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News Brief Man tied to jeep was instigating mob: Maj Agency | New Delhi Major Leetul Gogoi, who used a Kashmiri, Fa rooq Ahmad Dar, as a `shield’ to prevent mobs from attacking Election Com mission personnel in Budgam last month, told television channels on Tuesday that he had caught hold of Dar on realising that he could have been the ring-leader of stonepelters. The Army Major said Farooq Ahmad Dar, whom he had tied to the fender of his jeep as a shield against those pelting stones during the J&K bypolls, was initially standing about 30 metres from it among a group of stone-pelters. “I immediate ly told my boys (colleagues) to catch hold of him. He was instigating the crowd and might have been the ringleader. When he saw us, he started running towards the crowd and got on his bike.
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At least 22 killed, 59 injured in suicide attack at Manchester Arena Police believe bombing was responsibility of one man, Salman Abedi, 22, who died while carrying out the attack
Agency | Manchester At least 22 people, including children, have been killed and 59 injured in a suicide bombing at a crowded pop concert in Manchester, the most deadly attack in Britain in a decade. The horror unfolded at about 10.30pm on Monday at the end of a concert by the American singer Ariana Grande, whose music is popular
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with children and teenagers. The attack, which took place in the foyer, caused hundreds of people to flee in terror, with young people at the concert separated from their parents in the chaos. It left a scene of carnage inside the concert venue, where medics described treating wounds consistent with shrapnel injury. One witness said he could see nuts and bolts strewn on the floor of the foyer after the attack, which suggests a nail bomb may have been involved. Families of those injured later said nuts and bolts were removed in life-saving surgeries. Theresa May said: “We are working to establish the full details of what is being treated by the police as an appalling terrorist attack. All our thoughts are with the victims and the fam-
ilies of those who have been affected.” The attack came less than three weeks before Britain’s general election on 8 June and on the anniversary of the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby. In response, all parties have suspended campaigning. Flags outside Downing Street flew at half-mast. The prime minister chaired an emergency meeting of the government’s crisis committee, Cobra, on Tuesday morning and later travelled to Manchester to meet with local law enforcement and survivors. She was scheduled to chair a second Cobra meeting on Tuesday afternoon. The home secretary, Amber Rudd, paid tribute to emergency services, saying: “This was a barbaric attack, deliberately targeting some of the most vulnerable in
our society – young people and children out at a pop concert. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families and victims who have been affected.” Greater Manchester police have confirmed that they believe the bombing was the responsibility of one man armed with an improvised explosive device. The man, named as 22-year-old Salman Abedi, is among the dead. Police raided a number of properties in south Manchester in the wake of the attack, including one address in Fallowfield where a controlled explosion was used to gain entry. The chief constable, Ian Hopkins, said: “We have been treating this as a terrorist incident and we believe that while the attack last night was conducted by one man, the priority is to establish whether he was acting alone or as part of a network.”
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Keep ‘moderation’ this yr: HC to CBSE
Agency | New Delhi Stressing that no one can “play with the lives and future of children“ the Delhi high court on Tuesday prohibited the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) from scrapping its “moderation policy“ to evaluate Class 10 and 12 board students this year, whose results are expected in the next few days. A bench of acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Pratibha M Singh made it clear to the board that “rules can’t be changed after the game has begun“ and directed it to conti nue
with the grace marks or moderation “policy that was in vogue when the students submitted the examination forms“ to evaluate the Class 10 and 12 board exams this year. “We are deeply concerned at the manner in which a change of policy has happened, which may completely change the academic future of students from Delhi,“ the bench noted, reminding CBSE’s controller of examinations who was present in court defending the sudden re versal of policy that many students awaiting Class 12 results have already re-
cieved conditional offers from prestigious universities abroad. “Some may have taken loans, mortgaged property . It will be such a tragedy if their conditional offer from universities abroad gets revoked because of this change in your policy because their offer is based on a certain fixed manner of evaluation. It would cause grave and irreparable financial loss to the children,“ the bench underlined, wondering why CBSE took such a decision after examinations got over. Under the moderation policy, grace marks are given to the students in exams for difficult questions or errors in the question paper. The court noted that students who took the exams “ought to have been put to notice“ as they have the “right to know“ what the CBSE was doing.
send a wrong message to the cadre. On his conviction, Gupta said, “What shall I say about myself? I am what I was before the judgment and after it. Main apne baarey mein kya kahoon.All of you know me and my colleagues know how I have worked in my 35 years of service.“ The huge outpouring of support from the IAS fraternity gives him a sense of satisfaction even in these trying times, he said. Even before his conviction, when he was charge-sheeted a few months ago, his colleagues took to the
print and so cial media, vouching for his honesty and impeccable service record. They went to the extent of calling upon the government to correct his “honest mistakes“. D K Mittal, another retired officer of the UP cadre, said that “if Gupta has to go to jail, then all of should not be here and be in jail“. During the trial, the IAS officers’ Association raised the issue of culpability in decision making. Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said that genuine errors in commercial decisionmaking must be decriminalised.
