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“Cabinet clears ordinance” f e i r B s w Ne IPL 2016
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Abhishek Bachchan undeterred by low phase in career
Even as Abhishke Bachchan completes 16 years in the Hindi film industry, he concedes that he still gets nervous before every release. As he gears up for ‘Housefull’ 3 to open in cinemas, he admits that even after all these years, he still gets butterflies.
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Congress rejects ordinance, alleges govt serving medical lobby’s interest
Postpone NEET for 1 year The Centre earlier in the day cleared the ordinance to postpone the NEET exam by a year so that the students have enough time to prepare Agency | New Delhi
The Union Cabinet on Friday reportedly cleared an ordinance that would postpone the implementation of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), a common medical entrance examination for medical and dental courses, for one year. The first phase of the exam
was conducted on May 1 and the second was scheduled for July 24. The announcement was made after the meeting of the Cabinet ministers on Friday morning. The Centre will send the approved ordinance to President Pranab Mukherjee who will issue the executive order. The Supreme had, on April 28, asked the Cen-
tral Board of School Education (CBSE) to conduct the first phase of NEET. It later agreed to hear petitions by state governments and private medical colleges who were against implementing NEET for the academic year 2016-17. However, the apex court rejected their pleas on May 9 and said the entrance ex- ams for MBBS and BDS courses will be conducted only under NEET. It also allowed the students who appeared for NEET-1 to Airbus arrived in Cairo early on Friday to help investigate the fate of the missing plane, airport sources said. Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Agency | New Delhi Ismail said on Thursday that it was too early The Supreme Court to rule out any explana- has issued a rare wartion for the disaster. The rant against the chief of country’s aviation minis- the country’s pollution ter said a terrorist attack control board in a dewas more likely than a cade-old case of stone technical failure. Friday’s workers in Gujarat who announcement that de- died of silicosis. The Subris had been found fol- preme Court issued the lowed earlier confusion warrant this week after about whether wreckage the head of the Central had been located. Greek Pollution Control Board searchers found some (CPCB) failed to notify material on Thursday, the court of steps taken but the airline later said to prevent the deaths of this was not from its workers from the respiplane. A European satel- ratory disease, according lite spotted a 2 km-long to Radha Kant Tripathy, a oil slick in the Medi- lawyer with the National terranean, about 40 km Human Rights Commissoutheast of the aircraft’s sion (NHRC). Activists last position, the Europe- welcomed the move for greater accountability. an Space Agency said.
EgyptAir plane debris, passengers’ belongings found: Officials
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The Egyptian navy said on Friday it had found the personal belongings of passengers and other debris floating in the Mediterranean, confirmation that an EgyptAir jet had plunged into the sea with 66 people on board. The military said it had found the debris about 290 km (180 miles) north of the port city of Alexandria and was searching for the plane’s black box flight recorders. Egypt’s President Adbel Fattah al-Sisi offered condolences for those on board, amounting to Cairo’s official acknowl-
edgement of their deaths. The defence minister of Greece, which has also been scouring the Mediterranean, said Egyptian authorities had found a body part, luggage and a seat in the sea just south of where the signal from the plane was lost early on Thursday. Although suspicion pointed to Islamist militants who blew up another airliner over Egypt seven months ago, no group had claimed responsibility more than 24 hours after the disappearance of flight MS804, an Airbus A320 flying from Paris to Cairo. Three French investigators and a technical expert from
Reports of Centre ending NEET baseless; 2nd phase to take place on July 24: Health Min JP Nadda
en NEET-1. The Centre had to take the matters in hand when the state governments prassurised it against following Supreme Court’s order and holding NEET in 201617, as some of them had either conducted or were preparing to hold entake the tests during the trance tests on state level. second phase if they had While CBSE conducts All doubts about their perfor- India Pre Medical Test mance in the first. Nearly (AIPMT), some states 6.5 lakh students had tak- like Telangana, Andhra
Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir hold separate entrance exams. Responding to media reports that the Centre is deferring NEET by a year, Health Minister JP Nadda said that the reports were baseless. He told ANI: “Let me make it clear, #NEET has been implemented and is in existence, first phase is over & 2nd phase will take place on 24th July.”
resented the petitioner, the charity Peoples’ Rights and Social Research Centre (PRASAR). The CPCB takes the matter very seriously, and will address the
court’s concerns, A. Sudhakar, a senior official, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. India is one of the largest producers of raw stone, accounting for more than a quarter of stones mined worldwide. Millions of workers in India’s quartz mines, quarries and stone-crushing factories have contracted silicosis from long-term exposure to silica dust, say activists. About a fifth of mine workers in India are children.
