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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-31T10:53:11 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | A 24-year-old woman, who was trafficked in 2012, has been allowed by the Bombay High Court to be reunited with her husband with her seven-month-old baby, after staying at a shelter for three years.A | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fmumbai%2Fnews%2Fhc-reunites-trafficked-woman-with-husband%2Farticle9046774.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 | HC reunites trafficked woman with husband | null | null | www.thehindu.com | A 24-year-old woman, who was trafficked in 2012, has been allowed by the Bombay High Court to be reunited with her husband with her seven-month-old baby, after staying at a shelter for three years.
A division Bench of Justice Naresh Patil and Justice P.D. Naik was hearing a criminal petition filed by the woman staying at Shanti Sadan Women Shelter Home at Ulhasnagar. The woman was trafficked from Myanmar by her step brother-in-law to Bhivandi for Rs. 30,000. She was put up at a brothel where she was rescued by a man soon thereafter. Subsequently, they got married and she was living with him. One day she had an argument with a local resident and the woman filed a complaint under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act against her.
The magistrate at Bhiwandi ordered that she be deported to Myanmar with the help of the investigating officers and the special task force. The District Probation Officer was also directed to make an inquiry in respect of the age, character and antecedents of the victim, and the suitability of her husband, parents or guardian for taking her charge. The Judicial Magistrate First Class rejected the application filed by her husband and his uncle in October 2013 seeking her custody, and directed that she instead be deported. To stay in India, the woman will have to get a long-term visa and the advocate appearing for her informed the Bench that steps will be taken to do the needful. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/news/hc-reunites-trafficked-woman-with-husband/article9046774.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/612ed41b152ad94fec77f716b14de6cdc0caed0db568b0225e1ec60bf7858eb7.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-31T10:56:44 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Police on Tuesday appealed to public not to invest in firms set up by I.P. Jesudoss. According to a press release, Jesudoss set up various firms including Aphro Trust, IPEE Enterprises, IPEE Foundatio | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fchennai%2Fpolice-caution-investors%2Farticle9052753.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 | Police caution investors | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Police on Tuesday appealed to public not to invest in firms set up by I.P. Jesudoss. According to a press release, Jesudoss set up various firms including Aphro Trust, IPEE Enterprises, IPEE Foundation, Chennai Managaratchi Reporter.
He and his relatives collected money as registration from many persons for granting loan of Rs. one lakh each.
Eight fraud cases have been booked against him. Following an order of the Madras High Court, the cases are being investigated by Economic Offences Wing (EOW). | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/police-caution-investors/article9052753.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/f04f10ab64b2cfb3fee0b8153fa8fe8aab27936131f234dd153fc2c8b65ba1db.json |
[
"Sravasti Datta"
] | 2016-08-30T16:52:14 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Travel writer Indu Balachandran, who had an illustrious career in advertising, has won acclaim for her book, Runaway Writers. There was a recent reading and conversations on the book at Catholic Club’ | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Ffeatures%2Fmetroplus%2Fwriter-of-the-fun-kind%2Farticle9050471.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02992/31bgminduauthor_jp_2992355c.jpg | en | null | - The Hindu | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Indu Balachandran’s humorous novel on three young women writers, Runaway Writers, was recently launched at a fun event at Catholic Club
Travel writer Indu Balachandran, who had an illustrious career in advertising, has won acclaim for her book, Runaway Writers. There was a recent reading and conversations on the book at Catholic Club’s iBrowse Book Club. In an email interview, the author, also a travel writer, discusses her book and how she went about crafting her delightful characters -- Amby, Bobby and Mini.
Excerpts:
How did the idea germinate for Runaway Writers?
The trigger came from a phone call by a publisher who’d read my first book (The Oops & Downs of Advertising). ‘How about a funny-romantic story of a Tam-Brahm girl pitched unexpectedly into a world of glitz and glamour?’ he asked. Yes! By day’s end, I had an advertising slogan for it— ‘Find the life you love. And the love of your life’. I began thinking of a girl who quits her job to chase a dream… Now, it’s a bit difficult to be romantic in the heat of Chennai — so I sent off my protagonist, Ambujakshi (Amby) to a fab Writer’s Workshop in magical Greece. A life-changing experience I’d gone through myself…
How does humour writing come so easily to you?
I blame my father for the unhealthy diet of Mad Magazines and Ogden Nash poetry that my sisters and I were fed with as kids! We began early, writing nonsense poems of our own, and maybe humour became a default setting in my writing. Then I joined advertising. Now it’s hard to survive unless you have the ability to laugh at yourself, so I kept my sanity (30 years in JWT!) by writing about the funny side of advertising for magazines, and ultimately a book.
How did you craft the characters of the three girls?
There’s my favourite quote: ‘I write because I want more than one life. It’s greed, pure and simple’. I put in bits of all I wanted to be, into the three girls, who all run away to become writers, their one big passion and form a delightful sisterhood in Greece. Amby has my ‘voice’ the most, so does Bobby, who reflects my fabulous years as a travel writer, reviewing eco-friendly destinations all over India.
What was the most difficult and enjoyable part of writing the book?
The difficult part was figuring out what my editor meant by ‘put in lots of romance!’ I’m simply hopeless at the 50-shades stuff. So I stuck to light-hearted love — with words. I enjoyed writing the leg-pulls, romantic banter and repartee between the serious Amby and the easy-going KayKay, (the devastating hot-bod film star that Amby is a ghost-tweet-writer for). The enjoyable part was indulging in my travel writing passion — magical Greece.
Has your career in advertising influenced your writing, or have you tried breaking free of that mould?
There’s no better training ground for writing than advertising. It teaches us to be story-tellers. Be under the skin of a new person every day. To make every word count, to accept feedback, re-write, edit, and re-write endlessly; never to bore people. It teaches us the tricks of hooking people with an intriguing start, reward them for their attention, and surprise them with a twist in the end! Advertising led me to fabulous interactions with Bollywood during Pepsi shoots — so Amby’s secret love for her film-star boss is pretty much my own ever-lasting crush for SRK and Maddy combined!
What are some of the challenges in writing a novel?
The greatest challenge is what to reveal when. Another is knowing how to ‘kill your darlings’ -- not literally killing off people, but listening to feedback from your editor or best friend and ruthlessly cutting out what you personally thought was a fabulous description, or a very witty joke!
What were the responses to the reading at the event?
Frankly, am overwhelmed at the response. I’m pleased it’s become a bit of ‘lad-lit’ too, so many flattering responses came from guy friends. At the Catholic Club event in Bengaluru, I read from Amby’s typical Tam Brahm upbringing in Madras — the whoosh of our pressure-cookers at 6 a.m., our obsession over Godrej steel ‘biros’; liberally applying Ponds talcum powder on our faces… it drew the most laughs and nodding heads; many ‘southies’ could identify with these situations!
An amazing thing just happened: my book has been bought over by a U.K. Publisher, Jacaranda, and is being reprinted in London soon — with possible European translations. Perhaps my best ‘reader response’ of all! | http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/writer-of-the-fun-kind/article9050471.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/92267db11ed0af088724bb27a23565f42aea0a5ffeb37a324444c8aeb79f4cd4.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-29T10:52:18 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Sleuths of the City Crime Branch arrested two members of an inter-state gang engaged in series of vehicle theft cases in Goa and seized 37 cars and jeeps worth over Rs. 2.3 crore from them.The breakt | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fkarnataka%2Ftwo-held-37-stolen-vehicles-seized%2Farticle9045828.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02991/29bevkp1_2991103c.jpg | en | null | Two held, 37 stolen vehicles seized | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Police Commissioner T.G. Krishna Bhat giving details of vehicle theft cases in Belagavi on Monday. DCP (Crime & Traffic) Amarnath Reddy and PI B.R. Gaddekar (standing first from right) and his team are present. – PHOTO: BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT.
Sleuths of the City Crime Branch arrested two members of an inter-state gang engaged in series of vehicle theft cases in Goa and seized 37 cars and jeeps worth over Rs. 2.3 crore from them.
The breakthrough came when Naveed Najifali Qatib (39), resident of Raviwarpeth, Kalmath Road in Belagavi city, and Parashuram Mantappa Kumbar (28), native of P.N. Gonal in Muddebihal taluk of Vijayapura district but presently residing in Goa, were suspiciously moving in a multi-utility vehicle at Azam Nagar locality coming under A.P.M.C. Police Station limits in the early hours of Sunday morning. CCB Police Inspector B.R. Gaddekar, acting on a tip-off, intercepted the duo at around 3.40 a.m., said T.G. Krishna Bhat, Police Commissioner, here on Monday.
During interrogation, the duo confessed to have stolen the car from Goa, apart from nearly 40 cars and jeeps in Goa by theft and cheating. After bringing the vehicles to Belagavi, they would lease these vehicles by collecting Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2 lakh to avoid suspicion of theft.
Following their confession, the CCB sleuths launched a massive recovery operation and seized 37 cars and jeeps worth Rs.2.30 crore.
The police have registered cases under Section 41(1)(D) and 102 of CrPC and Section 379 of IPC against the accused and produced them before the court later on Monday. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/two-held-37-stolen-vehicles-seized/article9045828.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/be177711cf6a71cbd00d52eed26cb8e122b04672ee2f2f9428e9a461eb5129b9.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-31T02:55:43 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | The Godavarikhani sub-divisional police arrested three persons, who were posing themselves as naxalites and resorting to extortions and settlements in the region, and seized Rs. 4.37 lakh, two fake pi | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ftelangana%2Ffake-naxalites-arrested%2Farticle9053358.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 | Fake naxalites arrested | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Godavarikhani sub-divisional police arrested three persons, who were posing themselves as naxalites and resorting to extortions and settlements in the region, and seized Rs. 4.37 lakh, two fake pistols, and a car from their possession.
According to Godavarikhani ASP Vishnu S. Warrier, the police arrested Dasari Ramulu alias Srikanth, former central organiser of Sikasa, an outfit of People’s War Group from 1988 to 1996, Gundla Bhoomesh and Pilli Sampath when they were moving under suspicious circumstances near the bus stand area on Tuesday, and recovered a car, besides some property. They were involved in the settlements of several land disputes. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/fake-naxalites-arrested/article9053358.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/c297e9e62683079e2408c9c5db211877822f87e0fa4c387bb08355f8918ceb2d.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:57:50 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | RELIGION
Gita:
S. Vasudevan, R.K.M. Sarada Vidyalaya Girls HSS., Usman Rd., 5.30 p.m.
Brahadaranya Upanishad:
R. Krishnamurthy, ,Sringeri Jagadguru Pravachana Mandiram, R.A | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ftamil-nadu%2Fchennai-today%2Farticle9034179.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 | Chennai today | null | null | www.thehindu.com | RELIGION
Gita: S. Vasudevan, R.K.M. Sarada Vidyalaya Girls HSS., Usman Rd., 5.30 p.m.
Brahadaranya Upanishad: R. Krishnamurthy, ,Sringeri Jagadguru Pravachana Mandiram, R.A. Puram, 4 p.m.
Narayaneeyam: Damal Ramakrishnan and Perundevi, Sri Ayyappan Temple, Anna Nagar, 7 p.m.
Mukunda Mala of Kulasekarazhwar: Buddhidananda, Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore, 5.30 p.m.
Vivaranaprameya Sangraham: R. Manidravid, Sri Sankara Gurukulam, 8/20, C.P. Ramaswamy St., Abhiramapuram, 5 p.m.
Thiruvalangaltjirattu: T. Rajarathinam, 2015, 5{+t}{+h}St., H Block, Anna Nagar West, 5 p.m.
Namasangeerthanam: Udayalur Kalyanarama Bhagavathar, Sitadevi Garodia Hindu Vidyalaya MHSS., Kalamegam St., East Tambaram, 6.45 p.m.
Srikrishna Janmashtami Celebrations: ISKCON – Bhajans, Bhaktivedanta Swami Rd., Akkarai, 10 a.m.; Sri Nandalala Religious Trust – Vishnu Sahasranamam, 5.30 p.m. and Sri Govinda Pattabhishegam and Annakoot Vaibhavam, Dr. Ranga Rd., Mylapore, 6 p.m.
Vedanta Treatise: R. Aravindan, Narada Gana Sabha, T.T.K. Rd., Alwarpet, 6.45 p.m.
CULTURE
Mylapore Arts Academy: Anniversary celebrations, PSHSS., Mylapore, 8 p.m.
GENERAL
Kerala Vidyalayamm HSS: Inauguration of Golden Jubilee of school, Kerala Legislative Assembly Speaker P. Sreeramakrishnan participates, Madras Kerala Samaj, P.H. Rd., 2 p.m.
Roja Muthiah Research Library: Lecture by Consul General of Republic of Korea in Chennai on ‘Cultural Exchanges between India and Korea from Antiquity’, 3{+r}{+d}Cross Rd., CPT Campus, Taramani, 5.30 p.m.
Chennai International Centre: Lecture on ‘Continuity through Change – Tata in the Era of Liberalisation’, Madras School of Economics Campus, Gandhi Mandapam Rd., Kotturpuram, 6.30 p.m.
TANSTIA – FNF Service Centre and Friedrich Naumann Stiftung fur die Freiheit: Talk on ‘Infrastructure Development and Mobility in Smart Cities’ and Silver Jubilee celebrations of TFSC, Hotel ITC Grand Chola, 6 p.m.
SRM University – Ramapuram Campus: Inauguration of symposium ‘COMMEX ‘16’, 9.30 a.m.
Nethrodaya: Inauguration of the State level Chess Tournament for the Visually Impaired, 8.30 a.m. and valedictory, Radha Regent Hotel, 4 p.m.
Madras School of Social Work: Inauguration of Eco Club and Anti-Narcotics Club, Casa Major Rd., Egmore, 3.30 p.m.
Madha Engineering College: Syumposium on ‘ELARC ‘16’, Kundrathur, 9.15 a.m. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/chennai-today/article9034179.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/12bef1507eb3486a2ae0f2cf158f4e3ecdce065a224c64bb2149da604ccd3891.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T08:50:41 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev has said he plans to start a world-class university in India in the next five years to educate around one lakh students in different streams, mentioning that a 1,500-acre land h | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Framdev-plans-worldclass-varsity-in-india-a-la-university-of-houston%2Farticle9042662.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02989/RAMDEVTH_jpg_2989573c.jpg | en | null | Ramdev plans world-class varsity in India a la University of Houston | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Says it will educate around one lakh students in various streams and a 1,500-acre land near New Delhi has already been acquired for the same..
Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev has said he plans to start a world-class university in India in the next five years to educate around one lakh students in different streams, mentioning that a 1,500-acre land has already been acquired for it.
The standard of education would be at par with ivy leagues, Baba Ramdev said during his address on ‘Yoga and Inner Peace’ at a sold out event in Houston on August 23. He said that he has planned to build a world-class university near New Delhi akin to the University of Houston. The cost of the project would be around Rs. 25,000 crore, he added.
This university will be as reputed as the ancient higher-learning institutions — Nalanda and Takshashila — so that students from all around the world would opt for India for higher education.
Seeking to revive gurukul tradition
Baba Ramdev said he has also requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ministry of Human Resources Development to start a Vedic education board at State and national level to revive and promote the Indian ‘gurukul’ tradition of education.
The proposed university will focus on three major areas — health, business and education, he said.
He stated that mentioned that he plans to donate 100 per cent of all profit from the sale of herbal and food products of his Patanjali Ayurved for charitable causes and at least 80 per cent will go towards education. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/ramdev-plans-worldclass-varsity-in-india-a-la-university-of-houston/article9042662.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/04aa49ee5f6be4e255dae06bf71c3b7a5453d7103ccc2975a8597c678493a36f.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T08:54:34 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | RELIGION
Gita:
S. Vasudevan, 11, 1st Avenue Rd., Tiruvallur Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, 5 p.m.
Narayaneeyam:
Perundevi, Asthika Samajam, First Street Venus Colony, Alwarpet, 6.30 | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ftamil-nadu%2Fchennai-today%2Farticle9044186.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 | Chennai today | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Alcoholics Anonymous: Meetings, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Perambur, 6.30 p.m.; Meston College, Royapettah, 7 p.m.; Chennai Corporation PHC, Sastri Nagar, Adambakkam; Risen Redeemers Church, United India Colony, Kodambakkam; ECI Church, Padikuppam Road, West Anna Nagar; Annai Velankanni Church, Besant Nagar; Lady of Light Church, Luz Church Road, St.Johns Catholic Church, Seniyamman Koil Street, Tondiarpet; Ebenezer School, Santhipuram, Thirumullaivoyal; St. Josephs School, MKB Nagar; CSI Church, Dasarathapuram, Thiruninravur and P.S. HSS, R.K. Mutt Rd., Mylapore, 7 p.m.
Automobile Association of Southern India: Release of booklet on road safety in Tamil for school children, Indian Officers Association Centenary Hall, Royapettah, 4.30 p.m.
Stanley Medical College and Hospital: Inauguration of Skin Bank, 4th floor, new paediatric block, Mint, 10 a.m.
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[] | 2016-08-31T00:56:47 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has won plaudits for her campaign instincts, her deep-rooted loyalty and her glamorous personal style. But she has been thrust into the spotlight for another | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Finternational%2Fhillary-clinton-aide-huma-abedin-separates-from-scandalplagued-husband%2Farticle9050219.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02992/ANTHONY_WEINER_SEX_2992257c.jpg | en | null | Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin separates from scandal-plagued husband | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Ms. Abedin is expected to play a major behind-the scenes role if Ms. Clinton is elected President.
Longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has won plaudits for her campaign instincts, her deep-rooted loyalty and her glamorous personal style. But she has been thrust into the spotlight for another attribute as a wronged political wife.
Ms. Abedin, who is expected to play a major behind-the scenes role if her boss is elected President, announced on Monday she was separating from her husband, Anthony Weiner, after the former New York congressman was accused of sending lewd photographs and messages to yet another woman.
It wasn’t the first time Ms. Abedin was confronted with her husband’s raunchy recklessness.
Mr. Weiner, a Democrat, resigned his seat amid a 2011 media firestorm that erupted after he texted suggestive photos of himself to several women. When he ran for mayor of New York City two years later, his campaign stumbled when it was revealed he was still sexting women who were not his wife.
Declaring the marriage over, Ms. Abedin said in a statement that she had decided to separate from Mr. Weiner “after long and painful consideration and work on my marriage”. The couple has a young son, Jordan.
Mr. Weiner didn’t return a call, text or email from The Associated Press. He deleted his Twitter account on Monday.
The 41-year-old Ms. Abedin, now vice-chairwoman of Ms. Clinton’s campaign, began working for the former first lady while a student at George Washington University in 1996. Her role deepened as Ms. Clinton won a New York Senate seat in 2000, ran for President in 2008 and later served as President Barack Obama’s Secretary of State.
“With Huma, her grace, her intellect and her humility have been unmatched as I’ve watched her go from an aide to an adviser to one of the people at the top of my campaign,” Ms. Clinton said in a recent profile of Ms. Abedin in Vogue.
With roughly two months to Election Day, Ms. Abedin is Ms. Clinton’s near-constant travel companion and has long exerted great influence within Ms. Clinton’s inner circle a role in which she is expected to continue should Ms. Clinton win the White House. Few major decisions in the campaign are made without Ms. Abedin’s input, and she remains an important back-channel in the Clinton orbit of friends, political allies and donors.
Stylish and poised, Ms. Abedin carries enough clout within Clinton circles to headline high-profile fundraisers, as she did in 2015 alongside Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour in Paris, raising money from Americans living abroad. She’s close enough to the Clintons that former President Bill Clinton officiated when Ms. Abedin and Mr. Weiner married in 2010.
Before The New York Post published photos late Sunday that it said Mr. Weiner sent last year to a woman identified as a “40-something divorcee,” Ms. Abedin was spotted outside a Clinton fundraiser at the Southampton home of philanthropist Marcia Riklis.
A friend of Ms. Abedin, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the breakup, said she was with her young son, Jordan, and her family members in the Hamptons during the weekend. Ms. Abedin’s friend said the separation from Mr. Weiner had been brewing for some time.
At the State Department, Ms. Abedin served as a jack-of-all-trades to Ms. Clinton, helping her with everything from scheduling meetings and arranging phone calls around the globe to offering fashion advice. In an early morning email to Ms. Clinton in August 2009, Ms. Abedin advised her to “wear a dark colour today. Maybe the new dark green suit. Or blue.”
Ms. Abedin’s behind-the-scenes role has often drawn unwanted attention. Her email exchanges with Ms. Clinton were closely scrutinised during the Justice Department’s investigation into Ms. Clinton’s use of a private email server. Federal prosecutors ultimately declined to issue charges in the cases.
Congressional Republicans have raised questions about whether Ms. Abedin skirted ethics guidelines during her 2012 work as an adviser to Ms. Clinton while she also worked for Teneo Holdings, a consulting firm co-founded by Doug Band, a former aide to former President Bill Clinton.
Republicans have also alleged that donors to the Clinton Foundation got preferential treatment while Ms. Clinton was Secretary of State. Last week, the group Judicial Watch released several previously undisclosed exchanges turned over by Ms. Abedin that included a 2009 message she received from Band a foundation official at the time seeking a meeting with Ms. Clinton for the crown prince of Bahrain.
Crown Prince Salman had made a $32 million commitment to the Clinton Global Initiative, a programme run by the foundation. Copies of Ms. Clinton’s calendar obtained by AP confirm the meeting occurred in her State Department office on June 26, 2009. The State Department has said there was nothing improper or unusual about the messages with Clinton Foundation staff.
Ms. Abedin’s marriage has also come under fire from Ms. Clinton’s Republican opponent Donald Trump, who immediately seized on the aide’s marital split to accuse Ms. Clinton of “bad judgment”. He suggested that Mr. Weiner might have compromised national security, but offered no evidence to support the allegation.
“I only worry for the country in that Hillary Clinton was careless and negligent in allowing Weiner to have such close proximity to highly classified information,” Mr. Trump said in a statement. “Who knows what he learned and who he told?” | http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/hillary-clinton-aide-huma-abedin-separates-from-scandalplagued-husband/article9050219.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/7805e9e00f411da9e6802f71d5c23ef14e1abd9d495dc38ebd74b80635eb87b5.json |
[
"D.P. Sabharwal"
] | 2016-08-30T00:53:14 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | “I’d always seen you being cheerful and communicative for the last so many months, but for the last few days, you are not so,” said Rupali, the young nurse attending to my terminally ill wife at the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fopinion%2Fopen-page%2Fpearls-of-wisdom-one-for-each-decade%2Farticle9047200.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 | Pearls of wisdom, one for each decade | null | null | www.thehindu.com | “I’d always seen you being cheerful and communicative for the last so many months, but for the last few days, you are not so,” said Rupali, the young nurse attending to my terminally ill wife at the care-centre. “Well, I’ve been under some stress,” I answered with a forced smile on my face. “No sir, whatever your sufferings might be, you must remain what you have been, a source of inspiration to all others at this centre.”
Driving back home, I was thinking about her simple words that exuded wisdom. Rupali would be just in her early twenties.
Thereafter, over the last few months, I have followed her advice and it has made a lot of difference. My cheerfulness makes the visits less agonising and painful. In addition, I am greeted by many smiling faces.
This positive incident made me reflect on my past and recollect the pearls of wisdom that have come to me at different points of time over the years.
The first one came when I was at school, in my teens. One day our Hindi teacher had said, “All those who are good at poetry recitation, raise your hands.” When only one student raised the hand, the teacher, pointing to three others including me, said, “Don’t be shy. Let others also enjoy your talent. Of course, never brag about it.”
I was in my early twenties and had just joined a company after my engineering course. Soon I got selection letters from two government organisations including the Indian Air Force. Unable to decide what to do, I approached my father. His simple advice was, “You consult as many people as you wish, but then you take your own decision.” When asked why, he said: “No one is ever happy all the time. So at a later stage, when unhappiness sets in, you should not blame anyone else for your being there in that job.”
The next piece of wisdom was handed over to me by a professor when I was in my thirties and doing my post-graduation. He had said: “No question is ever stupid, the answer can be. If you don’t know the answer, don’t discourage the other person. Try to find the answer. You would turn out to be wiser.”
My mother-in-law was a difficult woman who hardly ever did well to anyone, nor ever spoke good words about anyone including me. So whenever there was any talk about someone not good, I used to drag her into the picture. Then one day, when I was in my late-forties, my son gave me a gem of advice when he asked me: “Why do you keep flogging a dead horse? Does it give you any pleasure? Why do you carry the unwanted baggage, drop is papa.” From that day onwards, I haven’t talked about her and there has been some added peace of mind!
As a professor, I used to guide five students every year with their thesis work, and they used to be from amongst the best in the class, as I used to think they could meet the needed rigour. Then one day as I refused a not-so-good student, he asked, “Sir, why do you think a bad student can’t come up good under your guidance? Has any student failed your expectations?” I took him under my wing and he did extremely well. Ever since I have been wiser and none of the mediocre students has ever disappointed me. This incident happened when I was in my fifties. And recently when Rupali, the nurse, gave me the piece of wisdom, I was already in my late-sixties.
In picking up one incident for each decade that constituted good advice and was instrumental in shaping my life, I noticed that as I have myself aged, the age of the person giving me the gems of advice has been coming down. At this rate, the next piece of wisdom to be handed down to me a few years later when I enter my seventies would, in all probability, be from my grandson. He is currently around ten!
aerosaby@gmail.com | http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/pearls-of-wisdom-one-for-each-decade/article9047200.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/5cc7e7aa3b1eebffc5f3c88ab7a52aa9a6b15a4b9cc75550124f596cc07bcd8b.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T00:54:53 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Bangladesh on Monday to discuss security cooperation after a series of killings by Islamist militants, as well as economic development and human rights.M | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Finternational%2Fkerry-in-bangladesh-for-talks-on-security-human-rights%2Farticle9045269.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02990/KENYA-USA_2990788c.jpg | en | null | Kerry in Bangladesh for talks on security, human rights | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Mr. Kerry will meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Opposition and civic leaders during the one-day visit, his first to Bangladesh as Secretary of State.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Bangladesh on Monday to discuss security cooperation after a series of killings by Islamist militants, as well as economic development and human rights.
Mr. Kerry will meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Opposition and civic leaders during the one-day visit, his first to Bangladesh as Secretary of State.
While security cooperation between the United States and Bangladesh is not new, the Bangladeshi government has insisted the latest attacks, including the recent killings at a cafe that targeted non-Muslims and foreigners, are the work of home-grown groups.
Washington believes the killings carry the hallmarks of Islamic State and al-Qaeda, and worries that such attacks could drive away investment in a country fighting widespread poverty.
Islamic State claimed responsibility for the July 1 attack on the cafe in the capital Dhaka in which 22 people were killed, mostly non-Muslims and foreigners, including one American. It was the worst militant attack in the country's history.
Bangladesh police believe that Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, which has pledged allegiance to Islamic State, was involved in organising that attack.
On Saturday, security forces killed three Islamist militants, including a Bangladeshi-born Canadian citizen called Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury who was accused of masterminding the assault on cafe.
“In the past several months there has been an intensification of the dialogue” on security, a senior State Department official said ahead of the visit.
“We are deepening that partnership and engaging with both civilian law enforcement bodies and with the military,” the official added.
Michael Kugelman of The Wilson Center, a Washington-based think tank, said the U.S. administration has not paid enough attention to the growing terror threats in Bangladesh, which is now impacting Americans.
“It has arguably taken its eye off the ball even as this threat has begun to directly affect Americans,” he said.
“One of Kerry's core intentions in Dhaka will simply be to emphasize the importance that the U.S. accords to security problems in Bangladesh, and Washington's strong desire to help the government there address them,” he added. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/kerry-in-bangladesh-for-talks-on-security-human-rights/article9045269.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/21049cdb3c06577591fa65bc2bfd2e2ecf4aa9fe8a07b45b202006f392244b3b.json |
[
"B. S. Satish Kumar"
] | 2016-08-30T20:53:24 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | State farmers are likely to face “double trouble” of decline in yield and crash in prices for their produce if the south-west monsoon continues to play truant, indicated Karnataka Agriculture Prices | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fkarnataka%2Fdouble-trouble-for-farmers-if-monsoon-doesnt-improve%2Farticle9051391.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02992/30BG_WITHERED_PADD_2992647c.jpg | en | null | ‘Double trouble for farmers if monsoon doesn’t improve’ | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Crops that are bound to be affected by the drop in yield and crash in prices are paddy and pulses, including toor dal, Bengal gram and black gram. — file photo
KAPC cautions of a possibility of both drop in yield and crash in prices
State farmers are likely to face “double trouble” of decline in yield and crash in prices for their produce if the south-west monsoon continues to play truant, indicated Karnataka Agriculture Prices Commission (KAPC).
