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Girls outshine boys in Gujarat board Class 10 results in 2016
67.06 % result for Std 10 exam
Today Match Sunrisers The Gujarati medium students have scored the lowest pass percentage of 52.54 in the Hyderabad V/s Kolkata Knight Class 10 board examination while the English medium is at the highest with 88.84 per cent ees and only 8.16 % of that the pass percentage 17 this year. He said that Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad Riders the external candidates of girls is 72. 11 and that Surat has emerged as the 67.06 % of the regular have passed this year. Last for boys is 63.62 %. It was best performing district students who appeared (Delhi) year the figure was 61.50, 61.53% and 50.17%. re- with maximum 71.77% for class 10 examination 32.85 and 16.4 respective- spectively last year. 88.84 result while Narmada (8:00 PM) of Gujarat Secondary and Bengal weather pleasant after rains
Agency | Kolkata The weather of West Bengal remained pleasant today with some parts having received good amount of rainfall since last evening. Bankura in the western part of the state recorded the highest day temperature at 37.1 degrees Celsius, according to the Met department.
Haryana govt to provide laptops to students Agency | Chandigarh
Laptops would be given to the top 500 students securing 95 per cent or above marks in Class X examinations conducted by state, Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma today said. A provision of Rs 2 crore has been provided for the purpose in budget of the year 2016-17, he said.
Vohra seeks hike in tax on tobacco products
Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB) this year have passed the crucial exam, marking a 5.56 % better performance compared to last year. However the performance of the repeat candidates and privately appeared or external ones has seen a substantial decrease in pass percentage
ly. Total 1081356 students (680760 boys and 400596 girls) of which 863900 were regular ones, had appeared in the examination, Mr Panchal said adding
as compared to last year. board website this morn- that 67.06 percent of the Soon after the upload- ing, Examination Sec- regular examinees, 20.56 ing of the results on the retary B S Panchal said % of the repeat examin-
NEET 2016: States given freedom to reject or accept entrance exam only for UG medical Agency | New Delhi
Decks were cleared on Tuesday for exempting state government medical colleges from the Supreme Court-mandated single All India entrance exam for a year with President Pranab Mukherjee giving his assent to the NEET Ordinance before he embarked on his China visit. Ending the uncertainty on the fate of the Ordinance after the President raised some queries on the measure that was cleared by the Union Cabinet on Friday, states now have the option of either conducting their own exam or be
part of the NEET to fill 85 percent of the Under Graduate (UG) medical and dental seats. 15 percent of the remaining seats will be filled through NEET route by all India counselling. Union Health Minister JP Nadda while giving
details of the Ordinance, which, he said gave a “firm statutory status” to the concept of Uniform Entrance Examination, however, made it very clear that all private medical colleges and deemed universities will come under the
ambit of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). However, for PG courses, the exam will be held under NEET for 2017-18 session, in December this year. Nadda said that the necessity of promulgating the Ordinance arose as the Supreme Court is presently in vacation while both the Houses of Parliament had been adjourned sine-die. Allaying apprehensions that the Centre is trying to defer NEET through the Ordinance, Nadda said that NEET is already implemented and the second phase will be held on 24 July.
% of the English medium, 68.01 % of Hindi medium and 52.54% of Gujarati medium students have passed the exam which was held from March 8 to
with mere 32.56% has ranked last on the ladder. Mr. Panchal said that 3113 students passed with A1 grade while 23749 have got A2 grade.
ing to Chandigarh-based private operator Alchemist Airways had to force land after both its engines failed, airport officials said. Aviation regulator DGCA has already started an inquiry into the incident. A 61-year-old cardiac patient Virender Rai who was being flown to Delhi has been rushed to the Medanta hospital in Gurgaon immediately after the incident. The other passengers were taken to a nearby government hospital for medical examination. The 1989-make air-
craft, carrying registration number VT EQO, was in touch with to Air Traffic Control as it was in the final approach to landing. The six other onboard persons include Rupesh (doctor), Jung Bahadur (aircraft technician), Juhi and Bhagwan Rai both relatives of the patient), Amit Kumar (pilot) and Rohit (co-pilot). “I pray for the early recovery of the injured. The causes of the accident shall be looked into,” tweeted Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju.
