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‘Desh jhukne nahi dunga’: Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi on reports of China building village in Arunachal Page : 2
India retains Border-Gavaskar trophy with historic 2-1 win against Australia in Test series Page : 3
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15 people crushed to death by truck in Surat The tragedy took place near Kosamba village, around 60 km from Surat, police said, adding that all those killed hailed from Rajasthan
The truck driver, who apparently lost control over the vehicle after hitting a In Gujarat, 15 people sleeping on the roadside were sugarcane laden tractor, has been detained. Agency News: Surat
crushed to death when they were run over by a truck in Kosamba village near Surat late last night. According to Police, all the deceased were labourers belonging to Banswara district in Rajasthan. A speeding truck collided with a tractor loaded with sugarcane after which the driver of the truck lost control of the vehicle and drove it over the pavement where the labourers were sleeping.
Twelve persons were killed on the spot, while three more succumbed to the injuries in the hospitalAIR correspondent reports that the deceased include eight women and one child. Six injured including truck driver and cleaner have been admitted to the SMIMER Hospital in Surat. President Ram Nath Kovind has expressed sadness at the road accident in Surat, Gujarat.
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COVID-19 vaccination begins at National Defence Academy The vaccination drive against the COVID-19 virus started in Pune’s National Defence Academy and Military Hospital, Khadakwasla on Monday, reported The Indian Express. Under this drive, people from the defence establishments in Khadakwasla and Girinagar area, including 2,000 cadets of the NDA will be given vaccine jabs. Meanwhile, after a gap of two days, the COVID-19 vaccination drive resumed in Mumbai and Pune on Tuesday morning, but unlike the first day, there was hardly any rush of beneficiaries for taking jabs in the metropolis. Pune, the vaccination resumed at 28 out of the 31 centres on Tuesday, a senior district health official said. There are 31 vaccination centres in the district- eight each in Pune city.
The Government of Gujarat today announced ‘Horticulture Development Mission’ (Bagayat Vikas Mission) in attempt to double the income of farmers involved in medicinal and horticulture farming. Under this mission, padtar government land will be given on 30-year lease for farming of horticulture and medicinal crops. As per an estimate, the government has about 50,000 non-cultivated land. The government intends to convert this land into cultivated. A list of land blocks for land allotment in transparent manner will be released on I-Khedut portal. The government will also offer priority assistant to leaes owners for drip-sprinkler fountains. The government has
The Budget Session of the Parliament will begin on the 29th of this month. Briefing reporters in New Delhi today, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said, the first part of the session will conclude on 15th February, which will have 12 seatings. He said, the second part of the Budget Session will begin on 8th March and will conclude on 8th April and it
Banaskantha districts in first phase. Under this mission, a tax on land conversion will be waived off. Lease amount applicable will be Rs. 100 to Rs. 500 per year per acre during 6th to 30th year. Lease holder will be able to set up solar panel, wind mill to generate energy for own use, but will not be allowed to sell it. If land is returned before the end of lease period, no compensation will be payable.
will have 21 seatings. Mr Birla said, the seating arrangements have been made in view of COVID-19 guidelines. He said, Rajya Sabha will function from 9 AM to 2 PM and Lok Sabha will function from 4 PM to 9 PM. The Budget session will commence with President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to the joint sitting of both the Houses. The Union Budget will be presented on 1st February.
Red Fort Shut Till Jan 26 After Samples of Dead Crows Tests Positive For Avian Influenza Agency News: New Delhi
The public entry to historic Red Fort has been banned till January 26 as a precautionary measure after bird flu cases have been confirmed from the samples that were collected from the area ahead of the upcoming Republic Day celebrations After several birds were found dead at the Red Fort, samples were sent to Jalandhar and Bhopal for testing. The results have shown the birds had bird flu. Moreover, samples of 15 dead crows that were collected from Red Fort have been found positive of bird flu. Officials have
However, the ban was lifted on Thursday after all the 100 samples taken from Ghazipur, Asia’s largest poultry market, tested negative. Red Fort have been found positive of bird flu. said Red Fort will now be shut till January 26 when the monument will hold the Republic Day parade samples
lakh each would be given to the next of kin of those who lost their lives and 50 thousand rupees each would be given to the injured from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund. Mr. Modi prayed for the early recovery of the injured.
from a dead owl in the Delhi zoo had tested positive for avian influenza. Last week, the Delhi government had banned the sale of processed and packaged chicken brought from outside the city and ordered the closure of the Ghazipur poultry market in east Delhi for 10 days after samples taken from crows and ducks at parks and lakes in the national capital tested positive for avian influenza. Taking precautionary measures, municipal corporations of the city had also imposed a temporary ban on sale and storage of poultry or processed chicken meat in view of the bird flu situation.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani also expressed grief and sorrow over the death of labourers in an accident. Mr. Rupani also announced financial assistance of two lakh rupees to the next of kin of the deceased in the accident.
financial assistance to over 6 lakh beneficiaries in UP under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana Gramin on 20th January
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release financial assistance of around Rs. 2691 crores to 6.1 lakh beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-G) on 20th January, 2021 at 12 included Kutch, Surendranagar, Patan, Sabarnaktha and noon via video conferencing.
Budget Session of Parliament to begin on 29th January Agency News: New Delhi
In a tweet, Mr Kovind offered his condolences to the families of the dead and wished the injured quick recovery Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also expressed sadness over the tragic accident in Surat, Gujarat. In a tweet today, Mr. Modi said, the loss of lives due to a truck accident in Surat is tragic and his thoughts are with the bereaved families. He said, ex-gratia of two
Agency News: New Delhi Union Rural Development Minister and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh will also be present on the occasion. The assistance would include release of first installment to 5.30 lakh beneficiaries and second installment to 80 thousand beneficiaries who have already availed first installment of assistance under
PMAY-G. Prime Minister gave the clarion call of “Housing for All by 2022”, for which a flagship programme of PMAY-G was launched on 20th November, 2016. So far 1.26 crore houses have already been built across the country under the scheme. Under PMAY-G, each beneficiary is given 100% grant of Rs.1.20 lakh (in plain areas) and Rs. 1.30 lakh (in Hilly States/North Eastern States/Difficult areas/UT of J&K and Ladakh/IAP/LWE districts).The beneficiaries of PMAY-G, in addition to the unit assistance, are also provided support of unskilled labour wages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and assistance of Rs. 12,000 for construction of toilets through Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBM-G), MGNREGS or any other dedicated source of funding. The scheme has provisions for convergence with other schemes of Government of India and State/UTs for providing LPG connection under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Scheme, electricity connection.
