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Agency : Srinagar, May 15
General officer commanding-in -chief of the Army’s Northern Command Lt General D S Hooda today called on Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra and discussed several important issues including the upcoming Amarnath Yatra. Lt Gen Hooda called on the Governor at the Raj Bhawan here, an official spokesman said. He said the Governor and the army commander discussed several important issues relating to internal and external security management, including the establishment of a secure environment for the forthcoming Amarnath Yatra. The annual yatra is scheduled to commence on July 2.
Modi govt’s 1-yr only wastage of time: Nitish Agency : Patna, May 15
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today described Narendra Modi government’s completion of one year in office as “nothing but wastage of time”. “Pura saal barbaad kiya (wasted the entire year),” Kumar said addressing a “Chaurasia Mahasammelan” here. “I do not see any development work being accomplished during one year of NDA government in power...” he said.
Anil Kapoor dodges wig for ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’ role
Agency : New Delhi, May 15
His salt-n-pepper avatar in the upcoming dysfunctional family drama “Dil Dhadakne Do” is getting rave reviews but actor Anil Kapoor said he did not use any wig for the look. Anil, who is sporting grey hair for the first time, plays the father of two grown-up children (Priyanka Chopra and Ranveer Singh) in the film. “I am excited about my look. It was very difficult to get that right. Actors generally go for a wig but I chose to look as real as possible. We really worked hard to get that salt-n-pepper appearance,” Anil. Directed by Zoya Akhtar, the coming-of-age film also stars Shefali Shah, Anushka Sharma and Farhan Akhtar in pivotal roles.
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Petrol price hiked by Rs 3.13 a litre, diesel Rs 2.71 The two consecutive hikes in petrol and diesel prices have wiped away more than one-third of the gains that had accrued to consumers when global rates began to fall in August last year.
Agency : New Delhi Petrol price was on Friday hiked by Rs 3.13 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.71 per litre, the second straight steep increase in rates this month. The hike, which comes on the back of Rs 3.96 per litre increase in petrol and Rs 2.37 a litre raise in diesel from May 1, will be effective from midnight. Prices of petrol in Delhi will be Rs 66.29 a litre from Saturday as against the current Rs 63.16; while diesel will cost Rs 52.28 per litre as against Rs 49.57, Indian Oil
Corp (IOC), the nation’s largest oil company, said. The two consecutive hikes have wiped away more than one-third of the gains that had accrued to consumers when global rates began to fall in August last year. “Since last price change (effective
Agency : Haryana The Haryana government on Thursday announced retired Delhi High Court judge, Justice S.N. Dhingra, would head a oneman commission to probe the grant of licences to Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra’s company and other firms for developing commercial properties in Gurgaon’s Sector 83. An official spokesman said here that the commission would also probe their subsequent transfer or disposal, allegations of private enrichment, ineligibility of beneficiaries under the rules, and other connected matters.
“Issues concerning public importance related to the grant of licenses and alleged illegalities have come to the notice of the state government,” the spokesman said. Vadra’s company had, after obtaining licence for developing commercial property quickly, had sold off the same land to realty major DLF for a whopping Rs.58 crore, thus making a profit of Rs.43 crore. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) had pointed out that Vadra’s firm, Skylight Hospitality, had not submitted documents on financial adequacy. Despite that, the firm was granted a licence.
Agency : Hyderabad Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said “achche din” have come only for Modi and few businessmen close to him. “It is a government of selected people. It is a government of suit-boot and selected industrialists. Acche din have not come for people but for Modi, who is visiting different countries,” said Rahul after winding up his 15-km long padyatra in Adilabad district of Telangana to console families of farmers who committed suicide due to financial distress. In another dig at Modi, he asked the crowd, “Is there anybody among you who wears a Rs 10 lakh suit?” Stating
quisition on farmers. The Congress Vice President claimed that wherever he goes, people tell him that they committed a mistake by voting for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The Land Acquisition Bill proposed during Congress-led UPA regime said that if land is acquired, then there should be a sothat the NDA government in five years and also the cial audit to assess the imis trying to pass the Land provision for social audit pact on all those affected, Acquisition Bill in a hur- on the impact of land ac- Rahul asserted. ry, he alleged that the legislation will give powers to the government to take away farmers’ lands without their consent, which was made mandatory by (Mkh¤ ÃkuþLk ÞksLkk íku{s nku{÷kuLk, {kuøkuos the UPA government. He claimed the government ÷kuLk íku{s MkçkMkeze ðk¤e RLzMxÙeÞ÷ {kuøkuos was also trying to do away ÷kuLk {kxu Mkt[kh {køkoËþoLk {kxu {¤ku. ) with existing provision for returning lands to farmers if projects don’t come up
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May 1), there has been a steep increase in international prices of both petrol and diesel. Rupee-US dollar exchange rate has also depreciated quite significantly during this
period. “Combined impact of both these factors warrant an upward revision in prices, the impact of which is being passed on to consumers with this price increase,” IOC
every month based on average imported cost and rupee-dollar exchange rate in the previous fortnight. Petrol prices had been cumulatively cut by Rs 17.11 a litre in 10 reductions between August and February and diesel by Rs 12.96 a litre in 6 cuts between October and February. After two rates hikes (0.82 a litre in petrol and Rs 0.61 per litre in diesel on February 16, and Rs 3.18 per litre in petrol and Rs 3.09 a
litre in diesel on March 1) rates were again cut on April 2 (49 paisa a litre in petrol and Rs 1.21 in diesel) and on April 16 (80 paise per litre on petrol and Rs 1.30 a litre on diesel). “The movement of prices in international oil market and rupee-USD exchange rate shall continue to be closely monitored and developing trends of the market will be reflected in future price changes,” IOC said.
