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17 Gujarati die in Nepal bus accident
Rupee gains for 2nd session; up 3 paise vs dollar
A tourist bus from Dhrangadhra in Gujarat fell down in valley near Kathmandu in Nepal Wednesday.
Agency : Mumbai, Apr 22
Continuing its winning streak for the second straight session, the rupee today strengthened by another 3 paise to 62.82 against the US dollar on persistent selling of the American currency by banks and exporters amid fresh foreign capital inflows into the equity market. The rupee resumed flat at 62.85 per dollar at the at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market and hovered in a range of 62.7150 and 63.02 before concluding at 62.
Mufti concerned over deplorable condition of J&K highway Agency : Jammu, Apr 22
Ahead of the commencement of the annualAmarnath yatra, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today expressed concern over the deplorable condition of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.The Chief Minister expressed serious concern over the deplorable condition of road stretch from Ramban to Banihal on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway which usually breaks down, leading to frequent closures, an official spokesman said.
MPs should work to conserve natural resources: Speaker Agency : New Delhi, Apr 22
Invoking the ancient Indian tradition of worshipping the earth, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on the Earth Day today urged members to reiterate their pledge to work towards conserving natural resources. "Let's repeat our pledge to speed up our efforts to conserve the assets the nature has given us for our use and that of our coming generations," she told members.
PIL in Allahabad HC against "holiday politics" in UP Agency : Lucknow, Apr 22
The Allahabad High Court bench here today directed Uttar Pradesh government to respond to a PIL filed against alleged "holiday politics" in the state.
Agency : Kathmandu The bus with number plate GJ 14 X 990 fell of at a turning into a rivulet near Naubise in Dhading district, local police said. The cause of the accident which occurred around 6.45 a.m. is not known yet. The bus was on way to Gorakhpur in India from Kathmandu in Nepal. At least 17 tourists are dead in this incident while 27 are injured. All victims( 7 ladies and 9 gents) are from Gujarat. The bus
the spot within an hour of the accident to oversee rescue & relief operations. Embassy officials are present at every
belongs to Shree Hari Travels in Dhragandhra in Surendranagar district of Gujarat. It was on north India and Nepal tour with 45 tourists from Gujarat. While 13 persons died on the spot,
3 others were dead on way to hospital. Of 27 persons who are taken to hospital in Kathmandu for treatment, 6 are critical. Helpline number is 00977 985 110 7021. Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi tweeted: Very saddening news from Nepal. My thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives in the bus accident at Neubise. A team from our Embassy in Nepal reached
was the reason for the suicide. In a sarcastic comment, senior AAP leader Ashotosh told reporters, "Should the Delhi CM have climbed the tree? Next time will tell the CM to climb the tree." Meanwhile, the BJP and Congress attacked the Delhi chief minister for continuing with the rally even
after news of the suicide spread. The farmer from Rajasthan committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in full public view just before Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was to speak at the AAP rally in Delhi even as appeals from those around to desist from taking the extreme step had
fallen on deaf ears. Gajendra Singh, from Dausa in Rajasthan, climbed a neem tree in Jantar Mantar, a stone's throw away from Parliament, the venue of anti-land bill rally, climbed a tree, put his "gamcha" (towel) around his neck and also tied it to a branch. Soon after the suicide, AAP leaders alleged that it was an attempt to "sabotage" the rally and accused the police of being "mute spectators". Kejriwal said, "We kept asking the police to bring him down. Police may not be in our control but at least there should be a semblance of humanity among them. I am rushing to the hospital with Manish Sisodia."
Rahul’s pitch for Net neutrality leads to verbal sparring in Lok Sabha Agency : New Delhi Pitching for Net neutrality, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday charged the Narendra Modi government of trying to hand over the Internet space to big corporates. The Government struck back by wanting to know how and why some Twitter accounts were blocked during the previous UPA regime. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, a day after a similar issue was raised by CPI(M)’s M.B. Rajesh, the Congress VicePresident said every youth
IL76 aircraft to Kathmandu at 7 PM to bring back mortal remains of 17 Indians and 50 other Indian passengers.
The list of those injured/dead in the accident of the Indian bus
Political blame game begins soon after farmer commits suicide at AAP rally in Delhi Agency : New Delhi Political parties began their blame game soon after a farmer committed suicide during AAP's rally in Delhi against the controversial land acquisition bill. The dramatic death of Gajendra Singh, a father of three, immediately turned into a political drama, with the Aam Aadmi Party blaming Delhi Police and the BJP and the Congress attacking Kejriwal and the AAP. AAP leaders accused the police of being mute spectators who did nothing to save a precious life and not acting in time. AAP leader also blamed Modi's BJP, saying the controversial land bill and their failure to look after farmers
hospital where the injured are being treated & Embassy is taking care of the treatment. Indian Air Force to send one
should have access to the Internet and called for scrapping the TRAI consul-
tation paper and the need for a law on Net neutrality. One million people have
voted for Net neutrality, he said, adding that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) consultation paper is a “trial balloon” that aims to hand the Internet space over to some big corporates. The Congress leader began his speech by taking a dig at US President Barack Obama’s article in an American magazine praising Prime Minister Modi. “The biggest industries are in the US. And in the last 60 years, the US President has never praised an Indian PM this way.
