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“Arvind Kejriwal sacks” f e i r B s w Ne Tamil activist demands referendum in Sri Lanka Agency | Mumbai
Thirumurugan Gandhi, a Chennai-based prominent Tamil activist, today demanded human rights wing of the United Nations to conduct an investigation into the “genocide” in Sri Lanka in the last leg of the war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Addressing reporters here, Gandhi said that the investigation is needed as it has constituted a similar probe for Syria and launched an international process to conduct referendum in East Timor, South Sudan.
Sugar held stable in listless trade Agency | Mumbai
Both varieties of sugar prices, small and medium held stable in an otherwise listless Vashi wholesale market here today due to lack of any worthwhile large-scale buying activity. Following are today’s closing rates for sugar (per quintal) with the previous rates given in brackets: Small sugar (S-30) quality: Rs 2,692/2,822 (Rs 2,692/2,822). Medium sugar (M-30) quality: Rs 2,792/2,942 (Rs 2,792/2,942). John Abraham injured on Force 2 sets, undergoes surgery
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Delhi Food MinisterAsim ‘shocked’ Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal said, “We’ve received a serious complaint of corruption against our Cabinet Minister Asim Ahmed and the complainant has sent us a 1-hour audio clip.” Agency | New Delhi In a sudden move, Delhi’s Environment and Food and Supplies Minister Asim Ahmed Khan was today sacked by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over charges of corruption and the case has been referred to CBI. The Chief Minister said the decision to sack Khan was taken
after examining an audio clip of a purported conversation in which the Food Minister was heard asking for a bribe from a builder. Kejriwal, announcing the decision to remove Khan at a press conference, said Imran Hussain, first time MLA from Ballimaran, will be the new face in his Cabinet. Elaborating
on the complaint against Khan, he said the government had received allegations against him last night that he demanded money from a builder to continue construction of a building in his constituency of Matia Mahal. “We received a complaint last night that a building was being built in his constituency. Its
Rape is a rape, whether it is by one person or a group: Home Minister does a U-turn Agency | Mumbai
“Public perception of the gangrape is sexual assault by group of people”. Home Minister K.J. George, who was embroiled in a controversy over his statement on gang rape and drew severe flak from parties and activists including the National Commission for Women (NCW), took a complete U-turn on Friday by clarifying that; “….a rape is a rape, whether it is by one person or a group of people. It is a heinous crime and condemnable”. Reacting to a query by the media on Wednesday, Mr. George refused to admit that the 22-year BPO em-
construction was stopped and money was demanded from the builder, who paid the amount. There was a mediator between the MLA and the Minister,” the Chief Minister said. Asking BJP to follow suit, the AAP leader demanded the removal of Rajasthan
Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for their alleged involvement in graft. “We will not spare anyone be it Minister, MLA or officer. Just give us evidence and we will remove the culprit
the moment such charges are brought to our notice,” the Chief Minister said. Sources said Khan, when confronted with the audio clip, had confessed to Kejriwal of his wrongdoing. The Chief Minister said the action has been taken suo motu. “It was not a result of media expose. There will be no compromise with corruption. The decision has been taken with a heavy heart as there was a lot of trust involved. He’s being re-
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a few youths from Bangalore who have been arrested for alleged links with the Lashkar-e-Taiba. The case is being prosecuted by the National Investigation Agency and several accused are absconding and suspected to be in Saudi Arabia. Sources said Sufiyan was detained eight months ago and agencies were trying to obtain orders for his deportation. Zainul Abideen’s name emerged this year in the course of an investigation by the
Bangalore police into the explosives supply chain that was feeding the Indian Mujahideen terror outfit. He is alleged to have procured explosives used in the Pune German Bak-
moved till the CBI probe is on,” he said. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will refer to its Lokpal the case of Environment and Food and Supplies Minister Asim Ahmed Khan, who was today sacked over charges of corruption. AAP sources said the complainant, who requested anonymity, first approached a senior party leader with the grievance and then a “written complaint” was filed yesterday.
ery blast and supplied it to Syed Afaque, the alleged main supplier of explosives to the IM. Sources said he was detained 20 days ago and is likely to be deported in a week.
