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Demonetisation will make economy more transparent in the long run: President Pranab Mukherjee
Our tradition celebrates ‘argumentative’, not ‘intolerant’ Indian: President Pranab Mukherjee For a healthy democracy, Mukherjee said that it is pertinent that everyone conforms to the values of “tolerance, patience and respect for others” Agency | New Delhi In his address to the nation a day before India celebrates its 68th Republic Day, President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday touched on a host of issues, including demonetisation, women security, poverty and politics of inclusiveness. Mukherjee, who previously criticised the government policy to scrap high denomination notes, said that as the country moves towards a cashless economy, it will help in improving transparency. “Demonetization, while immobilizing black money may have
led to temporary slowdown of economic activity. As more and more transactions become cashless, it will improve the transparency of the economy,” said Mukherjee. For a healthy democracy, Mukherjee said that it is pertinent that everyone conforms to the values of “tolerance, patience and respect for others”. “India’s pluralism & her social, cultural, linguistic & religious diversity are our greatest strength. Our tradition has always celebrated the ‘argumentative’ Indian; not the ‘intolerant’ Indian,” said Mukherjee.
against poverty. “Gandhiji’s mission to wipe every tear from every eye still remains unfulfilled. We have to work hard-
er because our war on poverty is not yet over,” said Mukherjee. He also urged every Indian to work harder towards
ensuring the safety and security of women and children. “Women must be able to lead their lives with honour and dignity.
We have to work harder to provide safety and security to our women and children,” said Mukherjee.
Increase weekly withdrawal limit to Rs 2 lakh for candidates contesting polls: EC to RBI Agency | New Delhi
On parliamentary disruptions, a topic on which he was quite vocal about in the past, Mukherjee said “collective efforts” must be made to bring the focus back to “debate, discussion and decision-mak-
ing”. “Our legislatures lose sessions to disruptions when they should be debating and legislating on issues of importance,” said Mukherjee. The president also spoke about escalating the war
The Election Commission Wednesday wrote to the Reserve Bank of India, requesting it to hike the weekly withdrawal limit for candidates contesting in the upcoming assembly elections in five states. The poll panel proposed that the withdrawal limit must be hiked from the existing Rs 24,000 per week to Rs 2 lakh to allow the candidate to meet the
expenditure costs incurred during campaigning. According to the EC website, a candidate contesting for an assembly seat from bigger states, such as Uttar Pradesh, must not exceed Rs 16 lakh towards cam-
paign expenses. The limit is set at Rs 8 lakh for smaller states like Goa. However, in 2014, the government agreed to increase the limit from Rs 16 lakh to Rs 28 lakh. It appears that the information has not been
updated in the EC site’s FAQs section. Earlier today, in his address to the nation, President Pranab Mukherjee asked the EC to look into the viability of conducting elections for Lok Sabha and assembly seats simultaneously. On demonetisation, the president said it may have led to a temporary slowdown of the economy, but it will improve transparency as India moves towards a cashless economy.
the official did not reveal the rank and name of the soldier who lost his life in the incident. In another avalanche incident, four members of a family died as their house was buried under snow in Gurez sector near Line of Control in Kashmir, the police official said. The avalanche struck Badoogam village
in Tulail area of Gurez in the wee hours today and buried the house of Mehraj-ud-Din Lone, a police official said. He said the house collapsed under the debris of the avalanche resulting in death of 55-yearold Lone, his wife Azizi (50), 22-year-old son Irfan and daughter Gulshan (19).
four, two other ambulances, equipped with stateof-the-art facilities, are part of the governor’s and CM’s fleet. The ambulance was added to the cavalcade of the chief minister at a time when hundreds of people get injured every day during street protests in the Valley, and a few need to be shifted to Srinagar for expert care. “The ambulance was shifted to
CM’s fleet when people needed it the most,” said an official of the health department. “We have signed a MoU with the donors that we would use these ambulances only for the common patients. If Chief Minister’s ambulance had developed som snag that could have been repaired.” A senior health official told The Indian Express that the ambulance has been added to Chief Minister’s fleet “temporarily” and once her ambulance gets repaired, it would be handed back to the health department.
