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News Brief Break bread at ‘Aam Aadmi’ canteens in 2 months Agency | New Delhi
In line with Tamil Nadu’s Amma canteens, the Delhi government is going to set up highly subsidised ‘Aam Aadmi canteens’, first of which will come up in two months to serve nutritious food in the Rs 5-10 range, aimed especially at the working class population. A Delhi Dialogue Commission (DDC) proposal in this regard was approved by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today, setting the ball rolling for its implementation. There was no official word on the amount of subsidy required for the scheme though.
AAI forms committee to probe University Games fiasco Agency | New Delhi
The Archery Association of India (AAI) today formed an three-member enquiry committee to investigate into the men’s compound archers’ failure to turn up at a bronze medal playoff in the World University Games held earlier this month in Gwangju, Korea. The AAI has also taken a strict action against the concerned coaches and barred them from any international assignment till the outcome of the report.
Sharmila, Vani in joint lead after second round Agency | Bengaluru
Playing an inspired round of golf on her home course, Sharmila Nicollet fired a superb four under 68 to climb to the top of the leaderboard and share the number one spot with Vani Kapoor at the end of day two at the KGA here today. Both golfers ended round two with an identical score of 145 to finish ahead of Panchkula’s Amandeep Drall, placed third with a total score of 149. The INR 7,00,000 event will culminate tomorrow. Local sensation Sharmila started the day in tied 8th position, and quickly turned things around with a bogey-free round of four under 68.
“India warns Pak”
Committed to peace, but will respond to unprovoked firing by Pakistan
Pak firing will get effective response: India “The photograph of the drone suggests that it is not of Indian design, said Jaishankar adding that India remains committed to steps that contribute to peace on border Agency | Mumbai India said on Thursday it was committed to peace along the border with Pakistan but warned the nuclear-armed neighbour of an “effective and forceful” response in case of unprovoked firing. “We remain committed to steps that ensure peace and tranquility along our border. However, there should be no doubt that any unprovoked firing from the Pakistani side would meet with an effective and forceful response from our forces,” foreign secretary S Jaishankar said at a press conference on a day India strongly protested ceasefire violation by Pakistan amid reports that half-a-dozen people
were killed in cross-border shelling between the two bitter neighbours. Jaishankar addressed the media after a high-level meeting among home minister Rajnath Singh, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj and defence minister Manohar Parrikar over the border situation. The meet was
also attended by NSA Ajit Doval and the foreign secretary. Earlier in the day, New Delhi lodged its protest as Pakistani troops targeted military posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor sector ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Mo-
di’s visit to the state on Friday. At the press conference in New Delhi, Jaishankar said an alleged spy drone Pakistan claimed to have shot down in PoK did
not belong to the Indian armed forces. He added it appeared to be of Chinese design and was commercially available. “At the moment, the issue for us is stabilising the border,” Jaishankar said, even as Pakistan insisted the “spy drone” belonged to India and it entered that country’s airspace violating international law and its territorial integrity. Days after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Russia’s Ufa, tension between the countries has escalated with both
sides blaming each other for repeated ceasefire violations and heavy firing along the border. There have been at least six violations of the 2003 ceasefire by Pakistan in the past four days. Observing that nature of unprovoked firing by Pakistan was “serious”, Jaishankar said there were series of consultations between officials of the two sides. “The National Security Advisor spoke to the Pakistan envoy twice yesterday (Wednesday) and once today (Thursday). He accused Pakistan of “shifting the blame to
Pakistan army shoots down Indian spy drone Agency | Islamabad
Pakistan Army has shot down Indian spy drone near Bhimber, Azad Kashmir, ISPR confirmed on Wednesday. According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement, the drone had violated Pakistani airspace after which it was targeted by Pakistani forces and brought down for “violation of Pakistan’s territorial integrity”. The military maintains that the ‘spy drone’ is used for aerial photography. Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) personnel on Wednesday resorted
RAF solder patrolling outside the jagannath temple ahead of 38th rath yatra in Photo by : Rudani Dixit ahmedabad
to unprovoked firing and mortar shelling across the Working Boundary in Sialkot’s Bajwat sector, according to a Punjab Rangers spokesperson. The Himalayan territory of Kashmir, which is the
main contention, between the two countries, is divided between India and Pakistan by the UN-monitored de facto border of LoC. The territory is claimed in full by both the countries.