Two Indians detained in Dubai and Saudi Arabia for terror links
ployee was gang-raped by the driver and cleaner of a van in the country’s IT Hub. He allegedly asked: “how can you say it is a gang rape? Gang rape means sexual attack by four or five people”. Following uproar by the Opposition parties and activities for his “insen-
sitive” statement, Mr. George on Friday said that he was quoted out of context. However, as a damage control measure, he clarified that; “public perception of the gang rape is sexual assault by group of people and here the incident involves two people. That is what I said.”
Two Indian nationals wanted in connection with terrorism cases in India have been detained in Saudi Arabia and Dubai may be deported over the next few weeks. The detainees have been identified as Abu Sufiyan alias Asadullah Khan and Zainul Abideen alias Zahid Sheikh. Sufiyan is a native of Hyderabad and is alleged to have participated in terrorism conspiracy meetings in Riyadh in 2011-12 with
Flipkart launches seller initiative for Big Billion Days sale Agency | New Delhi
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People of Bihar like Nitish Kumar but not his politics Rudhramadevi review: Anushka Shetty, Allu Salman Khan reveals Sultan first look Thirty five-year-old Shankar Prasad Shah, a shopkeeper in Bihar’s Munger district, believes that his state has never had a more able administrator than Nitish Kumar; in fact, Shah would ideally like him to serve another term as chief minister. Yet he will vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls, which kicks off with the first phase on Monday. The reason: caste politics. “I am a baniya (caste) and if Lalu comes to power he will never protect me. So I have to vote for Modi to keep myself safe from the Yadavs,” said Shah, who lives in an area dominated by Yadavs. The dilemma faced by Shah captures the counter-intuitive politics playing out in this year’s election. People of Bihar, as a survey by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), a Delhi based think-tank, showed, like Kumar but dislike his politics. It is exactly this contradiction that the BJP, once again led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is looking to exploit to rewrite the history of Bihar politics—by installing a BJP-led coalition for the first time ever. Though only an election for the state assembly, the results will reverberate beyond its borders—it has consequences both for the incumbent, three-term chief minister Kumar of the Janata Dal (United), or JD(U), and the challenger, a BJP led by Modi. Victory for Kumar would mean vindication of his ability to overcome complex electoral challenges through the use of tactical alliances (this time with former political foe, Lalu Prasad of the Rashtriya Janata Dal ,or RJD), while defeat may see him consigned to the political wilderness. Similarly, a win for the BJP alliance would reaffirm Modi’s grip on national politics, help the party overcome its humiliation earlier this year at the hands of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi assembly polls and help the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance wrest the political initiative away from the opposition inspired by a feisty Congress. In the first phase, 49 constituencies spread across 10 districts including Bhagalpur, Munger, Begusarai and Jamui, will go to the polls. Of these, in the existing assembly, 13 MLAs belong to the BJP, 29 to the JDU and four to the RJD. Interviews with a cross-section of voters in this region reveal that aspirations, like in the last general election, are a key factor influencing voter choice; that is, over and above the traditional divisions along caste and religious lines.
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Arjun starrer is tautly made period film
Agency | Chennai Rudhramadevi, one of the more pivotal characters in the Kakatiya dynasty in the 13th century is one who will feature in discussion and gender discourse long after the dust settles on the film. Director Gunasekar deserves a part on the back for bringing into prominence of a strong female lead on a commercial
platform in male-dominated industry. After the immense success of SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali, Telugu cinema can yet again be proud of carving out yet another Magnum Opus with such aplomb and panache. Being somewhat faithful to what transpired in the past, Ganapathy Devudu is blessed with a girl child. With an eye on the future, the girl is brought
up just like another male prince and is adept at all guerilla warfare. ‘Rudradu’ grows up with Veerabhadra (Rana Daggubati) and Gona Ganna Reddy (Allu Arjun). In her teens, Rudrammadevi realises what her family has plotted but willingly conceals her identity, accepting her role as a ‘prince’ who is out there to save and protect the people of the kingdom.