Normally, prices go up if there is a decline in yield and prices drop if there is a glut in production. “But the possibility of both drop in yield and crash in prices is staring at us since several other States are bound to see a glut in production due to good monsoon unlike Karnataka, which is reeling under dry conditions. Agricultural produce from such States is bound to arrive in Karnataka’s markets leading to reduction in prices,” KAPC Chairman T.N. Prakash Kammaradi, said.
Speaking on the sidelines of a workshop organised in association with University of Horticultural Sciences-Bagalkot (UHS-B), he said crops that are bound to be affected by the phenomenon of drop in yield as well as crash in price are paddy and various pulses, including toor dal, Bengal gram and black gram. The commission had written to the government suggesting the need for watching the situation and providing minimum support prices to pulses if their prices dropped drastically, he added. The situation could improve, however, if there was an improvement in rainfall. Pointing out that rainfall was encouraging in the beginning of the monsoon period, he said: “Hide-and-seek by monsoon has upset the predictions related to agriculture production.”
The commission has also decided to write to the State government to take up the issue with the Centre to provide “green track facility” of unhindered railway connection from the onion belt of Chitradurga to the export hub of Kolkata to help easy transportation of onion whose price is declining.
Expressing concern that there was no real-time data related to production of agriculture and horticulture production, he welcomed the suggestion by farmers to set up farm kiosks at every village panchayat to get such a data and to co-ordinate with farmers. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/double-trouble-for-farmers-if-monsoon-doesnt-improve/article9051391.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/c3b7b110ae57eb16092200229e1141dbd27df8b7edc08bb46751368879aba8e2.json |
[
"Puja Mehra"
] | 2016-08-30T18:51:34 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The definition of ‘territory’ in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Model Law proposes to push the “physical boundaries” of India that could create aberrations for transactions on the high seas, accord | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fbusiness%2FEconomy%2Fsales-on-high-seas-may-be-taxed-twice-under-gst%2Farticle9051286.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 | Sales on high seas may be taxed twice under GST | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The definition of ‘territory’ in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Model Law proposes to push the “physical boundaries” of India that could create aberrations for transactions on the high seas, according to a leading trade group. The territory of ‘India,’ for the purpose of the levy and collection of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) proposed to be collected by the Centre on all inter-State supplies of goods and services and to be roughly equal to Central GST plus State GST, is proposed to be 200 nautical miles, FIEO Director General and CEO Ajay Sahai told the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers. This compares with the 12 nautical miles plus specified structures up to 200 nautical miles as specified in the Customs Act. The difference can create aberrations, Mr. Sahai told the meeting chaired by West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Tuesday. For example, sales on the high seas between 12 and 200 nautical miles could get taxed twice to the IGST— once as a supply and later at the time of import, Mr. Sahai said.
The model law also lacks clarity on the taxation of supplies terminating and originating in territorial waters and in the continental shelf and the exclusive economic zone beyond 12 nautical miles, according to FIEO. | http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/sales-on-high-seas-may-be-taxed-twice-under-gst/article9051286.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/26d55d2bcef8829ebc94d1a16f55ae6c2e7a9b7df35383eeb4589c5070b0fc16.json |
[
"Staff Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-29T08:56:48 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Residents of Sanaba village in Pandavapura taluk and members of some Dalit organisations staged a protest here on Saturday demanding a probe by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) into the mur | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fkarnataka%2Fvillagers-protest-seeking-cid-probe-into-murder-case%2Farticle9042250.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 | Villagers protest seeking CID probe into murder case | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Residents of Sanaba village in Pandavapura taluk and members of some Dalit organisations staged a protest here on Saturday demanding a probe by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) into the murder of a dalit woman, who was found dead on August 25.
The protesting villagers gathered outside the office of the Superintendent of Police and alleged that the victim as gang-raped and murdered by some members belonging to the upper caste, who are financially and politically strong.
The police have registered a case only under some sections of the Indian Penal Code, they alleged.
The police should arrest all the accused and book a case against them under provisions of the SC/ ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the protesters demanded.
According to the protesters, the police have arrested only one person in connection with the case and failed to make any efforts to arrest the remaining accused persons. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/villagers-protest-seeking-cid-probe-into-murder-case/article9042250.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/82a14d7e9ea0444803c32b951c9e4854aa5c003198186daafe6840431ce98464.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-31T10:56:32 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | CPI-Maoists have called upon people, workers and employees to make the proposed general strike on Friday a big success.In a statement issued on the name of CPI-Maoists Telangana State Committee offici | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FHyderabad%2Fmake-general-strike-a-big-success%2Farticle9053366.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 | ‘Make general strike a big success’ | null | null | www.thehindu.com | CPI-Maoists have called upon people, workers and employees to make the proposed general strike on Friday a big success.
In a statement issued on the name of CPI-Maoists Telangana State Committee official representative Jagan, they charged that the BJP and TRS-ruled Central and State governments respectively were pro-capitalist and working against interests of the people. They stated that K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s government had failed to implement the scores of promises he had made before elections.
The Maoists charged that KCR was humiliating journalists for raising questions over the failures and the public movement leaders supporting the latter through persons showering praises on him.
Once a progressive journalist and now Press Academy chairman Allam Narayana criticising justice Chandra Kumar amounted to curtailing freedom of expression, Mr. Jagan said in the press release.
Humiliating and criticising public leaders, lured by the baits thrown by rulers, was nothing but harming people and public movements, he said.
Criticising Justice Chandra Kumar amounts to curtailing freedom of expression: Maoists | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/make-general-strike-a-big-success/article9053366.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/62a76a9b27592524b01121142a6ee6a14f36b7158481f3743ac8a2fac9f2c332.json |
[
"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-30T09:00:54 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The 343rd annual feast of Our Lady of Good Health shrine at Vadugarpet near Dalmiapuram in the district will begin on August 30.The 10-day festival starts with flag hoisting and there will be special | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FTiruchirapalli%2Four-lady-of-good-health-church-feast-from-august-30%2Farticle9038644.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02988/26aug_tyramns02_27_2988394c.jpg | en | null | Our Lady of Good Health Church feast from August 30 | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Statue of Mother Mary at the shrine at Vadugarpet near Tiruchi.
The 343rd annual feast of Our Lady of Good Health shrine at Vadugarpet near Dalmiapuram in the district will begin on August 30.
The 10-day festival starts with flag hoisting and there will be special mass every evening. The festival concludes on September 9.
Located along the Tiruchi - Chidambaram National Highway, the shrine at Vadugarpet was established in 1674. Famous Tamil poet Veeramamuniver (Rev. Fr. Beschi SJ) served at the shrine from 1717 to 1720, said Rev. Fr. P. Thangasamy, the Parish Priest of the shrine. It was Veeramamuniver who brought a statue of Mother Mary from Manila in the Philippines and named it as Our Lady of Good Health (Arockia Madha), said Rev. Fr. Thangasamy. The shrine belongs to the Diocese of Kumbakonam.
As part of the festival, a chariot procession would be taken out on September 8.
As part of the festival, chariot procession will be taken out on September 8 | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/our-lady-of-good-health-church-feast-from-august-30/article9038644.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/040d7270fd91c8c785bfd08d042f15939c1e653098a1bbbfa33dcb68ec94f52b.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T08:50:47 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Four Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorists, who were allegedly involved in the attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009, were shot dead by the Pakistan police in the early hours of Sunday here. Accordi | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Finternational%2Ffour-lej-terrorists-behind-sri-lanka-cricket-team-attack-killed%2Farticle9042632.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02989/PARANAVITNAP_jpg_2989492c.jpg | en | null | Four LeJ terrorists behind Sri Lanka cricket team attack killed | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Three others managed to escape under the cover of darkness.
Four Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorists, who were allegedly involved in the attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009, were shot dead by the Pakistan police in the early hours of Sunday here.
According to the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Punjab police, seven terrorists attacked a CID team in Manawan area of Lahore where offices of the department are located.
Killed on the spot
“The police team which came under attack of terrorists returned the fire, killing four of them on the spot while the remaining three managed to escape by taking advantage of darkness,” a CTD spokesman said.
He said the police have launched a search operation in the area to trace the absconding terrorists.
“The dead terrorists have been identified as — Zubair alias Naik Muhammad, Abdul Wahab, Adnan Arshad and Attiqur Rehman.”
“They were involved in the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009 and Moon Market Lahore attack in 2008,” the spokesman said.
Arms, explosives seized
Weapons and explosives from recovered from their possession.
In June, the Anti-Terrorism Court in Lahore had indicted six members of banned LeJ in the Sri Lankan cricket team attack case.
The LeJ suspects who were charged by the ATC were: Obaidullah, Javed Anwar, Ibrahim Khalil, Muhammad, Wahab and Arshad.
Obaidullah, Anwar and Khalil were on bail while the remaining had been lodged in Kot Lakhpat Jail and they had pleaded not guilty.
The ATC had already declared two other suspects — Mohsin Rasheed and Abdul Rehman — proclaimed offenders.
Its chief killed last year in encounter
LeJ chief Malik Ishaq, the alleged mastermind of the attack, was killed last year in an encounter with the CID.
In March 2009, a bus carrying the Sri Lankan team was allegedly attacked by the Taliban and LeJ terrorists with sophisticated weapons and grenades at Liberty Chowk, near Qaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Seven players including then captain Mahela Jayawaredene, Kumar Sangakkara, Ajantha Mendis, Thilan Samaraweera, Tharanga Paranavitana and Chaminda Vaas were injured, while six Pakistani policemen escorting the team were killed in the attack. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/four-lej-terrorists-behind-sri-lanka-cricket-team-attack-killed/article9042632.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/dc50a21417a5ad44b143224f7523f9a2fde5bdd972c9b9f75bd9d10c711cc643.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-27T10:51:26 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The Emergency detainees on Friday decided to take to the path of agitation progressively if the State government failed to recognise them as political prisoners and grant them pension accordingly. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FKochi%2Femergency-prisoners-threaten-agitation%2Farticle9038985.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 | Emergency prisoners threaten agitation | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Emergency detainees on Friday decided to take to the path of agitation progressively if the State government failed to recognise them as political prisoners and grant them pension accordingly.
At a meeting here under the Unified Council of Emergency Prisoners to discuss the outcome of their meeting with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, himself a prisoner during the Emergency, the members hoped that the government would consider their petition favourably, failing which they would be compelled to go on agitation.
'Up to the State now'
“While several other States, including West Bengal, have recognised Emergency detainees as political prisoners and treated them at par with freedom fighters, the onus on the Left government in the State is to do this at least now, 40 years after the dark days descended on the country,” P.C. Unnicheckan, CPI(ML) Red Flag State secretary and Emergency prisoner, said.
He said the demands raised in the petition submitted to Mr. Vijayan also included incorporating a comprehensive history of the Emergency in the school curriculum and conversion of the Emergency detention camp at Sasthamangalam as a historical monument.
“Other camps have all been demolished, so we need to preserve Sasthamangalam. At a time when the happenings in the country bring to mind memories of the dark period, it’s important that those who fought the Emergency should be recognised and their struggles documented for posterity,” he said. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/emergency-prisoners-threaten-agitation/article9038985.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/0cca05caa8440d4e27d216786c42d7675c4e872895b5cfbc74e8bf40dc30a23e.json |
[
"Tharun Boda"
] | 2016-08-28T08:52:23 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Many roads in the city got a complete makeover before the Krishna Pushkarams as the civic body went all out to complete works related to all the 56 roads selected for development with the funds allott | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FVijayawada%2Fpushkaram-over-many-roads-left-unfinished%2Farticle9042428.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02989/27VJTKB1_Unfini_28_2989404c.jpg | en | null | Pushkaram over, many roads left unfinished | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The unfinished Pinnamaneni Polyclinic Road with no median is leading to traffic issues during peak hours. —Photo: Ch. Vijaya Bhaskar.
Vehicles skid posing danger to motorists, streetlights have not been installed on Polyclinic Road
Many roads in the city got a complete makeover before the Krishna Pushkarams as the civic body went all out to complete works related to all the 56 roads selected for development with the funds allotted by the State government under the river fest budget.
But some of the roads left unfinished are drawing the ire of commuters.
The roads connecting the Mother Teresa junction in Siddhartha Nagar have been laid in haste before the commencement of the pushkarams and are not taken up even after four days after the completion of the event.
Lack of clarity over placement of the median in the Pinnamaneni Polyclinic Road, for which works began a couple of months ago, has forced the contractor to lay the road without median at one stretch towards the Nirmala Convent junction. This has become a traffic bottleneck during peak hours. As per the initial plans, the VMC wanted to provide a walking track on one side of the road and had not finalised the side where it had to come, according to sources.
Near the Mother Teresa junction, the construction of culvert on the road towards the Siddhartha junction has been left midway posing danger to motorists. Motorists reportedly are falling into the drain when it gets submerged following rain.
“While works in many areas were done quickly, here it turned a problem for the past three months. Vehicles are skidding on this unfinished stretches,” said Y. Satyanarayana, who works at Siddhartha Nagar.
Due to the unfinished median, streetlights have not been installed on the entire stretch of the Polyclinic Road which witnesses is movement of heavy vehicles to and from a construction site where a 15-storeyed building is coming up.
Small LED lights have been arranged on one side. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/pushkaram-over-many-roads-left-unfinished/article9042428.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/7cb64ac3d98b9bdf10e1a957212d5ca1b1292ee8f2fa77865bcc415e78dfbefd.json |
[
"Praavita Kashyap"
] | 2016-08-27T14:50:31 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | It’s 1:00 p.m. and I am sitting in the office of The Gazette of India. Everyone has taken out their lunch boxes and is eating. My stomach rumbles a bit. I’ve been here since morning, looking for a set | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Ffeatures%2Fmagazine%2Fwhy-are-indian-laws-not-available-in-hindi%2Farticle9035995.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02987/SM_Hindi_laws_jpg_2987243c.jpg | en | null | Why are Indian laws not available in Hindi? | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The law says that the text of all laws must be available in English and Hindi. But clearly, we lost that bit in translation.
It’s 1:00 p.m. and I am sitting in the office of The Gazette of India. Everyone has taken out their lunch boxes and is eating. My stomach rumbles a bit.
I’ve been here since morning, looking for a set of environmental laws in Hindi that will be a part of the resources for a training session on environmental law for district-level lawyers. There are approximately 200 Indian laws related to environmental protection. All these acts and rules are available online, including on the new digitised The Gazette of India website that allows you to comfortably search for any law. But only in English.
I’ve ended up here, behind the Delhi Vidhan Sabha, searching for official Hindi translations of the laws. Words are a tricky game and in law you can make them dance about to mean different things. Legend has it that there are judgments that say “shall” will mean “ought” and others that say “ought” will mean “shall”. The suspension of disbelief in a courtroom extends to the meaning of actual words and sometimes even the incredible creation of new ones. Language is important and, therefore, translations are important. The Hindi translations that lawyers need are the ones used, authorised, and published by the government.
The Gazette office is like most government offices. Cream walls, steel desks and stacks of crumbling dusty files. The office is stunned by the request for these Acts in Hindi. “We don’t get many Hindi requests, you know. All the important laws are published in both languages because people keep asking for them, but the others....”
A kind official named Santosh begins to help me. There are separate stacks of files containing copies of entries into The Gazette that are numbered according to the year in which they were published. Bilingual entries seem to be considerably less than the others. After about 20 minutes of searching, the official is sweating and dusty; his hands have turned a greyish black.
“How can we not have all the laws in Hindi in the official The Gazette of India,” I ask.
“I don’t know; they just don’t come out you know. They send us Hindi versions, sometimes years later.”
Santosh is staggering, carrying massive files. I offer to help but he smiles and says no. He wanders back into the steel shelves. “So you get one copy of every gazette or gazette entry,” I ask. We are going through a file that contains a copy of the 1991 Gazette. The edges are crumbling and the top page, which has chunks missing, looks like it was nibbled on by determined termites. “Yes,” he says, “We get just one copy, and then we give you attested copies.”
Santosh returns from the shelves with a look of triumph. “I’ve got the rules!” he grins. I think we would have high-fived if we had known each other a bit longer. “Ok, great! Let’s get copies,” I say. “But what about the laws?”
He looks sad again, like I’ve hit a kitten. I’m sad too because he had looked so relieved before.
“I can’t find any laws.”
“Don’t you think this is really weird?”
He laughs.
“So that means I have to know English to be a lawyer,” I say. He laughs again. “Everybody is learning English these days, nobody wants the laws in Hindi,” he replies. The entire office gets involved now. People start suggesting which stacks to look in. We flip papers in one of the files and reach the year 1831. Santosh and I give up. And that’s when people around us begin to open lunch boxes. The man sitting near Santosh tells me that my only hope is the National Archives. Someone offers to make me a bill for the Rules that we found.
I am beginning to worry and suspect that the major environmental laws have never been translated or published. Breakfast was so long ago, I fear I’m becoming light-headed due to lack of food and the smell of sabzi so close. Conspiracy theories fill my head like nervous little mice running across government office floors. Maybe they haven’t published these laws in Hindi because they don’t want non-English speaking people to have access to these laws and they also don’t want people and lawyers living in areas with forests and mineral wealth to be able to demand their rights.
Santosh makes a receipt for me. They tell me politely but firmly to come back after lunch. I feel like I’m being booted out of the club of my new friends. When I return, the lights are dim and the room has a distinct after-lunch-snooze feel to it. Santosh is now gently Sellotaping one of the more crumbly Acts. The phone rings. There is someone at the other end who wants to speak to “the one who sleeps at his desk”. We look at each other and laugh. The one who sleeps at his desk has gone to answer the phone. Santosh takes over the attestation of the copies. I am charmed by the zealousness with which he stamps on them.
Section 5 (2) of the Official Languages Act of 1963 says: “As from the appointed day, the authoritative text in the English language of all Bills to be introduced or amendments thereto to be moved in either House of Parliament shall be accompanied by a translation of the same in Hindi authorised in such manner as may be prescribed by rules made under this Act.”
So, laws are introduced in both English and Hindi. It seems sloppy and lackadaisical then to not publish the laws as passed by Parliament in both languages in The Gazette of India. The lack of easy access to laws in regional languages is a denial of access to justice; it is clearly unfair and exclusionary.
The Gazette officials have told me to go search the National Archives. I might have some luck there.
Praavita Kashyap is a researcher and works with an advocate in the Supreme Court. She also works with the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan. | http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/why-are-indian-laws-not-available-in-hindi/article9035995.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/480a1b69f55b662ab72252b880572ade3a54f1ccf3fc73b0fc066dca3efc7787.json |
[
"Sumit Bhattacharjee"
] | 2016-08-29T22:53:05 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Pujitha, who just completed her four-year B.Tech programme in IT from a private engineering college, has approached a software development firm by name PC Technologies for a job.The Dehradun-based fi | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FVisakhapatnam%2Fbtech-grads-fall-prey-to-fake-it-firm%2Farticle9046786.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 | B.Tech grads fall prey to fake IT firm | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Pujitha, who just completed her four-year B.Tech programme in IT from a private engineering college, has approached a software development firm by name PC Technologies for a job.
The Dehradun-based firm asked Pujitha to pay Rs. 25,000 as security deposit, promising her 90 days of training, before absorbing as a software developer for a pay varying between Rs. 1.2 lakh and Rs. 3 lakh, depending on performance during the training period.
Believing claims of the firm, as documents were signed on stamp paper, she paid and even underwent training in Java on the companies premises in Muralinagar for about 45 days, only to realise that the company downed shutters about a week ago.
She was not the only victim, Satish, ECE graduate, and David, who completed CSE, along with 320 others were cheated.
“We were even promised a stipend of Rs. 6,300 during the training period,” Pujitha said.
According to SHO of Kancharapalem and investigating officer Raghuveer Vishnu, the firm was owned by one Pankaj and Chaaya, and both have been arrested in Kolkata.
“We have arrested the firm’s HR manager Sonim in Kolkata and brought her here on transit warrant and remanded her in judicial custody on Sunday. We now realise the fraudsters have pan-India presence in about 12 locations such as Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Dehradun,” Mr. Raghuveer Vishnu told The Hindu.
“It is estimated that the fraudsters have cheated job aspirants across India to the tune of Rs. 8 to 10 crore, and we are getting in touch with others in other cities,” said David.
All the victims have lodged complaint at the Fifth Town Police Station on Monday and police are investigating the case. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/btech-grads-fall-prey-to-fake-it-firm/article9046786.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/9d49b0480c6975e847ce1dc17806da88632ec61ce47ac6af23d0233625a868e3.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T06:57:50 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Observing that the State Disaster Management plan still remains on paper as a draft for six years, the Madras High Court, on Tuesday, observed that last year’s December floods could have been averted | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fchennai%2Ffloods-could-have-been-averted-says-hc%2Farticle9051469.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 | Floods could have been averted, says HC | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Raps State for having no disaster management plan yet
Observing that the State Disaster Management plan still remains on paper as a draft for six years, the Madras High Court, on Tuesday, observed that last year’s December floods could have been averted if the plan was in place. The First Bench of Chief Justice S.K. Kaul and Justice R. Mahadevan made the observation on a batch of PILs to find out the reasons for last year’s floods, and to remove encroachment in the waterbodies across the city.
“The plan should have been drafted into the provisions of the 2005 Act long time ago. The fact remains that after six years, the plan is still at the draft stage!” the Bench observed.
“Had the plan been done, possibly the situation which arose last year could have been avoided,” it noted. Pointing out that it had raised the issue of the upgradation of the Disaster Management Plan in its last order as it was of “vintage 2010”, the Bench said that the affidavit of the Revenue Department, the first respondent, only stated that the draft State Disaster Management Plan was prepared during 2010 as per the mandate of Section 23(1) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005,
According to the affidavit, it was shared with the National Disaster Management Authority and thereafter, updated by the National Disaster Management of Anna Institute of Management as per the National Disaster Management Authority guidelines. Commenting on the affidavit, the Bench said the plan was still in the draft stage.
Referring to the another affidavit filed by the Public Works Department (PWD), the Bench said: “Thus, on the one side, it has been contended that the reason for flooding was the growth of unregulated slum areas numbering 28 on the Banks of River Adyar and yet, on the other hand, there is reluctance to take action against the encroachments. We say so, as in respect of Buckingham Canal, which has been declared a waterway under the National Waterways Act, 2016.”
The submission of the State government was found unacceptable as the issue was again of the shrinking space of the Buckingham Canal on account of the encroachments. We also find that the authorities have stated that action was taken from January to March 4 to clear the banks of Adyar and thereafter, the State Elections intervened, it noted.
Pointing out that nothing has been said as to what had happened from the end of May till the end of August, the judges said: “This suggests that once again nothing has been done.” The Bench also directed the authorities concerned to file “a better affidavit” within a week and posted the petitions to September 7 for further hearing. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/floods-could-have-been-averted-says-hc/article9051469.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/401c799734d303a8068fdf8223eeaa34034a45a405d4642b220670c7f4bd49b1.json |
[
"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-31T10:57:49 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | L. Amsavardhini, a Plus Two student of Corporation Kasturba Gandhi Girls Higher Secondary School here, has won gold medal in the recently held carom test series in Maldives.Representing the country, t | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FMadurai%2Fcorporation-school-student-brings-gold%2Farticle9051461.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02992/MA31_CARROM_2992704c.jpg | en | null | Corporation school student brings gold | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Corporation Commissioner Sandeep Nandhuri honours L. Amsavardhini of Kasturibai Gandhi Corporation Girls Higher Secondary School, who won the gold medal in carom (junior category) in a test series in Maldives.
L. Amsavardhini, a Plus Two student of Corporation Kasturba Gandhi Girls Higher Secondary School here, has won gold medal in the recently held carom test series in Maldives.
Representing the country, the young girl, accompanied by four other students from Tamil Nadu, won in the tourney held between August 19 and 24. Corporation Commissioner Sandeep Nanduri appreciated the talent and wished her good luck in her future endeavours.
Thanking her parents, Lakshmanan and Hemalatha, headmistress Murugeswari, coach S. Raja and education officer Saraswathi, Ms. Amsavardhini said she practised regularly. “Hard work coupled with concentration and a fire to come up has brought in desired results… My experience in Maldives was also exciting. I was able to get in touch with many new friends,” she told reporters on Tuesday.
Mr. Raja said Ms. Amsavardhini practised seven to eight hours every day. She defeated all the five of her opponents in the test series. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/corporation-school-student-brings-gold/article9051461.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/af4ae992e90173b53fd8136a49189de7b4ddd38cd736647f0a8910e8606b70f5.json |
[
"Staff Reporter"
] | 2016-08-30T10:53:14 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The Kalady police have launched a probe into the alleged attack on two ABVP workers at Sree Sankara College on Monday.The injured are Eeswaraprasad and Sreejith, two undergraduate students at the coll | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FKochi%2Fprobe-into-attack-on-abvp-workers%2Farticle9048414.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 | Probe into attack on ABVP workers | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Kalady police have launched a probe into the alleged attack on two ABVP workers at Sree Sankara College on Monday.
The injured are Eeswaraprasad and Sreejith, two undergraduate students at the college.
They alleged the involvement of DYFI and SFI activists in the attack, which was reportedly carried out using machetes on the college campus. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/probe-into-attack-on-abvp-workers/article9048414.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/8ce0afb39e9eea40667470483b5ccdcc54570c445bccc5ea3ba4ee8eb7b6a689.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T05:00:03 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | : A grade testing lab will be started under the Insurance Medical Services Department with the aim of ensuring the quality of drugs supplied through Employees State Insurance establishments. The lab, | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FThiruvananthapuram%2Fgrade-testing-lab-to-be-opened%2Farticle9048464.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 | Grade testing lab to be opened | null | null | www.thehindu.com | : A grade testing lab will be started under the Insurance Medical Services Department with the aim of ensuring the quality of drugs supplied through Employees State Insurance establishments. The lab, functioning on the premises of ESI Hospital, Peroorkada, will be inaugurated by Minister for Excise T.P. Ramakrishnan at 3 p.m. on Wednesday. — Staff Reporter
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[
"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-29T22:56:07 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | “Do you know what
tha dha ri na
means? Everyone who has learnt carnatic music hums these syllables; find out what they mean,” said a smiling K.J. Yesudas. No other music is as great as c | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fchennai%2Fchembai-music-festival-in-chennai-from-august-30%2Farticle9044856.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 | Chembai music festival in Chennai from August 30 | null | null | www.thehindu.com | “Do you know what tha dha ri na means? Everyone who has learnt carnatic music hums these syllables; find out what they mean,” said a smiling K.J. Yesudas. No other music is as great as carnatic with its 72 melakartha structure and the manodharma involved in singing it, he added.
“And you can sing it only if you have the blessings of your guru. Even if you study under someone for 10 years, if he does not bless you, it won’t work,” said the veteran musician, who has trained under greats including Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar.
“It was T. V. Gopalakrishnan and the Jaya-Vijaya duo, who took me to my guru when my father insisted that I learn carnatic music. Though the family was passing through very difficult times, my father, who was a theatre artist, insisted that I learn music as he himself had not been able to. He did not ask me to take up a job and earn,” he recalled.
‘He never took money’
Mr. Yesudas also said that every student who had learnt music under Chembai, as he is known, had done well in life.
“Despite me being a Christian, he made me sit near him and taught me for five years. I remember learning a keerthanai from him during a train journey. He never took money from any of his students,” he said.
Mr. Yesudas, who addressed the press in connection with the second edition of Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar festival to be held between August 30 and September 1 at Krishna Gana Sabha, said at least 14 senior artists including P.S. Narayanaswamy, S. R. Janakiraman, Madurai G.S. Mani, Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman and R. Thayumanavan would be honoured during the three-day festival. On all three days, a workshop on carnatic and sound technology would be held. Concerts by upcoming and senior musicians would be organised from 9 a.m. on all days.
Musician K.J. Yesudas recalled his life-changing experience as a student of Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chembai-music-festival-in-chennai-from-august-30/article9044856.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/a19357dadb4231d787d989b8da58e24d8e17af6dc77afbf829a3e8383da3b812.json |
[
"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-31T10:53:56 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | After failing to arrive at a seat-fee agreement during talks on Monday, the government and the managements of private self-financing medical colleges will hold discussions on Wednesday, this time, in | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FThiruvananthapuram%2Fmedical-seatfee-talks-today%2Farticle9052994.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 | Medical seat-fee talks today | null | null | www.thehindu.com | After failing to arrive at a seat-fee agreement during talks on Monday, the government and the managements of private self-financing medical colleges will hold discussions on Wednesday, this time, in the presence of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
The talks have been scheduled at 6 p.m. in the Chief Minister’s chamber.
