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India extends $100 mn line of credit for defence equipment to Mauritius India and Mauritius on Monday signed a free trade agreement that will make the African island nation a hub for Indian investments in the region, even as New Delhi extended a $100-million line of credit to fund purchases of defence equipment.Besides the comprehensive economic cooperation and partnership agreement (CECPA), the two countries signed six other pacts, including two for leasing a Dornier aircraft and a Dhruv advanced light helicopter for monitoring the exclusive economic zone of Mauritius. The agreements were announced following visiting external affairs minister S Jaishankar’s meetings with Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth and foreign minister Alan Ganoo. Jaishankar handed over 100,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines commercially procured by Mauritius, which had received another 100,000 doses as a grant last month.The CECPA, signed by India’s commerce secretary Anup Wadhawan and Mauritius foreign secretary Haymandoyal Dillum, is India’s first free trade agreement with any African country, Jaishankar and Jugnauth told a media interaction in Port Louis. The agreement will provide concessional access to 310 export items from India, including agricultural products, textiles, base metals and chemicals, while Mauritius will get preferential market access for 615 products, including frozen fish, fresh fruits, beer, alcoholic drinks, and medical and surgical equipment.
Agency News: New Delhi Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday took a dig at Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar’s remark that mere gathering of crowd does not lead to revocation of laws, saying when people gather governments get changed.The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader, who has held a series of ‘kisan mahapanchayats’ in Haryana this month, also warned that the government could find it difficult to stay in power if the new agri-marketing laws are not repealed.The farmers’ stir against the laws will continue till the time the Centre accepts their demands of repealing the legislations, Tikait said while addressing a farmers’ ‘mahapanchayat’ at Kharkhoda in the state’s Sonipat district.On Sunday, Union agriculture minister Tomar had in Gwalior said the Centre was ready to talk to the farmers protesting against the new laws, and that mere gathering of crowd does not lead to revocation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched several oil and gas projects, inaugurated an engineering college and laid the foundation stone of another in Assam on Monday. This is his third visit to the poll-bound state within a month.“Despite immense potential, previous governments treated the North Bank of Brahmaputra (in Assam) in a step-motherly manner. Connectivity, hospitals, educational institutions or industry was not a concern of these earlier governments,” said Modi in a public meeting at Silapathar.“Such bias was removed with the coming of the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) government led by Sarbananda
Sonowal. Work on the Bogibeel bridge on Brahmaputra was sped up and broad-gauge railway lines reached this area after our government came to power. Work on the second bridge at Kalia-Bhomora over Brahmaputra is going on at a fast pace,” he added. The PM also indicated that the schedule for the assembly elections in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry could be announced in the first week of next month.The Election Commission of India is the autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering election processes in India at the national and state level.“I know you all are waiting for the election. If we assume March 7 as the date of election announcement, since
last time it was announced on March 4 [2016], this time it could be announced around that time. Whatever time I get in the interim I will try to keep coming to meet you all,” he said at a public meeting in Assam’s Dhemaji.The PM dedicated the INDMAX unit at Indian Oil Corporation’s (IOC) Bongaigaon refinery to the nation. INDMAX is an indigenously developed technology by IOC to produce a high yield of LPG and high-octane gasoline from various petroleum fractions.
UP: Yogi Adityanath govt tables Rs 5.50 lakh cr budget, offers sops to farmers Agency News: Lucknow The Yogi Adityanath government tabled their first paperless budget for a whopping Rs 5.50 lakh crores (Rs 5,50,270.78 lakh crore to be exact), which is the largest ever budget in Uttar Pradesh’s history. The budget, which was the fifth and last of the Yogi Adityanath
government, is Rs 38 lakh crore or 7.3 per cent higher than the last budget of Rs 51.2 lakh crores for 2020-2021. Presenting the budget, the Finance Minister Suresh Khanna opened the government’s kitty for farmers, women, and youth and made huge budgetary provisions for the ongoing development projects, construction of
Expressways, Metros, Airports, and development of Ayodhya, Varanasi, Chitrakoot and other tourist destinations. The State Finance Minister Suresh Khanna claimed that the budget is aimed at achieving ‘inclusive growth’ to make the state one trillion dollar economy in the country. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who became the first BJP CM
in the state to see five budgets presented during his longest tenure, said that the budget is full of democratic values aimed at welfare of all sections of the society and overall development of the state. Many sops are offered to agitating farmers. It included Rs 700 crores to make available free irrigation facilities to farmers.
Puducherry Floor Test: V Narayanasamy accused the opposition BJP and NR Congress of bringing down his government and also blamed former Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi of “colluding with the opposition”.
Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy and his cabinet colleagues in the union territory resigned on Monday after the government lost the confidence vote sought by him in the face of its
depleted strength of 11 against opposition’s 14 in the House. After staging a walkout from the Assembly before the motion seeking confidence vote was put up for voting in the House, Narayanasamy proceeded to the Raj Nivas and submitted his resignation to Lt Governor
Tamilisai Soundararajan. Though Narayanasamy moved the motion seeking the confidence vote minutes after the Assembly met for a special one-day session, he and his ruling side MLAs later walked out before the motion was put for voting. The chief minister said the ruling side walked out after the Speaker
V Sivakolundhu did not accept its contention that only the elected members have voting rights during the confidence vote, apparently referring to the three nominated BJP m e m b e r s . S u b s e q u e n t l y, Speaker VP Sivakolundhu declared that the motion stood defeated. ”Our view that only the elected members can
vote in the House was not accepted by the Speaker. So we walked out of the assembly and met the Lt Governor and gave resignation letter of my cabinet,” Narayanasamy said. He was accompanied by his ministers, Congress and DMK MLAs besides the independent legislator who had earlier supported the government.