dren at the joint Yoga and Taichi event at the Temple of Heaven. The Prime Minister sportingly took selfies with smartphones of children as they jostled for getting clicked with Modi. “En-
joyed interacting with China’s youth,” Modi tweeted later. Modi is known for taking selfies on foreign tours with leaders, supporters and children. Indian prime minister Narendra Modi
just tweeted another selfie—an action that is not so surprising given his love for the photo format. But who it was with, and where it was taken, are somewhat shocking. Modi appears with Chinese premier Li Keqiang, standing in front of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. Last year, during his trip to Australia, Modi posted a selfie with his “friend” and Australian counterpart Tony Abbott. The selfie signed by the two leaders was taken at the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Agency : Raipur Two IAS officers have been reprimanded by the Chhattisgarh government for not wearing formal attire at official functions to receive Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the state last week. One of the officers was pulled up for wearing sunglasses in the PM’s presence. Bastar collector Amit Kataria and Dantewada collector KC Devasenapathi were informed through official letters that their actions did not conform to the All India Services (Conduct) Rules. Modi made his first visit after becoming the Prime Minister to Bastar region’s strife-torn Dantewada district on May 9. He spent a few hours with tribal children in areas affected by left wing extremism and launched two major development
projects. Photos taken at the time show Kataria, an IAS officer of the 2004 batch from the Chhattisgarh cadre, was wearing a bright blue shirt and sporting sunglasses when he received the Prime Minister along with Chief Minister Raman Singh.By the time he saw off Modi, Kataria had changed into a white shirt with black stripes and still had his sunglasses on. Devsenapathi was seen wearing a white shirt in Modi’s presence. The letters, copies of which were accessed by Hindustan Times, were sent to the
two officers on May 13 by the special secretary of the General Administration Department (GAD). “It has come to the notice of the government that you were not wearing formal attire when you received the honourable Prime Minister and that you received him while wearing sunglasses,” said the letter sent to Kataria. The letter sent to Devsenapathi, an IAS officer of the 2007 batchfrom the Chhattisgarh cadre, only said he had not worn formal attire while welcoming the Prime Minister.
said in a statement. Stateowned fuel retailers IOC, Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) revise petrol and diesel prices on 1st and 16th of
PM Modi clicks selfie with Chinese PM Li Keqiang Agency : Beijing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has a penchant for selfies, today clicked one with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang in what could be termed as a power- packed selfie with premiers of two big nations in one frame. Modi pulled out a smartphone during his visit to the Temple of Heaven here as he posed for the shot with Chinese Premier Li. “It’s selfie time! Thanks Premier Li,” Modi tweeted along with the photograph in which both leaders sported wide smiles. Modi’s selfie, an integral part of his overseas trips, was immediately liked on Facebook by its founder Mark Zuckerberg.
