News Digest: 50 years later, it's happily Everest after

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Sunday, April 12, 2015
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		India
		50 years later, it's happily Everest after First Indian expedition to summit Mount Everest celebrates historic effort. Navy officer's family vents anger on Khattar Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar visited Lt Kiran Shekhawat's home in Mewat on Saturday after cancelling his trip twice and the family did not hide its disappointment. 3 BSF personnel wounded in cross-border firing Three Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were wounded when Pakistani smugglers fired on them unprovoked at Daoke along the India-Pakistan border near Amritsar on Saturday. More India News»

		Business
		Non-metros prepare to take flight Regional airlines linking affluent but flight-starved small cities are ready for take-off. But their viability depends on a host of challenging factors. Chinese economy faces growing 'downward pressure' China's economy faces increased downward pressure, the premier has said, as the country prepares to announce first-quarter economic growth. Gold regains Rs 27,000 level on global cues Gold prices rose for the second straight day and reclaimed the psychologically important Rs 27,000-mark, surging by Rs 280 to trade at Rs 27,080 per 10 grams at the bullion market on Saturday amid a firming global trend More Business News»

		Environment
		10 air pollution monitoring stations in city exceed national average Silk board junction most polluted in city. Exceeds national average by 146 %. 'Goa's mangroves most vulnerable' Mangroves have been accorded most vulnerable status in the event of an oil spill, by the environment sensitivity index (ESI) map of Goa part of the Goa state oil spill disaster contingency plan released on Friday. Is too much exposure to outdoors bad? Several studies have linked exposure to nature with improved human health and well-being. But how much of the nature's dose do we really need? More Environment News»

		World
		Bangladesh braces for protests after Islamist's execution Bangladesh braced for protests and fresh violence on Sunday after a senior official of the largest Islamist party was executed on charges of crimes against humanity during the country's 1971 independence war, the second man to be hanged since the government revived war crime trials that have sharpened political divisions in the South Asian nation. Man with sign shoots, kills self near US Capitol A man shot and killed himself Saturday near the steps of the US Capitol at the height of tourism season in Washington, leading to a short lockdown of the congressional building. Turkish army says five Kurdish rebels killed in clashes Five rebels from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) were killed and four Turkish soldiers wounded in a day of clashes on Saturday, the army said, in a blow to a fragile peace process to end a decades-long insurgency. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Riddhima shares Ranbir Kapoor's picture online April 10 is considered to be 'Siblings Day' in the US and like international celebs, Bollywood stars too posted adorable pictures of their siblings, dedicating the day to them. Arshad's grey beard in 'Welcome To Karachi' In Ashish R Mohan’s upcoming comedy Welcome To Karachi, Arshad Warsi and Jackky Bhagnani play two Indians without too much brains, who get stuck in Pakistan without their documents to prove that they are Indians. Ekta Kapoor delays 'Nach Baliye'? More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Man's best friend can detect prostate cancer: Study A new study suggests that trained German shepherd dogs can sniff out the chemicals linked to prostate cancer from urine samples with more than 90 percent accuracy, a leading British daily reported on Saturday. Orange glasses for better sleep? Most evenings, before watching TV or reading emails on his phone, Matt Nicoletti puts on a pair of orange-coloured glasses.“My girlfriend thinks I look ridiculous in them,“ he said. But Nicoletti, 30, a hospitality consultant, says the glasses, which can block certain wavelengths of light emitted by electronic screens, make it easier to sleep. Mother's gene can nourish baby's gut bacteria A gene helps some mothers produce breast milk sugars that are not digested by the infant, but instead nourish specific bacteria that colonise the babies' guts soon after birth, says a new study. More Science News»

		Sports
		Chris Gayle takes Bangalore to magnificent victory over Kolkata Chris Gayle won the battle of the West Indians against Andre Russell by smashing a 56-ball 96 to take Bangalore to a three-wicket victory over Kolkata. Twitterati pans Gavaskar over 'is she here' poser to Virat Kohli Sunil Gavaskar found himself at the wrong end of the social media over his act of asking Virat Kohli "is she here" in an apparent reference to Anushka Sharma. McCullum hits first ton in IPL 8 to power Chennai to victory Chennai Super Kings opener Brendon McCullum smashed the first century in IPL 8 paving way for a 45-run win against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai. More Sports News»

