[wanabidii] News Digest: Rs 10,000 fine for keeping more than 10 scrapped notes

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		Wednesday, March 01, 2017
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		Business
		Rs 10,000 fine for keeping more than 10 scrapped notes The law, signed by President Pranab Mukherjee on February 27, also provides for a minimum fine Rs 50,000 for false declaration by persons who were abroad during the demonetisation period (November 9-December 30, 2016) and given time to deposit such scrapped notes with RBI till March 31. Indian food industry has huge economic potential: Amitabh Kant Sensex recovers 230 points post GDP numbers The Sensex left its two days of losses behind by recovering 230 points in early session today, propped up by fresh buying triggered by positive GDP data for the December quarter amid favourable Asian cues. More Business News»

		Environment
		Centre clears Ganga cleaning projects for Patna Peculiar tie between warm climate, slow snowmelt: Study The research released on Monday found the early snowmelt is slower than in summer, partly because the sun is weaker and nights are cooler in late winter and early spring. The researchers say slower snowmelt could mean less water for humans. How a misunderstood order is fuelling forest fire More Environment News»

		World
		Malaysian court charges two women with Kim murder Two women were charged Wednesday with the murder of Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, after his assassination at a Malaysian airport last month. Both Siti Aisyah, 25, from Indonesia and Doan Thi Huong, 28, from Vietnam, claimed they thought they were merely taking part in a prank video Donald Trump: Different strokes Trump sees 'new chapter of American greatness' in big speech Trump's address came at a pivotal moment for a new president elected on pledges to swiftly shake up Washington and follow through on the failed promises of career politicians. His opening weeks in office have been consumed by distractions and self-inflicted wounds, including the bungled rollout of a sweeping immigration and refugee executive order that was blocked by the courts. More World News»

		Science
		New tool to reduce risk of triggering man-made earthquakes SpaceX to send first paying tourists around moon next year SpaceX plans to launch two paying passengers on a tourist trip around the moon next year using a spaceship under development for NASA astronauts and a heavy-lift rocket yet to be flown, the launch company announced on Monday. The first such launch is tentatively targeted for late 2018. NASA may send robotic spacecraft to Sun next year More Science News»

		Technology
		Apple iPhone users, you may need to 'throw away' your Lightning cables The report also says that the upcoming iPhone models will feature a bigger OLED curved display and will be without a home button. Here's a Blackberry smartphone you probably don't know about Unlike Blackberry KEYone, the new handset sports a full-touch screen display without any physical keyboard. New Samsung Galaxy S8 leak shows lock screen, front camera and more The render reconfirms that the Samsung Galaxy S8 won’t have a fingerprint sensor at the front. More Technology News»

