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94 security personnel promoted Jammu, Feb 19 The Directorate of Home Guards, Civil Defence and SDRF today ordered promotion of 94 officials of different categories with immediate effect, an official spokesman said. He said the officials promoted include three assistant sub inspectors, three head constables, 53 selection grade constables and 35 constables who have been elevated to the next respective ranks. The promotions were made on recommendations of departmental promotion committee (DPC) headed by IGP, Home Guards, Civil Defence and SDRF, J P Singh.
Kailash Mansarovar yatra through new route to begin June 8 New Delhi, The Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage will commence June 8, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday while announcing that elderly pilgrims and those with mobility issues will now be able to visit Mount Kailash for the first time via a motorable route passing through China. Sushma Swaraj also unveiled a website that has detailed information about the yatra. "The yatra (pilgrimage) until 2014 was through only one way via the Lipulekh pass (in Uttarakhand), which
was very difficult and only the youth or a very fit person could go on that route. "There is now the Nathu-La pass, a motorable route and comfortable to use. The old and people with mobility issues can also go this time by car till Mount Mansarovar," Sushma Swaraj told the media here. The pilgrimage - that will commence June 8 from the old route via Lipulekh pass - will cost Rs.1.5 lakh. The new motorable route via Nathu-La on the IndiaChina border from east Sikkim to Shigatse, the
5 held for leaking documents of Oil Ministry New Delhi, Feb 19 Two Oil Ministry officials and three other persons were today arrested for allegedly leaking confidential government documents to certain independent consultants and energy companies in what could be a case of corporate espionage. Delhi Police Commissioner B S Bassi said the documents were photocopied and leaked in return for money and the investigators will soon apprehend the recipients of the papers.
Deputations led by MLA-elects meet J-K Guv Jammu, Feb 19 Deputations led by the newly-elected members of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today called on Governor N N Vohra to apprise him of the problems being faced by the residents of their constituencies.
second biggest city in Tibet, was added after a memorandum of understanding was signed between the two countries during Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s state visit to Beijing in September 2014. Beginning June 18, the yatra via the new route will cost Rs.1.7 lakh. Eighteen batches of 60 people each will pass through the old route whereas five batches of 50 people each will use the new route to reach Kailash Mansarovar in Tibet. In a first, a dedicated interactive website - http://kmy.gov.in
- will have details like fares for the journey from both routes and other information people need to plan for the pilgrimage that will end in September. On the bilingual website available in Hindi and English, each applicant will also receive a unique identification number to track the status of the form submitted online. A bilingual Kailash Mansarovar yatra helpline is now available at 011-24300655, where the caller will have a menu of options to choose from and learn more about the pilgrimage.
Petroleum Ministry staff among 5 arrested for leaking info
BJP targets Bihar Speaker, says he's acting like JD(U) leader
Cases against Nisham not being soft-pedalled: DGP Kochi, Feb 19 A senior police official in Kerala today denied media reports that the criminal cases against Kerala businessman Muhammed Nisham, who had allegedly mowed a security guard to death, were being soft-pedalled. Director General of Prosecutions T Asaf Ali said the reports appearing in a section of the media in this regard were totally "false and baseless" and devoid of truth.
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Bihar, On the eve of the crucial trust vote in Bihar Assembly, BJP on Thursday trained its gun on Speaker Uday Narain Choudhary accusing him of "acting like a JD(U) leader against all rules and norms" and said the Nitish Kumar-led party was "crossing all limits to grab power". "The Speaker's
office has been turned into a JD(U) office and the Speaker is acting like a JD(U) leader against all rules and norms. The Speaker is acting on a partisan manner by granting JD(U) the status of leader of opposition even when its government is in power. We oppose this act of his," BJP Spokesperson Shahnawaz
Hussain said. He said the JD(U) has been given the opposition party status although BJP has not given any letter of support to the Jitan Ram Manjhi government. BJP maintained that the crisis in Bihar was an "internal matter of JD(U)" and said it will decide later whether to support chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi or not in tomorrow's trust vote. He said the Speaker has given JD(U) the status of both opposition and the ruling party and "it looks that Nitish Kumar is headed to sit in opposition from now on". The BJP leader said, "It is an internal conflict of JD(U). It would be wrong to say Janata Dal (United) as it stands as a divided house today." Hussain said JD(U) today stood exposed for its politics of coming to power and for humiliating a
Mahadalit leader whom it had earlier made the chief minister. Sushil Modi said the party was against frequent change of government. "We are against changing government every six months." Asked whether BJP was confident that Manjhi would sail through in the floor test with its help, he said, "BJP will stand with him. Manjhi has to win the confidence vote. We will play our role in his favour." Attacking Nitish Kumar, the BJP leader said he had "gone around the city after choosing Manjhi to succeed him as CM saying that he has honoured a mahadalit. But merely nine months after that he is working overtime to dethrone him (Manjhi)... This is an insult to mahadalits, the poorest section of the society," he said.