“Where selfies are concerned, there’s always scope for one more! PM @narendramodi with Premier Li, Temple of Heaven,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted along with the photograph. Modi also took a number of selfies with students and chil-
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Study: 4 eggs/week reduce Type 2 Diabetes risk
Consuming 4 eggs per week can keep Type 2 diabetes – Diabetes Mellitus at bay, claims a new study by the researchers at the University of Eastern Finland. According to the research, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, eggs rich in cholesterol can reduce Type 2 diabetes risk by almost 40 percent. Scientists believe that the nutrients in the egg improves sugar metabolism and also dampen down inflammation that leads to chronic illness. Research has shown that lifestyle habits, such as exercise and nutrition, play a crucial role in the development of the disease. In some studies, high-cholesterol diets have been associated with disturbances in glucose metabolism and risk of type 2 diabetes. In contrast, in some experimental studies, the consumption of eggs has led to improved glucose balance, among other things. However, there is no experimental data available on the effects of egg consumption on the incidence of type 2 diabetes. In population-based studies, too, the association between egg consumption and type 2 diabetes has been investigated only scarcely, and the findings have been inconclusive. Egg consumption has either been associated with an elevated risk, or no association has been found. The dietary habits of 2,332 men aged between 42 and 60 years were assessed at the baseline of the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study, KIHD, at the University of Eastern Finland in 1984–1989. During a follow-up of 19.3 years, 432 men were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The study found that egg consumption was associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes as well as with lower blood glucose levels. Men who ate approximately four eggs per week had a 37 per cent lower risk of type 2 diabetes than men who only ate approximately one egg per week. This association persisted even after possible confounding factors such as physical activity, body mass index, smoking and consumption of fruits and vegetables were taken into consideration. The consumption of more than four eggs did not bring any significant additional benefits. A possible explanation is that unlike in many other populations, egg consumption in Finland is not strongly associated with unhealthy lifestyle habits such as smoking, low physical activity or consumption of processed meats. In addition to cholesterol, eggs contain many beneficial nutrients that can have an effect on, for example, glucose metabolism and low-grade inflammation, and thus lower the risk of type 2 diabetes. The study also suggests that the overall health effects of foods are difficult to anticipate based on an individual nutrient such as cholesterol alone. Indeed, instead of focusing on individual nutrients, nutrition research has increasingly focused on the health effects of whole foods and diets over the past few years.
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Sunny Leone charged with obscenity
Agency : Mumbai Bollywood actress Sunny Leone has been booked by Dombivali police here for alleged distribution of obscene content on web and social networking sites. According to a police release today, the offence was registered last night against the 34-yearold actor under sections 292, 292 A, 294 r/w 34
of the IPC besides being charged under Section 3 and 4 of Indian Representation of Women and IT Act. The offence was registered based on a complaint by one Anjali Palan (30) a housewife who stated that while surfing the internet she found several obscene posts and pictures of the actress, they said.
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QUOTE “In the present situation, only if Jayalalithaa became the Chief Minister, the state administration and economy would do well,” OF THE - BJP leader and Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan today said Tamil Nadu’s economy will do well if Jayalalithaa returns as Chief Minister. DAY
Katrina dons ravishing red Meenakshi Dixit is all set to for Cannes appearance make her debut in Bollywood
Agency : Cannes It was red all the way when, for her second appearance on the Cannes International Film Festival red carpet, Indian actress Katrina Kaif chose a ravishing red Elie Saab gown matched with red lips. Highlighting her eyes in tones of taupe while lining them with a black liner, Katrina gave finishing touches to her makeup with perfectly contoured cheeks and sleek middle parted hair,
said a statement from L’Oréal Paris, which she is representing at the international gala. Actress Sonam Kapoor, who will be gracing the red carpet soon as L’Oreal Paris brand ambassador too, has applauded Katrina’s style statements at Cannes. “Katrina knocked it out of the park and looked absolutely gorgeous. I hope we get a chance to walk together next year,” she said. Katrina, who was
making her debut at the Cannes gala this year, even flashed her million dollar smile for fans and waved out to them before heading to the red carpet on Thursday. Other international ambassadors of the beauty brand who walked the red carpet were Naomi Watts, Ines De La Fressange, Julianne Moore, Fan Bing Bing and Liya Kebede. They looked chic in bold looks and flawless makeup.
is an upcoming Bollywood film directed by Kundan Shah. The film also features Bharat Jadhav, Yashpal Sharma, Vedish, Aanjjan Srivastav, Chinmay Jadhav,
Deepak Shirke, Akhilendra Mishra, Mushtaq Khan, Upasana Singh, Virendra Saxena, Prerna Wanvari, Pandharinath Kamble, Indrajeet Soni and Aakash Pandey.
tor Fawad Khan and veteran actor Rishi Kapoor. In the ad world, the actor can be seen matching dance steps with Kriti Sanon in a commercial Agency : Mumbai for an online fashion Director Zoya Akhtar is brand -- American Swan. known to not just make stylish films but the director is also known to be promoting her films
in an out of the box manner. Like for her last film, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, it was for the first time the entire cast took a road trip from Bombay to
Delhi. This time around, for her upcoming release too, Zoya was very keen that the promotions are done in a stylish manner, just like the film looks with the strong ensemble cast. The makers broke the stereotype when there was no trailer launch event. Instead, the cast planned special screenings for people to watch the trailer when they were flooded with requests. Zoya and Farhan planned a screening at Farhan’s place post which Anil Kapoor invited everyone at home to show the trailer. Even Ritesh Sidhwani planned a combined screening with the entire cast.
