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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-26T22:53:12 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Actor Shahid Kapoor’s wife Mira Rajput on Friday evening delivered a baby girl at Hinduja Healthcare Hospital in Khar.
“It was a normal delivery. Both mother and child are doing fine,” said gynaeco | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fentertainment%2Fits-a-girl-for-shahid-kapoor%2Farticle9036875.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02465/shahidpic_2465051c.jpg | en | null | It's a girl for Shahid Kapoor | null | null | www.thehindu.com | “It was a normal delivery. Both mother and child are doing fine,” said gynaecologist and obstetrician Dr Kiran Coelho, who performed the delivery. She said the child weighs 2.8kg and was delivered at 8pm.
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[
"Sarath Babu George"
] | 2016-08-29T08:53:00 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The major fire break-out has come as a wake-up call for the law enforcement agencies. That there were no casualties in the particular incident does not lessen the magnitude of the incident, which occu | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FThiruvananthapuram%2Fa-wakeup-call-for-authorities%2Farticle9044948.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | A wake-up call for authorities | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The major fire break-out has come as a wake-up call for the law enforcement agencies. That there were no casualties in the particular incident does not lessen the magnitude of the incident, which occurred only a short distance away from the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple.
The possibility of a major fire disaster has often loomed large in the city particularly in the crowded areas of East Fort and Chala which are dotted by numerous commercial establishments.
The closely-packed buildings render it difficult for Fire Force personnel to effectively engage in fire-fighting efforts.
Besides, as was the case on Sunday, commercial outlets often cramp staircases and passages within buildings with their stocked products.
“With the garment company stocking up for the Onam festive season, they must have found it necessary to utilise every inch within the premises. However, in the process, they blocked the corridor that led to the other blocks within the same buildings. This hindered our efforts and thereby, led to the fire spreading to other parts of the building,” an official of the Fire and Rescue Services said. The region, which comes under the heritage zone, is known for its busy markets. With pedestrians occupying the major portion of the connecting roads, vehicles passing by the area are left with a narrow path to traverse the area. As the incident occurred on a weekend, the police personnel managed to facilitate the unhindered flow of fire tenders to the spot with considerable ease. “This would not have been the case had it been any other day. While there have been several attempts to decongest the region by introducing traffic regulations, not many have proved to be successful,” a police official said. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/a-wakeup-call-for-authorities/article9044948.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/49d8fe6da48df3d6338dea94a0fc69873d6eea89142b9a749ad848015ab1c670.json |
[
"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-26T20:59:23 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | Natco Pharma said the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has ruled in the favour of its marketing partner Mylan with regard to patent claims pertaining to multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone. The pa | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fbusiness%2FIndustry%2Fus-patent-office-rules-in-favour-of-mylan%2Farticle9032518.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | U.S. patent office rules in favour of Mylan | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The estimated market size for Copaxone in the U.S. is $3.3 bn for the 12 months ended June
Natco Pharma said the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has ruled in the favour of its marketing partner Mylan with regard to patent claims pertaining to multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone.
The patent office has ruled in favour of Mylan in its “inter partes review proceeding and found all claims of two related Copaxone 40 mg/ml patents to be unpatentable,” according to a statement from the Hyderabad-based firm.
The development assumes significance for Natco as it is pursuing a strategy of partnering leading pharmaceutical companies to develop and market products for the U.S. market. Marketing partnerships are de-risked arrangements in which the partner has agreed to undertake the responsibility of litigation and regulatory issues as well as securing the Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) approval.
Yeda Research & Development Co. Ltd. that owns the two patents in question had licensed them to Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. “A decision by the PTAB on Mylan’s third petition seeking inter partes review of another patent is expected on or before September 1, 2016,” Natco Pharma said. Earlier this month, the PTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) found Mylan’s application against a fourth Copaxone patent (US Patent No. 9155776) ineligible for post-grant review for procedural reasons. Mylan, however, believes that the favourable ruling in the two patents “strongly undermines the ‘776 patent as well. As such, Mylan will proceed with pursuing all avenues to challenge the ‘776 patent.”
Mylan believes that it is one of the first companies to have filed a substantially complete ANDA containing a paragraph IV certification for the drug, which is generically called Glatiramer Acetate. Mylan is expected to be eligible for 180 days of marketing exclusivity in the U.S. once it gets approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to Natco Pharma.
The USFDA has cleared Natco Pharma Ltd’s Chemical Division in Chennai. This follows the inspection conducted by the regulator in February this year. | http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/us-patent-office-rules-in-favour-of-mylan/article9032518.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/06c8cd2240b6235df3f8964d6caae5027d3c76b61bb35ed759a34f0747b5972e.json |
[
"Sharad Vyas"
] | 2016-08-28T04:50:47 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The latest leak of the Scorpene submarine secrets is not the first incident of its kind to hit Mumbai’s Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL).The designs of two submarines, Shalki (SSK-1500) and Shankul (SSK-150 | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fmumbai%2Fnews%2Fwith-focus-on-scorpene-ghost-of-another-leak-haunts-mdl%2Farticle9040861.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02989/28-Mumbai_FP_2989437c.jpg | en | null | With focus on Scorpene, ghost of another leak haunts MDL | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Designs of Shalki (SSK-1500) and Shankul (SSK-1500) were leaked between 1992 and 1994
The latest leak of the Scorpene submarine secrets is not the first incident of its kind to hit Mumbai’s Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL).
The designs of two submarines, Shalki (SSK-1500) and Shankul (SSK-1500), both based on a German design, were leaked between 1992 and 1994, and made available to a South African newspaper. Officials who had worked closely with the MDL submarine department told The Hindu that it was alleged that the German supplier of the submarines, Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW), was responsible for the leak.
Shalki and Shankul were names of a particular variety of fish found in the Andaman Island. And these two, named after them, were part of a four-vessel deal between India and Germany. As negotiations began in 1987 to place orders for more of these submarines, allegations emerged of kickbacks in the original deal. Criminal investigations were launched and New Delhi blacklisted HDW.
Several documents of the highly advanced designs of the non-nuclear submarines were leaked even as the 1,450-ton Shishumar-class SSKs remained parked in yard number 801 and 802 of the MDL. A high-level probe was launched by the then CMD of MDL, Rear Admiral M.M. Puri, and while it continued during the tenure of his successor Rear Admiral D.V. Taneja, the investigation did not yield any results on where and how the leak was caused, senior officials told The Hindu.
“Coming in the backdrop of the Bofors scandal, those were tough and scary times for those working in and around the submarine department. Orders were issued to block entry to the Electrical and Weapon department; and submarine design sections were put on a freeze. Even to get a photocopy of a single sheet of document was nothing less than a nightmare for us,” said a senior official.
In wake of the leak, the MDL put in place a data-storing plant, where vital designs and data are stored in magnet tapes of the Alpha make, and monitored centrally through an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system. The ERP software — a suite of integrated applications — allows the MDL information technology (IT) cell to collect, store, manage, and interpret data collected from purchase, manufacturing and other product-related activities. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel provide round-the-clock security to both the submarine design and the IT cell.
“Over the years, the yard has regularly upgraded its IT infrastructure to reach the current level where the entire gamut of design, planning, production and finance aspects are managed through an ERP system,” said an official.
Senior officials said while the 3,000 employees in the submarine department still spar over ideological differences — some favouring the Russians and other Germans — it was unlikely that a leak was caused from within. “We had our ideological differences in the department [some were right leaning, others left]. But we are all pained to hear that despite so much security in place, these documents [then and now again] have got leaked. The French are providing limited access of the Scorpene technology to Pakistan as well, and therefore the issue has gained more seriousness,” said another MDL official.
The Scorpene class submarines were ordered by the Indian Navy at a cost of Rs. 12,022 crore, and built in collaboration with DCNS France. The MDL has upgraded its submarine-building facilities to match the ‘stringent specifications’ of the boats ordered by Navy to induct advanced ‘submarine killers’ into their fleet, officials said.
Construction of the first of the six submarines had commenced on December 15, 2006 — the order was placed in 2005 — to be inducted from 2012 to 2017. Meanwhile, the German defence contractor ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has already signed a $ 38.4 million contract with the Navy for the modernisation of two of four Shishumar-class submarines. An MDL spokesperson said he could not comment on the leaks then and now, but ruled out the possibility of a leak from their end. “We have a foolproof system of cyber security and the processes are diligently followed.” | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/news/with-focus-on-scorpene-ghost-of-another-leak-haunts-mdl/article9040861.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/8b251982cf385ae826a7409b2ced39008ae5ae1fdadd85162109a4b23bb8cab5.json |
[
"Sreedhar Pillai"
] | 2016-08-27T10:50:33 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | 2016 is turning out to be a terrible year for filmmakers. Piracy is affecting the industry globally and is spreading like wildfire. The estimated yearly revenue loss globally is to the tune of US$ 5-6 | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Ffeatures%2Fcinema%2Fa-look-at-the-losses-to-the-film-industry-thanks-to-smartphones-camcorders-and-hitech-projectors%2Farticle9040292.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02988/28CP-tradewinds_jp_2988643c.jpg | en | null | A look at the losses to the film industry thanks to smartphones, camcorders and hi-tech projectors | null | null | www.thehindu.com | A look at the losses to the film industry thanks to smartphones, camcorders and hi-tech projectors
2016 is turning out to be a terrible year for filmmakers. Piracy is affecting the industry globally and is spreading like wildfire. The estimated yearly revenue loss globally is to the tune of US$ 5-6 billion . According to some estimates, the Indian industry too is bleeding as much as to $2.7 billion annually.
There is no doubt that piracy has eaten into the business of cinema. This year, it has affected films even before their release. There were widespread allegations that the piracy of films like Udta Punjab, which found their way to torrent sites ahead of their theatrical releases, were actually the handiwork of some in the censor board.
The films most affected by piracy this year are Udta Punjab, Great Grand Masti and Sultan in Hindi, and 24 and Kabali in Tamil. In the case of Udta Punjab and Great Grand Masti, the piracy affected the film even before its release!
Meanwhile, 24 and Kabali’s leaks are said to have taken place after the first day first show of the film. According to a press release issued by Qube, the popular digital cinema provider, forensic watermarking showed that 24 was illegally recorded during the morning show on its release day at a popular multiplex chain’s screen in a Bengaluru mall.
Earlier this year, Vemal’s Mapla Singam was leaked a month before its release. But what is shocking is that more and more Tamil films are getting leaked online. As per trade analysts, the reason for the sharp decline in collections for star-driven movies after the opening weekend is piracy.
Earlier, the origin of pirated copies emerged from prints sent to overseas markets, which made their way into Tamil Nadu only a day after release there. In recent times, this has changed, largely due to technology.
A large number of individuals based in Bengaluru and parts of Tamil Nadu, seem to be indulging in piracy using smartphones or camcorders or even E-projectors (not 2K or 4K) to record from theatres in small towns. According to a recent survey carried out by the anti-piracy cell, pirated movies in India are today seen more “on the move, in trains and planes, on smartphones and laptops”.
Today, big film producers get a ‘John Doe’ order from a court before release. It means the onus is on the Internet service provider (ISP) to block access to every website/torrent site that may facilitate illegal downloads of a movie. Dealing with piracy and copyright issues in the digital world is a tricky and futile business. If you shut down a few torrent sites, others mushroom just hours later.
Producer, distributor and exhibitor Abirami Ramanathan, who recently spoke on this issue, says, “We have caught nearly 20 theatres in Tamil Nadu for abetting piracy, and some of them were charged with the Goonda Act. But after a few weeks, the persons concerned came out on bail. At a certain multiplex chain in Bengaluru, as many as seven Tamil films were pirated over the course of two months. The multiplex chain claims it was done by unknown individuals withouts its knowledge. However, we have moved a criminal case and have solid evidence that it could not have taken place without their knowledge.”
Piracy is now the biggest menace facing Kollywood. The industry, which must stand together to fight it, is however divided over the issue, as the Nadigar Sangam and Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC) are subscribing to two different viewpoints.
Rajkumar Akella, chairman, Anti-Video Piracy Cell, and head, Rentrak (now comScore)–India, says, “Rapidly growing technology is making the job of pirates easier and simpler by the day. During the post-production stages, content can now be easily copied with a simple pen drive and spread across the world instantly. Sadly, the industry in India is only now coming to terms with the menace.”
Now, how can this issue be tackled effectively? The youth, who are the main consumers of cinema, need to be educated about its ill-effects through knowledge sharing. A statutory warning (like anti-smoking warnings) should be attached to all films too. The government should formulate an aggressive policy to fight piracy. The proposed law that viewing, downloading, exhibiting or duplicating an illicit copy of copyrighted content on a blocked site could attract a three-year prison term and a fine up to Rs.3 lakh, could become a deterrent for perpetrators. Unless the Tamil film industry unites in its fight, the future of the cinema business looks bleak. | http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/a-look-at-the-losses-to-the-film-industry-thanks-to-smartphones-camcorders-and-hitech-projectors/article9040292.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/ff61ce5570b9db043413071bc3fc18558ca4456ffad8a91bd80b1178dd1a0112.json |
[
"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-26T14:59:20 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | Mukesh Ambani led-Reliance Jio has begun offering free SIM cards to all users with fourth generation (4G)-enabled handsets and is targeting an active subscriber base of about 20 million from 2.5 mill | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fbusiness%2FIndustry%2Freliance-jios-sim-card-comes-with-free-voice-data-for-90-days%2Farticle9032523.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Reliance Jio’s SIM card comes with free voice, data for 90 days | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The company is currently fighting allegations that it is offering full services under the garb of testing
Mukesh Ambani led-Reliance Jio has begun offering free SIM cards to all users with fourth generation (4G)-enabled handsets and is targeting an active subscriber base of about 20 million from 2.5 million now.The company is initiating its marketing blitz to garner a substantial chunk of the subscriber base even before its commercial rollout. The SIM card comes with unlimited voice calls and high-speed data use for 90 days under the ‘Jio Preview’ offer.A mail sent to the spokesperson for Reliance did not elicit a response. A Reliance official, on conditions of anonymity, confirmed the development, saying that KYC documents and a photograph can get users quickly set up for the service.The move comes even as as incumbent telecom providers allege that Reliance Jio is offering full-fledged services in the name of testing, with 2.5 million active subscribers.
Achieving its target would make Reliance Jio the fifth largest telecom provider in the country ahead of MTNL, Sistema Teleservices and Telenor Videocon.
“We have to turn down customers,” said a manager at a Reliance Xpress Mini store. “I had got 500 sim cards, all gone in the first few hours. Now, we are giving tokens for tomorrow,” he said. | http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/reliance-jios-sim-card-comes-with-free-voice-data-for-90-days/article9032523.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/7213de0d3366dad3119f74571553e3f76f9c1f99271a8752871b1a5a14d5f188.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T18:50:57 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif seems to have lost the plot with his plan to send 22 special envoys to world capitals to highlight the Kashmir issue (“Aug.28). India’s stoic silence on the new r | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fopinion%2Fletters%2Fthe-kashmir-issue%2Farticle9043018.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | The Kashmir issue | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif seems to have lost the plot with his plan to send 22 special envoys to world capitals to highlight the Kashmir issue (“Aug.28). India’s stoic silence on the new round of diplomatic provocations should not be construed as a sign of weakness and it has done well to raise the pitch on ‘mission Balochistan’. Islamabad’s fresh attempt at needling India will only widen the divide and place further bilateral engagements on the line.
N.J. Ravi Chander, Bengaluru
Even now the protests, police action and curfew show no signs of abating. As the mainstream political parties have lost credibility, there must now be bold measures such as relaxing the curfew, stopping the use of pellet guns, allowing peaceful protests and withdrawing security forces from certain areas. There is no alternative but to talk to the separatists.
D.B.N. Murthy, Bengaluru
The dimensions of the Balochistan conflict may be different from that of the Kashmir Valley’s but they assume significance after reports of rights violations by Pakistan against Baloch protesters (“Govt. charts road map for Modi’s Baloch policy”, Aug. 27). It would be poetic justice if Prime Minister Narendra Modi lends moral and diplomatic support to the Baloch cause. India should not only ease visa restrictions on Baloch separatist leaders visiting India but also raise the Baloch issue in the UN General Assembly.
Kangayam R. Narasimhan, Chennai
When the leaders of both countries are unable to resolve the Kashmir problem (“Mehbooba calls for talks with Pakistan”, Aug.28), it is time the judiciary in India and Pakistan explores possibilities of resolving the issue. The respective Supreme Courts should direct the governments to jointly file a petition before the International Court of Justice at The Hague and seek permission for a resolution.
K. Pradeep, Chennai | http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/letters/the-kashmir-issue/article9043018.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/c0589dc513e2cf2b8006731d16e38352856b35136e00a01c0bec9af59fa6f6fd.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T10:50:44 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Nowhere was hit harder by the earthquake that brought death and devastation to a remote corner of central Italy this week than Saletta.And if you listen to the locals, the tiny mountain hamlet is nev | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Finternational%2Fwhen-death-comes-to-stay-one-italian-villages-story%2Farticle9040048.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02988/SALETTART_jpg_2988584c.jpg | en | null | When death comes to stay: one Italian village’s story | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Locals of Saletta, a tiny mountain hamlet, say the beautiful village is never going to recover from the wounds inflicted by the quake.
Nowhere was hit harder by the earthquake that brought death and devastation to a remote corner of central Italy this week than Saletta.
And if you listen to the locals, the tiny mountain hamlet is never going to recover from the wounds it has suffered.
In a region which already has its fair share of abandoned villages, that is now the future beckoning for this one, they say.
As it was teeming with numbers
Fewer than 20 people live full-time in the picturesque hamlet. On Wednesday, with the population temporarily swollen at the height of Italy’s summer holiday season, 22 people died.
Stefania Nobile, a petite, white-haired resident, survived. But she doubts the village will.
“The place has been razed to the ground, there’s nothing left, nothing,” she told AFPTV.
“It’s a tragedy, there’s nothing left and we don’t think it has a future," she said of the tiny locality which lies just north of the tourist town of Amatrice.
"Who would come and spend money here to rebuild? It’s a shame because it’s an amazing area with a beautiful park, people who came to visit from northern Italy and Tuscany for walking holidays."
Marco Beltrame, a lanky 28-year-old who lost his aunt and uncle in the earthquake, agrees.
“The hamlet is dead,” he said. “No one s going to think about Saletta, they'll only think about Amatrice because Amatrice is big. Saletta will disappear like so many tiny places. It’s over.”
Mr. Beltrame said he might easily have been among the victims.
“I was supposed to have come up that night but didn’t at the last minute.
"When I heard about the quake, I rushed here. That house there -- the one that’s nothing but a mass of twisted stones — is my aunt and uncle’s house. They never left it, they didn’t make it.”
Like it could easily disappear
Saletta is the kind of place that could easily disappear. It essentially consists of one road loosely associated with a handful of houses dotted about higher up in the hills.
The only apparent communal space is a wooden bus stop, where a handful of survivors shelter from the baking sun while civil protection workers busy themselves sorting provisions in a field on the other side of the road.
A bit further on, a man was glumly tidying bits of rubble at the entrance to his half-destroyed property, his deflated body language suggesting he was wondering if it was really worth the effort.
Tomatoes, but no takers
In a nearby vegetable patch, the tomatoes have ripened nicely but no one will ever taste them.
In the garden of the B&B Saletta, washed clothes hung out to dry before the quake were still blowing gently in the breeze.
If Saletta had a focal point, this was perhaps it and now it has gone, along with three people who were trapped inside the half of the building that collapsed.
He came just a night before
According to local accounts, one of the dead was a young man who had come up the night before the quake to join his girlfriend and her parents on holiday.
Such bad luck is hard to bounce back from, Stefania Nobile says. “The inhabitants here were mainly grandparents whose families came to visit from the big cities, especially Rome, in the summer months,” she said.
“There could be as many as 250 people here at the height of summer, but fortunately many had left.
“Of the permanent residents, everyone knew everyone of course. There were elderly couples, really good people. I don’t think any of them survived.” | http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/when-death-comes-to-stay-one-italian-villages-story/article9040048.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/95d652745abda4510653061dfd27632ee8751c6935337baeda4912b090c2d59d.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T18:50:54 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Stand-in captain Faf du Plessis scored his fifth Test century before the bowlers ripped through the New Zealand top-order to leave South Africa firmly in charge after day two of the second Test on Su | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Fdu-plessis-pacers-put-sa-in-control%2Farticle9043119.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | du Plessis, pacers put SA in control | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Stand-in captain Faf du Plessis scored his fifth Test century before the bowlers ripped through the New Zealand top-order to leave South Africa firmly in charge after day two of the second Test on Sunday.
du Plessis was unbeaten on 112 when South Africa declared on 481 for eight and went on to reduce New Zealand to 38 for three at close on a wicket that has both sideways movement and variable bounce.
Skipper Kane Williamson was batting on 15 and will carry the hopes of the touring side into the third day, along with Henry Nicholls (4).
South Africa’s opening bowlers, Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander, both returning to the side after injury lay-offs, used the conditions well and were unlucky not to find more success.
Philander had Martin Guptill caught at slip by Stiaan van Zyl before Steyn induced an edge from Tom Latham which was caught by wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock.
With plenty of deliveries beating the bat and the scoring rate slow, Ross Taylor panicked. He took on the arm of the nippy Temba Bavuma at midwicket and was run out to compound New Zealand’s misery.
du Plessis had earlier shown the way with a patient innings in which he faced 234 balls. It was his first Test ton in 17 visits to the crease, a timely return to form as he stands in for regular captain A.B. de Villiers.
Jean-Paul Duminy made 88 off 158 balls, with 13 fours, before he was caught behind off Tim Southee, getting a faint edge to an attempted pull against a bouncer.
Neil Wagner, who attended primary and high school with du Plessis in Pretoria, was the pick of the New Zealand bowlers with figures of five for 89 in 39 overs.
The visitors were once again on the wrong side of close leg-before decisions, using up both their remaining reviews as they sought to overturn not out decisions against van Zyl and Vernon Philander. | http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/du-plessis-pacers-put-sa-in-control/article9043119.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/5cf11d2e7a2ec1035e49dd7e307685cb850f86ffb2dd5a9c6b344fc116c1f5ea.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T00:55:18 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | A farmer from Karanjgaon village in Nashik district has claimed to have got the rate of 5 paise per kg for onions, prompting him to dump his produce of 13 quintals in his field in protest, even as a | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fother-states%2Fnashik-farmer-gets-just-5-paise-per-kg-for-onions%2Farticle9032626.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Nashik farmer gets just 5 paise per kg for onions | null | null | www.thehindu.com | A farmer from Karanjgaon village in Nashik district has claimed to have got the rate of 5 paise per kg for onions, prompting him to dump his produce of 13 quintals in his field in protest, even as a trader blamed “poor quality” of bulb for the low price.
Sudhakar Darade, who hails from Niphad taluka, said his onions got valued at Rs. 5 per quintal (100 kg) at Saikheda sub-agriculture produce market committee (APMC) on Tuesday. He said his entire produce of 13 quintals was offered a rate of Rs. 65 in total.
The distressed farmer said he incurred more than Rs. 700 per acre for cultivating onions and paid Rs. 780 towards transportation charges for bringing the produce to the APMC. Upset over the valuation, the farmer returned home and threw 13 quintal of onion in his field.
Nashik district is known for production of red onions. The onion market in Lasalgaon in district is Asia’s largest wholesale APMC for onions.
Meanwhile, protesting against the low price of onions, Nashik unit of NCP on Wednesday dumped onions on the premises of all taluka offices in the district, demanding the Minimum Support Price at Rs. 2,000 per quintal. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/nashik-farmer-gets-just-5-paise-per-kg-for-onions/article9032626.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/848c0b5ef6e2b20e5e31bd5585c2b53061c59fc49fae1d7031b33a265ee4f195.json |
[
"Staff Reporter"
] | 2016-08-31T10:53:24 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | The Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation has invited nominations for 20{+t}{+h}Mahaveer Awards with a cash prize of Rs. 40 lakh across four categories.According to a press release, the categories are: To honou | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fchennai%2Fnominations-invited-for-mahaveer-awards%2Farticle9053302.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Nominations invited for Mahaveer awards | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation has invited nominations for 20{+t}{+h}Mahaveer Awards with a cash prize of Rs. 40 lakh across four categories.
According to a press release, the categories are: To honour human endeavour and excellence in the domains of non-violence and vegetarianism, education, medicine and community and social service. Each category will be awarded Rs. 10 lakh, a citation and a memento. Last date for the receipt of the nominations is September 30. Nomination forms can be downloaded fromwww.bmfawards.org. Filled-in forms can also be sent to Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation, Siyat House, 961, 4{+t}{+h}Floor, Poonamallee High Road, Puraswalkam. For details, contact 4293 3333, the release added. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/nominations-invited-for-mahaveer-awards/article9053302.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/7cf6fc976c47a6df54201f2d7c6d122fb66e36a20575c5a773c697ade8c3ef47.json |
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"Staff Reporter"
] | 2016-08-31T10:53:29 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | The Hindu In School, in association with Kokuyo Camlin, is conducting a special Teachers’ Day contest for school students. As part of this, participants will get a chance to write on the topic “A teac | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FVisakhapatnam%2Fthe-hindu-in-school-teachers-day-contest%2Farticle9052393.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | The Hindu In School Teachers’ Day contest | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Hindu In School, in association with Kokuyo Camlin, is conducting a special Teachers’ Day contest for school students. As part of this, participants will get a chance to write on the topic “A teacher who made a difference in my life” in not more than 50 words on a paper using a pen, scan the essay and mail it to camlinteachersdaycontest@thehindu.co.in, along with a passport size photograph. The name, class, school and city of the participant should be mentioned in the scanned write-up and the email.
The total size of the attachment should not exceed 2 MB. The last date for sending the entries is September 5.
Any entry violating any of the above rules will be disqualified.
The five first, five second, five third and 50 consolation prize winners will get exciting Kokuyo Camlin gift hampers. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/the-hindu-in-school-teachers-day-contest/article9052393.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/a96c8cae8eb9c91d1df2e1bdd49574e0546558d96c7dc4dcd18cc441668f845d.json |
[
"Anurag Tagat"
] | 2016-08-30T20:55:58 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The hip hop world has rarely built hype around an artist as much as it has done for Frank Ocean. When his breakout hit album Channel ORANGE dropped in 2012, mainstream pop became privy to this new sou | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Ffeatures%2Fmetroplus%2Ffrank-ocean-comes-out-with-blonde%2Farticle9050554.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02992/31bgmbeat_jpg_1_2992377c.jpg | en | null | Frank Ocean comes out with blonde | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Artist: Frank OceanAlbum: Blonde
The hip hop world has rarely built hype around an artist as much as it has done for Frank Ocean. When his breakout hit album Channel ORANGE dropped in 2012, mainstream pop became privy to this new sound that combined quiet ambient music with dark poetry and avant-garde approach to hip hop. And since then, compared to most of his peers such as Drake and Kendrick Lamar and the deviant clan in his label Odd Future, Frank has been making his fans wait for new material.
There have been several purported leaks, bootlegs and unofficial releases and even an announcement from Frank saying his new album would be called ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, but then he turned around and released a completely different album called Blonde. Around the same week, he also unveiled a new visual album called Endless. So whoever was clamouring for new material, they’ve got two albums worth to binge on.