Bhima-Koregaon case: Bombay HC grants inChief of the Air Staff, Indi- terim bail to Varavara Rao on medical grounds an Air Force arrives in Dhaka on 3 day visit Agency News: Dhaka
The IAF Chief is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on the Air Force and Army Chiefs of Bangladesh and other senior officials of the country. According to a press release issued by the Indian High Commission, the Air Chief will also be visiting other major Bangladesh Airforce Bases across Bangladesh during the course of his visit.The Indian Air Force Chief would also be paying tribute to the members of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, who sacrificed their lives during the Liberation War of 1971, by laying wreath at the altar of Shikha Anirban in Dhaka Cantonment. The Indian delegation would also pay their homage to
Dadra and Nagar Haveli MP Mohan Delkar found dead in Mumbai hotel, suicide suspected
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Congress Loses Power In Puducherry, V Narayanasamy Resigns, Blames BJP
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Taapsee to star with Pratik Gandhi in madcap comedy Woh Ladki Hai Kahaan
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the father of nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, by visiting Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi.Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhaduaria is an alumnus of the 18th Air Staff Course at DSCSC, Mirpur, Dhaka. During the visit the IAF Chief will be inducted into the ‘Mirpur Hall of Fame’ at the DSCSC. Visit of the Indian Air Force Chief will further strengthen the close and fraternal ties existing between the Armed Forces of the two countries, said the press release.
Body of Member of Parliament (MP) Mohan Delkar has been recovered from a hotel in Marine Drive on Monday. Prima facie it’s a case of suicide, said police.Born on December 19, 1962, Delkar was an Indian independent politician serving as a member of parliament from the Lok Sabha seat of Dadra and Nagar Haveli in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.The Marine drive police have reached the hotel and investigation is underway, said Mumbai police
Abhinav Shukla welcomes Rubina Dilaik home with romantic surprise after her Bigg Boss 14 win
Agency News: Mumbai Rubina Dilaik’s husband Abhinav Shukla pulled out all the stops to give her a welcome fit for a winner. He planned a romantic surprise for her as she returned home with the Bigg Boss 14 trophy after the finale on Sunday night. Abhinav shared a sneak peek on Instagram, in which Rubina could be seen posing with her trophy in a beautifully decked up room. On the wall next to her were the words, ‘Welcome home, boss lady’, with rose petals on the floor. There were floral decorations and hanging lights as well. Behind her, marquee letter lights spelt out her nickname, ‘Ruby’.“ My
Winner #rubinadilaik,” Abhinav captioned the post. Rubina dropped a heart emoji and in another comment wrote, “Love you.” Rahul Mahajan and Manu Punjabi, who entered Bigg Boss 14 as challengers, showered love in the comments section. “Madam ji ghar aae sajan ji (madam has returned home to her beloved) @ashukla09,” Manu wrote. Rubina edged out Rahul Vaidya, Nikki Tamboli, Aly Goni and Rakhi Sawant to win the Bigg Boss 14 trophy and prize money of ₹36 lakh. In a statement after her victory, she said that no amount of prep or advice from former contestants or winners of Bigg Boss could prepare contestants for the show.“This house can make you or break you and I am glad that I mustered the strength to power through it all. Winning, finally, has left me speechless, filled with so much emotion as I not only walk out of this house as a winner but also with a renewed relationship with my husband,” she said. Rubina earlier revealed on Bigg Boss 14 that her marriage with Abhinav.
COVID-19 in Nagpur: Schools, colleges, coaching classes to be shut till March 7
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The Bombay High Court on Monday granted interim bail for six months to poet Varavara Rao, one of the accused in the Bhima-Koregaon case, on medical grounds.Rao, 82, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case being probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), is currently undergoing treatment in the Mumbai-based Nanavati Hospital where he had been admitted by the Maharashtra government following the high court’s intervention.Rao has been in custody since 28 August 2018, awaiting trial in the case. A bench of Justices S S Shinde and Manish Pitale ordered that Rao be discharged from the hospital, depending on his current health condition, and released on bail immediately after his discharge.The HC said if it did not grant Rao medical bail, it would be abdicating its duty to protect the principles of human rights, and a citizen’s fundamental rights to life and health. The bench also imposed stringent conditions in Rao’s bail, including a direction to him to stay within the jurisdiction of the Mumbai NIA court for the period he is out on bail.Rao will have to
In the wake of rising COVID-19 cases, schools, colleges and coaching classes in Nagpur will remain closed till March 7, Nagpur guardian minister Nitin Raut said. Raut also informed that the main markets will remain closed on weekends. Hotels, restaurants will be allowed to run at 50 percent capacity.The marriage halls will be closed after February 25 till March 7. The number of COVID-19 cases in Nagpur rose by 626 to reach 1,43,133 on Sunday, while the day also saw eight deaths and 455 people recovering, an official said. The toll in the district is 4,275 and the recovery count stands at 1,32,861, leaving it with an active caseload of 5,997, he added.With 6,335 samples
submit his passport before the NIA court, and he has been forbidden to establish any contact with his co-accused in the case. He will also have to furnish a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and two sureties of the like amount.On 1 February, the HC closed all arguments in the case and reserved its verdict on Rao’s medical bail plea and his wife Hemlatha’s writ petition that alleged a breach of his fundamental rights due to inadequate medical care and his continued incarceration. The case pertains to alleged inflammatory speeches made at the Elgar Parishad conclave held in Pune on 31 December 2017, which, the police claimed, triggered violence the next day.
spokesperson DCP S Chaitanya The body has been recovered from hotel Sea Green located at Marine Drive. The police have also recovered a suicide note written in Gujarati from the hotel room.Delkar is a 7-time MP of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The MP started his career as a trade union leader in Silvassa and fought for the rights of tribal people working in different factories in the area.In his political career, the MP has been a part of various political parties, including the BJP and the Congress, and also contested election as an Independent.
being examined on Sunday, the overall number of tests in Nagpur went up to 11,66,457, he said.Maharashtra reported 6,971 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, which pushed the state’s infection tally to over 21 lakh, officials said.This is for the third consecutive day that the number of cases has gone past the 6,000-mark. The state had recorded over 6,000 cases after a gap of three months on Friday.With the new cases on Sunday, the overall case count reached 21,00,884, while 35 fatalities during the day took the death toll in the state to 51,788.
