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News Brief “Uttarakhand crisis” IPL 2016
Today Match Mumbai Indians V/s Kolkata Knight Riders (Mumbai, 8:00 PM)
Woman raped by six men in Rajasthan
Agency | Jaipur A 35-year-old woman was allegedly raped by six men here on the pretext of resolving a family dispute, police said today. The woman, a resident of Hanumangarh, in a police complaint alleged that she was offered help to resolve a family dispute and brought to Jaipur, where she was raped by six men.
Agency | New Delhi President’s rule will continue in Uttarakhand and an April 29 floor test in the Assembly, ordered by the Uttarakhand High Court will not take place, as the Supreme Court today extended its stay on the quashing of Central rule. Hearing the Centre’s appeal against the High Court order, revoking President’s rule, the apex court framed seven tough questions and even gave liberty to the Attorney-General to include other questions the government would like to be addressed. The bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti
Singh posted the matter for further hearing on May 3 amidst indication that the verdict may be pronounced before the court breaks for summer vacation by the middle of next month. The bench made it clear that it was extending the stay on the High Court verdict till further orders on the consent of parties. Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Mr. Rawat, said there was no question of opposing the bench’s stand on continuing with the interim order staying the High Court’s order for few more days. During the hearing, the bench said possibly the answer to the
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current incident would ultimately be the floor test and asked Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to think over the questions and suggestions put forward by it. “The matter has its own gravity and ultimately in such a case prima facie we have to
BJP MP rides a horse to Parliament to protest against odd-even scheme Ram Prasad Sharma labelled the horse a ‘pollution free vehicle’
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SC says President’s Rule to continue
No tennis wild cards for Rio Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will not offer any wild cards for the tennis events at this year’s Rio Olympics which means Indian players will have to qualify for main draws solely on the basis of their rankings. ITF Secretary General Juan Margets has clarified that no National Association can apply for wild cards.
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Agency | New Delhi BJP MP Ram Prasad Sharma came to the Parliament riding a horse on Wednesday, marking his protest against the odd-even scheme implemented by the AAP-led government in Delhi. He labelled the horse a ‘pollution free vehicle’. The MPs have demanded an exemption from the odd-even scheme saying that it disrupts their work. The Delhi government deployed air-condi-
tioned DTC buses for the MPs so that they can travel during the oddeven scheme. No BJP MP, however, hailed the bus citing reasons of inconvenience. Only Anshul Verma, BJP Lok Sabha MP from Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh took the bus. “I could have called a ferry but I did not. I thought ‘why not take the DTC bus’,” said Verma. BJP MP Vijay Goel, who had earlier violated the scheme, also came to the Parliament on Wednesday with a car pasted with news reports and slogans against the scheme.
sustain democracy and if we don’t find merit with the President’s rule then we will have to have a floor test. “Therefore, as
a constitutional concept unless we really vacate our order, not to say lift President’s rule, we have to modify our order and have to say go for the floor test. Think over it,” it said. Attorney General said that he will think over it and inform the court. The bench also said that this is an emergent situation. While answering various questions Mr. Rohatgi, said President’s rule will be operative for two months till May 27 and if it is upheld by the court, then to have a floor
SC asks Sahara group to furnish details of all properties
The court refused to grant parole to Sahara chief Subrata Roy saying that so far its orders have not been complied with ‘substantially’
Agency | New Delhi The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Sahara group to furnish details of all its properties in a sealed cover to ascertain the fact as to whether they are sufficient for paying back the entire amount to the investors. A three-judge bench headed by chief justice T.S. Thakur, however, refused to grant parole to Sahara chief Subrata Roy, who is in jail since 4 March 2014, saying that so far its orders have not been complied with “substantially”. “We
should know about the total assets of the Sahara group. What exactly is the extent of properties, we must know. Currently, 66 properties of the group are scheduled to go on sale which will generate around Rs6,000 crore. “This might be enough for securing Roy’s bail but not to refund the entire money to investors. We want the rest of the properties to be brought into focus so you give us a list of properties,” the bench, also comprising Justices A.R. Dave and A.K. Sikri, said.
