[wanabidii] News Digest: Maha may tap new sectors for tax to recover revenue loss

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		Sunday, February 28, 2016
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		Business
		Maha may tap new sectors for tax to recover revenue loss Maharashtra government is mulling to tap new sectors for levying taxes, in order to recover its revenue losses running into hundreds of crores. G20 pledges to strengthen global recovery Financial policymakers of the world's 20 major economies on Saturday pledged to use "all tools", including monetary, fiscal and structural ones, to strengthen global recovery amid growing concerns of further downward risks. BRICS bank a 'worthwhile venture': Rajan More Business News»

		Environment
		Migratory birds miss their date with Chandlai lake The winged visitors at Chandlai Lake have given a skip to the lake, which in previous seasons had witnessed an impressive turn out of winter migratory birds. Demand to push e-vehicles to fight pollution Now, 3D cyberforests to study climate change Scientists have created ‘cyberforests’ — computer simulation that grows realistic 3D forests down to the branches, leaves and roots of individual trees — to determine how drought, wildfires and other climate-related changes may affect real forests. More Environment News»

		World
		Trump again blames India for taking away American jobs Donald Trump, the controversial Republican presidential frontrunner, has again blamed India for taking away jobs from Americans, pledging to bring them back if elected president even as the 'Trump mania' appeared to have picked up in the US ahead of "Super Tuesday" showdown. Israel welcomes Syria truce Israel has welcomed the cessation of hostilities in neighbouring Syria but hinted on Sunday it could still launch attacks there if it saw a threat. Israeli officials had earlier been skeptical about the prospects of a truce. 6 die in new explosion in Russia's Arctic mine Six people died - most of them rescuers - in a new explosion in a mine in northern Russia where 26 miners went missing following an accident three days ago. More World News»

		Science
		India to establish lab to study gravitational waves: Narendra Modi India has decided to establish a Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) where gravitational waves can be studied, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Sunday. In his monthly radio programme Mann ki Baat, Modi said Indian scientists were also in the research team that studied gravitational waves. Study finds a link between oral bacteria and oesophageal cancer Cigarettes are replacing the traditional bidis, 36% rise in male smokers in India More Science News»

		Technology
		15 most inspiring quotes of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs If you're looking for some inspiration, here are some of his most thought-provoking or motivational words. Freedom 251: 'Making' of world's cheapest phone The duo who got married in January this year allude to their lack of pedigree and profile for the dollops of scepticism directed at them. The Big Bang Theory vs geeks The popular American TV show, The Big Bang Theory, hit 200 episodes this week. The show, as watchers will know, centres around a group of scientists and engineers ­ and a waitress who lives in the same apartment block. More Technology News»

