News Digest: Centre's 'interference' is 'gundagardi': Kejri

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		Friday, August 28, 2015
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		India
		Centre's 'interference' is 'gundagardi': Kejri Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday hit back at the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre and termed its alleged interference in the Delhi government’s day-to-day affairs as “gundagardi”. Hampi, Machu Picchu may be twins! If everything goes as per plan, the number of Western tourists visiting Hampi may go up in a few years as the state government has proposed a tie-up with Peru to develop Hampi and Machu Picchu of that country as twin heritage sites. Mumbai cops to speak to former home secy about botched plan to target Dawood The Mumbai police will speak to BJP MP and former home secretary R K Singh on his recent claim that a covert plan to “take down” underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in the past was botched up by some “corrupt” elements in Mumbai police, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday. More India News»

		Business
		PSBs should be compensated for social initiatives: Rajan Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan has taken on the government for thrusting the Jan Dhan Yojana on public sector banks and has called for compensating the psu lenders. PM Modi concerned over steep airfare hikes Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed concern over the frequent sharp hikes in airfares, especially during peak travel times and when someone has to buy a ticket on short notice to travel for an emergency. Dabhol set for split but fuel supply issues remain The stage is set for a demerger of Ratnagiri Gas & Power (Dabhol) project into two entities, with GAIL dealing with the gas block and NTPC running the power plant. More Business News»

		Environment
		Delhi to produce 2,000 MW solar power by 2025: Jain Delhi Power minister Satyendra Jain on Thursday said that the state will produce 2,000 MW electricity by 2025 through solar power generation. Grow plants if you want to curb urban heat: Nasa The presence of vegetation in urban areas - along the roads, in the parks and in your neighbourhood - can limit city heat effect to a great extent, says a Nasa study. Tawang hydel projects threaten rare crane The graceful black-necked crane, which spends every winter in the Zemithang area of Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district bordering China, finds itself caught between the country's development narrative and the religious beliefs of the Buddhist Monpa tribe. More Environment News»

		World
		US journos killer 'annoyed' colleagues: Ex-boss The disgruntled former US television station employee who murdered two journalists had "annoyed" colleagues but showed no signs at work of any mental health issues, his former boss said Thursday. 20 migrants found dead in truck on Austria highway At least 20 migrants have been found dead inside a truck on a highway in Austria, police said on Thursday, the latest tragedy involving people desperately trying to reach Europe. Mississippi State University's suspected shooter held Mississippi State University said on Twitter today it had a suspect in custody after an active shooter was reported on campus. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Bollywood's fascination with luxury cars 10 Must See Bollywood Movies Before You Die Sanjay Dutt's daughter taught him about selfies Sanjay Dutt is home on a 30-day parole. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		'Invisible' blue found in mummy portraits Scientists have discovered that Roman-era Egyptian mummy portraits used the pigment Egyptian blue, invisible to the naked eye, as material for underdrawings and for modulating colour. Microwave diamonds': Girl's new best friend The 2.62 carat diamond Calvin Mills bought his fiancée in November is a stunner. Men more anaemic than women in Rajasthan, finds CAB report The recently released Centre's report on ‘clinical, anthropometric and biochemical' (CAB) tests – 2014 sheds light on people's poor eating habits and consumption of non-nutritious food in the state. More Science News»

		Sports
		Usain Bolt wins fourth consecutive 200m title Sprint king Usain Bolt kept his unbeaten record intact by clinching his fourth consecutive 200m title at the World Athletics Championship in Beijing on Thursday. 3rd Test: Can reignited India end overseas drought? Sri Lanka must win to avoid their second consecutive series loss at home, while India will hope to clinch their first series win in almost two years. IPL GC mulls having new teams for next two IPL as one option The IPL governing council met here to discuss the recommendations given by the Justice Lodha Committee report on the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Sony Xperia C4 review: A decent upgrade The Sony Xperia C4 is the company’s new selfie-focused smartphone. Indian teen's app gets praise from Facebook COO Sandberg Nineteen-year old Harsh Songra was woken up on Wednesday by Facebook notifications after Sheryl Sandberg published a post about him and his startup, My Child App. India's great 4G rush: The story so far 4G is a technology meant for data, mostly video, which requires a consistently higher bandwidth to run smoothly. More Technology News»

