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Six shops guttedin Gulmarg

No other serviceas great as 'gausewa': Haryana

Guv

IAS officer'sdeath; JDS

releases audiotape

Agency : Srinagar, Mar 21Six shops were gutted in amajor fire at the famous hillresort Gulmarg in Baramulladistrict of north Kashmir,police said Saturday. Fireerupted at main marketGulmarg, 55 kms from here,last night causing damage tosix shops, a policespokesman said. He saidpolice is investigating thecause of the fire. In anotherincident, fire broke out at ashopping complex on theoutskirts of Srinagar lastnight.

Agency : Chandigarh, Mar 21Hailing the CowProtection Bill passedunanimously by theHaryana assembly,Governor Kaptan SinghSolanki today said that noother service is as great as'gau sewa.' He said bypassing the bill, Haryanahas carved for itself aseparate identity amongthe states in the country."Everybody shouldinculcate in them thefeeling of 'gau sewa'.

Agency : Bengaluru, Mar 21JDS leader H DKumaraswamy todayreleased an audio clippingclaiming it would expose thecircumstances that led to thetransfer of IAS officer D KRavi, who died undermysterious circumstances, incontrast to claims made byKarnataka Chief MinisterSiddaramaiah.

Mamata notaccepting farmers'

suicide: CPI(M)Agency : New Delhi, Mar 21

CPI(M) saturday chargedthe Mamata Banerjeegovernment with notaccepting that farmers inWest Bengal werecommitting suicide due tofinancial distress and saidthey would launchagitations on this and thedeteriorating law andorder situation in the state."The chief minister hadearlier said nobody hadcommitted suicide andonce in Vidhan Sabha, shehad said only one personhas committed suicide.

India will be first country to have no duplicacy in voters' listafter linking of Aadhar card with voter identity card, Chief Election Commissioner HS Brahma said on Saturday.

Swine flu deaths at 1,895; Numberof cases nears 32,000 mark

Agency : New DelhiSwine flu claimed the livesof 21 more people as thedeath toll across countryrose to 1,895 on Saturdaywhile the total number ofaffected persons inchedtowards the 32,000 mark.According to data collatedby the Union HealthMinistry, as on March 20,the contagious disease hasclaimed the lives of 1,895persons while the number ofaffected persons acrossvarious states stood at31,974. In Gujarat, thenumber of people who havedied of the disease hasclimbed to 407 while thenumber of affected personswere 6,330. In Rajasthan,which is another of the worstaffected states, the death tollinched towards the 400-mark as 398 peopleperished from the diseasewhile the number of affectedpersons stood at 6,356. TheUnion Health Ministry said

Agency : KolkataIndia is set to become thefirst country in the world tohave biometric data and noduplicacy in the voters' listafter linking of Aadhar cardwith voter identity card,Chief ElectionCommissioner HS Brahmasaid on Saturday. "Whenwe are able to seed theAadhar figure (number) onEPIC card that will ensurethat there is not a singleduplicate number. We willdo it definitely by 2015 andthen India will be the onlycountry in the world wherethere will be completebiometric of voters. There

will be not a single fraud orduplicate voters," Brahmasaid at a conference onelectoral reforms here.Asked about SupremeCourt's order which hadsaid that Aadhar is not aprerequisite for availingpublic services, he saideveryday lakhs of voters areseeding their names withAadhar card on their own."Everyday our voters arethemselves seeding (theirnames for Aadhar cards).More than lakhs daily. Wedo not want to make itcompulsory but our votersthemselves want it. It is agood gesture," the CEC

said. He appealed to allcitizens of the country toavoid duplicate names in thevoter list saying it is a crimepunishable for upto oneyear. Brahma said once theAadhar number ismentioned in the electoralrolls then individual voters

can also change theiraddress online becauseAadhar will be the basicidentity. It will remove allallegations of duplicacy inthe voters list andharassment to voters inchanging their address, hesaid adding that so far 85

crore Indians have got theirAadhar numbers. "We arevery hopeful that theremaining 25-30 crorepeople's Aadhar cardswould be done by August thisyear," he said adding that inWest Bengal the Aadharfigure is around 55 per centso far. On electoral reforms,

he said political reformsshould also be talked aboutin the same spirit. He said ifthe government accepts thereport of the LawCommission then 95 percent of problems on issuesof electoral reforms will beresolved. Asked aboutexpenditure ceiling for

political party candidates,he said they need to bevigilant as money andmuscle power doesn't leadto level playing field. "Filingof nominations should alsobe online so that people canknow the plus and minus ofthe candidates," Brahmaadded.

