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“Patidar agitation”
Security forces today recovered IEDs weighing about 10 kilograms which were concealed beneath a dirt track by Naxals in the Kondagaon district of Chhattisgarh. Officials said the recovery was made by troops of the 41st battalion of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) who were out for a road sanitisation exercise as part of an anti-Naxal operation in the area. They said two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) of 5kg each were recovered from the Ranapal area of the said district.
SC notice to CBI on plea of UP’s exbabu in plot scam
Agency | New Delhi The Supreme Court today sought the CBI’s response on an appeal against a Allahabad High Court order upholding the conviction of Uttar Pradesh’s former chief secretary Neera Yadav in the Noida plot scam. A bench headed by Justice P C Ghose issued notice to CBI and tagged her petition challenging the Allahabad High Court order of 2010, upholding her conviction and four year sentence with other related petitions pending before the apex court. “Issue notice to respondents (CBI). The main petition is tagged with other matters pending before other bench,” the bench also comprising Justice Amitava Roy said.
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Spurred by Jat reservation in Haryana, compromise is elusive in Gujarat
Gujarat Bandh gets little response
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the quota issue had little impact today except in for some pockets dominated by the community members in different cities of the state. The curfew imposed on Sunday in Mehasana town was lifted on Monday morning, where as the bandh call given by Sardar Patel Group after Sunday’s violence in Mehasana town largely remained incident free today, police said. Police has made elaborate security arrangements
in view of the bandh call but schools and colleges, public transport and trains have remained unaffected. Also, mobile and internet services have been banned in top towns of the state like Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot and Mehasana. The restriction will continue till midnight today. The bandh call given by the Patel agitators had little impact in major cities like Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot. Even in Mehsana, where community members had on Sunday clashed with police by giving a call of Jail Bharo stir, the bandh call evoked partial response as
The government has delayed the process of signing actor Amitabh Bachchan as Brand Ambassador of ‘Atulya Bharat’ due to his name appearing in Panama Papers leak, according to sources. Sources said that decision was supposed to be taken this month but it has been delayed. “Decision will only be taken after clean chit is given to Amitabh Bachchan.”
Bachchan, whose name figured in the Panama Paper leaks as allegedly having links with offshore entities in two tax havens, has already denied any connection with those companies, saying his name may have been “misused”. He also claimed that even the news report had not suggested any wrongdoing on his part. carried a report based on leaked documents of a Panama-based law firm
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only areas dominated by Patel population remained closed. “We lifted the curfew at 6am as the situation was under control. No reports of untoward incident have come so far during the bandh call. Mobile In-
Mossack Fonseca which is said to feature links of over 500 Indians to firms and accounts in offshore tax havens. Referring to the report, Bachchan, 73, said, “I do not know any of the companies referred to by – Sea Bulk Shipping Company Ltd, Lady Shipping Ltd, Treasure Shipping Ltd, and Tramp Shipping Ltd. I have never been a director of any of the above stated companies.
ternet services will remain closed in the city till midnight today,” Mehsana district collector Lochan Sehra said. After violence
Seeking strong global action against terror networks, India on Monday warned the international community that if it continues to adopt “double standards” in dealing with the menace there will be “serious consequences”. In her address at the Foreign Ministers meeting of RIC (Russia-India-China), External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said the grouping must lead the world in fighting terrorism. Significantly, Swaraj’s remarks came after she raised with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, before the tilat-
at Modhera cross roads on Sunday, Mehsana police lodged an FIR against Sardar Patel Group (SPG) President Lalji Patel and 36 others under various sections of IPC, including loot and rioting. ”We have lodged an FIR against Patel and 36 other agitators for rioting, loot, arson, damaging public property and defying orders of police. No arrests are made
the first affidavit in the encounter case, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Congress, especially Gandhi and her son Rahul, should take responsibility because Chidambaram did so as the party found it not strong enough to fight Modi politically. ”You underplayed a terror plot that could eliminate (Modi). You are clearly admitting that you cannot fight this
politically. So eliminate or allow to eliminate or encourage elimination of the leader who you are mortified of fighting politically....we (Congress) do everything possible in our hand to make sure that we make it appear that he is against some section, projected as if there is no terror threat against him,” she told a press conference at the BJP office. The debate, she said, cannot be confined to Chidambaram. “Sonia Gandhi worked actively on this theory. That is why she went to town saying an encounter has happened as though there was no intelligence information stating that there was terror plot,” she said.
