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News Brief Man with Rs 50,000 bounty arrested Agency | New Delhi A 39-year-old man, carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 in a shootout case, has been arrested, police said today. On the basis of a tip-off, Asif alias Kala was arrested from near Batla House in southeast Delhi’s Jamia Nagar area in the wee hours today, said DCP (Southeast) Romil Baaniya. He threatened the police team with a pistol and tried to flee but was overpowered, he added. Asif was allegedly involved in many heinous cases and had also fired on police teams in past, said the officer. On December 1, he along with his associates Danish, Mukarram, Manish, Sunil, Goverdhan Vishvakarma.
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This is Yogi Adityanath’s first visit to his electoral constituency since becoming Uttar Pradesh chief minister Agency | New Delhi
During his maiden visit to his constituency since his elevation as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath on Saturday addressed a crowd at Gorakhpur’s Maharana Pratap Inter College where he said he would push through Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’ in the state. Thanking the 22 crore people of Uttar Pradesh, he further said he would look at development for all in the state and won’t allow any discrimination in any form. “Na jaati, na mazhab, na ling ke naam par koi bhedbhaav hoga. Vikaas sabka hoga. Kisi ka tushtikaran nahi hoga (There won’t be any dis-
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crimination in the name of caste, religion or gender. Development is for all and appeasement for none),” Adityanath said while addressing the crowd. This is the first time the former head priest of Gorakhnath temple is visiting his parliamentary constituency. On occasion of Yogi Adityanath’s visit, posters of him were put all over the city and people queued up outside the Gorakhnath temple where he is scheduled for a visit on Saturday. During the rally, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said the state won’t be neglected anymore and that he would look at addressing the regional imbalance in the state. He also ensured that
terrorism and the problem of refugees”. The minister said that the India-Pak border would be sealed by 2018. Justifying the move taken by the government to shut the international borders, he said this decision has been taken to check the increasing incidents of infiltration. The Home Secretary at the Central-level, the BSF from the security forces’ perspective and the Chief Secretaries at the
state-level has been allotted with the responsibility to monitor the project. The minister further added that the government would provide technological solutions for sealing the border in harsh terrain. Appreciating the BSF personnel, the minister said, “The BSF has changed rules of engagement at international borders. Now, the BSF is a known entity even in neighbouring countries”. Speaking about the rise in incident of grievances among the security forces, the minister mentioned that the government.
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he was quoted saying. “Development in Delhi will take place when the state government does not fight with the Centre for political reasons,” he added. The BJP’s phenomenal victories in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand was also duly mentioned. “Abhi abhi paanch rajyo me chunav jeete hain, wo paanch rajyo ki janta tak dilli ke karyakarta ki
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UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath In Gorakhpur Promises ‘Na Jaati, Na Mazhab’ women’s safety in the state would be made a priority. Speaking about setting up anti-Romeo squads to check eve-teasing and safety of women, Adityanath said if girls and boys are together on roads with consent they should not be troubled. During his address, Adityanath also said that Kailash Mansa-
rovar pilgrims would be given an aid of around Rs one lakh. The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister added that a ‘Kailash Mansarovar Bhavan’ would be set up in either Lucknow, Ghaziabad or Noida. Yogi Adityanath will be in Gorakhpur till Sunday during which he plans to visit the temples in the city.
