Former India opener and Ranji Trophy record-holder on Thursday ticked off two more milestones in his illustrious career: that of crossing 18,000 runs in first-class cricket and achieving the highest individual score in the Irani Cup.
On day two of the 2018 Irani Cup between his adopted team of Vidarbha and Rest of India(RoI), the 40-year-old, in his 242nd first-class match, went past the 18,000 mark and then surpassed Murali Vijay’s 266 with an unbeaten 285 to hold the highest score in the tournament. At stumps in Nagpur, hosts Vidarbha were sitting pretty on 598/3 against RoI, with Jaffer 285 not out from 425 balls faced and with 34 fours and a six. The total is Vidarbha’s highest ever in first-class cricket.
This was Jaffer’s eighth score of 200 or more, and first since 2009. Overall, the former India batsman has 53 first-class centuries.
The Irani Cup pits the current Ranji Trophy champions against RoI, and Jaffer was a key figure in Vidarbha winning the title with 595 runs in nine matches at an average of 54.09.
For Mumbai, his home city, Jaffer scored 10,585 runs from 130 matches before he shifted to Vidarbha as a professional a few seasons ago. In the Ranji Trophy, Jaffer is the all-time leading scorer with 10,665 runs and also the owner of the most centuries (36).
For India, Jaffer played 31 Tests form which he scored 1944 runs at 34.10 with five centuries – of which two were doubles.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> News> Sports News> Cricket News / TimesofIndia.com / March 15th, 2018
Ramanagara GWPTR College student Arpita B(Ext. Left) and her friends displayed their Invention Bio- Electrical Body Fat Analyser, at the three day ‘Engineering Fair’, at Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum, in Bengaluru on Thursday. DH photo
Arpita B enthusiastically clamps the sensors to the wrist. With deft plucking of the keys, she feeds her subject’s age, gender and body weight.
Then, five pairs of eyes excitedly watch the display of the gadget as it flashes some numbers. “Here’s your body fat,” 18-year-old Arpita said with a smile.
Know your body fat
The group of five girls from GWPTR College in Ramanagaram, which Arpita is part of, are proud of their invention – bio-electrical body fat analyser.
The model was one of several exhibits at the three-day engineering fair at the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum, which showed potential for future mass production.
The girls made this device in two months at Rs 15,500. “We’ve done successful tests on people and several doctors have verified the readings,” Arpita said.
Organised by the ministry of culture for industrial training students between the ages of 18 and 23, the fair displayed several simple innovations that had practical applicability.
Bomb-detection robot
Mohammed Nuhid’s bomb-detection robot is one such invention. The fourth-semester industrial training student from the Government ITI College came up with the solution as he was moved by the scenes of soldiers being ripped apart by IEDs and landmines.
The robot can detect metal, batteries and explosive substances from a distance, Nuhid said. The battery-operated device can crawl several miles, saving the user from harm. Nuhid put the device together in 10 days, spending Rs 4,000.
Wireless CNC tractor
The wireless CNC multi-purpose tractor was one more incredible piece of innovation that five boys from the MEI Polytechnic made for cash-strapped farmers.
“This tractor can perform multiple tasks like removing weeds, tilling land, and sowing and levelling the ground to prevent birds from eating the seeds,” said Dhanush S, who is part of the team that came up with the tractor.
“We designed this exhibit after learning about the troubles farmers go through to hire field hands. This will significantly cut down their labour cost,” Dhanush added.
The team tested the tractor, which they designed in a month and made with just Rs 17,500, at a farm in Hoskote.
Automated sericulture gadget
Three innovators proudly demonstrated the Sericulture and Automation Centre, which would allow farmers to double their silk produce while halving their workload. Works are automatically fed to the centre, where temperature and moisture are moderated. The farmer can monitor the progress on CCTVs or mobile phones.
Hemanth Kumar H A, co-inventor of the technology with fellow students of APS Polytechnic, said the model can also work well for poultry, livestock and pisciculture.
In all, the fair displayed 85 different models ranging from automated money transfers with debit/credit cards, accident safety chambers in aircraft (to ensure passengers do not die in crashes), laser-based thermocol cutters, mobile phone-based home-monitoring devices to automated helmet connector with motorbikes.
