo shoot in the city. An FIR against Mishra has also been filed at Adarsh Nagar police station by the event organiser for not paying the amount due and threatening her. Officer at Moti Dunagri police station Babu Lal Bishnoi said Mishra was visiting Jaipur for a press conference and photo shoot. In her complaint, she said that on June 10
she addressed a press conference at a saloon, followed by a shoot for a TV show next day. She alleged that the saloon owner Ritu Deshwal -- also the organiser of the event -- delayed the event to increase the bill. The model alleged that Deshwal also stole Rs 2 lakh when she was shooting at the saloon. She claimed that the photo shoot team --
Harish, Mosin and Suhan -- demanded an unreasonable amount and refused to provide footage of the shoot. The model also stated that on June 13, she was given food laced with drugs and later molested. Police said a case under section 376 (rape) and 384 (blackmail) of IPC has been registered and they are investigating the matter.
the film. However, she never had him in mind while writing this film. When Hrithik said no, she was in need for a dashing hero who could also act well. Fawad totally fit the bill,” our source says. The source adds, “Zoya has briefed Fawad about
the basic premise of the film and the two will meet soon and take their discussion forward.” Fawad’s hot property in Bollywood now. He’s already replaced Saif Ali Khan in Jugalbandi, and after this, we can safely call him the replacement hero!
Hrithik Roshan out, Fawad Khan in Zoya Akhtar’s next? Agency | Mumbai
Hrithik Roshan was approached to play one of the lead roles in Zoya Akhtar’s next, which already has Ranveer Singh on board. The film, supposedly about Mumbai rappers, interested Duggu. And while he insists he was never offered a film by her, the truth is the idea of doing a two-hero film didn’t appeal to him and he turned down the film. A little birdie tells us that Zoya is now looking to cast Fawad Khan in his place. “She loved Fawad in Kapoor & Sons and decided to work with him right after watching
First look: Welcome Sayyeshaa the leading lady of Ajay Devgn’s Shivaay! Ajay Devgn has unveiled the first look of his film’s lead actress Sayyeshaa on Twitter
Pooja Hegde looks regal in her first look from Mohenjo Daro
Agency | New Delhi Pooja Hegde’s look from her upcoming film Mohenjo Daro, starring Hrithik Roshan, has been unveiled and she looks like Cleopatra incarnate. The actor who is making
her Bollywood debut with this film looks exquisite and regal in the costume designed by April Ferry, known for her work in the Game of Thrones series. A few days back, the first look of Hrithik Roshan from the film was also
released. Mohenjo Daro, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, will explore the life and times of people in the Indus Valley civilisation, dating back to 2600 BC. Hrithik, in an interview to agency, had earlier said, “I am travelling back into time and it’s been a great journey and a great experience working with this film Mohenjo Daro. I believe it’s going to be one of my best films and I hope the audience will also agree with me when they see the film.” Oscar-winner AR Rahman is in charge of the music.
Agency | Mumbai Ajay Devgn, who is making a comeback as a director with Shivaay, has unveiled the first look of his film’s lead actress Sayyeshaa, the grandniece of veteran actress Saira Banu, on Twitter. Ajay Devgn retweeted the first
look of Sayyeshaa which was shared on Shivaay film’s official twitter handle that read, “Here’s presenting the ravishing @ sayyeshaa Welcome her as she joins the journey of Shivaay.” The poster shows Sayyeshaa face with eyes filled with fear and distress. It also shows
two distant icy mountain glaciers where one can see Ajay standing on one cliff and Sayyeshaa on the other who is seen walking with her arms wide open. In the first poster, Ajay Devgn was seen hanging down the rappelling rope, with a sickle in hand. Sayyeshaa had recently shared her experience of working with Devgn. “I am glad to have got an opportunity to share screen space with a superstar like Ajay Devgn. He is a thorough professional and working with him in ‘Shivaay’ has been a great learning experience,” Sayyeshaa had said.
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IISL Launches ‘Nifty 50 Futures Index’ Agency | Mumbai
A new index to reflect futures price movements in India’s benchmark index – NIFTY 50, has been launched today. In its endeavour to expand the suit of indices representing the Indian capital market, India Index Services & Products Ltd. (IISL), a NSE group company, has designed the ‘Nifty 50 Futures Index’. “It captures the performance of Nifty 50 Futures contracts. The index is constructed using the near month Nifty 50 futures contracts traded on NSE”, said Mr Mukesh Agarwal, CEO, India Index Products & Services Limited (IISL). Nifty 50 is the most actively traded index on F&O segment of NSE. The index will gradually roll over to the next available contract, three days prior to expiry day. The index is expected to provide the market participants an additional vehicle to participate in India growth story. The base date of the index is April 01, 2005 and base value is 1000. The index shall have two versions namely - Price Return and Total Return. The Price Return version of the index shall measure the price returns of Nifty 50 futures traded at NSE. The Total Return version measures the price returns from Nifty 50 futures and investment returns based on 30 day MIBOR. The index will be maintained by IISL and calculated on an end-of-day basis.