White man shouts ‘go back to Lebanon’ to SikhAmerican girl in New York (H.S.) | New York
A Sikh-American girl was harassed on a subway train here when a white man, mistaking her to be from the Middle East, allegedly shouted “go back to Lebanon” and “you don’t belong in this country,” the latest in a series of hate crimes against people of South-Asian origin. Rajpreet Heir was taking the subway train to a friend’s birthday party in Manhattan this month when the white man began shouting at her, according to a report
in the New York Times. Heir recounted the ordeal in a video for a Times section called ‘This Week in Hate’, which highlights hate crimes and harassment around the country since the election of President Donald Trump. Heir said she was looking at her phone when the white man shouted at her saying, “Do you even know what a Marine looks like? Do awaz jaani chahiye (Re- ty, which had an alliance you know what they have cently we have won elec- with SAD in Punjab, had to see? What they do for tions in five states. The a disastrous outing in this country? Because of voice of people of Delhi that state, ending up third people like you.” He told should reach the popula- behind the Congress and Heir he hoped she was tion of those five states),” the Aam Aadmi Party. sent “back to Lebanon” Shah proclaimed as Citing the Delhi High and using expletives said, the slogans of ‘Bharat Court observation, Shah “You don’t belong in this Mata ki Jai reverberated also attacked the AAP country,” before he left among the crowd. While for allegedly spending the subway. Heir, a Sikh, the BJP was able to get money on advertise- said she was born 30 miles two-thirds majority in ments in different states from Lebanon, not the UP and Uttarakhand, it like Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Middle Eastern country was the second-largest etc. Urging the people but a namesake city in the party in Goa and Mani- to vote for BJP in MCD American state of Indiana. pur but went on to form elections, Shah said that Heir said as the man left governments in those “the people should cor- the train, she saw a young states with help of post- rect the mistake they had white woman in the train poll allies. Contrary to made in Assembly elec- staring at her “with tears what Shah said, the par- tions by voting for AAP.” in her eyes.”
AAP more corrupt than any previous government in Delhi: Amit Shah at Ramlila Maidan rally
BJP president Amit Shah set the tone for the upcoming municipal corporation elections in Delhi at a rally in Ramlila Maidan attacking the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in the state. He alleged that no previous government in Delhi has been as corrupt as the incumbent one. “The people of Delhi voted AAP to power thinking they will get a good government. In such a short time, no other government indulged in as much corruption as AAP has done so far,”
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‘Development for all, appeasement for none’: Yogi Adityanath in Gorakhpur
Govt plans to seal International borders with Pak, Bangladesh: Rajnath Singh Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India is looking forward to seal the international boundaries with neighbours Pakistan and Bangladesh. The home minister, who was addressing the passing out parade of the Border Security Force Assistant Commandants at the BSF Academy in Tekanpur, Madhya Pradesh, said, “India is planning to seal the international boundaries with Pakistan and Bangladesh as soon as possible. This could be India’s major step against
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Delhi’s Patiala House court on Saturday framed notice against Aam Aadmi Party supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders in the Arun Jaitley defamation case, said. The court framed charges against Kejriwal and five other AAP leaders in the case after they pleaded not guilty. All of them sought trial in the case whose next hearing is set to take place on May 20.On Friday, the Delhi High Court had granted suspended
BJP MP Kirti Azad exemption from appearing before a trial court in the case. The DDCA and cricketer-turned-politician Chetan Chauhan had filed a criminal defamation complaint against Azad. Earlier in March, veteran lawyer and former BJP leader Ram Jethmalani had cross-examined Finance Minister
Arun Jaitley. Jethmalani was representing Arvind Kejriwal and asked 52 questions to the Finance Minister. The eminent lawyer said that the lawsuit on defamation filed by Jaitley was “unfounded” and should be dismissed. Earlier this week on Tuesday, Arvind Kejriwal was granted bail by a Delhi court in the case.
In upcoming Gujarat elections, Hindutva is the central theme
Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani flags off the traditional march on the occasion of ‘Shahid Divas’ in Ahmedabad on Saturday Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The BJP’s choice of hardliner Hindu leader Yogi Adityanath as UP chief minister may have raised eyebrows, but Hindutva already seems to have become the central theme of the upcoming elections in Gujarat. Virat Hindu Sammelan to be held in Ahmedabad on Sunday and promise of a stricter cow protection law are indications that the BJP looks to revive Hindutva to retain its hold in Gujarat. But it’s not just the BJP. The Congress may also take the Hindutva path after its debacle in the recently-concluded state elections. In the first polls since Narendra Modi moved to Delhi as
PM, the saffron party is building up its campaign in his home state on religious lines while keeping on the sidelines the agenda of development – a cornerstone for Modi to leap to New Delhi. Amid speculations of early polls, the Virat Hindu Mahasammelan by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad themed around building Ram Temple in Ayodhya and Love Jihad is being
seen as resurrection of the hardliner wing of the RSS in Gujarat. “With more than 50,000 volunteers and saints, the sammelan is the biggest one by the VHP in recent times,” said state VHP leader Ranchod Bharwad. Another leader Chaman Sindhav said, “Preparations for the convention started much before the UP win, but the UP results has definitely infused more enthusiasm.