All 7 safe as air ambulance crash lands near Delhi, DGCA probe on • The small plane that crashed reportedly suffered an engine failure following which it made an attempt to land in Najafgarh area Agency | New Delhi
An air ambulance coming from Patna with seven persons on board crash landed in Najafgarh area of South West Delhi after both its engines apparently shut down but no one sustained any major injury. The six-seater Beech King Air C-90A aircraft crash landed at around 2:40 PM on a field in Kair village in Najafgarh about 10 km from the Indira Gandhi international Airport, police officials said. The 27-year old plane belong-
Sonowal’s team: First BJP CM Challenges for J Jayalalithaa: Revenue has several experienced hands losses and a strong Opposition Agency | Guwahati
The people’s verdict has been decisive but
Though newly-appointwhat remain uncertain is the state’s financial ed Assam Chief Minister status—it’s economy has seen the steepest Sarbananda Sonowal is rise in debt, about 92 per cent, according to heading the first BJP-led various reports, in the last five years government in the state, Agency | Srinagar cent, according to var- debt of around Rs 12,500 when it comes to his team ious reports, in the last crore will be added every Jammu and Kashmir members – eight cabinet five years. The 2016 poll year. To make matters Governor N N Vohra to- ministers and two minmanifesto of Jayalalithaa worse, the free 100 units day asked state Finance isters of state – most of raised many eyebrows as power per household in Minister Haseeb Drabu them are not just veter- ic Assam elections, for Assam also witnessed first birthday in the last part of the state expendi- a six round cycle a year Agency | Chennai to increase tax on tobac- ans, but also hold record instance is said to be the establishment of several co products to secure a of having discharged most successful health new universities, medical On the day that Tamil week of May. Jayalalithaa ture will now go towards would escalate the govsignificant decrease in their duties as ministers and education minister and engineering colleges Nadu went to the polls, accepted both invitations unproductive sectors. For ernment’s total expendithe consumption of such quite remarkably in the Assam ever had. Sarma, during his tenure, apart AIADMK chief J Jay- “as the swearing in cere- instance, one of the major ture –far higher than was products in the state. past. Sonowal’s right a PhD in political science from seeing a free and alalithaa had two guests: mony would be over by promises that Jayalalithaa expected. Private power The Governor, in a letter hand man Himanta Biswa who also holds a Law de- fair recruitment of school first, the family of her ad- then.” That was how sure made was the 100 unit purchases further derail to the Finance Minister, Sarma (47), a former gree, had first pivoted the teachers. As health min- visor Sheela Balakrishnan she was of victory. The free power for house- the state power sector asked him to increase Congress leader who was country’s first programme ister on the other hand to invite her to Sheela’s people’s verdict has been holds, in two month bill daily when a regularized tax on tobacco products appointed the BJP’s cam- of gifting laptops to over he had introduced sever- son’s wedding in early decisive but what remain cycles. Power experts power tariff system sugfrom the present 40 per paign committee conve- three lakh students secur- al new schemes targeted June and then the family uncertain is the state’s fi- worry that the sector is gested by experts over cent to at least 65 per nor within a few months ing 60 per cent and above at reducing the alarming of her other advisor Ven- nancial status—it’s econ- already facing an accu- the years could save at cent, an official spokes- of his joining the party for in the state board Class X IMR and MMR in the kataraman to invite her omy has seen the steepest mulated debt of nearly least Rs 4,000 crore per man said. home for his grandchild’s rise in debt, about 92 per one lakh crores rupees. A year. the just-concluded histor- between 2002 and 2015. state. Sub Editor: Dhruvil Makani Office: B/14, Madhav Chamber’s, India Colony, Opp-Vidhyanagar School, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
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Need for a criminal defamation law is even stronger than it was in the 19th century
The Supreme Court’s recent judgment upholding Sections 499 and 500 of the IPC as constitutionally valid received wide attention, including visible, vibrant, sometimes even vicious criticism. This is itself a sign that free speech in India is not under any threat. Sections 499 and 500 of the IPC which provide a remedy of criminal defamation have been part of statutory law for over 70 years and have neither diluted our vibrant democracy nor abridged free speech. The argumentative Indian is alive and kicking. Free speech is part of our democratic DNA and not yet subjected to any debilitating mutation. The law of defamation is a delicate marriage of an odd couple. Free speech, a fundamental right under 19(1)(a), and the right to reputation, a facet of the right to life and liberty under 21, have learnt to coexist. Marital disputes are inevitable but reciprocal restraint and respect have meant that divorce is rarely, if ever, imminent. The marital balance was struck by the framers themselves when Article 19(2) provided that nothing in 19(1) (a) shall “affect the operation of any existing law’’ to impose reasonable restrictions, including for defamation. Sections 499/500 were part of pre-independent India and were thus “existing law”. Ergo, these were already “constitutionally accepted” when India became a republic. Defamation does not partake only of individual interest. It protects reputation which is the person’s ‘’estimation in the eyes of the general public’’. It is necessary for social stability. It is what one lives for, swears by, works his skin off for, fights for and dies for. States make laws times without number to regulate private transactions and inter se individual rights (for instance, Domestic Violence Act, Child Labour Act, Sexual Harassment Act) and their power to do so is not limited to public issues alone. “Reputation of one cannot be allowed to be crucified at the altar of the other’s right of free speech” is what the court rightly emphasised. Truly, one man’s diatribe can be another man’s nemesis. Your swing must necessarily stop where my nose begins. And why should not intentional, wanton, mala fide swings, knowing the clear path of the nose and the inexorable consequences when it comes in the way, be not subjected to criminal punishment to satiate the complainant’s righteous indignation. Otherwise, a large collectivity of such unsatiated complainants would create an unstable and imploding society. The architecture of Section 499 balances these contrapuntal rights quite soberly. Unlike other inflexible provisions of the IPC, Sections 499/500 have four explanations and 10 exceptions which do both: they add content and context to the offence as also chisel away at it substantially.
