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News Brief Kush Kumar loses in semi-final of Australian meet
“Patidar Anamat Andolan”
Patidar to hold ‘Maha Kranti Rally’today The mass gathering at GMDC ground, Ahmedabad, where at least 25 lakh people of Patel community are expected to take part
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India’s Kush Kumar made it to the semifinals before bowing out to the eventual title-winner Joel Makin of Wales in the City of Bendigo 2015, a PSA event in Australia. For Kumar, who has played a handful of tournaments in Australia, every event has proved an education. In the latest event in Victoria, he started off well beating Jong Myoung Park of Korea in the first round 14-12, 11-9, 11-8.
‘Nakshatra Vatikas’ to be developed in MP schools Agency | Bhopal
Keen to educate students about constellations and properties of trees, the Madhya Pradesh government will develop ‘Nakshatra Vatikas’ in government schools. The state government has directed divisional and district officers of School Education Department to develop ‘Nakshatra Vatikas’ in open premises, a Public Relation Department official said today.
I was scared of Salman: Preity Zinta
Agency | Mumbai
Actress Preity Zinta has revealed she was scared of Salman Khan before she shared the screen space with the superstar. Preity, 40, who is now a close friend of the “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” star, worked with him in five films in her 17 year long career and said he is a shy person.
The community leaders also called for a city bandh tomorrow in view of their rally
According to the convener of ‘Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti’ Hardik Patel, who is leading the agitation demanding reservation for Patels under OBC quota, the ‘Maha-Kranti Rally’ will be organised after the mass gathering at GMDC ground, where at least 25 lakh people of Patel community are expected to take part. The announcement to organise a rally after the mass gathering may come as a surprise to administrators as till yesterday there was no application made to take out the rally, but only the mass public meeting.”Our community members will start arriving at the venue from 8 am onwards to take part in the mass gathering at GMDC ground. The gathering will be addressed by our leaders at around 11.30 am. After that, we will take out our ‘Maha-Kranti Rally’ to hand over memorandum to the district Collector,” Patel said during a press conference here. “We expect
that at least 25 lakh people would attend the gathering and rally. Thus, to avoid any inconvenience to locals, we have called for a complete ‘bandh’ of city as well as of Gujarat. I appeal to authorities to close schools, colleges and other businesses tomorrow,” said Patel. Yesterday, Joint Commissioner of Police (Special Branch) Vikas Sahay had clearly stated that the permission was given only for the gathering at GMDC ground and not for the rally, as the samiti had not applied for it till yesterday. However, turning the tables on the police, Patel today claimed that the rally is very much on their agenda. “We will apply for permission for the maha rally today. I am sure that the police will cooperate and give us permission. Even if they don’t give permission, we will definitely organise the rally,” Hardik said. The proposed rally will pass through one of the most busiest areas of western part of city and cover almost 7 km, be-
fore ending at Collector’s office near RTO circle. According to Patel, the rally will commence from GMDC ground and then reach the Sardar Patel cross roads in Navrangpura via Helmate cross roads and Commerce Six Roads. He said that the rally will not be cancelled at any cost. On the option of Collector coming to the ground to accept the memorandum, Patel said, “It may not look good on our part to trouble the Collector by calling him at the ground. Thus, we will take out the rally till his office. After reaching there, some of our members will personally hand
over the memorandum at his office.” Commenting on Chief Minister Anandiben Patel’s message as well as advertisements in media where she indicated that the state government is unable to give reservation due to past Supreme Court verdicts, Hardik gave an example of midnight verdict by Supreme Court on 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon’s mercy plea. “If the Supreme Court can be opened during midnight for a terrorist (Yakub Memon), then why not for the uplift of millions of youth? I refuse to accept the CM’s claim. Acts can be
changed by Supreme Court as well as Parliament if the government wants,” he said. Asked if he thinks that the Chief Minister is afraid of losing the power due to agitation, Hardik said it might be possible. “I have not read her mind, but it is obvious that she might be afraid of losing the power due to the agitation.” He also clarified that
no RSS leader has approached him to discuss the ongoing issue or to become a mediator on behalf of the state government. When asked to reveal about the future of the agitation after tomorrow’s proposed rally, Patel said, “This is a marathon run, not a 100 meter run. Wait for tomorrow’s rally, where we will announce our future road map.”
