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“Rail Budget 2016-17”
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Suresh Prabhu made no changes either in passenger fares or freight rates
No changes in passenger fares, freight 4 new trains including Antodaya, Tejas, Humsafar announced pricing of services, promote competition, protect customer interest and determine efficiency standards. The draft Bill in this regard will be ready after holding extensive stakeholder consultations. Outlining the Budget estimates for the coming year, the Minister put the plan size at Rs 1.21 lakh crore. The focus will be on capital expenditure with a mix of various sources of funding in order to ensure the projects are given assured funding. Gross traffic receipts for the coming fiscal have been fixed at Rs 1.84 lakh crore with passenger earning growth pegged at 12.4 per cent and earning target budgeted at Rs 51,012
crore. The freight traffic is pegged at an incremental tariff of 50 million tons, anticipating a healthier growth in the core sector of the economy. Goods earning is accordingly proposed at Rs 1.17 lakh crore. Earnings on account of other coaching and sundries have been projected at Rs 6,185 crore and Rs 9,590 crore respectively. Pension outgo has been budgeted at Rs 45,500 crore in the coming year. Revenue generation has been targeted at Rs 1.84 lakh crore. Financial performance for the current year has reflected a savings of Rs 8,720 crore, neutralising most of the revenue shortfall.
Timeline has to be decided about many factors like facilities or position for it. You also need training facilities…You need accommodation facilities,” he told reporters
on the sidelines of an event organised by the Defence Innovators and Industry Associations. President Pranab Mukherjee, while addressing a joint session of Parliament on
Tuesday, had spoken about plans to induct women in all military combat roles in the future. “Government has approved the induction of women as Short Service Commission officers and as fighter pilots into IAF. In the future, government will induct women into all the fighter streams of our armed forces,” Mukherjee had said in his address to Parliament.
Agency | New Delhi Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who walked out as a free man from jail today, told reporters that it was the most amazing feeling to be ‘free after 23 years’. Munnabhai actor, who has had a busy day since morning, said he was missing his father and late actor Sunil Dutt the most on this day of complete freedom. Sanjay Dutt, who was wearing white kurta, jeans with tilak on his forehead, said he was happy to be free after 23 long years. “To be free is the most amazing feeling. For 23 years I have been waiting for this moment… for freedom.
I did everything (followed the law). It’s a feeling that will take a while to sink in. I miss my father today,” said a smiling Sanjay Dutt. “I miss my father (Sunil Dutt) today. I wish he was alive to see this day…if he would have been (alive), he would have been the happiest person,” he said. Putting behind the torrid times since his conviction in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, Sanjay
Dutt today walked out a free man from the Yerawada Central prison here after being granted remission in his five-year sentence. On being asked why did he salute the tri-colour atop the Yerwada prison building and bent to touch the soil immediately after stepping out, he said: “I am proud to be an Indian, that is why I kissed the earth and saluted the tricolour when I came out.”
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In two separate incidents, nine Sri Lankan fishermen were arrested by the Coast Guard for allegedly fishing in Indian waters, while four fishermen from this coastal hamlet were reportedly beaten up by naval personnel of the island nation off Katchatheevu. The Sri Lankan fishermen were arrested by the Coast Guard while fishing off Kodiyakarai, Joint director of fisheries department Suburaj said, adding the Coast Guard also seized their two boats. It’s an emotional day for us: Priya Dutt
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Sanjay Dutt’s sister Priya says it is an emotional day for the family and revealed that they have planned a special welcome for the actor, who has been released from Yerawada prison and is on his way home. She also wished that her father late Sunil Dutt was alive to witness this day.
Select copra gains on good demand Agency | Mumbai
Copra office Alapuzha, copra office Kozhikode, copra Rajapur Mumbai and copra edible Mumbai gained at the spices market here today owing to good offtake by stockists. All other spices ruled steady in the absence of necessary buying activity. Copra Rajapur Mumbai climbed Rs 500 per quintal to Rs 12,500 from Wednesday’s closing level of Rs 12,000.