Election Commission may revokeregistration of parties which do not contest

Agency : KOLKATAThe Election Commission isplanning to revokeregistration of politicalparties which have nevercontested any election in thelast 5-10 years. ChiefElection Commissioner H SBrahma today said there aremore than 1,600 registeredparties in the country ofwhich only less than 200participate in the electoralprocess."We are veryseriously thinking that if aparty has not participated inany election within a periodof five years or seven yearsor 10 years then they shouldbe suo moto deleted fromthe registration," Brahmasaid at a conference ofNational Election Watchhere. He said they arethinking of taking someserious action against those

who have not contested aminimum of 2-3 stateassembly elections and oneparliamentary election. "Weare not able to enforce it.But if there is a pressurefrom the people on them(elected representatives), Ithink this kind of bogusregistration of politicalparties for doing other thanthe real political activity canbe curbed. But state fundingor no funding is not the issue

here," Brahma said. He saidthat upon registration,political parties get a numberof benefits from the stateincluding financial exemptionin income tax. Politicalparties can always say thatthey contested but not wonhe said adding that "thereare instances where theynever participate even inmunicipal or panchayatelection which is veryunfortunate".

that the death toll inMaharashtra rose to 342with 4,007 people havingcontracted the H1N1 virus.In Madhya Pradesh, 279people have perished with2,069 persons affected. Thetoll in Telangana hasreached 75 while inKarnataka, the death toll hasrose to 77. The death toll inUttarakhand has reached 11while in Punjab, the diseasehas claimed the lives of 53persons. Another person hasdied taking the death toll inWest Bengal to 24 while thetoll 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 personsat 4,137. In Kerala, thedeath toll has reached 12while 14 people have diedin Tamil Nadu after anotherperson died of thecontagious disease. AndhraPradesh has now seen 22swine flu fatalities while 20people have died inHimachal Pradesh. Thedisease has claimed the livesof 17 people inChhattisgarh.

2 Terrorists Who Attacked Army Campin Jammu and Kashmir's Samba Killed

Agency : JAMMUIn a second attack againstsecurity forces in two days,two terrorists opened fireand lobbed grenades at anArmy installation in Sambanear Jammu this morning.Both the terrorists werekilled after a long firefightwith the Army. "Twoterrorists have been killed inthe Samba attack," DefenceMinister Manohar Parrikarsaid this afternoon. Theterrorists opened fire at thecamp of the 81 ArmouredRegiment of the Army on theJammu-Pathankot NationalHighway, a little before 6

am, but couldn't get inside.They were then, reportedly,pinned down in the bushesbetween the camp and theArmy school, where a longgunbattle ensued.Reinforcements were

brought in by the army andit also moved in 'InfantryCombat Vehicles' fromJammu towards theencounter site. A civilian,who was on his way to theVaishno Devi pilgrimage,

was injured in the attack andshifted to a nearby hospital.The Jammu-Pathankotehighway, on which the Armycamp is situated, wasclosed for traffic forprecautionary measures.Security agencies areinvestigating whether thetwo terrorists had infiltratedwith the same group thatcarried out yesterday'sattack, which happened just20 kilometres away.Yesterday, two terroristsdressed in Indian Armyuniform had crossed theinternational border, hijackeda jeep and stormed a policestation in Kathua district ofJammu, killing four people.It was the first major terrorattack in Jammu andKashmir since MuftiMohammad Sayeed's PDP-BJP coalition governmenttook charge this month.Sources said the terroristswould have used unfencedsections of the InternationalBorder to cross over.Although the entire India-Pakistan border is fenced,there are portions both on theInternational Border (IB) andthe Line of Control (LoC)where rivers and rivuletsmake the fencing vulnerable.

B'desh were made to loseWC qr final to India: Hasina

Agency : DhakaWading into the controversyover umpiring decisions inBangladesh's World Cupquarterfinal loss to India,Prime Minister Sheikh

Hasina has said everyonehas seen how the MashrafeMortaza-led side was"made to lose". During afunction organised byBangladeshi expatriates inMelbourne for the nationalteam, Prime Minister Hasinacalled Bangladesh CricketBoard (BCB) PresidentNazmul Hassan and greetedthe players on the phone.

Suicide hoax lands Facebookuser in psychiatric institution

Agency : New DelhiA user from Californiarecently put Facebook'ssuicide prevention feature totest. According to a report,Shane Tusch shared hisfrustrations about his bankon the social network andposted a fake-threat to hanghimself from the GoldenGate Bridge. A readerswiftly reported his post. Asper the prevention serviceupdate last month,Facebook locked Tusch outof his account. He shouldhave been in conversationwith a crisis worker soon

after, but instead he wasarrested and placed in apsychiatric institution for atotal of 70 hours. At a timewhen people are perpetuallysigned into social networks,online intervention couldprove to be a crucial tool insaving lives. According tothe CDC, suicide is the tenthleading cause of deathacross all ages in the US.Facebook first stepped in tohelp with its reporting toolin 2011. In partnership withsuicide preventionorganizations, the network

eventually found a way toget friends involved beyondlikes and comments.Through the service aconcerned friend (or, asTusch claims, a relativestranger) can report asuicide threat to generate aconcerned email fromFacebook.