Bengaluru police bans MIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi from entering city Bengaluru, Bengaluru Police has imposed prohibitory orders banning Asaduddin Owaisi from entering Bengaluru city. Bengaluru Police Commissioner M N Reddi also banned him from participating or speaking at any public meeting directly or through audio-visual or any other media in Bengaluru City for a period of seven days from February 19 to 25. The order was issued in exercise of the powers vested under Section 144(3) Cr.PC as per Governor Order No. HD.10.Per.74, dated 6th
July, 1974. In a prohibitory order, Police Commissioner M N Reddi said that copies of the documents enclosed with the report of Deputy Commissioner of Police, East Division, should be served on Shri Asaduddin Owaisi. “Further action should be taken by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, East Division, Bengaluru City, in this regard,’’ the police commissioner said. The police commissioner said that provocative and inflammatory speeches of Asaduddin Owaisi to which he is inclined would have
sufficiently grave consequences for public order. “And whereas I am convinced that there is every likelihood of disturbance of public tranquility and communal harmony in Bengaluru city if the speech by Asaduddin Owaisi is not prevented. He said that Asaduddin Owaisi is non-residential addressee of Bengaluru City and not a permanent resident of Karnataka State. “Though he is a resident of Hyderabad, he keeps touring various places across the country to participate in various
activities of the AIMIM party and hence the circumstances do not favour the issuing of notice to him before the final order, at this juncture. I am convinced that an order has to be passed ex-parte under the provision of Section 144(2) Cr.PC,’’ he said.
New Delhi The Delhi Police on Thursday arrested five persons, including two officials of the Petroleum Ministry, for allegedly leaking confidential government documents to private companies. Sources said a clerical staff and a
peon of the Petroleum Ministry were apprehended by the police who said provisions of Official Secrets Act may be slapped on them. "In the past, the documents used to be freely transferred out... The new government is very conscious on the leakages
and agencies have been put on surveillance. Something has come out, let's wait for the probe," Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said. The documents of the ministry were allegedly leaked to business houses to influence the government's policy matters ahead of the annual Budget scheduled to be presented in Parliament later this month. The sources said the two Petroleum Ministry employees used to provide confidential information to private companies for money.
Centre tells States to operate 24x7 swine flu helplines
New Delhi Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth on urged State governments to ensure round-the-clock functioning of outbreak monitoring cells and necessary helplines as the number of people affected by swine flu in the country crossed the 10,000 mark. Mr. Seth, while chairing a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee to review the swine flu outbreak in the country, also directed drug controllers of States to ensure availability of necessary vaccines, along with guidelines for vaccination and treatment protocol. “The Cabinet Secretary stressed that the States should ensure that the outbreak monitoring cells and necessary helplines
function round-the-clock. The Drug Controllers should ensure availability of necessary medicines such as tablets, capsules and vaccines, along with guidelines for vaccination and treatment protocol,” the Union Health Ministry said in a statement. Till Wednesday, as many as 663 swine flu deaths had been reported from across the country while the number of people affected by it crossed the 10,000 mark even as the virus spread to new places like Nagaland. Health Secretary B.P. Sharma told the meeting that regular review of the situation was being done with affected states through telephone and videoconferencing and his Ministry was assisting the
states with required material. Chief Secretaries and medical heads of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi briefed Mr. Seth about the availability of drugs, testing kits, diagnostic labs, personal protective equipment (PPE), and masks in their respective States. “Maharashtra and Haryana have requested for some medicines to augment their emergency stocks. These are being supplied to them by the Health Ministry,” the statement said. Meanwhile, one more person died of the disease in Haryana on Thursday taking the toll to 18 in the State, while 11 new patients were tested positive for the H1N1 virus in Punjab. Swine flu had also claimed eight more lives in Rajasthan since Wednesday, raising the State’s toll to 191 this year. The central government figures till Wednesday showed that 10,025 people have been infected with the H1N1 virus so far this year, a new high in recent years.
