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"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-29T06:49:31 | null | 2016-08-29T11:44:14 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484661.json | http://deshdoot.cloudapp.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/favicon.png | en | null | Gaurav, Musa win MRF Rally of Maharashtra | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik: Gaurav Gill and Musa Sherif of Team Mahindra Adventure stormed to victory at Round 2 of the MRF FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) – the MRF Rally of Maharashtra while Abhilash PG and Srikanth Gowda bagged top honors in the MRF FMSCI Indian Rally Championship (IRC).
At the glittering podium ceremony followed by champagne shower held here in Nashik, the winners were awarded the trophies by honorable Madhav Nene, Senior General Manager, Marketing, Mahindra and Mahindra and Mr Bijoy Kumar, Chief of Mahindra Adventure, along with a prize money of Rs 50,000/-, in the presence of Mr. Arindam Ghosh, Director, Ramakrishna Race Performance Management (RRPM) – the promoters of the 2016 MRF FMSCI INRC and IRC.
MRF Rally of Maharashtra being the only tarmac event in INRC and IRC 2016 was indeed a super fast event, which was made all the more challenging by the rain god.
The slippery roads made Dean Mascarenhas and Ahmer topple their cars while Sameer Thapar slid off the road and got his car stuck in a mud bank.
The slippery tracks did not even let Bopaiah K.M finish the rally as the lower arm of his car broke. On the other hand in spite of losing a lot of time due to 3 punctures in stage 1, 3 and 4, Amittrajit Ghosh of Team Mahindra Adventure managed to bag the 3rd position in INRC.
The team of Gaurav Gill and Musa Sherif won the rally with an overall time of 52 minutes 08 seconds followed by Arjun Rao and Satish Rajagopal as the first runners-up (53:12) and Amittrajit Ghosh and Ashwin Naik, also from Team Mahindra Adventure as the second runners-up (53:59) at the exhilarating MRF Rally of Maharashtra which was organised by the Western India Sports Association.
Bikku Babu and George Milen won the INRC 2000cc category with a time of 54:33, while K J Jacob and Manoj Mohanan won the FMSCI Cup.
Abhilash PG and Srikanth Gowda, entered in the MRF FMSCI Indian Rally Championship (IRC) won their category with a time of 55:20 which ran concurrently with the INRC.
Indian drivers in Indian cars were eligible for the INRC while Indian or Foreign drivers in Indian or Foreign cars were eligible for the IRC.
It must be noted that the INRC and IRC are two separate championships and their results are not clubbed together or compared as they run distinctively different vehicles, most importantly, the INRC is for two wheel drive Indian vehicles only while the four wheel drive foreign vehicles are allowed in the IRC.
The MRF Rally of Maharashtra, which is the 2nd round of the MRF FMSCI INRC and IRC 2016 season, zipped through the 6 stages covering about 75 kms of tarmac roads around Bhandardara on the outskirts of Nashik. 32 teams from all over the country competed in this super exciting rally.
Mr. Arindam Ghosh, Director, RRPM said, “I want to thank MRF Tyres, Mahindra Adventure, Polaris and Pincon for sponsoring the 2016 INRC and IRC championships.
I also congratulate all winners and the entire team of Western India Sports Association.”
The winning driver of the MRF Rally of Maharashtra (INRC), Gaurav Gill said “It was a very challenging weekend with weather paying spoilt sport and Nashik terrain being even more demanding but we got a great set up thanks to Mahindra Adventure and MRF.”
The winner of the IRC, Abhilash PG said “Happy to take home maximum points from IRC in spite of two punctures as the tyre choice went wrong in the first loop. Two wins in IRC this year and a good start for the season.” | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484661 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/04e6d6aa587dc3b48c00422d297b3b058801eaf882389797c96c031fefbf4f87.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-26T15:12:06 | null | 2016-08-26T11:00:40 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4483076.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/FADANVIS-DEVENDRA-1-w5.jpg | en | null | Prepare SPV for smart city: CM | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik: Those Municipal Corporations which are likely to get selected in next phase of central government’s smart city mission, should prepare SPV (special purpose vehicle) which has already been sanctioned and start meetings related to this, instructed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis held discussions with Municipal Commissioners of concerned cities and concerned officials through video conferencing over ongoing work of important projects related to Centre and state government and proposed projects in 43 cities having population over 1 lakh and Shirdi which has status of special pilgrimage centre.
He also issued some important orders. Nashik Municipal Corporation was part of this.
NMC had made preparations over subjects like, smart city mission in Nashik city, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, ongoing and incomplete works under JnNURM and projects to be taken under AMRUT Yojna for this video conferencing.
While holding discussions with NMC officials, the Chief Minister issued some important orders. State government has sent smart city plan of NMC again to the Centre in second phase of smart city challenge.
NMC approved the SPV with some suggestions on June 16. Information about this was given to the Chief Minister. He has ordered NMC to prepare the SPV and instructed officials to start meetings.
With this it is clear that smart city work would begin in a few months. NMC has proposed some works under central’s government AMRUT scheme.
STP at Gangapur is included in them. Expenditure of Rs. 40 crore is expected for this.
Central-state government have to spend 50% fund, whereas NMC has to spend 50% fund for this.
NMC gave information about this to the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister hinted that this would be approved soon.
A subject that NMC should get royalty of the water which is being purified through STP was raised on this occasion.
At that time the Chief Minister informed that a policy for reuse of drainage water for all Municipal Corporations and Municipal Councils in the state will be decided.
If water which is being purified at STP is used for industrial area or to generate thermal power, its royalty will be given to concerned Municipal Corporation and Municipal Council for maintenance of STP, stated the Chief Minister.
NMC made it clear that the city will be made open-defecation free by December 16, 2016, when asked about this. Orders were issued to 43 cities to make themselves open defecation free by Mar, 2017.
The CM assured to provide fund from AMRUT Yojna to complete pending or delayed projects in Municipal Corporations in the state. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4483076 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/24a54c38c0fd13dc130abb1dcd7c473391b46bf6f84d28898f8afdcb8a922774.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T12:48:54 | null | 2016-08-28T11:15:12 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484282.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pan1-1.jpg | en | null | Three boys drown in lake while taking selfie | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Manmad/Shingave : Three school children yesterday drowned in a lake while trying to click a selfie near Dattache Shingave village on Chandwad road, about 2 kms away from Manmad.
The deceased have been identified as Tejas Lalwani, Keshav Gaikwad and Ajim Habib Pathan. All of them were studying in Class X at Chhatre High School in Manmad.
“A group of five friends had gone out to celebrate the birthday of one of them,” police said.
“Three of them posed for a selfie on the bank of the lake, but accidentally fell into the lake. Two others then jumped in to rescue them, but they also began to drown,” police added.
Some local residents came to their rescue and pulled out Shubham Kamble and Swapnil Lodha. The fire brigade personnel – Vishnu Athawale, Shyam Sasane, Azhar Pathan, Satish Gangurde, Papa Bhai, Irfan Shaikh, Najim Shaikh, Ibrahim Fitter, Raju Patel and Shankar Pagare later fished out the bodies after 3-hour long efforts. Further investigation into the case is on, said SP Dr Rahul Khade. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484282 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/bb78087084ccb64ffe1516b29c96ac727d44ab6263217eb01a648222a783c18d.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T06:49:26 | null | 2016-08-28T11:02:53 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484181.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/YAMINI-JOSHI.jpg | en | null | Get ready for self-defence, Joshi urges women | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | DEOLALI CAMP : Attack is the best form of defence! So said an official of state road transport corporation to women urging them that they should be prepared for self-defence and counter-responsive in order to protect self-respect in the society.
Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) divisional controller Yamini Joshi has urged the women class that they need to empower themselves and should raise their voice against social injustice, hooliganism. Joshi was delivering a lecture on the topic ‘Safety of women’, in a seminar chaired by Prin Dr J D Sonkhaskar, and organised by students’ forum at SVKT College here.
Asst PI Manisha Kashid, Deepali Mankar, Mardani Foundation president Jyoti Gaikwad and Pooja Jadhav were also present on the dais. Earlier, Dr Mangala Nikumbh in her introductory speech threw light on this unique initiative taken by the students’ forum. Prof Savita Aher anchored the programme, while Prof Sunita Sunita Adke proposed a vote of thanks.
Prof Suhas Farande, Prof Vikram Kakulte and Prof Jayant Mahajan among others dignitaries took special efforts for the success of the seminar and remove doubts raised by the girl students. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484181 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/eedb5b07de8946bf3b419344a392d80013fa79515c689a7e6a5abf192362a854.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T04:47:41 | null | 2016-08-27T10:06:20 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4483651.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/fravashi-W3.jpg | en | null | English Elocution Competition held at FA | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik: With an attempt to promote English speaking skills in terms of pronunciation, delivery, voice modulation and all other faculties required to develop English in its spoken form, an English Elocution Competition for the students from classes Vth to Xth was held at Fravashi Academy.
The students of classes Vth and VIth recited poems. Class VIIth and VIIIth students narrated stories, whereas students of IXth and Xth shared inspirational passages.
The oratory skills displayed by the participants were of the highest order and they all performed exceptionally well.
The judges for the competition Reena Thakre and Prajyot Meghrajani, perfectly justified the responsibilities shouldered by them. The competition gave a lot of encouragement and confidence to the speakers and all those who were present there.
The event was culminated with a few words of encouragement by the judges followed by the results.
The deserving orators were felicitated with trophies and certificates by the eminent judges.
The impeccable contents presented by the students won the hearts of the judges and the audience.
The management and sectional heads appreciated the orators for their confidence, expression and talent, and congratulated them for their success in making the event, really a memorable one. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4483651 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/f1d3427cee1b23f98133d443dc862fe911b910d53b663e9851b130381cf86112.json |
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"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-29T06:50:11 | null | 2016-08-29T10:53:44 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484622.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/bhanose-W5.jpg | en | null | Leadership is doing the right things at right time: Dr Bhanose | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik : The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change.
The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of life is to serve.
The secret of life is to dare, thus expressed management guru and industrial kirtankar Dr. Sandip Bhanose.
NDVP’s IMRT had organised a special programme for its newly inducted MBA students. Director of IMRT Dr. B B Rayate welcomed Dr. Bhanose. Dr. Bhanose further said,“If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gather courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality.”
Prof Dipali Mane and Dr Pravin Rayate coordinated the programme. Michelle Christopher compered the programme. Rajashri Bedse, Prof. Dr. B D Ekade, Prof. D K Mukhedkar, Prof. Dr. S A Gaikwad, Prof. Dr. G M Ahire, Prof. Dr. D V Nandre, Prof. B G Gade, Prof. R I Pagar, Prof. V N Bhabad, Prof. H S Deshmukh and MBA students attended the function. Col. Sunil Sharma proposed the vote of thanks. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484622 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/51d46902093d4b301e2170bb5b8c83294e5c0e926d028ebb5aed48ececbc1105.json |
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"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-28T06:49:06 | null | 2016-08-28T10:58:08 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484176.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG-20160826-WA0001.jpg | en | null | NMC removes 13 tonnes of garbage from Godavari | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | NASHIK ROAD : Ahead of the 10-day Ganesh festival beginning September 5, the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) carried out an extensive cleanliness drive at Godavari banks in Dasak-Panchak locality of Jail Road here, extracting about 13 tonnes of garbage.
The exercise was conducted to cleanse the river of all wastes after the torrential rains and subsequent floods submerged the Godavari ghats causing piling up of tonnes of garbage on the river side.
As many as 86 sanitary workers, supported by 5 tractors to lift the garbage, took part in the drive after its formal launch by local corporator Ashok Satbhai in the principal presence of divisional officer Somnath Vadekar, divisional sanitary inspector Sanjay Darade and D K Bhosale at Dasak-Panchak ghats here.
The cleanliness drive which is expected to be completed today, was also simultaneously carried out in areas of Darna river, Chehedi, Valdevi river, Vihitgaon, Deolaligaon and Vadner gate of the city suburb. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484176 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/754198669772f77cb0805c3360dc0c117890a325bad8e20e3f944b6437ce1b4c.json |
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"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-26T13:11:40 | null | 2016-08-02T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4483072.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2-W3.jpg | en | null | Industrialists hold discussions with new Police Commissioner | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Satpur: The delegation of Nashik Industries and Manufacturers Association met newly appointed Police Commissioner Dr. Ravinder Kumar Singal and felicitated him.
NIMA president Harishankar Banerjee, vice president Mangesh Patankar, general secretary Uday Kharote, president of NIMA basic facilities committee Manish Rawal and president of redressal committee Gajkumar Gandhi were present on the occasion.
The delegation informed the Police Commissioner about the works done by it so far.
It also held discussions over various industrial problems. The Police Commissioner stated that Nashik’s industrial development and safety are related to each other.
He informed that he will pay visit to NMC office and will interact with the industrialists to resolve safety issue in industrial area and various problems. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4483072 | en | 2016-08-02T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/31eee261862340965480e285dd2d2167e1fb41de91e992b6ec9a5d2d5c343225.json |
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"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-28T06:48:43 | null | 2016-08-28T11:22:36 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484193.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/VSP_4143.jpg | en | null | Govt mulling ‘Nashik Festival’ to promote tourism | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | NASHIK : With a view to promote tourism sector in Nashik district, the government is contemplating organising a ‘Nashik Festival’ in line with famous Ajanta-Ellora Festival,
apprised
State Tourism Development Minister Jaykumar Rawal yesterday while addressing a press conference here.
The minister has convened a joint meeting of Department of Tourism, district administration and public representatives on the backdrop of state government’s in itiative announcing the year 2017 as ‘Visit Maharashtra’ year in a bid to attract foreign tourists.
Rawal said, “Nashik is blessed with the beauty of nature with long heritage of forts. The city of Nashik has attained spirituality on account of Simhastha Kumbh Mela and holy city of Trimbakeshwar. Due to this, lakhs of pilgrims visit the city every year. Despite this, we have failed to encash the inflow of pilgrims and convert the same for promotion of tourism in the district.”
“Under its ambitious ‘Visit Maharashtra 2017’ tourism policy, the state government is
making all-out efforts to recognise and develop Nashik as the place with highest number of tourist spots in the state,” the minister revealed further adding that the government is going to organise ‘Nashik Festival’ every year in line with Ajanta-Ellora Festival with a view to brand all the tourist spots in the district.
Under the proposed festival, celebrities from different strata of the society would be invited for a cultural feast in which Nashikites and tourists would play a key role. In addition to this, tourists would be attracted by showcasing the rich cultural heritage of Nashik, its art, ancient history and religious importance.
The government would strategically develop Trimbakeshwar-Igatpuri as a tourism destination for the visitors who visit tourist spot Lonavla frequently. It’ll provide an alternative for the tourists visiting Lonavla, Rawal said.
The Tourism Development Minister further revealed his plans to develop Nandurmadhyameshwar bird sanctuary by developing road infrastructure and resorts there.
“The government is also planning to boost private airline services with the joint participation of Centre and State,” Rawal added. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484193 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/914e388b6d6631b172a35d3e0f9611b58ef046ff5763f8ffc048c39d395641ff.json |
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"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-26T13:13:08 | null | 2016-08-26T11:30:20 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4483102.json | http://deshdoot.cloudapp.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/favicon.png | en | null | 7 new water tanks to be constructed in the city | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik: After Nashik Municipal Corporation started the Mukne direct pipeline sche- me work, water supply department has now undertaken construction work of 7 water tanks in the city.
With rising population, NMC is taking efforts to provide adequate water to citizens.
Meanwhile, work of 4 water tanks, being constructed from Simhastha funds is in progress, informed superintending engineer (water supply) U B Pawar.
Though population of the city is around 14.5 lakh as per census of 2011, looking at the average growth in population, this figure has now touched the 17.5 lakh mark.
And if one includes the migrant population, this figure is more like 20 lakh.
NMC has constructed 94 water tanks having capacity from 5 lakh to 20 lakh litres of water to ensure adequate water supply to the citizens in all parts, but considering population growth NMC has now started to construct more water tanks.
Last year, work was undertaken to construct water tanks at seven places with Simhastha funds – 2 at Nilgiri Bag, 1 at Lunge mangal karyalaya, 1 at Gandhinagar, 1 at Durganagar beside RTO, 1 near Essar petrol pump, 1 at Dhatrak Phata area and 1 near Nishant Village in the city, along with Nilgiri Bag water purification centre.
Construction of 3 water tanks out of these has been completed and these have been operationalised. Work of remaining four water tanks is in progress and it will be completed soon and citizens in respective areas will get adequate water.
Informing that as per norms, work to construct water tank having the capacity of 20 crore litres has now been taken up, superintending engineer Pawar stated that water tanks are being planned in such a way that 15000-20,000 citizens of the area will get water supply generally from a single water tank.
This planning has been made in construction of new water tanks at Lavatenagar, Pradnyanagar, Godebabanagar, Satpur Maharashtra housing colony and behind Toyota showroom at Pathardi Phata.
Tender process regarding this has been completed and the process to issue work order to contracting companies is on. Emphasis of the administration will be on supplying adequate water to citizens from total 109 water tanks in upcoming period, clarified Pawar. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4483102 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/d4225699094e761dcc5a6404300ec6addf53613d4bd47f00c9cdab55720844fe.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T06:48:12 | null | 2016-08-27T10:45:26 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4483674.json | http://deshdoot.cloudapp.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/favicon.png | en | null | Masala bonds to ease capital constraints for banks: Fitch | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | MUMBAI: RBI’s move to allow banks to issue masala bonds will remove obstacles for lenders in accessing additional tier I (AT1) and tier II bond capital and also widen the investors pool, says Fitch.
The Reserve Bank had on Thursday announced a series of measures related to the country’s fixed-income and currency markets. Fitch said the RBI’s proposal to allow banks to issue ‘masala bonds’ – rupee-denominated bonds issued in offshore capital markets – would ultimately deepen the market for AT1 and tier II bond issuance.
“This measure would ease a key constraint for banks in accessing new AT1 and tier 2 capital, given the limited size of the domestic investor pool relative to the scale of the capital needed,” Fitch said in a note yesterday.
It said masala bonds market remains in its infancy, however, with RBI’s initial regulatory framework put in place in September 2015 – and the first issues, by corporates HDFC and NTPC, only completed in July and August, respectively, this year.
Fitch estimates a capital shortfall of US$ 90 billion over next several years as basel III regulatory requirements build from the financial year 2017 to 2019.
The ratings agency has long maintained that the country’s banks would find it challenging to raise sufficient AT1 capital through the domestic markets.
This is the case even as most of the capital needed will be required to be denominated in rupee owing to the currency structure of most banks’ balance sheets, it said.
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“As such, enabling banks to issue masala bonds opens a window to a much larger investment pool while simultaneously addressing the problem of currency mismatches which had existed with previous international bond issues,” the global agency said.
It, however, said the extent to which banks will be able to use the masala bonds channel to raise capital remains to be seen, and will depend to a large extent on foreign-investor risk appetite and pricing | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4483674 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/01e66eff112f8158eff952198e6697187eb09e320ba2c139c4206da6184f616d.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T06:50:00 | null | 2016-08-29T10:38:46 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484614.json | http://deshdoot.cloudapp.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/favicon.png | en | null | Rally by Being Common Man organisation held | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik Road: The organisation Being Common Man organised a rally in Nashik Road area to praise Nashik players Dattu Bhoknal and Kavita Raut for their good performance at recently held Rio Olympic.
Senior police inspector of Nashik Road police station Sanjay Deshmukh, senior police inspector of Upnagar police station Ashok Bhagat and president of Nashik Road Welfare Association Raju Salwe were present as chief guests.
Sports teachers and players from St. Xavier’s, K J Mehata and K N Kela schools and office bearers of various sports associations took part in the rally. However, Dattu Bhoknal and Kavita Raut could not attend the rally due to some important work.
The rally began from Byto Chowk and passed through Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar statue, Tilak Road and via Regimental Plaza returned to Byto Chowk and culminated there.
President of the organisation Vikram Kadam welcomed all.
Pravin Shetty, Sudhir Nikale, Sachin Kadam, Abhishek Kadam, Vikas Kadam, Nilesh Gunjal and others organised the rally. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484614 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/05552894444609e671c4435070d2a9afb9410f52e36080119ce9ba1ec964a56d.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T06:50:07 | null | 2016-08-29T11:24:28 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484644.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/b2-S3-1.jpg | en | null | GST, reforms to boost bilateral trade with India, address biz climate issues: US | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Washington: Bullish on expanding economic ties with India, the US on Sunday said bilateral trade has reached USD 109 billion and it will get a further boost from new reforms including GST even as it flagged persisting concerns American firms have on issues related to business climate in the fast-growing economy.
US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, who will be on a 3-day India visit from today (Monday), also said that travel and tourism and sub-national engagement have been identified as two new areas of focus to drive commercial cooperation between the two countries in 2017, under which the focus would shift from India and the US to Chennai and Charleston.
On whether the Modi government has delivered on its target of improving ease of doing business score and the feedback from the US companies operating in India, she said: “We welcome Prime Minister Modi’s ambitious efforts to improve India’s business climate and enable greater trade and investment.
The recent passage of the Goods and Services Tax, for example, is a truly historic accomplishment with potentially far-reaching benefits for the Indian economy and our expanding bilateral trade and investment partnership with India.”
She added: “However, the GST is just one in a series of steps the Indian government has taken to improve the ease of doing business in India. Since taking office in 2014, the Modi government has passed the national bankruptcy law, raised foreign direct investment caps in sectors including defense and insurance, established commercial courts, and ratified the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement.
She said the Obama Administration in the past seven-and- a-half years has made significant progress toward realising the potential of what could be one of the largest commercial relationships in the world.
“Our two countries enjoy a thriving trade and investment relationship. US-India bilateral trade reached USD 109 billion in 2015, up from USD 37 billion in 2005.
“US and Indian companies are also investing in each other’s economies at record levels.
In 2015, US investment in India reached more than USD 28 billion and Indian investment in the United States reached more than USD 11 billion.
In fact, US affiliates of Indian-owned firms now employ more than 52,000 workers in the US,” Pritzker said in an interview. She exuded confidence that “India’s rapidly growing economy and the Modi government’s ambitious reform agenda, including the landmark Goods and Services Tax, passage of the recent national bankruptcy law, and liberalised foreign direct investment limits in key sectors, point toward a deeper economic relationship in the years ahead.”
Asserting that there is a tremendous potential for the US and India to achieve even more together, the Secretary said she is particularly excited over two new areas of focus that will drive their cooperation in the coming year — travel and tourism and subnational engagement.
She described increasing the number of travelers who move between the US and India as a significant commercial opportunity. More than 1 million people travel between the two countries each year.
