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News Brief 8 arrested for pollrelated violence in Shamli Agency | Muzaffarnagar
Two incidents of violence related to panchayat polls have been reported in Shamli district, following which police have booked 23 people and arrested eight of them. Police registered a case against several people including the husband of the Islampur gram pradhan and arrested eight of them in connection with a clash between the supporters of the village chief and her political rival, Circle Officer of police Nishank Sharma said today.
Woman raped by gas agency owner in Ballia
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A 30-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a gas agency owner in Kotwali area, police said here today. The agency operator Sanjay Rai had called the victim on February 20 evening on the pretext of providing an LPG cylinder after which he raped her, SP Manoj Kumar Jha said. He said an FIR was lodged yesterday after the victim filed a complaint. The matter was being investigated, he said.
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free pills to Diabetes and BP patients, Rs 2/kg wheat, Rs 3/kg rice
66,000 recruitment in 2016-17
3 years Rs 10,000 crore will be spent under this Yojana, of which Rs 2500 crore will be spent this year. Farmers will get upto Rs 3 lakh lending for Kharif crop at 1% interest rate. For the first time 2 lakh tonne fertilizer will be stocked by State
govt company. It will be stored at 50 places. This will avail smooth supply of fertilizer to farmers. “A plan of Rs 50 crore to develop a plug-andplay apparel park in four districts — Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Vadodara and Surat — by GIDC has been made so that readymade garment industry can develop and women can get employment in large numbers. A special “women industrial park” has been set up at Sanand with special concession. Similar parks will also be set up at Halol and Junaid (Bharuch),” the minister added.
nology help to execute the first high speed train on Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor. President said the government’s cleanliness mission extended to the Railways and it strived to phase out open discharge of sewage from trains and do away with manual scavenging. “My
several ambitious measures for improving sanitation standards at railway stations and trains. ‘Samman’ guides us in our endeavour to phase out the open discharge of sewage from trains and combat manual scavenging. All new coaches are now being fitted with bio-toilets.” Mukherjee said. Referring to capacity expansion, he said Focus has also been on doubling, gauge conversion and capacity enhancement works in Railways.
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Gujarat government is going to recruit whopping 66,000 in financial year 2016-17 as per the budget speech delivered by Finance Minister Shri Saurabh Patel today in assembly. Patel said this size of recruitment drive is happening for the first time in Gujarat. Out of 66,000 recruitment, over 17,000 will be in police department, 4,000 of which will be in traffic police. In other major announcement, Patel today said government will provide free medicines to
diabetes and blood pressure patients for life time at government facilities. Making other big announcement, Patel said,
changes in public distribution system will be effective from 1st April this year. Beneficiaries will get wheat for Rs 2/
kg and rice for Rs 3.kg. Over 3 crore will benefit from this. In another announcement, percentile and income limits for
Save universities from ‘scholarship of abuse, hate and discord’: IIT-M writes to President
56 faculty members wrote to President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday expressing concern on institutions of higher learning being converted into war zones. Agency | New Delhi
Wading into the JNU row, a group of IIT-Madras faculty has expressed concern on institutions of higher learning being converted into “war zones”, saying that calling for the country’s “dismemberment and ruin” in the name of dissent is not acceptable. In a letter to President Pranab Mukherjee, the 56 faculty members said there is a
need to save educational institutions from the scholarship of abuse and hate and sought his intervention. “We feel concerned about the situation in the country where institutions of higher learning are being converted into war zones by some academicians, politicians and sections of media.
We support intellectual freedom, and alternative views are a must for democracy and creativity. However, there is a deep distortion of the meaning of academic freedom which is leading to a vitiated atmosphere in the campuses,” they said. They have requested the President to take steps for
saving educational institutions from the “scholarship of abuse, hate and discord” and restoring the atmosphere of sobriety, reflection and harmony necessary for genuine scholarship, Shreepad Karmalkar, a professor and one of the signatories, said in a statement. “In the name of academic autonomy, angry academics should not wage their ideological wars, nor can an institute campus be beyond the norms of the society outside in matters of abusive and hateful expressions. Calling for dismemberment and ruin of our country in the name of dissent is not acceptable, even in a university,” the letter said.