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Weakening the JD (U) in Bihar Whether or not Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi wins the battle against former mentor Nitish Kumar, he is ensuring his opponents will have a political cost to bear for seeking to unseat him. Mr. Manjhi, who was chosen to succeed Mr. Kumar after their party, the Janata Dal (United), suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Lok Sabha election last year, is now wooing both JD (U) members of the Assembly and the BJP leadership in an attempt to stay on in power. In order to win over some of the MLAs, the Chief Minister is keen on a Cabinet expansion before the trust vote. But given that the vote is only a few days away, and the majority of Mr. Manjhi is in serious question, Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi would be well-advised not to accede to Mr. Manjhi’s request. Neither the demands of governance nor political propriety require a Cabinet expansion at this stage. Whatever Mr. Manjhi’s explanations, ministerial berths cannot be blatantly on offer in exchange for political support. Indeed, allowing a Cabinet expansion at this stage will put a question mark on the propriety of the Governor’s decision to give Mr. Manjhi time till February 20 to prove his majority. For the BJP, the only incentive for supporting Mr. Manjhi is the prospect of an early election. The incumbent Chief Minister, who has been busy trying to carve out his own political constituency among Dalits and the poorer and weaker sections of Bihar, is also working on longer-term plans. After offering free power to farmers with agricultural land up to five acres, he held out the promise of extending it to farmers who own up to ten acres if he got another chance at power. By refusing to resign at the prodding of his party leadership, and offering sops to farmers and teachers, Mr. Manjhi is eyeing Mr. Kumar’s support base. Already Mr. Kumar has been deliberately cast in a bad light by his successor, with hints that the JD (U) leader is restless and unwilling to wait till the next election to return to the chief ministerial helm. Mr. Kumar’s plan to resign as Chief Minister to own responsibility for the party’s electoral defeat appears to have done him more harm than good. In the popular perception the resignation might have a taint of insincerity, however unintended in the initial gesture. Instead of edging out the BJP in the manner of Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal leader Naveen Patnaik, Mr. Kumar appears to have left the field wide open to the BJP to gain dominance even as other formations could take the JD (U)’s place in political contestation.
Honey Singh's Birthday Bash Gets The Party Re-Started
QUOTE “With Narendra Modi at helm of the government in centre, OF THE Gujarat’s 64 issues pending with centre, Modi govt resolves DAY 17, progress in 9.” - Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today said...,
Richa Chadha donates her heart
Richa Chadha has taken an interesting oath this year for the special occasion of Valentines Day. The actress who is currently busy shooting in Delhi has decided to pledge the donation of her heart. Richa believes that sharing the greatest piece of love is to give someone else a life. In fact Richa has been spending time researching on
the places one can pledge their heart donation and intends to sign up the moment she's back from the shoot later next week. Speaking on this thought Richa said, "Owing to our Indian beliefs not many believe in organ donation. But I think it's an amazing thing to pledge the donation of organs and is not something people should look down
Sanjay Dutt's jail term extended by four days
Sanjay Dutt and his furloughs have always been the talk of the town. With people questioning the amount of furloughs that the upon. I was struck with this actor is granted and the thought to do this myself when I kept reading innumerable tweets being exchanged about Valentines Day these past few days. I think it would be my honor to pledge this support". In fact the actress did something special last year too when she got herself inked with names of her parents inscribed on each of her hands.
special treatment being meted out to him because of his celebrity status. Now the jail administration has decided to extend Sanju baba's jail term by four more
days. For repeatedly outstaying his furlough, Sanjay Dutt has had to pay a penalty and the jail administration has taken a strong action against the Munnabhai actor, in accordance with the provisions of the prison manual. Maharashtra home minister confirmed the news, adding that four days would be added to Sanjay's jail term. Sanjay has spent over 118 days out of jail from May 2013 to May 2014, either on parole or furlough and it has become a reason for a huge debate that has sparked. The minister also clarified that a departmental enquiry will also be ordered against the prison officials for delay in deciding the extension of the furlough.
When Shahid Kapoor And Sonakshi Sinha Came Face To Face
‘MSG – the Messenger’ earns Rs 89 crore in first days of release
Year 2015 has not had a very good start at the box office. However,
seems like audiences just cannot get enough of Sant Gurmeet Ram
Rahim Singh Insan’s ‘MSG – the Messenger ’. Hardly a week since its release and the film has become the biggest blockbuster of the year, grossing more than Rs 89.29 crore in the first six days. Apart from acting, Sant Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan has written, directed and composed the songs in the film. Fans seem to have taken quite a liking t o R a m R a h i m ’s rockstar avatar.
