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Rs 94 lakh looted from bank Agency : Malda, Mar 18
In a heist in a private bank branch at Englishbazar here burglars decamped with Rs 94 lakh, police said. According to the complaint filed by ICICI Bank the burglars cut through the grill at the back of the branch building and broke into the strong room before looting the money around midnight, Malda ASP, Abhishek Modi said.
UP govt to reconduct state board exams after copying Agency : Lucknow, Mar 18
UP government will reconduct the ongoing high school and intermediate examinations of the Uttar Pradesh Madhymik Shiksha Board, owing to reports of massive copying. The reexamination will take place at centres where similarity in language and hand writing was found in answer books during evaluation, an official statement issued here said.
Land acquisition simplified in Uttar Pradesh Agency : Lucknow, Mar 18
Even as opposition parties stoutly opposed the Centre's land bill, Uttar Pradesh government has simplified the acquisition process under which land could be sold through a simple agreement between the seller and the buyer. The mutually agreeable route for land acquisition was approved at a meeting of the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav here yesterday, official sources said.
Japan to help four humanitarian projects in India Agency : New Delhi, Mar 18
Japan government signed agreements with four Indian non-profit organisations, under which theAsian nation will financially aid them to improve infrastructure and expand their humanitarian activities. The projects include expansion of vocational training centre for persons with disabilities in Delhi, construction of shelter homes in Amroha in Uttar Pradesh for destitute and helpless old-aged people picked up from the streets of Delhi.
Dramatic rise in rape cases registered: Rijiju Agency : NEW DELHI The number of rape cases registered has "dramatically" increased since 2013 which is a matter of "deep concern", government told Rajya Sabha today and exuded confidence that the steps being taken to deal with the issue will take effect. "We have initiated a lot of steps which I cannot count.... But the fact remains that the number of cases registered with rape charges is increasing, and it is a very deep concern for the government," Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said. "The only point I wish to make here is that the number of cases has dramatically risen since the year 2013," he said noting that it was the time when a new section was inserted in the IPC making it mandatory for police officials to register a case when complaint of sexual assault is made. He said because of this, one can see a "substantive jump" in the number of rape cases. "But we are not happy with showing larger number of cases being registered. But the question is: How is the issue to be tackled? I can assure .. that we are taking all the steps very, very
seriously and following the implementation of all the directions also," the Minister said. He asserted that the concern for women is not the priority only of this government but it has to be the priority of any government, "and steps being taken, I am sure, in the days to come, would take effect." In a written reply to a query on whether government has developed some strategy to make Delhi and NCR safe for women where rape incidents had been increasing, the Home Ministry said government
was deeply concerned about the menace and has adopted a multi-pronged strategy to counter it. The strategy includes various legislative measures to strengthen the legal regime from the point of view of safety of women.
The government has taken at least a dozen of measures including setting up women help-desk in each police station, increasing the number of telephone lines in the Helpline and keeping vigil on vulnerable routes.
Gujarat gets Rs 763 crore as crude oil royalty from Centre Sunvilla News,
Gandhinagar The Central government has approved to pay Rs 763 crore to Gujarat as crude oil royalty, state Finance Minister Saurabh Patel announced in the Assembly on Tuesday. Terming it as the beginning of 'Acchhe Din' for Gujarat, Patel stated that an additional amount of Rs 800 crore towards crude oil royalty would also be given to the state within six months. "Though the matter is still pending in Supreme Court, the Modi-
led NDA government has decided to give us Rs 763 crore now and Rs 800 crore in six months without waiting for the court's decision. It seems that 'Acchhe Din' has come for Gujarat," Patel told the House. Meanwhile, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel thanked Modi for his decision through tweets. One of her tweet reads, "I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi & Union Government for doing justice to the longstanding crude oil royalty issue of Gujarat". Another
tweet said, "With the problem being resolved, Gujarat will receive an immediate amount of Rs 763 crore as royalty and Rs 800 crore in six months". In his speech, Patel claimed that the UPA government had denied royalty to Gujarat on crude oil explored in the state, after which the matter reached the court.