Police recover Rs15 lakh worth of stolen steel
Patels demand reservation in govt jobs, educational institutions Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Anandiben Patel-led Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Gujarat is gearing up for its toughest-ever political test, after the state’s first woman Chief Minister assumed charge in May 2014, when members of her own Patidar community descend on the Ahmedabad roads in their lakhs demanding reservation in government jobs and educational institutions on par with the OBCs. The socially-politically-economically powerful Patidars, or Patels, have been agitating for over a month and held big rallies across Gujarat in support of their demand of their inclusion in the list of OBCs. As a reaction, the SC-ST-OBC combine, who fear the move might adversely impact their interests, also held a major gathering in
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the city on Monday. The Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) and Sardar Patel Group (SPG), the two groups spearheading the reservation demand led by the 21-year old Hardik Patel and other young leaders, have called for a mega gathering and rally called “Maha Kranti” in Ahmedabad on Tuesday,
putting the BJP government in a piquant situation as the Patels are seen as the strongest supporters of the ruling party. About three lakh Patels are expected to gather at the grounds of Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) in the western part of Ahmedabad. Besides, lakhs oth-
ers are expected to join the rally on the city roads, thereby posing a major law and order challenge for the largest city of the state. About 18,000 police personnel have been deployed across Ahmedabad and additional forces have been put on alert to tackle any emergency situation.
A team of Sanand police caught three persons for robbing a truck driver posing as policemen. They took away stainless steel material worth Rs 15 lakh that was meant for Sanand GIDC. Police have recovered the goods and the truck. According to police, on August 20, a driver and a cleaner were carrying the consignment of stainless steel when they were stopped near Telav village at around 9 pm by two persons on a bike. They identified themselves as policemen and said that checking was going on to ascertain whether the truck was overloaded. They then asked the driver to ac-
company one of the men as another stood guard at the truck. “The man was later dropped near Pirana and was asked to wait as the man on bike fled from the spot. The driver later got to know that the truck was missing from the spot as the cleaner was also sent away on some pretext. We have arrested three - Sahir Shaikh and Ahmed Shaikh, residents of Vatva, along with
Ejaz Shaikh, a resident of Khokhra, for the incident,” said a Sanand police official. B S Vyas, inspector of Sanand police station, said that they had abandoned the truck on Kadi road whereas they had dumped the robbed goods near Ardej. Working on information, police reached at the spot near Narmada Canal when the accused were transferring the goods.
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The global economy: Needless hype about India The global economy may unravel too rapidly for Narendra Modi to take steps in 2016. It may also be too late for re-election. Reactions in financial markets in recent days have confirmed what they think of China’s currency devaluation. They think of it as the first instalment of many moves that are coming and that China is getting ready to export its deflation to the rest of the world. A deflationary world is one in which corporate earnings would struggle to grow, if at all. For emerging economies, it is a bad situation, especially if they are commodity exporters or have large foreign currency liabilities, or both. Since 2009, dollar borrowings by non-dollar economies have gone up by 50%. Most of them are among emerging economies and in the Asia-Pacific. Capital outflows from emerging economies have exceeded already $1 trillion in the past thirteen months. The fragile economic recovery in the US is now in its seventh year, when the average is around three years. It has built up several economic imbalances and is due for a recession. Global trade was effectively in recession in the first half of the year. According to a Standard & Poor’s survey, capital expenditures by businesses are set to contract into 2017. No surprises that the price of crude oil (West Texas Intermediate) is down to around $40 per barrel and gold has rallied. China may have inadvertently declared open the commencement of the end game for liquidity-driven stock markets around the world. There is a high risk of the bottom giving away for the world economy. Is India prepared? Indian stocks might have dropped in the last one week in sympathy with others, but it has escaped the worst carnage that has been reserved for other emerging market (EM) heavyweights. By the end of July, the Investable Market Index (IMI) of Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) had a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.1 times and a forward price-earnings ratio of 17.9 times. The benchmark EM index comparable ratios of 14.3 and 11.3 respectively. Similar is the story with price-to-book ratios and dividend yields. In short, investors are treating India as though it were a safe haven. Does India deserve this status? On the face of it, the answer is yes. India has a stable and a nominally functional government. Its current account deficit is low and the inflation rate has declined. India has ample foreign exchange reserves and its short-term external debt ratios are low and manageable. It is attracting both foreign direct and portfolio investments. Its central bank has ample scope for a substantial reduction in the policy rate, which, we hope, it will use in the months and year ahead. But, look under the hood. India ticks many of the boxes on economic distress that China ticks. India’s gross domestic product growth statistics are suspect. Indian banks have non-performing loans on their books which they are yet to recognize. Indian companies have not adequately deleveraged. Many sectors suffer from excess capacity.
