News Digest: Ghisingh's son meets Mukul loyalists

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		Sunday, April 05, 2015
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		India
		Ghisingh's son meets Mukul loyalists With Trinamool Congress officially silent over going into an electoral adjustment with the GNLF in the coming municipal polls, there is an informal talk between former GNLF supremo Subash Ghising’s younger son Mohan Ghising and some of the Mukul Roy loyalists in Siliguri. Kolkata No. 3 in super-rich count Kolkata is now home to India’s third highest chunk of millionaires - with net assets of $1 million or more. AAP cracks down on Punjab dissenter The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has expelled a Punjab unit organizing committee member and suspended another as part of its crackdown on dissenters. More India News»

		Business
		Nooyi praises PM's Make-in-India drive Pepsico chairperson and global CEO Indra Nooyi was all praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make-in-India campaign on Saturday and said it would help boost domestic manufacturing and lead to employment generation. High Chinese cost opportunity for Indian industry: Jaitley Finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday that higher costs of production in China give a great opportunity for India to become a global manufacturing hub. Govt taking steps for businesses to grow: Yashwant Sinha The government is taking several steps in order to spur the growth of businesses in the country, former finance minister and senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has said. More Business News»

		Environment
		Eco-friendly cremations gaining acceptance in China Cremation of the deceased instead of traditional practice of burials is gaining increasing acceptance in China with nearly 50 per cent of the dead being cremated last year to promote environmentalism and save land. Barrage work leaves Delhi's Okhla sanctuary high and dry Okhla Bird Sanctuary is in a precarious state with vast stretches of its wetlands parched. Water has been diverted because Uttar Pradesh irrigation department is changing three metal gates at the Okhla barrage. Forensic experts says fire arms used in Nagarahole tiger case The forest department could handover the case of attempt to poach a tiger from Nagarahole to the Mysuru district police. More Environment News»

		World
		Pope condemns indifference to jihadist attack on Christians Pope Francis condemned indifference and "complicit silence" to jihadist attacks on Christians as he presided over Easter ceremonies in the wake of a massacre of nearly 150 people at a Kenyan university by Shebab Islamists. Kenya declares three days of national mourning Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday declared three days of national mourning during which the country's flag shall fly at half-mast, following Thursday's Garissa terror attack. EU aware of German air safety lapses' before deadly crash The European Aviation Safety Agency had voiced concerns over Germany's "non-conformity" with air safety rules before the Germanwings air crash which killed 150 people, especially on air crew health monitoring, a spokesman said. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Salman Khan beats Shah Rukh In a country like ours where over a billion people are mad about a handful of stars, it is impossible to rank stars based on subjective criteria. Gauri Khan to attend Sachiin's party in Goa If you’re not in Goa on April 14, when businessman-producer-actor Sachiin Joshi is throwing a party at his newest business venture Planet Hollywood Beach Resort, Goa, then eat your heart out in envy. Shocking divorces in Bollywood Reportedly, Bollywood actress Sasha Agha and musician Sachin Gupta's relationship has gone kaput. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Karnataka minister Jarkiholi takes food at graveyard during lunar eclipse to shed superstitions Jarkiholi had held ‘Graveyard Stay’ programme in the month of December last year. This programme was continuation of that programme, to create awareness about different superstitions in the society. Micro-miniaturisation key to driving most of the advancement in technology Micro-miniaturisation of systems will be key to driving most of the advancement in technology in the days ahead, said V K Aatre, former scientific advisor to defence minister and former chief of defence research and development organisation (DRDO). Vaccine boosts immune response in cancer patients A new vaccine improves the immune system's response to cancer by using altered forms of proteins from the patient, according to a study published by the journal Science. More Science News»