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Will Never Bow My Head Before BJP, Says Mamata Banerjee West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021: Those who want to join BJP can leave but we will not bow our heads before saffron party: TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee at Purulia rally. Mamata said that the BJP is using money power to buy leaders and votes. “A Dalit family said that we fed them (BJP leaders arriving at their house) from our pocket, how can we pay the amount? Agency News: New Delhi West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday addressed a public meeting in Purulia where the TMC supremo launched a scathing attack against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and accused the saffron camp of sending people to disturb her public meetings. “I have been seeing for a few days that some people are being sent
by BJP to create disturbance in our meeting. Now I will send some people to disturb BJP, CPM meetings,” Mamata Banerjee said. Calling the saffron party more dangerous than Maoists, Mamata Banerjee said those who want to join BJP can leave but she will not bow her head. During her address, Mamata said that the BJP is using money power to buy leaders and votes. “A Dalit family said that we fed them (BJP leaders arriving at their house) from our pocket, how can we pay the amount? I will tell my workers that when you see something like that, then pay them. If anyone gives you money for vote, take the money,” Mamata Banerjee said. Calling BJP a ‘venomous snake’, the TMC chief asked the people of Purulia to reject the party Her remarks come a day after she announced that she will be contesting from Nandigram, a seat that was earlier held by rebel Suvendhu Adhikari who joined the BJP. As she posed a direct challenge to the BJP with her announcement, the BJP too hit back at Banerjee saying the move reeked of “political nervousness.”
Fire breaks out at Ambedkar Hall in SarGovernment announces 23rd January to be celeaspur area of Ahmedabad brated as ‘PARAKRAM DIWAS’ every year Government of India has decided to celebrate the 125th Birth Anniversary year of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in a befitting manner at national and international level, beginning from 23rd January 2021. Agency News: New Delhi A High Level Committee, headed by the Prime Minister
Shri Narendra Modi, has been constituted for deciding the programs, and to supervise and
guide the commemoration. In order to honour and remember Netaji’s indomitable spirit and selfless service to the nation, Government of India has decided to celebrate his birthday on the 23rd day of January every year as “PARAKRAM DIWAS” to inspire people of the country, especially the youth, to act with fortitude in the face of adversity as Netaji did, and to infuse in them a spirit of patriotic fervour. Gazette Notification for declaring 23rd January as “ParakramDiwas” has been published.
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Fire broke out at Ambedkar hall in Saraspur area of Ahmedabad – East today afternoon. Primary reason for fire is believed
to be ongoing welding work in the premises. None was hurt in this incident. Six vehicles of Amdavad Fire & Emergency Services (AFES) were at the spot to douse the fire.
75% marks in class 12’ eligibility criteria under JEE (Main) 21-22 waived off The Ministry of Education had decided to waive off the 75% marks (in class 12 exam) eligibility criteria under Joint Entrance Examination (Main) for the next academic year 2021-2022 in respect of NITs, IIITs, SPAs and other CFTIs, whose admissions are based on JEE (Main). Agency News: Mumbai The admissions to various Under Graduate (UG) programmes of the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur (West Bengal) and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs - excluding IITs) are made on the basis of ranks / merit secured by the candidates in Joint Entrance
Examination (Main) conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).For the candidates to qualify for admission in the IITs / NITs / IIITs and such other CFTis whose admissions are based on the JEE Ranks, they should have secured at least 75% marks in the 12th Class exam, or be in the top 20 percentile in the 12th Class exam conducted by the respective Boards. For SC/ST students, the qualifying mark in 12th Class exam is 65%. While declaring the date
of JEE (Advanced) exam, the Education Minister has announced to waive off the 75% marks (in class 12th exam) eligibility criteria for admissions to the academic year 2021-2022 for the ease of students.
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SUNVILLA SAMACHAR The battle for Bengal will be akin to the third battle of Panipat
The biggest political questions being asked in the corridor of power is - can the BJP win West Bengal? Can Mamata Banerjee be defeated after two stints as Chief Minister? In all honesty, not many have a clear answer, but what is true is that the Battle of Bengal will be the most crucial election before 2024, when the next parliamentary elections will be fought. So far, the effort and the killer instinct that the BJP has shown in Bengal, are both infectious and intimidating. One can disagree with the BJP’s ideology, and their approach to fighting an election but no one can deny that other political parties could learn a few lessons from them. Bengal was the state where the BJP had a negligible presence before 2014 and had anyone at that time predicted that in a few years, the BJP would be a serious contender for power in the state and a threat to Mamata, no one would have taken it seriously but today it is a reality; this hypothesis cannot be dismissed as delusional. The BJP, under the ‘charismatic leadership’ of Modi and the ‘organisational genius’ of Amit Shah, has turned into an election machine, whose march, at times, seems unstoppable. For the 2021 state elections, it has already raised its stakes and pitch so high that winning it has become a matter of life and death for the party. the biggest political questions being asked in the corridor of power is - can the BJP win West Bengal? Can Mamata Banerjee be defeated after two stints as Chief Minister? In all honesty, not many have a clear answer, but what is true is that the Battle of Bengal will be the most crucial election before 2024, when the next parliamentary elections will be fought. So far, the effort and the killer instinct that the BJP has shown in Bengal, are bot infectious and intimidating. One can disagree with the BJP’s ideology, and their approach to fighting an election but no one can deny that other political parties could learn a few lessons from them. Bengal was the state where the BJP had a negligible presence before 2014 and had anyone at that time predicted that in a few years, the BJP would be a serious contender for power in the state and a threat to Mamata, no one would have taken it seriously but today it is a reality; this hypothesis cannot be dismissed as delusional. The BJP, under the ‘charismatic leadership’ of Modi and the ‘organisational genius’ of Amit Shah, has turned into an election machine, whose march, at times, seems unstoppable. For the 2021 state elections, it has already raised its stakes and pitch so high that winning it has become a matter of life and death for the party.In the 2019 parliamentary elections, the BJP most unexpectedly won 18 seats, whereas in 2014, it had only won two. In the most dramatic fashion, it raised its vote share to 39 per cent in comparison to the Trinamool Congress’s 44 per cent. In the 2016 assembly elections, the BJP could onlmuster 10 per cent votes, so the 29 per cent rise in votes in just three years is unimaginable. It is in this context that the BJP’s challenge can’t be taken lightly.Bengal is also important for reasons other than political. The BJP, unlike the Congress, is not an independent political entity; it is the political wing of the RSS, the mother organisation of the Hindutva politics. In 1925, it was formed by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, at one time a Congress leader in Maharashtra for a purpose. Hedgewar was very upset with the politics of Mahatma Gandhi. He viewed the latter’s support for the Khilafat movement as an attempt to appease Muslims. It was also the time when Maharashtra witnessed the carnage of communal riots. It was not coincidental that V D Savarkar’s thesis of ‘Hindutva’ became public in 1923, two years before the formation of the RSS. Savarkar firmly believed in the ‘twonation theory’ - that Hindus and Muslims are two separate nations and cannot coexist. In his opinion, the preceding 1,200 years of Indian history had been a continuous war between Hinduism and Islam and this war would continue till one was decisively defeated. While defining a Hindu, Savarkar, creates the theory of the ‘Other’. He admits that Indian Muslims and Christians, despite being the original inhabitants of India, cannot be called Hindus because India is not their holy land. Savarkar writes - “... in the case of some of our Mohammedan and Christian countrymen who had originally been forcibly converted to a non- Hindu religion, and who consequently have inherited along with Hindus, a common Fatherland and a greater part of the wealth of common culture are not, and cannot be recognised as Hindus. - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara For though Hindusthan.