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QUOTE “Although we are affected being a global economy but all our OF THE parameters are strong except currency. So our growth will be - Finance Minister Arun Jaitley late Monday maintained,” DAY evening once again reassured investors that India’s economy was on sound footing
What Alia and I do in private time is sacred to us: Sidharth Malhotra Actor Sidharth Malhotra does not wish to address rumours that he is dating actress Alia Bhatt as he feels it will ‘dilute’ the importance of something which is ‘sacred’ to him
Agency | Mumbai At last, Sidharth Malhotra opens up about why he refrains from opening up about his alleged girlfriend Alia Bhatt. Sidharth and Alia are said to be an item, but neither of the two has come out in the open about their relationship. Yes, both Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt have been very tightlipped in answering personal questions. Now, Sidharth Malhotra reveals the reason why he doesn’t talk about the alleged relationship. “Certain things, if you voice them or you want to say in a particular way dilutes their importance… Especially our personal life, which is precious and sacred to me. Whatever comment I make on it should not matter,” Sidharth is quoted as saying. The ‘Brothers’ actor went on to say that the time spent with Alia is sacred. “As far as Alia and I are convinc-
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ing on-screen as lovers, romancing each other that’s all that should matter. What we do otherwise in our precious time should be sacred to us, to me,” Sidharth. Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt are teaming up again in ‘Kapoor And Sons’. This
Agency | Mumbai
Don’t be fooled by the adjective in the title. A more apt moniker for the latest exploits of Marvel Comics’ superhero team would be Forgettable Four. A decade after the underwhelming original (which was followed two years later by an equally dreary sequel), a significantly younger cast portrays the super-powered quartet who reunite to save our planet from extinction. (Perhaps they ought to have failed. Then at least we wouldn’t have been subjected to such drivel. Just saying). Granted formidable physical abilities following a failed
Next year, on Eid, the box office will witness the clash of two big films — Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees and Salman Khan-starrer Sultan. While the trade has been abuzz with speculation about which film will do better, a new development on Raees’s distribution front seems to put things into perspective. We’ve now been informed that co-producer Shah Rukh has tied up with Eros for his film’s worldwide release, since the company is known to have the most widespread distribution network in the USA and the UK. Directed by Rahul
who can stretch his limbs to outrageous lengths. Accompanying him on the teleporting trip are his devoted childhood friend (Jamie Bell) who transforms into a Hulklike mass of rock, and a self-styled human torch
(Michael B. Jordan). In case you’re wondering, there’s the mandatory femme (Mara), who can turn invisible and cast force fields. As for the arch-villain, he’s called Von Doom (Toby Kobbell). Oh, such subtlety!
is their second film together after ‘Student Of The Year’. “It was exciting that Alia and I got a chance to work again after ‘Student’. We have come a long way from the first film. There is a difference in our performances as well,” Sidharth said.
Shah Rukh Khan ties up with Eros, ensures wide release for Raees
Agency | New Delhi
scientific experiment, the foursome squander their talents on a bythe-numbers inter-dimensional adventure. As anyone familiar with the source comic books knows, the team is led by a bespectacled brainiac (Teller)
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Dholakia, Raees is being produced by Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani and Gauri Khan. Meanwhile, Salman and Shah
Rukh have been busy promoting each other’s movies on social media. There have also been a few reports about this
highly-anticipated clash being averted, but the two films’ makers have not made any official announcements about it.
