Year : 01 Issue : 50 Price : Rs. 1 /Pages : 04 Annual Subscription : Rs. 300 /Edition : Ahmedabad.
Year : 01 -
Issue : 50
RNI Regn No. : GUJENG/2014/59629
24, February, 2015 Tuesday E-Paper : issue.com/sunvillasamacharenglishdaily
Pages : 4 Price : Rs.1/
News Brief Engg students from UP join Hazare protest New Delhi, Feb 23 The protest which Anna Hazare launched today against the land ordinance at Jantar Mantar here saw a group of about 100 students from an engineering college in Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh turning up to offer their support for the farmers' cause.
Rawat demands expansion of rail network in U'khand Dehradun, Feb 23 Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today demanded expansion of railway network in the hill state considering its strategic location and tourism potential. Rawat made the demand at a meeting with Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in New Delhi, an official release here said.
VoA facility doubled at Goa airport: Tourism officials Panaji, Feb 23 The number of visa-onarrival (VoA) issued at Goa airport at Dabolim has doubled within a month, taking the figure to 10,475 till now, tourism officials said today. Beside the encouraging VoA numbers, Goa continues to maintain a third spot in the percentage share of different airports for highest number of VoAs issuance, according to a statement issued by Goa tourism department here.
Congress walk out of Assembly session on swine flu issue Gandhinagar Congress MLAs staged a walk out during the Gujarat state assembly budget session which commenced here on Monday, after being dissatisfied with Gujarat State Health Minister Nitin Patel's answers to questions about swine flu in the House. During a discussion on steps taken by the Gujarat government to control swine flu outbreak in the state, Congress MLA Anil Joshiara alleged that staterun hospitals are not equipped to handle the influx
of new patients. He also alleged that the Gujarat state government doesn't have enough stock of medicines like Tamiflu tablets. However, Gujarat State Health Minister Nitin Patel refuted Joshiara's claims and challenged him to prove his allegations or resign. Patel claimed that if Congress MLA Joshiara proved his charges, he would be willing to resign as minister. Patel also stated that more than 55 per cent of swine flu patients have been cured,
interest' as per Rule Number 116 of the Gujarat Assembly Rules,
Swine flu claims 38 more lives, death toll now 833
though nobody paid attention to that fact. Unimpressed by Patel's claims, Amreli's Congress MLA Paresh Dhanani
movement activist Medha Patkar at Jantar Mantar and the activist said he will take the movement against the ordinance to each and every district of the country. “How can you take away land without farmer’s consent? India is an agricultural country. The government must think about the farmers. The land ordinance is undemocratic,” Hazare said. “The government cannot be indifferent to the farmers’ interest. This is a government of the people of India and not of England or America. It is the people who have made the government,” he said. The government is bringing
a new bill to replace the Land Ordinance amid stiff opposition from non-NDA parties in Parliament and outside. The Land Acquisition Act, 2013 stipulates mandatory consent of at least 70 per cent of land owners for acquiring land for Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects and 80 per cent for acquiring land for
private companies. In December last, the government had promulgated the Ordinance making significant changes in the Land Act including removal of consent clause for acquiring land for five areas –industrial corridors, PPP projects, rural infrastructure, affordable housing and defence.
Gulf Oil Corporation factory explosion: 2 dead, 12 injured
KMP Expressway to complete within 3 yrs Chandigarh, Feb 23 Having delayed for more than five years, the 136-km long Kundli-ManesarPalwal (KMP) Expressway project will be ready within next three years, Haryana government today said. "Construction work on the (KMP) Expressway, slated to pass through Sonepat, Jhajjar, Gurgaon, Mewat and Palwal districts, has been put on fast track with the Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar giving his approval for resuming work on the project in two phases Manesar-Palwal and Manesar-Kundli.
alleged that the Gujarat government completely failed to curb the disease in his district. Dhanani alleged that when Congress
Kejriwal to join Anna Hazare’s protest at Jantar Mantar tomorrow New Delhi Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will join Anna Hazare in his protest against Land Acquisition Bill at Jantar Mantar on Tuesday, said sources in Aam Aadmi Party. Kejriwal met Hazare at the New Maharashtra Sadan in Delhi on Monday evening in the backdrop of the agitation against the Land ordinance. Hazare on Monday launched a twoday agitation against the bill, coinciding with the commencement of the Budget session of Parliament. 77-year-old Hazare was joined by hundreds of supporters and Narmada Bachao
HYDERABAD, Two workers died and 12 others workers were injured in an explosion that occurred while staff there were trying to dispose of chemicals at Gulf Oil Corporation Limited company, which makes
detonators, on its premises at Kukatpally in the city on Monday, police said. Telangana Home Minister Nayani Narasimha Reddy is on his way to the accident spot, the police said. “We’re told the blast occurred when some
for which the in-charge speaker Nimaben Acharya alloted an hour.
chemicals, which are of explosive in nature, were being disposed off", the Madhapur ACP Ramana Kumar said. The injured were shifted to Apollo and Anupama Hospitals at Jubilee Hills and Kukatpally respectively.
