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Air Indiareceives 19thDreamliner

Punjabgovernment topromote skill

training

Kerala to hostCivil Military

LiaisonConference

Agency :New Delhi, Mar 2State-run carrier Air Indiatoday said it has taken thedelivery of its 19thDreamliner aircraft andplans to induct one morethis month. The aircraft,which was delivered to thecarrier last week, wouldcater to the Delhi-Cochin-Dubai route of Air India, arelease said.

Agency : Chandigarh, Mar 2In order to give a fillip toskill development in thestate, Punjab Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal todayannounced opening ofthree Skill Centres ofExcellence for medical andparamedical in governmentmedical colleges atAmritsar, Patiala andFaridkot. Six Multi-SkillDevelopment Centreswould also come up atLudhiana, Jalandhar,Bathinda, Hoshiarpur,Amritsar and Ropar.

Agency:Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 2

A Civil Military LiaisonConference (CMLC), inwhich senior officers ofKerala government andarmed forces willparticipate, will be held hereon March 4. CMLC is aforum wherein cooperationbetween civil officials andofficers of armed forces isstrengthened and problemsof ex-servicemen or theirwidows and serving soldiersare assuaged, a defencerelease said here today.Chief Minister OommenChandy will preside over theconference.Ali Zafar names

newly-borndaughter Alyza

Agency : Mumbai, Mar 2Pakistani actor Ali Zafar hasrevealed he has named hisseven-day-old daughterAlyza. The 34-year-old 'KillDil' star and wife Ayesha Fazliwelcomed Alyza, theirsecond child, on February23. The couple has an elderson Azaan, who is four-year-old. The moniker has beendecided by Azaan. "4 yr oldAzaan named her Alyza,"Zafar tweeted.

Rocky start to BJP-PDP alliance: MLAs ofSayeed’s party want Afzal Guru’s remains returned

Agency : New DelhiThe PDP demanded thereturn of executed terroristAfzal Guru’s mortal remainson Monday, a day afterJammu and Kashmir chiefminister Mufti MohammadSayeed gave a rocky startto the party’s coalition withthe BJP by cred?itingseparatist leaders, militantsand Pakistan for the smoothconduct of assemblyelections. Eight People’sDemocratic Party MLAssaid the party “promises tofollow vigorously” thedemand for the return ofGuru’s mortal remains. Guruwas hanged in 2013 for anattack on Parliament in

2001. He was convicted ofhelping organise arms forthe gunmen who made theattack and a place for themto stay. He alwaysmaintained his innocence.“PDP has always maintainedthat late Afzal Guru'shanging was travesty ofjustice and constitutionalrequirements and processwas not followed in hanginghim out of turn," a statementreleased by the PDP MLAsread. “The way he waspicked up from serial no.28and singled out has beencondemned by PDP and itstands by the demand forreturn of his mortalremains...," it said. "Webelieve that the resolutionbrought by IndependentMLA Rashid Ahmed toseek clemency for late AfzalGuru was justified andshould have been adoptedby the House at that time,"the statement added. In2011, a resolution seekingclemency for Guru could notbe taken up in the Jammu

and Kashmir assembly dueto pandemonium in theHouse. The resolutionbecame void as accordingto the rules, any listedbusiness that does not comeup for discussion lapses.Jammu and Kashmir CMSayeed had recentlydescribed the PDP-BJPalliance as the "comingtogether of the North Poleand the South Pole". PrimeMinister Narendra Modi'sBJP and the PDP forged acoalition government afterinconclusive elections in thestate two months ago.

Speaking in the Lok Sabhaon Monday, home ministerRajnath Singh dissociatedthe government and the BJPfrom Sayeed’s remark onthe conduct of the polls."The government and theparty fully dissociatethemselves from theremarks." The minister, whowas repeatedly interruptedby Opposition members,said that he had come to thehouse after talking to primeminister. "What I am saying,I am saying with deliberationand with consent of primeminister," Singh said.

2012 Delhi gangrape accusedblames victim for the incident

Agency : New DelhiIn an interview to BBC, oneof the 2012 Delhi rapeaccused has said that thevictim was herselfresponsible for the horrificincident. In an interviewfrom jail, Mukesh Singhwho was sentenced todeath on September 2013has said, "A girl is far moreresponsible for rape than aboy." He also says thatwomen who went out atnight are to blamethemselves if they drewattention from molesters orrapists. In the interview thatBBC will telecast onInternational Women's Day,Singh also goes ahead to saythat "When being raped, sheshouldn't fight back. Sheshould just be silent andallow the rape. Then they'dhave dropped her off after'doing her', and only hit theboy." Singh had denied anyinvolvement in the rape and

claimed that he was onlydriving the bus. But DNAtests proved him wrong andthe court awarded him adeath penalty with the otheraccused. Showing noremorse to his own acts,Singh says that, "You can'tclap with one hand. A decentgirl won't roam around at 9o'clock at night...Boy andgirl are not equal.Housework andhousekeeping is for girls, notroaming in discos and barsat night doing wrong things,wearing wrong clothes."Singh advises the judiciaryto not award deathsentences to the rapists as itwill only endanger rapevictims in the future. He saysthat previously the rapistswould rape and leave thegirl, but if death penalty wasmade stricter the victimswould undoubtedly bekilled. The victim of thefateful evening of December

16, 2012, a medical student,was on her way afterwatching a movie with herfriend when six men offeredthem a lift in a mini bus. Thevictim was raped repeatedlyby the six men and later sheand her friend were beatenup by them. The victimsuccumbed to her injuries ina hospital in Singapore.Protests erupted across thecountry. In Delhi, protestswere staged outside JantarMantar, Parliament andRashtrapati Bhawan wheredemonstrators and policeclashed.

