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All Indians bust out of Rs 36 cr poker tournament in the Bahamas

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[Nasheman news] Nassau (Bahamas) The great Indian poker hope of winning the Rs 36 crore stake at Bahamas has folded. All the eight Indians and several Indian-origin players have been busted out of the tournament organised by online leader Pokerstars.

The last Indian-origin person fighting for the top slot, Ajay Chabra, bowed out on Tuesday evening on day three as only 38 players were left in the fray from the original 1,039 who had entered the Rs 25,000 buy-in tournament in Bahamas — taking the prize pool to $26,45 million. 

Six others, apart from the winner would get over a million each. The money would be paid in descending amounts to players who ranked up to 181.

The leader, after day three play, was Scott Baumstein of the US who had amassed $4.24 million chips. But there could still be a lot of changes in the run up to the final minute of the game over the next two days.

According to Aditya Agarwal, brand ambassador of Pokerstars, it takes a cool mental state to reach the top level in a five-day tournament. Agarwal, whose job is to promote poker in India said there was a lot of scepticism about the game since many associated it with other games of chance. 

But he said the world over, it is recognised as a game of skill and hopefully India’s highest court would have the opportunity to rule on this at some stage.

He said the Supreme Court had already declared rummy to be a game of skill and it was only a matter of time before that happens on poker too. The matter would be seen in the light of how it’s treated in most of the countries where it’s played. He said the Calcutta and Karnataka High Courts have already deemed poker to be a game of skill – and therefore, legal. 

He said there were many poker rooms in both the states and its popularity would only grow. Goa and Sikkim have legal casinos which also host poker games.

Agarwal, who is a celebrated player in India, started off on poker at age of 15 in college, where he learned the game from other students. He took coaching classes in the beginning and was mentored by expert players, with the result that he has made good money over the years, playing in several tournaments. He has shifted to Goa since one year to be able to play more consistently, but is also online almost every day.

He said it was very easy for Indians to play online, as Pokerstars and other companies offer great opportunity for everyone. 

Money can be transferred to the site through credit cards or other payment methods and the gaming company deducts 30 per cent on winnings when a player wants to withdraw, providing tax deduction certificate on regular basis.

Quota reservation bill moved in Rajya Sabha

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Quota reservation bill moved in Rajya Sabha

Nasheman News : The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till afternoon following protests by opposition members amidst a demand that the Constitution bill providing for upper castes reservation be sent to a Select Committee for detailed consideration even as the government sought to push ahead with its passage on the last day of the winter session on Wednesday.

With Lok Sabha having passed the Constitution (124th Amendment) bill providing for 10 per cent reservation for the economically weaker sections among the general category in government service and higher educational institutions, Social Justice Minister Thawarchand Gehlot moved it for consideration in the upper House.

CPI member D. Raja, who objected to the consideration of the bill, demanded that it be sent to a Select Committee and the House should first take a decision on it.

Madhusudhan Mistry of Congress said the Bill was not complete and told the government that it cannot have both introduction and voting on the same day. He asked what was the urgency in the passage of the Bill.

Members were also protesting against the “unilateral” extension of the session till Wednesday saying it was done without consulting the opposition. They said the Chair did not announce a day’s extension in the working days of the House nor did it seek the members’ consent.

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Vijay Goel said the Congress was raising technical issues to stall the Bill. “If you openly oppose the Bill, it is different. Otherwise, let’s have a discussion on it as it has already been introduced,” he said.

Moving the Bill, Gehlot said the Constitution does not allow reservation on economic basis and due to that poor people in general category miss out on opportunities.

“There was a complaint by poor of the general category that they could not avail of government benefits. The decision has been taken after much consideration. This bill will uplift the poor,” he said.

He appealed to the members to pass the bill unanimously. This was followed by the start of the debate by BJP member Prabhat Jha. But as shouting and uproar continued, Deputy Chairman Harivansh adjourned the House till 2 p.m.

The Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill was passed after a division with 323 members voting in its favour and three against in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

Earlier in the day too, the House was adjourned once up to noon after protests by members on the “unilateral” extension.

Salah named Africa’s best player for 2nd successive year

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[nasheman news] Dakar Egyptian international footballer Mohamed Salah has won the 2018 Confederation of African Football Player of the Year award for the second year in a row.

The Liverpool forward beat his club teammate Sadio Mane of Senegal and Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who plays for Gabon, to win the award for the continent’s best player, reports Efe.

“I have dreamt of winning this award since I was a child and now I have done so twice in a row,” Salah said at a ceremony here on Tuesday.

“I’m proud to win it twice, I must thank my family and my teammates, and I dedicate this award to my country, Egypt”, he said.

The 26-year-old scored 44 goals for Liverpool last season as he led the team to the Champions League final.

