TMC Commissioner thanks colleagues for four years- long fruitful association

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January 13, 2019

On Completion of four years, a meeting has been held to review the previous year’s achievements and for planning new schemes for the upcoming year by Thane Municipal Corporation. TMC commissioner Sanjeev Jaiswal said, “We are trying consistently to make this city better but we are still lagging behind in achieving our target. TMC has been trying to run various public welfare schemes in the last four years, some of them are running at slow pace while few of them have taken momentum. We are trying our bests to launch more innovative schemes for the development of the city. Our motto is to run maximum public welfare schemes as we are bound to the welfare and development of the society.”

He ordered TMC officials to concentrate on completion of current schemes. Follow ups and approval for new schemes has been scheduled for next meeting in February.

Namita Gokhale wins Sushila Devi Literature Award for her book “Things to Leave Behind”

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January 13, 2019

Writer Namita Gokhale has won the Sushila Devi Literature Award for her novel “Things to Leave Behind”. She was awarded in the ‘Best Book of Fiction Written by a Woman Author’ category at the inaugural edition of Bhopal Literature and Art Festival (BLF) that began here on Saturday.

The festival, a brainchild of former bureaucrat Raghav Chandra, is being held at the Multi Art Centre of the Bharat Bhawan here. Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism K.J. Alphons and Madhya Pradesh Culture Minister Vijaylaxmi Sadho were among the eminent people present at the opening ceremony of the festival.

Praising the beauty of Bhopal’s Upper Lake, Alphons said that the tourist facilities should be developed around the lake without damaging the water body. Later, speaking at a panel discussion ‘The Path Ahead: Transformative Ideas for India’, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant stressed the need to focus on manufacturing products for the global market.

Comptroller and Auditor General of India Rajiv Mehrishi and economist Ila Patnaik were also part of the panel. The literary event will see participation by over 70 writers and artists attending the festival.

Teen raped in Thane, 3 arrested, one flees

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January 13, 2019

Three persons were arrested in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra’s Thane district for allegedly raping a teenage girl several times, police said Sunday.

Senior Inspector K D Jadhav of Shanti Nagar police station said that the 14 years old girl was acquainted with one of the accused, Jamil alias Bullan Vali Mohammad Khan (58) as she used to purchase cosmetics from his handcart.

Jamil along with his others friends raped the girl on multiple occasions between June last year to January 9 this year. She revealed her ordeal to her mother who filed a complaint on Friday,” Jadhav said.

He identified the others arrested, apart from Jamil, as Shahnavaz Khan (19) and Rizwan Khan (23), adding that a fourth person, Firoz Siddiqui, was wanted in the case.

We have charged the accused under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. They have been remanded in police custody for six days, he informed.

Boy hanged himself in Himachal Pradesh

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January 13, 2019

A 12-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide on Sunday by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his home in Sihunta village of Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district, police said.

The incident took place in the morning; His father was present in the house at the time of the incident. The boy was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead, Chamba Superintendent of Police Monika Bhutunguru said.

Prima facie it appears to be a case of suicide, however, the exact reason for his taking this extreme step is being ascertained, she added.

Tyrese Gibson, Frank Grillo join Naomie Harris in ‘Black and Blue’

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January 13, 2019

Actors Tyrese Gibson and Frank Grillo are set to star alongside Naomie Harris in the crime thriller “Black and Blue”.

According to an online portal, the film will be directed by “Traffik” helmer Deon Taylor from a script by Peter A Dowling.

The story follows a rookie New Orleans cop (Harris) who rounds the corner just as corrupt narc officers are murdering a drug dealer, an event captured by her body cam.

When they then fail to execute her and she escapes, the narcs pin the murder on her, and she is hunted both by the narcs who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage and the drug dealers out for revenge.

Besides Gibson, Grillo and Harris, the film will also feature actors Reid Scott and Beau Knapp.

Sean Sorensen is producing the project through his banner Royal Viking Entertainment, alongside Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group production.

Gibons, 40, is best known for playing Roman Pierce in the “Fast and Furious” franchise.

Grillo, 53, has films such as “Warrior”, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and “Purge” series to his credits.

Hosting Oscars is difficult: Anne Hathaway

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January 13, 2019

Actor Anne Hathaway says that the toughest part of hosting the Academy Awards is facing the criticism the very next day. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the 36-year-old actor, who had emceed the Oscars in 2011 with James Franco, said that getting the feedback for the gig next day is difficult to face.

It feels nice; everybody tells you it’s going well while you’re doing it. While you’re doing it, it’s like doing anything, you know? My approach to all this stuff is really simple: we’re lucky. Whether or not it does well or it bombs, this is the stuff of dreams. This is not something to get upset about, Hathaway said.

The Oscar winner said that the failing at the hosting job does “sting a bit” but I also think that it might end up being a net positive over life. Well, the lessons that I learned, the life lessons about whom to trust and when to trust them that are going to be the net positive she added.

