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“From August 15, 2016” News Brief
Actor-photographer arrested for rape, blackmail
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A small time actor-photographer of Tollygunge was today arrested for his alleged involvement in raping and blackmailing an upcoming model, police said. 30-year-old Aniket Da was arrested from his south Kolkata residence on the basis of a complaint by the model, who accused him of raping and then blackmailing her with her photographs, they said.
Gold tops Rs 31,000-level after 29 months
(H.S.) | New Delhi Gold prices spurted to Rs 31,340 per 10 grams, a 29-month high, by surging Rs 540 in the bullion market today, tracking a firm trend overseas amid increased buying by jewellers at the domestic spot market. Silver ready took losses forward on easing demand from coin makers and lost another Rs 220 to Rs 47,080 per kg, while silver week-based delivery recovered by Rs 680 to Rs 47,480 on speculative buying.
3 killed in lightning strikes in Odisha
(H.S.) | Balasore Three persons were killed and two others injured when lightning struck them at two villages in Odisha’s Balasore district today. Two persons were killed and another injured at Angula village, while one person was killed in lightning strike at nearby Jaganathpur village, a police officer said. Another person was injured in Basta area, the officer said. The mishap occurred while all of them were engaged in sowing paddy plant in field, they said.
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CM Anandiben Patel on Saturday exempted...Gujarat toll tax
No toll tax for small vehicles in Guj AAP takes credit for Gujarat government’s decision to exempt cars and small vehicles from toll tax
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ujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Saturday exempted car and small vehicles from paying toll tax from August 15. The chief minister announced the decision on Twitter: “Happy to announce that from August 15, cars and small vehicles will be exempted from paying toll tax in Gujarat.” Addressing a plantation drive in
ers, sisters from the middle class go out in their cars for work, they have Nanapondha village of to shell out Rs 100-150 Valsad district today, she at toll booths. We have said: “When our broth- decided to exempt them
from paying toll tax… bigger vehicles will still have to pay it.” Political parties and other organisations have been demanding scrapping of toll
Bangladeshi-Canadian named as Dhaka cafe attack mastermind (H.S.) | Dhaka
A Bangladeshi-Canadian was on Saturday identified as the mastermind of Bangladesh’s worst terrorist attack at a cafe in Dhaka’s high-security diplomatic zone that killed 22 people mostly foreigners, police said following new information from a raid on a terrorist hideout. An overnight security raid at Kalyanpur area in Dhaka four days ago provided police the clue to identify Tamim Chowdhury as the architect of the recent Islamist assaults, a police officer familiar with the inves-
tigations told agency on anonymity. “We found Tamim Chowdhury to be the mastermind of the two (back-to-back terrorist) attacks… a manhunt was launched to track him down as we think, he now lives in Bangladesh since his return (from Canada) three years ago,”
he said. The officer added that evidence gathered from the scene of the July 26 raid at Kalyanpur, in which nine militants were killed, led police to identify Chowdhury, believed to be in his mid 30s, as the mastermind of the July 1 attack on the Holey Artisan restaurant and the as-
sault on an Eid congregation at northern Sholakia six days later. A Bangladeshi newspaper earlier reported that Chowdhury appeared as the leader and main financer of a reorganised Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). Bangladesh earlier attributed the two attacks to the clandestine outfit. The report suggested that Chowdhury was working as the link between the reorganised JMB and the ISIS, which claimed the responsibility for the July 1 attack when the terrorists killed 22 people, among them 17 foreigners including an Indian and two police officers.
tax in the state. However, Aam Aadmi Party took credit for the announcement to lift toll tax for cars and small vehicles. In a statement issued Saturday, AAP’s media coordinator Harshil Nayak said that the demand for lifting of the toll tax was first raised by his party. He alleged that the state government had earlier given the freedom to contractors
to loot the people at all national and state highways, bypass roads and bridges. “If the state government had decided to lift the toll tax now, what had prevented it to remove it earlier or impose it in the first instance”, he asked. Nayak claimed that his party had earlier also raised the high power tariff in Ahmedabad, Surat and Gandhinagar being
charged by private power distributor, Torrent, and the latter was forced to reduce the tariff subsequently. He also claimed that private schools stopped taking capitation fee after AAP objected to the practice. Nayak also slammed the Congress for not raising issues of public importance and stopped playing the role of an effective opposition.