1. Gauri Ben W/o Mansukh Tadsi Bhai Inj. 2. Mansukh Tadsi Bhai Inj. 3. Sukhi Ben W/o Ganesh Shiva Inj. 4. Ganesh Shiva Died 5. Jasu Ben W/o Ganesh Shanker Died 6. Ganesh Shanker Died 7. Suraj Ben W/o Chunni Bhai Inj. 8. Chunni Bhai Inj. 9. Leela Ben W/o Ishwar Shyamji Inj. 10. Ishwar Shyamji Died 11. Kanchan Ben W/o Narottam Shiva Died 12. Narottam Shiva Injured 13. Mongi Ben W/o Mehra Manji Inj. 14. Mehra Manji Inj. 15. Labu Ben W/o Pragji Bhagwan Died 16. Pragji Bhagwan Injured 17. Raso Ben W/o Bhima Bhai Injured 18. Bhima Bhai Injured 19. Gauri Ben W/o Mansukh Parsotham Bhai Inj. 20. Mansukh Parsotham Bhai Inj. 21. Labu Ben W/o Dalpat Bhai Inj.? 22. Dalpat Bhai Died 23. Savita Ben W/o Devji Bhai Died
24. Devji Bhai Died 25. Sarita Ben W/o Dhiru Bhai Inj. 26. Dhiru Bhai Injured 27. Manju Ben W/o Hari Jeevan Inj. 28. Hari Jeevan Injured 29. Savita Ben W/o Ranchor Mehra Inj. 30. Ranchor Mehra Injured 31. Leela Ben W/o Ganesh Bhai Daya Bhai Inj. 32. Ganesh Bhai Daya Bhai Injured 33. Gauri Ben W/o Daya Ram Died 34. Daya Ram Died 35. Dhani Ben W/o Ganga Ram Inj. 36. Ganga Ram Died 37. Leela Ben W/o Narsi Poppat Bhai Died 38. Narsi Poppat Bhai Died 39. Lalita Ben W/o Murji Bhai Inj. 40. Murji Bhai W/O Alpesh Kodi Patel Inj. 41. Alpesh Kodi Patel, Khallashi(helper) Died 42. Champa Ben, cook Died 43. Jasu Ben, cook Died 44. Bhika Bhai, cook Inj. 45. Raju Bhai, Driver Inj.
Heavy storm kills 32 people, injures over 80 in three Bihar districts Agency : Patna At least 32 people have been killed and over 100 others have been injured in a powerful storm that lashed late on Tuesday night in three district of northern Bihar. The worst hit districts are Madhepura, Purnia, Munger and Bhagalpur. According to principal secretary, state Disaster management department, Vyashi, at least 32 people have been killed and about 80 others have been injured in late night storm in the border districts. Officials said that at least 26 people have been killed in Purnia, six in Madhepura and at least two have reportedly been killed in Bhagalpur districts. The death toll could rise as these
are just the initial reports coming out from the affected areas, said an official of the state disaster management department. The Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar told journalists that he would be taking an aerial survey on Wednesday to the affected districts and then would make an assessment of the loss and damage in the affected districts. “I’ll be in apposition to let you know
the more details on it once I’ll return from visiting the affected areas”, said Nitish Kumar. Meanwhile, the state government has announced compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the family members of each victim killed in the storm. Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, MP of Madhepura too has announced compensation of Rs 50 thousand to the relatives of the victim families.
Indian monsoon rains seen below average in 2015 - govt Agency : New Delhi India's monsoon rains could be below average in 2015 due to an impact of El Nino weather pattern, which can bring on a dry spell in the region, the weather office said on Wednesday. Rains are expected to be 93 percent of a long-term average, Earth Science Minister Harsh Vardhan said, after releasing the forecast of the India Meteorological Department. India's weather office defines average, or normal, rainfall as between 96 percent and 104 percent of a 50-year average of 89 cm for the entire four-month
season. The latest forecast raises concerns for output prospects for major summer crops such as rice, cane, soybean and cotton in the country that is a key global producer of these farm
commodities. Indian monsoon rains were hit by El Nino weather pattern in 2009, when the four-month long monsoon season turned the driest in nearly four decades.