Vijay Mallya’s plea against ED’s claim rejected, Mumbai court issues non-bailable warrant Agency | New Delhi
A special PMLA Court on Monday issued non-bailable warrant against Kingfisher Airlines owner Vijay Mallya. The court also rejected the plea by Kingfisher Airlines challenging Enforcement Directorate’s claim that Rs 430 crore was siphoned off by Mallya for acquiring properties abroad. The Kingfisher Airlines had moved an application in the special PMLA court in Mumbai terming
Double standards in dealing with terror is dangerous: Sushma Swaraj Agency | Moscow
erty abroad. “This fact may have a bearing in the mind of the court so we wanted to correct it and place it before the court. ED’ charges are false and incorrect,” said advocate
Pranav Badeka of the now defunct Kingfisher Airlines (KFA). The Enforcement Directorate questioned before court the locus standi of Mallya in making such an application at this stage. The court rejected the application, while issuing a non-bailable warrant against him. Advocate Hiten Venegaonkar, who represented the ED told the court that Mallya was required to appear before the agency for further investigation.
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yet,” said police sub inspector of Mehsana ‘B’ division police S B Jadeja. In Ahmedabad, life remained normal expect of some Patel dominated localities of eastern side of the city where shops have not opened till afternoon. School, colleges, public transport, shops and establishment remained open in the city. In Surat also bandh had no impact
as almost all the areas remained open, while in Rajkot, some Patel dominated areas remained closed but other parts of the city were unaffected by the bandh call. Curfew was on Sunday clamped in Mehsana and mobile internet services were banned as a massive rally of the Patel community demanding reservation and immediate release of their jailed leaders turned violent with two buildings being set ablaze and some police vehicles damaged. Curfew was imposed in Mehsana town of Gujarat and mobile Internet services suspended in Ahmedabad, Mehsana, Surat and Rajkot, after a call to court arrest given by Patidar leaders turned violent.
as “false and incorrect” Enforcement Directorate’s charges against Mallya that he had siphoned off Rs 430 crore of the IDBI loan and used this money to acquire prop-
Ishrat Jahan case: Congress quietly watched terror plot bloom, alleges BJP
Her remarks come in the backdrop of China stopping UN sanctions committee from designating Azhar as terrorist, maintaining that the case “did not meet the requirements” of the Security Council
eral, the issue of China blocking India’s bid at the UN to have JeM chief and Pathankot terror attack mastermind Masood Azhar designated as terrorist. “India believes that the foremost challenge to international security continues to be posed by
international terrorism. The RIC countries must lead the way in getting the international community together to counter terrorism through joint action, including at the UN,” Swaraj said. “We must not fail in this regard. If we continue to adopt double
standards in dealing with terrorism it will have serious consequences not just for our own countries, but the international community as a whole,” she said. Her remarks come in the backdrop of China stopping UN sanctions committee from designating Azhar as terrorist, maintaining that the case “did not meet the requirements” of the Security Council. Talking about the UN Security Council reform, she said a greater urgency was required on the issue and sought support of Russia and China.
Agency | New Delhi The BJP and the government on Monday launched a sharp attack on Congress over the Ishrat Jahan case, accusing it of having wanted “elimination” of Narendra Modi, a theory on which Congress President Sonia Gandhi “worked actively”. Citing a media report which claimed that the then Home Minister P Chidambaram had signed
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The journey of the Kohinoor: From Golconda to London...!