“While that figure is strong, there is certainly potential for growth,” she added. Pritzker will co-chair the Dialgoue with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, and Minister of Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman. In January 2015, the US-India Strategic Dialogue was elevated to the Strategic and Commercial Dialogue to reflect the growing significance of the US-India economic relationship.
This is the first time the S&CD will be held in India.
She will also also co-chair the second US-India CEO Forum alongside Jeff Zients, the Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy.
During this event, the CEOs will communicate their joint recommendations to the US and Indian governments.
During the visit, she will meet Indian entrepreneurs and participate in an event celebrating US-India cooperation on travel and tourism. India and the US have decided to be Travel and Tourism Partner Countries in 2017.
On sub-national engagement, Pritzker said: “Both US and Indian states play a vital role in driving economic growth and setting business climate policy. Companies choose to invest in Charleston, South Carolina or Chennai just as much as they select the US and India.” Pritzker said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to host the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit will highlight India?s strong culture of innovation on the global stage and provide Indian entrepreneurs with an exceptional opportunity to meet with top investors and network with their international peers.
Pritzker, who has been the US Secretary of Commerce for over three years and is a key member of President Barack Obama’s economic team, will be travelling to India for the second US-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue and the US-India CEO Forum.
“On infrastructure, the Modi government has established Special Purpose Vehicles for smart cities, promoted municipal bonds for urban development, and launched a National Infrastructure Investment Fund. We applaud these reforms and urge the Government of India to prioritise their full implementation.”
She further said that while the US companies have responded positively to these efforts, they also continue to raise concerns about persistent business climate issues that impede greater trade and investment between our two countries.
Pritzker said: “These include unclear tax policies, burdensome regulations, inadequate protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, and onerous localization requirements. Companies seek a more transparent and predictable policy environment, including consistent notice and comment procedures in the rule-making process, in order to plan investments and inform long-term business decisions.
“Industry also sees promising opportunities to facilitate trade further through streamlining complex and cumbersome customs processing procedures, implementing a single-window approach to government licensing, and increasing predictability and efficiency in government approvals and inspections related to cross-border trade.”
Pritzker said an open economy is in the best interest of India, the US and the world and reforms will benefit businesses and allow for more seamless integration of both Indian and American products into global supply chains.
“The US Government is committed to working with the Government of India through the US-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue and other bilateral fora to address these concerns,” she added.
Asked about her message to the next administration in the US with regard to economic ties with India, Pritzker said, “To the next administration, and to my successor at the Department of Commerce, I would say the following: you have an opportunity to build on what has already been achieved.
Continued progress will require greater ambition from both governments, but we see tremendous potential for the US and India to continue working together on a range of issues, strengthening our commercial relationship, and improving the climate for trade and investment.”
On the roadmap to achieve USD 500 billion bilateral trade target, she said, “While the trade in goods between the United States and India has declined slightly over the past year, the overall US-India bilateral trade and investment relationship remains on solid footing following a decade of strong growth.
“To put this in perspective, bilateral trade in goods and services between the United States and India has grown more than fivefold since 2000, reaching roughly USD 109 billion in 2015.
Given India’s bright growth prospects and our strong cooperation on a number of issues facing our economic relationship, I am optimistic about the long-term possibilities for future growth in our trade and investment ties.
She added: “It is true that we have more work to do. India is only the United States? 10th largest trading partner and 18th largest export market. In addition, India represents only 1.8 percent of US exports and only 2.5 percent of US imports. For economies our size, we can to do much better.”
Pritzker said the US-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue is very important in this regard as it is a time to review the progress that has been made over the past year, and set an agenda to guide our upcoming work.
She added: “In addition, it is critical that as our governments continue working together, we are also receiving the robust input from both of our private sectors on the areas that must be addressed to improve our economic relationship.
Our business leaders have incredible insights into the global economy and can be great partners in affecting policy change.
“Together, we are focusing our efforts on key market access issues that impact US trade and investment with India, including promoting a clear and predictable tax regime, protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights, and encouraging a transparent and consistent regulatory environment. We are also encouraging open trade and investment policies, such as liberalizing FDI to boost investment and allow for more seamless integration in global supply chains.” | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484644 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/da3506854843208ab3c58e71d0fb0c1cbf7b196cbc73741b10d7416bf43bff9d.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T06:49:11 | null | 2016-08-28T10:54:49 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484173.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pg3-1Science.jpg | en | null | ‘La Science Fair’ at Fravashi Academy | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik: The budding and young scientists of Fravashi Academy exhibited their skill in the field of science and technology in the recently held Science Exhibition.
The judges for the day – Dr. B. B. Musmade, Renuka Majumdar, Rahul Gaikwad and Gaurang Ambulkar appreciated the working models and the concepts chosen by the children.
They made a special mention of projects ‘Modern Agriculture using wind mills’ and ‘Generation of electricity using salt water’.
The management congratulated the winners and applauded the efforts of the science department in organising the event. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484173 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/6a4e778c2e5f736d232c70d7105ab67180324e591cc4a357eb0fa6208052bbfe.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T06:48:39 | null | 2016-08-27T10:20:53 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4483657.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_0046-W4.jpg | en | null | Janmashtami celebrated at The Nalanda Academy | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | NASHIK: Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna was celebrated with great fervour and devotion in The Nalanda Academy. The students came dressed as Radha and Krishna.
The traditional attire and Radha-Krishna’s outfits made the surrounding colourful.
The significance of ‘Janmashtami’ also called as ‘Gokulashtami’ was told to the students.
Teachers told to students how Krishna used to play with his friends and together they enjoyed eating ‘kala’. The teachers also explained how it is celebrated in other states of the country.
Thus, the moral value of togetherness i.e. unity and oneness is imparted through the celebration of ‘Gopal Kala’. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4483657 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/e35fdedceb38f76e720629e0657aecedffc8a57ca273bef2e4f92fad5df6a08b.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T06:50:39 | null | 2016-08-30T11:17:43 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485258.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/FAIC-2-S1.jpg | en | null | FAIC Exhibition and Convention 2016 concludes | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | MUMBAI: Federation of All India Caterers (FAIC) held its second Convention and Exhibition at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai.
The event witnessed a grand inauguration by Shri Subhash Desai, Hon’ble Minister for Industries (Maharashtra State), actor Jackie Shroff, celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor and Dr. Harshdeep Kamble, Commissioner of Food and Drugs Administration, Maharashtra.
The three-day event saw an attendance of over 20,000 visitors comprising Caterers, Banquet Owners, Hoteliers, F&B Professionals and Fast Food Vendors.
Over 5000 caterers participated in the event that saw top of the line exhibitors showcasing the latest trends, innovative products, décor, upgraded equipment and advanced technology.
For the first time a panel discussion was held between caterers and chefs on the theme ‘Future Trends in Catering’.
It was presided by some of the industry’s top veterans – Celebrity Chef, Ajay Chopra, Chef Dhaval Ajmera (ITC Hotels), Celebrity Amrita Raichand, Harish Shah (Popular Caterers, Mumbai), Paresh Desai (Flavours, Ahmedabad), Sameer Lakhani (Lakhani Hospitality, Mumbai) and Nikhil Tipnis (Nikhil Catering, Mumbai).
“Catering in India has now become integral part for the success of various events and social occasions. It is one of the fastest growing sectors that has seen surge in demand across the country.
The sector though largely unorganized is estimated to be dominated by over two-million caterers primarily in metros, tier 1 and tier 2 cities.
Caterers have adopted innovative flair while doing it on grand scale from weddings, social gatherings, formal events, conferences and parties,” said Yogesh Chandarana, Vice President, Federation of All India Caterers. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485258 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/d2a928c64647662fa084755cf1c36289795b08aec0650b5d41d1328f178e3d2c.json |
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"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-30T06:51:35 | null | 2016-08-30T11:11:20 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485249.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/VSP_4174-W8.jpg | en | null | ‘Nashik has developed due to Chhagan Bhujbal’ | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik: The development of roads, flyover, industrial area, pilgrimage spots and tourism in the city and district took place in last 10-12 years through the vision of NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal.
Though his absence is being felt during this election, spread word about the works done by him to people and hoist NCP flag in upcoming local bodies election, urged regional chief of Nationalist Congress Party Sunil Tatkare.
He was speaking at the convention of activists which was held at party head-office.
On the backdrop of upcoming municipal and Zilla Parishad elections, MLA Tatkare conducted a review meeting of office bearers.
While providing his guidance on the occasion, he said that people oriented decisions were taken during 15 years’ rule of UPA. Priority was given to well being of minorities and farmers.
The then Minister Chhagan Bhujbal had done many development works in the city and district.
The flyover on Mumbai-Agra highway, industrial development and development of tourist spots were completed.
There was Maharashtra Navnirman Sena rule at NMC, but it could not do any development works. Most development works in the city took place when Bhujbal was Minister, Tatkare added.
The office bearers and activists should spread information about these to the people. Law and order situation has deteriorated on a large scale in last two years.
As a result people are angry with the government. Social media is being used to create Modi magic in upcoming local bodies election.
NCP activists should also use the social media and thwart hidden agenda of BJP, he urged.
While providing his guidance MLC Hemant Takle stated that popularity of NCP had declined on large scale in last few years.
This is a reality, but this is happening at party and individual level. It is necessary to fight with a new vigour. Everyone should forget internal differences and work under party chief Sharad Pawar to get success for the party in upcoming elections, he urged.
Separate meetings of rural and city office bearers were conducted to know their opinions. Regional chief of farmers cell Shankar Dhondge, district chief Adv. Ravindra Pagar, former Minister A T Pawar, former Minister Tukaram Dighole, former Minister Pramod Hindurao, MLA Pankaj Bhujbal, MLA Dipika Chavan, ZP chairperson Vijayshri Chumbhale and other office bearers were present on the occasion. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485249 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/f0222738e0e4cd90c165e1ec99ce5e8de93185e5f68f4511f7e03e9630d5eaf7.json |
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"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-31T06:50:49 | null | 2016-08-31T12:17:37 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485647.json | http://deshdoot.cloudapp.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/favicon.png | en | null | Govt hikes minimum wage for workers | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | New Delhi: The Centre yesterday announced a hike in minimum wage for unskilled non-farm workers of the central government to Rs 350 a day, from the current Rs 246, in an attempt to mollify trade unions that have threatened to go on a nation-wide strike on Friday.
Interacting with reporters here, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the bonus for 2014-15 and 2015-16 will be paid to central government employees based on revised norms.
The Bonus Amendment Act will be implemented “strictly”. He gave an assurance that the government will also take necessary steps to resolve the cases on payment of bonus pending in high courts and the Supreme Court.
The likely financial implications of the bonus move translate into Rs 1,920 crore per annum.
“In the last one and a half years, the inter-ministerial committee had meeting with central trade unions. Trade unions placed various demands.
Some were labour related and some economic policy issues related. The government has taken some decisions with regard to those on the basis of their recommendations,” added Jaitley.
Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal and Labour and Employment Minister Bandaru Dattatreya were also present. Jaitley said it has been decided to fix the minimum wages at Rs 350 per day for unskilled non-agricultural workers for ‘C’ category areas keeping in view the modalities of fixing minimum wages.
The decision was taken following deliberations at the meeting of the Minimum Wage Advisory Board under the chairmanship of the Labour Minister for revising the basic minimum wages in the central sphere.
The registration of the contract workers and their staffing agencies is mandatory and states will be advised to strictly implement the same, the finance minister said.
Errant contractors will face appropriate action for any violation, he warned.
The issue of giving social security benefit to the unorganised sector (like Anganwadi, mid-day meal, Asha volunteers) will be examined by a committee which will give its report at the “earliest”.
Asked about the strike call, Jaitley said: “I think we have responsible trade unions.”
On the opposition to the government’s plans to merge associate banks of SBI with the parent bank, Jaitley said “the merger is not subject of trade unions”.
“Their service conditions are not being hurt adversely or affected at all.
There will be no impact of merger on service conditions of any employee. If government decides that we need strong banks, then unions would have to change their approach to the whole issue,” he asserted.
Dattatreya has held meetings with central trade unions wherein detailed discussions were held with regard to their charter of demands.
The issues have been taken up by inter-ministerial committee haded by the finance minister.
As many as 10 central trade unions have given a call for a one-day pan-India strike on September 2, 2016, to protest against the government’s labour reforms and “not paying heed to their demands”. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485647 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/77ada1d2c3ae43d16ef6c9124d93c210239e49967d0cfb5b1d8da38104fe4ce4.json |
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"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-29T06:50:18 | null | 2016-08-02T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484608.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2-W2.jpg | en | null | FIA hosts workshop for its tutors | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | NASHIK : Fravashi International Academy hosted a day long interactive workshop for its tutors on ‘Promoting improved inclusive communication practices in students’.
The workshop was conducted through the Teachers’ Achievers Programme (TAP) by Rita Odumosu, an education adviser at UK with a rich experience of 30 years in children’s service in London.
Rita is an expert in delivering professional development training for tutors and professionals as well as providing valuable advice to more than 150 schools across the globe.
She skilfully addressed issues of reading disability, gender implications on behaviour and inclusive practices through a thought provoking presentation and interactive activities.
Rita emphasised on a co-operative and interactive child and a strong tutor-parent-child relationship to lay the foundation for a bright future of the students.
She appreciated the right practices and enthusiasm displayed by the energetic and knowledgeable tutors and thanked Ratan Luth, Sharvari Luth and the management for their hospitality and congratulated the team for their strong commitment towards the students, their parents and to the school. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484608 | en | 2016-08-02T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/21163c933fd4c1ce59b0c49875f36a98bb6df49e05202de17c214757f3223f6a.json |
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"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-29T06:50:26 | null | 2016-08-29T10:42:52 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484616.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pg3-2Spell-bee-competition-held-at-Rasbihari-International-School-3-W3.jpg | en | null | Spell Bee competition held in Rasbihari Int’l | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik : RasbihariInternational School organised Spell Bee competition for the students from Grade I to Grade X.
The competition was conducted class-wise to improve vocabulary and writing skill.
As many as 10 students were selected for the second round from the preliminary round which was compulsory for every child. From these 5 students were selected for the final round.
The winners of the competition are:- Gr I: Revati Nerkar (Topaz House), Gr II: – Satyam Darbhale ( Emerald House ), Gr III: Samiksha Barve ( Sapphire House ), Gr IV: Shreya Nirgide ( Ruby House ), Gr V: Aanya Agrawal ( Topaz House ), Gr VI & Gr VII: Rohit Malode (Topaz House) and Gr VIII & Gr X: Vijaya Bachhav ( Sapphire House ). | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484616 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/9efdd40ae4a9ba4fb628b30d7a364d087c4f360c8420ca9c87f0df8f5a9e7f91.json |
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"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-29T06:50:16 | null | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484619.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/1-W4-1.jpg | en | null | Horizon gymnasts fly high in AISM Gymnastics Competition | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | NASHIK: The ICSE girls gymnastics team of Horizon Academy showed a remarkable performance and bagged the silver medal in the under-10 age group at AISM Zonal Gymnastics Competition organised at Euro School, Airoli, by the AISM Regional Association of ICSE school. More than 200 students from around 20 ICSE schools across the country participated in this Competition.
A team of four students – Savani Nair, Swanandi Walzade, Simon More and Ananya Tidke participated in the Competition and won the silver medal.
The gymnastic team of the school received a special coaching from the sports teachers.
The management of MVP Samaj congratulated Principal Kumudini Bangera, headmistress Jyothi Samanta and staff members for this remarkable achievement of the students. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484619 | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/b6b41470ea4a3942dbdee502f0d5ebe025613d4114edd87c651000f2c2d26e9f.json |
[
"Chandrakant Kumawat",
"अन द",
"Shubham Nirmal Patil",
"स ज त",
"म गल म हस क"
] | 2016-08-28T18:49:02 | null | 2016-08-29T00:14:28 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484494.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/deshdoo-Timest-logo.jpg | en | null | 29 August 2016 | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | null | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484494 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/1503794463bf25c72254147183c3b8025a701146b1f7a4e26abae0dcb189266c.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-26T13:12:59 | null | 2016-08-26T11:21:09 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4483091.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/b1-S2-5.jpg | en | null | Bad time continues for banks; Kingfisher Airlines brands auction fails again | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Mumbai: In a big disappointment for the lenders for the second time, auction of the long-grounded Kingfisher Airlines’ (KFA) trademarks and logo turned out to be damp squib once again despite having a lower reserve price.
Banks also had put on the block some of the moveable assets of the company worth Rs 13.70 lakh lying at the Kingfisher House, for which, too, no bidders came forward.
In their second attempt, the 17-lender consortium led by State Bank of India had put the airline’s trademarks including Kingfisher logo and the once-famous tag-line ‘Fly the Good Times’ on the block, to recover a part of their over Rs 9,000-crore loans from beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya and his grounded carrier.
Banks had also put the Flying Models, Funliner, Fly Kingfisher and Flying Bird Device on the sale.
“I think the reserve price for the trademark was still found to be high by the bidders,” a source said. Legal experts said the entire brand value of the Kingfisher brand has taken a beating and so bidders remained elusive.
“Value of trademark of the entire group has gone down to almost nothing and nobody will like to buy it,” said an expert dealing in intellectual property rights.
In April, the banks had made a failed attempt to sell brands and trademarks of the airlines, owned by Mallya.
The auction was unsuccessful as none of the bidders came forward due to the higher reserve price of Rs 366.70 crore.
In yesterday’s auction the reserve price was reduced by 10 percent to Rs 330.03 crore, but still no bidders came forward.
The Kingfisher brand itself was valued at over Rs 4,000 crore by consultancy Grant Thornton when the airline was at its peak. In its annual report for 2012-13, KFA said, at its peak, it was the largest airline in the country with a five-star rating from Skytrax.
The airline’s brand had been registered separately from the Kingfisher beer trademarks.
Lenders had also put on sale movable assets worth Rs 13.70 lakh lying at the Kingfisher House.
The items on sale included eight cars-Toyota Innova & Corolla, and Honda City & Civic among others.
The reserve price of each car was set differently in the range of Rs 90,000-2.50 lakh.
Earlier this month, the auction of Kingfisher House proved a damp squib again as no bidder turned up for the erstwhile headquarters of the Mallya-led airline at a reduced reserve price of Rs 135 crore.
The Kingfisher House has a built-up area of over 17,000 sq ft and is located in the plush Vile Parle area near the domestic airport in the megapolis.
On Wednesday, rating agency Crisil revised its ratings on the bank loans of Kingfisher Airlines to ‘not meaningful’ from ‘Crisil D’ (default grade).
“The rating revision is because KFAL’s creditors (including bankers) have filed winding up petitions against the company.
Furthermore, it remains in deep financial distress following the cessation of operations in fiscal 2013 and complete erosion of networth,” the agency said.
Crisil had rated bank facilities, including long and short term loans, working capital loans and cash limit worth Rs 5,582 crore, given to the now defunct airline. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4483091 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/bb629b6da26581908b6c685e73b1bc2f8a8b22bdb143fac835d3f78188cbdf71.json |
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"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-27T06:47:40 | null | 2016-08-27T10:16:26 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4483654.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/DSC_6156-W3.jpg | en | null | Police seize 8 two-wheelers from thief | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik Road: A squad of crime branch unit III arrested a hardened thief involved in stealing of two-wheelers. It seized 8 two-wheelers worth Rs. 2.40 lakh from him.
Accomplice of the arrested thief is absconding and police are searching for him.
Acting on a tip-off, senior police inspector Narayan Nyahalde, assistant police inspector Gangadhar Devade, PSI Sachin Khairnar, Ravindra Bagul and other police personnel arrested a youth over suspicion.
During his interrogation police came to know that his name is Prem alias Sonya Ashok Pagare (resident of Boricha Pada, tal. Dindori). He admitted that he stole two-wheelers from Sarkarwada, Adgaon and Upnagar police station areas as well as Adgaon medical college, Meher signal, Sailani Baba Chowk, Jail Road and Lasalgaon.
The accused stole those two-wheelers which had no handle lock. When he was produced in court, he was remanded to police custody.
DCP Shrikant Dhivre, ACP Sachin Gore and senior police inspector Narayan Nyahalde gave information about this in a media briefing. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4483654 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/1e00910cd4c95bd4a23f71688624e029e93cf191044fa6a243409985d8d77a4c.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:12:44 | null | 2016-08-26T11:27:10 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4483097.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/spo1-Barnes-A-Cathedral-2-S3.jpg | en | null | Inter-School Football & Basketball Tourney 2016 Barnes ‘A’, Cathedral enter semis | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Deolali Camp: Barnes ‘A’, Devlali and Cathedral & John Connon, Mumbai fashioned emphatic wins to seal their places in the football semi-finals, in the 28th All Maharashtra Anglo-Indian Schools in India football and basketball tournament, organised by the Association of Heads of Anglo-Indian Schools in India, Maharashtra Chapter, at the Barnes School & Junior College, Devlali, on Thursday.
Twelve-time winners and defending champions Barnes romped to their fourth straight win in as many ties following back-to-back wins over Bishop’s, Undri and Cathedral to top Pool A.
The hosts overcame Cathedral 2-0 and later crushed Undri 4-1 in their concluding league match in the five-team pool.
Cathedral finished second behind Barnes after recording their third win in four outings with an impressive 3-0 rout of Bombay Scottish, Powai.
Bombay Scottish, Mahim kept their hopes alive in Pool B following a significant 2-0 win over Barnes ‘B’. The Mumbai side, who have one more match remaining against formidable Hutchings, Pune that will decide their fate in the competition, scored once in each half through Ameya Chaudhary and Jasmit Saini.
In the basketball tournament for girls, defending champions St. Mary’s, Pune remained on course for a hat-trick when they beat Bishop’s, Kalyaninagar 40-11 for their second straight win, while Cathedral trounced Christ Church 25-2, in Pool ‘A’ encounters.
Last year’s runners-up Bishop’s, Camp also secured their second straight win with a 53-12 verdict over Bombay Scottish, Mahim in Pool ‘B’.
Results
FOOTBALL
Pool ‘A’: Barnes ‘A’ 2 (Atish Kalate 2) bt Cathedral 0; Bombay Scottish, Powai 1 (self goal) drew Bishop’s, Kalyaninagar 1 (Freddy Rodrigues); Barnes ‘A’ 4 (Atish Kalate 2, Arjun Yadav, Zaed Maredia) bt Bishop’s, Undri 1 (Ayush Tapkir); Cathedral 3 (Kavan Modi 2, Mishal Mehta) bt
Bombay Scottish, Powai 0.
Pool B: Bombay Scottish, Mahim 2 (Ameya Chaudhary, Jasmit Saini) bt Barnes ‘B’ 0.
BASKETBALL
Pool A: St. Mary’s, Pune bt Bishop’s, Kalyaninagar 40-11; Cathedral bt Christ Church 25-2.