Chrome: Avoid messagetrackers in Gmail

Agency : New DelhiMany marketing companiesare using trackers in theirpromotional email to learnwhether or not you've lookedat their message. Onetechnique involves placing asmall image within themessage that can bemonitored for activity (whenyou load it on your computer).While these two methodswon't be able to block all

trackers in your Gmailmessages, they are a step inthe right direction. Do youthink Gmail should be moreaggressive about blockingtrackers? Share your thoughtsin the comments.

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DAYWhy 1,731 Indians died of swine flu..?I got myself a flu jab the other day. It’s a protectivevaccine against seasonal flu but probably won’t offerprotection from swine flu, the H1N1 virus that has claimedmore than 1,700 lives in India so far in its latest outbreak.I am in a very tiny minority of people who have been ableto access the jab—you have to book it in advance—as apreventative measure. My doc at a shining private hospitalsuggested it, and I dutifully grabbed the opportunity whenit came my way. Weeks earlier, somewhat paranoid aboutwet sneezes that travel in public places at great speed, Ihad found myself in a crowd of people thronging one ofDelhi’s oldest and best-stocked pharmacies, looking forthe flu vaccine. “There’s none here, sir,” the polite manwho manages the shop informed me. “You can go to (thegovernment-run) Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital if youwant to,” he added with a look that said: “I wouldn’tbother if I were you.” “Even members of Parliament andministers are calling up, asking,” his assistant chipped in,grinning. “They don’t much care for us otherwise.” Notquite seeing the point of light banter in the midst of whatlooked like an epidemic (but isn’t), I asked him to fetchme as many of the E-95s as he could. These are facemasks that are recommended by the government as aprevention against swine flu. It’s dreadfully easy to panicin India. The most recent government figures show 1,731people have died from swine flu since January and thatmore than 30,000 have been infected. These figures needto be put in perspective, of course: tens of thousands ofpeople die from flu or related infections around the worldevery year, including in the most developed of nations.Still, the steadily climbing death toll in India is an indictmentof its abject public health system—without doubt, manylives could have been saved. There is little doubt, too,that most of the victims of swine flu are poor—peoplewith little access to emergency medication, leave aloneprotective seasonal flu jabs. The outbreak has exposedthe hollowness of the public health system, especially inthe matter of preparedness and monitoring of drug stocks.This outbreak of swine flu has been characterized by asevere shortage of the standard drug used to treat it—Tamiflu, or its variant, Oseltamivir. The reason mypharmacy in Delhi did not have stocks of the swine fludrug is poor planning and execution of governmentregulation. The approved versions of Tamiflu that are soldin India are classed as Schedule X drugs. There arerestrictions over their sale for reasons that uncontrolleduse may lead to the virus mutating, rendering the drugineffective and posing a fresh public health challenge. Thisis a perfectly reasonable public health measure, but theentire purpose is defeated if the authorities are unpreparedfor emergencies and are caught out without stocks.Astoundingly, in a country of more than 1.2 billion people,a mere 2,500 chemists have the licence to stock ScheduleX drugs—that’s one pharmacy for nearly half a millionpeople! But that cannot be the full story: no doubt, thedistribution of these pharmacies would be heavily skewedin favour of big cities and towns, with rural India, as ever,left untended. What does a Schedule X drug mean forpharmacies?

“Rain and hailstorm have severely affected the farmers. It'shigh time, the state and Central governments compensate themadequately and hasten the process, Congress will fight forfarmers' relief” - Congress president Sonia Gandhi said...

- Kapilkumar M. HirparaEditor

Kangana Ranaut to playMeena Kumari on screen?

Agency : MumbaiKangana Ranaut has oftenbeen compared to tragedyqueen Meena Kumari andlooks like the same hasearned her a role inTigmanshu Dhulia's next!That's right folks, if the latestreports are to be believed,Tigmanshu's next is anadaptation of Vinod Mehta'sbook, Meena Kumari: TheClassic Biography. We hearthat the makers of the filmpossess the rights of thebook and have approachedKangana with the project. Asource revealed,” Kanganais looking at her date diaryand is hoping toaccommodate the film inAugust-September. Theresearch has begun and aformal announcement willbe made soon.” Kangana iscurrently caught up with theshoot of Katti Batti which isbeing directed by NikhilAdvani. For the uninitiated,Meena Kumari was a wellknown name in the 50s and60s and was popular for her

roles in films like Pakeezahand Chitralekha. The actress

died at the young age of 39due to her alcohol addiction.

Birthday Special: RaniMukerji's best performances

Agency : New DelhiThe new queen of one ofBollywood’s biggestdynasties, Rani Mukerji hascome a long way from herdays as a simple actress.Saturday as she turns 37,we take a look at her bestperformances over theyears. Rani had been doingthe mainstream heroineroles for over a decadewhen Sanjay LeelaBhansali decided to getsomething more out of her.He cast her in the role of agirl who is born deaf andblind, a story inspired byHellen Keller. The result

was that Bollywood wokeup to a masterful performerin the form of Rani Mukerji,making Black one of hermost appreciated films. ThisBonnie and Clyde inspiredflick worked mainly due toRani’s bubbly character and

effervescent charm. Beforethis, she had always comeacross as the demure,pretty girl-next-door andBunty Aur Babli ensuredwe were exposed to theversatility within thisactress.

