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News Brief 2.5 years term for District/ Taluka panchayat presidents likely Gandhinagar Gujarat government is likely to move a bill proposing 2.5 years term for district and taluka panchayat president. Presently, single term of panchayat presidents is 5 years. The government may move bill in this regard in upcoming budget session of Gujarat assembly which is scheduled to begin on 23 February. It should be noted that barring two, all district panchayats will witness general elections by end of this year.
Gujarat CM visits Vadfest art exhibition in Vadodara Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, Union Minister Smriti Irani and Gujarat Ministers Saurabh Patel and Vijay Rupani among others today opened Vadfest 2015 Fine Arts exhibition at MS University’s school of fine arts. Chief Minister and others took a round of exhibition where various artists have exhibited their sculptures and paintings that are in total valued at Rs. 20 crore. The exhibition will continue till 26 January.
Terrorists may avoid Delhi, target some other place, fear agencies New Delhi, Jan 23 Security agencies apprehend that terrorists may target some part of the country during the visit of US President Barack Obama, avoiding Delhi, and have alerted state governments, particularly Jammu and Kashmir, about the "serious threat". The agencies apprehend that the terrorists may carry out strikes like the Chittisinghpura massacre in Kashmir on the eve of the visit of the then US President Bill Clinton in 2000.
Obama calls India natural partner, warns Pak
New Delhi In a stern message to Pakistan, US President Barack Obama has said the safe havens of terrorism within that country “not acceptable” and that those behind the Mumbai attack must face justice.
Ahead of his visit to India, Obama said the US will keep working with India for a future that delivers greater security, prosperity and dignity for all people. Asserting that his country has been unrelenting in its fight against terrorist groups, he said, "I’ve
made it clear that even as the United States works with Pakistan to meet the threat of terrorism, safe havens within Pakistan are not acceptable and that those behind the Mumbai terrorist attack must face justice." His comment assumes
Gujarat High Court asks schools to keep 25 per cent seats vacant Ahmedabad January 23, 2015 Hearing a public interest litigation alleging nonimplementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, the Gujarat High Court today asked 16 private schools to keep 25 percent seats vacant for the under-priviledged children in the coming academic year till further order. The division bench
of acting Chief Justice V M Sahai and Justice R P Dholaria also asked the petitioner Prakash Kapadia and these schools to submit suggestions to the state government for effective implementation of the RTE, within 10 days. In December, in response to the PIL, the High Court had issued notices to these 16 private schools in
Ahmedabad district, seeking replies as to whether they were implementing the 25 per cent quota. Seven schools have submitted their replies while the rest have asked for more time. While hearing the PIL today, the High Court said the schools must comply with the RTE Act. The next hearing would be on February 23.
Jaitley hints at not raising tax rates, sops for manufacturing New Delhi Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today hinted at not raising tax rates and providing incentives for manufacturing in the coming Budget while asserting that "structural changes" will have to be made to get the economy to 8-9% growth. Hard selling India to global investors at the World Economic Forum here, he also promised a stable tax regime that will not come up with unreasonable demand and change taxes retrospectively. "In terms of incentivising manufacturing, it is very much on our agenda. Even though we had few days during the last Budget we did give to Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), National Investment and Manufacturing zone(NIMZ) and so on
significance as India has recently been having renewed questions over Pakistan’s sincerity in ensuring punishment to the perpetrators of Mumbai attack of November 2008. The questions arose after the attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi was granted bail in the case. Obama noted that like Indians were tragically killed in the 9/11 attack in New York, Americans were also killed in the 26/ 11 attack in Mumbai. To send a strong message to the Indian people that “we stand together in defence of our security and our way of life”, he
had made Taj hotel in Mumbai his first stop during his first visit to India in 2010, he said in an e-mail interview to India Today. Upbeat about his upcoming three-day visit to India which he described as a “natural partner”, Obama said he was proud to be the first US President to visit this country twice. He said he saw it as an opportunity to work with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make concrete progress and to “hopefully begin a new era” in the history between our countries. Recalling his unveiling his vision during his last visit
here, Obama said, "While it’s true that progress has not always come as fast as we would have liked, we’ve succeeded in deepening the US-India relationship across the board." ALSO SEE 'Stars aligning' for IndiaUS to forge global partnership, says US President Barack Obama 'Stars aligning' for IndiaUS to forge global partnership, says US President Barack Obama A sari in a matchbox: Indian weaver's unique gift for Michelle Obama A sari in a matchbox: Indian weaver's unique gift for Michelle Obama Pakistan proceeding
strictly to ban Hafiz Saeed's JuD and Haqqani, says Abdul Basit Pakistan proceeding strictly to ban Hafiz Saeed's JuD and Haqqani, says Abdul Basit The US President said Modi’s election and his commitment to a new chapter in the relationship gives the two countries to further energise the partnership. “I’d like to think that the stars are aligned to finally realise the vision I outlined in Parliament (of India)”. Noting that no two nations agree on everything, he said, “So of course, sometimes India and the United States will disagree.