Although he started this campaign slowly following the summer’s World Cup, at which he scored twice for Egypt, he has notched 16 goals in 29 appearances in all competitions for Liverpool so far this season.

Along with Salah, Mane and Aubameyang, Atletico Madrid’s Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey was named in the Team of the Year.

That quartet were joined by Manchester United’s Ivorian central defender Eric Bailly, Liverpool and Guinea midfielder Naby Keita, Manchester City’s Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez and Tottenham Hotspur’s Serge Aurier, who represents Côte d’Ivoire.

Bandh partially affects Bengaluru and rest of K’taka.

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The two-day nationwide strike was called by a coalition of trade unions’ against the alleged anti-labour policies of the central government.

Services were partially affected in Karnataka on Tuesday after a two-day nationwide general strike was called by a coalition of trade unions against the dilution of labour laws by the central government. No major incident of violence was reported across the state.

Streets and major junctions in the state saw smaller crowds compared to usual days, though shops and other establishments functioned normally. Protesters gathered and marched at important junctions and landmarks across the state, including Bengaluru.

Bus services by the four state-run transport corporations – BMTC, KSRTC, NWKRTC, NEKRTC – were severely impacted. Major bus stations across the rest of the state, including Bengaluru’s Majestic, were empty, and as of 12 pm, only 26.5% (854 out of 3226) of scheduled departures in the city had completed their journeys. Some commuters were stranded at junctions, even though train and private bus services were largely unaffected by the bandh strike.

KSRTC ran only 1,518 buses out of a total 4,122 (36.8%) buses, according to its schedule. The NWKRTC and NEKRTC were hit worst with only 242 (9.8%) and 243 (10.8%) buses operating till 12pm.

Bengaluru Metro ran according to its normal schedule as did cab-hailing apps and autos from Ola and Uber. Auto rickshaws were also fewer that usual on the city’s roads on Tuesday.

In one isolated incident, a BMTC bus was vandalised by protesters near Basaveshwaranagar in Bengaluru.

Hundreds gathered at Bengaluru’s Town Hall with a coalition of left-leaning organisations chanted anti-NDA slogans. In Hubbali and Gadag, effigies of Union Minister of Road and Transport Nitin Gadkari were burnt by protesters who opposed the proposed Motor Vehicles Act (Amendment),

A procession was also led by BBMP Guttige Powrakarmika Sanghatane members demanding abolition of contractual work, minimum wages of Rs 18,000 per month and universal public distribution scheme in Magadi Road.

Schools and other educational institutions declared holidays based on orders from respective district commissioners in majority of the thirty districts including Bengaluru and Mysuru. In some cases, examinations were postponed, including preparatory PU-II exams, those in Bangalore University, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and Vishveshwarya Institute of Technology.

The strike is being supported by All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and Labour Progressive Federation (LPF) among others following the National Convention of Workers held on September 28.

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English media schools are required in the state

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In the 84th All India Kannada Literature Conference, the decision was made against the English media schools, saying that children should be learning English medium from elementary one class and in today’s competitive world it is inevitable. Parameshwara advocates.

There are also plans to implement this from the coming academic year. He spoke to reporters after attending the “Science Fair of South India States” organized by the Public Education Department and Vishweshwaraiah Industrial and Technological Museum on Monday at St Joseph’s Indian High School Hall.

“There may be hundreds of opinions on the party in starting English medium schools. Also, I can have an opinion.

However, this is related to government policy. In this way, English medium schools are scheduled to start from one class.

And so does not overlook Kannada. It will be taught as a matter. “

Karnataka is the advanced state. There is also an atmosphere of supplementation. Children need to learn English from class 1 to compete at a global level. In the 21st Century, Kannada would also be considered as missing. In addition to this, the Department of Public Education has said that the English Training and Separate Study Unit is already preparing a lot of preparations for teachers.

Practical implementation from next year: Public Education Department Commissioner Dr P.C. “The learning system will be practically implemented in the English medium for 1th grade in 1,000 schools from the academic year on October 25, 2018,” said Jaffer.

The Supreme Court has said that it is their mother-in-law who chooses children’s educational media. It is not only a Kannada language. Applies to 22 country languages ​​in the country. Therefore, the Prime Minister must convene a meeting of all state Chief Ministers and make a decision and nationalize education. Or the Constitution 
should be amended . 
– Siddaramaiah, Former CM

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After several freebies in TN, now it is free food

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Nasheman News :  After free rice, free consumer durables like cycle, laptop mixer-grinder, fans, livestocks and others, it is now free food in Tamil Nadu.

The state government will soon provide free food for registered construction workers at subsidised Amma Canteens, said Chief Minister K. Palaniswami.

