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News Brief “Hummer horror case” Lower demand drags down spice prices Agency | Mumbai
Black pepper, ginger and copra prices fell in an otherwise sluggish spices market here today on lower demand from stockists and retailers amid subdued export off-take. Black pepper, ginger bleached and unbleached eased Rs 5 per kg to Rs 685/740, Rs 165 and Rs 185 from Wednesday’s closing level of Rs 685/745, Rs 170 and Rs 190, respectively. Copra Rajapur Mumbai dropped by Rs 500 per quintal to Rs 12,500 from overnight level of Rs 13,000 and copra edible Mumbai slid by Rs 200 per quintal Rs 7,800 from Rs 8,000.
‘Goa Carnaval’ to begin from Feb 6
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‘Goa Carnaval’ this year will begin on February 6 and will be one of the most colourful and vibrant editions of the festival, the state’s tourism minister Dilip Parulekar said today. The Carnaval, which will continue till February 9, will aim to spread the message of peace, unity and harmony and be a tribute to the state’s diverse population and heritage, he said.
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Tycoon jailed for 39 years, fined Rs 80.3 lakh
Kerala Nisham sentenced to life Muhammad Nisham, a beedi tycoon had rammed his Hummer SUV into a security guard leading to the latter’s death two weeks later
Agency | Thiruvananthapuram A court in Thrissur on Thursday sentenced beedi tycoon Muhammad Nisham to rigorous life imprisonment and another 24 years in jail for causing the death of a security guard with his Hummer at the Sobha City apartments last year. The 39-year-old businessman, reportedly with assets worth Rs 5,000 crore, will also have to pay a fine of Rs 80.30 lakh of which Rs 50 lakh is to be paid to the widow of the victim, K Chandrabose. Quoting
verdict, Chadrabose’s wife Jamanthi said the culprit should have been hanged. “We did not get justice. We are not enthused to hear about the compensation ordered to be paid to us. It was not an accident. He ran the vehicle into my husband. When he tried to
escape, Nisham crushed him against a concrete wall using his vehicle. We are not satisfied by the verdict,’’ said Jamanthi, who was given the job of a lower division typist with a public sector firm in Thrissur after Chandrabose’s death. Nisham’s family
members also said they would move an appeal in the High Court as the trial court did not look into the attack against Nisham. Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said the prosecution was asked to move an appeal seeking maximum punishment for the culprit.
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Police said the accident took place near Agatray on Keshod bypass the verdict of judge K P to uphold the quantum At least three students of National Highway 8D when the driver of the bus lost control and Sudheer, special public of punishment. Nisham and two women cooks hit a divider on the highway prosecutor C P Udayabhanu said the life term served for murder and 24 years of jail term for other six offences would run consecutively. The appellate courts have
was convicted under sections of 302, 326, 323, 324,427,449 and 506(1) of IPC. The court also asked the prosecution to initiate criminal procedures against Nisham’s
Gujarat Congress leaders condole Mrinalini Sarabhai’s death
Congres chief Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary Ahmed Patel has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the demise of noted danseuse Mrinalini Sarabhai. In a condolence message, Patel said that the state had lost a dynamic woman who provided leadership in the field of classical dance and social works. State Congress
wife Amal on charges of perjury. Amal, who had been a prosecution witness, had earlier given a statement to the magistrate that she had seen injured Chandrabose in the Hummer SUV of her husband. Later, during the trial, Amal turned hostile. Reacting to the
Five killed as bus carrying school students overturns in Junagarh
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were killed while 18 others were seriously injured when a luxury bus carrying students of a municipal school of Surat on an educational tour overturned near Keshod town of Junagadh district on Thursday. Police said the accident took place near Agatray on Keshod bypass of National Highway 8D when driver of the bus lost control and hit divider of the highway. The bus skidded and tipped on its side, killing the five
on the spot and injuring 18 others seriously. The private luxury bus was carrying students of Tarvadi-II Primary School of Surat on an educational tour. The students
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were on their way back from Somnath temple in nearby Gir Somnath district when their bus overturned after hitting the highway divider at around 8:30 AM. “Three students and two women cooks who were part of the tour have been killed. Injured have been rushed to Junagadh civil hospital and instructions have been given to ensure best treatment to them,” Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama who was in Gir Somnath said. The dead were identified
as Bhavu Bambhva (11) Nisha Rabari (11), Divya Bharati (13), Champa Rajkotiya (40) and Ramila Rathod (45). Rajkotiya and Rathod were two of the three cooks accompanying the students. SMC announced Rs1 lakh exgratia to the kin of each of those killed and Rs50,000 to the serious injured. Sub-divisional magistrate of Keshod, MM Joshi said that there 78 students, 12 teachers, three cooks, a bus cleaner and driver on board the bus when the accident took place.
