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Locals, security personnel
using Nepalese SIM in
border areas
Nabhidang(uttarakhand): Local
residents and even security personnel
are using Nepalese SIM cards
in border areas as no state-owned
or private telecom company from
India is providing services there,
raising security issues. Residents
of Gunji and Nabbhi villages of
Dharchula tehsil in Pithoragarh
district along with those living at
Gwaldom area in Chamoli district
have been using Nepalese SIM
cards for the past several years in
their cell phones to not only communicate
but also surf internet.
Residents have to shell out more
money for using these facilities.
They say they are left with no other
option but to pay the rate of ISD
calling. Not just local residents, even
security personnel are forced to use
Nepalese SIM cards for communication
due to absence of any Indian
service provider. “We are told that
BSNL has mobile tower in Gwaldom
area but you cannot use it.
Joe Biden entering
2016 president
race: US lawmaker
Washington: A US lawmaker has
said that Vice President Joe Biden
will run for presidency, even as the
White House remained tight lipped
about it except for saying that an
announcement on the decision is
coming soon.
“I have a very good source close
to Joe (Biden) that tells me VP
(Vice President) Biden will run for
Prez (president),” Congressman
Brendan Boyle said on Twitter yesterday.
Responding to critics that
it is too late for Biden to enter the
race, Congressman Brendan, who
represents Pennsylvania’s 13th
congressional district in the House
of Representatives, reminded his
followers that Bill Clinton, the former
US President, entered the race
in October 1992. If Biden decides
to run for presidency, he would be
pitted against Hillary Clinton in the
Democratic presidential primary.
The White House indicated yesterday
that a decision on this might be
coming soon.
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‘RAVI KRUSHI
MAHOTSAV’ BEGINS, TO
RUN TILL 26 OCTOBER
Volume-1, Issue-212 I Wednesday, 21 October, 2015
I AM STILL LIVING
WITH CANCER, SAYS
LISA RAY
2 6 7
kkk
20 October 2015
To much public consternation,
Haryana CM
Manohar Khattar recently
asserted that “Muslims
can continue to live in India,
but they will have to
give up eating beef”. He
contended that because
cow slaughter hurts the
sentiments of Hindus,
Muslims and Christians
must learn to live without
it. In defending Khattar’s
views, BJP MP Sakshi
Maharaj also justified the
assault on J&K legislator
Sheik Abdul Rashid
as a “natural reaction” to
his beef party. He went
so far as to advocate the
death penalty for cow
slaughter. In what must
have caused considerable
heartburn to its core constituency,
Venkaiah Naidu
Dalits killing: Rajnath calls up Haryana
CM, asks to ensure security to everyone
kkkk
20 October 2015
Concerned over the killing of
two children of a Dalit family in a
suspected inter-caste clash, Home
Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday
asked Haryana Chief Minister
Manohar Khattar to ensure security
to everyone and prevent any recurrence
of such incident.
In a telephonic conversation
with the Chief Minister, the Union
Minister expressed concern over
the killing of the two children of
a Dalit family in Haryana’s Faridabad
district early Tuesday.
“The Union Home Minister
asked the Chief Minister to ensure
peace and that such incidents don’t
recur in future,” an official said.
Ballabhgarh family burnt alive:
Gujarat ATS arrest wanted man
in 2003 ‘jihadi conspiracy’,
Haren Pandya murder case
Ahmedabad
20 October 2015
The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS)
on Tuesday arrested a wanted man from
Hyderabad in connection with the 2003
alleged “jihadi conspiracy”case. The man,
originally from Ahmedabad, was evading
the law for the past 12 years. He is also alleged
to have played a role in the murder of
BJP leader Haren Pandya.
According to ATS officials 50-year-old
Gulam Zafar Gulam Husain Sheikh was
reportedly “hiding” at IAS colony, Hakim
Pet, Hyderbad since 2003. Officials said
that Sheikh is an accused in the “jihadi or
ISI conspiracy” case which was allegedly
hatched to avenge 2002 post Godhra riots
with the help of Pakistan-based terrorist
organisations such as Jaish-e-Mohammad,
Lashkar-e-Taiba among others.
Last year, the Ahmedabad Detection of
Crime Branch (DCB) Continued Pg-7...
Rising intolerance: What is at
stake is the very soul of India
Hardik Patel moves Gujarat High
Court to set aside sedition charges
Ahmedabad
20 October 2015
A day after he was
arrested, Patel quota
agitation spearhead,
Hardik Patel today
moved a petition before
the Gujarat High Court
seeking to set aside the
sedition charges filed
against him in Surat.
Hardik’s father
Bharat Patel moved the
plea on behalf of his
son through his advocate,
BM Mangukiya.
“No offence can be
disclosed by spoken
words of Hardik and
has sought to distance the
BJP from Khattar’s views
arguing that “it is not correct
to link eating habits
to religion”, and that eating
was a personal choice.
Meanwhile, BJP’s chief
Amit Shah summoned
several BJP leaders to
reprimand them for their
public comments.
A vast majority of Indians
voted in the BJP because
it gave them hope
in its promise of development
and freedom from
corruption. It promised
to take India to soaring
heights, so it could march
shoulder to shoulder with
the superpowers of the
day. It is these very supporters
who are increasingly
feeling disappointed
at the numerous crises
that engulf India today. To
some, all of it is merely
circumstantial, to others
the responsibility lies
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no overt act can be attributed
to him by those
words, thus no offence
has been made out,” the
plea said.
The plea is likely to
come up for hearing tomorrow.
Earlier, a case of sedition
was filed against
Hardik Patel for his
alleged controversial
remarks instigating
his community youth
Former Haryana CM Bhupinder
Singh Hooda meets father of the
victims. pic.twitter.com/Dh2lb-
Z67ah
— ANI (@ANI_news) October
20, 2015
The Home Ministry has also
sought a report from the state administration.
In a suspected inter-caste violence,
two children of a Dalit family
were killed while their parents
received serious burn injuries after
their house was set afire early
today in Sonped village in Faridabad.
Their house was also set on
fire allegedly by 9 people belonging
to the upper-caste Thakur community
in a village in Faridabad
district of Haryana.
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Dubai
20 October 2015
On Monday night, Pakistani
umpire Aleem Dar
was at the Mumbai airport
waiting to board a flight
to Dubai, and not Chennai
as would have been
the case for the fourth
ODI between India and
South Africa scheduled
to be held in the southern
capital on October 22.
Dar’s change of schedule
had come about after
the ICC withdrew him
from the rest of the series,
in a strong response to
the violent attack that the
Shiv Sena had launched
at the BCCI office to disrupt
scheduled talks for
resuming ties between India
and Pakistan.
The unprecedented
withdrawal of an official
owing to political
pressure came after ICC
president Zaheer Abbas
cast a shadow over Pakistan’s
participation in
next year’s World T20 to
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Army jawan kills
four neighbours in
indiscriminate firing,
shot dead by police
Sangrur
20 October 2015
An army jawan today
killed four of his neighbours
in indiscriminate
firing before he was shot
dead by police at Hassanpur
village in Sangrur
district of Punjab.
Sangrur Senior Superintendent
of Police
(SSP) Pritpal Singh
Thind said the sepoy,
who was on leave, entered
into three houses
in his neighbourhood
and killed four people
and injured four others
by opening fire.
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be held in India.
“Under the present circumstances,
it will be
unreasonable to expect
from Aleem that he will
be able to perform his
duties to the best of his
abilities. As such, he has
been withdrawn and his
replacement will be announced
in due course,”
the ICC spokesman stated
in a press release.
Following their slogan-shouting
and
flag-waving protests,
which ensured that BCCI
president Shashank
Manohar and PCB chairman
Shaharyar Khan
didn’t meet at all, there
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to kill cops instead of
committing suicide.
The 22-year-old leader
was detained by Rajkot
rural police ahead
of the India-South Africa
One-Day International
on Sunday, as he
had threatened to disrupt
the match. He was
arrested yesterday for
allegedly insulting the
national flag.
Just after he was
granted bail last evening
by a local court
in the flag case, the
Surat police had arrested
him in the sedition
complaint. The
Deputy Commissioner
of Police in Surat city,
Makrand Chauhan
had filed a complaint
against Hardik in Amroli
police station for
advising a Patel youth
to kill policemen.
The sedition case
was filed under section
124(A) of Indian Penal
Code (IPC) at Amroli
Police Station in Surat.
Other IPC sections included
against Hardik
are section abetment of
offence, promoting enmity
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Jerusalem
20 October 2015
UN Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon will make a
surprise visit to Israel and
the Palestinian territories
on Tuesday, in a high-profile
gambit to bring an end
to the monthlong wave of
violence that has plagued
the region.
The visit comes amid
unrest that erupted in
Jerusalem a month ago
over tensions surrounding
a Jerusalem holy site
sacred to Jews and Muslims.
It soon spread to
Arab neighborhoods of
east Jerusalem and then to
After Shiv Sena threat, ICC withdraws Pakistani
umpire Aleem Dar from India-South Africa series
were reports that the Sena
had warned Dar against
officiating during the fifth
ODI at Mumbai’s Wankhede
Stadium on Sunday.
Abbas, meanwhile,
hinted that the Pakistani
players could cite security
concerns as a reason to
stay away from the World
T20. “Pakistani and Indian
cricket authorities
must work it out, otherwise
I fear the Pakistan
players could also refuse
to tour India for the upcoming
World T20 Cup,
citing security concerns,”
the former Pakistan captain
said.
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RETIREMENT
STATEMENT
Adani Ports signs MoU
to import pulses
Ahmedabad
20 October 2015
Adani Ports and Special
Economic Zone
(APSEZ), has signed
a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU)
with the India Pulses
and Grains Association,
to handle pulses
import across its ports
in the country.
The MoU is intended
to help develop “a
dedicated and efficient
supply chain for pulses,
using strategically
located Adani Ports’
facilities to all key
consumption centres in
the country”.
A release from the
UN chief Ban Ki-moon to make surprise
visit amid Israel-Palestinian tensions
the West Bank, Gaza and
Israel. The spate of daily
attacks have caused panic
across Israel and raised
fears that the region is on
the cusp of a new round
of heavy violence.
The violence continued
Tuesday as a 24-year-old
Karachi
20 October 2015
At least 11 people, including
two children, have
been killed and 22 injured
when a bomb exploded in
a passenger bus in Pakistan’s
restive Balochistan
province. The explosion
took place just as the vehicle
was due to leave a bus
terminal at Quetta’s Saryab
Road yesterday night.
Officials said most of
those killed were daily
wage labourers, adding
that eight of the injured
were in a critical condition.
Inspector General
police of Balochistan
province, Almish Khan
told reporters that a timer
device was planted on the
roof of the bus in the baggage
of the passengers.
“It was meant to cause
maximum damage and casualties
as this is the last
bus to leave the terminal
everyday,” Khan said. Police
surgeon Dr Noor Baloch
told PTI that most of
company said that
Adani had developed
world class facilities
for an agricultural market
place at its ports and
had the largest dedicated
covered warehouse
space inside ports for
agri goods.
“ We also have tied
up with partner agencies
to provide collateral
management and
trade finance services
at the port itself. Our
ports are also ideally
connected to the
key markets of North,
West & Central India”,
said Captain Unmesh
Abhyankar, CEO,
Mundra Port.
Palestinian stabbed an
Israeli military officer in
the West Bank and lightly
wounded him, before Israeli
forces shot and killed
the assailant, according
to the Israeli military and
Palestinian health officials.
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11 killed in Pakistan bus blast
in restive Balochistan province
the deceased were sitting
in the back seats or on the
roof of the bus and were
killed immediately.
“The dead include two
children while eight passengers
who were brought
to the hospital are in a
critical condition,” he
said. The explosion took
place at a bus terminal in
Dukani Baba Chowk area
on the main Saryab Road,
rescue officials said. The
registration number of
the bus was confirmed as
BSA-348. Balochistan
Chief Minister, Dr Malik
Baloch, strongly condemned
the bombing and
termed it “a conspiracy
against durable peace in
Balochistan.” Balochistan
has been whacked due to
violence by ethnic Baloch
seeking greater control
over resources and al-Qaeda
linked militants. Under
National Action Plan, the
groups are being targeted
through a systematic action
by the security forces.
