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News Brief Veteran actor Dharmendra hospitalised Agency | Mumbai, May 28
Veteran actor Dharmendra has been admitted to Breach Candy hospital here after he complained of weakness and shoulder pain. “Dharmendra was admitted last night after he complained of pain in right shoulder and weakness. He is here for overall health check up as well,” Dr Sanjay Desai, orthopaedic, knee and shoulder specialist at Breach Candy Hospital. “As of now he is fine, talking to everyone. There is nothing to worry,” he said.
Nickel rebounds on fresh demand Agency | Mumbai, May 28
Nickel and copper utensils scrap prices rebounded at the non-ferrous metal market here today on good buying by stockists amid renewed demand from alloy industries. Meanwhile, tin, select copper and brass prices dropped on stockist selling following subdued offtake from consumer industries. In overseas markets, london copper edged up in early trade from a onemonth low hit the session before as the dollar eased on vague hopes of a Greek debt deal, but prices were curbed as seasonal demand passes its peak and by plentiful supply.
Gold, silver stretch losses for third day
Agency | New Delhi, May 28
Tracking weak trend overseas and low demand from jewellers, gold extended its slide for the third straight day as prices dropped by another Rs 25 to Rs 27,325 per 10 grams at the bullion market today. Silver followed suit, which traded lower by Rs 260 to Rs 38,540 per kg. Sentiment remained weak, largely in line with a weakening trend overseas where gold held at 2-week low as prospects for an increase in US interest rates boosted the dollar, curbing demand for the metal as an alternative asset, traders reasoned.
Gujarat HSC science results: Girls outshine boys The overall pass out percentage was 86.10 per cent. The Girls had a slightly better success rate with 86.76 per cent, while that of the boys was 85.75 per cent
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Waiting for Gujarat Higher Secondary Results, your wait is over now; Gujarat Board (gseb.org) has announced the class 12th or Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) science results 2015 today at 9 AM on Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB) authorized website gbse.org. Students can also check their GSEB HSC class 12th science stream exam results 2015 at http:// www.jagranjosh.com/ results/gseb-hsc-science-
result-2015-12th-105904. Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB) has been declared the HSC
science class 12th exam results 2015 today, 28th May 2015 at 9 AM. As per the information Gujarat Board HSC (Science
2015 and Gujarat Board HSC General (Commerce) Stream Result were announced on 31st May 2015. Students can get the frequent updates on Gujarat HSC Result 2015 on their mobile and email after registering their Mobile Number and Email ID at gujarat12. jagranjosh.com. The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB) conduct and General Commerce ence Stream result were the Main and SupplemenStream) result 2015 will announced on 23rd May tary public examinations be declared today, 28th May 2015 at 9 AM. Last year GSEB HSC SciAgency | New Delhi
Heatwave kills nearly 1,500 in India; Andhra worst hit with 1,020 deaths
Agency | New Delhi
Hospitals in India were struggling on Thursday to cope with an influx of victims of a blistering heatwave that has claimed nearly 1,500 lives in just over a week. Hundreds of people — mainly from the poorest sections of society — die at the height of summer every year in India, but this year’s figures are unusually high. In southern Andhra Pradesh — by far the worst-hit state — 1,020 people have died since 18 May, more than double the number of heat-related deaths for
the whole of last year. In neighbouring Telangana, where temperatures hit 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit) over the weekend, 340 people have died from the heat recently compared to 31 in the whole of last year. “Heatwave conditions in 2015 so far have been of a shorter duration, yet with a higher death toll,” said Arjuna Srinidhi, programme manager for climate change at the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) research group. “This could be due to the sudden change in temperatures after a prolonged
wet February and March that had kept the temperatures cool.” Hospitals in New Delhi, where top temperatures have soared to 45 degrees Celsius, were struggling to cope with the fall-out. “Hospitals are overflowing with heatstroke victims,” said
Ajay Lekhi, president of the Delhi Medical Association. “Patients are complaining of severe headache and dizziness. They are also showing symptoms of delirium,” he added, describing a common symptom of severe dehydration.