		Sports
		Hockey India offers financial help to Pak Hockey Federation Hockey India offered financial help to their Pakistan counterpart after PHF suspended a training camp because it could not pay its players and coaches. Players must remain vigilant to avoid fixing menace: Dravid Rahul Dravid said that the franchise had put in place systems to prevent fixing, but players too need to remain on their guard to avoid shady approaches. EPL: Herrera, regal Rooney send Manchester United third Ander Herrera and Wayne Rooney scored goals as Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3-1 to leapfrog Man City into third place in the Premier League. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Government ordered 2,341 URLs to be blocked in 2014 The government issued orders to block 2341 URLs in 2014, an official response to an RTI application shows. Wipro expands exec council, inducts four more members Wipro has inducted four additional members to its newly-created group executive council, a forum comprising of a core group of leaders to deliberate and strategize long term vision. Microsoft is 40-years-old: Windows over the years Microsoft has turned 40-years-old today, making it among the oldest tech companies in a time when startups are all the rage. More Technology News»

		Education
		Students find JEE main paper tough Majority of the students appearing for the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) – 2015 found the paper tough. Disabled get only 0.56% of seats in higher education About 0.56% seats in higher education go to disabled candidates though there’s reservation to the extent of 3% in public institutions. of this 74.08% are male and 22.70% female. JEE Main exam: Students find Physics portion tough The physics portion of the first paper of the IIT JEE (Main) exam was tough, said students who appeared for the examination in the state on Saturday. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Dabbawalas away, lunch pangs set in Mumbai's famed food brigade is on paid leave for six days and it is as if the city's spine has gone missing. Here is how it is coping Chawl bonding in appwardly mobile towers Conventional wisdom has it that life in high rises is lonely and socially isolating. 'Bodo militants hiding in city to avoid arrest, encounter' The state anti-terrorism squad, questioning the three National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants, said the accused were planning to bring some more associates to Maharashtra to avoid arrest or encounters. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Tennis with FMT As tennis legends Roger Federer, Novak Djoko vic, Pete Sampras proved when they enthralled Delhiites as part of the IPTL tour in December, there are many ways to hit a shot. Cops raid stores for hidden cams A day after Union minister Smriti Irani spotted a CCTV camera pointed at a trial room in a Fabindia stroe in Goa, Delhi Police has launched a drive to check for hidden cameras in and around trial rooms in popular apparel stores across the city. Underground museum at Humayun's Tomb in 2 years Come 2017, the city will have its first, fully underground museum at the world-famous Humayun’s Tomb complex, which will showcase art, culture and architectural history of the Nizamuddin area spanning over seven centuries. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Govt mulls ordinance to trifurcate Palike Pushed to the wall by the Karnataka high court directive to expedite the process of holding BBMP elections, the state government is contemplating an ordinance to trifurcate the civic body as one of its strategies to delay the polls. Cops: Attendant trying to mislead investigation K Mahesh, attendant of Pragati College in southeast Bengaluru arrested for shooting dead a 17-year-old girl and injuring another in the hostel on Tuesday, is trying to mislead the investigation by giving contradictory statements, police say. Bengaluru to get piped gas soon, promises mantri The city will soon get piped natural gas (PNG) grid, Union minister of state for petroleum and natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan said here on Saturday. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		2 SIMI activists, cop killed in Nalgonda encounter Two SIMI activists, who along with three other undertrials had escaped from Khandwa jail in Madhya Pradesh in 2013, and a Telangana police constable were killed in a fierce encounter at Janakipuram village of Motkuru mandal in Nalgonda district on Saturday morning. APSMC intervenes in 'custodial death' case The AP State Minorities Commission (APSMC) on Saturday took congnisance of the death of one Rahima Bee, a resident of Pargi, Ranga Reddy district, after she consumed poison, allegedly on account of harassment by police officials. Traffic curbs in city as Redbull to showcase its F1 car today In view of the ‘Redbull F1 Car Show’ at Tank Bund on Sunday between 5 am and 12 noon, traffic diversions/restrictions will be imposed in some areas of the city. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		AIADMK likely to call for snap polls The 2016 assembly polls in Tamil Nadu could be advanced to the year-end if the advice of AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa’s aide, M Thambidurai, to partymen on Friday to gear up for early polls is any indication. Anbumani sticks to 85% size of pictorial warnings on cigarette packs Former health minister and PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss has reacted to reports that the government is considering to increase the size of pictorial warnings on tobacco products from the existing 40% to 60% of the surface area by saying that this is not sufficient. Missing man found dead in a pond at Somangalam A 20-year-old man, who had gone missing from his house last week, was found dead on Saturday with a stab wound. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		1,200 pilgrims taken for unholy ride There was chaos at Sabarmati station where 1,200 pilgrims going to Nepal, Varanasi and Janakpuri were stranded. 2 Gujarat tech ventures among 5 to win funds As Gujarat emerges as a hub for technology start-ups, two state-based ventures have been selected among the five winners in The Technology Business Incubator (TBI) Pitch Fest 2015, organized by Amrita University in Bangalore. For 1st time, BJ's PG seats go vacant After the first round of counselling for the postgraduate medical and dental courses, around 114 PG medical seats and 21 PG dental seats have fallen vacant. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Doc abducted, Rs 15L sought as ransom A doctor was abducted by miscreants from Meja Road late on Friday night. Later, the abductors called the doctor’s mother and demanded a ransom of Rs 15 lakh. A case was lodged with Meja police station against unidentified abductors. Secondary edu dept acts tough against teachers on boycott Police were deployed at evaluation centres to stop teachers boycotting the evaluation of answer-sheets of class X and XII of UP Board from entering the premises on Saturday after secondary education department decided to act tough against such teachers. Meanwhile, principal’s union too has come out in support of teachers on the boycott. Anti-UPPSC stir: Students turn ire towards BJP, to give up membership After three days of agitation directed against the Samajwadi Party (SP) for alleged corruption in Uttar Pradish Public Service Commission (UPPSC), students here on Saturday took a U-turn and blamed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for non-fulfillment of promise to have a CBI probe into the case. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		State looks to push up community radio count Odisha could have at least two to three more community radio stations in the next few months, to add to the six existing ones. The state has already achieved the distinction of having the maximum number of community radio (CR) stations in eastern India Keonjhar stir forces rly to cancel trains The railways cancelled passenger trains on Jakhapura-Banspani line on Friday without citing any reason and prior notice, leaving thousands of passengers stranded at different railway stations. Retired Jeypore college teachers asked to correct papers Narayan Senapati, a lecturer in English, retired from service in February 2014 but he has been assigned the duty to correct answersheets of Plus II examination, conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Bhopal's 'Kali gang' of women tried to enforce helmet drive, arrested Bundelkhand’s women vigilantes in pink found inspiration in a stick-wielding squad in black — Bhopal’s very own Gulaab Gang. Indian skimmers have stopped breeding in Chambal: Report Population of Indian Skimmer (Rynchops albicollis) across Chambal River in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan which is its prime breeding habitat has declined to a dangerous level. MP govt mulls tiger dens with CCTVs for controlled tourism To take tourist pressure off existing tiger reserves in the state, Madhya Pradesh government is mulling creation of tiger dens fitted with cameras though which their activities could be visible on flat screens in restaurants set up on PPP mode in parks. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		2 ITI students, instructor killed in cylinder blast Two students and their instructor were killed on Saturday when two gas cylinders exploded during a welding workshop at a private institute in Haryana’s Kurushetra district. 'I'm not just a Sikh girl singing Islamic music' Priyanka.Kachhava@timesgroup.Though people have often called her a 'sufi fusion' artist, or a Sikh girl singing Christian (gospel) and Islamic (Sufi) music, Sonam Kalra hates the label. Mohali councillor passes away; date of bypoll soon The councilllor of Mohali municipal corporation's ward 29, Amteshwar Kaur, died of a heart attack on Friday night.A source in the MC said Kaur was among the front-runners for the mayor's post among independent candidates. More Chandigarh News»

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