police officers with police vehicles Conway rehearsal in sensitive area of ahmedabad ahad of 138th Rath yatra or chariot procession in ahmedabad rath yatra is held on 18th july Photo by : Habbibkhan
India” for the ceasefire violations and said there was no response from the neighbour to address the situation. “Today (Thursday) at 1:35am, there was an infiltration attempt...I urged our high commissioner in Islamabad to speak with Pakistan,” Jaishankar said, “We sought an end to the firing and corrective steps on their (Pakistan’s) part.” Asked if India will go ahead with its engagement as was decided in Ufa, Jaishankar said, “I think my statement made it very clear. If the intention or the inclination is to strengthen peace and tranquillity on the border and do the meetings that we have agreed to do, we remain committed to that.” “If on the other hand there is unprovoked firing and there is infiltration and cross-border terrorism then, obviously the situation is different. So that choice is not ours.” Jaishankar evaded questions on whether the cross-border firing will affect talks between the two countries and PM Modi’s proposed visit to Islamabad in 2016.
‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’: Another Eid miracle awaited from Salman Khan Agency | New Delhi
Given the lacklustre journey of Bollywood in the first half of 2015, a remunerative miracle at the box office is much-awaited. All eyes are on superstar Salman Khan’s “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”, which delves into Indo-Pak relations, to break the dry spell, say trade analysts. With only two films – “Tanu Weds Manu Returns” and “ABCD 2″ – crossing the Rs.100 crore mark in Hindi cinema in 2015 so far, expectations are high from Kabir Khan’s directorial which is set to hit the screens on Friday. What’s interesting is that the movie releases with a U/A certificate a day before Eid — an occasion which has al-
ways reaped gold for Salman at the box office, proven by the success of films like “Kick”, “Ek Tha Tiger”, “Bodyguard”, “Dabangg” and “Wanted”. “Expectations from ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ are really huge. We are hoping that it may cross
Rs.300 crore. Pre-booking of the film has been fantastic,” Delhi-based film distributor Joginder Mahajan. Releasing on more than 5,000 screens across 50 countries, including the US, Britain, Pakistan and Australia, “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”,
which also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in pivotal roles, is the story of a man discovering love during a journey from India to Pakistan as he takes a dumb and mute girl back to her country.
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The unease around Indian banks There is growing unease about the health of the Indian banking sector, and rightly so. While there is no one data point or event that is leading to this nagging feeling, there are lots of little signs which say that all is not well. Earlier this week, Usha Thorat, a former deputy governor at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), wrote that Indian banks are the weak link in the Indian economy. Last week, a foreign brokerage talked about the increased exposure of banks to stressed firms. On Thursday, Mint reported on the serious concerns building over defaults from state electricity boards (http://mintne.ws/1I39KSM) . And these are just some of the more recent reasons to worry. The reported data gives enough cause for concern in itself. The concern is on all counts—stressed assets, weak earnings from operations and the investor perception around Indian banks. The stressed assets story continues to dominate the headlines. A grim reminder of why this is the case had come in the April edition of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) financial stability report. Many would have seen this but it bears repetition. In a comparison of financial stability across emerging market banks, the IMF found that India has the second highest share of corporate “debtat-risk”. The IMF defines debt-at-risk as the share of corporate debt held by “weak firms” with interest coverage ratios (earnings before interest, depreciation, taxation and amortization, or Ebidta, divided by interest expense) of less than two. In India, corporate debt-at-risk was pegged at just under 40%. Nigeria was the only country found to be worse than India with close to 50% of debt lying with weak firms. While the data shows that most of the build-up of debt of these firms happened prior to 2010, there has been a further increase since then as well. This links up with a recent report put out by foreign brokerage house, UBS Securities, which has generated some controversy. The key takeaway from the report is that a number of banks have continued to lend to stressed firms, even after they were recognized as stressed. Based on an analysis of documents filed with the Indian Registrar of Companies (RoC), UBS deduced that loan approvals to stressed firms have risen 85% since the financial year 2012-13. Some banks have been more liberal in sanctioning such loans than others, said the report, drawing backlash from some of these banks. Without getting into that controversy, the point worth noting is that there is still a lot of potential stress in the banking sector, which could add to what is already visible in terms of reported bad loans. The other reason to worry continues to be the mediocre earnings of Indian banks. While one-off factors such as profits from treasury operations have kept earnings acceptable, the core operations of the banking sector are weakening. An indicator of this lies in the net interest income (NII), which is essentially the difference between the interest earned on loans and the interest paid on deposits.