Condition of some of the injured was critical. Mild tension prevailed at the entrance of the factory gate with families, workers and residents of the surrounding localities gathered seeking information about the incident. Some of them started staging demonstration as the security personnel stopped them from going inside. Explosions resulting in death of workers were reported in this factory, earlier known as IDL, in the past. Names of the persons admitted in Apollo Hospital are as follows: Surender Reddy, 24, Abdul Saleem, 59, Krishna Swamy, 59, Purushotham, 30, Lakshman, M. Raju, 35, Mallesh, 48, Muthyal Rao, 56, Ramulu, 40, B. Prakash, 25.
workers went to the Amreli District Health Officer (DHO) to inquire about masks to be distributed among the people, the DHO claimed to have said that they are yet to be purchased. Dhanani challenged Patel that he would resign as MLA if Patel could prove him wrong on this issue. In his reply, Patel refuted Dhanani's claims and said that he had all data to prove the Congress MLA wrong. The discussion was invoked by the Congress as 'matter of urgent public
New Delhi Swine flu claimed 38 more lives in the country taking the death toll to 833 with Rajasthan and Gujarat among the worst hit states with 212 and 207 fatalities respectively, as the total number of affected crossed 13,000. An Indian relative of a patient receiving treatment waits outside the swine flu (H1N1) isolation ward of the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad on February 3, 2015. Some 42 people are reported to have died in the state of Gujarat after contracting swine flu, with some 180 others testing positive for the illness and currently some 100 people are undergoing treatment across Gujarat. According
to Health Ministry figures released, the total number of deaths due to the disease has now reached 833 while 13,688 people have been affected with the H1N1 virus across the country. Health Ministry officials had said that the number of people affected by swine flu was 12,963 while deaths caused by the infection was 774 as per figures available till February 20. A senior health official said that in comparison to, there has been a dip in the number of fresh positive cases.
BJP takes dig at Congress over Rahul’s ‘sabbatical’ absence
New Delhi, The absence of AICC vicepresident Rahul Gandhi on the first day of the Budget session today invited criticism from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which took a dig at Congress saying that it has been reduced to 44 seats in Lok Sabha due its leaders
skipping the Parliament in the last one decade. andhi has gone on a sabbatical “for a few weeks” to reflect upon recent events and the future of Congress. ithout taking Gandhi’s name, BJP’s youth wing chief and MP Anurag Thakur said Congress has been reduced to 44 seats in the Lok Sabha due to the absence of its leaders in the Parliament in the last one decade. “They were missing in the last two Lok Sabhas as well. And this is why the Congress has come to 44 seats in Lok
Sabha,” he told reporters when asked about Gandhi’s absence. He, however, added that there could have been some compulsion because of which Gandhi could not come. Meanwhile, senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily, when asked by reporters to comment on Gandhi’s absence, said his party would continue to function as an effective and constructive opposition under the guidance of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi.
Mumbai attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi challenges detention Islamabad Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind, on Monday challenged his detention under a public security act in the Islamabad High Court (IHC), saying the government has detained him on "illegal grounds". "We have challenged the detention of Mr Lakhvi in the IHC. The government has detained him on illegal grounds. After bail from the trial court, the government had no legal justification to detain Lakhvi under Public Maintenance Order," Lakhvi's counsel Raja Rizwan Abbasi said. The government transferred the
26/11 case from AntiTerrorism Court (ATC) (I) to the recently-established ATC (II) here on January 14 without giving any reason. On December 18, 2014, the trial court granted bail to 54year-old Lakhvi but was detained the next day under the Maintenance of Public
Order (MPO). Pakistan faced strong reaction from India following the bail order. He has been kept in the highsecurity Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi till second week of the next month under the same order after the Pakistan government extended his detention by 30 days.