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Why farmer's death at AAP rally is a blot on our conscience Ten thousand people, including the Chief Minister of Delhi and his entire cabinet, security guards, media and dozens of policemen couldn't save the life of a man in the heart of the capital of India at an event being telecast live to millions of viewers. Nobody bothered, nobody cared. The show went on; only a life came to an end. If this isn't a national shame, a collective failure and a blot on our collective conscience, Gajendra Singh Rajput lost his life in vain. Predictably, collective hand-wringing has started, politicians in their crisp linen shirts with Chinese collars and starched kurtas have begun beating their breasts, blaming their rivals and visiting hospitals, outrage in TV studios will follow, and for a few angry hours tweeple will throw hashtags at each other. For a few days, a week if he is lucky, Rajput’s death will be talked about; his live suicide would be compared with Peepli Live's Naththa or Rajeev Goswami, who set himself ablaze to protest the Mandal Commission recommendations. And then the tragedy vampirism of politicians, media and their followers will end. But, it is unlikely that in this entire din anybody will ask the right questions about Rajput’s death. Sambit Patra has every right to look grim and mourn that Arvind Kejriwal should have done something to stop Rajput from killing himself instead of continuing with his bhaashan (speech). Yes, he has every right to berate Kejriwal for doing exactly what Patra himself shamelessly attempted: politicisation of the tragic incident. But, will Patra first ask the Rajasthan chief minister why a farmer needs to go to Delhi and commit suicide in Vasundhara Raje’s raj? Dausa, the home district of Rajput, is just an hour’s drive from Rajasthan’s capital Jaipur. For the past one month, the local media has been continuously writing about the damage to crops in Rajasthan due to unseasonal rain and hailstorm in March. According to government estimates, 33 districts in the state were hit by calamitous weather; crops in around nearly 21000 villages were destroyed. Girdwari (field report) prepared by district collectors, estimated a crop loss to the tune of Rs 8,57,474 crore in the state. Apart from this 41 people lost their lives. If a farmer just an hour away from government help is forced to kill himself, shouldn't Patra first be raising questions about Raje government’s sensitivity and competence? Shouldn’t he be worrying about people in the other 21000 villages? Kumar Vishwas and Somnath Bharati have the right to wail that the suicide was a suniyojit (planned) act to tarnish his party’s image and sabotage the rally. But only a ‘sensitive’ poet like Vishwas can go the egregious extent of imagining that a father of three children would agree to sacrifice his life just to demean a politician. It is despicable of AAP leaders to claim that a man broke his neck just to spite Kejriwal. In TV footage before he committed suicide, Rajput was seen holding the AAP party symbol, a jhadoo, and shouting slogans. These are strong reasons to suggest that Rajput was an AAP supporter—if he wasn’t, he wouldn't have carried the AAP's symbol to his martyrdom.
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Raveena Tandon's Bombay Velvet look
Agency : New Delhi The first look of Raveena Tandon's "friendly appearance" in Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet is out. The photo shows Raveena performing on stage and was shared on Twitter on Wednesday. Raveena plays a jazz singer in the film. Directed and co-produced by Kashyap, Bombay Velvet is based on historian Gyan Prakash's Mumbai Fables and is the story of how the city became a metropolis against the backdrop of love,
greed, violence and jazz music. Raveena Tandon, who has earlier worked with Anurag in Shool (the filmmaker wrote the Manoj Bajpayee-starrer), has said she has a "friendly appearance" in Bombay Velvet. Earlier, talking about her part in the movie, Raveena had said that playing a jazz singer excited her. Bombay Velvet, that stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Karan Johar and Kay Kay Menon, is all set to hit theatres on May 15.
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“The Cabinet has approved amendments to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, whereby juveniles in the age group of 16-18 can be tried under IPC if they are accused of heinous crimes,” - Communication Minster Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters after the Cabinet meeting.
Malaika's son is not af- Anil Kapoor is the ‘coolest guy’ fected by her item songs for nephew Arjun Kapoor Agency : Mumbai Actor-producer Malaika Arora Khan, who has changed the dynamics of item songs in Bollywood, says she enjoys dancing and her son doesn't get affected by her work. Asked how her son Arhaan reacts to her dance numbers, she said: "He doesn't get affected by my songs. He is too young. If he likes the song, he comes up and says that he liked it. For me, personally I think songs are part of the film and it's fun to be a part of a song but it also depends on how it's going to be publicised and picturised. I love it and every time I get the opportunity to be a part of something, I always say yes because I enjoy it," added Malaika, who was blessed with Arhaan in 2002. The term item number may be looked at in a derogatory way in showbiz, but
Agency : New Delhi Arjun Kapoor finds his uncle and actor-producer Anil Kapoor the “coolest”. Anil Kapoor, who has acted in international movies “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Mission: Impossible – Malaika says she would like to call it a special song. "Unfortunately, people have made it a derogatory thing. I would call it as a special song. I hate the word item song," the 39-year-old said. Now seen as one of the judges of a reality TV show, she says difference of opin-
ion among judges is bound to be there."We are three different people with three different mindsets, different mentalities so, there will be a difference of opinion while judging but, at the end of the day that's fun. It's fun when you have a difference of opinion," she said.
Ghost Protocol” and US TV series “24”, will dub for a character in American adult animation show “Family Guy” as a guest star. The nephew is excited about it. “The coolest show gets the coolest guy on it
Vivek Oberoi And Priyanka Alva Welcome A Baby Girl!
Shahid Kapoor Shows Off His Ripped Body While Shooting for 'Udta Punjab' Agency : Mumbai Shahid Kapoor is in Punjab shooting for his film "Udta Punjab." The actor was recently spotted sporting a rather long mane during the shoot of the film. This is slated to be an entirely different look of Kapoor. But while the actor is working hard on his role in the film, he is also keeping up with his work out routine. We hear that Shahid makes sure he gets enough time in the gym during this outdoor schedule. His trainer is travelling with him we hear. The actor posted a drool-wor-
Agency : New Delhi On the occasion of Akshya Tritiya on Tuesday, Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi and his wife Priyanka Alva welcomed a baby girl! The little baby girl is the newest addition to Oberoi family. This is second child born to Vivek and thy picture of his ripped body right after a workout session. "Grinding in the gym with ma boy abbas ali," he wrote on Twitter. We are
sure that Shahid, with the long hair, beard, the biceps and abs has just managed to slay his female fans with this sexy picture.