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QUOTE “I have got an ultimatum from my family to increase OF THE my level. No one in my family is forcing me to get - Hindi Actor Salman Khan said... DAY married.” Salman Khan comes in support of striking FTII students
Agency | New Delhi After Bollywood veterans like Anupam Kher and Rishi Kapoor, superstar Salman Khan has come in support of the striking students of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Salman said the Mahabharat actor should pay heed to the students and resign from the post. The Bollywood heart-throb’s support came a day after the institute warned the agitating students to end the strike or face
“strong administrative action which may include rustication”. “I think that he (Chauhan) should listen to the students... because the students have made our industry, worthy industry...,” Salman told reporters. The students have been agitating for last more than a month following the appointment of Chauhan, alleging that he lacks “vision and stature” to head the prestigious FTII. The issue has snowballed into a big controversy
Varun Dhawan Says He don’t have any Girl Friend Agency | New Delhi
However, on being asked at an event whether his girlfriend likes his clean shaven look or his stubble, Varun said, “Which girlfriend? I don’t have a girlfriend.” Well, it seems the ABCD 2 actor is not yet ready to make an announcement. Till Varun decides to make his relationship status official, read on to know what he said on being compared to Ranbir Kapoor. Varun
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the famous television show Udaan, allegedly started harassing the actress around April. He contacted her on WhatsApp and started sending her obscene videos including a few pornographic clips. The woman told the police
that she had warned him but he did not stop. When the woman did not respond to his obscene videos, Ballal allegedly asked her if she liked them and also told her to visit his house. The police said Ballal then forced her to get into a physical
with several Bollywood celebrities batting for the students and asking the government to reconsider Chauhan’s appointment. Wellknown celebrities like Rishi Kapoor, son Ranbir Kapoor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Anupam Kher, filmmakers Kundan Shah, Aziz Mirza, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Kiran Rao, Rajkummar Rao, Sudhir Mishra, Sayeed Mirza, Resul Pookutty and Piyush Mishra have voiced their reservation.
Rajamouli blown away by audience support for Baahubali
When you make a film like Baahubali, you have a feeling that it will do well. But the kind of response this film has garnered is beyond anybody’s imagination. And its
director SS Rajamouli certainly understands that. The filmmaker says he never expected the kind of response he has got for the film. He is totally taken aback with the way audience have supported the film, which has turned
out to be India’s biggest opener. He said the entire team behind the film is overjoyed. He took to Twitter to express his gratitude. “A big thank you to all my Twitter friends for your great patronage. To be very frank, I neither expected this big a support nor the initial backlash (sic),” Rajamouli posted on his Twitter page. “But the appreciation pouring in from all quarters & all corners of the globe, v r just overjoyed. Thanks again on behalf of my team,” he said. Besides critics and audiences, several celebrities and even industrialists have been raving about the film. Tamil filmmaker S Shankar posted on Tuesday that “Baahubali” was truly epic. “Bahubali- epic thoughts! Poetic imagination! Strong characterizations! Super heroism! Executed with stunning visuals! Wowww! Cheers 2 Rajamouli n his team (sic), Shankar shared.
was preparing for Paani. Then it was decided that the biopic on Dhoni will be made before that. So, for the past many months, I have been busy with the extensive prep work for the film. Also, after
my last movie, I got an opportunity to spend some quality time with my loved ones. There have been several reports about the kind of efforts you are putting in for the Dhoni biopic. Can you
tell us more about that? Well, I can only say that I have done my best to prepare for the role, and now I am looking forward to working with Neeraj Pandey (director), and his wonderful team.
