News Digest: Srinagar passport office shifted to Jammu

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Friday, October 03, 2014
		Today's Headlines

		India
		Srinagar passport office shifted to Jammu The regional passport office here has been temporarily shifted to Jammu in view of the recent floods in Kashmir that inundated several key offices. Sikh body to print holy book abroad To solve the problem of Sikhs living abroad getting swaroop (copy) of the Guru Granth Sahib, the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has decided to set up a printing press in Europe and Canada for the printing of Granth Sahib as per rehat maryada (Sikh code of religious conduct). NSA Ajit Doval discusses India-US security cooperation with Kerry National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Thursday met US secretary of state John Kerry and his American counterpart Susan Rice and discussed key bilateral and regional issues. More India News»

		Business
		Public sector banks hiding bad loans' size: Ex-CVC Restructuring of loans on easy terms may not be the best solution to tackle the bad loans of public sector banks (PSBs), former central vigilance commissioner Pradeep Kumar said, and expressed concern that state-run banks were probably suppressing the size of the “real crisis involving NPAs (non-performing assets)”. Funds for 15 AI Dreamliners unsure Air India’s woes may have just compounded with uncertainty over funding of its purchase of Boeing’s Dreamliners. Philips to broaden healthcare portfolio Philips' Bangalore innovation centre will play an increasingly important role, Bert van Meurs, senior vice president in Philips Healthcare, said here. More Business News»

		Environment
		Bangalore to join global march for elephants Participants will gather at 7 am at the Queen Victoria Statue on MG Road and walk to Raj Bhavan Great Barrier Reef survival key to indigenous identity To the world, the Great Barrier Reef is a natural wonder and vast underwater kingdom, boasting some of the rarest animals and plants. Air pollution behind decline in monsoon rains A new study has shown that it maybe human induced air pollution that has caused a decline in the annual monsoon rainfall over the past 50 years. More Environment News»

		World
		Oz parliament to have 'burqa box' The Australian parliament has announced a set of security rules including one that means people wearing the Niqab, which covers part of the face, or the burqa, will need to sit in a closed part of the parliament behind glass when visiting. Now hunger threat shadows Ebola in West Africa The threat of hunger is tracking Ebola across affected West African nations as the disease kills farmers and their families, drives workers from the fields and creates food shortages. US to partially lift 40-year-old ban on arms sale to Vietnam The United States is to partially lift a four-decade-old arms embargo against its former foe Vietnam, the state department said on Thursday. More World News»

		Entertainment
		PIC: Ajay Devgn dances like never before That’s not Prabhu Dheva! It’s Ajay Devgn in Action Jackson. Bollywood's Top 10 must watch deleted scenes Action packed film ‘Dhoom 2’ was a super hit film with some of the most memorable scenes but there were a few which had to be left out while editing. 5 bollywood boyfriends we wish we had Die hard romantic: That one look which melts your heart and that one touch which runs shivers in your body, who doesn't want a boyfriend like Shah Rukh? Shah Rukh is every girl's dream boy. More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Lost for nearly 100 yrs, 'Sherlock' film is found A 1916 silent movie about fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, long thought to be lost, has been found by Cinematheque Francaise. The film, starring William %Gillette, is a vital missing link in the history of Holmes on screen. Pluto to get its planet status back? There were once nine planets. Everyone lea8rned them, sometimes aided by a mnemonic: "My Very Excellent Mother Just Sent Us Nine Pizzas." Bigger phones, bigger pockets: Fashion retailers redesign trousers for iPhone 6 Plus Clothing is adapting to technology, with major fashion retailers announcing that they will increase the size of their pockets to match the increasing size of your smartphone. More Science News»