Keep the flag waving On January 26, numerous people from across the country tune into the television to watch the Republic Day Parade happening at the India Gate in New Delhi. This year, of course, with US President Barack Obama attending the parade as India's guest of honour, the TRPs are only going to soar higher. For many, the Republic Day celebrations begin and end here. The real festivity, however, can be seen in how our communities celebrate this day. Flag hoisting ceremonies are conducted in schools and residential societies. The
school principal or the oldest member of the housing society usually unfurls the flag, the national anthem is sung and then children and adults work together to spread the message of national integration. This is typically communicated through patriotic songs and skits, followed by a
speech by the elders. Prashant Shah, the owner of Flag Corp, a Mahalaxmi-based flag provider, says that there is a need to raise awareness about the national flag. "There are certain rules that need to be followed as they maintain the sanctity of the national flag. While we aren't the
biggest flag distributor around, I believe that spreading the message amongst common people is important," he says. Dalvir Singh of Juhubased store The Flag Company, says that the sale of flags during this time increases tenfold. "We usually sell close to 1,00,000 flags per year, but August 15 and January 26 witness our peak sales," says Singh, whose store sells flags in all sizes imaginable—from 60ft x 90ft flags to flag pins, ones that can be attached on your breast pocket. "We sell flags to governments, corporates, societies and NGOs.
Two killed, several injured in bomb blast in court premises in Arah because we wanted the sector to pick up and that priority is fairly high on our agenda," he said speaking at a session on 'India's Next Decade'. While referring to various revenue sources for the government including divestment, dividend and spectrum sale, the Finance Minister said as economic activity picks up, the government's capacity to raise revenue will also increase. "I am not in favour of
raising the rates of taxation as that could become counterproductive," he told reporters late last night. Jaitley expressed confidence that India was close to the point when investment will pick up as there are a large number of investors who are waiting to come in. "They only want to be doubly sure about the credibility of the decision making process and the stability of the policies," he said
ARAH A police constable and a woman were killed and over 16 others injured in a bomb blast in the civil court premises here today. Police said the blast took place when a prison van arrived at the premises carrying under-trials for production before the court. Zonal Inspector General (IG) Amarendra Kumar Ambedkar said the incident occurred at noon. "It is not clear whether it was a terrorist incident and investigations have started," Ambedkar, who is based in Patna, said. The Bhojpur district superintendent of police
and other administrative officials are at the spot. The injured have been rushed to hospital. Arah MP R K Singh told reporters on the sidelines of a BJP function in Patna that prima facie the blast appears to be part of design to help the undertrials flee. "As per my information two under-
trials have escaped taking advantage of the commotion after the explosion," he said. One out of the two under-trials, who fled was identified as Lambu Sharma. He had made an attempt to flee from custody earlier too, Singh said. The incident triggered panic in the court premises, located near the
town's market area, with lawyers and others running helter-skelter. Bihar Chief Secretary Anjani Kumar Singh said in Patna that the Arah blast appears to be aimed at helping undertrials flee. Singh, who held a meeting with state police chief P K Thakur in his secretariat chamber, told reporters that the blast seems to be an attempt to help undertrials flee. The two undertrials, who managed to flee included Nandu Sharma, who had made a similar attempt at the Arah court premises in 2009 when his gang men exploded bombs.