test will be the discreation of the government and if the President’s rule is dismissed, it will be a case of non-existence of Central rule and in that event the direction to the governor will be to call for the floor test. In a high-voltage hearing that commenced at 2 pm in a packed court room, the bench, at the outset, took strong note of the plea of Uttarakhand Chief Secretary that he be also allowed put forth his views in the matter. “What will the Chief Secretary do? Chief Secretary has nothing to do with the matter.
What kind of affidavit he is going to file,” the bench said. The court then listed out seven questions which it wanted to deliberate upon during the course of the hearing and asked Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi and others to assist it. “Whether the Governor could have sent the message in the present manner under Article 175 (2) for conducting floor test,” the bench said in its first question. It further sought response on the question as to whether the disqualification of MLAs by the Speaker is a “relevant issue” for the purposes of invoking President’s rule under Article 356 of the constitution.
BJP denies Sonia’s character assassination charge in chopper deal
Agency | New Delhi Denying Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s charge of character assassination in the AgustaWestland chopper deal, the BJP said it did not indulge in any vendetta against her. The Bharatiya Janata Party said she should rather clarify the issue with an Italian court that mentioned her name along with oth-
ers from the then United Progressive Alliance government in the chopper deal. “The government is all for a probe in the matter. It’s a genuine request by her, but she should clarify it with the Italian court that has come out with her name,” union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy told the media at Parliament House here. “She thinks we hold (political) vendetta against her, but why will the court have any vendetta against her?” he asked, adding that she herself should find it out.
Visakhapatnam: Fire yet to be controlled No more IPL matches in drought-hit Maharashtra at bio-diesel company, no casualties
Agency | New Delhi fire. It is expected to be The Supreme Court on brought under control by Wednesday dismissed the this evening as the enA major fire that broke Maharshtra Cricket Assotire oil in the tanks has out at a bio-diesel manciation’s appeal against Agency | New Delhi to burn completely, he ufacturing unit in Vithe Bombay High Court said. The authorities are Gold regained its sheen sakhapatnam Special order to shift IPL matches taking steps to avoid the to trade higher by Rs Economic Zone (VSEZ) out of the State post April fire from spreading to 215 to Rs 29,790 per ten here last evening is still 30. A Bench headed by six other tanks which are Chief Justice T.S. Thakur petition and said that let in Mumbai and Pune and grams as the bullion mar- raging even as hectic efthere in the same area, he was initially inclined to the matches be shifted out rather use treated sewage ket in the national capital forts are on to control it, reopened after two days officials said on Wednes- the fire, that erupted at no worker was present said. District Fire Officer allow the matches in Ma- of the state. At the outset, water. The Bench, during of strike, while silver day. Visakhapatnam the Bioxmax Fuels Ltd in close proximity of the J M Rao said they were harashtra with some strict senior advocate P Chid- the hearing, sought rerallied by Rs 775 to Rs District Collector N Yu- company premises in mishap site. Biomax Fu- yet to ascertain the cause conditions like the stadi- ambaram and A.M. Singh- sponse from the lawyers 40,975 per kg largely varaj, who was at the ac- Duvvada area here at els Ltd has a manufactur- of the massive blaze. As um authorities will not be vi, appearing for the State about the claim that 60 in tune with a firming cident site, told PTI that around 7.30 PM yester- ing capacity of five lakh the flames spread rapidly permitted to use “even a cricket bodies, sought a lakh litres of water would global trend. Moreover, nearly 40 fire fighting day. No casualties were tonnes of bio-diesel from from one tank to another drop of potable water” for stay on the Bombay High be required for mainteongoing wedding season engines from Navy, Vi- reported in the incident multi-feedstock at VSEZ. within minutes, the fire their matches. However, Court order, saying that nance of the grounds on demand supported the sakhapatnam Steel Plant, so far, he said, adding The Collector said out of tenders were unable to the bench also comprising they will not be using po- the eve of IPL matches uptrend in the precious and Port Trust were mak- that the blaze occurred 18 storage tanks locat- reach the storage area, he Justices R Banumathi and table water for any crick- which were scheduled to metal prices. U U Lalit dismissed the eting activity in stadiums be played in the state. ing all efforts to put out in the storage area and ed at the site, 12 caught said. Sub Editor: Dhruvil Makani Office: B/14, Madhav Chamber’s, India Colony, Opp-Vidhyanagar School, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053 Agency | Vishakhapatnam