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“All private institutions and medical colleges will come under the ambit of NEET. The state governments will get an option to either conduct their own exam or go for NEET to fill UG seats. However, for PG courses, the exam will be held under NEET for 2017-18 - Health Minister J P Nadda today said after an Ordinance to session, in December this year.”
Will Mika Singh be asked to quit Comedy Nights Live?
Agency | Mumbai Comedian-actor Kapil Sharma is in the news yet again, and this time because of singer Mika Singh. Mika, who is a part of Colors’ show Comedy Nights Live, recently shot for an episode of The Kapil Sharma Show with West Indies star cricketer Chris Gayle and singer Kanika Kapoor on rival channel GEC Sony. With the competition between the two shows at its highest point yet, this may well mean Comedy Nights Live showing the door to Mika. Colors, in
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retaliation, sent Sony a notice objecting to featuring Mika on their television programme, and reportedly telling them to not air the episode. Mika explained that he went on Kapil’s show to promote his new songs. “You all know that I am Kapil’s brother. I am a big fan of his show and his (comic) timing. I met him after a long time because threefour songs of mine have been launched. And the best way to promote the songs is through the best show – The Kapil Sharma Show.”
keep the state boards out of it for a year was signed by President Pranab Mukherjee.
Akshay Kumar Loses His Cool Over Racist Jokes Aimed at Lisa Haydon
Agency | Mumbai Akshay Kumar might be known as Action Kumar for his on-screen Khiladi image, but he rarely loses his cool off screen. But even this generally calm and collected gentleman
got into a rage on the sets of a TV comedy show when he witnessed two women being humiliated. The team of Housefull 3 - Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Lisa Haydon and Jacqueline Fernandez - was on the sets of Com-
edy Nights Bachao as part of their film’s promotions. The show seemed like a perfect platform for the film’s publicity since it is a comedy film. Abhishek Bachchan, the other star in the film, was missing from the shoot yester-
day and we were told he would feature in the next episode of the show along with Lisa and Jacqueline. But what transpired on the sets was hardly funny. All was fun and merry, and everyone seemed to be enjoying the humour by Krushna Abhishek, Bharti Singh and other stand-up comics on the show. While most lines penned by the scripting team were genuinely funny, some seemed to be low-brow. To be fair, the format of the show is somewhere on the lines of AIB Roast and insults keep flying between the cast regularly. However, some of the lines, especially directed towards the actresses of the film, were derogatory. Akshay and Riteish were clearly looking rather uncomfortable as they felt that the ladies were being humiliated.
gettable experience for Shahid. So much so, that the filmmaker has locked Februray 24, 2017 as the release date for the film. Shahid’s 36th birthday is just the day after the release: February 25, 2017. Rangoon, which stars Shahid Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut and Saif Ali Khan
the 1940s amidst the turmoil of India’s independence struggle and will feature some epic historic references. Speaking about Rangoon, Kangana had earlier said in an interview, “It is a film which is set in the 1940s during the World War II. It is about three characters and one of them is a superstar and her mentor, who she is romantically involved with. Another one is a soldier. It is about INA (the Indian National Army), independence and so many other things. It is a very passionate love story.”
of some use to the people. He also said that he takes pride in the fact that the Sulabh shauchalaya is named after him because it is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘pet project’ (Swachh Bharat). The actor had earlier in a series of tweets slammed the Nehru-Gandhi family for keeping the names of several institutions after former prime minister Rajiv
Gandhi. “Change Gandhi family assets named by Congress.Bandra/ Worli Sea Link to Lata Mangeshkar or JRD Tata link road. Baap ka maal samjh rakha tha ?” he wrote. “If roads in Delhi can be changed why not Congress assets/property ke naam? Was in Chandigarh wahan bhi Rajeev Gandhi assets? Socho? Why?” the actor added.