Pool B: Bishop’s, Camp bt Bombay Scottish, Mahim 53-12. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4483097 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/eebadd99374dc19665c1746be00dd5873ca649f2d7004413004bd21116d8cadc.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T06:49:56 | null | 2016-08-29T11:50:47 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484668.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Tatlkare-P1.jpg | en | null | ‘NCP to contest upcoming elections on its own’ | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik: Congress was benefitted in various elections so far due to Nationalist Congress Party and MP Ashok Chavan became Chief Minister.
Instead, former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan made a statement that action could not be taken against MP Chavan.
As people are well aware about the reality, NCP will contest upcoming elections on its own, declared regional NCP chief MLA Sunil Tatkare yesterday.
On the backdrop of upcoming local body elections, regional chief Tatkare conducted a review meeting of district and city office bearers of the party, yesterday.
He interacted with the mediapersons thereafter.
Last week after convention of Congress office bearers, regional Congress chief MP Ashok Chavan stated that Congress suffered due to NCP and it is preparing to contest next elections on its own.
When asked about this, MLA Tatkare said that Congress-NCP fought elections unitedly for last 15 years and enjoyed the power.
At that time NCP gave its support to make MP Ashok Chavan as CM. Despite this, Ashok Chavan is stating that Congress suffered due to NCP, he added.
Congress and NCP fought previous state assembly election separately. NCP won 21 seats, whereas lost 9 seats by very less margin of votes. Considering this MP Chavan should be aware with the fact that he became the Chief Minister with the support of NCP, he advised.
While slamming BJP, Tatkare stated that BJP government had made changes in election process twice in a single year.
Selection of town council president and 4-member ward in municipal election are part of this. As policies of BJP government are communal, anti-minority and anti-farmer, people are ready to teach a lesson to it, he added.
Regional executive body is providing its attention to raise a force of activists at local level.
For this main leaders of the party as well as party chief Sharad Pawar will arrive on Nashik tour to provide their guidance to the activists, Tatkare informed.
District NCP chief Adv. Ravindra Pagar, city chief MLC Jayant Jadhav and ZP chairperson Vijayshri Chumbhale were also present on the occasion.
Meanwhile, MLA Tatkare clarified that party is stood firmly behind former Minister Chhagan Bhujbal.
He also informed that action under anti-defection law will be taken against those who left the party. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484668 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/5f2705a109f18021a1f9719b6a4f2d6651893232ffa9d2bc16622b8f19d483fa.json |
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"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-28T06:49:13 | null | 2016-08-28T11:15:05 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484190.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/spo3-Rally.jpg | en | null | MRF Rally of Maharashtra today | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | NASHIK : Round 2 of the MRF FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) – the MRF Rally of Maharashtra is all set to roll today. To welcome foreign drivers and cars, a separate championship known as the MRF FMSCI Indian Rally Championship (IRC) is also being run concurrently. Indian drivers in Indian cars are eligible for the INRC while Indian or Foreign drivers in Indian or Foreign cars are eligible for the IRC.
This Round 2 covers around 400 kms, which includes 75 kms. of special stages (driving tracks) on tarmac roads. The routes of the stages are closed sections of public/private roads which have been disclosed to competitors for reconnaissance. The 6 special stages (driving tracks) of the rally to be covered by the teams today are around Bhandardara, on the outskirts of the city, while the pre-event Shakedown was at Sandip University yesterday.
Shakedown, a concept introduced this year, is a procedure conducted to provide some pre-rally practice & testing to all the competitors. Top seeded drivers took dignitaries and media personnel as passengers and drove around the shakedown stage in their rally cars.
The 32 teams in the MRF Rally of Maharashtra include top drivers of India like Gaurav Gill, Amittrajit Ghosh and Sunny Sidhu of Team Mahindra Adventure as well as Arjun Rao Aroor, Rahul Kanthraj, Karna Kadur and others.
The INRC received 27 entries through its various classes, being a) INRC Overall – upto 3500cc cars including turbo factor, b) INRC 2000cc and c) FMSCI Cup for vehicles homologated prior to 31st December 2007 while the IRC, which is still at a nascent stage, received the remaining 5 entries with the Evo VIII of Abhilash P G and Evo X of Samir Thapar being the top contenders in this championship. It must be noted that IN- RC and IRC are two separate championships and their results are not clubbed together. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484190 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/1f1c4ee121a8d18dd7974a5129dd7b25486d5c0e50277ccb48c93ddca193deb0.json |
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"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-29T06:49:38 | null | 2016-08-29T11:40:14 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484647.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/spo1-Football-champs-Barnes-P2.jpg | en | null | Inter-School Football & Basketball Tourney 2016 Barnes retain football titleSt. Mary’s, Pune complete hat-trick in basketball | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Deolali Camp: Defending champions Barnes ‘A’ retained the football crown, while St. Mary’s, Pune completed a hat-trick of titles in the basketball competition, in the 28th All Maharashtra Anglo-Indian Schools in India tournament, organised by the Association of Heads of Anglo-Indian Schools in India, Maharashtra Chapter, at the Barnes School & Junior College, Devlali.
Major General Tushar Kumar Sachdev, Chief Instructor in Faculty of Doctrine and Tactics at the School of Artillery, was the chief guest and presented the prizes.
Twelve-time winners Barnes overcame arch-rivals Bishop’s, Camp, Pune 2-1 in a keenly contested championship round, while St. Mary’s prevailed over Cathedral & John Connon, Mumbai 51-35, after rallying from a 16-23 half-time deficit, in the basketball final.
Earlier, in the play-off, Christ Church beat Cathedral 4-2 via the tie-breaker to finish third, after the teams were locked 1-1 at the end of regulation time in the all-Mumbai contest. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484647 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/b68bdfb01b3f4aa12c44ef9c0330cb538a7e16831f8549e3013de0ff29a901e5.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-27T06:48:50 | null | 2016-08-27T10:35:42 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4483669.json | http://deshdoot.cloudapp.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/favicon.png | en | null | Kashyapi dam: Proposal to recruit ‘affected’ on daily wages | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik: Though those affected by Kashyapi dam project have decided to go to court regarding jobs,
District Guardian Minister Girish Mahajan made it clear that the Municipal Commissioner should send proposal to government as per demand that NMC should employ 36 project affected on daily wage basis.
As government had rejected an earlier proposal regarding recruitment on daily wages, this is a piquant situation for NMC.
In the meeting which was held at Mumbai between Girish Mahajan and Kashyapi dam project affected, discussions were held to resolve the issue mutually regarding farmers who had gone to court to get additional compensation.
Discussions were also held to present proposal to the government again about providing jobs to the dam-affected in NMC. In addition, the project affected expressed their desire to go to court over the job issue.
Thereafter it was demanded that government should provide jobs to the affected currently on daily wages. Replying to this, District Guardian Minister clarified that the Municipal Commissioner should send proposal about this to the government.
Earlier, NMC had taken 24 project affected on daily wages for one year and then made them permanent. Remaining 36 affected are still waiting to get justice.
Considering this the affected jumped into Kashyapi dam on Independence Day to press for the issue.
Taking note of this, the District Guardian Minister conducted a meeting of NMC, irrigation and revenue officials at state secretariat.
Before this, NMC had passed a resolution in 2001 about the project affected. The proposal asked the government to absorb 24 project affected who are currently working in NMC in other government departments and transfer NMC’s Rs. 5 crore that has accumulated with the government to it. The implementation of this proposal has not been done yet. In addition, the District Guardian Minister instructed the Municipal Commissioner to send the proposal to absorb 36 project affected in NMC. As a result there is a dilemma before NMC. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4483669 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/2a061407a7b6c8886cccdb37213e29539d5823a8a21c563f33df09e9a2d7d2b7.json |
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"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-30T06:51:28 | null | 2016-08-30T10:34:15 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485209.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/RIS-W2-1.jpg | en | null | Five RIS students shine in taekwondo competition | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik: Omkar Gaikwad, a Grade IX student of Rasbihari International School secured first position in interschool taekwondo competition organised by District Sports Officer, Nashik.
With this Omkar qualified for divisional taekwondo competition. Akshay Deore and Aniket Dhanduke, the Grade IX students also secured second and third position respectively.
This competition was for under-17 category and held at Meenatai Thakare Stadium, Krida Sankul, Panchavati, Nashik.
In under-17 category for girls Revati Gaikwad and Prakruti Choutaliya bagged second position in 50 kg and 40kg weight category respectively.
The students were coached under the guidance of Heera Bulakhe. The school Principal, management and the entire staff congratulated the students for their success. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485209 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/abc3bc6619ca7d905588a32069350a30e5d692f3abc97bb3e87e85d72cc761c4.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T04:47:39 | null | 2016-08-27T10:01:49 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4483648.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/RIS-W2.jpg | en | null | Rasbihari students enjoy Janmashtami | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik: Students of Rasbihari enjoyed Janmashtamiwith great fun and festive. All the students joined the festivities and cheered the ‘Gopalas; and the ‘Gopikas’.
There was spirit of community. MrBhushanKomade, Professor of K KWagh college of Fine Art department, appreciated the effort taken by the school to balance between events and academics.
A demo of sculpture making was organized for the students. Art Sir, MrSomanathDharbhale explained the process. Student experienced the transformation of clay into beautiful sculptured idol of Lord Krishna.
Pot decoration was held in Primary section on the occasion of Janmashtami. Pre-primary tots enjoyed the movie based on the birth of Lord Krishna. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4483648 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/a905c05b313122ecb61184d1eeda58dde611a062e4d24a31d81851ab1d1fcfd3.json |
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"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-28T06:48:45 | null | 2016-08-28T10:39:50 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484161.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/DSC0732.jpg | en | null | MIDC employees march for basic amenities | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | NEW NASHIK : Local organisation Kamgar Vikas Manch (KVM) took out a huge march seeking basic amenities in Ambad MIDC.
The demonstrators who were demanding basic amenities including good condition of roads, maintenance of street lights, control on increasing number of theft cases and curb on stray dogs in Ambad MIDC — handed over a memorandum to divisional commissioner urging the administration to look into their demands seriously.
The memorandum which held Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) responsible for this poor state was signed by Manch delegates Kailas More, Uttam Khandbahale, Lalchand Salunkhe, Praveen Patil, Bhivaji Bhavle, Shirish Bhavsar, Nitin Borse and Navnath Shelke among others. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484161 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/b560c684dbbd091b0836d379821e2bfeabf9e08d9cb353f8d33c15fef360dc94.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-30T06:51:21 | null | 2016-08-30T10:51:52 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485220.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image7-W5.jpg | en | null | NCP girls wing celebrates ‘Shravan Utsav’ | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Deolali Camp: The district chief of girls wing of Nationalist Congress Party Prerna Balkavde had organised a ‘Shravan Utsav’ programme.
Women wore various traditional dresses on the occasion and presented various traditional games and songs.
With organisation of this programme, NCP girls wing introduced women to traditional games and songs.
While expressing her views Prerna Balkavde said that objective behind organising this programme was to discharge their social responsibility.
Taking time from their daily routine, women played various traditional games and danced to the tunes of traditional songs.
Winners were awarded with prizes. Deputy regional chief Dr. Bharati Pawar inaugurated this programme.
Rahalkar compered the programme. Sangita Dhage, Jayashri Satpute, Anita Bhamre and other women were present in large numbers on the occasion. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485220 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/6cf9c3555552dc8466be0d2fd4e2cc45a3ead96319458e492a4d44d40db5728b.json |
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"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-30T06:50:09 | null | 2016-08-30T11:46:03 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485287.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/FP-2-P1-1.jpg | en | null | Onion: Sit-in agitation staged at district collectorate | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik: Alleging that government is not serious about falling rate of onion, Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana staged a sit-in agitation at the district collectorate yesterday.
Agitating farmers condemned the government during the agitation.
Onion producing farmers are worried over falling prices of onion. Onions of farmers are rotting.
Though onion is getting a rate of just 5 paise per kg at Agriculture Produce Market Committee, government is not serious about it, alleged Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana.
The farmers under north Maharashtra chief of Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana Deepak Pagar staged the agitation to press for Rs. 5 as subsidy per kg and Rs. 2000 as minimum support price.
Assuring to convey their demands to state government, Resident Deputy District Collector Ramdas Khedkar requested the agitators to withdraw their agitation, but they were not in a mood to listen.
They finally agreed to withdraw the agitation after long discussions.
Hansraj Wadghule, Shivaji Rajole, Sanjay Wagh and others took part in the agitation. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485287 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/316c84fe8abb83074400253f4a4775fd31b44a3695080fa4a61235e6b64cc711.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-31T08:50:58 | null | 2016-08-31T12:27:09 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485653.json | http://deshdoot.cloudapp.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/favicon.png | en | null | Central railway services disrupted | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik Road: Following a technical snag in the engine of Gorakhpur express at Padli near Igatpuri on Monday night, central railway services between Nashik and Mumbai were badly disrupted throughout the day on Tuesday.
As a result Godavari Express was cancelled, whereas Panchavati Express reached Mumbai three hours later than its scheduled timing.
Other important trains were also running four-five hours behind their scheduled timing.
Many trains heading to Mumbai from Nashik were stopped at Nashik Road, Deolali Camp, Manmad, Lasalgaon and Niphad railway stations.
As engine repairing process took five-six hours, railway services were restored omly after a very long delay.
Amritsar Express, Janshatabdi Express, Kashi Express, Mahangari Express, Krishi Express, Gitanjali Express, Tapovan Express and Goa-Delhi Mangala Express were stopped at Nashik Road railway station.
As Panchavati Express got delayed, passengers created nuisance at the railway station.
As passengers on large scale gathered at booking office to get refund of their tickets, it was difficult for railway employees to control the crowd. The railway station wore a fair-like look.
Those passengers who travel daily by Panchavati, Rajya Rani Express and Godavari Express to Mumbai faced hardship.
Some passengers had to cancel their journey, whereas some had to travel by MSRTC bus. Meanwhile, the engine of Bhagalpur-Lokmanya Tilak Express had failed on Sunday. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485653 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/c1b5a3ded9693788ea38bc56e82487aa886b91645774a2400e54f874ee61e2b2.json |
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"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-30T06:51:32 | null | 2016-08-30T11:00:53 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485237.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/New-era-W6.jpg | en | null | Session under entrepreneur club held at New Era | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik: New Era conducts club activities on every Saturday in which the students show their enthusiastic participation.
Anand Shirsath, a budding entrepreneur of Nashik was invited at the entrepreneur club.
Making education simple and interesting through gaming methods is what this young and ambitious entrepreneur emphasises through his Arete technology, an enterprise in which he is founder as well as CEO.
Students were enlightened with the 9 P’s of success. The session is very motivational, reported one of the students.
Every one enjoyed the session and thought that now it was high time to dream about goals. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485237 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/60dd329c864b6ac00f3aa0029222616bb1957224368c925e17556cc4d6f00ee4.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-31T06:50:38 | null | 2016-08-31T12:09:22 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485642.json | http://deshdoot.cloudapp.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/favicon.png | en | null | Govt to now focus on increasing banks’ ability to support growth: FM Jaitley | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said that Indo-US trade will get a boost due to business to business, business to government and government to government interaction between the two countries.
The Finance Minister said that foreign investment is important for India in order to have larger investment in infrastructure sector.
Jaitley said that the government will now focus on increasing the banks’ ability to support growth.
The Finance Minister was speaking when the members of the visiting US CEOs Forum called on him in his office here yesterday.
The Finance Minister further said that enabling Constitution Amendment Bill relating to Goods and Service Tax (GST) has been recently approved unanimously by both the Houses of Parliament. Besides it, the Bankruptcy Code has also been approved.
The Finance Minister said that all these legislations along with different structural reforms made by the government in the last two years will help in boosting the growth and the overall development of the country. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485642 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/e550174e25bd4a55509a0bed1242968a1bb2cf77f2e2172b561930f27ccdcffb.json |
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"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-27T06:48:00 | null | 2016-08-27T10:50:51 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4483678.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/PM-BIZ-S1.jpg | en | null | My vision for India is rapid transformation, not gradual evolution: PM | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | New Delhi: Enunciating his vision to rapidly transform India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said there is a need to change laws, eliminate unnecessary procedures and speed up processes to go beyond “mere incremental progress”.
“If India is to meet the challenge of change, mere incremental progress is not enough. A metamorphosis is needed. That is why my vision for India is rapid transformation, not gradual evolution,” he said at the first ‘Transforming India’ Lecture organised by the NITI Aayog.
Stressing on the need to bring changes through transformation of governance, Modi said it cannot happen with an administrative system of the 19th century.
“A transformation of governance cannot happen without a transformation in mindset and a transformation in mindset cannot happen without transformative ideas,” he added.
“We have to change laws, eliminate unnecessary procedures, speed up processes and adopt technology. We cannot march through the 21st century with the administrative systems of the 19th century,” he said.
With his entire Cabinet in attendance, Modi said the change has to be for both external and internal reasons.
Each country, he said, has its own experiences, resources and strengths.
“Thirty years ago, a country might have been able to look inward and find its own solutions. Today, countries are inter-dependent and inter-connected. No country can afford any longer to develop in isolation.
Every country has to benchmark its activities to global standards, or else fall behind,” he said.
Stating that change is also necessary for internal reasons, he said the younger generation is thinking and aspiring so differently that the government can no longer afford to remain rooted in the past.
The Prime Minister further said that fundamental changes in administrative mindsets usually occur through sudden shocks or crisis. With a stable democratic polity in India, special efforts will have to be made to force transformative changes, he added.
“As individuals, we may absorb new ideas by reading books or articles. Books open the windows of our minds. However, unless we brainstorm collectively, ideas remain confined to individual minds,” he said.
Modi said there was a time when development was believed to depend on the quantity of capital and labour but today it depends as much on the quality of institutions and ideas.
Early last year, a new institution was created, namely, the National Institution for Transforming India or NITI. NITI was created as an evidence-based think tank to guide India’s transformation, the Prime Minister said. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4483678 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/569c4049fabc8391f1d957c4b23a43aaceb7c3fa2c7d5d90a8d65fe0f43aeea7.json |
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"Ravindra Ranade",
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"Shubham Nirmal Patil",
"स ज त",
"म गल म हस क"
] | 2016-08-28T06:48:50 | null | 2016-08-28T12:07:30 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484221.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/deshdoot-times-1.jpg | en | null | 28 August 2016 | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Read for E-Paper, go to page and click right button and open in new tab. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484221 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/898f44f6a9ceddfea296c5c16d6d3a76b608036db34e12dcf301168bfca996d8.json |
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"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-28T06:49:04 | null | 2016-08-28T10:38:06 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484158.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/E1.jpg | en | null | Effective learning seminar at Horizon Academy | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | NASHIK: Recently in MVP Samaj’s Horizon Academy, a study workshop ‘Effective Learning’ was conducted for Std. 9th and 10th students. The workshop was headed by Shantanu Gune. Total 90 students participated in the workshop. Students were given workbook to complete the activities.
The topics which were discussed as follows: Best student, Best performer, formula for being a good performer, creating interest in subjects, analysis of weak links and strong links, study skills, memory basics, goal setting.
The session was full of audio-visual aids and activities. The participation of students made it more interesting. Parents were also addressed at the end of the session.
The success of the workshop was clearly defined by the imbibed attitude of ‘My studies, My responsibilities.’ The school counsellor Shraddha Kshirsagar co-ordinated this activity under the guidance of the Principal Kumudini Bangera and Headmistress Jyothi Samanta.
The management of MVP Samaj appreciated the school staff and students for the efforts taken for academic progress with special guidance. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484158 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/41057a3da7cb4eaad63816fc98a2161566d69c60a6567043b6eee661249818b1.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:10:48 | null | 2016-08-26T11:37:41 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4483111.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/VSP_4104-P1.jpg | en | null | Dahi Handi celebrated by Bhadrakali Yuvak Mandal | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | l
NASHIK: Govindas of Bhadrakali Yuvak Mandal forming a pyramid to break a ‘Dahi Handi’ at Bhadrakali market area in Old Nashik, yesterday.
The festival of Gokulashtami was celebrated in the entire city with great religious fervour. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4483111 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/9405ce4f65bf88714c32d752411b2425c378ea26a112292cff2d749e56874055.json |
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"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-31T06:50:46 | null | 2016-08-31T10:33:08 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485615.json | http://deshdoot.cloudapp.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/favicon.png | en | null | null | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik Road: Six railway trains will be run from newly constructed platform no. 4 at Nashik Road railway station from September 10. Member of railway advisory committee Raj Phokne followed up the matter regularly with MP Hemant Godse for platform no. 4 to be put into use.
MP Godse contacted railway administration and demanded that the new platform, which was constructed during Simhastha Kumbh Mela, be put to use.
Kamayani express, Howrah express, Tadoba express, Varanasi express, Darbhanga express and four other express trains will be run from this platform from September 10. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485615 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/7a7475089580d963dede18b521b3b354c765dfa24fe7a212b4102478740a3ddc.json |
[
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] | 2016-08-27T06:47:51 | null | 2016-08-27T11:01:30 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4483687.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/FP-1-S2.jpg | en | null | HC allows women's entry in Haji Ali dargah's sanctum sanctorum | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Mumbai: In a landmark judgement, the Bombay High Court yesterday lifted the ban imposed on women from entering the sanctum sanctorum of Haji Ali Dargah here, saying it contravenes fundamental rights and that the trust has no right to prohibit women’s entry into a public place of worship.
“We hold that the ban imposed by the Dargah Trust, prohibiting women from entering the sanctum sanctorum of the Haji Ali Dargah contravenes Articles 14, 15 and 25 of the Constitution of India.
Women should be permitted to enter the sanctum sanctorum at par with men,” a division bench of Justices V M Kanade and Revati Mohite Dere said.
Under these Articles, a person has the fundamental right to practice any religion he or she wants. They prohibit discrimination on grounds of religion, gender and so on, and provide freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion.
The court has, however, stayed its order for six weeks following a plea by Haji Ali Dargah Trust, which wants to challenge it in the Supreme Court.
The bench allowed a PIL filed by two women, Zakia Soman and Noorjehan Niaz, from NGO Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, challenging the ban on women’s entry into the sanctum sanctorum of the dargah from 2012.
“The state government and the Haji Ali Dargah Trust will have to take proper steps to ensure safety and security of women at the said place of worship,” the court said.
The bench held that the trust has no power to alter or modify the mode or manner of religious practices of any individual or any group. It also noted that the “right to manage the Trust cannot override the right to practice religion itself”.
“The trust has no right to discriminate entry of women into a public place of worship under the guise of ‘managing the affairs of religion’ under Article 26 and as such, the state will have to ensure protection of rights of all its citizens guaranteed under the Constitution, including Articles 14 and 15, to protect against discrimination based on gender,” the court said in its 56-page judgement.
