News Digest: PM didn't want Hariz to be 1st Muslim General'

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Monday, December 19, 2016
		Today's Headlines

		India
		PM didn't want Hariz to be 1st Muslim General' No salary to Delhi lawyers for a year Thirty-two public prosecutors of Delhi government have not received salaries for a year, a shocked high court found recently. It has ordered Delhi's chief secretary and the department of law to explain the delay. 47 of 68 fish species in India under threat, says study More fish species on the east coast, especially in the waters off Odisha and West Bengal, are highly vulnerable to climate change, according to a first-of-its-kind assessment by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI). More India News»

		Business
		'Note ban may leave 48.63L jobless in unorganized sector' As many as 48.63 lakh workers in the unorganised sector in the national capital may become unemployed due to "faulty implementation of demonetisation" and they have already started going back to their home states, Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken claimed. Prospects of rate cut bleak as dollar, crude rise: Assocham Prospects of interest rate cut in near future may be bleak due to factors like continuous pressure on rupee against dollar, firming of US rates and hardening of crude oil prices. Even though there exists ample liquidity in the banking system following demonetisation, this cannot be regarded normal. Banks to again auction Kingfisher House, Villa at lower prices this week The reserve price for over 17,000 sqft Kingfisher House near the airport will be auctioned on Monday at Rs 115 crore, which is 15% lower than the failed second auction held in August, when the minimum price to sell the asset was fixed at Rs 135 crore. More Business News»

		Environment
		Maintain accuracy: Govt to pollution watchdogs Admitting that most of the pollution measuring and biomedical equipment are “not calibrated as per standards in the country which affects quality of the measured data", the Centre has asked pollution watchdogs - CPCB and SPCBs - to get their instruments calibrated periodically and also put specialized agency on job to calibrate biomedical machines to maintain instrumental accuracy. 'Why shouldn't diesel buses be barred from entering Delhi' Noting that ambient air quality was poor during winters, a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana to take clear decision on switching to CNG vehicles and buy buses with additional fuel cylinders to resolve the issue of providing sufficient fuel in these buses. China on red alert as Beijing, 23 cities hit by high pollution 23 cities in China including capital Beijing have activated red alerts and enforced odd-even rules to restrict traffic as the country tries to address severe pollution after the sky turned grey across much of northern part of the country on Saturday. More Environment News»

		World
		5 dead, 9 wounded in Jordan gun attack: Security source At least five people were killed and several wounded during an attack on Sunday by armed gunmen in the southern Jordanian city of Karak, security sources said. Blast kills at least 48 outside Yemen military camp Security officials said that preliminary investigations showed the blast was the work of a bomber wearing an explosives-laden vest. The attack took place as soldiers lined up to collect their salaries, they said. The Associated Press reports that 84 people were injured in the blast. China says it seized US drone to ensure safety of ships China says its military seized a US Navy unmanned underwater glider in the South China Sea but it will give the drone back. But President-elect Donald Trump says the Chinese government should be told "we don't want the drone they stole back" and "let them keep it!" More World News»

		Entertainment
		Priyanka Chopra out passes Hollywood biggies in IMDb's most popular celebrities' list That is the charisma of our Desi girl who is out there to conquer the world!. Kareena Kapoor Khan looks stunning as she celebrates an early Christmas! Looks like these pretty ladies are already in the holiday spirit as it is only a matter of time before Bebo delivers her first child. Kangana Ranaut: I want to have babies For her parents she was an 'unwanted' child, who rebelled during her formative years and chose a career against her father's wish. But after a successful film career that transformed the rebellious youngster, Actress Kangana Ranaut is now thinking of the comforts of motherhood. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Diabetes could increase the risk of HIV-AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria: UK based metabolic medicine expert New star could tell history of planetary systems An international team of scientists has discovered a planetary system with a host star similar to Earth's sun, which could tell the history and connections between stars and their planets. World's first cloned goat with Cashmere wool born in China The world's first cloned goat bearing superfine Cashmere wool was born in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Cashmere wool is obtained from Cashmere goats and other types of goat. More Science News»