Priyanka. Fans are blessing the two on the arrival of their new child. Vivek and Priyanka have a two year old son named Vivaan. Vivek and Priyanka stepped into parenthood in 2013. In a statement, Vivek expressed his happiness, “We are happy to announce the
Agency : Mumbai Actors and filmmakers from the Hindi film industry had whole-heartedly welcomed the Supreme Court ruling November last year allowing women make-up artists and hairdressers to become
members of professional associations. Hrithik Roshan took to Twitter to welcome Charu Khanna, the first female makeup artiste in the film industry. The SC slammed the film industry for not hiring female make-up
birth of our baby girl. Our family is now complete. Daughters are very special and Priyanka and I are so incredibly happy to welcome our baby girl into the world today. Both mother and the baby are doing fine and I’d like to thank everyone for their wishes.” Vivek‘s wife Priyanka gave birth to a healthy baby girl in Bengaluru, which happens to be her hometown. The two tied the knot in 2010. Priyanka Alva is daughter of Karna taka Minister Jeevraj Alva. On work front, we’ll get to see Vivek in Yash Raj Film‘s project Bank Chor along side actor Riteish Deshmukh.
Jacqueline ready to groove in Salman's 'Hero'?
Hrithik Roshan hails induction of first female makeup artist in film industry artists the Supreme Court in November last year and quashed the provision which put restriction on women make-up artists in film industry. The apex court bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra also struck down the provision of the make-up artists and hairdressers association that mandated a person to be a resident of a particular place for five years to entitle him/her to become member of the association. The court order came on a petition by Charu Khurana who had challenged these two clauses of the association as being discriminatory to women. The Supreme Court termed the employing preferences of the film industry, which until then only employed male makeup artists as, "unconstitutional, illegal and the worst kind of gender discrimination".
@AnilKapoor on @SethMacFarlane ‘s Family Guy what a playa!!!,” Arjun tweeted on Wednesday. The “Gunday” actor had recently shared a photograph with Anil’s star daughter Sonam as well.
Agency : New Delhi 'Dabangg' actor Salman Khan is loved by all in the Hindi film industry. The superstar is known to be an unsaid godfather of many newcomers in Bollywood. 'Kick' girl Jacqueline Fernandez, who got into the A-listed category of heroines—all thanks to the actor, will now be seen in another Salman Khan film. According to reports, Jackky will be seen dancing in Salman Khan's home production 'Hero'. Although, the film doesn't star him in the lead role,
nonetheless Jacqueline will
perform in a special song, reportedly. 'Hero' will be a launch pad for controversial actor Aditya Pancholi and Zareena Wahab's son Sooraj along with Suniel Shetty's daughter Athiya. Earlier, reports also suggested that Sallu bhai will croon for one of the songs in the movie. However, no official word has come out either from the makers or from the actress as yet.
Atif Aslam's music event in Pune cancelled after protests from Shiv Sena Agency : Mumbai A music event by Pakistani singer- actor Atif Aslam, planned in Pune on April 25, has been cancelled amid opposition by Shiv Sena, which has often resisted cultural events featuring artists from the neighbouring country. "We cannot proceed with the show after Shiv Sena opposed it. Late Bal Thackeray has always been an inspiration for us. He used to say that patriotism
is above everything else," show organiser Sanjay Sathe told reporters in Pune last evening. "We belong to the art world. We wanted to do this show. However, the reason for the cancellation is before you," Sathe said.
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Agency : New Delhi
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oogle is marking Earth
Day 2015 with a special Doodle, which includes "a totally scientific and 1,000 per cent accurate personality quiz," telling you which animal most closely represents your personality. Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, when events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, when around 20 million Americans took part in rallies across the country to spread the message of environmental awareness. It is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and celebrated in more than 192
countries each year. This year's activities include a cleanup of the Great Wall of China, beach-litter removal in Lebanon and an attempt to protect 25,000 acres of rain forest in Indonesia. The Google Doodle depicts a spinning globe and a selection of animations featuring endangered plant and animal species. Clicking on the doodle brings up a quiz, where users can answer a few questions to find out their "spirit animal". Google has persuaded a selection of high-profile animal lovers to take the quiz and report back on their results, including English primatologist and UN Messenger of Peace Dr Jane Goodall, American actor Edward Norton and British TV presenter Dermot O'Leary.
Sun Pharma shares bounce back, up nearly 2 pc at close Agency : New Delhi
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hares of Sun Pharma-
ceutical today recovered nearly 2 per cent to close at Rs 967.15 on BSE a day after the stock took a severe beating following Daiichi Sankyo selling its entire 9 per cent stake in the company for Rs 20,025 crore. The stock jumped 2.84 per cent during the day trade before settling 1.63 per cent higher at Rs 967.15 on BSE. At the NSE, the scrip gained 1.63 per cent to end at Rs 967.80. The stock had fallen by 9 per cent yesterday. In terms of volume, 10.81 lakh shares of the company changed hands at the BSE and over one crore shares were traded at the NSE during the day. Shares were sold through numerous
block deals in stock markets, including to an investment arm of the Singapore Government and foreign fund houses Goldman Sachs and Aranda Investment. Daiichi, which had forayed into the growing Indian pharmaceutical market by buying a majority stake in Ranbaxy Laboratories in 2008 for Rs 22,000 crore from the company's then promoters Malvinder and Shivinder Mohan Singh, sold a total of over 21 crore shares in Sun Pharma. In a statement Daiichi had said: "The sale of Sun Pharma shares has been completed" and it no more holds any stake. As per the stock exchange data Daiichi sold the shares at a price of Rs 931.58 each, netting Rs 20,025 crore.