The court refused to accept the arguments of the trust that allowing women in close proximity to the grave of male Muslim saint was sin in Islam. The trust had also quoted and submitted certain verses from the Quran to support its claim.
“Simply making the aforesaid statement and quoting verses are not sufficient, more particularly, when women were being permitted to enter the sanctum sanctorum up to 2012. There is nothing in any of the aforesaid verses which shows that Islam does not permit entry of women at all, into a dargah/mosque and that their entry was sinful in Islam,” the court said. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4483687 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/76fa265e8e7238c013069c002b9a695d98f7d29c48ba03e7924a5d8d1d21d69c.json |
[
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] | 2016-08-29T06:49:58 | null | 2016-08-29T10:57:14 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484627.json | http://deshdoot.cloudapp.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/favicon.png | en | null | No water for Gujarat from Maharashtra: expert committee report | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik : The expert committee, appointed by state government for water planning of Damanganga Nar-Par rivers, has recommended in its report that there is no water in basin of these rivers to give it to Gujarat.
It submitted the report with water resource department. Following this report, the approval to give water from Maharashtra to Gujarat has become useless. Meanwhile, experts in Maharashtra expressed their satisfaction over the report.
The committee gave its report to the water resources department on July 25, 2016.
There were strong reactions in North Maharashtra, after some conditions in agreement regarding to bring water from Maharashtra to Gujarat came to the fore.
With initiative by Jalchintan Sanstha, various types of agitations were staged to draw attention of the government against this.
Barring Bharatiya Janata Party, all political parties came together for this. Three-day agitation was also staged during state assembly session.
Chief Minister had to give assurance that not a single drop of water will be given to Maharashtra.
Following all these happenings, state government formed an expert committee and ordered to give report. Accordingly, it received the report from the committee.
After the meeting between Union Minister Uma Bharati and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on January 7, 2015, state government gave impetus to finalise Memorandum of Understanding of Damanganga-Pinjal link (DP link) and Par-Tapi-Narmada link (PTN link).
As a result, after giving 20.4 TMC water to Mumbai, out of total 55 TMC water in Damanganga, Gujarat had to get remaining water as per condition no. 3 in MoU.
In addition, the Chief Minister showed his readiness in a letter sent to central government on January 16 to give 21 TMC water from Nar-Par basin to Gujarat.
As there were strong reactions after this information came to light, the Chief Minister had to explain his stand.
The presentation about both the projects was held on April 15, 2015 at state assembly. Engineer Hiralal Medhegiri send a letter mentioning Maharashtra has a right over 31.9 TMC water in Tapi basin to central water commission on March 26, 2012.
Jalchintan Sanstha collected all technical documents regarding this and followed up the matter with the government.
On this backdrop, state government formed the expert committee under chief engineer, water science department on April 4, 2016 and asked it to finalise water planning of Damanganga-Nar-Par basin.
Accordingly, the report of the expert committee was presented on July 25, 2015. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484627 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/dda54d1b0db0309c3e61dce1a40ef8c9a198025271cd4856b14254fc050a5371.json |
[
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] | 2016-08-31T06:51:08 | null | 2016-08-31T12:06:12 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485638.json | http://deshdoot.cloudapp.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/favicon.png | en | null | Indian economy to grow at 7.8% in 2016-17: Survey | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | New Delhi: India’s economy is likely to expand 7.8 per cent during the current financial year on the back of good monsoons, said economists polled by Ficci. Releasing the latest survey, Ficci said there has been a “marginal improvement” in growth estimate for 2016-17 as against the previous round and “this comes at the back of better performance of the agriculture and industry sector”.
The monsoon season has been good this year which is expected to support agricultural production, it added.
Reserve Bank has also said the near-term growth outlook for India seems brighter than last fiscal and the economy is likely to expand at 7.6 per cent in 2016-17.
Ficci’s Economic Outlook Survey puts across a median GDP growth forecast of 7.8 per cent for the current fiscal year.Further, the estimated median GVA (gross value added) growth for Q1 FY17 has been put at 7.6 per cent.
The survey was conducted during July-August among leading economists belonging to the industry, banking and financial services sector.
However, the survey results indicate a marginal decline in the service sector growth this year vis- -vis the estimated growth in the previous survey round.
The participating economists also felt it will take time for the anks to make any further reduction in deposit rates.
They said while the moves undertaken by the RBI and government are likely to reduce the banks’ operational cost, the high stock of NPAs and provisions for public sector banks are posing a challenge as far as transmission is concerned.
As per the survey, the median growth forecast for IIP has been put at 3.5 per cent for the year 2016-17, with a minimum and maximum range of 2 per cent and 4.3 per cent, respectively.
Ficci said the median inflation forecast for 2016-17 has noted a marginal increase in comparison to the previous round.
The median forecast for Wholesale Price Index based inflation rate for 2016-17 has been put at 2.4 per cent while for Consumer Price Index it is 5.2 per cent.
“The improvement in rural demand on the back of a pickup in farm sector is likely to give an impetus to industrial growth.
Industry is projected to grow by 7.3 per cent in 2016-17, 0.2 percent points higher than the projection as per our previous survey round,” Ficci said.
The chamber further said that recent data points indicate an increase in inflation on the back of elevated food prices, but nonetheless, “prices are expected to remain range bound going ahead given good monsoons and an improved acreage”.
In addition to the forecast for key macro variables, the economists were asked for views on certain topical issues.
The Government, earlier in 2016, decided to cut interest rates on small savings.
The RBI implemented the Marginal Cost Lending Rate (MCLR) Framework with effect from April 1, 2016.
Alongside, refinements were seen in liquidity management by RBI to allow for an improved transmission.
However, transmission of monetary policy still remains an issue. Given this backdrop, economists were asked to share their views. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485638 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/b3efa6a69858e872d2981bac7cd940bdb40299bc01a7200a96242bb9a34ee9cb.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T06:50:43 | null | 2016-08-31T10:30:22 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485613.json | http://deshdoot.cloudapp.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/favicon.png | en | null | Dr. Singal orders action against rickshaw, four-wheeler drivers | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik: Newly appointed Police Commissioner Dr. Ravinder Singal has taken an initiative to end traffic chaos and problem of traffic jams in the city.
Police Commissioner ordered action against errant rickshaw and four-wheeler drivers to discipline the traffic, informed sources.
Dr. Singal summoned police officials of traffic department and conducted a meeting with them at police commissionerate. DCP Vijay Patil, ACP in-charge Vishwas Walvi, all police inspectors and personnel were present for the meeting.
The Police Commissioner took review of the measures to be taken to discipline errant vehicle drivers in the city.
Discussions were held on to create more parking lots in association with NMC, strict action against those parking vehicles anywhere, action against errant rickshaw drivers, action against those vehicle drivers who stop at zebra crossing and jump signal, creation of awareness among citizens about traffic rules, action against two-wheeler and four-wheeler drivers.
The Police Commissioner instructed that traffic department should be more alert and speed up the action, the sources informed further. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485613 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/aa6b27c89c5cd4871b37c05dc0827694a7b46264d594aba61c441b31e6f14dde.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-30T06:50:44 | null | 2016-08-30T11:36:15 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485272.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/spo1-SINDHU_RVMOORTHY_1_2990893f-S4.jpg | en | null | Three super girls conferred Khel Ratna along with Jitu Rai | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | New Delhi: It was a celebration of woman power in sports as Olympic stars PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar were yesterday conferred India’s highest sporting honour – the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna – along with shooter Jitu Rai in a gleaming awards ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here.
For the first time in the history of National Sports Awards, four athletes were chosen for the Khel Ratna honour, owing to the three girls’ superlative show at the Rio Olympics.
In 2009, three athletes – boxers Vijender Singh and M C Mary Kom and wrestler Sushil Kumar – had been given this award together.
Shuttler Sindhu won a historic silver in the women’s singles, Sakshi won India’s first ever medal (bronze) in women’s wrestling while Dipa grabbed a piece of history for herself with a fourth place finish in artistic gymnastics with her now famous Produnova vault.
Shooter Jitu Rai was always a contender after consistently producing medal-winning performances in the last two years, including gold at the Asian and Commonwealth Games along with a silver at the World Championships.
The four Khel Ratnas, who were greeted with a loud round of applause when they walked up to receive their awards from President Pranab Mukherjee, received a medal, certificate and cash prize of Rs. 7.5 lakh each.
Also honoured were 15 Arjuna awardees who received statuettes, certificates and award money of Rs.5 lakh each.
Long distance runner Lalita Babar, who finished a creditable 10th in the 3000m steeplechase in the Rio Games, boxer Shiva Thapa, only the third Indian to win a World
Championships medal last year, and hockey players VR Raghunath and Rani Rampal were among those who received the Arjuna award.
Cricketer Ajinkya Rahane, who was also selected for the Arjuna Award, missed out on the ceremony as he is in the United States with the Indian team for a Twenty20 series against the West Indies.
Teen Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, the first Indian athlete to become a world champion at any level with a gold medal at the U-20 World Championship, was also among the Arjuna winners this year.
Goalkeeper Subrata Paul was the lone footballer in the list of Arjuna awardees, which also included shooter Apurvi Chandela and wrestler Vinesh Phogat. Vinesh received her award while seated on wheelchair as she is recovering from a knee injury sustained in her second-round bout during the Rio Olympic Games.
This year’s Dronacharya Award was conferred upon six coaches, the most notable among them being Dipa’s coach Bishweshwar Nandi and India Test team captain Virat Kohli’s mentor Raj Kumar Sharma. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485272 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/94b8762bedc02240eccbe25a83a86240d08e98d7a893cf2a690b374e847ac3d8.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T06:48:52 | null | 2016-08-28T11:04:55 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484184.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pg3-3organ.jpg | en | null | State to kick off organ donation drive | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | NASHIK : To make sure organs are made readily available to needy patients, the State government is organising a three-day organ donation awareness campaign from August 30 to September 1.
Under the organ donation awareness campaign, a public awareness rally will be taken out from Golf Club at 8.00 am in the morning on August 30. On the same day, an organ donation registration drive will be kick started from civil hospital here, apprised additional district collector Kanhuraj Bagate.
“This awareness campaign is giving us an opportunity to dedicate ourselves to the service of mankind. Therefore, not only the people in general but also all the NGOs, be it academic institutions or health centres should participate in the drive,” he urged. He had convened a preparatory meet at the district collectorate here to chalk out strategies to encourage maximum participation.
He said that over 12,000 patients across the state are on the waiting list for organ transplants. During the drive, if a patient is diagnosed as brain-dead, counselling should be arranged for his family members, Bagate said adding that competitions on vast platforms should be organised in order to ensure participation of students too in the awareness campaign.
“Workshops, lecture-series, seminars should be arranged on college level with a view to introduce the people with the importance and need of organ donation,” the addl district collector added.
Also present at the meet were Dr Jagdale, addl CEO A B Landge, district health officer Dr Sushil Wakchaure, MUHS dy registrar Dr Vidya Thakare, resident medical officer DR G M Hole, medical officer (NMC) Dr Vijay Dekate, Dr Bhausaheb More and Dr Sanjay Rakibe. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484184 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/768efd9b419c7c0a0601b7a004a2540fee148e8f36ee0eb06da40883ed376893.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T06:49:24 | null | 2016-08-28T10:48:38 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484167.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/E1-1.jpg | en | null | Skill development workshop organised at Sandip Polytechnic | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | NASHIK : To enhance the practical knowledge of students and to meet the industry required skills, Sandip Foundation’s Sandip Polytechnic organized three days’ value added training programme on ‘Automobile Repairing & Maintenance’ for final year mechanical engineering students.
This programme was conducted in association with Paras Automobiles, Nashik and mechanical engineering department of Sandip Polytechnic. Director of Paras Automobiles Vinay Jain gave training to the students to get pre-equipped with industry oriented skills to improve their chances of employability in competitive industry and corporate world.
Through this programme students gained knowledge, hands on experience and skills about automobile repairing and maintenance.
Programme was organised under the guidance of Prof. Prashant Patil, Principal of Sandip Polytechnic. Prof. Ashok More, head of department and Prof. P B Chavan took sincere efforts to make the workshop a success.
Dr. Sandip Jha, chairman of Sandip Foundation felicitated the students for successful completion of programme.
Mohini Patil, general manager, Sandip Foundation, Prof. P I Patil, mentor, Sandip Foundation and Prof. Prashant Patil, Principal, Sandip Polytechnic) provided their managerial support. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484167 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/ebef28396d05149a2ba3abbc36d85dc01986c54cacb6f954f9517a3fb5a1f584.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-31T06:51:01 | null | 2016-08-31T11:58:05 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485626.json | http://deshdoot.cloudapp.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/favicon.png | en | null | MNS appoints observer for ‘damage control’ | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik : Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray has appointed an observer for Nashik for the first time for ‘damage control’ on the backdrop of upcoming Zilla Parishad and municipal elections.
Responsibility of Nashik has been handed over to general secretary Dr. Manoj Chavan who had done a good job at Kalyan, Ambarnath and Badlapur.
After defeat of the party in state assembly election, many office bearers left it.
As corporators are leaving the party on the backdrop of upcoming municipal election, Raj Thackeray has started preparations to make the party stand up again.
As a part of this, Raj Thackeray himself gave an appointment letter to Dr. Chavan at Mumbai.
The work style of Dr. Chavan who is working with Raj Thackeray since Vidyarthi Sena is different. He is known for his work after preparation of special strategy regarding strengthening of the party.
Dr. Chavan was observer when 29 MNS corporators got elected at Kalyan. In addition, he also worked as the observer and liaison chief at Thane, Ambarnath and Badlapur and took the party to power. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485626 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/80ed31b37086caeeacd424cfe08defc1ed04e087d21f1565a30c35f6fdd6cac6.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T06:47:53 | null | 2016-08-27T11:34:07 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4483703.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Barnes-Scottish-Mahim-4-P1.jpg | en | null | Inter-School Football & Basketball Tourney 2016 Barnes, Mary’s into basketball semis; Bishop’s, Camp in football semis | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | DEOLALI CAMP: Defending champions St. Mary’s, Pune and hosts Barnes fashioned nail-biting wins to storm into the basketball semi-finals, in the 28th All Maharashtra Anglo-Indian Schools in India football and basketball tournament, organized by the Association of Heads of Anglo-Indian Schools in India, Maharashtra Chapter, at the Barnes School & Junior College, Devlali, on Friday.
Winners in the last two editions St. Mary’s, on course for a hat-trick, snatched a 44-42 win after facing a strong challenge from Cathedral & John Connon, Mumbai after leading 24-22 at half-time.
The neck-and-neck battle stretched down to the wire with Cathedral making a brilliant last gasp effort in the final seconds of the fourth and last quarter.
Khushi Oswal top-scored for St. Mary’s with 16 points, while Anjali Narain scored 16 and Aditi Narvekar 14 for Cathedral.
2014 runners-up Barnes, who almost paid the price for inaccuracy, rallied from a 5-9 deficit at half-time to beat a gallant Bombay Scottish, Mahim 22-21 in another thriller.
Following a subdued opening quarter, Scottish dominated the second quarter with Ananya Mittal making the difference with four successful back-to-back free throws.
The Mumbai side maintained the advantage and raced ahead in the third quarter for an envious 15-7 lead.
Barnes got off to a dream start in the fourth quarter with three baskets in quick succession to narrow the margin to 13-15 that raised hopes of a comeback.
An inspired Barnes initiated a change in fortunes as the formidable trio of Kirti Jadhav and the Gotting twins, Sharon and Carol combined brilliantly to put the pressure back on Scottish.
With two minutes and 17 seconds remaining, Barnes finally drew level at 19-all and led 20-19 with a minute and 10 seconds remaining.
They held on grimly until Carol Gotting fired the decisive basket for a much relieved 22-19 lead with 20 seconds to go, but not before surviving a scare when Scottish’s Rhea Sundaresan sunk in a two-pointer with just six seconds remaining.
In the semi-finals, St. Mary’s will face Bishop’s, Camp while Barnes will take on Cathedral.
In the football competition, last year’s runners-up Bishop’s, Camp completed their Pool B engagements with a convincing 3-1 win over Christ Church who pipped Bombay Scottish, Mahim to finish second in the pool behind Camp with a better goal aggregate.
Scottish beat Hutchings, Pune 4-1 in their concluding Pool B tie but it was not enough to make it to the last four. Defending champions Barnes will face Christ Church, while Bishop’s, Camp will play Cathedral in the semi-finals.
Results: FOOTBALL: Pool B: Bishop’s, Camp 3 (Ryan John 2, Vikrant Kshirsagar) bt Christ Church 1 (Ibad Meeran); Bombay Scottish, Mahim 3 (Amay Chaudhary 2, Adityavikram Joshi, Vikrant Dere) bt Hutchings,
Pune 1 (Prathmesh Sampagaonkar).
BASKETBALL: Pool A: St. Mary’s, Pune 44 (Khushi Oswal 16, Khushi Sanghvi 8) bt Cathedral 42 (Anjali Narain 16, Aditi Narvekar 14). HT: 24-22; Bishop’s, Kalyaninagar bt Christ Church 38-2
Pool B: Barnes 22 (Kirti Jadhav 11) bt Bombay Scottish, Mahim 21 (Rhea Sundaresan). HT: 5-9; Bishop’s, Camp 31 (Kaveri Subramanian 14, Mehek Kangralkar 7) bt Bishop’s, Undri 13 (Fatema Kapadia 4). HT: 20-5. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4483703 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/2378b73c97f1daac5f78a09806e7b4ff0c4481e473fa4a18830936c394060d22.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T06:49:28 | null | 2016-08-28T11:12:10 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484187.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/spo2-Barnes.jpg | en | null | Inter-School Football & Basketball Tourney 2016 Barnes storm into football finals | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | DEOLALI CAMP: Defending champions Barnes ‘A’ and last year’s runners-up Bishop’s, Camp registered convincing semi-final wins to set up a repeat championship round clash, in the 28th All Maharashtra Anglo-Indian Schools in India football and basketball tournament, organized by the Association of Heads of Anglo-Indian Schools in India, Maharashtra Chapter, at the Barnes School & Junior College, Devlali, on Saturday.
Twelve-time winners Barnes tamed Christ Church, Mumbai 4-0 with Atish Kalate scoring three goals and Jonathan Ryder adding the other in a contest dominated by the hosts. Bishop’s, Camp scored once in each half to prevail over Cathedral & John Connon, Mumbai 2-0 after Akshay Bhullar broke the scoreless deadlock in the 11th minute and striker Vikrant Kshirsagar netting in the 59th minute.
Winners in the last two editions, St. Mary’s, Pune remained one win away from completing a hat-trick when they halted Bishop’s, Camp with a 64-48 win in the basketball semi-finals. Cathedral overcame local favourites Barnes 38-30 in the other semi-final after enduring a stiff challenge in the second half.
Spearheaded by Anjali Narain and Sanya Runwal, Cathedral took charge from the start as they raced to a 14-4 half-time lead. Barnes, who demonstrated they were no pushovers with a stunning come-from-behind win over Bombay Scottish, Mahim in the previous game in the league, raised hopes of a recovery with a second-half surge but Cathedral were rewarded for accuracy. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484187 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/860c234792c5a77859e3c2fea46511763a4571b240d07cdc2a480540745fa064.json |
[
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] | 2016-08-30T06:49:57 | null | 2016-08-30T11:51:32 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485297.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/DSC_6745-P2.jpg | en | null | BJP tames Sena, MNS in triangular contest | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik Road: BJP wrested two municipal wards from Shiv Sena in the bypolls held on Sunday for two seats in Nashik Municipal Corporation.
The poll outcome is also a huge setback for Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, which is currently ruling the NMC, with the party candidates facing defeat in the triangular contests.
After counting of votes yesterday, Mandabai Dhikale of BJP from ward no. 35 and Sunanda More from ward no. 36, both located in Nashik Road area, were declared winners.
Dhikale defeated Sena’s Vrushali Nathe, MNS’ Shantabai Shejwal and NCP’s Vandana Chalisgaonkar. Dhikale polled 1946 votes, while her nearest rival Nathe bagged 1748 votes.
In ward no. 36, BJP’s Sunanda More (1937 votes) trounced Sena’s Sunil Shelar (1397 votes), Praveen Pawar of MNS (720 votes) and Congress’ Shashibai Unhawane (1446 votes).
After declaration of results, BJP activists celebrated the win.
BJP chief and MLA Balasaheb Sanap, regional vice president Vasant Gite, corporator Sambhaji Moruskar, Kanhaiyya Salwe, Sangita Gaikwad and others greeted the victorious candidates.
The byelections were necessitated following disqualification of Shobhana Shinde (ward no. 35) and Nilesh Shelar (ward no. 36) by District Collector for joining other parties. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485297 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/00ca6d82c80c5aea86c8b612a53295e27804fd171fc9acb2e58e0dd1497935e9.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-30T06:51:30 | null | 2016-08-30T10:30:09 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485203.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/FIA-basketball-W1.jpg | en | null | FIA basketball teams win accolades | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik: The under-14 boys and girls team of Fravashi International Academy captured the basketball turf during the Interschool Basketball Championship held recently at Barnes School Devlali, Nashik.
The boys team won the semi final match against Barnes School, Deolali and the girls team won the final match against Kishore Suryawanshi International School with an outstanding score of 10/04 and qualified for the divisional level competition.
The entire management and team of the school praised the winners and the basketball coach Geeta Negi for their excellent performance. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485203 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/73389ebb1f6b62c7279c7e2bb113b5ab98f3e968b684484e45b4540fa63698f2.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-30T06:51:00 | null | 2016-08-30T11:05:45 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485243.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/DSC_1845-W7.jpg | en | null | MVP Meet: Members, employees to get health insurance | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik: A decision was taken to insure all MVP members and employees to provide medical service in the range of Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 30 lakh, against a small annual premium.
It will be implemented soon, informed general secretary of Maratha Vidya Prasarak Sanstha Nilima Pawar in a general meeting.
A proposal was also passed to take action against board of executives if there is failure to take action against those four members who caused financial loss to Sanstha.
The last general meeting of current executive body of MVP Sanstha was held under president and former MP Pratapdada Sonawane at Raosaheb Thorat hall.
Sarkarwada police maintained a tight security to prevent any quarrel during the meeting.
General secretary Nilima Pawar, chairperson Adv. Nitin Thakre, deputy chairperson Nanaji Dalvi, secretary Dr. Sunil Dhikale, directors of all talukas, former Minister Vinayakdada Patil, Ramkrishna Lahvitkar, former MLAs and office bearers were present on the dais.
Earlier, president Pratapdada Sonawane read the subjects which were on the agenda.
Thereafter the board of executives and all members welcomed general secretary Nilima Pawar for receiving life time achievement award by Pune university and ‘Adarsh Sanstha Palak Puraskar’.
