News Digest: Work on super expressway to begin this year, says Nitin Gadkari

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		India
		Work on super expressway to begin this year, says Nitin Gadkari High court judge C S Karnan judge orders case against CJI, six SC judges & attorney general No new window for banned notes: Governmemnt After a brief hearing, the court adjourned the case for March 21 for a detailed hearing. More India News»

		Business
		India's industrial output up 2.7% in January Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast a 0.5 percent growth in output compared with a revised 0.1 percent year-on-year fall in December. Reliance Capital CEO Sam Ghosh quits Sam Ghosh, who steered Reliance Capital for about 9 years as its CEO, is leaving the company to pursue other options. Ghosh had joined Reliance Capital in early 2008 and in mid-2015 was elevated to the board of the company as an executive director. Govt mobilises 6.4 tonne gold under monetisation scheme The scheme also intends to reduce the current account deficit by lowering country's reliance on gold imports to meet the domestic demand, Minister of State for Finance Arun Ram Meghwal said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha. More Business News»

		Environment
		'Climate change may drive more migration in future' A survey of 4,000 residents of Britain, Germany, France and Norway found that most believe climate change is not a major reason for mass migration today - but about 40 percent think it will lead to an increase of migrants in the future, according to results released Wednesday. In a first, Centre launches survey to ascertain Gangetic dolphin numbers The survey will create a baseline scientific data for the govt to take suitable measures to improve quality of the river water, the National Mission for Clean Ganga has said. The 1st leg of the census was launched on March 1 from Narora in UP to Bijnor, covering nearly 165 km. Here's why pandas became black and white A study has found that most of the panda - its face, neck, belly, rump - is white to help it hide in snowy habitats. The arms and legs are black, helping it to hide in shade. This dual colouration stems from its poor diet of bamboo & inability to digest a broader variety of plants. More Environment News»

		World
		US military faces nude picture-sharing scandal The scandal broke over the weekend with the revelation that pictures of female Marines in various stages of undress had been shared in a secret Facebook group called "Marines United." Donald Trump: Different strokes 6 years on, Fukushima radiation still a worry Six years after a giant tsunami destroyed the Fukushima nuclear power plant on Japan's north-eastern coast efforts to get a grip over the lethal radiation originating from molten radioactive cores of three nuclear reactors are still in the preliminary stages. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Here's why the Bachchans will not throw a Holi bash this year While several Bollywood stars will be heading out to the biggest and wildest bashes, the industry’s first family, the Bachchans will be absent from the festivities. Sonam Kapoor responds to Kangana Ranaut's nepotism comment Watch: Mira Rajput talks about pregnancy and losing weight the healthy way More Entertainment News»

		Science
		'Lost' Chandrayaan-1 found orbiting Moon: NASA India's first lunar probe - the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft - which was considered lost, is still orbiting the Moon, NASA scientists have found by using a new ground-based radar technique. Life on Mars 'more likely than previously thought' Social media is full of sad, lonely people pretending they're OK Nevertheless, researchers at Pittsburgh studied 1,787 adults aged 19 to 32 over the use of 11 social media sites: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Google Plus, Snapchat, Reddit, Tumblr, Vine and LinkedIn. More Science News»

		Sports
		PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal out of All England Open Indian challenge came to an end at the All England Open Badminton Championships with PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal losing their quarter-final matches to Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei and Sung Ji Hyun of Korea respectively on Friday. Kumble, Kohli misbehaved during Bangalore Test: Oz paper In yet another stunning twist to the Bangalore Test, an Australian newspaper has now accused India captain Virat Kohli and head coach Anil Kumble of misbehaviors during the match. COA didn't want DRS issue to linger, says Diana Edulji "Yes, we firmly stand by our captain Virat Kohli and that's why the statement was issued supporting our captain. We have complete faith in our captain and it's not the case that BCCI did not stand with the skipper," COA member Diana Edulji said. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Read how Reliance Jio's entry is making Airtel, Vodafone, Idea to 'spend more' The telecom industry’s pricing war is spreading to advertising, as top carriers Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular jacked up spending on promoting their latest price points and services to ring-fence users from jumping ship to Reliance Jio Infocomm. This may add to the worry of Indian IT companies US clients of India’s $150-billion information technology services industry are inserting new caveats and exit clauses into outsourcing contracts on fears that the Donald Trump administration may bring in a new tax regime that would make off-shoring more expensive, experts say. Samsung Galaxy S8 goes up on pre-orders in UK Incidentally, according to reports the price on Mobilefun website is GBP 150 more than Galaxy S8's predecessor Galaxy S7, which is said to be priced at GBP 549 at the time of launch. The company's Galaxy S7 edge was priced at GBP 649 at the time of the launch. More Technology News»

