News Digest: Jawan kills 3 relatives, neighbour in Punjab

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		Wednesday, October 21, 2015
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		India
		Jawan kills 3 relatives, neighbour in Punjab A soldier deputed with the Rashtriya Rifles in Jammu & Kashmir shot dead four people, including three from his family, and injured four others in Hassanpur village near Dhuri town of Sangrur district on Tuesday. Mirchpur rehabilitation: HC notice to Haryana govt The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday issued notice to the Haryana government on a plea for rehabilitation of victims of communal violence in Mirchpur village of Hisar district. Haryana scheme for girls fails to deliver A five-year study on Haryana’s conditional cash transfer scheme for girls has thrown up disappointing results, indicating that although the scheme increased the value of a daughter, it had little impact on delaying the girl’s marriage or increasing her chances for secondary education. More India News»

		Business
		Companies expect up to 50% jump in festive sales It’s been a lacklustre year so far but, from all accounts, it looks like this will be a cracker of a festive month for marketers. Rupee ends above 65 mark against dollar, down 25 paise Snapping its four-day winning spree, the rupee on Tuesday fell by 25 paise to 65.05 on fresh dollar demand from banks and importers despite persistent foreign capital inflows. Tata Steel blames China for British jobs cuts Tata Steel said it will mothball three production units in Europe, axing 1,200 jobs. The proposed restructuring changes include stopping steel plate production in Scunthorpe, Dalzell and Clydebridge with loss of 900 jobs in northern England, 270 in Scotland and a small number of redundancies in other sites in Europe. More Business News»

		Environment
		Climate change may lead to severe water shortage in Nepal Climate change, increase in agricultural land use and population growth may lead to severe water shortage in Nepal in the coming decades, according to a new study. Tibet sees receding glaciers, shrinking permafrost The Roof of the World, as Tibet is also known, is also facing desertification. Path to climate ambition must be paved with equity: India India's submission of its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) is a reflection of its utmost sincerity in contributing with its full might to the global fight against climate change. More Environment News»

		World
		US, Russia set rules for air safety over Syria The United States and Russia have signed a memorandum of understanding that establishes measures so their pilots steer clear of each other as they conduct separate bombing campaigns in Syria, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. Peru president fires prosecutor in investigation of his wife Peru's president on Tuesday fired the public prosecutor who oversaw money-laundering investigations after she refused to remain silent in a case involving the country's first lady. UN official adds support for women candidates for UN chief The General Assembly president added his voice Tuesday to a push for strong consideration to be given to women candidates for the top UN post as secretary-general. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Exclusive: Zareen Khan in 'Hate Story 3' song The mesmerising track, which releases today, has been picturised on Zareen Khan in Hate Story 3. Bipasha Basu: 10 hot looks of the diva 10 B'wood movies you must see before you die More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Men feel threatened by intelligent women: Study Men are attracted to the idea of dating intelligent women — but don’t actually like the reality of it. Albert Einstein's theory of relativity turns 100 in November Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity is about to celebrate its 100th anniversary, and his revolutionary hypothesis has withstood the test of time, despite numerous expert attempts to find flaws. Life may have appeared 4.1 billion years ago An ancient zircon crystal unearthed in western Australia may hold evidence that life appeared on the planet 4.1 billion years ago, or about 300 million years earlier than previously thought, according to a team of US researchers. More Science News»

		Sports
		Sehwag is like a brother, will always be special: Gambhir Gautam Gambhir believes that "India will never ever have another one like him" in near future. Amit Mishra booked for allegedly assaulting woman Bengaluru police have filed an FIR against Indian leg spinner Amit Mishra for allegedly assaulting a woman, Times Now has reported. The alleged incident happened in Mishra's hotel room when he was in Bengaluru for a training camp. Sourav Ganguly sacrificed his opening spot for me: Sehwag Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag spoke his heart out after hanging his boots from the international cricket, thanking all his fans and players who supported him during his 16-year long career. More Sports News»

		Technology
		81 smartphones getting Android 6.0 Marshmallow Android Marshmallow is finally here and Nexus smartphones are, quite obviously, the first ones to receive it. But other smartphone makers are not far behind either Samsung Galaxy Note5 review: Noteworthy upgrade The new Galaxy Note5 comes with an improved S-Pen stylus capabilities for better multi-tasking, new productivity features and enhanced video capabilities. Why you really don't need to buy the new iPhone 6S, 6S Plus With as many as 7 iPhones to choose from, it can be a difficult decision to pick the right model for your needs, and pocket. We look at the key features of each to help you decide... More Technology News»