Speaking in the Assembly during the debate on the motion of thanks for Governor Banwarilal Purohit’s address to the House, Palaniswami said the government will soon implement a scheme to provide free food to registered construction workers here at Amma Canteens.

The Amma Canteen is a highly subsidised outlets where a plate of sambar rice is sold at Rs 5, plate of curd rice at Rs 3 and one idli at Re 1.


Five of a family found dead in UP

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Nasheman News : Five persons of a family were on Tuesday found dead in their home in Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh, police said.

The family members went to sleep after having their dinner in Benipur village of the district but did not wake up till late, leading to suspicion among neighbours. When they went to their house, they found all the five persons dead, the police said. 

Those dead include three women and two men. They have been identified as Begraj (65), a retired Railway employee, his wife Ramwati (60), son Nem Chandra (35) daughter-in-law Mamta (32) and daughter Gayatri (28). 

While no injury mark was found on any body, a half empty utensil of milk was found near the deceased, raising suspicion of poisoning.

A forensic team has reached the crime scene and is questioning neighbours and relatives, the police added.


Woman given birth to a healthy male child in a coma state

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A woman who has been sleeping in the hospital for the last 10 years has given birth to a healthy male child in a coma state. The incident is a surprise and anxiety for doctors and hospital staff. The suspicion that a woman in a coma has been raped has been investigated.

A woman who had reached coma after being sunk in the water 10 years ago was treated at the Hacienda Healthcare Hospital here. No one knew about her pregnancy. Last d. On 29th, she began to suffer from an outbreak, and doctors suddenly alerted her that she was diagnosed with pain. Later surgery was performed and delivered.

The incident has now led to outrage and doubt that someone in the hospital might have raped her. In addition, the hospital is also concerned about the safety of patients. The victim’s lawyer, Tasha Manekar, has sought a DNA examination of all the hospital staff and demanded that the child be a father and the offender.

Nothing can save Modi from Rafale: Rahul

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Nasheman News :  Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday expressed his happiness over the Supreme Court reinstating Alok Verma as CBI Director, who he claimed was to start a probe into the Rafale deal, and asserted that “nothing can save Prime Minister Narendra Modi form Rafale”.

“CBI chief (Verma) was removed because he wanted to start a probe into the Rafale (deal). Now we have some justice, let’s see what happens,” Gandhi told the media after the reinstatement of Verma, who was divested of all his powers as the CBI chief by the government in October.

Gandhi, who has been seeking answers from Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over the Rafale deal, reiterated his questions. 

“Nothing is going to save the Prime Minister from Rafale…nothing. 

“It is pretty clear that the Prime Minister has personally helped his crony get Rs 30,000 crore. I have a simple question. When Modi bypassed the Rafale deal, did the Indian Air Force, did the Defence Ministry raise an objection? I am expecting and ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer. The Defence Minister is not able to give it, neither the Prime Minister,” said Gandhi. 

The Congress President also said the country will surely get to know about how Modi helped his friend get Rs 30,000 crore of people’s money.

“The nation is going to 100 per cent know that Modi had taken Rs 30,000 crore of people’s money and given to his friend. Without a shadow of doubt, the nation will get to know this,” added Gandhi, who has called the Rafale deal the country’s “biggest defence scam”.

Anti-Pakistan sentiments being aroused in India for electioneering: Imran

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Nasheman News : Prime Minister Imran Khan has again accused New Delhi of opting out of a bilateral dialogue and claimed that anti-Pakistan sentiments were being aroused in India for the sake of campaigning for the forthcoming general election.

Khan made the comments in an interview to Turkish broadcaster TRT in which he said that two nuclear-armed neighbours opting for the resolution of bilateral issues through a war would be a suicide, Geo News reported on Tuesday. 

“Two nuclear-capable states can’t even afford a cold war, let alone a nuclear war,” Khan said in the interview. He was in Turkey last week for a two-day visit.

The Pakistan’s Premier claimed that New Delhi opted out of a bilateral dialogue several times due to the upcoming polls. He said “India was told that if it takes one step forward, we will take two… but it rejected Pakistan’s offer for talks several times”.

Talking about the Kashmir issue, Khan blamed India for “committing human rights violations in the region” and said “it will never succeed in suppressing the freedom movement of Kashmiris”.

But he added that the solution to the Kahsmir lies in talks between the two neighbours. He, however, claimed that even the UN admitted to the indigenous Kashmiri struggle for independence, the report said.

Khan had earlier also slammed New Delhi, saying that India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party had an “anti-Muslim” and “anti-Pakistan” approach.

Praising Pakistan’s ties with China in the TRT interview, he said when his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party came to power, the country was facing a record current account deficit, but Beijing turned out to be “a breath of fresh air at the critical juncture”.

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