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Why should I be upset: Sushant on Alia’s exit from his film Agency | New Delhi
Dhawan is riding high on the success of Badlapur and ABCD 2 but the actor feels that it is not right to compare him to Ranbir or Arjun Kapoor. In an interview with DNA, the actor has been quoted as saying that Ranbir is someone he looks up to and that his work is very inspiring.
Udaan actor Sai Ballal in judicial custody till July 30 The Borivali police have arrested Sai Ballal, a television actor, on charges of molestation after he allegedly sent pornographic clips to a 58-year-old female television actor. The woman approached the police on Wednesday following which Ballal was taken into custody. In her complaint, the woman said Ballal had started harassing her in April. The police said Ballal and the woman used to act in the same television show. Ballal, who portrays the role of ‘Bhaiyyaji’ in
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relationship with him. The victim has also named two other people from the production department in her complaint. The other two men, identified as Abhishek Agarwal and Bharat Choksi, are yet to be arrested, the police said. The police said they suspect the two men were assisting Ballal in his acts, the police said. When the woman could not handle the situation by herself, she approached the Cine and TV Artistes Association but was told it was a criminal case and that she should go to the police.
In his two years in Bollywood, Sushant Singh Rajput has already proved his versatility by doing diverse roles — be it an enthusiastic boynext-door in Kai Po Che (2013) or a shrewd sleuth in Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!. Now, as he prepares for his character in the biopic on Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the captain of the Indian cricket team, we speak to him about the film, his other projects, and more. You have been keeping a low profile post the release of Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!. What have you been up to? At first, I
Was scared about hosting Kapil Sharma’s show: Arshad Warsi Agency | New Delhi Arshad Warsi recently hosted an episode of comedian Kapil Sharma’s popular show Comedy Nights With Kapil, which will be aired on TV soon. The show featured Ajay Devgn and Tabu, who were promoting their upcoming film. “It was so much fun,” says Arshad. The actor was holidaying in Goa with his family, when he got the offer to [Devgn] wanted me to took a flight to Mumbai, Arshad, adding, “People host the episode. “As host the show to promote shot the episode, and (the show’s team) were Kapil wasn’t well, Ajay his upcoming film. I returned to Goa,” says amazed.
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Saina Nehwal: Indian women Not Encouraged To Pursue Sports As A Career Agency | New Delhi
Agency | New Delhi Korean electronics major Samsung is betting big on the burgeoning demand for 4G-enabled devices and plans to expand its portfolio of LTE smartphones in the coming months. The company on Thursday announced two 4G-enabled smartphones -- Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 -priced at Rs 11,999 and Rs 14,999, respectively. “Currently, we have 10 LTE smartphones and today, we are adding two more. Going ahead, we will launch more
4G devices across price points,” Samsung India Vice President Marketing (IT and Mobile) Asim Warsi said without disclosing further details. He added that 4G adoption will happen at a faster pace than 3G in the country and the company is geared up to tap into the opportunity, he added. Samsung offers 4G handsets priced between Rs 9,000 and Rs above 60,000. “We are a full portfolio player. We will have products across price points,” he said.
Google adds buy buttons to mobile search ads
Agency | New Delhi Google knows how to press the right buttons, literally! The Internet giant has launched Purchases on Google, essentially, a ‘buy button’ with mobile search ads. The buy button will make it easier for shoppers to buy products from mobile search ads. “We’re squeezing more and more into the very thin slices of time we have in our lives,” said Jonathan Alferness, vice-president, product management, Google Shopping at a retail-focused event at Google’s
New York office on Wednesday. Alferness said the company was testing this feature with “a dozen or so” retail partners over the next few weeks, before rolling it out to advertisers in the US. The move is aimed at improving the mobile experience on Google to aid shoppers as they browse, compare, and research products. According to the company’s blogpost, this feature will begin rolling out on Chrome for Android this month, with iOS to follow in the coming months.
Sania Mirza’s latest Grand Slam triumph at Wimbledon is a testament to what Indian women are capable of achieving, but there is a long way to go before change sets in for most women who wish to take up sports as a profession in this country, feels badminton ace Saina Nehwal. In the past few years, the likes of Sania, Dipika Pallikal (squash), Saina, Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa (all badminton) have done India proud with their unprecedented feats. However, World No.2 Saina admits that despite the global success of Indian women in sports, there is a lack of enthusiasm for sports education for girls in the country.
