[wanabidii] News Digest: GST Compensation Fund: Centre to get greater chunk

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		Monday, March 27, 2017
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		Business
		GST Compensation Fund: Centre to get greater chunk The Centre will have a greater share of the residual amount in the compensation fund at the end of the 5-year period as the GST Bill now provides for equal sharing of the amount as against the earlier formula which favoured states. Sensex skids 184 points, Nifty goes below 9,100, RIL tanks Equities started the week on a dull note as the Sensex on Monday tumbled over 184 points to end at 29,237, weighed down by heavyweight RIL, which tanked after Sebi banned the company from equity derivatives trading for one year. Gold climbs Rs 100 after dollar trips,silver retakes Rs 42,000 Traders said overseas gold soared to a month's high on the back of the dollar's weakness following President Donald Trump's failure to push through his healthcare legislation. More Business News»

		Environment
		Temperature drop led to mass extinction  UN predicts unusual weather in 2017 Extreme weather and climate conditions, including Arctic "heatwaves", have continued into 2017, after global temperatures set record last year and the world witnessed exceptionally low sea ice and unabated ocean heat, the UN weather agency said. Wild chimps have long life spans: Study Wild chimpanzees can lead surprisingly long lives under the right ecological conditions, according to a new study of a large community of our close primate relatives. More Environment News»

		World
		Saarc countries pull up Pakistan for unpaid dues Pakistan is the only member of the SAARC which has not yet contributed any amount for running the institution since it started functioning in Delhi in 2010. Russian police detain opposition leader, hundreds of protesters The protests, reckoned to be the biggest since a wave of anti-Kremlin demonstrations in 2011-2012, come a year before a presidential election that Vladimir Putin is expected to contest, running for what would be a fourth term. Eight school pupils feared dead in Japan ski resort avalanche More than 100 troops have been deployed in a major rescue effort after the avalanche hit ski slopes in Tochigi prefecture, with television footage showing rescuers climbing mountains as ambulances stood by. More World News»

		Science
		Now, you may help hunt for 'Planet Nine' Amateur astronomers, take note! You can now help researchers discover 'Planet 9' - an elusive cosmic body believed to exist in our solar system, scientists say. Stem cell therapy restores sexual function in impotent men Stem cell therapy can restore sufficient erectile function to allow previously impotent men to have spontaneous intercourse, show results of an early clinical trial. Erectile dysfunction to some degree affects nearly half of men between the ages of 40 and 70. NASA to launch new probe to measure cosmic material More Science News»

		Technology
		WhatsApp's encryption feature a boon for terrorists: UK The British Home Secretary has targeted Facebook-owned WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption by saying that the feature offers terrorists a safe way to communicate before carrying attacks, the media reported. BT faces record 42 million pound fine Britain's BT has been fined a record 42 million pounds ($53 million) by the regulator for failing to install high-speed lines for businesses fast enough, in an error that is likely to cost the company around 300 million pounds in compensation. Read why Facebook has apologized to this Indian user Two days after Srijato Bandopadhyay's poem, which invited an FIR against him, was removed from Facebook, the social networking site on Sunday sent the poet an apology mail. More Technology News»