PM Modi invites President Donald Trump to visit Avalanches in Kashmir leave Army officer, four of a family dead India, White House says India ‘a true friend’ Agency | New Delhi
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The Centre on Wednesday announced the list of Padma awardees which included names of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshi, chef Sanjeev Kapoor, singers Kailash Kher and Anuradha Paudwal. Cricketer Virat kohli, wrestler Sakshi Malik and gymnast Dipa Karmakar are also being felicitated with Padma awards this year. The government had begun inviting nominations for the awards in May last year and re-
A critical care ambulance donated to Kashmir’s health department by an NGO, on the condition that it would be used only for assisting members of the public, has made its way to the fleet of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. The ambulance, one of the four highly critical care ambulances equipped with cardiac and trauma care facilities in the state, has been added to CM Mufti’s fleet after her ambulance developed a technical snag. Apart from these
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who spoke to US President Donald Trump late Tuesday night over telephone, said both leaders have agreed to work closely to strengthen bilateral ties. In a series of tweets, PM Modi on Wednesday wrote, “Had a warm conversation with President
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Union Minister Smriti Irani today said the Armed Forces admired the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who had fulfilled many of their long-pending demands including the One Rank One Pension. ”During the Republic Day parade tomorrow, you all will see our soldiers marching with pride. The glow which you will see on their faces is due to the constant support provided by Modi-led government,” Irani said.
spoke on a wide range of issues including trade, economy, defence and terrorism, the White House said. The statement also said that the two leaders have come to a resolution that the US and India needs to stand shoulder-to-shoulder
in the global fight against terrorism. PM Modi was among the first five world leaders who congratulated Trump after he pulled off a victory in November last year post a closely-fought election against Democratic candidate Hillary Clin-
ton. India is one of the few countries, other than Israel, with whom Trump spoke of strengthening ties if elected to power during his rallies. President Trump at an Indian-American rally in New Jersey in October had promised that India and US will be “best friends” if he gets elected and described PM Modi as a “great man.” He also said that he is a “big fan of Hindu.” Trump also thanked Indian-Americans at his victory speech in Orlando, Florida in December, one of the key states where he emerged victorious.
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realDonaldTrump late last evening. President @ realDonaldTrump and I agreed to work closely in the coming days to further strengthen our bilateral ties,” he said. The prime minister added that he has invited Trump to India for an official visit. After the phone call between the two leaders, the White House said in a statement that President Trump thinks of India as a “true friend” to the United States and has extended an invitation to PM Modi for a visit later this year. The two leaders
An army officer and four members of a family were killed in avalanches in Ganderbal and Bandipora districts of Kashmir on Wednesday. An avalanche hit an army camp at Sonamarg in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district this morning, a police official said. He said an army officer — Major Amit of High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) — was buried under the debris of the avalanche. An army official said one soldier had died after getting trapped under the avalanche. However,
Sharad Pawar, Murli Manohar Joshi, Virat Ambulance donated for public use Kohli among 2017 Padma award winners added to Mehbooba Mufti’s cavalcade
ceived around 5,000 entries, from which 500 names were shortlisted in December. Dr Mukut Minz, a Jharkhand tribal also received the honor for his achievements in the field of renal surgery. Madhubani painter from Bihar Baoa Devi, Malayalam poet Akkitham Achuthan
Namboothiri, Odisha actor Sadhu Meher and former law secretary TK Vishwanathan have also made it to the list. This year, the Padma awards will be given out to 120 distinguished personalities for their achievements in different fields. This year, the government has also conferred
the award to some personalities who have done exceptional work but are not very popular names.These include 75-year-old Sukri Bommagowda, known as the nightingale of the Halakki Vokkaliga tribes, Birkha Bahadur Limboo Muringla from Sikkim, among others.
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Republic Day 2017: What is the history of January 26?
