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Discounts galore as two-wheeler firms offload BS-III models Two-wheeler majors Hero MotoCorp, HMSI, Bajaj Auto and Suzuki Motorcycle are offering discounts of up to Rs 22,000 on BS-III models to liquidate stocks
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Agency | Guwahati Four women were killed and eight others, including a minor were injured when a vehicle carrying pilgrims from here met with a road accident at Chapar in Assam’s Dhubri district today. Police said the vehicle overturned as it tried to negotiate a curve on way to Mahamaya temple, considered to be one of the oldest Shakti shrines in the country. Three women were killed on the spot and another died in the hospital, where the injured were rushed, the police said adding the four women were related.
Two-wheeler majors Hero MotoCorp, HMSI, Bajaj Auto and Suzuki Motorcycle are offering discounts of up to Rs 22,000 on BS-III models to liquidate stocks, a day after the Supreme Court banned sale and registration of such vehicles from April 1. With 6.71 lakh two-wheelers, out of over 8 lakh BS-III vehicles impacted by the ban, dealers said the immediate effort is to sell as many units as possible before the deadline by offering “unheard of discounts” in the industry. Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI), which had initially offered a flat discount of Rs 10,000 on its BS-III scooters and motorcycles increased it to Rs 22,000 later in the
day. The company said it is offering cash back offer of Rs 22,000 on its BS-III scooters and motorcycles models Activa 3G (priced Rs 50,290), Dream Yuga (Rs 51,741), CB Shine (Rs 55,799 to Rs 61,283) and CD 110DX (Rs 47,202 to Rs 47,494). Market leader Hero MotoCorp offered discounts of up to Rs 12,500 on its BS-III two-wheelers. According to dealers, the company is offering rebate of Rs 12,500 on its scooters, Rs 7,500 on premium bikes
Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad assaults Air India employee, BJP MP pays the price His mistake: he shares his surname with another MP from Maharashtra, Ravindra Gaikwad. Agency | New Delhi Sunil Gaikwad, a BJP MP from Latur, on Thursday claimed that he was repeatedly stopped at security check points before boarding a flight. His mistake: he shares his surname with another MP from Maharashtra, Ravindra Gaikwad. “I was stopped at security points at the airport repeatedly because of my surname and as I’m an MP,” Sunil Gaikwad said. The MP also asked whether it was a crime to share a surname. “I have conveyed
this to Minister Jayant Sinha. Is having the Gaikwad surname a crime?” he said. The other Gaikwad, a Shiv Sena MP from Osmanabad, has been in the news for assaulting an Air India employee. This lead to the state-run carrier and six private airlines banning Ravindra Gaikwad from flying on their fleet. The issue was even raised by the Sena MPs in the Parliament, which
prompted Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju to back the Air India staff, saying they cannot discriminate between passengers. Sena MP Anandrao Adsul also questioned Air India on why a similar travel ban was not extended to television personality Kapil Sharma, who allegedly misbehaved on a flight after getting drunk. Earlier, Ravindra Gaikwad was forced to travel by train from Delhi to Pune after his booking was cancelled .
ministry of foreign affairs of Nigeria, spoke to Amb. Reddy and relayed the government’s concerns over the safety of Nigerian nationals residing in India. “We think this should not have happened considering the excellent relationship between two of us — the two countries have things in common and have been great friends,” Enikanolaiye was quoted
saying. In return, Amb. Reddy, describing the incident as ‘deplorable’, said the Indian government has taken strong steps to ensure security in the area. He added that five of the seven accused persons have been arrested in the case. In Parliament, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said an investigation was underway and it would be inappropriate to comment before a report is submitted. She added that the authorities concerned are treating the matter very seriously.
Indian envoy summoned in Nigeria after attack in Greater Noida: Report Agency | New Delhi
Indian Amabassador to Nigeria, B Nagabhushana Reddy was summoned by the federal government of that country after the attack on Nigerian students by an irate mob back home in India, News Agency of Nigeria reported. The Nigerian government said those responsible for the attack must be arrested and prosecuted immediately in order to deter future incidents. The agency reported that it was Olushola Enikanolaiye, permanent secretary in the
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and Rs 5,000 on entry level mass market motorcycles. The models on which discounts are offered include scooters Duet (priced Rs 49,480) and Maestro Edge (Rs 51,030), motorcycles Glamour (Rs 59,755) and Splendor 125 (Rs 55,575). Another two-wheeler maker Suzuki Motorcycle India also announced offers on its Let’s scooter and Gixxer motorcycle. On the scooter, Let’s priced (Rs 47,272 to Rs 53,766), the company offered a discount of Rs 4,000 plus a free helmet, while on Gixxer (Rs 77,452 to Rs 90,421) the benefit is up
to Rs 5,000 with exchange benefits of up to Rs 2,000. All prices are ex-showroom Delhi. Bajaj Auto also offered discounts and free insurance on its different models, starting from the entry level Platina to Pulsar RS200 in the range of Rs 3,000 to Rs 12,000 along with free insurance. “If there are any unsold inventory left, we have the possibility to export as we are a big exporter to around 70 countries across the world,” Bajaj Auto President (Business Development & Assurance) S Ravikumar said. The companies said the offer will be valid till stocks last or up to March 31. “These are unheard of discounts ever in the two-wheeler industry,” Federation of Automobile Dealers (FADA) past president and Director-International Affairs Nikunj Sanghi said.