‘Kung Fu Fighter’ on 17 th June at 8 PM
Agency | New Delhi &Pictures, India’s leading premium Hindi movie channel, presents its audiences with the second edition of Chiniwood, a perfect blend of pulse racing action and entertainment. With an interesting mantra ‘Bollywood se zyaada masala, Hollywood se zyaada action’, Chiniwood presents films starring some of the world’s biggest martial art heroes namely Bruce Lee, Donnie Yen, Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Tony Jaa amongst others who are fighting it out on &pictures every Friday at 8 PM. This Friday, 17 th June, tune-in to the action entertainer ‘Kung Fu Fighter’ in Hindi at 8 PM, only on &pictures.
Siemens receives follow-up order for HVDC link in Bangladesh
Agency | Mumbai Siemens has received an order for an HVDC (high-voltage direct-current) back-to- back link to connect the power supply networks of India and Bangladesh. On a turnkey basis, Siemens will be responsible for engineering, installing and commissioning of the complete HVDC system. The customer is Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB). Siemens has already installed block 1 of the Bheramara HVDC back-to- back station in 2013 and will now deliver a second block with a transmission capacity of another 500 megawatts (MW). The order value is approximately 130 million EUR and the power link is scheduled to come on line in the second half of 2018. “We are pleased to announce another order from our valued customer PGCB,” states Mirko Düsel, CEO of Siemens’Transmission Solutions Business Unit. “With the implementation of Bheramara’s second block, Siemens helps to further grow reliable power sources and strengthen grid stability. The availability of reliable power transmission is key for emerging countries like Bangladesh.” Siemens' scope of supply compasses delivery of all electrical components including the control, protection and monitoring systems for the HVDC system, the thyristor valves, eight converter transformers and the AC filters.
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Olympics: India Address Late Goal Concern To Boost Rio Hopes
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Leaking late goals has been something of an Achilles’ heel for the Indian hockey team but captain Sardar Singh believes his team have addressed the issue as they head to Rio looking for the country’s first Olympic medal in 36 years. Once-mighty India are the most decorated nation in the sport’s Olympic history but the South Asians collected the last of their eight gold medals way back at the Moscow Games in 1980. Having failed to qualify for the Beijing Games in 2008, the team representing a nation of 1.3 billion people did recover to seal a spot at the London Games four years later only to finish last among the 12 countries taking
Imran Tahir credits South African batsmen for his record feat Agency | Basseterre
part. India, in Pool B along with Argentina, Canada, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands in Rio, have often been hamstrung by an inability to stay competitive in the final 15 minutes. “We have worked a lot on not conceding goals at the end,” Singh, who has been rested for India’s Champions Trophy campaign in London, told agency. “The main
thing is concentration. “Hockey now is very fast and you need to focus every second in a match. The training sessions have been very good but it now depends on how we execute.” India did concede a late goal in the 57th minute against South Korea on Tuesday but scored within seconds to go up 2-1 for a victory against their Asian rivals.
GCA officials arrested; BCCI set to form committee for state The GCA also defaulted on service tax for over five years as the dues mounted to Rs 19 crore Agency | Kolkata
The top three officials of the Goa Cricket Association (GCA) were on Wednesday arrested by the Economic Offences Cell of the Goa Police for alleged embezzlement of funds to the tune of over Rs 3 crore. The development has forced the BCCI to look at appointing a committee to run GCA. According to a police spokesperson, GCA president Chetan Dessai, secretary Vinod Phadke and treasurer Akbar Mulla were impounded and sent for medical ex-
amination. “The trio has been arrested on charges of cheating, impersonation, forging documents and criminal conspiracy,” said the spokesperson. Incidentally, Dessai is also the chairman of the BCCI marketing committee. The police acted on a complaint lodged by GCA life member Vilas Dessai last month. As per the complaint, Chetan Dessai, Phadke and Mulla had allegedly forged signatures and opened bank accounts to swindle TV rights money that the GCA received from the
Indian cricket board in October 2006. Dayanand Narvekar was the state association president then with Dessai holding the post of secretary and Phadke working as treasurer. According to a GCA insider, in April 2007, a bank account had been opened by “impersonating and posing” Phadke as president, Dessai as secretary and Mulla as treasurer. The account was closed in March 2008 after removing the entire amount (Rs 2.87 crore) by cash or bearer cheque.
