Mi launched another series in Note | Redmi Note 7 & Redmi Note 7 pro

LAUNCH: Mi Redmi Note 7 India launch has been scheduled for February 28 and while Xiaomi will be launching its first smartphone under the Redmi sub-brand in the country today, also the first handset from the company to get a 48-megapixel primary rear camera as part of the dual camera model. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has already been made available in China and know everything about that smartphone apart from its Indian pricing.

SALE: Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 will be going on sale starting from March 6, 2019 at 12 noon through Flipkart, Mi.com and Mi Homes while the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro will go on sale starting from March 13 at 12 noon.

PRICE: Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 price in India starts at Rs. 13,999 for the 4GB RAM / 64GB storage version while the 6GB RAM / 128GB storage option of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro is priced at Rs. 16,999. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 price in India, on the other hand, starts from Rs. 9,999 for the 3GB / 32GB stoarge option while the 4GB RAM / 64GB storage version is priced at Rs. 11,999.

Redmi Note 7 also get some of the premium camera features of the Redmi Noite 7 Pro such as Auro design, Qualcomm Quick Charge 4, 1.95mm narrow bezels, LTPS in-cell display, USB Type-C support, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection on both sides while it is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro comes with an improved Night mode, AI scene detecttion, Studio Lighting and AI portrait 2.0. There is also the Super Pixel technology that combines 4 pixels to make one large 1.6μm for crisp, clear, detailed images even in darker conditions while the smartphone also supports EIS and 4K video recording at 30 fps. At the front, the  Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro comes with a 13-megapixel camera with f/2.0 aperture, autofocus, AI beauty, Studio Lighting, AI portrait 2.0, AI face unlock and more.

SPECIFICATION:
The Redmi Note 7 sports a 6.3-inch full HD+ (2340 ×1080 pixels) display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio, waterdrop notch design, 2.5D curved glass, and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. It is powered by Qualcomm’s octa-core Snapdragon 660 SoC which is clocked at 1.8GHz and comes coupled with Adreno 512 GPU. The smartphone further comes in 3GB/4GB/6GB of RAM and 32GB/64GB of storage versions, which support expandable storage via microSD. While the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 runs Android 9.0 Pie with MIUI 10 on top, it comes with dual SIM connectivity as well.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 pro comes with a dual rear camera setup including a 48-megapixel sensor with f/1.8 aperture, EIS, 0.8μm pixel size, PDAF and a 5-megapixel secondary sensor with LED flash. At the front, there is a 13-megapixel camera with f/2.0 aperture, autofocus, AI beauty and more. Other features of the smartphone include a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, 3.5 mm audio jack, micro USB Type-C support, 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and a 4,000mAh battery.

TikTok fined $5.7 million for collecting data on children

World Popular video sharing app TikTok has agreed to pay $5.7 million to settle allegations which illegally collected personal information from children under the age of 13, such as names, email addresses and their location.
US Federal Trade Commission said in a statement on wednesday that the TikTok fine is a record for a child privacy case.

Popular TikTok, which belongs to $75 billion startup ByteDance, has more than half a billion users worldwide, giving it an international edge over other Chinese-owned social media platforms, which have struggled to expand outside their home market.US fine relates to Musical.ly, a video-sharing app Bytedance bought in 2017 and merged with TikTok last August.

As per investigation on Musical.ly had "uncovered disturbing practices, including collecting and exposing the location" of young children. Despite receiving thousands of complaints from parents, the company failed to comply with requests to delete information about underage children and held onto it longer than necessary, as per source.

Company on Wednesday introduced a "separate app experience" for younger US users in which they "cannot do things like share their videos on TikTok, comment on others' videos, message with users, or maintain a profile or followers."

App which launched in 2014, Musical.ly let users upload short videos of themselves lipsyncing to popular songs. For registering the app, people had to give an email address, phone number, username, first and last name, short bio and profile picture.

Collection of that personal information provided more than enough evidence for Musical.ly to see it was violating the US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

Popular Musical.ly, which had more than 65 million registered users in the United States before it merged with TikTok, received thousands of complaints from parents saying their underage children had created an account without their knowledge. COPPA requires internet companies to obtain "verifiable parental consent" before collecting, using or disclosing personal information from children.

Earlier Disney (DIS) subsidiary Playdom was fined $3 million in 2011 for collecting and displaying children's information in multiplayer online games.

69,450 students writes Plus Two exam in Vellore, Tiruvannamalai on March 01

69,450 students are going to appear for the Plus Two public examinations beginning on Friday in Vellore and Tiruvannamalai districts amid tight vigilance.

A total of 41,422 students from Vellore are taking the examinations at 169 centres across the district. A contingent of 2820 teachers, including headmasters, post-graduate and graduate teachers, are being drafted into examination duty, according to a senior officer.

Question papers will be kept safely at 19 custodian points which are being manned by armed policemen. Route officers have been nominated to safely transport the question papers to the examination centres.

Officers, including Chief Education Officer (CEO) S Mars, are supervising the arrangements for holding the public examinations. Flying Squads with a strength of 250 will be monitoring the the conduct of the examination at the centres without giving room for malpractices.

