Pune: No water supply on Thursday as PMC undertakes repair work

The PMC had introduced water cuts in June after there was delay in arrival of monsoon. Complete supply was restored only after good rainfall in August. The water resource department had to release large quantity of water from all the four dams Khadakwasla, Panshet, Varasgaon and Temghar after they were filled to their capacity. The dams are now 100 per cent filled with total quantity of 29.15 TMC. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Indian Expresshttps://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/user/profile/444677.pagehttps://www.internetpolyglot.com/user/353257

A day after rain, residents of New Chandigarh area live in fear

'A bridge must be constructed on the road which connects Chandigarh-New Chandigarh-Kurali road. On Sunday, the causeway was not visible even due to high water level. In future the water could enter the housing complex,' Puri said. According to the district soil and water conservation department's report which was submitted to the Deputy Commissioner, the department mentioned that the area usually receives 10 to 20 mm rain but during the intervening night of August 17/18, the area received 91 mm rain from 11.30 pm on August 17 to 8.30 am on August 18. Rajwant Sharma, another resident of the area, said that the construction of the new and elevated roads has stopped the natural flow of seasonal rivulets which resulted in flash floods on Sunday. Naggal village, where the flash flood had caused the maximum damage on Sunday, is still cut off from the rest of the area. The sarpanch of the village, Jagdish Singh, told Chandigarh Newsline that the road leading to the village was totally damaged and they could not go out of the village. Speaking about the damage caused due to the flood, Jagdish said that a total of 25 cattle head were washed away and on Monday they found 10 cattle head were dead while 15 were still missing. 'Two tractors and a pick-up vehicle were also washed away in the water currents. The tractors were recovered but they were damaged,' Jagdish told Chandigarh Newsline. Jagdish said that on Monday the students could not go to schools as the road was damaged. He also said that the senior officers, including Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan, visited the area but the relief works were yet to be done. Jagdish said, 'The entire village is keeping a vigil. We are also keeping an eye on the dam as in case of rain, there could again be a situation like flash flood.' DC Girish Dayalan told Chandigarh Newsline that they were keeping an eye on the check dams in the area. The area has a maximum of 15 check dams in the district which were constructed to stop the natural flow of seasonal rivulets to create water reservoirs. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Indian Expresshttp://www.magcloud.com/user/keroonsherry ailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttp://actionangler.net/ActivityFeed/MyProfile/tabid/62/UserId/183131/Default.aspx

'Why do some parents take kids for A-rated movies, against the rules?'

It's not about other patrons being disturbed by a kid running around or asking awkward questions in a film like Kabir Singh. It's not even about which moral camp you belong to. It's purely about the psychology of the child and how inappropriate content confuses or harms them. They soak in prevalent prejudices portrayed in the movie, without really knowing the complete picture. They can certainly pick up bad language and lewd gestures. Their young brain is not fully developed for managing certain emotional responses or understanding adult humour. They can get anxiety or nightmares after watching something scary. And more often than not, they can't articulate how they're feeling and why. Sonal Sood, a Delhi-based psychotherapist says, 'My views on the matter are that advisories for films must be taken seriously. Exposing children to inappropriate subject matter - violence, sexualised behaviour, gendered story lines, trauma - can all have lasting impact on a child. Some parents believe that small children don't know what's going on. This is often what parents say to themselves but children even as young as two are very aware. The visual medium is what children connect with. Their brains are wired to learn visually, so anything on a screen will impact them. Children internalise everything we expose them to and it becomes their inner voice to themselves and for the world around them. Disney Channel has humorously touched upon this tricky topic in their ad, urging parents to let their kids watch what's meant for kids. Often, parents take their children to movie halls due to lack of childcare at home or a lack of alternatives for family-friendly outings. Children don't need a lot to entertain themselves. We adults make their need for entertainment complex because it may seem boring and tedious to us parents, after a long day. Cinemas across the world stick to age advisories. It's sad that in a country where the censor board is so active, we are unable to enforce age guidelines. That said, it is a parent's responsibility to help their children understand what's age-appropriate for them. Parents need better information about child rearing and the importance of setting boundaries for a child. As it is, letting children be children is a huge challenge in an age where screens are so easily available to them.' Manga comics to Bigg Boss, watch the content your child is consuming Mahak Jain, an NRI residing in London, says, 'We are required to buy a full-price ticket for an adult and a child-price ticket for kids. That serves as a deterrent in itself. Plus, carrying IDs is essential, which are checked and if the movie is for 13 and older, a younger child simply won't be allowed inside. I have not been to the cinema hall for some time now because both my kids are still small and we don't have help to leave them with. My husband and I are happy to stream films online after tucking the boys into bed. Why are people not more aware, and why is it so difficult for the same rules to be enforced in India?' Overseas, the film ratings are decided by an association, keeping the current parental outlooks in mind. In India, the Central Board of Film Certification consists of a panel appointed by the central government, comprising people from various walks of life. They state that 'If the Board, having regard to the nature, content and theme of the film is of the opinion that it is necessary to caution the parents/guardian to consider as to whether any child below the age of twelve years maybe allowed to see such a film, the film shall be certified for unrestricted public exhibition with an endorsement to that effect.' Which means it will have the U/A certification. U-certified films mean suitable for family viewing, that is to say, the film shall be such that all the members of the family including children can view it together. To sum up, it's a bad idea to take kids for movies past their bedtime. Paediatricians strictly advise against screen time for children under two. Also, from a kid's point of view, it's torture to sit quietly through a full-length feature film, especially if it's of no interest to them. So the next time you watch a movie with your kid, keep their desire and readiness in mind as well. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Indian Expresshttps://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/users/keroonsherry/