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Judiciary is part of the problem of judicial vacancy and case pendency
If the police cannot control crime, the top police officers are held responsible. If a company performs badly, its managing director would be held accountable. If the judiciary fails to deliver meaningful justice in a reasonable time, we try and find reasons everywhere except within the judiciary. There is a need to look at the problem with some logical and mathematical rigour, instead of merely repeating the myth that all faults in the nation must be ascribed to the politician and government. The anguish of Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur should lead us to attempt to really understand the problem and find a solution. Instead, random statements have been made that India must have at least two to four times the current sanctioned strength of judges. The government is considering fast-track special courts for commercial disputes. This shows scant concern for the poor who may be innocent but are rotting in prisons as undertrials. The entire talk of fast-tracking certain cases implies pushing someone else back. The unfortunate part is that the nation is not horrified at this suggestion, which would imply violating Article 14 of our Constitution within our temples of justice. I have studied the data from the Supreme Court’s website, and if one understands it rationally, it can be eye-opening. Analysing this data leads one to the conclusion that a simple and doable solution stares us in the face. First, it destroys the myth that the backlog is growing at a rapid pace. The total number of pending cases each year on January 1, 2009-14 were 303, 314, 319, 315, 316, and 322 lakh. This shows that the backlog is not growing at a galloping pace as is commonly believed. To appreciate these figures, we must also understand that each year, about 200 lakh cases are instituted and around the same number of cases is being disposed. The increase in backlog over this six-year period is just 19 lakh, or about 3 lakh per year. This would represent just about a 1.5 per cent increase per year. After ordering the government to fill all vacancies in the Central Information Commission, there cannot be any justification for the judiciary not to take up the cause of filling all judicial positions. The judiciary and the government must immediately address this issue if they are really concerned for the nation. Hopefully, the CJI will take up the issue of filling all vacancies within six months, and haul up anyone who obstructs this project. Just one example will illustrate this point.
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“I played after two weeks. The more I will play, I will get better. I was a bit rusty compared to what I was bowling for last six to eight months. So, as more games come up in next one week or 10 days, I will get better from here,”
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Bajrangi Bhaijaan director Kabir Deepika Padukone’s xXx co-star Ruby Khan heckled at Karachi airport Rose wishes to do a Bollywood film
Agency | Mumbai ajrangi Bhaijaan, Phantom and Ek Tha Tiger director Kabir Khan was heckled at Karachi airport on April 27 for making ‘anti-Pakistan’ films. Kabir Khan was in Karachi on day-long visit to attend a conference and was heading to Lahore.
But as soon as the director arrived at the Jinnah International airport in Karachi, a few people encircled him and started shouting slogans ‘Shame Shame’. Demonstrators shouting anti-India slogans mobbed the Bollywood director, loudly asking him why he did not make movies
depicting the role played by the Indian intelligence agency RAW in Pakistan. Kabir Khan’s films like Phantom, Ek Tha Tiger were banned in Pakistan at the time of their release.”Phantom”, based on a novel by S. Hussain Zaidi, was banned by the Lahore High Court. Starring Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif, “Phantom” is about a retired Indian Army officer who leads a mission to kill Pakistani terrorist leader Hafiz Saeed. Kabir Khan’s “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” received a warm response in Pakistan, where Indian movies are always in great demand.
tle against terrorism, which is an important issue during the 2016 US presidential race, at the TIME 100 gala on Tuesday night here. The Bollywood star’s name has been featured in Time
magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the world alongside Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, singer Nicki Minaj and Trump.