Who's behind Kejriwal's Uturn on expanding across India Agency : New Delhi Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal can learn from a memorable scene in Vishal Bhardwaj’s Maqbool. In that film, Pankaj Kapoor (Abbaji) gets irriated by a politician, thrusts a paan into his mouth and menacingly tells him, “Gilori khaya karo, gulfaam, zubaan kaboo mein rehti hai.” Chewing too much betel leaves (gilori) could be injurious to health. But there is certainly some merit in the other suggestion: a politician should think before he speaks, especially in public. Or he’d be forced to eat his own words, like Kejriwal. From calling the desire for nationwide expansion a reflection of the hubris (ahankar) of some of his colleagues, Kejriwal has made a quick turnaround by saying that the AAP will now contest elections in other
states. At a meeting of the truncated political affairs committee of the party on Tuesday night (March 16), Kejriwal and his coterie decided to contest elections “wherever the organisation is strong.” If the earlier resolve was rooted in ahankar, the decision to go national is a sign that bloated egos in the AAP have been deflated. The oligarchy in the AAP has realised that volunteers also have a voice in decisionmaking; ignoring them would have been suicidal for both Kejriwal and his party. Kejriwal’s climb-down from the high horse he had mounted at the Ramlila Maidan, when he publicly rebuked those advocating the party’s expansion, is not insignificant. Headstrong, impatient politicians like Kejriwal generally do not reverse decisions they
Lok Sabha Passes Bill to Repeal 35 Archaic Laws Agency : NEW DELHI Seeking to weed out archaic and dead laws, the Lok Sabha today approved a bill to repeal as many as 35 legislations. "This is an initial step taken by the new government. We will see in a span of one or two years...the statute book will be cleared. And there will be no confusion as far as disposal of cases are concerned", Law Minister Sadananda Gowda said. The government initially proposed to repeal 36 laws but Employment of Manual Scavenging and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993 was withdrawn from the list following observations by the Standing Committee. "These laws at present are of no use and such dead laws create confusion if they continue in the statute books," he said. Out of the
from the very beginning. By vetoing future electoral battles, Kejriwal had ignored the cardinal rule of political warfare: you do not put together an army of volunteers and workers only to disband or send it back to the barracks. If only he had listened to party workers before shooting from the lip in public. Or, being a film aficionado, remembered those famous lines from Maqbool.
Indian Fisheries Act. "The Bill is one of those periodical measures by which enactments which have ceased to be in force or have become obsolete or the retention whereof as separate Act is unnecessary are repealed or by which the formal defects detected in enactments are corrected," said the Statement of Objects and Reasons of the bill. The decision is in tune with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's agenda to do away with archaic laws which are hindering efficient governance.
Videocon rolls out 25 paise per minute tariff plans in Gujarat Agency : NEW DELHI Videocon Telecom Wednesday introduced new plan vouchers and special tariff vouchers offering STD and local calls at 25 paise per minute. The plan vouchers are priced at Rs 48 and Rs 49, and both vouchers comes with 300MB data and unlimited Whatsapp and
Facebook for 1 month, the company in a statement said. Existing customers will be able to get the similar benefit of 25 paise calling benefits on newly rolled out tariff vouchers priced at Rs 25, Rs 28 and Rs 35. "With rollout of these new offerings, we are keeping our promise and commitment of being the
'saste se bhi sasta' telecom brand in Gujarat circle," Arvind Bali, Director and CEO, Videocon Telecom said.
Gujarat saw fall in heavy industry investment in last two years Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
announce publicly unless a volte-face becomes inevitable. The alacrity with which Kejriwal has swallowed his pride and words shows the pressure from the grassroot workers must have been immense and irresistible. This is a rare instance of internal democracy performing a bloodless coup against an evolving dictatorship. Kejriwal’s unilateral decision to focus on Delhi was flawed
36 acts proposed to be repealed, four were principal acts and others were amendments to the various acts. The Acts which are sought to be repealed include amendments to the Representation of the People Act, Marriage Act, Election Laws, Divorce Laws and Anand Marriage Act and the Evidence Act. The remaining three principal acts which have been repealed are Foreign Jurisdiction Act, Sugar Undertaking (Taking Over of Management) Act and
Gujarat witnessed a fall in investment in the large industry sector for the consecutive two fiscals 2012-13 and 2013-14, according to the state government data. During the ongoing budget session, Congress MLA Tejashree Patel sought details of sector-wise investment in Gujarat in the last five years, ending 2013-14. In her written response tabled in the House, Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, who handles the Industries portfolio, has stated that Gujarat has attrac .. In her written response tabled in the House, Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, who handles the Industries portfolio, has stated that Gujarat has attracted Rs 10,885 crore of cumulative investment in large industry
sector during 2009-10, Rs 13,670 crore in 2010-11, Rs 15,995 crore in 201112, Rs 9,169 crore in 201213 and Rs 4,146 crore in 2013-14. Against the investment of Rs 4,146 crore in 2013-14, it was Rs 15,995 crore in 2011-12, which suggests a dip of around 75 per cent. Similarly, Against the investment of Rs 4,146 crore in 2013-14, it was Rs 15,995 crore in 2011-12, which suggests a dip of around 75 per cent. Similarly, against the investment of Rs 9,159 crore in 2012-13, it remained at Rs 4,146 crore in 2013-14, suggesting a steep fall of almost 50 per cent. These figures were of investment done in 41 different large sectors, such as eletrical equipment, machine tools, food
processing, glass, cement, infrastructure among others. Some of the sectors which saw steep fall in investment as compared to previous year are infrastructure, food processing and machine tools. Against the total investment of Rs 674 crore in 2012-13 in machine tools sector, no investment came in 2013-14. Similarly, against the investment of Rs 322 crore in 2012-13 in food processing sector, zero investment came in following year, said the reply. In the form-B of IEM, they need to declare the exact details of investment made.
