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Virat Kohli celebrates after taking the catch that
dismissed Shahid Afridi on Sunday at the Adelaide
Oval.
ADELAIDE, February 15, 2015:Virat
Kohli scored an imperious century as
India opened their World Cup defence in
convincing fashion with a 76-run victory
over Pakistan in a frenzied atmosphere at
the Adelaide Oval on Sunday.
The much-anticipated Pool B grudge
match, the latest chapter in one of the
great rivalries in sport, attracted a
passionate crowd of 41,587 to the
revamped ground with up to a billion more
tuning in on the sub-continent and around
the world.
It was the two thirds of the crowd
dressed in the blue of India who had most
to cheer, though, as Kohli brushed aside
concerns over his recent one-day form
with a knock of 107 to drive his side to
an imposing tally of 300 for seven.
Pakistan started their reply steadily before
a three-wicket blitz in two overs at the
halfway mark of the innings saw opener
Ahmed Shehzad depart for 47 and
reduced them to 103 for five.
Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq (76) and Shahid
Afridi flirted with a match-changing
partnership but once the latter departed
for 22 and Wahab Riaz followed in the
same over, Pakistan's hopes of a first win
over India in six World Cup attempts was
gone.
Indian seamer Mohammed Shami took
four for 35 but it was Mohit Sharma who
drove the final nail into the coffin when
Sohail Khan holed out for seven to end
the Pakistan innings at 224 all out.
Kohli's century was the first by an
Indian in those six World Cup
encounters and took his impressive
tally to 22 in one-day internationals,
joint fourth on the all-time list with his
former skipper Sourav Ganguly.
Dropped from a difficult chance by
Yasir Shah off Afridi on seven and
again by wicketkeeper Umar Akmal on
76, Kohli otherwise played well within
himself and gave few chances in his
126 balls at the crease.The 26-yearold put together a dominant
partnership of 129 with Shikhar
Dhawan (73) and, once the opener
had been run out, another of 110 with
Suresh Raina (74), whose innings was
as aggressive as Dhawan's had been
considered.
Kohli reached his hundred with a single
to long on, whipping off his helmet to
celebrate his fourth century in five oneday and test matches at the Adelaide
Oval.
Sohail Khan took 5-55 in his first onedayer since 2011, removing both Kohli
and Raina as well as India skipper
Mahendra Singh Dhoni as three Indian
batsmen were sent back in the last
couple of overs.(INA)
Row between daitapatis, Odisha govt takes ugly turn
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Puri, Feb 15:The
ongoing row between
the daitapatis (servitors)
and the Shri Jagannath
Temple Administration
(SJTA) in Odisha’s Puri
has further intensified.
While a section of the
daitapati nijog has openly
revolted against the
temple administration,
another faction has
struck
a
more
conciliatory note. That
the Nijog is plit down the
middle became clear
during its general council
meeting on Saturday.
According to reports,
the daitapati nijog, taking
strong exception to the
gross apathy of the
temple administration in
not
convening
a
preparatory meeting on
the
ensuing
Nabakalebara Banajaga
Yatra, had a meeting on
Saturday in which they
announced
that
henceforth they would
not attend any meeting
convened by the
government unless it
fulfils their long-standing
demands to pay the
compensation amount it
had promised during the
Rath Yatra in June last year.
They also said that Lord
Jagannath would decimate
those who have infringed
on and interfered with
their rights.
It may be mentioned that
the the daitapatis had
asked for Rs 2 crore as
compensation for the loss
they suffered on account
of devotees not being
allowed to climb atop the
chariots during the Rath
Yatra last year as per the
advice
of
the
Shankaracharya.
The state government had
recently announced to pay
the daitapatis Rs 40 lakh,
which was rejected
outright by the Daitapatis.
Venting their ire against the
lackadaisical attitude of the
government, the daitapatis
said the government has
treated them as beggars.
“We would neither receive
the compensation and nor
attend any meeting
convened
by
the
government. We would
perform Nabakelabara
rituals on our own,” they
said.
Some senior daitapatis
present at the meeting
asked as to why the
government had imposed
restrictions on the
devotees climbing the
chariots after it had agreed
to pay the compensation.
However, some daitapatis
said the government had
imposed restriction due to
the chaos it causes on the
chariots
and
the
unsavoury behaviour of
the servitors atop the
chariots. They cited in
particular an instance of
manhandling of eminent
Italian born Odissi
exponent Illeana Citaraistti.
The meeting witnessed
heated exchange of words
when some young
daitapatis demanded
formation
of
a
Nabakalebara monitoring
committee by the nijog by
including them as
members.
While one group opposed
the proposal, the other
group favoured the
formation
of
the
committee.
Unhappy with the
proceeedings, two senior
daitapatis—Jagannath
Swain Mohapatra and
Rama
Chandra
Dasmohapatra- left the
meeting midway.
The meeting later
decided to form four
c o m m i t t e e s —
Nabakalebara Banajaga
C o m m i t t e e ,
Nabakalebara Mahotsav
Committee,
Maha
Anasara Niti Committee
and Artha Committee—
which will have a
president, secretary,
permanent president and
one
badagrahi
each.Sources said that
nijog will have another
round of meeting on
Monday.Talking to the
newsmen
later,
Jagannath
Swain
Mohapatra, who had left
the meeting midway, said
the meeting opposed his
suggestion
on
formation
of
a
monitoring committee
to be led by the young
daitapatis.
“We left the meeting as
we were scolded and
reprimanded by some
members,” he added.
He, however, made it
clear that the daitapatis
would not attend any
meeting
of
the
government unless it
pays
them
the
compensation amount
it had promised.(tnb)
Maiden dolphin census begins in Odisha waters
Bhubaneswar, Feb 15:
The
forest
and
environment department
today embarked on a
dolphin census, dubbed
as the first of its kind, in
the coastal eco-systems
and shorelines of Odisha
apart from Chilika lagoon.
Encouraged by the
presence of several
species of the aquatic
mammal, the state
government had decided
to take up enumeration at
multiple sites, two coastal
eco-systems—Chilika
and Bhitarkanika – and off
the Baleswar, Brahmapur,
Bhadrak and Puri coasts.
‘‘The enumeration of the
dolphins has begun today
at various places,
including six forest
divisions in the state. The
forest divisions are–
Baleswar, Brahmapur,
Bhadrak, Puri, Chilika and
Rajnagar and the area of
census operation would
spread from Udaipur in
Baleswar district to Pati
Sonepur in Ganjam,’’ a forest
official said.
As many as 12 species of
dolphins were sighted off
the Odisha coast of which
at least six species –
Irrawaddy, Finless Porpoise,
Bottle Nose, Hump Back,
Spinner and Gangetic
species – have been
recorded in Bhitarkanika and
Rajnagar areas. The census
will try to locate the pockets
of their habitats in the
coastal zones as well.
Besides, it will aid in
conservation strategies for
the aquatic species,
sources said.
A day prior to the census,
the officials of the coastal
DFOs, wildlife officials and
other staff were imparted
training on species
identification, sighting and
recording on Saturday to
facilitate the census.
Nine teams consisting of 40
wildlife experts and the
forest department officials
have been constituted for
the headcount at the
Bhitarkanika
marine
sanctuary. This apart, three
five-member teams have
been formed to carry out the
census along 150-km Puri
coast. Besides, two trawlers
and two boats will be
pressed into service for this
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AG report not ‘veda ra gara,
says Odisha Finance minister
Bhubaneswar, Feb 15:The otherwise
suave and soft spoken Pradip Kumar
Amat, Odisha’s Finance Minister, has
courted controversy with his comment
that CAG reports are not always gospel
truth and are subject to scrutiny by
committees of the House.
“It’s not always that whatever that has
been written in the CAG report is gospel
truth (‘veda ra gaara’ in Odia). One of
our committees will study the report.
The CAG’s comments are subject to
further examination and scrutiny by us.
We honour it, but at the same time it
needs to be subjected to further scrutiny
for commissions and omissions,” said
Amat commenting on the recently
released CAG reports that finds fault
with the government on several counts.
Leader of the Opposition in the Odisha
Assembly and senior Congress leader
Narasingh Mishra has said that there is
nothing to be surprised in the Finance
Minister’s comments.
“They do not respect the Constitution,
have no regards for Supreme Court
judgments, do not obey laws of the land
and the High Court, and ignore the
Lokpal. They have no respect for the
Auditor General, which is a
constitutional institution and even do not
hesitate to use abusive language against
him. Therefore there is nothing to be
surprised with what the Finance Minister
said,” Mishra told reporters.
The BJP has called Finance Minister
Amat’s statement as most unfortunate.
“This is most unfortunate. The Finance
Minister is expected to make some
meaningful statements. I feel the
interests of their party – Biju Janta Dal
– are being affected by it. Therefore,
they do not hesitate to sacrifice the
interests of Odisha and even insult
constitutional bodies and authorities,”
said Basant Panda in his reactions to
Amat’s comments while talking to
reporters here.(tnb)
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Two minors hurt in gelatine blast
in Odisha’s Rayagada
Rayagada, Feb 15:Two minor boys were
seriously injured in gelatine blasts in
Odisha’s Rayagada district on Saturday
afternoon.
The boys, who are brothers, were later
admitted to a private hospital in
Vishakhapatnam where their condition
was stated to be critical.
According to sources, Arjun Piribaka
(12) and Madhabara Piribaka (13), sons
of Jagabandhu Piribaka of Guakana
village of Kolanara block had taken their
cattle for grazing on Saturday morning.
While playing near a stone quarry, the
brothers came across some unused
gelatines used for blasting of stones.
As they picked them up out of curiosity,
one of the gelatines suddenly went off.
As a result, Arjun sustained serious
injuries in his left hand and left eye while
his brother had deep wounds in his two
hands and head.
The two brothers were rushed to
Kolanara Primary Health Centre and
later admitted to district headquarters
hospital. But as their condition
deteriorated, they were later shifted
to private hospital at Vishakhapatnam.
While police are investigating as to
how these gelatines were kept in the
quarry area, which is illegal in Maoistprone areas, it was still known
whether these two boys were
working in the quarry.
Congress faults Odisha Government for
failing to contain the spread of jaundice
Bhubaneswar: Congress on Saturday faults Odisha Government for failing to contain
the spread of jaundice in Cuttack. PCC president Prasad Harichandan criticizes the state
government.
PCC president Prasad Harichandan along with several local party leaders visited the
affected areas. Harichandan said the stet government has failed to provide even clean
drinking water to people of the city. The jaundice menace could have been checked
much earlier had the Government and local administration been alert to the situation.
The PCC chief was accompanied by party general secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra
and Cuttack city party chief Md Moquim. He took stock of the situation in every
affected locality. (tnb)
Odisha govt confiscates 33 plots of three chit fund companies
Delang (Puri), Feb 15:The Odisha government has confiscated 33 plots of
three chit fund companies in Deland tehsil of Puri district.
According to reports, a team of officials, led by the tehsildar of Delang tehsil
Narendra Chandra Sabar, confiscated the lands after identifying.
Of the three chit fund companies, the Sai Pragati Associate and Properties
Pvt Ltd, Vision Worldwide Concept Ltd and Umamani Creations had owned
33 plots measuring 6.25 acres of land in Haripur panchayat.
It may be mentioned that the CBI, during investigation, had come to know
that these three companies had purchased these land with the money invested
by the depositors.(unn)
Illegal gutka manufacturing unit busted in Odisha
purpose.
The census teams have
been armed with binoculars,
global positioning system
(GPS) equipment and data
recording sheets apart from
other essentials.
Notably, this year’s census
is being conducted under
the direct supervision of the
Chief Wildlife Warden in
active participation of the
Chilika Development
Authority (CDA) and its
forest division.
It may be mentioned that
according to 2014 census,
Chilika had recorded
dolphin population of
158, followed by 152 in
2013, 145 in 2012 and 156
in 2011.(unn)
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Sundargarh, Feb 14:Police busted an illegal gutka manufacturing unit running
at a house in Rangangpur town in Odisha’s Sundargarh district and seized 60
bags from the unit this afternoon and detained its owner for interrogation.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of Rajgangpur police station led by the IIC, SP
Das raided the house of Laddu Agarwal (35), a resident of Bagichapara, and
seized 1800 kg of gutka packed in 60 bags.Police also seized a Tata-407 mini
truck in which the gutka packets were found.Police later detained Agarwal
for interrogation.
“Agarwal was supplying gutka from his unit to the local market since last one
month,” the IIC said adding that the police have informed the Sales Tax
authorities and the Health Inspector to take necessary action in this regard.
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Monday , February 16 2015
BHUBANESWAR
E D I TO R I A L
Art of negotiating Freight Rate
Congress failure in Capital
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The Congress’s failure to win even a single seat in the
Assembly elections in Delhi, a State it ruled for an unbroken 15
years till end-2013, only confirmed its members’ worst fears.
The Grand Old Party is in free fall and in the nine months since
it lost power at the Centre, its leadership has done little to
arrest the downward spiral. In quick succession last year, the
Congress lost Haryana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Jammu
and Kashmir, States it had been in power on its own or in a
coalition. Its ranks have witnessed a steady depletion with
several high-profile exits, such as that of G.K. Vasan and
Jayanthi Natarajan in Tamil Nadu, Krishna Tirath in Delhi,
Jagmeet Brar in Punjab and Birender Singh and Rao Inderjeet
Singh in Haryana (the last two before the Lok Sabha polls),
making headlines. Further, the division of Andhra Pradesh, a
Congress bastion till recently, has virtually wiped the party
out in both halves. Continuing feuds in State units, from Punjab
to Maharashtra to Haryana, to name just three, simmer on. Yet
another Antony Committee report, the post-mortem after its
Lok Sabha rout, has predictably not been shared even within
the party. A series of structured discussions led neither to a
plan of action nor a reorganisation of the party. All decisions
were postponed, citing the need to focus on the slew of
Assembly elections, now all over, and this year’s scheduled
party organisational elections.