Agency | New Delhi Actress Deepika Padukone, who is currently shooting for her Hollywood debut ‘xXx: The Return of Xander Cage’ in Toronto, has inspired
her co-star Ruby Rose to work in a Bollywood film. The ‘Orange Is The New Black’ star took to her Twitter handle and wrote, “Hanging out with @deepikapadukone has made me really want to
do a Bollywood film.” Directed by D. J. Caruso, the flick also stars Vin Diesel, Nina Dobrev and Samuel L. Jackson in lead roles. ‘xXx’ will hit the theatres on January 20, 2017.
trailer. Punjab has given birth to many singers and rappers, and Shahid Kapoor playing a Puanjb based rockstar in the upcoming film has left everyone spell bound. He has proved his efficiency on screen once again post Haider.Shahid’s spokesperson said, “Shahid has been surprising all as an actor. As Tommy Singh,
he has showcased superior depiction of an aggressive rockstar. He has gone a step further and added his own touch to the character by refraining to mimic any existing rockstars. He is receiving a lot of love and appreciation from Punjabi rockstar’s and audience alike for his portrayal of Tommy Singh.”
Shahid Kapoor’s character in Udta Punjab Priyanka Chopra slams Donald being lauded by Punjabi musicians Trump, says banning people primitive Agency | New York
Quantico star Priyanka Chopra has criticised Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s call for banning Muslim immigrants, saying generalising a type of people is “really primitive”. In December last year, Trump gave an extraordinary call to bar all Muslims from entering the US, including tourists and business travellers, a direct challenge to the nation’s constitutional right to the free exercise of religion. The Bollywood star shared her views about the bat-
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan reveals how she prepares for Cannes red carpet
Hansika Motwani Went Out of Her ‘Comfort Zone’ For This Movie
Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at a Mumbai event. The Bollywood star will complete 15 years on Cannes red carpet this year
Agency | New Delhi Shahid Kapoor has once again nailed it with the portrayal of his character Tommy Singh in the upcoming movie ‘Udta Punjab’. The actor has been receiving calls, mails and messages from leading musicians of Punjab to congratulate him for his role after watching the
Commando 2 is my career’s toughest role so far: Adah Sharma
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Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s red carpet looks at Cannes may face scrutiny in India but that doesn’t mean she spend sleepless nights wondering what she will wear this year. When asked about her choice of outfit for the upcoming Cannes film festival, the actress, who had earlier dazzled the audience with her sartorial choices, said, “I think it is a bit in advance as I would be meeting you all soon (referring to promotions of Sarbjit).” She is expected to attend the film festival on May 13 and 14. “Laying out the wardrobe
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is too early. I am girl on the go. But I have never spent sleepless nights planning the Cannes red carpet,” Aishwarya said. She has been attending the prestigious Cannes Film Festival for last 15 years. “The experience has been different year after year. It has been 15 years, I am thankful to L’Oréal for this. It’s a great exchange of ideas with different people you meet. I am glad I got opportunity to share my thoughts and work at this prestigious festival. I feel humbled and privileged to speak there,
represent Indian cinema and be a member of film fraternity. It has been a precious experience,” she said. She also praised actress Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone who are working in West for various ventures. “Kudos to everybody (Priyanka, Deepika) for all frontiers that you wish to achieve. We have appeared on your channel (pointing towards a cameraman) so we feel grateful for that as well. We are glad that we had the opportunity to be covered by you (media),” she said.