Rohit Shetty starts filming 'Dilwale'

Agency : MumbaiFilmmaker Rohit Shetty hasstarted shooting hisupcoming Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol starrer movie

"Dilwale" here. The"Chennai Express" directorstarted the first day filmingof the ensemble cast moviewith the boys brigade

including Varun Dhawan,Varun Sharma, SanjayMishra and Johnny Lever."Dilwale with the big manhimself #rohitshetty," Varuntweeted along with a picturefrom the set. The rest of thecast -- Shah Rukh, Kajol,Kirti Sanon, Boman Irani,Vinod Khanna, Kabir Bedi-- will soon join the shoot.Written by Sajid?Farhad,the film's music has beengiven by Pritam and thecinematographer of the filmis Dudley. "Dilwale" is slatedto release this Christmas.

'Rockstar' singer Harshdeep Kaurties the knot with Mankeet Singh

Agency : MumbaiBollywood playback singerHarshdeep Kaur, bestknown for crooning "KatiyaKaroon" from RanbirKapoor's "Rockstar", hasmarried her best friendMankeet Singh. The couplegot married on Friday in aGurudwara. The 28-year-old singer took to Twitter toshare the news with her fans."Got married to my bestfriend Mankeet Singhyesterday... Need yourblessings," she tweeted.Harshdeep posted a pictureon Facebook of the coupletaking pheras. She wore alight pink lehanga, whileMankeet donned a whitesherwani. Harshdeep hasalso lent her voice for songslike "Ik Onkar" ("Rang De

Basanti"), "Heer" ("Jab TakHai Jaan") and "Kabira"

("Yeh Jawaani HaiDeewani").

Parineeti Chopra falls sick

Agency : MumbaiBubbly and vivacious

Bollywood actress ParineetiChopra says she is not so

“happy” as she is not feelingwell. However, the actress,who made her acting debutwith a supporting role in the2011 romantic comedy“Ladies vs Ricky Bahl”,refrained from sharing moreinformation about her illnesson the social mediaplatform. Meanwhile, 2014turned out to be a low keyyear for the cousin ofactress Priyanka Chopra.Of Parineeti’s three releases— “Hasee Toh Phasee”,“Daawat-e-Ishq” and “KillDil”, two bombed at the boxoffice.“Hasee Toh Phasee”, whichalso starred SidharthMalhotra, had a fair boxoffice performance.

Back to roots: Priyanka to beginshooting of Bajirao Mastani in April

Agency : New DelhiAlso, PC will finish theschedule and then go on toshoot for Prakash Jha'sGangaajal 2 in Bhopal. Theactress is also planning tothrow a party for herQuantico co-stars beforeshe wraps up her shoot inthe USA. She is hoping thatQuantico is a success andher role is noticed. In theshow, McLaughlin will playa handsome charmer whobriefly romances Alex(Priyanka) after the twomeet on a flight. There is atwist to McLaughlin'scharacter as it will graduallyemerge that he is not theperson he claims to be. JoshSafran, who shot to famepenning the teen dramaseries Gossip Girl, will scriptQuantico, and the show will

mostly be shot acrossvarious locations in Atlanta.McLaughlin shot to stardomwith his role in AlfonsoCuaron and J.J. Abrams'fantasy drama Believe. Heplayed William Tate, a

wrongfully convicted death-row inmate, who is broughtout of prison to protect ayoung girl with Americanactor Jake McLaughlinpsychic and telekineticpowers.

Aishwarya Rai shoots in a junkyard!Agency : Mumbai

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan,who is shooting for hercomeback film Jazbaa wasrecently spotted at a placecalled Dongar in Andheri.Dongar is a scrapyard forcars and machinery and notreally a convenient place fora shoot. Yet, the light-eyedactress had no qualmsshooting at the place evenif she had to walk three-fourkms to the location. "Themakers were prepared toconstruct a set, but sincethe film is shot in real

locations in Mumbai,Aishwarya decided toshoot there and not in astudio keeping in mind the

feel of the film," says asource. Security wasbeefed up for Aishwaryawhen she shoot at Dongar.

Bobbi Kristina Brownmoved to rehab facility

Agency : WashingtonBobbi Kristina Brown hasbeen moved from EmoryUniversity hospital to arehab facility in Atlanta as noimprovement has beenobserved in her condition, ithas been revealed. Kristina's

breathing tube was movedfrom the 22-year-old'sthroat to her neck a fewweeks ago and if reports areto be believed she was inpreparation for the supportshe will be getting in the newbuilding.