But the real reason for the delay in instituting changes is the
resistance within the party — and not merely, though primarily
among members of the old guard — to installing heir apparent
Rahul Gandhi as party president this year. The resistance comes
not only from those who fear they may be pensioned off, but
also from those younger leaders who do not see a future for
themselves under his leadership. An overwhelming majority in
the party believes he does not have what it takes: he has neither
demonstrated the ability to sustain an idea or the hard work
demanded of a full-time politician in a leadership role. There
are now open whispers in party circles of a possible split in the
party should Mr. Gandhi be elevated. The electoral verdict
from Delhi has not come a day too soon: if the BJP was trounced,
the Congress lost almost its entire vote base to the AAP. The
Congress party has to urgently recover this lost ground by
ensuring a return to its foundational principles that had won it
the faith of millions in the past decades. Otherwise it will face
the prospect of extinction as other political formations take its
place in the contestation with the principal party in power, the
BJP.
Worry about in the
coming days
CM
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With the Opposition euphoria settling down over the landslide
win of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi Assembly elections,
they have much to worry about in the coming days if they were
to recall the ambitious attempts of Arvind Kejriwal to expand
the base of his party during the May Lok Sabha elections last
year. Faced with a rout in the Lok Sabha elections, Mr Kejriwal
made a tactical retreat to confine the activities of his party in
Delhi and once he gathers confidence and resources, he will
most likely be back to pursue his larger political ambition, that
of playing a significant role in national politics.
“There is a vacuum and people have to come forward and fill
that space. People are ready for an alternative and we have to
provide them what they are looking for,” Mr Kejriwal had said
within days of his decision to form a political party after the
Anna Hazare movement “failed”. Then he had admitted that
the lack of infrastructure would be detrimental to his ambition
to throw an alternative at the national level at that time.
Incidentally, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar
Abdullah read the larger message in the Delhi verdict. That the
BJP was not unbeatable was the message Mr Abdullah found.
Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and JD-U leader
Nitish Kumar hailed and apparently drew solace from the fact
that the Narendra Modi wave was losing steam. The responses
of the ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh and its arch-rival
BSP were muted. Significantly, none of the regional satraps
facing the BJP heat in their bastions spoke of doing business
with Mr Kejriwal and his party in their respective territories. In
their silence, political observers opine, the regional parties and
the larger Opposition to the BJP are wary of the fact that the
brand of politics championed by Mr Kejriwal is inimical to what
they practice on their respective turfs. Arguably, the BJP held
on to its traditional vote base in Delhi, which is about 33 per
cent.
And, hence, it’s the Opposition parties which need to brainstorm
if they would be able to hold on to their support base if the
AAP makes a strong pitch to build cadres in their areas of
influence. Even in Punjab, where the AAP made a spectacular
debut in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections by bagging four seats,
the party gained from the weakening of the support base of the
Congress.
The AAP, in most likelihood, will concentrate on states
adjoining Delhi for its further expansion and Uttar Pradesh,
Haryana, Punjab are on the immediate radar of the party. Also,
the AAP, which during its formative days had thought of making
a political debut in Himachal Pradesh only to revise the strategy
after getting a cold response from the ground, could look at the
hilly state. In all these states, the AAP would seek to capture
the support base of the Congress is the opinion of those who
have been closely watching the party founded on anticorruption campaign.
However, there is no denying the fact that the BJP’s rout in
Delhi has boosted the morale of the Opposition. They know
that the BJP juggernaut unleashed by Mr Modi and party chief
Amit Shah could be stopped if there is unity among political
outfits. In Bihar, Mr Nitish Kumar is likely to pursue the merger
of the JD-U and the RJD vigorously and stitch an alliance with
the Congress to take on the BJP in the November state polls
this year.
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Harmeet Singh Kohli
In below article logistics experts teach techniques that can be used to
effectively negotiating good freight rates.
The key steps in negotiation best freight rates are:
Find current Market Rates
Before approaching liners or forwarders you should gain knowledge of
current market rates. You can often check rates from your online freight
portals, business associates or friends.
Identifying carriers that service your tradelane
Approaching more companies can increase your chance of getting better
freight rate. Identify carrier that service your trade lane and then gather
contact details. You can get contact details from online directory of
logistics companies.
Networking – Build repo with liners/forwarders sales team
It is worth keeping good relationship with the sales team members of
logistics companies. Ocean freight rates are at discretion of line
managers. Maintaining personal repo with the sales people of logistics
company can substantially increase your chances of getting sweater
freight rates !
Consolidating volumes & Sell future projections
If a shippingline knows that you have a fairly large potential business
volume in long-term then they will offer to you a better rate to grab
your business, even for current shipments with small volume.
Broadcasting Freight Request
Once you gain knowledge of freight rates and you have identified logistics
companies, you should start sending out emails to logistics companies
with your current and yearly business volume.
Freight Exchange
One of the biggest freight market website is ShippingExchange.com,
posting your request is absolutely free and they also have many features
like online tracking etc. Once you post your freight request they broadcast
your request to a large number of forwarders and shipping lines registered
with them.
Keep dropping the anchor
Find out the lowest freight quote and then negotiate with one company
at a time. As you negotiate with one company at a time, use the lowest
freight quote as a bench mark to negotiate your freight downwards with
the subsequent companies.
Save the best of last
Once you have come towards the end of negotiation marathon, only
then you should start negotiating with your preferred logistics company.
Don’t be penny wise and dollar foolish
You should factor in per day interest cost of you goods and offset it with
the longer transit time. Sometimes, paying higher freight with a shipping
line with a shorter transit time is overall more economical.
Contract – Does & Don’ts
When you receive the freight quote or freight contract you should read
between the lines to know your contractual obligations. Freight rates are
only valid for a fixed duration and in some cases shippinglines put a
penalty clause if you are unable to ship certain committed volume.
By learning the above skill you are now a well-qualified freight negotiator.
Happy negotiating cheaper freight rates ! [email protected]
The Delhi fumble
THE Delhi assembly election has attracted the keen attention of foreign
diplomats, India-watchers and the international media. Mostly because the
BJP leadership chose to invest it with a significance that it intrinsically did
not deserve. The complete rout of the BJP has also raised questions about
the election’s impact on national politics.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s spectacular and decisive victory in the 2014
Lok Sabha elections convinced the international community that he had
emerged as the country’s tallest political leader, without a real rival. As Modi’s
star rose in national politics, many countries shed their earlier inhibitions
and started to engage with him. After his electoral success last year, important
foreign leaders displayed eagerness to accept him as a peer and do business
with him. Modi, in turn, showed great interest in foreign affairs and met his
international counterparts with ease and a sure touch.
The international community only truly respects heads of government who
have real power and are politically durable. It recognises that only they can
actually deliver on assurances and implement decisions. It swiftly realised
that Modi was the first such leader to emerge in India in over two decades —
his political success exceeds Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Sonia Gandhi’s. This
view was confirmed as the BJP won state elections in Haryana, Jharkhand
and Maharashtra as well as vastly improved its performance in Jammu and
Kashmir. Modi’s decisions to change the land acquisition law and allow
greater foreign investment in critical sectors like insurance were signals of
his intent to move purposefully to overcome the impediments to implementing
his vision for India. But he still has to navigate the ordinances through
Parliament.
Katju
But international observers and Modi’s peers will now pause to assess the
impact of the Delhi election on the Indian political scene, especially on Modi.
They are likely to focus attention not only on what led Modi to stake his
reputation against Arvind Kejriwal, who was in no way his political equal,
but also, more importantly, on how he would absorb this reverse and move
ahead. Will it bring changes to his economic and foreign policies? Will he
move to a more collegial style of functioning? Will he seek to curb the sharp
rhetoric and actions of Hindutva elements in the Sangh Parivar? If, in the coming
months, they conclude that Modi has taken this defeat in his stride and not
allowed it to change his economic and
development agenda, they will continue
to actively engage with him. But they will
focus, in particular, on his moves to ensure
the maintenance of social harmony. If
these happen, the Delhi elections would
be considered as no more than a blip in
his five-year prime ministerial term.
Kejriwal evokes intense curiosity among
Delhi-based foreign diplomats and India-watchers. They would have been
impressed with his remarkable ability to overcome crippling political reverses in
a very short time. They would also feel his party had the potential to appeal to
vast sections across India, depending on its ability to deliver on electoral
commitments in Delhi.
But the international community has great interest in a political party’s economic
policies, approach to global issues and national security concerns. It is on these
matters that countries spar or cooperate. Governance issues that directly impact
people’s lives and domestic economic policies win or lose elections but are not
of direct interest to global players. But Kejriwal has not spelt out his views on
these international matters and would need to do so before the world can form an
opinion of him.
The Congress party seems to have fallen into the political precipice. Rahul Gandhi
has failed every significant electoral test in the past few years. The party is so
closely identified with the Gandhi family that it seems not to have a future
without them at the helm. Will the international community write off the Congress
— in the Delhi election, it did not win a single seat and its vote share fell below
10 per cent? This is unlikely. Global leaders know the Congress party well and
have, in the past, been comfortable dealing with it. Besides, let’s not forget, it is
still the single largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha.
The Delhi election will make India-watching more interesting and complex for the
international community.
DAILY HOROSCOPE
Aries
Some unsettling news from far
away could have you stressed out,
Aries. This might affect your
work if you aren't careful. Your
mind may stray back and forth
from work to the news and its
implications. Stay focused. All
signs are that whatever you've
heard is likely to be far less
troublesome than it appears right
now. Don't fly off the handle until
you know the facts.
Taurus
You're likely to be in a good space
right now, Taurus. If you're single,
you're in no hurry to change that.
If you're involved, you and your
partner should be getting along
very well. However, you might
experience a little doubt when a
current or potential partner
becomes uncommunicative. Your
friend probably has money
worries. Let him or her know
you're there to listen, then back
off.
Gemini
A visitor may come over today,
Gemini, but you might wonder
why this person bothered. He or
she may seem distracted and more
inclined to listen to what you say
than offer any conversation.
Chances are that your friend felt
lonely and needed some company.
Be flattered. Don't be afraid to
launch into a monologue about
something you find fascinating. It
may be just what your friend
needs.
Cancer
A phone call may come from
someone you know is prone to
gossip, Cancer. This person may
have a lot to say, but be sure you
take it with a grain of salt, if not
the whole shaker. Your
skepticism could prove invaluable
in this respect. If what this
person says is important, check
out the facts before passing it on
or taking any action. Chances are
it's exaggerated or completely
false.
Leo
The desire to make a major
purchase of some kind,
perhaps a luxury item, might
have you counting your
pennies today, Leo. Once
they're all counted, you might
doubt the wisdom of buying
it now. This isn't the day to
make a decision either way.
Wait a few days and you
should see things more clearly
and have a better grasp of the
situation.
Libra
Capricorn
A sibling or neighbor may tell you
one thing, Libra, while your
intuition tells you the opposite.
This isn't a vindictive deception.
The person is probably trying to
spare your feelings. Perhaps it's
better not to challenge this
person. Wait until you know
more before bringing up the
subject. You don't want to cause
a rift between the two of you.
You're probably excited about a
forthcoming journey, Capricorn,
but you may be unclear about
the arrangements. Don't let this
situation persist or your trip
might not work out the way you
hope. Get in touch with people
who know what's what and get
as much information as you can.
Then you will know it all before
you get on that plane.
Scorpio
A friend who's having money
problems might dump all their
woes on you today, Scorpio. Your
inclination isn't to be very
sympathetic, but hold back that
tendency. The situation is real,
and your friend is very worried
and needs solutions more than
criticism or sympathy. Your
common sense and practical
nature could be invaluable right
now. Offer to listen.
Sagittarius
Virgo
Worries about a household
member could plague you today,
Virgo. This person might have
gone away without telling
anyone, or seem upset. Your
friend is probably OK but at
odds with someone outside the
household rather than in it. Let
this person work it out in
whatever way they see fit. Your
companion will share with you
when the time is right.
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Have you been given a task to
do at work that hasn't been
explained properly, Sagittarius?
If so, you may feel at a loss. What
to do? It's best to go back to the
person who assigned the work
and ask for more details. This
could be temporarily humbling,
but remember, it's better to ask
a stupid question than to make a
stupid mistake. Don't move
ahead until you know exactly
what you need to do.
Aquarius
A dream or insight might find
you questioning one of your
long-held goals, Aquarius.
Perhaps you've formulated
another goal you like better, or
you're beginning to doubt the
workability of the old one. This
probably isn't a good day to
make a decision of any sort. Your
thinking may not be as rational
as it usually is. Write down your
options and return to it in a day
or two.
Pisces
Someone at work may be upset,
Pisces, and not inclined to
communicate their feelings to
anyone else. This might cast a
pall over the atmosphere. You
may wonder if this person is
upset with you, but chances are
it has a lot more to do with the
job than you. Make use of your
ability to concentrate, and don't
let this get in your way. It isn't
worth the trouble.
MAIL BOX
The move is definitely a
retrograde one that
overshadows the BJP’s
development plank. In a
multiethnic, multireligious
and
multilingual
subcontinent,
the
proclivity to propagate
Hindustan and Hindi is
detrimental to the unity of
the nation and a real
threat to its existence.
Hindi zealots in the
heartland are trying hard
to replace English with
their mother tongue in all
spheres of independent
India. Naming Central
schemes in Hindi is a
step that will alienate
others
from
the
mainstream, and the
Modi government is
certainly playing with
fire.
Annadurai Jeeva,
Srirangam, Tamil Nadu
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Bring guidelines for
commercial bodies to
prevent bribery: Law panel
New Delhi
With India bidding big ticket investments, the Law
Commission on Friday recommended mandatory norms
by government for commercial organisations to prevent
bribery.Recommending amendments to the Prevention
of Corruption Amendment Bill, 2013, the law panel
proposed introducing a "statutory obligation" on the
government to publish guidance about the procedures
that commercial organisations can take to put in place
"adequate systems" to prevent bribery to public
servants.It said in Section 9, a new sub-clause can be
added to make it clear that "the central government shall
prescribe and publish guidelines about the adequate
procedures, which can be put in place by commercial
organisations to prevent persons associated with them
from bribing any person, being or expecting to be, a
public servant".It said the guidelines shall be prescribed
and published by the Centre "after following a
consultation process in which the views of all the
interested stakeholders are obtained".Section 10 of the
bill pending in the Rajya Sabha extends the liability of
the commercial organisation to every person who is in
charge of and is responsible to the organisation for the
conduct of its business through a deeming provision.The
panel in its latest report submitted to the Law Ministry
has also recommended amending Section 10.The revised
Section 10 now states that if an offence by a commercial
organisation is proved to have been committed with the
consent or connivance of any director, manager,
secretary or other officer of the commercial organisation,
then such person shall be guilty of the offence and will be
liable to be proceeded against and punishable with
imprisonment which shall not be less than three years but
which may extend to seven years.