Recently, Haider actor Shahid Kapoor came face to face with his alleged girlfriend from the past, Sonakshi Sinha and the way the two reacted, will leave you stunned. Apparently, the two met at German luxury brand BMW’s new hybrid sports car launch event in Mumbai. lot of memory rekindled as the two met
Ab Tak Chhappan 2: Dashing Nana Patekar takes to streets on a bike
Rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh has made a mini-comeback of sorts, after a mysterious absence spanning some months. The makers of upcoming rom-com film Dilliwali Zaalim Girlfriend, starring Divyendu Sharma and Prachi Mishra, just released a new song called Birthday Bash by Honey Singh. Birthday Bash has all the elements of a hit Honey Singh song - the beats and Honey Singh's trademark confessions - and promises to become the next party anthem. The rapper features in the music video, just as he has in previous videos. The song is Honey Singh's first outing since his mysterious absence last year. His last Bollywood film was The Shaukeens in November and his last album, Desi Kalakaar, released in October 2014.
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Veteran actor Nana Patekar has made a stylish comeback and how. He looks fitter and dashing as he sports the salt-and pepper look on that mean machine. He took to the streets of Mumbai on a motorcycle to promote 'Ab Tak Chhappan 2' , a sequel to cult movie Ab Tak Chappan.Directed by Aejaz Gulab, the film progresses from where the first instalment ended 11 years ago. Dressed in a khaki pant and a military green shirt, Nana even posed for shutterbugs who were following him to capture this
sighting.Though Ab Tak Chhappan 2 is not a Ram Gopal Verma production, it bears the stamp of RGV and Shimit Amin. Tout and slick the trailer takes us back to good-old-days of gritty underworld drama. Ab Tak Chappan starring Nana Patekar and Revathi was directed by Shimit Amin. The sequel is directed by debutant Aejaz GulabAb Tak Chhappan 2 also features Vikram Gokhale, Mohan Agashe, Raj Zutshi, Ashutosh Rana and Gul Panag and is scheduled to be released on February 27.
each other. In the picture, we see a surprised look on Dabangg actress’ face. The expression of amusement is quite visible on Shahid and Sonakshi‘s face and we can easily make out the pleasing aura the two shared by their body language in the picture. Sonakshi Sinha and Shahid Kapoor smiled, laughed and indulged in a
conversation during the event. In the past, there were a lot of rumours stating that the two were dating each other while they were shooting for their film R.. Rajkumar. However, both, Shahid and Sonakshi denied all the rumours. At the event, master blaster Sachin Tendulkar did the honour of launching the sports car.
No film promotion on my cookery show: Farah Khan
Filmmaker Farah Khan has made it clear that unlike the other reality shows on TV, there will be no film promotion on her cookery show “Farah Ki Daawat”. “It (“Farah Ki Daawat”) is a food show not a reality show so there will be no film promotion on this show,” Farah, who is hosting the
show, said on being asked about film promotions on her show. “Farah Ki Daawat” set to go on air Feb 22 on Colors, will see see Bollywood stars like Abhishek Bachchan, Alia Bhatt, Malaika Arora Khan, Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia showing their culinary skills.
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Jewellery stocks shine after RBI lifts ban on gold coin import Jewellery stocks today ended with good gains after the RBI lifted the ban on imports of gold coins and medallions by banks and trading houses. Shares of Renaissance Jewellery went up by 3.15 per cent, Gitanjali Gems by 3.14 per cent, Shree Ganesh Jewellery House by 2.92 per cent and PC Jeweller by 2.67 per cent on the BSE. Titan Company counter inched up by 0.56 per cent and the Tribhovandas Bhimji scrip Zaveri edged 0.26 per cent higher. These stocks had gained up to 6 per cent in early trade but later gave most of the gains on profit-booking. The RBI
had in a notification yesterday said banks are permitted to import gold on consignment basis. Domestic sales will be, however, permitted against upfront payment only. "While the import of gold coins and medallions will no longer be prohibited, pending further review, the restrictions on banks in selling gold coins and medallions are not being removed," it had said. "Banks are free to grant gold metal loans," it had said, adding that Star and Premier Trading Houses (STH/ PTH) can import the metal as per entitlement without any end use restrictions.
OPPO R5 Gilded Limited Edition to be available in India soon
India’s media manager rubbishes media reports of rift between team management and Duncan Fletche
The Indian team management on Wednesday sought to deny a media report about chief coach Duncan Fletcher being ignored meetings and also not being kept in the loop about team strategy. With Indian team taking a day-off and players being left on their own to relax, there were reports of team’s support staff led by Team Director Ravi Shastri having
an impromptu meeting at the team hotel ‘Langham’ with Fletcher not informed about it. “I can confirm that no such meeting was held. There is absolutely no truth that Duncan was not kept in the loop about a meeting of the support staff. I can only term this as figment of imagination,” team’s media manager DR R N Baba said when specifically asked about about the rift among
support staff. The general notion since Shastri’s appointment has been that it’s a move by BCCI to clip Fletcher’s wings after team’s poor overseas record over a period of time. In fact, according to team sources, bowling coach Bharath Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar, apparently went to meet their common friend in the evening during the time when the so-called meeting of support staff without Fletcher was supposedly held. When contacted a senior BCCI official currently in India, said, “Do you people seriously think that Fletcher needs to be sidelined with these kind of childish tricks”. “Fletcher has a contract till the end of the World Cup, which is only a month and half away. We don’t think he will seek an extension.