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Agency | New Delhi The Railway Budget for 2016-17 on Thursday spared passengers and goods movement from any increase in tariffs while it announced introduction of three new superfast trains and creation of dedicated north-south, east-west and east coast freight corridors by 2019. Presenting
his second Budget in the Lok Sabha, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu promised rationalising of the tariff structure by undertaking a review to evolve competitive rates vis-a-vis other modes of transport and to expand the freight basket as a means of additional revenue mobilisation. Unlike last year when
he tweaked freight rates, Prabhu made no changes either in passenger fares or freight rates. The three new superfast trains announced by him include ‘Humsafar’ which will be a fully air-conditioned 3AC service with op-
Doctor who declared Rohith dead contradicts HRD min Irani’s claim
Agency | Hyderabad The duty doctor at the University of Hyderabad health centre has challenged the claim of HRD minister Smriti Irani that no doctor was allowed near the body of research scholar Rohith Vemula on the day he had died, either to revive him or remove him to hospital. Dr M Rajshree, the doctor on duty when Rohith committed suicide on Jan 17, said on Thursday she was the one who examined the body and had declared him dead. She said the body of Rohit was lying on a cot and police had reached 15 minutes after she had gone
tion of meals. ‘Tejas’ will showcase the future of train travel in India with speeds up to 130 km per hour with onboard services such as entertainment, local cuisine and wifi. The two trains will ensure cost recovery through tariff and non-tariff measures while ‘Uday’ will be an overnight double-decker on the busiest routes. For
Induction of women into combat roles will be in phased manner: Manohar Parrikar
to the hostel room on the day he had died after she got information at around 7.20 PM that one of the students had attempted suicide. During a debate in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday on Rohith Vemula’s suicide and the JNU row, Irani had said nobody allowed a doctor near Rohith either to revive him or take him to the hospital. “Nobody allowed a doctor
near him. The police has reported that no one attempt was made to revive this child, not one attempt was made to take him to a doctor. Instead what was done was that his body was used as a political tool, hidden. No police was allowed till 6.30, the next morning. It is not me the Telangana police is saying this,” the human resource minister had said.
Agency | New Delhi Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said that induction of women into the fighter stream of the armed forces will be done in a phased manner. The timeline of induction of women into combat roles will be decided after taking into account issues related to their training and accommodation, he said. “We have made our view very clear. It is the timelines which we have to decide.
ter the hanging of 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. Security forces in J-K are on alert in the aftermath of the Pathankot air base assault — allegedly carried out by JeM — and the Pampore strike in the first two months of 2016. Gujjar and three of his associates — Hussain, Malik and Rizwan — al-
legedly attacked the camp in Tangdhar town in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on November 25, 2015. Gujjar told interrogators that the group of four started their journey from Athmuqam in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on November 10, sources said. Hussain, Malik and Rizwan were gunned down by forces, while a civilian died in the ambush. Gujjar admitted to setting afire an oil depot inside the Tangdhar camp and destroying several vehicles, police said.
JeM militant from Pakistan who attacked army camp in J-K held: Cops
Agency | Srinagar Security forces have arrested a Pakistani militant who was allegedly involved in an attack on an army camp near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir three months ago, a senior police official said. Mohammad Sadiq Gujjar, 17, was arrested on Wednesday night after a two-day search operation, Garib Das, the deputy inspector general of north Kashmir, said. “He was arrested from Kanishpora in Baramulla,” Das said, adding the sus-
improving quality of travel for unreserved passenger, a superfast ‘Antyodya’ express service would be introduced. ‘Deen Dayalu’ unreserved coaches with portable water and higher number of mobile charging points would also be introduced. He also announced setting up of a Rail Development Authority to enable fair
pected Jasih-e-Mohammed militant confirmed his role in the attack on a Gorkha Rifles’ camp last year. Gujjar, alias Sadiq Mavia, is a resident of Sialkot in Pakistan, police said. He is from a well-to-do farmers’ family. Das said Gujjar was part of JeM’s suicide squad that was formed af-
Sanjay Dutt says amazing to be a free man after 23 years, miss my father Sunil Dutt
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The destination for Indian Railways is within sight
This year’s railway budget was different from the last one at least in one respect. The railway minister, Suresh Prabhu, has discovered virtue in focusing on the freight sector as well. The Railways’ revenue earnings comprise primarily freight earnings (about 68%), and any neglect on this front is a sure recipe for disaster. The three important sectors that the budget has concentrated upon to improve freight performance are noteworthy. First of all, the enlargement of the freight basket is being taken as a target. However, it is easier said than done. Over a period of the last decade, the Railways have positioned itself in the freight market in such a way that its basket of commodities has shrunk to only 10 items, which now account for 88% of its share. It is very reassuring that an effort will be undertaken to ameliorate this anomaly. Second, a comprehensive study of the tariff structure will be undertaken to retrieve the share that the Railways has lost to the road sector. This should not be very difficult if worked upon in a scientific manner. It must, however, be remembered that past experience shows that it is an uphill task to win back a lost customer due to the baggage that he carries. But, it is commendable that the minister has evinced an interest in making an effort in this direction. The third action of resorting to containers and Ro-Ro to wean away the modal share from roads is complementary to the first action and the right way of achieving success in this endeavour. In the main text, the target of freight loading has not been covered, yet it is hoped that it is at least 5% more than the previous year’s actual performance. Running freight trains in accordance with a fixed timetable is another laudable objective that was considered by the Railway Board many times and then abandoned. The Board has to be complimented for biting this bullet. It is a very difficult task, but not impossible. If they are successful then it will surely remove an important irritant in the minds of the Railways’ customers. The need of the day is to reinvent the freight model that the Railways vends in the market. We can wish it all luck in achieving this in a holistic manner. The minister has also mentioned two very important issues that are germane to the present scenario of despair when the organisation is constantly losing its legitimate share in the freight basket. The first one is of ‘Organisational Restructuring’, which has been talked about for the last three decades, but never acted upon. It is hoped that it will now be taken up in all sincerity.
