News Digest: Explosives seized from van near Suri

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		Sunday, June 07, 2015
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		India
		Explosives seized from van near Suri Police stopped an explosive materials-laden van at Mallarpur within the limits of Mayureswar police station late on Friday night. 'Stateless' Chitmahals head for settlement On an idyllic drive under an overcast sky, through the hinterland of West Bengal's Cooch Behar district, lush green fields of paddy and jute, there is nothing to suggest that we may have, a moment ago, crossed a patch of 'foreign country'. Transgender development board set up with Manabi as vice-chief Post the appointment of Manabi Bandopadhyay as the first transgender principal of a college in India comes the news of her selection as the vice chairman of the state's Transgender Development Board. State minister of women and child welfare development Sashi Panja will be the chairperson of the Board that will have 13 members. More India News»

		Business
		Reliance Power, Adani in $4.5bn power play in Bangladesh Reliance Power said it has signed a deal with Bangladesh Power Development Board for setting up a 3,000 mw liquid gas-fired plant and a floating terminal for importing gas in ships to power the unit at a total investment of $3 billion. New aviation secretary takes stock of 'ailing' Air India On Saturday — a day after taking charge in the aviation ministry — he took a marathon five-hour-long review of Air India. India-US trade at $103bn, can reach $500bn: US envoy The India-US bilateral trade in goods and services has crossed the elusive $100 billion threshold and now stands at $103 billion, US envoy Richard Verma said here on Saturday. More Business News»

		Environment
		280 turtles seized from smuggler in Kolkata Around 280 turtles of rare species were recovered from the home of a villager near the India-Bangladesh border at Bongaon in North 24-Parganas on Saturday. Centre urged to conduct study on Goa rivers' water Union environment minister Prakash Javdekar has been asked to send a team of experts to study the water quality in Goa's rivers, which a Goa MP claimed is unfit for consumption. 'Vampire' plants can have positive impact on food chain Parasitic 'vampire' plants that attach onto and derive nutrients from another living plant could benefit the abundance and diversity of surrounding vegetation and animal life, a new study has found. More Environment News»

		World
		Obama heads for G7 summit focused on Ukraine President Barack Obama left Washington late on Saturday headed for a G7 summit in southern Germany focused on violence in eastern Ukraine. UK minister comes out as gay after 29-yr secret affair Britain’s schools minister has announced he would be tying the knot with his male partner after a nearly 29-year secret affair. With rains near, relief in Nepal faces uphill task Kodari would have been just another village in Nepal if it wasn’t for the border it shares with China. More World News»

		Entertainment
		How Aamir is the highlight of 'Dil Dhadakne Do' Pluto Mehra, the bullmastiff, the Mehra family’s pet dog in Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar’s Dil Dhadakne Do has found his own share of fan following. Twinkle Khanna posts daughter's pic doing yoga Mrs Funnybones Twinkle Khanna tweeted a picture of daughter Nitara and captioned it: “I think the baby does not want to let the prime minister down and whole- heartedly starts preparing for Yoga day. (sic)” Bollywood celeb kids and the property they own More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Stoned age: Cavemen smoked up Hunter gatherers in Congo Basin found to use 'medical marijuana', possibly a prehistoric habit 60% chance that your toothbrush has poo: Study Billions of humans could be brushing their teeth with other people's poo, a shock study has revealed. World's 'most precise' quantum thermometer designed A team of researchers has designed the most precise quantum thermometer to date. More Science News»

		Sports
		Serena wins third French Open and 20th Grand Slam title Serena Williams won her 20th Grand Slam title and third French Open crown, clawing her way back from a break down in the last set to defeat Safarova. Rahul Dravid appointed India A, under-19 coach: BCCI Former captain Rahul Dravid has been appointed as the coach of the India A and under-19 teams, Board of Control for Cricket in India said on Saturday. Djokovic downs Murray to reach French Open final Novak Djokovic beat battling Andy Murray 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 5-7, 6-1 on Saturday to reach his third French Open final and stand on the cusp of a career Grand Slam. More Sports News»

		Technology
		'Why most companies fail, but Google won't' Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt kicked off the company's 2015 shareholders meeting by defending those moonshots to investors. Rs 1.1 crore house sold on Snapdeal Since the launch of the real estate category in August 2014, Snapdeal has sold over hundreds of houses across various price segments. Own more than one smartphone? 5 things you can do More Technology News»