current and past members of nepotism among other charges, and sought equal voting rights for each district cricket association. It has also sought appointment of independent administrator in the SCA. The PIL has sought details of funds and expenses to be produced before the court till the compliance of the Lodha commission. The plea has been filed by Rajesh
V Jadeja, 52, a resident of Porbandar, who is also a former Saurashtra Ranji Trophy player. He has alleged the SCA was not distributing funds received from the BCCI to district associations, which don’t have right to raise voice against “illegality and malfunctioning done by the officer bearers of the SCA”. The petition also accused Nirajan Shah of nepotism in the association. Shah left the association in the wake of the Lodha Commission’s recommendation earlier this year.
PIL seeks implementation of Lodha panel suggestions in Saurashtra cricket body Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
A PIL has been filed in the Gujarat High Court seeking implementation of the recommendations by the R M Lodha Commission in managing the Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) as directed by the Supreme Court. The petition, which is likely to come up for the hearing next week, seeks the court to direct the SCA to give voting rights to all ex-first class cricketers as life members. The PIL has levelled allegations against various
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Hard nationalism divides, rather than unites in the world In America, Donald Trump continues to ignore well established conventions in international relations in pursuit of his hard nationalism. Recently he refused to shake hands with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel because he disapproved of her soft line on refugees. In Britain, Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday will be triggering the start of negotiations for a hard Brexit from the European Union. Only from Holland has there been a crumb of comfort for those who fear that hard nationalism is dangerous divisive, and exclusive. At least the Dutch hardline nationalist Gert Wilders disappointed his supporters in Holland’s election. These hardline positions are being taken under the influence of the hardline nationalism sweeping the world. In Britain, May is under pressure to give EU citizens who are already living here an assurance that they will be able to stay. Even the hardline Brexiteer trade minister Liam Fox has tried to persuade her that foreign students in Britain, including a large number of Indians, should be counted separately from the overall figure of immigrants so that they are not restricted from coming here. May has dug her heels in on both issues. We live in hard times. In India the appointment of the controversial Mahant of the Ghorakpur Temple Yogi Adityanath as chief minister of the crucial state of Uttar Pradesh is an indication that hard Hindutva seems to be emerging. The First Minister of Scotland has now become a hardliner by demanding that a second referendum on Scottish independence should take place. The Sunday Observer’s political commentator has blamed this on May’s “rock-hard version of Brexit”. The referendum demand comes just at the time when May and her Brexiteers are trying to bolster the nations confidence by offering them a vision of a united Great Britain becoming an influential independent presence on the international stage. A threat to the Union of Great Britain has also come from the Catholic and Irish Nationalist Sinn Fein party’s success in Northern Ireland’s Assembly Election. The Catholic weekly magazine ‘The Tablet’ has described this as “a seismic shift in the political dynamics of the Province.” Sinn Fein will certainly not support a hard Brexit, which takes Northern Ireland further away from the Republic of Ireland and could even restore border controls between them. A hard Brexit would probably mean Britain adopting a deeply divisive economic policy, which would worsen Britain’s chronic employment problem. The post-Brexit economy being talked about out would be a low corporate tax, low social security, low employment protection economy to attract investment. It’s been compared to the economy of Singapore. Yet what is needed in Britain is greater protection for workers. The rosy figures for jobs in Britain hides the shameful fact that two-thirds of the children living in poverty are members of working families. The Trade Union Congress maintains that precariously low pay affects one in 10 workers.
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QUOTE “India is planning to seal the international boundaries with Pakistan and Bangladesh as soon as possible. This could be India’s major step against terrorism and the OF THE problem of refugees” DAY Parineeti Chopra & Varun Dhawan at their playful best during ‘HT Most Stylish Awards’ - Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India is looking forward to seal the international boundaries with neighbours Pakistan and Bangladesh. The home minister, who was addressing the passing out parade of the BSF Academy in Tekanpur, MP...
