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News Brief LS Speaker leads MPs’ delegation to South Korea
(H.S.) | New Delhi Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today left for South Korea, leading a Parliamentary delegation that will interact with their counterparts besides meeting President H.E. Ms. Park Guen-hye and other leaders. The Delegation includes Raosaheb Patil Danve, Daddan Mishra, Santosh Ahlawat (all of BJP), Tathagata Satpathy (of BJD) and D. Raja (of CPI), said a release issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
Kirrtane to clash with Vishwakarma for men’s title (H.S.) | Mumbai In a battle between qualifiers, veteran Nitten Kirrtane would clash with Siddarth Vishwakarma in the men’s singles final of the MSLTA ATT Tennis Tournament (M3), organised by the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association at their courts here tomorrow. Pune-based 42-year-old Kirrtane of Railways ousted S D Prajwal Dev, while Vishwakarma prevailed over Maharashtra rival Shahbaaz Khan in the semi finals today.
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Modi to skip SAARC summit in Pak (H.S.) | New Delhi Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday announced that in wake of the strained relations with Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will skip the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in Islamabad in November. “In the prevailing circumstances, the Government of India is unable to participate in the proposed Summit in Islamabad,” said MEA in a statement. MEA said that the SAARC Chair Nepal that “the increasing cross-border terrorist
Other countries skipping SAARC summit scheduled to begin in Pakistan on November 9 are Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan
attacks in the region and growing interference in internal affairs of Member States by one country” has created an environment that’s not conducive to holding the summit successfully, adding that, “India remains steadfast in commitment to regional cooperation,connec-
tivity but believes that it can only go fwd in atmosphere free of terror.” India on Tuesday pulled out of the Saarc Summit to be held in Pakistan in November, citing cross-border terrorism and “growing interference” in the internal affairs of members by one country. The
26/11 terror attack: Wife of slain MV Kuber sailor moves HC for ‘proper’ compensation Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The wife of one of the slain sailors of trawler MV Kuber, which was hijacked by the Pakistan-based terrorists, including Ajmal Kasab, for reaching Mumbai to execute a terror attack on November 26, 2008, has moved a petition before the Gujarat High Court seeking compensation. She has said that more than seven years have passed since the incident and therefore under the law her husband is presumed to be dead and therefore, ‘proper’ compensation be given to her since. After hearing the case, justice Rajesh H Shukla issued notices to
move came against the backdrop of a spike in tensions between India and Pakistan over the terror attack on an army camp at Uri that killed 18 soldiers. India responded to the strike with a campaign aimed at isolating Pakistan on international stage. External affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said India had informed current Saarc chair Nepal that “increasing cross-border terrorist attacks in the region and growing interference in the internal af-
The US dollar ended cheaper against the rupee at 66.50/51 per dollar but the pound sterling finished higher at Rs 86.20/22 per pound at the close of the Interbank Foreign Exchange market today. Following are the Interbank Forex and RBI rates: (In Rs Per Unit) Unit Interbank RBI Reference US Dollar 66.50/51 US Dollar Rs. 66.4627 Pound Sterling 86.20/22 Euro Rs. 74.7373 Euro 74.73/75 Japanese Yen (100) 66. Sub Editor: Dhruvil Makani
the affairs of Saarc members, it was clear India was pointing to Pakistan. Speaking at the UN General Assembly, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj accused Pakistan of responding to India’s peace overtures with a string of terror attacks and the export of terrorism. Saarc members Afghanistan and Bangladesh too have criticised Pakistan on the issue of terrorism. A summit of the eight-member grouping cannot be held if even one member pulls
central and state government agencies returnable on November 8. The petition has been moved by Jashiben whose husband Ramesh Bambhania was among the five sailors who were captured by the terrorists. The plea mentioned, “Bambhania now can be presumed to be dead as per the law of the land, and therefore before 26.11.2016 they perhaps have legitimate
right to claim compensation and other amount of insurance…” Bambhania was a fisherman and a sailor in MV Kuber trawler along with four others who were killed by a group of terrorists. The petition says, quoting media reports, that only one body was found in the boat and his family was given due compensation to tune of Rs 5 lakh.
at AGM of Reliance Capital, the financial services arm of the business conglomerate headed by him, Ambani said the group may look at separate listing of various businesses, including life insurance, general insurance and commercial finance at an appropriate time. However, he said the approach should be of ‘optional listing’, rather than mandatory listings and any
decision of separate listing of Reliance Capital’s various arms will be taken after looking into the interest of the shareholders. Ambani also said the company is committed to growing its dividend payouts every year. Talking about various businesses, he said Reliance Cap expects exponential growth in health insurance, going forward, even though it accounts for a smaller
out. Several Saarc summits in the past have been delayed or cancelled because of difference between India and Pakistan. The relations further soured after the September 18 attack in which four terrorists, suspectedly from across the border, attacked the India Army camp at Uri. Sushma Swaraj in her address on Monday told the General Assembly that Pakistan “harbours terrorism” and it should be “isolated” from the entire world.
