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Siddaramaiah govt mulls 100% quota for Kannadigas in private blue-collar jobs

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Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is planning to provide Kannadigas 100% reservation in mainly blue-collar jobs in private sector industries across the state. The state labour department has released the draft amendments to the Karnataka Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Rules of 1961 to this end.

The 100% horizontal reservation for Kannadigas is meant for all private industries -except those in the infotech and biotech sector -that secure concessions under the industrial policy of Karnataka.

If industries do not follow these new guidelines, the government will cancel all concessions given to them. The amendments will be implemented once the law department gives its approval the second time.

Karnataka labour minister Santosh Lad said: “The amendment will give us the means to ensure that all private sector industries open their doors to us, to identify how many Kannadigas work in each company and rectify any discrepancies.”

The minister said the labour department may adopt a lenient approach if the companies employed Kannadigas to 70% of all whiteand bluecollar jobs or 100% of blue-collar jobs alone. “We’re not saying they have to pick a Kannadiga if there is none for the job. But we’re insisting that private industries employ Kannadigas as the first option,” he said.

The department also provided 5% reservation for a disabled person who is also a Kannadiga. The IT-BT (information technology-biotechnology) vertical has been exempted as they are not covered under the Karnataka Industrial Employ ment (Standing Orders) Rules of 1961 for a period of five years from 2014.

Sources in the labour department said the government did not want to hamper the “bread and butter” of the state GDP with the reservation policy . “We did not want to invite a problem with the powerful IT-BT lobby at this point in time. Let’s first implement this reservation and then take on the IT-BT vertical later,” a department official said.

The labour department has got the concurrence of Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah for the amendment, and the law department will vet the amendment once again before implementing it.

(Agencies)

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung Submits Resignation To Centre

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New Delhi: Najeeb Jung, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, has resigned 18 months short of his tenure and said he wants to return to his “first love, academics”.

Mr Jung’s two years in office were dogged by his constant battle with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government.

His announcement surprised many and was seen in the context of his clashes with Mr Kejriwal, but sources close to Mr Jung claimed he had been thinking of quitting for a few months.

In a statement, Mr Jung thanked “the people of Delhi for all their support and affection, especially during the one year’s President Rule in Delhi, when he got unstinted support from them and which in turn helped run the administration in Delhi smoothly and effortlessly.”

He also thanked Mr Kejriwal.

(Agencies)

Aleppo evacuation will be complete ‘in days’

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Russian and Turkish ministers expect operation to be complete by the week’s end as Syria agrees to sending UN observers.

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by Al Jazeera

The evacuation of Aleppo should take no more than two days, Russian and Turkish foreign ministers say, following a rare breakthrough and show of unity by world powers over Syria that allows UN monitors to observe the operation.

A total 37,500 evacuees have so far left the war-torn Syrian city and the goal is to complete all evacuations by Wednesday, Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkish foreign minister, wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.

The evacuation of of Aleppo would be complete in a maximum of two days, Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, said.

Lavrov said that Russia, Iran and Turkey had used their influence to make the evacuation happen and that the 19-member International Syria Support Group including Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the US had not been able to enforce its decisions.

Cavusoglu travelled to Moscow after holding talks with his Russian and Iranian counterparts to discuss the future of Syria.

At a meeting on Tuesday in the Russian capital, Turkey, Iran and Russia agreed to guarantee the Syria peace talks and backed expanding a ceasefire in the country, laying down their claim as the main power brokers in the conflict.

“Iran, Russia and Turkey are ready to assist in preparing the agreement in the making between the Syrian government and the opposition and to become its guarantor,” Lavrov said, citing a joint statement.

“The ministers agree with the importance of widening the ceasefire, of free access for humanitarian aid and movement of civilians on Syrian territory.”

Cavusoglu said in comments translated into Russian that the ceasefire should cover the entire Syrian territory but exclude the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group and the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (formerly known as al-Nusra Front, which was linked to al-Qaeda).

UN observers

For its part, the Syrian government has authorised the UN to send an additional 20 expatriate staff to east Aleppo, where they will monitor the ongoing evacuation of thousands of people, according to a UN spokesperson.

Jens Laerke, speaking in Geneva, said: “This will almost triple the number of international staff currently deployed to Aleppod.

