[wanabidii] News Digest: Govt will not allow a repeat of Kingfisher: Ashok Gajapathi Raju

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		Sunday, June 12, 2016
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		Business
		Govt will not allow a repeat of Kingfisher: Ashok Gajapathi Raju Listing out plans to boost growth of the aviation sector, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said government will push for significant expansion of air cargo, considering its huge potential in view of growth of e-commerce and related sectors. GoAir shows intent to fly to Europe Among the four low-cost airlines - SpiceJet, IndiGo, GoAir and AirAsia India - operating in the country, only the first two currently fly international with operations to the Gulf, Southeast Asia and SAARC regions. Gawker Media files for bankruptcy, to go up for sale Gawker Media filed for bankruptcy and put itself up for sale after a $140 million court judgment against it in a lawsuit brought by former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan over a sex tape. Billionaire investor Peter Thiel funded Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker because of an old feud. More Business News»

		Environment
		Bengal seeks Centre's nod to catch wild elephants Ruling out any proposal to kill animals as in Bihar to save crops, the West Bengal government has sought the Centre's nod to catch wild elephants and not kill them to protect farmlands and lives of people. Bengal minister Binay Krishna Burman said wild elephants have killed over 100 people in the state last year. Beijing records highest electric vehicle registrations A total of 17,600 individual and company applicants submitted applications for EVs, about 5,000 more than the previous round, according to bjhjyd.gov.cn. Beijing plans to allow 60,000 new energy vehicles on the road this year, with 25,424 already assigned in the first two rounds, Xinhua reported. Solar-powered airplane heads to New York City The Swiss-made Solar Impulse 2 took off from Lehigh Valley International Airport late on Friday. It will soar over the Statue of Liberty and fly into New York City, landing at John F Kennedy International Airport on Saturday. More Environment News»

		World
		Blast at China's Shanghai airport, 3 injured An explosion injured three people and sparked a major security alert at the main international airport in China's Shanghai on Sunday. The blast at Pudong Airport occurred near the check-in counter of Terminal 2. Xinhua news agency, citing an authority, said an apparent "home-made explosive" blew up. CIA chief expects release of 9/11 documents to clear Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia denies providing any support for the 19 hijackers - most of whom were Saudi citizens - who killed nearly 3,000 people in the September 11 attacks. Riyadh strongly objects to the bill. Iraqi forces attack Islamic State positions south of Mosul Officers involved in the operation said Iraqi forces had advanced in tanks and armored vehicles toward the village of Haj Ali, about 60 km (40 miles) south of Mosul, under cover of coalition air strikes and artillery fire. More World News»

		Science
		Scientists turn CO2 into stone to fight climate change Scientists have turned carbon dioxide into stone by pumping it deep underground, offering a revolutionary way of storing the greenhouse gas to tackle climate change. Carbon dioxide is a key factor in global warming, and experts have long called for innovative "carbon capture and storage" solutions. New IVF-based technique lowers genetic disease risk in babies A new In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF)-based technique is likely to lead to normal pregnancies and reduce the risk that babies born will have mitochondrial disease, scientists have found. The new technique, called 'early pronuclear transfer', involves transplanting the nuclear DNA from a fertilized egg into a donated egg, which contains healthy mitochondria, on the day of fertilization. Prolonged repetitive manual work ups rheumatoid arthritis risk Although work-related physical activity over many years is known to cause many cases of osteoarthritis (OA) in selected joints, this is the first study to show a link between physical workload and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). More Science News»

		Technology
		7 hot camera smartphones under Rs 15,000 Are you a photography enthusiast looking forward to buying a smartphone with a really good camera, and that too under Rs 15,000? Apple to woo its app developers at WWDC 2016 Among the announcements expected at the gathering: Apple plans to finally give developers access to its Siri voice assistant so they can incorporate it into their apps. No candidate favored clarifies Google Internet giant Google has clarified on reports that its search engine has been altered to help Hillary Clinton win the 2016 presidential elections in the United States. Google said that its search engine is neither programmed to help Hillary Clinton nor any other candidate. More Technology News»

