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Hundreds suffer from food poisoning in camp near Mosul

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Iraqi officials say at least two people have died after falling ill from an iftar meal in an IDP camp outside Mosul.

More than 750,000 people have been displaced from Mosul since October [File: Thaier Al-Sudaini/Reuters]

More than 750,000 people have been displaced from Mosul since October [File: Thaier Al-Sudaini/Reuters]

by Al Jazeera

At least two people have died and hundreds more have fallen ill after suffering food poisoning in a camp for displaced Iraqis east of Mosul, officials said.

People started vomiting and some fainted after eating the fast-breaking iftar meal on Monday, lawmaker Zahed Khatoun, a member of the Iraqi parliament’s committee for displaced people told Reuters news agency on Tuesday.

Iraq’s health minister told The Associated Press that a girl and woman died and more than 750 people were affected.

The food was provided by a non-governmental organisation.

Authorities have launched a formal investigation into the incident, officials said.

The Kurdish news agency Rudaw, citing Erbil’s mayor, said the owner of the restaurant that made the food had been arrested.

The camp is located in al-Khazer on the road linking Mosul and Erbil and houses those displaced due to the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS).

According to the UN refugee agency, more than 6,000 people currently live inside the camp.

A US-backed military operation to retake ISIL’s last three remaining enclaves outside Mosul’s Old City began last month – the latest push in a major operation that began in October.

Aid groups have repeatedly expressed their concerns over the safety of hundreds of thousands of civilians who have been forced to flee and are at risk of being caught in the crossfire.

Almost 10,000 people fled from Mosul’s northwest and the Old City every day during the last week of May, the UN said.

More than 750,000 people have been displaced from the city since October.

Mallya to appear for extradition hearing in UK court today

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Vijay Mallya

London: Embattled Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya, who is wanted in India on loan defaults to several banks, is set to appear today before Westminster Magistrates’ Court here for his extradition case hearing.

The 61-year-old former chief of erstwhile Kingfisher airlines has been out on bail since his arrest in April and will today find out the timetable to be set by the judge to hear the arguments for and against his extradition in what is referred to as a “case management hearing”.

“When the case returns to court, the District Judge is likely to set down a timetable for the service of any evidence to be submitted by either side in the proceedings, and list a date for a final hearing.

“There might be a few more hearings in this case in the coming months to deal with case management or any issues that arise, before the final hearing takes place, at which the full arguments from both sides in this case will be heard by the District Judge,” explained Jasvinder Nakhwal, partner at Peters and Peters Solicitors LLP and member of the UK’s Extradition Lawyers Association.

Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which will be arguing on behalf of the Indian authorities, had met a joint team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in London last month to thrash out details of the case.

“Our aim is to build a strong, infallible case and these meetings will help resolve issues across the table. The CPS will be arguing based on documents provided by CBI and ED, therefore a joint team is here to address queries they may have,” official sources had said after the meeting in May.

Last week, Mallya was welcomed with chants of “chor, chor” by Indian cricket fans as he arrived to watch the India vs South Africa Champions Trophy match at The Oval cricket ground in London.

Earlier, he had caused a stir by his attendance of the India vs Pakistan match in Birmingham after which he had declared on Twitter that he would be attending all India matches in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy.

Mallya, who is wanted in India for Kingfisher Airlines’ default on loans worth nearly Rs 9,000 crores, has been in the UK since March 2016 and was arrested by Scotland Yard on an extradition warrant on April 18.

He had attended a central London police station for his arrest and was released on conditional bail a few hours later after providing a bail bond worth 650,000 pounds, assuring the court of abiding by all conditions associated with extradition proceedings, such as the surrender of his passport and a ban on him possessing any travel documents.

An initial case management hearing date of May 17 had been postponed to June 13.

If the District Judge rules in favour of extradition at the end of the trial, the UK home secretary must order Mallya’s extradition within two months of the appropriate day. However, the case can go through a series of appeals before arriving at a conclusion.

India and the UK have an Extradition Treaty, signed in 1992, but so far only one extradition has taken place under the arrangement – Samirbhai Vinubhai Patel, who was sent back to India last October to face trial in connection with his involvement in the post-Godhra riots of 2002.

However, unlike Mallya, he had submitted to the extradition order without legal challenge.