Seated comfortably with the Crown jewels of the Queen mother at the Tower of London, the Kohinoor diamond has been a bone of contention between the Indian and the British governments for decades. History has it that the British first came into possession of the diamond in 1850 after the conquest of Punjab, then under Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Government on Monday told the Supreme Court that Kohinoor diamond was neither “forcibly taken” nor “stolen” by British rulers but given to the East India Company by the rulers of Punjab. The diamond, however, changed hands several times before finally coming into the ownership of the British. The Kohinoor was first mentioned some 4000 to 5000 years back in some Sanskrit texts. At that period though, it was known by the name ‘Samantika Mani’ (prince and leader among diamonds). According to some myths, the diamond was in the possession of Hindu God Krishna. The origin of the diamond has been placed in the Golconda in Andhra Pradesh. It was mined from the Rayalaseema diamond mine when it was under the rule of the Kakatiya dynasty. Under the rulership of Alauddin Khilji, the second ruler of the Delhi Sultanate dynasty, the Khiljis made successful raids in Southern India. It is believed that the Khiljis came to acquire the diamond in one such expedition at Warangal in 1310. The diamond then kept switching ownership of the succeeding rulers of the Delhi Sultanate. In 1526 Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi, from whom he acquired the diamond. Bubur mentions the diamond in his memoir, the Baburnama. After Babur, there is record that it adorned Shah Jahan’s Peacock throne. The Persian monarch, Nadir Shah invaded the Mughal empire in 1739 and therein obtained the diamond. Legend has it that it was Nadir Shah who gave the diamond its current name, ‘kohi-noor’, which in Persian means mountain of light. Nadir Shah was assassinated in 1747 and his empire disintegrated. After his death, the Kohinoor came into the acquisition of one of his generals, Ahmad Shah Durrani. One of his descendents, Shah Shuja Durrani gave the diamond to Ranjit Singh of Punjab, who in return helped Durrani win back the throne of Afghanistan. In 1849, the British conquered Punjab and the Lahore treaty was proclaimed. One term in the treaty stated that: The gem called Kohinoor which was taken from Shah Shuja-ul-Malik by Maharaja Ranjit Singh shall be surrendered by the Maharajah of Lahore to the Queen of England. Lord Dalhousie, in 1851, arranged for the Kohinoor to be presented to Queen Victoria by Duleep Singh, successor of Ranjit Singh. The presentation of the diamond was a grand event organized in Hyde Park, London. Since then, the Kohinoor has remained in England.
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“With India’s unmatched potential on sea and river front, the government is determined to give a big push to ‘blue revolution’ which has potential to create over 20 million jobs” - Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said...
Richa Chadha contributes to Sarbjit’s choreography Actress Richa Chadha has tried her hand at choreographing a few steps for the song Tung Luk Tung Luk in Sarbjit
Agency | Mumbai Actress Richa Chadha, who enjoys dancing, has tried her hand at choreographing a few steps for the song Tung Luk Tung Luk in her next film Sarbjit. “I love dancing, be it any form, and being a Punjabi — bhangra and gidda is my favourite. When I heard this song for the first time, I was excited as it was peppy and fun
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and was therefore looking forward to the shoot,” said Richa, who will play the role of Sarbjit’s wife in the upcoming movie. According to a source, Richa helped out co-actor Randeep Hooda, who was having some trouble with a few steps, to master the moves. “While shooting for the song, the set up and the atmosphere was so lively that I got
into the feel and tried my own steps in between. To my surprise, the choreographer liked them and decided to include them in the dance. The song is amazing and in no time the entire set became a dance floor,” added Richa. Directed by Omung Kumar, Sarbjit also stars Randeep Hooda, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and is set to release on May 20, 2016.
Deepika Padukone agrees to romance Salman Khan but only on one condition!