From Tiruvannamalai, 28,028 students are appearing for the public examinations in 112 examination centres. CEO M Jayakumar, the officers of School Education department are in full swing to ensure smooth conduct of the examinations. 180 squads have been constituted to keep vigil on the examination centres where 1677 invigilators will supervise the examination in the halls.

Senior officer said that 24 route officers have been entrusted with the task of ferrying the question papers from the 8 custodian points to the examination centres with adequate protection. 2 senior officers, in the rank of joint directors, have been dispatched to Vellore and Tiruvannamalai districts for overall supervision of the arrangements and conduct of the examinations.

Special flying squads set up by the School Education department, the district administration is also creating teams to keep an eye on the conduct of examination and hold surprise checks.

Engineering students to re-appear with Junior if failed a semster thrice | Anna University

More pressure on Engineering students who failed a semster thrice.

Engineering students of colleges affiliated to Anna University who fails to clear the first semester in three attempts will no longer be able to enter the third year (fifth semester) and will have to redo the failed course with regular students (juniors).

Same applies to those enter sixth, seventh and eight semesters, say exam regulations released by Anna University on Monday.

New rules will cover those joining from 2019-20 as well as those in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 batches. Current students were given a one-year exemption after they protested saying they were not informed of the regulations during admission.

As Students of the 2017-18 and 2018-19 batches can appear for arrears till the 6th semester but can move to the final year (7th semester) only on completing all courses enrolled in the 1st semester.

Internal marks secured will be carried over for the above mentioned three consecutive semesters. To lab courses, they can reappear for failed courses when offered next by the college concerned.

Retaining Students could reappear for arrears any number of times with many clearing the backlog only in their final year. From now, who not completing the engineering course in seven years will not be awarded the degree.

Anna University vice-chancellor M K Surappa said, was to improve quality. “Students can’t appear for arrears continuously. One is unable to clear arrears in one plus three attempts, then he/she is not fit to be engineers,” he said.

There will be no ceiling on the number of arrears a student can appear for in a particular semester. Old rules restricted the number of arrears in a semester.

Per semester, a student can take seven core/elective subjects (worth three/four credits each) along with labs or employment enhancement courses (worth two credit points). Most credits a student can register in a particular subject can’t exceed 36. Of this, 24 are consumed by current semester courses and students get only 12 points (maximum three arrears) for reappearance.

Who are all failing in even semesters (March/April) could reappear for backlogs only in next March/April. The same applied to odd semester exams. As this two regulations have been removed now.

Benefits of Guava

Cancer: Lycopene content reduces risk of prostate cancer and breast cancer.

Digestion: Control's diarrhea, treats gastroenteritis and promotes healthy bowel movements.

Weight loss: Helps lose weight without compromising the intake of nutrients.

Hormone Levels: Helps thyroid gland to control hormone production and absorption.

Brain: With Vitamin B3 and B6 it increases brain function and sharpness focus.

Vision: Intake improves eyesight

Healing: Prevents cold, viral infections and cures scurvy.

Skin: Improves texture of skin and controls premature aging.

Blood Pressure: Reduces cholesterol levels and high blood pressure.

Diabetes: Regulates absorption of sugar in diabetics.

Includes:
Nutrients (Dietary Fiber22%, Protein 5%, Calories 3%)
Vitamins (Vitamin C 381%, Vitamin A 12%, Pantothenic Acid 5%)
Minerals (Potassium 12%, Copper 11%, Manganese 8%)

For example 100grams of Guava provides 381% of daily requirement of Vitamin C

TN Govt public exam time table 2019 +2, +1, SSLC

Mukesh Ambani enters into top 10 richest person in the world with $54 billion

Top management Reliance Industries Ltd chairman Mukesh Ambani is now among the Top 10 richest persons in the world with a net worth of $54 billion even as younger brother Anil Ambani meager into the oblivion having lost over 65% of his net worth, as per the report.

As list shown from The Hurun Global Rich List 2019 is topped by Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos for the second year in a row, as Mukesh Ambani is placed 10th with a net worth of 3.83 trillion, thanks to a rally in RIL share prices, the energy-to-telecom group a market capitalisation of 8 trillion.

Big man Mukesh Ambani owns almost 52% in Reliance Industries.

As Anil Ambani, held in contempt of court by the Supreme Court last week for not paying Ericsson 540 crore, has lost over $5 billion from $7 billion seven years ago to $1.9 billion this year, even though both the brothers got off with more or less the same amount of inherited wealth.

Also "Having started off similarly after the break-up of the family wealth, Mukesh added $30 billion to his wealth in the past 7 years, while Anil has lost over $5 billion during the same period," as per the report.

Other wealthiest Indians are Hinduja Group chairman S.P. Hinduja with net worth of $21 billion, Wipro chairman Azim Premji is at 3rd with a networth of $17 billion, the report showed.

Cyrus S. Poonawalla, chairman of the Poonawalla group which run Serum Institute, with a net worth of $13 billion is not only ranked as the 4th richest Indian but also breaks into the top 100 global ranking.

Steel ArcelorMittal's Lakshmi Mittal stands at 5th position, followed by Kotak Mahindra Bank's Uday Kotak ($11 billion), Gautam Adani ($9.9 billion) and Sun Pharma's Dilip Shanghvi ($9.5 billion).