Agency | Chennai It’s turning out to be a fruitful year for the beautiful and bubbly Hansika Motwani. Yet another Tamil film releases this week close on the heels of Aranmanai 2, Pokkiri Raja and Uyire Uyire. She is paired opposite Udhayanidhi Stalin in Manithan, the remake of the Hindi film Jolly LLB which starred Arshad Warsi, Boman Irani and Amrita Rao. Chatting to us on the eve of the release, she reveals how her character has been
enhanced and is lengthier than in the original. The original Hindi version had Amrita Rao playing the love interest of hero Arshad Warsi, a small time lawyer who goes all out to take up cudgels against powerful lawyer Boman Irani. About her role in Manithan, Hansika says, “I saw the original when it released. We don’t take Manithan as a full remake as many things have been changed for the local flavour. In the original, the heroine had a minimal role but here, they have lengthened my role.
nam”, is gearing up to do “fulllength action” in Vidyut Jammwal-starrer “Commando 2”. She says it’s her career’s toughest role. “This is the first time I’ll be doing full-length action. It’s easily the toughest role of my career. Over the last few months, I’ve been undergoing special workshops. I don’t think anybody would’ve seen a leading lady like this before,” Adah said. Paired opposite Vidyut, the “Hasee Toh Phasee” actress has already started shooting for the film. Adah’s role has some unique characteristics and she says it will be revealed soon. Produced by Vipul Shah, the latest schedule of the project starts in Mumbai next week. In June-July, the team will leave on abroad schedule. Adah is trained in Kalaripayattu, and she believes this anAgency | Chennai cient martial arts form of Kerala, Actress Adah Sharma, known for her work in will come very handy while workfilms like “1920”, “Heart Attack” and “Ksha- ing on this project.
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Telenor hints at India exit, runs up huge operating loss
Agency | New Delhi Not only Indian men but now women will also take part in Indian National Rally championship. TVS Racing has roped in its first woman rider, Shreya Sunder Iyer to race for
Deepika Kumari equals world record in recurve event at archery World Cup Deepika Kumari scored 686/720 to equal the earlier world-record score of 686/720 set by South Korea’s Ki BoBae in 2015 Agency | New Delhi
Agency | Mumbai Posting a huge operating loss of 3,100 million Norwegian Krone (around Rs 2,530 crore) for its Indian telecom business, Telenor today hinted at exiting India if it fails to procure spectrum at reasonable rates. At the same time, the Indian arm of Telenor looks to expand 4G footprint and said it would offer the lowest tariff for these services as part of its affordable pricing strategy. While announcing financial results in Norway, Telenor global CEO Sigve Brekke said, “Long terms presence in India is dependent on our ability to secure additional spectrum. We are not able to compete with current spectrum portfolio we have in growing data market.” Brekke said that company is looking at solution to procure spectrum and “a price that we can justify”.
their team. She will be the first women rider to take part in nay racing in India. Shreya Sunder Iyer, 24 who has a dreamt of building a career in motor racing began riding at the age of 17. Shreya first came to limelight, when
she became the first Indian woman rider to successfully complete a ride across the sand dunes in Dubai. In just six days, she completed 2,000 kms in Southern India and even crossed the isolated Suru valley in Himalayas. TVS Racing began 33 years ago when Sundaram Clayton Limited (a TVS Group company) introduced its 50 cc mopeds into road racing. Since then it has been actively participating on and off- road racing events such as road racing, Super-cross and Motocross, Dirt Tracks, Rally etc.
Deepika Kumari earned the title of Padma Sri earlier in the year and she has now equalled the world record tally of points in a single event. India’s ace archer now stands toe to toe at the top of the pile with South Korean archer Ki Bo-Bae, who was the
first to get to the score of 686/720 back in 2015. Deepika’s feat lands as another big shot in the arm for Indian sports, which is on the upswing since the turn of the year. Deepika has already qualified for the Rio Olympics in 2016 and has won silver medals for India in the 2012 and 2013 World
Cups. The 21-year-old also won gold in the 2010 Commonwealth games for individual and group. She won a Bronze in the 2010 Asian Games too, which was another group event. Deepika clinched qualification for Rio through her performance at the World Championships in Copenhagen last year.