		Sports
		Junior Hockey World Cup: India claim title with 2-1 win over Belgium Field goals to Gurjant Singh and Simranjeet Singh during the first half set up victory over Belgium, the second Indian team to lift the coveted prize. Watch out for this side in future, says India captain Harjeet "The crowd support gave us a lot of confidence but we played according to our structure which we have been implementing for the last two-and-a-half years. This team is going to give a lot of joy to you all in the future," Harjeet said. Atletico de Kolkata pip Kerala in shootout to win ISL title Both sides were locked 1-1 after extra time, leading to the shootout. Raja successfully converted the 5th penalty as the crowd at the Nehru Stadium were stunned into silence. ATK's co-owner Sourav Ganguly along with Sanjeev Goenka were ecstatic in beating Sachin Tendulkar's co-owned franchise. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Cyrus Mistry removed as director from Tata Teleservices Board Mistry said in a letter to the board last month that the business was "continuously haemorrhaging" and had even questioned the alliance in his statements to the group. Yahoo hit by world's biggest hacking attack Yahoo has warned that it had uncovered yet another massive cyberattack, saying data from more than 1 billion user accounts was compromised in August 2013, making it the largest breach in history. Wipro creates independent India unit Effective April, the India and Middle East unit will be reorganized into two separate businesses, signalling the increasing opportunities in the domestic market as the government embarks on large-scale digital transformation projects. More Technology News»

		Education
		CBSE wants smart cards for students President Pranab Mukherjee to preside over Army College of Dental Sciences convocation President Pranab Mukherjee would preside over the convocation ceremony of Army College of Dental Sciences (ACDS), Secunderabad here on December 23. NEET super specialty exam to be held on June 10, 2017 "The examination being conducted by the National Board of Examinations, shall be held as a computer-based test and shall comprise of 200 multiple choice questions from the MD/MS curriculum followed at medical colleges in India duly prescribed /adopted by Medical Council of India with prior approval of the Health Ministry," said the statement. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		University bound to refund fees if student withdraws admission Govt inaction on noise haunts babu after retirement Street-happy Mumbaikars throng Juhu for a playful Sunday morning More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Celebratory firing kills worker at city wedding A catering agency worker was killed and another received gunshot wounds when a 27-year-old son of a former police commando opened fire to celebrate his cousin's wedding in west Delhi's Nangloi area. The accused, Dharmendra, had been booked for attempt to murder for a similar “celebratory firing“ six years ago SC upholds acquittal of ex-Army man Missing 4-year-old girl reunited with family More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Modern technology to give an edge to conventional policing The demand for a safe and liveable place is not un common. That Bengalu reans have asked the authorities to make a conscious effort to put in place a working system is both welcome and justified. Boy survives black magic bid A nine-year-old boy from Belagavi district miraculously survived a black magic attempt after unidentified miscreants buried him in a ditch and left him for dead late Saturday evening. He was rescued by villagers early Sunday. Woman, partner murdered in front of 12-year-old son A 35-year-old woman and her partner were stabbed to death in front of her minor son in the district's Malavalli taluk in the early hours of Sunday. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		In million-dollar club, professionals outnumber promoters Inc's million-dollar salary club just got beefier with professionals outnumbering promoters in financial year 2015-16. Demonetisation: Huge deposits into two labourers' accounts A daily worker received the shock of his life when senior bank officials from Hyderabad called him seeking details of Rs 1.84 crore deposited into his bank account. Quli returns to Golconda More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Where popular protest art goes mainstream O Panneerselvam to urge PM Narendra Modi for Bharat Ratna to Jayalalithaa Attack on Vaiko shows MDMK chief still the bugbear of DMK More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti convener Hardik Patel to get red carpet welcome Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) on Sunday strategized a plan to welcome its convener Hardik Patel’s homecoming on January 17 after his exile of six months from Gujarat. 28-year-old man killed by wife's former lover PAAS to roll out red carpet for Hardik's homecoming More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		7.55 lakh candidates to appear teachers eligibility test BJP eyes SC votebank, appoints Vinod Sonkar as BJP SC Sorcha prez Six-lane bridge to connect Sangam City with Lucknow More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Bhubaneswar gets third Chilika Fresh fish outlet State fisheries and animal resources development minister Pradeep Maharathy on Sunday inaugurated third Chilika Fresh outlet in Saheed Nagar area of Bhubaneswar. Jual Oram clears air on BJP-BJD 'alliance' "Let us not read too much into what PM and HM (home minister Rajnath Singh) said praising Naveen Babu.It is in the context of fighting against black money/demonetisation," Oram tweeted. Court restrains telecast of Bhubaneswar mayor's alleged sex clip A court here has restrained the telecast of the sex clip allegedly showing city mayor Ananta Narayan Jena in a compromising position with a woman. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Malnutrition deaths: Madhya Pradesh government yet to respond to rights' panel Almost two months have passed since the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) slapped a notice on the state government, seeking details of malnutrition deaths in Madhya Pradesh. But, the government is yet to respond. Demonetisation: Give 50 days for normalisation, says SP leader Amar Singh Not everybody affluent like BJD MP Jay Panda, say Madhya Pradesh MPs More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		3 held with Rs 10.12 lakh in banned notes Panipat police on Sunday seized cash currency in old denomination worth Rs 10.12 lakh from three persons during the checking of luggage in Haryana Roadways buses at toll plaza. Army chief on farewell visit to Western Command Army chief, General Dalbir Singh Suhag arrived in Chandimandir military station on Sunday on his farewell visit to the Army’s prestigious Western Command. Rs 12 lakh in new notes seized from drug smugglers Police have seized Rs 12 lakh in denomination of the new Rs 2,000 notes from three cross-border drug smugglers in Amritsar, a top official of the force’s counterintelligence wing said on Sunday. More Chandigarh News»