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India's Muslim population grew only 24% during 2001-11 The new census data has revealed that the population of Muslims in India has grown by 24 per cent between 2001 and 2011 against national average of 18 per cent. The data added that the representation of Muslim community in India rose from 13.4 percent to 14.2 per cent of total population in the said period. Among all states, Jammu and Kashmir has the highest Muslim population (68.3 per cent), followed by Assam (34.2 per cent) and West Bengal (27 per cent). It is to be noted that the growth rate of Muslim population in the country was around 29 per cent between 1991 and 2001. The census showed that the rise of share of Muslims in the total population was most rapid in Assam. Muslims constituted 30.9 per cent of the state's population in 2001 and it has risen to 34.2 per cent a decade later. A Home Ministry spokesperson said the Registrar General of Census is still compiling the data and will be released officially shortly. The data also showed that the population of Muslim has decreased in Manipur - from 8.8 per cent to 8.4 per cent. West Bengal has also seen a rise in Muslim population from 25.2 per cent in 2001 to 27 per cent in 2011. It is a growth of 1.8 percentage points. In Uttarakhand too, the share of Muslim population has increased from 11.9 per cent to 13.9 per cent, a growth of 2 percentage points, between 2001 and 2011. Other states which have recorded a rise in the share of Muslims in the total population as per the 2011 census were Kerala (from 24.7 per cent to 26.6 per cent), Goa (6.8 per cent to 8.4 per cent), Jammu and Kashmir (67 per cent to 68.3 per cent), Haryana (5.8 per cent to 7 per cent) and Delhi (11.7 per cent to 12.9 per cent). So, conspiracy theorists can relax. There's no Muslim ticking bomb; Hindus are not in danger of being reduced to a minority in their own country; and, there’s no need for Hindu families to panic into resorting to industrial scale production of babies as controversially suggested by the BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj and his comrades. however, is that Assam and West Bengal are exceptions and don’t represent the downward trend in the rest of the country. More notable is the decline in several north Indian states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, previously notorious for their excessively high Muslim growth rates. Elsewhere, Meghalaya, Odisha and Arunachal saw the lowest increase. And in Manipur, the Muslim population actually dropped as a percentage of the state’s total population. The findings will come as an anti-climax to Hindutva scaremongers who have stepped up their campaign to “protect Hinduism’’ in recent weeks. First off, there was Sakshi Maharaj “requesting’’ Hindu women to counter the threat from the rapidly growing Muslim “traitors”. "We have accepted the slogan 'Hum do, hamara ek'. Now these traitors are not satisfied. They have given another slogan 'Hum do aur hamara.... They are advocating marriage of a girl to a girl, boy to another boy. This is what the last government did. This is why... I want to request women to give birth to at least four children. Give one to sadhus and ascetics. Media says there are ceasefire violations happening, so send another to the border," he told a religious convention in Meerut. Even as the BJP claimed that he would be disciplined, a West Bengal party leader Shyamal Goswami went a step further. He warned that the exploding Muslim population posed a threat to India’s demographic “balance’’ and exhorted “my Hindu mothers and sisters’’ to produce five children each. “Hindu women should have five children. I would like to tell my Hindu mothers and sisters that if they don’t have five children, in future there will be no balance in India. Don’t misunderstand me. If my Hindu mothers and sisters don’t have five children, hardly any Hindus will be left in India. To protect Hinduism and Sanatan Dharma it is necessary for all Hindus to give birth to five children,’’ he said. And here is some more in the same vein—this time from VHP’s Sadhvi Prachi who demanded a “hum do, hamare char’’ law to realise “the dream of a Hindu nation’’.
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QUOTE " Modi talks of development but condones its OF THE opposite" - Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was in the Jaipur DAY Literature Festival to talk about his latest book 'India Shastra'
Priyanka Chopra: I'm doing variety of films this year During 2014, Priyanka Chopra was seen in two films -- action crime thriller "Gunday" and "Mary Kom". But this year, she'll be seen in four different kind of films and the National Awardwinning actress is looking forward to it. "This year I'm doing very good films. I'm very very excited about it. This year 'Dil Dhadakne Do' will release, which is a very contemporary story of a dysfunctional family. Then 'Bajirao Mastani' will come... in which I play Indian Peshwa queen. Then I'm also doing 'Gangajal 2' and 'Madamji'," the actress said at the 60th Filmfare red carpet event here on Thursday. In 'Gangajal 2', I'm playing Ajay's (Ajay Devgn) female counterpart. So, in 'Gangajal 2' I'm playing cop and in 'Madamji', I'm playing an item dancer. There is very nice variations of films,"
Priyanka added. ALSO READ: PICS: Priyanka Chopra's 'soft Stallone look' Priyanka believes that she has always been a risktaker in her career. "I've always been a risktaker. I used to take risks in my career and I consider that risk-taking... now I take risks in my clothing and I consider that risk-
taking...," she said. All four of Priyanka's films are from well known directors. "Dil Dhadakne Do" is directed by Zoya Akhtar while Sanjay Leela Bhansali is directing "Bajirao Mastani". "Madamji" -- produced by Priyanka -- is helmed by Madhur Bhandarkar while "Gangajal 2" is directed by Prakash Jha.