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Wednesday,
GUJARAT
21 October, 2015
‘Ravi Krushi Mahotsav’
Begins, to run till 26 October
GANDHINAGAR
20 October 2015
Gujarat Government will
organize Ravi Krushi
Mahotsav between 26 October
and 7 November this year.
Gujarat government’s ‘Ravi
Krushi Mahotsav’ has benefited
farmers immensely. Farmers
have prospered due to such
efforts. According to Government
officials, declared ‘Ravi
Krushi Mahotsav’ will be held
across the state. The farmers
will be motivated to sow crops
that don’t need much water.
Farmers will be offered guidance
for plug nursery and tissue
culture techniques across
248 talukas during Ravi Krushi
Mahotsav. More than 12,000
women will also be trained during
Ravi Krushi Mahotsav. At
each Kurshi Mela, 20 stalls will
showcase an exhibition. In year
2014 Ravi Krushi Mahotsav,
2.50 lakh farmers were covered
across 178 talukas with 291
seminars and 178 animal health
camps. The state government
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containing nine squares. The rules of the game are
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all the numbers 1-9 within its squars Each number
can only appear once in a row, column or box.
versities directly interact with
farmers at the village level and
area specific and crop specific
issues and concerns of farmers
are attended to. As a result
of this programme, State has
achieved impressive growth.
Value of Gujarat’s total agricultural
production (including
animal husbandry and horticultural
production) has risen
Caste violence erupts in
Surendrangar, 10 injured
RAJKOT
20 October 2015
Violent clashes erupted in
villages of Surendranagar on
Monday, leaving at least 10
persons injured.The caste violence
was triggered by the murder
of 55-year-old Rana Koli in
Navagam village near
Thangadh town, allegedly by
members of Bharvad community.
On Monday afternoon, a
mob intercepted a jeep carrying
members of Koli community
near Jamvali village between
Chotila and Thangadh
and attacked the travelers with
axes and batons. Seven persons
were injured in the attack
and the jeep was badly damaged.
The victims were returning
to their native Morthal village
near Than after attending
Morari Bapu's Ramayana
Katha in Chotila/ The news of
the attack spread like wildfire
in Morthal and at about 4pm,
around three Kolis allegedly
attacked Gangabhai Bharvad,
50, with axes. Bharvad was
rushed to primary health centre
in Chotila and then referred
to Rajkot civil hospital . The
accused were identified as Gita
Makwana, Navghan Koli and
Ketal Koli. After this attack,
Bharvads gathered in Morthal
village and allegedly vandalized
a shop and a house owned
by Koli and set it ablaze fire .
Sources said that after the murder
of Rana Koli on October 17,
Bomb hoax letter threatens
blasts in Himmatnagar
PALANPUR
20 October 2015
A letter threatening to
blow up the state transport
bus depot, railway station and
local municipality building in
Sabarkantha district headquarters
Himmatnagar had
police on its toes on Monday.
Intensive searches were
conducted at various places
but the threat turned out to
be hoax as no incriminating
object was found, said police.
"We received a letter
threatening to blow up the
bus depot, railway station and
Nagarpalika Bhawan in
Himmatnagar on Monday,"
said Sabarkantha superintendent
of police P L Mal.
"The letter was written in
Gujarati, Hindi and English
languages. This created panic
at the bus stop and railway
station," said deputy superintendent
of police
Sabarkantha, A D
Shrivastava. An anti-sabotage
team and bomb disposal
squad conducted through
search at the place mentioned
in the letter, but found nothing,
he added.
around 40 Bharvads have left
Navagam village fearing backlash.
Rana Koli was murdered
allegedly after a fight over cattle
grazing in Navagam village
and 21 persons were booked
for the murder. The two communities
have been at loggerheads
since the last five years
in Navagam over the issue of
cattle belonging to people from
Bharvad community grazing in
fields of Kolis. After Rana's
murder, Kolis blocked the
Rajkot-Ahmedabad highway
near Chotila. The protesters
thrashed one Merubhai Rabari,
a resident of Kherana village
near Chotila when he was passing
through the road with his
milk can on bike.
had given Rs 97 crore cheques
under various assistance
schemes to 36,000 farmers.
Krushi Mahotsav is an intensive
convergence and mass
contact strategy held every
year for one full month during
May-June. Its critical components
include Krushi Mela, Exhibition
and Seminars/Talks.
Experts from agricultural unifrom
Rs 18,104 crore in 2002-03
to an estimated Rs 47,540 crore
in the year 2009-10. Krushi
Mahotsav has led to heightened
awareness amongst farmers
about the advantages of
scientific farming and animal
husbandry, benefits of drip irrigation
and built a bridge between
agri-scientists and the
farming community.
Junagadh SPG
convener arrested
RAJKOT
20 October 2015
Junagadh police arrested
Vikas alias Cobra Patel, the local
convener of Sardar Patel
Sevadal Group (SPG) with a
knife. Patel, a second-year
BCom student, was stopped
for checking near Indira Circle
on the 150-feet Ring Road during
patrolling on Sunday. "Besides
the knife, we also found
inciting WhatsApp messages
reading 'Do Chakkajam
Gujarat, Road Chakkajam till
Veraval' and others. The
three messages were sent to
him by Amit Vadoliya,
Urvish Changela and Raju
Dalsaniya, who have also
been booked," police
sources said. Patel was on his
way to the cricket stadium in
Khandheri to watch the match.
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9. Bed
10. A laugh
12. Grow smaller
15. Covered
17. Noah's Boat
20. Aflame
21. Pressed
22. Spud cut?
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Movie Pig .4
Smell .5
Do the Ramba! .6
Every part .11
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On top of the water .14
Scamsters lure youth with airport jobs
AHMEDABAD
20 October 2015
Over the last six months
authorities of the Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel international
airport has been flooded with
calls of youth claiming to have
been given jobs at the terminus.
Though the airport director
was not available for comment,
top Airport Authority of
India officials said that gullible
youth are being scammed by
some people posing as airport
officials. Several people from
various cities in the state have
been fooled by thugs based out
of Gurgaon and Noida into paying
huge sums for a jobs at the
city airport which simply do not
exist. These thugs place ads
stating `jobs at Ahmedabad
take their address and phone
numbers. These scamsters
then provide them a joining letter
bearing the logo of Airports
Authority of India (AAI),
which manages the city airport.
Only when these aspirants finally
reach the airport do they
realize that somebody has
fooled them. Last month, citybased
Umang Panchal deposited
Rs 8,000 in a bank account
after he saw an ad for a job at
the airport. "After depositing
the money , when I called the
number given in the newspaper,
a lady called Meenakshi
answered the phone. She told
me to come to international terminal
and when I reached there,
her phone just went off," said
Panchal.
and several others like him
didn't file a police complaint.
However, such false ads continue
to appear unabated in
Gujarati newspapers. "In the
last six months, the city airport
has received over 300 calls on
its official number, where callers
ask their date of appointment
and where they have to
report.Earlier we thought somebody
was playing a prank on
us," said a senior AAI official.
"One man came with an appointment
letter, saying that he
had to join on that day . When
we told him that his letter was
fake, he was shocked," said another
AAI official. "When we
investigated, we found that the
joining letters had fake logos of
AAI and signatures.AAI is a
airport' in Gujarati newspapers Another Anand-based aspirant
government body and
with phone numbers. When an
aspirant calls, they ask himher
to deposit a certain amount of
money in a bank account and
paid Rs 20,000 to the
scammers only to later realize
that he had been cheated. Fearing
embarrassment, Panchal
recruitments are done through
the proper procedure which includes
exams and interviews,"
said AAI official.
Statue of Unity Being made in China
AHMEDABAD
20 October 2015
The Statue of Unity is slated to be the
world’s tallest statue at 182 metres. For the
project, Modi had launched a nationwide farm
tool collection drive symbolic of “unifying the
country”. Thousands of Chinese workers are
expected to arrive at Sadhu Bet in Narmada district
end of this year to begin work on the Statue
of Unity, a memorial to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
a project launched by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi when he was Gujarat chief minister. Even
as Congress criticised the project as defeating
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Top floor? .17
Wind-sailing devices .18
His apple is in your throat? .19
the “Make in India” initiative launched by
Modi, after reports that the statue’s bronze parts
will be made in a foundry in China. The Gujarat
government said it has no control over where
the contractor company gets the material from.
The Statue of Unity is slated to be the world’s
tallest statue at 182 metres. Govt. of Gujarat
through Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited
is implementing the Statue of Unity Project
in Memory of Shri Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, on
Sadhu Island on the downstream of Sardar
Sarovar Dam at Kevadia in the District of
Narmada in the State of Gujarat.
HC asks GPSC to reveal source of faulty, answers
AHMEDABAD cruitment body was asked to In this case, GPSC conducted
a preliminary test in dates for 470 posts with a 6:1 cruitment for class III posts in
the clearance of 2,860 candi-
The HC intervened in the re-
20 October 2015 explain the blunder by October
26 and further hearing is October, 2014 for 470 posts. Of ratio. They argued that during municipalities as well, after
Gujarat Public Service
Commission (GPSC) is facing scheduled for October 28. This 2.39 lakh candidates, 2,860 persons
were cleared to appear in 6,000 candidates in the prelimi-
final exam and called candi-
the last exams, GPSC cleared GPSC arbitrarily scrapped the
unprecedented embarrassment
for its recent exam for didates brought out 28 other the final written test slated for nary test for 317 posts. GPSC dates for interviews directly.
happened after petitioner can-
class I and II officers, where it questions to the court's notice December this year. Those objected to this petition and HC also stayed recruitment
granted 'grace' marks for 27 where the answer options who did not figure in the list submitted that its decision to by GPSC for posts of assistant
RTOs before it disposed
questions, to which it had not were either faulty or ambiguousmanding
cancellation of the basis of the recommendations of petitions. In another case,
of 2,860 filed a petition de-
grant grace marks was on the
provided the correct answer
among the options.
Justice Sonia Gokani refused
to grant GPSC more time, that GPSC's decision to grant This is not the only litiga-
50% vacancy of lecturers in
recruitment process, alleging of its expert committee. it drew HC ire over more than
Gujarat high court on
Monday sought another report
from GPSC on this issue of questions from the experts tions in the English test papers ess by GPSC. Recruitments in state. The court came down
saying that gathering details 40 grace marks for 27 question
on the recruitment proc-
technical institutes across the
and asked to name the source cannot take more than a day. would be prejudiced against the state forest department heavily on GPSC after it revealed
that the recruitment
of the answer options provided
in the written test by sult in an unwanted delay in Gujarati.
ple of years over the calcula-
body itself functions at just
Granting more time would re-
those who took the test in have been subjudice for a cou-
consulting its experts. The re-
the recruitment process. They have also challenged tion of women's reservation. half of its sanctioned strength.
6 Patidars
booked for
assault,
conspiracies
RAJKOT
20 October 2015
Six persons, including a
Congress councilor in
Jamnagar, were booked for
assault and criminal conspiracy
after they entered into
a brawl with organizers of a
garba on Sunday night. On
Monday, a complaint was
lodged by Manjula Hirpara,
former deputy mayor and sitting
councilor, against
councilor Atul Bhanderi and
five others, alleging that they
barged into the garba programme
in Krishnagar area
and tried to disrupt the celebration.
Hirpara told police
that the accused asked them
to stop the garba immediately
as the community was
against organizing any
Navratri event in wake of detention
of Patidars ahead of
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UP native arrested with detonators,
gelatin sticks and hand-made gun
Ankleshwar
20 October 2015
A person was arrested
after the local crime
branch (LCB) Bharuch,
found bomb making materials
from the accused,
including the detonators,
country made gun and
gelatin sticks near Navjivan
Hotel, Prathishtha
society, Ankleshwar, on
Tuesday morning.