And that’s exactly what Blonde is like – a 17-track labyrinth that you have to play over and over to really even get a glimpse of what Frank’s real concerns are. Tracks like ‘Nikes’, ‘Ivy’ and ‘Self Control’ arrive in the first half of the album as late-night musings about the usual topics – women, relationships and even materialism. It’s an insight into personal angst like few others. Frank’s rhymes take centre stage, even as he enlists everyone from Beyonce (‘Pink + White’) and Kendrick Lamar (‘Skyline To’) to producer James Blake (on the smooth and dark ‘White Ferrari’) and Outkast’s Andre 3000 (on a super-fast, super-deep rap on ‘Solo (Reprise)’).
Through the evident haze of drugs and endless nights, Frank has conversations and internal monologues like few other artists – through sparse ambient sections rather than rely on outright heavy beats and guitar lines that just about crawl in. On ‘Seigfried’, he wails, “I’d do anything for you, in the dark” just after we’ve heard a stirring string section from Radiohead guitarist-producer Jonny Greenwood. He closes with ‘Futura Free’, a strange nine-minute introspective track where Ocean talks about how far he’s come and his place in the hip hop scene as well as an interlude containing an audio interview with Frank’s younger brother Ryan Breaux.
If fans were expecting a repeat of Channel ORANGE, it’s fair to say that Blonde is pretty close to Frank’s claim-to-fame. It’s weird, but it’s beautiful. | http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/frank-ocean-comes-out-with-blonde/article9050554.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/73ab3aa2e289120473bba87e8a80a869bf98a071ffcd4ad8ddfacec0a99c8e4f.json |
[
"Staff Reporter"
] | 2016-08-27T06:50:39 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | A school bus caught fire at Manikonda on Friday morning. The bus belongs to Mount Litera school. It was a case of accidental fire. The entire bus was gutted, said a police official from Raidurgam poli | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FHyderabad%2Fschool-bus-goes-up-in-flames%2Farticle9038825.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02988/26HYYYL02---Cri_HY_2988299c.jpg | en | null | School bus goes up in flames | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Unexplained blaze:Fortunately no student was in the bus when it caught fire at Manikonda on Friday.-Photo: By Arrangement
A school bus caught fire at Manikonda on Friday morning. The bus belongs to Mount Litera school. It was a case of accidental fire. The entire bus was gutted, said a police official from Raidurgam police station. No one was injured as the bus was empty, he added.
Inter student ends life
A 17-year old intermediate student from the Sri Chaitanya IIT College committed suicide in her hostel room on Friday afternoon. The deceased, Anvita Sivashanker Reddy, a native of Mahabubnagar, was staying at a hostel in L. B. Nagar. She went to her room during lunch break around 2 p.m., and did not return for a long time, after which the caretaker of the floor found her hanging, said the L. B. Nagar police.
Student missing
An 18-year old student was reported missing from her house on August 24 at the Kamatipura police station. Md. Abdul Basith, father of Sana Tahseen, lodged a complaint with the police stating that his daughter left their house at Osmanbagh on the morning of August 23 and was not found after that.
No to crackers
The city police on Friday prohibited the bursting of crackers from September 5 to 16 in view of the upcoming Ganesh festival next month. An order to that effect was passed by Hyderabad Police Commissioner M. Mahender Reddy. Similarly, with regard to the same festival, Mr. Reddy also passed another order prohibiting the forcible collection of ‘Chanda’ or monetary funds from people. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/school-bus-goes-up-in-flames/article9038825.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/39594bfb63bee84282145da101bd2f6e9592bd4bfce9ca7cc9b08f7ee8630e89.json |
[
"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-28T20:50:57 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The police have cracked the case of a 56-year-old woman, Thimmamma, who went missing from her her residence last Thursday, and found that it was a case of kidnap and murder.The accused has been ident | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fbangalore%2Fwoman-held-on-charge-of-kidnapping-murder%2Farticle9043197.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Woman held on charge of kidnapping, murder | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The police have cracked the case of a 56-year-old woman, Thimmamma, who went missing from her her residence last Thursday, and found that it was a case of kidnap and murder.
The accused has been identified as Sheela (26), a resident of Saraswathipuram in Mahalakshmi Layout. She allegedly hatched a plan to kidnap Thimmamma to kill her and steal her valuables to help her boyfriend repay a loan, the police said. Sheela, who was married and had two children, was having an affair with Arun, a cab driver from the same area.
She called Thimmamma from a coin booth on the pretext of returning the Rs. 3,000 she had taken from her. They met at a bar and restaurant on Thursday, from where Sheela took her in a vehicle along with Arun.
The duo managed to take her to Mysuru, but Thimmamma raised an alarm and tried to get down.
Sheela and Arun stopped the vehicle near Mandya and strangled her to death before dumping her body in an isolated place near the highway.
They later removed a gold chain, a pair of earrings and her wallet, containing Rs. 5,000, before pouring petrol and setting her body on fire.
Meanwhile, Thimmamma’s husband, Venkataramana, a retired electrician, filed a missing complaint with the Mahalaksmi Layout police. Venkataramana stumbled upon CCTV footage from the bar and restaurant, which showed Thimmamma walking with Sheela.
Thimmamma’s family members asked Sheela who denied having seen her. The family members approached the police with the CCTV footage following which the police summoned Sheela for questioning. A detailed questioning revealed the murder.
The Mahalakshmi Layout police have set on a massive manhunt for Arun, who is on the run with the gold valuables. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/woman-held-on-charge-of-kidnapping-murder/article9043197.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/ee58d3add522d0c595b247acbe5d129c94bc8037fbb23483ec0578ef7d23a4fd.json |
[
"Staff Reporter"
] | 2016-08-27T08:59:54 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | An engineering college student was crushed to death and three of his friends were injured when a tanker lorry hit their bikes near Gummidipoondi.According to sources, the deceased has been identified | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ftamil-nadu%2Ftwowheeler-rider-killed%2Farticle9034189.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Two-wheeler rider killed | null | null | www.thehindu.com | An engineering college student was crushed to death and three of his friends were injured when a tanker lorry hit their bikes near Gummidipoondi.
According to sources, the deceased has been identified as Sagan Kumar (19), studying in private college. The youths were returning on two bikes from the Varadhapalayam falls. The tanker lorry hit their bikes near the Kanniamman Koil over-bridge. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/twowheeler-rider-killed/article9034189.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/55af3822f54f3f18046176d87b6e2cb35fac278c281e7b1381436b103102ca0a.json |
[
"K. T. Jagannathan"
] | 2016-08-27T18:50:26 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Carborundum Universal (CUMI), a well-known name in the field of material sciences and a part of the Murugappa Group, has set a up new state-of-the-art research and development (R&D) centre.The ne | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fbusiness%2FIndustry%2Fcumi-sets-up-new-research-centre%2Farticle9040769.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02988/TH28_BU_CUMI_2988874c.jpg | en | null | CUMI sets up new research centre | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Carborundum Universal (CUMI), a well-known name in the field of material sciences and a part of the Murugappa Group, has set a up new state-of-the-art research and development (R&D) centre.
The new R&D unit has come up at its industrial ceramics division facility at Hosur in Tamil Nadu.
The facility has some advanced equipment for material characterisation, micro-structural analysis, finished component analysis and other critical areas, supplementing the existing R&D activity of the unit.
The R&D unit is certified by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India. It will be a centre of excellence for research in technical ceramics for industrial and advanced applications. And, it is expected to play a big role in CUMI’s aspirations to grow in wear resistant and technical ceramics, including metallised ceramic range of products.
“We are very happy to be a part of the advancing technology and research in the area of material sciences,’’ said M.M. Murugappan, Chairman of CUMI. K Srinivasan, Managing Director, said CUMI would endeavour to develop new and advanced materials for a wide range of cutting-edge applications. ``Our vision is to be a leading global player in the field of advanced ceramics by 2020. We believe that this new R & D centre is a very important step towards that,” Mr. Srinivasan added.
The industrial ceramic division of CUMI, it may be recalled, has partnered with IIT–Madras to develop technology for making nano-ceramic products for structural and functional applications under NATAG – DST, scheme. It is a joint development and established a facility for Nano-ceramic characterization at the newly-created NFMTC facility in IIT–Madras. | http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/cumi-sets-up-new-research-centre/article9040769.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/ce54bea69d9081cf2bc5794494ce5052723babb39185283ea56db2932b1bc1c0.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T18:50:28 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Banks have raised concerns on Reserve Bank of India’s new norms for bank exposure to large corporate entities, particularly in large infrastructure projects.
“The new norms will have definite impac | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fbusiness%2FEconomy%2Fbanks-express-concern-over-rbis-credit-rules-for-large-borrowers%2Farticle9040789.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Banks express concern over RBI’s credit rules for large borrowers | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Banks have raised concerns on Reserve Bank of India’s new norms for bank exposure to large corporate entities, particularly in large infrastructure projects.
“The new norms will have definite impact on large infrastructure projects,”SBI managing director (compliance & risks) P.K. Gupta said at the banking summit organised by Indian Chamber of Commerce here.
“We as an industry have raised concerns with the RBI Governor and asked to look into it.”
There could be some concerns for financing large infrastructure projects, particularly greenfield projects, he later told newsmen.
As per the new RBI norms, which will come into affect from April 1, 2017, incremental exposure of banking system to a specified borrower beyond normally permitted lending limit (NPLL) will be deemed to carry higher risk which will be recognised by way of additional provisioning and higher risk weight.
Borrower with an aggregate of the fund—based credit limits (ASCL) of more than Rs 25,000 crore at any time during 2017—18 banking system can only lend up to 50 per cent of the incremental fund requirements and remaining have to be raised from the market or equity, Gupta said.
Mr. Gupta indicated that for large infrastructure projects ability to raise funds from market before completion could get restricted due to reasons like not having credit rating.
The exposure limit will get reduced to Rs 15,000 crore at any time during 2018—19 and Rs 10,000 crore at any time from April 1, 2019. RBI proposes to create NPLL, which is defined as 50 per cent of the incremental funds raised by the borrower over and above ASCL from the date it becomes a specified borrower. Bandhan Bank CMD C. S. Ghosh said RBI’s proposal would help reduce the banks’ exposure to large corporate entities. | http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/banks-express-concern-over-rbis-credit-rules-for-large-borrowers/article9040789.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/5a4f9ba19bb34c3162913bd8bd26fad5ea9232b8d64e629ba97706ace9f8c8b1.json |
[
"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-28T02:54:25 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | A 26-year-youth jumped into the Cooum to avoid police interrogation in connection with a chain-snatching case. Arun, a resident of Kannagi Nagar, was staying at his mother-in law’s house in Pudupet a | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fchennai%2F26yearold-jumps-into-cooum-to-escape-police%2Farticle9037160.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02988/CHE-RESCUE-1_29877_2988415c.jpg | en | null | 26-year-old jumps into Cooum to escape police | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Police and Fire and Rescue Services personnel search for the man. Photo: K.V. Srinivasan
While the man’s family complain that he jumped into the Cooum fearing the cops, police claim he had adopted similar tactics in the past.
A 26-year-youth jumped into the Cooum to avoid police interrogation in connection with a chain-snatching case.
Arun, a resident of Kannagi Nagar, was staying at his mother-in law’s house in Pudupet and on Friday, had come in search of his brother Aruputharaj, police said.
Aruputharaj is wanted in several chain-snatching cases. According to the police,
Arun, who also faces criminal cases, was asked to come to the local police station for inquiry.
But he refused to cooperate and took off from his house, attempting to give the policemen the slip.
The police gave chase but Arun headed to the bridge and jumped into the river.
Police searched the banks and deployed a boat, but gave up at nightfall. They also sought the assistance of Fire and Rescue Services personnel.
While Arun’s family complained to the media that he had jumped into the Cooum fearing the cops, the local police claim that he had adopted similar tactics in the past to escape from them.
Since he is a swimmer, he could have escaped unhurt, police said. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/26yearold-jumps-into-cooum-to-escape-police/article9037160.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/9860239c56a8e2450b8ad2f721d7a686f56a3bfb5b81fdb424d6a38ed1959fc4.json |
[
"Itty Varghese"
] | 2016-08-29T20:51:49 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | “Help, help! Baby’s head trapped in a tin can!” shouted the agitated housemaid peeping in through the classroom window. So we parents, both teachers at the Lutheran High School at Uyo in Nigeria, hurr | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fopinion%2Fopen-page%2Fa-capital-manoeuvre%2Farticle9047128.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | A capital manoeuvre | null | null | www.thehindu.com | “Help, help! Baby’s head trapped in a tin can!” shouted the agitated housemaid peeping in through the classroom window. So we parents, both teachers at the Lutheran High School at Uyo in Nigeria, hurried home, hardly a hundred metres away.
The sight was shocking, to say the least. Imagine a chubby two-and-a-half-year-old with a lovely paunch, prominent bums and a milk powder tin can in place of the head, frantically trying to get rid of the unwelcome hood. It was a heart-rending spectacle, miserable and equally bewildering because though struggling, the child was not shrieking. The mother rushed to hug the baby, but the face was out of reach, so she lifted him up instead. For me, what appeared initially a comic scene soon gave way to one of horror. It took me a while to comprehend fully the situation. Why doesn’t he yell? Why doesn’t he scream for help? Won’t he collapse out of fear? Can he breathe comfortably? Yes, fortunately he could.
Impulsively I tried to lift the can off the head without thinking of the folly and the danger in doing so. Our attempt at lifting the can elicited a painful shriek from the baby, and we found that the inner circle of the can’s rim had sharp remnants left there when the metallic foil sealing the can’s mouth had been peeled off, and that these could bite into the baby’s neck and under the chin and ears, and cut into soft skin.
An alternative was to press on the cylindrical tin simultaneously from the front and back to make way for the two earlobes to come out. No, the risk of the nostrils getting pressed against, resulting in suffocation, could be the dangerous outcome. We brought out a pair of shearing scissors to cut open the can rim. As it just scratched the sides of the can, the shrill metallic resonance alarmed the child and evoked another yell, which abruptly stopped inexplicably! Moreover the pair of scissors was not sharp enough to cut through the hard material of the rim. So we sent for the technician of the school, hoping he might have some more pliable cutting instruments.
Meanwhile, everybody in the crowd tried their hand at taming the stubborn tin to make it behave with as many fingertips as could reach to protect the baby’s skin around the neck.
What’s happening, wondered the baby, his head still covered by the can. “Why has it suddenly gone dark? Where are the lights? How come I can’t see anything? Who did this to me, and why? Yes, there are people around me. Why are they punishing me? What wrong did I do? Where are my mom and dad? The hand on my chest feels like that of my mom’s. And, maybe, the hands on my arms are my dad’s. But why don’t they show their faces? They never used to behave like this!”
“What is that monstrous, stentorian sound in my left ear? Are they going to tear my ear off? Won’t they stop it? When I cry, why is it so deafeningly loud?”
Even a feeble sound, right inside the ear, can sound appalling. Have you ever tried snapping the nail ends of the thumb and the middle finger holding them within the ear as much as possible? Try that. Doesn’t it sound like firecrackers? Then how much more intense will be the sound emanating when a metal object is cut right outside the ear, the head surrounded by a metal sphere?
The reverberation was so frightful that the baby suddenly stopped shouting. This was how the scream was so short-lived. Each time someone uttered a word trying to console the baby, the echo under the can was so unbearable that the baby would have hoped, “If only these monsters would stop barking! Are the adults so heartless that they howl at me even in such a predicament?”
The trials with rotating the can, tilting and turning it all around, continued. And, presto, the can came off, releasing one ear lobe first and then gradually the other one, too. “Thank heavens!’, all shouted in unison.
The baby was perplexed: “Who switched the lights on? Why did it take so long? How could the hostile adults play such a shenanigan on me? Should I cry out? Should I slap my mom? Or, give a kick to my dad for delaying the rescue for so long? … But, look, they are all smiling, nay laughing gleefully, as if I enjoyed their prank! Anyway, now each one is taking his turn to hug me! What a cruel joke!”
“Where’s my milk? Don’t they know I’m hungry and thirsty?”
The protagonist is now all of thirty-eight, a Finance Director in a firm in a Canadian firm at Vancouver, and for sure keeps all cans and metallic vessels safely out of the reach of his own three-year-old son.
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"Baradwaj Rangan"
] | 2016-08-26T16:49:42 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Director Raghavendra Prasad likes gimmicks. His first film is called 54321. Why? Because it’s about 5 people, 4 lifestyles, 3 murders, 2 hours, 1 act of revenge. His filmmaking is equally flashy. A r | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Ffeatures%2Fcinema%2Fcinema-reviews%2F54321-the-numbers-game%2Farticle9036790.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02987/54321_2987540c.jpg | en | null | 54321: The numbers game | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Director Raghavendra Prasad likes gimmicks. His first film is called 54321. Why? Because it’s about 5 people, 4 lifestyles, 3 murders, 2 hours, 1 act of revenge. His filmmaking is equally flashy. A recurring trope is the freeze frame presented as a three-dimensional space, through which the camera “travels” in order to set up the flashbacks. (The cinematography is by Banu Murugan. There’s some good night-time camerawork, especially in confined spaces.)
Every action — even quiet ones like a coffin being lowered into the ground — is underscored by high-decibel background music that sounds as if composer Joshua Sridhar switched on a mixer after dropping a bunch of Harris Jayaraj scores into it. The actors are overemphatic — they have to be, to compete with everything around them. Events are staged with the deliberateness of a straining-for-greatness stage play — we’re meant to notice every head turn, every foot put forward. (The camera stoops to show the shoe turning slowly.) At midpoint, when a finger is severed, it flies through the air and freezes — it becomes the first “I” of the text “Intermission.”
Genre: Thriller Director: Raghavendra Prasad Cast: Shabeer, Aarvin GR, Pavithra Gowda Storyline: A man takes a couple prisoner. Will they escape? Bottomline: In-your-face style cannot compensate for hollow writing
Wanting to show off isn’t necessarily bad. But the problem with 54321 is that this bravura isn’t matched by the writing. The fascinatingly twisty story gets going when Vikram (Shabeer) takes Vinoth (Aarvin GR) and his wife (Pavithra Gowda) prisoner. The reason has to do with that old adage about there being evil in all of us — we just need that nudge. But we never really enter the film, we’re never really involved in the plight of these people (including a thief played by Jayakumar). They needed more detailing than we get from the generic flashbacks — they have no inner life, nothing beyond how they ended up in this room. Vikram, especially, needed more texture. (We get… OCD as a possible cause for his behaviour!)
54321 ends with a note from the director about the films that influenced him. He quotes Babel (probably for the fragmentary narrative), Oldboy (probably for the sadism), the Quentin Tarantino oeuvre (probably for their… I’m really not sure), and Aalavandhan, from which we get a hill-station flashback with two little boys. (The boy who plays the young Vikram is terrific.) But for all its problems, that Kamal Haasan-starrer gave us a bogeyman from our worst nightmares. This film’s villain just makes you keep glancing at your watch. | http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/54321-the-numbers-game/article9036790.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/3c441e25868ec1a2e478eb4380d64a6d4133f9625d69d6465e9c0ae7ed76515b.json |
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"Staff Reporter"
] | 2016-08-31T02:53:33 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | A 61-year-old man was found dead at Karanakkodam here on Tuesday a week after he had gone missing. The deceased has been identified as Balakrishna Kammath. The body, found in a decomposed state, was l | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FKochi%2Fman-found-dead-in-drainage%2Farticle9053035.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Man found dead in drainage | null | null | www.thehindu.com | A 61-year-old man was found dead at Karanakkodam here on Tuesday a week after he had gone missing. The deceased has been identified as Balakrishna Kammath. The body, found in a decomposed state, was lying inside the drainage and went unnoticed until a foul smell was experienced. The police had earlier registered a case after Kammath went missing from August 24, based on a complaint filed by his son. Preliminary examinations showed that the man died of a cardiac arrest. The body was handed over to the relatives after the autopsy.
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"Shubhomoy Sikdhar"
] | 2016-08-28T12:51:02 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was on Sunday questioned in connection with the alleged tanker scam by the State Anti-Corruption Branch.An ACB team visited Ms. Dikshit's residence and ques | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FDelhi%2Ftanker-scam-sheila-dikshit-questioned-by-anticorruption-branch%2Farticle9042740.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01489/Sheila_1489715c.jpg | en | null | Tanker Scam: Sheila Dikshit questioned by Anti-Corruption Branch | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was on Sunday questioned in connection with the alleged tanker scam by the State Anti-Corruption Branch.
An ACB team visited Ms. Dikshit's residence and questioned her, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (ACB) Ombir Singh. He did not divulge the specifics of questioning but it is learnt that Ms. Dikshit reiterated her public statement about the decision being a joint one.
Mr. Singh added that the date of questioning was agreed upon by both sides. Ms. Dikshit, who has been projected as Congress' Chief Ministerial candidate in Uttar Pradesh, travels frequently to the poll bound state and she had earlier spoken to the ACB, fixing August 26 as the date of questioning.
Earlier, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party had accused the ACB of shielding Sheila Dikshit in the Delhi Jal Board scam. The case was registered after government sent a report to ACB claiming that the scam is to the tune of Rs. 400 crores. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/tanker-scam-sheila-dikshit-questioned-by-anticorruption-branch/article9042740.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/dafbf8c5ffd92dd62a0f606ec5ec169889770d49b0d39ea94c48ceb64522578b.json |
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"Suhasini Haidar"
] | 2016-08-27T00:53:12 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | As the diplomatic exchange with Pakistan gets sharper by the day, India is discussing concrete steps to put its new policy on raising human rights violations by Pakistan forces in Balochistan into pl | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fgovt-charts-road-map-for-modis-baloch-policy%2Farticle9037498.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Govt. charts road map for Modi’s Baloch policy | null | null | www.thehindu.com | As the diplomatic exchange with Pakistan gets sharper by the day, India is discussing concrete steps to put its new policy on raising human rights violations by Pakistan forces in Balochistan into place, and the External Affairs Minister has been consulting former diplomats on its foreign policy implications.
“India has a strong human rights record, and we are naturally concerned about human rights violations in [Balochistan]. How this is expressed in our diplomacy, you will have to wait and see,” said MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup on Friday.
But while the MEA says it “won’t divulge” its gameplan at the moment, government sources confirmed to The Hindu that the measures under discussion range from enlisting Indian embassies and missions worldwide to raise the issue of rights violations by Pakistan, easing visa restrictions on Balochis visiting India on the lines of the Cabinet’s recent notification on facilities extended to persecuted minorities from neighbouring countries, as well as allowing them more “political” space in India.
In the next few days, officials of the Home Ministry, External Affairs Ministry and PMO are expected to finalise details of announcements to be made on Balochistan. It will also decide whether the Baloch issue will be raised at the U.N. General Assembly this September, even as Pakistan says it intends to raise the violence in Kashmir at the U.N.
“We believe going to the U.N. is the next step for India,” said Azizullah Bugti, leader of the Baloch Republican Party, speaking to The Hindu from Rome. “India must go beyond Mr. Modi’s words and give our voice its support on the diplomatic level at the world stage. We would like that the government of India consider letting us set up a ‘government in exile’,” he added. Sources say that London-based Mir Suleiman Ahmedzai, the descendent of the ‘Khan of Kalat’ — the President of the Baloch council during Partition — is considered by most separatist groups as an acceptable head.
When asked if the measures planned by the government include setting up a Baloch government in exile, similar to the Tibetan government in exile based in Dharamshala, MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said last week, “Let us not jump the gun... MEA will do what it has to do because, after all, the people of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (sic) are also our people,” indicating that India believes a tougher line on Balochistan will dissuade Pakistan from taking a more shrill position on Kashmir.
Other Baloch leaders say they hope to travel to India for a show of strength at a “public rally” in the next few weeks. In Washington, the Indian ambassador Arun Singh and other officials have been invited at an event to mark the 10th anniversary of the killing of Baloch leader Nawab Bugti on Friday. “This year is different because of Prime Minister Modi’s declaration of freedom for Balochistan,” said Ahmar Mustikhan of the American Friends of Balochistan.
Last Saturday, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held a meeting with retired diplomats who have served as national security advisors, to discuss the PM’s remarks on Balochistan, as well as the likely impact on ties with Pakistan and China, given that Beijing’s infrastructure projects in Balochistan could be affected, The Hindu has learnt. “All the ambassadors endorsed the Prime Minister’s Baloch policy,” a senior government official present at the meeting said. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/govt-charts-road-map-for-modis-baloch-policy/article9037498.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/3205042423c965a237c2cac114f028101b7d6aa339b3e41258e6f24fb044daab.json |
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"Our Staff Reporter"
] | 2016-08-31T10:55:29 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | *Month long drive to clear all encroachments*Ensuring traffic discipline with voluntary participation is keyWith traffic snarls eating up precious time of commuters besides causing road jams, the Gunt | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fandhra-pradesh%2Fencroachments-on-guntur-roads-to-be-removed%2Farticle9053418.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02993/31VJ_TRAFFIC_GV_31_2993180c.jpg | en | null | Encroachments on Guntur roads to be removed | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Police launch major drive to streamline traffic at various points
*Month long drive to clear all encroachments
*Ensuring traffic discipline with voluntary participation is key
With traffic snarls eating up precious time of commuters besides causing road jams, the Guntur Urban Police has launched a major drive on Tuesday to get rid of encroachments and clear all bottlenecks.
With Guntur and Vijayawada, the two most prominent cities in the capital region, ensuring a smooth flow of traffic has become a major challenge to the police. Guntur has an advantage to start with as the major roads have all been widened before Krishna Pushkaramalu, but the challenge is to regulate the flow of traffic.
In the absence of an efficient public transport system, a large number of people still depend on autorickshaws.
Superintendent of Police, Guntur Urban, Sarvashresth Tripathi, who inspected the roads for about three hours on Tuesday morning, said that a traffic blueprint would be made in consultation with the Guntur Municipal Corporation.
“Traffic regulation and enforcing a traffic discipline with the voluntary participation is going to be a priority in the next three months. All major roads would be freed of encroachments and bottlenecks in future,’’ Mr. Tripathi said.
Beginning with the Chuttugunta junction, the entry point from Sattenapalli and Narsaraopet, Mr. Tripathi inspected the Ethu Road, Palnadu Bus Station, Market Centre, NTR RTC Bus Station Complex, Manipuram Rail over Bridge (RoB) and gave several suggestions to traffic police.
After noticing that the contractor executing the construction of a bridge at KVP Colony had left the job unfinished, the SP directed the contractor to immediately complete the work. Two bus shelters have been proposed at the ITC office.
He moved to Ethu Road where a traffic signal point has been proposed. He also directed the traffic police to continue the existing one way at the Flower Market Centre and allotment of parking on one side.
He also asked the RTC personnel not to allow bus drivers to board passengers on the main road opposite the bus stand. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/encroachments-on-guntur-roads-to-be-removed/article9053418.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/636a898f96e4716fb865bb60e1281efd5ca85d5c063207ea582330cdba3d33fe.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-31T02:53:03 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Even while the police are making efforts to trace the doctor accused of raping a second-year medical student of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Adilabad, the complainant-victim | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ftelangana%2Frims-rape-victim-seeks-transfer-to-gandhi-or-osmania-medical-colleges%2Farticle9053334.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | RIMS rape victim seeks transfer to Gandhi or Osmania medical colleges | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Even while the police are making efforts to trace the doctor accused of raping a second-year medical student of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Adilabad, the complainant-victim has urged district Collector M. Jagan Mohan to transfer her to either Gandhi or Osmania Medical College in Hyderabad.
