News Digest: Tribals lynch 3 Maoists in Vizag

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Tuesday, October 21, 2014
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		India
		Tribals lynch 3 Maoists in Vizag In what is perhaps the first incidence of tribals killing Maoists in the history of the naxalite movement in Andhra Pradesh, a group of irate tribals lynched three extremists. UP governor's remarks on law and order raises SP's hackles Uttar Pradesh governor Ram Naik's remark that there is a need to improve law and order in the state today riled ruling Samajwadi Party which hit back accusing him of trying act like an "extra constitutional authority" and threatening to launch an offensive against him. Sardar Patel's school to be converted into memorial The primary school in which India’s Iron Man, Sardar Patel, studied is all set to become a memorial dedicated to the country’s first deputy Prime Minister. More India News»

		Business
		Projects worth Rs 3 lakh crore go on stream In all, investments worth Rs 2.88 lakh crore have gone on stream in sectors as diverse as power, steel, airports and oil and gas, data collated by the Project Monitoring Group (PMG) in the Cabinet secretariat showed. Warburg buys Rs 1,200cr Kalyan Jewellers stake The funds will be used to open new stores outside Kalyan Jewellers' key south India market to tap the growing demand for gold ornaments, the jeweller said in a statement. Hero Moto to invest Rs 5k cr for new plants Hero MotoCorp is fuelling up for a major expansion and will pump in Rs 5,000 crore to nearly double capacity and open plants in India and abroad. More Business News»

		Environment
		Heavy rain will reduce man-animal conflict in Tamil Nadu, forest officials say There were several many incidents of wild animals like Indian gaurs, spotted deer and elephants straying into agricultural fields. After Jamni tigress, male Gabbar radio-collared in Tadoba Two days after scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, radio-collared a tigress at Jamni in Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) at Chandrapur on Saturday, a male tiger ‘Gabbar’ was also tagged with a radio-collar on Sunday Two jumbos electrocuted in North Bengal Within a day of recovery of a rhino carcass at Gorumara National Park, two adult jumbos — a tusker and a female — were electrocuted in a north Bengal forest on Saturday More Environment News»

		World
		US issues stricter guidelines for medics treating Ebola US health authorities on Monday issued stricter guidelines for protecting health care workers against Ebola after two Texas nurses were infected while caring for a Liberian patient. Democracy would see poor people dominate vote: Hong Kong leader : Hong Kong's Beijing-backed leader Leung Chun-ying told media that if the government met pro-democracy protesters' demands it would result in the city's poorer people dominating elections. Communist Party of China begins annual plenum with 'rule of law' The annual plenum of the Communist Party of China began on Monday focusing on the “rule of law”, a concept which has democratic undertones. More World News»

		Entertainment
		Ranveer shaves off his head for Bajirao Mastani Sanjay Leela Bhansali has finally started shooting his dream project Bajirao Mastani after 10 years Saif Ali Khan was caught with his pants down Saif Ali Khan showed his funny side off-camera, too, while shooting for 'Happy Ending' in California Pics: 5 lessons of love from Bollywood More Entertainment News»

		Science
		Esophageal TB can mimic cancer: Doctors Tuberculosis infection commonly affects the lungs. But do you know it can affect your food pipe? New Zealand fault hole revealing secrets of Earth's crust An international team of scientists drilling a 1.3-km deep hole into the Alpine Fault in New Zealand's South Island say they are already gaining valuable insights into the earth's crust less than a quarter of the way down. Comet makes rare close pass by Mars as orbiters watch A comet from the outer reaches of the solar system today made a rare, close pass by Mars where a fleet of robotic science probes were poised for studies. More Science News»

		Sports
		Navratilova unhappy with ITF silence on Williams slur Martina Navratilova has questioned the "silence" of ITF after one of its members described world no. 1 Serena Williams and older sister Venus as "brothers". Serena Williams beats Ivanovic in WTA Finals opener Serena Williams defeated Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-4 in the Red Group for her 16th consecutive victory at the season-ending tournament on Monday. Liverpool hit by Suarez loss, says manager Rodgers They have already lost three league games this term and the manager admitted they were fortunate to beat Queens Park Rangers 3-2 on Sunday. More Sports News»

		Technology
		Microsoft plans to launch smartwatch within weeks: Forbes Microsoft smartwatch will arrive in stores soon in an effort to capture the holiday season. 10 hottest Diwali gadget deals With Diwali just around the corner, you may be looking to light up your home with a cool new gadget. Twitter to launch tools for app developers: WSJ Developers were irked a couple of years back about the strict rules in existence with regard to applications, which plug into the social media service. More Technology News»