(Agencies)

CT 2017: Pakistan ride on captain Sarfraz’s superb show to beat Sri Lanka

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Cardiff: Pakistan rode on skipper Sarfraz Ahmed’s unconquered 61 to recover from a middle-order collapse and pull off a three-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in a virtual quarter-final Group B ICC Champions Trophy clash at Sophia Gardens here on Monday to qualify for the semifinals.

Chasing 237 for a triumph, fast bowler Mohammad Amir (28 not out) showed great resolve to stitch together an unbeaten 75-run stand with Sarfraz for the eighth wicket to help his side register the win in a see-saw battle. At one point, Sri Lanka had their rivals on the mat at 162/7 but had poor fielding and dropped chances to blame for their loss.

Pakistan, which chased the target in 44.5 overs, got off to a rollicking start riding young southpaw Fakhar Zaman’s quickfire 36-ball 50 but Nuwam Pradeep (3/60) put a spanner on his works by getting him out just when he was looking very good.

The opening pair between ZamanAand Azhar Ali stitched together a 74-run partnership.

Ali’s dogged (34; 50b; 2×4 1×6) came to a premature end also after Babar Azam (10; 18b; 1×4) and Mohammad Hafeez (1) failed to contribute.

Pakistan lost the middle order in a hurry with seasoned campaigner Shoaib Malik (11; 20b 1×4 0x6), Imad Wasim (4) and Fahim Ashraf (15; 15b; 1×4, 1×6) not lasting long.

It was down to Sarfraz to lead from the front and the 30-year old made the most of two reprieves to steer Pakistan over the line alongwith important contribution from Amir.

Sarfraz was dropped twice by Thisara Perera and substitute Seekkuge Prasanna on 38 and 40 respectively, bith times off Lasith Malinga’s bowling.

(IANS)

SAMIT KAKKAD’S HALF TICKET BAGS THE COVETED ‘ECUMENICAL JURY AWARD

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SAMIT KAKKAD HALF TICKET

SAMIT KAKKAD’S HALF TICKET BAGS THE COVETED ‘ECUMENICAL JURY AWARD

At the 57th Zlin International film festival, one of the largest children’s film festivals worldwide, Samit Kakkad’s Half Ticket has won the much coveted ”Ecumenical Jury Award” The film produced by Video Palace and starring Priyanka Bose (Lion) & Bhalachandra Kadam (Sanggto Aika & Timepass) in addition to the 2 lead young actors (Shubham More & Vinayak Potdar) was part of the official selection at this film festival held in Czech Republic. Kakkad said, “It means the world to me and only bolsters my confidence that good Indian cinema is being appreciated. To even imagine that this is an award people I look up to have received, races my heart. I can only wish that this paves the way for more Indian films internationally and hope that larger audiences are able to enjoy not just mine, but my contemporaries films as well” The coveted award is given at leading film festivals globally since 1973 with the aim of “honoring the works of artistic quality which witnesses to the power of film to reveal the mysterious depths of human beings through what concerns them, their hurts & failings as well as their hopes.’ It has been bestowed on international filmmakers such as Andrei Tarkovsky, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Samira Makhmalbaf, Asghar Farhadi, Fatih Akin & Pedro Almodovar amongst others. Among the only few Indian filmmakers to win this coveted international award have been Mira Nair (1988), Awtar Kaul (1974) & Rabindra Dharmaraj (1981).

NAKASH AZIZ SINGS THE MARATHI ANTHEM FOR SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS

Nakash Aziz who is known for lending his powerful voice for the songs like “Jabra Fan” from Fan, “Saree Ke Fall Sa” & “Gandi Baat” from R…Rajkumar, “Cutie Pie” from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, “Ye Jawaani Teri” from Meri Pyaari Bindu has sung a Marathi track for Sachin : A Billion Dreams for A. R. Rahman. Sukhwinder Singh has sung it in Hindi. Interestingly, Nakash had re – recorded this Marathi song in Bali as legendary composer A. R. Rahman wanted to record few portions of it again. Nakash says, “I had recorded the song a few days prior to my Bali trip but Rahman sir wanted to re – record a few portions and that too immediately. I searched a lot and finally found a studio there and I recorded it again. I feel lucky to be associated with this film as I am a huge fan of Sachin Tendulkar and to be a voice of A. R. Rahman’s composition was a cherry on the cake.” Earlier Nakash has composed music for Marathi film No Entry – Pudhe Dhoka Ahey. After making a mark in the music industry in South, Nakash is now all set to wow the Marathi & Gujarati audiences. Nakash Aziz has also received great appreciation for his song “Aai jyo” from the recently released Gujarati film Karsandas Pay & Use.