Kerala: Rahul Gandhi enjoys ‘tasty fish’ lunch at fisherman’s house Agency | Chavakkad
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday enjoyed a ‘tasty fish’ lunch served by a fisherman’s family at a hamlet near here and said he would visit the beach again to taste Kerala’s delicious tapioca and spicy fish curry.“I am going to come back here again because I was given a very, very tasty fish lunch,” Rahul said addressing a fishermen’s ‘Sangamam’ (conclave) on the second day of his Kerala visit. Meanwhile, slamming the Narendra Modi government over its decision to extend ban on trawling, Rahul also said, “the fish brought by the fishermen is better than the fish brought by trawlers.” Rahul visited almost all 51 houses in the fish-
ermen colony at Blangad beach here and at the end of his visit he was served lunch at the small house of Kizhakkoot Karunakaran. The lunch was prepared by Karunakaran’s three-member family including his wife Thankamani and daughter Neetu, local MLA and Congress leader TN Prathapan said. The Congress Vice President was served curry and a variety of fish fry items includ-
ing ‘neymeen’ (seer fish) and ‘veluri’ along with ‘kappa puzhukku’ (tapioca curry). Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala, KPCC President V M Sudheeran and Prathapan joined Gandhi for the lunch at the fisherman’s house. Later, Rahul interacted with the family members of fishermen in the colony and heard their grievances. Addressing them
in English which was simultaneously translated into Malayalam by Chennithala, Gandhi said land is becoming more and more valuable and the central government was trying to take it away from farmers.“So we are fighting them and trying to make sure that they do not take land away from the farmers. In the same way that they are taking land away from farmers, they are also trying to sea away from fishermen.”
every year in March and October for SSC (Class 10) and HSC (Class 12). The SSC examination is conducted in 335 centers for more than 7 lacs students. Gujarat Board covers 101 subjects and they prepare papers in six different sets and languages - Gujarati, Hindi, English, Marathi, Sindhi and Tamil. This year Gujarat HSC Examination is conducted in 158 centers for more than 2 lacs students.
Centre sends in 4,500 paramilitary forces to assist state govt deal with Gujjar protests The Gujjar agitation for reservation in government jobs entered its eighth day on Thursday, with hundreds of protesters still blocking railway tracks in Pilupura. The Centre has despatched 4,500 paramilitary personnel to assist the state government deal with the situation. Earlier, the Rajasthan high court reprimanded the state’s chief secretary and the director general of police for failing to arrest any Gujjar agitator and allowing people to suffer due to the agitation which has crippled road and rail services in the state. The HC directed chief secretary CS Rajan and DGP Manoj Bhatt, who appeared before it, to act immediately
to remove all road and rail blockades. “You are conducting meetings at Jaipur and the public has been suffering since the last 8 days. There is no law and order situation right now so go to these places, get the track cleared and report to me tomorrow in person,” ordered a single judge bench of the court. They were also asked by the HC to file an affidavit by Friday clarifying as to why no action was taken under the FIR registered
against the agitators. “You (CS and DGP) being the head of bureaucracy and law and order machinery are not bound to be mere spectators of the political dialogue between the Gujjar agitators and the state government,” said Justice RS Rathore. “We cannot allow people to suffer for these undemocratic agitations. It seems that the both of you have gone senseless towards the plight of the public.
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One Year of Modi govt: ‘Bure din’ for social sector
No one in the last two decades has come to power with greater euphoria than the Narendra Modi sarkar. It has taken less than a year for that euphoria to recede and change to disappointment. There are sufficient reasons for this change. The celebrations of the first year in office of this government are in sharp contrast to the plight of the common person. The callousness of the government is most noticeable in its attitude to social sector issues. It does not seem to realise that rights-based legislation were not a UPA creation, but a reflection of the aspirations of millions of Indians struggling to procure the most basic entitlements. In its desire to establish itself by discarding past achievements, the current government is making a cardinal mistake. Nothing could be more symptomatic of this narrow partisan approach than the prime minister’s statement on the MGNREGA in Parliament. It is shocking that the PM could promise to build a programme only to establish its monumental failure. This statement sent a strong message down the line to discredit and mismanage the programme. It is a failure not only of leadership but of vision and governance. The PM’s rhetoric sounds hollow even to his own party. The Madhya Pradesh chief minister has publicly stated that the MGNREGA is one of the best programmes in independent India. Rights-based legislation like the forest rights act, right to food, right to education and right to information, passed in the last 10 years, did not merely provide economic and social entitlements to the poor. They were an attempt by India’s poorest citizens to claim delivery of basic services and ensure accountability. The people’s right to participate to ensure delivery and to monitor these programmes arose from numerous failures. Rights-based legislation are an attempt by people to demand a share of governance. The demand for transparency, the right to question, audit development programmes and their implementation, arose from this. This framework is being undermined through budget cuts and the attempt to replace rights with cash transfers, which are much more in a paradigm of doles and handouts. Bank accounts without money and spurious promises through contributory pension and insurance schemes cannot replace the crippling of existing programmes. Even as earlier programmes and laws are ridiculed, there is no vision or direction for what is to replace them. There is, in fact, no roadmap this government has to offer for the social sector. If this government felt that the earlier legislation were a complete failure, it should have issued a white paper on the shortcomings and provided a blueprint for how these would be overcome. This would at least have provided the people of this country an idea of what they could expect and where they could hold the government to account.