On Monday, the managements had initially plumbed for a unified fee structure across all seats in their colleges. When this was rejected outright by the government, the managements proposed a 50:50 seat split with the government.
They had also agreed to take in 20 per cent of students in government seats at Rs.25,000 a year. However, they also wanted a uniform fee of Rs.12.5 lakh for the rest of the seats, excluding the NRI quota. However, this too was not acceptable to the government which wanted the managements to hold the fee down to last year’s figure of Rs. 9.5 lakh.
It was then that the two sides agreed to meet again in the presence of the Chief Minister. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/medical-seatfee-talks-today/article9052994.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/ecd45dad4d155ff765211e5474ee1937a239047c2607ffde80c98e54ed9ddb6e.json |
[
"Kumar Buradikatti"
] | 2016-08-29T12:51:15 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | “It is really a hard time as we are now facing drought for the fourth consecutive year. Standing crops, such as chilli, cotton and red-gram that I cultivated in five, two and three acres respectively | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fkarnataka%2Fdrought-looming-over-raichur-for-fourth-consecutive-year%2Farticle9045953.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02991/29raichur_Drought__2991171c.jpg | en | null | Drought looming over Raichur for fourth consecutive year | null | null | www.thehindu.com | “It is really a hard time as we are now facing drought for the fourth consecutive year. Standing crops, such as chilli, cotton and red-gram that I cultivated in five, two and three acres respectively, are slowing drying up. I have already spent around Rs. 1.25 lakh that I had borrowed from traders at APMC,” lamented Huligeppa Gajjinamane, a farmer from Jalibenchi village in Raichur taluk.
Not able to repay previous three years’ loans after suffering crop loss due to drought, his outstanding has increased to Rs. 7.25 lakh. When the Department of Meteorology forecast above-normal rainfall before the onset of monsoon, he rejoiced and hoped to clear all his loans. However, the continued dry spell shattered all his hopes.
Huligeppa represents lakhs of farmers cultivating lands in rain-fed areas and tail-end parts of Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal (TLBC). The disturbing scenes of young plants of red-gram, green-gram, cotton, chilli, pearl millet (bajra), paddy, groundnut and others turning yellow due to heat can be seen across the rural areas in the district, except parts of Sindhanur taluk where paddy fields have received relatively better quantity water from TLBC.
The district received above-normal rainfall in the months of June and July, triggering hopes among farmers. However, the negligible rainfall of just 27 mm against the normal rainfall of 102 mm in August (73% deficit) dashed their hopes and dreams.
Switching crops
Hit hard by the pink-bollworm pest that devastated Bt cotton crop in the last kharif season, farmers have switched to red-gram this year. As a result, the red-gram cultivation has increased from 40,000 hectares last year to over 85,000 hectares this year. The cotton cultivation area has shrunk from 60,000 hectares to 30,000 hectares. The area of bajra cultivation has also seen an increase from 35,000 hectares to 47,000 hectares. However, the change in crop pattern has helped little as the weakened monsoon invariably hit all.
Of the 1,35,000 hectares of paddy fields along the TLBC, only half have seen transplantation. Many of the paddy growers in Sindhanur taluk whose fields received better quantity water could complete paddy transplantation. However, most of the farmers in Manvi and Raichur taluks that fall at the tail-end of TLBC are still waiting for water to take up transplantation. The paddy crop that was sown using traditional seed drilling method that requires less water as compared to transplanting method is also drying up due to heat stress. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/drought-looming-over-raichur-for-fourth-consecutive-year/article9045953.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/0eb62915c099c9ad6784de7091d2cd4ec20cfa961f892155561e2131299f47ed.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T00:54:28 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Human rights groups challenged the legality of municipal bans on full-body burkini swimsuits before France’s highest administrative court on Thursday, a practice that one lawyer fiercely denounced as | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Finternational%2Ffrench-lawyers-seek-overturn-on-burkini-bans-verdict-on-friday%2Farticle9035672.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02987/BURKINIRT_jpg_2987140c.jpg | en | null | French lawyers seek overturn on burkini bans; verdict on Friday | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Shock worldwide after photos this week seem to show police asking one Muslim sunbather to remove her body-concealing tunic in Nice.
Human rights groups challenged the legality of municipal bans on full-body burkini swimsuits before France’s highest administrative court on Thursday, a practice that one lawyer fiercely denounced as reflecting “a reflex of fear.”
The three-judge Council of State heard arguments from both sides and said it would issue its ruling Friday over whether to overturn the locally ordered bans. They have elicited shock and anger worldwide after photos this week appeared to show police instructing one Muslim sunbather to remove her body-concealing tunic in Nice, scene of last month’s truck slaughter.
Triggering a national debate
The legal fight over the right of Muslim women to wear burkinis has fired a national debate over the place of Islam in France, a strictly secular country, and fuelled concerns at home and abroad that some French Mayors are overstepping their powers.
Pleading in a courtroom packed with journalists, legal experts and ordinary citizens, the lawyers for two human rights groups expressed fears that the bans on wearing any religious garments on beaches, if upheld by the court, would be extended to public transportation networks and other public places.
Bans due to reflex of fear
“France has lost any sense of proportion in this matter. The Council of State must be a compass in the tempest and show the right way,” said Patrice Spinosi, a lawyer for the Human Rights League. “The bans have been issued by a reflex of fear.”
Mr. Spinosi argued that, before about 30 coastal towns and cities introduced the ban, there weren’t “any riots on the beaches.” He said the bans, by contrast, had stirred “disruption to public order,” driven by the sight of police issuing fines to Muslim women on some Riviera beaches.
‘Right to wear’ protests
Divisions have emerged in President Francois Hollande’s government over the bans, and protests have been held in London and Berlin by those defending women’s right to wear what they want on the beach.
Critics of the local decrees have said the orders are too vague, prompting local police officials to fine women wearing the traditional Islamic headscarf and the hijab, not burkinis. The bans do not generally use the word “burkini” but forbid any clothing that is deemed overtly religious.
Thursday’s arguments focused on a ban in the Riviera town of Villeneuve-Loubet, but Friday’s binding decision will set a legal precedent on whether any municipality can tell Muslim women what to wear on the beach.
To safeguard public order: lawyer
Francois Pinatel, the lawyer for the town of Villeneuve-Loubet, acknowledged the Mayor’s order had infringed basic freedoms but argued this was legal because the decree was intended to safeguard public order following the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice 15 kilometers (9 miles) away.
“There is a climate of absolute tension in the region with an extremely explosive situation,” Mr. Pinatel told the judges.
Burkinis=enslavement: Valls
Parallel to Thursday’s court deliberations, public debate continued even among Cabinet Ministers.
Prime Minister Manuel Valls said burkinis represent the “enslavement of women.” He urged police to enforce the bans fairly and respectfully.
Education Minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, a feminist with North African roots, argued that while she doesn’t like the burkini swimsuit, banning the garment amounted to a politically driven act that encouraged racism. Health Minister Marisol Touraine took a similar stance.
In London, about 30 demonstrators threw a “wear what you want” beach party Thursday outside the French Embassy.
‘Recent attacks no justification’
Recent militant attacks on France don’t justify “men with weapons standing over a woman telling her what not to wear. That’s not a sight that any of us should stand for,” said church curate Jenny Dawkins (40), one of the protesters.
In Berlin, about 60 people some wearing burkinis, others bikinis protested outside the French embassy in front of the Brandenburg Gate.
The Human Rights League and the Collective Against Islamophobia in France and other rights group pursuing Thursday’s lawsuit say the Villeneuve-Loubet Mayor’s decree violates basic freedoms of dress, religious expression and movement.
The Villeneuve-Loubet order bars from beaches anyone whose garments don’t respect the principles of secularism, health and safety, and good moral standards.
On Monday, a lower court in Nice ruled that the Villeneuve-Loubet ban was “necessary, appropriate and proportionate.” The administrative court added that wearing “conspicuous” religious clothing on the beach may be seen as a “provocation” and increase tensions.
Court: can be viewed as erasing women
The Nice court said that burkinis can be viewed as “erasing” women from the public eye and “a lowering of their place.”
Religious clothing is particularly sensitive in France, where an unusually large part of the population has no religious affiliation. The first provision in France’s constitution declares it is “a secular republic.” | http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/french-lawyers-seek-overturn-on-burkini-bans-verdict-on-friday/article9035672.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/6f8562f074168a85bcd3a54ed7b65ce0784389949975e4f06271bd4a6464d55e.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T22:50:14 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The Nadapuram Judicial First Class Magistrate Court on Friday granted bail to K. Anil Kumar, a Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] leader who was arrested from Kasaragod district on Thursday o | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fkerala%2Faslam-murder-cpim-leader-gets-bail%2Farticle9036571.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 | Aslam murder: CPI(M) leader gets bail | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Nadapuram Judicial First Class Magistrate Court on Friday granted bail to K. Anil Kumar, a Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] leader who was arrested from Kasaragod district on Thursday on the charges of providing accommodation to one of the six accused in the murder of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) worker K. Aslam.
Anil Kumar was detained after finding that he was involved in giving safe accommodation to Nidhin, the first arrested in the case, who arranged a multi-utility vehicle for the gangsters who attacked the IUML worker at Chalapram in Nadapuram on August 12.
Investigation team members said they got reliable information from the CPI(M) leader to take the probe forward and more people would be netted soon. “Though we managed to identify almost all the gang members involved in the attack, all of them have gone into hiding with the support of some local CPI(M) leaders,” they said.
Police sources hinted at a breakthrough in the investigation with the arrest of some of the key accused in the case in two days. Assistant Superintendent of Police Karuppaswami and Kuttiyadi Circle Inspector T. Sajeevan have been entrusted with the probe by District Police Superintendent (Kozhikode Rural) N. Vijayakumar. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/aslam-murder-cpim-leader-gets-bail/article9036571.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/7219f800a67697bd14db80650191a2a9f43597239245659a9e639615af649102.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T20:54:37 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Several gunman attacked a beachfront restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday, prompting an exchange of fire with the security forces, an AFP correspondent said. The incident began w | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Finternational%2Fgunmen-storm-beach-restaurant-in-somali-capital-mogadishu%2Farticle9033244.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 | Beach restaurant attacked in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, 10 killed | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the brazen strike.
Several gunman attacked a beachfront restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday, prompting an exchange of fire with the security forces, an AFP correspondent said.
The incident began when a nearby car exploded, after which the gunmen ran into the restaurant, a popular eatery near Lido beach. Somali security forces at the scene then exchanged fire with the gunmen who were holed up inside, the correspondent said. The death toll from the attack late on Thursday has risen to 10, police said.
6 of the victims civilians
The casualties comprised six civilians, two members of the security forces and two of the attackers, Ali Abdullahi, a police officer, said on Friday.
Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab owned up the attack, which triggered a gun battle that ended at around 3:00 a.m. local time, police said.
It was forced out of the capital by African Union soldiers five years ago but continues to launch regular attacks including many in recent months on restaurants, hotels and military bases, often using suicide car bombers and gunmen.
The group is expected to try and violently disrupt elections due to be held in September and October. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/gunmen-storm-beach-restaurant-in-somali-capital-mogadishu/article9033244.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/36f47b48dfb745515ce920bab4919d68d045669e82de990d75e11132da17072c.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T06:58:08 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Police arrested two people on Tuesday on charges of cheating 36 persons, promising to provide them Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB) flats and Tsunami Resettlement Houses. M. Agnes (48) of Patt | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fchennai%2F2-held-for-cheating-36-people%2Farticle9051466.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 | 2 held for cheating 36 people | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Police arrested two people on Tuesday on charges of cheating 36 persons, promising to provide them Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB) flats and Tsunami Resettlement Houses.
M. Agnes (48) of Pattinapakkam and his driver N. Barani Prasath (28) allegedly cheated many by collecting money from them after promising to get the apartments allocated to them in Ezhil Nagar, Thoraipakkam and Kannagi Nagar slum tenements.
Police said the duo gave fake ID cards and collected sums ranging from Rs. 60,000 to Rs. 1 lakh each from the 36 persons.
When they failed to get allotment of houses as promised, R. Harikumar and the others lodged a complaint at City Police Commissionerate on August 23 against the duo.
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) police registered a case and conducted investigation.
The accused were remanded on Tuesday. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/2-held-for-cheating-36-people/article9051466.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/e2d003a37a7030839390e4088174cd5675b6b5cff8611dd92f7f7637c9b72718.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T02:52:34 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The ‘whistleblower’ behind the Scorpene document leak will hand over the disk containing thousands of pages of data detailing the Indian submarine’s stealth and warfare capabilities, to the Australia | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fscorpene-data-leak-whistleblower-to-hand-over-data-disk-to-australia%2Farticle9037114.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02984/SUBMARINE_DCNS_2984091c.jpg | en | null | Whistleblower to hand over data disk to Australia | null | null | www.thehindu.com | “The Australian” said neither France nor India knew about the leak till Monday afternoon when it sought a comment from French firm DCNS.
The ‘whistleblower’ behind the Scorpene document leak will hand over the disk containing thousands of pages of data detailing the Indian submarine’s stealth and warfare capabilities, to the Australian government on Monday, The Australian newspaper said on Friday.
It said the identity of the unnamed whistleblower was already known to the Australian authorities. The weekend edition of the newspaper said neither France nor India knew about the leak till Monday afternoon when it sought a comment from French firm DCNS. The paper said the whistleblower wants Australia to know that its future submarine partner, France, has already lost control over secret data on India’s new submarines. His hope is that this will spur the Turnbull government and DCNS to step up security to ensure Australia’s 50 billion dollar submarine project does not suffer the same fate, it said.
“He has not broken any law and the authorities know who he is. He plans to surrender the disk to the government on Monday,” the newspaper said.
The newspaper said the story behind this leak may be more of incompetence than espionage, more Austin Powers than James Bond.
The Weekend Australian has been told by sources that the data was removed from DCNS in Paris in 2011 by a former French Navy officer who quit the service in the early 1970s and worked for French defence companies for more than 30 years before becoming a subcontractor to DCNS.
Sources say they believe this subcontractor somehow copied the sensitive data from DCNS in France and, along with a French colleague, took it to a Southeast Asian country.
If so, he broke the law and may face prosecution, the paper said.
The two men worked in that Southeast Asian country carrying out unclassified naval defence work.
The speculation is that the data on Scorpene was removed to serve as a reference guide for the former naval officer’s new job, but it is unclear why anyone would risk breaking the law by taking classified data for such a purpose.
The two men are then said to have the fallen out with their employer, a private company run by a Western businessman.
They were sacked and refused re-entry to their building.
At least one of the men asked to retrieve the data on Scorpene but they were refused and the company — possibly not knowing the significance of the data — held on to it, the newspaper said.
The secret data was then sent to the company’s head office in Singapore, where the company’s IT chief — again probably not knowing its significance — tried to load it on an internet server for the person in Sydney who was slated to replace the two sacked French workers.
The data was placed on a server on April 18, 2013, and it was then that it was dangerously vulnerable to hacking or interception by a foreign intelligence service.
It is not known whether the data stayed on this server for a few days or for a year. It is not known if any foreign intelligence service obtained it during this time, the paper said.
Unable to send such a large file over the net and not knowing the significance of the data, the Singapore company sent it on a data disk by regular post to Sydney.
When the recipient, who was experienced in defence issues, opened the file on his home computer he was stunned.
He was expecting to read notes on a low-level naval programme, but before him lay the secret capabilities of the new Indian submarine fleet, the report said.
The data was not encrypted so he transferred it to an encrypted disk. That evening the man wiped the old disk with special software, grabbed a hammer and smashed it to pieces in his backyard.
He placed the new encrypted disk in a locked filing cabinet in his office and there it remained for more than two years, before he decided to show it to the The Australian, the report said. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/scorpene-data-leak-whistleblower-to-hand-over-data-disk-to-australia/article9037114.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/615a6661f4ebbf3726915d5bcf0d622a390d253377e205ee9ba5be019a843baf.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T14:50:28 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fthread%2Fpolitics-and-policy%2Farticle9040597.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02988/Title_2988781c.jpg | en | null | When a storm leaks out of a teacup | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The greatest strategic advantage to be gained from the leak of any highly sensitive information leak lies in not publicising it and continuing to use it against the adversary. The recent data leak on the Indian Navy's Scorpene submarine project, as reported by an Australian newspaper, is much ado about nothing. “The stunning leak, which runs to 22,400 pages details the entire secret combat capability of the six Scorpene class submarines that French shipbuilder Direction des Constructions Navales (DCNS) has designed for the Indian Navy,” as has been reported by The Australian. It is understood that the leaked data pertains to 2011, and to a minuscule extent, 2013.
To conclude prematurely that the leak will gravely affect national security is being paranoid to the extreme. At best, this seems like a deliberate effort of leaking sensitive documents to score brownie points by rival governments and arms companies.
However, all the brouhaha over the reported data leak seems to be an overreaction. The Navy too has clarified that "data has been blacked out and does not pose any security compromise". It has also reached out to the Director General Armament of the French government to carry out a complete investigation. All these are routine actions that are considered par for the course. This is not to condone any careless or cavalier handling of data pertaining to national security. The available information till now indicates that the leak is not from India. Defence Minister Mr. Manohar Parrikar has alleged "hacking" of sensitive information. With the opposition gunning for a slugfest, the government must naturally demonstrate an attempt at preemptive damage control.
What is pertinent to note in this episode is that any agency or person who steals such secrets with a mala fide intention will always endeavour to them under wraps. That is the philosophy of intelligence operations. Consider the case of the Enigma cipher, which was used to encrypt messages for the German military in World War II. An Enigma machine was captured by the British forces while retreating from a German onslaught right at the beginning of war. The team of British and Polish codebreakers, led by the mathematician Alan Turing, painstakingly studied the machine to unravel its secret. When they successfully decoded the messages, it was never let out.
The British never let it be known that they could read the secret messages of the German High Command. For this, government deliberately allowed hundreds of convoy ships to go to harm and be sunk by the Germans rather than inform their crew of the impeding danger. Reason — it would have alerted the Germans and they would have changed the entire code. The success of Enigma leak and codebreaking did not emerge until the 1970s. There are striking differences between the Scorpene papers’ leak and the way Enigma secret was handled.
^ An employee of shipbuilder DCNS looks at the propeller of a Scorpene submarine at the industrial site of the naval defence company in La Montagne near Nantes, France, on April 26, 2016. | Reuters
In addition to India, the Scorpene submarine that is manufactured by DCNS has been supplied to the Brazilian and Chilean navies as well. The general specifications of international arms companies are not too different when they manufacture a particular weapons platform like a ship or a submarine. After all, the assembly line that churns them out are standardised production lines. Specific to this case, the first Indian submarine named INS Kalveri was launched in April 2015, and is due to be commissioned in September this year. Since then, it has been undergoing sea trials.
Before being inducted into the Navy, there is a process called the Delivery Acceptance Trials (DATs), undertaken by the manufacturer, that becomes the starting point for further submarine deployment. It is this report that contains the sensitive details of signatures and several parameters that would compromise a submarine’s stealth operations. From the available details, nowhere has a claim like this been made. To conclude prematurely that it will gravely affect national security is being paranoid to the extreme. At best, this seems like a deliberate effort of leaking sensitive documents to score brownie points by rival governments and arms companies. The Australian government’s decision to award a submarine contract to DCNS in competition with Japanese and German companies was not without its share of controversy. Therefore, there is no need for high voltage ballistics over a ‘storm in a teacup’. | http://www.thehindu.com/thread/politics-and-policy/article9040597.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/95ea8fd33503acb377f2e31944009cdd920d7039eca1a89bdc706d8a4d166af5.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T14:50:04 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The Reserve Bank has said sovereign gold bonds issued in February and March can be traded on stock exchanges from Monday. The Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme was announced by the government on October | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fbusiness%2Fmarkets%2Fsovereign-gold-bonds-eligible-for-trading-from-monday%2Farticle9036739.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 | Sovereign gold bonds eligible for trading from Monday | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Reserve Bank has said sovereign gold bonds issued in February and March can be traded on stock exchanges from Monday.
The Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme was announced by the government on October 30 in 2015.
“Sovereign gold bonds (issued on February 8, 2016 and March 29, 2016) held in dematerialised form shall be eligible for trading on the stock exchanges... from August 29, 2016 (Monday),” the central bank said in a statement.
The date of commencement of trading in respect of bonds issued in subsequent tranches will be notified later.
So far, four tranches of the bonds have been issued.
The government is likely to issue the fifth tranche next month.
The first batch was issued from November 5 to November 20 of 2015.
In October last year, the Finance Ministry had announced that the bonds will carry an interest rate of 2.75 per cent (fixed rate) per annum on the amount of initial investment.
Interest is to be paid half—yearly and the last interest will be payable on maturity, along with the principal.
Aimed at providing an alternative to buying physical gold, the gold bond scheme offers investors a choice to buy bonds worth 2 grams of gold going up to a maximum of 500 grams.
Tenure of the bond is eight years with an exit option from 5th year to be exercised on the interest payment dates.
Minimum investment in the bond is 2 grams with a maximum buying limit of 500 grams per person per fiscal year (April—March). | http://www.thehindu.com/business/markets/sovereign-gold-bonds-eligible-for-trading-from-monday/article9036739.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/15ad6174d8d9d29f6927f16624236a37a536844db91bc4119b5a23e402ca62f0.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T18:54:56 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Hillary Clinton said Thursday that Donald Trump has unleashed the “radical fringe” within the Republican Party, including anti-Semites and white supremacists, dubbing the billionaire businessman’s ca | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Finternational%2Fus-presidential-poll-campaign-hillary-says-trump-will-make-america-hate-again%2Farticle9035119.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02960/clint-_2960044c.jpg | en | null | US Presidential poll campaign: Hillary says Trump will ‘make America hate again | null | null | www.thehindu.com | "He’s taking hate groups mainstream and helping a radical fringe take over one of America’s two major political parties," she said.
Hillary Clinton said Thursday that Donald Trump has unleashed the “radical fringe” within the Republican Party, including anti-Semites and white supremacists, dubbing the billionaire businessman’s campaign as one that will “make America hate again.”
Mr. Trump rejected Ms. Clinton’s allegations, defending his hard-line approach to immigration while trying to make the case to minority voters that Democrats have abandoned them.
The ping-pong accusations come as the two candidates vie for minorities and any undecided voters with less than three months until Election Day. Weeks before the first early voting, Trump faces the urgent task of revamping his image to win over those sceptical of his candidacy.
In a tweet shortly after Ms. Clinton wrapped up her speech in the swing state of Nevada, Mr. Trump said she “is pandering to the worst instincts in our society. She should be ashamed of herself!”
Ms. Clinton is eager to capitalise on Mr. Trump’s slipping poll numbers, particularly among moderate Republican women turned off by his controversial campaign. “Don’t be fooled” by Trumps efforts to rebrand, she told voters at a speech in Reno, saying the country faced a “moment of reckoning.”
“He’s taking hate groups mainstream and helping a radical fringe take over one of America’s two major political parties,” she said.
Mr. Trump tried to get ahead of the Democratic nominee, addressing a crowd in Manchester, New Hampshire just minutes before Ms. Clinton.
“Hillary Clinton is going to try to accuse this campaign, and the millions of decent Americans who support this campaign, of being racists,” Mr. Trump predicted.
“To Hillary Clinton, and to her donors and advisers, pushing her to spread her smears and her lies about decent people, I have three words,” he said. “I want you to hear these words, and remember these words- Shame on you.”
Mr. Trump tried to turn the tables on Ms. Clinton, suggesting she was trying to distract from questions swirling around donations to The Clinton Foundation and her use of her private email servers.
“She lies, she smears, she paints decent Americans as racists,” said Trump, who then defended some of the core and to some people, divisive ideas of his candidacy.
Ms. Clinton did not address any of the accusations about her family foundation in her remarks. Instead, she offered a strident denouncement of Trump’s campaign, charging him with fostering hate and pushing discriminatory policies, like his proposed temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States.
“altrightmeans we don’t want to kill you we just want you to go away,” tweeted one person.
“altrightmeans white supremacy. That’s all Alt Right is. Another code word for white supremacy. Nothing more nothing less,” another tweet said.
Ms. Clinton’s campaign also released an online video that compiles footage of prominent white supremacist leaders praising Mr. Trump, who has been criticized for failing to immediately denounce the support he’s garnered from white nationalists and supremacists, including former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke.
Mr. Trump, who also met Thursday in New York with members of a new Republican Party initiative meant to train young and largely minority volunteers, has been working to win over blacks and Latinos in light of his past inflammatory comments and has been claiming that the Democrats have taken minority voters’ support for granted. At rallies over the past week, the Republican presidential nominee cast Democratic policies as harmful to communities of colour, and in Mississippi on Wednesday he went so far as to label Ms. Clinton “a bigot.”
“They’ve been very disrespectful, as far as I’m concerned, to the African-American population in this country,” Mr. Trump said.
Many black leaders and voters have dismissed Mr. Trump’s message delivered to predominantly white rally audiences as condescending and intended more to reassure undecided white voters that he’s not racist, than to actually help minority communities.
Cornell William Brooks, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, told C-SPAN’s “Newsmakers” on Thursday that Mr. Trump has not reached out to the organisation for any reason. He added that Mr. Trump refused the group’s invitation to speak at its convention.
“We’re going to make it clear- You don’t get to the White House unless you travel through the doors of the NAACP,” Brooks said. “More importantly, you don’t get to the White House without addressing the nation’s civil rights agenda.”
Before the meeting in New York, several protesters unfurled a banner over a railing in the lobby of Trump Tower that read, “Trump = Always Racist.” They were quickly escorted out by security as they railed against Trump for “trying to pander to black and Latino leaders.”
“Nothing will change,” they yelled. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-presidential-poll-campaign-hillary-says-trump-will-make-america-hate-again/article9035119.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/1fde4b3c1cfeb392b154749586e8d47f8838b917f18e96691e8edcfb61aeaa70.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-29T12:51:54 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The departure of two trains from Mangaluru Central has been rescheduled. According to a communiqué here on Monday, the Mangaluru - Mumbai CST Express has been rescheduled to leave at 6 p.m. on Monday | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fkarnataka%2Ftwo-trains-rescheduled%2Farticle9045674.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 trains rescheduled | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The departure of two trains from Mangaluru Central has been rescheduled. According to a communiqué here on Monday, the Mangaluru - Mumbai CST Express has been rescheduled to leave at 6 p.m. on Monday instead of 12.50 p.m., while the Mangaluru - Chennai Mail has been rescheduled to at 7.40 p.m. instead of 1.25 p.m. on Monday.
The communique added that the Mangaluru - Thiruvananthapuram trains, including Mangaluru - Thiruvananthapuram Express (train No.16348), Mangaluru - Thiruvananthapuram Maveli Express (train No.16603), and Mangaluru Thiruvananthapuram Malabar Express (train No.16630), will run as per schedule. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/two-trains-rescheduled/article9045674.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/6b79c3eccce0c78114cc58181106f8d4470ea4602ed24ab34ffa118717c035c6.json |
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"Internet Desk"
] | 2016-08-28T02:50:40 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | ISRO on Sunday successfully test-fired a newly-developed Scramjet Rocket Engine, DDNews reported. The air-breathing propulsion experiment involves its RH-560 rocket fitted with a supersonic combustio | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fisro-successfully-testfires-scramjet-rocket-engine%2Farticle9042486.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02989/Scramjet_2989414c.jpg | en | null | ISRO successfully test-fires Scramjet Rocket Engine | null | null | www.thehindu.com | While conventional rocket engines need to carry both fuel and oxidiser on board for combustion to produce thrust, scramjet engines obtain oxygen from the atmosphere by compressing the incoming air before combustion at hypersonic speed.
The test-flight of the indigenously-developed supersonic combustion ramjet engine took place from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 6 a.m.
ISRO on Sunday successfully test-fired a newly-developed Scramjet Rocket Engine, DDNews reported. The air-breathing propulsion experiment involves its RH-560 rocket fitted with a supersonic combustion ramjet (Scramjet) engine.
The test-flight of the indigenously-developed scramjet engine took place from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 6 a.m., according to news agencies.
The test was to have been done on July 28, 2016 but the search by the Indian Air Force and the Navy for the IAF’s transport aircraft An-32, which disappeared over the Bay of Bengal has delayed it by a month. The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, has developed the engines to be used in a two-stage RH-560 rocket.
Named Advanced Technology Vehicle (ATV), the test platform comprises a scramjet engine hitched to the RH- 560 rocket.
“The vehicle has been characterised and is being fabricated at the VSSC and the ISRO Propulsion Complex, Mahendragiri,” VSSC Director K.Sivan had told The Hindu during preparations for the launch of the PSLV-C34.