“She met me on Monday and sought the transfer as she was feeling harassed, faced with uncomfortable questions on the alleged issue,” the top official told The Hindu on Tuesday.
According to eyewitnesses, the medico also alleged of a kind of social boycott when she met Mr. Jagan Mohan during the grievance darbar. “She complained that no one speaks to her on the college premises after the incident,” said a newspaper cameraman who was present.
“She said she wants to check the environment at both Gandhi and Osmania medical colleges for a few days each before deciding which college to opt for. I have spoken to Secretary, Health, and he will look into the issue once he is back from Delhi,” the Collector assured.
RIMS Director K. Ashok denied the student being subjected to any kind of social boycott. “I was apprised of the development with regard to her seeking a transfer by the Collector in the evening yesterday,” he disclosed.
To a question whether the victim had met him, Dr. Ashok replied in the affirmative saying she had sought a referral to a neuro- surgeon in Hyderabad a few days back.
“No, I have not met her,” he categorically stated when he was asked whether he had met the medico following the latest development.
The victim had alleged sexual misconduct amounting to rape on the part of head of department of general medicine at RIMS, in July. As her pleas to bring to book the allegedly erring teacher went in vain, she had threatened to commit suicide.
The Two Wown police registered a rape case against the doctor about 15 days back, since when he is absconding. A few dalit organisations have been staging protests to arrest the accused as well as to book a case against the RIMS Director who too is accused of negligence in the matter. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/rims-rape-victim-seeks-transfer-to-gandhi-or-osmania-medical-colleges/article9053334.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/d4777b503ae3b7c0418b4b3a2849d1516e2cee3b85c1284b16b9fef8505935fc.json |
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"Staff Reporter"
] | 2016-08-31T06:56:54 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Seven police personnel were injured when some tribal people attacked them. Three police vehicles were also damaged in the attack. A large number of reinforcements were sent to bring the situation unde | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ftelangana%2Fseven-policemen-attacked%2Farticle9053344.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02993/9502HI-W083_G68_HY_2993172c.jpg | en | null | Seven policemen attacked | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Mob fury:A policeman injured in the attack at Tallapally village in Shivampet mandal of Medak district on Tuesday.– Photo: Mohd. Arif
Police reached the village to get them released but the locals attacked them
Seven police personnel were injured when some tribal people attacked them. Three police vehicles were also damaged in the attack. A large number of reinforcements were sent to bring the situation under control.
According to Mr. Rajesh Naik, Sub-Inspector, Shivampet, some tribal people from Tallapally village in Shivampet, locked up Ramanaiah and Ramesh, who took up some construction activity. Police reached the village to get them released but the locals attacked them, resulting in injuries to seven police personnel. The policemen were pelted with stones and attacked with sticks. Shivampet police registered a case and are investigating. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/seven-policemen-attacked/article9053344.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/87d53386b1673650b9e9fd3b40f6cc497b1f0cba5a1fd8c648e145699b613858.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-31T06:53:59 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Former Union Minister of State for Railways Kotla Jayasuryaprakash Reddy asserted on Tuesday that he would undertake a 140-km padayatra from Pothireddipadu head regulator to the Srisailam reservoir in | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fandhra-pradesh%2Fkotla-plans-padayatra-for-water%2Farticle9052399.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02992/30kn6532HI-W020_31_2992985c.jpg | en | null | Kotla plans padayatra for water | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Former Union Minister Kotla Jayasuryaprakash Reddy addressing the media in Kurnool on Tuesday. —PHOTO: U. SUBRAMANYAM
Demands include maintaining water level at 854 feet in Srisailam reservoir, construction of two projects
Former Union Minister of State for Railways Kotla Jayasuryaprakash Reddy asserted on Tuesday that he would undertake a 140-km padayatra from Pothireddipadu head regulator to the Srisailam reservoir in September last week.
A round table conference would be held with leaders of all parties of the four Rayalaseema districts besides Nellore and Prakasam districts in September third week, Mr. Reddy told the media in Kurnool. His padayatra was to demand maintenance of 854 feet water level in the Srisailam reservoir and construction of the 45 tmcft Siddheswaram and 20 tmcft Gundrevula projects, he said.
The UPA government enacted the A.P. Reorganisation Act which provided for 17 institutions in the State, but no institution had come up so far, Mr. Jayasuryaprakash Reddy said. The midlife railway coach factory, for which compensation was paid in the Congress rule, was yet to see the light of the day.
‘Naidu, Jagan betraying Rayalaseema’
APCC vice-president N. Thulasi Reddy accused Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Opposition Leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy of betraying the backward Rayalaseema region.
The Shribagh pact stipulated establishment of capital in one region and the High Court in another region and accordingly Kurnool was made capital in 1953 and the High Court was set up at Guntur, when Andhra got separated from Madras State.
However, though the capital as well as High Court were being established at Amaravati by Mr. Chandrababu Naidu, Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy did not demand location of the High Court in Kurnool, Mr. Thulasi Reddy said.
Jaganmohan Reddy was also not raising the demand for a steel plant in Kadapa, Mr. Thulasi Reddy said.
Under the A.P. Reorganisation Act, Rayalaseema and north coastal Andhra regions were promised a special package of Rs. 24,350 crore, but the Central government merely released Rs. 1,050 crore. Completion of the Telugu Ganga, Galeru Nagari, Handri Neeva and Velugodu projects was promised by December this year.
Nearly 80 to 90 per cent of the project works were completed in the Congress rule, the PCC leader said.
If Andhra Pradesh was granted special status, it would get benefits worth Rs. 5 lakh crore and progress industrially.
Neither the BJP nor the TDP was keen on implementation of the A.P. Reorganisation Act and the parties must be ousted from power in the 2019 elections, he said.
YSRC activists join Congress
Congress MLC M. Sudhakar Babu said the Chief Minister’s promises of giving 45 tmcft of water to Rayalaseema through Pattiseema lift-irrigation scheme was dubious. Central funds granted for development of Rayalaseema were diverted to Andhra area, he alleged. The padayatra would mark the beginning of another intensive stir, he added.
YSR Congress leader Shabbir and 100 youth activists joined the Congress on the initiative of Congress Minority Cell chairman Ahmed Ali Khan. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/kotla-plans-padayatra-for-water/article9052399.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/3e67f9080517f385687955c4d43821dc168eeccff85584873b9c192b4547db53.json |
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"Anurag Tagat"
] | 2016-08-29T10:51:04 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | If you know your groove metal and metalcore, you are one of three kinds of people – the ones who hated it instantly, the ones who had a phase liking it and the one who genuinely appreciates its longev | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Ffeatures%2Fmetroplus%2Finto-the-danger-zone%2Farticle9045746.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02990/30BGMLEAD_2990889c.jpg | en | null | Into the Danger Zone | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Guitarist Sukruth Mallesh, of the city based Groove Metal band Quarantine, tells ANURAG TAGAT their debut album, Decadence, is aggressive and personal
If you know your groove metal and metalcore, you are one of three kinds of people – the ones who hated it instantly, the ones who had a phase liking it and the one who genuinely appreciates its longevity. City band Quarantine still love their groove metal and wear their influences of Lamb of God proudly, and that extends to bands such as Pantera, Soilwork and of course, Metallica.
Drummer Shreyas Ramesh says, “The genre itself is very experimental. I think it is a stage of evolution where you discover your sound according to your creativity. I personally feel that groove metal will always be timeless and relevant in terms of genre but definitely has evolved in terms of musicality.” This evolved take is what Quarantine presents on their first full-length album Decadence, which is set to release on September 4 at Indigo Live Music Bar in Koramangla.
Don’t let the title fool you, because this looks like the angriest music that someone like guitarist Sukruth Mallesh would write. He says, “Decadence is an aggressive album and personal one for us because it expresses our feelings towards all the humiliation and politics we had to suffer as a young band. It is a personal one to me because every riff and lick in the album I have written is the result of my frustration due to all the humiliation I suffered.”
Thankfully, the politics is most likely past them, but they are about to have their say on the seven-track album.
The band began recording for Decadence nearly three years ago, but they faced foes familiar to most independent bands – lack of funds as well as line-up changes. Sukruth says, “My dad owns a studio, so we were able to do high quality recording without spending a penny. Then, it took us three years to get the money and the setlist right. Then we re-recorded the album in the late 2014 and early 2015.”
The album, produced by Delhi-based Keshav Dhar from one of India’s leading progressive metal bands Skyharbor, touches upon everything from being slaves to substance (on ‘Psychoactive Substances’) to wider issues. Sukruth adds, “(The album) talks about how corruption and filth in our country and society is making us betray all the laws of human life. It is time to speak against what we have been told and lead our nation to a new place to end all the sickness and suffering.”
The band will perform the album in its entirety on September 4, at a show that also features progressive rock/metal band Traces on the billing. Shreyas adds, “It is going to be massive and one of the best gigs. A lot of special guests will be playing with us who have featured on the album.” There’s no slowing down once Decadence is out, though. Quarantine are also working on more gigs and a music video to promote the album. | http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/into-the-danger-zone/article9045746.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/c32ec5016f3f0d45afeb273272ebf6ad23843dcf4fc8db2f6949d50a24c55908.json |
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"Namrata Joshi"
] | 2016-08-27T03:01:40 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | How do you make an engaging mystery film? To begin with get a compelling story. Unfortunately, Missing on a Weekend, spun around a dead body, a boy found unconscious on the Goa beach, his five missin | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Ffeatures%2Fcinema%2Fmissing-on-a-weekend-who-cares-whodunit%2Farticle9032512.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02985/weekend__2985935c.jpg | en | null | Missing on a Weekend: Who cares whodunit | null | null | www.thehindu.com | A murder mystery with zero thrills
How do you make an engaging mystery film? To begin with get a compelling story. Unfortunately, Missing on a Weekend, spun around a dead body, a boy found unconscious on the Goa beach, his five missing friends and a posse of drug dealers doesn’t have much meat to hold the viewer in its grip. There are no great stylistic flourishes either to enliven the predictable trajectory. In fact, the script is nothing more than a series of random scenes held tenuously together. The characters have little complexity. To top it there are some cringing lines thrown in; a faux philosophical one in which a girl talks about how her life is like a sunset with night to follow soon had me sighing deeply. In other words a placid and unexciting show, all the way.
Other than Pawan Malhotra as Ali Ansari, the cop in charge of the investigations, and the villainous drug dealer played by Dibyendu Bhattacharya, there is not much weight to the cast either. Malhotra keeps picking his beard and looks largely disinterested. He claims he doesn’t have time, only 48 hours to solve the case. However, seeing the number of sunrises and sunsets that come and go (I didn’t count them though) till he cracks it – I suspect he would have overshot his deadline by at least a day or two. Bhattacharya has too small a role to make an impact.
One couldn’t care less about the group of friends, nor the actors who play them out. They try too hard to be hip and cool but are so not. One of them even has dental braces on. Karan Hariharan as the unconscious boy Laksh is earnest, and tries hard to bring some emotions to screen. But he can’t pull it off with such flimsy material on hand, certainly not in his debut film.
A police procedural, Missing on a Weekend is amateurishly staged and feels too long for its 113 odd minutes. A 30-minute long Crime Patrol episode on TV would have delivered something infinitely more watchable. | http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/missing-on-a-weekend-who-cares-whodunit/article9032512.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/15cead5068abbc1a7071594da25a50a0dc4872c05b2f1872100d912091279fce.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T18:51:45 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | The proposed National Medical Commission Bill will never address the real problems that confront medical education in India (“Privileging primary care”, Aug. 30). Instead, there should be an all-Indi | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fopinion%2Fletters%2Fstate-of-medical-care%2Farticle9051371.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | State of medical care | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The proposed National Medical Commission Bill will never address the real problems that confront medical education in India (“Privileging primary care”, Aug. 30). Instead, there should be an all-India health service that looks after the professional regulation of health administration. In addition, the Medical Council registration number of every doctor should be linked with biometric data and a database which will serve as a one-stop tool for human resources in the health sector. The primary-care physician has always been looked down upon by the medical fraternity. One looks forward to the day when the government incentivises peripheral practitioners.
Dr. K.A.R. Reddy, Nellore | http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/letters/state-of-medical-care/article9051371.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/af855331d958456ef8790626278c51079e4bff5ad53df7a1ad7b8a2b5ea15710.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-30T10:52:08 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The civic authorities have begun a crackdown on illegal hoardings in the city.A huge hoarding that was put up near the Edappally Traffic signal was partly dismantled by the civic authorities on Monday | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FKochi%2Fcivic-body-acts-tough-illegal-hoardings-removed%2Farticle9048432.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Civic body acts tough, illegal hoardings removed | null | null | www.thehindu.com | A huge hoarding that was put up near the Edappally Traffic signal was partly dismantled by the civic authorities on Monday. It is estimated that there are around 1,300 such hoardings in the city. The Corporation Council had earlier witnessed a heated debate over the revenue loss caused by the illegal hoardings The civic body has started removing the hoardings that were not regularised even after being served with notices, said Shiny Mathew, chairperson of the Town Planning Standing Committee.
The civic authorities have begun a crackdown on illegal hoardings in the city.
Please Wait while comments are loading... | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/civic-body-acts-tough-illegal-hoardings-removed/article9048432.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/d2f4648d396984f76614d21520326fc722118d4197c5f8dfb864b09d3b0f36d4.json |
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"Legal Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-29T20:51:21 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The Supreme Court on Monday extended by a fortnight the interim stay on a High Court order quashing an ordinance allowing 10 per cent reservation in education and government employment to the poor up | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fsc-extends-stay-on-order-quashing-gujarat-quota%2Farticle9047123.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | SC extends stay on order quashing Gujarat quota | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Supreme Court on Monday extended by a fortnight the interim stay on a High Court order quashing an ordinance allowing 10 per cent reservation in education and government employment to the poor upper caste communities in Gujarat.
A Bench of Chief Justice T.S. Thakur and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D. Y. Chandrachud was asked by Attorney-General Mukul Rohatgi to allow the stay order to continue till the next hearing. The court clarified that there would be no admission till further orders.
The State appealed in the Supreme Court against the Gujarat HC’s order on August 4, quashing the ordinance meant to quell the Patidar agitation for quota in the State. It called the ordinance “unconstitutional”.
The State contended that the judgment by a Division Bench, led by Chief Justice R. Subhash Reddy, did not consider the fact that the 10 per cent quota was based on “reasonable classification” and not reservation as such. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sc-extends-stay-on-order-quashing-gujarat-quota/article9047123.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/a27ac05ba691b18b046f4eae2ba5341a48d756ecd2ab7f732dda7efca0305305.json |
[
"B. Aravind Kumar"
] | 2016-08-26T16:55:05 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | With Tamil Nadu government failing to respond to “several letters” sent by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Kerala government regarding the latter’s proposal to build a gravity d | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fkerala%2Fkerala-plans-dam-across-siruvani-river%2Farticle9032632.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02987/SIRUVANITH_2987059c.jpg | en | null | Kerala plans dam across Siruvani river | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Kerala Government’s argument is that there are no major or medium retaining structures in the command area of the project.
With Tamil Nadu failing to respond to "several letters" sent by the State and the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests.
With Tamil Nadu government failing to respond to “several letters” sent by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Kerala government regarding the latter’s proposal to build a gravity dam across Siruvani river, the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects has recommended grant of standard Terms of Reference for the project.
The proposal to build the gravity dam — called Attapady Valley Irrigation Project — was discussed by the EAC at a meeting in March this year.
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects, which has recommended grant of standard Terms of Reference (ToR) for the proposal to build a gravity dam across Siruvani river, had ealier directed the project proponent — the Water Resources Department (WRD) of Kerala Government — to obtain comments from Tamil Nadu. This was done as the proposed reservoir falls within the radius of 5 km from the interstate boundary of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Accordingly, the WRD additional chief secretary wrote to the Tamil Nadu Public Works Department secretary on May 4. No reply was received from the State of Tamil Nadu till August 11 and 12 when the EAC meeting was held.
Taking note of ‘no response’ from the Tamil Nadu government “despite several letters sent by the Government of Kerala and MoEF”, the EAC recommended grant of standard ToR with three additional conditions which include resettlement and rehabilitation plan for tribals, baseline study of the three seasons and inventorisation of human resources available along the project area.
The Kerala Government’s argument is that there are no major or medium retaining structures in the command area of the project. Most of the irrigation facilities are privately owned lift irrigation systems which are confined to small patches, and the farmers, mainly tribals, relied mainly on rain-fed agriculture.
Long-pending project
In fact, the project was conceived in the 1970s and was dropped following opposition from the Tamil Nadu Government. It was given a new lease of life only after the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal’s final order was issued.
As two villages — Sholayur and Agali — benefitting from the project came under the eco-sensitive area of the Western Ghats via an MoEF notification in 2013, the project fell under Category A (multipurpose irrigation) and required MoEF clearance. “In 2002, the Kerala Government tried to divert water from Bhavani river at a place called Mukkali, but there was strong opposition from farmers and Tamil Nadu government and the plan was dropped,” recalls K. Kalidas, president of Osai, an environmental NGO based in Coimbatore.
Deficit basin
Meanwhile, PWD officials here said that the Bhavani river basin has turned deficit in the recent years. Water should have been released for irrigation for the benefit of farmers relying on the Lower Bhavani Project (LBP) area on August 15.
In fact, farmers in Chennimalai staged a protest on August 15 wearing black badges over denial of water for the LBP command area. Last year also, it was not released on time, officials said.
PWD officials estimate that about 78 tmc was available in the basin and expect the Attapady project to cut down the availability of water by eight per cent.
While Kerala was entitled to 6 tmc as per the Cauvery tribunal’s final award, officials here are apprehensive that the new dam, which is likely to have three fillings every year, could help the neighbouring State store more than its entitlement.
Distress years
While 6 TMC should not be a problem during good monsoon years, it could become an issue during distress years when the upper riparian States have an advantage, officials point out.
Farmers in the Bhavani river basin might have to think ahead and adopt new irrigation techniques, minimising water usage and maximising yield, PWD officials note. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-plans-dam-across-siruvani-river/article9032632.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/8def114c817bdf699b0487678a4c23fe3f6ce45ceda7f4bf4e4755cb253f5eb8.json |
[
"Staff Reporter"
] | 2016-08-28T20:52:13 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Andhra Pradesh Non-Gazetted Officers’ Association (APNGO) president P. Ashok Babu on Sunday threatened to launch a massive agitation on the lines of the one witnessed for Samaikyandhra if the Centre d | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fandhra-pradesh%2Fapngos-threaten-agitation%2Farticle9043072.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02989/29VJPG4-ASHOK_BABU_2989973c.jpg | en | null | APNGOs threaten agitation | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Andhra Pradesh Non-Gazetted Officers’ Association (APNGO) president P. Ashok Babu on Sunday threatened to launch a massive agitation on the lines of the one witnessed for Samaikyandhra if the Centre dilly-dallied on the grant of Special Category Status (SCS) to the State.
“SCS is our right. The BJP, which favoured the status for 10 years on the floor of Parliament, should not go back on it now,” he told reporters here.
“'SCS, Special Development Package (SDP), and Polavaram project are imperative to spur economic growth in Navya Andhra Pradesh,” he said.
The responsibility of getting them without any further delay rested on the State government as they were “political decisions” by the Centre at the time of bifurcation, he said. “The employees, who had joined the ‘Sakala Janula Samme’ to oppose the bifurcation, will not hesitate to take to the streets once again,” he made it clear, and hoped that the Centre would immediately come out with an announcement on the assurances. Mr. Ashok Babu, who took part in the Irrigation Department NGOs’ Association State conference here, extended the APNGOs support to the September 2 general strike.
He hoped that the State Secretariat would become fully functional from the new capital from Dasara.
Irrigation Department NGOs Association founder-president U. Anjaneyulu dubbed the new pension scheme as anti-employee, and said that employees were perplexed as to where their pension contributions had been invested.
The employees were the worst-affected because of the “anti-labour” policies of the Union and State governments, said B. Srinivasa Rao, president of the Irrigation Department NGOs Association. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/apngos-threaten-agitation/article9043072.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/d545e47df1b4ac61e87cea0f12fa02fd4c3ceaabb92ad62765a384b7aac10330.json |
[
"Marri Ramu"
] | 2016-08-31T10:52:42 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Eight persons were killed while others sustained grievous injuries when the Chevrolet Tavera they were travelling in was rammed by a speeding lorry from behind on Outer Ring Road (ORR) at Suthariguda | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ftelangana%2Fmedchal-accident%2Farticle9054368.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02993/b402d7ca-e8dd-4e64_2993295c.jpg | en | null | Eight killed as lorry rams into SUV at Medchal | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Chevorlet Tavera that was rammed by a lorry in the wee hours of Wednesday.
Eight persons were killed while others sustained grievous injuries when the Chevrolet Tavera they were travelling in was rammed by a speeding lorry from behind on Outer Ring Road (ORR) at Suthariguda toll gate of Medchal late on Tuesday night.
The victims and injured were from Sadashivapet of neighbouring Medak district. They were coming to Medchal to attend a function when the accident occurred around 11 p.m.
“Driver stopped the Tavera at the toll gate to pay the toll. There was another lorry in the front. Meanwhile, a speeding Tata Goods Carrier crashed into the Tavera from behind,” Medchal Inspector Rajasekhar Reddy said. Impact of the collision pushed the Tavera which hit the lorry in the front.
Death was instant for seven inmates of the Tavera as it got crushed. Another person died after being shifted to hospital. Police are verifying reports that the Tavera driver first lost control and crashed into the lorry before being hit by another lorry from behind.
There were no lights on one side of the toll gate where vehicles had to stop to pay the toll. “Lack of lighting might have confused the vehicle drivers resulting in the accident,” Petbasheerabad ACP Ashok said.
Tavera driver was among the dead. It took more than an hour for the Medchal police to bring out bodies of three persons, who sat on the rear side seats. Police had to bring in a crane and pull the mangled metal sheet of the vehicle’s body to take out the bodies.
The accident spot presented a gory picture with flesh and broken vehicle parts of the vehicle strewn around. Victims were identified as Md. Akheel (19), Imroz (25), Sakhavath (30), Irfan (18), Feroz (22), Nishad (24), and Akbar (28). The eighth victim was yet to be identified.
Injured Abbas was admitted in near-by private hospital. Driver of the lorry fled the accident spot. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/medchal-accident/article9054368.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/2d0cece4e42b64996b172da7853fa7bc91f8fc8c7d97675e134625338ce996d1.json |
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"Staff Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-28T14:51:03 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Dr. Shivaraj Patil, MLA of Raichur city, expressed dissatisfaction over the speed at which the construction of district stadium was moving. Holding contractors and the officials responsible for inord | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fkarnataka%2Fraichur-mla-unhappy-over-delay-in-stadium-construction%2Farticle9042906.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Raichur MLA unhappy over delay in stadium construction | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Dr. Shivaraj Patil, MLA of Raichur city, expressed dissatisfaction over the speed at which the construction of district stadium was moving. Holding contractors and the officials responsible for inordinate delay in the completion of the work, he also warned of a stringent action if the construction was not completed by the end of March 2017. He was addressing at a sport event at Mahatma Gandhi Stadium here on Sunday after distributing prizes to winners of 8 km running race held in memory of renowned hockey player Dhyan Chand. The event was organised by District Athletic Association.
“Hyderabad Karnataka Regional Development Board (HKRDB) has allocated a grant of Rs. 22 crore and released Rs. 8 crore immediately for the construction of district stadium. The sad part of is that the construction work is moving at a snail's pace due to lethargic officials,” he said.
Explaining the crucial role that sports play in maintaining good physical and mental health, Dr. Patil felt the need of attracting younger generations towards the sports. “These days, youth are increasingly moving away from sports. There are many factors for distractions. But, we need to attracting them towards the sports by organising more sport events and encouraging and supporting talents. The Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports needs to be more active as it has a greater role to play,” he said.
K. Satyanarayana, president of Athletic Association, recalled how Dhyan Chand was not just a Olympic player who held India tricolour high in the international arena, but one of the greatest patriot that India could ever seen as well.
“The very purpose of organising sport events every year in memory of Dhyan Chand is recalling the legendary sportsperson's contributions to Indian sports and attracting younger generations towards sports,” he said. He called upon people's representatives to pay more attention and time in popularising sports among youth.
Earlier, 8-km running race was organised in which 80 runners had participated. Shivaraj Reddy of Turvihal village in Sindhanur bagged the first prize - Rs. 3000 cash, a trophy and certificate. Choudayya and Veeresh from Devapur village in Manvi taluk secured the second and third prizes respectively (Rs. 2500 and Rs. 2000 cash along with trophy and certificate). | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/raichur-mla-unhappy-over-delay-in-stadium-construction/article9042906.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/7972a40ac8a62a7f9419d8e464921cb50370647214beb62afd156c4837d8f908.json |
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"Vijaita Singh"
] | 2016-08-30T18:51:42 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Even as the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) struggles to find loopholes in the foreign funds donations received by two NGOs run by Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, the government is contemplating banning | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fgovt-may-ban-naiks-ngos-under-uapa%2Farticle9051397.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02992/Naik_2992653c.jpg | en | null | Govt. may ban Naik’s NGOs under UAPA | null | null | www.thehindu.com | ‘There is only one particular donation received from Dubai in 2014 that has not been accounted for’.
Even as the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) struggles to find loopholes in the foreign funds donations received by two NGOs run by Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, the government is contemplating banning them under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
Mr. Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) was served a notice by the MHA on August 8 for allegedly violating the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).
A top government official said they scanned the FCRA-registered accounts of the IRF and the IRF Educational Trust, but did not come across any anomaly barring one.
“He has been particular about filing all FCRA returns in a proper format and prima facie all the foreign funds have been accounted for. There is only one particular donation received from Dubai, around Rs. 93 lakh in 2014 that has not been accounted for, the enquiry is yet to be completed,” an official in the North Block said.
Mr. Naik came under the scanner for allegedly inspiring some the terrorists who attacked the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka on July 1, killing 22 people, mostly foreigners.
The IRF’s spokesperson, Arif Mallik, told The Hindu that Home Ministry officials had done an exhaustive check on their book of accounts in 2014, the same time when the registration of 10,000 NGOs were cancelled en masse for various violations.
“The Home Ministry officials had parked themselves in the office of IRF for 3-4 weeks and went through each and every book of account. They did not find any violation then, so what suddenly changed in one-and-a-half years? All the foreign funds have been accounted for,” Mr. Mallik claimed.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which was given the task to scan Mr. Naik’s speeches, has already submitted a detailed report to the Home Ministry. “As far as NIA is concerned, it has given a detailed report to the MHA, it is on them to decide whether a case is made out against Naik or not,” said a senior NIA official.
Security agencies have said that the preacher inspired several terrorists in India as well. Mr. Naik has refused to come back to the country ever since his name surfaced in the aftermath of the Dhaka attack.