A special platform had been given to students from the Association of People with Disability.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> City / DH News Service / Bengaluru – March 16th, 2018
MBBS student Shahnaaz Khan after taking oath as a sarpanch in Bharatpur on Monday.(HT Photo)
The MBBS student will start her internship at Civil Hospital in Gurgaon shortly and take an entrance examination for postgraduate course in medicine later, but is confident of juggling studies and grass-roots level politics
The day the by-election for sarpanch of Garhazan village in Bharatpur was held, poll candidate Shahnaaz Khan was busy taking her MBBS fourth year practical examinations.
A few hours after polling on March 5, the bypoll results came in. Villagers had elected the 24-year-old medical student of Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College and Research Center in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, as their sarpanch.
Shahnaaz is the youngest sarpanch of her village, which is in Mewat region that includes parts of Haryana and Rajasthan. She is also the most educated woman in Garhazan’s history and gets a chance to take forward her paternal grandfather’s political legacy.
“People in Mewat area don’t send their daughters to schools. I will present before them my own example to show what education can do for a woman,” Shahnaaz said after taking oath as sarpanch on Monday.
She will start her internship at Civil Hospital in Gurgaon shortly and take an entrance examination for postgraduate course in medicine later, but is confident of juggling studies and grass-roots level politics.
Shahnaaz’s was elected sarpanch after her grandfather Hanif Khan’s election in 2015 was declared null and void by a court in October last year. The court ruled Hanif Khan had forged educational qualification documents.
The Rajasthan government has made Class 10 mandatory qualification for sarpanch candidates. Hanif Khan had been sarpanch of Garhazan for 55 years.
A young and educated woman sarpanch is a change in Mewat region, which is considered among the most backward areas of Rajasthan. Mewat comprises portions of Alwar and Bharatpur districts inhabited by the Meo Muslims.
“My family is committed towards serving the people. Shahnaaz joined politics to fulfil her grandfather’s dreams. She will serve the Meo community because it is backward.”
The literacy rate in Bharatpur district is 70.1%, which is higher than the state average 66.1%, but less than the national average 74.04%. The difference in level of education of boys and girls in the district is 29.9%.
Shahnaaz said she was equipped to spread awareness about sanitation to prevent diseases in the area. “For instance, people here die of tuberculosis. The disease can be cured with a six-month course but people are unaware.”
Shahnaaz’s parents are also in politics. Her mother Zahida Khan is a former MLA from Kaman constituency in the district. Her father, Jalees Khan, was Kaman pradhan (head of block level panchayat body).
Zahida Khan said, “My family is committed towards serving the people. Shahnaaz joined politics to fulfil her grandfather’s dreams. She will serve the Meo community because it is backward.”
Shahnaaz studied in The Shri Ram School, Aravali, Gurgaon, till Class 10 and did her Class 12 from Delhi Public School, Maruti Kunj.
source: http://www.hindustantimes.com / Hindustan Times / Home> Cities> Jaipur / by Suresh Foujdar, Hindustan Times, Bharatpur / March 13th, 2018
Carrying forward its glorious tradition of honouring the service of permanent value rendered to society, Maharanaof MewarCharitable Foundation (MMCF) under the astute command of ArvindSingh Mewar, gave away the most coveted Maharana MewarFoundation 36th Annual Awards (MMFAA) to the highly deserving individuals in a grand ceremony held at The City Palace, Udaipur .
Started with the presentation of certificates to students from schools and universities in Udaipurand across the State of Rajasthan, the grand awards ceremony witnessed international and national awardees gathering on the dais to receive their awards from ArvindSingh Mewarof Udaipur, Chairmanand Managing Trusteeof Maharanaof MewarCharitable Foundation, in the proud presence of Rashtrakavi Shri Balkavi Bairagi ji who graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.
