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News Brief Weighbridge found defective in J-K; sealed Agency | Jammu
A weighbridge in the outskirts of Jammu city has been sealed by authorities after it was found to be “defective”, officials said. Acting on complaints from coal transporters plying in the state, the Legal Metrology Department (LMD) yesterday checked the weighbridge at Purkho and found it to be “faulty” , a senior official of the LMD said. According to truck drivers, there was a discrepancy in the weight shown at the weighbridge, with measurements showing less weight to the tune of “250 kgs” against the total of 9 tonnes, the official said.
Family members booked over dowry Agency | Faridabad
Cases have been registered against two separate families for allegedly torturing two women for dowry here. In the first incident, a case was registered against Praveen, his father Rajendra, mother Jhilmil, brother Akshay and sister-in-law in Dayalpur village here yesterday for torturing his wife over dowry, police said. The case was filed following the complaint by the victim Anshu, they said.
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Sonia, Rahul get bail ; next hearing on Feb 20 Metropolitan Magistrate Lovleen granted bail to Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on a bail bond of Rs 50,000. Agency | New Delhi After a 10-minute hearing, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul were today granted unconditional bail in the high-voltage National Herald case by a local court which said that offences alleged against them were not of “serious magnitude” at this stage and there was no apprehension that they would flee. Facing a private criminal complaint lodged by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy in the transfer of shares of the defunct party news-
paper Herald to a newly-created company, the two Gandhis, accompanied by a phalanx of leaders, including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Priyanka Gandhi, appeared before Metropolitan Magistrate Lovleen at 2.50 PM. The party’s legal eagles Kapil Sibal, Ashwini Kumar, both former Union Law Ministers, and Abhishek Manu Singhvi, as also top Congress leaders such as Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mallikarjun Kharge, A K Antony, Shiela Dikshit, Ambika Soni, Ahmed Patel
and Meira Kumar were at hand. As soon as the hearing commenced, Swamy opposed the bail pleas moved by the Gandhis and other accused saying they are influential persons and might flee the country if enlarged. However, the court said
“The accused are reputed persons having deep political roots and there is no apprehension that they will flee.” Swamy then said that a condition should be imposed that the accused should not be allowed to travel abroad without the permission of the court and they should submit their passports to
the court. “Congress is an old party,” the judge shot back and then dictated the order. “At this stage, without evidence the charges cannot be said to be serious in magnitude. They also have deep roots in the society so bail can be granted to the accused,” the judge said. Sonia, Rahul and three other ac-
cused -- Motilal Vora, Oscar Fernandes and Suman Dubey--sought bail which was granted after they furnished a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and one surety each. One of the accused Sam Pitroda was not present as he was stated to be unwell. His plea seeking exemption from personal appearance was allowed.
During the hearing, Sibal, Singhvi and other lawyers, who appeared for the accused, argued there was no apprehension that any of their clients would flee from the country as they have appeared before the court on the first date itself. Swamy later claimed that he had not opposed the bail but had told the court that conditions should be imposed on the Gandhis’ travel abroad since they “were in the habit of running away from the country”. The magistrate fixed February 20 as the next date of hearing during which they were asked to appear in person.
vneshwar Kumar, Ambati Rayudu, Amit Mishra and Harbhajan Singh were also omitted from the ODI squad. Off-spinner Harbhajan, however, kept his place in the T20 squad. Pacer Mohit Sharma was unavailable for selection due to fitness issues, Thakur added.
The 23-year-old Sran and 22-year-old Pandya were rewarded with a berth in the ODI and T20 squads respectively for their consistent performance in domestic circuit. The squad, to be captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has expectedly been packed with seamers, keeping in mind the conditions in Australia, where India will play five ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals from January 12 to 31. The selectors preferred to give another opportunity to Yuvraj and Nehra, both of whom have represented India with distinction in the past.
GST unlikely this session, bankruptcy Bill to be introduced Yuvraj, Nehra return to India’s T20 squad Agency | New Delhi
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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday indicated that the government may not be able to pass the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in the ongoing session of Parliament, but will introduce the bankruptcy Bill. Accusing the Congress for delaying GST for “collateral reasons”, he said: “Some people do get sadistic pleasure in seeing India slow down. But then, it’s a sadistic pleasure at a very severe national cost. We cannot allow that.” The minister further said the government will push through changes in the arbitration Act and commercial court
Veteran players Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Nehra were handed fresh lifelines with a recall to India’s Twenty20 squad, while Punjab left-arm seamer Brainder Sran and Baroda all-rounder Hardik Pandya were the new faces in the squads for India’s tour of Australia in January. Lanky pacer Ishant Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami were brought back into the ODI team, which had no place for Suresh Raina, who was overlooked to test new players, and Stuart Binny, who was left out of the T20 and ODI squads. Shami, who has now re-
Bill in the Rajya Sabha in the remaining “crucial” three days of the winter session, which ends on Wednesday. Addressing the Ficci AGM, Jaitley said, “I have no doubt in my mind that attempt to delay (GST) is entirely for collateral reasons. And the only collateral reason I suspect is if I couldn’t do it, then why should somebody else do it?” He maintained that
“a delayed GST is better than a flawed GST”. The minister added that he would “still urge and persuade” the Opposition to give up their rigidity on Constitution-prescribed tariffs. “The Constitution-prescribed tariffs actually can be an albatross around the neck of the future generation. And we owe it to them not to create situations of this kind,” he said.
