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Govt concernedabout NGOs

pocketingwelfare funds

HC stays e-auction of liquorshops in Odisha

CISF personnelavert two suicideattempts at Delhi

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Agency : New Delhi, Mar 20Expressing serious concernover NGOs raking ingovernment funds in thename of women and childwelfare, Union MinisterManeka Gandhi todaystressed on the need to find"out-of-box" ways toempower womenfinancially. Terming the trendof NGOs pocketingwelfare funds as"frightening", she said thegovernment is in the processto fix the money drain issueand ensure actualcontenders receive benefits.

Agency : Cuttack, Mar 20The Orissa High Courttoday slapped an interimstay on the operation of anotification of Odishagovernment made inFebruary this year for e-auction of liquor shops,taking a serious view thatthe authorities are are goingahead with the process ofthe e-auction withoutadhering to a judgementpassed by this Courtearlier.

Agency : New Delhi, Mar 20 Alert CISF personnel haveaverted atleast two suicideattempts in the last two daysat the Delhi Metro networkhere. Officials said the firstincident occurred todayafternoon when CentralIndustrial Security Forceconstable S Mandal noticeda women sitting at the endof the platform at TagoreGarden Metro station in anapparent distressedcomposure. "The constablealerted a lady Sub-Inspector who rushed to thesaid lady and counselledhere.

Bard ofMaharashtra

Shahir KrishnaraoSable passes away

Agency : Mumbai, Mar 20Krishnarao Sable,popularly known as 'ShahirSable', whose songsenriched Maharashtra'sculture, passed away heretoday after a brief illness.He was 92.

34 killed, 150 injured in train derailment in UPAgency : RAE BARELI,

The engine and two coachesof the Dehradun-VaranasiJanta Express derailed nearBachrawan railway station,50 km from Lucknow. Atleast 34 people were killedand about 150 others injuredon Friday when the engineand two adjoining coachesof the Dehradun-VaranasiJanta Express derailed nearBachrawan Railway Stationin this district. Though theexact cause of the derailmentwas not immediately known,officials at the mishap spotsaid the train apparentlyovershot a signal because ofa possible brake failurebefore coming off the rails.The scene of the accidentthat occured at 9.10 AMwas some 50 km from UttarPradesh capital Lucknow.“The death toll has mountedto 34. While 30 persons diedin Rae Bareli, four weredeclared brought dead inLucknow,” UP Minister

Rescue work is being carried out after the Dehradun-Varanasi Janata Express derailed at the Bachhrawan railway station in Raebareli on Friday

Manoj Kumar Pandey said.Officials feared that thecasualties could go up. Oneof the coaches was a generalcompartment, which laymangled along the tracks asrescuers used gas cutters torip apart the wreckage to findtrapped people. Most of thecasualties were from thiscoach, officials said. Theother was a guard

compartment which is likelyto have been vacant. If it wasnot vacant, the number ofcasualties would have beenhigher, the officials said. Thelocomotive driver apparentlyovershot the signal and as aresult, the engine and twoadjoining coaches derailed,Railway Spokesperson AnilSaxena said in Delhi.Railway Minister Suresh

Prabhu ordered an inquiryby the CommissionerRailway Safety of NorthernCircle to ascertain the causeof the derailment. TheRailways announced acompensation of Rs 2 lakhfor the next of kin of thosekilled in the accident. WhileRs 50,000 will be given tothose injured seriously, Rs20,000 will be given to

people with minor injuries.Railway sources said thedriver apparently applied thebrake but the train did notstop raising suspicions of thefailure of the braking system.An eyewitness, who wastravelling in the first bogeyand was fortunate enough tojump at Bachrawan railway

station where the train didnot halt before the mishap,said he saw the driver andthe guard frantically signallingfrom the doors. 35-year-oldShiv Mohan, whose bogeysuffered the most damage,said, “It seemed as if thebrakes had failed and boththe driver and the guard

were talking on the walkie-talkie and asking the stationmaster to give the main line.”As soon as the news of theaccident spread, peoplefrom nearby villages rushedto the spot to help in rescueand relief operations evenbefore authorities arrived atthe spot.

Scaling new heightsto deliver cheat sheets

Bihar government swings into action to stop cheating in matric exam

Agency : PATNAA day after shockingphotographs emerged offriends and relatives scalinga high-rise examinationcentre in Bihar to passanswer chits to their wards,State Education MinisterP.K. Shahi admitted onThursday that stoppingmalpractices in Boardexaminations was a hugetask. Lalkeshwar Prasad,Chairman of the BiharSchool Examination Board,visited the centre at Mahnarin Vaishali district, but he

and his colleagues faced thewrath of parents and others.“I have written to theadministration in everydistrict to keep strict vigil atthe centres,” Mr. Prasadtold SSA. Mr. Shahi soughtpublic cooperation forconducting free and fairexaminations in the State. “Itis a big challenge to stop 100per cent unfair means in theexamination,” he said. “Ialso want to ask people if itis not the responsibility ofsociety as well to stop it?”In Bihar, at least four or five

people come to the centresto help the candidates, Mr.Shahi told presspersons.The Board examinations forStandard X students in theState began on March 17and would conclude onMarch 24. Over 14.26 lakhstudents are appearing atmore than 1,100 centres.Over 1,000 examinees havebeen expelled in the first twodays for using unfair means.However, it was not the firsttime that such large-scalemalpractices were takingplace in the State.