Sushant meets Dhoni’s old friends from Kharagpur to prepare for movie Agency | Mumbai
MS Dhoni is a star in the Indian cricketing world. But not many know that the Ranchi lad was a railway ticket collector before he became a cricketer. In fact, Sushant Singh Rajput, who plays Dhoni in an upcoming biopic, even spent some time with Dhoni’s friends, who are still ticket collectors, to prepare for his role. “Before he started shooting for the film, Sushant spent a few weeks with three room-mates of Dhoni, who work as ticket collectors at Kharagpur Junction railway station. That is where Dhoni was posted before he took the cricketing world by storm,” says an insider. Apparently, Sushant didn’t just interact with them. He also travelled with them in the trains incognito, and observed
their body language and style of talking. “The actor also ditched the fivestar hotels, and stayed with them at the railway quarters for all the days that he was there.
He wanted to get a better idea of their lifestyle. He even played cricket on the same ground that Dhoni used to play on in the city,” adds the insider.
Sushant meets Dhoni’s old friends from Kharagpur to prepare for movie
John Abraham is certainly not interested in wishing his former girlfriend Bipasha Basu a happy married life.
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Vikram’s ‘Irumugan’ targeting July release, watch film’s first teaser
Agency | Chennai The makers of Vikram-starrer Tamil thriller “Irumugan”, which features the star in a double role, are planning to release the film this July, provided everything goes as planned. “The plan is to release towards the end of July. Everything has been going on as planned so far and if it continues in the same fashion, there should be no delay in the release,” a source from the film’s unit said. Also starring Nayanthara and Nithya
Menen, the film is nearly 60 per cent complete. “After wrapping up the next schedule in the city, the team will head to Ladakh, followed by Bangkok,” he said, adding that predominant portion of the film has already been shot in Malaysia. On Sunday, the film’s first teaser was unveiled, on the account of Vikram’s 50th birthday. It is rumoured that Vikram will be seen as a transgender in his second role in the film, which is produced by Thameens Films.
Deepika Padukone is all set to sign Kabir Khan’s next opposite Salman Khan but she will do so only on one condition. What’s it? Find out... Agency | New Delhi
Deepika Padukone and Salman Khan have never been paired opposite each other. Each time the two actors come this close to signing a film together but it just doesn’t happen. Be it Prem Ratan Dhan Payo or Sultan, Deepika has never shied away from refusing an offer to act with the Dabangg Khan. Her reason? Well, it’s obvious. But now everything is going to change. It’s finally happening.
Deepika and Salman are indeed pairing up for the first time in Kabir Khan’s next film. Although it was reported that Katrina Kaif was in contention for the role, Deepika might have just clinched it at the last moment. So all Deepika and Salman fans rejoice, the fresh pairing will be seen in Kabir’s next which releases on Eid 2017. But there’s one condition on which Dippy will green light the film. What’s it? Given that Deepika is doing commendably
well in her career and has been shouldering all her films single-handedly almost, she wants a concrete role in the film and unlike other Salman heroines, she won’t take up a miniature role where she will be reduced to a mere prop in the film. Her reasonings are quite clear and she has already given a heads up to Kabir who is ensuring that Deepika’s role in his next is at par with Salman’s. Now that’s what you call fighting it out in a man’s world!
Agency | Mumbai John Abraham is certainly not interested in wishing his former girlfriend Bipasha Basu a happy married life. The hunky actor was posed a question about Bipasha’s upcoming wedding at an event on Sunday (April 17) evening. The moment John heard the scribe referring to his ex girlfriend, he pushed the mike, looked away and walked off in a huff. (Read: Bipasha John and Bipasha, who dated each other for a long time, had an acrimonious break-up and have not
spoken to each other since their split. While John moved on quickly by marrying Priya Runchal, Bipasha found love after long in Alone co -star Karan Singh Grover and the duo will be
tying the knot on April 30. Apparently, Bipasha has left John’s name out of the invitee list. Looks like there is certainly no love lost between the once former lovers.