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covered from his injury, has been named in both the ODI and T20 squads, announced by BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur after a meeting of the selection committee in New Delhi on Saturday. Rishi Dhawan and Manish Pandey were also included in the One-day squad. Bhu-
Nirbhaya gang-rape case: Juvenile rapist shifted to undisclosed location, parents launch protest Agency | New Delhi
Popular Malayalam film A day before his release, available online along actor-turned politician All CBSE books and the December 16, 2012 with additional learning Innocent today said he learning material will be juvenile rapist in Delhi material and videos as is now free of cancer. “I made available online for gang-rape case has been part of our good govam happy to see you all. free as part of the Censhifted out of correctional ernance efforts,” Irani I had got sacred when I tre’s good governance said at the inauguration home and taken to an unwas diagnosed with can- efforts, HRD minister of a new building of the disclosed location on Satcer for the second time.I Smriti Irani said in New school in Khichripur. Reurday evening. The rapwas doubtful about a Delhi on Saturday. At a sponding to the call by ist, now 21, is likely to be comeback again. But function organised at a Delhi deputy chief min- fessionals from fields in- parents informed about monitored by the Juvenile out in protest against juvenile’s release. Apart that was a wrong think- Kendriya Vidyalaya in ister Manish Sisodia at cluding defence to help their wards’ attendance, Justice Board, which will the release of the juve- from Swamy, the Centre ing,” the Lok Sabha east Delhi, she also said the function that endeav- the former grow into time table and marks in decide on his rehabilita- nile convict. The Delhi had also asked the High MP, who is a comedian, that initiatives would ours be made to ensure “good human beings”. exams while ‘Saransh’ tion, “social mainstream- Commission for Wom- Court to extend the obsaid here. Innocent, an be undertaken to ensure that children not only Irani also reiterated that will help parents com- ing”, and even whether en (DCW) had said that servation of home stay independent Left party holistic nurturing and excel professionally but the Centre will launch pare the subject-wise he should be returned to it will challenge the re- of the juvenile convict MP representing Cha- improve learning out- also become good hu- ‘Shaala Darpan’ and ‘Sa- learning outcomes of his family. Legal options lease by writing to Pres- in December 16, 2012 lakkudy constituency comes at these schools. man beings, Irani asked ransh’ services (for Class their children, with oth- to stop his release are ident Pranab Mukherjee, gang-rape case, saying in the Lower House, “We made NCERT her ministry’s officials I to Class XII students) ers at the district, state open till Sunday and both and the chief justices of several mandatory assaid no elements of books available online to organise ‘Baal Sabha’ in Kendriya Vidyalayas and national levels. Ear- the Delhi government the Supreme Court and pects were missing from cancer was detected in for free through e-books (Child conventions). in the next academic lier, addressing the func- and the state Women’s the Delhi High Court. the post-release rehabilihis body in the detailed and mobile applications These conventions will year. The ‘Shaala Dar- tion, Sisodia stressed on Commission are consid- BJP leader Subramani- tation plan which needed scanning conducted a month-and-a-half ago. feature interactions be- pan’ service is aimed at the role of education in ering them. Meanwhile, an Swamy had moved a to be considered before two days ago. the victim’s parents came plea seeking a stay on the setting him free. We dare similarly going tween children and pro- using SMSes to keep the lives of children. Corpo. Office: A/41, Madhav Chamber’s, Shaktidhara Colony, Opp-Sayona Arcade, L.B.S. Road, Toll Naka, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
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Two new reality shows reveal all is fair in love and TRPs
Love seems to be in the air—at least for our Hindi general entertainment channels. Two new reality shows focusing on the power of love have been unleashed on unsuspecting audiences in the past week. The reason why both caught my eye was because both are anchored by celebrity couples and run through pretty similar formats. The first, Power Couple premiered on Sony over the weekend. To show that all is fair in love and TRPs, it is hosted by Salman Khan’s brother Arbaaz Khan and his wife Malaika Arora Khan, and is telecast at 8.30pm. This clashes with the Salman Khan-anchored weekend episodes of Bigg Boss Double Trouble on Colors. All that’s left is for little brother Sohail Khan to start anchoring a show, but I don’t think any channel wants to take such a big risk. So what’s Power Couple all about? According to the programme descriptor on the website (yes, they have a dedicated website for the show), Power Couple is, “When true love is put to the test, the most caring, trusting and daring couple rise to power.” Like a phoenix from the ashes. I waded through two entire episodes of the show and here’s what I saw. Ten celebrity couples, ranging from former cricketers to models to dancers to TV actors and star brothers, who have shown that their only prowess is in making MMS videos of their