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QUOTE “I was asked to remove the names of all popular figures like Salman Khan, Jayalalitha and Subrata Roy even if they were not being used in a OF THE degrading context,” - Director Kundan Shah of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro and Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, was ordered to delete all references to actor Salman Khan, Tamil Nadu’s newly re-instated Chief Minister J Jayalalitha and Sahara boss Subrata Roy. DAY
Dil Dhadakne Do Team To Have A Sundowner Party?
Dance guru Prabhudheva’s mind blowing act in ‘Happy Hour’ from ‘ABCD2’!
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Agency | New Delhi After hosting one of the most stylish Brunch of the season, insiders now say that the Dil Dhadakne Do team is all set to host a Sundowner party at a bungalow in Alibaug. The film has an eclectic cast and with
all of them present it becomes quite a starry affair. The team is scouting for a place and working on a theme. They are in the initial stage of planning but are looking to host it in the week of release. They are also drawing up a lot of invitees and maybe this
party will have the star cast along with other celebrities of Bollywood. The Sundowner would be more of a celebration. Sundowners are suppose to be chic affairs and so we wonder if the actors have started thinking of what they will be wearing at the event.
He is often called ‘India’s Michael Jackson’ by many. Super dancer Prabhudheva is again in news, and this time for his amazing dance steps in ‘ABCD2’. The actor-director will be seen play-
ing a grey character onscreen for the first time ever in choreographer turned filmmaker Remo D’Souza’s film, which will hit the screens on June 19, 2015. The makers have released a new track from ‘ABCD2’, which was shared by
lead actress Shraddha Kapoor on Twitter. The song has been sung by famous singer Mika, and also features actor Varun Dhawan in it. Prabhu can be seen performing his signature steps along with Remo’s fusion style dance.
formation Technology Act and Indecent Representation of Women Act. It accuses Ms Leone, a former adult film star, of circulating obscene content on the Internet - a crime that carries a punishment of up to five years in jail. Mr Sawant clarified that Ms Leone’s Bollywood films were not included in the complaint, which was filed on May 14. The woman has complained that the Ek Paheli Leela star has posted pictures that amount to circulat-
ing pornographic material. “Such posts poison the minds of people and especially children,” the complaint said. “This actor is coming here and displaying vulgarity. Bollywood films could earlier be watched with families. Today we cannot see them with our families. When I visited her website I found that it was not fit for viewing. That’s why I lodged this complaint,” the complainant told reporters some days earlier after filing the complaint.
Sunny Leone, Accused in Obscenity Case, Visits Thane Police Station
Kabir Khan shows ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ teaser to fans
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was launched yesterday by Bollywood star Shah Director Kabir Khan on Rukh Khan. “We had Wednesday showed the an exciting morning... first teaser of his upcom- showed the #Bajraning Salman Khan-starrer giBhaijaan teaser promo ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ to 50 to the 50 selected fans,” select fans here. The first Kabir posted on twitter look of the action movie alongside a photo with the
Bollywood actress Sunny Leone visited the cyber crime cell of the Thane Police today to record a statement in an obscenity case filed earlier group of fans. ‘Bajrangi this month by a Mumbai Bhaijaan’ also stars Ka- housewife. Inspector Jagreena Kapoor Khan and dish Sawant of the cyber Nawazuddin Siddiqui. crime unit said they are The cast is back from carrying out investigaKashmir after completing tions after the Dombivali one month shoot of the resident filed a First Infilm. ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ formation Report or FIR is set to release this Eid. against Ms Leone who has been booked under the In-
Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar is Mysuru’s new ‘Maharaja’ After Cannes success, Masaan to
release in India on July 24 Agency | Mumbai
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Agency | Mumbai Actor Anil Kapoor revealed it was Amitabh Bachchan who suggested him of not taking a break from acting as the Bollywood megastar made a mistake by doing so. Mr Kapoor, who has been in the industry for almost 38 years now, said that there was a time when he was pondering to take sabbatical but spoke to Mr Bachchan who advised him not to go for it. “I can’t re-
member any best or worst phase of my career. For me it is always about reinvention and experimenting. I am consistent, steady and feel fortunate to be a part of good films. I remember we were shooting for Armaan. There was a time when I wanted to take sabbatical, and I did speak to Amitabhji about it.” “He said he made the mistake of not working for some years and told me not to take a break.
