News Digest: Beware of both AAP, Congress: CM Badal

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		Sunday, August 30, 2015
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		India
		Beware of both AAP, Congress: CM Badal Eulogizing his government's work, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal lambasted the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for "misleading people of the state to pursue their vested interests and hidden agenda". Paragliders look to Burua National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order to ban commercial paragliding at Solang valley has put an end to this adventure game in Manali. CM Bada forms panel to look into cane growers' woes Punjab chAdd Hidden Content (0)ief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday constituted a high-level committee to thoroughly examine all aspects related to non-payment of outstanding dues to cane growers by owners of the private sugar mills. More India News»

		Business
		Two JP Morgam MF schemes restrict redemption JP Morgan Mutual fund on Saturday restricted redemption from two of its schemes, JPMorgan India Treasury Fund and JPMorgan India Short Term Income Fund. RBI governor cautions US Fed against raising rates India's apex bank has cautioned its US counterpart on going ahead with a rate hike, especially at a time when world economic growth is stalling which has led to massive volatility in currency, equity and commodity markets. Gillette India appoints Al Rajwani as managing director FMCG firm Gillette India on Saturday said it has appointed Al Rajwani as its managing director for a period of five years, effective on Saturday. More Business News»

		Environment
		TSR unhappy with Green Visakha progress The chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Subordinate Legislation, T Subbarami Reddy, on Saturday lashed out at industries and public sector undertakings for failing to plant 40 lakh saplings as part of the Green Visakha Project. 'Drought-like situation looms large in Odisha' A drought-like situation looms large in Odisha as the state has received 11.5 per cent less rainfall this year, a minister said here on Saturday. Severe wildfires threatening world's temperate forests More extensive and severe wildfires and a myriad other threats, including diseases and longer, more severe and hotter droughts are threatening to transform some of the world's temperate forests, a study says. More Environment News»

		World
		'Weekend of protests' in Malaysia to seek PM ouster Thousands of protesters gathered in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday for a two-day rally to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak, bringing to the streets a political crisis over a multi-million-dollar payment made to an account under his name. EU parliament attacks states over refugee crisis The "glaring failures" of some European countries to take in refugees are turning the Mediterranean into a mass grave and creating gruesome scenes at borders, the head of the European Parliament has said. Rouhani opposes parliament vote on nuclear deal Rouhani said the Supreme National Security Council is already studying the agreement. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Celebs who moved out of their parents' home Celebs grow up in the comfort of their parents' home. However, with time, they are choosing to move out of their nests and buying their own properties to settle down. Shraddha is still a baby doll for Siddhanth With tinsel town getting into the festive mood of Raksha Bandhan yesterday, Bollywood celebrities got nostalgic on social media as they shared some memorable childhood pictures with their siblings. Kangana Ranaut's alleged relationships Let's take a look at the men she has been linked-up with, in the past... More Entertainment News»

		Science
		D for diet as babies put on calorie count At the age of 10 months, the baby weighed 18.7kg (normal weight for a six-year-old child). Her birth weight was around 4kg (the In-dian normal is 2.5kg). Nasa selects next flyby target for New Horizons probe This remote KBO was one of two identified as potential destinations and the one recommended to Nasa by the New Horizons team. Mechanism behind 'strange' earthquakes discovered Scientists have discovered the mechanism that generates earthquakes which occur away from tectonic plate boundaries. More Science News»

		Sports
		Talking Points: Persistent Prasad, persevering Pujara TOI Sports recaps the key moments from an engrossing day two of third Test at the SSC. Usain Bolt wins world treble with 4x100m relay gold Usain Bolt capped another memorable world championships by winning a third gold medal on Saturday as the anchor of the Jamaican 4x100m relay team. Cheteshwar Pujara reminds us what he's really made of Given a rare opportunity because of injury to Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara had to respond and he did so with an innings that could prove iconic. More Sports News»

		Technology
		How virtual currency bitcoin is gaining ground in India Bitcoin is gaining converts — even in India, where there are many regular users. Women actually didn't use cheating website Ashley Madison: Report If one analysis of hacked data from Ashley Madison is true, the affair-seeker website promoted a lot of talk, but little action. Apple to launch new iPhones on September 9 Apple Inc has invited journalists to a September 9 event, where it is expected to unveil new iPhones and potentially a new version of its Apple TV set-top box. More Technology News»

