[wanabidii] News Digest: Reliance to restart all fuel pump outlets by March 2016

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Saturday, April 18, 2015
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		Business
		Reliance to restart all fuel pump outlets by March 2016 Over 320 fuel outlets have already been restarted, a presentation on the website showed. 'Misadventure' of retrospective taxation will be costly: FM Ruling out the use of retrospective taxation by the present administration, finance minister Arun Jaitley has said a permanent law in this regard is not possible, Q4 earnings weigh on markets despite positive data Benchmark BSE Sensex lost 437.28 points and the NSE Nifty settled below the crucial 8,650-level, despite positive macroeconomic data. More Business News»

		Environment
		No greater threat to planet than climate change: Obama US president Barack Obama said today that climate change poses the world's biggest single threat. Green tech need to be developed on war footing:Jaitley Asserting that India is prepared to play its part in combating the danger posed by climate change, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the global community needs to develop greener technologies "on a war footing". In a first, University of Hyderabad to have bio-reserve After years of neglect and rampant poaching of wild animals inside its sprawling campus, the University of Hyderabad has finally woken up to the issue and said it will develop 250 acres of land on its campus into a bio-reserve and wildlife corridor, a first such move in the country. More Environment News»

		World
		Ground forces enter Iraq's biggest refinery A senior Iraqi military official says Iraqi ground forces have secured the perimeter around the country's biggest oil refinery and entered the vast complex amid heavy clashes with Islamic State militants. Russia to invest $2 billion to build pipeline in Pak Russia will invest a whopping USD 2 billion in Pakistan to build a 1,100-kilometre pipeline from southern port city of Karachi to Lahore to transport liquefied natural gas. Suicide attack in Afghanistan kills at least 30 people A suicide bomb attack on a bank branch in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad has killed at least 30 people, officials said. More World News»

		Science
		Artificial blood vessel created to help test medical devices Researchers have created an artificial blood vessel that can be used to study both the application and effects of devices used to extract life-threatening blood clots in the brain. Artificial blood vessel helps test medical devices Researchers have created an artificial blood vessel that can be used to study both the application and effects of devices used to extract life-threatening blood clots in the brain. WWII ship found 'intact' in Pacific Experts have discovered a World War II US aircraft carrier that is “amazingly intact” despite languishing on the bottom of the Pacific for more than 60 years. More Science News»

		Technology
		Buying a budget smartphone? 5 things to remember The budget smartphone segment has grown by leaps and bound. You no longer need to empty your wallet to get a good phone with all the bells and whistles. Review: Asus Zenfone 2, the first 4GB RAM phone Though 4GB of RAM is not really utilized to its full extent on mobile devices now, but with apps designed for 64-bit CPUs on the way, Asus Zenfone 2 is also a future-ready smartphone that will probably serve for quite a long time. Xi calls on PM Modi to help build China's Bengaluru The historic city of Xi'an in northwest China is busy developing a new software city inspired by the Bengaluru model. More Technology News»