Pathankot on high alert: Suspicious looking men spotted, search operations underway Pathankot was put on high alert on Tuesday after Punjab Police received inputs of suspicious looking men moving in the area. A massive search operation is currently underway as alert has been sounded in the state. Police have found an abandoned Army fatigue, cap and belt, news channel India Today reported. Around 400 security personnel including SWAT team were deployed for conducting the search operation by the Punjab police in the district where terrorist from across the border had struck the IAF
Reliance AGM: RCap eyes consumer lending growth; home finance listing by April Betting big on the financial sector, industrialist Anil Ambani on Tuesday said Reliance Capital expects to list its home finance arm separately by April 2017 while commercial lending and insurance arms can also be listed separately at an “appropriate time.” Besides, it will develop a new vertical for consumer lending business for better growth and profitability and will re-launch its commodity exchange with focus on diamond and crude oil futures. Diamond futures will be the flagship product with potential daily turnover of over Rs 6,000 crore. Addressing shareholders
fairs of member states by one country have created an environment that is not conducive to the successful holding” of the summit in Islamabad. Swarup added, “We also understand that some other Saarc member states have also conveyed their reservation about attending the Islamabad summit in November 2016.” He said India would be unable to participate in the summit in the “prevailing circumstances”. Though Swarup did not name the country accused of interfering in
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portion as of now. He also said Reliance Capital will apply for conversion to a Core Investment Company (CIC) status by March 2017. “We are fully committed to growing investments solely in the financial services sector. We will monetise investment in non-core areas and book attractive returns,” he added. Expecting good monsoon, a low interest rate framework and benign inflation to drive tremendous growth in Indian economy, while expecting GST to be a game-changer, Ambani listed out several initiatives to “reap the benefits of this opportunity in financial services”.
airbase in January. “There was a specific input about the presence of some suspicious men roaming around on Pathankot-Dalhousie road. Following this, a massive search operation has been launched here,” Pathankot SSP Rakesh Kaushal
said. “Area has been cordoned off on Pathankot-Dalhousie road to locate suspects,” he said. Army has also been alerted and there is a heightened vigil, police said. On Monday, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in her reply to Pa-
kistan at the United Nations General Assembly said India offered friendship, but got Pathankot and Uri in return. Earlier this month, four terrorists attacked an Army camp in Uri, killing 18 jawans. The attack heightened tensions between India and Pakistan. On January 2, terrorists infiltrated the Pathankot Air Base and were involved in a standoff with security forces. Five terrorists were killed in the standoff, and 7 security personnel and a civilian lost their lives in the attack.
Rahul Deep Singh appointed MD of Hazira LNG and Ports replacing Nitin Shukla Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Hazira Group of Companies today announced the appointment of Rahul Deep Singh as Managing Director for Hazira LNG Pvt Limited (HLPL) and Hazira Ports Pvt Limited (HPPL). Nitin Shukla, Managing Director and CEO of HLPL and HPPL, will superannuate after 15 years of service in the Hazira Group companies on September 30 2016. Hazira is a partnership between Shell Gas B.V and Total Gaz Electricité Holdings France. Both the Shareholders represent two of the largest private LNG suppliers in the world. Shell and Total have a shareholding of 74% and 26% respectively in each of the companies that comprise
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the Hazira LNG Terminal and Port project and are collectively known as Hazira Group Companies (HGC). Since the commission of Hazira LNG in 2005, the terminal has rapidly expanded from an initial regasification capacity of 2 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) to 3 mtpa in 2008 and then further to 5 mtpa in 2013. Mr Singh with over 15 years of experience in Asia/Middle East across both downstream
and upstream parts of the LNG value chain, started his career with Shell as a Business Analyst with HLPL in 2002. Thereafter, he moved overseas to work with different businesses across the Shell Group. In his last assignment in Qatar, he served as Vice President, Qatargas 4. Prior to joining Shell, Rahul worked in the oil and gas advisory arm of TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) in New Delhi.