		Education
		Exposure trips for meritorious students of government schools To inculcate interest in science among young children, the Haryana science and technology department is planning to organize exposure visits for meritorious students of the state. Extension lecturers get HC relief In what can be a huge relief to thousands of extension lecturers, working in various government colleges of Haryana as temporary employees, the Punjab and Haryana high court has made it clear that their services will not be dispensed with at the beginning of the new academic session. 19% of school-going kids from south India: Census At least 19% of the total school-going children in the 5-17 age group in the country are in the five southern states. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Light terms to buoy interest in sea eateries The Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) has relaxed the conditions for parties interested in creating floating restaurants in south Mumbai to attract bids for the proposal. Maharashtra has most women cops, but just 10% of force Women form a mere 6% of the country's police force, a study on policewomen in South Asia by Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has revealed. Women raise a stink over washroom woes Project Wipe The Seat Creates Awareness About Toilet Etiquette More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Overall decline in green cover since 1986: Study A recent study on the city's green cover shows a disturbing trend. Delhi's vegetation has seen an overall decline since 1986. Thousands to plant 1 lakh saplings at Tilpath Valley today As Sunday dawns, TOI Green Drive will reach its ultimate objective: the planting of one lakh saplings at Tilpath Valley near Sainik Farms, south Delhi. All these saplings of native Aravali species will be planted by thousands. Sept 30 deadline to free up IGI Flying out of IGI Airport’s choked terminal 1D may soon become a little less painful. Cracking the whip on Delhi International Airport Pvt Ltd (DIAL), aviation secretary R N Choubey has issued the operator a number of time-bound directives like increasing the width of entry gates to the terminal and hiking the number of check-in counters to cut serpentine queues here. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		This band makes music of another kind Adding zing to the already festive weekend was a bus of another kind. As curious onlookers wat8ched, the vehicle opened into a stage with instruments, musicians and actors, all decked up to present Bengaluru the experience of a travelling performance space. The venue was the swanky UB City compound. Patients return without treatment at KIMS as doctors go on protest Nearly 2,800 outpatients who visited KIMS hospital on August 27 and 28 had to return without treatment as more than 200 doctors stayed away from the OPD protesting non-payment of dearness allowance for 2014-15. Increase income tax for the rich, Narayan Nurthy says Iterating that the country’s financial status could be improved if rich people volunteer to pay high tax, Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy on Saturday called for increasing the tax rate for high-income individuals to fund the government’s expenditure on education, heal8th and infrastructure. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Ganta's varsity bill cleared by AP cabinet HRD minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao introduced the private universities bill at the state cabinet meeting held in Vijayawada on Saturday. New-look Abids PS inaugurated in Hyderabad Telangana director general of police Anurag Sharma on Saturday inaugurated the renovated Abids police station, which is now declared as 'Model police station,' with several people-friendly facilities like reception centres with CCTV recording facilities to check police behavior with complainants. 'Strengthen research in pharma sector' The founder of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Dilip Shanghvi, on Saturday exuded confidence that the Indian pharma industry has the potential to discover at least a couple of new drugs in the next decade. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Parties go online to spruce up leaders' image Political parties in Tamil Nadu are exploring the potential of social media in the run-up to the assembly elections. Tamil writers, scholars protest govt move to ban two books Tamil historians and scholars have expressed strong views against the banning of two books by dalit writers E Senthil Mallar and Kuzhanthai Royappan. MK dubs Jaya schemes old wine in new bottle Accusing the AIADMK regime of doing little on the schemes announced in the assembly in recent years, DMK president M Karunanidhi on Saturday alleged that the government was re-introducing schemes of the previous DMK regime, under the pretext of making new announcements. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Constable commits suicide on railway track in Sola A 35-year old police constable, attached with a police control room (PCR) van of Sola police station, committed suicide, his body was found from railway tracks near Hebatpur early on Saturday morning. After violence, bonded by raksha Matrushakti Society in Bapunagar, residence of deceased Shwetang Patel, who died in police custody, wore a somber mood on Saturday, mourning his death. EMRI 108 completes 8 years in Gujarat As EMRI 108 services completed eight years of operation in Gujarat, the occasion was marked by the launch of 25 new ambulances and the inauguration of Training and Research Centre at Kathwada, on Saturday, by Nitin Patel, the state health minister. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		'Barely 5.14% calls made to Allahabad's control room are genuine' Of the nearly, 5.41 lakh calls made to the hi-tech police control room in the past three months, only 5.14% (27,245) calls were found to be genuine. Women to get PM's health insurance as rakhi gift Thousands of women of the city would be covered under Prime Minister’s health and insurance scheme as Rakshabandhan gift by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday. Seven-judge HC bench shifts lawyer murder case to Rae Bareli A seven-judge bench of Allahabad High Court on Friday directed transfer of trial of district court lawyer Nabi Ahmed murder case from Allahabad district court to Rae Bareli district court. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		CAG raps govt on poor patient care The CAG has detected gross infrastructure deficiencies in the three government-run medical colleges, resulting in poor patient care. Tribunal seeks govt reply on Mahanadi pollution The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought an explanation from officials in Sonepur and other government officials concerned over pollution in the river Mahanadi due to dumping of plastic waste and discharge of untreated wastewater. Met forecasts rain today Parts of interior and coastal Odisha may receive light to moderate rainfall for one more day under the influence of Wednesday's low pressure, according to a IMD forecast on Friday. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Shahdol: Missing for year, minor girl rescued from buyer A year after a tribal girl from Shahdol town was trafficked and sold for Rs 60,000 in Jalandhar district in Punjab, she was rescued and brought to her hometown on Thursday. Court terms cops insensitive and irresponsible for shoddy rape probe Police are not only inactive, insensitive and careless, but also irresponsible, observed a judge in Madhya Pradesh's Anuppur district while discharging a person accused of rape of a minor girl as there were discrepancies in chargesheet filed by cops. Umaria collector injured in accident, assistant killed A truck rammed the car of district collector of Umaria K G Tiwari on the outskirts of Bandhavgarh National Park on Tuesday, killing his assistant and injuring him and the driver. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Bathinda mayor made to wait outside Central Jail for over 30 minutes Bathinda mayor Balwant Rai Nath had to face a lot of embarrassment on Saturday at the Central Jail when the prison authorities did not allow him to go inside. Bridge repair leads to traffic jam on NH-1 near Chaheru The bridge between Jalandhar and Phagwara near Chaheru village on National Highway-1 has become a traffic bottleneck as one side of the bridge has been closed for repairs. Stir against waste plant: CMO officials visit Jamsher Disgruntled over setting up of the solid waste management plant in Jamsher, the villagers made it clear to a special committee, who visited Jamsher dairy plant here on Saturday, that they were against the construction of plant at the proposed site. More Chandigarh News»

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