5 Reasons why Sonam Kapoor's 'Dolly Ki Doli' is a fun time watch! Yes, it seems like a mix of few of the recently released Bollywood films - Ladies vs Ricky Bahl and Daawat-e-Ishq- to be precise, but Dolly Ki Doli still has its heart at the right place. Leaving aside the similarities in the concept, the treatment to Dolly ki Doli is very different. An easy breezy film entertains and makes you laugh. Despite having some major flaws in its narrative and plotline, here are 5 reasons why DKD still manages to be a fun time watch! A 90-minute film, after ages! Have you also been bored watching 3 hour long films that makes you play treasure hunt with your brains? Have you also waited for some films to flash the 'The End' board? Then, Dolly Ki Doli is your film. At approximately 90 minutes of runtime, DKD is a rather pleasant and a shorter film that starts fast and ends faster! Needless to say, the boredom and tha pain inflicted is also less. Remember I, anyone? Sonam's vivacious avatar: People say, 'she can't act' but nobody can ace roles like an Aaisha or a Khoobsurat better than this B-town fashionista. DKD has her in a similar space as well. Bubbly,
vivacious and brimming with energy, Sonam's con-woman avatar definitely brings the house down. Rather pleasant, if not outstanding, it is Sonam's antics that keep
you hooked to the screen. Our desi version of the Run-away (with the money!) bride, Sonam commands screen presence in a film that has three heroes!
Kriti Sanon gifts herself a fancy car Kriti Sanon?, who made her big debut with Sajid Nadiadwala’s Heropanti will be seen getting out of her brand new car on the red carpet of the award functions this award season. Kriti has recently bought her first own car, a BMW 3 series to celebrate her win at the award functions this season. There is a lot that the young actress feels thankful about. After getting a dream debut under Sajid Nadiadwala’s banner with Heropanti, the actress signed her next films; Singh is Bling and Farzi. Now, this award season as well, Kriti is overwhelmed with the recognition that she has been receiving in the form of awards. Kriti (born and brought up in Delhi) when she first came to Bombay, it was
not certain how long she would be here, so she bought a second hand Honda City for commuting that time. Now that she has paved her way in the industry and she is here to stay, she has bought this new car. When contacted Kriti, she
shares, "First Heropanti and now recognition for it at my first award season, I feel truly blessed. I was toying with the idea of buying the car for sometime now, but this seemed to be the perfect time to treat myself."
Bigg Boss Halla Bol: You can have Karishma Tanna, Rushabh Choksi tells Upen Patel Upen Patel and Karishma Tanna's love affair on Bigg Boss this year has taken the nation by storm. Now KT's boyfriend Rushabh Choksi who was silent on the issue has spoken up. While Upen and Karishma could be seen cosying upto each other on several occasions, Rushabh had maintained strict silence on the issue. Previously in an interaction with DNA, he clearly stated that he and Karishma were just friends and nothing more. But Rushabh lashed out on Twitter on Thursday, breaking his silence on the
matter.
Baby film review: It is Akshay Kumar’s most credible performance
Pataas: A safe bet that pays off Kalyan Ram’s latest offering has come after nearly a year and a half and this time it is a cop drama. Though the story is not fresh the director, who is a newcomer, has played it safe and used a plot that will appeal to all kinds of audience. Anil Ravipudi makes the narration breezy; and it is so racy that there’s no scope to get bored even if some scenes evoke a sense of déjà vu. The dialogues also are not over the top but keep you
smiling. Unlike other action entertainers in the recent past that have been heavy on sub-plots.
Makers of Bollywood thrillers are obsessed with counter-terrorism ops. So in recent times, Hindi movie fans have witnessed the heroic exploits of many an undercover agent and wondered where the
truth of such covert missions really lies. Neeraj Pandey’s oddlytitled Baby does little to dispel the questions. Worse, it perniciously plays up prejudices in the bid to give its storyline a jingoistic
context and mass appeal. After busting sleeper cells last year in Holiday – A Soldier is Never Off Duty, action hero Akshay Kumar is back in business to send the terrorists packing all over again.