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Many Hydroelectric Plants in The Himalayas are at Landslide Risk
The recent disastrous glacier outburst at Joshimath in Uttarakhand may have caused a bigdamage to life and property, including at least four hydroelectric projects in the region, but itis unlikely to slow down the government and industry’s bid to tap the massive potential of thecountry’s renewable energy. India is aiming at creating some 225 GW of renewable energyby the end of 2022-23. Hydro-electric power projects are expected to contribute substantially to this generation capacity. However, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), headed by the prime minister himself, will be more cautious and would like the new power projects strictly follow the guidelines on how to deal with disasters caused by glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) as such floods may occur again and again. Structural measures can prevent their sudden breach and establish mechanism to savelives and property in times of a breach. The NDMA finds that glacial retreat due to climatechange occur mostly in the Hindu Kush Himalaya. Glaciers in the Himalayas are said to bein a retreating phase. New glacial lakes are emerging. They are a potential threat todownstream infrastructure and life. Reports say that the “Inventory and Monitoring of GlacialLakes / Water Bodies in the Himalayan Region of Indian River Basins”, sponsored byClimate Change Directorate, Central Water Commission, and done by National RemoteSensing Centre during 2011-15, found that there are 352, 283 and 1,393 glacial lakes andwater bodies in the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra basins respectively.The NDMA guidelines say construction of any habitation should be prohibited in the high hazard zone. “Existing buildings are to be relocated to a safer nearby region and all the resources for the relocation have to be managed by Central/State governments. New infrastructures in the medium hazard zone have to be accompanied by specific protection measures.” The industry is naturally cautious. So are the central and state governments, environmental agencies and NGOs. However, there will be no let up in existing hydropower generation and expansion through new projects. As it is hydroelectric projects are subject to highly time-consuming permissions and clearances at multiple levels. Contractual conflicts, environmental concerns, financial constraints and unwilling buyers often play spoilsport for new projects. The country’s estimated hydropower potential is said to be 1,45,320 MW, excluding small hydro projects(SHPs). Hydropower potential is identified mainly in northern and north-eastern regions.Arunachal Pradesh is said to have the largest unexploited hydropower potential of 47 GW,followed by Uttarakhand with 12 GW.Unfortunately, hydel projects tend to grow at a snail’s pace. Due to this, the installedhydropower generation capacity at the end of February, last year, was only around 45,700MW. Massive procedural delays lead to time and cost overruns. Just for an example, anadditional generation of only about 10,000 MW of hydro-electric power was possible over the last 10 years. At a time when the things seem to have started moving, the Joshimath glacialoutburst came as a big damper, at least for the time being.Among the major contributors to the country’s hydropower generation are: NationalHydroelectric Power Corporation, NTPC Limited, North-Eastern Electric Power Corporation,THDC India, Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam — all under the public sector — and JaiprakashAssociates, Tata Power and Lanco. The mega projects include: Tehri complex with the totalcapacity of 2,400MW; Koyna Hydroelectric project (1,960 MW); Srisailam Dam (1,670 MW);Nathpa Jhakri Dam (1,530 MW) and Sardar Sarovar Dam (1,450 MW). Uttarakhand,Arunachal, Assam, Mizoram and Nagaland boast a number of projects with capacitiesranging from 25 MW to in excess of 1,000 MW. Uttarakhand’s Tehri complex top the list ofbig-time hydroelectric power plants in the country.The prospect of hydroelectric power generation got a big boost in 2019 after thegovernment approved a slew of measures, including awarding renewable energy status forlarge hydel projects and new funding provisions. Earlier, hydropower projects only up to 25MW capacity were considered as renewables and were eligible for various incentives likefinancial assistance and cheaper credit. The government decision paved the way for addinghydro capacities of about 45 GW to the renewable energy basket of existing 74 GW whichincludes solar, wind and small hydropower projects.It may be noted that the Himalayan region is also a major source of hydropower for India’sneighbours such as China, Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan. The projects offer bothopportunities, geographical conflicts and environmental risks for all the - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara countries. For instance.
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Agency News: Mumbai Longevity and staying relevant are two things which are very difficult to achieve in showbiz and Kajol is someone who has managed it quite well. In her almost 30-year-old career, which started with Bekhudi (1992), then actor has kept on reinventing herself through her roles in each of her films and she says she is grateful that she is still loved by the audiences. “I really am, I am lucky and I believe that it has to do with how much you love yourself and how much you believe in yourself. I think it has to do with how honest you are to
India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases surpassed 1.10 crore with 14,199 new infections being reported in a day, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Monday.The total coronavirus cases have increased to 1,10,05,850, while the death
toll increased to 1,56,385 with 83 daily new fatalities, the Union Health Ministry data showed. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,06,99,410 which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.22 per cent and the case fatality rate stands at 1.42 per cent.Active coronavirus
your work. I don’t think that it would work if I kept living on my laurels all the time. I never did. I just had to keep working, keep going ahead
and keep thinking about what lies in the future rather than living in the past,” shares the 46-year-old.Kajol shares that being loved by the people only comes when an actor likes himself or herself. “I like myself the way I am today. It took me a long time to come here. I like who I am, like my hair, like me as I am even though I am not a size zero and you know all of it put together. It took me really long time to reach where I am today and I truly think that I like where I am today. You like me, you don’t like me, I am fine with it, too. You don’t have to like me all the time,” she explains.
Monalisa also stays in the spotlight for her beauty!
Train services in Kashmir resume after remaining suspended for 11 months Agency News: jammu
Rain services resumed in the Kashmir Valley on Monday after remaining suspended for around 11 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said this will enhance ease of movement and provide a big boost to the tourism sector.“Railways to resume train operations in Kashmir Valley on BanihalBaramulla section from 22nd February, with two services
Over 1 crore administered COVID19 vaccines in India Agency News: New Delhi A total of over one crore 11 lakh people have been administered Covid-19 vaccines in the country so far. Union Health Ministry said that 31 thousand 681 people have been inoculated with Covid-19 doses in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the country’s COVID-19 recovery rate reached 97.22 per cent with the total recovery of more than nine thousand patients in the last 24 hours. The Ministry said that more than one crore six lakh patients have already been recovered from this disease. Presently, the total number of active cases in the country is one lakh 50 thousand 55 which comprises only 1.36 per cent of the total positive cases.A total number of 14 thousand 199 new cases have been reported in the country in the past 24 hours taking the cumulative positive cases to over one crore ten lakh. The Health Ministry said, 83 deaths have been reported during the last 24 hour taking the toll to over one lakh 56 thousand across the country.The Indian Council of Medical Research said that various laboratories have conducted.