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News Digest: Centre, state governments failed to curb atrocities against SCs, STs: Supreme Court

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Sunday, December 18, 2016
		Today's Headlines

		India
		Centre, state governments failed to curb atrocities against SCs, STs: Supreme Court Expressing concern over Scheduled Casts and Scheduled Tribes still facing discrimination and atrocities, the Supreme Court has slammed the Centre and state governments for their failure to protect these communities and bring them into the national mainstream. 'Rising threat from China, Pakistan influenced choice' The government stuck to the seniority principle in appointment of the next IAF chief on Saturday by announcing that Air Marshal Birendra Singh Dhanoa will replace Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on December 31. Rajasthan high court asks Robert Vadra's company executive to appear before ED The Rajasthan high court on Friday asked a representative of Skylight Hospitality Pvt Ltd, a company linked to Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, to appear before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning. More India News»

		Business
		Political resistance won't delay GST rollout, says Arun Jaitley Political resistance of "some parties" will not delay the goods and service tax as a "constitutional embargo" means the tax reform will have to roll out by September next year, finance minister Arun Jaitley has said. RBI has pumped in Rs 5.5 lakh crore in markets: Shaktikanta Das "So far 5.5 lakh crore fresh currency notes have been infused in the market, because old notes of worth Rs 5.50 lakh crore have come back to RBI," Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said. In the last five weeks, the situation has improved everywhere, he added. Sensex struggle to stay adrift, fall 258 points for the week More Business News»