Warrant Against Pollution Chief Over Gujarat Deaths : Supreme Court
26/11 Mumbai attack case: Lakhvi, others to be charged for abetment to murder Agency | Lahore 166 people, including six
“It is very significant and very unusual that the court issued the warrant,” said Colin Gonsalves, founder of the Human Rights Law Network which rep-
CBSE Class 12 Board results to be declared on May 21 Agency | New Delhi
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will declare the Class 12 Board exam results on May 21, 2016 for all regions including Delhi, Ajmer, Chennai, Panchkula and Allahabad. The Class 12 exams were conducted from March 1, 2016 to April 22, 2016. A total of 10,67,900, candidates registered this year for the exams including 6,21,259 boys and 4,46,641 girls. There was a 2.65% increase in the total number of registered candidates as compared to 10,40,368 who registered in 2015. As many as 2,70,835 registered for the exams from Delhi which was the maximum from the 10 regions. About 1,921
Americans, were killed LeT operations comand more than 300 inmander Zaki-ur Rehman jured in the attack in Lakhvi and six others acNovember 2008 by 10 cused in the 2008 MumAgency | Kota Pakistani terrorists. The bai attack case will be prosecution was of the A 60-year-old woman individually charged for view that it was seeking died of heat stroke in the abetment to murder amendment to the changBaran district of Kota of each of the 166 people es “for further strengthdivision, a government who died in the carnage, doctor said. Dwarkibai, a Pakistani anti-terrorism allow cross examination trial court in March last ening the case against a resident of Moikala court ruled today. “The of the suspects in this had reserved the verdict the suspects”. It had also village in the district, seven suspects will be regard. The prosecution after the prosecution and pleaded for including the died yesterday while charged individually for had filed an application in defence lawyers com- post-mortem reports of undergoing treatment in the abetment to murder of the ATC Islamabad some pleted their arguments on those killed in the attack. an emergency ward for each victim of Mumbai at- two months ago request- the plea that amendment The prosecution said India heatstroke patients, said tack case,” a senior court ing it to make amendment in the charges against all should be asked to send Dr B S Kushwa, Prin- official said, quoting the in the charges against the seven suspects in abet- the post-mortem reports cipal Medical Officer, verdict of the trial court. suspects in abetment to ment to murder of each of each victim of Mumbai Government Hospital, The official said that the murder of each individ- individual in Mumbai attack while the defence Baran. court, however, did not ual in the carnage. The attack should be made. lawyers opposed it. Sub Editor: Dhruvil Makani Office: B/14, Madhav Chamber’s, India Colony, Opp-Vidhyanagar School, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024
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students registered in the differently-abled category. Nearly 10,121 participated in the exams. There were 1,06,746 independent candidates from Delhi while 1,49,778 were from Delhi government or government-aided schools. Last year, 10,40,368 students had registered for the Class 12 Board
exams. The post-result CBSE counselling will begin from May 21 and will continue till June 4, daily from 8am to 10pm. For the 19th consecutive year, CBSE will provide counselling services to students and parents to overcome common psychological problems and general queries related to class results.