Congress Revamp in Five States as Team Rahul Gandhi Takes Over

Agency : New DelhiIn a major reshuffle ahead ofpossible elevation of RahulGandhi as party president atthe AICC session nextmonth, Congress todayappointed five new PCCchiefs and one regionalCongress CommitteePresident. The reshuffle hada clear imprint of RahulGandhi in handing over AjayMaken the state leadershipin Delhi, Ashok Chavan inMaharashtra, GhulamAhmed Mir in Jammu andKashmir Bharatsinh Solankiin Gujarat and Uttam Reddyin Telangana. AICCsecretary Sanjay Nirupamhas been made the chief ofMumbai Regional CongressCommittee. The changes inthe states were due for longand Rahul was particularlykeen to have new PCCchiefs in these states.Indications had it that he hadto push hard for changes inGujarat and Maharashtra.The changes come at a timewhen Rahul Gandhi’s two-week sabbatical, in the midst

of the crucial Budget session,is nearing an end. Partysources said that Rahul willbe back soon. “CongressPresident Sonia Gandhi hasappointed five new PradeshCongress CommitteePresidents and one RegionalCongress CommitteePresident,” party generalsecretary OrganizationJanardan Dwivedi said givingthe names in an AICCrelease. In addition, MalluBhati Virkamarka, an MLAhas been appointed asWorking President forTelangana. The newTelangana PCC chief Reddyreplaces incumbent statechief Ponnala Lakshmaiah,who was appointed only inMarch last year. Reddy wasthen made WorkingPresident. While Chavanreplaces Manikrao Thakre,Ghulam Ahmed Mir replacesSaifuddin Soz in Jammu andKashmir. Bharatsinh Solanki,who replaced ArjunModhwadia as PCC Chiefin Gujarat is a former Unionminister and son of former

chief minister MadhavsinhSolanki. This is his secondstint as PCC chief. He hadheld the post five years ago.Maken’s return as Delhistate chief was a foregoneconclusion after he was madethe Congress CampaignCommittee Chief for DelhiAssembly polls as the partywanted to replace the faceof three-term Chief MinisterSheila Dikshit with a knownface. Maken replacedArvinder Singh Lovely, whowas made PCC chief lastyear after the party’s rout in2013 Assembly polls inwhich it had got only eightseats while Dikshit had lost

from her home constituencyNew Delhi. In the 2014Assembly polls, Congressscored a duck in Delhi andthe decision to appoint

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi parriesqueries on Priyanka's role in the party

Maken as PCC chief afterthe debacle is an indicationthat the party is readyingitself for a long haul in statepolitics and wants the reinsof party affairs to remain inthe hands of some known-

face. The changes in thestate are a precursor to arejig in AICC, where anumber of generalsecretaries are to bereplaced. The party has alsoappointed AICC general

secretary B K Hariprasadand AICC Secretary MainulHaque as Observer andCo-Observer for themeeting to elect CongressLegislature Party leader inJammu and Kashmir.

PM Narendra Modi takes lunch inParliament canteen, pays Rs 29 for veg thali

Agency : NEW DELHIPrime Minister NarendraModi on Monday joinedMPs in having lunch in theParliament's canteen meantfor Parliamentarians. PMModi made a surprise visitto Room number 70 on thefirst floor of the Parliamentbuilding and took lunchthere. The PM had a

Agency : NEW DELHICongress President SoniaGandhi today brushedaside queries about alarger role for PriyankaGandhi in the party andappeared annoyed over

repeated questions onRahul Gandhi. "You askthe same question againand again. You will get toknow when he comesback," snapped theCongress chief whenasked by reporters inParliament House as towhen will the VicePresident return from hissabbatical. She did not payattention to the queriesfrom reporters thatwhether Priyanka Gandhiwill be appointed in somesenior role in the AICC. Atthe AICC briefing, partyspokesperson RandipSurjewala expressedignorance when askedwhether Priyanka wasbeing made a generalsecretary of Congress. "I donot have any suchinformation," he said.There ismedia speculation about alarger role for Priyanka verysoon to supplement RahulGandhi. The buzz was that

Priyanka could be made aSecretary General in theAICC or a Joint Secretary.However, sources close tothe leadership, havedownplayed such aneventuality suggestingnothing of that sort was onthe cards, at least notimmediately. On questionsabout Rahul and whether hewas in Thailand doing'Vipashyana', hesaid,"Congress VicePresident has gone onvoluntary leave forintrospecting over recentevents after seeking leavefrom the party chief. "Sorumour mongering andinuendos in this regard areneither in good taste norappreciated.

vegetarian thali and madethe payment of Rs 29 for thesame, Times Now reported.He also mingled with MPspresent there at that timeand chatted with them. PMModi also wrote a messagein the Parliament canteen'svisitor book. In themessage, the PM wrote:"ann data sukhi bhava".