As reported by The Hindu earlier, his two NGOs have received foreign funds to the tune of Rs.10 crore in the past decade. The funds came mostly from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Donations were also made by individual donors from countries such as Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Indonesia, the U.S. the U.K., Canada, Australia, Switzerland, New Zealand, Singapore, Mauritius, Kenya and Nigeria. A Hong-Kong based religious NGO also funded the Foundation. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/govt-may-ban-naiks-ngos-under-uapa/article9051397.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/4e2332d7a23fed83c8c245c6ab905ad0fc5e1ca91015eb38ad7fc30e41d6bcda.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T00:56:57 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | With a proper enforcement mechanism now in place, the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016 provides a much-needed framework for the hitherto unregulated sector (“Surrogate children only for married cou | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fopinion%2Fletters%2Fsurrogacy-bill%2Farticle9033056.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Surrogacy Bill | null | null | www.thehindu.com | With a proper enforcement mechanism now in place, the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016 provides a much-needed framework for the hitherto unregulated sector (“Surrogate children only for married couples: Bill”, Aug 25). The ethical provisions of the Bill are in line with Indian social ethos. However, some issues need strong vigil. Care of the surrogate mother is important, since complications during pregnancy can turn fatal. There are also instances of an implantation of multiple embryos for higher chances of success. Apart from this, there have been cases of weak children being abandoned and commercial surrogacy going underground.
Sachin V.K. Jadhav,
Washim, Maharashtra
Restricting surrogacy to legally wedded Indian couples is unwelcome. It could lead to a black market for commercial surrogacy. It cannot be denied that the surrogacy market is quite unregulated in India and that many surrogate mothers often face a number of problems. What is even more appalling is that poor surrogate mothers are often exploited by agents.
Buddhadev Nandi,
Bishnupur, West Bengal
The flourishing fertility industry, from egg-harvesting to surrogacy, is nothing but the exploitation and commodification of women. In India, without exception, it represents the exploitation of poor women. There are very few who act out of a sense of service or altruism. When legal surrogacy turns the miracle of life into a profit-driven industry, the stork begins to resemble a vulture.
C.V. Venugopalan,
Palakkad | http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/letters/surrogacy-bill/article9033056.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/6fbfdd077107cd7685ce93c17cc723b05f5fcf50cd4dc038d5011912b5693ae6.json |
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"B. Kolappan"
] | 2016-08-31T01:01:59 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | A section of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) leaders is worried over the high command’s indifference towards the State. Besides, those deputed by the central leadership have not been effective in | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fchennai%2Ftncc-leaders-worried-over-high-commands-indifference%2Farticle9044214.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | TNCC leaders worried over high command’s ‘indifference’ | null | null | www.thehindu.com | A section of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) leaders is worried over the high command’s indifference towards the State. Besides, those deputed by the central leadership have not been effective in quelling intra-party feuds.
For instance, AICC secretary in-charge of Tamil Nadu G. Chenna Reddy has not been successful in persuading State Youth Congress president Vijay Ilanchezhian to withdraw his police complaint against former TNCC president E.V.K.S. Elangovan.
“We are not able to understand why the high command is silent. We are not able to reach Mukul Wasnik, AICC general secretary, in-charge-of party affairs in the State. He is not even taking our phone calls,” alleged a former MP. This is in contrast to the BJP where its general secretary Muralidhar Rao has been making frequent visits to the State.
“Tamil Nadu is an ideal State for the Congress to build a strong alliance. It can win a substantial number of seats if a strong front is formed. The minorities and Dalits account for 40 per cent of the total votes and the Congress can easily mobilise them, taking advantage of the insecure feeling of these communities under the BJP rule,” said another senior leader.
Though Congress leaders are divided on the question of forming an alliance, a section of leaders said as an alliance with the AIADMK was out of question, the Congress today had to bank on the DMK. But the TNCC has remained headless since Mr Elangovan’s resignation.
“There is nothing wrong in appointing a TNCC chief who has leanings towards a party. Though late G.K. Moopanar was instrumental in Congress on its own winning 26 seats in the 1989 Assembly elections, the high command did not hesitate to replace him with Vazhapadi Ramamurthy in 1991 since it wanted a leader who could move closely with the AIADMK leadership,” recalled a former TNCC president.
Normally, when a TNCC president is removed he would be asked to officiate in the post till a successor is appointed. But in the case Mr Elangovan, he was informed over phone by Mr. Wasnik that his resignation had been accepted.
“He immediately relinquished his responsibilities and it resulted in a situation where employees of Sathyamurthy Bhavan and Kamaraj Arangam were not paid their salary. Mr Elangovan came forward to pay them from his pocket,” claimed a senior leader.
Six names shortlisted
Party sources said six names for the post of TNCC president had been sent to AICC president Ms Sonia Gandhi. But the high command reportedly wants to wait for some time hoping that the judgment in the disproportionate wealth case against Chief Minister Jayalalithaa would be delivered by the Supreme Court soon.
“The high command feels the outcome of the judgment could alter the political situation and accordingly a person could be appointed to head the TNCC,” the former MP said.
State unit of Cong. remains headless for over 2 months after Elangovan resigned as president | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/tncc-leaders-worried-over-high-commands-indifference/article9044214.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/e0dc03334e0545b9222c6d3f9666e1f9625ca8f319773ed922d96649859a6b46.json |
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"Staff Reporter"
] | 2016-08-27T13:00:42 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | More than a year after it partially demolished and closed the waste transit station on Sathyamangalam Road, Ganapathy, the Coimbatore Corporation is drawing rebuilding plans.The Corporation had to do | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FCoimbatore%2Fcorpn-plans-to-rebuild-transit-station%2Farticle9034278.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02986/CB26-SATHY_GLMC_CB_2986894c.jpg | en | null | Coimbatore Corporation plans to rebuild transit station on Sathyamangalam Road | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Sathyamangalam Road transit station that the Coimbatore Corporation is planning to rebuild.—Photo: S. Siva Saravanan
More than a year after it partially demolished and closed the waste transit station on Sathyamangalam Road, Ganapathy, the Coimbatore Corporation is drawing rebuilding plans.
The Corporation had to do so to facilitate the construction of the Gandhipuram flyover. The cessation of operations there was in February 2015 when the transit station was handling around 150 tonnes waste a day.
Sources said that now the civic body was planning to reconstruct the transit station to resume waste management operations. The Ganapathy station served as the nodal point for waste the Coimbatore Corporation collected in a few wards in the North Zone and also Central Zone.
The workers at the transit station would compact those into compactors and then the contractor in-charge of the waste management in Vellalore would take it to the Vellalore yard.
But since the cessation of operations there, the Corporation was forced to divert some of the waste to Peelamedu and took the rest directly to Vellalore.
The sources said that this resulted in additional trips for the waste carrying lorries and increased fuel expenditure for the Corporation. The number of trips touched nearly 500.
If the transit station were to resume operation, the Corporation would save on lorry trips as the contractor would transport the waste from there to Vellalore. To resume the operation, the Corporation was working out a plant, where the plant could handle 250 tonnes in two shifts.
The contractor would soon engage planners and engineers who would study the available space to build a transit station there.
The sources said that the Corporation was also looking at building a new transit station in Ondipudur to handle waste from wards in East Zone. As per the agreement with the contractor, the Corporation was supposed to have built four transit stations but it built only three – Sathyamangalam Road (Ganapathy), Peelamedu and Ukkadam.
The Ondipudur project never took off reportedly due to protest from the residents there.
These were projects started with Central Government funds under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Remewal Mission.
Now with a sewage treatment plant functioning there, the Corporation proposed to built a new transit station there. In all possibility, the Corporation could execute the two projects together, the sources added. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/corpn-plans-to-rebuild-transit-station/article9034278.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/255d3445a880e0d80c1e704642272fa37cd8fe106d9b82e333a8ba4b173c621c.json |
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"Alok Deshpande"
] | 2016-08-31T06:58:10 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | With onion prices dropping to a record low, the Maharashtra Government announced a grant of Rs. 100 per quintal to the farmers.After the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis tw | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fmumbai%2Fnews%2Fgovts-rs-100-per-quintal-to-onion-farmers-will-not-wipe-their-tears%2Farticle9051425.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Govt.’s Rs. 100 per quintal to onion farmers will not wipe their tears | null | null | www.thehindu.com | How do they decide that this much money is sufficient, they ask
With onion prices dropping to a record low, the Maharashtra Government announced a grant of Rs. 100 per quintal to the farmers.
After the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis tweeted, “Big relief. Maharashtra cabinet decides to give grant of Rs.100/quintal to onion producing farmers.”
He added, “Farmers who sold onion produce in APMCs from July 1 to August 31, eligible to avail this grant. Each farmer to get relief up to 200 quintals.”
This year, a surplus yield — production of 2.30 crore metric tonnes against domestic consumption of 1.30 crore metric tonnes — caused a drastic drop in wholesale prices with some reports saying that farmers in Nashik were selling old onions at 5 paise per kg.
However, today’s announcement has failed to lift the spirits of the farmers who have called it inadequate and hit out at the government for making fun of their plight.
“We aren't begging. What we are asking is our right. How does this government decide that this much of money is sufficient as financial aid? Have they bothered to check ground reality?” said Rajaram Fafale of Maralgoi village in Nashik district when The Hindu sought his reaction.
Mr. Fafale was at Lasalgaon onion market with his 10 quintal onions, for which he received Rs. 220 per quintal or Rs. 2.2 per kilogram. “Now I will get one rupee more per kg. What a relief,” he said, with a touch of sarcasm.
He is not alone in this outburst. Be it Bhanudas Kanade of Lauki or Milind Darade of Kopargaon, the fall in onion prices has hit farmers hard. “People are outraged when prices go high. They think we make a windfall out of it. First of all, we get nothing; traders and middlemen do. Secondly, shouldn't the outrage be visible when prices hit rock bottom?” asked Mr. Kanade.
Mr. Darade made headlines a week ago after he sold his crop for 5 paisa per kilogram. He has laminated the receipt to show it to everyone. “Why can't we get Minimum Support Price for onions?” he asked.
One of the major demands of farmers is an MSP for onions, like in the case of sugarcane. This, according to them, will ensure that their produce is not sold below a certain price.
Nanasaheb Patil, a director with NAFED, said, “When prices go up, the government increases export duty to stop export of onions. It makes us lose international customers due to random decisions. At times like this when production is in excess and prices have fallen, we are left with no international customer.”
(With PTI inputs) | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/news/govts-rs-100-per-quintal-to-onion-farmers-will-not-wipe-their-tears/article9051425.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/1ecbad48633357133b839d8cd7065aba63492eb7adb544e70a4b29396b2c84d6.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-28T04:51:47 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | After the recent resignation of former Tiruchi Mayor Sarubala R.Tondaiman, the Tamil Maanila Congress suffered another jolt in the district with the party’s north district president M.Rajasekaran quit | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ftamil-nadu%2Fanother-jolt-for-tamil-maanila-congress-as-rajasekaran-quits-party%2Farticle9041680.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02989/27aug_tysgnns03_TY_2989265c.jpg | en | null | Another jolt for Tamil Maanila Congress as Rajasekaran quits party | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Mr.Rajasekaran, a former MLA, was a loyalist of former TMC leader G.K.Moopanar.
After the recent resignation of former Tiruchi Mayor Sarubala R.Tondaiman, the Tamil Maanila Congress suffered another jolt in the district with the party’s north district president M.Rajasekaran quitting the party.
Mr.Rajasekaran, a former MLA, was a loyalist of former TMC leader G.K.Moopanar and had thrown his lot with G.K.Vasan when he revived the party in 2014.
He quit the party expressing disappointment over the way the party was being run. Confirming that he has submitted his resignation from the party, Mr.Rajasekaran told The Hindu that he was disillusioned after party leader missed the chance “to form a winning alliance in the Assembly election.”
However, he said that he had not taken a decision yet on joining any other party.
Hailing from Tirupparaithurai, Mr.Rajasekaran contested from the Srirangam Assembly constituency on a Congress ticket in the 1989 Assembly elections. He contested the Tiruchi Parliamentary constituency in the 1999 elections representing the TMC.
In 2011, he was the Congress nominee for the Perambalur Lok Sabha constituency. However, he was unsuccessful in all three elections.
In 2006, Mr.Rajasekaran, contesting on a Congress ticket, was elected from Thottiyam constituency in the district. He lost to the AIADMK candidate N.R.Sivapathy in the 2011 election, contesting from the Musiri constituency, again on a Congress ticket. In 2016, he unsuccessfully contested from the Musiri constituency on a TMC ticket. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/another-jolt-for-tamil-maanila-congress-as-rajasekaran-quits-party/article9041680.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/cef531192b14fdc97301b359a4d094f6027b4d041e79f043f7ee5e972231a664.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-29T08:56:36 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The police on Saturday arrested an auto driver on charges of allegedly assaulting and robbing a senior citizen from West Bengal. Police said Tushar Panchanan (81), a retired teacher had boarded an aut | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fpuducherry%2Fauto-driver-held-for-robbing-senior-citizen%2Farticle9042333.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Auto driver held for robbing senior citizen | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The police on Saturday arrested an auto driver on charges of allegedly assaulting and robbing a senior citizen from West Bengal. Police said Tushar Panchanan (81), a retired teacher had boarded an auto near the old prison on Jawaharlal Nehru Street on Wednesday evening to reach the Ashram dining hall.
The auto driver Vimal Raj who promised to drop Mr. Panchanan at his destination, took him to a secluded location near the Thengaithittu fishing harbour. He assaulted and robbed Mr. Panchanan of his cell phone and other goods worth Rs.2,000. He fled the scene after dumping Mr. Panchanan. Mr. Panchanan, with the help of local residents, lodged a complaint with the Mudaliarpet police. The police arrested Vimal Raj on on Saturday and seized his auto rickshaw. He was produced before a local court and remanded to custody. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/auto-driver-held-for-robbing-senior-citizen/article9042333.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/6f12ec10a5b8fabdd21ce9539891831aee991c2c1cc64d794119c9398765e15b.json |
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"Staff Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-30T20:52:53 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Actor-turned-politician Ramya, former MP, has criticised “pseudo patriotism” of BJP, RSS and their affiliates and suggested that they should instead uphold the ideals of the ancient phrase ‘Vasudhaiv | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fkarnataka%2Framya-criticises-bjp-s-pseudo-patriotism%2Farticle9051459.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02992/31BGMANDYA_NATIONA_2992697c.jpg | en | null | Ramya criticises BJP’ s ‘pseudo patriotism’ | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Mandya Karnataka 30_August_2016 : Actor and former Congress MP Ramya, after inaugurating the National Students Union of India (NSUI) organised programme ‘Deshakkagi Vidyarthi Nade’, in Mandya on August 30, 2016
Actor-turned-politician Ramya, former MP, has criticised “pseudo patriotism” of BJP, RSS and their affiliates and suggested that they should instead uphold the ideals of the ancient phrase ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ (the world is a family) by respecting people of all castes and religions.
She was speaking after inaugurating ‘Deshakkagi Vidyarthi Nade’, a rally organised by the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) in which a 3,350-ft-long national flag was taken out in a procession, here on Tuesday.
She stressed on the need to uphold the rich heritage of the country by respecting members of all sections of society.
Talking to presspersons later, Ms. Ramya launched a scathing attack on the BJP, ABVP and other groups that had organised a series of protests recently against her for saying “Pakistan is not hell”.
“The Congress was the party that fought for the freedom of the nation. Where were they [BJP and its affiliates] during the independence struggle,” she sought to know.
Over 2,000 students from various colleges in the town took part in the procession. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/ramya-criticises-bjp-s-pseudo-patriotism/article9051459.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/2daa7c8ce1d70f7995234da36f35cab01f6a8461df89d6e0665061ed89bf5a76.json |
[
"Staff Reporter"
] | 2016-08-30T00:52:48 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | An expert committee will soon be formed to come up with a comprehensive plan to improve the city’s drainage system. This resolution was passed at the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike meeting on Mon | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fbangalore%2Fpanel-to-improve-citys-drainage-system%2Farticle9046724.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Panel to improve city’s drainage system | null | null | www.thehindu.com | An expert committee will soon be formed to come up with a comprehensive plan to improve the city’s drainage system. This resolution was passed at the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike meeting on Monday.
There were no discussions as to whether demolitions would continue. Council members argued that the demolitions are being seen as unfair by a large section of the public, as well as discriminatory to the middle class and the poor. The question of why village maps were being used also came up during the discussion.
BBMP Commissioner Manjunath Prasad explained that the demolitions were carried out to comply with court orders as well as the Chief Minister’s diktat. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/panel-to-improve-citys-drainage-system/article9046724.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/f58c3a101188301aaefb2e8f8bb9b1dc7124aa7b2f8cfd5bfb45b187eb21968a.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-31T10:53:39 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | The Cochin International Airport has been selected as the Best Non-Metro Airport by the Air Passengers Association of India as part of its silver jubilee celebrations, said a press release here. Mumba | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FKochi%2Fkochi-airport-bags-award%2Farticle9053027.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Kochi airport bags award | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Cochin International Airport has been selected as the Best Non-Metro Airport by the Air Passengers Association of India as part of its silver jubilee celebrations, said a press release here. Mumbai has been selected as the best metro airport. The Kochi airport won the award from the July-August surveys among air passengers in the country.
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-29T08:55:01 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The Department of Horticulture and Plantation Crops has set its focus on expanding utility of drip irrigation scheme and popularising protected cultivation methods.For promoting drip irrigation, small | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ftamil-nadu%2Fhorticulture-department-sensitising-farmers-to-go-in-for-drip-irrigation%2Farticle9044414.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Horticulture Department sensitising farmers to go in for drip irrigation | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Department of Horticulture and Plantation Crops has set its focus on expanding utility of drip irrigation scheme and popularising protected cultivation methods.
For promoting drip irrigation, small farmers are given 100 per cent subsidy and others are entitled to 75 per cent subsidy. In the last five years, subsidy totalling Rs. 51 crore was provided to 9,534 beneficiaries for installation of drip irrigation in 9,300 hectares. This year alone, Rs. 31.10 crore will be utilised as subsidy for covering 4,662 hectares under drip irrigation, according to official figures.
At a recent meeting in Kavindapadi, farmers were sensitised to what officials described as the methods of doubling production and tribling income through drip irrigation and protected cultivation. Officials and agricultural experts discussed the utility derived from the schemes of National Horticulture Board for turmeric, banana, tapioca, amla, flower, mango and other crops.
During the current year, subsidy of Rs. 2.41 crore will be provided to farmers dependent on horticulture crops raised in 295 hectares.
A subsidy of Rs. 8.58 crore was disbursed for 11,382 beneficiaries who had raised horticulture crops in an area of 9,306 hectares, Environment Minister K.C. Karuppannan, who inaugurated the sensitisation programme, said.
The Department will likewise accord importance for protected cultivation through creation of shade nets and green houses, for which Rs. 77.8 lakh will be spent during this year, officials said. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/horticulture-department-sensitising-farmers-to-go-in-for-drip-irrigation/article9044414.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/3569be77da8c9fc8c700b883452449abbc2a7f538bb3a55e6c9ddb99a5121c07.json |
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"Staff Reporter"
] | 2016-08-27T11:00:37 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | PUDUCHERRY:
PondyART Foundation:
Grand Opening of PondyPHOTO 2016, Old Port, 6.30 p.m.
JIPMER Students’ Association:
Pro Show, Vijay Prakash with Leon James | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ftamil-nadu%2Fpuducherry-today%2Farticle9034936.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Puducherry today | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital , Vinayaka Mission’s College of Nursing Faculty of Allied Health Sciences: Graduation Day – 2016, Sangamitra Convention Centre, 10 a.m.
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[
"Prasanna Venkatesan"
] | 2016-08-30T18:52:09 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Dindigul Dragons had none better but R. Ashwin to draw inspiration from on Tuesday. That he flew in at dawn to join his team ahead of its second TNPL match — its first at Chepauk — is inspiring in it | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Fdragons-flay-the-warriors%2Farticle9051325.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02992/TH31CRICKET_2992623c.jpg | en | null | Dragons flay the Warriors | null | null | www.thehindu.com | R. Ashwin’s presence inspires the team to do well
Dindigul Dragons had none better but R. Ashwin to draw inspiration from on Tuesday. That he flew in at dawn to join his team ahead of its second TNPL match — its first at Chepauk — is inspiring in itself. But, he chose to play, and as captain; to let swell his team morale, and for Kanchi Warriors to grow wary.
His team prevailed by 48 runs in the end.The biggest positive for Warriors from its first match it won in the super over, must have been its bowling, and fielding, that helped it keep the opposition to a modest target. But here, having chosen to bowl, its bowling wasn’t as stingy to start with.
For, it let the Dindigul openers add 63 runs for the first wicket; 38 of which came in the first six overs of PowerPlay.
N. Jagadeesan hit four fours, and the left-handed Ganga Sridhar Raju, a four and a six, in the PowerPlay.
A.C. Prathiban rendered the union kaput when he had Sridhar Raju caught at deep midwicket in the 10th over.
He got Jagadeesan too, who reverse swept to short third man in the 12th over.
There was no partnership of note from there on, save 33 runs for the fourth wicket between R. Ashwin, who had come in at No. 5, and V. Subramania Siva.
By the time Siva got out, heaving a full toss to deep midwicket off R. Jesuraj, Dindigul had run up 117 for four in 16 overs. Twenty-two runs came off the last two overs for Dindigul to end on 159 for seven.
Kanchi’s chase went straight astray. Left-hander R. Nilesh Subramanian, who top-scored with 49 for his team in the last match, mistimed his shot to left-arm spinner M.S. Sanjay, and the lob was caught at midwicket. His partner K. Bharath Shankar was sent back off a run-out effected by Ganga Sridhar Raju from point. Kanchi was 20 for two in five overs when R. Ashwin came in to bowl.
He struck in his second over, getting L. Ganesh to top-edge to M. Ashwin for his first wicket in the league.
Shahrukh Khan went soon after, and captain Indrajith stepped out to to be stumped off leg-spinner M. Ashwin.
There was no recovery in sight for Kanchi from then on.
The scores:
Dindigul Dragons 159 for seven in 20 overs (N. Jagadeesan 44, V. Ganga Sridhar Raju 32, A.C. Prathiban two for 32, R. Jesuraj two for 30) bt Ruby Kanchi Warriors 111 for nine (A.C. Prathiban 20, Guru Kedarnath two for 22, M. Ashwin two for 24, Sunny Kumar Singh two for 18). | http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/dragons-flay-the-warriors/article9051325.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/0979be2a09b0d0d1d606438d17fe51eb57e4ee9235ab7504b175839654ee17b9.json |
[
"K. M. Dayashankar"
] | 2016-08-28T20:51:06 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Municipal Corporation of Karimnagar (MCK) formally launched the collection of public opinion on the Smart City programme, but it remains a million dollar question whether the town will be included in | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ftelangana%2Fcan-karimnagar-get-into-smart-city-list%2Farticle9043187.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Can Karimnagar get into Smart City list? | null | null | www.thehindu.com | There is no proper segregation of the garbage for its disposal
Municipal Corporation of Karimnagar (MCK) formally launched the collection of public opinion on the Smart City programme, but it remains a million dollar question whether the town will be included in the list without the completion of underground drainage and solid waste management systems.
The prerequisite norms of Smart City are to have a Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP) with the underground drainage (UGD) system and reuse of the water. Ironically, the UGD work taken up in March 2008 at a cost of Rs. 76.50 crore is progressing at a snail’s pace. The executing agency has only laid horizontal lines for the UGD and has to construct inspection chambers for linkage from the houses.
The STP constructed as part of the UGD remains incomplete and unused. Sources said that the completion of the UGD by laying vertical lines from houses connecting to main horizontal lines would require additional Rs. 50 crore. Besides, the badly damaged roads would get further deteriorated in the process.
On the other hand, the other norm of solid waste management in the MCK remains very poor to secure Smart City status. A decade ago the town was declared Clean City and given award for its prompt disposal of garbage from all generating points. Now, it has turned the other way round.
The town is generating around 190 metric tonnes of garbage everyday. But, there is no proper segregation of the garbage for its disposal.
The MCK had taken up construction of Vermi compost pits for the segregation of garbage, but it remains a non-starter.
It had also decided to segregate garbage at the generating points by distributing two dust-bins to each household, which also was not practised properly.
Incidentally, the town does not have any footpaths or adequate parking lots for the vehicles.
When contacted, Mayor S. Ravinder Singh said that they would complete the UGD work by constructing the inspection chambers and utilize the STP. He added that they were also planning distribution of two dust-bins for the segregation of garbage at the generating points as part of solid waste management. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/can-karimnagar-get-into-smart-city-list/article9043187.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/6e6626bb5d76ef63b63635e659bebed3dd6561364ef8f675548704ced560d81e.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T20:52:31 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The case for a U.S. interest rate hike has strengthened in recent months, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Friday in a speech that left the door open for such a move as early as next month. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fbusiness%2FEconomy%2Fcase-for-interest-rate-increase-has-strengthened-says-yellen%2Farticle9040794.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02988/TH28_BU_YELLEN_1_2_2988896c.jpg | en | null | Case for interest rate increase has strengthened, says Yellen | null | null | www.thehindu.com | She did not give guidance on what the central bank needs to see before raising rates
The case for a U.S. interest rate hike has strengthened in recent months, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Friday in a speech that left the door open for such a move as early as next month.
Ms. Yellen, speaking at an international gathering of central bankers and academics in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, did not say when the U.S. central bank would raise borrowing costs, and investors remained skeptical that such a move was imminent.
But the Fed chief said the U.S. economy was creating a lot of new jobs and would likely keep growing moderately, despite data earlier in the day showing only sluggish growth in the second quarter.
“In light of the continued solid performance of the labor market and our outlook for economic activity and inflation, I believe the case for an increase in the federal funds rate has strengthened in recent months,” Ms. Yellen said, adding that the Fed still thinks future rate increases should be “gradual.”
Ms. Yellen did not give guidance on what the central bank needs to see before raising rates. Following her remarks, investors continued to bet there were roughly even odds of an increase at the Fed’s December policy meeting.
“She’s just kept the door open for a hike sooner rather than later,” said Subadra Rajappa, an interest rate strategist at Societe Generale in Washington.
Policy meetings
The Fed also has policy meetings scheduled in September and November, with prices for fed funds futures implying investors see much lower chances of a rate increase at either of those meetings.
Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fischer, however, told CNBC on Friday that a rate hike in September and more than one hike before the end of the year were possible, though he added that it would depend on future economic data.
In her speech, Ms. Yellen said the U.S. central bank already thinks the economy is close to meeting its goals of maximum employment and stable prices. She also described consumer spending as “solid,” but noted that business investment was weak and exports were taking a hit from a strong U.S. dollar.
The Fed raised rates in December, its first hike in nearly a decade, but it has held off further increases so far this year due to a global growth slowdown, financial market volatility and an inflation rate persistently below its 2 per cent target.
The dollar jumped after Ms. Yellen’s remarks and was about 0.50 per cent higher against a basket of currencies in early afternoon trading. U.S. stock prices fell in choppy trading, while prices of U.S. Treasuries were mostly weaker.
Sharply divided
The Fed signalled in June that it still expected to raise rates twice this year, but investors have been doubtful in part because policymakers appear sharply divided over whether to hike rates soon or take a more cautious approach.
Ms. Yellen noted that Fed officials have a wide range of views on where rates will likely be in the coming years. She said current forecasts imply a 70 per cent probability they will be between 0 per cent and 3.75 per cent at the end of 2017, and a 70 per cent probability they will be between 0 per cent and 4.5 per cent at the end of 2018.