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Ex-WWE wrestler Great Khali injured during sporting event
Agency | Dehradun
Dalip Singh Rana, a former WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) wrestler better known by his ring name ‘The Great Khali’, was injured in a sporting event at Haldwani, Uttarakhand, on Wednesday. Though the exact nature of 44-year-old Khali’s injuries was not known, sources said “foreign fighters” were responsible. The wrestler, who has appeared in four Hol-
lywood and two Bollywood movies, was reportedly participating in the first event of ‘The Great Khali Wrestling Show’ at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium when he suffered the injuries. Born in a Punjabi Rajput family in Dhiraina, Himachal Pradesh, Khali was an officer with the Punjab state police before he became a professional wrestler. He won his first WWE heavyweight championship in July 2007.
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QUOTE “A separate set up for defence acquisition, at capital level as well as revenue level and OFB needs to be created. We are OF THE considering that,” - Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the government is “actively considering” a separate set up for DAY defence acquisition at the launch of the Defence Innovators and Industry Association (DIIA). Ranbir Kapoor will have ‘Deadpool’ inspired character for Ayan Mukerji`s next
Agency | Mumbai nbir Kapoor, who will be soon seen in Ayan Mukerji’s superhero trilogy, might have his anti-hero character inspired from ‘Deadpool.’ The 32-year-old filmmaker recently arranged for a private screening of the uncensored version of the Ryan
Reynolds’ starrer in Mumbai, reports the Dawn. A source from the production house revealed that Ayan had put in a request a week ago for a private screening of the uncut version. He has been scripting his own superhero film and was keen to watch ‘Deadpool.’ Ranbir’s character in
the flick is called the dragon, a dark anti-hero plagued by his emotions and a growing disdain for things around him, much like ‘Deadpool.’ The insider revealed that there is one key difference between ‘Deadpool’ and ‘The Dragon’ that Ayan’s story won’t follow a crusader trying to change the world. His superpowers will include unleashing fire from his palms, it was also revealed. The film featuring The Dragon is the first of three projects that Mukerji has planned for the coming decade.
otherwise then there will be a crescendo,” Sonam said. The actress says playing the young flight attendant, who died trying to save the lives of 350-odd passengers on a hijacked Pan Am aircraft in 1986, was an emotional journey. “When I started shooting for the film, I never thought Neerja is someone else because if I would have thought that, I would have never done justice to the role. It was
more of a catharsis for me. I was always thinking ‘How would I have responded in such situation’. There are certain things which she stood for and I also imbibe them.” The 30-yearold actress says the biggest achievement for her was that Neerja’s brothers -- Aneesh and Akhil Bhanot -- were touched by her portrayal of their sister. “Aneesh and Akhil saying that they could not differentiate between Neerja and me, for me that was something... I started crying. I felt ‘what else do I need?’. I connected well with Rama aunty (Neerja’s mother) too. She was just like my mother.”