Space agencies across the world are focussing on the development of scramjet technology because it contributes to smaller launch vehicles with more payload capacity and promises cheaper access to outer space.
Atmospheric oxygen
While conventional rocket engines need to carry both fuel and oxidiser on board for combustion to produce thrust, scramjets obtain oxygen from the atmosphere by compressing the incoming air before combustion at hypersonic speed. The scramjet engine can also liquefy the oxygen and store it on board. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/isro-successfully-testfires-scramjet-rocket-engine/article9042486.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/e40323def94e14e2be9f2fae9afb3f41bcbc8cc15e10b1a81a310185e91c522a.json |
[
"Sriram V."
] | 2016-08-26T20:51:55 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Madras Week celebrations are in progress. As is usual in such events, we have a plethora of mourners, in whose view, even nostalgia is no longer as good as what it was. Listening to them, you would im | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Ffeatures%2Fmetroplus%2Fsociety%2Fhidden-histories-paradise-lost%2Farticle9036119.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02987/27mpSriram_jpg_2987304c.jpg | en | null | Hidden histories: Paradise lost | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Madras Week celebrations are in progress. As is usual in such events, we have a plethora of mourners, in whose view, even nostalgia is no longer as good as what it was. Listening to them, you would imagine that the city was a kind of paradise till a few decades back. From what little I have read of Chennai’s history, I would disagree.
It was beset with enormous problems — drainage, sanitation, disease, poverty, and overcrowding, at all times. Just showing a few black-and-white photographs of empty streets and stately homes does not make for heaven. We can blame only ourselves for degradation. If at all any stakeholder is entitled to cry over what is lost, it would be the wildlife that was once abundant in Chennai.
Theodore Baskaran, in ‘A Squandered Heritage – The Wildlife of Madras’, written as part of the INTACH guide Madras: The Architectural Heritage by K. Kalpana and Frank Schiffer, notes that in the early 17th Century, a tropical evergreen forest, where antelopes roamed, covered the area. According to him, “The Quibble Island, with its expanses of swamp and marshes, attracted a horde of waterfowl and was a favourite hunting ground for the British”.
But till the 1850s, there are several reports of tigers at places such as Pallavaram, Vandalur, Adyar and St. Thomas Mount. A probably apocryphal tale is of Edward Winter, Governor of Madras in the 1600s, grappling with a tiger on the beach and ‘crushing it to death’. That, at least, was the story he circulated on his return to England. His memorial, in St. Mary’s Church, Battersea, has a panel depicting the incident.
Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff, Governor in the late 1800s and who gave the Marina beach its name, was a wildlife enthusiast, and his journal is full of jottings on the animal life of the city. Government House, later Omandurar Estate and now the Assembly-turned multi-speciality hospital, was where he lived and he documented the snakes, birds and insects that resided in the gardens. He also writes of a member of the Madras Club (then on land where Express Avenue now is) opening a door in the building to see a jackal wandering in the corridor! The patriot Ambujammal writes of jackals disturbing the sleep of the residents of Luz Church Road. In her book, Sir C.P. Remembered, Shakunthala Jagannathan notes that the family home, The Grove, and surrounding Alwarpet/Teynampet had deer, jackal, palm civet, peacock and even leopard, “the last seen on quite a few occasions”.
It would appear that in our attempt at building the paradise that we never got around to completing, we chased away those who could have made it one. The last Cooum crocodile is, after all, a stuffed exhibit in the museum. But then, creatures like it do not speak at symposiums or find space in columns. | http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/hidden-histories-paradise-lost/article9036119.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/38e4fd4febd314b96d12f17c74ad57a4d8e42bcc97ede0bebfcfa6ad80c0a17b.json |
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"Staff Reporter"
] | 2016-08-30T00:52:42 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The Namma Bengaluru Foundation (NBF), which has set up the Namma Bengaluru Citizen’s Committee (NBCC) comprising well-known citizens and legal experts, is offering an avenue for residents affected by | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fbangalore%2Freaching-out-to-demolition-victims%2Farticle9046531.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 | Reaching out to demolition victims | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Namma Bengaluru Foundation (NBF), which has set up the Namma Bengaluru Citizen’s Committee (NBCC) comprising well-known citizens and legal experts, is offering an avenue for residents affected by the demolition drive to speak out.
Beginning Tuesday, they will be able to visit centres set up in various areas to connect with the NBCC and report irregularities and illegalities in demolitions. First in line are Avani-Sringeri Layout, ING Vysya Bank Layout, Akshaya Nagar and Rajarajeshwari Nagar. Areas in all the BBMP zones will be covered. Citizens can also reach out to the committee at nbcc@namma-bengaluru.org.
The NBCC includes A.T. Ramaswamy, chairman of the Joint Legislature Committee on encroachments in Bangalore Urban district; Sajan Poovayya, senior advocate, Karnataka High Court; Jayanagar MLA B.N. Vijayakumar; and Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MP and founder trustee of NBF.
A release said the NBCC will review all allegations of land grab, encroachment and illegality and forward them to the appropriate authorities. Among the issues citizens can report are evidence of the involvement of government officials and politicians. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/reaching-out-to-demolition-victims/article9046531.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/b9b72b22049007fc6e2895465e988b9ab16c2e72225ea5ab9f473b1d7c941af9.json |
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"Principal Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-29T20:51:58 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Marathon runner O.P. Jaisha, who tested positive for Influenza ‘A’ H1N1 days after returning from the Rio Olympics, was discharged from Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road on Monday.
“The patient re | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fsport%2Fother-sports%2Fjaisha-discharged-from-hospital%2Farticle9046706.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 | Jaisha discharged from hospital | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Marathon runner O.P. Jaisha, who tested positive for Influenza ‘A’ H1N1 days after returning from the Rio Olympics, was discharged from Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road on Monday.
“The patient responded well to the treatment administered and was discharged in a stable condition. However, she will continue to be under medication and observation for some time,” said Dr. Vivek Anand Padegal, Consultant Pulmonologist, via an email statement. | http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/jaisha-discharged-from-hospital/article9046706.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/ed5938ab3f6edb08b4757d13509bfa5d5567de6564f002d8c3cab81a7fd0c9f3.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T18:51:55 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Pakistan has said no “technical traces” of telephonic contacts between the Kabul university attackers and people on its side of the border could be found and sought more evidence from the Afghan gove | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Finternational%2Fno-technical-traces-about-varsity-attack-found-pakistan-to-afghanistan%2Farticle9036110.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 technical traces about varsity attack found: Pakistan to Afghanistan | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Afghan government shared three mobile phone numbers allegedly operating on the Pakistani side of the border, which it claimed had remained in contact with the attackers.
Pakistan has said no “technical traces” of telephonic contacts between the Kabul university attackers and people on its side of the border could be found and sought more evidence from the Afghan government.
Afghanistan had blamed militants using Pakistan soil to launch the attack at the American University in Kabul that killed 16 people, including eight students, and left 50 people injured on Wednesday.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif on Thursday and urged for action against the attackers’ accomplices, Dawn reported on Friday.
But General Sharif told the Afghan leader that there were no “technical traces” to prove the telephonic conversation with militants in Pakistan with the attackers.
Gen. Sharif assured Mr. Ghani of “all-out cooperation” in investigating the role of Pakistan-based elements in the attack, but stressed that it could happen only after Afghans provide “more information”.
The Afghan government shared three mobile phone numbers allegedly operating on the Pakistani side of the border, which it claimed had remained in contact with the attackers.
Subsequently, the Pakistan Army initiated a combing operation along the Pak—Afghan border near Chaman to find the suspected persons. “We searched, but no-one was found during the operation,” the security sources said.
“Our evaluation of the evidence provided and outcome of Combing Operation so far, has shown that all Afghan SIMs used during the attack were from a network owned and operated by an Afghan company whose spillover signal affects some areas along the Pak—Afghan border,” the Inter—Services Public Relations said in a statement.
Pakistani intelligence agencies are, however, continuing with the evaluation of the intelligence shared by Afghanistan after the attack.
The Foreign Office had earlier condemned the attack.
The high-level conversation took place as US Special Envoy to AfPak Richard Olson, Special Assistant to the U.S. President Peter Lavoy and Commander of Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan Gen John Nicholson visited Islamabad, where they held meetings civil and military leadership. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/no-technical-traces-about-varsity-attack-found-pakistan-to-afghanistan/article9036110.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/b09037e3f8f6471c4f55f250dc1ce57b0399a150a325775d11cdf768ca0bd7d4.json |
[
"T. Madhavan"
] | 2016-08-27T02:50:12 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The rejuvenation of Adambakkam lake that was scheduled to commence in May 2014 is yet to begin.Welcoming the State's decision to allocate Rs. 23 crores for restoration of lakes, the office bearers of | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fchennai%2Fadambakkam-lake-restoration-yet-to-begin%2Farticle9038481.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02988/Che-Adambakkam__CH_2988237c.jpg | en | null | Adambakkam lake restoration yet to begin | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Seeking change:Residents want the waterbody, which is contaminated, to be restored. —Photo: G. Krishnaswamy
The rejuvenation of Adambakkam lake that was scheduled to commence in May 2014 is yet to begin.
Welcoming the State's decision to allocate Rs. 23 crores for restoration of lakes, the office bearers of Federation of Adambakkam Welfare Associations are expecting the government to sanction funds for the rejuvenation.
Adviser to the Federation, S. Ramakrishnan said that people living in Adambakkam, Thillai Ganga Nagar and Nanganallur would benefit if the lake is rejuvenated.
“Earlier, while sinking borewells, we used to find groundwater at less than 10 feet. Now, we are not certain we would find water even at 200 feet ,” he said.
“Only the rejuvenation of the lake will help recharge the water table in Adambakkam and Nanganallur,” he notes. The lake that had 100 hectares of Ayacut area has now been reduced into a small tank. Though it had two sluices and one weir, it all disappeared in the past one decade.
Activists have been urging the Public Works Department, Greater Chennai Corporation and Revenue Department officials to save the remaining portion of the precious water body.
President of Federation of Adambakkam Welfare Associations, J.S. Augustine David said that for the past 10 years, they have been writing to various arms of the State government to save this water body with little success.
Eviction of encroachers
Water Resources Department officials said that the Kancheepuram district administration has to decide on the eviction of encroachers, without which the strengthening of bunds would not be possible.
Moreover, the estimates prepared by them for Rs. 1.42 crore was yet to be sanctioned.
Alandur MLA T.M. Anbarasan said once he gets Local Area Development funds allocation for the year 2016-17, he would apportion a maximum amount for Adambakkam Lake rejuvenation, which is one of the election promises of his party the DMK. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/adambakkam-lake-restoration-yet-to-begin/article9038481.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/87c2fc9f3a3716577cecff87ec079c0d298c4dad227404924267aafc6dfcd932.json |
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"Legal Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-26T16:49:39 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the Tamil Nadu government’s plea for an urgent judicial direction to the Karnataka government to release 50.052 tmcft of Cauvery water from its reservoirs t | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fsc-to-hear-tn-plea-for-cauvery-water-on-sept-2%2Farticle9036864.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 to hear T.N. plea for Cauvery water on Sept. 2 | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Karnataka not releasing Cauvery water as ordered by tribunal, says Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the Tamil Nadu government’s plea for an urgent judicial direction to the Karnataka government to release 50.052 tmcft of Cauvery water from its reservoirs to feed the agricultural lands of Tamil Nadu in the “interest of justice.”
A Bench led by Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur, on an urgent mentioning by Tamil Nadu, agreed to post the case before a suitable Bench for hearing on September 2.
Tamil Nadu has accused neighbouring Karnataka of diverting precious river water meant to be a lifesaver for Tamil Nadu farmers during distress years for undeclared projects in violation of the final orders of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal in 2007.
Tamil Nadu’s application, drawn by advocate G. Umpathy and filed by advocate B. Balaji, contended that it had not received 10 daily/monthly releases from June 1 to August 19, 2016, causing a cumulative shortfall of 50.052 tmcft at Billigundulu.
The State said that its letter on July 30 to the Karnataka government, requesting the latter to make good the shortfall of 22.934 tmcft as on July 26 had not received a reply till date.
The application sought the apex court’s intervention to ensure that Karnataka adhered to the stipulated releases in accordance with the 2007 tribunal order for the remaining months, starting from August 20, 2016, in the irrigation year of 2016-2017. This would at least protect the interests of the Tamil Nadu farmers who depend on Cauvery.
The application also sought a direction to Karnataka to immediately make good the 25 tmcft of water at Billigundulu out of the shortfall of 50 tmcft within the next 10 days so as to commence the samba cultivation in the Cauvery basin of Tamil Nadu. It asked the court to direct Karnataka to replenish the remaining shortfall of 25 tmcft before the third week of September so as to sustain the samba cultivation.
“The present abysmally low storage at Mettur reservoir of 28 tmcft is grossly inadequate to commence samba cultivation on about 15 lakh acres spread over the Cauvery basin of Tamil Nadu. The livelihood of more than 40 lakh population will be seriously affected if the agricultural operations are not commenced immediately. Any further delay will result in the samba crop being affected by the vagaries of the north-east monsoon,” Tamil Nadu’s application said. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sc-to-hear-tn-plea-for-cauvery-water-on-sept-2/article9036864.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/41a6fed5beb6b7be7a823936fe27979da04217943258c1e9f91f2fd500ca05fb.json |
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"Staff Reporter"
] | 2016-08-28T04:52:02 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | People, who had been enduring scorching heat for the last few days, heaved a sigh of relief with heavy rain lashing the city on Saturday.Rainfall occurred in many parts in Krishna district and roads w | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FVijayawada%2Fheavy-rain-lashes-city-roads-inundated%2Farticle9042426.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02989/27VJRSV03-Heavy_28_2989403c.jpg | en | null | Heavy rain lashes city, roads inundated | null | null | www.thehindu.com | People, who had been enduring scorching heat for the last few days, heaved a sigh of relief with heavy rain lashing the city on Saturday.
Rainfall occurred in many parts in Krishna district and roads were inundated with water. Rain, which started at 4 p.m., continued till late in the night and rainwater entered colonies in some low lying areas.
Traffic was affected at Benz Circle, Auto Nagar, Kankipadu, M.G. Road, Kaleswara Rao Market, Police Control Room and other junctions due to the rain. Power supply was stopped to some areas due to the incessant rain.
However, farmers who are suffering because of the dry spell are happy with the sudden rainfall. Many paddy farmers who sowed crops feared crop failure owing to scanty rainfall.
Many rivulets are in spate in Krishna and Guntur districts due to the heavy rainfall. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/heavy-rain-lashes-city-roads-inundated/article9042426.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/184a6b0bc72d1a4bb5eb4e57806f5c305315e5a2795c0f695717f041603c5c59.json |
[
"Omar Rashid"
] | 2016-08-29T16:51:09 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Nupur Talwar, who was convicted in the murder of her teenage daughter Arushi and a domestic help, was on Monday granted a three-week parole by the Allahabad High court.A divisional Bench of Justices | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fother-states%2Farushi-talwar-murder-case-nupur-granted-parole%2Farticle9046467.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 | Arushi Talwar murder case: Nupur granted parole | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Nupur Talwar, who was convicted in the murder of her teenage daughter Arushi and a domestic help, was on Monday granted a three-week parole by the Allahabad High court.
A divisional Bench of Justices B.K Narayan and A.K. Mishra passed the order on a parole application filed by the doctor. She had requested parole on grounds that she be able to visit and take care of her ailing mother.
Nupur Talwar, along with her husband and fellow dentist Rajesh Talwar, were convicted by a CBI court in the May 2008 murder case of their daughter Arushi and their domestic help Hemraj. They were sentenced to life in jail and have been behind bars since 2013.
Arushi, 14, was found dead in her bedroom at the family’s flat in Noida in May, 2008. The case acquired a sensational twist after Hemraj’s body was also found on the terrace of the flat two days later. Hemraj was initially believed to be the suspect. The couple pleaded not guilty and challenged the conviction in the High Court. The hearing is likely to come up in September.
The sensational case gripped the country and was widely covered and debated by media. It also inspired a film and was analysed in the form of a book. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/arushi-talwar-murder-case-nupur-granted-parole/article9046467.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/133b4495cac981257feea475baf41c064faf49d3a3676327d457d9cf3dc51b17.json |
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"Staff Reporter"
] | 2016-08-30T10:53:36 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Minister for Information Technology K.T. Rama Rao defined the present era as the age of digital revolution and urged youth to equip themselves with skills required, and be prepared to rule the world i | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FHyderabad%2Fktr-to-students-follow-the-lead-of-satya-nadella-pichai%2Farticle9048256.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02991/27hyvsk01-cyien_HY_2991887c.jpg | en | null | KTR to students: follow the lead of Satya Nadella, Pichai | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Digital first:Minister K.T. Rama Rao watches executive chairman of Cyient B.V.R. Mohan Reddy and Nasscom president R. Chandrashekhar exchanging greetings at a function in the city on Monday.— Photo: Mohammed Yousuf
IT Minister launches Cyient Digital Centres in government schools
Minister for Information Technology K.T. Rama Rao defined the present era as the age of digital revolution and urged youth to equip themselves with skills required, and be prepared to rule the world in the field of their choice.
Addressing a huge gathering of school students after launching the Cyient Digital Centres in government schools here on Monday, Mr. Rama Rao said the digital revolution followed the green revolution and industrial revolution, and India is poised to reap the highest benefits of it, thanks to the high quotient of its population below 25 years of age.
Hyderabad is home to thousands of IT companies, providing direct employment to four lakh people, and indirect employment to three times the number, he said. Exhorting the students to follow the lead of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and that of Google chief Sundar Pichai, Mr. Rama Rao said education alone would help them to achieve such leadership positions. Showering praise upon the Executive Chairperson of the Cyient Ltd., B.V.R. Mohan Reddy for the Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, he urged other corporate companies to emulate him and support the society.
Speaking earlier, Mr. Mohan Reddy explained the initiative and heaped praise on the Telangana State government for promoting IT in a big way through T-Hub, TASK programme and its IT policy. World is soon going to be digitally connected, and only those with knowledge will succeed in it. Cyient aims to create digitally empowered communities, in its give-back to the society, Mr. Reddy said, and explained about the achievements of 16 government schools adopted by the company under its CSR initiative.
The digital centres are being set up in 54 government schools of Serilingampally mandal in Ranga Reddy district, on 25{+t}{+h}anniversary of the company.
More than 20,000 underprivileged children will benefit from the centres, apart from 1,000 community members from surrounding areas of each centre, a statement from the company said.
Minister for Finance Etala Rajender vouched that the second most important duty of the Telangana State government, after providing sustenance to its poor, is to see that they stand on their own feet by providing them education.
The government aims to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor, he vouched.
Nasscom chairperson R. Chandrasekhar, Minister P. Mahender Reddy, MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy, legislators Arikepudi Gandhi and Janardhan Reddy, and district Collector M. Raghunandan Rao were amid a host of dignitaries and bureaucrats who attended the event. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/ktr-to-students-follow-the-lead-of-satya-nadella-pichai/article9048256.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/21799217eb686e1a90d5becd65e36d47e0b16ef2c22257d7ecf3f9c5ff5c5989.json |
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"Alok Deshpande"
] | 2016-08-28T02:55:43 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Bringing corporate honchos, industry leaders and entrepreneurs on a common platform, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday unveiled a programme of ‘social transformation’ of villag | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fmumbai%2Fnews%2Fstate-ties-up-with-india-inc-to-develop-villages%2Farticle9032666.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02986/25_BM_CSR_2986025c.jpg | en | null | State ties up with India Inc to develop villages | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Bringing corporate honchos, industry leaders and entrepreneurs on a common platform, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday unveiled a programme of ‘social transformation’ of villages though a partnership between the State and the corporate world. Actor Amitabh Bachchan has agreed to be the face of the initiative.
“The government is running numerous schemes for rural welfare. Various corporate houses through their corporate social responsibility schemes deliver extended rural transformation schemes. It is necessary to converge all these and institute a mechanism for the transformation of villages,” said Mr. Fadnavis. The existing government schemes will continue to work as they are and the new programme will compliment to these.
In a meeting attended by over 70 corporate leaders, politicians, scientists and social activists, it was decided to set up a governing council which will either work as a trust or a company that will undertake the social transformation of villages. A corpus will be made through CSR contributions, but the amount is yet to be decided.
The programme will initially run in a 1,000 villages of Maharashtra. Of the total, 25 per cent will be tribal villages. Around 50 per cent will be chosen on the basis of lowest human development index while the rest will be chosen by corporates. The CM will be the head of the council, and its structure will be finalised in the coming month. The government aims to launch the first phase of the programme by October 2 in 100 villages.
Explaining the transformation of villages, Mr. Fadnavis said the works to be done in the villages will be decided as per the respective grampanchayats’ needs. “The common minimum programme will be works related to water conservation, agricultural planning, skill development, improving indicators of health and education,” he said.
Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra Group, said the CM’s approach of convergence of the private and government sector is unique. “This programme may create a prototype village, which can be implemented elsewhere in the country as well,” he said.
Ratan Tata, Chairman of Tata Trusts, said the country is showing a growing realisation that we must focus on rural India. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/news/state-ties-up-with-india-inc-to-develop-villages/article9032666.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/22c1cf892ff290348700e16c6418af7d268464d49cea3f0af57817ee85d82f69.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T18:53:07 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | A car bomb explosion rocked a police headquarters in the town of Cizre in Turkey on Friday, killing nine people and wounding dozens, sources said, in the latest in a spate of attacks in the country's | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Finternational%2Fcar-bomb-blast-at-police-hq-in-turkey-kills-9-injures-many%2Farticle9035840.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 | Car bomb blast at police HQ in Turkey kills 11, injures many | null | null | www.thehindu.com | State-run Anadolu Agency has blamed the attack on the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
A car bomb explosion rocked a police headquarters in the town of Cizre in Turkey on Friday, killing nine people and wounding dozens, sources said, in the latest in a spate of attacks in the country's turbulent southeast.
News channel NTV showed large plumes of smoke billowing from the site which it said was a police checkpoint. Cizre is located in Sirnak, a province that borders both Syria and Iraq and has a largely Kurdish population.
Ambulances rushed to the scene and hospital sources said at least nine people were killed and 64 wounded.
PKK did it: Anadolu
State-run Anadolu Agency blamed the attack on the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) which has been involved in almost daily clashes in the region since last July, when a ceasefire between it and the government collapsed.
The PKK is listed as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the United States and the European Union. More than 40,000 people, mostly Kurds, have died since the rebels took up arms in 1984.
On Thursday, Interior Minister Efkan Ala accused the group of attacking a convoy carrying the main opposition party leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
The government has blamed the PKK for a series of attacks this month in the southeast. The group has claimed responsibility for at least one attack, on a police station. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/car-bomb-blast-at-police-hq-in-turkey-kills-9-injures-many/article9035840.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/900e32d0946e2f27cee2e852078f49065326659aab6ee60149b0d6197aa4f846.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-28T00:51:24 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | In a move that is expected to give a major fillip to tourism promotion in Kothagudem constituency, the local MLA, Jalagam Venkat Rao, on Saturday laid foundation stone for a budget hotel to be constr | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ftelangana%2Fmajor-fillip-to-tourism-in-kothagudem%2Farticle9040914.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02988/HY27-KHAMMAM_TOURI_2988999c.jpg | en | null | Major fillip to tourism in Kothagudem | null | null | www.thehindu.com | MLA Jalagam Venkat Rao lays foundation stone for a budget hotel at Yellendu
In a move that is expected to give a major fillip to tourism promotion in Kothagudem constituency, the local MLA, Jalagam Venkat Rao, on Saturday laid foundation stone for a budget hotel to be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs. 7 crore at Yellendu crossroads in Kothagudem.
He also formally launched works on renovation of defunct cottages and a canteen at the scenic Kinnerasani reservoir site, which is part of the sprawling wildlife sanctuary, in Palvancha mandal at an estimated cost of Rs. 16 crore.
According to sources, works on two tourism promotion projects have been taken up at a total estimated outlay of Rs. 23 crore.
The Centre has already sanctioned Rs. 7 crore under National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog and the State government has allocated Rs. 16 crore for the two major tourism promotion projects in Kothagudem constituency.
Speaking after laying the foundation stone, Mr. Venkat Rao said tourism infrastructure development initiative will help transform the area into a major tourism hub in the State.
It will, in turn, generate employment for local youth, he said.
He said a proposal to introduce mine tourism project in Kothagudem region is being considered by the Singareni Collieries Company Limited.
Khammam Superintendent of Police Shahnawaz Qasim, officials of Forest, Revenue and other allied government departments besides elected representatives were present. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/major-fillip-to-tourism-in-kothagudem/article9040914.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/467a42dda2712afdf58f7fdc60bc38db7358fefea9b9c2c26d164027d99623a9.json |
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"Lavanya Mohan"
] | 2016-08-27T02:50:11 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fthread%2Farts-culture-society%2Farticle9036933.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02988/TTD_2988372c.jpg | en | null | Bulls, bears and the elephant-headed god | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Last month, the Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai announced that they had opened a Demat account, which would allow devotees to donate shares and stocks in publicly-listed companies, as they would donate cash or jewellery. This isn't the first time a temple is opening a demat account, however. The previous August, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), home of Lord Venkateshwara, the richest divine debtor in the Hindu Pantheon, opened a demat account with the Stock Holding Corporation of India. This led to the trustees at the Siddhivinayak temple to follow TTD’s lead. Devotees can currently transfer listed shares but, in the coming days, they will soon be able to transfer bonds, gold exchange traded funds, and even units in mutual funds. The temple does not intend to trade in shares and securities. They will sell whatever has been transferred to them the very next day, irrespective of the changes in price.
In 2014-15, the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams budget expected to get nearly Rs. 1,000 crore in donations. | S. Siva Saravanan
It is significant to note, however, that our country’s tax authorities won’t look at these donations of shares the way they would cash donations. The way a regular cash donation works is that the temple, which is registered with the Income Tax Authorities and holds a certificate under section 80G of the The Income Tax Act, 1961, gives you a receipt when you make the donation that you can later deduct from your income before you calculate tax on it.
The donation of shares and securities will also earn you a receipt that you can later deduct from your income, but also attracts Capital Gains Tax, a tax that is only levied when a person assessed to Income Tax in India relinquishes his or her right over an asset by way of transfer. Now, according to the I-T Act, shares and securities are considered to be assets, the same way that, say, property (land and building) or motor vehicles are, so unless you’re a trader in shares and securities, the transfer of title over these shares and securities — even if it is to a divine being — will attract Capital Gains tax. Now, Long Term Capital Gains, that is, any profits made on sale of shares and securities which have been held for more than a year, are exempt from income tax.
The issue arises when the devotee has had title over the shares he’s transferring for less than a year. If their value has increased from the time he had purchased them, then he is expected to pay Short Term Capital Gains tax on the increase, despite the fact that the devotee may not have actually made any real money in the transaction.
Is it possible for this intervention from the tax authorities to have a negative impact on donations? The temple doesn’t think so, and they’re right. The Siddhivinayak temple is one of the most popular and iconic temples in India which attracts hundreds of thousands of devotees every day. The temple collects around Rs. 75 Crore in donations every year, in the form of cash or jewellery. It is still considered custom in many parts of India to begin any business or venture with a Ganesha Pooja, which is why over the years the temple has been seeing a rise in devotees dropping physical copies of share certificates in the Hundi. Apparently, there are many religious businessmen out there who would want to give share certificates to Ganesha as a token of their faith and gratitude.
In order to understand why people are celebrating a facility which will help them give a part of their wealth away to deity better, we need to first understand the deity, and the reasons he is worshipped better.
A vast majority of the Hindu populace, especially the businessmen adore Ganesha not only because he’s actually quite adorable but also because they believe that the elephant-headed god will bless them with success, prosperity, and ease their journey through the rat race. After all, he is revered and worshipped as ‘the remover of obstacles’, a title that he earned from his father, Lord Shiva.
The story goes that Lord Shiva’s consort, Goddess Parvati, went to bathe in her celestial palace one day, leaving Nandi, her husband’s divine bull, to stand guard and to not let anyone enter under any circumstances. However, when Shiva wanted to pass through, Nandi let him in anyway, for though he served Parvati his first allegiance would always be to Shiva. Parvati was enraged, and also came to the realisation that no matter which Gana (the guards of Mount Kailasha) she asks to stand guard for her, like Nandi, their loyalty to Shiva would surpass their loyalty to her. She decided to create a Gana of her own, a young boy who was as skilled as he was full of valour. Her Gana came to life, and one look at the boy was all it took for Parvati to adore him as she would her own son, and the Gana, too, took her to be his mother. She asked him to guard her palace, and told him the same thing she had told Nandi — not to let anyone in under any circumstances.
