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Superstar Akshay Kumar is off on a vacation with wife Twinkle Khanna and his “little princess” Nitara. The 48-yearold actor, who has been shooting for director duo Sajid-Farhad’s upcoming comedy film “Housefull” in London, posted a photo of the father-daughter duo enjoying the beach.
Man dies in road accident in Ramban Agency | Jammu
A man who was crossing the road, died after allegedly being hit by a mini-bus in the Batote area of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir yesterday. Mir Wali, an employee of Animal Husbandry Department at Batote, was crossing the road when he was hit by a speeding mini-bus near Batote bus stand, a police officer said today. He said that the driver managed to escape from the spot. Wali who was profusely bleeding was referred to Government Medical College (GMC) hospital here but succumbed to his injuries on the way, he said.
Pak college cricketers find safe haven in India
The state election commission (SEC) on Friday announced dates for civic body polls in Gujarat for six municipal corporations, 56 municipalities, 31 district panchayats, 230 taluka panchayats or tehsils. The six municipal corporations include Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Surat and Jamnagar. Voting for the six municipal corpora-
tions will be held on November 22, while that for the rest of the 317 bodies including municipalities, district panchayats and taluka panchayats will be held on November 29, 2015. On the other hand, while counting of votes for municipal corporations will take place on November 26, that for the rest of the bodies will be done on December 2, the state election commissioner, Varesh Sinha told
mediapersons on Friday. By-polls for vacant posts in all panchayats, tehsils and municipalities will also be conducted along with the panchayat polls. With the announcement of local body polls in the state, the model code of conduct has been put into force. Earlier this week, Gujarat High Court had quashed an ordinance issued by the state government to delay local bodies polls, terming it
“unconstitutional”, even as the SEC was directed to “conduct polls before the expiry of their
Sharif which talked about resolution of Kashmir through peaceful means, the spokesperson said, “Let me make it clear that India has always desired resolution of all outstanding issues with Pakistan bilaterally through dialogue and peaceful means. “It is Pakistan
which has chosen terrorism as the instrument of state policy. We hope that this visit conveys a clear message to Pakistan that international community is deeply concerned about its support and sponsorship of terrorists.” The US-Pakistan joint statement which was issued on Thursday during Sharif’s visit to Washington said, “The two leaders expressed concern over violence along the Line of Control, and noted their support for confidence-building measures and effective mechanisms that are acceptable to both parties.”
It is Pakistan which chose terrorism as instrument of state policy: India on US-Pak joint statement Agency | New Delhi
India on Friday downplayed the reference to Kashmir in a US-Pakistan joint statement, affirming its commitment to resolve issues with Pakistan bilaterally and welcomed the focus on terror networks in the statement. Asserting that the statement devotes considerable space to the issue of terrorism and that it was for the first time that LeT and Haqqani network are specifically mentioned in it, Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry Vikas Swarup said India also read the assurance about these two entities
and terrorism in general offered by Pakistan. “We hope that they deliver on these commitments,” he said. When asked about India’s reaction on the US-Pakistan joint statement issued after a meeting between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Nawaz
Akademi condemns attacks, urges writers to take back awards
terms”. Gujarat SEC was also pulled up for using a government ordinance to postpone the polls for three months, which was termed “illegal” even as the court observed the commission’s attitude regarding timely conduct of polls as “negative”. The ordinance amending section 7(a) of Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporation Act, 8(A) of Municipality Act and 257 of Panchayat Act “is unconstitutional and void and hence quashed and set aside”, a bench of acting Chief Justice Jayant Patel and N V Anjariya had observed. According to the SEC, the total number of registered voters, who would exercise their franchise stands at 35.55
million of which 18.59 million are male voters, while 16.95 million are female voters for all the bodies put together. Of these, the six municipal corporation have a total 9.59 million registered voters with 5.11 million males and 4.47 million female voters. Meanwhile, around 813 election officers will be on duty, along with 1062 officials assisting them for the polls. As part of security arrangements, about 2,30,000 policemen will be deployed for election duty. Apart from electronic voting machines
(EVMs) at polling booths, voters will also be able cast their votes online. For this, the SEC will be introducing a mobile application for e-voting registration. Moreover, an e-dashboard technology will also be introduced by SEC for real-time update of voter turnout on the day of polls. Given the multi ward system in municipal corporations with four candidates in each ward, SEC has purchased Rs 48 crore worth EVMs. Further, for panchayat polls, EVMs worth Rs 25 crore have been purchased.