Ms. Yellen was speaking at a Fed conference where central bankers gathered to hear new ideas on how to stimulate economies even after officials have cut rates to near zero and flooded banks with money. She devoted much of her speech to outlining how the Fed may deal with recessions now that an aging population, weak investment and other dynamics appear to be slowing economic growth and keeping interest rates lower.
Some analysts have suggested the Fed will have less flexibility to fight future recessions because there will be less room to cut rates.
Other options
Such a view is “exaggerated,” Ms. Yellen said, because the Fed will be able to buy bonds and make pledges about future policy to lower interest rates. She said the Fed still planned to wind down its massive balance sheet, but that such an effort would take time. Ms. Yellen added that the balance sheet was likely to be useful for policy for some time.
The Fed may also want to explore other options, including broadening the range of assets it can purchase, raising the inflation target, or targeting nominal GDP, she said. | http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/case-for-interest-rate-increase-has-strengthened-says-yellen/article9040794.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/8774c4a6f9c3e6fd3d16fb9db836bc40271daa07bb644deff5b4a40fbf7d088f.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T10:51:19 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Gold price stayed soft as it fell by Rs. 50 to Rs. 31,200 per 10 grams on Monday, reflecting a weak trend overseas amid muted demand from jewellers in the domestic spot market.Silver also dropped Rs. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fbusiness%2Fmarkets%2Fgold-silver-prices-slide-on-global-worries-muted-demand%2Farticle9045826.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Gold, silver prices slide on global worries, muted demand | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Gold price stayed soft as it fell by Rs. 50 to Rs. 31,200 per 10 grams on Monday, reflecting a weak trend overseas amid muted demand from jewellers in the domestic spot market.
Silver also dropped Rs. 300 to Rs. 44,400 per kg on reduced off-take by industrial units and coin makers.
Traders said sentiment was dampened following a weak trend overseas where gold dropped for the seventh straight day, heading for the longest run of decline since May after Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen hinted at a U.S. interest rate hike by the end of the year, strengthening the dollar and eroding demand for the precious metal as a safe haven.
Globally, gold lost 0.4 per cent to $1,316.09 an ounce, the lowest since July 27 in Singapore. Besides, sluggish demand from jewellers and retailers at the domestic spot market weighed, they said.
In the national capital, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purity declined Rs. 50 each to Rs. 31,200 and Rs. 31,050 per 10 grams, respectively. The precious metal had gained Rs. 100 in Saturday’s trade. Sovereign, however, remained unchanged at Rs 24,300 per piece of eight grams in limited deals.
Following gold, silver ready drifted lower by Rs. 300 to Rs. 44,400 per kg and weekly-based delivery by Rs. 205 to Rs. 43,770 per kg. Silver coins, however, remained flat at Rs. 75,000 for buying and Rs. 76,000 for selling of 100 pieces. | http://www.thehindu.com/business/markets/gold-silver-prices-slide-on-global-worries-muted-demand/article9045826.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/96908411d25a11413b7fd4cad50d95fb0113c85916d9c9c35fc12d3d372a7fc0.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T19:01:34 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | La Dona, who has been well prepared is expected to score in the Srikantadatta Narasimharaajawadiyar Memorial Million (1,400m), the chief event of the races to be held here on Friday (Aug. 26).There w | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fsport%2Fraces%2Fla-dona-well-prepared%2Farticle9031772.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | La Dona well prepared | null | null | www.thehindu.com | La Dona, who has been well prepared is expected to score in the Srikantadatta Narasimharaajawadiyar Memorial Million (1,400m), the chief event of the races to be held here on Friday (Aug. 26).
There will be no false rails.
TALAKADU PLATE (1,400m), rated 00 to 25, 1-30 p.m.: 1. El Matador (3) Chetan Kalay 62, 2. Country’s Warrior (8) Gautam Raj 60.5, 3. Emancipation (9) M. Naveen 59.5, 4. On Her Own (1) Anil Baandal 59.5, 5. Strive And Serve (12) S. John 58.5, 6. Precious Script (6) Md. Imran Ashraf 58, 7. Daenerys (4) Darshan 57.5, 8. Badshah (5) S. Waseemuddin 54, 9. Vrajanandan (7) Rajesh Kumar 54, 10. Infinithoughts (10) Shiva Kumar 53.5, 11. Peppr (11) N. Ganesh 52.5 and 12. Flying Prince (2) P.P. Dhebe 50.
1. El Matador, 2. Flying Prince, 3. Strive And Serve
REGENCY GOLD PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 20 to 45, 5-y-o & over, 2-00: 1. Kir Royale (4) Srinath 61, 2. Golden Cruise (10) S.G. Prasad 59, 3. Al Dahma (2) Ajay Kumar 57, 4. Anonymous (8) Mallikarjun 57, 5. Ontime (3) Madhu Babu 57, 6. Ice Sprint (11) Gautam Raj 56.5, 7. Ice Brown (7) R. Marshall 56, 8. Catwalk Queen (6) L. Prashant 55.5, 9. Delilah (1) J. Paswan 54, 10. Break On Thru (9) S. Manohar 53.5 and 11. Always United (5) Nitin Singh 52.
1. Ontime, 2. Kir Royale, 3. Ice Brown
FULL SPEED PLATE (Div. II), (1,100m), rated 20 to 45, 2-30: 1. Amazing Connection (8) Rajesh Kumar 62, 2. Silent Trust (11) S. Manohar 59, 3. Birchwood (7) P.P. Dhebe 54, 4. Buckpasser Junior (9) Ramesh Kumar 54, 5. Cool Springs (2) K. Raghu 54, 6. Country’s Fortune (5) Nitin Singh 54, 7. Touch Of Romance (3) M.L. Bhosle 54, 8. Order Order (10) Shiva Kumar 53.5, 9. Hidden Hero (1) Darshan 53, 10. Giralda (4) S. Mubarak 51 and 11. Amazing Khodal (6) A. Ramu 50.5.
1. Cool Springs, 2. Country’s Fortune, 3. Amazing Connection
REGENCY GOLD PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 20 to 45, 5-y-o & over, 3-00: 1. Blue Zone (5) Srinath 62, 2. Ice Splendour (4) Md. Mushraf 61.5, 3. Ephialties (7) Rajesh Kumar 61, 4. Joey (8) S.G. Prasad 61, 5. Deltin (6) M. Bhaskar 59, 6. Scaramouche (1) S. John 58.5, 7. Young Gallant (9) Shivnath Paswan 58.5, 8. Zoe (10) Akash Agarwal 58.5, 9. Beautiful Effect (3) Shiva Kumar 57.5 and 10. Ice Weapon (2) S. Waseemuddin 57.5.
1. Scaramouche, 2. Ephialties, 3. Blue Zone
FULL SPEED PLATE (Div. I), (1,100m), rated 20 to 45, 3-30: 1. Oceana (7) Rajesh Kumar 62.5, 2. Possimpossible (6) Janardhan P 61.5, 3. Atlantis (1) Suraj Narredu 60, 4. Color Me (9) Shiva Kumar 60, 5. Helios (11) K. Raghu 60, 6. Matteo (2) Gautam Raj 58.5, 7. Silken Water (3) Shobhan 56.5, 8. Defining Moment (10) Madhu Babu 56, 9. Bryant Park (8) Santosh Kumar 55, 10. Anmol Hira (4) Syed Imran 54 and 11. Superlite (5) Nitin Singh 52.
1. Atlantis, 2. Possimpossible, 3. Silken Water
STAR OF MYSORE TROPHY (1,400m), rated 60 & above, 4-y-o & over, 4-00: 1. Naval Glory (3) Anil Baandal 60, 2. Absolute Brave (10) S. Manohar 59, 3. Storming Home (5) Madhu Babu 57.5, 4. Sakchi (2) S. John 57, 5. King Julien (12) Srinath 56.5, 6. Bandito (1) Rajesh Kumar 56, 7. Kingston Town (7) A. Ramu 55, 8. Hillsboro (11) P.P. Dhebe 54.5, 9. Striking View (9) P.S. Chouhan 54, 10. Campeon (4) Ajeet Kumar 53.5, 11. Winged King (6) Md. Imran Ashraf 52.5 and 12. Dhanyavaad (8) Shivnath Paswan 51.5.
1. Striking View, 2. Hillsboro, 3. King Julien
SRIKANTADATTA NARASIMHARAAJAWADIYAR MEMORIAL MILLION (1,400m), 3-y-o only, (Terms), 4-30: 1. Kingoftheworld (1) Suraj Narredu 58.5, 2. Bold March (6) P.S. Chouhan 56.5, 3. Krieger (8) Neeraj 56.5, 4. Top Striker (4) Chetan Kalay 56.5, 5. Escala (7) P. Trevor 53, 6. Lorenzo (5) Anil Baandal 51.5, 7. La Dona (3) A. Sandesh 50 and 8. Lamrei (2) P.P. Dhebe 50.
1. La Dona, 2. Escala, 3. Bold March
RANGA FAMILY CUP (1,600m), rated 40 to 65, 5-00: 1. Tronada (10) P.P. Dhebe 61.5, 2. Kaguya Himei (8) Ajay Kumar 60.5, 3. Momotaro (4) Srinath 60.5, 4. Star Of Destiny (3) Sahanawaz 59, 5. Lucky Emerald (2) Madhu Babu 56.5, 6. Malkia (1) Shivnath Paswan 56, 7. Ruthba (11) Santosh Kumar 55.5, 8. Secret Dimension (6) Rajesh Kumar 54.5, 9. Proserpine (9) P. Trevor 54, 10. Counter Point (5) Nitin Singh 53.5 and 11. Star Nijinsky (7) T.S. Jodha 51.5.
1. Star Nijinsky, 2. Tronada, 3. Proserpine
CAUVERY PLATE (1,400m), rated 40 to 65, 5-y-o & over, 5-30: 1. Demanding Format (9) Ajeet Kumar 61.5, 2. Port Blair (2) S. John 61, 3. Champions Star (4) P. Trevor 58.5, 4. Triumphant (10) Uday Kiran 58, 5. Tulip (7) M. Bhaskar 57.5, 6. Gran Turismo (5) Rajesh Kumar 55, 7. Society Music (1) S.G. Prasad 55, 8. Sans Frontieres (3) M. Abhilash 54.5, 9. Graceland (6) Gautam Raj 54 and 10. Chandini (8) Sahanawaz 52.5.
1. Port Blair, 2. Champions Star, 3. Society Music
Day’s best: La Dona
Double: Atlantis – Striking View
Jkt: 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9; Tr (i): 1, 2 and 3; (ii): 4, 5 and 6; (iii): 7, 8 and 9. | http://www.thehindu.com/sport/races/la-dona-well-prepared/article9031772.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/a4b47b7210321bae3a29185236aba5741e92920b29e67525caaec40d431c6ac0.json |
[
"V. Geetanath"
] | 2016-08-31T12:53:21 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Seven persons died in two separate incidents of wall collapse on Wednesday morning as heavy rain lashed Hyderabad and its environs from early Wednesday morning.
A family of four succumbed to injuri | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FHyderabad%2Fheavy-rains-lashes-hyderabad%2Farticle9054487.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02993/clogg_2993310c.jpg | en | null | Four die as heavy rains lashes Hyderabad | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Seven persons died in two separate incidents of wall collapse on Wednesday morning as heavy rain lashed Hyderabad and its environs from early Wednesday morning.
A family of four succumbed to injuries at Ramanthapur in Uppal and another three family members - a mother and two girls, were killed in a building collapse at Bholakpur in Musheerabad.
Victims at Bholapur were identified as Bilkis Begum (25), her two daughters Zeba (five) and Mariya (two) while the dead in Ramanthapur were Balaswamy, Chinnamma, Parvathy and Shekar.
House collapses, water logging of roads, and inundation of several slums were reported in different parts of the city.
While three to five centimetres of rain has been recorded between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. in various parts of the city, till 10 a.m. Amberpet area recorded highest of 9.5 cm. followed by Malkajgiri 8.3 cm and Khairatabad 6.5 cm. Moderate to heavy rain was recorded at 15 areas.
The showers were forecast by the met department following a depression in the Bay of Bengal saw the sky turning dark and rains poured in drenching school-going children and commuters.
Water logging and traffic clogs was immediately felt in parts of Banjara Hills, Begumpet, Secunderabad, Nampally, Dilsukhnagar, Nagole, Tarnaka, Shankarmutt, Musheerabad, Vidyanagar, Malakpet, Filmanagar, Kacheguda, Koti, Abids, Basheerbagh, Bowenpally, Marredpally, and several others.
Collapses were reported from Lal Darwaza in old city and Bholakpur in Musheerabad as the GHMC raised its second alarm signal.Municipal officers and staff were on the roads from morning trying to clear the inundated roads, removing silt and plastic from side drains and warning people not to open manholes without informing the municipal or water board personnel.
GHMC Commissioner B. Janardhan Reddy instructed all the deputy commissioners, engineers and others to move into the fields and take up emergency operations.
He appealed to citizens to avoid venturing out unless for emergencies for the next two hours because the rainfall is expected to go on till noon. Chief Secretary Rajiv Sharma confabulated with the GHMC Commissioner and reviewed the situation.
Mayor B. Rammohan too rushed to the head office to monitor the situation and give necessary instructions to the field staff. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/heavy-rains-lashes-hyderabad/article9054487.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/9243eaefb656d976ddc76dd597b8c2714b166817d522bb51871e6d9b0a4635b9.json |
[
"Rajeev Viswanathan"
] | 2016-08-26T14:56:09 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | B. Aparajith’s blistering unbeaten 118 (63b, 12x4, 6x6) set up VB Thiruvallur Veerans’s five-wicket win over Karaikudi Kaalai in their TNPL match at the NPRCET grounds here on Thursday.Chasing 166 for | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Faparajith-is-veerans-hero%2Farticle9032608.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02985/TH26APARAJITH_2985981c.jpg | en | null | Aparajith is Veerans’ hero | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Kaalai goes down by five wickets in its opener
B. Aparajith’s blistering unbeaten 118 (63b, 12x4, 6x6) set up VB Thiruvallur Veerans’s five-wicket win over Karaikudi Kaalai in their TNPL match at the NPRCET grounds here on Thursday.
Chasing 166 for a win, VB Thiruvallur Veerans lost Hari Prashanth off the very second ball of the chase to C. Ganapathy. Ganapathy could have had another wicket but Badrinath failed to latch on to the sharp chance that Aparajith offered.
Aparajith went on the attack, hammering K. Akash for 19 off his first over. Aparajith got another ‘life’ when S. Anirudha failed to pouch a skier.
Such was Aparajith’s domination that he made 34 of the 41 that Veerans scored in their PowerPlay. Veerans then lost two quick wickets.
N.S. Chaturved was caught in the deep off a long hop while Vignesh played on to S. Sujay as Veerans slumped to 53 for three.
Aparajith then bludgeoned two sixes and two fours off a Sujay over as he raced to 65 out of a total of 80 at the end of 10 overs.
Aparajith was precise with his footwork, coming down the track to the spinners while cutting and pulling off the back foot against the quicks.
None of the top order batsmen, though, could stay with him. Kavin was taken at point by Sujay even as Veerans’ 100 came up in the 14th over, with Aparajith’s contribution being 81.
R. Malolan straight-drove Rajkumar to the ropes twice. In the following Suresh Babu over, two more boundaries — one off a misfield and the other a streaky edge — made things interesting as 36 were needed of the last four overs.
In the seventeenth over from Ganapathy, Aparajith went berserk, smashing two consecutive sixes to complete a blistering hundred off just 56 balls.
Though Malolan holed out to Anirudha, Aparajith smashed 14 runs off the penultimate over from Ganapathy to clinch the win.
The scores:
Karaikudi Kaalai 165 for six in 20 overs (R. Srinivasan 50, M. Vijay Kumar 43, R. Rajkumar 34, Abhishek Tanwar three for 29, Malolan Rangarajan two for 18) lost to Thiruvallur Veerans 167 for five in 18.4 overs (B. Aparajith 118 n.o., Malolan Rangarajan 30, C. Ganapathy two for 38). | http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/aparajith-is-veerans-hero/article9032608.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/d53a23fa7b883e165c80104f7f05f5a7f885cc352d347ba9aaf29f309f98b7f3.json |
[
"G. Anand"
] | 2016-08-29T22:51:49 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | : The Fire and Rescue Services has initiated a fire safety audit in four major urban centres in the State in the aftermath of the major blaze in a commercial building in the high security zone around | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fkerala%2Ffire-safety-audit-in-three-urban-centres%2Farticle9046418.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Fire safety audit in three urban centres | null | null | www.thehindu.com | : The Fire and Rescue Services has initiated a fire safety audit in four major urban centres in the State in the aftermath of the major blaze in a commercial building in the high security zone around the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple here on Sunday.
A. Hemachandran, Director General, Fire and Rescue Services, told The Hindu that the appraisal would also cover Chalai market here, the Swaraj Round in Thrissur and Mittayi Theruvu (SM Street) in Kozhikode. He pointed out that all the localities were heavily built-up and densely populated. The pathways were too narrow for fire engines to move quickly. Most buildings were old. Poor housekeeping had resulted in faulty electrical wiring in most buildings.The buildings lacked basic fire safety infrastructure such as sand, fire buckets, extinguishers, smoke sensors or sprinkler systems.
Hence, it was important for public safety to involve all concerned to formulate evacuation, escape and fire-fighting plans. Most importantly, the force wanted fire hydrants near such vulnerable areas. It would also identify and maintain nearby water sources to replenish fire engines rapidly.
A fireman said that abundant supply of water from the temple pond had saved the day at East Fort here on Sunday. However, the construction of a building where the inflammable material, clothes, were stocked was a major impediment to fire-fighters. There was only one entry into the large hall, which served as a warehouse for a textile shop. Fire investigators said the edifice was not purpose built to house a godown. It had no fire-fighting facility, multiple exits or fire escapes or Municipal sanction to function as one. They have identified several more old buildings in the State that serve as godowns for dealers in highly inflammable materials such as styrofoam and polyurethane products, clothes, paper and paint without any fire safety precautions. The force is also set to acquire at least two modern fire engines with higher water carrying capacity. At least 11 fire-fighters were hospitalised after being exposed to dense smoke and fire for nine hours here on Sunday. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/fire-safety-audit-in-three-urban-centres/article9046418.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/7706a1b1b8618d57e669a7660aecb706847069602f5756080a02678aa09fd156.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T14:53:51 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Cartoon from 'The Hindu' | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fopinion%2Fcartoon%2Farticle9032502.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02985/26THCARTOONSCAPECO_2985922c.jpg | en | null | Cartoonscape - August 26, 2016 | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Please Wait while comments are loading...
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"Staff Reporter"
] | 2016-08-30T02:53:45 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The rusty goods-carriers seized by various enforcement squads for violation of rules and dumped on the Civil Station compound will be cleared shortly to make space for a parking lot. Arrangements are | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fkozhikode%2Fseized-vehicles-to-be-removed-from-civil-station-compound%2Farticle9048480.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02991/29ctmit02Plan-t_TR_2991938c.jpg | en | null | Seized vehicles to be removed from Civil Station compound | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Rusting eyesore:Sand-laden tripper lorries that were seized by enforcement squads parked on the Civil Station compound in the city. –Photo: S. Ramesh Kurup
Steps to expand parking area; seized vehicles to be auctioned off
The rusty goods-carriers seized by various enforcement squads for violation of rules and dumped on the Civil Station compound will be cleared shortly to make space for a parking lot. Arrangements are in place to remove the vehicles during the Onam holidays.
Revenue officials said the vehicles involved in various litigations would be moved to the Kozhikode Taluk Office compound as a temporary arrangement. The rest of the vehicles would be auctioned off, they added.
The vehicles dumped on the compound include both light motor vehicles and heavy vehicles. Around 50 worn-out vehicles are currently occupying the spacious compound of the Civil Station.
After clearing the ground, steps will be taken to tar the surface and make it ready for convenient parking for government officials and the citizens who come to the Collectorate. The Public Works Department has been asked to prepare the estimate and execute the work.
District Collector N. Prasanth had recently held a meeting to discuss the expansion of the parking area at the Civil Station. Revenue Divisional Officer K. Gopalakrishnan, Additional District Magistrate T. Janilkumar, Regional Transport Officer C.J. Paulson and senior police officers were present at the meeting. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/seized-vehicles-to-be-removed-from-civil-station-compound/article9048480.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/e7c77183bff08e3d8be789ec183b091a9791497d5f4f765a1ebaaa42a1a23ef1.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-27T10:50:38 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Two staff of the Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal were killed in a fire that broke out on the premises on Saturday. The fire triggered panic among hundreds of patients and the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fother-states%2Ffire-in-murshidabad-medical-college-and-hospital-in-west-bengal-triggers-panic%2Farticle9040191.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Fire in Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal triggers panic; two killed | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Smoke engulfed the entire hospital and screams of patients rent the air. Panic-stricken patients ran for their safety creating a near stampede.
Two staff of the Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal were killed in a fire that broke out on the premises on Saturday. The fire triggered panic among hundreds of patients and the hospital staff.
Smoke engulfed the entire hospital and screams of patients rent the air. Panic-stricken patients ran for their safety, creating a near stampede.
Newborns in the Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) were brought out of the hospital premises and kept on the lawns as their parents and hospital staff attended to them.
According to the authorities, the two nursing staff died due to suffocation and asphyxiation.
Initial reports suggested that the main exit gate of emergency was locked and the patients and hospital staff could not come out of the building after the fire broke out.
“No patients have sustained injury. We are trying to bring back the newborns in SNCU,” R S Shukla, principal secretary, Health Department, told presspersons.
A team from the department had been sent to the hospital and the situation would soon be brought under control, he said.
Eyewitnesses said there was virtually no disaster management apparatus present in the hospital. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/fire-in-murshidabad-medical-college-and-hospital-in-west-bengal-triggers-panic/article9040191.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/53ec7acc5d5415e9870a4017079175dc4893e317015f143ccb4bdd1cc31b9858.json |
[
"Krishnadas Rajagopal"
] | 2016-08-28T20:51:42 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Air travel expenditure incurred by a star campaigner to propagate the programmes of a political party cannot be included in the election expenses of a candidate, the Supreme Court has ruled. If leade | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fstar-campaigners-airfare-not-part-of-candidates-account%2Farticle9043194.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Star campaigner’s airfare not part of candidate’s account | null | null | www.thehindu.com | SC says candidate need not declare it as part of his or her expenses to the Election Commission
Air travel expenditure incurred by a star campaigner to propagate the programmes of a political party cannot be included in the election expenses of a candidate, the Supreme Court has ruled.
If leaders of a political party pay for their use of helicopters and chartered planes, the candidate need not declare them as part of his poll expenses to the Election Commission, a Bench of Justices J. Chelameswar and A.M. Sapre said in a recent judgment.
The case concerned an election petition against Ajay Arjun Singh, who won from Churhat in Madhya Pradesh. Mr. Singh and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi were the “star campaigners” who travelled across the State during the elections held in 2013.
One of Mr. Singh’s electoral rival, Sharadendu Tiwari, accused him of declaring inaccurate information about his expenses, even non-disclosure of information about organising a meeting of Mr. Gandhi and the use of a helicopter.
Mr. Singh did not deny the fact that he had used a helicopter to travel, but he did so as a star campaigner contemplated under Section 77 of the Representation of the People Act.
“The admitted fact is that the appellant [Mr. Singh] was one of the star campaigners for election in the State of Madhya Pradesh. Therefore, he was required to campaign for his party, not only in his constituency but also in other constituencies … In the absence of any allegation that the appellant used the helicopter for travelling within the Churhat constituency for … campaigning, the expenditure incurred on that account, in our opinion, cannot be included in the election expenditure of the appellant,” Justice Chelameswar, who authored the judgment, said.
Section 77 obligates every candidate to keep a separate current account of expenditures incurred for the election. However, clause (a) of explanation (1) to Section 77 declares that money spent by leaders of a party on air travel or other means of transport for propagating the programme of the party should not be included in the candidate’s expenses.
However, the court observed that this exemption was limited to the campaign travels of a star campaigner. “In other words, the expenditure incurred in connection with arrangements such as erection of pandals for a meeting of a star campaigner does not form part of the exempted expenditure. Secondly, the star campaigner’s travel expenditure must have been incurred by the star campaigner himself,” the court held. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/star-campaigners-airfare-not-part-of-candidates-account/article9043194.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/90254edc6bb344d7bb9aafedd1b71006295a1cf47e907bb7548f94ec0a85adb4.json |
[
"Sumit Bhattacharjee"
] | 2016-08-30T10:53:22 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The city has a population of about 25 lakhs, and the number of police personnel present including officers and men from the Armed Reserve battalion is about 3,300. The police-to-population ratio is a | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FVisakhapatnam%2Fcity-to-have-two-more-police-subdivisions%2Farticle9048859.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | City to have two more police sub-divisions | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The city has a population of about 25 lakhs, and the number of police personnel present including officers and men from the Armed Reserve battalion is about 3,300. The police-to-population ratio is a low of one policeman for every 750 people, when the ideal ratio, as per the Bureau of Police Research and Development is one policeman for about 560 people.
And Visakhapatnam cannot be categorised as a city with low crime rate, as every police station records between 750 and 1,000 cases, inclusive of all types of crimes, on an average per year.
To tide over the problem, the government on the recommendations of top police officers of the city has sanctioned two more sub-divisions to the existing four, without increasing the manpower.
“Right now we have four law and order sub-divisions – East, North, South and Madhurawada,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Navin Gulati.
While two have been renamed, two new divisions have been created. The North Division has been renamed as West Sub-Division and the Madhurawada will now be called as North Sub-Division. And the newly created ones are Dwaraka and Harbour Sub-Divisions.
As per the GO issued, East will comprise police stations of Two Town, MR Peta, Three Town and Fourth Town; Dwaraka will cater to MVP Police Station, Dwaraka PS and Arilova; North will contain PM Palem, Bheemunipatnam, Padmanabham and Anandapuram; Harbour will have One Town, Harbour PS, Malkapuram and New Port; South will look after Gajuwaka, Duvvada, Parawada and Steel Plant; and West will take care of Airport, Pendurthi, Kancharapalem and Gopalapatnam.
Two new ACPs
The two new divisions would improve the supervisory focus thereby lead to better policing, Mr. Navin said.
“At a time when we have a shortage of men and keeping in mind the regular VVIP movement, two more new ACPs will improve the supervisory aspect. The load on the present ACPs will come down,” he said.
But sources said though the order has been passed it is still to be implemented on ground. And the major problem faced, is finding suitable ACPs with good track record to take over the new sub-divisions.
Madhurawada or the North Sub-Division has been without an ACP for the last three months, ever since the earlier ACP Dasari Ravi Babu was removed on certain charges.
There is a requirement of three ACPs at present to take over North, Harbour and Dwaraka divisions, and it is learnt that Commissioner of Police T. Yoganand would like to have officers with a clean track record. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/city-to-have-two-more-police-subdivisions/article9048859.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/3ef404893af64e4dc541df040a2b8f278af9c7081fefa9a44ad42e6fbe78d256.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T08:57:09 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | : The body of a woman was recovered from the Yamuna on Saturday.The woman had jumped into the river with a youth, the police said.A PCR call was received that the youth and the woman, aged around 18-2 | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FDelhi%2Fyouth-woman-jump-into-yamuna-1-dead%2Farticle9041767.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Youth, woman jump into Yamuna, 1 dead | null | null | www.thehindu.com | : The body of a woman was recovered from the Yamuna on Saturday.