Telangana, Andhra
Police clash over
sharing of river water
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Here's list of Arvind
Kejriwal's Cabinet ministers
Jyotiraditya Scindia
demands swine flu
labs in Bhopal,
Indore and Gwalior
Bhopal
New Delhi
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor
Arvind Kejriwal along with six
elected legislators will take oath at
Ramlila Maidan on Saturday.
President Pranab Mukherjee on
Friday appointed Kejriwal as the
chief minister of Delhi.Following the
union cabinet's recommendation, the
President revoked the order issued on
February 16, 2014 placing Delhi
under central rule with effect from
Feb 14, 2015.The AAP chief will
keep the key portfolios of home,
power and finance with himself after
assuming Delhi chief ministership
today.Kejriwal's confidante Manish
Sisodia is likely to be made the
deputy chief minister and given the
charge of education, PWD and urban
development.
AAP leader Satyendra Jain, who had
handled the Health and Industry in the
earlier AAP rule, will retain the same
portfolios, sources said.Gopal Rai, who
has been associated with the AAP chief
since Lokpal movement, is tipped to be the
next transport and labour minister.Sandeep
Kumar, a lawyer by profession, is likely to
handle women and child welfare
department and SC and ST welfare while
Jitendra Tomar, another lawyer, will handle the
law department.Asim Ahmed Khan is likely to
be given the charge of food and civil supplies and
minority affairs ministries.
After being dropped out of the new Arvind
Kejriwal-led cabinet, former AAP minister
Somnath Bharti today said he had willingly
decided not to take any responsibility because he
wants to focus on building his constituency
as a model one.Rakhi Birla, Saurabh
Bharadwaj, and Girish Soni are others who
would not be part of the new Cabinet,
according to the sources.The AAP won a
staggering 67 of the 70 seats in the Delhi
Assembly on Tuesday, leaving just three to
the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Congress
was wiped out.
Former Union Minister and senior
Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia
expressed serious concern about swine flu
virus spreading in Madhya Pradesh and
demanded setting up of disease testing
laboratories in Bhopal, Indore and
Gwalior.In a letter to Madhya Pradesh
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan,
Scindia said that he came to know that the
MP state government has written a letter to
private nursing homes directing them not
to discuss swine flu."I failed to understand
the logic behind it," he said.Scindia said
that the disease has assumed dangerous
proportions and so far death toll because
of the dreaded H1N1 virus has reached
60.The Congress leader said that though
testing facilities to detect the swine flu
virus exists only in Jabalpur at present, it is
advisable to set up three more laboratories
at Indore, Gwalior and Bhopal.
Besides, adequate stock of medicines,
masks and other required material should
be provided to hospitals, he said.
Scindia also urged the Chief Minister to
direct medical officers and other staff to
ensure that required medicines and other
facilities were available in their respective
hospitals.with Union Health Minister J P
Nadda soon.
Lunch with Pawar, farmers rally in
Baramati part of PM Narendra Modi tour
Hyderabad
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The row between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh over
sharing of Krishna river water took a serious turn Friday
with police of the wo Telugu states clashing at Nagarjuna
Sagar dam.Tension prevailed at the dam in Nalgonda
district of Telangana as policemen of the two states
exchanged blows after a heated argument between
officials of the irrigation departments of both the sides.
Intervention by senior officials saved the situation from
going out of hands.Chief ministers of both Telangana and
Andhra Pradesh Friday night decided to meet in the
presence of Governor E. S. L. Narasimhan here Saturday
to discuss and sort out the issue amicably.Andhra
Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu spoke to
his Telangana counterpart K. Chandrasekhar Rao over
phone. Rao mooted the suggestion of a meeting in the
governor`s presence and Naidu agreed.The Telangana
chief minister also assued Naidu that he would call back
police from the dam. He asked police force to exercise
restraint.The trouble at the dam began Friday when
irrigation officials of Andhra demanded their
counterparts to release the water for Krishna delta. The
irrigation officials of Telangana refused to oblige, saying
they have not received any orders from their
government.Telangana Irrigation Minister Harish Rao
and his Andhra counterpart D. Umamaheswara Rao also
traded allegations. Harish Rao told reporters in
Hyderabad that Andhra Pradesh had drawn 43.13 TMC
more water than its due share. He, however, agreed to
release more water to save crops in Andhra provided the
Andhra government make a written request.The Andhra
irrigation minister told reporters in Vijayawada that
Telangana is wasting water but not releasing it to Andhra
to save the crops. He claimed that Andhra is seeking
water as per the Krishna water tribunal award.
Clear Saturday
ahead in Delhi
New Delhi
It was a pleasant Saturday morning in the national capital
with the minimum temperature settling at 9.3 degrees
Celsius, a notch below the season`s average.The Met
department has forecast a clear day ahead."There was
shallow fog in the morning but the sky will be mainly
clear," said an official of the India Meteorological
Department.The maximum temperature is likely to hover
around 25 degrees Celsius.The humidity at 8.30 a.m. was
93 percent percent and the visibility was 1,000 metres, an
official said.Friday`s maximum temperature was a notch
above the season`s average at 24 degrees Celsius and the
minimum temperature was a notch below the season`s
average at 9.3 degrees Celsius.
Delhiites concerned
about corruption, crime,
not power: Study
New Delhi
People of Delhi now consider issues such as inflation,
corruption and crimes against women as far more
important than power supply problems, according to a
study released on Friday.As per the study titled
'Perception Survey of Delhi - Satisfaction on Power
Supply', power topped the list of key concern for
Delhiites in 2002 and 2004 but down the year issues such
as law and order, corruption and inflation, among others,
took precedence over it.The study carried out over a
period of 10 years starting 2002, says power now ranks far
lower than in used to be earlier.The study is part of Delhi
Human Development Report 2013 published by the
Institute for Human Development (IHD).So, in 2006,
municipal corporation of Delhi topped the list followed
by corruption and power and in 2008 power was at the
bottom of it below water.In 2010 and 2012, power was
edged out rom the list of top five concerns, the study
said.Among the lowest-income group, power ranked
third behind sanitation and water in the category of most
problematic issues. And, among the highest-income
group, power ranked as the least problematic issues.IHD
was established in 1998 under the aegis of the Indian
Society .
Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a daylong tour of Maharashtra on Saturday during
which he will attend a number of programmes
and also address a farmers' rally in Baramati, the
home turf of Nationalist Congress Party
president Sharad Pawar and his family.
Besides addressing the rally, he will take part in a
number of programmes in Pune, Mumbai and
Baramati.The visit, which comes amidst war of
words between ruling saffron allies Shiv Sena
and BJP, has generated curiosity in political
circles here as Modi would also be visiting the
residence of Pawar for lunch, as per the schedule
released here.Ahead of Maharashtra Assembly
Elections in October last, Modi, at a rally in
Baramati, had targeted Pawar and his nephew
Ajit, the then Deputy Chief Minister, and called
for the ouster of the State Government, in which
NCP was a key ally.At another rally at
Pandharpur, Modi had described NCP as a
"naturally corrupt party".The Prime Minister
will arrive in Pune in the morning and proceed
to Chakan, a north western suburb, to
inaugurate a multi-modal manufacturing
facility of US-based diversified conglomerate
General Electric (GE).This is GE's first
manufacturing plant in India for which an
MoU was signed with the state Government in
2013. The unit will manufacture a range of
diversified products for sectors like energy,
aviation, oil and gas transportation.At
Baramati, Prime Minister will visit Vidya
Pratishthan campus and also inaugurate the
Appasaheb Pawar Auditorium in the town in
Pune district.Modi will then g to the Krishi
Vigyan Kendra, also in Baramati, and lay
foundation stone for a Centre for Excellence
on vegetable production. At the same venue,
he will address farmers.
Paswan favours
President's Rule in Bihar
Guwahati
Accusing JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar of being responsible for a
Constitutional crisis in Bihar, Union Consumer Affairs Minister
Ram Vilas Paswan asserted the situation "is fit for imposition of
President's Rule there".
"There is a Constitutional crisis in Bihar. It is a fit case for
imposition of President's Rule there. Nitish Kumar is responsible
for it," Paswan told reporters here on the situation in his home state
of Bihar."Why did Nitish Kumar resign for his party's poor
performance in the last Lok Sabha elections. (Chief Minister) Jitan
Ram Manjhi was his dummy candidate. After he became Chief
Minister he has gone after Manjhi and not allowed him to work," he
said."When Manjhi refused to remain in his pocket, Nitish Kumar
started creating trouble," Paswan said."Kumar is very cunning. He
has broken all political parties, including my Lok Janshakti Party,
RJD, CPI earlier. He is a master of defection and horse trading", he
said.
"He (Nitish) has no faith in his own MLAs that they will stay with
him. So he is keeping them away outside Bihar in Noida in Uttar
Pradesh", accused Paswan."Let Manjhi prove his majority on the
floor of the Assembly on February 20 as fixed by the Governor. If
both sides have no majority and the instability continues, then
President's Rule will be recommended by the Governor," Paswan
said.On Nitish Kumar's accusations about BJP writing the script for
Manjhi asserting he has majority to continue as Chief Minister,
Paswan shot back, "why BJP? NDA will not support".
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My comments on women
journalists wrongly interpreted:
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
New Delhi
Minister of State for
Information and Broadcasting
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
on Saturday said his comments
on women journalists at Indian
Women's Press Corps were
wrongly interpreted.Rathore, a
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
MP from Jaipur Rural
constituency and an ex-Indian
Army officer, was on Friday
quoted by a news agency as saying that
women in media would be better off
pursuing off-field roles like that of
news analysis as opposed to field
reporting in view of safety, challenging
conditions and odd hours of However,
the BJP leader took to social
networking website Twitter today to
clarify his comments. He wrote: “I've
the highest respect for women
personally & professionally. My 6
month pregnant soldier wife was on
battlefield after parliament attack
(sic)” As per IANS, Rathore had on
Friday said women in media would be
better off pursuing off-field roles like
that of news analysis as opposed to
field reporting in view of safety,
challenging conditions and odd hours
of work.In contrast to the "reducing
importance" of factual news business
practiced by TV journalism,
Rathore called for women
scribes to take to print that is
more about "analysis of the
implication of the news".In
print, "your (women
journalists) role could be far
better utilized without going
out in the field. Not that you
should not go out. In the sense
of safety and security, the
working hours, conditions,
and different roles attached as
a mother, sister, or a wife," Rathore
told women journalists in a media
interaction at Indian Women's Press
Corps here.Stressing the fact that his
suggestion was free of any gender
bias, he said avenues "like sports,
battlefields, Maoist-infested areas
become issues for women journalists
to be present there".
Himachal
Government
aims at bringing
Revolution'
Andhra,
Telangana
CMs 'Blue
to discuss
Vijyender Sharma
sharing of Nagarjuna Sagar dam water
SHIMLA---Fishery
industry in Himachal
Pradesh is providing ample
opportunities for livelihood
to the people and has also
emerged as an important
source of revenue for the
State.
The
State
Government is making
concerted efforts to bring
"Blue Revolution" in
Himachal. The Government
is encouraging youth for
adopting fish farming as
self-employment for which
numerous incentives are
being made available. With
the provision of financial
support and technical
knowledge, more and more
people are coming forward
to adopt fish farming which
is helping them in making
economically self reliant.
With the concerted efforts
of the State Government
and keen interest shown by
the people towards fisheries
activities, full time self
employment has been
provided to 5238 fishermen
in major reservoirs of the
State during last year, which
includes 2652 in Govind
Sagar, 2479 in Pong Dam, 74
in Chamera and 33 fishermen
in Maharaja Ranjeet Sagar.
To engage the youth in
fisheries activities various
schemes
are
being
implemented in the State.
Assistance for construction
of pond of one hectare size
Rs. one lakh are being
provided to SC/ST
beneficiaries while Rs.
80,000 to the general
category beneficiaries.
Fish farms are foundation
stones of fish farming and
the Himachal Pradesh
Fisheries Department is
providing fishery support
services through 12 fish
seed farms. Out of 12 fish
seed farms six are trout farms
and other six are carp farms.
The Major fish species
available in the streams of
Himachal Pradesh are trout,
mahasheer,
barilus,
glyptothorax etc. With an
aim to bring the blue
revolution in the State two
new species including
Hungarian common carp
and Amoor common carp
have been imported.
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understanding on release
of water, though talks were
held between officials of
irrigation and other
departments.
Intervention by senior
officials saved the situation
from going out of
hands.Alleging that Andhra
Pradesh had already used
water in excess of its share,
Telangana Irrigation Minister
T Harish Rao told reporters in
Hyderabad that his
government had to protect
standing crops in Nalgonda
and Khammam districts.The
Andhra Irrigation Minister D
Umamaheswara Rao told
reporters in Vijayawada that
Telangana is wasting water
but not releasing it to Andhra
to save the crops. He claimed
that Andhra is seeking water
as per the Krishna water
tribunal award.He, however,
s a i d t h e Te l a n g a n a
Government is ready to be
accommodative in releasing
the water, but Andhra has to
first come out with a proposal
on amount of water it needs.
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opportunities; come
invest in India: Modi
Mumbai/New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked
investors to come and invest in India stating that the
c o u n t r y o ff e r s i m m e n s e o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r
development.Modi, speaking at the inauguration of
General Electrics multi-modal project in Pune's Chakan
said, “India is fastest growing economy in world with
GDP growth rate of 7.4 percent”.Emphasising on
government's continuous commitment to make a
positive investment climate, Modi said that the
government is focusing on ease of doing business in
India. It has ensured predictability in all policiesModi
added, “Our effort is to make policies predictable in
order to attract investments”.“Number of permissions
needed to set up hospitality industry being brought down
from 110 to 20,” he added.India offers immense
opportunities for ship-building sector, said the PM,
inviting US-based GE to manufacture ships in the
country.