After Anti-Romeo Drive, Yogi Adityanath Cracks Down On Cheating Students
Agency | Lucknow The government of Yogi Adityanath has cracked down heavily on cheating during the ongoing Class 10 board exams in Uttar Pradesh, not only taking to task a huge number of students and teachers, but also starting a toll-free number where complaints about cheating can be registered. Over the last few days, the state government has filed police cases against four exam centres, 111 centre directors, 178 invigilators and 70 students. So far, 57 centres have been barred from holding exams and in 54 of them, exams were cancelled. The board exams had started on March 16, three days before the government of Yogi Adityanath had taken oath of office. Out to meet the party’s election promises at a record speed, the new government had immediately started crack-
down on illegal slaughterhouses and had the police form “anti-Romeo squads” - Romeos being a loose term for youths who harass women. Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma, who also holds the secondary education portfolio, has already held a video conference with District Magistrates.
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Delhi, Mumbai, 5 other major airports to end stamping, tagging of fliers’ hand baggage from April 1
The move, the CISF chief said, will enhance “passenger experience and provide hassle free security environment to them” Agency | New Delhi
Stamping and tagging of the hand baggage of fliers at seven major airports, including Delhi and Mumbai, will be done away with from April 1, the CISF said today. The other airports which will see the new system of baggage security coming in include the ones in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Cochin and Ahmedabad. “The system of stamping and putting
tags on the hand baggage of fliers will be dispensed with from April 1 at seven airports. We have put in place the required security systems that will help us in ushering in this passenger-friendly move,” CISF Director General O P Singh said. The move, the CISF chief said, will enhance “passenger experience and provide hassle free security environment to them”. The move was earlier
announced by the aviation security regulator, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), but the Central Industrial Security Force wanted to deploy appropriate security infrastructure before such a regime could be ushered in without any compromise on the security aspect at these sensitive facilities. Singh said his personnel have been updated about the new protocol.
Recover Rs 97 crore from AAP for advertisements: Delhi LG Anil Baijal
government for “misus- advised by the law departing” exchequer money ment and secretary (DIP), on advertisements and a notice should immediviolating Supreme Court ately be issued to political guidelines. The commit- party concerned for retee — set up on SC orders covery of amount already to address issues related paid. The party concerned Agency | New Delhi to content regulation in may also be advised to pay IN A setback to the Delhi government advertising directly to the agencies government, Lieutenant (CGRA) in 2015 — had concerned in respect of Governor Anil Baijal di- forwarded its report to the remaining advertisements rected the chief secretary chief secretary, GNCTD, whose payments have not to recover an amount of last September for fur- been released so far by the Rs 97 crore from AAP, ther action. The commit- government. The notice which it had allegedly tee had also directed the so issued should give full “splurged” on advertise- government to assess the details of all advertisements, within 30 days. expenditure incurred by ments and fix a timeline of The move comes months it on certain categories of 30 days from date of issue after a Centre-appoint- advertisements, and get it to reimburse the requisite ed three-member com- reimbursed from the party amount to the government mittee indicted the AAP concerned. “Therefore, as exchequer,” the letter said. The move comes months after a Centre-appointed three-member committee indicted the AAP government for “misusing” exchequer money on advertisements and violating Supreme Court guidelines
Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill, rejects all amendments proposed by Rajya Sabha Agency | New Delhi
Rejecting all the four amendments proposed by the Rajya Sabha, the Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Finance Bill. The Rajya Sabha can only recommend changes to the Finance Bill and not block the legislation as the Upper House doesn’t have a say in the matters of money bills. On Wednesday, the House saw a lively exchange between the Opposition and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The Opposition has been relentless in their criticism against the government.