“The task is to monitor and observe the evacuations.”

The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously called for UN officials and others to observe the evacuation and monitor the safety of civilians.

The UN staff, already in its Damascus office, will travel to Aleppo “as soon as possible”, Laerke said.

Aleppo, Syria’s second city, was once a cultural and economic hub before being split between government and rebel control in late 2012.

Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford, reporting from Reyhanli in neighbouring Turkey, said there were concerns about “the kind of access” UN monitors would be granted once they are in Syria.

“There are reports of harassment by some of the Iranian-backed militias in that area,” he said.

“And of course … there are concerns about how rebel forces may cooperate.”

Arrivals in Idlib

According to UN aid partners, the number of people who had arrived in Idlib – where Aleppo evacuees are being taken – was around 19,000, the UN’s Laerke said.

“We do not have independent UN access to the buses, so we are not able to enter and access people; that does not take away from the protection concerns that we do have and continue to have,” he said.

About 43 unwell people were medically evacuated from east Aleppo on Monday, bringing the total to 301 since last Thursday, according to Tarik Jasarevic, World Health Organization’s spokesman.

“Out of those 301, 93 patients were referred to hospitals in Turkey, others are in hospitals in [opposition-held] Idlib and western rural Aleppo.”

The vast majority have trauma injuries. The sick and wounded include 67 children, Jasarevic said.

The UN refugee agency UNHCR said there was no sign of a heavy influx of people fleeing Aleppo into neighbouring Turkey.

“All the borders of Syria are very tightly managed at present. People, we understand, are being allowed to cross into Turkey when they come. But I think this is speculative as we are not yet seeing people move across in relation to Aleppo,” Adrian Edwards, UNHCR spokesperson, said.

Laerke said some 750 people have been evacuated from Foua and Kefraya, two Shia-majority villages besieged for months by rebel groups.

Syria’s conflict started as a largely unarmed uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule in March 2011, but it quickly turned into a full-scale civil war that has killed hundreds of thousands.

Attempts to negotiate a lasting ceasefire have failed time and again.

The Makers Of Love Shagun Gear Up For Their Next Project

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The makers of Bollywood romantic comedy, Love Shagun, a film that celebrated friendship, featuring Anuj Sachdeva and Niddhi Subbiah along with an ensemble cast are now gearing up for their next, which will be in the space of a social drama. Love Shagun which released in Feb this year had a favorable response at the Box Office turnstiles, encouraging the makers to line up their next.

The film will be helmed by the same director, Saandesh B. Nayak and it is slated to roll early next year.

Saanvi Nayak films has already started the pre – production at full speed, locking in the locations & the script. The casting for the film is also underway. Indian Princess (the pageant that presented Urvashi Rautela in 2011) winner, Chandni Sharma will make her debut with this film as a part of the lead cast. The other lead cast will comprise of established names from Bollywood & Television industry.

Talking on the project, director, Saandesh B. Nayak stated, “I’m extremely excited about this project because it’s our 2nd one and that is extremely reassuring & humbling.

Bollywood is an extremely difficult market to crack with audiences from all over the country, different strata of the society with differing tastes & preferences. To cater to such a wide range of audiences, make a mark and turn around to make yet another film is surely an uphill task and I’m extremely grateful that I’m getting yet another opportunity”.

Nayak added, “Now that we have dared to take yet another plunge, I would like to say that Saanvi Nayak Films will consciously focus on quality content across genres. We are also in advanced talks and locking scripts for web series and other format of content. 70 mm is always the aspiration but audiences are ever evolving and moving to different platforms all the time so it is imperative to keep upto speed. We are developing a talent pool of talented writers & directors to take on our web series division”.

The untitled film which is a social drama will be rolled out alongside production for web series early next year. The production team has their hands full juggling between their key projec t- a Bollywood feature film & web series.

Y – Films’ Ashish Patil listed in Ad Age’s Top 50 Creative People In The World

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Ashish Patil is the Only Indian to find spot amongst giants like Prince, David Bowie, Beyoncé, the creator of Pokémon Go, Ryan Reynolds & Tom Ford for the 6 – Pack Band

There’s nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come and clearly India’s 1st transgender band, the 6b – Pack Band conceived by Ashish Patil, Head of Y – Film’s (the youth wing of India’s leading film studio, Yash Raj Films) demonstrated that with massive effect. Breaking boundaries, taboos, clocking up millions of views, getting global recognition and amongst other things bringing home India’s 1st Cannes Grand Prix Glass Lion besides a prestigious Webby.