Shahid Kapoor’s 36th birthday will Ileana D’Cruz is ‘Proud’ of Doing Akshay Kumar’s Rustom see a special gift called inRangoon the lead roles, is set in Agency | Mumbai
Actress Ileana D’Cruz, who will soon be seen in Akshay Kumar’s Rustom, said that she is ‘proud’ of being a part of Tinu Suresh Desai’s film. “The film which we have made is fictional. There is a lot of fiction involved. Rustom is a very intense movie. It’s vintage, no doubt. I hope people walk in and get immersed in the story. I am quite proud of doing this film,” Ileana told agency. Ileana also said that it is a coincidence that so many biopics are being made. “I think it is
Agency | New Delhi a coincidence because I know there are so many films that have actually been in the making for a while. Or have been talked about for a while. There are so many coincidences that many biop-
ics are releasing around the same time,” said Ileana. Ileana hopes “it goes well.” She was last seen last seen on screen in the 2014 film Happy Ending. Rustom is scheduled to release on August 12.
Priyanka wants to be James Bond
Shahid Kapoor has been quite ubiquitous as far as Vishal Bhardwaj’s upcoming period drama Rangoon is concerned. And the director is making sure he leaves no stone unturned in making Rangoon an unfor-
A ‘Rishi Kapoor Shauchalaya’ in Allahabad, courtesy Congress workers Agency | Allahabad
Agency | Kota In the upcoming movie, Emma Watson is introduced as Belle, who is shown entering a long deserted castle. Disney released the one and a half minute long, first teaser trailer of the live-action adaptation of Beauty And The Beast. The trailer begins with the grandeur of the castle fading as the we hear the ticking sound of a clock. Disney revives the hit animation series into a musical. With background score playing, we hear two voices as the door cracks open. “Look a girl...”, the first voice
exclaims. “I can see its a girl you fool...”, the second voice replies. “What if she is the one...”, the first voice retorts. Director Bill Condon’s film also stars Dan Stevens as the Beast; Luke Evans as Gaston; Kevin Kline as Belle’s father Maurice; Josh Gad as Le Fou; Hattie Morahan as Agathe the Enchantress; Ewan McGregor as Lumiere; Emma Thompson as Mrs. Potts; Ian McKellen as Cogsworth; Stanley Tucci as Cadenza; Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Babette and Audra McDonald as the Wardrobe.
Agency | Los Angeles “Quantico” star Priyanka Chopra, whose name was being thrown around as one of the candidates for the role of Bond girl, says she rather wants to play James Bond. “I get that all the time. But I wanna be Bond,” Priyanka said when asked whether she would be playing a fu-
ture Bond girl. Fans are already starting to throw their support behind a handful of actors, including Tom Hiddleston and Idris Elba, to pick up Daniel Craig’s mantle. But recently, the idea of giving the part to a woman has been catching steam on social media, reported Complex magazine. How-
ever, the 33-year-old Indian actress is happy that she is getting a chance to play the villain before any Bond opportunities arise. She stars as villain Victoria Leeds in the upcoming “Baywatch” film. “I wanted to play a bad guy for a really long time. And I’m doing that in Baywatch, so I’m excited.”
Agitated with Rishi Kapoor for his scathing attack on the Nehru-Gandhi family, the Congress workers in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad city have found a unique way to seek revenge and named a public toilet in the city after the Bollywood actor. Dozens of Congress workers gathered at Shivaji Park area in Allahabad on May 24 and hung a board bearing Rishi Kapoor’s name outside a Sulabh toilet. In response, the actor jocularly told a leading English daily that he was thrilled by such a move. The 63-yeaar-old actor said unlike the ‘Congress loyalists’, he would be
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Agency | Ahmedabad Ghotak (Paresh Ganatra) will have to battle a new challenge on SAB TVs Chidiyaghar in the upcoming track. Dubey TC (Chandresh Kulshekhara) gives him Rs 50,000 that Ghotak has to hand over to Gaglu Pehelwaan (Uttam Jha). When he gets home he hands over the money to Koyal and asks her to keep it safely, however Koyal (Aditi Sajwan) mistakes it as an anniversary gift and keeps it. Ghotak soon clears the misunderstanding and apologies to her. Ghotak obliges when Koyal asks for a cake in return of the misunderstanding. Ghotak gets stuck with some unavoidable office work and he requests Tommy (Abhay Pratap Singh) to go and get a cake for Koyal. Tommy and Puppy (Sanjay Chaudhary) who are waiting for an appropriate time to settle scores with Ghotak order for a bomb cake.