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Now the BJP will be on test for its nation-building capacity
A victory for the BJP in Assam and a political presence in other states would solidify its character as the tallest national party; losses for the Congress would deepen its crisis. This is exactly what has happened. But there was, with the exception of Assam, also a tired intensity about these elections. The intensity was reflected in the turnout, mobilisation energies, and financial stakes. But the faultlines of politics, even faces, had an odour of staleness to them. In West Bengal, the only contest was Mamata Banerjee with herself: Between her personal popularity, her administration which energised delivery of goods like roads to her core constituents (a matter on which she has been underestimated) on the one hand, and the use of a sui generis machinery of violence and intimidation on the other. Rather than these attributes working against each other, they worked in tandem. The Left and Congress have no credible faces, ideas or energy. Tamil Nadu remains a contest between two fronts that are a heady combination of deification, corruption and incredible social delivery. Kerala was again a contest between two old formations. You have to wonder whether the comforting familiarity of these contests is disguising a deep disconnect between politics and social forces bubbling from below. Assam is a significant result for many reasons. The BJP should get credit for the decisiveness of the verdict. We can quibble about the shift in vote share compared to the 2014 election. And Tarun Gogoi went in with two disadvantages: A long incumbency, and the fact that in typical Congress fashion, he managed to lose a significant tier of second line leadership. But the victory is unprecedented in its broad geographical and social base. It is not insignificant that the BJP is in power in two of India’s most sensitive states, Kashmir and Assam. This is a real test of the BJP’s nation-building capacity. It learnt some key lessons from Bihar. It settled the leadership issue. It went for a broad coalition. But most importantly, though it stuck to its policy message on immigration, the campaign was subtle and sophisticated, and less polarising than many had feared. It piggybacked on the local leadership rather than subverting it. It injected newness by holding out the possibility of a new combination of elements: Sonowal and Sarma and Prafulla Mahanta together. Managing this combination will be a challenge; but it opens up a new vista of possibilities as well. It shows the BJP’s extraordinary capacity to think politically rather than merely ideologically, when it sets its mind to it.
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“Modi Government is trying to help private medical colleges, who are charging capitation fee of Rs. 60 to 80 lakh from every student aspiring to be a doctor in this country. With this view, NEET, which was espoused by the Congress Government in 2010 and has been a subject matter of litigation till the Supreme - With the Union Cabinet deciding to approve Court decided it, is sought to be deferred by way of ordinance,”
promulgation of an ordinance to keep state boards out of the ambit of the National Eligibilitycum-Entrance Test (NEET) for one academic session, Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala asked the NDA regime to...
John Abraham starrer Force 2 gets a release date Agency | New Delhi
John Abraham’s high octane action thriller Force 2 is all set to hit the theatres on November 18. The film which is a sequel to the 2011 release Force retains John Abraham as the protagonist. He played the role of a fearless police officer in the film, while Genelia D’Souza played his love interest. Force 2 also stars Sonakshi Sinha and Tahir Bhasin in pivotal roles. Sonakshi is a valuable addition to the cast and will be seen punching
John Abraham’s high octane action thriller Force 2 is all set to hit the theatres on November 18 and kicking the butts of the bad guys in the movie. Mardaani fame Tahir Bhasin will play the antagonist in the movie. Set in parts of China, India and Budapest – Force 2 will witness larger than life action sequences and
intense performances. Presented by Viacom18 Motion Pictures – Force 2 is produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, John Abraham, Viacom18 Motion Pictures and co-produced by Sheel Kumar and directed by Abhinay Deo.
rounds for a year now, and his fans have been eagerly waiting for this episode. AK fans, your wait is finally over. “Family Guy is one of the biggest shows on the planet. It has made people roll with laughter with its witticisms since its inception. I have always been a huge admirer of this show. The experience of plunging myself in that
absolutely crazy world of the Griffin family, was both surreal and exciting. After the rich pedigree of stars who have lent their voices to the show, I was both humbled and honoured to be given this opportunity. The role was fun and challenging at the same time, I am really glad that the fans in India will be able to watch the episode,” Anil said. Created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company, the series revolves around the Griffins, a family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their pet dog Brian. The show is set in the fictional city of Quahog, Rhode Island.
of the stars are doubly happy since the actor has unveiled the first look poster of his upcoming film Janatha Garage. A hashtag Happy Birthday
NTR has been trending since Thursday evening. The director Koratala Siva, who delivered the blockbuster film Srimanthudu in 2015, has joined hands with Jr NTR for the upcoming actioner. Siva took to Twitter to unveil two posters of the film. It has been a wonderful year for the actor. NTR’s last film Nannaku Prematho turned out to be a superhit film, and his newmake over in the film was received well by the fans Janatha Garage also has Malayalam superstar Mohanlal in a pivotal role. Mohanlal will be seen as the uncle to Jr NTR in the upcoming film. The actioner also has Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya Menen and Unni Mukundan in lead roles. The camera for the film is being cranked by Tirru, who is applauded for his latest work in Tamil film 24.
