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‘Janardhan Reddy joining Congress cannot be ruled out’

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Not ruling out the possibility of the former Minister and mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy joining the Congress, Labour Minister Santosh Lad has said that being the world’s largest political party, the Congress had many doors and exits.

Speaking to presspersons in Hubballi on Thursday, Mr. Lad said that he was not aware of any such development, but as the Congress was a big political party with a long history, anyone could come in and go out of it.

To a query on how he would consider any such development as he was one among those who fought against illegal mining and the Reddy brothers, Mr. Lad clarified that their fight was against a political party and not against any individual.

To another query, Mr. Lad clarified that there was no question of him contesting from Ballari and that he would contest from his constituency, Kalghatgi. Regarding the dissent among the local party workers on his non-availability in the constituency, he said that such differences were expected and they would be sorted out before the elections.

Regarding the open statement by a few party workers against him seeking re-election from Kalghatgi, Mr. Lad said that he was aware of the development, but he was confident of sorting out the differences.

“People of the constituency know what I have done for them in the last 10 years and they also know what my detractors and Opposition leaders have done for them. I am sure the people will bless me again,” he said.

No anti-incumbency against Congress government in Karnataka: Moily

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There is no anti-incumbency against the ruling Congress government in Karnataka, senior party leader and former Union Minister M. Veerappa Moily said on Saturday.

“The Congress does not face anti-incumbency in the ensuing poll as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has inspired regional pride in the state,” Moily said at an India Today conclave here.

Siddaramaiah has led the state for five years with political, social and economic stability, he asserted.

He (Siddaramaiah) inspired the regional pride in the southern state through the decision of having a separate symbolic identity for the state through a flag, which is awaiting an approval from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, Moily reiterated.

“Even with all the populist programmes, the state’s finances never crossed fiscal responsibilities and every programme announced has been implemented,” said Moily, the Lok Sabha lawmaker from Chikballapur constituency in the state.

Anti-incumbency occurs when the welfare programmes announced for the people are not implemented, the Congressman stressed.

The state government has also decided to accord the recognition of a separate religion status on March 19 to Lingayats and Veerashaiva Lingayats, who follow the principles of 12th century social reformer Basava, Moily said.

“Basava was a great revolutionary who gave identity to each community in Karnataka’s society,” he said.

Responding to a question on why then UPA government had in 2013 rejected the state government’s proposal to grant religious minority status to Lingayats, Moily sternly said: “It was only deferred for want of more details in the proposal but never rejected.”

The state’s Social Welfare Department had on March 23 issued a notification, amid protests from several communities, terming followers of Basava philosophy as a religious minority, which awaits approval from the central government.

Lingayats and Veerashaiva Lingayats, who worship Shiva as the universal god, together constitute the largest community (17 per cent) in the southern state, whose votes could influence the outcome of the ensuing state assembly poll.

Caught on cam: Congress leader seen distributing money ahead of Karnataka bypolls

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Meanwhile, the Congress leaders stood in support of the leader by stating that Lakshmi might have distributed money as a part of Suggi festival; however the clarity of the video landed the leader in major trouble.

Ahead of Karnataka bypolls, a major jolt was faced by the Congress party after their women’s wing president was caught on camera distributing money to party activists.

The Congress leader was later identified as Lakshmi Hebbalkar who was seen giving money to activists in Hannurukeri village near Gundlupet.
After the channels aired the controversial clip, a complaint was filed with the Election Commission (EC) by the Bharatiya Janata Party activist, Abhishekh.

Meanwhile, the Congress leaders stood in support of the leader by stating that Lakshmi might have distributed money as a part of Suggi festival; however the clarity of the video landed the leader in major trouble.

Previously, BJP’s KS Eshwarappa had alleged that the Congress was luring in voters in the assembly constituencies of Gundlupet and Nanjangud. In his statement, Eshwarappa had alleged that Congress is violating the model code of conduct by luring the votes by money.

Following the election in constituency, the district administration has cancelled all sorts of events or fairs in the election-bound constituency citing the poll code of conduct.