Agency | New Delhi Motorola, which recently launched Moto 360 (2015) smartwatch in India, has now announced Moto 360 Sport at Rs 19,999. The smartwatch is available in black colour variant, exclusively on Flipkart. Moto 360 Sport is equipped with a built-in GPS, optical heart-rate monitor and music player. It is built of silicone, and comes with side ventilation channels. It runs Android Wear and is compatible with most fitness apps like MapMyRun, Under Armour Record, Strava, Google Fit and Fitbit. The Moto Body feature records users data and syncs it to the apps. Moto 360 Sport has a 35 mm Any-Light-Hybrid display, with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The smartwatch comes with an Always-On display. It is IP67 certified, which means that Moto 360 Sport is dust and water-resistant. Also, users sync playlists and podcasts from Google Play Music to listen to them using a Bluetooth earphone. Moto 360 Sport records and shows a detailed summary of a user’s weekly workout and progress. It sports dual digital mics. Moto 360 Sport is powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, coupled with 512 MB RAM and 4 GB internal storage.
SPORTS ROUNDUP IPL 2 Agency | Mumbai
The desire of an elusive Olympic medal may reunite two of the best Indian tennis stars- Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes. The duo, nicknamed as ‘Indian Express’ have had many laurels to their name together, but they have failed to win an Olympic medal together. Paes, however won a bronze medal in Singles at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. The rift between the two began when Paes, who had been Bhupathi’s partner for several years, questioned his commitment to Team India following a loss to Chinese Taipei team in the 2006 Asian Games. Paes once
South Korea’s Olympic committee on Wednesday unveiled long-sleeved shirts and pants it says will help protect the country’s Olympic athletes from the mosquito-borne Zika virus at this year’s games in Rio de Janeiro. The sets of clothing will be dyed with mosquito-repellent chemicals and will be worn by athletes during
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which is known to cause severe birth defects, including microcephaly, a condition in which a baby’s head is significantly smaller than normal. The threat of Zika has emerged as a major concern in the buildup to this year’s Olympics along with construction delays and the political turmoil in Brazil. A team of South Korean government and Olympic officials visited Rio de Janeiro earlier this month to inspect Olympic venues and local hospitals that could treat the infected. The Korean Olympic Committee said it expects to soon provide guidelines to Olympic athletes and others travelling to the games about how to protect themselves from Zika.
Australian Open and also claimed runners-up spot. But the 2012 Olympics acted as the last nail in the coffin in their relationship when Bhupathi refused to partner Paes for the Men’s Double event. He accused AITA of using Sania Mirza as bait for Leander’s participation in the Olympics. After much confusion, AITA decided to send two teams for the Men’s Doubles competition.
Though disappointed to end up losing the match, Nehra, however, said it is part of the game and learning from mistakes is the way forward
Having returned to the team after recovering from injury, Sunrisers Hyderabad seamer Ashish Nehra said he was a bit “rusty” against Rising Pune Supergiants but expressed confidence that he would get better as he plays more games in the ongoing IPL tournament. “I played af-
ceremonies, training and at the athletes’ village, the Korean Olympic Committee said. The committee said it couldn’t make changes to the uniforms worn during competition because of strict rules and performance concerns, although athletes will be allowed to use spray during competition. Brazil has been fighting to stem the spread of the Zika virus
stated in an interview that although he and Bhupathi are friends, he did not consider pairing with his former teammate. However, for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, they decided to play together for their country, and lost in the quarterfinals to the eventual champions Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka. After a gap of 9 years of not playing a Grand Slam, the duo reunited for the 2011
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ter two weeks. The more I will play, I will get better. I was a bit rusty compared to what I was bowling for last six to eight months. So, as more games come up in next one week or 10 days, I will get better from here,” he said in a postmatch press conference after SRH lost to RPS by 34 runs in a rain-hit match. Electing to bowl
first, Pune restricted Sunrisers to a poor 118-8. In response, Pune made 94-3 in 11 overs before rain interrupted the match. Pune won by 34 runs by Duckworth Lewis method. Though disappointed to end up losing the match, Nehra, however, said it is part of the game and learning from mistakes is the way forward.