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Eyeing a giant-killing act “How is it that Bangladesh are doing so well at the World Cup?” my father asked me a couple of nights ago at the dinner table. Before I could muster a response, he shot another at me. “And this Mahmudullah fellow, two backto-back hundreds. He can definitely bat,” he said rather worriedly. “Bangladesh played their first one-day international in 1986. It has been a Test playing nation for the last 15 years. We shouldn’t be surprised with their charge to the quarter-finals,” was my explanation. He seemed content. But as he got up from his chair, he landed the telling blow, “Well, we shouldn’t be surprised if they end up beating India in the quarter-final then.” There is no doubt that Bangladesh have been good this World Cup. Very good, in fact. But they will have to play remarkably well if they are to prove my father’s prognosis right. They’ll have to do something they’ve done only four times in World Cup history — beat a Test playing nation. Nevertheless, India against Bangladesh has all the makings of an entrancing World Cup encounter — the giant versus the proverbial underdog, a battle between proven superstars and young, undaunted men itching to leave an indelible mark on the world stage. We’ve always known Bangladesh as a dangerous side, which on its day, can vanquish the mightiest of oppositions. But in their short and largely lustreless cricket history, this is probably the best we’ve seen them play. The form of Mahmudullah Riyad with the bat, Shakib Al Hasan’s impressive all-round performance, Rubel Hossian and Taksin Ahmed’s steady showing with the ball — just some of the factors that are likely to dissuade India from taking the Bangla tigers lightly. Moreover, this may well be the time when Bangladesh finally show that they can compete with the big boys on a consistent basis. For India — the fears of peaking too early aside — Bangladesh is an opportunity to register a seventh straight win in the tournament. The batting, barring the patchy form of Rohit Sharma, looks solid. The pace bowling — disciplined and purposeful — has been the finest we’ve seen in a very long time. And, Ravichandran Ashwin seems to have found his mojo once again. Heading into a big quarter-final, Mahendra Singh Dhoni could not have asked for more. But there are a couple of issues that still need some addressing. In Auckland last Saturday, Brendan Taylor’s hundred showed that the Indian bowling is still vulnerable on unconducive pitches. The other major concern is the woeful form of Ravindra Jadeja. The southpaw was taken to the cleaners by Taylor in Auckland, and his performances with the bat, in the limited opportunities he has got, have been hugely disappointing. Dhoni will be tempted to replace him with Stuart Binny or Axar Patel, but it’s unlikely that the Indian think tank will tinker with a winning combination. Bangladesh, who have been over reliant on the services of Mahmudullah and Al Hasan, will need Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim to step up. Iqbal, whose exploits with the bat knocked India out of the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean, has failed to deliver with the bat so far. An in-form Iqbal can pose serious problems for the Indian bowlers upfront.
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Rakhi Sawant confesses Randeep Hooda finds her love for Virat Kohli! transformation interesting Agency : Mumbai According to an ANI report, Rakhi Sawant has confessed her love for Indian cricketer Virat Kohli, thus posing a serious threat to his rumoured girlfriend Anushka Sharma. The report further stated that the actress confessed her love for the cricketer at a Spa launch in Mumbai, "I like Virat a lot and Anushka hasn't confessed publicly as yet. But I am confessing my love for the young cricketer as I love him." While this might just seem to be another Rakhi Sawant antic, the item number queen has many more to her credit. Let's take a look at what happened when Rakhi enacted the drama from the Bigg Boss house in a comedy show.
Hilarious 'Dharam Sankat Mein' trailer
Agency : New Delhi Actor Randeep Hooda, who has experimented with
his roles and looks in films like Highway and Bombay Talkies, says he enjoys
transformation with each film. Even for his role in Main Aur Charles, a forthcoming biopic on Charles Sobhraj, the 'Bikini Killer' of the 1970s, Randeep has undergone a change of look. "My favourite roles are the ones which include transformation, like Highway or Bombay Talkies, and this part (Main Aur Charles) is also pretty transformational. It is something I enjoy the most," the 38-year-old said here on Tuesday at the launch of the cover page of Mandate magazine featuring him. Main Aur Charles, directed by Prawaal Raman, revolves around the infamous escape of the serial killer from Tihar jail in 1986. He was convicted and jailed for 12 murders between 1976 and 1997, and is currently serving a sentence of life imprisonment in Nepal.
Grey characters more attractive to me
Agency : New Delhi The makers of 'Dharam Sankat Mein' have come up with the official trailers of the film. It is hilarious to see Dharampal touching a moulvi’s feet and greeting a priest with ‘as-salamu alaykum’. Learning new mannerisms is clearly a confusing task for him. The
film revolves around a Hindu man (Paresh Rawal) who goes through an identity crisis when he discovers he was adopted as a son in a Hindu family but was born in a Muslim family. The journey starts with finding his real father. Set for a release on 10 April 2015, film “Dharam Sankat Mein”
is directed by Fuwad Khan and produced by Sajjad Chunawala and shariq Patel. The film stars Naseeruddin Shah as Neelananda Baba, who has a massive following of devoted bhakts. ‘Neel’ satsangs, granths and ‘Neel Anthem’ are already being used as a part of the film’s promotional campaign.