Brilliant Bayern crush Porto 6-1 to reach semis Agency : Munich Majestic Bayern Munich destroyed Porto 6-1 to charge into the Champions League semi-finals 7-4 on aggregate on Tuesday and remain on track for a treble in Pep Guardiola’s 100th competitive game in charge. The five-time European champions, who lost 3-1 in the first leg last week, showed no sign of nerves as they dismantled the hapless Portuguese with an impressive attacking display for a fourth straight last four spot. Despite missing Arjen Robben, Franck Ribery and David Alaba among others, Bayern took the initiative from the start. Reminiscent of Germany’s 7-1 World Cup semi-final demolition of Brazil last year, Bayern scored three times in 13 minutes through Thiago Alcantara, Jerome Boateng and Robert Lewandowski, to wipe out their quarter-fi-
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nal, first leg deficit and lead the tie. “This is about life or death and I know how very important it was,” Guardiola, who was under mounting pressure after their first leg defeat and the sudden departure of the club’s long-time doctor told ZDF Television. “I know what is expected of me in this team. It is about winning just like at Barcelona. We played a different game. We knew Porto better after the first game. Now we have to fight otherwise we will not
achieve what we set out to do.” Two more goals before the break from Lewandowski and Thomas Mueller, who became Germany’s record scorer in the competition with 27, finished off Porto. Bayern took their foot off the gas after the break and Jackson Martinez pulled one back for the visitors in the 73rd before they were reduced to 10 men when Ivan Marcano got a second yellow card for a rash challenge on Thiago.
Hopefully World Cup experience will help India: Sourav Ganguly Agency : New Delhi Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said the experience garnered from the recently concluded World Cup in Australia should help the Indians become a better side. Ganguly was the skipper when India reached the finals in 2003, but lost to Australia at Johannesburg. "I think they were good (the Indian team in the World Cup). They got better as the tour went on and learned a lot in Australia. Hopefully they will learn from it and become a better side," Ganguly on the sidelines of an event for CocaCola India, NDTV and UN-Habitat's Support My School programme, which he has lent support to. Asked about the present Indian side, Ganguly said it was a young team. "There are some good players and we will be a good side if we are properly managed and
looked after well." Asked to compare the three Australian World Cup winning sides of 2003, 2007 and 2015, he replied: "We can't really compare sides. You don't compare eras." "Aus-
tralia is a great cricketing nation. They won the World Cup in 2007 and they had a blip in 2011 when they were not one of the best sides. "But the best thing for them is that they recovered in a four year time to win another World Cup. That's what good cricketing sides are. You just don't leave it with one win or a couple of wins," said the 42-year-old.
Kolkata cricketer Rahul Ghosh's condition stable Agency : Kolkata The condition of cricketer Rahul Ghosh, who was hospitalised after sustaining a head injury during a local league match, is stable and he seems to be recovering well, but the doctors at a city hospital on Wednesday said they would still keep him under observation in ICU. "His pulse rate, blood pressure is normal. He's talking,
feeling hungry and there's no dizziness or feeling of nausea," medical director of Nightingale Hospital Dr Sabyasachi Sen informed. The Police cricketer, who was hit on the head in their CAB Second Division match against Vijay SC, however, will be kept under observation and the doctors have ruled out any immediate discharge from the hospital.
Agency : Visakhapatnam With their morale on the upswing after back-to-back victories, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders will aim to continue the winning ways when they take on the inconsistent Sunrisers Hyderabad in their fifth IPL cricket match on Wednesday. The Gautam Gambhirled KKR's most recent win came on Monday against the Delhi Daredevils, a result which took them to fourth position in the points table with three wins and just one loss so far. Hyderabad, on the other
K
orean electronics giant,
Samsung, has come forward to establish an electronics hardware manufacturing unit in Hyderabad with an investment of $100 million (approximately Rs 630 crore), according to Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhara Rao. "Samsung is one of the many electronics majors who have evinced interest to set up shop in the state. Telangana has a large scope to play host to electronics hardware industry," he said. After inaugurating Mahindra & Mahindra's extended manufacturing unit at Zaheerabad in Medak district of Telangana on Wednesday, Rao said the state had overcome the problem of power cuts and there was no load shedding
now. "We invite all the industries across the country to establish units here with an assurance of uninterrupted power supply," the chief minister said, adding the new industrial policy and 24-hour power supply to industries would make Telangana an attractive destination for investments. "A legislation has already been passed on TSIPass, a single-window clearance programme, to be monitored personally by the CM office and grant approvals within 15 days. The hassle-free single-window, without a single grill, will be implemented shortly," he said. Rao said his government had reduced the input VAT (value-added tax) from the earlier 14.5 per cent, to five per cent, for M&M's Zaheerabad plant as a special case, and a government order on the same was issued on April 21.
hand, lost to Delhi in their previous encounter and are currently lying sixth on the table with three losses and a single win. The defeat against Delhi was moralecrushing to say the least, given that Hyderabad fell short by a mere four runs. Considering the situation that the team is currently in, the SRH think-tank has much to sort out in the lineup which relies heavily on foreign imports as far as impact players are concerned. Their batting seems fragile if the opening duo of skipper David Warner and
Shikhar Dhawan fail to give a good start. Hyderabad's bowling is spearheaded by South African star Dale Steyn and a lot would depend on what he can extract from his four overs along with Bhuvneshwar Kumar. KKR, meanwhile, have been performing quite well and in the previous match, it was the bowling which did the job for the title-holders. The pace duo of Umesh Yadav and Morne Morkel combined well to restrict Delhi and made the job easy for the team's batsmen.