inebriated girlfriends, have been lined up in one pretty row. Some of the couples are both celebrities, others are celebrities and their spouses have tagged along. The couples include MMS king Ashmit Patel and model Mehek Chahal; TV actors Apurva and Shilpa Agnihotri; dancer Sandeep Soparkar and his wife model Jesse Randhawa; model Shawar Ali and his wife model Marsela; model Rahul Dev and actor Mugdha Godse; cricketer Salil Ankola and his wife Ria Banerjee; TV actor Pratyusha Banerjee and her fiancé, actor Rahul Singh; TV actors Sanjeeda Sheikh and Aamir Ali; TV actor Delnaaz Irani and DJ Percy Karkaria; and TV actor Naved Jaffrey and his wife Sayeeda. Some of the couples are married, but most are dating. The couples are taken to a villa in Goa and are met by Malaika and Arbaaz, who will supposedly give them “power advice on the basis of their long relationship”. The skill sets people have nowadays, really. The first two episodes show the couples participate in a bunch of tasks—trivia quizzes about each other and physical tasks—and finally one couple is voted out. That couple being Sandeep Soparkar and Jesse Randhawa. The show is the Indian version of one of Israel’s most popular reality shows and is like Fear Factor on a Valentine overkill. Is it bad? Well, it’s not great.
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Discussed ‘Kyaa Kool Hai Hum 3’ script with my wife: Aftab Shivdasani
Agency | Mumbai Actor Aftab Shivdasani says when the script of his upcoming adult-comedy “Kyaa Kool Hai Hum 3” was offered to him he discussed it with his wife. Aftab, who has earlier worked in raunchy comedies like “Masti” and “Grand Masti”, plays an adult movie star in “Kyaa Kool Hai Hum 3” along with actor Tusshar Kapoor. “I didn’t discuss the script with family and friends because they trust me But I did discuss it with my wife and she was very supportive and very encouraging. She was very positive about it,” Aftab told reporters. His co-star Tusshar added, “This is not a new
genre for us. We are players in this genre, we have done two-three films in this zone so its like our everyday work.” They were speaking at the song launch “Hai Jawani” from the movie which features Gauhar Khan in a special appearance. Directed by Umesh Ghadge, “Kyaa Kool Hai Hum 3” is the third instalment in the popular franchise. The previous two parts starred actor Riteish Deshmukh. Tusshar, who has been part of “Kyaa Kool Hai Hum” and its sequel “Kyaa Super Kool Hai Hum”, feels even though people like adult comedies it is no indicator that they will be successful too.
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QUOTE “I have no doubt in my mind that attempt to delay (GST) is entirely for collateral And the only collateral reason I suspect is if I couldn’t do it, then why OF THE reasons. should somebody else do it?” - Addressing the annual general meeting of industry chamber Ficci, finance minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said.... DAY Tamil Thanga Magan Movie Review Rating 1st Day Box Office Collection Agency | Chennai
Amy Jackson and Dhanush chemistry in this movie is good. The actor is also helping for the relief works with his fans association and doing his best during the hour of crisis. From a young boy who takes a fancy to Hema (Amy Jackson), he traverses the course of his life that takes some responsible shape when he starts working with his father (K.S. Ravikumar), and marries Yamuna (Samantha Ruth Prabhu) according to his mother’s (Radhika Sarathkumar) wishes. Thanga Magan depends on its hero and he comes up with a glittering performance. Thanga Magan is a comedy drama film written and directed by Velraj, which is produced by Dhanush and G. N. Anbu Chezhiyan under the banners Wunderbar Films and Gopuram
Films. Though there was a halt in the movie promotion at Chennai, the film makers of Nava Manmadhudu are very confident that Dhanush, samantha appeal and personal would make the audience come to the screens to watch the movie and in Telugu it would be Samantha who
Sushant Singh Rajput wishes girlfriend Ankita Lokhande Happy Birthday with a KISS! Agency | Mumbai
It’s Ankita Lokhande’s birthday today and her boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput just posted an adorable picture of himself with the Pavitra Rishta actress. Sushant posted a photo of them from a party of him kissing Ankita with great love while she savours it. Despite her eyes being closed, we could totally see the blush on her face. So much love. Sushant posted a small message with the photo too, which said, “Happy Birthday jaaneman.. @anky1912. Love you.!!” Well, love and celebration is in the air for the couple who has been dating since 5 years. They are engaged