		Education
		Self-sustaining courses' freeship to resume soon in Kolhapur Students falling under the other backward classes (OBC), special backward classes (SBC) and other reservation categories in the self-sustaining courses across the state will have a reason to rejoice, as the government's minority affairs department is set to resume the freeship and scholarship schemes for them. Pune junior college issued notice over online admission process The office of the deputy director of education, on Thursday, issued a show cause notice to Sardar Dastur Junior College after receiving a complaint from a parent, whose ward was refused admission despite being allotted a seat through the online admission process for first year junior college (FYJC, class XI). PMC may do away with decentralization of education board Less than six months after introducing the project to decentralise its education board, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is likely to do away with it. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		'I knew Sheena was Indrani's daughter' She Had Told Me, But I Chose To Believe My Wife: Peter Mukerjea 30-year-old man found shot dead in Mumbai A 30-year-old Mumbra resident was shot twice before being dumped at the Saket road during the wee hours of Wednesday. Mumbai cops find girls hidden in wall cavity of bar A police raid at the Honeycomb bar at Majiwada on Wednesday led to the arrest of 14 girls who squeezed themselves inside a specially-built hi-tech hidden cavity inside the walls More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Left-wing DTF wins DUTA president post Left-affiliated Democratic Teachers' Front (DTF) candidate Nandita Narain won the presidential elections of the Delhi University Teachers' Association for the second consecutive term on Friday. Van killings: Blame game escalates Cops, Jail Accuse Each Other Of Not Giving Info DAP staff lacking motivation besides training and weapons New Delhi: As Delhi Police and the Tihar administration target each other for Tuesday’s clash leading to the death of two prisoners, loopholes in the present system of ferrying inmates to and from jails has come to the fore. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Three chains snatched within 24 hours in Bengaluru Chain-snatchers took advantage of the festival rush and struck in three places within 24 hours. New beginning: 20 runaway kids back with their parents Karthik R sat quietly with a rose in hand at the Government Boys' Home here on Thursday, notwithstanding the joy around as over 20 runaway children waited expectantly to be reunited with their parents. Sallekhana is the highest form of piety, say Jains Thousands of Jain community members took out a silent march to protest the recent Rajasthan High Court order banning the practice of Santhara or Sallekhana. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		GHMC moots TDR for acquiring land for road project The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) faced with the herculean task of acquiring properties for the proposed Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP), Former BCCI chief moves HC in Jagan assets case Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president and managing director of India Cements N Srinivasan on Thursday approached the Hyderabad High Court, urging it to quash the case filed by CBI against him in connection with the Y S Jaganmohan Reddy assets case. Manohar appointed new director of Nims The state government has appointed Dr Kandakatla Manohar as the new director of Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences (Nims) on Thursday, replacing Dr L Narendranath. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		More AC coaches added to 8 trains from Chennai Southern Railway will add an AC two-tier coach each to four long-distance express trains after replacing a sleeper class coach following an increase in demand for higher class coaches. Kilpauk doctor murder: Hubby to approach court It's been four days since police claimed to have solved the murder of S Sathya, 24, a PG medical student. 12 smart cities to be in Tamil Nadu The Centre has made TN's wishlist for smart cities come true. It has accepted that all the 12 cities chosen by the state government will be considered for the smart city tag. Only UP has more cities in the list - 13. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Broadband internet demand likely to rise by 10 per cent The snapped mobile internet messaging in parts of Gujarat seems to have already increased the demand for broadband services among internet users in the state. Patidar leaders demand more civic poll tickets The meeting was called to discuss the demand from Patidar community members to increase their representation in the upcoming civic body polls to municipal corporations and nagarpalikas. Probe into death of kids begins Bodies of two kids, aged nine years, were found from near Subhash Bridge by Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) on August 25.The kids were identified as residents of Juna Vadaj. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		STF arrests four for smuggling weapons The Special Task Force (Allahabad unit) on Wednesday claimed to have busted an inter-state arms’ smuggling racket and arrested four key members of the gang, near Subedarganj, Railway Bridge Road while plotting to dispose of weapons. All the four arrested arms are between age group of 20-26 years. Girl, cousin jump to death in front of train Bodies of a 21-year-old girl, identified as Manjoo, and her cousin, Mahesh Yadav, both residents of Saray Magan (Bahariya), were recovered in mysterious circumstances near Karjan Bridge railway track on Allahabad-Lucknow route on Wednesday morning. Preliminary police investigations indicate suicide. City's smart journey to begin with riverfront along Yamuna As part of Smart City project, around 1.35 km of riverfront would be developed around Yamuna Bank Road and Arail Ghat by the Allahabad Development Authority (ADA), Irrigation and power departments at a cost of Rs 147.36 crore. Decorative and herbal plants would be planted along the stretch to give the area a serene look. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Bhubaneswar, Rourkela of Odisha figure in 'smart city' project The Centre has selected Bhubaneswar and Rourkela cities under its ambitious ‘smart cities mission’ project. Union minister of urban development Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday declared nominations of total 98 cities in the country under the flagship scheme. Smriti Irani to attend IIT-BBS convocation Union human resource development minister Smriti Irani will attend the fourth convocation of IIT Bhubaneswar scheduled on September 12, institute director R V Rajakumar said here on Wednesday. Koraput bypass to ease traffic The National Highway (NH) 26, passing through Koraput town, will soon get a six-km bypass to ease traffic inside the town. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		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. In state of 7.26 cr people, 40% illiterates: Census More than 40% people in a state with a population of 7.26 crore are illiterates, according to Census 2011 data. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Vij orders probe into nod for MPHW colleges Claiming irregularities during the Congress regime, Haryana health minister Anil Vij said on Thursday that the matter of approval to more than 15 colleges of male multipurpose health worker (MPHW) would be investigated. CM seeks early clearance of irrigation projects Seeking Union minister for water resources Uma Bharati's intervention, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday sought early clearance of various irrigation projects worth Rs 2,943 crore pending with the ministry at different stages. Waste hill hurdle before Jalandhar Though there are several challenges that need to be addressed as Jalandhar has been selected for the Smart City project of the Centre, the single biggest issue remains the solid waste management. More Chandigarh News»

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