as his greatest Test match. While he discovered that he had the condition only six months after calling time on his career, he said he felt some effects during his playing days. “I can’t say it affected me during my playing career. I didn’t know I had the problem when I was playing. It resulted in irregular heartbeat, sometimes when you put your body under stress, in pressure situations, the heartbeat rhythm would get a lot
quicker. And when you would sit down and relax, it would get back to normal. “Six months after my retirement, it just went into overdrive for no reason. Just out of the blue. It wouldn’t regulate, it went faster and faster. So I was in a very vulnerable and dangerous state,” Hadlee recounted. He added that he needed open heart surgery to survive and still takes medication to keep his blood thin and his heart beat regular. The ordeal, he says, taught him a valuable life lesson. My life’s been a pretty good one to say the least. But all of a sudden you get hit by a medical condition that is not in your control, my greatest Test match was fighting for my life.
Imran Tahir’s stunning bowling masterclass helped South Africa storm back into contention in the ongoing Tri-nation series after dismantling hosts, West Indies, by a massive 139-run margin in their preliminary encounter at Warner Park, St. Kitts. Chasing 335, West Indies were stunned by Tahir’s 7/45, the third best bowling figures by any spinner in One Day Internationals (ODIs), as they crashed to 208 allout. The result helped South Africa surge from the last position to first, ahead of both Australia and West Indies, with 10 points from four match-
es. The series now moves across to Barbados, with all the three teams still in contention for a place in the final. Speaking to the press after his record-breaking feat, a chuffed Tahir thanked his family, friends and Cricket South Africa (CSA) for all the support shown to him. “I am feeling very
proud, to be honest. I didn’t know that (about becoming the first South African bowler to take a seven-wicket haul), but I will take them any day. Thanks a lot to Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the beautiful people back home for their support and my family as well,” the leg-spinner said.
ing against the minnows should have given him the much-needed respite. Over the two years, there has been a severe drought in his famous trophy cabinet. The 34-year-old, being at the helm of the ODI team after retiring from Test cricket, has been a shadow of his glorious past. After a 2-1 victory against West Indies at home in 2014, India, under Dhoni, have been thrashed and battered in the 50-over format of
the game. Just before the 2015 World Cup, India went winless in the tri-series involving England and Australia. At the showdown event in Australia, India were knocked out in the semi-finals after losing to the hosts. The Men in Blue hit rock bottom when they were humiliated in Bangladesh after young pacer Mustafizur Rahman left the full-strength unit jaded. Dhoni’s problems aggravated when South Africa sealed a series win in India. At a time, when Virat Kohli led the Test unit to back-to-back series wins against Sri Lanka and South Africa, Dhoni looked worn out and clueless with his ODI team, that was facing an array of defeats.
Why MS Dhoni is not good news for Indian cricket anymore
Agency | Marseille Mahendra Singh Dhoni did not want to miss out on an opportunity to play for India amidst a season that is packed with Test matches. In Zimbabwe, leading a second-string team, Dhoni has made the most out of the chance by helping the team complete a whitewash against the hosts, thereby ending his 20-month wait for an ODI series win. The win, despite com-
Richard Hadlee calls his fight with New Zealand Cricket demotes heart disease his greatest Test
Agency | Mumbai Sir Richard Hadlee has had a distinguished career for New Zealand spanning 86 Tests and 431 wickets. In one of those, way back in November 1985, the 64-year-old ran through arch-rival Australia’s batting line-up ending with nine wickets for 52 runs. Yet, the Black Caps legend considers his fight against Wolff–Parkinson–White Syndrome, a disorder which caused his heart to beat irregularly,
Billy Bowden to national panel Agency | Christchurch
Veteran umpire Billy Bowden‘s international career may well be over as New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Thursday demoted him to the national panel. The 53-year-old Bowden, who officiated in 84 Tests and 200 oneday internationals over 21 years, amused fans with his unorthodox signals, especially his trademark crooked finger with which he indicated dismissals. Along with Bowden, Derek Walker and Phil Jones were also demoted, while former first-class players Shaun Haig and Chris Brown have been promoted to the international panel alongside Wayne Knights. “It’s a massive
opportunity for the guys and they deserve it based on their umpiring performances over recent seasons,” NZC match officials manager Sheldon Eden-Whaitiri said on the NZC website. “We’re delighted to see more former players coming through the umpiring system and hope it continues to be seen as an attractive pathway,” he added. Bowden was dropped from the In-
ternational Cricket Council’s (ICC) elite panel in 2013, returned in 2014, but was omitted again after umpiring the Test between the West Indies and England in May 2015 in Barbados. Long back, The International Cricket Council (ICC) had announced the Emirates Elite Panel of umpires for 2014-2015, commencing from July 1, following the annual review and selection process.