www.sunvillasamachar.com
2 / Dt. 24-02-2015, Tuesday Editors' Picks TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2015
Rahul Gandhi's sabbatical exposes Congress faultlines Rahul Gandhi's surprise sabbatical has exposed faultlines in the electorally-battered Congress, which is bracing for a generational change. The party has tried to downplay Gandhi's sudden move saying he is the leader and will come back soon to play a pro-active role in party affairs. While party sources deny that the break by Gandhi indicates any reluctance on his part to lead the party or renounce politics, the buzz goes that the Congress Vice President was not quite okay with a number of his ideas not being implemented in the parent party after he took over as its Vice President in January 2013 after Chintan Shivir in Jaipur. "It's not that he is quitting politics or will not take any other responsibility. It will also be wrong to say he is sulking and so he did. That is not his way of doing politics. There are issues and he wants to reflect. After all if he has to lead, he will like do it with his ideas. "He will utilize the sabbatical time to reflect, regroup and chart out the course" for the the party, which braces for the AICC session in April, where Congress is likely to come up with a revival roadmap," the sources said. While Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said that such retreats are common for leaders worldwide, the timing of the sabbatical has left many wondering as it happens when the crucial Budget session is on and the party is planning to launch a major agitation on the land ordinance. Gandhi, whose left of the Centre tilt, is well-known, had played a key role in passage of the land acquisition surmounting the doubts expressed within sections of his own party. The Congress Vice President's "tear act" in 2013 had caught the rank and file of the party by surprise. At a press conference at Press Club of India here in September 2013, Gandhi had walked in and denounced the controversial ordinance pushed by the UPA government to negate the Supreme Court verdict on convicted lawmakers as "complete nonsense" and had said what "our government has done is wrong". There were different opinions within the party itself on the issue. A number of ideas of Rahul Gandhi are found to be too radical within some sections of the party, which are not very amused with them and Gandhi had to negotiate with the pulls and pressures in getting them implemented. A number of measures like opening up Youth Congress to elections was not welcomed by sections in the party. Gandhi wanted to implement several new ideas in the party, which have failed to see the light of the day. The Congress Vice President was keen that the practice of high command making key appointments in the party is done away with. He also favoured election to the top posts including in Congress Working Committee, where nomination has been the way so far. Gandhi's idea to hold primaries in election going seats was given a go-by after his experiment failed in Lok Sabha with none of the Congress candidates winning in 16 Parliamentary seats, where he had brought in US-style primary mode to elect candidates. Party sources close to Gandhi said there could be more clarity on issues, when he puts forth his "plan of action" at the AICC meet. Gandhi has always given indications that he feels that Congress like other parties is not doing enough to empower the workers at the grass root.
It's A Girl! Ali Zafar Becomes Father Again
QUOTE “Budget 2015: We expect the Government to stick to a OF THE fiscal deficit target of 3.6 per cent of GDP for FY16 from DAY 4.1 per cent this fiscal” - economists at private sector lender HDFC Bank said.
Bipasha Basu to ring in Karan Emma Watson puts dating Singh Grover's birthday in Goa Prince Harry rumours to end
Panaji Actor Bipasha Basu and rumoured boyfriend Karan Singh Grover have taken a trip to Goa with a group of friends to ring in the actor's birthday tonight. Karan, who recently got separated from second wife Jennifer Winget, will turn 33 on February 23. He made his Bollywood debut this year with Bipasha starrer Alone.
Bipasha posted a series of pictures on her Instagram account from their road journey to the Indian beach state. Bipasha's close friends -- designer Rocky S, fitness expert Deane Pandey and model Candice Pinto -- are accompanying the duo. "Goaaaaaaaa!!! Long Drive!! Monkey birthday party begins (sic)," the 36-year-old actress
captioned the photographs. Bipasha and the Qubool Hai star are often spotted together post sharing the screen space. The actress previously dated John Abraham and Harman Baweja. Karan was earlier married to actress Shraddha Nigam and then dated choreographer Nicole Alvares, before tying the knot with Jennifer.
morning. Second child," his representative confirmed to IANS. Ali made his Bollywood debut in 2010 with Tere Bin Laden and went on to do films like Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, Chashme Baddoor and was recently seen in Kill Dil also starring Parineeti Chopra, Ranveer Singh and Govinda.
Melbourne Emma Watson has put an
Prince Harry. The 24year-old British actress took to Twitter and wrote a firm but sweet message addressed to the " Wo r l d " , saying "WORLD, Remember that little talk we had about not believing everything written in the media?!," including a little heart emoticon in the message, News.com au reported. The rumours sprung when Woman's Day magazine claimed that 30-year-old royal and the 'Harry Potter' star had been seeing and "getting to know each other quite well" post Wa t s o n ' s s p l i t f r o m end to all the rumours British rugby player surrounding her dating Matthew Janney.
Will continue to do films after marriage: Soha Ali Khan First look: Akshay Kumar
and Nimrat Kaur in Airlift MUMBAI Directed by Raja Menon Airlift went on floors on Saturday in a suburban studio in Mumbai. Airlift is based on true events and is set in Kuwait pre and during the 1990 Gulf War. The film will be shot in Mumbai, Ras Al Khaimah and Bhuj amongst other locations and each location is chosen in order to accurately replicate the era and topography of the locales that the film is set in. Airlift is the never-toldbefore true story of the world's largest civilian evacuation in which more than 170,000 Indians were evacuated from war-torn Kuwait. Akshay plays Ranjit Katyal who masterminds, coordinates and leads this operation against all odds and in the wake of great personal sacrifice. Nimrat's character in Airlift is a muchloved woman enjoying a privileged life in an opulent mansion. The film, presented by Bhushan Kumar's TSeries and Cape of Good
Films, marks the feature film debut of Nikhil Advani as a producer with his company Emmay Entertainment and is in collaboration with Vikram Malhotra's Abundantia Speaking on kicking-off this new film,Akshay said "I have fallen in love with Airlift and
its unique story. Rarely, does one come across a story that has such unique and universal appeal. I am very excited and happy that the film has kicked-off in Mumbai." Producer Bhushan Kumar said, “It is great working with this team again.