BUS STOP COMING SOON

After having made films like Online Binline & Bagtos Kay Mujra Kar, producer singer rapper Shreyash Jadhav team brings Bus Stop. Amruta Khanvikar, Aniket Vishwasrao, Hemant Dhome, Siddharth Chandekar, Pooja Sawant, Rasika Sunil, Akshay Waghmare, Madhura Deshpande, Suyog Gore, Avinash Narkar, Sanjay Mone, Sharad Ponkshe, Uday Tikekar, Vidyadhar Joshi et al play the main lead. Bus Stop has been directed by Samir Joshi & produced by Poonam Shinde, Gajendra Patil & Asoo Nihalani Bus Stop is slated for release on 21st Jul, 2017.

RINGAN IS ABOUT THE HEART – WARMING JOURNEY OF FATHER &_SON

National award winning film, Ringan’s poster was recently launched on social media platforms and it speaks in so many layers. In this poster we can see a farmer & his son standing distraught near a wall, staring into the abyss. This father – son duo feels trapped and turns to God seeking His help to break away from this almost impossible circle. Can this hopeless farmer make his way out of all his troubles along with his adorable son? How far does the 7 year old boy accompany his father on this difficult journey? Vidhi Kasliwal said, “The biggest plus point of Ringan is the identifiability of the underdog father & son, stuck in a seemingly endless cycle of misery & misfortune. I strongly connected with it & instantly knew I had to be part of it! Says Writer – director Makarand Mane, “The film depicts that many – a – time the path to happiness is pursuing us like our shadow, but we still keep ignoring it, trying to find it around, rather than within and hence we enter a never – ending cycle. Presented by Landmarc Films & produced by My Role Motion Pictures, Ringan will be released on 30th Jun, 2017 all over Maharashtra.

LAI JHAKAAS IS DUE ON 4TH AUG 2017

The 1st ever copy in digital format of R. K. Yande Films’ Lai Jhakaas is out this week and the film will be shown to the censors shortly. The film is due for release on 4th Aug, 2017. The film was shot in a 45 day shooting stint on actual locales of Aurangabad & Mumbai with newcomers H. Mukesh & Manisha in romantic leads along with Manoj Joshi, Nishigandha Wad, Sanjay Narvekar, Uday Tikekar, Nagesh Bhosle, Sunil Tawde, Sanjay Kulkarni et al. Producer: Kishore Yande. Writer – director: Babu Bhatt. Lyrics: Rajesh Bambugade & Babu Bhatt. Music: Sanjay Raj Gauri Nandan. Singers: Sachin Pilgaonkar, Sadhna Sargam & Sudesh Bhosle. Background Music: Bapi & Tutul.

HRITHIK ROSHAN LAUNCHES THE TRAILER OF VIKRAM PHADNIS’ HRUDAYANTHAR!

Hrithik Roshan who will make his debut in Marathi film industry with Vikram Phadnis’ debut film Hrudayanthar, launched the trailer of the emotional drama. The actor who has also tweeted its release date on his social media, agreed to grace the trailer launch at a suburban multiplex recently. Hrithik Roshan says, “I wouldn’t have considered deviating from what I was doing in my life at the point in time when Vikram approached me. The film wouldn’t have been possible without his incredible vision, clarity & passion”. Shiamak Davar says, “I’ve known Vikram for years and he is one of the most creative person. I’m glad that with Hrudyanthar he is taken his vision one step further and making his directorial debut. I am glad I got a chance to choreograph my 1st ever Marathi film.” Hrudayanthar, an emotional drama featuring popular Marathi actors Subodh Bhave, Mukta Barve & Sonali Khare, releases on 7th Jul, 2017.

MUHURAT OF PARI HUN MAIN

The Marathi audience is attracted in large numbers to films with unusual & different stories. Keeping this in mind Yogayatan Films has brought in Pari Hun Main, a film off the usual track. Yogayatan Group which has left a great mark in the construction infrastructure and many other fields of business is all set to make their debut in Marathi cinema with this film. The chairman of the Group, Dr. Rajendra Pratap Singh & director Sheela Rajendra Singh performed the muhurat of the film along with the artistes & the technicians. Rohit Shilwant directed Pari Hun Main is the story of a middle class family’s passionate journey towards their goal. Nandu Madhav, Devika Daftardar, Shruti Nigde & Flora Saini star in the film. The story of the film is written by Irawati Karnik. Cinematography is by Rohan Madkaikar. Music is by Sameer Saptiskar.