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political funding, linking of Aadhaar card, merging of several tribunals. Former finance minister P Chidambaram sought for guarantees over the safety of the Aadhaar data, saying that it is vulnerable to hacking attacks and leakages. “The larger question, that is being raised, and I think you should answer is, how will you protect the privacy of transactions in bank accounts? How will you protect the privacy of facts, material in the income tax returns? The Pentagon has been hacked, and five hundred
million accounts have been hacked…what is the guarantee that you have the technology to prevent hacking of bank accounts, hacking of income tax accounts through the Aadhaar number?” he asked. In his reply, Jaitley said that it was wrong to question find fault with the Aadhaar scheme as technology is always vulnerable to attacks. “The Pentagon got hacked even without the Aadhaar being there…the fact that technologies can be broken into, can never be an argument to say don’t have technology.
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2 / Dt. 31-03-2017, Friday Editors’ Picks FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2017 Pollution is not just a Delhi problem and is certainly not limited to outdoors While Delhiites have been exposed to air pollution for many years, it is only recently that people have started taking cognizance of this problem due to heightened awareness, conversations and social debates around the subject. Conversations around air pollution have so far been limited to Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) owing to the alarming levels of smog that engulfed the city last year. Mumbai resident Sunil Nagpal recalls his experience and shares, “I’m an avid jogger and enjoy running on Marine Drive every morning. In early November last year, I was asked by my organization to travel to Delhi for a fortnight on a project. It was then that I came face-to-face with this problem.” Unaware of this problem then, Sunil continued his morning jogging ritual even in Delhi, but soon realized that it was getting extremely uncomfortable for him to breathe while running. “Initially I did not pay much heed to this problem; however, suspected something wrong when the issues persisted. Even after a month after getting back from Delhi, there were no signs of improvement. A doctor suggested that I could be suffering from the ill-effects of air pollution. It is then that I realized the gravity of the situation”. Sunil was in for an eye-opener in this case as he believed that air pollution was the exclusive property of the capital. His condition set him thinking about air pollution and ways he could fight it. He consulted his friends, family, and browsed the internet extensively for more information. He loved his jogging ritual and found out ways to combat it using options much as pollution masks. He was so happy with his efforts that one evening when he was sitting with this friends, he started explaining his problem and how he reached the solution with some pride. Little did he know he was in for a surprise! It was then that a friend pointed out the problem of indoor pollution. Sunil was taken aback as he had focused on outdoor pollution only till now and didn’t have a hint of how harmful indoor pollution was as well. “After all our homes are clean and we maintain hygiene. How can our homes be polluted?” Instantly the thought of well-being of his wife and young children struck him and he set on a path of research again. “I didn’t want my family to face the problems that I did” said Sunil. Few hours into the research Sunil found exactly what he was looking for. “I stumbled upon honeywellsmarthomes.com and discovered how bad a problem indoor pollution was. The PM2.5 level in our homes are at times worse than the situation outside as we grapple with problems of dust and cooking fumes,” he says, adding he finally decided to get a good indoor air purifier. “I can’t control the air outside, but I sure can make it breathable inside” he said. He found some vital inputs on the site about indoor pollution and the products that could solve this problem for him. He narrowed his choice to the Honeywell Air Touch™ air purifier for his home.
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Behen Hogi Teri Teaser Gives a Religious Twist to Kaala Chashma And It’s Hilarious (H.S.) | Mumbai
After getting us all hooked with his acting in Trapped, Rajkummar Rao is all set to star in a quirky romantic comedy Behen Hogi Teri. The first teaser of the film’s first song, Jai Maa, is here and it will make you laugh out loud. The teaser features Rajkummar Rao and Shruti Haasan in a ‘jagrata’ setting, singing a devotional song based on the music of Kaala Chashma. The teaser captures the essence of devotional songs based on films’ music and the way all the characters are engrossed hilarious-
ly in the religious happening. Kaala Chashma, the 90’s classic Punjabi song was recreated for Baar Baar Dekho starring Katrina Kaif and Sidharth Malhotra. Sidharth shared the devotional rendition of last year’s biggest hit and wrote, “From #kalachashma to MAA! Good luck to team #behenhogiteri n @amul_mohan” Jai Maa has been written by Sonu Saggu and the rap has been written by Perry G. Rajkummar Rao performing the rap part will tickle your funny bone.Directed by Ajay K Pannalal Behen Hogi Teri also stars Gautam Gulati, Gulshan Grover and Herry Tangri in key roles. After the quirky teaser, we can’t wait to see what the trailer has to promise, till then lets hit it for Mata Raani.