Alia Bhatt launches Rohit Khilnani's book!
MUMBAI Pakistani actor-singer Ali Zafar has become a proud father again. His wife Ayesha Fazli delivered a baby girl in Lahore on Monday morning. The couple, who got married in 2009, also has a four-yearold boy Azaan together. "Yeah he has become a father to a baby girl this
Ahmedabad
New Delhi Bollywood stunner Alia Bhatt recently launched
Rohit Khilnani's book 'I Hate Bollywood' at an event held in Delhi. This is the
second launch of the book. Amitabh Bachchan had unveiled the book in Mumbai one month before the Delhi launch. According to reports, the 22 year-old actress had read the book on her way to Delhi, and both Khilani and Alia entertained the audience by cracking some popular Alia Bhatt jokes The book is a debut fiction by Khilnani, who has hosted shows such as 'E-Tonight' and 'Sports and Entertainment Quarter', and 'Star Trek'.
Mumbai Actress Soha Ali Khan, who tied the knot with Kunal Khemu on Jan 25 this year, says she'll not take a break and would continue to do films even after marriage. Soha was present at a promotional event here when she was asked if the audience would see her in films after marriage. To that she said: "Yes, yes, of course you'll see me in films. Film 'October 3st' is in post production now...we have wrapped up the shooting." "In few day's I'll start shooting for 'Ghayal once again'. It will be a action-packed, great fun movie. I'll get a chance to work with Sunny sir (Sunny Deol) in it. So, I'm really looking forward to it." she added. Soha further expressed her desire to share screen space with her husband Kunal Khemu. "We have already done two films
together...Obviously... I believe Kunal (Kunal Khemu) is a great actor and it will be fun working with him. Also we'll get a chance
to spend some time together (while working). But the script should be special. We have not got the special script yet," Soha said.
Varun Dhawan moves on to 'ABCD 2' from 'Badlapur' MUMBAI Varun Dhawan is still basking in the appreciation that has come his way after the release of 'Badlapur'but now the actor says it's time to move on and all his focus henceforth will be on his dance film 'ABCD 2'. "I will never forget #badlapur and Raghu but as an actor you have to be able to get over things," Varun tweeted Monday. The 27-year-old did the role of an aggressive man on a mission of revenge in 'Badlapur' to break away from his guy-next door image. Varun says that though he has proved his
point, the mission is not over. "Questions answered. people proved but the fight isn't over. A new challenge awaits people. #ABCD2 coming soon @ShraddhaKapoor," he shared. Directed by Remo D'Souza, 'ABCD 2' is a sequel to his directorial debut 'ABCD: Anybody Can Dance'. The film also features Shraddha Kapoor. Varun also thanked people for making 'Badlapur' a success with a special mention of the media industry for showing their support towards Sriram Raghavan's directorial.
"The audience has spoken and it's their power that has made #badlapur a success. Thank u to the media for supporting this film," he added.
www.sunvillasamachar.com
3 / Dt. 24-02-2015, Tuesday WhatsApp Voice Call Feature Rolled Out For Android Users, Pulled Off Again
NEW DELHI Billions of us use Whatsapp to communicate with our colleagues, friends and family. It would be great to have a free-call feature included in the social networking service. According to a report in Android Police, the calling feature was activated for some selected users who could pass on the invitation to their friends by making a WhatsApp call. But this
invite-feature has since been disabled by WhatsApp recently. According to the report, users with WhatsApp version 2.11.528 from the Play Store or 2.11.531 from WhatsApp website, saw the call icon on their app and could make a call to their friends and pass on the invite. The invite in essence was getting a call from someone who already had the calling feature activated.
Mahindra launches XUV500 Xclusive edition priced at Rs 14.48 lakh
World Cup: India defeat shows South Africa might be feeling the pressure
Melbourne The 2015 World Cup has got off to a flying start. Despite the wishes of the ICC that every match be close, we have had a series of matches dominated by the mentally stronger team. Yesterday, we saw another one. India had never beaten South Africa in a World Cup match. Their tour of Australia before the World Cup had been a disaster. They couldn't win one of the four Tests, and were
thumped in the recent ODI Tri series by Australia and England. Again, they did not win a match. Given where England are the moment, one could be forgiven for thinking that India may as well have packed up and gone home prior to the World Cup. South Africa also entered the tournament slightly behind the eight ball. Although they won the ODI Tri Series between Zimbabwe and Australia late last year, they couldn't
back it up in Oz. A 4-1 ODI series loss to the home side in November really put them on the back foot. They then had a warm up series against a West Indian team in freefall. An almost clean sweep here didn't really teach us much. South Africa have everything going for them. It is an easy case to make to say that they have the best batting and bowling line up in the World Cup. However, their first lead up game in Australia was a thumping at the hands of New Zealand. We wrote this off as just a bad day. It happens. The Kiwis are actually a decent side. Then came a C grade performance against the Zimbabweans. Yes, South Africa got away with the win. However, it was very non convincing. The scoreline flattered the Proteas. They were outplayed for most of that match.