Umar Khalid must follow law and surrender, says Delhi High Court
beneficiaries of Mukhya Mantri Yuva Swavalamban Yojana are modified to cover more students. Rs 1,000 crore non-plan roads are announced under Rs 2,500 crore Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Yojana which is to be introduced this year. In
President highlights MumbaiAhmedabad bullet train project government has initiated Agency | New Delhi
President Pranab Mukherjee today highlighted the improved sanitation standards at rail premises and the Railways’ first bullet train project in his address to Parliament. Describing the tieup with Japan on bullet train project as a “landmark”, the President said “Agreement with government of Japan will make the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail corridor a reality.” Japan is extending soft loan and tech-
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The violent agitation by Jats demanding reservaAgency | New Delhi tion in government jobs and education in Haryana A doctor, allegedly inis more vulnerable to unAgency | New Delhi has brought the unambiguvolved in the acid attack provoked attacks from a ous fault lines in the state’s on a woman colleague JNU students Umar KHafrenzied public than Kancouncil of ministers to the in a government hospi- lid and Anirban Bhathaiya Kumar.” With the fore. Its first manifestation tacharya, accused of tal who had refused his police presence having became visible on Monmarriage proposal, has raising “anti- national” been removed from the day. Anil Vij, the health been denied bail by a slogans during a protest in Delhi High Court prem- minister in the Manohar Delhi court. Addition- the university last week, ises after the hearing in Lal Khattar government, had reached a consensus plicate the situation. No al Sessions Judge Na- have now been asked to the Kanhaiya Kumar bail expressed his disapprov- in the cabinet meeting one can say with surety resh Kumar Malhotra surrender and “follow case on Tuesday morning, al at the declaration of a saying it was not the right at this hour as to who all dismissed the bail plea due procedure” by the of doctor Ashok Ku- Delhi High Court. The Court and “safe passage” mar in the premises of the surrender pleas were compensation of Rs 10 time do so. The announce- were innocent or not. Bemar Yadav, saying no court declined to pass any from the University cam- the Patiala house courts taken up by the court after lakh and government job ment was made by edu- sides, divergent voices are ground was made out to orders on their plea for pus to the court premises, by lawyers and other per- 4 PM, with police person- to the next of the kin of cation minister Ram Bi- being heard with regards grant him the relief and “safe surrender” and will alleging that there was sons, the pleas also claim nel being brought back. those who were killed in las Sharma soon after the to the quantum of comthe two juveniles, ap- now hear the matter in de- “threat to their life and that they fear that they Entry into the courtroom the violence. Vij, who is a meeting got over. “There pensation ranging from prehended in the case, tail again on Wednesday. limb”. Referring to last would be attacked if they was again restricted, with Punjabi, was irked that the was unanimity in the Cab- Rs 25 lakh per deceased to have already been con- The duo filed pleas seek- week’s attack on media were to be taken to the only five reporters and a announcement was made inet meeting that announc- Rs 1 crore,’’ a BJP source, victed by the Juvenile ing permission to surren- personnel and JNUSU Patiala house court, and handful of lawyers being by his cabinet colleagues ing compensation for loss privy to the details of the despite the fact that they of lives may further com- cabinet meeting, said. Justice Board (JJB). der before the Delhi High president Kanhaiya Ku- alleged that the petitioner permitted to enter. Corpo. Office: B/14, Madhav Chamber’s, India Colony, Opp-Vidhyanagar School, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
2 / Dt. 24-02-2016, Wednesday Editors’ Picks wednesday, FEBRUARY 24, 2016 The Jats, Marathas and Patels are certainly dominant, why they want a quota
The Jats’ demonstrations for their inclusion on the list of the OBC castes in Haryana are echoing others — including the Patels’ agitation, which resulted in reportedly 10 deaths in August last year, a toll similar to the present one in Haryana where 16 people have died so far. And still other groups are asking for a “backward” status that would allow them to have a greater access to job quotas. The Gujjars in Rajasthan, the Kapus in Andhra Pradesh as well as the Marathas in Maharashtra are similarly mobilised. So far, they all have been denied reservations because of their dominant character. M.N. Srinivas, the pioneer of Indian anthropology in the 1950s, defined the dominant castes as those that are demographically important and own a lot of land. The Jats, Marathas and Patels are certainly dominant, but their mobilisation tells us something about structural problems in the Indian economy. These dominant castes do not see their future in agriculture because of the attraction exerted by the city and because of the crisis in village India. These jobs are precarious and badly paid. In the private sector, the average daily earnings of the workers was Rs 249 in 2011-12, according to the Labour Bureau, and those of the employees at large, Rs 388. By contrast, in the public sector, the figures were respectively almost three times more at Rs 679 and Rs 945. Recently, the Seventh Pay Commission recommended an increase of the minimum monthly salary from Rs 7,000 to Rs 18,000. Understandably, the young Jats, Patels, Kapus and Marathas who do not find good jobs in the private sector fall back on the government. The search for government jobs among these castes is also influenced by their particularly skewed sex ratio. Parents of girls prefer grooms with stable income – those with government jobs are often their preferred choice. With fewer girls compared to boys in these castes, there is competition in the marriage market. However, there are fewer government jobs these days. There were 19.5 million jobs in the public sector in 1992-93 when India’s population was 839 million. While there are 1.2 billion Indians now, the number of jobs in the public sector has shrunk to 17.6 million. In states that have aggressively implemented the liberalisation policy, government jobs have almost disappeared. For instance, the government’s share in employment in Gujarat is only 1.18 per cent whereas it is 16 per cent in Kerala. Some chief ministers pretend they can influence the judiciary. For instance, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has referred the Marathas’s demand for reservation to the Supreme Court. Some others claim that caste should not be the only criterion for positive discrimination.