Amid the resplendence displayed by the City Palaceof Udaipur, Maharana MewarFoundation 36th Annual Awards (MMFAA) was received by ProfessorJohn Stratton Hawley, USA, who is Claire Tow Professorof Religion at Barnard College, Columbia University; Suhasini Haidar the Diplomatic Editorof The Hindu; Dr. E. Sreedharan– ‘The Metro Man’; Raspreet Sidhu, captainof the Indian Basketball Women’s Team; Gafarbhai Qureshi, a farmerfrom Ramdechi, Talala, Gir Somnath District of Gujarat .
Salim Gafur Sheikhand Harsh Desai for rendering selfless service, rising beyond the callof duty in the face of immense hostility; Pandit (Dr.) Chandrakant Purohit(Munshi), a retired teacher; Dr. Sandeep Joshi, well-known name in the field of oriental research and preservation of Indian Heritage and ancient literature; Prof. Satyavrat Shastri, a highly decorated Sanskrit scholar, writer, grammar expert and poetfrom Indiaand many other distinguished personalities who have precisely earned this award after their immense hard work and dedication shown to enhance image of Udaipurand the country on National and International platforms.
ArvindSingh Mewarof Udaipur, Chairmanand Managing Trusteeof Maharanaof MewarCharitable Foundation, Udaipursaid, “It’s truly a proud moment for all of us and I take this opportunity to congratulate all the winners for their extraordinary contribution to the society. Maharanaof MewarCharitable Foundation is continuing with its commitment of pursuing its mission of nurturing cultural values in society by adopting innovative methods of communicating and impacting and this is another step forward in this direction.”
Lakshyaraj Singh Mewarof Udaipur, Trustee, Maharanaof MewarCharitable Foundation, Udaipursaid, “The whole purpose of MMFAA awards is to recognize and honour the contributions of the extraordinary individuals and leading light of the society in their respective fields. I thank all the attendees for participating in this ceremony with full zest and zeal.
(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
source: http://www.business-standard.com / Business Standard / Home> News-ANI> Business / by ANI / Udaipur(Rajasthan), New Delhi (India) / March 13th, 2018
RJD candidate Sarfaraz Alam today won from Araria Lok Sabha seat by defeating his nearest rival BJP candidate Pradeep Kumar Singh by a margin of more than 50,000 votes.
State election sources said that Mr Alam defeated his nearest rival BJP candidate Pradeep Kumar Singh in Araria Lok Sabha seat.
By election to Araria Lok Sabha seat was necessitated following the death of RJD MP and former union minister Mohammed Taslimuddin, father of Mr Alam.
RJD also won Jehanabad assembly seat where party candidate Suday Yadav defeated JD (U) candidate Abhiram Sharma by a margin of 35036 votes.
On the other hand, BJP won from Bhabhua assembly seat where the party candidate Rinki Rani Pandey defeated her nearest rival Congress candidate Shambhu Singh Patel by a margin of over 16,000 votes
In the by election, Mr Alam and Mr Yadav retained Araria Lok Sabha and Jehanabad assembly seats respectively for RJD while Ms Pandey retained Bhabua assembly seat for BJP.
Jehanabad was earlier represented by RJD MLA Mundrika Singh Yadav while Bhabhua was represented by BJP MLA Anand Bhushan Pandey and by elections were held following their deaths. Suday Yadav is son of Mundrika Singh Yadav while Rinki Pandey is wife of Anand Bhushan Pandey.
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source: http://www.news.webindia123.com / WebIndia123 / Home> News> India / Patna – March 14th, 2018
Aamir Khan’s appeal in World’s 2 major countries not only makes him the World’s Biggest Superstar, but also the most recognized face globally. The recent past has been a testimony of the mass hysteria Aamir Khan and his work generates not just in India but the world over too.
The actor is not just a Superstar in India but also China. With the population of 1.4 billion and 1.35 billion in China and India respectively, Aamir Khan is undoubtedly the biggest Superstar in the world. The record-shattering earnings of his last 3 outings make for his films PK (2014), Dangal (2016) and Secret Superstar (2017), topping the list of Top 5 all-time worldwide grossing Indian Films.
While Dangal earned a whopping 1908 crores in China while Secret Superstar raked in 874 crores at the Chinese box office, his first release in the neighbouring country opened to a thunderous response of 831 cr.