have good star name in the Telugu market. After an exciting line of movies this year consisting of Anegan, Maari, Shamitabh, Dhanush finishes 2015, which by the way has already turned out to be a very productive year Agency | Mumbai for him, on a high note with Thanga Magan. Married couple Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput are totally devoted to each other. Their married life is going strong and the couple very often spotted together at events. Apart from that, time and again Shahid and Mira post adorable picture on their Instagram account. Shahid and Mira will welcome New Year first time together and they have already started planning. The selfie was clicked on a flight and it seems the couple headed for ther said that she had an undisclosed location mistaken Ranveer to be to ring in Christmas and a Delhi guy going by his amazing portrayal of a Delhi guy in ‘Band Baaja Baaraat’. She said, “Someone like me sitting Agency | Mumbai in the theatre actually believed that he was from A recently released ceDelhi. lebrity list ranks Kajal Aggarwal higher than the likes of Abhishek Bachchan, Rajinikanth and even SS Rajamouli. The ranking is based on estimates of earnings and popularity. Ask the actress what she craves more money or fame? She quips, “Honestly, success is a combination of the both money and fame. As actors we work our a$%es off. I mean record of $43.5 million there is a lot of physical for the final Harry Potter labour involved and the movie in 2011. Interest result of all of that efforts extended to international is the stardom.” Kajal’s markets, where the movie earnings in 2015 — estibrought in $72.7 million in mated to be in excess of 44 countries. At the White Rs 10 crore — has beHouse, a beeping R2-D2 come the talk of T-town. and two Stormtroopers In the backdrop of the surprised reporters with ongoing debate about pay a quick appearance in the disparity between genbriefing room. ders in showbiz, quiz her
since their stint in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4, where he had proposed to her. However, the duo haven’t married till now. Sushant had confirmed in one of
his interviews that marriage will happen in next couple of months or next year and after seeing this picture, we can’t wait to seem them both hitched.
New Year together. Mira Rajput as usual looking absolutely stunning in a grey outfit while hubby Shahid sports a military haircut, which might be for his upcoming flick ‘Rangoon’. The photo shows Shahid Kapoor resting on wife’s shoul-
der while Mira was full of smile. Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput tied the knot on July 7, 2015 and since then always remained in the limelight for their PDA, public appearances together and for posting adorable selfies.
if she feels underpayed, she says, “Yes, there was disparity earlier on. But right now, honestly, I think it depends on how much work you do. It’s very logical and calculated in terms of how many days you are working on a project and the amount
of work you put into it. I can’t say I have anything to complain about.” While she just had one Telugu release, NTR’s Temper, in 2015, she has two marquee projects to look forward to next year — Sardaar Gabbar Singh and Brahmostsavam.
Cute Selfie: Shahid resting on wife Mira’s shoulder
When Deepika Padukone thought Ranveer Singh was ‘too much’ Agency | Mumbai
Ranveer Singh, whose latest film, ‘Bajirao Mastani’, has got an amazing response at the box-office, completed five years in the Hindi film industry on December 10, 2015. When Ranveer and his co-star, Deepika Padukone, were in Delhi for the promotions of the film, we asked Deepika as to what was the first impression that she had of Ranveer. She said, “I have seen all of his movies. Some I have liked, some I have not. But I was blown away. I am gonna be honest and say that when I saw the promos of the film (‘Band
Baaja Baaraat’) first, I remember someone saying, ‘Oh my God! He is the next superstar’ and I remember thinking to myself, ‘He is too much’. And then I watched the film and realized that he has such amazing screen presence.” The diva fur-
We work hard and deserve the money we make: Kajal Aggarwal
Star Wars: The Force Awakens destroys Harry Potter’s BO record Agency | Los Angeles
The Force Awakens is turning out to be an even bigger monster at the box office than imagined. It hurtled toward a $120 million opening Friday at the US and Canadian box office and a potential record-breaking $215 million through Sunday, giving the long-awaited movie a shot at the biggest opening weekend of all time. The ticket sales figures from Walt Disney Co late Friday indicated that the film could eclipse the $208.8 million record set by dinosaur adventure film Jurassic World in
June. Disney said movie theatres were continuing to add screenings to meet “unprecedented demand.” Fans flocked to theatres Thursday evening, many dressed as evil Stormtroopers or lightsaber-wielding Jedi as the movie took in $57 million at domestic theaters. That surpassed the previous opening-day
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I am sure I will spend some time on SABR: Roger Federer Agency | Singapore
Agency | New Delhi Google CEO, Sundar Pichai, who is on his India tour will address and interact with the students from across the country today (Thursday) at Delhi University’s Sri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC). Since India is projected to have more Android users than the US by 2016, Pichai spent his first day emphasizing on India’s importance for Google. “We will build a new campus, ramp up engineering presence in Hyderabad to make products for India; and increase hiring in Bengaluru”, he said. On being asked about his interest in technology, he said, “I was always interested in technology”. During the two-day visit, he will meet Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “In our attempt to provide internet access to people, we have decided to provide Wi-Fi in 400 railway stations with RailTel”. “It’s incredible to see from the scale of India overtime, you do need enteprenuers to tackle and build things for India and globally and I think it’s a unique opportunity that India has”.
