Thursday, August 25, 2016

Italy earthquake: Death toll rises to at least 120

Italy earthquake: Death toll rises to at least 120

NEWSPAPER HEADLINES
Rajnath embarks on mission Kashmir to end 46-day agitation is the Hindustan Times headline saying that the Prime Minister's conciliatory approach at the meeting of state's opposition leaders sets the tone of  Home Minister's visit.
The Hindu reports that a 3 member panel has been formed by Home ministry to put Masood Azhar on U.N terror list.
"India stingy during training, splurges after medals won" is the Times of India headlines. Little money for athletes when they need it most it says.
The Hindu Business line says that good monsoon rains could push GDP growth to 7.8 per cent this fiscal according to India Ratings.
India is the 7th wealthiest country in the world. US tops the first followed by China and Japan according to a Pioneer report.
The paper also carries a picture of a 145 foot long VADA PAO in Gurugram yesterday as it was world VADA PAO day.
A strange paradox is to be found in Bihar- "Bihar faces drought and flood simultaneously" headlines the Pioneer with 23 lakh people having been affected by floods. The Farakka barrage causes siltation on ganga bed and release from Bansagar dam caused floods according to the Chief Minister.
The surrogacy Regulation Bill to clamp down renting of a womb, to be presented in Cabinet today. 50 Faridabad villages having ended open defecation/No government ads for radio stations fanning tension/Option of an email id soon in Hindi and few takers for an engineer course in hindi in Bhopal  are some of the other stories covered by newspapers today.
The once in 12 years- Krishna Pushkaran river festival near Vijayawada, attended by about 2 crore people had a grand finale yesterday reports the Hindu with a beautiful picture  of fireworks.
And finally, a football prodigy Chandan Nayak from an Odisha' slum is all set to go to Germany to train for iconic club- BAYERN MUNICH, overcoming various obstacles like no birth certificate, poverty etc. Chandan Nayak is only 11 years old.

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