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Water as weapon: Risks in cutting off Indus waters to Pakistan The logic of cutting off Pakistan’s supply of Indus waters seems compelling, but the dangers in it for India are clear. The diplomatic offensive is having some success, especially because the strategic manipulation of the subcontinent (whether for good or bad objectives) is being challenged by terror strikes in America and Europe and the real threat of IS going global. But diplomacy takes time, and may not be seen as an effective way to address Indian anger at Uri. Surgical strikes must calculate the incalculable: Pakistan’s shaky nuclear finger and its suicidal malevolence. Let us therefore ignore the fact that the Indus Treaty has worked better than some of our domestic interstate ones, and through wars at that; put aside ethical considerations, since it is indeed true that the Treaty is premised on mutual goodwill; and ignore the fact that cutting off water would be a crime against humanity no less deplorable than terrorism. If all’s fair in war, that still leaves interconnected practical and strategic considerations. The possibility of Kashmir being flooded is being perceived as the biggest obstacle. Kashmir’s recent floods were arguably a natural disaster; this would be a government-made human tragedy and a huge setback to peace in the Valley. Assuming we find an unlikely way of avoiding this, say flooding Pakistan instead of parching it, we face other difficulties. Some years ago Hafiz Sayeed and the Pakistan army/ISI/terrorist complex sought to deflect popular unrest arising from inter-provincial water problems while adding another quiver to their arsenal by saying that these problems were arising because of India’s actions. They have not been entirely successful. This would be playing into their hands. Our prime minister has been rightly circumspect and strategically intelligent in distinguishing the Pakistani people, who are increasingly reaping the whirlwind of terror, from their de facto rulers who sowed the wind. By making the populace suffer, we would ourselves be fomenting widespread anti-India radicalisation and empowering the terror masters beyond imagination. We would also lose the strategic benefits of whatever high moral ground we have been acquiring internationally: Pakistan would now be in the news as a war victim rather than a terror state, and the old humbug of equating the two neighbours would find new takers. This, when America and Europe finally show some signs of passing resolutions or imposing sanctions against Pakistan. Abrogating treaties and weaponising water also have implications both domestically and perhaps vis-à-vis Bangladesh. Indirectly, they strengthen the idea that circumstances may compel Karnataka to defy the Supreme Court’s orders, and are likely to lead to a replacement of Bangladesh’s nascent goodwill by reawakening that country’s fears over the Ganga, especially given the Inter-Linking of Rivers gaining impetus. Are these pusillanimous fears or bogeys? I think not. If we are thinking strategically, we must do so in all contexts. The Indian people and our gallant armed forces have shown tremendous restraint and dealt with great frustration in the face of a barbaric enemy. But a wise general strikes wisely, not in anger. As India reviews Indus Waters treaty to put pressure on Pakistan after the Uri terror attack, Pakistan on Tuesday said that its neighbour cannot unilaterally separate itself from the agreement and insisted that revocation of the treaty can be taken as an “act of war”.
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“Poorer countries have much dirtier air than the developed world, but pollution affects practically all countries in the world and all - Nine out of 10 people globally are breathing parts of society”, poor quality air, Maria Neira, the head of the WHO said on Tuesday, calling for dramatic action against pollution that is blamed for more than six million deaths a year.
Fawad Khan in Pakistan, may not return in October to promote Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
(H.S.) | Mumbai Actor Fawad Khan, who has been in Pakistan for a while now as his wife is expecting their second child, may not return in October to promote Ae Dil Hai Mushkil as planned. Contrary to reports, Fawad didn’t leave for Pakistan after threats from Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) but has been in the country to be with his wife. However, sources say that he may not return in October to promote his film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil in face of the current situation. The Karan Johar film starring Ranbir
Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Anushka Sharma is the Diwali release. MNS had issued a 48-hour ultimatum on Friday to all actors from across the border to leave India in the wake of Uri attacks. Fawad is playing a guest role in Karan Johar’s upcoming film, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. Eighteen soldiers were killed in the Uri terror attack. In the wake of the attack, MNS had demanded that all Pakistani actors should leave India by September 25. Fawad was threatened directly by the Raj Thackeray-led outfit. “When our soldiers are being killed
on the borders by Pakistan, why should we host their actors here? We warn all Pakistani actors to leave India in the next 48 hours. If they do not do so, MNS activists will give them a thrashing,” Ameya Khopkar, president of the MNS Chitrapat Karmachari Sena, had said. Shalini Thackeray, General Secretary of MNS Chitrapat Karamchari Sena, had said, “It is not a veiled threat. It’s a direct threat to producers like Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar who take Pakistani actors in their movies. Can’t you find Indian actors for your films? In this 125 crores Indian population, can’t you find a single Indian actor to cast in your films that you import people from a place like Pakistan, a country with which we all are facing a problem? It’s not a veiled threat but a direct threat. We will not allow the release of these movies here.”
Kiara Advani did screen test for role of MS Dhoni’s girlfriend, wife (H.S.) | Mumbai Actress Kiara Advani has revealed that she had done screen test for the role of cricketer MS Dhoni’s wife Sakshi as well as his girlfriend in the upcoming biopic. “M S Dhoni: The Untold Story”, directed by Neeraj Pandey,stars Sushant Singh Rajput in the lead. It releases on September 30. Kiara essays the character of Sakshi, while Disha Patani plays Dhoni’s girlfriend in the film. “Neeraj sir had asked me to do a screen test for both the roles – Sakshi and his (Dhoni’s) girlfriend. I did few scenes of both with Sushant and Neeraj sir felt I was best as Sakshi. Both the roles are won-
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derfully written and it’s exciting to be playing Dhoni’s on-screen wife,” Kiara said. Dhoni married Sakshi Singh Rawat in 2010 and the couple welcomed a baby girl – Ziva in 2015. For the role, Kiara started interacting with Sakshi to understand her life. “Earlier when we started talking, we used to talk about her (Sakshi’s) life, her journey and then about Dhoni. Later, we
started talking about food and travel. We became friends. She is a very easy girl and a grounded person.” The actress says she has stayed true to her character. “When the song ‘Jab Tak’ was released, Sakshi messaged me saying she liked the chemistry between us. She felt it (chemistry) was just like how they (Dhoni and Sakshi) were in real-life,” Kiara added.