Jhakaas! This is how Anil Kapoor will look in popular sitcom Family Guy
Agency | New Delhi Come May 28, 24 actor Anil Kapoor will be all set for his guest appearance in the popular animated sitcom Family Guy. The actor has released the first look of his character in the show, and if you ask us, he seems to be saying Jhakaas in his trademark style. Reports of Anil Kapoor’s appearance on the show have been doing the
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Sarbjit movie review: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is all wrong for the part
Agency | New Delhi When posters of the film carry not the face of the actor playing the titular character, but the star backing the project, you know exactly what you in for. ‘Sarbjit’, based on the story of a man who was imprisoned in a Pakistani jail for over two decades, while his sister fought a dogged, weary battle for his release in In-
dia, opts for high-pitched saccharine- laden melodrama : the star is equally high-pitched, leaving the actor to bring up the rear. Sarbjit’s story has been well-documented. He lived with his family—old father, wife Sukh (Richa Chaddha), and fiercely loyal sister Dalbir (Aishwarya Rai) in a village close to the Indo-Pak border in Punjab. He
strayed over the line one night, and was nabbed by the Pakistani patrol. That’s when his ordeal started—thrown in a box for months, limbs contorted, hung upside down and flayed till bloody, till he was forced into a false confession, and jailed. That’s when the ordeal of his family back in the village begins. The devastated Dalbir, ever protective about her ‘bhai’, takes up cudgels on his behalf. Through the long, hard grind—her appeals to the Prime Minister’s Office and officials on either side of the border mostly fall on deaf ears, with only a few light-inthe-tunnel moments—she keeps going.
“Change Gandhi family assets named by Congress.Bandra/Worli Sea Link to Lata Mangeshkar or JRD Tata link road. Baap ka maal samjh rakha tha ?” he wrote. “If roads in Delhi can be changed why not Congress assets/property ke
naam? Was in Chandigarh wahan bhi Rajeev Gandhi assets? Socho? Why?” the actor added. Kapoor, with these allegations, added the fact that the names should be after people from every genre who have contributed to the society.
scary thoughts in your head. In two days, something else is expected too and that’s a long wait now. Ajay had revealed in his interview that the film speaks about the imperfections of Lord Shiva as he is one God who had
the frailties of humans. That definitely makes the film really interesting. He did add that it is not a mythological film but a modern one. Now we are even more excited. The film is also directed by Ajay.
Asset naming row: Rishi Kapoor is not done targeting Gandhis! Agency | Mumbai
Seems like Rishi Kapoor is still not done slamming the Nehru and Gandhi family. The 63-year-old actor again took to his Twitter handle to post a map of Delhi, highlighting the places named after the Nehrus and Gandhis. The Kapoor and Sons actor took the Twitter social networking website by storm sometimes back when he posted a thread of tweets, slamming the Congress Party for naming important places- like roadways, railways, airports etc after the Nehrus and Gandhis.
Sonam Kapoor looks like a Happy Birthday NTR: Telugu star gifts fans Shivaay teaser poster: Ajay Devgn’s Disney Princess at Cannes with first look poster of Janatha Garage adventure ride this Diwali looks
Agency | Cannes Sonam Kapoor has left no stone unturned in turning up as the ruling Bollywood fashionista at Cannes. The diva, who walked down the red carpet in floor-sweeping gowns, has been very careful in making all the right noises at the international film festival this year. The ‘Neerja’ actress made heads turn in an ice blue Ralph & Russo gown at her first ever appearance at the
amfAR Gala yesterday. However, her choice of jewellery is what caught our attention. The actress accessorised her couture gown with traditional gold jhumkas, making her look like a stunning Disney Princess. Her hair was tied into a french braid and weaved with a golden thread. She wore a light peach off-shoulder figure-hugging gown with an interesting floral cape on day two at the film festival.
Agency | Chennai The multi-talented actor of Telugu film industry, Tollywood’s one of the biggest heroes, Jr NTR has turned 33 today. Fans
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The first posters of Shivaay had a bluish tinge with Ajay Devgn‘s back to the camera. The creative tattoo of the trishul on his back was enough to make you really interested in the film. Yesterday, we shared with you a still from the film which has Ajay running on the streets of Bulgaria like a mad man. Today he shared a teaser poster of the same, which is really intriguing! The picture has a hand trying to get a hold on a mountain top covered by snow while everything around gets increasingly chilly. Ajay shared the post saying, “This Diwali, adventure begins with Shivaay. Teaser poster – 2 days to go.” Now that’s one freakishly chilly adventure the actor has embarked on. The hand of man (not of God we hope) will leave you with many crazy and
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Agency | New Delhi Micromax Informatics Ltd, India’s leading handset player and the 10 th largest smartphone player in the world, today launched the Canvas Evok range exclusively with Flipkart, under its newly inducted product strategy. Committed in bringing continued innovation, inspired by the needs of the young working professionals; the new smartphone brings together a seamless convergence of style and performance for their dynamic digital lifestyles. With the launch of Canvas Evok series exclusively with Flipkart, Micromax has further strengthened its association with its online partner. Packed with superb specifications, the Canvas Evok features a 5.5 inch HD display, Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 415 1.4 GHz Octa Core processor, 3GB LPDDR3 RAM, 13 MP camera making the smartphone a power packed arsenal for the young corporate professionals.