Two Mumbai girls rap against rape
Akshay Kumar tweets first look of ‘Gabbar Is Back’
Agency : New Delhi Actress Radhika Apte feels more comfortable in playing characters that are layered than one-dimensional parts, which are either too good or purely villainous. The actress said she prefers real characters over larger- thanlife roles. “I find playing morally-ambiguous characters easier than a woman who is always cute on screen. “I find that very difficult because you can’t relate to anything and you just have to be a puppet. I find myself suddenly becoming more flexible and more fitting into the thing when I am doing a grey role rather than all goody-goody or very bad characters, which are just one dimensional,” Radhika. The 29-year-old actress said she really liked her role of in “Badlapur”. “It was interesting when I was narrated the script of ‘Badlapur’ because the character I play is an independent, educated
woman but still wants to support her husband when she is not even sure whether he has done the murder or not. “I found it to be a grey place, which can be explored. That really interested me,” Radhika
said. The “Shor in the City” actress said her flirtatious scene with actor Varun Dhawan in the film was a result of improvisation and she feels it made her character more exciting to watch.
Narrow escape: Katrina Kaif meets with an accident while shooting for Fitoor Agency : New Delhi The first poster of Akshay Kumar’s ‘Gabbar Is Back’ and it says ‘RIP Corruption.’Akshay, who is currently shooting for Airlift, shared the first poster of the movie with his fans on Twitter. A gravestone is featured on the poster, which reads ‘RIP Corruption’ – meaning Gabbar is bound to end corruption on May 1, which is the film’s release date. According to the poster, corruption was born on 15th August 1947. The film also features Prakash Raj and Sonu Sood in important roles, while Kareena Kapoor and Chitrangada Singh will appear in cameo roles. The movie, which is being directed by Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi, also stars Shruti Haasan, Prakash Raj, Sonu Sood and Nikitin Dheer. The first trailer of ‘Gabbar is Back’ will hit the screens on March 23.
Agency : Mumbai A few days after a Delhi University student took on rapper Honey Singh over his song lyrics, two Mumbai women have posted a video of themselves, which addresses the issues that women in India face. What is different? They are rapping about it. The video has received more than 60,000 views and counting on YouTube. Pankhuri Awasthi and Uppekha Jain, who
describe themselves as actors and VJs and refer to themselves as BomBaebs, posted the 'RapAgainst Rape' video on YouTube with the disclaimer, "This video doesn't have any explicit or bannable [sic] content. It is just that the reality for women in India in Explicit." Whilst rapping, both women are seen holding up placards with words such as #DomesticViolence and #rape. In the rap, they describe themselves saying,
"We're not rappers - no. We're just a couple of girls trying to open your eyes." We just decided to shoot the video on Sunday, and uploaded it on Monday. Something got me angry about the way our society was handling issues related to women's safety. Pankhuri and I decided to contribute, through our profession, whatever little we could to change the mind-set to tackle the ironies in our society.
Agency : New Delhi On the sets mishaps are not new in filmdom. The latest celebrity to join the list is actress Katrina Kaif who is busy shooting for her upcoming project, Fitoor. She suffered a minor accident on the sets recently. According to reports the actress rammed a convertible car while performing her scene along with co-actor Aditya Roy Kapur. Katrina forgot to the shut the car door, as a result of which, she crashed it into a wall.Thankfully, the actress escaped unhurt. The movie produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur and directed by Abhishek Kapoor, and is based on Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations. Fitoor is a passionate love saga and will be shot across many locations in North India including Kashmir and Delhi, as well as an international destination.
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Coming soon Windows 10! World Cup 2015: Team India undergo
light practice session in Melbourne
Agency : New Delhi The new operating system will be available to consumers “this summer,” said a post on the company’s blog by Terry Myerson, the executive vice president of the company’s operating systems group. The software will be available in 190 countries and in 111 languages. Microsoft had already announced that Windows 10 would be a free upgrade to PC and tablet users running Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 so long as they downloaded the software within the first year that it is available. (There is no Windows 9.) The upgrade will also be free for phones running Windows Phone 8.1 as well as those with the company’s Xbox One game system. The decision to launch Windows
10 in the summer came as a bit of a surprise given the company’s past tradition of releasing new Windows software in the fall. The summer release also looks to put Windows 10 at the heart of the back-to-school shopping season, a traditionally strong computer-buying period. Microsoft may be hoping that Windows 10’s improved design and new features like Cortana and Xbox integration will appeal to buyers. According to research firm NPD Group, retail PC sales grew close to 3% last back-to-school season, though Windows PC sales were down 3% compared to the prior year. Rival Apple’s Mac computers were up 14% and Google’s Chrome OS sales were up 37%.