Agency(NIA) and is being interrogated at New Delhi. The four foreign militants were killed in an Army operation in the sector. The operation is still underway. Army said the operation against the infiltrators was launched a few days ago when soldiers had spotted a group of militants near the Line of Control at Tout Mar Gali. The ar-
rested militant has been identified as Bhadur Ali, a resident of Lahore in Pakistan. Confirming the arrest of a Pakistani militant in North Kashmir, Army spokesman also added that four militants were killed. “The operation is still underway.’’ However, Army has not disclosed further details about the operation and the arrested militant.
Kashmir: 2 soldiers, 2 militants killed near LoC in Nowgam sector (H.S.) | Srinagar
Two soldiers and two militants were killed near the Line of Control in North Kashmir’s Nowgam sector. The militants were trying to infiltrate into the Valley. Officials said that army engaged a group of infiltrators near Nowgam sector on the LoC in Kupwara district. In the encounter, two army men and two militants were killed. Army said the operation is still under way. On Wednesday, Army had claimed to have killed four foreign militants in the same sector and also arrested one militant. The Pakistani militant after initial interrogation was handed over to National Investigative
Will give free ration to unemployed Indian workers in Saudi: Sushma Assam death toll 26; Rajnath Singh makes
aerial survey, calls for long-term steps
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External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said on Saturday she has directed the embassy in Riyadh to provide free ration to unemployed Indian workers who “are facing extreme hardship” in Saudi Arabia. “Large number of Indians have lost their jobs in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. The employers have not paid wages, closed down their factories,” Swaraj tweeted. “My colleagues @Gen_VKSingh will go to Saudi Arabia to sort out these matters and @MJakbar will take up (the matter) with Kuwait and Saudi authorities (sic),” she added. Swaraj’s response came after a tweet by a man who said around 800 Indian workers were starving for the last three days in Jeddah. In March,
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“What we require is a series of long-term measures to tackle such a huge problem. I had never imagined before coming here that Even as the death toll in the current wave of devthe floods have wreaked such havoc in Assam,” said Singh (H.S.) | Guwahati
New Delhi had taken up the case of an Indian driver who was detained twice in Saudi Arabia after he made an emotional appeal for help, citing ill-treatment by his employer. His plight rekindled memories of an Indian maid who was allegedly tortured and one of her hands cut off by her Saudi employer last year. The maid was repatriated to India but not before the issue almost sparked a diplomatic row between the two countries. Saudi Arabia has the largest number of In-
dian passport holders outside India, most of them are employed as blue collar workers. The oil-rich country is often criticised for human rights violations and difficult working conditions for migrant workers, a charge its government denies. “I assure you that no Indian worker rendered unemployed in Saudi Arabia will go without food. I am monitoring this on hourly basis… While situation in Kuwait is manageable, matters are much worse in Saudi Arabia,” Swaraj tweeted on Saturday.
astating floods in Assam claimed 26 lives and affected 37 lakh people in the state, union home minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday in Guwahati called for finding longterm solutions to tackle the recurring problem. “Short-term measures are temporary. What we require is a series of longterm measures to tackle such a huge problem. I had never imagined before coming here that the floods have wreaked such havoc in Assam,” Singh, who made an aerial survey of the floods in Nagaon and Morigaon districts and also over Kaziranga National Park on Saturday said. He also
visited one relief camp in Morigaon district and interacted with the inmates there. The home minister however dismissed demands for declaring the Assam floods as a ‘national calamity’ and said merely making such a declaration and doing nothing would be meaningless. “Simply declaring the floods in
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Assam as a national calamity cannot help solve the problem unless we take up a series of longterm measures,” he said. “But I must admit that tackling the flood situation is a major challenge before the state government,” he added. Singh also expressed concern over embankments along the Brahmaputra and
many of tributaries outliving their lifespan and efficacy to hold the fury of floods. “This issue (of embankments completing their lifespan) had come up during our discussions with the state government today,” the union home minister said. Most portions of the 700-km long embankments along both sides of the Brahmaputra were first constructed in 195456, and though their lifespan was about 25 years, most portions have only undergone repair and reinforcement, rendering them vulnerable to major waves of floods that return to Assam almost every alternate year.