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Quinton De Kock ton shows maturity, ignites Delhi Daredevils campaign
Warriors in 2013 after Brendon McCullum set the IPL on fire in the inaugural season with an explosive 158 not out for Kolkata Knight Riders against RCB De Kock’s 51-ball 108 that laid RCB low at the same Chinnaswamy Stadium could inspire the young Daredevils batsmen in a team that finished seventh in
the group stage in 2015 after ending up last in the previous two years. The 23-year-old South African became the youngest to score an IPL century, only behind Manish Pandey’s 118 not out for RCB against Deccan Chargers in 2009 as a 19-yearold. Brilliant death overs bowling by pacers Mohammed Shami and Chris Morris had helped Daredevils restrict RCB to 191 after Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers had threatened to put up a far bigger total. With Rahul Dravid as mentor, Delhi have chosen a young squad, which has pitch-forked de Kock into the role of a senior batsman this season.
the second Indian to bag a Bronze medal at the sixth Gymnastics Asian Championships in Hiroshima. Dipa, who hails from Tripura’s Agartala, did not enter into gymnastics by choice. In fact, it was a sport she had abhorred ever since she was initiated into it by her father, Dulal, a weightlifting coach. She was afraid of falling! However, with the passage of time, not only did she get used to the sport and overcome her apprehensions and dislike, she also be-
gan nurturing a burning need to carve a niche for herself. Trained by B.S. Nandi and Kaplana Debnath in Agartala, she improved in leaps and bounds. Dipa came into the limelight last year at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) held in Glasgow, Scotland and won a Bronze, making it India’s first-ever medal by a woman gymnast in the CWG. If you are familiar with the nuances of gymnastics, you would know that the word ‘Produnova’ is uttered in tones of reverence. It is the Everest of gymnastics, the avada kedavra of the dark arts. Despite missing out on the gold and silver, it is for her flawless execution of the Produnova — a vault that consists of a front handspring and two front somersaults— that Dipa won her medal.
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Datsun here today unveiled its highly anticipated third model, the trend-setting Datsun redi-GO urban-cross. Just two years after entering the Indian market, Datsun is expanding its offering by introducing an all-new class of car aimed at the young and aspirational, ready to take the next step in their lives. These customers have an achiever mindset, value fun and freedom, and confidently strive for success and opportunity. The Datsun redi-GO symbolizes these key values. The Datsun redi-GO, the first urban-cross in the Indian market, combines the roominess, best in class ground clearance (185mm) and sheer fun of a crossover and blends that with zippy driving and fuel efficiency of an affordable compact hatchback.
Now Amazon Echo to give health advice based on age, weight
Agency | Bangalore The Indian Premier League has seen centuries of great impact down the years and Quinton de Kock’s brilliant knock on Sunday could well be the spark that could ignite the campaign of Delhi Daredevils this season. Chris Gayle’s 175 not out for Royal Challengers Bangalore demolished Pune
Dipa Karmakar becomes first Indian woman gymnast to seal Olympic berth
Agency | New Delhi We all aim for a healthy living which means more energy, better mood, weight loss and stronger bones, but often depend on hospitals for medical assistance of our children in case of illness, so what if a device gives you proper health advice based on your age and weight Yes, you heard it right, Amazon, the American electronic commerce and cloud computing company, has launched new KidsMD skill that can help parents decide to call a doctor on symptoms like fever, cough, headache, rash, vomiting, sore throat, diarrhoea, fatigue or shortness of breath. By using KidsMD on once’s Alexa device, people would be able to ask for dosing advice based on their child’s weight or age, the Verge reported. The American electronic commerce and cloud computing company had earlier announced that the Amazon Echo, an expertly tuned speaker will officially support Swedish commercial music streaming, podcast and video service Spotify.Amazon’s Echo device was also used to order a pizza and with the help of the device’s digital assistant ‘Alexa’ one could also call a cab from Uber.
Tork Motorcycles raises funds from Ola founders, others
Agency | Bengaluru Start-up Tork Motorcycles that makes electric motorcycles has raised an undisclosed amount of angel funding led by Bhavish Agarwal and Ankit Bhati, co-founders of cab aggregator Ola (Technologies Pvt. Ltd), and other angels, including Harpreet Grover, CoCubes co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO), the company said in a statement on Monday. Pune-based Tork Motorcycles is developing an electric motorcycle—T6X—and is in the closing stages of prototyping and certification for the bike. “We are building India’s first electric motorcycle and are targeting its launch by this year. The motorcycle will solve the rider’s pain points with several value-added features like GPS, storage, cloud connectivity and phone charging, making it also the first smart motorcycle in India,” said Kapil Shelke, founder, Tork Motorcycles, in a statement.