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Modi Government To Roll Out Free Wi-Fi In BJP courts more big name 2,500 Towns And Cities To Make India Digital Trinamool defectors With a vision to digitalise India, the Narendra Modi government has committed itself to put the country on the path of technological advancements. A TOI report suggests that the BJP government will launch free high-speed Wi-Fi in 2,500 India towns and cities over a span of three years. The news agency also stated that the programme, which consists of an investment of up to Rs 7,000 crore, will be carried out by state-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL). Before you get too excited on hearing this news of free Wi-Fi service, it's important to mention that the offer will be available for a limited time. And once this free period expires, the users would have to pay in order to use the service further. This plan is similar to the
Wi-Fi services that private operators are offering at airports and other places, the report stated. Anupam Shrivastava, BSNL chairman and managing director, told TOI: "The services will begin in the next financial year (2015-16) and we plan to offer these to subscribers of all mobile operators." As we all are aware that the target of Modi government's 'Digital India' initiative is to increase the Internet penetration across the country. Not only this, market experts are also
seeing the move as a measure to revive BSNL, which witnessed a loss of about Rs 7,000 crore in 2013-14. Earlier, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had stated that revival plans for BSNL and MTNL are on his top agenda. Shrivastava further told TOI, "Around 50,00060,000 Wi-Fi hotspots will be set up as part of the programme." The BSNL CMD believes that the WiFi plan announced by the new government at the Centre will act as a game changer for BSNL in the years to come
After West Bengal Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Manjul Krishna Thakur joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) last Friday, speculation is rife that many more Trinamool Congress biggies may switch sides to the saffron party in the days to come. The state BJP leadership said that many Trinamool lawmakers are already in talks to jump ship. There have been reports that Trinamool’s Lok Sabha member Dinesh Trivedi, a founding member of the party, is also on the verge of joining other political formations. Besides Trivedi, four more state ministers are also planning to make a move. Now the big question: Is dissent brewing in the rank
and fold of the Mamata Banerjeeled Trinamool Congress? In recent times, several Trinamool leaders have openly spoken against the party on various issues. At least two top state ministers— Sadhan Pandey and Subrata Mukherjee—along with Lok Sabha member from Jadavpur Sugata Bose have aired their views that were against the party line with regard to the Jadavpur University (JU) students’ agitation, eventually forcing the party to crack the whip. Earlier, Bolpur Trinamool Lok Sabha member Anupam Hazra had written on Facebook that he was feeling “suffocated” as a TMC MP.
Youth Cong wants rollback of Section 66A of IT Act
year when a total of 65 people were tested positive across the state, and 34 had lost their lives. In Jaipur, the cases of swine flu have not been reported from any particular locality but have come from all directions of the city, putting
authorities on their toes. Therefore, all district-level chief medical and health officers have been alerted and directed to ensure that all requisite measures are taken, said Additional Director (Health) Dr K.C. Meena.
Chandigarh The Narendra Modi Government should immediately take back Section 66A of Information Technology Act as this harms genuine users, who are mostly the youth, the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) said today.
Lambasting the BJP-led NDA government for adopting "double standards", IYC president Raja Amrinder Warring said it has given an affidavit in Supreme Court supporting the Section, even though they had opposed it when UPA tabled the Bill in Parliament.
Katrina poses for star snapper Bhavesh Patel to promote perfume
Islamic State deadline for killing Japanese hostages passes with no word
As the mother of one of two Japanese men held by Islamic State militants begged for his release Friday, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration said Britain and Australia had agreed to help try to secure the hostages’ freedom. In a video released this week, the militants threatened to kill journalist Kenji Goto and his friend Haruna Yukawa unless Japan paid $200 million by midafternoon Friday Japan time.The deadline passed Friday afternoon in Asia with no word of the men’s fate.Friday evening, Yoshihide Suga, chief Cabinet secretary, said: "Our government is still in a difficult situation but we are using every effort to get the two Japanese hostages released. "We have been approaching heads of tribes
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Swine flu deaths in Jaipur put Rajasthan on high alert The recent spurt in cases of swine flu in Rajasthan, especially in the state Capital, suggests that official measures to control the virus have proved miserably insufficient. This month alone, 50 people have tested positive for swine flu across the state while 13 have died. Of those tested positive in Rajasthan, 18 are from Jaipur where five people have lost their lives to the virus this month. What has set the alarm bells ringing even louder are the figures from last
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and representatives of religious organizations for help."Suga acknowledged that the government hasn't been able to check if the two hostages are safe.Hours before the deadline, Goto’s mother, Junko Ishido, appeared at a news conference Friday morning in Tokyo and said her son was “not an enemy of Islamic State” and had been “fair in his reporting about the war.”Ishido tearfully described her son as a
kindhearted person who “wanted to save children’s lives in war zones.” Citing Japan’s post-World War II pacifist constitution, she noted that the nation has not been at war for 70 years and has had an amicable relationship with Islamic countries.Such pleas have in the past failed to move Islamic State militants, with the fighters beheading at least five foreigners, including aid workers and journalists from the United States and Britain.
Katrina Kaif is one of the most photographed celebrities and the face of several leading brands. Despite having done numerous photo shoots with prominent photographers, Katrina, donning a purple flowy gown, seems elated to see the glamorous photographs clicked by Bhavesh. A video of the photo shoot, shows an impressed Katrina admiring her own pictures. He admits that though he is blind since birth, he could feel Katrina’s beauty while working with her
while he also talks about using his intuition to capture a beautiful image. In the video, Bhavesh reveals how people are often taken aback when they learn about his skills with a camera despite his disabilities. Meanwhile, the 31-year-old actress is all set to sizzle with three big films lined up for this year. These films include Kabir Khan-directed Phantom opposite Saif Ali Khan and Anurag Basu’s detective thriller Jagga Jasoos opposite her rumoured boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor.