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Mahasweta Devi: Sharpened over a lifetime of throwing herself into the fray
Mahasweta Devi. She with the pen. The passion. For words. Words that cut. To the core. She with the passion of a knife. Sharpened over a lifetime of throwing herself into the fray. I’ve had to fight all my life to be the person. I am by throwing my body into the fray each time. ‘Body phele debo’ is my war cry. This fight, this war, is not only for human rights, it is about the right to be human. “How hard is it to find a word?” I once asked. “Whenever I come across an interesting word, I write it down. All these notebooks. Koto katha. So many words, so many sounds . . . I’ve just been collecting them. For example. Parnanar. A man made of polash leaves. Say a man has died in a train disaster. His body couldn’t be brought home. His relatives then, using straw . . . using leaves, make a man. Subhhikshma. You’ve heard of durbhikshma. Or famine. When one describes a year as being subhhikshma, it means there was no crop failure that year. Sumeans good. Paap purush. Doomed to eternal life. He has not sinned himself. But he keeps account of everybody else’s paap. Ceaselessly. Walking the earth. Taking note.” Yes she found the words. Till she couldn’t. Till she lost them in the fog. So she carried crumbs. Breadcrumbs. In every conversation. Like puzzles. To solve. To help her find her way home. Later. Much later. When the mist would begin to rise. And cling to things. In and around her. Those were the markers in her treasure hunt. Planted hints. Concealed moles. The advance guard. In a war that would surely take place. In her innocence she had failed. To realise. The first casualty would be the power lines. Short circuited. The enemy would cut off her ability to recognize. To recall her masterplan. Even the very signs she had so diligently put in place. Now they were part of an alien landscape. A geography lesson. Of her own making. She who hated middle-class morality. Dismissed it as sham. “Everything is suppression,” she said. Often. “Writing is my real world, in which I have lived. And survived.” Since the 1980s, she has been vocal about the injustices faced by the dispossessed of our population. The indigenous peoples, the landless rural poor who then turn into itinerant labour or pavement dwellers in cities. Through reports in newspapers, petitions, court cases, letters to the authorities, participation in activist organisations and advocacy, through the grassroots journal she edited, Bortika, in which the dispossessed tell their own truths, and finally through her fiction. “I have sought to bring the harsh reality of this ignored segment of India’s population to the notice of the nation, I have sought to include their forgotten and invisible history in the official history of the nation. I have said over and over, our independence was false; there has been no independence for these dispossessed peoples, still deprived of their most basic rights. How to save and protect one’s culture in these circumstances? When there is no home to return to? Whose culture is it anyway? Yours? Mine? Theirs? After all there are many ‘theirs’ in the land of my birth who have nothing but the harsh landscape of surviving from day to day. The dispossessed remain with us after six decades of becoming possessed of a freedom we all fought for.
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“Prime Minister Modi should begin a campaign to free PoK. Nawaz Sharif has the nerve to say that Pakistan will take Kashmir at any cost. Our children look at Kashmir only on the maps but Pakistan has captured it. When a cowardly nation captures a part of a great nation, we can`t just sit silently,” - Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch a campaign to free PoK.
The BFG movie review: The Big Friendly Giant never seemed friendlier
A girl with no parents gets a giant for a guardian, and the Queen of England for a benefactor. The BFG is a winsome tale from Roald Dahl, a writer who hardly went in for easy, simple pleasures, even in his children’s tales. Spielberg, on the other hand, is a director whose heart lies in such delights. The two meet here to bring us a film that is true to Dahl’s story, but Spielberg’s spirit. The Big Friendly Giant never seemed friendlier. At the same time, Spielberg gets where the gi-
ant comes from. At the witching hour, “around 3 am”, when shadows lengthen around lampposts, clouds float over the moon, curtains flutter at the window, should a girl peep out, who is to stay what she will see? What skulks there in the alleys? What stands out behind that wall? Is that shape what it appears? Is that size just a play of light — or more? A beautifully structured opening sequence where BFG (Rylance) makes away with Sophie (Barnhill), after reaching for her through the window
of her orphanage, is just this artful dance of shadow and light. As a sleepy England wakes up around him, BFG manages to slink around unnoticed, and you have to see the scene to marvel at how Spielberg and his longtime cinematographer Janusz Kaminski establish this. Spielberg approaches this scene and most of The BFG with similar child-like wonder and enthusiasm. And even dawdles a bit over what, one suspects, was one of his other favourite parts of the film — when the giant and Sophie go collecting dreams together. The message is hammered home and you can almost watch a line being drawn between a girl who says she never dreams to one who is now floating on mist chasing shimmering lights that stand in for dreams.