“Changes are happening and girls continue to outperform and excel in life, but there is still a long way to go when it comes to sports. Women are traditionally not encouraged to indulge in sports,” Saina in an email interaction on her association with Microsoft’s #MakeItHappen campaign. As part of the campaign, she has motivated Indian youth to fol-
Chinese devices maker Xiaomi has unveiled Mi TV2S, a 48-inch 4K television which is just 9.9mm thick and sports an aluminium frame. It comes in gold, blue, green, and pink colours. According to a report by GizmoChina, the TV’s 10-bit panel can decode 4K video at 60Hz. It runs MIUI TV OS based on Android 5.0 Lollipop. The TV is powered by an Mstar 6A928 quad-core
chip with 1.4GHz Cortex A17 cores. It has a Mali-T760MP4 GPU and 2GB of RAM with 8GB internal storage. In terms of connectivity options the TV supports Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11ac. The standard version of Xiaomi Mi TV2S will be sold at 2999 yuan (Rs 29,990) while the Cinema Edition costs 3999 yuan (Rs 39,990). It will go on sale starting July 28 in China. There’s no word on global availability and pricing of the TV.
low their dreams — via a video titled “Umeedein” — and shows sports being brought into an allgirls school. “Apart from being a relevant topic, it is close to my heart and one that has the potential of giving this country many more proud moments,” said Saina, who brought home the first and only Olympic medal for India in badminton.
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tin Anderson added 16 points for the Mavericks on 6-of-15 shooting, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range. Dwight Powell had 12 points and nine rebounds and Maalik Wayns had 12 points and three assists. Dallas cruised to a 3020 lead at the end of the first quarter, thanks to nine points from Tyler and eight from Anderson. Anderson added
five points in the second and as the Mavericks led by 12 at the half. Trailing 68-63 at the end of three, Los Angeles tied the game at 76-76 on a 3-point play by forward Jabari Brown with 6:19 left in the final period. Tied at 88-88 with under 10 seconds to play, Wayns missed a contested floating layup attempt from the baseline for Dallas.
last year to 25 for the second season. More Iranian players will be seen in action,” said Nitin Kukreja, head of Star Sports here. This has been necessitated to allow teams greater freedom to not only field local and young talent, but also to ensure that teams are not adversely affected by injuries. Star Sports Pro Kabaddi has
not only revitalised the sport but has also made Kabaddi a viable career option for young talent across the country,” said International Kabaddi Federation’s president, Janardhan Singh Gehlot, who was present. The eight teams’ representatives and their respective captains were also present at the trophy unveiling function. The first season saw Jaipur Pink Panthers lift the trophy by defeating Mumbai’s U Mumba in the summit contest. These two teams will kick off season 2 at the NSCI Stadium here on Saturday. The other six teams which participated in season 1 will be seen in season 2 too.
Increased number of players in season 2 of Pro Kabaddi League
Xiaomi launches 48-inch 4K TV, smart shoes Agency | New Delhi
Agency | Mumbai Squad strength of the eight franchise outfits for season two of Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League, starting here on July 18, has been increased significantly, it was announced at the trophy launch today. ”The squad strength of the teams has been bolstered from 14 during the inaugural edition
SPORTS ROUNDUP IPLwill be held with all 8 teams, says chairman Rajeev Shukla
NBA Summer League: Satnam scores in thrilling win for Mavericks
Indian-origin basketball player Satnam Singh Bhamara got to ply his trade in a brief four-minute appearance as the Dallas Mavericks knocked off the LA Lakers 88-86 in a thrilling encounter in the elimination round of the 2015 NBA Summer League. Satnam entered the game with two minutes left in the first quarter. He immediately made an impact grabbing a defensive rebound with 1:44 left on the clock. He went on to score his first points in the game with a free throw in the second quarter. Jeremy Tyler led the Mavericks with 25 points and 11 rebounds in the late game nail-biter. The 24-year-old Dallas center, whose NBA career includes stops in Atlanta, Golden State and New York, was 11of-15 from field goal range and also had four offensive rebounds. Jus-
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Agency | Kolkata IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla said on Thursday that the controversy-ridden league remains a “robust” product, insisting that the event will come back stronger with a minimum of eight teams. Shukla, among a host of questions, was asked about the future of IPL and the number of teams it will have after the two-year suspension of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR). “We are always concerned about IPL and let me assure you the next edition will be a
bigger success. IPL is a robust product and this judgement (suspension of teams) should not affect IPL as a product. The idea is to have the tournament in full format with a minimum of eight teams. We can’t hold the event with six teams,” Shukla made it clear. Shukla said there are many options available for the road ahead for the IPL, something he will discuss with the Governing Council in Mumbai on Sunday. One of the options is to run two suspended teams with BCCI control, he said. “There are many options avail-
able and we will discuss them all in the meeting on Sunday. One option is that BCCI runs the two teams and responsible people will be deputed for the job,” he said. Asked about the possible conflict of interest if BCCI decides to take control of CSK and RR, Shukla said, “There is no question of any conflict of interest. BCCI is anyway supervising the IPL. There are two main areas: one is players’ auction which is transparent and the other is managing teams. Credible people can be deputed to do the managing job.”