Wockhardt Hospitals Group shines at6th Annual Greentech HR Award 2016
Agency | Surat Wockhardt Hospitals, a reputed chain of tertiary care multi specialty hospitals in India firmly believes that its employees are its greatest strength. At the 6th Annual Greentech HR Award recently concluded in Mumbai, Wockhardt Hospitals was conferred with Gold for ‘Employee Engagement’ in the organisation category. Also Dr. Rajani Tewari, Head HR, Wockhardt Hospitals, was conferred with Gold Greentech award for ‘HR Leader’. Expressing her pleasure over the award wins, Ms. Zahabiya Khorakiwala, Managing Director, Wockhardt Hospitals, said, “I am elated and proud to have the bright HR leader- Dr. Rajani Tewari associated with our organisation. Dr. Rajani is ambitious and also works very hard to achieve her set goals.She takes the best care of my asset-my employees.”
USHA further strengthens distribution network in India Agency | New Delhi USHA International Ltd., one of India’s leading consumer durable companies, has announced expansion of its distribution network in India. The company is integrating modern trade and e-commerce channels with its existing network for a significant increase in its retail footprint. In this direction, USHA has initiated tie ups with regional retail players and associated with retail chain Bajaj Electronics in Hyderabad recently. The company plans to forge more such tie-ups across India. USHA will also soon start selling exclusive products through leading e-tailing platforms. With this move, USHA would be consolidating its retail business including modern trade, ecommerce, regional retail, company owned showrooms & USHA joy stores in India. Commenting on the development, Kapil Kohli, Vice President-Retail Head, Usha International Ltd. said “With a paradigm shift in consumer behavior and increasing focus on superior buying experiences, USHA is investing significantly to expand its retail presence. Leveraging our already high brand recall, we are ensuring presence across channels and the last mile connectivity for maximum outreach for all our products across categories. USHA is aiming for a 30% growth in retail business by ensuring product display management, focus on sell-out and experiential marketing.” Additionally, USHA is transforming its existing 60 plus company showrooms and integrating experiential zones for enhanced customer experience and quick buying decisions.
Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber crashed out in the first round of the French Open on Tuesday as the German third seed lost 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to Kiki Bertens, the world number 58. Bertens, who won her second career title at Nuremberg on Saturday, broke Kerber twice to claim the opening set on Court Philippe Chatrier. Kerber responded in the second set to force a decider, but Dutchwoman Bertens completed a shock victory to set up a second-round tie against Italy’s Camila Giorgi or French wildcard Alize Lim. Kerber’s preparations for Roland Garros were far from ideal, with the 28-year-old failing to win a match at Madrid or Rome before withdrawing from last week’s
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How Virat Kohli turned RCB’s dwindling fortunes Nuremberg event with a shoulder injury. The German struggled and committed 28 unforced errors compared to just nine winners, taking a medical timeout when trailing 3-0 in the final set to undergo treatment on her ailing shoulder. On her run to the title in Melbourne, Kerber had saved a match point in her opening match against Japan’s Misaki Doi, but there was no great escape this time. “I’m disappointed that
I lost now here the first round, but that’s sport and that always can happen,” said Kerber. “That was for sure not my best tennis I played today. I know that you must play your best tennis in the first rounds, as well, because everybody is a tough opponent to play. I was trying it. It was not my day.” Kerber added her shoulder issues Agency | New Delhi were a recurrence of the injury that forced her out Royal Challengers Banof the warm-up tourna- galore’s former owner Vijay Mallya was known ment in Nuremberg. to make some of the most expensive purchases at the IPL auctions. There was something about the team in the initial four years of the tournament and the results showed — RCB twice became runners-up and once played the semifinals.