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Gujarat based BPO Motif adds two new centers in Ahmedabad, Philippines Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
California headquartered, Ahmedabad based Business Process Outsourcing(BPO) company Motif today announced addition of two new delivery centers in India and Philippines. New facility in Ellis bridge area of Ahmedabad in India has 780 seat capacity. This is Motif’s second delivery center in Ahmedabad. New 100 seat delivery center in Philippines will be the second in this country. The earlier facility in Philippines has 450 seats. With this Motif’s total number of employees will touch 2,000 that includes 1,525 in two centers in Gujarat and 475 in two centers in Philippines Motif which is a 16-year old BPO company with 20 international clients(-
Fire in the ancillary unit of Tata Nano plant Correspondent | Sanand
mostly from America including Fortune 500 companies) is led by former Intel employee Parul Mehta and former Sun Microsystems employee Kaushal Mehta who are alumnites of Ahmedabad based L.D. Engineering college. Mehtas returned to Gujarat after working for 10 years in America and started Motif here over one and half decade ago. According to Kaushal Mehta, Philip-
A major fire broke out in an ancillary unit of Tata Nano plant situated in its adjoining vendors park in GIDC area near Sanand in Ahmedabad district causing an estimated loss to the tune of lakhs of rupees. Additional Chief Fire Officer Rajesh Bhatt said that the the fire broke out in Supreme Industries, one of the several ancillaries of Tata Nano which makes rubber mats for the plant, at around 1 pm. Ready products (rubber mats), raw material,
pines has been chosen for setting up delivery centers because Filipinos speak English with American accents which is more suitable for American clients who need voice support. Mehta added that Gujarat based delivery centers will continue to do back office, email and chat support, fraud prevention, e-commerce support, fraudulent auc- Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad tion prevention etc tasks Hardik Patel’s famifor overseas clients. ly was put under house arrest and seven women from the community were detained today for sloganeering and the advertisement offers demanding his immedia monthly salary of Rs ate release. The action 7,000 to the driver and a was taken when Gujarat meagre Rs 5,000 to the Chief Minister Anandiben Patel was addressing teacher for a 11-month a gathering in the jailed fixed tenure job. Interestleader’s hometown, Viingly, the advertisement ramgam, in the district. states that age limit for The police action drew the driver can be relaxed flak from the Patidar if he has good experi- Anamat Andolan Samiti, ence. Objecting strongly which spearhead the quoto this, several profes- ta agitation, even as the sors and Gandhians have women were later let-off exhorted BEd students and Hardik’s family was to apply for the post of released after the CM’s driver, instead of that of programme ended. As a precaution ahead of the the teacher.
An advertisement posted by Gujarat Vidyapith seeking to recruit teachers and driver for its school has sparked strong reactions among Gandhians and educationists. The advertisement, which offers heftier salary to the driver than teachers, is being called `an insult to education’. Such is the outrage that many have written protest letters to the vice-chancellor and the registrar of the uni-
versity. The advertisement for Gujarat Kumar Vinay Mandir school, which was issued on June 10, seeks applications for the post of four assistant teachers and a driver. While the educational criteria the teachers of English, Maths and Social Science is BEd, the driver needs to be just a Class 10 passout. Yet,
CM’s visit, Hardik’s family, who lives in the town, was kept under house arrest till the programme ended today afternoon, Viramgam town Police Inspector Vishwarajsinh Jadeja said. “We detained seven women as they started shouting slogans when the CM was delivering her speech at Shala Praveshotsav (school enrolment) programme. We released them after the programme ended in the afternoon,” Jadeja said.