		Education
		Certificate course in management of Diabetic Retinopathy launched in Guwahati All set for CBSE exams from March 1 More than 3.28 lakh students in Patna region, comprising Bihar and Jharkhand, are busy with final revisions to write Class X and XII examinations of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) commencing from March 1. 25 lakh students to appear for CBSE exams this year Over 25 lakh students have registered this year for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams-the highest in the history of the exam and 6.3% more than last year's total. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Mumbai's Central Railway's main line megablock may affect services on Sunday WR suburban trains could be delayed due to rail block today The Western Railway suburban trains may be delayed today as there is a jumbo block being carried out between Santacruz and Goregaon stations from 10.35am to 3.35pm. 15 rescued, one feared drowned as boat turns turtle in Mumbai's Vasai creek Fifteen people heading for a wedding to the Panju village, located on an island in Vasai, were rescued after they fell off the boat on Sunday morning. One person is feared to have drowned. The rescued people are being treated at the civic hospital in Vasai (west). More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Toll plaza cashier, guard shot dead in Delhi's Badarpur The bike-borne assailants opened fire at cashier Manmohan Singh Sharma (60) and guard Mahipal (50) early on Sunday at staff quarter near the toll collection centre in Badarpur. The two employees were custodians of around Rs 2.50 crore cash collected at the toll plaza over a period, police said. St Stephen's to bid farewell to Valson Thampu, successor takes over on March 1 Thampu, who studied at St Stephen's and later served the college as a lecturer, took over as the college principal in 2008. Thampu has had a "love-hate" relationship with a section of teachers, alumni, students and even the media, and says he is looking forward to celebrating the "festival of retirement". East Delhi woman gang-raped in a moving car A middle-aged woman was allegedly gangraped by four men in a moving car late night on Friday when she went to buy food in east Delhi's Anand Vihar area. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		KIA gets platinum rating for green initiatives Sivakasi's little fire extinguisher inventor feted wanted my mother to be safe, mothers of my classmates to be safe and the society I was living in to be safe." That's the driving force for Jayakumar, the 13-year-old inventor of a low-cost fire extinguisher from Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu. He was felicitated by Beyond Carlton on Saturday for his innovation. She helps them speak and hear Around 16 years ago, when Dhanush's (name changed) left brain was scooped out in an accident, the five-year-old boy was left immobile and not able to speak. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Andhra Pradesh secretariat hits Vaastu roadblock The interim secretariat complex at Velagapudi in Amaravati has run into Vaastu roadblock with experts suggesting changes to the design to ensure a 'higher pedestal' for the chief minister's office. No land for 2-BHK scheme in Hyderabad? The Hyderabad district administration's plan to implement the double-bedroom housing scheme has hit a roadblock due to non-availability of land in the district. India is tolerant, but where do we stand today? Indian history, believed to be 3,000 to 5,000 years old, has ample of evidence of people, even during the Stone and Iron Age, coming to India from far and beyond and making it their home. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Tamil Nadu election: I had fruitful talks with DMDK chief Vijayakanth, BJP's Prakash Javadekar says After nearly an hour-long meeting with Vijayakanth at the latter’s residence in Chennai, Javadekar said, “We had fruitful talks with Vijayakanth. I will come back after the Union budget. All the NDA partners will meet on March 12.” Suba Veerapandian's statement on alliance with DMDK is his personal view, not DMK stand: Stalin DMK treasurer M K Stalin on Sunday dismissed a statement attributed to Dravida Iyakka Tamilar Peravai leader Suba Veerapandian which said there was "no chance" of an alliance between DMK and Vijayakanth's DMDK. We have courage to take on DMK, AIADMK: Anbumani PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss on Saturday said the party had enough confidence and courage to take on the "highly-corrupt and inefficient" Dravidian parties. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Two caught for mobile tower battery thefts A team of Vastrapur police on Saturday caught two youths for stealing batteries from mobile tower across the state. Prison authorities lodge plaint against Kailash Dhobi Sabarmati jail authorities have lodged a complaint with Ranip police station against Kailash Dhobi, one of the key accused in the 2002 Gulbarg Society massacre case. Dhobi jumped bail recently, and is absconding. Mohammed Adil nabbed in Hyderabad The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Hyderabad police arrested Mohammed Adil alias Babajan, an accused in the 2003 ISI conspiracy case who absconding for 13 years. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		'In SAARC, Pak creating most problems' Among its member-nations, Pakistan is the one creating most problems, so SAARC should think of moving ahead without it if the situation so demands, said strategic expert Major General (Retd) G D Bakshi on Saturday. Play with bold theme stopped at BHU Based on the life of a prostitute a play - `Mugalatey' - being staged at the Onkar Nath Thakur Auditorium at Banaras Hindu University was stopped in the mid by a professor, who did not find the storyline and theme of the play `suitable' for an institute like BHU. Teacher kills youth who asked him not to dance with pistol A man, teacher by profession, shot a youth dead at a wedding at Dugha village under Jigna police station of Mirzapur district when he was asked by the deceased not to dance on the stage waving his pistol. A case has been registered against the accused at the Jigna police station. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Moderate rain continues across state Several places in the state witnessed light to moderate rain during the last two days. Man impaled by 5-ft rod survives after surgery A five-feet long, 1.5 feet wide iron rod, which pierced through a man's chest on Friday evening, was removed in a three-and-a-half-hour surgery in the early hours on Saturday. Girl found dead on railway track The government railway police (GRP) on Saturday recovered the body of a girl from a railway track at Kuhudi station in Khurda district on Saturday. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		66-year old French national found dead at Tuli Tiger Resort A 66-year old French woman was found dead in her hotel room in Tuli Tiger Resort, Kanha, situated in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh. 66-year-old French national found dead at Tuli Tiger Resort A 66-year old French woman was found dead in her hotel room in Tuli Tiger Resort, Kanha situated in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh. Diggy waits for four hours before getting bail A Bhopal court granted bail to former chief minister and AICC general secretary Digvijaya Singh in a case, where he's accused of involvement in fraudulent recruitments in the Assembly when he was Madhya Pradesh chief minister. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Jat agitation: Riot-affected families turn away Haryana minister in Jhajjar In a major embarrassment to Haryana government, kin of the deceased of caste violence who were attacked by agitating mob on Sunday closed the doors of their houses for Haryana's agriculture minister Om Prakash Dhankar, in riot-affected Jhajjar. 2 youth killed, 4 hurt in Chandigarh mishap Two youths including a Delhi-based web designer was killed and four other injured when the car, in which they were travelling, rammed in a traffic light signal pole at Sector 31/47 in wee hours of Sunday. Sex test: Hiring of private agency flayed Punjab government's move to hire a private detective agency for catching violators under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act would promote corruption, say activists and civil society members. More Chandigarh News»

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