Earlier, Congress women’s wing chief, Hebbalkar’s Belagavi residence was raided by the Income Tax department on January 19.

The election in the constituencies is scheduled for April 9.

H.E. M. Hamid Ansari elected as President of Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy

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Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy in its annual Management Committee Meeting elected Mr. Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Former Vice-President of India as its President. Management Committee of Shibli Academy is its supreme body. Very graciously he agreed to serve Shibli Academy and said “I deem it a great honour to be invited by the Managing Committee of the Academy to assume the high office of its President and it shall be my endeavor to assist the Committee in its work of continuing the good work that the Academy and its scholars have done over decades”. Mr. Ansari has served as Vice-President of India from August 2007 till August 2017. He has also served as Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities from 2006 to 2007. He also served as Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University from 2000 to 2002. In the past President’s position was held by Maulana Hamiduddin Farahi, Prince Imadul Mulk Syed Husain Bilgirami, Prince Mehdi Yar Jung Bahadur, Dr. Syed Mahmood and Mir Nawab Karamat Ali Khan Mufakkham Jah.

Prof. Ishtiyaq Ahmad Zilli, Director and Secretary of Shibli Academy extended his words of appreciation for Mr. Ansari for accepting the responsibility. On 29th November 2014, Mr. Ansari attended Shibli Academy Centenary celebrations as its Chief Guest. Selection of Mr. Ansari as President of this Century old Institution has boosted the morals of the admirers of Shibli Academy. Dr. Abdullah of Washington DC who is a member of the Management Committee and travelled all the way from Washington DC USA to attend the meeting expressed his pleasure over Mr. Ansari’s selection. He said ” Mr. Hamid Ansari is statesman and apolitical person with vast experience as a foreign diplomat, Vice-Chancellor of AMU and Vice-President of India for 2 terms . His experience and personality will take Shibli Academy to a new level”.

The meeting also elected Dr. Fakhrul Islam as Joint Secretary and Manager of Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy in place of Dr. Abdul Mannan who requested to be relinquished from his responsibilities due to poor health and age related issues. Dr. Javed Ali Khan, Associate Professor of Shibli National College and Mr. Ameer Ahmad of Manappat Foundation of Kerala were also elected as Members of Management Committee. The Meeting was held in the premises of Darul Musaneefin Shibli Academy Azamgarh (UP) India on 28th March 2018 and was Chaired by Maulana Taqiuddin Helali of Al-Ain University UAE. The other members who attended the meetings were, Prof. Ishtiyaq Zilli , Director/Secretary of Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy, Dr. Zafarul Islam Khan, Chairman Delhi Minorities Commission and Editor of Milli Gazette, Dr. Abdullah, Washington DC USA, Prof. Khalid Mahmood, retired professor from Jamia Millia Islamia, Dr. Fakhrul Islam and Dr. Salman Sultan from Gujrat. Maulana Syed Rabey Nadvi, Prof. Reyazur Rahman Sherwani, Mr. Moosa Raza, Maulana Syeedur Rahman Azmi and Prof Zafarul Islam Islahi were unable to attend the meeting for personal reasons.

Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy was conceived by Maulana Shibli Nomani and established by his disciples headed by Maulana Hamiduddin Farahi and Maulana Syed Sulaiman Nadvi on November 21, 1914, three days after his death with the objectives to nurture and sustain a body of scholarly authors, to provide a congenial environment for scholars to create, compile and translate literary works of high scholastic and historical value and to undertake printing and publication of the literary works of the Academy. To know more about Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy, visit www.shibliacademy.org

Bengal violence: Hindus, Muslims join forces to maintain peace in Asansol’s neighbouring town

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Bengal saw massive communal clashes spin out of control in the Asansol-Raniganj area earlier this week after a Ram Navami procession went south. Even though police has been able to bring the situation under control in the last few days, tension remains steep in the area.

A different picture, however, was seen in Asansol-neighbouring Chinakuri area recently, where people of the two communities have come together to ensure the safety of one another.