As per the sources,
LCB Ankleshwar arrested
accused Rajendrakumar
alias Ranjan Bhagwandin
Pandey, after
recieving a tip-off from
his private sources. He
was arrested possesing
a hand-made gun, three
gelatin sticks and detonators
wire, used in making
the bombs near Navjivan
Hotel, Prathishtha society,
Ankleshwar, while on patrolling
duty on Tuesday.
The accused is native
of Uttar Pradesh (UP)
and currently resides at
Panoli, Ankleshwar. Police
inspector P H Tharde
said, “Explosives including
two detonators, three
gelatin sticks and a country-made
gun. The country
made gun is from UP,
while the detonators and
gelatin sticks was bought
from Kim.” Ankleshwar
LCB has started further
investigations as to where
the bombs were being
transported? Motive behind
such explosives
Valsad: Copper wire
thieves arrested by RPF
Man killed in
road accident
Bharuch
20 October 2015
A biker died on the
spot as he was rammed
by an unidentified motor
vehicle at Tham village,
Bharuch district in the
morning on Tuesday.
As per the sources,
deceased has been
identified as Yousuf
(40) native of Khojbal
village, Vagra died
on the spot as he was
rammed by an unidentified
motor vehicle at
Tham village, Bharuch
district on Tuesday.
However, unidentified
vehicle overturned injuring
the cleaner, who
was in the vehicle. The
cleaner was admitted to
Bharuch Civil Hospital
(BCH) for the treatment
and is recuperating.
Boy suffering from thalassemia gets aid
from school management, well wishers
Vapi
20 October 2015
A boy studying in fifth
class suffering from thalassemia,
was financially
aided by the St Francis
School, Vapi, praying for
him to get well soon.
As per the sources, the
boy Shyam Navin Chandra,
suffering from thalessemia
required Rs. 35
lakh for treatment. Due to
low income of his parents,
they could not afford such
huge amount for the treatment.
However, the management,
staff, students,
parents and well-wishers
of St Francis High School
Vapi, had collectively
donated 7,02,940 & additional
Rs.11,345/- total
Rs.7,14,285/-(seven lakh
fourteen thousand two
hundred and eighty five) to
Shyam Navin Chandra for
his bone marrow transplant
surgery. We pray God for
his faster recovery.
Valsad
20 October 2015
Three copper wire
thieves and a trader were
arrested by railway protection
force (RPF) on
Tuesday.
As per the sources, accused
thieves Ajay Bahadur,
Bala Patel and Pinky
Yadav, all residing at
Mograwad, Valsad, were
spotted by patrolling team
of RPF at the railway yard
in possession of hacksaw
blade. Police, already in
search of clues for copper
wire theft from railway
diesel engines detained
and interrogated the trio
including a girl.
The trio confessed to
the theft during the interrogation
by RPF PSI
Lokendrasingh and his
team. They were arrested
and copper wire bundles
worth Rs.one lakh were
confiscated from their
possession.
Kurban Ali alias Guddu
Musibat Ali, resident
of Abrama, possessing a
scrap trading establishment
near Dharampur
road junction, was also
arrested for buying copper
wires from the arrested
thieves.
transportation? However,
major incident had been
averted following such
arrests. The investigation
of the LCB has to be done
in major areas as to which
organisation the accused
belongs to? Plans to hold
blasts at which areas? are
under the scanner.
The case has been registered
against the accused
with Ankleshwar LCB.
Under the guidance of
Bharuch police superintendent
Shobha Bhutada,
police is investigating as
to from which agency the
gun was purchased at UP,
and who supplied the gelatin
sticks and detonator
at Kim, is under investigation
by the head constable
of Ankleshwar LCB.
Daman
20 October 2015
A part of roof at vegetable
market fell on Tuesday
evening at Moti Daman.
However, they were
no injuries after the roof
structure collapsed.
As per the sources, on
Tuesday evening vegetable
market at Moti Daman,
a part of roof fell in
which no casualties have
been reported. One seller
said that the area of market
is not in use for long
time so, no one was injured.
But the dilapidated
structure could invite big
causalities in future. Daman
municipality officer
reached on the spot when
they received collapse of
roof at vegetable market.
Local people are demanding
new market on the existing
place.
Awareness programme for CM’s Yuva Swavalamban Yojana organised at a school Vapi.
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Two injured in Congress
bike rally at Khanvel
Silvassa
20 October 2015
Two youths on a motorbike
in a bike rally by
Congress at Khanvel suffered
injuries as a tempo
rammed into their bike.
One of them, severely
injured was lying in pool
of blood after being hit by
the tempo.
As per the sources,
17 year old Uday Shravan
Patinda, a Kaucha
Chikhalapada resident
and Mahendra Chaudhari
(26) travelling on a
motorbike were hit by a
tempo.
Both the injured were
admitted to Silvassa Civil
Hospital after primary
treatment. Mahendra
Choudhari is critical as
per the reports from the
hospital. The driver of
the tempo was caught and
handed over to police.
Ankleshwar
20 October 2015
A man was stabbed to
death by his brother-inlaw
at Uchchali village
near Ankleshwar, on
Tuesday.
As per the sources,
the deceased identified
as Pankaj Vasava, is
native of Kharachi village,
near Zhaghadiya,
lived at his in-law’s
village Uchchali. His
brother-in-law Pravin
Vasava, attacked him
with knife and killed
him as the two had had
a dispute for unknown
reasons. However, the
crime related to relatives
are on increase,
in the Bharuch district
Vapi
20 October 2015
One man died on the
spot after the truck hit him,
on the road near Hariya
Park, Vapi, while the woman
suffered serious injuries,
on Tuesday morning.
The truck from Silvassa,
hit the couple who were on
the scooter, going for job.
As per the sources, on
Tuesday morning a couple
was going to job on
scooter (GJ-15-BF-7880)
which is a raising concern
as couple of weeks
earlier a man killed his
wife over a dispute at
Sanjali village.
A police complaint
was registered at the
police station against
Wednesday, 21 October, 2015
Vapi: one killed,
injured in accident
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near Hariya Park, Vapi.
Suddenly, while passing
on the road, the truck
(GJ-15-UU-1871) coming
from Silvassa, hit them,
the scooter rider died on
spot while the woman who
sat pillion was injured severely,
admitted at hospital.
People on incident
spot told that driver was
drunk. Dungra police team
reached on the spot and
carrying further investigations.
Silvassa school
student goes missing
Silvassa: A 15 year old Silvassa student studying in
10th standard went missing on Monday. Ganesh Madhu
Singh (15), living at Sanjar apartment in Bavisa Faliya
and studying at an English medium school at Zanda
chawk did not return from his coaching classes in the
evening. His father registered a missing complaint at
Silvassa police station in the evening at 7:00 p.m.
Man killed brother-in-law
over a dispute
the accused murderer
Pravin, by Rekha, wife
of the deceased. Following
the complaint,
police arrested the accused
within hours, after
the incident of murder.
Science exhibition organized at
Bhadarpada Gurukul School
Dang
20 October 2015
39th Science exhibition organized
in Bhardarpada Gurukul
secondary and higher secondary
school, under inspiration of Gujarat
State Education Research and
Training Conference (GSERTC),
Gandhinagar. Dang MLA Magan
Gamit inaugurated the exhibition.
According to the sources, 60
projects form secondary school
and 47 from higher secondary
school were presented in exhibition.
A K Patel said, children are
creation of God, when we mold
dent late Dr APJ Abdul Kalam and
Bibi Chaudhary Dang district
Diveyesh Patel, Kishor Patel
School principal, Janu Patel trusti,
school teachers and students were
them they are molded, He described
incident of former presi-
asked the students to get inspiration
from his works.
panchayat president, Ramesh
Chaudhary deputy president,
present.

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Wednesday,
EDITORIAL
21 October, 2015
Educated Indians' support for Modi is a sad let down
Haunting inequality
India has been in the throes of a variety on inequalities since
long. Although successive governments used reservation and other
affirmative steps to make their vote banks intact, little change they
have made in the life of people for whom quota and subsidies allocated
rather in large quantity. It has just widened the gap of inequality
among poor and the rich, with rich becoming richer and poor
poorer. A report released by Credit Suisse reveals that the richest 1
pc Indians are custodians of 53 pc of the country’s wealth. The share
of the top 10 pc among 1 pc is 76.30 pc. It can be argued that 90 pc of
population owns less than a quarter of the country’s wealth. The
report also says that in 2000, the share of the richest 1 pc in national
wealth was 36.80 pc and that of the top 10 pc was 65.9 pc - a sharp rise
of about 10 pc. The National Sample Survey in 2011-12 is also the
similar view. It means that the monthly expenditure of the poorest 10
pc of the rural population rose by 11.5 pc in 2011-12 compared with
the last survey for 2009-10, while that of the richest 10 pc grew by 38
pc over the same period -in urban India, the growth was 17.2 pc and
30.5 pc, respectively during the same time span. It’s an irony that the
political class is well aware of the problem, but has done little to
address it. A parliamentary standing committee on finance in its 59th
report had criticised the growth strategy, claiming that far more people
were being excluded and that the gains were accruing to only a
few. The panel was concerned to note the emerging ever-widening
gap between the rich and poor and the increasingly disproportionate
distribution of assets in the country. The purchasing power is getting
concentrated in the hands of a few, whereas the majority is stuck
below the expenditure curve. The trickle down theory itself has become
a centre of controversy with Nobel laureate Amartya Sen raising
browse over Narendra Modi government’s sped fast growth which
would overtake China’s growth rate. It was ‘very stupid’ to aspire for
double-digit economic growth without addressing the chronic undernourishment
of tens of millions of Indians. Sen feels it makes more
sense for India to benchmark itself against China across social indicators
including life-expectancy at birth, infant mortality rate, adult
literacy rate and the rate of childhood health care and nutrition. Gross
national product (GNP) is not all that matters for judging the quality
of life. It may be pointed out that decades old neglect can’t be corrected
overnight by a mere political assertion and an executive order.
Sixteen months of rule by BJP dominated NDA government that came
into being with people’s will for a positive change which doesn’t
suffer from policy paralysis or indecisiveness, hasn’t shown any
prima facie of internal growth, which is essential to attract foreign
investors. Even the morale of domestic investors is low. The government
must pull up its socks now lest it should start feeling disappointed
every now and then.
OROP and reemployment
After implementing OROP and
redressing the grievances of the
armymen and all others entitled to
pension in the county, the government
of the day needs to look at
pension norms and what pension
and the spirit of giving a pension is
all about. While there is no question
that the norm should be one
rank and one pension, there are other
issues which the Centre and the
state governments need to look at.
A pension is given to a government
servant so that he can keep his body
and soul together. There is no defying
this logic. After retirement, a
government servant needs a regular
income so that he can keep body
and soul together. However, there
is a catch here as several government
servants opt of reemployment
in the private sector or pick up international
jobs. From these jobs,
they draw salaries and apart from
this still avail all the benefits of pension.
This in itself is against the idea
of pension and why it was conceived.
A pension has been conceived
because it is assumed that
after retirement, the government
servant will have no other source of
income. Therefore, if a government
servant opts for reemployment his
SCRIPSI
pension should automatically
cease the day he draws his first
new salary and should only be renewed
after he retires again. There
are several examples of IAS officers,
bankers and defence personnel
picking up jobs after retirement.
Then there is a vexatious question
of widow’s pension. The widow of
an officer or government servant
is also entitled to pension which is
a noble gesture on the part of the
government. However, there is no
cross check on whether the widow
needs the pension or not, whether
she is employed and draws a salary
and whether this salary is sufficient
for her needs? Here the government
and pension sanctioning
authority need to do their home
work. Finally the unmarried or divorced
daughter of a government
servant is also entitled to a pension.
Which could amount to anything
like Rs 25,000 a month. But
what if this daughter has inherited
millions from her deceased parents?
Should she still be given a pension?
What if she has employment
or prefers to become unemployed
for the sake of the pension? Again
the government needs to do its
homework here.
The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are
permitted to remain children all our lives.