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‘Desh jhukne nahi dunga’: Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi on reports of China building village in Arunachal Agency News: New Delhi Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of national security after reports surfaced claiming China has built a village in Arunachal Pradesh. While sharing a link of a news report about the alleged “Chinese village”, Rahul Gandhi tweeted: “Remember his promise -‘Mai desh jhukne nahi dunga’ In a cautious reaction to the reports, India had on Monday said it keeps a constant watch on all developments having
“If this is true, it is clear that the Chinese have altered the status quo by converting a disputed area into a permanent settlement of Chinese nationals. a bearing on the country’s security, and takes necessary measures to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity.Congress leader
P Chidambaram had on Monday demanded answers from the government on the issue, alleging that BJP MP
Tapir Gao has claimed that China has built a 100-house village in the “disputed area” deep into Arunachal Pradesh.
COVID-19 vaccination resumes in Mumbai, Pune after 2 days On the first day of the vaccination on Saturday, only 1,923 out of 4,000 registered beneficiaries got the doses in Mumbai, as per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Agency News: Mumbai After a gap of two days, the COVID-19 vaccination drive resumed in Mumbai and Pune on Tuesday morning, but unlike the first day, there was hardly any rush of beneficiaries for taking jabs in the metropolis.A doctor at a vaccination centre in Mumbai said the response was slow in the morning, but the process was gradually picking up.The inoculation drive resumed at nine centres in Mumbai and 28 centres in the neighbouring Pune district, officials said.The Maharashtra government had suspended the inoculation process
on Sunday and Monday due to some problems in the Co-WIN app, created by the Centre for managing registration for the vaccination.On the first day of the vaccination on Saturday, only 1,923 out of 4,000 registered beneficiaries got the doses in Mumbai, as per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation the vaccination process started around 9 am at all the centres in Mumbai, as per BMC officials.However, unlike Saturday, there was hardly any rush of registered beneficiaries at the vaccination centres. The waiting room at a vaccination centre in the civic-run KEM Hospital was almost empty at around 10.30 am.“Only 15 to 20 people have come since the start of the process today,” a staffer at the vaccination centre said.One or two registered beneficiaries are coming at a gap of 5 to 10 minutes, he said.“The response was slow in the morning, but it is slowly picking up,” a doctor at the facility said, adding that the centre will remain open till 5 pm.Some health care workers, who were asked to go to the KEM Hospital for
inoculation, told PTI that they received calls for vaccination from the BMC’s war room between 8.30 pm and 11.30 pm on Monday.Besides, some registered beneficiaries also said they either did not receive any message, while a few said they received the message early Tuesday morning.“I got a call for vaccination at 11.30 pm on Monday, which was very late, but haven’t received any message,” said a health care worker from the KEM Hospital’s microbiology department, who came to take the vaccine shot.In Pune, the vaccination resumed at 28 out of the 31 centres on Tuesday, a senior district health official said. There are 31 vaccination centres in the district- eight each in Pune city and Pimpri-Chinchwad civic limits and 15 in rural areas.Pune Municipal Corporation’s health chief Dr Ashish Bharti said the vaccination could not be started at three centres due to some technical issues. “We are trying to rectify the issues at the three centres. The vaccination at the remaining five centres in the city started he said.
Despite being together for 8 years, I don’t think Ranveer knows everything about me’: Deepika Padukone
Agency News: Mumbai Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone recently opened up on her upcoming projects in 2021 and how life has been postmarriage with husband and actor Ranveer Singh.Padukone, who appeared on the latest issue of Femina magazine spoke about
what attracted her to Ranveer. Singh, who is touted as the entertainment powerhouse is not really the same all the time, said Deepika, who asserted that they’ve been together for eight years and are still discovering each other. ”We started off not as lovers but close friends, who connected at some level, even
though we are very different people.”“So, even today, I don’t think he knows everything about me, and I can’t say I know everything about him,” she added. However, when it comes to work, this power couple like any other discusses with each other but doesn’t interfere in their individual professional decisions.She said, “Of course, if he’s had a hard day or I’ve had a hard day or if things are not going well, or even if they are going well, we’ll definitely share with each other, talk and guide each other, but, at the end of the day, the final decision is one’s own.” On work front, Deepika has 2021 jam-packed with multiple projects after being MIA for a year since her January 2020 release ‘Chhappak’.