The woman had jumped into the river with a youth, the police said.
A PCR call was received that the youth and the woman, aged around 18-20 years, had jumped into the river in Sonia Vihar around 2.30 p.m..
Immediately, teams of police, fire service and boat club divers reached the spot, and launched a search for them.
Around 5.30 p.m., the body of the woman was fished out from the river while search continued for the youth.
The police are trying to establish the identities of the victims. -PTI | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/youth-woman-jump-into-yamuna-1-dead/article9041767.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/fd6a40dc255d9be1349f6e4c3274b335fd454c3b61875790a1a03be1795b5b33.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T21:01:22 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | The latest revolutionary robot isn’t the metallic, costly machine you’d expect: It’s squishy, wireless, battery-less and cheap. Meet Octobot. It looks like a tiny octopus and is designed to mimic | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fsci-tech%2Ftechnology%2Fmeet-octobot-a-robot-thats-a-real-softie%2Farticle9032541.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02985/26TH-BOT_2985953c.jpg | en | null | Meet Octobot, a robot that’s a real softie | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The latest revolutionary robot isn’t the metallic, costly machine you’d expect: It’s squishy, wireless, battery-less and cheap.
Meet Octobot. It looks like a tiny octopus and is designed to mimic that slithery creature to get through cracks and tight places, making it ideal as a rescue robot.
A team at Harvard University has created a robot — actually about 300 of them, since they are so cheap to make. “It’s sort of a hybrid between octopus and robot,” said study author Jennifer Lewis, a Harvard professor of biologically inspired engineering. “We’ve done something that nobody’s been able to do.”
Soft robotics are important because “you’ve got these hard mechanical objects and soft humans” and when they interact or collide it can be a problem, Ms. Lewis said.
That’s not the painful case with Octobot, which fits in the palm of a hand. It’s softer and more adaptive, she said.
The idea was to make something powered by a chemical reaction in fluids; fluid movement moves the arms and directs the robot’s actions. It can be printed cheaply by 3D printers, with the most costly part a really small bit of platinum. | http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/meet-octobot-a-robot-thats-a-real-softie/article9032541.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/da1568bce84f381524e112995a6776640715e30af1fe4441d1f623610943464a.json |
[
"Akila Kannadasan"
] | 2016-08-29T22:54:35 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The stage throbs with music as G. Renuka and V. Vijaya look on, their hands full of certificates. Their sons have won prizes at the surfing competition held as part of the Covelong Point Classic Surf | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Ffeatures%2Fmetroplus%2Fan-evening-at-the-covelong-point-classic-surf-music-and-yoga-festival%2Farticle9045924.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02991/30mpKovalam2_jpg_2991168c.jpg | en | null | An evening at the Covelong Point Classic Surf, Music, and Yoga Festival | null | null | www.thehindu.com | AKILA KANNADASAN takes in the energy, pulsating music, and sound and fury of the waves at the Covelong Point Classic Surf, Music, and Yoga Festival
The stage throbs with music as G. Renuka and V. Vijaya look on, their hands full of certificates. Their sons have won prizes at the surfing competition held as part of the Covelong Point Classic Surf, Music, and Yoga Festival. This is the concluding day, and the women have come just to see their sons receive the prizes. “Rahul started surfing when he was 13. He’s in college now,” says Renuka. “But, he hardly goes there; surfing is all he does.”
Just then, Rahul, clad in shorts, jogs towards us. The story of the lanky teenager with curly, sun-bleached hair is typical of a Kovalam surfer — he started surfing like the rest of the village boys, got trained by surfer Murthy, and is winning accolades. “I’m going to Bali next month to take part in a competition,” he says proudly, as his fisherman-father looks on.
Kovalam has produced some excellent surfers, and the festival, which is in its fourth year, was initially aimed at promoting surfing culture and fisherman-surfer Murthy’s surf school. Today, “it’s become much bigger than we imagined”, says 47-year-old Yotam Agam of EarthSync, who started it with Arun Vasu of TT Group, and Murthy.
The three-day event, held over the weekend, was hosted by Covelong Point Social Surf School and presented by TT Group and EarthSync in association with the Surfing Federation of India. The festival transformed the quaint fishing village beyond recognition — the sound of the waves was swallowed by the sound of music, laughter, and conversation. The villagers play wonderful hosts; there are part of it all — they run a few food stalls (Yasmin, a local, had a stall for fried fish), sit with their families munching fries and corn at the beach, or simply stroll with the visitors, a little amused, but mostly proud that their village is being celebrated thus.
The atmosphere is that of a carnival — there’s a lot to eat and drink; the waves are ready to be plunged into; but, most importantly, there’s some excellent music. It’s almost 5 p.m. and Chennai-based band Staccato performs electronic interpretations of Carnatic songs. It’s perfect for that time of the day — the mood is mellow, it’s a relaxed Sunday evening and people sip on their drinks and watch the waves as lead singer Gowtham’s voice fills the air. The band brings its performance to a close with a couple of folk interpretations. The last song, an ode to the farmer, resonates for long.
The slackline, an arrangement of an elastic rope suspended between two poles (there was a slackline championship earlier in the day), seems to attract a lot of attention from the little boys in the neighbourhood. S. Yousuf, S. Ibrahim, M. Wasim and J. Vajir Ahamed keep walking over it, amused by the way the rope bounces up and down. They’re all under 10 years and are trying their hand at surfing. “The other boys will make fun of us if we don’t surf,” says Vajir, glancing at his friends. “If not the bigger boards, we surf using the smaller boogie boards.”
Surfing has changed lives and altered careers. Fisherman Murthy was a catalyst in the village’s surfing movement. “This year is special, because I found acceptance from all, even those indifferent to it all these years,” he grins.
The wave story
What draws surfers from across the globe to Kovalam? Says Yotam Agam, who also surfs: “The Tamil Nadu coast gets waves that are leftovers from the swells of the Indian Ocean from Sri Lanka. Kovalam can be described as ‘point break’; the waves break when they hit the rock formations here, creating swells that turn. Also, Kovalam has a sand break unlike in Sri Lanka, that has a reef break. This makes it easy for beginners — they will not get hurt if they fall. The waves here may not be the best in the world based on size, but support long rides. You can catch a wave here and ride and ride.”
The surf game
Murthy on the surfing competition: “About 150 surfers from places such as Mamallapuram, Puducherry, Goa, Mangalore and Mumbai took part. The heats were held in groups of five. They had 20 minutes during which they had to ride 10 waves. Those who did it most gracefully won.” This year too, the Kovalam boys won hands down. | http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/an-evening-at-the-covelong-point-classic-surf-music-and-yoga-festival/article9045924.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/90e8cc14c55efad22582dd1c29ff4b967ef14c37325543d4d6b61e1f44162fea.json |
[
"Athira M."
] | 2016-08-31T12:52:35 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Onam songs was a staple of Onam in the past. Many of us cherish melodies such as ‘Uthradapoonilave vaa’, ‘Ponnonam ponnonam’, ‘Para niraye’, ‘Atham pathinu’.... With takers for Onam cassettes going do | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Ffeatures%2Fmetroplus%2Fsongs-to-celebrate-onam%2Farticle9055394.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02993/01tvm_soumya_2993444c.jpg | en | null | Songs to celebrate Onam | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The season keeps its date with festival special tracks
Onam songs was a staple of Onam in the past. Many of us cherish melodies such as ‘Uthradapoonilave vaa’, ‘Ponnonam ponnonam’, ‘Para niraye’, ‘Atham pathinu’.... With takers for Onam cassettes going down every year, only few albums reach the market now. Nevertheless, every year a handful of musicians come out with their collection of songs.
This time we have singer Soumya Sanathanan composing Onam melodies for children. She has composed three songs for Mini Choral, a children’s group of singers of All India Radio (AIR) Thiruvananthapuram. The group has been defunct for long and the station is reviving the venture with the airing of Onam songs tuned by Soumya, who is a Grade I composer of AIR.
“We do miss the good old Onam melodies. I am happy that I could contribute to the collection. I had just two days to teach and record the songs. It was exciting to work with children,” says Soumya. The songs have been written by Sreekumaran Thampi (‘Kaattu paadi kaavadi aadum’), Mankombu Gopalakrishnan (‘Atham pathonathinu’) and Rafeeq Ahamed (‘Maveli mannane’).
Twenty-three children in the age group of eight to 12 are part of the Mini Choral. “We don’t know exactly when and why the Mini Choral was stopped. It was a prestigious programme of the station. So we decided to revive it and invited children for screening,” says R.C. Gopal, station director, AIR.
The selection process was tough with over 80 children turning up for the screening. “All stations of AIR will air the songs on Thiruvonam (September 14) and Avittam (September 15),” adds Manesh M. P., programme executive.
In fact, it is double delight for Soumya as she has composed songs for Doordarshan Malayalam that will be telecast this Onam. “They are not Onam-specific songs, but will be aired during the Onam time. There are five songs, written by Poovachal Khader, M. R. Jayageetha and Bindu Pradeep,” she says. Singers are P. V. Preetha, Ravi Shankar, B. Sobha and Divya.
Meanwhile it is a special Onam for composer S.R. Suraj as he has fulfilled a dream - that of composing Onam songs. He has composed 11 tracks of a new Onam album, ‘Ponnavani Pattukal’. That’s not all. He has worked with an illustrious line-up of singers- P. Jayachandran, Unni Menon, Vijay Yesudas, Gayatri, Madhu Balakrishnan and Sreya Jayadeep. Mridula Varier, Nayana Vinod and Suraj himself are the other singers. Syam Enath is the lyricist.
“I have grown up listening to melodious Onam songs, especially those of Dasettan(K. J. Yesudas) and always rue the fact that such songs aren’t composed these days. I have been working on these tracks for three years and it is produced by my group of friends for Ambadi Visual Media,” says Suraj, an employee with BSNL. He had earlier composed for a short film, Theeram Thedi made by his friends that had a song by Sudeep Kumar.
A disciple of Perumbavoor G. Ravindranath, Suraj can’t stop gushing about working with a legend like Jayachandran. “It is amazing that his voice is fresh even at this age,” Suraj says. The album is released by Muzik247. | http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/songs-to-celebrate-onam/article9055394.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/6f78ab6be8a1c9e8ce09cd07200265924562899ebf086283916321cb1e507466.json |
[
"Sports Reporter"
] | 2016-08-27T18:50:47 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Manish Sureshkumar and Vaidehi Chaudari won the boys’ and girls’ singles title respectively in the YMCA TTT - ITF juniors tournament here on Saturday. Manish Sureshkumar, who entered the tournament a | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fsport%2Ftennis%2Fymca-ttt-itf-juniors-manish-vaidehi-win%2Farticle9040818.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02988/TH28ITF_2988918c.jpg | en | null | Manish, Vaidehi win | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Manish Sureshkumar and Vaidehi Chaudari won the boys’ and girls’ singles title respectively in the YMCA TTT - ITF juniors tournament here on Saturday.
Manish Sureshkumar, who entered the tournament as a wildcard, defeated the second seed Nikshep Ballekere Ravikumar 6-0, 6-3 to claim the title without much fuss.
In the girls’ final Vaidehi was stretched after winning the first set easily as Shivani Swarup Ingle pulled one back in the second before the former won the decider easily.
The results (finals): Boys: singles: Manish Sureshkumar bt Nikshep Ballekere Ravikumar 6-0, 6-3. Doubles: Sagar Bains & Megh Bhargav Patel bt Abhimanyu Vannemreddy & Aditya Vashisht 6-4, 7-6(4).
Girls: singles: Vaidehi Chaudari bt Shivani Swarup Ingle 6-2, 4-6, 6-1. | http://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/ymca-ttt-itf-juniors-manish-vaidehi-win/article9040818.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/6fee68bf06ff772fc5f95e006521940e42cd54faf390191ad284811b1360a86a.json |
[
"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-28T14:50:50 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The K.R. Puram police have arrested a 24-year-old African student who was involved in a drunken brawl with the passers-by after knocking down a pedestrian near Tin factory in K.R. Puram in the early | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fbangalore%2Fafrican-student-knocks-down-pedestrian%2Farticle9042920.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | African student knocks down pedestrian | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The K.R. Puram police have arrested a 24-year-old African student who was involved in a drunken brawl with the passers-by after knocking down a pedestrian near Tin factory in K.R. Puram in the early hours of Sunday.
Ahath Mohammed, native of Chad, is a II year BCA student in a private college in Hennur.
According to the police, Ahath, was returning to his home in HBR Layout after a party at his friend’s house.
Ahath was reportedly riding in rash and negligent manner and rammed into a pedestrian near Marimuthu temple, injuring him severely.
Ahath tried to escape, but passers-by chased and stopped him before alerting police.
Meanwhile, Ahath called his friends for help who came on the motorcycles and tried to get Ahath out, which lead to a tense situation.
The police rushed to the spot. Meanwhile, sensing trouble Ahath friends escaped leaving their motorcycles behind. The police took Ahath to the police station where he refused to undergo alco-meter test.
The police later took him to the hospital and subjected him to medical examination before booking him under section 279 (rash driving or riding) and under section 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others). However, Ahath was released on bail. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/african-student-knocks-down-pedestrian/article9042920.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/48164f93e8a597140363f90af039eb61b1ccfdc729ade96437b1be5be9a3a2bf.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-27T04:57:48 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The city police on Thursday apprehended a youth on charges of throwing acid on an employee of the Income Tax Department in Anna Nagar on Wednesday.On Wednesday, two unidentified men hurled acid on Moh | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fchennai%2Fman-held-for-acid-attack-on-former-colleague%2Farticle9034193.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Man held for acid attack on former colleague | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The city police on Thursday apprehended a youth on charges of throwing acid on an employee of the Income Tax Department in Anna Nagar on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, two unidentified men hurled acid on Mohit (23), a native of Madhya Pradesh, who is living in a Central Revenue Quarters at Anna Nagar with two of his colleagues. The incident occurred when Mohit was alone in the apartment.
Around 9 p.m., the assailants, who wore helmets, knocked on Mohit’s door and hurled acid on him before fleeing the scene. The police arrested one of the accused, G. Prabhu (30), after the victim identified him. A police officer said: “Prabhu, a resident of K.K. Nagar, had previously worked with the I-T Department before he was removed from service. He currently works for a private company.”
Police said the incident took place as a result of enmity between the victim and the accused | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/man-held-for-acid-attack-on-former-colleague/article9034193.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/350fc07b4c13cd7830b86ce613951b53bda1e81e05acd02cc456d0a0fbc32858.json |
[
"B. Chandrashekhar"
] | 2016-08-27T06:50:31 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Arrival of rain across Telangana with the help of low pressure over the Bay of Bengal is expected to provide much needed relief to the standing crops facing withering condition in over 5.5 lakh acres | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ftelangana%2Fstanding-crop-on-over-55-lakh-acres-shows-signs-of-withering%2Farticle9038837.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02988/25HYBCS01-CROP-_hy_2988300c.jpg | en | null | Standing crop on over 5.5 lakh acres shows signs of withering | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Standing kharif crops facing serious moisture stress in Mahabubnagar, Warangal, Nalgonda, Ranga Reddy, Khammam and Medak districts
Arrival of rain across Telangana with the help of low pressure over the Bay of Bengal is expected to provide much needed relief to the standing crops facing withering condition in over 5.5 lakh acres due to a very long dry spell spread over about 20 days.
Recurrence of rains from August 23 have also provided some solace to the farming community that has been forced to fear another crop failure as the skies refused to open up since the last 20 days. “Standing kharif crops such as maize, cotton, soybean, redgram, greengram, blackgram and jowar were facing serious moisture stress with withering symptoms noticed mostly in Mahabubnagar, Warangal, Nalgonda, Ranga Reddy, Khammam and Medak districts,” a senior official of the agriculture department explained.
Rain started shying away when the crops were in crucial stages of vegetative growth at some places and in a little advanced condition of flowering and pod formation, particularly in case of short-term - pulses such as greengram and blackgram, cereals maize and jowar and oil-seed soybean, which is cultivated as one of the commercial crops.
“We have directed the departmental officials in districts and scientists of the agriculture university, Krishi Vigyan Kendras and District Agricultural Advisory and Transfer of Technology Centres to form joint teams and visit the affected areas extensively suggesting appropriate steps to farmers on soil moisture conservation practices and other crop management measures to avoid crop loss due to adverse seasonal conditions,” the official stated.
But for the dry spell in August, kharif season this year has been promising with the farmers cultivating crops in 35.04 lakh hectares so far against 32.12 lakh ha and 33.19 lakh ha during the two previous years out of the season normal of 43.43 lakh ha. Crops such as maize, redgram, greengram, blackgram and soybean have been cultivated in record extents this year, in tune with the government plans to bring down cotton cultivation to 12.11 lakh ha against the normal extent of about 17 lakh ha.
“Bringing down cotton cultivation has become imperative since most of the farmers’ suicides in the recent years were found to be due to losses suffered in the crop cultivation. Our efforts have been successful to a large extent although we planned to restrict cotton to 10.64 lakh ha and divert them towards soybean, pulses and maize”, the official noted. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/standing-crop-on-over-55-lakh-acres-shows-signs-of-withering/article9038837.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/4c1eb6136ca8cf2e597c64895ca31cacd112c9df036744a1f1ea298337557882.json |
[
"M. Rajeev"
] | 2016-08-30T06:54:12 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The Telugu Desam Party Telangana State unit has demanded that the State Government cancel the agreements it entered into with neighbouring Maharashtra State relating to projects across Godavari stati | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FHyderabad%2Fscrap-pact-with-maharashtra-tdp%2Farticle9047212.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02991/HY30REVANTH_REDDY__2991593c.jpg | en | null | Scrap pact with Maharashtra: TDP | null | null | www.thehindu.com | TDP-TS senior leaders and cadre led by its president L. Ramana and working president A. Revanth Reddy took out a rally
The Telugu Desam Party Telangana State unit has demanded that the State Government cancel the agreements it entered into with neighbouring Maharashtra State relating to projects across Godavari stating that they were detrimental to the interests of the State.
The terms of the agreements were loaded in favour of Maharashtra in that they would confer 20 per cent share of Chanaka Korata project to the neighbouring State while the reduction of height of Tummidihatti project would entail huge burden on the State ex-chequer in the form of operation of lifts to pump water. TDP-TS senior leaders and cadre led by its president L. Ramana and working president A. Revanth Reddy took out a rally from the NTR Trust Bhavan, the party’s headquarters, to Jala Soudha on Monday.
The rally culminated into a dharna in front of the Engineer-in-Chief’s office at Jala Soudha where slogans were raised against the TRS Government’s decision to enter into agreements that were harmful to the State. The agitating leaders were later arrested by the police and moved to Goshamahal police station. Mr. Revanth Reddy alleged that the agreements with Maharashtra would force the State to bear an additional expenditure of Rs. 50,000 crore on the Pranahita-Kaleswaram project and this would be in addition to the expenditure on power to operate the lift irrigation schemes. The additional expenditure could be avoided if the Government implemented the experts’ recommendation and maintained the height of the Tummidihatti project at 152 metres. Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao should not stand on prestige and instead take steps to review the agreements protecting the larger interests of the State.
The TDP-TS was firm on creating awareness among the people on the adverse impact the agreements with Maharashtra would have on the State. It would seek legal recourse, if need be, to ensure that the agreements were cancelled. Taking objections to the unilateral manner in which the Government was going ahead with the agreements, he dared the Chief Minister to come for an open debate if he was committed to the State’s interests. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/scrap-pact-with-maharashtra-tdp/article9047212.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/91ed6b1070b2bc900773c1b2bf256f2951db7c927806dcdd412107acd28f7795.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T20:52:20 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Quinton de Kock and Stephen Cook put on a 133-run opening stand as South Africa reached 283-3 against New Zealand at stumps on the first day of the second test after being put in to bat on Saturday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Fsa-takes-control-of-second-test%2Farticle9040836.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | SA takes control of second Test | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Quinton de Kock and Stephen Cook put on a 133-run opening stand as South Africa reached 283-3 against New Zealand at stumps on the first day of the second test after being put in to bat on Saturday.
De Kock made 82 after shifting up the order to replace Dean Elgar, who was injured in training on Friday and ruled out on Saturday morning. Cook went for 56, Hashim Amla added 58, and JP Duminy was 67 not out as all of South Africa’s top four made half-centuries.
Neil Wagner (2-51) was the best bowler but New Zealand didn’t make the early progress it hoped for after winning the toss.
The second and final test will decide the short series after a weather—affected drawn first match. New Zealand is seeking its first test series win in South Africa.
Captain Kane Williamson’s decision to put South Africa in at SuperSport Park appeared to be the wrong one as De Kock and Cook came through a tricky start to build a solid platform.
De Kock hit 15 fours in his third test half—century, taking control of a partnership with the more measured Cook. They both survived chances in a luckless day for the New Zealanders, with De Kock dropped by wicketkeeper BJ Watling off an inside edge, and Cook surviving an lbw appeal that appeared to be out.
Left-handed wicketkeeper—batsman De Kock fell early in the afternoon session when he hit a hook shot to Trent Boult on the backward square leg boundary off Wagner. Cook edged to Williamson in the gully not long after that off seamer Doug Bracewell (1-65), who later left the field with what appeared to be a problem with his right hamstring.
Amla hit a fairly rapid half-century to continue South Africa’s momentum, an innings peppered with nine fours and a six. His 95-run stand with Duminy put the home team in a good position in the series-deciding game, with Duminy due to return on Sunday morning in search of his first test century in over two years.
Faf du Plessis, captaining South Africa in place of the injured AB de Villiers, was 13 not out alongside Duminy. | http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/sa-takes-control-of-second-test/article9040836.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/6b582dc6fe526096d311a49c28ca1b0b54afc982e9d292004af9d2d38c58755a.json |
[
"Varghese K. George"
] | 2016-08-26T14:59:03 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | Donald Trump talks about the rights of homosexuals in almost all his speeches and interviews, inconceivable for the presidential candidate of a party that still has many supporters who believe gays d | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Finternational%2Fwhy-trump-casts-himself-as-a-champion-of-gay-rights%2Farticle9032555.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02985/TH26_TRUMP_2985959c.jpg | en | null | Why Trump casts himself as a champion of gay rights | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The focus of his pro-homosexual rights campaign is on radical Islamists
Donald Trump talks about the rights of homosexuals in almost all his speeches and interviews, inconceivable for the presidential candidate of a party that still has many supporters who believe gays deserve death. Organised LGBT groups are unlikely supporters of Mr. Trump, but Mr. Trump’s constant messaging on gay rights is about killing several birds with one stone.
Attitude towards homosexuality is changing fast in the country, and more than half of Americans now support same-sex marriage—a trend that conventional Republicans who ran against Mr. Trump for nomination could not understand or respond to. The change is more pronounced among young people of all political beliefs and ethnic origins. Young evangelicals and young Mormons—ages 18-29—are twice as likely as their seniors to support same-sex marriage, says Robert P Jones, author of The End of White Christian America, a book that is being widely discussed currently.
Fifty-three percent of young Republicans now support same-sex marriage, the author says. Gallup polls and Pew surveys recently have recorded this change. The analysis that Mr. Trump appeals primarily to ‘white middle-aged men without a college degree’ overlooks this critical innovation that he has done. Mr. Trump is opposed to same-sex marriage, but that is stated only rarely and when asked, but his championing of gay rights is almost relentless. Openly gay digital entrepreneur Peter Thiel was one of the star speakers at the Republican Convention last month, and Mr. Trump has vowed to protect gay people.
This might disconnect him from the Christian Right, among whom a pastor who thought the Islamist terrorist in Orlando did a good thing by killing so many homosexuals. Mr. Trump never criticises the homophobia promoted by Christian extremists and always connects his pro-gay stance to his opposition to radical Islam. The Christian homophobes who rooted for Ted Cruz in primaries will have no option but to side with Mr. Trump. Since 2013, Hillary Clinton, Mr. Trump’s opponent, has been a supporter of same-sex marriage.
Mr. Trump’s focus is on how Islamists and Muslim regimes in West Asia target homosexuals. Not only that it allows him to focus on Islam, it also makes the backdrop to allege that Ms. Clinton is close to some of these regimes, particularly Saudi Arabia. “As your President, I will do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens from the violence and oppression of a hateful foreign ideology,” he said in his speech at the convention. Focusing on the “foreign ideology” also allows him to camouflage the anti-LGBT policies of his own party and its governors in the States.
Advocating the rights of homosexuals has become a sort of calling card for appealing to the mainstream of American public opinion. Addressing an audience critical of Israeli policies last year in Washington D.C, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly noted that Israel was the only country in the region where homosexuals did not face harassment. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/why-trump-casts-himself-as-a-champion-of-gay-rights/article9032555.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/7e51a2163167d2ef08b0d8df0accb28ebaeb8a48d0cb1fdbf4e1e1cdb77d810d.json |
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"Staff Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-31T08:51:53 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | The court of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate extended the judicial custody of all the 21 accused in the Praveen Poojary murder case till September 15, here on Wednesday.Activists belonging | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fkarnataka%2Fpoojary-murder-court-extends-judicial-custody-of-accused-till-september-15%2Farticle9054895.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Poojary murder: Court extends judicial custody of accused till September 15 | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Poojary, a BJP member, was beaten to death by right wing activists for allegedly transporting cows
The court of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate extended the judicial custody of all the 21 accused in the Praveen Poojary murder case till September 15, here on Wednesday.
Activists belonging to right wing groups brutally assaulted a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member, Praveen Poojary (29), and another person Akshaya Devadiga (20) at Kenjur village near Hebri alleging that they were carrying cows to a slaughter house on the night of August 17.
Praveen succumbed to the injuries at Mahesh Hospital in Brahmavar on the same night. The police arrested 18 activists on charges of assault, murder and rioting, on August 18. Three more activists were arrested on August 20. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/poojary-murder-court-extends-judicial-custody-of-accused-till-september-15/article9054895.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/af19ebd172f89e8abddaad25e4cf9c09a6d4bc8f8062b4868f631e0d0e92b39e.json |
[
"Racing Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-31T12:52:04 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Spirit And Truth, who is in fine nick, may score in the Sanctity Trophy (1,800m), the main event of the races to be held here on Thursday (Sept. 1).False rails (width about 4.5m from 1,600m to the wi | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fsport%2Fraces%2Fspirit-and-truth-in-fine-nick%2Farticle9055640.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Spirit And Truth in fine nick | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Spirit And Truth, who is in fine nick, may score in the Sanctity Trophy (1,800m), the main event of the races to be held here on Thursday (Sept. 1).
False rails (width about 4.5m from 1,600m to the winning post) will be in position.
Jockeys for Raziel, Thejaguar and Amaze (1st race) will be declared later.
SHIVAKASHI PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 00 to 25, 4-y-o & over, 2-30 p.m: 1. Raziel (4) (-) 60, 2. Sazae San (7) Sarvan Kumar 60, 3. Thejaguar (5) (-) 59.5, 4. Oriental Belle (8) Mallikarjun 59, 5. Reverberating (12) Kiran Rai 58.5, 6. Precious Script (11) Shobhan 58, 7. Sonic Star (6) Srinath 57.5, 8. Wholelottalove (10) M. Ravi 57, 9. Thirtysixchamber’s (9) Manesh K 56.5, 10. Indian Fury (3) P.S. Chouhan 56, 11. Amaze (1) (-) 55 and 12. Resemblance (2) Jagadeesh 53.5.
