Creches to come up on sites for labourers' children

The NGO staff will look after children aged zero to six. We are trying this on a pilot basis with 10 creches in Bengaluru, and intend to expand to a 100 in the future," said Rohini Sindhuri, secretary of KARWWB. "The creches will not just have toys and food, but will also serve as centres of early education, for pre-primary levels. They will be able to accommodate 15 to 20 kids, who will be supervised and engaged in activities by NGO staff. We have given Rs 10 lakh to run a creche per year to each NGO," she added. So far, the board has tied up with three such NGOs - Delhi-based Mobile Creches, Bengaluru-based Sampark and Sparsha trust. In two to three months, the welfare board intends to scale the numbers up based on how the pilot goes. The pilot will begin in around 15 days, until which time the NGO staff will be trained. "Once the construction is complete and the labourers move, it will be disbanded. Big construction companies often have a fixed set of labourers who travel with them and work with them, by putting them up in colonies near the building site," Sindhuri explained. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttps://justpaste.it/3igub

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Subha shines in Mohun Bagan win

If things go according to plan, not just Bagan but even East Bengal cxould play quite a few of their I-League (home) matches in Kalyani.The current facilities at the venue there may not be of the Salt Lake Stadium's level, but they are certainly better than the rest in the state. To talk of the game, Subha, coming in as a substitute for Britto PM early in the second half, scored in the 66th minute that eventually separated the two sides. Off Joseba Beitia's corner, Subha, timing his jump to perfection, beat his marker and his powerful header did not give the Rainbow AC goalkeeper a chance to move.Subha's inexperience is one reason why coach Kibu Vicuna hesitates to give him a start. But his agility, positional awareness and vibrancy are well and truly a strong point for Bagan as the season progresses. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://www.gdempsey.com/UserProfile/tabid/57/userId/113965/Default.aspx

Chhichhore movie review: All about losers this time!