Lisa Haydon is getting married and here’s who her fiance is
(H.S.) | New Delhi Actress Lisa Haydon has announced that she is soon getting married. The Queen actress announced her marriage in style too! Lisa shared the news on her Instagram account On Tuesday along with a photograph with her beau. She posted an image of herself with her boyfriend Dino Lalvani with whom she has previously posted a number of photographs on the photo-sharing website. In
the photograph that Lisa shared, the couple is seen sharing a kiss and the caption reads: “Gonna marry him.” Lisa and Dino have reportedly been dating for a year. The Chennai-born actress has lived abroad most of her life. She had lived in Australia and the US before she came to Mumbai to build a career in modelling, which then translated into Bollywood. She has been dating Dino, who is the son of Pakistan-born British entrepreneur Gullu Lal-
vani for a year now. In 2008, Dino became the chairman of his father’s company, Binatone Telecom. Dino and Lisa were first seen together at UNICEF’s Halloween Ball at One Mayfair in London, with Swiss financer-businessman Nat Rothschild and his model fiancee, Loretta Basey. They have often been pictured together and are not afraid to talk about their relationship. The actress has referred to Dino as “my boo” at a Bollywood award ceremony in Spain earlier this year. On work front, Lisa Haydon was last seen in Sajid Nadiadwala’s Housefull 3 with Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh. We are all agog for her wedding plans now.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s ‘slam book page’ is the throwback we all need (H.S.) | New Delhi Bollywood’s queen Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who has been figuring in all the buzz thanks to her intimate scenes with Ranbir Kapoor in the upcoming film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, is now trending thanks to a supposed page out of her slam book. But before you say some serious throwback action happening here, take a pause. It all started with the actress’ fan club posting a slambook page on its Twitter handle, which they claim to be filled by Aishwarya. They tweeted an image of the page with a post that read, “For those who don’t have it, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s handwritten slambook page,” and since then, Twitter hasn’t exhaled. The slambook has quite a few questions and the
actress seems to have answered them pretty well. On being asked what she digs, the global icon, who constantly has won million of hearts for her dignity and poise, wrote “Dignity! It’s rare hence priceless!”. The actress will make you fall in love with her all over again — especially when you will read that she loves the idea of being in love and will fall for somebody who will lead her towards light, even in the dark. And she did fall in
love with Abhishek Bachchan, who we can assume to have become the torch bearer for this graceful lady. The slambook page further reveals that Aishwarya feels her strength comes from the honesty, love, and faith the few, but dear ones, have for her. The page also reads that Aishwarya’s greatest necessity is not money, makeup or stardom but a hygienic environment. However, if you thought it was her personal slambook, it wasn’t.
Mirzya not a topic of passing Oh God no, this is what Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan want to name their baby! conversation: Harshvardhan Kapoor
(H.S.) | New Delhi Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan are truly inspired by Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput as well as Aditya Chopra and Rani Mukerji. If Shahid and Mira named their daughter Misha which is an amalgam of both their names, Aditya and Rani
christened their bundle of joy Adira with the same thought in mind. So, Kareena and Saif are planning to call their baby, who will be born later this year, Saifeena! Yes, that is the same term with which media called Saif and Kareena. Revealing this on the chat show Vogue BFFs, Kareena
said, “He finds it really funny. He says we’ll name our child Saifeena.” We are really hoping that Kareena said it in jest because think about the kid called Saifeena! While talking about Saif’s reaction to the good news, Kareena said, “He said, ‘I love you more pregnant. I think you should just continuously be pregnant.’” You guys, you are giving all expecting parents absolutely brand-new relationship goals! Saif and Kareena will soon be leaving for a babymoon in Dubai. The actress has a relaxed, romantic timeoff all planned for herself.
(H.S.) | New Delhi Harshvardhan Kapoor is confident about his film Mirzya leaving a lasting impact on audience as it has got an interesting treatment and story. The 25-year-old actor, who was in the capital to launch the trailer of the movie, said he is try-
ing his best to spread the awareness about the movie as he wants maximum number of people to see the film. “I know what the film is. I know that people will enjoy the film. There is something in the movie to talk about. It’s not a topic of passing conversation. It’s not like you
are there for two hours and then just forget about it. I just want to spread the awareness about the film as it deserves to be seen,” he said. This may be his first film, but rather than being nervous about the success of the movie, Harshvardhan is happy with the satisfaction the film gave him as an actor. “There is an anxiety, not about how people will see and find the film, but at the end of the day as an artist I need to pleased with what I do and this is something which has already happened. The anxiety is to get people to theaters.”
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Sensex bounces 138 points as Asia shapes up
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Agency | Mumbai Stocks got back on their feet after two sessions of losses in early trade on Tuesday as the Sensex recovered by over 138 points driven by a fresh round of buying amid a firming trend in other Asian markets. The benchmark, which had surrendered 478.85 points in the previous two sessions, was trading higher by 138.46 points, or 0.48 per cent at 28,432.74 with all the sectoral indices led by realty, consumer durables and healthcare supporting the recovery, rising by up to 0.92 per cent. The 50-share NSE Nifty was quoting higher by 45.45 points, or 0.52 per cent, at 8,768.50. From the Sensex pack, Power Grid, Adani Ports, TCS, Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, Sun Pharma, RIL, Infosys and Asian Paints stayed in the spotlight, rising by up to 1.03 per cent.