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Lucky to have played in same era as Sanga: Kohli
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SPORTS ROUNDUP India in Sri Lanka: Kohli and his team show they can bounce back from heartbreak
Agency | Mumbai Asian stocks slumped to three-year lows on Monday as a slide in Chinese equities gathered pace, hastening an exodus from riskier assets as fears of a China-led global economic slowdown hit markets. The fall spanned every corner of the market, with small-cap growth stocks and state-owned blue chips declining at roughly equal rates, reported Reuters. Losses appeared limited only by China’s emergency brake that limits individual shares from declining over 10% in a single day, and by the fact that a substantial number of stocks remain suspended from trading. The drop came after Beijing failed to make a strong policy move over the weekend to support stocks, as was widely expected after an 11% plunge last week. Many investors had expected the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) would over the weekend cut the amount banks have to keep in reserves, which could boost stocks by increasing market liquidity and address weakness in China’s vast manufacturing sector.
Micromax working on its own Android-based OS
Agency | Colombo Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli has penned a heartwarming farewell message to retiring Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara, saying that he felt “lucky” to have played in the same era as the legendary cricketer. “Dear Sanga, it’s been an absolute pleasure knowing you as a person first and no words can explain you
great cricketing achievements,” Kohli wrote in his message to the Lankan legend, an image of which was posted on Twitter by the BCCI. “You have inspired so many people and shown them the way. Luck to have played in the same era as you. Thanks for everything. God bless you and your family and wish you the best in life ahead,” he added. Sanga-
kkara, considered one of the greatest batsmen to have emerged from the island nation, had declared that he would be bidding adieu to the game after the second Test against India in the ongoing threematch series. The stylish left-hander has ended with 12,400 runs in 134 Tests at an average of 57.40 and 14234 runs from 404 ODIs at 41.98.
Ashes 2015: Ian Bell backed to continue by Strauss & Cook
Agency | New Delhi Micromax is working on development of its own version of the Android OS. Like Xiaomi, Samsung, and other manufacturers, Micromax’s OS will be layered over Android. Micromax will also include a suite of apps and services that will run across a number of devices like phones, tablets, wearables, etc. The idea is lead by Ashish Agrawal, Technology Head at Micromax and former Amazon executive. Talking about working on a forked version of Android instead of developing something from scratch, he said that the company is quite close to the Indian audience and didn’t want to alienate itself from developers and consumers by developing something new.
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Agency | London The 33-year-old batsman said he would “take stock” when asked about his future on Sunday as England celebrated a 3-2 Ashes series win over Australia. “If he’s got the motivation and drive to continue then he’s still got an important part to play,” said Strauss. “We know the number of high-quality performances we’ve seen from him over the
years.” Warwickshire right-hander Bell has now played in five Ashes-winning teams, in which time he has scored more than 7,500 Test runs for England in 115 games. He was moved up to number three in the batting order this summer, but his form has slumped - he averaged 26.87 against Australia in this series compared to 62.44 in the last Ashes series on home soil in 2013. “He’s
at the stage of his career when he’ll be thinking about what his future looks like,” Strauss, who played alongside Bell for England and captained him for three years, told BBC Radio 5 live. “For all those players who played an important part in the Ashes it’s time to sit down and take a couple of days off reliving the whole series in their mind without all the pressure on their shoulders.”
earned the only break of the match in the second game of the second set en-route to sealing the win in 90 minutes. With the win, Federer denied longtime rival Djokovic from completing the set of all nine ATP Masters titles and took a 21-20 edge in career head-tohead meetings. The win will also give Federer a
jolt of confidence going into the August 31-Sept 13 U.S. Open where he will be seeking a sixth title at Flushing Meadows and first since 2008. Federer will now move into second spot in the world rankings on Monday, which means the two rivals could meet again in the final at Flushing Meadows.
Federer beats Djokovic for 7th Cincinnati title Agency | Cincinnati
Agency | New York Ever wondered how Facebook determines what you see in your news feed every time you log in? The social networking site has actually devised different algorithms for it. Apart from things like where you live and the pages you follow, it primarily looks for two broader signals - Topics that are being mentioned a lot and topics that suddenly seen an increase in mentions, Re/Code reported. For example, singer Justin Bieber is mentioned often on Facebook. So the total volume of mentions is always high and is not a good indicator of whether or not he is part of a trending topic. So, Facebook would look for a hike in mentions relative to the normal prattle around Bieber. “This means that things that trend are not just the most highly mentioned people or topics, they have to be tied to some kind of relevant event,” the report said. Once a topic is identified as trending, it is approved by a human controller, who also writes a short description for the story.