Three key players, including skipper George Bailey, would be missing in action but the Australian team would look to seal a place in the ODI tri-series final when they clash with a confident England side on Friday. The hosts are placed comfortably at top with two wins from as many matches but their line up
will be without Bailey, who has been suspended for the team's slow over rate, allrounder Shane Watson and David Warner -- due to hamstring issues. England had lost to Australia in the opening match but the British side outplayed India in the next game and will surely fancy its chances against the hosts. One more win will
ensure Australia's passage into the February 1 final in Perth and stand-in skipper Steven Smith would look to carry forward his impressive Test leadership to this format too. A victory for England will make it wide open and then all three teams will have a chance to make the summit clash.
Sensex, Nifty hit new highs on robust fund inflows, Budget hopes Mumbai Tracking global rally triggered by ECB stimulus measures, the benchmark BSE Sensex on Friday set a new high of 29,408 points and NSE Nifty breached the 8,800-level for the first time as robust capital inflows continued amid sustained optimism over upcoming Budget. The 30-share index, however, pared some gains on profit-booking before settling the day at all-time closing high of 29,278.84, up 272.82, or 0.94 percent, from its previous close, completing gains for the seventh straight day. The 50-share Nifty rose by 74.20 points or 0.85 percent to end at all-time closing high of 8,835.60 after hitting of 8,866.40 intra-day. Powered by buying across the board the indices also recorded their best weekly gains in eight months. The BSE barometer has gained by 1,932.02 points or 7.06 percent in the seven days on robust fund inflows. Tata Power shot up 6.86 percent, the best among Sensex scrips. Taa Motors rose 3.81 percent and Bharti Airtel 3.72 percent. Cipla at 3.15 percent, Larsen at 2.58 percent were other major gainers. However, Gail India fell by 1.80 percent and BHEL 1.67 percent and ONGC 1.09 percent. The European Central Bank (ECB) yesterday announced stimulus measures to support the ailing economy. The ECB
said it would buy assets worth 60 billion euros every month up to the month of September 2016. "The size of the stimulus was greater than market expectations ... Markets sensed greater liquidity which is more likely to find its way through emerging markets like India," said Rakesh Goyal, Senior Vice President, Bonanza Portfolio. Brokers said positive investor sentiment
in view of pre-budget optimism also helped the equities attract fund inflows. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) continued their buying spree yesterday as they bought shares worth a net Rs 592.79 crore, as per provisional data. "The remaining part of the quarterly results as well as budget expectations will drive markets and specific stocks over the next one month.
Uber restarts service in Delhi; govt says company still banned
Uber, the U.S.-based online taxi-hailing company, has restarted services in India's capital after a ban following rape allegations against one of its drivers, but a government official said the company remains blacklisted.Uber's app showed taxis available for booking in New Delhi on Friday. A company
spokesman said Uber had applied for a radio taxi licence. Last month, the company had said such traditional radio taxi regulations were incompatible with its business model.A senior government official said Uber was still banned in New Delhi and its taxis would be impounded.
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Gujarat CM to open Vadfest 2015 with drum circle event in Vadodara Vadodara Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel will inaugurate Vadodara Art Festival (VADFEST) 2015 today morning with a drum circle event in presence of minister Saurabh Patel among others. A team of Guinness Book of Records has arrived in Vadodara to witness the drum circle event which may break world record of highest number of people playing drum at one location. Vadfest organizers have made arrangements of drums that are to be given to seven to ten thousand participants – mostly school children for free. Drums are procured from Merath based Raipur cottage industry. The participants will beat drums on a theme song on Vadodara, specially
composed for Vadfest. 65 selected drummers and 55 singers will lead the event. Ground for this event has been divided in 8 sections. The event has been held at Samta ground. First day attractions: Mega concert of Yanni at
Lakshmi Vilas Palace 8-10 pm Hariprasad Chaurasia’s flute performance at Sayaji Nagar Gruj 10-11.30 am Blame it on Yashraj play Sir Sayajirao Nagargruh 35 pm Marathi drama Chhapa
pm at Pool side in Glof club Workshop with Rajesh Mapuskar, 11-2 pm INOX theater, Racecourse Legendary Arts show – Path Finders, sculpture and painting exhibition at Fine Arts Faculty.