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DAYYadav, Bhushan in AAP firing lineThe simmering strife within Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) reached boiling point on Monday with its seniorleaders coming out in the open accusing each other oftrying to weaken the party. Founder leaders and advisersof the Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who also headsthe fledgling party, namely Yogendra Yadav and PrashantBhushan, were the target of attacks by what they termedthe coterie around Kejriwal. Kejriwal has convened ameeting of the party’s apex decision-making body PoliticalAffairs Committee (PAC) Wednesday to discuss theemerging situation. With 15 out of 21 PAC membersadvocating dismissal of Yadav and Bhushan, in alllikelihood the dissenting duo will be dropped from PAC.The allegations against them is that they are working againstthe party, especially Kejriwal and constantly leakinginternal communications of the party to the media in a bidto paint AAP in poor light. “The decisive churning in AAP.It’s clash of ideas between ultra left who demandreferendum in Kashmir and pragmatic politics ofwelfarism,” senior AAP leader Ashutosh, considered closeto Kejriwal tweeted Monday, virtually accepting that theinternal strife had reached flash point. Both Yadav andBhushan are seen as leaders with the Left leanings. AAPco-convener Durgesh Pathak went even further byaccusing Yadav and Bhushan of conspiring againstKejriwal. “I was shocked to know that Prashantji andYogendraji wanted to lose Delhi polls,” Pathak said in aninterview to news agency, explaining that they wanted toremove Kejriwal from the post of convener of AAP usingDelhi polls as an excuse. AAP under Kejriwal recordeda historic victory last month by bagging 67 seats in the70-member Delhi state legislative assembly. Bhushan’sfather and another AAP founding member Shanti Bhushanhad questioned Kejriwal’s style of functioning in the runup to Delhi polls and even saying rival Bharatiya JanataParty’s Kiran Bedi would prove to be a better chiefminister to Kejriwal. While Yadav termed speculationabout their removal from PAC as “baseless allegations”,Bhushan termed the issues an internal matter of the party,saying he would rather not speak about these in public.“I wrote a letter to the National Executive to being aboutstructural changes in the party. It should not be seen as arevolt,” Bhushan said. However, in one of the letterswritten by Bhushan, leaked to the media by yet to beidentified sources, Bhushan had raised questions abouttransparency within the party. He had questioned the oneperson-centric campaign of AAP in Delhi, saying AAP wasmade to look no different from other conventional parties.“Running one (Kejriwal) person-centric campaign may beeffective, but does not justify sacrificing our principles? Wewill need to make a conscious course correction if we haveto get away from a supremo controlled party,” Bhushanhad said in his letter. The basic difference between Kejriwaland Yadav-Bhushan duo is over the party’s future. WhileKejriwal wants to concentrate on governance in Delhi andis not keen on AAP’s expansion across India, Yadav andBhushan are in favour of looking beyond and expand theparty in other states. They have identified four statesincluding Punjab where the party should start preparationsto contest assembly elections in future.

Sonam Kapoor in Mumbai forswine flu treatment, condition stable

Agency : MumbaiSonam Kapoor, who caughtswine flu while shooting forSooraj Barjatya's 'PremRatan Dhan Payo' inGujarat, was transferred toa hospital in Mumbai onSunday morning. Sourcessaid the actress was airliftedfrom a private hospital inRajkot after she testedpositive for the H1N1 virus.In a text message, Dr RamNarian, CEO of KokilabenHospital here, confirmed thebuzz: "Sonam Kapooradmitted to Kokilaben

Hospital at 11.30 am today.Transferred from Rajkot.H1N1 positive. Ontreatment. Stable in theward (sic)." Sonam Kapoorhad been running hightemperature for over threedays while shooting for theSalman Khan-starrer. "Shewas advised to undergo theswine flu test and testedpositive," says a source.Sonam's mother, Sunita,reached Rajkot onSaturday and decided toshift her to Mumbai fortreatment. Sources at the

city airport say, "Sonamwalked to the ambulanceand reached the hospital ataround 10.30am. She, herfamily members as well asthe security men were allwearing masks." Herspokesperson confirmedthe same and said, "Sonamhas been detected withswine flu but it is undercontrol. She has beenshifted to a hospital inMumbai and she is showingsigns of speedy recovery.Hopefully, she should beback at work soon. Wethank all her fans andindustry alike for their loveand support." SonamKapoor is likely to stay inthe hospital for at least fivedays, which is the normalcourse of treatment for theflu, to be followed by furtherrest of about four to fivedays.

Marriage should happenorganically: Ranbir Kapoor

Agency : MumbaiQuestions about marriage

have dogged RanbirKapoor for a long time, but

the actor says the time is yetto come and that he wouldwant it to be a naturalprogression. "I am veryhappy in my life right now.I've not decided when I willget married. I think marriageis something which shouldhappen organically," Ranbir,who is said to be datingKatrina Kaif, said here whenasked about his marriageplans. He says age hasnothing to do with the "righttime" to settle down. "I'm notthe kind of person who willsay that 'I am 32 now, let'sget married' or 'The time isrunning out'. The day Iwould want children, theday I feel me and my partnerfeel that 'it's an organic thingnow so get married', is whenI will get married," he added.

Ali Fazal replaces ArjunRampal in ‘Love Affair’

Agency : Mumbai‘Fukrey’ star Ali Fazal iscertainly going places. Theyoung talented actor, whofeatured in ‘Khamoshiyan’ ,has now been roped in forSoni Razdaan’s ‘LoveAffair’ , a film which wasearlier offered to ArjunRampal. Confirming thenews, Ali said, “Confirmthis news Ali says, “ Yes Ihave been approached forthe part in what I call thewee hours of the movie'scommencement, to replaceMr Arjun Rampal due tosome issues. I read the partand said yes immediately.

It’s a challenging role, so Iam still waking from thereality of it. And alreadyimmersed in the looks andcostumes of the filmbecause there is very little

time to prepare “ KalkiKoechlin, Gulshan Deviahand Monica Dogra too area part of the film, which isreportedly about infidelityin marriage.