Swine flu toll inches towards1,900; No. Of cases touches 32K

Agency : New DelhiSwine flu claimed the livesof 33 more persons pushingthe toll towards the 1900mark, while the total numberof persons affected by theH1N1 virus touched32,000. According to theUnion Health Ministry, ason March 19, 1874persons have perished tothe disease while the numberof affected persons acrossthe states stood at 31,681.The Ministry had yesterdaysaid that, as on March 18,1,841 people havesuccumbed to the diseasewhile the number of peopleaffected by the H1N1 virusstood at 31,156. In Gujarat,the number of people whohave died of the disease hasclimbed to 404 while thenumber of affected personswere 6301. In Rajasthan,which is another of the worstaffected states, 397 peoplehave died while the numberof affected persons stood at

6331. Union Health ministrysaid that the death toll inMaharashtra is 334 with3,907 people havingcontracted the H1N1 virus.In Madhya Pradesh, 274people have perished with2040 persons affected. Thetoll in Telangana hasreached 75 with the death ofanother person while inKarnataka, the death toll hasrisen to 77. One more personhas died in Punjab taking thedeath toll to Fifty-three. Thetoll in West Bengal is 23 whilethe toll has increased to 36 in

Uttar Pradesh. Jammu andKashmir has seen 16 swineflu fatalities. In Delhi, the tollhas risen to 12 with thenumber of affected persons at

4,118. Further, anotherperson has died in Keralataking the death toll to 12while 13 people have died inTamil Nadu.

Misbah-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridibid adieu to ODI cricket

Agency : AdelaidePakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq and flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi's ODIcareers came to an end onFriday following their WorldCup quarterfinal defeatagainst Australia but the twoplayers will continue to playTest and Twenty cricketrespectively. While Misbahwill continue to leadPakistan in Test cricket,Afridi, who retired from thelonger format in 2010, willbe available for selection inT20 matches. The duo hadcalled time on their

respective ODI careersbefore the 50-overshowpiece event. The 40-year-old Misbah servedPakistan cricket for long butfailed to register a singleODI ton in 162 matchessince making his

international debut in 2001in a Test match against NewZealand. An unflappablemiddle-order mainstay,Misbah has 42 ODI half-centuries to his credit butdoesn't have a single 50-over ton under his belt.

Punjab Chief Minister Gives Himself A Double Salary HikeAgency :

CHANDIGARHPunjab Chief MinisterPrakash Singh Badal todayannounced a salary hike forall the lawmakers of thestate, giving himself themaximum hike of 100 percent. He will now draw adouble salary - from Rs.50,000 to Rs. 1 lakh per

month. His new paypackage comes after thestate government todayannounced a salary hike forall the lawmakers of thestate. Mr Badal, 87, whilejustifying the hike, said "Thelast salary revision was donemore than 4 years ago in2014. But even after thisrevision most will be making

lesser than their counterpartsfrom Haryana or HimachalPradesh." Leader ofOpposition Sunil Jakhar, whowill also take home anincreased pay, is critical of thegovernment. He says, "thegovernment should have firsttaken care of the employeeswho have not been paidsalaries for months.

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DAY“Why blame only the students?They lack quality teachers,”

Images of Indian students blatantly cheating on school-leaving examinations under the noses of supervisors inBihar have gone viral, inviting ridicule on Twitter andexposing flaws in the much-maligned education systemof an impoverished eastern state. On Thursday, theHindustan Times published a photo of dozens of menclambering up the wall of a four-storey test centre in Biharstate, perched on window ledges as they folded answersheets into paper planes flown into classrooms. “Shouldwe shoot them?” asked Prashant Kumar Shahi, Bihar’seducation minister, addressing a news conference aftertelevision news channels aired the incriminating photo andraked up the scandal. “On average, four or five personsare helping each student use unfair means,” Shahi said,adding it was impossible to curb cheating if parentsencouraged their children. Exams held by the BiharSchool Examination Board (BSEB) are viewed as make-or-break tests that could transform the lives of millionsgrowing up in poverty. Copying is rampant during state-run standardised tests and invigilators look the other waywhen pupils consult peers via WhatsApp messages onphones or jot down answers from notes smuggled intoclassrooms. More than 1.4 million students are takingthe tests this week, crammed into 1,217 examinationcentres in Bihar. Supervisors stationed at notorious testcentres vie for the postings, enticed by the prospect ofbribes from parents eager to have their wards scrapethrough. Cheating has been on the rise since the stategovernment offered cash rewards of Rs10,000 ($160)to lower-caste students who were able to answer abouthalf the questions on their tests.This year, more than 1,000 students were caught cheatingin three days and have been expelled. The tests end onMarch 24. Attempts to chase away family memberslurking outside test centres on Thursday backfired, withstone-pelting mobs forcing police to beat a retreat. BSEBSecretary Srinivas Chandra Tiwari said of plans to holdawareness workshops for students and parents, whereattendees would be counselled against unfair means. Butmany parents blame the government and indifferentteachers for Bihar’s failure to curb cheating. The stategovernment has been accused of hiring more than400,000 teachers on contract without checking theirproficiency. In the last two years, more than 12,500teachers failed competency tests, unable to solve questionsdesigned for fifth-graders. “Why blame only the students?Are schools imparting proper teaching? They lack qualityteachers,” said Sanjeev Kumar Singh, whose son is takingthe tests this year. Taken to task by the Patna High Courtover large-scale copying in ongoing matriculationexamination and widespread criticism, the Bihargovernment today swung into action and cancelledexamination at four centres and took seven policemeninto custody for aiding in cheating. A division bench ofChief Justice L Narasimha Reddy and Justice Vikash Jaintook the state government to task over report of massscale copying in the matriculation examination.