‘Jazbaa’ movie review: Aishwarya Rai back with a bang Agency | New Delhi
Sanjay Gupta is known for infusing a certain degree of neo-noir beauty to his films. Well, when it comes to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s comeback thriller ‘Jazbaa’, it’s an intoxicating mixture of pulsating drama and gripping acting. Gupta is known for his thrillers – some of his previous movies include ‘Shootout at Wadala’, ‘Shootout at Lokhandwala’, ‘Kaante’, ‘Musafir’ and ‘Dus Kahaniyaan’. In all of these movies, he had maintained a certain level of speed. ‘Jazbaa’, however, runs at a neckbreak speed. And what’s really beautiful about the movie is its quasi-neo noir effect, the brilliant screenplay, and dol-
lops of good one-liners by Irrfan Khan. So, the story revolves around a hard-skinned lawyer Anuradha (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan). Anuradha is known for her skills of acquitting convicts and she does it, well, sans any guilt. But, she really faces a tryst with her wisdom when she gets a call from a random man who has kidnapped her daughter (Sanaya) and wants her to acquit a rapist murderer in exchange of her daugh-
ter – in a few days of time (the story is inspired by Korean movie ‘Seven Days’). She must save the convict if she wants her daughter back, no matter how morally wrong it may seem. To pursue her mission, she seeks the help of suspended cop Yohan (Irrfan Khan), who has a secret admiration for her. Shabana Azmi is the grieving mother of the daughter whose rapist murderer Anuradha is trying to save.
Rishi Kapoor wants Do Dooni Chaar sequel Agency | New Delhi
A video of Telugu superstar and politician Chiranjeevi getting angry at a fan has gone viral on the Internet
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A video of Telugu superstar and politician Chiranjeevi getting angry at fans has gone viral on the Internet. Seen at the music launch of his son Ram Charan Teja’s upcoming film, ‘Bruce Lee: The Fighter’, in Hyderabad, Chiranjeevi had some harsh words for a fan who seems to have gotten too close to him. The super-
star can be heard saying, “Everytime you do this only. How many times do you have to be told? Stupid fellows.” Following this, the actor storms off in his car. Chiranjeevi has a 15 minute-cameo in ‘Bruce Lee: The Fighter’ which releases on October 16. The Telugu actor will soon start working on his next project with filmmaker Puri Jagannath. It will be his 150th film.
Rishi Kapoor’s film Do Dooni Chaar has completed five years and the veteran actor says the team should have attempted to make a sequel of the comedy-drama. The Habib Faisal-directed movie marked the onscreen reunion of the hit Rishi-Neetu Singh pair as a lead couple, who previously acted in numerous hits during the 1970s such as Zinda Dil, Khel Khel Mein, and Amar Akbar Anthony. “Time flies. 5 years of DDC. Habib we should have attempted a
sequel. Anyway, a film we the team will cherish,” Rishi posted on twitter. a” Do Dooni Chaar, which released on October 8, 2010, is a story about a middle-class school teacher who tries to keep his wife and children happy in inflationary times
and dreams of buying a car. In August 2010, the film became the first live action Hindi feature film to be distributed by Walt Disney India. Although the film did not do too well at the box office, it was highly praised by the critics.
Agency | New Delhi Salman Khan shared a picture revealing his Sultan look on Friday. This is Salman Khan as you have never seen him before -buffed up and sporting a moustache, the star plays a wrestler in the film. Reports suggest Ali Abbas
Zafar’s Sultan will be packed with high-octane action. The film is slated to hit theatres on Eid 2016. Earlier, Salman Khan had promised double fun with Sultan and said, “Audiences will see me in double size. My training for Sultan has
started; so I need to get bigger and fitter for the role,” Salman, who is 49, said last month. Aamir Khan is also playing the role of a wrestler in Dangal and has put on a lot of weight for the role. We will just say this: Let the best wrestler win.
she said: “I’m at the peak of my career, so what’s wrong if I charge more? I don’t understand what the big deal about hiking my pay is.” Rakul is paired with Ram Charan in the
film, which is directed by Srinu Vaitla, and is slated to release worldwide on October 16. She currently has Telugu films ‘Naanaku Prematho’ and ‘Sarainodu’ in her kitty.
itally enhanced fireworks in the world can’t quite shake us out of the feeling that we’ve seen it all before. But we haven’t. There is always something new under the sun. To stop believing that - to mean it when we say we’ve seen
everything - would be to give up on art and surrender to cynicism. The Walk, Robert Zemeckis’ painstaking and dazzling cinematic re-creation of Petit’s feat, stands in passionate opposition to that kind of thinking.