Jabariya Jodi movie review: Too wobbly to make any sense!

Based on the social issue of forced marriages that are common in Bihar and a few other cities of India too, the film could have been a fun ride all the way, only if it had humour thrown in for good measure. Instead, what we have is an over-hasty work ,offering us some of the glaring issues that constantly plague the film, and little respite. The story continues in the direction of a major crisis and an erratic climax with precious little hope. The Patna-based, supposedly cool dude Abhay Singh (Siddharth Malhotra), is a thug whose primary job of kidnapping young men and forcibly making them marry girls at the behest of his father Hukum Dev Singh (Javed Jaffrey) gets them huge amounts of cash in return. The grooms are miserably helpless and such, or the young girls too, who are not really happy — but who cares in a place where Hukum lives in a huge palace and everyone seems to bow down before him? For the father-son duo, by kidnapping hungry-for-dowry young men and compelling them to do marry against their will, is somewhat of a social service that they take pride in. Abhay too, doesn't think he does any wrong though. Passing off his crime as an act of valour, he continues to follow his dictatorial father's command, much to his mother's (Sheeba Chaddha) discomfort. In another part of the state, a young girl Babli (Parineeti Chopra), who happens to be Abhay's childhood love, decides to teach her boyfriend she was about to elope with, a lesson. She calls a television crew and records her beating him up live publicly when the boy ditches her at the eleventh hour. She becomes an overnight celebrity and the rebellious streak in her emboldens her further. When she and Abhay meet after a long gap, and needless to add, sparks fly, the two take off from they had left off many moons ago. It is Babli though, who seems to be enamoured of his charm more than Abhay, for whom Babli is just another girl he sleeps with. He gets cold feet and tries to convince himself that he is no longer in love with her: it was his confused state of mind that made him go along with the firebrand Babli, and make her feel special. When Babli feels jilted after Abhay's sudden turnaround, another her childhood best friends of hers, Santosh (Aparshakti Khurana), comes to her rescue. Thankfully, to mitigate the tension that leads to more confusion for the audience, she has one bright spot — Santosh. Someone who would stand up for her at all times. He is summoned hastily to tie the knot with her. He realises that Babli loves Abhay and the two are separated only because of their ego (Babli's) and self-doubt with a state of indecision (Abhay's) while Santosh is the only one who knows and comprehends what love entails. Writer Sanjeev Jha, like most of us, is familiar with the idea of an entire story having a feel of emotive content that abounds in dollops of confusion between lovers, a bit of parallel comic tracks, songs and dances, and a bitter opposition to call a two-hour-long film masala entertainment. But perhaps, cohesive storytelling is what he misses out on. As a result, his film is neither social commentary nor a comedy. Unable to decide where the story starts, or what happens to the characters for the duration of the film, and then how it all resolves (or doesn't resolve) before the screen fades to black and the credits roll, he is thrown off balance, and gives us a convoluted tale that is most unconvincing. Even if it had some great lines or performances, one would have enjoyed and called it a 'paisa wasool' mishmash of a film. The failure of the lead actors — both Chopra and Malhotra — to look satisfactorily credible in their respective roles, is yet another major drawback of the film. Malhotra looks too suave for a character who has grown up in Bihar. His Bihari accent slips every time he concentrates more on his looks (tatooed arms, flashy shirts, torn jeans). Why he does back off when he seems to be in love is never explained to us. He looks too self- assured to have any kind of commitment phobia. Chopra doesn't go beyond the standard one-expression look. It's a pity that the two, who starred in a rather offbeat and full of laughs Hasee Toh Phasee a few years ago, where both shone with a promise to deliver, can give us such a dud. Among the rest of the cast, the ones who are always dependable, and always manage to bring in their own appeal, suffer too. Sanjay Mishra, Javed Jaffrey, Sheeba Chaddha and Abhay's best friend Chandan Roy Sanyal have nothing significant to add to the dismal screenplay that consistently produces moments that induce a few chuckles, but not belly laughs. There's also a sentiment thrown in as an afterthought to the farcical humour at times, which adds to one's misery of sitting through such a film. Coming back to my point of the structure, while the main conflict has to get resolved, and the loose ends have to be tied up, the tension-filled denouement must also fall quickly. It looks as if Jha and two other writers credited for the screenplay knew from day one that they had to make a happy-ending-film about a serious subject like young men being bullied into matrimony but didn't know what all to fill in the in-between space with. What we finally get is a predictably clumsy and dispensable 144-minute film that collapses while attempting to figure out what genre to adopt! ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttp://www.gdempsey.com/UserProfile/tabid/57/userId/81173/Default.aspx