In a ceremony conjuring up images of the royal orient, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar was crowned as the new ‘Maharaja’ at the Amba Vilas Palace in Mysuru on Thursday. The coronation was a private affair but symbolic of continuing the family tradition of the Wadiyars. It was devoid of anything consequent to the abolition of the institution of the maharajas and the Privy Purse after Independence. The coronation was attended by a large number of well-wishers including members of
the royal family, senior political leaders and the who’s who of Mysuru and Bengaluru. The presence of such large number of people was reflective of the contribution of the Wadiyars to the develop-
ment of Mysuru and public affection. In view of the coronation, the palace was closed for tourists on Thursday but the Palace will be special illuminated at night to mark the celebrations.
After winning two honours at the Cannes Film Festival, director Neeraj Ghaywan’s debut film Masaan will be released across India on July 24. The film, which stars Richa Chadha, Vicky Kaushal, Shweta Tripathi, bagged the acclaimed FIPRESCI and the Promising Future awards at the recently concluded festival.“I am happier for India and my team than myself. A win in the official selection has been long overdue for India and we have a dou-
ble win.” “For so many years Indie supporters as Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, Guneet Monga, and now Manish Mundra, have worked immensely towards giving a platform to Indian Indies with the limited resources they
had, against the conventional Bollywood structure,” Neeraj said in a statement. The film is joint produced by Manish Mundra (Drishyam Films), Macassar Productions, Sikhya Entertainment and PhantomFilms.
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United Spirits Q4 loss Rs 1799 cr as provisions drag
Agency | New Delhi Liquor maker United Spirits has posted a net loss of Rs 1,799.3 crore during JanuaryMarch quarter against profit of Rs 74.7 crore in December quarter, dented by provisions. Total income from operations fell 5.8 percent to Rs 2,051.3 crore in the quarter ended March 2015 from Rs 2,177.2 crore in December quarter. The company reported an exceptional loss of Rs 1,755 crore,
which included provision for loans & advances with respect to Whyte & Mackay. Operating profit (EBITDA) dropped 89.3 percent sequentially to Rs 25 crore and margin declined 950 basis points to 1.2 percent in the quarter gone by. The company said the board members have not recommended any dividend for FY15. At 09:38 hours IST, the scrip of United Spirits was quoting at Rs 3,638.25, up Rs 21.30, or 0.59 percent on the BSE.
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French Open: Bopanna, Paes, Mirza advance to second round
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SPORTS ROUNDUP India Cricket Team Full of Superstars, They Don’t Need a Coach: Kapil Dev
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Agency | Paris Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna along with their respective partners crossed the opening hurdle of the men’s doubles event with hardfought victories, even as Sania Mirza posted an easy win in the women’s doubles of the French Open tennis tournament on Wednesday. India’s veteran star Paes along with his Canadian partner
Daniel Nestor fought hard before prevailing over Australian combo of James Duckworth and Chris Guccione 6-2 5-7 7-5, while Bopanna and Florin Mergea of Romania came from a set down to post a 5-7 6-3 6-4 victory against the Serbian combination of Filip Krajinovic and Viktor Troicki. In contrast, top seeded Sania and Martina Hingis had a cake walk against Germany’s Julia Goerges and
Barbora Krejcikova of Czech Republic, as they advanced to the second round with a comfortable 6-3 6-0 win. Earlier, having wrapped up the opening set comfortably, the 10th seeded pair of Paes and Nestor lost the second 5-7. But the IndoCanadian duo used all their experience to prevail over their rivals in the third and deciding set, which also turned out to be another gruelling battle.