World Cup 2015: England face critical test against in-form New Zealand
OPPO India, the company behind the latest smartphone sensation, the Oppo R5, today announced the exclusive availability of a limited edition version of the smartphone. The OPPO R5 Gilded Limited Edition comes with a luxurious gold frame and will be available online from February 20 onwards at a price of Rs 29,990, until stocks last. There are 10,000 units of the smartphone available globally. The smartphone will be available across India only through prebooking. According to Tom Lu, CEO, OPPO India, “This phone has been developed with the end user in mind. We used cutting edge manufacturing
techniques to create a phone that fits perfectly into the users’ hands, and that feels incredible. The gold frame has been forged nine times and then finished by hand to give a perfect sheen and feel. It has a quality that is not available anywhere else in the industry. The R5, like the rest of the R series, delivers a truly stylish, exquisite and distinctive design and will continue to delight our customers with its innovative yet practical functions.” Measuring 4.85 mm in width and weighing 155 g, the 4G-enabled R5 is equipped with an octa-core Qualcomm MSM8939, and comes with a 5.2-inch AMOLED screen.
Japan firm offers wearable tomatoes
As the world's electronic companies scramble to set the agenda for wearable devices, one Japanese vegetable juice maker went one better Thursday, unveiling a wearable tomato machine.The "Tomatan" is a backpack that can be loaded with six mid-sized tomatoes, enough, say the makers, to power runners through this weekend's Tokyo Marathon. "Tomatoes have lots of nutrition that combats
fatigue," said Shigenori Suzuki of maker Kagome. The Tomatan looks like a small humanoid robot -- with a tomato for a head -- and sits snugly on the athlete's shoulders. It then rotates the fruit over the runner's head and holds it in front of his mouth. "We used about 100 tomatoes to complete this machine," said Nomichi Tosa of creator Meiwa Denki, a company known for its off-the-wall devices and musical instruments.
The reckoning has come early for England at the Cricket World Cup. Out of form and down on confidence, Eoin Morgan's England squad needs a strong showing in Friday's Pool A match against New Zealand to restore some belief in its campaign. A 111run loss to Australia in its opening match delivered a blow to team morale which was already low after its heavy loss to the Australians in the preceding limitedovers tri-series. It now faces co-host New Zealand, which has won its first two matches and which is buoyant if a little chastened after a narrow win over Scotland. Another win — its third in seven days — would put New Zealand in a powerful position in the group with an eight-day break before its subsequent match against Afghanistan. Aloss to
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World Cup 2015: MS Dhoni’s form disappoints, pattern reassures
Dhoni, the captain, ticked all boxes against Pakistan, but Dhoni, the batsman, struggled to check even one. It has been five months since Dhoni scored a fifty in the shorter format. Yes, he didn’t get to bat on most occasions but even when he
did, failed to make an impression. It is extremely difficult to decode Dhoni’s style of batsmanship. He charges to a ball any normal batsman would shoulder arms to, hooks a delivery worth a duck and smokes a length which deserves a
back-foot defence. While a career batting average of 52.07 makes a very impressive read, the tenpoint dip to 44.36 in the last 14 months does force cricket experts to put the thinking hat on. The ODI series against the West Indies didn’t give him much time in the middle due to top-heavy contributions, the tri-series involving Australia and England seemed ideal for captain cool to be back among the runs. That, however, didn’t happen as the skipper could only manage disappointing scores of 19, 34 and 17. The fatigue can’t be a valid defence for Dhoni as he missed the opening Test, and announced retirement before the fourth. He was the only Indian cricketer to have had a lot of time away from the game.
ICC Hall of Fame : Anil Kumble to be inducted as the 77th member
New Zealand wouldn't be an irreversible setback for England: with matches remaining against Afghanistan, Scotland and Bangladesh it should still progress comfortably to the next round. But the effect of another defeat on already brittle confidence might be more severe. Morgan has inherited the captaincy after Alastair Cook was fired amid the team's inconsistent form. His tenure hasn't yet been transformative: while England
has won individual one-day internationals against India and Sri Lanka, it struggles to win series or consistently beat top sides. One reason is that is, in the absence of Kevin Pietersen, it appears to lack an x-factor player, one of the proven match-winners New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum says will shape the outcome of matches at this tournament. McCullum insists England does have players of that caliber and lists Morgan among them.