Google launches new services on its birthday
Agency | New Delhi Looking at the slow network and lower bandwidth or poor internet connectivity in our country, the search engine Google has been experimenting a lot of things over the last few years and has been successful too. It not only serves the purpose in India, but also helps the company to use these experiments in other countries too. For example, the YouTube offline feature that the company had announced last year, is a successful tool in other countries as well. Similarly, the company on Tuesday announced slew of new products and platforms that can be accessed offline and with less data consumption. As part of the ‘Google For India’ programme, the company announced five new launches including Google Station, YouTube Go, Google Assistant in Hindi, Google Play in low bandwidth (2G) and new Chrome browser that can used to save web pages of contents to view them later.
WHO: Excessive air pollution affects 92 percent of people
(H.S.) | Dubai India will reclaim the ICC Test Rankings top spot from Pakistan if it wins the second Test against New Zealand starting on Friday in Kolkata.The victory in its 500th Test in Kanpur meant that India is now one victory away from reclaiming the ICC Test Championship mace from Pakistan. India had entered the threematch series against the Kiwis, trailing Pakistan by one point and needed to win the series to move ahead of its traditional rival. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who was the star of the Kanpur win, also climbed one place to occupy second
position in the ICC Test Rankings among bowlers. Ashwin’s match haul of 10-225, that helped India notch up a 197-run victory in the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur on Monday has seen him overtake England’s James Anderson by one point. He is now within seven points of number-one ranked Dale Steyn of South Africa, who leads the ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers with 878 points. Another strong performance in the Kolkata Test, which starts on Friday, will potentially see Ashwin top the bowling charts for the second time this year after first claiming the number-one position last
year following the Boxing Day Tests. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson also climbed up one place each to occupy second position among batsmen. Williamson has edged England’s Joe Root by one point with innings of 75 and 25 to reach 879 points. Australia captain Steve Smith leads the rankings with 906 points. However, to move ahead or edge even closer to Smith, Williamson will have to produce strong performances in the remaining two Tests. Ashwin also contributed with a useful innings of 40 to consolidate his position at the top of the list of all-rounders. Ashwin has reached a career-best rating of 450, opening up a 66-point gap with second-placed Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh. There was not much to cheer for other New Zealand batsmen apart from Williamson, but for India, opener Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara made significant gains.
Eden Garden gets its Lord’s bell, former captain Kapil Dev set to ring it first (H.S.) | Kolkata The Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium has a Lord’s style, spaceship like press box. Now another feature of the historic ground will find its place in an India stadium, as Cricket Association of Bengal will install a Lord’s-like bell at the Eden Garden’s, from the second Test between India and New Zealand. Former skipper Kapil Dev will ring the bell– put up at the lower tier of the Club House underneath the Eden Clock. This Test match precedes the Durga Puja; Bengal’s autumn festival. Crowd attendance could be an issue and the state associ-
Indian women cricket team batswoman Smriti Mandhana has signed a one-year deal with Brisbane Heat for the second edition of the Women’s Big Bash League, the franchise announced today. Mandhana, thus, became the second India women’s player to sign for the BBL after Harmanpreet Kaur signed a contract with the defending champions Sydney
Gautam Gambhir’s fitness test over, Yuvraj Singh in line for ODI comeback?
(H.S.) | New Delhi If it was Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday, it will be the turn of Yuvraj Singh on Wednesday to undergo a fitness test at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore. While speculation was rife on Gambhir being put on standby in case of K L Rahul’s hamstring ‘niggle’ turning out serious enough to rule him out of Kolkata Test, AajTak has learnt that the two southpaws, proven match winners and once the darling of Indian fans, were anyways on coach Anil Kumble’s radar.
Kumble had met both Gambhir and Yuvraj on the sidelines of Duleep Trophy in Greater Noida and had told the two to be ready, mentally and in terms of fitness, considering the long home season for the Indian team. Gambhir and Yuvraj were part of the Indian teams in Kumble’s era and had played alongside the leg-spinning great. The team management feels Gambhir can still be part of the Test basket, and his ability to play and dominate spin even on turning pitches keeps him in good
stead considering the series against England and Australia might pose a few questions to the Indian batsmen. He had a wonderful start to the season, scoring 77, 90, 59, 94 and 36 for India Blues in the Duleep Trophy. He was asked to rush to Bangalore Monday evening while he was part of Delhi’s Ranji Trophy camp. In fact Gambhir is understood to have done well in his fitness test. Gambhir last played a Test for India on India’s tour of England in 2014. With Shikhar Dhawan faltering overseas, India’s first choice openers are Murali Vijay and KL Rahul. A stylish opening batsman, Gambhir once formed a successful opening partnership with Virender Sehwag and hammered nine hundreds and 21 fifties before indifferent form forced the selectors to look at other options.