The Gujarat High Court last week (Jan 15) declared a March 2008 state legislature enactment “ultra-vires”— meaning beyond one’s legal power— that permitted premature redemption at reduced ing premature redempAgency | New Delhi interest rates of a bond tions to the bonds holders Suspension of issue floated by a public at a special general body Virtually kicking off 4 dalit research limited company, Sardar meeting held in 2004. BJP’s campaign for the Sarovar Narmada Nigam The investors rejected scholars revoked coming assembly poll Correspondent | Kutch Ltd (SSNL) in Novem- the proposal outright. The in West Bengal, Union Agency | Hyderabad ber 1993. The issue dates market watchdog, Securi- A team consisting of a Home minister Rajnath Yielding to intense back to November 1993 ties and Exchange Board German archaeologist and Singh on Thursday atpressure, the Hyderabad when the state-owned of India (Sebi), then came two Indians discovered tacked Trinamool ConCentral University(HSSNL raised Rs 250 crore to the rescue of four lakh- dinosaur fossils during had collected fossils, then gress government on the CU) today revoked the through 20-year deep dis- odd investors and filed an ongoing research in the ONGC (Oil and Natissue of law and order suspension of four dalit saying that women, peo- been able to bring in any should be arrested. Only count bonds at Rs 3,600 an affidavit in Novem- Gujarat. Archaeologists ural Gas Corporation) students against whom ple and even policemen change in Bengal,” Singh few arrest can’t solve the with a redemption value ber 2008 stating that the claimed that the fossils collected fossils of diaction was taken along told a rally at Ashoknagar case,” he said. “It is be- of Rs 1.11 lakh at matu- state legislative Act was found in the Kaas Hills nosaurs. And now again, with another research are not secure here. Holdrity. The bonds were also unconstitutional. The near Kutch city were 16 we have discovered the scholar Rohith Vemula ing business summits will in North 24 Parganas dis- ing said that the (Malda) guaranteed by the Gujarat Gujarat state legislature, billion years old. They fossils of the dinosaurs,” Chakravarthi, who al- not be able to bring in trict. Mentioning the vio- violence was a result of state government to en- in March 2008, enacted also claimed to have dis- said an archaeologist, legedly committed sui- investments in the state lence in Malda, he refuted tussle between BSF and sure investor-confidence a law that empowered covered more than 150 DK Pandey. The scholars cide in his hostel room unless the TMC govern- Chief minister Mamata locals. But it is not true. on January 17. On a day ment improves law and Banerjee’s statement that Are they trying to safe- and full subscription to SSNL to make amend- geological sites adding it were researching on the of dramatic develop- order and ensures good it was a result of tussle guard those forces which fund the Sarovar dam ments to the terms of bond might be possible to find possibilities of ancient ments, 13 SC/ST faculty governance, he said. De- between BSF officials attacked the BSF official? project. For the compa- issue with an additional more fossils and other fossils in the Kutch city members of the unversi- spite TMC’s slogan for and locals. “The incident Will those who attacked ny, the amount it would clause that permitted the ancient relics in the fu- for the last 25 years. One ty, who backed the pro- ushering in change “’Ma- in Malda is not a small the BSF roam free? This have to fork out in ma- company to lower rates ture. “We are getting the of the largest dinosaurs testing students and had mati-manush’ (mother, incident. I want to tell the is the same BSF which turity payments was Rs and the right to seek pre- fossils of dinosaurs from ever found was in 2014 threatened to resign, an- earth and people) and TMC government that had given befitting reply 7,500 crore. SSNL, after mature redemption of the the time when dinosaurs in Argentina’s Patagonia nounced that they were even police are not se- the Malda case should be to Pakistani forces in the 10 years of its initial of- 6.70 lakh bonds issued. lived in the coastal areas. region, where titanosaurs giving up their adminis- cure in West Bengal. The solved. Whoever may be Indo-Pak border,” Singh fer, expressed its desire of The said right was absent This couldn’t be found roamed the forests about lowering rates and seek- in original contract. TMC government has not involved in the incident said. trative posts. earlier. 15 years ago, we 100 million years ago. Corpo. Office: B/14, Madhav Chamber’s, India Colony, Opp-Vidhyanagar School, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053 president Bharatsinh Solanki and Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Shankersinh Vaghela said
that Mrinaliniben would always be remembered for her great contribution to the field of dance.