On December 9, 1946 the Constituent Assembly met for the first time in the Constitution Hall of Parliament House, with the intention of putting together the document that would go on to form the backbone of the independent India’s government. Exuberant and full of hope, the 207 members out of 292 present in the first session started the debate and discussions which would continue for the next three months, culminating in the constitution of India. The British government sent the Cabinet mission to India in 1946 to discuss with Indian leaders, the process for the peaceful transfer of power. As per the guidelines laid down by the mission, provincial legislative elections were held resulting in the nomination of 292 representatives who would go on to form the Constituent Assembly. Those elected included names like Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Sarojini Naidu and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru among others. The task at hand was humongous. Resolutions laid out had to take care of aspects like territorial integrity, socio-economic equality, justice of law and minority rights. Setting out the objectives for the Constituent Assembly, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru said the following: “The first task of this Assembly is to free India through a new constitution, to feed the starving people, and to clothe the naked masses, and to give every Indian the fullest opportunity to develop himself according to his capacity. This is certainly a great task.” In the next 3 years, the Constituent Assembly held 11 sessions over 165 days. The draft constitution was approved on December 9, 1949. About a month later, on January 26, 1950 the Constitution of India came into force officially, making the newly born nation of India a modern republic. The date chosen for the official enforcement of the constitution had a significance attached to the sentiments of the Indian nationalists. When on December 31, 1929, Nehru hoisted the tricolour in Lahore and demanded “purna swaraj”, the date set for independence was January 26, 1930. The day was celebrated as the “purna swaraj” day for the next 17 years. When independence was finally granted in 1947 however, the day set upon by the British was August 15. It is said that the independence day was so chosen to coincide with the second anniversary of the day when Japanese forces submitted to allied powers after the Second World War. In the words of Ramachandra Guha, “freedom finally came on a day that resonated with imperial pride rather than nationalist sentiment.” When the constitution of India was born, it was considered necessary by the makers of the document to celebrate it on a day associated with national pride and the best choice available was that of “poorna swaraj” day- January 26. For the next 67 years, India has been celebrating January 26 as the date when it elevated itself from an independent nation to a modern republic, strengthened in all its glory by a fully functioning constitution.
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(H.S.) | New Delhi Shah Rukh Khan returns in and as Raees, a golden hearted mobster who does bad things for a good cause. It is a role constructed to grab back his pole position, and to that end Shah Rukh Khan strains at fulfilling every single point of the In and As trope. He sings and dances, he fights and romances: he also tries to fulfill the outlines of a character. And that’s where the film gets stuck,
between the two stools of restraint and full blown tamasha: the In and As SRK is as familiar as he has ever been, despite the trimmings added on to induce freshness — the gold rimmed glasses, the kohled eyes, the deliberate delivery, and that ‘Scarface’ moment full of guns, arcing bullets and spraying blood– which all actors dream of. Which makes Raees a mish-mash of things we’ve seen before in a
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plot which owes allegiance to the real life story of a liquor baron who made his pile and his name in dry Gujarat. The filmmakers have denied any similarity but anyone with half an eye can see the overlaps – the ingenuity of a man who could think on his feet (hooch-filled tomatoes!) and cart his maal under the eye of the cop (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) who swears to catch him.In fact, amongst all the effective supporting parts which bouy SRK, it is Nawaz who shines most. His dry, wry one liners, and he has several, have a zing which SRK’s don’t. And in a film where the leading man’s dialogue baazi is meant to wow the crowd, that is telling.
Roshan-starrer Kaabil has finally landed and it is the biggest release of Yami’s career. The actor took to social media to express her happiness and gratitude for each and every member of the film’s team. Yami started her career as a model and went on to do a few Hindi TV shows. After doing films in Punjabi, Kannada and Telugu film industries, Yami made her debut in Bollywood with Shoojit Sircar’s Vicky Donor opposite Ayushmann Khurrana in 2012 and has since featured in films like Total Siyapaa, Badlapur, Junooniyat and Sanam Re. Yami wrote in the post, “Dear Team Kaabil, Don’t know where to begin. Should I thank God first or Rakesh ji first for always being there only in
As Sunny Leone dances to Laila Main Laila in Raees, fans shower screen Agency | New Delhi
In a theatre of Kurnool, fans are going crazy over Shah Rukh Khan and Sunny Leone’s song “Laila Main Laila” from Raees. In the short video, we can see people dancing and throwing money on both the stars. While Shah Rukh has always been welcomed on screen with so much love, it is a new experience for Sunny. The actor retweeted the video posted by Shah Rukh fan and expressed her joy over it. Sunny shared the videos and wrote, “Omg!! I just saw money flying in the air! Holy moly! This is craziness!! I love it!!!” In another tweet, she said, “I feel so emotional watching this because I have the best fans ever in the world! Love you all!” Earlier, the actor was moved by the kind of adulation SRK has. She experienced some lifetime moments when she was on the train with team Raees, from Mumbai to Delhi. While speaking to media, she had said, “I have never in my life seen what I did on this train. The
amount of love and support for Shah Rukh is unbelievable!” Talking about the song, the Bollywood ‘Baby Doll’ said that it is a moment which she is going to cherish for the rest of her life. On working with Shah Rukh, she summed up her experience as ‘dream do come true.” The 35-year-old also spoke about meeting veteran actor Zeenat Aman, the diva on whom the original song “Laila O Laila” was picturised. “I met her yesterday and I am so excited. I thanked her for such an amazing song. If she wouldn’t have made such an amazing song, I wouldn’t have been dancing on it. I have taken my look references from her for the song and finally to have met her was a great feeling.”