Aishwarya Rai sizzles in anunseen avatar as a cover girl

Agency : New DelhiSet to make a comeback tothe big screen with SanjayGupta's Jazbaa, the formerMiss World Aishwarya RaiBachchan features on thecover of Vogue magazine'sMarch issue.On the buzz around hercomeback, a cheeky quotehas been attributed to theactress on the cover,"Comeback? I Never WentAway."The first cover of theyear for the MostSuccessful Miss World Everis a sure delight for her fans.

Sidharth Malhotra: Alia and I don'tknow how our link-up rumour started

Agency : New DelhiSidharth Malhotra, who isbeing linked to Alia Bhatt,his co-star from his first film,wondered where the newsis originating from. "Wedon't know how it allstarted. Alia and I have beenhanging out with each otherway before. She is my firstco-star and Alia Bhatt,Varun Dhawan and I wouldspend lot of time together.It's not something that hashappened suddenly," saidSidharth Malhotra. Thebudding talent ofBollywood, who was namedthe emerging face of fashionrecently at a Glamour and

Style awards event, recently,said, "Coming from outsidethe industry, when you seethe industry from outside thefirst thing that depresses youis glamor and style of stars,

and today I am one of them.So it feels great." Definingstyle and glamor, Sidharthsaid, "It is your expression,your language, yourindividuality."

Tiger Shroff turns 25!

Agency : New DelhiSon of veteran actor JackieShroff, Tiger, who made hisBollywood debut last year,has turned a year oldertoday. The young andtalented actor whocelebrates his birthday onMarch 2 turned 25 today.Tiger made his debut withSabbir Khan's ̀ Heropanti`opposite Kriti Sanon andwas much appreciated bythe Bollywood fraternity.

However, the movie gotmixed response from theaudience. Despite the lukewarm response to his firstfilm, Tiger took home somebrownie points for hisdaring stunts and fine dancemoves. The 25 year-oldactor will be seen next inSajid Nadiadwala's'Baaghi'. Here's wishing thehot-bod actor a warmbirthday and a fantasticyear ahead!

'Baby Doll' singer Kanika Kapoorrecords new song celebrating cricket

Agency : New Delhi'Baby Doll' fame singerKanika Kapoor hasrecorded a new songHeroes (We Could Be) forUniversal Music India, inassociation with Ten SportsNetwork, celebrating India'sfavourite sport- cricket andpromoting its positive spirit.Speaking about the song,

she said, "I'm thrilled to bea part of this exciting'sporting' project! It's unlikeanything I've done beforeand in India it can't get anybigger than the sport of`cricket' besides the factthat it's backed by a leadingsports network - TenSports. I'm extremelygrateful to Universal Music

for giving me this opportunityas I eagerly look forward tomy fan's reactions to thissong and video created forthe sport we all love somuch – Cricket!" Producedby Grammy-nominatedSwedish DJ/producerAlesso, the song featuresvocals by the latest playbacksensation who is the voicebehind some of the biggestBollywood hits in recenttimes including 'ChittiyaanKalaiyaan'. "We decided todo a Hindi version of 'WeCould Be Heroes' byAlesso. We gave it a try andit has come out really nice.It was a great experiencerecording this fun sing-along.I'm sure everyone will likeit", she added. With thecurrent craze of the sporttaking over the country, thesong is set to become hugelypopular as it echoes thesentiments of a nation reelingwith cricket fever.

Dum Laga Ke Haisha collects Rs6.08 crore in opening weekendAgency : New Delhi

Yash Raj Film's latestoffering Dum Laga KeHaisha is getting praisesfrom all corners. The film isappreciated by critics aswell as audiences and thebox office collection of thefilm is increasing due toword of mouth. The film isdoing well considering thefact that it was released in

very less screens.The film,starring AyushmannKhurrana and debutantBhumi Pednekar in the lead,has collected Rs.6.08 crorein opening weekend. Thefilm opened to a poorresponse and managed toearn Rs.1.11 crore onFriday but due to word ofmouth the business onSaturday and Sunday was

almost double. The moviegarnered Rs.2.12 crore onSaturday and Rs.2.85 croreon Sunday.Dum Laga KeHaisha has opened in just775 screens and thenegligible promotions alsoled to low occupancy onFriday but the film isperforming better now andis expected to do better incoming days.

“it has released Rs 4,860.50 crore funds as sholarships tostudents belonging to minority community in three yearsincluding the current fiscal” - HRD Minister Smriti Irani said in Rajya Sabha

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SPORTS ROUNDUPICC WORLD CUP-2015

World Cup: ICC favouringIndia, says former Pak seamer

Agency : PerthFormer Pakistan cricketerSarfraz Nawaz has allegedthat the Indian cricket teamhas been providedfavourable pitches in theWorld Cup 2015.

He accused theICC of giving the Indianteam tailor made pitches, inline with their strengths.Nawaz said in a populartelevision show that thepitches on which India hasplayed till date in the World

Cup were tailor made tomatch their strengths. ThePakistan pacer said that onthe other hand, Pakistanteam was playing on thepitches that did not suit theirstrengths. He further saidthat the pitch in today'sgame was double pacedwhich did not suit thePakistan team's strength. Ithad a lot of bounce. Headded that he would requestthe Pakistan Cricket Boardto discuss this concern with

the ICC. Former Pakistancricketer Saeed Ajmal saidthat Zimbabwe was beatenby Pakistan on a pitch thatwas difficult to play on.Sarfraz Nawaz said that itwas quite unusual thatpitches in the World Cupeither favored the batsmenor the bowlers. He also saidthat this very Indian teamhad struggled in the previoustest played in Australia aswell as in the One DayInternational tri-series.

