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News Brief Rs 2.85 crore, 15 kg gold seized

“Patidar MahaKranti Agitation”

Will not let the lotus blossom in Gujarat in 2017 : Hardik Patel

Give quota to Patels or face consequences The BJP government in Gujarat will face consequences in 2017 polls, warned Hardik Patel at a mega rally in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad wakes up to ‘Jai Sardar - Jai Patidar’ on Tuesday morning as 20 lakhs of Patidars in the GMDC grounds

Agency | Malappuram

Unaccounted money to the tune of Rs 2.85 crore and 15 kg of gold were seized from a car at Perinthalmanna area here today. According to police, during a routine vehicle check, the cash and gold were found hidden in the car in which five persons were traveling. A police team, led by Perinthalmanna Circle Inspector C K Nasar, recovered the valuables.

MLA manhandled at toll booth; 5 booked

Agency | Mhow

BJP MLA from Dhar, Kalu Singh Thakur, was allegedly manhandled by employees of a toll booth following which five employees have been booked by the police in Indore district, police said today. Trouble started last night when employees of the toll booth under Manpur police station limits refused to let Thakur’s vehicle pass the toll gate without paying the tax.

Emraan Hashmi ‘thanks’ all for ‘Tigers’ response

Photo by : Akshesh Savaliya Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad

In a mega show of strength for their demand of inclusion in OBC category for reservation, the Patel community today warned that if they are not made eligible for quota, the BJP government in Gujarat will face consequences in 2017 polls. After the rally, the Patel community’s young leader Hardik Patel, who

is spearheading the agitation, said he will sit on a hunger strike at the venue till the Chief Minister (Anandiben Patel) does not come to take a memorandum from them.

The numerically and economically strong Patel community of Gujarat converged here in large numbers to take part in the rally, which brought the city to a grinding halt.

The ‘Maha Kranti’ ral-

ly comes after a monthlong agitation by the Patel community for their demand of reservation.

“If you do not give our right (reservation), we will snatch it. Whoever will talk of interest of Patels will rule over Patels,” Hardik told the gathering.

“In 1985, we had uprooted Congress from Gujarat, today there is BJP. 2017 (state election year) is coming…lotus will not

bloom in the mud, it will never bloom. If you will talk about our interest then only we will nurture your lotus,” he said, warning the state government. Patels are unrelenting even though Chief Minister Anandiben Patel earlier expressed her inability to include the community in the OBC category and requested the leaders to end the agitation and come forward

CM Anandiben Patel’s appeal a ploy to misguide us: Patidar community leader Hardik Patel Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad

Agency | Mumbai

Actor Emraan Hashmi, who has made his international debut with the film Tigers, is feeling overwhelmed by the response to the film and has thanked his fans for supporting him. Directed by Danis Tanovic Tigers, the film was screened at the London Indian Film Festival last month.

for negotiations. The CM had citied Supreme Court guidelines and judgements for her inability to include Patels in OBC category. “Some parties say you do not not know about Supreme Court guidelines (of 50 per cent cap on reservations), this cannot happen. If SC can open at 3.30 in the morning for a terrorist, then why not for the youth the future of this nation?”

Calling the recent appeal of Chief Minister Anandiben Patel to wind up their agitation while ruling out giving OBC status to Patidars owing to constitutional provisions and Supreme Court (SC) judgments as a tactic to misguide people and to suppress their agitation, youth leader of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) Hardik Patel, on Monday, roll out the plan for the Maha Kranti Rally scheduled on Tuesday. Patel also said that they would declare further course of agitation in the Tuesday rally. When asked that the CM has al-

ready ruled out OBC status for Patidars citing constitutional provisions and SC judgments, Patel said, “If the SC can be opened at 3.30 am for a terrorist, they can always change the Constitution and laws

for the development of Patidars of Gujarat, Patidars of the country and youths of the country.”Patel also made a call for ‘Ahmedabad Bandh’ on Tuesday so that the people of other communities ‘do not feel

discomfort’ owing to the large number of Patidar presence in the city. Giving details of the rally, Patel said that people would start gathering from 8 am at GMDC ground and the Maha Sabha would

commence at 11.30 am.