No big deal in hiking pay: Rakul Preet Singh
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Actress Rakul Preet Singh, who has emerged as one of the most sought after heroines in Telugu filmdom, says every actor deserves a pay hike and it should be directly proportional to the demand factor. “If an actor is in demand, then I don’t see the problem in paying him or her more. Everybody deserves a pay hike in their respective jobs and since I’m doing well in my profession, I deserve what I take as remuneration now,” said Rakul. She’s rumoured to have charged a whopping Rs.1.5 crore for her forthcoming Telugu outing ‘Bruce Lee: The Fighter’. Refusing to comment on her pay,
Review: The Walk, High-Wire Bravado at World Trade Center Agency | New York
“Now I’ve seen everything,” an anonymous New Yorker remarks, marveling at the spectacle unfolding more than 100 stories above street level. It’s the morning of Aug. 7, 1974, and Philippe Petit is walking across a steel cable strung between the towers of the World Trade Center. Amid the gasps and murmurs, that line stands out, and invites a bit of pondering. It’s an expression of wonder, for sure, but it also carries an implication of jadedness, especially for moviegoers. All the surround-sound bells and whistles and dig-
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Agency | New Delhi In a major relief to British telecom major Vodafone in the transfer pricing case, the Bombay High Court on Thursday ruled in its favour, setting aside a tax demand of Rs. 3,700 crore imposed on Vodafone India by the income tax authorities. This is likely to benefit multinational companies such as IBM, Royal Dutch Shell and Nokia that face similar tax demands. The case dates back to financial year 2007-8 involving the sale of Vodafone India Services Private Ltd., the call centre business of Vodafone, to Hutchison, and the tax authorities demanded capital gain tax for this transaction. The Income Tax department had demanded that Rs.8,500 crore be added to the company’s taxable income. Transfer pricing is referred to the setting of the price for goods and services sold between related legal entities within an enterprise. This is to ensure fair pricing of the asset transferred. For example, if a subsidiary company sells goods to a parent company, the cost of those goods is the transfer price.
Pest blights GM cotton crop, fuelling debate over risks
Agency | New Delhi Two Indian states are suffering the first major pest infestation since the country adopted genetically modified cotton in 2002, raising concerns over the vulnerability of the lab-grown seeds that yield nearly all of the cotton in the world’s top producer. Damage from the whitefly attack on the Bt cotton variety in Punjab and Haryana is likely to be extensive and has even been blamed for farmer suicides, according to local officials and experts. India’s overall crop losses are expected to be light, because the states are not major producing centres, but the pest attack is inflaming debate over the usage of GM crops. Bt cotton was tweaked by scientists at Monsanto to produce its own insecticide to kill pests like bollworms. But two years of drought have encouraged the spread of whitefly against which the strain has no resistance. The winged pest damages the leaves of the cotton plant by sucking out fluid.
SpiceJet to Induct Six New Aircraft, Operate 291 Flights
Agency | New Delhi In a major network and fleet expansion, budget carrier SpiceJet on Friday said it will induct six new aircraft and operate 291 flights during the winter schedule, which would come into effect from the last Saturday of this month. The induction of the new planes, which will be added in the existing fleet in the next one month period, is part of SpiceJet’s comprehensive plan of operating an enhanced flight schedule to meet the winter demand, the airline said in a release. The new flight schedule also include 10 new sectors and 30 increased frequencies and 22 via connections, it said, adding, the airline would connect Varnasi from Mumbai and Benglauru as well.“We have been speedily moving on the growth path by consistently adding new flights to enhance our overall network.
The previously adjourned meeting of the BCCI’s all-powerful working committee has been reconvened on October 18 and is set to be a crucial one with many issues confronting the Cricket Board. The earlier Working Committee meeting of August 28 was adjourned sine die after deciding to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court on whether N Srinivasan could attend the meetings of the BCCI as the authorised representative of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association in view of the conflict of interest issue. Shashank Manohar, who was elected last Sunday unanimously as the new pres-
Ravi Shastri blames series loss on lack of exposure in T20 internationals Agency | Kolkata
ident at the Board SGM after the sudden demise of incumbent Jagmohan Dalmiya on September 20, is expected to tell the members in detail about the slew of reforms he had announced at the media conference soon after being anointed as the new chief. Manohar had announced setting up of an Ombudsman or Ethics Officer, among many other things, with a view to clean up the Board and
make its working transparent in public domain. Another major topic of discussion would be the roadmap for the conduct of the next edition of IPL after two teams -- Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals -- were suspended for two years by the Supreme Court on the Justice Lodha Committee’s recommendations in the wake of the 2013 spot-fixing and betting scandal.
Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis continue dream run to enter China Open final Agency | Beijing
The leading women’s tennis doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis marched into the final of the China Open, thumping the Chinese duo of Chen Liang and Yafan Wang 6-2, 6-3 in a one-sided clash here on Friday. The Indo-Swiss pair, the topmost team in the doubles circuit this year, needed one hour and seven minutes to claim the semi-final in the $4.7 million prize money tournament. Sania-Martina dominated the match in all departments, winning 32 service points compared to 24 by their opponents at the Beijing Olympic Green Tennis
Center, built for the 2008 Olympic Games. They also achieved 25 return points, five more than their wildcarded opponents. They bagged 57 of the total 101 points played and converted five of the nine break points opportunities received. The Indo-Swiss duo won 73 of the 131 points played in the match. The top seeds earlier
beat the German-Czech pairing of Julia Goerges and Karolina Pliskova 7-6(5), 6-4 in the quarter-finals on Thursday. Sania and Martina are the reigning Wimbledon and US Open champions. Sania has now reached the final of this event for the fourth time in a row, winning the 2013 title with Zimbabwean Cara Black.
India vs South Africa 2015: MS Dhoni and co. ‘love’ VVS Laxman’s shirt Agency | New Delhi
Members of the Indian cricket team were seen ‘congratulating’ former India batsman VVS Laxman for the shirt that he was seen wearing during the third and final Twenty20 International (T20I) against South Africa in Kolkata. While the final game of the series was washed out much to the disappointment for the hosts, they decided to lighten the mood up with the message, in which off-spinner Harbhajan Singh along with MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and the rest of the team are seen holding a banner which reads “Laxman we love your shirt.” The flamboyant Hyderabad-born former batsman was seen wearing a blue shirt with bird patterns all over it. It set the social media, especially Twitter, abuzz with eminent commentators and on-screen personalities such as Harsha Bhogle
Disappointed but not demoralised by the thrashing India got in the Twenty20 Internationals against South Africa, Team Director Ravi Shastri promised a strong comeback in the ODI series and said the experience from recent losses would be handy during next year’s ICC World Twenty20. The third Twenty20 between India and South Africa was called off last night without a ball being bowled because of a wet outfield, giving the Proteas a 2-0 series win. “I’m disappointed with the result as anybody would be. We play to win. But it’s not that it will give me sleepless nights. It has taught me a lot as well going forward into the World Twenty20,” Shastri said in the press conference after the abandoned tie. “First one was close, in
the second game we were outplayed. I don’t want to give any excuses. As a unit we have played very little T20 cricket in bilateral series.” India lost the first Twenty20 in Dharmasala despite putting up 199, while in Cuttack it was a sorry state of affairs as they recorded their lowest total at home, and the second lowest overall
after being skittled out for 92. “I would go down to one game really in Cuttack where we could have played much better but we just did not show up. The boys are also disappointed about it. We would have liked to have a full game here. That did not happen. There are plenty of things to learn,” Shastri said.
from the title sponsorship for which it had paid Rs 396 crore ($71.77 million) for the period 2013-2017. Raman is believed to have informed newly elected BCCI president Shashank Manohar about the development. Sources in the
IPL and BCCI confirmed to PepsiCo has decided to cut its ties with the IPL. The company did not respond to calls and texts seeking comment. PepsiCo had previously hinted that it was considering such a move.
decided not to bring himself on and managed his team from the touchline. The Dynamos made two changes to their squad since their last game. Anas Edathodika came in for Anwar Ali while Gustavo Dos Santos replaced Vinicius Ferreira de Souza. The visitors also made four changes to their squad, with coach Marco Materazzi changing
the entire frontline. Dynamos started the game positively and dominated for most of the first 20 minutes. Richard Gadze came close to scoring in the fifth minute, but it was only in the eighth minute, when Mulder’s shot at goal struck Manuele Blasi’s hand, that the Dynamos earned a penalty which Chicao had no problems converting.