Roger Federer avenged his Wimbledon final loss to Novak Djokovic by beating the top-seeded Serb 7-6(1) 6-3 on Sunday to capture his second consecutive Western & Southern Open title. The Swiss second seed, playing Djokovic for the first time since losing to him in the Wimbledon final for a second straight year last month, brought his record number of Cincinnati titles to seven with the win. Federer easily handled his service games throughout the match and employed an attacking style that gave Djokovic fits. After cruising through the first set tiebreak, Federer
Agency | Colombo Whatever else this India team may lack, it can no longer be said that they lack grit. The house of horrors that was the final morning in Galle could have lingered in the minds of players, like an annoying song that you can’t get out of your head. But Virat Kohli and his men produced a complete team effort to win the second Test by 278 runs and banish the ghosts of Galle in comprehensive fashion. “At the end of the [first Test], I was heartbroken,” Ashwin said after the victory. “What we did really
well was sit in the dressing room and talk about how each of us felt because we were all feeling bad. To get it out of the system, with only three days in between the matches, was a good thing.” This series is now locked at 1-1 and with Kumar Sangakkara not playing the third Test, India have to be favourites to win their first series in Sri Lanka since 1993. It would be a rather large feather in Kohli’s cap if he can pull it off. The most pleasing aspect of this Test is that contributions came from practically every single player
on the field. There were runs for six of the top seven batsmen: Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Wridhhiman Saha. Rahul and Rahane impressed the most, providing vital runs and stability at moments when the game could have turned. In each case, they were accompanied by solid supporting acts in Kohli and Vijay. Lower down the order, Saha provided the bulwark against a quick finish to India’s first innings, and again he too found support from Amit Mishra.
anything can happen,” Rahane said after his first century in the
nings I was very hurt. I worked with batting coach Sanjay Bangar, doing some throw downs. So the coach’s hard work and Ravi (Shastri) bhai’s inputs really helped me in the second innings.My aim was to play as close
This ton will give me great confidence: Ajinkya Rahane Agency | Colombo
If there was a vote for the ‘Man Friday’ in the Indian team, Ajinkya Rahane will win it hands down. Whatever the conditions, whatever the situation or whatever the demands, Rahane has almost always managed to come up with the goods. Not often does a cricketer play 16 out of his first 17 Tests out of his own country and to average 46.24 over this period is no mean feat. Rahane now has a century each in Australia, England, New Zealand and Sri Lanka - the last of which has set India on course to a possible series-levelling win. “This hundred will give me great confidence because conditions were pretty challenging. It was hot out there and it was very challenging to focus at the moment. I was batting on 82 at lunch time and after the break my plan was to just take singles and go to other end. It was hot out there and I wanted to play a long innings because in cricket one wicket and
sub-continent. Not only was Rahane batting in difficult conditions but also in an alien position -the Mumbai batsman was informed of his elevation to No. 3 just a day before the second Test and failed to get going in the first innings, lasting just 11 deliveries. “When I got out in the first in-
to my body as possible and just build my innings,” the 27-year-old, who bats at No. 3 for Mumbai, said. Talking about his new batting position, Rahane said, “I like to stay in the present all the time. This is my first game where I have batted at No. 3 so I would like to take it step by step, match by match. Every Test hundred is very special for me but this is the first coming at number three.” Thanks to Rahane’s century and Murali Vijay’s efforts, India set a formidable target of 413 and Sri Lanka will need to score 340 on the final day with eight wickets remaining. “The match is poised pretty well. Tomorrow we have to take it one wicket at a time. We just need to be patient, that will be key, because the wicket is getting slower and slower.