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ation is trying to create a carnival-like atmosphere to ensure decent footfalls. “We will have dedicated areas for cricket zone, food stalls, drummers, flash mobs, caricature artists, stylist stations and a host of exciting activities to keep the crowd engaged. Prices of the season tickets have been reworked at Rs 1,000, Rs 750 and Rs 500,” CAB
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AIBA President welcomes election of national federation in India joint-secretary Avishek Dalmiya said. The CAB, in association with the Lions Club, will bring 4,000 underprivileged children from across the state on the opening day. Also, felicitation have been arranged for the two teams on the third day, as part of this Test being India’s 250th at home. However, only 400 tickets have been sold.
India’s Smriti Mandhana signed by Women’s Big Bash league franchise
More than nine out of 10 people worldwide live in areas with excessive air pollution, contributing to strokes, heart disease, lung cancer and other problems, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. The U.N. health agency said in a new report that 92 percent of people live in areas where air quality exceeds WHO limits, with southeast Asia, eastern Mediterranean and western Pacific regions hardest hit. The country-by-country figures come from new satellite data over rural areas to complement traditional ground measurements of pollution, mostly in cities, in about 3,000 places worldwide. A similar WHO report released in May that said 98 percent of residents in large cities of low- and middle-income countries face excessively high air pollution. WHO says one in nine deaths worldwide is linked to indoor and outdoor pollution. Turkmenistan has the highest rate of deaths per capita due to ambient air pollution in the WHO’s classification, followed by Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Egypt and China. Tuesday’s report focuses on outdoor air pollution, which is estimated to kill about 3 million people per year based on 2012 figures, the most recent available.
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Thunder. “I am looking forward very much to working with the Australian girls in the Heat squad after playing against them last season,” Mandhana told Cricket Australia. “That was a good series, and I noticed there was a definite difference between their preparation and our preparation so I am keen to learn from the differences.” Mandhana, whose signing was confirmed following a no-objection certificate
from BCCI, will join Deandra Dottin, the West Indies vice-captain, as Heat’s second international recruit for the season. “Things like fitness and how they train for a series like the WBBL and the way they work on their fielding are areas I am interested in. It will be exciting to live in a different city and meet new people as well as travel around Australia again.” Heat coach Andy Richards said Mandhana was high on their wish list following recommendation from a number of Australia women players, who featured in the ODI in Hobart earlier this year where Mandhana struck her maiden international century. She followed that up with scores of 55, 55 and 46 in her next three ODIs.
International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Dr Ching Kuo-Wu today welcomed the formation of a national federation in India to end four years of administrative turmoil, saying the sport can now be put back on track in the country through “positive initiatives”. In elections held on Sunday, businessman Ajay Singh was elected President of the Boxing Federation of India. Jay Kowli was voted in as the Secretary General of the new body in polls held under the supervision of AIBA observer Edgar Tanner. “These elections represent an important step forward for boxing
in India and I would like to thank Kishen Narsi for leading the intermediate ad-hoc committee which has allowed us to get to where we are today,” Dr Wu said in a statement referring to the ad-hoc panel that administered the sport in the absence of a full-fledged body until Sunday. “It was vital for the good of the sport that a transparent process
was undertaken to elect a new president of the Indian Boxing Federation and I am confident that Mr Singh is the right man to lead,” he added. “It is now time to look to the future and work closely with the newly elected National Federation and implement positive initiatives to entice further around the sport of boxing in India.”
Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble propose, Cheteshwar Pujara executes
(H.S.) | Kolkata One perceptible in Cheteshwar Pujara’s batting in the Kanpur Test, wherein he registered two half-centuries, was the pace at which those runs have come. In the first innings, his 62 came off only 109 deliveries,
that is a brisk strike rate of 56.88, the most by any Indian batsman who had consumed more than 50 deliveries. In the second innings, he scored 78 off 152 balls, bringing up his half-century in only 80 balls. Though Pujara is not an outlandishly defensive batsman—though
the public perception is such—he has been of late a little restrained, perhaps a little too over-conscious of his lack of big hundreds after the one he got in the third Test in Sri Lanka last year. . A case in point was his laborious 46 against the West Indies in Sabina Park in July, wherein he consumed 159 balls for his 46. Apparently, after the match, which ended in a draw thanks to a resolute middle-order resistance by West Indies lower order in the second innings, Virat Kohli and coach Anil Kumble sat with Pujara and told him to improve his strike-rate.