Kannada actor Parul Yadav savaged by stray dogs, hospitalised with serious injuries
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(H.S.) | Bengaluru In an unfortunate incident, Kannada actor Parul Yadav has been hospitalised after she was attacked by a pack of stray dogs in Mumbai near her residence on Monday. According to reports, the actor was taking her pet dog for a walk and suffered serious injuries while trying to protect her pet from the stray dogs. According to a Kannada news channel, the incident occurred near her apartment in Jogeshwari, a suburb of Mumbai around 5.30 pm when the place was bustling with people. However, when she was attacked by a group of six dogs, none came to her rescue. Parul’s sister Sheetal reportedly said that one of her neighbours rushed to her help but by then Parul has suffered multiple bite injuries on her face, hands, legs, neck, including a 3-inch deep cut on her head. She was taken to Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai where she was
given anti-rabies vaccination and is still undergoing treatment. On Wednesday, she is likely to undergo an operation for her head wound. “She is in shock. She was taken to Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai for treatment. Her wounds are being nursed and the doctors treating her have said she may require surgery and she is likely to get operated on Wednesday.” said Sheetal, according to Asianet Newsable. Model-turned-actor Parul is a popular face in the Kannada film industry. She made her acting debut in the television series Bhagyavidhaata and entered the film industry in 2011 with Kannada film Govindaya Namaha.
the capacity of a producer but also a mentor! Or should I thank Hrithik first for pushing the envelope everyday and inspiring us to do beyond our expectations. Hrithik, thank you being the selfless you and the best costar I could ever ask for! Should I thank Sanjay first or his team of AD’s that worked
tirelessly! Bigg thanks to you for giving us the energy and vigour every time you stepped on the set! Should I thank Sudeep Da first or Ayananka first for adding magic to the frame through their senses! Or should it begin with the light boys and spot boys who made sure work never stopped.”
Sunny Leone is overwhelmed to see the love Shah Rukh Khan fans are showering on her during Raees screening
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Despite his endeavours as a T20 specialist, Tymal Mills has just one solitary T20 International against his name
As the UAE gears up for a boom in the In-Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) market, expected to reach USD 0.83 billion by the end of 2020 , the medical community has turned its focus towards exciting new products and technologies to keep up with the demand for new diagnostic capabilitiesthat can have a real impact on improving the health of patients across the region. MEDLAB Exhibition & Congress, the world’s leading event for laboratory management and diagnostics, whichtakes place on 6th – 9thFebruary 2017 at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, presents a huge opportunity for global laboratory industry leaders, including manufacturers, dealers and distributors, to showcase new innovations and to introduce some cutting-edge products to the UAE market. More than 30,000 visitors are expected to attend the four-day exhibition where they can explore over 400 products and services from more than 700 exhibitors from 38 countries.
Alma lasers introduces Clinical solutions for better feminine life “FemiLift”
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The Alma lasers is the leader in medical lasers , giving solutions for aesthetic and surgical indications. Alma lasers launched the first ever non-surgical solution to Feminine rejuvenation – “Femilift”. This technology helps in treating Stress Urinary Incontinence, Vaginal rejuvenation and recurrent infections. This is the first ever technology with just 5 mins office procedure with no admission and downtime. Dr Rupinder Kaur from Dubai performed one live procedure and presented the communication from Dr Alexander Bader, President, European Society of Aesthetic Gynaecology. On this occasion, Dr Alexander Bader formally announced the Indian Chapter of ESAG( European Society Of Aesthetic Gynaecology). Under this organization, there will be live workshops and Cosmetic Gynaecology courses starting from 2nd half of 2017.