“After completion of the Maha Sabha, a rally will be carried out from GMDC ground to RTO Circle and a team of 15 leaders will handover the memorandum to the Collector,” said Patel adding that around 25 lakh Patidars were likely to join the rally which they call Maha Kranti Rally.

Patel said that around 50,000 volunteers will be available at the GMDC ground to handle the situation. Also, around 3,500 volunteers are going to be deployed to clean the roads of littering from the rally like food packets and water pouches.

Hardik Patel said amidst cheers from the crowd.

“If the country’s youth come on the streets to demand their right and

if they do not get those rights, some of them will become Naxalites, some of them will become terrorists,” he said.

Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad

1,000 people fled from the ground after police started indiscriminate lathicharge. “The permission for the agitation was given from morning to evening.

After the hours specified are over, it was the case of criminal trespass and violation of police notification. GMDC ground is a private property on which the agitation was staged. When the agitators showed no intent of vacating the plot, police used force to evacuate them,” said sources. Many reporters who had rushed on the spot to cover the incident also were at the receiving end as the power connection on the venue was cut off. Sources also said that several parked vehicles were also damaged in the incident.

Patel community leader Hardik detained after cops forcibly remove agitators

Hardik Patel, patidar agitation leader demanding OBC status for the community, was removed forcibly from GMDC ground, the area where he was sitting on dharna on Tuesday morning demanding that the state chief minister Anandiben Patel come personally to accept the memorandum seeking the reservation.

Sources did not deny the possibility that Patel could be detained on the charges of criminal trespass (IPC Section 447). A police team escorted him to city police commissioner office. While Ahmedabad city police kept mum on the issue and did not receive any calls from media on Tuesday night, sources said that close to

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India and the hidden hand

Late in the autumn of 2002, as Pakistan’s military emerged from a bruising 10-month standoff with India, Brigadier Muhammad Zia was among a small group of officers tasked with rethinking how an increasingly powerful adversary could be contained.

“India is highly volatile on its internal front,” he wrote, “due to numerous vulnerabilities, which, if agitated, could yield results out of proportion to the efforts put in”. Faultlines in Kashmir, the Northeast and Punjab, he suggested, could be employed as an “offensive option against India”. Last week’s implosion of national security advisor-level talks has demonstrated that there is indeed a hidden hand that guides India-Pakistan engagement — the hand of the generals. Published in The Green Book, a collection of essays that, as scholar C. Christine Fair puts it, allows us to listen in to the Pakistan army talking to itself, Zia’s essay and others published with it offer us important insights into how the country’s generals see their strategic situation. The collapse of the talks, clearly, had something to do with Delhi’s petulant insistence that there be no meeting with Kashmiri secessionists. It also had something to do with Islamabad’s efforts to drag Kashmir into the negotiations through the back door. However, it had far more to do with a core dynamic in Pakistan’s politics; with an army for which the jihad against India is, as scholar-diplomat Husain Haqqani puts it, “an existential imperative”. Indian policymakers have battered their heads against this stark fact for two generations now — and it will confront Prime Minister Narendra Modi, irrespective of the course his Pakistan policy takes now. To illustrate the problem, it is worth revisiting 2008, when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s search for detente was in full flower, and peace seemed destined to break out. “India has never been a threat to Pakistan”, then President Asif Ali Zardari told the Wall Street Journal in his midtown Manhattan suite, “I, for one, and our democratic government is not scared of Indian influence abroad”. Yet, as we now know from investigations, Ajmal Kasab and nine other Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists were at exactly that time making their preparations for 26/11. This is part of a pattern. In February 1999, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee signed the Lahore Declaration, committing both countries “to implementing the Simla Agreement in letter and spirit”. Even as the Lahore agreement was being drafted, Pakistani troops were being trained to push their way across the Line of Control. For those seeking further historical evidence, there’s no shortage of examples: Pakistan talked peace on the eve of the 1965 war, and flatly denied its now well-documented sponsorship of irregulars who fought in 194748. General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani’s subversion of the 2008 peace process, though, wasn’t some kind of mindless perfidy. Faced with an insurgency that threatened to overwhelm the Pakistani state, he saw anti-India jihadists, as well as political Islamists, as valuable allies.