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Whenever one speaks of cool chemistry between the Gen-Next stars, the name that always springs up is that of the impeccable duo of Varun Dhawan and Parineeti Chopra. Even in the latest season of ‘Koffee With Karan’, when Karan Johar asked Parineeti Chopra about Varun Dhawan, the fun that she had at Varun’s expense was something that had to be seen to be believed. Well, the fun continued in the form of the immaculate camaraderie between Varun Dhawan and Parineeti Chopra during the recently held ‘HT Most Stylish Awards’. The adjoining video clip has the two of them having the time of their lives before the cameras. The ever jovial Parineeti jokingly stated that Varun sends her clothes and that she wears whatever he tells her to wear. And Varun Dhawan was at his best when he started questioning a reporter as
to ‘why was he feeling sad’! On the social media, Yash Raj Films Talent tweeted the adjoining clip which has Varun Dhawan and Parineeti Chopra at their jovial best, with the caption “ HTMostStylish parineetichopra & varundvn on the red carpet this evening! Always have some great banter!” Readers may recall that, even though Varun Dhawan and Parineeti Chopra have never been seen in a full-fledged Bollywood film, they did come together for a special number in Dishoom tilted ‘Jaaneman Aah’. Besides the track, the sizzling chemistry between Varun Dhawan and Parineeti Chopra acted as one of the driving forces for the film’s success.
Will Naam Shabana change the way Bollywood looks at spin-offs? Agency | Mumbai
Films on intelligence agencies attract the audience for their thrilling content, but the subject needs to be handled responsibly, says Shivam Nair who has helmed the forthcoming movie Naam Shabana. Naam Shabana is a spin-off on Baby, which told a gripping tale of a group of secret agents on a mission to eliminate terrorists. Taapsee Pannu will be seen playing an undercover agent in the movie, and she has undergone rigorous training sessions to perform action
stunts. Talking about it, Nair said in a statement, “The espionage genre requires a precise treatment to it when brought to life on celluloid. The plot needs to be in sync with the functioning and mechanisms of real life elements involved. A lot of in-depth research and understanding goes into the sketching of each character and their complexities. For a director, it is a very responsible subject to cater to as it involves depicting the country’s security apparatus.”
Shilpa Shinde earlier portrayed the role of Angoori Manmohan Tiwari aka Angoori bhabhi in Bhabhiji Gharpe Hai Agency | Mumbai
Press briefing: Ahmedabad factory inauguration
commitment that Vestas’ Chairman, Bert Nordberg, and Vestas’ President and CEO, Anders Runevad, made to Hon. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in November 2015. During the meeting with Modi, Vestas also committed to partnering with the Indian government in providing innovative solutions to make the Indian wind power sector “Best in
Class” and the “Most Affordable” through Vestas’global experience and technology leadership. Vestas is also partnering with the Skill Council of India and is looking to hire hundreds for the new manufacturing unit. Today, Vestas has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Govt of Gujarat to establish wind power projects over the next three to four years. If the MoU translates into firm and unconditional orders, the projects will bring investment and additional jobs to the state.
level wrestling championship. In January, Simran won Silver in the Asian Sub-Junior Wrestling Championship 2017 held in Delhi. As a prize, she was awarded Rs. 11 Lakh, a Hyundai i20, and a 3 BHK bungalow in Gujarat. She, however, donated it to an NGO in
Delhi that works towards the benefit of the physically challenged children. Simran lives in Uttarsanda, Nadiad in Gujarat. It’s hard to believe that she is studying Occupational Therapy (OT) and aspires to become a doctor. “I began wrestling as a hobby when I was 14. Winning a championship is a dream that’s come true for me. But while studying OT, I realised that I have everything that I need, but there are children who wish to do a lot more, but cannot do so because of their disabilities,” she shares.