The Golmaal franchise, which has its unique style of comedy and content, has managed to entertain the audiences in all levels. The movie has fared really well at the box office and now the popular comedy flick would enter its fourth installment. Kareena Kapoor, who was a part of the previous two Golmaal franchises, would not be taking up the role this time due to her pregnancy. It is reported that the film-makers have contacted Deepika Padukone & Alia Bhatt for the replacement and are waiting for their nod. Arshad Warsi confirmed the news by saying, “Yes,
it’s true. Either of the two will be playing the lead in Golmaal 4. I have heard the discussions and it’s almost certain that it will be Alia or Deepika this time.” Arshad further commented, “We start sometime in December. It’s always fun to be back working with this cra-
zy team. Ajay, Tusshar, Shreyas and I - we are all excited. But we will miss Bebo this time.” So now the race for Golmaal 4 is between Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt, and we’ll have to wait and watch as to who is more interested to star in the film as the lead actress.
ter of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra. Now the My Name is Khan helmer is gearing up to make a sequel to his 2012 blockbuster directorial venture. “He (Tiger) has been offered Student of the Year 2. He is yet to hear the final narration post which he will most likely sign the film. He is quite excited about
it (sequel) as it’s a Karan Johar film,” sources said. There was buzz that actor Shahid Kapoor’s younger half-brother Ishaan Khattar and Saif Ali Khan’s daughter Sara were to play the lead roles in the film. But there is no confirmation on this yet. Talking about his brother’s impending debut, Shahid had told IndianExpress.com, “I am nobody to comment on it for the moment. When he debuts and with whom are things that the one who launches him to speak for. Yes, Ishaan wants to do films and will be seen in films sometimes. When it will happen is not for me to comment on.”
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Tiger Shroff to play the lead role in Karan Johar’s Student of the Year 2?
Agency | New Delhi Filmmaker Karan Johar had launched three new actors with Student of the Year, and this time, its sequel might have actor Tiger Shroff as one of the leads. With Student of the Year Karan introduced a son of director David Dhawan – Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, daugh-
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Sonakshi Sinha is now a playback singer
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were shooting the music video and every time I went to give a shot I would end up singing it with all my zest. It’s just one of those songs. So the producers suggested that I should record it as well. Everyone was shocked because I spent a total of 30 minutes behind the mic! It was a fantastic experience
and totally the kind of zone that I want to be in. Hai ranjishein... is the kind of song I have always wanted to sing. Shekhar (Ravjiani) was also encouraging and that helped a lot,” Sinha as saying. She made her singing debut in the independent track Aaj Mood Ishqholic hai with Meet Bros Anjjan.
tainer on the big screen. Yes, when Dishoom It is raining cats and opened yesterday, trade dogs, but Varun Dhawan pundits were bit appreand John Abraham’s fans hensive about the film’s don’t complain as they fate at the ticket windows. throng the nearest theatre It was only startling to see to catch this masala enter- as the movie started inch-
ing towards the remarkable Rs 10 crore mark. After enjoying the occupancy rate of close to 30 per cent, Dishoom started minting moolah at BO only to leave trade pundits shocked and stunned.
Actor Sonakshi Sinha has joined the list of actors who have turned singers for their films. She recorded a track for her upcoming film directed by AK Murugadoss. “It (the song) is about how the girl will not stay silent, but fight back and that’s the spirit of the song. We
Dishoom Box Office report: Varun Dhawan and John Abraham’s movie nets Rs 11 crore!
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‘Mujhse Shaadi Karogi’ one of my favourite movies: Priyanka Agency | Mumbai
Actor Priyanka Chopra says Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, which has clocked 12 years of its release in the Hindi film industry, is one of her favourite films. Priyanka also thanked her co-stars Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar, who featured in the David Dhawan directorial. The Mary Kom star took to Instagram on Friday night where she shared the 2004 film’s poster and captioned it: “Still one of my favourite movies. 12 years of Mujhse Shaadi Karogi. Thank you to everyone who has loved it. Salman,
Akshay, David sir, Sajid, Amrish Puri and everyone involved.” The film revolves around Sameer, a hot-tempered young man, who relocates to
Goa, where he falls in love with Rani. But his new roommate Sunny behaves like a spoke in the wheel, as he has some tricks up his sleeve.
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Agency | New Delhi Google has announced add-ons for its office programs – Docs and Sheets on Android devices. These add-ons are designed to make it easier to work on your official documents on your mobile. These addons are available on the Google Play store and can be downloaded from there, or directly within the Docs and Sheets apps. Google Docs is in a direct competition with Microsoft Word, and these additional features might make it dearer to the audience. Considering that a lot of people are working on the go, as their devices become more intricate and powerful, these add-ons will make for ease of work. These add-ons will let you get a contract ready for e-signing using DocuSign, or pull CRM data in your spreadsheet, among various other things. Google has worked with several partners for the initial set of the add-ons. Addons like Scanbot will let you scan pages and create editable text.