Pepsi wants out of IPL, sends notice to BCCI saying game in ‘disrepute’ Agency | Mumbai
Beverage giant PepsiCo has sent a notice to the Indian cricket board expressing its intention to withdraw from the IPL as title sponsor because of the controversy surrounding the spot-fixing case. Sources said the company has said in its notice that the decision was related to issues that have brought the game into “disrepute”. It is reliably learnt that PepsiCo has informed the IPL’s chief operating officer Sundar Raman about its intention to withdraw
ISL: Delhi Dynamos ride on home support to beat Chennnaiyin FC and Gaurav Kapur posting tweets on the topic. The third and final T20I between India and South Africa, which was set to take place at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, was washed out after a spell of rain, with the outfield remaining wet for a long time after the shower that ultimately played its part in forcing the officials to call the match off. South Africa won the series 2-0 as a result, having won the first two games at Dharamsala and Cuttack by margins of seven and six wickets respectively. The second T20I in Cuttack was marred by incidents of hooliganism, where irate spectators
began to throw bottles towards the ground following their team’s poor performance (India were bowled out for a lowly 92). The incident was widely condemned by the cricket community, with several current and former players voicing their dissent against it. The Indian and South African teams will now head into a five-match One-Day International (ODI) series, which begins on October 11 at Kanpur. The second ODI will be played at Indore on October 14, third at Rajkot on October 18, fourth at Chennai on October 22, and fifth and final ODI at Chennai on October 25.
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Roberto Carlos’ appeal to Delhi’s fans must have worked as over 19,500 people showed up for Dynamos’ first home game at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here on Thursday. The home support clearly worked as his side beat Chennaiyin FC 1-0 to claim their first win in season two of the Indian Super League. Chicao’s eighth minute penalty was enough to see the hosts through. Chants of ‘Carlos, Carlos’ was proof enough that the fans were here to see the Brazilian legend in action. Sadly for them, Carlos, still sore from his first game against FC Goa,
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Govt to lay new pipeline from Chavand to Farmers rally against merger of villages in JUDA hence the expansion of Upleta to supply Narmada water to 156 villages More than 2,000 farmers the town at such a large Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
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The State government will lay an express feeder line from Chavand in Amrelit district to Dhoraji in Rajkot district and augment capacity of four pumping stations for providing Narmada water to 156 villages and five towns of Rajkot in the parched Saurashtra region at the cost of Rs 600 crore, Water Supply Minister Vijay Rupani announced on Friday. “Last year, we had to supply water through tankers to Upleta, Dhoraji, Jamkandorana, Bhayavadar and Dhoraji talukas of Rajkot district as these towns and villages in these talukas are not
directly linked to Narmada pipeline network presently. To ensure that these towns and 156 villages get Narmada water whenever required, we have decided to augment pumping capacity of four pumping stations and lay bulk pipelines connecting these towns with Narmada water supply pipeline grid,” Rupani said while addressing a press conference. Rupani said not only this, work was in progress on war-footing to connect Bhadar-II dam near Dhoraji with Moj and Venu dams by laying a pipeline from Bhadar-II to Upleta and that it was expected to be completed by December-end. Due
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the state has been reeling under extremely hot weather conditions. In the month of October, most places in the state have been recording day temperature beyond the 40°C. On October 8, Vadodara recorded 40.6°C as the maximum temperature, which is the highest in a decade for the month of October. Earlier, the highest temperature recorded was 40.1°C on October 1, 2009. Also, Vadodara airport observed a maximum of 41.5°C. In the past 24 hours, Ahmedabad observatory recorded 38.6°C as the maximum temperature, while the Ahmedabad airport sizzled at 41°C. The highest day temperature in the
city was observed on October 2, 2009 at 38.6°C, while the second highest was 38.8°C, observed on October 12, 2014. Coastal areas have also been witnessing hot weather conditions. Surat recorded 37.5°C as the maximum temperature on Thursday, which is the third highest for the month in the last ten years. The highest was 38.4°C on October 21, 2014. Similarly, Disa recorded 40.5°C on Thursday, which is the third highest maximum in a decade, the highest being 41.2°C on October 2 and 3 in 2009. The state is almost observing heatwave like conditions as most cities have been recording temperatures five degrees above normal.