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infections in the country increased to 1,50,055 which comprises 1.36 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated. As per the Health Ministry, 1,11,16,854 COVID-19 vaccines had been given till Sunday evening.According to the ICMR, 21,15,51,746 samples have been tested up to February 21 with 6,20,216 samples being tested on Sunday. The Centre has advised States to work on improving overall testing by focusing on an increasing proportion of RT-PCR tests, all negative Rapid Test results to be mandatorily followed by RT-PCR test and refocusing on strict and comprehensive surveillance among others amid rising concerns over the upsurge in COVID-19 cases across the country.
operating initially,” Goyal tweeted.Earlier, the Railways said that no date has yet been
fixed for resumption of all passenger train operations. The Indian Railways has been
increasing the number of train services in a graded manner. “Already more than 65 per cent trains are running. Over 250 plus trains were added in January alone and more will be added gradually,” a spokesperson said.Currently, only special trains which are fully reserved are in operation across the country along with some suburban train services. All regular train services were cancelled since March 25 when the coronavirus lockdown was announced.
Delhi HC issues notice to Sonia Gandhi, Rahul in National Herald case Advocate Satya Sabharwal, appearing for the BJP MP, and advocate Tarannum Cheema, appearing for Gandhis and others, confirmed that the high court has issued notice in the matter and stayed the trial court proceedings till April 12. Agency News: New Delhi The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul and other accused in the National Herald case on a plea by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy seeking to lead evidence in the matter before the trial court. Justice Suresh Kait, while issuing notice to the Gandhis,
AICC general secretary Oscar Fernandes, Suman Dubey, Sam Pitroda and Young India (YI), sought their stand on Swamy’s plea by April 12. Advocate Satya Sabharwal, appearing for the BJP MP, and advocate Tarannum Cheema, appearing for Gandhis and others, confirmed that the high court has issued notice in the matter and stayed the trial court proceedings till April 12. The BJP leader, in a private criminal complaint in the trial court, had accused
the Gandhis and others of conspiring to cheat and misappropriate funds by paying only Rs 50 lakh, through which Young Indian Pvt Ltd (YI) obtained the right to recover Rs 90.25 crore that Associate Journals Ltd, owner of National Herald, owed to the Congress.All the seven accused - the Gandhis, AICC treasurer Motilal Vora, AICC general secretary Oscar Fernandes, Suman Dubey, Sam Pitroda and YI - had denied the allegations.
Shekhar ‘devastated’ after news channel falsely reports son Adhyayan’s suicide, says he’s taking legal action
Agency News: Mumbai Actor Shekhar Suman over the weekend was ‘devastated’ after a news channel falsely reported that his son, Adhyayan Suman, had died by suicide. Shekhar in a series of tweets said that he would sue the channel, and called the incident ‘unpardonably irresponsible’. Sharing a video report about his Adhyayan’s alleged suicide, Shekhar wrote that at the time, his son was in Delhi and unreachable. “We all died a thousand deaths,” he wrote. “Such a shocking news cld have had a disastrous effect,” he wrote, demanding an ‘immediate public apology’ and calling for ‘strict legal action’ against the channel for ‘such an irresponsible and reprehensible act.’He wrote in another tweet, “While I’m taking legal action against them and suing them for such a reprehensible act. The media ought to be more responsible and not jeopardize ppl’s lives and destroy them for their own vested interest.” Shekhar didn’t accept an apology from one of the channel’s ‘regular’ journalists, and added, “The bosses shld have some shame and own up to their faux-pas
Actor Shekhar Suman ‘died a thousand deaths’ after a news channel reported that his son, Adhyayan, had died by suicide. Shekhar has said that he is suing the channel for the ‘unpardonably irresponsible’ act. which is deplorable.Imagine if they had done the same to any of the political big-wigs. Adhyayan in the past has spoken about his struggles with mental health. Shekhar’s elder son Aayush died due to heart disease at the age of 11. In an interview with the Mumbai Mirror after actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s alleged death by suicide, Shekhar had said, “Sushant was like a son to me. I can understand his father’s pain. This is because just like him, my son Adhyayan too has suffered depression and has gone through a similar phase. The film industry created several hurdles for him.
‘Shocked to note the blatant lie’: IMA objects to Patanjali Ayurved’s claim on Coronil Agency News: New Delhi Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday took strong objection against Yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved’s announcement that Coronil is very effective in boosting immunity and controlling COVID-19.In a statement, IMA said: “Indian Medical Association is shocked to note the blatant lie of WHO certification for a secret medicine launched by Yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved in the presence of Hon’ble Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.”Ramdev, yoga guru and co-founder of Patanjali, on Friday released a scientific research paper prepared by the Patanjali Research Institute on the “first evidence-based ayurvedic medicine” against coronavirus named Coronil The paper was launched in the presence of Union ministers
Harsh Vardhan and Nitin Gadkari at an event organised by Patanjali. “Coronil has received the Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product (CoPP) from the Ayush section of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation as per the WHO certification scheme,” Patanjali said in a statement. But, the World Health Organisation (WHO) later issued a clarification saying it
has not reviewed or certified any traditional medicine to treat or prevent COVID-19. WHO’s regional office for South-East Asia posted on its official Twitter handle, “@WHO has not reviewed or certified the effectiveness of any traditional medicine for the treatment #Covidl9.”The IMA further said it is proved beyond doubt to the entire country, “how false the projections are about
The IMA has sought an explanation from Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and said that it will “also write to National Medical Commission for seeking Suo moto explanation for his blatant disrespect to the code of conduct of Medical council of India.” the said anti-corona ayurvedic medicine.”No doctor can promote any drugAs per the code of act of Medical council of India, which binds the code of conduct of every modern medical doctor under section 6:1:1, no doctor can promote
any drug. “A physician shall not give to any person, whether for compensation or otherwise, any approval, recommendation, endorsement, certificate, report or statement with respect of any drug, medicine, with his name, signature, or photograph in any form or manner of advertising through any mode nor shall he boast of cases, operations, cures or remedies or permit the publication of report thereof through any mode,” the act reads.However, what comes as a surprise is a minister promoting the drug, the IMA further added.IMA said false and fabricated projection of an unscientific medicine by the Health Minister to the entire country and being rejected by WHO is a slap and insult to the people of country.“This is a blatant deceiving of the people of the country. How can a drug be effective for prevention, treatment.
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Varun Dhawan subtly teases ‘Bhediya’ in his latest Instagram post
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The handsome hunk of Bollywood Varun Dhawan on Monday flaunted his toned physique by posting a shirtless picture of him, while subtly teasing his upcoming horror flick ‘Bhediya’.The ‘October’ actor took to Instagram and treated fans by posting two shirtless pictures of him, showcasing his pumped-up body. The photo was accompanied by a wolf emoji, which obviously was a subtle nod to his upcoming movie ‘Bhediya’, the first teaser of which was unveiled on Sunday. Bhediya’ marks Varun and Kriti Sanon’s third collaboration.