In such narratives, some shenanigans go down, and everyone has a wacky time too. At least, if the writing is good, and the characters don't go over the top, it can be a fun watch, for sure. Nitesh Tiwary's second directorial after Dangal, Chhichhore follows the story of a group of friends from engineering college and progresses into their middle-age life with dollops of jokes thrown in that are mostly culled from the lives of many youngsters in professional colleges. The premise is certainly sound — four college buddies reuniting some two decades later not just to reinforce their strong bonds, but to help one of the affected among them tide over a crisis. That it jumps into an area with sudden sentimentality infuses it with an egregiously unconcealed and thin sensibility that goes on to eventually remove some of its few positive attributes. To be fair, the trio of writers Piyush Gupta, Nikhil Mehrotra and Tiwary himself do give you more than a glimpse of the way small-town boys (there aren't too many girls seen on such campuses) and some coming-of-age young men normally behave. But with only a few genuinely funny, some accidental laughs and a dash of half-hearted sincerity. As it starts off on a college campus where students are seen having midnight fun splashing bucketful of water at one another, the film seems settling in for a comic caper. Soon, though, it takes a time leap where one of the four friends, Ani or Anirudh (Sushant Singh Rajput), is seen as a middle-aged single father and is in his home where he lives with his teenaged son Raghav (Mohammad Samad). As it touches upon the age-old fear of teenagers being 'losers' that has afflicted them from time to time, it becomes rather too ambitious as we learn about Ani and his divorced wife Maya (Shraddha Kapoor) being great in their respective academic careers. When all the college friends are informed about Ani's son Raghav being critically ill in a hospital after he failed his engineering entrance exam and tried to commit suicide, it's time for all of them Sexa (Varun Sharma), Mummy (Tushar Pandey), Acid (Naveen Polishetty), Bevda (Saharsh Kumar Shukla) and Derek (Tahir Raj Bhasin) to get together and lend their emotional support. And so they begin telling of their past that centres on the silly jokes, the slow and steady lifelong friendships, a bit of romance, watching porn and guzzling beer. A bedridden, bandaged and virtually incapacitated Raghav battling for life keenly listens to the detailed sessions as one by one his father and his father's buddies narrate incidents that go on to prove that each one of them had vices and thus, were dumped into H4 hostel which was meant only for all the losers who came last in the college competition named GC General Championships. Raghav is all ears even as doctors attending to him keep reminding the parents that he continues to be critical and needs to be operated upon yet again. After being fed up with the stigma of failure, the losers are bent upon proving their true potential of being of some worth, and promise to try their best 30 sports. Obviously, they wish to rewrite their own fate, and decide to alter the narrative. While the flashbacks continue to take you back, many of the present day crisis and other dilemmas in the present are shown as parallels juxtaposed to demonstrate and substantiate a point — that losing is not the end of the world. Neither is losing in life an assurance of remaining a loser permanently. Chhichhore is the kind of film where it's the characters (and not necessarily the actors) which rise above the script that tends to be repetitive, or not too subtle, and often runs out of any freshness to deal with its overall objective. Maybe Tiwary wanted to do a 3 Idiots that became such a cult film in its time on the subject of youth who want to do what they truly want to do. Though later we do see some of these 'losers' discussing grand plans in their boardroom meetings, this is one film that doesn't give us winners — it has mostly losers who are always seeking attention and are desperate failures. It does looks relatable for many of us on that count. Singh has had a successful run at the box office, but needs to grow as an actor if he wants to stay longer. As the forty-something father, neither his prosthetic look nor his sudden quiet and sober act is impressive. Kapoor has little to do, save to look cute in college, and attractively appealing as a middle-aged mama. She doesn't have anything funny to do either. Bolstering the futile obsessive mania of the students to excel in academics as the underlying message, or that being ordinary is not a crime, the film goes on to have its spotlight on sports as an alternative in some way. And when eventually, nearly all of them become hugely successful corporate guys, it also tries to convey that outshining other students in school or college by coming out trumps is not a certification for future success as well. All the other actors in the supporting cast have far to do with some memorable lines for you to chuckle on. Sharma as the sex-obsessed Sexa nails some of the adult jokes with elan. By the way, there are quite a few double meaning words and sexual innuendos that are bound to have the audience laughing out riotously. What failed to move me was the lack of emotional investment on the part of the actors, mainly the lead stars, who seem to be mouthing lines only from the outside but not with any far reaching intensity. Ani's emotional belief that the friends' storytelling would actually heal his son battling for life may be novel but will be pooh poohed in the medical fraternity. Some of the jokes are juvenile, while some look typical of any professional college — one-liners, pranks and wisecracks (mostly by Sharma) are very amusing too. The saviour in the film — as I mentioned before — in the 145-minute film that dodges and weaves through many clichés and familiar tropes — is that some of the characters are played by decent actors. ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttps://www.avitop.com/cs/members/simenrjeekran.aspx

Bengaluru: 21 held, stolen articles worth Rs 90.2 lakh seized

The police have seized 440 grams of gold, 450 grams of silver articles, 2 cars and other items. Ganja seized In a major crackdown on the Ganja mafia, HSR Layout police have arrested seven persons in connection with selling Ganja and MDMA drugs in the city to college students and IT professionals. The police have seized Rs 32 lakh worth 22.5 kilograms of Ganja and 50 grams of MDMA. The arrested persons have been identified as Laxman Cherudu (22) from Andhra Pradesh, Sai Charan (24), Sujith (26) from Kerala, Dominic (22), Sandesh (26), Sahil (21) and Sajan Das (24). The police arrested them when they were trying to transport Ganja on bike. Burglars arrested HSR Layout police also arrested five persons involved in thefts and seized Rs 20 lakh worth gold, diamond and silver articles. Sathi alias Petrol (27), Manjunath alias Kalla Manja (32), Timmanna alias Anji (28), Raghavendra alias Negro Babu (25), Keval Ram (57) are those who have been arrested. According to police, the accused took a stroll on their bikes in the mornings and were used to identify locked houses in the city. During nights they used to break open the door. Their free run ended when they were caught by the HSR Layout police during the investigation. Goods vehicle lifter arrested Adugodi police have arrested Wasim Pasha (22) on charges of lifting a goods carrier. The accused, Pasha along with his friend Saif, had burgled two vehicles parked in front of the houses in Lakkasandra. The police have seized both the vehicles. ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttp://krachelart.com/UserProfile/tabid/43/userId/205671/Default.aspx