After ‘Neerja’ success, Sonam Kapoor promises her best is yet to come
Agency | Mumbai Her portrayal of Neerja Bhanot in biopic Neerja has been hailed as Sonam Kapoor’s finest performance so far but the actress, who felt a close afinity with her character, says her best is yet to come. “I got similar response during Raanjhanaa. I have a long way to go. I have a lot to learn. I hope and pray that this is not my best yet. I want my best to be much later because
Deepika Padukone’s ‘XXX 3’ to release in January next year
Agency | Los Angeles
Deepika Padukone is having the time of her life shooting for Vin Diesel’s xXx: The Return of Xander Cage. The director, DJ Caruso has been tweeting pictures of the stars chilling out at the sets of the film, and it’s looks it is one hell of a party out there! Now that almost the entire main cast has joined the sets, the directed has been furiously posting pictures of
them displaying their tattoos and showing off their comfort level with each other. While Deepika Padukone had joined Vin Diesel much earlier, now we have Tony Jaa, Donnie Yen, Nina Dobrev and Ruby Rose getting in the fun. DJ Caruso has earlier tweeted a picture of the film’s producer, Jeff Kirschenbaum (oh… you lucky man!), posing with both Deepika
Padukone and possible the most tattooed woman on the set, Orange is the New Black fame Ruby Rose. While all the three are beaming at the camera, there is one man who looks ‘worried’ in the background, ‘envious’ of all the attention the women is showering on the producer, instead of the star! That’s Vin Diesel for you! Like DJ Caruso tagged the picture. ‘Is VinDiesel photobombimg (discreetly )producer Jeff Kirschenbaum’s moment with RubyRose and DeepikaPadukone’. Who thought Vin Diesel had such a great sense of humour?
Akshay Kumar plays a naval officer in ‘Rustom’
Agency | New Delhi Women love men in uniforms. And when the man in question is Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar, who looks terrific as a highly-decorated Navy Officer, ‘toh phir kya kehna!’ He plays a Parsi character, Rustom Pavri, in director Tinu Suresh Desai’s romantic thriller ‘Rustom’. A huge fan of Parsis for their immeasurable contribution to the In-
dian society, Akshay says it gives him immense pride to portray a man from the peace-loving community. The actor says it’s sheer coincidence that someone read out a message to him that is currently doing the rounds on social media. It states that Parsis have never asked for a minority status or reservation though they form less than 0.1 per cent of the total population of our country. They have
never destroyed public property or resorted to picketing. They are not threatened by Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs or Christians. Instead, India is blessed to have prominent members of the community like Homi J Bhabha, JRD Tata, Ratan Tata, Zubin Mehta and countless others, who have contributed to the welfare and growth of the country, not to forget, put it on the world map.
Agency | Mumbai Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will soon be seen playing the role of Sarabjit’s sister Daljit Kaur in the upcoming biopic titled Sabjit by director Omung Kumar. The actress, who is already shooting for the film in Punjab, recently met with the jawans at the border and obliged them with selfies. Instabollywood shared a picture of Aishwarya with one of the
jawans posing for a selfie. She is seen wearing a jacket and the army cap, smiling as she looks into the camera. She is shooting for Sarbjit at the Attari border. (Read: New look of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan,
Randeep Hooda from Sarbjit) After playing the role of a lawyer in Jazbaa, she is now all ready to portray the role Sararjit’s sister, who kept her brother’s hopes high on returning to his country.
the 1971 India-Pakistan war. Rana recently shot for a major underwater war sequence for the film. Being a certified diver, he didn’t require any underwater lessons for the film. However, he rehearsed a bit before canning the final shots. Talking about the experience, Rana said: “We began shooting on January 3 with the schedule drawing to a close on Tuesday. Two submarines have been created in a large pool
in Hyderabad. I am currently on a 12-day break and will resume shooting from March 10 for a start-to-finish schedule.” “I am quite good at diving, but the last time I did it was around four years ago. It was shot over three days and required me to be underwater from six in the morning to two in the night. It was taxing but I was committed to giving it my best. The fact that it’s a first of its kind movie motivates me to keep working hard,” he reminisced. There may not have been heavy-duty physical preparation involved for the war drama, but Rana did have to lose a few kg of his weight.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan obliges jawans with selfies at the Attari border
Rana Daggubati’s rigorous underwater shoots for ‘Ghazi’
Agency | Chennai
Rana Daggubati, who plays a Naval officer in the trilingual “Ghazi”, touted as India’s first sub marine-based war film, has been shooting non-stop ever since the movie went on the floors in January. The period drama revolves around the mysterious disappearance of Pakistan’s premiere sub, PNS Ghazi, near the eastern coast of India, en route to the Bay of Bengal, during
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India begin Asia Cup campaign with easy win over Bangladesh
Air India to Shave off its Losses by Around 40%: Government
Agency | New Delhi National carrier Air India is expected to shave off its losses by around 40 per cent to Rs 3529.80 crore for this fiscal even as its borrowings stood at over Rs 51,000 crore in the previous financial year, Government said today. Till date, the Government has pumped in Rs 22,280 crore into the airline, which is expected to report operating profit to the tune of Rs 6.20 crore in this fiscal, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma said in a written reply. The Government owned airline had in the fiscal ended March 31, 2015, reported a net loss of Rs 5859.91 crore, Sharma said. Air India was provided a Rs 30,231 crore lifeline by the parent, Indian Government, in 2012 under a turnaround plan, stretching over period of nine years to keep it afloat.