Aamir Khan emerged as the most watched non-Chinese actor in China, hence proving his stardom in the neighbouring nation. Such is the unprecedented appeal of Aamir Khan that has his work garner a huge showcase across theatres of the World along with global audience base thronging to witness his magic on celluloid.
Speaking about the tremendous love he is garnered with from the adjacent nation, Aamir Khan said, “My popularity in China happened by accident. Not many people know that it all started with 3 Idiots (2009), which reached Chinese homes through piracy. I guess they really related with the subject of the education system. Then they followed my work, including PK, and even the TV show Satyamev Jayate. When Dangal released in China, they already knew me and my work. Also, the reason why the films did such business in China is the sheer number of screens. In India, we have around 5,000 theatres, while in China there are 45,000. Even though there isn’t as much difference in the population of the two countries (approx 1.35 billion in India and 1.4 billion in China). I play a cameo in Secret Superstar, even then the film was released by the exhibitors in 11,000 theatres in China. Just imagine the scale”. Through his work Aamir Khan has brought India and China together, binding them with a common thread formed by Entertainment.
Over the years, Aamir Khan has been the only actor to have received the tremendous love and appreciation for his films in China. The actor has made it possible to resonate the mindset of the two nations, which is a rare phenomenon. With the love, acclaim and adulation from two of the most populated countries of the world, Aamir Khan enjoys a massive fandom which accounts for nearly half of the World’s population, thus making him a Global favourite!
source: http://www.freepressjournal.in / The Free Press Journal / Home> Entertainment / by FPJ Bureau / March 13th, 2018
She was the founder of SEWA (Self Employed Women’s Association), which promoted self employment for women and the art of Lucknow’s famous chikankari.
Begum Hamida Habibullah, a former Rajya Sabha member and a pioneer in women empowerment, died here on Tuesday.
She was the daughter of Nawab Nazir Yar Jung Bahadur, Chief Justice Of Hyderabad High Court and wife of Major General Enaith Habibullah, who went on to become the first Commandant of the National Defence Academy.
Her grandson Saif Habibullah announced the news of her demise through his Facebook account.
Born on November 20, 1916, Hamida was 30 when India achieved independence and was a witness to modern India’s political history, stretching from the British rule to the bloody partition. She witnessed the building of new nation, glory days of the Congress Party and its subsequent decline to the present domination by the BJP.
Her son, Wajahat Habibullah, was India’s first Chief Information Commissioner of India and former Chairman, National Minority Commission.
Ms. Habibullah was known for working on women issues. She was the founder of SEWA (Self Employed Women’s Association), which promoted self employment for women and the art of Lucknow’s famous chikankari ( thread embroidery).
She joined politics with the Congress after her husband returned from the army in 1965 and went on to become an MLA from UP’s Haidergarh seat in Barabanki from 1969 to 1974. From 1971 to 1973, she was a Minister of State in the U.P. government and a Rajya Sabha member from 1976 to 1982.
She held the Social and Harijan Welfare, National Integration & Civil Defence, and Tourism ministries.
Hamida passed senior Cambridge with Distinction in 5-Subjects before going on to get a gold medal in B.A. from Osmania University.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Other States / by Omar Rashid / Lucknow – March 13th, 2018
With his mesmerizing voice a little boy from Bhatkal has emerged the overall winner of at ‘All India Qirat and Hifz Competition’ organized by Idara-e-Dawatul Sunnah held in Mumbai on Sunday, March 11.
Jafer s/o Moulana Abdul Azeem Kazia(Vice Qazi, Jamatul Muslimeen Bhatkal) and a student of Maktab Jamia Islamia(Kargedde) has bagged first position in ‘All India Qirat and Hifz Competition’ while competing against 41 participants from across the country including 7 from his own hometown Bhatkal.
Jafer is also awarded an Umrah package for him and his parents by the organizers as a part of the winning prize.
The competition commenced on the morning of Sunday and continued till evening.
As soon as the news reached Bhatkal, social media platforms were full of congratulatory messages for the kid, as he turned a local social media sensation in no time.
Moulana Maqbool kobatte, President Jamia Islamia Bhatkal and other local institutions and their management congratulated the boy on his success.