to scanty rainfall in these five talukas, Moj and Venu do not have much water and therefore drinking water will be supplied from Bhadar-II. Saurashtra region faces drinking water shortage almost each summer and water pumped from Narmada cananls becomes the only lifeline for many parts of the region. “With this ca-
pacity augmentation, 579 villages of Rajkot district will be covered with Narmada water supply grid and additional 20 million liters per day (MLD) water will be available to Junagadh also. When this project is completed, the shortage of drinking water will become a past in Saurashtra,” Rupani further said.
from 42 villages within 10-15 kilometre radius of Junagadh town took out a rally in Junagadh Wednesday against the merger of their villages in the Junagadh Urban Development Authority (JUDA). Led by representatives of the Jameen Adhikar Andolan Gujarat (JAAG) and Khedut Hit Rakshak Samiti (KHRS) of Junagadh, farmers also submitted a memorandum to Collector Alok Pandey, who also happens to be the JUDA chairman, urging him to immediately halt the process of merger of their villages in JUDA. The memorandum stated that the farmers in these villages
Appoint a judge as GERC chairman, HC tells state government Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Gujarat high court (HC) on Thursday directed the state government to appoint an HC judge, either sitting or retired, as the chairman of Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC), a quasi-judicial body which has a three-member panel to adjudicate disputes related to tariff. The HC ordered so in response to a PIL filed by Utility Users’ Welfare Association, which claimed that the post of a judicial member in the commission has been vacant for the last 11 years. The Electricity Act provides for appointment of a sitting or retired HC judge in the commission.
The petitioner contended that due to the absence of a judicial member, the credibility of the commission’s decisions has always been in question. The petitioner alleged that due to absence of a judicial member and incomplete panel, GERC many a times outsource the work of writing orders to law firms. This is unacceptable, argued petitioner’s counsel Anand Yag-
nik. The petition had also sought a stay on GERC’s decision in response to a petition filed by Essar that has been pending before the commission. The company has requested change of rates in its power supply agreement with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. It wants to increase the rates citing increase in import of coal duty to amendment in laws in Indonesia.
BJP-Shiv Sena Ghulam Ali stand-off: Why ‘Kundalini can help people differences between them may increase achieve impossible results’ Agency | Mumbai
The Shiv Sena’s decision to revive its anti-Pakistan and pro-Marathi plank ahead of the local bodies elections in Maharashtra is to reaffirm its identity as the major regional party. Secondly, the Shiv Sena, worried by the applause Prime Minister Narendra Modi received abroad, wants to occupy centre stage by whipping up a “hard Hindutva” agenda. In the last one year there have been a dozen critical emotive issues where both parties took their battle to streets. The Sena’s decision to oppose the meat ban in Mumbai during the “paryushan” Jain festival, was to consolidate the support of 26 per cent Maharashtrians who constitute their traditional vote bank in Mumbai. The anti-Modi bashing by the Sena is to polarise the Marathi versus Gujarati divide which has its roots in the cre-
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ation of Maharashtra and Gujarat in 1960. On the Ghulam Ali concert, the saffron coalition was vertically divided. While the BJP supported the concert, the Sena enforced the ban. The Shiv Sena’s decision to ban the Ghulam Ali concert was a calculated move to send a strong signal to its anti-Pakistan constituents not only in Maharashtra but across India. The Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray is trying to project the party as the real custodian of “hard Hindutva” when it comes to taking Pakistan head-on. The BJP and the Shiv Sena are inter-dependent when it comes to
running the coalition government in Maharashtra. The support of the Shiv Sena MLAs (63) is critical for the BJP (122 MLAs) to retain the Devendra Fadnavis government in Maharashtra. Therefore, there is no ambiguity about the BJP-Sena coalition when it comes to the government. After the electoral success in the Lok Sabha and assembly elections, the BJP sees a golden opportunity to check the Sena in Mumbai– the power centre of the Thackerays. The BJP has trained its guns on the Sena’s mismanagement during 17 years rule in BMC.