IPL 8 KXIP vs RR: Shaun Marsh's heroics proved that he needs to play more games Agency : New Delhi As Kings XI Punjab headed into their fifth match of IPL 8, they were desperate for a win having lost three out of their four matches. But the task was uphill, they were up against a side which was rampant Rajasthan Royals were on a five-match winning streak. It got even worse when RR posted a healthy 191 after being put into bat. Only one team had managed to post a score a total of above 170 against them - Delhi Daredevils - but they still lost. A daunting total to chase against a decent bowling at-
Samsung to set up $100mn plant in Hyderabad IPL 8: We played good cricket but Kings Agency : Hyderabad
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tack on a ground where RR had won 7 out of 10 matches. The much vaunted KXIP batting had flopped so far in the tournament. All these factors made it look that RR were clear favourites at innings break
and to make matters worse, KXIP lost Virender Sehwag in just the second over. It took their most experienced and consistent batsman to pull off a couple of crucial innings to see them home and end RR's winning streak. The same batsman who was benched for the first four matches. The same batsman who made it to the starting eleven because of an injury to captain George Bailey. The same batsman who played just two matches last season. The same batsman who was the highest run-getter in the inaugural edition of the IPL.
Badminton Asia Championships: Shuttler PV Sindhu makes winning return
XI played a little better, says Rahane Agency : New Delhi Ajinkya Rahane, opener for Rajasthan Royals, has said that he and Shane Watson complement each other at the top of order, that he likes to bat according to the match situation and that losing to Kings XI Punjab has not affected the team’s confidence. Rahane and Watson added 95 for the first wicket against Kings XI Punjab after adding 144 together against Chennai Super Kings in their previous game. Rahane went on to top score for RR with 74 from 54 balls while Watson made 45 from 35 balls. In an interview with the IPL's official website Rahane said that he and Watson strike is rotated keeping in mind who is playing the big shots. "We focus on building a partner-
ship and we know that both of us are batting in a good rhythm," Rahane said. Further, he adds that they do not set targets before the match, especially if its a slow wicket, as it puts them under pressure. "I told him that if we maintained the same positive intent with which we were batting, through the 20 overs, then we would get
10-15 runs more than what we would aim at otherwise," says Rahane. Talking about his intent to score big for the team when in form, Rahane emphasizes on keeping 'things as simple as possible'. "I start from scratch in each innings and play as the situation demands," says Rahene. He believes that the bowler will commit a mis-
take at some point of time and anticipating that and being ready makes a difference. The stand between Watson and Rahane set up RR's final total of 191 but KXIP tied the score with a four from the last ball of their innings before going on to win the game in the Super Over thanks to some excellent hitting by Shaun Marsh. Finally, touching on their first loss of the season, Rahane says it hasn't lowered the team's confidence and they look forward to dominate again in the coming matches. "In T20 an odd result doesn't go your way; it is important that as we a team we play all the 40 overs with 100 percent commitment. We believe in commitment, result is the end thing; it is important to put in the full effort.
Agency : Wuhan Two-time World Championship bronze medal winning shuttler P.V. Sindhu made a winning return to the circuit when she easily beat Uzbekistan's Anait Khurshudyan to progress to the women's singles third round at the $200,000 Badminton Asia Championships here on Wednesday. The eighth seeded Sindhu has been out of action since January due to a foot injury. Playing her first tournament in three months, the eighth
seeded Sindhu romped past Anait 21-6, 21-5 in only 16 minutes in the second round at the Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium. The World No.12, who had received a first round bye, will next take on Macau's Teng Iok U, whom she will be playing for the first time. Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap (men's singles) and the pair of Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy (men's doubles) are scheduled to play their matches later in the day.
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AIR’s Gujarati, three other regional channels go online Agency : New Delhi Listeners of Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi and Malayalam channels of All India Radio (AIR) can now also hear the programmes of their choice online as the public broadcaster has begun live streaming the four regional language channels on its website. These four
channels can now be listened on the website allindiaradio.gov.in in addition to FM Gold, FM Rainbow, and FM Urdu of Delhi station and Vividh Bharati (Mumbai) which were already being live streamed. A statement released here said that the Indian diaspora in countries across the
globe will now be able to enjoy these programmes originating in India. AIR plans to upgrade its regional channels and make them available through live streaming. There are also similar plans for national channels like Indraprasatha and Rajdhani, the statement said.
Protests continue as Vadodara’s over 300 displaced families yet to get their homes
Correspondent, Vadodara
The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC), which has not yet given the allotment letters to the over 300 Muslim families it displaced from Kalyannagar in November last, is reluctant now to give them homes in the Sayajipura under JNNURM scheme, leaving the families in the lurch. The VMC had conducted the
draw for the EWS homes in Sayajipura for 340 families on April 8, under intense pressure, and later faced protests from the residents and builders on the prospect of Muslims moving into the Sayajipura neighbourhood. After committing to relocating the families to Sayajipura on Tuesday, VMC Commissioner H S Patel offered to work out an “alternative”
following “representations” from residents of the area opposing the move of the Muslim families. Under pressure to keep Muslims out of Sayajipura, the VMC is taking a back step on its word of allotting JNNURM homes to 340 families who have been homeless since the November demolitions. On a sweltering Tuesday afternoon, young children from Kalyannagar, accompanied by representatives met municipal commissioner, urging him to allot homes by May 1 to the families so that the students are able to enrol themselves in the primary schools in their vicinity for the upcoming academic year.