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year the day temperature has been recording above normal most of the time in October. For example, the average maximum temperature recorded in the city of Ahmedabad was close to 38°C for a large part of October. The day temperature had almost touched the 40°C mark on October 17 when the maximum recorded 39.2°C.
October turning out to be exceptionally hot for Gujarat
October 2015 is turning out to be the hottest for Gujarat in last ten years. Normally during this time of the year – when Monsoon retreats completely – the temperatures in Gujarat start to rise again due to clear skies and bright sunshine. This is why the month of October is also known as the second summer for Gujarat. This
Japan offers soft loan for MumbaiAhmedabad bullet train project Agency | Mumbai
In a bid to surpass competition from China and other countries keen to Agency | New Delhi be part of the first buling of rationalist thinkers let train project, Japan Agency | New Delhi The recent anti-Pakisuch as Kalburgi. Noted has offered financial stan protests in India India’s top literary body, writer Nayantara Sah- support besides technolmay have further jeop- the Sahitya Akademi, gal was among the first ogy for India’s ambiardised the revival of condemned on Friday to give up her award on tious rail project. Japan the much awaited crick- the killing of rationalconcerns over a “danger- has offered to finance eting ties but a bunch ist thinker MM Kalburgi ous distortion of Hindu- M u m b a i - A h m e d a b a d of college-going crick- and asked the Centre and ism”. After her, a string high speed rail corridor train is expected to run monitoring team here eters from Karachi, states to thwart such atof wordsmiths including estimated to cost about at speeds of around 300- where a detailed presenoblivious of the sim- tacks, while it urged writAshok Vajpeyi turned in Rs 90,000 crore at an 350 km/hour. Though tation was made on trafmering tensions at the ers to take back awards higher level, are having they recently relinquished silent protest in the Cap- and Tamil scholar. “We their honours to express interest rate of less than there are many countries fic forecasting, alignment the time of their lives to protest rising intoler- ital by about 100 promi- appeal to the state and their anger over the Ak- one per cent, sourc- offering the high-speed surveys and comparain the “safe haven” of ance in the country. The nent writers with black central governments to ademi’s silence on rising es in Railway Ministry technology for the bullet tive study of high-speed Dehradun. While Shiv academy passed a resolu- gags and armbands who take steps to prevent such attacks on free speech in said. Japan Internation- train project, it is Japan railway technology. AcSena-led protests in tion to denounce the Kan- demanded the institute incidents in the future.” the country. The academy al Cooperation Agency which is offering both cording to officials inMumbai did not allow nada author’s murder and pledge to take stern steps At least 35 writers from has been awarding works (JICA) in its report sub- technology and funding volved in the high-speed the chiefs of Indian and threw its weight behind to safeguard free speech across India have given of literary merit in Indian mitted to the Railway together, they said. How- rail corridor project, JaPakistan cricket boards the writers who are part and the right to dissent. up their awards since the languages and English Ministry has envisaged ever, they said, a decision pan has offered to meet to meet, the political of a spiralling campaign “The Akademi condemns brutal killing of a Muslim since 1954. The writers’ a reduction in the trav- on the project is yet to be 80 per cent of the Mumparty has taken on the against growing hostility the killing of writers and blacksmith in an Uttar revolt kicked off in Sep- el time on the 505-km taken by Railways be- bai-Ahmedabad project task of ensuring that and bigotry that they say we appeal to the writ- Pradesh village over ru- tember after 76-year-old long corridor between cause it will be decided cost, on condition that no one from across the has been allowed to fes- ers to take their awards mours of consuming beef Kalburgi, a known critic the two western cities at the highest level in the India buys 30 per cent of border, be it cricketer ter under the Narendra back,” said Krishnas- to mark their anger over of Hindu idolatry, was to two hours from the government. The JICA equipment including the or actor, is allowed in Modi government. The wamy Nachimuthu, an growing violence against gunned down in his home existing period of over team had presented the coaches and locomotives the state. move came hours after a Akademi council member minorities and the kill- by two unidentified men. seven hours. The bullet report in July to the joint from Japanese firms. Corpo. Office: A/41, Madhav Chamber’s, Shaktidhara Colony, Opp-Sayona Arcade, L.B.S. Road, Toll Naka, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
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Why Dalits need to organise themselves politically