Riding on Moeen ton, England beats Scotland by 119 runs
NEW DELHI Mahindra & Mahindra on Monday launched a limited edition of its sports utility vehicle XUV500, priced at Rs 14.48 lakh (exshowroom Mumbai). The 'XUV500 Xclusive Edition', comes with various features including electric sunroof, reverse camera and voice messaging system. Commenting on the launch, Mahindra & Mahindra chief marketing officer automotive division - Vivek Nayer said the company has launched the model based on the feedback received from the
customers. "The XUV500 Xclusive Edition will create a new benchmark in premiumness and exclusivity, to further enhance the XUV500's appeal amongst its customers and fans," he added. The XUV500 Xclusive Edition will be available on the W8 model of the XUV500 and the company would produce only 700 vehicles of this limited edition. The vehicle also comes with features like driver information system, fully automatic temperature control and six airbags.
HSBC CEO also had a Swiss a/c; pay frozen after cut in 2014 London At the centre of a controversy over himself having a Swiss bank account, UK-based banking major HSBC's CEO Stuart Gulliver will not get any salary hike this year, after he took a pay cut last year to USD 12.5 million. In its annual report published today, the bank disclosed that Gulliver's total pay package stood at 7.62 million British pounds (USD 12.5 million) in 2014, down from 8.03 million British pound in the previous year. Explaining its "remuneration policy going forward", HSBC further said that the base salary levels, fixed pay allowances and pension allowances as a percentage of base salary would remain unchanged from the 2014 levels for Gulliver, as also for some other top executives
during 2015. The variable pay components -- annual incentive and Group Performance Share Plan (GPSP) -- and other benefits would also remain unchanged from the 2014 levels. As a result, Gulliver will get a base salary of 1.25 million British pound, a fixed pay allowance of 1.7 million British pound, pension allowance at 50 per cent of base salary, along with other benefits and variable annual incentives during 2015. Taking forward the disclosures from the so-called 'SwissLeaks' series about offshore clients of HSBC's Swiss banking unit, the Guardian newspaper reported that Gulliver was himself a client of HSBC's Swiss banking arm that is being probed for allegedly helping wealthy clients from across the world evade taxes.
CHRISTCHURCH Moeen Ali scored 128 and took two wickets as England hauled its Cricket World Cup campaign back onto the rails after two demoralising losses with a 119-run win over Scotland. After losing to Australia by 111 runs and to New Zealand by eight wickets, England entered Monday’s match against second-tier Scotland shaken, apprehensive and desperate for a win to lessen the threat of an early tournament exit. It used as its inspiration for the match the story of the host city Christchurch which has been substantially rebuilt since being devastated by an earthquake four years ago. England adopted the motif of rebuilding, laying a foundation with Ali’s 172run opening partnership with Ian Bell (54), reaching 303/ 8, and it added structure in bowling out Scotland for 184. Steven Finn may have made the biggest single form reversal by an England player, taking 3/26 from nine overs; the two overs he
SPORTS ROUNDUP ICC WORLD CUP-2015
ICC World Cup 2015: Teams will now take India's bowling seriously
Melbourne Two clinical but extremely convincing wins has set the ball rolling in the right direction for Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men. The much assailed Indian bowling line-up would undoubtedly be the most discussed topic hereon in the team meetings of most countries in the tournament. More than the talent that the Indian bowlers do indeed possess, it is the process of execution which has caught the opposition offguard. The actual process though started much before a single delivery was bowled in either game the Indian team has been involved in. For, it was
the pressure created by the India batsmen, who have scored more than 300 runs each time that has been the beginning of the India bowling plans. Once set on their way by the batsmen, it has been all about hunting collectively and executing game plans, both individual ones and the team gameplan as a whole. It has been very clear that there is a process that has been drilled into each bowler's mind, and they have then set about letting that process take over. There is no greater delight than seeing plans come good through good execution, more so in the face of extreme pressure which a World Cup game
brings about automatically. Pressure is an extremely undesirable aspect of the game but as in life, something that cannot be avoided. However, when your batsmen are good enough to transfer some of that onto the opposition, then it's time to cash in, something the India bowlers have done twice now. When faced with totals of 300 and above, the approach of the batsmen is different, the score being enough to weigh them down more than a bit. If the bowlers manage to add to that pressure by pitching the ball in the right areas, the combination can be quite lethal.
World Cup 2015: Shikhar peaks when it matters
bowled against New Zealand on Friday had cost 49 runs. But England’s performance was far from complete — it should have built far more strongly on an opening stand which was the largest by an England pair in a World Cup match. Its middle order failed and it lost the wickets of Ali, Gary
Ballance (10) and Joe Root (1) in the space of 10 balls to slip to from 201/1 to 203/ 4. Captain Eoin Morgan hinted at the onset of some batting form, scoring 46 from 42 balls to stiffen the latter part of the innings, putting on 49 with James Taylor (17) and 45 with Jos Buttler (24).