Experts from across the world to attend 3-day cancer conference
Agency | Mumbai The limited progress in improving cancer cures and exploring new ideas will be at the centre of the three-day conference that the premier Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) is organising on its platinum jubilee. To be held from February 26 to 28, the meet, titled ‘Conference of New Ideas in Cancer - Challenging Dogmas’, will draw internationally acclaimed doctors and scientists from different parts of the world, in addition to 1,000 delegates from 22 countries. Explaining the theme, Rajendra Badwe, Director, TMC, said that despite spending a vast amount of resources on cancer research, the progress in terms of improving cures over the years has been rather modest a global reality. The conference comprises sessions ranging from public health research to trends in cervical cancer and cancer drug discovery. Speaking on the conference, Rakesh Jalali, senior oncologist at TMC and Organising Secretary of the conference said, “Some of the messages may even lead to a potential paradigm shift in the approach to various aspects on how we think about and treat cancer.”
SPORTS ROUNDUP ICC World T20 2016: PCB confirms Pakistan’s participation
Agency | New Delhi Noida-based startup Ringing Bells grabbed all the attention -- wanted as well as unwanted -- by announcing the world’s cheapest smartphone Freedom 251 at just Rs 251. Before you read any further, just to be on the same page, this is not the actual review of the smartphone. In fact, no one knows what the actual Freedom 251 would look like. Ringing Bells, before the launch of the Freedom 251, has handed over review units to select journalists. It was then that we discovered that the Freedom 251 is actually Adcom Ikon 4, but the company justified it as a prototype device and the final Freedom 251 version would be similar. Therefore, what the media has seen and commented on is basically the Adcom Ikon 4 smartphone, which is available on Flipkart for Rs 3,699.
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The green wave that swept the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Wednesday night and the green top on offer couldn’t change the fortunes of the ‘Men in Green’ as they went down to India by 45 runs in their Asia Cup opener. A Rohit Sharma special (83; 55 balls, 4x7, 3x6), coupled with a good all-round show by Hardik Pandya (31 off 18 with the willow and 1-23 with the ball) were enough to silence the partisan crowd which had turned up in full strength. In pursuit of a stiff target of 167, Bangladesh started off poorly losing their openers Soumya Sarkar (11, 1x4) and Mohammad Mithun (1) in quick
succession before Sabbir Rahman (44, 2x4, 2x6) and Imrul Kayes (14, 1x4) added 35 in 6.3 overs to halt India’s charge for a while. With Bangladesh needing 116 in the last 10 overs, Shakib Al Hasan walked in. However, a miscommunication in the middle with Sabbir led to Shakib (3) being run out in the 13th over, which pretty much ended Bangladesh’s chase as they managed just 121-7 from their quota of 20 overs. For India, Ashish Nehra (323) was the wrecker in chief, operating on a tight channel and not giving away any easy runs. Jasprit Bumrah and R Ashwin ended with identical figures of 1-23 each. The first half of the contest saw
Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya help India finish at 166 for 6, a total which at one stage looked unlikely. While Rohit took time to get into the groove, Hardik was on the money from the word go. The duo added a quick-fire 61 from just 4.3 overs for the 5th wicket that gave India the impetus which had been missing in their innings till that point, thanks to some incisive bowling by Bangladesh. While Rohit was severe on skipper Mashrafe Mortaza (32 runs from 15 deliveries faced), Hardik took special liking for left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman--hitting 19 runs from 9 balls faced. The two ensured India fetched a hefty 67 runs in the last 5 overs.
Ranji Trophy Final: Shreyas Iyer sets records in Mumbai’s recovery
Pakistan confirms its participation in ICC World T20 2016 after their government gave them the permission to travel to India. The permission has been given to the Pakistan cricket team just to participate in the ICC World TT20 2016, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said. PCB chief Shahryar Khan a few days back had requested the ICC to shift their matches to a neutral venue, if the Pakistan government does not give them the permission to travel to India.