When men can be so blinded by caste hatred that they can set two sleeping toddlers on fire, there must be something terribly wrong in the Indian psyche that takes such perverse pleasure in torturing fellow human beings only because they are born at the wrong end of the caste system. Across India, Dalits continue to face insults and violence, some of which finds its way to the mainstream media, triggers outrage, and dies down, until the next incident is reported. Caste is the ultimate reality in India and for all those sniping at backward caste politics for dragging down governance and India’s economic potential, the question that must be asked is how many people are willing to give up their caste identities. In a country where most people passionately cling on to their caste identities, the prejudices and the dehumanising culture engendered by the caste system is passed on from one generation to the next. So when incidents like Ballabgarh happen, there is no surprise, only shame and resignation, and to quote the French-origin epigram, the more things change the more they remain the same. The biggest anomaly of our democracy is that the focus has shifted away from social justice and human rights protection. The mainstream discourse stays focussed on the economic, electoral and technological changes for contributing to better standards of living, but we have paid only intermittent attention to the fountainheads of inequality in our society. On the other hand, atrocities against Dalits have become easy fodder for politicians to target their adversaries. Politicians like Rahul Gandhi marched to Ballabgarh to commiserate with the Dalits of Sunped village. The atrocity even found resonance in distant Bihar, where BJP ally Ram Vilas Paswan blamed the ML Khattar government. Political parties fiercely compete with each other in the race for Dalit votes. But their concern for Dalits does not move beyond electoral calculations. In this situation, only the BSP can legitimately claim to have worked among Dalits and offered them unflinching support to fight caste oppression. Politics as the art of the possible is characterised by parties like the Congress which succeeded in carrying both Jats and Dalits along on the same political platform in Haryana despite the two communities at loggerheads in the social space. In the past decade under BS Hooda, Haryana has witnessed several caste atrocities like the Mirchpur killings, the Bhagana social boycott and a spate of sexual assaults against Dalit women since 2012.
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QUOTE “If VK Singh has compared the incident of burning of dalits with (burning of) the Prime Minister should take cognizance of it and initiate appropriate OF THE dogs, action against him,” - BJP’s ally in Bihar Hindustani Awam Morcha’s (HAM) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday criticized Union minister VK Singh’s ‘dog’ remark... DAY Salman Khan to hold special screening of ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ for Madhuri Dixit, Bhagyashree
They wooed the audience with their earnest chemistry in “Dum Laga ke Haisha” and now actors Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar are set to pair again for a yet-to-be-titled romantic film. The project will be produced by filmmaker Anand L Rai, of “Tanu Weds Manu Returns” fame and helmed by Sameer Sharma, who made his directorial debut with “Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana”. Bhumi, who made her debut with the romantic-comedy opposite Khurrana, said she was excited for her second outing. “Yes I am
doing the film. It is directed by Sameer Sharma and produced by Anand L Rai. I will be acting with Ayushmaan who is a brilliant actor. We share a great chemistry. I am really, really excited for it,” Bhumi. The actress was seen as an overweight girl in “Dum Laga ke Haisha” and has since shed a lot of weight. Bhumi said her role in the film will be “tougher” as she has undergone a change. “It will be tougher for me this time as I have changed. But it is exactly the role I was wanting to do for my second film. It is a wonderful script and just the right one to do.”
Bollywood is now ready for married actresses, feels Lara Dutta Agency | Mumbai
Agency | Mumbai Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is making a comeback on the big screen as Prem after a gap of 15 years with ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ and since it is a very special film for the actor, he has decided to host a special screening of the movie for Madhuri
Dixit and Bhagyashree. Bhagyashree had made her debut opposite Salman Khan in Sooraj Barjatya’s Maine Pyar Kiya in 1989 and Madhuri Dixit worked with him in Hum Apke Hain Koun (1994). “The idea came up during a discussion (involving his latest film’s marketing team), which Salman Khan was
also part of. Since his character is called Prem, once again in his next film (he was also called Prem in Hum Apke Hai Koun! and ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’, among others), Salman wants to show the film to both the actresses with whom he has shared screen space in the past as Prem,” says the spokesperson of the film.