Cyrus Pallonji Mistry and Shapoorji Pallonji Mistry, both with wealth of $9.5 billion each come in the 9th and the 10th position, respectively, thanks to their 18.4% holding in the country's largest conglomerate Tata Group.

As per the list, Smita Crishna, a third-generation heir of the Godrej family, tops the female billionaire list with a networth of $6.1 billion, while Kiran Mazumdar Shaw of Biocon Ltd is the richest self-made woman entrepreneur ranked 671 with a wealth of $3.5 billion.

"From 2012, this is for that first time that India has slipped to the 5th rank in the Hurun Global Rich List. An underperforming rupee and a lackluster stock market resulted in the country losing one-third of the list," Hurun Report India managing director and chief researcher Anas Rahman Junaid said.

Report also points out that media billionaires had a bad year, led by Zee's Subhash Chandra and Sun TV's Kalanithi Maran who lost their networth substantially.

Amazon tops the list for the second consecutive year with net worth of $147 billion, which may not hold for long as he is divorcing his wife who owns half of his 16% stake in the world's largest online retailer.

As per the Hurun report, the number of individuals featured in the 2019 edition has come down by 224 to 2,470 from 2,694 in 2018. Cumulative wealth of these 2,470 individuals stood at $9.5 trillion amounting to 12% of global GDP.

Wealth of $96 billion, Microsoft founder Bill Gates ranks 2nd in the global list followed by Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. with net worth of $88 billion, LVMH's Bernard Arnault at $86 billion at the 4th slot.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg with networth of $80 billion is at the 5th position.

Passport mela @ Vellore on March 2

Passport Mela: The Regional Passport Office, Chennai, will be holding special passport mela on Saturday at the Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK), Vellore.

Appointments will be released today 27 at 2.30 p.m. for the mela.

Vellore Post Office Passport Seva Kendra will function on March 2 like any other normal working day and accept applications as per time slots allotted to the applicants. To get participate in the passport mela, applicants have to log on to the official website ‘www.passportindia.gov.in’, register online, generate ‘ARN’ (Application Registration Number), and pay online fees and then take appointment.

The applicants participating in the mela should bring the printout of ARN with appointment details, to the POPSK along with the documents required in originals, plus one set of self-attested photocopies.
The Applications under ‘Fresh’ and ‘Re-issue’ categories only will be accepted, according to a press release issued by the Regional Passport Officer, Chennai.

Wipro enters Limca Book of Records | campus recruitment

Top MNC Wipro Technologies campus recruitment at Vellore Institute of Technology has found a place in the Limca Book of Records in its 2019 edition. Press release by VIT university said, Wipro Technologies (Wipro Turbo) made job offers to 139 students with a CTC (cost to company) of Rs 6 lakhs per annum to the students of the 2018 graduating batch of Vellore Institute of Technology during the campus recruitment drive held at the campus.

Highest number of offers given by a company to students from a single institution, and has found a place in the Limca Book of Records in its 2019 edition.

Want to reduce belly, drink this healthy juice | down Blood Sugar Levels | Type 2 diabetes

Probably know the immense benefits of Aloe Vera juice, popular choice easily available in the market. Sticky, thick liquid made from the flesh of the aloe vera plant leaf can help improve or treat a wide range of health conditions, including type 2 diabetes. Research have shown that consuming this healthy elixir in juice form can be an effective tool to burn belly fat and speed up your weight loss.

You’re living with diabetes, consuming aloe vera juice can help you lose weight, improve blood sugar levels, and support digestive health. May be noted that aloe vera plant, native to Africa and certain Indian Ocean islands, has been used in herbal medicine for thousands of years, mainly due to its healing properties. Aloe vera plant’s leaves also contain a clear gel that is extensively used in ointments and personal care products such as creams, lotions, and shampoos. Read - Weight loss: The ONE food you should never eat for breakfast if you want to get rid of belly fat fast

Is Aloe vera juice for type 2 diabetes: Does it help with blood sugar and weight loss?

Many people with type 2 diabetes have excess weight, especially around the waistline, increasing their risk of other health complications like cardiovascular disease. Eating a balanced diet can help manage the symptoms of diabetes and lose or maintain weight. Some foods that contain properties which may be able to lower blood sugar levels, burn body fat. The Aloe vera is one such food that may be beneficial for diabetics trying to improve blood sugar control and shed pounds.

Aloe vera has been shown to decrease blood lipids (fats) in patients with abnormally high levels of these molecules in the blood - such as people with type 2 diabetes and/or acute hepatitis. Plant has also been linked to many health properties, including decreased swelling and faster healing of wound injuries. The Aloe vera contains certain compounds such as lectins, mannans, and anthraquinones, which may be beneficial for health in a number of ways. Read - Diabetes: Try THIS morning drink to keep your blood sugar levels under control​

It Highlighting the anti-diabetic effects of the aloe vera plant, American researchers published a review of nine studies that explored the benefits of aloe vera for type 2 diabetes patients. Taking aloe vera as an oral supplement on a regular basis can significantly reduce the level of glucose in the blood, as well as lower HbA1c (1.05%), or glycated hemoglobin.