Rule Change May Pave Way for Flipkart, Snapdeal Listings: Report
Agency : New Delhi Market regulator Sebi or the Securities and Exchange Board of India is planning rule changes that will make it easier for homegrown startups such as Flipkart and Snapdeal to list shares on domestic stock exchanges, according to Reuters. Flipkart, valued at over $10 billion, is India's biggest ecommerce company, followed by Snapdeal, which has a valuation of around $5 billion, according to media reports. Flipkart and Snapdeal are expected to list shares in order to raise capital to enable them to expand aggressively and also
to give some of their early backers an opportunity to cash in on investments worth billions of dollars. However, they are expected to explore overseas markets for listing because the current regulatory requirements in India make it difficult for such companies to list shares. Ecommerce companies will also face difficulty in finding valuation benchmarks on exchanges on which no comparable rivals trade. If these companies list abroad, it could mean a significant loss for local exchanges and investors, prompting Sebi to look at rule changes.
Mining unlikely to start soon in Goa Agency : Bengaluru Even as the Ministry of Environment revoked the suspension of environmental clearances (ECs) of mines the coastal state of Goa, the actual mining is unlikely to start immediately. Mining firms believe they can resume production earliest by end of April or early May provided the state government of Goa starts issuing statutory clearances immediately. However, permissions are not easy to come by and for all purpose mining could start in September, October only. Government will have to fix per mine quota also as there is a cap on total production. "We cannot
start the production immediately unless the government tells us how much we can actually produce keeping in mind the 20 million tonne per annum cap fixed by the Supreme Court. The Director, Mines and Geology will have to fix the individual capacity for each mine before we step forward to take several other statutory approvals before starting production," an official of a large mining company said.
Agency : Melbourne The Indian cricket team began preparations for their quarter-final clash against Bangladesh on Thursday with a light training session here on Tuesday. The players started their drills with a few warm-up exercises and jogs around the field. The sun wasn't beating hard here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Instead there was a gush of wind, a few drops
of rain and a chill in the air. There were no batting workouts as the centre wicket at the MCG and the nets outdoors were covered owing to a slight drizzle. Instead the team had a round of fielding sessions wherein the players took turns in holding on to high catches hurled up in the sky by Raghavindraa, one of the team's support staff who throws down cricket balls at the batsmen for long hours
tirelessly. He was vested the responsibility of giving the team high catches with a unique looking bat that was trimmed down from the sides leaving only the middle in focus. That, according to the team management is a bat which is occasionally used by batsmen during their batting drills to gauge how well and often they find the middle of the bat. Interestingly, it was used for giving the team high catches this noon. The ball went soaring high and credit to the fielders, they held on to most of them which was applauded by the team members. After a while, the team lined themselves up for a game of football which has been quite a norm in most practice drills. The team looked in good spirits and are expected to be back on the ground early in the morning on the eve of their quarter-final clash against Bangladesh on Thursday at the MCG.
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Suresh Raina to enter wedlock on April 3
Agency : New Delhi Indian star batsman Suresh Raina is set to bid farewell
to his bachelor life. Yes, Raina will enter wedlock on April 3 in Lucknow. The
wedding will take place soon after the World Cup and before IPL. Raina will marry childhood friend Priyanka Chaudary, who is currently working in the Netherlands. Her family hails from Meerut and both the families know each other from years. “But it’s been six months since both of them have been serious about the relationship,” sources added. While the ‘roka’ ceremony was held on March 12 at Godwin hotel in Meerut, the wedding will be held on April 3 in a five-star hotel in New Delhi. Among the guests list, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav were invited. After the wedding, a special reception party will be thrown at a farm house in Delhi.
South Africa end knockout Cricket WC: Steve Waugh jinx, Sri Lanka’s campaign called in to help Aussies focus Agency : Melbourne The man who may or may not have told Herschelle Gibbs he dropped the 1999 trophy has spoken to the Australians in the lead-up to the knockout final against Pakistan in Adelaide tomorrow. Waugh watched a willing net session yesterday that underlined how this World Cup is Australia’s to lose. On practice wickets that had sweated on a damp Adelaide night, Mitchells Starc and Johnson had the Australian batsmen pushing well back on their stumps in a torrid session. Aaron Finch took a heavy blow on the gloves from Johnson — adding a bruise to go with the one on his shoulder inflicted by Starc the day before. Finch said Waugh had dinner with the team on Tuesday night and was available to take their questions about the pressure
of playing in, and winning, a World Cup. “It was good to sit down over dinner with him and just chat about cricket really, and World Cups,” Finch said. “He’s obviously captained a winning one (in 1999) and played in another one as well (in 1987). There’s not many better-credentialled players to talk to about it.” Finch said the searching net session was the ideal preparation for facing Pakistan’s four-pronged battery. He said the Australians were confident and had no fears about being knocked out in the
first round of the finals. “As soon as you’re worried about losing a game you tighten up and you don’t play with your natural flair,” he said. “So that’s what a lot of our chats have been about and Steve was great with his chat last night. “He said there’s a reason why there’s pressure, because you’re expected to perform and you’re expected to do well and there’s only one reason for that — it’s because we’ve been successful and we’re good players. “So we’re excited about that challenge and we’re not fazed about losing.”