1. Amaze, 2. Precious Script, 3. Indian Fury
SHIVAKASHI PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 00 to 25, 4-y-o & over, 3-00: 1. King Smile (-) (-) 62.5, 2. Scorching (11) Kiran Rai 62.5, 3. Delilah (6) Shobhan 62, 4. Sea Of Stars (9) Ramesh Kumar 60.5, 5. Breaking Away (2) P.P. Dhebe 60, 6. Icepick Willie (5) Jagadeesh 60, 7. Gamaleti (4) L. Prashant 59, 8. Miss Wonder (1) Vinod Shinde 58.5, 9. Selfie (3) Rajesh Kumar 58.5, 10. Delta Delight (8) S. Waseemuddin 58, 11. The Dark Knight (7) A. Ramu 58 and 12. Churchill (10) Raghu K 57.
1. Breaking Away, 2. Miss Wonder, 3. Scorching
SANCTITY TROPHY (1,800m), rated 60 & above, 3-30: 1. Naval Glory (5) S. John 60, 2. Spirit And Truth (1) A. Imran Khan 59.5, 3. Zodiac (3) Suraj Narredu 55.5, 4. Amazing Charm (2) P. Trevor 55 and 5. Script Writer (4) P.S. Chouhan 52.
1. Spirit And Truth, 2. Zodiac
DATTA JEWELLERS TROPHY (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 20 to 45, 4-00: 1. Sachi (6) S. John 62.5, 2. Only Princess (10) P.P. Dhebe 62, 3. Passing Fancy (9) Md. Mushraf 60, 4. Speed Queen (12) Ajay Kumar 60, 5. Proudprince (3) B. Harish 59.5, 6. Better Than Ever (5) A. Ramu 59, 7. Flame’s Fury (8) Rajesh Kumar 58.5, 8. Kentucky Rose (11) Ajeet Kumar 57.5, 9. Man Of Law (7) Raja Rao 57, 10. Colossal Moments (1) Selvaraj 56.5, 11. Young Gallant (4) Shiva Kumar 56.5 and 12. Florencia (2) Chetan Kalay 55.
1. Sachi, 2. Only Princess, 3. Florencia
K.T.SHAMAIAH GOWDA MEMORIAL TROPHY (Div. I), (1,400m), rated 40 to 65, 5-y-o & over, 4-30: 1. Winged King (3) M. Prabhakaran 60.5, 2. German Guide (8) P.S. Chouhan 59, 3. Real Steel (1) Suraj Narredu 59, 4. Dhanyavaad (2) Shivnath Paswan 58.5, 5. Miss International (6) S. Mubarak 57.5, 6. Secret Dimension (4) Kiran Rai 57, 7. Capitalize (5) Adarsh 56, 8. Gran Turismo (9) Rajesh Kumar 56 and 9. Rakshitha (7) Antony Raj 56.
1. Secret Dimension, 2. German Guide, 3. Real Steel
DATTA JEWELLERS TROPHY (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 20 to 45, 5-00: 1. Go Green (8) M. Naveen 60, 2. Hot Star (7) T.M. Prashant 60, 3. Appaloosa (2) T.S. Jodha 59.5, 4. Asian Star (11) L. Prashant 59.5, 5. Silken Water (9) Shobhan 59.5, 6. Cullinan (12) Adarsh 59, 7. Look Out (3) Raja Rao 58, 8. Strong Conviction (4) Manesh K 58, 9. Bengaluru Princess (1) Chetan Kalay 57.5, 10. Ole (6) S. Manohar 57.5, 11. What A Nice Man (10) B. Nayak 56.5 and 12. Golden Friend (5) Nitin Singh 55.5.
1. Bengaluru Princess, 2. Golden Friend, 3. Silken Water
K.T.SHAMAIAH GOWDA MEMORIAL TROPHY (Div. II), (1,400m), rated 40 to 65, 5-y-o & over, 5-30: 1. Wings Of Fortune (9) Rajesh Kumar 60, 2. Siddhi (8) Gautam Raj 59, 3. Malkia (2) R. Ravi 58.5, 4. Sans Frontieres (4) M. Abhilash 58, 5. I Smile (6) S. John 57.5, 6. Silsila (10) M.L. Bhosle 57.5, 7. Strengthandwonder (7) L. Prashant 56.5, 8. Yellowzone (5) A. Ramu 56.5, 9. Go Man Go (1) Kiran Rai 54.5 and 10. Saltoro Ridge (3) P.P. Dhebe 54.5.
1. I Smile, 2. Saltoro Ridge, 3. Yellowzone
Day’s best: Sachi
Double: Spirit And Truth – Bengaluru Princess
Jkt: 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7; Tr (i): 2, 3 and 4; (ii): 5, 6 and 7. | http://www.thehindu.com/sport/races/spirit-and-truth-in-fine-nick/article9055640.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/cc813c162945e682bad3d353f18bf2a74917edaf54e1c5032eaa2dc82224574d.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T00:53:54 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The number of teenagers being held under the UK’s Terrorism Act has more than tripled over the past two years, according to new figures released on Friday which also showed Asian-origin teens were si | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Finternational%2Fno-of-uk-teens-detained-under-terror-act-triples%2Farticle9036307.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | No. of UK teens detained under terror act triples | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The figures show those identifying themselves as Asian or Asian British were six times more likely to be detained than those who were white.
The number of teenagers being held under the UK’s Terrorism Act has more than tripled over the past two years, according to new figures released on Friday which also showed Asian-origin teens were six times more likely to be detained as compared to those who were white.
As many as 46 under—18s were detained under the act as they travelled in or out of the UK in 2015, compared with 13 in 2013, according to data obtained by the BBC as part of a Freedom of Information request to the UK’s National Police Chiefs’ Council.
The data relates to Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000, which grants British police special powers to question and detain for up to six hours any individual passing through a UK port, airport, international rail terminal or border area.
The figures show those identifying themselves as Asian or Asian British were six times more likely to be detained than those who were white.
Under the Act, there is no requirement for an officer to have a “reasonable suspicion” that someone is involved with terrorism before they stop an individual.
Failure to cooperate with officers can result in three months in prison, a fine or both.
A further 190 under—18s were examined, but not detained, by UK police between July 2015 and March 2016 — allowing them to be questioned and searched for a maximum of an hour.
David Anderson, the UK’s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, told BBC that Schedule 7 was “an essential power in the fight against terrorism”, through which important intelligence could be gathered.
He attributed the three-fold rise partly as the result of police stopping unaccompanied minors on outbound flights who they believe could be travelling on to Syria to join Islamic State (ISIS).
Over 500 British Muslims are believed to have travelled to Syria and Iraq to join Islamist extremist groups.
A UK Foreign Office statement said: “The UK has advised for some time against all travel to Syria. Anyone who does travel to these areas, for whatever reason, is putting themselves in considerable danger.” | http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/no-of-uk-teens-detained-under-terror-act-triples/article9036307.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/a2d8be1f243c74ab275f37af14265c76f1dd4ce607e466f3caf8fb9c1b34fa1a.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-30T00:52:36 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The State government on Monday said all major reservoirs in Tamil Nadu have adequate water and it was not good on their part to seek water from Karnataka, which is facing severe distress owing to def | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fkarnataka%2Ftn-has-enough-water-state%2Farticle9046585.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | T.N. has enough water: State | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The State government on Monday said all major reservoirs in Tamil Nadu have adequate water and it was not good on their part to seek water from Karnataka, which is facing severe distress owing to deficient south-west monsoon. “Tamil Nadu can release water to its standing crops since their reservoirs have adequate quantity. Moreover, Tamil Nadu will get north-east monsoon from next month,” Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T.B. Jayachandra told presspersons here on Monday.
He said south-west monsoon would recede next month in Karnataka, whose priority was to ensure adequate water storage to meet drinking water requirements in urban centres of Cauvery basin areas. On the distress sharing formula, he said: “No court has explained distress formula. The government will seek explanation from the Supreme Court about sharing according to distress formula.” Karnataka will file an affidavit in the SC explaining its inability to release water. “We will face another year of drought if the State failed to get south-west monsoon next month,” he said.
Mr. Jayachandra chaired a Cabinet sub-committee meeting on the alleged violation of rules by Nandi Infrastructure Corridors Enterprises (NICE), which has developed Bengaluru-Mysuru Corridors, and said the panel would submit a detailed report by the third week of September. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/tn-has-enough-water-state/article9046585.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/8668844d1e44b894676c81caad7d47eeef168a266ba7e046163ea0ba9875c2c8.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T10:53:18 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Doctors at the Government Headquarters Hospital in Manapparai performed a complex surgery on a woman to remove the tumour here on Friday night. The surgery of this kind was said to have been performe | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FTiruchirapalli%2Fcomplex-surgery-performed-in-gh%2Farticle9040492.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Complex surgery performed in Manapparai | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The surgery of this kind was said to have been performed for the first time at the Government Headquarters Hospital in Manapparai.
Doctors at the Government Headquarters Hospital in Manapparai performed a complex surgery on a woman to remove the tumour here on Friday night. The surgery of this kind was said to have been performed for the first time at the hospital.
The surgery was performed for about two hours starting 10 p.m. on Friday. The woman, K. Chellammal (49) of Pillampatti near Viralimalai, came to the hospital about a fortnight ago. Doctors, led by S. Anand, gynaecologist, screened her and took the biopsy test only to confirm positive symptoms for cancer cervix.
“There is no specialist for performing surgery at the District Headquarters Hospital at Manapparai and hence, we availed the services of oncologist S. Ravi Iyengar,” said V. Malaidurai, anaesthetist of the hospital, who co-ordinated the surgery.
The team comprising Dr. Anand, Dr. Ravi Iyengar, Dr. Malaidurai and V. Vijaya, gynaecologist, conducted the surgery. “We were fully prepared to meet any challenge and had taken all precautionary measure, as it was a great challenge for us,” said Dr. Malaidurai.
Past midnight, the surgery was completed. The surgery had proved that the government hospital at Manapparai was competent to perform a surgery on cancer cervix, the doctors said. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/complex-surgery-performed-in-gh/article9040492.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/a27384610c617aed4839d75e86b17fe24dfdce484874e590e4c9aae2cc59658f.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T18:50:56 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | A fter 50 days of curfew in the Kashmir Valley, the Central and State governments finally appear to be coming together on how to engage with the conflict and all the stakeholders involved. Home Minis | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fopinion%2Feditorial%2Freinventing-the-wheel-in-kashmir%2Farticle9043012.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Reinventing the wheel in Kashmir | null | null | www.thehindu.com | A fter 50 days of curfew in the Kashmir Valley, the Central and State governments finally appear to be coming together on how to engage with the conflict and all the stakeholders involved. Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s visits to Srinagar appear to have, at least temporarily, calmed the air. A panel set up by the government is now looking at alternatives to the pellet guns used by the security forces: they have proved to be unacceptably lethal, and should have been abandoned already. An all-party delegation is expected to visit Srinagar in an attempt to reach out to people and kick-start a political dialogue. The process of normalcy can only begin once the restrictive curfew is lifted — but the government cannot sit back and wait for calm; it needs to foster it. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined the gravity of the situation and sought to reach out by saying that each person who dies in the Valley is “one of our people”, there needs to be an actionable checklist to demonstrate the sincerity of the outreach. It is perhaps for all these reasons that after her meeting with Mr. Modi, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti called for the next step, a three-pronged action plan that would include talks with Pakistan and with the separatist leaders, many of whom are currently in prison.
While all of these steps are welcome and necessary, the government must recognise that they only address the violence, and not the deeper problem of alienation in Kashmir. They are but leaves out of the playbook used in 2008 and 2010, to bring the Valley back from the edge after street protests: visits to Srinagar by senior national leaders and all-party delegations, words of restraint for security forces, and words of empathy to Kashmiris. In the current round of violence, Mr. Modi must do better than ‘reinvent the wheel’. To chart a new course, he and Ms. Mufti must work on a sustained plan for dialogue in the State, even as he builds a consensus on how to deal with Pakistan. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s grand diplomatic plans to internationalise the Kashmir issue may be unlikely to meet with much success on the international stage, and will probably be countered at the UN with India’s new pitch for Pakistan to vacate “all of Kashmir”. But such grandstanding hardly addresses the real issues at hand. The bilateral stand-off should not blunt the internal dialogue. What is important right now is not what India does outside its borders, but inside them, in a carefully considered, positive and sustained manner. For, the absence of violence is not peace; it is merely an enabling condition for the pursuit of lasting peace. | http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/reinventing-the-wheel-in-kashmir/article9043012.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/0724e6e9b5c84894b7de7bade74052276a853b0220b1e5f7e94438e9a01b6978.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T14:55:38 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The Indian hockey teams may not have achieved results up to expectations but their performances at the Rio Olympics were not as disheartening as an eighth-place finish may indicate. The women were | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fsport%2Fhockey%2Fwe-are-disappointed-says-sreejesh%2Farticle9032640.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02985/TH26SREEJESH_2985995c.jpg | en | null | We are disappointed, says Sreejesh | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Indian hockey teams may not have achieved results up to expectations but their performances at the Rio Olympics were not as disheartening as an eighth-place finish may indicate.
The women were always expected to struggle in their first ever Olympics while the men ran some of the top sides close before succumbing to pressure.
The teams returned in the early hours of Thursday and dispersed for their homes for a long overdue break. Men’s captain P.R. Sreejesh, one of the key performers, admitted there was a lot of disappointment.
“It took a long time to get out of the disappointment and humiliation of 2012."
“We are more disappointed vis-a-vis the kind of efforts we had put in because, despite being short on experience, we ran some of the teams real close."
"We had put in a lot of effort in the past few years to not only get out of that but also improve our game, our team."
“Against teams like Germany and Holland, for example, we upped our game to match them,” he said.
“We were the youngest team in terms of average age and the difference showed,” he said, admitting that it was frustrating at times to keep saving opposition attacks without the team scoring any. Chief coach Roelant Oltmans was satisfied with the team on field — barring the draw against Canada in the last league match — but admitted it was a learning experience for everyone. “Looking back we can see that in every game we pushed our opponents hard. Sometimes the results don’t accurately reflect the performance,” Oltmans said.
Women’s captain Sushila Chanu said though they couldn’t win a game, they were not overawed by the occasion.
The women finished last but climbed one rung in rankings because of their appearance at Rio. “It was always a dream for us to represent India at the Olympics. Ours is a young team and we have already made a small mark on the world stage. Now we have to try and make it more visible,” she said. | http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/we-are-disappointed-says-sreejesh/article9032640.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/76dd1e40a4d4e374ebce240562a3a09a869fb2f1f17291f62655e19b0b6aef21.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T05:01:02 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | A day after the SC cancelled his conditional bail, S. Yuvaraj, the prime accused in the murder of Dalit youth V. Gokulraj, was produced in Namakkal court and was sent to judicial custody till Septembe | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ftamil-nadu%2Fyuvaraj-lodged-in-vellore-central-prison%2Farticle9034928.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Yuvaraj lodged in Vellore Central Prison | null | null | www.thehindu.com | A day after the SC cancelled his conditional bail, S. Yuvaraj, the prime accused in the murder of Dalit youth V. Gokulraj, was produced in Namakkal court and was sent to judicial custody till September 8. Page 4
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"Prabalika M Borah"
] | 2016-08-31T12:52:18 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Guess who is busy these days? It is undoubtedly the marketing teams and copywriters at ad agencies in the city. And equally, if not more, busy are the cops keeping an eye on those who play hide and s | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Ffeatures%2Fmetroplus%2Fit-is-all-about-wordplay%2Farticle9055445.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02993/HYM01NIGHTLIFE4_2993470c.jpg | en | null | It is all about wordplay | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Pubs and restaurants indulge in a clever play of words to promote their campaigns even as they play safe
Guess who is busy these days? It is undoubtedly the marketing teams and copywriters at ad agencies in the city. And equally, if not more, busy are the cops keeping an eye on those who play hide and seek with them in the city’s watering holes. With the gruesome accident at Nagarjuna Circle caused by three youngsters last month, the city cops are busy cracking the whip on clubs, restaurants and bars who are found flouting the rules.
The problem, cops say, is due to regular flouting of rules and easy access to drinks. Despite an official shut down time of 12 midnight, partying doesn’t actually stop until nearly 3 am. Then those with a bar license could sell liquor from the time they open doors in the morning, which means one can start drinking right from morning onwards. Since there were not many takers for this, the pubs and restaurants came up with promotions like ‘free drinks’, ‘unlimited alcohol’, ‘one plus one offer on drinks’ and so on and so forth.
On the other hand restaurateurs feel, punishing everyone for a mistake committed by a few is not fair. Some even question, ‘Why were liquor licenses issued to one and all?’ The blame game goes on.
Watering holes are doing their promote themselves, and still stay safe. “In the current scenario, we are forced to come up with campaigns that avoid the word ‘alcohol’, yet promote our offers. This is where the copywriters are working overtime.”
So, it never bottoms-up, nor do you get a pitcher full and no one is suggesting you get a high-life on their ad campaigns. No taking pot ‘shots’ for sure. “Rather, we are saying, colourful drinks, innovative menu, sundown parties, chilling with friends and mostly an extension of hanging out time,” says a bartender at Road no 36.
He also says that most of the eateries, coffee shops and all-day diners are playing it safe with their cutlery as well. “It is almost like an unsaid rule laid down by the cops that we avoid using images of glasses, bottles and spirits in our publicity materials that go to indicate alcohol,” he shrugs.
Is that by any chance creating a notion that drinks are no more served in most places? “The idea is not to promote drinking. It is like putting a statutory warning on cigarette packets. We do have to flash posters about not serving liquor to anyone under the permitted age. That affects our decor in a big way, but we are law-abiding citizens and at the cost of being judged on our aesthetics, we do flash it in the most prominent places,” says a manager of an Indian restaurant with a liquor licence.
To play it safe the copy writers are having to go back to drab phrases and cliched words while re designing ad material for their clients. “How creative can one think beyond fun and happy minus a play of words while suggesting what is unique. It is keeping everyone on tenterhooks and so we are not taking any risks,” says a marketing manager of a chain of hotels in the city.
The subtleties don’t stop with liquor, At a star hotel, ask if you get beef and the reply is likely to be, “We sell ‘tenderloins’, ‘undercuts’, ‘meat medallion” and what not. While there is no official ban on beef in the city, no one wants to get onto trouble. Maybe that’s why someone who sold juicy beef burgers, and the best one at that, now flashes a board saying we sell ‘buffalo burgers. By the way Buffalo is a place in the USA, just saying. | http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/it-is-all-about-wordplay/article9055445.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/1fcd3c03f43e0fcc9b5d866d18ac5de254439f7fb1044ca4b7c513f7655e7514.json |
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"K. M. Dayashankar"
] | 2016-08-30T20:53:46 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | The Karimnagar district police, which won accolades for its people-friendly policing during last two decades, is also being appreciated for the launching of the weekly offs for its personnel from the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ftelangana%2Fweekly-offs-pay-dividends%2Farticle9051495.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Weekly offs pay dividends | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Karimnagar district police, which won accolades for its people-friendly policing during last two decades, is also being appreciated for the launching of the weekly offs for its personnel from the rank of constables to Inspectors since July first week.
Following the reports about the police personnel being overloaded with work and no personal life, Superintendent of Police D. Joel Davis introduced this measure and it is yielding good results. The weekly offs have come as a boon to the personnel enabling them to spend some time with their family members and reduce the work-related stress.
The Superintendent of Police said that the official pending issues of personnel were being taken care of by the departmental network. The personal issues were being solved by conducting one-to-one counselling sessions with the help of Roshini Counselling Centre, Hyderabad at least once in a month. He said that the psychologists were counselling the family members and boosting their morale.
Similarly, the police were also conducting meditation classes as a continuous programme to make them feel good and relax. The new entrants into the department were also being trained by conducting orientation programmes with the help of senior inspectors and DSPs to explain them about the work system and the style of functioning. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/weekly-offs-pay-dividends/article9051495.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/ef705a129dbdd7ae31483c7e945720ba108a99b1ea51506f70e64abaa90327cb.json |
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"Neeti Sarkar"
] | 2016-08-29T12:51:06 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The monsoons are here and the there is no escaping the frizz. Bad hair days will unfortunately be more common, but that surely doesn’t mean the showers should dampen your spirit or your style, especia | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Ffeatures%2Fmetroplus%2Ftress-in-time%2Farticle9046168.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02991/30BGM_ANNE_2991199c.jpg | en | null | - The Hindu | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Monsoon is not the best time for our hair but here is what you can do to look your best
The monsoons are here and the there is no escaping the frizz. Bad hair days will unfortunately be more common, but that surely doesn’t mean the showers should dampen your spirit or your style, especially if you have a cheat sheet like this, to save for a rainy day!
The low ponytail
Don’t mind going back in time to recreate the schoolgirl look? The ponytail has never been this popular and we aren’t suggesting you use only black bands or hair pins to keep your ponytail in place. The loose, low pony, is a monsoon favourite. Gather your hair at the nape of your neck after you have scrunched it to create loose beachy waves, and then fasten it with colour hair-ties or even a metallic hair cuff.
Loose waves
If you have mid-long length hair or a bob that is growing out, you are bound to experience frizzy hair days over the next couple of months so instead of whining about the weather, why don’t you make the most of it and go for the natural loose waves look instead? If you have got a flat iron, just curl it very loosely when it is still a little wet and then leave your hair open and watch this tousled look work its charm!
Bobs and pixie cuts
Haven’t changed your hairstyle in a while. Want to go real short but not confident if the look will suit you? The good news is you now have the perfect excuse to sport a bob, the most preferred hairstyle for the season, considering it requires minimal maintenance. It could be unkempt like Scarlett Johansson or slick and chic like Katie Holmes. And if you have got straight hair and an oval or heart-shaped face, you could opt for the inverted bob popularised by Victoria Beckham. If a pixie cut is what you will have, you could go for the look sported by Anne Hathaway.
The top-knot bun
Also known as the ballerina bun, this hairstyle works well for both formal and casual settings. If you have got a fancy black tie event to attend, take your cue from Jennifer Lopez or even Kim Kardashian. But if you’d like to wear your hair this way to work, opt for a loose and slightly messy top knot. Here is how to achieve the look. Wet your hair just a little, brush out the knots, tie your hair into a high ponytail with an elastic band. Brush your hair again and twist it to resemble a rope. Now wrap your hair carefully around the base of your ponytail, using bobby pins as you go along. Secure the end of your hair with the base of the ponytail that already has an elastic band holding it firmly in place.
The side braid-ponytail
Side braids have been quite the rage for a while now and so has the side ponytail. But for now, it is a combination of the wispy plait and the pony that you should be trying. Part your hair to the side, take a section of hair from the front left side of your part to your left temple.
Separate this into three and weave them together to make a braid. Stretch the braid out to make it look thicker. Tie the end with a thin elastic band.
Gather the rest of your hair into a ponytail and secure it together.
Take off the elastic band securing the braid as it is now already tied in with the ponytail. If you don’t want the band seen, you could wrap a small section of your hair over it. And you are all set to step out in style. Don’t forget to team it up with big earrings.
The headband tuck
This is easily one of the sweetest and softest looks of the season and is very simple to achieve with just a comb and a lovely headband (which is easy to find, given the variety available in the market). First, create a natural part as you would normally do. Then, tease the back of your hair to increase its volume. Now place your headband over your head as if you were donning a hat. Set the front part of your hair as you like but make sure your headband stays on top of your hair and not beneath. Now tuck the ends of your hair into the headband and continue doing so, evenly, from ear to ear to achieve your satisfaction. Make sure to use bobby pins to secure shorter strands of hair. | http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/tress-in-time/article9046168.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/6f9d9f5fa5bab0b43effe2ebef6dbf0744405ed6c74cd076437aaf05da069b26.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T14:53:29 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The first year in office for any government should normally not be problematic. This holds good more or less in the case of Sri Lanka’s national unity government, which has completed one year in offic | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fopinion%2Fop-ed%2Ftwo-rivals-on-a-smooth-journey%2Farticle9032505.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02985/26TH_PM_AND_PREZ_2985923c.jpg | en | null | Two rivals on a smooth journey | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Irritants crop up in UNP-SLFP ties now and then, but the Sirisena-Wickremesinghe understanding may be strong enough to prevent Mahinda Rajapaksa from making a comeback
The first year in office for any government should normally not be problematic. This holds good more or less in the case of Sri Lanka’s national unity government, which has completed one year in office despite huge challenges in the areas of economy, constitutional reforms, and, importantly, the Tamil question.
Billed as the first of its sort, the government was formed immediately following the August 2015 parliamentary elections after traditional rivals, the United National Party (UNP) and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), struck an agreement. Though the electoral verdict was not decisive, the message was loud and clear — an emphatic “no” to the bid of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to return to power after losing in the January presidential election to his former colleague, Maithripala Sirisena.
In the parliamentary polls, the UNP and its allies had won 106 seats while the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA), led by the SLFP, had secured 95 seats. Mr. Rajapksa’s vote base did not see much erosion between 2010 and 2015. His UPFA had secured about 4.8 million votes in 2010 and 4.7 million votes last year. Even now, Mr. Rajapaksa remains a force to reckon with.
The reason behind the UNP and its allies getting a higher number of seats in 2015 was higher voter turnout. Nearly three million more voters exercised their franchise last year. Immediately after the general elections, a substantial section in the SLFP broke ranks with the former President and joined hands with Mr. Sirisena, who promptly stitched a pact with the UNP.
Despite the SLFP being part of the national unity government, it has, at times, given an impression that it does not enjoy real power, and all crucial decisions are taken by the other constituent unilaterally. The way several budget proposals were revised and the removal of the preamble to the resolution moved in January 2016 on the constitutional reforms demonstrated lack of coherence and coordination between the two principal parties.
Though such irritants crop up in UNP-SLFP ties now and then, Mr. Sirisena, who was elected as the country’s executive President in January 2015 mainly on the strength of the UNP, is careful enough to ensure that his understanding with the Prime Minister and the UNP’s chief, Ranil Wickremesinghe, does not collapse. To show that he is on the same page as his Prime Minister, Mr. Sirisena is supporting a new pact with India through the Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ETCA), which the Prime Minister is perceived to be pushing for. A week before Mr. Rajapaksa launched his “march to Colombo” from Kandy in late July to highlight the government’s failure on various fronts, the two parties jointly announced that the 2015 agreement, originally meant for two years, would last five years.
Mr. Sirisena’s bonhomie with the UNP, widely seen as a right-leaning and market-friendly party, does not go down well with certain sections of the SLFP’s supporters who represent the rural peasantry, the lower middle-class and the Sinhalese-Buddhists. From the minority perspective, the current regime allows itself to be bothered by the thought of a likely response of the Rajapaksa camp to each and every move, especially on reconciliation. This is why the progress has not been spectacular.
But Mr. Sirisena is conscious that he is not going to gain anything by breaking the relationship with the UNP, as otherwise Mr. Rajapaksa will only become stronger, a scenario not acceptable to both Mr. Sirisena and Mr. Wickremesinghe.