How much to consume and where to find aloe vera juice

The Aloe vera juice can be purchased online or in health food stores. Make sure that you go for organic and pure aloe vera juice. Recommended maximum daily dose for aloe vera juice is 50ml, for capsules, the recommended dose is 200 to 300mg per day.

Tips and suggestions mentioned in the article are for general information purpose only and should not be construed as professional medical advice. Consult your doctor or a dietician before starting any fitness programme or making any changes to your diet.

Vellore to get Rs 650 crore worth schemes under smart city project

VELLORE: Under the smart city project, lots of works worth Rs. 650 crore are going to be launched on Tuesday in Vellore city. As Tamil Nadu Minister for Commercial Tax and Registration KC Veeramani and Minister for Labour and Employment Nilofer Kafeel will lay the foundation stones at a ceremony to be held at Sathuvachari.

There may be Multi-level car parking at three locations at a cost of Rs. 31 crore, underground sewage system at two places with an estimate of Rs. 547 crore, drinking water schemes worth Rs.243 crore and 2.14 MW solar power generation unit at a cost of Rs. 13 crore are part of the works to be launched.

Launch: “Works with a total estimate of Rs. 650 crore are going to be launched on Tuesday under the smart city project,” S Sivasubramanian, commissioner of Vellore City Municipal Corporation, said.

Robbers hijacked two trucks from Pallikonda toll on National Highway

VELLORE: Highway robbers have allegedly hijacked two trucks from Pallikonda on  national highway connecting Chennai and Bengaluru after assaulting and dumping the drivers off the vehicles before escaping.

As Sources said both the trucks were containing empty cartons from Hosur to a destination in Andhra Pradesh on Monday night when they were intercepted by gangs of highway robbers near the toll plaza in Pallikonda.

Victim A Selvakumar, 51, of Virudnagar, and M Kannadasan, 45, of Manaparai in Tiruchy district, were driving the trucks. Dacoits waylaid the vehicles and assaulted the drivers before tying them with ropes and pushing them under the seat.

After few hours, Selvakumar was thrown off the truck at Kaveripakkam while Kannadasan was thrown off near Wallajah, sources said, adding they managed to reach local hospitals before informing the cops of the incident.

Pallikonda police are holding investigations on the incident. “We are holding investigations. Cases will be registered on the incidents based on complaints received from the drivers,” as Police officer said on Tuesday. Robbers have snatched away cellphones and cash from the drivers.

Pulwama attack car was resold seven times

NEW DELHI: As taking help from forensic experts and Maruti engineers, investigators pieced together remnants of the Eeco car which is used in the Pulwama attack from the blast site in Lethpura, zeroed in on Sajjad Bhat, Jaish member who had bought the vehicle 10 days before the strike.

Ascertaining that it was a Maruti Eeco car, as they used its chassis number MA3ERLF1SOO183735 and engine number G12BN164140 to trace its original owner. A photograph circulating on social media introduces Bhat as a resident of Marhama Sangam in Islamabad , NIA confirmed that he was a resident of Bijbehara in Anantnag district.

The Bhat’s father, Mohammad Maqbool Bhat , he is in his fifties and was arrested for engineering violence in the wake of terrorist Burhan Wani’s killing. Has been questioned by the investigators for leads on his son’s associates and others in his circle of friends. Bhat’s mother is from Tral, Burhan Wani’s hometown which was hit by violence after his killing.

NIA said one Jaleel Haqani had bought the Eeco car in 2011 but he sold it to another person after using it for some time. After its first purchase, the car was resold seven times. Antecedents of the car’s previous six owners were verified by the agency but their involvement in the terror attack was not found.

Surgical Strike 2.0 | Airforce crosses LOC | Air strike

Surgical Strikes 2.0: Twelve Indian Force Mirage-2000 jets crossed the Line of Control (LoC) early morning and destroyed terror camps of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot. Air strike, which has been dubbed surgical strikes 2.0, comes two weeks after a terror attack on CRPF solidiers in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir.

As Foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale confirmed the air strike and said a large number of JeM terrorists, trainers and senior commanders were eliminated in largest JeM camp in Balakot. Camp was led by Maulana Yusuf Azhar alias Ustad Ghauri, brother-in-law of JeM Chief Masood Azhar. Government said the camp was located on a hilltop, deep in a forest, and far away from any civilian presence.
As per CNN-News18 that the air force dropped 1,000 kg laser-guided bombs on the terror camp. PM Narendra Modi chaired a high-level Cabinet Committee on Security meeting in New Delhi along with Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Arun Jaitley on the attack.  Attack, which the government said was pre-emptive action in the face of more fidayeen strikes, took place at 3:30 am.

India put all IAF bases in the western sector on maximum alert after the Pulwama attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed.

Retaliation has come days after the Pulwama attack, where 40 CRPF personnel were killed. Pakistan-based terror outfit JeM had claimed responsibility for the attack. The incident had escalated tensions between the two neighbours, with New Delhi vowing to take stern action against Islamabad.

As Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations Major-General Asif Ghafoor had tweeted saying that a "payload was released in haste, which fell near Balakot". However, no casualties or damage was reported, he added.