Vijender set for return to Ishant Sharma is on course to become only the second Indian fast bowler, after ring next month, opponent BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD to be announced soon Kapil Dev, to complete 100 Tests Kartik Aaryan-starrer Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Agency News: New Delhi
On the sidelines of a Ranji Trophy game in 2019, Ishant Sharma had called himself the last flicker in a lamp while politely making his reluctance known to three scribes, who had approached the self-effacing beanpole for an interaction.Ishant was then standing at 96 Tests. Nearly 14 months later, during which he missed five Tests due to an injury, Indian cricket’s most adorable lambu is shining bright.He is on course to become only the second Indian fast bowler, after the great Kapil Dev, to complete 100
Tests for the country. “Arre yaar mera interview karke kya karogey? Main toh bujhta huya diya hoon (Why do you want to interview me? I am like the last flicker in a lamp),” Ishant had said at the Kotla.In terms of sheer talent and craft, Ishant wouldn’t be in the same league
as Zaheer Khan, Mohammed Shami or Javagal Srinath but with his longevity, he has proved that “workhorse” isn’t exactly an abused word, which is used to sum up the veteran pacer.“I think I will say this with certainty...,” former India wicketkeeper and Ishant’s exDelhi teammate and coach Vijay Dahiya said. “Ishant will be the last Indian fast bowler to play 100 Test matches. I don’t see anyone playing 100 Tests. With majority of the fast bowlers preserving themselves for IPL and white ball games, it will be increasingly difficult to play 100 Tests for India,” Dahiya made a statement.
Virat Kohli on cusp of surpassing MS Dhoni’s Test captaincy record Agency News: New Delhi The Virat Kohli-led India pulled off an impressive win in the 2nd Test against England at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday last week. After winning the toss, Kohli’s team posted a total of 329 in the first innings, and then bowled out the opposition for just 134. With a lead of 195 runs, India added 286 runs more on the board, setting a target of 420 for the Joe Root-led side to chase. England were bowled out for 164 on the fourth day, losing the match by 317 runs, as India levelled the four-match Test series at 1-1.With the win, Kohli equalled MS Dhoni’s record of most Test wins by an Indian captain at home. Both Kohli and Dhoni have won 21 matches in India as captain so far in their career.But if the Indian team wins the upcoming 3rd Test against England at the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad, it will be Kohli’s 22nd Test
win as captain at home, and he would surpass Dhoni to claim the top spot in the list.Other Indian captains in the list following the duo are Mohammad Azharuddin (13 wins), Sourav Ganguly (10 wins), and Sunil Gavaskar (7 wins).Meanwhile, with 3,703 runs at home for Kohli is 23 runs away from surpassing Dilip Vengsarkar’s tally and becoming the 6th highest Test run-getter in India.Cheteshwar Pujara and Kohli are also, respectively.
coming to theatres on November 19
This will be Vijender’s fifth fight in India, following successes in New Delhi, Mumbai and Jaipur. Agency News: New Delhi Unbeaten Indian professional boxing star Vijender Singh will be back in action next month after more than a year-long hiatus forced by COVID-19, his promoters announced on Monday, promising to unveil his opponent soon.The fight will take place in India but the venue will be revealed later.“While the promoters finalise on the opponent, date, and venue, Vijender Singh will certainly be in action this March with an aim to extend his unbeaten streak 12-0 (8 Knockout wins) in professional boxing,” his promoters IOS Boxing Promotions said in a statement.“A group of young and talented boxers will also go head-to-head as undercards
for the fight.”Vijender, the reigning WBO Oriental and WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight champion defeated Ghana’s former Commonwealth Champion Charles Adamu in Dubai to claim his 12th successive win in November 2019. He has not competed ever since.This will be Vijender’s fifth fight in India, following successes in New Delhi, Mumbai and Jaipur.The Indian is undergoing rigorous training for the past one month and is raring to go.“I am really excited to return to the ring. I am pumped up and eager as ever to enter the ring again and have been training hard to keep myself fit for the bout. The opponent doesn’t really matter as I am focused to extend my unbeaten streak,” he said. IOS Promotions’ Neerav Tomar said, “The COVID-19 pandemic gave us ample time to invest our thoughts on doing something different this time and increasing the level of professional boxing in India.“We hope all the fans watching or present at the venue will thoroughly enjoy the event.”
Bitcoin rally faces po- Petrol, diesel prices remain untential test from falling changed for second consecutive day market liquidity Agency News: New Delhi
Agency News: New Delhi The rally in Bitcoin that took the digital token to a fresh peak over the weekend could face a test from declining liquidity in the market for the largest cryptocurrency.Bitcoin rose as high as $58,350 on Sunday before retreating to about $56,200 as of 2:30 p.m. in Tokyo on Monday. The token has roughly tripled in the past three months but its liquidity has deteriorated, according to Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, a strategist at JPMorgan Chase & Co.“Market liquidity is currently much lower for Bitcoin than in gold or the S&P 500, which implies that even small flows can have a large price impact,” he wrote in a note on Friday.Such a backdrop opens up the possibility of sharp moves higher or lower in the cryptocurrency depending on the prevailing ardor for digital assets. Of late, even some of the token’s biggest backers appear surprised by its ascent. In a recent tweet, Elon Musk said Bitcoin prices “seem high,”
having earlier called it a “less dumb” version of cash.Bitcoin trading volumes are around $10 billion daily for the spot and futures market combined, compared with an equivalent figure of $100 billion for gold, Panigirtzoglou wrote. That’s consistent with “much lower liquidity in Bitcoin than in gold,” he said.Cryptocurrencies have enjoyed a strong start to the year, leaving other assets in the dust. The Bitcoin faithful argue corporate treasurers and institutional investors are new sources of demand and that the token can hedge risks such as faster inflation. Others see a prime example of speculative froth stoked by hedge funds and day traders.
Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged for the second consecutive day on Monday.Petrol and diesel prices in Delhi stayed at Rs 90.58 and Rs 80.97 per litre, respectively, according to a price notification from oil marketing companies (OMCs). Fuel prices in Mumbai too remained constant with petrol and diesel being sold at Rs 97 and Rs 88.06 per litre, respectively.In Chennai and Kolkata, petrol is selling at Rs 92.59 and Rs 91.78 per litre, and diesel at Rs 85.98 and Rs 84.56 per litre, respectively. In the past few days, petrol and diesel prices have seen steep hikes, pinching the consumers harder and drawing criticism for the government from several quarters along with the Opposition.The steepest hike in the past several months came on Saturday with OMCs increasing the price of petrol and diesel by 39 paise and 37 paise per litre
the Reliance Industries was down by 2 per cent or 41.55 points at Rs 2,039 per share. The day low for RIL was Rs 2,027.05 per piece. HDFC was down by 2.51 points during the day, traded at Rs 2,666.90 per share. The day low for the stock was Rs 2,660.55 per piece.Among banks, stocks of Axis Bank (2.89 per cent), ICICI Bank (1.53 per cent), State Bank of India (2.38 per cent) among others were down and were trading at Rs 727.70,
Rs 614.35, and Rs 389.85 per piece respectively. The day low for these stocks was Rs 389.10 per share for SBI, Rs 721.35 per share for ICICI Bank and Rs 610.35 per share for Axis Bank.The day low for TCS before 12.41 pm was Rs 2,973 per piece. Other IT firms that traded in red were Tech Mahindra and Infosys among others. Except for metal sector and telecom, all other sectors were trading in red. Telecom did trade in red for brief period.
Sensex plunges over 800 pts & Nifty trades below 14,800 points Agency News: New Delhi
Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 800 points during the day on Monday at 12.23 pm. Meanwhile, Nifty slipped and at one point was around 14,700 points. Today, the Sensex traded at 200 points low in early trading. Heavy weights like Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), HDFC, TCS, ITC, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Larsen and Toubro drag the market.At 12.41pm,
Upcoming psychologicalcomedy-thriller Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 will be releasing on November 19, this year. The film is a follow up to Akshay Kumar-Vidya Balan’s hit movie and will star Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani in the lead. Agency News: Mumbai
Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan’s upcoming psychological-comedy-thriller titled Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 is coming to spook the movie buffs on November 19, this year.The team of the film had a quirky way to announce the release date of the upcoming outing. Kartik, director Anees Bazmee, producers Bhushan Kumar and Murad Khetani were all seen with skulls in their hands for
Kangana spotted at airport without mask; netizens urge Mumbai Police to issue challan
the announcement post.They also shared a still of the Pyaar Ka Punchnama actor in the look of a godman with a skull in his hand. Taking to the official T-series Instagram handle, the makers wrote, “The edge-ofthe seat comedy psychological thriller starring Kartik Aaryan, Tabu and Kiara Advani will release in theatres on 19th November 2021. Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Murad Khetani, and Krishan Kumar
under the banner of T-Series and Cine 1 Studios, the film is directed by Anees Bazmee & written by Farhad Samji and Aakash Kaushik.”The release date announcement came after Kartik on Saturday asked in a social media post, “Meri koi release date announce nahi ho rahi kya (Are none of my release dates being announced)?”The hilarious post was a reaction to the slate of films being announced .
Disha Patani stands by an injured Tiger Shroff during a celebrity football match in Mumbai
Agency News: New Delhi Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, who recently wrapped up the shooting of her action flick ‘Dhaakad,’ arrived in Mumbai on Sunday evening.The ‘Panga’ actress was spotted at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and was clicked by the shutterbugs as she walked towards her car.The video of the actress was shared by a paparazzo on Instagram, which showed her flouting the COVID-19 rules by not wearing a mask.
Agency News: Mumbai Rumoured lovebirds Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani were spotted at a game of celebrity football in Mumbai. Tiger took over the field, as Disha cheered for her man who played alongside peers Arjun Kapoor and Aparshakti Khurana, among others. The match was held for charity. However, during the intense
game, Tiger suffered an injury to his leg. While he was being attended by a medic and put on a stretcher, Disha stood by his side. On work front, Disha awaits the release of the Salman Khan-starrer “Radhe” currently. Salman and Disha have previously worked in the film “Bharat”.“Radhe” also has Randeep Hooda in the cast and is directed by Prabhudheva.
Taapsee to star with Pratik Gandhi in madcap comedy Woh Ladki Hai Kahaan respectively in the national capital. Across the country, the surge in fuel prices of late has been in the range of 3540 paise per litre depending on the local taxes on the two
petroleum products. Premium petrol crossed the Rs-100per-litre mark in several cities of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra a few days back.
Muthoot Homefin aims to disburse Rs 700 crore loans for affordable housing in FY22 Agency News: New Delhi Muthoot Homefin India Ltd (MHIL) on Sunday said it aims to disburse Rs 700-crore loans in the next financial year to cater to the affordable housing segment.MHIL has disbursed over Rs 2,600 crore over the past five years since its inception, the company said in a release.“For the coming year, in addition to further penetration into the existing geographies, Muthoot Homefin also plans to expand its operations in the southern states of India and aims to disburse up to Rs 700 crore of home loans in FY 2021-22,” it said. MHIL, which started its operations in 2016 to fulfil the needs of aspiring Indian homeowers, said it has successfully transferred over Rs 300 crore of loan subsidy under the Pradhan Mantri
Awas Yojana’s credit-linked subsidy scheme from NHB. The company has also received Rs 225 crore of refinance from the National Housing Bank (NHB).“Muthoot Homefin is aiming to disburse Rs 700 crore of home loans in 2021-22. “We are steadfastly progressing on taking the ‘Housing for All’ initiative of the government to the farthest tier II and III locations in the country, to support the affordable housing needs and aspirations of every Indian.
Taapsee Pannu announced another film - Woh Ladki Hai Kahaan? with Scam 1992 actor Pratik Gandhi, days after announcing Do Baa Raa.
Agency News: Mumbai Actor Taapsee Pannu is on a roll; days after announcing her new film with Anurag Kashyap, she has announced yet another film-- Woh Ladki Hai Kahaan?with Scam 1992 actor Pratik Gandhi. It will be directed by Arshad Syed. Sharing the news, she wrote on Twitter: “Coz now it’s time to make you all laugh.” She had shared a note by the film’s producer Siddharth Kapur’s Roy Kapur Films.Earlier in the day, Twitter handle of Roy Kapur Films had written: “Happy to announce our next production, a madcap comedy filled with twists and turns in the search for a missing ladki! #WohLadkiHaiKahaan? starring @taapsee and @ pratikg80, produced by #SiddharthRoyKapur and written & directed by @ justarshad. On the floors soon!”