Shiva decided that he wanted to drop in again, except this time he was stopped at the door by a young boy. Shiva brushed past him, only to get a sound walloping from the youth for trespassing. Furious, the God of Destruction threw everything he had at the young boy to make him relent, but to no avail. All of his faithful guards, including Nandi, were reduced to the ground. Finally, Shiva decided to take matters into his own hands, and began combat, resulting in the young boy’s head being severed by Shiva’s mighty trident.
Shiva immediately regretted it, but it was too late.
Parvati was furious — so furious that she brought to life thousands of Shaktis — powerful, many-armed forms of herself to wage war on the world and creation itself. The other gods panicked, and rushed to Parvati to pacify her and prevent the destruction of worlds. Parvati relented, but only on the condition that her son be brought back to life, and worshipped as a god. Shiva agreed, and brought forth the head of the first animal that he encountered on his way back to her palace, a single tusked elephant, placed it on the boy, and brought him back to life. He named him, Ganesha (Lord of the Ganas), and declared that he be worshipped as a god who would be the remover of obstacles. And the remover of obstacles he has been ever since.
Ganesha has slain multiple demons, all of whom have been metaphors for human impediments, the obstacles that mortals must overcome to live a true, blissful life. He has killed Mohasura (delusion), Krodhasura (anger), Lobhasura (greed) and Maatsaryasura (envy), among others. With the opening of the demat account, Ganesha has — rather, his trustees have — put to an end another obstacle that his devotees may have faced in the past: distance. The demat account allows for international transfers of shares, enabling devotees across the country, and the world to donate shares to the temple, and the temple management believes that it would not only make donating shares and securities easier, but even increase the amount of donations that the temple receives, despite the fact that devotees may have to pay tax on such transactions.
One can’t help but wonder, though, that for all these incredible conveniences that the temple now offers, why does it allow its devotees to be burdened by additional tax, when they’re merely contributing to philanthropic causes? After all, it seems grossly unfair, especially because they might not even be making money in the transfer. Unfortunately, that is how the law works. Capital Gains kicks in the moment an asset — any asset — is transferred. Thankfully, there is an easy way out of all this.
You can either transfer shares whose value is on the decline (and pray that Ganesha manages to save the enterprise), or hold on to the shares for a full year, which is when shares become a long-term asset, and the profit on selling the same is exempt from tax. If, however, you must absolutely donate shares whose value has increased within the year that you’ve had them for, keep in mind two things — you’ll have to pay tax on the increase in value, and that the revenue department also has Ganesha devotees. | http://www.thehindu.com/thread/arts-culture-society/article9036933.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/0fc84cdfdca02599ce4b4507e6da6e386fbedb1fd7adf995ce2206889a7a4ae3.json |
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"G.V. Prasada Sarma"
] | 2016-08-29T02:52:08 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Acknowledging that there is a strong desire among people to get Special Category Status (SCS) for Andhra Pradesh and they also want benefits from the A.P. Reorganisation Act, State BJP president and V | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fandhra-pradesh%2Fgive-time-to-centre-on-scs-and-act-says-haribabu%2Farticle9044067.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02990/29VJPG4-HARIBAB_29_2990457c.jpg | en | null | Give time to Centre on SCS and Act, says Haribabu | null | null | www.thehindu.com | “Govt. carrying out an exercise on how to go about it and to which extent”
Acknowledging that there is a strong desire among people to get Special Category Status (SCS) for Andhra Pradesh and they also want benefits from the A.P. Reorganisation Act, State BJP president and Visakhapatnam MP K. Haribabu has said the Central Government is also favourably inclined to give the benefits of the Act and on the SCS issue.
“The Government is carrying out an exercise on how to go about doing it and to which extent, including on the special status. We should give sometime to the government,” Mr. Haribabu told The Hindu , reacting to the Tirupati speech of actor Pawan Kalyan on SCS.
“After the government acts and comes forward with what it is going to do we can further talk about,” he said.
Mr. Haribabu refused to comment on Mr. Pawan’s statement that he had waited for 33 months and was impatient and he was pressing for only what Prime Minister Modi promised during pre-election meetings.
He, however, reminded Mr. Pawan that the Union government was taking action on giving all the benefits. The Act gave a time of 10 years but the Government had already started doing things and cited the setting up of academic institutions. It was also carrying out an exercise on the SCS.
On Mr. Pawan criticising Union Ministers M. Venkaiah Naidu and Arun Jaitley or stating he would not meet the Prime Minister on the issue, Mr. Haribabu said: “Politics are dynamic and every political party has to address a dynamic situation and BJP is aware of it.”
On whether he saw any political motives to the actor chalking out a plan of action, the BJP leader said the Congress or YSRCP demanding it had a political motive. “But basically, we are not differing on the issues mentioned by him,” he said. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/give-time-to-centre-on-scs-and-act-says-haribabu/article9044067.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/70c55fd4b16dc138405192d473fabfb19cb647d81d217f293d46d1f96b410f33.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-29T14:51:13 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | A portion of the 132-year-old Devaraja Market here collapsed on Sunday, reducing a slice of the city’s heritage to rubble. Luckily, there was no casualty as the northern entrance from the Dhanavan | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fkarnataka%2Fportion-of-devaraja-market-caves-in%2Farticle9046392.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02991/28BG_MARKET_2991236c.jpg | en | null | Portion of Devaraja Market caves in | null | null | www.thehindu.com | A portion of the 132-year-old Devaraja Market here collapsed on Sunday, reducing a slice of the city’s heritage to rubble.
Luckily, there was no casualty as the northern entrance from the Dhanavantri Road side, which caved in, was under repair and hence out of bounds for the public.
While the cause for the collapse was unclear, eyewitnesses and the engineer on site said they heard some rumbling noise reverberating from the ceiling and wall, noticed dust emanating from it, and suspected that the structure was creaking.
Though there were initial reports of three persons being injured and hospitalised, the authorities clarified that there was nobody at the spot.
Subramanya, who manages the use-and-pay toilet abutting the building, was an eyewitness. He said a handful of workers at the spot noticed wide cracks and dust emanating from it and vacated the place sensing imminent danger to the building. Incidentally, a video taken by one of the workers captures the building collapsing and sending a plume of dust, which enveloped the area.
Ravikumar, site engineer, said he was alerted of the cracks and the rumbling noise around 4 p.m. and he asked the workers to vacate the place. The structure came crashing down between 5.50 p.m. and 6 p.m.
The tenants and shopkeepers on the north side had been vacated about four months ago. However, there were a few vegetable vendors in two to three shops abutting the Devaraja Market, but facing the Dhanwantri Road, and they were lucky as the building caved in on the other side.
The Devaraja Market Tenants’ Association president Mahadevu said not less than 20,000 people are dependent on the market for their livelihood and hence the government should expedite the repairs. It was in January this year that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah laid the foundation stone for the Devaraja Market restoration being taken up at a cost of Rs. 9 crore. The funding is from the Chief Minister’s special grant of Rs. 100 crore for the city and the work was to be completed in 18 months. Senior officials, including MLA Vasu and Mayor B.L. Bhyrappa, visited the spot.
Authorities have decided to dismantle the structurally-weak portion of the building and clean the debris from Monday. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/portion-of-devaraja-market-caves-in/article9046392.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/bba3230fd6531b943f4c2bd8edb3df0205247df7f901e3beaf912fd06d85ab96.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-30T04:53:55 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | A public interest writ petition was filed on Monday in the High Court seeking a directive to the Union government to ban unauthorised transhipment of catch by licensed Indian trawlers operating in hi | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fkerala%2Fhc-moved-against-illegal-transhipment-of-fish-catch%2Farticle9046492.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 | HC moved against illegal transhipment of fish catch | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Petitioner alleges foul play between foreign trawler owners and Indian companies operating in EEZ
A public interest writ petition was filed on Monday in the High Court seeking a directive to the Union government to ban unauthorised transhipment of catch by licensed Indian trawlers operating in high sea to US trawler ships or bunkers in the nearby ports of Maldives, Sri Lanka, and other southeast Asian ports.
The petition was filed by M.K. Salim of Kollam. According to the petitioner, Indian fishing vessels could operate in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in accordance with a scheme of the Department of Fisheries. As per the Letter of Permit (LoP) scheme, Indian fishing firms could buy technologically advanced foreign vessels and operate in the Indian EEZ.
The scheme gave permission to such foreign vessels to operate in the Indian EEZ once it surrendered its registration in the country of origin. The vessel was supposed to employ 25 per cent Indian crew and within three years, the Indian firm should completely own the vessel and the majority of the crew has to be Indian. The petitioner said that many of these vessels were controlled by the foreign firms by default.
The Indian firms just remained as proxy owners and they were paid commission from the huge profit made by the original firms that sell Indian fish in the international market. These vessels often made a catch of 11 crore per season. The petitioner suspected some foul play between these foreign trawler owners and the Indian companies on which licence was given.
The petitioner alleged that as a result, many of the LoP licence holding Indian companies transhipped their catch in the midsea to either to US trawlers ships which had the capacity to process the catch in the ship itself or to bunkers in the nearby ports. These foreign trawlers were using the LoP as a shield to market fish product in the high seas against the interest of domestic fishing and marketing of fish products. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/hc-moved-against-illegal-transhipment-of-fish-catch/article9046492.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/32c495b26c417670155c8a8bff5d79debeecbd1095086b07d17fe1c1211f275b.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T12:52:14 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | With some Tamil nationalists in Sri Lanka believing that Velupillai Prabhakaran may still be alive, a Tamil National Alliance leader has said the LTTE supremo’s name could be reported to the newly se | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Finternational%2Fsouth-asia%2Fltte-leader-prabhakarans-name-may-be-reported-to-office-of-missing-persons%2Farticle9045655.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02990/Prabhakaran_2990879c.jpg | en | null | Prabhakaran’s name may be reported to Office of Missing Persons | null | null | www.thehindu.com | With some Tamil nationalists in Sri Lanka believing that Velupillai Prabhakaran may still be alive, a Tamil National Alliance leader has said the LTTE supremo’s name could be reported to the newly set up Office of the Missing Persons (OMP).
M. Shivajilingam, a member of the northern provincial council told a local radio station Neth FM that he was willing to report Prabhakaran’s name to the OMP set up by the government. “If his sister or the brother wants it reported to OMP I am willing to come forward on their behalf,” he said.
Prabhakaran, 54, who led a separatist war for the island nation’s Tamil minority as the head of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was declared killed by the government troops on May 19, 2009 in Mullaivaikkal in the northern Mullaithivu district.
The discovery of the body with a fatal head injury marked the end to the two-and-a-half-decade-long civil war with thousands of remaining LTTE cadres surrendering to the government troops.
However, some Tamil nationalist hardliners had always doubted government’s version of story and believe that Prabhakaran may still be alive, having escaped the final battle zone in 2009. The OMP which the government has agreed to set up under its wider UN Human Rights Council resolution obligations has run into controversy with the opposition calling it a betrayal of the government troops who defeated the LTTE.
The government claims that the OMP was meant to give redress to tens of thousands reported missing in the country due to various conflicts both in the south and the north. The International Red Cross (ICRC) had last month announced results from its survey which said that over 16,000 people remain missing in Sri Lanka after the end of the conflict in 2009. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/ltte-leader-prabhakarans-name-may-be-reported-to-office-of-missing-persons/article9045655.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/9d73756ad0ea35235534a53dcbc3b8319ecf0e6520371ef308341e546e82998e.json |
[
"Arun S"
] | 2016-08-28T18:51:37 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Trade ministers from various World Trade Organisation (WTO) member nations are slated to gather at the Norwegian capital, Oslo, in October to discuss the need for further liberalisation of global tra | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fbusiness%2FEconomy%2Famid-growing-protectionism-global-trade-ministers-to-meet%2Farticle9043058.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 | Amid growing protectionism, global trade ministers to meet | null | null | www.thehindu.com | They may discuss so-called ‘new issues’ considered important by the rich nations in today’s global trade
Trade ministers from various World Trade Organisation (WTO) member nations are slated to gather at the Norwegian capital, Oslo, in October to discuss the need for further liberalisation of global trade amid growing protectionism.
The ‘special’ meet will also deliberate upon the WTO’s future role in the context of ‘new’ challenges for the global trading system and some ‘troubling’ international political developments.
The high-level political convergence comes against the backdrop of WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo’s statement last month in his ‘Mid-year Report on Trade-related Developments’ (for which the ‘review period’ was between mid-October 2015 and mid-May 2016). The report showed “a worrying rise in the rate of new trade-restrictive measures put in place each month (by WTO member countries) — hitting the highest monthly average since 2011.”
Mr. Azevêdo had also said that “(world) trade growth is likely to remain below 3 per cent in 2016, making it the fifth consecutive year of sub 3 per cent expansion.”
The Oslo event, scheduled for October 21-22, is an initiative being taken by Norwegian foreign affairs minister Børge Brende to give a “new direction” to the WTO, official sources said.
It is also being planned at a time when the progress in the WTO’s nearly 15-year-old Doha Round negotiations — to further open up international trade — is seen to be “very slow” especially due to the perceived ‘disengagement’ of the U.S. that is going in for Presidential elections in November.
Mr. Brende had recently expressed concern over the American tycoon-turned-politician Donald Trump’s proposals on the US foreign policy & trade agreements, including the Republican presidential candidate’s threat to even pull the U.S. out of the WTO.
The Oslo meet is also likely to discuss the so-called ‘new issues’ considered important by the rich nations in today’s global trade.
These include efforts to reach an agreement at the WTO-level to eliminate tariffs on environmental & sustainable goods produced using clean & green energy. Other new issues that can figure in the Oslo talks include e-commerce, global value chains & promotion of supply chains and the impact of ‘Brexit’ (British decision to leave the European Union) on global trade.
India is preparing to take the lead in WTO-level talks to open up global services trade, especially to ensure easier movement of skilled professionals for short-term projects overseas.
In this regard, New Delhi is working on a formal proposal to be submitted soon before the WTO on a ‘Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) in Services’.
India — with a strong services sector and a huge pool of skilled professionals — had informally pitched for a WTO-level ‘TFA in Services’ at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ministerial council meeting in Paris in June.
The ‘TFA in Services’ proposal, similar to the WTO’s TFA for Goods (aimed at easing customs norms & boosting global merchandise trade), was then welcomed by Azevêdo and several trade ministers.
India’s efforts to garner support for the proposed ‘TFA for Services’ comes even as it has dragged the U.S. to the WTO, following Washington’s move to hike visa fees for H-1B and L-1 categories that are widely utilised by Indian information technology firms.
India had also objected to Britain tightening norms for foreign skilled workers. | http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/amid-growing-protectionism-global-trade-ministers-to-meet/article9043058.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/b962ea28a027fba3b8c2eac29c5866b53b64b9af40ab9e154ba39c7cc79080cd.json |
[
"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-28T02:54:05 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | DMK leader M. Karunanidhi on Friday urged the State government to immediately announce compensation to the families of the victims of manual scavenging. Recalling the order of the First Bench of the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ftamil-nadu%2Fcompensate-kin-of-manual-scavengers-karunanidhi%2Farticle9037110.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 | Compensate kin of manual scavengers: Karunanidhi | null | null | www.thehindu.com | DMK leader M. Karunanidhi on Friday urged the State government to immediately announce compensation to the families of the victims of manual scavenging.
Recalling the order of the First Bench of the Madras High Court that had ruled that the issue needed the attention of the State government, Mr. Karunanidhi said the DMK government had launched a rehabilitation programme for the workers involved in manual scavenging. “The government arranged loans through banks to the tune of Rs 19.93 crore. The DMK government also provided separate reservation for Arundathiyars,” he said. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/compensate-kin-of-manual-scavengers-karunanidhi/article9037110.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/9735514fbcce821f08717122a68b74b9d9a0dcc5f6d7e8cae4685e38e17602aa.json |
[
"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-30T18:52:06 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Indian shares rose on strong global cues and sustained buying by institutional investors pushing benchmark indices to their highest levels in more than a year.
The 30-share Sensex gained 440.35 poi | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fbusiness%2Fmarkets%2Fsensex-rises-16-nifty-hits-16month-high%2Farticle9051290.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 | Sensex rises 1.6%, Nifty hits 16-month high | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Indian shares rose on strong global cues and sustained buying by institutional investors pushing benchmark indices to their highest levels in more than a year.
The 30-share Sensex gained 440.35 points to 28,343.01 — its highest close since July 23, 2015. Of the 30 Sensex stocks, 29 ended positive. Nifty rose by 136.90 points, its highest close since it ended at 8,750.20 on April 15, 2015.
Further, 29 of the 30 Sensex stocks ended the day in positive territory. There were 1,627 gainers as against 1,091 stocks that lost ground.
The broader Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) rose by 136.90 points or 1.59 per cent. This is the highest close for the Nifty since 15th April 15, 2015 when it closed at 8,750.20.
“Sentiments got a boost with the latest statement from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), sharing optimism over the growth prospect in this fiscal. Also, firm opening of European markets further strengthened the rally,” said Jayant Manglik, president, Retail Distribution, Religare Securities.
“It is now clear that we are heading toward 8,850 in Nifty in near term, but traders should maintain extra caution in stock selection post this surge. Auto, private banking and NBFCs are continuing their outperformance on expected lines and now rebound in other sectoral indices is an added plus,” added Mr. Manglik.
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan wrote in the foreword of the central bank’s annual report for 2015-16 on Monday that “economic growth, while showing signs of picking up, is still below levels that the country is capable of.”
The gains in India were largely in line with the surge in the global markets. In Asia, Hang Seng, Shanghai Composite and KOSPI all gained ground.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have pumped in Rs.8,682 crore in Indian equities in August, following Rs1.2,612 crore in the previous month.
The gains in the Sensex pack were led by Bajaj Auto, Asian Paints, Maruti, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, HUL, Sun Pharma and Hero Motocorp among others. | http://www.thehindu.com/business/markets/sensex-rises-16-nifty-hits-16month-high/article9051290.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/dc5627956b13de3d15e30f4d484dbaa9312ed6e9895375f8d8b566e6aec89157.json |
[
"Vikas Dhoot"
] | 2016-08-29T20:52:45 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Industry and trade representatives are set to impress upon the empowered committee of state finance ministers about the need to keep the Goods and Services Tax rate at reasonable levels, if not 18 pe | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fbusiness%2FEconomy%2Fpanel-to-evolve-consensus-on-gst-rollout-with-industry%2Farticle9046586.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02991/TH30_BU_GST_299134_2991378c.jpg | en | null | Panel to evolve consensus on GST rollout with industry | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Trade representatives to meet committee of state finance minsters today
Industry and trade representatives are set to impress upon the empowered committee of state finance ministers about the need to keep the Goods and Services Tax rate at reasonable levels, if not 18 per cent. The issue will be taken up at a day-long interaction with the committee on Tuesday, when industry as well as the accounting fraternity, will air concerns of various sectors about the implementation of the new indirect tax regime with state FMs.
The finance ministers’ deliberations with industry, trade and professional groups are scheduled after the committee’s own meeting on the rollout of the GST regime, that is expected to last for an hour in the morning, a senior government official told The Hindu.
Eight state assemblies have already cleared the GST Constitutional amendment Bill out of the minimum 15 states required before the Bill can be sent to the President for his approval.
A GST Council would then be constituted to set tax rates.
The finance ministry, which is pushing for an April 2017 rollout of the new tax, has already held detailed parleys with industry chambers and trade associations over the past fortnight, where concerns were raised by firms across sectors.
“This will be the first meeting of the empowered committee of state FMs since the Constitutional amendment Bill was passed by Parliament,” the official said requesting anonymity.
“While the political rollout is moving through state assemblies, we want to evolve a consensus on the implementation plan as well so industry chambers, trade bodies and professional groups have been asked to share their concerns about the nitty-gritty of the tax with state finance ministers,” the official said.
Five representatives have been invited for the meeting from each of the apex professional bodies that represent chartered accountants, cost accountants and company secretaries. Similarly, trade organisations, Confederation of All India Traders, Federation of All India Traders Associations and the Bharatiya Udyog Vyapar Mandal have been asked to make a presentation on GST.
Six chambers of industry and commerce have been invited, including software lobby group Nasscom, exporters’ body FIEO, Assocham, FICCI, the Confederation of Indian Industry and the Confederation of All India Micro and Small Scale Industries.
Industry honchos, during talks with Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia earlier this month, had already raised concerns about the distortions that may be caused by the proposed tax treatment in sectors such as electricity, petroleum and real estate and also red-flagged provisions in the model GST law.
FICCI, for instance, had questioned the wide discretionary powers to tax authorities and provisions that mandate taxes be deposited for filing appeals, saying such provisions may lead to disputes in future. | http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/panel-to-evolve-consensus-on-gst-rollout-with-industry/article9046586.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/59ae8dcfcce4d6d7660d37b3523960d8223a1207db662b62cf13d55f7dcad7b1.json |
[
"Staff Reporter"
] | 2016-08-30T20:54:00 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | The lone sambar deer at Amirthi Zoo will soon get company. Four or five of its kind from the Vandalur Zoo will be brought here. Home to 190 animal and birds, the Amirthi Zoo is all set to feature add | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ftamil-nadu%2Fmore-sambar-deer-to-arrive-at-zoo%2Farticle9051296.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02992/31TH_DEER_PHOTO_2992603c.jpg | en | null | More sambar deer to arrive at zoo | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The lone sambar deer at Amirthi Zoo will soon get companions from Vandalur.
The lone sambar deer at Amirthi Zoo will soon get company. Four or five of its kind from the Vandalur Zoo will be brought here.
Home to 190 animal and birds, the Amirthi Zoo is all set to feature added attractions.
“There is a seven-year-old male sambar deer here. We will be bringing four or five more from the Vandalur Zoo soon,” Somesh Soman, district forest officer, Vellore, said.
At present, there are 60 spotted deer in the zoo. Apart from this, it houses marsh crocodiles, peacocks, porcupine, cobra, python and, common kite. The zoo, on an average, receives at least 300 to 1,000 visitors a day. “We are also planning to get more water birds. The zoo houses a pelican. We want to get spoonbill and more water birds. We are also planning to get black buck from Vandalur,” he said.
The Central Zoo Authority had visited the Amirthi Zoo in February and given certain instructions.
“Based on these instructions, we are taking up works for landscaping, setting up lawns, planting horticulture plants, laying new pathways and barricades,” he said. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/more-sambar-deer-to-arrive-at-zoo/article9051296.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/75250df480425c12ccd36e822c80dd39b909c801c57244654159835920089223.json |
[
"Yunus Y. Lasania"
] | 2016-08-30T04:54:53 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The Fire Department is gearing up to adjust its manpower in view of the State Government’s decision to create 17 new districts. With only 13 District Fire Officer (DFO) posts at present, the departme | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FHyderabad%2Ffire-dept-gears-up-to-deploy-officers-to-new-districts%2Farticle9046775.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02991/hy30firebrigade_ep_2991444c.jpg | en | null | Fire Dept. gears up to deploy officers to new districts | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Hyderabad has additional staff, which can be redistributed to meet the requirements of the new districts
The Fire Department is gearing up to adjust its manpower in view of the State Government’s decision to create 17 new districts. With only 13 District Fire Officer (DFO) posts at present, the department is planning to deploy Additional DFO-level cadre to the new areas, said officials.
At present, the department has 13 District Fire Officer, Additional District Fire Officer , and a total of 98 fire stations in Telangana, said a senior official.
Once the new districts are created, ADFOs will be posted there, as there is need to have one senior level officer in every district, he added. “As of now, there is no talk about creating more DFO posts to fill the gap. So this is the only option,” mentioned the official.
The official said that in the present 10 districts, Hyderabad has additional staff, which can be redistributed to meet the requirements of the new districts. “Right now there are DFO and ADFO level cadre in each district. Once the new areas are formed, we will have only one officer in each district headquarters to oversee it. With that in mind, the additional District Fire Officer will be sent,” he added.
The functioning of the Fire Department however will not be affected even if the new districts are formed, said senior officials.
“There won’t be any problem with the fire stations as well. In fact, it will be easier for coordination, as senior personnel will be present everywhere.
The only issue is that of finding accommodation, for which we may have to rent a building,” said another senior official.
The official informed that currently the Fire Department has only 12 buildings in the State and that it would need 15 more after the new districts are formed.
“Our operations won’t be affected much. We have a staff of over 2,000, including DFOs, ADFOs, fire fighters, drivers etc. The numbers will increase after recruitments,” he added. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/fire-dept-gears-up-to-deploy-officers-to-new-districts/article9046775.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/d38fc06e1f23d9297499be351a8098fdfa87725fb351e39024464581bc39f3cd.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T02:53:27 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | There is no doubt that one of India’s most potent combat military platforms has been totally compromised (“More Scorpene data made public”, Aug.26). One is not even sure whether this information is | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fopinion%2Fletters%2Fscorpene-data-leak%2Farticle9036965.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 | Scorpene data leak | null | null | www.thehindu.com | There is no doubt that one of India’s most potent combat military platforms has been totally compromised (“More Scorpene data made public”, Aug.26). One is not even sure whether this information is already in the hands of our hostile neighbours. India should show the courage to revoke the entire contract with the French firm. If this is not possible, it should get the French to overhaul the software of the watercraft vessel at its cost.
R. Sampath,
Chennai
The leak only highlights how unprepared we are to face the threat of increasing cyber and information wars. Given the scale of the leak, we should now cancel the deal. The episode is also a wake-up call as far as developing our design and development capabilities is concerned.
Anubhav Yadav,
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
What do the 22,400 pages pertain to? Only the Naval Headquarters can reveal this. What can be done to contain the damage? To begin with, actual performance of the critical weapons and sensors, such as sonar, radar, communication systems, combat management systems, fire control systems, etc can be tweaked by altering components, algorithms, source codes in an integrated manner. We have the competence and the capabilities to do so.
We now need to further strengthen our data dissemination and management systems given global cyber capabilities. As a former Joint Director of Submarine Acquisition at Naval Headquarters, I will add that we need to strengthen our resolve to improve and enhance our “Make in India” capabilities especially in defence.
S. Shekhar,
Chennai | http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/letters/scorpene-data-leak/article9036965.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/d1b4ef4fc5e71f675695d80f422d8a36488ad48cc07a02f23cbdf8da541082d2.json |
[
"Rishikesh Bahadur Desai"
] | 2016-08-26T22:50:08 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | This is the story of a young scientist who combines passion, pleasure and charity to achieve his dream. Srinivas Chamarthy, 37-year-old managing director of a Hyderabad-based electronics industry, de | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fkarnataka%2Fthe-bulletriding-career-consultant%2Farticle9037070.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02987/26BG_SRINIVAS_CHAM_2987671c.jpg | en | null | The Bullet-riding career consultant | null | null | www.thehindu.com | This is the story of a young scientist who combines passion, pleasure and charity to achieve his dream.
Srinivas Chamarthy, 37-year-old managing director of a Hyderabad-based electronics industry, describes himself as a “dispatch rider” who goes around the country on his Bullet, carrying the message of entrepreneurship to engineering students. He rides his Bullet to cities with engineering colleges, and approaches the heads of the institution to give him an opportunity to speak to students to consider product-development based entrepreneurship as a career option.
Though he started this career guidance drive nine years ago, he intensified his rides in 2014, and has covered over 47,000 km across 17 States since then. He does not collect fees from colleges or students, but sets aside a portion of his savings for his annual sojourns. Sometimes, he gets invites from students or college authorities through his Facebook page ‘A journey to realize self’. He also answers questions raised by students on his social media handles.
“I spend three to six months biking. The rest of the time, I work in my laboratory and spend time with my family. Sometimes, I work for 20 hours a day to make up for the time spent on my journeys,” he said, during his visit to Bidar to speak to students of Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College.
His Bullet rides started when he was a student of engineering. “I went round the country when I was 19. But that was for fun. But after some years, I found my cause,” he said.
“I make students understand the contribution of small and medium industries to the nation’s economy, and how they can turn entrepreneurs by setting up small, technology-based industries. It does not take much money, but conviction,” he said.
“I saw that most engineering students did not want to go into product development. What is more, most of them wanted to leave the country, soon after their final examination,” he observed. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/the-bulletriding-career-consultant/article9037070.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/27348810300696ed924f7fe03d084462696124d3be4af897cce07a76c0ed2366.json |
[
"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-28T20:51:12 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Kerala Minister for Fisheries, Cashew Industry and Harbour Engineering and CITU vice-president J. Mercykutty Amma on Sunday said Andhra Pradesh should constitute a board for revision of minimum wages | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FVisakhapatnam%2Fkerala-minister-asks-state-to-constitute-minimum-wages-board%2Farticle9043228.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 | Kerala Minister asks State to constitute minimum wages board | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Kerala Minister for Fisheries, Cashew Industry and Harbour Engineering and CITU vice-president J. Mercykutty Amma on Sunday said Andhra Pradesh should constitute a board for revision of minimum wages for the workers.