The two will be Naam Shabana movie review: A not so well paced thriller goes haywire seen parodying (H.S.) | New Delhi the song in Director Shivam Nair, who last tried the thriller a ‘Jagran’ genre in his 2015 disastrous outing, Bhaag Johnhas explored another sequence ny, not so edgy thriller film Naam Shabana. Whoever in their goes in expecting a film to be on lines of the Ta- The film features Taapsee Pannu, Manoj upcoming apsee Pannu starrer Pink Bajpayee, Prithviraj in the lead roles and or Baby, will be let down. Producer-writer Neeraj Akshay Kumar in an extended cameo film Pandey pens down a film contacts Shabana to help her around Tony. Will highlights the issue her in seeking revenge Shabana repay Manoj Ba‘Behen which of self-defence and wom- from the murderers of Jai. jpayee by killing Tony? Shabana (Taap- Shabana kills the ruler Known for making conHogi enseesafety. Pannu) lives with her Karan of the brat gang. In tent driven films like A mother Farida (Natasha return, Manoj Bajpayee Wednesday and Baby, Teri’ Rastogi) in the heart of asks Shabana to train for Naam Shabana is surely a Mumbai city. Her college friend Jai (Tahir Shabbir) secretly admires Shabana but never really expresses it. Shabana’s life changes when a bunch of local vagabonds kill Jai in the wee hours. An undercover agent Manoj Bajpayee
their most important mission. The secret mission is to expose and kill Tony (Prithviraj), who deals with human trafficking and money laundering across the globe. Akshay Kumar and Anupam Kher help Shabana in planting
disappointment from producer-writer Neeraj Pandey. However, the flak also goes to director Shivam Nair for a poor execution. First half is flat but raises high hopes in the second half but by then it is too late to even like it.
Meri Pyaari Bindu: Parineeti Chopra, Ayushmann Khurrana Have A Surprise For You
Raveena Tandon comeback film is a tale of revenge vs justice (H.S.) | Mumbai
Raveena Tandon has proved why the Bollywood industry needs her to come back with Maatr’s trailer. The film has been generating buzz for some time now and with the trailer, it has only increased. The movie is set to be released on April 21 and stars Raveena Tandon, Divya Jagdale, Anurag Arora and others. Written by Michael Pellico and directed by Ashtar Sayed, this revenge thriller tells the tale of a mother who is out to get justice for her daughter. The tale is about the failure of the judiciary, and the society in the face of a heinous crime such as rape. Raveena plays the role of the mother, a woman who wants to stand up to the criminals who destroyed her daughter Tia’s life. However, she stands alone with no support from the society, the law and her husband only want to
move on past the incident. When she proceeds to file a complaint, her husband is beaten up and made to take back the charges against the criminal. Af-
ter all this, she becomes strong and spins the web. The web that catches everyone associated with the crime committed against her daughter.
(H.S.) | New Delhi The Meri Pyaari Bindu co-stars - Parineeti Chopra and Ayushmann Khurrana are all set to release the teaser of the film tomorrow. Ahead of that, the makers of the film teased us with a glimpse of the characters Parineeti and Ayushmann play in the film. This is also the first poster of the much-talked about Meri Pyaari Bindu where Parineeti and Ayushmann appear together. Parineeti stars as the aspiring singer Bindu in the film while Ayushmann will be seen as Bengali author Abhimanyu Roy. The teaser promises to enlighten us about how Abhimanyu will be the narrator for Bindu’s struggle as a budding singer. “Bindu Ki Kahaani, Abhimanyu ki Zubaani. Meri Pyaari Bindu Teaser out tomorrow,” Ayushmann tweeted on Thursday. Meri Pyaari Bindu is a little extra special for Parineeti as the film also incorporates her singing debut. Parineeti released her maiden song Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahi on Tuesday and has garnered over four million views in one day. Ayushmann, who is a popular singer himself, was the first one to share the song on Twitter and wrote: “Parineeti Chopra ki awaaz bilkul meri novel ki heroine jaisi hai - smooth aur sexy!” Ayushmann, who clearly loves Parineeti’s singing, told news agency IANS: “I think she is top-notch and pretty good. She has taken classical training in music. She knows a lot about music. I was surprised when I discovered her singing talent for the first time.
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COLORS Gujarati explores a bittersweet tale of love in modern day context through Mahek…Mota Ghar ni Vahu
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Taking clues from modern day relationships, Colors Gujarati, the only Gujarati Entertainment Channel that echoes the sentiments of the Gujarati heartland brings to its viewers a fresh take on relationships through their latest offering, Mahek...