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QUOTE “Hindus, who are a majority in the over 120 crore population will never become minority. Hindus will always be in majority. And whatever you see (population) OF THE atoday, it is going to increase in days to come,” - RSS supremo Mohan Bhagwat said in an interactive session of a Chamber of Commerce in Kolkata DAY Salman Khan gets death threat call ‘Chicken Sanju Baba’ Will be Free by an anonymous phone caller to Celebrate Sanjay Dutt’s Release
Agency | Mumbai Agency | Mumbai An anonymous phone caller has threatened to kill Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, prompting the Mumbai Police to launch a probe, an official said today. The
phone call was made to the city’s Police Control Room on February 16, police said. Police suspected it was a hoax call and launched a probe though no case has been filed yet. Police has managed to locate the place
from where the call was made. Salman Khan has recently delivered two back-to-back hits with ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ and ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan.’ The actor is currently working on his next film Sultan.
Fans of Shah Rukh Khan, your star is a fan of these legends! Agency | Mumbai
With his Fan anthem being released in six different languages, Shah Rukh Khan says the song is an ode to his idols Mahatma Gandhi, Sachin Tendulkar, Rajinikanth and Yash Chopra. The song ‘Jabra Fan’, which debuted its Hindi version last week, has now been recorded in six more languages -- Bengali, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Marathi, Tamil and Gujarati. The 50-year-old actor said the whole nation and world is fan of Gandhiji besides him. “Gandhiji, The Father of the Nation is also
A Mumbai restaurateur will offer a special culinary delight named Chicken Sanju Baba free of charge to all patrons and fans to celebrate Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt’s release from prison on Thursday. Mughlai eatery Noor Mohammadi Hotel in south Mumbai will offer the signature recipe, created by Mr Dutt himself and gifted to restaurant owner Khalid Hakim. “I had invited Sanjay Dutt Sa’ab to inaugurate the new family
section of my restaurant in 1986. Since then, he visited regularly to relish the special non-vegetarian and other food items we served here, especially his favourite Nalli Nari,” Mr Hakim said. Mr Dutt also loved other delicacies like White Chicken Biryani, Chicken Hakimi, Dal Ghee, Zafrani Tangdi Kabab, Shami Kabab and Tiranga Kabab on the menu, which Dilip Kumar, late artist M F Husain and Sunil Dutt also loved. “It was only much later in 2010, on one of his visits that he creat-
ed a special gravy-based chicken dish for us and we named it after him as ‘Chicken Sanju Baba’ on the menu card. He also gave me his written consent to prepare and sell it to our patrons,” said Mr Hakim, who is the third generation owner of the restaurant opened in 1923. Over the years, ‘Chicken Sanju Baba’ ranks among the top customer choice on the menu along with other traditional favourites. Mr Dutt even credited the hotel for the dish named after him in a television interview, Mr Hakim said with a tinge of pride in his voice. “He is a big star, he could have easily sold the recipe to some five-star hotel and earn royalty for his whole life. But he gave it to our humble place. The least we can do is celebrate his release differently along with his fans and patrons on Thursday,” Mr Hakim said.
for case adjournment.” The actress seemed too worried about the court proceedings. Saira Banu married Dilip Kumar in the year 1966 and has always been seen beside him ever since. The legendary actor was bestowed with the Padma Vibhushan Award recently. Besides this, the
Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan in 1991, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994 for his contributions towards Indian cinema. The Government of Pakistan also honoured Dilip Kumar with its highest civilian honour Nishan-e-Imtiaz in 1997.
ody playing in the background. Moments later, there is a hustle outside and writer/editor Apurva Asrani marches into the room. A quick embrace between Mehta and Asrani is followed by some fun banter. The camaraderie between Mehta and Asrani (both National Award
winners for direction and editing respectively), is evident as they chat about their latest movie Aligarh. Set in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), the film is based on true events that led to the demise of Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad awardee Prof Ramchandra Siras, in 2010. Prof Siras was suspended by AMU for misconduct, after having been ambushed by a TV channel’s camera crew, having sex with a rickshaw-puller. Prof Siras took the suspension to court and was reinstated since the Delhi High Court had, in 2009, decriminalised consensual gay sex.