wickets more or how you are bowling right now, I would say I will take how I am bowling right now because I know the wickets are round the corner,” he said. Ashwin has been fairly consistent on sub-continental assignments, grabbing 100 wickets from 16 Tests at an average of 23.87. However, he has 24 wickets in 9 Tests abroad at an average of 56.58. “I might end up getting six wickets in Australia one day and I might say that is where I wanted to be. I played a Test match in South Africa and played
a couple in England. “If I play a Test in India, I might end up picking five wickets immediately but it might happen in the third or fourth Test in England or South Africa. It hasn’t happened but might happen soon,” he asserted. Ashwin said he wants to be an important factor in the team’s performances outside the sub-continent. Maybe that is what was needed for me to become a better bowler. I firmly believe that was fate because until then I had played 18 Test matches without a lot of bad games.
I will start picking wickets abroad also, says R Ashwin Agency | New Delhi
Often criticised for not delivering overseas, Indian off-spinner R Ashwin says he came of age during the most recent tour of Australia and it won’t be long before his wicket-count goes up abroad. Ashwin picked up 12 wickets at an average of 48.66 in the fourmatch series but insisted that it was a decent effort as the wickets Down Under are not particularly conducive for spinners. “To say it (performance overseas) will get better by the time I’m done, is not how I look at this game. I think I came of age when I played in Australia this time. More than anything else, I think I created a lot of wicket-taking opportunities and put a lot of pressure on the batsman,” Ashwin told ‘ESPNCricinfo’. “To bowl 30 overs in a day in Australia is a really commendable effort for a spinner in my knowledge. Over the last year, my bowling has come a long way. If you asked me, would you take 25
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The story of Jalgaon district in Woman, 18-year-old daughter ‘assaulted’ in Kutch Express, 2 RPF constables booked Maharashtra as the ‘new’ banana republic Agency | New Delhi
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A case has been registered with the GRP against two Railway Protection Force (RPF) constables for allegedly assaulting a 18-year-old girl and her mother travelling in the parcel bogie of Kutch Express train on Tuesday night. According to the complaint, the two victim, resident of Ashokwan society in Navsari, went to Valsad to meet a doctor to consult skin related problem of 18-yearold girl. After finishing the work, they were on their way home in the parcel bogie as there was a huge rush in the general coaches of Kutch Express train coming from Mumbai and to Ahmedabad. Reportedly, RPF constables Yashraj Singh and Jaspal Singh were on
their surveillance duty in the train from Mumbai. They allegedly sexually harassed the two victims on the way between Valsad and Navsari. However, the other passengers, where were travelling in the same bogie, had escaped before the two constables arrived. The girl called up her brother and told him about the
incident, after which he approached Navsari Railway police and informed the officials. As soon as the Kutch Express train reached the Navsari Railway station, a GRP team went the parcel bogie and questioned both the RPF constables about the incident. The two allegedly threatened the GRP officials and escaped from the
spot. Later, the 18-yearold girl lodged a complaint with GRP police in Navsari. GRP Police Sub-Inspector I V Patel said, “We have registered an offence on the bases of allegations made by both the mother and her daughter against the two RPF constables. Both the constables have been posted in Mumbai RPF office.”