Actress Lara Dutta feels Bollywood filmmakers are now scripting a variety of roles for married heroines including those who have become mothers. Lara, 37, married Mahesh Bhupathi and has a three-year-old daughter, Saira. “Today there is so much work for actresses who are married or have become mothers. Filmmakers have a role for everyone today. There are no stereotypical roles,” Lara. She would be seen next in Abhishek Kapoor’s Fitoor that stars Katrina Kaif and Aditya Roy Kapoor. The former Miss Universe shares a good equation with the director and hence, she agreed to be part of the
film. ”Gattu (Abhishek) is a good friend. My role is not in the book. It’s a special role. Most of my scenes are with Aditya and its great working with the younger generation.” Lara, who made a comeback of sorts to films with actor friend Akshay Kumar starrer Singh is Bling, is elated with the response. “I am
glad the film is getting an overwhelming response,” she added. Besides, Lara will also be seen in Ekta Kapoor’s home production film Azhar, a biopic based on former Indian cricket player Mohammed Azharuddin. “I am playing a lawyer in the film and it is too early to talk about my role my film,” she said.
demise spread, the music and film industry rushed to offer condolences on social media. However, it was a different sight at the hospital where he was brought, as only a handful of his friends turned up, while his wife arrived from Punjab in the evening. ”He lived alone in a flat in Dheeraj Residen-
cy, Goregaon (West), and spent a few days every month here for recording his songs. On Wednesday, he complained of stomach ache and acidity, and his friend Rishi Raj took him to a private hospital following which he was fine,” said Gautam Sharma, one of Janjua’s friends.
hearts the world over. The Telugu star, who is touted as the Salman Khan of Tollywood, turns 36
today.Here are 12 lesser-known facts about the actor-1. Prabhas was born to director U Suryanarayana Raju and he is the nephew of Telugu actor Uppalapati Krishnam Raju. 2. Prabhas is engaged to be married in December. His fiancée, is a 22-year-old engineering student, has been selected by his parents and she has nothing to with films! 3. Prabhas’ biggest hit, Baahubali was made on a budget of over Rs 250 crore. Nearly 10% of the total budget was for the actor who was signed for a whopping Rs 24 crore. The actor reportedly spent Rs 1.5 crore on gym equipment to tone his body for the role.
Amrita Rao refuses to play Salman’s ‘No one came forward to help sister for ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ Labh Janjua’s wife’ Agency | New Delhi
Salman Khan might move the mountains in his films, but he could not convince Vivah girl Amrita Rao to act in his film. The actress has refused Rajshri’s offer to act in the upcoming film Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. The actress, who is currently busy with the Jaipur Jewellery TV Show, was approached by the Sooraj Barjatya to play Salman’s sister in the film. Swara Bhaskar eventually stepped into the role; the actress is playing Salman’s sister in the family drama revolving around sibling rivalry. Accord- film with Salman, but the tive, she did not want to ing to sources “Amrita role was that of his sister. play a cute girl in a negawould have loved to do a Her character is nega- tive role.”
Shaandaar Figures For Shahid Kapoor on Opening Day
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Agency | Mumbai Filmmaker Vikas Bahl’s film Shaandaar, starring Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, has made Rs 11 crores making it the biggest opening day for a Shahid Kapoor-film. A Box Office India report says the collections are
not impressive considering that the film released on Dussehra, which was a holiday. However, as per the report, considering that this is a four day weekend, the ‘real level of business’ will be known today. With a destination wedding as the backdrop, the plot
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Singer Labh Janjua, 55, known for hit songs like ‘London Thumakda’ from ‘Queen’ and ‘Jee Karda’ from ‘Singh is King’, was found dead at his flat in Goregaon, during the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. He is suspected to have died of a heart attack, although the exact cause of his death is yet to be ascertained, the police informed. Janjua, who shuttled between his home in Punjab and Mumbai for work, had arrived in the city two days ago and was found dead when his maid showed up in the morning. As news of his
Birthday special: 12 things you need to know about ‘Baahubali’ star Prabhas
revolves around the the brewing romance between a wedding organiser Jagjinder Joginder (Shahid Kapoor) and the bride’s sister Alia (Alia Bhatt). Besides Shahid Agency | Mumbai and Alia, Shaandaar also stars Pankaj Kapur, San- As Shivdu in SS Rajay Kapoor and Sanah jamouli’s epic film Baahubali, actor Prabhas won Kapur in key roles.