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2 / Dt. 22-01-2016, Friday Editors’ Picks friday, JANUARY 22, 2016 ‘Comedy Nights’ did raise a few laughs, Why we don’t do comedy well
In the end, they all wept. The tears of a clown. For two and a half years they’ve done nothing but have fun at others’ expense, presumably laughing all the way to the bank — including Navjot Singh Sidhu, who played the human laugh box to perfection with non-stop guffaws for 30 months. Now, when they had to take their leave of us, they began to cry — hey, that’s no way to say goodbye Comedy Nights With Kapil (Colors). The final episode was to air on Sunday but it wasn’t shown — somebody’s idea of a joke, you suppose? However, excerpts from the episode have made the rounds on social media, so we have seen Bittu Sharma (Kapil), his wife Manju (Sumona Chakravarti), Dadi Dolly Sharma (Asgar Ali in drag), Gutthi (Sunil Grover doing an Asgar Ali), et al, choke up and ostentatiously wipe their eyes. We’ve never had it so good, was their common refrain and they were right: Comedy Nights With Kapil made them laughing stocks in households across India, and so what if the humour was often sexist, racist, class-ist (you know what we mean) and tasteless? When it began in the summer of 2013, the comedy sketch show was far more wholesome entertainment. Kapil as Inspector Shamsher Singh was genuinely funny in stock situations — along with his rumble-tumble co-stars. However, the more successful/ popular it became, the more slapstick became the humour and nearly always bordered on the bawdy. When Kapil tries to get a laugh by saying he’s not wearing underwear because why wear a garment that nobody can see — haha or eow? And then there was the monstrous regiment of Bollywood. Like so many other reality shows — or all reality shows — actors appeared as guests on Comedy Nights whenever they had a film release. They were meant to be part of the sketches, but honestly? They were a joke — they played no role at all. And they found everything so funny you’d think they’d inhaled nitrous oxide (laughing gas). Did you catch Kajol splitting her sides, her mouth, her clothes in a recent episode when Dilwale was released? Comedy Nights did raise a few laughs but, frankly, it’s nothing to cry over. We don’t do comedy well, we might as well accept it. For instance, Bindass has a series called Kota Toppers that is supposed to be a sitcom about coaching institutes in Kota. Anyone who has read the reports of suicides by students unable to handle parental, social and educational pressures of studying at such institutes, realises this is no laughing matter — unless it was done tastefully. Ha. Aadhe Adhure doesn’t make you laugh but Bhaage Re Mann (Zindagi) does. Last week, we had lamented the lack of serials that wore their makeup lightly and told a good story more realistically.
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QUOTE “Despite TMC’s slogan for ushering in change, ‘Ma-mati-manush’ (mother, earth and people) and even the police are not secure in West Bengal. The TMC government OF THE has not been able to bring in any change in Bengal,” - Virtually kicking off the BJP’s campaign for the coming assembly poll in West Bengal, DAY Union Home minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday attacked the Trinamool Congress government John Abraham Says ‘Emotion Sad that student chose death Backs Action’ in Rocky Handsome over life: Prakash Jha Agency | New Delhi
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Filmmaker Prakash Jha, known for his politically charged movies, on Wednesday (January 20) said it was sad that a Dalit student chose death over life. “… a student felt death is better than life. What kind of a situation he was in that drove him to commit suicide… it is pathetic,” Jha told the media when asked about his views on the suicide of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula. In the city to promote “Jai Gangajal”, Jha said he had put together a research team which found that
there was one suicide every 10-15 days in Kota in Rajasthan, known as the hub for tutorials and coaching classes. “I am worried about it. Why have we stopped studying humanities? Every
student either wants to become a manager or an engineer,” he lamented. Asked whether he would be making a film based on his research, Jha said: “I am not sure, it may take a few years.”
Priyanka Chopra ventures into mobile series ‘It’s My City’ Agency | Mumbai
Indian film actress Priyanka Chopra, who has found international fame with American TV series “Quantico”, has turned co-producer for a mobi-series “It’s My City” for video entertainment mobile app. The flamboyant actress will also feature in it. Announcing the new project via a tweet and a sneak-peek video of the show, Priyanka posted on Thursday (January 21): “It’s here @ItsMyCity_ @PurplePebblePic’s 1st mobi-series with @ nexgtv_mobileTV on Jan 22. Got Newbie producer jitters.” The story of four girls on a journey of life,
John Abraham’s next project Rocky Handsome might be making news for its heavy-duty action and stunt scenes but the actor said that the film is an emotional story about the bond between a man and a little girl. Rocky Handsome, directed by Nishikant Kamath, is about a seven-year-old girl, who is kidnapped, and a man, (John) who embarks on a journey to get her back. The 43-year-old Force star is happy that the action in the film is backed by an emotional story. “Any amount of action is not enough if it is not backed by great emotion. The action is bound to work for the film as it is backed by the emotions. Rocky Handsome is an emotional film between this man
and this little girl,” John. The Madras Cafe actor trained hard for the film as he learnt various forms of martial arts. “I trained for about one month in a special art form on knifes. Working with knifes is dangerous, I trained in Thailand. I also trained in art forms like Aikido, Hapkido and others. When you have an athletic body and you couple it with great action the re-
sults can be astounding,” he said. Of the film’s the title, John said, “The story is about this man and this little girl who keeps calling him handsome. It is a very sweet relationship. So it was important for us to have ‘Handsome’ in the title and ‘Rocky’ because that is his code name. So Rocky Handsome seemed like the best title. People have liked the title and found it cool.”