Pakistan will begin their campaign against one of the qualifiers on March 16 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. They will face Indian in their next match at Dharmasala on March 20. “I am pleased that our Government has given its consent for our team to visit India,” said PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan, who is currently in Dhaka where the national
T20 side is taking part in the Asia Cup tournament. “As a duty of care, we have asked ICC to put in place special arrangements for the Pakistan cricket team while in India we will also be expecting visa facilitation and other arrangements for the Pakistani fans wishing to visit India for the ICC World T20 2016,” he added, as reported by geo.tv.
World T20: Six Indians named as ICC match officials for extravaganza Agency | Dubai
Six Indians, including match referee Javagal Srinath, on Thursday found a place in the ICC’s 31-strong Playing Control Team for next month’s World Twenty20, which will also feature women match officials for the first time. “The strong Playing Control Team includes all the seven and 12 members of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees and Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, respectively, as well as 10 members of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires and two members of the ICC Associate and Affiliate Panel of International Umpires,” the ICC said in a statement. Srinath will be the
The World T20 tournament includes two female umpires New Zealand’s Kathleen Cross and Claire Polosak of Australia. referee in the March lia. The two were 8 tournament- opener also involved in the between Zimbabwe ICC Women’s World and Hong Kong in Twenty20 Qualifier Nagpur. He will lead in Thailand. “Their the Playing Control appointments in the Team, which also in- ICC Women’s World cludes Aleem Dar and Twenty20 comes as Ian Gould as on-field the game’s governumpires, Marais Eras- ing body continues mus as TV umpire and to place an important Richard Illingworth emphasis in recogas fourth umpire. The nising that cricket is umpires’ panel for the a game for all, and March 8 to April 3 hopes that this will tournament includes inspire more women two female umpires across the globe to New Zealand’s Kath- become involved in leen Cross and Claire officiating and particPolosak of Austra- ipating in cricket.
he reached his fourth hundred of the season after chopping Chirag Jani and picking up a single. His hundred arrived from 115 balls which was laced with 13 boundaries and Agency | New Delhi and found Suryaku- two sixes. With his fourth century of the Mumbai were in a mar Yadav’s company Ranji Trophy season, spot of bother at 23/2 to make sure Mumbai and sixth overall, he in the Ranji Trophy fi- don’t falter early the matched and created way Saurashtra did nal against Saurashtra in their first innings. new records. Most imin Pune on Thursday. From then on, the duo portantly, he is inching Bhavin Thakkar had didn’t deflect from towards the top record just departed and both their primary target in the domestic comthe openers for the – reaching Saurash- petition. Iyer eventu40-time champions tra’s first innings score ally departed at 117 Asia Cup 2016: Sunil Gavaskar says Ashish were inside the pavil- of 335. Iyer brought from 142 balls with 15 lion in under 7 overs. up his 50 from 66 fours and two sixes. Nehra proves age is just a number Shreyas Iyer was al- balls to give Mumbai This was his 11th 50+ ready in the middle, some breathing room. score this season in the Agency | New Delhi Former India capafter just three balls, And soon enough, competition. After loss to Barcelona, Per Mertersacker looks tain Sunil Gavaskar has heaped praise on to make things right against Manchester United veteran seamer AshCity with 12 games ish Nehra, describing remaining. “We will him as a crafty bowler go to Manchester who has proved that United and we are “age is just a numin a good position… ber”. Nehra, who was ies well and bowling batting look so easy we don’t want to give forced into interna- craftily. He has done when others were that up,” Mertesacker tional exile post the really well for India struggling,” he said. told the club’s “We 2011 World Cup tri- so far,” Gavaskar said Rohit was dropped have a great chance umph, made a come- Gavaskar also ap- early on by Shakib Al Agency | Barcelona Lionel Messi scored to focus back on the back after almost five plauded opener Rohit Hasan when he was Arsenal will look to two late goals to give Premier League and years last month. He Sharma, who blasted batting on 21 and Garecover from their the holders a 2-0 lead forget what happened took a three-wicket 83 off 55 balls to an- vaskar said that was midweek Champi- ahead of next month’s in the last 20 minutes haul last night to help chor India’s innings the turning point of ons League defeat second leg and de- (against Barcelona). India start their Asia and take them to 166 the match. “The turnqualification “You need to have Cup campaign with a for six after they were ing point of the match at home to Barce- spite lona with a Premier for the quarter-finals little successes on crushing 45-run win tottering at 42 for 3 was when Shakib League victory over looking bleak, Arse- the road. We have a over Bangladesh at in 7.5 overs. “Rohit dropped Rohit. You Manchester United nal are well placed in great chance on Sun- Mirpur. “Ashish Neh- has got the ability to just can’t drop a playat Old Trafford on the Premier League, day to do that again ra has proven age is time his innings well. er like Rohit and esSunday, defender Per just two points be- and show that we can just a number. He is His shot selection has pecially when he is in Mertesacker said. hind leaders Leicester compete for the title. mixing his deliver- been terrific. He made this sort of form.