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Corporate tax cut in phases

choing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech, she said Indian wealth-creator entrepreneurs would be given all kinds of support. Modi in his annual address to the nation from the Red Fort on August 15 had extolled the role of wealth creators and said they must not be viewed with suspicion. "Let us never see wealth creators with suspicion. Only when wealth is created, wealth will be distributed," he had said.On tax collection, Sitharaman said tax administrators become facilitators and people who pay tax are treated with a lot of understanding.Redemption reserves off The government has removed the redemption reserve requirement for the issue of debentures by non-banking financial companies, housing finance companies and listed firms, a move aimed at reducing the cost of raising capital.Under the companies law, these entities raising money had to create a debenture redemption reserve (DRR) of 25 per cent of the value of outstanding debentures. For unlisted companies, the DRR requirement has been reduced to 10 per cent from 25 per cent of the outstanding debentures."The measure has been taken to reduce the cost of capital raised by companies through the issue of debentures and is expected to deepen the bond market," the corporate affairs ministry said. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttps://ask.fm/duangoesee (This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.) DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttps://soundcloud.com/user-239101232

'Happy sailing': Russian sailor's message in bottle found 50 years later

The note was dry,' he told the Nome Nugget newspaper. Ivanoff posted a picture of the bottle and the note on Facebook on August 5. But the yarn doesn't end there. Rossiya 1, a Russian television network, tracked it by its return address in Vladivostok to a retired Soviet ship captain now living in Crimea. Anatoly Botsanenko, interviewed by the station in a naval uniform, said he served on the Sulak in 1969 when he was 35. Peering at the message on the reporter's smartphone, Botsanenko said, 'That's not my handwriting.' But he then recognized the return address as his old home in Vladivostok. 'It's pretty cool how a small photo grew into a story,' Ivanoff posted on Facebook. (This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.) DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttp://knowledge.thinkingstorm.com/UserProfile/tabid/57/userId/308046/Default.aspx

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Regular exercise may cut Alzheimer's risk in older adults

In the second study, researchers studied 95 people, also from the registry, who were given scores called polygenic risk scores, based on whether they possessed certain genes associated with Alzheimer's. Similarly, the third study examined MRIs from 107 individuals from the registry who were asked to run on a treadmill to determine their oxygen uptake efficiency slope, a measure of aerobic fitness. Participation in the registry included an initial assessment of biological, health and lifestyle factors associated with the disease and follow-up assessments every two to four years. All participants completed a questionnaire about their physical activity and underwent neuropsychological testing and brain scans to measure several biomarkers associated with Alzheimer's disease. The researchers compared data from individuals younger than 60 years with older adults and found a decrease in cognitive abilities as well as an increase in biomarkers associated with the disease in older individuals. However, the effects were significantly weaker in older adults who reported engaging in the equivalent of at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise five days a week. "The most interesting part of our research is that we now show evidence that lifestyle habits - in this case regular, moderate exercise - can modify the effect of what is commonly considered a non-modifiable risk factor for Alzheimer's, in this case, aging," Okonkwo said. "Overall, these studies suggest that the negative effect of aging and genetic risk on Alzheimer's' disease biomarkers and cognition can be lessened in physically active, older adults at risk for the disease compared with their less active peers." DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttps://vimeo.com/user97422383/about

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