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SC rejects plea seeking counting of votes Slip of Tongue: Gujarat minister urges people to vote for Congress for civic body polls in Gujarat together Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Clearing the way for the declaration of results of the elections for the six municipal corporations in Gujarat, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition seeking counting of votes on the same date for two different phases of Gujarat civic polls. Following the apex court’s verdict, the counting of votes for two different phases of the civic polls will be carried out on two different dates— February 23 for six municipal corporations and March 2 for 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats and 231 taluka panchayats.Notably, the Gujarat High Court had rejected the same petition on Friday after which the petitioners approached the Supreme Court. However, they failed to get any relief
The SEC in an affidavit had earlier stated before the high court that it is an autonomous constitutional body and if vote counting for two different phases of elections is to be done on two separate dates, it doesn’t violate anyone’s constitutional right.
from the top court as well. The Supreme Court also said that the civic elections will be held as per the schedule already declared by the State Election Commission.What petitioners arguedThe petitioners had earlier contended before the high court that if the results of the six municipal corporations are declared on February 23 before the second phase of civic polls, it will influence the decision of the voters in the second phase. Counsel for the petitioners
Chief Secretary Anil Mukim gets second six-month extension
Sunvilla News: Gandhinagar Anil Mukim, Chief Secretary of Gujarat has been granted the second extension of service for six months. The earlier extension in services was announced in August last year and was applicable from September 1, 2020. The 1985
batch IAS officer who took over as CS in December 2019 was set to retire on August 30 last year. With another 6-month extension, Mukim will remain Chief Secretary till September 1, 2021. A senior administrator, Mukim who was serving at the Centre as Union mines secretary was sent back to his parent cadre after his appointment as chief secretary following his stint in Delhi. Mukim has handled important departments including finance, revenue, health and family welfare. He has also served as the municipal commissioner of Ahmedabad. Before being deputed to Delhi, Mukim served as additional chief secretary, GAD, till February 2016.
Plastic surgery pioneer dies at 86 in Vadodara Agency News: Vadodara Dr Surendra Nath Sharma, who established the department of plastic surgery at Baroda Medical College (BMC) in1967, has passed away in Vadodara. Dr Sharma was a pioneer in the discipline in the state. “He is credited with the creation ofthe first superspecialization degree of MCh in Gujarat,” said Dr Sharma’s son, Dr Sandeep Sharma, a plastic surgeon himself.“The degree was recognized by the Medical Council of India in 1985.”Dr Sharma studied surgery at King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, and then specialized in plastic
surgery fromGovernment Medical College, Nagpur, and PGIMER, Chandigarh. He breathed his last on February 17; he was 86.“Instead of establishing a lucrative career in private practice in a metro city, my father chose to come to Vadodara to join agovernment medical college to set up the department of plastic surgery,” said Dr Sandeep Sharma. “He took up the challengeof starting a teaching programme in plastic surgery to train and prepare students in this speciality of the future.”Dr Sharma was also the founder-president of the National Association of Burns.
had contended that the move would affect the concept of free and fair elections.What SEC saidCounsel for the State Election Commission (SEC) and senior advocate Mihir Joshi had contended before the high court that the petition is not maintainable in view of the specific bar to interference by courts in electoral matters as contained in the Indian Constitution. He had argued that the petition is based on “fear of perception” of the petitioners, which is “vague and without basis”. Joshi also pointed that a similar petition seeking similar reliefs was filed before the high court in 2008. However, a coordinate
bench of the court declined to interfere in the matter and had rejected it.The SEC in an affidavit had earlier stated before the high court that it is an autonomous constitutional body and if vote counting for two different phases of elections is to be done on two separate dates, it doesn’t violate anyone’s constitutional right.What Gujarat HC said The division bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Ilesh Vora in its verdict said: “It appears that the three writapplicants are affiliated to one particular political party and what is troubling their mind is that if one particular political party gets into
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad The Congress has registered a complaint against the use of a government helicopter by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani for travelling from Ahmedabad to Rajkot for casting his vote.It has registered the complaint with the State Election Commission contending that the right to vote is a personal right and the CM should not have used a government helicopter for the same. The Congress has said that the CM casting his vote in the civic elections in Rajkot is not a government function.Congress has also demanded that the cost of the helicopter ride from Ahmedabad to Rajkot should be recovered from the CM and should not be paid by
The hospital had then said that all his vital parameters were stable, but he had tested positive for COVID-19. Since then, Rupani was availing treatment at the hospital. the government exchequer. It has also demanded a probe and action against CM Rupani for misuse of government machinery for personal use during the election. Notably, elections for the six municipal corporations in Gujarat, including Rajkot—the hometown of CM Rupani, were held on
Surtis celebrated the democratic festival with colour and commitment Agency News: Surat Walking past Covid-19 fears, many voters reached the polling booths early on Sunday to cast their votes in the municipal elections, calling it the most important task for any citizen. Among those who were seen encouraging others to vote included youth, first time voters, senior citizens, disabled and seriously ill patients as well. Many a bride and grooms too were seen coming to cast their ballot before making it to their respective wedding venues.And of course, what is an election if there are no gimmicks? True to this, polling booth in Althan was left astounded when 67- yearold farmer, Hasmukh Patel,
arrived on his horse to cast his ballot. His son Divyesh told the media that this was his father’sunique method of encouraging people to vote.A group of young boys and girls from Jain community reached a polling booth in Pal wearing traditional clothes worn speciallyfor worshipping. “Voting is as pious as worshipping and hence we came to vote while going for our prayers,” they claimed inunison.The most eyeball grabbing were of course the brides who whizzed in the poll booths dressed to hilt and as fragrant as springitself. Though it was one of the most important days of her life, Nidhi Gelani reached the polling booth in the Puna area of Surat.
As opposition Congress party had not enough numbers to ensure victory, it had refrained from fielding any candidate, paving way for unopposed
victory of Mokariya and PrajapatiGujarat has 11 seats n Rajya Sabha, of which three are with Congress party with Shaktisinh Gohil, Naran Rathwa and Amiben Yagnik as MPs. BJP has 6 Rajya Sabha MPs elected from Gujarat including Narhari Amin, Ramila Bara, S. Jaishankar, Jugalsinh Lokhandwala, Mansukh Mandaviya and Parshottam Rupala in addition to two MPs elected unopposed today.Gujarat will not see regular election for Rajya Sabha till August 2023 when S Jaishankar and Lokhandwala’s terms will end.
