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Belur goes green, says no to fireworks

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Nasheman News :  Authorities at Belur Math, the global headquarters of Ramakrishna Math and Mission in West Bengal’s Howrah district, have cancelled the traditional firework that accompanies the birth anniversary celebration of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa in order to curb pollution.

“We have decided to do away with the fireworks this year but it is too early to say if it will be stopped forever,” said Swami Subirananda, general secretary of Ramakrishna Mission.

In 1898, Swami Vivekananda consecrated the Belur Math and established the Ramakrishna Mission on May 1, that year.

The century-old fireworks celebration have been an integral part of the programmes surrounding Vivekananda’s guru the 19th-century mystic’s birthday festivities ever since.

The key attraction of the event has been cancelled this year ‘mainly due to environmental concern’, he said.

The celebration will start on March 8 and a host of cultural programmes will continue till March 15.

Subirananda said the trustees have planned to come up with something more scientific and attractive in the coming years. For instance, a laser show can be done.

India crash out of Turkish Women’s Cup

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Nasheman News : The Indian women’s football team ended their run at the Turkish Women’s Cup with a narrow defeat at the hands of Kazakhstan, here on Tuesday.

As a result, India ended the tournament in sixth place after a victory in the group stage against Turkmenistan and losses at the hands of Romania and Uzbekistan.

The first 45 minutes failed to produce any goals, with India enjoying the lion’s share of the chances. The Indian forwards created a flurry of chances in the first 25 minutes — with Sanju, Dangmei Grace and Indumathi all coming close to scoring the opener but were denied by the Kazakh defence.

In the 33rd minute, the Indian eves put the ball in the back of the net, only for the referee to rule out the effort for offside. Kazakhstan threatened the Indian goal in the first half on a couple of occasions, most notably in the 45th minute, but Indian custodian Aditi Chauhan was up to the task and saved a shot from a close-range free-kick.

The second half saw coach Maymol Rocky’s charges come out fired up as they hunted for the go-ahead goal. Dalima Chhibber came close in the 58th minute with a shot from distance and just three minutes later, Ratanbala Devi’s header looked destined for goal but was cleared by the Kazakh defence off the line.

Manisha came on for Anju in the 64th minute and tested the keeper almost immediately with a powerful shot. The Indian side continued to commit players forward as the match headed towards the end, but the opening goal still remained elusive. Sanju, Roja Devi and Grace all recorded efforts on goal that, however, did not find the back of the net.

With the game scoreless after regulation time, players headed for the dreaded penalty shootout. Ashalata Devi put India into a 1-0 lead as her Kazakh counterpart skied her shot. Dalima then stepped up to convert her effort before Manisha saw hers saved by the rival keeper as the score got locked at 2-2.

Grace scored from India’s fourth attempt, but Sanju missed her subsequent effort as the Kazakh side converted its last two shots, thus handing the Indian side a narrow 4-3 defeat in the shootout.

India edge past Australia in 2nd ODI

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Nasheman News : A brilliant century by skipper Virat Kohli and a disciplined bowling effort saw India defeat Australia by eight runs in the second One-Day International (ODI), here on Tuesday. India now have a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

Chasing a target of 251 runs, the visitors were dismissed for 242 runs in 49.3 overs.

Asked to bat first, the hosts were bowled out for 250 runs in 48.2 overs. Despite Kohli’s century and a disciplined innings from Vijay Shankar, most Indian batsmen failed to rise to the occasion.

Coming in to bat after Rohit Sharma was dismissed in the very first over, Kohli batted almost till the end, scoring 116 runs off 120 balls with 10 boundaries studding his patient innings.

Vijay scored 46 off 41 deliveries before being run out.

Put in to bat, India lost their first wicket in the opening over when opener Rohit Sharma (0) was sent packing by pacer Pat Cummins.

The fall of Rohit’s wicket brought Kohli. He along with Shikhar Dhawan (21) played sensibly but just when it seemed good, Dhawan was adjudged leg before wicket off part-time spinner Glenn Maxwell in the ninth over with scoreboard reading 38 runs.