New material developed that can make dirty water safe to drink
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All about the doping tsunami that ripped the heart and soul out of athletics Agency | New Delhi
A year of unrelenting misery, of corruption, cover-ups, bans, appeals and doping, doping, doping, has ripped the heart and soul out of athletics, the sport that likes to think of itself as the heart and soul of the Olympics. There is not a doping cloud hovering above the track and field programme at the Rio Games, there is a dense, filthy smog that has enveloped every corner and left the sport teetering on the edge of the abyss. If previous championships are anything to go by, retrospective doping disqualifications from the throwing events will
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SPORTS ROUNDUP Sri Lanka win series opener after spinners demolish Australian batting
bolic steroid. Androgenic anabolic steroids are defined as natural, synthetic or semi-synthetic drugs derived from testosterone, used with the aim of Agency | Pallekele improving physical performance by increasing both A rain-curtailed, bad muscle strength and mass. lights affected first Test match between Australia Bickering SAI officials cost Indian women’s hockey and Sri Lanka saw Rangana Herath and Sandateam valuable training ahead of Rio Games kan’s spin web demolishing the Aussie batting line up after the visitors were bowled out for 161 to register a famous 106 runs victory over the visitors. Herath picked up a figures of 5/54 in the second innings while debut man Sandakan was equally instrumental in start almost immediately while further doping offences could be drip fed to an already totally disillusioned public up to and beyond 2024. Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav joined the hall of shame after testing positive for Metandienone - an ana-
Sri Lanka’s win as he picked up three wickets. The hosts now go up 1-0 in the three-match Test series. Earlier riding on Kusal Mendis’ swashbuckling innings of 176, the hosts scored 353/10 in the second innings to set Australia a target of 268 runs. Australia didn’t make a good start of the chase on day 4 and lost three wickets within 100 runs. The visiting team experienced a set back soon after the start of the
day’s play as Adam Voges went back to the dressing room in the most bizarre manner off Herath. Kangaroo skipper Steve Smith though showed some resistance to Lankan spin attack but he too was eventually sent packing by Herath. Australia lost two quick wickets in the form of Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc just before the stroke of lunch on final day and then lost Nathan Lyon just after the lunch break. Dhananjaya de Silva eventually broke a long and patient partnership of 4 runs that was held for almost 30 overs between Steve O’ Keefe and Peter Nevill. Leftarm Herath then clipped O’Keefe’s stumps to dismantle Australia’s quest in the first Test match.
the semifinal clash between former Women’s Champions Japan and Vietnam. “It is like a dream come true,” she said immediately after. “It is a wonderful opportunity for me and I am excited to see myself officiate in a FIFA World Cup,” it wasn’t hard to her the glee in Uvena’s voice over the phone. “I thank AIFF for
all the guidance and help.” Asked whether the thought of her officiating in the Tournament gives her jitters, Uvena replied loud: “Of course! I am stilling coming to terms with the fact that I have been appointed to officiate in the U-17 World Cup in Jordan,” she stated.
in the first test at Antigua, which India won by an innings and 92 runs to go 1-0 up in the four-test series. Rahul has two centuries from five tests and by partnering Shikhar Dhawan India will retain their right-left combination at the top of the order. “Unfortunately Vijay has to miss out because of injury,” Kohli told reporters.
“(Rahul’s) been in a very good zone. He scored runs in the practice games ... It’s more a case of a guy waiting for an opportunity. You can see that with him. “He’s batting really well, he wants to make it count. He wants to get big runs. I’m pretty confident of his abilities.” Rahul, who also keeps wicket, struck his maiden test century against Australia at Sydney early last year, while his other hundred came in Sri Lanka in August. “He’s pretty compact, he’s a solid opener, and he’s a great fielder as well. Gives you that wicketkeeping option as well, in case something happens to (Wriddhiman) Saha.”