“State-owned BSNL has undertaken a Rs 1,000 crore investmentplan which include launch of Skype facility and setting up of Wi-Fihotspots at tourist places” - Gujarat BSNL Director N K Gupta said.

- Kapilkumar M. HirparaEditor

Arjun Kapoor triesmohawk-inspired style

Agency : MumbaiActor Arjun Kapoor hassurprised his fans with a newmohawk-inspired hairstyle,which he aptly describes asan "extreme experiment".The mohawk is a quirkyhairstyle in which both sidesof the head are shaven,leaving a strip of longer hairin the centre. But Arjun has

Riteish Deshmukh proposesto wife Genelia, again!

Agency : New DelhiActor-producer RiteishDeshmukh has popped thequestion to his wife GeneliaD'Souza, again. The actorhad tweeted his photographin designer RaghavendraRathore's creation with thecaption: "That was a greatshow @RRathoreCo."Genelia, whom he marriedin 2012, replied to the tweet:"Hey Good Looking!! Ithink I have a crush on@Riteishd." Then the "EkVillain" star popped thequestion on the micro-blogging site. He asked:"@geneliad will you marryme?" To that, the actresssaid: "@Riteishd he he heOfcourse but only becauseRiaan says you're the best

Shah Rukh Khan’s personalmessage to comfort Kriti Sanon

Agency : New DelhiBollywood’s favourite jodiShah Rukh Khan and Kajolwill be joined by two youngactors – Kriti Sanon andVarun Dhawan – in RohitShetty’s much-talked about‘Dilwale’. And one-film oldKriti Sanon, is super excitedabout the BIG break.(Read: Shah Rukh Khan’s

kept a crew cut on eithersides, making it a subtlerversion of the classicmohawk. The 29-year-oldactor took to Instagram andTwitter to share an image ofhis makeover, He captionedit: "Change is the onlyconstant... #extreme#experiment." On Twitter,he wrote with it: "The long

and short of it." Arjun, whois still sporting his beard, hashowever, not clarifiedwhether his look is for acertain film. In the past,celebrities who have beenseen sporting the samehairstyle, include Indiancricketer Mahinder SinghDhoni and television actorApurva Agnihotri.

dad in the world." The starcouple, who have starredtogether in movies like"Tujhe Meri Kasam" and

"Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya",were blessed with their firstchild, Riaan RiteishDeshmukh last year.

youngest son AbRam is abook lover) Though Varunis now an established actorwith hits like ‘Student of TheYear’, ‘Humpty Sharma KiDulhaniya’ and ‘Badlapur’to his credit, Kriti Sanon stillhas to carve a niche forherself. SRK, known forcomforting the young starsrecently sent a personal

message to Kriti Sanon.Earlier, Alia was beingconsidered for the rolewhich finally landed in thelap of Kriti as Alia had herdates jammed. We haveseen Varun romance Alia inthe movie ‘Humpty SharmaKi Dulhaniya’, let’s wait tosee his chemistry with KritiSanon in this one.

Twinkle Khanna promotes husbandAkshay Kumar’s ‘Gabbar Is Back’

Agency : New DelhiBollywood Khiladi AkshayKumar’s upcoming film,‘Gabbar is Back’ is creatingquite a buzz around town

these days. But the sweetestthing is that the actor’s wifeTwinkle Khanna is doingher best to promote herhusband’s film in her own

way. Akshay Kumar waslast seen as a Special Agentin ‘baby’ and will return asa vigilante in ‘Gabbar IsBack’.