Consumers saved Rs 60k cr on their fuel bill
Agency | Bangalore Six excise duty increases on petrol and diesel since November 2014 may have added Rs 25,700 crore to the government kitty, but consumers are no less rich. Largely automobile owners, consumers together gained a little over Rs 60,000 crore from lower petrol and diesel prices in the first seven months of the current financial year. On an annualised basis, the total hike in excise duty can add Rs 92,915 crore to the government kitty based on 19.1 million tonnes of petrol and 69.4 million tonnes of diesel Indians burnt last financial year. The total increase in excise duty has been Rs 9.65 a litre for petrol and Rs 7.97 a litre for diesel. This could have directly translated into reductions in retail prices but the government decided to use the fall in global prices to allow stateowned oil refiners to partially pass on the benefit through periodic price cuts.
World number three Roger Federer said he will keep honing his chip-andcharge “SABR” tactic as he prepares for the 2016 season with a new coaching team. Short for “Sneak Attack by Roger”, it involves rushing towards the net at the moment of a second serve and chipping back the ball, shortening his opponent’s response time. The Swiss 17-time Grand Slam winner, who was in Singapore for the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), successfully employed it against Novak Djokovic at the Cincinnati final in
August. “I would love to keep trying it, now I have time to practise, so I am sure I will spend some time on that as well and see if… it’s something I should keep up,” said the 34-year-old. “I am happy that it kind of worked, it was fun and it was all over the news, I thought it was quite exciting for me personally,” he said, giving credit to head coach Severin Luthi for the tactic. Federer enters the 2016 season with a new coaching team after replacing his idol Stefan Edberg with a new assistant coach, Croatian Ivan Ljubijic. “I’ll stay in touch
SPORTS ROUNDUP Ravindra Jadeja set to return as selectors pick squad for Australia Agency | New Delhi
with Stefan Edberg, he’s been a wonderful guy, an incredible inspiration and motivation for me,” said Federer. “Unfortunately we won’t be working together as much anymore but he said he would like to come around for some tournaments and we’ll still be in touch,” he added.
Manoj Prabhakar to guide Afghanistan for World T20
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Former India all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar was on Thursday appointed bowling coach of the Afghanistan national team. Prabhakar says the role is “a challenge” , one he is looking forward to. “It’s a challenge I am looking forward to. I hope I can use my expertise to help guide the Afghanistan team. This is a team brimming with talent, and I am sure they will be a force to be reckoned with in the T20 World Cup,” he said. The 52-year-old, who has been training the U-19 Afghanistan team at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida since Sunday, said his contract would
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Back in the limelight with a solid show against South Africa in the recently-concluded Test series, Ravindra Jadeja is likely to make a return as the national selectors meet here on Saturday to pick the Indian squad for the upcoming limited-overs series in Australia. While Jadeja almost looks a certainty, the selectors are likely to discuss about the inclusion of fit-again pacer Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma and Murali Vijay, who has started batting in the middle-order for Tamil Nadu in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy. It will be interesting to see if the selectors con-
sider Yuvraj Singh, who has been in top form for Punjab in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. To press his case further, the southpaw also smashed an 83ball 98 against Services
in Secundarabad on Friday. The selectors are unlikely to tinker with the core of the team, with at least 12 player picking themselves in both the formats.
10-wicket loss to Cricket Australia XI in Brisbane. However, Lyon insisted that the tourists cannot be taken lightly as they are a talented side, adding that he was expecting the West Indies to give the Australians a real good crack during
the Boxing Day Test, the Sydney Morning Herald. The 28-year-old further said that Australia won’t taking a backward step, adding that it would be a good challenge for them and that the hosts wouldn?t be taking any mercy on the underdogs.
Indian team for the upcoming tour of Australia. India will play five ODIs and three T20 internationals, starting January 12, next year. According to a source, the selectors are unlikely to make major changes with the World T20 round the corner. “Dhoni might face some scrutiny, yes. But I don’t think there will be a change of guard. That will be a knee-jerk reaction,” he said. So the status quo is set to be maintained unless the BCCI and its senior selection committee decide to spring a coup on
the floor. They will also decide the squad strength on the floor. In all likelihood, it’s going to be 16, which usually has been the case for trips abroad. On the eve of the meeting, the big talking point was about Yuvraj Singh, who after a few creditable outing has emerged as a contender for a middle-order berth. The 34-year-old hasn’t played for India since April 2014, but assuming that at least 8 batters, including Dhoni, would be picked, a couple of vacancies appear to be up for grabs.