ACTRESS AKSHAYA GURAV GETS MARRIED TO DOP BHUSHAN WANI!

From Shruti Marathe, Mrunmayee Deshpande, Mayuri Wagh, Manava Naik to now Akshya Gurav so many beautiful Marathi actresses are getting married. Yes, Akshya Gurav recently got married to DOP Bhushan Wani. A small meeting at friend’s place led to finding her life partner. “Bhushan’s caring nature and the fact that he understands my priorities & supports me in my work too attracted me towards him”, says Askahya. Bhushan Wani is Famous DOP of several popular ads. Recently Akshya’s mehendi & wedding ceremony photos were uploaded on social media & her fans got to know about the news. Apart from acting in films like Fekma Faak, Serials like Manasicha Chitrakaar Toh, Mehndichya Panavar, Ithe Velach Mahatvachi & Zee Yuva’s Love Lagna Locha her versatility is to be appreciated.

NRI ACHIEVERS AWARD & PARAMOUNT ACHIEVERS AWARDS HELD AT THE CLUB

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Ravi Kumar who is a journalist & owner of Bollywood Trade Magazine Film & TV Trade Preview invited the guests from all the walks of life to receive the 1st ever NRI Achievers Awards & the Paramount Achievers Award 2017.

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The NRI Indians got the NRI Achievers Awards & the Indians got the Paramount Achievers Award. Zeenat Aman, Gulshan Grover, Rakesh Bedi et al came especially to give away the awards to the winners. Singer Madhushree came to wish the winners all the best.

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Ekta Jain bagged the “Best Media Consultant” award. Pramod Gore of Atharva Movies bagged the “Best Marathi Film” award for his film Reti based on social issue of Sand mafia.

Yogen Shah bagged the “Best Photographer” award. Satish Soni bagged the “Best Gujarati Paper” award for Sandesh. Absolute India bagged the “Best Daily Entertainment Paper” award & Rajesh Sharma of Laughing Colors got the Best Facebook Page” award.

Aman Verma anchored the award show with Anie Sheikh.

RANI SURPRISES HICHKI CREW WITH LUXURY GIFTS TO CELEBRATE WRAP

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RANI SURPRISES HICHKI CREW WITH LUXURY GIFTS TO CELEBRATE WRAP

YRF’s forthcoming Rani Mukerji starrer Hichki has wrapped up its shoot. A busy & exhilarating experience, the film’s team got a surprise thank you from its star. Rani gifted the entire team goodies from luxury designer labels as a gesture of thanks. Surprised & touched, everyone from the Hichki team was delighted by the lovely gifts.

A source from the film’s unit said, “Hichki is a very special film for Rani as it is her 1st project after she became a mom. Given that she signed up for this film after her daughter Adira’s birth, the fantastic work by the film’s team made the experience very special. She gave out these lovely gifts as a gesture of recognition for all the hard work that they have put in collectively. It’s very generous of her and everyone has adored the gifts.”

A positive & inspiring story about a woman who turns her biggest weakness into her biggest strength, Rani had stated that she found the script of Hichki both challenging and exciting. The film is built on a positive premise, and is directed by Siddharth P Malhotra. Maneesh Sharma produces the film for YRF. Having begun shoot on 4th Apr, 2017, Hichki wrapped up shooting in a quick, start to finish schedule.

BANK CHOR COUNTS DOWN TO THE WORST CHORS OF ALL TIME!!!!!!

Riteish Deshmukh pays tribute to sensational crime show anchors “Sansanaati Chori Fails” inspired by true incidents!!!!!

Just when you thought there couldn’t be anyone more stupid than the chors in Bank Chor, out comes a 7 minute short titled “Sansanaati Chori Fails” that counts down some of the stupidest failed robberies of all time.

Riteish Deshmukh pays tribute to the sensational crime show anchors as host Champak Chandrakant Chiplunkar. Apparently inspired by true – life thefts gone horribly wrong, the show has been heavily researched and has the likes of idiots who tried to rob a car getting locked inside the car itself!!!!! So it was a no – brainer to also cast Gulab & Genda to recreate the choris as they play the idiot Bank Chors in the movie too.

The show’s host in the wacky short helps unmask the 2 idiots underneath the “haathi” & “ghoda” masks that are featured prominently in the Bank Chor trailer & campaign, and warns people that the 2 are only getting started.