Even as the Indian cricket Board drags its feet on appointing a support staff for the upcoming season, World Cup-winning Kapil Dev has a word of caution for the BCCI bosses who will finally decide on Team India’s head coach/director/high-performance manager in the next few days. India begin a tour of Bangladesh from June 7. The tour starts with a Test match from June 10. The teams also play three one-dayers. This is the first time that the senior national squad is without a coach ahead of a tour, probably an indication of how the Board bosses
are not on the same page. Reportedly, BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya and its secretary Anurag Thakur have not been able to agree on the tenure of the man who will hold the reins of the senior national team. Three big names - Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and
Ravi Shastri - are doing the rounds. According to reports, Ganguly wants a four-year term while Ravi Shastri, who was Team Director until the World Cup, wants nothing less than 18 months. Most Board officials are against a four-year term for anyone.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter’s defence will be familiar with every one who follows Indian cricket - it is right out of former BCCI president N Srinivasan’s playbook. When the Supreme Court told Srinivasan to step aside as board president while hearing the IPL betting and fixing case, Srinivasan kept insisting that he had not been charged with anything and therefore should be able to stay on the throne. Blatter’s defence is no different. “The president is not involved,” FIFA spokesperson Walter De Gregorio said on Wednesday. “Of course he is the head of FIFA, but he is not involved so how can you say he has to step down?” It doesn’t matter that under Blatter, FIFA has been consistently
and rampantly corrupt. What matters it that the trail of corruption does not lead to his door – at least not yet. Both the BCCI and FIFA share a similar philosophy as well. They have stridently maintained they are private bodies that operate within their own rules and guidelines and are not subject to outside interference. They are the Lords and Masters of their universe. Blatter and Srinivasan controlled their
respective organizations by doling out favours and withholding rewards for friends and foes alike. Under Srinivasan, state associations began receiving much more money than before. Under Blatter, football federations in Asia, the Americas and Africa found themselves the beneficiaries of his largesse. No wonder the Asian Football Confederation gave Blatter its vote of confidence on Thursday.
But the investigation had nevertheless determined that “there have been a few incidents of sexual harassment which were committed by two male officials” and that the third was guilty of “improper conduct... which did not amount to sexual harassment,” the SLC added. Sri Lanka’s sports ministry said at the weekend that criminal prosecutions would follow after its own inquiry had
found two team managers demanded sexual favours from team members. Under Sri Lankan law, anyone found guilty of sexual harassment can face up to five years in prison plus an unspecified fine. The board said both its own report and the separate inquiry by the sports ministry had highlighted the “unsatisfactory situation” involving the women’s team where there was “favouritism and bias”.
Josh Hazlewood stars on Day 1 of Like FIFA, like BCCI: If only India’s could arrest cricket officials warm-up tie vs WICB President’s XI police Agency | Zurich Agency | Antigua
Agency | New Delhi Bharat Petroleum Corporation ‘s (BPCL) profit is likely to be at Rs 2,003.5 crore, down 50.7 percent compared to Rs 4,068.4 crore in the year-ago period, according to a CNBC-TV18 poll. The company will announce its earnings on May 28. Analysts feel the sequential results may see major improvement. The staterun oil marketing company had reported a profit of Rs 551.2 crore in December quarter. Strong refining margins, nil subsidy burden and higher marketing margins may drive the bottomline in Q4. Net sales are seen falling 26.8 percent (down 5.4
percent sequentially) to Rs 54,731.1 crore during January-March quarter compared to Rs 74,736.6 crore in the same quarter last year. Operating profit may drop 46 percent yearon-year (up 201.4 percent quarter-on-quarter) to Rs 3,401 crore in the quarter gone by. Analysts expect gross refining margin for the quarter at USD 4 a barrel against USD 1.5 a barrel in Q3FY15, led by higher Singapore GRMs, lower fuel & losses, and likely no inventory losses. Key issues to watch out for are inventory & forex change impact, subsidy sharing and update on Mozambique/Brazil E&P blocks.
SI Review: Micromax Yu Yuphoria
Agency | Bangalore Chinese Smartphone companies dominate the Smartphone sector in India. However, in the midst of this batter for market share, India’s own Micromax unveiled Yu Yuphoria at a conference held in New Delhi. The phone is a combination of good specification at an affordable price. Let us take a closer look at the new Smartphone from Micromax, reports Firstpost. The phone comes with a removable rear cover, which is made of plastic. However, it features a
metallic frame and helps in getting a good grip over the Smartphone. The 2230mAh battery that comes with Yu Yuphoria, lasts an entire day but, on heavy usage, it can still last up to 8 hours. However, the phone offers quick charging and has a removable battery. The phone offers 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage and a decent 8-megapixels rear camera only at a minimal cost of Rs.6,999. It makes a perfect buy for anyone who has limited budget but, still wants a good specification.
Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood on Thursday put his hand up for selection in the first Test against the West Indies with a standout performance on the first day of Australia‘s practice match. The dry conditions anticipated in the Caribbean wouldn’t normally be expected to favour the tall New South Wales (NSW) fast-bowler, whose bounce —especially on Australian pitches — is one of his greatest assets. WICB President’s XI vs Australia: Josh Hazlewood talks about play on Day 1 But Hazlewood showed his versatility on the opening day of Aus-
tralia’s three-day game against a West Indies President’s XI, picking up two for 26 with six maidens in 15 overs, reports cricket.com.au. And he was unlucky not to add to his tally in the final session, twice finding the inside edge with some late swing only for the ball to somehow evade the stumps and reach the fine leg boundary. One
of the most encouraging aspects of Hazlewood’s day was his ability to find lateral movement with both the old and new ball on a slow and dry surface devoid of grass. “Everyone’s trying to do their best in a tour game to put their name forward,” Hazlewood said. Hazlewood’s accuracy augurs well for Australia
Chanderpaul deserves a send off with dignity and respect, says Brian Lara Agency | Kingston
West Indies batting legend Brian Lara has severely criticised the Cricket Board’s (WICB) move to axe Shivnarine Chanderpaul from the national team and has called for an honourary sendoff to the veteran batsman by including him in two-Test home series against Australia. The selectors, led by former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd, left out 40-yearold Chanderpaul from the 12-member squad for the first Test against Australia, citing lack of form of the left-handed batsman over his last 11 innings, in which he averaged only 16. But Lara feels the decision was just another example of the way the WICB disrespects its players. “This has nothing to do with numbers or averages. What are they saying that Chanderpaul
Sri Lanka Cricket sacks three officials over sex bribe scandal Agency | Colombo
was given the last 11 innings to get the desired number of runs to break a record? This has absolutely nothing to do with runs or numbers. It has to do with respect and Chanderpaul has earned the right to say goodbye in an acceptable way,” he said. “In fact, he should be allowed to do it in his own way,” Lara was quoted as saying by ‘Trinidad and Tobago Guardian’. The snub effectively means the end of Chanderpaul’s illustrious career, in
which the talented cricketer has scored 11,867 runs at an average of 51.37. Lara has urged the WICB to reinstate Chanderpaul for the two Test matches against Australia and the series be looked ipon as his final series. “In that way, there will be no hostility and whether he makes a double century or a duck, it doesn’t matter, it will be his farewell series and the entire cricketing world will know that,” the former West Indies skipper said.
Sri Lankan cricket’s governing body on Wednesday announced the sacking of three officials after allegations that members of the women’s national team were asked to perform sexual favours to keep their places. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said all three officials were shown the door at the end of their contracts last month after an internal inquiry found two of them guilty of sexual harassment and a third of improper conduct. The Board said in a statement that “there was no evidence of any physical intimacy” by any of the three men, none of whom have been named.
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Latest development in Ahmedabad Metro Rail project Prime Minister Modi likely to visit Gujarat in December Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
City’s Jalaram Mandir Railway Crossing connecting Paldi and Law garden will be closed for traffic soon to make a way for construction of under bridge. Once the under bridge is built, the railway crossing will be permanently closed. Construction of this under bridge will take place as part of the Metro rail project by MEGA company. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation(AMC) will coordinate with MEGA in this regard. Jalaram Crossing will
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have one of the Metro stations on Jivraj flyover to Akhbarnagar stretch of Metro rail. MEGA had proposed AMC to permit the construction of
Diamond gets permission to start Surat – Ahmedabad flights
under bridge which has been granted in today’s standing committee meeting. Presented in the photographs above is proposed ‘Paldi’ metro rail station in Ahmedabad.
Though the name is ‘Paldi’, the station will not be exactly on Paldi cross roads, but in Paldi area, at railway crossing next to Jalaram Mandir/ Jay Siyaram Pendawala/ Old Shardamandir school. It will be an elevated station. It will come up in railway’s land. Existing railway line connecting
Botad and Gandhidham railway station will continue to host common trains, while proposed elevated corridor will carry metro trains. There are some over bridges on this route(Shreyas crossing, Jivraj crossing), but the elevated route for Metro will be even above them.
CM to attend zone wise meetings on GIDC issues, single window in one month
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Surat headquartered Diamond Aeronautics which operates flights connecting Surat to Rajkot and Bhvnagar is likely to operates flights connecting Surat to Ahmedabad and Diu in next one month or so. Diamond Aeronautics has got permission to operate these flights from Airports Authority of India(AAI) and Direc-
torate General of Civil Aviation(DGCA). The service is likely to start in a month time. At present the office set up and other infrastructure related works are in progress at Ahmedabad and Diu airports. Diamond uses 9-seater planes for intra-state service in Gujarat which is successfully running and regularly expanding its network.