and could barely run at a decent pace. I was disappointed and came back to the dressing room crying and after that I did not get another chance to bat,” he said. ”Because it had rained, we had nothing to do the whole day, except to go out, watch a movie and eat. Without knowing how to spend my money and how to equally pace
myself and save money, I finished everything and when I came back to Mumbai by train there was not a penny in my pocket. “I was carrying two big bags, we got off at Dadar station and I had to walk to Shivaji Park because I had no money,” Tendulkar recalled, ruing that it was the pre-cell phone era.
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Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, among the richest sportsmen in the country, on Tuesday recalled a time in his life when he did not have money to hire a cab for a ride home from the railway station on his return from Pune after an under-15 cricket game. ”I was only 12 years old and was selected to play for the Mumbai under-15 team. I was excited, carried some money and we went to Poona (Pune) to play three matches and it started raining there,” Tendulkar said at the launch of ‘digibank’ initiative of DBS. “When I got my turn, I was out on 4, run-out. I was only 12
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April 12 when we organised Pothi Yatra on BhagPhotographs of wat Saptah occasion. gun-wielding women at Weapons are symbol of a religious celebration Rajput power, so we disin Gujarat have caused played the weapons in a a flutter, with police procession,” he said in launching an investigahis statement to the Portion into the matter. Imbandar police who reportages showing the women edly made inquiries into from a former Kutiyana the incident. Police are investigating the matter MLA’s family decked in Daman: 11 students from Gujarat under the Arms Act 1959. While the images may be detained for alleged gangrape uncommon, the instance is not. People displayCorrespondent | Daman ing and/or firing arms at Daman police on Wednesfunctions are a mark of a day said they have defamily’s importance and tained 11 students of an influence, and is increasengineering college in ingly becoming a regular Anand district of Gujarat feature in Gujarat. Refor alleged gang-rape of a cently, Indian cricketer 20-year-old girl. The girl Ravindra Jadeja found has already filed an FIR, himself in the middle of a said the superintendent of controversy when a video police Eish Singhal. “The and then taken to a place showing a man firing into girl is from Gujarat and in Bhimpore area, the FIR the air at his wedding was is living here for higher says. widely shared. studies. She lodged an FIR claiming that nine to 10 youths abducted and raped her between April 21 and 22 in Daman and later in Anand. We detained 11 youths today,” said Singhal. “We are yet to verify the allegations so we have not arrested them. All of them are residents of various parts of Gujarat and studying in the third year of engineering course.” The girl said in the complaint that she had met some of the accused through a social media platform. She was abducted in a car from Airport road in Daman Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
gold and ammunition and wielding shotguns were widely shared, triggering speculation over whether the weapons were fired. Bhura Munja, an exMLA and brother-in-law of ‘Godmother’ Santokben Jadeja, clarified that none of the weapons were discharged. “These photographs were taken on
Traffic department in Mumbai today created a green corridor for transporting a harvested heart of a Surat-based teenager for an emergency heart transplant surgery of a 43-year-old man at a hospital in Mulund in the district. The heart, that set out its journey from Surat reached the operation theatre in Fortis Hospital in a matter of 1.15 hours covering a distance of 269 kms. From Mumbai airport the heart reached the hospital in less than half-an-hour. Surgeons at the Fortis Hospital in Mulund successfully conducted the heart transplant surgery on the patient from Alwar, Rajasthan, who suffered from dilated cardiomyopathy. The transplant became possible when a
Pakvasa’s work in the district had earned her the epithet, “Didi of the Dangs” Correspondent | Surat
17-year-old boy was declared brain dead at Sunshine Global Hospital in Surat, following a head injury during a road accident. The youth’s family consented to donate their his organs to save lives of four deserving recipients by donating his heart, kidneys and liver. “Airport and Traffic authorities of both cities
came together to swiftly lay the green corridor between Surat and Mumbai for the transportation of the heart. The road map and the flight map was immediately put in place and the donor heart left Sunshine Global Hospital, Surat at 10.33 AM reaching Surat Airport at 10.38 AM,” an official statement said.