During her visit to CITU office here, she told reporters that Kerala was successfully revising minimum wages for the workers engaged in 83 scheduled industries by constituting a board.
She said for instance, the minimum wage for cashew workers in Kerala was Rs.400 to Rs.450 per day (all inclusive) whereas in AP it was Rs.165 plus DA (around Rs.215).
“We also give pension to all at Rs.1,000 per month and offer ESI and Provident Fund facilities to all categories of workers.
Ms. Amma, who was here to interact with industrial workers to make general strike on September 2 a success, during her visit to CITU office near Jagadamba junction paid rich tributes to two youth, who were killed in police firing at Basheerbagh during anti-power tariff hike agitation in Hyderabad 16 years ago.
She later released a booklet brought out by CITU on the struggle undertaken by the workers of Brandix India Apparel City.
Ms. Amma said the benefits being given by Kerala government were availed by 43 lakh workers belonging to organised and unorganised sector.
She said they were implementing the best Public Distribution System by supplying 13 items including rice and pulses to the poor. Rice is given at Rs.4 per kg. The government is spending over Rs.1,000 crore on the subsidised rice scheme.
The Minister said Kerala also had set up a board for migrant workers to take care of their requirements. She said minimum wages were being revised once in every three years.
On the general strike, she said the working class of the country had decided to fight against the anti-people policies of the NDA government. The strike should be made successful to provide better working conditions and social security for the workers deployed in organised and unorganised sector.
CITU State president Ch. Narsinga Rao, district general secretary S. Ramesh and city treasurer S. Jyothiswara Rao were present. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/kerala-minister-asks-state-to-constitute-minimum-wages-board/article9043228.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/45f8b9740e6a35bf95d648487140419f0ba4770bb39d365c1e8efda859e37721.json |
[
"Shankar Bennur"
] | 2016-08-27T06:51:00 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Ahead of Dasara festivities that are only a few weeks away, the Mysuru city police have proposed to install 50 more high-resolution cameras at vantage points across the city. These cameras will be in | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fkarnataka%2F50-more-surveillance-cameras-for-mysuru-ahead-of-dasara%2Farticle9039152.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02988/26mysbr_CCTVs_s_27_2988370c.jpg | en | null | 50 more surveillance cameras for Mysuru ahead of Dasara | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Keeping check:Additional funds have been sought for putting up extra cameras under M-TRAC, to strengthen the traffic management system in Mysuru.— File Photo
40 cameras had been installed recently to check traffic and to enforce the law
Ahead of Dasara festivities that are only a few weeks away, the Mysuru city police have proposed to install 50 more high-resolution cameras at vantage points across the city. These cameras will be in addition to the 40 already installed on the streets and junctions here.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had recently launched surveillance cameras, mounted under M-TRAC – a project on the lines of B-TRAC, to improve the city’s traffic management system.
“A proposal for installing 50 more cameras has been sent to the government. We are keen to have them installed before Dasara that draws a large number of tourists. We have finalised the locations and awaiting the government’s clearance,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Traffic) Rudramuni.
Speaking to The Hindu, the DCP said the 24x7 CCTVs with high quality footage will play twin roles – traffic management and general surveillance. Live footage accessed from 40 cameras simultaneously was monitored at the traffic automation and management centre that functions on the premises of police commissioner’s office.
A video wall at the centre telecasts live footage on the happenings.
In case of any intervention or action needed, the footage will come in handy, especially during accidents, law enforcement issues, crimes such as chain snatching and so on. “We are able to keep track of traffic-related issues at locations where the cameras were installed. These cameras are a big help to us for security reasons,” he explained. With 90 cameras, the police personnel can rely on this footage for investigation.
Understanding the importance and necessity of CCTV cameras, the city police secured funds from the government under M-TRAC and installed 40 CCTVs in the first phase. As the government had assured the strengthening of the traffic management system, pumping more funds under M-TRAC, additional funds had been sought for putting up extra cameras.
What is M-TRAC
Mysore Traffic Improvement Project (M-TRAC), a five-year project, had been announced for better traffic management. It is aimed at employing various initiatives amid rapid the urbanisation of Mysuru which has caused increased vehicle numbers and traffic congestion. M-TRAC had been planned to develop strategies and action plans to ensure effective traffic management.
Enforcement and surveillance, a traffic management centre, an automated traffic enforcement centre (already functioning), installation of more traffic signal systems, improvement of traffic junctions (in progress), and a variable messaging system are among the works under the project. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/50-more-surveillance-cameras-for-mysuru-ahead-of-dasara/article9039152.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/ab15bdadd34ff8eca403c42f6831b8fac6662c4e10c936ad637152d6b8147494.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T10:50:46 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Bitter about the administrative mess which he feels cost him a medal at the Rio Olympics, pugilist Manoj Kumar says Indian boxing is on death bed right now and desperately needs intervention from Pri | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fsport%2Fother-sports%2Findian-boxer-manoj-kumar-appears-for-prime-minister-narendra-modis-intervention-in-boxing-mess%2Farticle9042771.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02989/MANOJ_KUMAR_2989627c.jpg | en | null | Indian boxer Manoj Kumar appears for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in boxing mess | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The country’s boxers could not fetch a single medal for the first time in eight years at the Games.
Bitter about the administrative mess which he feels cost him a medal at the Rio Olympics, pugilist Manoj Kumar says Indian boxing is on death bed right now and desperately needs intervention from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“I am sure that I would have won a medal if India was not suspended from the International Boxing Association (AIBA). Had the first round in that pre-quarterfinal bout gone in my favour, the result would have been different,” Manoj told PTI in an interview.
The light welterweight boxer lost to eventual gold-medallist Fazliddin Gaibnazarov of Uzbekistan. Manoj said the four-year-old logjam in administration destroyed India’s chances in Rio.
The country’s boxers could not fetch a single medal for the first time in eight years at the Games.
“I think I should have got that first round against Gaibnazarov, that would have changed the complexion of the overall result,” he said.
The 29-year-old from Haryana, a former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, was included in the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme only in June when he qualified for the Games.
Manoj said it was too little, too late for him.
“I never got the support that some others got. I have had to face so much in trying to just qualify. Nobody backed me, and by that I mean nobody. I was never considered a prospect, never given any financial support to prepare. I did everything on my own merit and the support of my elder brother Rajesh,” he said.
“Boxing is dying because of all that has happened in the last four years. I want to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to plead with him to intervene,” Manoj said.
Originally terminated in 2012, India’s national federation is still quite far from taking shape and the AIBA has warned of stern action if elections are not held by September 25.
“There has been no National Championship. Where is the next batch of boxers? Boxing has been destroyed,” he fumed.
Manoj’s assertion of fighting his battles alone is not without grounds. The Haryana-lad has not been given the promotion he was promised by Railways way back in 2010 after his CWG gold.
Besides, he had to fight a court battle in 2014 to get the Arjuna award despite meeting all the criteria for selection. And he did not have any sponsor to back his quest for Olympic qualification.
“I am not saying I am the most talented but I am hard-working. I know I gave it my all in Rio, I fought as hard as I could but there is only so much you can do without any support,” he said.
“What’s even worse is that while I was there competing in Rio, my family was being harassed by neighbours here. Somebody tried to disconnect the power supply to our house so that my family could not watch me compete. How do you fight such pettiness?” he asked.
India had a three-strong representation in Rio in Shiva Thapa (56kg), Manoj and Vikas Krishan (75kg). All of them lost to eventual finalists in the their respective preliminary bouts. | http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/indian-boxer-manoj-kumar-appears-for-prime-minister-narendra-modis-intervention-in-boxing-mess/article9042771.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/b07a40297d59368e66e1e5d68725449c664e5ee3368dbab38fdf735c8df57d34.json |
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"Arun. S"
] | 2016-08-27T15:01:18 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | India and the U.S. will focus on measures to improve the quality of goods and services, develop smart cities as well as promote entrepreneurship and innovation during the forthcoming bilateral Strate | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fbusiness%2Fquality-norms-smart-cities-to-top-agenda-in-indiaus-talks%2Farticle9032451.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02985/TH26_BU_SMART_CITY_2985895c.jpg | en | null | Quality norms, smart cities to top agenda in India-US talks | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The talks will be held in New Delhi for three days starting August 29
India and the U.S. will focus on measures to improve the quality of goods and services, develop smart cities as well as promote entrepreneurship and innovation during the forthcoming bilateral Strategic and Commercial Dialogue (S&CD).
Talks are also likely on ‘ease of doing business’ initiatives in the context of the Parliament recently passing the Constitution Amendment Bill for Goods and Services Tax, according to official sources.
The S&CD is the main bilateral forum to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in areas including trade and defence. The S&CD will be held in New Delhi during August 29-31. It will be co-chaired by the Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and Secretary of State John Kerry.
This will be the second S&CD and the first such meeting in India. The first S&CD was held in Washington DC in September 2015.
The sources said discussions on ‘standards’ — or norms to improve the quality of goods & services — will focus on cooperation between India’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and America’s National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) to develop reference materials. They said talks will be held with representatives from NIST as it is a leader in developing ‘reference materials’ — or precursors to ‘standards’ for ensuring the quality of products and their traceability.
Bureau of Indian Standards officials will also join the discussions, they said. NPL and BIS are national bodies on ‘standards’ in India. India and the U.S. will also consider a partnership between BIS and NIST for analysis of notifications made at the World Trade Organisation on food safety, and animal & plant health measures as well as on technical regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures.
India and the U.S. will also assess the progress made by the Confederation of Indian Industry and the American National Standards Institute in developing an online portal for standards information that can be used by the industry, especially small and medium firms.
Another area that will receive attention during the S&CD is infrastructure development and the proposal to build smart cities in India.
India will agree to facilitate visits of American delegations for smart city development, the sources said, adding that an American private sector consortium is keen on master planning activities to develop Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh as a smart city. In this regard, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency is providing grants to technical agencies including architectural firms for master planning.
The sources said India and the U.S. have decided that the bilateral Trade Policy Forum (TPF) will, later on, take up issues such as the US government’s move to hike visa fee hurting Indian IT firms as well as the delay in negotiations on a bilateral social security pact (or totalisation agreement).
The TPF will also look into issues relating to trade barriers and bilateral disputes at the WTO-level. The delay in talks on the proposed Bilateral Investment Treaty will be taken up by another forum chaired by Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, they said.
Bilateral trade in FY’16 had shrunk 3.4 per cent to $62 billion with India’s exports to the U.S. contracting 5.1 per cent to $40.3 billion and U.S. exports to India shrinking by 0.17 per cent to $21.7 billion. | http://www.thehindu.com/business/quality-norms-smart-cities-to-top-agenda-in-indiaus-talks/article9032451.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/b33151d068a92e4b1772ab764cb09aa4b83700b9eb3460a349bcdc2949a9cd53.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:51:24 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | They were hammered all over the park but Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels his bowlers were not all that bad on what was a “batters’ paradise” in the first Twenty20 against West Indies which | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Findia-versus-west-indies-first-t20-international-at-us-happy-with-bowlers-show-on-batters-paradise-says-ms-dhoni%2Farticle9042687.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02989/DHONI_2989588c.jpg | en | null | India versus West Indies first T20 International at US: Happy with bowlers’ show on batters’ paradise, says M.S. Dhoni | null | null | www.thehindu.com | West Indies raced to 199/1 after 15 overs but India recovered well in the final five overs by conceding just 46 runs and scalping five wickets in the process.
They were hammered all over the park but Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels his bowlers were not all that bad on what was a “batters’ paradise” in the first Twenty20 against West Indies which his team lost by a run in Fort Lauderdale.
Put in to bat, West Indies raced to 199/1 after 15 overs but India recovered well in the final five overs by conceding just 46 runs and scalping five wickets in the process. Dhoni praised the effort of his bowlers at the death.
“If we can improve how we bowl in the first six overs. In fact it was in the first 12 overs where we gave away too many runs. I was very happy how we brought down the opposition when it came to the last eight overs and that really matters because that was something we have been struggling consistently,” he said.
“It was a good exposure to our bowlers and they finished off well and because of which we could actually restrict them (Windies) to 245 and there was a point we thought they would be looking to get 270 and even more,” he added.
Dhoni, however, said his bowlers would need to adjust quickly and reassess their game plan in a scenario where the opposition batsmen were going after them by raining fours and sixes, just like the West Indians did.
“As a bowler you have to assess the conditions and change your gameplan to some extent. Normally on a good wicket, let’s say if I am bowling four overs and get hit for 40 runs and get one or two wickets, that is good enough. So, you have to assess what is good bowling analysis on this wicket and maybe since everybody got hit, it seemed a four-over 50 and if you get two or three wickets you have a plus,” he said.
“It is a difficult one to judge. But overall, yes to some extent it was a batters’ paradise. Lots of sixes were scored, in fact there was more sixes than boundaries and so it was tough on the bowlers, but still the bowlers that got hit with lesser number of sixes ended up at the winning side.”
Dhoni rued that his “wrong” execution of the shot off the final delivery prevented his side from achieving what could have been a world record run chase ever.
Needing two runs off the last ball bowled by Dwayne Bravo to win the first T20I, Dhoni sliced a slower ball only to get caught by short third man fielder Marlon Samuels as India lost the match by one run.
“In the last ball, thinking was right but execution was wrong and in a sport like cricket execution really matters,” Dhoni said after India ended at 244 for 4 while chasing 246 for a win at a belter of a pitch on a small ground here.”
“You have to really guess what he (the bowler) is looking to bowl and according to that you play your shots. So if you guess the bowler well and execute well, you’ll end up winning. Rather than thinking who is bowling, what’s important is to think what his strength is and where he will look to pitch the next delivery,” Dhoni said.
Dhoni gave credit to his one-time Chennai Super Kings team-mate Dwayne Bravo’s skills in a pressure situation.
“When it comes to Bravo, I feel in the current scenario, he is amongst the best when it comes to death bowling and the amount of experience he has, that really counts. You always know if he is bowling it is tough but then (what) becomes important is how you are executing,” said the Indian captain.
Despite the loss in India’s first international match in the USA, Dhoni said his side can take a lot of positives.
“I feel overall there is plenty of positives from this game because the way we chased down 245 runs, apart from the last ball, I felt we were doing it perfectly. Overall, I felt the way the boys performed was very good.”
Dhoni was all praise for Lokesh Rahul who struck his maiden T20I century in just his fourth match. Rahul ended at 110 not out off 51 balls. His 46-ball hundred was the joint second fastest T20I ton, levelled with South African Faf du Plessis and one ball more than Richard Levi of South Africa.
“Rahul has been very consistent. Wherever he has batted for India, including in Zimbabwe, he has done really well. The good thing is that he is among those openers who can play well against spinners.
“He (Rahul) is a compact player and at the same time can play unorthodox shots and he plays all over the ground, can hit over covers, over mid on and mid off. A complete cricketer and of course a long way to go for him. The way he was playing in last six months it was very encouraging to see him bat.”
Asked about the likely impact of the kind of dramatic finish in the T20I match, Dhoni said, “It is amazing for the spectators but tough for the bowlers and batsmen. But I think for spectators they just love the fact that so many boundaries got hit and so many sixes happened in the game. 30-40 sixes I don’t know, it could be comparable to baseball. I don’t know how many home runs you get that.
“There were a lot many sixes and it is not only straight sixes, bowlers got hit everywhere. It’s good for spectators, especially Indian fans. They love sixes, boundaries and wickets. If you have a mixture of all and still if you can get a game as close as this one, they feel very satisfied and they feel OK, for every dollar spent they got the best out of it.” | http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/india-versus-west-indies-first-t20-international-at-us-happy-with-bowlers-show-on-batters-paradise-says-ms-dhoni/article9042687.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/efb19467d5b9c601e0301c1068d2d92b2fdaca49acc6986ffd442c77a5268ec7.json |
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"R. Sujatha"
] | 2016-08-30T22:59:30 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Christchurch, New Zealand, which experienced an earthquake in 2011, is being rebuilt and construction will go on for another five or six years. As a resident, David G. Wareham, Associate Dean (Interna | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fchennai%2Flessons-from-christchurch-earthquake-for-indian-engineers%2Farticle9046847.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 | Lessons from Christchurch earthquake for Indian engineers | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Christchurch, New Zealand, which experienced an earthquake in 2011, is being rebuilt and construction will go on for another five or six years.
As a resident, David G. Wareham, Associate Dean (International) of the College of Engineering at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, had shown scant interest to the phenomenon or the engineering techniques to tackle earthquakes till it struck. “But then it happened in my backyard,” he said. It was then he began studying how the city managed to return to normalcy.
Prof. Wareham, who has specialised in Applied Sciences, is in India to deliver a series of lectures. On Monday, he shared his experiences with the students of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, saying that though the country was in the seismic zone and its expertise in earthquakes was much sought after, he had never been drawn in to it. But after the disaster, he began studying the city’s system, especially after the sewage treatment system collapsed.
“Christchurch is not prone to earthquake; its occurrence was one in 2,000 years. We had the second highest ‘g’ forces ever recorded in terms of an earthquake,” Prof. Wareham recalled. The city experienced 14,000 aftershocks, damaging 10,000 homes and 1,200 commercial structures.
“The earthquake ripped our sewage pipes apart and there was deposition of silt. The pipes could carry sewage but not silt and that affected the biological processes in the sewage treatment plants,” he explained.
The population did not have access to toilets. The government divided the affected zones into “one where the pipes could be fixed and the other where the ground was badly damaged”.
As many as 38,000 chemical toilets, with the facility to treat waste, were placed in areas where pipes could be fixed and in the severely damaged areas portable toilets were placed. The treated waste was let into the sewage system. It took six months to restore 50 per cent of the sewage system. “By two years, 90 per cent of the system was operational,” he said.
Christchurch has a 15-year reconstruction plan costing 13 billion Australian dollars. Every week, around $100 million (approximately Rs. 500 crore) is being spent to rebuild the city.
On how the Christchurch experiences could help Chennai in case of another flood of last December’s proportions strikes, he said: “Every disaster is unique. Every city has an emergency management for business continuity. What you need is exercised simulation, mock-like scenarios. You have to have forecast and training sessions.” | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/lessons-from-christchurch-earthquake-for-indian-engineers/article9046847.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/cdb59183b25f1b214f57967f3ac747d0d7f178b1ee72a4c65252a901bd02399c.json |
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"Atul Aneja"
] | 2016-08-29T16:51:06 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | A meeting of the top functionaries of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the seaside resort of Beidaihe earlier this month may have triggered a slew of new appointments, including new party chiefs | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Finternational%2Fbeidaihe-conclave-triggers-new-appointments-ahead-of-party-congress%2Farticle9046486.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 | Beidaihe conclave triggers new appointments ahead of Party Congress | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Comes after a meeting of top functionaries of the Communist Party of China at the seaside resort.
A meeting of the top functionaries of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the seaside resort of Beidaihe earlier this month may have triggered a slew of new appointments, including new party chiefs in the border provinces of Yunnan and Tibet.
The Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post (SCMP) is reporting that Li Xiaopeng, elder son of former Prime Minister Li Peng, is tipped to take charge as the new Transport Minister, as part of a reshuffle of personnel after the Beidaihe retreat.
In the run-up to Party Congress
Analysts say that the new appointments are in the run-up to next year’s 19th Party Congress, which is likely to result in the emergence of a new power hierarchy on President Xi Jinping’s watch.
“The Chinese leadership will focus on domestic consolidation including military reforms and shoring up the economy till the 19th Party Congress, and less on foreign affairs,” an official source who did not wish to be named told The Hindu.
According to SCMP, Lou Yangsheng, seen as Mr. Xi’s ally will become the new Governor of the resource-rich Shanxi province. The move is significant, as Mr. Xi’s anti-corruption campaign has
targeted the local establishment in the province. The Shanxi province was home to Ling Jihua, a powerful former adviser to former President Hu Jintao. He allegedly led the “Shanxi Gang,” involving senior officials and businessmen who were linked with the province.
Other appointments
The state-run Xinhua news agency is reporting that Chen Hao will become the CPC head in Yunnan — a sensitive province that borders Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. Du Jiahao has become the CPC chief in the Hunan province. Both Mr. Chen and Mr. Du worked with Mr. Xi in Shanghai, where the President was the CPC chief for one year in 2007.
The Chinese authorities have also appointed Wu Yingjie as the new Party head in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR).
Analysts say that the annual closed-door meetings at Beidaihe, which are also an occasion for the top leaders to share experiences with the former “elders” of the Party, in an informal setting of the retreat, usually sets the tone for major policies. Quite often the summer retreat is followed by autumn plenums, which, in the current circumstances are likely to pave the way for the induction of new faces within the country’s top leadership during the 19th Party Congress.
Mao introduced his system here
The Beidaihe retreat, a leafy compound, well known for its orange-roofed seaside villas have been the nerve center of politics during the summer since the early fifties. It was here that Mao Zedong introduced his “summer office system” by shifting governmental decision making apparatus to the resort. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/beidaihe-conclave-triggers-new-appointments-ahead-of-party-congress/article9046486.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/ea63b61d7755147b7fa8a284f6d1a224c6421e692ec253a69fdb1e5a10cf7778.json |
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"Mohammed Iqbal"
] | 2016-08-27T20:51:42 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti convenor Hardik Patel, who has been staying in Udaipur after his expulsion from Gujarat, has moved the Rajasthan High Court, challenging the police confining him at his | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fhardik-moves-hc-to-challenge-confinement%2Farticle9040903.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 | Hardik moves HC to challenge confinement | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti convenor Hardik Patel, who has been staying in Udaipur after his expulsion from Gujarat, has moved the Rajasthan High Court, challenging the police confining him at his temporary residence, which he says amounts to “house arrest” without any valid ground.
The Gujarat High Court had released Mr. Patel on bail last month with a rider that he will remain out of the State for six months. Mr. Patel has accused the police officers of misinterpreting the conditions imposed on him by wrongfully confining him at a Congress leader’s house in Udaipur’s Srinath Nagar.
In his habeas corpus writ petition, the Patel quota agitation leader has stated that he has been illegally kept under house detention even though the Gujarat High Court had granted him liberty, and, its July 8 bail order did not mention any such condition. The Udaipur Inspector-General of Police had summoned Mr. Patel on July 20 and ordered him not to leave his place of stay without obtaining the High Court’s prior permission.
A Division Bench of Rajasthan High Court, headed by Justice G.K. Vyas, at its principal seat in Jodhpur on Friday issued notices on the petition to the State government and the State police, asking them to file their replies by September 2, when the case comes up for further hearing.
The writ petition pointed out that heavy police force comprising over 20 personnel had been deployed outside Mr. Patel’s temporary residence, CCTV cameras has been installed and a temporary police post had been set up there.
Accusing the police authorities of blocking his freedom and restraining his free movements, Mr. Patel said a false case of not paying toll tax was also registered against him.
“The acts of the police officers disclose cognisable offences and the offence [of confinement] is in continuation till today,” said the petition. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/hardik-moves-hc-to-challenge-confinement/article9040903.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/429471528d9c2374404b9a4785df477208089ef6b3a222dc4c63cee0c8c7a2f2.json |
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"Staff Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-30T20:52:51 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Amid a steady downpour, activists, writers and artistes gathered in Dharwad to mark the first death anniversary of scholar and rationalist M.M. Kalburgi here on Tuesday. They urged the State gover | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fkarnataka%2Fshow-genuine-commitment-in-kalburgi-case-govt-told%2Farticle9051382.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02992/30BG_KALBURGI_2992_2992797c.jpg | en | null | Show ‘genuine commitment’ in Kalburgi case, govt. told | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Geeta Dabholkar, Umatayi Pansare, and Umadevi Kalburgi, spouses of the three slain rationalists Narendra Dabholkar, Govind Pansare, and M.M. Kalburgi, leading a silent march in Dharwad on Tuesday. — Photo: Girish Pattanashetti
Speakers vent their ire against State government for its failure to nab culprits
Amid a steady downpour, activists, writers and artistes gathered in Dharwad to mark the first death anniversary of scholar and rationalist M.M. Kalburgi here on Tuesday.
They urged the State government to make a formal statement about its “genuine commitment” in bringing the investigation into Kalburgi’s murder to a logical end within “a reasonable time of two weeks.”
A resolution passed by the meeting in the home town of Kalburgi said the umbrella organisation formed to press for this demand would be compelled to intensify the campaign if the government failed to make a commitment.
Earlier, addressing the gathering, the speakers vented their ire against the State government for its failure to nab culprits even a year after his death.
Senior Kannada writer Chandrashekhar Patil said despite assurances by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, none was arrested.
He demanded to know why there was no headway despite indications that there were similarities between the killings of Kalburgi and rationalists from Maharashtra, Govind Pansare and Narendra Dabholkar. The Congress government of the State should show greater responsibility and ensure that the investigation into Kalburgi’s case was taken to its logical end, he said.
‘Approach court’
Pansare’s daughter-in-law Megha Pansare suggested that Kalburgi’s family approach the High Court seeking directions to speed up investigation. In Maharashtra, investigations were speeded up only after the families of Pansare and Dabholkar moved the High Court, which in turn issued directions to the investigating agencies, Ms. Pansare said. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/show-genuine-commitment-in-kalburgi-case-govt-told/article9051382.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/a330b29214dab7021efd4add6be81b68bf02fc0b3206ebaea7aa3c2685e941af.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-28T14:52:59 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan on Saturday wanted dentistry professionals to put their heads together and come up with ways and means of leveraging technology, cutting costs and making dental care afford | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FHyderabad%2Fmake-dental-care-affordable-to-common-man-governor%2Farticle9040929.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02989/HY28DENTAL_2989007c.jpg | en | null | Make dental care affordable to common man: Governor | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan on Saturday wanted dentistry professionals to put their heads together and come up with ways and means of leveraging technology.
Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan on Saturday wanted dentistry professionals to put their heads together and come up with ways and means of leveraging technology, cutting costs and making dental care affordable for the common man.
He wanted dentists to treat the society as their major clientele and not just think of those people in sections of society who could afford the current high costs. “Technological advancement in dentistry has not kept pace when compared to other fields. Probably there is a reservation in your minds on adopting technology,” he told an impressive gathering of practitioners and students of dentistry at the inaugural of a two-day Digital Dental International Conference 2016 here on Saturday. “Probably the costs are a concern and you need to come up with solutions. Costs and time of treatment evaluation while considering adoption of new technologies are important. What is the return on investment going to be is an important question. ,” he stated.
Earlier, President of the Dental Council of India (DCI), Dr. Dibyendu Majumdar said that against a count of 292 dental colleges across India a while ago, the number had now reached 302. But sadly, he said, there were court cases against many of them. “That is why the DCI has made it mandatory for dental colleges to be attached to medical colleges. They said in Hindi that a ‘swacch mooh’ is ‘swacch swas, swasth’. In English it simply means good oral means a good breath and sign of good health,” he explained. Dr. Majumdar drew applause when he said that whether it was Telangana or Andhra Pradesh dental education in these parts of the nation was much better than in several other StatesOrganising secretary of the conference, Dr. A. Srikanth regretted that human beings forgot that the mouth was the root cause of most diseases. “Patients ask for health, but doctors too generally harp only on the beautification aspects – making teeth white, implanting tooth, root canal treatment and stuff like that but it is the overall health of the body that is to be focussed on, by ensuring oral hygiene,” he said. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/make-dental-care-affordable-to-common-man-governor/article9040929.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/7e70bfcdb939880414fda5e2267d856a6ac32555150b2498273b0e236486787c.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T20:50:52 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | After being in police custody for two days, Reena Joyce Mary, a suspected Maoist, was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court here on Sunday. The court adjourned the case till September 9. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ftamil-nadu%2Fsuspected-maoist-produced-in-court%2Farticle9042848.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 | Suspected Maoist produced in court | null | null | www.thehindu.com | After being in police custody for two days, Reena Joyce Mary, a suspected Maoist, was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court here on Sunday. The court adjourned the case till September 9.
Amid tight security, Reena Joyce Mary was produced before the court in the morning and later taken back to Vellore prison.
Dindigul police had taken her under custody for two days to investigate her involvement in arms training in Kodaikanal in 2008 along with Naveen Prasad, who was gunned down in an encounter during search operation.
Though the police had time till 5 p.m. on Sunday to produce her before the court, they produced her before the court in the morning after completing the investigation.
Q-Branch police had arrested Reena in Padappai in Kanchipuram district.