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Chennai hundred among my more challenging knocks: Virat Kohli
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Agency | Chennai Exhausted and elated in equal measure after a match-winning hundred in the fourth ODI against South Africa here, Indian batsman Virat Kohli said the knock is among the most challenging of his career. India rode on Kohli’s brilliant 138 to post 299 for eight and then restricted the visitors to 264 for nine, despite a valiant ton by rival skipper AB de Villiers, to win by 35 runs and level the five-match series 2-2. “It
is one of my more challenging innings in ODI cricket specially because of the bowling attack they have. South Africa have been bowling pretty well in the series in the right areas. The pitch wasn’t that quick for us to get boundaries throughout,” Kohli. “So I had to run a lot and keep pushing the boundary fielders and keep looking for those gaps so that I could keep running through the innings. Probably, that is why in the end I start-
ed cramping because the body took a lot of toll. In the afternoon it gets pretty tough in Chennai and the conditions to bat are pretty difficult. But, all in all right now I feel great about it,” he said. The innings included 66 singles and nine doubles and Kohli said he knew he would have to push himself more than usual given the conditions he was batting in.“Till about 70 or 75 I only had three boundaries and a couple of sixes.
Ranji Trophy: Shreyas Iyer’s ton leads Mumbai to 447 against Baroda Agency | Vadodra
Agency | Mumbai Almost 6 months of becoming available globally, Apple Watch is finally coming to India. Though the company has not made any announcement in this regard, the Apple India website mentions that the smartwatch will become available in the country starting November 6. However, there is no mention of the Apple Watch’s price on the official website. It is expected that the smartwatch will start at approximately Rs 30,000 in the country. In the US, the Apple smartwatch, which is compatible only with iPhones, costs $349 for the base model. The smartwatch will be available in two sizes (38 and 42 mm) and three variants: Apple Watch, Apple Watch Edition and Apple Watch Sport. The first two come with sapphire crystal to protect the screen from cracking, whereas the sports version has a strengthened Ion-X glass on the display.
MEA places order for 55 Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedans
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Agency | New Delhi Japanese auto major Honda is recalling 3,879 units of a particular variant of its popular sedan City in India which were manufactured from February-November 2014 to update a software for transmission system as part of a global exercise. The company’s Indian arm, Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) said the CVT variants of Honda City produced during the period are being recalled update the software that manages the continuously variable transmission (CVT). The control software will be updated to optimise the hydraulic pressure applied to the CVT, it added. “The software will be updated free of cost at HCIL dealerships across India from October 24, 2015 and the company will communicate with customers directly,” HCIL said in a statement. Customers can check whether their car is covered under this campaign by submitting their 17 character alpha-numeric Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) on the special microsite which has been created on the company’s website, it added.
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Shreyas Iyer’s strokeful century may have powered Mumbai to 447, but the run-feast continued as Baroda also responded with a strong 133 for one at stumps on Day 2 of the Group B Ranji Trophy cricket match on Friday. Starting on their overnight score of 317 for three at the Reliance Stadium, Mumbai lost Iyer (173) early as the top-order batsman was run out by Yusuf Pathan after adding just 6 runs to his Day 1 score. Surakumar Yadav (68) could also add just 2 runs to his overnight score as the Mumbai innings started wobbling. But Abhishk Nayar struck a defiant 89 and stitched a 70-run tenth-wicket stand with Shardul Thak-
Agency | New Delhi The Modi government is hoping that the promises made by Pakistan in US will be delivered soon. ”We have also read assurances on terrorism by Pakistan. I hope they deliver,” MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said. “Terrorism naturally comes to mind when talking about
Pakistan. The US-Pak joint statement devotes much space to it,” the MEA spokesperson added. The external affairs ministry also said it was open to NSA-level talks as decided in Ufa. The MEA statement comes a day after Pakistan Prime Minister Sharif committed to take “effective ac-
tion against United Nations-designated terrorist individuals and entities, including Lashkar-e-Taiba and its affiliates, as per its international commitments and obligations. The commitment, contained in a joint statement issued at the end of a meeting between US President Obama and Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif, came after Islamabad persuaded Washington to press India for talks, including on border tensions. “We remain open to NSA-level talks (with Pak) as decided in Ufa,” the MEA spokesperson said. “Pak chooses to use terrorism as a instrument of state policy. India has always desired resolution of all issues bilaterally,” the spokesperson said.