on Thursday. This is not the first time that Akshay has featured in a film that promotes the spirit of patriotism. “Baby”, “Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty” and “Gabbar” are some of the films in
which he has essayed a responsible countryman. “Airlift” also stars Nimrat Kaur and Purab Kohli in key roles. Directed by Raja Krishna Menon, the film will release in India on January 22.
Akshay Kumar’s ‘Airlift’ to release across 70 screens in Middle East Agency | Mumbai
love and lunacy in Mumbai, the bi-weekly 14-part series, which will begin on Friday (January 22), will have new mobisodes every Tuesday and Friday. It is created by celebrity digital network Fluence and produced in association with Priyanka’s production company Purble Pebble Pictures India and Endemol-Shine India.
Speaking in her capacity as mentor and co-producer of the show, Priyanka, who earlier sang a single titled “In my city”, said in a statement: “Digital is the new frontier of content and I’m diving right in. It’s a super exciting world in which I find myself equally fascinated with and immersed in completely.”
Actor Akshay Kumar is “delighted to inform” that his forthcoming film “Airlift” has been cleared for release in the UAE. The “Khiladi” actor also adds that the film, which is based on Kuwait-based Indians’ evacuation during the 1990 invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, will be releasing across 70 screens in the Middle East on January 21. “Delighted to inform fans of #Airlift in UAE that our film has been cleared for release. Its releasing across 70 screens in the Middle East today,” Akshay tweeted
Shilpa Shetty-Baba Ramdev’s Yoga Session Together Sonam Kapoor meets Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
Agency | Mumbai The world has been speculating about Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif calling time on their five-year romance, but on digging deeper, we found out that they haven’t officially broken up; they merely had a lovers’ tiff which may have been stretched a bit too far by Ranbir, say sources. Of course, he has his reasons, but Kat, on her part, is apparently still trying to cement the cracks in their rela-
tionship. Last week, the break-up rumours were further fuelled when Kat was spotted at the same party as her ex, Salman Khan. Soon after, though, the actress issued a statement through her spokesperson rubbishing the reports and called it a meeting by chance. Now, in a bigger step, she is believed to have decided against promoting her next, Fitoor on the finale of Salman-hosted reality show, Bigg Boss 9 despite having committed earlier.
Agency | Mumbai Shilpa Shetty, also called the yoga queen of Bollywood, recently collaborated with Baba Ramdev and shared the stage practicing ‘asanas’. It is said that the actress was called by India’s favourite Yoga Guru at his five day camp in Mumbai, which attracted a lot of people. Shilpa who was
happy to be sharing the stage with Ramdev said that he is her “lucky mascot”. Shilpa told Mumbai Mirror, “In 2009, I presented Baba with my yoga DVD and it went on to become a huge success. Seven years later, I gifted him my just-released book. He’s my lucky mascot and I’m looking at this as a good
omen”. This is not the first time that the duo has shared the stage. They have been photographed together on the actress’ 40th birthday. Keen on spreading awareness about the power of Yoga, Shilpa Shetty has also launched her yoga DVD and a book in the past, which reportedly she gifted to the Yoga Guru.
All set for the release of her first biopic, “Neerja”, actress Sonam Kapoor, in Mumbai, met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Agency | Mumbai
All set for the release of her first biopic, “Neerja”, actress Sonam Kapoor, in Mumbai, met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Sonam, 30, will be seen in the role of Neerja Bhanot, a 23-year-
old girl who is the youngest Ashoka Chakra award winner in India, in Ram Madhvani-helmed film. The biopic is an untold story of Neerja, a flight attendant on Pan Am 73 which was hijacked by Libyan terrorists in Karachi, saved 359 passengers
at the cost of her life in 1986. “‘Neerja’ is a special film. Sonam met the chief minister regarding her the film last night,” sources said. The film, which also has veteran actress Shabana Azmi in a key role, is scheduled to release on February 19.
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Agency | New Delhi Vodafone has started selling 4G compatible SIM cards to Delhi customers as the company preps the consumer launch of its LTE data services in the national capital. Vodafone has already rolled out its 4G services in some parts of southern India, and plan expansion to other metros including Kolkata, Mumbai and Bengaluru by the end of March. According to the company, existing Vodafone customers who upgrade to 4G-Ready SIMs will get 1GB of 4G data at the time of launch. To switch over to a 4G-ready Vodafone SIM, just walk into any Vodafone store and apply for 4G data services. Once the necessary identification and 4G-enabled handset compatibility check is done, you’ll be provided with a new 4G-enabled SIM card.