Adani Group enters into airports business

Infrastructure company, Adani Group, has made a splash into the airports business by emerging the highest bidder for five of the six non-metro airports run by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) being privatised by the Central Government.

Adani Group placed the highest price bids for Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Mangalore and Thiruvananthapuram airports, when bids were opened today, sources said.

Bid for the Guwahati airport could not be opened due to a stay granted by the Guwahati High Court against the privatisation process, as the person said, asking not to be named because the bid results have not been made public yet.

The AAI has sought bids for the operation and management of existing airport assets as well as their upgradation and development of additional air-side terminals, city-side and land-side infrastructure for 50 years for Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Jaipur, Lucknow, Mangalore and Thiruvananthapuram airports under a single stage bidding process.

Winning bid is decided on the basis of the highest monthly per-passenger fee that the concessionaire will offer to the AAI. As this is a departure from the revenue-sharing model that the AAI had adopted in the existing privatized airports such as Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

Adani Group pipped other contenders such as GMR Group, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), Fairfax India Holdings Corporation, Australia’s AMP Capital, PNC Infratech Ltd and Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (KSIDC) to become the highest bidder for the airport contracts.

Adani Group quoted a per passenger fee of Rs 168 for the Thiruvananthapuram airport and the price submitted by KSIDC did not come with the ten per cent of the highest bid for the Kerala government owned firm to get the benefit of the right of first refusal (RoFR).

AAI and the Adani Group could not be reached immediately for comments.

GST on real estate slashed – will there be any impact on prices?

News behalf of homebuyers, government has roled out one more pre-election sop by slashing the Goods & Services Tax (GST) rate on properties under construction from 18 percent (effective GST of 12 percent and 6 percent abatement for land) to 5 percent. Council also cut GST rate on affordable housing to a percent  from the current 8 percent and expanded the scope of affordable housing to units costing up to Rs 45 lakh and measuring 60 square metres (earlier 30 sq m) in metros and 90 sq m (earlier 60 sq m) in non-metro locations.

Builders will not be able to claim input tax credit. This is interesting as the final benefit depends on whether the benefit of GST rate cut outweighs the negative of no input tax credit as builders were rarely passing on the benefit of input tax credit to homebuyers.

For example of the Mumbai market, construction cost is typically around 40 percent. Input tax credit claimable was 7.2 percent and GST rate on the project was 12 percent, resulting in a positive spread of 4.8 percent. The abolition of input tax credit, tax paid on inputs is still 7.2 percent and GST rate is 5 percent, resulting in a negative spread. So, it remains to be seen if the benefits are passed on or the builder resorts to a small price hike. With view of the oversupply in the market, hiking prices may not be an option, resulting in a squeezing of margins for developers.

Market where the construction cost is a higher share of project cost, the economics is worse. For instance, if the construction cost was 80 percent of project cost, the input tax credit was 14.4 percent, and with a GST of 12 percent, there was a negative spread of 2.4 percent. With the slashing of GST rate to 5 percent, the spread is significantly negative.

Buyers, therefore, should expect no relief on final prices although they will now pay an effectively lower GST, since in the earlier regime the benefit of input tax credit was not passed on.

To affordable housing, the earlier input tax credit was 8 percent and the GST rate was also 8 percent. With the abolition of input tax credit, the benefit of 8 percent is gone, the new GST rate is a percent, again resulting in a negative spread for the developer and could lead to a small price hike.

Remains to be seen, in the face of the oversupply in the market, how developers react to the announcement. Given that availability of credit is increasingly becoming an issue for the real estate sector, resorting to price hike while clearing unsold inventory may not be an option. As we do not see this as fundamentally altering the stressed scenario of the real estate market and therefore the linkage to the rest of the economy would be at most limited.

Massive Fire accident In Chennai Parking Lot, about 176 Cars Burnt Down

Chennai: More than 176 cars were gutted this afternoon after a fire engulfed a parking lot on the outskirts of Chennai. The fire may have spread due to dry grass catching fire, fanned by winds.

Fire broke out near the Sri Ramachandra Medical College around 2 pm. 10 fire tenders were sent in to extinguish the fire.

These cars were parked by a private company over the last one year. Some are new cars. The fire has been extinguished but smoke is still coming."


Incident comes just a day after a similar fire gutted around 300 cars near the Bengaluru air show venue. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

Fire brigade and Rapid Action Force and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams doused the blaze in about 40 minutes after it was noticed around noon.

Indian Air Force has ordered a Court of Inquiry into the cause of the fire. Defence Minister Niramala Sitharaman visited the spot on Sunday.

Officials, who briefed Ms Sitharaman on Sunday, told her that the probable cause of the incident was fire from an overheated silencer of one of the parked cars and fanned by strong wings, it spread quickly.

Fire accident @ Bandipur kills wild animals, destroys 400 acres of forest land

Major fire accident in Karnataka's Bandipur Tiger Reserve destroyed over 400 acres of forest land and killed hundreds of wild animals on Saturday. Foresters suspect the fire was an act of sabotage.

As Dry grass and lantana weed, present across the forest, made fire spread rapidly even into the core forest areas within a few minutes. Strong wind gave foresters, firemen, Wildlife

volunteers and villagers a tough time in bringing the blaze under control. Fire was first noticed near Mangala, Shivapura and Hundipura on Friday.