farmers. A six-member delegation, including two dairy farmers, had gone to Brazil on the directions of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. The government has been focussing on improving and promoting indigenous breeds in Punjab. Punjab’s dairy
the government’s latest move. “This is ridiculous. They are misleading the dairy farmers already trapped in debt,” said Daljit Singh, president of Progressive Dairy Farmers Association, the largest association of dairy farmers in Punjab.
Now, Punjab wants to import ‘better’Ludhiana Gir vere bull semen from Brazil criticism from dairy farmers, however, blasted
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Following the 10-day tour by Punjab officials to Brazil to study its indigenous cow breed ‘Gir’, the state government has now decided to import high quality Gir bull semen from the South American country. The move has, however, come under se-
Poornima Arvind Pakvasa, freedom fighter Odissi exponent Sonal Mansingh’s mother, passed away on Monday at 103. An eminent social worker who worked for the empowerment of tribals in the Dangs, where she spent her entire life, Pakvasa was cremated on Tuesday in the presence of her dancer daughter. Pakvasa is survived by two daughters — Aarti and Sonal — and son, Anuj. While Sonal lives in Delhi, Aarti and Anuj are based in Mumbai. Pakvasa’s work in the district had earned her the epithet, “Didi of the Dangs”. She was sent to jail for participating in the Dandi march. She met Kasturba Gandhi there and taught her English. She established the Ritambhara Kanya Vidyapith at Saputara hill station in the Dangs district in south Gujarat where tribal girls were educated. The Dangs district administration officials, along with leaders from different parties, participated in the funeral procession, which started from Saputara and congregated at Nawagam. The funeral was attended by her three children and their kids. Along with them, over thousands of girl students of Ritambhara Kanya Vidyapith came to pay their last respects. Hasmukh Desai, who is incharge of the school, said, “We have lost a great soul and feel orphaned. Poornimaben was bed-ridden due to ill health and age. I was by her side at the school quarters late on Monday evening when she breathed her last. We immediately called her children and informed them about her demise. We have arranged prayer on Wednesday afternoon at the school premises.”
Power of Gujarat to frame forest policy: HC issues notices to state govt, Centre Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Central and state governments on a petition challenging the power of the state government to frame environment policy. The petitioner, a resort based in Gir forest area land of Asiatic lions, has contended that the policy pertaining to environmental law is a subject matter of Central government. The division bench, led by Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy, issued notices to the state and Central government for their response by June 14 after summer vacation. Year : 02, Issue : 107 “Sunvilla Samachar” (English Daily) Printed at “Sunvilla Samachar, Daily Printing Press”, Survey No.: 1624-25-26, Final Plot No.F/P/537, Urmila Compound, Opp.Ambica Estate, G.D. School Road, Saijpur Bogha, Ahmedabad -382340 and Published at A-24, Sharddha Apartment, Thakkarnagar Road, Bapunagar, Ahmedabad-382350. Mo.: 9687612324, by Owner, Printer, & Publisher : Aksheshkumar S. Savaliya on date 28-04-2016 (Thursday), Editor : Kapilkumar M. Hirpara* (*Responsible for selection of News under the PRB act). RNI No. : GUJENG/2014/59629