He said if the allegation made out by the BJP MP is true, will the government again give a clean chit to China or will blame the previous governments for it. Mr Tapir Gao MP, belonging to BJP, has alleged that deep into Arunachal Pradesh, in a ‘disputed area’ within Indian territory, the Chinese have built a 100-house village, a bazaar and a two-lane road in the last year.“If this is true, it is clear that the Chinese have altered the status quo by converting a disputed area into a permanent settlement of Chinese nationals. What has
the government to say about these startling facts,” he had said on Twitter. The IndiaChina border dispute covers the 3,488-km-long Line of Actual Control (LAC). China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of southern Tibet, while India contests it. India and China are locked in a bitter border standoff in eastern Ladakh for over eight months. India and China have held several rounds of military and diplomatic talks in order to resolve the eastern Ladakh standoff, but no significant headway has been made for its resolution.
Veggies more expensive this month due to rising petrol prices
Agency News: Indore Vegetable prices that had come down last month are slowly creeping up in the city, thanks to the rising petroleum prices. The rising price of vegetables has dented the monthly budget of the middle and lower middle class, who are already struggling to cope with the financial distress caused by the pandemic. Rajesh a vegetable seller told that the hike in vegetable prices in the city is due to higher transportation cost because of the hike in petrol priceVikram, another vegetable seller spoke in a similar vein.
He said that vegetable traders are charging more for the same vegetables as they add the cost of transportation, which has increased.According to Bhola a trader, fuel is the major component while fixing prices of vegetables. When farmers dispatch their vegetables they typically add transport charges (as expenses).This additional charges has to be ultimately recovered from the consumers. He further added that as soon fuel prices increase, transport associations pass on the extra burden to farmers or traders. We have to recover additional costs by passing it on to consumers. Anita, a consumer said that the high fuel prices pinch in many ways. “It has increased the vegetables prices, and drilling a hole in our monthly budget. We hope that the government will take corrective steps immediately. That will give relief to consumers. Otherwise, it will be difficult to meet all the expenses”, she said.
Madhya Pradesh: Married Muslim man held under anti love jihad law in Barwani district Agency News: Barwani Acting on the complaint lodged by a 22-year-old woman, Barwani police arrested a 28-year-old married man and a father of one for sexually exploited her for four years while hiding his real identity and marital status. The accused blackmail and pressurised complainant for religious conversion, the woman told Barwani police. Accused has been identified as Sunny alias Sohail, son of Manjur Mansuri.Police booked him under new Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Ordinance that penalises religious conversions through fraudulent means. This is the first case in Barwani district under the new legislation.Barwani police
station incharge Rajesh Yadav told Free Press that on the basis of a written complaint filed by a 22-year-old woman, a 28-yearold man was arrested on Monday on charges of rape and under provisions of the Freedom of Religion ordinance. Accused had introduced himself to her as Sunny about four years back. As soon as she came to know that he was married and a Muslim, she began to maintain distance
but he allegedly pressurised her for marriage and conversion,” Yadav said. Ater filing the complaint, the woman told reporters on Monday that she lodged a complaint as it is love jihad. “The man is a Muslim and got into a relationship with me by posing as a Hindu. He beat me up. He physically exploited me for four years,” she added. The case falls under Palsud police station and is being transferred there for further action, Yadav said. There is a provision of three to 10 years of imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000 in cases of marriage carried out by hiding religion under the new anti-conversion law. In cases involving religious conversion of members of Scheduled Castes.
‘Tandav’ in Madhya Pradesh: Action to be taken against web series producer Agency News: Bhopal
Janhvi Kapoor’s photos from her latest photoshoot has sent fans into a tizzy. Many have noticed her resemblance to popstar Ariana Grande’s look
State home minister Narottam Mishra on Tuesday said action will be taken against producer and artistes of Tandav web series and case will be registered against them. His statement comes at a time when Bollywood has fallen into the cross hairs of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, as politicians file criminal complaints against Amazon web series Tandav while raising objections. They accused the series of disrespecting Hindu gods, belittling members of individual castes and sullying the office of the Prime Minister. In fact, the Saif Ali Khanled Tandav is facing the heat
His statement comes at a time when Bollywood has fallen into the cross hairs of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, as politicians file criminal complaints against Amazon web series Tandav while raising objections. They accused the series of disrespecting Hindu gods, belittling members of individual castes and sullying the office of the Prime Minister. for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday had met the minister for information and broadcasting Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi seeking action in the matter.
The show, which describes itself as a “dramatic” take on high-stakes Indian politics, has been flagged by many, including political leaders, for showcasing Hindu gods and goddesses in poor light. The chief minister has asked
for a censorship on the series on the OTT platform, urging that it be banned. a poster of ‘Nawab of Bhopal’, Saif Ali Khan, was painted black by the members of the Sanskriti Bachao Manch, which took out
a protest rally. They blackened the face of the actor and raised slogans. Over the past few days, countless people across India have called for a ban on the show, even as others vow to boycott it.
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Gauahar Khan and Zaid Darbar Enjoy Honeymoon in Udaipur
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Gauahar Khan, who is receiving rave reviews for her performance in Tandav, is currently enjoying a romantic holiday with her husband Zaid Darbar. The couple jetted off to Udaipur for their honeymoon, owing to Gauahar’s packed schedule. Gauahar shared a video on Instagram to express her excitement about being able to travel with her husband. She wrote in the caption, “This is how happy I get when I travel.