		Education
		US universities register drop in Indian student applications US universities have registered a sharp decline in the number of applications from Indian students after a spate of hate crimes and fear and anxiety about potential changes to visa policies by the Trump Administration. 3Ts to encourage madrassas to teach regular subjects, too In its effort to encourage madrasas to promote mainstream education along with traditional religious teachings, the Union ministry for minority affairs has called upon state governments to give proposals so that the ministry can make “3Ts”- Teacher, Tiffin, Toilet for these religious schools possible. NEET 2017 to be held in 23 more cities; app to help students locate nearest centre For NEET 2017, there will be additional 23 cities apart from the 80 existing examination cities. The registration for the combined entrance test saw a jump of 41.42% as 11.35 lakh aspirants have registered this year as against 8.02 lakh in 2016. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Sion Panvel Expressway scam: Bombay HC orders ACB to complete open inquiry The Bombay high court on Monday directed the Maharashtra anti-corruption bureau to complete it's "open inquiry" into the alleged Sion-Panvel Expressway tender scam within three months. A division bench of Justice Ranjit More and Justice Anuja Prabhudessai further restrained the state government from paying the toll operator Rs 390 crores as toll-loss dues without the court's permission. The court has scheduled further hearing of the case on July 10, 2017. Ravindra Gaikwad's supporters call for Osmanabad bandh Gaikwad had refused to alight, holding up the aircraft for over 40 minutes. The MP has been barred from flying all major domestic airlines as he refused to apologise. God-fearing thief's regular shrine trip leads to his arrest Cops found history-sheeter Ashok Pawar visited Mahim Dargah every Friday, a Sion gurudwara on Mondays, and Hanuman temple at Marine Lines on Saturdays. He was arrested near the temple two days ago More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Take a tour of Tirupati temple on TV Devotees from across the globe will be able to take a tour of the iconic Tirumala Tirupati temple without standing in long queues, as the shrine opens its doors to cameras for the first time. AAP MLA Ved Prakash joins BJP, to resign from assembly The Bawana MLA said he would also resign from the assembly and other government-run bodies. "I am going to give my resignation letter to the Assembly Speaker," he said. Tough targets hinder e-waste rule rollout More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Bengaluru's Bellandur lake can heal the world Maybe we were wrong about Bellandur Lake all along. Given the interest that companies from UK, Israel and now Germany have shown, it seems the lake is not dead and decaying as we had earlier thought. 'Return to me the Bengaluru of old' I was born and brought up in Bengaluru. It is my only home town and I have never relocated out of my sweet city. It's not that I have not got opportunities to study or work outside Bengaluru. PU college lecturers end protest More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Times Housie all set to rock Hyderabad The city's favourite game - Times Housie - is all set to begin on Monday. Over the next eight weeks, readers from across the city will have the opportunity to win exciting prizes like headphones, iron boxes, power banks, hairdryers, and more. Tribal worker goes missing in UAE, kin seek MP's help With her only son who went to Dubai having been reported missing, the distraught mother of the 20-year-old from Nizamabad district has been inconsolable and even refusing to eat. Selfie politics: KT Rama Rao-Pawan Kalyan bonhomie irks some fans Handlooms have brought state textiles minister KT Rama Rao and actor-politician Pawan Kalyan together. So much so that they even took a selfie together. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		What happened to Coimbatore-Bengaluru train announced by railway minister? Southern Railway is yet to deliver on railway minister Suresh Prabhu’s public announcement of a direct train between Coimbatore and Bangalore, which was to hit the tracks by Diwali last year. Sasikala meeting: PIL in Madras HC seeks to disqualify Tamil Nadu CM, four ministers A public interest litigation has been filed in the Madurai bench of the Madras high court seeking to disqualify Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and four ministers -- K A Sengottaian, Sellur K Raju, G Srinivasan and R Kamaraj -- for their alleged breach of constitutional provisions. Pregnant woman ends life in TN, relatives suspect foul play Relatives of a 26-year-old pregnant woman, who had allegedly committed suicide at her husband's house in Perumugai village in the early hours of Sunday, staged a protest on the premises of the Government Vellore Medical College Hospital on Monday demanding the arrest of her husband and in-laws. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Ahmedabad docs operate on two-day old infant with rare condition, save her life Doctors of the paediatric and ENT ward of the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital saved the life of a two-day-old infant born with choanal atresia, a condition where the baby's nasal passage (choana) is blocked by a bone. Amdavadis feel the heat as ATMs run dry The cap on cash withdrawals at ATMs is gone. That might be happy news if you can find cash in the ATM next to you. Yogi Adityanath to be star campaigner for BJP in Gujarat State BJP president Jitu Vaghani on Sunday held a meeting with BJP MLAs, civic body chiefs and district representatives of Saurashtra in Rajkot and deliberated on how the party can gain seats in the all-important region. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Gaushala owners for grazing fields City-based Gaushala's (cow-sheds) have appealed to the new state government to provide 'Gochar Bhoomi' (land for cow-grazing). Crackdown on slaughterhouses has led to loss of livelihood: UP minister For the first time after the crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses in UP, a representative of the Aditya Nath Yogi government admitted on Saturday that the move had resulted in loss of livelihood for many. Allahabad cops wield brooms at 39 police stations Days after chief minister Yogi Adityanath called for a greener and cleaner Uttar Pardesh, Allahabad's policemen have launched cleanliness drives at all 39 police stations in the city and trans-Ganga and Yamuna areas. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		BJP trying hard to split BJD, advance Odisha assembly poll: BJD MP Tathagata Satpathy NCERT to focus on research and development of edu tools Discrimination against girl child still continues in Odisha More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Ten labourers killed, 30 injured as truck overturns in Madhya Pradesh Ten labourers were killed and over 30 injured after a truck they were traveling in overturned in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday morning. Dogs eat up patient in Madhya Pradesh govt hospital In yet another instance of healthcare horror in Madhya Pradesh, dogs have eaten up the body of a 70-year-old woman who went missing from a government hospital in Rajgarh on March 22. This is the fifth such incident in the state in less than 10 months. Madhya Pradesh govt announces revival of class 5, 8 board exams Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday announced the revival of board exams for classes 5 and 8 from 2017-18 academic session. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Sukhbir's 'NRI voter hype' jibe finds voice in EC data? SAD president Sukhbir Badal's statement that a political party is doomed if supported by NRIs may just be a reflection of the negligible enrollment of overseas electors in the state. Woman sets boyfriend's mother afire in Haryana A 21-year-old woman allegedly set her boyfriend's mother on fire for objecting to their relationship, in Bahadurgarh in Haryana on Sunday. While the victim succumbed to her injuries in the hospital, the accused, who also sustained burns, is undergoing treatment at PGIMS, Rohtak. Himachal Pradesh govt to survey carrying capacities of areas near Rohtang Amid a tough stand taken by the National Green Tribunal on the issue of pollution caused by unregulated tourism activity in ecologically sensitive Rohtang Pass, More Chandigarh News»

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