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Pakistan’s new chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq has demanded seaming pitches for preparation before the national team embarks on England’s tour next month. Taking cognizance of England’s impressive Test results in home conditions, Inzamam has told the PCB’s chief curator that players who attend the camp from May 29 in Lahore should be given fresh seaming pitches, similar to what they will encounter in England, for practice. Inzamam has also convinced the Pakistan Board to send the team two weeks earlier to England to set up an acclimatization camp in Hampshire County before the tour officially kicks off in late June. “Inzi has gone through
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Indian eves beaten 0-3 by China in semis, settle for bronze in Uber Cup Agency | Kunshan
the records of the England team in Tests particularly in English conditions and is aware they thrashed India 3-1 in the summer of 2014 despite India boosting of a world class batting line-up,” a PCB source told PTI. He said that the chief selector has also taken into account the recent Test record of England on away tours and how they overcame South Africa in the Test series earlier this year. The chief selector is keeping his fin-
gers crossed that tained left arm pacer, Muhammad Aamir gets a visa to travel with the Pakistan team to England in June. “The feeling is that while Pakistan’s batting will be really tested out in English conditions the bowling has enough depth to cause problems for the English batsmen, something that other teams which have played against England have lacked notably when India lost in 2014,” the source said.
Kohli’s determination one level above Sachin Tendulkar: Sunil Joshi
Indian women’s team settled for a bronze medal after suffering a 0-3 defeat at the hands of defending champions China in the semifinals of the Uber Cup badminton championship, here on Friday. After top shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu went down narrowly against their respective opponents in the two singles match, Jwala Gutta and N Sikki Reddy also bit the dust in the first doubles, ending India’s campaign. Indian eves had scripted history in the last edition when they won a historic bronze in New Delhi and they repeated the feat this time
at Kunshan Sports Center Stadium. Indian eves, who assured themselves a bronze after 3-1 win over Thailand yesterday, needed a magical performance to tame 13-time champions China at home but unfortunately the miracle did not happen. A lot was riding on Saina and Sindhu, being India’s best shuttlers, but despite their
best efforts they could not give India a positive start. Starting the proceedings once again, Saina played out of her skin before losing 15-21 21-12 17-21 in a thrilling match that lasted an hour and four minutes. It was her eighth successive loss to Li. The last time Saina had beaten the Olympic champion was in 2012 Indonesia Open.
last two games are really important for us. When you are in doubt to reach top four, then you have to win each and every game. I think Smith had bowled really well. I have always felt he is not the main batsman, but he is always a main all-rounder. He has always hit the ball really hard. At the same time, when he chips in and bowl crucial four overs that set the game for us,” the left-handed bastman
said after the win. Raina, however, called on his side to continue to maintain their momentum if they want to keep alive their hopes of making into the play-offs. The match also saw Raina snatch back his record of being the highest run getter in the tournament from Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli by smacking an 87-metre six off Morne Morkel’s delivery.
fact. In a chat show with comedian Vikram Sathaye called ‘What The Duck’, Gambhir revealed how he takes out his frustration on toothbrushes. “My mood depends on how I treat my toothbrushes. Being a skipper is a strenuous job, and when you are going through a rough phase,
obviously you start taking out your frustration, you can’t take it out on anyone, you can’t take it out on your teammates or your wife. The only person that is left is your toothbrush,” he said. Gambhir has led KKR to two Indian Premier League (IPL) titles in the past.