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been elected on the seat vacant following demise of Congress leader Ahmed Patel for Ahmed’s nearly two and half years term left in upper house.
them to vote for Congress. The video of the same has gone viral on social media. Notably, Thakor represents the Chanasma Assembly constituency of Patan.Video viral on social mediaWith the elections for the municipality, taluka and zilla panchayat scheduled on February 28, political parties are leaving no stone unturned to convince the voters to vote for the candidates fielded by them. In this connection, BJP leader and state labour and employment minister
Congress files complaint against CM Rupani for using government helicopter for voting in Rajkot
BJP candidates Rambhai Mokariya, Dinesh Prajapati elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha Two candidates for equal number of vacant seats of Rajya Sabha in Gujarat have been declared victorious unopposed and handed over certificate of their election to upper house today.Both candidates – Rambhai Mokariya and Dinesh Prajapati (Anavadiya) are from ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. Mokariya has been elected on the seat vacant following demise of BJP leader Abhay Bharadwaj for Bharadwaj’s nearly five and half years term left in upper house. Dinesh Prajapati has
power in the six Municipal Corporations, then the entire rural voting pattern may get affected.”“People hailing from poor and lower strata of society may be influenced by the fact that a particular political party has regained power in all the six Municipal Corporations or in most of the Corporations and, therefore, that particular political party is quite a popular party and, therefore, let us all vote for the candidates of that particular political party. ”The bench remarked: “The voting behaviour in our country is something which is very complex and unpredictable.
The voting for the six municipal corporations in Gujarat that includes Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot is over and the results are going to be out on Tuesday. Now, political parties in Gujarat are busy campaigning for zilla panchayat and taluka elections in the state.A cabinet minister in the BJP government in Gujarat, Dilipkumar Thakor, also reached Patan to address a poll meeting. The idea was simple—to woo voters so that they vote for the BJP. However, a slip of tongue by the minister resulted in defeating the purpose for which the minister was addressing the public gathering.The minister instead of asking people to vote for the BJP asked
Dilipkumar Thakor arrived in Patan to participate in the election campaign. While addressing a public meeting, the minister instead of asking the electorate to vote for the BJP candidates urged them to vote for Congress. He said this amid the presence of BJP’s star campaigner Alpesh Thakor. Now the video of Thakor’s address has gone viral on social media.Poor voter turnout The poor turnout of voters in the municipal corporation elections has become a major cause of concern for the political parties in the state. In fact, the parties swing into action on Sunday and deployed their cadres to request people to spare some time and cast their votes in the civic elections. Notably, a decline in voters’ turnout can affect the outcome of the poll results.
Sunday. The results for the same will be declared on Tuesday. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani had fainted on stage while addressing a public
gathering at Vadodara. Following this he was shifted to Ahmedabad in a helicopter and admitted to the UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology
and Research Centre. The hospital had then said that all his vital parameters were stable, but he had tested positive for COVID-19. Since then, Rupani was availing treatment at the hospital. On Sunday, the hospital again carried an RT-PCR test for COVID-19 of the CM and it came negative. After this, he went to Rajkot in a helicopter in the afternoon to cast his vote at Anil Gyan Mandir in Jivannagar Society 1 in his hometown Rajkot.After voting in Rajkot, he said that he is thankful to everyone who prayed for his well-being. He said that he has tested negative for COVID-19 and is now free from the viral infection. He said that Gujarat is successfully fighting the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jio becomes largest telecom operator in Gujarat This led the operator to climb down to second position in Gujarat with total 2.50 crore users in circle.Long back, Jio become the largest revenue generating operator in the state with over 45% of revenue market share. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
In less than 4.5 years of time, Jio climbs to the top position in subscribers in Gujarat. As per Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) subscription numbers ended on December 2020, Jio added 3.36 lakh mobile numbers in Gujarat and became largest telecom operator of the circle with total base of 2.54 crore subscribers.Jio started its services in September 2016 and by end of December 2020, it climbed to topmost
position in the circle. The Trai report reveals that the Vodafone Idea, which was the leader for about 25 years, lost about 1.62 lakh subscribers in December 2020. This led the operator to climb down to second position in Gujarat with total 2.50 crore users in circle.Long back, Jio become the largest revenue generating operator in the state with over 45% of revenue market share. Now this time, Jio has become the largest operator with highest number of customer market share of 37.51%.In the month of December 2020, apart from Jio, it was only Airtel which posted positive growth 2.55 lakh
subscribers in the state. With total 1.14 crore user base, Airtel has 16.88% of customer market share. The state-owned telecom company, BSNL lost about 2.20 lakh subscribers in the period. By end of December 2020, BSNL had 8.69% customer market share with total 58.91 lakh subscribers in the circle.Thanks to Jio and Airtel, the total net additions of mobile numbers in Gujarat increased by 2.09 lakh, totaling to 6.77 crore mobile subscribers in Gujarat in December 2020. Of the total subscribers in Gujarat, Jio and Vodafone Idea together have the share of 74.42%. Nationally too, Airtel and Jio were the only gainers of new customers in December. Airtel led the mobile segment with an addition of over 40 lakh new customers and Jio added 4.78 lakh new customers. However, total subscriber base in the country fell marginally to 115 crore in December 2020 with Vodafone Idea, BSNL and MTNL losing the bulk of their customers.
Civic body polls: Patidar-dominated AMC wards see low voter turnout Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
The civic body polls for the six municipal corporations in the state including the AMC came to an end on Sunday. Patidardominated nine wards in the city saw a low voter turnout which is a bit surprising as the Patidar community leaders had called for active participation in the civic body polls.Western areas of the AMC that have domination of Patidar, Dalit, and OBC voters
showed minimum enthusiasm for voting. Eastern areas that have Dalit, OBC, and Muslim
voters saw good voter turnout. The voter turnout in the old city areas of Khadia stood at 47.87%
while it was 41.83% in Jamalpur, 43.11% in Shahpur, and 48.55% in Dariyapur.Gomtipur ward that has domination of Muslim and Dalit voters saw 51.26% voter turnout, the highest in the AMC. Chandlodia that has domination of OBC voters, Thaltej that has domination of Patidar voters, and OBC-dominated Bodakdev, Jodhpur, and Paldi wards had low voter turnout. In all, seven such wards had a turnout of less than 40%.
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