Sun Pharma
founder to invest
$290 mn in turbine
maker Suzlon
Brent oil tops USD 61 as
outlook brightens
London
Brent oil prices soared above USD 61
this week for the first time this year,
aided by upbeat news on Ukraine and
Greece and by rebounding economic
growth in eurozone powerhouse
Germany.Elsewhere in commodity
markets, India overtook China as the
world's top consumer of gold,
according to newly published industry
data.
OIL: Crude oil prices rallied above
USD 61 on easing tensions surrounding
Greece and Ukraine, and as the global
economic outlook brightened."Prices
managed to climb ... As investors
reacted positively to the announcement
of a ceasefire between Russia and
Ukraine after talks mediated by
Germany and France proved
successful," said Sucden analyst Myrto
Sokou."Appetite for risk assets was
boosted further by the progress
between Greece and its creditors
regarding any potential renegotiation of
the bailout package."European stock
markets also jumped higher today, with
Germany's main index breaching
11,000 points for the first time as
Greece appeared closer to a possible
overhaul of its international bailout.
Sentiment was given another boost as
official data showed the German economy
expanded surprisingly strongly in the fourth
quarter of 2014, driven by robust consumer
spending.In the period from October to
December, German gross domestic product
expanded by 0.7 per cent, bringing full-year
growth to 1.6 per cent.
Economic activity in the eurozone also
picked up slightly, expanding by 0.3 per
cent in the fourth quarter and 0.9 for all of
2014.
Crude futures had risen sharply yesterday,
gaining almost USD 2.50 on reports that
leading petroleum producers are curtailing
investment.In a topsy-turvy week for the oil
market, prices fell sharply on Wednesday
with New York crude sliding below USD
49, as swelling US inventories added to the
global supply glut.The US stockpiles report
showed crude reserves standing at an 80year high for this time of the year.Oil prices
have been under pressure for months,
plunging about 60 per cent to just over USD
40 between June and late January.However,
they have recovered slightly in recent
weeks as the number of drilling rigs has
fallen and oil companies such as Total and
Mumbai
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The founder of India`s Sun Pharmaceutical Industries
Inc, Dilip Sanghvi, has agreed to buy a 23 percent stake in
Indian wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy Ltd for about
$290 million, the company said late on Friday.Sanghvi,
India`s second-richest man, will pay 18 billion rupees
through Dilip Sanghvi Family and Associates (DSA) for
1 billion new shares in Suzlon, issued by way of a
preferential allotment.Sanghvi`s investment firm and
Suzlon will lso form a wind farm joint venture for the
development of 450 megawatt (MW) of wind farms, the
statement said.Loss-making Suzlon has been under
pressure over the last few years due to a slowdown in
global turbine sales and a growing debt pile. It was forced
to restructure $1.8 billion of debt after defaulting on a
$200 million convertible bond redemption in 2012.The
deal will provide Suzlon with much needd liquidity and
the company said it would also use the cash to tap
opportunities in India and growth markets like the United
States, China, Brazil, South Africa, Turkey and
Mexico.Suzlon shares have risen 15 percent in the past
week on media reports of Sanghvi`s interest in investing
in the company in a personal capacity. The company last
week denied having received a proposal from Sanghvi.
Suzlon sold its German unit Senvion SE to buyout firm
Centerbridge Partners last month for 1 billion euros in an
all-cash deal, part of the company`s plans to halve rupee
debt by March 31.
S&P closes at record,
Nasdaq hits 15-year high
New York
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The S&P 500 index closed at a record high on
Friday, as energy shares gained with oil prices,
while the Nasdaq composite index hit a 15-year
high helped by technology stocks.Equities rallied
this week after a ceasefire agreement between
Ukraine and Russia and apparent progress toward a
deal on Greek debt. The Nasdaq had the strongest
gains of the three main indexes on Friday. A strong
report by Cisco Systems Inc earlier in the week led
some investors to conclude that technology demand
is improving, said Peter Jankovskis, co-chief
investment officer at OakBrook Investments LLC
in Lisle, Illinois. "It`s possible there`s a sentiment
that technology is turning the corner," he said. The
market gained momentum late in the session after
many traders had held off on making big bets earlier
in the last trading day before a long weekend. U.S.
markets are closed on Monday for the Presidents
Day holiday.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 46.97
points, or 0.26 percent, to 18,019.35, the S&P 500
gained 8.51 points, or 0.41 percent, to 2,096.99, a
record high. The Nasdaq Composite added 36.22
points, or 0.75 percent, to 4,893.84. The Russell
2000 index of small-cap shares also finished at a
record high.For the week, the Dow rose 1.1 percent,
the S&P 500 gained 2 percent and the Nasdaq added
3.2 percent.The S&P energy sector closed up 1.95
percent as oil topped $60 for the first time in 2015
despite persistent worries about oversupply.In
contrast, the S&P utilities sector was the worst
performer, falling 1.6 percent, closing down for the
third day in a row. Many investors are leaving safehaven utilities stocks as they anticipate U.S. Federal
Reserve interest rate increases later this
year.American Express weighed on the S&P index
with a 3 percent decline. Several brokerages slashed
price targets for the company after Costco said it
would stop accepting its card in its U.S. stores.Of
the 391 S&P 500 companies that have reported
earnings, about 71.1 percent have topped profit
expectations, according to Thomson Reuters data,
while 57.5 percent have beaten on revenue.The
earnings growth rate for the quarter is 6.6 percent,
down from the 11.2 percent expected on Oct. 1, but
up fom 4.2 percent expected on Jan. 1.U.S. import
prices tumbled 2.8 percent in January, the largest
decline since December 2008 and the seventh
straight month of declines, indicating inflation
pressures could remain subdued, while consumer
sentiment fell from an 11-year high.About 6.5
billion shares changed hands on U.S. exchanges,
below the 7.3 billion average so far this month,
according to BATS Global Markets.
NYSE advancers outnumbered decliners 1,919 to
1,146, for a 1.67-to-1 ratio; on the Nasdaq, 1,726
issues rose and 983 fell, a 1.76-to-1 ratio.The S&P
500 posted 76 new 52-week highs and 1 new low;
the Nasdaq Composite recorded 111 new highs and
29 lows.
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Royal Dutch Shell trimmed some
investment.
Crude futures also shot higher last week as
data revealed production cuts that could
curb the global supply glut.By today on
London's Intercontinental Exchange, Brent
North Sea crude for delivery in April leapt
to USD 61.19 a barrel from USD 58.08 for
the March contract one week earlier.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange,
West Texas Intermediate or light sweet
crude for March rallied to USD 52.70 a
barrel compared with USD 50.48.Gold
prices fell as many investors shunned the
safe haven asset amid easing global
tensions, while India overtook China as the
top world consumer of the metal."Gold has
come under pressure from various sources,
not least due to the lack of safe haven
demand," noted analyst Fawad Razaqzada
at trading site Forex.Com.China lost its
place to India as the world's biggest gold
consumer in 2014, sector data showed
yesterday, hit by collapsing jewellery
demand after one year in the top
spot.Indian gold demand sank 14 percent to
842.7 tonnes last year from 2013, but
Chinese demand slumped 38 per cent to
814 tonnes, the World Gold Council
(WGC) said in a report.
WTO panel upholds most of
complaint against China in
steel duties dispute
Geneva
A World Trade Organization dispute
panel upheld most parts of a complaint
against China on Friday in a case
brought by Japan and the European
Union challenging Chinese antidumping duties on high performance
seamless stainless steel tubes.Japan
brought the complaint in December
2012 to object to China hampering
firms such as Nippon Steel & Sumitomo
Metal Corp from selling the tubes,
which are used in coal-fired power
plants. The European Union, home to
exporters such as Tubacex S.A in Spain
and Salzgitter A.G in Germany, joined
the case against China in June 2013.
"In international trade we all need to
play by the rules. I am glad that the
WTO panel confirms this today asking
China to bring its customs duties in
line with the WTO obligations," EU
Trade Commissioner Cecilia
Malmström said in a statement.
"I hope to see China reacting to this
ruling immediately and restoring
fair trading conditions for EU
producers."
The EU said the ruling was of
systemic importance because it
highlighted "recurrent
shortcomings" in China`s
application of the trade rules,
following another dispute where the
EU challenged Chinese antidumping duties o x-ray scanners.
WTO rules allow countries to apply
anti-dumping duties against
unfairly priced imports, but there
are strict conditions about applying
the rules and calculating whether the
goods are actually being dumped.
China, which could appeal against
the ruling, said it had several
objections to the findings but did not
immediately say what it would do
next."We will earnestly assess the
report and consider possible future
steps," China`s Ministry of
Commerce said in a statement on
Saturday.China is also under new
pressure from the United States,
which launched a new complaint at
the WTO on Wednesday to challenge
Chinese subsidies supporting billions
of dollars of exports.Canada has also
escalated a trade row with China by
asking the WTO to adjudicate in a
dispute about China`s anti-dumping
duties on cellulose pulp, used to make
rayon.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Executive
Chairman Jack Ma urged employees to relax
about US lawsuits against the firm over
possible failure to disclose information to
investors, in a letter to staff posted on his
official microblog on Friday.A series of
lawsuits have been filed in the United States
after an unusually public fracas with a
Chinese regulator last month over the issue of
fakes being sold on Alibaba`s websites. "As
for the lawsuits that came about from recent
events, I ask that Alibaba employees be at
ease," Ma said in his annual letter, sent out
before Lunar New Year."The Group will
London
Brent oil prices soared above USD 61 this week
for the first time this year, aided by upbeat news on
Ukraine and Greece and by rebounding economic
growth in euozone powerhouse
Germany.Elsewhere in commodity markets, India
overtook China as the world's top consumer of
gold, according to newly published industry
data.OIL: Crude oil prices rallied above USD 61
on easing tensions surrounding Greece and
Ukraine, and as the global economic outlook
brightened."Prices managed to climb ... As
investors reacted positively to the announcement
of a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine after
talks mediated by Germany and France proved
successful," said Sucden analyst Myrto Sokou.
"Appetite for risk assets was boosted further by
the progress between Greece and its creditors
regarding any potential renegotiation of the
bailout package."European stock markets also
jumped higher today, with Germany's main index
breaching 11,000 points for the first time as
Greece appeared closer to a possible overhaul of
its international bailout.
Sentiment was given another boost as
official data showed the German economy
expanded surprisingly strongly in the fourth
quarter of 2014, driven by robust consumer
spending.
In the period from October to December,
German gross domestic product expanded by
0.7 per cent, bringing full-year growth to 1.6
per cent.Economic activity in the eurozone
also picked up slightly, expanding by 0.3 per
cent in the fourth quarter and 0.9 for all of
2014.Crude futures had risen sharply
yesterday, gaining almost USD 2.50 on
reports that leading petroleum producers are
curtailing investment.In a topsy-turvy week
for the oil market, prices fell sharply on
Wednesday with New York crude sliding
below USD 49, as swelling US inventories
added to the global supply glut.he US
stockpiles report showed crude reserves
standing at an 80-year high for this time of the
year.Oil prices have been under pressure for
months, plunging about 60 per cent to just
over USD 40 between June and late
January.However, they have recovered
slightly in recent weeks as the number of
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Saturday asked investors to come and
invest in India stating that the country
offers immense opportunities for
development.Modi, speaking at the
inauguration of General Electrics
multi-modal project in Pune's Chakan
said, “India is fastest growing
economy in world with GDP growth
rate of 7.4 percent”Emphasising on
government's continuous commitment
to make a positive investment climate,
Modi said that the government is
focusing on ease of doing business in
India. It has ensured predictability in
all policies.Modi added, “Our effort is
to make policies predictable in order to
attract investments”.“Number of
permissions needed to set up
hospitality industry being brought
down from 110 to 20,” he added.India
offers immense opportunities for shipbuilding sector, said the PM, inviting
US-based GE to manufacture ships in
the country.
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Lew spoke by phone yesterday with Greek Prime Minister Alexis
Tsipras to discuss the latest developments, a day after Tsipras laid
out his plans to European leaders in Brussels to overhaul the
country's international bailout.Lew "urged all parties to set aside
rhetoric and focus on reaching a pragmatic path forward," the
Treasury said in a statement.The US Treasury chief told Tsipras
that he looked forward to working with the new Greek government
"as it proceeds to articulate a concrete and comprehensive reform
agenda in partnership with Europe and international
institutions."He welcomed the fact that Greece and its partners
were engaged in technical discussions, the department said.Greece
began tough negotiations with its creditors Friday as hopes rose
that a make-or-break meeting with eurozone financial ministers
Monday could reach a new debt deal.The new anti-austerity Greek
government is demanding a replacement agreement to its 240billion-euro ($270-billion) bailout from the European Union, the
European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
The bailout is due to expire at the end of February, and failure to
reach a replacement agreement could trigger a Greek default and a
chaotic exit from the euro.
In his phone call with Tsipras, the department said, Lew noted that
Monday's Eurogroup meeting "marks a significant opportunity to
achieve concrete progress."
transparency and honesty to handle this."Since
the beginning of the year, Alibaba has faced a
number of setbacks, with shares down 16.2
percent. Last month`s third-quarter results
failed to impress investors after revenue
growth missed expectations, initially wiping
off more than $25 billion from the e-commerce
titan`s market value.
Also on Friday, a Chinese antitrust regulator
said pricing tactics in the nation`s e-commerce
sector would be probed to ensure a "fair"
market, potentially putting new scrutiny on
businesses such as Alibaba and JD.com Inc.
Last month, the State Administration for
Industry and Commerce (SAIC) said in a nowattach high importance to these, and we will retracted `white paper` that it had met with
uphold the principles of objectivity,
Brent oil tops USD 61
as outlook brightens
Mumbai/New Delhi
US urges Greece debt
negotiators to 'set aside rhetoric'
Alibaba's Jack Ma seeks to reassure
employees over US lawsuits
Beijing
India offers
immense
opportunities;
come invest in
India: Modi
drilling rigs has fallen and oil
companies such as Total and Royal
Dutch Shell trimmed some
investment.