IPL 2016: Raina hails Dwayne Smith’s all round performance after crucial win Agency | Kanpur
Agency | Kochi India on Friday rushed two naval ships with relief materials to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka. INS Sunayna, an NOPV (Naval offshore patrol vessel) and INS Sutlej, a survey vessel with relief material have been rushed to Colombo from Southern Naval Command Kochi. The first tropical cyclone, ROANU, of the season in the Bay of Bengal has caused devastation for thousands in Sri Lanka. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), intense rainfall will continue in southern states of the country, elevating the flood threat the next few days. As per reports, at least 18 people have been killed in Sri Lanka and 200 families are still missing following a series of mudslides. The cyclonic storm ‘ROANU’ over west-central Bay of Bengal moved northeastwards and lay centered at about 160 km south-southwest of Visakhapatnam and 70 km east-southeast of Kakinada.
Power Connection On Demand Soon, Pay Charges In EMIs: Piyush Goyal
Agency | Visakhapatnam The phenomenal rate at which Virat Kohli has been scoring centuries this IPL, he has only been taking batting to greater heights with every visit to the crease. So much so that a cricket follower in Singapore has called Kohli the ‘Don Bradman of IPL’. Four centuries in his last nine innings
after entering IPL 2016 without a single T20 century has earned him the accolades that are reserved to only the best in business. One former India player is certainly enamoured by Kohli’s tremendous success not only in this IPL but also in international cricket. Sunil Joshi, former leftarm spinner, was Kohli’s teammate at Royal Chal-
lengers Bangalore in the first edition in 2008. The 45-year-old Joshi has seen Kohli from close quarters at RCB as a chubby faced boy with the youthful axuberance. Joshi has also bumped into him regularly as his role as a coach takes him places, most recently to Asia Cup and ICC World T20 qualifiers with Oman national team.
Russian tennis head backtracks on Sharapova’s retirement claims
Gujarat Lions skipper Suresh Raina has showered praise on teammate Dwayne Smith by describing him as the `main all-rounder` after his four-wicket haul helped the side to claim a six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders here at the Green Park Stadium last evening. Put in to bat first, Gautam Gambhir’s side were restricted to mere 124 runs in their stipulated 20 overs, with Dhawal Kulkarni, Dwayne Bravo and Shadab Jakati also chipping in with a wicket each. In reply, Gujarat Lions chased down the target in just 13.3 overs, thanks to their skipper for his unbeaten 53 off 36 balls. “I think the
IPL 2016: Hilarious! When Gautam is ‘Gambhir’, he takes out anger on toothbrushes!
Agency | New Delhi In a bid to make electricity available to all, the government plans to launch a scheme under which consumers can pay for the new connection in monthly installments over a period of 5 years and will be able to avail the service on demand. “We are thinking of launching a campaign to make it compulsory to provide electricity connection to all. We want to provide this facility to everyone that if he or she asks for electricity connection then it must be provided,” Power Minister Piyush Goyal said at a conference organised to mark the completion of two years of the NDA regime. The minister further said, “Poor people get electricity connection free of cost. But for those who are above poverty line, the amount paid for new connection will be charged through equated monthly installments in five years. We are working on such scheme and soon launch it.” On Wednesday, the minister had said, “We want to keep it (application for power connection) simple. Then we would ask our people to get the power connection. We won’t wait for them to apply.”
Agency | Johannesburg Few hours after expressing his doubt over suspended star Maria Sharapova’s career, Russian Tennis Federation chief Shamil Tarpishchev has backtracked by saying he did not mean to suggest that the Russian’s failed doping test could spell the end of her career. Commenting on Sharapova’s situation, Tarpishchev had said that the belea-
guered tennis star’s current state looks ‘bad’ and that it is ‘very doubtful’ that she would resume her career. Tarpishchev, however, has backed his stance, saying he had said that Sharapova could not play at the moment as no ruling has yet been issued on her case. Sharapova was provisionally suspended from the sport in March after revealing that she had tested positive for the banned
substance Meldonium at this year’s Australian Open. The 2012 Olympic silver medallist said that she had been taking the drug since 2006 legally for years for health reasons. Meldonium was placed on the banned list by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) this year. Sharapova’s major sponsors Nike, Tag Heuer and Porsche have all distanced themselves from her since her revelation.