Mota Ghar Ni Vahu. The show traces the journey ofMahek, a young girl who is madly in love with Dev. While they overcome all hurdles in their relationship to enter holy matrimony, destiny makes way for Harsh into Mahek’s life. A ruthless man with little emotions, Harsh and Mahek’s lives intertwines to bring in fresh set of challenges in their relationship. Produced by Jay Mehta Productions of Preet Piyu Anne Pannaben fame, Mahek…Mota Ghar Ni Vahuwill premiere on Colors Gujarati on April 3rd, Monday to Saturday at 7PM. Commenting on the launch of the show, Anuj Poddar – Business Head, Colors Gujarati said, “It has been our constant endeavor to present to our viewers entertaining yet meaningful content.
H-1B Visa Curbs On Indians Will Also Hurt US: Sushma Swaraj Agency | New Delhi
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said if the US puts restrictions on H-1B visas, immigration or business outsourcing, it will not just hurt Indians but will be bad for the US too. “We are not just talking with the US authorities (on H-1B visas and related issues), we are talking with logic and concrete statistics,” Swaraj told the Rajya Sabha during the Question Hour. “This is a mutually beneficial partnership, and we have told them (the US) that if you snap these ties, it will not hurt us alone, it will also hurt you,” she said. She said that the Indian information technology (IT) companies operating in the US are generating jobs there and contributing to the US exchequer. “We have told them that it is not true that Indians are stealing their jobs. On the contrary, Indian companies in US are generating employment for the Americans. So far, Indian companies have given direct employment to 1.56 lakh Americans and supportive jobs to 4.11 lakh,” she said. She added that between 2011 and 2015, the Indian companies have made an investment of $2 billion, paid taxes worth $20 billion and Indian workers have contributed $7 billion to the social security scheme.
Renowned Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan has once again come out in defence of Indian skipper Virat Kohli. This was after former middle-order Australian batsman, Brad Hodge, who is also the Gujarat Lions coach in IPL suggested that Kohli might have opted to sit out of the deciding test in Dharamsala to get himself ready for the upcoming IPL season. Stating his unwavering support for Kohli, Bachchan wrote a message on Twitter where he said, “Virat skipped 4th to play IPL .. RUBBISH ! he did it to tell you that his team can wallop you even without him !” The on-field clashes between India and Australia during this four-match Test series is visible to one and all
Don’t Know If I Am Among The Couple Of Players Virat Kohli Was Hinting At: Steve Smith This is the second time in a week that Amitabh Bachchan has stood in defence for Virat Kohli
and Virat Kohli has been drawn into multiple confrontations throughout the series. From the onfield sledging and heated arguments to off-field blame-game, they have all been regular instances of this bilateral series. The Australian media too has played its part and heavily criticized Indian skipper Virat Kohli It may be recalled here that
Amitabh Bachchan had earlier voiced his support for Kohli as well when the Australian media dubbed him as the Donald Trump of world sports. In another message on twitter Bachchan had said, “Aussi media calls Virat, Donald Trump of sports !! … thank you Aussi media for accepting that he is a winner and the PRESIDENT !!”
From Ravindra Jadeja to Umesh Yadav: Positives that Team India can be proud of Agency | Ranchi
While Australia came prepared the 2016-17 Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, India arrived late. After beating England and New Zealand with minimum fuss, the result in Pune came as a rude shock and a timely reminder that every Test match has to be won and every opposition has to be respected. It also taught all of us in the media that Test cricket isn’t so much about what happened in the past (Australia couldn’t draw a Test in Sri Lanka and India didn’t lose a single Test in over a year) but only about what happens on the day. After winning the first day of the second Test, Australia needed to win just one more day to seal the fate of the series, and that’s why India arrived in the series. The way India bowled on the second day of the Bangalore Test revealed the true character of this young team. It’s not that they bowled Australia inside 50 overs and secured the first innings lead, but their desperation for the cause ensured that Australia didn’t run away with the game. It
was the turning point of the series from India’s perspective. After conceding a slender first innings lead, once again, India dug deep with Pujara and Rahane to keep the game alive. Pujara went on to score a double hundred in Ranchi but his innings
of 92 in Bangalore was not just his best innings of the series but also, one of the best Test innings of his Test career.