Nathan Lyon insists Australia will show ‘no mercy’ to wounded West Indies in 2nd Test Agency | Sydney
expire after the T20 World Cup. Prabhakar also heaped praise on the Afghan colts. “These youngsters are not only talented but also keen learners,” he adds. The Afghanistan U-19 squad are in Greater Noida to play a fourmatch ODI series with Zimbabwe. With temperatures in Kabul hov-
ering in single digits, and security concerns driving teams away, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) signed an MoU with the BCCI to host matches in Greater Noida. However, the ICC refused to grant permission to the ground, and as things stand, the team is all set to shift base to Dubai.
Sri Lanka in charge against NZ thanks to Chameera’s brilliant spell
Australian spinner Nathan Lyon has insisted that his side will not display any mercy to the wounded West Indies side in the Boxing Day Test match in Melbourne. The once-formidable West Indies side crashed to an innings and 212run defeat in the opening Test of the three-match series in Hobart, triggering a widespread criticism from former greats on the current plight of the islanders’ stand in the international cricket. Prior to the tour, the Jason Holder-led side had suffered a humiliating
India tour of Australia: Few spots, several contenders
Facebook expands ‘Instant Articles’ to Android
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Agency | New Delhi Facebook has said it had signed up 350 global media partners, including from India, for its “Instant Articles” service as it expanded the programme to Android devices. The service launched this year for Apple devices allows users to quickly view news articles which are hosted on the fast network of the world’s biggest social network. “We’ve been beta testing Instant Articles for Android with a small group of people on Facebook for several weeks, and as we saw on iPhone, the faster, richer reading experience inspires people on Android to share Instant Articles with their friends more often than they do with standard web articles,” said Facebook product manager Michael Reckhow. “More than 350 publications around the world have already joined the Instant Articles program to date, and more than 100 are already publishing daily -- with more joining each day.”
Agency | Hamilton Sri Lanka scripted a brilliant comeback in their second Test match against New Zealand thanks to a destructive spell of bowling by young quick Dushmantha Chameera on day two in Hamilton on Saturday. Chameera took his first five-wicket haul as New Zealand slumped from 81 without loss in reply to Sri Lanka’s first innings score of 292 to be 232-9 at stumps. Doug Bracewell was not out 30 after a ninth-wicket stand of 31 with Neil Wagner (17) who was
dismissed on the last ball of the day. The 23-yearold Chameera, bowling at up to 146 kilometres per hour (90.6 mph), was used sparingly by captain Angelo Mathews, taking three for 17 in his first spell and two for 30 in his second. In partnership with the wily 37-year-old Rangana Herath, playing his 67th Test, they took New Zealand apart when it seemed openers Tom Latham and Martin Guptill were settling in. New Zealand lost four wickets for eight runs in four overs as Chameera claimed the
scalps of Latham, Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor while Herath removed Guptill. Brendon McCullum tried to steer his side out of trouble and put on 39 for the fifth wicket with Mitchell Santner before he became Herath’s second wicket. Chameera, who in his second spell removed Tim Southee and Wagner, was delighted with his performance. “This is my fourth Test and I get five wickets so I am very happy,” he said, adding the wicket he treasured most was Williamson.