Agency : New Delhi Anurag Kashyap’s Bombay Velvet begins with a mention of Martin Scorsese’s name and bears an imprint of the maverick filmmaker’s style in most of its 150 minute length. An impressionable Balraj (Ranbir Kapoor) watches a James Cagney (The Public Enemy, Angels With Dirty faces) film and
decides to become a ‘big shot’ in life. He eventually becomes one, but the cost he pays for it is almost similar to what the mainstream Hindi film heroes used to pay in the ‘80s. Where is the difference then? In the canvas and the mammoth pre-production. But before we get into the heart of the matter, let me introduce you
to the basic storyline of the film. Based on Gyan Prakash’s book Mumbai Fables, Bombay Velvet is about those days when a newly independent India was struggling to find its feet. Bombay, due to its strategically positioned dockyard and a number of mills, was fast emerging as the perfect centre for trade and trade unions.
Sidharth Malhotra seeks fans’ help
Agency : Mumbai Actor Sidharth Malhotra is confused -- he can’t decide a ‘display picture’ for his Twitter page, and has sought his fans’ help for it. The actor took to micro-blogging site Twitter, and posted: “Ok time to change my DP but can’t decide so why don’t u guys send me your favourite picture and we will pick a new DP (sic).” Sidharth is also caught up in the acting and brand endorsement
world. The 30-yearold is busy shooting for Shakun Batra’s upcoming modern family drama film “KAPOOR and SONS”, which also stars his rumoured girlfriend Alia Bhatt, Pakistani ac-
Ranbir and I share a special equation: Deepika Padukone
Agency : New Delhi Ajay Devgn’s much anticipated directorial venture Shivaay will release on 26th January 2017. But the makers are all set to reveal its look almost two years to the film’s release. Releasing a look, sometimes as early as two years in advance has been something many renowned Hollywood studios have executed successfully. The idea is simple. By putting teaser out there, western filmmakers have been able to capture the palpable excitement of an audience awaiting a big-ticket venture. Now Ajay will go the Hollywood way with Shivaay. And yes for this side of the world, it is perhaps a first and it is indeed a unique promotional strategy. Currently the film’s pre-production work is in full swing and the shoot is slated to start
in Bulgaria in January 2016; a country the team settled on after scouting for a picture-perfect location the world over. Ajay, who is directing the film, also plays the protago-
Agency : New Delhi Meenakshi Dixit who is an Indian model, dancer and actress, and who has appeared in various Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films, she thanks to some sensuous dance numbers in movies such as ‘Dookudu’ and ‘Baadshah’. And now, she is all set to make her debut in the Bollywood film industry. The 26-year-old Meenakshi Dixit will soon be seen playing the lead role in an upcoming political satire titled ‘P Se PM Tak’. Directed by Kundan Shah, the film revolves around a sex-worker who ends up becoming the Chief Minister of a state because of an interesting turn of events. P Se PM Tak (here is ‘P’ means Prostitute and ‘PM’ means Prime Minister)
nist. Ajay Devgn’s directorial venture ’Shivaay’ is all set to release on 26th January 2017. The film is produced by Ajay Devgn Ffilms and Eros International.
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Bombay Velvet review: Earnest performances, but cliched storytelling
3 / Dt. 16-05-2015, Saturday Tata Motors enters into distribution agreement Vietnamese company
Agency : Hanoi Automobile major Tata Motors on Friday entered into a distribution, supply and technology licence agreement with Vietnam-based TMT Motor. “Our foray into Vietnam is an important step in our continuing journey to become a truly global player and in particular our focus on the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region after our recent entry into Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia,” said Ravi Pisharody, executive director, commercial vehicles busi-
ness unit, Tata Motors. “Tata Motors with a wide range of products suited for the Vietnam market, will be able to offer the customers of Vietnam, an excellent choice with a blend of high performance, economy and the latest technology in-built into the products.” According to the company, the agreements will enable TMT to become the distributor of selected Tata Motors commercial vehicles, as well as, expand its vehicle assembly business and distribution network in Vietnam.
Amazon Appstore offers apps worth Rs 7,000 for free
Agency : Mumbai Amazon has a new “Free App of the Day” bundle available today, with 38 paid apps and games worth $110 (approximately Rs 7,000) available for free until Sunday 12:30 pm IST. The bundle is a regular deal from the Amazon Apstore, so make sure you get it while it’s hot. You’ll need to download and install the Amazon Appstore for Android, to be able to download any of the apps on offer. You can find
the full instructions here. Remember, you’re going to have to check mark the “Allow Unknown Sources” option in your settings to download the Appstore and any other of the apps. And don’t worry if that feels unsafe, you can uncheck it again once you’re done with the installlations. Another option is to visit the desktop website for the Amazon Appstore here, while logged in, and add the apps you want to your cart.