murder case.He was accused of murdering his brother-in-law in September 1994. The case against him was that he attacked his sister’s husband following her suicide, the previous evening. They were at the hospital to collect her body. He believed his brother-in-law was the reason for her death and allegedly attacked him, assaulting him with a knife. He was arrested from the scene of the crime. The knife was found at the spot
and its cover was later recovered by police at the instance of the accused. Not believing eyewitness accounts and since one witness turned hostile, the trial court held the evidence was lacking to establish it as a murder and acquitted him. The Maharashtra government decided to appeal and moved the HC in 1995. The appeal was finally taken up for hearing and disposal in a batch of appeals this summer vacation.
It’s govt’s responsibility to protect its honest officers, says former coal secy Agency | Lucknow
A day after he was sentenced for his alleged role in the Coalgate scam that took place during the UPA go vernment, then coal se cretary H C Gupta told TOI on Tuesday that a government must protect its honest officials. A CBI court had convicted the retired IAS officer on Friday for alleged irregularities
in the allotment of coal blocks in 2008, and announced the sentence on Monday . “The govern1850. But since decades, ment should see officers’ the clock had gone silent conduct and service, and as the traditional mechprotect the honest ones,“ anised system could not said the 1971-batch UP be fixed. Starting 11 am cadre officer, adding that on Wednesday , the towit was the responsibilier will once again start Correspondent | Vadodara ty of the government to chiming albeit at a gap of ensure no honest officer After several decades, the every half an hour. At the Agency | Mumbai collector, however, view- faced such a situation iconic Raopura tower in gap of every hour, after ing it differently , ad- in the future as it would the heart of old city will chiming, it will strike as The city collector has dressed a letter to the trust start chiming again with per the number of hours. asked the Haji Ali Daron May 4 asking it to dethe first trial scheduled on The bell chamber in the gah Trust to deposit Rs posit Rs 1.88 crore within Wednesday . Also known tower has five heavy bells 1.9 crore as its share of 20 days.The demand is as Maharani Chimnabai which in 1887 were pro- half the income generbased on an April 2005 tower, the construction cured from John Taylor ated by allowing mobile land, which included two notification that sought Agency | Mumbai of the tower designed in & Co, world’s lar gest towers on its premises. pieces. In 1940 and lat- 50% share of income Abdul Sattar of the trust er in 1951, 111 sq yards Acquitted of murdering Indo-Saracenic style ar- bell foundry based in Lo from such lease on leaserecently rushed to Boma relative 22 years ago, a chitecture, was complet- ughborough, England. bay high court to chal- and 60 sq yards were ad- hold land from societies. man now finds himself ditionally leased. These ed in 1896 as a tribute to “Of the five, the largest The collector passed an held guilty and sentenced lenge the demand. The leases placed no restric- order on March 21, 2017, the first wife of Maharaja is a clock bell which used HC vacation bench is to life imprisonment. tion on the user from let- directing the trust to share Sayajirao Gaekwad III. It to chime at the stroke of scheduled to hear the plea Bombay high court set has a clock fitted on the time. Four other bells used for urgent intervention on ting out any part of the 50% of the income from aside an acquittal protop and has a design of a to strike in a sequence cre- Wednesday . The trust, leased land, said the trust. the cell phone towers. nounced in 1995 by a Kol`chhatri’ above it. In an ating a melody that used established a century ago In 2009, the trust gave a The trust’s contention is hapur trial judge and gave era, when watches were a to get completed in 40 for religious and charita- small portion of the land that the 2005 notification the accused three months luxury , it used to chime at seconds at the gap of ev- ble purposes, obtained the on leave and licence to applies to housing societ- to surrender. Krishnath a gap of every 15 minutes. ery 15 minutes. At every land it occupies in south four cellular companies. ies and other private so- Patil was held to be `not The clock on Mandvi is hour, a melody of 20 sec- Mumbai from the collec- The income generated is cieties but not to any re- guilty’ and set free more the oldest in the city and onds followed by strokes tor on lease. In 1920-21 used by the trust for the ligious or charitable trust than two decades ago by made by an Indian clock as per the number of hours the trust became a lessee benefit of the community that is not a profit-making an additional sessions maker Narayan Mistry in used to ring,“ said. of over 4,000 sq yards of at large, it said. The city entity . judge in Kolhapur in a Corp. Office: 36 - Shrinath Sarthak Ind Park, Nr. Torrent Power, Ring Road, Nikol, A’bad - 380049 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com