It’s been a mixed year for the Men in Blue. After the high of reaching the World Cup semi-final, in the first half of 2015, it has been all downhill for India’s limited-overs team under skipper MS Dhoni. The two traumatic blows in the period of slump being the away loss to Bangladesh and the humiliation at the hands of South Africa at home. These string of failures have put Dhoni’s captaincy under the scanner, especially at a time when the Test team is doing so well under Virat Kohli. So is Dhoni still the right man to be in-charge of the limited-overs squads? This is a tricky question that the national selectors face, as they meet in Delhi on Saturday to pick the
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Milk influx from rural-Gujarat forces Amul to lean on private dairies in MP, Rajasthan & Maharashtra Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
A huge influx of milk from villages of Gujarat this winter has prompted Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) that markets its dairy products under the brand Amul, to send about 15 lakh litres of milk every day to private dairies in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan for being processed and being converted into value-added products. “Amul is procuring about 17-18 percent more milk compared to last year. We are getting a lot of milk. We do not have the capacity and so we are sending about 15 lakh litres of milk every day outside Gujarat to private dairies in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan for converting it into value-added products like milk powder,”
The Gujarat Labour and Employment Minister Vijay Rupani has exhorted the industries of the state to visit a first-of-itskind safety park set up at the Gujarat Refinery near here to improve their employees’ awareness about the safety and security issues. Rupani was talking to yesterday on the sidelines of the third edition of the Industrial Safety Summit, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here. In an effort to improve safety awareness of employees and contract workers through model-based training, the Gujarat Refinery, owned by the Indian Oil Corporation, has built a safety park in its complex. It is
RS Sodhi, managing director of GCMMF said on sidelines of an event held here Saturday. He said that past experiences have shown that milk procurement during drought years increases as the farmer’s income from agriculture declines and he tends to concentrates on producing more milk. GCMMF which had a daily milk collection average of 148 lakh litres in 2014-15, currently is handling 205 lakh litres
the first safety park set up in the country. Safety measures and procedures that should be followed while working at high altitudes, in confined spaces, etc, are on display in the safety park, S K Dhar Gupta, Executive Director of the Gujarat Refinery, informed the minister, who attended the event’s concluding session. “This safety park initiative will go a long way in ensuring that employees as well as contract workers and visitors are equipped with safety-related information to ensure safety on and off the job,” Rupani said. He said, “The visits of the industries to this safety park will help the Gujarat government in making 2016 a ‘zero industrial accidents’ year.”
of milk per day. GCMMF is in the process of setting up “India’s biggest milk powder drying plant” at a cost of Rs 450 crore at the Mother Dairy, Gandhinagar (a unit of GCMMF) which will have a capacity of 150 metric tonne per day. The expansion at Gandhinagar includes installation of two milk processing lines of 50 KLPH, an additional 80 MTPD ghee processing and packing line and a 50 MTPD but-
ter manufacturing line. “Last year, the quantum of milk we had sent out for processing was not even one-third of what we are sending out of Gujarat this year… Milk has come more than our expectations. This is because of our good price (been given to milk producing farmers),” Sodhi said adding that GCMMF has not increased the prices of milk and milk products for the last oneand-half-years.
Gujarat Congress alleged that the state government spent Rs 31 lakh on raising a lavish tent for Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Dhordo in Rann of Kutch, where he will stay during the ongoing meeting of country’s top police brass. The annual three-day conference of directors general of police and inspectors general of police organised by the Intelligence Bureau was on Friday launched in the presence of Modi and Union minister Rajnath Singh. “Prime Minister describes himself a Pradhan Sevak but improper expenses have been made to build a tent for him. The money spent is huge,” state Congress chief Bharatsinh Solanki alleged here on Friday. “We are not
Gujarat based Highly to enhance capacity to 2 million units by 2016 Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
HIGHLY, the company in India in the HVAC Compressor segment with market share of over 35%, shall invest and enhance the annual capacity of its Changodar plant, near Ahmedabad to 2 million units to meet its growing export commitments as well as domestic requirement. The company in a statement issued here said: The plant, situated near Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India, commenced production on 26th November, 2013 and the sales has grown to 400,000 units in 2015. The prospect of India HVAC industry look favorable with the growth of Indian economy and going by the forecast, by the end of Q3-2016, HIGH-
Stone laying for new river bridge over Narmada in Bharuch
Correspondent | Bharuch
Ground breaking for construction of a new river bridge over Narmada in Bharuch district of central Gujarat will take place tomorrow by state Chief Minister. The four lane bridge will come up next to existing over 100 years old Golden bridge which connects the city of Bharuch to Ankleshwar. The new bridge will be on national highway number 8 at the stretch between 193/8 and 195/2 km. The bridge will have 850 meter length on Bharuch side including 20 meter solid approach and 640 meter wide portion. The bridge will have 1700 meter portion on Surat side including approach road. The bridge according to
Gujarat Congress objects govt ‘spending’ Rs 31 lakh on Modi’s tent Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Guj Min urges industries to visit Gujarat Refinery safety park
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
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LY, expects to grow exponentially. HIGHLY was the first rotary compressor supplier to have invested in PM Modi’s dream of “Make in India” as the local production is driving the development of the Air Conditioners and AC compressor industry. As a part of its growth strategy, HIGHLY acknowledged the support of the Supply Partners in the last two years during the “Supply Partner Meet” held on the occasion. The Shanghai Hitachi Chairman and the senior management team
met them personally and thanked everyone. Talking about HIGHLY’s market share, Mr. Shen Jianfang, Chairman, HIGHLY said “By the year end of 2015, HIGHLY’s sales is expected to cross 400000 compressor units. The Year-on-Year increase of 130% compared to 2014 represents 10% of the market share. Considering 2015 is the 2nd year of operations only, HIGHLY has got very good operational results which has undoubtedly exceeded our expectation”.