The petitioner, Chandravadan Dhruv, has alleged that “Pandya is associated with BJP and there is no provision in the act for appointment of political personalities” The Gujarat government on Wednesday told the High Court that Jagruti Pandya, wife of slain BJP leader Haren Pandya, was appointed as chairperson of the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) for being a “science graduate” and “possessing rich experience of eight years as a science teacher”. Defending its decision, the state government filed an affidavit before the High
Court saying, “She is closely associated with various social activities for empowerment of women and child for last 12 years.” The affidavit also said that “statutorily there is neither a bar nor a requirement so far as political affiliation is concerned, and therefore the challenge to her appointment as a chairperson can’t be questioned by the petitioner on the ground of political interference”. The petitioner, Chandra-
Students of government schools in Narmada district will no longer reply “present sir” during the roll call, instead they will pick an answer to whether they have toilet at their homes and either say “sauchayala chhe” or “sauchayala nathi” or “sauchalaya bane chhe”. It is an attempt by the administration to instil a sense of “hygiene” in the students and their families as part of the district’s open defecation free (ODF) drive. The month-long rigorous exercise, authorities said,
will ensure that every home in the district has a toilet as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. A circular issued call to ensure toilet at home by the district education officer (DEO), at the instruction of District Development Officer Ranjit Kumar on June 13, stated, “A link in (the Swachh Bharat Mission) are school children. It is imperative to instil the values of hygiene in the minds of the primary school children so that an open dialogue can be initiated in their homes about building toilets.
proposed mining sites by dividing the area into three different projects. As part of the environment impact assessment (EIA) process to secure EC, Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), the environment watchdog of state government, held public hearings for Bambhaor and Nicha Kotda sites on Thursday. About 7,000 people turned up for the first site of hearing and about 3,500 at the second site of hearing. Most of them
objected to the projects. Some of them have pointed out errors in the draft EIA report also… Whatever objections people have raised will be minitised and made part of EIA report and then the company will be given a chance to reply to those objections,” Aayush Oak, in-charge district collector of Bhavangar. Oak presided over both the public hearings. Public hearing for the third site at Janjmer is scheduled for Thursday.
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Gujarat govt defends Jagruti Pandya’s appointment as chief of child rights commission
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The exact reason behind the fire is not yet known however it is most likely short circuit caused by overheating, he said. The fire was controlled after over two hours of operation. The Nano plants operation was not affected owing to the fire.
In Gujarat schools, roll call to ensure toilet at home
Hardik’s family put Rajkot farmers protest UltraTech under house arrest limestone mining projects
Gujarat vidyapith offers driver higher salary than teachers
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equipment etc were damaged in the incident during which no loss of life has been reported. He said that fire fighting vehicles from Sanad, Ahmedabad and from Nano plant and other industrial units in the area rushed to the spot immediately to control it.
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Six years after forcing a company to shelve its proposed cement plant, thousands of farmers of Mahuva and Talaja talukas of Bhavnagar lodged their protest against UltraTech Cement Ltd’s proposed limestone mining projects in their coastal villages at two public hearings held on Wednesday. Their prime concern is that the mining will damage the natural barrier against salinity ingress. UltraTech Cement Ltd (UCL), the flagship company of Aditya Birla Group, has proposed to mine limestone from around 1,700 hectare area spread over coastal Mahuva and Talaja talukas. The company has sought environment clearance (EC) for this
Patidar quota stir: Biopic on HardikSuratPatel awaits Censor nod Correspondent |
vadan Dhruv, has alleged that “Pandya is associated with BJP and there is no provision in the act for appointment of political personalities”. While seeking removal of Pandya, the petitioner has
alleged her appointment is “politically motivated.” The affidavit, signed by M L Bhagora, under secretary, Social Justice and Empowerment Department, was filed in the High Court in response to
the PIL challenging Pandya’s appointment on the ground that the chairperson should be a person of eminence who should have done outstanding work for promotion of children’s welfare.
A biopic on Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel is ready and will be submitted to the Censor Board for clearance soon. The film, Power of Patidar, has been written and produced by Deepak Soni and directed by Mahesh Patel of Surat. This comes even as a Gujarati movie, Salagto Sawaal Anamat, based on the ongoing Patel quota agitation in the state, has been denied clearance by the Central Board of Film Certification on the ground that if released in its present
The producer of Power of Patidar sent a letter to Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, MoS for Home Rajnikant Patel and the Leader of Opposition Shankersinh Vaghela, inviting them to watch the film.
form, it may incite law and order problems. The CBFC has also found issues with the film’s dialogues which, it has said, are against B R Ambedkar, the architect of Indian Constitution. The film was scheduled for release on June 17. On Wednesday, the producer of Power of Patidar sent a letter to Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, MoS for Home Rajnikant Patel and the Leader of Opposition Shankersinh Vaghela, inviting them to watch the film. The letter says, “It is the wish of the whole
unit of Power of Patidar to show you the film before it goes to the Censor Board. There is nothing in the film which can disrupt peace and security of the society… we have tried to send a good message to the society.” Soni said, There is no controversy shown in the movie which has been shot in Surat, Mehsana, Amreli and other different places across the state, including the house of Hardik. The movie, made under K B Film Productions, is based on the real life of Hardik.
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