- Kapilkumar M. Hirpara Editor

Watch: Controversial Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s ‘baahubali’ avatar!

Agency | New Delhi Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh will be back on the silverscreen with a sequel to his debut film MSG- Messenger of God. Apparently, 15 lakh people have worked in the film. The Baba makes a rockstar like comeback as he is seen sporting flashy clothes, perform-

ing some bizarre stunts scenes and doing things that look incredible!

Based on the issues faced by the tribal population, the film will send out a string message, reports suggest. His previous film stirred controversy in Punjab and Haryana.

It would be interesting to see the amount of noise this film makes.

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Muslim community has registered a moderate 0.8 percent growth to QUOTE “The touch 17.22 crore in the 10-year period between 2001 and 2011, up from 13.8 OF THE crore, while Hindu population showed a decline by 0.7 percent at 96.63 crore - While the census figure on religion was released on Tuesday, during the period” more than four years after compilation of the data, the caste data is yet to be made public DAY

Jazbaa Trailer Stars Aishwarya as a Desperate Woman

Rajinikanth to sport salt-andpepper look for ‘Kabali’

Agency | Mumbai

Agency | Mumbai

The long-delayed and much-looked for trailer of Jazbaa is out and stars actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as a lawyer whose daughter has been kidnapped. In an exchange of hostages or sorts, Aishwarya’s character must have a criminal on trial pronounced guilty in court to see her daughter return. Her ally in this precarious situation is Irrfan Khan, an apparently suspended cop who hogs most of the trailer’s best lines. Jackie Shroff and Shabana Azmi also appear. Aishwarya returns

Superstar Rajinikanth will sport a salt and pepper look along with thick white beard for his role as a gangster in upcoming Tamil drama ‘Kabali’, which happens to be his 159th film. “Rajinikanth sir last week participated in the film’s photo-shoot.

He was sporting salt and pepper look along with thick beard,” said a source from the film’s unit. Based on the story of a Chennai-based don, ‘Kabali’ will be directed

by Pa. Ranjith, and will feature Radhika Apte as Rajinikanth’s hero-

to the screen five years after 2010’s Guzaarish.

She is also believed to be making her debut singing playback in the movie.

Jazbaa director Sanjay Gupta tweeted a series of

stills and pictures from the sets in the hours leading up to the release of the trailer. Jazbaa, which was showcased in Cannes this year, will release on October 9.

ine. The makers plan to release the first look on September 17, the day the project goes on floors in Malaysia. Also

starring Dhansikaa, Kalaiarasan, Prakash Raj and Gajaraj, the film will have music by Santhosh Narayanan.

Agency | Chennai

which will also feature Akkineni Naga Chaitanya in the lead. “Anupama from the original is most likely to reprise her own role in the remake.

We are also in talks with her,” he added. Premam, which has emerged as the biggest hit in the history of Malayalam industry, is a coming of age tale of the protagonist at different stages in his life. The remake will be produced

by S Radha Krishna of Haarika and Hassine Creations banner. It is expected to go on floors later this year.

Parineeti Chopra Considered For Premam Telugu Remake?

Ranbir Kapoor: I’m a decent football player Agency | Mumbai Actor Ranbir Kapoor, also co-owner of Mumbai City FC,likes to believe that he can play football well. “I always believed that I am a decent football player. I used to show off that I know football and I own a team. But you get a reality check when you play with these guys.

What you see on TV is different. It may seem really simple, but when you play with them, you understand the kind of discipline, respect, talent these people have. I feel honoured and gratitude that I got to share the field with them,” said Ranbir. The Barfi! star has been spotted with his team, but he says he doesn’t train with them.

