[wanabidii] News Digest: Congress should see reason, help GST pass: Jaitley

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		Saturday, January 30, 2016
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		Business
		Congress should see reason, help GST pass: Jaitley Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday hoped the Congress will "see reason" and help in passage of GST legislation, stuck in Rajya Sabha, in the Budget session of Parliament beginning next month. Jaitley says India can grow at 8-9%, vows more reforms Pledging to continue structural reforms to accelerate growth, finance minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said India has the potential to grow at 8-9 per cent, and only a higher growth rate can end poverty. Sticking to fiscal road map must for credibility: Rajan Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday made a strong pitch for sticking to the road map for fiscal deficit and inflation targets as a way to gain credibility and cautioned against pursuing loose policies to stimulate growth. More Business News»

		Environment
		Mali's desert elephants face extinction in three years Mali's elephants, one of just two remaining desert herds in the world, will be gone in three years unless the government does more to protect them, a conservation group said on Thursday. Russia's goat-tiger odd friendship may be over A romance that enchanted Russia may be over: Timur the goat and Amur the tiger have had a fight and aren't together anymore. Timur started pushing Amur, constantly annoying and butting the tiger. Finally, the tiger couldn't hold back, grabbed the goat by the withers and tossed him. Snow leopards mapped with camera traps: WWF A pilot project of installing camera traps to map endangered snow leopards has yielded "positive" results in North Sikkim as photos of the elusive animal has been spotted at four places, WWF-India said. The snow leopard is a Schedule I animal under Wildlife Protection Act of India. More Environment News»

		World
		Ten dead as migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast Ten people drowned while 43 others were rescued after a boat carrying migrants to Greece sank off Turkey's western coast. Strong earhquake strikes eastern Russia A strong 7 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Russia on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. US declares 22 Hillary Clinton emails 'top secret' The US state department conceded for the first time on Friday that intelligence officials were correct to say that at least 22 emails sent through Hillary Clinton's private server contain some of the government's most sensitive secrets. More World News»

		Science
		Swan song: humans implicated in huge Australian bird's demise The study is the first to provide direct evidence that these early human inhabitants preyed on the remarkable large animals that once thrived in Australia but disappeared after people got there, University of Colorado geological sciences professor Gifford Miller said. Not just kids, doctors urge adults to take vaccines too Vaccines are not just for children. For long, doctors, particularly in the private sector, have recommend that adults get a dose of a wide range of shots including those for flu, typhoid, hepatitis, and pneumonia. Male mice without Y chromosome can father offsprings Scientists have created male mice without a Y chromosome - a symbol of maleness - that are still able to sire offspring with assisted reproduction. More Science News»

		Technology
		6 things no one tells you about working at Google Here are some things that you may not have heard about working at the search giant. Frederique Constant Horological: The classic timepiece Through the day , the watch's motion tracker counts the steps you've taken and relays this data to your smartphone. Stick PCs will be hot sellers in the future The PC-on-a-stick might be small, but it's going to make a big impact on the computing world as we move into the next decade. More Technology News»