World Cup 2015: Ravichandran Ashwin hit in nets, comes back to bat
It wasn’t the first time a cricketer was hit in the nets by his teammate during the present Australian summer. But this was one that sent tremors in the Indian camp, if only briefly. R Ashwin had been the world champions’ key bowler in the dramatic win over Pakistan in Adelaide. So when he was struck by Umesh Yadav in the right-elbow while attempting a pull-shot on Wednesday, the Indians were left sweating with dread. Here was the lead
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spinner hit on his bowling arm only a few days before their all-important clash against South Africa. (Full Coverage| Venues | Fixtures) Ashwin left the nets wringing his hand in pain. The support staff were at hand though and they quickly rendered some icepack treatment to the Tamil Nadu off-spinner. Before long, Ashwin was back in the nets and facing up to the fast bowlers, including Yadav, much to the relief of the Indian team. He batted
for 20 minutes from that point on, and even dished out a few aggressive shots, including a pull shot off Bhuvneshwar Kumar.MS Dhoni & Co face the Proteas at the MCG on Sunday. And while their tails are up after a comprehensive win over their arch-rivals, longstanding injury worries still continued to cloud over their build-up efforts as they went through their paces at Melbourne’s St Kilda Cricket Club.
Anil Kumble the former Indian captain and the leading wicket taker for India in both tests and one day internationals will be inducted in the ICC Cricket hall of fame for his exemplary performances in a career spanning over 18 years. He will become only the fourth Indian after Sunil Gavaskar, Bishan Singh Bedi and Kapil Dev and the 77th player overall to be inducted in the prestigious hall of fame his name will be inducted in the prestigious list on February 22, 2015 during the clash of India and South Africa in ongoing
World Cup tournament. Wetty Wilson one of the finest women cricketers of all time will be joining Kumble as the 78th inductee in the list. Kumble is also one of the two bowlers after England's Cricketer Jim
Laker to capture all 10 wickets in an innings. He achieved this feat in the historic 1999 test match between India and Pakistan which was played in New Delhi in the month of February.
Anand wins classical section of Zurich Chess Challenge after draw against Karjakin Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw with Sergey Karjakin of Russia in the fifth and final round to win the Classical section of Zurich Chess Classic. Awarded two points for a win and one for a draw under new rules in place here, Anand tallied seven points in all, winning two and drawing the remaining three games in the six-player round robin. This also meant a much-needed recovery in ELO points after losing heavily in the preceding Grenke Classic tournament. Hikaru Nakamura of United States finished a clear second, a full point behind Anand after settling for a draw with Levon Aronian of Armenia. The third game of the fifth and final round in the Classical format was also drawn between Russian Vladimir Kramnik and Fabiano Caruana of Italy. Kramnik finished third, having drawn all his five
games while Aronian, Caruana and Karjakin finished tied fourth on four points apiece. The battle now shifts to the rapid chess format where all players play once more against each other in the same day. There are five more rounds remaining to decide the overall winner but in rapid chess each win will be worth only one point and a draw will just earn half a point. This effectively means the trio of Aronian, Caruana and Karjakin are out of title contention barring a huge turnaround in fortunes. Kramnik, too, is two points
behind Anand and it seems unlikely that the Russian can make a match of it either. Nakamura, however, might fancy his chances under the faster version of the game. However, in the blitz tournament played on the first day to determine the colours of the players, the American had finished out of top three. Anand played the reverse closed Sicilian as black and was not troubled at all. The Indian ace gave up the Bishop pair early in the opening to get an active position and Karjakin had to return the favour to maintain the balance.
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RPO helps wife of man Maheswar Sahu joins RIL assaulted by US cops board as independent director
AHMEDABAD The Regional Passport Office (RPO) on Wednesday helped resident of Pij village near Nadiad, Shakuntalaben Patel, in expediting her visa process so that she could go to her husband Sureshbhai, who was left partially paralyzed after a police officer assaulted him in the USA. According to the Regional Passport Officer Z A Khan, Shakuntalaben was having some trouble in obtaining visa to go to the USA and to meet her husband. "The office facilitatedherinfillinguponline form and a police clearance certificate was also issued to her. The entire process was over within an hour," Khan said. Shakuntalaben intended
to go to the USA with her husband. But following technical reasons, she was denied visa. Now the authorities are helping her to get the clearance so that she could go to her ailing husband. Shakuntalaben's husband landed in the US on January 30 to stay with his son in the suburb of Huntsville, Alabama. Last week, while walking down a sidewalk in the neighbourhood, Sureshbhai was stopped by the police. Since he did not know English, he was unable to respond to the questions asked by the police except for saying "no English". The policeman allegedly forced him on the ground, causing a fatal 'fused vertebrae' injury in the process.