Foresters closing the checkpost gate at Melkammanahalli, the entrance to Bandipur Tiger Reserve on the Mysuru-Ooty highway, weekend travellers en route to Ooty were stranded. While few waited for foresters to open the gate, others returned to Mysuru.

Last few years, major forest fires have occurred in Bandipur in the month of February in 2017, 2016 and 2014 destroying thousands of acres of wooded area in Bandipur.

Highest ever T20 total by Afghanistan after Hazratullah Zazai's 162

Afghanistan broke following records: 

1. Second fastest 100 in a T20I 

2. Most sixes in a T20I (Player) 

3. Most sixes in a T20I (Team) 

4. Highest ever partnership in T20 

5. 2nd best individual score in T20I 

6. Highest ever total in a T20

History created by Afghanistan against Ireland in their second Twenty20 International at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun, Uttarakhand on Saturday.

Afghanistan scored 278 for the loss of three wickets from 20 overs, to register the highest-ever total in T20s. They crossed Australia's record score of 263/3 which they achieved back in 2016 against Sri Lanka.

The bigman Hazratullah Zazai was star with the bat for Afghanistan, he scored 162 runs from just 62 balls. On his way to the huge score, Zazai hit 11 fours and 16 sixes. Zazai hence scored 140 runs in just boundaries alone.

Only one West Indian Chris Gayle has managed to score more runs in just boundaries (154) in a T20 innings, which was achieved in the IPL when he blasted an unbeaten 175 for Royal challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors India in Bengaluru on April 23, 2013.

Fact, Afghanistan's 278 is the highest ever total in a T20 match, beating RCB's 263 for 5 against Pune in that same match.

The man Zazai became the first player from Afghanistan to score 150 or more runs, and his 236-run opening stand with Usman Ghani, who contributed 73 runs from 48 balls - including 7 fours and three sixes, became the highest partnership in T20Is, They beat 223-run stand between Australia's Aaron Finch and Darcy Short.

With response, Ireland ended with 194 for 6 with skipper Paul Stirling (91 off 50) being with the top-scorer. Star spinner Rashid Khan ended with four wickets, conceding 25 runs in four overs.

Afghanistan bagged the three-match T20I series, having won the first game by five wickets. Final game will be played on Sunday. Both teams will also play five ODIs and one Test after the T20 series.

Ambur Tannery ordered to shut as per the CPCB

Ambur : Second tannery of T Abdul Wahid (TAW) Tanneries, which is one of the largest exporters of leather to America and Europe, has been ordered to shut down with immediate effect by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Has also levied a fine of `11.20 lakh for polluting a well near the effluent treatment plant and operating without valid consents, under Water Act and Air Act, which expired two years ago.

Tannery, located in Solur village at Ambur in Vellore, also been found to be operating without valid authorisation under the Hazardous Waste Management Rules which expired in June 2016 by a team of scientists from CPCB’s regional directorate in Bengaluru. TAW tannery engineer said that they have put in the application before the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), seeking consent under the Air and Water Acts. “Once we get the approval, the authorisation under Hazardous waste, which expired in 2016, will automatically be given,” he said.

Also said that the tannery will be shut down as per the CPCB’s directive. This is the second tannery which has been asked to be shut down by CPCB. The first tannery located at the same place, was asked to shut down last month as it also did not have consent from TNPCB to operate after the earlier Consent to Operate expired on March 31, 2018.

CPCB said that the tannery has to pay an environmental compensation of `11.20 lakh at `20,000 per day with effect from December 20, 2018 to February 20, 2019, while directing the State electricity board to cut down power supply with immediate effect. Has also asked the TNPCB chairman to ensure compliance.

Board took the action after a team of scientists from CPCB’s regional directorate in Bengaluru found that the water of the open well, located close to the effluent treatment plant of the tannery which is engaged in processing raw hides to finished leather, is black in colour. This indicates discharge or mixing of untreated effluents with well water. Also found that the tannery does not maintain data on water consumption, CPCB stated.


Report also stated that the unit has not disposed any solid waste after 2016 and also the effluent is bypassed without any treatment. Has sought remedial action by TAW which includes installation of piezometric wells as per ground water gradient around the area. Has also asked the industry to submit a ground water remediation plan as well as ensure complete treatment of trade effluent and maintain records on fresh water consumption, waste water generation and solid wastes generation and disposal.

Source:http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/feb/23/tannery-in-ambur-ordered-to-shut-1942614.html

Fire accident Near Bengaluru Air Show,| 300 Vehicles On Fire, Cigarette Could Be Cause

Bangalore: Almost 300 vehicles have been destroyed in a big fire at the parking lot of the venue of the air show in Bengaluru this afternoon. Higher Officials say the cause of the fire could be a lit cigarette that was disposed on the grass in the open field.
Very Huge plumes of thick black smoke could be seen in the sky near the Yelahanka air base in north Bengaluru, where about a hundred aircraft are parked for the biennial Aero India 2019 event.

Sr. Police officer MN Reddi said the fire spread rapidly due to dry grass and strong winds. Hundreds of vehicles, including two-wheelers and cars, were seen parked in files in the open ground, surrounded by fire.