The latest accolade now comes in the form of Ashish Patil being listed in Ad Age (one of the most respected Global Advertising & Marketing Publications in the world published out of US) in their Creativity 50 list that celebrates the Top 50 creative minds of the world. He’s also the only Indian on the list which makes this honour unique.

The list covers musicians, filmmakers, designers, tech people, artistes, CSR guys, writers – people who’ve contributed significantly to big ideas in that year. Past names include Academy Award® Winners, Booker Prize Winners, biggies like David Fincher (director of The Social Network, Gone Girl, Seven), J J Abrams (director of Star Wars, Star Trek, Lost amongst others], Ted Sarandos (creative head of Netflix), Banksy to Pharrel Williams, Banksy, Tina Fey besides Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, the founders of Instagram, Snapchat, Kickstarter.

The 2016 list is a virtual who’s who including David Bowie, Prince, the Duffer Brothers(creators of Stranger Things), Ryan Reynolds, Beyoncé, Dwayne Johnson besides the show runner of Luke Cage, Giphy founder, AirBnB founders, Tom Ford, John Hanke (the man behind Pokemon Go), Alec Baldwin, creative director of Oculus, creator of Otto (self-driving car technology guys who got bought by Uber), amongst others.

“I’m personally quite overwhelmed by this recognition and it goes to just demonstrate what happens when the positive energies of an incredible bunch of people comes together to nurture, build, collaborate execute & promote an idea – there’s nothing in the world that can stop it from exploding. And I’m thankful to each one of them, especially my team & brother Shamir Tandon who helped curate the band. I really hope this helps our little 6 – Pack Band and the theme of getting the LGBTQ community into the mainstream heard louder. More power to Y – Films!”

The 6 – Pack Band is India’s, and arguably the world’s, most unique musical collective. A band composed of 6 transgender singers hailing from India’s “Hijra” community, it’s an initiative created & driven by Y – Films, the youth wing of Yash Raj Films, to help further the cause of gender equality and transgender rights in India. 6 – Pack Band gives a voice to the indomitable spirit of the community without trying to get preachy or patronizing. In a language and through a medium that our world understands & loves. Song & dance……. Bollywood style! The campaign covers 6 songs, 6 music videos and some lovely insights into the community that has long lived on the fringes; waiting for the day the world opens its arms to them in acceptance.

Y – Films is the dynamic, vibrant start – up at the intersection of films, creativity & youth culture that hopes to challenge the norm and detonate boundaries. Giving the youth a creative outlet & voice that will entertain & unite on film and beyond. A studio that promises to deliver kick ass content of the youth, by the youth & for the youth. And be a platform for talent – both on screen & behind the scenes – that will break & set new rules of story – telling. Wanna know more? Come on in… www.yfilms.in.

Shekhar Suman To Host Brands Impact’s Success Stories – Zameen Se Falak Tak On Zee Business Channel

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Delhi-based Brands Impact, one of the top branding agencies in India, has announced the launch of its unique TV Series, Success Stories – Zameen Se Falak Tak Season 1 to be hosted by Shekhar Suman, one of India’s legendary actors, and a pioneer who made TV popular with his several successful shows and wowed a whole generation.

The show is to be presented by Brands Impact and aired every Sun on the popular National channel, Zee Business, starting 1st Jan, 2017.

Speaking on the occasion, Amol Monga, Director, Brands Impact, averred, “We have grown up seeing the interviews & the life journeys of film celebrities, politicians & cricketers. This show is an endeavor to share the stories of some of the most “extraordinary ordinary” men who left no stones unturned against all odds & impediments to achieve enviable success.”

The 13 week long series will showcase the untold stories of 13 individuals including Pahlaj Nihalani, Chairman, Central Board of  Film Certification (CBFC), and Sonu Sood, Indian film actor, whose journey from a small town boy to Hollywood is as fascinating as it is inspiring.

The stories of several entrepreneurs will also be showcased on this unique platform that will be hosted by Shekhar Suman, who is not only a highly acclaimed actor himself but also one of the very few professional hosts who can bring alive any conversation and make the participants open up like none other.