Make police stations more people-friendly: HM tells DGPs Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
details shared by the state government will be built in next 30 months at estimated cost of Rs 309.10 crore by Road and Building department, Government of Gujarat. There are two bridges including Golden bridge and railway bridge over river Narmada in Bharuch. The Golden bridge was constructed in year 1882 under British rule. it’s an old and narrow bridge which can carry two vehicles side by side at one time.
For last 20 years, heavy vehicles are banned to use this bridge. They therefore need to cross new national highway to reach Ankleshwar. Sardar bridge located on new national highway remains close for vehicles often for repairing which triggers massive traffic jam for hours. The new four lane bridge will solve this problem and make road journey between Surat and Vadodara smoother and speedier.
Union mome minister Rajnath Singh on Friday emphasised on the need to make police stations more people-friendly, while expressing concern over non-registration of criminal cases. Singh was speaking at the 50th annual conference of directors general/ inspectors general of police of states and Union territories in Dhordo, Rann of Kutch. “Atmosphere in the police stations must be people-friendly. Emphasis should be on good investigation of the registered cases and effective action against the criminals,” the home minister said, add-
ing that police stations should be open for poor and other weaker sections and that they should not be scared of going to it. The government is committed to carrying out reforms in policing and building SMART police across the country, he added. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had introduced the concept of SMART Police (S-Sensitive and Strict; M-Modern with mobility; A- Alert and Accountable; R- Reliable and Responsive; T- Trained and Techno-savvy) during the last directors general/inspectors general annual conference in Guwahati held on November 30, 2014.
against the conference as such, they should meet and discuss national security but our problem is the expense done behind it,” Solanki added. In a statement earlier on Friday, Congress leader Jayrajsinh Parmar
claimed that Rs 31 lakh have been spent to build the tent for Modi. “The Prime Minister himself has appealed to countrymen to forsake the LPG subsidy but is now living in a tent worth Rs 31 lakh,” Parmar said. He
also criticised the state government for providing “royal treatment” to the Prime Minister. “Gujarat government is spending huge money on the PM but not giving good price to farmers for cotton,” he said.
a religion, I am told I’m kampadh (not fully educated) and the one who hates religion, keeps away from religion is termed secular,” Kohli said while delivering a speech at 50th convocation of Saurashtra University (SU). By virtue of being the governor of the state, Kohli is also the chancellor of SU and was presiding over the convocation of the varsity. Quoting from Bhagvat Gita, Kohli asked students and parents if
Krishna was communal when he preached that he would return to reestablish dharma. The governor further said that by religion, Lord Krishna meant order, system, value, culture—the system which supports life. “Our educated youth should practice this religion and not shy away from it. Students graduating from our universities should be proud about their religion and should connect with it,” the governor further said.
country. “Shyamji Krishna Varma, the brave son of Kutch was one of them who took up the fight for independence on foreign soil,” the PM added. Modi began his address by extending greetings in Kutchhi language, “Ki Eyo Bhaio ane Bheno”. Shyamji Krishna Varma as the worshipper of both `Shastra’ (scriptures) and `Shastra’ (weapons), said Modi, adding that Varma was the only nonBrahmin to
be conferred the degree of` Pandit in Varanasi. “Mahatma Gandhi and Shyamji Krishna Varma were the only two persons, who were debarred by the British Bar,” he added. In August 2003, Modi had brought back the mortal remains of Varma and his wife Bhanumati from Geneva and handed it over to Shyamji Krishna Varma Kranti Tirth in his home town Mandvi. Verma died in March 1930.
Education system breeding hatred among youth towards religion: Gujarat Governor Correspondent | Rajkot
Gujarat Governor Om Prakash Kohli on Saturday hit out at debate on secularism in the country alleging there were organised attempts at fomenting hatred among youth towards religion and blamed the current education system for it. “Religion is a very complex issue. Nowadays, lots of organised attempts are being made to breed hatred among the youth towards religion so that younger generations come to hate it. They are taught that religion means panth (sect) but it does not mean so. They are told religion means traditions but it is not so. They are told religion means karma-kand (rituals), but it is not so. Thus, hatred is being bred in minds of younger generation towards religion by misguiding them. If I tell someone that I follow
PM hands over Shyamji Varma’s reinstatement certificate to CM Correspondent | Kutch
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday afternoon handed over certificate of reinstatement of Indian nationalist Shyamji Krishna Varma in the British Bar to chief minister Anandiben Patel at a function held at Bhuj Air Force Station. Patel is also president of Shri Shyamji Kishanverma Memorial `Kranti Tirth’ in Varma’s home town of Mandvi. The certificate will be kept at the memorial. After the function, Modi went to Dhordo to kick-start the three-day All India DGP and IGP meet at the tent city about 90km from district headquarters Bhuj. Modi said many have laid down their lives for freedom of the
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