		Education
		Foreign writers face axe in Rajasthan government schools The Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) is all set to overhaul English textbooks for Class I to XII from the coming session by replacing most chapters and poems written by foreign authors with the ones by desi writers. IIM-Lucknow achieves 100% summer placements Breaking its own record, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow has achieved 100% summer placements for its 31st batch of PGP in Management students. UGC seeks Karnataka State Open University clarification about PhD programmes UGC education officer Megha Kaushik on October 9 and 12 wrote to the KSOU registrar stating that UGC through its regulations of 2009 has denied KSOU permission to take up PhD programmes through the distance mode. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		HC says Maharashtra government not serious about alloting land for night shelters The Bombay high court on Tuesday slammed the state government for its “completely insensitive” approach towards providing land to build night shelters for the homeless. After wrong paper on his marksheet, law student tries in vain for answersheet copy V T Kalyan, a final-year LLB student from Government Law College, has been running from pillar to post to get a photocopy of his answersheet for the past three months from the Mumbai University’s examination section. Thane stares at 33% water cut as rains exit without filling dams The 18 lakh residents of the lake city might just be staring at a serious cut in their supply of water as the municipal corporation is actively considering a 33% curtailment plan. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Delhi's first car-free day tomorrow Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and deputy CM Manish Sisodia will lead a cycle rally from Red Fort to Bhagwan Das Marg on Thursday to mark Delhi's first car free day. Fogging not effective, affects health: CSE With over 12,500 dengue cases being reported in Delhi, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Tuesday claimed that fogging was “not effective” in fighting the vector-borne disease and is “harmful” as the gas contains “95%” diesel. Action against Narain stayed Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw also issued notice to VC Dinesh Singh, St Stephen's principal Valson Thampu and three colleges on the plea. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		City band to sing about Berlin Wall in Bonn What makes this conce rt more significant for the bandmates, who like to call their music 'Bangalore rock', is that they will be launching their spanking new album, No Wall Too High. Corporator to blame for transfer: BBMP engineer The high court on Tuesday stayed the October 14, 2015 order on transfer of assistant engineer BP Paramesh, who was working in Anjanapura subdivision of BBMP's Bommanahalli zone. 'Improve services at Victoria Hospital' This is what Upa Lokayukta Subhash B Adi had to say after he inspected the corridors of Victoria Hospital in KR Market on Tuesday. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Hyderabad HC rules out pension to AB staffers The Hyderabad High Court has ruled that those employees who have resigned their jobs prior to introduction of pension scheme cannot seek pension benefits. Congress slams TRS for contesting Narayankhed assembly bypoll The Congress on Tuesday lashed out at the TRS for its decision to contest the Narayankhed assembly bypoll after the demise of the Congress MLA P Kishta Reddy. Three more chain snatchings in Hyderabad Despite heavy police presence on the streets and CCTV camera surveillance, chain-snatchers struck thrice in the city on Tuesday. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Man held for abusing child Police arrested a 36-year-old man who sexually abused a four-year-old girl at New Washermenpet on Monday night. Specialized centres needed to treat colorectal diseases For several years, Mahesh*, a 24-year-old body builder from Chennai, had uncontrollable stools and lump in the anus on passing motion. 'New contract for metro will hike cost, cause delay' The Gammon-Mosmetrostroy joint venture was given the contract in 2011 to take up underground work from Saidapet to New Secretariat, part of the Washermenpet-Airport corridor. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Land given to Essar Power: HC junks PIL Gujarat high court on Tuesday junked public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the government policy that allowed Essar Power Gujarat Ltd to purchase government wasteland without auction and then surrender it back to the government. 2 arrested for killing farmer who sought flood-relief information The Banaskantha police on Tuesday arrested two persons for allegedly murdering a 52-year-old farmer and an RTI activist Ratansinh Chaudhary of Garamdi village in Suigam taluka on Saturday. Airline plans international flight from city Currently, Air India, SpiceJet and Jet Airways operate flights on international routes from Ahmedabad airport. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Pandals welcome Goddess Durga with mantras, dhak beats The idol of Goddess Durga was installed amidst recitation of mantras and chanting of shlokas at different puja pandals in the city on Maha Shasthi of Sharadiya Navratri, on Sunday. Special train for festive rush The railway administration has decided to ply many special trains in different directions to cater to the rush of passengers during the festivals of Durga Puja, Diwali and Chhath. Anil Yadav and his quota of controversies The tenure of Anil Kumar Yadav, whose appointment as UPPSC chairman was cancelled by the Allahabad high court on October 14, has been marred with controversies ranging from implementing the three-tier reservation system to the paper leakage in Lucknow. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		CBI reaches Odisha to probe Vyapam observer's death A CBI team reached Odisha’s Jharsuguda district on Tuesday afternoon to probe the mysterious death of retired Indian Forest Service officer Vijay Bahadur, who acted as an observer in two Vyapam recruitment tests in Madhya Pradesh. Bahadur’s body was found on railway track at Belpahar in Jharsuguda in the night of October 15. OHRC notice to govt The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has issued notices to housing and urban development principal secretary and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation commissioner regarding eviction of women vendors, who had put up stalls near Regional Science Park here. Mahila, sishu desks under anti-trafficking units Integrated Anti-Human Trafficking Units (IAHTUs) will supervise the functioning of 'mahila' and 'sishu' desks in police stations across the state. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Few publicity crazy people raking up emotive issues: Raman Singh Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh said on Tuesday that development was Bharatiya Janata Party’s only agenda but few publicity crazy people are raking up controversial issues, particularly during the election season. Cops bring abducted NGO operator woman to city She went missing on October 13, few hours after police registered a case of sexual harassment against deputy director R S Meena.In her statement to police, victim said she was walking in front of her home when three women overpowered her and forced her to sit in a car. The women subsequently drugged her and took away from Bhopal. They changed at least four cars on way to Himanchal Pradesh, she said. Visit villages and console farmers: CM to officials Madhya Pradesh government giving top priority to farmers' plight, instructed officials of all cadres to visit villages for three days, from October 25 to 27. Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said bureaucrats will visit villages to console and help farmers in distress. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		CM admits jobs target yet to be met At a time when the BJP government in Haryana is celebrating the completion of one year in power, chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar is having a tough time answering questions on job growth. Canada elections: Amarjit Sohi beats Tim Uppal Born and brought up in non-descript Banbhaura village of Sangrur district of Punjab, Liberal party candidate from Edmonton Mill Woods riding Amarjit Sohi has surprised all by defeating popular Punjabi-origin minister in outgoing Canadian government Tim Uppal with narrow margin of just 80 votes. Capt Amarinder questions Badal on 'external forces' remark Referring to Punjab chief minister Prakash Singh Badal’s statement that external forces were responsible for the current situation in Punjab, Congress deputy leader in the Lok Sabha, Capt Amarinder Singh, has said on Tuesday that Punjab CM should stop searching excuses for his own failures. More Chandigarh News»

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