Fire, which started at 11:55 am, has been brought under control and no injuries have been reported.

As "Fire in the open field parking lot of aero show. Nearly 20 cars burnt. Fire fighting operations by Chief Fire Officer and 10 water tenders staff under way (sic)," Mr Reddi tweeted.

Defence Ministry statement said the parking area is located well away from the venue, on the other side of the highway.

"IAF immediately launched one helicopter for aerial assessment,  helicopter assisted by providing effective directions to fight the fire. Fire was brought under control by deploying more than 12 fire fighting vehicles," the statement said.

Court of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the cause of fire, the Defence Ministry added.

Air show was temporarily suspended once the fire spread and no planes took off from the airbase till the fire was completely doused.

This incident comes less than a week after two jets of the Indian Air Force's Suryakiran Aerobatic Team crashed after a mid-air collision over the air base. As one of the three pilots in the crash had died.

Five-day air show started on Wednesday and will conclude tomorrow.

Fire accident @ medical college in Chennai, students escape without harm

CHENNAI: Students of a medical college on Chennai located had a fortunate escape after a fire broke out early on Friday in the boys' hostel.

Team Fire safety officials said the fire broke out in one of the rooms in the boys' hostel on the fourth floor in Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences campus @ Velappanchavadi around 4.30 am.

When Most of the students were sleeping at that hour, some boys noticed the fire and raised an alarm.

Four fireman tenders from Sriperumbudur, Irungattukottai, Poonamallee and one private water tanker were rushed to the spot to heatout the flames.

Officer added that the inmates immediately vacated the rooms, taking their valuables along with them. "None was injured in the mishap and no major property damage has been reported. However, 15 beds in the hostel were gutted in the fire," said the fire officer.


Later an hour, the fire was brought under control. Preliminary investigations revealed that the air conditioner from the main hall had heated up due to overuse in the night and caught fire which spread to the adjacent rooms.

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Gayle Storm Sets New Record In International Cricket

Chris Gayle already announced retirement from ODI cricket after World Cup 2019.

Big man Chris Gayle surpassed Shahid Afridi to record most number of sixes by any batsman in international cricket. Windies batsman achieved this feat while playing against England in the first One-Day International (ODI) at the Kensington Oval on Wednesday. Chris Gayle, who recently announced that he will retire from ODIs after ICC World Cup 2019, now he has 477 sixes to his name. Achieved this feat in his 444th match while Afridi had smashed 476 sixes from 524 matches. Chris Gayle has now smashed 276 sixes in ODIs, 103 sixes in T20Is and 98 maximums in the longest format of the game.

Brendon Mccullum is 3rd in the list with 398 hits over the fence, followed by Sanath Jayasuriya (352) and Rohit Sharma (349).

This month earlier, 39-year-old veteran batsman had been recalled by the Windies for the first two ODIs against England in preparation for this year's World Cup. Chris Gayle last played for the Windies during a home series against Bangladesh last July.

Big-hitting left-hander had pulled out of limited-overs series against India in October last year citing personal reasons.

Big Gayle holds the West Indian record for most ODI hundreds with 23, and is their second-leading run-scorer in the 50-over format with 9,727 runs -- trailing only Brian Lara (10,405).

Runs 215 against Zimbabwe in the 2015 World Cup also represents the highest limited-overs score by a West Indies batsman.

Public exam for 5th and 8th from this year itself - Education Department

As per central government recommendations, Tamil Nadu State Government Department of School Education has announced that the public examinations for the 5th and 8th Standards will be conducted from this year itself.

Circular sent by the Director of the School Education Department, to the district Primary Education Officers, it is mentioned that public examinations will be conducted for the 5th and 8th Standard students from the academic year 2018-19 (This year onwards).

Also mentioned that there would be no fees to be paid for these examinations for the students who study in government schools. However, private school students need to pay fees – Rs. 50 for the 5th Standard Public Exams and Rs. 100 for the 8th Standard Public Examination.
Public Exams will be of 2 hours duration for both 5th and 8th Standards. After the examination, the question papers put back in the regional resource centers.

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Record lowest ever international cricket score in 50-match Oman loss to Scotland

Lowest international scores

24: Oman v Scotland in 2019

35: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka in 2004

36: Canada v Sri Lanka in 2003

38: Zimbawe v Sri Lanka in 2001

39: Namibia v UAE in 2013

Never worse than this.

Oman were bundled out for just 24runs by Scotland in a 50-over match in Al Amarat on Tuesday, lowest ever total by an international side in any format.

Match lasted a little more than 20 overs, with Scotland’s opening batsmen needing just 20 balls to secure a 10-wicket win.

Almost Five Oman batsmen, including both openers, were dismissed without troubling the scorers as the hosts were collapsed in 17.1 overs.

Scotland's pacemen Ruaidhri Smith and Adrian Neill did the damage, both finishing with 4-7.

Only one Khawar Ali (15) reached double figures, with two the next best score by captain AV Laicheta and Mohammad Nadeem.

Oman’s shocking total broke Zimbabwe’s record low of 35, set in an ODI against Sri Lanka in 2004.

This was also the fourth-lowest score in List A history.

