[wanabidii] News Digest: Gold glitters, silver recovers on global cues

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Monday, June 29, 2015
		Today's Headlines

		Business
		Gold glitters, silver recovers on global cues The recovery in gold prices was mostly in tandem with a firming trend in global market as Greece shut banks and imposed capital controls. Adani suspends Aus project's over delay in approvals Adani Enterprises on Monday said it has suspended engineering work at USD 16.5-billion Carmichael mine in Australia on account of delay in approvals. L&T secures new orders worth Rs 2,035 crore Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Monday said it has received orders worth Rs 2,035 crore across various business verticals. More Business News»

		Environment
		Gujarat floods boost MP's lion translocation dream Surprise flood killing eight Asiatic lions in Gujarat has rekindled hopes for Madhya Pradesh government, which has been trying since long to get a pride of big cats translocated to Kuno-palpur sanctuary in Sheopur district. 27 missing lions located near Liliya, Krakach The forest department and wildlife conservationists took as sigh of relief as over 27 lions, that had gone missing after flash floods in Shetrunji river, were located in villages around Liliya and Krakach village. Conservationists squirm as thousands of fish are stunned, killed in bizarre ancient ritual In a bizarre ritual which has evoked the ire of environmentalists, almost eight to ten thousand villagers of Jaunpur, almost 85 km from Dehradun, participated in the Maun mela on Sunday. More Environment News»

		World
		China's Great Wall is disappearing: Report Around 30% of China's Great Wall has disappeared over time as adverse natural conditions and reckless human activities erode UNESCO World Heritage site. Taliban ambush kills 11 Afghan soldiers: Officials Taliban ambush kills 11 Afghan soldiers: At least 11 Afghan soldiers were killed in a Taliban ambush in western Afghanistan, officials said Monday, as security forces face their first fighting season without NATO combat support. Plane crashes into US home, killing 3 aboard A small plane has crashed into a house, killing three people on board, police said, but residents managed to flee as fire engulfed the home. More World News»

		Science
		Plastic LEGO plans to go eco-friendly The LEGO Group is planning to replace its iconic plastic bricks with pieces made from sustainable and environment friendly materials. Artificial blood transfusion may be reality by '17 The world's first human trial of artificial blood grown in a lab from stem cells is set to take place in the UK by 2017. Will tweaked microbes make Mars Earth-like? US defence scientists are planning to use genetically engineered algae, bacteria and plants to radically transform the climate of Mars and terraform it into an Earth-like planet. More Science News»

		Technology
		5 biggest employers of Indian IT PE exits may create 2 new IT Unicorns Private equity deal counters are buzzing at two of India's fast emerging IT companies, both being valued at around $1 billion each. 8 cool smartphones coming to India soon Smartphone makers from China are making a beeline to India, heading to the market in droves More Technology News»