		Education
		Scripting success: Four Hindu girls ace Urdu in ICSE exams Samruddhi Shyam Waghmare was confident that she would get good marks in Urdu in 10th standard (ICSE Board) exams this year. New session here, but colleges still await funds in Gurgaon The next academic session in government colleges in the city is just a month away, but work on the much-need upgrade of infrastructure in three colleges is yet to start. Now, B Voc in entrepreneurship, retail The Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC) will start a bachelors in vocation programme for two streams — apparel manufacturing and entrepreneurship, and fashion design and retailing. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Flip-flop: Now Centre clears TIFR director With the Centre, in a flip-flop, confirming his appointment as TIFR director after rejecting it on technical grounds, the decision to accept the post is left with theoretical physicist Sandeep Trivedi. Thane sends more children to school than Mumbai Mumbai’s zip code is no longer a campus district. Neighbouring Thane sped past the unremittingly progressive Mumbai to become the largest schooling district in the state. Plant trees for ragging, HC tells students In a unique punishment, the Bombay high court directed seven students of the Army Institute of Technology, Pune, who were allegedly caught ragging, to pay a fine of Rs 5,000 and plant 10 trees each in the campus. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Haven for highs With 10 alcohol vends, Mayur Vihar’s twin malls have become a tippler’s paradise. God forgive Kejriwal, says Jung Reacting to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's sharp attack on him during a TV interview, lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung on Saturday said, "May God forgive him, for he knows not what he says". Shot at, victim panics and crushes robber under car in Delhi A few minutes after they robbed two businessmen, four bikers ran into them at a traffic signal. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		City teen selected for internationa; chemistry Olympiad Ameet Deshpande, a 17-year-old student from AECS Maruti Public School, has been selected for the International Chemistry Olympiad (ICO) to be held in Bratislava, Slovakia. Chargesheet filed against ex-BJP MLA, 46 others Bowing to pressure, the Congress government handed over the case to the CID and preliminary investigation had revealed that Nandita had died after consuming poison. 3 PWD engineers come under scanner Karnataka Upa Lokayukta Justice Subhash B Adi has directed initiation of prosecution and registration of a criminal complaint against three PWD engineers over irregularities running into over Rs 32 lakh in the renovation of the DG&IG office. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Andhra Pradesh sees higher revenues The finances of Andhra Pradesh are slowly looking up after business and industrial units started functioning from Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Tirupati. CBSE disaffiliates 9 schools in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has disaffiliated nine schools in the two states — two in Telangana and seven in Andhra Pradesh. Fans propose, Naidu disposes Balayya speech at bhoomi puja Film actor and TDP MLA Nandamuri Balakrishna was much in demand at the bhoomi puja programme here on Saturday as crowds wanted him to address them. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		State told to reinstate suspended IPS officer More than a year after IPS officer M Sathiya Priya was placed under suspension when she returned from a United Nations assignment in South Sudan, the Central Administrative Tribunal has revoked her suspension. Veteran AIADMK leader Sulochana Sampath dead AIADMK organising secretary EVK Sulochana Sampath, mother of TNCC chief EVKS Elangovan, died on Saturday morning. BVM still on boil, normalcy likely after June 11 inspection Students of Bala Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School students may have to wait another four days before normalcy returns. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Man flies in from Dubai to donate stem cells, save girl Priya Shah (7) was fighting a losing battle with thalassemia. Vismay's counsel rubbishes FSL report The counsel of Vismay Shah, accused in the BMW hit-and-run case, on Saturday argued before the court that the FSL report that Vismay had not applied brakes during the accident, in which two youths were killed two years ago, was false. Delimitation: 8 objections raised The state election has so far received eight objections to the proposed delimitation of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's wards. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		North Central Railway launches plantation drive On the occasion of World Environment Day, general manager of North Central Railway initiated a plantation drive at the headquarters situated at Subedarganj on Friday. New members of Kashi Kshetra apprised of BJP's works After inducting around 26 lakh new members, Bharatiya Janata Party leadership of Kashi Kshetra is educating them about the history of the party and achievements of the Union government in the past one year. Allahabad fisherman nets endangered eel fish after a decade After a gap of about a decade, an endangered ‘eel’ fish was found in Yamuna on Friday. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		At TOI event, Odisha minister urges citizens to plant more trees Every individual and entity must contribute towards improving and preserving the environment, agriculture minister Pradeep Maharathy said here on Friday. Utkal postgrad students to get insurance cover from this year Students taking admission in various post-graduate courses at Utkal University this year (2015-16) will have a life insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh besides health insurance of Rs 25,000, vice-chancellor Ashok Das said here on Friday. Goons 'knew' about money: Police Police strongly suspect a gang of unidentified miscreants, who attacked former justice P K Mohanty’s family and robbed his valuables, knew about the presence of huge cash at his residence in CDA area in Cuttack. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Madhya Pradesh court dismisses PIL against Maggi's brand ambassadors A district court in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday dismissed a petition seeking registration of FIR against two Nestle officials film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta, who have featured in the Maggi advertisements. Bhopalites celeberate World Environment Day Environment-conscious Bhopalites celebrated the World Environment Day with a plethora of activities. 14th National Rang Alap Drama Festival kickstarts in Bhopal The 14th National Rang Alap Drama Festival kickstarted in the city with the staging of the play, Shuturmurg. Directed by Vibha Shrivastava and written by Gyandev Agnihotri, the play was presented by Hum theatre group at Shaheed Bhavan. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		2 days after son's death, HP veteran ready to send grandson into Army Martyr Rajesh Kumar's Family Has Tradition Of Joining The ArmyAnand.Bodh@timesgroup. She plays flute and doesn't have a moustache! The sound of flute incessantly flows in with the cold winds in Lahaul-Spiti.From cradle to grave, it pervades all spheres of life here. Sikh youth saves visually impaired man's life in US A Sikh youth has become a hero in the US after he risked his life to save that of a visually-challenged man who had fallen on a rail track right in the path of a train. More Chandigarh News»

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