The man for all seasons……. the multi -talented Shekhar Suman has interviewed the 1st 13 deserving individuals in his inimitable style that makes for a very compelling viewing in the 1st edition of the much awaited “Success Stories – Zameen se Falak Tak”.

Interestingly, Shekhar will be seen, perhaps for the 1st time in a bearded avatar on this show. When asked for the reason for the change? He said in his characteristic demeanour – “Life is too short to have the same of anything……. it becomes monotonous & boring……. life is all about experimenting & exploring the unknown. Change is the only constant.”

The show is the brainchild of dynamic & young entrepreneur, Amol Monga, a branding & events professional who has already made his presence felt through his venture Brands Impact and a series of highly successful & internationally acclaimed events including the International Quality Awards.

For this TV Show, Brands Impact, has joined hands with Water Entertainment, a well known production house of Mumbai and the show has been directed by Varun Middha. The series promises to unveil The Grand Tales of Success of some of the UNSUNG REAL HEROES who, through their sheer hard work, diligence & determination, have achieved the impossible in their respective fields.

“This show is an attempt to honour & celebrate prominent & successful people from all walks of life, all of whom had an inspiring & humbling story to tell. It is our privilege & honour to unravel their stories to the world, so that others can take inspiration & cue from these real life heroes and learn to make their lives better & more beautiful,” added Ankita Singh, Vice President – Brands Impact.

The associate sponsors of the show include Sampatti Trading & Developers Ltd, Pushti Group & Bollywoodkart.com. The Fashion partner is Absoluto and the Outdoor Media Partner is Global Advertisers.

Brands Impact is one of India’s top brand management firms that specialises in creating extraordinary brands out of ordinary businesses. Our comprehensive bouquet of services includes branding, creative design, web enablement, advertising, public relations, event management, online promotions, social media management and more. For more information, please go to http://brandsimpact.in

Modi got Rs 40 crore bribe as Gujarat CM: Rahul Gandhi

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New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday alleged that Sahara paid Rs 40 crore to Narendra Modi before he became prime minister. He claimed that when Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat, he received multiple payments spread across 2013-14 from the company. Rahul claimed that when the Income-Tax department raided Sahara’s premises in 2014, they recovered documents showing that payments have been made to Modi between the months of October 2013 and February 2014.

“As per record with IT, Rs 2.5 cr was given to PM Modi on 30 Oct ’13; Rs 5 cr on 12 Nov ’13; Rs 2.5 cr on 27 Nov ’13; Rs 5cr on 29 Nov ’13. Entries showed Rs 5cr given to PM Modi on 6 Dec ’13; Rs 5 cr on 19 Dec ’13; Rs 5cr on 13 Jan ’14; Rs 5 cr on 28 Jan ’14; Rs 5 cr 22 Feb ’14,” Gandhi said.

Modi became prime minister in May 2014, after the National Democratic Alliance swept the Lok Sabha polls. During the Parliament Winter Session, Rahul claimed that he had evidence linking PM Modi directly with corruption. He also claimed that if he was allowed to speak in the Parliament it would cause an “earthquake” in the country. The Bharatiya Janata Party immediately rubbished the allegations, saying that Rahul is a “non-serious political leader”. “It become their (Cong) habit to level baseless allegations against PM. Rahul Gandhi is a part time non-serious political leader,” said BJP.

Addressing a rally in Mehsana, he continued his tirade against PM Modi over demonetisation. Rahul Gandhi said the government’s step is not against corruption or black money, but it was against the honest poor people. Gandhi said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demonetisation is not a surgical strike on black money, but against poor and honest people of the this country.” Talking about the difficulties faced by the farmers after demonetisation, Gandhi said, “A farmer does not purchase his seeds by cheque or card but in cash, you (PM Modi) have taken away that cash from them.”

He also said that the Congress would have supported the government if it had taken any step to eradicate corruption. “If Narendra Modi ji’s government take any big or small step to eradicate corruption, Congress party will support them,” said Gandhi. He also said that the prime minister had made fun of labourers in Parliament.