Hindus and Muslims in Chinakuri were seen spending sleepless nights guarding the mosques and temples in their own area to maintain peace.

Locals here, armed with torches through the night, have stepped up to protect their neighbourhood on their own to make sure miscreants don’t harm the mosques and temple here or trigger violence.

Nonetheless, police-patrolling is still on the Asansol-Raniganj area, with prohibitory orders in place and internet services still suspended to prevent any fresh violence.

BOLLYWOOD BUZZ – 2

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TARUN MALHOTRA TO MAKE HIS DEBUT OPPOSITE ESHA DEOL IN ‘CAKEWALK’

After working with Pradeep Sarkar & Gaurie Shinde, Tarun will work with debutant director duo Ram Kamal Mukherjee & Abhra Chakraborty. When producer turned director Ram Kamal Mukherjee offered him male lead in his film Cakewalk, Tarun couldn’t believe that he was an inch away from making his dream come true. Tarun recollects, “I met Ram Kamal first when I was called to choreograph the annual event of Magna Publications 5 years ago. I was teaching him a dance routine for one of the acts. It is nostalgic to revisit those memories. I was delighted when Ram Kamal asked me if I would like to do it and now I am all set to make my Bollywood debut.” Tarun will be seen opposite Esha Deol. The story has been written by Ram Kamal. The film has music by Shailendra Sayanti and will be shot in Mumbai & Kolkata. Tarun bagged his 1st ever TV project Jaanbaz Sindabad for Ramanand Sagar productions for Zee TV. Tarun was also seen in a web series Dulha Wanted in which he shared screen space with veteran Surekha Sikhri. He also played cameo in an Australian TV series Jack Irish. Recently he worked with Gaurie Shinde for a TVC starring Alia Bhatt.

RAVEENA TANDON TURNS ENTERPRENEUR

Raveena Tandon became every girl’s go – to beauty guru last year as she turned vlogger and shared her skincare secrets on her social media handle. The mast mast girl is gearing up to launch her own line of skincare products. Raveena has been approached by a beauty products company for a joint venture. While the actor has agreed in principle, the modalities are being worked out. The signature line will consist of hair & skincare products.” Raveena says that it was her fan base that prompted her to take her love for beauty to the next level. “When I started my vlog Beauty Talkies With Ravz, many of my fans urged me to launch skincare products made from natural ingredients. Being an entrepreneur, I wanted to extend my entrepreneurial ability to a sphere that is close to my heart,” she says. One to swear by the goodness of natural products, she insists that she will adopt the same philosophy in her range too. “The products won’t rely on animal testing, and won’t contain harmful chemicals.” Ask her how she intends to stand out from the bandwagon, she says, “I’m not pursuing this to make money. I only wish to deliver quality products to consumer s and make them happy.”

TIMANGSHU DHULIA SIGNS SIKANDAR KHER FOR MILAN TALKIES

Sikandar Kher who got a lot of appreciation for his negative character in TV show named 24 is now all set to explore the negative genre once again in his next film Milan Talkies. Timangshu Dhulia approached Sikandar Kher to play the negative lead character in his next film Milan Talkies which also stars Ali Fazal in the lead role. The shoot of the film is already started and Sikandar is expected to join the unit in Mathura in the next 10 days. The film is based on the plight of single screen cinemas and the pathetic situation the talkies have been in for the last decade. The film also features Ashutosh Rana, Sanjay Mishra & Yashpal Sharma. “I always wanted to work with Timangshu sir for years and when he asked me if I would play the baddie in his next, I immediately jumped at the offer. It is a brilliant script and I am excited about playing a wicked role,” says Sikandar Kher

JACKIE SHROFF MAKES HIS GUJARATI DEBUT WITH THE FILM ‘VENTILATOR’