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Actor Harsh Nagar of Love Day Requested PM to make it mandatory to Ten resident doctors of VS Hospital Garib Kalyan Melas are back play National Anthem before movie screening in theater in Ahmedabad get dengue Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Actor Harsh Nagar was in Ahmedabad on Tuesday to promote his upcoming film Love Day – Pyaar Ka Din which is all set to release on the 14th of October 2016. Love Day is an upcoming comedy movie based on friendship, which is produced by Shri Rajslaxmi Entertainments, Baldev Singh Bedi, written and directed by Harish Kotian and Sandeep Choudhary starring Harsh Nagar, Ajaz Khan & Sahil Anand. Recently Actor Harsh Nagar wrote a letter to the Honorable Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi requesting to play the National Anthem in movie theatres before the movie screening. Also the letter was written to Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vi-
jay Rupani. This practice has been discontinued in many states of India including the Capital New Delhi. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan said, “During my school and college days in Delhi, when I used to go to theatres, they used to play the national anthem and people there used to stand up when it played. I don’t know why it does not happen, but if it happens, then it will be good. Director Shoojit Sircar said, “Whenever I go to a theatre in Mum-
bai and the national anthem is played... At that moment, I feel proud of myself as an Indian. I tell all my friends from Kolkata and Delhi to watch a film in Mumbai because when the national anthem is played, I can’t tell how energetic I feel. If the national anthem is played in every theatre, then it will be a happy moment for me.” Harsh Nagar said, “I cannot thank Amitabh Banchchan Ji enough except by touching his feet and having his blessings.
Similarly the best way to thank Swami Ramdevji was to spend some time with him in Patanjali, Haridwar. I would also want to thank Mr Shoojit Sarkar, who said that when the national anthem is played in theatres, unke rongte khade ho jate hai and Olympian Sushil Kumar for supporting my cause and initiative. Sushil Ji has made us and India proud.” “The National Anthem tells us that India is a diverse nation and there are differences in culture, traditions, religion and language but despite these differences it reminds us that India is united. The anthem is significant in uniting people and reminding us that there is no difference between all Indians, added Harsh.”
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
At least ten resident doctors of civic-run VS Hospital here suffered from dengue during last two months, prompting the authorities to conduct surprise check at adjoining hostel premises and serve notices to other medical students for keeping air coolers without permission. As per the figures released by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s health department, as many as 722 cases of dengue have been registered in all city hospitals, including private ones, between January and Sep-
tember. Out of these, 164 cases were registered this month alone. Out of the 10 resident doctors of VS Hospital, seven have been discharged while three are still undergoing treatment at the hospital, AMC’s hospital committee chairman Bharat Patel said. “At least 10 resident doctors, who live in the adjoining hostel, were admitted to hospital after they fell ill due to dengue during last two months. Out of them, seven have been discharged after their condition improved, while three are still undergoing treatment at VS Hospital,” he said.
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The season of Garib Kalyan Melas(GKMs) is back. Then Chief Minister Narendra Modi had started ‘Garib Kalyan Melas’ to distribute benefits to beneficiaries of governments schemes for poor directly. Garib Kalyan Melas
Tenpur case:Dinesh arrested, Aravalli police to go to Udaipur to nab Hardik to complete formality
Gujarat: Hit by hooch tragedy, village Gujarat: Mutilated carcass of of migrants rues alcohol addiction leopard found in Tilakwada
Correspondent | Surat
In this village known for its saris and migrant labourers, and where Gujarat’s biggest hooch tragedy since 2009 has left 23 people dead over two weeks, relatives of the dead talk about how easily hooch is available here despite strict prohibition laws.Said Dhaniram Dubey, Vareli’s first migrant sarpanch, “After working 12 hours a day, the labourers get tired and are addicted to smoking, tobacco, liquor or ganja. Country-made liquor is easily found here and in neighbouring villages. Most of those who died after drinking hooch
were migrants.” With the deaths coming within a month of his taking over, and with the racket suspected to involve neighbouring districts, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has ordered the Anti-Terrorism Squad to investigate. Police have arrested 14 people so far, all local bootleggers. The last three arrested, including main accused Ramu Yadav, have been charged under section 65 (A) of the Bombay Prohibition (Gujarat Government) Act, stipulating the death penalty. The Act had been brought in following the 2009 Ahmedabad hooch tragedy that killed
Agricultural loans rise 11 % in state Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Banks in Gujarat are seeing good off-take in agricultural loans. The agricultural advances extended to farmers in the state stood at Rs 69,100 crore at the end of June 2016, which is 11 percent more when compared to the quantum of credit during the same period, last year. The agriculture advances during the first quarter of 2016-17 financial year was over Rs 7,000 crore more when
compared to Rs 62,081 crore in June 2015, states the State Level Bankers’ Committee release last week. “In the state, the growth in agriculture credit for the quarter ended June 2016 is about 12.47 percent more compared to March, 2016. The growth could have been even more, if the monsoon had arrived on time,” said Vikramaditya Singh Khichi, convener of SLBC. Now, good agriculture credit off-take can be expected in the subsequent quarter of the year, since the state has received satisfactory monsoon from July onwards.
160. With the Opposition mounting protests, top police officers including the police chief of Surat district and the range IGP have been transferred. Earlier, a three-member panel of police and forensic officials had investigated the matter. The government hasn’t revealed its findings. The first to die was Ramnarayan Yadav, a textile worker from Uttar Pradesh, who collapsed on September 7. Farm labourer Nitesh Rathod, 21, lost his mother and sister. Nitesh said both Ramila, 50, and Neeta, 30, who was separated from her husband, were “habitual drinkers” like many others in “our community”. Nitesh’s father Shanker died of illness around five years ago, and his grandmother now keeps him company in their mud-house, with a plastic sheet serving as roof.