East Bengal lose 1-2 to Khalsa FC, slip to bottom in group SINGAPORE East Bengal paid the price of their poor defence as they went down 1-2 to Balestier Khalsa FC to slip to the bottom of group standings in the AFC Cup football tournament at the Jalan Besar Stadium here in Singapore. The depleted East Bengal, who are playing without their four regular players, conceded two early goals with Xu Weihua (6th) and Miroslav Kristic (19th) giving the home side a 2-0 lead at halftime in the Group F match. It was difficult for the red-and-gold side to come back from there as Dudu Omagbemi only managed to halve the deficit with his left-
Agency : Sydney All-rounder JP Duminy claimed a hat-trick as South Africa stormed into the World Cup semi-finals with a comprehensive ninewicket victory over Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday. The victory in the last eight clash was South Africa’s first in a knockout match at a World Cup and earned them a date with New Zealand or West Indies in Auckland next week with a spot in the final up for grabs. The Proteas will probably have to win the semi-final to finally bury their reputation as World Cup ‘chokers’ but they went
some way to removing the tag with the rout of the 1996 champions, who they restricted to 133 runs off 37.2 overs. Under-fire opener Quinton de Kock led the way with an unbeaten 78 from 57 balls as the South Africans comfortably reached their target with 32 overs to spare at the cost of only the wicket of Hashim Amla. After losing the toss and being sent into the field, South Africa’s highly rated but under-performing pace attack quickly removed both openers but it was spinbowling that did the most damage to Sri Lanka’s cause. Duminy took three for 29 and Imran Tahir four for
26, the pair combining to break the back of the Sri Lanka innings with four wickets at the cost of just two runs in three overs to reduce the islanders to 1168. The spell included the ninth World Cup hat-trick, Duminy dismissing Angelo Mathews (19) with the final ball of the 33rd over and returning to send back Nuwan Kulasekara (1) and debutant Tharindu Kaushal (0) with the first two deliveries of the 35th. When Kumar Sangakkara was dismissed soon afterwards, Sri Lanka’s hopes of reaching a third successive World Cup final looked all but gone.
Rafael Nadal & Roger Federer progress at Indian Wells footed volley from a Mohammad Rafique cross in the 82nd minute. Balestier Khalsa FC, the AFC Cup debutants, held on to their lead to register their maiden win in the competition as they jumped to third position in the group with three points
from three outings. Having suffered a second successive away defeat, East Bengal, on the other hand, slipped to the bottom of the four-team table with one point from three matches. East Bengal will next host the Singaporean outfit in their next outing on April 14.
Agency : New Delhi Four-time champion Roger Federer avenged his only loss of the season and world No. 3 Rafael Nadal avoided another early exit Tuesday at the WTA and ATP Indian Wells tournament. It was in January that Andreas Seppi shocked Federer in the third round of the Australian Open but the Swiss star got his payback Tuesday winning 6-3, 6-4 in 82
minutes on centre court. It was Federer's only loss and it snapped his streak of 11 straight semi-final appearances at the Aussie Open. "It was good to play him right away again and erase it from the memory," said Federer. "This was one of those matches where I was happy to get through and happy it was over." Federer moves through to the round of 16 to play
American Jack Sock, who beat Spain's Roberto Bautista-Agut 3-6, 6-3, 62. Three-time champion Nadal avoided a second straight early exit from Indian Wells with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Donald Young.
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Gujarat HC restrains Cello from launching Symphony look-alike air coolers
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India’s largest air cooler company, Symphony Ltd, has received a stay order from the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad against Wim Plast Limited which is launching ‘Cello’ air cooler models in India which are similar to the registered designs of Symphony Ltd models Winter, Sumo, Diet and Hicool. High Court of Gujarat order clearly states, “By way of ad-interim relief,
the respondents (Cello) are restrained from marketing, selling, advertising and directly or indirectly dealing in air coolers which have the same design, shape, configuration and design identical to and/or imitation of the petitioner’s (Symphony) designs of models Winter, Sumo, Diet and Hicool.” It was pointed out to the High Court that Wim Plast’s ‘Mega Cool’ model is more or less
New policy to quicken riverfront land acquisition Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
Before the amendments to the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Resettlement Act 2013 come into force, the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (SRFDCL) is speeding up land acquisition that was pending for widening the project boundary on both the banks of the river. If the new amendments are enacted, SRFDCL will have to pay huge compensations in terms of prevailing commercial land rates rather than paying the Jantri rates.
A number of plot owners on the west and the east banks would see deductions of their plots for this purpose. Some private plots on the river banks fall within the proposed road, the policy document states. And to take over the possession of the land from owners, SRFDCL has offered two options to them — the benefit of built-up area and FSI of land acquired shall be given on the remaining plot of land; and some part of the plot goes into the project boundary and the rest allocated to the owner.
identical to Symphony’s ‘Winter’ model, its ‘Maxi Cool’ model is similar to Symphony’s ‘Sumo’ model, while another ‘Ever Cool’ model is identical to Symphony’s ‘Diet’ model and ‘Ultra Cool’ model was a copy-cat of Symphony’s ‘Hi-Cool’ model. Symphony in a statement said, “we will continue to take recourse to every legal option available to it to stop Wim Plast from launching, marketing, selling or advertising Cello air cooler models in India which are copy-cats of Symphony’s range of air coolers. Symphony will leave no stone unturned to ensure that its intellectual properties are protected and will take necessary legal action against all individuals and/or companies that infringe upon its intellectual properties.”