Jackie Shroff has made his Gujarati debut with the adaptation of Rajesh Mapuskar’s Marathi comedy – drama Ventilator. Helmed by debutant director Umang Vyas, the adaptation is written by acclaimed scriptwriter Niren Bhatt, who has previously written the National Award – winning thriller drama Wrong Side Raju, Umesh Shukla’s All Is Well and the Salman Khan produced Loveratri, that features his brother – in – law Aayush Sharma. The film also features well – known Gujarati film & theatre artists. Umang Vyasy commenced shooting for the Gujarati film, with the mahurat shot canned at Goregaon’s Film City Studio. The lead cast with filmmakers Ashutosh Gowariker & Rajesh Mapuskar along with director Umang was present at the venue. While Ashutosh gave clap for the mahurat shot featuring Shroff, the original ventilator director Mapuskar, who is also involved as the creative director on this film, ceremoniously broke the coconut. After filming certain sequences in Mumbai, the cast will move to Ahmedabad to shoot the rest of the film. Shroff mentioned that he wishes to work in other languages as well. After making a mark in Bollywood, Irada Entertainment is now gearing up to make an impact in the Gujarati cinema with Ventilator featuring Jackie Shroff.

AKSHAYE KHANNA TO PLAY SANJAYA BARU IN ‘THE ACCIDENTAL PRIME MINISTER”

In a forthcoming political film, The Accidental Prime Minister, Akshay Khanna has been roped in to play renowned political commentator & policy analyst, Sanjaya Baru who is currently serving as Secretary General of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI).The film is based on Sanjaya Baru’s book which is a tell – all memoir about his time at the Prime Minister’s Office. While Akshay will be essaying the role of Sanjaya, UK born Indian actor Arjun Mathur will be seen playing the role of Congress president Rahul Gandhi. Akshaye said, “I am thrilled & excited to be a part of a venture which will be a path breaker, a game changer at many levels.” Further talking about Sanjaya Baru’s book “The Accidental Prime Minister”, Akshay says ” The balance which he gave to the book needs to be admired.” The movie is slated to release on 21stDec, 2018.

THE 1ST EVER OFFICIAL POSTER OF ‘MISSING UNVEILED’

The 1st ever official poster of the much awaited film, Missing, a psychological thriller which plays on the theme, ‘nothing is what it seems’, starring Tabu, Manoj Bajpayee & Annu Kapoor in lead roles. Missing, which hits the theatres on 6th Apr, 2018, will reunite Tabu & Manoj Bajpayee after a decade on the celluloid silver screen. The film is presented by Abundantia & Neeraj Pandey in association with Sri Adhikari Brothers, Anand Pandit Motion Pictures & Manoj Bajpayee Productions, and is written & directed by Mukul Abhyankar.

ARSHAD WARSI & JAVED JAFFERY COMMENCE SHOOT FOR ‘TOTAL DHAMAAL’

The shoot for the years’ much awaited laughter riot Total Dhamaal has started with Arshad Warsi & Javed Jaffery, who have been part of both the previous instalments playing brothers. This time around with the 3rd installation they promise to take us on a joy ride 3 times over! The film had gone on the floors this year on 9th Jan, 2016 wherein Aamir Khan had given the muhurat clap. The next schedule with Arshad & Javed commenced on 20th Mar, 2018 in Mumbai. With Total Dhamaal, the makers have done a casting coup with the hit duo Anil Kapoor & Madhuri Dixit joining Ajay Devgn in the film. Total Dhamaal will also see the return of the comic gang of Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi & Javed Jaffrey along with Boman Irani. Total Dhamaal is produced by Ajay Devgn Films, Ashok Thakeria, Markand Adhikari, Anand Pandit & Fox Star Studios and is directed by Indra Kumar.