Agency | Mumbai Concentration was writ large on her face. She jogged on the spot to warm herself, bent forward, eyes focussed on her goal. The determination seen in them belied the nervousness she perhaps felt. And then, amidst applause, she soared high, executing a faultless Tsukahara — one of gymnastics’ most sophisticated vault routines — which clinched the deal. Last week, 21-year-old Dipa Karmakar became the first woman gymnast and
Uttarakhand crisis: HC questions Centre’s ‘interference’ in state affairs Agency | Nainital
The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday asked the Centre whether it was not “totally extraneous” for the Union Government to be concerned over the disqualification of nine rebel MLAs and to “interfere” in the affairs of the state which has to be done only in “extraordinary instances”. “What is passing through our mind is, is it the lookout of the Central government as to what would have happened on March 28 (when floor test was to be held) in view of the changed composition and in view of the nine ousted MLAs..? “Will it not be totally extraneous for Central government, which is ruled by another political party, to be concerned by changed composition…,” a bench of Chief Justice K M Joseph and Justice V K Bist asked Attorney General
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Shane Watson and David Wiese’s stunning relay catch !
Agency | Mumbai Australians and their fielding is probably one of the best love story one can see. The Aussies are simply top-notch in the field. One such moment of brilliance came during Sunday’s encounter between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils. Courtesy of Kohli and AB de Villiers,
RCB were able to post a fighting total of 191 in their 20 overs. With Delhi put in chase this humongous total, RCB got off to almost the perfect start when Watson and Wiese took a stunner of a catch. Just into the fifth ball of the innings, Shreyas Iyer tried to clear mid-off and hit it for a six. Sensing that Iyer hasn’t timed it to per-
fection, Watson and Wiese started running towards the ball. Watson didn’t take his eye off the ball and took a brilliant ‘Kapil Dev’ like catch. However, unable to control his momentum, Watson threw the ball back on the field where Wiese caught hold off it just inches away from the boundary rope to complete a memorable catch. RCB finally lost the match courtesy Quinton de Kock’s brilliant ton but this catch was definitely one of the high point for Kohli’s boys. Just 12 matches into the IPL 2016, we can expect more of such amazing catches.
three games at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium. “IPL and IMG officials will be going to Rajasthan on Monday to speak to the state government,” said Shukla. The Bombay High Court had ordered the league organisers to shift all home games of Mumbai and Pune Supergiants outside the drought-hit Maharashtra after April 30. Mumbai
has already played two games at the Wankhede stadium. They will play two more games at the same venue --- April 20 and 28 --- before shifting to Jaipur. Earlier, Jaipur used to be the home ground of the now-suspended Rajasthan Royals. Shukla clarified that the Rajasthan Cricket Association, which is under suspension, will not play a part in the organisation the matches. “The stadium is owned by the state government and not by the association. And, in any case, the association is suspended, not the venue,” added Shukla. On Thursday, Pune had agreed to hold their home games in Visakhapatnam.
IPL 2016: Mumbai Indians to play ‘home’ matches in Jaipur
Agency | Mumbai Mumbai Indians are set to play three of their rescheduled games in Jaipur, IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla said on Sunday. “We had given them three options --- Jaipur, Kanpur and Raipur --- and the franchise has asked for Jaipur to be their venue,” said Shukla. The defending champions will play
Mark Wood could miss upcoming England summer due to ankle injury Agency | London
Mukul Rohatgi.The bench was hearing a writ petition of the ousted Chief Minister Harish Rawat plea challenging imposition of President’s rule on March 26. The bench said it (the demand for division of votes in the Assembly when appropriation Bill was introduced) was only a “solitary instance” and added “this is what is colouring our minds. Can one solitary instance topple a democratically-elected government in its fourth-fifth year… root of the matter is you are cutting at root of democracy”. Attorney
General Mukul Rohatgi contended that the Speaker’s decision to not allow 35 MLAs to vote on their demand for division, when the money bill was introduced, amounted to “destroying democracy” as the 35 constituted the majority view. He alleged that former Chief Minister Harish Rawat and the Speaker were “in cahoots” and “scuttled the demand for division”. He claimed that since no vote was held, the money bill had failed and this amounted to the state government having fallen on March 18.