“No, I don’t train with the boys. I had just played one game,” said Ranbir.

Although his team didn’t perform well last year, he is confident it will do better this season. “I never felt the failure, of course a lot of my movies have not done well.

My last one being a huge disaster. But the kind of feeling I got after the last season was bigger than

that. I think sports make you face that. When you support a team and your team does not come through, you feel dejected,” said the Bombay Velvet actor. “Positivity is absolutely critical. It is important. We have four great superstars which the team players can

look up to, we have budding superstars. I think all those involved in the team, the football club, the fans and everyone expect respect, humility, hard work, discipline, passion and most important victory. This year I think we will get it all,” said Ranbir.

Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra is reportedly being considered for the Telugu remake of Malayalam blockbuster Premam.

“We are in talks with Parineeti. Since she has a project with Farah Khan, she’s finding it difficult to allocate dates. Nothing is yet to be confirmed,” film’s director Chandoo Mondeti. He also said that they’re in talks with actress Disha Patani to play one of the leads in the yet-untitled remake,

Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor’s Confirmed! Yo Yo Honey Singh ‘Cakesmash’ beats all ‘dubsmashes’ was in rehab for drug abuse!

Agency | New Delhi

Shooting for a movie isn’t a cakewalk for sure, but there are actors like Arjun Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor who make things looks much easier. So, letting go their Monday blues the two stars, who have been busy shooting for R Balki’s ‘Ki And Ka’, had a cake-fight, which Arjun proudly refers to as ‘Cakesmash’. Yes, guess it’s probably time to get over the ‘Dubsmash’. Arjun Kapoor, who had earlier said that Kareena is his most favourite actress, took to Twitter to share a picture of theirs with their faces smothered with cake. This is the first time Arjun and Kareena

Agency | New Delhi

Rumors were rife that Indian rapper and music composer, Yo Yo Honey Singh was in rehabilitation centre a few months back. He was missing in action and was out of the media eye too. Sources were quoted then but reports were slammed.

Now a report in Hindustan Times confirms that Honey was in fact in a rehab. And it was Punjabi singer Jasbir Jassi who confirmed the rumors.

“I’m really sad about what he went through.

He used to be such a jolhave been paired op- Bachchan. In ‘Ki And ly fellow, a person with posite each other. Last Ka’, Arjun and Karee- great energy... not just week, Arjun also shot na play an urban middle ­during stage performanc- about what happened era... bohot bimaar tha for a scene with Ami- aged couple which has es but even otherwise,” to Singh, Jassi added, woh. (Those steroids and tabh Bachchan and Jaya relationship problems.

Jassi said. When probed “Wohi steroids wagh- all… He was very sick).

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‘Mature’ Ishant leading the pack well, says former India pacer Chetan Sharma

Agency | New Delhi Facebook announced on Tuesday that it’s opening up its donate button for the pages of all non-profit organisations and linked advertisements. The social media giant had rolled out a “Donate” button in late 2013 that was limited to specific partners such as the American Cancer Society and The Red Cross. For these nonprofits, the button was seamlessly integrated into pages and donations took place internally with credit card information that could be stored on the site. Now, when users click the “Donate Now” button on a non-profit’s page they are first alerted that the organization is “Not endorsed by or affiliated with Facebook” and then are redirected to the non-profit’s external site where they can complete the donation. This is probably an effort for the company to further themselves from donations being given to potentially unpopular non-profit causes.

Economy Can Withstand China Ripple Effects: RBI

Agency | New Delhi Buoyed by the talent in India’s fast bowling department, former pacer Chetan Sharma feels Ishant Sharma has matured as a bowler and is leading the pack well. Ishant, who has been underfire for his lackluster showing in away matches, gave In-

dia crucial breakthroughs in the recent two Tests against Sri Lanka and Chetan feels that even a couple of wickets by pacers is a good assist for the spinners on sub-continent turfs. “Ishant is bowling well. I was in Sri Lanka and I spoke to him for half-an-hour. He sound-

ed a very mature fast bowler. There used to be shy bowlers who used to sneak past their seniors in order to avoid a talk with them, but not Ishant, who comes and speaks to you.