The police produced her before Dindigul Judicial Magistrate Court on August 26, and sought permission to take her under their custody. The court had granted permission for two days’ police custody of the accused.
In the 2008 encounter, 10 suspected Maoists, including a woman Maoist, had managed to escape. Later, the police arrested Ranjith, Kannan and Neelamegam at various places.
Naveen Prasad was gunned down by the police in an encounter in 2008 as he was engaged in arms training on the hills. Seized documents revealed that there were women members in the group and they had escaped during the search operation. A probe suggested that Reena Joyce Mary had contact with her accomplices on Kodaikanal hills. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/suspected-maoist-produced-in-court/article9042848.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/252580b9416e0956ed06e618a19012273296c88da97b4d3d00dcc4c47ea12eff.json |
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"Roli Srivastava"
] | 2016-08-27T22:52:28 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | In this age of ‘Tinder’ dating, a vaccine that offers protection from the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV), which should be administered before first intercourse, may come across as | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fopinion%2Fop-ed%2Fneed-for-an-hpv-vaccine%2Farticle9040754.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02988/HPV_2988956c.jpg | en | null | Need for an HPV vaccine? | null | null | www.thehindu.com | A decade after its launch in the global market, the debate around the HPV vaccine hasn’t settled. In India, public health experts still remain unconvinced about its efficacy
In this age of ‘Tinder’ dating, a vaccine that offers protection from the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV), which should be administered before first intercourse, may come across as an apt intervention. But 10 years after its launch in the global market, the debate around the HPV vaccine is far from over, with public health experts in India far from convinced.
While pharma giants showcase the vaccine’s uptake in various countries and also its inclusion in some national immunisation programmes (IP), oncologists and doctors in India’s public hospitals cite the drop in the incidence of cervical cancer without the vaccine figuring in the country’s IP. Their key reservation is that it is too early to determine the vaccine’s efficacy, and too expensive an intervention.
“In the last two decades, I have seen the incidence of cervical cancer drop from 24 to 8 [per 100,000] in Mumbai. In the U.S., it is 7,” says Dr. Rajendra Badwe, director of the cancer hub Tata Memorial Centre (TMC). Annual registrations of new cervical cancer cases at the TMC have dropped to 800 from 2,200, two decades ago. A paper Dr. Badwe co-authored in the South Asian Journal of Cancer, notes that robust data from population-based cancer registries have shown that the incidence of cervical cancer in rural and urban India is decreasing. The paper notes that it is early days yet to measure the vaccine’s efficacy in preventing invasive cancer.
Improved personal hygiene, availability of running water in washrooms, and better nutrition have been cited as the cost-effective measures leading to the drop.
In India, 122,844 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer while 67,477 die from the disease annually. Two vaccines — Gardasil and Cervarix — are available in India. The first is quadrivalent and gives protection from not just HPV but also genital warts among other conditions. Cervarix is bivalent and offers protection from two HPV types.
But health experts are wary of including the vaccine in the IP. “There are other gynaecological concerns such as white discharge that screenings (pap smears) can pick up. They have more value,” says Dr. Veena Shatrugna, former deputy director, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad. She notes that Malaysia and Bhutan, which have the vaccine in their IPs, have better health-care programmes. But in India, the vaccine could just be used as a shortcut for all things related to women’s health issues, leaving a host of other concerns unattended.
Proponents of the vaccine, including the World Health Organisation (WHO), have said that interventions such as screening and vaccination need to coexist and can even eliminate the cancer.
But officials of pharmaceutical giant, MSD Pharmaceuticals, that launched Gardasil a decade ago, say screenings cannot be equated with vaccinations. Dr. Anuj Walia, Regional Director, Medical Affairs (Asia Pacific) with MSD Pharmaceuticals, says women who go in for screenings may not maintain the three-year regimen of getting checked again. He adds that it is also likely for a cancer to not get picked up by a pap smear. “The vaccine gives protection for the next 10 years and its primary prevention is to avert the risk as against screening that is secondary prevention,” he says.
Gardasil costs Rs.2,700 per dose and WHO recommends two doses, in the 9-13 age group. It is for this that Dr. Y.S. Nandanwar, head of obstetrics and gynaecology at L.T. Medical College, Mumbai, equates the vaccine with cord blood cell banking — those who can afford can take it. He says the country has limited funds and public hospitals are fighting for basic equipment, so screenings and early detection can pack a punch in fighting the cancer.
The decision to vaccinate or not hinges on parents. Dr. Suchitra Pandit, past president of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), is for the vaccine, but says, “Rather than speaking for or against the vaccine, we give people the choice and tell them to speak to their children about safe sex — the use of condoms and maintaining genital hygiene. This conversation has started in families and schools.”
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[] | 2016-08-29T00:52:55 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Indian tennis ace Leander Paes and his German partner Andre Begemann squandered as many as five match points in the second set to eventually lose the summit clash against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and H | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fsport%2Ftennis%2Fwinston-salem-open-tennis-championships-paesbegemann-blow-away-five-match-points-to-lose-atp-final%2Farticle9042595.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02989/Paes_2989470c.jpg | en | null | Paes-Begemann blow away five match points to lose ATP final | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The champions duo of Garcia-Lopez and Kontinen will receive 250 Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking Points and split $35,150.
Indian tennis ace Leander Paes and his German partner Andre Begemann squandered as many as five match points in the second set to eventually lose the summit clash against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Henri Kontinen in a three-setter at the ATP Winston-Salem Open here.
Spaniard Garcia-Lopez and Kontinen of Finland overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to deny one of the ATP World Tour's all-time greats and take the Winston-Salem Open doubles title 4-6, 7-6(6), 10-8.
After winning the first set 6-4, Paes and Begemann were 6-1 ahead in the second-set tie-break, giving themselves five match points, including three on their serve, and they looked like easily pocketing the title.
But Garcia-Lopez and Kontinen reeled off seven points on the trot to take the second set and even the match.
In the match tie-break, the first-time pairing of Garcia-Lopez and Kontinen held onto their nerves to claim their first ATP World Tour team doubles title last night.
The 43-year-old Paes was trying to win his 56th overall ATP World Tour title and make it 20 years in a row with at least one tour-level doubles crown. He was playing his first final of the season on ATP Tour.
Begemann was going for his first title of the season and the fifth of his career.
They will receive 150 Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings points and split $18,470 between them.
The champions duo of Garcia-Lopez and Kontinen will receive 250 Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking Points and split $35,150.
"We just clutched up and found big serves on big points. It's a lot of luck involved in a comeback like that... We kept believing and somehow found a way," Kontinen said.
"Doubles, everything is close. When we won the tie-break I think our energy went up, that's why we won," Garcia-Lopez said. | http://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/winston-salem-open-tennis-championships-paesbegemann-blow-away-five-match-points-to-lose-atp-final/article9042595.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/5abed1443726036cc81781bcc8ee8a0503442dd4fc8043637d69fc151f4c62d2.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:50:47 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Here's a quick glance at today's top stories: 1. ISRO successfully test-fires scramjet engine
2. Loss of lives in Kashmir is a loss to the nation: Modi
3. Talks with whosoever is ready to reje | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Ftop-stories-on-sunday-august-28-2016%2Farticle9042994.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02989/ISRO4_2989477c.jpg | en | null | Today's stories you shouldn't miss | null | null | www.thehindu.com | ISRO's Advanced Technology Vehicle carrying scramjet engines lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Sunday. Photo: ISRO
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"Shiba Kurian"
] | 2016-08-26T18:53:19 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Destination: Sri Venkateswara Vidhyalaya, Ambattur. Current location: Central Chennai.I would do anything to be able to forget the drive through the busy roads of Ambattur on a Monday afternoon, with | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Ffeatures%2Fdowntown%2Fthe-ecowarriors-of-ambattur%2Farticle9035999.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02987/26dcangr_SVVGreenS_2987244c.jpg | en | null | The eco-warriors of Ambattur | null | null | www.thehindu.com | A school in this locality is on a green mission. Here's how the teachers and students are going about it
Destination: Sri Venkateswara Vidhyalaya, Ambattur. Current location: Central Chennai.
I would do anything to be able to forget the drive through the busy roads of Ambattur on a Monday afternoon, with the sun beating down on me mercilessly and robbing me of my energy, and, of course, my complexion too.
With the air conditioner at full blast, I navigate my way through the deserted lanes of a village in Ayyapakkam (thanks to Google maps), with hardly any human life or vegetation in sight. As I rolled down my window to check how accurate the map has been, with a shopkeeper, I knew I was where I had to be — Sri Venkateswara Vidhyala, nestling on the the banks of Ambattur lake. On the walls of the school, I saw drawings. The premises were dotted with trees and shrubs. A sight for sore eyes, indeed!
In fact, these are what I am at SVV for. I am there to check out the green and organic initiatives undertaken by teachers and students. As part of these initiatives, they are trying to minimise waste generation and encourage green habits. What’s fascinating about this is that they pursue this mission, not once a month or a week, but every day.
Uma Kannan, senior principal, and A. Rani Srinivasan, principal, are spearheading this initiative with the assistance of the teaching faculty and a group of students from House Emerald, who now call themselves “Eco Warriors”.
Among the first activities undertaken under this two-year-old initiative is the staging of skits and mimes — performed by students during the assembly hours — to spread awareness about the importance of a clean and green environment.
Dedicating an hour (usually after school) for cleaning the campus and watering of the mini-garden at the backyard of the school, class by class, are some of the activities carried out by the students on a day-to-day basis.
“Even pencils are sharpened in a manner that promotes environment-consciousness,” says Rani. “They cannot sharpen the pencils at the desk. They have to sharpen the pencils over the dustbin so that the pencil shavings are discarded there,” says Rani.
What’s more, “there’s a rolling trophy for every class that keeps their respective classrooms spic and span,” Divyashri, a Class 8 student, tells me.
When Vishnu Narayanan, the student pupil leader, told me what they do to reduce water wastage, I squirmed with embarrassment.
“We have this daily water ritual wherein the leftover water in our water bottles is poured into planters. This way, the water, which we usually throw down sink drains, is used to plant more trees,” he explains.
“What an idea, sirji!” I find myself exclaiming, when I hear this.
Mention “junk food” and you are likely to invite the wrath of the Eco Warriors. From kindergarten to higher classes, students are encouraged, or rather allowed to pack only fruits, vegetables, nuts and grain-based items for lunch and snacks.
Why, the students are even given five millilitres of Nilavembu kashayam, almost every day.
I am surprised. Naveen Karthik, a Class 10 student and one of the Eco Warriors, surprises me more with what he has to say.
“We get the roots of the herbal plants and give them to the housekeeping staff, who in turn, brew the concoction at the school kitchen and serve it to every class,” he says.
On my way to Uma’s cabin, I notice a miniature green cubicle in one corner of the playground, housing a few grow bags that are filled with soil and saplings. During my conversation with Uma, I learn about the cubicle made from UV shade nets. Any guesses?
Times up! It’s a quasi-green house.
“It was set up in November 2015,” informs Uma. “We planted fruit- and vegetable-bearing plants to demonstrate to students that we can grow and consume organic food without the use of pesticides. At times, we prepare a dish or two using a few fresh picks from our little green house and share it with the students,” she says. Then there are various dedicated days: Eco Day, celebrated every April, where the students prepare and bring herbal drinks (like Nannari Sherbet and Arugampul drink) as part of an exhibition on the campus; Millet Day – where parents of the students prepare innovative millet-based items and the best preparation is rewarded. To prove academics and civic sense go hand-in-hand, the students take up numerous eco-friendly projects like putting up posters across the campus as reminders to turn off fans and lights before leaving the school, and even by organising exhibitions to display their application of ‘reuse and recycle’. “They exercise these habits not just at schools but at homes, too,” says Rani. | http://www.thehindu.com/features/downtown/the-ecowarriors-of-ambattur/article9035999.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/1cb96bdb076a99cab7557c8ef12735a76eea108dda5fe995231d2ea0a4b10a66.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T04:58:52 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The non-availability of proper public transport facility is a major difficulty faced by tourists visiting Kiliyur falls. Only those coming by cars and two-wheelers manage to visit the falls. Those com | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ftamil-nadu%2Fneeded-public-transport%2Farticle9034266.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 | Needed public transport | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The non-availability of proper public transport facility is a major difficulty faced by tourists visiting Kiliyur falls. Only those coming by cars and two-wheelers manage to visit the falls. Those coming by bus have to walk three km to reach the place.
The tourists say that operating mini-bus services or introduction of share-autos will immensely benefit them. Such services could be operated from different parts of Yercaud such as Shervaroyan temple, Gents Seat, Ladies Seat, lake and Anna Park.
The Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation can introduce a cab facility or share-auto facility. People also favour efforts to create awareness about the falls. The TTDC could display information about the Kiliyur falls at the Salem Railway Junction, Namakkal railway station, and the bus stands in Salem and neighbouring districts. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/needed-public-transport/article9034266.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/a8fe494d936af5bb8545ee868264d436fc9166a75ea9fb9d2060f8f520552a86.json |
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"B. Muralidhar Reddy"
] | 2016-08-27T20:52:03 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | All the central trade unions (CTUs), barring the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) on Saturday evening categorically rejected the appeal made on Friday by the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fall-but-bms-reject-appeal-to-call-off-sept2-strike%2Farticle9040890.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 | All but BMS reject appeal to call off Sept.2 strike | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Support for the strike from so many sections could make it one of the biggest in recent memory
All the central trade unions (CTUs), barring the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) on Saturday evening categorically rejected the appeal made on Friday by the Union Labour and Employment Minister Bandaru Dattatreya to call off the scheduled September 2 all-India general strike.
Responding to an e-mail sent by the Minister to the trade unions, which lists the ‘proactive steps’ taken by the government to address the unions’ charter of demands, AITUC General Secretary Gurudas Das Gupta told The Hindu, “The Minister’s letter and the status report on our charter of demands is a repetition of old arguments. Nothing tangible has been offered, so our decision to strike stands.”
An isolated BMS, which has had two rounds of talks with the Group of Ministers led by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, is waiting to hear formally from the government before taking a view on the strike.
Virjesh Upadhyay, BMS’ General Secretary told The Hindu, “Yes, I have heard of the Minister’s letter. We do not appreciate the approach of the Centre. Having said that, I want to state that we observed a certain advancement in the position of the government on our demands on issues related to anganwadi workers, bonus, and minimum wages. So, we would wait for a formal word from the government on commitments made to us. Otherwise, we would be compelled to take action.”
The AITUC leader’s letter to the Minister argues that for over a year, the GoM had not convened a single meeting with any central trade union barring one [the BMS].
The letter adds: “The government is going ahead with pro-employer labour law amendments through executive orders or otherwise, and giving assent to the anti-worker amendments moved by some state governments.”
CTUs had observed a similar strike on September 2 last year on a broad chapter of 12 demands in protest against what they had termed as the “anti-people” policies of the Narendra Modi government. The BMS, which had initially agreed to the strike call, backed off in the last minute.
Unions of central government employees, who have their own grievances related to the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission, are also mulling over the possibility of extending support to the strike.
Last week, university and college teachers’ unions backed the strike. Support to the strike from so many sections could make it one of the biggest in recent memory.
Among the demands of the trade unions are strict enforcement of all basic labour laws, minimum wages of not less than Rs. 15,000 per month with provisions of indexation, assured enhanced pension of not less than Rs. 3,000 per month, stoppage of disinvestment in central/state PSUs, the end of contracting permanent perennial work, and the payment of same wages. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/all-but-bms-reject-appeal-to-call-off-sept2-strike/article9040890.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/8dc99424cb9bd8752b056cd48077527bb997a4fb061492b5e68d03a77b4fb417.json |
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"Staff Reporter"
] | 2016-08-27T18:50:23 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Sudha Singh, who was undergoing treatment for H1N1 at Fortis Hospital in Nagarbhavi, was discharged on Saturday. She represented India in the 3,000 metres steeplechase at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.Ana | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fsport%2Fother-sports%2Folympian-sudha-discharged%2Farticle9040759.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02988/28BG_SUDHA_SINGH_2988894c.jpg | en | null | Olympian Sudha discharged | null | null | www.thehindu.com | She was being treated for H1N1 in the city
Sudha Singh, who was undergoing treatment for H1N1 at Fortis Hospital in Nagarbhavi, was discharged on Saturday. She represented India in the 3,000 metres steeplechase at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
Anantha Padmanabha, consultant, internal medicine, Fortis Hospital, said: "The patient responded well to the treatment administered and was discharged in a stable condition. However, she will continue to be under medication and observation for some time.”
Sudha was admitted on August 20. Officials were initially worried that she may have contracted the Zika virus during her stay in Rio.
Another athlete who returned from the Rio Olympics, O.P. Jaisha, also tested positive for H1N1 and was admitted to Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, on Thursday evening. Doctors said she is responding well to treatment. Jaisha was in the news after she claimed that Indian officials had not provided her water and refreshments during the marathon. | http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/olympian-sudha-discharged/article9040759.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/9217bf33dac8c6cfc11ab3d84210dce2f36c07ef586fe8b9f658a8a216f8957e.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-31T06:55:54 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | The increased police deployment near Gate: 4 to the State Assembly was only to beef up security, Speaker P. Dhanapal said in the House on Tuesday.When the DMK’s Deputy Floor Leader M. Duraimurugan rai | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fchennai%2Fpolice-posse-only-to-beef-up-security-speaker%2Farticle9052578.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 | Police posse only to beef up security: Speaker | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The increased police deployment near Gate: 4 to the State Assembly was only to beef up security, Speaker P. Dhanapal said in the House on Tuesday.
When the DMK’s Deputy Floor Leader M. Duraimurugan raised the issue in the House, the Speaker said it was only for the security of everyone, including Mr. Duraimurugan. When the DMK veteran made certain remarks, the Speaker was quick to expunge them.
Leader of the House O. Panneerselvam referred to an incident during the DMK regime when security was sought from the Central forces for DMK leader M.K. Stalin and asked whether it meant law and order situation was bad during the DMK regime. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/police-posse-only-to-beef-up-security-speaker/article9052578.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/6f7c993bd54171cd46094e21a2050e6e4e5a2fc26ed6f69d28b9467c0c63a825.json |
[
"K. Jeshi"
] | 2016-08-29T14:51:27 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Fifty minutes of birding at a village called Gandhavayal near Sirumugai presented a lot of surprises for the city birders. Last weekend, when R. Sivashankar, R. Vridhi, Sharang Satish, and G. Parames | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Ffeatures%2Fmetroplus%2Fthree-different-species-of-vultures-spotted-at-sirumugai-near-coimbatore%2Farticle9045904.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02991/30cbmpIndian_Vultu_2991128c.jpg | en | null | Three different species of vultures spotted at Sirumugai near Coimbatore | null | null | www.thehindu.com | There is excitement in the birding community as there is an unexpected sighting of three vulture species
Fifty minutes of birding at a village called Gandhavayal near Sirumugai presented a lot of surprises for the city birders. Last weekend, when R. Sivashankar, R. Vridhi, Sharang Satish, and G. Parameswaran set out for Sirumugai, located on the Bhavani river east of the town of Mettupalayam, they didn’t realise how special it was going to be. They spotted and recorded not just one, not two but three different species of vultures. “When I looked up, I saw two raptors. Once I saw them through my binoculars, I knew that it was a Red-headed Vulture. Gandhavayal is a riparian forest corridor with lots of tall trees, farm fields on one side, forest on the other side with a meandering river... an ideal habitat for vultures,” says G. Parameswaran.
This vulture has been spotted in Tamil Nadu after a gap of 30 years, he says. The previous recorded sighting of this bird was sometime in the 1980s in Srivilliputhur. The birders had more excitment in store when a White-rumped Vulture flew into the view closely followed by a third bird - another rarely seen Indian vulture. “Any vulture making an appearance is news. And we were in the company of three of them. It was our lucky day,” exclaims Vridhi. “We went through the pages of Grimmet’s field guide to check for the wing shape, the size of body and the head to validate our findings,” she adds.
The team compared notes, analysed the photographs, checked with field guides , and put up their findings on ebird ( www.ebird.com) for peer review. While in 2013, a White-rumped Vulture was spotted somewhere near Anaikatty, the Indian vulture has never been spotted in the district in the recent memory. “It is extremely uncommon to see all three of them together and that too in a short span of 50 minutes. Across India, the vulture population has gone down by 90 per cent. The population of Gyps vultures, especially the White-rumped and the Indian Vulture declined due to the veterinary use of the drug diclofenac for the treatment of livestock. However, the Sarcogyps vultures like the Red-headed ones are not affected much by the drug as their prey is different. They feed on carcasses of ungulates,” says Parameswaran.
It was Sharang Satish who photographed the Red-headed Vulture.“The vultures are bigger in size and the wing shape is huge and stands out which helps identify them. The plumage of the juvenile and the adult look different. They may be migrating towards Keel Kotagiri,” he says. Sivashankar says this is the first time ever he has seen a vulture at such close quarters. He also photographed the White-rumped Vulture and the Indian Vulture. “As vultures are globally threatened, it makes the sighting even more significant.”
All four members belong to the Perur Lake Forum which is involved in doing a systematic bird count of Perur lake for a long time. Says Parameswaran, who has been bird watching for over two decades, “In total, we saw two Red-headed Vultures, four White-rumped ones, and two Indian Vultures. When the unexpected comes, we have to be ready for it. It was a sunny day and when I saw the huge bird flying at great distance overhead, I knew that we were in for something different. The bright wing panel, the white sides and the wedge shaped tail proved that it was a Red-headed Vulture. We were dazed.” | http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/three-different-species-of-vultures-spotted-at-sirumugai-near-coimbatore/article9045904.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/59b962670ee8c54f0b86f72e4793b0c34f570a711d3bb7f8934e0ce12d6c759c.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-31T10:52:52 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | The Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch (BBSM), an RSS-dominated movement, announced on Monday that it will float a regional political party to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming Assembly | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fmumbai%2Fnews%2Frssdominated-group-to-take-on-bjp-in-goa-assembly-election%2Farticle9046751.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 | RSS-dominated group to take on BJP in Goa Assembly election | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch (BBSM), an RSS-dominated movement, announced on Monday that it will float a regional political party to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming Assembly elections.
Goa chief of the RSS Subhah Velingkar and former MLA Uday Bhembre, both prominent BBSM leaders, said the decision was made following the BJP government’s betrayal of its demands to stop grants to English medium primary schools and to make the vernacular language as the medium of instruction in primary schools.
Mr. Bhembre said the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, a three-member coalition partner that had recently supported BBSM’s demands, has been asked to disassociate itself from the BJP government by September-end.
Mr. Bhembre said, “If the MGP breaks away from the coalition, then the BBSM will back it in the elections. Else it will go ahead with creating its own party, whose constitution and policy documents are being formulated.”
Mr. Velingkar said RSS members who are part of BBSM would not face any pressure from the BJP government. He said the BBSM supported the BJP in the kprevious election as that the government would take up their demands. However, they were betrayed by the governments headed by Manohar Parrikar and Laxmikant Parsekar.
“People who support local languages will give a befitting reply to them in the elections,” said Mr. Velingkar. He added that the the BJP’s leadership in Delhi had taken note of the seriousness of the issue after the BBSM waved black flags at BJP president Amit Shah during his recent visit to Goa. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/news/rssdominated-group-to-take-on-bjp-in-goa-assembly-election/article9046751.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/d1e0ca1dc329ce9318e42c0fd5dd349b4f56550d6ab18de0b46e978009d17a7f.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-28T22:51:19 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Prisoner dies at GRHA convict, A. Varadarajan (57), who was admitted to Government Rajaji Hospital here for a chronic ailment died here on Sunday.Police said the man from Thathaneri had been sentenced | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FMadurai%2Fprisoner-dies-in-grh%2Farticle9043125.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 | Prisoner dies in GRH | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Prisoner dies at GRH
A convict, A. Varadarajan (57), who was admitted to Government Rajaji Hospital here for a chronic ailment died here on Sunday.
Police said the man from Thathaneri had been sentenced to five years of imprisonment under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
He had a kidney problem and was admitted to the GRH on April 28.
Government Rajaji Hospital police have registered a case. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/prisoner-dies-in-grh/article9043125.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/3486bc09f75b3bda60c019cf858021eb5eeeb10a7be9c89b38eed3d2d8616ffc.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T22:52:50 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | India’s diversity of religious observances is unique, but in the name of religion, many others are being inconvenienced (“SC directive on dahi handi violated”, Aug.26). Centres of worship spring up | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fopinion%2Fletters%2Fdirective-on-dahi-handi%2Farticle9037130.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 | Directive on dahi handi | null | null | www.thehindu.com | India’s diversity of religious observances is unique, but in the name of religion, many others are being inconvenienced (“SC directive on dahi handi violated”, Aug.26). Centres of worship spring up in the middle of busy roads and lanes. This leads to the generation of garbage such as broken coconut shells, decaying flower garlands, plastic bags, cups and discarded food items. True religion is all about devotion, discipline and dedication. We need to refrain from observing unnecessary and loud forms of worship. Such practices only hurt our children who wish to study quietly and with concentration and our senior citizens who yearn for calm and peaceful rest. God can hear even our whispers.
S.J. Walter Sunder Singh,
Ranipettai, Tamil Nadu
Court directives that relate to the lighting of crackers and the use of loudspeakers after 10 p.m. as well as those on bandhs, dharnas and hartals are commonly flouted. Judicial orders are not the panacea to resolve sensitive issues that are predominantly based on faith and our sociocultural ethos. People and political outfits have to behave responsibly. Simultaneously, the administration must exhibit the courage and the conviction in taking stern action against violators.
M.K. Bhandari,
Mumbai
One wonders why the Supreme Court, already groaning under the weight of a backlog of cases, should now be deciding the maximum height of the human pyramid. With reports trickling in of some groups defying its order, the court is creating a piquant situation for itself as well as for those agencies required to ensure compliance of its directive. There is concern over reports of spinal cord injuries but for the same reason, should all adventure sports including the Produnova vault that has made Dipa Karmakar a household name also be banned?
S.K. Choudhury,
Bengaluru
Many suffer in the name of upholding customs. In jallikattu, it is bulls that suffer; in rooster fights, roosters, and in manjha kite-flying, birds and children. Similarly, youth are victims in dahi handi accidents. It is high time we revisit age-old traditions and their relevance in the modern age in the interest of all .
Kshirasagara Balaji Rao,
Hyderabad | http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/letters/directive-on-dahi-handi/article9037130.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/d649ae67e4c79131e2ee6e02b4e0931de48205eda04272d1de7624942d83a98c.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-31T06:57:17 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | The Railway Protection Force rescued 1,261 children, including 18 victims of trafficking, from trains and premises owned by the Railways during its month-long campaign Operation Muskaan-II from July | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fmumbai%2Fnews%2Frailway-policerescue-1261-children%2Farticle9051409.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 | Railway policerescue 1,261 children | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Railway Protection Force rescued 1,261 children, including 18 victims of trafficking, from trains and premises owned by the Railways during its month-long campaign Operation Muskaan-II from July 1 to 31. The campaign was launched by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
On March 5, 2015, the Ministry of Railways in collaboration with the Ministry of Women and Child Development and the National Commission of Protection of Child Rights had issued Standing Operating Procedure (SOP) to protect children.
The SOP is being implemented at 15 railways stations in addition to the 20 stations where Child Help Desks have been established. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/news/railway-policerescue-1261-children/article9051409.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/decc1bb0f4ebfdc063e8aefb57606bd5946b86ca2dc7e950a48fe4973c08b1fe.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-26T22:50:41 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The Goods and Services Tax regime should set right the historical imbalances in fixing the Central and State tax rates, Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac has said.Inaugurating a session on GST organi | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fkerala%2Fgst-should-end-imbalances-in-fixing-tax-rates-says-isaac%2Farticle9036780.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 | GST should end imbalances in fixing tax rates, says Isaac | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Goods and Services Tax regime should set right the historical imbalances in fixing the Central and State tax rates, Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac has said.
Inaugurating a session on GST organised by the Confederation of India Industry here on Friday evening, Dr.Isaac said debate was on regarding the rates to be fixed by the Centre and States under the new tax system.
“Any product in the country now has a tax burden of 30 to 35 per cent. This may be fixed at a range between 20 and 22 per cent. Differences of opinion are there on the empowered committee of State Finance Ministers on fixing the tax rate. The current tax incidence should be identified for fixing the rate. Unless the Centre decides to bring down the tax on maximum retail prices of goods, GST will be inflationary,” he warned.