- ALBERT EINSTEIN
Opinion polls from Bihar only confirm what
one already suspected for the country as a whole,
namely that while the peasantry is not much enamoured
of Narendra Modi, the urban middle
class is. Since the weight of the educated segment
is greater among the latter, it would appear
that Modi has considerable appeal even among
the educated, a fact that is also confirmed by the
kind of reception he gets from professionals of
Indian origin in the Silicon Valley and elsewhere
who are basically urban-educated émigrés.
This appears intriguing at first sight. The
educated segment in any society is supposed to
defend, more than any other section, the
foundational principles of that society -principles
around which the constitutional order of
that society is built. In the current Indian context,
this segment would have been expected to
be the one most concerned with the preservation
of democracy, secularism, fundamental rights
and the autonomy and sanctity of academic institutions.
No matter what his precise culpability
in the anti-Muslim pogrom in Gujarat in 2002,
Modi had undeniably presided over it and has
never expressed any remorse for his lapses. Given
this fact, one would have expected the urbaneducated
elite to be the group most sceptical
about him. No doubt a considerable section of it
is; but not, apparently, the bulk of it. Indeed,
even without going back to 2002, the recent spate
of attacks on the secular fabric of modern India,
including the horrendous lynching in Dadri of a
member of the minority community for allegedly
eating beef - an incident over which Modi, for a
long time maintained a deafening silence that was
entirely unbecoming of a constitutionally-appointed
prime minister of the country - should
have made the educated sections stand as one
in holding him to account. Such, alas, has not
been the case. People may differ in their politics
and I have no problem with those among the
educated elite who may choose to vote for the
Bharatiya Janata Party. What concerns me is that
their enthusiasm for Modi does not appear to be
tempered by any disquiet over the threat to our
secular order that is building up under his dispensation,
a threat towards which his attitude,
even by the most charitable interpretation, has
been one of benign neglect. Those who currently
hold Modi in adulation may soon change their
attitude as the hollowness of his promise of "development"
becomes increasingly evident, which
inevitably would. But such a change would then
have occurred for an altogether different reason
from the one I am discussing. The abdication by
the educated elite of its role as keepers of our
constitutional conscience would not have been
negated by it. On the occasion of Modi's America
visit, over a hundred distinguished academics
located there, both of Indian origin and others,
had sent a letter to the leaders of Silicon Valley
A glaring failure
companies, voicing their disquiet over recent developments
in India under Modi's leadership, and
requesting them not to support his Digital India
initiative. The Silicon Valley executives, however,
who played host to him, did not respond to this
letter in any manner, not even to the minimal extent
of saying that this was a matter they preferred not
to get directly involved in. This, at least, would
have shown that they were worried about the attacks
on secularism. Instead, they ignored it altogether.
The unmistakable impression one got is
that the attack on secularism was, for them, not a
matter of concern at all. Like the members of the
educated elite located in India, the Silicon Valley
professionals too expressed no anxiety over the
treatment of the minorities, and the threat to democratic
rights in Modi's India. This brings me to the
crucial question: how can one explain this enthusiasm
for Modi among significant sections of the
educated elite? One answer that is often advanced
is that the preceding corruption-ridden Manmohan
Singh regime had become so repugnant that there
was hardly any alternative to Modi, and that even
members of the educated elite were forced to hold
their noses and vote for Modi despite his dubious
record on secularism. This answer, however, simply
would not do, for we find very little evidence of
noses being held. What a large chunk of the educated
elite feels towards Modi is not mere sceptical
tolerance but unabashed enthusiasm, which also
means that contrary to what one normally expects,
the support of much of the educated elite for secularism
and universal democratic rights is less than
lukewarm.
This to my mind has to do inter alia with our
educational system: its structure, orientation, and
the nature of student intake. The obvious structural
problem in our education system relates to
the poor quality of the humanities and the social
science disciplines. These disciplines are neglected,
starved of funds and treated as inferior. All over
the world, it is the social science disciplines, rather
than the natural sciences, that have propagated a
progressive social outlook and have stood for democracy,
human rights and secularism. There
have undoubtedly been individual scientists -
from Albert Einstein to J.D. Bernal - who have
plunged themselves actively into the struggle
for a humane society. But scientists as a rule
have tended to keep aloof from such struggles.
Not surprisingly, dictatorial regimes throughout
the world have always actively discouraged
social sciences in their respective countries. The
disproportionate emphasis on science and engineering
disciplines in contemporary India has
thus tended to keep the elite produced by the
education system relatively unconcerned about
issues of secularism and democracy. It has kept
large sections of this elite trapped within their
inherited caste and communal prejudices. The
problem with the orientation of our education
system consists in our apotheosizing the role
of education in producing merely skilled personnel
as commodities to be sold to the highest
bidder in the market rather than socially-sensitive
individuals not exclusively absorbed by their
own material self-interest. This is something that
I have already discussed in an earlier article
("Learning and intensity", Sept 4), and shall not
repeat here. The issue to my mind is simply the
following. It is not the case that only social scientists
should be concerned with society and
not scientists and engineers. "Nation-building",
to use that clumsy term, is a matter that concerns
everybody and not just those engaged in
the humanities and social sciences. Everyone,
therefore, and not just those studying the humanities
and social sciences, must be exposed
to, and must engage with, the basic constitutional
premises underlying the modern Indian
nation. This, precisely, is not what is being done.
Finally, in the matter of student intake, the representation
of Muslims, Dalits and other oppressed
castes and the economically poor remains
woefully inadequate. Some years ago,
notwithstanding the fact that almost a quarter
of the population of West Bengal consisted
of Muslims, the proportion of Muslim
names in the list of successful Class XII students
hardly exceeded two per cent. I doubt if
the situation has changed much. The same is
true of Dalits and other oppressed castes.
What is true of West Bengal is even more
resoundingly true of the other states. In other
words, the composition of the educated elite
has been heavily biased in favour of those
coming from the upper castes, the upper and
upper-middle income groups, and from the majority
religious community. The prejudices these
class members imbibe from childhood are not
broken in the course of their passage through
the education system of the country, which explains
why their commitment to the founding
constitutional principles of the modern Indian
nation remains less than lukewarm.
Streamline economic policy
Monetary policy plays important role to
stimulate the economy. It is used for higher
economic growth and controlling inflation. Dr
Raghu Ram Rajan, the Governor of Reserve
Bank of India (RBI), in the latest monetary
policy review examined the measures taken to
modest the policy. The latest monetary policy
is necessary but not sufficient to create faith
in the fundamentals of the economy. The
banks have not transferred the benefits to the
consumers on the plea that the cost of loans
dering of the education is carried out by the
private sector, the public sector is highly
subsidised. To get rid of some if not many
problems of the Indian economy, we need to
understand that physiocracy is the absence
of hypocrisy and deserves the attention of
the policy makers. Let us revisit physiocrats
for solving the problems of the poor and
unemployed. Physiocracy (from the Greek for
‘Government of Nature’ is an economic
theory . The reduction ( if not removal) of
has not reduced. Some of the banks like SBI
socio-economic tensions and disparities calls
Cheap credit to industrial sector
have ensured reduction in the base rate but
for reforms in the national financial architecture
and a self reliant model with improved
interest rates on loans have not been reduced. must be complemented with
The reduction in base rate affects all rates
stress on the corporate to be
financial literacy among all the stake holders
including deposits affecting adversely. There
including consumers as householders,
are well identified bottlenecks in the implementation.
honest, productive and practical producers of all kinds as there is a positive
Without bringing agricultural
to utilise hands, heads and correlation between financial literacy and
economy back on the rails, the financial year
economic growth of an economy.
2015-16 will certainly end with high inflation
hearts of Indian youth
There is also need for devising more financial
rate. The RBI estimated growth rate to be 7.6
per cent in January 2016. We need to understand
limitations in increasing productivity.
The moral persuasion of the RBI as big
brother needs to be strengthened more than
the instruments of the monetary policy. The
gap between the WPI based inflation (-
4.54,September 2015) and CPI based inflation
(4.41, September 2015) is to be understood in
right perspectives. The basic test of a good
or bad economic policy is to check if it clearly
spells out how its different components are
expected to achieve the goals and targets of
growth and stability. The measures of the
RBI are necessary but not sufficient to
achieve its own objectives and targets. To
make it sufficient, there is strong case for its
coordination with fiscal policy and other
physical controls in the economy. We have
to understand, analyse and interpret the
constraints, weaknesses and limitations of
the Indian economy and its policies for
implementation. There are professional and
non-professional money lenders in large
number, indigenous banks, non-banking
financial institutions playing important role
but not controlled by the RBI. To remain
close to the trend growth rates, we need to
create conducive climate of investment which
calls for promotion propensity to save. This
requires reducing propensity to consume
which should be confined to needs.
Wantlessness is the kind of non- violence in
economics deserves to be adopted in our
mentality for sustainable development
ensuring inter- generation equity. Our
domestic saving rate is still lower to China.
The inflation in general and food in particular
is significantly high with no impact of the
measures taken by the RBI and GOI in recent
times. In my considered opinion, the challenge
for the RBI is to unearth hidden bad
loans which lead to increase non-performing
assets in a bank. To dig out bad loans as
suppressing them benefit none, we need
restructuring for infusing capital in the banks
increasing credit to the productive sectors
which are underutilised with subdued
investment. It is interesting to observe that
there is lower off-take of loans in spite of the
higher number of loanees. It is sad to observe
that car loans are cheaper than education
loans. It is pertinent to mention while plunproducts
like insurance to face the natural
calamities which leads poor to fail for repaying
loans, To make financial inclusion sustainable,
there is a strong case for a change in public
policy perception that loans to the poor have to
be at very low rate of interest which is bad
economics. It is well known that the poor
currently access informal markets at rates
ranging from 36 per cent (for collateralised loans)
to 120 per cent for non-collateralised loans. For
making financial inclusion as catalyst of economic
growth, we should see its commercial
viability also. To materialise Make in India with
Bake in India, there was a strong case for
reducing the CRR to 3 per cent. However,
Indians need to be alert for not relying too much
on the monetary policy. The cheap credit to the
industrial sector is alright but they need to be
honest for its proper, productive and practical
uses leading to utilise hands, heads and hearts
of the Indian youth. The increased availability of
liquidity is the need of the hour. Let us learn to
monitor development efforts along with good
governance as SMART and SIMPLE administration
at all levels including Monetary Policy
Committee (MPC) responsible for future monetary
policies in India.
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BUSINESS
Tata Steel to cut around 1,200 jobs in Europe
Wednesday, 21 October, 2015
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LONDON
OCTOBER 20, 2015
Tata Steel will cut
around 1,200 jobs in
Europe, with the UK being
the worst hit, under a
planned restructuring to
deal with "flood of cheap
imports" from China and
other places.
The company, which
will stop making steel plate
at its Long Products
Europe business, also
blamed high power costs a
strong pound for the
proposed moves. "As a
result, Tata Steel has been
forced to make changes to
its Long Products Europe
business. The proposed
changes would lead to
around 1,200 job losses —
about 900 in Scunthorpe
and 270 in Scotland as well
as a small number at other
Long Products Europe
sites," it said in a
statement. The business
announced proposals to
stop production of steel
plate. This comes in
response to a shift in
market conditions caused
by a flood of cheap
imports, particularly from
China, a strong pound and
high electricity costs, it
added.
Plate mills in
Scunthorpe, Dalzell and
Clydebridge would be
mothballed, while one of
the two coke ovens at
Scunthorpe steelworks
would be closed, Tata
Steel said. Tata Steel
Progress Software invites applications
for incubator programme
HYDERABAD
OCTOBER 20, 2015
Progress Software is
inviting applications from
start-ups for its incubator
programme. It is open to
all start-ups and university
students across India with
a business app idea in a
prototype stage.
Five teams will be
selected for the six-month
programme that begins on
November 1. The last date
for applying (online at
www.progress.com/
incubator) is October 25.
A release from the
company said that this was
the second edition of the
programme and the
participants get access to
Progress’ application
development and
deployment platforms
besides data connectivity
solutions for free.
Work space and access
to mentors with extensive
market and domain
expertise will be provided.