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Vestas Wind Systems, the world’s leading wind power solutions provider, today inaugurated a state-of-the-art wind turbine blade manufacturing unit in Gujrat. The establishment of the factory showcases Vestas’ support to Prime Minister Modi’s “Make in India” initiative and is expected to create hundreds of local jobsChief Minister of Gujarat, Hon’ble Shri Vijay Rupani inaugurated the factory situated in Gallops Industrial Park, Bavla, Ahmedabad. This launch follows the
This Teenage Wrestler From Gujarat Has Donated Rs 11 Lakh, Car, And A Flat To Disabled People Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
We are quick to calculate our spendings once we get a particular amount of money. Sometimes, in order to satisfy our guilt of overindulgence, we think of sharing ‘some part’ of it with the poor people. And that’s it. There are only a few who, right from the outset think about others. In an example of selflessness, Simran Mecwan, a 19-year-old wrestler from a nondescript district of Gujarat gave away every single penny of the prize money she won in a national
Shilpa Shinde on sexual harassment charges: Sanjay ji touched me on the pretext of taking a photo
Actor Shilpa Shinde filed an FIR against Sanjay Kohli, the producer of her last show Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai, accusing him of sexual harassment on Thursday. The actor says that it all started out as a joke, but she tried to stop when things went out of control. “In our industry everything is taken lightly. Guys say so many things and if you react to them, they go like ‘we are kidding’. Things like – ‘You are looking, hot sexy’ - are common. Sanjay ji used to come on the set and while Benaifer would take care of all the paper work, he would
be the one who would talk like this to us,” she says. Picking out specific instances when she felt sexually harassed, Shilpa says, “Once Sanjay ji told me that for the promotion of show, we will have to go out.and that we will have a nice time. Also, in the make-up room, he came close to me and photo lete huye and apna haath rakha mujhe…I could feel that touch was not right,” she says. Shilpa says that she brought
this up with her co-actor Saumya Tandon as well. “I spoke to Saumya also about this, but she was like – ‘Humari industry mein koi rape nai karta Shilpa’. But I told her that I was feeling very uncomfortable,” she says, adding, “Later I got to know that Saumya told Benaifer (co-producer Benaifer Kohli, Sanjay’s wife) because two days later Benaifer asked me if I wanted to leave the show. She told me - ‘yeh kya keh rahi ho tum…koi pyaar se baat karta hai, toh tumhe yeh sab lagta hai. Humein do minute lagenge tumhara career spoil karne mein.’
Why is Deepika Padukone refraining from speaking on Padmavati controversy? (H.S.) | Mumbai
Deepika Padukone has always been credited as one of the strongest women in Bollywood. Whether it was her struggle with depression or the cleavage row, Deepika has never shied away from speaking her mind. However, ever since she has gone to Hollywood, she is not really speaking up on issues that are bothering Indian films or her contemporaries. The actor was recently at a brand launch where she refused to comment on anything other than the brand but she is an actor first that makes it her responsibility to answer anything that concerns her job. Isn’t it? Even at another event, she spoke about her collaboration with Sanjay Leela Bhansali while declining comment about the film’s sets being torched in Kolhapur. She clearly mentioned that she will not talk about the unrest that happened at the Padmavati sets, forget about nepotism and CBFC. Her co-stars from the film have commented against the vandalism on their film sets, and the opposition director Sanjay Leela Bhansali has received. Now, this makes us wonder if she just doesn’t want to be quoted on controversial headlines because surely not everyone can be Twinkle Khanna or Kangana Ranaut. The actor plays the character of Rani Padmini in the film. Shahid Kapoor plays her husband Raja Ratan Singh and Ranveer Singh plays Alauddin Khijli. Speaking about the opposition to Padmavati, Shahid said on Friday, “It’s unfortunate that something like this is happening and of course, we have become soft targets. I hope people give an opportunity to the filmmaker to express his views and then choose to say what they need to say.
3 / Dt. 26-03-2017, Sunday Gujarat: 91 farmer suicides in 5 years, says govt
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As many as 91 farmers have committed suicide across 14 districts of Gujarat in the last five years due to crop failure and debt burden among various other reasons, state government told the Assembly on Friday. The government also accepted that it had no such scheme to provide financial assistance to the families of the victims. The figures were released by Agriculture Minister Chiman Shapariya in a reply to an unstarred question by Viramgam’s Congress MLA Tejashree
Patel. As per the figures, 48 farmers of Jamnagar district committed suicide in the last five years, which is highest in the state, followed by Junagadh (13) and Amreli (8). The year-wise break up revealed that 36 suicides took place in 2012, followed by 33 in 2013, eight each in 2014 and 2015 and six till October, 2016. In 2016, two farmers had committed suicide in Mehsana and one each in Jamnagar, Rajkot, Bhavnagar and Devbhoomi Dwarka districts. He added the Gujarat government had implemented four schemes to financially assist the farmers, including Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna.