Agency | New Delhi Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Gautam Gambhir is often criticised for taking his surname (Gambhir) too seriously. The left-hander, who is hailed as a fantastic leader by his team-mates, has revealed an interesting
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Rajasthan city boils at 51 degrees Celsius, LK Advani to attend BJP’s ‘Vikas Ahmedabad breaks 100-year-old record Parv’ celebrations in Gujarat Long-term temperature data of Gandhinagar was not available with the IMD
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Phalodi was the hottest place in the country for the second consecutive day at 51 degrees Celsius. It was closely followed by Churu at 50.2, Bikaner and Barmer at 49.5, Ganganagar at 49.1, Jaisalmer at 49, Kota at 48.2 and Jaipur at 46.5 degrees Celsius. In Gujarat, Ahmedabad recorded its hottest day in a century when the mercury touched 48 degrees Cel-
sius. Deesa and Gandhinagar too recorded a day temperature of 48 degrees Celsius. Excessive heat claimed one more life in Ahmedabad — fourth since Monday. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation-run V S Hospital has reported 27 heat-related cases since May 1. “At 48 degrees Celsius, Ahmedabad broke the record of the last 100 years. As per IMD record, on May 27,1916, the city record-
ed a highest temperature of 47.8 degrees Celsius,” said Jayanta Sarkar, director of India Meteorological Department (IMD), Ahmedabad region. Long-term temperature data of Gandhinagar was not available with the IMD. Meanwhile, the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha brace for heavy rainfall due to cyclonic storm ‘Roanu’, which will intensify into a “severe
Send a sweeper to receive cleanliness award, instead of Commissioner or Mayor: CM to SMC
Correspondent | Surat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Thursday asked BJP-ruled Surat Municipal Corporation(SMC) to send a sweeper to receive cleanliness related award instead of Mayor or Commissioner. Anandiben was speaking in a function organized by Samrasta Manch in Surat in which hundreds of sweepers from across the
city were present. “Due to their work, cities get award. And who goes to receive that award? Commissioner who hasn’t hold broom goes to receive award, or Mayor goes to take that award. Now onward when Corporations get award, do send a sweeper to receive that award. People will take note of it. When a Dalit woman would go and receive award from
cyclonic storm”. Issuing alerts, the weatherman said although the cyclone will make a landfall in Bangladesh on the intervening night of May 21 and 22, “heavy to very heavy rainfall” is expected in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha. The National Disaster Response Force has deployed over 130 personnel in Andhra Pradesh.
BJP patriarch L K Advani will address party workers and the people at a function here on May 26 as part of ‘Vikas Parv’ celebrations by Gujarat BJP to mark two years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre. An array of gatherings and rallies are being organised by state BJP to celebrate the completion of two years of BJP government at the Centre as well as Anandiben Patel-led state govyear 2014-15. In view ernment as ‘Vikas Parv’ of the impressive results between May 22 and posted by GSPL in the May 26 across the state. financial year 2015-16, “BJP will hold 14 ‘Vikas the subsidiary of Gujarat Parv’ gatherings at variState Petroleum Corpo- ous places in the presence ration Limited has rec- of state ministers and othommended a dividend of Rs 1.5 per share, which amounts to a payout ratio of 23% including dividend tax. The company, Sunvilla News | Amreli which owns and operates India’s 2nd largest Gas In yet another case of transmission network, ‘man eating’, the third one also reported over 9% in around two months, by increase in its net worth the Asiatic lions of Gir at Rs. 3968 crore in FY forests in Amreli district 2015-16. “The last finan- of Gujarat, a lion killed an cial year has been quite 11 year old boy in Aamsuccessful for us. In- bardi village under Dhari creased Gas Transmission taluka of Amreli district Volumes and better cost in the wee hours today. optimization have been It also injured the father two key drivers of higher of the deceased boy. The margins,” stated Dr. J.N. body parts of Jayesh MaSingh (IAS), Managing lubhai Solanki, left after consumption by the Director of GSPL.