Mumbai The Board of Directors of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) announced the appointment of Shri Maheswar Sahu, IAS (Retd), as an Independent Director on the Board with immediate effect. With this, the Board will comprise 14
Zip line, amusement park along Sabarmati soon
AHMEDABAD Very soon water sports enthusiasts will have a chance to zip along the Sabarmati River. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is soon to have a zip line facility and an amusement park which will be set up along the Sabarmati Riverfront. The AMC authorities are planning to develop water-based recreation activities at the riverfront. The officials said that they have started a move to have a zip line activity across the river between Ellisbridge and
Sardar Bridge and an amusement park in the area. Also the AMC plans to have an amphibian bus. In the past also they had issued work order for such a bus. It was even imported from China but before it could be taken up, there was a technical snag and the task could not take up. The AMC has made it clear that those who set up the amusement activity will not be permitted to start the boat facility as these activities have already started at the Vallabh Sadan, Sardar Bridge and Dadhichi Bridge. The
officials said that even the authorities have planned to have a second floating restaurant facility. The tender for the first has been finalized. The officials said that the AMC is planning to have water for eight to ten months only. However, the officials said that there have been apprehensions that drainage water will flow into the river, thus contaminating it and making it difficult for the bidders to take part. However, officials said that having such facilities will help to keep the river free of pollution.
Gujarat’s 64 issues pending with centre, Modi govt resolves 17, progress in 9: CM meets MPs
Gandhinagar, Addressing a meeting of members of parliament representing Gujarat, Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today said that with Narendra Modi at helm of the government in centre, in nine months period so far, 17 issues of Gujarat pending with centre are resolved in favor of Gujarat. She said in 9 important matters, in-principle favor of central government has been achieved and procedure of solution of these matters has been
speedier. Chief Minister said the long pending issues with centre resolved include approval to Narmada dam height, approval to Ahmedabad-Mumbai bulet train project, approval fo phase-1 of Ahmedabad Metro Rail project, approval to Vanakbori thermal power project, approval to road construction connecting Kuneriya to Mauvana in wildlife sanctuary land, approval to proceed Ghaduli-Santalpur road construction, approval to Narmada canal works, financial assistance to Statue of Unity project, power of approval to proeject in 540 ha land under Van Samrakshan Adhiniyam to regional office, allocation fof
expansion of Gujarat bhavan in New Delhi, approval fo KU band relay through DTH for programmer related to education and skill development etc. Chief Minister said that 9 other matters in which in-principle approval has been achieved need folowup and consultation with ministry by parliament members representing Gujarat. Chief Minister told MPs that whenever any MP needs further details to effectively raise state’s issues in parliament, the state government will extend full support. Chief Minister thanked Prime Minister and concerned union departments for positive approach for solution.
members, with eight being Independent Directors. Shri Adil Zainulbhai, Chairman of the Board’s Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Committee said, “We are delighted to have Shri Maheswar Sahu join our Board. We look forward to his contributions
in strengthening Reliance’s journey of transformation and growth.” Shri Sahu, 60, has had a distinguished career and was Additional Chief Secretary (Industries and Mining) with the Government of Gujarat. He has served 10 years with the Central government in industry and infrastructure and three years with UN Organizations. He has also set up two societies in Gujarat to promote corporate social responsibility initiatives. Shri Sahu holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and Masters in Public Administration from University of Birmingham
8-year-old raped in Ghatlodia, one arrested AHMEDABAD Ghatlodia police arrested Ashok Sharma, 41, a resident of Ghatlodia, for allegedly raping an 8-yearold girl. Police said Sharma took his neighbour's daughter to the terrace of the apartment where he and the survivor live and assaulted her. "He first molested the girl and then raped her. Sharma threatened the girl of dire consequences if she
opened her mouth," said a police official. Later in the evening, when the girl's father returned home after his duty, the girl told him that there is acute pain in her private part. Police said that on checking, the girl's mother found that her clothes too were blood stained. "The girl later told her mother that Sharma took her to the terrace and assaulted her," added the official.