India retains Border-Gavaskar trophy with hisBOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD toric 2-1 win against Australia in Test series Ananya Panday Wants to be Like American SupermodIndia achieved the target in 97 overs with Rishabh ‘nerves of steel’ Pant remaining unbeaten on 89. Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara also scored 91 and 56 runs respectively. Agency News: Brisbane The last time Australia lost a Test match at Gabba, George H.W. Bush had just won the US Presidential election, Virat Kohli was 16 days old, and Sachin Tendulkar was still one year away from making his Test debut.Now, it was a battered,
bruised and an injury-ravaged young Indian team -- without their main skipper Virat Kohli -- that beat Australia by three wickets against all odds in the final Test of the series at The Gabba on Tuesday to take the series 2-1. With this victory, India has retained the BorderGavaskar trophy.The same
PV Sindhu Beats Busanan Ongbamrungphan to Enter Second Round Agency News: Bangkok Top Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth notched up straight-game wins in the opening round to make impressive starts at the Toyota Thailand Open Super 1000 tournament here on Tuesday. A week after being sent packing by Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt in the first event of the Asia leg, world champion Sindhu showed great discipline and focus to see off world no.12 Busanan 21-17 21-13 in the women’s singles opener.“It was a good game and I’m very, very happy. This win was very important for me in this tournament because at last week’s tournament, I went out in the first round,” Sindhu said after the match.“So this win today was important, because even though in the first game it was tight, I didn’t want to make it easy,” she added. The win took Sindhu’s head-to-
Indian team that recorded their lowest Test total in the first match of the series in Adelaide, became the first team to beat Australia at The Gabba in over
32 years. Chasing 328, India achieved the target in 97 overs with Rishabh ‘nerves of steel’ Pant remaining unbeaten on 89. Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar
Pujara also scored 91 and 56 runs respectively. West Indies were the last one to beat Australia at what is considered a fortress for the Australian team.In all, Australia had won 40 out of the 62 games they played at the venue prior to this match, losing just eight.Four of those losses have come against England while three came against West Indies, the last of which was in 1988. One came against New Zealand.India have played seven matches, losing five, drawing one and winning the one in the ongoing series.This is also the first time Australia have not won at The Gabba since 2012. Back in November 2012, they had drawn against South Africa.
Bollywood actress Ananya Pandya’s style game has always been on point. Whether she is going for a casual meeting with her friends or is out for work, her overall look is always nothing less than stunning. If one looks back at her photos, she has always been wearing trendy and chic outfits. The gorgeous lady recently shared a carousel of photos from her recent photoshoot on Instagram. Ananya, in the caption, stated that she wants
to be like American supermodel Kendall Jenner. In the snaps, she is seen sporting a black top
erpool Starting Role: Carragher head count against Busanan to 11-1. The only time the Indian lost to the Thai player was at the Hong Kong Open in 2019.Sindhu will face either Korea’s Sung Ji Hyun or Soniia Cheah in the second round.In men’s singles, former world no.1 Srikanth, who had withdrawn ahead of the second round last week due to a calf muscle pull, seemed to have recovered completely as he decimated another Thai player Sitthikom Thammasin 21-11 2111 in 37 minutes.
Roberto Firmino may lose his place in Liverpool’s attacking trio with Juergen Klopp’s side struggling for goals in recent weeks, former defender Jamie Carragher said.
Agency News: New Delhi Roberto Firmino may lose his place in Liverpool’s attacking trio with Juergen Klopp’s side struggling for goals in recent weeks, former defender Jamie Carragher said. Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane
and Firmino scored a combined 183 Premier League goals over the last four campaigns and helped the Merseyside club to their first title in 30 years last season.But their form has dropped off recently and they have gone three league games without a goal, including
Sunday’s 0-0 draw with leaders Manchester United at Anfield. While Carragher expects Salah and Mane’s form to improve, he has expressed concerns about Firmino’s long-term prospects. “I’m still confident that Mane and Salah will start scoring goals again, but I must say I am worried for Firmino,” Carragher told Sky Sports.
It will also show an anti-inflationary impact on the economy, said ICAI.As the Union Budget is around the corner, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in its pre-memorandum recommended the Centre to increase the annual limit for contribution of PPF to Rs 3 lakh. Agency News: New Delhi
As the Union Budget is around the corner, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in its pre-memorandum recommended the Centre to increase the annual limit for contribution of PPF to Rs 3 lakh. The current limit is Rs 1.5 lakh, reported CNBC-TV18.ICAI has also asked the Centre to increase the maximum limit for deduction under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act to Rs 2.5 lakh which at present is Rs 1.5 lakh.Increase of the ceiling of PPF may boost increasing the savings of individuals and is necessary for keeping in view the rate of inflation. It will also show an anti-inflationary impact on the economy, said ICAI.As the Union Budget is around the corner, the Institute of Chartered Accountants
of India (ICAI) in its pre-memorandum recommended the Centre to increase the annual limit for contribution of PPF to Rs 3 lakh. The current limit is Rs 1.5 lakh, reported CNBC-TV18.ICAI has also asked the Centre to increase the maximum limit for deduction under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act to Rs 2.5 lakh which at present is Rs 1.5 lakh.Increase of the ceiling of PPF may boost increasing the savings of individuals and is necessary for keeping in view the rate of inflation. It will also show an anti-inflationary impact on the economy, said ICAI.ICAI added that the current limit of Rs 1.5 lakh has not been increased for the past few years and now, it should be reconsidered.Further, ICAI said that the increase in the limit of deduction under section 80C to Rs 2.4 lakh may lead to saving opporunities for the
Dunzo raises 292.7 crore in funding from Google, Lightbox and others Local commerce platform Dunzo on Tuesday said it has raised a fresh round of USD 40 million (about Rs 292.7 crore) in capital from a clutch of investors including Google and Lightbox, among others. The funding round saw participation from new and existing investors, including Google, Lightbox, Evolvence, Hana Financial Investment, LGT Lightstone Aspada, and Alteria, among others, a statement said.“This capital stems from a year of robust growth amidst the pandemic. In the coming year, the local commerce platform will focus on deploying its playbook for sustainable growth across its
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fastest-growing cities such as Mumbai, Chennai and Pune,” it added. With a gross merchandise value (GMV) growth of 2X over the past year, Dunzo is now about USD 100 million annualised GMV business, the statement said. The growth in 2020 comes on the back of strong, organic user demand while maintaining gross margin profitability for the overall business, it added. “Dunzo’s mission resonated stronger than ever in 2020. We have been amazed by everything Merchants and Users have started to depend on the platform for. We truly believe we are writing a playbook for how hyperlocal businesses can be built with sustainable unit economics.
which she has teamed up with an off-white printed jacket. To complete her look, she has worn a small grey neckpiece, along with big LV earrings. Many users have commented with different emoticons. Some people have shared their appreciation by writing things like, ‘cutie’, ‘hottie’, ‘beauty’ and ‘woha’ among other things. One person who seems to have liked the photos very much wrote, “my little heart cannot handle all this,” while another one added, “OH MY GOD! How are you so pretty?”