Speaking at stone lying ceremony of Federation of Industries & Association’s skill training center in Gandhinagar, Gujarat Chief Minister today said she will personally hear and discuss the issues pertaining to industrial estates of Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation(GIDC) in four zones. “Before I left for China, I told officials to make a list of issues GIDC units are facing. I told them to resolve the local issues at their level, and also told them that government level issues will be resolved once I
tives to file a special leave petition in Gujarat high court after his promotion was delayed by Army authorities. Soon after, Major Dayal was transferred to Rajasthan. A senior officer of the city crime branch said that when the Major asked the ‘lawyers’ about the fate of his petition in the high court, the duo mailed him a copy of a court order granting an interim stay on the promotion procedure. When Major Dalal produced the court order before Army authorities, they demanded a certified copy of the order. “Verification of the petition number mentioned on the court order revealed
a shocker — the number was of a different special leave petition and the order was forged,” said the crime branch officer. “We have registered an FIR against the lawyer mentioned in the complaint, and also against another accused. We are going to summon the advocates to verify the facts stated in the Army officer’s complaint,” said the police officer. The crime branch is also investigating to find out whether the two ‘lawyers’ are actually registered as lawyers with the Bar Council of Gujarat. Police will also send the court order to FSL for verification.
go in the reported quarter. While liquid cargo weight rose to 1.26 lakh tonnes, as against 80,000 tonnes, it added. The company said its net profit in the March quarter was impacted by a “one-time finance cost of Rs 34.6 crore paid to International Finance Corporation (IFC).” Ear-
Army man duped with forged HC order
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
An Army officer, Major Sanjay Dalal, has filed a complaint with the city crime branch accusing his ‘advocates’ of cheating him by giving him a forged court order in his favor. Major Dalal, who was posted in Ahmedabad before he was transferred to Rajasthan, has alleged that one Homi Maratha and his associate, Navinchandra Maratha, who had identified themselves as lawyers, had charged him Rs 3 lakh as fee for fighting his case. The Army officer has further stated in his complaint that he had hired the duo as his legal representa-
Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd (GPPL) today reported a 10 per cent rise in its net profit at Rs 66.9 crore for the March quarter, helped by higher cargo volumes. The Mumbai-based firm had posted a net profit of Rs 61 crore in the yearago period, GPPL said in a BSE filing. Total income of the company rose by 20 per cent to Rs 188 crore in March quarter, up from Rs 156 crore in the corresponding quarter of
2013-14. GPPL’s container traffic rose by 7 per cent year-on-year to 201,000 TEUs (twenty feet equivalent units) during the quarter under review, it said in a separate filing to BSE. In terms of dry weight, the volumes grew 33 per cent on the back of higher coal and fertiliser car-
show-case civilization and culture of the Parsis in year 2015-16 budget. An exhibition ‘The everlasting flame’ will be supported by the Ministry of Minority Affairs. Parsis are integral part of culture and history of Gujarat as they arrived from Iran with holy fire at Gujarat coast and
stayed here. Udvada(200 km north of Mumbai) is a town in Gujarat, renowned for its Zoroastrian Atash Behram. This place of worship is the oldest still-functioning example of its kind, and has established Udvada as a pilgrimage center for Zoroastrians the world over.
rental compensation because the proposal for the same is yet to be cleared by the General Board of the VMC. Many of the displaced families, who continue to live at the demolished site under tarpaulin sheets tied to the debris, say they are anguished at the delay. “The moment we conceded to their proposal and withdrew our agitation, the officials have almost stopped commu-
nicating with us. We did so as we trusted their word about the rental allowance and the subsequent construction, but the pace of their process is extremely slow and now we have no reply coming from the authorities,” says Arif Pathan, president of the Kalyannagar Rehabilitation Association, formed by aggrieved residents. According to officials of the VMC’s JNNURM and BSUP housing Department, a clearance has been sought from the state government through the civic body’s Town Planning Department for the construction on the land, which is said to be falling under the green belt.
his suffering at the hands of cancer. He had highlighted the devastating effect of tobacco and urged the villagers to keep away from the smoke demon. Since then, Sona has been successfully running an anti-tobacco drive in the area. And a visit to Haridwar have a weapon to her fight. While returning from Mansa Devi, she found a sadhu smoking a cigarette made from mango leaves, dried neem and basil. Sona learnt the technique from him and introduced it in her village. Surprisingly, she recently motivated a 70-year-old habibutal smoker kick the butt. “I
finally gave up smoking after years of sporadic attempts. I decided to quit tobacco a decade back after I developed numerous chest infections. But it was not easy. Then my family brought me to Ba who transformed my life,” said Kanubhai Patel, who had been smoking since he was five year old. According to head and neck cancer surgeon Dr Kaustubh Patel, “Gujarat has become the breeding ground for oral cancers. Close to 4 lakh people suffer from oral cancer in India, of which 1.45 lakh people die. Gujarat accounts for 40% of total oral cancer cases in the country.”