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Now this must seem very odd to those of you who may have read my story on him in The Illustrated Weekly in the eighties. But that was exactly why I chased him down and wrote on him, bunging in a funny interview with him where he spent most of his time abusing me (without knowing I was I) and telling me how much he hated me as a person and a journalist for chasing him around the world and trying to pin him down for an interview . The truth is: I never did chase him around the world but yes, I found out a lot about his secret deals and the vast amounts of money he had parked overseas and gleefully published the details with my interview and the story on him. And since I believed that journalists are meant to be read, not seen I was fortunate that he did not recognize me even as he was running me down throughout the interview . Curiously, at the end, he even I suggested that I should try and meet Nandy and dissuade him from writing about him. He insinuated, as indeed all such men do, that price was not a consideration. I suddenly stopped in the midst of the interview and asked him why he was so upset with Pritish Nandy and what if I was Nandy (since we were never introduced before he gave me the interview; I had asked my friend and fellow journalist Rajat Sharma to come along and pretended to be his dumb assistant) and I still remember Chandra Swa mi’s confident answer. Don’t be stupid, he said to me, I have my third eye (and he pointed between his thick bushy eyebrows), I can tell you everything you want to know about yourself from this life and your past lives, as well as from your future lives... You are not Nandy . I know that because I can see through you... and he gave me that piercing gaze which had impressed countless people: from the notorious arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi, who for a while was his best friend and they had jointly funded the secret Iran Contra deal, to the mysterious Egyptian millionaire Mohammed AlFayed, who ran into huge controversy when he bought over Harrods, another one of his unpopular buddies and the father of Princess Diana’s boyfriend who died along with her in the car crash in Paris. The gaze was followed by a snide remark made with absolute and compelling honesty; I remember his exact words to me. You may look like an ass, young man, but one day you will perhaps make good, don’t worry . With such wonderful words of consolation he put his arm around my shoulder condescendingly and posed for the camera. Well, I guess he was right. I did make good with that interview. Chandra Swami spent most of his life conning people. He was clever in an earthy kind of way and he knew his own limitations. So he had Mamaji as his manager, who was actually even cleverer than him. It was the classic model: A godman who spoke little and often went into long spells of silence in dimly lit rooms with incense wafting in the air.
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Irrfan Khan is one actor who might not fall in league of Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan or the Kapoors, yet he manages to hog headlines, sometimes even more than others. Right now, his power-packed performance in his latest release Hindi medium is making news. Irrfan, who was seen hardselling the film, which also marks the Bollywood debut of Pakistani actor Saba Qamar, is not sitting back and reaping the fruits of his labour. Yes, his hard work is paying off as the film is getting a strong word of mouth. Irrfan took to Twitter to showcase his excitement at the
amazing response that his movie Hindi Medium is getting. He tweeted, “Taalis (claps), aasoons (tears) and seethis (whistles)! Overwhelmed by the response to ‘Hindi Medium’.” While the movie was made on a budget of 22 crores, it has recovered around 15 crore already. Trade an-
alyst Taran Adarsh also tweeted that the film had a “solid Monday” as it collected Rs 3.15 crore — more than the Rs 2.81 crore that it minted on its opening day. In all, it has made Rs 15.71 crore nett in India, read a statement issued on behalf of the makers. Hindi medium, which released in India
Aaradhya is wide-eyed as Aishwarya Rai Bachchan preps for red carpet at Cannes 2017
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Agency | New Delhi Aishwarya Rai Bachchan wasn’t the only star present at Cannes this year. Her daughter Aaradhya was the star off camera. The moments between Aishwarya and daughter Aaradhya are captured forever in the camera.
Aaradhya’s demeanour of a curious, wide-eyed child, walking behind her famous mother managed to garner a lot of attention from fans across the world. L’Oréal Paris India shared a lovely video of the mother-daughter duo and it’s endearing. Aaradhya’s expressions
are a treat to watch. It all started from the airport when Aaradhya suddenly became a photographer’s delight. The five-year-old posed for cameras and paparazzi just couldn’t get enough of Aaradhya’s spontaneity. A surprised Aishwarya continued to smile as she herself was surprised by daughter’s response to shutterbugs. The actor revealed about the same at a press meet during Cannes. “There were some pictures where she is waving, I asked her what she was doing and she said I was telling them ‘no, no photos, bas theek hai.’ That was so cute. I realised she also posed for pictures when I was busy,” Aishwarya said as said. “This kind of spontaneous naturalness is lovely and we have encouraged her to be. I am very particular that Aaradhya evolves and develops into her own person and she finds her own calling in life,” the actor added. Aishwarya also said that Aaradhya’s upbringing is very normal but she is aware of the stardom in the family. “She has had a very normal upbringing till now. It’s not like we sit her down and show her our films. I can’t say she is blissfully unaware, she is aware of what we do. She obviously sees our posters all over the city. She is aware of who we are,” Aishwarya said.
on May 19, has made around a total of Rs 15.71 crore over the last four days. The movie has been directed by Saket Chaudhary. It is the story about the lives of a middle class couple who wish to enter the likes of the elite. They believe that the way to make this happen would be through a high class education in English for their young daughter and hence begins the tale. Irrfan Khan has also recently bagged another Hollywood project, Puzzles which is a remake of the 2010 Argentine film Rompecabezas. It will be directed by Marc Turtletaub, and is a Big Beach project.