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SPORTS ROUNDUPICC WORLD CUP-2015

ICC World Cup: Indian bowling hasbeen the unlikely hero in this World Cup

Agency : MelbourneWhat did the game betweenSri Lanka and South Africatell us about knockouts?The same got validated inthe second quarter-finalbetween India andBangladesh. It told us thatthe team that can play withfreedom in a must-wingame is the team that ismore likely to win the match.It's one thing playing withfreedom in the league phasewhere losing has limitedconsequences and quiteanother to do the same in agame where you go home ifyou lose. Sri Lanka justcouldn’t get off the blocks

at the Sydney CricketGround and KumarSangakkara’s approachshowcased what pressurecan do even to the best inthe business. The secondquarter-final was dominatedby the better team and, onceagain, showed that ‘beenthere done that’ is critical toa team’s response to thesecrunch situations. Indiadidn’t start that well butthat’s rarely a concern in thisWorld Cup, for you canalways make a comeback ifyou have wickets in hand.India kept moving slowlybut ensured that they didn’tlose too many wickets in the

process. Once you havemore than six wickets for thelast 15 overs, an above parscore is almost guaranteed,and that’s what Indiamanaged at the MelbourneCricket Ground. Achampion team finds newheroes in every game. In theleague phase, India’s battingrevolved around ShikharDhawan, Virat Kohli andSuresh Raina but thequarter-final was aboutRohit Sharma. He hasscored two ODI doublecenturies but I have no doubtin my mind that the inningsof 137 versus Bangladeshwas his best ODI knock.

Pakistan bowler Wahab Riazapologies to fans for loss to Australia

Agency : KarachiPakistan fast bowler WahabRiaz has apologised to thenation for the team's failurein the cricket World Cupquarter final againstAustralia. Riaz, who turnedin one of the most enduringand blistering spells of pacebowling against Australiayesterday, said he washeart-broken with thedefeat. "I am sad and Iapologize to the people forthe defeat because they hadso many expectations from

us," the left arm pacer saidon Geo News channel. "Ithink more than ever weneed the support of our fansnow. I am sad because wecould have won the match,"he said. Riaz emerged asPakistan's most successfulbowler with 16 wickets andhis spell on Friday had eventhe Australians andinternational cricketcommunity all praise for him.Explaining his war of wordswith Australia's ShaneWatson, Riaz said when he

came into bat, Watson andothers had exchangedwords with him. "So whenhe came into bat I settledthe score with him." Watsonand Riaz were bothpenalised by the ICC onSaturday for their spat. Healso made it clear he had nocomplaints with teammateRahat Ali who dropped asimple catch to give Watsona life when he was on four.?I have no complaintsbecause these things happenin a high pressure match."

Karnataka vanquishes TN in Battle of Mumbai

Agency : MumbaiKarnataka proved to be atrue prize-winning team asit crushed Tamil Nadu in therecent Ranji Trophy final. Itstarted the season as thedefending champion andafter three months of sweatand toil and offering someentertaining fare, it retainedthe title it won in the lastseason defeatingMaharashtra. It was a

wonderful feat and in doingso, it emulated the high-classachievements of teams thathave won the title back-to-back after the turn of themillennium like Rajasthanand Mumbai. Seventeenyears ago, Karnataka underdifferent captains had wonthe title in consecutiveyears, 1997-98 and 1998-99. Few teams in recenttimes have compelled as

much attention asKarnataka for its style andmanner of play. It playedas a committed anddedicated unit. Its playersbacked each other and setan example to otherserious teams in the race forthe title. The team showedthat sharpening of skills andimplementing work ethicswere the only ways to courtsuccess. There was no clashof egos in the team.Moreover, the Karnatakacaptain, R. Vinay Kumar,did not lose much sleep overbeing left out of the WorldCup squad. Instead, heshowed the way with aterrific bowling effort rightthrough the season ondiverse wickets.

World Cup 2015: Quinton de Kockbecomes South Africa's 'Warrior of light'

Agency : SydneyQuinton de Kock's returnto form in South Africa'sWorld Cup quarter-finalrout of Sri Lanka was oneof the most pleasing aspectsof a convincing victory forthe Proteas, not least for thetalented 22-year-oldbatsman himself. No onedoubts the lefthandedopener's talent butproducing your best underpressure at the World Cupis an entirely differentmatter, as the players whohave taken part in SouthAfrica's previous campaignswill attest. De Kock openedhis World Cup with back-to-back innings of sevenagainst Zimbabwe and Indiaand the runs failed to comeagainst West Indies,Ireland, Pakistan and theUnited Arab Emirateseither.Going into thequarter-final at the Sydney

Cricket Ground, he hadaccumulated just 53 from sixinnings and both coachRussell Domingo andskipper AB de Villiers weresubject to questions overthe value of retaining him.On Wednesday, De Kockrepaid their faith with acouple of excellent catches

behind the stumps and thenan unbeaten 78 off 57 balls,punching the ball throughgaps in the field with alacrityand sealing the victory withhis 12th four. "It looked likeI was batting easy but, trustme, it was nothing like easy,"he said after the nine-wicketvictory.