The State government’s IT infrastructure is ready to usher in the new tax regime. A new software with system scrutiny will be ready by next month. The State Assembly will pass a resolution on SGST by next month. Unlike the transition from Sales Tax to Value Added Tax, the switch over to GST will be smooth. The self-policing system will end acrimony over shop inspections. The new tax system will give a thrust to the State government decision to partner with the private sector for infrastructure development, mainly social infrastructure, he said.
Being a consumer State, Kerala will benefit from the new system, the Minister said. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/gst-should-end-imbalances-in-fixing-tax-rates-says-isaac/article9036780.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/a4f3f18d65e176c4bc353d773b177c43e18c5991f74952c9f1446af9d4b0cdd0.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T08:51:54 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Following pressure from Congress MLAs to compensate people affected by the demolition drive, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday announced that the government is contemplating on a suitable mode o | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fbangalore%2Fbda-flats-or-sites-for-property-losers%2Farticle9041623.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 | BDA flats or sites for property losers? | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Following pressure from Congress MLAs to compensate people affected by the demolition drive, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday announced that the government is contemplating on a suitable mode of compensation.
He agreed to the proposal based on arguments that most of those who have lost their properties have been duped by developers and the government is also culpable, as agencies provided all necessary permits for these properties, those present in the meeting told The Hindu . Me. Siddaramaiah is learnt to have directed the BDA to explore the possibility of allotting ‘poor property losers’ a flat in one of its group housing projects or a site in the upcoming Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout.
Though Mr. Siddaramaiah mentioned only ‘poor property losers’, officials said if the government does act on the proposal, the same principle would apply to all affected. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bda-flats-or-sites-for-property-losers/article9041623.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/fe5f3a3c263a4a77da67a8a775fb8fe1e9a00cd775ddf6050fdbfa4d3c45db82.json |
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"G. Viswanath"
] | 2016-08-26T16:55:49 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI) is contemplating changing its ombudsman once Justice (Retd.) Ajit Prakash Shah completes his one-year term in November.The Board had appointed the former | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Fbcci-may-look-for-a-new-ombudsman%2Farticle9032641.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 | BCCI may look for a new ombudsman | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI) is contemplating changing its ombudsman once Justice (Retd.) Ajit Prakash Shah completes his one-year term in November.
The Board had appointed the former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court and Madras High Court as its ombudsman when Shashank Manohar was president.
The change could be made at the BCCI’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) here on September 21, multiple sources revealed.
The Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee has recommended a tenure of three terms of one year each for the ethics officer and the ombudsman.
While the Lodha Committee had recommended the appointment of the ethics officer “for the purpose of guidance and resolution in the instances of conflict of Interest” and the ombudsman “for the purpose of providing an independent dispute resolution mechanism,” the BCCI appointed Justice Shah as its ombudsman to arbitrate on conflict of interest issues and grievances against members and administrators.
Sources close to the ombudsman’s office said that Justice Shah received close to 60 conflict of interest complaints, a majority of which could be deemed frivolous.
The ombudsman’s office recently received a complaint against Sachin Bajaj, who is an executive committee member of the Cricket Club of India.
On the administration front, a couple of months ago the BCCI handed over papers related to the suspension of Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) to the ombudsman’s office.
The matter is in court, but the BCCI has still asked Justice Shah to study the case and adjudicate on it.
The RCA has submitted its reply and Justice Shah is likely to call both the RCA and BCCI for a hearing in September.
While there are indications that Justice Shah may be on his way out after a one-year term, it will be interesting to see whether the Lodha Committee intervenes. | http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/bcci-may-look-for-a-new-ombudsman/article9032641.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/6e38ca2e32bca79d32081be172558f66a83da6fd7cb7a98a63f8d7c99df1b003.json |
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"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-28T04:51:01 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Ten ancient panchaloka icons were unearthed near the hallowed Sri Somanathar temple at Perumagalur near Peravurani in Thanjavur district on Saturday. Workers excavating earth for laying water supply p | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ftamil-nadu%2Ften-ancient-panchaloka-icons-unearthed-in-thanjavur-district%2Farticle9041702.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 | Ten ancient panchaloka icons unearthed in Thanjavur district | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The icons included a two-and-a-half feet tall Sivan and Parvathy statue, smaller Vinayakar, Natarajar, Sivan and Bhoodevi deities.
Ten ancient panchaloka icons were unearthed near the hallowed Sri Somanathar temple at Perumagalur near Peravurani in Thanjavur district on Saturday. Workers excavating earth for laying water supply pipelines hit the icons at a depth of around five feet near the temple complex. The icons included a two-and-a-half feet tall Sivan and Parvathy statue, smaller Vinayakar, Natarajar, Sivan and Bhoodevi deities.
Upon information, Peravurani Tahsildar Raghunathan inspected the spot and the idols and arranged for their safe relocation to Taluk Office.
Further investigation is under way. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/ten-ancient-panchaloka-icons-unearthed-in-thanjavur-district/article9041702.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/1f19c068d9197b4721c0caa083db81fa7c014701de7c51fab6ebfa5c69a7db67.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T06:49:42 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The four-year-old filly Heather who ran second in her last start should make amends in the Her Majesty Trophy, the main event of Saturday’s (Aug. 27) races.Rails will be announced one hour before the | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fsport%2Fraces%2Fheather-should-make-amends%2Farticle9036469.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 | Heather should make amends | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The four-year-old filly Heather who ran second in her last start should make amends in the Her Majesty Trophy, the main event of Saturday’s (Aug. 27) races.
Rails will be announced one hour before the start of the first race.
1. GOLDEN EDITION PLATE (Div. II), (1,400m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46, 1.30 p.m.: 1. Mariska (5) Trevor 59, 2. Brazos (2) Sandesh 58.5, 3. Aeolus Maximus (10) Dashrath 58, 4. Imperial Princess (4) Shelar 57.5, 5. Rain Dance (9) Zervan 57.5, 6. Bay Of Love (1) Nadeem 57, 7. Silk Baby (3) Yash Narredu 57, 8. Simona (8) S. Amit 57, 9. Time Of My Life (6) Nazil 56.5, 10. Winds Of Change (7) V. Jodha 56 and 11. Masked Bandito (11) Bhawani 55.5.
1. Mariska, 2. Rain Dance, 3. Silk Baby
2. JUVENTUS PLATE (1,400m), Cl. II, rated 60 to 86, 2.00: 1. The Champ (2) Trevor 59, 2. Few Dollars More (3) Sandesh 58.5, 3. Vixen (1) J. Chinoy 53.5 and 4. Traherne (4) Zervan 52.
1. The Champ, 2. Few Dollars More
3. HER MAJESTY TROPHY (2,400m) Cl. I, rated 80 and upward, 2.30: 1. Heather (3) P.S. Chouhan 59, 2. Rodeo (1) C.S. Jodha 58, 3. The Ministerian (4) David Breux 54.5, 4. Caesars Star (5) S. Amit 51 and 5. Phenomenal Memory (2) Zervan 49.5.
1. Heather, 2. Phenomenal Memory
4. WAR COMMAND PLATE (1,200m), Cl. V, rated 1 to 26, 3.00: 1. Western Lights (8) Jaykumar 61, 2. Shivalik Skies (14) Sameer 60, 3. Synchronicity (15) C.S. Jodha 60, 4. Top Wizard (2) C. Umesh 60, 5. Fast Future (7) Bhawani 59.5, 6. Jarama (12) S. Sunil 59.5, 7. Whitesox (4) Daman 59, 8. Jorden Prince (9) D.A. Naik 58.5, 9. Las Salinas (3) Zameer 58.5, 10. Starry Image (11) Sandesh 58.5, 11. Good Memory (13) Mosin 58, 12. Majestic Honey (6) T.S. Jodha 56.5, 13. Leothefiercehorse (5) Altaf Sayyed 55.5, 14. Golden Glory (1) Merchant 54.5 and 15. Be Cool (10) Joseph 52.
1. Top Wizard, 2. Starry Image, 3. Majestic Honey
5. DR. K.VASUDEVAN TROPHY (1,600m), Cl. III, rated 40 to 66, 3.30: 1. Jeannine (1) C.S. Jodha 59.5, 2. Iridescence (6) Bhawani 56, 3. Mutliglory (7) Dashrath 55.5, 4. Sumaaq (5) G. Amit 54, 5. Magic In The Air (2) Neeraj 53.5, 6. San Martino (3) Trevor 51.5 and 7. Highland Breeze (4) P.S. Chouhan 50.
1. Jeannine, 2. San Martino
6. MARINSKY PLATE (Div. I), (1,000m), Maiden 3-y-o only, 4.00: 1. Abu Al Bukhoosh (3) C.S. Jodha 56, 2. Chariot Of Fire (4) Shelar 56, 3. Firebolt (5) Neeraj 56, 4. Juliano (2) Ajinkya 56, 5. Sporting Spirit (10) Trevor 56, 6. Apple Betty (6) Bhawani 54.5, 7. Arc Light (7) Merchant 54.5, 8. Divine Hope (9) Kavraj 54.5, 9. Motherland (8) Yash Narredu 54.5 and 10. Princess Athena (1) S. Kamble 54.5.
1. Motherland, 2. Abu Al Bukhoosh, 3. Firebolt
7. MARINSKY PLATE (Div. II), (1,000m), Maiden 3-y-o only, 4.30: 1. Captain (3) C.S. Jodha 56, 2. Cristo Boss (6) S. Kamble 56, 3. Hunan (5) T.S. Jodha 56, 4. Sporto (8) Kavraj 56, 5. Crystal Ball (9) Bhawani 54.5, 6. Forever Free (2) Zervan 54.5, 7. Headlines (4) Neeraj 54.5, 8. Poets Song (7) Akshay 54.5, 9. Riot Of Colours (1) C. Umesh 54.5 and 10. Tip Top Taffy (10) Daman 54.5.
1. Poets Song, 2. Crystal Ball, 3. Captain
8. GOLDEN EDITION PLATE (Div. I), (1,400m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46, 5.00: 1. Pierce Arrow (10) Daman 60.5, 2. Ladislaus (9) Neeraj 59, 3. Sky Mine (6) Sandesh 58, 4. Fringe Benefit (5) Joseph 57, 5. Apsaras (11) Dashrath 56.5, 6. Adreno (2) Jaykumar 55, 7. Lord Grantham (1) P.S. Chouhan 55, 8. Sochi (4) Parbat 53, 9. Glorious Hymn (7) J. Chinoy 52.5, 10. Rapid Girl (3) S. Amit 52.5, 11. Slam Dunk (8) Hanumant 52 and 12. Raascalla (withdrawn).
1. Sky Mine, 2. Lord Grantham, 3. Ladislaus
9. SEA RULER PLATE (1,200m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46, 5.30: 1. Alien (4) Nazil 60.5, 2. Bulldozer (8) C.S. Jodha 59, 3. Aliboxer (5) S. Amit 58.5, 4. Swaraj (12) Neeraj 56.5, 5. Cicitalia (10) Trevor 56, 6. Way Ahead (2) Sandesh 55, 7. Daffy Duck (14) S. Kamble 54, 8. Forever Yours (11) Bhawani 54, 9. Godsent (1) Kavraj 53.5, 10. Blazing Steps (6) A. Gaikwad 53, 11. Miss Saigon (13) J. Chinoy 52.5, 12. Tough Enough (3) Kuldeep 52, 13. Queen Thea (7) C. Umesh 51, 14. Silver Ghost (9) Zeeshan 51 and 15. Isinit (15) Merchant 49.
1. Way Ahead, 2. Miss Saigon, 3. Bulldozer
Day’s best: Heather.
Double: Jeannine – Way Ahead.
Jackpot: (i): 3, 4, 5 6 & 7; (ii): 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9.
Treble: (i): 2, 3 & 4; (ii): 6, 7 & 8; (iii): 7, 8 & 9.
Tanala: All races.
Super jackpot: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9. | http://www.thehindu.com/sport/races/heather-should-make-amends/article9036469.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/dd02a0aaf468014784688ebabdca52e485968aa706677cf24402b850aba13f84.json |
[
"Staff Reporter"
] | 2016-08-28T02:55:56 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The BBMP will be repairing potholes in the busy Lower Agaram Road.“We have already surveyed the road. Work will be taken up on Saturday. Debris from construction work nearby has been dumped on the ro | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fbangalore%2Fbbmp-will-repair-lower-agaram-road-on-saturday%2Farticle9032582.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 | ‘BBMP will repair Lower Agaram Road on Saturday’ | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The BBMP will be repairing potholes in the busy Lower Agaram Road.
“We have already surveyed the road. Work will be taken up on Saturday. Debris from construction work nearby has been dumped on the road. In some places, the sides of the roads have been dug up to either bury this debris or clean the adjoining storm-water drains,” said K.T. Nagraj, Chief Engineer (Major Roads)
Mr. Nagraj will be present at the site on Saturday morning and meet citizens at the BBMP headquarters in the evening. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bbmp-will-repair-lower-agaram-road-on-saturday/article9032582.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/de06b1674ff6c9a14100553ec55e037c78289450f32259dbacf653cf8d2f6d05.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T14:51:16 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | The Union Cabinet has cleared the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016, banning commercial surrogacy in India. As per the 2009 Law Commission Report, the assisted reproduction treatment industry is Rs. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fspecials%2Flive-chat%2Fsurrogacy-law-boon-or-bane%2Farticle9036360.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02422/SURROGACY_2422444c.jpg | en | null | All you need to know on the proposed surrogacy Bill | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The Union Cabinet has cleared the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016, banning commercial surrogacy in India. As per the 2009 Law Commission Report, the assisted reproduction treatment industry is Rs. 25,000 crore industry. At a time when 'rent-a-womb' is thriving in India, it is needless to say the poor and rural women are subjected to exploitation.
Though the proposed law is timely, it is not far from controversy. For instance, unmarried couples, single parents, live-in partners and homosexuals cannot opt for surrogacy as per the new bill.
We were joined by Ramya Kannan, our Tamil Nadu Bureau Chief and a healthcare journalist and Dr. Priya Selvaraj, an eminent gynaecologist specialising in assisted reproduction treatment.
Transcript | http://www.thehindu.com/specials/live-chat/surrogacy-law-boon-or-bane/article9036360.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/19dcef399e60f36a3ca930be233f535ee80f6571f2fe0dc054c9be3603993940.json |
[
"K. Lakshmi"
] | 2016-08-28T02:50:37 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | One of the most striking aspects of Ward No. 30 in Madhavaram is the change in the condition of roads over the past five years. The merger with the Chennai Corporation has given a fresh lease of l | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fchennai%2Fward-watch-a-long-wait-for-pipelines-in-ward-no-30-in-madhavaram%2Farticle9042491.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02989/Ward_2989417c.jpg | en | null | Chennai Ward Watch: A long wait for pipelines in Ward No. 30 in Madhavaram | null | null | www.thehindu.com | The merger with the Chennai Corporation has given a fresh lease of life to the infrastructure, particularly roads.
One of the most striking aspects of Ward No. 30 in Madhavaram is the change in the condition of roads over the past five years.
The merger with the Chennai Corporation has given a fresh lease of life to the infrastructure here, particularly roads.
Many roads under the Madhavaram Zone, which were just mud stretches earlier, have been blacktopped. While appreciating it, residents also complain that a few areas are yet to be provided with water supply and drainage network.
B. Murugan, a resident, said pipelines are yet to be laid in a few areas such as Thirumurugan Nagar, Roja Nagar, Bhagavat Singh Street and St. Joseph Garden for drainage and water supply. As the localities are rich in groundwater resources, residents are managing with water from borewells and street water supply. “We have been waiting for the facilities for several years now,” he said.
Many areas do not have a stormwater drain network. S. Saraswathi, a resident, recalled her house remaining under water for many days during last year’s floods as the interior roads did not have any means for draining floodwater.
The Madhavaram bus terminus has undergone much improvement over the years. However, residents want better connectivity. R. Ramesh of Roja Nagar said, “We have only one bus to Tambaram. This must be extended to Mahabalipuram. Though Red Hills and Manali are neighbouring localities, they are not properly connected. Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) buses must be operated through MRH Road to Red Hills.”
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) councillor D. Dakshinamoorthy said that construction of stormwater a drain on MRH Road and linking it to the Kodungaiyur drain helped prevent the floods in several areas. Tendering was on to provide stormwater drains in areas such as Pukhraj Nagar. Most roads have been laid and the process is on to expedite water supply and drainage projects.
“We are taking steps to provide connections to areas that have been covered with pipelines. Parks in VRD Nagar, Sivasakthi Nagar and Ring Road Housing Sector are also being spruced up.”
Ward details
Ward No.: 30
Zone: 3-Madhavaram
Population: 25,000
Voters: 15,000
Area: 3 sq. km.
Important boundaries: Madhavaram bus terminus, Alex Nagar colony, S.V. Koil Street, KKR Garden and 100 Feet Road.
Number of Streets: 130
Number of parks: 3
Garbage collection: 9 tonnes /day
Bus route roads: Madhavaram Red Hills Road
Amma canteen: 1
Councillor: D. Dhakshinamoorthy (AIADMK) (9445467030)
Junior Engineer: 9445190330 | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/ward-watch-a-long-wait-for-pipelines-in-ward-no-30-in-madhavaram/article9042491.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/5a857157ddf46b8a00f6de08b1316d904032dde1d3ac3574f7957ca9439cf3c3.json |
[
"Prachi Joshi"
] | 2016-08-29T02:50:54 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | He is known as the ‘Wandering Winemaker’ and the ‘Indiana Jones of Winemaking’. As for that last term of endearment, “My lovely wife gave me that title,” laughs Kerry Damskey, the jolly California-bas | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2Fmumbai%2Fentertainment%2Fthe-maturing-of-indian-wine%2Farticle9043199.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02990/29bm_Wine_Story_Pa_2990053c.jpg | en | null | The maturing of Indian wine | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Sustainability is the way forward in an industry where only the best have survived, says Kerry Damskey.
He is known as the ‘Wandering Winemaker’ and the ‘Indiana Jones of Winemaking’. As for that last term of endearment, “My lovely wife gave me that title,” laughs Kerry Damskey, the jolly California-based winemaker who has been the primary consultant for Sula Vineyards since its inception.
Recently, we caught up with him on his latest visit to India to confer with Sula’s winemaking team.
The Indiana Jones moniker comes from his penchant for making wines in wild places, from Israel to Costa Rica, and even a proposed urban winery in Singapore. In 1995, when Damskey first came to Nashik, India too must have seemed like an exotic, adventurous place to make wines, something that had not been attempted in the region before. “I worked with a couple of Indians then, brought in a viticulturist and we brought the first wine grapes here to build a winery,” says Damskey.
While that partnership did not progress further, Damskey had a chance meeting with Rajeev Samant, Founder and CEO of Sula Vineyards, in 1997. “Rajeev had just quit his job in Silicon Valley and wanted to return to India and start a winery,” says Damskey. “We had lunch at Sonoma [California], and we hit it off wonderfully.”
The American winemaker hired Samant to work at his California winery for the 1997 vintage, after which he returned and started Sula Vineyards in Nashik, Maharashtra. “For the first vintage of 1999 we bought those grapes that I had planted in Nashik in my initial partnership,” he says. “And we produced 150 cases each of Chenin Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc. I remember tasting the wine and thinking ‘it’s really good’; I was happily surprised.”
The Indian wine industry has evolved considerably since 1999, though it’s still in its infancy when compared to more established wine-growing regions worldwide. “Ten years ago, everyone wanted to start a winery in India,” he says. “I don’t think people understood how difficult it was. For the longest time when we did competitive tastings, Sula was the only wine that was drinkable. There are fewer wineries now, but I’m happy to see that the ones that have survived are making good wine.”
Worldwide, wine drinking is fairly well-established, almost a cultural thing. However, in India it’s a different story. “India has a lot of potential, but the question is what percentage of Indians are exposed to wine; I suspect it’s less than five per cent.”
Also, India drinks wine differently as compared to the rest of the world. For us, wine is had before a meal; in a social situation, getting together and tasting wine. “But they don’t drink wine with food. I think when Indians start realising that wine is not just a social drink but also pairs wonderfully with Indian cuisine, they will enjoy it more.”
But Damskey also believes that the evolution of wines in India, from being something special to a more daily part of life will be a generational one.
Damskey is also helping Sula Vineyards keep abreast with sustainable practices that are being advocated in grape-growing. He’s helping the Indian winery recognise that water is a finite source and should be treasured. “It’s hard to see that now considering this year’s monsoon and the way it’s pouring,” laughs Damskey. But on a more sobering note, he adds, “Water was going to run out last year. That could happen next year. It’s becoming increasingly unpredictable.”
With climate change and rising temperature it’s brought about, wine growers are actively seeking methods of using less water to grow the same healthy amount of fruit. “We are creating rootstocks [the root system on which the wine grapes are grafted] that are less needy of water, and it is working.”
There’s an evolution on the soil front as well, internationally and at Sula. “The thought of less is more has become more prevalent. We are no longer indiscriminately spraying pesticides, nitrogen and other chemicals,” says Damskey.
Organic grape-growing is tough in India because of the humidity, so pesticides and chemicals cannot be done away with. Yet, sustainable grape-growing is the way forward: minimising water usage; using oils instead of chemicals. As Damskey puts it, “considering the impact on Mother Earth while growing grapes.”
The author is a Mumbai-based freelance travel and food writer | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/entertainment/the-maturing-of-indian-wine/article9043199.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/32dcb50e0e5dd72c966e0b33e86a0b6c2e9bbb96463d34577ed294d9f5f549e3.json |
[
"Shiv Sunny"
] | 2016-08-31T10:53:14 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | There has been a significant increase in the number of Delhi women who are coming out with complaints about sexual abuse at workplace, reveals data provided by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fcities%2FDelhi%2Fmore-victims-coming-forward-to-report-sexual-assault%2Farticle9052677.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02993/RAPE_PROTEST_GA_RA_2993041c.jpg | en | null | More victims coming forward to report sexual assault | null | null | www.thehindu.com | There has been a significant increase in the number of Delhi women who are coming out with complaints about sexual abuse at workplace, reveals data provided by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
Compared to 36 such complaints in 2014, there were 264 such incidents reported to the police last year. In almost all the cases, the accused were known to the victims.
The trend has been similar in a majority of the 2,199 rape cases registered in Delhi last year. Only four per cent of all the alleged rapes were committed by strangers.
While the number of rape cases has been soaring every year, the relation the accused shared with the victims has mostly remained constant, at least over the last three years.
The NCRB data show that around 300 rapes were perpetrated by victims’ relatives, 80 of them classified as incest rapes in which the accused were grandfathers, fathers and brothers of the victims. Live-in partners, estranged lovers and separated husbands were accused of rape in 15 per cent of all rapes reported in the city. Two-third of these cases pertained to rape on the pretext of marriage.
No mercy
Children accounted for over one-fourth of all rapes last year. Eighty of those children were less than six years of age. Rapists have been unsparing of even elderly women, targeting 11 women in the age group of 45 and 60.
The Delhi Police have been maintaining that they never turn away rape victims, and figures suggest they have also been taking complaints of voyeurism and stalking seriously.
A total of 1,124 cases of stalking were registered last year, a 107 per cent jump from those in the previous year. Cases related to voyeurism also doubled over the year. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/more-victims-coming-forward-to-report-sexual-assault/article9052677.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/d95ab7e8e836ca8b9e41e5780cc5cbf23ed161ca4ad9af57fdd6d9f49d3ea5eb.json |
[
"Special Correspondent"
] | 2016-08-27T20:52:08 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | A Delhi court on Saturday reserved order on applications by former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanidhi Maran and others challenging its jurisdiction to hear a money-laundering cas | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fcourt-reserves-order-on-marans-plea%2Farticle9040859.ece%3Futm_source%3DRSS_Feed%26utm_medium%3DRSS%26utm_campaign%3DRSS_Syndication.json | http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/02688/KALANIDHI_MARAN_AN_2688684c.jpg | en | null | Court reserves order on Marans’ plea | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Possibility of tampering with the evidence by applicants cannot be ruled out, says ED
A Delhi court on Saturday reserved order on applications by former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanidhi Maran and others challenging its jurisdiction to hear a money-laundering case against them connected with the Aircel-Maxis deal, arguing that the court was designated only to hear the 2G cases.
The court had summoned them in the case in February after taking cognisance of a complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate in January. Special Judge O.P. Saini reserved the order for September 6.
They have also moved bail applications in the case. The agency has opposed their bail pleas. Opposing their bail applications, the Directorate through its Assistant Director Kamal Singh said that “possibility of hampering the investigation and tampering with the evidence by the applicants may not be ruled out…’’ “The bail applications deserves to be rejected and the question of imposition of conditions does not even arise,’’ the ED said.
While taking cognisance of the complaint, the Judge had said that he was satisfied on perusal of the material on record that there was enough material to proceed against the accused persons.
The complaint is a spin-off of the corruption case lodged by the CBI in the Aircel-Maxis deal.
The complaint alleged that Rs. 742.85 crore was paid for Mr. Dayanidhi Maran by two Mauritius-based companies through Sun Direct TV Pvt. Ltd (SDTPL) and South Asia FM Ltd (SAFL).
The two companies are owned and controlled by Mr. Kalanidhi Maran, and the money was utilised by these companies for their business, the complaint alleged.
K. Shanmugam, MD of SAFL, SDTPL and SAFL, has also been named as accused in the complaint. He has also moved for bail. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/court-reserves-order-on-marans-plea/article9040859.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/58a3a29bd7d1d1c4c6e3be44c7feabfc6118a963ae93c5d54b4a300ef8521b36.json |
[
"Lavanya Mohan"
] | 2016-08-26T14:51:44 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Among the more significant trappings of the generation I belong to, is our refusal to grow up. We seem to be in no hurry to settle down, we’re still trying to figure out what we want from our careers, | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Ffeatures%2Fmetroplus%2Fradio-and-tv%2Fspoiler-alert-twodimensional-entertainment%2Farticle9036117.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-dimensional entertainment | null | null | www.thehindu.com | Among the more significant trappings of the generation I belong to, is our refusal to grow up. We seem to be in no hurry to settle down, we’re still trying to figure out what we want from our careers, what we want from our relationships, and we’re still watching cartoons — yes, they’re cartoons meant for adults, but if ‘adult cartoons’ isn’t an oxymoronic term, then I don’t know what is. While I don’t have great insight into providing a solution for the state of mind that plagues many young people today, I can tell you which of the adult cartoons are the best ones at the moment.
Rick and Morty: Morty is your average 12-year-old, who lives in suburban America with his parents, sister, and a very old, very crazy, super-scientist grandfather, Rick. Rick insists on taking Morty along on all his misadventures across alternate realms and realities. The humour in the show is an original blend of slapstick and wit, and there’s so much action in each episode that you never get bored. The plot lines are over-the-top, but no character feels unnecessary, because they all have such interesting personalities, even if they are going to be on screen for just a few minutes. Rick and Morty was made for binge-watching, and is well worth a weekend of staying in to catch up on the show. (Season 1 of Rick and Morty is currently streaming on Netflix.)
BoJack Horseman: BoJack Horseman might be animated, but the themes that it picks up on, such as the after-effects of fame, self-loathing, complicated relationships, hedonism, at times even nihilism, are far from two-dimensional. The characters are well thought-out, and may seem like stereotypical caricatures at the start, but display great nuance as the show progresses. It gets a little difficult from time to time to spot the funny moments, but the writing is such that the happenings on screen feel like you’re spending time with these characters, as opposed to watching a story unfold. And by the way, this show is about a once- famous talking horse in Hollywood, whose arch nemesis is a Labrador that goes by the name of Mr. Peanutbutter. (Seasons 1 to 3 of BoJack Horseman is currently streaming on Netflix.)
Family Guy: Family Guy is an absurd comedy about a dysfunctional town near Rhode Island, and its even more dysfunctional residents. I used to watch it religiously on television, but for reasons I can’t remember now, stopped doing so for a few years. I got back to the show a few months ago, however, when they released their first India-themed episode, called ‘Road to India’. The India episode, in true Family Guy style, was offensive and politically incorrect in every manner, causing outrage across a lot of Internet media outlets about how ‘insensitive’ it was. Insensitivity, however, is the core theme of the show.
Family Guy rips into every establishment there ever has been, and discusses it without any sense of propriety, discretion or consequence. What I love about the show is that it doesn’t discriminate in its selection of themes (or targets, depending on how you look at it). Family Guy truly is the pinnacle of adult animation, for if you can’t be an adult about watching it, there’s very little chance you’ll enjoy it. (Family Guy is currently being telecast on Star World Premiere HD.) | http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/spoiler-alert-twodimensional-entertainment/article9036117.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.thehindu.com/dbc0b77ba5ea53ffaf6f912cf60ab5971f66e326a7f8a8fca80a18eb9ee2d2c2.json |
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