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Agency | New Delhi In a shocking development, a court in Ooty on Tuesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants against eight leading Tamil film actors, including Suriya and Sathyaraj, for no-show in a connection with a defamation case. The arrest warrants have been issued against Suriya, Sarathkumar, Sathyaraj, Cheran, Vijayakumar, Vivek, Arun Vijay and Sripriya. Ooty Judicial Magistrate Senthilkumar Rajavel decided to issue the warrants in the actors’ name as they all failed to show up for the hearing. A defamation
case was filed by a freelance journalist in 2009 against actors comments during a Nadigar Sangam protest meet. In 2009, a popular Tamil daily had published the names and photographs of leading female actors in Tamil film industry, accusing them of being part of a prostitution racket. The report had outraged who’s who of the Tamil film industry. A protest meeting was organised, which was presided over by superstar Rajinikanth, where actors expressed their anger over the controversy. Following the protests, the newspaper retracted the story.
collected Rs 478.30 crore nett. On the other hand, Dangal which released in China recently, had grossed Rs 1471 crore till Sunday. The competition is clearly between Baahubali 2 and Dangal, as every new release is only falling flat at the box office. While Sarkar 3 and Meri Pyaari Bindu sank without a trace last weekend, this week’s new films – Half Girlfriend and Hindi Medium — managed to do a tad better. Though Hindi Medium is getting
a decent word of mouth, it doesn’t look like it’ll have a long run at the theaters. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to his Twitter page and in a series of tweets wrote why the astounding success of both Baahubali 2 and Dangal is a game changer for Indian cinema. Baahubali 2 stars actors Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Ramya Krishnan and Sathyaraj, among others. The bilingual film is the second one in the two-part franchise. While the magnum opus has received love from every quarter, music maestro AR Rahman, who got to watch it a few days ago, took to his Facebook page and wrote, “To Rajamouli garu, Keeravani garu and the whole team of BB2… Just finished watching it in Chennai.
up. A few weeks back, Deepika Padukone was mistaken for Priyanka Chopra and it certainly didn’t go down well with Deepika. The incident happened before Deepika and Priyanka’s Met Gala appearance. A video had surfaced online that showed people were greeting Deepika Padukone as “Hello Priyanka”. Deepika was also referred as ‘Priyanka’ on a few occasions during
promotions of her Hollywood debut, xXx: Return of Xander Cage.Deepika in strong words cited the incident as ‘racism’. “It’s not just me who should be offended but each one of you should also be offended because it’s not just ignorance but also racism. Two people of similar colour are not the same people. So, you as fellow Indians should be calling them out and educating them.
Baahubali 2 box office collection day 26: Is SS Rajamouli film’s China release a threat to Aamir Khan’s Dangal?
Agency | New Delhi The Conclusion faced some threat from Aamir Khan-starrer Dangal due to the latter’s successful run at China box office, which according to many, might tak away its throne of being India’s highest grosser ever. But the latest news of Baahubali 2’s impending release in China in July, the race is set to get more intense. SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali 2 is inching towards Rs 1600-crore mark. Its Hindi version had by Sunday,
Sonam Kapoor Mistaken For Deepika Padukone By International Media At Cannes Film Festival 2017 Agency | New Delhi
They did it again. You can call it a blunder, arrogance or just plain ignorance. While Sonam Kapoor’s Cannes 2017 appearance in a rose pink Elie Saab gown was winning laurels in India, someone just spoiled all her efforts. A popular American stock photo agency mistook Sonam Kapoor for Deepika Padukone. It wrote, “Indian actress Deepika Padukone arrives for the film The Meyerowitz Stories in competition at the 70th Annual International Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 21, 2017.” Clearly, this is not the first time that international media has made such a goof-
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Nearly extinct, bustards now face shocking threat Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The state government’s recent decision to allow 16 more overhead power lines through the area encompassing habitat of the Great Indian bustard, a critical endangered species, has sent alarm bells ringing among wildlife lovers and environment activists. Each line will carry 11kV power, creating huge threat to the birds, which are classified on the Red List of IUCN as critically endangered. Devesh Gadhavi, a member of IUCN and also the local Corbett Foundation wants the power to be transmitted through underground lines without causing further threat to the spe-
cies. “The government should act now, or else it would be too late,“ said Gadhavi. “We have written to chief minister Vijay Rupani and have requested that bird diverters be installed on the power lines that have been erected, and that all future power lines in this area should be underground,“ Gadhavi said. Gadhavi, and the foundation, will also write to Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change, and the National Board for Wildlife, to ensure that the no new overhead high-tension lines come up in areas within the flying range of Great Indian bustards. The wildlife activist said
21 Baroda schools seek nod for charging over fee cap