		Technology
		10 useful Android apps not available for iPhone Here are some of the best free options in Google Play First impressions: Asus Zenfone 2 with 4GB RAM We spent some time with the silver coloured variant of the Zenfone 5 powered by an Intel Atom Z3580 quad-core processor and 4GB RAM. Buying a PC monitor? Here's what you should know When shopping, you will be faced with three terms that describe the monitor's display: TN, IPS and VA. More Technology News»

		Education
		Teachers should take initiative to increase enrollment ratio, experts say Education experts and child rights workers lamented the lack of reforms in government schools in the country and pointed out that encouraging privatization has resulted in the closure of many government schools. UGC makes environment courses in affiliated varsities mandatory The Universities Grants Commission (UGC) in a new order has asked all varsities to begin courses in environmental studies to bring about more awareness on environmental issues. IIT may come up in Mysuru, Hubballi-Dharwad or Raichur; Siddaramaiah CM Siddaramaiah has zeroed in on Mysuru, Hubballi-Dharwad and Raichur as the cities his government will recommend to the Centre for setting up an IIT. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Calligraphy, cyclothons & poetry workshop to liven up Equal Streets Another Sunday, another chance to revel in the streets, uninterrupted by vehicular traffic, as part of the Equal Streets Initiative. For the last 24 weeks, this initiative has transformed a 6.5km stretch of road into a multidisciplinary playground with activities as varied as Braille workshops, sketching, Zumba, chess and net football for all and sundry to partake in. Commercial entertainers make in entry in Marathi films One of the indications that you have arrived as a bona fide Twitter celebrity is when you get your hands on a ‘verified’ account. It means that Twitter has weeded out the imposters and announced it to the world that you are the one who is really in the news. Leaking water pipe cripples vehicular traffic on LBS Marg A leaky water pipe on LBS Marg caused a huge traffic snarl between Bhandup and Mulund around 11am on Saturday. Vehicular traffic was hit on either side of the arterial road. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		At IIT-Delhi, young minds touch the sky as toy squadrons take off Giving wings to their ideas, 12 teams, comprising young engineers from across the country, showcased their aeromodelling skills — expertise in building an aircraft and an array of manoeuvres, including airdropping — on Saturday at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Heritage saviour rues fading interest On his deathbed a few years ago, Ram Kailash Yadav, the Bhojpuri Birha singer from eastern Uttar Pradesh, had seized the hand of Kiran Seth and said, "Birha ko bacha lo (save Birha)." By 2020, we hope to reach every child in the country: Seth Kiran Seth, an operations research professor at IIT Delhi, set up Spic Macay in 1977. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Murder convict cons all, walks out of jail It was a sequence straight out of a spy movie. Without any violence, blood or chase, a murder convict escaped from the Parappana Agrahara central jail on Friday evening, walking out of its front gate after befooling everyone on the way. On Day 1, enumerators face huge problems Closed doors, uninterested people, barking of stray dogs and summer heat. On the first day of the caste based socio-economic and educational census, enumerators faced as many problems as the controversies the state government faced in its run-up. Lifeguard, pool safety features a must: Experts The unfortunate deaths of two pre-teen boys have raised some pertinent questions on swimming pools, which need to be examined in depth. Where were the lifeguards? More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Andhra Pradesh encounter a planned operation? Was the Seshachalam encounter a “planned operation” to send out a stern message to red sanders smugglers? 'Hyderabad Funds meant to buy rifles for Nizam army' Was the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Osman Ali Khan, secretly transferring money abroad to help arm his soldiers to take on the Indian Army in 1948? Krishnamurthy to be new TTD board chief? After a long delay, chief minister Chandrababu Naidu has reportedly finalised the new Tirumala Tirupati Devesthanams (TTD) board. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		No stray chance this: One dog's blood saves another As people who know dogs will tell anyone willing to listen, you can count on the friendship of a stray if all else fails. Forest killings: TN BJP demands white paper from Andhra Pradesh Condemning the massacre of 20 woodcutters, Union minister of road and transport Pon Radhakrishnan on Saturday demanded a white paper from the Andhra government on the issue. Temple burgled, security guard killed Miscreants killed a 65-year-old guard on duty and looted the ‘hundi’ (donation box) of the famous Agneeshwarar temple in Thirukattupalli on Friday night. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Agiyari to move out of Old City The Bukhara Mohulla at Khamasa Crossroads in the Walled City is home to two shrines. Minister asks Gujarat businessmen to play Modi card Union minister of state for textile Santosh Kumar Gangwar wants Gujarati entrepreneurs to use their ‘influence’ over PM Narendra Modi to get their pending issues resolved. HC asks to curb graft in issuing bar-coded ration cards The HC has directed concerned authorities including the Rajkot district collector to redress grievances of poor people in obtaining bar coded ration cards and to ensure supply of food grains to the poor through the public distribution system. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		AU fails to induct 80 class C employees The authorities of Allahabad University are against the policy of hiring daily wagers and staff crunch is hampering the functioning of almost all the sections. To make matters worse, the university has failed to start the recruitment process for inducting around 80 ‘Class C’ employees, despite the fact that these posts were sanctioned by University Grants Commission (UGC) under OBC quota three years back. SRTC offers smart cards for hassle-free travel Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) has issued a smart card that will double up as concession-pass-cum-cashless shopping card. Based on radio frequency identifier, the smart card has a built-in electronic chip that stores data about the validity period of the pass, travel destinations permitted and type of the pass. Anti-PSC stir turns violent, 35 ABVP activists held At least 35 activists of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), including a girl, were arrested and three sustained serious injuries in a clash with the police at Hindu Hostel Crossing on Saturday after a protest against alleged irregularities in UPPSC turned violent. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Three women die at VSS after C-section delivery Three women died six hours after Caesarean section deliveries at VSS Institute of Medical Sciences and Research in Burla around the same time on Friday night. Ganjam hoarders warned of action Ganjam district administration on Saturday warned wholesalers and retailers of action if it found any hoarding and abnormal price rise of pulses and wheat products in the wake of strike launched by Federation of All Odisha Traders' Association. MGNREGS: State seeks Rs 2,300cr from Centre The state government moved the Centre for Rs 2,300 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for 2015-16. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Not so incredible Madhya Pradesh A temple of goddess off-limits for women, 450 km from state capital may be an oddity for some in this age and time. But for scores of regulars, temple in Hirdenagar village of tribal-dominated Mandla district, there’s nothing strange. And popularity of the temple has gone far and wide and devotees from others districts reaching the area only attest to it. 2 ex officials of MP Assembly remanded to police custody A special court in Bhopal on Friday sent two former senior officials of Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly who were arrested in connection with alleged fraudulent appointments of 17 people in the assembly between 1993 and 2003 on April 9, to police remand till April 15. New BJP members will be trained to work for social change: Chouhan Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday admitted that party membership target set by BJP national president Amit Shah was 'ambitious' and hard to achieve. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Sikh preacher Daduwal gets back gurdwara Ending the nearly eight-month tussle over the control of a gurdwara in Kot Shamir village between Sikh preacher Baljit Singh Daduwal and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak committee (SGPC) member Amrik Singh, the latter has finally relinquished the possession of the site and has handed it over to three brothers, who own the property. Bhai Baldeep raises question over party functioning Aam Aadmi Party's suspended leader Bhai Baldeep Singh has raised questions about the functioning of Punjab unit in his reply to the show cause notice served to him for his utterings about the goings-on in the central leadership. Government college in woman naval officer Kiran's name in Mewat The Haryana government will set up a government college in Mewat in the name of Lieutenant Kiran Shekhawat of the Indian Navy who was killed during a training sortie of a naval aircraft off the Goa coast on March 25. More Chandigarh News»

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