India Open 2017: Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu started slow but showed their class to win Agency | New Delhi
Winning the first game 21-17 against Arundhati Pantawane might give it a deceptive veneer of a close game but Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu, whose name on a draw makes the fans reach out for block bookings, decided running away with the match was a better idea than giving credence to the proverb ‘making a mountain out of a molehill’. With due respect to Pantawane, the second game was a brutal lesson in watching a champion raise the bar, eventually winning the match 21-17, 21-6. Stories were similar across the five courts of the Siri Fort Indoor Stadium. Yet another fan favourite remodeling her playing philosophy after her knee surgery is Saina
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Australia captain Steve Smith said on Thursday that he is not sure if Virat Kohli was hinting at him in his tweet but for him, the series is well and truly over and the Indians had outplayed the Aussies. Smith is all but set to lead Rising Pune Supergiant in the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) starting on April 5. The 27-year-old said that Kohli is the best person to answer whether he falls in that bracket of people the Indian captain doesn’t want to be friends with. Kohli had tweeted earlier on Thursday, “My answer at the post-match conference has been blown way out of proportion. I did not categorically say the whole Australian team but only a couple of individuals. I continue to be in good terms with the few guys I know & who
I’ve played with at RCB & that doesn’t change.” Responding to questions about this, Smith said, “I don’t know if I am one of those couple of players Virat was hinting at in his tweet today. That is for Virat to answer. “For me the series is done and dusted and India have outplayed us. I am now ready to lead a new bunch of team at the Pune Supergiant,” he told the media in the backdrop of a Supergiant promotional event in New Delhi.
Kohli’s clarification earlier in the day had come after he had been at the receiving end of widespread criticism from the Australian media on what they dubbed as ‘classless’ comments. Comparing Kohli’s leadership style with that Ajinkya Rahane, who was the standin captain for India in the final Test in Dharamsala, Smith said, “Rahane was cool and collected on the field while Virat was very aggressive and emotional.”
it. We do have talented players like Sam Billings and hopefully they can go up and perform,” Dravid during an interaction at Delhi Daredevils? academy ground. Dravid is now banking on experienced international all-rounders like Corey Anderson of New Zealand and Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews to fill Duminy’s void but admitted that De Kock is a bigger loss considering he was built into
a player to give the team momentum at the top of the order. De Kock was Daredevils? top scorer during last IPL. “We have all-rounders like Corey Anderson and Angelo Mathews so we hope that these boys can stand up and perform and in some way replace JP. But yes, Quinton is a big loss because he played so many games for us and was one of our main batsmen.
Delhi Daredevils coach Rahul Dravid rues absence of Quinton de Kock, JP Duminy Agency | New Delhi
Delhi Daredevils coach Rahul Dravid on Thursday admitted that missing a batsman of Quinton de Kock’s calibre along with seasoned player JP Duminy will affect the balance and composition of the team going into 10th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL). Duminy has cited personal reasons for pull-out while De Kock has a fractured finger sustained during the Test series against New Zealand at Wellington. “It is obviously a big blow when you lose big players like JP Duminy and Quinton De Kock. If these things happen before the auction, then it is easier because you can plan better. But then this is how it goes and you cannot help
Duminy has cited personal reasons for pull-out while De Kock has a fractured finger sustained during the Test series against New Zealand at Wellington
Nehwal, who beat back the challenge of Chinese Taipei’s Chia Hsin Lee. The resident of Kaohsiung City with a world ranking of 39, might not have made Nehwal sweat in her pre-match preparations. But the former World No 1 was coming back after a difficult knee surgery. The first game went 21-10 to Saina and her fans relaxed. But Chia suddenly realised that she was here to play a match. With the Chinese Taipei
shuttler leading 6-2, Indian fans sat up, though not perturbed yet. Chia was pushing Saina to the corners with deft drops and high tosses. The Chinese Taipei player was trying to finish off the rallies. She didn’t want longer engagements knowing the former champion’s penchant for carrying on stroke to stroke. After drawing level at 7-7, both players yet again came together at 9-9. But then Saina pulled away.
Please find attached Press Release_DCM Shriram Ltd. Inaugurates the Expanded Capacity and Upgradation of Chlor Alkali & Captive Power at its Shriram Alkali & Chemicals Plant at Bharuch, Gujarat Agency | Bharuch
DCM Shriram Ltd. a leading business conglomerate inaugurates the Expanded Capacity and Upgradation of its Chlor Alkali and Captive Power Generation at the Shriram Alkali & Chemicals facility at Bharuch, Gujarat. The Chlor Alkali (including Caustic Soda liquid & Chlorine) capacity has increased from 450 Tonnes Per Day (TPD) to 1013 TPD and captive power plant’s capacity from 55 MW to 115 MW.
The increased power generation capacity will meet the power requirements of its Chlor Alkali unit at Bharuch. The company will be able to additionally convert 200 TPD of Caustic Soda Liquid into flakes in the Flaking unit at SAC, Bharuch. The company has invested approximately INR 600 crore in the expansion of its capacity of Chlor Al-
kali and captive power generation. On Inauguration of the expanded capacity at the Bharuch facility, Mr. Ajay S Shriram, Chairman & Sr Managing Director & Mr Vikram S Shriram, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, DCM Shriram Ltd. said, “The expansion and upgradation were part of our company’s vision to make the Chlor-Alkali business more robust. DCM Shriram is now the second largest producer of Chlor Alkali in the country.