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Mental health less taboo: Deepika Padukone

Deepika had set up the Live, Love, Laugh foundation in 2015 to create awareness on mental health, stress, anxiety and depression. 'I think it has been an incredible journey. The foundation has been around for four years now, and we have launched our first lecture series; I think we have come a long way. We have a long way to go, but as far as the conversation around the importance of mental health is concerned I think we have come a long way,' she shares. ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttp://yarp.com/8b7e0d319c1a

Motorola has 6 Flipkart-only TV models with prices starting Rs 13999

'When we started out in the 1960s we have sold TVs in the US. For us, it's not about any particular product line. It's about what's best for the customer, and this launch is part of our strategic partnership with Flipkart,' said Uvais Chinoy, Head of Product Marketing and E-commerce at Motorola. 'When we were in our strategic discussion with Flipkart, this came across as a very unique opportunity to enter the household,' he added. Chinoy said the launch was a global first for Motorola and would be limited to India for now. Flipkart holds all license and distribution rights for Motorola TVs and will also handle after sales service via its in-house Jeeves service. Like with mobile phones, Flipkart is also bundling three-year care for the Motorola TV for any kind of damage at Rs 199 per year. This is over the standard one-year warranty. The Motorola TV series is being manufactured in India by Chinese TV manufacturer Skyworth at its factories in Chennai. While Flipkart has been selling TVs under its own MarQ brand for a few years now, Adarsh Menon, Vice President and Head - Private Labels, Electronics and Furniture at Flipkart, said there is an opportunity for more players in the market. 'We believe the strategy does not restrict us to only our own private labels. Using customer insights and then translating those into products, or working with trusted and valued partners such as Motorola, we believe there is enough room for many use cases, for many brands, and for many product propositions,' he said. In Menon's view, Motorola TV is a logical extension of the brand. 'This is right in terms of brand extensions and the equity the brand Motorola has,' he said. On India's smart TV purchase trends, Menon said: 'The first trend, of course, is that smart TVs are today becoming 80-90 per cent of all the TVs we sell. Obviously, people prefer watching online content on these TVs. The other thing is that India is quickly moving to a 43 inch and 55 inch TV.' However, he conceded that the upgrade cycle is still a relatively long 2-3 years. These insights from Flipkart also explains why there are two 43-inch variants — a 4K one and another with full HD. The 50-inch and 55-inch variants are both priced under Rs 40,000 and come with 4K HDR support. Interestingly, unlike Xiaomi which has its own Patchwall OS on the TV or even established players like LG or Samsung which add their own interface to the smart TVs, Motorola has kept the experience pure Android like its phones. 'Motorola has always believed in giving the cleanest possible experience to the customer. And that's what's really worked for us. That's what kept our base loyal to us. That's what people have come to expect from Motorola and so it continues with the TV,' Chinoy said. Motorola TV series, Moto E6s announced: Price, specifications The Motorola TV series be available will be available on Flipkart, starting September 29, when the e-commerce player holds its Big Billion Day sale. The company also launched the Moto e6s at the event. The device will eventually be made available offline later. A cosmic blue variant for the phone will be coming towards the end of October. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Indian Expresshttps://www.turnkeylinux.org/user/799458

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Daimler India plans to make India export hub

"Our experience of already bringing 1.4 million EURO VI trucks and buses on the roads means we are easily ready to transition our BharatBenz trucks and buses to BS-VI by the April 2020 deadline," DICV Managing Director and CEO Satyakam Arya told reporters here. Arya said the company has achieved an outstanding localisation rate of above 80 per cent on its products, adding it has invested around Rs 500 crore to localize its EURO VI technology for India. "We have completed 2 million kilometres of testing, developed new facilities and over 1,000 new parts and achieved an outstanding localisation rate above 80 per cent on our products," the CEO said. On exports, he said, "With this headstart, we will begin exporting India-built trucks by 2021/2022. The transition to BS-VI opens up more opportunities to export fully-built vehicles, engines and parts to countries like Mexico, Chile and Brazil." DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttps://able2know.org/user/reetasignaas/

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