Owners of call centre that ‘duped’ Americans sent to police custody Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The owners of an “illegal call centre”, who were arrested on Thursday for allegedly duping American citizens on the pretext of proving them bank loans, were remanded in police custody till Monday by Ahmedabad district court on Friday. Eight employees of the illegal call centre were remanded in judicial custody and sent to Sabarmati Central Jail. Police said that it got remand of the two main accused, Prashant Gadhvi and Sohel Wadiwala, while it didn’t seek custody of the other eight. “Prashant had started the call centre sometime in January with Sohel as partner. Rest were employed by the duo. They used to dupe American citizens by taking their bank details on the pretext of providing them loans,” said a police officer, adding that Prashant had good experience in working with call centres. Police further said that the accused would get data of the US citizens, looking for bank loans, from several agents. The callers would contact them through Internet and offer them easy loans with lesser interest rates. They would ask for the victims’ user ID and password for net banking and transfer a meager amount in order to win their confidence
A moral gyaan for students through Gujarat Tech varsity’s app
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For those disorderly and untidy teenagers who lack direction and planning to achieve career goals, a digital solution is just a download away! Aiming to inculcate moral values, ethics and making youth equipped with life-skills to take on the future career challenges, Gujarat Technological University (GTU) with assistance from the Rajkot-based Shri Ramkrishna Ashram, had launched an android app called I-Become here on Friday. I-Become app is prepared with a vision to inculcate moral values and ethics in the students and help them prepare for their examinations and career goals. The app will provide daily tips using inspirational thoughts of Swami Vivekananda to transform their approach and beliefs about learning. In the backdrop of the discussions about value-based education system, GTU becomes the first university to adopt digital way for value-education by lauching the app. “GTU had started the Contributory Personality Development Programme (CPDP), aiming to transform behaviour and approach of the students towards career.
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R Ashwin’s 79* wickets this season are the most by any bowler in a single Test season Agency | New Delhi R Ashwin might have lost his place as the number one Test bowler to fellow teammate Ravindra Jadeja but that did not stop him from setting yet another record of most wickets (79) in a Test season. Ashwin eclipsed Dale Steyn’s tally of 78 which was set in 2007/08. Other bowlers who feature in the elite list are Ravindra Jadeja with 67* wickets in ongoing season, Glenn McGrath with 66 wickets in the 1998/99 season and Anil Kumble with 64 wickets in the 2004/05
spinner from Tamil Nadu, also completed 200 wickets in home Tests in his 30th Test and is among the quickest to do so. Recently he also bagged his 25th five-wicket haul and he did that in 88 innings. He is also the fastest to 25 five-wicket hauls in Tests. The previous record of fastest to 25 five-wickets hauls (Tests) was held by New Zealand’s Richard Hadlee. He did it in 62 matches. As of now Ashwin’s current Test bowling strike-rate of 52 is the best by a Test spinner Agency | New Delhi (min 50 wkts) in the last 100 years. The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Committee of Administrators (CoA), appointed by it to run the BCCI, to honour petitive game of crick- its contracts and release et since his injury and is funds to state cricket asexpected to feature in the sociations, including Hisecond half of the season, machal Pradesh Cricket only if he recovers soon. Association (HPCA), ”If his health permits which is holding the last you can see him playing India-Australia Test, for during the second phase organising matches. “It of IPL, “ Bansal added. is directed that the BCCI The absence of Bravo shall honour the terms could provide an opportu- and conditions postulated nity for James Faulkner to in the contracts with the fix his spot in the team, as state associations in letter the Australian featured in and spirit so that there is only seven games the last no impediment in holdcampaign. Previously the ing the Test matches and likes of Kevin Pietersen, ODIs,” said a bench led JP Duminy and Quinton by Justice Dipak Misra. de Kock also withdrew The bench, comprising from the upcoming season Justices AM Khanwilkar of the IPL. Gujarat Lions and DY Chandrachud, kick off their campaign against Kolkata Knight Riders in Rajkot on the 7th of April and will be hoping their star bowler makes a comeback soon.