Dilip Kumar’s wife Saira banu tweets about husband’s 18-year-old case hearing Agency | New Delhi
the world’s biggest star. The whole nation & the world is his fan!,” he tweeted along with the link of the song’s Gujarati version. Shah Rukh, who is the proud owner of Kolkata Knight Riders and the state’s brand ambassador too, said he is an admirer of the city of joy.
“City of joy, city of KKR & the city that still has the old world charm. Kolkata, aami tomake bhalo bashi! Ur fan,” he wrote with the Bengali link of the song. Sharing the Punjabi version, the Jab Tak Hai Jaan star remembered Chopra and said he is his “ethernal fan”.
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Ranveer Singh is Paris bound for Befikre
Veteran actor Dilip Kumar’s wife Saira Banu revealed on Twitter about an 18-year-old-case involving her husband. In a series of tweets, she said the hearing will take place today (February 23). The veteran actress sought support and prayers from the fans of the legendary actor who has not been in the best of health lately. Saira Banu did not reveal much about the case but said that ‘Dilip Saab’s health is delicate and is facing neurological problems.’ She also wrote, “Saab has never prayed
The makers of Aligarh talk about creating films with a conscience
Agency | New Delhi Actor Ranveer Singh is off to Paris to begin the shooting for his upcoming film ‘Befikre’. Filmmaker Aditya Chopra’s next big project ‘Befikre’ which stars Vaani Kapoor along side Ranveer. The actor seems to be in full #Befikre mode on his twitter handle. The cover image of the ‘Bajirao Mastani’ actor states the release date of the film, while his display picture has Paris’ biggest attraction, the Eiffel Tower.
The actor captioned an image shared on Twitter and wrote ‘Paris bound’, which has heart smileys. Ranveer Singh and Vaani Kapoor will be seen romancing in the film which will be extensively shot in Paris. The costars had announced the release date of the film, which is December 9, in a vedio. In the video, released by Yash Raj Films, Vaani Kapoor was seen announcing the film’s release date in French while Ranveer later comes as a translator.
Vidyut Jamwal says his upcoming film “Commando 2” has better action, better storyline, and shooting was more expensive compared to the earlier film Agency | Mumbai
Action star Vidyut Jamwal says his upcoming film “Commando 2” has better action, better storyline, and shooting was more expensive compared to the earlier film. “The commandos are doing better job this time — you’ll see better action, storyline is better, we’re spending a lot of
money this time, several people have faith in it, everything is better and bigger,” Vidyut said at a press meet on the film’s sets. “We are not aware which film receives what response. There are numerous action films coming up and all will receive a different response, depending on how it is shot, who the actor is,”
he added. The film has been produced by “Namastey London” director Vipul Amrutlal Shah, who was responsible for giving Vidyut the break as a baddie opposite John Abraham in “Force”, which fetched him the Filmfare award for best debut. Shah had also produced Vidyut’s earlier film “Commando”.
Agency | Mumbai We meet director/filmmaker Hansal Mehta inside the well-lit office of Karma Pictures at Andheri. There is a storyboard of what we assume to be an upcoming movie, books by authors like Amitav Ghosh and Rajmohan Gandhi, and a lilting mel-
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Agency | New Delhi India’s gold imports are expected to decline sharply in February, touching an over two-year low as investors abstain from buying the metal due to a surge in prices recently and expectations over a cut in import taxes in the upcoming general budget. The estimated decline in the metal’s imports in February would be nearly 67 percent below the levels recorded in the previous month. “Banks and trading agencies have scaled down imports. They are being forced to offer heavy discounts (to global prices) to clear inventory,” Bachhraj Bamalwa, director at All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation, told the agency. In the overseas markets, gold prices have risen to one-year high of $1,260.60 an ounce this month, as the safe-haven demand for the metal went up sharply amid a selloff in global equity markets. Domestically, the yellow metal prices touched a high of Rs 29,650 per 10 gram on 12 February, posting gains by Rs 2,600 in the previous eleven trading sessions.