		Education
		Dhirubhai Ambani may make it to school books, Gujarat government mulling over chapters on the industrialist Apart from Dhirubhai, the government may also introduce chapters on the Jnanpith award-winning Gujarati writers Umashankar Joshi and Pannalal Patel. Surat's Garda College's lost glory to be restored  A new governing body in S B Garda Trust, one of the oldest Parsi educational trusts in south Gujarat, has brought to an end differences simmering for two decades and also controversies involving its earlier members. At IEHE, humanities flavour of this academic season Once dismissed and thumbed nose at treating it as choice of weak students, humanities is, slowly but surely, clawing back to find favour with students. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		First woman mayor for Vasai region The Vasai Virar Municipal Corportion (VVMC) got its first woman mayor on Monday. Railway minister orders high level probe in Churchgate mishap Union railway minister Suresh Prabhu has ordered a high-level inquiry into the freak accident at Churchgate on Sunday. Affected coach at Churchgate rerailed, wiring work on The affected coach of the Churchgate-bound train which rammed into the buffer on Sunday morning has been rerailed and taken out of platform number 3. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		LG vs Delhi govt: HC refuses to restrain ACB chief The Delhi high court on Monday refused to stay anti-corruption branch (ACB) chief Mukesh Kumar Meena from discharging his duties. 11kg gold seized at IGI replaced with yellow metal Officials were in for a surprise when 11kg of gold seized from passengers, who had tried to smuggle it through Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in five different incidents, were found to be metal pieces when the packets were opened before a departmental committee for disposal. 17-year-old kidnapped, gang-raped A 17-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped by a man, whom she befriended on Facebook, and his accomplices. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		BMTC issues bus passes for degree students The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) would commence the issual of degree student concessional pass on July 3, 2015. Russell Brand and Vir Das perform in Bengaluru A laughter-filled weekend Rainbows fine, what of clouded minds? "I'm coming out. I want to be honest." More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Neal Hall's poetry reading in Hyderabad Neal Hall's poetry reading in Hyderabad Hyderabad gets a realty check New buildings on hold as permissions stuck in red tape. Nativity row set to intensify again in Hyderabad The definition of local and non-local is expected to again cause consternation among candidates in Telangana as the state government gets ready to issue notifications for recruitment to various posts. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		DMK, Congress, claim credit for Chennai Metro Rail A few hours after chief minister J Jayalalithaa inaugurated Chennai Metro Rail, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee chief E V K S Elangovan on Monday stated that it was only due to the foresight of the previous UPA government at the Centre that that city has got a metro. Madurai's senior most citizen dies aged 105 Having lived a long and fruitful life, Madurai’s senior most citizen, Arul Navam David, 105, breathed her last in the wee hours of Monday.  Madurai's senior most citizen dies aged 105 Having lived a long and fruitful life, Madurai’s senior most citizen, Arul Navam David, 105, breathed her last in the wee hours of Monday. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		ATS Gujarat arrests mastermind of five blasts ATS Gujarat on Monday picked up Irfan Quereshi, mastermind of five blasts which took place at Melol, Delol, Thasra, Lunavada and Godhra immedaitely after the state-wide riots in 2002. Mentally disturbed woman bludgeons 2 kids, 1 critical A 50-year-old woman bludgeoned two kids, aged three and seven with an iron mortar in New Nikol on Friday evening. GIFT's reservoir plan put on hold for now Planning a common 15-day water reserve for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad cities is proving to be a big challenge for the state Urban Development Department (UDD). Just recently Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT), which had started issuing tenders for work on its own massive Samruddhi Sarovar, was put on hold. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Kaushambi district police issues diktat to cattle owners asks them to submit to the local police station details of cattle Perturbed and disturbed by virtually the endless number of complaints, which flock them vis-à-vis the missing cattle (especially buffaloes), the Kaushambi district police has issued a diktat to all the cattle owners asking them to submit to the local police station the details of cattle like height of cattle, shape of horn, length of horn, type of teeth (to measure age) and specific mark if any. 35 more held for peeing in public A day when 109 men were fined for urinating in public, the government railway police continued its cleanness drive and detained 35 more people. Modinagar distances itself from 'apna' Lalit Lalit Modi's family connections to this town, 50 km from the national capital, might be undeniable, but its residents, including his own kin, are trying their best to ignore the one Modi they'd rather do without. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Cong to probe Puri rite fiasco Buoyed by the overwhelming response it received during Friday’s statewide shutdown, the Congress has constituted a seven-member fact-finding committee to examine the circumstances, leading to Nabakalebara mismanagement, particularly the recent Brahma Paribartan (soul transfer) fiasco in Puri. State's plea on access to hangar The state government has urged the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) to allow the Odisha-run Government Aviation Training Institute (GATI) to use its (institute’s) entrance to hangar for entry of trainee pilots and other technical staff. 1089cr under power scheme The Centre has sanctioned Rs 1089 crore for the state under its flagship programme Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), which aims strengthen power transmission system by reducing aggregate technical and commercial loss, official sources said. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Gujarat floods boost MP's lion translocation dream Surprise flood killing eight Asiatic lions in Gujarat has rekindled hopes for Madhya Pradesh government, which has been trying since long to get a pride of big cats translocated to Kuno-palpur sanctuary in Sheopur district. Major fire at SBI in New Market, furniture gutted A major fire broke out in State Bank of India at ground floor of Panchanan building at New Market on Sunday evening, triggering tension in heart of the city. Bhopal cops in hot pursuit of prime accused Madhya Pradesh Police sent six teams across the country to track down Rakesh Narswani, the alleged mastermind of the murder of Balaghat-based journalist Sandeep Kothari. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		One more held for selling land with forged papers The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) arrested one more person who was booked by the Kalka police for duping a person of Rs1.5 crore by selling 56 kanal of land with forged documents in 2010. PGI ethics panel to take up plagiarism case The plagiarism case of parasitology department at PGI, reported by TOI on June 25, will be taken up by the institute's ethics committee for a decision. Doctor's parents demand CBI probe into her death Twenty days after Yashumati Sharma, an ayurvedic doctor, was found lying dead in her room under mysterious circumstances, the case has taken a new twist, as the family of the deceased has now alleged that there were some unknown suspects who 'planted' the suicide of their daughter, and crucial evidence was destroyed. Yashumati's father Dwaj Shastri is now demanding a CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) probe into the matter, and her parents have also approached the Himachal Pradesh government for the same. More Chandigarh News»

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