World Cup 2015: Flexibility is Ajinkya Rahane's key strength, says MS Dhoni PERTH Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels that talented Mumbai batsman Ajinkya Rahane is one player who has improved by leaps and bounds in recent times and is ready to don any hat for the team's cause. A Test century each in Wellington, Lord's and Melbourne bore hallmark of his class and his skipper is the first one to acknowledge that he is fast emerging into a force in limited overs format as well. "Well, there has been improvement, irrespective of the format. In Twenty20, ODIs or as a Test player, he (Rahane) has
Ahmedabad
really improved," Dhoni was quick to admit Rahane's growing stature in the team after his impactful knock against the Proteas at MCG on Sunday. According to Dhoni, the biggest advantage of Rahane is his flexibility and readiness to new ideas. "Rahane is definitely one of the individuals, who is not really rigid. He is quite open to ideas," the skipper was all praise for the 26-year-old's adaptable approach. The skipper said Rahane will always come up with a feedback after he has tried executing a new strategy or idea. "Once he tries out a
new idea, he gives you a good response as to whether it's working or not working for him. Also he's one of the fittest guys. You see him on the field, he's very quick, and his intensity actually never drops right from the first over until the 90th over. If you see a Test match, which to me is what fitness is all about," Dhoni said. Dhoni has always been generous in his praise for his colleagues.
Melbourne There is a ritual among Bengalis called jamai shasthi (son-in-law and sixth day of the lunar cycle) where the son-in-law is fed to near death, although it is the mother-in-law who prays for his long life. Now, what is the link? Shikhar Dhawan is married to a Bengali, Ayesha Mukherjee, who lives in Melbourne. So, if the batsman visits his in-laws after Sunday’s heroics, the reception is likely to overwhelm him. Dhawan wasn’t asked at the postmatch presentation ceremony whether his century at the MCG had added significance and he didn’t bring up the topic. But just before leaving for celebrations in the dressing room, he grabbed the
microphone from presenter Pommie Mbangwa, the former Zimbabwe pacer, and thanked the fans for turning up in numbers to support India. Dhawan has struggled for runs since India arrived in Australia. He got some starts, but not a big one. The voices in favour of dropping him and trying out Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane as openers and bringing in Ambati Rayudu were growing. Had Rohit not got injured after the triseries opener, Dhoni might have been forced to leave him out. Eventually the idea of going in with a left-right combination prevailed and Dhawan stayed on. Against Pakistan, he was timing the ball well but a mix-up with Virat Kohli resulted in his run out. On Sunday, he was
involved in another run out, this time Rohit backing up a long way. He was under pressure and the incident could have only added to it. But Shikhar looked positive and got support from Kohli and Rahane. His 137 turned out to be the difference between the two sides. He acknowledged the team effort. “Virat was a great support early on because he was coming here on the back of a century, we were running between the wickets well today. Then when Ajinkya joined me he was on top of the bowling from the start and that took pressure off me,” he said. After struggling against the short ball for the past three months, it was obvious the South Africa pacers would dig it in.
www.sunvillasamachar.com
4 / Dt. 24-02-2015, Tuesday
Women bootleggers turn jewelry GU senate polls: ABVP, artisans with Rajkot Police at help NSUI supporters clash Rajkot Kubaliyapara on the eastern bank of Aji River in Rajkot city is a slum pocket. A few days ago, a team of Thorala police station conducted raid and arrested a lady bootlegger with five liter of country liquor worth Rs 200 only. But while searching her house, the police team had mixed feelings. The lady`s husband was in bed. He was seriously ill. Her four children were crying for food. The woman’s attempt was to sell the Rs 200 worth of liquor to buy food and medicine for her family. Assessing the situation, assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Banno Joshi turned a little emotional. She decided to handle this case differently from the routine police ways. Now, the woman bootlegger is selfemployed. She works for an imitation jewelry firm, molding beautiful bangles, hairpins and necklaces. Your
imitation ornament may be the one made by this lady. After Rajkot city police approached the problem in a constructive way, almost 15 woman bootleggers have given up their illegal activity and have become selfemployed. ACP Joshi says, “We surveyed this slum area and identified woman bootleggers, who are breadwinners of their families. Some of them are widows, divorcees or whose husbands are in jail. Each of these women has been booked in more than 10 case of prohibition. We met and counselled them. After that, all agreed to abandon their illegal activity.” Joshi further says that rehabilitating and reintroducing these women in the society was a big challenge. “We first decided to give them tailoring machines. But learning tailoring needs long training. Some factory-owners
turned down our request to employ these women. As part of trust-building, our team took these women for training. We gave them vehicle. Initially, police constable Narendra Hoodad played the role of deliveryman. He supplied them row material and collected finished imitation jewelry. Now, these ladies are earning from Rs 6, 000 to Rs 9, 000 per month,” explains the ACP. Ziluben Qureshi, who was facing eleven cases of prohibition, says she never wanted to do the illegal activity but her husband forced her into brewing and selling country-made liquor. “I always hated this dirty job. But having family responsibility, I had to do it. After moral support from police, I agreed to abandon the illegal activity and doing hard work for bread and butter.