She was also felicitated. Thereafter Nilima Pawar offered condolences to late office bearers, members and employees while delivering her introductory lecture.
She read the graph of development that took place in three years and informed about education progress of school and colleges. She also presented visual presentation about acquisition of new land by Sanstha for school and balance sheet of the Sanstha.
While informing about the steps taken by the Sanstha to start health policy for members and employees Nilima Pawar stated that there is concession at Medical College for the members only.
If members pay annual premium for the policy ranging from Rs. 1250 to Rs. 28,890, the members or two persons will get medical service from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 30 lakh at Medical College.
This medical service will be applicable for 18 diseases, she informed. Those subjects which were on the agenda were also approved. Members also put forward their suggestions and demands. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485243 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/3eeda9271fa06bcd728ce089630eea2ff097a441068b820122fcf59d22b8c8bb.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-30T06:51:26 | null | 2016-08-30T10:38:16 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485213.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/wisdom-W3.jpg | en | null | Wisdom High students visit M&M plant | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik: The students of Grade 10 from Wisdom High International School were greatly thrilled recently when they visited the plant of Mahindra and Mahindra at Satpur, Nashik.
They were privileged to have seen the production of auto giant’s latest SUV – Nuvosport.
They got opportunity to interact directly with the technician’s in-charge of the production and learnt a lot about process of manufacturing.
Mahindra & Mahindra officers were gracious enough to answer all their queries patiently.
The children returned with much clearer idea about the industry. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485213 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/50592864d9578c78ed3b0adb2f2bc0988c6340f1cb7370772048d22d5b8def09.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-27T04:47:36 | null | 2016-08-27T09:58:03 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4483645.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/wonder-kids-W1.jpg | en | null | Gokulashtami celebrated at Wonder Kids | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik: The children in Wonder Kids play school and nursery celebrated the festival of Gokulashtami in religious fervour. They were dressed up like Radha Krishna. They broke Dahi Handi ( a curd filled pot) on the occasion. Teachers of the school explained importance of the festival to the children through drama presentation.
Director of the school Parag Jhalawat, Principal Urmi Jhalawat and Vaishali Shewale provided their guidance. Sneha Deore, Rupali Dhum, Archana Gavit and others took sincere efforts for success of the programme. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4483645 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/dbafe08c33675ddd71ae84c7cd19e636e132d19ea1fe82ac59648e3ca9865cd7.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-31T06:50:54 | null | 2016-08-31T11:03:37 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485623.json | http://deshdoot.cloudapp.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/favicon.png | en | null | ‘It is possible to understand history through ancient coins’ | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik: Numismatist (coin collector) Chetan Rajapurkar spoke on the subject ‘journey of Nashik’s coins’ in a programme ‘Nisargkatta’ organised by Nature Club of Nashik.
Citing historical references, he informed about various places in Nashik.
Dr. Vikram Shah, RFO Sanjay Wadekar, bird watcher Digambar Gadgil and Nature Club of Nashik president Prof. Anand Bora were present on the dais.
While giving information, Rajapurkar said that Nashik had Govardhan Shivar.
Anjaneri was international trade centre and capital of Nashik. Name of Sinnar was Shrinagar and name of Makhmalabad was Andhrutkar.
First coin of Nashik was ‘Ashmak Janpad’, he added and explained in detail the history of coin of king Kanhe, first coin on queen ‘Rani Nagrika’, coins of Nashmik Nahpan, coins of king Chalukya, coins of king Vishnu Kurdan, coins during regime of Yadav, coins during regime of Nizam, rare coins of Mohammad Shah and coins during regime of Marathas and British.
One can study nature of coin through study of coins. Numismatic centre near Anjneri is only library of coins in Asia and students should use it for study, Rajapurkar urged. He also replied to the queries related to coins.
Numismatists of Nashik Achchyut Gujarathi, Sanjay More, Vijay Hiran, Rajendra Bohora and others were present on the occasion. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485623 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/3b899ac106885a0c56567178f23d1113b902d1c887479895ca37345633b83ade.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-30T06:50:28 | null | 2016-08-30T11:23:30 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485267.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/b1-S2-6.jpg | en | null | New RBI chief Patel's policies to broadly echo Rajan's: Poll | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Bengaluru: Indian monetary policy is likely to stay broadly unchanged when Urjit Patel takes over as Reserve Bank of India governor, according to a Reuters poll, but his approach to cleaning up public banks` bad debts could be less stringent.
Currently a deputy governor in charge of monetary policy, Patel will become RBI governor once Raghuram Rajan steps down on Sept 4.
His appointment by the government was widely viewed as a move to ensure continuity, and all but one of the 30 economists polled August between 23-29 said they expected Patel to broadly tread the same path as Rajan, basing interest rate decisions on the same criteria.
“Urjit Patel and Raghuram Rajan share the same school of thought and they have co-signed the circulars that recommended inflation targeting,” said Hemanth Raj Reddy, analyst at Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co Ltd, a brokerage firm in Mumbai.
“Following his past decision making methodologies which were very data driven and methodical, all of which are analogous to Rajan`s; this reinforces our belief that there would be no change in the RBI`s prerequisites for a rate cut.”
Patel, afterall, led a panel that recommended landmark changes to monetary policy, including a switch to inflation-targeting and the creation of a committee to set interest rates.
Whereas Rajan ultimately took sole responsibility for decisions to change interest rates, Patel is expected to head a Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) that will make those calls.
“The effectiveness of the new governor in forging consensus within the Monetary Policy Committee will be crucial,” said Abhishek Upadhyay, economist at ICICI Securities, a primary dealer in Mumbai that transacts with the RBI.
“A sharply divided MPC could undermine central bank credibility.”
During his three-year term, Rajan focused on taming inflation, which has historically remained high due to weak farm supply chains, erratic rains and unrelenting demand from the country`s vast population.
But with annual consumer inflation running at 6.07 percent in July – well above the RBI`s March 2017 target of 5 percent – the room for further rate cuts is limited, although economists earlier this month said one was likely between October-December.
A large majority of respondents in the latest survey said the RBI is unlikely to change its medium-term inflation goal.
In response to an extra question, economists picked a clean-up drive of government-controlled banks` balance sheets, as the top area where Patel is likely to take a different approach.
“While he will pursue with the balance sheet clean up, he will also ensure that banks don`t become completely risk averse, thanks to his prior experience as a lender to the infrastructure sector,” Rupa Rege Nitsure, economist at Larsen & Turbo, said.
Rajan had set an ambitious March 2017 deadline to fully make provisions for the $120 billion of sour loans Indian banks are plagued with.
Patel is taking over at the RBI at a time when India is the world`s fastest growing major economy, inflation is relatively steady and the rupee exchange rate is stable.
In contrast, Rajan took office in the midst of a currency crisis, with inflation running at double-digit levels and the economy suffering from weak growth.
A separate Reuters poll on Monday showed the economy likely grew 7.6 percent in the April-June quarter compared to a year ago, slower than the 7.9 percent of the previous three months.
Seventeen out of the 29 economists polled expected Patel to have a neutral impact on the economy over the coming year. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485267 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/00297f84f50e2f7750a43927c3333175499e5438b0f24dc8cc6b5c0f31f1fc6c.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-30T06:51:08 | null | 2016-08-30T10:42:39 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485216.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Ganesh-Festival-W4.jpg | en | null | Chaos prevails due to online registration of Ganesh mandals | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | NASHIK: There are only eight days left for Ganeshotsav. Many Ganesh mandals have started to set up pandals.
Office bearers of the mandals are making rounds at charity commissioner’s office to register their mandals which is mandatory as per court directives.
But as the charity commissioner’s office make it compulsory to fill online form, the chaos has been prevailed.
As per court directives, if any Ganesh mandal or Durga Devi Mandal has to accept a donation, it has to take formal permission from assistant charity commissioner’s office.
It is mandatory to register mandal in that office for this. Mandals cannot collect donation without this.
In addition, they have to give their registration number to get various permissions from Municipal Corporation and police.
As a result mandals have started to fill up the form to register their names with charity commissioner’s office.
As there are only eight days left for Ganeshotsav, members of the mandals are rushing to collect necessary documents to make registration and to get various permissions.
The charity commissioner’s office has made it compulsory to fill application online and has made available a website for this.
As application form is in English, mandals are facing difficulties. Considering this, some mandals are demanding to accept written application.
Only 20 mandals have able to fill up online application so far. A formal permission was given to a single mandal out of these as it filled up the form correctly. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485216 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/4bb8802abf2c72a6ce77d6c464fa05f3f3fba7708e8afda85fddb30dcb49bb13.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-31T06:50:56 | null | 2016-08-31T10:57:55 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485621.json | http://deshdoot.cloudapp.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/favicon.png | en | null | Admission process for YCMOU courses starts | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | NASHIK : As educational career depends lot on SSC and HSC success, so everyone takes sincere efforts.
But that alone does not ensure that one can handle the competition in education sector.
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University has provided an opportunity to take skill based education to the students aspiring to pursue higher education.
Those who fail in SSC and HSC examinations should not be disappointed and complete their dream to take higher education while managing their job or business, urged the YCMOU spokesperson.
Identifying needs of the students, YCMOU has started eight faculties.
They are humanities and social sciences, commerce and management, education science, science and technology, computer science, distance education, agriculture science and health.
In addition, educational service department is also functioning.
YCMOU has made humanities and social sciences certificate preparatory syllabus in Marathi, Hindi, Urdu and English medium in this current academic year.
In addition, entrance test to get admission for BA, B.Com. and B.Sc. syllabi, degree – BA (general), BA (MCJ), library and information science degree (B.Lib. and ISc.) post graduation degreee – MA (English, Hindi, Marathi), library and information science
(M.Lib and ISc.) commerce and management diploma – cooperation management, cooperation management (banking) degree B.Com.
(Marathi, English medium), B.Com. (cooperation management), BBA – aviation, hospitality and travel and tourism management, post graduation degree – M.Com (English, Marathi medium), MBA (HR, finance, marketing, manufacturing), health science certificate, Aarogyamitra, assistant (patient),
In diplomas, Yoga teacher, diploma in industrial science (pharmaceutical), B.Sc. (industrial drug science); post graduation degree – master of publice health (MPH), distance education faculty certificate – fire and safety engineering management, German, French,
English snf Arabic lanagues, beauty parlour management, diploma – electrician and domestic appliances maintenance, civil supervisor, interior designing and decoration, fitter, salon techniques, fabrication degree – B.Sc. (hospitality and tourism studies), facility services, automotive techniques, fire and safety studies, hospitality and catering services, construction practice education science faculty certificate – child nurturing, information communication technique science, diploma – school management degree
B.Ed. – special education, post graduation degree M.A. (education science) have been made available for those students who failed in SSC and HSC examinations.
Online education process will continue till today. Those interested should take admission, urged YCMOU. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485621 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/2365507871e3ac43e1b830920e9fbf56ca87d251b256b812dfb57fa1b275c530.json |
[
"Chandrakant Kumawat",
"अन द",
"Shubham Nirmal Patil",
"स ज त",
"म गल म हस क"
] | 2016-08-30T12:50:13 | null | 2016-08-30T17:40:35 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485474.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/deshdoo-Timest-logo.jpg | en | null | 30 August 2016 | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | null | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485474 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/6de26cc9adff9fc26e067ce963988101b97c7e5d65ccebe8ebea70ef718a47bf.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-28T06:49:22 | null | 2016-08-28T10:50:51 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484170.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/New-Dra.jpg | en | null | New Era celebrates Sanskrit Divas | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | NASHIK : On the occasion of Sanskrit Divas, a shlok recitation competition was conducted by the Senior Citizens’ Associations, Nashik at D’souza Colony here in which a number of New Era students participated actively.
“Atharvashirsha”, “Ramraksha” and “Geeta recital” were the topics for recitation competition. Many students of New Era English School participated in which Chinmay Kiran Garud got the first prize in the competition. Chinmay recited the Shlok with clarity and proper pronunciation. He was presented with the prestigious “Late Sumantai Barde Smruti Award”.
Renowned businessman Jaywant Shirke was the Chief Guest for the function and he awarded prizes to the winners.
Many schools of the city participated in this competition. The chief guest while speaking on the occasion said, “Recitation of Sanskrit Shlok improves memory and encourages students to develop an interest for the language.”
The winners were congratulated by the school, committee chairperson, head mistress and teachers. The students were guided by Sandhya Kulkarni. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484170 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/83ad1d0ef7305a502f71d73cca2a075672fca7017422ecfe167a993ce53f4a80.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-29T06:50:02 | null | 2016-08-29T10:35:44 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484611.json | http://deshdoot.cloudapp.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/favicon.png | en | null | Ideal mandal competition by Sarkarwada police | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik : The ideal Ganeshotsav mandal competition has organised by Sarkarwada police station for the mandals in its jurisdiction, informed senior police inspector Dr. Sitaram Kolhe.
There are 85 small and bigger Ganesh mandals under Sarkarwada police station and their number is likely to increase.
A unique competition will be organised for all these mandals. First 3 and 2 consolation prizes in both small and bigger category will be given.
Mandals should register their participation while taking permission from the police station. Neutral judges will be appointed to adjudge the mandals.
These judges will visit to mandals at any time to inspect them. Those mandals who will get most points out of 100 points will be declared winners. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484611 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/ac932b0186a36a347d96b217f74f9d143913a6af01ada3006e8fdc656f8502c7.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-28T06:49:02 | null | 2016-08-28T10:43:44 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484164.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Chingari.jpg | en | null | RICH DAD, POOR SON! | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | All dads are concerned for their sons! Sure they are. Especially the rich dads. As they want to see their sons do as well as they did, and more so begin on a scale higher than theirs, regardless of his own capacity, potential or liking. Natural phenomenon at home!
So this rich dad was talking with concern about his son. The younger one who was at home doing ‘nothing’ at all excepting wanting to go to the US to settle down for good.
“I will give you the required ‘crores’ to migrate, the dad had assured but the son had to decide a line of wealth creation first, was his condition and also pragmatic advise to the son.
Now the rich dad, reiterated ‘he’ had nothing to do with money any more as he had renounced his business and was totally into charity and spirituality. But of course it was his duty to make sure that his son was ‘well’ in all respects so the efforts.
The charity he talked about was also woven with fiscal numbers, on his fingertips.
Whereas my logical questions to him about his son’s qualifications, interests, aptitude, etc. fell on deaf ears.
“What is there to think about, all you have to do is to choose a business that is making money”. Qualifications have least to do with money making he asserted.
Well, umph, urgh, quite true! Especially these days.
But then he continued with his anxiety for his son. “I said to him choose a business, and then we will set it up for you and also help you leave this country”. “Go learn some Yoga, that’s zooming well, or get into travel and tourism, the Indians are travelling, but I suggest get into spirituality, that is the best business these days” he told me.
“Become a spiritual guru or a follower. People in this country and even NRI s are waiting to wash off their sins by donating to such leaders. They give away huge sums in charity, acres of land in the best possible places, to build state of the art infrastructure for the devotees, and also make crores of money in the bargain” he elaborated. “So I told my son to choose this business option” he beamed.
How come I never thought of this considering I consider myself ‘spiritual too”? | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484164 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/6acf030b89af76a54171341d6665b330ab8a857ed7e414b581328930410438f6.json |
[
"Chandrakant Kumawat"
] | 2016-08-26T20:47:29 | null | 2016-08-27T00:27:26 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4483438.json | http://deshdoot.cloudapp.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/favicon.png | en | null | 27 August 2016 | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | null | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4483438 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/4fe89003d7f6ecada4a429417ea58406657260641b9c47e39c98e93f02e81d82.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-29T06:49:34 | null | 2016-08-29T11:04:52 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484633.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/b1-MukeshMehta2-S1.jpg | en | null | Mukesh Mehta appointed President of IBJA | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Mumbai: Mukesh Mehta, a Director on the Board of IBJA has been appointed as the new President of India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA).
Mehta replaces Mohit Kamboj who resigned in the last Annual General Meeting (AGM) of IBJA held on 24th August, 2016.
Mehta is a Director of Mark Bangles Pvt. Ltd. and has already been on the board since the last four years. He’s considered to be very enthusiastic, aggressive and passionate about the association.
He has also served on various committee’s in the last four years.
Mohit Kamboj congratulated Mehta and stated that IBJA will reach it’s new height under his leadership.
IBJA is a 97-year-old apex organisation for bullion dealers and jewellers and any change at the top leadership is microscopically viewed by it’s members and other allied associations.
Mehta not only has support of Mr. Kamboj but also was considered the best choice for this by other board of directors.
The new IBJA President is accepted to get full support from IBJA members as he has always been the most co-operative personality on IBJA board.
Congratulation messages have started flourishing to Mr. Mehta as soon as this news broke. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484633 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/0a1283ebefc72b4eee2b958c7fc7d324dbbc7577fd69fc4c110bf0088324211f.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-31T06:51:06 | null | 2016-08-31T10:37:26 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485617.json | http://deshdoot.cloudapp.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/favicon.png | en | null | MP Godse, Brig Kaul hold discussions over roads | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Deolali Camp: Raising objections, army is closing various roads in Deolali Camp.
MP Hemant Godse along with cantonment board corporators met Brigadier Pradip Kaul and held discussions over finding a way out of this imbroglio.
The problem of Sathe Nagar residents in cantonment ward no. 3 has come to the edge. They have no road to commute.
Army is not allowing them to pass through its area. Sainik Vihar Society in ward no. 8 is also facing a similar problem. Besides this, villagers of Shingve Bahula are also facing this situation.
As per orders from higher office of defence ministry, roads are being closed at various places. Keeping in mind problem of citizens, a way will be found to resolve this issue.
“I will hold discussions with Major General Bedi soon and will make available a good option,” assured Kaul.
“I will hold discussions with Minister of State for Defence about this,” informed MP Godse. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485617 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/8cd4df9ce29ef7ff8f4df7bed5b86e829537743a9288e8f35dc21f6f4e57ea52.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-31T06:50:59 | null | 2016-08-31T12:07:53 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485640.json | http://deshdoot.cloudapp.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/favicon.png | en | null | Longtime Google exe leaves Uber board | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Washington : Google executive David Drummond left the Uber board of directors Monday as competition revs up between the companies over self-driving cars.
“I recently stepped down from Uber`s board given the overlap between the two companies,” Google chief legal officer Drummond said in a statement.
Drummond noted that Google remains an “enthusiastic investor” in the on-demand ride-sharing service.
Uber co-founder and chief executive Travis Kalanick said Drummond had been a “sage advisor and great personal friend,” and adding that he was looking forward to continued cooperation between the companies.
Google parent Alphabet and San Francisco-based Uber have both been working on getting self-driving cars on roads, with their relationship evidently getting bumpier as efforts gain traction. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485640 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/00beb57838ce3f41f980ce843bbce38c1509ab3aa8af7cc14ae9069387901b5b.json |
[
"Ravindra Ranade"
] | 2016-08-26T13:10:57 | null | 2016-08-26T11:12:37 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4483081.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/b4-W6.jpg | en | null | BoB's total business takes Rs 90,000-cr hit in 2015-16 | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | New Delhi: Shrinking loan portfolio and deposit base squeezed total business of state-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) by nearly Rs 90,000 crore in 2015-16 despite a robust GDP growth of 7.6 per cent during the fiscal.
While the banking industry saw a loan growth of 9.3 per cent, and 8.6 per cent for deposits during the fiscal, Bank of Baroda’s credit growth rate slowed 10.3 per cent and that of deposits decelerated 7 per cent.
As far as nationalised banks sans SBI and associates are concerned, their credit grew 1.4 per cent and deposits 3.1 per cent in 2015-16.
The total business, mix of deposits and advances, came down by staggering Rs 87,817 crore in the period under review as against the previous fiscal, as per BoB’s latest annual report.
Total business of the bank declined to Rs 9,57,808 crore at the end of March 2016 compared with Rs 10,45,625 crore a year ago.
Total deposits declined to Rs 5,74,038 crore in 2015-16, from Rs 6,17,560 crore in the previous fiscal while advances slipped to Rs 3,83,770 crore (Rs 4,28,065 crore).
Profit before tax also declined to Rs 8,815.57 crore in the said period as against Rs 9,915.10 crore a year ago.
There was a loss of Rs 5,395.55 crore during the year as compared to Rs 3,398.43 crore net profit in the year-ago period.
In order to improve functioning of public sector banks, the government roped in professionals from the private sector last year.
Even during the June quarter of 2016-17, Bank of Baroda posted a 60 per cent plunge in net profit at Rs 424 crore on account of a surge in bad loans.
Net profit stood at Rs 1,052 crore in the year-ago quarter. In January-March, it had reported net loss of Rs 3,230 crore as asset quality worsened.
Total income declined to Rs 11,877.91 crore in the quarter ended June, from Rs 12,243.720 crore a year ago.
The spike in bad loans meant the gross NPA ratio rose to 11.15 per cent from 4.13 per cent a year ago and 9.99 per cent in the March quarter.
Net NPAs more than doubled to 5.73 per cent at the end of June from 2.07 per cent a year earlier. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4483081 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/6b7c1e0e782ea9df64e6dbdf96f4c55aeb1c6044e0c41dcee12a28c4a589a055.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T06:48:37 | null | 2016-08-27T10:32:21 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4483665.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/DSC_0466-W7.jpg | en | null | Vasumal Shroff honoured with Deolali Gaurav Puraskar | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Deolali Camp: NRI industrialist Vasumal Shroff was honoured with Deolali Gaurav Puraskar, instituted by Saraswati Mitra Mandal by Jagatguru Dwaracharya Dr. Ramkrishnadas Devacharya Lahvitkar Maharaj for his contribution in city’s social, education and cultural fields.
Mahant of Udasin akhada mahant Bindu Maharaj, former MP Rajabhau Godse, Maharaj Birmani, Brigadier Pradip Kaul, vice president of cantonment board Baburao Mojad, corporator Asha Godse, Prabhavati Dhivre and Satish Mewani were present on the dais.
Lahvitkar Maharaj on the occasion said that Shroff family has a lion’s share in development of the area. While replying Shroff stated, “I will take efforts to provide hospitals, schools and health facilities for people here.
I am conducting this project across the world through our trust and I am really happy for being honoured with the Deolali Gaurav Puraskar,” he added.
Balwant Godse, Dinkar Palde, Gokul Jadhav, Tanaji Karanjkar, Bhausaheb Dhivre and others were present on the occasion.
Sachin Thakre made the introductory speech. Sunita Adke compered the programme, whereas Pramod Rahane proposed the vote of thanks.