And that tells you about his confidence,” Chetan.

“He understands what he is doing. And he has the backing of a lot of talented youngsters like Varun Aaron and Umesh Yadav. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and (Mohammed) Shami is yet to join the squad. I don’t think there is a problem in the pace department. If a pacer can pick up 2-3 wickets on the sub-continent tracks then I believe he has done his job,” said the cricketer-turned-commentator.

Delhi Dynamos rope in former Liverpool defender John Arne Riise

Agency | Mumbai A day after the biggest ever plunge in the markets, Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor S S Mundra sought to allay fears saying the problems are transient, driven by interconnectivity of the world economies and that India is capable of dealing with any kind of external shocks. “From the view point of where we were two years ago and where we are today, whether it is the level of our foreign exchange reserves or the current account deficit position, and going forward how commodities pricing situation is looking at, I would believe that in medium to long-term, we are on the right path,” Mr Mundra told reporters on the sidelines of the national bankers meet Fibac here. The reform agenda taken by the government and the RBI is progressing in the right direction, he said.

Rupee rebounds to 66.08 on heavy capital inflows

Agency | New Delhi Delhi Dynamos have signed former Liverpool full-back and Norway’s most capped international, John Arne Riise, who received the Indian Super League outfit’s jersey from Liverpool legend Ian Rush. Much like the signing of Frenchman Florent Malouda on Sunday, the Dynamos made the announcement ahead of an English Premier League game – between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates stadium.

The 34-year-old Riise

was a free agent after his contract with Cypriot side APOEL Nicosia was terminated by mutual consent. Riise joined Liverpool from Monaco in 2001 and scored on his debut as the Reds beat Bayern Munich 3-2 to win the European Super Cup – at Monaco’s Stade Louis II. The fullback spent seven years at Anfield, during which time he made 334 appearances, winning an FA Cup, a League Cup and the Champions League in 2005. Commenting on

his signing with Delhi Dynamos, Riise said, “I am super excited to have joined Dehli Dynamos. I am a person who loves a new challenge, to see and experience different cultures. Roberto Carlos has been one of my heroes growing up as a left back.

I’m honoured to have him as a coach, and can’t wait to give my all for him and the team. I’m thankful for this opportunity and look forward to start training, meet the other players and staff. See you soon Dynamos supporters.”

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SPORTS ROUNDUP Petr Cech stars for Arsenal in draw with Liverpool

Agency | London Arsenal’s veteran goalkeeper Petr Cech’s demonstrated against Liverpool on Monday why he will be an asset rather than a liability for his new team after his opening-day blunders proved so costly for the Gunners. A 0-0 draw at home might seem frustrating for a side longing to end a 12-year wait for a Premier League title but without Cech’s assured presence in goal it could have been back-to-back home losses at the start of the season for the first time in 66 years at Arsenal. A daring block at the feet of Christian Benteke was followed by Philippe Coutinho’s strike being tipped onto the post by Cech making the slightest

of touches at full stretch.

With a fragile, makeshift defense in front of him, Cech was required to compensate for those vulnerabilities - rather than gifting goals as he did two weeks ago against West Ham in his first league game since the $17-million switch across London from Chelsea.