side due to conflict of interest. The Tamil Nadu strongman was also removed from the BCCI top job after cases of fixing cropped up against his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, and he now serves as ICC chairman only. CSK and Rajas-
than Royals (RR) were suspended for two years by The Board of Control for Cricket in India after the Supreme Court appointed Lodha Committee found both the team owner’s, Meiyappan and Raj Kundra (RR) guilty of betting.
singles event. Saina, who slipped to world number two in the latest rankings, claimed a 21-19, 21-16 win over her Japanese opponent in a thrilling second round contest that lasted 41 minutes. In men’s
singles, HS Prannoy crashed out of the tournament after suffering 15-21, 10-21 defeat against Hong Kong’s NG Ka Long Angus, while Ajay Jayaram was beaten 18-21, 8-21 by China’s Tian Houwei.
Dhoni criticised for meeting Srinivasan in Chennai
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ur (24) to give muscle to the Mumbai score. Baroda medium-pacer Ajitesh Argal bagged four wickets while Hardik Pandya picked up two scalps. In reply, the hosts lost their opener early after Monil Patel (10) was scalped by
Dhawal Kulkarni for 10, but Kedar Devdhar (84 not out) and captain Aditya Waghmode (35 not out) stitched an unbeaten 113-run stand to give the home team hope. They still trail by 314 runs in the first innings.
again in an apt reply to his ex-India colleague VVS Laxman who wanted a triple hundred from the Nawab of Najafgarh. “1st Match after announcing his retirement @virendersehwag gets a brilliant 100.Wld love if he can sign off with a 300 Mem-
oriesForever,” tweeted VVS Laxman soon as the news of the Delhi Dashers’s ton broke. Sehwag announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Tuesday and 48 hours later he scored a ton against Ranji champions Karnataka in Mysuru.
Virender Sehwag gives very very special reply to Laxman on Twitter
India’s ODI skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday took time off to meet former BCCI president N Srinivasan at his residence here, a move which invited criticism from some quarters. A top source said that Dhoni met Srinivasan over breakfast and was at the ICC chairman’s residence for close to 45 minutes. After he left, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy met Srinivasan. Srinivasan, who was earlier the owner of the IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings, had to detach himself from the Dhoni-led
Saina Nehwal lone Indian survivor at French Open Super Series
Agency | Mumbai Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz today said India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has placed an order to lease 55 top of the range E 250 CDI luxury sedans. The high-end sedans will be used by the visiting foreign dignitaries of ministries including the head of states, presidents, prime ministers and top diplomats, it said in a statement. Mercedes has so far sold over 30,000 units of the E-Class in India and is the first luxury car to be produced in India since 1995. It also remains, by far, the largest selling luxury car model in the country today, the firm added. Mercedes-Benz India CEO and Managing Director Roland Folger said the company has always been the preferred luxury brand for Head of States across the globe including India.
Agency | Paris During his days as an India opener, Virender Sehwag always seemed unfazed with the situation or the bowler in front of him. His ‘see the ball hit the ball’ technique vindicated his swag and it came to the fore once
Agency | Paris Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal emerged as the lone survivor at the French Open Super Series after she defeated Minatsu Mitani of Japan to reach the quarterfinals of the women’s
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Patel agitation: Gujarat HC reserves order on Hardik Patel’s petition for quashing sedition charges Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Gujarat High Court on Friday reserved the order of a petition moved by Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel seeking quashing of the FIR lodged against him for sedition and “spreading hatred among communities,” among others charges. The court will pronounce its order on October 27. Hardik was booked under sedition by Surat police for his alleged remarks to “kill four-five policemen instead of committing sui-
cide” to a Surat-based PAAS members Vipul Desai on October 3. Desai had announced to commit suicide if the state government doesn’t heed to their demand for reserva-
tion. During the hearing, the court raised certain queries. One of them, the court asked, was how uttering few words against some policemen would amount to spreading ha-
Quota stir in Gujarat:After fresh spell of violence, Morbi SP, deputy transferred Correspondent | Rajkot
Following a fresh flare-up in the district, Morbi Superintendent of Police Rajan Susra was transferred with immediate effect late on Wednesday evening and was replaced by Jaipalsinh Rathore. With him, Morbi deputy superintendent of police was also transferred. The district, however, remained calm on Thursday. Through an order, the state home department transferred Susra to Ahmedabad city police and posted him as deputy commissioner of zone VI. The same order transferred Rathore from Chhota Udepur and replaced Susra in Morbi. Rathore assumed charge as Morbi SP early on Thursday. Another order from the department transferred Morbi DSP Komal Vyas and posted her in Anand. She has been replaced by