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A total of 349 schools of seven districts falling in Vadodara zone have submitted affidavits declaring that the fees that they are charging are below the prescribed upper limits fixed by the Gujarat government under the Gujarat Self-Financed School (Regulation Fees) Act 2017. On the other hand, 21 schools from the seven districts that fall in Vadodara zone have submitted proposals to get the zonal fee regulation committee’s nod for charging fees higher than the upper limits. The upper limit of fees
that private schools can charge has been fixed at Rs 15,000 for primary, Rs 25,000 for secondary and Rs 27,000 for higher secondary level under the Act. On Tuesday, 111more schools of Vadodara district submitted affidavits after which the total number of schools making such declarations reached 273 in the district. These include nine schools of Vadodara district.Eight citybased schools which submitted proposals on Tuesday include Podar International School, Ambe Vidyalaya, VIP Road, The Mother’s School, Gotri Road, Amitnagar, Karelibaug and VIP Road schools of Bright Day School, Vasna-Bhayli and VIP Road branches of Bright play centre.
Plastic paves the way in Surat! Sunvilla News | Surat
Plastic waste, which forms a significant portion of the total municipal solid waste and happens to be an environmental hazard, is being put to good use in the city. The road department of Surat Municipal Corporation has constructed 10.5km of road using plastic waste as additive in the city. The city generates nearly 1,650 metric tonnes of solid waste daily of which 13 per cent is plastic waste.National Green Tribunal (NGT) had earlier asked the city administration to dispose of waste in a scientific manner. The SMC set up a 20MT plastic waste recycling plant to make plastic beans and began making plastic roads in the city . Some types of plastic waste can replace
coal as fuel in boilers too. Plastic road has 10 per cent of plastic waste material compared to asphalt which is normally used in road construction. It costs Rs8.24 per squa re meter more to SMC to construct a plastic road but it is still beneficial as it provides stability , increases resistance to acid and fuel spillages, reduces chances of bitumen bleeding, increases bonding capacity and the overall strength to support heavy traffic is also more. SMC maintains a road network measuring 2,300km of length in the city, of which it has to remake 200km of roads every year. “It is early stages of using plastic waste for road construction. However, we plan to make substantial use of plastic waste in making roads in future,“ said.
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Andre Agassi could bring something special to Novak Djokovic, says Henri Leconte
his best form since winning last year’s French Open to complete a career grand slam and this season has seen a run of surprise losses. Leconte says American Agassi, who came back from a career slump to win the 1999 French Open, could help the 30-year-old find the spark that appears to have been missing. “I really believe that he can help Novak find his way back to the top,” Leconte, team earlier this month. who will work as a punAgency | London Novak Djokovic could be “It’s brand new and good dit for Eurosport during on the verge of “some- for tennis,” Leconte, the the French Open, said. thing special” after team- last Frenchman to reach “Andre has the strength ing up with Andre Agas- the final in 1988, told of personality to give si for the French Open, Reuters. “I really hope Novak advice. He had former Roland Garros it works because if it the experience of coming runner-up Henri Leconte does, it could be some- back after injury probsaid on Tuesday. Serbian thing special for Novak.” lems and other setbacks Djokovic, the defending Twelve-times grand slam to come back from 150 in French Open champion, winner Djokovic ended the world to number one. announced on Sunday a three-year partnership “It’s not about coaching. I that he would have eight- with Boris Becker late think the likes of Novak, times grand slam cham- last year when he lost his Roger (Federer) and Rafa pion Agassi in his cor- world number one status (Nadal) just need somener in Paris after parting to Andy Murray. He has thing new. A brand new ways with his coaching struggled to rediscover direction.
I want to become first woman wrestler to win Olympic medal twice for India: Sakshi Malik
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cess,” Sakshi said. The She became the first 24-year-old wrestler is women wrestler from preparing for the World which India to win an Olympic Championships will be held in August in medal and now she aspires to win another med- Paris and said that nothal. Sakshi Malik wants to ing has changed for her become the first woman ever after her marriage. wrestler to win the Olym- “It (training) is ongoing. pic medal twice and this I will try to improve furshe is trying to achieve ther because you never by treating wrestling as stop learning. It depends “puja.” “I want to be- on your mindset. There come the first woman are many foreign wreswrestler to win Olym- tlers who are married, pic medal twice. For me have children and are still wrestling is like a ‘puja’. winning medals,” she I am what I am today be- said. Sakshi won a bronze cause of the sport, which medal in the 58kg catehas taught me that there gory at the Rio Olympics are no shortcuts to suc- and that has brought a
change in the mindset of people in Haryana. “Definitely, there has been a change. Things have changed for the better from the days I took up wrestling. Now girls are being encouraged by their parents. Many parents ask me that they want their girls to take up wrestling. So, there is a vast change. However, in some cases, many girls also approach me asking me to talk to their parents. I tell their parents that a girl can equally achieve what a boy can in any sport. I proved it and many girls have done so,” she said.