Uttamsheth Takalkar, Maniksheth Choudhari, Rahul Nanegaonkar and other activists of the Mandal took sincere efforts for success of the programme. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4483665 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/57fb0dada21db84803fc1fe178ed88a3fa49948ab99255de60c1bc2816e2e906.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T06:48:48 | null | 2016-08-27T10:23:01 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4483660.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/darshan-W6.jpg | en | null | Darshan Academy celebrates 70th Independence Day | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik: The Independence Day was celebrated with great joy and pomp in Darshan Academy, Devlali.
It was the feeling of absolute unadulterated ‘Patriotism’. When the flag of India unfolded, all the students cordially participated in the programme.
The programme commenced with welcoming of the chief guest Preeti Nagdev accompanied by Devi Lakhmiyani, Hundraj Nagdev, Salwan and Ranjana Khati.
It forwarded by flag hoisting. Speeches, dance performance, investiture ceremony and sweet distribution were held then. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4483660 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/43ec689eb7866a9b30f2c0816a90f50552af8955c3bbbb866d911db7d8448cf8.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T06:49:54 | null | 2016-08-29T11:18:01 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484637.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/b3-S2.jpg | en | null | First for Indian carrier: Air India will soon fly over Pacific Ocean to San Francisco | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | New Delhi: Saving significant fuel costs and time, Air India will soon start flying over the Pacific Ocean region for its lucrative direct services to San Francisco from here with aviation regulator DGCA approving the new route.
The regulatory nod comes as a boost for the national carrier, which would be doubling the frequency of its Delhi-San Francisco direct flights to six per week from November.
Air India would also be the first Indian carrier to operate on the Pacific region route where weather conditions and speed of winds would help the airline in reducing fuel burn and the overall journey time.
Officials said the route would be a “win-win situation” for the carrier as well as passengers as it would save crores of rupees worth of fuel costs and also reduce the flying time by up to three hours.
Approving the request from Air India for services through the new route, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a detailed operational circular.
Some years ago, Jet Airways used to have Mumbai-Shanghai- San Francisco connection service which was stopped.
A senior DGCA official said using the new route would help in saving a lot of fuel as well as time.
In the new route, Air India would fly eastwards to reach San Francisco by crossing the vast Pacific Ocean. Even though the route would be almost 1,400 km more compared to the current trajectory where the flight flies over the Atlantic, there would be significant saving on fuel and journey time due to powerful tailwinds.
“The Boeing 777-200 LR aircraft, used on the Delhi-San Francisco route by Air India will get only strong tailwinds on its eastward journey and cut flying time by up to three hours,” a senior pilot said.
According to the pilot, the plane, on an average, burns 9,600 litres fuel for each hour of flying.
“Reducing the flying time to SFO from an hour in summer to three hours in winter (due to high tailwinds then) will mean huge fuel saving. So it will be a win-win for fliers and the airline as passengers will reach San Francisco faster while the airline will burn less fuel,” he said.
Explaining how the aircraft would fly faster, the pilot said earth rotates from west to east and winds also flow in that direction.
So, flying west means facing strong headwinds (that decreases an aircraft’s actual ground speed and more fuel is spent), while flying east means getting strong tailwinds which raises the speed and lessens fuel consumption, he added.
“While taking the western route to San Francisco, we usually face headwinds of 24 kmph. If our aircraft is doing 800 kmph, its actual ground speed is 776 kmph.
Taking the (eastern) Pacific route to San Francisco will mean getting tailwinds of 138 kmph which will make the aircraft have an actual ground speed of 938 kmph,” the pilot said.
In summer, flying time to SFO over Pacific will be 16 hours ? an hour less than the Atlantic route. And in winter, the difference will be as high as up to three hours between the two routes, said the official. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484637 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/6f05bd1b29c5ee30aa9a8adf4b35e059e6b85e116ba22dd4c403db78cec8e8f5.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T06:49:52 | null | 2016-08-29T10:23:46 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4484605.json | http://www.deshdoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sandip-foundation-W1.jpg | en | null | Guest lecture on ‘Best HR Practices’ organised at Sandip Foundation | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik: Sandip Foundation’s Department of Management Studies (MBA) organised a guest lecture for MBA students on the topic ‘Operational Excellence Based on HR Practices’.
Prakash Gunjal, ex-assistant general manager – HR, Mylon Laboratories Ltd, Nashik was invited to deliver the guest lecture. He was welcomed by Prof. (Dr) Rakesh Patil, Dean and Head of Department Management Studies.
In his lecture he said Human Resource is one the most crucial and important element in any organisation. Human resource plays a vital role in development of the organisation.
Any organisation which needs to excel must follow the best practices in HR, he added Speaking in the Indian companies context he said that to attract, retain develop and grow the talent, to engage and align the talent, to reduce the attrition rate are dimensions of the HR practices which are to be followed.
Further speaking on the topic Gunjal stated HR is not only concern with selection and recruitment of employees but it needs to focus on training and development also.
Going more deeper into the topic he said HR cannot ignore the fact about compensation of the employees. Employees should also be rewarded and given recognistion from time to time so that employees will get motivated and contribute more towards growth of an organisation.
In the end he concluded by saying that employee satisfaction is a result of best HR practices followed. Anjitha Menon compered the programme.
The guest lecture was conducted under the guidance of Dr. Sandip Jha, chairman, Sandip Foundation, Mohini Patil, general manager, Prof P I Patil, mentor and Prof (Dr.) S T Gandhe and Principal of SITRC. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4484605 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/9830516c382976e6a46e62efb64c5877cd8716e52d8a9cc615525287618015ce.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T08:51:00 | null | 2016-08-31T12:25:11 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deshdoot.com%2F%3Fp%3D4485650.json | http://deshdoot.cloudapp.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/favicon.png | en | null | Organ donation rally receives overwhelming response | null | null | www.deshdoot.com | Nashik: The organ donation rally, organised jointly by district administration and Maharashtra University of Health Sciences yesterday received an overwhelming response from Nashikites.
The rally was flagged in presence of MLA Seema Hiray, ZP chairperson Vijayshri Chumbhale, Mayor Ashok Murtadak and others from Anant Kanhere ground, Golf Club.
MUHS Vice Chancellor Dr. Dilip Mhaisekar, Additional District Collector Kanhuraj Bagate, special IG Vinaykumar Choube, Police Commissioner Dr. Ravinder Kumar Singal, ZP CEO Anil Landge, Nilima Pawar, Additional Municipal Commissioner Anil Chavan, deputy director (health) Dr. Sunil Patil, district civil surgeon Dr. S P Jagdale and district health officer Dr. Sushil Wakchoure were also present on the occasion.
During the flagging off, students of Motiwala homeopathic college gave a message of organ donation through presentation of a street play.
The rally passed through district civil hospital, ZP, Kalidas auditorium, Shalimar, Mahatma Gandhi Road and via girls high school was culminated at Chhatrapati Shivaji stadium. Students of NAMCO college, Ayurved college, Ganeshwadi and Saptashringi ayurved college explained importance of organ donation through presentation of a street play.
Additional District Collector Bagate said on the occasion that one gets an opportunity to be remembered forever through organ donation.
As this is the opportunity to serve people, citizens should take decision about organ donation and inform about this to their family members, he urged.
Students from 15 colleges affiliated to MUHS and 24 other colleges, social organisations, IMA and citizens on a large scale participated in the rally.
Meanwhile, this campaign will continue till September 1 and registration for organ donation will be made during this. Awareness will be created today (Aug 31) through street plays, various competitions and a workshop. | http://www.deshdoot.com/?p=4485650 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.deshdoot.com/2efd28a3ae8310be1a0e69bd3d473ac27a6341fc9417aa1f6c723f7d03dfdb10.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:54:48 | null | 2016-08-19T14:17:50 | null | http%3A%2F%2Flaindependent.com%2Fbrazilian-artist-stages-performance-piece-in-weho-cube%2F.json | http://laindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/The-Cube.jpg | en | null | Brazilian artist stages performance piece in WeHo cube | null | null | laindependent.com | WEST HOLLYWOOD — The city has welcomed Brazilian-born artist Manuel Lima to the Sunset Strip for 10 days as he creates an interactive performance piece, The Cube, in which he will live and work in public view.
The Cube is a 10-foot-wide square translucent structure that is temporarily constructed around a shade tree, containing a piano and strings of red light bulbs. In it, Lima will integrate original music and light compositions with daily life and interactions with passers-by, in order to create an ever-evolving performance that culminates in a final recital on the evening of Aug. 21.
Lima’s life within The Cube began Aug. 12 in a public parking lot at 8775 Sunset Blvd. near Horn Avenue.
From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day — following a shower, breakfast, and a run (his only time away from The Cube except for short meals and rest breaks) — Lima will perform his “Sunset Blvd.” composition, repeatedly moving the dial on FM radio from left to right, and improvising five-minute piano segments based on what he hears.
From 5 to 7 p.m. each day, he will break for tea just outside The Cube so that people may join him and engage in conversation.
Beginning at about 8 p.m. each day, after a dinner break, Lima will perform “Red Light Piano,” an original light and sound composition with variations increasing in length through successive days in The Cube. At approximately midnight each day, he will sleep within The Cube.
A native of São Paulo, Brazil, Lima recently earned his performer-composer doctor of musical arts degree from the California Institute of the Arts, where his studies were fully funded by the Brazilian government. Lima conducted a 10-day trial for The Cube last spring in the Val Verde Hills in Valencia.
Lima said he expects that the West Hollywood performance will cause him to experience a profound personal and creative transformation, due to the nature of The Cube’s very public, urban space.
The Cube is supported by the city through Art on the Outside, a program of WeHo Arts. Art on the Outside installs temporary works on the city’s medians and in parks, including sculpture, performance art and murals, most of which remain on display from six months to three years. | http://laindependent.com/brazilian-artist-stages-performance-piece-in-weho-cube/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | laindependent.com/1c7fc6cfea69ac345d83e16e0deca636cd925771211a83a65f10287f06a6e47b.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:53:51 | null | 2016-08-19T14:00:42 | null | http%3A%2F%2Flaindependent.com%2Fas-straw-before-the-wind-opens-on-stage-in-hollywood%2F.json | http://laindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Straw-Before-Wind.jpg | en | null | ‘As Straw Before the Wind’ opens on stage in Hollywood | null | null | laindependent.com | HOLLYWOOD — As Straw Productions is presenting the world premiere of “As Straw Before the Wind,” a new play that offers a window into the life experience of a Filipina nurse who survived the trauma of World War II, only to discover that her war is not yet over.
Written by Felix Racelis, under the direction of Lesley Asistio, the production is being presented weekends at the Ruby Theatre at The Complex, 6476 Santa Monica Blvd.
“As Straw Before the Wind” recounts the story of Nene Santos, a Filipina nurse and the owner-operator, of a fictionalized 1993 San Gabriel Valley convalescent home.
Santos has ambitious plans to expand her business, which she intends to leave to her daughter and primary assistant, Pilita, who has her own agenda.
Santos confronts a string of setbacks and obstacles in her quest. Flashbacks of the horrendous experience she and her family endured during World War II haunt her psyche and lead to a revelation of a long kept family secret.
“This is a very personal story for me, having grown up with survivors of World War II,” playwright Racelis said. “The majority of the women in my family, including my mother, were nurses, and one of my mother’s best friends was one of the nurses stationed on the island of Corregidor during the Battle of Corregidor in 1942.
“‘Nene Santos’ is a composite character of many of those courageous women who survived the ordeal of the war, and who lived their lives with grace and stoicism. All of them are now departed.
“Their memories and spirit continue to both haunt and inspire me. As a playwright, it’s important for me to bring these stories to the stage and to a universal audience.”
“As Straw Before the Wind” is staged at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturdays through Sept. 4, with Sunday shows at 3 p.m.
Tickets are $20 per person for general admission and $12 for students, senior citizens and groups of 10 or more. Tickets can be purchased by calling Brown Paper Tickets at (800) 838-3006, or online at http://strawbefore.brownpapertickets.com. | http://laindependent.com/as-straw-before-the-wind-opens-on-stage-in-hollywood/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | laindependent.com/3beb3371652a7094dfe220f1a67919d28485a4d5710b8b9051677ab8707788a1.json |
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"Don Wanlass"
] | 2016-08-26T20:47:35 | null | 2016-08-26T12:54:18 | null | http%3A%2F%2Flaindependent.com%2Fenergy-upgrades-available-through-hero-program%2F.json | http://laindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Solar-Energy.jpg | en | null | Energy upgrades available through HERO program | null | null | laindependent.com | LOS ANGELES — Property owners can make energy upgrades to their homes and then repay for the improvements over time through their property tax bill through the Home Energy Renovation Program (HERO).
The HERO program is a property-assessed clean energy program that works with 427 different communities throughout the state, including most cities in Los Angeles County.
“One thing that is really great about the program is once the project is completed the customer signs off on completion certificate, verifying the contractor finished the project to their satisfaction and then we fund the contractor,” said Kelly Sandoval, a HERO representative.
“Homeowners can get the added assurance of knowing they’re going to get the job done right and be happy with the final product.”
Among the projects offered through the HERO program are heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, insulation, energy-efficient windows and doors, water-saving improvements and renewable energy systems. There are 60 different product types and they are all certified to meet state and federal efficiency standards.
Karina Garcia, a Downey resident, got her home upgraded last month because of the program.
Before she knew about HERO, her family had to control the temperature of the home with fans and space heaters. Only her daughter’s room had a window-mounted air-conditioner.
“Our house is really old, so we had a lot of problems with it,” Garcia said. “We finally got new insulation, brand new heating system and AC and solar panels.
“I was fascinated with the fast work and punctuality,” Garcia added. “It took about two weeks do get it all done.”
There are other ways to get energy upgrades then through HERO.
Culver City is one of the few cities in the county that isn’t participating in the HERO program as a government entity, although businesses and residents can participate.
The city just concluded an energy efficient project in five of its facilities, including City Hall, the police station, the Veteran Memorial Auditorium, the senior center and the transportation facility.
The upgrades included lighting retrofits and heating, ventilation and air conditioning mechanical changes, in addition to the installation of a brand new energy management system that is all networked.
Overall, the project cost about $1 million to complete, but through Southern California Edison and Southern California Gas the city got around $141,000 in incentives and rebates.
The project will save $1.7 million in energy, but the city will get a net savings of $700,000 after the project’s 12-year life span.
“SCE and SCG provide us with on-bill financing,” said Joe Susca, senior management analyst for the Culver City Public Works Department. “They take the savings that you are making, let’s say your electricity bill was $10,000 a month, but after you implement all these energy efficiency programs it’s only $8,000 a month.”
“What they’ll do is take that $2,000 and apply it to the capital to pay off the loan you get from them,” Susca said.
For residents, Culver City partners with other private firms or public agencies that offer incentives or free introductions on energy-efficiency programs.
“We sponsor those sort of workshops on Saturdays or week nights, when people can show up, and they learn all about the programs on how to do lighting retrofits or putting solar on their roofs and available financing,” Susca said. “We try to put the two parties together.”
On Aug. 16, the West Hollywood City Council passed two initiatives related to energy upgrades.
One was the expansion of the PACE program so in addition to HERO, the city approved having several additional operators for the community.
Residents can chose depending on what kind of energy-efficiency upgrades they want to do in their home.
“Before the county was operating three programs, the HERO program, California First and a commercial PACE program,” said Robyn Eason, senior sustainability planner for the city of West Hollywood.
“With [the council’s] approval, we are allowing additional operators to allow for PACE financing within West Hollywood. It gives more options for West Hollywood community members who are interested in energy upgrades.”
The council also approved plans to proceed with the West Hollywood Solar Campaign, which will kick off early in the fall.
The city will provide an online marketplace and one-on-one technical assistant to local property owners interested in going solar.
Two other initiatives that West Hollywood is exploring are promoting electric vehicle readiness and more public outreach of existing energy efficiency programs.
Despite the programs and initiatives, consumers should still be aware of bad contractors.
Chris Perez, an L.A.-based contractor, works at American Vision Windows. The private company has been with HERO since 2012.
“Look for a contractor that’s reputable and has been in business for a long period of time,” he said. “Let’s say the contractor says he’s been in business for 20 years, but when you check their state license it says that it was issued two years ago. That’s a sign.”
For those interested in the HERO program, there are a couple different paths homeowners can take. They can work through a contractor and find one that is registered through HERO.
The other option is to go through their website or call center and they can assist the homeowner through the process.
For more information, visit heroprogram.com. | http://laindependent.com/energy-upgrades-available-through-hero-program/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | laindependent.com/5bbf59a54f7cd1404635656b5e5a438697f003ba9d5495fbb00e373d05c564b5.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T20:47:37 | null | 2016-08-26T13:10:18 | null | http%3A%2F%2Flaindependent.com%2Fwest-hollywood-city-council-backs-measure-to-legalize-marijuana%2F.json | http://laindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/WeHo-Cannabis-Forum.jpg | en | null | West Hollywood City Council backs measure to legalize marijuana | null | null | laindependent.com | WEST HOLLYWOOD — The City Council adopted a resolution Aug. 15 in support of Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, on the Nov. 8 general election ballot.
West Hollywood is the first city in the state to endorse the proposition.
“West Hollywood has always been on the cutting edge of so many issues,” City Councilman John J. Duran said. “Marijuana use has been part of the WeHo culture for generations. It should be well regulated like alcohol or tobacco use. There is no longer a need to criminalize marijuana use based on unjustified fears of the past.”
If passed by California voters, Proposition 64 would allow adults, 21 and older, to possess, transport and use up to one ounce of marijuana for recreational purposes, or to grow up to six plants. It would also authorize the state to control, regulate and tax the use, sale and cultivation of marijuana in California.
By legalizing and legitimizing marijuana for responsible personal use, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act would discourage trafficking and drug cartels. The legislation also stipulates strict environmental regulations to ensure that marijuana is grown efficiently and legally, to prevent waste water, and to regulate the use of pesticides.
In addition, Proposition 64 would generate and set aside significant funding for programs to prevent drug use by minors and to provide training for law enforcement. Marijuana use would remain illegal under federal law.
Signed copies of the city’s resolution in support of Proposition 64 will be sent to the offices of Gov. Jerry Brown, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, State Sen. Ben Allen, and Assemblyman Richard Bloom.
Proposition 64 supporters include Newsom, the California NAACP, the California Medical Association, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition and Los Angeles County Democrats, among others.
The city has been at the forefront of the national discussion about decriminalizing the use of marijuana and the city has a long track record of supporting marijuana use for medicinal purposes. In 1996, the city was an early supporter of Proposition 215, also known as the Medical Use of Marijuana Initiative or the Compassionate Use Act, which was approved by voters and allows statewide use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.
In 1998, the city approved a resolution to oppose the federal government’s efforts to terminate operations of community-based medical marijuana programs. In 2001, the city approved a resolution to declare West Hollywood a sanctuary for medical marijuana use, cultivation and distribution.
In 2006, the city adopted a formal policy declaration that the city’s position is to not target marijuana offenses.
On Aug. 20, the city conducted its second annual Cannabis Education Forum at the West Hollywood Library.
For more information, contact Hernan Molina, the city’s governmental affairs liaison at (323) 848-6364 or hmolina@weho.org. | http://laindependent.com/west-hollywood-city-council-backs-measure-to-legalize-marijuana/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | laindependent.com/723943e7c2a0bf9d9e974aeef6364864995c57c25085199b7163d19bf131ed01.json |
[
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] | 2016-08-26T12:56:21 | null | 2015-05-19T16:21:32 | null | http%3A%2F%2Flaindependent.com%2Fmelissa-mccarthy-spy-and-star%2F.json | http://laindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Melissa-McCarthy-WOF-222735.jpg | en | null | Melissa McCarthy Spy and Star. | null | null | laindependent.com | HOLLYWOOD (CNS) – Emmy-winning actress Melissa McCarthy received the
2,552nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today, 17 days before the release of
her latest film, “Spy.”
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres; Paul Feig, who directed “Spy” and two
other films starring McCarthy; and her husband, Ben Falcone, joined McCarthy at
ceremony in front of TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX.
McCarthy paid tribute to all of the speakers and her supporters, but
especially her parents.
“I’m not sure why they did it, I have no idea, but every time I said
I’m going to quit college and do stand-up, my mom and dad said, `Great, work
really hard at it, you can probably do it,”’ she said. “They continued to say
that for the 20 years it took me to actually do it steadily and I can’t fathom -
- in a way you really give terrible advice. … Somehow that worked.”
Born Aug. 26, 1970, in the Chicago suburb of Plainfield, Illinois,
McCarthy began her career as a stand-up comedian in New York City. She also
spent nine years as a cast member of the famed improv and sketch comedy group
The Groundlings.
McCarthy made her television debut in a 1997 episode of the NBC comedy
“Jenny,” which starred her cousin, Jenny McCarthy. McCarthy portrayed the
clumsy culinary genius Sookie St. James in the 2000-2007 The WB/CW drama
“Gilmore Girls.”
McCarthy was also a cast member of the 2007-2009 ABC comedy “Samantha
Who?”
McCarthy won a Primetime Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a comedy
in 2011 for her portrayal of fourth-grade teacher Molly Flynn on the first
season of CBS’ “Mike & Molly.” She also received nominations in the category
in 2012 and 2014 and for outstanding guest actress in a comedy in 2012, 2013
and 2014 for hosting “Saturday Night Live.”
McCarthy received a best supporting actress Oscar nomination in 2012 for
her performance in the Feig-directed comedy “Bridesmaids.” McCarthy’s other
starring film roles include “Tammy,” which she co-wrote with Falcone, who
directed the film, and “St. Vincent,” both released in 2014.
McCarthy also appeared in the films “The Heat,” “Identity Thief,”
“This is 40,” and “The Hangover Part III.” She is scheduled to begin
filming “Ghostbusters,” directed by Feig, next month. It is set to be
released July 22, 2016. | http://laindependent.com/melissa-mccarthy-spy-and-star/ | en | 2015-05-19T00:00:00 | laindependent.com/71e3d8f62d7ba546fa9afeb76e0f785ee0ad28e6e89d02b2b7ebb3ce6e00b3a3.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T20:47:41 | null | 2016-08-26T12:45:32 | null | http%3A%2F%2Flaindependent.com%2Finitiative-backers-ask-garcetti-for-alternate-plan%2F.json | http://laindependent.com/favicon.ico | en | null | Initiative backers ask Garcetti for alternate plan | null | null | laindependent.com | LOS ANGELES — Proponents of a proposed ballot measure that would temporarily halt some large developments in the city of Los Angeles said they are willing to withdraw their initiative if Mayor Eric Garcetti agrees to an alternate plan.
Prior to meeting privately with Garcetti, members of the Coalition to Preserve L.A. said they have more than enough signatures to qualify their measure for the March 2017 ballot.
The coalition’s measure proposes to temporarily ban, for up to two years, projects that are denser, taller or contain more floor area than is allowed in existing zoning and land use rules for the area.