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Beleaguered Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday found backing from former Australia cricketer Michael Hussey, who says the Indian ODI captain was the most suitable to lead the team as he still has a lot of fire in his batting. In yet another poor showing for Dhoni, he scored a duck in the fourth ODI and the side slipped to a 25-run defeat from a very strong position. Dhoni has been facing a lot of flak for not being able perform the role of a finisher for a long time. “I would back MS to do the job and he has been doing it for so long now. He is best suited to handle most situations out there. People forget that it is not easy job to
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do. You cannot just come in and smash 60 off 30 balls every single time. You have got good bowlers, and they have gotten smarter, and they know what Dhoni’s strengths are, so things will not always happen the same way,” Hussey said. The Australian, known as Mr. Cricket, said the young Indian batsmen need to bat around him to learn how to finish close games. “You cannot ex-
pect him to do it every single time, and he has done well for India for such an amazingly long period of time. I would keep backing him to do this job for as long as he feels he can do the job. At the same time, India will be looking at their youngsters. In that situation, it would be ideal if they can bat with and around MS, and learn from him how to get through such situations,” he said.
Thailand Masters: Saina Nehwal likely to meet Intanon Ratchanok in finals Agency | New Delhi
Agency | New Delhi On a cold Thursday afternoon, arguments and counter arguments on Net Neutrality and Facebook’s ‘Free Basic’ could well heat up the Lakshmipat Singhania Auditorium in the Capital. It is here that the telecom regulator’s open house is scheduled to discuss ‘differential prices for data services’, with telecom operators, the regulator and consumers in full attendance. If the arguments, till now on paper, are any indication, the debate on net neutrality and free basic are sure to inflame passions. Allegations and counter allegations by telecom regulator, operators and consumers in telecom sector are not new. But there have been a few issues that have witnessed rush of high adrenaline among the stakeholders that included one of the first major debate after TRAI was set up in 1997. It was related to allowing Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) to offer mobile services, supported by government, consumers and opposed by operators in 1999.
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Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal and former World Champion Intanon Ratchanok are likely to clash in the finals of the Thailand Masters as the two have been drawn in opposite halves in the USD 1,20,000 Grand Prix Gold tournament to be held in Bangkok from February 8 to 13. World No. 2 Saina, who will open her new season as the defending champion at the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold, will also look to clinch the Thailand Masters title and pocket some valuable points for 2016 Olympic qualification.The top seeded Indian have been handed an easy draw as she will take on Singapore’s Jiayuan Chen in her open-
Despite the bad press diesel is getting of late, Ford India on Wednesday drove in a premium sports utility vehicle, New Endeavour, betting that sales in smaller Tier 2 and 3 cities will offset a loss of volumes in the biggest market in National Capital Region (NCR). Registration of SUVs and other diesel cars with an engine capacity of 2,000 cc or more is banned in NCR till March 31. Anurag Mehrotra, executive director (marketing sales and service), Ford India, said, “By expanding service outlets in such cities we are exploring untouched markets. These smaller cities currently contribute 40-50% of Ford’s sales volume across segments.” “We will be adding more service centres in sale outlets as they will contribute a significant portion to the volumes,” he said. At present, Ford India has 300 service centres across 185 cities. “The cost of customer acquisition in smaller cities is low, the dealer profitability hence tends to be higher. The market share of such markets are 2 to 3 times higher than that of Tier 1 cities.” The company is looking for expansion in smaller cities that have population of over a lakh.
Team Principal of CSK, and Kundra, co-owner of Jaipur IPL that runs Rajasthan Royals (RR), were suspended for life from any match conducted by BCCI. The punishments were handed down by a three-member panel headed by former CJI R M Lodha which was asked by the Supreme Court to decide the quantum of punishments after finding them guilty of betting.
an-Brazilian pair. Sania and Hingis, who are slated to face the twin sisters from Ukraine — Nadiia Kichenok and Lyudmyla Kichenok — in the next round, are also sitting pretty at the top of the women’s doubles rankings. The Indo-Swiss pair has been on a roll after clinching its 11th straight
WTA title at the Sydney International last week. Bopanna, who took court soon after, combined well with Romanian partner Florin Mergea to outplay the Australian duo of Omar Jasika and Nick Kyrgios 7-5 6-3. The fourth seeds play Lukas Dlouhy and Jiri Vesely in the second round.