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season. R Ashwin has been in phenomenal form this season. He became the fastest to reach 250 wickets going past Dennis Lillee and Dale Steyn, who had reached this milestone in their 48th and 49th Test match, respectively. Currently, Ashwin is the fifth highest wicket taker for India in Tests. The 30-year-old
The Supreme Court asked the CoA to honour its contracts with the state associations
IPL 10: Gujarat Lions star Dwayne Bravo to miss initial weeks of action Agency | New Delhi
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo is set to miss the initial games of IPL 2017 after having suffered a hamstring injury. The incident occurred in December 2016 when Bravo was playing for the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League and put in a dive while fielding against the Perth Scorchers due to which his hamstring pulled up. After the injury was examined, doctors suggested that he needed to undergo a surgery and ruled him out for the rest of the season. Despite his disappointing shows with the bat for the Gujarat Lions, Bravo was in contention for the purple cap last season, having picked up 17 wickets in 15 games. But according to
the franchise owner Keshav Bansal, the all-rounder won’t be able to train with the squad due to the injury. “Dwayne Bravo was suffering from a hamstring injury from past few months. We are expecting him to join us in India in 1st week of April. He may miss an initial couple of matches,” Bansal told Cricbuzz. The West Indies star hasn’t played a com-
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The England Cricket Board (ECB) has hired former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq as a spin consultant for a period of two years. “ECB has hired my services for 2 years and I have to work 100 days a year with them. My main duty will be with the England Cricket Team but I will also work with young and rising spinners in English cricket,” Saqlain told Dawn. Saqlain has previously worked with England, New Zealand, and West Indies as a spin bowling coach in the past. The inventor of the ‘doosra’, is optimistic that England’s spin
department will perform better under his guidance. “Both Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali are very talented and are already making a mark in International Cricket. They performed well in England’s tour of India and I am hopeful that I will be able to guide them to more success,” he said. When asked about him working for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Saqlain revealed that the PCB had approached him just one, however, there was no follow up. “If people ask why Saqlain has not worked with the PCB yet, then they should redirect their questions to the PCB.”
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked all agency banks -- all public sector banks and some private banks -- to remain open on all days between March 25 and April 1. ”To facilitate government receipt and payment functions, all agency banks have been advised to keep their bank branches dealing with government business open on all days in the current financial year and on April 1, 2017 (including Saturday, Sunday and all holidays),” the RBI said here in a notification. “The concerned departments of the Reserve Bank undertaking government business will also remain open on the above days,” it said.
The bench said BCCI owed over Rs 8 crore to HPCA and the apex cricket body is “contractually bound” to release the money further considered the plea of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Jharkhand state cricket associations, which have organised the last three Test matches of the ongoing series, and asked the CoA to release funds to them in accordance of the terms of the contract. Some state associations drew the attention of the court that similar issues of release of funds might come up again in holding Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, commencing
from April 5. At this, the bench said that the CoA, state associations and franchise owners will have to comply with the terms of their tripartite agreement to ensure smooth conduct of IPL fixtures. The direction came when Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for HPCA, said the CoA is not releasing Rs 2.5 crore required for conducting the last Test match beginning on Saturday in Dharamshala.
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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Gujarat: Bill to regulate private cancels visit to Gujarat in school fee to be tabled in Assembly Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad light of MCD polls
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal cancelled his visit to Gujarat, scheduled on Sunday, in light of the upcoming civic polls in the national capital, which he is busy preparing for. “AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal will not be attending the Gandhinagar meeting. We have been told that he is busy with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)
polls where names of candidates are being finalised,” Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Saurashtra zone convener Kanu Kalsaria told reporters in Ahmedabad on Saturday. “But tomorrow’s programme will be held as per schedule in the presence of party’s Gujarat in-charge, Gopal Rai,” he said. For tomorrow’s event, volunteers from across the 182 assembly segments in the state will gather at Chhavni Maidan in the state capital to discuss strategies for the upcoming Gujarat assembly elections and plan its door-to-door campaign.