Crude futures also shot higher last
week as data revealed production cuts
that could curb the global supply
glut.By today on London's
Intercontinental Exchange, Brent
North Sea crude for delivery in April
leapt to USD 61.19 a barrel from USD
58.08 for the March contract one week
earlier.On the New York Mercantile
Exchange, West Texas Intermediate or
light sweet crude for March rallied to
USD 52.70 a barrel compared with
USD 50.48.Gold prices fell as many
investors shunned the safe haven asset
amid easing global tensions, while
India overtook China as the top world
consumer of the metal."Gold has
come under pressure from various
sources, not least due to the lack of
safe haven demand," noted analyst
Fawad Razaqzada at trading site
Forex.Com.China lost its place to
India as the world's biggest gold
consumer in 2014, sector data showed
yesterday, hit by collapsing jewellery
demand after one year in the top spot.
Indian gold demand sank 14 percent
to 842.7 tonnes last year from 2013,
but Chinese demand slumped 38 per
cent to 814 tonnes, the World Gold
Council (WGC) said in a report.
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on its platform, but had withheld publishing
any report so as not to affect the initial
public offering in September.Shares fell 4.4
percent the day the SAIC report was
published, spurring U.S. law firms to file
lawsuits alleging Alibaba failed to disclose
risk factors to investors and thus harming
their investments."We are monitoring the
lawsuits triggered by the so-called `White
Paper` and the related events," said an
Alibaba spokeswoman by email on
Friday."We have always been transparent in
our corporate governance and daily
business operations, and make our best
efforts to protect the interest of each and
every shareholder. We will vigorously
defend ourselves and our business
practices."In his letter to Alibaba
employees, Ma said the lawsuits were an
inevitable result of going public, as well as
being a Chinese company."Almost every
large multinational company runs into these
kinds of challenges - IBM, Microsoft, WalMart," Ma said.
Sun Pharma founder
to invest $290 mn in
turbine maker Suzlon
Mumbai
The founder of India`s Sun Pharmaceutical
Industries Inc, Dilip Sanghvi, has agreed to
buy a 23 percent stake in Indian wind turbine
maker Suzlon Energy Ltd for about $290
million, the company said late on
Friday.Sanghvi, India`s second-richest man,
will pay 18 billion rupees through Dilip
Sanghvi Family and Associates (DSA) for 1
billion new shares in Suzlon, issued by way of
a preferential allotment.Sanghvi`s investment
firm and Suzlon will also form a wind farm
joint venture for the development of 450
megawatt (MW) of wind farms, the statement
said.Loss-making Suzlon has been under
pressure over the last few years due to a
slowdown in global turbine sales and a
growing debt pile. It was forced to restructure
$1.8 billion of debt after defaulting on a $200
million convertible bond redemption in
2012.The deal will provide Suzlon with much
needed liquidity and the company said it
would also use the cash to tap opportunities in
India and growth markets like the United
States, China, Brazil, South Africa, Turkey
and Mexico.
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WHO assists search
for `100 missing` in DR
Congo boat disaster
Portland
The World Health Organization on Friday said it is
assisting in the search for as many as 100 people believed
missing after their boat sank on the Congo
River.Thursday`s accident in the Democratic Republic of
Congo happened when two boats collided close to the
town of Kwamouth, some 200 kilometres (124 miles)
east of Kinshasa, the WHO said in a statement.The WHO
cited survivors as saying there may have been close to 150
people onboard one of the boats.An initial official toll
said three people had been killed and 42 rescued,
claiming that around 100 passengers were on the stricken
vessel. The agency said it was providing medical kits to
support a search operation launched by national and
provincial authorities, including 100 body
bags.Passengers on the second boat were nt thought to
have suffered any casualties.Deadly shipping disasters
are common in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to
overcrowding on old and poorly-maintained vessels, a
lack of life-jackets and the fact that many people do not
know how to swim.The WHO said Thursday`saccident
occurred in an area with strong currents.
On Monday, at least 20 people died in a sinking further
upstream on the Congo River, some 450 kilometres
northeast of Kinshasa.
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber
resigned on Friday amid influencepeddling allegations involving his
fiancée that have triggered a
criminal corruption probe and led
to a frenzy of criticism from
prominent fellow Democrats, once
strong allies.Kitzhaber said his
resignation would take effect next
Wednesday, when Secretary of
State Kate Brown would take over
at the helm of the strongly
Democratic Pacific Northwest
state until an election can be held
next year. She will become the
nation`s first openly bisexual
governor.
"I understand that I have become a
liability to the very institutions and
policies to which I have dedicated
my career and, indeed, my entire
adult life," Kitzhaber said in a
statement announcing his
resignation. He has repeatedly
denied any wrongdoing.
Elected to an unprecedented fourth
term in November after a political
career spanning more than three
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The Sudanese police are investigating an officer from the
UN-African Union mission in Darfur over allegations he
raped a woman in the western region, a foreign ministry
spokesman said Friday.After reports in the local press
"against one of the officers from the UNAMID forces in
Darfur, investigations were started on the case," foreign
ministry spokesman Yousif al-Kordofani told AFP."If
there is evidence against the officer, he will be
prosecuted" in a Sudanese court because such crimes are
not subject to diplomatic immunity, Kordofani told
AFP.He gave no further details of the UNAMID officer
or his nationality and did not say when the rape was
alleged to have occurred.A UNAMID press officer said
the mission "takes every allegation of staff misconduct,
including sexual exploitation and abuse, very seriously
and urges any information to that effect to be shared
immediately with the mission".It did not give any further
details of when the attack was alleged to have
occurred.The ministry`s announcement came two days
after Human Rights Watch published a report saying
Sudanese troops raped more than 200 women and girls in
a Darfur village last year.UNAMID peacekeepers were
initially denied access to the village and said there was no
evidence to support the rape claim when they did
report.An internal report from UNAMID said Sudanese
soldiers had intimidated villagers in Tabit as the
peacekeepers tried to interview them.UNAMID
deployed to Darfur in 2007, four years after ethnic
insurgents rose up against the Arab-dominated
government of President Omar al-Bashir, complaining of
their marginalisation.Bashir is wanted by the
International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in
Darfur, where the UN says at least 300,
Oregon's Kate Brown to be
first openly bisexual
governor in US history
Portland
Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown, set to become
the nation`s first openly bisexual governor on
Wednesday, is an under-the-radar liberal Democrat
known for her struggles to expand voting and her push
for greater campaign finance transparency.
Governor John Kitzhaber resigned his post on Friday
amid influence-peddling allegations involving his
fiancée that have triggered a criminal corruption probe
and led to a frenzy of criticism from prominent fellow
Democrats."This is a sad day for Oregon. But I am
confident that legislators are ready to come together to
move Oregon forward," Brown told reporters in brief
remarks outside her office in Salem after Kitzhaber said
he would resign, effective on Wednesday. The
resignation gives Brown, whose job is to oversee
elections, audits and business registrations, the gift of
incumbency in a special election next year. She had
been weighing a bid for governor in 2018 anyway,
Oregon media reported.In addition to becoming the
nation`s first openly bisexual governor, Brown will also
be the second woman to hold Oregon`s top elected
office. She has commented publicly about her
bisexuality and lives in Portland with her husband.She
was appointed to the state House of Representatives in
1991 when another lawmaker resigned, and in 2004
became the first woman to serve as Senate majority
leader, according to a state profile.Brown has touted her
work to create an online database for campaign
donations and in passing comprehensive civil rights and
domestic partnership laws.As secretary of state, the 54year-old backed a bill to register Oregonians to vote
when they get a driver`s licence.But critics accused her
playing partisan politics when she delayed a 2012
election for labour commissioner, a move perceived as
helping a fellow Democrat, the Oregonian newspaper
reported.
"Her first goal is going to be just to step in and keep
moving the state forward, which I think she`s uniquely
qualified to do," said Multnomah County Chairwoman
Deborah Kafoury, a political ally. Brown declined to
discuss her political agenda with reporters on Friday,
and some lawmakers have expressed concern the
Portland liberal could be less effective than Kitzhaber at
bipartisan politics."If Kate Brown wants to lead that
party to the left then that`s something we`re not going to
be participating in," House Minority Leader Mike
McLane, a Republican, told reporters. "I have concern
that Portland`s left or liberal interests have really risen
in the state."
Its progress in long-range missile technology was
hammered home by the launch of a rocket that
successfully put a satellite in orbit in 2012.
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decades, Kitzhaber has been dogged
for months by allegations that
fiancée Cylvia Hayes used her role
in his office for personal gain.
Those allegations snowballed last
week amid media reports that Hayes
had received $118,000 in previously
undisclosed consulting fees in 2011
and 2012 from the Washingtonbased Clean Economy Development
Center while also advising the
governor on energy
policy.Kitzhaber did not reveal those
consulting fees in annual disclosure
filings. He said the couple did not see
it as a potential conflict of interest
and therefore did not feel it had to be
reported. In the aftermath of those
revelations, Kitzhaber promised that
Hayes would no longer have a policy
role in his office. Nevertheless, calls
grew from both sides of the political
aisle for him to step down, as well as
from the state`s flagship newspaper,
the Oregonian, which endorsed his
re-election bid last year.House of
Representatives Speaker Tina Kotek
and Senate President Peter
Courtney, both Democrats, met with
Kitzhaber on Thursday and urged
him to resign.
Oregon Attorney General Ellen
Rosenblum said the resignation
would not affect an ongoing
criminal corruption probe over a
possible conflict of interest
between Hayes` role as an
unpaid adviser to the governor
and her consulting contracts.
Kitzhaber said he would
continue to cooperate with the
investigation.
Kitzhaber`s decision was met
largely with approval by the
state`s political leaders. U.S.
Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon,
a Democrat, said it would give
Oregonians a government that
can focus on their needs without
the distractions of
"investigations and charges and
counter-charges."Jeb Bush, for
example, has yet to lay out his
vision for America. That hasn`t
stopped executives, consultants
and wealthy donors from
seeking access to the would-be
candidate at closed-door
meetings and swish receptions.
US media reports reveal how
Bush, the likely Republican
frontrunner, may dominate
potential rivals in the money
stakes.Politico reported that the
son and brother of two presidents
this week travelled to New York,
where admissions to a Bush event
hosted by private equity mogul
Henry Kravis sold for a
staggering $100,000 apiece.For
America`s billionaires, a potential
candidate`s line is always open.
Several in the top tier of the ultra
wealthy are aggressively courted:
industry titans Charles and David
Koch; casino magnate Sheldon
Adelson; hedge fund bosses
Robert Mercer and Paul Singer;
billionaire investor Tom Steyer,
and former New York mayor
Michael Bloomberg.
Oregon House Republican Leader
Mike McLane said: "I take no
delight in John Kitzhaber`s
resignation but understand his
decision."Brown herself, in a
brief statement, said it was "a sad
day for Oregon" but she was
confident lawmakers are ready to
come together. "As you can
imagine, there is a lot of work to
be done between now and
Wednesday."
ADP session ends, draft to fight
climate change adopted
Geneva
The six-day session of ADP, United Nation's
subsidiary body on climate change, has
concluded here with nearly 200 member
countries adopting the 86-page text as the
basis for negotiation on reaching a climate
agreement in Paris scheduled to be held in
December.The Geneva text "contains all
options and options within options and all
levels of options which reflects the diversity
of opinion of parties", said Elina Bardram,
head of the European Commission Delegation
of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Durban
Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP).It has
not been decided what the final form of the
text is going to be nor has there been any
streamlining of the text during this round of
talks.funds from the Green Climate Fund
(GEF) to meet the full cost of IPR of
environmentally-sound technologies to
address climate change was supported by
many other groups including the Like Minded
Developing Countries (LMDC) and the
Africa Group.India stated during the talks that
"he pressing question before us is that are we
in suspended animation in the pre-2020
period or have we suspended ambition till the
post-2020 arrangements are in
place?"Through multilateral assessments,
part of the newly-established international
assessment and review (IAR) process for
developed country parties, "it was learnt that
only a few countries have met their target
under the first commitment period of the
Kyoto Protocol", India added.Apart from
technology transfer and Intellectual Property
Rights (IPR), finance and loss and damage
issues were str"While IPR is very important
for developing countries to protect
endogenous technologies, perhaps, more
often than we care to admit IPR does
constitute a barrier to technology transfer,"
said Gary Theseira of Malaysia who
represented the LMDCs in the ADP."The first
step for developed countries would be
admitting to any degree that IPR might
impede the flow of environmentally sound
technologies. Cost effectiveness should
extend to access to these technologies,"
Theseira added."It is not just a mitigation gap
but a finance gap as well. We have to revisit
existing commitments and there is also the
US city tense after police
shoot dead Mexican
Washington
A US city was on edge Friday amid protests
and condemnation -- including from
Mexico`s president -- over the fatal police
shooting of a homeless Mexican immigrant
who was throwing rocks at officers.The
incident Tuesday in Pasco, Washington
state comes in the wake of a series of white
police shootings of non-white unarmed
victims that triggered demonstrations
across the United States late last year."We
don`t want another Ferguson here in
Pasco," said coroner Dan Blasdel, cited by
The Seattle Times, referring to the St. Louis
suburb rocked by protests after the killing
of African American teen Michael Brown
last year.Police in Pasco, some 215 miles
(350 kilometers) southeast of Seattle, have
called for calm.Amateur video of the
shooting shows three police officers taking
aim at the 35-year old Antonio ZambranoMontes, who was throwing rocks at them,
before they chased him across a road.
Police said they had tried to subdue him with
a Taser gun but Zambrano-Montes continued
to attack them.In the video, the victim appers
to raise his hands while running away a few
seconds before he is shot dead.On
Wednesday, the government of Mexican
President Enrique Pena Nieto expressed its
"deep condemnation" and on Friday Pena
Nieto added: "I reiterate Mexico`s
condemnation of the disproportionate use of
lethal force."The Mexican president said he
had instructed his foreign minister to provide
support to Zambrano-Montes` family and to
challenge of ratification because a number of
countries yet to ratify the Kyoto Protocol.