		Education
		Second phase of digital financial literacy campaign from May Indian student population increasing every year: Canadian Consul General 4000 medical PG seats added to streamline medical education: PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the government has streamlined the medical education field and created 4,000 new post-graduate seats in medical colleges which would resolve the problem of lack of doctors. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Jeweller held for buying Rs 80 lakh stolen ornaments A habitual house breaker who used to move around in middle class societies posing as courier boy/ salesman and do recee and than break into those lock houses, was arrested by the property cell of the city crime branch. Mumbai: 24-hr floating hotel opens for business today The first private floating hotel in the city is to begin operations from Saturday after it is launched by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in the evening. Faster permits? Only bribe helps: Mumbai builders A public announcement by the Union urban development ministry, proclaiming that construction permits have become easier now has riled city builders, who claimed corruption, in fact, has hit the roof. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		125 ventilators give Delhi government hospitals big respite Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain inaugurated 125 ventilators to be used in Lok Nayak, G B Pant, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and other big state-run hospitals on Friday, nearly three months after TOI reported about the lack of these machines and chief minister Arvind Kejriwal took note of it. Task force of three cops traces 95 missing kids in four months In the past four months, sub-inspector Divya and Anuj (they go by their first names) found 95 girls and boys - 75 of whom went missing last year. National Archives exhibition to show India's revolutionary past More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Vijay Mallya knocks on SC door for one-time settlement with banks Vijay Mallya appealed to the Supreme Court on Friday to intervene by directing the consortium of banks to negotiate with him and agree on an offer of a one-time settlement of all dues. Day 2 of II PU, ICSE exams goes smooth Day 2 of II PU exam was a smooth affair; 75,000 students sat for computer science and 5,000 for electronics papers on Friday. Viscera samples sent for forensic test Preliminary probe indicates the possible involvement of an insider having added poison to the food.Police are also checking if any poisonous substance accidentally got mixed with the food. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Singareni justifies jobs to kin of staff Finance minister to table budget on March 13, session for 14 days The business advisory committee (BAC) of the Telangana Legislative Assembly on Friday decided to hold the budget session for 14 working days. The budget for 2017-18 will be presented by finance minister Etala Rajender on March 13. Growth to scale 13.7%, agriculture to clock 1 7%, says governor Telangana is expected to register a robust 13.7% growth in its economy as per the advance estimates of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), governor ESL Narasimhan said on Friday while addressing a joint session of the Telangana Legislative Assembly and Council here. The address was marred by slogans from opposition Congress and TDP, followed by a walkout by Congress, setting the tone for the 2017-18 budget session. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		This man from Arcot fights diabetes, the green food way Three years ago, when P S Venkat visited California, he realised how people there productively use their retirement life by getting involved in various farming activities. Dinakaran attacks OPS, says no one can destroy party Continuing his scathing attack on OPS faction and DMK working president M K Stalin, AIADMK deputy general secretary TTV Dinakaran on Friday said attempts to destroy the party and the government would never succeed. Slow disposal of cases: Judge warns lawyers of action The need to clear long-pending cases was stressed by a judge of the Madras high court on Friday when he made it clear that he was upset with the utter disinterest shown by lawyers to dispose of old cases. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Burial site predating Dholavira excavated Unlike conventional burial sites of Harappan era discovered so far, this mass burial site is not in the vicinity of any known human settlement. Ahmedabad: No power from Kakrapar plant for at least a year Agent who sent Dholka woman to Saudi questioned More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Allahabad citizens to get special variety of 'Gujia' this Holi HC sets aside order waiving Rs 2,000 crore to be paid to canegrowers The Allahabad high court on Thursday set aside the order passed by the state government whereby it had waived the interest of around Rs 2,000 crore payable to the cane-growers by sugarcane factories for delayed payment for 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15. Amanmani gets bail in Sara murder case The Allahabad high court granted bail on Thursday to Amanmani Tripathi, accused of killing his wife, Sara Singh. The CBI had investigated the case and filed a chargesheet against Amanmani. Trial is pending before a CBI court in Ghaziabad. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Need for scientific assessment of Mahanadi basin: Sanjeev Balyan Over 1,000 persons under I-T scanner for Rs 861 crore deposits post demonetisation Post demonetisation, at least 1092 super rich persons deposited altogether Rs 861 crore, all in banned Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations, in their bank accounts in Odisha before December 31, the income tax department disclosed here on Friday. East Coast Railway runs special trains to handle Holi rush More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Cong stages walkout as FM refuses to lower VAT on fuel Paper leak: Govt suspends Satna DEO, lodges FIR Uproar over land mafia threat to PM Awas Yojana beneficiaries More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Cop booked for drawing double salary A constable, working in the accounts branch in the office of Moga senior superintendent of police (SSP), has been booked for drawing double salary for the past two years. By drawing double salary, the accused constable Gurmeet Singh defrauded the exchequer of Rs 7.65 lakh. Bhim's mother moves plea for additional witness in case Mother of murdered Dalit youth Bhim Tank moved an application on Friday in the local trial court to allow one more persons to appear as witness in the case. Kaushalya Devi filed an application before Fazilka’s additional sessions judge Lachhman Singh requesting him to allow one Akash Kumar, a resident of Abohar, to appear as an additional witness in the gruesome murder of Bhim, who was chopped to death allegedly by henchmen of liquor contractor Shiv Lal Doda at his farmhouse in Ramsara village in Abohar on December 11, 2015. Exorcism deaths: Kids mother booked for murder Police on Friday slapped murder charges against the mother of two children who died of exorcism at Kotfatta village in Bathinda district on Wednesday night. She has not been formally arrested but police questioned from her about her role in killings. More Chandigarh News»

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