Global Internet users rise by 300 million to 3.2 billion in 2015: Facebook
Agency | Hyderabad Internet users globally grew by 300 million to 3.2 billion at the end of 2015, partly due to affordable data and rising global income, says a report by social media giant Facebook. “At the end of 2014, there were 2.9 billion Internet users globally. By the end of 2015, this figure was predicted to have reached 3.2 billion, 43% of the world’s population,” said the report titled ‘State of Connectivity 2015’ on Global Access Internet. “During 2014, lower prices for data and rising global incomes have made mobile data packages of 500 MB per month affordable to 500 million more people,” it said. The highest estimates of 3G and 4G coverage suggest that 1.6 billion people live outside mobile broadband coverage, an improvement compared to 2 billion at the end of 2014.
NASA: New Laser technology to propel spacecraft to Mars in just 3 days
Australian pace bowler Josh Hazlewood pleaded guilty to a dissent charge and was subsequently fined 15 percent of his match fee after launching an expletive-laden tirade when a decision went against him in the ongoing second Test versus New Zealand on Tuesday. With New Zealand battling to build a second innings lead in the first session on the fourth day, Hazlewood was convinced he had trapped Kane Williamson lbw only for umpire Ranmore Martinesz to deny the appeal. Captain Steve Smith asked for a review, though ‘hot-spot’ technology showed Williamson, the key wicket the Australians needed in their push for victo-
Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Sami enter Pakistan squad for Asia Cup, World T20 Agency | Karachi
ry, had got a thin inside edge onto his pad, so ball tracking was not examined. The big screen did not show a clear picture of the hot-spot and Hazlewood exploded, with stump microphones capturing his tirade. Smith then confronted Martinesz mid-pitch. Williamson, who had an earlier lbw verdict overturned, fell for 97 after lunch as the hosts posted a total of 335, giving the visitors a 201-victory
target. Australia reached 70 for one at the close of play. The outburst from Hazlewood, and ‘teapot’ impersonation by Smith dominated social media afterwards. The fast bowler pleaded guilty later to showing dissent, a team spokesperson said. “We probably thought it was out, but those 5050 calls either go your way or they don’t,” said Australia bowler Jackson Bird, who took career-best figures of 5-59.
MCA to move Supreme Court against Lodha panel recommendations Agency | Mumbai
Much along expected lines, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has decided to file an intervention application before the Supreme Court to present the difficulties in implementing the recommendations of the Justice RM Lodha Committee in order to bring reforms in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). After the BCCI’s special general meeting here on February 19, there was a general consensus that all state associations would express their opposition to the Lodha panel reforms separately to the apex court and MCA, headed by former BCCI president Sharad Pawar,
The Pakistan Cricket Board has included opener Sharjeel Khan and fast bowler Mohammad Sami in the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup and World T20 tournaments after injuries to Babar Azam and Ruman Raees. Khalid Latif would replace Iftikhar Ahmed for the World T20 tournament after being recognised for his power hitting during the Pakistan Super League in Dubai. The expected announcement came late last night through a press release from the PCB, which said that the changes were necessitated due to injuries that batsman Azam and pace bowler Raees had picked during the PSL. The PCB said Babar and
Raees were unavailable for both events. Both the youngsters are yet to play in a T20 international for Pakistan. According to the PCB, Azam suffered a fracture on his left forearm during a practice session with Islamabad United and he has been advised around three to four weeks rest. Left arm pacer Raees suffered a grade one hamstring strain and is working to regain his fitness. “After
having looked at the performance of the players in the PSL, the selection committee along with captain Shahid Afridi and head coach Waqar Younis decided to include Sharjeel Khan and Mohammad Sami as replacements for injured Babar Azam and Ruman Raees respectively for both Asia Cup and World Cup,” Pakistan chief selector Haroon Rasheed said in a statement.
to be similar and we will probably be playing all these oppositions at some stage. So, as many teams as we play before the World Cup, it gives us a great opportunity to assess what the teams are like, what the balance is like, what their strengths and weaknesses are, and where do we stand com-
pared to them. You can see it (Asia Cup) as a whole package before the World Cup,” Kohli said at the pre-match press conference in Mirpur. India begin the tournament on the back of some very impressive outings in the slam-bang format against Australia and Sri Lanka.
requires courage,” Kohli said on the eve of India’s Asia Cup T20 opener against hosts Bangladesh. Kohli enjoys a good record against Pakistan. In four T20 matches, he has scored 150 runs including one fifty, at an average of 75. He also has 373 runs (including two hundreds) from 10 innings in ODIs. The 27-year-old, however, said that he never considered Pakistan to be any different from other
tough opponents. “I don’t feel any difference when I play Pakistan, but they are a strong side,” he said. But Kohli and India’s immediate focus would be Bangladesh, who stunned the in a bilateral ODI series last year. Mustafizur Rahman starred in his debut series and he will once again be a big threat tomorrow. Kohli appreciated the young pacer’s quickly growing stature in international cricket.