		Education
		St Stephen's row: Kejriwal attends graduation ceremony Amidst a raging controversy over a ban on a student e-zine by St Stephen's college, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today attended a graduation ceremony at the insitute, even as a section of students had urged him to turn down the invite "in support for freedom of speech". UGC's guidelines on students' safety at higher institutes The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued guidelines for ensuring the safety of the students of Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) on and off campus across the country. Admissions start at Times School of Journalism Times School of Journalism (TSJ), a leading institute run by The Times of India Group, has announced the admission schedule to its postgraduate diploma course for 2015-16. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Development plan marks Mumbai cemeteries for housing, road widening If the omissions and commissions of the city’s draft Development Plan (DP) have got the living gnashing their teeth, the dead could be turning in their graves as their final resting places are not guaranteed in many areas Victim of horrific acid attack marries her Prince Charming Two days ago, at the new year feast of Poila Boishakh, Bengali households prepared a festive menu that traditionally begins with bitter gourd, wends its way through sour and salty recipes and ends with a dessert Cut basic bus fare from Rs 8 to Rs 6: BEST panel BEST committee members on Friday demanded that the minimum bus fare should be reduced from Rs 8 to Rs 6 More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Man shoots girlfriend in Delhi's Srinivaspuri area A man allegedly shot at his female friend last night in south Delhi's Srinivaspuri area after an argument between them. Ailing 50-year-old sets self on fire A 50-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by setting himself ablaze outside Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital at Hari Nagar in west Delhi. Amar Lal was apparently depressed due to his prolonged treatment. Pregnant woman's body found in southeast Delhi The mutilated body of a 25-year-old pregnant woman was found in a room at Tughlakabad in southeast Delhi on Friday. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Govt takes over BBMP, to name administrator Just six days before the term of the BJP-ruled BBMP council was to end, the state cabinet late on Friday evening decided to supersede it and appoint an administrator. Bandh paralyses Bengaluru Bandh has paralysed the city with citizens having no means to go and no where to go. Sarakki demolition: Why was wall razed, ask livid flat owners Residents of an apartment complex overlooking Sarakki Lake are furious over the razing of their boundary wall on Thursday. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Taj Falaknuma felicitates Sania Mirza in Hyderabad Taj Falaknuma felicitates Sania Mirza in Hyderabad Art aficionados catch up at Kalakriti Art Gallery in Hyderabad Art aficionados catch up at Kalakriti Art Gallery in Hyderabad Party peeps freak out at The Park in Hyderabad Party peeps freak out at The Park in Hyderabad More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Gold worth Rs 1.55 cr seized from passenger Customs officials have seized seven kgs of gold from a passenger who arrived here from Singapore, airport sources said on Saturday. SC extends Jaya's bail till HC decides on her plea The Supreme Court on Friday extended former Tamil Nadu chief minister and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa’s bail till the Karnataka high court pronounces its verdict on her appeal challenging her conviction and sentence in a disproportionate assets case. 500 TNHB flat buyers left in the lurch as construction is delayed About 500 people allotted flats by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board in Sholinganallur are in tears because the project has been delayed by almost two years, allegedly due to a lack of funds. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		World Heritage Day: Rahim's legacy in ruins Who has not read Rahim ke dohe in primary school — popularly read after sufi saint Kabir. Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan often referred to himself as ‘Rahiman’ in his own ‘dohas’ (couplets). A Mughal general, Rahim even wrote poetry dedicated to Lord Krishna. Tumor heavier than newborn removed from man's abdomen This man was living with a tumor that weighed more than a newborn. Amazed? CAG report: Former CM tears into 'Gujarat model' Former Gujarat chief minister Suresh Mehta on Tuesday highlighted how the BJP-ruled state is far from a role model for states across India, and that progress made in improving healthcare and empowerment of women and children is not creditable. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		PMJDY helps BJP connect with Dalits The popular Prime Minister Jan-Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) has left an impact among Dalits of Kashi Kshetra. UPSRTC's women-only buses soon The Nirbhaya Fund would be used in providing safety to women in long-route and city buses operated by Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC). Teachers stumped by basic questions Most of the 'would be' primary teachers of Pratapgarh district lack even basic knowledge of the subject that they studied in graduation. Pratapgarh's Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA) said that most of the shiksha mitras who were to be regularized as teachers, even failed to answer questions which even a class VI student would find easy to answer. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		500m trench dug up for Forest Park road expansion turns into cesspool A 500-metre-long trench dug up for the purpose of widening the stretch of road from Sishu Bhawan and Airport square in the posh Forest Park locality has turned into a cesspool of drain water, sewage and garbage. Train set on fire near Puri after man is run over A mob set fire to the Barbil-Puri Express at Delang station in Puri district on Friday, reacting with anger to the death of a passenger who was run over by the same train at the same station on Thursday evening. Archery contest aims to reform Similipal's 'traditional' poachers The forest department has hit upon a novel plan to divert the attention of villagers engaged in poaching. An archery competition was held for the poachers as well as other villagers at Bahalda in Dukura range of Mayurbhanj district on Friday. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		1.5L new files retrieved from scam hard disc may open can of worms Madhya Pradesh special task force (STF) retrieved as many as 1.5 lakh new files from hard discs seized from five different computers of MPPEB chief system analyst Nitin Mohindra. MPERC hike domestic, industrial power tariff Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) on Friday announced a 9% hike in domestic power tariff. Simhastha gets official, govt 'babus' get lessons on values A year before Simhastha 2016, Madhya Pradesh state government on Friday evening inaugurated Ujjain Kumbh festivities with an enlightening discourse on faith and values of life by ‘sadguru’ Jaggi Vasudev. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Himachal gets three new highways Union health and family welfare minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Friday announced three new National Highways for Himachal Pradesh that includes Theog-Kotkhai-Jubbal-Hatokti road, Una-Badsar-Bhota and Kumharhatti-Sarahan-Nahan. 22 accuse woman travel agent of duping them of Rs 1 lakh each A total of 22 youth alleged being duped of Rs 22 lakh by a woman travel agent in Jalandhar who promised them jobs in Kuwait.They said she took Rs 1 lakh from each of them for the purpose. SSB jawans get paragliding lessons in Solang Twenty five Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel are learning paragliding techniques in Solang valley near Manali. More Chandigarh News»

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