World Cup 2015: Glenn Maxwellreminds Team India of 'win less streak'

Agency : SydneyDashing Australian batsmanGlenn Maxwell onSaturday said the Indianteam should remember thatit hasn't won a single gameagainst his side this summerand the hosts intend to keepit that way in Thursday'sWorld Cup semi-finalagainst the defendingchampions. Asked howdifficult will it be forAustralia to stop theunbeaten Indian juggernaut,Maxwell replied, "I think wetargetted them pretty wellthis summer. They haven'twon a game against us allthrough the summer.Hopefully that is pretty clearin their memories." "We canmake the most of that (allwin record). We've beendominant all summer in theODI format. We want tocontinue that. But Maxwelldid praise the Indian side forits consistency that helped itreach the last fourstage."India are a very goodside. They wouldn't be herein the semi-finals if they

weren't a good side. Wehave to bring our A gamewhen we play them thisweek," the IPL star saidwith a note of caution.Although the mediainteraction at the Sydneyairport 'felt like IPL' toMaxwell with only threeAussie reporters in the mix,he didn't feel that playingagainst Ashwin or Jadeja inthe IPL would matter muchas his role in this nationalteam set-up is different. "The

IPL is a lot different to theWorld Cup. It is differentpressure and differentsituation. I bat at No 6 (forAustralia) and there are stillfive guys ahead of me, whoare going to be batting first.Hopefully, they can make themost of the conditions. Myjob is to finish it off." Whensomeone asked if he reckonsthe contest to be 50-50,Maxwell had a tongue-in-cheek counter query, "Whatare the bookmakers saying?

Guptill double ton mauls Indies as Kiwis move to semisAgency : New Delhi

Riding on the crest of MartinGuptill’s unbeaten 237,New Zealand again sailedthrough to the semi finalsbeating jittery West Indiescomprehensively in the fourthquarter finals at Wellington.In the process, Guptillsurpassed Sachin Tendulkar,Chris Gayle and VirenderSehwag to bludgeon his wayto the record books,becoming the highestindividual scorer in WorldCup. The stylish right handeralso became the first New

Zealander and fifth batsmanto notch up double ton inODIs. Guptill joined the clubof three Indians and a WestIndian, who have achievedthe feat earlier. Electing tobat first, Black Caps notcheda mammoth 393 in theallotted 50 overs, then

cleaned up the Caribbeanside for 250 runs in just 30.3overs. The Black Caps haveset up clash with mightProteas at Auckland oncoming Tuesday. This wasalso the heaviest defeatsuffered by any team in termsof run in knockout stages.

GoAir joins price warwith Rs.999 offer

Agency : New DelhiBudget passenger carrierGoAir on Saturdaylaunched its special mid-year offer with one-wayfares starting from Rs.999across the airline’s networkof 22 cities. According to theairline, the tickets under theoffer can be booked fromMarch 21 to 23 for thetravel period between June23 to October 31 2015. “Itis our continuous endeavourto bring the best offers andservices to our customers.We’re delighted to

announce our specialaffordable fares, so thatpeople can enjoy thebenefits of air travel andholidays at immense valueacross our network,” saidManoj Dharmani, vice-president, sales andmarketing, GoAir “Withlong weekends coming upand holidays getting muchcheaper as compared to thesummer vacation peakperiod, the opportunity totake advantage of valueholidays is immense,” Mr.Dharmani added.

No efforts to rescueCapital’s sparrows

Agency : New DelhiNearly three years after thehouse sparrow wasdeclared the state bird, littlehas been done to increaseits number in the Capital.Though the government hasbeen concerned about thedeclining number of thesebirds for at least the last fiveyears, it has not ordered anyofficial study or a bird counttill now. As revealed in anRTI application byenvironmentalist MahendraPandey two years ago, noseparate fund has beenallocated for theconservation of the statebird or creating an idealhabitat for nesting. “We

have not been able to reachwhere we had intended to.I think a scientific study isrequired to understand thereal reasons behind itsdisappearance,” said SheilaDikshit, Delhi’s former CM,who had declared the housesparrow as the state bird inAugust 2012 and promiseda conservation plan toutedas “India’s largestmovement to savesparrows” at that time. “Ihad put several experts onthe job. We did not order acount since their decliningnumbers were obvious. Ithink we should keep at itwith greater vigour,” Dikshitsaid.

Facebook working onTruecaller rival: Report

Agency : NEW DELHIAfter trying its hand atephemeral messaging andnews reading apps,Facebook is all set to launcha phone dialler and caller IDapp, called 'Phone' forAndroid users. Accordingto a new report by AndroidPolice, several users havespotted a button to try andinstall an app named 'Phone'inside the FacebookAndroid app. The buttonsays that the app showsinformation about who'scalling and automatically

blocks calls from commonlyblocked numbers. Thebutton was meant forFacebook employees usinga test build as it's labeled'FB-ONLY' but it looks likethe server-side elementmade its way to a wider setof users in error. The buttonreturns a "no page found"error as the app install file ismost likely located onFacebook's internal servers.The app would rival the likesof Truecaller which offers acaller ID, reverse-lookupfeatur

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Zip Line across Sabarmati River opens for public

Sunvilla News, AhmedabadPresented below are photographs of just opened Zip line river crossing ride at Sabarmati river front just behind NID inPaldi area. Ticket rate for two-way ride is Rs. 300 for individual on weekdays and Rs. 400 on weekends. AhmedabadMunicipal Corporation has handed over this project to private party. Crossing is not motorized. It is based on slope.Safety parameters seem good. Fire Brigade has already given safety certificate after thorough load and stability checks.On its opening day the ride was free.