He also accused the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chattisgarh of snatching the land of tribals. “The BJP ruled government in MP, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh is snatching the land of tribals. And when somebody stand for his right, they are being shot,” said Gandhi. “You kill Dalit here in Gujarat, they live in fear,” Gandhi added.

Hitting out at the government over scrapping of high value notes, Gandhi reiterated that all cash is not black money and all black money is not in cash. Referring to the writing off of Vijay Mallya’s loan by the government, Gandhi said, “Modi ji cannot bring back money taken as loans by 1% rich people and hence he is using money of poor to waive of this bad debt. When Switzerland government has given you the list of names of people having black money deposited in Swiss bank, why are you not disclosing their name in Parliament.”

(IANS)

Woman accuses MS Ramaiah Hospital of HIV+ blood transfusion

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Bengaluru: The police have registered FIR against 14 staff of prestigious MS Ramaiah Hospital located in the city for alleged HIV-infected blood transfusion to a patient in the hospital earlier this year.

The hospital staff had transfused HIV-infected blood to a lady patient who was suffering from a problem related to her utras. The patient’s brother had questioned the hospital authorities about the blood transfusion and consequently he received an irresponsible answer from the hospital authorities on the transfusion.

The brother of the victim had filed a complaint against the hospital authorities has also registered a private case. As per the court order, Sadashivanagar police registered a FIR against hospital administration including CEO Dr Narendranath.

(Agencies)

RBI rolls back norms for deposit of old notes by KYC customers

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Mumbai: Under all-round attack, the Reserve Bank today did a U-turn on customers depositing demonetised notes over Rs 5,000 till December 30 by making it clear that there will be no questions asked either in case of one-time or repeat deposits if the accounts are KYC-compliant.

Such customers will also not be questioned by bank officials on why they had failed to deposit the old notes earlier.

The RBI turnaround came as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s assurance on Monday night and yesterday that there will be no questions asked to customers who would make one-time deposit above Rs 5,000 failed to persuade bank officials who insisted that there should be fresh circular from RBI so that customers will not be harassed.

However, customers with non-KYC accounts will be subject to stiff conditions imposed by RBI on December 19 for deposit of junked notes.

The decision follows widespread criticism of the guidelines, with people saying the Prime Minister as well as the finance minister have asked people not to throng the banks as they have time till December 30 to deposit invalid notes in their accounts.

On review of the guidelines, RBI decided to modify the old currency deposit rules for fully-KYC compliant customers, an RBI notification said today.

The December 19 notification of RBI had said tenders of old currency in excess of Rs 5,000 into a bank account will be received for credit only once during the remaining period till December 30, 2016.

“The credit in such cases shall be afforded only after questioning tenderer, on record, in presence of at least two officials of the bank, as to why this could not be deposited earlier and receiving a satisfactory explanation. The explanation should be kept on record to facilitate an audit trail at a later stage,” it had said.

Replying to queries on curbs on deposit of old currency notes by RBI, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley yesterday had said people should go and deposit the now-defunct notes at one go as repeat deposits raise doubt.

“Today, there are no exemptions… Now, there is no further scope of earning old currency. So, those who have got old currency must go and deposit at one go,” he had said.

“Therefore, if somebody goes everyday and deposit old currency, it raises suspicion. How is he getting everyday? As long as exemptions existed, there was scope for getting old currency. But once the exemptions have been lifted, if you have old currency, go and deposit at one go.”

(Agencies)

Kareena, Saif blessed with son, name him Taimur

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Mumbai: Make way for the prince! Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan have been blessed with a baby boy. Kareena gave birth to her first child on Tuesday morning at 7:30 am at Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital. Both mother and baby are said to be doing fine. They have named the baby, Taimur Ali Khan.

A statement released on behalf of the actors read: “We are very pleased to share with you all the wonderful news about the birth of our son : Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi, on December 20, 2016.

“We would like to thank the media for the understanding and support they have given us over the last nine months, and of course especially our fans and well wishers for their continued affection. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you all…With love, Saif and Kareena.”

Proud aunt, actress Karisma Kapoor announced the news on her Instagram page with a cute post.

Kareena was recently seen celebrating an early Christmas with her sister Karisma and friends Malaika and Amrita Arora as her due date was fast approaching.

Saif, who was married to Amrita Singh earlier, has two children-Sarah and Ibrahim- with the actress.

(Agencies)

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