Meeting pre-2020 conditions is a stepping
stone for an ambitious post-2020 deal," said
Tasneem Essop of WWF."Mitigation does not
happen in a vacuum but it is important to
understand the context in which developing
countries deliver. Countries are jumping out
of the [Kyoto] Protocol or not joining the
Protocol. We have to have confidence that the
developed countries are ready to deliver on
their historical responsibilities."If we have to
achieve the 2 degrees goal then we need
trillions not billions for that. How do we do
that on our own. It is important how you
concretize mitigation," said Seyni Nafo,
spokesperson for the Africa Group at United
Nations Framework Cnvention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC).European Union (EU)
maintained that it was committed to
supporting technology transfer and financing.
"The first initial capitalisation of GEF was
quite successful and delivered 10 billion in a
relatively short time and that 10 billion was
not the only climate fund that was available,
said Badram.
"rigorously follow the investigation of this so
terrible, so shocking event."Blasdel, the
Franklin County coroner, said he is
considering convening a rare inquest jury to
look into the shooting, according to The
Seattle Times.In such an inquest, a jury would
be presented with evidence of the shooting
and asked to decide whether the officers were
justified in their use of deadly force, the
newspaper said."What I`m thinking is that it is
a public process and considering the amount
of controversy right now, I think being
transparent is important," he said. "The case
would be considered by jurors from the
community."Meanwhile the family of the
dead man, described as an orchard worker,
filed a $25 million claim against city
authorities over the shooting, KING 5
television reported.Over 100 protestors staged
a demonstration outside City Hall on
Wednesday night, carrying signs including
"Don`t Shoot" and "Use Your Training, Not
Your Gun!" according to The Seattle Times.
Washington state Governor Jay Inslee said his
staff has been in contact with Pasco officials to
stress the need for a full investigation.
K i t z h a b e r, a f o r m e r
emergency room doctor who
has also served in both
houses of the state
legislature, noted the
distraction the scandal had
become but also expressed a
note of defiance over the
politics surrounding it.
"It is deeply troubling to me
to realize that we have come
to a place in the history of
this great state of ours where
a person can be charged,
tried, convicted and
sentenced by the media with
no due process and no
independent verification of
the allegations involved,"
Kitzhaber said."But even
more troubling – and on a
very personal level as
someone who has given 35
years of public service to
Oregon – is that so many of
my former allies in common
cause have been willing to
simply accept this judgment
at its face value," he Brown,
who has commented
publicly about her
bisexuality, is married to a
man and lives in Portland.
She was first appointed to
the state House of
Representatives in 1991, and
in 2004 became the first
woman to serve as Senate
majority leader, according to
a state profile.
Canada police
foil Valentine`s
Day shootingspree plot
Montreal
Canadian police said Friday they had foiled
a plot that would have seen an armed duo
carry out a shooting spree in the city of
Halifax on Valentine`s Day before killing
themselves.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in
Nova Scotia said a 19-year-old man from the
rural town of Timberlea had plotted with a
23-year-old woman from the US city of
Geneva, Illinois to open fire somewhere in
Halifax on Saturday. Two others were also
allegedly involved.It was not thought to be
terror related.They "had access to firearms
and it was their intention to go to a public
venue in the Halifax region on February
14th with a goal of opening fire to kill
citizens, and then themselves," the RCMP
said in a statement.Police said the Timberlea
man was found dead in a home early Friday
morning.The American woman was arrested
shortly after -- along with a 20-year-old man
-- without incident at the Halifax Stanfield
International Airport.Police arrested fourth
suspect, a 17-year-old boy from Cole
Harbour, at a home later on Friday."It`s a
group of individuals that were of the same...
mind to commit a heinous event and then
take their own lives," RCMP Assistant
Commissioner Brian Brennan told a news
conference. Brennan told CTV News that
the plot was not considered to be related to
terrorism."We believe we have apprehended
all known individuals in this matter and
eliminated the threat," the RCMP statement
read. "We are not seeking any further
suspects at this time in relation to this
investigation."Police said they first received
word of a "potential significant weaponsrelated threat" on Thursday morning."We
became aware, we acted quickly and
intercepted a threat," the RCMP said.
The region`s Serious Incident Response
Team was investigating the death of the
Timberlea man.Timberlea is a small town on
the outskirts of Halifax in the rugged and
remote Atlantic province of Nova Scotia.
In battle for Kobane, US crews recount heavy bombing
Washington
American pilots call it "going
Winchester."That`s when a
warplane drops every bomb on
board. And air crews for the B-1
bomber told AFP it was not
uncommon in the battle for the
Syrian town of Kobane,
recaptured by Kurdish forces last
month.The airmen, recently
returned from a six-month stint
flying combat missions over
Syria and Iraq, recounted how
American aircraft relentlessly
pounded Islamic State jihadists
fighting the Kurds in
Kobane.The heavy bombing, not
seen since the 2003 US invasion
of Iraq, helped the Kurds hold
and eventually recapture the
northern border town last month,
a symbolic blow to the
extremists who appeared on the
verge of seizing Kobane in
October.
"When you went to Kobane,
you could almost guarantee you
were going to release a weapon
that day," said Captain Todd
Saksa, a B-1 weapons systems
officer.The 31-year-old Saksa
had flown other missions in
Afghanistan but what was
different this time was "the sheer
number of weapons dropped,"
he said by phone from Dyess Air
Force Base in Texas.B-1 pilot
Major Brandon Miller, 38, has
been deployed five times in
warzones, but he had never
before dropped as many bombs
as during the battle for Kobane.
"I personally went Winchester
three times," he said. Before
that, he had never emptied his
weapons bay.In previous sixmonth tours over Afghanistan, it
was typical for his squadron to
unload 15 to 20 bombs. But in
their last deployment, the
squadron dropped more than
2,000 bombs and hit more than
1,700 targets, he said. The B-1B
Lancer was built in the 1980s
during the Cold War to fly low
and fast into Soviet air space.
But the supersonic plane
became a "workhorse" for the
American-led air campaign in
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Kobane, delivering much of the
firepower that took out IS fighters
and vehicles, US Air Force
officers said.
Unlike fighter jets, the bomber -dubbed "the Bone" by air crews -is able to linger for hours over a
target thanks to a large fuel tank
and can hold a much larger
payload of weapons, with roughly
two dozen bombs of different
sizes.In a six-month period, the B1 flew 18 percent of all strike
flights against IS and accounted
for 43 percent of the total tonnage
of munitions dropped in Syria,
Iraq and Afghanistan, officials
said.
The airmen with the 9th Bomb
Squadron had deployed to the
Middle East in July preparing for
missions over Afghanistan, where
a small US force rarely if ever
would call in a bombing raid.
But one night in August, a B-1
was ordered to hold on the runway.
Instead of Afghanistan, the fourman crew was told they would be
heading to northern Iraq to escort
planes dropping supplies to
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encircled Yazidis on Mount Sinjar.
By October, the bombers were
frequently flying to aid the embattled
Kurds in Kobane, staying eight hours
overhead -- with one mid-air
refueling at the four-hour mark -looking for IS fighters who were
often in plain sight.
The targets were either spotted by
the crews or relayed by Kurdish
fighters, whose requests would be
passed to America`s air operations
center in Qatar.
Without US forward air controllers
near the front line, approval for a
strike could take up to 45 minutes,
officers said.
The IS fighters, unaccustomed to
being hunted from the air, took a
pummeling -- until they learned to
conceal their movements.The
bombers were often joined by two or
more F-15 or F-16 fighter jets,
ensuring that "we had air power
overhead almost 24 hours a day in
Kobane," said Lieutenant Colonel Ed
Sumangil, 40, commander of the
squadron.And unlike the past decade
of US wars where insurgents often
relied on roadside bombs and
ambushes, there was a clear
front line in Kobane, a
conventional battle between two
forces and no civilians nearby.
"There were good guys on one
side and ISIL (IS) on the other
side," Miller said.
The front line, or what the
pilots call the "forward line of
troops," shifted day to day, and
sometimes hour to hour in favor
of the Kurds. At night, the pilots
could see see the outlines of the
Turkish border near Kobane as it
was "well lit," Miller said, while
the Syrian side of the border was
covered in darkness.On the last
flight of his tour in January,
things looked different."Two of
the strategic hills that are in
Kobane, both had lights on
around them, which was actually
kind of shocking to see because
it had been dark there the entire
time," Miller recalled.
"And all of a sudden there
were very well-defined rings of
light around these mountains.
The lights were starting to come
back on in Kobane."
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BHUBANESWAR
S a m s u n g
Launches the
CLX-9200 &
SCX-8100
Series:
New Delhi, Samsung
Electronics Co. Ltd,a
leader in digital media
and
convergence
technologies, today
announced the launch
of CLX-9200 Series A3
color MFP & SCX-8100
Series Mono MFP,
combining cutting-edge
compact design with
powerful performance to
deliver super-fast,
robust solutions for
businesses.
Thesecutting-edge A3
devices separate the
printer interface from the
system
unit
for
e x c e p t i o n a l
convenience
and
management.
The
smallest A3 MFP in its
class, the CLX-9200
Series
has
been
specifically designed to
enhance the efficiency
of small and medium size
businesses.
UTKALALUMINALAUNCHES
G A R M E N T
MANUFACTURINGUNIT
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Bhubaneswar : With an
objective of makingthe
unemployed rural women
self-sufficient
and
enabling them to earn a
sustainable livelihood
amount through Garment
Production, the Aditya
Birla Group Company
Utkal Alumina has
opened a Garment
Manufacturing Unit at
Tikiri in the district of
Rayagada.
Mr.
VineetKaul, the Chief
People
Officer,
HINDALCO and Mr.
Vijay Sapra, Unit Head &
President
jointly
inaugurated the Project
on 12th February, 2015 at
5.00 p.m. in the presence
of Mr. Umesh Hota,
President - HR and Mr.
N.Nagesh,
Joint
President (Projects).
Members of Displaced
families /Projected
Affected
People
Committee, local PRI
members and other
dignitaries from local
community have also
participated in this
programme.
Hindalco's Q3 net
profit
grows
7.5% at Rs 359
crore
Mumbai : Hindalco, the
Aditya Birla Group
flagship Company,
announced its unaudited
results for the quarter
ended December 31,
2014. Its profit after tax
grew by a modest 7.5
percent at Rs 359 crore
in Q3 FY15 due to a
sharp rise in the finance
costs. The company
had posted a net profit
of Rs 334 crore in Q3
FY 14. Hindalco's net
sales jumped by 18
percent at Rs 8,603
crore as compared to
Rs 7,273 crore in the
corresponding quarter
of the previous year.
"Higher sales reflect
increased volume and
better realisation in both
aluminium and copper
businesses. However,
significant
higher
finance cost and
depreciation due to
p r o g r e s s i v e
capitalisation of the
company's greenfield
projects, net profit
registered a 7.5 percent
increase at Rs 359 crore
in December quarter," .
Monday , February 16 2015
P-7
DRIVE
AGAINST
CONSUMER COURT IN DELHI ISSUED WARRANT ECoR’S
AGAINST M/S. SEVEN HILLS ESTATE LTD.
UNAUTHORISED PASSENGERS.
B h u b a n e s w a r : M r.
Shesadev Nayak, had
booked a flat costing Rs.
7 lakhs in the project
"Seven Hills Sands"
undertaken by the
developer M/s. Seven
Hills Estate Ltd. at Puri
in Feb'2007. Within six
months
(by
1st
Aug'2007) the total
payment made by him
against consideration
was Rs. 2,55,000/which was more than
36% of the total cost of
the flat. However, since
the pace of construction
was not as promised, he
had stopped making
further payment of
installments towards the
cost of the flat. Rather,
finding that the project
was
delayed
considerably, he had
approached
the
developer
seeking
cancellation of the flat
and refund of his
money. The request was
refused
by
the
developer. In 2011 he
was informed by the
developer that his flat
has been allotted to
somebody else and he
was not entitled for any
refund whatsoever.
Claiming this to be
deficiency in service he
filed a complaint before
the District Forum (NorthWest District), Shalimar
Bagh, Delhi.
Vide
Order
dated
31.03.2014 the District
Consumer
Disputes
Redressal Forum, NorthWest District, Shalimar
Bagh, Delhi has held that
the developer M/s. Seven
Hills Estate Ltd were
deficient in rendering
service to Shesadev
Nayak, the Complainant
and accordingly directed
the developer M/
Pay to the Complainant a
sum of Rs.2,55,000/along with interest @ 10%
p.a. from the date of
deposit till payment;Pay to
the Complainant a sum of
Rs.5,000/as
compensation for the pain
and agony suffered by
him;Pay
to
the
Complainant a sum of
Rs.5,000/- as cost of the
litigation
The above amount shall be
paid by the developer M/
s. Seven Hills Estate Ltd.
to the Complainant within
30 days from the date of
this order failing which the
Complainant
may
approach this Forum u/s
27 of the Consumer
Protection
Act,
1986.Subsequently, the
developer M/s. Seven Hills
Estate Ltd challenged the
order of the District
Consumer Redressal
Forum by filing an First
Appeal in the State
Consumer Disputes
Redressal Commission,
Delhi
which
was
dismissed in limine by the
State Commission on
1 0 . 0 7 . 2 0 1 4 .
Subsequently,
the
developer M/s. Seven
Hills Estate Ltd filed a
revision petition in
National
Consumer
Disputes
Redressal
Commission, New Delhi,
challenging the order of
the State Commission,
which was dismissed on
16/10/2014 with a penal
cost of Rs. 1 Lakh in
favour
of
the
Complainant.
During the course of
hearing on 10.02.2015,
the District Consumer
Disputes
Redressal
Forum, Delhi have issued
bailable warrant to be
executed against all the
Directors/ Promoters of
the developer M/s. Seven
Hills Estate Ltd. and fixed
the next date of hearing
for
09.03.2015.
Company is promoted by
Mr. M.Kanaka Rao, Mr.
M.S. Srinivas and Mr.
M.V.S. Sekhar and having
their offices in Delhi and
Odisha.