Louis Van Gaal deserved respect, better treatment: Daley Blind Agency | Lagos
Netherlands international Daley Blind believes sacked Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal deserved more respect, better treatment and faced unfair speculation over his future before being dismissed on Monday. “I always worked well with him and would have been keen that the co-operation lasted longer. The manager of a top club in England is naturally under much more pressure but over the last six months he has not been treated fairly,” Defender Blind told reporters at the Dutch team’s training camp in Portugal. “I think a manager like Louis van Gaal, who has achieved so much
Initially, RCB had spent over R6 crore on Jacques Kallis and a whopping R10 crore on Kevin Pietersen the next year. They did not perform that well but the team did. But 2012 onwards, the team’s fortunes began going south. It was around the same time that Mallya’s Kingfisher airlines were forced to go off operations. But that did not stop Mallya from
splurging at the auctions. Buy an arguably spent Yuvraj Singh for R14 crore in 2014 is still talked about. The team’s fortunes again began to swing upwards from the last edition when RCB made it to the playoffs. The combination of skipper Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle worked wonders and was instrumental in turning things around.
to expect in the Caribbean,” Thakur told agency following the squad announcement on Monday. “I will definitely do my homework before leaving for the tour,” he added. Thakur has been in scintillating form for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, taking 89 wickets over the past two seasons. “It is good to see Shardul Thakur being rewarded for bowling his heart out for Mumbai,” Sunil Gavaskar told agency. Only two changes have
been made to the India Test squad that faced South Africa at the end of last year for the tour. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami returns to international cricket for the first time since 2015 after overcoming injury. Right-arm pacer Varun Aaron and all-rounder Gurkeerat Singh Mann drop out. Ace batsman Virat Kohli will captain India, with Ajinkya Rahane acting as his deputy. The dates of the Tests are yet to be finalised.
Will definitely do my homework: Shardul Thakur on Windies tour selection
already, deserved more respect,” added Blind from the Netherlands’ base for three post-season internationals over the next fortnight. “Even through there was so much being written about him losing his job over the last months, he always looked to protect and shelter us. It is not easy for a coach if you are repeatedly being fired in the newspapers. “Still, we as a squad kept
believing in the manager and showed that with our FA Cup win (over Crystal Palace on Saturday). “That we did together for the supporters, the manager and for ourselves. It was in the end, a good finish to the season,” added the 26-year-old Blind, who Van Gaal brought across from Ajax Amsterdam when he took over at Old Trafford two years ago.
IPL 2016 fan parks to be hosted for Qualifier, eliminator and final Agency | New Delhi
After successfully hosting Indian Premier League (IPL) fan parks during the league phase, Jaipur and Belgaum will showcase the eliminator and second qualifier while Sunday’s final will be screened live in Ranchi, Mathura, Aurangabad and Mysuru. The fan parks have registered a record turnout during the league phase every weekend with Patna shattering all records with more than 50,000 fans watching the games last week. “As many as 300,000 cricket fans have witnessed the IPL 2016 matches through the IPL Fan Park initiative. Bilaspur, Amritsar, Baroda, Meerut, Kangra, Nadiad, Saharanpur, Bhopal, Dehradun, Surat, Allahabad, Gwalior, Panipat, Nashik, Hubli, Lucknow, Gurgaon, Solapur, Wa-
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rangal, Muzaffarpur, Kolhapur, Vijayawada, Patna, Kota, Goa and Guntur have witnessed huge turnout and the response has been overwhelming,” an IPL statement said on Tuesday. “Durgapur and Mangalore will host the IPL Fan Parks to showcase Qualifier 1 between table toppers Gujarat Lions and Royal Challengers Bangalore on May 24. The Qualifier 2 match between the Loser of Qualifier 1 and Winner of Eliminator will be screened at Jaipur and Belgaum on May
27. “The season final on May 29 will be screened at Ranchi, Mathura, Aurangabad and Mysuru,” it added. The playoffs between the top four teams will start from Tuesday. Table toppers Gujarat Lions (GL) will lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), who are at the second position in the points table currently, in Qualifier 1. The winner of the match will go directly to the final to be played on Sunday while the loser will get another chance as they will play Qualifier 2.