Developers must ask the city to grant exceptions — known as general plan amendments — for those types of projects to be built. The coalition contends the process has become standard practice and creates cozy relationships between City Council members and developers.
Jill Stewart, the campaign director for the ballot initiative, said the coalition plans to submit its petition this week unless Garcetti agrees to the group’s terms.
The mayor has “one week to take care of these key issues in a meaningful way, or we go forward with our initiative,” she told reporters at a news conference outside Los Angeles City Hall Aug. 17.
“We do believe that [city] leaders should do this work,” Stewart said of the changes being sought. “They aren’t doing the work, so the citizens have stepped forward to clean up the dirty and broken system here at City Hall that lets developers plan Los Angeles and ruin neighborhoods and neighborhood character.”
Stewart said the media has focused on the “sexy” part of the measure — the ban on certain types of development — but “that is a small part of what we’re doing.”
“That’s a wake-up call for the City Council,” she said. “No more mischief, no more backroom meetings with developers during a two-year period. Take all that wasted time you’ve spent creating a luxury housing glut in Los Angeles and instead do your jobs, create a plan in L.A. that involves the public.”
The alternate proposal is laid out in a letter to Garcetti that includes the signatures of several dozen representatives of community groups, businesses and homeowner associations. Actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Kirsten Dunst, Chris Pine, Joaquin Phoenix, Chloe Sevigny and Garrett Hedlund also signed the letter.
The coalition’s terms include banning “ex parte,” or private meetings between City Council members and developers, and instituting changes that make the process of updating the city’s General Plan, which guides what is allowed to be built in the city, faster and more transparent.
The coalition is also demanding that “spot zoning,” in which developers request zoning changes, be reduced so that it becomes a rare occurrence, rather than standard practice.
A fourth proposed term would prohibit developers and lobbyists from being able to pick the consultants who write the environmental impact reports needed to allow the projects to go through.
Mayoral aide Connie Llanos said the mayor’s office is “reviewing this request.”
Llanos said the mayor has already taken steps “to reform the development process in L.A.” by calling for the city’s “most aggressive schedule to update community plans and the general plan, and new efforts to increase transparency with the [environmental impact report] process.”
“We will continue to advance this reform agenda and look forward to working with all stakeholders,” she said.
Jonathan Zasloff, a law professor at UCLA who is part of a campaign opposing the ballot measure, said the alternative terms contain some straightforward requests, such as not allowing developers to pick who authors the project’s environmental impact reports.
But he also said the idea that City Council members favor developers by granting them private “backroom” meetings ignores the power of homeowners’ associations.
City Council members are “very, very interested in what homeowner associations think” and are willing to meet with those groups, since they need homeowners to vote for them, Zasloff said.
“I don’t think the homeowners’ associations are being excluded from the process,” he said. “They are very well-taken care of in the process.”
But Zasloff said that ultimately, he does not believe the coalition’s intent is to make a “value neutral” fix to the city’s development issues.
“This is not about just the right procedures and good government,” he said, but rather a “a conflict of vision of what the city should look like.”
“The bottom-line problem of all of this is that there are some interests that want to keep the city in an urban form that looks as much as possible like the 1950s,” he said, while others want more density, or a mix of the two types.
“The idea this is about the people against the interest — it’s a good slogan, has very little relationship to the reality,” Zasloff said. | http://laindependent.com/initiative-backers-ask-garcetti-for-alternate-plan/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | laindependent.com/cffe5687915635cfd7d3a1464a298de0922067b9a9cde409849b1e2c97e9c8f7.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:54:18 | null | 2016-08-12T14:12:17 | null | http%3A%2F%2Flaindependent.com%2Fsale-of-playboy-mansion-moves-ahead-buyer-says%2F.json | http://laindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Playboy-Mansion.jpg | en | null | Sale of Playboy Mansion moves ahead, buyer says | null | null | laindependent.com | LOS ANGELES — Despite a report to the contrary, the prospective buyer of the Playboy Mansion in Holmby Hills insisted Aug. 5 the sale is moving ahead.
“Daren Metropoulos’ purchase of the Playboy Mansion is moving forward as planned,” according to Hannah Arnold, spokeswoman for Metropoulos & Co. “Gossip reports suggesting the deal has fallen apart are simply untrue.”
The website TMZ.com reported earlier that day that the deal, believed to be worth $110 million, had unraveled because Metropoulos, 32, wanted significant access to the property during Playboy founder Hugh Hefner’s remaining years.
Hefner, 90, wants to live out his life at the mansion, even after the sale goes through.
TMZ reported that Playboy officials thought Metropoulos wanted an unreasonable amount of access while Hefner is living at the mansion, so the deal fell apart Aug. 4.
Arnold insisted, however, that the sale is advancing, with respect for Hefner’s wish for privacy.
“Concluding this complicated transaction is clearly in the interest of the sellers as well as Mr. Metropoulos, who has worked to respect Mr. Hefner’s wishes in this unusual situation, as both a neighbor and friend, and continues to look forward to serving as the next steward of this iconic property,” Arnold said.
Metropoulos, whose family owns Hostess Brands foods, lives next door to the mansion on a property he bought from Hefner in 2009 for $18 million. He was believed to have been planning to merge the two properties once Hefner’s tenancy ends.
Playboy Enterprises acquired the 20,000-square-foot mansion, which was built in 1927, in 1971. Before the reported $110 million figure was agreed upon, the mansion had been listed for $200 million. | http://laindependent.com/sale-of-playboy-mansion-moves-ahead-buyer-says/ | en | 2016-08-12T00:00:00 | laindependent.com/0f6b744232c4dc93bb6aced2bafb0b6678c2613866e365c6343185b42f7a2ba4.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:53:24 | null | 2016-08-19T13:55:21 | null | http%3A%2F%2Flaindependent.com%2Fweho-to-host-cannabis-education-forum%2F.json | http://laindependent.com/favicon.ico | en | null | WeHo to host Cannabis Education Forum | null | null | laindependent.com | WEST HOLLYWOOD — The second-annual Cannabis Education Forum, “The Golden State of Cannabis,” will be held Aug. 20 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the West Hollywood Library, 625 N. San Vicente Blvd.
The forum is an educational event that will offer information about cannabis and the topics surrounding its use. The event will facilitate a dialog about the impacts of cannabis legalization, the current state of the industry and the real-world application of cannabis and hemp use.
There will be panelists and speakers from the medical field, the legal arena and businesses, who will discuss laws, the demand for cannabis and innovative opportunities in the still-emerging industry.
The event also will feature booths and drawings.
“With several policy changes proposed at the state and local level regarding marijuana, it is critical for West Hollywood residents and businesses to be prepared and proactive in planning for the potential impacts on our community,” City Councilwoman Lindsey P. Horvath said. The forum “offers a unique, free-of-charge opportunity to get informed and get involved in the conversation.”
The event is co-produced by WomenGrow Los Angeles and the Cannabis Education Forum. The forum has a mission of creating a space where business medical, and cannabis professionals can have an open and on-the-record discussion about the current state of the cannabis industry with the public.
The city has been at the forefront of the national discussion about decriminalizing the use of cannabis and the city has a long track record of supporting cannabis use for medicinal purposes. In 1996, the city was an early supporter of California’s Proposition 215, also known as the Medical Use of Marijuana Initiative or the Compassionate Use Act, which was approved by voters that year and allows statewide use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
In 1998, the city approved a resolution to oppose the federal government’s efforts to terminate operations of community-based medical marijuana programs. In 2001, the city approved a resolution to declare West Hollywood a sanctuary for medical cannabis use, cultivation and distribution.
The forum is a free event and is open to the public, but advance reservations are requested.
To register, visit Eventbrite at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wehos-2nd-annual-cannabis-education-forum-tickets-26369862970. | http://laindependent.com/weho-to-host-cannabis-education-forum/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | laindependent.com/67a26a00ec40c72506dd9664f8c7187d3f368061015eda4eaee988961f495e8e.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T20:47:39 | null | 2016-08-26T13:01:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Flaindependent.com%2Fnaked-statue-of-trump-placed-at-hollywood-blvd-corner%2F.json | http://laindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Trump-statue.jpg | en | null | Naked statue of Trump placed at Hollywood Blvd. corner | null | null | laindependent.com | LOS ANGELES — A new piece of artwork appeared on a Los Angeles street corner last week, clearly without the blessing of the Republican Party.
A life-sized statue of GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump — completely naked — appeared on Hollywood Boulevard near the Los Feliz area Aug. 18, attracting plenty of attention from camera-wielding passers-by.
The unflattering statue is one of several that appeared around the country, the apparent work of a group known as INDECLINE. Naked Trumps also showed up in New York, San Francisco, Cleveland and Seattle.
The statue in New York was dismantled by city workers. To protect the Los Angeles version from the same fate, employees at the nearby La Luz De Jesus art gallery moved the statue onto the stoop of their building, according to Toni Martinez, a floor manager for Soap Plant & WACKO, a gift and book store also owned by the gallery.
Martinez said the gallery had no part in placing the statue at the corner.
“It showed up just like every other one,” she said. “This morning, before we had opened, it was on the corner.”
She said gallery workers were going to leave it where it was, “but we heard in other cities they were removing it,” so gallery employees decided to move it onto private property to allow the public to continue viewing it.
Paul Gomez, a spokesman for the Public Works Department, said a city official was sent to the corner because the statue was potentially limiting access on the sidewalk, but now that it has been moved to the gallery property, the city is no longer considering removing it.
An unnamed spokesman for INDECLINE told the Washington Post the statues are a project inspired by the story “The Emporer’s New Clothes.”
“Like it or not, Trump is a larger-than-life figure in world culture at the moment,” the spokesman said. “Looking back in history, that’s how those figures were memorialized and idolized in their time — with statues.”
The Las Vegas-based artist named “Ginger” who created the statues has designed monsters for haunted houses and horror movies, and he told the Post he was more than happy to craft the Trump visages.
“Trump is just yet another monster, so it was absolutely in my wheelhouse to be able to create these monstrosities,” he said.
There’s been no response from the Trump camp. | http://laindependent.com/naked-statue-of-trump-placed-at-hollywood-blvd-corner/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | laindependent.com/961d2d1411bdeeb82b18a8d030c1b6e771d0f2a49b09ac49395803209c103c07.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T20:47:33 | null | 2016-08-26T13:06:21 | null | http%3A%2F%2Flaindependent.com%2Fkim-dower-selected-as-west-hollywood-city-poet%2F.json | http://laindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/WEHO-Poet-Kim-Dower.jpg | en | null | Kim Dower selected as West Hollywood city poet | null | null | laindependent.com | WEST HOLLYWOOD — The City Council at its Aug. 15 meeting unanimously approved Kim Dower as the next city poet.
Dower was selected through a nominations process and selection committee comprised of local residents and staff members from the West Hollywood Library, the Friends of the West Hollywood Library, and City Hall.
A resident of the city for more than 30 years, Dower was born and raised in New York and holds a bachelor of fine arts degree in creative writing from Emerson College, where she also taught. She has published three highly praised collections of poetry and her poems also are included in several anthologies and magazines.
She has been featured several times on Garrison Keillor’s “The Writer’s Almanac.”
Dower teaches workshops for the bachelor of arts program at Antioch University in Los Angeles. She is also a literary publicist.
Dower will begin her two-year appointment as city poet in October, taking over from Steven Reigns, who has helped craft the position of city poet by making poetry and the literary arts more accessible to the community through workshops, readings, literary events, curated public poetry displays and more.
“I’d like to congratulate Kim on her selection as the next city poet,” Mayor Lauren Meister said. “We’re all excited to see how she contributes to the city’s arts programming with her unique style and wonderful talent.
“I’d also like to thank Steven for his hard work — he has been tireless in shaping the role of city poet.”
As city poet, Dower will create a new body of literary work that commemorates the city’s diversity and vibrancy. She will serve as the official ambassador of West Hollywood’s literary culture, promote poetry, stimulate the transformative impact of poetry in the community and create enthusiasm about the written word. | http://laindependent.com/kim-dower-selected-as-west-hollywood-city-poet/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | laindependent.com/980bee88e27f32468361d753a50617db402c28fbeb55ab45bbded59772583275.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:51:49 | null | 2016-08-12T14:25:12 | null | http%3A%2F%2Flaindependent.com%2Fformer-convent-sale-awaits-appeals-court-ruling%2F.json | http://laindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Former-Convent.jpg | en | null | Former convent sale awaits appeals court ruling | null | null | laindependent.com | LOS ANGELES — Attorneys in a case pitting two nuns against Katy Perry in her bid to buy a former Los Feliz convent told a judge Aug. 9 they are still awaiting an appellate court ruling on the sisters’ challenge to the judge’s April decision that appeared to clear the way for the sale to the singer.
The sisters want a panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal to order Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Stephanie Bowick to vacate the April order, as well as a later one in which the judge directed the nuns to turn over business records related to the future comfort and care of the nuns of the California Institute of the Sisters of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The documents and other items sought by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles have nothing to do with the sale, but instead include institute books, records and accounts needed to see that the nuns receive proper care, archdiocese attorney J. Michael Hennigan said.
The nuns’ attorneys filed papers with the appellate court in both May and June. Although the type of relief the nuns seek is normally decided in a short time period, attorneys for the sisters and the archdiocese said after a brief court session that the issues in the case are complex and the justices likely need more time than in a typical case.
Bowick scheduled another status conference for Oct. 27.
Sisters Rita Callanan and Catherine Rose Holzman are among five members of the nuns’ institute. The pair tried to sell the convent to businesswoman Dana Hollister, but Bowick’s April ruling blocked that sale. Shortly after the two nuns’ attorneys filed their court papers, the Court of Appeal issued a stay on Bowick’s orders.
However, the part of the case between Hollister, Perry and the 31-year-old singer’s company, Bird Nest LLC, is moving forward. Hollister, a restaurant owner, is scheduled to be deposed Aug. 10.
The proposed sale to Perry would be for $14.5 million, consisting of $10 million in cash and an agreement to provide an alternative property for the house of prayer worth $4.5 million, according to the archdiocese. In contrast,
Hollister paid only $44,000 and agreed to a contingent promissory note, Hennigan said. | http://laindependent.com/former-convent-sale-awaits-appeals-court-ruling/ | en | 2016-08-12T00:00:00 | laindependent.com/f4437152d136561ee00b667ce978abb4445221b06052c695d353bbb5adc309d4.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:47:50 | null | 2016-08-19T14:05:11 | null | http%3A%2F%2Flaindependent.com%2Freward-offered-for-arrest-of-suspected-predator%2F.json | http://laindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Predator.jpg | en | null | Reward offered for arrest of suspected predator | null | null | laindependent.com | LOS ANGELES — City and county leaders are expected to approve rewards totaling $35,000 in hopes of tracking down a suspect in a string of sexual assault attempts and home invasion crimes this month in the Echo Park, Westlake, Silver Lake, Hollywood and downtown Los Angeles areas.
The county Board of Supervisors approved a $10,000 reward Aug. 16, as recommended by Supervisor Hilda Solis, while the Los Angeles City Council will vote next week on whether to offer a $25,000 reward.
City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, who introduced the council reward motion Aug. 16, said during a City Hall news conference that “we have a violent predator on the loose” who has been known to strike several times in a day.
He urged anyone who may know the man to turn him in, as did Los Angeles police Lt. Joe Losorelli, who said the suspect is very likely to strike again.
“This suspect, we believe, has the potential to carry out a more serious crime,” Losorelli said. “He’s very bold, he’s entered locations and attacked the people who are inside. … In my past … experience in investigating these crimes, they don’t just stop, they’ll continue.”
The suspect, who has been known to carry a kitchen knife, has entered apartment buildings and trespassed into homes. He’s attempted sexual assaults on two women, who screamed and fought him off, according to police.
In those two incidents — in the 800 block of North Mariposa Avenue in East Hollywood and the 1600 block of Cortez Street in Echo Park — the man checked numerous apartment doors and then entered unlocked units, according to Solis. When a female resident returned to her apartment from the complex’s laundry room, the suspect covered her mouth and pinned her to the wall. Her loud scream ultimately scared him off.
In the second case, the suspect pinned a woman against a couch and assaulted her. Her dogs somehow intervened and the woman was able to push the man off and run for help, Solis said.
The suspect is described as a light-skinned black man in his 20s or 30s, with black hair and brown eyes. He was seen on surveillance video earlier this month wearing an olive green shirt with a Virgin Mary image, blue jeans and a pair of blue and white Adidas shoes.
He is connected to eight incidents, seven of which took place on Aug. 1-2. The most recent sighting took place Aug. 13 in Hollywood, when the suspect was seen peeping into a home in the 1900 block Highland Avenue through a window.
He was wearing a black shirt, khaki pants and red and white Nike high-top sneakers, police said.
Authorities urged members of the public with any tips or leads for the Los Angeles Police Department to call (800) 222-TIPS. | http://laindependent.com/reward-offered-for-arrest-of-suspected-predator/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | laindependent.com/d993c2208f23a184405c03abdcb634b7c7bea17e00f4fe45720555868613d0c3.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:50:45 | null | 2016-08-12T14:17:29 | null | http%3A%2F%2Flaindependent.com%2Flandmark-status-considered-for-lytton-savings-office%2F.json | http://laindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Lytton-Savings.jpg | en | null | Landmark status considered for Lytton Savings office | null | null | laindependent.com | LOS ANGELES — A city panel has agreed to consider granting landmark status to a mid-century-style bank building on the Sunset Strip that is in danger of being torn down to make way for a Frank Gehry-designed mixed-use project.
The Cultural Heritage Commission agreed Aug. 4 to review an application asking that the Lytton Savings bank building, at 8150 W. Sunset Blvd., be made a city landmark.
The status would make it more difficult for developers to demolish the building, which is designed by notable architect Kurt Meyer and well-known for its zig-zag roof.
Supporters of preserving the building — now a Chase Bank branch location — called it an original example of mid-century and modern architectural styles that are now popular and frequently copied.
Commissioners appeared sympathetic, noting that because the building is on the corner, instead of at the center, of the mixed-use project site, they will try to find a way to preserve and incorporate the building with Gehry’s plans.
Gehry Partner LLC, architects have objected to the preservation of the Lytton Savings building, dismissing it as following an “outdated commercial real estate model” and being incompatible with goals to make the area more pedestrian-friendly.
In a letter to the mixed-use project’s developer, Townscape Partners LLC, the architects noted that older buildings designed by Gehry have also been “torn down or significantly altered.”
“Though it was hard news to receive, we did not protest nor did we implore anyone to reconsider despite our belief in their significance as a part of our complete body of work,” they wrote.
The plans for the mixed-used project — featuring five buildings designed in Gehry’s signature curved, metallic style — were approved by the Planning Commission last month. | http://laindependent.com/landmark-status-considered-for-lytton-savings-office/ | en | 2016-08-12T00:00:00 | laindependent.com/a29fb6a818b0c20fa99f08313112dc1a7aed0940e07f3fb107750fa0e0ba69f1.json |
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Downey’s husband, producer Mark Burnett, was among those joining her at the ceremony, along with Della Reese, her co-star on the 1994-2003 CBS drama “Touched by an Angel,” and Pastor Rick Warren.
“This is a great day, a great day for the Irish,” she said. “Twenty-five years ago I came to America from Ireland looking for the American dream. I came with my heart full of hope. The American dream meant to me freedom and opportunity, and like many immigrants before me this great country has offered the opportunity to make my dreams come true.”
She reminisced about working as a coat-check girl in a New York restaurant, receiving 25-cent tips from most customers until she met Regis Philbin, who gave her $20.
“I thought I died and went to heaven,” she said.
Later, when she was starring on “Touched by an Angel,” she appeared on Philbin’s TV show.
“And of course I told him that story and he got very nervous,” she said. “He said, ‘I hope I didn’t stiff you.’ I said, ‘No, you were very generous.’ But only in America could that happen — that one year you’re checking coats and the next minute you’re starring on television.”
Downey’s star is next to her husband’s. The ceremony came eight days before the release of the fifth film version of the epic tale of revenge “Ben-Hur,” on which Downey and Burnett were among the executive producers.
Born May 6, 1960, in Derry, Northern Ireland, Downey first became known to an American audience for her portrayal of first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the 1991 NBC miniseries “A Woman Named Jackie.”
Downey received Emmy nominations in 1997 and 1998 for her role as angel Monica in “Touched by an Angel.” She also received a producing Emmy in 2013 for outstanding miniseries or movie for History’s “The Bible,” in which she also portrayed Jesus’ mother Mary, a role she repeated in the 2014 film “Son of God,” which she also produced.
Downey’s other producing credits include the miniseries “A.D. The Bible Continues” and “The Dovekeepers.” She is president of LightWorkers Media, the faith and family division of MGM. | http://laindependent.com/roma-downey-receives-star-on-walk-of-fame/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | laindependent.com/bbb96981a0c02eafe3ad744de215314797b237ee11d465b2d3cbaef5a7206d3d.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:48:18 | null | 2016-08-19T14:13:39 | null | http%3A%2F%2Flaindependent.com%2Fescrow-closes-on-sale-of-playboy-mansion%2F.json | http://laindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Playboy-Mansion.jpg | en | null | Escrow closes on sale of Playboy Mansion | null | null | laindependent.com | LOS ANGELES — Hugh Hefner and his band of Playboy Playmates have a new landlord.
Billionaire businessman Daren Metropoulos announced Aug. 16 that escrow has closed on his $100 million purchase of the Playboy Mansion in Holmby Hills.
The deal allows Hefner, 90, to continue living at the mansion for the rest of his life.
“The Playboy Mansion is one of the most iconic properties in the world and the crown jewel of Holmby Hills and the platinum triangle,” Metropoulos said. “For the last 45 years, Mr. Hefner has imbued the estate with a rich and storied legacy. The property’s heritage is not only that of a famous address. It is a true masterpiece in design, constructed by a noted architect for a family who played an important role in the development of Los Angeles in the early 20th Century.”
Metropoulos — whose family’s company owns Hostess Brand foods and previously owned firms such as Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, Ghirardelli Chocolates, Chef Boyardee and Duncan Hines — has lived next door to the Playboy Mansion since 2009.
Playboy Enterprises acquired the 20,000-square-foot mansion, which was built in 1927, in 1971.
After Hefner’s death, Metropoulos, 33, plans to connect his estate and the Playboy Mansion, “ultimately returning the combined 7.3-acre compound to the original vision executed by architect Arthur R. Kelly and its first owner, Arthur Letts Jr., the department store heir whose father conceived and developed Holmby Hills when it was the Wolfskill Ranch.” | http://laindependent.com/escrow-closes-on-sale-of-playboy-mansion/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | laindependent.com/70548ea162efa81fe5e5e47f2b6684750a3e7711b95c18031bbec6b3f2d5a256.json |
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Russell Malcom Harris, 34, is scheduled to be arraigned Sept. 14 on one count each of assault with intent to commit rape during the commission of a first-degree burglary, first-degree residential burglary and attempted first-degree residential burglary, along with four counts of first-degree burglary with a person present.