		Education
		Javadekar proposes communications university on IIMC golden jubilee Information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday proposed launching a communications university on the golden jubilee of the Indian Institute of Mass Communications in 2015. Career guidance Career counsellor Pervin Malhotra answers your queries. Write to her at pervin-et@careerguidanceindia.com Creative fund To encourage collabo rations and creative connections between India and Britain, Arts Council England and British Council announced a £1. 5million lottery fund. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Western Railways owes civic body Rs 127cr in water bills Western Railways’ outstanding water bill payment, which it owes the civic hydraulic engineers department, is a whopping Rs 127.3 crore. Dengue deluge in Mumbai leads to bed crisis in hospitals Every fourth hospital bed in the city seems to be occupied by a fever, dengue, malaria or typhoid patient. Blood test offers hope for dementia Dr Himmat Bawaskar, the rural doctor who last year exposed the cut practice in the medical fraternity, has proposed the use of an existing blood test as a marker to predict Alzheimer’s disease. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Norms for e-rickshaw learner licence to be eased soon The road transport ministry now will soon move a proposal to bring an ordinance relaxing the norms for issuing “learners licence” for e-rickshaw drivers. Swachh control room, helpline to lend public ear Soon Delhiites will be able to take all their sanitation woes to the Delhi government’s doorstep. Centre to build 37k staff houses Inaugurating 400 recently constructed government quarters in Karol Bagh, Naidu said Delhi has 59,293 government accommodations under the GPRA pool against the requirement of over one lakh dwelling units. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		2 jilted girls drink poison, end lives Two teenaged girls, classmates in a city college, ended their lives by consuming poison on Saturday night in Pulikeshi Nagar, East Bangalore. HC relief for seer, medical test stayed The high court on Monday stayed a notice issued by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) asking Raghaveshwara Bharati Swamiji of Sri Ramachandrapura Mutt to appear for a medical test on Tuesday. HC notice to government on fire-safety steps The high court ordered notice to the Karnataka government in response to a PIL seeking adequate fire-safety measures in several public buildings on Nrupathunga Road as well as Kempe Gowda Road. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Tribals lynch 3 Maoists in Andhra revenge killings In perhaps the first instance of its kind in Andhra Pradesh, a large group of tribals lynched three Maoists after a gang of extremists killed a villager from Veeravaram in Visakhapatnam district on Sunday night. 11 die in cracker unit blast in Hyderabad Eleven people, including nine women, were charred to death and eight injured in a blast at a fire cracker manufacturing unit-cum-godown at Vakatippa village of U Kottapalli mandal, 15 km from Kakinada town, on Monday. Pension, FSC applications to be verified from today The application process had started on October 13, resulting in serpentine queues at all tehsildar offices across the state in the last one week. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Trade unions want 'Amma' mobile made in Nokia plant With time running out for the employees at Nokia’s Sriperumbudur plant, trade union members are looking to AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa to lend a hand and have a suggestion for her. Dud it was this year, but will Sivakasi sparkle in 2015? On Friday, fireworks production stopped in Sivakasi. Blast from past: Actors once ruled fireworks boxes The firecracker industry, from the ’70s until a few years ago liberally picked its product titles and mascots off Hindi film tabloids. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		HIV through blood transfusion at Junagadh hospital: Parents object to CBI's closure report The parents of the thalassemic kids who had contracted HIV through blood transfusion at Junagadh Civil Hospital filed a protest petition on Monday and questioned the conclusion arrived at by the CBI after a two-year-long probe. Surat range IG told to review Dabhel firing probe The Gujarat high court on Monday directed H N Patel, inspector general of police of Surat Range to look into the investigations into the police firing on a mob at Dabhel village. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation sells 4 plots for over Rs 104 crore The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has sold four plots for commercial purpose at an average price of more than Rs 1 lakh per square metre. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		Denizens wake up to eco-friendly Diwali This year too, denizens of Sangam City have decided to adhere to the ‘principle of three Rs’ to safeguard the environment on Diwali. Educational and awareness programmes are already being held in different parts of the city propagating a pollution-free Diwali. Thousands of schoolchildren have pledged not to burst high decibel crackers. Threat to blow up Bahraich court creates sensation A threat letter purportedly sent by terrorist organisation Hizbul Mujahideen (HuM) created sensation in the civil court here on Friday evening. The terror organisation sent the letter to the district judge through courier in which it threatened to blow up the court and the residence of upper sessions judge of Bahraich. Youths block traffic on Alld-Lko highway Panic gripped Stanley Road locality on Allahabad-Lucknow highway for more than two hours on Saturday when hundreds of youths who were here to take part in the recruitment drive for the posts of police constable blocked traffic on the highway to mark their protest against the delay in announcement of the running result. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Elephant herd tramples woman A 52-year-old woman was trampled to death by an elephant herd in Sundargarh district late on Friday, while her granddaughter had a narrow escape.The 29-member herd has also completely damaged house of the deceased. Department boost for disabled The state government would soon have a department for welfare of disabled and elderly persons.At present, women and child development department is looking after issues of the disabled and the elderly. Cuttack salesman takes bullet, saves employer A salesman of a shop was critically injured on being shot at while trying to save his employer on Saturday. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		MP taught Haryana BJP the skill of poll management The BJP may be rejoicing yet another electoral triumph while chanting the Modi Magic mantra but it would be hard for the party to underestimate the strive, toil and contribution of its Madhya Pradesh unit. Gaur, Malaiya among 3 mins under Lokayukta probe Investigations against former state medical education minister and former Prime Minister AB Vajpayee's nephew Anup Mishra are also pending. Students give placement drive a miss after asked to pay fee More than hundred students did not appear in the campus placement after they refused to pay registration fee at All Saint's Engineering College on Saturday. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Car kills woman, injures daughter A woman was killed and her 14-year-old daughter injured in a hit and run in Derabassi, Mohali, on Sunday evening. Gian Chand Gupta MLA defines agenda for Panchkula Talking about his vision and plans with TOI, Gupta said that Panchkula was neglected by the former state government, but said that he would work towards making it a smart city. Doctors on duty round-the-clock at PGI eye centre With Diwali round the corner, PGI Advanced Eye Centre has made elaborate arrangements to meet emergencies and provide immediate treatment to patients. More Chandigarh News»

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