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HC rejects petition on fake non-creamy layer  certificate                  The Aurangabad bench of Bombay high court recently rejected a petition filed by a father-son duo against police action against them for allegedly obtaining a fake non-creamy layer certificate. Following a complaint lodged by computer consultant Manish Bhat, the police registered two different offences against Rajeev Bhanudas Chaudhari, his son Swaraj and principal of JT Mahajan Polytechnic (Faijpur) Pradip Patil under various sections of the Indian Penal Code. Rajeev was accused of creating a false record of non-creamy layer and using that certificate, Swaraj got admission into first year diploma in civil engineering course in the reserved category.Following Bhat’s complaint, direction was given by the government to inquire into the matter. The inquiry revealed that using the bar-code of Setu Suvidha Kendra, a false non-creamy layer certificate was prepared by Rajeev using duplicate stamps of the

NCO Kshirsagar Throws Weight Behind BJP  Candidate                 One of NCP’s founder leaders and former minister Jaidutta Kshirsagar has decided to severe ties with the party and support BJP candidate Pritam Munde in Beed Lok Sabha constituency. Jaidutta, the Beed MLA and a prominent OBC leader in the state, held a long meeting with his supporters from across the district at a function hall in the city on Friday. “I have decided to strengthen the hands of Modi and I request all my followers and supporters to help BJP-Shiv Sena-RPI win the Lok Sabha election. I request you to support Pritam Munde,” he said.He alleged that he was being pushed to the brim for the last two years under one or the other pretext by the NCP leadership. “I observed patience but many elements in the NCP took it as my weakness,” he said.Referring to the funds granted by the BJP government for development projects in Beed, he said irrespective of his party affiliation, the BJP leadership extended its

Pakistan PM Imran Khan Takes Dig At Bilawal Bhutto  Zardari For Speaking In English In Public Forums                   Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken a swipe at opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for addressing Parliament in English, saying this was an insult to the country's "90 per cent population" which cannot speak the western language.Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Hyderabad University here on Thursday, Khan said that despite Urdu being the national language, public speakers choose to speak in English. "Bilawal delivers his speeches in English when addressing the parliament. This is patronising and insulting to the more than 90 per cent of Pakistanis who can't speak English," he was quoted as saying by the Express Tribune. The 30-year-old Oxford educated chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), on Thursday delivered a speech in English while addressing party supporters at an event to commemorate the death

Lok Sabha Election 2019: For 30 years, no  Muslim MP from Gujarat in Lok Sabha                    The last Muslim to make it to the Lok Sabha from Gujarat was Congress’s Ahmed Patel in 1984. In 1989, Patel lost the Bharuch seat to BJP’s Chandu Deshmukh by 1.15 lakh votes. Ever since, no Muslim has made it to the Lok Sabha from Gujarat. Muslims make up 9.5% of the state’s population. In 1962, when the newly-formed Gujarat voted in its first Lok Sabha elections, only one Muslim candidate won, Johara Chavda, from Banaskantha. In 1977, the state elected two Muslims, both from the Congress Ahmed Patel from Bharuch and Ehsan Jafri from Ahmedabad the greatest representation Muslims have seen from Gujarat ever. The Bharuch Lok Sabha seat has the highest concentration of Muslim voters in Gujarat. Currently, of the 15.64 lakh voters in Bharuch, 22.2% are Muslims. Since 1962, eight Muslim candidates have been fielded by a national party in Bharuch, all from the Congress, but only Ahmed

United Suspends Delhi-Newark Direct For  Two  Weeks                         United has cancelled its Newark (EWR)-Delhi nonstop for next two weeks from Friday. The airline sent messages to customers about the cancellation, which has been caused due to closure of Pakistan airspace that is forcing aircraft to take a much longer route since end of February. In a statement on its website, United said: “Due to seasonal winds and the continued closure of Pakistani airspace, we’re currently unable to operate our flights between New York/Newark (EWR) and New Delhi (DEL) while meeting crew flying time requirements. Beginning April 5, in order to minimize the inconveniences for our customers, we will suspend the service for two weeks but will continue to closely monitor this situation and remain in contact with US government authorities and our international partners. We’re also reaching out directly to our customers booked on these flights to provide alternative travel options, inclu