Switzerland commits to cooperate in India’s black money fight
Agency : New Delhi Committing its support to India’s fight against the black money menace, Switzerland today said its Parliament will soon consider changes in laws to look into the possibility of sharing information in cases being probed on the basis of stolen data of Swiss bank accounts. To consider providing ‘administrative assistance’ to foreign countries, which would include India, in such cases, a proposal would be moved in the Swiss Parliament in the second half of this year, Switzerland’s Economic Affairs Minister Johann N Schneider Ammann said here today. Ammann, who is in India on a three-day visit, said Switzerland is sensitive to the fact that the issue of black money is very important for India and needs to be resolved. “Switzerland has decided to follow international standards, including those framed by OECD, in sharing information
and providing assistance to foreign countries probing such cases, but we have to ask our Parliament to make changes in our laws,” he said at a select media briefing. Ammann said the Swiss government is committed to resolve this issue and the Federal Council, the apex decision making body in Switzerland (equivalent to Cabinet in India), has decided to provide a ‘clarification’ to the Parliament on legal situation on administrative assistance in cases of stolen data. When asked whether the new black money law passed in India would have ramifications for Swiss banks, the Minister said it was too early to talk about that as the procedures and the law itself first needs to be understood.
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Warne, Tendulkar SPORTS ROUNDUP ‘planning new T20 league’
Agency : Sydney Among those understood to have been contacted are Australians Brett Lee, Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist and Glenn McGrath, along with Englishmen Michael Vaughan and Andrew Flintoff and South African Jacques Kallis. Cricket Australia and the International Cricket Council said they had not been advised of the venture, but a CA spokesman told AAP it could be a positive way to promote and grow the game in new or emerging markets - as long as it didn’t poach contracted international players. Lee’s manager Neil Maxwell confirmed his client had received an
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IPL 2015: Kieron Pollard keeps Mumbai Indians alive but this time does it with the ball
offer and would be seeking permission from CA to play. “I can’t see anything wrong with it. It’s a group of retired blokes playing a game of cricket,” Maxwell told Fox Sports on Friday. It means Lee could potentially return to the field only a few months after calling time on his professional career, though the Test quick retired from the international game in 2012.
If it comes to fruition, the Cricket All Stars League could affect some domestic Twenty20 competitions such as the BBL and Indian Premier League, which often include former international cricketers. Lee played in last summer’s Big Bash League along with Flintoff and Kallis, who is contracted to return to the club for the 2015-16 season.
Former South Africa coach Mickey Arthur expresses interest in England coaching role
Agency : Johannesburg Former South African and Australian coach Mickey Arthur has expressed his interest of being the next coach for England. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are looking to appoint a successor of Peter Moores, who was sacked by the newly appointed England’s Cricket director Andrew Strauss. Arthur said that he would certainly have a conversation with ECB as it was a wonderful opportunity, Sport24 reported. He insisted that the England team is looking for leadership and direction and anyone who could do that right would have a good chance of success. Meanwhile, there are re-
bowled a grand total of 40 balls in the entire tournament, picking up just one wicket. So what does he do? He dismissed Yusuf Pathan, who was wellset on 52, with the very first ball. A horrible Malinga mis-field and a few wild swings from Piyush Chawla later, Mumbai Indians won a thriller of a match at the Wankhede by five runs. More impor-
tantly, Rohit’s men live to fight another day. In a way, Rohit’s hand was forced. With 21 required from the last two overs, he had no option but to go to his best bowler like captains almost always do. With Malinga finishing his quota, his other options were the young Hardik Pandya or the even younger Jagdeesh Suchith.
Agency : Mumbai The Indian squad for next month’s tour of Bangladesh is to be picked by the national cricket selection panel headed by Sandeep Patil here on May 20. “The meeting to select the Indian team for the tour of Bangladesh featuring one Test and three One-Day Internationals would be held at the Cricket Centre on May 20,” Cricket Board
sources told on Friday. India are to play a oneoff Test at Fatullah from June 10-14 and then will engage hosts Bangladesh in a best-of-three ODI series from June 18-24. All the ODI matches are scheduled to be played at Mirpur on June 18, 21 and 24 with a reserve day penciled in. With MS Dhoni having already announced his retirement from Test cricket, it is
expected that Virat Kohli - who led the squad in Australia after Dhoni’s announcement at the conclusion of the third Test at Melbourne - will be named as the Test captain. However, there are news reports that Kohli, along with a few other senior cricketers, has asked the BCCI to be rested for the tour. Meanwhile, the BCCI’s technical committee headed by Anil Kumble is to meet here on May 19 to take a call on the proposed changes in the domestic circuit for the next season. In its bid to push for more results in Ranji matches, the BCCI technical committee has proposed a few changes in the points format and the number of overs bowled per day in the premier domestic tournament.