Says Riteish Deshmukh, “Ever since the trailer of Bank Chor released, everyone’s been asking me, who are these people underneath the “haathi” & “ghoda” masks? So I took it upon myself to introduce Gulab & Genda to the world through a special short. I hope the 2 get as much love (or humiliation) as Champak does!!!!!”

Adds Ashish Patil, “The Bankchors aren’t alone, this short pays tribute to the stupidity of stupid chors from all over India. And I’m sure they will all identify with their stupidity. For the rest come laugh at them screw up every single job & chori they ever tried before they fail in the most epic manner at a bank job!!!!!!”

Self – confessedly India’s STUPIDEST comic thriller, Bank Chor, directed by Bumpy & produced by Ashish Patil, is all set to embarrass its makers when it releases in theaters on 16th Jun, 2017. The trailer of the film is out on YouTube.com/YFilms.

Y – Films is the dynamic, vibrant start – up at the intersection of films, creativity & youth culture that hopes to challenge the norm & detonate boundaries. Giving the youth a creative outlet & voice that will entertain & unite on film & 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.

Bank Chor Movie Credits: Director: Bumpy, Producer: Ashish Patil, Starring: Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, Rhea Chakraborty and also starring: Sahil Vaid, Bhuvan Arora, Vikram Thapaet al, Background Score: Shri Sriram & Superbia, Music: Shri Sriram, Rochak Kohli, Kailash Kher & Shameer Tandon, Choreographer: Adil Shaikh & Those Guys Productions, Sound: Ganesh Gangadharan & Sameer Kumar Patra, Re – Recording Mixer: Anuj Mathur & Y – Films, Costume Designer: Maxima Basu, Creative Executive Producer: Nikhil Taneja, Production Designer: Aparna Raina, Editor: Saurabh Kulkarni, Casting Director: Shanoo Sharma, Associate Producer: Aashish Singh, Dialogues: Ishita Moitra Udhwani, Story: Baljeet Singh Marwah & Bumpy, Screenplay: Baljeet Singh Marwah & Bumpy, Omkar Sane & Ishita Moitra Udhwani & Director of Photography: Adil Afsar.

YRF’S THUGS OF HINDOSTAN TO KICK START SHOOT IN MALTA ON SPECIALLY BUILT SHIPS

Yash Raj Films will begin filming for the 1st ever schedule of Thugs of Hindostan, their mega project starring Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif & Fatima Sana Shaikh in Malta. Set off the coast of Southern Europe, and in close proximity to Tunisia & Libya, Malta is an island nation of Europe with relatively unexplored ocean side scenery.

This ambitious film that brings together Amitabh Bachchan & Aamir Khan for the 1st time ever, will begin shoot aboard 2 specially constructed, massive ships, that are currently docked by the Maltese seaside. Thugs of Hindostan will begin filming on these ships that have been built for over 2 months.

Writer – director Vijay Krishna Acharya explains, “The set of the film is in a high security water zone, with restricted access. Both these ships have been built in the early 18th century style, when vessels would carry cannons & other weapons. An international crew has been hard at work creating these elaborate ships in Malta. Most of the portions filmed on board these ships involve high octane action.”

With every detail, including its stellar star cast, Thugs of Hindostan has generated huge amounts of anticipation. Now with the promise of action on high seas and a dose of history, this mega project only builds more excitement. In fact the film went on the floors on 5th Jun, 2017.

MP: Hardik Patel arrested on way to Mandsaur to meet farmers

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Neemuch: Quota stir leader Hardik Patel was today arrested in Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh when he was heading to Mandsaur to meet the kin of the farmers killed in police firing last week.

Patel was arrested from Nayagaon in Neemuch to prevent the commission of cognisable offences, City Superintendent of Police Abhishek Diwan said.

The Patidar Andolan leader was accompanied by Janata Dal (U) leader Akhilesh Katiyar, who was also placed under arrest. The two were, however, released on bail later and transported out of Madhya Pradesh in police vehicles, Diwan said.

Patel was picked up on his way to Mandsaur to express solidarity with distressed farmers and meet the kin of those killed in police firing during the agrarian unrest on the issue of loan waiver and several other demands.

Lashing out on authorities after his arrest, Patel said, “I am not a terrorist. I have not come from Lahore. I am an Indian citizen and have the right to go anywhere in the country.”

He also criticised the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre and said that 50 crore farmers have come together against the saffron party.