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Foreign experts call for better Patidars launch ‘unity march’ access to BRTS bus stations from Gujarat’s Jamnagar district Agency | Pune
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Experts from the US, China and Indonesia, who had a first-hand experience of BRTS routes in operation in Pimpri-Chinchwad on Wednesday, have recommended that there should be better access to BRTS bus stations so that passengers are not inconvenienced. At the same time, the experts suggested that civic authorities should not encourage the system of constructing flyovers in order to ensure that BRTS becomes popular among commuters. The experts included Clayton Lane of USA, Yoga Adiwanarto of Indonesia, and Li Shanshan of China. Shreya Gadepalli, regional director, ITDP (India), was also present. The experts took a
ApparentlyBuoyed by the Jat agitation in Haryana, Patidar leaders asserted that they would not compromise with the Gujarat government until their community is recognised as an Other Backward Class (OBC). The Patidars launched a march from Jamnagar district Wednesday to garner support for the cause. Thousands of Patidars or Patels gathered at Sidsar village in Jamjodhpur taluka under the banner of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) on Tuesday afternoon. After a three-hour public meeting, the quota stir leaders embarked on Patidar Ekta Yatra (Patidar
bus ride and watched the operation closely of the two bus corridors of Aundh-Ravet and Bhosari-Wakad. Joint city engineer (PCMC) Rajan Patil and deputy engineer (BRTS) Vijay Bhojne were also present. Addressing a press conference at the PCMC headquarters, the experts said that they were impressed by the way the PCMC and PMPML were running the services on two corridors. “We
Withdraw loan, facilities given to Tata Motors: Congress MLA
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Congress MLA from Viramgam Dr Tejashreeben Patel has demanded withdrawal of loan and other facilities given to Tata Motors Limited (TML) as it has failed to fulfill the conditions in memorandum of agreement it signed with the state government in 2009. Raising the issue in the state Assembly, she said that TML had promised to manufacture 2.5 lakh to 3.5 lakh Nano cars per annum and raise it to five lakh per annum. But the company, she said, manu-
factured only 18,956 cars in 2014 and 23,605 cars in 2015. She also said that the company had promised to employ 85 per cent of its total workforce from the local areas but it had not happened so. TML, according to Dr Patel, was allotted 110 acres of government land at Rs 900 per square metre against the market price of Rs 4,000 per sqmt and a loan of Rs 33,000 crore at 0.1 percent interest to set up and run its small car plant. The repayment of the loan was to begin after a period of 20 years.
are impressed by the BRTS system that is in operation in Pimpri-Chinchwad,” said Li Shanshan. “Pedestrian signals should be properly monitored. There should be a refuge island and easy access to bus stations on BRTS routes,” the experts said, stressing on the need for parking lots along the corridors. “People who use BRTS routes are the ones who come on their bicycles or
two-wheelers. There should be proper parking lots so that these passengers find it convenient and less of a headache in using the BRTS routes,” the experts added. They said that there is a pressing need to reduce the craze for going in for flyovers. “If flyovers are constructed, people find it convenient to travel by their own vehicles. Therefore, this system should be discouraged,” they said.
Gujarat Government: Will implement Food Security Act from April
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The state government on Wednesday informed Gujarat high court that it has decided to implement the national Food Security Act, 2013 from April 1. It has also placed a communique with the Centre intimating it that the preparations of database about beneficiaries are also under way for proper implementation of the ambitious law. The court was intimated that the list of beneficiaries has been prepared and the procedure of reading out the
Pakistani Marines seize two Indian boats off Gujarat
names of beneficiaries in village meetings is also going on. The government made its submission in response to a PIL filed by Swaraj Abhiyan’s advocate K R Koshti demanding implementation of the Food Security Act. The PIL demanded that the state should put all details pertaining to this
programme on public domain. The law aims to ensure basic food requirements for 3.82 crore people in Gujarat, which is more than half of the state’s population. The state government also submitted before the HC that a similar petition filed by Swaraj Abhiyan is pending before the Supreme Court.