New batsman Ambati Rayudu (18) also failed this time and was dismissed in the 17th over by experienced spinner Nathon Lyon.

Kohli and Vijay then joined hands and forged a crucial 81-run partnership to stabilise the innings.

The duo hammered the Australian bowlers all around the park before Vijay was run out by Adam Zampa in the 29th over. Vijay played 41 balls and slammed five boundaries and one six.

The middle order, comprising Kedar Jadhav (11), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (0) and Ravindra Jadeja (21), failed. But Kohli completed his century before getting out in the 48th over by Cummins. 

Tail-enders Kuldeep Yadav (3), Mohammad Shami (2 not out) and Jasprit Bumrah (0) could not add much to the score.

For Australia, Pat Cummins took four wickets while Adam Zampa took two.

The Australian chase was off to a promising start with Aaron Finch and Usman Khawaja putting together an 83-run opening partnership.

The visitors, however, lost their way after that as they lost wickets at regular intervals.

Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav was the most successful among the Indian bowlers with figures of 3/54 in his 10 overs. Shankar and Jarprit Bumrah claimed two wickets each.

Brief scores: 

India: 250/10 (Virat Kohli 116; Adam Zampa 2/62) beat Australia: 242 in 49.3 overs (Peter Handscomb 48, Marcus Stoinis 52; Kuldeep Yadav 3/54, Jasprit Bumrah 2/29)

Punjab relaxes GST to benefit industry

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Nasheman News : In a move to boost industrial development in the state, the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved an amendment to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) incentives notified under the Industrial and Business Development Policy 2017.

The amendment enables industrial units to choose between net GST incentives or incentivised State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) on intra state sale, a government statement said.

It gives units — which have filed their common application form on the Invest Punjab Business First portal between October 17, 2017 and October 17, 2018 (both days inclusive) — the one-time option to opt for either Net GST incentives or incentivised SGST on intra-state sales.

The option can be availed within 90 days from the date of the notification.

The incentivised SGST to be considered for reimbursement would mean that the eligible unit will be entitled to get reimbursement of SGST amount paid through cash ledger against the output liability of SGST on sale of eligible products.

The meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. 

Ayodhya temple dispute: SC reserves order on mediation in case

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Nasheman News :A five-judge Constitution Bench on Wednesday reserved its order on sending the contentious Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Ayodhya title dispute case for mediation even as the Hindu parties including the state of Uttar Pradesh opposed the court’s suggestion.

A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi reserved the order on the matter as Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for Uttar Pradesh said, “It (mediation) will not be advisable and prudent to take this path.”

Senior counsel C.S. Vaidyanathan, who appeared on behalf of the deity Ram Lala, opposed the mediation and told the court that the birth place of Lord Ram was a matter of faith and belief and they cannot take a contrary view in the mediation.

India win 2nd ODI by 8 runs

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Nasheman News :  India defeated Australia by eight runs in the second ODI, here on Tuesday.

Chasing a target of 251 runs, the visitors were dismissed for 242 runs in 49.3 overs.

India now have a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

Brief scores: 

India: 250/10 (Virat Kohli 116; Adam Zampa 2/62) beat Australia: 242 in 49.3 overs (Peter Handscomb 48, Marcus Stoinis 52; Kuldeep Yadav 3/54, Jasprit Bumrah 2/29)


Death Toll of Balakot Air Strikes, Says No Number to Give Out : Defence Minister

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This is the first time that a senior minister has come on record to say that there was no official death toll. The government’s radio silence amid the mounting speculation had been questioned in various quarters, including by the opposition parties.

The defence minister’s statement is also an embarrassment for the BJP as its party chief, Amit Shah, had claimed two days ago that at least 250 terrorists were killed in the air strike on the terror camp in Balakot.

“Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale had not given any casualty figure in the airstrike and he had only given a statement, which was the government’s position,” Sitharaman told reporters, a week after the IAF breached Pakistani air space for the first time since 1971 and targeted the camps.

Gokhale had addressed a press conference hours after the strike, giving the first official government reaction on it. He had said that several Jaish leaders, commanders and trainers were killed, but had not given an exact figure.

Sitharaman also said the bombing of the Jaish site was “not a military action” as there was no damage to civilians.