NAVRATNA COOL OIL LAUNCHES BIG B AS ACEPELLA SINGER IN AD

Navratna Oil, the ayurvedic therapeutic cool oil brand from the house of Emami Limited, launched Big B – Amitabh Bachchan in a never before seen avatar of an “Acapella”singer. In a brand new music video, Big B can be seen crooning the iconic song “Sar Jo Tera Chakraye” from the film Pyaasa in an acapella style. Big B lent his baritone voice for this experimentation for the very 1sttime in his entire illustrious career. Created by Leo Burnett Orchard and directed by Nitesh Tiwari of Dangal fame, the Navratna Acapella number sung by Big B has been digitally released on Youtube. Harsha V Agarwal, Director, Emami Limited, said, “The song and its portrayal of a barber offering relaxing Champi has a very natural correlation with our brand Navratna which when applied for a head massage also offers instant relaxation from stress, tension, headaches & sleeplessness. We wanted to do something engaging for our consumers with this song and our brand ambassador, Amitabh Bachchan, who is a powerhouse of talent, is one of the most innovative & experimental artist even at this age”.

SUNNY SINGH WANTS TO BE LIKE AJAY DEVGN & AKSHAY KUMAR

Sunny Singh’s recent release Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety has turned out to be a sleeper hit and the young actor has already made a mark for himself in the 100 cr club. But even with this success the actor feels, he has a long way to go. In a recent interview the actor spoke about his role models in the industry and said that he looks up to Ajay Devgn & Akshay Kumar and would like to become like them someday. Not just that, the actor even stated that he wants to work on 3 to 4 films per year and just wants to continue working on his acting chops. Sunny has a couple of films in the pipeline which will be announced soon.

ASTROGER BHAVIKK GETS HITCHED FOR LIFE

Renowned astro – numerologist Bhavikk Sangghvi got recently engaged to Alissha Valia. They met on a social networking site and belong to the same Kapol Vaishnav community. Bhavikk proposed Alissha mid-air on a private jet and got engaged on a yacht and have planned a monsoon wedding. This ‘number’ man surely knows how to do things differently. They are tagged as #SHAVIK. God bless the lovely couple!

Varuna Seat May Witness Battle Royale Between Siddaramaiah Junior Versus Yeddyurappa’s Son

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Varuna may prove to be an exciting battle if the Congress fields Siddaramaiah’s son Yatheendra and the BJP fields Yeddyurappa’s son Vijayendra from this constituency in upcoming Assembly elections.

Varuna, in the outskirts of palace city Mysore, is one of the best known Assembly seats in Karnataka, courtesy its incumbent MLA and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

Varuna came into existence as an Assembly seat only in 2008 after the delimitation of constituencies. Siddaramaiah, who contested seven elections from Chamundeshwari between 1983 and 2008, shifted to neighbouring Varuna for strategic reasons. He has now decided to field son Yatheendra from there, shifting his own base to Chamundeshwari again.

TN govt files contempt proceedings against Centre: Cauvery Issue

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A day after the SC’s six-week deadline to put in place a mechanism to resolve Cauvery dispute ended, Tamil Nadu government on Saturday filed contempt proceedings against Union cabinet secretary PK Sinha and water resources secretary U P Singh for “wilful disobedience” in carrying out court orders.

The state sought directions to the respondents to purge the contempt forthwith by framing a scheme in accordance with the judgment for providing for Cauvery Management Board and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee vested with all powers to give effect to the decision of the tribunal as well as the judgment of the court.

“The petitioner is constrained to approach this court seeking justice. The petitioner State as parens patriae for the suffering farmers and its inhabitants has been pursuing the lawful and constitutional remedies and is seeking implementation of the court seeking to remedy the injury and suffering being caused by the inaction of the respondent,” the TN government said.

The government recalled the February 16 court order directing the Centre to frame a scheme within a span of six weeks from the date of the judgment so that the authorities, Cauvery Management Board and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee, under the scheme can see to it that the present decision which modified the award passed by the tribunal is smoothly made functional and the rights of the states as determined by it are protected. The court also held that no extension of time shall be granted on any ground. The period of six weeks expired on March 30.
However, till date the Centre has not complied with the judgment of the court and failed to constitute the scheme providing for the authorities for the implementation of the tribunal’s decision as modified by the court. “In the absence of any cogent reasons for not constituting Cauvery Management Board and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee within the time frame and/or not making any substantial steps in that directions amounts to willful disobedience of the judgment of this court,” the petition said.