Introduced last year as a
pilot project, five early
stage start-ups
participated.
Apart from the
physical space and access
to leading-edge
technology, Progress
assists the start-ups in
connecting with the
Hyderabad entrepreneurial
ecosystem.
The programme, the
release said, supports the
Telangana Government’s
efforts to make Hyderabad
the start-up capital of
India.
Vice President-
Products and Managing
Director of Progress India
Ramesh Loganathan said:
“With this initiative we are
trying to provide a
nurturing ground for very
early stage start-ups which
otherwise at this stage do
not get any concrete
support.”
Audi launches ‘S5
Sportback’ in India
NEW DELHI
OCTOBER 20, 2015
German luxury
carmaker Audi on Tuesday
launched ‘S5 Sportback’
model in India, priced at Rs
62.95 lakh . The five-door
coupe, which can attain a
top speed of 250 km/h,
comes with various
advanced infotainment
systems. Audi India Head
Joe King said the model is
an extremely attractive
proposition for customers
desiring sportiness with
practicality. “The Audi S5
Sportback brings cutting
edge technology in an
efficient, sporty and
powerful style while
ensuring an exhilarating
driving experience with no
compromise on fuel
efficiency,” he added. Mr.
King said the company has
several firsts to its credit as
it has introduced various
class leading models in the
country.
Europe Head Karl Koehler
said: "I realise how
distressing this news will
be for all those affected.
We have looked at all other
options before proposing
these changes. We will
work closely with affected
employees and their trade
union representatives. We
will look to redeploy
employees, wherever
possible, and minimise
employee hardship."
The UK steel industry
is struggling for survival in
the face of extremely
challenging market
conditions. The industry
has a crucial role to play
in rebalancing the UK
economy, but it needs a
fairer system to encourage
growth, he added. The
European Commission
needs to do much more to
deal with unfairly traded
imports – inaction
threatens the future of the
entire European steel
industry, Koehler said. In
last two years, imports of
steel plate into Europe
have doubled and imports
from China have
quadrupled, causing steel
prices to fall steeply. At the
same time, a strong pound
has undermined
competitiveness of the
business's Europe-bound
exports and encouraged
more imports, Tata Steel
said.
To counter the
situation, the firm is
concentrating on highervalue
markets with a focus
on developing stronger
and lighter products for its
customers. Executive
Chairman of the Long
Products Europe business
Bimlendra Jha said: "We
are looking closely at the
performance of all parts of
Long Products Europe as
part of a focus on returning
to profitability
M&M launches intracity
logistics portal
MUMBAI
OCTOBER 20, 2015
Utility vehicles major
Mahindra & Mahindra on
Tuesday entered the online
space with SmartShift, a
digital marketplace aimed
at intra-city logistics that
will act as an exchange
platform for cargo owners
and transporters.
“Mahindra is a leading
player in small commercial
vehicles, and has a strong
understanding of intra—
city goods movement,”
Pawan Goenka executive
director of Mahindra &
Mahindra said here.
“It is a natural
extrapolation from selling
a vehicle to creating a
digital marketplace for
movement of goods in a
manner which creates
value,” he added.
Mr. Goenka said the
company had been looking
at it seriously for three
years, and last year they
created a platform for
intra-city cargo movement
similar to what “the Olas
and the Ubers have done
for people movement.”
The portal will be
under the main compmay
M&M and not under the
group logistics arm
Mahindra Logistics.
SmartShift is the first
among several startups that
the group is incubating in
its drive towards digital
transformation.
“We are hiring several
talented people across the
industry to digitally
transform our businesses.
HCL Tech to buy
Volvo’s IT business
NEW DELHI
OCTOBER 20, 2015
HCL Technologies
will buy Swedish
commercial vehicles major
Volvo Group’s external IT
business for USD 138
million (around Rs 895
crore) in an all cash deal.
Volvo Group will also
outsource its IT
infrastructure operations to
HCL Technologies for an
undisclosed contract value
for five years.
The Volvo Group and
HCL have signed a Letter
of Intent, awaiting the
signing of the final
contract, Volvo Group said
in a statement from
Stockholm. In India, HCL
Technologies said in a
filing to the BSE that it will
be “acquiring from the
Volvo Group its external
IT business relating to
provision of IT
infrastructure, mainframe
service and application
operation services for an
all cash consideration of
SEK 1.1 billion (USD 138
million).” Volvo group
derived revenue of SEK
1.6 billion (USD 190
million) from external
customers during the last
12 months.
IndiGo lowers IPO size to Rs 3,018 crore
NEW DELHI
OCTOBER 20, 2015
IndiGo’s parent InterGlobe Aviation
has reduced its initial share sale size to a
little over Rs 3,000 crore, with three of
the promoters deciding to sell less number
of shares than proposed earlier. The
operator of the profitable no-frills carrier
would be hitting the capital market on
October 27 and the price band for the
offer has been fixed at Rs 700-765. With
three promoters — Rakesh Gangwal,
Shobha Gangwal and Chinkerpoo Family
Trust — deciding to offload less number
of shares in the company, the IPO size
has come down by Rs 250 crore to Rs
3,018 crore. On the basis of earlier
proposal, the initial share sale could have
fetched up to Rs 3,268 crore. These figures
are based on the upper price band of Rs
765 apiece. InterGlobe on Tuesday said
the size of Offer for Sale by the promoters
has been reduced to 22.82 million as
against earlier plan to offload 26.11
million. Rakesh Gangwal would now be
selling only 2.74 million shares, lower than
earlier plan to offload 3.76 million.
Another promoter Shobha Gangwal would
sell only 1.17 million shares, revising down
from 2.23 million shares. Further,
Chinkerpoo Family Trust (Trustees are
Shobha Gangwal and JP Morgan Trust
Company of Delaware) has reduced the
number of shares to be sold to 2.42 million
from the previous plan to offload 3.64
million shares, according to a public notice.
Maruti’s royalty payouts to
Suzuki ‘extortive’, says report
NEW DELHI
OCTOBER 20, 2015
Maruti Suzuki’s royalty payments to
its Japanese parent Suzuki are
“extortive” and the amount paid has
increased over six times per car sold
over the past 15 years, according to a
report.
Proxy advisory firm IiAS has said
that royalty payments aggregated 5.7
per cent of net sales and 36 per cent of
profits before royalty in 2014—15.
“Over the past 15 years, royalty paid
to Suzuki, has grown 6.6x to Rs 21,415
per car sold, while average sales
realisation per car has increased only
1.6x. “While Suzuki’s consolidated
R&D spend per vehicle (including
motorcycles) averaged 4 per cent of
sales, its royalty payments from Maruti
are 6 per cent of net sales,” it said in a
report.
The royalty is typically charged for
either the brand and or product
technology. “The basis for this charge
is that the global brands have been
developed outside India, as is the
product research and technology. There
is some merit to this argument, but the
question is how much should be
claimed,” the report said.
After examining the Maruti’s
royalty payouts in the context of
revenues, margins, and research and
development (R&D) spends, IiAS said
that Maruti’s “royalty payouts are
extortive."
According to the report, Suzuki’s
R&D efforts do not appear to aid
Maruti’s margins or expansion.
“Maruti shareholders must ask the
fundamental question: what is the right
amount of royalty that must be charged?
Royalty is not Suzuki’s indelible right
— it must explain its coercive charges
on Maruti’s cash flow,” it added.
IiAS also noted that Suzuki
benefited enormously from its
partnership with the Indian government
at a time when India was fiercely
regulated, and displacing a largely
monopolistic market was not difficult.
Sensex, Nifty log first fall
in 4 days on profit-booking
MUMBAI
OCTOBER 20, 2015
Retreating from its
two-month high, the
benchmark Sensex on
Tuesday recorded its first
drop in three sessions,
falling over 58 points in a
highly volatile trade due to
profit-booking in metal, oil
and gas and pharma sector
stocks amid a mixed trend
in the global market.
The gauge after
opening a tad higher
quickly slipped into
negative terrain following
profit-booking in recent
gainers and touched a low
of 27,216.40. However, it
staged a comeback
temporarily to hit a high of
27,432.07 during midsession.
Soon, profitbooking
resurfaced which
ate into the gains and took
the benchmark back to the
negative zone, which
closed down 58.09 points,
or 0.21 per cent, at
27,306.83. The index had
risen over 585 points in the
past three sessions.
The 50-share NSE
Nifty ended down 13.40
points, or 0.16 per cent, at
8,261.65 after shuttling
between 8,294.05 and
8,229.20.
In the previous three
sessions, the markets rose
on the back of continued
foreign fund inflows and a
mixed bag of earnings by
blue-chips so far. Of the
30-pack Sensex, 23 ended
with losses and 7 finished
higher.
Investors after
remaining buyers in the
past three sessions opted to
book profit in heavyweight
stocks, brokers
said.
The rupee depreciated
16 paise to 64.96 against
the American currency
(intra-day), which too
weighed, they said, adding
that a mixed closing at
other Asian markets and a
lower opening in Europe
influenced sentiment.
New reform agenda has bolstered
Indian economy, says U.S.
WASHINGTON
OCTOBER 20, 2015
Amid weaker outlook
across emerging market
economies, India’s
recovery has strengthened
under a new reform
agenda, but it is not yet a
“major driver” of global
growth, a U.S. Treasury
Department report has
said. Buoyed by savings of
$44 billion from drop in
prices of oil imports,
India’s total foreign
exchange reserve has
reached an all-time
monthly average high of
$328 billion — thus
making it the eight country
from the top in terms of
foreign reserve — the U.S.
Department of Treasury
said on Monday in its
semi-annual “Report to
Congress on International
Economic and Exchange
Rate Policies.”In its report,
the Treasury has said
weaker outlook is evident
across emerging market
economies, which exerts a
growing influence over
global economic
prospects. The slowdown
in domestic Chinese
investment and Chinese
demand for imported
commodities and
components is having
wide-ranging implications
for other economies, it
said. “On a positive note,
India’s recovery has
strengthened under a new
reform agenda since it is
not a large importer;
however, it is not yet a
major driver of global
growth,” the Treasury said.
While Brazil is entering its
second year of recession
and will not be a source of
growth in Latin America,
Russia is struggling due to
e c o n o m i c
mismanagement, lower oil
prices and the impact of
economic sanctions, it has
said. According to the
report, the sharp drop in
the price of oil is having a
large impact on global
current account
imbalances. On an
annualised basis, the
roughly $50 per barrel
decline in the price of oil
is generating shifting
income of over $600
billion annually from oil
exporters to oil importers,
holding all else constant,
with Europe and Asia the
key beneficiaries.

21 October, 2015 ENTERTAINMENT
6
Wednesday,
I am still living with cancer, says Lisa Ray
Lisa Ray, who was believed to have successfully battled
myeloma (cancer), revealed that she is still living with it.
Actress Lisa Ray, who was believed to have successfully
battled myeloma (cancer), revealed that she
is still living with it. “I was diagnosed with blood
cancer which is considered incurable and I am still
living with this condition,” said Lisa with a smile
on her face.
Preferring to look at the positive side of life,
Lisa Ray who was talking at a breast cancer awareness
initiative said: “Cancer has transformed my life in
so many ways. I drew so much support from people
all around the world especially India because I
was open about my cancer diagnosis. It did make
me very nervous before making public because I
didn’t know how people would react. But thankfully,
I received great support,” she told reporters
today (October 19).
The actress also expressed concern at
women cancer patients being stigmatised in certain
sections of the society. “There is a need to
spread concentrated awareness about cancer
I don’t discuss my career with
Saif Ali Khan: Kunal Kemmu
Actor KunalKemmu says
contrary to popular belief, he
does not take career guidance
from his brother-in-law Saif Ali
Khan. The “Golmaal 3” actor,
who shared screen space with
Saif in the 2013 zombie-comedy
“Go Goa Gone”, says it is
a perception that when two
actors meet they only discuss
movies. “Saif and I collaborated
on ‘Go Goa Gone’ and
discussed the project extensively.