‘Kuno expansion must to house lions’ Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
The Union government has admitted in the Lok Sabha that Madhya Pradesh will have to enlarge sanctuary size in order to translocate Asiatic lions to Kuno-Palpur from Gujarat's Sasan Gir. According to the original project prepared for the translocation, a sanctuary area of around 700 sq km was required. The Gujarat government made it clear in a meeting in February that Madhya Pradesh will have to first satisfy the requirement of creating the adequate sanctuary size before even talking about moving lions from Gir. Kuno-Palpur is currently spread over 349 sq km. The statement about the required enlargement was made by the environment and forests minister, Prakash Javdekar, in
reply to a question from Madhya Pradesh MP Jyotiraditya Scindia. Javdekar stated that an expert committee had been formed to crystallize a plan for the translocation of lions in accordance with the guidelines issued by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Gujarat officials pointed out that this was for the first time that the Union government had accepted that the KunoPalpur sanctuary needed to
be enlarged. Officials said that Madhya Pradesh was dragging its feet on the expansion as it will have to relocate several big villages and even those villages which have been rehabilitated in the vicinity of the sanctuary. The officials said Madhya Pradesh has been claiming that the buffer area and the sanctuary space together accounted for 700 sq km, but were silent about the declaring the zone as a sanctuary.
Second Mandir of ISKCON opens in A’bad
Essar Power Learning Centre in Gujarat Gujarat civic body bypolls: BJP wins 6 out 10 seats in Saurashtra gets CEA recognition for training Correspondent, Jamnagar
Essar Power Wednesday said that its Learning & Development Centre at Salaya in Devbhoomi Dwarka district in Gujarat has been recognized by the Central Electricity Authority, Ministry of Power, Government of India as a Power Training Institute for training and certification to power plant engineers. Depending upon the course, from 25 (class room) to over 150 engineers (through video conference) could be trained at the EPLC at a time. With this, Essar Power has joined only a handful of organisations in the country to have an in-house training and certification institute.
The Union Power Ministry expects India to double power production from thermal plants to two trillion units and a five times rise in production from renewable sources to 300 billion units. As per the government’s stated goal of providing 24×7 power supply to all of the country by 2019, Essar Power will be able to contribute towards this milestone by training power plant engineers. As per central government rules, no person is authorized to work in a power plant of 100 MW and above capacity, unless being adequately qualified and having successfully undertaken training in Power Training Institutes
Gujarat HC orders probe against Dinu Solanki Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
Gujarat high court on Tuesday directed the superintendent of police (SP) of GirSomnath district to probe five criminal complaints filed against former BJP MP Dinu Bogha Solanki and submit a report to a local court in two weeks. Justice J B Pardiwala acted on a petition expressing grievance that local cops did not register any complaint against the politician. Petitioner Mahesh
Macwana, an RTI activist in Kodinar town, filed this petition in 2013 and submitted before the HC that "nobody dares to act against the powerful politician". He cited the cases of assault on citizens and government officials, attempt to murder, loot, rioting, criminal intimidation and violation of arms act and complained of police inaction because Solanki was allegedly involved in these cases.
recognized by Central Electricity Authority. In addition, existing employees also need to undergo regular refresher courses at such institutes to remain eligible to continue working at the power plants. Hence, for power plants, training is an integral function of the plant operation. Essar Power Learning Centre (EPLC) is a facility, replete with classrooms, 2X600 MW simulator with Remote Control Unit (RCU) technology, Video Bridge facility, library, labs, and workshops at its Salaya Thermal Plant complex. The RCU technology facilitates hands-on training on the simulator for the associates based at distant locations like Mahan, with the simulator physically being located at Salaya.
Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
A special PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) court on Tuesday sent Girish alias Tommy Patel and Kiran Mala on threeday custodial interrogation by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the alleged Rs 4,000 crore cricket betting scam. ED
Exam cheating cases to cross 4k mark in Gujarat
Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
The number of cheating cases in the recently concluded class X and class XII board exams may cross 4,000-mark, breaking the past records. Officials of Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) said that 1,276 cases had already been registered and more cases would come up. The 1,276 cases that were registered came from the board squad and the board control room that received
the live feeds from exam centres. Of the 1,276 cases, 663 cases were reported from class X and 613 from class XII. Junagadh district topped the list with 98 cases, followed by Kheda with 90. In Ahmedabad city, 29 cases were reported — 12 from class X and 17 from class XII. "The 1,276 cases are just the ones detected by the squad and the control room. We are scrutinizing the CCTV and tablet footages that we have received from various exam
centres. We expect the number of cheating cases to go up by another 3,000,'' said board officials. They said that all district education officers (DEOs) have been asked to scan each and every video recording received from different centres and also lodge cases. Copies of these recordings have also been sent to the board where officials are scanning them. Board officials said the process of identifying copying cases at the district level has begun. Hearing in the 1,276 cases is expected to begin by the end of this week, when even the invigilating teachers will be called and asked to explain why action should not be taken against them for failing to curb these illegal practices.