Agency : Lahore The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) reaffirmed that the tour by the Zimbabwe team was still on as per schedule and they would reach Lahore on Tuesday. The chief operating officer of the board, Subhan Ahmad said they had received no information from the Zimbabwe board about the cancellation of the tour. “The tour is on and we are proceeding ahead with our preparations as planned,” he said. Confusion reigned late last night when first, Cricket Zimbabwe announced they had opted out of the short tour because of security apprehensions following an attack in Karachi
on the Ismaili community in which 46 people were killed. But half an hour later the Zimbabwe officials retracted their statement, saying they were still discussing the matter as the PCB had reassured them that foolproof security would be given to the team during their stay in Lahore. PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan later told
PTI that while the Zimbabwean government had advised its cricket board to call off the tour but it was keen to go ahead and was discussing the matter with players and security experts. Sources said that the PCB had used foreign office channels to convince the Zimbabwean board that their players would be safe in Lahore.
Indian squad for Bangladesh tour to be selected on May 20
ports that the Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie is the ‘favourite’ candidate for Strauss. The former South African batsman also took on Matthew Hayden’s comment of calling the applicants for
the England coaching role as ‘crazy’. Arthur said that he didn’t know what Hayden was trying to say, adding that the time was perfect for someone to make their mark in coaching.
West Indies dasher Chris Gayle signs up for Big Bash side Melbourne Renegades
Agency : Wellington Big Bash League (BBL) franchise Melbourne Renegades have signed West Indian big-hitter Chris Gayle on a oneyear deal. Gayle will return to the Australian T20 league after choosing to instead play in the Ram Slam T20 in South Africa over the last two years. The 35-year-old is considered by many as the greatest T20 player since the inception of the format in the noughties. He is the only batsman to have scored over 7000 runs in T20 cricket and has done so at an average of 42.06 and a strike-rate of 147.59. Renegades captain Aaron Finch couldn’t hold back his excitement over the signing of Gayle. According to him, the Caribbean batsman, along with AB de Villiers, is among the world’s best in the T20 format. the Australian T20I captain said: “It’s huge to sign Chris Gayle. He’s someone who
Agency : Kolkata Mumbai Indians playoff hopes were on the line with KKR needing a very gettable 12 runs from the last over, with Yusuf Pathan – the newer, more reliable version – on strike. The ever-reliable death bowling of Malinga had deserted them today as he went for nine runs in the nineteenth over. So when Rohit Sharma handed over the ball – and with it, the responsibility to keep Mumbai alive in the competition – to Kieron Pollard, a few eyebrows were raised. Pollard is a useful bowler and is known to have the knack of picking up wickets with his variations. But Mumbai have not needed him all year. Before this over against KKR, he had
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has dominated this format over a long period of time.Along with AB (de Villiers), there is not many of them in the same bracket. He’s the world’s best I think. He dominates a game, he can win a game by himself in very limited time. “To have signed someone like him to open the batting with is going to be a huge bonus for the Renegades but also the fans who are going to get to see cricket’s biggest hitter at Etihad stadium.” The Explosive
West Indian batsman said that he was ‘excited’ to entertain fans in Melbourne and would show a good performance in his second stint of Big Bash. The West Indies superstar was the first batsman to score a World Cup double century when he scored 215 off just 138 balls against Zimbabwe in February. Gayle would be making a comeback to the Big Bash after 2011 when he had a disastrous season for Sydney Thunder struggling for runs.
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Coast Guard commissions four boats at Porbandar
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The Indian Coast Guard today commissioned ICGS Ankit and three high-speed interceptor boats at Porbandar. “ICGS (Indian Coast Guard Ship) Ankit and interceptor boats C-419, C-420 and C-155 were commissioned by Director General of the Indian Coast Guard Vice Admiral H C S Bisht at Porbandar today,” an official statement said. “This is
part of ongoing efforts by the Indian Coast Guard to strengthen coastal security mechanism. It will also help to augment patrolling and prevent illicit activities such as infiltration, smuggling and illegal fishing,” it added. With the commissioning of these four ships, the force level of Coast Guard had increased to 116 ships and boats, said the statement. ICGS Ankit, built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd, Kochi, is a 50 metres long Fast Patrol Vessel with 421 tons displacement which can achieve a maximum speed of 35 knots. ICGS C-419 and C-420 are 27.8 metre long interceptor boats with 106 tons displacement. Built by Lars-
en & Toubro, these boats can achieve a maximum speed of 45 knots. ICGS C-155, built by Bharati Shipyard Ltd, Mumbai is a 27.6 metres long interceptor Boat with 73 tons displacement and can achieve a maximum speed of 35 knots. ICGS Ankit and C-419 will be based at Porbandar and Pipavav off Gujarat coast respectively, while C-420 and C-155 will be based at Karwar. Commander of the Coast Guard in the Western Sea-board Additional Director General SPS Basra and North-West Region’s Commander Inspector General Kuldip Singh Sheoran were also present at the commissioning ceremony.