		Sports
		Live Blog: Incheon Asian Games 2014, Day 14 Indian women beat Iran to win the gold medal in kabaddi and the Indian men would look to emulate their feat on the penultimate day of competitions. India win gold in men's hockey, qualify for Rio Olympics A spirited Indian men's hockey team defeated arch-rivals and defending champions Pakistan 4-2 in a nerve-wracking shoot-out to end its 16-year gold medal draught in the Asian Games and earn a direct berth to the 2016 Rio Olympics. Asian Games: India win women's 4x400m relay gold India successfully defended their women's 4 x 400m relay title by clinching the gold medal at the Asian Games on Thursday. More Sports News»

		Technology
		iOS 8 blocking Bluetooth in iPhones: Reports Several issues faced by users include the devices refusing to pair entirely, neglecting to play audio over the speakers, or disconnecting when a call comes in. 'Samsung on recovery path, but Q3 profit to be weak' Samsung's profit is seen weakening further in Q3, underscoring the downturn in its market-leading smartphone business. 10 reasons to pick Windows tablets over laptops Having a tough time choosing between a laptop and a tablet as your next device? Here are are 10 reasons to pick a tablet over a laptop. More Technology News»

		Education
		1,000 US academics to teach in Indian universities India is now looking at American academics for teaching in different Indian universities. The idea is to invite and host up to 1,000 American academics every year to teach. UK universities lose ground to Asian ones in global rankings According to the Times Higher Education (THE) world rankings for 2014-15, many UK universities are losing their place to leading Asian institutions in the top 200. IIT-Guwahati conducts workshop on high-performance computing The high-performance computing (HPC) group of IIT-Guwahati recently conducted a three-day workshop on graphic processing unit (GPU) programming and applications, 2014, on the campus. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Sena dares NCP to retain Worli for fourth straight time Retaining the Worli assembly constituency is going to be a challenge for three-time MLA and former minister Sachin Ahir of NCP 'TV ads still depict Chavan as CM' Two lawyers from the city have lodged a complaint against former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan with the chief electoral officer Ajit attacks ex-CM again, questions Cong's ad spend A day after throwing muck at ‘Mr Clean’ Prithviraj Chavan, Ajit Pawar, his deputy in the outgoing Democratic Front government, dropped another bombshell More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Delhi on high alert as terror threat looms Delhi has been put on high alert in the wake of intelligence inputs of a possible terror strike on Dussehra. Security has been beefed up for October 3 and 4, especially in the north Delhi area which the Prime Minister will visit. Zero tolerance for racial attacks: Centre tells African envoys The foreign ministry on Thursday assured African envoys of “zero tolerance'' against crimes aimed at any particular nationality after it received a communication from the envoys of Gabon and Burkina Faso seeking an impartial probe into attacks on students from these countries. Giant wheel a monumental treat The biggest ferris-wheel ride opened up in India on Thursday. ‘Delhi Eye’ which has its name and its setting inspired by the fourth largest such ride in the world, the ‘London Eye’, was launched at Kalindi Kunj park. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Bangalore sweeps to Swachh mantra Early Thursday morning, lip-glossed young women and men in aviators picked up brooms and dustpans, and hit a respectably clean MG Road. For rich Bangalore kids, it's football career over school Chasing a professional career in football — apart from having the passion, talent and physical and mental toughness — requires a lot of money. For many kids, it remains a dream. For a lucky few, their parents break the bank. Jayalalithaa shifted to another cell, subscribes to Tamil channels Like in the past few days, the AIDMK chief chose to remain silent but for a brief chat with visiting jail doctors and remained glued to TV channels More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Naidu eyes Far East to fetch investments for AP Officials are preparing the plans for his business trips expected to begin in the last week of October. Split wide open in APTDC We will meet senior Telangana tourism officials next Tuesday to check if they are going to communicate with the AP government and relocate its employees. A month of trial for KCR The month of October is likely to test chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's mettle as an administrator as he seeks to keep his promise of delivering the 'KCR mark of administration'. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Fund raising via IPOs falls 25% to $216m in Jan-Sept The markets may be on a strong wicket but companies are not rushing to raise funds from the capital markets yet. Ega-Valluvar Kottam flyover work to start Two months ago, the mayor promised to cut travel time between Ega Theatre to Valluvar Kottam to just two minutes with a 2.76km flyover connecting the two junctions. O Panneerselvam gets down to work, sends letter to PM  Reconciling to the idea that AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa is likely to remain in the Parapana Agrahara prison until Oct 7 when her bail plea would be taken up by the Karnataka high court, the new CM O Panneerselvam got down to work, sending a letter to the PM Narendra Modi on the fishermen issue and greeting people for Vijayadasami. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		School picnics to keep Dandi beach clean Picnics will not simply be a fun excursion for the students of 158 schools in Navsari district. On every Saturday, one school will go a picnic to Dandi and clean up the entire beach. Gujarat govt rejects SIT plea for appeal against Kodnani bail The state legal department has rejected the request of the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) for an appeal against the bail granted to former minister Maya Kodnani by the Gujarat high court in the 2002 Naroda Patia massacre. Students go out to sell Gandhi books More than 600 students of Vidyapith swarmed city streets to sell books on the Father of the Nation at a 50% discount. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Clean India campaign unearths century-old record While preparing for Thursday’s ‘Swatch Bharat’ campaign, the Department of Post recently stumbled upon century old records hidden beneath stacks of files in its store room. The archival documents, throwing light on the functioning of postal services in the British regime, were in a dilapidated state. CBSE to award Rs one lakh cash prize for cleanliness Taking a big leap forward on encouraging students and schools to maintain sanitation and hygiene, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has introduced creative contest with cash prize upto to Rs 25,000. Further educational institutes can win prizes of Rs one lakh for their good practices on maintaining sanitation depending upon the category. Denizens feel proud with Allahabad to be developed as a `Smart City' A sense of pride and ecstasy prevailed among the denizens as the news spread that Allahabad would be developed as a smart city with the active collaboration of the United States (US). More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Rivers bear brunt of idol immersion Water pollution norms go for a toss when hundreds of idols are immersed in different water bodies during the festive season every year. Good monsoon raises farm output hope Odisha received 9% more rain this monsoon, notwithstanding the fear of El Nino, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD). Jual Oram says Odisha govt ignoring central schemes Union tribal affairs minister Jual Oram on Wednesday said the state government was disinterested in implementing Centre's schemes, a day before launch of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet project, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, aimed at making cleanliness a mass movement. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Killer's tryst with Pope cut short by split among Catholics in Madhya Pradesh  A difference in opinion within the Catholic community over taking Samundar Singh — who brutally murdered a nun, Sister Rani Maria, on a bus in Madhya Pradesh 18 years ago — to Vatican forced cancellation of his trip.  Madhya Pradesh to receive 285 MW additional power from Centre A day after state leaders appealed the union minster of state for power Piyush Goyal for additional power supply in view of festivals, union government has decided to provide 285 MW of power from Wednesday onwards till March 2015. Madhya Pradesh HC seeks reply from govt on liquor shops on national highways Court has directed chief secretary of the state to go through judgments given by other courts and ensure their implementations. Next hearing has been scheduled for October 28. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		EC lists alternative documents for voting right Haryana chief electoral officer Shrikant Walgad said on Thursday that the electors who are unable to produce the Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC) at the time of polling could also produce alternate photo identity documents for establishing their identity. 300 students to participate in Strawberry Fields World School's Model United Nations Conference Around 300 students from leading schools across India will participate in Strawberry Fields World School’s Model United Nations Conference, 2014 that is being held from October 3-5 at Chandigarh. Women participate in Raid De Himalaya rally Gone are the days when men stole the show at motorsports. This year for the first time city will have women ralliest daring to compete in the high-risk, high speed Xtreme category at the Raid De Himalaya starting on October 3, from Shimla. More Chandigarh News»

		To manage your newsletter subscription settings, click here	Other Newsletters from TOI : Top Headlines | Tech | Entertainment | Movie Reviews | Life & Style