Agency | New Delhi Uncapped Shardul Thakur has vowed to do his “homework” on the West Indies after the right-arm pace bowler earned his first India call-up for the Test tour of the Caribbean. The 24-year-old, who has starred for Mumbai in domestic cricket, is the only new face included in India’s 17-member squad that will play four Tests in July and August. “Obviously I will speak to the senior players to get an idea about what
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Gujarat Housing Board plans low-cost homes on open plot, residents allege it’s mischief
The GHB, on the other hand, maintained that categorisation of the land as playground was a “mistake”, which has been corrected
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Last week was tense in the Muslim-dominated Morarji Chowk in old Bapunagar area, where the Gujarat Housing Board (GHB) has planned to come up with an affordable housing scheme on an open piece of land, used by the residents as a playground and venue for social and religious functions since 1950s. The residents have protested the move and accused the government of playing mischief. The GHB, on the other hand, maintained that categorisation of the land as playground was a “mistake”, which has
been corrected. This was the second attempt by the board to use the land for housing scheme. In 1989, residents of the area had moved the Gujarat High Court where the board declared that it was not coming up with any con-
Gujarat Congress dubs Anandiben Patel’s two year rule as ‘total failure’ Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Gujarat Congress today termed Chief Minister Anandiben Patel’s twoyear tenure as a ‘total failure’, claiming that not a single promise made by the BJP government has been fulfilled. According to Gujarat Congress president Bharatsinh Solanki, Patel has failed to execute any major project during the period. “People gave mandate to BJP in 2012 Assembly polls because the party leaders have made numerous promises. However, looking at the performance of Anandiben Patel’s two years in power, it is now clear that this government has failed to keep any of their promises,” Solanki said here. “All the major projects, such as dams and education institutes, were set up during Con-
gress rule (between 1960 to 1995). It was Congress which built the Narmada dam. On the other side, Patel-led government focused on only those projects where there was huge scope of corruption and kick-backs,” he alleged. Patel completed two years in the office as the Gujarat CM yesterday. She was sworn in as the first ever women CM of Gujarat on May 22, 2014, after Narendra Modi vacated the post of Gujarat CM to assume the charge of Prime Minister. The Congress leader also took a dig at ‘model state’ tag of Gujarat, claiming that people are “misguided” by BJP government’s publicity. “Massive publicity campaigns were carried out to establish that Gujarat is number one in India and it is a model state.
IIMA’s Executive Education Climbs in FT Rankings
struction on the plot, and the petition was disposed of. Recently, when the GHB started construction on the plot, despite a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the scheme pending in High Court, the residents protested the
move. Dozens of policemen from Rakhial police station were deployed there. A fresh petition was filed in the High Court and a vacation bench last week ordered stay on construction activities till June 6, before the matter
goes to a division bench post summer vacation. According to the GHB, the piece of land, spread over 10,000 sqm, was never categorised as playground. In response to the PIL, the GHB filed two affidavits in the High Court through its executive engineer Maulik Kanubhai Katariya, justifying the proposed scheme.
Two more heat-related deaths in Ahmedabad
The day temperature in Ahmedabad was 43 degrees Celsius, four decimal points higher than the previous day. Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Heat stroke claimed two more lives in Ahmedabad, with various city hospitals recording at least 18 new cases on Monday. The day temperature in Ahmedabad was 43 degrees Celsius, four decimal points higher than the previous day. While Bhavnagar recorded a maximum of 43.4 degrees Celsius, Gandhinagar registered a high of 43 degrees Celsius, followed by Surendranagar at 41.8 degrees Celsius and Idar at 41.4 degrees
Celsius. Mercury touched 40 degrees Celsius in Rajkot, 39.5 in Vadodara and 39.2 in Amreli. As per the IMD forecast, the day temperature in Ahmedabad is expected to drop to 40 degrees Celsius by Friday, but it will again rise to 41 degrees Celsius on Saturday. Despite heat wave condition easing across Gujarat, Ahmedabad hospitals continued to report heat-related cases. A 27-year-old resident of Dariyapur succumbed to heat stroke at
AMC-run VS Hospital on Monday after being admitted there for three days. The second death was reported at Shardaben hospital, where an 83-year old-resident of Saraspur passed away. In May, a total of 16,687 heat-related emergency cases have been reported from Gujarat, the highest from Ahmedabad where 4,271 calls were reported. This was followed by Surat with 1526 cases, Vadodara with 843 and Rajkot with 694 cases.
for each of the courses. According to Vadodaria, students will have to give details of the scores obtained in Std 12 examinations as well as JEE Main-2016 score card. The provisional merit
list would be declared on June 15 and mock choice filling would take place between 15 and 19. The result of the mock round would come on June 22 and final merit list would be declared on June 24.