2002, in which 11 persons were killed at Naroda Gam. Prajapati’s brother-inlaw, Ramesh Prajapati deposed before the special judge PB Desai and said that the accused was at his home from the evening of February 27 to March 1, 2002 morning. He told the court that the house-warming ceremony was held on February 28, at Tirupati Society on
Dehgam Road, and the accused was with him on the day of rioting. The witness was crossexamined by the prosecution. He was questioned whether he has got any documentary evidence sho wing that the ceremony was held on the particular day.To this, he denied having any written material to substantiate the claim.
Naroda Gam case: Two more defence witnesses examined
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Two more witnesses appeared before the special investigation team (SIT) court hearing Naroda Gam massacre case on Tuesday in defence of an accused, Jagdish Prajapati. Like 83 other persons, accused number 33 in this case, Prajapati, is being tried on charges of rioting and violence that occurred on February 28,
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SPORTS ROUNDUP James Anderson suffers groin injury, likely to miss South Africa Test series Agency | New Delhi
Having missed four of England’s last 10 Tests due to shoulder injury, James Anderson was looking to return to Test cricket against South Africa in July but that could be further delayed now. The England fast bowlers suffered a injury while playing for Lancashire in country championship. He will be hoping to be fit for the Test series against South Africa but it will be only confirmed after the medical tests by the physio. Playing for Lancashire against Yorkshire, the
England pacer was bowling his sixth over when he stopped midway and left the field. Anderson did not bowl again in the match. Lancashire will play Yorkshire in a return fixture starting June 2 but Anderson is expected to miss that match due to his medical examination.
His participation in the later matches could only be confirmed after the fitness tests. South Africa will be England for a four-match Test series beginning July 6 at Lord’s before England host West Indies for a three-match Test series in August and September.
the Danish pair which emerged victorious 2117 21-15. Olympic silver-medallist P V Sindhu then saved India some embarrassment with a 21-18 21-6 win over Line Kjaersfeldt in a 32-minute women’s singles match. In the fifth match, the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold runners-up pair of Ashwini and N Sikki Reddy fought hard before losing 21-18 1521 21-23 to Olympic silver-medallists Kamilla
Rytter Juhl and Christinna as Denmark wrapped up the contest 4-1. Denmark and India both have clinched a match each. Denmark will face Indonesia on Wednesday after which the knockout berths will be decided. If Indonesia registers a win over Denmark, the count of number of matches, games and points will be taken into consideration as only two teams will qualify for the knockout stage from Group 1 D.
PV Sindhu registers second win, India keep hopes alive at Sudirman Cup Agency | New Delhi
Star shuttler P V Sindhu who is spearheading India’s challenge at the Sudirman Cup, won the fourth match on court on Tuesday. Up against Fitrianoi Fitriani, Sindhu romped home 21-8, 21-19. Earlier in mixed doubles. S Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa also recorded wins after winning Tontowi Ahmad and Gloria Widjaja. This has kept India’s hope in the tournament alive. Meanwhile, earlier a lot was expected from World No.13 Ajay Jayaram after his recent success against Viktor Axelsen at the Malaysia Open but the Mumbai shuttler capitulated 12-21 7-21 in just 27 minutes as India slipped to 0-2. In the men’s doubles match, Rio Olympians Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy crossed swords with former Olympic silvermedallists Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen. After 33 minutes, it was
England own-goal gives Guinea 1-1 draw at FIFA U-20 World Cup
attack at a concert in Manchester. In the other group match, Argentina lost its second straight game, falling to South Korea 2-1. Barcelona teammates Lee Seungwoo and Paik Seung-ho scored the goals for the hosts, the second one er Dean Henderson, who coming from the penalty Agency | Seoul was standing outside the spot late in the first half. An own-goal by Enpenalty area and tried to The win put South Korea gland defender Fikayo kick the ball clear as it into the next round. The Tomori handed Guinea a passed him. Lewis Cook English have four points 1-1 draw Tuesday at the scored for England in from two matches and Under-20 World Cup. the 53rd with a low shot will next face the South Tomori, who is owned from about 25 yards. Koreans on Friday. Guinby Chelsea, put the ball England’s players wore ea, which earned its first in his own net in the 59th black armbands during point in the tournament, minute while attempting the Group A match in will face winless Argena backpass to goalkeep- Jeonju following the tina.