To prevent private schools from charging exorbitant fees in absence of clear laws, the Gujarat government Saturday announced to bring a Bill providing for constitution of a Fee Regulatory Committee. “The Gujarat Self-Financed Schools (Regulation of Fees) Bill, 2017″ will be tabled for discussion and voting in the last two days of the ongoing Budget session, ending March 31,” Gujarat Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama told reporters here. The Bill empowers the state government to constitute a Fee Regulatory Committee “for the purpose of determination
of fee for admission to any standard or course of study in self financed schools.” This committee will be headed by a Chairman, who can be either a retired district and sessions judge or a retired IPS or All India Services officer. Other members to be nominated by the government include a Chartered Accountant, a civil engineer or an approved government
valuer, representative of private school management and one academician. The committee will have jurisdiction over all the private schools, right from pre-primary to higher secondary private schools affiliated to Gujarat Board or CBSE. Each and every private school will be required to submit their fee structure before the panel and take approval.
Congress not to give poll tickets to those who lost twice in past Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Gujarat Congress Friday said that it will not give tickets for the upcoming assembly polls to those candidates who have earlier lost elections twice. Besides, tickets will also not be given to those who have lost by a margin of over 20,000 votes last time. These decisions were taken in a core committee meeting of the state Congress party that was held here today. “From next week the party will start forming panels of names for each of 182 assembly seats in the state,” state Congress president Bharatsinh Solanki said after the meeting. As per the Congress party candidate selection process, the
Gujarat HC stays RTI activist Amit Jethva’s murder case proceedings Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Gujarat High Court on Friday stayed the proceedings of RTI activist Amit Jethva’s murder case following a petition by his father regarding witnesses turning hostile due to alleged threats by key accused, former BJP MP from Junagadh, Dinu Bogha Solanki. Earlier in the day, a special CBI court concluded the trial and reserved its judgment for April 11. Jethva’s father Bhikhabhai alleged that 105 witnesses out of 195 had turned hostile due to threats by Solanki. Seeking a CBI probe into the matter, Bhikhabhai sought a stay on the tri-
al. Justice J B Pardiwala ordered the special CBI court to stay the proceeding and issued notices to the central investigation agency, state government, Solanki and his nephew Shiva, a co-accused. Both the accused have also filed separate petitions for joining Bhikhabhai’s petition as parties, which was allowed by the high
Ahmedabad
court. Appearing for Bhikhabhai, senior lawyer Anand Yagnik argued that CBI should investigate the allegations by the witnesses. Bhikhabhai’s petition cites a CBI affidavit filed in the Supreme Court where the agency has stated that “…after the chargesheet was submitted…witnesses had complained of being approached and of receiving threats… The complaints have been sent to the Gujarat police for investigation. However no such investigation has been completed between 2013 and 2017.” The CBI had filed the affidavit in December, 2016.
panel of names is sent to central leadership, which picks up the final name of candidate. The panel might have two to three names per seat. “We have decided not to give tickets to those claimants who have lost two assembly elections in the past,” Solanki said. “We have also decided not to give tickets to those who have lost by a margin of 20,000 or more votes in the last assembly polls,” Solanki said adding that
winnability is the criteria. The opposition party, anticipating early polls has decided to prepare the lists of candidates to ensure that they are not caught unaware. The Congress is out of power in the state since last 25 years. “The party has also decided to give at least one ticket to woman in each district of the state,” Solanki said. Earlier, the Congress had invited applications from party workers who are interested in the contesting the polls. Party sources said that it was decided that sitting MLAs of the party will not be allowed to change their constituencies.
Gujarat: Govt forms panel to probe killing of sloth bear Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Gujarat government on Friday ordered a high-level investigation into the killing of a sloth bear, suspected to have mauled to death a forester and two others, at Banaskantha’s Balaram-Ambaji Wildlife Sanctuary recently by a team of forest and police officials. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani ordered constitution of a three-member committee to inquire into the entire episode and submit its report within 30 days. A release from the Chief Minister’s Office stated the three officers in the panel were retired principal chief conservator of forest S C Pant, addition-
al principal chief conservator of forest Akshay Saxena and chief conservator of forest (Vadodara) Ram Kumar. “The panel has been asked to inquire into the entire episode on range of issues, including why did the bear became offensive and attacked humans,” a source said. On March 15, the bear was killed by a team of police and forest officials using AK 47 rifles after they got order from “top level, including the forest ministry, to kill the animal as it had killed three persons.” As many as 67 rounds were fired at the lactating female sloth bear after attempts by the team to “capture it failed”.
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