The farmers’ protest in Madhya Pradesh, which began on June 1, took a violent turn on June 6, when five of them were killed in police firing at Mandsaur.

Subsequently, the farmers’ protest witnessed bandh and arson as the agitation spread to other districts of western Madhya Pradesh including Neemuch, Dhar, Ratlam and Jhabua.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had launched an indefinite fast in Bhopal on Saturday with an appeal for peace and met farmer leaders.

However, he ended his fast on Sunday saying peace has returned to the state. Before ending the fast, he had assured people that those involved in the deaths of farmers in Mandsaur would be punished severely.

A high-voltage political drama was also witnessed on June 8, when Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was detained on his way to Mandsaur to meet the family members of the farmers killed in police firing.

(PTI)

RBI launches new batch of Rs 500 notes, old notes will stay valid

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New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday introduced new batch of banknotes of Rs 500 with inset letter A while old notes of E series will remain valid.

“In continuation of issuing of Rs 500 denomination banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (new) series from time to time which are currently legal tender, a new batch of banknotes with inset letter “A” in both the number panels, bearing the signature of RBI Governor Urjit R Patel; with the year of printing ‘2017’ on the reverse, are being issued,” RBI said in a statement

The design of these notes is similar in all respects to the Rs 500 banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series which were first notified dated November 8.

The earlier 500 denomination banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series with inset letter ‘E’ in both the number panels, bearing the signature of Urjit Patel had year of printing ‘2016’ and Swachh Bharat Logo printed on the reverse of the Banknote.

Those 500 banknotes had the following principal features:

– The size is 66mm x150mm

-The colour is stone grey

-Red Fort-an image of Indian heritage site with Indian flag on the reverse

The banknote also had features (intaglio printing of Mahatma Gandhi portrait, Ashoka Pillar emblem, bleed lines, circle with Rs 500 in the right, and the identification mark) which enable the visually impaired person to identify the denomination.

(Agencies)

Fasting Muslim woman govt employee kicked by colleague in Karnataka

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Raichur: In a shocking incident, a woman government employee was seen being kicked by her male colleague in Sindhanur City Municipal Council (SCMC) in the Raichur district of Karnataka. The incident was caught on surveillance cameras and the video is now going viral on social media.

The accused, identified as Sharanappa, a contractual employee, has reportedly been in tiffs with others in the council earlier, and has also assaulted some of them, according to reports.

An official at the SCMC said the incident occurred last Saturday and added that the accused has already been arrested by the police.

“Following the woman’s complaint, her male colleague has been dismissed and handed over to police,” said the official who didn’t wish to be named.

“Sharanappa is a contractual employee and the Council had no idea about the incident. We came to know about it only after police informed that Nasreen has complained against Sharanappa,” he said.

Last Saturday was a holiday at the council office and hardly any staff were around when the incident occurred, the council official said.

“On Saturday, there was a holiday in SCMC office but two employees (Nasreen and Sharanappa) were assigned to work so they could clear some backlog. Nasreen is a permanent employee while Sharanappa is hired on a contract basis as a computer operator,” a senior police official said

“Nasreen was observing Ramadan fast and is said to have turned up a bit late to work,” the police official said, adding that Sharanappa kicked Nasreen after an argument about her being late. According to police, this is not for the first time Sharanappa has assaulted council staff.

(Agencies)

THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE > TECHNOLOGY Google will now let you find the Qibla on your phone

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by The Express Tribune

Google has launched a new service to help Muslims with their prayers during the holy month of Ramazan. The popular search engine will now let users locate the accurate direction of the Holy Kaaba using its Qibla Finder service.

The web-based service can be used on most smartphones after users have enabled it to identify their location. What’s more interesting is Android users will also get an augmented reality experience that uses the phone camera to draw a clear blue line pointing towards the direction of the Qibla.

iOS users however won’t get the augmented reality feature and will only show a blue line to mark the correct direction.

Users can avail the service simply by searching ‘qibla finder’ on Google and clicking on the featured link at the top or visit the service directly using the qiblafinder.withgoogle.com link.

It is however the worth mentioning that the service uses a smartphone’s built in compass to function and therefore won’t work with devices that lack the feature.

The new service follows a series of updates to Google applications to help users mark the month of Ramazan. The updates featured on Google’s Ramazan hub include Ramazan-specific notifications on Google Maps as well as a collection of the month’s most critically acclaimed Ramazan TV series on YouTube, Mosalsalat.

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