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Amit Shah meets Congress leader Vaghela at Gujarat assembly, terms it ‘courtesy’ call Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani and state BJP chief Jitu Vaghani were present during the meeting that took place at Vaghela’s chambers at the Assembly building
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BJP president Amit Shah today met senior Congress leader Shankarsinh Vaghela at the Gujarat Assembly here, which the latter termed as a “courtesy call.” Shah is an MLA from Naranpura constituency in Ahmedabad city. Being an MLA, he has to get his attendance marked in the Assembly once in six months. Before meet-
ing Vaghela, who is the opposition leader in the Assembly, the BJP chief attended the session. Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani and state BJP chief Jitu Vaghani were present during the meeting that took place at Va-
ghela’s chambers at the Assembly building. After the meeting, which lasted for about half an hour, Vaghela termed it as a “courtesy call”. “It was a courtesy call by Shah, who had come here to attend the assembly session. No political issue was discussed,” Vaghela added. When asked if there was any indication of advancing the state polls due lat-
er this year, Vaghela said, “There were no indications of early polls, as I understand, but nothing can be said of these RSS people.” Vaghani also said it was a courtesy call. “As our national president was here he wished to meet Vaghela and they met,” he said. Shah also attended the lunch hosted by Assembly speaker Ramanlal Vora for MLAs.
Gujarat HC dismisses NK Proteins’ plea against Maharashtra govt order Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Gujarat High Court today dismissed a set of petitions filed by the edible oil company NK Proteins against Maharashtra government’s order to attach its properties in the National Spot Exchange Limited case. The division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi, however, allowed the company to approach a court in Maharashtra.NK Proteins, based
IPL a good platform for young domestic Patan collector terms Vadavali violence as ‘Hindu-Muslim riot’ players like me, says Basil Thampi Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad has been submitted to the Correspondent | Rajkot
Kerala pacer Basil Thampi, who was picked up by Gujarat Lions for IPL-10, feels that being a part of this T20 tournament is a big opportunity for young domestic players like him. “IPL is a good platform for young domestic players, who get a chance to play with and against international players and for me its a big opportunity,” Thampi told media persons here at Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) stadium in Khandheri. Thampi was bought during the IPL auction by Gujarat Lions for Rs 85 lakh against his base
price of Rs 10 lakh. The bowler would be paid much higher than experienced Munaf Patel and Manpreet Gony, who will also play for Gujarat Lions in IPL-10. However, the young pacer considers T20 format as a big challenge particularly for the bowlers. “Bowling is a big challenge in shortest format of the game, but luckily I am getting
tips from skipper Suresh Raina and experienced bowlers like Praveenbhai (Praveen Kumar) and Munafbhai (Munaf Patel),” he said. Gujarat Lions chose Thampi as the team franchise owner wanted to make its bowling department stronger and the new entrant has an ability to bowl around 140 kmph consistently. Meanwhile, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani will attend the opening ceremony of Gujarat Lions at the SCA stadium, where they will play the first match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Niranjan Shah, former honorary secretary of SCA said.
AFTER a preliminary enquiry, the Patan district administration has termed the recent clash at Vadavali village as a ‘Hindu-Muslim riot’. In its report to the Gujarat revenue department, the district administration has also sought compensation for the family of the man killed in the violence, those injured, and for loss and damage to property. The report that was submitted on Monday included an entire narration of the sequence of events. “The report on the Vadavali incident putting it under the Hindu-Muslim riot category
IRMA sexual harassment case: Day after FIR, cops record statements of ‘witnesses’
Correspondent | Vadodara
A day after the Anand police lodged an FIR on the complaint of a woman employee of the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) in Gujarat, accusing a top official of sexual harassment, officers visited the campus of on Wednesday to record statements of witnesses in the case. On Wednesday, police recorded statements of several persons from the institute, including male employees named by the complainant in her FIR as “witnesses”. The police, however, have not yet recorded the state-
ment. “We have to have sufficient evidence to arrest an individual . We are gathering the statements of the witnesses first in order to corroborate the same with the complainants claim.”