		Education
		Despite opposition Stephen's decides to seek autonomous status Amid protests by students and teachers, the Governing Body of the prestigious St Stephen's College on Saturday decided to go ahead with the proposal seeking autonomy for the institution. Makarand Paranjape emerges as front runner for top post at IIAS We want to promote innovation: Javadekar More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Kurla hotel fire: BMC finds 2 officials guilty One and a half years after a cylinder blast at a hotel in Kurla killed eight people including seven collegians, the BMC has, to some extent, accepted the responsibility. Crane lets down central railway in race to resume harbour services Central Railway officials are blaming an "ineffective" crane for the delay in restoration of Harbour line services on Monday following a goods train derailment between GTB Nagar and Wadala stations. 15,000 commuters complained in 5 years, but refusals unabated More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Ramjas violence: Gambhir bats for Gurmehar Kaur, Sehwag plays defensive Kaur has been subjected to intense trolling on the social media over her stance against RSS-backed students outfit ABVP and a video campaign advocating peace between India and Pakistan. Two ABVP members arrested for Ramjas college violence They were identified on CCTV footage armed with belts and attacking members of the Leftwing All India Students Association outside the Ramjas College during a protest on February 22. Police fail to prove sedition case against Kanhaiya Kumar More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Ransomware threats on a high, experts say no real solution yet When LGBT movies and artworks took centre stage in Bengaluru Bangalore Queer Film Festival A fragrant riot of flowers, drum beats and personal narratives on the wall in Bengaluru Fearless Collective’s Migratory Sessions More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		FBI to probe Olathe killing as hate crime 2 Nigerians arrested for job fraud The Cyber Crime cell of the Cyberabad police on Tuesday apprehended two Nigerians for cheating some persons on Monday. From their possession, the police recovered a Fiat car, 3,000 in cash, cell phones, bank passbooks, credit and debit cards. Genetic disorders cripple over 50 lakh people in Telangana and Andhra Telangana and Andhra Pradesh together have over 50.79 lakh people who suffer from one of the globally identified 7,000 types of rare diseases. But neither the state nor the Centre recognise the concept of rare disease, leaving hapless parents struggling to cope. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		IndiGo launches Madurai - Delhi flights IndiGo airlines on Wednesday launched two flights from Madurai, connecting the temple town to New Delhi via Chennai. No special facilities for Sasikala and no move to shift her to Tamil Nadu jail, Karnataka jail dept says Karnataka jail department officials have denied reports that AIADMK general V K Sasikala has been enjoying special facilities in Parappana Agrahara prison in Bengaluru and is likely to be shifted to a jail in Tamil Nadu. Stalin gets hundreds of books as birthday gifts Stalin had received 3,000 books as birthday gifts by Wednesday afternoon and the number was increasing. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		GU NEET-PG merit list: Top 3 rankers are Patidars who don't support reservation Even as the Patidar reservation agitation has taken the state by storm and pitted the traditional vote-bank of the BJP against the state government, three bright medical students from the community feel that they don’t need reservation in education. NRG doctor returns home to work for cancer patients An NRG oncologist has returned to his home state Ahmedabad to serve his people. Maunil Bhatt, 31, has won prestigious Global Surgery Research Fellowship Award for his non-invasive method of diagnosing oesophageal squamous cell cancers. Clean chit to 6 cops in Surat hooch tragedy More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		'In UP, it's only crime that speaks' Lashing out at the chief minister for his slogan of 'Kaam Bolta Hai,' BSP national general secretary Naseemuddin Siddiqui said it was the high crime rate in the state that spoke volumes about the current government. ABVP stages protest on AU campus, takes out Tringa Yatra The volunteers of Akhil Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Parishad took out a ‘Tringa Yatra’ on the campus of Allahabad University, on Tuesday. Commencing from the union hall of the Arts faculty, the yatra (procession) passed across all the departments located on the Arts campus of AU. Decline in voters' turnout in Amethi from 58% to 56% More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Low floor AC buses to hit streets again Summer is round the corner and the government is all set to bring back the low floor AC buses on the airport-Nandankanan route. Power outage during exam time worry students Frequent power cuts in Ganjam district have become a major source of worry for students who have been preparing to sit for annual examinations, including the high school certificate exam which started from Tuesday. No solution in sight to temple row Uncertainty looms over the observation of age-old rituals in Lingaraj Temple for the second year due to the dispute between two groups of sevayats in the Lingaraj and Kapileswar temples here. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		IAS officers do not take my calls, refuse to talk, says Babulal Gaur Former chief minister and the seniormost legislator in the State Assembly, Babulal Gaur said on Tuesday said that bureaucrats do not speak to him or even take his phone calls. Budget today, but GST kills the tax suspense Four months before the implementation of the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST), which is supposed to bring uniformity in indirect tax rates and structures across the country, the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government is not likely to levy new taxes in the state Budget to be presented on Wednesday. 'Hailstorm caused crop loss worth Rs 75 crore, relief to farmers soon' Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday said the crop loss due to recent hailstorm in some parts of the state, including Gwalior and Chambal divisions, has been estimated at Rs 75 crore. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		8 killed in road accident in Ambala Eight people were killed and four others suffered serious injuries when an SUV carrying them collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction on the Naraingarh-Sadhaura road near Naraingarh on Wednesday. Dump moneylenders: HP lesson for Punjab farmers While Punjab's farmers can learn a thing or two about their loan preferences, state authorities too can take a cue in minimizing dependence on commission agents or 'arhtiyas' from neighbouring Himachal Pradesh, which has successfully avoided the rural debt trap. Rare bird makes a comeback to Kanjli Though there has been some decrease in the total population of resident and migratory bird species at Kanjli wetland in Kapurthala district than last year, a bird featuring in the list of critically endangered species has been spotted in the wetland after many years, Asian Waterbird Census (AWC), the largest bird count survey in Asia and Australasia, has revealed. More Chandigarh News»

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