You can see Asia Cup 2016 as whole package before World T20: Virat Kohli Agency | Mirpur
is one of the first states to do it after it was decided in their managing committee meeting on Monday. “In a meeting of the managing committee of the Mumbai Cricket Association to discuss the far ranging consequences of the Lodha Committee’s recommendations, it was unanimously decided that the Mumbai Cricket Association would file an interven-
tion application before the Supreme Court and highlight the difficulties and inconsistencies in the report,” MCA media release said. “Accordingly, the members unanimously authorised joint honorary secretaries and vice president Ashish Shelar to seek appropriate legal advice and file necessary applications before the Court,” the release added.
Aaron Phangiso condemned for imitation of snorting a line of cocaine
Indian batting mainstay Virat Kohli on Tuesday said the Asia Cup starting in Mirpur on Wednesday is a perfect platform to assess the team’s strengths, weaknesses and its current standing on the global stage ahead of the big-ticket World T20 next month. India lock horns with Bangladesh in the tournament-opener of the Asia Cup T20 in Mirpur on Wednesday, beginning their final phase of preparations for next month’s World T20 to be held in India. “Going into the World Cup as I said, the conditions are going
Virat Kohli happy to see Mohammad Amir back in action for Pakistan Agency | New Delhi
Agency | Washington NASA researchers are working on a technology that could harness the power of light and may be the key to cutting down travel time to Mars from months to as little as three days. Philip Lubin, from the University of California, Santa Barbara, is developing the ‘photonic propulsion’ system where lasers can propel spacecraft with giant sails to the Red Planet. The system relies on the momentum of photons--particles of light--to move forward. However, instead of photons from the Sun’s rays, Lubin’s design would be given a push by giant Earth-based lasers. In a video for NASA 360, Lubin explained that the technology is very much readily available, and that the system could easily be scaled up. With our current technology, it is estimated it will take humans around five months to reach Mars, ‘ScienceAlert’ reported. “There are recent advances that take this from science fiction to science reality,” said Lubin. “There is no known reason why we can not do this,” he said.
Agency | New Delhi South African left-arm spiner Aaron Phangiso has been condemned by Cricket South Africa on a graphic imitation of snorting a line of cocaine at the Wanderers Stadium. Phangiso was found imitating this action while the second T20I match between South Africa and England was in progress. The left-armer though later apologised after being caught on cameras. “I was sharing a light and humorous moment
with my team-mates, but in hindsight I realise it was a silly and irresponsible thing to do,” the 32 yearold said “I would like to apologise for my actions and to all those who I may have offended.”, he added. Phangiso was caught entertaining fellow substitute Quinton de Kock, and fast bowler Kagiso Rabada. He was one of the non-playing players and could be clearly be seen ‘sniffing’ an imaginary substance and then leaning back in
satisfaction. CSA’s CEO, Haroon Lorgat said: ‘We understand that Aaron was sharing in a light hearted moment with his teammates, but his action on television was inappropriate in the light of the drug problem that we are challenged with in South Africa. “We have asked team management to highlight the responsibility all players have in being positive and inspirational role models to the youth of this country,” he added.