ment of the accused official as it is “gathering more evidence” in the claim. Superintendent of Police, Anand, Saurabh Singh told this newspaper that a team of officials visited the institute to take forward the ongoing probe in the case of sexual harassment. “We sent a team of officers to the
campus and have recorded some statements of people named as witnesses by the complainant as well as independent employees to gather more evidence.” Singh said the police have not yet called in the accused for questioning as it is following the guidelines of the SC in cases of sexual harass-
Severe heat conditions continue to prevail in several parts of country Agency | New Delhi
Severe heat conditions continued in several parts of the country and parts of Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab are reeling under intense heat. In Delhi, the mercury settled six notches above normal at 38.2 degrees Celsius. In Gujarat and Saurashtra-Kutch regions, the highest maximum temperature of 42.9 degree Celsius was recorded at Amreli, followed by 42 degree Celsius at Surendranagar and
Kandla. Ahmedabad city reported maximum temperature of 41.8 degree Celsius. On Monday, the temperature in Ahmedabad had touched 42.8 degree Celsius, highest for the month of March in the last seven years. In Vidarbha region, Akola recorded highest Maximum temperature of 43.8 degrees Celsius. In the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, day temperatures have started shooting up. According to the weather office,
Anantapuramu, Kadapa and Kurnool in Rayalaseema have been registering temperature of around 40 degree Celsius. Temple-town of Tirupati saw mercury rising above the 40-degree Celsius mark today. Srikakulam in north coastal Andhra recorded 38 degrees, while Rajamahendravaram and Kakinada registered 37 and 35.6 degrees Celsius respectively. Nellore recorded 37 degree Celsius while temperatures in Vijayawada.
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revenue department with a proposal of an estimate of damage and compensation to the victims,”said Patan collector K K Nirala. Nirala said. “We are awaiting confirmation from the relief commissioner under the revenue department, the office that will take a final decision. Also, there are some variations in claims as some houses were completely damaged, while some partial, and so an estimate cannot be provided at the moment.” On the other hand, on Wednesday, a group of representatives of non-governmental organisations visited Vadavali village and held meetings with police authorities. They said 142 houses were ransacked, including 100 houses which were set ablaze. The NGOs rubbished an estimate of loss of property worth Rs 10 crore in the violence as stated by revenue officials after a survey on March 26.
RS concerned over farmers’ suicide in Gujarat
in Gujarat, was the biggest defaulter of the commodity exchange NSEL which went belly up in 2013. The HC allowed the company to approach the special court set up under the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (MPID) Act. In November 2013, the Mumbai police had asked Ahmedabad Collector to
attach the properties of NK Proteins in the Rs 5,600-crore NSEL default case to recover depositors’ money. When the company moved the Gujarat HC against this order, NSEL and the depositors who had lost the money objected. As the FIR had been lodged in Mumbai, the matter should be heard by the
special MPID court in Maharashtra, they said. NSEL went belly up on July 31, 2013, after the Union Government ordered its shutdown for violation of norms. NK Proteins, one of the top edible oil players of Gujarat, emerged as the top NSEL borrower-defaulter, having payment obligations of Rs 970 crore.
Pakistan apprehends 12 Indian fishermen off Gujarat coast With this, the total number of fishermen from India captured by Pakistan so far this month has gone up to 230, the NFF said
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) apprehended 12 Indian fishermen and seized two boats off Gujarat coast this morning, the National Fishworkers’ Forum (NFF) said. This comes days after over 100 Indian fishermen were captured by the neighbouring country. With this, the total number of fishermen from India captured by Pakistan so far this month has gone up to 230, the NFF said. “These fishermen had sailed off from the coastal town of Porbandar a few days ago
and were apprehended by the PMSA near the International Maritime Border Line (IMBL) today,” secretary of NFF, Manish Lodhari, said. “We have learnt that at least 12 fishermen from Porbandar in their two boats were apprehended by the PMSA near Jakhau coast this morning. These fishermen and their boats were being taken to Karachi port by PMSA,”
Lodhari said. According to him, 230 Indian fishermen along with their 40 boats were captured by Pakistan agency in this month alone. “It seems PMSA has suddenly increased its vigil across the IMBL. This situation is worrisome for the fishermen community,” said Lodhari. On March 26, the PMSA had apprehended over 100 Indian fishermen and seized 19 fishing boats near IMBL. The action had come two days after Indian Coast Guard captured nine Pakistani fishermen along with a fishing boat from Indian waters.
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Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Madhusudhan Mistry said the recent government figures showed that the number of farmers who committed suicide in Gujarat Agency | New Delhi 30 congress today raised the issues of farmers’ suicide in Gujarat and rising unemployment in the country. Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Madhusudhan Mistry said the recent government figures showed that the number of farmers who committed suicide in Gujarat has risen between 2012 and 2015 As many as 91 farm-
ers have committed suicide in this period because of high debt and crop failure, he said. Mistry also expressed concern over rising unemployment and said the government has been able create jobs for 2,000 people in the last five years. BJP leader Narayan Lal Panchariya demanded that the government should include ‘Rajasthani’ language in the 8th schedule of the Constitution.
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