Ranji Trophy 2015: Against Railways, Gujarat ride on Priyank Panchal’s ton Correspondent | New
Delhi
Gujarat opener Priyank Panchal’s impressive run with the bat continued this Ranji season as the right-hander smashed his second consecutive ton to bail his side out of trouble on the opening day of the Group B contest against Railways. While his 105 against Punjab came in batting-friendly conditions in Mohali, the 141run knock against Railways needed some doing on a green strip at the Karnail Singh Stadium. Railways asked Gujarat to bat first on a pacer friendly pitch, and the openers struggled to play their natural game. There wasn’t much movement off the strip or in the air, but
Few students, govt orders closure of six fine arts colleges Correspondent | Vadodara
Rajdeepsinh Zala, the assistant commissioner of police (traffic), in Ahmedabad city. The transfer came hours after angry mobs protesting against the arrest of Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel allegedly set three state transport buses on fire and clashed with police on Tuesday night in Morbi. Police had to fire rubber bullets and lob teargas shells to disperse rioters and drive them away from highways which they had blocked. Local leaders of the quota agitation had given a
call for day-long bandh in Morbi to protest a case of sedition filed against Hardik, the convener of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS), in Surat city. However, the strike turned violent in the evening. The fresh spell of violence in Morbi started on October 18 after Hardik was detained by Rajkot police. The quota agitation leader was on his way to watch the One-Day International (ODI) cricket match between India and South Africa in Rajkot when he was detained as a preventive measure.
Western Union to contribute solar lighting in rural India this Diwali
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The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) this Diwali is looking forward to lighting up many homes in the remote villages of India. The aim is to make electricity available to those in the villages who have never seen nor experienced a light in their homes. Each remittance received from designated countries during the period October 15 to November 30, 2015 through Western Union services will contribute towards the lighting up of a village in rural India. Western Union will contribute up to Rs 100 for each Western Union remittance received in India from designated countries during this period. Around 10 villages across India may benefit from this initiative, including 1 or 2 in Gujarat. People sending money to India via West-
tred (under section 153A of Indian Penal Code) among communities. The single bench of high court justice J B Pardiwala asked public prosecutor Mitesh Amin whether the latter was bringing the police force under the ambit of a community, Amin responded, “up to some extent yes.” Amin said, “I am making this statement as a public prosecutor given the circumstance that have been recorded since August. There are allegations against police atrocities by the PAAS leaders and there are cases which have been lodged by police against PAAS leaders for attacking police, damaging police stations, properties among others. One of the policemen lost his life.”
The Gujarat government’s education department has asked six grantin-aid colleges offering education exclusively in fine arts to close down after the number of students taking admission there dropped sharply over the last few years. Admissions in these colleges have already been suspended since 2014. The government has now decided to move remaining students of these colleges to “colleges offering similar streams situated in the nearby area”, as per a circular issued by the office of the commissioner of higher education. Some colleges blamed the government’s delay in the common admission process for less students. The colleges which will no longer function from this year are Ipcowala
Santram College of Fine Arts, Vallabh Vidyanagar; Sri Krushnalal Majmudar College of Fine Arts, Bharuch; The New Progressive College of Fine Arts, Mehsana; Smt MN Shah College of Fine Arts, Surendranagar; Priyadarshini Kala Maha-vidyalala, Surat; and RT Fine Arts Institute, Valsad. Students of these colleges will be moved to Seth CN College of Fine Arts, Ahmedabad and BA Mehta Kala Mahavidyalaya, Navsari. The process to close these colleges was set rolling last year, but the approval for the same was given on September 16, 2015. “It has been decided to shift them (the students) to the nearby colleges offering similar courses” where they will complete their diploma or degree programmes, the circular stated.
enough to keep the bowlers interested. Variable bounce, as early as first hour of play, only added to visitors’ struggle. Railways’ new-ball pair of K K Upadhyay and Anureet Singh bowled well in tandem, and kept Gujarat’s scoring rate down, but
failed to make any additions to the wickets column. If Singh attacked the stumps with a trap for the mistimed flick on the leg-side, Upadhyay, the pick of the bowlers, generated a nice shape away from the right-handers. Gujarat’s over-cautious
approach early in the innings backfired as they lost opener Gohel in the 19th over to first-change seamer Ranjeet Mali. At this point, the scoreboard read a miserable 25/1 which soon became 26/2 when Upadhyay trapped Rajul Bhatt in front for 1.