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Sometime in June last year, a video was uploaded on Youtube titled “Tymal Mills 93mph – bowls Chris Gayle.” The 58-second clip was from a domestic T20 game in England which had Gayle, Somerset’s big-ticket overseas player, being yorked by a brute of a delivery, timed at over 150km/hr, from Sussex’s left-armer Tymal Mills. The video garnered instant likes. “Raw pace,” read one of the comments in the section below. Indeed, it was raw pace that rattled Gayle — one of the best batsmen in
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the game’s shortest format — that day. Since T20 cricket’s inception, the batsmen (read the big hitters) have always had a distinct advantage over the bowlers. Smaller boundaries and placid tracks have done little to help the bowlers’ cause. That’s precisely the reason that when a genuine quick bowler appears on the scene —with the propensity to hit the 90 miles/hour bracket consistently — you just sit up and admire him. Sussex quickie Mills has not had it that easy. He has
already announced his retirement from two formats — the one dayers and four-days games in first-class cricket. He had been on the selectors’ radar ever since he broke through on the county circuit five years ago. Tragically, a debilitating back problem sealed his fate, forcing him to retire from the longer formats at the tender age of 22. He would return in 2016, as a T20 specialist, armed with a heavily regimented training programme, obviously developed to prolong his career.
Having led Yuzvendra Chahal and Parveez Rasool in the Indian Premier League, skipper Virat Kohli feels that threematch T20 International series against England will provide perfect opportunity to the duo to establish themselves as “specialists” in the shortest format. A good show by Rasool and Chahal may also lessen the workload on world’s premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. “The guys who have come in have done pretty well in the IPL, in the domestic T20s. The
areas they are bowling in are pretty good and are pretty economical. Yuzvendra, everyone has seen his performances, even Rasool played under me at RCB,” Kohli said at the pre-match media conference. “It is probably a breakthrough series for them. They haven’t played a big series yet so this might be the perfect opportunity to seal their spots as T20 specialist spinners for the future,” Rohan Bopanna and Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski were left to Kohli made it clear as to rue missed chances in the 67-minute match what is there in stake for Olga Danilovic, retired youngsters. About Raafter leading the opening sool, the skipper said that he has an ability to bowl set 5-3.
Sania Mirza/Ivan Dodig prevail in clash against Rohan Bopanna/Gabriela Dabrowski Agency | Melbourne
Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig held their nerves and saved two match points against Rohan Bopanna and Gabriela Dabrowski before pulling off a tense win to seal a place in the mixed doubles semi-finals of the Australian Open, here today. The second seeded Indo-Croatian team of Sania and Dodig felt the heat in the Super Tie-breaker but kept clam and not only saved two match points but also walked away with a 6-4 3-6 12-10 win in the quarterfinals. Bopanna and Canadian Gabriela were left to rue missed chances in the 67-minute match. With this defeat,
with the new ball. “He (Rasool) is pretty confident, he can bowl with the new ball against the most attacking guys. These two guys are very smart about their bowling. I am sure they will able to replicate their domestic success at this level.” The series is also big break for the likes of Rishabh Pant, Mandeep Singh along with veterans Ashish Nehra and Suresh Raina. Ask about Raina, who has not played a match for national time since World T20 in March. “I think he (Raina) still has a lot to offer.
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Bopanna’s campaign has ended at the first Grand Slam of the season. He had lost in the men’s doubles second round with new parter Pablo Cuevas. Sania had also lost in the women’s doubles pre-quarterfinals with Barbora Strycova but is still alive for her overall seventh and fourth mixed
doubles Grand Slam title. In the next match she could face Leander Paes and Martina Hingis, who are playing their quarterfinal against local favourites Samantha Stosur and Sam Groth. Meanwhile, Zeel Desai has reached the junior girls’ singles quarterfinals as her opponent, fifth seed Serbian,
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England captain Eoin Morgan has said the ploy to bring in Chris Woakes for the last over in the inconsequential third ODI against India was not a way of protecting Ben Stokes, who had been hammered in a similar pressure situation during last year’s World T20 final. “No, not at all. I was actually thinking of bowling him two in a row and bowling him out because he bowled a great over and got the wicket of Pandya,” Morgan said after their thrilling five-run win over India at Eden Gardens last night in the third and final ODI. Less than a year ago, there was heart-
break for England when the West Indies, needing 19 from last over to win the World Twenty20 title, sealed the issue with Carlos Brathwaite smacking Stokes for four successive sixes. “Some days they work, some days they don’t. The bowlers made everything we did today look really good, which they do all the time.” Having come in for criticism in the
first match where they failed to defend 350 in Pune, the English bowlers put up an improved show and Morgan was all praise for the attack. “It’s great to see them bowl today, and compared to the first two games, there was lot of improvement which is very important, particularly given how damp it was, how wet the ball was, playing against a strong side.”
women in their 30s have reached the semifinals at a major: Venus Williams, 36, Serena Williams, 35, and Lucic-Baroni, 34. Serena also reached the semifinals at the 2015 US Open, alongside 30-somethings Flavia Pennetta and Roberta Vinci. “Thirties
is the new 10,” Williams said after her match. “No matter what happens, somebody 34 or older will be in the final.” The second-seeded Williams was tested by Konta in the second set when the British player broke her to go up 2-1.