Other than that, people
perceive us in a different
way… Like when we meet we
discuss films. In our case we
have been in films every single
day of our lives. We don’t
really talk about films so much
but obviously when movies
are up for release you discuss
what is the movie about, how
happy are you with the movie.
We never discuss what
should I do in my career or
should I do this kind of a role,”
Kunal told PTI. 32-year-old
Kunal married Saif’s sister
Soha Ali Khan earlier this year.
The actor says even though
the couple was “scared” of tying
the knot, they are calmer
now. “I was very scared of getting
married, both of us were,
because everybody says
things change after marriage
so we got married at home to
make sure nothing changes.”
“We are more calm now. Because
everybody was asking
us about marriage, our families,
friends, the press… So that’s
gone. We both are relaxed. Life
is pretty much the same. We
have been in a very comfortable
space because we have
also lived together before we
got married.” Soha, 37, made a
brief appearance in “Go Goa
Gone”. When asked if they
have plans to star together in
a film, Kunal said, “Firstly, we
will never do a movie together
just because it is offered to us.
If she likes it as an actor and I
like it as an actor only then we
will collaborate.
and its treatment. We also have to change people’s
perceptions especially towards women who are the
heart of the family. Women always put themselves
last which is wrong. Women tend not to look after
themselves because they are always responsible
for running the entire family. So, there is a fear in
their minds that if something happens to them how
will their family run. So, it is always important that
they shouldn’t be targeted if they lose their hair.
Women should also understand that there is hope.
They shouldn’t feel self conscious if they are
going through treatment. We need to promote
a positive atmosphere for women,” shared
Lisa. “Hope is available to all us at all points
of our time. Whether it is cancer or any other
difficulties what we have to understand is life
is not a cakewalk. Cancer can be an opportunity
to learn something and transform yourself.
Humour and support can help one pull
through,” said Lisa.
Stress catches up
with Alia Bhatt
Hectic promotions for films often leave celebrities feeling drained
and even under the weather. We hear Alia Bhatt, who is currently on a
whirlwind publicity tour for her upcoming film 'Shaandaar', is battling
stress and has been advised to practise yoga. A source close to the 22-
year-old says, "Alia grinds her teeth when stressed and had been doing
so a lot lately. As a result, she began experiencing excruciating pain in
her jaw and head. It became intolerable after a point and she took some
time off to consult a dentist, who advised her to practise yoga. In fact,
she has started taking lessons and feels better now," adds the source.
The actress has been travelling to various cities for promotions and
interacting with the media as well. "Promotions are undoubtedly tiring,
but one cannot avoid it. Alia has busy times ahead with GauriShinde's
project likely to go on floors next month. With regular yoga practice,
she hopes to tackle stress. She is already feeling refreshed," adds the
source. Alia Bhatt, who was in Bangalore yesterday, could not be
reached for a comment. A source close to the 22-year-old says, "Alia
grinds her teeth when stressed and had been doing so a lot lately. As a
result, she began experiencing excruciating pain in her jaw and head. It
became intolerable after a point and she took some time off to consult a
dentist, who advised her to practise yoga. In fact, she has started taking
lessons and feels better now," adds the source. The actress has been
travelling to various cities for promotions and interacting with the media
as well. "Promotions are undoubtedly tiring, but one cannot avoid it.
Alia has busy times ahead with GauriShinde's project likely to go on
floors next month. With regular yoga practice, she hopes to tackle
stress. She is already feeling refreshed," adds the source. Alia Bhatt,
who was in Bangalore yesterday, could not be reached for a comment.
A gold-embroidered
sherwani for Salman
Khan in ‘Prem Ratan
Dhan Payo’
The trailer of Salman
Khanstarrer ‘Prem Ratan
Dhan Payo’ clearly underlines
the fact that it is director
SoorajBarjatya’s grandest
film till date. The makers
have spent lavishly in the
making of the film, and the
extent to which they have
gone to do that can be
gauged from Salman Khan’s
sherwani. Since Salman
Khan has teamed up with
Sooraj after a long time, the
latter has left no stone
unturned to make the film
look spectacular on the big
screen. Salman plays a Royal
prince in the film, and hence,
the makers decided to design
a royal costume that
matched the actor’s charisma
and persona. And
hence, the superstar’s
sherwani in the film was made
up of real gold embroidery
work. For the title track of the
film, designer Alvira Khan
and Ashley Rebello designed
this gold-embroidered
sherwani. ‘Prem Ratan Dhan
Payo’ marks the reunion of
the most awaited actor-director
duo after 15 years. Also
featuring SonamKapoor and
Neil NitinMukesh, the movie
is slated to hit theatres on
November 12.
Actors don’t
think about
genres:
Ajay Devgn
Ajay Devgn said as an
actor, he does not pay
attention to the type of film
he does and likes to switch
from one genre to another.
Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn said as
an actor, he does not pay attention to the
type of film he does and likes to switch
from one genre to another.
“When you are an actor you do not
think about genres… When you are doing
comedy you do think, ‘Oh I wish I was doing
a serious film as it takes less energy’. Comedy
needs a lot of energy and timing. When
you are doing action you feel tiring. I like to
switch and do different things,” Ajay said at a
press session here on Monday after being felicitated
at the CII Big Picture Summit 2015 for
his contribution to the Indian cinema. “I’ve been
very lucky. If I’ve tried a comedy it has worked.
Or if I tried drama or a serious film, they too
have worked. So people feel are more comfortable
coming to me for doing such films, which a
lot of people try and if it doesn’t work they get
scared,” the 46-year-old added. Ajay, who has
been a part of Bollywood for over two decades,
was felicitated at the opening day of Confederation
of Indian Industry (CII) summit by
Sudhanshu Vats, chairman, CII National Committee
on Media and Entertainment and Group
CEO, Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd. Being attended
by various production houses and aspiring talents,
the two-day summit, which started on
Monday, includes discussions between policy
makers and industry stakeholders on how to
make India’s Media and Entertainment industry
grow towards $100 billion. During the event, Ajay
also stressed upon how we can match ourselves
with Hollywood by stopping “piracy and increasing
the number of screens in India”.
Asked about his favourite director he most
liked working with, Ajay said: “I’ve worked with
every kind of director. In the 1990s I was the
first actor, who started working in so called ‘art
Ranveer Singh unsure of
teaming up with VaaniKapoor?
Ranveer Singh is
believed to have had
reservations about being
cast opposite a one-film
actress Ever since Aditya
Chopra announced his
directorial venture,
'Befikre', starring Ranveer
Singh and
VaaniKapoor,
there has
been
continuous
buzz
about the
project.
We hear
the actor
was excited about being
part of Chopra's film, he
was a tad reluctant about
the pairing. "Knowing
Ranveer's sentiments
towards his guide and
mentor, Aditya Chopra, he
might not have thought it
appropriate to broach the
topic with him," says a
source. 'Befikre' will be the
cinema’. Today it is not called art cinema as
there are no films like ‘DilKyaKare’ or directors
like GovindNihalani, RituparnoGhosh. “I had
those films where people thought I was crazy
as a commercial actor doing films like these. But
I learned a lot from these films. Also I’ve a lot of
respect for Mahesh Bhatt. The only thing I tell
everybody and tell him also is that I wish he
could come back and direct again. His last film
that he directed was ‘Zakhm’ for which I got a
National Award and after that he quit. So I really
miss him. Ajay, who is married to actress
Kajol, is also known for donning hats of a director
and a producer as well. Asked which work
he likes doing more, the “Singham” actor said:
“I won’t say that donning the hat of a producer
is my favourite one but I love doing it because
it stresses you out too much. Rest as an actor
or a director, I’m pretty much comfortable handing
both, so I don’t have to worry about that.
“Where direction is considered, I’m very comfortable
because of my father. When I was 11
years old, I used to edit his sequences, which
were very difficult for people to edit. It was a lot
of training at that point of time because I loved
my work and learned from it.” Apart from Ajay,
the fourth edition of the CII Big Picture Summit
will also felicitate veteran actress Sharmila
Tagore on Tuesday.
Shooting of ‘Dishoom’ scenes swapped
after John Abraham’s injury
The makers of the
upcoming action-adventure
film “Dishoom” have decided
to swap actor John Abraham’s
action sequences with other
scenes that require more dialogues
and close-up shots due
to his injury. John, who injured
his knee earlier this week while
shooting for another film
“Force 2” in Budapest, has
been advised to take rest for
the next three weeks and has
been told not to indulge in any
action shoot till the time he
recovers completely. The
“Welcome Back” actor has almost
wrapped up the first
schedule of “Dishoom”, which
also stars Varun Dhawan,
second Hindi film for
Vaani, two years after she
made her Bollywood debut
opposite Sushant Singh
Rajput in 'ShuddhDesi
Romance' (2013). Since
there was a great deal of
speculation over the
female
lead and
names
leading
actress
were
tossed
around,
Ranveer
was
apparently optimistic
about a pataka pairing.
"But when the announcement
came, Ranveer was
not too sure. However,
since he trusts Aditya's
judgment, he chose to go
along with his decision,"
the source adds. Ranveer
Singh remained unavailable
for comment.
Anushka Sharma supports
cracker-free Diwali
Anushka Sharma has urged everyone to celebrate the
forthcoming festival of Diwali without noise and fire
crackers for the sake of animals. Actress Anushka Sharma
has urged everyone to celebrate the forthcoming festival
of Diwali without noise and fire crackers for the sake of
animals. Ahead of Diwali next month, the “DilDhadakne
Do” star will launch a campaign “Pawsitive” through
Facebook and Twitter to encourage people to reduce the
use of crackers, especially in residential areas. “Animals
are our best friends. They make me laugh and I share a
personal bond with them. Their welfare is one cause
that’s close to my heart and I will keep taking up initiatives
that makes us care for them too. When someone
bursts fire crackers during Diwali, they don’t think of how
it affects animals or birds,” Anushka said in a statement.
“With ‘Pawsitive’, I hope I can inspire some of us to care
about them, and avoid making a lot of noise,” she added.
Jacqueline Fernandez and
Akshaye Khanna. The second
schedule required several
action sequences to be shot
in Abu Dhabi. However, keeping
John’s injury in mind, the
makers have jointly decided to
shoot other parts here and do
the action sequences later.
“Considering John’s health,
the high octane action sequences
have been swapped
with dialogue oriented sequences
of ‘Dishoom’,” the
spokesperson of the film said
in a statement. “Dishoom” is
directed by RohitDhawan and
produced by SajidNadiadwala
under Nadiadwala Grandson
Entertainment.

SPORTS
Wednesday, 21 October, 2015
7
New Delhi
20 October 2015
Virender Sehwag’s
statement after he announced
retirement from
all forms of international
cricket
To paraphrase Mark
Twain, the report of my
retirement yesterday was
exaggerated! However, I
have always done what
I felt was right and not
what conformists thought
to be right. God has been
kind and I have done
what I wanted to do – on
the field and in my life.
And I had decided some
time back that I will retire
on my 37th birthday.
So today, while I spend
my day with my family,
I hereby announce my retirement
from all forms of
International Cricket and
from the Indian Premier
League.
Cricket has been my
life and continues to be
so. Playing for India was
a memorable journey and
I tried to make it more
memorable for my team
mates and the Indian
cricket fans. I believe that
I was reasonably successful
in doing so. For that, I
wish to thank all my team
mates over the years –
some of the greatest players
of the game. I would
like to thank all my captains
who believed in me
and backed me to the hilt.
I also thank our greatest
partner, the Indian cricket
fan, for all the love, support
and memories.
I have also played
against a lot of great
players and it was an
absolute pleasure and
honour to do so. It was
possibly the greatest motivation
there was to play
to the best of my ability.
I have lived my dream
and played at the finest of
cricket grounds across the
globe and I want to thank
the groundsmen, clubs,
associations and everyone
who painstakingly
prepare the arena for our
performances.
I miss my father today,
he was there when
the journey started and I
wish he could have been
there today as well but I
know I made him proud
and wherever he is today,
he is watching me with
pride. I want to thank my
coach, Mr. A.N. Sharma
sir, who was possibly the
only coach who could
have groomed me into
the player that I became.