Yami Gautam gets a surprise fromher mom on the sets of Sanam Re

Agency : MumbaiBollywood actress YamiGautam got a wonderfulsurprise when her mothervisited her on the sets of herupcoming film in Patiala. Theactress was shooting for‘Sanam Re’ opposite PulkitSamrat, and both theyoungsters were missinghome-cooked Punjabidelicacies. Luckily, Yami’smother travelled fromChandigarh, which is justtwo hours away from Patiala,loaded with yummy goodies.Mother and daughter weredelighted to spend somequality time together as well.“I had not met my family forsome time. So, when I wentto Patiala for my shootschedule, my mom surprisedme on sets with my favouritefood which I miss so muchliving alone in Bombay,” saidYami Gautam. The actresswas last seen in SriramRaghavan’s ‘Badlapur’ along with Varun Dhawan and Huma Qureshi.

Deepika Padukone to start foundationto promote mental health care

Agency : New DelhiBollywood ‘DimpledBeauty’ Deepika Padukonewill start a foundation topromote mental health careon March 21. Thefoundation will be named as“The Live Love LaughFoundation”. March 21 wasfinalised as this was the daythat she decided to seekprofessional help last year.The ‘Happy New Year’

actress, who herself sufferedfrom depression for a briefperiod last year, came outand spoke about it, forwhich she received a lot ofsupport. It was then, that sherealised that mental healthissues are quite common butbarely anything is being doneto prevent these issues. Andsince she herself suffered,she wants to work towardsimproving the mental health

scenario in our country.Deepika Padukone hasbeen working towards thecause along with a team ofdoctors and psychiatrists.The name has beenregistered and while otherdetails have yet to befinalized. Although she hasa packed schedule, Deepikais making time tounderstand the situation andis working towards it.

'Hunterrr' tweet review: Script's flawsdon't hamper the film's overall impact

Agency : MumbaiGulshan Devaiah is back!And this time, he returnswith an entirely differentrole. The actor not onlysteps into the zone of aprotagonist in the film'Hunterrr' for the first time,

but also manages to shed hisnegative image highlighted inhis past project. FilmmakerHarshwardhan Kulkarni's'Hunterrr' revolves aroundan ordinary man MandarPonkshe and his obsessionwith sex and women.

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SPORTS ROUNDUPICC WORLD CUP-2015

Dhoni's brave captaincy key to Indiasuccess in World Cup: Kapil Dev

Agency : New DelhiLauding Mahendra SinghDhoni's brave leadership,cricket legend Kapil Devfeels it is the Indian captain'sconfidence in his players'ability that makes thembelieve they can retain theWorld Cup. India, who areundefeated in thetournament so far have won11 straight games over twoeditions of the 50-overshowpiece event,decimated Bangladesh in thequarter-finals to storm intothe last-four stage. Kapil,who led India to their firstWorld Cup triumph in1983, credits Dhoni for theclinical show. "This Indianside is truly Dhoni's team, heis a leader in the actual senseof the word. Most of the

boys have played under himfor some time now and seemto have a real connectionwith the skipper," Kapil Dev,who is a part of the Hindicommentary panel for StarSports, told SSA. Indiahave also managed to bowlout all their oppositions in theseven matches gone by asthe bowling unit led byMohammed Shami haslooked potent. Kapil saidthat Dhoni is an excellentleader. "Dhoni's hold on theteam is very evident from hisbody language and hisconstant interaction with theplayers. It is his confidencein the players' ability whichis helping them perform totheir full potential and this iswhat gives them the belief togo all the way and retain the

cup," added Kapil onDhoni's new approach tomotivate his boys. Dhoni,who achieved theunbelievable feat of leadingIndia to 100 ODI wins ascaptain, surpassed HansieCronje's wins of 99 as SouthAfrican skipper. He is onlybehind Australian greatsRicky Ponting (165) andAllan Border (107) as'Captain Cool' gears up forhis fourth ICC title. Dhoni isalso the only captain to winall three ICC tournaments -World T20 (2007), WorldCup (2011) and ChampionsTrophy (2013). Kapil wasquick to highlight SouravGanguly's contribution toIndian cricket and said thatDhoni has carried forwardthe mettle.

Virat is a big-occasion player: Dhoni

Agency : SydneyIt has been a lull for ViratKohli in the ongoing ICCCricket World Cup butskipper Mahendra SinghDhoni is standing firmlybehind his deputy andexpressing confidence thatKohli will come good on a

big day as he is a "big-occasion player". Kohli,who had four Test hundredsin four-match Test series,scored a hundred in the Cupopener against Pakistan, butin the next six games sincethen he has had scores of46, 33 not out, 33, 44 not

out, 38 and 3. Asked if itwas a case of poor shotselection rather than goodbowling from theopposition, Dhoni didn'tseem to agree. "I don't thinkpoor shot selection is thecase. He is a dominantbatsman and loves playinghis strokes. I don't think hehas batted badly at all," saidthe skipper, batting for Kohliat a post-match pressconference after India'squarter-final win againstBangladesh. In fact, Dhonifeels it is unfair to expectKohli to fire every time hegoes out to bat. "Not that hehas got a century every timehe has gone out to bat.Maybe we are relating to theTest series, and expect himto scores a hundred eachtime he is there in the middle,"Dhoni said, seeking to put anend to the unnecessaryexpectations. Dhoni is happythat Kohli is "focused on theprocess". "He isconcentrating on the process.He is a big-occasion playerand will fire on a big day,"the skipper added.