Bhubaneswar:With a view to curbing the ticketless and
unauthorised travel in trains and also loitering in
Platforms, a series of fortress checks were organized
by East Coast Railway all over its jurisdiction during
the current financial year.
During the period i.e. from April 2014 to January 2015
of the current fiscal, East Coast Railway has imposed
fine on 3 Lakhs 22 Thousand 430 persons who have
travelled without or with improper tickets during train
journey which is 32.44% more than the corresponding
period of last year and realised Rupees 13 Crores 19
Lakhs 10 Thousand, registering an increase of 31.41%
than the corresponding period of last fiscal. Up to
January 2014 of last fiscal, ECoR had imposed fine on
2 Lakhs 43 Thousand 450 passengers and realised a
sum of Rupees 10 Crores 03 Lakhs 83 Thousand only.
From the month of January 2015 only, East Coast
Railway has imposed fine on 40 Thousand 870
passengers travelling without or with improper tickets
which is 65.13% more than January 2014 and realised
Rupees 01 Crore 61 Lakhs 03 Thousand, registering
an increase of 63.57%. During January 2014, ECoR
had imposed fine on 24 Thousand 750 passengers and
realised a sum of Rupees 98 Lakhs 45 Thousand only.
Under this kind of fortress checks, a large number of
ticket checking personnel are deployed at different
stations including Ticket Checking Squads along with
a substantial strength of security personnel from the
Railway Protection Force (RPF). Commercial
Officers from the ECoR Headquarters at Bhubaneswar
and Divisional Commercial Officers over ECoR
actively monitor such fortress checks to detect
persons traveling without or with improper tickets.
Conducting ticket-checking drives is among the
significant activities on Railways to curb leakage of
revenue from passenger business. Instruction has also
been received from Ministry of Railways to strengthen
ticket checking activities and check the tickets of
passengers by deploying ticket checking personnel.?
CIVIC ACTION PROGRAMME BY CRPF RAYAGADA
Rayagada, : Under the supervision of Shri Balaram
Behera, Commandant, Fourth Battalion,Central Reserve
Police Force, Rayagada & with the help of civil
authority, several civic action programmes were
launched in the Maoist affected areas of Bissam
Cuttack, Mukundpur in Rayagada District & Bijepur
village area in Kalahandi District. Various study
materials, sports items and many other essential
commodities were distributed to needy / poor villagers.
This programme was launched with the objective of
effectively combating and countering left-wing
extremism. Wining hearts & minds of the villagers,
bridging gap between villagers and security personnel,
winning the confidence of the villagers towards police
and civil authority & creating a sense of security
among the people were the mottoes of these
programmes.
development, an initiative of rural folk assisted by
NABARD to bring smile among the poor tribal
communities of Banasil village in Dasmantpur block of
Koraput district. Those families surviving at
subsistence mode had stony up and medium land where
agricultural crop cultivation was a quite difficult task.
Programme staff associated with NABARD under
WADI program regularly sensitized those villagers on
fruit bearing cultivation like mango, cashew and litchi.
37 villages with 1119beneficiaries covering Chikambo,
Jhiliguma, Dasmantpur and Dumbaguda panchayats
could get support. In Banasil village it was a hard effort
to till the hard and stony land and the canal which was
not serving for the purpose of irrigationdue to lack of
encouraged where 500 metres long earth canal was
dug and water was brought to the field. The project,
which was started during 2012, showed remarkable
result today where villagers are are having a
permanent livelihood which they never expected in
their lives.During a recent visit of Sri Jhinna Hikaka,
MP, Koraput, those farmers shared their experience
before him. Hikaka also encouraged the farmers to
inspire more and more farmers of the nearby villages
to get such advantage for a sustained income.
Director of Agragamee also expressed his pleasure
for great initiation and determination by those farmers
and conveyed deep gratitude to NABARD.
(Report by Badal Tha)
“Maoist rebels are rapidly expanding their insurgency
and could move from remote rural areas to nearby
cities. The civic action programmes are aimed to
inculcate a sense of security by developing cordial
relations and harnessing co-operation with villagers
living in rural areas. This programme is mainly
conducted for the villagers who are lending their
support. Through these programmes the CRPF is
trying its best to assess the felt needs of the villagers",
mentioned a press release from CRPF.
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Dialogue for Development:
Jhinna Hikaka visits NABARD assisted villages
Odisha Stakeholders conclave MP
Rayagada, February13: It is a participatory technology long proposed check dam. But those farmers were
Bhubaneswar: In a one
of its kind of an event,
"Dialogue
for
Development: Odisha
Stakeholders Conclave
2015", organized by
Sesa Sterlite Limited
T h u r s d a y ,
academicians, corporate
and NGOs came
together on to deliberate
on how a coordinated
effort of the three
sectors can drive
Odisha's development at
the grass-root level. The
workshop witnessed
think tanks of the three
sectors come on a
single platform and
brainstorm.
Representatives of 25
NGOs participated in
the dialogue. With
academicians
and
c o r p o r a t e
representatives they
discussed the current
problems faced by the
State in various sectors
including Health, Child
&
Women
Development,
Education
and
Sustainable livelihood.
While inadequate health
and
education
infrastructure in the
remote areas and poor
access to health and
education in many other
parts of the State was
Pic 2 - Dialogue for Development Odisha Stakeholders
conclave 2015
considered as one of the
key challenges for child
and women development,
community sensitization
and end to end services for
sustainable livelihood
generation remained a key
barrier for sustainable
livelihood in Odisha.
Post
deliberation
participants highlighted on
PPP
model
for
strengthening of the
number
of
Child
Education Teachers (at
Anganbadi, Pre-school
etc.)
and
develop
progressive
and
sustainable partnerships
for forward and backward
linkages for dealing with
roadblocks in child and
women empowerment
and livelihood generation.
Prof. Supriti Mishra of
IMI Bhubaneswar said,
"CSR activities in the State
are limited or insignificant.
Corporates should look
forward
to
more
significant
CSR
initiatives." Sheadvised that
collaboration
with
Government, NGOs and
communities will improve
the delivery.
Tejeswar Parida, Chairman,
Odisha Khadi & Village
Industries Board, who was
a social invitee, praised the
initiative and said, "There is
a need for such forums and
the dialogue between the
stakeholders should be
ongoing." As per him the
field experience of NGOs
and good intentions of
Corporate with able
guidance
from
academicians can expedite
the process of socioeconomic developmentin
the State.(tnb)
Gardens created by employees
multiply the beauty of RSP
Rourkela:The numerous gardens created
and maintained by the employees of
Rourkela Steel Plant have added to the
beauty of the steel plant. In an industry
which is prone to heat and dust, the
gardens offer an interlude of glorious flora.
The gardens which have been created
under the ‘Paryavaran Chakra-Amara
Bagicha’ scheme are being maintained by
groups of enthusiastic employees. In spite
of their busy schedule, these employees
take time out to nurture nature. The unique
scheme launched by Mr.G.S.Prasad, CEO,
has boosted the morale of these garden
loving employees and motivated them to
create beautiful gardens near their shop-
floor.
Recently two such gardens were
inaugurated by Mr. G.S.Prasad, ‘Swagat
Udyan’, near the entrance to the
administrative block and ‘Vatika’ in front
of the Traffic & Raw Material
Department.
Myriad flowers of striking hues and
vibrant colours from the palette of nature
blooming in front of different
Departments present a real feast for the
eyes and offer succour for the soul.
Although, rose is the hot favourite,
seasonal flowers like dahlia, marigold,
gladioli and salvia also adorn these
lovingly nurtured gardens.
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Dr. M. Rajini recived International
Excellence Award in Education at Bangkok
Newdelhi:Dr. M. Rajini, the Director of Lakshyam
Educare & Events Pvt Ltd was awarded "The
International Excellence Award in Education" at
Bangkok on 8th Feb 2015 by Honorable Korn
Dabbaransi, the Former Deputy Prime Minister of
Thailand, His Excellency Ambassador Dr. V.B. Soni,
Former Diplomat and retired from the Foreign Service,
Mr. Prem Piyasachadesh Advisor to Legislative
Assembly of Govt Thailand. There was an world
Integration and peace summit held in Silom Inn,
Bangkok with all the delegates and VIPs. Dr. M. Rajini
was also the awardee of Seva Ratna, Sevai Semmal
and honorary doctorate awardee by AI university of
USA for her noble remarkable services in the field of
education. Besides that she is an educationist of
innovative ideas and served in good reputed corporate
schools all over India at the top Levels. She ignited
with her inspirable thoughts through research and
training where as she was trained more than 150
schools, thousands of teachers and lakhs of students
in India. She is also a media famous person for her
His Excellency Ambassador Dr. V B Soni, former Diplomat
and retired and retired from the Indian Foreign Service,
honourable Mr. Korn Dabbaransi, Former Deputy Prime
Minister, Bangkok (Thailand), Mr. Prem Piyasachadesh
Advisor to Legislative Assembly Governnment of Thailand,
Educational thoughts in famous TV channels. She
was authored more than hundreds of school text
books in her service with innovative and positive ideas
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Diversion of Adivasi Budget derails development in Scheduled Area
Bhubaneswar:The
members of Indigenous
People's Forum Odisha
held an Adivasi Darbar
at Redcross Bhawan
today to evaluate
implementation of Tribal
Sub Plan in the state. The
members felt that the
fund is either poorly
allocated or diverted or
lapsed . In the year 201415, the major department
like Home, Forest&
Environment, Water
Resources, Energy,
Works,
Rural
Development
have
diverted a total amount of
Rs.1161.48
crore
towards other purposes.
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The fund which was
supposed to be utilized for
promotion of socio
economic development of
STs at Individual and
Family level have been
utilized on the construction
of Jail building, Fire
Service
Building,
Residential Building for
Officials and major
Irrigation Projects of
Odisha. One of the
surprising thing is that the
TSP fund is also used to
lend money to companies.
About 91 crore rupees
was kept unspent in the
year 2013-14. This is
heartening entire Adivsasi
communities of Odisha.
It is to be noted that
Odisha is home to 23% of
tribal population out of
which 72% are under BPL
category. Majority of tribal
communities in western
and southern Odisha
migrate to other state in
search of livelihood and
sometimes fall prey to
myriad exploitation. If
diversion of TSP fund
continues further, entire
Adivasi communities
strongly protest before
state Assembly in near
future .
Today, Indigenous People's
Forum demands proper
utilization of TSP fund by
enhancing capacity of
officials who implement TSP
fund at state and district level.
Mr.Theophil Gomango and
Fr. Nicholas Barla both
convener of Indigenous
People's Forum, Odisha
organized Adivasi Darabar.
Fr. Denzil from ISI, New
Delhi oriented the participants
about provision of TSP. Dr.
Bipin Jojo enlightened the
participants on TSP
implementation
in
Maharastra state. Mr.
Adikand presented the status
of implementation TSP in
Odisha. Mr.Basant from
CYSD and Mr. Sandeep
from Policy Advocacy
Center also spoke on the
occasion. (tnb)
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Sports
News
News box
box
Atletico squad is
even stronger than
last season-Juanfran
Madrid
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After they sold top scorer Diego Costa and fullback
Felipe Luis to Chelsea, some predicted Atletico Madrid
would struggle to repeat their achievements in 2013-14
when they won La Liga and reached the Champions
League final.The high-profile departures also included
goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who returned to parent club
Chelsea after a loan deal, but defender Juanfran believes
the arrival of the likes of Mario Mandzukic, Antoine
Griezmann and, most recently, Fernando Torres means
the current squad is even better.Results on the pitch
suggest he may be right.Atletico are third in La Liga,
three points behind Barcelona and four adrift of leaders
Real Madrid following their 4-0 humiliation of their city
rivals at the Calderon last weekend.They are also through
to the last 16 of Europe`s elite club competition to face
Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen.As Juanfran and his
team mates prepare for Sunday`s La Liga game at Celta
Vigo, the Spain international praised the ability of the
club and coach Diego Simeone to bolster the squad
effectively and maintain the team`s competitiveness.
"The club has made a big effort to keep great players and
bring in other very important ones who have lifted the
level of the team," Juanfran told a news conference on
Friday."The squad is better every year ... and that speaks
very well of the work the club and the coach are doing,"
he added."It is very difficult for Atletico Madrid to
prevent key players leaving given what we are achieving.
"But this year, for me, the squad is the best ever and I
hope that next year it`s better again so we can continue to
challenge the big clubs."Atletico have proved they
remain one of Europe`s top teams and their drubbing of
Real, who beat them in last season`s Champions League
final, was their second success against their neighbours
in La Liga in 2014-15.They also beat Real 2-1 on
aggregate to win the Spanish Super Cup in August and
knocked them out of the King`s Cup 4-2 over two legs
last month."The truth is we played a great match the other
day but we have already put it out of our minds," Juanfran
said."For us they were thee more points to help us in our
goal of achieving great things. It has given us a lot of
confidence to approach an extremely tough game against
Celta."
Olympics: Nadal
surprised at Brazil
hardcourt choice for 2016
Rio de Janeiro
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Multiple grand slam champion and 2008 Olympic gold
medallist Rafael Nadal expressed surprise Friday that the
Rio Olympics tournament will be played on hardcourt
and not clay."I am surprised that in a country which has
clay specialists the Olympics are going to be on
hardcourt," Nadal told a press conference on Rio, where
from Tuesday he will look to defend the ATP 500 event he
won last year.The International Tennis Federation (ITF)
has explained the choice is based on the August 6 to 15
tournament coming just two weeks before the US Open,
which is likewise played on hardcourt.Rio authorities
have been racing to ensure the Games` infrastructure is
ready on time as the extravaganza comes to South
America for the first time, but Nadal said he was sure all
would go smoothly."Brazil was able to pull off
successfully something as complicated as a World Cup
and I am sure the Olympics are going to be a success,"
said Nadal, 14 times a Grand Slam champion and who
also triumphed at the Beijing Games.Andy Murray
succeeded the 28-year-old Mallorcan as gold medallist at
the London Games in 2012, landing the crown at
Wimbledon by beating Roger Federer.Looking to his own
current form going into Rio, Nadal is out to break his title
duck for the year to date as he cranks up clay preparations
ahead of an assault on a tenth French Open title.Noting
the hot weather in Rio, the Spaniard said: "This heat
would affect anyone, these conditions are complicated
and the conditions extreme, including the humidity."If
the temperature doesn`t drop by Tuesday I`ll have to fight
to stay alive," the world number three said.On his chances
he said: "I don`t know if I am ready to win it. I`m working
hard to get back to the level I was at before I got injured,"
he told reporters, with early season form having brought
an early exit in Qatar and a quarter-final departure at the
Australian Open after he returned from assorted fitness
ailments last year.Before picking up his racket next week,
Nadal has the chance to join the carnival festivities in the
"Marvelous City" which officially kicked off Friday and
also visit the Maracana stadium.Sunday will see him
parade with compatriot David Ferrer and former
Brazilian world number one Gustavo Kuerten at the
sambadrome with the Viradouro samba school. For
Nadal, the carnival "is something unique and very special
-- from the outside you look on it as one of the most
special events in the world. It`s a real pleasure to be here".