Virat Kohli today lauded Mohammad Amir for making a successful comeback to international cricket after the Pakistani pacer was banned in 2010 for his role in the spot-fixing scam that also netted then captain Salman Butt and senior speedster Mohammad Asif. Amir, 23, returned to play for Pakistan and did well against New Zealand even though he had to deal with some unkind gestures from the crowds Down Under. Amir will now be seen in action at the Asia Cup T20. Pakistan open their campaign against India on Saturday. “I’m happy to see Amir back and wish him all the best. He’s always been a top-class bowler. He’s worked hard and it
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Gujarat govt set to bring bill for Naroda Patiya convict’s wife alleges torture, wants his bail cancelled key changes in 2013 land act
The Gujarat government is set to introduce a bill in the Budget session of Assembly to bring crucial amendments to the 2013 land acquisition Act, including relaxation of the clauses of social impact assessment and need for consent of land owners Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad it was required to consult the concerned Panchayat, The Gujarat government Municipality or Municiis set to introduce a bill pal Corporation and carry in the Budget session of out a Social Impact AsAssembly to bring crucial sessment (SIA) in consulamendments to the 2013 tation with the local body land acquisition Act, inbefore acquiring land. cluding relaxation of the More so, the SIA had to clauses of social impact be finished within six assessment and need for consent of land owners, to several clauses in the government at Centre had months and it needed a sources said. According Right to Fair Compensa- appointed Union minis- number of things to be asto the sources, the Rev- tion and Transparency in ter Nitin Gadkari to take certained such as whether enue Department was Land Acquisition, Reha- suggestions from all the the proposed acquisition working for the last “five- bilitation & Resettlement state governments on the actually serves any public six” months on the new Act, 2013, — enacted by stringent provisions in the purpose or not. bill and it has now been cleared by the state Cabinet too. With the Cabinet’s nod, the bill is likely to be introduced in the Budget Session, which started Monday. The state government was opposed
the previous UPA government at the Centre — claiming that it was almost “impossible” to acquire land for public purposes under the current provisions. In fact, the present BJP-led NDA
The Gujarat High Court on Monday issued notices to the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team and state government on a petition filed by the wife of a Naroda Patiya riots’ convict Navab Kalu Harisingh Rathod who is serving a life sentence Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad rary bail alleging “menThe Gujarat High Court tal and physical torture” on Monday issued notices by him. Minaben Rathod to the Supreme Court-ap- approached the division pointed Special Investiga- bench of justices Harsha tion Team (SIT) and state Devani and G R Udhwani government on a petition requesting them to canfiled by the wife of a cel temporary bail of her Naroda Patiya riots’ con- husband, Navab alias vict, who is serving a life Kalu Harisingh Rathod. sentence. The petitioner She alleged that her hushas sought cancellation band has been “torturing of her husband’s tempo- and physically assault-
Gujarat focuses on social sector in FY17 Budget
2013 land Act. The Gujarat government had also submitted its objections to the Act before Gadkari. The state government had Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar taken strongest objection to the provision (Section Gujarat government has 4 of the Act) under which put more stress on the social services like education and health in its proposed budget of Rs 85,555.78 crore for the year 2016-17. The proposed annual development plan (ADP) is high- opment. Compared to last er by Rs 66,262.67 crore year, the state governfrom previous year. Out ment has allotted around of proposed ADP, the 1,801.37 crore higher on government has allot- social services developted Rs 40,285.52 crore ment. Finance Minster not only hurt corporate (around 47 per cent of Saurabh Patel said, “The earnings and economic the ADP) for the devel- state government is comgrowth, but is also being opment of social services mitted for creating conducited as reason for po- such as primary health cive climate so that people litical reverses the Modi services, education, drink- can get desired share of government has faced re- ing water, housing, nutri- growth. Social sector gets cently. “After having lost tion, cleanliness, welfare the highest priority with an of schedule caste, sched- outlay of Rs 40, 286 crore Bihar (state elections), ule tribes, socially and keeping in mind the overthe government realises educationally backward, all objective of improving that rural vote has turned woman and child devel- of human development quite decisively against it and therefore it needs If Jats can get quota benifit, to do something to bring the rural votes back,” Patidars also should get it: Radadia said Shankar Sharma, vice-chairman and joint managing director of First Global Stockbroking.
Budget 2016: Why Farmers, Not Middle Class, Will Be On Jaitley’s Radar
Correspondent | New Delhi
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s first budget had quite a few tax sops for the middle class, while his second budget provided some relief to corporates. Most economists expect Mr Jaitley’s third budget to focus on fighting the distress in India’s countryside, home to over 150 million households or nearly 50 per cent of India’s population. Only 23 million households were provided employment in fiscal 2015 as compared with nearly 50 million in each of the preceding 5 years, said DK Joshi of Crisil. In the first four months of fiscal 2016, average employment days per household halved, he added. Lim-
ited hike in minimum support prices (MSPs) for crops (to check food inflation) further impacted disposable incomes and rural wages, analysts say. These factors have impacted rural income and demand. According to Morgan Stanley, rural wage growth has decelerated to an average of 4.8 per cent in 2015 (year to date) from the average growth of 18 per cent between April-09 and March-13. The slump in rural demand has
Hearing on Hardik Patel’s bail plea adjourned on sixth occasion
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Amid ongoing negotiations between agitating Patidars and Gujarat government, the hearing on Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convenor Hardik Patel’s bail plea was adjourned on Tuesday for the sixth occasion in the sedition case. The newly appointed special prosecutor HM Dhruv requested the court for adjournment so that he could go through bulky case records to prepare a reply to the bail pleas filed by Hardik and three other Patidar leaders Chirag Patel, Ketan Patel and Dinesh Bambhania. Earlier, the city crime branch cited absence of Investigating Officer (IO) in this case Jobdas Gedam for not filing an affidavit-in-reply. Har-
Correspondent | Rajkot
dik and his associates filed bail plea in the city sessions court on January 22 after chargesheet was filed against them. The IO remained absent on the first date of hearing, January 27, when he was supposed to file his reply. He did not attend hearing on the second date of hearing, February 2, and then on February 9. On February 15, the court was informed that the IO had gone to Delhi
to attend proceedings on Hardik’s quashing plea in the Supreme Court. On February 20, the public prosecutor sought court’s time on the ground that the state government was to appoint special prosecutors. After three special prosecutors - HM Dhruv, Sudhir Brahmbhatt and Amit Patel - were appointed, the lawyers sought time to study case papers. Further hearing is now kept on February 29.