Rematch between Saina Nehwaland Carolina Marin in the offing

Agency : New DelhiA rematch of the All Englandfinal between India's SainaNehwal and worldchampion Carolina Marin ison the cards with the twostars given first and secondseeding in the India OpenSuper Series to be playedfrom March 24. Saina andMarin have already faced-off in two summit clashesthis year with both sharingthe spoils - the Indianwinning in Syed ModiGrand Prix gold, whileMarin came on top at the AllEngland Championships.Saina and Marin shouldcruise till the quarterfinal

stage where the former islikely to meet Pai Yu Po ofChinese Taipei, while Marincould take on sixth seedOkuhara Nozomi of Japan.Before that, LondonOlympics bronze medallistSaina is scheduled to faceoff against a qualifier in thesecond round and has alikely meeting againstnational champion GRuthvika Shivani in thesecond round. Marin, onthe other hand, begins hercampaign against India'sRituparna Das. The biggesthurdle to Saina's march inthe finals is likely to comefrom Xin Liu of China in

the semifinals, againstwhom the Indian aceenjoys a 2-0 head-to-headrecord. The other last fourstage encounter could seethe current worldchampion face off againstthe player who wore thatcrown a year ago,Ratchanok Intanon ofThailand. In the men'ssingles draw, India's biggesthope and second seed KSrikanth has a trickyopener against TanongsakSaensomboonsuk ofThailand and could meet hisAll England conqueror,Kento Momota of Japan,in the second round.

CEAT to be sponsor for StrategicTime Out segment at IPL 2015

Agency : CHENNAICEAT on Friday announcedits association with IndianPremier League 2015 asone of the central sponsorsfor the event. CEAT will bethe prime sponsor for theStrategic Time Out segmentin Pepsi IPL. CEAT andPepsi IPL associationleverages on common valuesbetween both the brands;i.e., premium and dynamic.The association also acts asa perfect marriage betweentwo brands that are intenselyyouth centric. According toa release from the company,CEAT as a brand has alwaysbeen associated with cricketwhich includes pioneeringCEAT Cricket Ratings

amongst others and recentlylaunched CEAT Cricketgear. The tie-up with PepsiIPL will make CEAT'sassociation with cricket evenstronger. The partnershipwith Pepsi IPL will leverageCEAT as a global brand,increasing its brandawareness in key markets.CEAT will also be leveragingthe partnership with PepsiIPL through multiple on-ground and digital activationsduring the upcoming season.

Australia wins by 6wickets, reaches semi-final

Agency : ADELAIDEAustralia overcamePakistan on Friday to set upa World Cup semi-final withdefending champions India,as the International CricketCouncil took theextraordinary step ofrebuking their own presidentin a row over ‘biased’umpiring. Pakistan, the 1992champions, collapsed to213 after skipper Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss andbatted first on a goodAdelaide Oval pitch.Recalled Australia fastbowler Josh Hazlewoodtook four for 35 in an inningswhere Haris Sohail top-scored with 41 and put on73 for the third wicket withMisbah (34). But a spiritedPakistan reduced Australiato 59 for three, with left-armer Wahab Riaz (two for54) capturing the prizewicket of home captainMichael Clarke for just eightin a superb spell of fastbowling. However fine legRahat Ali dropped a routinecatch after all-rounder

Shane Watson, then on four,top-edged a Wahabbouncer. It was a keymoment, with Australia then83 for three. Steven Smith’scomposed 65 steadiedAustralia before Watson, 64not out and Glenn Maxwell,also dropped off theluckless Riaz on his way toan unbeaten 44, saw thetournament co-hosts to asix-wicket win in the 34thover. Pakistan’s defeatmeant this match became afinal one-day internationalbefore retirement for boththe 40-year-old Misbah andfellow veteran Shahid Afridi,who bowed out with atypically quickfire 23.Australia, who wore blackarmbands as mark ofrespect for former primeminister Malcolm Fraser,who died earlier on Friday,will now play India inSydney on March 26.Meanwhile the fall-out fromIndia’s 109-run quarter-final thrashing of Bangladeshin Melbourne on Thursdaysaw the ICC’s president,

Mustafa Kamal ofBangladesh, say decisionsmade by officials seemed tohave been “pre-arranged”.He was especially angry thatIndia’s Rohit Sharma, whomade 137, had not beengiven out when caught on 90after umpires Aleem Dar andIan Gould signalled a no-ballfor what appeared to be alegitimate waist-highdelivery from RubelHossain. But ICC chiefexecutive DavidRichardson, who labelledKamal’s comments “veryunfortunate”, defended theumpires by saying: “Anysuggestion that the matchofficials had ‘an agenda’ ordid anything other thanperform to the best of theirability are baseless and arerefuted in the strongestpossible terms.” NewZealand and the WestIndies, who meet inWellington on Saturday,know the winners of theirquarter-final will play SouthAfrica in Auckland onMarch 24.