Another Bollywood shoot likely in Gujarat, this one in Surat Correspondent, Surat Mumbai based company has made inquiry to get Surat’s Lalbhai Contractor cricket stadium on rent for about two weeks in the month of June for film shooting. According to Surat District Cricket Association Chairman and Gujarat Cricket Association Vice President Kanaiyabhai Contractor, a Mumbai based firm that arranges locations for film shoot has asked for the charges and availability of stadium for 10-12 days in the month of
June. Decision on this will be taken by a committee that takes care of stadium. The film which is proposed to be captured here is based on cricketer turned politician Mohammad Azhruddin’s life, his two marriages, his alleged involvement in betting, his forced departure from cricket etc. Sources said Balaji fame film producer Ekta Kapoor is going to make this film which will feature Imran Hashmi in main role with Prachi Desai as heroine.
GSEB GUJCET 2015 online registration details announced Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
Online registration for GUJCET – 2015 (Gujarat Common Entrance Test)will start from 24 March this year on Gujarat Secondary Education Board – GSEB website. The students who wish to appear in GUJCET 2015 will be able to register online till 10 April. As per the announcement made by GSEB, online registration is compulsory for GUJCET. A booklet and PIN number for GUJCET 2015 will be available at 42 distribution centers across the state through payment of Rs. 300
demand draft as exam fee. GUJCET 2015 booklet and PIN number will also be available at Nanpura T&V school Surat, SG Dhokalia school Rajkot and GSEB office in Gandhinagar during 24 March and 9 April. GUJCET 2015 online registration will be possible with login on GSEB website through user ID and password. Students will need to upload their signature and photo online for registration. They will also need to give e-mail address and mobile number details.
about two hours from its scheduled departure. After a brief pit stop in Varanasi, Solar Impulse 2 will leave for Mandalay in Myanmar on Thursday. The aircraft is as heavy as a family car at 2,300 kilograms, but has a wingspan as wide as the
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In what could further strengthen its business in European and nonEuropean countries, Ahmedabad based Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd has acquired hospital business of Combino Pharm in Spain and Portugal for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition has been made by Intas through its UK
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Government of India’s Oil & Gas PSU ONGC has drilled one well in Gulf of Cambay Basin in Gujarat to explore potential Shale Gas where coring has been completed. Further, ONGC has started one more well for shale gas & oil exploration in Gandhar area of Cambay Basin. In addition, ONGC has collected cores from another 8 wells. ONGC has invested Rs. 78.91 crore for exploration of Shale gas and Oil as on 31.12.2014. assessment of the potential
of shale gas and oil by OIL India limited is at the nascent stage. Technical experts sees huge potential of Shale gas in the Gulf of Cambay and other nearby areas. The Government of India announced the “Policy Guidelines for Exploration and Exploitation of Shale Gas and Oil by National Oil Companies under Nomination regime” to carry out exploration and exploitation of shale gas and oil activities in 55 Petroleum Exploration Licence / Petroleum Mining Lease areas (ONGC-50; OIL 5)
has been granted under the first phase of Assessment which is for 3 years. For meeting the country’s growing energy demands, exploration and exploitation of shale oil and gas is essential. Under the notified policy, the National Oil Companies shall be permitted to apply for Petroleum Exploration License /Petroleum Mining Lease in at least 135 blocks awarded under the nomination regimes for assessment and exploitation of shale oil and gas under Phase II and III after completion of Phase I.
KPT invites EoI to set up 1,000 ha renewable energy park in Kutch Correspondent, Bhuj
Kandla Port Trust has invited expression of interest(EoI) to set up a renewable energy park on 1,000 ha land at Kandla and Tuna. Global tenders are out in this regard and the last date for submission of expression of interest(EoI) is 2ndApril. This project has been taken up under ‘Make in India’ policy introduced by Government of India. Proposed port led SEZ will be one of the biggest multipurpose SEZs in India. It will cover 3600 ha land in Kandla and 1400 land in Tuna – in total 5,000 ha land. Of
this 1,000 ha land has been marked for energy park, while the other land is likely to be allotted for setting up general engineering units including heavy electrical equipment units. Coastline of Gujarat has capacity to generate 10,000 MW wind energy. Center for Wind Energy Technology has identified 40 locations in Gujarat suitable to generate
wind energy. Kandla is one of them. Even on solar energy front, Kutch region is blessed with sunlight suitable for solar power generation available for 310 days in year. As per the details of EoI, power production company located in proposed energy park in Kandla will be allowed to distribute electricity through national power grid.
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Gujarat Council on Science & Technology (GUJCOST) under Digital
vaccine and Goat Pox vaccine Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
largest airliner. The design and construction of the Solar Impulse took 12 years. A first version of the craft rolled out in 2009 and broke records for height and distance travelled by a manned solar plane.