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Ahmedabad-headquartered Kushal Tradelink Ltd (BSE Scrip code: 536170) will be acquiring Riddhi Siddhi Recyclers Pvt Ltd.(RSRPL) in an all cash deal. RSRPL specializes in manufacturing best quality Kraft paper from 100% recycled fiber. RSRPL has emerged as a strong player in the Asian countries and Midde East markets. Kraft paper is used for corrugated packaging material and it is also mainly used in paper grocery bags, multiwall sacks, envelopes and other packaging materials. In most cases, Kraft paper is a sturdy machine-made paper made with wood pulp. However, RSRPL has mastered the art of preparing Kraft paper from 100% recycled fiber and thereby saving our environment in the long run. Mr. Sandeep Agrawal, Chairman and Managing Director of Kushal Tradelink Ltd said: “While considering the acquisition what stood out was the fact that RSRPL has taken extra care to uphold the quality of environment and safety of those working in the factory as well as the people, flora and fauna surrounding the manufacturing unit. Kushal Tradelink is glad to acquire a 100% ZERO DISCHARGE PLANT.
SPORTS ROUNDUP It is probably a breakthrough series for Yuzvendra Chahal, Parveez Rasool: Virat Kohli
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(H.S.) | New Delhi Kathleen Cross, Sue Redfern, Claire Polosak and Jacqueline Williams are the four women umpires set to officiate in the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier, the cricket governing body announced on Wednesday (January 25). The tournament will see a total of nine umpires with Anil Chaudhary, Leslie Reif-
er, Raveendra Wimalasari, Ian Ramage and Mark Hawthorne completing the panel. Cross, who hails from New Zealand, is the most experienced of the four female umpires and acknowledged preparation and continuing improvement is going to be the key. “The importance of this event is that I continue to maintain, learn and deliver skills so
that I present the best possible performance on each match day,” she said. “Being able to live up to these expectations are a continuing challenge in itself. Therefore, preparation and continuing improvement is so important. “Opportunities through ICC events always brings a great deal of excitement and allows me to continue to be a good role model.
Serena Williams reached her 10th consecutive Grand Slam semifinal, and kept her bid alive for a record 23rd major title, with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Johanna Konta at the Australian Open on Wednesday. Her opponent in the semifinals, Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, who beat fifth-seeded Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, had a much longer wait to get back to this stage at a major – nearly 18 years. It’s the second time in the last two years that three
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The Gujarat High Court today issued notices to the state government, Waqf Board and trustee of the Hazrat Moulana Mehabub Ki Dargah on a PIL by two women seeking women’s entry to the sanctum sanctorum of the shrine. The division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi issued notices to the respondents on a PIL filed by two women — Deepika Shinde and Alifia Lacewala — seeking direction by the court to the respondents to allow entry of wom-
en to the dargah which has been denied to them. The Hazrat Moulana Mehabub Ki Dargah is located in Patan town in Gujarat. The PIL also cites the recent judgement of the Bombay High Court in which the court allowed entry of women to the Haji Ali Dargah in the
megapolis. It mentions that the judgement by the Bombay HC was confirmed by the Apex Court which issued directions to respondents to implement the HC order in time frame or face action. The Bombay HC in its Haji Ali judgement had held that there is no protection
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to practices and customs denying entry of women to religious places unless the practice is essentially religious, the PIL stated. The petitioners said denial of their entry to the dargah for being a woman is against the Constitution which considers women at par with men. They said despite repeated representations made before the trustees of the dargah, district administration, Waqf Board and state government officials, their appeals were not heeded to. The matter is likely to come up for hearing within two weeks.
