[wanabidii] News Digest: SAIL to spend Rs 7,500 cr on modernisation, expansion

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Wednesday, September 02, 2015
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		Business
		SAIL to spend Rs 7,500 cr on modernisation, expansion Steel giant SAIL on Wednesday said it will spend Rs 7,500 crore on modernisation and expansion programme in the current fiscal ending March 2016. Jet Lite to be merged with Jet Airways Over a year after Naresh Goyal decided that Jet will be a full service carrier operating under a single brand, the airline has now cleared the merger of Jet Airways and Jet Lite. Jet had bought Air Sahara in 2007 and branded it as Jet Lite, a low cost carrier. Gold halts three-day rally; slips Rs 60 on weak global cues Snapping three-day rising streak, gold prices retreated by Rs 60 to Rs 27,000 at the bullion market on Wednesday on weak global cues and easing demand from jewellers at prevailing levels. More Business News»

		Environment
		Bhitarkanika a congenial habitat for sparrows The picturesque wetland and meadows of Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district has emerged as a congenial habitat for house sparrows. NTCA sanctions STPF for 2 tiger reserves in Telangana Specially-trained forces for each of two tiger reserves of Telangana have been sanctioned by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and they are likely be deployed before 2017, a senior forest official said. German zoo shoots dead escaped orangutan A German zoo said Tuesday its keepers had shot dead a panicked orangutan after it escaped its enclosure and threatened to run through city streets. More Environment News»

		World
		Pakistan says 'almost all' Uighur militants eliminated Almost all members of the Uighur militant group the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) have been eliminated from Pakistan, the country's president said on Wednesday during a visit to Beijing. 'Pak stopped support to Harakat-ul-Ansar to avoid terror tag' Pakistan backed away from supporting Harakat-ul-Ansar terror group which it used as a proxy against India in the late 90s fearing that its backing would land it on the US list of "State Sponsors of Terrorism", according to recently declassified CIA documents. 4,300 migrants arrive in Athens as govt holds crisis talks The Greek government was set to hold talks on Wednesday on the huge numbers of migrants landing on its shores, as some 4,300 more people arrived in Athens overnight, most of them Syrian refugees. More World News»

		Science
		UK looking for traces of ancient tribes on North Sea bed Archaeologists are searching for the lost tribes of prehistoric Britain — at the bottom of the North Sea. NY gets first crowdfunded condos New York’s first real estate project financed though crowdfunding is set to open, marking a step forward for a nascent investing model that has yet to prove itself in commercial property. Wasp poison shown to kill cancer cells selectively The poison made by a black and yellow wasp found in South America has been found to destroy certain cancer cells while not harming normal cells, a new study has found. This surprising property could be used to make anti0cancer drugs. More Science News»

		Technology
		Here's what you can earn working at Facebook Using data from Glassdoor, we compiled a list of the highest salaries you can earn while working at Facebook, ranked from highest to lowest. Google's new logo: All you need to know The internet numero uno has unveiled a new logo just weeks after a surprise reorganization under a newly-formed parent company called Alphabet. Modi to meet Google's Pichai, Adobe's Narayen Modi will meet with some of the Valley's top CEOs, many of them of Indian origin, including Google's Sundar Pichai, Adobe System's Shantanu Narayen, and Sandisk's Sanjay Mehrotra. More Technology News»