		Environment
		China on red alert as Beijing, 23 cities hit by high pollution 23 cities in China including capital Beijing have activated red alerts and enforced odd-even rules to restrict traffic as the country tries to address severe pollution after the sky turned grey across much of northern part of the country on Saturday. Many studies on genetic modification biased: Report Out of the 579 published studies on GM crops that were analysed, about 40 per cent showed conflict of interest, mostly because of having an employee of a GM producing company as one of the authors or having received funding from the company. No turning back on climate change pact: Ban Ki-moon UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has said the world needs to press ahead in the struggle against climate change. In his final press conference as secretary general, Ban Ki-moon on Friday said that the UN must maintain the impetus that resulted in the signing of the Paris Agreement on climate change. More Environment News»

		World
		Protesters storm pro-Kurdish party local HQ after attack Dozens of nationalist protestors on Saturday stormed the headquarters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in the central Turkish city of Kayseri after an attack that left 13 soldiers dead, images showed. New deal reached to secure Aleppo evacuation A new deal has been reached to complete the evacuation of rebel-held areas of Syria's east Aleppo which ground to a halt on Friday over demands from pro-government forces that people also be moved out of two villages besieged by rebels. China on red alert as Beijing, 23 cities hit by high pollution 23 cities in China including capital Beijing have activated red alerts and enforced odd-even rules to restrict traffic as the country tries to address severe pollution after the sky turned grey across much of northern part of the country on Saturday. More World News»

		Entertainment
		PIC: Varun bonds with Aditya-Shraddha Look who had a happy reunion of sorts at Karan Johar’s Dharma office – Varun Dhawan with ‘OK Jaanu’ stars Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor! Lisa Haydon's hottest bikini pictures When it comes to rocking a bikini, very few can do it better than Lisa Haydon. Kangana felt 'naked when letters were exposed' The 29-year-old began by saying, "The world knows me as an achiever.I think a lot of importance given to the worldly achievements. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		'Apollo 11 lunar sample belongs to buyer, not Nasa' A mistakenly sold bag containing samples from the first manned mission to the moon belongs to the woman who bought it in a sale "conducted according to law", a US district court judge has ruled. China opens 1st fully-owned satellite ground station The facility, located in Sweden about 200 kms north of the Arctic Circle, would allow China to collect satellite data anywhere on Earth at speeds that were more than twice as fast as before, said the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the academic governing body that built and runs the station. Scientists develop new method to double number of known black holes Researchers from the University of Waterloo in Canada came up with the method that has implications for the emerging field of gravitational wave astronomy and the way in which we search for black holes and other dark objects in space. More Science News»

		Sports
		Vijender knocks out Cheka to defend WBO Asia Pacific title Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh defended his WBO Asia Pacific super middleweight title in style with a knock-out win over challenger and former world champion Francis Cheka on Saturday. BWF Finals: PV Sindhu bows out, loses to Sung in semis It was a contest between Sindhu's power and Sung Ji's precision and unfortunately the Indian failed to break the Korean's impregnable defence and went down fighting 15-21 21-18 16-21 in a thrilling 76-minute contest. India 60/0 in reply to England's 477 on Day 2 From 321 for seven, England went on to post 477 runs, courtesy, a 108-run stand for the eighth wicket Rashid (60) and Dawson (66*). In reply, India reached 60/0 with KL Rahul (30*) and Parthiv Patel (28*) in the middle. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Cyrus Mistry removed as director from Tata Teleservices Board Mistry said in a letter to the board last month that the business was "continuously haemorrhaging" and had even questioned the alliance in his statements to the group. Yahoo hit by world's biggest hacking attack Yahoo has warned that it had uncovered yet another massive cyberattack, saying data from more than 1 billion user accounts was compromised in August 2013, making it the largest breach in history. Wipro creates independent India unit Effective April, the India and Middle East unit will be reorganized into two separate businesses, signalling the increasing opportunities in the domestic market as the government embarks on large-scale digital transformation projects. More Technology News»