Uvena Fernandes first Indian woman referee to officiate in U-17 FIFA World Cup Agency | New Delhi
Agency | New Delhi A team of researchers has come up with a way to use “veritable wonder material” graphene oxide sheets to turn dirty water clean for a thirsty world. According to the engineers at Washington University in St. Louis, the novel hybrid nanomaterials could be a global game-changer. “We hope that for countries where there is ample sunlight, such as India, you’ll be able to take some dirty water, evaporate it using our material, and collect fresh water,” said researcher Srikanth Singamaneni. The new approach combines bacteria-produced cellulose and graphene oxide to form a bi-layered biofoam.“The process is extremely simple,” Singamaneni said. “The beauty is that the nanoscale cellulose fiber network produced by bacteria has excellent ability move the water from the bulk to the evaporative surface while minimizing the heat coming down and the entire thing is produced in one shot.
FLIPKART DENIES FIRING EMPLOYEES
Agency | New Delhi Leading e-tailer Flipkart has denied all reports of laying off 700-1000 employees for poor performance. “Flipkart denies all allegations of a lay-off,” a company spokesperson said in a statement. Earlier, media reports informed that under-performing employees who are 700-1000 in number, will be given the option to resign or hand over the pink slip. “At times, we have employees who do not meet the performance bar. In those situations, we work closely with employees to enable them improve their performance. In due course, if these employees are unable to make the desired progress, they are encouraged to seek opportunities outside the company where their skills can be better utilized,” the spokesperson added. “As a performance-oriented organization, we follow a transparent evaluation process,” the statement said. This week, Flipkart-owned Myntra announced acquiring e-store Jabong from its London-based owners Global Fashion Group (GFG) for $70 million (Rs 471 crore) to consolidate its position in the fashion and lifestyle segment both operate in.
Agency | New Delhi The chances of the Indian women hockey contingent, which is competing in the Summers Games after 36 years, have taken a blow due to babugiri in SAI. The last time the women’s hockey team competed at the Olympics was back in the 1980 Moscow Games. The Indian women’s hockey team is now competing at the Rio Olympic but sad circumstances. The team’s preparations have so far shown a sorry state of affairs at SAI. Had the Chak De contingent got an opportunity to practice at dedicated synthetic turf laid for them at Bhopal, their prospects of winning an Olympic medal
would have been brighter. The blue turf, specially laid at CRC Bhopal, is similar to the one which will be used for the Rio Olympics. But the bickering between SAI officials ensured the team did not get an opportunity to practice at the turf. Former Indian hockey coach, Joaquim Carvalho said: “The team was diverted to Bangalore where men’ team was already practicing. When two teams are made to practice on a single turf then coach’s plans of training go haywire, it not only unsettles the team but also adversely affects the overall performance of players.” What is even more disappointing is the fact the process
for relaying of synthetic turf had been on since last year. Though the turf was laid but the team couldn’t get to practice there. The reason being the PMG committee including former Olympian Jalaluddin Rizvi pointed out several defects in the turf laid down by Uttar Pradesh Rajkiya Nirman Nigam and a Hong Kong based company providing the turf. Missing waving effect, holes on the turf and absence of bitumen surface were pointed out by the committee members and conveyed to SAI Headquarters in Delhi. They informed practicing on the defective turf could lead to severe injure to players.
Why India’s football tour of USA was scrapped
Agency | Kolkata Its dates shuffled to facilitate pre-season preparations for teams in the Indian Super League (ISL), the first football tour of the USA for the senior India team has been cancelled even as players prepared for it in New Delhi. All India Football Federation
(AIFF) general secretary Kushal Das said visas could not be got in time. Originally scheduled for the last week of August, the exposure trip would have had India playing against clubs in Major League Soccer (MLS), the United Soccer League (USL) and international
games. “The general idea is we will play two-three games against some MLS and USL clubs and also one or two internationals… I think it would be a great experience for our players,” Constantine had told HT in February. But that’s also when ISL teams would start preparations for season 3 so the tour was brought forward to the first half of August. According to a source in the AIFF, had the tour happened on the dates originally decided, the AIFF would have had to pay only for passage. And talks were on for at least one friendly with Guyana, said the source.