“When you start with a new club and everything goes wrong, you need to bounce back and this is what I tried to do,” Cech said, reflecting on that 2-0 loss to West Ham. “Today (Monday) was one those games where I was in the right place at the right times.” But with the Gunners so ineffective up front, the draw left them with four points from a possible nine at

the start of the season, far from the form that will see them threaten to win the title for the first time since 2004. It was Arsenal’s first clean sheet of the season, but a third for Liverpool. Although Liverpool has seven points, the irritation for the visitors was their inability to make it three wins out of three as they chase a return to the Champions League by finishing in the top four. The opportunity was there, with injuries denying Arsenal its first-choice center back partnership of Per Mertesacker (illness) and Laurent (back). In came Calum Chambers, whose hesitancy compounded the collective unease in Arsenal’s defense, alongside Gabriel.

the second Test to level the three-match series 1-1. Other India batsmen Lokesh Rahul went up 30 places to 87th and wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha was up 15 places to the 100th spot. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin’s match tally of seven for 118 in Colombo helped the spinner overtake Rangana Herath into eighth place on 769 points, one point behind South Africa’s Vernon Philander. Ashwin also gained

ground on Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan in Test all-rounders rankings and has reduced the deficit on the leader to 43 points.

The deciding third and final Test between Sri Lanka and India starts at Colombo on Friday. If India win the series 2-1, they will overtake New Zealand and move into fifth place. However, a Sri Lanka series victory would see them progress to 96 points and overtake India into sixth place.

Rahane, Mishra climb to career best 20th and 39th spots in rankings

Pujara to open in the series-deciding Test against Sri Lanka Agency | Colombo

Agency | Mumbai The rupee rebounded to 66.08 in the evening trade on heavy capital inflows and fresh dollar selling by banks and exporters. The rupee sentiment was buoyed as the benchmark BSE Sensex rebounded from one-year low as markets were seen as oversold, while the sentiment was also helped after the government said it would make another attempt to pass the goods and services tax. A strong opening in European markets and buying at lower levels helped Indian markets recover from lower levels. The rupee strengthened even as the dollar rose against the yen on Tuesday, pulling up from a slide to seven-month lows the previous day, but the outlook remained clouded by worries of a China-led slowdown in global growth. The greenback had tumbled 4 percent against the yen over the two previous days as the turmoil in global financial markets whittled down bets that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in September. The dollar rose 0.8 per cent to 119.30 yen, after having tumbled 2.9 per cent on Monday for its biggest one-day fall in five years.

The team management’s aggression mantra came back to bite them in Galle after ultra-defensive batting in the second innings led to defeat in four days. Rohit Sharma, anointed the attacking option, was found wanting at No 3. After Rohit’s switch of batting slots with Ajinkya Rahane clicked at the P Sara Oval, with Rohit too scoring a half-century, skipper Virat Kohli now believes flexibility will be key going forward. There were questions about whether Cheteshwar Pujara should have replaced Rohit for the second Test, but Rahane’s century at

Agency | Colombo No 3 has turned focus off that. With both Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan out due to injury, Kohli announced Pujara will open in the final Test.

Pujara, who had lost his spot after struggling in England and Australia, has opened in three of his 27 Tests, scoring two fifties, both in the win over Australia in Delhi in early 2013. Even

if he does well, he may have to make way when Vijay and Dhawan return for the home series against SA. Kohli defended the Rahane-Rohit batting switch, saying that only winning mattered and not individuals. “We have communicated this before that no one is playing in this team for personal glory or achievements.”

Following his 126 against Sri Lanka in the just-concluded second Test against Sri Lanka, Indian Ajinkya Rahane gained two places to a career-best 20th spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings, while leg-spinner Amit Mishra with a match haul of seven for 72 moved up 42 places to a career-high 39th. India beat hosts Sri Lanka by 278 runs in

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Can’t book hall for anti-govt Santhara ruling: Jains take out silent protest rallies, ‘hurt and disappointed’ over order activity: Gujarat Governor Correspondent | Vadodara

Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad

An Ahmedabad hall widely used by civil rights organisations has been made out of bounds

by Gujarat Governor O P Kohli for “any political activity or any activity against the government”.

A kabulatnama or written undertaking that there will be no such activity has been made mandatory for anyone who wishes to book the Mehdi Nawaz Jung Hall, named after the first Governor of Gujarat. This follows an “oral decision” by Governor Kohli. The Mehdi Nawaz Jung Hall has been the venue of several meetings, including those on the 2002 riots, screening of films on the riots, and where

the riot-hit have spoken out. More recently, the hall hosted organisations which backed Teesta Setalvad, the social activist booked by police for alleged embezzlement of funds meant for riot victims, and others critical of the Centre’s crackdown on NGOs.