Hundreds of people attended the funeral of Farid Khan Sherani (45), who was killed in the stampede at the Vadodara railway station on Monday night when Shah Rukh Khan, on a rail trip from Mumbai to Delhi to promote his upcoming film Raees, arrived on Vadodara railway station on board August Kranti Express. Since early morning on Tuesday, people started gathering at “Ashiyana” in Hathikhan area in Vadodara to pay their last tribute to Sherani. Sherani, along with his wife
the minor girl. He used to harass the entire village. He also burnt down vehicles and hay of one of the villagers, but they did not lodge a complaint.”
B R Patel, resident medical officer at SSG, said, “His medical reports are normal. There is no sign of torture or injuries. His medical condition was stable and he was admitted to the general ward.” Bamaniya told the paper that he is a singer and was part of a local band. Later, on Tuesday afternoon, Bamaniya was discharged from the SSG and was sent to Godhra sub-jail, said PSI Dangar.
Gir Somnath district, has sought a direction from the high court to the respondents to collectively ensure and secure Gohil’s release and also get him repatriated to India. The petitioner said her husband, a small-time fisherman, went missing on November 17, 2008 after the boat on which he was fishing in the Arabian Sea met with an accident. While Gohil somehow managed to swim to the shore in Pakistan, he was captured by Pakistani
authorities and has been languishing in jail there since then, said the petition. The petitioner said her family had assumed Gohil to be dead and even performed his last rites, only to learn in 2015 from an another fisherman who returned home after being released by Pakistani authorities that her husband was alive and jailed there. Fisherman Kanubhai Gohil told Gitaben that he met her husband Kalubhai at a Karachi jail where he told him that he was captured after he swam till Keti Bandar of Pakistan following accident of his fishing trawler, and was enslaved by Pakistani fishermen for around six months before being arrested by Pakistani police on charges of being a spy, said the petition.
livering passport-related services. “The pilot projects for this joint venture between the MEA and DOP would be inaugu-
rated on January 25 at the Mysuru Head Post office in Karnataka and at Dahod in Gujarat,” a statement from the MEA said on Tuesday. However, due to the model code of conduct being in place the announcement of the post offices was deferred till after the elections in five states.
Gujarat: Dalit man alleges torture in custody Correspondent | Vadodara
A 31-year-old Dalit man, Jayanti Bamaniya, a resident of Chamrvas in Bakor village of Khanpur taluka in Mahisagar district, has alleged that Bakor police allegedly tortured him and took out a public procession after forcing him to dress up like a woman, following his arrest on January 20 under the POCSO act. Bamaniya also alleged that Bakor police brutally thrashed and gave electric shock on his private parts. However, Bakor police are denying his allegations. According to the police, Bamaniya is a history-sheeter and has been detained several times. He was detained from
Mahisagar and Panchmahals district. Recently, on January 20, he was arrested under POCSO Act after he allegedly assaulted a minor girl in his neighbourhood. “Though he was kept under constant watch keeping in mind his criminal history and behaviour, he tried to hang himself in the lockup at Bakor police station. He was rushed to community health centre first and then he was referred to Godhra hospital. Later, Godhra hospital referred him to Vadodara SSG for further medical test as the physician was not available. He was taken to Vadodara where all his medical test, including MRI, CT scan, were done,” said
police sub-inspector V R Dangar, who is investigating the case. Dangar said, “Bamaniya was also booked in cases of rioting, theft and assaulting
Gujarat HC issues notice to Centre on missing fisherman
Gangster shot at, injured in Porbandar
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Correspondent | Rajkot
PORBANDAR GANGSTER Bhima Dula Odedra was injured after six unidentified men on motor bikes allegedly shot at him from close range at a marriage ceremony in Adiyana town of Porbandar Tuesday. Police suspect the assault was an attempt to avenge the alleged killings of a father-son duo around a decade ago. Police said that the assailants opened fire on Odedra while he was emerging out of the venue of the marriage ceremony and was preparing to leave for his home in Adiyana in his car. “The attackers sped away after the attack. Odedra was rushed to a government hospital in
Porbandar where doctors confirmed that he was hit by a bullet and that one bullet had pierced through the right side of his abdomen,” Ranavav police sub-inspector Vaibhav Ahir said. Police said the incident took place around 12:30 pm when Odedra was attending the wedding ceremony of a relative. “From Porbandar, Odedra has been referred to a private hospital in Rajkot for further treatment. His condition is reported to be stable,” the PSI further said. Odedra, 60, is facing more than four dozen criminal cases. He is a relative of Gujarat Water Supply Minister Babu Bokhiria and elder brother of former BJP MLA from Kutiyana, Karsan Odedra.