Engineering, pharmacy courses admissions to start on May 30 in Gujarat
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
In its global rankings of Executive Education programs, Financial Times ranked IIMA 67th in Open Enrolment Programs and 74th in Custom Programs. This was the first year IIMA was ranked among the top institutes in Open Enrollment Programs; in Custom Programs, IIMA was ranked among the top institutes for a second year in a row. In both categories, IIMA’s rankings have improved compared to last year. IIMA was one of seven ranked institutes in Asia in the Open Enrollment Programs and one of five ranked institutes in Asia in Customised Programs. “IIMA is com-
mitted to strengthening its Executive Education program offerings. The improvement in our FT rankings this year is one indicator of that commitment. We will continue to endeavor that IIMA Executive Education maintains an ongoing dialog and bidirectional learning with leaders in the world of practice,” said Prof. Ashish Nanda, Director, IIMA. “IIMA Executive Education believes in giving high value to our clients and we will continue to serve them with vigour. The FT rankings are one more step in this direction,” said Prof. Sebastian Morris, Chairperson, IIMA Executive Education.
The process for admission to engineering and pharmacy courses being conducted by the Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC) will begin on May 30. It is for the first time that 10 per cent of the total seats have been reserved for economically weaker classes from the general category as per a recent ordinance. The booklet will be available from designated branches of Dena Bank in Gujarat and in the Union Territory of Silvassa priced at Rs 350 for courses after Std XII and Rs 500 for diploma holders seeking admission to degree engineering and pharmacy courses. The students applying for degree engineering, degree pharmacy or bachelor of architecture will have to apply separately with separate PIN
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Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Jury Member Mohd Irfan Ali shares his Musical Journey on India’s No 1 Singing Reality Show Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Having premiered on 24th March 2016, an all-new season of India’s first and the most definitive singing reality show – Sa Re Ga Ma Pa currently airs every Saturday and Sunday at 9:30 PM on Zee TV. The hunt, this time around, is for voices of tomorrow that are truly representative of contemporary India. The musical battle for the coveted trophy of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2016 began with the Top 12 singing stars being selected by mentors Sajid Wajid, Pritam Chakravorty and Mika from across 14 cities in the country. With Tanvir Hussain and Zuber Hashmi being eliminated, the show has Top 10 immensely talented contestants vying for the coveted trophy. The clutter breaking inclusion of a panel of 30 jury members is a first in a musical reality show. They are experts from the music fraternity and along with the mentors, closely assess the aspiring singer’s performances. They represent different components of today’s music scene from DJs and music producers to singers, arrangers and lyricists, so each contestant will be evaluated from 30 different musical perspectives. One popular playback singer amongst the 30 Jury members is Mohd Irfan Ali. He visits Ahmedabad today to share his musical journey on India’s No. 1 singing reality show and invite Ahmedavadis to the Grand Concert of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa to be held at Rajpath Club, S.G, Highway, Ahmedabad on Saturday, 28 th May, 7 PM onwards. Mentors Mika, Sajid, Wajid, the host Aditya Narayan and the contestants will be present at the concert and passes are available on Bookmyshow.com till 24 th Mayand at the venue post 24 th May.
Gujarat has become bankrupt under BJP rule: Congress spent on publicity drives
Senior Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela on Tuesday alleged that Gujarat had become “bankrupt” during the 25 years of BJP rule. People wanted to know what concrete steps Government took in the last 25 years and not just during the tenure of Chief Minister Anandiben Patel who completed two years in the office on May 22, he said. “BJP is ruling the state for almost
25 years. So it has no right to hold the past Congress Governments responsible to cover up its own failures. It is time BJP Government explained what they have done in these 25 years because people will not be satisfied with the false claims of development,” said Vaghela, the Leader of Opposition in the Gujarat Assembly. “Gujarat and its people have become bankrupt, as crores of rupees were
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instead of developing the state....state debt crossed Rs 2,00,000 crore and the people of Gujarat are paying Rs 3,200 crore towards interest on this debt every year,” said the former Chief Minister. The much-hyped ‘Vibrant Gujarat Summits’ were nothing but an attempt by the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi to “whitewash” his image, he said. “Our former CM (Modi) spent crores on Vibrant Gujarat Summits not for the development but to improve his tarnished image. Vibrant Gujarat was meant for only his publicity.” More than 60 lakh educated youths in Gujarat were unemployed while 60,000 small and medium industries closed down during the 25 years of BJP rule, he claimed. “People of Gujarat want to know how many new dams, power plants, government hospitals, schools, colleges and dairies were built in the last 25 years....people’s sufferings have only increased,” Vaghela said.
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