World Cup 2015: Australia's PatCummins set to miss Afghanistan match

Agency : SydneyAustralia's Pat Cummins isset to miss Wednesday'sWorld Cup clash againstAfghanistan after the fast

bowler's latest injurysetback, Australian mediareported on Wednesday.Cummins fell heavily in hisdelivery stride while taking

two for 38 in 6.1 overs duringthe one-wicket defeat bytournament co-hosts NewZealand at Auckland's EdenPark on Saturday, whereBlack Caps batsman KaneWilliamson drove the fastbowler for the winning six.The 21-year-old Cummins'scareer has already beenbeset by injuries, whileAustralia's World Cupcampaign has seen the likesof skipper Michael Clarke,who also made his 2015tournament debut inAuckland, and allrounderJames Faulkner sidelined.Cummins has reportedlycomplained of sorenesssince the Australia squadarrived in Perth ahead ofWednesday's Pool A matchagainst tournamentnewcomers Afghanistan atthe WACA ground.

Nadal beats Monaco to win1st title in nearly nine months

Agency : BUENOS AIRESRafael Nadal lifted hisfirst title in nearly ninemonths on Sunday afterdefeating Juan Monaco6-4, 6-1 at the ArgentinaOpen. The top-seededSpaniard hadn't reacheda final since winning atRoland Garros last year.It was Nadal's 46th titleon clay, moving himwithin three of the recordset by Argent ineGuillermo Vilas when heplayed in the 1970s andear ly 1980s. Nadalbroke Monaco's servelate in the first set to takea 1-0 lead against the60th-ranked Argentine,then dominated the

second to close out thematch in 1 hour, 26minutes. Rain delayed andinterrupted the match inBuenos Aires. Nadal,who had to deal withinjuries in recent months,now has 65 singles titles.Vilas, ranked No. 2 in theworld in 1975, won a total

of 62 singles titles. The62-year-old former playerwas at the final in BuenosAires on Sunday. Thefourth-ranked Nadal wascoming off elimination inthe semifinal of the RioOpen. It was his first titlein Argentina, where hehadn't played since 2005.

Final : Tamil Nadu vsKarnataka in Mumbai

Agency : KOLKATATamil Nadu edged out lastedition’s runners-upMaharashtra by virtue oftheir first innings lead in adrawn encounter onSunday, to set up a summitclash with southern rivalsand reigning championsKarnataka in the RanjiTrophy. In sharp contrast totheir positive attitude onSaturday, Maharashtranever looked in the rightframe of mind in pursuit ofTamil Nadu’s mammoth firstinnings total of 549, as theywere bundled out for 454 toconcede the decisive first

essay lead to the two-timeformer champions here atthe Eden Gardens. With thisvictory, Tamil Nadu madetheir 12th Ranji finalappearance, and first since2011-12. Resuming the dayon 394 for five,Maharashtra could add just60 more runs to their tallybefore being bundled out in125 minutes. It was man-of-the-match VijayShankar who triggered thecollapse, dismissing the twoovernight batsmen in threeballs in his first over of theday after Abhinav Mukundbrought the seamer on.

“Shankar is developing intoa good all-rounder. He hada great spell yesterday andI felt he was unlucky andbrought him on as firstchange this morning and themove clicked,” the skippersaid about Shankar.Maharashtra captain RohitMotwani (11) was the firstto be dismissed when hepulled a rising delivery fromShankar only to be caughtbehind. Ankit Bawne (57)also followed suit when hechased a wide delivery acouple balls later to becaught by RamaswamyPrasanna.

Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni descendin ICC ODI rankings for batsmen

Agency : BrisbaneVirat Kohli and MahendraSingh Dhoni slipped downthe ladder to be fourth and10th respectively, whileShikhar Dhawan retainedhis seventh spot in the latestICC ODI batsmen’srankings released onMonday. In the ODIbowlers’ chart, however,Indian pacer MohammadShami and RavichandaranAshwin made upwardmovements. While Shamigained as many as 14 placesto be at 11th now, Ashwin’seight wickets in the ongoingcricket World Cup so far

helped him climb six spotsto 16th. There have been aplenty of reshuffle in therankings at the end of 23pool matches in the WorldCup, currently being stagedin Australia and NewZealand. Kohli has slippeda rung but is still the best-placed Indian batsman atfourth position, whileskipper Dhoni has lost twoplaces to be at 10th. RohitSharma and Suresh Rainaare the other Indianbatsmen to be figuring inthe top-20 list. Eventhough Rohit has lost threeplaces to be at 16th, Raina

has climbed up fourpositions to be at 20th. SriLanka’s KumarSangakkara, who iscurrently the leading run-scorer in the cricket’sbiggest spectacle with 268runs, has moved up twoplaces to join SouthAfrica’s Hashim Amla insecond place. The battingtable is headed by SouthAfrica captain AB deVilliers, who leads by 49ratings points. While noneof the Indian bowlers figurein the top-10, both Shamiand Ashwin’s progress hasbeen significant.