The Gujarat High Court has issued notice to the Centre and the state government on a petition filed by the wife of a fisherman, who is believed to be languishing in a Pakistani jail for over eight years. Justice R M Chhaya also issued notice on January 23 to the ministries of Home Affairs and External Affairs. Petitioner Gitaben Gohil, wife of fisherman Kalubhai Gohil from Jamwala village of
Head post offices to also serve as passport kendra Agency| New Delhi
In a bid to expand passport services and to ensure wider coverage, the Ministry of External Affairs and the Department of Posts (DOP) have agreed to utilise the Head Post Offices (HPO) across the country as Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) for de-
and daughter, had gone to meet their niece, who was also travelling in the same train. “Around 10.45 pm, when the train started leaving platform no. 6, around 8,000 people who had gathered on the platform rushed towards the exit gate, triggering chaos. “Sherani collapsed on the platform and was crushed by the crowd. He was not able to breathe and died of suffocation,” said Khalid Malik, Sherani’s friend, who was also on the platform. Sherani was rushed to a private hospital where he was declared brought dead. Sherani’s last rites were performed in the presence of relatives and friends,
along with hundreds of people from around the city. Most shop owners in the Hathikhana area observed bandh till afternoon to pay last respect to Sherani. “We are not able to believe that he is no more. He was always ready to offer help to anyone who approached him. He never said no to anyone for financial or any other help,” said
Sherani’s uncle, Firoz Khan, who came from Mumbai to attend his funeral. Khan said, “We were close. He was like a friend to me. Two days back, he had called me and complained why I was not there to celebrate Uttarayan. I was told that he is serious, but when I reached here, I came to know that he has left me.”
good but he will have to wait,” Ganguly said. He earlier felicitated the Cooch Behar winning Bengal U-19 players and Ganguly underlined the significance of the Vision 2020 programme in grooming them. “This association belongs to the players. Today Wriddhi scored a double century. Kanishk (Seth) and (Ishan) Porel were in
the Vision 2020 for the whole season. Without system nothing will happen… That’s the most important thing. That’s the reason we have roped in the likes (Muttiah) Muralitharan and (VVS) Laxman and (TA) Sekar. You have to give them time. We already see a lot of difference. Look at Wriddhi first double hundred,” Ganguly said.
lines,” CPI General Secretary S Sudhakar Reddy said in a statement at Hyderabad. “All those who are opposed to the RSS ideology and its pro-fascist agenda are being branded as anti-nationals. Patriotism has become the monopoly of Hindutva forces in the country. In
the name of cow protection, Muslim minorities and Dalits are targeted, attacked and killed. An atmosphere of terror is being unleashed all over the country,” he said. CPI had therefore decided to observe this year’s Republic Day as `Save Constitution Day’, he said.
most educated girl of the village as chief guest at the flag-hoisting ceremony. She will also be asked to unfurl in the Tricolor in the presence of village elders. The District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) has issued a
government resolution to schools to identify the most educated girl of the village to be invited as chief guest along with her parents. The girl will also be felicitated in the presence of villagers and given a memento.
Wriddhiman Saha success in domestic circuit makes him automatic choice: Sourav Ganguly Agency | Kolkata
Echoing national selection committee chairman MSK Prasad’s words, former India captain Sourav Ganguly today said Bengal wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha is ahead of Parthiv Patel in race to play Test cricket. Wriddhiman struck a career-best first class score of 203 not out in an unbroken 316-run partnership with Cheteshwar Pujara (123*) to help Rest of India defeat Gujarat by six wickets and win the Irani Cup. “This is domestic cricket but Wriddhi has been successful at the Test level, so he’s an automatic choice. Parthiv is
CPI to observe Republic Day as `Save Constitution Day’ (H.S.) | Hyderabad
Accusing NDA government of “sabotaging the Constitution”, the CPI on Wednesday said people should “fight to defend the Constitution”, and the party would observe tomorrow’s Republic Day as `Save Constitution Day’. “Abraham Lincoln defined democracy as the government of the people, by the people, for the people. On Wednesday it has become the government of Narendra Modi by the RSS and for corporate houses….This is nothing but sabotaging of the Indian Constitution and its guide-
This Republic Day, government schools in Gujarat to celebrate girl child Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
This Republic Day, schools will impart an unprecedented lesson to society in valuing and educating the girl child. In a first, 34,000-odd government primary schools in the state will have the
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