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FRC to fix fees suo motu for Agriculture is fertile ground for fruitful collaboration: PM schools skipping process Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
It is mandatory for self-financed schools to submit either an affidavit, stating their fees are within the specified cap under the new structure, or an application for keeping the fees higher than what is prescribed by the Fee Regulatory Committee (FRC).In case the schools fail to do so, FRC will decide the fees of respective schools on suo motu basis, and the schools will be forced to accept the fees so fixed. Interestingly , after the formation
of the Ahmedabad FRC, only six applications have been received from schools to keep fees higher than the prescribed cap. This apart, around 118 affidavits have been submitted from Ahmedabad city while 50 were submitted from Ahmedabad rural stating their fees are according to the new structure. Similarly , 355 affidavits were received from Banaskantha,
12 from Patan, 64 from Sabarkantha and 34 from Kutch. State education secretary , Sunaina Tomar, said, “The law empowers the committee to decide fees on a suo motu ba sis, if schools do not submit an application with necessary account-related documents seeking permission for levying higher fees within the specified deadline i.e. by May 24.“ “Schools that have been granted relaxation by the court are the only ones exempted till the deadline specified by the court,“ said Tomar. Spokesperson of the Self-
financed Schools Association (SFSA), Dipak Rajyaguru, said, “We moved the high court earlier this month, against the deadline set by the fee regulatory committee. All members of the association, therefore, have a window till June 15, as stated by the high court.“ “Schools affiliated with state education board, CBSE and other boards are all members of the association,“ Rajyaguru said. <>“Around 100 schools from Ahmedabad district affiliated with several education boards are part of the association.
With agriculture playing a critical role in their economies, India and Africa both see a lot of scope for partnership and knowledge sharing. “This (agriculture) is an area where India and the bank can fruitfully join hands,“ Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while formally opening the 52nd Afri can Development Bank’s (AfDB) annual event on Tuesday . The theme of AfDB annual meetings, currently being held at Gandhianagar, is `Transforming Agriculture for
3,000 students India expected to grow at 7.7% in 2018: Arun Jaitley get less than 0 in GujCET Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
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Nearly 3,300 students have scored minus marks in the Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GujCET) whose results were declared on Tuesday . The high number of students scoring in the negative is largely because, for the first time, the test has introduced 0.25 negative mark for every wrong answer. Officials of Gujarat education board said on the condition of anonymity that as negative marking was introduced this year, many students were caught unawares and had even answered questions about whose answers they were unsure. “Hence around 3,300 students had scored in the negative, some as low as minus
26. This means some students had answered104 question wrong in a paper of 120 questions,“ an official said. The state government had opted out of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and made GujCET compulsory for engineering and pharmacy admissions, on the ground that Gujarati-medium students were not able to do well in JEE. A total 1,32,391 students took the GujCET this year. Out of these, 66,473 had taken the test in A group (physics, chemistry and mathematics) while 65,542 had appeared in the B Group (phy sics, chemistry and biology subject) exams. The remaining 376 students took both A and B group (phy sics, chemist ry, biology and mathe matics) exams. Officials said that this year, 665 students in A group had 99 percentile score while 662 had scored this high in the B group.
Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said that India is a bright spot among the major economies of the world and is expected to grow at rates of 7.2% and 7.7% in 2017 and 2018 respectively . “Global growth is projected to rise and economic activity is finally picking up. On the other hand, there is an increasing possibility of disruption in the global economy due to inward looking policies of some advanced countries,“ the minister said at the inaugural ceremony of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) annual meetings on Tuesday . “Throughout this challenging time, India has remained a bright spot among the major economies. India is expected to grow at 7.2% and 7.7% in 2017 and 2018, respectively . The slew of reforms and initiatives taken by the government will further to improve the attractiveness and competitiveness of India globally,“ he added.
dependent on imports for food security, India has achieved self-sufficiency in food in last three years,“ said AfDB president Akinwumi Adesina. “We need to follow India’s model of agriculture. Agriculture can help eradicate poverty in a big way,“ Adesina added. Africa produces only 10% of the global food output despite having 60% of the arable land in the world. On the contrary, India has to support its population (17% of the world population) with 2% of world
land mass. “But we have met this challenge “But we have met this challenge successfully , and there is a significant scope for the agricultural sector in Africa to benefit from the Indian experience,“ said Union fi nance minister Arun Jaitley , who is in Gandhinagar for the event. “Also, with the changing global landscape for agriculture and food security, India and Africa can emerge as key partners in this area,“ Jaitley stressed. Irrigation practices, post-harvest and export infrastructure, farm mechanization for soil health and water management, food processing technologies, pulses production and contract farming are some of the areas where there could be co-operation between India and Africa, say experts.