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OBC Ekta Manch calls ‘save quota’ dharna Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Strongly opposing the demand of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) to include the Patel community in Other Backward Class (OBC) list, nearly one lakh people participated in the ‘anamat bachao (save reservation)’ dharna called by the OBC Ekta Manch near RTO circle in Ahmedabad Sunday. Strategically called two days ahead of the August 25 mega rally announced by PAAS in Ahmedabad that claims to witness a presence of 25 lakh supporters, the dharna under the banner
of OBC Ekta Manch, an outfit of 146 castes under the OBC category in Gujarat, was led by Thakore Kshatriya Sena. Alpesh Thakore, president of Thakore Kshatriya Sena, opposed the Patidars’ demand for their inclusion under OBC category. Thakore claimed that the OBC community was very disappointed by these demands and the lackadaisical attitude of the state government towards these agitations across the state. He also claimed that the OBC community in any case does not want any other community to be added
in the 27 per cent reservation quota. “Patels are the same community that has been opposing reservation demands from all other communities
till date in Gujarat. Why is the community that is among the most economically sound communities in Gujarat are now demanding reservation for
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Roof water harvesting ends salinity woes
kore questioned. While addressing the gathering, the leaders of OBC Ekta Manch claimed that they were ready for any other package for Patels by the state government but not inclusion in the OBC category and that they would not part with the 27% OBC quota with Patels. “We are not opposing any person but would not let a single per cent benefit under 27 per cent reservation category to go to themselves. Also, why Patels. The state governreservation for Patels ment can announce any when they are in majori- other package for them,” ty in the cabinet and how said Rakesh Prajapati, can they be backward leader of Prajapati comwith luxury cars,” Tha- munity.
Sundarji Nandori, 70, of Chatroda in Maliya Hatina in Junagadh is a happy man these days as his daughterin-law, Priyanka, does not have to go out to collect drinking water. All she has to do is pump it out from an underground water tank that has a capacity of storing 15,000 litres. Farmers of the region are bracing themselves up to deal with a post-scanty rain period with roof water harvesting. Priyanka, 30, who is from Kalyan in Mumbai, says that she had never faced a water crisis in Mumbai. However, when she came
to Chatroda after marriage, she had to deal with drinking water shortage. The groundwater was salty and could not be used for drinking. “We were approached by the Coastal Salinity Prevention Cell (CSPC) and Aga Khan Trust. We decided to go in for rooftop water harvesting. A tank with 15,000 liter capacity was constructed and the rainwater was channelized into the tank. During every monsoon, the tank gets filled to capacity and the water collected is adequate to meet the needs of our five-member family,” said Priyanka.
gave reservation by going against the constitution and Supreme Court judgements… We do not want to do that. This state government does not believe in making fake promises,” Patel said. “Today, I make this appeal to end this agitation and join the path of the state’s development,” she added. The chief minister’s public message came just two days ahead of the Patel community’s mega rally seeking Other Backward Class (OBC) status. “A negative agitation is not good for any society, community and the government. In past, agitations have snatched livelihoods of the poor and common people. Violence and tension have an adverse impact on the economy,” she said. The chief minister, meanwhile, asked agitators to hold
negotiations on the issue of reservation. The state government has formed a committee of seven ministers to address the issue and we have also invited representatives of all the castes and communities, including Patel community. Talks are ongoing and I believe that a solution will come out of it,” she said. While noting
that the “future of our next generation, our children and our youth is the main concern behind this agitation for reservation and that is quite obvious” Patel, however, said that “we can solve the issue of impact of reservation while taking admission to higher education and government jobs by adopting an alternative solution”.
applications with malicious intentions, thereby adversely affecting their political functioning,” the affidavit stated. The DoPT claimed that the CIC had made a “very liberal” interpretation of the RTI Act, “leading to an erroneous conclusion” that political parties such as BJP, Congress, CPM, CPI, NCP and BSP are public authorities. In its judgment, the CIC had said that political parties should be held accountable under the RTI Act since their constitution was akin to setting up a body by the government and they also performed public functions after availing various financial
aid and concessions by the Centre. But this judgment remained only on paper and the parties did not comply with the mandate of the RTI Act. Complaining non-compliance, applicants Subhash Chandra Aggarwal and Anil Bairwal of the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) approached the CIC which, in March this year, directed the DoPT to take necessary action. ADR and Aggarwal moved a PIL in the Supreme Court, seeking a declaration that political parties are public authorities and should mandatorily disclose details of income and expenditure for public scrutiny.