IIM-A hunts for faculty with global experience
The city of Ahmedabad today got second ISKCON Mandir. The new Mandir is near Science City in Bhadaj area. Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, Saint Madhupandit Dasji, BJP leader Amit Thakar, City
Mayor Minakshiben, AUDA Chairman Bhupendra Patel among others were present on the occasion of opening of this Mandir which has also Akshay Patra kitchen facility to cater nutritious lunch to government schools under
mid-day meal programme. Rs. 35 crore Bhadaj Mandir is standing over 10 acre land. 6.5 acre land has been dedicated to educational and cultural activities. Akshay Patra kitch provides meal to 4.80 lakh children across various primary schools.
The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) is rolling out red carpet to faculty members and doctoral degree holders from top foreign universities including Harvard and Wharton. IIM-A has a target of increasing its faculty strength to 100 - an all-time high - from its current 93 faculty members by 2016. In a bid to raise its international portfolio and research, the institute plans to hire more PhDs and faculty members from foreign universities. "When our faculty members attend international conferences or go on
foreign trips, we ask them to spread the word that we are looking for faculty members with a global experience. That has helped attract faculty members from international universities," said G Raghuram, dean-faculty at IIM-A. At present, IIM-A has about 40 faculty members who hold a doctoral degree from a foreign university. Most faculty members at IIM-A have prior experience at eminent
Correspondent, Rajkot
BJP continued its dominance in civic body polls in Saurashtra as the party won six out of 10 seats that went to bypolls even as Congress managed to consolation victories in three seats. The saffron party managed to retain its two seats in Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC), while it also managed victories in one seat each in municipalities in Keshod in Junagadh district, Bhachau in Kutch district and two Morbi in Morbi district. On the other hand, Congress recorded victories in Jasdan in Rajkot district, Vanthali in Junagadh and Veraval in Gir Somnath. In Rajkot, BJP candidates Kishor Parmar and Bhanuben Talavia won handsomely from Ward
number 19 and Ward number 20 of RMC respectively. The BJP victory from Ward number 19 is significant as the sitting BJP corporator Narendra Solanki had to resign last month after his name cropped up in an attempt-to-murder case and the party had been facing some negative perception. The seat in Ward 20 had fallen vacant after sitting BJP corporator Kailahs Ramani died after brief illness. In all the civic bodies are ruled by the BJP and results of the bypolls will not have any bearing on it. In Jasdan, president of Jasdan taluka unit of Cogress, Dhirubhai Chhayani recorded a narrow victory over his BJP rival Popat Makadia with only 10 votes. Chhayani polled 678 votes against Makdia’s 668.
Betting scam: ED gets 3-day custody of Tommy, Mala
Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
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business schools such as University of Massachusetts, London Business School, University of Texas, McGill University, Tulane University, among others.By September, IIM-A plans to hire five more faculty members, out of which three hold a doctoral degree from foreign universities, while one potential faculty member is currently teaching at Harvard University. "IIM-A, as a brand, has become sharper.
had sought 10-day remand of the accused after they were brought to Ahmedabad from Vadodara after their police remand period got over. ED charged them with violation of money laundering laws and sought their remand on the ground that many details regarding the log-in IDs for a website being operated for betting in the UK were to be extracted from the accused. Besides, ED said that it wanted to find out the involvement of various police officials in this racket and refrained to name the suspects. Its counsel submitted that since the investigation was at a nascent stage, revelation of names of highranking officials might hamper the probe. ED's counsel also submitted that the information related to hawala transactions to other
countries, including Pakistan, was yet to be ascertained and this could be done through custodial interrogation only. The betting racket was busted by ED on March 19, when it raided a farmhouse in Vadodara and detained people. Gujarat police have been on their toes ever since Patel and Mala gave confessional statements on oath before ED officials. The statements revealed names of lower rung officials; the state government was later compelled to suspend five policemen, including two police inspectors - Jayesh Brahmbhatt and M N Saiyed. It was speculated that at least four Gujarat cadre IPS officers were involved in this racket, and top ranking police officials continued to trade charges against one another.
Eyewitness in hit-and-run case turns hostile again Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
The hostile eyewitness in the BMW hit-and-run case, Lalit Gupta, once again did a volte-face and said that he was pressurized by police and mediapersons to speak on television channel as per the script. Gupta accused police, mediapersons and relatives of the deceased boys of pressurizing him to speak in certain manner before the news channel. Disowning his own interview given before a local news channel as a scripted one, Gupta reiterated that he had never seen accused Vismay Shah on the place of accident. In his interview recorded two days after the incident, Gupta had claimed to have identified Vismay Shah as the driver. Gupta, a friend of Shivam Dave and Rahul Patel who were killed in the accident on late evening of Febraury 25, 2013 in Vastrapur, had
turned hostile last year. He refused to identify Vismay before the court after he had categorically told the cops that Vismay had come out of his car and said 'sorry' to him for the accident. After Gupta turned hostile, Rahul's father wanted him to be examined on the basis of his interview before a local channel for his extra-judicial confession. Gujarat high court directed the trial court to recall Gupta for re-examination and ordered for further probe regarding veracity of the electronic evidence. On Tuesday, when prosecutor Praveen Trivedi asked about the interview, Gupta refused to having remembered any such interview ever given to a news channel. When the interview was played on a screen in courtroom, Gupta conceded that he had given the interview, but again feigned ignorance about the content.
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