Mark Wood, the England fast bowler, could miss the entire upcoming international summer as he is likely to go under the knife once again to repair his troublesome left ankle, according to reports. The 26-year-old, who has been out of action since missing the Sharjah Test in November 2015 due to ankle injury, was expected to make a comeback during Durham’s season opener, but pulled out late and travelled to the Netherlands to consult a specialist. The Ashington-born bowler, who earlier underwent surgery for a problem at the front of his ankle, is now having trouble near the back of his ankle. He had an injection last week, but it did not yield desired results, according
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to a said. If a surgery is required, Wood will miss England’s summer where they host Sri Lanka (3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1 T20I) and Pakistan (4 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1 T20I)) spanning from May 19 to September 7. The right-arm pacer bowls at a brisk pace with a considerably short
run-up and his bowling action is said to have put a lot of pressure on his front leg (left leg), resulting in him being injury-prone. Wood was impressive during the 2015 Ashes and also did well in the Dubai Test against Pakistan - his last international appearance.
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Rs 2,000-crore drug bust in Thane: ‘Kingpin’ on run, police pursue international leads
Agency | Mumbai The Thane police are on the lookout for the ‘kingpin’ of the gang that was busted on Saturday following the seizure of banned drug Ephedrine worth Rs 2,000 crore from the Solapur facility of a chemical manufacturing firm. While the police have so far arrested five persons, including the firm’s senior production manager, they believe that the kingpin is a
person brought in to the company nearly a year ago, who would oversee the drugs being distributed for unauthorised use in the city.Ephedrine, the sale of which is banned in India, is popularly used overseas to treat asthma and bronchitis. While controlled dosage eases breathing, its abuse, popularly in the powder form, is known to cause euphoria, hypertension and nausea. It is synthesised to produce the pop-
ular narcotic Methamphetamine. On April 10. the police had arrested a Nigerian national, Sipren Chinassa, who was allegedly smuggling 500 grams of Ephedrine in Kalyan. His interrogation had led to the arrest of three others, including a Solapur resident. Based on their interrogation, Avon Lifesciences Limited office in Solapur MIDC was raided, and 18.5 tonnes of Ephedrine allegedly recovered. The police then eventually arrested the senior production manager of the unit. A senior officer, requesting anonymity, said they are pursuing several leads in the case, including that of a Polish drug cartel being in contact with the arrested accused.
Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Will Need 100 Daily Trips To Be Viable: Study Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The proposed bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will have to ferry 88,000 - 118,000 passengers per day, or undertake 100 trips daily, for the Railways to keep it financially viable, according to a report by Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A). The report, titled, “Dedicated High Speed Railway (HSR) Networks in India: Issues in Development,” states that if the Railways set the ticket price at Rs 1500 for 300km drive per person fifteen years after the operation, it will have to ferry between 88,000 and 110,000 passengers every day to ensure that it repays the loans with in-
Former BJP general secretary Sanjay Joshi in Gujarat on ‘courtesy call’
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Former BJP general secretary Sanjay Joshi was in Ahmedabad on Sunday to meet old party colleagues and attend a couple of weddings in the city. Joshi returned to Delhi in the night. He also met former state Health Minister Jay Narayan Vyas in the afternoon for about 15 minutes along with his friends. “We had a chat for some time and it was a courtesy call only,” Joshi said. When asked, if Joshi was here to play mediator be-
tween the Patidar leaders and the government, Vyas said he did not see any such role. “I categorically deny that Joshi was here to play any such intermediary role in the ongoing problem…it is a coincidence that he happens to be in the state on a day like this,” Vyas said of Joshi’s visit. Earlier in the day, Joshi visited senior leader Dattaji Chirandas. Meanwhile, state BJP president Vijay Rupani said he was not aware of Joshi’s visit to Ahmedabad.