In a major boost for refereeing in India and women’s football in general Uvena Fernandes became the first ever woman referee from India to get selected to officiate in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup slated to kick-off in Jordan from September 30 to October 21. In the process she became the second Indian referee after K Shankar to get a chance to officiate in any World Cup. Shankar had officiated as an assistant referee in the World Cup 2002 simultaneously held in Korea and Japan. An assistant referee, Uvena had earlier officiated three matches in the Asian Games 2014 in Incheon, Korea Republic including
Murali Vijay misses Kingston test with injury, KL Rahul to replace him
Agency | New Delhi Indian opener Murali Vijay will miss the second test against West Indies due to a thumb injury and will be replaced by Lokesh Rahul, skipper Virat Kohli said ahead of the match that begins at Kingston’s Sabina Park on Saturday. Vijay was hit on the thumb by a Shannon Gabriel delivery
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FOKIA was invited by Steel GSHSEB revokes Aadhaar minister Government of India card rule within two days Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
FOKIA was invited to a meeting called on by Hon Steel minister, Shri Choudhary Birender Singh, Government Of India, and attended the same on 28/07/16, Thursday to discuss the issue of MIP (Minimum Import Price) , Safeguard and Anti-Dumping Duties on steel products. Hon. Minister Sir welcomed the gathering and suggested them to explain their difficulties and views for the revival of steel industries of India. The government imposed MIP in February, 2016 on 173 steel products for a period of six months, ending in August. FOKIA represented to Hon. Minister Sir that imposition of a minimum import price
(MIP, from February, 2016) is not benefiting the entire domestic steel industry. FOKIA made detailed representation to Hon Steel minister sir on the matter specifying its pros and cons and impact on Kutch Industries. (The representation, notification and invite of meeting are enclosed herewith). FOKIA also represented that their long steel manufacturers (TMT Bar manufacturers) are being highly benefitted by imposition of MIP and these TMT Bar units in Kutch are on revival path after imposition of MIP. It was opined by steel manufac-
turers that steel industries are contributing 25% to 30 % of the Gross domestic product (GDP) of India. In the era of globalization, the imposition of MIP is an anti-reformist step and it cannot provide the perpetual growth. Due to imposition of MIP on raw materials, finished goods such as nails, hangers and fasteners, among others, are being imported in large quantities. Consequent to the heavy various duties being imposed on the steel products, the raw material costs have gone on higher side in past 5Months and also resulting into un-employment.
Monsoon yet to peak but diseases go viral in city
H.S. Agency | Vadodara While the city may not have received significant rainfall, monsoon-related diseases have started raining. Citizens are falling prey to viral infections even as stray cases of dengue have also started trickling in at hospitals in the city. The data collected
by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) itself reflects the fact that there has been a spike in the number of cases of viral infections and dengue this month. With the city receiving little rainfall in June, the situation was largely contained. The civic body has also launched
and intensive information, education and communication campaign in areas that are susceptible to diseases. It has also bolstered its newly-constructed urban health centers to deal with monsoon diseases. “Monsoons provide a conducive environment for various pathogens. While there has been a rise in the number of cases of certain diseases, it is a normal trend during the monsoon. We are taking all steps to ensure that the situation remains under control. Malaria has not seen a major rise so far. Most cases being reported are those of viral fever,” said Dr Devesh Patel, VMC’s medical officer (health).
Ahmedabad Startup Mobile app development company becomes a leading Top app development company across the globe in just 2.5 years
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
What does it take to start up a company in a booming industry like Information Technology and if I go deeper- Mobile app development Industry? An excellent Idea? A full-fledged team? Money on hand? Yes. All of these but is it enough? No! More than all these things, you need passion & courage to take risks to start up a company in a cut throat completion. A belief & trust in yourself to achieve your ultimate goals. Today, we are here with an inspiring story of
25 years old entrepreneur who is living his own dreams and has reached to a pinnacle at a tender young age. He is also one of the youngest Chief Executive Officers in Mobile app industry. Yes! We are talking about the founder & owner of Hy-
perlink Infosystem- Mr. Harnil Oza. He started the business when he was 22. Well, it is hard to believe that the most notorious student of L.J Institute of Computer application has become one of the most successful young entrepreneur of whole India.
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Within two days of announcing that the rule of Aadhaar card will be mandatory for students of Class X and XII to appear in the board examinations, the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) was quick to revoke it on Friday. The decision was said to be taken after opposition from parents, students and schools who strongly opposed the rule that would not result in any benefit for the stu-
dents and bring “unnecessary hassle” for them to get their Aadhaar card made within a month, before they could fill in their examination forms to be submitted in September. Justifying the move, an official statement by the board stated, “Since the main purpose of making Aadhaar card mandatory for students was to bring awareness among them towards Aadhaar card. At present, the utility of Aadhaar card is increasing day by day which can be used by students at
several places. Keeping this in mind, the decision was announced.” Announcing the withdrawal of the decision, it stated, “But those students who do not have an Aadhaar card can also fill in their examination form. Their forms will be accepted without Aadhaar cards.” On July 27, the GSHSEB announced the decision of making these cards compulsory for students to appear in state board examinations. Citing promotion of government’s scheme and to bring in transparency in maintaining the data, board officials claimed that this would help students in availing scholarships as well. However, there were strong protests from parents and schools which were communicated to the state board, questioning the intention of this rule.