BJP Lok Sabha MP elected from Porbandar, Vitthal Radadia today opined that if Jat community can get quota benefit in Haryana, then Patidar community in Gujarat should get reservation. Radadia said this in Thorada village of Jetpur taluka, a Patidar community dominated area which is his stronghold. There’s no doubt that government’s positive approach to grant reservation benefit to Jat
community following a violent agitation has given booster dose to those in Patidar community in Gujarat who are demanding quota benefits. However even if government agrees, it’s not easy task to grant reservation to either Jats or Patidars. Jats are denied reservation by Supreme Court. Whether Haryana government’s bill to grant reservation to Jat will sustain in courts if challenged, remains a question.
index of the state.” Major focus areas in the ADP 2016-17 is on sectors that can increase agricultural production, core road network, affordable housing, generate higher employment, expand access to education and health services, particularly to the deprived sections, greater investment in nutrition programs and strengthening infrastructure in irrigation, water supply, sanitation, urban and rural areas.
ing her”. The bench has now asked the Naroda police station to make sure Navab’s presence Tuesday. Minaben had appeared in the court on behalf of her husband seeking extension of his bail for a week on Feb-
ruary 17. She had stated that her husband had been operated upon at a hospital and required till February 22 to undergo further treatment. The court then granted the extension for ten days till February 27.
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Gujarat High Court has allowed a teen rape victim to abort her sixmonth foetus on medical grounds. The court’s order came following a report filed by a panel of six doctors who stated that continuance of pregnancy “involves grave injury to her mental health as her pregnancy being the result of rape, the anguish caused also is to be constituted as a grave injury to the mental health of the victim…” Justice Sonia Gokani, while allowing termination of the
pregnancy, noted that the victim, who is from from Junagadh district, is being fed through a tube and takes only fluids. She had consumed “acid” days after being raped. The order mentioned that “her frail physical and mental health is on account of trauma of rape she underwent and it appears almost an impossibility for her to look for herself.” The judge observed, “All these factual circumstances that emerge on record… leads this court to conclude in favour of grant of her request.”
protests against the demolition drive. AMC officials said that these houses had been constructed on corporation land and were illegally built. The builder had been given several notices, but when he ignored to pull down the structures, AMC con-
ducted the demolitions. Sources in AMC said that the plot was reserved for commercial use, and was lying unused when the illegal constructions took place. When it came to the notice of AMC officials, they demolished the houses and shops.
Gujarat HC allows rape victim to abort 6-month foetus
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation seals 3 restaurants Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation on Monday sealed three restaurants in the new west zone of the city.According to AMC officials, these three restaurants, Shiv Shakti Sky Dine and Rain Forest, both situated on SG Highway, and the famous Kake Ka Dhaba at Sarkhej, were operating without building use (BU) permissions and fire safety licenses. The officials said that as per the norms, a restaurant has to get a fire license and also should have BU permission to operate. Officials said that new west zone authorities have taken up a special drive against such restaurants. Meanwhile, there was tension in the Vatva area as municipal officials de molished 35 houses and 17 shops built illegally on a corporation plot. On Monday, the AMC demolition team went to the area with a big police force, as tension mounted when people began to gather to register their
It was wonderful meeting Gujarat’s ace tennis player Ankita Raina who made us proud with her outstanding performance in South Asian Games. I extended my best wishes to Ankita to continue the winning streak and blessed her to win more gold medals for Gujarat.
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