Second time in history, Oman has been bowled out for less than 45 in List A cricket.

Saree @ 10 Rupee offer caused stampede at Telangana mall

Stampede-like situation occured at a shopping mall in Siddipet district of Telangana after women thronged in large numbers to buy sarees priced @ Rs 10 each.

All Women and girls rushed to avail of the Rs 10 sarees, offered by the CMR shopping mall and as news spread the number of customers began to rush creating a stampede, police said.

Many people were injured in the incident.

One woman also reportedly alleged that she lost her 5 tolas of gold chain, Rs 6000 cash, and a debit card.

Once theft occured, the local police reached the CMR shopping mall and has launched an investigation into the matter.

Chennai Bike Taxi Service rapido

Bengaluru-based bike taxi organization rapido propelled its activities in the city, taking its all out count in the State to four urban communities.

rapido as of now works in more than 25 urban areas the nation over and in Tamil Nadu, it is available in Coimbatore, Madurai and Tiruchi, which together contributes around 7,000 rides day by day.

"Our objective is to include 15,000 rapido skippers (riders) and reach 50,000 rides day by day in Chennai before the current year's over," said Sharavana Kumar, Regional Manager, rapido.

rapido, which gives elective driving went for solo workers, is bit by bit growing its essence to more urban communities the nation over.

"We will dispatch our tasks in Salem before the current month's over," Kumar said. He included that the organization is intense about wellbeing of ladies clients and has set up 'call concealing framework' to ensure the versatile quantities of ladies clients being imparted to the riders.

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Flipkart Mobiles Bonanza Sale Feb19-23 | Flat 1000 off in Redmi Note6 pro

Flipkart has declared a Mobiles Bonanza on its site offering discounts and deals on cell phones. The Flipkart Mobiles Bonanza deal will go on from February 19 to February 23, and it will offer 10 percent moment rebate to Axis Bank charge and Mastercard holders even on EMI exchanges. smartphone that will be accessible at limited costs incorporate the Realme 2 Pro, the Redmi Note 6 Pro, Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1, Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2, Realme C1, Poco F1, and some more. Flipkart has additionally made live an 'Notify Me' catch for the Samsung Galaxy S10 Unpacked occasion, implying that the telephones will be accessible on the online business website.

Flipkart will make the Realme 2 Pro accessible for Rs. 11,990 (rebate of Rs. 1,000) for its 4GB RAM + 64GB capacity alternative. The smartphone, after an ongoing value cut, was accessible at Rs. 12,990 for its 4GB RAM/64GB capacity variation, while the 6GB RAM/64GB capacity variation is estimated at Rs. 14,990. The Realme 2 Pro's 8GB RAM/128GB capacity variation was propelled at Rs. 17,990, and the Flipkart posting recommends that it ought to likewise be available for anyone amid the deal.

Close by other appealing arrangements, the Mobiles Bonanza deal on Flipkart brings the Redmi Note 6 Pro 4GB RAM variation at Rs. 12,999, down Rs. 1,000 from the dispatch cost. We expect the Redmi Note 6 Pro 6GB RAM model to likewise be accessible at a limited rate.

Poco F1 6GB RAM/64GB capacity variation will be sold at Rs. 17,999, the Poco F1 6GB RAM/128GB capacity adaptation will be sold at Rs. 20,999, and Poco F1 8GB RAM/256GB capacity show at Rs. 24,999. The Poco F1 was propelled in India with a beginning cost of Rs. 20,999, however it got a value cut of Rs. 1,000 a month ago.

The Realme C1 2GB variation will likewise be available to all at its unique cost of Rs. 6,999 amid the deal time frame. It got a value climb in November, going up to Rs. 7,999. So also, the Yu Ace telephone from Micromax, whose unique cost is Rs. 5,999, will be available to all for Rs. 4,999.

Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1 will be offered at a limited value beginning at Rs. 8,499 on Flipkart amid the deal time frame. This implies a value drop of Rs. 1,500 for the 3GB RAM variation. The telephone as of late got a perpetual value cut, and it is presently sold for Rs. 9,999 for the 3GB RAM/32GB capacity variation, while the 4GB/64GB variation is estimated at Rs. 11,999, and the 6GB RAM/64GB capacity variation is valued at Rs. 13,999. We can expect the other RAM and capacity alternatives to be sold at decreased rates too.

The Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 will be sold at Rs. 11,999 on Flipkart amid the Mobiles Bonanza deal. The Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2's dispatch cost in India begins at Rs. 12,999 for the 3GB RAM/32GB inbuilt capacity variation, going up to Rs. 14,999 for the 4GB RAM/64GB inbuilt capacity variation, and Rs. 16,999 for the 6GB RAM/64GB inbuilt capacity variation.

Cell phones like the Vivo V9 Pro, Motorola One Power, Redmi Y2, Realme 2, and a lot more are likewise recorded with arrangements and value limits. Flipkart has recorded all arrangements on a committed deal page. It has additionally made live the Samsung Galaxy S10 Unpacked occasion 'Tell Me' catch in agreement. The Unpacked occasion will begin at 12.30am IST on February 21, and the Samsung Galaxy S10 arrangement, the Samsung foldable gadget, and earbuds are relied upon to be propelled.