Gujarat Government proves itself yet again, bags the National Tourism Awards under 3 categories
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The state of Gujarat has been adjudged the winner of the Best Film Promotion Friendly State Award1st Prize, the State for Most Innovative Use of Information Technology – Social media / Mobile App Award and the Best State for Comprehensive Development of Tourism Award under the National Tourism Awards 2014-15. It is the 3rd straight victory for the state of Gujarat under the Best Film Promotion Friendly State category while it has been chosen as the joint winner for the Most Innovative Use of Information Technology category. The National Tourism Awards 2014-15 function was held on 30th July, 2016, 11am at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Shri Jayesh Radadia Minister of State (Tourism) and Mr. N. Srivastava (IFS), Commissioner of Tourism and Managing Director were present at the function to receive the award while Shri Kam-
Ahmedabad
Textile trader cheats biz partners of 97.70L, held
Correspondent | Surat
A textile trader, who was arrested for cheating his business partners of Rs 97.70 lakh, was remanded to police custody on Friday. The accused, Ankit Savaliya (30), had fled the city after cheating the partners but was caught by the police on T h u r s d a y. A c c o r d i n g to case details, Chirag Babhroliya, ran a textile shop in Rajhans Swapna Apartment at Sarthana Jakatnaka with two other partners. Savaliya, a
resident of Puna Simada Road, joined them and helped their business by pumping in Rs 18 lakh to develop repo with the partners. Once he got the partners into confidence, Savaliya talked about a big order of saris worth Rs one crore and asked Chirag and others to start buying saris from the market on credit of 50 to 120 days. In all, he got saris worth Rs 97.70 lakh and then sold it off to someone by himself without paying back the due amount.
Gir lioness electrocuted from illegal wire fencing in Amreli district; 2 held
leshbhai Patel, Chairman accompanied them. During 2015 the number of domestic tourist visits to states/ UTs in India was 1432 million as compared to 1282 million in 2014 registering a growth of 11.63% over 2014. During the same period Gujarat recorded 36.3 million domestic tourist visits and climbed to the 9th spot in the list of the most frequented states by domestic tourists in India. Commenting on this grand achievement of corporation, Mr. N. Srivastava (IFS), Commissioner of Tourism and Managing Director, Gujarat Tourism said, “We are very proud to have such a dedicated team and are confident that with their consistent effort, the
organization will continue to win many such accolades in the future as well.” He also congratulated all the citizens of Gujarat and thanked them for their warmth and hospitality. Gujarat is the 1st state ever to have been bestowed with this award conceived to promote film tourism. Picturesque locations, friendly people, efficient admin & robust infrastructure make Gujarat as the most conducive state for film tourism & promotion. The award comes as an honour and appreciation to the efforts made by the team Gujarat to encourage the untouched and untamed destinations for tourism during the last few years.
A lioness got electrocuted to death after coming in contact with the wires of a barbed fencing put up illegally by farmers around their fields in Khamba taluka of Amreli district, forest officials said. Two persons — Mohammad Kalu and Abdul Ibrahim — both hailing from Dedar village in the taluka were arrested for the offence under the provisions of the Wildlife Act. “A lioness in the age group of
could create deep-rooted rifts between families. EkRishtaSaajhedariKa is a story of Aryan &Saanchi a young couple who come together with the blessing of their families but are striving to keep them together as they are now pulled away by the same people. Set in Jaipur, Ek Rishta Saajhedari Ka promises to cast a magic with its rich and royal set ups with a heart-tugging plot. Be it
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Sunvilla News | Amreli
3-5 years was killed after getting electrocuted from a barbed wire fencing. Local farmers have erected barbed fences around their farms and connected it with the wire drawn illegally from electricity pole to protest the field from wild animals,” said Deputy Conservator of Forest, Amreli, T Karuppasamy. A team of the Forest Department is probing at the spot where the carcass of the lioness was found, the Deputy Conservator said.
EkRishtaSaajhedaariKa puts light on the importance of families
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
In today’s world, when marriages have become a social status symbol & an occasion to showoff, a simple incident
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