CID Crime Gujarat arrests former metro rail chief, ex-IAS Sanjay Gupta Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
Gujarat CID today arrested Sanjay Gupta, an exIAS officer and former executive chairman of the state-owned Metrolink Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA), for his alleged involvement in a multicrore scam. “Based on a complaint related to economic offences, CIDcrime unit of Gandhinagar today arrested Sanjay Gupta,” Director General of police P C Thakur said. Gupta was appointed as the executive chairman of metro project in 2011. He resigned in August 2013. The government found some financial irregularities during his tenure and lodged a complaint with CID-Crime on April 1 this year. “As
Agency : Beijing Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel has began her tour in China. She was received at Beijing airport by Mr Prashant Agarwal, Consul General of India in Hong Kong. Smt Patel is on a seven-day visit to China and Hong Kong. She will be attending the Government of China programme to welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 15, 2015. Mrs. Patel is leading a high-profile delegation from Gujarat to China to join the Prime Minister’s entourage. The delegation from Gujarat will then participate in inaugural session of Chief Ministers of Indian States with Provincial Leaders’ Forum of China at the same venue. The Forum is to strengthen bilateral economic and cultural relations between leaders of the two countries. In the first business session
on ‘Role of States and Provinces’ in strengthening relation between India and China, Mrs. Patel will lead the deliberations on Gujarat as a land of achievements and opportunities. The topics she proposes to cover include promoting Buddhist Tourism Circuit in Gujarat and Cultural Relations. There will be a session on ‘Sustainable Urbanization: Smart City-Smart Living’. The delegation from Gujarat will be witness to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
signing MoU between the two countries with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang. The Forum is scheduled to discuss the MoU signed by Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to Gujarat in September last year for sister city status between Gujarat and Guangdong. Mrs. Patel was earlier given a warm sendoff at the airport here today. Those present there included Cabinet Ministers Nitinbhai Patel, Ramanbhai Vora, Bhupendrasinh Chudas-
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per the complaint filed by the CEO of MEGA Rajesh Mehta, Gupta and six others allegedly siphoned off Rs 113 crore through forged bills. It is alleged that when Gupta was heading the PSU, the company made payments for materials which never arrived,” said assistant commissioner of police, CID, S G Parmar. MEGA was set up for the execution of metro project here. The materials were to be used at a construction near Bhat village
near Gandhinagar. “Apart from Gupta, we have also arrested Radhesh Bhatt, who worked as a manager under Gupta and is accused of a similar fraud of Rs 2.62 crore for which a separate complaint was filed in December against him,” said Parmar. Gupta quit IAS in 2003 to start his own business. He owns Neesa Group which runs hotels. Ahmedabad metro work was inaugurated by Chief Minister Anandiben Patel in March this year.
objective of setting up the renewable power obligations mechanism. The Tribunal has also directed the state power regulator to reconsider the applications of the discoms seeking revision of RPO targets for FY13 afresh and pass appropriate orders in three months.”The State Commission has incorrectly revised the RPO for the deemed distribution licensees to zero or nearly negligible amount due to financial impact, low energy consumption, nascent stage of operation etc, in contravention to the Regulations,” Aptel observed in its order. It added that GERC has the power to revise RPO targets for wind and other energy sources due to low capacity addition uniformly for all the power distribution companies. But “for those distribution licensees who have
RPO, action has to be taken by the State Commission” the Tribunal added.