Harris allegedly broke into a woman’s home Aug. 1 and sexually touched her before fleeing. He also is accused of breaking into three more residences the same day, and breaking into or attempting to get into three other residences on Aug. 2, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Harris allegedly went to apartment buildings and homes and checked doors to see if anybody was at home.
“In a couple of incidents, he was able to make entry, where he confronted the occupants of the home and he attempted to commit sexual acts with them,” said Los Angeles police Lt. Joe Losorelli, who heads the Rampart Detectives Division.
Harris was initially arrested Aug. 9 by Pasadena police responding to a call of a suspect trying to enter a home. Pasadena police subsequently got a call of a suspect in a yard and determined that he had broken his leg while trying to elude officers, according to the LAPD.
Los Angeles police said they subsequently got a tip from an Antelope Valley citizen who recognized him after seeing a news report, and investigators were subsequently able to determine that he was the man who had been taken into custody by Pasadena police.
Losorelli said investigators showed a “six-pack” of pictures containing a photo of Harris to one of the alleged victims, who “positively identified him as the person that entered her apartment and tried to sexually assault her,” and other alleged victims also “positively identified him as the individual in the Rampart area and Hollywood” who had tried to break into their apartments.
The defendant also is wanted in New York “for the same type of violation” and has an “extensive criminal record,” according to the LAPD.
The criminal complaint alleges that Harris has prior convictions in New York.
If convicted as charged, Harris could face up to life in state prison. | http://laindependent.com/suspect-facing-burglary-sexual-assault-charges/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | laindependent.com/b6ba8e3421e763c2818bc65c889459e7958acf82653face05735e4bef83fd4e6.json |
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Contributing Writer
Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Michelle King delivered her first State of the District address Aug. 9 at Garfield High School.
Her appointment to the superintendent’s post last January catapulted her overnight into a highly recognized public figure, quite a change for the career educator who, for over three decades, quietly worked her way up the ranks at LAUSD and managed to stay largely out of the spotlight.
The high profile position has made anonymity a thing of the past.
“It’s surprising how many people know who I am,” says King. “I get stopped in restaurants and stores. People want to take pictures and selfies with me. Most of all, they want to talk about their children’s education.”
In her speech, King touted the district’s 75 percent graduation rate, a new record; along with notable notable increases in proficiency rates in math and English. She also outlined major steps planned for the district in coming months, including the introduction of 16 magnet programs at various campuses, expansion of dual-language and bilingual programs and a commitment to bolstering arts programs.
“Students who complete these demanding programs are positioned for success, whether their post-secondary plans include community college, a four-year university or a career,” she said.
The busy superintendent visited about 20 schools and held a retreat as part of her “Listen and Learn Tour.”
The outreach to scores of students, parents and community leaders was created to help develop a strategic plan to guide the future of LAUSD.
The Independent recently caught up with King to discuss her first six months on the job and her plans for the future.
The Independent: How have your skills as a teacher and principal helped you as superintendent?
Michelle King: Having the experience of working with young people in the classroom, understanding what that’s like, and what needs to happen to motivate and spark the interest of kids, is important as the person responsible for working with the Board of Education, setting policies for the district.
I have an understanding of what it takes to run a school and the challenges that come with running a school. As superintendent, I do have an understanding with my principals in terms of what that means. I’m also able to give recommendations and suggestions because I walked in those shoes. It’s not foreign to me and I’m able to relate.
Independent: What are some of the biggest takeaways from the Listen and Learn Tour?
MK: Certainly, that a parent wants what’s best for their kids and they want to see their kids succeed and be prepared to go to college. I would say that would be the number one thing.
For parents, it is important to be communicated with, accepted, involved and engaged in their child’s education. That’s another piece that we’ve heard loud and clear.
Students want choices. They want electives and they want opportunities to have exploration on their campus in terms of different pieces. One student said, “we understand that we have to attend math and English, but can’t we have something we can choose?”
Independent: What are some of the biggest challenges facing LAUSD?
MK: Money — adequately funding public education — is the number one issue in public education right now. We have to invest in what’s important and what’s a priority.
We do have to deal with issues and barriers that our kids face. We get kids that are homeless, kids that are in foster care and kids that are incarcerated and then come back home.
Having programs in place to deal with and mitigate the challenges our kids face before they get into a classroom, I think that’s an important piece. I also think that we just have to believe in public education again as a state and as a country.
Independent: When you speak to students, what is your core message?
MK: I tell them to dream big and go for it. Never, ever give up.
Independent: What affect do charter schools have on LAUSD?
MK: LAUSD is the largest authorizer of charter schools in the country. I see independent charter schools as part of our portfolio of schools at L.A. Unified.
It’s about different governance modeled choices for parents and students. I am a person that doesn’t believe the one size fits all model. I believe in a variety of different options and choices. Charters are one of many options for parents to choose from. It’s good and it’s healthy to have that available and to have that as a choice.
We can learn and share from all the different models whether it’s magnet, charter or pilot and all the other types that we have. There are many ways and paths to get to excellence. It’s incumbent upon us to teach and to share with one another.
Independent: Standardized testing and assessments have come under fire lately. Do you find they help or harm in the classroom?
MK: I think assessments have their places, and I think they are beneficial in gauging where you are. It’s hard to know where you need to go unless you know where you are. Assessments should inform us, then inform our practice and instructions. I see it as another piece of our instructional practices as what we do to educate kids.
I’m a strong proponent of what we call formative assessment, and those are benchmark tests that measure if the practice or the instructional strategies being used are working for your student. You are able to make adjustments based on the results that you get.
Finally, I think there are different types of assessment. Yes, there is standardized testing. That’s one type, but it’s not the only type. There are portfolios, there are interviews, and there are observations. Assessments come in many forms, and I am a believer in multiple measures when looking at and trying to determine and assess the performance of our students.
Independent: What is the future for LAUSD?
MK: This district is on the move to do great things for our students. We have an incredible, incredible wealth of support and expertise in the field, in our classes, from our teachers, administrators, and support staff, who are all dedicated to ensuring we have the best in the country and in the district. We are working hard to achieve that. Keep an eye on us. Great things are going to happen in the future. | http://laindependent.com/state-of-lausd-is-good-school-chief-says/ | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | laindependent.com/3bbf023e3794fa01d5a6ea62c41f0f3e5c139861794554f50f58e1be9df4fccb.json |
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:16:28 | null | null | OPEN GOVERNMENT: Audrey Tang is to assist in building communication platforms to implement government policies, Premier Lin Chuan saidBy Alison Hsiao / Staff reporter | http%3A%2F%2Fnews.ltn.com.tw%2Fnews%2Ffocus%2Fbreakingnews%2F1806836.json | http://news.ltn.com.tw/images/all/250_ltn.png | en | null | 《TAIPEI TIMES 焦點》 Programming expert to join Executive Yuan | null | null | news.ltn.com.tw | 2016-08-26 03:00
OPEN GOVERNMENT: Audrey Tang is to assist in building communication platforms to implement government policies, Premier Lin Chuan said
By Alison Hsiao / Staff reporter
Premier Lin Chuan （林全） yesterday confirmed that 35-year-old Audrey Tang （唐鳳）, a tech prodigy and former adviser to BenQ and Apple, is to join the Cabinet in October as a minister without portfolio.
Cabinet spokesman Tung Chen-yuan （童振源） first broke the news yesterday morning, which Lin confirmed in the afternoon, when he was asked about the appointment by reporters on the sidelines of the 2016 Taiwan Sustainability Summit in Taipei.
Lin said Tang’s achievements in the digital industry and open government projects have been recognized worldwide.
“Our hope is that by inviting her to join the Executive Yuan team, she could contribute in the said fields. Her role as a minister without portfolio will be different from the others: Instead of participating in drawing up bills, she is expected to assist government agencies in building communication platforms for all kinds of public policies and putting government information to good use,” Lin said.
Tang has been called an Internet prodigy who taught herself computer programming when she was eight.
At 16, she launched a start-up computer company and “retired” at 34. Since then she has been an active member of the open source community and a major contributor to g0v.tw （零時政府）, which seeks to improve transparency in government and dissemination of public information, and vTaiwan, a platform for the government to solicit and integrate public opinion and promote communication.
Tang, who is currently abroad, confirmed the appointment on her Facebook page.
She said that from 2014 to last year, she served as an adviser to the Executive Yuan’s plans in making virtual-world regulations, and is a committee member of the National Development Council’s open data advisory committee and of the 12-year education course development committee.
“I have also been collaborating with the French ministries of foreign affairs and economy, Paris’ city government and Madrid’s city government on digital governance,” Tang said on Facebook.
She said that after becoming a member of the Cabinet, she expects to be “a civil servant of civil servants, that is, through the use of digital technologies and systems, to assist the government in solving problems and to enhance communication and cooperation between government agencies and civil technology and community,” she said.
“My presence [in the government] will not be for certain communities to have easy access to the administration, nor will it be for ‘policy announcements’ on the Internet. Rather, it will be a ‘channel’ for the better combination of wisdom and power,” she added.
Tang’s appointment will not only significantly lower the average age of the Cabinet, which has been criticized for being too old, but also mark a milestone for gender equality. Tang was born male and did not change her gender and name until 2005.
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES | http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/focus/breakingnews/1806836 | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | news.ltn.com.tw/66f093e364a11a9ddf560fd811f19baa7bf031445a1050719e670043dc3f24f6.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T20:52:43 | null | null | Saying that the nation’s economy needs to be revived and citing a need for greater investment, Premier Lin Chuan told ‘Liberty Times’ （sister paper of the ‘Taipei Times’） reporters Tzou Jiing-wen, Lee Hsin-fang and Cheng Chi-fang that the Executive Yuan hopes to plant the seeds of growth with the ‘five major innovative industries’: Taiwan as Asia’s Silicon Valley, mechanisms for the development of intellectual prowess, ‘green’ technology, biotechnology and national defenseLiberty Times （LT）: How should the government implement its innovative national defense and Industry 4.0 policies? | http%3A%2F%2Fnews.ltn.com.tw%2Fnews%2Ffocus%2Fbreakingnews%2F1810198.json | http://news.ltn.com.tw/images/all/250_ltn.png | en | null | 《TAIPEI TIMES 焦點》 INTERVIEW （Part II）: Taiwan needs to attract investors: premier | null | null | news.ltn.com.tw | 2016-08-30 03:00
Saying that the nation’s economy needs to be revived and citing a need for greater investment, Premier Lin Chuan told ‘Liberty Times’ （sister paper of the ‘Taipei Times’） reporters Tzou Jiing-wen, Lee Hsin-fang and Cheng Chi-fang that the Executive Yuan hopes to plant the seeds of growth with the ‘five major innovative industries’: Taiwan as Asia’s Silicon Valley, mechanisms for the development of intellectual prowess, ‘green’ technology, biotechnology and national defense
Liberty Times （LT）: How should the government implement its innovative national defense and Industry 4.0 policies?
Premier Lin Chuan （林全）: The national defense industry might not be a large tree, but it is a very important one. National defense industries and the industrial sector are complementary in nature, and Taiwan has a solid foundation in both.
With increased globalization efforts on Taiwan’s part, the government is also considering how to sell the products of these industries to other nations. The current obstacle to this is the lack of some key techniques or technology, and to obtain such technology or techniques would require investment into research and development and considerable manpower. This is not something small companies are capable of.
Taiwan has many excellent companies, but they are all rather small-scale, which draws out the time taken to achieve breakthroughs in certain technologies and techniques. Sometimes the size of the company outright prohibits the possibility of obtaining such breakthroughs.
If the government can usher in a closer synchronization of production and research, our companies would have a greater chance of achieving breakthroughs in technology. This is the basis for the advancement of the industrial sector and the national defense industry.
Taiwan has not been able to bring production and research close enough, which is evident in the disconnect between corporations and the research conducted at Academia Sinica, the National Chung-shan Institute of Science and Technology, the Industrial Technology Research Institute and various other schools.
Regardless of whether it conducted at public or private institutions, most research is scattered and self-contained; they are not given a clear direction. Most research even ends up being purely academic, while other researchers have even started conducting research for other countries.
We hope to find more commercial value for our research, and in order to do so we must invest more resources.
While I agree with the importance of academic research, it is the government’s hope that some resources should be shifted to commercial research. We are hoping to combine the two by making available public funds earmarked for technology.
Should the government feel that there are some fields, or some key technologies, that need a breakthrough, or that a particular field is important; the government will be able to allot the necessary fund from the technology budget for a fiscal year toward research into that field or technology. At the same time, the government will mandate that the research proposal make clear its commercial value.
With regards to manufacturing locally developed aircraft and ships, Taiwan is already able to manufacture the Indigenous Defense Fighter （IDF）.
While we have to collaborate with other nations to manufacture some components of the IDF, recent reports show that we are 90 percent sure that we could, for the most part, domestically manufacture high-end trainer aircraft.
These plans to domestically manufacture aircraft will create commercial values for mechanical engineering and production of basic materials, which would become known globally, boosting the sale of Taiwanese products in global markets, and allowing Taiwan a foothold in the international market.
In addition, if Taiwan proves that it can manufacture aircraft, and such a capability is recognized by other nations, it would provide Taiwan with a competitive edge when collaborating with other nations.
Prior to the manufacture of the Tuo Jiang-class corvette, the Lung Teh Shipbuilding Co, the shipyard building the ship, was not known for producing combat surface ships. The success of the corvette has drawn the attention and interest of other nations, proving that the shipyard — and in extension the Taiwanese shipbuilding industry as a whole — is capable of competing with other nations.
However, the government must take the lead in fostering such progress, or invest and help individuals to achieve breakthroughs in certain technologies, before it can claim to be competitive on the international stage.
Investment in such industries is never a waste, as the added value is usually quite high. When breakthroughs are achieved in certain technologies, industry can make of use such technologies in either mechanical engineering or basic industry, thus creating more commercial value.
LT: What is the government’s policy for extant industries of a certain scale and size?
Lin: The government’s core focus is the five innovative industries, along with a new agricultural paradigm and the circular economy. Policies are intended to bolster existing industries.
There is much that can be done to improve agriculture, and farmers could add more value to their products. To achieve this, we must change the fundamental structure of the agricultural system, including making the Water Resource Agency a private entity and changing farmers’ subsidies to land subsidies.
Apart from agriculture, there are other traditional industries, such as the petrochemical industry, that are constantly criticized.
The petrochemical industry is at a loss following the cancelation of the Kuokuang PetroChemical Plant project and the retirement of the fifth naphtha cracker.
However, the government has indicated which direction the nation’s petrochemical policies are headed.
Therefore, the government must map out the industry’s future, but before it can do that, the government must consider whether the industry can survive in Taiwan due to the severity of the pollution it produces. Without a solution to such pollution, the petrochemical industry will be resisted everywhere.
However, if we look at Japan or Europe, we can see that not only has the industry remained, but its added value is quite high, and through our observations, we understand that it has managed to do this by finding ways to coexist with local communities and limits the pollution it emits to the lowest possible levels. This is our goal for the future.
The government did not try to stem pollution in the past because of the difficulty involved, but now we are serious about trying to limit pollution from any industry to its absolute lowest, and to recycle waste to redeem partial commercial value.
Once other industries have transitioned to the point where they do not produce pollution, we can start changing the petrochemical industry as well. Although such changes might mean that Taiwan could no longer mass-produce, it would mean that we would still survive.
The nation’s economic stagnation over the past 20 years is because we have not arrived at the aforementioned levels of industrial evolution. Once we have made such changes, new investments would flow in and provide the basis for growth in our economy.
In the end, whether Taiwan is able to achieve such results, or attract investment — foreign or domestic — is dependent on whether highly educated people are willing to stay in Taiwan.
Owing to the difficulties that successive governments have not attempted to surmount, we have been losing investors little by little over the years. This is the fundamental problem that needs to be addressed, and no amount of government expenditure or quantitative easing policies can solve the issue.
Translated by staff writers Jake Chung and William Hetherington
This is part II of a two-part interview. Part 1 was published yesterday.
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[] | 2016-08-29T20:52:44 | null | null | By Stacy Hsu / Staff reporterPresident Tsai Ing-wen’s （蔡英文） “honeymoon” period is ending, the Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation said yesterday, citing its latest poll, which found a drop of nearly 20 percentage points in Tsai’s approval rating since her inauguration on May 20. | http%3A%2F%2Fnews.ltn.com.tw%2Fnews%2Ffocus%2Fbreakingnews%2F1810200.json | http://news.ltn.com.tw/images/all/250_ltn.png | en | null | 《TAIPEI TIMES 焦點》 President’s ‘honeymoon’ nearing end: foundation | null | null | news.ltn.com.tw | 2016-08-30 03:00
By Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter
President Tsai Ing-wen’s （蔡英文） “honeymoon” period is ending, the Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation said yesterday, citing its latest poll, which found a drop of nearly 20 percentage points in Tsai’s approval rating since her inauguration on May 20.
The telephone-based survey showed that 52.3 percent of respondents expressed satisfaction with Tsai’s handling of national matters, a 17.6 percentage point decline from three months ago.
The percentage of respondents dissatisfied with her performance climbed 24.4 percentage points from 8.8 percent in May to 33.2 percent.
“It appears that a downward trend in Tsai’s approval rating shows no sign of stopping. As such, we can say the president’s honeymoon period is about to end,” foundation chairman You Ying-lung （游盈隆） told a news conference in Taipei.
Respondents gave Tsai a score of 61.28 out of 100 for her performance as president over the past three months, which the foundation said indicates that the public believes there is much room for improvement and could “flunk” Tsai if she does not try harder.
Regarding cross-strait issues, 51.4 percent said they were content with Tsai’s handling of the nation’s relations with Beijing, despite the indefinite stagnation of cross-strait ties, compared with 39.6 percent who felt otherwise.
Comparing the survey with the May poll, which found that nearly 70 percent of respondents approved of Tsai’s refusal to recognize the so-called “1992 consensus,” the foundation said the public’s views on cross-strait ties have apparently changed, adding that Tsai’s administration should not take the matter lightly.
The so-called “1992 consensus,” a term former Mainland Affairs Council chairman Su Chi （蘇起） admitted making up in 2000, refers to a tacit understanding between the Chinese Nationalist Party （KMT） and the Chinese Communist Party that both sides of the Taiwan Strait acknowledge there is “one China,” with both sides having their own interpretation of what “China” means.
Topping the list of areas in which respondents expressed satisfaction with Tsai’s performance were international affairs with a 56.5 percent approval rate, followed by pension reform （55.9 percent）, national defense （48.8 percent）, judicial reform （48.2 percent）, the economy （45.9 percent） and labor policy （40.7 percent）.
However, respondents were divided on whether the president has lived up to her pledge to have “the most communication-friendly government,” with 47 percent support against 47.2 percent opposition.
The survey also showed a lack of public consensus on the abolition of the controversial Special Investigation Division （SID）, with 43 percent of those polled in favor of keeping the agency, while 37.4 percent called for it to be immediately disbanded.
While Tsai’s honeymoon period is coming to an end, the results indicated that respondents were willing to give the president “the benefit of the doubt,” National Sun Yat-sen University political science professor Liao Da-chi （廖達琪） said.
Chinese Culture University politics professor Yang Tai-shun （楊泰順） attributed Tsai’s declining support rating to swing voters’ generally negative perception of issues to which she has attached great importance, such as abolishing the SID and improving labor conditions.
The poll collected 1,076 valid samples from people aged 20 and older from Monday to Wednesday last week, and has a margin of error of 2.99 percentage points.
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES | http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/focus/breakingnews/1810200 | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | news.ltn.com.tw/5a716246ead92cf8a72cb1e883d62ac05b42aa9827843aae6881414115c407a2.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T20:50:45 | null | null | TIME SERVED: National Taiwan University law professor Chen Chih-lung said that Hsu Tzong-li had an eight-year term and the Constitution prohibits an additional termBy Jason Pan / Staff reporter | http%3A%2F%2Fnews.ltn.com.tw%2Fnews%2Ffocus%2Fbreakingnews%2F1807817.json | http://img.ltn.com.tw/Upload/liveNews/BigPic/600_phptns5wM.jpg | en | null | 《TAIPEI TIMES 焦點》Possible judicial pick challenged | null | null | news.ltn.com.tw | 2016-08-27 03:00
TIME SERVED: National Taiwan University law professor Chen Chih-lung said that Hsu Tzong-li had an eight-year term and the Constitution prohibits an additional term
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Legal experts yesterday said that the Constitution bars former grand justice Hsu Tzong-li （許宗力） from heading the Judicial Yuan, following reports that President Tsai Ing-wen （蔡英文） was considering nominating him for the position.
National Taiwan University professor of law Chen Chih-lung （陳志龍） said that Hsu served as a grand justice from 2003 to 2011 — a mandated eight-year term — and an amendment to the Constitution prohibits an additional term.
In the Additional Articles of the Constitution, Article 5 says: “Each grand justice of the Judicial Yuan shall serve a term of eight years, independent of the order of appointment to office, and shall not serve consecutive terms. The grand justices serving as president and vice president of the Judicial Yuan shall not enjoy the guarantee of an eight-year term.”
“That article was part of an amendment to prevent grand justices from bowing to the wishes of political figures when making constitutional interpretations,” Chen said. “Hsu’s appointment to serve as a grand justice again is unconstitutional and it would be an international joke.”
The amendment says that the Judicial Yuan has 15 grand justices, while the president and vice president of the body are to be selected from among them, being “nominated and, with the consent of the Legislative Yuan, appointed by the president of the Republic” of China.
Presidential Office officials said they have consulted legal experts regarding the issue.
The appointment would be legal and there would be no breach of the Constitution in nominating Hsu, the officials said.
Hsu would be “reappointed,” not “serving consecutive terms,” which are two different concepts, they said.
Hsu was not continuing as a grand justice to serve for another term, because he retired from the post, the officials said. Academics and experts on constitutional law were consulted and they concurred that the move would not be a breach of Article 5, therefore the government will go ahead with Hsu’s nomination.
Tsai has faced a number of obstacles filling the Judicial Yuan’s presidency and No. 2 post, with her first picks, Public Functionary Disciplinary Sanction Commission Chief Commissioner Hsieh Wen-ting （謝文定） and Judicial Yuan Secretary-General Lin Chin-fang （林錦芳） withdrawing over past controversies.
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES | http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/focus/breakingnews/1807817 | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | news.ltn.com.tw/31e9f205fd5522ece4b799cebbaabf6ad61ba959c0e8dc39d8c232f5aa56bf9e.json |
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