FIRST LOOK: Arjun Rampal to play Firmino At Risk Of Losing Liv- antagonist Kagana Ranaut’s ‘Dhaakad’
ICAI suggests Centre should raise PPF limit to Rs lakh, section 80C to Rs 2.5 lakh
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public. It also suggested that the Centre should consider amending Section 80CCC of the IT Act.The Budget session of Parliament will begin on January 29 with the address of President Ram Nath Kovind to the joint sitting of both the Houses and the Union Budget will be presented on February 1 A communication from the Lok Sabha Secretariat said on Thursday that the session would conclude on April 8.The 5th session of the 17th Lok Sabha will have 35 sittings -- 11 in the first part and 24 in the second part.The session will be held in two parts from January 29 to February 15 and March 8 to April 8.In order to enable the standing committees.
TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCL may hire over 91,000 freshers in FY22 Agency News: Mumbai As people are now back to the office, India’s top IT firms have lined up robust hiring plans for 2021-22.India’s top 4 IT firms - TCS, Infosys, HCL and Wipro - are collectively planning to hire 91,000 freshers from campuses. The numbers are slightly higher than last year.Recently, TCS Executive VP and global HR head Milind Lakkad said that the IT giant is planning to hire the same number of freshers for the next year as it did this year - that is about 40,000. Meanwhile, Infosys said that the firm will hire 24,000 students fresh out of college in the next financial year
which is up by 15,000 that was planned for the current year. HCL has plans to hire 15,000 freshers in India and 1,500-2,000 people on-site in FY22.HCL Technologies chief HR officer Apparo VV said that the hiring process has been picked up in India. IT giant Wipro too expect to hire talented professionals as the IT sector has steped up the hiring in the past two quarters.
Wipro’s chief HR officer said, “It is all about the demand.” Earlier, it was reported that engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is looking to recruit close to 1,100 graduate and post graduate engineer trainees in 2021 and deploy them across various business verticals, a top company official has said.After witnessing job losses and salary cuts in the year 2020, the year 2021 is expected to see more hiring across sectors. Job opportunities in the country are likely to grow in the current year, according to several surveys conducted recently. The after effect of the pandemic.
Agency News: Mumbai A day after Kangana Ranaut dropped the first look poster of action-thriller ‘Dhaakad’,
Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal also unveiled his character from the movie on Tuesday.The ‘Om Shanti Om’ actor shared the first look of his felon avatar on Instagram and also announced that the movie will be released in theatres on October 1, 2021. The 48-year-old artist also shared that he will be portraying the role of an antagonist named ‘Rudraveer’in the upcoming action-thriller flick. Boom! Evil has a new name- Rudraveer! Super excited to essay an antagonist who is dangerous, deadly and cool at the same time! Dhaakad’ is being helmed by Razneesh Ghai and produced by Sohail Maklai. Earlier, the lead actor of the film, Kangana Ranaut, talked about ‘Dhaakad’ and revealed that she will be portraying the role of an officer in the film, which is based on the issues of child trafficking and crimes against women.
Kamal Haasan undergoes leg surgery, will be discharged in 4-5 days Agency News: Chennai
Actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Monday underwent a leg surgery at a Chennai hospital and is doing well, his daughters Shruti Haasan and Akshara Haasan said in a statement on Tuesday. Makkal Needhi Maiam chief had on Sunday said he would be undergoing a follow-up surgery on his leg.Shruti and Akshara took to Twitter on Tuesday to update followers on the veteran actor’s health following the surgery, which they said was a success. ”We would like to begin by thanking you for your overwhelming support, prayers, and genuine
concern regarding our father’s recent medical procedure. We are happy to inform all of you that the surgery was a success!”, the statement read. Chennai: Actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Monday underwent a leg surgery at a
Boney Kapoor Reveals Daughter Khushi Will Make Her Bollywood Debut Soon But Not With His Project Earlier, Boney was seen in a cameo appearance in Anil Kapoor’s AK vs AK.
Amitabh Bachchan shares throwback picture featuring little Hrithik Roshan on the sets of ‘Mr Natwarlal’
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Agency News: Mumbai Bollywood producer Boney Kapoor has revealed that his younger daughter Khushi Kapoor will make her Bollywood debut soon. However, he will not be the one launching her, as he might get ‘indulgent’ as her father. Talking to ETimes, Kapoor said, “You will hear an announcement soon.”Giving his brother Anil and Sanjay Kapoor’s examples, he said, “I have the resources, but I would rather have someone else launch her because I am her father and one tends to get indulgent. You can’t afford to do that as a filmmaker and nor is it good for the actor. Anil was still an established actor, so it didn’t affect him much, but I think I became an indulgent
Chennai hospital and is doing well, his daughters Shruti Haasan and Akshara Haasan said in a statement on Tuesday. Makkal Needhi Maiam chief had on Sunday said he would be undergoing a follow-up surgery on his leg.
brother with Sanjay when he made his entry into films.”He further added that Sanjay Kapoor is playing interesting characters that he truly deserves to portray and can do justice to. Likewise, he wants Khushi to find her own footing. “She will be launched by someone I respect and someone I feel secure and safe about,” he said. Meanwhile, the producer is set to make his acting debut with Luv Ranjan’s next film, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor in lead roles. He will be seen playing the role of Ranbir’s father in the film. Earlier, Boney was seen in a cameo appearance in Anil Kapoor’s AK vs AK. In a recent interview.
The picture also shows music director Rajesh Roshan and little Hrithik Roshan as he observes the practice, sitting on a wooden chair with his legs crossed.Refreshing the memory from past time by sharing the image, the ‘Shahenshah’ star wrote in the caption, “the first song I sang for film‘mere paas aao for Mr Natwarlal .. music rehearsal with Rajesh Roshan, Music Director “AND .. all this being overseen by one ‘palti maar ke ‘ little one sitting on the bench a certain HRITHIK ROSHAN Celebrity followers including Riddhima Kapoor Sahni and more than 1 lakh followers liked the post within 51 minutes of being posted.