Veteran woman golfer SmritiMehra eyes her second title in Pune

Agency : PuneAfter winning the sixth leg ofthe Hero Women'sProfessional Golf Tour,veteran Smriti Mehra willlook for an encore in theseventh leg that starts fromTuesday at the par-71Poona Club Golf Coursehere. Smriti outplayed theyoungsters to clinch hermaiden victory of the seasonin the sixth leg and will lookto add another title thisweek. The Rs.5,00,000

event will see 13professional golfers vyingfor the top spot and willculminate on Thursday.Smriti is currently placedsecond in the Hero Order ofMerit and would be keen toreduce the gap at the top ofthe table. However, Smriti isexpected to face toughcompetition from VaniKapoor, Sharmila Nicollet,Indian origin English golferKiran Matharu, Panchkula'sAmandeep Drall and local

girl Shweta Galande. Thisevent will also see Delhi’sAyesha Kapur making herdebut as a professional. Delhiyoungster Vani has been inexcellent form this seasonwith three victories and onerunner-up finish in sixappearances andcurrently leads the Orderof Merit with totalearnings of Rs.6,34,400.Vani would want to movepast her dismalperformance in sixth leg.

Maruti Suzuki report jump in salesby 8.7% to 1,18,551 units in Feb

Agency : New DelhiCountry's largest car-makerMaruti Suzuki India (MSI)on Monday reported 8.7%increase in total sales inFebruary at 1,18,551 unitsas against 1,09,104 units inthe same period of last year.The company said itsdomestic sales increased by8.2% during the month to1,07,892 units as against99,758 units in February2014. Sales of mini segmentcars, including Alto andWagonR, rose 7.1% to39,988 units as comparedto 37,342 units in the year-ago month, MSI said in astatement. The companysaid sales of compactsegment cars, comprisingSwift, Estilo, Ritz and Dzire,declined by 6.4% to 42,778units in February this year asagainst 45,721 units in sameperiod last year. MSI said

sales of its compact sedanDzire Tour rose by 95.7%during the month underreview at 2,552 units asagainst 1,304 units inFebruary 2014. The sales ofmid-sized sedan Ciaz,which was launched inOctober 2014, stood at5,410 units. The companyhad sold 228 units of SX4sedan in February 2014.There was no sale ofpremium sedan Kizashiduring the month. Sales ofutility vehicles, includingGypsy, Grand Vitara andErtiga, rose by 12.1% at5,863 units in February thisyear from 5,231 units in thecorresponding month lastyear. Sales of vans, Omniand Eeco, rose by 13.8%to 11,301 units in Februarythis year as compared to9,932 units in the sameperiod of previous year.

Mahindra & MahindraSales Fall 10% in February

Agency : New DelhiAutomaker Mahindra &Mahindra today reported 10per cent decline in total salesat 38,033 units in February.It had sold 42,166 units inthe same month last year, thecompany said in astatement. In domesticmarket, M&M's salesdeclined by 11 per cent to34,918 units last month asagainst 39,338 units a yearearlier. However, exportswere up 10 per cent at

3,115 units from 2,828units in the same period ayear earlier. Sales ofpassenger vehicles,including Scorpio, XUV500, Xylo, Bolero andVerito stood at 18,103units compared with 19,308units in February 2014,down 6 per cent. Four-wheeler commercial vehiclesales fell by 19 per cent to11,928 units last monthagainst 14,701 units in year-ago period, M&M said.

Mozilla to launch flip andslider phones in 2016

Agency : BARCELONAMozilla announcedpartnerships with VerizonWireless and other carriersto bring phones running itsFirefox OS to wealthycountries where thebrowser-based mobileoperating system today is allbut unknown. Thepartnerships will meanFirefox OS phones in theUnited States, but Verizonisn't the only partner. Othersannounced here at the MobileWorld Conference show areJapanese carrier KDDI,South Korea's LG U+ and

Spain's Telefonica, and thefirst phones from the dealsare expected in 2016. Thepartnerships are notable giventhat Firefox OS so far haslargely competed indeveloping countries wheresmartphone penetration isrelatively low and whereFirefox OS's low-endhardware needs can meanmore affordable products.When Mozilla first announcedFirefox OS two years ago, itlisted Sprint as a partner andplanned to reach the UnitedStates, but it backed off thatplan after a few months.

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Relief to standing cropsif sun light/no rain today

Sunvilla News, GandhinagarGujarat governmentspokesperson minister NitinPatel today said that thestate government will giverelief to farmers hit byunseasonal rain on Sundayas per the rules. He saidChief Secretary hadconvened a meeting onSunday and ordered survey ofdamage to crops due to rain.Patel said he has receiveddetails that if rain continues onMonday the damage will behigher, but if there’s sun light

on Monday, the damagewould be very less. It shouldbe noted that on Sunday,areas of Saurashtra, north

Gujarat, central Gujarat andsouth Gujarat – nearly entireGujarat received rains upto2 inch.

Renown naturalist, ornithologistLavkumar Khachar no more

Sunvilla News, AhmedabadRenown naturalist and birdexpert Lavkumar Khacharis no more. He will beremembered for his longterm contribution tospreading awareness aboutnature, especiallyornithology.Born into the royal family ofJasdan in Saurashtra,educated at RajkumarCollege, Rajkot, where hestarted his career teachingBio Sciences andGeography in 1956 afterB.Sc. Honours fromSt.Stephen’s College, Delhi

University. The Board ofWorld Wildlife Fund-Indiagave him the responsibilityof conceiving and initiatingits Education and YouthMovement in 1976.Hingolgadh NatureEducation Sanctuary, on thebanks of Bhadar river, in thevicinity of Jasdan created bythe royal family of Jasdanoffers nature educationcamps to create awarenessabout wildlife andenvironment. In 1984Lavkumar took charge asthe Director of the NatureDiscovery Centre at the

Centre for EnvironmentEducation (CEE). Mr. Hestarted the wild-lifemovement firstly in the Girforest and his base was“Sundarvan” located inAhmedabad. He wasinstrumental in declaring theGulf of Kutch Islands as thefirst marine national park inIndia. The beautiful propertyof Hinglaj Farm overlookingthe Beas River in theHimalayas had been hishome for the last 25 years.From this home he aslaunched the natureconservation education andcamping movement that hasbeen replicated nationwideby other nature lovers. TheHingolgadh NatureConservation Educationprogram (HNCEP) hasbeen instrumental in openingthe eyes of nature lovers tothe outdoor life in India andin turn contributing to thelocal economy withoutthreatening the local culture.