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Purvi Patel (30) committed suicide by hanging herself at husband’s rented house in Sector -8 Gandhinagar on Wednesday morning. Police sources said victim’s father Jayanti Patel, a resident of Naroda, has lodged a complaint of abetment to suicide against Purvi’s husband Chinmay Patel, her father-in-law Dashrath Patel, mother-in-law Hasu Patel and two others Upendra Patel and Dilip Patel. Chinmay owns an automobile showroom in Himmatnagar while his father Dashrath Patel is a well known pediatrician and owns a clinic in Himmatnagar. “Chinmay and his family lives in a rented flat owned by ex-minister Harjivan Patel in Gandhinagar” said a police official of sector 7. According to police sources, Purvi, a
daughter of Insurance consultant Jayanti Patel, was married to Chinmay about six years back. “However, after the birth
ther, she was not allowed to come to their house also” said a police source. Police officials said that as Purvi’s brother Rajendra was to get engaged on July,18, Jayanti Patel had extended invitation to Chinmay. “Purvi and her in-laws had then visited Jayanti Patel’s house on July 4, but later on, she was asked not to go to her parent’s house” said a police source. On Wednesday morning, Chinmay did not find Purvi in the of baby girl, who is now room. “He then came out six years old, the rela- the room and found Purvi tions between Purvi and hanging from the ceiling her husband turned sour. fan in the passage” added According to Purvi’s fa- a police official. Police sources said they have registered an offence against the accused and are probing the case.
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Gateway Rail Freight Limited (GRFL) - subsidiary of Gateway Distriparks Limited (GDL) announced its fourth Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Viramgam, near Ahmedabad in Gujarat. This terminal will be on the confluence point of the two double stack routes between its flagship hub at Garhi Harsaru in Gurgaon (Haryana) and two main ports on the west coast at Mundra and Pipavav in Gujarat. The company will soon start construction of railway siding and its container yard. It is expected to be operational within a year. The
company has all the necessary regulatory approvals from Western Railway for this purpose. Gateway Rail has acquired 35 acres of land for developing the second hub for its container train services. The railway hub terminal will be built over 25 acres of land and initially will have a capacity to handle two trains simultaneously. It will have a capacity to handle 150,000 TEUs annually. The balance 10 acre land will be used for developing an ICD to cater to the needs of Gujarat trade. The terminal will cater to the need of Ahmedabad, Sanand, Mehsana and Becharaji EXIM market by provid-
ing ICD services such as customs clearance and storage of cargo. Prem Kishan Gupta, Chairman and Managing Director of Gateway Rail and its promoter company GDL said, “This will be our fourth ICD and will provide world class service to Gujarat trade besides our cost optimisation efforts by way of double stack operations between Garhi and Viramgam terminal.” Gateway Rail has its presence in two locations in NCR at Gurgaon and Faridabad and one location at Ludhiana in Punjab. It also operates the Tata Steel Private Terminal at Kalamboli in Navi Mumbai.
With over 50% seats lying vacant in degree engineering colleges, self-financed institutions are offering various inducements to lure students. These include laptops and 100% scholarship schemes. Officials said that after the completion of the first round of admissions, 29,617 seats have remained vacant. For the 61,000-odd seats for which intake was administered by committees, only 46,062 students were allotted seats. Of them, 31,991 students have either confirmed their admission or paid fees. The second round of admissions began from Tuesday. Sources said that a college situated on the outskirts of the city had offered the laptops. The officials of the college said that by using the attraction, the college would ensure that
pejorative term referring to the all-pervasive influence that United Fruit and Standard Fruit wielded over their economies, extending to politics and effecting regime changes. Jalgaon is an exception to the rule — of a district located over
300 km from the west coast and on the northern edge of the Deccan plateau — receiving an average yearly rainfall of only 750 mm, and still the world’s seventh largest banana producer if it were a country. And its bananas are wholly pro-
duced by independent growers. Jalgaon’s emergence as a ‘new’ banana republic with none of its negative connotations owes primarily to technology and entrepreneurial farmers, especially from the Gurjar and Leva Patil communities.