Photo by : Rudani Dixit

Vadodara to get Railway University

Correspondent, VadodaraMinistry of Railways will setup India’s first RailwayUniversity at Vadodara inGujarat. This was stated byMinister of State forRailway Shri Manoj Sinhain Rajya Sabha in reply toquestions asked byMembers of ParliamentPalvai Govardhan Reddyand Ranjib Biswal. RailwayMinister Suresh Prabhu hadin his Railway Budgetspeech said, “We are in theprocess of setting up a full-fledged University during2015-16.” When asked toshare further details onGovernment’s this decisionby members of parliament,

Minister of State(Railways)Sinha in Rajya Sabha stated:“Ministry of Railways hasdecided to establish oneUniversity on IndianRailways, at present, byupgrading NationalAcademy of IndianRailways, Vadodara and bytaking the existingCentralized TrainingInstitutes and other traininginstitutes under its umbrella.The University would awardDegrees and Diplomas invarious technical and non-technical areas related to theworking of Railways. Nofunds have been allocatedfor this purpose. Timeline forcommissioning of the

University has not beenfixed.” It should bementioned here thatNational Academy of IndianRailway was established 63years ago to give training torailway officers. Its campusis located in Pratapnagararea of Vadodara. Theacademy is functioning inPratapvilas palace whichwas built by then ruler ofBaroda state Gaekwad inyear 1914. The design ofthis palace was made by CFStevens.

Work for Wi-Fi in Ahmedabad-Delhi Rajdhani Express started

Sunvilla News, AhmedabadIndian railways has taken upwork for provision of Wi-Fi facility in Ahmedabad-Delhi Rajdhani Express.This was stated by Ministerof State for Railway ManojSinha to Member ofParliament Naresh Gujral inRajya Sabha. However theMinister added that as it is acapital intensive project andeven running costs are high,there’s no specific timeperiod fixed for execution ofthis project. The Minister inhis reply said: “Railwayproposes to provide Wi-Fifacility in select trains. As apilot project Wi-Fi in 12301/12302 Howrah-New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Expresshas been provided. Further,work for provision of Wi-Fiin 12957/12958

Ahmedabad RajdhaniExpress, 12005/12006Kalka Shatabdi Express and12045/12046 ChandigarhShatabdi Express has beentaken up. For provision ofreliable Wi-Fi in a movingtrain, currently SatelliteCommunication is the onlytechnology available which iscapital intensive and has high

recurring cost in the form ofBandwidth rentals. In view ofthe above, no specific timeperiod can be given atpresent.”

Advani to visit constituency on March 23Sunvilla News, Gandhinagar

Former Deputy PrimeMinister and Lok SabhaMP elected fromGandhinagar LK Advaniwill visit Gandhinagar LokSabha constituency on 23March. He will attendgovernment meeting in themorning in Gandhinagar andlater in the afternoon visitBakrana village of Sanandtaluka that he has adoptedunder Sansad AadarshGram Yojana. BJYMGujarat PresidentPradipsinh Vaghela runSwami Vivekananda SevaSansthan has organized

horse race, Babbadi, cricketand dayro events on this daywhich will be attended byAdani and state partypresident Faldu. Various

BJP office bearers willremain present on thisoccasion and pay tribute toShahid Bhagatsingh,Sukhdev and Rajguru.

Beef ban should be imposedeverywhere in India: Vallabh Katharia

Correspondent, RajkotPraising BJP governments inHaryana and Maharashtrafor banning sale of beef andits consumption, GujaratGau Seva Ayog presidentVallabh Kathiria today saidit should be emulated acrossthe country. “Cow is asymbol of Hindu faith. Butkeeping religious faith aside,there is a very strong cow-based economy and thepeople who promote sellingand eating of beef do notknow about this economy,”said Kathiria, who was theindustry minister in the AtalBihari Vajpayee government.“Farmers in Vidarbha haveto commit suicide becausethey depend only onagriculture, while the ones inGujarat can survive in toughtimes as they do not dependsolely on agriculture but also

have animal husbandry,”Kathiria said. Cow’s milkand ghee can be used asmedicine even for cancer andhigh blood pressure, heclaimed. Gau Seva Ayog has

organised a day-longseminar on March 29 inAhmedabad, where ‘gaupalak’ (cow keepers) fromvarious parts of the countrywould participate, he said.