Sabhramati Mahatmya book launched at Sabarmati riverfront
AHMEDABAD Amid the clash between NSUI and ABVP supporters, the voting for the eight senate seats of Gujarat University (GU) were held on Sunday. 75% voting was recorded in the elections which were marred by clash between the two student groups over an alleged bogus voter. The counting will be held on February 24. The ballot boxes from across the state are expected to arrive in city by Monday. The voting began at 11am across 44 centers in the state including four in the city and went on
till 5pm. The clash between ABVP and NSUI ensued around 4.30pm when an environment science student from Ahmedabad rural came for voting at GU campus centre. NSUI supporters claimed that the student is a bogus voter as he has already voted in the morning. Supporters of both the groups came face to face outside the campus. Later, NSUI supporters also had an altercation with police as they alleged that police was helping the rival group. Police had to resort to mild lath charge to disperse the crowd.
Polio survivor a saviour for city’s disabled AHMEDABAD Many physically handicapped people in the city see in Gulam Shaikh a saviour who not only helps them lead a better life but also fights for their rights. What is interesting is that Shaikh, a resident of Vatva, is himself handicapped because of a polio attack. One of Shankar Parmar's feet had to be amputated because of injuries caused in a road accident. Similarly, Shamima Chipa is another beneficiary though she is not handicapped herself. However, she is able to fight her handicapped son, Samir's divorce case because of Shaikh's aid. Shaikh gave him Rs 30 to hire an auto-rickshaw and
then later bought him a tricycle. Shaikh also ran errands for Shankar and got him a small loan from the government to start a business of his own. Shaikh is also known as Babu Shaikh in Vatva where he lives in a small enclosure near Bibi Talav. When asked how he came to fight for the rights of the handicapped, Shaikh said that, in 1984, he used to work as an apprentice in ITI Naroda along with many other handicapped persons. "We use to get a stipend for the work we did.As they were not paid their stipend regularly, they frequently went to bed without food quite," said Shaikh.
Congress MLAs wearing masks in Gujarat assembly
Gandhinagar, BJP enjoys 2/3rd majority on assembly floor, Speaker is BJP MLA, Governor is no more a Congress asset, BJP is in government in state and even in centre. Congress has technically no opportunity to stop any bill or make any desturbance beyond a limit during ongoing budget session of Gujarat assembly. The only part left with Congress is to look for media attention. And that’s what the party does. Congress as an opposition group looks for maximum photo opportunity plus coverage in print and footage on TV channels. For this, some drama is required. So for today, Congress party MLAs wore masks inside the assembly house. They disturbed
Governor’s speech and later also staged walk out. Presented above are the photographs of Congress MLAs sitting in the house wearing masks in connection with swine flu situation in state. Generally, the state government calls two-three days session of assembly in winter and monsoon. But for technical reason it has to call about a month long session during summer to pass budget proposals. Technically each department’s budget proposal is needed to be discussed and passed on floor of the assembly, and therefore unlike other sessions, it is government needs to call budget session for about a month long period. About a month long budget session offers best
BJP selects Atmarambhai Parmar for the post of Deputy Speaker
Victim’s kin rues visiting Ahmedabad Ahmedabad, River Ganga which is flowing for thousands of years was earlier known as Kashyapi Ganga. A 400 years old manuscript named as ‘Sabhramati Mahatmya’(importance of Sabhramati or Sabarmati
river) was found in Mumbai based Farbas Gujarati Sabha collection. Ahmedabad based Maniangar gaadi Acharya Shri Purushottam Priyadasji Maharaj asked to translate and publish it. Jagannath Mandir Mahant Dilipdasji
Maharaj was present in this function. London based Muktajivan Scottish pipe band, Nairobi based HH Swamibapa Pipe band and Maninagar based Swamibapa pipe band members were present on this occasion and played music.
Maruti Suzkui and Gujarat Govt to set up Rs.150 crore International Centre of Excellence in Automobile
AHMEDABAD It was a twist of fate that Anopsingh Ravat, 26, landed in the city and got killed by an autorickshaw gang. Harendra Ravat, who like the victim hails from Uttarakhand, rues the decision to come to Ahmedabad on way to Delhi. Three persons including a minor were arrested late on Saturday night in connection with the murder of Mumbai youth, Anopsingh Ravat. At Mumbai railway station they boarded an Ahmedabadbound train, hoping to reach Delhi early. "Harendra
blames their misfortune on this decision," said a Danilimda police official. On reaching Ahmedabad late in the night they learned that the next Delhi-bound train would leave at 5.30 am and the duo went to the Geeta Mandir bus terminus to check for Delhi-bound bus where they found that there too they would have to wait. They hired Asif's autorickshaw and on way back to railway station they were robbed and Anopsingh was stabbed to death," said Danilimda police inspector Moin Shaikh.