Prediction on unseasonal rain couldbe communicated more effectively

Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad,Vernacular newspapers onMonday morning fromacross Gujarat are full ofnews headlines pointing outhuge damage to agricultureproduce lying in open atvarious marketing yards dueto unseasonal rains thatlashed Gujarat on Sunday.As usual, regional TVchannels visited the akas ofmarketing yards, and theywant government to pay forthe loss. Now here are somesystemic suggestions. Thistime, unseasonal rain waswell-predicted, well inadvance. Two days beforethe spell of shower,Ahmedabad office of IndianM e t e o r o l o g i c a lDepartment(IMD) hadcalled media andannounced that there will beunseasonal rain in Gujarat on

Bharatsinh Solanki is newchief of Gujarat Congress

Sunvilla News, GANDHINAGAR

Former Union ministerBharatsinh Solanki has beenappointed the new presidentof Gujarat Congress by theAll India CongressCommittee president SoniaGandhi. He is likely to takecharge after Holi, from thecurrent chief of GujaratCongress, ArjunModhwadia. Modhwadiahad resigned soon after theparty's poor performance inthe 2012 state assemblyelections but he was askedto continue till the May2014 Lok Sabha polls.Congress was routed by theBJP in the parliamentarypolls too with Solankihimself losing the electionsfrom Anand Lok Sabhaconstituency. Solanki, 62,is the son of former Gujarat

Two accused caught after gettingbail by the Gujarat University police

Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad,The two accused involvedin a road rage incident nearVijay Crossroads gotcaught on Sunday by theGujarat University police.Investigators, however,released the duo as they hadgot bail beforehand and theincident was not serious asper the IPC sectionsapplied. On February 23,Ami Tahiliani, 34, a residentof Gurukul, was headingtowards a hospital inNaranpura at 11.30 am inher car. When she waspassing from near Seema-Saurabh Crossroadsbetween HelmetCrossroads and VijayCrossroads, a car drivercame from the direction ofLoyola School and hit hercar. The car driver blamedher for the accident andasked her to get out. When

she refused to do so, hecalled upon a friend on thespot. The man arrived inSUV and while the cardriver started kicking hercar, the SUV driver hit thecar two times even as thetraffic cops who had rushedto the spot looked on. Thecomplainants had submittedvideo of the incident to theinvestigators. On Sunday,police caught Yogesh Pujaraand Chiman Desai fromBodakdev. MM Rajyaguru,inspector of GujaratUniversity police station,told media that the duo hadgot Rs 20,000 bondsbeforehand and thus theywere released on bail. Theywould, however, bequestioned about the case,he said. The policeinvestigators also gave cleanchit to the traffic constablesin the incident.

1st and 2nd March. Thistime, IMD was so sureabout arrival of rain thatthere was not this word‘possibility’ in its statement.IMD had categorically andclearly predicted theshower. Now if there’s suchclear prediction, and evenafter that if marketing yardskeep agriculture produce inopen, then whom to blame?Here’s a suggestion.Whenever IMD is very sureabout some prediction, itshould have a system todirectly trigger SMS to akasof marketing yards andSarpanchs of grampanchayats across the state.To make this possible, firstthere should be a data ofmobile numbers of targetclass available. It should beupdated regularly andmerged with a system thatis directly operated by IMD

regional office. There shouldbe certain guidelines onwhen to shoot SMS. Justrelying on journalists toconvey the message is notenough. Newspapers relayprediction next morningwhile regional TV channelsmay or may not understandseriousness and providetimely and sufficientcoverage. Not everyone isgoing to open IMD websiteregularly to come to knowabout updates. Shootingbulk SMS to target audiencethrough mobile phone iseasier. If you choose toshoot SMS only for three-four times a year, say forcyclone, unseasonal rain andflood alert, it’s not intrusiveor can’t be termed asdisturbing communication.New-era communicationhas to be adopted bygovernment for good of all.

chief minister MadhavsinhSolanki. He had served asGujarat congress presidentearlier too (in 2006 and2008). The new GPCCpresident belongs to theOBC Khastriya communityand was MLA for threeterms. He was also deputyleader of opposition inGujarat assembly. BharatSolanki was first electedto the Lok Sabha in 2004and again in 2009 whenhe was made Unionminister of state forpower, rai lways(independent charge),drinking water andsanitat ion. Whencontacted for hiscomments, Solanki saidthat he was yet to get aformal writ ten let terappointing him GPCC

president. When askedabout his plans for therevival of the party in thestate, he said, "Let me firsttake over as the partypresident. I'll prefer tospeak only after that.''