India –Digital Gujarat, through its unique Community Science Centres and School Science Club network has planned to design and develop a series of programmes and outreach activities for school and college students, teachers and the common citizens to accelerate Digital Literacy in the society. For this purpose an amount of Rs.1.5 crore has been allocated by the state government to design the program. The GUJCOST will tries to popularizes the use of digital
Intas Pharma buys Spanish company's hospital business subsidiary Accord Healthcare Ltd. Spanish firm Combino Pharm is a leading supplier of pharmaceutical products to a number of hospitals in Spain and Portugal. The acquisition by Intas is a strategic move as its subsidiary already has presence in Spain but mainly supplies oncology drugs to hospitals.The transfer of Combino's hospital division will bring anti-infective and critical care drugs to Accord's portfolio. Post acquisition Accord will have rights to supply these drugs to hospitals in Spain and
ONGC drills well in Cambay basin to explore shale gas potential
Gujarat govt to launch program to promote digital literacy Hester Biosciences launches PPR
Solar Impulse 2 lands in Varanasi
Agency : New Delhi Sun powered aircraft 'Solar Impulse 2' landed in the holy city of Varanasi on Wednesday evening. The aircraft, which began its journey on March 9 from Abu Dhabi, was delayed in Ahmedabad earlier by
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Portugal. "Through this acquisition, Accord obtains certain rights over Combino's hospital portfolio in a number of European and nonEuropean countries. The acquisition offers lot of synergies to Ac cord's already existing business in Spain. It will further strengthen and expand Accord's operations in Spain and Portugal," said Binish Chudgar, vice chairman and managing director of Intas Pharmaceuticals. Combino has access to around 80% of the hospitals in Spain and Portugal. Intas
Pharmaceuticals plans to roll out the acquired products outside Spain, into other markets of Europe. "Combino Pharm has a basket of products in antiinfective and critical care segments, which will add strength to Accord's hospital range," added Chudgar. Accord is engaged in all the licensing related activities and pharmaceutical product trading in the regulated markets such as USA, UK, France, Italy, Spain to name a few. The combined turnover of both the companies would be over 30 million euros.
technology in the day to day life as well as promoting the use of technology in availing various government services. Gujarat Government is planning to roll out around 500 online services related to the different departments in coming days. GUJCOST was established in September, 1986, to play a catalytic role in promoting the use of Science and Technology in the development process of the State. The S&T Council was constituted with a view to develop technologies appropriate to and in harmony with present conditions. The Council has been catalyzing interaction between developers and users of technologies, by bringing on a common platform to training Scientists and Engineers on the one hand and policy makers as well as administrators on the other. Accordingly, the State Council is identifying the areas in which Science and Technology can be applied for development activities and achieve the goals of the State, with a particular emphasis to eliminate the prevailing backwardness, rural unemployment and poverty.
Gujarat headquartered Hester Biosciences Limited, which is also India’s leading animal biological & health care company has launched its PPR (Peste Des Petits Ruminants) vaccine and Goat Pox vaccine. With the launch of these vaccines as well as being the second largest poultry vaccine manufacturer in India, Hester has positioned itself to capitalise on upcoming opportunities in the animal health care industry globally as well as in India. PPR vaccine is given once in a year to sheep and goats. PPR disease causes dysentery and death of the animal. It is therefore a disease of high economical
importance worldwide. The total targeted population of sheep and goat for PPR vaccine in the world is 145 crores. In India, the targeted population is 20 crores. Mr. Rajiv Gandhi, CEO & MD, Hester Biosciences Ltd said “The world market for PPR vaccine is slated to be for INR 300 crores annually.
The Indian market is slated to be INR 40 crores annually. The PPR vaccine will contribute toward also the disease eradication programs of the Government of India. Hester is also the first company in India to manufacture the Goat Pox vaccine. This vaccine is to be given annually to goats.
Japan's top architect to set up design school in Gujarat Correspondent,
VADODARA The brain behind Japan's Hiroshima House — the peace memorial in memory of Hiroshima's tragedy and 'Tower of Silence' built to commemorate Helen Keller's visit to Japan — will now build a school where budding artists and architects will be groomed in Gujarat. Osamu Ishiyama, Japan's internationally acclaimed architect professor, will set up a school where children
will learn paintings, sculpture and basic architecture in rural Gujarat. As a first step in this direction, 71-yearold Ishiyama brought seven students and two professors from Japan's Tokyo University and Waseda University to city-based Vadodara Design Academy (VDA) where a four days joint workshop of Indian and Japanese students was held to create seven models for the school. Ishiyama, who retired from Waseda University's
Department of Architecture, wants to set up the school for minorities whom he defines those who are disabled, the deviants and the disenfranchised. "Seven teams each consisting of one Japanese students and three Indian students carried out the design assignments including models of classrooms, dormitory for teachers, gallery and studio space among others for the school," VDA's director Nirav Hirpara said.
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