Court Bars Glenmark FromMaking Anti-Diabetes Drugs

Agency : New DelhiThe Delhi High Court onFriday restrained Indian firmGlenmark Pharmaceuticalsfrom manufacturing,marketing or selling its anti-diabetes drugs Zita and Zita-Met, saying it has "primafacie" infringed the patent ofUS drug major MerckSharp and Dohme (MSD).A bench of justices SRavindra Bhat and NajmiWaziri, while granting theinterim injunction, saidMSD "has established aprima facie case of patentinfringement" by Glenmarkand directed the Indian firmto give an undertaking thatit will comply with the order.The court also set aside itssingle-judge's April 5, 2013order refusing to restrainIndian company frommanufacturing and selling itsmedicines meant fortreatment of Type-2

diabetes. The bench,however, on Glenmark'soral plea to allow it to sellits goods already in themarket, clarified that it "maysell such of the productswhich are already in themarket i.e in possession ofits distributors and retailers"."It shall be in compliance ofinjunction, not further sell ordistribute or place in themarket the drugs inquestion," the court said andadded if any stocks of suchgoods are in its factoryawaiting distribution, "trueand correct accountsthereof be given". It alsoallowed representatives ofMSD to inspect the gatepasses of the manufacturingfacility of Glenmark toascertain for themselves asto how much stock hasalready been distributedprior to the order and whatremains in factory.

SEBI warns of penalties asboard quota deadline nears

Agency : MumbaiCorporate India's"shameful" failure to appointenough women directorsahead of a deadline set byregulators for April 1 willresult in "very serious"consequences for firms, thehead of the Securities andExchange Board of India(SEBI) said on Friday.SEBI last year imposed aquota of one female directoron the board of every listedfirm. It extended thedeadline once last year, butdespite last-minuteappointments, hundreds of

firms, including several largestate-owned companies,still fall short of therequirement. According todata combined by PrimeDatabase, almost one thirdof companies listed on theNational Stock Exchangestill have no womendirectors on their board.Laggards include state ownedoil firm ONGC (ONGC.NS),infrastructure group Larsen &Toubro (LART.NS) andconglomerate AdaniEnterprises (ADEL.NS),owned by one of India'srichest men.

HTC Appoints Cher Wang CEOAgency : New Delhi

HTC chairwoman CherWang has replaced PeterChou as chief executive atthe Taiwanese phone maker.Chou, whose focus recentlyturned to productdevelopment, will transitionto a strategic new roleleading future productinnovation. "We are seeingrapid changes in the industry,with the smartphone as ourpersonal hub connecting usto a growing world of smartdevices," Wang said in astatement. "We pioneeredthe smartphone industry;now we are applying thatthinking to realize thepotential of a newgeneration of connected

products and services." In1997, Wang co-foundedHTC Corp., initiallystruggled through thesmartphone revolution, onlyrecently finding its footingwith the HTC One lineup.The company has recentlybeen expanding into otherproduct areas. Last month,the company teamed up withUnder Armour to integrateUA Record fitness softwareinto future HTC wearables.And it unveiled the newHTC Vive virtual realityheadset at Barcelona'sMobile World Congress.

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Gujarat government Fridaysaid various works relatedto exploration of gas fromKrishna-Godavari (KG)Basin have been completedin the last two years at a costof Rs 2847.25 crore thoughoil or gas production is yetto commence at the block.Gujarat State PetroleumCorporation (GSPC), astate owned company, isinvolved in exploration ofgas in KG Basin. During theQuestion Hour today in thestate Assembly, CongressMLA from LunavadaHirabhai Patel sought fromthe State Energy andPetroleum Minister SaurabhPatel details about theprogress made in the off-shore gas and petroleumexploration project in KGBasin during the last twoyears. Various worksrelated to geo-scientificsurvey, drilling, engineeringand construction have beendone within last two yearsat the block in KG Basin,the Minister said in a written

reply. Patel stated thatGSPC had initially done ageo- scientific survey as wellas an analysis of the block.He added that batch drillinghas been completed for 4wells. On the engineeringand construction front,GSPC has completed thedesign, fabrication andinstallation of off-shore WellHand Platform(WHP) aswell as off-shore Processcum Living Quarter Platform(PLQP). An On-shore GasTerminal (OGT) has alsobeen constructed to store thegas, Patel said. To transferthe gas from off-shorePLQP till OGT, anunderwater pipeline has been

laid by GSPC. The companyhas also undertaken theprocess of procuring andinstalling Gas TurbineGenerators (GTGs), Pateltold the House. In his writtenanswer, Patel said that Rs2847.25 crore have beenspent by the stategovernment for the KGBasin project within last twoyears. Patel said that Rs2052.31 crore have beenspent during 2013-14 whileRs 794.94 crore have beenincurred in 2014-15 (as onDecember 31, 2014). TheMinister also said thatproduction of oil or gas is yetto commence in KG Basinblock.