Amit Shah holds discussions with RSS leaders
New Delhi Ahead of talks with PDP over government formation in Jammu and Kashmir and the trust vote in Bihar, BJP President Amit Shah today met top RSS leaders in the capital. According to sources, Shah drove down to ‘Keshav Kunj’, the RSS office in Jhandewalan in the capital, and separately met the Sangh’s second-in-
command Suresh Bhayyaji Joshi, besides RSS joint general secretaries Dattatreya Hosbole, Suresh Soni and Krishan Gopal. Shah also held a separate meeting with Krishan Gopal, the RSS pointsman in dealing with BJP affairs, with whom he is learnt to have discussed crucial issues. The issues include talks with PDP over government formation in Jammu and Kashmir after the split verdict in December and BJP’s support to chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi during the trust vote in Bihar assembly tomorrow. The Delhi poll debacle is also likely to have figured during the discussions.
Modi suit hogs limelight, T-shirts get cold shoulder
Surat Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pin-striped suit is hogging all the limelight at a Surat auction but the humble Cricket Australia T-shirt gifted to him by bowling great Brett Lee is getting the cold shoulder. While a diamond trader from Bhavnagar has offered a staggering Rs 1.41 crore for the navy blue suit Modi wore during his meeting with the US President Barack
Obama last month, the bids for Lee’s T-shirt range between a measly Rs 1,500 and Rs 2,000. “People are only looking for Modi suit. There is a T-shirt of Brett Lee gifted by Cricket Australia just beside the suit, but the bids for it are very low,” said a member of the organising committee. “About 40 to 50 people have placed bids ranging from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,000 for the T-shirt that Brett Lee
gifted Modi during the latter’s visit to Australia in November last year,” he said, showing the written bids of a handful of interested people. A Suratbased diamond trader Mukesh Patel, who made a bid of Rs 1.39 crore for Modi’s suit, said he is not interested in buying the yellow Cricket Australia Tshirt. “I am not interested in buying the T-shirt. I want to purchase that historical suit only as it created a hype in the media. If I buy the T-shirt, I will be tempted to wear it. Another T-shirt that Modi received as gift during his Brazil visit after the football World Cup has also failed to attract many prospective buyers with bids ranging between Rs 1,500 and Rs 2,000. About 40 youngsters have evinced interest in the Tshirts and placed bids, according to records available at the registration desk at the auction.
AMC’s unique idea to prevent councillors from sleeping during budget discussion Ahmedabad, To prevent Councillors from sleeping during budget discussion, the Ahmedabad M u n i c i p a l Corporation(AMC) today distributed chocolates and toffees among them. BThis unique idea actually worked, and Councillors were found at least not sleeping today during the second and the last day of budget discussion. On the first day of two-day long budget session of AMC, several Councillors were found sleeping. The first day discussed budget proposals for Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service(AMTS), VS hospital and MJ library budget proposals. In the post-lunch session some Councillors like Anand Daga, Manu Bharwad, Nitin Shah and Bhushan Bhatt were spotted sleeping on their chair. Some other
Councillors were found talking on cell phone. Some were found accessing various applications on their smart phones. All these visuals were relayed by regional TV channels,as media cameras are allowed in AMC general board.A local Gujarati daily also published
photographs of Councillors found sleeping on their seat. Today, on the second and the last day of budget session, the AMC staff was seen distributing toffees to Councillors,so that they don’t sleep. Under continuous vigil of media, no Councillor wanted to take chance today anyway.
INDIAN WOMAN SHOULD NOT DELAY GETTING PREGNANT : NOVA IVI FERTILITY
172 fishermen arrived from Pakistan prison
172 fishermen arrived from Pakistan prison today were received by Minister of state for fisheries, Government of Gujarat at Kalupur railway station in Ahmedabad. Their segregation: Junagadh:48, Gir Somnath:55, Amreli/ Porbandar:5, Valsad:8, DiuDaman:31, Maharashtra:12, Uttar Pradesh:7.
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, Three year into operations, Nova IVI Fertility (NIF), a subsidiary of Nova Medical Centers, has archived a significant milestone by clocking 5000 successful pregnancies in just 39 months. The current success rate has significantly improved to 48%. Celebrating this feat white
staying true to its position as market leaders, NIF has undertaken a first-of-itskind initiative with one of the most comprehensive studies with real-time, LIVE data invoing over 7000 patients who have or are currenly undergoing fertility treatments across all NIF centers in the country. while the study suggests that a
significantly high number of woman suffering from infertility are over the of 31, it also raises concerns that the biggest cause is a poor ovarian response (POR) in women. According to the study, 68% of woman seeking fertility treatments were aged 31 year and above; with a staggering 36% being between 31-35 year and 32% being above 35 year. the latest study reveals that 30% of woman need to depend on donor eggs to get pregnant, simply because they appoach an IVF expert at a time when their ovarian reserve is already poor.
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