CBSE chief Anita Karwal says she received information of paper leak after exam started

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However, the Delhi Crime Branch said that Karwal had received the e-mail a day before the mathematics exam, for which the Delhi Police had also written to Google to share details of the ID from which the CBSE chairperson got the mail.

CBSE chief Anita Karwal said that she received an email about paper leak only after the exam had started. Her statement came after the FIR that was registered in the leak of the Class X mathematics and Class XII Economics papers, mentioned that CBSE chief had received an email hours before the exam. When asked why the paper was not cancelled before students took it, Karwal told The Indian Express that she was not aware of it a day before. By the time information came, exams had already started, she said. She refused to accept that she had prior knowledge of the leak before the students sat for the exam.

However, the Delhi Crime Branch had told yesterday that the CBSE chairperson was sent a mail on the Class 10 mathematics paper being leaked. They said that Karwal had received the e-mail a day before the mathematics exam, for which the Delhi Police had also written to Google to share details of the ID from which the CBSE chairperson got the mail. The e-mail reportedly contains images of 12 pages of handwritten question papers, which were posted on several WhatsApp groups, they said.
The Crime Branch had also said that the sender in the email had stated that the mathematics paper was leaked on the messaging app and that it should be cancelled. They further said that the papers (economics and mathematics) were shared on over 10 WhatsApp groups, comprising 50-60 members. Four numbers that the CBSE mentioned in their complaints were used to circulate the Class 12 economics paper. An official privy to the probe confirmed these numbers were of tutors.

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising two deputy commissioners of police, four assistant commissioners of police and five inspectors has been set up to investigate the matter. The team is being supervised by the joint commissioner of police (crime).
Meanwhile, CBSE has announced re-examination dates for Class 12 economics paper and Class 10 mathematics exam. Economics paper will be conducted on April 25, while the re-test for Class 10 mathematics is likely to be conducted in July, Education Secretary Anil Swarup said. He further said that the preliminary enquiry has revealed that the leak for Class 10 mathematics paper is restricted to Delhi and Haryana. There has been no leak outside India, hence no re-examination will be held outside the country, he said.

Bangalore Experiences Thunderstorm, Temperature too sees a Dip

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Bengaluru experienced thundershowers on Friday evening, which led to at least 13 trees getting uprooted across the city. KR Puram and its surrounding areas experienced the heaviest rainfall in the city. As per the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre’s (KSNDMC) website, 80 mm per hour of rain was recorded at 4.30 pm. The weather helpline, Varuna Mitra, said the gauge at KR Puram recorded 46 mm of rainfall. The gauge at Doddabanahalli near Aavalahalli in Bengaluru East recorded 21 mm of rain, while the one at Yelahanka recorded 16.5 mm.

According to multiple tweets, ITPL and Whitefield received hailstones. The BBMP control room said that trees fell across the city, including Malleswaram and on Old Airport Road. A falling tree caused two electric poles to collapse at Banaswadi. However, no injuries were reported from these incidents.

KSNDMC Director Dr GS Srinivasa Reddy said the current rainfall was due to a trough formed in the atmosphere from over Maharashtra and extending up to Chennai, and passing through Karnataka. “There is thunderstorm activity and convective clouds are getting formed, which happens when the temperature increases. This phenomenon is common in the pre-monsoon period, and will bring down the temperature by 3-4 degrees,” he said.

State Sees Excess Rain In March

The forecast indicated that the rainfall would continue until April 7 or 8, but the forecast’s accuracy was more for the next three days, Reddy added. On Friday, several districts in south interior Karnataka, including Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru Urban, Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Tumakuru, Mandya, Mysuru, Kodagu and Hassan received isolated to staggered rainfall. The state has greatly exceeded the ‘state normal for the month of March’, which is 8 mm, Reddy said. “Excess rainfall has been recorded in 24 districts, and only the Hyderabad-Karnataka region has received low rain,” he said.

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