“It was based on intelligence inputs on terrorist activities in Pakistan, to be unleashed against India. It was not a military action,” she said, adding that there was no relationship between the airstrike and elections.

Sitharaman’s remarks come amidst the Opposition seeking details of the death toll in the airstrike, even as the IAF, which carried out the attacks post the Pulwama suicide bombing, said on Monday the Centre would provide details on the casualty figures.

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Monday said the IAF only focusses on whether targets are hit or not and doesn’t count the number of the dead.

Agencies

All options open in case there is another terror attack from Pakistan: Sources

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New Delhi: Issuing a categorical warning to Pakistan, India on Tuesday said all options will be on the table if there is another terror attack in the country. News agency P quoted official sources as saying that India will continue to insist on Pakistan to take concrete steps against terrorism and dismantle terror infrastructure.

Sources said since the Balakot air strike, the Indian government has been making all efforts to build maximum pressure on Pakistan to act against terrorism. They added that India has handed over to the United States the evidence with regard to the use of F-16 jets by Pakistan in retaliatory aerial combat. New Delhi is confident the US is looking into the issue of use of F-16s against India, they added.

Sources further said that India will not be deterred in its war against terrorism. “There has been no offer of mediation from any country. India has told the world that this is not an India-Pakistan issue, this is an issue of terrorism,” news agency quotes sources as saying.

The Indian Air Force has not taken any chances after the air strike in Pakistan’s Balakot on February 26 and kept all its bases in the western sector on maximum alert. The air strikes had targeted the biggest training camp of Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group.

A day later, Pakistan unsuccessfully tried to retaliate by sending its jets into the Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir and target a number of military installations. Indian Air Force jets chased back the Pakistani F-16s, believed to be 10 in number, and downed one of them.

The Indian air strikes in Pakistan, termed a “non-military, pre-emptive” action, came after the deadly terror attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama, J&K, on February 14 in which 40 soldiers were martyred.

Meanwhile, sources said recent interviews by Pakistan’s Foreign Minister FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi confirm that the Pakistan government is in touch with JeM chief Masood Azhar and that there is no denial that Azhar is the chief of Jaish-e-Mohammad. The sources added that “this makes India’s case to put Masood Azhar in UNSC 1267 sanctions list”.

On reports of Masood Azhar being unwell, sources said the Indian government takes such reports with a pinch of salt. “Earlier, we had seen similar reports on Mullah Omar and Osama bin Laden as well. Our effort is to bring Masood Azhar to book,” they said.

With regard to Pakistan skipping the meet of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), sources said every OIC member country attended the plenary (where Indian minister Sushma Swaraj was the guest of honour) except Pakistan. “So, Pakistan stands isolated in what it calls its own backyard,” they stated.

Agencies

Train from Bengaluru to Jamshedpur catches fire in Andhra

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A train that was travelling from Bengaluru to Jamshedpur caught fire at around 2am on Monday in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district. While no casualties were reported, the pantry car of the train was reportedly destroyed in the fire.

The fire started on the Yesvantpur-Tatanagar Superfast Express when the train was near Rajamundhry. Quick-thinking staff members first tried to douse the fire, but when they realised they would not be able to do so, they separated the pantry car from the rest of the train. The pantry car was destroyed in the fire. No casualties or injuries have been reported yet.

Officials are yet to determine what started the fire. Police officers have arrived at the location to identify the cause of the fire. Several trains scheduled to run between Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam regions in Andhra Pradesh, have been delayed as a result.

Earlier in December, two unused, abandoned coaches of a train caught fire and were destroyed at the Kazipet railway station in Telangana. Officials at the station had informed the fire department at once, who were able to quickly put out the fire, though they could not salvage the cars of the train which were gutted in the fire.

Agencies

2 militants killed in encounter in J&K’s Pulwama

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Two militants were killed in an encounter between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, Army sources said Tuesday.

The encounter broke out at Tral area on Monday. The security forces had cordoned off the area and launched an operation to flush out the militants, a police spokesperson had said.

“A brief exchange of fire took place between security forces and terrorists in Tral area,” the spokesperson had said.

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