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Correspondent | Vadodara
The Narmada forest department is investigating the mysterious killing of a female leopard in Tilakwada taluka of the district. The mutilated body of the leopard was discovered late on Sunday in a forest, with a noose around its neck. On Monday, the forest department consigned the leopard’s carcass to flames as per the procedure of disposing of dead animals. It has also registered a case of animal atrocity and killing. Officials said that the female leopard could have possibly been prey to a
“black magic” ritual, as its front paws were severed from the body and the nails found missing. An official said, “The autopsy was conducted on the leopard and it appears to be a torturous killing of the animal. While the body is mutilated — front paws and nails missing, there are visible injury marks and the leopard was also found with a metal wire around its neck, which means it was killed by strangulation. It is possible that the perpetrators could have held the animal by the neck before maiming while it was alive.”
AAP gets nod to hold Surat rally; withdraws petition from Gujarat HC
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday withdrew its petition in Gujarat High Court after the police granted it permission to hold a rally on October 16, to be addressed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The party withdrew its petition being heard by a division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Red-
dy and Justice V M Pancholi on Tuesday, as Surat Police Commissioner today informed the court that permission has been granted for the rally. AAP, through its spokesperson Harshil Nayak, had moved the petition seeking permission for the rally which, it said, was not being granted by district administration, nearly a month after the party had
applied for the same on August 19. The court had last week issued notices to the district administration and Additional Home Secretary, Surat Police Commissioner and Collector. AAP said this will be their first political rally to be addressed by Kejriwal, for which it required sufficient time for preparation and hence, sought permission well in advance. Nayak said preparation has begun for the rally which will be the first in the run-up to the state Assembly polls to be held in 2017. “The rally will be held at Yogi Chowk in Surat’s Varachha locality on October 19. Party volunteers have already begun preparations for the same in full-swing,” he said.
are generally organized at taluka, city, town levels. According to Mahesana district administration, Garib Kalyan Mela for Unjha taluka will be held on 30th September while in Kheralu it will be held on 29 September, Mahesana on 30th September and at Kadi on 6 October.
The Aravalli police today arrested PAAS leader Dinesh Bambhaniya here in connection with the case pertaining to an illegal meeting in Tenpur village under Bayad police station of the district on September 22 last year. In the same case, which had led to a sensational habeus corpus in the Gujarat High Court post midnight the same
day for production of PAAS convener Hardik Patel who had mysteriously went missing after the meeting held without proper permission from the administration, the police will go to Udaipur in neighbouring Rajasthan soon to complete the formality of arrest of Hardik also. PI Bayad H J Banker today said that Dinesh today turned up in the sector 7 police station
here on the notice seved to him and he was arrested but as the section 188 of the IPC (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) under which the case had been lodged is a bailable one, he was granted bail after completing cetain formalities and submission of related documents. He said that the Bayad police have so far arrested and released around 35 of the numerous accused of the case. ‘But we have not arrested Hardik in this case so far. So in a week or two the Bayad police will go to Udaipur (where the PAAS leader is living for six months as per his bail condition in sedition cases ) and arrest him. It will also be a mere formality,’ the PI said.
Garba event in Bharuch scrapped, organisers cite ‘pressure’
Correspondent | Surat
A group of Hindu and Muslim realtors , who were organising a garba event in Bharuch as part of the Navratri festivities, on Monday cancelled the programme following protest rallies by saffron outfits. The garba event, Raas-e-Bharuch, was being organised by a real estate group owned by Jasu Patel, Jaydeepsinh Raj and Asif Patel. While a nod from police to organise it at Dudhara Dairy Ground in Bharuch was still awaited, VHP, Bajrang Dal, Shiv Sena, and Hindu Jagran Manch held separate rallies against the event and submitted memoranda to District Collector Sandip Sagale in this regard. Scheduled
to start on October 1, Raas-e-Bharuch was cancelled despite assurances from the organisers to saffron outfits that Muslims would not be allowed in the event and the name of Asif Patel would be taken off from publicity material. The organisers called off the garba event citing “pressure” and “refusal of police nod”, soon after Hindu Jagran Manch organised a protest rally from the railway station to the district collector’s office on Friday. “Only four days are left for the event, and still we do not have police permission for it. Pressure is building on us day-by-day… We have decided to cancel it, although we have invested a lot of money
and made part payments to celebrities (Bollywood actors were invited to the event),” said Asif Patel. DySP N D Chauhan claimed police have not rejected the real estate group’s application for permission to Raase-Bharuch, and that they were still looking into it. The VHP was the first to oppose the garba event, claiming participation of Muslims would hurt “their religious feelings” and also apprehending “eve teasing” by Muslim youths at the programme. It had held a protest rally on September 20 and submitted a memorandum at the collector. Following assurances from the organisers, VHP south Gujarat general secretary Viral Desai had said that he was “satisfied that the organisers have met all our demands and now we will not oppose the event”. Other saffron groups, however, continued to protest. The motive behind organising the event is to earn money.
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