Police nab two for woman’smurder on Bagodara highway

Sunvilla News, AHMEDABADA team of Ahmedabad ruralpolice nabbed two persons formurder of a woman on Bavla-Bagodara highway onFebruary 27. Pravina Chavda,a former government official,had demanded CBI probe inmurder case of her brother andhad been to Gujarat high courton the same day for thehearing. The accused had firststrangulated her to death andthen had flung her body onhighway to make the incidentlook like an accident.According to Bagodarapolice, Bipin Solanki, 24, aresident of Loliya near Dholka,

had registered a complaint formurder of his maternal auntPravina Chavda with policeand had alleged that the killershad also robbed Rs 50,000cash, a gold chain andimportant documentspertaining to murder of hismaternal uncle and Chavda'sbrother Vijay on July 2, 2013.A Y Baloch, sub-inspector ofAhmedabad rural police'slocal crime branch (LCB),told media on Sunday thatthey caught KuldeepBharwad, 24, and BheemaBharwad, 40, both residentsof Loliya, in connection withPravina's murder.

After bail, IPS VipulAgarwal heads to Australia

Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad,Accused in Tulsi Prajapatiencounter case and recentlyreleased on bail, IPS officerVipul Agarwal as proceededon a seven week training,Vipul Agarwal, whosesuspension was revokedafter he got bail in Tulsiencounter case was postedas director of National RuralHealth Mission (NRHM).Senior government officialssaid as Agarwal was toproceed on training first atHyderabad and then toAustralia to learn policing,

Vinod Rao was posted in hisplace. "We could not haveleft the post of NRHMdirector vacant because ofthe rising number of swineflu cases in the state. Wehave posted Vinod Rao inhis place," said a seniorgovernment official. Sourcesfrom the home departmentsaid that as of now Agarwalis not given any posting."We will think about hisposting once he returns fromthe training programme,"said a senior homedepartment official.

Agarwal was posted as SPof Banaskantha when TulsiPrajapati a close aide ofSohrabuddin Sheikh, wasencountered near Chapricheck post of Banaskanthaon December 28, 2006."Sheikh was killed in anencounter by Gujarat ATSon Narol-Sarkhej Highwayin Ahmedabad onNovember 25, 2005," saida police official. Agarwalwas arrested in the case byGujarat CID crime in 2010and remained in jail till he wasgranted bail by the court.

Vadfest fame AmitBhatnagar arrested

correspondent ,VadodaraAmit Bhatnagar, organizerof Vadfest and knownbusinessman in Vadodarawas arrested today byCentral Excise departmentfor alleged tax evasion.Bhatnagar was one 9persons nominated by ChiefMinister Anandiben Patel forclean liness drive. Moredetails are awaited on thisstory. Bhatnagar was

awarded ‘Udyog Ratan’award for 2007-08 by theGovernment of India. He isalso one of the founders ofVadodara Marathon’ and isan Executive CommitteeMember of the BalGokulam, a children shelterestablished by theGovernment. He isManaging Director ofVadodara headquarteredfamily own firm

Budget 2015: Expertsgive mixed review to FM

Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad,A day after the Modigovernment presented its firstfull Budget, TOI's BudgetHo To Aisa (BHTA) expertshave adjudicated it to be amixed bag. Tax consultantMukesh Patel called theBudget bold, imaginative andgrowth-oriented on theeconomy front. Whileanother TOI BHTA expert,former Gujarat minister JayNarayan Vyas, questionedfinance minister Arun Jaitley'sannouncement increasingservice tax to 14%.Speaking at a Budgetanalysis session at theAhmedabad ManagementAssociation (AMA) onSunday, Patel said that theBudget was good for theeconomy, bad for commontax payers, and ugly for blackmoney holders. "I wish thefinance minister had spentmore time explainingmeasures for preventing andchecking the generation ofblack money," Patel said."He announced a penalty of300% on black moneyholders but my concern is to

what extent this is going tohelp." Patel welcomedgoods and service tax (GST)implementation from 2016,the abolition of wealth tax, thedeferral of GAAR, and thepromise to lower corporatetax rate to 25% over the nextfour years. "The FM talkedabout GST which is good butwhy is he in a hurry to loadthe common man withservice tax?" said Vyas.TOI BHTA experts werein agreement over the

service tax issue. Vyas saidthat the hike in service taxwould make everythingassociated with servicescostly. Vyas said that if thegovernment was talkingabout double-digit growththen there should havebeen specific measures forjob creation. "The Centredoes not have resources tomanage and run the existinghigh-level institutions andthere is talk about new IITsand IIMs," he said.

COLORS unveil a new note on family relationships with Swaragini in the vibrant city of Ahmedabad

Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad,Some relationships bring joy;some bring sadness and somebring anger just by the virtueof being broken beyondrepair. This March,COLORS joins hands withRashmi Sharma Telefilms topresent an all-new televisionoffering, Swaragini, which isset in the milieu of culturallyrich Kolkata. The shownarrates the story of twowarring neighborhoodfamilies - the Bose andGadodia families with diversevalue systems. Swara andRagini the daughters fromthese two families havedistinctly differentpersonalities shaped by theirupbringing. Swaragini is ajourney of how Swara andRagini discover their trueidentities and hold onto theirfamily ties and ideals in afractured and uncordialenvironment which is a result

of a concealing past.Whether they will be able tobridge the ever-wideningdivide between their familiesis, in fact, the question of thehour. Swaragini is set to hitairwaves starting 2nd March,2015 and will air everyMonday to Friday at 9:30PM on COLORS.Speaking about the launch ofSwaragini, Manisha Sharma,Programming Head -COLORS, said, "Dramaand entertainment are two

essentials of a televisionoffering which make for agripping watch. As weventure into uncharteredterritory while exploring thefresh backdrop of Kolkatain Swaragini, our focusremains on creating anarrative that will enthrallviewers. The legendarydivide between differentcultures and theirsubsequent dysfunctionalrelations are at the helm ofSwaragini's storyline.