Relief & rehabilitation elude Kalyannagar Muslim families
return from China.” “We are dividing GIDC estates in four zones. I will be attending a meeting in each zone to hear and resolve the issues regarding GIDC estates.” Chief Minister asked government officials to make GIDC online. “This is an era of technology. GIDC should go online. Sitting in Gandhinagar, I should be able to know that how many plots are vacant
in particular GIDC and which GIDC needs what from the government.” Chief Minister appealed industrialists to take responsibility of payment of premium of insurance for their labourers. She shared the details of recently announced insurance schemes by centre, premium of which is Rs 12 per year in one scheme and Rs 360 per year in another scheme.
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Eighteen cases of highgrade fever were reported from various hospitals in the city even as the mercury dipped to 42.6 degrees celsius on Wednesday. This was a drop of 1.3 degrees from Tuesday, when Ahmedabad was the hottest place in Gujarat at 43.9 degrees. On Wednesday, the city was still a close second, to Surendranagar, which recorded the highest temperature of 43 degrees. The blazing sun made the humidity swing from 69% to 26% through Wednesday. No relief is in sight as India Meteorological
Department (IMD) has predicted only sunny days till May 30. However, the maximum temperature is likely to further dip to 42 degrees on Thursday. M M Prabhakar, medical superintendent, Asarwa Civil Hospital, said, “We’re seeing almost 10 high-grade fever cases a day. Most of these patients have a body temperature between 105 and 106 degrees fahrenheit.” A private hospital in Thaltej also witnessed eighteen cases of patients with high fever who had to be given antipyretic doses (injectable paracetamol).
lier this month, GPPL had said it will now fund its expansion plans through internal accruals as it terminated loans from the multi-lateral agency IFC. “In view of its business performance and cash flows, the company Board decided to cancel the ECB (external commercial borrowing) loan from the IFC and will now fund the ongoing expansion plan through its internal accruals,” it had said. Further, GPPL said it has changed its ac-
counting year from year ending December 31 to year ending March 31 and hence the figures for the year-end and 15 months end are not comparable. Its net profit for the 15 months ended March 31 stood at Rs 387.28 crore. While, the net profit was Rs 191.76 crore for the year-ended December 31, 2013. Total income for the 15 months as of March 31 stood at Rs 867 crore. And the total income as of December 31, 2013 stood Rs 518 crore.
Summer blues: 18 high-grade fever cases reported in Ahmedabad
Gujarat Pipavav posts 10 pc rise in Q4 net at Rs 67 cr Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is likely to visit Gujarat in December. He will be visiting Udvada in south Gujarat to attend a function of Parsi community. District administration and local BJP cadres have started early preparations in this regard. To develop Udvada as heritage place, the government has approved Rs 20 crore grant, of which Rs 10 crore allotment has been made already. Modi had addressed Parsi community function in Udvada also when he was Gujarat Chief Minister. Modi government has made allocation of crores of Rupees to
Correspondent | Surat
For the displaced Muslim families of Kalyannagar, who have been promised in-situ relocation instead of Sayajipura and Kalali and monthly rental compensation of Rs 3,000, the prolonged wait seems to be far from over. While the construction work for the relocation is yet to begin, the Vadodara Municipal Corpor-ation (VMC) has also not begun disbursing monthly
85-year-old woman smoking out addiction in Gujarat’s tobacco heartland
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
A cigarette made out of mango leaves and dried neem and basil. Sounds bizarre? This has actually made more than 300 people quit tobacco. In the heartland of tobacco production in Charotar region in central Gujarat, an 85-year old woman has emerged as an anti-tobacco crusader. Fondly known as Ba, Sona Purshottam, has helped at least 300 people kick tobacco addiction in Petlad region where children are known to pick up addiction from mother’s milk itself. Four year olds chewing tobacco is a common sight in the town. Purshottam traversed villages to create awareness about de-addiction, a mission she took on after her husband Manubhai died of oral cancer 40 years back. Her husband had got a village teacher to write a letter enumerating
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