		Education
		President Pranab Mukherjee to preside over Army College of Dental Sciences convocation President Pranab Mukherjee would preside over the convocation ceremony of Army College of Dental Sciences (ACDS), Secunderabad here on December 23. NEET super specialty exam to be held on June 10, 2017 "The examination being conducted by the National Board of Examinations, shall be held as a computer-based test and shall comprise of 200 multiple choice questions from the MD/MS curriculum followed at medical colleges in India duly prescribed /adopted by Medical Council of India with prior approval of the Health Ministry," said the statement. Prakash Javadekar confident X Boards will be reintroduced from 2017-18 "This month there will be a CBSE Board meeting, in which there will be a resolution (for compulsory class X board exams). So, I am very sure from academic session 2017-18, Board examination will be mandatory for all students," Javadekar told PTI. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Strawberry biz wilts due to cash crunch 'A musician looks for beauty where fanatics see violence' Man wanted for Kandivli murder poisons self in Gujarat More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		'Govt school vacancies DSSSB fault' Delhi Commission for Women asks for Sushma Swaraj's help to get Delhi man's body from Japan 1,613 acres of land slip out of DDA hand More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		They add colours to the dreams of rural entrepreneurs and students Take ownership of city's problems, schoolkids tell citizens Trio supplied ganja to convicts in mosambi and biryani packets, held More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Weekend bike ride proves fatal for 2 TCS employees Education institutions up, enrolment down in Telangana Rs 2,700 crore worth gold landed in Hyderabad in less than a month: Enforcement Directorate Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigations revealed that gold biscuits worth Rs 2,700cr in cash was bought with demonitised notes in November 2016 in Hyderabad alone. The persons who did the purchase went underground thereafter. ED sources told STOI that 8,000kgs of gold was imported into Hyderabad between November 8 and 30, the period post demonitisation. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Dialysis centre to be inaugurated Crawl your way to fitness Rock and roll with the raga riff More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Cashless push trips as servers crash The government’s huge push behind going cashless and adopting digital financial transactions has exponentially increased cashless transactions overnight. But the servers supporting point-of-sale machines (PoS) at retail outlets are playing spoilsport. It seems cashless transactions are failing often due to server crashes, though businesses are trying to go for cashless transac BJP president Amit Shah arrives for chintan shibir BJP national president Amit Shah will address the Gujarat BJP during the two-day chintan shibir (brainstorming session) on December 18 and 19, and discuss strategy for the 2017 state assembly elections. The shibir will be held at a luxurious private club near Sanand. Shah arrived in Ahmedabad on Saturday evening. Despite misgivings, Vadodara jail to be shifted The move to shift Vadodara Central Jail to near Pasva village, some 30 km from the centre of the cultural capital of the state, has raised eyebrows in the power corridors. It has emerged that the jail authorities raised strong objections to the move, even as the state government sanctioned Rs 180 crore for the project. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		HC declines plea of Cong leader for probe of cases Land allotted to seers washed away PCS to be conducted online, on par with UPSC exam More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Awareness on digital payment soon In sync with the Narendra Modi government's digital push, the Naveen Patnaik-led government in Odisha will soon launch a state-wide awareness campaign on digital payment at the grassroots level. Bhubaneswar plans smart card for various utility payments Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) has taken up an initiative in an apparent bid to help denizens shed some weight from their wallets. Odisha govt plans state-wide campaign on digital payment using students More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Demonetisation: Give 50 days for normalisation, says SP leader Amar Singh Not everybody affluent like BJD MP Jay Panda, say Madhya Pradesh MPs Narmada conservation my brainchild, says BJP veteran Babulal Gaur More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		AAP candidate makes poll issue out of amphibious bus An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate has made an election issue out of the new amphibious bus launched by the SAD-BJP government on Monday. Attacked by classmates, student battles for life Efforts to strike a peace deal between his friend and other classmates proved costly for a class X boy who was attacked and critically injured by the rival group. High court stays appointment of 668 panchayat secretaries in Punjab The Punjab and Haryana high court on Saturday stayed the appointment of 668 panchayat secretaries by the Punjab department of rural development and panchayats, for which an advertisement was issued on August 4. More Chandigarh News»

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