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Bhamini Delwadia, an MBA, who belongs to the Scheduled Caste (SC). Bhamini was joined by 89 other Dalits, including four of her family members, at the newly-built Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Hall in Sonar Kui locality of Dholka, 30 km from Ahmedabad City. The 90 Dalits, most of them between 20-35 years, took “diksha” from Bhikshu Pragnya Ratna, a Dham-
ma pracharak from The Great Ashoka Buddha Vihar in Porbandar, and general secretary of Gujarat region of Akhil Bharatiya Bhikshu Mahasangh. Bhikshu Pragnya Ratna was also joined by Bhikshu Padmasambhav from Surat and Bhikshu Pragnavansh from Madhya Pradesh as Buddhist religious leaders at the function attended by around 500 persons.
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towards people oriented works by making transparency, swiftness and more committed approach of the revenue department. Mrs. Patel inspires the revenue department and district collectors and district development officers for well-arranged planning to organize ‘Revenue Services Day’ on 2nd Friday of every month to provide 7/12 copies for free of cost, to distribute property cards and to offer whole day for revenue works – services to people. Revenue concerned works has been performed in district offices during other days of the week as well. Now on, as the 2nd Friday of every month has been determined as “Revenue Service Day” the redressal of revenue related issues will become quicker.
Conversion: In search of equality, education, 90 Dalits embrace Buddhism
Two years after 5,000 Dalits converted to Buddhism in Junagadh in Gujarat, 90 Dalits embraced Buddhism at a programme organised by the Gujarat Buddhist Academy in Dholka town of Ahmedabad district on Thursday. The Dalits, who come from Ahmedabad’s Jivraj Park area, include 27-year-old
Long Dussehra weekend spurs short vacations out of Gujarat
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ern Union from US, UK, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand will have an opportunity to light up people’s lives this Diwali. Several villages in the hinterland of India will get access to light for the first time from solar pow-
ered lamps. Through this campaign, Western Union will use the contribution to engage The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in erecting solar panels for each household in the targeted villages, and each household will get three solar connections - two for electricity and one for cooking.
Globetrotting Gujaratis are making the most of the extended weekend following nine days of Garba fun. With Dussehra on Thursday and the fourth Saturday of the month on October 24, only one day off taken on Friday ensures four days’ holiday. According to tour operators and travel agents, bookings for the Dussehra weekend are up by 20%25% compared to last year. Also, around 30% of the tourists are heading for international destinations this weekend while
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rest continue to explore domestic destinations. “Among international destinations, Ko Chang in Thailand has emerged a new favourite this year. According to our estimates, around 5%-10% of tourists heading for foreign destinations are going to Ko Chang in Thailand,” said Manish Sharma, MD, Akshar Travels. “Thailand has always been a favourite with Gujarati travelers, courtesy the easy accessibility and visa on arrival, apt for weekend getaways and quick short-breaks. This year we are seeing a
shift from the usual Bangkok-Pattaya trips to newer locales like Ko Chang, Krabi, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai,” said Jatinder Paul Singh, senior vice president, Thomas Cook (India) Ltd. “Besides Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong continue to be short-haul favourites, since they can be reached in 5-6 hours,” added Singh. The trend of weekend vacations is catching up fast with young people and nuclear families. Also, with the Diwali vacations already booked, people are opting for short holidays earlier. “Flights and hotels during Diwali holidays get costlier by 15%-20%, and are heavily booked.
Gujarat CM suggests 2nd Friday as ‘Revenue Services Day’
By making the governance approach of Government of Gujarat as more pro-people, Gujarat Chief Minister Mrs. Anandiben Patel suggested to determine 2nd Friday of each month as ‘Revenue Services Day’. Moreover, district administration, collector office and office of district development officer will give importance to perform revenue works as a part of ‘Revenue Services Day’ on 2nd Friday of every month. As a part of ‘Revenue Services Day’ the officers will perform their duties by giving copies of the decisions/orders made by the administration to redress the basic issues of the people to the concerned applicants. The ‘Revenue Services Day’ will become a new step
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