		Education
		Kerala mulls setting up private universities Chief minister Oommen Chandy said on Wednesday that the government will discuss whether it should set up private universities in Kerala. Kejriwal exhorts students to 'clean up' DU politics About 5,000 turned up for Aam Aadmi Party's "DU Rocks" concert, organized, essentially, to support its student wing, Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti's maiden effort at contesting the Delhi University Students' Union elections. CID to investigate missing TET question papers case CID has taken over the probe into the case of missing question papers of the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) in West Bengal. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Can't let Salman Khan down: Sooraj Pancholi Emerging actor Sooraj Pancholi says there wasn't any specific pressure on him and co-star Athiya Shetty for "Hero" but that of not letting mentor Salman Khan down. Why not have double-decker Mumbai locals: HC asks Railways Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the railways to consider having double-deckers for Mumbai's suburban local trains. Maharashtra govt to encourage revenue generation from forest products The Maharashtra government is looking at generating Rs 200-300 crore revenue per year by encouraging business from non-timber forest products. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		First conviction: Jail for 5 in 2010 CWG scam This is the first case relating to the CWG scam which has been decided by the court. Can make really good butter chicken: 'World's strongest man' Mark Henry To say that Mark Henry is a ‘big guy’ hardly does justice to his enormous stature, both literally and figuratively. The 6 feet 5 inches tall former WWE World Heavyweight Champion, who was in the capital for a promotional tour, easily towers over everyone around him. DCW chief meets Delhi chief secretary on trafficking Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal on Wednesday met Delhi chief secretary K K Sharma and urged him to reconstitute the state-level coordination committee to combat trafficking of women. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		'Killing Kalburgi is like Nazis burning books' Smothering the voices that compel you to think is similar to Nazis burning libraries, writers and scholars say in the wake of the murder of scholar and rationalist MM Kalburgi. Death of reason — Karnataka, Maharashtra cops probe link with murders of Pansare, Dabholkar Is there a pattern in the deaths of Kannada scholar MM Kalburgi and that of rationalists Govind Pansare and Narendra Dabholkar, who were killed in Maharashtra? For these homecare patients, it's a matter of life and death Many geriatric patients who avail of home care treatment facilities too depend on electricity. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		UoH orders probe into 'moral policing' A day after massive protest by students and teachers of University of Hyderabad (UoH), the varsity administration constituted committees to initiate probe into 'moral policing' on campus. Now, T-Hub grabs the attention of biggies in Silicon Valley Though the Telangana IT department's flagship project - T-Hub - is yet to be launched, a host of international agencies as well as global leaders, who work to build the requisite ecosystem for startups, are now trooping in to grab a slice of the action, said a top state government official on Tuesday. LIC biz going slow in south central region this FY Life Insurance Corporation of India, the country's largest insurance player, which has set a target of selling 45.7 lakh new policies and collecting first premiums amounting to Rs 4,293 crore during the ongoing financial year in its south central zone comprising Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, has been able to attain only over 20% of its target in the first five months, said a top official of the company. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Trade union strike: Normal life unaffected in Tamil Nadu The nation-wide trade union strike didn’t affect normal life in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, and no untoward incidents were reported from any part of the state. Tamil Nadu govt-run farm fresh outlets sell onions at Rs 55 per kg In the backdrop of growing price of onions in market, the Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday announced that adequate efforts have been taken to procure onions from Yeshwanthpur in Karnataka and Lasalgaon in Maharashtra to offer subsidized onions in government-run farm fresh outlets. Fishermen leader hacked to death in Tuticorin Tension prevailed in Tuticorin after president of the Fishing Workers Association C Parthiban was hacked to death by an unidentified gang on Wednesday afternoon. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Termination notices to 94 appointed by ex-ACJ Gujarat high court on Monday issued show-cause notices for termination to 94 people who were recently employed in the HC by former acting chief justice (ACJ) V M Sahai. Ban on mobile net lifted in Ahmedabad, Surat The city police lifted the ban on mobile internet services on Tuesday midnight. August spike in gold imports, 15 metric tonne mark hit Possible rate hike in interest rates by Federal Reserve in US, fall in international prices and rupee strengthening against dollar led to higher gold imports in August. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Teachers slam delay in PRAN allotment The teachers in secondary schools affiliated with UP Board have expressed resentment over the 'apathy' shown by the district inspector of school (DIoS) office in allotting permanent retirement account number (PRAN) to the teachers who have joined after April 1, 2005. Census-2011 throws up challenges for 'smart city' Sangam city, first among the 100 cities proposed to be made 'smart' by the Central government, is planning to go high-tech with 74.7% households using either firewood, crop residue or coal as fuel for cooking and 55.4% houses using kerosene as main source of lighting. Admin, SP leaders sweat it out for CM's rally On the eve of chief minister Akhilesh Yadav's visit Mavaiya Sadwa in Naini on Tuesday has turned into a virtual fortress. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Danish businessman seeks action against Odisha spiritual leader As controversy surrounded several spiritual leaders in Odisha, a Danish citizen on Wednesday demanded action against another baba, identified as Swami Shankarananda Giri for having cheated him nearly Rs 2 crore. Fact-finding team of doctors blame lack of intensive care behind high infant deaths in Cuttack hospital Two days after a central team of experts led by additional secretary Arun K Panda pointed out glaring lapses at Sardar Vallabhbhai Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics (Sishu Bhawan), Cuttack, which witnessed 56 deaths in past two weeks, another joint fact-finding team of various professional medical bodies on Wednesday blamed token intensive care facilities behind the deaths. Healthcare in disarray at K'pada dist hosp The death of 51 babies in 12 days at Sishu Bhawan in Cuttack has put the spotlight on the condition of infant and child healthcare at government hospitals across the state. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		No decision yet on discarding gown in BU convocation A committee formed four months ago to decide whether candidates will be wearing gowns on Barkatullah university’s convocation ceremony is yet take a final call on the issue. The delay has added to speculations that the varsity will not be able to organize the function on its scheduled date of September 18. MPHC expunges adverse comments on cops made by Anuppur judge Madhya Pradesh high court ordered to expunge comments made by a session’s judge on police functioning while hearing a rape case of minor in Anuppur district on August 5. The Anuppur district and sessions judge had rapped police for not investigating a rape case properly. Three more made accused in Assembly recruitment scam Three more people, including two ex-officials of state Assembly have been made accused in a case wherein former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and Congress general secretary, Digvijaya Singh and former MP Assembly speaker Sriniwas Tiwari are accused of fraudulent appointments of 17 people in Assembly secretariat by “misusing” their official position between 1993 and 2003. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Farmers block national highway, Delhi - Amritsar, Jammu rail track Thousands of farmers, mainly sugarcane growers, have blocked National Highway 1 and Delhi – Amritsar, Jammu track at Jalandhar. On 128th b'day, youthful dream as gift When the birth anniversary celebrations of Le Corbusier kick off from October 6, visitors to Capitol Complex will be able to see a life-size model of Museum of Knowledge near Open Hand monument - the exact spot where the Swiss-French architect envisaged it to be. Drunkard thrashes cop in Derabassi A home guard employee allegedly thrashed a police head constable at Ramleela Ground in Derabassi on Monday. More Chandigarh News»

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