[wanabidii] Top Headlines: As booze shops along highways go dry, states stare at massive losses

Daily Newsletter | Sunday, April 02, 2017 TOP HEADLINES MORE » As booze shops along highways go dry, states stare at massive losses As watering holes along highways went dry after the Supreme Court made it clear on Friday that the ban on sale of liquor within 500 metres of highways across the country will now extend to pubs, bars and hotels on the highways, most states are left staring at big revenue losses in the impact. Financial planning critical for salaried employees To determine your short and long-term financial goals and create a balanced plan to meet those goals Recommended by Colombia Love kills 6 times more Indians than terror  Between 2001 and 2015, love was the officially recorded reason for 38,585 murders and culpable homicide cases. Government records also link it with 79,189 suicides. Further, 2.6 lakh kidnapping cases were also filed in this period where marriage was mentioned as the motive of ‘abducting’ women. Modi was right, Mulayam says as he tears into son Accusing Akhilesh of insulting him in the run-up to UP polls, Mulayam Singh Yadav said on Saturday that PM Modi was right when he had said that a son who was not loyal to his father couldn’t be loyal to anyone else. “Ye sahi hai ki jo baap ka nahin hua, wo kisi ka nahin ho sakta,” Mulayam said. CITIES MORE » The Scorpio Adventure. Limited edition. Oozing with attitude & loaded with features to get your pulse racing.Check it out now Recommended by Colombia NGT dismayed by tehsildar's inspection of Korna site National Green Tribunal, Bhopal, expressed displeasure over the quality of the inspection report submitted by authorities on the matter of the proposed location of a power substation in Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer. In September last year, the government had proposed a site in Korna village, which serves as a rich catchment area. Man kills lover, ends life in Tamil Nadu Police on Friday found a 25-year-old man hanging from a tree branch in Mamallapuram, while his girlfriend was found bludgeoned to death in a casuarina grove nearby. TECH MORE » ‘IT company’ in Pune vanishes, dupes 148 employees Working without salary for two months, workers lodged a police complaint. 6 Reasons to buy and not to buy Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ While it’s too early to say whether Samsung’s new handsets are worth buying or not, here are a few reasons why should and should not consider getting the Galaxy S8 or S8+. 5 IIT-M students come up with tech that disinfects toilet seat A team of five IIT-Madras students has developed a mechanical device that can lead to safer use of public toilets. The device lifts, sanitizes and wipes a toilet seat, and is hands-free. SPORTS MORE » India Open: PV Sindhu outlasts Sung Ji Hyun to enter final Rio Olympics silver medalist PV Sindhu advanced into her maiden India Open Super Series final with a hard-fought 21-18, 14-21, 21-14 victory over World No 4 Sung Ji Hyun in the semi-final on Saturday. Sacking Dhoni as Pune skipper not a right decision: Azhar Former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin has lashed out at the Rising Pune Supergiant franchise for sacking Mahendra Singh Dhoni as captain of the team for the IPL. EPL: Crystal Palace stun leaders Chelsea 2-1 Chelsea's march towards the Premier League title was stalled as goals from Wilfried Zaha and Christian Benteke earned Crystal Palace a shock 2-1 victory at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. BUSINESS MORE » State Bank of Hyderabad slides into history Seventy-five years after it was set up to manage the currency of Nizams, the State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) on Saturday became part of history with its merger with the State Bank of India (SBI). Maruti sales rise 8.1% in March at 1,39,763 units The company's domestic sales increased 7.7 per cent during the month to 1,27,999 units as against 1,18,895 units in March 2016. Note ban woes over, SME credit growth picks up After demonetisation, there was a slump in this section of business, but credit demand for unsecured small-ticket business loans has been steadily growing to around 15% to 18% now. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Movie Review: A Last Conjuring Straight up, A Last Conjuring is a bad mix of some of the popular horror films of the recent times. Other Newsletters from TOI: Breaking News | Digest | Tech | Entertainment | Movie Reviews | Life & Style Unsubscribe | To manage your newsletter subscription settings, click here. Copyright 2017 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service