Roy Hodgson douses Jack
Wilshere `smoking` row
London
England manager Roy Hodgson has laughed off
concerns about Jack Wilshere`s behaviour after the
Arsenal midfielder was pictured clutching a shisha pipe
in a London nightclub earlier this month.Wilshere,
currently sidelined by an ankle injury, has previously
been photographed smoking cigarettes on two occasions
and admitted after the most recent incident last year that it
was "unacceptable".But Hodgson, for whom Wilshere is
a key player, played down the seriousness of the incident,
although he did suggest that he would have preferred it if
the 23-year-old had shown more discretion."I thought
tobacco was smoking and shisha pipes were water with
flavour?" Hodgson told journalists on Thursday."As an
ex-cigar smoker, when I tried it, I thought it was a
complete nonsense. I couldn`t understand who would do
it. Apart from a faint fruity taste in your mouth, that was
about the end of it."As far as I am concerned that is a club
matter and (Arsenal manager) Arsene (Wenger) dealt
with it very, very well."If you are asking me, in an ideal
world is that an ideal thing to happen? Of course it isn`t,
but we don`t live in an ideal world."I am happy it has
been dealt with and it won`t occupy a lot of my time with
Jack when I see him because we have a football match to
win."
Monday February 16 2015
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ICC World Cup 2015: New
Zealand vs Sri Lanka - Live Score
Hello and welcome to our live
updates of the opening match of the
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 being
played between co-hosts New
Zealand and Sri Lanka in
Christcurch.Asking rate is soaring
with every over for SL, and it seems
as if they have thrown in the towel.
They still required 153 runs in 15
overs, and have just four wickets in
hand. NZ need the wicket of skipper
Angelo Mathews to put all the
Lankan hopes to rest. Thus far
Black Caps have dominated the
game.
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Milne picks up his first wicket as
Karunaratne walks back towards
the pavilion. Off the last ball gets
the better of new man Mendis as
well. From here on chances of SL to
win this contest have become real
bleak. NZ are right on top of the
game. If Sri Lanka want to give any
kind of fight to the home team then
they need their skipper, Angelo
Mathews, to play till the very end,
otherwise this match is over for
them. Dimuth Karunaratne and
Angelo Mathews are in middle after
the fall of two quick wickets. Sri
Lanka are on the back-foot.
However, Boult and Vettori are still
not ready to give any kind of
breathing space to the batsmen.
Their tight line and length are
making life even difficult for the
Lankans.
Double blow for Sri
Lanka as both their premier batsmen
-- Sangakkara and Jayawardene -are back in the hut within two overs.
If Vettori gets the better of
Jayawardene then Sangakkara
misses the line of the ball
completely and walks back to the
pavilion off.
Boult strikes,
Thirimanne Out! Boult bowls an
outstanding delivery to clean
bowled the southpaw. With the
wicket of Thirimanne, NZ are right
on top of the game. Kumar
Sangakkara and Lahiru Thirimanne are
playing sensible cricket in the middle as
they are dealing in singles and doubles and
at the same time hitting boundaries
whenever getting loose deliveries. This
partnership is quite crucial for Sri Lanka.
Milne and Vettori are bowling back-toback tight overs. In the last three overs SL
managed to score nineteen runs. Run-rate
and wickets both are vital for SL as they
are chasing an Daniel Vettori strikes!
Veteran spinner outfoxes Dilshan with a
flight as the opener gives back an easy
catch to the bowler. It's a big blow for Sri
Lanka. Kumar Sangakkara is the new man
in. Milne with his second over.
Thirimanne once again plays two
expensive or rather innovative
shots to collect two more
boundaries. The southpaw is now
looking dangerous with every
passing over. NZ concede 12 runs
in the over.
Double bowling
change as Daniel Vettori has also
been introduced. An experienced
campaigner gets the rhythm early
on, which is not a good sign for Sri
Lanka, who are already facing an
imposing total. Meanwhile, SL
cross the 50-run mark. Adam Milne
has been introduced as the first
bowling change. And the medium
pacer bowls a decent first over as he
gives mere four runs. A decent start
by the Lankan openers.
NZ
bowlers are still trying hard to get
their first breakthrough.
Meanwhile, Thirimanne plays a
superb shot towards point region to
collect his fifth boundary. But that's
the only good shot being played in
the over.
Boult with his fourth
over. Now the Sri Lankan openers
are trying to create some room for
themselves as NZ bowlers are too
disciplined. Thirimanne collects
two consecutive boundaries off
fourth and fifth ball to break the
shackles. NZ concede eight runs in
the over. Southee set to bowl his
fourth over. Off the third ball,
Dilshan pulls the short ball towards
square leg for a boundary. Five
runs from the over. But NZ are still
looking for their first
breakthrough.
Both the
strike bowlers are not
offering any room for the
batsmen to free their arms.
They are pitching the ball on
right areas and getting decent
bounce form the wicket. Now
the frustration is quite visible
on the shots batsmen are
trying to play.Boult to bowl
the over. Another tight over
by the left-arm seamer as he
gives mere two runs. Sri
Lankan openers too are
looking in no hurry, as they
must be trying to settle down
first before going for some
expensive shots. Tillakaratne
Dilshan and Lahiru
Thirimanne are opening the
innings for Sri Lanka,
whereas, Tim Southee and
Trent Boult are opening the
bowling for Kiwis. A
disciplined start by the
bowlers. After being invited
to bat first, NZ got off to a
flying start as both the
openers stitched 111 runs in
16 overs for the first wicket.
Then the in-form Kane
Williamson scored yet
another half-century before a
whirlwind knock (75 off 46)
by Corey Anderson, which
helped NZ to put up an
imposing total of 331 runs in
front of Sri Lanka.
2015 Cricket World Cup:
Tennis: Wawrinka
storms on serve to reach Australia vs England – Live Score
Rotterdam semi-finals
Stan Wawrinka was untouchable on serve in the opening set as the Swiss
powered into the semi-finals of the ATP Rotterdam World Tennis event on
Friday with a 7-6 (7/3), 6-3 win over Gilles Muller.Fourth seed Wawrinka
will wait for an opponent from Candian second seed Milos Raonic and
Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky.ted one error and fired at 100 percent on first
serves on his way to defeating Muller for the second time this season.
Wawrinka matched Muller on serve, with nine apiece; he finished with 21
winners."It was a really close first set, but it was a very good match for me,"
said Wawrinka, who last played here in 2005. "I`m getting better and better
with each match."There was nothing really wrong with my game, I think I
did everything pretty well. I`m very pleased with how it went. Gilles has
such a big serve that there is little chance to break him."But I have to keep
up this level for the semi-finals, nothing will be easy."At the top of the draw,
Frenchman Gilles Simon endd a 12-match losing streak to Andy Murray as
he dumped the top seed out inThe persistent challenger stood 1-12 against
the two-time Grand Slam winner and unleashed one of his best
performances to stage the 6-4, 6-2 upset.Simon will take a 6-3 record into
his semi-final with defending champion Tomas Berdych, who scraped his
knuckles during a second-set fall on court on the way to a defeat of Gael
Monfils 6-1, 6-4.Murray, who went down double breaks at the start of each
set, confessed to getting off to a poor start; the recent Australian Open
finalist admitting he never found the rhythm to recover."I struggled with
most shots and I had a poor start," said the world number four who won the
Dutch title in 2009."I felt like it was tough hitting the ball in the slower
conditions."My timing was well off. Simon is a top, top player who has
been around the top 20 for most of his career. None of the matches I`ve won
against him have been easy. He fights to the end and likes to extend the
rallies."That`s his game. I didn`t feel tired but I certainly did not start well. I
was not hitting the ball well from the back of the court and I made a lot of
mistakes in the rallies."- `not afraid at all` -"I`ve lost so many times to
Murray that I`m not afraid at all," said the 19th-ranked French winner. "I
know his game so well, there are no surprises. I knew what to expect and so
did he."It was hard for me at the end to close it out, but the win was really
worth it. happy that I was successful today. Against Berdych I hope to
continue just like this."Berdych has now reached his third ATP semi-final of
the season after posting his fourth win from five meetings with quirky
French player Monfils, a forBerdych landed on his hand in the third game of
the second set and had the trainer out to take a look before playing on
without incident.The Czech fired seven aces among his 32 winners during
the 71-minute match, breaking on three of nine occasions and never facing a
break point.Monfils, whose enthusiastic game can go on and off the boil in
an instant, saved a match point in the penultimate game before Berdych set
up two more match-winners with a forehand cross-court.
New Delhi
Live updates from 2nd match of ICC
World Cup 2015 to be played
between Australia and
England.Over 11 | Score 72/3Chris
Woakes has been very impressive
with the ball for England and he
once again got a crucial
breakthrough, this time with the
wicket of Steve Smith! He bowled
an off-cutter to Smith who got an
inside edge and dragged it onto the
stumps. Skipper George Bailey is
the new man in.SPD Smith b
Woakes 5Stuart Broad has brought
England back into the game with
wicket off consecutive balls! He
first bowled a length ball to Warner
which dislodged his bails. Shane
Watson was the new man in, Broad
asked his captain to put a fielder at
short mid on and then bowled a
delivery which moved away from
Watson and he edged it to the keeper!
Superb over from Broad. Some high
quality pace bowling
there!Australia's playing XI: DA
Warner, AJ Finch, SR Watson, SPD
Smith, GJ Bailey*, GJ Maxwell, MR
Marsh, BJ Haddin, MG Johnson, MA
Starc, JR HazlewoodEngland's
playing XI: MM Ali, IR Bell, GS
Ballance, JE Root, EJG Morgan*,
JWA Taylor, JC Buttler, CR Woakes,
SCJ Broad, JM Anderson, ST FinnIt
might not be an Ashes eries, but any
match where England and Australia
are up against each other is a mouthwatering contest.Australia are
undoubtedly the favourites to win the
World Cup 2015. They have a very
well composed unit omprising of in-
form players.In the batting
department, Australia have two inform players in David Warner and
Steven Smith. Both the youngsters
have scored heap of runs of late
and they will be well supported by
Shane Watson, George Bailey and
Glenn Maxwell.England on the
other hand performed reasonably
well in the recently concluded ODI
series where they were defeated by
Australia in the final match.Eoin
Morgan, Ian Bell and Joe Root are
some names who will have the
onus of putting a good score on the
board.England too are a
formidable unit in the bowling
department where they have three
world class pacers in James
Anderson, Stuart Broad and
Steven Finn.
I can handle the flak says Manchester
United boss Louis van Gaal
Manchester
Manchester United manager Louis van
Gaal insisted on Friday that he can handle
the mounting criticism of his tactics and
team selections.Van Gaal has come under
fire for using captain Wayne Rooney in
midfield instead of in his preferred position
as a central striker and the Dutchman has
also been slammed for using a long-ball
gameplan at a club famed for its
commitment to entertaining
football.Former United midfielder Paul
Scholes this week said watching United
this season has been a "miserable"
experience because of their style of
play.But, speaking at his press conference
ahead of United`s FA Cup fifth round trip to
Preston on Monday, Van Gaal was adamant
the criticism hasn`t affected him.
"I don`t worry about it, it`s not so
interesting," Van Gaal said."I think because
he (Paul Scholes) is one of the fans, I hope,
and he can criticise. Fans can criticise, and
that`s not a problem."That`s what I have to
say about that. I am used to it and I think all
the players are used to it because they are
not first-time professional football
players."Maybe some players are affected,
but normally most of the time it does not affect
me or the players."
However, Van Gaal did conceded he still
doesn`t know his best starting line-up eight
months into his Old Trafford tenure.
The former Netherlands coach has flipped
between three centre-backs and a flat back four
and also tinkered with the
setup of his midfield and
attack.
"I have played now already
five or six systems and I am
looking still for the balance,"
Van Gaal said."But this
current system is more
attractive than normally and I
can play with more attacking
players."That`s the reason I
am doing that. In spite of the
fact that we are looking for
the balance, our results are
not bad and our defensive
organisation is not bad, we
also score a lot of
goals."Defender Phil Jones
and midfielder Daley Blind
are both doubtful for the trip
to Deepdale, along with
striker Robin van
Persie.Jones left the pitch during the 3-1 win
against Burnley in midweek with an ankle
injury, while Blind suffered a cut above his eye
in that match.Van Gaal refused to reveal the
nature of Dutch striker Van Persie`s knock."I
think Phil Jones shall be difficult to play on
Monday. Daley Blind, I don`t know, we have to
wait and see how he recovers," Van
Gaal said."Robin van Persie also has
something, so now I have given the
players a day off. Only the injured
players have visited our centre, but the
doctor has not called me yet so I cannot
say anything."
United were well below their best
when they squeezed past third tier
Yeovil and fourth tier Cambridge in the
previous two rounds.But Van Gaal
remains confident his players can
handle what should be a raucous
atmosphere at Preston, although he
knows most non-United fans will want
the third tier side to cause a famous FA
Cup upset."We have to play for the
third time a lower team. You know the
world is against you, the environment
is against you because everyone is with
the underdog," Van Gaal added."It is
more difficult to accept but it`s like
that. But the chance that you can
survive is higher because you are
playing against lower qualities.
"You have to beat the team with better
motivation in other circumstances and
in the atmosphere where everyone is
against you."
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