Gujarat Refinery issued orders to stop production Correspondent | Vadodara

A day after major fire broke out at Koyali plant of Gujarat Refinery, the department of industrial safety and health has issued prohibitory orders to stop production at the atmospheric unit II where the fire incident occurred on Saturday midnight.

Six persons were injured when fire broke out in the unit at about 12.03 am. It took the firemen about one-and-half hours to douse the fire that occurred when the unit was in process of being shutdown. “We have issued the prohibitory orders under the Factory Act asking the refinery

to stop production at the plant where the incident occurred. The production can resume after all the safety standards are met,” said P M Shah, factory inspector, department of industrial safety and health.

Gujarat Refinery spokesperson said on Monday that four of their employees G G Agrawat, Anilkumar Ali, N K Dhangar and A D Gaekwad suffered burn injuries while C S Makwana suffered fracture in his leg. The sixth employee T K Deb was admitted to Gujarat Refinery hospital with trauma condition. IOCL has begun investigations into the incident to determine the cause of fire.

Reservation of essentials for anxious Amdavadis!

Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad

Ever since the date and venue for the major gathering of Patidar agitation have been announced, the city policemen are getting anxious calls inquiring about the possible routes and whether essential commodities such as milk and vegetables would be available on Tuesday. “We have tried to assure the callers that every attempt is made to ensure that the supplies reach the markets and there is no need to worry .

However, we surely have got reports that many of the shopkeepers around the areas -primarily those

where the no vehicle zone is declared -plan not to open the shops.We have also requested citizens to avoid these areas if possible,” said a senior city police official. Thus, areas such as Vastrapur, Memna gar and Satellite have seen citizens shopping on Monday night to purchase essentials. The similar anxiety was also seen among the patients suffering from chronic diseases and scheduled surgeries. Many decided to get admitted on Monday night so as to avoid any inconvenience on Tuesday . For policemen, the agitation is a new experience.

The hall is part of the Himavan complex which is administered by a board of trustees of the Governor’s Social Welfare Fund. The Governor is one of the trustees and chairman of the board.

Responding to an application filed under the Right to Information

Act, Raj Bhavan said the decision on a kabulatnama was taken on May 26, 2015 — a day after expelled AAP leader Yogendra Yadav was denied entry to the hall despite a booking by organisers of a meeting. Yadav then held a meeting with workers outside the hall.

In protest against the order of the Rajasthan High Court against the practice of Santhara, Vadodara’s Jain community took out a massive silent protest rally on Monday, flashing placards that said ‘Santhara is not suicide’, and submitted a memorandum to the district collector against the order. The rally, which began at Nazarbaug palace in Mandvi in Vadodara on Monday morning, arrived at the office of the District Collector Avantika Singh, where the community leaders submitted a memorandum to her. Women and youth who participated in the rally in large numbers, sported black bands in protest while passing through the city’s streets. They passed

through Nyaymandir, Gandhi Nagar Gruh and Raopura. As they arrived at the collectorate, the women in the rally started chanting the Navkar mantra. In the wake of the Patidar community protests across the state, the Jain community has

expressed “hurt and disappointment”, over the HC order. A leader of the community, Mahesh Shah said, “In January 2015, the Supreme Court included the Jains among the minority communities of the country. Every state but Gujarat has ac-

cepted this ruling. It has not given us any benefits that a minority community should be getting. If the Gujarat government does not include us in the list of minorities, we will be forced to begin a non-violent struggle in protest.”