Hathaway also shared her views about the controversy surrounding Kevin Hart, who recently stepped down from hosting this year’s Academy Awards after his old homophobic tweets resurfaced on social media. She added that, I do just want to go on record and say that the LGBTQ community needs all the allies in the world and deserves all the allies in the world.

The actor will be next seen in “Serenity”, which reunites her with “Interstellar” co-star Matthew McConaughey. The film is set to release in the US on January 25.

Katy Perry “made the right choice” with Orlando Bloom

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January 13, 2019

After three years of togetherness, Katy Perry and beau Orlando Bloom are still going strong.

Coming from a long way from “taking space,” this time the stars’ eagle-eyed followers noticed a sweet Instagram comment to Bloom ahead of his 42nd birthday on Sunday (local time).

After Bloom posted some photos from the set, one including his dog as well, Perry left a since-deleted comment, writing, “Glad I made the right choice doe. Happy birthday, angel.”

The couple, who sparked dating rumors for the first time in 2016 after Golden Globes after-party, has not been keeping their relationship under wraps as they showed off their love in all kinds of settings and ways!

The two first walked down as a couple on the red carpet at the Gala for the Global Ocean and since then they have been photographed together in public, including celebrity events.

It was also reported that Bloom is thinking about the future and might be preparing to propose Perry.

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Farmers attack sugar factories in Maha over payment delay

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January 13, 2019

Angry over delay in payments, farmers attacked offices of sugar factories in Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur districts of Maharashtra and set some of them ablaze, police said Sunday.

A group of protesters torched the office of Krishna Sugar Factory at Karad in Satara on Friday, a police official said.

Some important documents, computers and furniture were destroyed in the blaze, he said, adding that offences were registered against unidentified persons by the Karad rural police.

Besides, another office of the sugar factory in neighbouring Sangli was set on fire on Saturday morning, an official at Islampur police station said.

Some workers informed police about the incident at the sugar factory’s office, where computers and several documents were kept, he said.

Protesters also vandalised and tried to torch the office of Kranti Sugar Factory at Walwa in Sangli on Saturday and later fled, the officials said.

Offences were registered against unidentified persons under Indian Penal Code sections for mischief and house-trespass, he said, adding that no arrest was made so far.

In another incident, farmers gathered near the Gurudatt Sugar Factory’s office at Shirol in Kolhapur Saturday afternoon, seeking fair and remunerative price for their produce, another police official said.

The protesters, belonging to a local farmers’ organisation, then broke the factory office’s lock and vandalised furniture, computers, stationary and other material kept there, he said.

The Shirol police registered offences against nearly 65 people, out of whom 15 were identified. They were under IPC sections for rioting, unlawful assembly, house-trespass and mischief, the official said.

No arrest was made so far, he said, adding that a probe was underway.

They want to build their own empire but we want to empower people: Modi’s dig at Opposition

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January 13, 2019

Taking a dig at opposition parties for their efforts to form a grand alliance against his party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday the BJP is here to serve the country whereas on the other side there are “opportunistic alliance, dynastic parties”.

“They want to build their own empire but we want to empower people,” he said.

The alliance against the BJP is a ‘short-term’ one being done for the benefits of the respective parties, he said.

“Unlike other parties, we are not in politics to divide and rule and for building vote-bank. We are here to serve the country in every way,” he said during an interaction with booth-level BJP workers from five parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

“The upcoming polls are important for the BJP and the country to further our development agenda,” he said.

“On one hand we have our development agenda and on the other, there are opportunistic alliance and dynastic parties,” he said, without naming anyone.

Taking a swipe at the opposition, the prime minister asked “if Modi is so bad and government not working, why this alliance (was formed).”

“Shouldn’t you be confident about yourself. They know this is a working government,” he said about the opposition.

Many sections of society including youth, farmers and women have a “strong bond” with the BJP government, he added.

Modi’s comments came a day after the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party announced their alliance for the coming Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh in a bid to counter the saffron party.

WCD Ministry to take action against all 169 complaints of sexual harassment

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January 13, 2019

The Woman and Child Development Ministry has received the total number 169 complaints of sexual harassments in the work place of private industries since 2017.

The complaints were received through ‘SHe-box’, an online system for filing complaints by women, working in both government and private sectors, related to sexual harassment at the workplace. The highest number of complaints have been received from Maharashtra (33), followed by Delhi 23.

A senior ministry official said that the 169 complaints have been received through ‘SHe-box’ since 2017. The Central ministries have received as many as 141 sexual harassment complaints since last year, out of which 45 have been disposed of, the WCD Ministry said.

The highest number of complaints were received by the Finance Ministry (21), followed by the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Defence at 16, the ministry said.

Against the backdrop of the “MeToo” campaign, the WCD Ministry had last month linked the online portal to report complaints of sexual harassment at workplace, to all the central ministries, departments and 653 districts across the 33 states and Union territories.

For prompt disposal of complaints on “SHe-Box”, each case goes directly to the central or state authority concerned having jurisdiction to take action in the matter. Cases on ‘SHe-box’ can be monitored by the complainant and the WCD Ministry, reducing the time taken in case disposal.