League, and questioned his fellow players’ timid approach. Gayle went out of BBL on a high with a record-equalling 12-ball 50 even as his side, Melbourne Renegades could not make it to the summit clash. It is widely believed that he may not be invited to return to BBL. “Ppl think I may have played my last innings in Aus but my memory with the fans will live on forever!! I build leagues around the world and Big Bash is
one of them ??,” the explosive batsman wrote. “The Haters, I Thank you even more ????. I think a lot of past and present cricketers who smile in front my face could’ve have there say In the public when my so call issue was going on, but y’all don’t have the B**** to stand firm when it matters - but yet when u see me you’re like, Chris that’s BS against you, it was blown out of proportion ??” he added.
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ing match and is likely to meet sixth seed Busanan Ongbumrungphan of Thailand in the quarterfinals at Bangkok’s Nimibutr Building. The Olympic bronze medallist is likely to face China’s World No.11 Sun Yu in the last four. The Indian had lost to the Chinese in 2013 China Open but overall she has beaten her five times.Local star Ratchanok too seems to have an easy road ahead as she is likely to face compatriot Nicha-
on Jindapol in the quarter-finals and World No.8 Sung Ji-Hyun of South Korea in the semi-finals. Sung will open her campaign against India’s Saili Rane Saina has not been in the best of form as she is still nursing a foot injury and also didn’t play all her matches for Awadhe Warriors at the recently-concluded Premier Badminton League (PBL).Another Indian, Tanvi Lad will face USA’s Rong Schafer in her opening match.
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and Rajasthan Royals on the same grounds. Star-studded CSK, then led by M S Dhoni, and Rajasthan Royals were on July 14 last year suspended for two years from the Indian Premier League in a clean-up exercise following the 2013 betting scam involving their top officials Meiyappan and Raj Kundra. Meiyappan, son-in-law of the then BCCI chief N Srinivasan and a former
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HIL 2016: Local boy Rupinder guides Delhi Waveriders to victory
Rupinder Pal Singh scored twice from penalty corners to set up Delhi Waveriders’ 5-4 win over hosts Punjab Warriors at the Hockey India League on Wednesday. The Sector 42 hockey stadium in Chandigarh is where Rupinder honed his skills during his growing up days and the 25-year-old returned ‘home’ after five years to guide his team to victory. Rupinder’s teammate Yuvraj Walmiki put Delhi ahead with a quick reverse flick from inside the box in the ninth minute. Matt Ghodes restored parity for the hosts, guiding the rebound home following a deflection of teammate Satbir Singh. With the scores tied 2-2, it was Rupinder’s turn to show up. This edition of the HIL has witnessed a
Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition by owner of Chennai Super Kings challenging Justice Lodha Committee’s order suspending the IPL team for two years over the 2013 betting scam involving its top official Gurunath Meiyappan. The First bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice P S Sivagnanam, who had reserved orders on the plea on December 14 last, dismissed the petition filed by Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited (CSKL) as not maintainable. The bench also dismissed a PIL filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy challenging the suspension of CSK
Indian tennis stars enjoyed comfortable wins in the Australian Open on Thursday as Sania Mirza eased into the second round with partner Martina Hingis while Rohan Bopanna also registered a straight sets win in the men’s doubles first round in Melbourne. Sania’s rampaging run with her Swiss partner continued as the duo stretched its winning streak to 31 after brushing aside Mariana Duque-Marino and Teliana Pereira 6-2, 6-3 in the women’s doubles opening round. The duo hardly broke a sweat in its 70-minute win against the unseeded Colombi-
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flurry of goals, thanks to the rule which makes a field goal count as two. With field-goal scorers ruling the roost, Rupinder showed that goals from penalty corners can still end deciding the match. He scored his first following a deflection in what was Delhi’s second penalty corner. Rupinder would again play his part in the visitor’s next goal when his rasping shot was partially parried by Warriors’ goalkeeper Tristan Clemons and Mark Pearson did the rest. The pen-
alty corner specialist then added his second in the final quarter with a low drag-flick that raced past Clemons. I always wanted to play at this stadium,” said Rupinder, who was adjudged the man of the match. The Warriors fought back, with Christopher Cirello scoring the third goal in the second quarter before Mark Gleghorne converted a penalty corner in the last quarter. But their inability to convert three penalty corners in the last two quarters cost therm the match.