Chief Secretary of Gujarat State, G.R. Aloria on Sunday held meeting in Ahmedabad Circuit house on law and order situation in connection with Patidar stir. Aloria said police used tear gas and water canon in Mahesana and fired round in air and therefore there’s no causality. Aloria praised police force for showing restraint while dealing with Patidar mob in Mahesana. Aloria clarified that Patidar agitation leader Lalji Patel had suffered head injury due to stone pelting and not due to cane charge by police. He said on the contrary police took Lalji Patel to medical facility. Aloria said permission was given to Patidar outfit for meeting but not for rally in Mahesana. He said five ST buses were torched
at various places across the state, two government buildings were torched in Mahesana, 435 persons were arrested in Surat, and barring Bhavnagar and Morbi where road blockades were attempted there’s peace allover in Gujarat. He said Rapid Action Force teams are sent to Surat and Mahesana and 116 State Reserve Police Force and paramilitary teams are sent to dis-
tricts as per their demand. The state government is in contact with central government for allocation of additional 10 companies if needed in future. He said internet services are suspended in Mahesana, Rajkot, Surat and Ahmedabad for a day. Further decision on whether to resume these services will be taken after review of law and order situation tomorrow.
incidents are not “uncommon in marriages” in Uttar Pradesh. The 27-year-old left-handed batsman tied the nuptial
knot with Riva Solanki in a ceremony at Rajkot where a reveller opened celebratory firing in the air.
Celebratory firing at Jadeja’s marriage: DGP says it’s lesser compared to UP Mehsana: 25 named in FIR,
Sunvilla News | Mehsana
offered a 15-year moratorium on loan, so revenue concerns for the Indian Railways will arise from the 16th year, the authors state in the paper. The total distance covered by the train will be 534 kilometres. The paper has been jointly authored by faculty members G Raghuram, professor of the institute’s Public Systems Group, and Prashanth Udayakumar.
Lalji was injured due to stone pelting and not lathi charge:Chief Secretary
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Lalji’s injury due to stone pelting as per medical report
terest on time. Japan has offered a concessional loan of Rs 97,636 crore to fund about 80 per cent of the project cost with a repayment period of 50 years beginning from the 16th year of operation at an interest rate of 0.1 per cent. For the remaining 20 per cent loan, the authors assume 8 per cent average rate of interest (on Rs 20,000 crore to be funded by Centre). Japan has
Ahmedabad
Mehsana town in north Gujarat is normal and peaceful today after yesterday’s clash between Patidar community agitators and police. Curfew was lifted today morning in Mahesana town. Section 144 was also withdrawn. Local police, SRP and RAF jawans are deployed in this town to maintain law and order. Meanwhile district police chief Mandlik while speaking to media persons said, FIR has been lodged against those involved in attack over police yester-
day. 25 persons are named in FIR. He said agitation leader Lalji Patel has suffered injury on back side of his head while police was on front side. Primary medical report suggests that he had suffered head injury due to stone and not due to police stick. “Position of injury and primary medical report make it clear that Lalji had suffered injury due to stone pelting and not due to lathicharge,” he said and added that Lalji was initially taken to Civil hospital by police but he was later shifted to Lions hospital.
Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
Gujarat in-charge DGP P P Pandey today termed as a “minor issue” the celebratory firing at wedding ceremony of cricketer Ravindra Jadeja, saying in his home state of Uttar Pradesh such practice is common where at least 100 rounds are typically fired in every marriage. “It’s a minor issue. I am from UP. Hundred to two hundred rounds are fired in every marriage there,” Pandey told television reporters who asked him to comment on the celebratory firing at the cricketer’s wedding in Rajkot yesterday. He said such
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