Bhatkallys.com also takes this as an opportunity and congratulate Jafer, his family and his mentors and management of Jamia Islamia, and also prays to Almighty Allah to protect the kid from all the evil eyes and grant him more success in years to come so as to turn him into an asset for the community and to Islam.
source: http://www.bhatkallys.com / Bhatkallys.com / Home> Latest News / by Bhatkallys News Bureau / Mumbai – March 12th, 2018
Urdu medium Bombay Girls High School on Mohammed Ali Road celebrated womanhood with inspiring stories of women who succeeded against all odds.
They come to their school on Mohammed Ali Road early in the morning from the slums of Wadala and Sewri, and when they return home, some of them must help in household chores like washing the clothes and cooking, before they can finally sit down to study. Sometimes, they have to skip school in order to look after their younger siblings. Playtime is an unknown concept.
Some of them even admitted to not opening their books at all at home. We don’t feel like it, they said. And nobody at home cares enough to try and persuade them. On the contrary, there are some who will have to persuade their parents to allow them to continue studying till Class XII.
Yet, their aspirations know no bounds. From teaching to fashion designing to becoming a doctor – these are their dreams.
On this International Women’s Day, their hopes got a huge boost when they got to hear the success story of someone just like them at a program at their 50-year-old Urdu medium Bombay Girls High School. They learnt that giving up was not an option from one of their own.
Dr Roshan Jahan, daughter of a vegetable vendor, lost both her legs in a train accident when she was in Std XI. Debarred from getting into a medical college because she was 86 per cent disabled, she approached the Bombay High Court, fought a long-winded legal battle and won the right to study medicine in 2011. Last year, she completed her MBBS with a first class from the renowned GS Medical College attached to KEM hospital.
The young doctor was the special guest at the function.
“Never give up on education,” she told the wide-eyed students, recounting her struggle. “Education alone will make you self-sufficient and take the community forward. Instead of wallowing in selfpity about discrimination, resolve to reach a position in society where no one can discriminate against you.”
The Women’s Day program was organised by Reshma Momin, a former journalist, who now runs the Quresh Nagar Women’s Welfare Society. She too had been a shy, self-effacing teenager, she told the students, but her father had taught her to aim high.
“Never feel you are any less than others just because you are poor and study in an Urdumedium school.”
Earlier, special invitee Dr Indrani Salunkhe gave a talk on menstruation and overcoming the problems that accompanied it. She also spoke to the Class VII- IX girls about the adverse link between menstruation and junk food.
source: http://www.mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com / Mumbai Mirror / Home> Mumbai> Others / by Jyoti Punwani, Mumbai Mirror / March 09th, 2018
Famous sufi singer and daughter of legendary Sitar Maestro (late) Ustad Vilayat Ali Khan, Begum Yaman K. Khan has passed away after multiple organ failure.
Khan was admitted to the Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana for the treatment of liver failure and breathed her last at 3 a.m.
Her mother Begum Mohnisha Khan has confirmed her sad demise.
The singer’s body will be brought to Delhi and the last rituals will be performed.
Begum Yaman was the granddaughter of Ustad Inayat Khan and daughter of Ustad Vilayat Khan of the Imdadkhani (named after her great-grandfather Imdad Khan) or Etawah Gharana.
Born in Mumbai, Begum Yaman K. Khan had a musical pedigree that goes back seven generations: her grandfather, Ustad Enayat Khan; her great-grandfather, Ustad Imdad Khan; and her great-great-grandfather, Ustad Sahebdad Khan – all leading artists and torchbearers of the Imdadkhani gharana with its roots in Mymensingh (present day Bangladesh).
She has one brother, sitarist Hidayat Khan and one sister, Zila Khan who is a sufi singer.
Begum Yaman used to sing all forms of Indian semi-classical music and was probably the only female singer in India of Sufi style of music in its purest form. She was the recipient of ‘Hasrat Amir Khusrao Award’ by Urdu Press Club International and an award for her excellence and contribution to semi-classical and Sufiana kalam by Balkan-Ji-Bari International.
She had devoted her life to practice, teach music and perform all over India as well as internationally.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Nation / b y ANI / April 21st, 2017