A fuming Chris Gayle on Tuesday blasted current and former cricketers for not standing by him when he was roundly criticised for flirting with a TV presenter during an interview at the Big Bash League. The marauding batsman had drawn flak when he asked channel 10 presenter Mel McLaughlin out for drinks during an interview. The furore had blown up to such an extent that former Australia skipper Ian Chappell called for a ban against him. The West Indian, after playing his last BBL match, posted an expletive-ridden rant on his instagram account saying it was he who made Leagues, including the Big Bash
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With eye on 2017 polls, Congress holds dharna for SC, ST, OBC rights in Gandhinagar Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
With the 2017 Assembly elections in sight, Congress on Wednesday held a day-long “Swabhiman Dharna” for the rights of SCs, STs and OBCs in Gandhinagar. The dharna was held amid nationwide heated political debate over the suicide of Dalit student Rohith Vemula, a student of Hyderabad University. Addressing party workers gathered from across Gujarat, state Congress president Bharatsinh Solanki said his party would make the fight for justice for the deprived classes a major issue for the 2017 Assembly elections. “This is just the beginning of
ter and taluka,” Solanki said. He said the state BJP government has failed to make sufficient budgetary allocations for boards and corporations set up to uplift those belonging to the the deprived classes. Solanki
Cotton prices: Pakistan comes to Gujarat farmers’ rescue Correspondent | Rajkot
Cotton farmers in Gujarat, the country’s largest producer of the fibre, are seeing some recovery in prices this year — thanks to a combination of Pakistan’s crop hitting an 18-year-low and the announcement of a Rs 550 per quintal bonus by the state government over and above the Centre’s minimum support price (MSP). “I sold 25 quintals of my kapas (raw, unginned cotton) last week at Rs 4,625 per quintal. This is more than the average of Rs 4,125 that I got last year, but nowhere near the Rs 6,750 peak of 2011-12,” says Pravin Patel from Goral village of Idar taluka in North
Gujarat Govt changes intake norms to retain ‘surplus’ teachers
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the fight for justice for SCs, STs and OBCs, who account for about 85 per cent of the state’s population. We will soon take the fight to each and every corner of the state by holding such dharnas in every district headquar-
Gujarat’s Sabarkantha district. This 43-yearold farmer has planted cotton in three out of his nine-hectares holding. While his production is 10 quintals below last year’s 60 quintals, it has been compensated by higher realisations. “I won’t sell my balance 25 quintals until prices climb further,” adds Patel. Farmers in Saurashtra, too, are realising an aver-
age price of Rs 4,600 per quintal since December, way above the Rs 4,050 MSP declared by Centre for long-staple Shankar-6 and Shankar-10 varieties grown in Gujarat in the current 2015-16 season. “Farmers are holding back their crop. And that itself is contributing to better prices,” notes Bharat Wala, president of the Saurashtra Ginners Association.
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claimed Congress during its rule in the state had came out with a number of schemes and projects and provided for special facilities in schools and other educational institutions for development of SCs, STs and OBCs.
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Protecting teachers of granted secondary and higher secondary schools against getting surplus and thus relieved from their service, the Gujarat government has made major changes in the minimum number of students per class norm for grant-in-aid secondary and higher secondary schools. This change, made in the middle of the academic session, has directly benefitted some 700 schools and over 1,500 teachers, who were identified as surplus. As per the Government Resolution (GR), issued on December 17,
2015, by the state education department, the norm of minimum number of students per class in secondary and higher secondary schools has been reduced keeping in view the poor Class X results and thus a shortfall of students emerging out of it. This revised norm would be applicable for the current academic
year 2015-16 and only for those schools (nearly 700) affected by the poor results where classes were to be closed down. The GR further states that this would be reviewed in the beginning of the coming academic session 2016-17 to decide whether to continue with the reduced number intake or not. “During
the current academic session, a large number of classes has been closed down because of low results in schools. Due to this, a large number of teachers was in surplus. To avoid this scenario where teachers could be adjusted as well as to avoid classes from being closed down, a meeting was conducted which was chaired by the chief minister. The decision to make amendments in the minimum number of student intake norm in granted secondary and higher secondary schools was taken during this meet chaired by the CM,” the GR states.
2002 Gujarat riots convict arrested for Gujarat-made towels allegedly assaulting woman journalist debut at Australian Open Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
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The Ahmedabad Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) on Thursday picked upSuresh Langdo, a convict serving life imprisonment in 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre, for allegedly assaulting a woman journalist when she went to his house for an interview on Wednesday evening. Deputy Commissioner of Police Deepan Bhadran said that Landgo was picked up from his residence after the case of alleged assault was transferred to DCB. Officials said that Landgo is being questioned based on the complaint filed by the journalist Revati Laul.
Six years after it made its debut in Wimbledon, textile major Welspun India has started manufacturing towels for another tennis grand slam event - the ongoing Australian Open-2016. The towels are being manufactured at Welspun’s facility in Vapi, Gujarat. Dipali Goenka, CEO and jo Dipali Goenka, CEO and joint managing director, Welspun India, said: “We have supplied 4,000 pieces of ‘Performance Gym Towels’ to Sheridan Towels who are the official partners for Australian Open2016. These towels were manufactured using Nano
Spun Technology.” “With a GSM (grams per square metre) of 525, these are 100% cotton terry towels with excellent absorbency . Available in the Midnight shade, they measure 50 x 100 cm, weigh 270 gm and are priced at $49.99 apiece,” said Goenka. Welspun has supplied directly for Wimbledon Championship and Rugby World Cup (RWC)-2015 through its UK-based brand, Christy. The home textile major, which is a licence holder of RWC-2015 for towels, had designed and developed a capsule collection of beach towels, quick dry sports towels and blankets under the Christy brand.