		Education
		Colgate launches its 2016 scholarship offer Oral-care company Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited has announced the commencement of its national scholarship initiative from January 29 to serve as a platform to provide impetus to children with potential. JNU VC: IIT professor Kumar picked over Irani's choice IIT professor Jagdeesh Kumar was appointed as JNU vice-chancellor by President Pranab Mukherjee after he was selected from a panel of four names that also included scientist VS Chauhan, who was reported to be HRD minister Smriti Irani's preferred choice to lead the prestigious institute. English teenagers 'are most illiterate in the developed world', report reveals English teenagers are among some of the least educated in the developed world, a report reveals. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Smoke from Deonar dumping ground fire continues to choke for third day Smoke from a fire at the city's largest dumping ground - Deonar continued to rage for the third day. Citizens living in nearby areas said that the dense smoke caused extreme irritation to the eyes and breathing problems as well. Datta Padsalgikar to succeed Javed as Mumbai Police commissioner "The post of commissioner of police, Mumbai stands downgraded to the rank of additional director general of Police till further orders," a senior official said. Smog shuts down 74 Mumbai schools Deonar is one of the biggest dumping grounds in Mumbai and the amount of garbage is increasing from years leaving people fuming and complaining. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		BJP workers join strike by sanitation workers Hundreds of BJP workers on Saturday joined the strike by sanitation workers of municipal corporations even as the Delhi government formed a task force to lift garbage across the national capital. AAP MLA Mahinder Yadav gets bail in rioting, assault case According to the police, Yadav had led a violent protest on the evening of January 28 in Nihal Vihar area in West Delhi following sexual assault on a three-year-old girl. A mob had attacked public vehicles and tried to set one of them on fire. 'Manas Rajghat Katha' to mark Bapu's anniversary In a change from the past, the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Saturday will see his resting place Rajghat host a nine-day long discourse titled “Manas Rajghat Katha” by the Ramcharitmanas fame Morari Bapu. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Missing bear found in eucalyptus grove A round 6am Friday, Anklappa Gowda and Vijay Kumar, residents of Begihalli, Anekal, were walking to their fields when An klappa thought he saw something big and black moving in a ragi field, and alerted Vijay Kumar. Suspect got explosives in city, learnt to make bomb from handler Mohammed Rafeeq alias Jaweed, alias Alam Jeb Afridi has confessed that the original plan was to plant the bomb inside Coconut Grove bar and restaurant, the NIA has claimed. After decades of service, state pharmacists still uncared for NKumar (name changed) has dedicated 34 years of his life to a primary health centre in Kolar district. The senior pharmacist's work involves procuring and distributing medicines and everything in between. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Daily water supply a pipe dream? Aware that it is a promise they would not be able to keep, all political parties contesting the GHMC elections have steered away from assuring the electorate of providing daily drinking water supply . ED files chargesheet against 2 pharma companies The Enforcement Directorate (ED) that is investigating into the disproportionate assets case pertaining to YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Friday filed its prosecution complaint (equivalent to a chargesheet) in Aurobindo and Hetero pharma companies case in the designated ED court in Hyderabad. 'Make futuristic sensors for defence needs' Scientific advisor to raksha mantri G Satheesh Reddy, has said smart miniaturised sensor technologies would be the backbone for futuristic defence and aerospace systems. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Jayalalithaa orders transfer of SVS students to govt colleges Chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Saturday announced that students of SVS college of naturopathy and yoga science, Villupuram will be shifted to a government yoga and naturopathy college, considering the welfare of students and to help them continue their studies. Chennai Corporation to be Greater Chennai now One of the oldest municipal corporations in the country, Chennai Corporation, will now be called Greater Chennai Corporation. Chief minister J Jayalalithaa unveiled a plaque, announcing the grand plan, at her chamber in Secretariat, said an official release. Kudankulam nuclear power reactor unit 1 restarts The unit 1 of the Kudankulam nuclear power reactor started power generation at 7.12am on Saturday. The power generation has restarted seven months after the reactor was shut down for annual maintenance on June 23 last year. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Water shortage hits rabi sowing in Saurashtra Lack of adequate water supply has already put a dent in rabi crop cultivation in Gujarat.Data released by the state's agriculture department shows a 39% drop in land cultivated for rabi crop this season in Saurashtra. Gujarat University colleges asked to send voter lists The Gujarat University has asked colleges to send names for preparing the voter list for the 10 seats of students' senate. 8.5L units get loans under Mudra Yojana More than 8.5 lakh small scale units in Gujarat have been granted loans totalling Rs 4,238 crore under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY). More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		IED found in Mahanagri Exp, tragedy averted A major tragedy was averted when a bomb defusing squad (BDS) from Allahabad defused an improvised explosive device (IED) near Manikpur Railway Station in Chitrakoot district during the wee hours of Friday. HC directs district judge to inspect Banda jail The Allahabad High Court on Friday directed the district judge (DJ), Banda to make an inspection of the Banda jail and submit a report before the court by next date. Transformer down, Ghausnagar in dark for 5 days Residents of Ghausnagar in Kareli have been living in dark for about five days now just because the transformer broke down and hasn't been replaced yet. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Five arrested for torching houses in Bhubaneswar slum Police on Friday arrested five persons on charges of torching three thatched houses in a slum along NH-5 near Satsang Vihar here. Centre asks state to fast-track work A day after Bhubaneswar topped the list of smart cities across the country, the Centre on Friday asked the state government to get into action and execute the smart city plan on a fast-track mode. Sambalpur to get bridge over Mahanadi The construction of a high-level bridge over the Mahanadi river connecting the islands of Tulandi and Kud-Gunderpur may start soon as the public works department (PWD) has finalized a firm for the construction. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Dreaded dacoit Chandan Gadaria killed in Shivpuri In a predawn encounter that took place in the jungles of Shivpuri, dreaded dacoit Chandan Gadaria was killed. He had carried Rs 30,000 reward on his head. Women should offer prayers at home: MP minister Home minister of Madhya Pradesh, Babulal Gaur, has stirred a hornet's nest yet again with a controversial remark. This time, the octogenarian former chief minister of the state said that women should offer prayers only at home. Shivraj strict on corruption, to transfer revenue powers to villages from April Madhya Pradesh, which shed the Bimaru (laggard) tag during BJP's twelve-year regime, is now fighting a bigger menace, corruption in leading departments. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		White House declines comment on Beant Singh's assassin case White House has declined to comment on India's criminal justice matter raised in a petition seeking intervention for release of Punjab chief minister Beant Singh's assassin Jagtar Singh Hawara after his appointment as Akal Takht jathedar by Sarbat Khalsa held at village Chabba, near Amritsar on November 10. RCI organizes Sensors-2016 national conference on advances in sensor Prof Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology the chief guest of the event appreciated the immense contributions of RCI towards development of indigenous defence technologies. Designer pottery show stealer at Chandigarh Crafts Mela The annual Chandigarh National Crafts Mela, a joint venture of Chandigarh Administration and the North Zone Cultural Centre NZCC), which kicked off at Kalagram on January 22 here, had thousands of enthusiasts drawing from various parts of the country, daily, to savour the flavours of the rich cultural heritage, with the decorated artisans and craftsmen showcasing their earthy creations. More Chandigarh News»

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