Gujarat based GSPL sees 49% jump in Q4 profit
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India’s second largest natural gas infrastructure and transmission company Gujarat State Petronet Limited (GSPL) posted quarterly profit of Rs. 99.7 crore for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, reporting a steep rise of 49 percent vis-a-vis the same period last year. For financial year ending March 2016, GSPL’s net profit grew 8 percent to Rs. 444.47 crore, compared to a net profit of Rs. 410.36 crore last year. The EPS for financial year 2015-16 increased to Rs. 7.89 per share from Rs. 7.29 per share in financial year 2014-15. The Gas transmission volumes of GSPL have increased to 8966.39 MMSCM in the year 2015-16, from 8395.17 MMSCM in the
President or Prime Minister, just imagine how much respect she will earn?” Anandiben said. Aanandiben also said that open defecation will attract fine soon. “Toilet works are going to be completed gradually in all corporation areas and cities. We are going to make announcement that no person would use roads as toilet. If one is caught doing so, he/she will have to pay fine,” she said. Anandiben asked SMC officials and others to make sure that children of sweepers complete their education and fund is available for that. The Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad Chief Minister and several saints had meal with Traffic police in the city have finally received spesweepers. cial jackets and towels to protect themselves while deployed on road in the scorching heat. Senior traffic branch officials said that all 14 traffic police stations of the city have received two special kits each, on an experimental basis, for personnel on duty at crossroads. Subhash Trivedi, additional commissioner of police (traffic), said that city police had distributed the kits, including special jackets, head covers and towels for the personnel on Thursday. “The apparels help reduce the body She said combination of temperature through constant evaporation of wause of solar and central ter for up to five hours. government scheme for The pilot project would subsidized LED bulbs will save electricity. She said under a new model, the government will not need to spend for slum rehabilitation. She said the builder will be allowed to use additional space available after construction of housing units on plot. She said she is going to inaugurate one such scheme in Ahmedabad soon.
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel while dedicating an affordable housing scheme in Surat said the housing schemes constructed by government will do branding job for government. She said the housing units are built as per best quality parameters to change the image of government. Nowadays when someone passes through a road and looks at govt hous-
ing scheme, he/she feels this is private housing scheme and this can’t be a government constructed scheme. She said therefore she has ordered civic and govt bodies that they should have their title over housing schemes. This will serve as branding exercise for the government. Anandiben in her speech said the government is planning to install roof-top solar plants over housing schemes.
beast,were later found at some distance. He was sleeping in the farm of one Najabhai when the lion from nearby forest caught him and took him away despite the unsuccessful attempt of his father Malubhai to save him. Malubhai was also injured in the incident and has been admitted to a hospital. Earlier on April 10, a lioness had killed a 50-year old woman in Bharad village under Dhari taluka while she was sleeping in an orchard in the vicinity of the forests with his family members. Prior to that on March 19, a 62-yearold man was also mauled to death by a lion in a similar manner when he
was camping at Ambariya village of the district. In all the three cases the beasts ate up the flesh of the deceased. Worried at the increasing instances of man eating by otherwise friendly Gir lions, the forest department was mulling the idea to capture a pride of over nine lions living in the area. Earlier after the March incident, two lions were captured and human bone and a part of cloth of the deceased was detected in the stool of one of them in the animal care center in Sasan. Amreli district in Gujarat is home to over 170 Asiatic lions as per the census conducted by state government last year.
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Gir lion mauls a child to death, 3rd such case in 2 months
Ahmedabad traffic cops get special jackets to beat heat
Govt housing schemes to do branding of Gujarat govt: Anandiben
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er party leaders. On May 26, L K Advani would address one such gathering in the city to be organised on the Sabarmati Riverfront,” state BJP co-ordinator Kaushik Patel said. He said Union HRD minister and Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat Smriti Irani will address similar gatherings at Anand
and Vadodara on May 23 and May 24, respectively. “Apart from this, we have also invited six Union cabinet ministers, including Arun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh to take part in the celebrations. We are yet to get final confirmation from them,” said Kaushik. The Modi-led government at the Centre will complete two years on May 26, while Anandiben Patel will complete two years in office as Gujarat Chief Minister on May 22. According to Kaushik, the main aim of the celebration is to inform people about the various pro-people work done by Modi and Patel in these two years.
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be extended to more personnel soon,” said Trivedi. A traffic police official said that the special clothes have to be dipped in water and then worn over the uniform. The clothes’ design does not make the person wet, but keeps the body cool by releasing water slowly through evaporation. “We are yet to gauge the effectiveness of the jackets as we have just started using them from Thursday.
The towel, however, provides instant relief from scorching heat, when it is unbearable to stand in the afternoon hours,” said an official. It is their vulnerability to heat that had prompted Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH) to initiate a study on impact of heat on traffic personnel this summer. Traffic cops have also been asked to consume as much liquid as possible during duty hours by the department.
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