Goats fell unconsciousafter consuming liquor

Sunvilla News, AhmedabadIn a bizarre incident, somegoats in Kheralu town ofMehsana district fellunconscious after theyconsumed liquor that hadaccumulated in an open plotafter police there destroyedliquor bottles seized in raids.“The goats of cattle-rearer,Ramesh Patni, fellunconscious after theyconsumed liquor, bottles ofwhich were destroyed in anopen farm on Tuesday lastby police,” Kheralu townpolice inspector S H Bawasaid. Kheralu police, sub-divisional magistrate andother high-ranking officialswere present there tomonitor the disposalprocedure but some amountof liquor must have

accumulated in smallpuddles across the farm,Bawa said. The police hadcrushed the liquor-bottlesby using a road-roller anddisposed them, he said.Patni said the goatsconsumed the liquor afterfinding it ‘tasty’ and thenfainted. He said he wasbemused on finding hissome goats tipsy. The goats

regained someconsciousness after 12-14hours of the incident, hesaid. Patni feed them somebutter-milk to ease the effectof alcohol and tied them inhis cattle-shed so that theycould not create ruckus.Kheralu Regional Officer NS Gadhvi, meanwhile,accused police ofnegligence.

44,534 jobs created Gujarat’sMicro Sector in last three years

Agency : AhmedabadUnder the centralgovernment sponsoredPrime Minister EmploymentGeneration Programme(PMEGP) total 44,534 jobshave been created inGujarat’s micro sector inlast three years. Thegovernment has providedmargin money subsidy ofRs. 138.54 crore to 3,843micro enterprises in Gujarat.The minister of state formicro, small and mediumenterprises Mr. Giriraj Singh

provided the details in RajyaSabha on March 19, 2015in a reply to a questionraised by MP Mr. ParimalNathwani. The ministerstated that PMEGP wasincepted in 2008-09 with aview to create jobopportunities in MSMEsector. Under PMEGP, atotal of 2.94 lakh microenterprises have beenassisted with a marginmoney subsidy of Rs.5734.03 crore providingemployment to an estimated25.76 lakh persons since itsinception till January 31,2015 in the country so far,he stated. Mr. Nathwaniwanted to know about stepstaken by the government forgenerating employmentopportunities in themanufacturing sector in thecountry. According to thestatement tabled in the house,under this scheme generalcategory beneficiaries canavail of margin moneysubsidy of 25% of theproject cost in rural areasand 15% in urban areas. Theminister also stated that themargin money subsidy is

35% in rural areas and 25%in urban area for beneficiariesbelonging to specialcategories such as scheduledcastes, scheduled tribes,OBCs, minorities, women,ex-servicemen, physicallyhandicapped, beneficiariesbelonging to North EasternRegion, hill and borderareas, etc. The maximumcost of project of Rs. 25lakh in the manufacturingsector and Rs. 10 lakh in theservice sector is consideredfor the subsidy underPMEGP, he said. Theminister also said that anyindustry related to agro andfood processing, ruralengineering enterprises,mineral based items, forestbased units, polymer &chemical based units,textiles/ apparel items andservices sector can be takenup the beneficiaries underPMEGP. Khadi and VillageIndustries Commission(KVIC) is a nodal agencyat national level forgenerating employment bysetting up as of micro-enterprises in non-farmsector.

Admit poor under RTE orface action, pvt schools told

Sunvilla News, AhmedabadGujarat high court onThursday took a serious noteof private schools denyingadmission to poor childrenunder the Right to Education(RTE) Act. The HC issuednotices to nearly 200private schools inAhmedabad district askingwhy FIR should not belodged against them forviolating the law. Actingchief justice V M Sahai didsome tough talking inresponse to a PIL filed byDalit Hakk Rakshak Sangh

complaining of apathy onpart of government andprivate schools in filling the25% quota reserved forpoor kids. "The privateschools do not like to admitpoor kids. They feel thattheir reputation would bespoiled....But they will haveto give admission," Sahaiobserved. The petitionerssubmitted that 1,509students had applied toDEO, Ahmedabad, for freeadmission, who forwardedtheir names to severalprivate schools.