‘Make In India an old mantra’
Ahmedabad, The Centre will nurture and support the Automobile Industry by bringing National and International Best Practices of skill formation-Development, Upgradation, research & Development in automobile in automobile industries and incubation by entrepreneurship development by the institute. The focus area of the
project will be automotive retail, service and repair, automotive manufacturing, metals and engineering, automotive mechatronics, employability skills, core activities, revenue generating activities, capacity building activities, publication activities etc. The Government of Gujarat has decided to set up an international Centre of Excellence in Automobile at
the Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) in the joint venture of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd(MSIL) which is in the process of establishing it’s first car plant near Mandal in Ahmedabad district. The Gujarat Government and the Maruti will invest around Rs.150 crore for setting up the proposed Centre. The centre is expected to be functional in next two years.
AHMEDABAD 'Make in India', a marketing strategy promoted by the central government as the idea of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is actually an old mantra.A study by an IIM Ahmedabad professor reveals that 'Make in India' was very much there during India's colonial period and the post-independence decades till 1991. The paper, 'Make in India: Re-chanting the Mantra with a Difference' by Prof Satish Deodhar traces the origin and idea of Make in India through time and
reveals that the story of 'Make in India' evolved in 1901 when economists like Dadabhai Nauroji lamented the economic drain of India by the colonial masters. Raw material was being procured cheaply from Indians and shipped out to get it processed in England, only to be shipped back and sold to Indians for a profit.At the turn of the 19th century it was Laxmanrao Kirloskar who produced India's first iron plough and Sir Jamshedji Tata's efforts paved way for India's first steel mill.
chance to opposition Congress party. MLAs of Congress try their best to show presence of party in state during budget session. They do everything to make headline, to generate a photo opportunity and to offer a good video footage. They attempt their best to expose the government on number of frontiers. They shout slogans, create chaos, they rush to well, knowing well that they will be flushed out of the house. They hold rally, they threaten gherao of assembly complex, they face detention, they shout slogans, hit desks, torn papers, wear different things and colors to show protest, hold mock assembly wearing masks and do lot of other things during budget session.
Gandhinagar Gujarat BJP has selected party MLA Atmarambhai Parmar for the post of Deputy Speaker of Gujarat
Assembly. Gujarat Assembly’s month long budget session has started today. As Speaker Ganpat Vasava is hospitalized due to
Swine flu, the election of Deputy Speaker has become important. Atmarambhai will file nomination form tomorrow and will be elected as Deputy Speaker day after tomorrow. Till the time, Ganpat Vasava is under rest due to swine flu, Atmarambhai will occupy the chair of Speaker. Until Atmarambhai’s election as Deputy Speaker, Speaker panel head BJP MLA Nimaben Acharya will occupy Speaker’s chair. Surat based Atmarambhai Parmar is MLA from Gadhada assembly seat which is reserved for Scheduled Caste(SC).
Three govt bills on first day of Gujarat assembly budget session Gandhinagar, The budget session of Gujarat assembly started today with Governor’s address during which MLAs of congress party wore masks in protest against government’s refusal to declare swine flu spread as epidemic. Congress MLAs presented masks to Governor,Chief Minister, Ministers and BJP MLAs too. Due to Congress protest, Government had to conclude his address midway.
The house paid tribute to late MLAs Upendra Trivedi and Chandravadan Patel who passed away recently. MLA Suresh Patel joined by Ashok Patel, Raghavji Patel and Rajendra Trivedi led attention of house to swine flu situation in state as a matter of urgent importance. Later the bill that were passed in the last session of assembly and approved by Governor were tabled in the house. Governor has recently approved some bills
passed by house in last year. They were also tabled. Presentation of Kamkaj Salahkar Samiti report is another procedure scheduled on first day of session. -Gujarat Jaher Bandhkam Karar related Takrar Lavadi Tribunal(Sudhara) Vidheyak -Peovincial Small Cause Court (Gujarat amendment) bill. -Presidency Small Cause Court (Gujarat amendment) bill.
Year : 01, Issue : 50 “Sunvilla Samachar” (English Daily) Morning Newspaper Printed at Vansh Corporation, A-8, Shayona Golden Estate, Shahibaug, Ahmedabad - 380 004., and Published at A-24, Shardha Apartment, Thakkarbapanagar Road, Bapunagar, Ahmedabad-382350. Mo.: 9687612324, by Owner, Printer, Publisher : Aksheshkumar S. Savaliya on date 24-02-2015 (Tuesday), Editor : Kapilkumar M. Hirpara* (*Responsible for selection of News under the PRB act). RNI Regn No. : GUJENG/2014/59629