Gujarat sold over 2,100 millionunits of power to other states

Sunvilla News, GandhinagarThe Gujarat governmentsold 2,186.34 million units(MU) of surplus electricityto six states in the last twoyears, Gujarat EnergyMinister told the Assemblysaturday. During QuestionHour in the Assembly,Congress MLA fromBayad, MahendrasinhVaghela sought details fromGujarat Energy MinisterSaurabh Patel aboutelectricity sold to differentstates by Gujarat, as well as

the rationale behind sellingelectricity to these states. Inhis reply, Patel stated that theGujarat government hadsold a total of 2186.34million units of electricity tosix different states during2013-14 (February toJanuary) and 2014-15(February to January). Outof these, 2021.36 millionunits were sold during2013-14 and 164.98 millionunits of electricity were soldduring 2014-15, he said. In2013-14, Karnataka

purchased 1810.53 millionunits of electricity at Rs 4.16per unit, Uttar Pradeshpurchased 190.82 millionunits at Rs 3.29 per unit andDelhi purchased 20.01million units at Rs 4.25 perunit. In 2014-15,Karnataka purchased 26.11million units at Rs 4.50 perunit, Uttar Pradeshpurchased 45.73 millionunits at Rs 3.03 per unit,Maharashtra purchased11.03 million units at Rs2.97 per unit, West Bengalpurchased 50.84 millionunits at Rs 3.09 per unit andAssam purchased 3.04million units at Rs 3.04 perunit. Explaining the reasonsbehind selling electricity toother states, Patel stated thatsince surplus electricitycannot be stored, especiallyduring the low-demandperiod, it has to be sold toother states to utiliseoptimum generatingcapacity of power plants.

Asaram seeks temporary bailto perform last rites of nephew

AhmedabadAsaram Bapu, accused in arape case filed against him byone of the two Surat-based

sisters, has applied for a bailfor one month in aGandhinagar court to performthe last rites of his nephewwho died recently. AdditionalDistrict Judge R A Ghoghariof Gandhinagar court is likelyto hear the bail plea ofAsaram on March 23. In hisplea, Asaram has stated thathe should be released forthirty days to perform the lastrites of his sister’s sonShankar Pagrani (68) whodied on March 19. Pagranihad expressed a wish that hiscremation and other post-death rituals must beperformed by his maternaluncle Asaram as his parentsdied long ago, it said. Asaramhad earlier moved a regularbail plea before the GujaratHigh Court, which wasrejected in January. TwoSurat-based sisters hadlodged separate complaintsagainst Asaram and his sonNarayan Sai accusing them ofrape, sexual assault, illegalconfinement and levellingother charges. The eldersister, in her complaint againstAsaram, had accused him ofrepeated sexual assaultsbetween 2001 and 2006during the time she was livingat his ashram on the outskirtsof Ahmedabad.

Saurashtra’s first dealership forMitsubishi Pajero sport car opened

RajkotJapanese vehiclemanufacturer Mitsubishi plansto improve its dealershipnetwork in Gujarat as well asin the country, HindustanMotor Finance CorporationLtd’s (HMFCL) ChiefExecutive Officer P Vijayansaid Saturay. HMFCL sellsMitsubishi cars across India.“We have 40 dealers and 56outlets across the country.We plan to improve ourdealership network and byJuly 15, we would havearound 70 dealers and outletsin the country,” Vijayan saidwhile inauguratingSaurashtra’s first dealershipfor the Mitsubishi Pajero sportcar here. The company has a

plant in Chennai, where itassemble engine and partsbrought into India from Japanand Thailand, he said. TheChennai plant has a capacityto assemble around 800 unitsto 900 units per month,Vijayan said, adding that thenumber of assembled units isnot a concern for thecompany in India. Whenasked if the company plansto set up a unit in Gujarat,Vijayan said, “Presently, thecompany does not intend toexpand its manufacturingnetwork in the country”.Calling Gujarat as animportant state for thecompany, Vijayan said, “Thisis our second dealership inGujarat after Surat.

GPCB plans 25 stations foronline pollution monitoring

Sunvilla News, AhmedabadRecognizing the need tomonitor real-time and peakconcentration levels ofcritical pollutants, theGujarat Pollution ControlBoard (GPCB) has decidedto set up 25 ContinuousAmbient Air QualityMonitoring Stations(CAAQMS) across thestate. Under its Ambient AirQuality Programme, GPCBhas issued tenders for settingup these stations and theywill be finalised by mid-February. The stations willbegin operations by mid-2015. The board decisioncomes after it got qualitydata from two such stations

— one in Maninagar andanother in Jamnagar — setup some time back. Thepollution board set upthese two stations as it wasnot getting data on timeand had to wait for anagency. Even the data onits website was old.Officials said that aftergetting good results fromthese two stations in termsof online and real-time data,the board is now planningto have 25 more suchstations, especially inindustrial areas. Accordingto officials, the continuousair quality monitoringsystem is for measuringeight different parameters.