meter) and Panna(100 meter) and two railway crossings. The road will be helpful as alternative highway to reach Dwarka from Rajkot bypass. Chief Minister dedicated this road at Padana Patiya in presence of Minister Shri Babubhai Bokhiria, RIL group president and Rajay Sabha MP Shri Parimal Nathwani and Senior Vice President Shri Dhnraj Nathwani among others. Chief Minister also visited Pashu Chikitsalaya (veterinary clinic) for its inauguration. Amid chanting of mantras the veterinary clinic was opened after Gau Puja. The clinic will provide free of cost
diagnose and treatment services. Equipped with laboratory, laminar flow, hot air oven, incubator, operation theater, auto clave, surgical equipment, animal weight machine, pharmacy, animal shade, stable, fire safety equipment, the clinic has also facilities of mobile clinic and specially developed ambulance. Jamnagar has total 8.25 cattle. The clinic and mobile facility will serve daily 3-4 villages. This 24-hour clinic has 2 doctors, 3 assistants and caretakers/ govaals. Training camps, awareness and education activities. Local MP Smt Poonamben Madam was present on this occasion.
She first lodged the complaint at Vejalpur police station which was then transferred to DCB. Laul is said to have been living in Ahmedabad for the past one year researching for her upcoming book based on 2002 riots. The woman journalist told a TV news channel that Langdo turned violent when she went to his house to in-
terview him. Langdo was released on one-month bail by the order of Gujarat High Court. He had sought bail on the ground of finding his “missing daughter.” In his interim bail plea, he had also said that his wife had left him. Langdo’s wife had accused him of marital rape and filed a complaint with the police.
Rs 75 cr VAT evasion by pan Gujarat CM dedicates Sir PN Road, Veterinary clinic built by Reliance at Jamnagar masala traders detected
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Annual Commanders’ Conference of South Western Air Command (SWAC) was inaugurated by Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee & Chief of the Air Staff, on 21 Jan 2016 at Gandhinagar. Commanders of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharasthra are attending the conference. Earlier, the Chief of the Air Staff and Mrs Lily Raha, President Air Force Wives Welfare Association (AFWWA) were received by Air Marshal RK Dhir, AOC-in-C, SWAC and Mrs Neelam Dhir, President AFWWA (Regional), at Ahmedabad Airport. On arrival at HQ SWAC, Gandhinagar, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha inspected an impressive Guard of Honour presented to him. In his inaugural address,
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the Chief of the Air Staff acknowledged the high degree of professionalism and hard work displayed by the Air Warriors in achieving the assigned goals and highlighted the need for operational preparedness with optimal utilization of available resources. He emphasized the need to keep abreast with the latest technologies and to focus on the associated challenges while the IAF marches ahead towards major upgradation of capabilities and infrastructure. The Chief
urged every Air Warrior to exhibitimmaculate discipline and unwavering integrity. The annual conference is a forum for the Station Commanders to exchange views on operations, maintenance and administrative matters requiring deliberation with Senior Officers at Command Headquarters. During the conference, the Air Chief recognised the efforts of various units for their noteworthy performance in different spheres, by awarding various trophies.
The state com mercial tax department sleuths on Wednesday detected value added tax (VAT) eva sion to the tune of Rs 75 crore by traders and dealers of pan masala in the city during the past two years. Pan masala attracts VAT of 15% in Guja rat. As many as 38 teams of 120 officials began search operations at 45 premises of 24 traders and dealers and five transporters in Navrangpura, Aslali, Sarkhej, Naroda, Nikol, Maninagar and Thaltej from Tuesday evening. Several documents have been seized and searches
are likely to continue till Thursday. According to the officials, the tax evasion was in the sale of a particular brand of pan masala which is manufactured in Noida and other parts of the country. The branch offices and depot of the manufacturer in the city were also searched during the operations. “ As per our information, the manufacturers had allegedly created 12 fake traders and dealers in the city. The manufacturer would send the consignments of pan masala in the name of these dealers to Ahmedabad,” said a commercial tax department official.
Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today dedicated Reliance Industries Ltd’s Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) projects that include a main district road and veterinary clinic. A 30-km long all-weather road which has been named as Sir P.N road connects State highway number 25(Jamnagar-Dwarka) and State highway number 27(Jamnagar-Porbandar) or in other words Padana Patiya to Changa Patiya. Several villages and Reliance refinery is located on both sides of the road. This road has eight small bridges and two major bridges at Sasoi(272
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