“Human beings are blessed with enormous “self-power” which emanates from within. This “hidden Shakti or Power” comes to their rescue whenever they face crises or challenges in Life,” said G Narayana, chairman emeritus of Excel Industries Limited while addressing the fourth-day of AMA Week celebrations. Describing the Shakti as “Kundalini” power which is the rising of conscious energy, Narayana said that an internal power is present in all living beings, organisms, organizations including corporations of business and industry. “Human beings have all the equipment, resources and powers to get started, move, mobilize and achieve apparently impossible missions,” said Narayana. While citing an example Narayana said, “In corporates, the Shakti is distributed at differ-
ent levels for creating the network of resources for inspiration, insights, intelligence and intensity. An organization which is awakened and vibrating will be a self-motivated and motivating entity, capable of creating a culture for attaining outstanding results.” He added , “An enterprise’s ‘mooladhara’ is the work force which is pivotal to value addition and progress while its board of directors is the source of inspiration that imbibes a supreme energy for changing the entire organization.” Elaborating on powers within, Narayana said the powers are fire in the belly, warmth in the heart and spark in the head. Fire in the belly is the power to work, perform, contribute and excel while warm in the heart helped to “contact, team up and relate. Spark in the head represented “idea, innovation, knowledge and wisdom.”
were not interested in becoming a part of JUDA and hence, the state government should not go ahead with merging their villages in the urban development authority. The memorandum said that the land in the villages in question was all fer-
tile and the farmers were interested in continuing with the agricultural activities and did not want to sell their land at all. KHRS representative Atul Shekhda said that the existing population of Junagadh town was merely 3.5 lakh and
scale was not required at all. Shekhda alleged that “the intention behind incorporating 42 villages in the urban body was to grab farmers’ land to allot them at low prices to local politicians and their relatives for setting up industries, educational institutions, hospitals and other enterprises for commercial purposes”. He said that the real purpose of the bid to expand JUDA limits could be understood in the light of the recent amendments in the state land acquisition law that allowed JUDA to transfer its land to corporates and industries.
of scheme announced by the state government that offers an equal opportunity to all students and removes the financial burden of education from the parents. With the facility of school uniform and books, we would try to convince parents to enroll their wards to civic school and also the fact that they should continue sending their wards beyond VI and Class IX where the drop out rate is on a higher side,” said Jagdish Bhavsar. The mu-
nicipal school principals have been asked to use a four-page booklet brought out and distributed by the education department on Wednesday that carries pictures of both the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on the cover along with her message — “Numerous new opportunities provided to link youth power with the power of development”. The inside pages explains and carries information about the scheme.
in Naroda and Sanand GIDC. He had applied for 2R certificate which is necessary for hypothecation as Maurya was applying for Rs 40 lakh loan. As Shah demanded and accepted the bribe, he was constantly on phone with Bamaniya. We have recorded the conversation on cam-
era as the proof makes her co-accused,” said an ACB official. The officials said that the GIDC authorities have been informed about the bribe charges against the two class III officers to initiate action. The agency will also look at the duo’s property details soon.
AMC set to push new education plan in parent-teacher meeting Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The BJP-run Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has planned to use the parent-teacher meeting scheduled on October 12 as a platform to propagate the benefits of Chief Minister Anandiben Patel’s Mukhyamantri Yuva Swavalamban Yojana, which was introduced to counter the Patidar agitation for quota. The school board chairman Jagdish Bhavsar claimed that parents would be informed in detail about ‘the benefits of the MYSY, announced by the Gujarat government’ during the parent-teacher meeting scheduled on Monday at 11 am and 4 pm, respectively in all the 456 schools run by it. “The parents would be briefed about the one of its kind
ACB nabs 2 including GIDC official for taking bribe
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A team of state Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught two persons including an official with Ahmedabad GIDC for demanding and taking Rs 7,500 bribe for issuance of a certificate at GIDC’s Fadia Chambers office on Ashram Road on Thursday afternoon. According to ACB officials, Vishwas Maurya, a resident of Nana Chiloda, had registered a complaint against Manjula Bamaniya and Chandrakant Shah, both assistants of allotment branch of GIDC division office at Fadia Chambers, for demanding and taking Rs 7,500. Shah was caught while taking the money on Bamaniya’s behalf at 4.15 pm on Thursday. “The complainant is in shutters fabrication business and has units
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