be recalled that in March this year, the state government had taken a controversial but industryfriendly decision to ease the norms for selling the forest land to companies. A source close to the development said that several companies had made a representation to the government claiming that their money was stuck in land because of change in their business plans. “The industries further said that due to high penalty they had to pay the govern-
ment, they were unable to sell the land to other companies,“ the source said. “Hence, the government has decided to alter the law and allow either waiver of penalty or maximum possible concession so that a new industry can come up,“ the source said. The government has also proposed another amendment which can help realtors who have bought a lot of very costly land owned by farmer mandalis (co-operative societies), religious or welfare trusts.
doctors said. Shubham, a second year BSc student, was a resident of Nikol. He met with an accident on May 19 on Bavla Bagodara road in Ahmedabad district, when he was on his way to Bhavnagar for the event management firm he worked for. The accident occurred when Shubham’s bike slipped from the road and he sustained seve re injuries leading to brain haemorrhage. He was first treated at two Ahmedabad-based private hospitals and later shifted to Lions hospital in Mehsana, where he finally succumbed to his injuries. Shailesh Patel,
his father, said, “When the doctors said that my son was brain dead, I decided that I will donate his vital organs to some needy people.“ “I told the doctors to arrange organ donation procedure so that my son may give a new lease of life to somebody else’s near and dear one,“ said Patel, adding, “His vital organs like kidneys and liver were donated at the Mehsana hospital.“ “The happiness of giving the organs of my son to some needy people has reduced the grief of losing him. I wish other people also become aware about organ donation,“ Patel added.
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Wealth Creation in Africa.’ “I have launched an initiative to double farmers’ incomes by 2022,“ said PM Modi. “It will require concerted steps, ranging from improved seeds and optimal inputs, to reduced crop losses and better marketing infrastructure.“ “India is keen to learn from your (Africa’s) experiences as we proceed on this initiative,“ Modi added. Africa can also benefit from the Indian experience in development of agriculture sector. “From being
Penalty waiver mooted for sale of farmland by industries
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About the partnership of India and AfDB, he said that India has contributed to the general capital increase of the bank. For the African Development Fund’s (ADF) 14th replenishment cycle (201719), India has pledged $14.5 million each as grant and bridge loans. According to Jaitley, Africa is approaching an exciting time. India and
Africa should navigate through this journey together, and shape their common future. “Africa has also been doing well, recently, on the economic frontier. I stand here with conviction that the 21st century will not only be Asia’s century alone; it will belong equally to Asia and Africa,“ he added.
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father are eager to make the most of their trip by trying out authentic Gujarati cuisine, and a visit to Lalpar. “Ladva and rotlo are not foreign to us. Gujarati preparations are frequently made and enjoyed by families and community at large, but we are enamoured by the famed Gujarati spread,“ said Kawnene, currently a student of agriculture in Canada. “We belong to the Khoja community that has settled in many east African nations for long. There is a legend of how we ended up in Madagascar, an island,“ he said. “The group that started off from the coast of Gujarat was caught up in a storm and landed at the island instead of mainland Africa, in countries such as Tanzania and Kenya which were Guja rati strongholds,“ said.
Glory of Gujarat thrives in faraway Madagascar
Kawnene (pronounced Conan) Reza Fidahoussen, a young Madagascan, who participated in the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings with his father, is excited to be in Gujarat. And why not? His family emigrated to the east African island over a century ago from Lalpar, a village 25 km away from Jamnagar, and it is his first visit to his ancestral motherland. “What amazes me is how easily we can communicate with the locals here in Gujarati a language we still speak at home and with relatives in Madagascar,“ said Kawnene. “Of course, my language has a tinge of French and Malagasy , but it still shows how language travels across the globe and is conserved,“ he said. It’s not just the language though.Kawnene and his
Gujarat government appears to have accepted a long-pending demand of industries and the real estate sector as it has decided to alter a key revenue law through ordinance. Provision 63AA89 of the Tenancy (amendment) Act of 2015, allows industries to acquire agricultural land. “Any industry which fails to use this agricultural land within 3 to 7 years of acquiring it and wishes to sell it to another company has to pay the government 40% to 100% of the jantri rate. This often proves too expensive for companies,“ a source said. Now, the state government wants to change the 2015 law and waive the requirement of paying the government 40% to 100% of the jantri rate, if the industry wants to sell it for bona fide industrial purposes. It may
19-year-old accident victim will give life to 3; kidneys, liver to be donated
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A 19-year-old youth, Shubham Patel, who died in a road accident on Saturday, will give a new lease of life to at least three persons, as his family members decided to donate his two kidneys and liver. His family also tried to donate his heart and two eyes, but failed, as those vital organs were damaged in the accident,
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