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and ministers’ meeting Monday to take stock of the situation and the take measures to tackle the Patel community maha rally. According to sources, Patel is likely to monitor the situation

from her office in the official residence here. And around 4 pm Tuesday she will likely chair the meeting of all BJP MLAs as monsoon session of the assembly will commence on Wednesday.

under heavy police security. With various castes out on streets for and against reservation after PAAS’ month-old agitation, the Anandiben Patel government appears to be unnerved by the towering size of the rally planned in Ahmedabad on August 25, throwing up possibilities of caste conflicts.

Other upper castes, including Brahmins and Kshatriyas, across state too have joined the chorus demanding reservations. Senior government

officials from home department warn that any untoward incident in the rally would have serious repercussions in the days to come. “The state government will take stern action against anyone who will try to disrupt peace,” said government spokesperson and Health Minister Nitin Patel.

He also heads the seven-member ministerial committee appointed by Anandiben Patel to negotiate with various agitating communities.

Gujarat Anandiben Patel Gujarat: Police suspect row skips niti aayog meet over CCTVs led to deaths

Correspondent | Rajkot

A shop owner and his cousin have been booked for the murder of a BJP minority leader and his son here on Saturday. The politician’s two other sons have also been booked on attempt to murder charges. Cross complaints filed by both parties Sunday revealed that the murders could be the result of a dispute over installation of CCTV cam-

eras. Iliyas Pathan, 50, and Asif, 28, were shot by two assailants near their residence on Raiya Road Saturday. Iliyas’s eldest son Akbar (31) sustained stab wounds while the youngest son Arbaz was beaten up. In his complaint to Gandhigram police, Akbar named Abbas Kachara (21) and Abbas’s cousin Sajid Kachara as accused. Abbas is in hospital while Sajid has

been detained. Akbar said that his father had bought space in a building on Raiya Road 10 years ago. Just below the space bought by Pathan, Abbas ran a shop that sold seasonal goods. “We installed CCTV cameras. Abbas suspected that this would jeopardise his business of selling illicit liquor from the shop. So there were disputes, and he attacked my father,” he said. In his cross complaint, Abbas claimed his family had had disputes with the Pathans since the latter bought space in the building in 2007. He alleged that his cousin Sajid had hatched a conspiracy against Iliyas. According to Abbas’s complaint, he and Sajid went to Iliyas’s residence on Saturday night and attacked them.

Abbas was injured during the attack while Sajid managed to flee.

other major schools will be closed today . “We have declared a holiday as the school is centrally located and children come from all parts of the city ,” said Anand Niketan Group of Schools director, Nashy Chauhan.

“On Tuesday , most areas will be no-vehicle zones.

So we do not want students to get stuck.” Zydus School of Excellence principal Alka Murthy said, “It will be difficult if the students get stuck. So for the safety of children, a holiday has

been declared.” However, St Xavier’s Loyola Hall and Mount Carmel School (Navrangpura) will be open as they have not received any official notification from the DEO. St Xavier’s School principal Fr Durai said, “Most of the students stay nearby, so if they come to school, classes will be on.” the district education officer (city), A K Rathod, said: “All schools will remain open on Tuesday as we have not issued any notification to close schools.”

Chief Minister Anandiben Patel will give a miss to NITI Aayog meeting in New Delhi Tuesday in view of the Patidar rally in Ahmedabad. She held BJP core committee

Patidar quota protest: Stirs keep state on razor’s edge

Patel rally: Schools, colleges in Ahmedabad to remain closed Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad

Though the district education office has not issued a formal notification to keep schools closed on Tuesday in view of the Patidar rally, almost all city schools have decided to declare a holiday for the safety of students. Delhi Public School (Bopal), Anand Niketan (Satellite), Prakash School, HB Kapadia School, Zydus School For Excellence (Vejalpur), Maharaja Agrasen Vidyalaya and

Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad

Hours after ‘Save Reservation’ dharna staged by the OBC Ekta Manch in Ahmedabad on Sunday, to protest the Patidars’ demand for OBC quota, eight people were injured at Ramosana village in Mehsana district following clash between two groups of Patidars and Thakors (OBC) over a trivial reason of using foul language over cellphone. While two persons were reportedly critical, the village has been put

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