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The Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets its products under the Amul brand, has requested the government not to allow other countries to dump their dairy products in India under the Free Trade Agreement (FTA). GCMMF announced here today that it had achieved a turnover of Rs 20,733 crore for 2014-15. Speaking on the occasion, GCMMF Managing Director R S Sodhi expressed concerns over the possible entry of foreign players in the Indian dairy market under the FTA and registered his strong objections to such a move. “Some countries are lobbying hard for access to the Indian dairy market through bilateral Free
In a crime conference organized at the DGP office in Gandhinagar, DGP PC Thakur laid more thrust on the development of detection skills in cyber-crime in the police department. DGP Thakur addressed all police commissioners, SPs, Range IGPs and all additional DGPs of the state police. “In this age of internet, we need to develop skills in dealing with all types of cyber-crimes. We have a cyber cell in almost all cities and major districts, along with a cyber cell of the CID crime. With more gadgets and expertise we will very soon be able to tackle cyber criminals”
said Thakur. Senior police officials said other issues such as the crime situation in the State, strategies to tackle organized crime and maintenance of public law and order were also discussed at length in the crime conference. Thakur added, they have also introduced different courses for police officials and police personnels which have brought a major change in the attitude of the police. Sources said DGP Thakur also advised his police officers to stay away from undue controversies and practice the best policing, which would enable the cops to gain respect from a common man. On the
ma, Saurabhbhai Patel, Vijaybhai Rupani and Babubhai Bokhiria, also Ministers of State Shankarbhai Chudhry, Vasuben Trivedi, Rajnibhai Patel, Pradeepsinh Jadeja and Jashabhai Barad, besides Parliamentary Secretaries. Gujarat’s Chief Secretary D.J. Pandian,
DGP Thakur, Additional Chief Secretaries Aloria, J.N. Singh, P.K. Taneja, Chief Minister’s Chief Principal Secretary K. Kailashnathan, GAD Principal Secretary Sriniwas, Chief Minister’s Secretary Ajay Bhadoo and office-bearers were also present.
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Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. We request our policy makers to ensure that dairy products are completely kept out of the ambit of FTAs with major dairy product exporting nations,” Sodhi. According to Sodhi, countries like New Zealand, Australia and European Union (EU) nations are under pressure to sell their surplus products, since they have been hit by a major meltdown in the global dairy products market recent-
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Amul MD cautions government about dumping of dairy products
GERC incorrectly revised RPO for discoms: Aptel it was not in line with the not fulfilled the revised
In a move that could have implication on finances of state power distribution companies, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (Aptel) has partially set aside Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (GERC) order to revise their Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) target of 2012-13. Every power distribution company has to purchase electricity from renewable energy sources (solar, wind and bio-mass), at a defined minimum percentage of the total consumption of its consumers. This minimum percentage was decided by GERC from 2010-11 to 2016-17. The Tribunal ruled that the GERC had wrongly revised the RPOs for different distribution companies as per their actual purchases inconsistent with the prescribed percentage. Also,
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other hand, senior police officials also made presentations about their achievements. “I am satisfied with overall performance of my police officers.
ly. “Earlier, China used to import dairy products in very large quantities from these countries. After that demand dried up, exports of these countries suffered and resulted in a major meltdown in global prices of dairy commodities,” Sodhi said. Though the central government has not included dairy products in the FTA yet, Sodhi said that GCMMF has been cautioning the government against this move.
Three shops were set on fire during a clash between members of two communities in Prabhas Patan town in the coastal district of Gir-Somnath this evening, police said. A large number of police personnel were deployed in the town afterwards, said inspector B G Sarvaiya. “At least three shops in the main market were
that she was molested by one Durga Prasad Shastri and his son Aakash at a Ashram in Dholka. Police officials said the woman has alleged in her complaint that one another person too was present in the Ashram with a gunman, who she was told that was a retired IPS officer. “The lady also has claimed in her complaint that a few policemen too were present in the Ashram when the molestation took place” said a police official. According to the complaint lodged by the woman, she had learnt performing religious rituals from her
father. “According to the complaint, Durga Prasad Shastri and his son Aakash took her for performing religious rituals at the Ashram on 25 April by car” said a police source. Later at the Ashram, a 60 year old man came and sprinkled some water on her after which she began to feel uncomfortable. “The woman has alleged that they then tied her hands and legs. Later she was molested. The woman has stated that there another man present there with a gunman. She was told that he is an retired IPS officer” said a police official.
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Woman alleges molestation at a Ashram in Dholkha
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A woman, hailing from Vadodara has alleged in her complaint lodged at Dholka police station
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Medical Council of India(MCI) has approved 150-150 seats for MBBS course in Junagadh and Himmatnagar based medical colleges. The Government of Gujarat has submitted proposal before Union Health department for further approval. As soon as the permission from centre arrives, the admission process will begin on these 300 MBBS seats. Gujarat has presently 2930 medical
seats for MBBS course. With addition of two new medical colleges the total number of seats will be 3230. In year 2005-06 the state had just 1525 seats. In 10 years, seats are nearly doubled. Gujarat government had spent Rs 250 crore for each of two proposed medical colleges at Junagadha nd Himmatnagar. It had sought MCI’s permission to start medical course at both these colleges in year 2015-16. MCI had inspected both colleges on 5 May and submitted its report on 13 May. These details were shared by state Health Minister Nitinbhai Patel.
set on fire by the mob. We have deployed our men across the town. We are now patrolling in that area and the situation is under control,” he said. The cause of the clash was not known yet. According to police, the entire market shut down after the clash started at around 8pm. “There is no report of any casualties,” said inspector Sarvaiya.
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