unity march) from Sidsar and marched till Jamjodhpur. The rally halted there for
The Pakistani Marine Security Agency (PMSA) on Thursday impounded two more Indian boats off the Gujarat coast along with 12 fishermen. Pakistan officials had earlier taken into custody 16 Indian boats along with 88 fishermen. As many as 53 Indian fishing boats with more than 315 fishermen have been seized by the neighbouring country’s agencies since October last year. The two boats (one from
Indian waters off the Gujarat coast, the PMSA had seized two Indian boats off the Okha coast with 12 fishermen on board. Lodhari said that the Pakistani officials had seized over half a dozen Indian fishing boats along with more than 50 fishermen on January 25 from near the IMBL off the Porbandar coast. On December 20 last year, 10 Indian boats with 68 fishermen were also captured by the PMSA off the Jakhau port of Gujarat.
lukas of Patan alone. The Socio-Economic Review of Gujarat 2015-16 says that the Gujarat government in May 2015 had decided to make the state free of malnutrition. The reports says SAM children who had medical complications and failed the appetite test were referred to child malnutrition treatment centres or nutrition rehabilitation centres being run at the district level.
by her “boyfriend” identified as Umed P Makwana. She has stated in the petition that she “developed physical relationship with Makwana after he promised to marry her” but he dumped her. She lodged the FIR on January 28 against Makwana under sections 376 (rape), 344 (illegal confinement) and 506 (2) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code. She has said that on November 25 she realized that “she needed to get pregnancy terminated” but she was taken away from her home and was confined for about
two months by the accused and his accomplices. Pleading for abortion she has cited the section-3 of Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971 which states that “where any pregnancy is alleged by a woman to have been caused by rape, the anguish caused to such pregnancy shall be presumed to constitute a grave injury to the mental health of the pregnant woman.” Following her submission, justice Sonia Gokani sought the medical report of the petitioner victim from Rajkot civil hospital.
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The Socio-Economic Review of Gujarat has revealed that 1.47 lakh of the 43 lakh children at anganwadis in the state were found to be suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM). The revelation underscores how malnutrition continues to remain a challenge in Gujarat, an economically progressive state whose development model is to be replicated across India by the Union government. Given that 3.41% of anganwadi children were found to have SAM, the total number of malnourished children could be very high. According to replies
Gujarat HC allows another rape victim to abort foetus
Gujarat govt grants 100% entertainment tax exemption to Hindi film Neerja
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Okha and the other from Porbander) with a dozen fishermen were captured by the Pakistani marines near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) in the Arabian Sea off Jakhau coast, National Fish Workers Forum secretary Manish Lodhari said. He said the two boats had ventured into the sea for catching fish some five days ago. Earlier on February 7, a day after the arrest of 11 Pakistani fishermen and their boat from
tabled in the state assembly on Wednesday, there are 1.97 lakh malnourished and 24,762 SAM children in 46 talukas of five districts in the state; Banaskantha, Patan, Navsari, Junagadh and Kheda district. Alarmingly, from a total of 24,762 of SAM children of these five districts, 14,371 are in Patan. Which is 68% of the 1.97 lakh malnourished children are in eight ta-
1.47 lakh Gujarat anganwadi kids have severe acute malnutrition
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the night. Addressing the gathering at Sidsar, Lalit Vasoya, Saurashtra zonal con-
venor of PAAS, ruled out any softening of their stand. “We are ready for compromise only if Patidars are recognised as OBC, policemen who beat up our sisters and daughters are suspended and the kin of 10 Patidar youths killed during the agitation are given jobs,” said Vasoya. He added that talks with the government would be possible only after the release of the jailed Patidar leaders.
The Government of Gujarat has granted 100 percent tax-free status to Hindi film Neerja produced by Fox Star Studios India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai. The film has thus got exemption from entertainment tax. This development took place after film maker Atul Kasbekar and father of lead actress of this film Sonam Kapoor called on Gujarat Chief Minister today in Gandhinagar. The tax exemption has been granted by Joint Secretary,
Information and Broadcasting Department, Government of Gujarat under the clause a and b of sub-section 1 of section 29 of the Gujarat Entertainment Tax Act, 1977(Gujarat 16 of 1977). There are some conditions attached to this exemption. This tax exemption from payment of Entertainment Tax shall be availed of from the date of publication of notification. The rates of admission shall be reduced by the amount of the tax leviable.
While the Gujarat High Court Wednesday disposed of a petition of a teenage rape victim from Junagadh whose six months pregnancy was successfully terminated, a fresh direction was issued by the court for similar exercise in another petition moved by a rape victim, in her early twenties, from Rajkot who is more than four months pregnant. In the fresh case, the rape victim from Rajkot has sought permission to abort her pregnancy which she conceived after being raped
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