Gujarat Republic Day state level function to be held in Khambhalia
Gandhinagar The state-level celebrations for the 66th
Republic Day will be held at Khambhalia, the headquarters of
Why Congress should oppose Saraswati Vandana in school? Ahmedabad Probably because it is an election year for Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation(AMC), Congress party’s Juhapura Councillor Hajimiya(Haji Mirza Baig) has tried to create a controversy out of absolutely nothing. The Ahmedabad School Board has issued a circular asking all schools to hold ‘Saraswati Vandana’ on Vasant Panchami tomorrow. None of the Urdu medium schools have approached School Board against this programme, as they understand that such circulars keep coming and they are not binding. Even if directives are followed, there’s no harm, if not followed, there’s no penalty! It is just a matter of common sense. But Congress Councillor Hajimiya has problem with this circular. He believes ruling BJP is promoting Hindutva agenda by issuing such circulars. Hajimiya has so far approached media, but he also warns legal action and protest by Congress. “Vasant Panchami is the occasion to remember Goddess of knowledge Maa Saraswati Devi. To make students understand the importance of education, schools need to organize Saraswati Puja and make students recite prayers of Saraswati during prayer gathering. Also, make them understand how Vasant Panchami is celebrated in other states,” reads the
Kata, Gandhinagar Gruh 3-5 pm Shiv Shakti by Isha Sarwani, Navlakhi ground 6-7.30 pm Snow White play for children, 10-1 pm CC Mehta auditorium Gaekwadi cusin, 7-11.30
January 19 circular issued by the board. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) School Board runs around 450 primary schools in the city, including 64 Urdu medium schools, mostly in Muslim dominated areas attended by around 16,000 students from the minority community. “Our sole aim is to promote the quest for knowledge among children and not to hurt the followers of any religion,” Jagdish Bhavsar, chairman of the board, said. “Everybody prays and worships in his own way.
If they are not comfortable with offering prayers to Saraswati, they can do ‘Ibadat’ (worship) in their own way. The only aim of this circular is to make children aware of the importance of education,” he said. AMC School Board’s administrator L D Desai said, “Saraswati is the goddess of education and schools are temples of education for students of all religions. Thus, we just want students to understand the importance of education by remembering the goddess through prayer on that day.”
Untimely rains to hit onion production AHMEDABAD Unseasonal rains across the state have damaged 10-20% of onion, cumin seeds and cotton crops. According to experts, this will affect quality of the crops too. An official of the state agriculture department said, "Onion crops, for instance, will be hit by the increase in moisture in the atmosphere. The untimely rains will also increase moisture content in onions, making the uppermost layer dark." Gujarat had produced 7.04 lakh metric tonnes of onion in 2014. Bhikha Jajadiya of Agricultural Produce Market Committee in Bhavnagar said, "The rains will bring down prices of inferior quality crops by up to 15%
in the wholesale market. However, for the good quality produce, the prices will go up." Bhavnagar APMC is the biggest market for onion trading. Jajadiya added that the downpour will hit cumin crops too, especially in Saurashtra where early sowing had taken place. A state agriculture department official said that gram crops are likely to be affected the most as they are ready for harvesting. The moisture will lead to fungus in the crop which will damage it. However, as the state is not a major gram producer, it would not impact the prices too much. Around 20% of cotton crop is still in the field and they may suffer some damage, said an official.
Devbhoomi Dwarka district. Every year, Gujarat government organises state-level functions for the Republic Day and Independence Day at different district headquarters and this time it will be held in Khambhalia, Health Minister and spokesperson of state government, Nitin Patel said. State Governor O P Kohli and Chief Minister
Anandi Patel will participate in the flag hoisting function on the occasion. The chief minister will dedicate some of the projects initiated by her government in that district to people on that day, he said. The trend of celebrating national days in different parts of the state was started by then chief minister and incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said.