ditional advocate general P K Jani and government pleader Mitesh Amin pointed out that Pandya had no locus in the case as he had not sought the documents from the sessions court and therefore, he can’t challenge the sessions court’s order. While pronouncing the order, Justice Kumari said that a day after she kept the matter for dictating the order,
Pandya’s lawyer I H Syed moved an application on Wednesday for making the four accused party in the petition. She said that this was nothing but an abuse of law. She noted, “It was made to fill up a lacuna…the court can’t appreciate such tricks. It pains that such tactics are now being adopted in order to achieve to end a personal goal.”Justice Kumari refused to allow the petitioner to withdraw the petition and rejected it without going into the merit of the case. She asked Syed why a cost not be imposed on the petitioner. Syed requested against imposing the penalty saying he argued the case at the instance of petitioner. The Justice, in the order, noted that the cost be imposed.
nu Bhartiyakaran (Indianisation of Education), had suggested that words like “adhyapak” should be replaced by “acharya”. He had also professed “Indianisation” of education system to be one of the seven steps of the Alternative National Education Policy. The new curriculum, which was approved in May last year, will teach the meaning and importance of terms like “guru, shishya, acharya, up-acharya” prevalent during the Vedic period. It also stress on the “janoi” or thread
ceremony interpreted as, “the acceptance of a student by a teacher at the age of six years under the guru-shishya relationship”. Realising the need for computer education and the unavailability of teachers proficient in English and Gujarati languages, the new curriculum has also included these to give a push to the mother tongue and English. Although Gujarati was covered in the earlier syllabus, this time the stress is on its history, literature, besides grammar and writing skills.
Jamnagar custodial death case: HC rejects plea moved by accused, slaps Rs 25,000 fine for ‘misleading court’ Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday rejected a petition filed by a retired police officer, an accused in Jamnagar custodial death case, and slapped a fine of Rs 25,000 on him for “abusing the law and misleading the court” while not disclosing the true facts of the case in the petition. Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt is also one of the seven accused involved in the case. The single-bench of Justice Abhilasha Kumari dictated the order in an open court lambasting the petitioner Shailesh Pandya for hiding certain facts of the case. The case concerns the death of one Prabhudas Vaishani who was allegedly killed in police custody in
Colleges engineer discounts, gifts to fill vacant seats
Gateway Rail Freight Ltd sets up its 4th ICD in Viramgam
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Bananas are generally grown in tropical coastal regions with high annual precipitation of 2,000 millimeters and more. That explains why the global banana majors — Chiquita (the erstwhile United Fruit Company), Dole (formerly Standard Fruit Company), Del Monte, Noboa, Sumifru and Tadeco — produce all their fruit from large company-controlled plantations in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia or Philippines. It also accounts for some of the Central American countries becoming ‘banana republics’, a
seats do not go vacant and thus earn the fees for the remaining eight semesters. The college that offered 100% scholarship says that the scheme will cover the first 50 students who take admission. A college in the interior of the state has offered discount in the fees, which is fixed by the fee regulatory committee. Yet another college has offered students in the top 10,000 of the merit list a fee plan that is on par with that of government colleges. Some colleges are even offering incentives to diploma-to-degree students who take admissions in the third semester. One college has rolled out a discount of Rs 15,000 for degree-to-diploma students. A Rajkot-based college has laid out the promise of free education to the first 100 students who take admission.
1990. Pandya had moved a petition challenging a sessions court’s order in Jamnagar which rejected three applications moved by four co-accused who had sought documents and statements recorded by B B Desai Commission which probed the case. The sessions court had rejected their applications. Appearing for the state government, ad-
An Ancient Touch: Subject on Vedic system of education in primary teachers’ course soon Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Gujarat government is going to introduce a subject on the Vedic system of education in its new curriculum to be enforced from the current academic year for the primary teachers’ course. The two-year primary teachers course — Diploma in Elementary Education (DElEd), previously known as PTC — run by both the government and private colleges, will see the syllabus divided between Vedic, Buddhist and Medieval eras under a new subject “Indian Educology”. This comes close on the heels of the state government publishing books written by RSS ideologue and convenor of Shiksha Bachao Andolan, Dina Nath Batra last year, for 42,000 government primary and secondary schools. Batra, in his book Shikshan
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