I would probably have
struggled to play for my
school under any other
coach. My mother, my
wife Aarti and my children
Aaryavir and Vedant
are my biggest strength
and their presence in my
life keeps my mind without
fear and head held
high.
I would like to thank
the BCCI for all its support
over the years. The
work that the BCCI does
at such a scale is phenomenal
and it has had some
fine administrators over
the years who have led
the Board in developing
the game, appreciating
the contribution of players
and have brought a lot
of benefit to the players.
I would also like to
thank the Delhi and District
Cricket Association
and particularly Mr. Arun
Jaitley who always supported
me and sought
our feedback and implemented
what the players
wanted and his presence
ensured that I always had
someone to rely upon
personally and for the
furtherance of the game’s
best interest in Delhi.
I would like to thank
everyone at the Haryana
Cricket Association who
have welcomed me with
so much love and affection
and it is really exciting
to work with some really
talented youngsters.
I would especially like to
thank Anirudh Chaudhary
and Ranbir Singh Mahendra,
who has always had
words of motivation for
me during the toughest
of times and I have felt
safe in the knowledge
that I can always turn to
him for well considered
advice which I value immensely.
I would also like to
thank the Delhi Daredev-
Virender Sehwag’s retirement statement
Tests
Matches 104
Runs 8536
Highest 319
Here’s a quick look at
Sehwag’s numbers
Average 49.34
ODIs
Matches 251
Runs 8273
Highest 219
Average 35.
Virender Sehwag reres:
career in numbers
Virender Sehwag announced his rerement from
cricket on Tuesday. The aggressive opener will not
feature in the upcoming edion of the Indian Premier
League, and will quit playing domesc cricket at the
end of the season. Sehwag made his debut for the Indian
cricket team in 1999 and went on to represent the
country in 104 Tests, 251 ODIs and 19 T20Is. During his
illustrious career, Sehwag was part of the team which
reached the 2003 World Cup final, won the ICC World
T20 in 2007 and won the World Cup in 2011.
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Hardik Patel...
between
different
groups, incite one community
against another
and criminal intimidation.
The emerging Patel
leader had on October 3
allegedly advised a Surat-based
youth from his
community to kill cops
rather than ending his life.
“If you have so much
courage...then go and kill
a couple of policemen.
Patels never commit suicide,”
Hardik had allegedly
told the youth Vipul Desai,
who had announced
that he would commit
suicide in support of the
agitation.
Hardik had visited Mr
Desai’s house accompanied
by a team of a news
channel which had aired
the conversation later.
The quota stir leader has
been hogging the limelight
since the August 25
“mega-rally” of Patels in
Ahmedabad and the subsequent
violence across
Gujarat in which 10 people
were killed.
Dalits killing...
Jitender, 27, a registered
medical practitioner, his
wife Rekha, 24, and their
two children Vaibhav (2)
and Divya (1) were inside
their home in Sunped
village when it was set
on fire. While Vaibhav
and Divya succumbed to
their injuries, Jitender and
Rekha, admitted to Delhi’s
Safdarjung Hospital, have
sustained severe injuries.
The family’s long rivalry
with people from the upper
caste community is
said to be the reason behind
the episode. Jitender,
in his statement to the police,
has named a few people
from his village for the
attack that took place in
the wee hours of Tuesday
morning.
Today’s incident is suspected
to be a fallout of
last year’s clashes between
Jitender’s family members
and family of Balwant, a
resident of the same village.
Jitender’s brother,
uncles and cousins (11 of
them) allegedly murdered
Balwant’s three relatives.
An FIR, No. 299, was registered
in 2014 at police
station – Sadar Ballabhgarh
in which all 11 persons
were arrested. “All
of them are still in jail and
are facing trial on murder
charges,” said, a Station
House Officer at the Sadar
Ballabhgarh station.
In today’s incident, police
have booked several
people.
“All the accused belong
to Thakur community and
are presently on the run.
We are monitoring the situation
and shall nab them
soon,” a senior Haryana
police officer told Indian
Express.
Soon after the police
came to know about the
incident, a heavy contingent
was deployed on the
spot.
Since morning, there
has been heavy tension in
the village after the Dalits
alleged the involvement
of the upper caste men behind
the incident.
Haryana’s
Director
General of Police, YP
Singal, said, “Our people
have reached the village.
Heavy deployment
of police force has been
made to avert any clashes.
A house was put on
fire allegedly by members
of Rajput families this
morning. Out of four of a
family, two children have
died. Today’s incident was
a fallout of the last year’s
incident, wherein three
Rajputs were murdered
in the same village. In
that case, we had arrested
11 persons. Further investigations
are on. The
accused shall be arrested
soon.”
Army jawan...
Later, police asked him
to surrender but he did not
heed the request and was
shot dead by police. Further
details are awaited.
UN chief...
The Israeli army said
the attack took place in the
village of Beit Awwa near
Hebron during a “violent
riot” of Palestinian demonstrators.
Palestinian Foreign
Minister Riyad Malki
told Palestinian radio that
Ban, who is currently in
Europe, will arrive later
Tuesday and meet with
both sides. Ban will meet
with Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli
President Reuven
Rivlin, the two leaders’
offices said.
There was no confirmation
of a meeting between
Ban and Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu, but reports
said the country’s new
ambassador to the United
Nations, Danny Danon,
was on his way home to
prepare for a meeting with
the prime minister.
Prior to the visit, Ban issued
a video message late
Monday calling for calm
on both sides.
He said he understood
the Palestinian frustration
but that violence would
only harm their legitimate
aspirations.
“I know your hopes for
peace have been dashed
countless times. You are
angry at the continued occupation
and expansion of
settlements,” he said. “I
am not asking you to be
passive, but you must put
down the weapons of despair.”
Addressing Israelis, he
said he understood their
concerns and fears due to
the security deterioration,
but added there was no
military solution to the situation.
“When children are
afraid to go to school,
when anyone on the street
is a potential victim, security
is rightly your immediate
priority,” he said.
“But walls, checkpoints,
harsh responses by the
security forces and house
demolitions cannot sustain
the peace and safety that
you need and must have.”
Over the past month,
nine Israelis have been
killed in Palestinian attacks,
most of them stabbings.
In that time, 42 Palestinians
were killed by
Israeli fire, including 21
labeled by Israel as attackers,
and the rest in clashes
with Israeli troops. An
Eritrean migrant died after
being shot and beaten by
a mob that mistakenly believed
he was a Palestinian
attacker.
The outbreak was fueled
by rumors that Israel
was plotting to take
over Jerusalem’s most
sensitive holy site, a hilltop
compound revered
by Jews as the Temple
Mount and home to the
Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam’s
third-holiest shrine and a
key national symbol for
the Palestinians. Israel
has adamantly denied the
allegations, saying it has
no plans to change the status
quo at the site, where
Jews are allowed to visit
but not pray. It accuses the
Palestinians of inciting to
violence through the false
claims.
Israel has struggled to
contain attacks by Palestinian
assailants. Authorities
have blocked roads
and placed checkpoints at
the entrances of Palestinian
neighborhoods in east
Jerusalem. Other security
measures include ID
checks and requiring some
Palestinian residents to lift
their shirts and roll up
pant legs as they exit their
neighborhoods to prove
they are not carrying
knives. Soldiers have been
deployed in Jerusalem and
cities across Israel.
Palestinians say the violence
stems from anger
over the Jerusalem holy
site and nearly 50 years
of occupation, as well as a
lack of hope.
On Tuesday, the Israeli
military arrested top
Hamas official Hassan
Yousef in the West Bank,
saying he had been “actively
instigating and inciting
terrorism” by encouraging
attacks against
Israelis.
“Hamas’ leaders cannot
expect to propagate
violence and terror from
the comfort of their living
rooms and pulpits of their
mosques,” said Lt. Col.
Peter Lerner, a military
spokesman.
Yousef is a co-founder
of Hamas, the Islamic
militant group that rules
the Gaza Strip. His son,
Mosab, spied for Israel
between 1997 and 2007
and wrote a book about his
experiences.
Also Tuesday, the Israeli
military demolished
the home of a Palestinian
who killed an Israeli
woman last year. Maher
Hashlamoun rammed his
car into 25-year-old Dalia
Lemkus in the West Bank
last year and stabbed her
several times. Hashlamon
was shot and killed.
Gujarat ATS...
had arrested Hyderabad-based
Muslim cleric
Abdul Qavi in this case
who is out on bail. Deputy
Commissioner of Police
(DCP) Himanshu Shukla
said that Sheikh is accused
of supplying bullets and
weapons to co-accused
involved in Haren Pandya
murder case. Interestingly,
Shukla was the DCP
in Crime Branch last year
when he arrested Qavi
from Delhi airport.
According to ATS officials
Sheikh had supplied
.32 bore 140 cartridges
to co-accused Mohammad
Zahir Iqbal Sheikh
who was arrested earlier.
Officials said that
soon after Sheikh’s name
was cropped up, he left
Ahmedabad and started
living in Hyderabad
where he stayed in a rented
flat with his wife and
three children. A non-bailable
warrant was issued
against by a special court
in Ahmedabad.
“A tenth pass Sheikh
was driving a rented matador
in Ahmedabad. To
avenge loss of Muslim
lives and properties in
the 2002 riots following
Godhra train carnage he
acted at the instance of Pakistan
ISI, Lashkar-e-Taiba
and Jaish e Mohammad
type terrorist organisations
and participated in hatching
conspiracy to spread
terror in Ahmedabad and
India with other accused,”
ATS press release stated.
In 2010, a POTA court
had convicted 22 persons
and acquitted 22 accused
in this case. Besides, underworld
don Dawood
Ibrahim, Mufti Sufiyan
Patangia, Rasool Party
and others are among the
wanted accused. Sufiyan
and Party are also wanted
in the killing of former
minister of state for home
Haren Pandya who was
murdered on March 26,
2003.
The case was busted
by Detection of Crime
Branch in 2003 led by
DG Vanzara, retired IPS
accused in fake encounter
killings of Sohrabuddin
Sheikh, Ishrat Jahan
among others case. The
DCB had claimed with the
help of Sufiyan and Rasool
Party Muslim boys from
madrasa and other places
in Gujarat were allegedly
recruited by terrorist organisations
to avenge the
Godhra riots.
After Shiv...
“I don’t know what the
environment will be when
the World T20 is held in
India but if this situation
persists, obviously there
will be extra pressure on
our players,” he added.
Abbas is also learnt to
have told the Pakistani
media that the arch-rivals
could play at a neutral
venue in December while
insisting that politics and
sports should be kept
apart.
IPL chairman Rajeev
Shukla, though, lauded the
“good relationship” that
the BCCI and PCB have
shared over the years but
didn’t agree that the two
neighbouring countries
should face each other in
a neutral country.
“India and Pakistan are
very important. We should
play on. Neutral venue
is not a good option. We
should keep talking all the
time,” he said.
The last time India and
Pakistan met in a bilateral
series was in late 2012,
when they faced each other
in two T20s and three
ODIs. Ever since, their
meetings have been confined
to ICC events. But
earlier this year, Shukla
had warned PCB of dire
consequences after Khan
said that Pakistan might
boycott India in ICC tournaments
if the bilateral
series doesn’t go ahead in
December.
“PCB is bound by the
rules of the ICC, if it backs
out it will have to bear the
fine,” Shukla had said.
This time, Shukla said
that Khan’s visit to Mumbai
was based on his “willingness”
to meet the new
BCCI president. “BCCI is
a responsible body, they
are committed to national
interest. We will not take
any decision without consulting
the government.
PCB and BCCI have a
good relationship. Pakistan
has supported us at
the ICC for long. Since the
new president was taking
over, the PCB had shown
a willingness to meet and
he agreed. The PCB officials
have a valid visa to
travel,” he said.
Shukla then appealed
to the Shiv Sena to avoid
such protests, indicating
how even a small incident
like this could have
major repercussions on
Indian cricket and end up
impacting the World T20.
“I appeal to (Sena chief)
Uddhav Thackeray, they
should take a considerate
view,” he said.