Rs 500cr cricket bettingracket busted in Vadodara

Correspondent, VadodaraWhen India was playingBangladesh in the crucialquarter final match atMelbourne on Thursday,the Ahmedabad zonal unit ofEnforcement Directorate(ED) carried out a searchoperation in Vadodara andunearthed an internationalcricket betting racket worthmore than Rs 500 crore. EDofficials held two bookies —Kiran Mala alias KiranAmdavad and Tommy Patel— for betting during theongoing ICC cricket worldcup 2015. This is the firsttime, ED has unearthed acricket betting racket.According to ED sources,Mala and Patel were runningthe betting racket for the lasttwo years and were alsosuspected to be involved inIPL fixing case in which theywere interrogated by Delhipolice. In 2013, crime

branch in Ahmedabad hadarrested them for fixing inIPL. On the basis of a tip-off, ED officials launched asearch operation at 12.30pm on Thursday in afarmhouse near GoldenChokdi in Vadodara. Theofficials also seized 100mobile phones and 15laptops from the spot. Thesearch operation is still onand the racket is expectedto swell to Rs 800 crore. EDsources said the bookies

had a turnover of Rs 20crore per match and used toshift their location every fourdays. Both the bookiesbelong to Ahmedabad. Inthe evening, ED officialssealed the bungalow ofKiran Mala in Charotarsociety in Maninagar.Sources said Tommy was intouch with a formerRajasthan Royals player in2011. The said player waslater found to be involved inIPL fixing case.

Sunvilla News, AhmedabadAhmedabad based Niharika photography club fame Surendra R Patel received LifeTime Achievement Award 2013 of photography(Rs. 1,50,000, shawl and citation) byGovernment of India in Delhi today. Others from Gujarat who received the awards wereMukesh J Thakkar in Special Mention Award (Amateur) category and Shri JayeshNavinchandra Shah.

Three Gujarat photographersget National Photography Award

Age bar for beneficiaries ofMAA Vatsalya Yojana removedSunvilla News, GandhinagarGujarat government Fridayannounced removal of agebar for gents in‘Mukhyamantri AmrutamMaa Vatsalya Yojana’scheme for free treatmentupto Rs. 2 lakh. Earlier therewas age bar of 21 years forgents in this scheme. Malesabove 21 years of age wereexcluded from the

scheme.The scheme is onlyfor those whose annualincome is below Rs. 1.20lakh. Five members of familyget free medical treatmentupto Rs. 2 lakh in seriousdiseases like heart, kidney,cancer etc. MeanwhileCongress MLA GyasuddinSheikh thanked thegovernment for removal ofage bar for gents in this

scheme. He said he wasdemanding samerepeatedly, and finally thegovernment has removedthe age bar. He said, “evenif I continue to be MLA infuture or not, I will havesatisfaction that I becamemedium for one gooddecision that is going to giveaway great benefit to lowincome people.”

Dental camp forpeople with disabilities

Sunvilla News, AhmedabadOn the World Oral HealthDay on Friday, theGovernment DentalCollege and Hospital hasorganized a dental healthcheck-up camp at theschool for hearing- andspeech-impaired and blindon Ashram Road. Thisyear's theme is 'Smile forLife'. It has also publishedan oral health awarenessbooklet on the theme

'Healthy mouth, healthybody' for common peoplein local language. Dr JankiShah, HoD, public healthdentistry at the hospital,said: "Around 90% ofworld's population suffersfrom oral diseases.Brushing teeth two times aday, gargling after everymeal and a regular check-up can help peoplepreserve their natural teethfor lifetime."

Diamond roughstheft cracked, 3 held

Correspondent, SURATCracking the sensationalrough diamonds theft fromShree Ramkrishna Export(SRK), city police arrestedthree persons, including themain accused SagarKapuriya, and recoveredthe booty worth Rs 2.07crore. Police arrestedKapuriya's associatesBhavesh Kapuriya (24)and Harshad Rakholiya

(22) on Wednesday nightand received leads aboutSagar. Sagar was tracednear Kalavad in Jamnagardistrict and was picked upfrom there. Police did notrule out possibility of morepeople being involved . Thepackets of stolen roughdiamonds were recoveredfrom a construction site inDahej where they werekept buried.

Sebi, RBI to issue IFSC guidelinesfor GIFT city this month: Sinha

Agency : MumbaiThe new guidelines forsetting up the country’s firstInternational FinancialServices Centre (IFSC) inGujarat’s GIFT City will beput in place this month,markets regulator Sebi saidFriday. “GIFT has beenannounced in the Budgetand the timeframe has alsobeen given, effective April 1.We are in constant touchwith RBI,” Sebi ChairmanU K Sinha said here Friday.“RBI and Sebi will come outwith formulations beforeApril 1,” he added. FinanceMinister Arun Jaitley hadannounced in the Budget lastmonth that India’s first IFSC

would be set up in GIFTCity in Gujarat. Sinha saidthere are some challengesand discussions arecontinuing to resolve them.“There are somechallenges… How do youtreat this territory? Is it anIndian territory or foreignterritory in the technicalterm. Will Foreign ExchangeManagement Act (FEMA)apply or not? All those thingsare there. “We are in theprocess (of discussion), I’mnot in a position to disclosethe final outcome except thatit would be out before April1,” Sinha said. Presentingthe Union Budget for 2015-16, Jaitley had said that

appropriate regulations forIFSCs would be issued inMarch, which would be onthe lines of global financialcentres of Singapore andDubai. “Even though Indiaproduces some of the finestfinancial minds, including ininternational finance, theyhave few avenues in India tofully exhibit and exploit theirstrength to the country’sadvantage,” he had said.

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