Japan Probe Blasts Asteroid, Seeking Clues To  Life's Origins                    A japanese probe on friday launched an explosive device at an asteroid, aiming to blast a crater in the surface and scoop up material that could shed light on how the solar system evolved. The explosive mission is the riskiest yet attempted by the japanese space agency's hayabusa2 probe that aims to reveal more about the origins of life on earth. Hayabusa2 successfully released as scheduled the so-called "small carry-on impactor"- a cone-shaped device capped with a copper bottom- as the probe hovered just 500 metres (1,650 feet) above the asteroid ryugu. The impactor was programmed to explode 40 minutes later, propelling the copper bottom towards ryugu, where it should gouge a crater into the surface of the asteroid that spins 300 million kilometres from earth. Hayabusa2 moved smartly away from the area to avoid being damaged by debris from the explosion or colliding with ryugu w

Former Cop Among Six Booked For Trying To  Usurp Prime Land                       A former cop, who was dismissed from service for his alleged criminal activities, has been booked along with five others for trying to usurp a prime land by cheating and forgery. The list of accused named in the fir registered with satara police station also includes the name of the cop’s brother and three women. A few days ago,the cop and his supporters were arrested on the charges of attempt to murder and rioting after a clash between two groups. In the latest offence, based on the complaint lodged by a 39-year-old woman, the six suspects have been booked on the charges of cheating, forgery, possession of forged documents, extortion, making gestures intended at outraging the modesty of a woman, criminal intimidation and criminal conspiracy. The woman, in her complaint, said the suspects in connivance with the revenue department employees, hatched a criminal conspiracy to usurp 30 guntha of pr

350-tonne temple moves for Madurai-Natham  elevated highway                         After three months of ground work, the shifting of mathaiamman temple at narayanapuram on new natham road began on friday with the structure being lifted 5 feet off the ground. The 21-year-old structure weighing 350 tonnes will be moved 25 feet away by saturday to save it from demolition for the upcoming madurai-natham elevated highway project. Hundreds watched the spectacle as a team of 30 labourers from haryana, nepal and bihar tirelessly worked to move the structure each millimetre. Hundreds of fully-grown trees were already axed on the route giving a clear indication that the temple will not be spared. Temple priest a damodharan told toi that the authorities wanted 15 feet of the temple to be brought down. “committee members suggested demolition and reconstruction but the estimated cost came to rs 1.2 crore, which was twice the cost incurred in construction,” he said and added that it was

                        New Tax Return Forms Seek                         The government released on friday new income tax return forms, which seek more disclosures from those who claim exemption on a large agricultural income, directors on the boards of companies, individuals with foreign assets or bank accounts as well as those holding shares in unlisted companies.   In a major change, the facility of filing paper returns will now be available only to those over 80 years. The government has said that itr-1 or the sahaj form will have to be filed by resident individuals with a total income of up to rs 50 lakh from salary or pension, one house property, other sources such as interest income, and agricultural income up to rs 5,000. Individuals are required to file returns for fy2018-19 by july 31. For the salaried, details of some of the allowances, such as house rent, leave travel, per diem, children's education and relocation, too, will need to be shared. Earlier the tax au

India could achieve high penetration of EV by  2030                    India could achieve high penetration of electric vehicles (EV) by 2030 on the back of success of FAME II and other measures, according to a Niti Aayog report.The penetration of EV vehicles could reach around 80 per cent in case of two-wheelers and 30 per cent for private cars, the report - India's Electric Mobility Transformation: Progress to Date and Future Opportunities - by the Niti Aayog and the Rocky Mountain Institute. The report quantifies direct oil and carbon savings that vehicles incentivised under the FAME II would deliver. "According to the analysis, if FAME II and other measures – in public and private space - are successful, India could realise EV sales penetration of 30 per cent of private cars, 70 per cent of commercial cars, 40 per cent of buses and 80 per cent of two and three-wheelers by 2030," the report said. Extrapolating from the same, it added that the lifetime cum