		Education
		Results site flops, wait prolonged for IIT aspirants 30,000 engineering seats in Gujarat may remain vacant this year The officials are expecting a record number of seats, 30,000, to remain vacant this year.They said, as it is, at the end of the registration stage, 23,000 seats are vacant. National Forest Skill Development Centre set up in Dehradun A National Forest Skill Development Centre has been set up in Dehradun to equip youths for jobs in the forest sector and help mitigate the problem of migration of people from the hills in search of work. Stopping migration from hills in search of livelihood has been a major problem for the state. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Taskforce suggests 5-point agenda for cash-starved farmers Mumbai, Jun 12 () A Maharashtra government appointed taskforce to address agrarian issues has suggested a five-point agenda to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, to bring atleast 80 per cent of farmers into the institutional credit net. 'Better material selection can raise fuel efficiency by 7%' Mumbai, Jun 12 () Proper material selection in auto industry can increase fuel efficiency by 7 per cent, according to Confederation of Indian Industry-Corrosion Management Committee (CII-CMC). "Material selection is crucial in many ways. Pansare case: Trial against Gaikwad stayed till further orders Mumbai, Jun 12 () The Bombay High Court has directed a Sessions court to defer framing of charges against Sameer Gaikwad, an alleged member of Sanatan Sanstha who is arrested in activist Govind Pansare murder case, as the prosecution is awaiting forensic report from the UK. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Azad, Kamalnath appointed Congress General Secretaries   New Delhi, June 12 () Senior leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Kamal Nath were appointed Congress General Secretaries by party chief Sonia Gandhi today, setting in motion the much talked about process of organisational changes ahead of the Assembly elections next year, including in Uttar Pradesh. Satyendra Jain calls for shortening MBBS course, says MCI 'a major road block' Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Sunday asserted that the Medical Council of India was a major road block in the country for medical education, while calling on the course for MBBS to be reduced from five to three years. Coffee Day Enterprise subsidiary 'Sical Logistics' to raise Rs. 100 crore Coffee Day Enterprises, which runs coffee chain under brand Cafe Coffee Day, has announced plans to raise Rs. 100 crore through issuance of non convertible debentures (NCDs) on private placement basis for its subsidiary Sical Logistics. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Bengaluru's armchair activists can watch and learn: One-man green army How many men does it take to turn a rocky and parched hill, spread over a few kilometres, into a lush green paradise that birds find irresistible? The answer is one. And Ramesh Y from Srirangapatna has proved it. Couple dupes realty firm manager of Rs 3.96 crore JP Nagar has been arrested for cheating the manager of a real estate firm of Rs 3.96 crore.Police have recovered the sum from Ravindra Choudhary (52) and his wife Pad. BCA grad lures women with modelling jobs, steals jewellery A 33-year-old graduate has been arrested for pretending to be a model coordinator and stealing women's jewellery. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		SHE teams flex their muscle, nip workplace harassment In a clear sign of an expanded mandate, SHE Team cops in the twin cities are not just cracking down on eve teasing, but have taken on workplace harassment and e-stalking head-on. Telangana to lose revenue if SBH merged with SBI: CPI Hyderabad, Jun 12 () Fearing revenue loss for Telangana after merger of State Bank of Hyderabad with parent SBI, CPI General Secretary S Sudhakar Reddy today said the state assembly should pass a resolution opposing the amalgamation. HC stays VUDA order cancelling sale of land to NMDC Hyderabad, Jun 12 () The High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad has issued an interim stay order on a notice by Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority cancelling the sale of a land to NMDC Limited. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		WEATHER SUMMARY Rainfall occurred at most places over Kerala, Coastal Karnataka, at many places over South interior Karnataka, at a few places over Lakshadweep, North interior Karnataka and at one After BJP, AIADMK mocks at Karuna's jibe against Hindi       Chennai, Jun 12 () A day after BJP hit out at DMK chief M Karunanidhi for criticising the Central government's "linguistic and cultural chauvinism" in promoting Sanksrit and Hindi, AIADMK today mocked at the nonagenarian leader-led party for using Hindi during elections. Acting on RTI pleas, corpn to desilt lake The Ramapuram lake, which has shrunk to a seventh of its original size in the past two decades, may get a last chance to live on. Perhaps spurred by right to information (RTI) petitions from local residents, corporation officials have initiated a survey of the lake before desilting. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		'My son framed, is under threat' Shravankumar Balai, a resident of Jaipur and the father of Manish Balai, who has been arrested over the killing of constable Chandrakant Makwana within crime branch premises, has claimed his son is facing death threats in Sabarmati Central Jail. DA case: ACB set to attach PSI's bungalow In a disproportionate assets (DA) case, state Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials secured a court order on Saturday to attach, pending litigation, the Gandhinagar bungalow of a police sub-inspector accused of having excessive undeclared assets. Tutor who eloped with student nabbed Ten days after Manisha Joshi, 38, a resident of Vastral eloped with her 16-year-old former private tuition student, Ramol police apprehended the 'tutor' on Saturday afternoon and rescued the class X student. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Hoardings, posters are "not parameters of popularity": BJP Allahabad, Jun 12 () Top BJP brass may have maintained silence over whether to project a chief ministerial face for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, but regional leaders and their supporters have taken to posters to send out a message about their preferences, as the party's national executive meet Murali Manohar Joshi not invited at BJP National Executive meet Allahabad, June 12 (IANS) Once one of the three pillars of the BJP along with Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani, Murali Manohar Joshi is now nowhere on the party's leadership spectrum here at the National Executive meeting. BJP's Gandhi emerges as a poster boy in Allahabad Allahabad, June 12 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's name may be doing rounds as the chief ministerial candidate in Uttar Pradesh, but it is Sultanpur MP Varun Gandhi who has emerged as the BJP "poster boy" here with hundreds of his hoardings dotting the city where the party is holding its two-day National Executive conclave. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Bhubaneswar AIIMS begins admissions to postgraduation courses Four students have opted for various PG courses in Bhubaneswar. The first round of centralized counselling took place in New Delhi on June 6 for AIIMS New Delhi and its sister centres in Bhubaneswar, Rishikesh and Jodhpur. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurates eye hospital in home constituency Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated the 100-bed super specialty eye care hospital at Samarajhol in Hinjili assembly segment. The hospital will be managed by Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai Tata Steel has provided Rs 42.3 crore for construction of the building. Silk City shrine to get a facelift at cost of Rs1.15 crore The development work will be executed by the state-owned Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC). "The tender has already been finalized," said district tourist officer Sanatan Nayak. The temple management committee has handed over half an acre near the temple to the OTDC for development of infrastructure. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Damoh collector's ailing mother dies due to unavailability of ambulance with ventilator Ailing mother of the collector Shriniwas Sharma died because of unavailability of the ambulance. She passed away on the way to Jabalpur on Friday night. Define 'hospitality' to know expenses on judges' retreat: NJA Bhopal, Jun 12 () The National Judicial Academy (NJA) has asked an RTI applicant to define 'hospitality' as a prerequisite for disclosure of details of expenses incurred on the Retreat of Supreme Court Judges organised here in April this year. Widow raped, accused on the run 120 More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		CBI likely to summon woman suspect in Sippy murder case The CBI probing the murder case of advocate and national-level shooter Sippy Sidhu was likely to summon the woman suspect in the next two days. Vote a high! A ban on liquor has helped many state governments come to power in India in the past 20 years. Dhumma goes quiet, says following advice of Panthic bodies After his initial outburst against preacher Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale, influential seminary Damdami Taksal's chief Baba Harnam Singh Dhumma has gone quiet on the issue of attack on the former on May 17, near Ludhiana, in which Bhupinder Singh was killed. More Chandigarh News»

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