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What the Anandiben govt can Patel’s OBC demand: Gujarat CM invokes Sardar Patel to end stir, says can’t give reservation and cannot do for the Patidars Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
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Challenged by the Patidar agitation demanding OBC status there is little that the Gujarat government can do, technically, to meet the demand. Patidars are traditional landowners and considered wealthy. The two Patel groups – Kadva and Leuvas — commonly go by the surname of Patel, and together constitute nearly 20 per cent of Gujarat’s population. Gujarat already has 146 castes and communities on its OBC list, defined by their socially and educationally backward status. The Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) led mostly by youth lead-
ers — largely businessmen – want the inclusion of Patels in the OBC list to avail 27 per cent reservation in professional colleges and government jobs. However, to be included in that category, they would have to fit into the definition of “socially and educationally backward” which will be decided by the OBC commission. The best that the Anandiben government could do is to release the data of the socio-economic and caste census of 2011 to determine where exactly the Patels stand and propose a formula to take care of the “poor, backward Patidars”. The Patidars argue that one section of Patels
— the Anjana Chaudhary Patels mostly of north Gujarat who are agrarian — have OBC status, so they should get OBC reservation. Their campaign, run mostly on social media, appeals more at the emotional level than technical. Sample some of its rhetoric on Facebook and Twitter: Patels were forced to leave their motherland and settle abroad because of lack of opportunities at home (Patels are the largest community of Indian diaspora especially in the UK and US). One Patel twitter handle says, “The three mistakes of my life: Gender: Male, Category: General, Qualification: Engineer”.
immediately at the spot. “Just after midnight, we heard a loud explosion. It was followed by five more explosions. Contractors gathered near the gate to find out about their employees, however, there was no information about how many people were affected by the fire,” said Abdul Patel, a resident of Gorwa, who rushed to the plant site. The company said in a statement said that the fire broke out at around 12.03 am. ‘A fire occurred in the atmospheric unit II of Gujarat Refinery which was under an approved planned shutdown process. The
fire was brought under control by Gujarat Refinery firefighting team with the help of mutual aid partners by 1.30 am,’ said the company. The company spokesperson said that four victims suffered burn injuries, one had fracture and one from other injuries, and added that their condition is stable. “Investigations into the reasons behind the fire have been initiated. Also we are assessing the damage caused to the unit due to fire. The unit was in process of shutting down so no processing was underway,” the spokesperson.
Two days ahead of a mega rally called by the Patel community to press their demand for OBC status, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today ruled out any reservation for them citing the Constitution and Supreme Court judgements. The chief minister also urged the members of the said community to end their ongoing agitation. “As per the Constitution and judgements of Supreme Court, we cannot make any changes in the structure of reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs, nor can we give reservation beyond 50 per cent,” she said today in a print and video message to the people of Gujarat. “Various state governments at different points of time
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6 injured in fire at Gujarat Refinery Correspondent | Vadodara
At least six people, including two officers were injured in a major fire that broke out in the atmospheric unit II of Koyali plant of Gujarat Refinery on Saturday midnight. The incident occurred while the process of shutting down the plant was underway. Company officials said the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. While locals said that they heard about six blasts, company spokespersons said that only fire broke out and there were no explosions. Minutes within the fire broke out, locals and contractors gathered
talks with the government instead of organising rallies which, she said, may harm the economy of the state. “The controversy triggered by the ongoing reservation movement has made its impact felt on the social life, which has created a situation of unease in society,” she said. “We can find a solution through talks and
Correspondent | Pipavav
CMA CGM announces new call in Mundra on its Cimex 2N loop (service line called FM- 3), replaces Gujarat Pipavav port. The line will start calling at Container terminal-1 (CT-1) of Mundra Port As per the management the service line gives volume of 70000-80000 teu to Gujarat Pipavav Port (service line includes Maersk, APL Singapore, OOCL, and Hamburg as other partners of the service line) According to us the decision is take by
Maersk rather than CMA CGM as Maersk runs 5 vessels and CMA CGM runs 2 vessels in this service line, however management expects to contain some volumes from Maersk and other partners We have reduced our container volumes estimates by 3.7%/6.7% for FY16E/17Edue to which earnings gets revised downwards by 3.5%/6.7%. Our target price gets reduced to Rs176 (V/s earlier of Rs200). Maintain reduce, says karvy research report.
The government has opposed in the Supreme Court a plea to bring political parties under the ambit of the RTI Act, saying this would adversely impact their internal working and political functioning. Submitting an affidavit, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has said that the Central Information Commission (CIC) erroneously ruled in June 2013 that political parties are public authorities under the RTI Act and, hence, are accountable under the transparency law. “If the political parties are held to be public authorities under the RTI Act, it would hamper their smooth internal working, which is not the objective of the RTI Act and was not envisaged by Parliament. Further, it is apprehended that political rivals might file RTI
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