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Low visibility due to fog leads 11 Students Test Positive For Coronavirus on First Day of School Reopening to 3 deaths in road accident Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
Three people died and two others were injured after two cars collided on Khambaliya-Dwarka highway in Jam Khambaliya on Monday morning owing to low visibility due to fog, police said.In another incident, 18 cars were involved in a pile-up on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara expressway morning due to fog, they said. In the first incident, two cars collided on the Khambaliya-Dwarka Highway bear Sonaradi village in Jam Khambaliya area of Devbhoomi Dwarka
on Monday around 7 am. “Due to heavy fog and low visibility, two cars collided head on at high speed after which one car turned turtle. Three persons died and have
been identified as Dinesh Rabari (30), Jagdish Rabari (28) — both residents of Ahmedabad, and Kavu Ben (31), a resident of Jam Khambaliya.Two others
were injured and were taken to hospital,” said an officer at Jam Khambaliya police station. In the second incident, 18 cars collided on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara expressway. According to National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) officials, the accident occurred around 8.15 am due to dense fog. “It happened on the road stretch before Reliance petrol pump on the expressway coming from Ahmedabad side. As many as 18 cars were hit but no major injuries were reported. People with minor injuries were taken to a private hospital,”
After a hiatus of nine-month, the school, KA Vanpariya Kanya Vinay Mandir, resumed classes from January 18, following the state government’s decision. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
11 girl students of Class X and XII test positive for coronavirus during rapid antigen testing on the first day of resumption of
classes in Junagadh district of Gujarat. After a hiatus of ninemonth, the school, KA Vanpariya Kanya Vinay Mandir, resumed classes from January 18, following the state government’s decision. “These 11 students tested positive for coronavirus during rapid antigen testing
Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Cell has Work underway on over 1,000 arrested an accused in Gir Somnath km metro network in 27 cities For the past four years, he has been using the same modus operandi to commit fraud against different women and later, either sexually or financially exploit them.” Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Ahmedabad-basedwoman and raping her after impersonating a fake identity on a matrimonial website, police said on Monday. According to police, the accused Sandeep Mishra, a native of Gurugram in Haryana, was held in Gir Somnath on January 17 after he allegedly impersonated as one Vihaan Sharma, an HR manager at the Google office in Hyderabad, on the matrimonial website ‘jeevansathi.com’. He then sexually exploited a woman in Ahmedabad on
the pretext of marrying her, police said. Mishra, who is in his early thirties, has used the same modus operandi to commit such frauds against multiple women across India in the past four years, police added.“The woman has alleged in her complaint that she was approached by one Vihaan Sharma on ‘jeevansathi.com’ wherein the impersonator had claimed that he worked at the Google office in Hyderabad and had a salary package of Rs 35-40 lakh. He also stated fake educational qualifications of him being an alumnus of IIM-A, Venkateshwara College, Delhi University and Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj. To further gain the woman’s trust, the accused showed her pictures of an old couple and a woman, presenting them as his parents and sister, respectively,”
said a police officer from Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Cell. “On September 12, 2020, the accused came to Ahmedabad and met the woman at a hotel to discuss their prospective marriage. Later, he forced himself on her multiple times on the pretext of marrying her and then absconded,” the officer added. “We booked the accused under IPC sections 376 for rape, 420 for fraud, 419 for cheating by impersonation and sections of the IT Act. Using technical surveillance, we held the accused from Gir Somnath and in our interrogation, he revealed that he is a native of Gurugram. For the past four years, he has been using the same modus operandi to commit fraud against different women and later, either sexually or financially exploit them.”“He goes by the fake identities of Vihaan Sharma, Prateek Sharma and Aakash Sharma, among others, on matrimonial sites. He also showed pictures of himself with his past victims to his new victims, presenting them to be his sisters,” the officer further said.
The bailswere extended on various occasions till December 31 and the inmates were then asked to surrender at the jail.However, the prisoners, all who are facing sentences, did not return. Police officials said that the inmates are from Vadodara and neighbouring districts. Of the 22, 12 have been convicted by family courts
while the others have been convicted bydifferent trial courts. “The offences have been registered under the Prison Act and the details of the prisoners will be forwarded to police station near their residents. The local police will find them and hand their custody over to the jail,” said a police official.
The girl somehowmanaged to escape and later told her family about the incident. “Crime against minor girls is on the rise. Therefore, we hadsought maximum punishment for the accused,” said additional public prosecutor A P Vasoya in the court.
girl’s mother had lodged a complaint against the accused in Chowk Bazar policestation on January 28, 2019. She stated that on January 27, 2019, the accused took the minor girl to his house while takingmeasurements for her shorts, molested her. He also recorded the act on his mobile phone.Despite knowing, that he was HIV positive and can infect the minor girl, the accused molested the girl. The girl somehowmanaged to escape and later told her family about the incident. “Crime against minor girls is on the rise. Therefore, we hadsought maximum punishment for the accused,” said additional public prosecutor A P Vasoya in the court. He added that the special court also awarded compensation of Rs 1.50 lakh to the minor girl.
Jail lodged offences against 22 inmates at Raopura police station Agency News: Vadodara
Officials of Vadodara Central Jail lodged offences against 22 inmates at Raopura police station on Sunday andMonday for jumping bails.The prisoners were granted bails by the court in April last year in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown.
10 years in jail for molesting minor in Surat Agency News: Surat
The special court under Protection of Children from Sexual Offence (POCSO) Act on Monday sentenced a 34-year-oldHIV positive man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty of molesting a nine-year-old girl in 2019. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 fined on the accused, who was charged under section 354A (physical contact andadvances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures), 270 (malignant act likely to spread infection of diseasedangerous to life) of Indian Penal Code and various sections of POCSO Act.The accused, a tailor, was neighbour of the minor girl on Ved Road in Surat city.