Meanwhile, having
been asked to stay at his
hotel following the Sena
attack, Khan spent most of
Monday in the company
of his wife and PCB CEO
Najam Sethi. The hotel
itself was turned into a
fortress with securitymen
manning all entries and
exits.
There were unsubstantiated
rumours that the
meeting was only deferred
and might take place at an
undisclosed location later
in the evening. But it
wasn’t to be.
Interestingly, former
Pakistan fast bowling
legend Wasim Akram
checked into the hotel
around 2 pm causing a
mini-flutter in the lobby
among those present, including
the plain-clothed
policemen and other security
personnel.
Soon after, Khan his
wife and Sethi were
whisked away amidst
tight security to the airport
to board a flight to Delhi.
It’s learnt that while Khan
will stay in Delhi, Sethi
will fly back to Pakistan.
Meanwhile, BCCI secretary
Anurag Thakur put
up a brave front despite
the ruckus that ensued following
the Sena’s attack.
When asked about whether
the protest would lead
to Dar being withdrawn
and hamper the World
T20, he said, “There was
the possibility of a protest
in Rajkot as well, where
more than 50,000 people
were supposed to come.
What is threat and what is
perception — I will not go
there.”
As it turned out, an
ICC press release arrived
a few hours later, revealing
a significant change in
Dar’s travel plans.
Rising...
solely with “fringe elements”.
What unites
them is disbelief in their
beloved Prime Minister’s
complicity in any of it. To
them, it’s just a Congress/
pseudo-sickular/leftist/
intellectual/anti-national/
anti-Hindu conspiracy
to undermine PM Modi
and the visionary development
path that he has
laid down for India. Is this
really the case? Does the
BJP and PM Modi have
nothing to these so called
“fringe elements”? Are
these incidents just unnecessary
impediments to
their development agenda
for India?
In trying to understand
this, one has to contextualise
the BJP’s foundational
roots. The BJP
draws inspiration from
the likes of MS Golwakar,
who contentiously argued
(“We: Our Nationhood
Defined”) that “foreign
races in Hindustan must
either adopt… Hindu culture
and language… must
entertain no idea but those
of the glorification of the
Hindu race and culture, i.e.
of the Hindu nation, and
must lose their separate
existence to merge in the
Hindu race; or may stay
in the country… claiming
nothing, deserving
no privileges… not even
citizen’s rights”. These
views were echoed by VD
Savarkar who vehemently
endorsed (“Essentials of
Hindutva”) a “nation…
united… by the bonds of
a common blood”, which
is the only thing that’ll
makes them a “race-jati”.
Their arguments are remarkably
similar to Wilhelm
Stuckart’s (one of
the most prominent Nazi
legal theorists, who co-authored
the Nuremberg
laws) who in “Commentary
on Racial Legislation”,
provided the basis
for the racial discrimination,
and eventually persecution
of Jews.
Is Ravindra Jadeja the
No. 7 MS Dhoni has been
looking for in the series?
New Delhi
20 October 2015
MS doesn’t have to
hang up his boots to tell
us what he means to the
Indian limited-overs
team. He just needs to
promote himself. For
whenever he bats up
these days – something
he says he would like to
do more often – Dhoni
leaves a big hole in the
lower middle-order.
Down the order,
Ajinkya Rahane struggles
to find ones and
twos or even big hits.
Suresh Raina was
tipped to take the finisher’s
baton from
Dhoni. We were supposed
to see this transition
in the South Africa
series. What we have
seen from Raina so far
is this: 14, 22, 3, 0, 0. In
chronological order.
What exacerbates this
predicament is the lack
of a reliable all-rounder
at No.7. Left-arm spinner
Axar Patel, who occupies
that slot, hasn’t
looked the part. Theoretically
a spin-bowling
all-rounder, Axar
doesn’t inspire confidence
with bat. His arrival
at the crease won’t
make the commentators
mouth “the last
recognized batsman”
cliché.
They would rather
call it the beginning of
a long tail. Dhoni said
it, if not in so many
words, on Sunday evening.
“We are looking for
batsmen to play at No.s
5, 6 and 7. Till they
play there, we won’t
know who is a good bet
over there. And we are
looking to give chances
as well, so it’s a tricky
one,” he said after the
defeat in Rajkot, explaining
why Rahane
was dropped to No.6 in
the third ODI.
“Jinx (Ajinkya Rahane)
batted well at No
3, but Virat couldn’t
score (at 4), this is
something we will have
to look at. But still the
crucial slot is the No.7
slot, especially with
Raina not scoring, it
becomes a bit difficult.
It takes time at international
level, especially
for people batting lower
down.
“We are still looking
for someone at no. 7
who can play big shots.
And we also have to
play five bowlers. As
a bowler, Axar got hit
in one of the games,
but otherwise has been
good. “We all know he
can bat, and with more
games under his belt
and getting to play a
few more deliveries off
the fast bowlers, hopefully
he will keep getting
better. Definitely at
No.7 you need batsmen
to play big shots. Otherwise
the batting lineup
looks very thin,” he
said. What India and
Dhoni have been missing
of late is Ravindra
Jadeja, the precious
all-rounder that he was
before his shoulder
injury. In theory, that
Jadeja was almost as
good a left-arm spinner
as Axar is, at least
in home conditions. In
his one-year long career,
Axar has taken 27
wickets in 17 innings
at an average of 26.
Jadeja’s overall figures
are 144 wickets in 117
innings at 33.49. On
home pitches, however,
the 26-year-old from
Saurashtra becomes
deadly, as his 68 wickets
in 44 innings at 27.8
suggest.
And Jadeja is a much
better batsman than
Axar. The former averages
32.21 with bat,
that latter merely 10.25.
An extended poor run
with bat and ball since
the England tour last
year saw Jadeja get the
axe this June. But if he
could return to the Test
team on the basis of
his stellar Ranji performance
– 24 wickets and
two half centuries in
two games – there is no
plausible reason why
Dhoni wouldn’t have
been itching to have
him back in the ODI
and T20 teams. And
you get the drift from
the quotes that the Indian
captain has given.
For now, however,
the selectors have given
Virat Kohli for the first
two Tests what Dhoni
probably wanted for
himself in the last two
ODIs.

8 SURAT
Wednesday, 21 October, 2015
More than 200 patidars on hunger strike to support Hardik Patel
Surat
20 October 2015
The patidars of Varachha
are have set on a hunger
strike after the arrest of Hardik
Patel, convener of the Patidar
Anamat Andolan Samiti
(PAAS). He was detained by
the crime branch team of Surat
police on Monday evening
soon after he was granted bail
by a local court in Rajkot. He
will be brought to Surat and
after his formal arrest, police
will start investigation in the
case registered against him
under sedition charges.
More than 200 patidars
communality members set
in hunger strike at Sudama
Chowk of Mota Varachha
area. Earlier, police booked
Hardik for sedition and other
charges on Sunday night in
Surat
20 October 2015
Family of late Dilip
Rathwa, Lok Rakshak
Dal(LRD) jawan of
Gujarat police today
received Rs 35 lakh
cheques from Director
Genral of Police(DGP),
Gujarat state in Gandhinagar
as relief.
Rathwa was killed by
a group of Patel caste
people in Surat during
the 25-26 August violence
in Surat. Rathwa
was on duty when he
was attacked and killed.
Gujarat Police Chief presents Rs 35
lakh relief to late constable’s kin
Of the total amount
of relief presented today,
Rs 34 lakh has
been contributed by
Gujarat police staff
while Rs 4 lakh sum is
given under Police Accident
Group Insurance
Scheme.
DGP Thakur told media
persons that police
men across the state
had donated their one
day salary for the family
of Dilip Rathwa.
Rathwa’s two sons,
wife, mother and father
were present to receive
the cheques. Rathwa’s
widow told media persons
that she would
make her sons educated
with this help of money.
Lot of other organizations
in Surat too
has extended their help
to Rathwa’s family.
Some organizations
have ensured free education
to Rathwa’s son
upto graduation. An old
freedom fighter lady
had contributed her one
month pension money
to Rathwa’s family.
Amroli police station of Surat.
Hardik had allegedly made
provocative statement of ‘kill
2-5 cops’ in Mota Varachha
on October 3 while visiting a
Patidar youth’s home.
The statement was captured
on a video camera and
went viral. Considering Hardik’s
statement as intentional
attempt to provoke people
against state, police carried
out the inquiry. After detailed
inquiry by a deputy commissioner
of police (DCP) the
police complaint has been
registered.
On October 3, Hardik said
Surat
20 October 2015
A female member
of Congress women
cell had lodged a complaint
of indecent behavior
against the Deputy
Commissioner of
Police (DCP), who is
complainant against the
PAAS convener Hardik
Patel.
Complainant Bharti
Patel, in her written
complaint to police had
alleged (DCP) Makran
Chauhan had pulled her
Female lodge
indecent behavior
complaint against DCP
and other members of
congress woman cell in
an appropriate manner
and dragged them inside
the van. The women
with the permission of
police were protesting
against the price rise,
when they reached Bhagal
a group of cops with
Chauhan reached and
dragged them in to the
van. They have alleged
that officer used indecent
language with her
while in the way towards
Amroli Police station.
“Kill 2-5 cops but no Patel
should die” to a Patidar youth,
Vipul Desai, who had threatened
suicide in a letter to the
police if his demands were
not met. Visiting Desai at his
residence in Mota Varachha,
Hardik told him, “If you have
so much in you, kill 2-5 policemen
but no Patel will die
now.”
Police is making us Infamouse,
Says PAAS convener
Alapesh Kathiriya
The PAAS convener from
surat Alpesh Kathiriya have
alleged Police department
for making their reservation
Surat to host
Smart City
Techno Fair
Surat
20 October 2015
Diamond city will
host ‘Smart City
Techno Fair’ on October
29, to be held
at Science Center.
In an effort to make
Surat a ‘Smart City’,
Surat Municipal Corporation
(SMC) has
organised the fair that
will see 150 participants
from all over India.
Participants will
demonstrate state-ofthe-art
ideas, technology
and research.
Seven days remand of Hardik Patel
Padar Anamat Andolan Sami(PAAS) leader Hardik Patel
who has been booked under sedion and other serious
charges by Surat Police was produced before the fast track
court in Surat. Surat Police sought 7 days remand of Hardik
Patel. Surat police Crime Branch took possession of Haridk
Patel yesterday evening from Rajkot just aer his relesae
on bail in different offence. Hardik was kept at Hazira police
staon today. He was taken to Addional Sessions Judge’s
court in evening. Barring a small-me Ramdhun progamme
in Surat, there’s no major reacon from Patel community after
Hardik’s arrest. Police detained less than 10 persons for
Ramdhun protest.
protest infamous imposing
sedition and other charges.
“it’s a plan of police to divert
attention of people from reservation
protest” said Alpesh
Kathiriy
“The protest started by patidar’s
community members
three months back will not be
Surat
20 October 2015
The High court
rejects the quash petition
lodged by the
accused Raju Giju
to get relief from the
complaint register
at Khatodra police
station for illegally
acquiring tribal land.
Present revenue
office Tarun Kumar
had lodged a complaint
against the
accused Raju Giju
and other eight members
of his family
for illegally acquiring
land allotted for
tribal community by
government on revenue
survey number
116/1at Vesu. However,
the accused had
filed a quash petition
against the complaint.
The investigation
officers had
sent several notices
to the accused and
his family to remain
present but they refused.
Heading on it,
police had raided on
his house but were
diverted due to some hurdles
created by government or police.
Protest was initiated to
make future of upcoming generation
in Patidar community.
It should be stopped or else
community will never forgive
government and police,” he
added
The High Court rejects
quash petition of Raju Giju
unable to nab any
one.
Neeta Desai, Assistant
commissioner
of Police, who is investigation
officer in
the case stated, the
court have refused
the quash petition.
This will help police
to arrest Raju Giju
and other eight members
of his family.
The case is on right
way, further information
can be delayed
on progress of
the case.
FLAVOURS OF NAVRATRI