‘Right liberals’ portion of it! Vadodara There’s this word ‘left wing liberals’ very famous on social media. This word is mostly used by right wing handles on twitter. But here something on ‘Right wing liberals’ who are out in Vadodara with Vadfest festival. Traditionally in Gujarat, meat or non-veg items are not served in any government function or government supported function, but Saurabh Patel’s Vadfest will host number of cuisine events in which non-veg items will be catered. The event is titled as ‘Royal Cuisine’, and the food items in offering will be Jhingyachi Kadhi, Miri Maas, Mutton Kabarga, Zinga Dum Nisha, Kachche Gosh Ki Dum Biryani, Meth Kokad, Mool Maach, Murgh Pulao, Machchi Dam Pukh, Gosht Ka Halwa, among others(click here for PDF
list). So on one side, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tries to promote vegetarian food even in Lutyen’s Delhi across all government hosted function, and on the other hand the Government of Gujarat in collaboration with private parties will serve non-veg dishes to promote Royal cuisine in Gujarat’s cultural capital Vadodara.But here is the story of ‘Right wing liberals’ who are organizing Vadfest. Then there’s this Nandita Das play at Vadfest. We don’t know how much Vadfest organizers are going to pay Nandita Das. But if its tax payers money, then its gross injustice to voters who elected this government to power as they were angry with kids of Teesta Setalvads and Nandita Das. If its left government, they would never call an artist in state
Raju also injured its caretaker, Mena, who had tried to help Trivedi," said a police official. Meanwhile, Bapunagar
AHMEDABAD ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar who was supposed to be the chief guest at the fourth convocation of Gujarat Technological University (GTU) on Thursday could not make it, as he was called by the Prime Minister's Office
(PMO) at the last moment. Gujarat governor Om Prakash Kohli presided over the function. Controller general of patents, Chaitanya Prasad, who had been invited as a speaker at the convocation also did not turn up. Earlier, GTU had invited
Police got the camel medically examined by a municipal veterinary doctor. "The full report is yet to come, but the
primary information says that camels become aggressive in the mating season, especially during winter," said Parmar
Notaries oppose BCG's welfare stamp idea AHMEDABAD The state's Notaries Association has challenged before the Gujarat high court, the decision of the Bar Council of Gujarat (BCG) to make lawyers affix welfare stamps (each priced at Rs 20) on affidavits. The Notaries' Association submitted before the high court that there was no necessity before the BCG to burden lawyers with extra expenditure in the form of welfare stamps on affidavits that are required to be attested by a notary. The court considered this argument and reminded the BCG of the expenditure incurred by it on various functions. After knowing the court's view,
s u p p o r t e d / o rg a n i z e d festivals remotely associated with any forum of right. There’s nothing much to say about Nandita Das here. Vadfest organizers just need to watch her film on Gujarat riots in which opportunist Paresh Rawal too had acted. It’s worth watching how this film portrayed average Gujarati in poor light. Obviously this film traveled across the world in various film and award events with Nandita’s speech on Gujarat riots. Just Google search Nandita Das and Gujarat and you would get hundreds of results. And then you elect BJP government, and it will organize and event, and will purchase Nandita Das’s drama with tax payers money! Therefore I used this word ‘Right wing liberals’.And if Nandita Das is in, who is out? Well it’s Narendra Modi.
ISRO chairman Kiran Kumar fails to attend, called by PMO
Owner of killer camel booked for negligence AHMEDABAD The owner of the killer camel, whose bite killed Govind Trivedi to death and injured its care taker Phoola Mena, Lalsinh Rajput was finally booked by Bapunagar police for negligence. Inspector P D Parmar of Bapunagar police station said Rajput was booked under section 99-117 of GP Act. "According to the Act, on one can tie up or keep domestic animals in public places. Rajput had tied his camel to a tree on the footpath, which is a public place," added Parmar. Bapunagar police officials said they have no power to arrest Rajput but will put the papers court and it will decide on Rajput's fate. Lalsinh Rajput owns the camel named Raju. He had bought Raju from an animal fair in Siddhpur for Rs 27,000 and used it to pull a cart, to earn his living. "Last Sunday, Raju had bitten Trivedi on his head, killing him on the spot.
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BCG lawyer stated that he would convey to the council that in the interest of the lawyers and litigants, it should not
impose its decision of making lawyers paste welfare stamps of Rs 20 on affidavits. Further hearing is now kept for February 6.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Pranab Mukherjee and Union HRD minister Smriti Irani but they all had expressed their inability to attend it. "Technological education should be transformed in order to become a more effective and responsible citizen-building exercise that empowers the youth," said Kohli in his speech. He said as India was moving from a developing country to a developed country, the challenges and needs are changing. "World is becoming small. In the era of globalization, all fields including education will be affected. So besides preparing skilled manpower, the responsibilities of technological institutes have also increased," said the governor. At the convocation, GTU announced awarding an honorary doctorate to ISRO chairman Kiran Kumar. The university conferred degrees and diplomas to 70,379 students — 47,406 degrees and 22,973 diplomas — in presence and in absentia. Topper scored 50% in class XII Hardik Bhesaniya, who topped in BE (electrical), had scored only 50% marks in class XII exam. Hailing from a village in Dhari, Bhesaniya says his poor marks in class XII only motivated him. "I began working hard from day one and finally I topped the university in my branch," he said. Bhesaniya received two medals. He said that he is now pursuing his MTech at PDPU.
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