There are other reasons for the UNP-SLFP alliance to continue.
Chief among them is the delivery on commitments made to the United Nations Human Rights Council through the October 2015 resolution on reconciliation, accountability and human rights. While critics of the government continue to question the logic behind the country’s decision to become a sponsor of the resolution, what has not gone unnoticed is that the regime was able to manage the UNHRC episode with finesse, and correct the damage done by its predecessor to ties with India and Western powers.
With all its faults, the present government has been able to create a climate of freedom and openness, which was perceptibly missing during the Rajapaksa years. As a corollary to this approach, it has taken some measures — the release of around 3,000 acres of land held till recently by the security forces; the rendering of the national anthem in Tamil during the 2016 Independence Day celebration; the ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and allowing the Public Representations Committee on Constitutional Reforms to carry out its task of getting feedback from all over the country in a businesslike and proactive way.
Even though some point to the continued military presence in the Northern and Eastern provinces and the persistence of a “culture of surveillance and, in certain instances, intimidation and harassment,” as observed by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein in his update of June 2016, a large number of people in the two provinces that had been ravaged by the civil war acknowledge the climate of freedom and openness, which forms the basis for establishing any mechanism on transitional justice.
For the Tamil National Alliance leadership, the present regime presents a unique opportunity to find a durable solution to the vexatious Tamil question, given the fact that formally the country’s two principal parties are part of the government.
That Mr. Sirisena and Mr. Wickremesinghe are earnest in carrying out the process of constitutional reforms and resolving the Tamil question has not been lost on anyone. Perhaps, keeping in mind the possible adverse impact on the process, Mr. Sirisena has not taken the drastic action of expelling Mr. Rajapsksa from the SLFP, even though talk of the former President and his supporters forming a new party often comes up in public discourse.
The next year may not be as smooth for the Sirisena-Wickremesinghe regime as the one that went by. But if the two leaders are able to stick together and function more cohesively, taking many sections along, they should be able to achieve a breakthrough in one of the famous intractable issues of South Asia and this should not surprise anyone.
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[] | 2016-08-30T02:51:13 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has opened up a significant lead of seven percentage points over her Republican rival Donald Trump, a latest poll has said, even as other surveys indic | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Finternational%2Fclinton-leads-trump-by-7-points-race-tightens-in-key-states%2Farticle9048880.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Clinton leads Trump by 7 points, race tightens in key states | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Monmouth University poll, conducted from last Thursday to Sunday, shows Ms. Clinton leading Mr. Trump by 46 to 39 per cent.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has opened up a significant lead of seven percentage points over her Republican rival Donald Trump, a latest poll has said, even as other surveys indicated a tightening race in the key states of Pennsylvania and Ohio.
The Monmouth University poll, conducted from last Thursday to Sunday, shows Ms. Clinton leading Mr. Trump by 46 to 39 per cent.
As per the poll, Ms. Clinton is winning 85 per cent of self-identified Democrats, while Mr. Trump has the support of fewer Republicans at 78 per cent.
Ms. Clinton also has a slight advantage among those who identify as independents, leading by 37 to 32 per cent.
However, a new poll released by the Three Emerson College showed that that Ms. Clinton and Mr. Trump each have 43 per cent support in Ohio.
In Michigan, Ms. Clinton leads Mr. Trump by five points, (45 to 40 per cent) and by three points in Pennsylvania, (46 to 43 per cent).
The Republican nominee is doing better among independents in all three States.
According to RealClearPolitics, which keeps track of all major polls, Ms. Clinton is leading Mr. Trump by 6.1 percentage points in the average of all these polls.
Meanwhile, in another poll conducted by HuffPost/YouGov, as many as 54 per cent of Republican and party-leaning voters believe Mr. Trump isn’t the best choice as the party’s nominee.
On the other hand, 56 per cent of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters are content with Hillary Clinton as their party’s nominee. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/clinton-leads-trump-by-7-points-race-tightens-in-key-states/article9048880.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/42cbdfb7ed81a71405c3ff5ff74dc06f5d25782863c78733edf8342b7631b9d5.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T18:50:37 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Western Railway and Central Railway won the men’s and women’s team championship respectively in the 82nd Railway athletics championship, organised by SRSA, here on Saturday. The results: Men: 8 | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fsport%2Fother-sports%2Fw-rly-and-c-rly-take-the-honours%2Farticle9040810.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | W. Rly. and C. Rly. take the honours | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Women: 200m: 1. Dutee Chand (CR) 24.24s; 2. Himashree (ER), 3. Merlin (WR). 800m: 1. Sushma Devi (CR) 2:14.74s; 2. Pinki (NER); 3. Komal (NWR). 10,000m: 1. L. Suriya (SR) 33:55.18s, NMR (OR: 34:00.28s); 2. Swati Gadhave (CR); 3. Manisha (CR). 100m hurdles: 1. Purnima (ECOR) 14.62s; 2. P.G. Adheena (SR); 3. Tinu Jacab (CR). 3000m Steeplechase: 1. Parul (WR) 10:42.84s; 2. Chinta (WR); 3. Preenu (SWR). 4x400m relay: 1. CR, 3:50.35s; 2. SR, 3. ER. Long jump: 1. V. Neena (WR) 6.38m, NMR (OR: 6.34m); 2. Rintu (WR); 3. Prajusha (SWR). Shotput: 1. Sandeep Kumari (NWR) 13.21m; 2. Pinki Dey (ER); 3. Saraswathi (SR). Javelin throw: 1. Annu Rani (DMW) 58.86m, NMR (OR: 55.80m); 2. Sharmila Kumari (NWR); 3. K. Rashmi (WR). Best athlete: Dutee Chand.
Western Railway and Central Railway won the men’s and women’s team championship respectively in the 82nd Railway athletics championship, organised by SRSA, here on Saturday.
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[] | 2016-08-31T08:51:59 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | The United States on Wednesday said that it is clear that Pakistan has to do more work towards clearing the terror sanctuaries and push harder against “indigenous groups” operating from its soil that | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fus-secretary-of-state-john-kerry-threeday-visit-to-india-kerry-addresses-students-at-iitdelhi%2Farticle9054928.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02993/Kerry_2993344c.jpg | en | null | Kerry three-day visit to India: Pak has to do more to clear terror sanctuaries, says John Kerry | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Addressing a session at IIT-Delhi, he said terror groups like Daesh, Al Qaeda, LeT and JeM can’t be fought by a single nation alone.
The United States on Wednesday said that it is clear that Pakistan has to do more work towards clearing the terror sanctuaries and push harder against “indigenous groups” operating from its soil that are affecting ties with India and Afghanistan’s peace and stability.
US Secretary of State John Kerry, who is on a three-day visit, said that he has discussed with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif the issue of taking stronger action against groups such as the Haqqani network and LeT.
Addressing a session at IIT-Delhi, he said terror groups like Daesh, Al Qaeda, LeT and JeM can’t be fought by a single nation alone.
“We are working on it. I have been working on this issue very hard. I have had many engagements with Nawaz Sharif. We have been talking on the sanctuaries in the western part of the country, how to deal more effectively with the Haqqani network and the LeT.
“It is clear that Pakistan has work to do in order to push harder against its indigenous groups that are engaged in terrorist activities. They must work with us to help clear sanctuary of bad actors who are affecting not only India-Pakistan relationship but also our ability to achieve peace and stability in Afghanistan,” Mr. Kerry said. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/us-secretary-of-state-john-kerry-threeday-visit-to-india-kerry-addresses-students-at-iitdelhi/article9054928.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/d8ab9f5b56275f486aea8a30bcff2bf5c05f48b528e0f6d0750bffe51f35bb1f.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T08:54:20 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | There will be no power supply in the following areas 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 29 (Monday) due to maintenance work on the Thalaivasal sub-station: Aragalur; Arathi agaram; Govindampalayam; Veppampoon | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ftamil-nadu%2Fpower-shutdown%2Farticle9044408.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Power shutdown | null | null | www.thehindu.com | There will be no power supply in the following areas 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 29 (Monday) due to maintenance work on the Thalaivasal sub-station: Aragalur; Arathi agaram; Govindampalayam; Veppampoondi; Puliankurichi; Sitheri; Periyeri; Nathakarai; Thalaivasal; Iluppanatham; Sathappadi; Sarvai; Thenkumarai; Deviakurichi; Manivizhunthan colony; Pattuthurai; Navakurichi; Siruvachur; Unathur; Puthur; Navalur; Kattukottai; Thiyaganur and surrounding areas.
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] | 2016-08-29T04:53:57 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Minister for Khadi and Village Industries Board G Baskaran inaugurated an exhibition of three dimensional images jointly organised by the Government Museum, Sivaganga and ‘Kalaimagal Oviya Payirchi Ma | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ftamil-nadu%2F3d-exhibition-at-government-museum%2Farticle9044385.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02990/28aug_rmn_khadi_MA_2990538c.jpg | en | null | 3D exhibition at Government Museum | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Visual delight:Minister for Khadi and Village IndustriesG. Baskaran at the 3D photo exhibition being held at the Government Museum in Sivaganga on Sunday.
The museum has come out with this exhibition in association with a local coaching centre
Minister for Khadi and Village Industries Board G Baskaran inaugurated an exhibition of three dimensional images jointly organised by the Government Museum, Sivaganga and ‘Kalaimagal Oviya Payirchi Maiyyam’ (coaching centre).
After inaugurating the exhibition at the Government Museum here on Sunday, the Minister, accompanied by local MP P. R. Senthilnathan, viewed the images of animals and natural scenes, wearing 3D glass.
After 2009, the Government Museum has come out with the three dimensional images in association with the local coaching centre, T. Packirisamy, Museum Curator, said.
About 100 images, developed by Mr. Muthukrishnan, founder of the coaching centre and president of the District Artists Association were displayed in the exhibition, he said.
He said 50 odd images could be viewed through 3D glasses and another 50 could be viewed through the naked eye.
The museum has made available 60 3D glasses for school students and the general public to enjoy the exhibition, he said.
The museum has planned to hold the exhibition for three months, he added.
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] | 2016-08-29T04:54:45 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Two students drowned in a well on the outskirts of Kancheepuram on Sunday after a group of four friends reportedly went for a swim.According to police sources, Dayanidhi, a college student, and Jagan, | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fchennai%2Ftwo-students-drown-in-well%2Farticle9044170.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Two students drown in well | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Two students drowned in a well on the outskirts of Kancheepuram on Sunday after a group of four friends reportedly went for a swim.
According to police sources, Dayanidhi, a college student, and Jagan, in Plus Two, visited Kuruvimalai along with two friends on Sunday. They reportedly drowned in a well in the area at 7 p.m. on Sunday. The diseased are residents of Teachers Nagar in Orikkai. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/two-students-drown-in-well/article9044170.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/de7e74607d201c57c2c3414fc745c8baa72beec7ae5ecd32fbc05e8c424b7ba9.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T14:51:09 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Turkish shelling and air strikes killed at least 40 Syrians on Sunday, a monitor said, in the first significant civilian casualties in Turkey’s intensifying campaign in northern Syria. Turkey’s state | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Finternational%2F40-dead-as-turkish-shelling-raids-hit-syrian-civilians%2Farticle9042898.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | 40 dead as Turkish shelling, raids hit Syrian civilians | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Turkish shelling and air strikes killed at least 40 Syrians on Sunday, a monitor said, in the first significant civilian casualties in Turkey’s intensifying campaign in northern Syria.
Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency said the army had killed 25 Kurdish “terrorists” in air strikes as part of its unprecedented operation inside Syria.
The bombardments came after Ankara suffered its first military fatality since it launched the two-pronged offensive against the Islamic State group and Syrian Kurdish militia inside Syria on Wednesday.
At least 20 civilians were killed and 50 wounded in Turkish artillery fire and air strikes on the village of Jeb el—Kussa early Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.
Another 20 were killed and 25 wounded, many seriously, in Turkish air strikes near the town of Al-Amarneh, it said.
The monitor also said at least four Kurdish fighters had been killed and 15 injured in Turkish bombardment of the two areas.
A spokesman for the local Kurdish administration said 75 people had been killed in both villages.
The Britain-based Observatory said the bombardment targeted an area south of the former IS border stronghold of Jarabulus, which Turkish-led forces captured on the first day of the incursion.
Fighting has since intensified south of the town, where clashes erupted between Turkish troops and forces belonging to the Kurdish Democratic Union (PYD) party, which Ankara considers a terrorist group linked with Kurdish militants in Turkey.
U.S.-backed Kurdish forces have also been fighting IS in Syria but Turkey fiercely opposes any move by Kurds to expand into territory lost by the jihadists.
The latest fighting is likely to raise deep concerns for Turkey’s NATO ally the United States, which supports the Kurdish militia —— known as the People’s Protection Units (YPG) —— as an effective fighting force against IS.
The Turkish soldier was killed and three more wounded yesterday in a rocket attack by Kurdish militia on two tanks taking part in an offensive against the pro-Kurdish forces south of Jarabulus.
Turkish media named the dead soldier as Ercan Celik (28), and said a funeral for him would be held in Gaziantep.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was due to visit the city to express condolences for last weekend’s suicide bombing there at a Kurdish wedding that left 54 dead.
Turkey’s NTV television reported that Turkish artillery had struck YPG targets throughout the night and that Turkish warplanes had carried out new bombing sorties this morning.
Turkish forces carried out their first air strikes on pro-Kurdish positions on Saturday as part of what Ankara is calling “Operation Euphrates Shield”. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/40-dead-as-turkish-shelling-raids-hit-syrian-civilians/article9042898.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/faea37b7bfe87e3573b649642e7d2d0330c1bcff39086add7125b2dd8c34d984.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T00:56:16 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Three bulls were found dead and eight were struggling for life in a toppled closed-door mini goods vehicle near Amtur in Bantwal Town Police limits on Sunday morning.Since the crew of the goods vehicl | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FMangalore%2Fthree-bulls-found-dead-inside-toppled-goods-vehicle%2Farticle9044722.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Three bulls found dead inside toppled goods vehicle | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Three bulls were found dead and eight were struggling for life in a toppled closed-door mini goods vehicle near Amtur in Bantwal Town Police limits on Sunday morning.
Since the crew of the goods vehicle had abandoned it, the police suspected that the head of cattle were being illegally transported, perhaps to Kerala.
On getting information at about 5.30 a.m. about a toppled mini goods vehicle near Amtur on the road leading to K.C. Road from Kalladka, the police immediately rushed to the spot. On hearing noises of animals behind the closed doors, they broke open the door to see the cattle struggling for life.
Three bulls had already died, but eight were rescued. Those that survived the ordeal have been sent to a care centre, the police said. The police are yet to ascertain the owner of the Shivamogga-registered vehicle. Bantwal Town police have registered cases against unknown persons.
Burgled
A gang decamped with Rs. 2 lakh in cash from a house in Konaje police limits even as the inmates were sound asleep on the night Saturday.
According to the police, the incident occurred at the residence of Abdul, resident of Chelliyadka IICross, Deralakatte. The gang decamped with Rs. 1.7 lakh kept inside a table drawer and Rs. 30,000 kept inside the safe locker of an almirah.
In another incident reported from the same police limits, a gang took away a pair of gold anklet of a baby girl worth Rs. 23,000 in the early hours of Sunday. Complainant Abdul Kasim, a resident of Gudde Maru, told the police that the incident must have occurred at around 2.30 a.m. Investigation is on. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/three-bulls-found-dead-inside-toppled-goods-vehicle/article9044722.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/1a2e2e94c295e6ef604ee283b7e2c9ce0db8325ee2404a405a84a548a690f71b.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T21:01:44 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | Allora, Franz Ferdinand, The Champ and Persian Prince impressed when the horses were exercised here on Thursday (Aug. 25) morning.Inner sand:600m: Zambian (J. Chinoy) 39. Moved freely. Victorio (S.J. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fsport%2Fraces%2Fallora-and-persian-prince-impress%2Farticle9031822.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Allora and Persian Prince impress | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Allora, Franz Ferdinand, The Champ and Persian Prince impressed when the horses were exercised here on Thursday (Aug. 25) morning.
Inner sand:
600m: Zambian (J. Chinoy) 39. Moved freely. Victorio (S.J. Sunil) 39. Moved well. She Is Special (P. Naidu), Glorious Angel (rb) 37.5. They moved level freely. Alishas Pet (rb) 39.5. Easy. Angel Girl (rb) 40. Easy. Hunt For Heads (Nazil) 42. Easy. Wings Of Glory (rb) 40. Easy.
800m: Eternal Sunshine (Sandesh), Rising Brave (Ikram) 53, 600/38.5. They moved level freely. King Of Killen (Zervan), Galtero (D.A. Naik) 52, 600/39. Former finished four lengths ahead. Jefferson (V. Jodha), Rule Downunder (Ajinkya) 53, 600/39. Pair moved level freely. Allora (Sandesh) 51, 600/38. Shaped well. Critics Choice (Nazil) 56, 600/42. Easy. Wildhorn (Rupesh) 52, 600/39. Moved freely. Spontaneous Eddie (Dashrath), Raees (Pereira) 52.5, 600/39.5. They were urged and ended level. Snow Crystal (Bhawani) 52, 600/40.Urged. Tomahawk (S. Sunil) 53, 600/39.5. Moved freely. Caralissa (Akshay) 57, 600/43. Easy. Vixen (J. Chinoy) 53, 600/39. Urged. Apple Betty (Bhawani) 54, 600/40. Pressed. Tchibouela (Jethu) 49.5, 600/37. Pushed. Iridescence (Bhawani) 53.5, 600/39.5. Urged. Black Jaguar (Bhawani) 53.5, 600/40.5. Moved freely. Good Thing (S. Amit) 52, 600/39. Moved well. Apache (Parmar) 55, 600/41. Easy.
1000m: Brabourne (Zervan), Bullion Express (Pereira) 1-7, 800/52.5, 600/39.5. Former finished a distance ahead. Crystal Ball (S.J. Sunil), Rodeo (Sandesh) 1-7, 800/52, 600/39. Former was well in hand while the latter was urged to end level. B Fifty Two (Hamir), Brahmachari (Pereira) 1-8, 800/53, 600/39. They finished together freely. Temerity (Neeraj), Courtship (Parmar) 1-9, 800/54, 600/40.5. Pair level. Persian Prince (Akshay) 1-7, 800/52, 600/39. In good shape.
1200m: Diablo (Nazil), Torrezzo (Pradeep) 1-22, 800/54, 600/40. Former was two lengths superior.
1400m: The Ministerian (David Breux) 1-40, 600/43.5. Moved freely. Franz Ferdinand (Parmar), The Champ (Akshay) 1-39, 1200/1-23, 1000/1-8, 800/53, 600/40. Both moved impressively.
Gate practice — inner sand:
1000m: Sanam (H.G. Rathod) 1-6.5, 800/52, 600/40. Pressed. Kiss From A Rose (Oza) 1-8, 600/40. Moved freely. Rare Silver (Raghuveer), Ritz (Pereira) 1-9.5, 800/53.5, 600/41. Pair level. There She Goes (C. Umesh), Allegiance (Kuldeep) and Vitesse (Bhawani) 1-10, 600/44. Trio jumped out well. Mr Morrison (Shubham) 1-8, 600/42. Moved well. | http://www.thehindu.com/sport/races/allora-and-persian-prince-impress/article9031822.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/71194c8fbb16e46bca745685a6460c9f883c41aff0f42e7b7d6e2db1b53229cf.json |
[
"Sports Bureau"
] | 2016-08-29T02:55:22 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Ticket sales for the six Tamil Nadu Premier League matches at the India Cements Limited (ICL) ground in Tirunelveli, commenced on Sunday (Aug. 28). Tickets are being sold for the matches from Septemb | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Ftnpl-ticket-sales-start-at-tirunelveli%2Farticle9043095.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | TNPL ticket sales start at Tirunelveli | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Ticket sales for the six Tamil Nadu Premier League matches at the India Cements Limited (ICL) ground in Tirunelveli, commenced on Sunday (Aug. 28). Tickets are being sold for the matches from September 1 to 5.
Tickets may be availed at the main ticket counter, and the Aravind canteen counter.
Only limited tickets are available. | http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/tnpl-ticket-sales-start-at-tirunelveli/article9043095.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/f2460384e4d936d4b5b8e1f2704bfe01ec33f3497800606f17d22cbde471e72c.json |
[
"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-31T10:59:20 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has retained the Indian team for the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie to be played against Spain at the R.K. Khanna Stadium here from September 16 to 18.
S | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fsport%2Ftennis%2Findian-team-for-davis-cup-tie%2Farticle9051281.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Indian team for Davis Cup tie | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has retained the Indian team for the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie to be played against Spain at the R.K. Khanna Stadium here from September 16 to 18.
Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan will play the singles.
The Olympic pair of Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna will shoulder the responsibility of the doubles rubber. Anand Amritraj and Zeeshan Ali will continue to be the captain and coach respectively.
The Indian team had beaten Korea 4-1 on grass in Chandigarh to qualify for the World Group play-off.
The monsoon prevalent in the country at this time of the season had ruled out the possibility of grass being chosen, and the various demands for a tie of this stature had forced the authorities to select the best venue.
The reserve spots have been given to Sumit Nagal and Prajnesh Gunneswaran.
The tie is scheduled to be played in the evening. The singles matches will start at 5 p.m. and the doubles rubber from 7 p.m. | http://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/indian-team-for-davis-cup-tie/article9051281.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/473f2df2b280cbce703375575fa44595a2c5bee3d2c2ce44026c462d328b6327.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T00:54:22 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Islamic State (IS) jihaists are rooting for Donald Trump to win the U.S. presidential polls as they believe that he will lead America on a path of self-destruction and his presidency would be a power | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Finternational%2Fis-rooting-for-a-trump-victory%2Farticle9046634.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | ‘IS rooting for a Trump victory’ | null | null | www.thehindu.com | 'They believe that he will lead America on a path of self-destruction and his presidency would be a powerful recruiting tool'.
Islamic State (IS) jihaists are rooting for Donald Trump to win the U.S. presidential polls as they believe that he will lead America on a path of self-destruction and his presidency would be a powerful recruiting tool, according to a report in Foreign Affairs magazine. The magazine cited interviews with IS supporters, recent defectors and social media analysis.
Earlier this month, an IS spokesman wrote on Telegram, “I ask Allah to deliver America to Trump.” Mr. Trump is “the perfect enemy”, said Tarek, a former IS fighter.
Another defector, Samer, said, “we were happy when Trump said bad things about Muslims because he makes it very clear that there are two teams in this battle: the Islamic team and the anti-Islamic team”. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/is-rooting-for-a-trump-victory/article9046634.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/bef9b88a82a9fcce5757d129988473325dd10669f7d1c3ed305ef1e623e094cb.json |
[
"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-28T00:51:14 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | A Somwarpet court in Kodagu district on Saturday put off hearing on a private compliant filed against former MP and actor Ramya to October 19.The first Judicial Magistrate of First Class Court direct | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fkarnataka%2Framya-case-hearing-put-off-till-oct-19%2Farticle9040717.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Ramya case: Hearing put off till Oct. 19 | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The complainant had accused the former MP of ‘insulting India’ by allegedly ‘appreciating Pakistan’
A Somwarpet court in Kodagu district on Saturday put off hearing on a private compliant filed against former MP and actor Ramya to October 19.
The first Judicial Magistrate of First Class Court directed the complainant to provide necessary details to the court on his complaint against Ms. Ramya.
Advocate K. Vittala Gowda had filed the complaint under Section 200 of Code of Criminal Procedure, urging the court to register a case under Section 124A of IPC, which deals with sedition besides other charges.
The complainant had accused Ms. Ramya of “insulting India” by allegedly “appreciating Pakistan”. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/ramya-case-hearing-put-off-till-oct-19/article9040717.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/e688cb87bde73d4f5aa8b0858d49c3e981ed2f8bf095c9e91f653665af608f4e.json |
[
"Rajeev Viswanathan"
] | 2016-08-26T18:50:45 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Madurai Super Giants opens its campaign against Dindigul Dragons in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) at the NPRCET grounds here on Saturday.
On the eve of the clash, Team Director of Madurai S | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Ftargeted-district-players-dayanidhi%2Farticle9037055.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02987/TH27ALAGIRI_2987663c.jpg | en | null | Targeted district players: Dayanidhi | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Madurai Super Giants opens its campaign against Dindigul Dragons in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) at the NPRCET grounds here on Saturday.
On the eve of the clash, Team Director of Madurai Super Giants Dayanidhi Alagiri spoke on various topics.
Excerpts :
On his entry into TNPL: I have been playing cricket for the past 15 years. The game has been my passion. I come from Madurai where I know a lot of local district players. When I came to know about Kothari wanting to own the Madurai team I quickly decided to be a part of it as I know him for so many years.
Setting up the team right from the scratch: I wanted to be a part of the team right from the players’ draft. The auction was huge. We wanted the right combination and went for mostly district players. We have close to 15 players from districts alone.
On so many players from the district: District players generally play shorter formats compared to City teams who play mostly the longer format. This was one of the main reasons for their selection.
Michael Bevan being roped in as coach: Ganapathy Vignesh (member of the Madurai Super Giants team) was a part of the ICL and had played under Bevan. He had a good equation with him and it was his idea to get Bevan as coach of the team.
Bevan’s influence on the team: Bevan focuses hard on fitness and fielding which is a key to this format. | http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/targeted-district-players-dayanidhi/article9037055.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/4270b27683fb50c433597107ce8484ad90683c3ac9cfbbce757893ca9d0aaa76.json |
[
"Staff Reporter"
] | 2016-08-28T14:50:43 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | It was girls who came out with flying colours at the 24th convocation of the premier National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, here on Sunday. As many as 16 of the 22 gold medallis | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fbangalore%2Fgirls-clinch-16-out-of-22-medals-at-nlsiu-convocation%2Farticle9042924.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/template/1-0-1/gfx/oghindunew1.jpg | en | null | Girls clinch 16 out of 22 medals at NLSIU convocation | null | null | www.thehindu.com | It was girls who came out with flying colours at the 24th convocation of the premier National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, here on Sunday. As many as 16 of the 22 gold medallists were girls. Not only that, the top three ranks were also bagged by girls.
L. Gopika Murthy, whose family is based in Thiruvanthapuram, bagged 11 gold medals as well as the first rank. Incidentally, she was pursing her engineering course before dropping out to pursue law.
“The shift from science to social science was a challenge and I spent most of my time at law school studying that helped me clinch so many gold medals," she said. She is now set to pursue her master's in commercial law from Oxford University and has bagged full funding for this. Later, she will join a London-based law firm where she hopes to put her skills in commercial and corporate law to use.
Shreya Prakash, who clinched three gold medals and bagged the second rank, is now working with a New Delhi-based organisation that works with the government on various law reform initiatives. “I always wanted to work in the public policy arena and make a difference and I am glad I am getting the opportunity to do so,” she said.
Another gold medallist and third rank holder was G. Deekshitha, who now plans to work with a Mumbai-based corporate law firm. “After spending five years in the university, I realised that there are so many options. So I think one has to try all options and settle for the one that suits you the best,” she said. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/girls-clinch-16-out-of-22-medals-at-nlsiu-convocation/article9042924.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/ec061cee5d8f16280e247c17c6bc4cbb93f62bdc4c478580f51e383508027b01.json |
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