His daughter was a friend of a minor girlsurvivor studying in Class IV.According to case details, the nine-year-old
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Work is in progress on over 1,000 km long metro rail network in 27 cities in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.He was speaking after performing the groundbreaking ceremony of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II and Surat Metro Rail Project via video conferencing.“There was a time when there was no modern thinking and policy on the metro in our country. The result was that there was a different (type of) metro in each city,” Modi said. Stating that the metro network in Ahmedabad and Surat will further strengthen the connectivity in the two major business centres of the country, Modi said the government is developing an integrated urban transport system. The difference between the approach of his government and the previous governments is the (pace of) expansion of
at the girls’ school which has once again started its academic work for Classes 10 and 12 from today after a nine-month break due to the coronavirus outbreak,” said Health Officer Dr Ashvin Ajudia. Three of the 11 infected girls are inmates of the school hostel while eight
Groups clash in Kutch during rally for Ram temple donation, 3 injured
The clash took place in Gujarat’s Kutch district during a rally for collection of funds for the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya. Three persons were injured in the incident and the metro rail network across is from Motera Stadium to were admitted in a the country, he said. “Before Mahatma Mandir, corridor-2 2014, only 225 km of metro is 5.4 km long and is from hospital, police said. line became operational in 1012 yrs. In the last six years, over 450 km of metro network became operational,” Modi said.The Ahmedabad and Surat metro projects are expected to provide an environmentfriendly Mass Rapid Transit System to these cities. The Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II is 28.25 km long with two corridors. While corridor-1 is 22.8 km long and
GNLU to GIFT-City.The total completion cost of the PhaseII project is Rs 5,384 crore, an official said.The Surat Metro Rail Project is 40.35 km long and comprises two corridors. While corridor-1 is 21.61 km long and is from Sarthana to Dream City. Corridor-2 is 18.74 km long and is from Bhesan to Saroli. The completion cost of the project Rs 12,020 crore.
others are residents of Keshod town Ajudia asserted that all the girls are asymptomatic and have been asked to remain in isolation at their respective homes. Junagadh District Education Officer RS Upadhyay said the testing was carried out as per the guidelines issued by the state government. “Out of 122 students who were randomly tested today, 11 girls found positive for coronavirus. They were asked to remain isolated at their respective homes. The school has been asked to sanitise the building daily. The academic work will continue by adhering to SOPs like wearing a mask and maintaining social distancing.
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad A clash broke out between people belonging to two communities in Kidana village of Gandhidham in Kutch on Sunday evening allegedly over a procession being taken out to collect donations for the proposed Ram temple at Ayodhya.Speaking to VR Patel, deputy superintendent
of police, Gandhidham, Kutch district, said, “There was a clash between two groups. Police reached the spot and brought the situation under control. Further investigation is on.” According to police, two groups clashed with instances of stone pelting in Kidana village during a rath yatra. Police also said that they have initiated the process of detaining persons from both groups in the wake of the clash. Sumit Desai, incharge officer of B Division police station in Gandhidham, said, “The number of persons injured in the clash is unknown as we are still awaiting written complaints… An FIR will be lodged soon.”
16,100 beneficiaries administered the first dose of Covishield vaccine Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
The lowest turnout was recorded at Bhildi Community Health Centre (CHC) in Banaskantha, where only 23 frontline workers were vaccinated Saturday. The low turnout, a districtlevel official said, could be attributed to factors like a centralised system of beneficiaries’ list generation, a rudimentary Co-WIN application, and some health workers who had boycotted work over non-payment of salary since November last year.“The (beneficiaries’) list was generated on January 12 at the district-level where they may not have an idea of the ground reality of who will get vaccinated and who won’t. This should have been decentralised to the Primary Health Centre (PHC) level so that medical officers could take immediate and dynamic decisions on the same,” an official, who did not wish to be named, said. The Co-WIN application, a cloud-based internet
technology platform, also saw minor glitches on the first day. The problems related to issues such as updating the beneficiary list in cases where some of the scheduled 100 recipients did not show up, the official said.“Even on the app, one cannot search for a registered name, unless we have the details of the exact date when they registered on. We had to browse for such names manually,” the official added. The Co-WIN app has been designed to ease the process of verification and
Man falls to his death while parasailing in Coimbatore Agency News: Vadodara A 24-year-old man, who accidentally fell in over 150 feet deep well at Methi village in Karjan taluka on Sundaafternoon. Firemen took three hours to bring him out and was unconscious and was profusely bleeding due to head injury. Hewas declared dead at the hospital.Fire officials said that Bhavesh Patanwadiya fell in the well at around 2.30 pm and not having any resources
locally to bring himout, the villagers sought help from Vadodara Fire and Emergency Services as the well was too deep.“We had to send our men several times inside until we could reach the bottom. It took us three hours to bring him out,” saidstation officer Nikunj Azad. The well was dry due to which Patanwadiya had suffered injury on his head. After he was broughtout, cops took him to hospital for treatment.
registration of over thirty million health care workers in the country, avoid hoarding and ensure vaccination of only verified job beneficiary.The turnout was especially affected in the areas where health workers refused to be vaccinated as a mark of their protest against non-disbursement of 2-month salary. “However, this was only the first day. We are working in rectifying these bottlenecks,” the official said. The official added that the grant has been now received for paying the salaries and is expected to be processed within the next two days.Of the five vaccination centres in Banaskantha district, the Banas Medical College and Nandotra PHC saw 100 per cent vaccination on day one.The district-level official said they have urged the state government to decentralise the beneficiary listing process and increase the vaccination sites. “We have proposed that since we already have several other sites ready, instead of having just five sites across Banaskantha district, it will perhaps
be more effective if more sites are added,” the official said.Meanwhile, in areas under the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, a total of 1,795 healthcare workers, up from the 1,115 that was estimated Saturday, were vaccinated across the 20 sites on the first day of the drive. This was, however, short of its target of vaccinating 2,000 people. At 16 sites located within the city limits, including Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, SVP Hospital, Sola Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society (GMERS) Hospital, the target of inoculating 100 beneficiaries were met, officials said. Remaining four sites were community health centres.Nayan Jani, the state immunisation officer with the health department, told The “We managed to achieve our targets in hospitals. Most of the sites where we fell short of the target were community health centres. The CHCs usually have only around 30 healthcare staffers at the site as against a higher number of workers in hospitals.
6 hurt in head-on car collision near Khambhaliya Agency News: Rajkot
Three persons died and six others were injured in a head-on collision between two cars near Sonaradi village in Jamnagar district on Monday morning. The accident took place as the tyre of a car on its way to Dwarka from Ahmedbad bust and it veered on the
wrong side and collided with car coming from the opposite direction from a village in Devbhumi Dwarka district around 6am. Police said that a 20-year-old girl from Bhatiya village of Devbhumi Dwarka who was on her way to Khambhaliya for her college exam died on the spot. Other two victims were identified as Dinesh
Rabari (30) and Jagdish Desai (32) who were coming from Ahmedabad. Six injured persons were taken to hospital in Khambhaliya. Later, they were referred to Jamnagar as their injuries were grievous. One of the cars turned turtle while the other car’s front body got mangled due to high speed collision.
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